Hey everyone I am very new to the site and to fragrance, but have been interested in it for a few months now. I went to an amazing shop in Clearwater,Florida called the Perfume Shoppe. It was awesome. They let me test all the brands they had that I was interested in. Also, they gave me a free decant of Creed Vetiver and my 9 year old sister Pink Sugar by Aqualina (not sure about the spelling).
Anyway after a few weeks of perusing I had a huge list of colognes I wanted to try and got to try all of them except two: Allure and M7. I ended up smelling Allure at a sephora later. M7 wasn't at Sephora or Neiman Marcus, I was sad. Anyway I've discovered that I am not picky at all, and pretty much like every scent I smelled. Here is my recap of the hour or so I spent there.
I came into the shoppe wanting to smell specifically Allure, M7, Opium, A-men, and Guerlain Vetiver. Allure had just sold out and M7 wasn't there. A-men was really sweet, but really good. B-men was better to me I thought. Opium EDT was not impressive, but Guerlain Vetiver was awesome, very different than Creed's. Creed gave me more of a lemon note, but maybe I am wrong. The only reason I didn't get Guerlain was because they only offered a 6.8 oz version.... A little much. Prices were pretty good a little higher than fragrance net.
I ended up trying Thierry Mugler, which I didn't like and Rochas which seemed too sweet, but I might be mistaking it with something else. The guy there, who owned the shop was impressed on how I pronounced Hermes and was really knowledgable and he recommend Kenzo for me, and I really liked it. My 2nd favorite cologne there. Terre d'Hermes is the best scent I have ever smelled. It makes me want to go hiking. :-D I tried to smell Drakkar Noir, but the tester was gone. The guy said it wasn't that good, I'll take his word for it for now. Oh later at Sephora I was looking for M7 fruitlessly, but only founded Body Kouros and tried to spray it, but it spilled all over my hand. I have never felt so embarrassed at a mall in my life. I smelled like cheap aftershave. Yuck.
I forgot to bring a notepad to write down my experience, I know,my mistake, but any suggestions for me would be great. BTW I am 20 and I have Hanae Mori (pretty good), Dark Blue (Boss, bad), Swiss Army (cheap smelling), and I think a Le Male but it gives me a headache. But I really recommend Terre if you guys haven't tried it yet. Give it a shot. Also, anyone in the Tampa Area, I really recommend giving The Perfume Shoppe a try. It's on the intersection of US-19 and Nebraska.
Anyway after a few weeks of perusing I had a huge list of colognes I wanted to try and got to try all of them except two: Allure and M7. I ended up smelling Allure at a sephora later. M7 wasn't at Sephora or Neiman Marcus, I was sad. Anyway I've discovered that I am not picky at all, and pretty much like every scent I smelled. Here is my recap of the hour or so I spent there.
I came into the shoppe wanting to smell specifically Allure, M7, Opium, A-men, and Guerlain Vetiver. Allure had just sold out and M7 wasn't there. A-men was really sweet, but really good. B-men was better to me I thought. Opium EDT was not impressive, but Guerlain Vetiver was awesome, very different than Creed's. Creed gave me more of a lemon note, but maybe I am wrong. The only reason I didn't get Guerlain was because they only offered a 6.8 oz version.... A little much. Prices were pretty good a little higher than fragrance net.
I ended up trying Thierry Mugler, which I didn't like and Rochas which seemed too sweet, but I might be mistaking it with something else. The guy there, who owned the shop was impressed on how I pronounced Hermes and was really knowledgable and he recommend Kenzo for me, and I really liked it. My 2nd favorite cologne there. Terre d'Hermes is the best scent I have ever smelled. It makes me want to go hiking. :-D I tried to smell Drakkar Noir, but the tester was gone. The guy said it wasn't that good, I'll take his word for it for now. Oh later at Sephora I was looking for M7 fruitlessly, but only founded Body Kouros and tried to spray it, but it spilled all over my hand. I have never felt so embarrassed at a mall in my life. I smelled like cheap aftershave. Yuck.
I forgot to bring a notepad to write down my experience, I know,my mistake, but any suggestions for me would be great. BTW I am 20 and I have Hanae Mori (pretty good), Dark Blue (Boss, bad), Swiss Army (cheap smelling), and I think a Le Male but it gives me a headache. But I really recommend Terre if you guys haven't tried it yet. Give it a shot. Also, anyone in the Tampa Area, I really recommend giving The Perfume Shoppe a try. It's on the intersection of US-19 and Nebraska.
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