tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post8610173614629836097..comments2023-10-29T00:53:38.290-07:00Comments on Vetivresse: Nosing Around in Scent, Wine & Style: Japanese PeacockVetivressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-77994599633074931392008-09-23T09:06:00.000-07:002008-09-23T09:06:00.000-07:00I agree completely with your assessment of Oyedo; ...I agree completely with your assessment of Oyedo; It blew me away upon first sniff; it is so artificial, and seems to make no attempt at replicating anything in nature, that it succeeds almost on a different planet! and though it requires some starch to wear it makes a very interesting statement. Interestingly enough, I tend to only wear it in cold weather, with Japanese-inspired clothing. I never made the connection before but it makes perfect sense. The peacock screech is a perfect metaphor.<BR/><BR/>But it's not for everyone and it's not for every day. It certainly isn't a scent one would wear to attract another!<BR/><BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-46107875801023796472008-09-23T05:14:00.000-07:002008-09-23T05:14:00.000-07:00D., Beauty in this case comes wagered on something...D., Beauty in this case comes wagered on something, as you say, "de trop." Also, the sheer strangeness of the peacock call -- the way it comes so unexpectedly from out all that feathered-to-the-eyes grandeur -- is comparable to OY.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902352134639664562.post-77864504768861266082008-09-22T00:44:00.000-07:002008-09-22T00:44:00.000-07:00C., I have smelled Oyedo but I *have* heard a peac...C., I have smelled Oyedo but I *have* heard a peacock, though not lately. And if Oyedo's anywhere near that, I'll pass! ;-)carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.com