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Oh yes 1934! Stellar stuff

I must say that now I am much more down with this now what, 2 months later. Quite something.

Yesterday's SOTN, Dunhill for Men is ROCK SOLID!!!
A classy affair.
Straight up from a fresh new bottle, it's still good.

Newquisition (!) Of Dunhill Icon Absolute FB so I felt generous with it.

Dunhill London. Um... fruitay!
New West.

Nice haul!

Was neutral about it yesterday
Disturbed earlier ( some old vetivers go a bit rancid on me) but that passed
Now I'm enjoying it on my wrists. Classic cologne opening with immediate introduce of...

Got a similar pang in both.
Both good as flankers with a slant. From what I remember the Terre flanker goes more all out.The Bel Ami flanker, smooth as the proverbial you choose, buttery with some,...

Considering this mesef
Blind of course!

Just recieved one of these, has the ball top bottle as per left bottle and label without 'England' as bottle one the right?
First time try.
Dang! Victorian gents smelt like this?
Feels kinda old...

BdP
Heritage
BdJ
Bel Ami
Equipage
Dunhill Icon
E01

Was I wondering the same thing,just got a little 15ml

Oval top APH a/s
Man like itd never been opened, satisfying thunk of the cap first popping the splash top seal.
Propa good init
I been spoiled
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Got a hold of that vintage miniature of Oscar Pour Lui- dang! Feels rawer, rougher bolderand more animalic than I'm used to. Phew!

Also a.miniature of Moschino Pour Homme. Now, wow, this is...

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Aye carumba!

This month has been all about Jacome de Jacomo (x4)

Worth Pour Homme.
New bottles, I guess the two latest iterations.
Penultimate one, still with columns ribbed on the sides of the bottle, peculiarly doesnt smell much alike the ones I've ever...

Re : OMS
Was one of my first 'informed by basenotes' purchases. Wore it nonchalantly at the time.

MUST revisit.
Armed with a wee bit more fragsperience, and especially how much, on what,how...

Dang this is just tempting.

Freezing temps. Frost n snow. Client meeting.
I thought I'll see what broad shoulder Bel Ami has - and it does!
The 'rougher/rawer/more animalic'-ness compared to recent iterations - really helps...

Sweet appreciate that thumbzup :)

Thanks for your input everyone! I couldn't resist anymore so I ordered a bottle of Jacomo de Jacomo (current).


Pretty sure you'll enjoy it, looking at your...

Went a bit 'nana's with it:
Quroum 30ml vinatge a/s spray
English Leather 15ml - an old version not sure of
ODLR Pour Lui - 10ml vinatge. - this HAD to be done - after a ecstatic experience on...

Tidy! Thanks from "daaan saaaf init" top craic.
Didnt think I'd be interested in this area or frags brought up in this thread. Always glanced over, I feel JdJ is gateway... baby steps with...

JdJ got me back fo' somo' fool.
Temps around freezing today, few refreshing big chunk flakes flurries, and JdJ is steely in resolve. Rather, more relaxed, carefree in the face of the elements. ...

+1 carven le vetiver.
Remember picking up and sending back 2/3 of these a couple a years ago. Dodgy atomisers. They were like £10. Now 10x that. Didnt stir me.



NOTE: y'knows I'm a kidding...

Ps. I do actually take interest your frags, likes and time period rotations. I'm like this "geezuz" got good taste man. Ballin' with the JdJ and other smash hits. Aye

BdP- easy reach for feel good frag.
Puts on a few inches in height

NOT Worth Pour Homme in any iteration - you don't wannit - its rubbish. Like cat pee.... no resale value at all.

I picked up mine from FragX - $20 ish delivered.

Open Black and JdJ are different animals to me - lol yep I snaffled Open B as well. Actually lol I think it was from frag x too - again $20 ish...

Peculiar one.
Hoping it will open up more. Feels flat still.
I get Or Black, Bogart Signature and VCAPH at various stages in this.Oh and Pour Lui In think it will open up as I the original Open is...

Officially at saturation point. Need a whittle down. Either I'm in a downer, it's almost a chore the last few days to choose, or I need a break. Incidentally I'm in that one frag mode and I feel I...

