[blue]Hi everyone.
Im back after an eight week vacation to Australia to see my family, a computer crash right before I left for vacation, and major teething problems over the last week since Ive been back with my new computer and wireless connection. I am, however, up and running and ready to talk with all my Basenotes friends and acquaintances. My apologies at the outset to all those whom I unwittingly and so abruptly broke correspondence with just before I left. I will be touching base with you all soon.
Having been away and coming back after eight weeks, I can honestly say with great appreciation and thanks that Basenotes truly is a still point in a turning world. Glad to see the conversation(s) is/are continuing with such enthusiasm.
Ill provide a full report of my adventurers with new scents over the past two months in a separate postings soon. For the moment, I thought some of you might find it amusing to hear of the dilemma that confronted me when I was about to leave for Australia to start my vacation/visit with my family. I knew taking one or two scents was out of the question. I did try very hard, however, to make very practical and limited choices for the Australian winter (55 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit), and given the fact that Id be gone for eight weeks, I wanted to make sure I had a reasonable range of fragrances that would see me through the eight week and the various situations I would find myself in. I didnt want to and I knew, for all intents and purposes, that I couldnt/shouldnt be carrying enough fragrances into Australia to start up a retail business. (The fact that I could easily have done so if I didnt practice restraint is rather embarrassing.) How would I explain such a large number fragrances to Australian customs officers, who unlike most other Australians, tend not to have a sense of humor? After much soul searching, I settled on one third, one half, and in some cases one ounce decants of the follow fragrances; although, as it transpired, I could have gotten by with much smaller amounts:
*Jaipur Pour Homme EDP*
*Égoïste*
*Comme des Garçons 2 EDP
*Cuiron*
*Oliban EDP*
*Passage dEnfer*
*Poivre Piquant*
*Lolita Lempicka au Macsculin*
*Patricia de Nicolaï Vetyver*
*Douce Amère EDP*
*Thierry Mugler Cologne*
*Rive Gauche Pour Homme*
The interesting thing is that I gave all these fragrances a good and about an equal wearing, but there was one fragrance among this bunch that garnered universal and consistent approbation from men and women of all ages. There was a clear, stand-out favorite among the Aussies. Anyone care to guess which fragrance reigned supreme?
Best regards, and it really is great to be back,
scentemental[/blue]
Im back after an eight week vacation to Australia to see my family, a computer crash right before I left for vacation, and major teething problems over the last week since Ive been back with my new computer and wireless connection. I am, however, up and running and ready to talk with all my Basenotes friends and acquaintances. My apologies at the outset to all those whom I unwittingly and so abruptly broke correspondence with just before I left. I will be touching base with you all soon.
Having been away and coming back after eight weeks, I can honestly say with great appreciation and thanks that Basenotes truly is a still point in a turning world. Glad to see the conversation(s) is/are continuing with such enthusiasm.
Ill provide a full report of my adventurers with new scents over the past two months in a separate postings soon. For the moment, I thought some of you might find it amusing to hear of the dilemma that confronted me when I was about to leave for Australia to start my vacation/visit with my family. I knew taking one or two scents was out of the question. I did try very hard, however, to make very practical and limited choices for the Australian winter (55 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit), and given the fact that Id be gone for eight weeks, I wanted to make sure I had a reasonable range of fragrances that would see me through the eight week and the various situations I would find myself in. I didnt want to and I knew, for all intents and purposes, that I couldnt/shouldnt be carrying enough fragrances into Australia to start up a retail business. (The fact that I could easily have done so if I didnt practice restraint is rather embarrassing.) How would I explain such a large number fragrances to Australian customs officers, who unlike most other Australians, tend not to have a sense of humor? After much soul searching, I settled on one third, one half, and in some cases one ounce decants of the follow fragrances; although, as it transpired, I could have gotten by with much smaller amounts:
*Jaipur Pour Homme EDP*
*Égoïste*
*Comme des Garçons 2 EDP
*Cuiron*
*Oliban EDP*
*Passage dEnfer*
*Poivre Piquant*
*Lolita Lempicka au Macsculin*
*Patricia de Nicolaï Vetyver*
*Douce Amère EDP*
*Thierry Mugler Cologne*
*Rive Gauche Pour Homme*
The interesting thing is that I gave all these fragrances a good and about an equal wearing, but there was one fragrance among this bunch that garnered universal and consistent approbation from men and women of all ages. There was a clear, stand-out favorite among the Aussies. Anyone care to guess which fragrance reigned supreme?
Best regards, and it really is great to be back,
scentemental[/blue]
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