yeah i do agree the smell of L'Homme is abit addictive, too bad sillage is average..

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Added on January 17, 2011, 2:20 pmI did some perfume lurking at tang's vivocity too..

Creed Original vetiver - Fresh scent,with lotsa minty citrusy burst but cost like SGD249 for a 150ml bottle..

Serge Lutens - one of the bottle, dark musky smell, cant remember

Hermes - Jardin - cant really broadcast sillage

JPG le terrible - toned down of the original Le Male

Chanel Allure homme - this VS Chanel Allure Homme Sports - My friend says that allure homme smells better


This post has been edited by maloa: Jan 17 2011, 02:20 PM

much agreeable on that...and moreover do remember that they had 4 season which is also a factor of how a perfume diffuse, i.e perfume that they use in winter complain about sillage wherelese over here is a monster...!!!
past few days it was very cooling in singapore 21deg..i wore the perfume that cant really project well enough.. i was thinking sprayed too little ended up over-spray and someone fainted in the company... LOL just kidding..
the perfume : YSL l'homme

over in singapore they do sell mini decants i.e 1-5ml perfume at lucky plaza, and also "tester" sets, for perfume collectors, i would recommend you to do this, go over to next door tangs or ion/isetan which is further up, test the perfume you want, then go over lucky plaza and look for tester units, which cost slightly cheaper, however do remember to test the perfume out to make sure the it is still o.k

i've just tested d&g mini sample perfume on the one and the one gentleman...

the one gentleman - slightly powdery low sillage on cold weather(assuming i am in my room for 2 hours temp 22-25 deg) skin scent

the one - sweet, better projection that the one gentleman

jonny, i am temp between allure homme VS sports VS edition blance,
chanel platinium egoste, egoiste,rive gauche

in terms of longivty vs sillage vs for smokers

This post has been edited by maloa: Jan 21 2011, 11:13 PM

hey guys, i just gotten some tester 1ml vial for kenzo tokyo and ST dupont le intensse, burberry sports for men , dior fahrenheit intense, dior eau sauvage intense ...will let you know of the result...

as what jonny had said, different people has different view/scent on perfume..
i find that r.l polo black is a safe to wear perfume, i.e in office,dates,meeting..fresh scent, it is not really low sillage, it is abit of a sneaky perfume, it will come back to live once your body heats up, i got a fellow male colleague thinks it is a nice perfume( straight men) honest compliment,not bragging or made up like some of other forums..

armani code - nice perfume, old school type..
others cant really comment..

jonny, i've tested rive gauche, it is slightly on the heavy / clouding scent,gives me the memories of the 80's..at the same time i tested live jazz as well, it is on the minty brew tea scent,can thinkn of having it as a collection..

tjwn - jpg le male is a love or hate scent, the dry down is quite sweet scent.. you can try a slightly tone down version - jpg le male terrible...
i have a le male, it is a gift from my mum many years back, at first it is really powerful... after 9years the juice is still powerful but slightly toned down...

some of my perfume dated back more than 5 years does not have the top notes, straight to middle or base notes, i.e hugo boss green edition -
calvin klien eternity - doesnt have the sillage power anymore.. surpisingly le male after more than 9 years it is still ok..

hey jonny,
sorry typo, its fahrenheit abosolute and eau sauvage intense,
actually cant find the normal bottles here, however they have it in 1ml tester vial that sometimes you can get freebies when you purchase a normal bottle in parkson..
if you are interested in getting the tester 1ml, it is selling for sgd3 for one..pm me if you are interested to get, i will be going back to kl for cny,
thinking of getting livejazz if they have promo


This post has been edited by maloa: Jan 23 2011, 09:00 PM

talk about guerlain,
the guerlain l'eau smells like terre de hermes on my skin

evening dinner or clubs?

clubbing would recommend something more potent and broadcasting, dinner would be anything from your preferences..

hey jonny, dunhill edition still can be smelled from the namecard till this very moment as i type.

by the way, my friend gave me a 3/4 bottled of the discontinued gucci nobile , very nice and potent, can last through the night till next morning..

tried the polo crest already?

glad you liked it..i dont have much left. almost empty bottle after decanting

yes i had aramis p.h , i gave it to my dad as i think it suits the age group..hehe...
will look out for aramis havana if there is a chance.

er hi bro..

i am no perfume expert but you ought to know that gucci by gucci is quite weak in sillage, it is a close to skin kinda scent, means you may smell it lightly on you or someone who is practically hugging you for a period of more than 5 seconds may smell it on you..if someone is at least 1 feet away from you wouldnt know you had gucci on..

