tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post860592754137586885..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Perfume Pen Pals: Can a Man Wear Shalimar?Katie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-29284406145917127462014-01-13T06:10:55.270+00:002014-01-13T06:10:55.270+00:00To each their own. Shalimar is marketed for women...To each their own. Shalimar is marketed for women, but if a man likes the spicy scent then a man can also wear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-17847732761031370592013-06-08T22:39:48.066+01:002013-06-08T22:39:48.066+01:00Dan, if you're still considering Shalimar afte...Dan, if you're still considering Shalimar after all this time, Eau de Cologne is the way to go. There's less vanilla, more bergamot, and a lot more leather. If that's still too sweet for you, there's always Jicky!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068671443994496718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-80634758647716283202011-09-01T02:58:51.272+01:002011-09-01T02:58:51.272+01:00Julien--DO IT!
Je suis sur charbond ardent.Julien--DO IT!<br /><br />Je suis sur charbond ardent.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-40997191224602316312011-08-31T15:20:22.549+01:002011-08-31T15:20:22.549+01:00Don't you make me blush ^_^
Compliments from ...Don't you make me blush ^_^ <br />Compliments from you and Katie warm my heart, and it's not used to. You're giving me self-confidence to open one own blog, one day. Thx :)JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-86105829096170219912011-08-29T14:36:52.694+01:002011-08-29T14:36:52.694+01:00Bravo, Julien.Bravo, Julien.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-52579698155945758112011-08-28T07:01:31.728+01:002011-08-28T07:01:31.728+01:00Julien - what a marvelous analysis of perfume styl...Julien - what a marvelous analysis of perfume style identity politics! Thank you for that.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-82705758853357496362011-08-27T21:51:28.524+01:002011-08-27T21:51:28.524+01:00I guess, the issue with wearing Shalimar is the sa...I guess, the issue with wearing Shalimar is the same as wearing Opium.<br />They're gorgeous from A to Z, not intrinsically woman (as, say, Fracas), but they stroke people memories decades ago.<br /><br />Though people are getting more ignorant about perfume culture, and I don't think people reminds by heart what smells no5 or Shalimar behinds their name, it's still difficult to play JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-702424344115215092011-08-12T20:25:39.966+01:002011-08-12T20:25:39.966+01:00Nick, I did feel disappointed that Ode a la Vanill...Nick, I did feel disappointed that Ode a la Vanille was missing the edge of Shalimar, but I guess that was the point of its creation: a low-cal Shalimar.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-88818377489851089632011-08-11T21:59:06.276+01:002011-08-11T21:59:06.276+01:00Hi Katie!
The Ode a la Vanille has a bit of a spi...Hi Katie!<br /><br />The Ode a la Vanille has a bit of a spiky opening on me (that's me and citrus, though), but when it warms it's much more floral, less smoky/dark than the normal edt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367542314632915734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-76219185939398909152011-08-11T02:54:59.915+01:002011-08-11T02:54:59.915+01:00Yay! Everyone just relax and chill out and enjoy ...Yay! Everyone just relax and chill out and enjoy your good-smelling people nearby regardless of what "supposed to," blah.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-10370176678199822132011-08-11T02:10:02.960+01:002011-08-11T02:10:02.960+01:00Katie and friends,
As a response to Katie's re...Katie and friends,<br />As a response to Katie's recent tweet and Marc's controversial theory,I have been road-testing Shalimar for the last few days, and can now report my findings. To my surprise, I have found the perfume to be thoroughly wearable by men. Additionally, I can say that in my case, this perfume garters many compliments by women, ironically enough including ones directed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-16057151567066296662011-08-11T00:38:22.754+01:002011-08-11T00:38:22.754+01:00Nick, how are you enjoying Ode à la Vanille as com...Nick, how are you enjoying Ode à la Vanille as compared to Shalimar edt?Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-44521833825379265872011-08-11T00:04:31.564+01:002011-08-11T00:04:31.564+01:00I've been wearing Shalimar for at least a year...I've been wearing Shalimar for at least a year now - I figure, if I can wear such ladylike scents as No 5 and No 19, I can sure as hell wear Shalimar! So I got the EdT. Then I got the Ode a la Vanille, too (because we fragonerds don't do things by halves, right?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367542314632915734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-50766753240244449472011-08-10T02:27:02.632+01:002011-08-10T02:27:02.632+01:00What a treasure you have, DomPerrier!What a treasure you have, DomPerrier!