Can't help u as I have not tried both before.

don't worry, i was just pulling your legs.

was thinking of getting either one but have no clue on their characteristic. thus, was trying my luck here if anyone would advise me which one to go for.

This post has been edited by attacusatlas: Apr 27 2010, 04:10 PM

LOL...both would make good name for frags

that's the dilemma when money is not enough. both cost almost the same in france but too bad i can only choose one.

sincerely, if you were in my shoes, which one would you go for?

order a decant of both and sniff it before you get the full bottle.

ive heard both before but they're n/a in kl.

Wow, nice thread here, Jonny4 and Joey-kun are so knowledgeable, thumbs up!!
I just started into perfume and most of the time I read perfume blogs and forums,
recently i starting to browse local forum and try to learn what Malaysian likes.
I can't really make any recommendation to you guys coz I don't know much about male perfume.
After browsing half of this thread, here's my random thoughts ( from a girl's point of view )
and a little guide to perfume sampling:

There's a forest of perfume out there not including those niche ones that we couldn't find here,
so why limit yourself only to a few choices,
all I read from you guy is all Armani, Bvlgari Aqua, Davidoff cool water etc,
while there's a forest of perfume out there not including those niche ones that we couldn't find here,
so when you go shopping, go try a few, make some mental notes,
then slowly you can differentiate good perfumes from bad ones,
thrust me it's not very hard to choose perfume over here (choice's limit)
Nowadays, due to rising cost and various regulation of EU,
most of the material are synthetic ones,
so it's very important to try out the more expensive ones
to learn more about perfume, not that synthetic materials make bad perfume,
(Thierry Mugler ones are great, btw )
The more expensive ones use synthetic materials too,
it allows the creator making things that's impossible to do b4,
like making airy smoke, etc,
but most of the time, they are just loud, plasticky and cheap smelling,
when the material is cheap, usually they don't care to hire good perfumer too.
So the more expensive ones usually smell more natural, expensive and much more interesting.
Some perfume are beautiful poems, while most are just primary school kid's essay.

When you go perfume sampling, always insist on trying it on skin,
and wait for it to phase out to decide if you like it at all,
The SAs don't like you to try it on skin is because:
1. They wish you could buy it immediately
2. The perfume only smells good on paper, very common thing.
3. The company only invest in the top note, after the top note fizz out,
it's not uncommon to find there's barely anything left.

Be thick skin, I always get the weird looks too when asking to try on skin,
or when I ask for man scent, or get look down for (Isetan KLCC, asking for Hermes)
try until you are satisfy, don't get bullying into buying, it's your hard-earn cash.

Some company just invest more in their perfume : Hermes, Bvlgari, Prada, Estee Lauder

Know the perfumer that create your favorite perfume, try out their other creation, great chance you will like them too.

Wear what you like and if your gf don't like what you are wearing, you can always wear it while you are alone,
people not familiar with perfume will makes cruel comments sometimes , ignore them.
I tend to stick to unisex and I see perfume as my background music and I seldom wear feminine ones, some of the "compliments" I get :
on Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil : wow, dish-washing liquid.
on Bvlgari Omnia (personal favorite, very comforting) : sawmill
on Alexander Mcqueen Kingdom : wow smelly uncle

Read perfume blog and forum, if you are lazy read nstperfume
there's a writer name Kevin that comments on male perfume once a week,
read then go try it, but don't buy unsniffed, most of the perfume that sounds heavenly don't always work with our hot weather.

On wearing loud perfume, I wear it on my thigh or knee so it doesn't get overwhelming.

I prefer spicy perfume on man than aquatic one

on pronouncing homme: O-OM, french don't pronounce the h,
like how they pronounce henry as in Thierry Henry.
you can watch lancome hynose homme ads on youtube, there's 2 hs there,
if you want to know the correct pronunciation of a perfume,
look for those spoke solely in french one, those English one tends to be little off.

And finally, anyone can give me a little advice, where can I buy Thierry Mugler Cologne?

This post has been edited by Space: May 5 2010, 11:46 AM

Space, LOL that's a really long post but what's the reason u summarize all 62 pages of this thread into one post ? Doesn't really sound like random thoughts to me. But thanks for the feedback for the benefit of other members that are too lazy to go through the thread.

Anyways I don't think it is possible to get Thierry Mugler Cologne here anymore. But if u r lucky u might still get to test it at Parkson KLCC counter. If it's no longer there just try Creed Orirginal Vetiver, Mugler Cologne is very similar just much lighter.