anyway i had just tested on channel platinum egoiste in the airport just now,
i sprayed it on my hand, around 7pm, went into lounge to eat, went out to smoke, flight delayed for 1 1/2 hours and by the time i was on the flight, the sillage is still quite good..

if you want bang for the buck perfume in terms of 8hours or more, go for angel men, le male, terre de hermes


hey jonny,
no doubt guerlain le'eau smells totally like terre de hermes,might get one as a substitute lighter version, slightly cheaper than terre..
LOL

how do you liking the zen?

bila mau buat review on absolute eh? curious to know..

hackwire, do homework dulu, test and get to know the smelly notes from retail i.e parkson, sogo , tangs. then compare. if not you may not find out as different ppl will react differently on individual perfume,
i.e you may smell ginger on this perfume, but other ppl differs..

best way to avoid is.. go retail, it is your safest bet,
if you want it cheaper, wait for warehouse sales from luxasia or lvmh etc..

there is bond no.9 tester vials selling in lucky plaza ,singapore, i think it was selling for sgd9 for a few bottles of 1ml vials, once i re-visit there will tell you what they have there...

just recieved tester vials from frederic malle, musc ravageur, editions de parfums..
will update you guys once i tested it.

musc is heavily vanilla based perfume,

if you like vanilla, you will love this perfume like crazy

opening notes what i smell is tonka and something similar to kuros..
light on vanilla

base notes is vanilla...and sillage is a monster..
i can still smell it after shower..

something really nice is that when you request form frederic malle, they will have a hand written note thanking you for interest in their product..

this is an email reply regards to other selection of their editions de parfum

IRIS POUDRE which is a very elegant, flowery and powdered perfume.

FRENCH LOVER is a woody, slightly spicy and manly perfume.

GERANIUM POUR MONSIEUR is a fresh, minty and very surprising perfume.

it literally means ravaging/devastating musk
not much clove in it, you may order it online or nearest branch is in hongkong to fill your curiosity on the scent

MY Spray of today :- Givenchy pour homme
Tomorrow's Spray will be either Chanel Allure Homme or Gucci Pour Home II

hey bro jonny,

john varvatos vintage has similar with burberry london, low sillage, so it is more of a pass

This post has been edited by maloa: Feb 20 2011, 08:42 PM

hi fiddle,
i find that burberry london is a great perfume, tobacco/sweet scent, however the main issue with it is the longevity, great scent for work or dinner situation

have a test for chanel platinum egoiste
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Yesterday scent of the day :- Dior Farenheit 32, fruity fresh scent all day, longevity 12 hours and still going on..sillage is awsome

My scent of the day :- Prada Infusion de Homme.. kinda love the soapy scent..good thing it is unique, alot of ppl wont wear it

dior higher energy is nice, however longevity is an issue there, means it doesnt last long as compared to other dior's frags

blv is more towards a powdery scent from my pov

escape is great with sillage longevity is on an average side..

depends on own preferences to choose which perfume you would prefer

dior higher energy would be great for office/school

blv would be great for dinner/nights out

escape, romantic dinner or nights out..

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Added on February 26, 2011, 9:21 pmwould i suggest you prada infusion d homme,
from my point of view, it smells like clean soapy scent, however do give it a try

or maybe try on burberry ice limited edition, it is clean, abit on the fruity side..

currently tangs@orchard have a promo, buy one for men and woman at sgd190 and they throw whole lotsa freebies inclusive of a free 50ml or either burberry sports or something... single 70ml bottle is sgd130..
not sure if tangs@msia is having this promotion or not


This post has been edited by maloa: Feb 26 2011, 09:21 PM

not too sure on the prices,
you may check it on retail,however if you do plan to get it online, i suggest you too to try to smell it first at shopping malls and all

dont think it would hit higher than 300

Scent of the Day - AM - Body Kouros YSL
PM - CH 212 Sexy Men

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Added on February 28, 2011, 4:23 pmMy Scent of the day : Hugo Boss Energize

This post has been edited by maloa: Feb 28 2011, 04:23 PM

i would suggest that if you could go and have a test for both perfume as both are quite indifferent from each other,
212 men is more on the fresh, wherelese jpg is on the sweet vanillaish smell
unless you are mentioning about 212 sexy men, which is more on the oriental spicy ..

if you could try and find the scent i am wearing today which is more on a fresh side, its a safe scent, wont offend anyone if you wear too many, good for office/college...

Scent of the day - Subtil by Ferragamo