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I have been a bit underwhelmed by most of the recent limited edition Jo Malone fragrances. Nonetheless, I will try to test them - there is a store within walking distance from my office in Miami...

I first read about these on Now Smell This.

A five (5) fragrance, limited edition collection with two being re-released: Blackberry & Bay Cologne & Elderflower Cordial Cologne and three new...

Some are. But the one named is this thread is not, it's a flanker and smells different from the original.

To clarify, you are talking about this one right?

Comme des Garçons Eau de Parfum / "A New Perfume" by Comme des Garçons

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It's so easy to wear - so classy and enjoyable

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Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui by Oscar de la Renta (vintage)

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Probably one of the most 'serious' masculine fragrances that I enjoy. I wear it when...

I forgot to post yesterday - I wore very little fragrance, I was just coughing so much. I think I splashed on some Lagerfeld Cologne sometime mid-day before I headed out to the pharmacy. Again it's...

I've never heard of this scent or that line. I am intrigued.


I am still feeling a bit under-the-weather. The cold went away and sort of returned...well the cough did. I am so tired of...

I don't wear this a lot but I really enjoyed this one. About as old-school as I can get comfortable with...

Dunhill For Men by Dunhill

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Dunhill For Men by Dunhill

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Trilby - I love that Diptyque. When I tested it it reminded me of Bois d'Armenie by Guerlain. A nice polished benzoin fragrance. Score!


I wore this one today - an old-school, vintage that...

Oh hell yeah

Chinese Oud by Areej le Dore

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Morning!

It rained all day yesterday - so much that it shorted out the parking garage gate in my building and I was stuck outside when I got home last night and had to walk in the rain back home. ...

Anyone have more thoughts on this one?

Embers by TRNP

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ExtremeK - enjoy your spontaneous weekend (when you posted that you were wearing Daim Blond, I knew immediately it was your "airplane scent" [mine is Egoiste], I loved that I remembered that) :)
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I must admit I am struggling to like Sans Fleurs Extrait. I wore it before I hopped into bed and it felt dense, sticky, solid and sort of boring.

L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci (vintage)
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In Sync in:

L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci (vintage)
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Quarry - happy you got rain

jujy54 - what a great post. I love those cherries! And I have this visual of you yelling from your bike, "Hey you there!" to car drivers lol - trailing some feminine...

teardop - I am sure your husband is happy to know his mom is coming home. I hope she recovers fully

Trilby - I had the same reaction to smelling Jicky the 1st time. Parfum is one of my fav...

Wish they had Vatinee

Chene by Serge Lutens

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I forgot how gorgeous this one is. Sort of like Woodcut by Olympic Orchids...but more opulent and...

Joining the determined-to-get-thru-my-sample crowd in a sample of:

Chene by Serge Lutens

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I forgot how gorgeous this one is. ...

Sacred Ground by TRNP

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Beautiful weather here this weekend & today. Made it easy to work out at Cross Fit this morning, but the hot weather will return soon. Ready for the work week in a single spray of this one (it's...

Thanks lmdm!

Yup!

Wearing Santal Galore today. I am still on the fence about this one. There is something in it that just keeps it from appealing to me. I have lived with it for a while now and worn it in different...

Yesterday I wore more Giacobetti: Dzing! (I got a compliment from 2 people who smelled me) and today I'm in:

Santal Galore by Areej le Dore

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Thanks everyone for the warm wishes. I don't think its really sunk in yet, and also I'm not really needing to exercise any of my stock options at this time - nonetheless it is fun to keep an eye on...

Splash Forte by IUNX

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Fou d'Absinthe by L'Artisan Parfumeur (sample)
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Easy for me to Sync today, I luuuurve Giacobetti. I wore this in the a.m.

Splash Forte by IUNX

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And later it was (when I...

One Giacobetti I wished I'd bought before it was disco'd was Love Les Carottes by Honore des Pres.

