• About
  • Login to comment
    • Bluesky
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Archives

A fragrance they don’t make any more

Posted by Robin on 9 October 2009 13 Comments

It had belonged to my nana, who is long dead. She brought it to a family function, and we all put it on and smelt our nana. It was a fragrance they don’t make any more.

— Michael Stipe, talking about a powder compact his sister found, in How Michael Stipe and R.E.M. rediscovered their best songs at the Times Online. Admittedly of limited interest to perfume fans, but hey, it's probably the only chance I'll ever get to quote Michael Stipe on this blog.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: michael stipe

Advertisement


13 Comments

Leave a comment, or read more about commenting at Now Smell This. Here's our privacy policy, and a handy emoticon chart.

  1. miss kitty v. says:
    9 October 2009 at 12:29 pm

    Glad you grabbed the chance, Robin. 🙂 It was a good article nonetheless.

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      9 October 2009 at 12:35 pm

      I thought it was an interesting article too. Hey, we all need to read about something other than perfume every so often 🙂

      Log in to Reply
  2. Joe says:
    9 October 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Ah, memories of R.E.M. days…

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      9 October 2009 at 12:52 pm

      The biggest shocker in the article: MS is about to turn 50. Time flies!

      Log in to Reply
      • Joe says:
        9 October 2009 at 2:40 pm

        Hey, Springsteen just turned 60 and I think Tina Turner is on the verge of 70. Yikes.

        Log in to Reply
        • Robin says:
          9 October 2009 at 2:59 pm

          Ack.

          Log in to Reply
        • Daisy says:
          9 October 2009 at 3:38 pm

          who are they? must be way before my time….. hahahaha

          Log in to Reply
        • Robin says:
          9 October 2009 at 5:18 pm

          HA.

          Log in to Reply
          • Daisy says:
            9 October 2009 at 5:51 pm

            oh, I forgot…..I’m not a juvenile…..I just act like one…..

  3. Dolly says:
    9 October 2009 at 3:13 pm

    Mi dispiace, Robin. Do you remember the fragrance that your Nana wore?

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      9 October 2009 at 5:18 pm

      Jean Nate!

      Log in to Reply
      • Dolly says:
        10 October 2009 at 1:04 pm

        I know! My own also loved that. And Muguet!

        Log in to Reply
    • HarleyQ says:
      11 October 2009 at 11:14 am

      Sadly my Nana wore Jungle Gardenia. In quantity. Shudder. One of the reasons I didn’t start becoming interested in perfume until I was in my late 30s…

      Log in to Reply

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Advertisement

Search

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

List of upcoming Friday projects

15 March ~ swapmeet

3 April ~ damage poll
26 April ~ splitmeet

3 May ~ spring reading poll
17 May ~ Haiku challenge!

 

Back to Top

Home
Archives
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Books

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2025 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.