LIDGE - just WOW!

[dreamer81]

So my bottle of LIDGE from escentual just arrived. It was semi blind buy for me. I tried it just on strip paper in duty free shop this summer, and 3 months later I could still smell scent from strip... Anyway. Full bottle is here and my first skin test...

1 spray on each wrist.

First impressions:

1. It doesnt project lot (I have to put my nose close to wrist to smell it)
2. This doesnt smell like perfume. It is like your second skin. Just awesome. Nothing synthetic at all here.

Great scent. I am sure it will easy become one of my favourites.

[Jack Hunter]

Glad you like it and I'm wearing it now as my SOTD. This one though has very good projection which you will find out when you wear it more. It also last twelve hours or so on my skin.

[hednic]

Enjoy it. It's a wonderful fragrance.

[psychoskip]

I'm on my second bottle of this stuff. My girlfriend tells me it smells like expensive rootbeer.

[alexwagner]

It was a blind buy for me and I adore it. Your correct on it not smelling synthetic. The most beautiful natural cocoa I've smelt in a frag.

[mikesc]

LIDGE was my best blind buy to date.

I want to pick up another bottle and will be in Germany and Italy next month. Is it easy to find? If so what stores carry it?

[1280adam]

I'm on my second bottle of this stuff. My girlfriend tells me it smells like expensive rootbeer.

Never heard that comparison before haha.

The weather is just right for L'Instant Extreme here in PA for a night out. Been wearing that and Cuir Beluga a lot.

[SuperSociopath]

LIDGE was my best blind buy to date.

I want to pick up another bottle and will be in Germany and Italy next month. Is it easy to find? If so what stores carry it?

If you're visiting Milan, Rome or Florence basically all Sephora stores plus good fragrance stores/department stores will carry it. Pretty easy to find, at least in the central areas of those cities.

[teemas]

Lovely stuff. Im glad you enjoy it dreamer81. Looks like our taste is indeed very similar

[psychoskip]

Never heard that comparison before haha.

The weather is just right for L'Instant Extreme here in PA for a night out. Been wearing that and Cuir Beluga a lot.

Unf, I want some of the Beluga. haha

[Pegasus]

Enjoy it. LIDGE was one of my first and best blind buys ever, It's also my SotD. I bought another backup bottle a couple weeks ago from the Guerlain boutique in Toronto.

[psychoskip]

Enjoy it. LIDGE was one of my first and best blind buys ever, It's also my SotD. I bought another backup bottle a couple weeks ago from the Guerlain boutique in Toronto.

I did this too. I basically bought two just because I was afraid of just owning one.

[DieNase]

LIDGE was my best blind buy to date.

I want to pick up another bottle and will be in Germany and Italy next month. Is it easy to find? If so what stores carry it?

the small Douglas in germany don't necessarily have it, they just sell the EdT. The small niche shops don't necessarily sell Guerlain. So I rcommend to look for a huge Douglas in a bigger city or other huge luxury stores like Alsterhaus in Hamburg, Breuninger in Stuttgart. In Berlin I think Douglas Ku'damm. Munich don't know. In the big cities it should not be too difficult to find.

[MJM_77]

I think if you like LIDGE you will love Midnight in Paris for half of the price.

[dreamer81]

I've added another spray on my neck before going out and it was lingering around nice. I am suprised that it is called cacao bomb. On my skin its as much patchouli (or even more) as cacao. Pure class. A*Men for grown up.

BTW its funny that my sister asked me if I sprayed new fragrance on me. I asked her why and she told me: Because it doesnt smell good. lol... F*** it. I dont care what her or anyone else thing. Its masterpiece.

[limaaa]

LIDGE is probably the best designer scent I have tried. Just an amazing stuff!

[Spoombung]

Great, innit?

You're right about the projection - it is a bit shy. Lasts about two hours on me but its a great two hours.

[limaaa]

On me it projects great and lasting power is 8+

[mikesc]

the small Douglas in germany don't necessarily have it, they just sell the EdT. The small niche shops don't necessarily sell Guerlain. So I rcommend to look for a huge Douglas in a bigger city or other huge luxury stores like Alsterhaus in Hamburg, Breuninger in Stuttgart. In Berlin I think Douglas Ku'damm. Munich don't know. In the big cities it should not be too difficult to find.

Thanks I will be in Munich and will look for a Douglas while I'm there.

[calilove]

its amazing!!! youll start noticing projection soon enough hehehe

[Birdboy48]

Some people will criticize it because it's such a "Basenotes Darling", but really, it is some amazing kind of stuff.

[Kybid]

I wanted to like it...love it actually, but it wasn't for me. I agree that it is a great fragrance and that it is in a league of it's own, but it just wasn't right for me...sadly. I'm glad that you enjoy it and I hope you continue to love it.

[CaliDude]

The first time I wore it, I wasn't a fan. In fact, I didn't get the hype. Few months later, I decided to try it on again. This time, WOW! Not sure if my nose changed or if it was the weather, but I really liked it. Ended up picking up a bottle sometime later when I was traveling at Istanbul Airport.

Not sure why it's not available in the US.

[dreamer81]

LIDGE madness continue. Yesterday I wore it first time around my girlfriend and she is as huge fan as I am. She said that I should wear it as often as possible and that its on par with her favourite on me - Gucci II. It says a lot because she prefer fresh scents on me (Gucci II, ADG, Versace PH, Declaration, etc.).

Now is there anything similiar in style that would fit women? I plan to buy Black Orchid for her, which both of us love too, but I'd also like to get her something more classy. Alien and Angel are great but IMO are more daring and sexy than sophisticated scents and we are not fans of Coco, no5, Mitsouko or Shalimar (Shalimar is best of bunch but still kinda old school).

Maybe Coromandel?

[dreamer81]

I have to bump this 1 more time. My male coworker who never complimented any of my fragrances and usually just complain about everything said that something in our office smells really good when I was wearing LIDGE. I just hope that Guerlain wont ever reformulate LIDGE.

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Lovely stuff. Im glad you enjoy it dreamer81. Looks like our taste is indeed very similar

Indeed bro . Your top 5 got some real overhaul. I am interested in L'eau d'Hiver and Noir de Noir but, hey, do I really need another fragrance ? Right now I feel like I could live with just LIDGE for rest of my life. Its that good for me. Even Musc Ravageur or LADDM cant beat it.

[walkdogg]

It's not a contempo scent, but not old man either. Just classy

[inc0gnito]

AUSTRALIA !! Why would you deprive me of the opportunity to test this scent.

[rum]

It's a little too sweet for me, but you never know... one day it may grow on me!!

[manatee]

I did this too. I basically bought two just because I was afraid of just owning one.

Did the exact same thing here as well. Only time I've ever done that so far.

[Spoombung]

Is it possible to hype/praise this fragrance anymore?