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Thread Starter 
Eau D'Italie, from a sample vial.
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CDG Vettiveru

Thanks, Kiat!!
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Giorgio for Men (1984)
by Giorgio Beverly Hills

Today, I am wearing some from one of my vintage bottles.

A rich mossy woods chypre that was my signature scent for more than
twenty years and, many fragrances later, is still my holy grail.

Top notes: Orange, Carnation, Cinnamon
Middle notes: Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla
Base notes: Benzoin, Honey, Oakmoss
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Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
Soir d'Orient
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Chanel Gardenia
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Givenchy
Givenchy III
(1970)

Top note: Aldehyde Complex, Bergamot Oil, Galbanum, Gardenia, Peach
Middle note: Carnation, Jasmin, Jonquil, Lily of the Valley, Orris, Rose
Base note: Amber, Castoreum, Myrrh, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Vetiver
(2007)
Top Note: Galbanum, Hyacinth
Middle Note: Rose, Jasmine
Base Note: Oakmoss, Patchouli
This time, I'm wearing an older EdT formulation. (I'm not sure if it's the original 1970 version, but it's definitely pre-2007.) I can safely say that this version is more complex than the new one, if not as "clean" or "brisk." It is very obvious to the nose that the top note is more complex right from the moment of application; the gardenia and peach notes support the other opening factors quite clearly. The drydown is also more evidently elaborate, where the myrrh and animalic notes especially stand out and strengthen the last chord. The middle still seems to have a hyacinth note, but it is considerably denser with the carnation and additional white florals, particularly the green-tinged lily-of-the-valley. The orris also adds an earthiness that is no longer there in the 2007 version. Nothing I say here is meant to dis that newer scent; it is beautiful and well-made in its own right brighter, cleaner, brisker, altogether more suited to the "modern" taste. But the older scent is a green chypre in the classic mold, comparable to Chanel No. 19 and others in that style.
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Guerlain's Mitsouko!
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AG Les Nuits D'Hadrien
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Uomo?/Moschino
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Unforgivable
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Rochas Lui
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Dior Homme.
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Guerlain Heritage
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Maxim's de Paris Pour Homme today
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I am in a total Dior mood today, so I am wearing head to toe Dior and everything in-between:

SOTM: Eau Sauvage : Christian Dior
SOTA : Eau Sauvage Extrême : Christian Dior
SOTE: Eau Sauvage Fraîcheur Cuir : Christian Dior

All equally as hot as the other ... VIVA DIOR!
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Cœur de Vahiné - Comptoir Sud Pacifique
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Versace Man
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By Kilian A Taste of Heaven from sample
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Frederic Malle
Noir Epices.

from their official mini-spray
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Goodness!! It's still dark out at 7:00 ayem. Where are you Daylight Savings Time?

Just finished reading the remainder of yesterday's S'n'S and am amber-fied. Gonna go for ...

Youth Dew Amber Nude
... and head out to sit The World's Most Adorable Grandbaby (TWMAG) whom I have not had to myself for TWO WHOLE WEEKS. Sheesh.
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Today, it's Guerlain's Attrape Cœur - perhaps the most catching detail in this oriental confection is its hidden whiffs of Mitsouko's mysterious scent of peachy oak moss. Some would even claim that Attrape Cœur really is Mitsouko turned into an oriental, and while this may be an overly simplistic view, it's not entirely untrue either.

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Amouage Jubilation ,on this rainy day(s)
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Guerlain Vetiver Extreme (from a sample).

While the reviews are very lukewarm, I've been enjoying this immensely.
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Route du Vétiver....MPG
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Going to the Angola prison rodeo today and think it'll be Eau de Rochas pour Homme since it is rather warm and activities will be outside. Hoping for a fun, if not unusual, day!
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Friday 3 October 2008
Morning: Ralph Lauren Polo Black
Afternoon: Ermenegildo Zegna Z Zegna Extreme
Evening: Tom Ford For Men

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HABIT ROUGE
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Tobacco Vanille
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Saturday 4 October 2008
Morning: Ermenegildo Zegna Z Zegna Extreme
Afternoon: Andy Tauer Vetiver Dance (from a Lucky Scent sample)
Evening: Comme des Garçons Series 3: Incense Avignon (from a new purchase)

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Montale Black Aoud
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Aramis as SotD. Elegant and Classic.
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273 Indigo for Men
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Ava Luxe Milk.
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A*Men Pure Coffee although I can hardly smell it through my man cold
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Robert Piguet's VISA parfum
I'd really like to smell this on a guy as part of my "Scent Unification"mission.
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sotd:
Dsquared 2
(Dean and Dan Caten)

He Wood


(from sample - 1st trial run)

The notes include white spruce, amber, musk, violet leaves and blossoms, aquatic accord, vetiver and cedar.
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Hermes
Equipage
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Knize Ten (Knize)
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Vetiver (Eau de Cologne) by Guerlain

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Caron L'Anarchiste
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Floris Vetiver here. And loving it as always.
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Diptyque John Galliano Room Spray



A very nice room spray that can also be used as a skin scent.
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Prada Infusion d'Iris
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Gianfranco Ferre Pontaccio 21

Top Notes: Yellow Mandarin, Lime, Neroli, Cardamom, Rosemary
Middle Notes: Bois de Rose, Jasmine, Narcissus Absolute, Cypress, Sage
Base Notes: Suede, Angelica Root, Patchouli, Myrrh, Musk

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Chanel Antaeus
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Antaeus
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Nicolai Pour Homme
This one changes so much over the course of the day that it doesn't get cloying or boring the way so many things do.
post #48 of 92
Still feeling cruddy today... head hurts... but at least I can smell a little, but yet, something like Mugler Cologne (which I would have liked more... since it seems to give some energy) I needed something to penetrate my thick nose... so I put on some Mazzolari Lui.
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Tabac Original A/S
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KISS Men
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Guerlain Vetiver
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Vintage Tabarome
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Amouage Jubilation XXV
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Arpege pour Homme (Lanvin)

I'm wearing this for the first time and it's coming off as a rather light, "safe" scent.
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I'm having a day of chores and such.. I've started it with a great sample of Montale Golden Aoud. It's really a nice blend.
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Coffee: India Anohki, home-roasted, hand-ground, and brewed in a Bodum French press
Music: NFL -- NY Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks

Valley Razor Co. (Little Valley, NY) 5/8 straight razor
Plisson "Classic Black" in Pure Black Badger #12 shaving brush
TGQ Cavendish Black shaving soap
Witch-hazel
QED Tobacco ASC
Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac EDP (hat-tip to Sam!)

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Guerlain L'Instant Pour Homme
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i have on Eternity Summer
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Opium PH Eau d' Orient
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sote:
Lolita Lempicka
Au Masculin

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