tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post2603986811250170176..comments2024-03-14T03:54:26.754-04:00Comments on The Non-Blonde: D.S. & Durga- Burning BarbershopGaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-24955452500129852332014-01-22T18:46:08.934-05:002014-01-22T18:46:08.934-05:00What a wonderfully written review. You so perfect...What a wonderfully written review. You so perfectly expressed it with the question of how we define good. Had a neighbor over the other and one of our cats was sniffing at my wrist where I had on one of her favorite perfumes (Mandy's Tango), so we ended up talking about perfumes and I showed her my perfume collection (mistake). Not just the quantity of perfumes, but also all the different types (vintage, CdGs, CBIHPs, various uber skanky musks and on and on) I know left her convinced I was from some alien planet. She judges perfumes as good if other people judge them as good - for her they have to act as man magnets (recently divorced and entering the dating pool again, so for her this is really important) or they have to be pleasant and inoffensive for her co-workers. I get that. It's not me, but I understand. For me, though, it's all about choosing perfume like I choose art for our home - has to reflect what resonates most with me, strikes deep personal chords, has memory associations, etc. and that includes smoke, dirt, cumin, indolic notes, vintage, occasional powder overdoses, etc. as well as a fair number of wonderfully pretty perfumes that my neighbor agreed are pretty (and took some decants of - yay!).<br />Anyway, haven't tried Burning Barbershop yet (what a great name!), but need to. Am guessing my neighbor won't be wanting a decant.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-30948389449184356322014-01-22T12:40:12.828-05:002014-01-22T12:40:12.828-05:00Glad you are reminding me of D.S. & Durga. I ...Glad you are reminding me of D.S. & Durga. I love the now discontinued My Indian Childhood and need to sample their current offerings. The names and themes are always singular and evocative. I appreciate their pursuit of perfumes that smell different and wonderful. nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-68484380396068473972014-01-22T11:16:33.120-05:002014-01-22T11:16:33.120-05:00I love this. I truly believe in perfume as an art,...I love this. I truly believe in perfume as an art, as something that can be something other than a pretty flower scent. And that is maybe the best perfume blurb I ever read.amola-tesourashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443047832310999143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-37205349122426216242014-01-22T09:12:17.421-05:002014-01-22T09:12:17.421-05:00Wow, I really need to try this, as I love the smel...Wow, I really need to try this, as I love the smell of burning lavender. I have 8 lavender bushes lining the walkway to my front door, and I've long ago run out of ways to deal with the harvest, so I've started making bundles that I burn in the fireplace. They go up with a tremendous whoosh and fragrance.Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759624347227740308noreply@blogger.com