yup i truely agree... experience is nothing we can never put a price on it

finally 1H14 ended, damn busy with the closing... finally can breathe edi... Tone, nice le labo     

last weekend was at kl for meeting and managed to squeeze a bit wee time to sniff the elusive hermessence line

Hermessence. Sense, essence, essential. The essence of Hermes and the very soul of perfume. A collection of olfactory poems, with sobriety and intensity, which freely explore new facets of emotion. Nature reinvented, unexpected and poetic. Unique and surprising associations of the most noble elements of perfumery.

Jean-Claude Ellena, perfumer to the house of Hermes, has created this collection of fragrances for both men and women which touch the heart and speak directly to the senses.

in other word, u will have to be a fan of minimalist art work by JCE, he is really a masterclass perfumer.. i fell in love with his touch after i gotten bigarade concentree. ya i know kinda bored but then do let me continue a few lines before i go to the next agenda...

Even though Hermes gave JCE take the lead and no new Hermessence launch unless JCE give an 'ok' signal but it is still abit constrain compared to what have he created for Frederic Malle... BC can last on me though out the day, and my female colleagues and friends say i smell nice... Hermessence.. spoiler ahead... well i like his approach of "man, u smell nice" rather than "yo, ur perfume smell nice"

so i went to Hermes in Gardens where i gotten my first bel ami, the SA recognize me lol... and i bite the bullet went for the travel gift set consist of 4x15ml spray.. (a very smart marketing move).. and Hermes is very generous with their samples... when i say generous.. it is generous

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look on how they pay attention to small detail... on the travel set

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the spray vial is in an individual pouch... the sample is 4ml vial... more on that later

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after i strip them naked and do a group photo...

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close up on my SOTD

one word can sums up their presentation... luxury...

after a few days dosing myself with them, i realise that JCE wanna portrait a discreet, luxury scent to a group of consumers who is i) ppl who dont care abt the price, just wan the orange bag or ii) JCE fan.. well i am the later

yes the ones that i choose are: Osmanthe Yunnan, Iris Ukiyoe, Santal Massoia, Epice Marine, as for samples: Vanille Galante, brin de reglisse, amber narguile... no rose??? well they ran out of stock, if not my first choice would be Rose Ikebana lol

do explore this line only if and only if longevity is not ur concern... notice the word "dosing" i mention just now... these babies have problem go past the 5th hr, if u lucky 6th hour  but the scent quality.. impeccable.

This line is perfect for Malaysia climate, light, airy, transparent, wont offend, compliment getter, unique.. Eventually the four will be FBW in my collection... i look past the longevity issues and i can wear 2-3 frags a day which is pretty good lol... i know it is kinda long... i will put up individual review of the scent later but i can summary:

Osmanthe Yunnan - Sweet Apricot Tea
Epice Marine - Salty sea breeze at coast beside pier on an early morning
Santal Massoia - milky, creamy sandalwood
Iris Ukiyoe - Iris petal water with orange blossom

i think i better stop here... update later thanks for spending time reading such long essay

So the package has arrived my office today.

Shipped on 17 June
Cleared by customs on 25 June
Arrived office on 30 June

I ain't even complaining.

Thanks for sharing, marver.

Just picked it up from PosLaju warehouse this morning. Apparently, even though today's 1st Saturday, their warehouse is still business as usual.

My Le Maroc was a special request order as it's not listed on Essenza's catalog. CdM was a blind buy for me but since it's cheap and all natural so why not. Waited for a week before Le Maroc arrived at their store. Shipping took 10 days to reach my city. Oh yeah, shipping was FREE. Not sure if they forgot to add it in or as a courtesy for my waiting of Le Maroc.

Just as I thought I was done with all Tauer's classics lineup, Le Maroc blew me away the first time I tried it. It's my first floral oriental I absolutely adore. In order of preference, Le Maroc is currently my #1 favorite from the Tauer line, followed by Lonestar Memories and LDDM.

CdM is just okay for me. It's basically lemon on top with ambergris dry down. As a truly all natural cologne, this one does wear close to the skin.

Newly added....

1. Nasomatto's Blamage
2. Byredo's Oud Immortel
3. Naomi Goodsir's Bois d'Ascese

For some reasons... i simple adore Naomi Goodsir's creations

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Just bought these two..ysl intense kinda nice

whoah. good scent. 

any recommendations for (cheap) fresh-scented cologne for uni students? primary reason for me to get one is i like my clothes to smell nice. that's all. lol.

Sample Hauls (mostly vintage)
(1) Xerjoff Nio
(2) Dior Eau Sauvage
(3) Dior Eau Sauvage (Vintage)
(4) Dior Homme (Vintage)
(5) Dior Homme Intense (Vintage)
(6) Kiehl`s Original Musk Blend No. 1
(7) Estée Lauder Youth Dew (Vintage)
(8) Guerlain Shalimar (Vintage 1996)
(9) Guerlain Shalimar EdC (Vintage 2001)
(10) Imaginary Authors Mosaic (Exclusive)

i hate sunday, coz tml is monday lol lol lol, will ge flying down to kl on Tuesday for 2 days training... another crazy short week.

SOTD - long ignored Dior Oud Ispahan... this fella together with Kilian Rose Oud are nuclear-class performance... diff from Rose Oud, Oud Ispahan is dryer oud to which abit close to barnyard-ish but the jammy rose is there to moist (lube seems abit wrong word to use lol) the composition up..... one to my chest and this radiates like radiance lol...