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post #1 of 42
12/6/07 at 6:04pm
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As a Christmas gesture, I would like to give away a bottle of fragrance and cover the shipping to send it to its rightful recipient.. (sorry, no SL, LV or Creed avail. )

The Task:

Write a poem (mininum 10 lines) about the particular fragrance you wish to receive as a gift. I will choose a winner on Sunday evening, and ship the bottle out on Monday morning!

PLEASE POST POEMS IN THE THREAD

Have some fun with this, even if the frag choices aren't all that great... I try!

1.7oz Samourai 47 (full, with cap and box)
1 oz Bulgari Blu ( nearly full, with cap and box)
1 oz Buberry for Men (full, with cap and box)
1.7oz Xeryus Rouge (nearly full, with cap, no box)
1 oz Maserati for Men (full, with cap and box)
1.7oz Signoricci splash (90% full with cap and box)
1.7oz Black XS (full with cap and box)
1.7 oz Jazz (full with cap and box)
1.7oz B*Men (wull wit cap and box)
1.7oz Realities for men (full, with cap and box)
1.7oz Ferre Bergamotto Marino (85% full with cap and box)

oh yes, there's one fragrance that I forgot to add.. what was it now... hmmmm.. let me think.. OH YES!

1.7oz Bonds New Haarlem (NO JOKE) 95% full, no box - it IS Christmas, isnt it?


entries will be judged based on creativity, effort and general entertainment value there will be no *BIASES* and I am quite prepared to give away the bottle of Bonds... provided that I'm wowed by an entry..

Enjoy!

Nearfantastica aka a.
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post #2 of 42
12/6/07 at 7:29pm
How generous of you, kind sir. Poem sent
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post #3 of 42
12/6/07 at 7:34pm
Should we post the poems in this thread? Thank you for doing this.
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post #4 of 42
12/6/07 at 7:39pm
Thread Starter 
I'd prefer the poems IN the thread.. since everyone will be able to enjoy them...

thanks

a.
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post #5 of 42
12/6/07 at 8:06pm
This sounds really fun! Thanks for your generosity. 'Tis the season, indeed.

Ok, looks like I'll be the first...

Signoricci

I dream of soft, clean citrus
Of lofty suns so bright
Reflecting off blue waters
Their supple rays give life
Turning flowers into fruit
With fragrant, fluid flesh
Its perfume stains my fingers
The misty peel, its breath
To capture this dream, bottled
Would prove a daunting task
Yet to gift it me for poetry
My thanks shall 'ever last
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post #6 of 42
12/6/07 at 8:24pm
A generous gesture indeed...thanks, NF!


Black XS


Oh, Black XS
Smells so good, i wear it with excess
When people smell it, the feelings they express...
The aroma's a success
They ask me what it is
But i always make them guess
The notes in perfect balance
No more, no less
Yes i own many a fragrance, but i do have to confess
I will always have a soft spot for Black XS.
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New Haarlem...


I have a bond with New Haarlem
From the way it smelled from the sample
Top notes of lavender, bergamot, green leaves
Made me almost get down on my knees
Middle notes of coffee and cedarwood
Are so irresistibly good
Basenotes of amber, vanilla and tonka
Would be the pride of Willy Wonka
Yes i will forever have a bond
With New Haarlem, my darling.
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post #7 of 42
12/6/07 at 10:37pm
Nice one Near Fantastica!
Ok, so here's a first attempt!...

B*men


Some might call him vulgar
and other say they tire
of his fruity, spicy center
thats burning like a fire

He has an older brother
with DNA in kind
but what B*men has to offer
In A*men you won't find...

Yes I speak of a hero
Whose heart is shining true
In a starscape pounced with silver
On a night of endless blue

Cheers for spreading some Xmas cheer! Happy Holiday's y'all!
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post #8 of 42
12/7/07 at 5:18am
No Haikus, right?
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post #9 of 42
12/7/07 at 5:52am
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Originally Posted by graffham View Post

No Haikus, right?

