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Sampling Aramis Havana in the UK

post #1 of 9
4/11/12 at 4:21am
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Hi all,

I remember reading through this forum and hearing of Havana being reissued practically everywhere in the world, except the UK. I can see from some previous threads that various places will ship to the UK, but it has literally been 18 years since this was first released and roughly that's when I last had a bottle. I don't remember it that much, although I recall wanting a bottle when it first came out.

Basically, I don't want to fork out some more cash for a bottle, only to later decide it's not for me. Is there anywhere in the UK that I can sample this?

Cheers in advance
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post #2 of 9
4/11/12 at 4:42am
Unfortunately, I don't know of any UK or EU retailers who do samples of it, but it's pretty easy to get online for less than £40. Cheapsmells.com has it, or if you just google "Aramis Havana" on UK Google, you get a few selections. It's nnot the cheapest thing in the world, but if you don't like it maybe you could sell it for close to what you paid?
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4/11/12 at 4:46am
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Thanks, Kagey. Excellent suggestion - CheapSmells is slowly becoming a favourite of mine.
Only thing I'm afraid of is the number of things that I have to sell now for "close to what I paid for them..."
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post #4 of 9
4/11/12 at 5:40am
Try John Lewis if you have one nearby. I sampled it in Bristol a few months ago.
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post #5 of 9
4/11/12 at 5:58am
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John Lewis stocks Havana? That's one of my favourite shops (for sampling!). Got to try it out as soon as - thanks!
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post #6 of 9
4/11/12 at 6:45am
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Try John Lewis if you have one nearby. I sampled it in Bristol a few months ago.

I will be checking that out!
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4/13/12 at 12:34am
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Tried two John Lewis stores in London and neither has even heard of it. Going to try Nottingham when i am next up there and if they don't have it will be giving up. I have other fragrances to try as well!
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post #8 of 9
4/13/12 at 1:39am
Havana was never rereleased in the UK. I got mine in a trade with a US basenoter.
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post #9 of 9
4/14/12 at 5:51am
Maybe I've been sniffing too much vetiver but I could have sworn I tested it at the Cribbs Causeway branch around Xmas. If not, my bad. The Perfumed Court stocks samples of the vintage stuff, at a price.
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