Sharing is caring mah

tat is why i got Pure Malt before RM weaken like nobody business...

Right now i just aiming on 2 bottles either Jubilation XXV tester or Aventus tester.. i will not deviate from this path

Haha.. Envy your experience there

but then with the USD250 price tag...

Vanilla Absolument is a good alternative and cost half of SDV

i dont really like vanilla as the main protagonist in my perfume, rather prefer them to act as supporting role, blend all notes together, sweet n smooth...

i got mine from strawberry... well what kind of coffee u would like to smell? roasted beans? caramel coffee? cappuccino?

Polo double black - Iced mango coffee
Michael Jordan Legend - New harleem
Rochas man - Cappuccino
Amen - Caramel Machiato
Givenchy Play intense - Roasted coffee beans

Depend on what kind of vanilla u like... For me I like eau de baux masculine vanilla the most

Thierry Mugler Website.. too bad they dont ship to malaysia lol... Currently stick to SN

SOTD - Serge Lutens Chergui

Yes! ladies and gentlemen, finally gotten my hands on Chergui. Just received the parcel from DHL yesterday after my accidental purchase from FragX on last Tuesday. This is the second time FragX uses DHL to mail out my purchases. I think there is a certain minimum amount threshold for DHL delivery. Very satisfied with the purchase.

Today is my first wearing of Chergui. The bottle is a screw cap and comes together with a very nice sprayer top. did 3 shots, 1 on each neck and 1 on chest below adam apple... This is one of the blind buys that i immediately fell in love with after i press the sprayer for the first time (the another one is Black Orchid).

According to Fragrantica, the notes for Chergui are: tobacco leaf, honey, iris, sandalwood, amber, musk, incense, rose and hay.

And for those Fume hEads who read online reviews, they will know Chergui is the mostly talked about and hyped from the house of Serge Lutens. And at this very moment, i'm holding the simplicity elegant glass bottle and admiring how Christopher Sheldrake manage to craft such masterpiece...

YEs!! it does live up to the INTERNET HYPE!!!!!

Ok what do i get from Chergui... i got SHHIT (sweet honey hay incense tobacco) right of the very first shot... this 4 notes blend so smooth n well balanced, each one compliment another one... The honey is sweet but then it is supported by the dry tobacco leaves n hay. It projects well for the first 2-3 hrs (5-6inch), slowly fade into skin scent, however u still occasionally get wharf of chergui even though skin scent. Longevity, die on me after 9hrs. It is suitable for office, why? this frag loves heat, after in the air con room till lunchtime where it starts to turn into skin scent, stand under the sun will make it projects again

What makes me love Chergui?
It is the best tobacco frag i ever smell, i owned ck one shock, bogart ph... those are sweet cherry pipe tobacco, quite synthetic sweet. I was debating between Chergui or Pure Havane before i did the purchase... i even ask a few sifus here for their opinions. Thank god i was hesitate to buy PH due to some of the online reviewers mention about the Dr Pepper cherry opening... And i would want to thank bro Tone for letting me know FragX restocked their Chergui at a very nice discount. Back to the question, the tobacco in chergui is piles dried tobacco leaves in the warehouse before being rolled into cigars. then the overall vibe i got is that someone is burning these dried tobacco leaves with hay and some incense, slowly drizzles honey on to in to put out the fire.. then the smoke that comes after the burning is what i get from chergui...

another reason is it is LINEAR, meaning i can smell such wonderful opening from the start to it dies off... if u know me, i loves my frag to be linear as much as possible, wont not like to spend 2hrs to wait the frag to move into mid or base notes. Chergui has instantly jump to be my signature daily scent

my rating - Perfect 10... sit along with my black orchid.

For those who are looking for tobacco scent? look no further.. CHERGUI it is!!! no doubt it is just available in 50ml edp but you just need 2-3 sprays per application which will last for around 7mths if u use it daily

and i have set aside limited 5ml decants sprays (only 5 decants as i love this scent very much) of Chergui, for those that are interested just pm me for the price. Cheers


Attached image(s)

my gf stays away from me when i try kiehls musk edi... ah Khan.. sry

for me i dapat a lemongrass vibe but yet it is well done

It should evoke the manliness of Genhis Khan

nice review bro absinth and mint... really cooling combo glad u like it... Without doubt Amouage is really high quality... Epic is my uber-masculine frag, next amouage i gonna dig is lyric

Wah u all so high end level edi into niche... me just gotten into affordable niche such as Chergui and Penhaligon

oh both pure malt and pure havane have been taken down from Strawberry d

This post has been edited by edwardleong: Sep 20 2013, 09:33 PM

i like soapy scent Amouage really a great niche house... Well thinking to save up for a bottle of Neroli Portofino for my christmas gift

well my finance minister do not dig tobacco vanille but she love neroli portofino... as for frapin, she say do u wanna bathe in cognac before u head to office?

taken down gua.. these few days did not see edi... as for diptyque, i just love their Philoykos and Volutes

Dear all sifus,

while i was decanting my amouage epic, i spilled some on my table, the scent filling my room is so amazing after getting my perfect tobacco scent, suddenly im into oud collection but dun want to break my bank or sell my kidney for it... short-listed a fews hope can get some opinions from u all

1. YSL M7 Oud Absolu
2. Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud Eau de Cologne Concentree
3. Creed Royal Oud
4. Dior Fahrenheit Absolute
5. Tom Ford Oud Wood
6. Dior Leather Oud

thanks my friend... u certainly no newbies... im still new here too....Well yea FA is more wallet friendly compare to Royal Oud.

Wats ur opinion on royal oud then

This post has been edited by edwardleong: Sep 22 2013, 10:05 PM

thanks bro... im not really keen on those oud being dominant.. stealing all the show in a frag... more prefer it to sync in well, shake hands with other nice notes, 1 fragrance lol...

like epic, the oud is there but so do the incense and etc...

Chanel boutique in KLCC... did u request for any les exclusif samples?

lavender mandarin nutmeg oppoanox damn nice... my office monday meeting scent

Back in Jul where I got my PMC, the sa gave me sycomore and eau de cologne samples she somemore ask me enough?

Well on my skin PMC is linear, d sandalwood and oakmoss are sitting on the back quietly... PMC is the back bone of allure homme edition blanche