tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post1654655709729031054..comments2024-03-28T05:28:29.786-04:00Comments on The Non-Blonde: Ask The Non-Blonde: Vintage Perfume, Part 1Gaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-69809247249013635142011-12-25T11:45:25.850-05:002011-12-25T11:45:25.850-05:00I am one of those people who stupidly fell for the...I am one of those people who stupidly fell for the myth about perfumes going bad after a few years. So I gave away some perfumes that I now miss; and since I started looking to replace them, I've been finding out that they are all rare (limited editions, never sold in the U.S., etc.) Aargh. <br /><br />I gave mine to Goodwill. Some lucky thrift shopper scored some great deals on them, I'm sure! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-8729541009909113702011-12-24T21:12:35.944-05:002011-12-24T21:12:35.944-05:00Excellent post. Looking forward to the next 2.Excellent post. Looking forward to the next 2.rednailsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-79316345046430753012011-12-24T02:42:16.868-05:002011-12-24T02:42:16.868-05:00does that jacque fath collection mean you have an ...does that jacque fath collection mean you have an Iris Gris? Where on earth did you get that and will you leave it to me in your will?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-61391989528778188072011-12-23T21:53:46.012-05:002011-12-23T21:53:46.012-05:00Great post! I so wish I would have kept some of my...Great post! I so wish I would have kept some of my mom's Guerlain perfumes that she gave to me when I was a kid in the 70's.makeup magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533452497278473879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-4930809338112801032011-12-23T16:51:36.650-05:002011-12-23T16:51:36.650-05:00Excellent myth-busting post. I rely on serendipity...Excellent myth-busting post. I rely on serendipity for my vintage or "retro finds" (ie 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s) -- mostly running across the occasional item in a thrift store when I'm looking for a scarf or bracelet.<br />Looking forward to the next parts on this subject.<br />-- LindalooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-89513516515161768962011-12-23T15:08:46.149-05:002011-12-23T15:08:46.149-05:00Loved the article, since I do collect vintage perf...Loved the article, since I do collect vintage perfumes. My favorite is Pretexte Perfume(as you know)and then (of course) Evening in Paris,the orginal set was my Mom's from 1945!!! Looking forward to reading more on the subject. Thank you!janelchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446804978898491418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-73639158691704457632011-12-23T04:13:54.915-05:002011-12-23T04:13:54.915-05:00Brilliant post Thank you!Brilliant post Thank you!Sparklz and Shinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508302887446218534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-61523044984326316012011-12-23T00:08:21.244-05:002011-12-23T00:08:21.244-05:00Good advice. I just finished a two-month ebay adv...Good advice. I just finished a two-month ebay adventure, mostly successfully.<br /><br />I sometimes think we vintage fume-heads are like the birders in "The Big Year"—we get caught up in the chase. There's some tulipmania at work , too. I'm a Weil fan, ever since discovering Weil de Weil in the late 70s, then finding out my favorite fragrance, Mollie Parnis was a Weil, too. I began a mad pursuit, Zibeline, Antilope, even the elusive Chunga. Never mind the Secret de Venus oils going for north of $300, at least I had a limit and stuck to it. A little Zibeline and a lot of Antilope later, I find, yes, they're lovely, but so is the much more accessible My Sin, to which they bear a powerful resemblance.<br /><br />Indeed, aldehydic florals of a certain age have a depth that seems beyond recapturing. Myself, I find I curate these as experiences rather than–how shall I say?—wardrobe additions. When they're gone, they're gone, and I'll be happy to have smelled them; since smell is the most evocative sense, what I've experienced is history itself, unbottled.juliehttp://melonheadjujube.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com