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post #1 of 97
8/26/10 at 5:54pm
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post #2 of 97
8/26/10 at 6:01pm
Third day with...



La Cologne
FLEUR DU MALE
post #3 of 97
8/26/10 at 6:28pm
Black Orchid Voile de Fleur by Tom Ford.
post #4 of 97
8/26/10 at 7:36pm
Burberry for Men
post #5 of 97
8/26/10 at 8:22pm
Citoyen
post #6 of 97
8/26/10 at 9:32pm
Sycomore by Chanel
post #7 of 97
8/26/10 at 9:37pm
Dunhill (2003)
post #8 of 97
8/26/10 at 9:37pm
M7 and enjoying this more than any of the male Amouage offerings...
post #9 of 97
8/26/10 at 9:48pm
Giving Amouage Opus II a test drive.
post #10 of 97
8/26/10 at 9:52pm
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier - Iris Bleu Gris
post #11 of 97
8/26/10 at 10:16pm


have a great day!
cheers
post #12 of 97
8/26/10 at 10:29pm
Azzaro Pour Homme
post #13 of 97
8/26/10 at 10:46pm
Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire Bois d'Iris (2009)
Émilie Copperman Woody Oriental
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Top Notes: Sweet Notes, Frankincense Middle Notes, Woody Notes, Cedar, Iris, Vetiver Base Notes: Ambergris, Labdanum, Myrrh, Vanilla Notes
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This starts off with a soft iris accord that at first seems not to have much sillage, but after a few minutes, when the heart notes begin to appear, the sillage gets quite a bit more noticeable, shifting the focus from iris to vetiver and cedar. Then the oriental notes begin to appear: first the incense/balsamic notes, and finally the amber and vanilla. The iris remains in the mix, but as each layer is revealed, it changes and floats in and out between the foreground and the background. An interesting scent, truly unisex also; it could easily be sold as a masculine with the vetiver and woody notes being well featured here. The pony trick in this one is dosing the vetiver enough to take advantage of its undertones of orris butter and violets and thereby really supporting and reinforcing the iris soliflore impression of the whole. Good sillage, and a good longevity nearly six hours after application; but I would say if you want the longevity and sillage, don't be too sparing with the number of sprays.
post #14 of 97
8/26/10 at 10:46pm
Lomani pour Homme by Lomani
post #15 of 97
8/26/10 at 11:06pm
post #16 of 97
8/26/10 at 11:07pm
L'Heure Bleue pdt
post #17 of 97
8/26/10 at 11:30pm
I'm in Ysatis, vintage EdT, for synchronized Givenchy friday.
post #18 of 97
8/26/10 at 11:38pm
post #19 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:03am
V E T Y V E R



Hubert de Givenchy
post #20 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:11am
Jil Sander No.4 EDP
post #21 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:14am
MFK - Lumiere Noire Pour Homme

edit: moving this down to 3.5/5 from 4. It's a bit too thin which causes the cinnamon/rose/mugwort combo to become a bit grating. It's like a great song with all of the bass rolled off. Could use more patchouli or a drop of civet or valerian root or something.
post #22 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:19am
Creed Erolfa.
post #23 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:22am
Scent of the Day:

Tilleul ~ d'Orsay

post #24 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:40am
Jasmin17 - Le Labo
post #25 of 97
8/27/10 at 12:46am
Its Djedi for me today... in celebration of my mother's 61st!

post #26 of 97
8/27/10 at 1:17am
Funny! I'm also today with Guerlain's Djedi, reissued Parfum. Taken as a women's perfume, it's Guerlain's most unusual, being totally unsweetened and based largely on vetiver. The earthy-smoky-dry-smelling essential oil from vetiver grass root is often perceived as masculine, but it's used as a fixative and harmonizer in almost half of all feminine perfumes, playing its part unnoticed as backing drummer behind the key notes (which is why many people doesn't know what vetiver really smells like). Djedi is the negative image: Here, vetiver is the predominant ingredient, the one highlighted, and that to an extent of rawness far from matched in Jean-Paul Guerlain's manful Vetiver.

post #27 of 97
8/27/10 at 1:22am
You've exceptional taste Mr G.
post #28 of 97
8/27/10 at 1:27am
Good morning! My SOTD is Givenchy Gentleman (vintage) - for Synchronized Friday.

