Common acronyms and abbreviations used in reviews and community posts

by Grant Osborne, 25 January 2008

Often abbreviations are used in the community and reviews which may be unfamiliar, here is a quick reference of the most common.

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AA - Aqua Allegoria (Guerlain fragrance range)
A/S - After Shave
AdG - Acqua di Gio
AFAIK - As far as I know
AG - Annick Goutal
ASAP - As soon as possible
ASB - After Shave Balm
BBW - Bath & Body Works
BdP - Bois de Portugal (by Creed)
BF - Boyfriend
BK - Body Kouros (by Yves Saint Laurent)
BN - Basenotes.net
BNIB - Brand New In Box
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
C&S - Czech & Speake
CdG - Comme des Garcons
CK - Calvin Klein
CSP - Comptoir Sud Pacifique
DH - Dear Husband
DW - Dear Wife
EA - Elizabeth Arden
EDP - Eau de Parfum
EDT - Eau de Toilette
EL - Estee Lauder
FBW - Full-Bottle-Worthy
FFD - Female Fragrance Discussion
FM - Frederic Malle
G2 - Gaultier2
GF - Girlfriend
GFT - Geo F Trumper
GIT - Green Irish Tweed (by Creed)
GV - Guerlain Vetiver
GWP - Gift With Purchase
HG - Holy Grail
HTH - Hope that helps
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
JPG - Jean Paul Gaultier
KM - Keiko Mecheri
LMAO - Laugh my ass/arse off
LOL - Laugh out loud
LV - Lorenzo Villoresi
LVMH - Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (owner of Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain and more...)
MdM - Messe de Minuit (by Etro)
MdM - Mouchoir de Monsieur (by Guerlain)
MFD - Male Fragrance Discussion
MI - Millesime Imperial (by Creed)
MKK - Muscs Koublai Khan (by Serge Lutens)
MPG - Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
MUA - MakeUp Alley
NIB - New in Box
NST - Now Smell This
OJ - Ormonde Jayne
OMG - Oh my God!
OT - Off Topic
OV - Original Vetiver (by Creed)
PdN - Patricia de Nicolai / Parfums de Nicolai
PDT - Parfum de Toilette
PH - Pour Homme
POL - Perfume of Life
POTL - People of the Labyrinths
RAOK - Random Act of Kindness
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass/arse off
SA - Sales/Shop/Store Assistant/Advisor/Associate
SIB - Sealed in box
SL - Serge Lutens
SMW - Silver Mountain Water (by Creed)
SO - Significant Other
SOTD - Scent of the Day
SOTE - Scent of the Evening
SOTF - Scent of the Day
T42 - Tea for Two (by L'Artisan Parfumeur)
TBS - The Body Shop
TDC - The Different Company
TdH - Terre d'Hermes
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
TIA - Thanks in advance
TM - Thierry Mugler
V&R - Viktor & Rolf
VdR - Voleur de Roses (by L'Artisan Parfumeur)
VIW - Virgin Island Water (by Creed)
WTF? - What the "Flip"?
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YSL - Yves Saint Laurent

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