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-33517709208722252362011-08-09T13:50:08.706+01:002011-08-09T13:50:08.706+01:00The Shalimar of today is a kitten compared to the ...The Shalimar of today is a kitten compared to the sensual Catwoman that is the Shalimar of yesteryears.<br /><br />And speaking of the male/female divide in perfumery, I'd like to encourage all of you to hunt for a bottle of Grossmith's 'Phul-Nana': I dunno if it's the aging, but this lady is manlier than 85% of all the " men's " fragrances available today - DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982303391681945457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-3370950763368562332011-08-09T04:32:02.977+01:002011-08-09T04:32:02.977+01:00Katie--yes, exactly. What makes something "f...Katie--yes, exactly. What makes something "feminine" versus "masculine," and the reasons why (which are mostly subjective, anyway) MAKES MY HEAD EXPLODE!!!Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-71916089918044896892011-08-08T03:30:29.370+01:002011-08-08T03:30:29.370+01:00I just had a brainwave for a "man's Shali...I just had a brainwave for a "man's Shalimar", or at least a "sport Shalimar": Ode à la Vanille. It's less thick, more transparent and citrussy. Then again, you lose the leather...Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-83901129079546460602011-08-08T02:45:57.083+01:002011-08-08T02:45:57.083+01:00Nora and AnneMarie, a lot of it comes down to cont...Nora and AnneMarie, a lot of it comes down to context, as folks have been indicating here. How the man, woman or transvestite is presenting themselves on the gender bar, the relative match or mismatch of a "lady's" or "man's" fragrance, and how that contrast may indeed emphasize one's masculinity or femininity.<br /><br />The whole thing's an elaborate equationKatie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-80634088466393041092011-08-08T01:47:57.691+01:002011-08-08T01:47:57.691+01:00And I like bisexuals! (well, just one really.) So ...And I like bisexuals! (well, just one really.) So there you go then, as my mother would say. I had quite recently decided on the name Byron for a possible future son, but now... <br /><br />As for Shalimar, I find the EDT rather masculine. In fact, it strongly reminded me of All Spice on one particular wearing. The next few times I tried it, I smelled more vanilla and lemon - but still masculine AnneMarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-11927146796872450332011-08-07T17:39:37.795+01:002011-08-07T17:39:37.795+01:00"Women want a real man and Men want a real wo..."Women want a real man and Men want a real woman."<br /><br />But I like transvestites.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-59538198141431581012011-08-07T17:24:45.799+01:002011-08-07T17:24:45.799+01:00And this is why I feel sorry for men, because I th...And this is why I feel sorry for men, because I think that by and large, it is considered more acceptable for a woman to wear a man's fragrance than the other way around. Not my opinion, of course. <br /><br />Shalimar doesn't strike me as inappropriate for men to wear because it doesn't venture into 12-year-old girl territory. It has dignity, it's rich, it's beautiful, butJennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-37309602199030102072011-08-07T03:16:04.446+01:002011-08-07T03:16:04.446+01:00Sugandaraja, I think I heard you from here! Freder...Sugandaraja, I think I heard you from here! Frederic Malle has said that Musc Ravageur is descended from Shalimar, and MR is indeed a male fave rave. Tobacco Vanille is pretty darned sweet, and you're right, Shalimar doesn't begin to approach TV's sweetness. Every time I try the parfum, though, I do find it sweeter than the edp. But perhaps it's more that the parfum is rich ratherKatie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-46568704853249621052011-08-07T02:25:19.883+01:002011-08-07T02:25:19.883+01:00I read this shouting at the screen "The parfu...I read this shouting at the screen "The parfum! The parfum!"<br /><br /> Yes the eau de toilette is too stripped down, and I can see some finding the eau de parfum too sweet ( I enjoy it ), but the parfum is neither sweet, soft, nor definably feminine. Wear this beside male favorites like Tobacco Vanille and Musc Ravageur and ask which is the ingenue fragrance! Shalimar parfum wears theSugandarajahttp://www.basenotes.net/members/11957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-74680472114638827322011-08-06T19:37:06.884+01:002011-08-06T19:37:06.884+01:00Love Habit Rouge dearly, Anonymous. Agree that it ...Love Habit Rouge dearly, Anonymous. Agree that it swings both ways in the gender dept.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-63833671298842580152011-08-06T12:38:52.380+01:002011-08-06T12:38:52.380+01:00Dan and Katie: I worship you guys. Dan - that re...Dan and Katie: I worship you guys. Dan - that response was total class and Thank you for your kindness. You two are a lot of fun and I am ALWAYS captivated by your writings and responses. This is a cool blog. Very, very cool.<br /><br />Daryl: What an awesome point of view. You have a valid point and incredible commmon sense. I concur with ya!!!~ Indeed, very nicely stated.<br /><br />Byronnoreply@blogger.com