Comments on: Blind Sample Swap http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/ A monster perfume habit. On a rampage... with a wanton waft of sillage in its wake. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Liitle money http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-4033 Liitle money Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:41:06 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-4033 It’s like Chopard Casmir to me but with a stronger licorice note lurking in the base… It’s like Chopard Casmir to me but with a stronger licorice note lurking in the base…

]]> By: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1687 Scentzilla! Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:53:33 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1687 <p><b>Ayala</b>, oh I'm so glad you hadn't tried these before. I was racking my brain trying to think of stuff that neither you nor Marlen had tried before, and it was harder than it sounds!</p><br /> <p><b>Jenny</b>, this whole blind swap experiment was such great fun. Weird to see the results sometimes, but so interesting.</p><br /> <p><b>Chaya</b></p>, oh yeah, a reader blind sample experiment is a great idea! I need to remember your suggestion whenever I get around to ordering new decanting supplies for sure :)<br /> <p><b>Kyahgirl</b>, it was a lot of fun. Very quirky choices by everyone who participated, too.</p><br /> <p><b>minette</b>, yay!! Another Sirene fan! There aren't so many of us, I fear. I have to admit I've not yet tried the original, and the Venus was one that I really hated on my skin. On me the Venus mostly smells of Ivory Soap, and that's not good. Definitely not bombshell on me! It sounds like you had way better luck with it :)</p><br /> <p><b>Mimi</b>, it's a pity poor Marls did not get from GG&S what we ladies seem to. I don't doubt there's birch in it - I bet that's where my "baseball" connotation is coming from! The lemongrass element is one that suprised me, in a way. It's so grassy, but not astringent like you might think it would be. You're right about the sweet woodsy drydown, that's the best part about it, no?</p> Ayala, oh I’m so glad you hadn’t tried these before. I was racking my brain trying to think of stuff that neither you nor Marlen had tried before, and it was harder than it sounds!

Jenny, this whole blind swap experiment was such great fun. Weird to see the results sometimes, but so interesting.

Chaya

, oh yeah, a reader blind sample experiment is a great idea! I need to remember your suggestion whenever I get around to ordering new decanting supplies for sure :)

Kyahgirl, it was a lot of fun. Very quirky choices by everyone who participated, too.

minette, yay!! Another Sirene fan! There aren’t so many of us, I fear. I have to admit I’ve not yet tried the original, and the Venus was one that I really hated on my skin. On me the Venus mostly smells of Ivory Soap, and that’s not good. Definitely not bombshell on me! It sounds like you had way better luck with it :)

Mimi, it’s a pity poor Marls did not get from GG&S what we ladies seem to. I don’t doubt there’s birch in it - I bet that’s where my “baseball” connotation is coming from! The lemongrass element is one that suprised me, in a way. It’s so grassy, but not astringent like you might think it would be. You’re right about the sweet woodsy drydown, that’s the best part about it, no?

]]> By: Mimi Froufrou http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1686 Mimi Froufrou Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:24:23 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1686 Very interesting. I love Green Grass and Sunshine (Thanks Katie for making us discover it in the past). On me there are two main stages, lemon grass w/ some green in it and a sweet, woodsy drydown that smells of birch bark. I think I saw somewhere that there was birch in it, so it's not just my perception. I tried Sirene once. My first impression is that it's a cousin of Amarige in the sense that it can have that same in-your-face floral power. I don't think it's for me, but I can see how the right person could pull it off. Very interesting. I love Green Grass and Sunshine (Thanks Katie for making us discover it in the past). On me there are two main stages, lemon grass w/ some green in it and a sweet, woodsy drydown that smells of birch bark. I think I saw somewhere that there was birch in it, so it’s not just my perception.

I tried Sirene once. My first impression is that it’s a cousin of Amarige in the sense that it can have that same in-your-face floral power. I don’t think it’s for me, but I can see how the right person could pull it off.

]]> By: minette http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1685 minette Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:30:48 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1685 I love Sirene! You're right - it is so in-your-face feminine. Actually, her Venus de L'Amour and Vicky Tiel Originale are also full-on bombshell perfumes. Venus is probably the easiest to tame, but I enjoy them all for their full-on femininity that is anything but timid. I love Sirene! You’re right - it is so in-your-face feminine. Actually, her Venus de L’Amour and Vicky Tiel Originale are also full-on bombshell perfumes. Venus is probably the easiest to tame, but I enjoy them all for their full-on femininity that is anything but timid.

