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FRAGRANCE SPLITS - *SEPTEMBER 2022*
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Updated 21/08/18 :
I have the following available in hand as of 21/8/2018:
Montale - Aoud Leather: Last one left @ €19.
Creed - Acier Aluminium: 125ml available.
Hermes - Eau d'Orange Verte EdC: 2 x 50ml left Last one! @ reduced price of €27.
Dior - Eau Sauvage EdT: Last 50ml left @ reduced price of €35.
80s Powerhouses Triple Pack: 4 x (3 x 10ml each Drakkoir Noir, Bogart One Man Show & Caron Yatagan) left @ reduced price of €34.
Tom Ford - Black Orchid eau de parfum: Last 10ml left @ €20.
Questions on any of these? Just ask!
Creed - Spice & Wood: Last 25ml left @ €65 - this is a very cheap price for this top end Creed, unlikely to be seen again!
Creed - Bois du Portugal: Two x 50ml left. Last one!
Creed - Royal Oud: Two 50ml left. Last one!
Creed - Aventus: Four two x 50ml left.
Amouage - Myths: Four x 10ml left.
Amouage - Honour: Last 30ml bottle left.
Amouage - Memoir: Two x 10ml left.
Amouage - Figment: Two x 10ml left.
Heeley - Esprit du Tigre: Last 10ml left.
M. Micallef - Avant Garde: 90ml left.
Coming soon: Creed Viking, Green Irish Tweed & Aventus for Her.
Last call: Creed Jasmin Eugenie Imperatrice - if you're interested in this, get your name down sharpish
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**Autumn fragrances**
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Bois du Portugal – *in hand*
This is excellent - online chatter portrays this as a bit old school but that’s way wide of the mark. While it’s a ‘classic’ cologne, it is really well done – a lot lighter than its reputation may suggest, it’s actually a super versatile, pleasant scent – shades of some Acqua di Parma to my nose. Supposedly Frank Sinatra’s favourite scent, if you believe Creed’s marketing. RRP €180 / 50ml.
€73 / 50ml. Last two left. Last one!
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Royal Oud – *in hand*
One of the most popular of Creed’s standard Millesime line, this is nominally unisex but definitely masculine leaning. The Oud plays a background role, making it an easier wear than many other scents featuring the wood – to the front we have cedar, pink pepper and a splash of lemon. Definitely refined and elegant. RRP €195 / 50ml.
€70 / 50ml. Last two left - cheaper 'old' price! Last one!
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Viking – open split
As the ‘difficult second album’ following Aventus, Viking was always going to get a rough ride – and so it proved. Now approaching a year on release, the dust has settled and the tide has turned – Viking is now getting a LOT of praise, and I have got excellent feedback from buyers. It’s perhaps easy to see why it was initially criticised – it doesn’t have a burst of immediate, distinct, playfulness like Aventus, but it’s proving its worth as a very versatile, gently spiced fragrance that exudes quality. Definitely a tad more mature than Aventus, it’s more suited to a 30+ age group. RRP €210 / 50ml.
€79 / 50ml. Seven Six slots left. Hoping to order this fairly soon.
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Aventus for Her (women) – open split
Does this really need an introduction? Female spin off of the Aventus titan - to me it smells like the original with added rose. RRP €160 / 30ml.
€90 / 50ml. Five slots left.
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Jasmin Imperatrice Eugenie (women) – open split
A heady, resinous, woody jasmine, with buttery vanilla and a base of ambergris. RRP €220 / 75ml.
€46.50 / 25ml, or €80 / 50ml. Last chance - 200ml left to allocate.
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AMOUAGE
It’s Amouage overload! All of these are in hand.
MYTHS
Close to 'classic' Amouage territory here, this is dense and its secrets take some effort to decipher. Many will find the opening challenging, but after the first 30 mins or so, this pushes towards perhaps Interlude with added ash and leather. I think this is one which will reward repeated wearing. Four 10ml bottles left.
HONOUR
Towards the lighter end of Amouage's offerings is Honour. To me, its opening bears quite a resemblance to Reflection, being quite peppery. However, this soon dries down to something rather less dry than Reflection - Honour becomes relatively (but not overly) sweet, featuring a tinge of - to my nose - honey. One 30ml bottle left. All gone.
