Today I Bought: August 2010

[petruccijc]

Marc Jacobs Bang

[Le Grand Duc]

100ml Dioressence
(modern EdT)

[bookwyrmsmith]

Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy $16for1.7oz and EA Green Tea Revitalize$7.99 for 1.7oz

[30 Roses]

Frederic Malle Une Rose. I bought the travel set: three 10 ml. atomizers for $110. Pricey, but then this is a parfum, and a long lasting one at that. A little goes a long way.

[Le Grand Duc]

I've just got home after hitting one of my favourite fleamarkets;

Dioressence, vintage Eau de Toilette, approx 15ml left in a 50ml flacon
Tabu, vintage Eau de Cologne, approx. 15ml left in a 75(?)ml flacon
Madame Rochas, vintage Eau de Cologne, approx 25ml left in a 30ml flacon
Giorgio (Beverly Hills), vintage EdT Extraordinaire, approx 10ml left in a 50ml flacon

+ 102 (!!!) minis;

60 full high end fragrances (incl. vintage Versace; Lagerfeld; YSL; Givenchy etc.)
21 Cheapos (Yves Rocher; Oriflame etc.)
4 unidentified and 10 empty ones
7 pure parfum: White Linen (5ml); Knowing (3,5ml); True Love (3,7ml); Chloé Narcisse (3,7);
Mademoiselle Charrier (3ml); Algi Roma (7,5ml); Algi Haifa (5ml)

Unfortunately my babysister just went to Turkey this morning,
with my camera, so I cannot post pictures untill next week!

[Alicka61]

LOL Le Grand Duc, I am waiting for the pic ;-) You were very generous to yourself.

[Le Grand Duc]

LOL Le Grand Duc, I am waiting for the pic ;-) You were very generous to yourself.

Well, I got the minis cheap. I bought them all as a lot incl. the pure parfums,
which I reckon the seller didn't know was amoung, for DKR 225, that's $39.

[musse]

I've just got home after hitting one of my favourite fleamarkets;

Dioressence, vintage Eau de Toilette, approx 15ml left in a 50ml flacon
Tabu, vintage Eau de Cologne, approx. 15ml left in a 75(?)ml flacon
Madame Rochas, vintage Eau de Cologne, approx 25ml left in a 30ml flacon
Giorgio (Beverly Hills), vintage EdT Extraordinaire, approx 10ml left in a 50ml flacon

+ 102 (!!!) minis;

60 full high end fragrances (incl. vintage Versace; Lagerfeld; YSL; Givenchy etc.)
21 Cheapos (Yves Rocher; Oriflame etc.)
4 unidentified and 10 empty ones
7 pure parfum: White Linen (5ml); Knowing (3,5ml); True Love (3,7ml); Chloé Narcisse (3,7);
Mademoiselle Charrier (3ml); Algi Roma (7,5ml); Algi Haifa (5ml)

Unfortunately my babysister just went to Turkey this morning,
with my camera, so I cannot post pictures untill next week!

OMFG!

Well, I ordered a bottle of Lolita Lempicka EdP, dunno what happened to the bottle I had...

[bookwyrmsmith]

Had tried Midnight Fantasy last night from an already opened box -BOY does it LAST !!!! 1spray= 12 hours! I went back for it and it had sold already so I got it in mini size with Fantasy,Believe,and Curious.$19.99+tax
Also went by TJMaxx and got Eternity Moment by Calvin Klein 1 oz $13 +tax

[Alicka61]

OMG, I have arranged for a swap, getting 30 ml vintage Parure via MUA. Can hardly wait to hold it in my hands!

[Evangeline]

I ordered a bunch of samples for my mom and me to play with -

By Kilian Rose Oud, Amouage Lyric for women and men, Amouage Dia for women and men, Divine's Eau de Parfum, L'Infante, and L'Inspiratrice, and DelRae's Coup de Foudre.

I sure hope they get here soon!

[chengfun]

Waiting for Fleurissimo to arrive.

[pklagrange]

LA's Tea for Two (for the fall and cool weather - hoping the jumpstart the process....)

[Furriner]

Comme des Garçons Wonderwood, 100 ml.

[PerfumedLady]

Lanvin Oxygene-for $10(75mL).I need to stay out of T.J.Maxx.They always have something I want to try!

[kumquat]

Anthology Collection - Orange Blossom Notes
Neroli, violet leaf, bergamot, citron, cardamom, pink pepper, Calabrian orange, orange blossom absolute, Egyptian jasmine absolute, tuberose, rose, peach blossom, orchid, sandalwood, Virginian cedar, white musk and vanilla.

Perfumer- Bertrand Duchaufour

[N_Tesla]

Midnight Poison by Christian Dior in pure parfum.

[Mondamin]

Carthusia di Capri -- Aria di Capri EDP


(I loveeeeee Carthusia di Capri)

[Pimpinett]

Two small tubes of Marvis toothpaste for a friend, Jasmine Mint and Ginger Mint. I love the jasmine, must try the ginger at some point!

[sophi]

I have received another order today!This time is Sonia Rykyiel's Perfme and a mini of Belle en Rykiel

[knit at nite]

an 80 ml bottle of the original Zen from Evil-Bay

[N_Tesla]

I happened to stop by my local Marshall's where I found 3.4oz. Cabaret EDP and Sexual 2.5 oz, which wound up costing me a total of $23 for both, not each, but for both. Amazing!

[petruccijc]

Lolita Lempicka L'Eau au Masculin - as a gift for my husband

[Haunani]

I have received another order today!This time is Sonia Rykyiel's Perfme and a mini of Belle en Rykiel

Ooh, I love Belle en Rykiel. Haven't tried the other. What's it like?

[Twolf]

H,. the "other" one is a mossy fruity chypre, gorgeous without being pretentious, soft and with dignity, old school even. My former bottle lives at Tao's now. PM her if she can send you a small decant. Please do not say I advised you to.

[Haunani]

Thanks for the info, Miz T! Sounds nice! Unpretentiousness is a quality I really like in a fragrance. :-)

[Alicka61]

Jacomo Silences 25 ml PdT based on the reviews/threads here. On the way to me....

[ubuandibeme]

There are 2 reasons for my post here...first of all, I ordered Annick Goutal's Songes 3.4 oz edt
Secondly, it was such an unbelievable deal - you all should know about it.

(Mind you, I haven't received this yet, just ordered it)

The price? Well, that's the CRAZY deal ~ $9.97 Yep, and the shipping/handling was $3.80
My total bill for this purchase - $13.77
Where can one snag such an incredible fragrance find? www.buy.com They have 6 more left.
So if anyone is looking for Songes, this price is SO GOOD I feel it's worth the risk!
I'll post when I receive mine,

Happy shopping!

[Aznavour]

Recently received in a swap: Ormonde Woman, plus decants of Mythique, Bois des Iles, Bois d'Iris, Vetiver pour Elle, and AA Foliflora.

And just bought some CSP Vanille Extreme.

It feels good to be back in the game.

[Gojira]

L`Air du Desert Marocain got a sample of it and loved it. Bought it from Luckyscent. Be here Next Wed.

Cheers!

[arwen_elf]

No, no, no, Notorious at Marshalls for $20.00

[bookwyrmsmith]

Some Ebay buys arrived today 2 bottles of Y edt by YSL 3.3 oz apiece one had cello wrap $11.99 the other no wrap & box was defaced on the side$9.95
Also Pure Turquoise by RL tester no box or cap (wore yesterday )

[Alicka61]

Ozbek by Rifat Ozbek, 30 ml - blind buy. Has anybody had/ tried it?

[Candy Perfume Boy]

I placed an order for an 80ml bottle of Womanity by Thierry Mugler at Escentual.com and was lucky enough to get it for free for being their 500,000th order !!

[petruccijc]

I placed an order for an 80ml bottle of Womanity by Thierry Mugler at Escentual.com and was lucky enough to get it for free for being their 500,000th order !!

Excellent!

[Le Grand Duc]

I placed an order for an 80ml bottle of Womanity by Thierry Mugler at Escentual.com and was lucky enough to get it for free for being their 500,000th order !!

OMG! That's amazing ... I'm so jaloux!

[knit at nite]

sigh....I read ubuandibeme's post about getting such a fab deal on buy.com that I just spent the last three hours perusing the site.
Emptied everything out of the cart except one item....Bvlgari Jasmine Noir.