I believe that the 10 line minimum would rule them out

a.
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post #10 of 42
12/7/07 at 8:01am
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To Xeryus Rouge:

The cactus and kumquat queen
She is the most beautiful of creatures
A simple man like I have seen
I cannot make out all of her wonderful features
For my senses are not so refined
But I believe her to be the best a man can find
All I ask is for one special night
With her beauty shimmering clear and bright
Please let me receive this gift
To give my life a needed lift.
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Damn not sure if I can enter as I am in England and shipping is a pain!! Perhaps on the off chance I am sucessful I could cover the shipping?
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post #11 of 42
12/7/07 at 12:15pm
The Perfect Cup

One perfect orange autumn day,
I took a stroll, to my favourite café.
That magic bean, of warmth and love,
Aroma descending from above.
My favorite cup, with sugar and cream,
Oh the Starbucks lover’s dream!
But oh, what’s this, spilled on my shirt?
Smells so good, I’ll give a squirt
Of New Harlaam, juice divine,
To recall the day I felt so fine.

-Colin (somethinpositiv)
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post #12 of 42
12/7/07 at 1:47pm
New Harlem (Bond # 9)

Number 9 oh Number 9
smells just so fine.
Compliment or not.
It didn't go to waste.
There are just some people
that just don't have any Taste!!!

Jeff (Zerby)
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post #13 of 42
12/7/07 at 2:20pm
Jazz

The musicians review their chord progressions
Some flash back to childhood music lessons
One practices a riff, another sets a stand light
Fluid minds recall so many rehearsal sessions
The tempo is set and the players alight
All are thinking: This is my night

The beauty of jazz is that it's mostly unmapped
Creativity sparkles and the audience is rapt
The piece evolves, morphs, jumps, and roams
A gushing spring has finally been tapped
And after the song, the director proudly intones
"That piece was inspired by YSL's Jazz cologne"
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post #14 of 42
12/7/07 at 2:42pm
Nice one LiveJazz... I could SWEAR it was Bob Dylan's voice reading that poem in my head!
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post #15 of 42
12/7/07 at 3:01pm
Aw shucks, Dmitri

I never wanted to smell B-Men until I read your these lines:
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Yes I speak of a hero
Whose heart is shining true
In a starscape pounced with silver
On a night of endless blue


We have some talented people here. This was a great idea, NearFantastica!
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post #16 of 42
12/7/07 at 3:09pm
Anthony! What a great idea!

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Black XS (well, obviously ):

A hint of strawberries
Splashed with fresh cream
Is the essence that carries
Faint echoes of praline

Though gothic in name
And in a black suit
It remains unashamed
Of its stylish sweet fruit

I have no goth style
Nor wiccan young loves
But I'm all hot for this one
In its sexy black gloves

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Signoricci:

I rose in the morning
Sunshine on my face
And she smiled with
A langorous grace

Her skin smelled of fine soap
Her hair, of lemon flowers
As our moments together
Stretched into hours

I would take the credit
But no need to be preachy
I owed my good fortune
To wearing Signoricci!
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Cheers, Dave
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post #17 of 42
12/7/07 at 5:30pm
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post #18 of 42
12/7/07 at 6:43pm
Cool give-away! Thanks because it was fun doing this, no matter.

New Haarlem

Word to the crackheads
Chillin in the street
New Haarlem's the ghetto
With a brand new beat

Maurice Roucel now
He be the hand
Who made sweet music
With his rich scent band

Stunk like a Starbucks
Built of cedarwood
Patchouli and lavender
Be easy.. its all good

He ain't a sexist
With these brazen scents
Its down for the ladies
And dug by the gents
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post #19 of 42
12/7/07 at 6:44pm
Signoricci is such a classic scent, I believe it deserves a Shakespearean sonnett.

To Signoricci

If thou hast tired of lemon and of lyme
Know now Signoricci! No pledging burst
Which falters in a passing moments’ time,
Or dries down from the decent to the worst.

O no, it is an ever fixéd mark
Of taste on those who own rather than claim it.
Agrumes and flowr’s and musk build up an arc
So faultless, time is at a loss to maim it.

Outranking whate’er in its purview fell,
Torino-born designer’s Lord of scents,
It's glory merely aims to serve you well,
Providing substance always, ne’er pretense.

If this be error, which Turin forbid,
I ne'er inhaled, nor no man ever did.
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post #20 of 42
12/7/07 at 9:53pm
Ode Twahlet

Surely CB must be right
This friend called scent is surely life
Soaked bark, warm rain, wet pavement
The past, the future, mostly the present

Asking, is today the one I like your musing?
Responding, no, theres too many more for using
I like the apples, peach, the spices too.
The essence of these reminds me of you.