MEMOIR
Again, a lighter Amouage, but far removed from Honour. This is quite a leafy green, but not with the bright, almost exclamatory, freshness of Beach Hut - here the greenness is rather more subdued, a bit darker, even contemplative. A little boozy too - I'm going with absinthe, if only because the fragrance itself actually looks like the 'Green Fairy'. Two 10ml bottles left.
FIGMENT
Let's get this out of the way: this is not your run of the mill fragrance, and doesn't smell 'good' in any conventional way. However, I think I may actually like it! The most frequent description I see online is 'earthy', and this is spot on - it smells of soil but in a fresh rather than dank way. Little touch of lemon and green too. However, an appreciation for it relies on one very important parameter: DO NOT OVERSPRAY! Cover yourself in this (or even use more than two sprays), or spray on your wrist and keep sniffing and you'll likely hate it. My suggestion: one spray, small of the back - this has you almost smelling your own sillage, and it may be a lot more pleasant than you expect!
Prices for all: €26 / 10ml (against an RRP of ~€235 / 50ml).
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HEELEY
HEELEY - Esprit du Tigre **in hand**
Inspired by Tiger Balm, the popular joint rub. Featuring camphor, mint, clove and spices, the resemblance to Tiger Balm is apparent, but this is softer, smoother and more wearable. Good for a blocked nose too supposedly!
€20.50 / 10ml. Last 10ml left.
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M. MICALLEF
Avant Garde **in hand**
Tobacco is the mostly commonly cited reference here, but it's sweetened (but not to the level of, say, TF Tobacco Vanaille) with tonka and cacao. Gets good reviews - I've seen comparisons drawn with Parfums de Marly's Herod, but haven't actually smelled that so can't confirm.
€18 / €41 / €56 for 10 / 30 / 50ml. 50ml portion comes in (very nice) original 100ml bottle and box. RRP €95 / 30ml. 90ml left.
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Aventus **in hand**
The legend is back!
€77 / 50ml. Four two bottles left.
Aventus 100ml retail bottles (original, boxed) also available at €189.50. Irish retail price: €285.
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GREEN IRISH TWEED **open split**
Should be back in hand soon.
€77 / 50ml. Eight slots left.
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ACIER ALUMINIUM **in hand**
Creed's very first masculine scent, dating back to the 70s. Now discontinued, but I've sourced a bottle. Old school, but not in a dry, barbershop, way; quite soapy but also a bit sweet and fruity - if this was a movie, it'd be Boogie Nights. 'Only' an Eau de Toilette but actually quite powerful - go easy on the trigger.
€36.50 / 25ml or €58.50 / 50ml. 125ml left.
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Luckycharms_74 wrote: »Got another package from Pat today. The same high standard as usual with the packaging
The Amouage memoir bottle and box are pure luxury & the fragrance is top notch as well
Thsnks Pat
The Amouage bottles started my 'thang' of offering half full original ~100ml bottles on splits as they were just too nice to destroy by cutting off the sprayer. Memoir is top notch, been wearing it a bit recently.0 -
Padraig Mor wrote: »The Amouage bottles started my 'thang' of offering half full original ~100ml bottles on splits as they were just too nice to destroy by cutting off the sprayer. memoir is top notch, been wearing it a bit recently.
Yeah, it's lovely, just like the Interlude. I use that for special occasions and 1 or max 2 sprays will be plenty, Memoir is similar as are all Amouage frags I guess (less is more).
It a bit heavy on the top notes but once it settles down after 30 mins or so you can smell the real depth in it.
The Mancera "Aoud Vanille" is fantastic too. I'm slowly building my collection to 10 bottles now. I need another shelf 0 -
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Another meticulously wrapped package arrived yesterday.
Spice & Wood - really nice, and not too overpowering.
Mancera Aoud Vanille - The second Mancera blind buy and it's 2 for 2, not getting much vanilla from it (which is not a bad thing), can see this being a go to fragrance.
