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post #121 of 250
9/15/10 at 11:56am
I've been ebay scavenging. I bought vintage Coty Emeraude pdt, vintage L'Aimant flacon mist, a mini of Raphael Réplique parfum, a vintage No. 5 cologne spray in the black case, and My de Myrurgia edt made in Barcelona (I have no idea what this one is like but I decided it should be mine). These are the first purchases I've made in ages, I think.
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post #122 of 250
9/15/10 at 12:09pm
Been a while since I posted on this thread! Yesterday, my package of samples came - mostly Les Exclusifs, a Malle (Iris Poudre), Diorama, plus TWO free Caron samples. How nice!

I love reading about the finds on eBay, btw!
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post #123 of 250
9/15/10 at 2:17pm
How's this for an odd assortment: Vintage Coty Imprevu PDT, Bond No. 9 AW Lexington Ave., Polo
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post #124 of 250
9/15/10 at 5:50pm
Samples of the 2 new Andy Tauer scents.
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post #125 of 250
9/15/10 at 9:05pm
18 minis mixed and two mini Jill Sander#4parfum .17 oz -which sniffing the mini I got thrifting I find it reminds me a little bit of Poison .Anyone else smell a similarity?
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post #126 of 250
9/15/10 at 9:58pm
<jumping up and down> my Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille arrived today.
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post #127 of 250
9/15/10 at 9:59pm
My Niki parfum arrived today, just lovely!
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post #128 of 250
9/16/10 at 1:35am


Some vintage Guerlain Mitsouko eau de Cologne

Penhaligons Opus 1870 EDT


2 Penhaligons Lily & Spice scented candles

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post #129 of 250
9/16/10 at 2:25am
Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense - Kyoto

Notes include incense, cypress oil, coffee, teak wood, vetiver, patchouli, amber, everlasting flower and Virginian cedar.

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post #130 of 250
9/16/10 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Sorcery of Scent View Post



Some vintage Guerlain Mitsouko eau de Cologne
Penhaligons Opus 1870 EDT
2 Penhaligons Lily & Spice scented candles

Yummy !

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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense - Kyoto

Notes include incense, cypress oil, coffee, teak wood, vetiver, patchouli, amber, everlasting flower and Virginian cedar.


Yummy too.

Today I got Mitsouko extrait and more samples . I am trying out the black tea scents - anything remotely similar to Earl Grey and /or Lapsong Suchong.
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post #131 of 250
9/16/10 at 9:50pm
Today a WHOLE LOT of ebay wins showed up . I was only expecting one or two packages -based on tracking-but SUPRISE!!!
SEVEN packages arrived today 1.Anne Klein edp full bottle in box new
2.Anne Klein edp half bottle no box or cap
3.Miss Dior edt full bottle
4.Coriandre 2/3 bottle
5.Norell .6 oz perfume spray x2 + .6 oz cologne spray x2 -new in box sets but I don't know it's age
6.Ysatis full bottle -probably I'll sync with this tomorrow
7. 24 Faubourg Hermes 60% bottle remains
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post #132 of 250
9/17/10 at 7:59am
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post #133 of 250
9/17/10 at 8:01am
This wondrous perfume ... Ubar.
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post #134 of 250
9/17/10 at 8:13am
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

I am trying out the black tea scents - anything remotely similar to Earl Grey and /or Lapsong Suchong.

Have you tried L'Artisan Coeur de Vétiver Sacré yet (I haven't)? A friend said it smelled like Lipton Iced Tea.
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post #135 of 250
9/17/10 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

Have you tried L'Artisan Coeur de Vétiver Sacré yet (I haven't)? A friend said it smelled like Lipton Iced Tea.

Hi Joe- thanks for the suggestion - I haven't tried this one.
I ordered Tea for Two because it gets so many raves and I just love my lapsong suchong. Heard a lot about Parfumerie Generale's 2 Matale scents so I got those too.
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post #136 of 250
9/18/10 at 12:25am
Just got my 8 ml dose of Chanel Bois des Illes today...

Smells a little familiar, as though I have smelt it on some rich middle-aged ladies some years ago,probably in the context of parties held by relatives or sumthing.

