Today I bought January 2021

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Any purchases made and/or any planned purchases for the month of January.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

To start off 2021, I'll be receiving a vintage Chanel backup bottle.

[amw9490]

Honey Aoud, Mefisto and Triumph of Bacchus should all be arriving within the next week. Also thinking of purchasing Sartorial.

[Mr G]

(Blind) bought New York Intense. Based on reviews and comparisons should be a safe buy.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

(Blind) bought New York Intense. Based on reviews and comparisons should be a safe buy.

Hope it's nice. Have not tried it either.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Honey Aoud, Mefisto and Triumph of Bacchus should all be arriving within the next week. Also thinking of purchasing Sartorial.

Nice. Saratorial is a good choice to consider from Penhaligon's

[ThVH]

Hope it's nice. Have not tried it either.

Given your love for Guerlain, I think you‘d appreciate it.
Congrats Mr G!

[Mr G]

Hope it's nice. Have not tried it either.

Thanks! I've been trying to find a sample for a while but got tired of waiting so...

[Mr G]

Given your love for Guerlain, I think you‘d appreciate it.
Congrats Mr G!

Cheers!

[hednic]

(Blind) bought New York Intense. Based on reviews and comparisons should be a safe buy.

You won't be disappointed.

[Mr G]

You won't be disappointed.

Thanks Hednic.

[hednic]

Pure Extreme by Marianne Venderbosch and M. Micallef 100ml EDP for my granddaughter

[ILikePeeps]

Eau Sauvage 100ml partial vintage. I think I'm good on Eau Sauvage now, that's a ton of it, lol.

[ILikePeeps]

(Blind) bought New York Intense. Based on reviews and comparisons should be a safe buy.

Nice, grats. Good stuff. If you've tried Bois du Portugal, you got an idea of it.

Hope it's nice. Have not tried it either.

You should really check it out! Solid stuff.

Honey Aoud, Mefisto and Triumph of Bacchus should all be arriving within the next week. Also thinking of purchasing Sartorial.

Nice, Honey Aoud is a fantastic Montale.

To start off 2021, I'll be receiving a vintage Chanel backup bottle.

Which one?

Pure Extreme by Marianne Venderbosch and M. Micallef 100ml EDP for my granddaughter

Grats! M. Micallef could use some more love, .

[kidmetal24]

Louis Vuitton Meteore 100ml.

[tcathawk]

Starting off the new year with a buying spree,

Initio Oud for Greatness
Mancera Instant Crush
Bianchi Etruscan Water
Jeroboam Vespero

[hednic]

Louis Vuitton Meteore 100ml.

Is this your first one from this house?

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Eau Sauvage 100ml partial vintage. I think I'm good on Eau Sauvage now, that's a ton of it, lol.

A nice investment.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Starting off the new year with a buying spree,

Initio Oud for Greatness
Mancera Instant Crush
Bianchi Etruscan Water
Jeroboam Vespero

You're off to a great start

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Louis Vuitton Meteore 100ml.

Congrats on LV bottle, hope you enjoy.

[kidmetal24]

I also own Afternoon Swim 100m. I sampled Au Hassard, L’Immensite, Nouveau Monde, and Ombré Nomade in my local boutique. Love the opening of NM but it doesn’t go well on my skin. Becomes more challenging than I like. L’Immensite is pretty nuclear off my skin as well as ON. I do like Au Hassard. It seems to be pretty wearable and different from the others sampled. I want to check out California Dream, Sur La Route, Cactus Garden, and Sun Song. All high quality scents and oil based so they don’t give off the chemical effect you can feel in your lungs when try other fragrances.

[ILikePeeps]

Creed - Neroli Sauvage 4oz tester

Vintage, specifically; 2005 batch code. The more modern stuff has a reputation of not lasting that long, the vintage on the other hand seems to last quite a bit more?
Something I noticed also is the ingredients shifted!

On this 2005 it goes Alcohol -> Parfum -> Aqua. On the latter modern stuff is goes Alcohol -> Aqua -> Parfum. So it seems it was weakened sometime between, I dunno, ~2005-2010?

[ILikePeeps]

A nice investment.

Planning to keep this one! Been enjoying Eau Sauvage lately!

[Melbourne Man]

Diptyque Oud Palao

[hednic]

I also own Afternoon Swim 100m. I sampled Au Hassard, L’Immensite, Nouveau Monde, and Ombré Nomade in my local boutique. Love the opening of NM but it doesn’t go well on my skin. Becomes more challenging than I like. L’Immensite is pretty nuclear off my skin as well as ON. I do like Au Hassard. It seems to be pretty wearable and different from the others sampled. I want to check out California Dream, Sur La Route, Cactus Garden, and Sun Song. All high quality scents and oil based so they don’t give off the chemical effect you can feel in your lungs when try other fragrances.

If you can try Nuit de Feu and see what you think.

[kidmetal24]

If you can try Nuit de Feu and see what you think.

I may go back Sunday. I’m really impressed with the niche quality here.

[ILikePeeps]

Guerlain - Habit Rouge Légère (Light) 100ml BNIB.

This one seems decently rare and it just popped up at an incredible price, so I figured why not.

[amw9490]

Just scored a bottle of Sel Marin for $130 and a 250ml flacon of Plum Japonais for $390.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Creed - Neroli Sauvage 4oz tester

Vintage, specifically; 2005 batch code. The more modern stuff has a reputation of not lasting that long, the vintage on the other hand seems to last quite a bit more?
Something I noticed also is the ingredients shifted!

On this 2005 it goes Alcohol -> Parfum -> Aqua. On the latter modern stuff is goes Alcohol -> Aqua -> Parfum. So it seems it was weakened sometime between, I dunno, ~2005-2010?

I recalled seeing this vintage bottle recently. I'm curious of what you think of it.

[hednic]

I may go back Sunday. I’m really impressed with the niche quality here.

Share you thoughts if you do.