tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post7265763904571578855..comments2023-10-29T00:53:38.290-07:00Comments on Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & Style: A Vital LinkVetivressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-53373892602829521842007-10-08T05:17:00.000-07:002007-10-08T05:17:00.000-07:00L., We must be the first bloggers to use Thich Nha...L., We must be the first bloggers to use Thich Nhat Hanh's name in association with scent, but it makes a lot of sense. I believe that his community, Plum Village, near Bordeaux, is self-sustainably organic.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-371821984505339892007-10-06T09:14:00.000-07:002007-10-06T09:14:00.000-07:00What a beautiful entry.Reminds me of some of the i...What a beautiful entry.<BR/>Reminds me of some of the ideas and writings of the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh regarding mindful awareness of our inter-being with the past, Nature, our culture, and how our thoughts and actions now will manifest over time...indieperfumeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933060392329498890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-58036942901186553002007-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:002007-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:00E., maybe my relegating the aesthetics to a second...E., maybe my relegating the aesthetics to a secondary role was too extreme, but I needed to stress how important the natural product is in its unadulterated form, how it has been shaped already, even improved upon, by the long aeons of time.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-90376391058412219432007-10-05T09:02:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:02:00.000-07:00But are "aesthetic concerns ancillary"? Trully? I ...But are "aesthetic concerns ancillary"? Trully? I notice that so many people opt for something on purely sensual reasons that attach themselves to some obscure level of personal aesthetics...<BR/><BR/>I do believe that living things possess a life force though that is very romantic to contemplate of. <BR/>It's hard and complicated to set rules on sduch matters however: one is bound to displease one comittee or another ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-88759851526952046282007-10-04T19:02:00.000-07:002007-10-04T19:02:00.000-07:00Thanks for this amendment to my thoughts, D. The n...Thanks for this amendment to my thoughts, D. The nexus where the artifice-bound thing and us come together is where Art is born, be it a bottle of Le Musigny or a decant of vintage perfume. The true "work" of art precedes us, in the labors of those attentive stewards of the earth, those who pruned the vines or harvested the blossoms. I wish the IFRA concerned itself less with potential allergens and more with establishing a set of regulations, akin to AOC, which "situate" perfume, which draw attention to its unique terroir.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-56530049019230424502007-10-04T17:01:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:01:00.000-07:00I often remind people of this when I comment on pe...I often remind people of this when I comment on perfume : real, living things made with time, earth, water and sunshine surrendered their essence to come into this bottle... The feeling is especially strange when uncorking an old vintage (not my favourite: they're so risky and can die on you before the meal is done) or an old flacon; these things saw the same sun as, say, Picasso or Pasolini or Karen Blixen or just some girl on a sepia photograph, yet they still give something that's alive. Like those artists.<BR/>And, yes, I do my tiny share for whatever's left of this planet: recycling and not driving a car. And supporting the vignerons who don't bend to the rule of AOC and don't put wood in the barrel!carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.com