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TODAY I BOUGHT - January 2012

post #1 of 359
12/31/11 at 4:54pm
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Let's have some new better scents for the first month of the new year



I choose this one as the first scent for 2012

Once again, Happy New Year Everyone
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post #2 of 359
12/31/11 at 6:00pm
Great way to start the New Year!
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post #3 of 359
12/31/11 at 7:38pm
Ah, lovely purchase- I'm envious!
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post #4 of 359
12/31/11 at 10:53pm
Happy new year everyone.
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post #5 of 359
12/31/11 at 11:15pm
I have this loaded into my e-cart, not sure what my delay is in pulling the trigger.






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post #6 of 359
12/31/11 at 11:16pm
hate that Rance 1795 style cap
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post #7 of 359
1/1/12 at 12:31am
took over an hour, but trigger pulled.
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post #8 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:51am
Congrats Chocolateguy! Enjoy it!
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post #9 of 359
1/1/12 at 11:47am
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post #10 of 359
1/1/12 at 12:25pm
i was at a nearby perfume shop (most of the frags here are vintage) when i accidentally saw this precious bottle "hiding" at the back of Polo Black, it's about 2/3 full (50mL bottle) and i bought it for around $18.. actually, i was looking for the original Polo by Ralph Lauren (green bottle with gold cap)
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post #11 of 359
1/1/12 at 12:47pm
Bought 2 L'Artisan Parfumeur candles today.
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post #12 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:28pm
Decants of the following:





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post #13 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:42pm
My newest acquisitions. I can't seem to fix the picture.



China White, Silver Musk, Jubilation XXV and Lyric Man
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post #14 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:50pm
These four to start 2012



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post #15 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:50pm
Creed - Aventus.
Bond no 9 - I love NY for all.
Serge Lutens - Chergui.

Happy Xmas me!
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post #16 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:55pm
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post #17 of 359
1/1/12 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by Extra Old Water View Post

These four to start 2012




Great way to start 2012! Congrats.
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post #18 of 359
1/1/12 at 2:07pm
Heading off to the States tomorrow for a year working in New York, so i've blind bought this...

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post #19 of 359
1/1/12 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by Sticky Threads View Post

Heading off to the States tomorrow for a year working in New York, so i've blind bought this...


Very nice.

If you're in the NYC mood, then you could easily go crazy here:

http://www.bondno9.com/shop/eau-de-parfum

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post #20 of 359
1/1/12 at 4:39pm
Happy new year everyone!

Welcome to basenotes Sticky THreads!
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post #21 of 359
1/1/12 at 5:00pm
Thanks to the mention of the Dillard's sale in the discount/coupon section I just got a Shalimar gift set and a Prada Amber Intense gift set. Happy New Year!
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post #22 of 359
1/1/12 at 5:59pm
Santal 33 - Le Labo
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post #23 of 359
1/1/12 at 7:40pm
I bought bottles of Bond no. 9 Hamptons and Bleecker Street off the sales board. I've owned each several times. Just had a Bond hankerin'.
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post #24 of 359
1/1/12 at 8:27pm
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Originally Posted by Sticky Threads View Post

Heading off to the States tomorrow for a year working in New York, so i've blind bought this...


Welcome to Basenotes! Good choice.
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post #25 of 359
1/2/12 at 12:42am
Caron Yatagan
Caron Le 3 homme
Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar

-A swap: Tom Ford Bois Rouge. I can`t belive why He discontinued this beauty!
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post #26 of 359
1/2/12 at 12:57am
Got Kenzo Power, Rochas Rochasman and CK Truth in my e-basket at the moment, pondering clicking buy. I'm a newcomer and don't really have alot of scents at the moment, so I really need to build my wardrobe. Both Power and Rochasman are great and different - a bit uncertain about the CK Truth. It's probably one of CK's best, but I'm still vaguely "iffy" about it. Could probably do Cool Water and or Encre Noir as well, but E.N is hard to use correctly for me (too much casual life ) and CW is just ... overused? Hopefully people are starting to forget about CW just about now tho, so the time could be right.
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post #27 of 359
1/3/12 at 1:08am
Got my Leather Oud split courtesy of heperd. Thanks, man!



