Comments on: CB I Hate Perfume Wednesday

By: Nathan Branch

Nathan Branch — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:53 +0000

Well, the first thought to toss out is that I would be wearing Parfumerie Generale Intrigant Patchouli as I drink my favorite winter drink — the Rusty Nail.
As for scotch straight up? I’ll wear Aftelier Cognac, thanks — though Bois 1920 Vetiver Ambratto would be an excellent companion for the journey, as well.
Fire From Heaven is non-existent. Maybe it’s a play on the whole “there is no god” thing.

By: ScentScelf

ScentScelf — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:06:35 +0000

Actually, yes, the idea is “what to wear when drinking _____ ?” For example, to me, Yvresse is a match for St. Germaine more than champagne. Jagermeister visually might be Emeraude–maybe even flavor/smell, LOL–but I’m not so qualified to dispense judgement on that one.
But say you’re drinking a nice scotch…what (perfume) smell are you reminded of? Or, what would be a good sillage to raise the glass through?
Back to CB…Wild Hunt sounds like it could be my thing. And yeah, I have no issues with discovering so much greenery in Cradle of Light…much more my kind of thing.
Fire from Heaven is, er, elusive, eh???

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:46:06 +0000

Breakfast of champions, I tell you.
Thanks for the rec on Wild Hunt and Patchouli Empire – will follow up on that.

By: Nathan Branch

Nathan Branch — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:27:02 +0000

I had the same response to Fire From Heaven, which is why I completely forgot to mention it! Honestly, I put some of it on a couple of months ago (the absolute) and was, like, “Okay, so, where is it?”
I thought then that maybe it was just me. Now I know that it was Fire From Heaven.
Wild Hunt might be more up your alley, and I definitely recommend Patchouli Empire, especially for you, you patchouli freak.
Coffee and cognac for breakfast. Now, there’s a real man for ya! I’m making that my personal recipe for success from now on.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:03:22 +0000

I’ve tried a few of the CBIHP line, but they were all the water scents, not the essential oils, and I think I may have been barking up the wrong tree. Last night I tested Fire from Heaven and smelled… nothing. Could not smell a thing from it. Maybe they sent me tap water?
My BF drinks cognac and coffee for breakfast. He says it’s great.

By: Nathan Branch

Nathan Branch — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:22:54 +0000

What scents go well with what liquors? Like, we’re going to spritz on perfumes as we do shots of Jägermeister? Hmmmmm . . . . this has distinct possibilities!
I read your blog post about Cradle of LIght and cracked up. Here’s this white flower stuffed genie in a bottle and you’re getting greenery. And tobacco. But I haven’t taken a gander at the juice myself, so I’ll have to take your word for it. Besides, greenery and tobacco sounds a lot more interesting to me than a loaded white floral bomb.
Brosius fragrances can sometimes produce these unexpected results — for example, my encounter with CB93. The website claims it’s all about woods and resins, but all I got was clove and cinnamon . . .

By: ScentScelf

ScentScelf — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:45 +0000

Okay…you coffee, me tea. Share the cognac.
Which reminds me…hey! maybe you’ll want to play along with my next “pairings” game. Pairings, as in, what scents go well with what liquors? Could do cognac next time…
LOL, yes, I should have been referring to the stratospheric price when I brought up aliens. But no, I meant that the scent was all about green to me…meaning the brouha about and emphasis on the best of white flower oils ends up being misleading to me. I totally dig the green, but it was not what I was expecting.

By: Nathan Branch

Nathan Branch — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:19:05 +0000

That is synergy, or synchronicity, or something! It just felt like a CB kind of day, and I’d built up a catalog.
I generally don’t tread the uber-floral route, but Cradle of LIght sounds beautiful, and I’m curious as to how CB does a straight-up, full-blown floral fragrance. The price is also pretty spectacular. Is that why you thought you were abducted by aliens? As in: “Help! This perfume is so expensive I must be living on Mars!”
But who am I to talk when it comes to blowing gobs of money on a single bottle of sublime perfume?
Oh, and I’m from the southern part of the mitten, not that unattached thingamabobby floating up on top there.
And please — take all the tea! Coffee has my heart. Though I’m presently cheating on coffee with cognac. I’m waiting for the opportune moment to introduce them.

By: ScentScelf

ScentScelf — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:40:03 +0000

Well, a few things fall into place.
For one, more of our overlaps become clear. One, I love Burning Leaves–on its own as a scent memory, layered as an awesome note. Two, there’s the issue of having grown up somewhere in the mitten. (I am assuming you are from that peninsula, and not the Upper.)
The divergence list grows, too…I’m gonna try to get me a hit of that tea; you go ahead and leave it behind. More for me.
In a strange synergy, I tried Cradle of Light today for the first time. I’m liking it mightily, but am afraid my impression comes off as a kind of “abducted by aliens” story…am still trying to reconcile it with what I am reading from others about it.