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Okay the performance on Pure Shot is not good at all. A couple of hours in and I could not detect much at all
Fragrance Samples Discussion Thread
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I get good longevity with Pure Shot, but it's one that i also get anosmic with. Wife tells me that she can still smell it at 6 hrs, but I too can't detect it after a few hours
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Sounds like more testing is in order
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. The fragrance features petitgrain, bergamot, rosemary, geranium, lavender, sage, oakmoss, amber and cedar.
Which fragrance?
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I messed that up.
Dame Herb Man
Dame Herb Man
I was trying to guess what it was by the listed notes, lol. For the record, I wasn't even close. So do you like Dame Herb Man?
Also, just got some nice samples in the mail; Amouage Epic Man, Dior Leather Oud and Narcisco Rodriguez for Him. Will post my thoughts in the days to come
I swiped a little Leather Oud on my wrist about 10 minutes ago, and so far....I'm in love!! Need a full wearing, but I swear this has similarities to Musc Ravageur, which is my all time favorite fragrance
[MENTION=34672]rickcharles606[/MENTION], I tried the AA Cuir et Bois. This is a really neat oud attar. I get oud, oak moss, vetiver, some rose, and a serious blast of pine tar (almost too much). This mellowed into a warm oud/leather fragrance that is really pleasant. I like this one a whole bunch, once the pine tar airs out. Thanks for sending it along. More to come. And thank you for a really generous exchange.
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Help us out Larry how are we supposed to sample these oud oils? What is the best way to wear them?
For just a sample, I'll put a tiny swipe on my wrist. If you put this on the inside pulse point, you may wind up with oil on your furniture, so consider applying to the outside. For a full wear, a small swipe or two on my torso and a smaller swipe on my wrists. By swipe, I do not mean the wand completely dripping; just lightly covered.
Note, the oil will get into your clothing. I find that it makes my undershirts (and all of the whites that are washed with them), come out of the wash with just a hint of a wood fragrance. This is only noticeable, to me, if in put my nose into the clean laundry, far less noticeable than any dryer sheet.
Hope this helps. Enjoy.
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Thanks I will try that
Yeah, that's one of my favorites and yeah, I too get pine tar too. Glad you like it!
lol, looks like my 6th grader wrote that. A momentary lapse in reasoning, I suppose ;-)
This sums up my thoughts exactly on GIT.
I bought this for my wife and steal sprays all the time, love this stuff. I just love the bergamot in this one
Great, summer-y frag. Perfectly appropriate for office-wear, etc. Thanks again.
BTW, I got two new Agar Aura samples this morning. Taha has been experimenting with Laotian ouds, which can be downright feral. I have one which I'll try tomorrow. I also picked up a mysore sandalwood sample, which I've only ever smelled blended with other ingredients, so I'm real curious about this one too.
Mysore sandalwood is something that I've wanted to sample on its own as well. I mean, we've all tried it blended with other stuff so I'm curious to hear your thoughts on it
I swiped the sandalwood about two hours ago. I'm a bit surprised. Initially the oil smelled nothing like I expected. There was only the faintest hint of what I've come to think is mysore sandalwood. Instead, I got a shock of almost an electric zestiness that was completely unexpected. At first I thought perhaps it just re-vitalized the Venetian Bergamot I applied early this morning. But this was not bergamot. As it started to dry I started to get a bit stronger hints of what I thought was mysore, more undetectable. Now, about two hours later, I smell what I thought was mysore, but much more vivid and fresh. I think what I thought was mysore sandalwood really is only about 1/4 of what mysore sandalwood really is. Wow.
