...FrieMo:Have you tried "Sel de Vetiver" ? I think it would be a nice addition to the other ways of Vetiver proposed here.Ah! This is one of my favorite vetivers! A beautiful scent. The body wash is great, too, and nicely priced.

...Neil Morris has some excellent fragrances in this category - things which are only borderline-wearable, or maybe unwearable. Two in particular:Cathedral - this was requested from him, to be "the smell of 1000 censers burning at the same time". That it is! Extremely powerful fragrance - possibly the most powerful I've ever smelled. A single spray on paper made my whole house almost maddening. I had to wrap the paper blotter in multiple containers to keep it from giving off its odor.Rumi - the skankiest amber fragrance ever! The amber is dirty and animalic - it smells like somebody's underwear after riding on a camel for a thousand miles. But yet it is strangely fascinating - I am embarrassed to admit - because there are good aspects hidden in the mess. I think it's ingenious in creating the desired mood.

...Very interesting, Apicius! If Lubin cut back on the cola note, it's too bad. I have to say that I didn't detect much if any of it, myself. I'll have to go back and try again.It's always hard to say how the American market will react to something that is perceived as a "common" note, such as cola, bubble gum, coffee, etc. Sometimes they love it, but if there is just a slight miscalculation, the market will laugh. There is not much barrier between what is perceived as "accessible" and what is perceived as "ordinary". So the bottom line is, I can see why Lubin might hesitate on a cola note.

...I do like the new Bluff, but I'm especially enamored with Itasca. I'll try to do a review soon, Ungerwoo. But I can tell you that Itasca is very nice and strong when sprayed. I have just a small residue of an authentic Lubin sample spray, courtesy of the generous 30 Roses over at BN. I gave myself one good, droplet-wet spray to the back of the hand, and got both good sillage and moderate projection. My wife seated at the same table found it very attractive and commented out of the blue. The ladies at BN like it, because it marries the wood and vetiver notes that men like, with a chypre-like feminine background, and thus creates what I would almost describe as a Texas Cedar/redwood chypre with hints of vetiver. I think it's a destiny buy for me, possibly very soon.Bluff was interesting in that it was very different on paper, compared to skin. On paper, it was a cool vetiver that was very interesting. On my skin, it lost the coolness and the vetiver receded. What was left was barely a vetiver scent. If I were to buy Bluff, I would likely wear at least one spray on clothing to get that very nice vetiver effect.I'm sorry that Lubin is wary of perfumista comments - though I can understand that, after what Tania said, and particularly after Octavian's recent comments on Black Jade (much as I love Octavian's no-holds-barred commentary). But so many people are finding quality in that house - I would encourage Lubin to take the bad with the good. Personally, I find Lubin's scents very moving, and even inspirational when I write. They are a quality house with authentic history, and they are doing good things. Creating modern, artistic perfumes with a sense of history but not enslaved by it - they have nothing to be ashamed of, in my opinion. I just wish that they were appreciated as much as they deserve.

...Honestly, I can't read a word of it! But still, it really looks like a great site. And any blog that has an advertisement for Fahrenheit Absolute front and center? Wow! That's OK with me!

...Icekat:... but from what I tested my favorite so far is Incense Rose. It is such a beautiful scent: rose, incense and myrrh. There is something deep and spiritual about this scent that I love.Yes - I simply cannot forget my first wear of this scent! Very astounding.

...AromiErotici:Maybe you could market a canine fragrance !LOL - not sure I want to brave the competition. ;)http://aromierotici.blogspot.com/2010/04/tiffany-for-mans-best-friend.html

...AromiErotici:Neil, your dog actually wear fragrance???? You really are insane ! lol.....The next time somebody starts a topic, "What fragrance would a spayed female poo-mix wear?" - well, now you know! ;)Personally, I think Kenzo Power is perfect for her. It's almost too poofy and powdery/floral for most guys, but there's something that makes it just a bit too tomboy for my wife. Beyond unisex - it's really unispecies. And I swear - you spray that stuff on the dog after her bath, and our guests just want to hug the [otherwise stinky] pooch like she's a plush they won at the state fair.

...Great to learn all about you folks! What an interesting bunch!My name is Neil and I am a perfume lover! There - I said it!I'm originally from Kansas in the USA, but live in Ohio now. I'm a scientific programmer in my day job. I used to work as a scientific editor, but got fascinated by the software side of things.I come from a long family history of many perfume lovers, some of whom came from Germany, Austria, and Hungary. I still have one of their crystal perfume bottles as a family heirloom - I hope to do a blog post about it someday!I'm 55, married, and have a son in college. My wife is Japanese, and also loves fragrance, but not quite as much as I do. We both enjoy writing. I love motorcycles, computers, and rock climbing - though I'm not so good at the latter any more. We have a monstrous fluffy dog (white golden doodle) who looks like a giant stuffed animal, and is an amazing amount of trouble. But she is fun to hug, and she wears Kenzo Power after her bath! ;)

...Hey - I swear I know somebody by that nickname somewhere.....It's me - RP! Good to see you here! :)

...In the early '70's, at around age 15, I discovered Old Spice deodorant stick - which led to Brut deodorant stick - which led to Brut aftershave - and then Brut itself - which led to my father's fragrances, including Givenchy Gentleman. And my first real girlfriend wore Clairol herbal essence shampoo - it smelled so amazing! My long-time high-school girlfriend wore Chanel no. 5, too (she was from the "rich" part of town!). My friends loved to borrow from my "cologne collection" - it was only a matter of time before I found more troublemaking fragrance fiends like all of you! :D

...I'm pretty much confined to English. I used to be fluent in Spanish, but that was many years ago. Now, I can just read it. I can also read Portuguese OK, and I struggle with French and Italian. I can read varying amounts of chemistry in lots of languages, but it doesn't really do me any good in real life. My wife is Japanese, however, and that comes in really handy sometimes.Seems like a very linguistically diverse bunch here! :).