tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post7033493308480979843..comments2023-10-29T00:53:38.290-07:00Comments on Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & Style: The Accidental CriticVetivressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-43034572322065861722008-01-15T08:31:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:31:00.000-08:00As much as I enjoyed meeting Chandler and find him...As much as I enjoyed meeting Chandler and find him incredibly entertaining, I do have a certain unease, though I think the blog world is plenty big for people covering several different areas of scent.<BR/><BR/>And most of the world does buy mainstream fragrances. I just wish we would hold them up to the light of "this is what they should be with that kind of money behind them" standard. I find myself not reviewing very many of them because I have to too in too many disclaimers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823556049984413899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-49242601672126599362008-01-13T16:19:00.000-08:002008-01-13T16:19:00.000-08:00Angelas and Sweetlife, thanks to you both for yr m...Angelas and Sweetlife, thanks to you both for yr most kind words. I'm just trying to play it as it lays, and my admiration for CB (as who cannot fall under his relative charm) is tempered by a very unambivalent suspicion of his scoring. I say, Teach people the difference between s*** and artfully composed fragrances, and do what you will. But please leave the stars on the flag and in the sky. Indeed, what WILL it be next: un flacon, deux flacons ...??Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-26364986691307510092008-01-13T11:39:00.000-08:002008-01-13T11:39:00.000-08:00Hello -- delurking to second Angela's thank you fo...Hello -- delurking to second Angela's thank you for your sharp post on Burr. It helped me to clarify both the excitement and the unease I've been feeling over the past week as he shows up in in both the mass media and our little corner of the blogosphere (specifically, on Sniffapalooza and Perfume Shrine).<BR/><BR/>I described my unease to a friend as hearing "the sound of the great machinery clanking and creaking in our direction." In theory, I totally agree with carmencanada about Burr clearing the way for other critics, but your Parker analogy, especially the bit about people entering department stores clutching their list of starred perfumes, helped me understand my slight sense of sadness. <BR/><BR/>In my dreams, the perfume world opening to a much wider audience involves the mass education of the consumer, so that more people can pursue their memories, their changing tastes, the desires, their appreciation of the art of fragrance. In my nightmares, this education becomes another opportunity to sell people's desires back to them before they even know what they are.<BR/><BR/>So much more to say about this -- but this comment is too long already. <BR/><BR/>P.S. V -- if you could e-mail me I would very much appreciate it. I have some questions for you re: your upcoming pieces on Middle Eastern fragrance and couldn't seem to find your contact info -- aharad at gmail dot com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-19796397245601050482008-01-11T08:31:00.000-08:002008-01-11T08:31:00.000-08:00I love your perceptive and beautifully written des...I love your perceptive and beautifully written description of Burr and the thoughts it lodged loose in your mind. Thank you! Reading your post was like talking to a smart, insightful friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-19881091727650245592008-01-11T06:58:00.000-08:002008-01-11T06:58:00.000-08:00D., I take your last point very well, and the shee...D., I take your last point very well, and the sheer fact that a great number of informative, sensitively written blogs have flourished in the last few years proves it.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-56529436493138831602008-01-11T04:48:00.000-08:002008-01-11T04:48:00.000-08:00C., your point about Robert Parkerism is interesti...C., your point about Robert Parkerism is interesting: the exact same analogy was made by a prominent perfumer I discussed with a couple of days ago (I won't drop names, as this was a private conversation and this is a public venue).<BR/>As for Chandler "pushing" widely available, commercial scents, one can understand that his articles are aimed at the NYT readership, so if he praises a Lutens bell jar scent, he might need to balance that out with something his readers can actually access.<BR/>There is a real need for a different schools of perfumery criticism and his work paves the way for more and different voices.carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.com