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post #61 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:10am
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post #62 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:14am
L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme EDT. First truly cool day this Fall in GA. Daytime high of 63 and rain.
post #63 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:26am
Tobacco Vanille,to comfort me on a rainy day

post #64 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:42am
Laura Tonatto - Iss
post #65 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:47am
Azzaro Pour Homme
post #66 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:47am
Allure Homme Cologne Sport by Chanel
post #67 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:12am
Bulgari pour homme extreme
post #68 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:19am
Zino Davidoff (1986)
by Davidoff

Top Notes: Bergamot, Clary Sage, Lavender, Rosewood .
Middle Notes: Muguet, Rose, Jasmin, Geranium .
Base Notes: Tonka, Sandal, Amber, Cedar, Patchouli, Vanilla.
post #69 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:28am
Mugler Cologne
post #70 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:28am
Polo Modern Reserve by Ralph Lauren (2008)
post #71 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:37am
Tauer LDDM
post #72 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:47am
Colony
post #73 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:02am
Straight to Heaven by By Kilian
post #74 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:04am
Day: Chrome by Azzaro (1996,Gerard Haury)

Evening: XS pour Homme by Paco Rabanne (1993, Rosendo Mateu / Gérard Anthony)
post #75 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:08am
Monsieur Balmain by Balmain
post #76 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:13am
Montale
Oud Cuir d'Arabie
post #77 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:16am
Zino....Davidoff
post #78 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:20am
Indult Reve en Cuir today

post #79 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:40am
narciso rodriguez for her EDT
post #80 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:42am
Norbert Bijaoui's Eau d'Elide (Diptyque)
post #81 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:56am
Etro Palais Jamais! Nice smoky, vetiver and other all good things green!
post #82 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:59am
BROOKLYN Bond No. 9 (sample)
post #83 of 117
10/5/09 at 10:06am
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrd4t View Post

Indult Reve en Cuir today

Same here.
post #84 of 117
10/5/09 at 10:20am
Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver
post #85 of 117
10/5/09 at 10:23am
Bois du Portugal
post #86 of 117
10/5/09 at 11:39am
Uomo? Moschino
post #87 of 117
10/5/09 at 11:45am
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

reminding me, oddly, of Fruit Loops
post #88 of 117
10/5/09 at 12:11pm
Knize Ten
post #89 of 117
10/5/09 at 12:11pm
Poivre Extrait Parfum
Caron
post #90 of 117
10/5/09 at 12:37pm
Himalaya by Creed was my SotD
post #91 of 117
10/5/09 at 12:48pm
This morning it was: Eau de Rochas by Rochas (first time from a sample - thanks Ruggles



This afternoon it is: Sous le Vent by Guerlain (also from a sample from my buddy Ruggles)

post #92 of 117
10/5/09 at 1:50pm
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My bottle arrived today, so I am wearing Yves St. Laurent Body Kouros.
post #93 of 117
10/5/09 at 2:13pm
Keeping up the tradition, its a big exam day

---> Davidoff Cool Water
post #94 of 117
10/5/09 at 2:41pm
Warm (hot, really) here today and very humid so I chose the hard to describe La Base for Him.
post #95 of 117
10/5/09 at 2:50pm
escada homme
post #96 of 117
10/5/09 at 2:54pm
Roadster
post #97 of 117
10/5/09 at 3:42pm
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Tonight I am pitting the recent reissue of Havana against the 'vintage' version of Havana.

Two spritzes of vintage Havana on my right forearm, then two spritzes of the reissue Havana on my left forearm.

Note: Updates to this post will continue approximately every half hour tonight until I either get tired of doing so or go to bed.

Initial observation: The usual Havana cacophony opening for both with a blast of concentrated citrus/spice dominating a tobacco background. For the first 5 minutes the reissue is brighter, sharper by, say, 20% in opening notes. But isn't that to be expected when pitted against a vintage fragrance that has been imprisoned in the bottle for over 10 years? I think so.

20 mininutes in: No discernible difference. I cannot distiinguish between the two. They are absolutly identical at this point to my nose. Still the concentrated citrus/spice/tobacco but now deeper, less sharp and much richer and with considerably more depth of notes.

