The Perfume Thread

[royalmage]

royalmage, thank you for the information.

Just found out that airport selling 100ml for 138.

Fragrancex selling 117. Haha im getting from fragrancex

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[gascon7]

A list for niche perfumes found in Singapore.

ESCENTIALS PARAGON
Acqua di Parma, Amouage, Annick Goutal, Atelier Cologne, Bvlgari Le Gemme, Byredo, Comme des Garcons, Creed, Dear Rose, Diptyque, Eight & Bob, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Le Labo, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Memo, Penhaligons, Rance, Serge Lutens, Terry de Gunzburg

FRAGRANCE DU BOIS FULLERTON HOTEL
House of Sillage, Illuminum, Isabel, Jovoy, Parfums de Marly, Sue Wong, Xerjoff

MALMAISON HOUR GLASS
Frederic Malle

MAVEN VIVOCITY
Acca Kappa, Carner Barcelona, Etat Libre d’Orange, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Nasomatto, The Different Company, Unum

SENTEURS DE PROVENCE MILLENIA WALK
Fragonard, Detaille, Ginestet, Berdeous, Jardin de France

TAKASHIMAYA LEVEL 1
Bond No. 9, Bvlgari Le Gemme, Carner Barcelona, M.Micallef, Nasomatto, The Different Company, Unum

TAKASHIMAYA LEVEL 3
Acca Kappa, Etat Libre d’Orange, Laboratorio Olfattivo

Boutiques
Comme des Garcons (Pocket Shop Como House, Hilton Hotel, Ion)
Penhaligons (Ion, MBS)

Please feel free to update if you know of other brands/sources.

Jardin de France? Any idea the price range? It's fairly cheap online.

 

[gascon7]

Swiss Army Fragrances

Anyone got any experience with them? Seems like good value and good performance in hot weather. Have to try it out somewhere.

There is the Classic, Forest, Unlimited, Unlimited Energy and Snowpower.

 

[m/mink]

Jardin de France? Any idea the price range? It's fairly cheap online.

$470 for 100ml. This range.

Where can you get them fairly cheap online?

 

[m/mink]

SotD
Lorenzo Villoresi Yerbamate. My fav green.
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Lorenzo-Villoresi/Yerbamate-5081.html

 

[villan]

SotD
Lorenzo Villoresi Yerbamate. My fav green.
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Lorenzo-Villoresi/Yerbamate-5081.html

any reviews?

Where to get this?

 

[m/mink]

any reviews?

Where to get this?

It's green and herbal, like some sort of mint tea with decent longevity, quite unique in it's own way, different from typical Italian fragrances. I got it from a shop in Italy, it was about €100.

 

[FrozenClay]

Gloomy wednesday. SOTD.

 

[gascon7]

$470 for 100ml. This range.

Where can you get them fairly cheap online?

I thought it was this one

 

[m/mink]

I thought it was this one

Maybe they carry those also, but the shop was rather unpleasant, I didn't stay for long.

 

[m/mink]

Sorry, I think they only carry these 3 series of the brand.

http://www.senteurs.com.sg/prod_jardindefrance.html

 

[gascon7]

Maybe they carry those also, but the shop was rather unpleasant, I didn't stay for long.

This seems to be a cheapie

 

[m/mink]

This seems to be a cheapie

Some brands have this dirt cheap series of cologne/bodymist along with their expensive perfumes, spoil their own image only.

Example.

The 1902 from Berdoues are like $15 each for 100ml, maybe last for 20mins...

Whereas Grands Crus from Berdoues as well are $137.

But the cheapie association is there, you won't thinking highly of the brand..

 

[Taveren]

Any suggestions where to shop for middle eastern perfumes?

 

[gascon7]

Some brands have this dirt cheap series of cologne/bodymist along with their expensive perfumes, spoil their own image only.

Example.

The 1902 from Berdoues are like $15 each for 100ml, maybe last for 20mins...

Whereas Grands Crus from Berdoues as well are $137.

But the cheapie association is there, you won't thinking highly of the brand..

