tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post3102346270300970282..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Myrurgia 1916-1936carmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74037344424990130922021-10-31T10:01:23.580+01:002021-10-31T10:01:23.580+01:00Hello! my grandmother from Switzerland always used...Hello! my grandmother from Switzerland always used Goyesca hand soap. I don't see any mention of it in your blog or anywhere else for that matter. Do you know if it is still made or has a different name now? The information you have provided in the blog is amazing! thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868794143580143190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74498566026823250362016-08-04T00:17:41.999+02:002016-08-04T00:17:41.999+02:00Incredibly fascinating! I've been looking for ...Incredibly fascinating! I've been looking for information on Maja for years and gave up ... until now! I always come back to it. I was raised by my grandmother and whenever she ran out of Maja, I'd go tot he Mission District here in San Francisco to get more. I had a beautiful bottle from the '80s that I ran out of so I bought another more modern bottle y no me gusta! It's not the same, at all. Anyway, the information about Carmen is spectacular! Apparently, someone else thinks she was special as well. Check of this opera's homage to her work: http://www.operaworld.es/homenaje-miguel-del-arco-la-bailarina-tortola-valencia/Devina https://www.blogger.com/profile/06683991484585598829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-32973196130492839132012-11-23T10:04:23.620+01:002012-11-23T10:04:23.620+01:00Basuranegra, I'm afraid I don't have the d...Basuranegra, I'm afraid I don't have the documents to answer all your questions -- you know more about Maja than I do! I hope some day I can consult the Puig archives, because you're right, history adds such a rich layer to our enjoyment of older fragrances...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-37571003925781544232012-11-22T16:20:41.764+01:002012-11-22T16:20:41.764+01:00Very good work! Thank you for posting all this won...Very good work! Thank you for posting all this wonderful info. if only the Puig group had realized the need for historical information on all the perfumes they have under their umbrella... Provenance, marketers! Provenance sells!<br /><br />Could you possibly post pictures of the various commercial phases of the perfumes? - Bottles, boxes, types of bottles, color - yes, color, - did different color represent a different formulation or degree as other houses do now (EDC, EDT, EDP, P), was it ever sold as a refill at the pharmacy, as other colognes did, etc. <br /><br />I have Maja from 1980 - which I would categorize as from the 1970's decade, Maja from 1999, still made in Spain, and very recent Maja - made in Mexico. The perfume is quite different. The new Maja perfume is almost identical to the soap scent, to the old soap scent, but not to the old perfume scent. <br /><br />The 1980 perfume has an enormous sillage for its perfume type, and a lengthy drydown. The newest perfume has very little sillage and almost immediate drydown effect.<br /><br />My 1980 Maja is a warm yellow, but yesterday I received an old Maja which is green. I have never seen a green Maja. The scent was a tad different than the yellow out of the bottle, a tad stronger with lots of clove jumping out. And reading a little more I found out that it is the Nueva Maja introduced in 1960. Any more about that?<br /><br />When did Puig move the manufacture of Maja to Mexico?basuranegrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396108180167029787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-59925633153463807202008-10-03T12:25:00.000+02:002008-10-03T12:25:00.000+02:00Of course, I always provide the sources when I tra...Of course, I always provide the sources when I translate an entry. Thank you! :)<BR/>I'm glad that there are lots of Spanish visitors because that means that there's a real interest in perfumes in Spain (I hope niche houses notice it too).Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951349809505658744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-81264385597279783122008-10-02T19:04:00.000+02:002008-10-02T19:04:00.000+02:00Isa, no problem at all, if you provide the link fo...Isa, no problem at all, if you provide the link for those readers who do understand either French or English... I've noticed quite a few people are connecting from Spain now!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-33805965724955182462008-10-02T18:05:00.000+02:002008-10-02T18:05:00.000+02:00Hi Carmencanada!Yes, I've translated some of your ...Hi Carmencanada!