The Perfume Thread

[TheSource]

Just wanted to show off my Lalique family:

Yay an Encre Noire user too!

 

[77Allox77]

Do you all usually get samples when you find a perfume that you like? Mind sharing where can get the samples? Cause every time go back to the store to the test a bit paiseh leh...

 

[Sonic69]

What's the pricing like btw?

I found the TdH set with 1x100ml EDT, 1x12.5ml travel EDT, 1xsmall aftershave for $140 at Perfume Les Paris Harbourfront as well as Funan Centre.

 

[x3dnd3x]

Share fruity scent perfumes leh. Those recommended ones all quite musky towards my liking.

 

[Sonic69]

Do you all usually get samples when you find a perfume that you like? Mind sharing where can get the samples? Cause every time go back to the store to the test a bit paiseh leh...

Don't worry, just be a little bit thick skin haha.
I built a relationship with the salespeople at my favourite shops. They know I go in to test frags and I joke with them and shoot the ****. I also know that some of their stuff is the cheapest bar none (including online) and I have bought many a frag from them.
However, this does not obligate me to buy a frag from them if I know I can get it significantly cheaper elsewhere.

If there are frags that are not available locally then the only way to get a sample is to buy one. So far I have used Perfume Samples, Perfume Decants, Indie Perfumes, Scents and Vintage Perfumes with quite good results. Hope this helps.

 

[do.hoi]

Just wanted to show off my Lalique family:

How many bottles do you have in total ?

 

[Sonic69]

Share fruity scent perfumes leh. Those recommended ones all quite musky towards my liking.

Pineapple - Creed Aventus/Joop Nightflight
Salty Watermelon - Creed Millesime Imperial/Sean John Unforgivable/Ed Hardy Love & Luck
Orange - Hermes Eau de Merveilles/Hermes Eau d'Orange Vert
Mango - Polo Black/Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil

Gourmands with honorable mention:
Coffee - Rochas Man/Bond No.9 New Haarlem/Armani Attitude/Thierry Mugler A*Men/Givenchy Play Intense
Vanilla - Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille/Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille/L'occitane Eau De Baux/Givenchy Pi/L'occitane Vanille & Narcisse (wait for it...... someone will chime in with Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille)
Chocolate/cacao/caramel/toffee - Tom Ford Black Orchid (its there behind the 'orchid' for me)/L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Eau Extreme
Honey - Hermes Ambre Narguile/By Killian Back to Black/L'erbolario Dolcelisir

 

[Sonic69]

How many bottles do you have in total ?

Too many
Seriously? More than 30, less than 50. Its growing by the week

 

[x3dnd3x]

Pineapple - Creed Aventus/Joop Nightflight
Salty Watermelon - Creed Millesime Imperial/Sean John Unforgivable/Ed Hardy Love & Luck
Orange - Hermes Eau de Merveilles/Hermes Eau d'Orange Vert
Mango - Polo Black/Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil

Gourmands with honorable mention:
Coffee - Rochas Man/Bond No.9 New Haarlem/Armani Attitude/Thierry Mugler A*Men/Givenchy Play Intense
Vanilla - Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille/Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille/L'occitane Eau De Baux/Givenchy Pi/L'occitane Vanille & Narcisse (wait for it...... someone will chime in with Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille)
Chocolate/cacao/caramel/toffee - Tom Ford Black Orchid (its there behind the 'orchid' for me)/L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Eau Extreme
Honey - Hermes Ambre Narguile/By Killian Back to Black/L'erbolario Dolcelisir

Thank you so much for the list. Would you be so kind to tell me where to try them out as well?

 

[Sonic69]

Oh, btw, I have an unboxed Thierry Mugler A*Men 50ml for sale SGD50. New, Never sprayed. I bought it at airport duty free but now I want the metal cased version. PM me if interested. Early bird gets the worm.

 

[Bullseye]

Share fruity scent perfumes leh. Those recommended ones all quite musky towards my liking.

Byredo Pulp
Keiko Mecheri Ume

 

[carlover76]

Share fruity scent perfumes leh. Those recommended ones all quite musky towards my liking.

The only fruity perfume I like is from Hermes, Un Jardin Sur Le Toit, sweet and fruity. I love this smell and it can last on me for the whole day.

 

[Sonic69]

Thank you so much for the list. Would you be so kind to tell me where to try them out as well?

Perfume shops like Perfume Les Paris, Tangs and Robinsons department stores, and airport duty free.

Oh the Hermes Hermessence series only at Hermes boutiques.

 

[Beta_Tester]

No more Penhalingon's fans here.

 

[Sonic69]

No more Penhalingon's fans here.

Not true!

