...Thanks, dear ScentFan - it is one of those rarities that smells pretty good on pretty much every woman.

...PBullFriend, I think you nailed it...

...My vote would be for Coco Mademoiselle. SO many female collectors have it, or one of its imitators. For instance, if you look here on Parfumo at how many members have it, you find:Coco Mademoiselle edt - 128Coco Mademoiselle edp - 491Coco Mad has given rise to a whole genre of popular and less-expensive scents that might be called imitations: Lidl Suddenly Madame Glamour has 210; Jil Sander Eve has 125; Miro Magic has 74; Yves Rocher So Elixir has 138.The number who have Aventus? 642, just a little bit more than the Coco Mademoiselle numbers.

...Hmmm. Since it seems like it's affiliated with the Annick Goutal brand, maybe you could go to their website & email their customer service folks?It's a slim chance, I know. I've heard of it before, but never seen it anywhere! (I'm in the US.)

...I'd like a little more detail on what you want. Do you mean what scents are the most often imitated? (There must be dozens of imitations of Light Blue and of Coco Mlle.)Do you mean scents that smell the same in both the male and female versions?Do you mean scents that do an excellent job of imitating more expensive scents?

...Sadly, Caress is owned by Unilever, which tests on animals:http://veganrabbit.com/list-of-companies-that-do-test-on-animals/Many of the mainstream brands are owned by Procter & Gamble or L'Oreal, both of which do. I have some products of theirs, but I take care not to buy any new ones. If I really want something by Gucci, Lauren, Lancome, The Body Shop, etc., I buy it used on eBay so I'm not putting money in the pockets of these cruel companies.

...Hi Sleuth: I'm with Briarthorn on this one. Much as I love Breath of God, it's not a close-quarters office scent, for sure! :shock: Luckily, I work by myself, at home, almost all of the time. I tend to wear BoG a lot especially when I'm working long hours and need refreshing - it's so unusual that it keeps me awake. For me, Hermes Hiris is the refined version of "I need to stay awake." THAT one I wear around other people!I feel kind of the same way about "Pure Energy/Pure Shot," Sleuth. Is that a "keep yourself awake" scent for you?

...Wow, that's a tough one. I guess I don't know enough male perfumes. If you don't come up with a better suggestion, I don't think you can go wrong with Bulgari Black.

...Terre d'Hermes20% "A*Men Pure Shot / Pure Energy"10% "Amber pour Homme"PBullFriend:18xLast time 245 days agoGorilla Perfume At Lush - Breath of GodNice. For what occasions do you wear it...

...I love this feature, and I try to update every time I change perfume. Here's my first page now (for some reason, I can't get a screenshot): You have often worn32x Satellite Padparadscha32x Hermes Hiris29x L'Artisan Tea for Two27x Demeter Bonfire25x Etro Heliotrope22x The Body Shop Midnight Bakula / Bakula de Minuit20x Jean-Charles Brosseau Ombre Rose L'Original20x Fresh Sake20x Kenzo Amour18x Tom Ford Youth Dew Amber Nude18x Orlane Be 2118x A*Men - Le Goût du Parfum18x Gorilla Perfume At Lush - Breath of God18x Roger + Gallet Thé Vert17x Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto16x Nina Ricci L'Air du TempsYou can tell I live in a place with short summers! Lots of heavy-duty ones on here!

...up your alley. Also You may like Elizabeth Taylors Black Pearls (Frosted Bottle only, not the clear one). I got some beautiful peach in that too,PBullfriend, I often find Jasmine very challenging as well. Especially if it's really indolic. It gets very sharp on my skin sometimes and is just terrible...

...Flavorite: I'm surprised that you wear perfumes with a note of something you're allergic to eating. I've become allergic to kiwi fruit & now I'm afraid to wear anything with a kiwi note, thinking I'll feel sick if I smell it because of the association. Hmmm, maybe I should rethink that - kiwi sure smells nice...I find it hard to say what works on my skin. For instance, I despise more than the tiniest smidge of jasmine, tuberose, neroli, and orange blossom. But I'd love to have someone who likes the smell of them come smell them on me. Maybe they smell great on me? If they did, though, it wouldn't cause me to start wearing them because I hate them so. On the other hand, sometimes I smell these white florals on someone else and like them.What I'd really like to do is get a couple hundred of us together and conduct a bunch of experiments like that! Do you think we can get some perfume company to underwrite it? Maybe in some beautiful place that we could hang out for a week? :wink:

...I think that doing printouts of the perfumes is a great idea, Pipette! As to the niche stuff, though, I'd be pretty sure that you would get more money by selling it on eBay, where the parfumistas are likely to see it. (I've had good experiences selling my unneeded perfume on eBay, as well as buying there.)You are so lucky to live in Flushing! It's the main place I stay when I visit family in NY - a wonderful place for walking, and eating a variety of ethnic food, and the hotels are more reasonable than Manhattan!

...I have bought a lot of things on eBay and sold a few as well. I've gotten some great deals, but I don't buy perfumes that are new and popular like this unless I've had previous interactions with the seller. It sounds like your friend just didn't know some of these tips for avoiding scams. Of course, you can report it - but it's nicer not to have to deal with it in the first place. Sad. :(

...s the one. :)Hat tip to PBullfriend, who posted the hilarious article in one of the Facebook groups some time ago...

...I've never smelled this on a man, but I bet it would smell great. The black cherry with the glycyrrhiza (natural licorice) is kind of smoky/rooty but with a nice dark fruity note: http://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/Jesus_Del_Pozo/In_BlackThe nose who did it, Christine Nagel, certainly has experience with men's scents (she did A*Men Pure Coffee, B*Men, and Memoire d'Homme).

...Italian perfumes! When I go through my real favorites, most of them turn out to be Italian!Spring or Autumn?

...Paper book! (I'm so old-fashioned.)Sicily or Milan?

...That is sad. :(

...do, PBullfriend. :/ I think the medical professionals call it "comorbidity" when you have two sicknesses at once. That would be me.Omni, for me, the correlation...