Your most expensive blind buy

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Gucci Envy

Ah yes, I forgot about Envy for Men. Blind bought a 100ml bottle about a year ago for $100.



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[starshipvelcro]

6 differnet amouage attars, Xerjoff Fiero Regio Zafar, Vetiver Pour Elle...

But I'm pretty good at knowing what I'll like.

[cologne connoisseur]

Guerlain Derby, because of all the love it gets from fellow BNers. Not a single regret either :-)

[ChuckW]

Probably LIDGE and DHI. I think I tried everything else first that's over $100.

[dougczar]

Bond No. 9 - Harrods Oud

$340 directly from Bond No. 9

Don't remember why I bought it blind - but I regret that one. Not my cup of tea. Oh well.

A couple dudes hyped it up ridiculously. Maybe that's why?

That may have been a factor - Actually if you like that kind of Oud, it would be great - just a little to "much" for me.

Wanna get rid of it?

I threw it up here a while back:

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/313...-more-(US-Only)

[Gabbyvirk]

Probably LIDGE and DHI. I think I tried everything else first that's over $100.

did you like lidge n dhi ?
i want to buy too... but not sure if i should blind buy..... where did you from n how much?


thanks cheers

[grasslands]

An unopened vintage bottle of Givenchy III for $166 and Acqua Di Parma Iris Nobile for $164 - both gorgeous and worth the risk.

I admire all those sensible souls that sample, sample, sample, but really I would never buy a full bottle of anything if I sampled, because then it's a known quantity. I even drag my heels over repurchasing stuff that I know I love. It's like buying dishwashing liquid. Obviously I've got a bad case of novelty-itis, which sits right up against a bad case of full-bottle-itis.

Conversely if I did overcome my need for risk and novely, and wanted to purchase a full bottle of my sample, I'm then paranoid about the samples being the same as the full bottle, since I now have an inbuilt expectation of what it should smell like.

And on it goes - that's just the tip of the iceberg as to how and why 'conflicted' persons such as myself buy what we buy.

[Sergius]

Hmm... I bought several fragrances at once, all blind. Total around $170.

L'eau D'Issey Pour Homme
Azzaro Pour Homme
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
Rive Gauche Pour Homme

Love all of them.

[basiamedas]

YSL M7 at about ~105 USD

Honestly, I can see the hype and the depth of the fragrance but the opening is excruciating. Also, as a 23y/o, the fragrance as a whole is very, very situational. I can see myself wearing this as I age but since I'm asian it'll probably be associated with the medicinal-asian stereotype... I definitely should have sampled. I regret this buy but take solace in the fact that its price has inflated to about ~170USD now.

[John E Buoy]

For me, it was 2 bottles of Creed. Bois du Portugal and Royal Oud.
Love them both. $180 each.

[LOST!]

Amouage - Jubilation XXV... £140 for 50ml - after much hmmm-ing and ahhhh-ing, and research and reading many reviews, I decided the 1st Amouage I (blind) buy would be this - and so glad I did!!

Also, blind bought TF - Neroli Portofino & Tobacco Vanille together, so I suppose that's the most expensive at £250 for 100ml (£125 each for 50ml). That was a real nervous trigger finger...!!! Again, so glad I did.

Living far from any decent places to try and test fragrance, I find I usually have to buy blind... Nearly all of my buys have been blind - and so far, only one or two have been duds (cheap ones thankfully!!).

[mrcologneguy]

Creed Windsor I. $405 for a leather atomizer. At first I was disappointed - seemed way heavy on a "Ben-Gay" vibe - but my appreciation of it has grown considerably since then. Glad I took a chance on it.

Another pricey blind buy: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille. Very, very happy with this one.

Good investment blind buy: a flacon of Creed Cuir de Russie. The fragrance has its charms, too.

[amw9490]

Probably Green Irish Tweed. Think it cost me about $140.

[mcurtiss]

M7. And it was worth every penny.

[Akahina]

I have 3 that cost a bit baught blind. Vintage M7, Harrod's Oud and LIDGE. Also MKK and Cedré. Can't think of any others but there must me at least one more. I usually sample first unless I come upon a great deal on a highly rdspected scent.

[Wit_Siamese]

Fille en Aiguiless by Serge Lutens (Decant)
It worths every penny.

[Diamondflame]

Clive Christian X for Men + presentation box for around $200. It was a steal I couldn't resist.

[Gustav69]

Vintage Derby for $320
Invasion Barbare $260
Mona's Oud $400
Vintage Diorling in amphora bottle $270
All these beasts DO worth it

[OctaVariuM]

So far it's the $139 I spent on Windsor (50mL). I have yet to wear it much, but it seemed decent.

[MikeJ]

Pure Malt, it sounded like something I would have liked.

[cannotavoidtrite]

Musk Gazelle by Ajmal. Over a 100 including shipping.

[easyfish]

Jubilation XXV and Versilia Vintage Ambra Mediterranea (both 100 ml).
I am just a passionate "blind buyer" ;-)

[ILikePeeps]

Some high(er) end frags that I've probably bought blind are..

L'Anonyme ou OP-1475-
Jubilation XXV
Aventus
Chergui
Both of my L'artisan Ps
Frapin 1270
Emir
5-6 Bond No 9 frags
and another/others? :P

[CaliDude]

So far it's the $139 I spent on Windsor (50mL). I have yet to wear it much, but it seemed decent.

hah, same here. My 50ml split of Windsor is my most expensive blind buy. I'm very very happy with my purchase. One of my most favorite fragrances of my collection.

[Partario]

So far it's the $139 I spent on Windsor (50mL)

Wow. Great price!

[hunguy74]

Pure Havane around $90, great scent

[staticx]

Comme des Garcons Man 2 @ $ 90
DHI @ $ 110
Ambre Sultan @ $ 125
Pure Leather @ €70
Taste of Fragrance @ $68
JV 10th Anniversary Ed. @ $75

[MikeDropIt]

I'm more reserved these days. When it comes to expensive bottles, I'm more likely to sample. But anything under $75, I'll go blind after reading a couple of well written reviews.

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[Ete]

Git @ ~$100

[Milan SRB]

Viktor & Rolf Antidote