Espirit du Tigre - Not as potent as the jar of Tiger Balm I have and actually smells nice, I can see it getting used for sure....will give it a good run when I get a cold :P
Colonia Leather - Oh wow, pure classy luxury in a bottle! In my opinion nicer than TF Tuscan Leather (which is a favourite of mine), and a bit more usable I reckon.
All in all another fantastic selection again Pat, thanks!
Oh wow looks like I missed out on the Colonia Leather
I know you said it never be repeated again Pat but I’ll live in hope that it reappears 0 -
Great to hear all those reviews people!Luckycharms_74 wrote: »Oh wow looks like I missed out on the Colonia Leather
I know you said it never be repeated again Pat but I’ll live in hope that it reappears
Not much chance of that being repeated - however, I'm waiting for the new Tom Ford Ombre Leather to appear at my supplier and will be doing that ASAP. And speaking of Tom Ford, I'll be doing a blockbuster deal on one of his best in a little while.0 -
Padraig Mor wrote: »Great to hear all those reviews people!
Not much chance of that being repeated - however, I'm waiting for the new Tom Ford Ombre Leather to appear at my supplier and will be doing that ASAP. And speaking of Tom Ford, I'll be doing a blockbuster deal on one of his best in a little while.
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Creed Viking
Viking had a bit of a shaky start, but as the follow up to the monster hit that was Aventus this was always going to be the case. The tide of opinion on this has very much changed in the last six months with plenty of formerly critical commentators online doing a full 180 and now praising it to the hilt. This matches the feedback from previous split participants here - it's getting a lot of praise now. It's a bit more 'mature' than Aventus, but also an easier wear than its older brother IMHO - where Aventus is somewhat brash and loud, Viking is more subtle and definitely more workplace friendly; its projection is also lower so you won't be filling the whole room. Scent wise, this is a warm spicy mix with prominent cinnamon - if I had to pick a season to match, I'd go with Autumn but, TBH, I'd struggle to pick any time of year or place that it would be inappropriate - Viking is marvelously versatile. Unlike Aventus, I have noticed some (minor) batch variation with this and I'm bloody sorry I didn't keep a bottle of the first batch to one side as I reckon it could be worth a mint in a few years!
I have a flacon of this on the way to me with a few splits left to allocate @ €79 / 50ml. RRP on this is the highest of Creed's standard men's line, at €210 per 50ml in the original packaging.
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Padraig Mor wrote: »
Creed Viking
Viking had a bit of a shaky start, but as the follow up to the monster hit that was Aventus this was always going to be the case. The tide of opinion on this has very much changed in the last six months with plenty of formerly critical commentators online doing a full 180 and now praising it to the hilt. This matches the feedback from previous split participants here - it's getting a lot of praise now. It's a bit more 'mature' than Aventus, but also an easier wear than its older brother IMHO - where Aventus is somewhat brash and loud, Viking is more subtle and definitely more workplace friendly; its projection is also lower so you won't be filling the whole room. Scent wise, this is a warm spicy mix with prominent cinnamon - if I had to pick a season to match, I'd go with Autumn but, TBH, I'd struggle to pick any time of year or place that it would be inappropriate - Viking is marvelously versatile. Unlike Aventus, I have noticed some (minor) batch variation with this and I'm bloody sorry I didn't keep a bottle of the first batch to one side as I reckon it could be worth a mint in a few years!
I have a flacon of this on the way to me with a few splits left to allocate @ €79 / 50ml. RRP on this is the highest of Creed's standard men's line, at €210 per 50ml in the original packaging.
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Forgot I had this!
Decided to throw it on this morning. Tis lovely. Kinda spicy autumnal or something.0 -
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Updated 30/08/18 :
Tom Ford's brand new Ombre Leather is on the way (along with Creed Viking and Green Irish Tweed).....and continuing on the Tom Ford theme, I have something really nice here, waiting for the winter update in October!
I have the following available in hand as of 30/8/2018:
Montale - Aoud Leather: Last one left @ €19.
Creed - Acier Aluminium: 125ml available.
80s Powerhouses Triple Pack: 4 x (3 x 10ml each Drakkoir Noir, Bogart One Man Show & Caron Yatagan) left @ reduced price of €34.
Questions on any of these? Just ask!
Creed - Aventus: One x 50ml left.