Top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Rose, Honey
Middle notes: Patchouli, Jasmine, Cedar, Orris
Base notes: Amber, Vetiver, Patchouli, Leather

post #29 of 97
8/27/10 at 1:41am
Eau de Patou
post #30 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:00am
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THE DIFFERENT COMPANY
Un Parfum des Sens et Bois
post #31 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:02am
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Out of the house in a rush, and so unsynchronized, with Yatagan de Caron.
post #32 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:04am
M Micallef Vanille Aoud
post #33 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:09am
M7 by Yves Saint Laurent
post #34 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:48am
Aventus
post #35 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:53am
Reaction for Men - KC
post #36 of 97
8/27/10 at 3:57am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. reasonable View Post

Giving Amouage Opus II a test drive.

Hey M,

How's Opus 2? Of the 3, that was the one we didn't like so much. Using Dia by Amouage today... Let's see if I can repell mosquitoes. Hehe.
post #37 of 97
8/27/10 at 4:11am
Quote:
Originally Posted by olfactorynewbie View Post

Hey M, How's Opus 2?

Not spectacular and I still wrestle with the opening but that's also the case with a couple of fougeres I really like, so I suspect this will grow on me. I'm getting the feeling The Library Series is just that, something to refer back to from time to time, and less of a statement than the mainline paired releases.
post #38 of 97
8/27/10 at 4:16am
Bond No. 9 H.O.T. Always
post #39 of 97
8/27/10 at 4:26am
Davidoff GoodLife
post #40 of 97
8/27/10 at 4:28am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. reasonable View Post

Not spectacular and I still wrestle with the opening but that's also the case with a couple of fougeres I really like, so I suspect this will grow on me. I'm getting the feeling The Library Series is just that, something to refer back to from time to time, and less of a statement than the mainline paired releases.

Hmmm... I'd like to revisit Opus 1 and 3... Have a good weekend!
post #41 of 97
8/27/10 at 5:28am
Prada Infusion d'homme
post #42 of 97
8/27/10 at 5:29am
My first post-holiday scent: Vol De Nuit Evasion, by Guerlain.
post #43 of 97
8/27/10 at 5:41am
Givenchy


post #44 of 97
8/27/10 at 5:48am
Kenzo Power
post #45 of 97
8/27/10 at 5:54am
Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire
post #46 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:11am
Bleu de Chanel again
post #47 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:27am
Burberry Brit for Men
Day 2
post #48 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:28am





Amouage Jubilation XXV

Bertrand Duchaufour

frankincense, labdanum, coriander, davana, blackberry, orange, guaiacwood, rose, honey, bay, orchid, cinnamon, clove, opoponax, patchouli, myrrh, musk, moss, atlas cedarwood, ambergris, oud, immortelle
post #49 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:32am
Ambre Sultan
post #50 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:32am
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Fuity-candied Pine!!

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Chypre Rouge
post #51 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:35am
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Givenchy Xeryus this morning
post #52 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:38am
post #53 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:51am
Good morning!


post #54 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:52am
CREED Selection Verte

post #55 of 97
8/27/10 at 6:58am
happy hour scent:

Angel (well-hung, vintage)
post #56 of 97
8/27/10 at 7:08am
Encre Noire (sample)
post #57 of 97
8/27/10 at 7:10am
Halston Man by Halston

post #58 of 97
8/27/10 at 7:10am
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Givenchy


+1.
post #59 of 97
8/27/10 at 7:11am
Jean-Claude Ellena's Terre d'Hermès (Hermès)
post #60 of 97
8/27/10 at 7:38am
Santal Noble by Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
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