 | Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger by PradaOne of the most impressive openings of a fragrance (to be fair I am a fan of orange blossom). So much so that I was tempted to buy it 30 seconds after smelling it. I did not, but after trying it several more times it was to good to pass up. 8th January, 2010. |
| | Eau de Gentiane Blanche by HermèsA unique, and ultimately impressive, take on the cologne genre. The notes are well-balanced and the juxtaposition of the notes creates a bone-dry, quiet, musky scent. 8th January, 2010. |
| | Eau de Campagne by SisleyAgree with Vibert. This is indeed an uncompromising green scent. Its tart opening may be too much for most people but patience will give way to an exceptional dry, herbal, slightly woody scent. It reminds me of my childhood, the simple pleasure of playing and tumbling in the grass. 8th January, 2010. |
| | Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta by Acqua di ParmaAn excellent fragrance made in the style of an eau de cologne. Has surprisingly good longevity for a cologne. 27th October, 2009. |
 | A Scent by Issey MiyakeA soapy, green, clean scent, which is interesting only because it did not severely disappoint me (having had such low expectations on account of Miyake's L'Eau and its assorted flankers) 6th September, 2009. |
| | Rose by Czech & SpeakeThis is a light rose scent. It is less complex than C&S Dark Rose. There is something in it which gives it a "sharpness", which appears to be common in many of C&S fragrances. 23rd February, 2009. |
 | Citrus Paradisi by Czech & SpeakeUrgh, I get a dried cat pee smell. 23rd February, 2009. |
| | Lalique White by LaliqueThe drydown is very good, which surprised me a little because the top and middle notes were very average and forgettable. 21st February, 2009. |
| | Un Jardin sur le Nil by HermèsOriginally disliked it when I smelled it on paper, but gave it another go on my skin and now I do enjoy it. Not sure if I would blow all that money for it, though. 21st February, 2009. |
| | Timbuktu by L'Artisan ParfumeurPurchased it after testing it for a few days, and now one of my favourite scents. Unique, refreshing, and generally very well made. Only downside is that it does not last long on my skin. 21st February, 2009. |
| | Eau des Merveilles by HermèsLove, love, love this. Perfectly wearable for a man, and also well suited for the climate that I'm in (i.e., sunny whole year through). The orange note is very prevalent but its anchored/ mutated by the wood notes. As with most Hermes scents, it is very well made. 21st February, 2009. |
| | Rive Gauche pour Homme by Yves Saint LaurentA lot of people have raved about it, but unfortunately I get a headache when I smell it. It could be that it is just too strong - even now, as the strip is sitting on my desk about one arm lengths away, I can smell it. Plus, in terms of originality, it is sorely lacking. As many have pointed out, it smells like a lot of the old fragrances which men would wear, like Brut. 19th February, 2009. |
| | Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc by BulgariHmm I'm going to give this a thumbs up despite some misgivings about how I think they may have overdone the floral and sweet aspect of this scent, at the expense of the tea note. The tea note is quite beautiful, and is different from the tea notes in other Bulgari scents to me at least makes it unique. 11th February, 2009. |
| | Passage d'Enfer by L'Artisan ParfumeurOn the dry down I could not distinguish from CdG's Kyoto. Which doesn't make it bad, just non-unique although I note that Kyoto did come out in 2002 while this came out in 1999. So perhaps CdG is doing the imitating here. 11th February, 2009. |
| | Tea for Two by L'Artisan ParfumeurPhew! What a gourmand scent this is! If it were food, I would eat it but alas it is a fragrance and I think it is simply too overpowering and too gourmand-ish for a fragrance. It certainly is inappropriate in the hot and humid conditions of Singapore where I live. 11th February, 2009. |
| | Starwalker by Mont BlancPretty offensive generally. It is one of those generic air-freshener-in-an-airconditioned-room fragrances. Pretty sharp when it starts off and stays sharp for quite a while. I kept sniffing it hoping that it would mellow down but alas it was not to be. 3rd February, 2009. |
| | Bulgari pour Homme Soir by BulgariA clean scent, with an excellent tea note. I've not tried that many fragrances with tea notes but I must say this is one of the better ones, with good execution. As with most Bulgari scents, it is subtle, and longevity is just so-so (I would say about 3-4 hours). I think it is more an office fragrance than anything else, as it does not impose on the people around you. 4th January, 2009. |
| | Tumulte pour Homme by Christian LacroixPhew, cedar all the way! I do not smell anything much apart from this. I get bored of the scent very quickly and I have only worn it a couple of times at the most. I live in Singapore, which is sunny 365 days a year, and the cedar smell is just not suited for the kind of weather that Singapore has. 4th January, 2009. |
| | Bulgari pour Homme Extreme by BulgariI bought this about 6 months ago, got bored of it because it was too subtle, moved on to other fragrances. Then I rediscovered it and I must say that after having gone through quite a number of frags, I think I am a fan of subtlety and understatement (although one could say that being the Extreme version, the normal version should be even more subtle - but If I do remember correctly, the normal version was just different and unappealing to me - I think I concur with the other reviewers who say that the original is just different). 4th January, 2009. |
| | Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme by Dolce & GabbanaI'm new to perfumes and was trying out a couple of them. Tried the ones that most large stores were pushing (Polo Ralph Lauren, CK, Hugo Boss, etc) and did not like any one of them. There was something common from them which I did not enjoy. I eventually settled on Dunhill by Aldred Dunhill (the one from 2003) for a while, but after using it for a couple of months, I wanted to try something new. 16th August, 2008. |
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