Lets talk Creed.

[millertime150]

You can buy samples from rorschuck here at B&B, www.badgerdecants.com, or from www.theperfumedcourt.com. As has been stated, check www.basenotes.net for reviews and details. Bois du Portugal is a fantastic scent, in my opinion.

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I wouldn't buy retail because in the past couple years there prices have skyrocketed and although I love Creed I wouldn't pay $250 for 4ounces when I can buy a authentic one at costco.com for $139.99. That is such a difference that you can buy a membership at costco for $50 and still save $60.

I remember my first bottle of Silver Mountain Water was $70 for 4 ounces online. Now it is almost double online.

Saks and Neiman Marcus in my area carry it so I try it there and then buy online or at costco.com.

 

[tsmba]

To be perfectly honest, I've never understood the hooplah over Creed scents. I've tried several, and liked them. Its hard to make general statements about a house, but I'd call them all things like "pleasant", "short-lived", and definitely "expensive". So, I have no huge complaints, I just don't own any full bottles.

 

[professorchaos]

For what it is worth, to my nose the original Dunhill smells pretty close to vintage Tabarome. The same? No. But close enough that the $30 bottle of Dunhill makes the $300 flacon of Tabarome unnecessary.

 

[joshmpdx]

For what it is worth, to my nose the original Dunhill smells pretty close to vintage Tabarome. The same? No. But close enough that the $30 bottle of Dunhill makes the $300 flacon of Tabarome unnecessary.

is the original Dunhill still available?

 

[The Nid Hog]

For what it is worth, to my nose the original Dunhill smells pretty close to vintage Tabarome. The same? No. But close enough that the $30 bottle of Dunhill makes the $300 flacon of Tabarome unnecessary.

For that matter, there are elements of Caron's le 3ème Homme and even Beene's Bowling Green that remind me of Bois du Portugal. I think that BdP is a much more aggressive fragrance, but I might just go with the Caron when my bottle of Creed runs out.

 

[koso]

Has anyone here tried Guerlain's Heritage? I have not, but the reviews I've read say it closely resembles Bois du Portugal.

I have both, and frankly I wish I had a better-developed nose so I could explain the difference clearly.

To me the BdP is a richer, more 'sophisticated' scent. Heritage has a strong blast of spice that is not in BdP. I like that spice note a lot so I consider them different frags, not interchangeable.

 

[isaacc7]

is the original Dunhill still available?

I found the original Dunhill in the duty free in the Dubai airport a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, I had no money and couldn't pick it up. Has anyone else been able to find it in the States?

 

[professorchaos]

is the original Dunhill still available?

Yes sir. I'd post a link to where I got mine but cannot remember where it came from. Perhaps one of the gents who knows more about these things will post a link. The packaging should look like:

 

[Sam]

I had a bottle of MI and of GIT about 5 years ago and that stuff lasted all day and I got compliments galore. Since then, I have never found a bottle that has the similar long lasting ability, though I still get compliments. Maybe my nose has grown too acccumstomed to it?

Anyway, at wife's urging, I got some GIT and our own Tbone2 had a bottle at a nice price, so I jumped at it. I hope this bottle lasts.