Continuation from where the 1st thread started

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/882968

Thank you JavaOne.

Hope that this thread will provide more info regarding to perfumes.

Where the possibilities i can get Tom Ford Champaca Absolute?? Im dying to buy it...

If you want purchase a brand new bottle, the only way to get it online is through saksfifthavenue.. But you must use forwarder since they can't shipped it to malaysia.. Other alternative is via forum, i see lotsa people selling Champaca for cheap (not getting enough love from others tom ford).. And Champaca is easy to get by the way..

Other alternative is via eBay..

congrat on version 2

where to look for Guerlain perfumes men and female

sickboy:guerlain counter, unless you are looking for their higher-end like tonka imperiale,

on a side note, l'artisan is having a 70% sale on their web, do check it out,

tea for two is only euro32 not inclusive of shipping..

Maloa, no more scent of the day?
Need your advice, which is the frags that carry tea notes besides Bvlgari lineup?

i've already got Sean John's Unforgivable and Hugo Boss Soul currently.

I'm looking for a third bottle now, something suitable for casual sunday afternoon yumchar and maybe the office.

I find both the Soul and Unforgivable a tad unsuitable for office use, they're much too dress-like. Hence they're very underused.

Considering CH 212, or the "staple" Polo Sport. Also considering Cool Water, while Bvlgari Black looks an interesting addition too.

You should try D&G Pour Homme, Gucci Pour Homme II, YSL Live Jazz, YSL Rive Gauche, Platinum Egoiste, etc.
Bvlgari Black does have interesting scent, but the projection is weak.

You have an eye on common frags, why don't you try something a lil bit rare?

Stuffi, how's your frags collection going on?

I'm going to sell off my Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme.
And then I will buy another, maybe?

How about you ?

Currently focusing on night out scents. Funding my money for Le Male, La Nuit D L'Homme, Dior Homme Intense, Hypnôse Homme and The Dreamer.

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jun 23 2011, 07:47 PM

Wow ! Don't think you need so many do you?

Well I don't think it's the perfect timing for the scents you are hunting for, every designer is introducing summer scents now. You should have save your money and wait a lil longer, maybe you could find a scent you liked on the following months.

Several 2011 summer scents are Davidoff Cool Water Summer Dive, Armani Code Sport, CK One 2011 Summer

Yes I do, to complete frags that I wanted on the shelf. Better to buy all at once rather than one by one. It is, but i'm not really keen on latest scents.

I don't encourage buying so many at once but maybe you got the bucks haha.

I think it's like choosing fresh apples in the market, you got to know how to choose the right apple out of so many others combining unfresh, rotten, not so sweet apples.

Not really, that's why i'm funding for it.

Maybe will try and test it over the counter, but to buy these latest scents - is most unlikely.

hi bugbear,

if you like i will try it daily..



Todays Scent of the day - Comme De Garcons - wonderwood,

woody,pleasanty..

Todays Scent of the evening -

hehehe, was at tangs orchard and knightbridge - hour glass , frederick malle has a counter within the hour glass shoppe. since jan/feb 11

Right hand wrist, diptyque - lombres le eau
Right hand forearm , Frederic Malle -Garamine Pour Mousier
Right hand front - CDG Sequoia

Left hand wrist , L'artisan - Merchant Loupe
Left front = CDG Avigon
Left hand forearm , Frederic Malle - French Lover...

either one of it smells nice, one girl at the bus stop was standing near at me, she asked me what do i use, i told her all, she was like 0.0 =P

kind lady at the store gave me a sample of Francis Kukdjian APO-m Femme & Lumiere Noirtold me normally they wouldnt give out to ppl... LOL...

As to your question, i feel Gucci P.H II and L'artisan tea for two makes the most pleasant tea smell..

Please do so.
Comme De Garcons is a designer frags? There's a lot of niche frags that you tested, some of them I never heard of it before.
Thanks for the feedback, Gucci Pour Homme II is the best. Though lack of projection. How about other suggestion, besides these two?
Which of course, the one that projects well, not close to skin fragrance.

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jun 24 2011, 03:59 PM

CDG can be considered niche.

thanks for the suggestion bugb34r!

Stuffi you're right,but let me tell you why. I'm actually clearing my credit card points heh...

hence some of the options are those that i mentioned above. They've also got Burberry Beat, Salvatore Ferragamo, Paco 1 Million, Kenzo L'eau Par, amongst other.

They've also got CK Eternity, Man, DKNY frags, but these are probably too similar to what I already have.

