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Whoopi Goldberg | 05/26/2009 11:00 pm

Whoopi Goldberg on the Best (Chanel No. 5) and Worst (Burnt Hair) Scents

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In response to: What scent do you associate with a pleasurable memory? An unpleasant one?
Whoopi Goldberg
Chanel No. 5. I was a little kid, and I don’t know who was wearing it, but I felt safe. Unpleasant smell – smell of hair burning. I had a little too much to drink, my hair was very long — VERY LONG — and I attempted to stoke the fire in the fireplace, hence I learned that smell was not good.

Read more about: Beauty, Chanel, Christophe Laudamiel, fragrance, Hairstyles, Music, perfume, Style

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Frannie Em

Chanel No. 5 is so classic it has become iconic of an age.  I love it.

You got that right about burning hair.  Yeesh. 

By Frannie Em on 05/27/2009 12:59 am
Heidi W
I know the smell of burning hair well Whoopi and I wasn’t even drinking!  My ankle gave out and I fell face first into a fire pit (we were camping) My then Fiance yanked me out of the pit so fast I didn’t get burned much.  Just a little burn on my cheek bone, my hair got a bit frazzled on top I lost half my eyebrow and one eyeball full of lashes.  The bad thing about this was…it was two weeks before my wedding!  Just call me graceful. :o)
By Heidi W on 05/27/2009 9:01 am
DeBúrca obj
To me Chanel No. 5 is far too heavy. 
By DeBúrca obj on 05/27/2009 11:23 am
Mommy Dearest

DeBurca, dahling, Georgio is too heavy.  Makes No. 5 smell like eau de toilette.

Believe me, dahling, if you stand in an elevator with a woman who is wearing it, you’ll KNOW.

By Mommy Dearest on 05/27/2009 11:28 am
DeBúrca obj
Mommy, are you talking about Giorgio of Beverly Hills? Didn’t another perfume company take over that fragrance and change it a bit?
By DeBúrca obj on 05/28/2009 1:07 am
DeBúrca obj

(Best) the air in Ireland

(Worst) funeral flowers 

By DeBúrca obj on 05/27/2009 11:27 am
Frannie Em
I’ve got to get to Ireland.  
By Frannie Em on 05/27/2009 1:17 pm
DeBúrca obj
When you decide to go let me know and I’ll give you a few tips for your trip!
By DeBúrca obj on 05/28/2009 1:08 am
Frannie Em

I would love that.  We have not gone very far in the  last few years because we were never sure when my son would be home on leave.  His leave dates would always be changed, so we kept to California or wherever he was stationed, but I’ve got the urge to go and have had it for a long time.  Ireland would be a great first stop.  I also miss London.  The great thing is the kids have a good time there - the love it.  My oldest has been to France with a travel/study group in high school, but they have all been asking about Ireland.

Someone told me a long time ago that if you have a certain amount of Irish blood you can get an Irish Passport which makes it easier to travel.  That didn’t sound plausible to me, but I know I could check it out with the Irish Embassy.

How long did you live in Ireland? 

By Frannie Em on 05/28/2009 9:43 am
DeBúrca obj

I lived in Ireland for a year. I’ve travelled there almost yearly since 99.

It used to be if you had a Grandparent from Ireland that you could apply for an Irish passport (you needed proof, like copies of the Grandparent’s birth cert, etc.). I’m not sure if they have changed that because they did tighten up immigration during the Celtic Tiger years when they were getting inundated with immigrants both legal and illegal. 

By DeBúrca obj on 05/28/2009 10:54 am
Frannie Em

Regarding passports; that sounds more plausible.  Darn, I don’t have a grandparent from Ireland.  They came a long time ago - I think my mother was 4th generation here.  Her great great grandparents came over a long time ago.  I think they went through Canada and then came down and settled in Michigan.  Both sides of her family were Irish, the Harts, the Foxes, and the Ashes.  As a child I was always reminded that I was half Irish, and so were about half the other kids in the neighborhood. LOL  

Ireland must be a home away from home for you.  What took you there in the first place? 

By Frannie Em on 05/28/2009 2:05 pm
Serena .

"I had a little too much to drink, my hair was very long — VERY LONG — and I attempted to stoke the fire in the fireplace, hence I learned that smell was not good."

ROFL

By Serena . on 05/27/2009 11:48 am
Serena .

Favorite smell:  a freshly mowed lawn.

 

Least favorite smell:  Southern Comfort … don’t ask.

By Serena . on 05/27/2009 11:51 am
christine w

Best .. the air after a rain .. bread baking .. a wood fire ..

 Worst .. rye whiskey, liver cooking, eucalyptus (funereal) ..

By christine w on 05/27/2009 11:55 am
Frannie Em
Ughhhh - liver cooking. Whew ! My parents wanted us to believe it tasted good too.
By Frannie Em on 05/27/2009 1:19 pm
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