Basenotes.net...

Boyextraordinare · Post by **Boyextraordinare** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:26 am

comprises roughly a thousand buffoons for every level-headed person who also knows something.

Threads like "Which Frag. to wear to a Funeral" abound.

I finally got banned for breaking their base-noting hearts with a little anecdote concerning the Bijan line, citing that my uncle knew the man before he started his empire and he told my uncle very honestly: "I'm going to start a co. that capitalizes on people's stupidity."

One fellow, allegedly an attorney, concluded that the story must be fabricated because I spelled "Bijan" "Beijan," so I had to excuse myself for not strutinizing the line's name more carefully.

Go there for a good laugh.

Scrapyard Ape · Post by **Scrapyard Ape** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:41 am

So....... which fragrance should I wear at a funeral?

DEF · Post by **DEF** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:15 am

Scrapyard Ape wrote:So....... which fragrance should I wear at a funeral?

Bijan.

IanM · Post by **IanM** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:00 am

DEF wrote:
Scrapyard Ape wrote:So....... which fragrance should I wear at a funeral?
Bijan.

I think you mean Beijan

Ian

Boyextraordinare · Post by **Boyextraordinare** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:42 am

There is, of course, no consistency among the way Persian words and names are written in English.

My immediate family, for example, spells our last name one way, while several of my uncles/cousins/etc go with an alternative sp.

But I bet Bijan was "Beijan" before he launched his line, as it looks slicker on a sign...

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:09 am

I'm not sure I would boast about being banned anywhere. It just doesn't seem clubbable.

Chris

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:58 pm

drmoss_ca wrote:I'm not sure I would boast about being banned anywhere. It just doesn't seem clubbable.

Chris

sustained.

Whistler · Post by **Whistler** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:31 pm

Closing arguments?

Boyextraordinare · Post by **Boyextraordinare** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:42 pm

The Basenotes community is not a club but a pit. I don't belong in a pit so I'm delighted to be banned from it.

There are places from which, I'm sure, you and I wouldn't mind being banned, and about which wouldn't mind, at least secretly, bragging - like jail.

Dave_D · Post by **Dave_D** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:44 pm

B.E...

Well done.

Somewhat like high school there at times. Though there are some very knowledgeable and nice people there also.

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:55 pm

i will admit to using that site every now and then, mostly when i have a certain "note" i want to wear, ill go there and search. i havent been let down once, but thats not to say it cant happen.

there was one time some guy wrote in a review (CK obsession i think) that he liked to wear the fragrance to bed. um.......alright

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:11 pm

Well, there's some interesting stuff on basenotes but you have to dig for it amongst all the nonsense; pages of reviews on some 'designer' drek that smells like two dozen other dept. store scents, and so forth. And some of the dates for scents, Trumpers for example, are just wild. I have no idea who came up with them, or how, but they're just fiction. Honestly, I got more out of reading on the ( mainly ) women's perfume site, makeupalley, before it became accessible only to members, than I did from basenotes. But, I must reiterate that there are SOME knowledgeable gents there, like our collegue Basil for example.
Regards,
Gordon

Boyextraordinare · Post by **Boyextraordinare** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:24 am

Bernard, why not just sign up with makeupalley then?

Because I just did.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:19 pm

Kaveh, I was already spending too much time on these dreadful forums, as it was, for one thing ( chuckle ). Also, since I used to be able to just access it, I was used to that and got irrationally miffed when they went to the 'private' system. And while I did enjoy purusing the site from time to time, in reality, it mostly covered women's scents and so it's usefulness was limited. They had a few very knowledgeable, perceptive gals there though, back when I used to check in a few years ago. That was the first place that I saw validated, my own sense that a lot of the Creed men's and unisex colognes had a weird and unpleasant middle note to them.
Regards,
Gordon

cjc15153 · Post by **cjc15153** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:27 am

I like basenotes because it is filled with people who pay a lot of attention to something I'd never given much thought to. There is a lot of idiocy though (it is the internet after all).

I like SMF more because this site is about a habit or routine rather than an avenue of conspicuous consumption (the sundry ADs not withstanding).

Boyextraordinare · Post by **Boyextraordinare** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:00 am

SMF is replete with bright ppl who've done their HW, and not just with respect to shaving.

Other boards run more on hype and the non-scientific.

Aztecface · Post by **Aztecface** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:22 am

I go there rather frequently. There are a few very knowledgable ladies and gentlemen there. Good place to learn, but at times it can be a silly place. We all have our preferences and I quickly learned who like the same type of things I do.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:47 am

About three years ago basenotes was a very interesting and knowledgable site. But today it's dumbed down dreadfully.

Here's a topic from last year:

'What to wear when you're feeling unwell'

jeez...

joe mcclaine · Post by **joe mcclaine** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:58 pm

Most of the posters are bonkers.

Barking mad, over-reacting, outrageously exaggerating, metro sexual drama-queens!

goose · Post by **goose** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:19 pm

Tim wrote:About three years ago basenotes was a very interesting and knowledgable site. But today it's dumbed down dreadfully.

Here's a topic from last year:

'What to wear when you're feeling unwell'

jeez...

I'm not a member at Basenotes, but an outsider could look at quite a few of the topics we have discussed that would sound ridiculous.

Clint