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That's too bad! I really love this one. Also coincidentally my scent of the day.

Et Pourtant by Henry Jacques and Superstitious by Malle.

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I agree with Freewheeling's comments. People really do play up the significance of the Malle reformulations, but I don't agree with how drastic they are made out to be. I have experience with several...

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Henry Jacques, Hermès Hermessence, Chanel Exclusif, Dior Privee

I have the tall rectangle bottle. Not sure if it’s a reform or the original formulation. Unique and simple incense-lavender that I wear sometimes to relax. I like it a lot.

Excellent summer fragrance. I think this is probably my second favorite JCE after Cuir d’Ange.

+1 Mousse Illuminee

My favorite coniferous note is the pine needle note in Soudain L'Hiver by Henry Jacques.

It is uncommon for a brand new bottle to have a primed atomizer, but it happens. A number of things could lead to this, including quality control tests.

Frederic Malle Une Fleur de Cassie because I am working from home today and this is one I wouldn't feel good wearing to the office.

Bump - New bottles, temporary price drops

That would be too bad. This is the only one from the house that I find bottle worthy, and I love it.

Nice! Underrated fragrance.

Brian Eno - Over Fire Island
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Henry Jacques Cuba

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Bummer!

L'Artisan Dzing! because I am working from home for a couple days and wanted to wear something I don't usually pull for when going into the office.

Phoebe Bridgers Garden Song
Folgers
L'Artisan Dzing!

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Too often. I am working on that.

Clive Christian X because I wanted something easy and soft for the day.

Prince 1999
Water
Clive Christian X

Carnal Flower

Hermes Hermessence Cuir d'Ange

Picked up a bottle of Geranium Pour Monsieur recently.

bump - lot's of new stuff added

A Murder Most Foul by Bob Dylan
Folgers
Songe d’un Bois d’Ete by Guerlain

Hermessence Cuir d'Ange

Equipage Geranium is excellent. I prefer vintage Equipage by a hair though.

Frederic Malle

Great post! You left the game long before I joined, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt. The house of Rogue is a newer house worth exploring. Mousse Illuminee is a favorite. Chypre-Siam...

Big Sultan Pasha fan. I could list several of his. They aren't all totally natural from what I understand, but most are at least mostly natural.

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VIW. I really need to get a bottle back in my collection..

I wear Lumiere Noire a bunch in the spring and on cooler summer days/nights.

Leather/Green - Le Sillage Blanc by Dusita
Pear/Vanilla - Pear and Olive by Slumberhouse doesn't have vanilla listed as a note, but it does have a milkiness to it. Perhaps from the massoia note.

I hope not. I do not see it on the notes list. I am really intrigued and hope to sample soon, but I really do not care for prominent cypriol.

I would suggest testing fragrances on skin before purchasing. There are certain materials, even natural materials, that come off very poorly on my skin -metallic, screechy, and sometimes what I...

Wear what suits you. Recommended "seasons" are about as useful to me as gender classifications. They can be instructive if I am looking to blind buy something, but once I get my nose on a fragrance I...

Rogue Chypre-Siam because its been awhile. It will be back in the rotation for a bit now that spring has arrived.

I like it a bunch. I am not sure if I would say it is overrated -it could be- but it is certainly over-hyped. The fact that it is discontinued and harder and harder to track down lends to the hype.

Someone just had it listed on their sales thread on here. It is the Impact version, before it was repackaged as just Pour un Homme Parfum.

I voted for Tobacco Oud, as it is my favorite from the options. Bois Marocain is my actual favorite from this house. It is wonderful stuff. A close second is Oud Wood Intense. I also enjoy Patchouli...

Looking forward to trying out Boundless!

Items I have for swap:

Arquiste El 100ml 95%

Amouage Fate Man 100ml 99%

Azzaro Pour Homme 50ml (orig. formula, spray) 95%

Balenciaga Pour Homme 50ml spray 99%

Looking for a bottle of:

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady (pre 2015). Hoping to swap.

Swap Thread:...

Nouveau Monde for me.

Agree with this post 100%. I have found PdM to be overpriced and underwhelming across the board. I respect and enjoy every house freewheelingvagabond listed here, but I am particularly fond of...

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Guerlain Bois d'Arménie 75ml 90% $220

Arquiste El 100ml 95% $100

Amouage Fate Man 100ml 99% $100
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Nicolai Patchouli Intense

Jubilation. I think it is the best of those listed, it is quite unique, and ultimately the most mass-appealing of the bunch IMO.

I am quite late to trying Frederic Malle Dries Van Noten, but it has recently become my favorite gourmand perfume. Excellent stuff.