[Le Grand Duc]

Bvlgari Jasmine Noir.

Oh, that is gooood ... unfortunately, on me,
it turns into almost nothing within minutes!

[Le Grand Duc]

.....

[sophi]

Ooh, I love Belle en Rykiel. Haven't tried the other. What's it like?

It opens with black currant, pineapple, mandarin, ylang-ylang and passion flower. As it dries down, it opens the heart of honeysuckle, rose, lily-of-the-valley, violet, jasmine, rosemary, iris and patchouli, base notes involving sandalwood, cedar, tonka, vanilla, amber and benzoin .
It is a spicy oriental with a warm and intense opening,flowery heart and powdery , ambery base...a wonderful perfume!
I would say it's close to XS Extreme Girl by Paco Rabbane and Feminite de Bois by Shisheido ..

[Futami]

Ive been trying to keep new purchases to a minimum lately but i ended up getting....

A bottle of Tom Ford Azure Lime

before summer is over and done with.

[knit at nite]

Oh, that is gooood ... unfortunately, on me,
it turns into almost nothing within minutes!

Longevity is a problem for me with all the Bvlgari scents, so it seems I'm not the only one.

[Le Grand Duc]

Longevity is a problem for me with all the Bvlgari scents, so it seems I'm not the only one.

... and I am not either, good to know!

[Haunani]

It opens with black currant, pineapple, mandarin, ylang-ylang and passion flower. As it dries down, it opens the heart of honeysuckle, rose, lily-of-the-valley, violet, jasmine, rosemary, iris and patchouli, base notes involving sandalwood, cedar, tonka, vanilla, amber and benzoin .
It is a spicy oriental with a warm and intense opening,flowery heart and powdery , ambery base...a wonderful perfume!
I would say it's close to XS Extreme Girl by Paco Rabbane and Feminite de Bois by Shisheido ..

Thanks, Sophi. Sounds like one I will try! :-)

[Candy Perfume Boy]

Voyage d'Hermes 35ml.

[knit at nite]

I just ordered a back up bottle of L'Occitane Honey & Lemon from their website. It's d/c'ed and the local stores are all out.

[Warum]

So it is decided: we are NOT going to Portland and I cannot visit the House of Perfumes until September. Well, if that is the case, I said, I'll go to the Perfumed Court and order me a 5 ml of Fleurs de Rocaille by Caron to wear. This is my now most-coveted scent, and I want to give it some love before the Summer's gone. Well, then, of course, I added a sample of the same fragrance in its parfum form, and some Annick Goutal and Chanel Exclusive samples. I'll be sniffing Beige and Bel Respiro soon! Plus, my currently most coveted scent (of which I have already finished a small decant) is coming!

I am excited.

[bookwyrmsmith]

Today I bought Guess by Marciano $10 full, and Forbidden Flower by LL2/3full $13 at TJMaxx.I arrived home and checked the mail and lo and behold ! Two packages for ME! (my ebay wins ) Galimard Canaica in a 1 2/3 oz bottle 75%full.
Package #2 had my minis lot $18.99+$9 shipping all mostly full:Chanel #5 perfume .25oz,Black Pearls,Passion byLiz Taylor,Beautiful by EL(2), Amarige,Fleur de Interdit,Ysatis by Givenchy ,360 degrees Perry Ellis,Volupte by Oscar dela Renta,Escada original,Cie by Shulton,Venezia by Laura Biagiotti
Sun Moon Stars by K.Lagerfield,Lauren by Ralph Lauren.

[bookwyrmsmith]

MY MOM ROCKS ! part 2
Mom went to a local thrift store (looking for a food processor I believe)and the lady clerk (who knows to save the fragrances for us we pretty much buy anything and everything)motions Mom over"I know you like fragrances !Look what I have for you today!"(brings out a small white and gold box with Guerlain on one side"Now this I'll let you have for $2"(Jicky)
Mom (recognising the maker of one of her favs Shalimar)"Okay"
Thrift Shop Lady Clerk whipping out another item "Now this I knowretails in the mall for $50-60.I'll let you have it for $8. "
Thrift Shop Lady Clerk whipps out 8 inch diameter small basket"And you can have these too ."
Mom pays $10.80 forall the fragrance stuff .The "price-y item"? 3.4 oz 80% full bottle of clinique happy.
Basket contents : 1.Lady Stetson tester 1/4 full 1.7oz
2.Sand &Sable 1/4 full 2oz
3.Royalty edt 3.3oz 1/2
4.Tresor by Lancome 2/3 bottle of bath&shower gel
5.(and this is hilarious--Eau de Soir by Sisley 60% full .5oz bottle . The 3.4 oz retails $140 on a fragrance sales site and this was thrown in free!