Ya try getting something different

My Scent of the day

My next to get scent. Is it suitable for office use? Does it get cloying in hot weather? How about the longevity and projection?

Isn't he the Black Swan actor? Never thought he could be the face of La Nuit De L'Homme.

hi bugbear,

good choice, depending on whats the nature of your office, generally in malaysia is acceptable, unless you literally bathe in it... well depends on how do you mean by hot weather? do you work outdoors often? if like 8-6pm you are in aircond most of the time, it make no different even you are wearing a winter frag, rule of thumb = spray less if you know you are going outdoor most of the time..
personally i wear like 6-8 shots regardless of the perfume,then if i find it really too cloying, lessen the dosage later on..

the longevity and projection works well on my skin, it generally last a whole day for me..even the projection as well,

if you find it too strong while you are testing, you can opt la nuit de le homme parfum version

like what they say, its a compliment getter,

as commented by jonny, in asian culture, its not a norm we compliment each other,
sometimes no matter how good we smell, people would not compliment it, as it might lead to misunderstanding

personally for me, and i didnt bs this up,

in my office i have like 3 malay ladies and 1 pinoy lady complimenting on this perfume...

1st malay lady finds it yummy..
2nd find it nice and sweet
3rd just like how the perfume evolves,her own word is gourmandish

pinoy lady loves it...even asked me what brand and have a hard time explaining the name to her..hence i told her in english translation

our french interns says la nuit de le homme loosely means "the night of the man" and it sexy translation, means the men is gonna get some tonight....

another tacky perfume name which is quite interesting is, musc ravegeur - frederic malle, you can google it, she told me it means something dirty...hehehe

if you like gourmandish perfume, you can look at chanel allure p.h or sensual too.. if you dont mind...

i had a stranger that asked me in a bus, whats the perfume i am using and she thinks it smells great..

however do go for fragrance sniffing first & try it on skin, as different scent will work on different skin types..

How about this, Stuffi?





No, mostly I stay indoor. Except going out for breakfast and lunch. But over here in Penang, when it comes to hotter season - the heat was really unbearable. I'm afraid it will get really cloying. 6-8 shots? Wow. I don't dare to spray over 3 shots on my skin for sweet type fragrances. I get headache pretty easily. I think my choice goes for EDT rather EDP La Nuit.

Yes, I'm into gourmand frags aswell. How about Chanel Allure Homme Sport? Heard that based on reviews, it get creamy lemonade drydown. Sounds temptive. You were right, in our culture it's hard to get compliments from others. Even though it does smells good, people's only give a hard cold look. Didn't dare to speak up and ask.

Thanks for the response. I hope that you could focus on designer frags in your daily scent. At least for now. If you don't mind.

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jun 24 2011, 11:25 PM

That means they not by any chance in those duty free perfume stores.
What are their price range tho, female

speechless lol

You know, what's good about french advertisement - is they are really particular in way to describe the fragrance itself. Another example.

lol, dont worry about getting too cloying, since they wont compliment about nice perfume, i doubt they would complain about getting slightly cloying too =P

Channel Allure Homme Sport is nice too.. well for me it doest last as what i expected.. but the dry down is nice..

hehe

Today's scent of the day is

Woody Woody Woody, dry down is slight vanilla-ish...

It smells like Thierry Mugler A-Men, but instead of sweet vanilla, imagine wood+vanilla...

i sprayed this early afternoon, now is 10:30pm still can get slight whiff of it..


I had interesting session today, there is a place in Singapore which they provide essential oils,perfumes that they made themselves.., home products and custom perfume if you are interested, they also have very nice perfume bottles as well,

the nice people there actually provide some information about perfumes, how its composed, sampling of some raw notes, and actual ambergris and also oud...

the jasmine that is produced raw doesnt smell anything like synthetic jasmine..

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Added on June 25, 2011, 10:44 pmyou will be surprised how much they would spend on the marketing and advertising the product... rather than the the product - ingredient vs cost.

Have a read of The Scent of the Nile

This post has been edited by maloa: Jun 25 2011, 10:44 PM

Well, worst thing can ever happen is they will start pinching their nose and running away.
I should be worried if it's too cloying because I can't stand myself either. Headache will seeps in soon after.

Borneo 1834, how much does it cost you? Woody vanilla seems interesting note in there.

You're really lucky. Happen to get involved with interesting session. Hell, you should buy a bottle or two from that place.

Surely they are, though only for 30 sec ads.

I'm currently reading it, thanks.

lol.. try not to spray on the neck as much(tip from bro jonny4), it might be cloying for you, but not cloying to others...

