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.

http://www.fragrantica.com/images/perfume/o.1822.jpg

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.