Ah I didn't scroll down the fragrantica page. same brand. Yea thats true. I rather go designer route than a company like this. They d be better off producing for designers than putting a 30 dollar perfume under the same brand as a 100+ perfume. Dior Dolce etc have prive lines. But they're in standalone or prominent fragrance shops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoImpqLGFzk

 

[m/mink]

Ah I didn't scroll down the fragrantica page. same brand. Yea thats true. I rather go designer route than a company like this. They d be better off producing for designers than putting a 30 dollar perfume under the same brand as a 100+ perfume. Dior Dolce etc have prive lines. But they're in standalone or prominent fragrance shops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoImpqLGFzk

Actually that $470 perfume from Jardin de France did smell quite good, just that I didn't like the shop layout/the sales assistant in Millenia Walk. They tried too hard by talking non stop without listening, attempted to smoke me with a few different spray cards then expect me to like one of them. I told them upfront I want to look first, then decide which one I want to try, but they just kept spamming... Escentials is much better in that sense, or maybe I shop there so often they know my preference.

Our perception is easily distracted by packaging, branding and pricing. My collection consists of clinical to drugstore to tourist gift shop to designer to exclusive to niche to luxury to even middle eastern clone perfumes and perfume oils, prices can range from $6 to $800 for a bottle, so long it smells good or unique.

I came across quite a number expensive perfumes not worth their buck as compared to a cheaper "clones". Fine example is Chanel Sycomore vs Lalique Encre Noire, that subtle difference is not worth that 5x price premium. Lalique is not some run-of-the-mill brand either, not to mention Sycomore is even worse now after Chanel replaced all the Exclusifs EDTs to EDPs.

Another is Creed Aventus vs Armaf Club de Nuit Intense vs Reyane Tradition Insurrection 2 Pure. But of course this is subjective, so long buyers are happy with their purchase.

 

[villan]

Actually that $470 perfume from Jardin de France did smell quite good, just that I didn't like the shop layout/the sales assistant in Millenia Walk. They tried too hard by talking non stop without listening, attempted to smoke me with a few different spray cards then expect me to like one of them. I told them upfront I want to look first, then decide which one I want to try, but they just kept spamming... Escentials is much better in that sense, or maybe I shop there so often they know my preference.

Our perception is easily distracted by packaging, branding and pricing. My collection consists of clinical to drugstore to tourist gift shop to designer to exclusive to niche to luxury to even middle eastern clone perfumes and perfume oils, prices can range from $6 to $800 for a bottle, so long it smells good or unique.

I came across quite a number expensive perfumes not worth their buck as compared to a cheaper "clones". Fine example is Chanel Sycomore vs Lalique Encre Noire, that subtle difference is not worth that 5x price premium. Lalique is not some run-of-the-mill brand either, not to mention Sycomore is even worse now after Chanel replaced all the Exclusifs EDTs to EDPs.

Another is Creed Aventus vs Armaf Club de Nuit Intense vs Reyane Tradition Insurrection 2 Pure. But of course this is subjective, so long buyers are happy with their purchase.

in your opinion, which is the best Creed Aventus clone?

 

[SoggyBear]

Actually that $470 perfume from Jardin de France did smell quite good, just that I didn't like the shop layout/the sales assistant in Millenia Walk. They tried too hard by talking non stop without listening, attempted to smoke me with a few different spray cards then expect me to like one of them. I told them upfront I want to look first, then decide which one I want to try, but they just kept spamming... Escentials is much better in that sense, or maybe I shop there so often they know my preference.

Our perception is easily distracted by packaging, branding and pricing. My collection consists of clinical to drugstore to tourist gift shop to designer to exclusive to niche to luxury to even middle eastern clone perfumes and perfume oils, prices can range from $6 to $800 for a bottle, so long it smells good or unique.

I came across quite a number expensive perfumes not worth their buck as compared to a cheaper "clones". Fine example is Chanel Sycomore vs Lalique Encre Noire, that subtle difference is not worth that 5x price premium. Lalique is not some run-of-the-mill brand either, not to mention Sycomore is even worse now after Chanel replaced all the Exclusifs EDTs to EDPs.

Another is Creed Aventus vs Armaf Club de Nuit Intense vs Reyane Tradition Insurrection 2 Pure. But of course this is subjective, so long buyers are happy with their purchase.

One example i can point out is Mugler Cologne vs Creed Orginal Vetiver. They smell totally identical to me and Mugler Cologne is wayyyyy cheaper..

Escentials is a great place to try fragrances. Whenever i go there, they jus take leave me alone and let me try.

 

[m/mink]

in your opinion, which is the best Creed Aventus clone?

This $20 perfume.
http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Armaf/Club-de-Nuit-Intense-34696.html

 

[m/mink]

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