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post #1 of 18
4/3/09 at 10:44pm
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All basenoters in the province of British Columbia.

Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am, Lower Mainland, Vancouver.

Meetup Location: In front of the newly opening (July 10, 2009) Sephora at the Pacific Centre Mall.

Schedule:

11:00 am - Meet in front of the Sephora at Pacific Centre Mall for an hour exploration.
12:00 pm - Leave Sephora to walk to Holt Renfrew.
12:05 pm - Arrive at Holt Renfrew for an hour exploration.
01:05 pm - One hour lunch/sniffing break (Location/venue to be decided).
02:05 pm - Start travelling to The Perfume Shoppe.
02:15 pm - Arrive at the Perfume Shoppe.

Rest of the day is spent at the Perfume Shoppe.

Attendance List:
01) nsamadi
02) Galamb_Borong
03) pinkfizzy
04) sharviss
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post #2 of 18
4/6/09 at 12:36pm
I'm not 100% sure of my plans this summer, but if I'm at home or in the vicinity of the lower mainland count me in!
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post #3 of 18
4/6/09 at 10:19pm
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Sounds super! As the date comes closer, do confirm attendance. Hope you're in the city around that time.
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post #4 of 18
4/25/09 at 11:59am
Okay, I can confirm I'll be there!

Also, a Sephora is opening in July - something perhaps worth adding to the "to visit" list?
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post #5 of 18
4/27/09 at 11:03pm
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Yeah sure, I don't see why not. We could just start there then. It's in the Pacific Centre Mall, where the Shoppers Drug Mart was.

Anyways, I'll have a more detailed plan/schedule built up as we get closer to the meet-up date. I'll throw this one in there for sure. Thanks!
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post #6 of 18
6/10/09 at 9:08pm
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Group Considerations

1) I can change the meetup date to Friday, August 28th because the shops open later (if we get carried away), and I don't know for sure, but Naz only works weekdays at TPC. I'd hate to miss her on Saturday.

2) I can change the start time for the meetup till later, since I know some of us might be coming from Victoria and I'd hate for some to start taking a ferry at five in the morning. Or vice versa, start it earlier, if you guys have insomnia.

3) I think Sephora, Holts and TPC covers a wide range of designer and niche scents, but I can throw in other shops we can visit. Any requests?

4) Anyone know of any good lunch spots nearby? I'm no expert because I'm a Burger King person myself.

5) I'd like to spend an hour each in Holts and Sephora and spend most of my time sniffing at TPC, but can alter the times we spend at the stores if you guys like.
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post #7 of 18
6/25/09 at 4:15am
I'll definitely be coming to the Meet-Up, whichever day it is, since I live fairly close and I'd love to have an actual conversation about perfume that isn't with someone trying to sell me something. (Although I have had excellent conversations with the lovely Nas (sp?) of the Perfume Shoppe, and I've never felt like she is trying to sell me things I don't want.) It would be nice to have perfume friends that I could trade samples with and split bottles, etc.

I'm excited about Sephora! I suspect that I'm going to spending a lot of time there...
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post #8 of 18
6/28/09 at 9:40pm
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Great Pinkfizzy. Nice to have you along. I put you onto the attendence list.
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post #9 of 18
7/5/09 at 1:30pm
Great, thank you! I'll bring along a few samples to give away that people can look through. I'm done with them and they're mostly full, so I figure someone might like them.
I have samples of:

Fracas - R. Piguet
Dzing - L'Artisan
Vanilia - L'Artisan
Tubereuse - L'Artisan
Habanita
L'Air du Desert Marocain - Tauer Perrfumes
Eau Fraiche - Bulgari
Pour Femme - Bulgari
Eau Parfumee au The Verte Extreme - Bulgari
Pour Homme - Bulgari
And I'll probably have more samples by then!

