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post #1 of 14
8/26/07 at 11:53am
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In case you're shopping for a femme....http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/st...?ref=tmagazine
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post #2 of 14
8/26/07 at 12:08pm
Thanks Taolady. Excellent article.

Love that description of Tommy Girl.
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post #3 of 14
8/26/07 at 12:26pm
I wouldn't go so far as to say that Coco Mademoiselle is every bit the work of art that No. 19 is. Oh no no no. I think with Chandler, he's either on or hes off - but hes never lukewarm. I think this is definitely an example of him being off - the entire article, really. Terrible choices, not at all surprising.
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post #4 of 14
8/26/07 at 12:41pm
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that Coco Mademoiselle is every bit the work of art that No. 19 is. Oh no no no. I think with Chandler, he's either on or hes off - but hes never lukewarm. I think this is definitely an example of him being off - the entire article, really. Terrible choices, not at all surprising.

A product placement job masquerading as journalism. That's the NY Times style section her you!
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post #5 of 14
8/26/07 at 12:48pm
What's this fascination with Tommy Girl ?
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post #6 of 14
8/26/07 at 1:11pm
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that Coco Mademoiselle is every bit the work of art that No. 19 is. Oh no no no. I think with Chandler, he's either on or hes off - but hes never lukewarm. I think this is definitely an example of him being off - the entire article, really. Terrible choices, not at all surprising.

It's not 19 but Coco Mademoiselle is an excellent fragrance. Same goes for Tommy Girl.

A quality and useful article for what was intended.
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post #7 of 14
8/26/07 at 1:26pm
Love his description of Coco Mademoiselle. A very well balanced and crafted perfume. One of my all-time favorites and usually the first scent I recommend to the young women I know.

Thanks Tao.
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post #8 of 14
8/27/07 at 9:05am
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What's this fascination with Tommy Girl ?

Have you smelled Tommy Girl?

I loved it. It has this minimalism, fresh thing about it, that is very unique and almost 'niche' about it (like a L'Artisan scent). I have described it as sauvignon blanc wine notes, mixed with a very light floral (maybe it's the honeysuckle?). Ms. Becker got this one right!

TG is a woman's fragrance that I would not be afraid of wearing around lots of guys, unlike some of my womans fragrance choices - that's for sure. I will be buying a bottle soon.
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post #9 of 14
8/31/07 at 11:24am
tommy girl is actually a fantastic choice for high school aged girls, i see nothing wrong with the article, altho i have never tried the CK mentioned in it - the chanel and the TG are great choices for the demographic.
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post #10 of 14
8/31/07 at 9:59pm
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What's this fascination with Tommy Girl ?

I concur. Perhaps for elementary school girls? Or middle aged women trying to be perky?
A masterpiece---of marketing.
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post #11 of 14
9/1/07 at 6:37am
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I concur. Perhaps for elementary school girls? Or middle aged women trying to be perky?
A masterpiece---of marketing.

I dont think it should be worn on anyone above 17-18 at most... but its a great starter perfume for 15-16 year olds. you cant expect them all to jump straight into the niches...
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post #12 of 14
9/1/07 at 8:51am
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Originally Posted by zztopp View Post

What's this fascination with Tommy Girl ?

It's a good, simple, very clean scent. Effective but a little boring too.
I don't think it's fantastic or the end-all of clean fresh scents, but it's attractive.

4 stars? that's a bit too much though, 2.5, possibly even 3 if i'm in a good mood. 4 stars if i'm drunk, tired of it all, and i got paid for it, 5 stars? not even for a million $.
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post #13 of 14
9/1/07 at 9:52am
totally underwhelmed, I'll quote myself for a change:
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Thanks for posting these!
I treasure my sample of Tommy Girl. Only a whiff of it can cheer me up for quite a while. Burr looks at it from a different angle, and I do not say that would be wrong. But my impression is he has picked up less than is actually there.

from: http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=198421

Here you can find what L. Turin wrote about Tommy Girl: blogtextweb.pdf / pp. 7 & 11
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post #14 of 14
9/1/07 at 10:10am
Yes, Luca Turin is enamored by Tommy Girl.

But has he smelled it?
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