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post #181 of 295
Won three samples. All from Bond no. 9:

Eau de New York
West Side
Coney Island

Very excited!
post #182 of 295
[Last week, actually]
Blu Mediterraneo Mirto di Panarea by Acqua di Parma
Piper Nigrum by Lorenzo Villoresi
post #183 of 295
Guerlain MITSOUKO an EDT version circa 1996.
post #184 of 295
I finally gave in.....100ml of Musc Ravageur!!



Can't wait for it to arrive......
post #185 of 295
Pure Malt blind buy. Gotta see what the fuss is all about.
post #186 of 295
Samples of Jicky Guerlain and Eau d'Hermès Hermès.
post #187 of 295
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Originally Posted by Siifter View Post

Samples of Jicky Guerlain and Eau d'Hermès Hermès.

I am interested to know what you think of Jicky when you receive it. =)
post #188 of 295
The One Gentleman
post #189 of 295
I went for two other samples:

Tea For Two and Dzing. Both from L'Artisan Perfumer.
post #190 of 295
Bleu de Chanel

I like it, it's my office work and every day scent. I've gotten 4-5 compliments from ladies already since I bought this on thursday. It's not mind blowing but it's a great scent and sits extremely well on my skin.
post #191 of 295
Habit Rouge (Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain



At long last. The reformulation rumors scared me into buying a bottle now.
post #192 of 295
Well done, Mike!

I won a 15 ml bottle of vintage Chanel No 5 from the 50's on ebay for less than 20 incl. shipping.
post #193 of 295
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Originally Posted by gmb View Post

Piper Nigrum by Lorenzo Villoresi

nice one

Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo (ordered a full bottle today):
post #194 of 295
I dared to buy this vintage bottle of Shalimar. But that is as far as I can go. Its easily a unisex fragrance! All there is left for Guerlain to do is to change the marking to unisex.

post #195 of 295
Okay... This is as far as I can go. lol. Another "should've-been-marked-as-unisex"-fragrance. Vintage bottle from the early 80's: Mitsouko by Guerlain.
post #196 of 295
I got them for only $ 90 including shipping. So... Yeah, Im very satisfied!
post #197 of 295
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Originally Posted by volley2 View Post

I finally gave in.....100ml of Musc Ravageur!!



Can't wait for it to arrive......

Congrats, dude. Awesome buy. Give us your thoughts.
post #198 of 295
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Originally Posted by Siifter View Post

I got them for only $ 90 including shipping. So... Yeah, Im very satisfied!

I see you're getting serious Enjoy your great Shalimar.
post #199 of 295
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Originally Posted by Killer_Vavoom View Post

I see you're getting serious Enjoy your great Shalimar.

Yes I feel like I'm turning into this fragrance maniac. Have you seen those bottle designs before from Guerlain?
post #200 of 295
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Yes I feel like I'm turning into this fragrance maniac. Have you seen those bottle designs before from Guerlain?

Yes, I have seen this bottle befoer but never owned it. I've only owned Shalimar in PdT, EdP and Extrait.
post #201 of 295
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Yes, I have seen this bottle befoer but never owned it. I've only owned Shalimar in PdT, EdP and Extrait.

I know all those concentration has different aromatic compounds, but does it matter in the long run which you choose? I mean, does the EDC evaporate faster than lets say EDT?
post #202 of 295
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Originally Posted by Siifter View Post

Yes I feel like I'm turning into this fragrance maniac. Have you seen those bottle designs before from Guerlain?

They were in circulation as the standard EDC bottle from 1966 - 1977 in the black and white zigzag box, and into the mid-late 80s in the gold box.
post #203 of 295
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Congrats, dude. Awesome buy. Give us your thoughts.