That association sort of ruins the anticipation for me, but hopefully not for long!
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post #137 of 250
9/18/10 at 3:32pm
Today my package of 18 mini bottles arrived .This is what came :
1. True Love by Elizabeth Arden .33 oz edt
2.Azzura by Azzaro in a pillow-shapedturquoise plastic purse vial holder
3.unlabeled avon aldyhyde/green/floral scent
4.parfum unlabeled mini smells a bit like Pleasures but the bottle is fluted and it and the jus are clear
5.Fleuresse parfum
6.Shi mini by Sung
7.Pure mini by Sung
8.Ceasars Woman
9.Amarige parfum- I said this backs itself up .See what I mean?
10.Tresor
11.LouLou Cacharel
12.empty Chloe bottle
13.Celebrate by Coty
14.unlabeled bottle that smells likeTea Rose
15.Clinique happy
16.Paco Rabanne Eau de Calandre
17.Chanel #19 edt
18.Must de Cartier

Mimi Gardenia please let me know the results of your tea scent hunting?! I would also love a Earl Grey Tea scent and often I find our tastes to be similar (your review on 24,Faubourg influenced a purchase of mine -Thanks!)
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post #138 of 250
9/18/10 at 3:41pm
Montale Black Aoud, 20 ml.
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post #139 of 250
9/18/10 at 4:53pm
Today I picked up Calandre by Paco Rabanne haven't smelled this in 20 years so excited
also picked up Coco and Diorella

oohh the excitement can't wait to try them out.......................so many scents so few arms
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post #140 of 250
9/18/10 at 5:42pm
Yesterday Acqua di Gioia by Giorgio Armani and Honeysuckle & Jasmine by Jo Malone, with a sample of their new English Pear & Freesia.
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post #141 of 250
9/18/10 at 7:39pm
Parfums de Nicolai Vetyver

Notes include vetiver, cumin, black pepper, clove, coriander, ylang ylang, jasmine and tonka bean absolute.

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post #142 of 250
9/18/10 at 8:42pm
A full bottle of Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense - Avignon with the following samples:

Parfum d'Empire - Ambre Russe
Parfum d'Empire - Cuir Ottoman
Diptyque - Tam Dao
Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense - Kyoto, Ouarzazate, and Jaisalmer
Comme des Garcons Wonderwood
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post #143 of 250
9/18/10 at 9:12pm
I bought two samples from The Perfumed Court: Diptyque Eau Duelle and SL Boxeuses.

The Boxeuses is spendy for a 1ml sample, but I've been SO curious about it. Plum + leather sounds SO perfect for me!
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post #144 of 250
9/19/10 at 5:23am
Today I clicked the BIN button twice, on a 4ml bottle of Chanel Cuir de Russie EDT and a 15ml bottle of Balenciaga Quadrille parfum, both at a 25% discount for a limited time.

I have bought from this seller before, but the Quadrille was a bit of an impulse buy, although it is completely sealed in it's original box and wrapping paper.Therein lay the attraction!

Also the CdR buy completes my quest for all the great Chanels, a bit of a compromise since my BdI & CdR are only in EDT concentration.

I will enjoy opening the wrapped box of Quadrille carefully when it arrives!
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post #145 of 250
9/19/10 at 9:43am
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Originally Posted by shadesofbleu View Post

I bought two samples from The Perfumed Court: Diptyque Eau Duelle and SL Boxeuses.

The Boxeuses is spendy for a 1ml sample, but I've been SO curious about it. Plum + leather sounds SO perfect for me!

The other day I bought a decant of Boxeuses as well. I've read references to Fem du Bois as its takeoff point, and several reviewers cite reminders of Cuir de Russie and Femme. Plus there's supposedly a licorice note which for me just sealed the deal. Can't help it, I'm a Lutens groupie.
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post #146 of 250
9/19/10 at 11:16am
So far this month, I have purchased Smell Bent Prairie Nymph, a partial bottle of CdG Luxe Champaca ♥, and the new EDT version of Prada Infusion d'Iris which I much prefer over the EdP.
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post #147 of 250
9/19/10 at 4:40pm
A blind buy of Cristobal by Balenciaga and a second back up bottle of Cologne Du 68 by Guerlain both on Evil- bay.