 

[rayban]

have you guys went to the Luxasia 2013 sale? if you have went there, i bet you will get a lot of perfume...... the range was like 15-35 dollars from 50 ml to 100 ML. There david off champion which i buy Marry ME , Taylor swift Brand perfume forget the name , burberry Brit n some others... Was a damn good buy this yr

 

[Sonic69]

Quick review of Tom Ford Black Orchid:

My first impression on opening the box is damn that is a beautiful bottle! It really is. Love it! Its the same shape/size as TF men's collection like TF for Men, and TF Grey Vetiver. But the marketing is targeted at women. More on that later.
First spray on the paper stick and WTF! It totally doesn't smell like anything else I've ever smelt (which may or may not be a good thing). Even the salesperson crinkled her nose as she was expecting a totally different scent. To me it smelt floral, I swear there was a rosy note. Must have been the orchid, which I don't have much experience with. Paired with that, there is a gourmandish note which must be the chocolate. Just on the periphery there is a sour berry note which I'm guessing is the blackcurrant. Mixed in with all that is a tinge of spices/incense and the drydown shows up the vetiver/earthy/woodsy notes, but with the initial floral/chocolate/berry still playing a part.
With my experience of Encre Noire (which I didn't like at first), I knew that this one will take time to appreciate. Black Orchid is strong, confident, not for the faint of heart. Its not a party/clubbing frag, more like a cocktails/black tie event scent. Also appropriate for work. My initial feel is its unisex but leaning towards women. I gave a sniff to a friend who is not into frags and asked his impression if he thought it was a men's or women's frag and he said "Men's for sure! Its so masculine." So different people will get different feel out of it (just what I want in a frag). Its supposed to be a woman's frag but many people accept it as unisex and many stores (in the US and overseas) are displaying it in the men's section. Google to read all about it, I won't elaborate. Apparently Michael Jackson wore TF Black Orchid.
Longevity is very long lasting, sillage is enormous. My wife has worn it 2 days straight and at the end of her work day it is still projecting. I love it! She says she wouldn't have bought it by herself but is glad that I did because she is loving it and how she can smell herself now and then throughout the day.
I haven't worn it yet, I won't wear it to work just yet because I work in close proximity to my colleagues and don't want to gag them. I am waiting for the right occasion, like a dinner date with my wife to wear it. But only if she isn't, of course.

PS. I have Mugler's A*men 50ml for sale. New, never sprayed, unboxed SGD50.

 

[Skwisgaar]

Similar story as yours. Bought Black Orchid for myself but end up becoming my wife's scent; it does smells better on her

Quick review of Tom Ford Black Orchid:

My first impression on opening the box is damn that is a beautiful bottle! It really is. Love it! Its the same shape/size as TF men's collection like TF for Men, and TF Grey Vetiver. But the marketing is targeted at women. More on that later.
First spray on the paper stick and WTF! It totally doesn't smell like anything else I've ever smelt (which may or may not be a good thing). Even the salesperson crinkled her nose as she was expecting a totally different scent. To me it smelt floral, I swear there was a rosy note. Must have been the orchid, which I don't have much experience with. Paired with that, there is a gourmandish note which must be the chocolate. Just on the periphery there is a sour berry note which I'm guessing is the blackcurrant. Mixed in with all that is a tinge of spices/incense and the drydown shows up the vetiver/earthy/woodsy notes, but with the initial floral/chocolate/berry still playing a part.
With my experience of Encre Noire (which I didn't like at first), I knew that this one will take time to appreciate. Black Orchid is strong, confident, not for the faint of heart. Its not a party/clubbing frag, more like a cocktails/black tie event scent. Also appropriate for work. My initial feel is its unisex but leaning towards women. I gave a sniff to a friend who is not into frags and asked his impression if he thought it was a men's or women's frag and he said "Men's for sure! Its so masculine." So different people will get different feel out of it (just what I want in a frag). Its supposed to be a woman's frag but many people accept it as unisex and many stores (in the US and overseas) are displaying it in the men's section. Google to read all about it, I won't elaborate. Apparently Michael Jackson wore TF Black Orchid.
Longevity is very long lasting, sillage is enormous. My wife has worn it 2 days straight and at the end of her work day it is still projecting. I love it! She says she wouldn't have bought it by herself but is glad that I did because she is loving it and how she can smell herself now and then throughout the day.
I haven't worn it yet, I won't wear it to work just yet because I work in close proximity to my colleagues and don't want to gag them. I am waiting for the right occasion, like a dinner date with my wife to wear it. But only if she isn't, of course.

PS. I have Mugler's A*men 50ml for sale. New, never sprayed, unboxed SGD50.

 

[Sonic69]

I now have a BNIB Sealed A*Men Metal cased 100ml for sale SGD150

 

[Sonic69]

Cheap but good frags:

L-R: Montblanc Individuel, Christian Audigier's Ed Hardy Love and Luck, Rochas Man (nice upside down, phallic symbol bottle)