After a week off from sampling its back to work...

In the past month I have taken in quite a haul; some full bottles, some decants and lots of samples including several free ones thrown in with my orders. I have only had a chance to sample a little more than a dozen so far which means it may take me a couple more months to get to them all. Good thing is, I shouldn't need to buy any new frags for a while now.

Bottles:
Borsari Acqua Classica
Davidoff Cool Water
Montana For Men (discontinued)
Pal Zileri Sartoriale
Sir Irisch Moos
Thierry Mugler Pure Havane (re-intorduced/limited)

Decants:
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Assoluta
Annick Goutal Eau de Sud
Carthusia Uomo
Castle Forbes Limes (limited)
Crowned Spice Limes (vintage)
Czech & Speake Neroli
D R Harris Windsor
Geo. F. Trumper Wild Fern
Hermes Un Jardin en Mediterranee
Houbigant Lavande (vintage)
Le Labo Bergamote 22
Lubin Daimo (vintage)
Molinard Vetyver (vintage)
Mona di Orio Nombres d'Or Vetyver
Montale Taj
Montale Wild Aoud
Nina Ricci Signoricci (vintage)
Nina Ricci Signoricci 2 (vintage)
Penhaligon's English Fern
Pierre Cardin Centuare (vintage)
Pierre Cardin Centuare Cuir Blanc (vintage)
Puig Sybaris (vintage)
Slumberhouse Norne

Samples:
40 Notes Oudwood Veil
40 Notes Spring Vetiver
Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine
Comme des Garcons Wonderwood
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Hand of Buddah
Demeter Dirt
Diptyque Tam Dao
Eastwest Bottlers Moonshine
Hermes Bel Ami (vintage)
Immortal Mine Immortal Mine
Justice Bodan
Lisa Kirk Revolution
Lubin Le Vetiver
MCMC Fragrances Garden
Nasomatto Absinth
Nasomatto Duro extrait LS
Nasomatto Hindu Grass
Odin Owari
Olympic Orchids A Midsummer Day's Dream (womens)
Olympic Orchids Arizona
Olympic Orchids Ballets Rouges (womens)
Olympic Orchids Bay Rum
Olympic Orchids Carolina
Olympic Orchids Fleurs de Glace (womens)
Olympic Orchids Golden Cattleya (womens)
Olympic Orchids Gujarat
Olympic Orchids Javanica (womens)
Olympic Orchids Kingston Ferry
Olympic Orchids Kyphi
Olympic Orchids Little Stars (womens)
Olympic Orchids Olympic Amber
Olympic Orchids Olympic Rainforest
Olympic Orchids Osafume (womens)
Olympic Orchids Red Cattleya (womens)
Olympic Orchids Salamanca
Olympic Orchids Siam Proun
Parfums MDCI Invasion Barbare
Slumberhouse Iska (pre-market)
Slumberhouse Pear+Olive (new)
Slumberhouse Sana (pre-market)
Smell Bent Debonair
Smell Bent Saddle Warmer
Thierry Mugler A*Men
Thierry Mugler Alien (womens)
Thierry Mugler Angel (womens)
Thierry Mugler Angel Star Collection (womens)
Zara Vetiver (discontinued)

Great list of scents, with a lot of variety, including some I'm not familiar with, like the 40 Notes, and the Olympic Orchids. I've gone through similar lists, and have gone for months rarely going back to the same scents. Exploring is fun!

Now that you're back at work with the samples, can we expect full reports of those that you enjoyed the most?

I ran across Olympic Orchids Olympic Rainforest while searching for something that might compare to Slumberhouse Norne. Then I discovered a few other frags on their website that looked like they might be worth trying also. Individual samples only came in 1ml vials, but they also sold complete set of 2ml vials (including womens).

The 40 Notes frags are perfume oils, they also sell complete set of 1ml vials, but I had to draw the line...lol!

mattnick said:

Now that you're back at work with the samples, can we expect full reports of those that you enjoyed the most?

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So far my favorite is Eastwest Bottlers Moonshine.

I have acquired several additional frags over the past two months. Made progress on my previous acquisitions, but I am going to take a week off and just wear a single frag all next week. Maybe when I return I will do Yet Another Vetiver Veek and knock off my remaining vetivers.



[SIZE=+1]New Acquisitions:[/SIZE]
(frags in italics have already been reviewed)

Bottles:
Anglia Perfumery Spiced Limes
Cirmes Tonsorial Parlour Sapera
Demeter Thunderstorm
Lisa Kirk Revolution
Montale Dark Aoud
Montana For Men Black
Yardley London Citrus & Wood

Decants:
Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza
Annick Goutal Vetiver
Antonio Puig Quorum
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Aspen
Carlo Corinto Vetyver
Carven Vetiver
Crown Spiced Limes
Demeter Thunderstorm
D.R. Harris Windsor
Etro Vetiver
Givenchy Gentleman
Grey Flannel
Lubin Le Vetiver
Oscar De La Renta For Men
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
Prada Amber
Thierry Mugler Cologne

Samples:
Anglia Perfumery Duncan
Anglia Perfumery Imperial Lime
Anglia Perfumery Isle of Man
Anglia Perfumery Park Royal
Anglia Perfumery Strand
Brecourt Contre Pouvoir
Brecourt Esprit Mondain
Etat Libre d'Orange Antiheros
Hermes Terre d'Hermes EDT
Hermes Terre d'Hermes EDP
L'Artisan Dzonhka
Nasomatto Black Afgano
Odin Tanoke
Phaedon Grisens
Prada Amber Intense
Tauer Cologne du Maghreb



[SIZE=+1]Previous Acquisitions:[/SIZE]
(these frags have not yet been reviewed)

Bottles:
Pal Zileri Sartoriale
Thierry Mugler Pure Havane (re-intorduced)

Decants:
Molinard Vetyver (vintage)
Montale Taj
Montale Wild Aoud

Samples:
Comme des Garcons Wonderwood
Diptyque Tam Dao
Nasomatto Absinth
Nasomatto Duro extrait LS
Nasomatto Hindu Grass
Olympic Orchids Arizona
Olympic Orchids Bay Rum
Olympic Orchids Carolina
Olympic Orchids Gujarat
Olympic Orchids Kingston Ferry
Olympic Orchids Kyphi
Olympic Orchids Olympic Amber
Olympic Orchids Salamanca
Olympic Orchids Siam Proun
Parfums MDCI Invasion Barbare
Thierry Mugler A*Men