Got my Creed Green Irish Tweed in the mail today and I'm not sure if it's real or not. Here's a pic:
J/k!
I received a legitimate bottle from theperfumespot. I do however have a few concerns. First, the sticker containing the lot number on the side and bottom of the box were removed. Also, there is a little bit of sticker residue from the bottom of the bottle where the lot number was apparently. There is no lot number embossed on the bottom lip of the back of the bottle either, which I thought was where it is supposed to be. The cap fits a little loose and has a little smudge on it too. The inside of the sprayer is white and it sprays like a beast amount of cologne like it should. I emailed the perfumespot about this and they said that in order to sell the bottles at a reduced price, they have to remove the stickers. My Millesime Imperial had all stickers in tact so I guess I lucked out. I'm not sure whether I should hang on to this bottle or send it in for another one.
Onto the scent itself: It did not smell anything like cool water when I smelled it! I was thoroughly convinced that it would, but it was very green and fresh. It smells like the sample vial of GIT that I have. There is a little bit of a difference just b/c of different batches. Speaking of which, I have no idea what year this cologne was made...Anyways, I then sprayed CW on my other arm and you know what...they do smell similar. Very similar in fact. CW has a very heavy synthetic smell though, whereas GIT has a fresh, Irish Springs smell. I asked two girls at work to smell GIT and CW to see which they preferred. The first girl said that she preferred CW b/c it was sweeter. She agreed that they smell very similar at first. After an hour she still preferred CW. The second girl liked GIT all the way. She didn't even think they smelled the same. She really liked it
My questions are: Why doesn't my legit bottle have a lot/serial number embossed on the back? Why did it have a sticker on the bottom of the bottle? Why is my cap loose? I mean like Paris Hilton loose. Is there an estimated year that it could be judging by these descriptions and the box design? I just don't know the answers and I need my fellow basenoters and Creed connoisseurs to help a brother out. Oh, here's some pics:
J/k!
I received a legitimate bottle from theperfumespot. I do however have a few concerns. First, the sticker containing the lot number on the side and bottom of the box were removed. Also, there is a little bit of sticker residue from the bottom of the bottle where the lot number was apparently. There is no lot number embossed on the bottom lip of the back of the bottle either, which I thought was where it is supposed to be. The cap fits a little loose and has a little smudge on it too. The inside of the sprayer is white and it sprays like a beast amount of cologne like it should. I emailed the perfumespot about this and they said that in order to sell the bottles at a reduced price, they have to remove the stickers. My Millesime Imperial had all stickers in tact so I guess I lucked out. I'm not sure whether I should hang on to this bottle or send it in for another one.
Onto the scent itself: It did not smell anything like cool water when I smelled it! I was thoroughly convinced that it would, but it was very green and fresh. It smells like the sample vial of GIT that I have. There is a little bit of a difference just b/c of different batches. Speaking of which, I have no idea what year this cologne was made...Anyways, I then sprayed CW on my other arm and you know what...they do smell similar. Very similar in fact. CW has a very heavy synthetic smell though, whereas GIT has a fresh, Irish Springs smell. I asked two girls at work to smell GIT and CW to see which they preferred. The first girl said that she preferred CW b/c it was sweeter. She agreed that they smell very similar at first. After an hour she still preferred CW. The second girl liked GIT all the way. She didn't even think they smelled the same. She really liked it
My questions are: Why doesn't my legit bottle have a lot/serial number embossed on the back? Why did it have a sticker on the bottom of the bottle? Why is my cap loose? I mean like Paris Hilton loose. Is there an estimated year that it could be judging by these descriptions and the box design? I just don't know the answers and I need my fellow basenoters and Creed connoisseurs to help a brother out. Oh, here's some pics:
