tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post5489826426037994450..comments2023-10-04T04:09:39.525-05:00Comments on Notes From the Ledge: Peace, Love, and Patchouli; or, How I Came to Love the Patch Without Really TryingScentScelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-597082191221235032011-06-28T10:28:47.385-05:002011-06-28T10:28:47.385-05:00Personally, I like "harsh" lavender, aka...Personally, I like "harsh" lavender, aka the leaf. Such as Andy Tauer uses so dramatically in Reverie au Jardin. It reminds me of orris root, in how it can seem like a tough row to hoe...but settles into something rich and lovely.<br /><br />But add in patch? Tricky business. Would have to decide how/when to weave the different aspects, given patchouli's ability to be one or the other. *If* one chose to use both/all aspects, of course. I'm going to pay attention and see if I detect any lavender in any of these 13.<br /><br />I guess I'm to the point where I can stop imagining my future might involve living in an artist's loft. Maybe. As for Land Of Manicured Lawns...did your neighborhood include Crazy Evergreen Space Topiary? I'll never forget first coming across that when I moved here. Three balls on a stick, a saucer leaning into a picture window, a parallelogram with a knob on top...wowza. All in a perfectly edged supremely coiffed expanse of weed-killed to Mars grass. Wowsie wow wow wow.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-30171747303689292392011-06-28T09:19:21.473-05:002011-06-28T09:19:21.473-05:00In the early70s Old Town was THE place for cool hi...In the early70s Old Town was THE place for cool hippies. Head shops, coffeehouses, pretty much the original architecture still in place with rough(ish) housing and artists' lofts - with artists in them (do you now the Burton St buildings with the intriguing tilework? Those were all artists' work/live studios back then)... for a Girl from the Land of Manicured Lawns....oh, it was sooo cool.<br /><br />There are a couple of lavender/patch combos (I think Jules is one) and they're okay but I find lavender is best on its own - at least for me.<br /><br />xoxoxoMusettehttp://www.bearboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-73956519023799735472011-06-27T08:39:40.107-05:002011-06-27T08:39:40.107-05:00Arrrr! A "seam" of memories! Nice. I&...Arrrr! A "seam" of memories! Nice. I'll need to work in a reference to my grandmother's seam ripper next time I do this... ;)<br /><br />...and why I use pirate-speak to indicate my har har-ing along, I do not know...<br /><br />Precisely! About the patch, I mean, Vanessa. For it can be foul, and it can be uplifting. One of these....#12, I believe...plays with the dark parts in a Dark Arts sort of way. Won't let you forget it's a plant, introduces a measure of dust somehow...we'll see if I get it sussed out. <br /><br />Oooh, L'Ombre Fauve! Now *there's* a dark and stormy something I like to cozy up with...because it ends up purring. Never occurred to me to attribute that to patch. (Turns in perfume license for 30-day suspension.) Bulgari Black? That is simply an oddball vanilla on me, bicycle tire or Keds shoe bottom, but no patch.<br /><br />(Again, as with my lacksadaisical paying attention to notes in perfume, more an indication of an opinion to be taken with a grain of salt than anything else, perhaps? ;) )ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-56251668378508601442011-06-27T08:32:24.151-05:002011-06-27T08:32:24.151-05:00Lavender/patch? Okay, I like lavender...but...are...Lavender/patch? Okay, I like lavender...but...are you talking hippy oil or Angel? Either way, I can see how it is a risky proposition, Musette.<br /><br />Exotic Old Town...kind of like saying "seedy Times Square," right?<br /><br />::exits left so that JoAnn and Musette can continue on::<br /><br />:)ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-358344877332691142011-06-27T04:57:22.193-05:002011-06-27T04:57:22.193-05:00I too!! Aromatherapy!! it is very hot in my offi...I too!! Aromatherapy!! it is very hot in my office...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-54871871881268027962011-06-27T04:56:31.347-05:002011-06-27T04:56:31.347-05:00Ah, you have cracked open a seam of memories with ...Ah, you have cracked open a seam of memories with this post! I do had the bell bottoms and took great pride in sewing on embroidered motifs - strawberry, other fruit, and the Loch Ness Monster is also ringing a bell, possibly because I first sported them in Glasgow in the summer of 1972.