My friend... this works it magic diff on girl and on a guy... Well i am far welcome if a man's crotch smells like BO lol

2 sprays enuf seriously.

I just gotten my Amouage Memoir Man today

Initial impression: totally blown away... minty absinthe opening.. green fairy is in da house...

if u shine light through memoir's bottle, u can see the juice is green colour

IMO, it is a dark evil twin brother of GIT

The absinthe / licorice / anise vibe is very nice and kaw... keep reminds me of one scent tat i have... guess wat.. is LIDGE

Overall it is not a middle-eastern like EPIC Man... it is more western style... i wont go for retail bottle for sure, tester is the crazy value for money...

It is not a linear scent... from the cool green opening, it transit to drydown smoothly with the green slowly tone down and the dry wood, pencil shave come out and play... it is similar to GPH and D2 potion but then the greeness keep the frag feel wet...

i cant get the tobacco and leather notes.. maybe my nose still noob

it wont offend ppl, longevity yes but shy in projection.. so far interlude is the loudest follow by Epic...

Bro, i ever doubt anyone can ever finish a bottle of 100ml amouage in such a short time lol

Best is that you drop by your local departmental store and sample, since all of these that u mention are very mainstream, it should be on most of the shelf of fragrance counter

Reviews are to give a picture of what u can expect from the frag, ultimately it is u who wear it and u who decide is it nice on ur skin

From your description, if u are looking for fresh scent tat last, do give Chanel Allure Homme sport / Eau Extrame / Edition Blanche a look... last around 7-8hr on my skin and it is nice

bro.. ur interlude wanna let go? Gold too chanel no5 ish to me.. never expose to etat d'orange before

You can check mine too... STC is wayyyyyy too longgggggg

waiting for my Tuscan Leather, Cuir de Russie

Dunno why weather recently super hot.... No choice to rotate my GIT and MI.... guys, any idea of a frag tat can cut through the heat?

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yea... according to bro Tone, 3 weeks edi

Hey Guys... Gotten myself Bond No 9 West Side as my birthday present

It is such an up-scale rose frag, although is unisex but then could lean towards feminine side for certain guys out there.

As a guy that has Tom Ford's Black Orchid as signature frag, i dont see any difficulty wearing West Side.

Thanks bro Marver for the nice packaging and timely delivery.. Lorry no rosak this time hahahahaha

Bond No. 9 West Side - My first bond bottle

Notes
Top: Rose, Peony, Ylang-Ylang
Mid: Amber, Sandalwood
Base: Vanilla, Musk

How it smells like according to my nose: When i first spray, it reminds me of one boozy drink. well according to Fragrantica reviewers, it smell like rose dip in wine, no no no for me... i smell ANGLIA SHANDY!!! yes West Side opening smell like Anglia Shandy.. ice cool, fizzy, sparkling... then after 10mins, the shandy start to fade to the background, then i start getting rose and other floral.. i did check what peony smell like, it should smell like rose lol

then the creamy sandalwood prevents the scent creep into feminine side, the rose is ripe rose petal, less dirty than the rose in egoiste... slowly the vanilla come out and say hello.. the vanilla in this context is not edible but it gives out a vanilla ice cream vibe which is beautiful, imo

Overall picture is like u are opening a can of Shandy then start to eat vanilla ice-cream on a sandalwood table in a rose garden The notes are easily detectable through my noob nose...

Projection and Longevity Projection wise, it is kind of quiet... long lasting i get 8hrs on me for the first wearing... will continue to test...

my initial impression - 9/10, West side is definitely a good blend, perfect for special occasion, date, suit up, clean cut, well-groom guys

Finally manage to upload the pic of my botol

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i dont really like Bleecker street, quite foody to my nose... ya give it a second try sin before flashing ur rectangular plastic card...

dont go for retail bond... i'll ask my supplier pm u the price ya

SOTD - West Side

Just gotten my hello kitty from McD and breakfast at McD

Yes bro, I agree with ur description of amen lol

Nice bro.... Black orchid is such a beautiful creation by tom ford, complex n sensual, cant wait for ur review

To me it is quite easy to decide, either orange popsickle or incense grapefruit :-)

Over here in penang it is a very hot day then late afternoon heavy downpour...

Sotd - millesime imperial

Wanna ask has anyone here tried the house of Byredo before? Since Strawberry finally bring in the 50ml bottle... From what i research from the internet, the Swedish house is quite new. I'm interested with their Black Saffron ie lighter Tuscan Leather, and accord oud (opening of Tuscan Leather + dry down of Oud Wood)



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SOTD - Pure Malt

today weather is just nice... windy and cloudy just like its gonna rain... did 2 sprays of PM, one on chest another back of my neck...

The whaft of PM is just plain nice boozy , just too strong to me if i direct sniff my skin

Opening sometimes is way too strong for me... drydown is much better

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SOTD - Lidge... nothing to say about this divine cocoa scent

Will be going to kl for training next friday... wanna sniff out some bond no 9 scent (new haarlem, bleecker street) and L'ebolario meharees

SOTD - Green Irish Tweet

cool, windy day today

volutes and chergui do quite similar if u compare both under edp concentration. Volutes is drier, tobacco is more pronounce.

I prefer chergui over volutes coz chergui is denser, richer, last longer and cheaper. sorry coz im a price-sensitive guy.

Where TV is totally different thing. The closest frag that resemble TV is L'occitan Eau De baux... give it a try

Coromndel is one of it kind, always in my want-to-buy list however Cuir de Russie supersede anything from Chanel lol. seems ur choices are complicated heavy scent, did u gave Amouage Jubilation XXV a try?

SOTD - Amouage Memoir Man

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yea.. the oakmoss.. can smell it through the sprayer... nevertheless it is still a very nice blend from chanel

IMO, Memoir Man is versatile and fits our climate well... Dark, Green, Herbal, Licorice sweet opening and tobacco woody drydown Kinda like evil twin of GIT...

Epic i only wear it on a cooler weather or 1 spray before sleep Guarantee a nice sleep... Reflection Man, to me kinda so so... I rather go for MFK Aqua Universalis for the same vibe and i will get a 1 litre laundry detergent lol

outside of isetan KLCC u got the chanel boutique which carry les exclusifs and opposite chanel u got dior privee collection

basically we can find most of the more established niche brands there...

Joey, well i love PMC > PM, and it should not be launched as flanker of PM...

back in July'13 when i got my PMC from Chanel boutique in KLCC, i saw the counter and i did try out bois d'argent..

maybe it just temporary promotion or wat i dont know...

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