Welcome Katie Puckrik and her readers!

[The Knize]

The title of the thread pretty much says it all. Welcome to the cologne forum.

Great to have you all here! Really interested in sharing thought on scents with you all! Fresh perspectives are more than welcome!

 

[vertigo12314]

This review of hers made me laugh

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7QQxSevDu0[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Topgumby]

Does this mean that a review of Lilac Vegetal is forthcoming????

 

[The Knize]

Does this mean that a review of Lilac Vegetal is forthcoming????

Let's not scare off new participants!

By way of background for anyone new, Lilac Vegetal is a controversial and polarizing "scent" around B&B--more over on the after shave forum than here in colognes--and more in fun, I hope!, than any thing serious. Although folks do take up sides and I think LV speaks volumes as a teaching example.

So if anyone feels like they are being drawn into an old argument, you are! But we are glad you are here!

 

[Niles]

the title of the thread pretty much says it all. Welcome to the cologne forum.

Great to have you all here! Really interested in sharing thought on scents with you all! Fresh perspectives are more than welcome!

+1.

 

[The Knize]

I read lots of Katie's blog entries and related comments by others last night, and there is some great stuff in there.

Her blog seems more oriented toward scents for woman than for men, though. It occured to me, however, that many, if not the vast majority of scents we talk about around here are for want of a better word deemed "unisex" by the scentmakers. Seems to me we might get some interesting thinking and discussion if we commented more often as to whether we thought particular scents would work for women as well as men, and why we think that!

KP, for instance, does not like Montale Black Aoud. On first impression, I think I would say that BA would work well for a woman in my mind. But on reflection I am not sure that there are not particularly masculine notes in BA that make it less suitable for a woman. (KP's complaints about BA are not that it is overly masculine!)

I think her description of Bvlgari Black is right on, and shows why it is a great scent for men or women. Her discussion of Jickey may illuminate why I think it may be a better scent for men. Even though Jickey started as a masculine, as I recall, Guerlain, markets it exclusively as feminine, now. I really do not understand that, particularly as MdM and Jickey seem very closely related to me!

 

[jakespoppy]

I read lots of Katie's blog entries......Her blog seems more oriented toward scents for woman than for men........Seems to me we might get some interesting thinking and discussion if we commented more often as to whether we thought particular scents would work for women as well as men, and why we think that!

.......Her discussion of Jickey may illuminate why I think it may be a better scent for men. Even though Jickey started as a masculine, as I recall, Guerlain, markets it exclusively as feminine, now. I really do not understand that, particularly as MdM and Jickey seem very closely related to me!

Here's a blurb about Jicky:

"Jicky was created in 1889. According to the legend, the perfume was named after a girl Aime Guerlain was in love with when he was a student in England. It is more likely, though, that this perfume is named after his uncle Jacques Guerlain’s nickname – Jicky. The top notes contain lavender and citrus (bergamot, lemon and mandarin), which perfectly match the cold, metallic orris and rose shaded by vetiver. The cold top and middle notes are an elegant counterbalance to the warm base created of patchouli, vanilla, amber and musk."

I think Jicky smells as masculine as any other scent I wear. The note description certainly sounds like many masculine scents, and I agree, Jicky and MdM do seem closely related.

It's also interesting to me that Bandit, by Robert Piguet is marketed as a feminine, as it smells like a very strong version of Aramis to me. And Cabochard, by Gres is marketed as feminine, but smells very much like a masculine to me.

 

[Niles]

It occured to me, however, that many, if not the vast majority of scents we talk about around here are for want of a better word deemed "unisex" by the scentmakers. Seems to me we might get some interesting thinking and discussion if we commented more often as to whether we thought particular scents would work for women as well as men, and why we think that!

This would be a great angle to add to discussions. I have owned and enjoyed many fragrances that are sold at the womens' fragrance counter.