Also, my late Xmas present arrived:

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post #28 of 359
1/3/12 at 8:46am
My local Creed Counter had a promotion, bring in an empty Creed Atomizer and they would fill it with any fragrance of my choice. No purchase necessary. I had a red one that i originally had intended to fill with Vintage Tab from my flacon but a free refill was too good to pass up.



I ended up getting 50ml of Royal Oud which is quickly growing on me. It's perfect for the 55 degree weather we are having today. I also got a generous decant of Feuilles Vertes. Which is really nice but Im finding it overly transparent and fleeting (4 hours or so) for the cost.
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post #29 of 359
1/3/12 at 9:25am
Vintage Paco Rabanne PH
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post #30 of 359
1/3/12 at 9:58am
Just ordered the full set of samples from Parfum d'empire and six samples from Histories de Parfums. I'm determined that Ambre Russe or Ambre 114 will be the amber for me.
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post #31 of 359
1/3/12 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by Futami View Post

My local Creed Counter had a promotion, bring in an empty Creed Atomizer and they would fill it with any fragrance of my choice. No purchase necessary.

WTF??!?!?! wow. hell of a promotion. you basically just got 2/3 bottle of Royal Oud for free. that's a $200 giveaway.

can i send you about 5 of my Creed atomizers so you can do the same?

which retailer? Neiman Marcus? maybe they are doing that around here!
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post #32 of 359
1/3/12 at 1:38pm
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Originally Posted by Reckoner View Post

WTF??!?!?! wow. hell of a promotion. you basically just got 2/3 bottle of Royal Oud for free. that's a $200 giveaway.

can i send you about 5 of my Creed atomizers so you can do the same?

which retailer? Neiman Marcus? maybe they are doing that around here!

Saks Dadeland had that promotion on the 30th. It was a last minute thing and I got a txt from my SA there the same day. I almost wasn't able to make it... Almost.
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post #33 of 359
1/3/12 at 2:35pm
Today I made a much-needed, pre-birthday designer frag run to Saks. I have been looking for Egoiste forever. It was worn by a guy I had a crush on in England in 1992. It's hard to find as most people only carry Platinum. Then I bought Roadster, my first ever Cartier purchase!



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post #34 of 359
1/3/12 at 6:15pm
My first purchase for 2012:

Oud Immortel by Byredo

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post #35 of 359
1/3/12 at 6:39pm
L'instant De Guerlain Extreme.

Need help with posting images guys, can;t figure it out. Cheers
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post #36 of 359
1/3/12 at 6:41pm
rubegon - two very good choices. Mitsouko Eau de Parfum is one of the best versions IMO. Such a 'full' chypre.
Futami - you lucky bastard. Oh and I think your wallet just got happy that you don't like Feuille Verte
lionheart - when's your B'day? And when the hell did Saks start selling Egoiste?
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post #37 of 359
1/3/12 at 7:20pm
Mike, my dear, on the 5th I'll be 42. ugh. I have no idea about Saks. I've called there any number of times and they always said "only the platinum." I called ahead this time and they said yes. I thought they were just confused, but sure enough, it was there, and what a perfect present for myself! I have not smelled this in almost 20 years. Of course, I had seen it on Chanel's webiste, but hadn't pulled the trigger yet for whatever reason. I sprayed it on my hand tonight, and OH THE SWEET SCENT MEMORY! What a ride! Hope you're well.
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post #38 of 359
1/3/12 at 7:24pm
Today i ordered Amouge jubilation xxv and BellAntonio Eau de Parfumby Hilde Soliani
Samples
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post #39 of 359
1/3/12 at 7:25pm
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post #40 of 359
1/3/12 at 8:51pm


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post #41 of 359
1/3/12 at 9:06pm
Cant post images so Ill just type it. My newest acquistions have been Chergui, Fille en Aiguilles, Duro, Black Afgano, Pure Distance M, Jubilation XXV, Reflection Man, L'instant de Guerlain Extreme, Spirituese Double Vanille, Tonka Imperiale, and the best of the bunch(IMHO) Carnal Flower!! These purchases were from December 28-Jan 2 which is the only reason I put all of them. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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post #42 of 359
1/4/12 at 12:17am
My first Serge Lutens
Fille en Aiguilles


and
Heeley - Iris de Nuit
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post #43 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:35am
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Originally Posted by FISS80 View Post

