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1/1/12 at 8:07pm
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post #2 of 92
1/1/12 at 8:19pm
... M7 for a very cold day. ..
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1/1/12 at 8:30pm
Yuzu Fou by Parfums D'Empire
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1/1/12 at 8:32pm
Sycomore
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1/1/12 at 8:44pm
Heritage/Guerlain
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1/1/12 at 8:50pm
G. Nejman (Micallef) Le Professionnel
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1/1/12 at 9:28pm
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.......Good morning!
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1/1/12 at 10:35pm
Piper Nigrum - Lorenzo Villerosi
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1/1/12 at 10:51pm
Chamade Pour Homme (Guerlain)
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1/1/12 at 11:04pm
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1/1/12 at 11:06pm
Lorenzo Villoresi - Uomo

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1/1/12 at 11:07pm
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1/1/12 at 11:20pm
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1/1/12 at 11:20pm
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1/1/12 at 11:26pm
Isabey LdC
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1/2/12 at 12:14am
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1/2/12 at 12:26am
Caron Yatagan.
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1/2/12 at 12:40am
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1/2/12 at 12:40am
NINA RICCI
PHILEAS



post #20 of 92
1/2/12 at 12:42am
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Originally Posted by easyfish View Post

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there's nothing good about that
post #21 of 92
1/2/12 at 12:52am

Djin by Michael Storer.

My sample was "empty" so I added a few drops of Everclear, waited awhile for it to soak up the last of the fragrant molecules on the dipstick and glass, and then got another wearing out of it.

I think going to such lengths with a sample means it's a pretty safe bet I need a bottle!
post #22 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:05am
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Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post


Djin by Michael Storer.

tell me MOAR!
post #23 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:09am
Laura Tonatto Albi
post #24 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:12am
post #25 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:21am
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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey View Post

tell me MOAR!

This wearing missed a lot of the nuances of a proper wearing due to my little hack described above. I'll give a better run down when I get a full bottle but it's a dark and yet airy, smooth 'fresh' animalic with floral undertones. It starts with a slightly soapy nuance - like an idealized version of Dawn dish soap (sounds bad, but is actually really pleasant, unlike the nasty Dawn accord that Kenneth Cole's Black opens with). The blending is done well so its hard to discern what's all going on - I detect hints of cardamom and a lemon myrtle note, definitely some rose and something fruity (black currant I think - this adds to the darkness too, and also to the very slight sulphuruous 'manly' accord). There's a sheer and diaphonous animalic presence throughout, too - definitely some castoreum and a hint of civet. I get something smooth and sweet and ethereal too - I think its a discrete and well blended iris note (it seems to join with the animalic elements and lift, lighten and sweeten them in a magical way).

Hmm, I don't know how to condense all of that down into something that would actually give you an idea of how it smells. Imagine Yellow Sea minus the heavier incense tones (but keep the sheer animalic element) and cross it with.. hmm, the freshness and hints of roses and fruits in Aventus (and also its smooth muskiness, although the musk here is far different), and add a bit of that 80s dirty 'man musk' to it - just enough that it's noticeable but never over the top as so many 80s scents were prone to be. Plus a bit of an ozonic vibe early on - but a very smooth ozone and not at all the typical 'watery notes' in so many scents.

It's interesting because of its contrasts and unexpected juxtapositions: light and fresh but animalic and dirty. Fruity and sweet but funky and masculine. An odd scent, for sure.
post #26 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:23am
Good morning all !. SotD is Roja Dove Scandal PH (sample).

post #27 of 92
1/2/12 at 1:47am
Giorgio for Men
post #28 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:16am
Quote:
Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

This wearing missed a lot of the nuances of a proper wearing due to my little hack described above. I'll give a better run down when I get a full bottle but it's a dark and yet airy, smooth 'fresh' animalic with floral undertones. It starts with a slightly soapy nuance - like an idealized version of Dawn dish soap (sounds bad, but is actually really pleasant, unlike the nasty Dawn accord that Kenneth Cole's Black opens with). The blending is done well so its hard to discern what's all going on - I detect hints of cardamom and a lemon myrtle note, definitely some rose and something fruity (black currant I think - this adds to the darkness too, and also to the very slight sulphuruous 'manly' accord). There's a sheer and diaphonous animalic presence throughout, too - definitely some castoreum and a hint of civet. I get something smooth and sweet and ethereal too - I think its a discrete and well blended iris note (it seems to join with the animalic elements and lift, lighten and sweeten them in a magical way).

