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Joey-kun
post Jul 5 2011, 09:18 AM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Jul 4 2011, 05:16 AM)
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! biggrin.gif
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Nice!!

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

PPH? the legendary PPH? can i have a decant? tongue.gif basenotes said it's legendary. where did you get it tho
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post Jul 5 2011, 04:45 PM

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post Jul 6 2011, 02:50 PM

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QUOTE(MF2 @ Jul 6 2011, 12:23 PM)
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..
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spray directly. I usually spray on my chests, neck and shirt.

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


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

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post Jul 14 2011, 09:47 AM

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SOTD - Guerlain Heritage EDP. the sweet and heavy orange opening = only 2 sprays needed lol.


Added on July 14, 2011, 9:53 am
QUOTE(jonny4 @ Jul 12 2011, 10:39 PM)
SOTE - YSL Kouros

I've lost a few frens bcoz of my love of Kouros.


Added on July 12, 2011, 10:40 pm
Well M7 is good but I find Heritage smoother fr start to finish.
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Guerlains are usually smooth tongue.gif even Vertiver is. its their signature

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post Oct 10 2011, 05:25 PM

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QUOTE(THMiyoung @ Oct 10 2011, 12:50 AM)
u can try Azzaro Chrome/Chrome Legend, D&G Light Blue,
Hugo Boss Selection. decent sillage.
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oh yeah there's also Guerlain Homme L'eau which is quite fresh and watery

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post Oct 11 2011, 09:27 AM

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QUOTE(kelthuzad @ Oct 11 2011, 12:58 AM)
i have this and i really like this.the drydown is really nice,cant stop smelling myself in fact.this is not as overpowering as the original a*men,its just nice.
by the way can someone tell me where to get dior homme intense,before re-formulated version?i tried the reformulated version today and its really good,but they said the before version is even better,so is it available in msia?
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you could try your luck at perfume shops like justparfum but you can also get it thru ebay or through basenotes.

dont listen to the "the vintage is much better" hype. its gonna dig into you and stop you from enjoying scents as it is.
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post Mar 5 2013, 11:36 AM

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Just bought Tam Dao by diptyque over the weekend. They are having a 50 ringgit discount for their 100ml EDTs, so get it
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post Mar 5 2013, 02:06 PM

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QUOTE(ShinKen @ Mar 4 2013, 11:02 PM)
OKAY.. I'm done trolling and joking lol  tongue.gif
about that perfume Bro Edward post. I respect's kelthuzad's opinion. however, why are they 'wrong' just because they are cheap? or even made in China, for that matter. I do have a question. or two

1. Prada Pour Homme = Channel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme / some say Chanel Allure Allure Homme Sport (but I lean more toward Eau Extreme)
*Prada isn't cheap. but they do smell similar.

2. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille vs L'Occitane En Provence Eau De Baux
*according to Astroboy, they're not the same. but ALMOST simalar. Eau De Baux isn't cheap
but when there's this RM 30 perfume which smells familar, it becomes wrong?  hmm.gif

there are so many perfumes that smells like another.

Animale Animale = Pure Malt/ A*Men (I have not smelled it. but you get the idea. even if just the opening, still got similarity what)
Perry Ellis 360 Red = Giorgio Armani ADG
Davidoff = CREED Green Irish Tweed
SJ Unforgivable = CREED  MI (very very very very smilar. but SJ Unforgivable isn't cheap)

so, it's ok to wear perfumes that smell similar to another bottle as long as they are not cheap or not made in China?  rclxub.gif
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Just because 2 bottles of perfume smell the same to you, dosent mean it smells the same to other people. Everyone has a different perception of the same scent, based on their experience and memories. It's one of the fun things of perfumery.

Kenzo Power may be similiar to Guerlain Homme for example, but there are very subtle differences that you can only smell when you wear them side by side. Guerlain Homme is more "green" due to the rhubarb.

It's not about the cheapness of the perfume, but its the quality and the concept behind them that matters. for example, A*men and L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme and Givenchy Play have the same concept which is chocolate, but A*men is more cotton candy artificial vanilla sweetness, L'instant is dark chocolate, lapsang souchong, elemi and sandalwood, and Givenchy play is plasticky chocolate.

Dont get counterfeit perfumes because 1) you dont know what they put in there and 2) dont expect them to smell or behave like the original in terms of longevity and the scent pyramid.

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post Mar 5 2013, 06:01 PM

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QUOTE(ShinKen @ Mar 5 2013, 04:25 PM)
Kelthuzad & Joey-kun, I understand every single point you're pointing out.
Just one question. to we fragrance enthusiast, they do matter. Due to our passion in fragrance, we can detect it. but when go out in the public, how many people can actually tell?
but there are more people (bigger majority I mean) that just want to smell good. for an example bro Bingbangformula here. he just wants to smell good in campus.
"I just want to smell good" is the most common motive on why people buy and wear fragrances.
which is why Polo Blue, Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio, Chanel Allure Homme Sport are selling like hot cakes.

not many people dig fragrances like we enthusiast do.
that is my point.

so, they end up buying cheapo made in china or RM 30 fragrances or anything yang sama species like that only because "I just want to smell good", which I as a fragrance lover don't find it wrong at all. I rather them smelling like a cheapo than smelling their stinky smelly body odour which some jerks think it is soooo cool because it is masculine like that. yucks  rclxub.gif
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I dont wear perfumes for others. I wear them for myself and for my own pleasure.