Cant post images so Ill just type it. My newest acquistions have been Chergui, Fille en Aiguilles, Duro, Black Afgano, Pure Distance M, Jubilation XXV, Reflection Man, L'instant de Guerlain Extreme, Spirituese Double Vanille, Tonka Imperiale, and the best of the bunch(IMHO) Carnal Flower!! These purchases were from December 28-Jan 2 which is the only reason I put all of them. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wow, you have some great ones there.... Major congrats!
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post #44 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:36am
Habit Rouge edt and The Jewel of Micallef for Her
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post #45 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:39am










after christmas sales and alcohol prompted these:





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post #46 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:43am
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My first purchase for 2012:

Oud Immortel by Byredo


cool looking bottle & box
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post #47 of 359
1/4/12 at 4:23am
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Originally Posted by rubegon View Post

Got my Leather Oud split courtesy of heperd. Thanks, man!



Also, my late Xmas present arrived:


Wow, that leather oud looks good, i'm in that Leather Oud Split too, waiting for it to arrive to Spain.

My first buy this year...



and a gift from a friend:



20ml
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post #48 of 359
1/4/12 at 4:47am
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post #49 of 359
1/4/12 at 4:56am
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post #50 of 359
1/4/12 at 5:26am
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post #51 of 359
1/4/12 at 7:24am
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Originally Posted by Yiyi4real View Post

L'instant De Guerlain Extreme.

Need help with posting images guys, can;t figure it out. Cheers

Open an account on Photobucket (or photo-bouquet as Hyacinth would say)
Copy & Paste the "img" code here and voilÃ*!
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post #52 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Mos View Post

Wait are u girl or a guy lol?

Why would that matter - and what is funny about it?
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post #53 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey View Post


Which MPG did you buy?
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post #54 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:53pm
Finally ordered that 15 ml bottle of Rubj Extrait (Vero Profumo). Love love love!
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post #55 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:54pm
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Why would that matter - and what is funny about it?

Well I'm just speculating here but I reckon the reason mos asks because he has a crush on lionheart and if lionheart were a girl that would be simply awkward for mos. And I think that's a flirtatious giggle not a laugh.
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post #56 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:57pm
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Finally ordered that 15 ml bottle of Rubj Extrait (Vero Profumo). Love love love!

Congratulations Pelle....Enjoy it!
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post #57 of 359
1/4/12 at 1:58pm
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Why would that matter - and what is funny about it?

Was just thinking the same myself.
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post #58 of 359
1/4/12 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by Mos View Post

Wait are u girl or a guy lol?

Wow, I'm just getting wind of this. I assure you I am a guy. I don't know why my post struck a nerve, but it is amazing how someone can take a statement of perfect joy and happiness that I described and try to throw a wet blanket on it with insensitivity.

I am a person who went through a very messy coming-out with my family. I am a grateful, recovering alcoholic. I am a recent cancer survivor. I know real suffering and have lived to tell the tale. I have decided to take my joy back from all of those experiences and find contentment, so no worries.

Thanks to hedonist, petrucci, and Randall for sticking up for me.
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post #59 of 359
1/4/12 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by lionheart View Post

Wow, I'm just getting wind of this. I assure you I am a guy. I don't know why my post struck a nerve, but it is amazing how someone can take a statement of perfect joy and happiness that I described and try to throw a wet blanket on it with insensitivity.

I am a person who went through a very messy coming-out with my family. I am a grateful, recovering alcoholic. I am a recent cancer survivor. I know real suffering and have lived to tell the tale. I have decided to take my joy back from all of those experiences and find contentment, so no worries.

Thanks to hedonist, petrucci, and Randall for sticking up for me.

We love you Leo (and you know it)! smooch!
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post #60 of 359
1/4/12 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by alfarom View Post

We love you Leo (and you know it)! smooch!

thanks, and a smooch right back to you!
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