Scent/Fragrance of the Day - 2012

[rearviewmirror]

Jubilation seems to me like it would be the perfect frag for our July scent. Jubilation...4th of July...
Then again, maybe something smokey for the 4th of July.

Jubilation XXV(the last of my small sample )

 

[The Chandos]

Guerlain DERBY
vintage EdT

lemon, bergamot, artemisia, peppermint, pepper, mace, pimento, rose, jasmine, leather, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver and oak moss

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[tehtimmeh]

Guerlain DERBY
vintage EdT

lemon, bergamot, artemisia, peppermint, pepper, mace, pimento, rose, jasmine, leather, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver and oak moss

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But wait, you just wore Derby!

 

[nEver-Ready]

Sorry I'm late to the new thread, but I was laid up a few days with the stomach flu and could not post.

New Year's scent - Habit Rouge EdP
Monday - Carlos Santana (saw him on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve and considered it an omen)
Yesterday - self-generated offal (stomach flu in full tilt)
Today - Yatagan

 

[The Chandos]

But wait, you just wore Derby!

Yesterday I wore the new/current version, from the Les Parisiennes line. I wanted to compare it to the vintage juice, which I wore today and is supposedly THE leather chypre. I couldn't find my vintage sample decant so I ordered a 50mL bottle off the bay (good price but still expensive). It came in and I wanted a back-to-back comparison. The vintage still has a fresh minty scent but there is an obvious but not overpowering leather note in the base and it's less "soapy." Clearly the better of the two in my opinion as the overall scent is still a fresh minty chypre but with a little more depth and character. I was thinking it's justifiable to own them both but I'm not so sure. I'm thinking it's best to just splurge on the vintage.

 

[rearviewmirror]

I saw Santana on there too and thought to myself 'Somebody from b&b mentioned how much they liked his cologne in the celebrity frag thread', then realized I probably spend way too much time on here and drank some more champagne!

Sorry I'm late to the new thread, but I was laid up a few days with the stomach flu and could not post.

New Year's scent - Habit Rouge EdP
Monday - Carlos Santana (saw him on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve and considered it an omen)
Yesterday - self-generated offal (stomach flu in full tilt)
Today - Yatagan

 

[Evbo]

Yesterday - self-generated offal (stomach flu in full tilt)

That sounds like a vintage version if ever there was one.

Hope you're feeling better. Happy New Year!

 

[Joe Edson]

Burberry London

 

[sachin]

Agreed -- it's very nice indeed. Very much a classic Cambodian, as you've described. I'm also a fan of the one you're wearing today. Have you tried his "Sultan" oil?

No I haven't. IIRC, wasn't it a Cambodian too?

This is such an enticing albeit expensive journey - and I am enjoying every bit of it.

 

[The Chandos]

Eau de Parfum

inoubliable Elixir Patchouli



REMINISCENCE
PARIS​

So far, I think this is the best patchouli-centric fragrance I've tried. Definitely a patchouli, extremely enjoyable - and I don't like patchouli dominant scents.

 

[tehtimmeh]

Yesterday I wore the new/current version, from the Les Parisiennes line. I wanted to compare it to the vintage juice, which I wore today and is supposedly THE leather chypre. I couldn't find my vintage sample decant so I ordered a 50mL bottle off the bay (good price but still expensive). It came in and I wanted a back-to-back comparison. The vintage still has a fresh minty scent but there is an obvious but not overpowering leather note in the base and it's less "soapy." Clearly the better of the two in my opinion as the overall scent is still a fresh minty chypre but with a little more depth and character. I was thinking it's justifiable to own them both but I'm not so sure. I'm thinking it's best to just splurge on the vintage.

Interesting. I have tried the current version and it didn't seem to leathery to me. Vintage is almost always better. Sigh...

 

[Evbo]

No I haven't. IIRC, wasn't it a Cambodian too?

You are correct, sir! It is indeed a Cambodian. And a good one, too!

This is such an enticing albeit expensive journey - and I am enjoying every bit of it.

You mean you're not deaf yet from listening to your wallet scream? Just you wait...

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

Serge Lutens Chergui

 

[The Chandos]

[Regarding vintage v. current Derby] Interesting. I have tried the current version and it didn't seem to leathery to me. Vintage is almost always better. Sigh...

You know, the current formulation has much better longevity, though. So I guess it's a trade off or a situation-specific choice between the two. Leather or longevity? Actually, I gotta say I like the minty-chypre aspects best, which are preserved in the current formulation, but the vintage just seems so much more "complete." Not a problem if you like them both as I do.

 

[Aaron01]

Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady​

 

[Dewaine]

 

[joe2k1]

DOMENICO CARACENI 1913 from a sample

 

[inkcoffee]

Joop! Homme

 

[jakespoppy]

Is it tobacco flavored vanilla, or vanilla flavored tobacco?

I think it's both, and it's very good!

 

[The Knize]

Great minds think alike - I went with this one as well today...

I missed this post earlier! Pretty neat! I really like this scent. LV is right "in the pocket" for me. Such a skillful handling of pepper.

I wore Floris Lavender the next day. It was okay.

Today I wore vintage Guerlain Vetiver EDC. Wow, I love every "expression" Guerlain puts of vetiver!