People who buy cheapos are cheapos rclxms.gif
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post Mar 5 2013, 06:20 PM

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QUOTE(bigbangformula @ Mar 5 2013, 05:33 PM)
Alright but anyway there are a lot of people in this world who use perfume right? What do u guys think of Versace Pour Homme? It seem they use natural plant ingredients
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most perfumes use a combination of natural and synthetic extracts as science cannot replicate a single scent completely. For example, real vanilla smells more complex than synthetic vanilla even though to the normal nose they smell the same but real vanilla is more complex. So most perfumes have that combo.
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post Mar 6 2013, 12:23 AM

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QUOTE(edwardleong @ Mar 5 2013, 06:55 PM)
Haha yea.. Smoking is much harmful lol...
But some perfume need body chemistry or body heat to project... Dior fahrenheit need heat to smell nice... Spray on clothes only get mostly top note...
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not just that but most designer perfumes have that effect. Jicky was the first perfume whose scent changes over time on the skin.
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post Mar 6 2013, 09:18 AM

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QUOTE(Clerks @ Mar 6 2013, 06:04 AM)
Bought YSL L'Homme and I'm disappointed with its longevity.
Might want to sell it.
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Try again but this time spray more.
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QUOTE(bigbangformula @ Mar 6 2013, 01:03 PM)
I have some mild eczema(a kind of mild rashes) on my shoulders,back and chest, so maybe I should consider first before spraying on the skin. I don't want it to get worse because maybe the chemicals in the perfume can make it worse?  But perfume mostly spray on the wrist and neck only right? So I think it won't affect my eczema
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Do a patch test.
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post Mar 7 2013, 01:00 PM

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QUOTE(bigbangformula @ Mar 7 2013, 12:59 AM)
A patch test, means that I spray the tester on my wrist/neck and see if got any reaction right? I think I wouldn't have.. But I'm talking about eczema, I wouldn't want the perfume to make my eczema worse in the long-term. Though I'm not sure if it would in the first place, because I'm not spraying it at the part of my body that has eczema
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Yup do that because if you dont you'll never know if it would affect your eczema. Most perfumes have allergens such as linalool and limonene, but in general avoid perfumes that has bergamot listed as a note because that is a well known allergen.
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post Mar 7 2013, 01:02 PM

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QUOTE(kelthuzad @ Mar 7 2013, 12:10 AM)
yes,it has really poor longevity,i can get 2 hours only,i have to bring a decant around to re-apply all the time,i even experience bad longevity with la nuit,but both scent is really good
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Sometimes its just the nose getting used to the smell. If you get poor longevity, increase the amount of sprays until you get it to last. It differs from scent to scent. Some scents i have to use up to 9-10 sprays to last on me.
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post Mar 8 2013, 10:02 AM

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QUOTE(edwardleong @ Mar 7 2013, 03:00 PM)
Yea 9-10 sprays can kill ppl... Imagine A*men lol... For poor longevity issue, I feel best way is carry a travel-size atomizer around will do.
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Some scents require that many sprays to last. Diptyque's scents are famous for being subtle and soft which is why usually for those you need more sprays.

also, there are some scents thats meant to be used a lot like eau savauge by dior or Guerlain Homme l'eau/l'eau boisee.

Obviously you dont do that with A*men.
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post Mar 11 2013, 12:37 PM

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QUOTE(edwardleong @ Mar 11 2013, 07:37 AM)
Scent of the day - Kenzo Power biggrin.gif to prevent the evil monday blue
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Mine happens to be Le Heure Bleue by Guerlain. First made in 1912

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meant for ladies but its actually more masculine than Dior Homme.
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post Mar 13 2013, 04:21 PM

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SOTD: Guerlain Vetiver

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post Mar 14 2013, 10:08 AM

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QUOTE(edwardleong @ Mar 13 2013, 04:39 PM)
SOTD - unforgivable

Joey, how do u find the tobacco note in ur guerlain vetiver?
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I love it. It's warm yet translucent at the same time. I'm having the latest formulation. The ribbed bottle one has a more transparent quality to the tobacco. the latest one is more warm.
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post Mar 14 2013, 10:11 AM

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QUOTE(kelthuzad @ Mar 14 2013, 02:14 AM)
i prefer marc jacobs bang than burberry beat,both pepper-ish scent,but bang is better.have u tried marc jacobs bang bang bro??i like bang bang as well
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as long as you dont love him...

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