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post #121 of 144
3/26/09 at 3:33pm
Dior Homme.

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post #122 of 144
3/26/09 at 3:58pm
SOTE: Chergui - Serge Lutens
post #123 of 144
3/26/09 at 4:39pm
SOTE: Arpege by Lanvin
post #124 of 144
3/26/09 at 4:49pm
SOTD: My first test of Hermèssence Vétiver Tonka by Hermès.

The opening was that intense blast of pepper I've gotten from other Hermes (Mousson, Terre).

When the pepper settled, the vetiver came through.

It's not the medicinal vetiver of Geurlain, it's the greeny vetiver of Jo Malone (which I personally prefer, BTW).

Later, to my surprise, it morphed into what I've come to think of as "that garrigue smell" (to steal OdysseusM's term) I learned from Sud Est. I never realized it was a product of the vetiver mixing with the pepper. While I think I smell oregano there, it's entirely possible that I may have been mis-reading these notes as oregano on some of my daily reviews. Argh - live and learn...

I was also looking forward to trying this to experience tonka without the omnipresent sandalwood or vanilla it's usually buried in. To my suprise, the tonka + pepper was the citric ambous almost-grapefruit basenotes of Terre d'Hermes.

There was a recent thread on here comparing the two and I think it's an apt comparison. Replace TdH's grapefruit with vetiver and you basically get Vetiver Tonka.

Not that that's a bad thing, but TdH is about 1/4 the price...

Nice, but not $200 nice. But if I splurge and get the 4-pack Hermessence travel size sampler, I'll enjoy this, but it's not FBW for me.
post #125 of 144
3/26/09 at 4:53pm
Wheatly Brothers (Sheffield) "Wheat Sheaf" 6/8 straight razor
"John Bull" (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger shaving brush
TSD Anise shaving soap
Witch-hazel
Etro Anice EDT

post #126 of 144
3/26/09 at 4:53pm
Chanel Sycomore
post #127 of 144
3/26/09 at 5:02pm
L'artisan - Dzongkha
I have just tested a sample of this a couple times and am loving it.
Today one person complimented it, but another told me I smelled like sawdust...
post #128 of 144
3/26/09 at 5:31pm
SotE: L'eau Par Kenzo PH
post #129 of 144
3/26/09 at 5:43pm
Frédéric Malle NOIR EPICES
post #130 of 144
3/26/09 at 7:14pm
I'm wearing Yatagan. Yet again!!!
post #131 of 144
3/26/09 at 7:33pm
L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme EdT.
Gary
post #132 of 144
3/26/09 at 7:50pm
Sampled I am king by Sean John, nice opening but the drydown is
post #133 of 144
3/26/09 at 7:52pm
Opium pour Homme - YSL
post #134 of 144
3/26/09 at 8:07pm
Equipage
post #135 of 144
3/26/09 at 8:09pm
Victrix by Profumum
post #136 of 144
3/26/09 at 8:24pm
Perry Ellis 360 Red
post #137 of 144
3/26/09 at 8:42pm
Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur

post #138 of 144
3/26/09 at 8:59pm
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree
post #139 of 144
3/26/09 at 9:07pm
Today was Creed - Erolfa!
post #140 of 144
3/26/09 at 9:13pm
SOTE: Went shopping, so I now have Vétiver Extraordinaire by Frederic Malle on my left arm.

I've smelled it many times on paper and was always turned off by its astringency. But a helpful fellow shopper suggested that it smells way better on, so I tried it. It's definitely not as harsh on skin as it is on paper, but there's still a little band-aid smell going on.

On my right arm, Barneys Route du Thé Homme. I bought this one for its minty vanilla chai meets tobacco weirdness. Nice!
post #141 of 144
3/26/09 at 9:41pm
Rose 31 by Le Labo
post #142 of 144
3/26/09 at 9:59pm
Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel
post #143 of 144
3/27/09 at 12:28am
Thursday, I had the chance to re-sample a very highly anticipated and what could be the best offering of Tom Ford's Private Blends:

Tobacco Vanille

I am really not that interested in how the official pyramid on this fragrance is supposed to play out. What I experience from the initital top notes unitl now, more than 18 hours after application, is a very lovely combination of tobacco and vanilla notes. The notes play off each other in a very provocative manner, and what is in my opinion, true fragrance art. I really think this fragrance represents the best of Ford's work I have yet to experience.

Unlike many of Tom Ford's other rather disappointing offerings, I am in absolute love with this fragrance. This could indeed become somewhat of a signature scent for me.

It is very nice, but the price? With Houston sales tax, I am looking at $194.85 USD for the 50 ml spray or $487.13 USD for the 250 ml flacon. This is true of course unless I can acquire this much desired fragrance for less. This is possible, but somewhat unlikely.

By the way, this fragrance DOES get the desired response from the ladies. It happened to me twice today. They HAD to know what I was wearing. This is just icing on the cake.

But as far as a purchase, that ultimately comes down to one's perception of value like most other things.

I hope Everyone has a Fantastic Friday!

Best,

TJ
post #144 of 144
3/27/09 at 3:27am
Iris Pallida

L'Artisan Parfumeur
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