Oh I absolutely adore this frag. I have samples of it. When I'm at home, I've been testing it. Then I finally caved in.
post #204 of 295
Maison Francis Kurkdijan Absolue Pour Le Soir and APOM Pour Homme
post #205 of 295
Alexander McQueen Kingdom edp and Davidoff Zino
post #206 of 295
Tabac and Aqua Velva Ice Blue.
post #207 of 295
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta
post #208 of 295
Hermes - Vetiver Tonka
post #209 of 295
^^ Nice!
post #210 of 295
Kenzo Power
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Acqua Di Parma Colonia Essenza
post #212 of 295
I got myself a couple of backups



while it's still relatively easy to find pre-the-latest-reformulation bottles. The latest formulation is thin and weak.

post #213 of 295


At long last!
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post #215 of 295
Guerlain - Shalimar Ode a la Vanille
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Dolce & Gabbana The One Gentleman
Terre D'Hermes
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post #218 of 295
Best thing that happened was me picking up a few Yohji Hommes, on an otherwise rather lousy day.
post #219 of 295
Received Lancome Miracle Homme as a name day gift

post #220 of 295
Not quite 'today', but over the last days received:

Asprosa by Sigilli, along with a bunch of samples from Sigilli, Piazzetta di Portofino, and Cerchi nell' Acqua.
Then Empress of India by Essentially Me, along with samples of the rest of the line.
post #221 of 295
By Kilian Back to Black 30 ml (travel size).
post #222 of 295
Thread Starter 
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

post #223 of 295
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!





post #224 of 295
Yikes, Dimi...
post #225 of 295
Unforgiveable 1!!11 Where on earth does one find such a beauty .... sigh - one day perhaps !!!

Congrats Dimi
post #226 of 295
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille 100ml and Amouage Reflection Man 100ml.
post #227 of 295
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Yikes, Dimi...

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Originally Posted by Pour_Monsieur View Post

Unforgiveable 1!!11 Where on earth does one find such a beauty .... sigh - one day perhaps !!!

Congrats Dimi

Thanks Gents
Pour Monsieur, I think in this instance it was just finding myself perusing the right website at the right time. This was vastly undervalued when I saw it online, so I pounced, with heart hammering in my chest. And then of course, I had the nail-biting week whilst it was in transit to endure, but I am thrilled to have it arrive safely and find it in the condition it is in.
Nothing I can think of can quite compare. Seriously, nothing. I've smelled the reissued Djedi which many will be pleased to know is very true to the vintage version... but in some way, the antique blend just seems to have frozen a precise moment in time, long, long ago.
post #228 of 295
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Originally Posted by Dennard View Post

Tabac and Aqua Velva Ice Blue.

Tabac EdT or EdC? Both are good, but the EdC beats the EdT.
post #229 of 295
Opium Pour Homme - YSL
post #230 of 295
Thread Starter 
Histoires de Parfums - 1969 (Parfum de Revolte)

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

post #231 of 295
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Originally Posted by tott View Post

while it's still relatively easy to find pre-the-latest-reformulation bottles. The latest formulation is thin and weak.

Please say it ain't so?! Can someone confirm that Kouros has recently been reformulated (again)?
post #232 of 295
I had to get this one:

Rose Barbare
post #233 of 295


I bought this one today. I tried it on at a perfume boutique, asked some girls if it fitted good on me without telling them that it was a feminine marked fragrances and the answer I got was "YES!". Coco by Chanel - a beautiful "should've-been-an-unisex"-fragrance. For those of you who havent tried it: Try it! I really begin to get a wider view of fragrances thanks to this community!

Coco Chanel EDP.
post #234 of 295
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Originally Posted by Siifter View Post

I really begin to get a wider view of fragrances thanks to this community!

Coco Chanel EDP.

Well done - good taste, too!
post #235 of 295
Amouage Opus II which came with a complimentary sample box of the Amouage line which was a nice surprise.
post #236 of 295
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Originally Posted by Nasenmann View Post

Please say it ain't so?! Can someone confirm that Kouros has recently been reformulated (again)?

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/249...t=#post1939825

I might be reporting old news without realizing it, but it is new to me...
post #237 of 295
Thanks for the reply but so far you seem to be the first person on the web to have noticed an difference. It would be very interesting to hear the impressions of some more people knowing both versions of Kouros. I really hope that it just was just your specific sample that had the power-issue, you were reporting.
post #238 of 295


Got a few samples and ended up buying a bottle, i really like it so far
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post #240 of 295
L`eau d`Issey Eau D`Ete Summer Edition 2009 for Men

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