<br /><br />Patchouli is strange isn't it? It is a foul oil as well as being sensual and uplifting. I certainly hate my aromaterapy bottle of the stuff! Look forward to hearing what makes your shortlist. My favourite patch scents are probably Kenzo Flower Oriental and L'Ombre Fauve, also Bvlgari Black, if it has patch in it, which it may not!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-68525631560093301102011-06-26T20:51:36.917-05:002011-06-26T20:51:36.917-05:00Oh, JoAnne - I 'so' remember the bellbotto...Oh, JoAnne - I 'so' remember the bellbottoms. I was a few years too young and way too protected to embark on a Summer of Anything Other than Going on Vacation with My Parents - but we boarded my cat in Chicago's Old Town - as exotic a place back then as you could get! Real 'hippies' in bellbottoms with fabric sewn onto the hems. Ever. Stinkin. One. Of. Them. So individualistic. I adored it all!<br /><br />Still hate patchouli, though. Or maybe it's the lavender/patch combo I hate...hmmm...<br /><br />Great post, SS! <br /><br />xo AMusettehttp://www.bearboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-66726846896621681342011-06-26T16:43:05.696-05:002011-06-26T16:43:05.696-05:00JoAnne...
I remember a costume designer once comp...JoAnne...<br /><br />I remember a costume designer once complaining that people always forgot about the addendum hems, and going on a scouting run to get strips of fabric for just that purpose. <br /><br />The triangle top! Yes, that; my mom made me a few, and I got to pick the colors of the edging/ties. She also made me a blouson halter to go with the USA jeans; white background, blue doves that said "peace," red buttons. I, yes, I was pretty sure I was all that and a BIG bag of chips. <br /><br />See you in the future.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-70496078609887525612011-06-26T15:30:00.345-05:002011-06-26T15:30:00.345-05:00I loved your post..I had the bell bottom hip hugge...I loved your post..I had the bell bottom hip huggers..that I sewed the 6 inches of flowered cotton material to ...it had to match the flowered cotton triangle top..tied with yarn..looking forward to your further posts..let the magical mystery tour begin...groovy...peace brotherJoAnne Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479516934755217596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-63542295369277302722011-06-26T13:42:07.915-05:002011-06-26T13:42:07.915-05:00Always a nice thing to check my inbox and find it ...Always a nice thing to check my inbox and find it full of smiles. Thank you, Monica. :)ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-41857297767494810252011-06-26T13:41:34.707-05:002011-06-26T13:41:34.707-05:00Esscentualalchemy,
I, too, love that there are su...Esscentualalchemy,<br /><br />I, too, love that there are such varying memories/experiences coming out of the Patch patch. It makes sense, of course, and it reflects one of the things that fascinates me about the process of various noses receiving the very same molecular shape. (Though I know it causes conniption fits among certain olfactory scientists...)<br /><br />Hmmm, I look up the spelling of "conniption," and I find it is a word of uncertain etymology. Which is a fun thing to discover. And probably applicable to the paragraph above.<br /><br />No doubt I shall digress on that further... :)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-63936582164296989642011-06-26T12:53:52.815-05:002011-06-26T12:53:52.815-05:00many smiles from me reading your patch story!I'...many smiles from me reading your patch story!I'm SO enjoying the patchouli ride! Xo MonicaMonicahttp://www.perfumepharmer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82847041806026347.post-27039809008717553132011-06-26T12:26:34.048-05:002011-06-26T12:26:34.048-05:00I love it! There are so many different memories/e...I love it! There are so many different memories/experiences of this scent. I have really enjoyed reading all of the sniffers thoughts and feelings on Patchouli.<br /><br />PLAP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com