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Lauder for men(1985)-is it a safe blind buy??

post #1 of 19
9/16/11 at 12:53pm
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Seen several reviews on this fragrance and a lot of people consider it to be a truly great 1980s fragrance-am seriously considering buying this fragrance(my last 1980s fragrance i will buy this year)in terms of smell.sillage,and longevity would lauder for men be a safe blind buy? would appreciate your thoughts.
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post #2 of 19
9/16/11 at 1:44pm
After blind-buying this fragrance, and then later swapping
it, I would say no, this is not a safe blind buy.

It has a lot of oakmoss in it, and to be brutally honest,
it smelled like sour or mildewed wood on my skin.

If you really like oakmoss, that might make it a safer
blind buy, but otherwise, I would say buying this one
before smelling it is not a good idea.
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post #3 of 19
9/16/11 at 1:49pm
IMO No.
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post #4 of 19
9/16/11 at 2:15pm
Nope....and it's one I like.
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post #5 of 19
9/16/11 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

Nope....and it's one I like.

Me too.
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post #6 of 19
9/16/11 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

Nope....and it's one I like.

ditto
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post #7 of 19
9/16/11 at 2:53pm
This falls squarely into the list of fragrances headed "Try before you buy".

That said, ELM works for me

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post #8 of 19
9/16/11 at 2:55pm
Imo there is no such thing as a safe blind buy.
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post #9 of 19
9/16/11 at 3:09pm
The far drydown is similar to Coriolan, if that helps.
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post #10 of 19
9/16/11 at 3:57pm
In a word, NO.

It's marvelous, mind you, but it's also something of a love-it-or-hate-it scent. I would advise against buying it unsniffed.
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post #11 of 19
9/16/11 at 4:43pm
NO & I like it as well.
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post #12 of 19
9/16/11 at 5:25pm
No. If it was $20 it would be a yes.
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post #13 of 19
9/16/11 at 5:57pm
I blind bought it and didn't like -- too much iris/violet makes it quite soapy to my nose.
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post #14 of 19
9/16/11 at 7:32pm
Lauder for Men (original) = Yes

Lauder for Men (reformulated) = No
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post #15 of 19
9/16/11 at 8:42pm
No. I did blind buyit and wish I hadn't in hindsight. Rarely wear it.
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post #16 of 19
1/16/13 at 8:31pm
Buy the vintage blind(and a back-up bottle!)....buy the reformulation only if you want to understand why the IFRA is killing all the classics
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post #17 of 19
1/16/13 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by SirNosebleed View Post

Buy the vintage blind(and a back-up bottle!)....buy the reformulation only if you want to understand why modern perfumery is dead.

I agree with you and am willing to take all your post year 2k bottles off your hands. I'm shocked that you would have such dreck in your wardrobe and am willing to dispose of them for you.
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post #18 of 19
1/16/13 at 11:06pm
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Originally Posted by Partagas View Post

Imo there is no such thing as a safe blind buy.

Hehe... It's just that some blind buys are slightly safer.......... But this one is not.
I can speak only for the reformulation.
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post #19 of 19
1/16/13 at 11:12pm
No.lts along the lines of aramis.
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