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Dior's Jules

post #1 of 24
9/27/05 at 7:47am
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Does anybody know if Jules is still in production ? Also if anybody would like to share some experiences with this scent , I shall be grateful.
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post #2 of 24
9/27/05 at 8:37am
It is dark and masculine and rugged. It is very good. I believe it can be purchased in Europe and can be found occasionally on Ebay.
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post #3 of 24
9/27/05 at 8:47am

Hy, Sandelwood,
Jules is still avaibel in France (at any Dior-Depot).
You can look on Dior-Homepage (but remeber nly the french-pages !!)
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post #4 of 24
9/27/05 at 9:39am
Is there anything more current to compare it to...they have a big bottle of it in a frag shop here in MD.
However, I've been trying to sample it for the past 2 months and the SA won't crack it open for me...She says
its the only one they have and I have been the only one inquiring in months....
Any thoughts?
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post #5 of 24
9/27/05 at 9:59am
Have bought a bottle 3 years ago in St Tropez, France...It isn't discontinued, but is has not the original bottle anymore..
Its a kind of black-pepper / leather (correct me if I'm wrong) scent..I m afraid there is nothing to compare it with...Had compliments on this scent.. very rare to smell nowerdays
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post #6 of 24
9/27/05 at 10:08am
is it like Piper Nigrum?
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post #7 of 24
9/27/05 at 10:14am
No. Not at all like Piper Nigrum. It is a distant cousin to Bel Ami (Jules has less spice, is darker, and is less smooth) and Trussardi Uomo. It is closer to the Trussardi than Bel Ami.
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post #8 of 24
9/27/05 at 10:52am
Hmmmm....sounds like it could be a winner for me then.
I like Bel Ami but the spiciness makes me 2nd guess it.
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post #9 of 24
9/27/05 at 1:39pm
One of the all-time greats.

A comparisn to Bel Ami is definitely called for.

My local perfume shop had 1 3.3 oz bottle that they were selling for at least $90.00; if anyone is interested, I can check again.

I also bought a bottle in Vancouver Canada from theperfumeshoppe.com
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post #10 of 24
9/27/05 at 1:52pm
Oh yes still exist harrods has it.

Souvenirssssssssssss


a great classic

laurent
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post #11 of 24
9/27/05 at 7:06pm
*Sheds a single tear*

I so wanted to love Jules. Throughout my entire life, people have called me Jules. Its just always been my nickname. I know it sounds kind of corny, but its got a coolness factor if some one asks what you are wearing. Imagine my disappointment when I smelled the bottle I had gotten blind. It smelled like a close relative of Kouros. This thick dry leather with that urine soaked bathroom note. I swapped it within an hour of getting it. Oh how I wanted to love Jules.

*shudder*
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post #12 of 24
9/27/05 at 7:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by IPaidForThisName

*Sheds a single tear*

I so wanted to love Jules. Throughout my entire life, people have called me Jules. Its just always been my nickname. I know it sounds kind of corny, but its got a coolness factor if some one asks what you are wearing. Imagine my disappointment when I smelled the bottle I had gotten blind. It smelled like a close relative of Kouros. This thick dry leather with that urine soaked bathroom note. I swapped it within an hour of getting it. Oh how I wanted to love Jules.

*shudder*


Did you say Kouros? I gotta try this one out.
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post #13 of 24
9/27/05 at 9:32pm
There are still a few bottles floating around on the back of shelves in stores in my city. I sprayed some on just after reading this thread and now I think Jules is the bomb. I think I bought my bottle a year or two ago but I've only worn it once or twice. Now it is shockingly fantastic (sorry Julian). Setamp is right comparing it to Trussardi Uomo; it has the same wet buttery smooth softness the Trussardi has, but where Trussardi has some rose Jules seems to have some harsher herbals that put a green and vegetal thing into the middle. I like it a lot but it seems locked into eighties-chic somehow.

Great stuff. So well rounded it would be an excellent signature scent for someone.
--Chris
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post #14 of 24
9/27/05 at 10:18pm
Very precise desription Setamp and DustB. I so love this fragrance.
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post #15 of 24
9/28/05 at 8:22am
I thought I loved it... I got a sample from a generous Basenoter and I absolutely loved it at first sniff and most of the way throughout the drydown but at the bottom, there is something that becomes foul on my skin. I haven't a clue what it is and looking at the notes doesn't help at all. I wish I could figure it out because up until that point, it's magic. And BTW, I love Kouros. ;D

Eric
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post #16 of 24
9/28/05 at 9:44pm
I've been told that Jules has apparent STRAWBERRY note, is that true?
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post #17 of 24
9/30/05 at 3:35pm
There was a news story this morning about the possible auctioning of "stuff" from the estate of Ferdinand Marcos. While they talked they showed old footage of what I suppose was his bedroom...lots of clothes and shoes and jewels strewn about....and there on the dresser was a HUGE bottle of JULES. Perhaps 32oz? Anyway it made me think of this thread.
I wonder if that will be part of the auction? :
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post #18 of 24
9/30/05 at 3:47pm
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Was it the old or the new bottle ? It will be indeed very interesting if this Jules would end up in that auction...
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post #19 of 24
9/30/05 at 3:57pm
The pictures have to be over 20 years old so I am guessing old bottle. It is kind of shaped like the perfume bottle of "Joy". It was also dark glass with the word "Jules" written across it in script. Instantly recognizable.
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post #20 of 24
9/30/05 at 4:18pm
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I think it was then the old bottle... :

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post #21 of 24
9/30/05 at 5:05pm
that's the one!
Leave it to a Basenoter to try to figure out what scents were on the dressing table. It was a fleeting glance so the only other one I got a look at was what appeared to be an "Old Spice" bottle only it was clear and not white.
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post #22 of 24
9/30/05 at 5:06pm
I just picked it up NIB (tester)
I only sprayed it once and I don't think its me at all....so its up to my swap/sale list. :-[
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post #23 of 24
4/24/06 at 9:13am
great eau de toilette.

best ever made.

Even my mother in law loves it. :
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post #24 of 24
4/24/06 at 4:48pm
One of the most distinguised woodsy scents ever. Imagination Perfumery carries it.

http://www.imaginationperfumery.com/...ologne-for-men
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