...MuskatorThe seller has 100% positive bots on Ebay and quite a few perfumes for sale, but not many sales made yet.I have told him that it does not smell like anything and he agrees to arrange the return for me. The problem is that sending the perfume back will cost me 30 euros from SpainThat's no guarantee. Russian sellers are notorious for selling fakes. Or real bottles, refilled with something else. I know it sounds wrong, but I would NEVER buy a fragrance from Russia, unless I was actually in a physical shop and buying it from there. Too many scammers out there.No offence meant to honest Russians, it's not your fault.

...TzapanYou need to buy the one in the black carton box if you are keen on the vintage formulation.Not the purple or white carton.My mom had that. Got it in the 80s. That exact version. I remember how fascinated I was with it. It was so exotic for a child. I had never smelled anything like it.

...A bit late to the show - been a user here for a while - but a short introduction:My name's Jacob, I'm 49 and from Denmark. I've been into fragrances since my mid 20s. I must have had hundreds of different fragrances throughout the years. In the beginning it was mostly designer fragrances. Coming from a small town did make it easy to discover fragrances. But in my mid 20s I moved to a larger town, earned more money and the interest grew. There have been periods in which the interest were a bit on standby, but usually it was triggered again by smelling something new during travels etc.Today I have a collection of about 130+, a blend of designers, cheapies, niche etc. I have also bought about 30+ fragrances for my wife. She didn't have much money in her younger days either, and it was only after I sparked her interest somewhat, she made her own first major purchase, a Xerjoff fragrance at about 400 Euro. I think it was after she had worn some of the fragrances I'd bought for her and gotten so many compliments at work. At least I guess that ignited the spark. She is the kind of woman which her colleagues expect to stun at each event. Soon they have their yearly summer party and we've gone over dress, shoes, belts, bags and fragrances.Myself, I just love smells and I know that 130 fragrances is crazy, but I am probably an oversprayer and I like to reapply during the day too, if necessary. Never had any negative comments on my smells, only compliments. Of course not as many as my wife.As such, I like smelling fragrances marketed towards women as well. Who knows if I find something for my wife? That's pretty much it. Feel free to ask, if you want to know more.

...My mother had Givenchy Ysatis for many years, but she didn't wear it every day. Most of the time she used cheaper stuff. She didn't have much money for luxury, being a single mum (my did had died when I was 5). When I started earning god money, I bought her 5-8 perfumes so she had different stuff for different occasions. 

...I do that too, before applying fragrance. Not so much to prolong the lifespan of the fragrance but simply because it's good for my skin. I'm 49 and skincare is important, also for men.It's usually about 5 minutes later I apply fragrance. I moisturize chest, shoulders, arms, back, legs. Then I use my facial cream for the face and then I apply fragrance. It's been working well like that. I use lotion and moisturizer with zero or very little fragrance.

...PerfumeaholKSimply brilliant book. Creed new management must be still scratching heads about what the hell they bought. Explains so well why all the batches are so different. It explains it pretty well, but to be honest, I found it way too long. The whole thing could have been boiled down to half the length. That's why I'd rate the actual writing low. The information we got was certainly detailed, but in general most of it has been known for a long time. No one really believed the Creed backstory, did they? I mean it's been talked about for years how things didn't add up.

...I got Le Male Terrible back in 2015 and it's getting close to being empty. It's not my personal favourite fragrance, but I do like it and my wife loves it. She thinks it's the best Le Male flanker. That's why I have "stretched" it quite a bit.

...My fave is Nishane - Sultan Vetiver. Runner-up is Lalique's Encre Noir.Third place... hm, probably Hermes - Vetiver Intense.I love Guerlain in general, but their Vetiver isn't my favourite.