Bdc is not bad, solid n safe release from Chanel.. I like it but sold.it off coz compare to earlier releases from jacque polge, I understand y alot ppl from basenote say it lacks flair, boring... Pour monsieur, pm concentre, egoiste, antaeus, platinum egoiste etc..

I do understand that people have high expectation from this house. Now they don't take chances. Most of their recent releases (non exclusif lines) are mass appealing. It's on the weaker side compared to other high end designers like Dior and Guerlian. Having said that I own and love another one from Chanel, which is AHEB. I personally think it's a masterpiece although projection and longevity are weak on my skin.

SOTD - YSL M7 Oud Absolu

Hmm I dont really know much about Guerlain, however dior still manage to come out with stunning beauty such at dior homme cologne and eau sauvage parfum...

as for chanel, EB and allure homme sport cologne are very nice citrus in the sea of mass citrus sport market nowdays... I really like their tonka bomb EE,

Dior is currently my most favorite designer house. I have the entire Dior Homme flankers except for cologne version. I even have backup bottles of Dior Homme and Dior Homme Intense. That is how much I used to love them. I have yet to sample Dior Fahrenheit Absolute and get decant of Eau Sauvage Parfum to sample. I recently sniffed Eau Sauvage original and thought it was OK. I might get that one if I like the parfum to complete my collection.

Second favorite designer house is PRADA. I love their Amber and especially Amber Intense.

Third one is Guerlain. I absolutely love their LIDGE, which I purchased recently. I have yet to give it a full wearing. This might replace my current "signature scent", which is PRADA Amber Intense. My wife says OK for Amber Intense but dislikes LIDGE.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jun 9 2013, 03:53 PM

Nice choices u have there bro :-) I cant take dior homme but I love dior homme intense so much... Eau sauvage is the culprit that makes me turn off with all the modern citrus, sport, aquatics... Well pour monsieur do play some part too lol....

Dior, chanel, and prada for me are the best designers around... Rive gauche I felt is more masculine version of prada, and paphi is divine, however price is a problem for me...

You and the others have exquisite taste. I sniffed Chanel classics before but I think my nose are not ready to appreciate them yet.

PRADA Amber Intense is selling at RM350 for a 100ml bottle at my local Metrojaya store and they only have 100ml bottle in stock. Was searching for it for sometimes. Eraman, Parkson and Singapore duty free don't carry them so I ended up getting 50ml bottle from strawberrysnet.com for RM256. Not cheap. I don't usually pay retail price for fragrances but I really love it I had to get it.

I find fragrance prices at our duty free and Singapore's are no cheaper than online's. I recently traveled to UK and had flight transit in Dubai. Dubai duty free's Chanel fragrances are more expensive than Parkson's. However, London's duty free is cheaper. I got my Guerlain LIDGE (75ml) at 43GBP and V&R Spicebomb (50ml) at 37GBP. The exchange rate was RM4.71.

Another cheaper place to shop for fragrances (other than online) are Lucky Plaza and Beauty Language (like sasa) in Singapore. However, they only carry popular designers. I remember I got a 212 tester from Beauty Language for RM150 (converted).

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jun 9 2013, 08:19 PM

i had LIDGE sometime ago..just curious whats the hype its all about..
wear it for 3 days and still dont get it..same feeling with dior homme intense..not a cacao fan i guess
sold it to my customer - an arabic guy bought it..phew..

haha yea you said before that you dont like dior homme intense previously.i am a big fan of it and LIDGE.i guess this is what makes perfume so interesting,things that we get and like,others may not and vice versa.if all of us like the same thing,it would be boring

Haha no la bro... There are other sifus here have much exquisite taste than me such as bro Kel, astroboy, watzapp...

The sea of niche is still very far from my reach, so trying my best to seek out affordable nice designer.scent lo.... But yet still have to be less ppl use n unique...

U did some nice purchases, envy u so much...

I got these during my recent vacation with some free samples, they even gave me the Amouage's Library Series:

how to know whether your perfume has spoiled? I just bought dior's fahrenheit less than a month ago, been keeping it in the dresser cupboard, no aircond, and the place is dry, never put in inside a vehicle.

Last week i notice the smell has changed. It kinda stinks abit (but not as stink as like it was damaged by heat). It does not smell as it used too. Last time when I sprayed it, immediately the top note smells really nice and good..now not anymore..

has it spoiled? or is it because my nose and brain has used to the smell??

SOTD - Doir Fahrenheit Absolute

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jun 10 2013, 09:05 AM

Yup, we all have different tastes. But i dig both DHI & LIDGE as well, among my favs. LIDGE just gives me invigorating and mysterious feeling every time i apply it. Totally super ! Glad no need to order online from far anymore as its finally available at our shore at Guerlain's at Parkson Pavilian & at good pricing of about RM240.

I understand everyone has different genre that they dig or dislike. I respect that

Thanks for the info. Now I know where to get once mine runs out. RM240 is very reasonable considering it a retail price plus you'll still get RM30 Parkson cash voucher. SN is selling at RM243.50 based on today's exchange rate excluding shipping fee.

Parkson got lidge? I went afew guerlain counters thwy only got lidg... Which is 240

Yup, i was very surprise too cos it was not available in basically Asia then. I bumped into it in mid April when i was in KL & making my rounds at perfume section at Parkson@ Pavilion. Wanting to have a sniff at Guerlain Homme then & wham ! LIDGE displayed on the shelf. Couldnt believe my eyes then eventhought the black sides of the bottles are unmistakable. Immediately picked it up to hv closer look & sprayed on my wrist. Yea, my eyes not playing tricks on me. Asked to hav a look at the box and saw they have few bottles as stocks. The salesgirl liked the scent too . When she told me it costs RM240, I was like "huh !!??"...asked her if she really sure, haha. Yup, its LIDGE & its RM240

I must grab one as backup bottle. Hope it doesn't run out of stock when I going to KL.

Niche is just financially beyond my reach. None from my small collection is niche (I see you have Amouage Epic ). I try to limit myself to <RM250 per bottle/purchase. As far as I know, no niche fragrance is priced less than that.