The bottle is a stunner isn't it? How does it smell on you? Jasmine is one of my favorite notes.

I took my tiny Binturong sample for a full wearing yesterday. I'm not sure if I get the oud, at least not the one I'm familiar with. I got some sweetness, castoreum, coffee, smoke, sandalwood and amber. Those notes were well-blended with labdanum being the major player on my skin and they revealed itself in stages. Didn't project far (maybe due to minimum application). Excellent longevity. I must say I quite enjoyed wearing it. Unfortunately, the 30ml extrait is $198 USD, which is way off my budget.

In the meantime, I'm waiting for my sample of much talked about Civet by Zoologist to arrive. We'll see how it compares to Binturong.

Is it the Best of 2016 sample pack? The Issara by Dusita is an interesting one I wanna try but I'm saving the $ for other things first.

Wearing Chergui today. It's been a while since I last wore it. Not much ppl are talking about it now. Serge Lutens is one of my favorite houses. I plan to add more to my collection. Been eyeing on Fleurs d'Oranger.

Beware of the perfumes sold at lazada and 11street. The price is too good to be true.

For mainstream designer perfumes you can safely shop from http://my.bestbuy-world.com/ or from our bro marver.

Today I'm wearing another absolute favorite of mine from Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan. Smells almost identical to Amber Absolute by Tom Ford. Technically, Ambre Sultan was released first. Granddaddy of all niche amber perfumes.

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My experience with the Xerjoff house is limited to Nio only. Wanted to see how it compares to Mosaic by Imaginary Authors, which I enjoyed wearing during the heat of the month many years ago. They both don't smell alike to my nose.

To my nose, it's more of a straight-up labdanum amber with some black pepper, sandalwood and a little booze. Quite linear. This one's a beast. Performance is on par with Interlude. If you're a fan of labdanum amber, you will dig this. I'm still a little regret for letting it go but I needed cash to buy another perfume at that time. Ambre Sultan is still my holy grail of labdanum amber. Opens up with in-your-face kitchen spices. Labdanum amber joins in during the mid and dries down to benzoin vanila.

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surrendertochance.com or decantshop.com

Finally, my samples have arrived. Actually got Miyako last week but I broke it when trying to remove bubble wrap. Luckily, Eugene Au, the perfumer and co-founder of Auphorie was so kind to re-send me the sample without extra cost. I'm actually wearing it today. I have to agree with Luca Turin this time, excellent juice right there. Really FB worthy for me.

I also got myself a complete Zoologist Perfumes sample set and a handwritten note from Victor Wong, the founder of Zoologist Perfumes. My first impression on Civet, not getting any civet yet. I get a lot of floral notes. Sprayed it again on different part of my skin, it smells different now. Reminds me a bit of La Nuit by Paco Rabanne.





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You can only find real civet in vintages now. Modern perfumes use synthetic one. I'm wearing Beaver 2016 by Zoologist sample today. I tried the original one and it was really animalic. This 2016 version is rather disappointing. It's very, aquatic.

Have u come across any animalic Xerjoff yet? Would like to try it.

Sampling Fleurs d'Oranger and Fille en Aiguilles both by Serge Lutens. One is tuberose jasmine bomb and the other is Church incense with pine. Fleurs d'Oranger could be my cheaper/easier-to-purchase alternative to Tubereuse Criminelle minus the camphor.

Thanks! I'll keep Al-Khat in mind.

I used to order my samples from surrendertochance.com but not anymore ever since they hiked up their shipping. I got my Serge Lutens samples from decantshop.com. Usually delivered in less than 2 weeks. Both are from the states. I'll try to order from perfume house if possible. Better value.

There.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmand_(fragrance)

This is where I store my cheaper perfumes. In a drawer away from direct sunlight, heat and moist. Sorry for the blur picture.


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Fridge is a big NO NO. Way too cold for perfumes. A wine cooler is better if you really need one. Bear in mind that a sudden temperature changes will spoil your perfumes (of course you can decant it out and keep the bottles inside). Room temperature is fine for storing perfumes. There are still sections in my house that is cool enough. I keep my higher-end perfumes in wardrobe actually, which has more room. Not because it's expensive but their boxes aren't usually the most storage-friendly.

The Dos and Donts of storing perfumes :-
- http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/10-Dos-and-Donts...77632556/g.html

Not that huge. I have 42 bottles only. You should see Astroboy's.

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Me too.

Nice choice there.

Trust me, once you reach 50, you will have a new limit.

Lo and behold...

It's USD$148 now. I believe the previous version was an oil-based EdP. Current version is a perfumer's alcohol-based Extrait de Parfum. I'm wearing it today. Ever since my sample leaked into my gym bag, it'd been haunting me for months. I just had to pull the trigger. Oh BTW, it's always out of stock. Tried one of the given samples, L'HISTOIRE OUBLIÉE DE DUNHUANG, it was quite good. It's also currently out of stock.

Oh yeah, since it's shipped locally, I don't have to worry about Malaysian custom officers ripping my box apart.

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I see. Then you got it at a very good deal. I should have bought it earlier when it was still cheaper.

How's life with your baby? Nowadays, I bring my perfume bottle with me and only spray it when I'm in office. Don't want my precious inhaling my strong perfume.

I'm wearing L'HISTOIRE OUBLIÉE DE DUNHUANG for the second time today. I might get that next once it's back in stock. It's that good.