Yes, yes, I am crazily obsessed with the beautifully fresh, yet spicy, Cologne du 68, but this purchase was less than half of the retail price. What's the expression about "going broke saving money?"
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post #148 of 250
9/19/10 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by rednails View Post

How's this for an odd assortment: Vintage Coty Imprevu PDT, Bond No. 9 AW Lexington Ave., Polo

rednails, I don't think I ever smelled Imprevu but I sure remember the song from the TV ad: Turn me loose, Imprevu- Let me laugh and make love, Imprevu..........very risque for the times
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post #149 of 250
9/19/10 at 9:51pm
Two partial bottles of Yendi Capucci EdP with total content approx. 30 ml at 1 (one)!!!! EUR.............
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post #150 of 250
9/19/10 at 10:54pm
In the mail today: an empty 8.5 oz bottle of L'Heure Bleue EDT with about 2 ml of the juice still inside, a sealed 15ml rosebud amphore of Shalimar from the 50s, a 70% full 6 oz bottle of Shalimar EDC(smells more concentrated than the current EDPs), and a tiny 1/4 oz bottle of Mitsouko extrait from the 80s complete with box.Lastly, a 1/2 oz bottle of Coty Imprevu, about 68% full.


These items weren't cheap, but I feel strangely giddy today...hehe

And also, I smell strongly of Shalimar after I took a thick cloth dipped in alcohol to clean the perfume smears from the large conical stopper bottle.

Some ob-scent-vations : LHB EDT hardly smells like the extrait...& Mitsouko extrait(or is it parfum?) smells so strongly of peach!
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post #151 of 250
9/19/10 at 11:52pm
Absolutely yummy buys, Domperrier ! I love seeing those vintage Guerlain bottles and the cute Mitsouko extrait bottle ....ooohhhh. Each one unique and beautiful
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post #152 of 250
9/20/10 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

Absolutely yummy buys, Domperrier ! I love seeing those vintage Guerlain bottles and the cute Mitsouko extrait bottle ....ooohhhh. Each one unique and beautiful


Thanks! My joy at receiving these intact was tempered by dismay at another seller who sent me 19 empty bottles with only bubble wrap between them(no styrofoam!).

No 'fragile' written on the box, which was so small, the bottles were practically touching each other!
Predictably, more than half of them were smashed beyond recognition.

I am thus able to put myself into Ducky's shoes, albeit without the dismay of losing precious juice.
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post #153 of 250
9/20/10 at 3:22am
Today I bought 50ml Chamade EDT and got 100ml Shalimar EDP absolutely free. Any Basenoters in or around Newcastle in England, check out the Guerlain stand in Fenwick. It's gift week!
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post #154 of 250
9/20/10 at 5:51am
Knit at nite, Imprevu is a very dry, woody chypre that smells lemony -- almost like lemon pledge. I don't remember the commercial. The earliest fragrance ads I remember are "Do you Canoe in Kalamazoo?" and "i can't seem to forget her, her Windsong stays on my mind." Does that date me?
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post #155 of 250
9/20/10 at 8:22am
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Originally Posted by domperrier View Post

Thanks! My joy at receiving these intact was tempered by dismay at another seller who sent me 19 empty bottles with only bubble wrap between them(no styrofoam!).

No 'fragile' written on the box, which was so small, the bottles were practically touching each other!
Predictably, more than half of them were smashed beyond recognition.

I am thus able to put myself into Ducky's shoes, albeit without the dismay of losing precious juice.

OMG- that is terrible ! I'm sorry about your loss because it is a loss ,domperrier. Terrible seller.
mel-lou- what a great deal from Fenwick's. I wish I were there !
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post #156 of 250
9/20/10 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

mel-lou- what a great deal from Fenwick's. I wish I were there !

It was a fantastic deal! The Shalimar is a tester bottle - they're giving away their testers if you spend over £50. It was supposed to be free makeup, but they ran out apparently. I was so tempted to spend another £50 and get their Habit Rouge tester, but alas! The bank account can only spare so much.

Still, I'm happy.
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post #157 of 250
9/20/10 at 1:28pm
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Originally Posted by rednails View Post

Knit at nite, Imprevu is a very dry, woody chypre that smells lemony -- almost like lemon pledge. I don't remember the commercial. The earliest fragrance ads I remember are "Do you Canoe in Kalamazoo?" and "i can't seem to forget her, her Windsong stays on my mind." Does that date me?

