tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post6307001743353507208..comments2024-03-28T21:11:46.849-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: LIVING WITH PROPS Doc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-61568911827935542612012-10-23T09:50:46.460-07:002012-10-23T09:50:46.460-07:00Portia, good to see that you found your way here!!...Portia, good to see that you found your way here!! <br /><br />I think bottles would be more important to me if I had a limited collection and actually "wore" perfume instead of whatever it is that I do with it. Of course there's always the search for a better bottle for my fragrances, and one of these days I'll find something that fits my search image. For now, though, I'm keeping it simple because that's the least of many possible evils. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-52296011601972234502012-10-23T09:36:46.700-07:002012-10-23T09:36:46.700-07:00Marla, I like nice bottles, too, but have such an ...Marla, I like nice bottles, too, but have such an extensive collection (admittedly mostly samples) that I couldn't display anything even if I wanted to. It's all in various stashes tucked around the house. In the Pacific Northwest everything is cool and dark most of the time!Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-77264687041862042932012-10-23T09:33:46.700-07:002012-10-23T09:33:46.700-07:00Gail, grand pianos seem to be right up there with ...Gail, grand pianos seem to be right up there with coffee table books when it comes to decorating props. Did you see the one in the top photo? My decor is pretty much like yours, a 20th/21st century hodgepodge with arts/crafts/travel stuff thrown in. However, between the orchids, the perfume making, the stagecraft, and Michael's music studio, it's pretty much taken on the look of an industrial park throughout. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-60844589468247931242012-10-23T09:25:05.245-07:002012-10-23T09:25:05.245-07:00I am a sucker for a gorgeous bottle, Shalimar anyo...I am a sucker for a gorgeous bottle, Shalimar anyone?What about Neela Vermeire, L'Artisan, Dali, Boucheron? But I also love the simple ones, Chanel, Slumberhouse, Malle and Lutens.<br />Really, I am madly in love with the juice but I like to have a lovely bottle too, hefty and dark.<br />Portia xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-43996822583293245342012-10-19T18:21:42.522-07:002012-10-19T18:21:42.522-07:00Excellent question! I do have some perfumes in pla...Excellent question! I do have some perfumes in plain bottles, but as I keep all of them in a dark, cool closet, it doesn't matter to me. Now I have used up several Kenzos that have fantastic bottles, and I use them for display. Being on a sunny shelf or table can't hurt perfume that's no longer there. So I guess I consider the perfume and the bottle as separate entities, and love them both.<br />-MarlaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-60312618252069310462012-10-19T14:43:42.380-07:002012-10-19T14:43:42.380-07:00Hi Ellen,
One of the "props" that peopl...Hi Ellen,<br /><br />One of the "props" that people often use to show that they have "arrived" is a grand piano. Most of the time these props are never played and are chosen for their visual appeal rather than their actual sound quality and action. Several years ago I was shopping for a second grand for teaching and a salesman showed me a new, totally tweeked at the factory Steinway B. I usually don't like a Steinway B, but this one not only had a lovely tone, action, etc. but a beautiful handcrafted case as well. What an instrument! He said he would give me a special deal (whatever that meant it was still beyond my budget) because a local celebrity had special ordered the piano and then rejected it because it didn't go with her decor. He told me what she eventually purchased and I couldn't believe it!<br /><br />As far as my home goes, it has become of repository of my own and my friends arts and crafts phases. (Hoarding?) I haven't been able to throw out any of my paintings or gifts of art and pottery from relatives and friends. As a result the decor at my house is pretty much 20th/21st century hodgepodge augmented with travel souvenirs. A reflection of my mind? I hope not.<br /><br />Back to perfume bottles. When I take bottles from cool, dark storage and display them in a sort of "still life" it is usually to remind myself to use the perfume inside the bottles before the fragrance goes bad (or before I'm no longer around to enjoy it). It matters not if the bottles are works of art. If they are, that's a bonus. And yes, fragrance is a prop! The smell of the perfume recreates the individual. I can be a new person every time I change my scent. Gail <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com