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I've translated some of your articles, and from other blogs too. There are members of that forum (En Femenino) who don't understand English and I enjoy doing it and sharing all this wonderful entries and reviews with them. I hope it doesn't bother you.Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951349809505658744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-40088208683196485622008-09-30T23:01:00.000+02:002008-09-30T23:01:00.000+02:00Muchisimas gracias, Isa, pero de momento no necesi...Muchisimas gracias, Isa, pero de momento no necesito nada. Y la verdad es que el castellano lo leo bastante bien.<BR/>Are you the one who translated some of my blog entries in the forum enfemenino?<BR/>I'm glad I could enlighten you on Myrurgia. I got it all from the Barcelona exhibition catalogue. Unfortunately, the current versions of Maja and Joya are cheaply made. I would love to smell some of the old ones, especially Maderas de Oriente... There isn't much information on what they actually smelled like, que lastima!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-59430412450060222602008-09-30T15:31:00.000+02:002008-09-30T15:31:00.000+02:00I'm from Spain and nevertheless, I have learnt her...I'm from Spain and nevertheless, I have learnt here a lot about Myrurgia. Thank you very much! <BR/>I know it can sound strange, but I've never smelt Maja or Joya. Actually, I'm only familiar with 1916 Colonia, which I like a lot.<BR/><BR/>If I can be of any help with the translation of some information in Spanish or Catalan, just tell me. I can translate into English and French.Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951349809505658744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31209409392271142002008-09-15T21:21:00.000+02:002008-09-15T21:21:00.000+02:00Thanks for the link, Octavian. This is an intervie...Thanks for the link, Octavian. This is an interview with Ramon Monegal, Myrurgia's perfumer, who I suppose is somehow related to Esteve Monegal, though I couldn't find their exact degree of kinship. I can't understand Catalan 100%, but the interview is pretty general.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76542361489286780072008-09-15T20:03:00.000+02:002008-09-15T20:03:00.000+02:00Here you have an interview with Monegal, the actua...Here you have an interview with Monegal, the actual perfumer:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMQcsjCMTV8&feature=related<BR/><BR/>but it's hard to understand :(Octavian Coifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342689176413052674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51347355776605943572008-09-15T14:42:00.000+02:002008-09-15T14:42:00.000+02:00Scentself, I'm pretty sure your 1916 is the Coloni...Scentself, I'm pretty sure your 1916 is the Colonia, which got a prize at the 1925 Arts Décoratifs exhibition, by the way.<BR/>Finding the catalogue was a windfall: that's where I got all my info. Sadly, it seems to be published only in Catalan and Spanish, with a French translation at the end.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-8982997894833910082008-09-15T14:38:00.000+02:002008-09-15T14:38:00.000+02:00This will be a very handy article for fellow affic...This will be a very handy article for fellow afficionados; when I tried to research Myrurgia half a year ago, I had some trouble coming across a single point of good information.<BR/><BR/>In fact, perhaps you can help me clarify...would the bottle of "1916" cologne I have be the "Colonia de 1916" you list?ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-83085537861388294532008-09-15T10:20:00.000+02:002008-09-15T10:20:00.000+02:00Thank you for the compliment, Millascent, and for ...Thank you for the compliment, Millascent, and for telling us what Orgia smells like. Orange blossom and carnation are really the flowers most associated with Spain... <BR/>Myrurgia seldom gets mentioned because, I think, almost all their scents are discontinued and the remaining ones are sold in drugstores -- at least Maja is, sometimes. I can't remember seeing the others outside of Spain and Latin America.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-27907139764515522142008-09-15T02:53:00.000+02:002008-09-15T02:53:00.000+02:00Thank you for the interesting history of Myrurgia....Thank you for the interesting history of Myrurgia. Your blog is very beautifully done, as well. I have a small bottle of the Orgia. It is a slightly soap/spice musk with aldehydes and carnation and orange flower touches. I think it is my favorite of this house, which I do not see mentioned very often.<BR/>millascentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com