Hahaa yes very true! Although I think by far the weirdest and most unwearable fragrance may be Sécrétions Magnifiques by Etat Libre d'Orange which is made to smell like a mixture of sweat, blood, and semen. Sounds horrible but I like that kind of ingenuity and fun. Commes des Garçons are awesome in that regard in the way they make normal fragrances like Avignon and Zagorsk but then they also make some weird fragrances like Odeur 53

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Notes: Freshness of Oxygen, Flash of Metal, Fire Energy, Washing drying in the wind, Mineral intensity of carbon, Sand Dunes, Nail Polish, Cellulosic smell, Pure air of the high mountains, Ultimate Fusion, Burnt Rubber, and Flaming Rock.

and Odeur 71

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Notes: Electricity, Metal, Office, Mineral, Dust on a hot light bulb, Photocopier toner, Hot metal, Toaster, Fountain pen ink, Pencil Shavings, The salty taste of a battery, Incense, Wood, Moss, Willow, Elm, Birch, Bamboo, Hyacinth and Lettuce Juice.

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The one expensive beauty product I use. Went on a visa run about a month ago and stocked up on it at the duty free since it's about three times more expensive if I buy it in the city.

Victoria's Secret (:

duty free!

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Loooks good! :D You must really like purple :p:


Supposedly Very Sexy for Him is actually quite decent for being a mall scent but I don't know. If anyone ever asks what I have on and I have to say "Very Sexy for Him" I'd feel pretty damn uncomfortable.

In around a month or less I'm getting my loan money! I plan on getting Encre Noire (beautiful bottle, fragrance is quite dark which is great), 212 White which is a wintery take on the original, L'instant de Guerlain Extreme which reminds me of hot cocoa, and Dior Homme Intense which also has chocolate but it also has Iris which is interesting mix. I'll be the best smelling man in eastern PA

Now you mention it, all my earrings are purple, all my perfume bottles, and my bedcovers. Yet I wouldnt consider it my favourite colour.

I'm onto something

I'm a sucker for Marc Jacobs: Daisy. I go through this like Lindt boxes.

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I'm a ralph lauren guy. Love this one too:

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Just tried this one in NYC..

Bond no. 9's New Haarlem

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It's a coffee dominated scent and.. who doesn't like the smell of coffee? It almost gets better the longer it's on your skin. It just gets smoother.. and smoother.. and smoother. A fresh and rich coffee that dries down to creamy vanilla amber. Pretty much: crack.

In other news, this fragrance is said to channel "a date night in Paris with your head in the stars"

Van Cleef & Arpels' Midnight in Paris Pour Homme

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Notes: "Black Lily of the Valley", Citron, Bergamot, Matcha Green Tea, Styrax, Benzoin, Tonka Bean and Incense.

i wonder what percentage of perfume R&D goes into bottle design...

Probably most of it that's left after the ridiculous ad campaign, the rest goes to the rubbing alcohol and coffee beans.

That's a toughie. It all depends. Some niche brands use some pretty plain bottles.

You silly man. There's no REAL coffee beans! And there's far more than just rubbing alcohol! Granted, some ad campaigns are ridiculous, there's many companies outside of the Armanis and Calvin Kleins and other boring houses who are far more interesting. Like Tom Ford

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and The Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (a self proclaimed "Gothic" fragrance company)

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Last night I smelled the bestest smell ever. Lacoste Red. I was literally shocked when I found it to be lacoste because lacoste is quite common, but it was ****ing gorgeous.

that one smells really good :)

I love lucky and tommy girl.. tommy girl was the first perfume that i ever bought

That's the only Lacoste fragrance I find interesting! For some reason though I can barely smell it. It goes well for maybe 10 minutes, and then complete anosmia.

I actually went out and bought a bottle for myself haha. I ****ing love it. Right now it's my favourite man's aftershave.

WOW! Just got a few samples of Noir de Noir and it is unbelieve.

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It's based around "Black Rose" and Black Truffle. It opens with an almost boozy, slightly fruity rose. Saffron gives it a lil bit of spiciness, and then it dries down to a bit of chocolate bolstered by a smooth accord of vanilla, tree moss, and oud wood. I've never really smelled anything like it. Definitely suggest trying this one.

No problem! :D That's how I was. I originally was really into them, but knew nothing about them. Then I started wearing Axe -_- When I finally thought about it and realized that 90% of guys were wearing it too, and couldn't care less what they actually were wearing, I started getting into them more. Now I'm up to 17 bottles with an innumerable amount of samples.

The Associated Press: NYC museum to start exploring scent as art form

It's about time!