50 minutes in: Middle notes of pepper and rum beginning to appear intertwined with the citrus/spice and the tobacco notes getting stronger. Again, both vintage and reissue are so similar at this point I could not tell which is which if I didn't know where I spritzed each. This is a sleek, muscular thoroughbred fragrance, glistening in the sweat of an early evening workout it is fully enjoying.

90 minutes in: Spices, rum, and citrus conncentrate opening notes beginning to mellowing but still dominant. Tobacco somewhat stronger than in the opening notes, but so nice! Florals beginning to show: hyacinth and Jasmine according to the Basenote Pyramid but I cannot be definite about which floral I am beginning to detect, only that it is a slightly floral note in the mix now. Magnificent overall sillage for both reissue and vintage. Makes me want to bury my face in my forearm (either) and just sniff and sniff..The reissue is ever so little behind in development but with the identical mix of wonderful aromas. Myohmyohmy...I am slap-in-the-face reminded why I love this fragrance so damn much! So similar still you would think it was the same bottle.

120 minutes in: Identical development, sillage and notes .Intense. Magnificent. Heading into drydown with Smoke, Fruitwood, Tobacco, some Rum, Vanilla beginning to emerge with some Floral and definitely some Spice left to strut it's stuff. All melded together in what I call Heaven on both forearms. Stopping here because as far as I am concerned Aramis has re-created a nearly identical fragrance to their original Havana in the reissue. Draw your own conclusions. I have mine now.
post #98 of 117
10/5/09 at 3:49pm


Eau de Grey Flannel (1996)
by Geoffrey Beene

Top Notes:
Anise Star, Mandarin, Cypress, Cedar Leaf, Lemon Oil, Thyme.
Middle Notes:
Lavender, Eucalyptus, Clary Sage, Patchouli..
Base Notes:
Sandalwood, Sheer Musk, Soft Woods, Vetiver.
post #99 of 117
10/5/09 at 4:01pm
MPG
Parfum d'Habit

post #100 of 117
10/5/09 at 4:06pm
L'Artisan Parfumeur - Tea For Two
post #101 of 117
10/5/09 at 4:45pm
Terre D'hermes By Hermes
post #102 of 117
10/5/09 at 4:58pm
Serge Lutens Serge Noire this evening.
post #103 of 117
10/5/09 at 5:15pm
Sybaris - Puig

Aldehyde, Basil oil, Cumin, Green Note, Lemon, Mandarin
Artemesia, Carnation, Cinnamon, Geranium, Jasmin, Juniperberry, Sandal
Amber, Leather, Moss, Oilbanum, Patchouli, Styrax, Vetiver
post #104 of 117
10/5/09 at 5:25pm
SotE - YSL Opium PH
post #105 of 117
10/5/09 at 5:43pm
SOTE is Creed Royal Ceylan. I love this, gorgeous floral woody spicy- and such a different take on tea. Doesn't get a lot of love here, but I think it is beautiful.

post #106 of 117
10/5/09 at 6:33pm
Tabarome Millesime
post #107 of 117
10/5/09 at 6:36pm
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT
post #108 of 117
10/5/09 at 6:46pm
Parfume d'Habit- MPG

3 sprays
post #109 of 117
10/5/09 at 6:52pm
Real Patchouly by Bois 1920.
I almost went without wearing a frag tonite, but then......."oh yeah this one!". So comforting - it's perfect for tonite.


post #110 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:12pm
Virgin Island Water

Creed

Last day at WDW...
post #111 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:15pm
Hermes - Bel Ami (vintage)
post #112 of 117
10/5/09 at 7:23pm
Ambre Soie fro Armani's Prive Line.
Gary
post #113 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:19pm
Creed Silver Mountain Water!
post #114 of 117
10/5/09 at 8:37pm
Day:



Evening:

post #115 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:17pm
Eau de Grey Flannel : Geoffrey Beene
post #116 of 117
10/5/09 at 9:53pm
Day: Terre d'Hermes
Evening: L'Eau d'Hiver
post #117 of 117
10/5/09 at 10:01pm
SL Fleurs d'Oranger
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