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FIRED or RETIRED !! your first casualties of 2008

post #1 of 13
1/12/08 at 3:42am
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It really doesn't matter as your showing them the door .
Mine are
BLACK XS
Liked it somewhat at first , I got it last year ,, I gave it plenty of trial runs thru the four seasons & found it pleasant but nothing special ,, Decided to sell it a few days ago because overall it smells to much like candy-lollies to me and very common artificially flavoured ones at that ...
ROCABAR
Nice , green pleasant & fresh .. but "PISS WEAK" .
It saved Michael Kor's from exiting the drobe at the 23rd hr .
I don't mind spritzing once or twice on an evening or long day out as Ive done with MK .
But HERMES c'mon ! why so weak ?
You expect people to buy it in gallons for marinating in ..
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post #2 of 13
1/12/08 at 3:51am
I've promised myself i'm going to stop using CKin2u, lasted so far, but so tempting !
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post #3 of 13
1/12/08 at 6:46am
Got Bora Bora from TJ Maxx----It's probably going to be donated to any friend who wants it. Not good for my nose.
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post #4 of 13
1/12/08 at 7:30am
I got St. John's West Indian Lime, together with a bottle of Trumper's Extract of the same. The latter makes the former superfluous, it has none of zesty freshness of the Trumper.
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post #5 of 13
1/12/08 at 2:00pm
Pomegranate Noir: Loved it at first, but it grew heavy, tiresome and lugubrious after a few months.
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post #6 of 13
1/12/08 at 2:23pm
DKNY Red Delicious Men is retired.

I'll use it sometimes, like once a month.
Not more.
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post #7 of 13
1/12/08 at 2:28pm
I am retiring myself .....from purchasing new frags, that is
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post #8 of 13
1/12/08 at 2:30pm
Nothing so far (and that's how I'm hoping it will stay)...
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post #9 of 13
1/12/08 at 2:50pm
I have a sneaking suspicion my Czech & Speake 88 is on the out, and Washington Tremlett's Black Tie is on the way in. No.88's "grittiness" I don't seem to be able to come to terms with now I have smelled something superior.
Possibly keep an eye on my swap thread in weeks to come...
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post #10 of 13
1/15/08 at 4:06pm
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Bye Bye ... BLACK XS ,, Had 3 or 4 guys tussle to win this and its just left ..
ROCABAR is up next .... " Aussie take note" ... It will be the only bottle in Oz at the Bay .
MICHAEL KORS ... Is rapidly dropping out of favour ,, Looks odds onn to be fired soon .
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post #11 of 13
1/15/08 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

I have a sneaking suspicion my Czech & Speake 88 is on the out, ...

Same for me too... and in addition C&S Frankincense and Myrrh. Both smell very nice, but just way too fleeting for me. While I don't mind a scent that goes away after 3 or 4 hours, but one to two hours is just way too short... which is the case for these two... Glad I only bought samples!
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post #12 of 13
1/15/08 at 6:47pm
Retired Puig Vetiver. Used to like it a lot, but it tended to go sour on me half way through the day.
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post #13 of 13
1/15/08 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by Vibert View Post

Pomegranate Noir: Loved it at first, but it grew heavy, tiresome and lugubrious after a few months.

I had the same experience with PN
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