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post #241 of 359
1/20/12 at 2:34am
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Fantastic haul, Laph! Congrats.

Thanks alfa. How are you finding the new CDG? I'm on the edge of blind buying, the bottle alone is fab!
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post #242 of 359
1/20/12 at 2:46am
Shaal Nur by Etro 100ml

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post #243 of 359
1/20/12 at 3:26am
New York by Parfums De Nicolai.

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post #244 of 359
1/20/12 at 3:33am
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Thanks alfa. How are you finding the new CDG? I'm on the edge of blind buying, the bottle alone is fab!

I'm still trying to figure out what's happening during its evolution but, so far, I'm loving it. Overall I'd classify it as one of the most "abstract" and synthetic deliveries from this house (together with Stephen Jones, Guerrilla 1, the Odeurs, Dry Clean and Skai)...good news...
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post #245 of 359
1/20/12 at 5:42am
I received these today



Something new (Floris JF 100ml) and something to back up when I run out (Chanel Egoiste AS splash 120ml)
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post #246 of 359
1/20/12 at 9:44am
Found a 100ml bottle of vintage pre-reformulation YSL M7 today, complete in cellophane etc. Bought it blind since it seems to be quite a legend.

Smells very good, but dunno if its for me yet. Its very good, but kind of sweet and medical for my taste. Might have to let it go for something else.
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post #247 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:33am
A few early birthday gifts:

Comme des Garcons Series 1: Leaves - Calamus



Comme des Garcons Series 1: Leaves - Lily



Tom Ford Private Blend - Japon Noir



Nasomatto - Narcotic Venus



Histoires de Parfums - Tubereuse 3 LAnimale



Penhaligons - Sartorial

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post #248 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:53am
Dior Homme
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post #249 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:57am
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Chanel Egoiste





Givenchy Xeryus Rouge

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post #250 of 359
1/20/12 at 1:37pm
My latest finds:


















Hope everyone is enjoying a fragrant new year!
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post #251 of 359
1/20/12 at 2:24pm
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post #252 of 359
1/20/12 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by laph View Post

My very first bottles of Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier

Say hello to Ambre Precieux, Eau des Iles, Jardin du Nil and Parfum dHabit - all absolutely bloody lovely!


Outstanding choices. I think you'll like Santal Noble too.
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post #253 of 359
1/20/12 at 3:17pm
Today my wife bought me Bleu de Chanel. I thought I would dislike it due to some reviews but I really like it!
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post #254 of 359
1/20/12 at 8:19pm
I ordered a bunch of stuff from the L'Artisan sale. They came today!

Passage d'Enfer, 50 ml.
Piment Brûlant, 50 ml.
Poivre Piquant, 50 ml.
Tea For Two, 100 ml.

I own all except Passage d'Enfer already.... PB and PP in 15 ml sizes and a Tea For Two in 100 ml. WIth all the talk about it getting discontinued, I thought I would get a back up bottle. I may give it to a friend as a present, though.

There was a 5th scent ordered and it wasn't included in the shipment. I'm not sure if it's on backorder, or never to come. I wrote L'Artisan about what's up, so hope to hear from them soon about it.
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post #255 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:01pm
Just finished ordering:

A*Men Taste of Fragrance


Bond No. 9 I Love NY for All


Other fragrances I've bought this month include:

Burberry London


Creed Aventus


Dior Homme Intense


Dior Homme Sport


Yes, I am now broke... at least I'll smell good!
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post #256 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:12pm
Caron Pour Un Homme for me today.
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post #257 of 359
1/20/12 at 11:47pm
I see I am not the only one on this thread to have bought...