Pure Malt? I have two bottles of that and a bottle of Pure Havane. And the original A*Men. I'd say I share your hobby.

How many bottles do you have now?

Anything by Paco Rabanne is delicious.

Wow! Definitely didn't think I'd find anyone on here with the same interest haha. I sold a lot of my big bottles, but I still have 7. I've got more into samples and decants so I can have more variety. As far as that goes, I think around 120.

Agreed, pleasantly surprised to see there is another fragrance enthusiast on here.

Do you buy samples or do you get them sent out by houses?

And what's the best one you've ever smelled out of interest? Don't think I have smelled anything better than Tea for Two by L'Artisan. Like sweet, smoky cinnamon :cool: . Pure Malt is probably the next I think. You seem much more knowledgeable than me though, I only took an interest about a year ago.

A wee bit of both. I usually go to Luckyscent, but Hermes are VERY generous, so all of theirs I received after e-mailing them requests. I also get a lot from very kind people in the fragrance community. One exceptionally kind woman sent me 40 samples in one package. And as for the best? I definitely don't have a best, but I do have some favorites:

By Kilian Liaisons Dangereuses (fruity fruit)
Slumberhouse Pear & Olive (bright clean pear, contrasted with warm buttery olive oil)
Escentric Molecules Escentric 01 (deep soft warm woods and pepper)
Hermes Rose Ikebana (dewy rose paired with rhubarb)
Commes des Garcons Calamus (green leaves and grass)
Lostmarch Lann-Ael (creamy citrus and toasty grains)
Chanel Egoiste (fruity spicy woods and tobacco)
Dior Eau Noire (maple syrup, caramel, cinnamon)
Blood Concept O (leather and berries)
Mark Birley Charles Street (same as Blood Concept O, but berries are more prominent)
Hermes Ambre Narguile (apple pie french toast)
Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille (vanilla, cedar, booze)
Costume National 21 (jammy fruit, incense, sandalwood)
Serge Lutens Arabie (dried fruit, spices, resin)
Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau (toast and jam)
Profumum Ichnusa (fig, grass, light woods)
Korres Jasmine Pepper Gaiac Wood (pepper, passion fruit, white chocolate, wood)

I'm assuming you're American? Hermes were wankers to me, didn't even reply to my email :(

Yeah I noticed that too, lots of people willing to send me stuff on Basenotes. Generous people.

Serge Lutens, interesting. Have you tried Chergui? I have wanted to try that for a while and they did send me three samples a year or so ago, but I gave them to my sister cos I didn't like them. Un Bois Vanille, Fluers d'Oranger and Louve. Actually I liked Louve, that was nice but too feminine for me.

My favourite at the moment is sandalwood.

Though, I like Givenchy.. depends on my mood.

I am indeed. They send them to me from NYC, which is only about 90 miles away, so I guess I'm in a good location.

I have indeed tried Chergui. If you like cinnamon, you MAY like it. I thought it was weird though. It smelled like it should be deep and rich, and yet it felt papery thin. It was also really sweet. I don't mind sweet, especially considering that I'm a gourmand freak, but it felt like it was more sweet than it should be. Out of those I only tried Un Bois Vanille. I like vanilla, but I wasn't crazy about that one. It smelled oddly waxy.

I asked Hermes Europe. US Hermes won't ship to me. :mad:

Surprised at that to be honest... from reviews it sounds like it's quite potent. Or do you mean the actual scent and not the projection?

That's messed up! :( I'd see about tracking down a generous member or maybe purchasing a decant from someone.

Oh I mean the actual scent. The projection and all of that is nuts. It's heavy and loud and sweet, and yet the scent itself feels thin. It's bizarre. I'm actually trying out a Lutens now. Santal de Mysore in fact. I tried it years ago when I was first getting into fragrances, and all it smelled like to me was pure sandalwood. Now I'm getting all the other facets, especially cumin and cinnamon. I also get a sort of caramel note, which I really enjoy. I'm not sure it's decant worthy, but I like it. I really wanna try Chêne too, since I'm curious as to what a scent based around oak would be like.

What?

He's just lifting posts from earlier on in the thread 'cos he's a spam bot.

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my signature scent is Lancome Tresor it just smells soft and powdery i always get complimented on it

Here's a tip for any UK girlies. Lidl (yes i know, but trust me) sell an eu de parfum for £3.99 called Suddenly Madame Glamour that smells just like Chanel Coco Mademoiselle look online it went head to head tests with it and was the winner. My sis wears the Chanel one and even she's bought this to wear for work etc, i mean at 4quid you can use like air freshener

Freedom by Tommy Hilfiger is a good one. And I use it, it definitely attracts the gals.