Dries Van Noten (Frederic Malle)
Bois des Iles (Chanel)
Mem (Bogue)
Tabacaurum (Sultan Pasha)
Danger Pour Homme Parfum (Roja)

Stand by Me - John Lennon
Folgers
Frederic Malle Noir Epices

Frederic Malle Dries Van Noten & Noir Epices will arrive soon :)

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I get pretty good performance from Amber Aoud myself. I am not a huge lover of rose, and I find that Amber Aoud has a bit more going on besides rose and oud than Aoud does. So it is my slight...

I really dislike it. It can ruin a perfume for me unless used in very small proportion to other notes.

Very nice! 5 of my all time favorite fragrances in there.

Iris Nazarena. Perfect for a rainy early spring day.

Beach Hut and Bracken would be my recommendation based on your criteria.

BM Rogue is very dated in my opinion, and by design I suspect. It smells very close to fragrances like Gucci Nobile. That is not a knock, as I love a good classic and Gucci Nobile happens to be a...

I like both and do not love either. I own the private blend of Beau de Jour, but I understand it is pretty close to the signature. I prefer this over Bracken, which I have owned and sold. Bracken...

Some favorites for spring include Rogue Mousse Illuminee & Fougere L'Aube, Hermes Equipage, Sultan Pasha Fougere Noire, Chanel 1957.

This is excellent stuff. I foolishly parted with my bottle not to long ago and regret it.

Amazing stuff. Shot right near the top of the list for me of the Exclusifs line, which is my favorite line.

Frederic Malle Music For a While

Thank you for the kind words FiveoaksBouquet. I very much agree.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Love to Burn (LIVE 1990)
Coffee
Frederic Malle Music For a While

Could be! I think it fits a rainy day nicely.

Frederic Malle Music For A While. It is just a perfect scent for days like today (sunny early spring days where the temps are starting to break into the 60's and the smell of the thawing earth is on...

Each year I gift a fragrance to my father for Christmas. This bottle would become his signature scent for most of the next year, so there was pressure to make an informed choice. I really enjoyed the...

No anxiety for me. I mean, plenty of anxiety, just not related to fragrances or over spraying. I tend to be pretty conservative with a couple sprays to chest and one on each wrist. I reserve the more...

Wearing Diptyqye Tam Dao EDP and Chanel 1957 layered. I hate the concept of layering and this happened somewhat by mistake. But it is working for me.

Hans Hendley Bourbon is a great vanilla with an animalic vibe that makes it lean masculine IMO.

The original. It is just perfect.

I love the sample I tried of the current stuff. I am holding off on a purchase in the hopes of trying the vintage stuff first, but probably shouldn't hold my breath.

Grateful Dead Althea
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Chanel Pour Monsieur EDT Concentree

Sultan Pasha Attars Basmati Rose

31 Rue Cambon. EDT if you can find it. EDP is close and still very good IMO.

I get a lot more vetiver in the parfum myself.

I have had this on my radar for some time. A bit too pricy for a blind buy.

No, not worth it to me. I have serious issues with Ensar Oud's business practices and customer service. The fragrances/oils themselves range from amazing to mediocre in my opinion, but rarely worth...

Caron Tabac Blond EDP. Really, really enjoying this recent pick up.

I missed this! I am excited to learn more. Where might I find the details?

Great stuff Di Ser! There are a couple that I love for warmer weather. The oud-based scents are incredible for the most part, but far to pricey for me to buy full bottles.

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to sample this one.

Patchouli Intense is not a straight Patchouli fragrance by any means. There is a lot going on. It is easily my second favorite PdN after New York Intense.

I am really not a fan of layering. If I come across a fragrance that makes me ask the question, "what can I add to this so I will enjoy it more," I usually just get rid of the fragrance.

I have never bought a fragrance with the intent to resell. I have been able to sell several fragrances over the years for a profit, but always after purchasing with the intent to keep it and wear it....

All of the references to BR540 are making me rethink seeking this one out. While I do love BR540 Extrait, I find that most fragrances that draw any comparison to BR540 aren't for me. If I want to...

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree because it arrived in the mail last night.

I do not think that was one of the samples I tested. I will see if I can get a sample next time I make a Luckyscent purchase. I have tried and liked many a fragrance based on your recommendations on...

The extrait is much better. I find it to be a little closer to the skin out of the gates, but lasts much longer than the parfum cologne and smells much better as well. Still not a favorite of mine,...

Chanel Pour Monsieur Cologne Concentree

I don't think vintage is so different that it would change your mind if you don't care for the current OMS.

I had an older bottle from 2008 or 2009 I believe. My current bottle is from 2015. They last and smell about the same from what I can recall.

Everything about this house seemed promising to me. I was totally unimpressed with all but one of the fragrances I tried. The Santal is the one I liked when sampling, and I ordered a full bottle, but...

PdM - Layton Exclusif
Initio - Oud for Greatness
Nishane - Hacivat
Montale - Full Incense
Mancera - Cedrat Boise

My biggest knock of these houses is the lack of originality, yet my...