Man I am so excited I wore a sample before buying, and I got an unprecedented amount of compliments, something that almost never happens around here. Lovely scent.
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post #258 of 359
1/21/12 at 3:46am
Really happy with ALZD's generously sized samples.
(Luckyscent sample vial on the right for comparison)

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post #259 of 359
1/21/12 at 5:37am
Jubilation XXV + free gift (samples of Amouage men's line) + sample orgy of Creed, by Kilian, Xerjoff, Maitre Parfumeur de Gantier, and O. Durbano



(If you happen to order an Amouage from LuckyScent, just type Amouage2011 for the promo code to get the gift set.)
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post #260 of 359
1/21/12 at 5:41am
What is ALZD? Those are very generous indeed.

[Update: I found it but do not speak German very well.]

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Really happy with ALZD's generously sized samples.
(Luckyscent sample vial on the right for comparison)

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post #261 of 359
1/21/12 at 6:21am
You can set the ALZD website to English if you click the little UK flag or use this link:
http://www.ausliebezumduft.de/index.php?language=en
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post #262 of 359
1/21/12 at 6:45am
Being naughty again - i couldnt resist the price especially with the basenotes coupon for fragrancenet,

Santal Noble



Ambre Precieux

Cant wait for these babies

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post #263 of 359
1/21/12 at 8:23am
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Originally Posted by fragranceman88 View Post

Being naughty again - i couldnt resist the price especially with the basenotes coupon for fragrancenet,

Santal Noble



Ambre Precieux

Cant wait for these babies

Excellent buys. Have you tried Parfum d'Habit and Jardin du Nil?
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post #264 of 359
1/21/12 at 8:28am
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Love this stuff at first sniff and bought it on the spot.

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post #265 of 359
1/21/12 at 8:47am
Just bought 30ml bottles of PdN's New York, Balle de Match and Cedrat Intense. I have owned 100ml bottles of the latter two before, but sold them last year as I doubted I'd ever get through them. Recently decided I missed them, so the 30mls are a sort of compromise .
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post #266 of 359
1/21/12 at 9:51am
^^^ plus Sartorial and a blind purchase of CdG Calamus which sounds very interesting.
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post #267 of 359
1/21/12 at 9:57am
Danke, Kron.

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You can set the ALZD website to English if you click the little UK flag or use this link:
http://www.ausliebezumduft.de/index.php?language=en
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post #268 of 359
1/21/12 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by fragranceman88 View Post

Being naughty again - i couldnt resist the price especially with the basenotes coupon for fragrancenet,

Santal Noble
Ambre Precieux

Cant wait for these babies

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post #269 of 359
1/21/12 at 11:21am
Just ordered Burberry Brit for him
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post #270 of 359
1/21/12 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

Excellent buys. Have you tried Parfum d'Habit and Jardin du Nil?

No I haven't, I will look into them once I take order of these beauties
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post #271 of 359
1/21/12 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by alfarom View Post


I'm wearing SN today and am more impressed with it than ever. You're in for a real treat!
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post #272 of 359
1/21/12 at 9:37pm


Serge Luten's Cuir Mauresque
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post #273 of 359
1/21/12 at 9:42pm
Duty free at Manchester airport, couldn't resist buying this awesome cologne:



and since my flight has been delayed for a whole damn day, I think I'll go back to the shop and get me another one of their scents. Really impressed when I sampled them.
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post #274 of 359
1/22/12 at 1:37am
West Indian Lime Shower Gel

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post #275 of 359
1/22/12 at 3:11pm
Aramis Havana
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post #276 of 359
1/22/12 at 6:12pm
This week I bought Uomo?Moschino (back up bottle), Lauder for men, and two 1.7 oz splash bottles of Horizon.
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post #277 of 359
1/22/12 at 10:44pm
A bit o TAR

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post #278 of 359
1/23/12 at 8:43am
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Originally Posted by jcrich View Post

^^^ plus Sartorial and a blind purchase of CdG Calamus which sounds very interesting.

Plus Bond No 9's Great Jones and West Broadway.

