Today I went to a giant mall i had never been to before and i noticed a little perfume shop that was WALL-to-WALL with cool stuff. Not really any niches, mostly designer, but all kinds of stuff I never see in the states. There were a few middle-Eastern guys sitting in the back talking. I went in and one of them asked me if he could help me. I felt terrible because I just wanted to stand there and gawk at everything, meanwhile he was just standing there twiddling his thumbs waiting for me to buy something and leave. I inquired about Ungaro III and he opened a box so that I could test it. I felt bad that he did that, and I told him not to, but he opened it anyway.
Ungaro wasn't bad. Kind of reminded me of Michael or something. An old "daddy" scent. I hated the bottle, otherwise maybe... I saw DKNY Energy but didn't test it.
They had some Creeds. I tested Erolfa on one arm and MI on the other...I don't know. I really expected more out of Erolfa. It wasn't as evocative of the sea as I'd hoped. Not bad, but after a while I kind of disliked it.
MI... I just don't know. I sort of liked its similarity to Himalaya- the Creed house note. Yet, it seems kind of wish-washy. Like I said in another post, my complaint with Creeds is their lack of structure- all flesh, no bones. I know girls are supposed to love MI. They wanted $130 for a big bottle. I'm mulling it over.
I felt like buying SOMETHING. I didn't want to make the guy open everything, but I saw that they had Joop! Rococo Homme. I knew it wasn't anyone's favorite, but I liked the bottle and I like peppery scents so I bought some. Honestly I don't think it's anything special at all. Perhaps I'll get more out of it in time. I don't dislike it- it smells like peppery fruit punch, but it's a bit weak and not unique enough. I was expecting more of a "statement" from it. It needs something of a "grabber" note. Something bizarre.
So anyway. Still thinking about MI.
Ungaro wasn't bad. Kind of reminded me of Michael or something. An old "daddy" scent. I hated the bottle, otherwise maybe... I saw DKNY Energy but didn't test it.
They had some Creeds. I tested Erolfa on one arm and MI on the other...I don't know. I really expected more out of Erolfa. It wasn't as evocative of the sea as I'd hoped. Not bad, but after a while I kind of disliked it.
MI... I just don't know. I sort of liked its similarity to Himalaya- the Creed house note. Yet, it seems kind of wish-washy. Like I said in another post, my complaint with Creeds is their lack of structure- all flesh, no bones. I know girls are supposed to love MI. They wanted $130 for a big bottle. I'm mulling it over.
I felt like buying SOMETHING. I didn't want to make the guy open everything, but I saw that they had Joop! Rococo Homme. I knew it wasn't anyone's favorite, but I liked the bottle and I like peppery scents so I bought some. Honestly I don't think it's anything special at all. Perhaps I'll get more out of it in time. I don't dislike it- it smells like peppery fruit punch, but it's a bit weak and not unique enough. I was expecting more of a "statement" from it. It needs something of a "grabber" note. Something bizarre.
So anyway. Still thinking about MI.
;D 8-)
