![]() Tell them malmsteen is better than anyone technically. Go tell people you like usher in some music forum. Regarding snobbery, I see it happen in varying degrees though I find basenotes much better than equivalents. They get sad or even angry when they -more often than not- dislike them. They make their friends listen to the stuff they like, hoping them to like it. These people do this for pleasure on their own. They don't seek out mood setters like sade or barry white -or contemporary equivalents. People who are that into it, move beyond the functionality. At any rate, stuff different than the mainstream. People who are more interested in music than normal, almost invariably goes towards classical, jazz or tech/prog rock. It's not about cheapness, it's about public appeal versus specialized & informed tastes. Still similar things happen in the context of music. Is he being snobbish, or is he forgetting that scents have more than one purpose - other than to just exquisitely please refined noses? Turin writes " Why, oh why do people pay real money to get the smell of their shampoo played louder, and in a form that doesn't even wash your hair?"įor me, the answer was simple - because I damn well want to smell fresh all of the day, not just some of the day using the works of art he thinks are good.Īnd I could have given the same response for Laguna, which is described in the book as a scent for Moscow night time taxi drivers to wear. In particular, that of Azzaro Chrome - a scent which had kept me feeling fresh all day, day after day, when doing the hard walking around hot cities in Europe, where most of the other scents I'd tried had conked out early in the day. Getting back to scents, several reviews in Perfumes The Guide left me aghast. Yes, I've seen the same sort of thing in discussions of say eyepieces at Astronomy sites - the latest 100º Naglers are the best eyepieces ever, and everything else is junk in comparison. But even those frags may represent a person's way into this hobby, much as Adidas Moves was for me (and still not a bad one to throw on for the gym, though it is clearly made of cheap stuff). A select few I find disagreeable on principle or because they are simply too damn cheaply made and/or too generic (the Big Ponys). Some I dislike but respect immensely (Parfum d'Habit comes to mind), some I just dislike (Pinaud Bay Rum). I only meant that we're all exercising abnormally high levels of discernment - relative to the general population - merely by participating here.Īnyway, it's rare that I actually look down on any frag. Anyway, I agree that having preferences is not snobbery. It's not necessarily discussion of preferences so much as having an educated opinion that seems to elevate people to elitist status in the eyes of those who don't share their passion. Still, most people would view anyone who dedicates free time to discussion of luxury fragrance an elitist on some level. I get what you're saying about aloofness, and in that regard perhaps snob is the wrong term. I'd like to see some passion injected into this industry, and this guys has that.Thanks for the compliment. Regardless, hope Aaron does well and is very successful with all he does. Maybe one day he will get proper distribution in North America. ![]() I just wish I could sample his stuff but the site does not ship to Canada or US. Anyone who has followed him will know that. He is open about using synthetics and wouldn't use the word "vegan" to mask that fact. The guy just seems like a caring individual who doesn't wanna to support the cruelty of animals in the beauty industry. ![]() Some people see that word, get triggered, and think: "Self righteous hippy with dreads, eating hay whilst harnessing crystal energy, telling others how to live their life". just own that you've smelled modern perfumes.Īs far as the Vegan stuff, good for him. It takes away from creativity in the industry. It's appalling that the Sauvage's, Carbon's, and Explorer's exist to recreate the Aventus vibe (and countless niche clones). but then he will go and smell Aventus and get angry because he says he knows the fragrance and knows it's been rehashed over and over again. He will say he hasn't smelled any modern fragrances because he's been so involved with his own creations. I can see how being in the public light can do that. Maybe it's because he's very careful with what he says, and then other times he will remove the filter and speak his mind. However, he does seem to contradict himself at times. Guy is very entertaining to watch and I'd love to sit down with him and talk about fragrance, life, and whatever else comes up. I like Aaron's passion and what he stands for.
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