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post #1 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:25am
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Today I'm wearing...

Fiore d'Ambra
Profumum


amber, opium

Excellent, but I don't think I want a FB of this anymore. (which is a good thing for my wallet! )

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post #2 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:29am
Guerlain Vetiver (mid nineties bottle)
post #3 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:31am
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CHANEL
Sycomore
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post #4 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:39am
Dior Homme
post #5 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:42am

Hypnose Homme
post #6 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:48am
SL Chypre Rouge
post #7 of 132
2/9/09 at 12:51am
Dior Homme
post #8 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:00am
leonard pour homme
post #9 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:17am
Shiseido / Serge Lutens Feminite du Bois
post #10 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:23am
Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist
post #11 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:26am
post #12 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:38am



PARFUMERIEGENERALE
CADJMERE


notes : myrtle branch, sap, red tangerine, rosewood, Kenyan cypress resin, coconut milk, sandalwood bark, ambrette seed, vanilla



post #13 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:45am
Vetiver Oriental (2002) by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido

SotE - CDG Kyoto

(going to the temple that's why I wear Kyoto)
post #14 of 132
2/9/09 at 1:46am
Montale - Blue Amber
post #15 of 132
2/9/09 at 2:03am
Original Santal - Creed (second day)
post #16 of 132
2/9/09 at 2:18am
Escentric 01
post #17 of 132
2/9/09 at 2:31am
Chêne - SL
post #18 of 132
2/9/09 at 2:50am
Escada Magnetism For Men

So, so bad. An interesting but short-lived initial vanilla coke opening but the rest of the juice is just so boringly forgettable. My first regretted buy of the year.
post #19 of 132
2/9/09 at 2:51am
Guerlain - Habit Rouge EdC
post #20 of 132
2/9/09 at 3:18am
B*Men by Thierry Mugler
post #21 of 132
2/9/09 at 3:28am
Quote:
Originally Posted by xmen View Post

Escada Magnetism For Men

So, so bad. An interesting but short-lived initial vanilla coke opening but the rest of the juice is just so boringly forgettable. My first regretted buy of the year.

Uh oh, I've blind bought Magnetism :S

I'm wearing Mugler Cologne today!
post #22 of 132
2/9/09 at 3:56am
Vétiver Extraordinaire.
post #23 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:04am
Guerlain VETIVER

Have a good week all.
post #24 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:16am
Bulgari PH Extreme
post #25 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:16am
Colonia Assoluta

Acqua di Parma
post #26 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:22am
I'm headed to the dentist this morning for my twice yearly cleaning and scolding for not flossing enough and felt the need for something big:

Burberry Brit for Men

If you step up to any men's fragrance counter you will be bombarded by scents that have in their description "fresh and clean". For the general public that is clearly what sells, but for me it sometimes carries the stigma of saying "Danger, Will Robinson!" I think I know what I want fresh and clean to be and most of these scents do not meet that standard. Enter Burberry Brit for Men which was designed in 2004 by Antoine Maisondieu. This is an example of what I want fresh and clean to be. The start is citrus, bergamot and ginger and it is here that my main quibble with the scent comes out. It just starts too loud. The top of this projects off the skin like an olfactory typhoon. But in what is almost a hallmark of Burberry scents it is the drydown that is special (see Burberry London for Men as Exhibit A of this phenomenon). Once the winds die down a creamy and beautiful nutmeg and cedar accord arises. I am coming to realize that when it comes to clean, cedar is the note I want present and here the combination with nutmeg makes it different but still crisp. The base is musk and tonka and the progression is really quite nice as the cedar pulls back to give the base some room to breathe. I own a few of the "fresh and clean" crew and this one of the best examples I have.

Have a Magnifico Monday everyone.
post #27 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:28am
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Balenciaga Cristobal pour Homme as SotD
post #28 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:35am

...cuz I can't wear it to work (my Boss hates it...can you say "allergies"??) and today is the only day I have off this week. (I work for a florist? This is Valentine's Day week?)