[Sorcery of Scent]

"Now this I'll let you have for $2"(Jicky)

GREEN with envy! Sounds like the 7.5ml extrait! Pics of your haul please!

[ubuandibeme]

*update*

Just received an email from Buy.com customer support stating they refunded my money for the 3.3 oz. bottle of Annick Goutal Songes because it was 'out of stock'...guess they just realized they couldn't possibly sell it for $9.99! Duh. Just for kicks, I went to the website today and guess what...they are selling Songes for $48.99 - 'out of stock my @ss'! Oh well...if it seems too good to be true, it usually is!

[coopmom]

A 1 oz bottle of Vol de Nuit (Sophi, my nose thanks you but my bank account isn't so sure) and 6 minis of Jo Malone Orange Blossom, both from Ebay. Actually, I think the Vol de Nuit was an okay deal, because I like it so much.

[Alicka61]

Ozbek by Rifat Ozbek 30 ml from Ebay very very cheap.

LOL, I already posted it above!

[Mondamin]

Today I got some samples of Kiera Mai and Ineke. I can't wait to test them all.

[bookwyrmsmith]

Stopped at Kohl's today as I had seen and tried a few steeply marked down fragrances ended up leaving with Bill Blass edt .85 oz for$12.80and a box set of Essence of United Colors of Benetton Woman for $12.then I went to TJMaxx and blind bought Gap white amber for $7.99 on me it is an alcohol medical prep wipe and bugspray-patchouli mess and it will go back tommorrow after work.

[knit at nite]

Today I bought ......Nothing at all....BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.......I must really be off my game.

[knit at nite]

*update*

Just received an email from Buy.com customer support stating they refunded my money for the 3.3 oz. bottle of Annick Goutal Songes because it was 'out of stock'...guess they just realized they couldn't possibly sell it for $9.99! Duh. Just for kicks, I went to the website today and guess what...they are selling Songes for $48.99 - 'out of stock my @ss'! Oh well...if it seems too good to be true, it usually is!

Dang UBU- what STINKERS!

[Le Grand Duc]

I finally got my camera back from my babysister,
so I can post pictures of my latest hauls ...

[New - is directly from the boutique.
Full - is obtained in a swap/gift/eBay]



75ml (?) Tabu by Dana, vintage EdC, approx. 10ml left
30ml Flowerbomb Extrême, full
60ml Ange ou Démon, Édition Limitée 2008, new
25ml Xeryus, vintage EdT, new
50ml Kingdom, approx. 25ml left
50ml Midnight Fantasy, full
100ml Noix de Coco, new
30ml Boss Orange, Celebration of Happiness Limited Edition, full
30ml Flowerparty, newest Yves Rocher PF, full
30ml Itislove, full
15ml Angel, approx. half full
30ml (?) Madame Rochas, vintage EdC, approx. 25ml left
50ml Rouge, as good as full



100ml Diorissimo, Les Créations de Monsieur Dior, new
100ml Dioressence, full at arrival
50ml Dioressence, vintage EdT, approx. 10-15ml left
7ml/7g. Miss Dior, vintage parfum, sealed at arrival
100ml Tendre Poison, tester, approx. 80-85ml left
50ml Tendre Poison, vintage EdT, full
100ml Pure Poison, approx. 90ml at arrival



100ml Body Kouros, new
100ml Kouros, new
60ml Rive Gauche, EdT Intense (refill), new



125ml L'Instant pour Homme, new
75ml Mitsouko, new



And my extreme mini find ... cheapos to the right.

[Le Grand Duc]

Giorgio (Beverly Hills)

Oops, I forgot to photograph this one,
I'll include it in my next set of pictures!

[Sorcery of Scent]

Awesome haul Duc!