A fake bottle actually 
I could not believe my eyes when I walked up to one of those fragrance carts at my local mall--3 Creed scents, OV, Original Santal, and my beloved Himalaya (first Creed I ever smelled).
Alarms went off in my head. The guy manning the cart asked, "dude, you know Creed?" with a sly grin on his face. I replied, "yeah, I wear Creed time and again." Then I exclaimed, "Is this really Himalaya?" After all his heartfelt assurances and inviting me to take the bottle over to Neimans to test the two side by side, he offered to spray some on me.
The nose knows...what I smelled was without a doubt fake. It smelled nothing like Himalaya--not one note at all, but some green acrid macho mess smelling like cheap deodorant laden with patchouli. No incense-like notes, no sandalwood, freshness nowhere to be smelled.
I pity the unsuspecting one who buys these fake bottles unsmelled. The guy pushing this stuff on me obviously did not know what the real thing is all about other than it is expensive stuff. After unwrinkling my nose and fighting my gag reflex, it was my cue to make my way home and wash the crap off my wrist with much more wariness on where I buy Creeds! I'm curious how much he was selling them for.
I could not believe my eyes when I walked up to one of those fragrance carts at my local mall--3 Creed scents, OV, Original Santal, and my beloved Himalaya (first Creed I ever smelled).
Alarms went off in my head. The guy manning the cart asked, "dude, you know Creed?" with a sly grin on his face. I replied, "yeah, I wear Creed time and again." Then I exclaimed, "Is this really Himalaya?" After all his heartfelt assurances and inviting me to take the bottle over to Neimans to test the two side by side, he offered to spray some on me.
The nose knows...what I smelled was without a doubt fake. It smelled nothing like Himalaya--not one note at all, but some green acrid macho mess smelling like cheap deodorant laden with patchouli. No incense-like notes, no sandalwood, freshness nowhere to be smelled.
I pity the unsuspecting one who buys these fake bottles unsmelled. The guy pushing this stuff on me obviously did not know what the real thing is all about other than it is expensive stuff. After unwrinkling my nose and fighting my gag reflex, it was my cue to make my way home and wash the crap off my wrist with much more wariness on where I buy Creeds! I'm curious how much he was selling them for.
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