Just had new bedroom furniture fitted, and my new fragrance wardrobe needs filling out a bit. This could be a pricey month...
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post #279 of 359
1/23/12 at 11:03am
Creed Royal Oud
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post #280 of 359
1/23/12 at 2:18pm
Guess how much Pure Havane is at Dubai duty free? Usd 60. Yes, 60. If my holidays were shorter I would've gotten a few of them to sell on the Bay lmao. Instead, I got myself some Dior Homme.
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post #281 of 359
1/24/12 at 12:15pm
I went for Itasca today.

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post #282 of 359
1/24/12 at 12:51pm
I'm part of Krons SDV, Mona's vetyver and musc and Guerlains Dandy fragrance. That guy won't be happy until I'm in the poor house lol
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post #283 of 359
1/24/12 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by martinijo View Post

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.


I was wondering the same thing about CW. I don't have any generic young men's fragrances and am pondering getting this one.
This week bought Dior Homme and Michael Kors.[/QUOTE]

I tried some CW and it almost turned my stomach, exactly like a fake creed scent I had the displeasure of trying once.
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post #284 of 359
1/24/12 at 3:06pm
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I'm part of Krons SDV, Mona's vetyver and musc and Guerlains Dandy fragrance. That guy won't be happy until I'm in the poor house lol

Three of the absolute best, IMO, with respect to Vetyver, SDV and Dandy. Good choices all including Musc, and major congrats!
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post #285 of 359
1/24/12 at 5:41pm
A blind buy: MFK Lumiere Noire Pour Homme

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post #286 of 359
1/24/12 at 5:51pm
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A blind buy: MFK Lumiere Noire Pour Homme


Great fragrance and I bought this blind too and love it. Enjoy!
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post #287 of 359
1/24/12 at 6:00pm
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Originally Posted by Jack Hunter View Post

Great fragrance and I bought this blind too and love it. Enjoy!

Jack, I gotta confess that your enthusiastic and colorful reviews encouraged me to get this. And LN did not disappoint.
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post #288 of 359
1/24/12 at 6:11pm


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post #289 of 359
1/24/12 at 11:03pm
B*Men

Bought blind off eBay very cheap and glad I did. Bloody strong opening though!

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post #290 of 359
1/25/12 at 5:28am
Estée Lauder - Bronze Goddess body Milk - The plan is to layer it with Virgin Water Island by Creed and to achieve a Coconut's Blast!

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post #291 of 359
1/25/12 at 6:19am
Didn't buy today, but recently received 50ml decants of:





The Aventus is unbelievable. It is a Creed that actually has longevity! I got over 13 hours the first time I wore it. It smells incredible with it's fruity, smokey, and leathery majesticness. Without a doubt my favorite Creed.
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post #292 of 359
1/25/12 at 9:42am
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Originally Posted by Bonoanimoes View Post

Estée Lauder - Bronze Goddess body Milk - The plan is to layer it with Virgin Water Island by Creed and to achieve a Coconut's Blast!

Sounds great. Did you hear that Lauder is releasing a flanker of this in Summer 2012?
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post #293 of 359
1/25/12 at 9:59am
A*MEN A Taste of Fragrance, got 2, speculating that it'll be worth a fortune on ebay in a few months.

100 mL refill of Cruel Intentions By Kilian, to go with my 100 mL refill bottle of A Taste of Heaven
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post #294 of 359
1/26/12 at 12:06am
Just arrived:



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post #295 of 359
1/26/12 at 12:15am
Terre d`Hermes after shave balm.
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post #296 of 359
1/26/12 at 2:47am


50ml



50ml



100ml



100ml
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post #297 of 359
1/26/12 at 3:04am


It came with a large sample of Penhaligons Sartorial.

Cannot believe how lush the opening lemon citrus is, really nice.
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post #298 of 359
1/26/12 at 5:42am
2 x 60 ml bottles

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post #299 of 359
1/26/12 at 5:45am
100 ml. Les nuits edt


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post #300 of 359
1/26/12 at 6:30am
Just a couple more...



Big 250ml splash, I don't ever want to run out of this amazing juice.



240 ml, see above.





I'm really digging Aigner's offerings.



Aigner, again.

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