Brexit

Varian, I too am a Diorissimo fan. A friend sprayed me with some her mother had been given when we were both 16 and off to a Sixth form dance and it has been my favourite perfume ever since. I used to use alternative lily-of-the- valley scented perfumes for many years as I could not afford the real thing, but they never cut the mustard.

Now I buy it on Brittany Ferries when we go to France. Not cheap, but much cheaper, even than in France.

Brexit has morphed into Fashion and Perfume

Well when we think about the dire consequences of brexit, we need to start thinking about our priorities when it comes to stockpiling.

Perfume and designer clothes?

what about my L'Occitane hand cream?

Brexit, but better than morphing into a left/extreme left political tennis.

With a the French winning the World Cup and a Welshman having won the Tour de France. we could morph to a discussion about the Entente Cordiale

Nobody needs "designer" clothes but a good perfume can work wonders

Jalima
Yes, it’s morphed into designer gear and parfum, soon it will be lattes, Notting Hill house prices and Tuscany villa holidays.

Be careful, we might soon get a huge Wikipedia cut n paste on the history of Chanel/ Dior.

crystaltipps

Crystaltipps & Mamacaz
Put the claws away, it's not a nice look.

Claws? I was amused, Petra, and still am

An american friend called him Jeevonshi - a bit pretentious ?

How would you pronounce it Fennel?

I was wondering that too MawBroon

But I didn't ask for fear of seeming stupid

Claws? It was a joke? no offence intended just a comment on the way this thread is evolving ???

I call him Gi ven chy, hard G.
But I suppose Jeevonshi is the proper french pronunciation.

Oh, I've always pronounced it with a soft 'G'
Not that I need to say it very often!

Well yes Fennel! And you just back from living in France
“Ge” and “gi” are pronounced “zh”, while” ga, go “ and “gu” are pronounced with a hard g , “ch” is “sh” and “y” is “ee “
What else?

Just had a thought, maybe I am confusing you with somebody else, apologies if so!

Or even a cut and paste on the pitfall's of capitalism. Your pensions clearly go further than mine....the nicest scent for me is Pears soap.

^“Ge” and “gi” are pronounced “zh”, while” ga, go “ and “gu” are pronounced with a hard g , “ch” is “sh” and “y” is “ee “
What else?^

The bit I'd query, MawBroon is the 'ee' sound. Trying desperately to remember if the letter 'i' is pronounced as 'i' (pin) or 'ee' in French.

The French 'i' is pronounced as ee but short, iyswim?

whereas we may say for 'ee' in English - eey
the French 'i' is a quicker 'ee'

I think - where's MawBroon?

As in what French word, Jalima?

(That's what I couldn't dredge up from the depths of my brain, a French word with 'i' in it!)

Um, were we talking about Givenchy?

Not a word which trips off my tongue daily.

Whatever his name, I love this coat:

www.pinterest.com/pin/521291725589369073/
I tried to find a pattern for it, but no success.
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