LOL- I remember the Windsong Ad too. WE must have been exceptionally observant babies- geniuses, infact!
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post #158 of 250
9/20/10 at 1:36pm
WHERE IS THAT FLEA-MARKET???? (jeg bor i Jylland, så du rooooligt dele)
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post #159 of 250
9/20/10 at 2:15pm
My Mom dropped in the thrift store and got Calvin Klein Euphoria 1.7 oz edp75% full (someone obviously got tired of it)Reminds me of With Love but with more patchouli like Angel.
AV edt 1.7oz bout half full -a clean scent like sea island cotton by BBW and Oscar edt 1 oz 95% full-woodsy baby powder on me. $12 for the lot .I had given her a crystal bottle of #5 parfum that was about 65% full of a .33 or .25 oz bottle .#5 is Mom's style much more than mine -I still have a purse mini for "reference".
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post #160 of 250
9/20/10 at 2:37pm
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A fairly modern scent for me...not my usual fare: Narciso Rodriguez For Her edt in the black bottle. The whole black bottle vs pink bottle with the reverse color packaging is not only confusing...it's annoying. The two scents smell very, very different!
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post #161 of 250
9/20/10 at 2:59pm
Just scored a 50ml NIB Divine eau de Parfum on ebay for 70 bucks. Hope it's the real thing. I just remembered that Divine's are refillable atomizers. Hope the juice hasn't been replaced. I don't feel like opening a can...oops, I mean a case with paypal.
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post #162 of 250
9/21/10 at 2:00pm
I didn't buy anything today, but I won Clinique's Aromatics Elixir and Estee Lauder's Pleasures in a charity raffle!
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post #163 of 250
9/21/10 at 2:36pm
Samples for me. Mona di Orio's Cuir and the dreaded Secretions Magnifique . SM is one I have been meaning to subject myself to - somehow I always forget about it when ordering from Luckyscent. This time I didn't - I made a conscious effort to remember. ( I think really, subconsciously, I don't want to try SM at all ..... )*LOL*
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post #164 of 250
9/21/10 at 7:47pm
Last night I bought the interesting combination of Bulgari Pour Femme (6 mini bottles - 30 ml total! If I don't like it at least the mini's have gift or swap potential) and a 75% full bottle of Yendi de Capucci edt (I hope it's not too-o-o different from the EDP I sampled recently). Both from Ebay, I think I got a good deal both times.
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post #165 of 250
9/21/10 at 11:47pm
My vintage , and full, bottle of Dana's 20Carats (with gold flakes) arrived today!!!!
From E-bay. Wrapped so well they could have played football with it at the postoffice! And the seller send it marked ''gift'' so no extra taxes.
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post #166 of 250
9/22/10 at 3:16pm
I received my 100 ml bottle of Ubar from Parfums Raffy. My gosh, Amoauge certainly know how to do fragrance packaging. It's beautiful - quality in every detail . Such fast shipping and great service from Parfums Raffy ! I also got the 3 Opus Collection samples - luxe and gorgeous included plus Amouage Gold body lotion - a generous sample and 2 of Raffy's own fragrances.... so I am dying to test those out ! Thank you Raffy !
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post #167 of 250
9/23/10 at 4:53am
Today I received my first taste of YSL's original Opium...and snagged a 30 ml bottle of Mitsouko EDT from the '80s.

Six digits in the batch code....should be it.


$31.49 for the pair ; money well-spent, methinks.
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post #168 of 250
9/23/10 at 6:46am
By Kilian Back to Black 30 ml (travel size).
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post #169 of 250
9/23/10 at 6:49am
Etat Libre D'Orange:

Tilda Swinton Like This - Notes include yellow mandarin, ginger, pumpkin accord, immortelle, Moroccan neroli, rose de Grasse, vetiver, heliotrope, and musk

Vierges et Toreros - Notes include bergamot, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, tuberose, ylang ylang, leather, animalic base, costus, patchouli and vetiver

Delicious Closet Queen - Notes include violet leaf, citrus, geranium, iris butter, cedar, patchouli, vetiver, strawberry, rose absolute, sandalwood, leather, tonka bean, benzoin, opoponax