Amouage - Myths: Four x 10ml left.
Amouage - Memoir: Last 10ml left.
Amouage - Figment: Two x 10ml left.
M. Micallef - Avant Garde: 90ml left.
On the way - available very soon:
Creed - Viking
Creed - Green Irish Tweed
Tom Ford - Ombre Leather
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**Autumn fragrances**
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Viking – **on the way*
As the ‘difficult second album’ following Aventus, Viking was always going to get a rough ride – and so it proved. Now approaching a year on release, the dust has settled and the tide has turned – Viking is now getting a LOT of praise, and I have got excellent feedback from buyers. It’s perhaps easy to see why it was initially criticised – it doesn’t have a burst of immediate, distinct, playfulness like Aventus, but it’s proving its worth as a very versatile, gently spiced fragrance that exudes quality. Definitely a tad more mature than Aventus, it’s more suited to a 30+ age group. RRP €210 / 50ml.
€79 / 50ml. Four slots left.
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Aventus for Her (women) – open split
Does this really need an introduction? Female spin off of the Aventus titan - to me it smells like the original with added rose. RRP €160 / 30ml.
€90 / 50ml. Five slots left.
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AMOUAGE
It’s Amouage overload! All of these are in hand.
MYTHS
Close to 'classic' Amouage territory here, this is dense and its secrets take some effort to decipher. Many will find the opening challenging, but after the first 30 mins or so, this pushes towards perhaps Interlude with added ash and leather. I think this is one which will reward repeated wearing. Four 10ml bottles left.
MEMOIR
Again, a lighter Amouage, but far removed from Honour. This is quite a leafy green, but not with the bright, almost exclamatory, freshness of Beach Hut - here the greenness is rather more subdued, a bit darker, even contemplative. A little boozy too - I'm going with absinthe, if only because the fragrance itself actually looks like the 'Green Fairy'. Last 10ml bottle left.
FIGMENT
Let's get this out of the way: this is not your run of the mill fragrance, and doesn't smell 'good' in any conventional way. However, I think I may actually like it! The most frequent description I see online is 'earthy', and this is spot on - it smells of soil but in a fresh rather than dank way. Little touch of lemon and green too. However, an appreciation for it relies on one very important parameter: DO NOT OVERSPRAY! Cover yourself in this (or even use more than two sprays), or spray on your wrist and keep sniffing and you'll likely hate it. My suggestion: one spray, small of the back - this has you almost smelling your own sillage, and it may be a lot more pleasant than you expect! Two 10ml bottles left.
Prices for all: €26 / 10ml (against an RRP of ~€235 / 50ml).
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M. MICALLEF
Avant Garde **in hand**
Tobacco is the mostly commonly cited reference here, but it's sweetened (but not to the level of, say, TF Tobacco Vanaille) with tonka and cacao. Gets good reviews - I've seen comparisons drawn with Parfums de Marly's Herod, but haven't actually smelled that so can't confirm.
€18 / €41 / €56 for 10 / 30 / 50ml. 50ml portion comes in (very nice) original 100ml bottle and box. RRP €95 / 30ml. 90ml left.
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Other splits
CREED
Aventus **in hand**
The legend is back!
€77 / 50ml. One bottles left.
Aventus 100ml retail bottles (original, boxed) also available at €189.50. Irish retail price: €285.
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GREEN IRISH TWEED **on the way**
€77 / 50ml. Seven slots left.
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ACIER ALUMINIUM **in hand**
Creed's very first masculine scent, dating back to the 70s. Now discontinued, but I've sourced a bottle. Old school, but not in a dry, barbershop, way; quite soapy but also a bit sweet and fruity - if this was a movie, it'd be Boogie Nights. 'Only' an Eau de Toilette but actually quite powerful - go easy on the trigger.
€36.50 / 25ml or €58.50 / 50ml. 125ml left.
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Padraig Mor wrote: »..and continuing on the Tom Ford theme, I have something really nice here, waiting for the winter update in October!Padraig Mor wrote: »..am also looking at the new Bleu de Chanel Parfum (strongest concentration to date) at that time.
Ah Pat, I really need to stop following this thread, you will have me broke
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