What’s Behind Your Basenotes Username?

[kosui no kaori]

I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong forum!

This is not so much about fragrance, but rather about the members of Basenotes.

I’ve noticed and come across so many interesting usernames here! I’d love to ask all of you - what’s the story behind the username that you’ve chosen?

Is it a play on your name? A reference to fragrance? Perhaps a nod to something you love and enjoy?

If you would like to share, I would love to hear about it.

 

[Deleted member 26364523]

Bonheur in French means Happiness. My family is from Nice France.

 

[kosui no kaori]

Bonheur in French means Happiness. My family is from Nice France.

That’s lovely!

 

[hednic]

It's a composite of two names.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

I think it's pretty self explanatory, I'm from California.

As for the avatar, if you've seen the 1999 film The Matrix you will recognize this individual.

 

[bigelly]

My name is Elliot and I’m a reasonably big boy and my avatar is my dog, Teddy

 

[kosui no kaori]

It's a composite of two names.

I like your avatar as well.

I think that hyenas are greatly under appreciated.

 

[kosui no kaori]

I think it's pretty self explanatory, I'm from California.

As for the avatar, if you've seen the 1999 film The Matrix you will recognize this individual.

Keanu Reeves is a favorite of mine.

I don’t put much value in celebrities, and you see them quite often between the North Shore and NYC; I’m sure the same can be said with California - but Mr. Reeves is someone I truly get excited about, because he is just so authentically a nice person.

We’ve seen him a couple of times in the city, and he’s very well known for being very humble, down-to-earth, and kind.

 

[kosui no kaori]

My name is Elliot and I’m a reasonably big boy and my avatar is my dog, Teddy

Teddy is a very handsome boy!

 

[bigelly]

Teddy is a very handsome boy!

He certainly is! He takes after his owner!!! 😂

 

[kosui no kaori]

He certainly is! He takes after his owner!!! 😂

😁

 

[GRISMONTAIGNE]

My favorite name in all of fragrance. Im still pissed at Dior for changing it.

 

[kosui no kaori]

My favorite name in all of fragrance. Im still pissed at Dior for changing it.

I’m not familiar with it - now I’m curious!

 

[Salumbre]

Mine comes from my inexact memory of a poem by a Cuban writer called Mariano Brull. He was a friend of French poet Paul Valéry, whom he translated (magnificently) into Spanish.

It is a gorgeous poem he wrote for one of his daughters, almost entirely made up of sonorous nonsense words. It's like pure music. Read it aloud and enjoy!

Jitanjáfora​

Filiflama alabe cundre
ala olalúnea alífera
alveola jitanjáfora
liris salumba salífera

Olivia oleo olorife
alalai cánfora sandra
milingítara girófora
zumbra ulalindre calandra.

 

[kosui no kaori]

Mine comes from my inexact memory of a poem by a Cuban writer called Mariano Brull. He was a friend of French poet Paul Valéry, whom he translated (magnificently) into Spanish.

It is a gorgeous poem he wrote for one of his daughters, almost entirely made up of sonorous nonsense words. It's like pure music. Read it aloud and enjoy!

Jitanjáfora​

Filiflama alabe cundre
ala olalúnea alífera
alveola jitanjáfora
liris salumba salífera

Olivia oleo olorife
alalai cánfora sandra
milingítara girófora
zumbra ulalindre calandra.

This is beautiful!

One can’t help but smile, reading this aloud - although I definitely stumbled my way through it 😂. The boys have the day off from school, so we’re doing a lot of reading this afternoon - this was nice to add in to the mix.

My husband speaks a bit of Spanish, so I will ask him to read it to the boys and I tonight. Thank you for sharing!

 

[stuigi]

First name Stu. Some of my Italian friends started calling me Stuigi years ago, perhaps because it sounded like the common Italian name Luigi.

 

[kosui no kaori]

First name Stu. Some of my Italian friends started calling me Stuigi years ago, perhaps because it sounded like the common Italian name Luigi.

Clever!

 

[Pippin06]

Keanu Reeves is a favorite of mine.

I don’t put much value in celebrities, and you see them quite often between the North Shore and NYC; I’m sure the same can be said with California - but Mr. Reeves is someone I truly get excited about, because he is just so authentically a nice person.

