tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3004192459849387538..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Perfumes....by Adèle GerasMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-76607909578233480942016-07-21T10:17:10.722+01:002016-07-21T10:17:10.722+01:00thanks for all your comments! Glad there are other...thanks for all your comments! Glad there are other perfume buffs around. And yes, I will follow the person you suggest, Elizabeth. Love the chamber pots stuff, Sue...adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82680173591675953542016-07-08T20:48:17.310+01:002016-07-08T20:48:17.310+01:00Life of Pee sounds fab, Sue! Thanks! Life of Pee sounds fab, Sue! Thanks! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1328157748097884862016-07-08T13:26:56.662+01:002016-07-08T13:26:56.662+01:00Recommended: The Life Of Pee by Sally Magnusson. I...Recommended: The Life Of Pee by Sally Magnusson. It describes a number of options when you were a lady who couldn't or didn't want to break off an activity and go to the loo in 17 th century France, such as chamber pots, brought by your maid and hidden by your voluminous skirts. There is a bizarre description of Louis XIV's silver chamber pots being processed through Versailles and people having to bow to them!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-27014310662919106002016-07-08T09:53:31.245+01:002016-07-08T09:53:31.245+01:00How interesting Adele! I confess that I collect p...How interesting Adele! I confess that I collect perfumes too. There are several sites online where you can discuss perfumes with fellow addicts and write reviews and organise your collection. Fragrantica for example. <br /> Mitsouko by Guerlain is my particular favourite and Tweed as it once was, not as it is now. I have a couple of vintage bottles. Have you read Turin and Sancha's A-Z of Perfumes. I love that book! It's also worth following Stephan Matthews on Twitter - perfume expert who runs a great blog.Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19318578482415575512016-07-07T23:37:28.424+01:002016-07-07T23:37:28.424+01:00Like Caroline, I paused at the no-toilets-in-Versa...Like Caroline, I paused at the no-toilets-in-Versailles thought for a big shudder. But the thought of perfume-making was too attractive not to go on. Lucky you - what an amazing thing to do! Thank you for a lovely post.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196352550157369400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39970529636216471882016-07-07T21:06:48.359+01:002016-07-07T21:06:48.359+01:00Being me, I didn't get beyond the fact that th...Being me, I didn't get beyond the fact that there were no toilets in Versailles... REALLY?! Such a beautiful place and no loos? Which of those two books dishes the dirt the most? I want it! <br /><br />One of the things that annoys me about the TV series Versailles is the Clean Factor. The actors are all too clean, too beautiful, too pearly-toothed, too glossy-haired and too unblemished. No acne scars, smallpox pits, conjunctivitis or dandruff. That's one reason I adored Deadwood and Game of Thrones: the grime! Bring it on, historical writers! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12361003966576905752016-07-07T12:58:41.093+01:002016-07-07T12:58:41.093+01:00A delightful post, I am very fond of perfumes. So...A delightful post, I am very fond of perfumes. Some of those you mention have long been in my collection especially Calèche, Arpège and L'Air du Temps. My mother, when she was able to afford it, wore Soir de Paris - way back in the 40s when money was tight.<br /><br />What a lovely way to learn about the make up of perfumes, I think you all enjoyed your time in Grasse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com