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The decants were from the 250-ml splash, which came new in cellophane. There's still a bunch of that left. This is the 125-ml spray, which has about 75 ml remaining. It came used, without box. I've...

Dark Woods from Chanel (1987)

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Basenotes has paid for itself, I think, if you find at least one really good one.I liked your notes on Versace L'Homme.

I love the summary posts from Earlyn and PStoller - sad to think there used to be Basenotes without Earlyn and PStoller.

Earlyn and I have a lot of agreement in our impressions.

Interesting...

I'm in.

I’m feeling good in Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree.

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I think classic perfume is doing well.

People at estate sales can buy classic perfumes with confidence that they can sell them at a profit on eBay. The non-IFRA artisan market has taken off. It's...

Thank you for the leads! I've ordered some older-looking English Leather to sample - I had found myself mentioning it often - it seemed like I wanted some. It's good to have the option to explore...

I watched an online video about the process this company uses to make their watches, or a similar company, and it was interesting. It's heartwarming to hear your family was so supportive. Too much...

Some blind testing sounds good. I wouldn't go over six or seven samples. Four or five could work just as well. I'd close the group at 8 to 10 people. Someone with four bottles could arrange the whole...

Indie and trendy in Chypre-Siam.

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A veritable haul.

That's not especially pristine looking, I agree.

The bottom of the bottle is curious. The way the "100" came out is poor.

Still, the juice might be fine. There's not really a problem with the...

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For December, I've pulled out Chanel Bois Noir, Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree, Givenchy Gentleman, Hermes Bel Ami, and Rogue Chypre-Siam. These felt festive.

I would recommend Dioramour for fans of the Dior Homme line.

Thank you. It sounds tasty.

I don't know this one, but I think this is a perfect case for Pacoma Gatsby.

Also, Versace L'Homme.

What kind of fragrance is it? Like any of their others?

You should start the thread for it. Bottle pic, the works.

I see it on their site. I don't see it on the samples page yet. Does is smell...

Cheers, Joe. I'm glad it's suiting you. I enjoyed your smelling notes. Keep them coming.



Right on, for Yatagan. That's some tasty juice.

Bel Ami Vetiver and Dior Homme Parfum have a warm, heavy, good-for-winter style. Passing through an airport today, I’ve put on some Dior Homme Parfum. I’ve always liked it, and again today. I think I...

I always want to wear whatever Avecesar is wearing.

You think he's not done?

I think Chypre Siam is easily the best.

I think Derviche is the next best effort.

After that, I like the white florals (Champs Lunaires and Flos Mortis).

I'm surprised by the variety of...

I didn't see if anyone answered - the best short answer might be yes, because although your version is a cologne, I don't know that it changed when they started calling it an edt.

You're finding...

Alex F. - No apologies needed, on the contrary.

I like the color on your Pour Monsieur. On everything, actually, but I was concerned for a second with talk of a 2000's version. That and Givenchy...

I've sampled Drole de Rose, and enjoyed it. I like the name.

Most worn for November:



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Paco Rabanne Pour Homme by Paco...

HouseOfPhlegethon, thank you so much. We stayed in Dublin today. I really like it. It has rained most of the time, which I don't mind - a nice, light rain.

Today was an exploration of Irish...

Our tour guide, Liam, on the Jameson tour smelled so good in Platinum Egoiste. I confirmed with him that it was Platinum Egoiste.

Egoiste again today, such an effortless beauty.

Teardrop, we’re staying in Dublin, but doing a couple bus tours. We’re at Giant’s Causeway at the moment (in the UK!) in the Bushmills area, on the...

"Dana" has not been on my radar, although I do know English Leather. I did think of English Leather in the opening of Totem.

Totem developed quickly, and was soon more like Mouchoir de Monsieur.

I shared these pictures - it turns out they're heart breakers.

It is a good one. Typical late 70s/early 80s. A little like Chanel Antaeus.

Fun alliteration on the cat names! Your boy does look like a George.

I'm finally visiting Ireland. My late grandfather thought of himself as Irish American, and talked about wanting to visit. We...

I can't pull off eight at a time, yet. I've seen you do it, and know you're a pro.

It's hard to do better than personal experience to know what you like!

Thinking back over the samples from Earlyn:

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Givenchy Organza Indecense edp
Givenchy Fleur d'Interdit parfum
Givenchy Extravagance d'Amarige edt

Neutral
Givenchy Amarige parfum...