And because it is so damned beautiful.
post #29 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:40am
post #30 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:51am
Portos....Balenciaga
post #31 of 132
2/9/09 at 4:59am
Morning: i Profumi di Firenze Brezza di Mare
Evening: Profumum Thundra (This garnered a big complement from a parking attendant in Beverly Hills Saturday night. )
post #32 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:01am
Hermes' Rocabar.
post #33 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:09am

sparkling freshness of...
Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo
post #34 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:17am
Michael Kors Michael for Men

A wardrobe staple from my pre-Basenotes era. Cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, bergamot, pipe tobacco, suede, patchouli, plums, and dried fruits.
post #35 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:20am
Ralph Lauren Polo
post #36 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:21am
Zino Davidoff
by Davidoff

Top notes: Bergamot, Clary Sage, Lavender, Rosewood
Middle notes: Muguet, Rose, Jasmin, Geranium
Base notes: Tonka, Sandal, Amber, Cedar, Patchouli, Vanilla
post #37 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:29am
Aquolina BLUE SUGAR
post #38 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:33am
Bond no.9's Hamptons
post #39 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:40am
Hello, everyone!

Managed to get up early without feeling like I'd been hit by a truck (my usual early morning state), put in 20 minutes on the elliptical machine at the gym, back home, said hi to the bunnies, showered and am now off to work... Yikes! I feel so... industrious. Maybe I should go back to bed.

Yesterday's visit with SMM was wonderful, lots of cross-testing of various fun fragrances, and dear ScentSon reminded me of one that's been on my wish list for years, but I just can't manage to get over the price...

My SoTD is Josef Statkus Eau de Parfum. A gorgeous, papery white smoke incense, with sweet floral (not head shop) patchouli and an extremely light camphor note (also probably from the patchouli) in there that keeps it from being completely classically beautiful, but also makes it infinitely more intersting, in my opinion. Even though jasmine is listed first in the notes, I do not get any of the waxy browned flowers many jasmines bring up on my skin. Lovely.

Josef Statkus notes: Jasmine, patchouli, coriander, incense, amber, cashmere wood, vanilla, benzoin, musk.


Marvelous Monday to all!
post #40 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:42am
Ralph Lauren - Purple Label
post #41 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:43am
Maxim's Pour Homme
post #42 of 132
2/9/09 at 5:57am
Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa - looks like the weather has broken and we've got some warmer days ahead here. 81 by Wednesday. Oh, how I've missed my Florida weather.

post #43 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:04am
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
post #44 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:24am
Hermessence Vanille Galante by Hermes

post #45 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:35am
Royal English Leather
by
Creed
post #46 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:36am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

Hermessence Vanille Galante by Hermes



Same here!
post #47 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:37am
Eau d'italie Paestum Rose
post #48 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:37am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Somerville Metro Man View Post

I'm headed to the dentist this morning for my twice yearly cleaning and scolding for not flossing enough and felt the need for something big:

Burberry Brit for Men

If you step up to any men's fragrance counter you will be bombarded by scents that have in their description "fresh and clean". For the general public that is clearly what sells, but for me it sometimes carries the stigma of saying "Danger, Will Robinson!" I think I know what I want fresh and clean to be and most of these scents do not meet that standard. Enter Burberry Brit for Men which was designed in 2004 by Antoine Maisondieu. This is an example of what I want fresh and clean to be. The start is citrus, bergamot and ginger and it is here that my main quibble with the scent comes out. It just starts too loud. The top of this projects off the skin like an olfactory typhoon. But in what is almost a hallmark of Burberry scents it is the drydown that is special (see Burberry London for Men as Exhibit A of this phenomenon). Once the winds die down a creamy and beautiful nutmeg and cedar accord arises. I am coming to realize that when it comes to clean, cedar is the note I want present and here the combination with nutmeg makes it different but still crisp. The base is musk and tonka and the progression is really quite nice as the cedar pulls back to give the base some room to breathe. I own a few of the "fresh and clean" crew and this one of the best examples I have.

Have a Magnifico Monday everyone.

The above inspired me to wear Brit for Men, as well.
post #49 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:38am
Elsha 1776
post #50 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:42am
Central Park

(From a sample, Thanks SirSlanty!)
Bond no. 9
post #51 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:42am
Green Irish Tweed
post #52 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:42am
Bois du Portugal
post #53 of 132
2/9/09 at 6:46am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by libertine View Post

Uh oh, I've blind bought Magnetism :S

I'm wearing Mugler Cologne today!

If you don't like it, I can buy it from U I'm wearing LL Rose31 today.

Cheers everyone,
-T-
post #54 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:02am
Fougeres Marines -- Montale
post #55 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:04am
Givenchy - Vetyver
post #56 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:11am
Giorgio Of Beverly Hills For Men (1984). Just bought it Saturday.
post #57 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:17am
The Dreamer by Versace
post #58 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:27am
YSL L´Homme

post #59 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:29am
Private Collection Tabarome
post #60 of 132
2/9/09 at 7:34am


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