I had decided to go right through the wardrobe from least worn.
So I started out with Z&V This is Him! Yet 1 pre-spray overwhelmed me chemically. So strong still kinda persists after a wash off. ...

Tom Ford for Men
Underwhelmed. It's pretty inoffensive, dunno what the plan was, bit mehhhh kinda like Gucci Guilty. Actually made me sigh in melancholia sniffing n writing this just now. Ya wins...

R&G Open Black
Shifter! Start reminds of Or Black, Then dries of with a whisper if Bogart Signature, and further still a little whiff if VCAPH! I also now on reading some other reviews that there...

Crikey, not so affordable anymore :( going for around £80/100ml. Dunno that's worth it

WORTH PH
Ticks all me boxes. In fact I'm wearing it now as SOTE as I often am partial to!!

Prolly Penhaligons right now.
They've got, and I'm building a decent arsenal of, frags. A bit of everything on the spectrum and still lots for me to explore. Find em' quite inventive with a nod to...

It was filthy!

Drakkar Noir
Mingled with...
Aramis - actually could appreciate it this time.
This couple is dark!

Caleche - yummy (m)yummy . Never hurts.

Paithani- bow chick a wow...

Lots!
Getting to know Drakkar Noir and being a bit mind blown emoticon with Declaration!

Hats off t'ya!

Currently a bit mesmerized by Drakkar Noir!

New 'quisition :)
Paithani by Penhaligons
I get a tiny bit of the what I can only describe as halfeti running in the background of this. However the 'Indian milk sweets' note is much more...

Are barman by day, hulk by night?! I hold my head in shame, this has been wearing me of late, thus has been somewhat neglected:'-(

I keep telling me self no more! :tongue:

100 in the wardrobe!!

Revisit of Drakkar Noir is officially the hundredth bottle. And a funky one at that too.
Quite fitting really - I picked up DN around 4 yrs ago when my fragrance journey...

Wow - received today - good stuff - that kinda addictive masculine thrum.

It's been a bit of re-visit and re-assess over new 'thrilling' buys of late
Drakkar Noir - some 2 in 1 bottle version
Declaration - long time on must have list ( but not in any urgent way!) -...

Haha, lol I'm going by my scent memory of umm.. 4 years when I first tried DN.

I hope its still good Mr Postman :)
Just got that DN itch!

Patrick's moss +CPM EDT sat 1: 2 I imagine would be jolly!!

EDT and balm in 2 in one? curious and curiouser...
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Armani Lui

Well I've blind ordered Lothair! Quite excited, I loved Lancomes Fig one and I never thought I was big on fig so ya know... ;-)

Oscar for Men
Some of my thoughts were, "hmmm a bit like the musky wet stone of Ck 1 + spice a la Dunhill Edition et voila!"

Sotn
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Solid!

L'Insoumis by Lalique
Wretch :-p

Dont think I empty anything much nowadays!
I was having a little tidy up and noticed my brother has blitzed through 50ml of both Bentley Intense and Homme ideal, in what a month? 6weeks? leaving...

Encre Noire after a long long time - I realised why - feels a little too abstract?
Left me wanting so topped up with Carven Vetiver and seems to work well together.

I overdid it with Paco a few weeks back. The shop assistant said "you sell fresh!" - coulda been either way- glacial pine wonder or well know bathroom fresh!!??

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What with all the talk of GBH GBH vintages...

Although immensely enjoyed I felt like VCAPH wore me 60:40 today haha!
Right now vintage Dunhill Cologne. Man it's good. I feared it may have turned too much and had it prized away. Pull it out for...

L'Homme Ideal perhaps. Sweet, syrupy, boozy, almondy, cherry flexture goin on here. Prolly wouldn't wear it on xmas though, I fear it would be overwhelming! Something on the other side of the...

Think he'll have to come of the bench soon :)

Lalique PH EDP
Was reading the 'younger alternative to BdP' last night!
Doesn't give me as much a thrill as EDT. Still pretty dope though.

Vintage Miniatures set from Hermes:

1. Parfum D'Hermes : tidy, quality shines through. Boisterous and bawdy and feels like them old school heavies ( 'that' perfume smell, Youth Dew, Tabu etc.) yet...

