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| After the bottle travelled from the UK to Australia and now to the US, I am a proud
owner of Jean Paul Gaultier's Gaultier2 (squared). I guess much of my
interest comes from the fact that this fragrance will not be sold in
the US for another 4-6 months. It's marketed as being unisex, but
I think it's just perfume. It'll be a hit amongst the ladies.
Meanwhile, I'll use the unisex label as an excuse for wearing it.
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| I've been giving my sister perfume samples, and my sister friends know about my fragrance hobby. Apparently one of her friends asked her whether or not I am metro. Dot dot dot. | | |
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| Stardust
I was honored to purchase and receive a bottle of the discontinued Stardust by Parfums Llewelyn, but because it is such a rarity, I was curious about the info on this really really wonderful scent. So I asked on the fragrance forum that I visit... and a guy responds:
"Stardust is one of my favorites. When this was discussed previously
on the board I recall that the basics of this scent were said to be
Mexican Lime, Nutmeg, and Sandalwood.
I never cease to be amazed at the intensity of the initial blast that
the top note deliver. The closest mainstream scent I can think of
that smells similar (but more subdued) is Chanel Allure Homme.
I was fortunate to pick a small then a large bottle of the scent at
Nordstrom, but they didn't carry it for long.
At the risk of name dropping I'll relate a bit of what I know about the
scent's perfumer. His name is Philip Prime. He lives in Indianapolis.
I've met him on more than one occasion, as two of his sisters used to
live in my area and attend the same local church I do. He is from the
Caribbean islands (can't remember which one). He used to be a perfumer
for Elizabeth Arden. I recall visiting his home _many_ years ago as I was
a student in Indiana at the time and would occasionally perform trumpet
solos at area churches. He was a leader in a congregation in Indianapolis
and invited me to visit and play a solo for them. In his house he had a
number of pictures of his perfume lab and of himself sniffing scents. But
despite the success he had met in the perfume world he remained a
humble and approachable man.
I no longer see the scent in stores, and I read that there were legal issues
regarding the Stardust name, so it could be that he has ceased producing it.
I think you could actually find him in the Indianapolis telephone directory and
call him if you are really interested in the scent. His scent company was/is
called Parfums Llewelyn."
A Christian and a perfumer! Awesome!
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| A day at the park.
Let's start with my SA experience at Sephora...
I walk in, asking the guy where his Hanae Mori EDP is. He shows me it
and reaches for the EDT bottle. I told him that I wanted to try the
EDP. He says that it's the same. I tell him that I beg to differ. He
notices that there is no tester. And he tells me to try the EDT because
the EDP is the same smell but a little bit "stronger". And I tell him
that I'm somewhat knowledgeable about fragrances and I'm sure that the
two are different. He defends himself. I tell him that I'm interested
in buying it, but I really want to try it. He reluctantly opens up a
new bottle and marked it as a tester. EDP/EDT... two different beasts.
I tell him that they are indeed different, but he tells me that he says
what he's trained to say. Just to end on good terms with him, I took
his side and I told him "yeah I guess that most people won't be able to
tell those two apart." And he retorts back that, "Actually no... they
are pretty different... EDP... blah blah EDT... identical notes....
most people..." [make up your mind!... don't tell me it's the same if
people can discern the differences!] I roll my eyes and storm out of
the store.
I proceeded to Macy's and I see Cool Water. I
fumbled through my pocket and took out my handy atomizer of Creed's
Green Irish Tweed and proceeded to spray on a tester card. On another
card, I sprayed the Cool Water. A SA approached me and asked what I was
doing, so I asked her to try both cards. And she told me that the card
[with the GIT] was better and more refined but they are very similar! I
agree. GIT is so much better. In what way, I can't describe.
Now before all of this, I had check out Nordstroms. I got to sample
Geir and Dior Homme. I found Geir to be very enjoyable. Dior
Homme... it has mediocre top notes, but it dries down to
something pretty good. Oh yeah, I helped a SA make a sale on a
Burryberry Brit. That made me feel good  .
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