Las Vegas luck... with samples

**chili_willi** · 28th January 2013, 05:54 AM

Just got home having been in Vegas since Tuesday at a national meeting and wanted to show off my samples. You guys may have heard me complain before that it's difficult to get niche scents under my nose (other than Creed and Bond) due to where I live so I was stoked when the opportunity arose. With a limited amount of time I was able to visit the Dior, Hermes and Guerlain boutiques as well as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barney's New York where I ran into a handful of generous SA's who loaded me up with the following.

In the front lying down:

Hermes
Ambre Narguile
Paprika Brasil

Standing L to R:

by Kilian
Back to Black
Cruel Intentions
Amber Oud

Tom Ford
Black Violet
Azure Lime
Neroli Portofino
Black Violet (again)
Jasmin Rouge

Byredo
Bullion

MFK
Lumiere Noire
APOM

Heeley
Verveine d' Eugene
Cuir Pleine Fleur
Oranges and Lemons...
Esprit du Tigre
Iris de Nuit
Hippie Rose
Menthe Fraiche
Figuier
Cardinal

**Chasing the Dragon** · 28th January 2013, 06:42 AM

Nice! I ran into a few generous SAs in Vegas last time I went as well. Great town for fragrance shopping.

**hednic** · 28th January 2013, 11:55 AM

Well done!

**JiveHippo** · 28th January 2013, 05:16 PM

Way to go! I've never had that kind of luck with SA's.

**chili_willi** · 28th January 2013, 11:20 PM

At Barney's I finally had the opportunity to smell Black Afgano and for all the talk about how weird and polarizing it can be, I really found it quite pleasing. Sprayed a shot on my wrist before I left and kept sniffing at it throughout the day. If it weren't so expensive I'd buy a bottle.

**megatropolis** · 29th January 2013, 12:49 AM

Where is the Saks and Neiman located at in Vegas?

**chili_willi** · 29th January 2013, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by megatropolis

Where is the Saks and Neiman located at in Vegas?

Both are in Fashion Show Mall located across from the Wynn on Las Vegas Blvd (the strip). There is also a Nordstrom but their selection is crap. Neiman Marcus has Tom Ford's Private Blends, MFK and Clive Christian. Saks has Tom Ford PB as well as by Kilian.

Barney's New York however is the "must visit". It is in the Shoppes at the Palazzo and carries Heeley, Byredo, Serge Lutens, Frederic Malle and Nasomatto among others.