tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post8725144459544400688..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Maison Francis Kurkdjian OudKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-34138426796544136262013-01-07T09:13:34.478+00:002013-01-07T09:13:34.478+00:00Scott, FK Oud has some devoted fans. It's diff...Scott, FK Oud has some devoted fans. It's different enough from the other oud kids to start its own cult.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-27952288545945566132013-01-03T23:06:59.008+00:002013-01-03T23:06:59.008+00:00I loved it from the moment that I put it on. Some ...I loved it from the moment that I put it on. Some of the Montales don't work for me. Mono di Orio took a bit of a drydown to get out of the barnyard into some lovely light oud'y roses. I didn't get the cheeze like you did Katie, from FK Oud. I'd love to go in on a split of this stuff.<br /><br />L'artisan's Oud is too sweet for me. Comptoir Sud Pacifque's Oud Intense Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-75852694557595148572012-09-16T14:37:28.556+01:002012-09-16T14:37:28.556+01:00An action-adventure oud!An action-adventure oud!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-19080406831533473852012-09-16T06:17:07.453+01:002012-09-16T06:17:07.453+01:00Hi Katie, I don't like the perfume, but I love...Hi Katie, I don't like the perfume, but I love the way you wrote your Oud perception. It was very intriguing. I felt like I was in a Bond movie.Kimberly Kennedynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-56675364905329259062012-03-28T22:24:29.251+01:002012-03-28T22:24:29.251+01:00Katie
Look's like my theory was'nt too far...Katie<br />Look's like my theory was'nt too far off.<br />I am a big admirer of FK'S and i thought this would be at least on par with Mona di Orio's Oud or the By Kilian's.<br />It's such a shame, for nearly £200 i can't see too many people wanting to own this.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-73399925246718675532012-03-28T13:12:53.285+01:002012-03-28T13:12:53.285+01:00Chris, according to Francis K's comments in hi...Chris, according to Francis K's comments in his conversation with Persolaise, he was "encouraged" to produce an oud perfume by the powers that be.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-16944088970714909922012-03-27T21:10:20.246+01:002012-03-27T21:10:20.246+01:00Vanessa
Have you ever tried Eau de Stilton by The ...Vanessa<br />Have you ever tried Eau de Stilton by The Stilton Cheese Makers Association ?.You don't know what your missing.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35112268820422315002012-03-27T21:02:24.546+01:002012-03-27T21:02:24.546+01:00Tried the MFK OUD.
I cannot believe how bad this s...Tried the MFK OUD.<br />I cannot believe how bad this stuff is.<br />Smells like a Fruity/Saffron chemical toilet bowl cleaner.<br />It's virtually unwearable.<br />I can't help wondering if FK was put under pressure by his paymasters to jump on the oud bandwagon, when he had no desire to do so.<br />How can someone so talented as Francis Kurkdjian produce something as awful as this ?.<brchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-31530919658525670672012-03-27T19:15:07.014+01:002012-03-27T19:15:07.014+01:00Oh the horror....Oh the horror....Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-3555519453408224602012-03-27T14:47:16.207+01:002012-03-27T14:47:16.207+01:00Ooh no. He's back tonight, just when we ditch...Ooh no. He's back tonight, just when we ditched Sky!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-65063270699160589952012-03-26T10:28:25.103+01:002012-03-26T10:28:25.103+01:00"Slice'n'Easy"! Not one of Don D..."Slice'n'Easy"! Not one of Don Draper's best.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-40590211216703736122012-03-26T10:27:36.554+01:002012-03-26T10:27:36.554+01:00Haha, I remember that Dear Abby debate. (For the r...Haha, I remember that Dear Abby debate. (For the record, over the roll is the *only* way to feed the t.p.) Cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-43422764801172037452012-03-26T05:00:34.788+01:002012-03-26T05:00:34.788+01:00This is like that famous Dear Abby column of my yo...This is like that famous Dear Abby column of my youth when a raging debate about the proper way to hang toilet paper (over the roll toward or away from you) went on for weeks. The more we tried not to talk TP the more we couldn't help ourselves. Please no more cheese talk, I beg you!