Borneo cost around SGD202 retail.. for 50ml bottle.. for me, its *ahem* , free.. i got around 4-5ml of decants from tester bottles *coughs* tak tau malu maa.. haha but its really interesting smell if you like woody scents..

i might consider in future.. hehe if they have a session again, will pm you... those who are interested, can always pm me too..

Where exactly usually do you spray for 6-7 times?

Haha, so that I'm the only one who suffered from cloying, while other people around me will enjoy the scents?

I thought you own them all. Well, decants wasn't that bad. You get to try different type of frags for free.

Well, thanks for inviting. Sure thing, if i'm not too busy.

I'm not sure but try to watch this. This is really energetic, the name should be Mademoiselle instead of Madame.


Amouage Honour for women last you whole day.

two on each side of chest, one on the neck(optional), two sides of fore-arm, two on wrist(optional) and two or one on shirt(near to the collar)..

Well i do own some of them, but sometimes i would ask politely for decants that those that i am really interested in, bear in mind those are quite pricey..and it would be best to judge after 2-3 wearings so that you can have a better idea on how the would mix with your body...

its best to find the type of salespeople who truely understand that selling perfume is not all about making a quick sale,

its always nice to find those that will offer free decants for you to test first, if you are uninterested in getting that perfume, its always nice to be back there and offer why you think it didnt fit your requirements, instead of pretending not seeing them..at least they wouldn't perceive you as a free-loader... LOL
if you are in western countries like in US, they would just offer it to you as its part of the marketing of a products, so you get bunch of "free-loaders" that would just goto H&M etc.. and collect samples and then rant them online..

anyway

My Scent of the day,

Clean..like a luxury soap, those soap you will most probably find in conrad or fullerton..

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Added on June 26, 2011, 2:28 pmer.. Amouage's line...
does it worth the $$ for the ml vs longevity

anyway i've smelled Amourage Gold... quite frankly i dont find the bang for the buck for it, i can always loook for alternatives that is 200% cheaper than that..and it last quite the same..

and certain line is quite the "keling" or arabic feel, in which you can find the almost the same smell as those essential oil you will find in an arab street..

to an untrained nose, your $400 ultra niche perfume would smell just as the same as a $40 per 50ml essential perfume..

why not save the budget and find something more uniquely done..at least to an untrained nose, it smells something unique,weird, unable to relate to anything..

This post has been edited by maloa: Jun 26 2011, 02:29 PM

That's overwhelming. At least for myself. I won't mind if it's close to skin type scent. But if not, I wouldn't dare to spray that much. Maybe I will goes one on the chest, two on the neck, two on the forearm. Depends on which frags though.

As far as the people I've met, most SA in here are not really understand in selling frags. They will give you a cold look if you're test it and not buying the frags. Don't even bother to ask for free vials.

Heard this one before, how long does the soapy scent lingers? And what about the drydown?

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jun 26 2011, 03:25 PM

I see. I hardly get into any higher end perfumes. I haven't smelled any others like Serge Lutens,
Creeds and etc.

can always visit like tangs and pavillion..

need some advice.. Did any of you know the brand Penholigans? considering to buy it online from luckyscent

dunhil FTW

They have a quite number of fragrances, what kinda smell you looking for?

From the line, i like Opus 1870 & LP #9..

Tried Bvlgari Mon Jasmin Noir today.

I have to say it's superbbbbbbbbbbb! Smells delicate but you still could recognize the jasmin note lingering in the air !

So pleasant ! Longevity is above average though I expect more.
Sillage is just fine, not too loud so you won't offend anybody around.

It's a women perfume btw, however it can be considered unisex. Sadly it's largest bottle is 75ml EDP only.

I'm considering on this fragrance !

i got sean john unforgivable, bulgari aqua n 1million...
i like all the smell...
i dont know which 1 is the best...
all of them are unique...

hello stuffi,

if you would like to smell some niche fags, you may consider to come to singapore to run around..

tangs - penhaligons,creed,annick goutal, maison francis,diptyque,comme des garcons,serge lutens

hourglass @ knightsbridge - frederic malle

chanel @ marina bay sands - chanel les exclusif line

sephora @ mbs,ion orchard - bond no.9

changi duty free - terminal 2 & 3 - serge lutens , amourage line , and 2 more brands i cant remember..


jonny4,

Dunhill edition is back in business in changi, i saw there was a few bottles, 100ml , made in germany .. price = sgd88.5 nett

LOL!!

From your personal opinion, you really think Dunhill lineup are worth to try?