Yes, cheers Acey. I’ve been in Moschino for a long while now, having landed in Dublin and started touring. I brought Moschino Pour Homme and Egoiste on the trip.

Totem is a companion scent to Mouchoir de Monsieur, a lavender scent with a warm, animalic base. This is even nicer than the Guerlain, which was a 1990s sample, I think. This is more of a...

It’s hard to compare. They’re both so good. Bijan is woodier.

Bijan - 9
Nicole Miller - 8

I do get some laundry musk in Nicole Miller.

Nicole Miller parfum - I think I liked the name of this, so simple, so I asked Earlyn for a sample. Whenever I would suggest something of hers to sample, she would suggest two more on top of that - a...

I don't know Bamboo or Armaf Voyage. I've smelled 1 Million.

1 Million is interesting. I haven't seen it discussed much since I've been on the site. To me, it combines elements of classical...

That was the last sample from my bag of goodies. I'm heartened that you took to most of them.

Today is going to turn into a travel day. I might try to squeeze in the final two before I leave.
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This thread is great, especially for following Trilby Lark and FiveoaksBouquet. I have a couple things pre-plannned to wear today. I'm fine with spontaneity or planning.

I've never tried Layton.

From reading the original post, and some of the followups, I think these were good suggestions:

Fahrenheit
Clive Christian X
Cedrat Boise

From Frederic Malle,...

For overseas shipping, this seems to work. I've had stuff come this way. We had to be specific about the original manufacturer, including an address.

Zesty is the right word for it. A delicious, zesty, patchouli heart.

I think this would work to legally ship cosmetic liquids with more than 70% ethanol by air. I think that's what it says. It depends on how you define things. What's after shave? Eau de Toilette?
...

Today we’re irresistible in Versace L’Homme.

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This is good enough to be a daily fragrance. It’s plenty complex for me, two or three perfumes in one - a citrus, a patchouli, a vanilla....

According to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 73, Subpart D (CFR 173.150(g)(2)), cosmetics sold as retail products containing more than 70% ethyl alcohol by volume are excepted from...

One of the 1920s Chanel's that I had never purchased in a full bottle is Gardenia. I have samples of the edt and edp versions of Gardenia from Les Exclusifs, but I still haven't smelled the vintage....

Balalaika. Ba LaLa Ika. By Lucien Lelong.

I was thinking it smelled like a baby, then I was told I smelled like a [clean] baby diaper.

When it evolves in just a couple minutes, it becomes a...

It's so hard to keep up with the IFRA upheaval. It's a mess. If the dust ever settles, maybe IFRA-compliance and good perfume could be reunited.

There can be some decent IFRA-compliant perfumes -...

The Voulez-Vous presentation is gorgeous.

You have an epic collection, Earlyn.

This one:

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I kid.

I was actually thinking Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche.

My impressions of Lauren were an outlier, it seems. I struggled with it. Given the other comments, I'll likely try it again at some point.

Today we're sampling D'Orsay Voulez Vous parfum.
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Ah yes, George, well, close acquaintances, at least. They go way back. There was supposedly tension early on, when Maymie (also spelled Mamie) was struggling to establish boundaries. The story goes...

Nice one.

Ralph Lauren Lauren is the kind of thing I think I would like in theory. It's another fragrance that smells ambitious, and out there, bringing Armani to mind. But I like Armani, and I don't really...

I’m wearing Ralph Lauren Lauren. We have a cat housemate, Maymie.

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Platinum.

Coromandel edt
31 Rue Cambon edt
Bois des Iles parfum

It's fun and games until your wardrobe comes up three bottles shy.

Epapsiou with barnyard oud.

Before that, it was my son with reformulated Polo (that I had given him - we tossed it).

Polo was released when I was kid, and made a big splash. Chaps and Stetson were also big at the time. My father used English Leather, which I thought was great.

Deodorant was usually my fragrance....

My analogy is with the Polo logo on the otherwise divine shirts. Ralph Lauren made a really solid effort, and added a sort of logo, a signature chemical smell, partly for projection, etc., but more...

Yes, cologne, from around 1990.

This does seem to match the Ralph Lauren style.

I love their heavy-weight sueded cotton fabrics, but the shirts get ruined with the Polo logo.

It looks like a real, vintage bottle of Antaeus to me, but not early 80s. "Eau de Toilette" has been moved to the bottom on the bottle, but not the box. The box has the translations, and a bar code,...

