tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post5153483065280923461..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: The Bulb Backlash (and the Enduring Mystery of Lush)Nigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-8623741632960474382009-01-09T14:55:00.000+00:002009-01-09T14:55:00.000+00:00Excellent idea Mark - and JJ I have often stood ...Excellent idea Mark - and JJ I have often stood in that very spot and wondered what on earth their cheese must taste like after prolonged exposure to those fumes from nextdoor...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-44446170032011275652009-01-09T14:25:00.000+00:002009-01-09T14:25:00.000+00:00The original Cologne business in Koln smells like ...The original Cologne business in Koln smells like an Algerian brothel, I am reliably informed. Incidentally 4711 derives from the street number of the shop (still there today) which is the result of the French occupation during the Franco whatsit war when the froggies gave all of the houses numbers instead of names, lacking in soul the cheese scoffers. Best scent of all, wood smoke from beech.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-47783174747541099632009-01-09T14:17:00.000+00:002009-01-09T14:17:00.000+00:00Ay, a cold grey day, the air hangs freezing in, er...Ay, a cold grey day, the air hangs freezing in, er, the air. It's goodbye to "sunshine of your love" and hello to "weak rays of low-energy light-bulb relationships". I've no more old-style bulbs in the house and most of the lamps won't take the new-style bulbs because they are taller. Darn. Time to show Gordon and co the harsh sunshine of some flamethrower lurv. That's a good point from Joe. I wonder if anyone has tried rubbing their face with cheese after shaving? The milk and oils in it would surely act as an emollient. Just think of the profits. Cheese repositioned as a cosmetic could be sold for five or ten times more.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-36324074814074415152009-01-09T14:04:00.000+00:002009-01-09T14:04:00.000+00:00Quite possibly the most unpleasant place in London...Quite possibly the most unpleasant place in London to stand is between Lush and the cheese shop in Victoria Station. It brings tears to your eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-71843649878696705882009-01-09T13:34:00.000+00:002009-01-09T13:34:00.000+00:00Actually JJJJ I don't see that as an either/or - I...Actually JJJJ I don't see that as an either/or - I use the balms (being prone to razor rash etc) and a cologne. L'Occitane's Quatre Voleurs is my favourite, or the more straightforward Givenchy Gentleman (or Guerlain's Héritage - Aargh what's happened to this blog? Enough with the male scents...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-82018146440486548882009-01-09T12:32:00.000+00:002009-01-09T12:32:00.000+00:00Even by todays advertising standards soapmongers s...Even by todays advertising standards soapmongers seem to hold the public in utter contempt, insulting the intelligence with pseudoscientific biobabble or extolling the virtues of faux-natural ingredients. Annoyingly, alcohol based aftershave seems to have gone the same way as bars of soap, replaced by tubes of gunk. All that's left now are countless greasy greasy balms so that after a shave it feels one has just eaten an entire KFC thrift bucket blindfolded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-82977468143302866212009-01-09T10:53:00.000+00:002009-01-09T10:53:00.000+00:00For twelve months now, at the insistence of Malty ...For twelve months now, at the insistence of Malty towers green faction, aka Frau Malty we have been lurching around the house after dark, bumping into stuff, ending up in the wrong rooms, knocking over the Ming (I jest) unable to read or find the remote, losing dogs etc.<BR/>The reason for this discord, Phillips low energy, zero light output, bulbs.<BR/>Enough of this nonsense I say, candles give off more light.<BR/>If lush goes bust we once again will be able to walk along Princess St without respirators.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-13273492962905811572009-01-09T10:47:00.000+00:002009-01-09T10:47:00.000+00:00I hate those low-energy bulbs - they emit a dirty,...I hate those low-energy bulbs - they emit a dirty, greasy light that instantly depresses.<BR/><BR/>As for Lush, it is futile to comment on the place if you are male. It is a feminine mystery, like the movie 'Beaches'.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com