And I have a small bottle (20ml) of Serge Lutens Datura Noir that I don't like as much as I thought I did, if anyone wants that. Also a mostly full bottle of Youth Dew (67ml) and a bottle of LEau D'Issey EdT (50ml). I'm giving them away, can't be bothered selling them!

Looking forward to it!
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post #10 of 18
7/6/09 at 11:17am
28th and 29th are both fine for me; looking forward to doing some fragrant touristing with you both.

I'll see what I can bring in terms of a sample exchange.
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post #11 of 18
7/27/09 at 1:50am
Hello! I'm new here and am interested in attending the meet-up. I'm not sure if I can make it Saturday as I normally work that day but I'd definitely be interested in coming on Friday the 28th. I will check back to see what the end decision is!
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post #12 of 18
7/29/09 at 2:10pm
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Hi Sharviss, A date change to Friday isn't a problem. We'd love to have you along. I put you on the attendance list.

BTW, while I'm posting this. I'm really bad at taking a lead role. I'd like this to be a group thing so if anyone has any suggestions or wants to do things differently, please comment or request. I sort of just randomly hashed something together.

I haven't decided on a place to break before The Perfume Shoppe since I'm unfamiliar with the city. I'm thinking maybe we could just go with the flow and see what happens.
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post #13 of 18
8/6/09 at 10:17pm
Great, I look forward to it!
As for where to eat, I think just going with the flow should work pretty well. Also, possible dumb question, I don't know what anyone looks like (maybe you've all met?) so how will we recognize each other? Do we post pictures somewhere? Should we all carry a yellow rose?
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post #14 of 18
8/8/09 at 3:28pm
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Good question sharviss. I was thinking maybe we could just look for the really tall guy (Galamb_Borong) standing in front of Sephora at around 11am.

He's 6'10, so I don't think we'll miss him.

Rose thing doesn't sound bad either. I have a red rose I could use.
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post #15 of 18
8/11/09 at 11:27am
I'll be carrying a tuberose and wearing an eye-patch emblazoned with "fragrance pirate".

I posted a picture of me here: http://community.basenotes.net/showp...postcount=1020

If you're comfortable, you can post your pics on the new member pictures thread here: http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=233434

However, I certainly don't mind being the "landmark", if necessary.

Is anyone interested in stopping at the Chanel or Hermes boutiques? They're right down-town, in the same general area.
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post #16 of 18
8/13/09 at 8:50am
I would love to stop at Chanel and Hermes. I'm contemplating buying the Costco-sized vat of Bois des Iles and I haven't sniffed any of the Hermessence fragrances.
An eyepatch,eh? Seems like the perfect time for me to bring out the peg leg and talking parrot!
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post #17 of 18
8/18/09 at 2:27pm
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Chanel/Hermes sounds fun. I'm thinking after our nose/lunch break we can head to those two shops before going to The Perfume Shoppe, as our last visit.

So...

Sephora
Holts
Nose Break
Hermes/Chanel
TPS

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post #18 of 18
8/27/09 at 1:23pm
Hi all! I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Here is my list of samples for giving away/trading:
SL - Serge Noir
Bond No 9 - So New York
Andy Tauer - Une Rose Chypree
Washington Tremlett - Clove Absolute
LV - Donna
CDG - Stehen Jones
CDG - Series 1 Leaves Lily
CDG - Incense Zagorsk
L'A - Dzongkha
L'A - Voleur de Roses
L'A - Passage D'Enfer
L'A - Ambre Extreme
Aqaba - Midnight Sun
Montale - Mango Manga
PdN - Le Temps d'une Fete
PdN - Cedrat Intense
Caron - Nuit de Noel

Most of these samples are from Luckyscent of The Perfume Shoppe and the majority of them are 80-90% full.

Nsamadi: I was looking at your list and am interested in:
SL A La Nuit
TF Neroli Portofino
ELO Putain de Palaces
Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir
Ava Luxe Film Noir
So if I have anything you want, let me know!
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