These smelling notes match mine, Martin.

I'm trying Ralph Lauren Safari (1990), not to be confused with Safari for Men (1992).

I was happy with the opening. It almost has a guilty pleasure feeling to it. I like it. There are nice flower...

I was almost making myself laugh thinking of it as Lap-ee-deuce.

I need to try these. Ted Lapidus is one of the most fun to pronounce.

That soap is good. Very good. It has a big influence on how I think of the smell of sandalwood.

I'm curious to see your list and/or narrative of favorite fragrances from the 1970s, or other greatest hits from the 70s that you think others might enjoy, but just aren't for you.

I'm drawn to...

From Tradition, I believe, correct, yes. And it seems to check out: first edition has "France" printed on the bottle.

I can tell the second version is different, but I think it's just as good. I...

I don't think of 60 ml as an odd size. It does show up more in vintage, though, I suppose. Is it coming back, though? Who all uses it now - I'm half guessing: Rogue, Polo, YSL?

That looks like first edition to me. Two ounces of the so-called "grail."

It has Bal-a-Versailles levels of civet in the base.



Did I see Amazone on your swap list?

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Gengis Khan edt today. This and Mouchoir de Monsieur were surprise bonus samples, fragrances I'm sampling myself. The other 10 are bottles I have backed up.

This fragrance is a little of...

I was born again.

Miss Dior would be. It's not yet. I don't wear it much. I might be working up to it. I recognize that it's better than anything I have. I'm not entirely sure how I choose what I wear. A factor with...

There's a fair amount of crossover here. Even who owns what can be slightly vague. Mostly, we play along with gender marketing, and wear what's suggested.

Mitsouko is one of the main crossovers....

Paco Rabanne Pour Homme is having a good month. You'd mentioned Polo fever sweeping the vintage forum before, and I'd seen it before that with Givenchy Gentleman.

I'd love to see stats on the old...

I think it boils down to the idea that it's nice when a good smell lasts, and not so nice when a bad smell lasts. It's no fun when a perfume is causing more harm than good. I wasn't born disliking...

That stuff is crazy good.

I cannot tell. There are a bunch of niche fragrances that sell for good money that smell to me like worse versions of Guerlain L'Homme Ideal edp which can be had for not much from discounters.

I...

It could have the makings of a cult classic. I haven't disliked something this much since Kouros.

I don't know if they're the same. FragranceX is a known quantity to me. We've ordered from them, quick and simple. Same with FragranceNet. I'm in the US. At least a couple other people in this thread...

I can do that. I've been fairly straight on likes, neutrals, and dislikes up to now.

For a big pass like this, my memory limitations come into play, so I have to start summarizing midway.

The...

Jules had a similar response to Amazone.



I agree that it's not at the top of the list of chypres I would recommend. There's way more Mitsouko around, which is also more of my ideal chypre.

They haven't clicked with me, but they've been fun. Not knowing what to expect is fun. I have the seventh and final Givenchy sample in front of me now: 1990s Organza parfum.

I still expect to...

Abu - I always enjoy your smelling notes.

Ponyboi - That is a good looking bottle.

Bonnette - It's great to have a Mistsouko expert in the thread!

Sam in London - We were hoping for your...

Pour Monsieur
Boss
Tuscany
Equipage
Burberrys for Men
Guerlain Vetiver

I'm not into Ho Hang, but I love Ho Hang Club. Azzaro Pour Homme has never clicked with me, but lots of people on here...

Aramis is so good, and on sites such as fragrancenet, fragrancex, and ebay, you can find good pricing for new 100-ml sprays. Havana and Tuscany are where I would start.

A Basenoter of note is...

I had it down as a cross between Barbasol shaving cream and Guerlain Derby, and a big thumbs up.

Organza Indécence is a story of a modern fragrance. Futuristic, even.

This is way too harsh for me.

A thumbs down, hiding in plain sight with the name Indecency.

At best, a modern amber....

I'll decant a healthy portion of CC2.

I'm planning for Givenchy Organza Indecence later today. I'm actually expected to go to the office in person today, so I've gone with Egoiste for the trip.

There are a bunch of vintage ship pics.

I'm not one of the people who gets bent out of shape about the reformulated pics.

I’m laughing about Paco Rabanne Pour Homme up a tree. I’ve worn the same overnight.

I’d like to get samples of everything from this line. From sampling in the shop, it’s a great line, curiously under the radar for how good it is.