I don't love the Eau d'ete, but I like to spray it in my hair. I have been buying empty ones and converting them, but now can't buy perfume bottles even perfume-related items! I don't remember Pippo! And liked Badtz Maru, he must be new? Don't remember him from when I was young, at any rate. Nor Pippo. Hey, that is seriously a great bottle. And while I don't love it, it's a great scent, and hard to find now. You got a better deal than I did.
Hey, that is really a gorgeous bottle, so glad you turned out to like the scent. When they come out with that lavender bottle in the shoe, I'm going to want one. Wow, that's really annoying — you buy it for the packaging and the packaging doesn't even safely hold the product. I'm not into the cuteness factor of the Harajuku bottles, but I do own several scents just for the bottle, including several Bonds, the Ginestet Boise bottle and of course Angel extrait.
I wouldn't buy a scent I hated just because it was in a great bottle, but if I'm on the fence, the bottle can be enough to tip me over. I can't resist a clever spray mechanism or cap, in particular. Carolina Herrera Men: the cap slams into place with a hidden magnet. Le Feu D'Issey: the sprayer is concealed by a sleeve that slides up when you set the bottle down and drops away when you pick it up.
Yohji Homme: there's no cap, just a little hinged clamp that keeps the sprayer from activating the bottle, an elongated cylinder, also has a glass protrusion to keep it from rolling around on your dresser. I don't do cute, but I am fatally attracted to technological cleverness. Oooh, I'd like that Ginestet bottle too. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen one in person! I bought Kenzo D'Ete old version for the packaging: The very first time I purchased Les Belles perfumes was for the packaging: I bought Tumulte because the bottle was so pretty and I was in a mood for something sweet n pretty.
But all of this was too cheap not to buy. I also thought of something else. I used to love classique by JPG but only in it's pure parfum concentration. Well, You know JPG dresses his woman-shaped bottles with those gorgeous limited edition gowns. But that is only done to his summer versions of Classique, which would be less than the regular EDT no alcohol.
I absolutely disliked Classique in that form — it was like a totally different scent than Classique Parfum! But at least I had a pretty sundress bottle to display! In the web it is dated to the '20s and '30s, and attributed to Shalimar, but it doesn't need signify: the same site exhibits a metal tube japanned in a white and blue kind-a-meissen- style pattern, as a Shalimar packaging, yet my mom confirms that that was the packaging of her Chant d'aromes deodorant about that time, as I remembered.
Maybe Guerlain used their packagings for different products in different markets. I got the Tumulte Homme, but thought it much less appealing in person than it was in pictures. Oh well, I bought that one for the scent anyway. Um, is it better or worse to have bought a scent just for the NAME?! Probably worse, huh? I haven't been swayed by a comely bottle yet, but years ago I bought Patou's Cocktail and Caron's Royal Bain de Champagne because the names made me feel chic and decadent.
No regrets — except that I wish I'd hung on to Cocktail, which I'd love to try again. Every time I use my Lolita Lempicka I have to look really close for that tiny hole in the apple stem.
I have heard the Prada bottles are the worst — I know I can't do it in the store and it's because you can't hold that elongated bottle and spritz at the same time.
For the bottle, I bought Boucheron's Trouble, the ruby-glass one with the matte-gold snake entwined around it. Absolutely gorge flacon! Shortly after my purchase, Roberto Cavalli sued Boucheron claiming they copied his snake, so the bottle was re-designed. And then Trouble went away altogether….
If I'd seen a solid scent, I would have bought that, too, just to toss in my gym bag. Turns out I like the juice — but my husband, who is Indian, loathes it and told me it's funereal. I bought Kingdom because the bottle was so cool and the juice so controversial. Every now and then I feel as if I am an alien, just arrived from outer space, with no ability to communicate. I felt that way in China when I couldn't read the street signs, had people staring at me, and could not ask for directions, food, or water.
It was as if I were completely helpless. I felt that way reading the column today. Whispers:] I just don't GET it. OK, I'll be back tomorrow. Hey, I don't know if it's better or worse, but those are both great scents! I wouldn't mind having either of them.
