The Chanel No.5 EdT I checked at Changi airport last month still priced higher than the one at local Parkson with GST included. Changi airport isn't the best place to shop for cheaper perfumes. Granted, it's still cheaper than retail in the city without VAT, I would recommend your friend trying discounters at Lucky Plaza instead. You can find plenty of AdG and 1M much cheaper than retail in Malaysia.

What was the bad experience if I may know?

One of us have been asked once but we advised to not give. Since you have already given them the info so just wait and see. Do let us know the outcome. My CC and billing address are the same so I've never been asked about this before. I've purchased from them numerous time with recent one just this month. They are genuine I would say.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jun 29 2015, 05:13 PM

For designers and some mainstream niche, fragrancex.com is another good place to shop but they ship using DHL Express, which is prone to Malaysian custom inspection (based on my experience). BerryNet uses registered mail so it will be handled by POS Malaysia when it reaches Malaysia. As long as you don't purchase fragrances with value more than RM500, custom officer wouldn't rip open your parcel and check (also based on my experience).

I also try to use PayPal as much as possible for online purchases especially from evil bay because I can file a dispute report and get my money back if I received a fake (non so far).

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jun 30 2015, 01:54 PM

No, I haven't. There are a handful of other trusted online stores you can purchase your perfume from. Details of the domain can be found here :-
- https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.aspx?domai...Y36HSTqvcLfX2Oo

StrawberryNet.com is currently having 10% discount for all items :-
- http://myen.strawberrynet.com/PromoMidYearSale.aspx

Happy shopping!

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jul 3 2015, 04:08 PM

StrawberryNet accepts PayPal too. You can also purchase from fragrancex.com as bro jarcmercier has pointed out :-
- http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_cid_co...__products.html

They ship using DHL Express and i usually receive it less than 2 weeks.

Shipping is free for StrawberryNet if you add non-fragrance item to your fragrance-only order :-
- http://myen.strawberrynet.com/customer-service/delivery/

Shipping is free for fragX for order > RM130 :-
- http://www.fragrancex.com/customerservice/shipping.html

You might wanna check out BBW too. They have high-end designers like Chanel, Dior and Prada fragrances cheaper than online stores :-
- http://my.bestbuy-world.com

There are some good LYN sellers you can shop from. There's one I got my cheap Amouage testers from.

Recently I purchase my hard-to-find vintages/niche from evil bay, essenza-nobile and firstinfragrance. There are still a handful of online stores you can shop from that ships (affordable) to Malaysia. Luckyscent has the most complete range of niche but shipping is a whopping USD40! With our ringgit depreciating, my buying power has greatly reduced so I only purchase a bottle if I find it really unique and captivating.

Happy shopping!

BBW has two sites. One based in Malaysia and another one in Singapore. The link I gave is based in Malaysia and ship using POSLaju. All the online sites above I have purchased from them without any problem.

Happy shopping!

Coffee and chocolate? Not a fan of gourmand but Pure Coffee immediately comes to mind :-
- http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Thierry...offee-2337.html

Anything from the A*Men series should be right up your alley. Try using this tool to search for fragrances that contains your favorite notes :-
- http://www.fragrantica.com/ingredients-search

As for sampling, no descriptions and opinions from others is better than your own nose. That's why we order samples/decants. Try surrendertochance.com and decantshop.com.

I've tried joop homme, versace man eau fraiche and versace the dreamer except versace l'homme. Those are a mix of difference genre and they find them ok for different moods if you just wanna smell good.

Try evil bay.

Interesting how we all perceive scents differently. AdG does smell like Mediterranean holiday to me (not that I've been there before). I use Chrome as my gym scent. Casual and invigorating.

+1 for MR. Jicky with clove+cinnamon. Love it!

SOTD - PAPHI

Glad to see old faces here again. Wishing all my Muslim friends, happy Hari Raya and drive safe.

Couldn't have agreed more haha...

Price-wise MY was still cheaper before the GST! Most of the niche brands you can find it either in MY or SG already except for few hard-to-find luxury niche. Good thing is you can sample the hard-to-find luxury niche kao kao

For those who wish to shop in HK, this is the most comprehensive guide :-
- http://your-perfume-guide.blogspot.com/201...kong-china.html

Most of them are up-to-date except for some, which I couldn't locate so make a call first before going there. Enjoy!

This post has been edited by t0n3: Jul 27 2015, 09:40 AM

Haven't tried the sport version but I find the newer Tom Ford Noir (EdT) smelling like the original Habit Rouge, which I quite like.

I think you referred to the EdT version of HR as I don't recall seeing any EdP in KL. Both are quite different in smell. I have samples of both concentrations given by one of our fragheads Joey, who is also a die-hard Guerlain fan. The EdT version of Tom Ford Noir has no civet in it and I don't find it dirty. I think the smelly Noir your gf is complaining is the EdP version (that you own), which is a dirty patchouli vanilla, which I also like. Even though I tested TFN (EdP) first in 2013 and fell in love with it but I bought tester of PAPHI instead because it has a touch of myrrh and it's much cheaper.

As I am typing this I've just received an email from fragX informing that my Sahara Noir has just been shipped out by DHL Express, which I've just ordered during lunch time today. They only restocked it last night and it's selling like hot cakes (qty was 18 this morning) :-
- http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_cid_pe...__products.html

For RM380 I consider it reasonable. I saw it available in Changi and KLIA2 last year, which was priced around RM450 to 500-ish if not mistaken. I think it's getting harder to find now. I didn't see it in Changi when I was there few months ago. It's not cheap at evil bay too. I have not had the opportunity to try Amber Absolute but some say they are rather similar. If you're a fan of Church incense and amber or find Incense Avignon too soft, Sahara Noir should be right up your alleys. While Incense Avignon is a quiet mass in stone cold Medieval Church, Sahara Noir is high mass in wooden Church in the middle of desert

Wow, that's a great news to hear. Congratulation to you bro! Did your wife ask you not to wear too much perfume around her since her sense of smell is heightened? Hehe...

Talking about hauls, you probably has the most hauls among us this year with my bottle of AHEB went to your wardrobe just few months ago.

We are even more envious with your business trip to Paris lah. You can find most of the brands in SG already.

Well, I wouldn't mind sharing but only upon request. Just PM me if anyone is interested

One of our female fragheads may have it. I'll need to check with her.

Long time no see. Sampling any new samples lately? STC had a 20% store-wide discount last Saturday (MY Time) but only for 8 hours. Luckily managed to grab this opportunity on time.

Congratulations on your hauls bro! That's a lot and welcome to the Tauer's club. For those who didn't know, Tauerville is a playground for Mr. Tauer's innovative ideas with a wallet-friendly price tag.

My Sahara Noir has also arrived last week. It's love love love for me.



This post has been edited by t0n3: Aug 17 2015, 01:34 PM

Sigh. This is my final FB and sample haul for this year until our MYR strengthens. Our stock market is like falling down a rabbit hole.

Thanks bro!

Looks like I need to do some spring cleaning too.