May 11ยทedited May 11Liked by Luca Turin ๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐บ
a while back i was at home and had no plans to go anywhere that day so i did 20+ sprays of vintage chanel no 5 edp on my body and clothes. an hour or so later something came up and i had to go to the shop for something. the lady in the shop who was serving was completely dumbstruck and speechless.
I raise you Sauvage or BR540๐ตโ๐ซโฆboth are technically genius creations and kudos to the artists that created them but omg ๐คฏ can anyone not spray it more than once on yourself in this summer heat to suffocate everyone in the nearest vicinity and beyond๐ตโ๐ซ๐ฅด
Halfetti is definitely another one and wish Penhaligons would return to creating lovely and balanced classics like Eau Sans Pareil or the old Hamam Bouquet ๐
I want to hear more about this. Do people here wear certain perfumes only at home? How many sprays? Etc. While Ruade is a kicker, I am sorry to find that Americans are immediately offended by smelling perfume, even if itโs an absolutely beautiful one with nothing but flowers. It's like they think you arenโt allowed to wear perfume. I wouldnโt be bother by a perfume in a reataurant. There are lots of smells and tastes there to compete.
Not all Americans are offended by perfume. But I definitely only wear certain perfumes at home because most Americans think human body smells and animalic odors are offensive. I love the civet in vintage perfumes, but modern noses have not acquired the taste for it. I happen to appreciate a well done hint of cumin, but most Americans freak at the slightest hint of body odors. I live in a place where body odor is rampant due to drug use and poverty. Here it is quite welcome for working people to wear perfume. It signals you care enough to self care.
Wanted to add I do get lots of compliments on various perfumes, so my โrantโ wasnโt totally reasonable, this is just a certain kind of American who seems to think no one should wear perfume. Iโm just curious if anyone has coherent thoughts on the social aspects of wearing perfume?
I do remember one morning on a Good Friday I wore Iris Silver Mist for the occasion, forgetting I was rehearsing with the choir that evening. The guy behind me was highly offended, I felt bad, but actually really mixed, I mean itโs a work of art โ, but I know not for everyone. Usually I donโt wear perfume to sing with a choir which means in winter I canโt wear certain sweaters.
My personal take on it: never wear a perfume where it may compete with and distract from other works of art where people are sitting next to you, e.g. music, theatre or great food. Macdonaldโs and museums are fine.
Was testing what turned out to be a real scrubber once when I unexpectedly had to go to my apartment buildingโs lobby and back. Itโs been a decade, so the poor people trapped in the elevator with me have forgotten all about it, surelyโฆ
For me, combining perfume with music is a synesthetic experience that makes the memory of the event more vivid upon recollection.
To me, certain musical pieces have a unique scent of their own: Die Zauberflรถte smells like linden blossoms; Beethovenโs 5th Symphony like cedar and verbena.
But I ALWAYS aim for moderation when applying and NEVER wear anything with amber-wood odorants. I am hyper-sensitive and can detect them even in small amounts.
I had the unfortunate experience of attending Dvoลรกkโs Cello Concerto recently and someone in the next booth over was wearing a concoction containing the ghastly AmberXtreme or something similar - the smell of gasoline/ burning tires nearly made me gag.
I mean โฆ if it was a BBQ joint Iโd say youโre all good! Actually tho, I find Ruade quite wearable. Though Iโm assuming you only used a tasteful number of sprays ;)
a while back i was at home and had no plans to go anywhere that day so i did 20+ sprays of vintage chanel no 5 edp on my body and clothes. an hour or so later something came up and i had to go to the shop for something. the lady in the shop who was serving was completely dumbstruck and speechless.
I say enjoy it with good health as itโs an absolute masterpiece ๐น๐ฅฐ๐น and perfect weather to enjoy all of its different facets.
There are currently way worse things one can spray themselves with that are totally invasive and ghastly ๐ตโ๐ซ
Halfeti
I raise you Sauvage or BR540๐ตโ๐ซโฆboth are technically genius creations and kudos to the artists that created them but omg ๐คฏ can anyone not spray it more than once on yourself in this summer heat to suffocate everyone in the nearest vicinity and beyond๐ตโ๐ซ๐ฅด
Halfetti is definitely another one and wish Penhaligons would return to creating lovely and balanced classics like Eau Sans Pareil or the old Hamam Bouquet ๐
Lords was my fave...
I want to hear more about this. Do people here wear certain perfumes only at home? How many sprays? Etc. While Ruade is a kicker, I am sorry to find that Americans are immediately offended by smelling perfume, even if itโs an absolutely beautiful one with nothing but flowers. It's like they think you arenโt allowed to wear perfume. I wouldnโt be bother by a perfume in a reataurant. There are lots of smells and tastes there to compete.
Not all Americans are offended by perfume. But I definitely only wear certain perfumes at home because most Americans think human body smells and animalic odors are offensive. I love the civet in vintage perfumes, but modern noses have not acquired the taste for it. I happen to appreciate a well done hint of cumin, but most Americans freak at the slightest hint of body odors. I live in a place where body odor is rampant due to drug use and poverty. Here it is quite welcome for working people to wear perfume. It signals you care enough to self care.
Wanted to add I do get lots of compliments on various perfumes, so my โrantโ wasnโt totally reasonable, this is just a certain kind of American who seems to think no one should wear perfume. Iโm just curious if anyone has coherent thoughts on the social aspects of wearing perfume?
I do remember one morning on a Good Friday I wore Iris Silver Mist for the occasion, forgetting I was rehearsing with the choir that evening. The guy behind me was highly offended, I felt bad, but actually really mixed, I mean itโs a work of art โ, but I know not for everyone. Usually I donโt wear perfume to sing with a choir which means in winter I canโt wear certain sweaters.
My personal take on it: never wear a perfume where it may compete with and distract from other works of art where people are sitting next to you, e.g. music, theatre or great food. Macdonaldโs and museums are fine.
Can't really imagine anyone being bothered/offended by ISM. It's not pungent or bombastic in any way.
ISM is very unusual though. I love Maurice Roucel.
Was testing what turned out to be a real scrubber once when I unexpectedly had to go to my apartment buildingโs lobby and back. Itโs been a decade, so the poor people trapped in the elevator with me have forgotten all about it, surelyโฆ
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For me, combining perfume with music is a synesthetic experience that makes the memory of the event more vivid upon recollection.
To me, certain musical pieces have a unique scent of their own: Die Zauberflรถte smells like linden blossoms; Beethovenโs 5th Symphony like cedar and verbena.
But I ALWAYS aim for moderation when applying and NEVER wear anything with amber-wood odorants. I am hyper-sensitive and can detect them even in small amounts.
I had the unfortunate experience of attending Dvoลรกkโs Cello Concerto recently and someone in the next booth over was wearing a concoction containing the ghastly AmberXtreme or something similar - the smell of gasoline/ burning tires nearly made me gag.
I mean โฆ if it was a BBQ joint Iโd say youโre all good! Actually tho, I find Ruade quite wearable. Though Iโm assuming you only used a tasteful number of sprays ;)
One.
Yes. Thatโs my number as well. I donโt want to feel like Iโm eating Ruade with my croutons โฆ
And the experiment theme was: โwill I survive wearing 50 spraysโ ๐
Turns out to be surprisingly civilized!
good luck! :D
:-D still an experiment...