WHY PATCHOULI HAS MADE SUCH A COMEBACK

10 responses to “WHY PATCHOULI HAS MADE SUCH A COMEBACK”

1. Robin

   September 30, 2021 at 1:11 pm

   I wanted about a thousand more words. You know I always hang on every one. Bravo, Neil.

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   • ginzaintherain

     October 5, 2021 at 12:18 pm

     I wanted more words as well!

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2. Bibi Maizoon

   September 30, 2021 at 1:49 pm

   Shabash, Neil!
   Shabash = “Well Done!” in all of South Asia.
   It really surprised me to find that scents with prominent patchouli are not favored in the Indian Subcontinent. The reason is cultural. Patchouli is traditionally used in South Asian cough and cold remedies much like Westerners use eucalyptus and camphor in their cough and cold preparations. So wearing patchouli oil or a fragrance with a noticeable patchouli note to South Asians would be like reeking of cough drops or Vick’s Vaporub to Westerners. Definitely not chic or sexy.

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   • ginzaintherain

     October 5, 2021 at 12:19 pm

     I wonder if that would translate to the Coco Mademoiselle fractionated patchoulis as well? They are wickedly disguised in your favourite ingredient – ethyl maltol.

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3. @makeuprecon

   October 4, 2021 at 9:10 am

   Not in a thousand years could I have imagined Siouxsie and the Banshees being mentioned in a Good Housekeeping article LOL! Your description of patchouli being like a bass note is dead on. Bring on the patchouli, I’m here for it.

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   • ginzaintherain

     October 5, 2021 at 12:16 pm

     I LOVE Siouxsie and the Banshees: I loved that mention as well. I think Bethan flirted with that whole scene for a while, goth/ alternative; I got crushed at the Albert Hall seeing The Cure in 1986.

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4. brielle87

   October 21, 2021 at 2:36 am

   I wish they had had more of your musings on patchouli. How wonderful though!!

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   • ginzaintherain

     October 24, 2021 at 1:17 pm

     I got one sentence!

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     • brielle87

       October 24, 2021 at 1:39 pm

       You deserve so many more!! Your words are magical!
     • ginzaintherain

       November 1, 2021 at 8:11 am

       Too kind!

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