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Budding perfumistas walk this way- Part 2 of the Worst Perfumes ever

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shoeprincess2 · 13/11/2012 13:23

As the first thread is nearly full, I've set up Part 2

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Haberdashery · 22/01/2013 12:56

That is on my list, shoe. As are Loretta and Miriam. I would probably never have heard of Tauers without this thread either. Thank you, thread!

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CointreauVersial · 22/01/2013 13:14

@ bottle. You are not wrong. DH gave me a sample of the new Lacoste today (he works for P&G) and I just had a brief sniff and thought "same old same old"...... They really do churn out the same thing over and over (this is something I noticed several years ago, long before my venture into niche).

L'Air du Desert one of my absolute faves too.

Today I'm trying Heely Sel Marin - absolutely gorgeous, like blue summer sky and fresh sea air, tangy and citrus. Not quite right for a freezing snowy day, but definitely a winner for the summer.

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shoeprincess2 · 22/01/2013 13:35

Oooh .

You're not wrong about the churning out of old smells. E.g. Gucci Glamorous Magnolia is just like Juicy Couture's Viva La Juicy. Boss Nuit is like Cerruti 1881 (I think I remembered that right). Whenever I go into Debenhams and sniff the newest releases, I can generally liken them to something else.

Speaking of smellie-likeys, i have read that Zino by Davidoff smells like Coromandel (it was on basenotes.net). Now I have never heard of Zino, so wondering if anyone has any experience of this?

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Haberdashery · 22/01/2013 13:53

Sel Marin sounds gorgeous.

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bottleofbeer · 22/01/2013 14:06

Isn't there a Halle Berry one that is supposed to smell like Coromandel?

Gucci Envy was one they shouldn't have discontinued.

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DonaAna · 22/01/2013 16:38

A friend told that the price of Chanel Exclusifs is going to go up soon (next month?). So if you are going to order a FB, better to do it asap. If there is no boutique nea you, ordering via Place Vendome Haute Parfumerie (no eshop, just email them) is a superb way to get one - the freebies that you will get will be nicer than your bottle. Sorry that I keep mentioning them but they (as well as Campomarzio in Rome) are what a good perfume shopping experience should be like.

Sel Marin is one of the very few Calone scents that I really like.
Have Zino somewhere but can't smell a thing atm.

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CointreauVersial · 22/01/2013 17:01

DonaAna - is calone that really big "fresh air" note? It's lovely, but can catch in the back of your throat just a little. Like fabric softener? I think the Sel Marin gets away with it because of the citrus and salty notes. It has now faded to a soft vetiver.