...I'm not into being negative here. However if I really, really hated something I'd try to find a way of making it into a positive. There are niche houses where the nose is so intrinsic, that one will love or hate and entire line, I've experienced a couple of those. For me this is what makes perfumery more interesting, when balanced against the overwhelming torrent of mass market blandness.

...Perhaps one of my most favoured trees. I get a really strong impression of Hawthorn from Chanel Beige, the EdT.

...Gardenia. What I sampled was markedly different from the bottle. Plan to resniff both samples and bottles to try to figure out the differences.Mill4r4:Well not a blind buy, but bought from one testing, Womanity. Loved the sample, hated the bottle. I bought a bottle of Chanel Cristalle today and I'm...

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OiLy4PdckThe Shadow Project.

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0OtdSNX1g

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_uTm5V90coI'm blaming Chanel for this.

...wear it and become the most incredible sexy goddess in the night party!I will definitely look at getting my hands on this. thanks for the lead.Mill4r4, you are not alone in your love of Shalimar. That's the one woman's perfume I have heard many men admit to using. Sleuth, I can definitely see...

...Well not a blind buy, but bought from one testing, Womanity. Loved the sample, hated the bottle. I bought a bottle of Chanel Cristalle today and I'm still not sure about it.

...As a man with scents mainly marketed at Women, I can happily say that Shalimar can be worn very effectively by a man. (Hey Sean Connery supposedly wears Jicky!)I don't really like the smell of sage, lavender, rosemary, aquatic, or mint notes that are found in abundance in fragrances marketed towards men. Citrus based fragrances tend to be very fleeting, and I can't generally smell leather.I'll stick with flowers and spices ... :)

...Heck, is this thread still going. :) I've got a soft spot for Fragrantica, it was my first forum. I do quite like the fact that Parfumo is cosier, and don't really follow Fragrantica anymore.As for Facebook, well I've been in, and left, quite a few groups. There may be quite a few closed and secret groups, but it is the same names over and over. There are fewer perfume fanatics in it for the long haul than I'd imagined.Partially I think that our perfume habit grows and changes over time, with one spending time on various forums. It is very nice to see familiar faces, with different names.

...Mill4r4:It's happened before on perfume forums, really disgusting homophobic comments being posted. It makes me sick, it really does. But people seem to like...

...I don't often post in threads so I'll start by saying 'hello'.Well it keeps happening, someone posts something emotive to the more conservative amongst us, opinions are expressed and then the trolls come out to play.It's happened before on perfume forums, really disgusting homophobic comments being posted. It makes me sick, it really does. But people seem to like this freedom of speech thing, what I would like to say is where is the responsibility of speech? Where is the reasonableness that you would expect from grown adults?Well it's not there and that's the problem. :(

...Ah, that would be a bit too skanky. Have I ever mentioned my Serge aversion?

...Mill4r4, we're talking pig sty here. I enjoy skanky things but this isn't filthy sexy, it's just filthy dirty. Even my dogs dislike it and they roll in poo...

...I think I'd quite like to smell like a barnyard animal, but I generally like skanky things. I 'had' a bottle of Womanity, loved it from the sample, from the bottle it was utterly vile.Another odd thing, I revisit fragrances, I'm going greener and more floral for Spring. My heavy hitting orientals have (gasp), temporarily lost some of their appeal.

...I have been very nocturnal lately.I have been getting over my procrastination issues.I have been deciding to post a bit more on Parfumo.I have been getting really tired of Winter.I have been loosing weight.That's enough for now I feel. :)

...This Mortal Coil.

...The Cure, assorted bits and bobs, not listened to any of this for ages.

...Sampling two tonight.Memo Inle and Jannat, Not overly impressed with either. :(

...Don't.