I seldom go to Singapore, maybe during CNY but doesn't guarantee I will stayed in SG too.
For niche I'm not so interested yet and my finance couldn't allow me to.

Still a student actually
Thanks dude btw !

i like white floral esp tuberose. i know it mostly wore by women but wth, i dont care. btw, most of the review said penhaligon's sillange and longevity is weak. is that true?

30ml, 50ml, or 75ml?

of coz the biggest one..

need advice on what type of perfume suitable for office work and have nice smell that lot of people like? based on your exp =)

Bought a brand new YSL Live Jazz and stupidly left it in Canada. Also waiting for Creed Aventus to arrive.

Other than those two, I'm rotating Bleu de Chanel, Kistna from Body Shop and Terres d Hermes (deodorant though).

seems like a rather knowledgeable bunch of noses here so i'll post up my pic of frags...

this pic was from a couple years ago so i have about another dozen or so new ones since then...

P.S The light show was just "for show"...i would never subject my bottles to extended periods of heat! oh... and check it.. Jean Patou Pour Homme!

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Jul 4 2011, 05:17 AM


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Nice collection

Thought tbh my favourite one of that bunch is the Creed

@yonggoh

Nice collection buddy.. Love the Patou, it's a masterpiece for sure.. Sadly been discontinued..

i think dunhill edition is worth the try..

@yonggoh

bravo !!

Yep... Patou only used twice ever...

once in the 2007 champions league final when milan beat liverpool! (yes!!! )

and once again in 2010 on my wedding day....

I will reserve this juice only for the days that will be milestones.

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Added on July 4, 2011, 9:23 pmOh wait a min!!! looks like it may be coming back!!!

http://www.basenotes.net/content/795-Desig...ble#new_comment

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Jul 4 2011, 09:23 PM

Nice!!

Heritage, Vertiver and Egoiste. you do know your stuffs! *respect*

PPH? the legendary PPH? can i have a decant? basenotes said it's legendary. where did you get it tho

My Scent of the day



Dark choc.

SOTD

PPPH was acquired about 4 years ago from the good people from the legendary Jasina in Singapore...
One MUST visit Jasina if to be considered a fan of perfumery... u could talk to the lovely couple owners there all day long...

oh my SOTD

Lalique Encre Noir


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Almost fruity like a pineapple syrup...

Hi, actually how do you spray the frags and which part of area to be spray and the distance of the area to be spray? When i spray Annick Goutal Duel, i felt waste..

spray directly. I usually spray on my chests, neck and shirt.

shirt allows the scent to linger longer than from the skin.

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Added on July 6, 2011, 2:51 pmoh btw, SOTD:



This post has been edited by Joey-kun: Jul 6 2011, 02:51 PM

how close to the skin while spraying?

Avoid excessive spray to shirt. It might damage the fabric itself. How close to skin? I say 1-2 inches away.

depends on individual liking.. some like to spray it near by creating a puddle of water, so when you wear your clothes on, you do not need to spray on your shirt too... some like to spray it far by creating a mist,

but its also depending on the nozzle of your perfume, like dior homme/ a-men, when press lightly it will squirt out puddle of water instead of creating a mist..

i spray 2 on chest, sometimes on the middle.. one/two on neck, both side of ear-lobe, both fore-arm and both inner wrist, and 2 shots to the clothes..

most importantly i guess, since you are spending a sum on the perfume, try not to be a scrooge and spray less..at least you get to enjoy it..bonus if ppl can smell and like it.

hmmm my Scent for tomorrow maybe:-

Dunhill - Edition
Thierry Mugler - A Men
Lalique - Ecre Noire
Versace - Dreamer
YSL - Live Jazz


Whichever get the most votes will be worn tomorrow.. LOL

Based on my experience, so far my shirt isn't damaged.
I've been spraying on my shirts like 1 month already

I'll guess it depends on which fragrance and type of shirts.



This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jul 6 2011, 10:24 PM

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What do you guys think about this. Does coffee beans still relevant to "reset" our nose?

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jul 6 2011, 10:25 PM

thank you,Maloa. When you spray your frags on the skin , r u leave it and naturally dry or u rub with ur hand?

This post has been edited by MF2: Jul 7 2011, 01:04 AM

Rules #1 on applying fragrances : Do not rub.

This post has been edited by bugb34r: Jul 7 2011, 01:12 AM

but Arabian Oud - attar - must be rub....what other rules to be follow?

Never heard of that before. I'll guess the attar you talking about is potent? Here is a simple guide on how to wear fragrance.