Ok, which part don't you get — the idea of buying just for the packaging, or the idea of buying molded plastic dolls just for the packaging? Because if it's the latter, you shouldn't get it: it's absurd! I was the one who bought this incredible expensive perfume, stripped off all the velvet packaging, tucked the perfume in my motorcycle jacket and rode home, after the SA told me it was criminal to discard the packaging.
But the plastic molded dolls come across as kitsch, not cute to me. Then again, I always thought Bauhaus and Shaker furniture was at the edge of overdone. I've never been a real girly girl. I only smelled two of them before deciding that I probably wouldn't like any of them. And this is off topic, but I want to thank you for this blog. I feel so lucky that I found it because I realized it nudged me to discover something I will now enjoy forever.
I feel like I have skipped some sort of compulsory intermediate stage of perfume interest and dived head-first into scent obsession.
I've joined a perfume message board, smelled and written notes on dozens of scents, aquired near twenty samples, purchased a bottle of Terre d'Hermes, experienced Serge Lutens, Annick Goutal, and Frederic Malle… I feel like an entire world has been opened to me. Thank you! I did exactly that — discard the packaging — to Lolita Lempicka's Fleur de Corail the other week. Love the juice, but the bottle is not purse-friendly with all those jingly bits — coral reef, sea star and the L.
SA covered her mouth in shock. Oh well. Thank you Robin. I was feeling like such an outcast LOL! I bought the set of 5 10ml bottles for my daughter. And I must say, G smells good enough on her that I had to ask her what she was wearing the other day. I never keep the outer packaging either. And I've never been much of a girly girl, and yes, these are kitsch, absolutely.
Bear in mind that I own a rubber duckie with an Elvis head. Welcome to perfumista-ship! Hope your wallet is not sorry. I've never bought a perfume just for the bottle but I'm sorely tempted. Opacity is the kicker for me, so all of the Cacharel line is attractive, like Eden and Loulou. Maitresse was a disappointment as a fragrance. Maybe Matronesse would have been a more fitting name. But the bottle is sooo sexy.
I don't think I've purchased a perfume primarily for the packaging before, but my dad is the perfect example of it. He knows I love perfume, so he likes to give me perfume as gifts. Thing is, he buys solely on the design of the bottle. He even tells the salespeople that the scent doesn't matter at all. He just wants a beautiful bottle with a beautiful top. You know, I love opaque bottles too. Wonder if it's just because they're kind of rare? Don't know. Agree about AP, and want the new Reminiscence bottles too.
Matronesse, LOL! Don't know that that would sell. Exactly, they are toys! I'm not even sure why I have to include them in my yearly perfume expenditure since I didn't buy them as perfumes, LOL…. Hey, you bought them for your daughter so you're not nearly as silly as me.
I suppose I could say I bought them for my son, but that probably wouldn't fly. Thank you for the review. Had read about these but they still aren't available in my city.
We're quite slow here; still waiting for Prada's Infusion d'Iris. Like someone else posted earlier, I remember those Hello Kitty 'puffy' stickers from elementary school. Just like you're getting ready to break out your cozy sweaters and scarves, the "Bunnies" are changing their attire and bundling up for winter, too.
Starting Sept. See highlights from our interview with Gwen below, check out harajukulovers. G: I wear "G" all the time because it's me! G: I spray it all over! When I'm on tour, I need a lot! BABY -- Powdery Musk Soft and comforting, this sophisticated powdery fragrance features a baby soft musk accord which blends with delicate florals and nuzzly vanilla. Baby's classic powdery fragrance is perfectly packaged in her baby pink chrome bottle. Warm vanilla and sweet florals are guaranteed to leave you feeling cozy and cuddly in this new spin on an old favorite.
Pop Electric baby pink chrome and white Harajuku Girl cap on a white pedestal bottle. Gwen Stefani - Blue Skies Ahead You might think the highly publicized dissolution of her year marriage to Gavin Rossdale would slow down this rock-star mom.
But with a darling month-old son underfoot, a new album bubbling up, and a booming fashion empire that just keeps expanding chew toy, anyone? The design is off the charts, and the scents are the best we've ever done. Everyone on my list is getting one. Love Harajuku. For young ladies! Skincare has become an essential part of our lives.
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