Speaking of Tuberose, my favorites are Tubereuse Criminelle, Tubereuse 3 Animale, Carnal Flower and camphorous tuberose found in the opening of Maai. Having said that, I'm not really a fan of buttery tuberose in Fracas but it smells better on my wife.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Feb 25 2016, 09:08 AM

Yeah, don't worry about walking out of the door empty handed. I always does that. My experience with them had been pleasant so far, be it local or overseas retail stores.

I probably would go semi-retired mode after one last FB haul. Thinking to get either Knize Ten, Cuir Cannage or Mona di Orio Cuir. I have not been wearing any perfume for the past one week as my wife has just given birth to a baby boy. I don't wanna wear any scent near my precious.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Feb 26 2016, 07:40 PM

You like vetiver? Check out perfumeposse's best vetiver guide :-
- http://perfumeposse.com/2013/01/14/vetiver...tiver-perfumes/

It should get you started.

Haha, thanks bro!

Thanks bro! It also means no more budget for perfumes.

Thanks bro Underhill!

Yet another acquisition by EL, this time it's By Killian :-
- http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.my/2016/02/a...-bought-up.html
- http://www.fragrantica.com/news/By-Kilian-...Brand-7609.html

This post has been edited by t0n3: Feb 27 2016, 10:20 PM

Great classics guys. My scent of first day at work after extended paternity leave is Dzing! by LP. Craving leather lately.

L'Homme Parfum Intense? Not sure about KL but I've seen it in Changi duty-free. It smells very similar to Fuel For Life Spirit.

Thanks bro!

SOTD - Dior Homme
Iris, lavender and cacao with a touch of vetiver and leather. I can't seem to get enough of it. It's still a stable in my collection after so many years. One of the best iris based scents in my book. A modern classic for well-dressed men.

Thanks lene!

SOTD - Prada Amber Pour Homme. It smells more than just an expensive soap. I've not smelled any scent like it. Totally original.

We have similar taste bro. I'm wearing its younger brother, PAPHI today even though the Sun is out today. One of absolute fav designers.

Wearing Calling All Angels on this cool cloudy day today. Performance is quite good for an all-natural perfume just like what you would expect from a modern day EdT. It was a winner in the Artisan category at the 2013 Art and Olfaction Awards. The notes are
Incense, labdanum, vanilla, honey, amber, precious woods, opoponax, elemi resin, tonka bean, benzoin, and frankincense. It reminds me of Amber Absolute by Tom Ford.

Yeah, that's the product description but how does it smell on you? The face in the ad is Gainsbourg, who was the lover of Jane Birkin. I almost wanted to put on L`Air de Rien (perfume made for her by Lyn Harris) this morning but went with Dior Homme instead.

Thanks for sharing. Animalic smells like my cup of tea. I was into masculine 80's powerhouses too but didn't get too far before I moved on into niche, feminine classics/vintages and now, animalic.

My SOTD is all-natural Cologne du Maghreb by Tauer Perfumes. Don't wanna wear anything chemical today.

I guess even though they are duty-free, merchants can still mark up their prices too. Not sure about NYC but perfumes found at London duty free that I've been to is much cheaper than Dubai. For further info check this out :-
- http://www.skyscanner.net/news/how-cheap-are-duty-free-shops

I'm wearing Ambra by Santa Maria Novella today. I discovered my love for birch tar by accident because of amber in this.

AFAIK, GST replaces sales tax but import duty stays. Perfume is under non-dutiable item so no tax is imposed if the value is under RM2k for parcel shipped via air mail. On top that, our MOH will have an eye on it if it's declared as cosmetics or drugs. Perfume is under cosmetics. With my years of online perfume shopping experience (for personal use) I had no problem with our Kastam except for once StrawberryNet wrongly declared my perfume as over RM2k and I got a call from my local Kastam officer but it all sorted out after I texted him a screenshot of my original receipt with actual value. BTW, I bought it on end of May 2015 and received it in June.

As for MOH, I received warning notice twice from Pharmaceutical department for perfume purchases and both are from FragranceX.com (all under RM500). I ignored them because there's one clause in the brochure attached with the warning notice that says it's OK if it's for your own personal use.

I believe the inspection is random and as long as your parcel doesn't exceed RM500 in value (because dutiable item starts from RM500) else they will rip it open and check, which happened to my Musc Ravageur purchase (>RM500). My parcel was ripped open but let it through because perfume is non-dutiable and it's under RM2k.

I found the info on this blog quite accurate but that's before GST. Always check against http://www.customs.gov.my if unsure (even though it's not really informative).

This post has been edited by t0n3: Mar 16 2016, 02:58 PM

Sorry bro, not quoting anyone in particular. Just quoting the subject to share my experience

Tried it 3 years ago. Kinda reminded me of Gucci Pour Homme.

Not sure about this one since I'm not from around KL (well, not anymore) but I heard there were warehouse sales like this every year around this time.

Wearing Sahara Noir today. This is Amber Absolute + Incense Avignon. Performance is quite good. I got it from fragX July last year. Luckily didn't have any problem with Kastam or MOH.

I've seen ppl bulk buying it then re-selling it here at LYN at higher price from last warehouse sales at Armada Hotel. I think it was organized by Luxasia if not mistaken. Luxasia controls the fragrance distribution in SEA for major designer brands.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Mar 23 2016, 02:19 PM