Maybe because of the oud oil....

Hey buddy

For Annick Duel it's not that projecting scent, so i wouldn't mind to do 3 or 4 spray.. 1 on chest, 1 on base of the neck & 1 on the back of the neck. +1 on top of the hand (just to smell how the fragrance evolve overtime)..

For distance of spraying, it's up to you.. Far the sprayer, it would create a mist and it cover a lots of space. If you own Creed fragrance, the sprayer shooting death cloud, i would suggest you spray it around 2-3 inch from you..

Usually for darker color fragrance, i will avoid to spray it on the shirt especially white tee. Last time i accidentally spray my Serge Lutens Sarrasins on my shirt, and it stains badly..

For oil you just rub it in, should be no problem.. It's a oil form, very linear kinda stuff.. And it meant to be rub anyways lol..

Hope it helps..

Any recommendation for a nice fragrance similar to DIESEL?

Is there any place to get Live Jazz here other than the perfume store in Mid Valley? Looking for a smaller-sized bottle

Thank You, mrbs84 . I am eyeing on Annick Goutal - ambre fetiche and trying the samples of Myrrhe Ardente and Musc Nomande . Sorry, i do try to interest on Creed but it smells too much of tobacco and citrus.

not very sure bro, but in singapore i know where you may find it..

No probs buddy..

Annick quite a good house and not that expensive as well.. But i hardly try their offering, just a few i did try.. Between those 3 i probably like Myrrhe Ardente, layer it with some vanille fragrance, and it become more lovely.. But you should try it on your skin and see how it develops..

Creed not my favorite as well, just not worth a price for a very low projection and silage, except a few of them..

Playboy perfumes are not bad.

I currently have burberry touch,armani code,l'eau d'issey,escada sentiment,lacoste essential,paco 1million,eternity,ck one and terre de hermes.

I think that burberry touch and armani code smells almost the same. Currently i'm considering buying sean john unforgiveable,DnG light blue or chanel egoiste.

Can any of you guys suggest other cologne that doesn;t smells like any of the one that I currently have? planning to smells some of them this weekend before buying.
I'm looking for something that suits my age(37).

This post has been edited by blaz3: Jul 7 2011, 11:58 PM

Then you need some of the "mature" scent.

YSL rive gauche, Gucci Pour Homme, Dior Homme, Aramis, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, Kouros, et cetera.

Thanks for your reply.

Does the above suitable for our warm climate and office use?

Read some reviews about rive gauche and most people says that it smells like brut...
Gucci pour homme got some nice reviews, might try it out together with dior homme.
Which aramis would you recommend?

As for tom ford, not sure if they have it in parkson alamanda, i'm avoiding city center this weekend..

Warm climate is ok, but i'm not sure under bright sunny day. Better have a sample, and be easy with the trigger for the first time spray. For office use, it certainly do the job. As for Aramis, Havana is a best choice.



Most people get barber-shop / shaving cream feel from YSL Rive Gauche. Give it a try over the counter, who knows you might like it.

i am familiar with all in your collection as well as your proposed frags...

of the list i'd say chanel egoiste will fit the bill most as it is a rose floral that just ooozes class and machimo... perfect for dress up and evening use...
id also consider Guerlain Heritage for something that smells totally different from egoiste but is equally capable to serve those functions...
both these orientals are a genre that is missing in your current stable...if you not familiar with this sort and it MAY give you a vibe of "old man" when u first sniff...

the burberry that you should be investigating is burberry london... which is the most intersting of the house... plus, you gotta dig the gingerbread note... great for x-mas parties innit...

avoid the unforgivable and light blue... generic frags which smell like every other guy...

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Jul 9 2011, 10:56 AM

I totally agree with you on light blue and unforgiveable, they smells like most of the cologne that I have smell before. Went to test them out yesterday. I was looking for gucci pour homme but they didn't have it, so I tried gucci puor homme 2 instead and totally love it. It's very different then what I already have. I also tried the new gucci guilty, hate that one too..

I read some review about versace dreamer on the net and decide to blind buy it, but when i saw the picture, i remember that i have seen that bottle before and decide to dig my closet, sure enough there it was, still half full. It doesn't say versace dreamer on the bottle(50ml) but it was printed at the bottom. Bought it 5 years ago and I hate the smell, after sampling it again last night, i remember why i hate it.. still do 5 years later...

I will try out guerlain Heritage and aramis havana, maybe next week, Thanks

This post has been edited by blaz3: Jul 9 2011, 12:09 PM