My err apparent, remedy evident
Though once twas mine, now anothers enjoyment
Too much drink, folly or merry?
Better to be remembered for a little Burberry.


Disclaimer: This poem was compo=sed under the influence of theree pints of Fischer Bier D'Alsace amber ales. The auther claims no reposmbiltyies.
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post #21 of 42
12/7/07 at 10:22pm
It's bringing out the poet in all of us! Makes me want to bust out all my unisex scents
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post #22 of 42
12/8/07 at 2:04am
This is a great idea! Here goes...Happy Holidays!

"New Haarlem"


Warm and intoxicating in this smoky room.
Cold outside but not here.
My eyes close and the room embraces me.
Men in tailored suits and tilted hats pass by.
Women, wonderful women in thier arms moving to the music.
Jazz fills the room seducing me.
Tobacco, whiskey, and perfume permeate this space.
I open my eyes and I am alone.
My suitcase on the floor.
There are ghosts here, lovely ghosts!
My New Haarlem, My new home.
There is much living to do...


Schuller
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post #23 of 42
12/8/07 at 4:19am
I dreamed of you once, Mr. Ricci,
A line of lemons rising
Sharp through an oceanic parade.
A seam of timeless thoughts
Floating on bergamot,
Defying oughts with limes.
A citric sermon on themes entwined
All enshrined within your bottle
Aligned with that most divine sign;
Signor, your signature.
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post #24 of 42
12/8/07 at 4:59am
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::With much apology to Samuel Taylor Coleridge::


In Basenotesland did Anthony
A stately pleasure-gift decree
Where New Haarlem, the fragrant river, ran
Through spraycaps measureless to man
Onto a funless me.

So twice five piles of fetid ground
With nads and hairs were girdled round
And there were Jockeys bright with sinuous frills,
Where blossomed a quickly growing tree
And here a Bond not ancient as the hills,
Enfolding this glee-spot of Teenie-Weenerie



..And also to William S

When to the sensations of sweet sillaged thought
I summon up remembrance of frags past,
I sigh the lack of many a scent I sought
And with old nose new sniff my awful bad taste;
But weep again Bonds long-since exhausted,

Then can I drown one called I, unused to flow
With precious juice held in closet dark and cool,
And moan th' expense of many a shopping night
Then can I grieve at the Bond long gone.
And heavily from head to toe spritz o'er
The glad amount of fore-bemoanèd New Haarlem,
Which I pay not as paid for before

So if the while I spritz on thee, Old Friend,
The loss is restored and Bond-borrowings end.
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post #25 of 42
12/8/07 at 5:03am
This is a WONDERFUL idea, Anthony...I am enjoying this thread immensely. Gentlemen, we are among poets extraordinaire !
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post #26 of 42
12/8/07 at 6:16am
quote****Enfolding this glee-spot of Teenie-Weenerie***

How do you compete with this line? LOL, great one kbe.

What a great idea A. Anyhoo, I'll give it a shot.
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Whence arrived a parcel
From the great white north, erego
Contained a piece of candy
What little did I know

Upon the tinsel wrapper,
was printed No.9
Great the anticipation,
of the confection that was mine.

Shred the gleaming paper
and popped the cap , post haste.
Learning at that moment,
New Haarlem was meant for smelling.
Certainly not to TASTE.


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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post #27 of 42
12/8/07 at 7:06am
Thank you so much.

NEW HAARLEM, the ravaging words of truth of a nouveau Harlem\t
Enter you go into a world of Starbucks, a world of stardom.
What do you smell, the potpourri of coffee, vanilla, and patchouli?
How armed you are with a coat in the wintery streets of NYC.
Airing the sillage of warmth through the collar of your shirt.
Around you, heads turn, attraction towards you is not in dearth.
Rapturous, those skilled hands of Maurice Roucel...
Le parfumeur extraordinaire, master painter of smell.
Each to his own but you find your scent of gourmand seduction.
Marveled you are by its compelling, soul abduction.
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post #28 of 42
12/8/07 at 7:39am
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Wow.. quite a bit of response. I was wondering if two NON-participants would be willing to judge the poetry with me. It's a larger undertaking than I imagined and it might be nice to have a collaborative approach to deciding a winner. Please PM me if interested...

a.
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post #29 of 42
12/8/07 at 8:57am


A Beautiful Sky

Signoricci's the one
When I'm under the gun
It'll gimme a lift
And it's such a nice gift
I've worn it before
It was on the eastern shore
A bird flew by
And I heard it cry
Signoricci, Signoricci
It's such a beautiful sky!