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post #170 of 250
9/23/10 at 7:41am
Nice Joe! Of all the basenoters, your collection is the one I'd most like to sniff! xoxo
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post #171 of 250
9/23/10 at 8:46am
Today, i ordered a 50 ml bottle of Kelly Caleche by Hermes !I had a mini which it's almost empty so it was urgent to buy myself a big bottle
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post #172 of 250
9/23/10 at 11:36am
Just got a whole bunch of samples in my mail........yippee!
and bought Paris YSL oh I'm in heaven
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post #173 of 250
9/24/10 at 2:04am
My previously reported blind buy of Cristobal by Balenciaga arrived today. I'm really liking it- very classy smelling, not too sweet. Fig with a sandalwood vanilla dydown.

I also blew the budget on two vintage EDC from Guerlain. Added a 3 oz bottle of L'Heure Bleu and a 6 oz bottle of Mitsouko. First time purchase of LB. Have a current EDT of Mitsy, so I'm excited to add an older version, even if EDC, to the collection. I will be jumping up and down when it arrives.

Also picked up (blind) a Molyneux called Le Parfum Connu. The info that was with the listing is: "Le Parfum Connu by Molyneux, originally launched in 1925 as Le Numero Cinq de Molyneux (Number 5 by Molyneux) and it stirred some controversy between Molyneux and Chanel, so by 1930, Molyneux had to change the name of the perfume to Le Parfum de Molyneux. It was later called Le Parfum Connu for the American market and introduced in 1948. The eau de toilette version of this came out in 1949 in the same bottle as the one I purchased, so that’s where we can date it from 1949-1950s."
Haven't fully tested this yet but seems like one of those rich aldehydes one would have worn with a fur coat in winter.
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post #174 of 250
9/24/10 at 2:38am
Today my Guerlain DJEDI arrived! I don't think I've ever been more excited about a perfume purchase! This is one that will become a family heirloom!

This is the exceedingly rare quadrilobe Djedi presentation issued in Baccarat crystal (80ml), with gold tooled suede flocked box with cream silk lining. There is approximately 30ml of vintage extrait decanted in the smaller bottle, which is spec-tac-u-lar!





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post #175 of 250
9/24/10 at 2:51am
I received two Baccarat crystal pieces today, and a whole lot of other mouth-watering stuff:

-A 6.75 " amphora filled with 2 oz of vintage Miss Dior parfum [Baccarat crystal- star at the base]

-A 6 " empty fan-shaped bottle(complete with Marly horse mauve box) of Shalimar [Baccarat crystal -logo at base]

-3 sizes of Opium parfum : 1 oz , 1/2 oz and 0.25 oz from the 80s

-A 5" crystal bottle of Lentheric Miracle perfume

- A 1/3 oz bottle of vintage No. 5 perfume(not in picture)

- A 1/4 oz full bottle of Gucci EDP from the 80s(not in picture)

- Two 6 " tall lead crystal perfume bottles made in West Germany(not in picture)


Under $200 for all the above, so I doubt I overpaid.

And this is my updated Shalimar bottle & perfume collection...still missing the EDP & EDT concentrations, but the former is on its way!
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post #176 of 250
9/24/10 at 4:04am
Beautiful simply beautiful I think I'm swooning.
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post #177 of 250
9/24/10 at 4:16am
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Beautiful simply beautiful I think I'm swooning.

Girl, I'm swooning right along with you!!

The other day I pulled the trigger on a barely used bottle of Lorenzo Villoresi Musk that I found on Ebay for a really nice price. I can't wait for it to get here! Been wanting a FB of this one for ages.
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post #178 of 250
9/24/10 at 4:27am
GOOD GRIEF DIMI! Now THAT's a purchase! Congrats to you!
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post #179 of 250
9/24/10 at 4:51am
Histoires de Parfums - 1969 (Parfum de Revolte)

Notes include fruit, cardamom, carnation, rose, patchouli, chocolate, coffee and white musk.

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post #180 of 250
9/24/10 at 5:10am
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Originally Posted by ubuandibeme View Post

Nice Joe! Of all the basenoters, your collection is the one I'd most like to sniff! xoxo

You have an open invitiation to come to Florida and sniff anytime you want.
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