Haha, thanks Jonny, i don't know that I sum up the whole thread coz I only read the first half of them,
it's just my little thought on perfume hunting, anyway it's for greater good
I heard that Paul Smith Story very similar to Mugler Cologne,
so does it similar to Guerlain Vetiver?
Do you happen to know how much is Guerlain Vetiver?

PS Story, Mugler Cologne, Creed Original Vetiver, Lalique Encre Noire and to a certain extent Guerlain Vetiver all have some similarities because they all are vetiver dominant frags. IMHO Story doesn't smell that similar to Mugler Cologne and I do prefer Cologne over Story due to the freshness and versatility. Guerlain Vetiver is very different to both Story and Cologne even though all are vetiver dominant. GV can be considered a more classic smelling vetiver frag with a strong tobacco note. I would say GV is more of an acquired taste while Story and Cologne will appeal to more ppl. Encre Noire is very bitter and not many will find it appealing.

I bought my 75ml Guerlain Vetiver EDT for around RM200 or less in early 2008 so I can't really remember properly. The best place to test/buy Guerlain frags would be at the Parkson KLCC counter.

Space, u tried Hermes Osmanthe Yunnan under Hermessence collection? I tested at Hermes KLCC a month ago and the smell still lingers in my mind

Only if the price is not that high ..I would have bought it.

Anyone here used Acqua Di Parma

Is it selling in Malaysia?

Tangs Pavilion got Acqua Di Parma.

I like Paul Smith, and CK One. Both are very young, fresh and funky. DKNY Be Delicious is pretty nice too. Good luck!

Really thanks for the valuable tips, Jonny, it's been a long time ago that I last visited a Guerlain counter, still remember a few year ago I went crazy and brought a lot of cash there and found there's no SA and choice's very limited. Since then I never visit one again About the TM cologne, maybe I'll buy it from strawberrynet in case I can't find it here, I think it's still in production coz I saw them at their website, I do heard ppl store up a lot of them, some even have more than 2 liters.

Haven't try b4 due to the same reason you have I am kinda scare to try expensive perfume, guess my parents won't like my expensive habit.
I am quite a fan of Jean Claude Ellena, so I guess I have to brave up and go testing it. Maybe next month I'll go visit pavilion and sekali gus try out Hermes, Different Company and L'artisan, and Annick Goutal too, heard that Eau de Sud and Eau de Hadrien being reformulated, and I never smell it b4

Hmmm I never tried any of Annick Goutal before..maybe I should go try try one of these days. For Hermessence series, you gotta go to KLCC Hermes boutique as it is only available there. For me I dont like the sales girl who served me the other day, she looks so sian, when ask she just give a brief answer with the look of "this guy sure not gonna buy" on her face.

If i ever go there and make a purchase, she will get it from me hahaha!

where can i try on Ice*Men Thierry Mugler and 212 Men On Ice
looking for 2nd aquatic frag right now

btw really like the Bvlgari Aqva but i'm getting it another for switches of use

Mmm tried it at klcc parkson. For me just another fresh citrus happy fragrance >.<

You probably tried the wrong one dude. A*Men is never be described as a citrus happy fragrance LOL. It's a gourmand and meant to smell like chocolate. it's very sweet too. Maybe u tried Ice Men instead ? What colour was the bottle ? A*Men is either in a black rubber flask or silver metal flask...both with a blue star in the middle.

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Added on May 7, 2010, 11:41 amIce Men u can try at almost all Thierry Mugler counters (Parkson 1U, MJ Midvalley, Parkson KLCC...there r many TM counters around). Caroline Herrera counters are even more common. All u need to do is to step into any department store in KL/PJ and u will definitely find a Caroline Herrera counter and maybe a a Thierry Mugler counter.

This post has been edited by jonny4: May 7 2010, 11:41 AM

thanks jonny, btw how good are this two as compare to Aqva, or you have other recommend for aquatic fragrances.

Bulgari Aqua is still on the top of my list when it comes to aquatics. But the other 2 are not bad either. Other good aquatics I have tried and owned are Davidoff Silver Shadow Altitude, Versace Pour Homme, Chanel Allure Homme Sport, Chanel Platinum Egoiste and Azzaro Chrome. Not all are aquatics I must stress but all are fresh and last better than average.