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Got my first compliment!

post #1 of 8
9/2/11 at 5:38am
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It was from a stranger, and it I was wearing YSL La Nuit De L'Homme. I was at a bar / eatery on Sunday after Irene had passed my area (NYC).

I've only been doing the fragrance thing for about two weeks, but I have eleven frags and was wondering when it would happen - it was nice! Also, I don't know if it's a 'complement' per se, but I've had women tell me what they like (presumably because they could smell me) - Polo Black and Bleu de Chanel, respectively.

This is fun!
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post #2 of 8
9/2/11 at 9:08am
dont you love it??? haha. i wore tom ford black orchid for the first time yesterday. got 6 compliments.
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post #3 of 8
9/2/11 at 11:50am
It's always nice to get unexpected compliments!
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post #4 of 8
9/2/11 at 3:12pm
Yeah, compliments are always great. The funny thing to me, though, is often it's on fragrances I wouldn't expect. My last compliments were on such cheapies as Hugo Boss Boss Pure, Cuba Wild Heart, and Sean John's I Am King. I think sometimes the general public prefers fragrances that many of us perfume enthusiasts scoff at. It's usually the expensive, challenging, niche scents that go uncomplimented Funny though.
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post #5 of 8
9/2/11 at 4:28pm
I get lots of compliments when I wear Cool Water. Most of gyus in here HATE THIS CHEAP C_AP
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post #6 of 8
9/2/11 at 8:46pm
I get the most complements by wearing gourmand fragrances.
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post #7 of 8
9/3/11 at 1:11am
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Originally Posted by gabeinstyle View Post

dont you love it??? haha. i wore tom ford black orchid for the first time yesterday. got 6 compliments.

Wow 6?!
I've never gotten one outside of people that I am really close to.

Edit: Oh wait, there was one. She asked me what Axe I was wearing. I admit, I was testing out a very generic smelling scent. But still! -.- Facepalm. I guess thats whats to be expected from my age group.
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post #8 of 8
9/3/11 at 9:48am
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Originally Posted by BrianH1016 View Post

Yeah, compliments are always great. The funny thing to me, though, is often it's on fragrances I wouldn't expect. My last compliments were on such cheapies as Hugo Boss Boss Pure, Cuba Wild Heart, and Sean John's I Am King. I think sometimes the general public prefers fragrances that many of us perfume enthusiasts scoff at. It's usually the expensive, challenging, niche scents that go uncomplimented Funny though.


Yeah, I was a professional musician for a few years and I had to get over trying to play for other musicians, so to speak. Once I started audience tuning, I realized that some of the simple stuff got the strongest response. Not all the time - but more than I would have expected. It seems fragrances work in a similar fashion.
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