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post #1 of 98
10/5/10 at 9:52pm
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Shalimar EDT again!!. Damn this sooo good!!

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post #2 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:07pm
Tom Ford Private Blends Black Violet (2007) Chypre
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Top Notes: Citrus Fruits, Fruity Notes Middle Notes: Black Violet Base Notes: Moss, Woody Notes
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Strange and a little raspy at first, this eventually sorts out to a very subtly resinous place after passing through some violet-evocative notes. I say "violet-evocative" because this is not the modern take on violet, which is more about violet leaf than it is about the elusive floral violet, which is nearly impossible to distill from the plant and must be hinted at through the use of ionone and other synthetics. The "violet" in this fragrance takes after the floral side in spades. It is well balanced, however, with citrus and other fruity notes in the top, and nicely anchored in a mossy-woody base. This gives the scent the feel of a chypre. It's a fairly deep take on the title player, but then most of the Special Blends are at least somewhat deep and dark. This one, though, does manage to end on a subtler note. It becomes quite soft and elusive at the end. In my book, it's one of the better ones from this series.
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post #3 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:17pm
Bvlgari Aqva
post #4 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:22pm
... Serge Lutens Furmerie Turque ...
post #5 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:22pm
Knize Ten (pronounced as kenneesh)
post #6 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:34pm
Encre Noire by Lalique
post #7 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:37pm
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Givenchy pour homme
post #8 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:41pm
MORNING: Azzaro Pour Homme

post #9 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:41pm
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PARFUM D'EMPIRE
Eau De Gloire
post #10 of 98
10/5/10 at 10:58pm
Yohji Yamamoto - Yohji Homme
post #11 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:13pm
post #12 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:24pm
Day 3 of my Malle week.
Today I'm wearing a sample of:

French Lover (ooh la la!)
post #13 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:27pm
Rive Gauche by YSL
post #14 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:32pm
Parfum d'Empire - Cuir Ottoman
post #15 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:39pm
Chanel Cuir de Russie, vintage extrait
post #16 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:40pm
I'm wearing Santa Maria Novella's Tabacco Toscano today. So is Pelle, he just doesn't know it. Blind decant, you see.
post #17 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:45pm
Hermes Bel Ami
post #18 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:50pm
Vintage Lancome Sikkim Parfum
post #19 of 98
10/5/10 at 11:56pm
Guerlain Homme Intense
post #20 of 98
10/6/10 at 12:07am
Floris Vetiver
post #21 of 98
10/6/10 at 12:07am
Hisoires de Parfums 1725 (Casanova)
post #22 of 98
10/6/10 at 12:20am
YSL Jazz
post #23 of 98
10/6/10 at 12:37am
Maurice Roucels

MUSC RAVAGEUR


Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle
post #24 of 98
10/6/10 at 1:01am
Fair Play by Cerruti
...blast from the past!
post #25 of 98
10/6/10 at 1:42am
Phileas
 by Nina Ricci
post #26 of 98
10/6/10 at 2:41am
Cartier Declaration
post #27 of 98
10/6/10 at 2:53am
Leau bleue dIssey pour Homme by Issey Miyake
post #28 of 98
10/6/10 at 3:35am
Gucci PH II
post #29 of 98
10/6/10 at 3:50am
Mugler Cologne
post #30 of 98
10/6/10 at 4:26am
Arpège Pour Homme
post #31 of 98
10/6/10 at 4:36am
Eau d'Hermes.
post #32 of 98
10/6/10 at 4:38am
Antaeus
post #33 of 98
10/6/10 at 4:52am
YSL L'homme
post #34 of 98
10/6/10 at 4:58am
Good morning everyone! My SOTD is Narciso Rodriguez for Him Musc Collection EDP.

Notes include musk, iris and pink berries.

post #35 of 98
10/6/10 at 5:06am
YSL Rive Gauche PH
post #36 of 98
10/6/10 at 5:29am
Acqua di Parma Colonia.
post #37 of 98
10/6/10 at 5:30am
EVENING: M7 by YSL

post #38 of 98
10/6/10 at 5:31am
Shalimar edc
Bulgari Black
post #39 of 98
10/6/10 at 5:40am
Good morning everyone! Half way there!

post #40 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:08am
Caron pour un Homme
post #41 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:16am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Siifter View Post

Eau d'Hermes.

I just got a sample of it... It's discusting! Smells like freaking... SWEAT!
post #42 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:19am
Comme des Garcons - 2 Man
post #43 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:22am
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DAIM BLOND
SERGE LUTENS
post #44 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:35am
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Quorum this morning
post #45 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:39am
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For the evening: Jubilation XXV

post #46 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:40am
Navegar
L'Artisan
post #47 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:45am
Jaipur Homme....Boucheron
post #48 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:47am
Geo F Trumper – Eucris
post #49 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:50am
Givenchy Insense; I'm trying to like it
post #50 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:54am
Guerlain Heritage. I'm wearing this for the first time in about two years...it smells a little "sharper" than I remember. Reminds me of Zino Davidoff quite a bit today. It's a brand new bottle of the EDT version.
post #51 of 98
10/6/10 at 6:57am
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Evening:

SERGE LUTENS
Cedre
post #52 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:02am
This morning and afternoon: Acqua di Colonia by Lorenzo Villoresi
post #53 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:04am
Norbert Bijaoui's Eau d'Elide (Diptyque)
post #54 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:09am
Guerlain's Tonka Impériale, "between gingerbread and chocolate," food-loving Sylvaine Delacourte puts it, as pleasing as Cologne du 68 but executed at a level of quality and restrain that brings forth sensory effects of exquisite Parisian leather goods and fine cigars. A pine note adds to the gingerbread aroma and its accompanying atmosphere of fireplaces and furred walks in snowy winter woods. Like the previous L'Art et la Matière fragrances, Tonka Impériale doesn't have much of a development once applied, although the opening bergamot-rosemary-almond-jasmine accord has its own brandied vibe, a soberer variant of Jean-Paul Guerlain's boozy Spiritueuse Double Vanille.
post #55 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:14am
Carnal Flower Frederic Malle
post #56 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:14am
post #57 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:27am
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Originally Posted by Mr. G View Post

Guerlain's Tonka Impériale, "between gingerbread and chocolate," food-loving Sylvaine Delacourte puts it, as pleasing as Cologne du 68 but executed at a level of quality and restrain that brings forth sensory effects of exquisite Parisian leather goods and fine cigars. A pine note adds to the gingerbread aroma and its accompanying atmosphere of fireplaces and furred walks in snowy winter woods. Like the previous L'Art et la Matière fragrances, Tonka Impériale doesn't have much of a development once applied, although the opening bergamot-rosemary-almond-jasmine accord has its own brandied vibe, a soberer variant of Jean-Paul Guerlain's boozy Spiritueuse Double Vanille.

A question Mr. G. What is your favourite perfume house? lol
post #58 of 98
10/6/10 at 7:56am
testing:

Amouage Memoir Man

cedar shingles, frankincense, and black pepper, so far. please don't let me love this....
post #59 of 98
10/6/10 at 8:01am
Mugler Ice Men now

A*Men this afternoon
post #60 of 98
10/6/10 at 8:23am


Reflection Man by Amouage

One of my "Top Ten"
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