tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post5370805310609102668..comments2024-03-21T23:56:03.376-07:00Comments on This Blog Really Stinks. (A perfume blog): Mary Greenwell Plum - modern classic?jensunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00041130248100842593noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-68241621333027592502012-01-09T19:15:13.499-08:002012-01-09T19:15:13.499-08:00I've had Plum at The Crushed Violet for months...I've had Plum at The Crushed Violet for months now...I absolutely love it and would be happy to send anyone who previously commented a sample on the house. Just email me through The Crushed Violet's website. :-)Erin Mhttp://www.thecrushedviolet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-59512015932458685042011-11-03T10:37:18.694-07:002011-11-03T10:37:18.694-07:00I need to re-sniff Plum - first time I did, I was ...I need to re-sniff Plum - first time I did, I was ga-ga for it. Although not THAT ga-ga because as Undina suggests, it's impossible to find here in the USCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-76180983689144585192011-10-25T14:45:16.893-07:002011-10-25T14:45:16.893-07:00This one is on my long time "to try" lis...This one is on my long time "to try" list but for whatever reason not only it can't be shipped from House of Fraiser that carries that line (and has more reasonable shipping rates than brand's site) but TPC also doesn't have it (I check from time to time). But I'm sure we'll find each other one way or the other.<br /><br />~ Undina ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-28258326206018972712011-10-24T15:10:05.777-07:002011-10-24T15:10:05.777-07:00Tried Pandora again today, and it's nice-but-n...Tried Pandora again today, and it's nice-but-not-love for the first couple of hours - after which it goes all Youth Dew. Which I HATE. Words cannot even describe how much I HATE YD.<br /><br />Gah. So there you go, gimme them cheery girly thangs, and you can keep the dark ones. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-35060872736090294792011-10-24T09:46:18.209-07:002011-10-24T09:46:18.209-07:00Yes! I think it is a bit too cheery. Leave it to t...Yes! I think it is a bit too cheery. Leave it to the lady Olfactoria to put my thoughts to word better than I can! <br /><br />Mals, I am so glad you enjoy it. I do too, but I think it's too Pollyanna for me. I like a scent with a darker side. :)<br /><br />xoxojensunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041130248100842593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-24301512406543997362011-10-24T07:45:23.058-07:002011-10-24T07:45:23.058-07:00There is a *small* amount of moss in Plum. I can ...There is a *small* amount of moss in Plum. I can certainly understand the disappointment of vintage-chypre lovers with it.<br /><br />I'm not one of those. Pandora is very, very well done and reminded me of vintage Miss Dior parfum - smoooooooooth, cool, green - but it has not caught my heart the way Plum did and still does. (Bought my bottle on UK eBay, after waiting and waaaaaaiting for it to hit US distributors. I understand that the Mary Greenwell site will now ship to the US, but the costs are riDICulous to do so.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-25336456695246036292011-10-24T02:00:51.494-07:002011-10-24T02:00:51.494-07:00Late to the party, sorry...
I feel similarly towar...Late to the party, sorry...<br />I feel similarly towards Plum, it is nice, but a bit too cheery for me and I was waiting and waiting for the great oakmoss to arrive, but it stood me up.<br />Also a beneficiary of Vanessa's generosity, I'm very happy to have a little bit of Plum, but won't go out of my way to get more either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-62563224304424129572011-10-21T15:57:57.520-07:002011-10-21T15:57:57.520-07:00Vanessa, I read your review and felt like we were ...Vanessa, I read your review and felt like we were in agreement here. I love that you enjoyed doling out this precious (to others) scent! Perfume folk are not as evil as I portrayed. ;)jensunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041130248100842593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-26173891822774643152011-10-21T15:55:20.019-07:002011-10-21T15:55:20.019-07:00I am not a chypre fan (of the classic sort), and d...I am not a chypre fan (of the classic sort), and didn't have any expectations about how Plum might smell when I tried it. I completely agree with your assessment that Plum is "a voluptuous, unabashedly feminine in a very sweet and tart way" - there are definitely contrasting facets in this. I like and admire it, but rarely reach for it. <br /><br />Didn't stop me snapping up 100ml on Ebay and setting myself up as Ye Self-Styled Plum Enabler on MUA and beyond. I now have less than 5ml left for reference, and to be truthful have derived as much satisfaction from distributing this scent as from sniffing it.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-2824310579639724762011-10-21T06:53:43.370-07:002011-10-21T06:53:43.370-07:00Doesn't seem fair to misuse a word like that, ...Doesn't seem fair to misuse a word like that, does it? It's a bait-and-switch. ;)<br /><br />Pandora is so amazingly gorgeous, and it proves to me that there can be such a thing as "modern chypres" with that demon oakmoss, too! I'm also newly addicted to Jolie Madame. Sigh...jensunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041130248100842593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543727401374792804.post-31142915120318881072011-10-20T18:18:50.597-07:002011-10-20T18:18:50.597-07:00I think the definition of what is considered a chy...I think the definition of what is considered a chypre these days is very loose indeed, and I'm with you, I kinda don't get how fragrance houses can toss that word out there but not really mean it. I've not tried anything from Mary Greenwell, so I can't comment on these scents, but from what I've read here, I'm not going to be going out of my way to try them. For a classic chypre, I'll stick to DSH Pandora when I'm not huffing vintage.Carrie Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433847890991768541noreply@blogger.com