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Your greatest blind buy!

post #1 of 54
8/11/12 at 3:28am
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For me, it would have to be "Unforgivable - Sean John" i wanted to get an idea of what MI was smell like, i was aware that they did not smell exactly the same but i wanted to get a round about idea. 75ML for £15?
Bargain, went for it.

As soon as i got it which actually is beautiful packaging for the price, i opened it had a spray and was blown away. i have smelt Mi recently and ofcourse prefer it but my god it was probably best blind buy i've ever had! It was a perfect smell that made me not only happy i'd got it for the price but also woulden't of minded paying a bit more.

so. . .

Question: What is the greatest blind buy you ever made? A blind buy that went over and above your expectations or just completely delivered.
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post #2 of 54
8/11/12 at 3:47am
Gucci Envy
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post #3 of 54
8/11/12 at 3:48am
Lolilta Lempicka Au Masculin
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post #4 of 54
8/11/12 at 3:55am
I dont blind buy often but best was definitely Rochas Man.
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post #5 of 54
8/11/12 at 4:09am
As I said on various occasions, a combined haul of Grey Flannel, Halston Z14 and Francesco Smalto pour Homme, but as I already stated before, it was not 100% a blind buy, since even if I haven't gotten even a whiff of these scents, the advice and reviews on Basenotes proved invaluable to take the right decision.
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post #6 of 54
8/11/12 at 4:30am
Musc Ravaguer
Muscs Koublai Khan
New Haarlem
Patchouli 24
Tobacco Vanille
Avignon
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post #7 of 54
8/11/12 at 4:36am
Eau de Guerlain
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post #8 of 54
8/11/12 at 6:20am
Iris Pallida
Rose Paestum
L'Air du Desert Marocain
To name a few.
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post #9 of 54
8/11/12 at 6:24am
Green Irish Tweed - It blew me away and it got me into this hobby.
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post #10 of 54
8/11/12 at 6:44am
Dhi
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post #11 of 54
8/11/12 at 7:36am
Pure malt, sounded good, took a chance and opened my eyes to how powerful fragrance is both personally and how it can affect people thus getting me into fragrances and this hobby. The end
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post #12 of 54
8/11/12 at 7:42am
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L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme by Guerlain in addition to these v v v v v

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Gucci Envy

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I dont blind buy often but best was definitely Rochas Man.
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post #13 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:21am
LIDGE.......exceeded all my expectations....beautiful scent.
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post #14 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:32am
Salvador Dali PH
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post #15 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:34am
Azzaro Pour homme
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post #16 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:38am
Almost everything I buy, I blind buy, so I'll just name one: Gatsby
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post #17 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:39am
Montale Black Musk.
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post #18 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:47am
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Extreme, Timbuktu and just recently Eau de Iles.
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post #19 of 54
8/11/12 at 9:10am
Sables.

I blind-buy everything because I collect bottles so it doesn't matter, and even when I buy one for my collection and one for myself I get two different sizes so it's no issue if I can't or won't wear it. Only when a designer/house uses the same style of bottle over and over (with no signifigant difference) is it an issue and since the bottle is half the fun for me I rarely buy in these situations. If it's a series like CDG or Givenchy then I'll buy all of them, but in the case of something like Creed or Annick Goutal then risk comes into the picture.

This happens so rarely. I normally sample in these cases, but having bought Vetiver, and then another bottle for myself I knew Sables would be redundant. I couldn't find a store that carried it and couldn't sample, and something about it was really just calling me so I wasn't going to wait for an online sample. So I bought it.

I don't wear it out because it's too young, but I love it and wear it inside all the time. Midnight in Paris was, in some ways, also a winning "blind" buy because no picture I've seen conveyed just how gorgeous the bottle actually was. Though it certainly seemed worth owning.
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post #20 of 54
8/11/12 at 10:26am
I don't blind buy but in december I got a bottle of the new CDG EDP (the one in the melted bottle) from a swap with a dear Basenoter. I got it blind and it was a success...
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post #21 of 54
8/11/12 at 10:27am
Giorgio for Men and Pure Havane.

The list of blind buy duds is too long to give here!
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post #22 of 54
8/11/12 at 10:30am
Van Gils - had read about it extensively so was perhaps a safe enough blind buy, but was not prepared for how excellent it proved to be
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post #23 of 54
8/11/12 at 11:22am
blind bought kiton and kiton black WOW these are something else If anyone knows where I can get Kiton napoli That would be great
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post #24 of 54
8/11/12 at 11:46am
Pure Havane
+1Lolilta Lempicka Au Masculin It took me a while to realise how awesome this is.
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post #25 of 54
8/11/12 at 1:47pm
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Sables.

I blind-buy everything because I collect bottles so it doesn't matter, and even when I buy one for my collection and one for myself I get two different sizes so it's no issue if I can't or won't wear it. Only when a designer/house uses the same style of bottle over and over (with no signifigant difference) is it an issue and since the bottle is half the fun for me I rarely buy in these situations. If it's a series like CDG or Givenchy then I'll buy all of them, but in the case of something like Creed or Annick Goutal then risk comes into the picture.

This happens so rarely. I normally sample in these cases, but having bought Vetiver, and then another bottle for myself I knew Sables would be redundant. I couldn't find a store that carried it and couldn't sample, and something about it was really just calling me so I wasn't going to wait for an online sample. So I bought it.

I don't wear it out because it's too young, but I love it and wear it inside all the time. Midnight in Paris was, in some ways, also a winning "blind" buy because no picture I've seen conveyed just how gorgeous the bottle actually was. Though it certainly seemed worth owning.