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Not sure. I know they sold the line from the Costes hotel.

Pronounced "E-yunks", with a soft 'e'.

19 of them! Whoa. I need to go over and play at your house!!

I forgot about Petit Guerlain. I love that one.

Wow you def own a lot of her - yes L'Arbre is awesome I wore it the other day when I was going to work on the apartment. It's one of my 'focus' fragrances. It's like a short little Headspace...

I wore this today - what a great all-day performer! It will get a lot of wear this Spring.

I do not see the newest 'resort' fragrance from TF at ULTA: Soleil Brulant. Interested in smelling it as it's a variation on Soleil Blanc, one of my favorites.

Le Galion bottles and atomizers are fantastic!

I like some here and there (Santal Blush, Soleil Blanc) but there's nothing as good or as innovative as Black Orchid these days. Or the stuff he did pre-TF at Gucci (Gucci Pour Homme, Envy for Men),...

Ended the day in a swipe from a tiny 1 ml sample (gift from a friend):

Narcisse Noir by Caron

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OMG so good. I forgot how noticeable the...

Oh Giacobetti! Love her!!

I own two IUNX scents, Dzing! and a decant of Jour de Fete. ((note to self: I need more of her scents in my Wardrobe))

I'll wear all of them - all day!!

True...

Special for Gentlemen by Le Galion

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Happy April Fool's Day to all who celebrate! I have some exciting news (work related) but I won't post it today because I think most people will think it's a April Fools prank lol. I'll tell you...

I wore a tiny spray, one arm, of Chinese Oud yesterday. Wow, it smelled even better than I remember last week. The oud is pretty intense/animalic on my skin - reminded me of the oud in Russian Oud...

Thanks for the update. There is a shop in Miami that has his line, next time I'm there I will test it!

Folia by Nez

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It is all dirt and forest floor and earth and then, like a bell being struck, this candied orange...

I agree

Black Orchid by Tom Ford was all the rage. It was, if you can believe it, quite scandalous for a man to pop over to the womans counter and buy something from some designer named Tom Ford (this was...

Quarry - hope you enjoyed your grocery shopping yesterday...sometimes its the little things

Jon and all who commented - thank you. I feel...sort of the same. So the cold is not getting worse and...

Wow lots of violets in the air yesterday and today. ((sniffing))


I am starting to get a little head cold (it's been ages since I have had a cold...probably before Covid...but Giancarlo got it...

MEM by Bogue Profumo

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((hugs)) teardrop


MEM by Bogue Profumo

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In Sync (no heliotrope scents in my Wardrobe - what's up with that!?) in:

Copal Azur by Aedes des Venustas

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Copal Azur by Aedes des Venustas

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Chinese Oud by Areej le Dore

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Same here. I'm a bit indifferent about it's use as an aromachemical.

My 1st vaccine (Pfizer) went totally fine this morning - absolutely no side effects at all. It was also my first day back at work, after 3 days off - but I am still home alone for the rest of the...

Shalimar ('new' Parfum) by Guerlain

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Off to get my vaccine this morning, in the last few drops of this:

Shalimar ('new' Parfum) by Guerlain

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2 tiny sprays from a decant on my shirt (a tiny bit hit my left crook of my elbow). Strong oud top notes. Powder. Woods and resins. Quiet and reserved but the oud notes lunge out here-and-there...

Sandalo by Lorenzo Villoresi

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Just a tiny spray of this, before Cross Fit (on my knees) - I could smell it mixing with the residue of last night's Le Galion:

Sandalo by Lorenzo Villoresi
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I wore more of it to bed last night (I wear Shalimar to bed, probably more than any fragrance in my Wardrobe) and this time I did smell the anise note more prominently. An interesting wrinkle. It...

My Chinese Oud decant arrived today, I'll wear it tomorrow. Excited!

Man oh man! This is some seriously good juice. Wow, lmdm, you didn't steer me wrong. I love this one. From my decant bottle, just two tiny sprays and I'm blown away. I can't wait to give this a...

