Interesting. I've sniffed Madagascar vanilla pods before and it does remind me of the vanilla from Chanel AHEB but I just can't take Le Male. Vanilla in Vanille & Narcisse by L`Occitane is quite nice too although it's a different vanilla scent I get.

Are you into single note scents too? Currently I'm digging amber, frankincense and myrrh.

Really want to try SDG! I want to know what is the hype over it. Eau Duelle is quite masculine on my skin, i dont like it

OK here is my take on samples provided by Astroboy (thanks for the love bro !) . Been busy lately so I'm gonna keep it short.

L'Artisan Parfumeur  Tea For Two
There was lots of comparison for this with GPH II but frankly this is a totally difference fragrance for me. This is a very dense and heavy scent with honey, tobacco , anise and tea being dominant. So what you get is a thick spicy and smoky tea. The major flaw is projection seems to be weak but when you smell it up close, it can get cloying. When I smell this it reminds me of a really think sour plum tea like you get a Chatime. Major bummber is that this doesn't go well with my skin after some time I pick up a bitter note similar to tar which spoils it for me. 3 starts out of 5

Ninfeo Mio Annick Goutal

I had high expectation on this after Marc-André Robitaille gave this a 5 star in FB. Marked as a unisex fragrance, with fig leaf as it s star, I gave it quite a few try. It opens with lemon and a strong green note, somewhat like grass. That is the fig leaf I guess but it takes some time to get use to it. After 5 minutes, the scent settles down into a citrus scent with a perfectly balanced fig leaf and creamy milky base to make things interesting . This is definitely unique. Longevity and projection is moderate. For me this is worth buying if budget is not an issue. 4 out of 5 stars.

Wow maybe we both get different results from the same fragrance. The reason why i brought up plum was because the anise gives a salty and sour quality to the scent. It reminds me of sour plum but  it is the anise at work. I don't get any plum in GPH II either.  For me i prefer GPH II. It is a smooth tea, cinnamon masterpiece. Very soothing and calming. TFT however is too heavy with honey, anise, tobacco. Top notes share a vague similarity with Pure Havane with the common notes. Don't detect any milk either. Are you sure you didn't mix up GHPII with TFT ?

What deodorant do you guys use? I don't sweat much but I apply deodorant to my armpits and the slight fragrant of the deo can interfere with the perfume.

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

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

Talking about L'occitane, the choices offered at one of the stores in Taiwan aren't different of what we have at its counterpart in Malaysia. I was hoping to give Amber Home Perfume a sniff before getting it from SN.

who is kublai khan anyway? the name makes me think its a hindustan scent...haha

... and it's also interesting to read the love story that inspired creation of this scent. I have yet to give this one a sniff.

i just smelt Nasomatto Black Afgano at Space.NK.Apothecary Harvey Nichols this afternoon. And oh my god, it was like the best scent ever. i even sprayed on my hand, neck and cloth. the scent lingers all day long. it smells a lil bit like Encre Noire but more refined. a lil bit more smokey. a good fragrance indeed. It priced at £108 per bottle.

The best part is,  the promoter was nowhere like in Malaysia which is when you spray a very 'high end' perfume, they will give you a death stare situation.

Sorry for the long post. i just need to share this.

p/s : i also spritz some Armani/Prive Rose d'Arabie on my muffler. Sharp medicinal oud stays there and doesn't even want to leave my scarf. Felt regret till now. Not worth of £200 at all.

Versace oud noir not arrive yet ha?

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

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

Bro I salute ur bravery! Even though it is reformulated, one spray on my arm oledi can't tahan... Too animalic, drydown is ok... I prefer Chanel Antaeus more..

Anyway thanks for ur opinion, will save up for Tom Ford Oud Wood