<br /><br />The MFK Oud sounds like it is worth a try. I loved how the diesel note in By Kilian's Pure Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004279009097135466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-47837165410899969252012-03-24T19:03:44.248+00:002012-03-24T19:03:44.248+00:00Thanks for downrating the cheese note in this perf...Thanks for downrating the cheese note in this perfume to the lower dairy rating of a "yogurty twang", and a fleeting twang at that. For I am not a major fan of oud at the best of times, and a cheesy oud doesn't endear the note to me further. I have smelt that gardenia fragrance by JAR and it was pure Bleu des Causses to my nose. Yes, I may speak as someone who worked in a cheese Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-18690400765321893002012-03-24T15:24:42.667+00:002012-03-24T15:24:42.667+00:00Infection. A new fragrance by Calvin Klein.Infection. A new fragrance by Calvin Klein.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-80309179721356276452012-03-24T13:45:17.115+00:002012-03-24T13:45:17.115+00:00I may have to hit up TPC just out of curiosity for...I may have to hit up TPC just out of curiosity for some of these!<br /><br />I never would have guessed "cheese," as a perfume note.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-69351457394619502132012-03-24T13:41:02.210+00:002012-03-24T13:41:02.210+00:00The smell of cheese and that of agarwood are both ...The smell of cheese and that of agarwood are both those of infection- one milk and one wood- are they not?<br /><br />I feel like I've just named the next Calvin Klein!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-91355705177714224832012-03-23T22:05:17.828+00:002012-03-23T22:05:17.828+00:00Cheese is the most underrated, undervalued and und...Cheese is the most underrated, undervalued and underused note in perfumery today. I would love to see more Cheese in perfume. Betwixt the Styrax's, the Geraniol's, the Frangipani's , <br />the Myrrh's, the opoponax's, the Amber's, the Heliotrope's, must be a space for the Danish Blue(TOM FORD'S VELVET GARDENIA),<br />Gorgonzola(JAR'S JARDENIA) + Parmesan(chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-83071362020460164112012-03-23T21:11:21.485+00:002012-03-23T21:11:21.485+00:00I thought you were kidding, but a quick Google sea...I thought you were kidding, but a quick Google search revealed the existence of this thing. Kerrrrraaaaazzzzeeee!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-82510769312403600352012-03-22T23:38:48.766+00:002012-03-22T23:38:48.766+00:00Eau de Stilton by the Stilton cheese makers Associ...Eau de Stilton by the Stilton cheese makers Association(SCMA) was a huge disapointment, wouldn't you agree ?.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-75122997186597978242012-03-22T22:57:27.341+00:002012-03-22T22:57:27.341+00:00Chris, I *really* need to pull back on my cheese t...Chris, I *really* need to pull back on my cheese talk, 'cuz I yack out the frommage-phobes and overstimulate the cheeseheads. Having tussled with Jardenia's festival of cheese, I can assure you that you will most decidedly not be startled by MFK Oud. But you may still quite like it!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-31917194590228700922012-03-22T19:15:09.850+00:002012-03-22T19:15:09.850+00:00I am a huge Francis Kurkdjian fan, and i can't...I am a huge Francis Kurkdjian fan, and i can't wait to try this one. The Cheese note is fascinating, both JAR'S JARDENIA and the Amouage Attar Oudh Al Khaloud have smelly cheese accords, and i hope this is just as startling as those two are.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-20213771755099088462012-03-22T12:57:34.733+00:002012-03-22T12:57:34.733+00:00Stefush, I don't want to overstate the cheese,...Stefush, I don't want to overstate the cheese, because it's more of a "cheese feeling" than a crumble of blue on your tongue. But I know from experience that when talking about perfume, words like "cheese" stick out like "CHEESE", screamed from the highest hill, because it's such a "one of these things doesn't go with the others" concept. SoKatie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-23095983966159913492012-03-22T03:32:36.443+00:002012-03-22T03:32:36.443+00:00This doesn't sound like something I'd go f...This doesn't sound like something I'd go for, Katie - I REALLY can't handle the cheesy oud notes unless they really get blended way into the background and are dosed with something like plum or what-all. Way too pungent for my taste, but I can definitely see where you'd enjoy this (you go for the skin-plus vibe more than I would.)Stefushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664194471684692785noreply@blogger.com