+1 the most beautiful and engaging scent I ever put my nose to.
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post #26 of 54
8/11/12 at 2:06pm
Definitely Blue Amber (Montale), Tom of Finland (ELDO), Coromandel (Chanel)
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post #27 of 54
8/11/12 at 2:10pm
Montale Black Aoud and YSL Nu EDP...no regrets here! Oh yes, an YSL Opium PH EDP

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Montale Black Aoud and YSL Nu EDP...no regrets here! Oh yes, an YSL Opium PH EDP
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post #28 of 54
8/11/12 at 2:40pm
I'm gonna go with Au Masculin, L'Essence de Cerruti and D&G Pour Homme.
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post #29 of 54
8/11/12 at 4:02pm
My greatest blind buy would have to be Terre D'Hermes EDT. This by far is the most expensive fragrance I own and it was worth every penny. It smells great and has the best longevity and projection of anything I own as well.
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post #30 of 54
8/11/12 at 4:33pm
Amouage Reflection
MDCI Invasion Barbare
LIDGE
DHI
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post #31 of 54
8/11/12 at 5:46pm
Spiritueuse Double Vanille
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post #32 of 54
8/11/12 at 5:47pm
Azzaro Pour Homme.
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post #33 of 54
8/11/12 at 5:57pm
Salvador Dali ph
Encre Noire.

And I thought my nick was a pun on my location.

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Amouage Reflection

You brought that blind? You're a braver man than I am. Or a richer one.
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post #34 of 54
8/11/12 at 6:25pm
egoiste
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post #35 of 54
8/11/12 at 6:43pm
Next ones were all blind buys to me after extensive research reading reviews/threads etc. as almost all I couldn't sniff at the stores at the time. I don't regret a single one of them!


- Davidoff Relax
- Michael Kors for men
- Reminiscence Noir
- Escada ph
- Jacques Fath ph
- Francesco Smalto ph
- Givenchy Insense
- Givenchy Vetyver
- Guerlain Vetiver
- Zino Davidoff
- Lalique ph edp
- Revillon R
- Oscar for men
- Oscar de la Renta pl
- Roger & Gallet Open
- Quorum
- Santal Noble
- Vermeil for men
- Witness
- Aqua Quorum
- A. Banderas 'Antonio'
- Jaguar for men
- DS Rocky Mountain Wood
- Baldessarini Ambre
- Versace ph
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post #36 of 54
8/11/12 at 7:43pm
Personally, my greatest blind buy to date, was Christian Dior's Dior Homme Intense. After all of the positive reviews I just had to blind buy this one. And it was love at first spray. Now, I can't live without it.
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post #37 of 54
8/11/12 at 7:50pm

Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
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post #38 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:38pm
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You brought that blind? You're a braver man than I am. Or a richer one.

(regarding Amouage Reflection man) Yeah, it was a gamble for sure, but I figured if I didn't like it I could always flip it.
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post #39 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:41pm
L'Eau D'Issey
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post #40 of 54
8/11/12 at 8:55pm
Kiton for Men!
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post #41 of 54
8/11/12 at 9:10pm
R'oud Elements by Kerosene. Great fragrance.
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post #42 of 54
8/11/12 at 10:15pm
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Gucci Envy

I just smelled this one for the first time yesterday and couldnt agree more! i was blown away.
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post #43 of 54
8/11/12 at 11:03pm
Kiton/Kiton Black-Yes, these are awesome fragrances. I always get compliments on the original, just have a sample of the black. I have had various women say that I smell like a gentleman. Which is good, but I'm a wild boy! It softens the edges, so to speak. For this reason, I have no problems wearing scents like Prada Amber or Dior Homme, which some seem to think are slightly fem.-but I don't think so.
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post #44 of 54
8/12/12 at 12:20am
La Nuit De L'Homme.
It was a partial blind buy. I remember writing a note reminding me to purchase L'Homme. A year later I was looking through my phone, saw the note, and went online. I ended up going with La Nuit because I felt it had a darker vibe. Glad I did.
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post #45 of 54
8/12/12 at 12:30am
L'Air du Desert Marocain
CdG2
Coromandel,
etc.
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post #46 of 54
8/12/12 at 1:40am
Not counting decants or minis with less than 1oz of content as blind buys: Creed Vintage Tabarome, Tom Ford Amber Absolute, Creed Feuilles Vertes.
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post #47 of 54
8/12/12 at 1:58am
Yatagan and L'Anarchiste were both brilliant blind buys.
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post #48 of 54
8/12/12 at 2:09am
DHI and LIDGE
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post #49 of 54
8/12/12 at 2:27am
Montale black aoud
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post #50 of 54
8/12/12 at 2:39am
Yatagan.
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post #51 of 54
8/12/12 at 4:45am
I've only blind bought a couple of bottles and they've all been good, but the best out of all those was Bond no. 9 New Haarlem.
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post #52 of 54
8/12/12 at 7:21am
Have only blindly bought a bottle of Jazz by YSL. Absolutely no regrets there.
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post #53 of 54
8/12/12 at 9:50am
Grey Flannel in 2009, mostly because of its stellar reputation on Basenotes. Since I found a bottle online for $10, I figured -what the hell-and blind bought it. First time I wore it I thought 'Whoa! It smells like nothing else I've ever come across.' It was singularly masculine, authoritative even with a rather elemental vibe to it. Wearing it is akin to putting on a suit of armor -it made me feel almost 'invincible'. Laugh if you want, but this is one fragrance that simply smells awesome on me. At least that's what my then-girlfriend (now my wife) told me. I thought she was simply being supportive of my hobby but a few female colleagues felt similarly about the fragrance. On me, it's magic.
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post #54 of 54
8/12/12 at 11:26am
La Nuit De L'Homme.
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