We’ve seen him a couple of times in the city, and he’s very well known for being very humble, down-to-earth, and kind.

This is what I've always heard too. So refreshing. Loved him in "A Walk in the Clouds."

 

[Deleted member 26364523]

My favorite name in all of fragrance. Im still pissed at Dior for changing it.

I agree, Gris Dior just sounds stupid! Should have left it alone.

 

[kosui no kaori]

This is what I've always heard too. So refreshing. Loved him in "A Walk in the Clouds."

A great movie!

 

[Salumbre]

Keanu Reeves is a favorite of mine.

I don’t put much value in celebrities, and you see them quite often between the North Shore and NYC; I’m sure the same can be said with California - but Mr. Reeves is someone I truly get excited about, because he is just so authentically a nice person.

We’ve seen him a couple of times in the city, and he’s very well known for being very humble, down-to-earth, and kind.

This is what I've always heard too. So refreshing. Loved him in "A Walk in the Clouds."

Check him out playing a twisted version of himself in Always Be My Maybe (Netflix). A sweet movie, and he's HILARIOUS in it.

 

[kosui no kaori]

Check him out playing a twisted version of himself in Always Be My Maybe (Netflix). A sweet movie, and he's HILARIOUS in it.

Thanks for the heads up - can’t wait!

 

[cuir foul]

Cuir Foul = Queer Fowl = Odd Duck, a saying meaning "strange person".

 

[Toxicon]

Mine comes from a recent poetry collection: Toxicon & Arachne by Joyelle McSweeney. I had just read it (and loved it) around the time I signed up. It's dark, bombastic, playful, and harrowing in turns. Not exactly light reading, but pretty much exactly what I want in poetry.

https://nightboat.org/book/toxicon-and-arachne/

 

[RedRaider430]

Combination for me, too.

I'm a big Texas Tech Red Raider fan, and I used to drive a Lexus SC 430 convertible.

 

[deadaccount]

It's my name and my surname shortened my full surname is stupidly long and I draw.

 

[JBHoren]

It's my name and my surname shortened my full surname is stupidly long and I draw.

Huh. I figured the "LR" (given the "draws") meant you're ambidextrous.

 

[deadaccount]

Huh. I figured the "LR" (given the "draws") meant you're ambidextrous.

The LR stands for Lloyd-Roberts and I'm right handed.

 

[thrilledchilled]

It just occurred to me when I registered.

 

[kosui no kaori]

Cuir Foul = Queer Fowl = Odd Duck, a saying meaning "strange person".

I love this!

 

[kosui no kaori]

Mine comes from a recent poetry collection: Toxicon & Arachne by Joyelle McSweeney. I had just read it (and loved it) around the time I signed up. It's dark, bombastic, playful, and harrowing in turns. Not exactly light reading, but pretty much exactly what I want in poetry.

https://nightboat.org/book/toxicon-and-arachne/

Just ordered the paperback - thank you!

 

[kosui no kaori]

Combination for me, too.

I'm a big Texas Tech Red Raider fan, and I used to drive a Lexus SC 430 convertible.

Nice!

 

[kosui no kaori]

It's my name and my surname shortened my full surname is stupidly long and I draw.

I’ve recently noticed that your avatar is a drawing of yours … It’s beautiful.

 

[kosui no kaori]

It just occurred to me when I registered.

Very catchy.

Somehow the sea lion fits in with it, too.

 

[deadaccount]

I’ve recently noticed that your avatar is a drawing of yours … It’s beautiful.

It's a drawing I made way back in May was really happy with it.

Behance

 

[ErroneousFact]

It's a contradiction like my favorite cologne Calvin Klein Contradiction.

 

[JBHoren]

I've been using it for the past 70+ years; via UUCP and the Internet, since 1984.

 

[kosui no kaori]

It's a drawing I made way back in May was really happy with it.

Behance

You’re very talented! 👏🏻

Also … Attack On Titan! Yes!

What is your preferred medium? Is that pencil, or pastels?

 

[kosui no kaori]

It's a contradiction like my favorite cologne Calvin Klein Contradiction.

I quite liked your username from the start.

Very clever.

 

[deadaccount]

You’re very talented! 👏🏻

Also … Attack On Titan! Yes!

What is your preferred medium? Is that pencil, or pastels?

Pencils had people mistake my work for Watercolours in the past it is not.