Down By The Docks

New Haarlem rocks!
I was down by the docks
A fella drove by
He was noticeably high
It didn't matter to me
Because so was I
But not on some drugs
No, those dudes were thugs
I was rockin on scent
If they only knew what I meant


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post #30 of 42
12/8/07 at 12:27pm
New Haarlem



Of all the good things that one consumes,
among all the worldly smells,
the coffee scent is the very best.
It disperses the whims of men and women,
it fortifies the body and quickens the mind.
One feels it from the head down to the heel.

Halleluja.

When fall comes with wind and snow,
when spring begins its rains,
then one becomes bleak and dull.
All one wants to do is to sleep and quibble.
Yes, one's whole body is out of sorts,
but then ... there is health in the smell of coffee!

Halleluja.

When the husband has lost her beloved wife
and sits alone with the debts,
he bitterly mourns his twofold plight
but puts the coffee scent on him.
And when the coffee is clear he leaves the bier
and gets strength in a smell of coffee.

Halleluja.

When the latest news be gathered in
from the city's hundred sources,
at a small nice party
one would see one's friends and intimates.
At the coffee cloud one does the very best
gossiping about the neighbors.

Halleluja.

One would smell sugar with the coffee,
another would love to smell the vanilla,
meanwhile talking with such force
that the ears ought to be plugged.
Just as the drums roar at an army camp
the noses clamor at the conference.

Halleluja.

Without the smell of coffee--oh, heavenly smell,
what would human life be!
All the news not yet in print
stands written in the bottom of the bottle:
Because after the last spritz is gone
life's riddles are "solved" in the coffee grounds!

Halleluja.
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post #31 of 42
12/8/07 at 12:59pm
first i put in spanish and after i use a translator online (i thin that a good bilingual membercan translate is better,translator not take the essence)


Original


Hoy recibÃ* el perfume Sportissimo Galimard..
cubierto en cálido y hermosos suspiros,
envÃ*o de la dueña de mis amores.
vino envuelto entre sus lindos latidos.


Sportissimo, con tus excelsos versos...
llenas de amor, mi corazón y alma,
muero por probar tu olor


Tus notas son tiernos embelesos.
aunque aun no te he tenido solo para mi,
ya mis sentimientos no están ilesos

Mi amor te pertenece Sportissimo,
es tu calor que siento hasta los huesos
la esencia de tu fuego, y ardiente llama!


Traductor online:
Today I received the perfume Sportissimo Galimard.. Cutlery(Covered) in hot and beautiful sighs, Sending(Parcel) of the owner of my loves. Wrapped(Involved) wine between(among) his(its,her) pretty beatings.



Sportissimo, with your lofty verses... You fill of love, my heart and soul, I die to try your smell

Your notes are tender raptures. Though even I have not had you only for my, Already my feelings are not unharmed

My love you belongs(concerns) Sportissimo, It is your heat that I sit up to the bones The essence of your fire, and ardent flame!
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post #32 of 42
12/9/07 at 6:54am
OK, so heres a hit at the Bonds No.9. I've never smelled it, but think I know someone who would love it!

Bonds No.9 New Haarlem

Now if coffee is an eagle,
And lavender a dove
Then the coffee speaks of passion
And the lavender, of love
Whilst the coffee note may rise
And shake its angry fist,
The lavender shall soften
and soothe this lovers tryst

With a base of precious amber
And vanilla pod divine,
It would seem New Haarlem's contrasts
May suit a love of mine
For she is also known
For her passion and her drama
But for this Merry Christmas
She'll be my hot, sexy mama!
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post #33 of 42
12/9/07 at 7:09am
you people are making my head spin... I am sitting back and enjoying this, my sympathies are going out to the Judge...how on earth will you decide the winner?????
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post #34 of 42
12/10/07 at 7:26am
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RESULTS:

With the help of a fellow basenoter.. though the process was difficult, we have determined a winner. Actually, because it's the XMAS season, I have chosen more than one winner... the results are as follows:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Dmitri - New Haarlem ( I hope she enjoyes it thoroughly)

OTHER PRIZE WINNERS

Live Jazz - (bottle of Jazz)
r2s - (bottle of xeryus rouge)
knightowl - (bottle of black XS)
the good life: (bottle of signoricci)


Everyone did a great job, and I regret not being able to provide more gift bottles for the efforts. This has been a lot of fun. If the winners will PM me their complete addresses, I will ship their bottles off to them.. this week..at no charge.

A big THANK YOU goes out to the basenoter who helped me with the judging.

Cheers,

a.
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post #35 of 42
12/10/07 at 8:09am
WOW!!

You have made my Christmas NearFantastica, and might I say you have exceptional taste in selecting your panel of judges! Haha! Thanks to those who helped out - it must have been a tough call as there were some very clever submissions here!

Actually, all jokes aside, I am so thrilled... I get the idea my beloved will love this scent, and for someone who seldom spoils herself, this looks to be just the ticket to treat her!

Congrats to all the other winners, and once again, thanks Nearfantastica for spreading some Xmas cheer!

Dimi
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post #36 of 42
12/10/07 at 8:36am
"Uh wow. This is so great. I don't know what to say, except I want to thank my producer Bill Shakespeare and all the people at the Norton Anthology of English Literature and my mom and dad and my lovely wife and daughter and of course Nina Ricci for inspiration. But most of all NearFantastica who is not just spreading the X-mas spirit but actually donning old St. Nicks boots and stuffing socks! Thanks also to the judge(s) and to everybody who contributed such marvellous poetry."

When do we publish "Odes to Perfume. Fragrance Lovers Sing their Praise" ? Bond No. 9 & Co. would surely sponsor...

Besides my daughter's happy giggles, this is the nicest Christmas present I'm getting
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post #37 of 42
12/10/07 at 8:42am
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This thread restores my faith in human nature! At a time where co workers in my office building struggle to even make eye contact or to say hi especially at this time of year!

Bravo NearFantastica
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post #38 of 42
12/10/07 at 9:30am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

"When do we publish "Odes to Perfume. Fragrance Lovers Sing their Praise" ? Bond No. 9 & Co. would surely sponsor...

LOL! Damn right they ought to! Great idea the_good_life!
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post #39 of 42
12/10/07 at 9:45am
Congratulations Dimitri, your lucky beloved lady, and the other talented winners! The poems are wonderful; what a treat it was to read the entries! Bravo!


And thanks NearFantastica for your generosity -- It never ceases to amaze and gratify me how generous and kind fragrance enthusiasts are, with an unusually few number of exceptions; every internet forum seems to have "difficult personalities" but so far in my experience the last few months of my new scent enthusiasm this has been blessedly and almost startlingly rare. I've never encountered such a warm and welcoming corner of the internet hobby universe before and I thank you all.
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post #40 of 42
12/10/07 at 10:05am
Three cheers for NearFantastica!!

This was truly a contest that everyone benefitted from. Congrats to the winners and a big thanks to NF for spreading the joy.
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post #41 of 42
12/10/07 at 5:05pm
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Well deserved congratulations to Dimitri, Live Jazz, r2s, knightowl and the good life for your very creative efforts. Good reads, one and all!

And thanks Anthony for a really fun time, both in entering and getting to read all the wonderful and varied entries. Your generosity in conceiving, 'funding' and giving your time to make this site even better was so nice to see happen and to participate in. Thoughtful events like this help make Basenotes the standout e-site for fragrance afficianados. And many thanks to the assistant judges too> Bravo!
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post #42 of 42
1/16/08 at 12:27pm
Anthony, a big public THANK YOU for the bottle of New Haarlem that arrived today

I couldnt resist sampling from it while the Mrs is on a business trip, and i must say i do find your previously posted insights quite accurate when you likened the syrupy gourmand notes to Rochas Man. Its an intriguing scent and Im certain the wife will enjoy it enormously. Its sitting on her dresser for when she gets home.

Cheers again!
Dimi
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