tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post5764043902764846724..comments2024-03-25T09:59:02.715-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: Specific Anosmia-JasmineGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-74682310206103869062015-03-22T20:22:06.635-07:002015-03-22T20:22:06.635-07:00@Curtise
I think a dozen years on a farm denied m...@Curtise<br /><br />I think a dozen years on a farm denied me the enjoyment of perfume (why bother when all I could smell was dirt, rotting hay, and cattle (and their dung)) and I'm re-visiting a long-lost love. I'll be the first to admit that my, "hobby" is a bit strange (I like chemistry too, so no huge surprise). Don't feel left out- feel "normal", and "lucky" you don't process life through your sinuses! "It don't all smell like roses" if you know what I mean ;)<br /><br />I post the reviews to hopefully be helpful to someone thinking of making a purchase. Perfume is $$$$ so reading a variety of reviews can be helpful if it is a blind-buy off the internet. <br /><br />A high tolerance to bad odours is a gift!I wouldn't worry about whether you smell-your kids would tell you-children don't hold back with that sort of thing.Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-82989780817104782612015-03-22T15:54:07.312-07:002015-03-22T15:54:07.312-07:00I so want to join in with your perfume discussions...I so want to join in with your perfume discussions, but my sense of smell is hopeless! I wouldn't know the smell of jasmine if my life depended on it, and I certainly can't detect all the notes in a perfume as you can. Not fair! On the plus side, I have a very high tolerance for bad smells, because I hardly notice them... I could have terrible body odour and never know it, though I do try to prevent it! xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-59146714381610089522015-03-21T03:27:04.591-07:002015-03-21T03:27:04.591-07:00I love the idea of rose scented Lysol. They've...I love the idea of rose scented Lysol. They've started selling fragrances you can add-in to your laundry detergent/fabric softener, to "customise" your laundry, though I suspect they still smell medicinal, which seems to be the American idea of clean. <br />BTW,<br />I tried out in good quantity my vintage decant of Djedi, which everyone says is so, "Cold, dry, and exotic." My first thought was, "Curry." After smelling it a bit I could detect turmeric, and methe leaves, along with the orris root and civet. It was hardly exotic, to anyone with a spice cabinet, but I immediately thought of you and that you'd probably be underwhelmed as well.I still can't imagine wanting to wear it, but it isn't nearly as mysterious as described. Calling it a chypre is a bit of a stretch as well. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-49977486429956536062015-03-21T02:24:48.529-07:002015-03-21T02:24:48.529-07:00Interesting.
I don't get a lot of jasmine in S...Interesting.<br />I don't get a lot of jasmine in Shalimar either.<br />Shalimar always seemed a bit 'resinous' more than floral to me though.<br />An interesting aside- "According to Elisabeth Barille, "while examining a sample of vanillin, Jacques Guerlain suddenly poured the entire contents into a nearby bottle of Jicky, just to see what would happen." The result: Shalimar."<br />I can smell jasmine quite well. <br />We have a 'raat ki rani' bush (literally 'queen of the night' in Hindi or 'night blooming jasmine in the US) in our yard that is quite STRONG. You can also buy jasmine scented Lysol in India that can get a bit cloying too. (Another interesting aside, Indian Lysol comes in 6 scents jasmine, lemon, lavender, rose, sandalwood, & the old fashioned pine. Indian Tide laundry detergent has a rose & jasmine fragrance too. WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF FRAGRANCE IN INDIA!!!! WE LIKE COLOR TOO!!!)Bibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558898404184063417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-60545097077357536772015-03-20T21:05:48.182-07:002015-03-20T21:05:48.182-07:00@Beth Waltz
Now you have me wondering what exactl...@Beth Waltz<br /><br />Now you have me wondering what exactly eggs taste like. I mean, unless they're hard boiled I would have a difficult time putting a flavour to them other than a non-descript richness. A fried egg is just a delivery system for butter in my mind. It would be interesting to know what the local feed is (corn, marigold, etc) like. I'll be interested to hear if you can smell them, though I would encourage you to try smelling them raw before they undergo any sort of change.I wonder too if specific pans could alter, or eliminate taste (like Teflon, for example)? That's fascinating, though it does sound frustrating. <br /><br />@Mim<br />That would have to be difficult being unable to recognise people, or moving objects. I'm glad you got it explained as it would be terrifying to think you were slipping into an early dementia. You'd probably still be a better driver than the distracted idiots I encounter on the road trying to text with their phone propped atop the steering wheel, their thumbs on the keys, and their pinkies doing the work of keeping the car aligned. It is frightening out there on the roads-I wish everyone had as much sense as you do for knowing that driving is perhaps something they should avoid. <br /><br />I really must order a decant to see. If it is a naturally derived jasmine, the odds are I won't be able to smell it. <br /><br />Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-23895106260003924932015-03-20T07:31:37.504-07:002015-03-20T07:31:37.504-07:00Oh, anosmia to anything sounds dreadful. A surefir...Oh, anosmia to anything sounds dreadful. A surefire way to test would be to get hold of a sample of Serge Lutens A La Nuit, which is made up of several different jasmines to make what one reviewer called 'Death by jasmine'. I love it, but lots of people find it far too much.<br /><br />Thankfully, I have no anosmias, but I do have mild prosopagnosia (faceblindness) - got diagnosed after I'd been terrified I had early-onset dementia. Turns out I've always been rubbish at identifying people, I just hadn't realised. I think it affects my perception in other ways, as the reason I can't/don't drive is that I don't really see cars. I'll see them if I'm looking for them, but I have to ask myself 'Is there a car coming?' I kind of bimble around in a bubble. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-72960663753279410532015-03-20T04:22:25.620-07:002015-03-20T04:22:25.620-07:00Much relieved you're able to reconstruct a his...Much relieved you're able to reconstruct a history of not smelling that specific scent. I, too, was thinking of a health event when you began this post.<br /><br />I've noticed an inability to taste eggs. We had hens when I was a kid, so I supposed the difference in taste was simply a matter of diet (ours were wild range) or breed. Nope. I've bought fresh local eggs and they are flavorless. Taste and smell are closely related, so now you've got me sniffing at them...<br /><br />On a happier note, just spotted the First Robin of Spring in the patch across the road and the First Ant of Spring on my kitchen cabinet!Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.com