Hmm, I don't know how to condense all of that down into something that would actually give you an idea of how it smells. Imagine Yellow Sea minus the heavier incense tones (but keep the sheer animalic element) and cross it with.. hmm, the freshness and hints of roses and fruits in Aventus (and also its smooth muskiness, although the musk here is far different), and add a bit of that 80s dirty 'man musk' to it - just enough that it's noticeable but never over the top as so many 80s scents were prone to be. Plus a bit of an ozonic vibe early on - but a very smooth ozone and not at all the typical 'watery notes' in so many scents.

It's interesting because of its contrasts and unexpected juxtapositions: light and fresh but animalic and dirty. Fruity and sweet but funky and masculine. An odd scent, for sure.

is it still in production, it appears all the Storer's came out in '05 and nothing new has since happened. At least according to Fragrantica. not sure I'd want to seek out a 7 year old bottle of something. I like fresh batches, I was excited to see my Tobacco Vanille was made just a few months back.
post #29 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:19am
Angel Men Pure Havane


post #30 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:20am
Storer's site is down for maintenance/renovation although he's supposedly going to be bringing it back soon(ish) and I believe is going to have a new release or two, as well.

I sent him an email on Friday (sales@michaelstorer.com) but haven't heard anything yet - I plan on picking up a bottle direct from him as it not only pads his wallet instead of the middle man's, but should also be a fresher batch. Note, there's an old EdT version out there and that is not what you want.

I think The Posh Peasant has more recent bottles of it - 1-3 years old - as they are showing the newer rectangular bottle design that he switched to about 3 years ago (if I recall - it may have been even more recent than that).
post #31 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:27am
Also, here's the original notes list from Storer's site:

Djin
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top:
lemon, grapefruit, ivy leaf, muguet
middle:
oolong tea absolute, cardamom seed, pink pepper, galbanum, geranium leaf over roses, lemon verbena
base:
teakwood,sandalwood, castoreum, musk

I think the notes listed over at The Posh Peasant (iris and black currant, amongst others) are also present though, and I know it is on record that Storer has stated that the pheromone-like chemical Aldron is used in the base (Storer is big into pheromones and human-like scents).
post #32 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:42am
lol I dunno why but "posh peasant" makes me giggle


thanks for the info!
post #33 of 92
1/2/12 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by d4N13L View Post

Angel Men Pure Havane




all I see are a bunch of little piles of poop
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1/2/12 at 2:53am


Puredistance M from a sample.
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1/2/12 at 2:58am
SotA:
Antidote
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1/2/12 at 4:35am
Dunhill For Men (1934)
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1/2/12 at 5:25am
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1/2/12 at 5:28am
CHANEL

pour monsieur
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1/2/12 at 5:36am
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Z Zegna this morning
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1/2/12 at 5:38am
NICOLA
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1/2/12 at 5:39am
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1/2/12 at 5:44am
Havana
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1/2/12 at 5:48am
Tabac Original EdC
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1/2/12 at 6:08am
Black Orchid
LL
post #47 of 92
1/2/12 at 6:23am
Creed - Selection Verte
post #48 of 92
1/2/12 at 6:24am
Narciso Rodriguez for him Musc Collection
post #49 of 92
1/2/12 at 6:28am
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Great minds think alike!

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1/2/12 at 6:28am
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1/2/12 at 6:35am
Bois d'Iris - TDC
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1/2/12 at 6:39am
Montale
Black Aoud

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1/2/12 at 6:41am
Back to Black by Killian
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1/2/12 at 7:48am
Puredistance M
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1/2/12 at 7:53am
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Rochas Man
post #56 of 92
1/2/12 at 7:54am
Wow, I am tired...what a blast I had this week but I can't party like I used to anymore. Off work today, so I'll be spending the day at home until my afternoon massage. Lucky me. Starting off the day in:

Hermessence Santal Massoia by Hermes

post #57 of 92
1/2/12 at 7:55am
Blenheim Bouquet.
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1/2/12 at 7:56am
APOM ph
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1/2/12 at 8:08am
Fahrenheit 32
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1/2/12 at 8:26am
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