Man oh man! This is some seriously good juice. Wow, lmdm, you didn't steer me wrong. I love this one. From my decant bottle, just two tiny sprays and I'm blown away. I can't wait to give this a...

Special For Gentlemen by Le Galion

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I missed this Quarry (don't you just love some of The Atlantic's journalism? Top notch some times) - thanks for posting!

I think I forgot to mention that I took off 3 days this week from work (Mon-Wed). Just because. Giancarlo's in Orlando staying at his dads for a work 'thing' and so since I was going to be home...

Mysore Lime by Madhat

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I woke up early for Cross Fit and have been wearing Ryan's scent all day:

Mysore Lime by Madhat

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I might wear some...

Thanks everyone. I guess I *thought* I had already told that story on BN but I guess I hadn't lol.

ComDiva - I am pretty sure when we had dinner I was wearing Tom Ford Extreme (I have no idea...

The Night Flyer is just like I remember Bat smelling - spot on. Fans of the disco'd original will be happy with this one.

Guerlain Spirtueuse Double Vanille

Wearing this from a sample (it was a gift, when I bought a bottle of Woodcut):

Night Flyer by Olympic Orchids

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Yep! It smells...

Jon - yes it's a nice memory...one that is intertwined with ComDiva, the city of Boston, seeing Ruggles (BN member who doesn't post anymore) in NYC and him accompanying us to PTown (and taking me to...

Lmao

((giggle))

Since 2018? Really!? Has it been that long? But yeah I can see how BN get's sort of twisted up into a whole bunch of impulse=spending / shopping-addiction / etc. I don't think...

Hyacinth And a Mechanic by Tauer

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In Sync in:

Hyacinth And a Mechanic by Tauer

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One of my favorite soliflores. It has a spicy/scratchiness to it that reminds me of...

Can you post a pic of the bottle david?

I too miss Gap Grass. I remember, on a thread in the Female Forum SOTD, BN member 30Roses posted about a grass scent that she liked...which perked my ears...

I went for lots of 'stink' today:

Kouros Fraicheur by Yves St Laurent this morning

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Then midday some of this:

Moustache (vintage Cologne...

I went for lots of 'stink' today:

Kouros Fraicheur by Yves St Laurent this morning

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Then midday some of this:

Moustache (vintage Cologne...

I keep forgetting to get some Santal Auster, thanks for the reminder thrilledchilled. I slept on it, when it was under his last brand (and significantly more affordable) but hey if it's a good...

I love Copal Azur - which I find equal parts incense and ocean.

I just saw that Lavender Woods is for sale...interesting


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((yes! Cestrum nocturmum guilt-trip worked...whee!!!))

Me and Giancarlo had a proper St Patrick's Day night out out with Irish Car Bombs and lots of general silliness. A total example of me...

OMG I used to wear the hell out of that in my teens! Good stuff.


Wearing this one again...easy to wear:

Grandenia by Areej le Dore
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It's funny, today I wore Grandenia and it was all powder on me. Not a lot of green or gardenia, like a couple days ago. Reminds me of the shape-shifter qualities of Guerlain scents like Jicky. ...

Black XS for sure. Sort of like a more-improved version of Light Blue by Dolce & Gabanna (the feminine). Instantly likeable.

I'm pretty sure that I heard someone describe it here on BN as "Goth...

Wearing this one again...easy to wear:

Grandenia by Areej le Dore

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Bandit by Robert Piguet

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Have NO idea where I got this sample. It's been eons since I wore this. Leather, leather,...

I talk to cestrum nocturnum at least once a week - she's doing awesome. I had NO idea it was her birthday today...she's so secret lol. I'm gonna text her now.


I wore this this morning...

Something with rose!

Definitely Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan. Take care of yourself Dane.

Oh you went straight for the big guns. Enjoy! And be patient with them...they need time to wrap your head around, in my opinion.