Yes, I have tried Sicilian Mandarin but it's not to my liking, as you mentioned, it's a bit on the light side. My preference is more on the Indonesian Oud sort of sillage, am I wrong to use that word? Don't quite fancy the "orangy" smell of it too, & perhaps that's why I never liked Terre D'Hermes even though its mightily popular.

You guys really have exquisite taste in fragrances, such rarities for scents used.

SOTD - Afnan Supremacy Silver

Damn rare item you have there bro.. I Can sense how potent this Oud Matak smells.. 

I guess it depends on whether you're materialistic or practical person. For me, high-end designers should be <RM400, mainstream niche<RM500 and anything >RM500 is considered luxury niche to me. I would spend anywhere between RM500 to RM800 on a perfume if I really love it and it is rare/unique. Having said that, even though it is an expensive hobby, you can take it slowly and buy within your budget.

Power man   
Can't imagine bro Zegna entire collection can treat for a europe trip...
You must be damn rich bro..
Share with all fellow Lowyat fraghead bro full package Zegna family portrait (Full Bttl & Luxury Box packaging). I believe this can give everyone a heartbeat pulse and excitment to show off their collection too.  Like Basenotes.. they snap a beautiful pic of their collection 

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.

Trying out new scent...

I'm a big fans for ambergris.. And here i tasted ADP creation..
A big chunk of NATURAL ambergris mixed with musk...while strong hold of the scent backboned backed by aromatic salty sea notes.. Absolutely amazing scent...
Opening scent a bit resemble to Dior Sauvage which get tonned down a lot.. While the scent settling down in a warm ambergris which brings out a flora notes in it...  Guess is the sweet ambergris making the scent develop into giving a flora touch.

SOTD : ACQUA DI PARMA COLONIA AMBRA

MdO Cuir is the latest addition to my humble collection. I also got more free samples than I asked for and for those who wants to know, as expected (>RM500), it was inspected by Kastam and Farmasi as there were Kastam tapes and Farmasi chop on my box. Fortunately, they let it through and didn't rip my box apart like last time.

received this today. just not sure of a suitable occasion to wear this. A tad too strong for the office in my opinion
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Today am wearing Ghroob, a perfume oil from Arabian Oud. The bottle itself is encased in this somewhat "gothic" or "arabesque" metal casing. A floral oriental smell with Oud which opens with orange blossom. Kafkaesque did a review of this 2 years ago...

http://www.kafkaesqueblog.com/tag/ghoroob/

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Haha, so did I. I now have the oil version of Kalemat Amber and Floral.

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For the love of Oud

Today I'm wearing original Indian Oud oil
Smells charismatic,  sexy and bold

Congratulation on your haul. I have the vintage. I don't find it very different.

I do not have a bottle of any Amouage yet but have enough of the sample vials to last me a looong time :-)...and my fav of the lot is Interlude followed by Jubilation and Epic. These are really powerful juices especially Interlude which projects like a nuclear bomb ( in a good way ) hehe.

Am not an expert but I have a few of so called clones that you might wanna checkout :

1. La Yuqawam by Rasasi = Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. This is a real gem IMO....very2 similar and to me the opening is nicer c/w TL
2. Afnan Supremacy Silver = Creed Aventus ( the fruity version )  BUT it does not last as long as Aventus
3. Armaf Tres Nuit = Creed Green Irish Tweed. A slightly softer and abit more floral IMO
4. Al-Wisam Day by Rasasi = Creed Silver Mountain Water. Used to have a bottle of this and they both smell very2 similar

Surely there are lots more that you will get your nose on so enjoy the trip and happy shopping hehe.

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.

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.

Last month got myself 4 decants of Xerjoff : Kobe, 40 Knots, Mefisto and 1861 Renaissance. To me Mefisto is very similar to Creed's Silver Mountain, maybe its a better version IMO. Kobe has a weird opening, an almost bitter smell but let it simmer down a while and it turns into a lovely aromatic and spicy scent. 40 Knots is touted as an aquatic but to me its more woody spicy scent....not bad at all. And then there is the !861....on my oh myyyyy....this has to my favourite of the 4. A few spritz and you are immediately enveloped in a lemon orange bergamot heaven  . Detected a whiff of mint in the mix and it dries down o a beautiful woody floral. Powerful stuff this for a citrus scent....it lasts and projects very well.

And now am eagerly waiting for my full bottle of Nio.....