Neat! I picked this up recently - and you know what? I haven't had the minerals to wear it out. It's bombastic. Love the dry off. Hard going to get there though!

I wore this a couple a days ago for SOTE/N - 2 sprays from the big boy (200ml non refill) and it was still going around 24hrs later. Supa joos :)

Chanel 5
Very enjoyable . Not the powerhouse I was expecting, great blend, lovely 'feel'. Soapy and slight mossy and soft leather on one side and some dank floral on the other, shimmers and shifts...

Hermes Caleche EDT:
Very very pleasurable. Cathing whiff of mesef' thinking 'waah thas good"!

Almost cried with laughter- Kouros !

Wonder what sorta dates on these?

Seen quite a few knocking about and have the bug to pickup for reference sake at least :)

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Managed to snaffle a couple of Stern Oscar for Men a short while back. They feel 'complete' compared to newer versions.

Discothequeing? :-P

This is Him! Zadig Voltaire
Dirty English
Bvlgri Black
Lalique White

Lol these are like the 'funnest' ones in the m'drobe.

I imagine Dunhill Desire Red will do very...

If you like the exotics mid and far east vibes, they've a few in the collection that meet this, Agarwood, Agarbathi... you can get a little feel of them from their label designs.

Personally...

Kouros.
Love hate relationship
Thought I'd kick off the week be a bang!
Admittedly softened with a couple of sprays of Sartorial, felt the dense lavenderyness compliments.
So I'm smell filthy...

Wasnt impressed by Impressa... :)

Carven L'Homme.
Couldn't tell it from GIT in a blind test so...

Still a mystery to me. Sometimes I dig it sometimes I'm indifferent. Challenging. Only really reach for it for formal occasions. And yes now I think about it, it does have a sense of "f*@$ you"...

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I have to say though, Armani Lui, RG, Dunhill Icon Absolute and Lalique Hommage a L'Homme got a lot of evening, night and test type wear this month.

Armani Lui. Very pleasant this :)

Had briefly sniffed these, pretty sure they are inspired by xyz, but lol so generic I couldn't say what. Not bad bad however, nice freshen up frags.

Ferrari Bright Neroli - neroli goodies avec a good bit of white floral
Bentley Intense - boozy incensy - polarising mind :)
Mercedez Man Private (brown bottle) - solid spicy luxe mid east...

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Thanks Rum n Hednic! Sound advice and information as per! :)

6 x Polo :-o

Polo.
Umed and arrrd and then settled on Polo to compliment the check oxford shirt today :-p

I couldn't say whether L'Homme Ideal is a masterpiece. I feel there will still be some chatter about it for a good while yet. If I'm still reaching for it and even backing up in a year or more I'd...

I sell a few decants on the auction bay.
Found it odd that previously a listing was deleted because it said 'similar to /alternative to...' found that a bit peculiar as well theres squillions of...

Bon chance!
Visited a little town not far, wandering about found a market stall with some diamond frags! Lots of vintages.
Picked up RG full bottle and 50ml Givenchy Gentleman vintage with silver...

Couldn't put my finger on it while the 'event' occurred.
Something right through the face mask at the post office.
Got home, flashback, it was Kouros.
My word.

I feel like I'm getting BDJ more. This time I thought wow this feels like what Rive Gauche Extreme might some like.

Haha you got that Big Bang right!
No harms or offence intended, couldn't help it the door was open and I barged right through!
I tells you for why - saw that episode when they go to LA or some...

Bois du Portugal - fast become myeasy reach for semi formal and occasions

Imperial Leather soap.
Salt of the earth rock stick thing for deodorising.
Looking forward to trying Lalique HaLH HaLH shower gel!

Haha, I was with a SA small they sprayed Cacharel PH. I think they caught a whiff of my VCAPH and grimaces. Literally said "uh i don't like that!"
They thought it was the Cacharel :)

Wolowitz

Equus.
Crisp autumnal day. Dont often spring for this so hey what the ...

Oh yeah, popped on Equus today. Generous application- rather noice! Benefits from liberal application. Smells quality.
Intense after initial wows, is rarely used. Quite the opposite of Equus in...