]]> By: kyahgirl http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1684 kyahgirl Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:31:34 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1684 That sound like a lot of fun Katie! :-) That sound like a lot of fun Katie! :-)

]]> By: chayaruchama http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1681 chayaruchama Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:05:40 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1681 I really enjoy how similarly/differently these blind sniffs are perceived- and that's it in a nutshell, PERCEIVED... no two noses respond the same way What fun ! Now, if only we could be more candid with each other..[nudge,nudge,,wink,wink,say no more]. BTW- for the future- I would love to do a blind sniff [thus spake the relentless Chinese water torture] sometime ! Thanks to all for their funny, and excellent forensics... I really enjoy how similarly/differently these blind sniffs are perceived- and that’s it in a nutshell, PERCEIVED… no two noses respond the same way

What fun !

Now, if only we could be more candid with each other..[nudge,nudge,,wink,wink,say no more].

BTW- for the future- I would love to do a blind sniff [thus spake the relentless Chinese water torture] sometime !

Thanks to all for their funny, and excellent forensics…

]]> By: Jenny http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1680 Jenny Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:06:39 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1680 That was really interesting and fun to read, thank you. Blind testing is a way to really study the fragrance with an open mind, I like it that this gives you a way to discover new notes you never noticed before.I do the same blind testing with essential oils and aroma materials, this way I get to know the materials real well it surprises me sometimes to find a component in the material I never noticed before. That was really interesting and fun to read, thank you. Blind testing is a way to really study the fragrance with an open mind, I like it that this gives you a way to discover new notes you never noticed before.I do the same blind testing with essential oils and aroma materials, this way I get to know the materials real well it surprises me sometimes to find a component in the material I never noticed before.

]]> By: ayala http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1679 ayala Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:40:23 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1679 That was a fascinating experience! I never smelled any of these scents before, and it was really neat to have no information about the scents whatsoever and just experience them for what they are. The Hermit McDermit is a winner. I am afraid I won't be able to get the funky names Scentzilla christened these in order to disguise them, next thing you will see me googling them on eBay! (and end up getting a cd instead...) Thank you Katie! That was plenty of fun! That was a fascinating experience! I never smelled any of these scents before, and it was really neat to have no information about the scents whatsoever and just experience them for what they are. The Hermit McDermit is a winner. I am afraid I won’t be able to get the funky names Scentzilla christened these in order to disguise them, next thing you will see me googling them on eBay!
(and end up getting a cd instead…)
Thank you Katie! That was plenty of fun!

]]> By: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1678 Scentzilla! Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:04:42 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1678 <strong>March</strong>, yup, I think you and Jardanel might find happy company togetheer. And you and I are so in love with Green Grass & Sunshine that frankly, I don\'t think we can be looked at as impartial on the subject. It\'s sooooo... well, it\'s exactly as you say, sunshine in a bottle. LURVE it. The Mirra is not groundbreaking, but passes my \"mmmm, smells good\" test, and that\'s what makes me happy usually anyhow ;) <strong>Victoria</strong>, I have had such fun reading these all! It\'s so funny how we read the scents without the falderol attatched to their \"image\" when we don\'t know what they are. It\'s been crazy fun. And more than a little embarrassing (like finding chewed up Barbie feet in one of Marina\'s samples, for example) hehe! I loved how Ayala did hers that she sent to you guys, with the delayed reveal and guessing game for readers. That was too cool! March, yup, I think you and Jardanel might find happy company togetheer. And you and I are so in love with Green Grass & Sunshine that frankly, I don\’t think we can be looked at as impartial on the subject. It\’s sooooo… well, it\’s exactly as you say, sunshine in a bottle. LURVE it. The Mirra is not groundbreaking, but passes my \”mmmm, smells good\” test, and that\’s what makes me happy usually anyhow ;)

Victoria, I have had such fun reading these all! It\’s so funny how we read the scents without the falderol attatched to their \”image\” when we don\’t know what they are. It\’s been crazy fun. And more than a little embarrassing (like finding chewed up Barbie feet in one of Marina\’s samples, for example) hehe! I loved how Ayala did hers that she sent to you guys, with the delayed reveal and guessing game for readers. That was too cool!

]]> By: Victoria O http://scentzilla.com/2006/08/19/blind-sample-swap/#comment-1677 Victoria O Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:41:34 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=219#comment-1677 How fun was this blind scent review! Nice to smell things with an open and unbiased view, maybe even find a new love. I've been meaning to try the Mirra Mirra, now I think I will! How fun was this blind scent review! Nice to smell things with an open and unbiased view, maybe even find a new love. I’ve been meaning to try the Mirra Mirra, now I think I will!

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