Happy Tuesday, and happy Mario Day to any Nintendo fans! Do tell us your fragrance of the day if you have a spare moment.
I am wearing something from perfumer Olivia Giacobetti again: L'Artisan Parfumeur Fou d'Absinthe, from 2006.
Reminder: this Friday, 13 March, we're doing Old School Niche: wear a perfume from L'Artisan Parfumeur, Diptyque or Frederic Malle. Double bonus points if the fragrance was released before 2010!
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2015, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
I’m glad to know that it is Mario day today
SOTD is Le Parfum de Therese. Very old school niche, in a way. I don’t know when Roudnitska created it but a long time before Malle brought it out.
I see you are sticking to Giacobetti. I’ve never tried Fou d’Absinthe though I’m assuming I would love it. I love most things anise in fragrance.
Love Therese, and yes, perfect old school niche!
Fou d’Absinthe is one of the few L’Artisans that was introduced as a masculine, not unisex, IIRC.
I’m not surprised it was launched as a men’s. I’d say it’s their most masculine by far, at least to my nose.
To me, it isn’t as masculine as Mechant Loup, or the pirate one that I can’t remember the name of
In your review you label it as “coming out” as a masculine. Now you have me wondering which one the Pirate one was.
Looked it up — L’Eau du Navigateur. That one and Mechant Loup were definitely masculine, and maybe they just didn’t advertise them that way? But they definitely did a men’s coffret in a gray box that had both, plus 2 others, can’t remember which.
I love those coffrets. They should bring them back as mix and match sets. My men’s coffret included Fou, Loup, and Timbuktu. It came in the circus box so I’m surprised they didn’t include Dzing.
I have a 15 mil of Patchouli Patch that I got on ebay – maybe that was one of them?
I bought a lovely Christmas theme coffret two January sales ago with Timbuktu, Fou d’Absinthe and Coeur de Vetiver. I wear Fou quite a lot and find it more green than masculine.
Sounds like there were several similar coffrets, and who knows, maybe I’m remembering the scents wrong. I seem to remember it was done in a gray fabric box, maybe tweed?
SOTD: L’Artisan too! Bois Farine
The weather warmed up little during the weekend and I thought spring had finally come but the temperature took a dive again this morning.. looks like winter is here to stay for a while longer.
You smell great! It is not as nice here today as yesterday, but still better than last week. Can’t wait for all the snow to melt.
The L’Artisan for today is Drole de Rose by the incredible Olivia Giacobetti. A very pretty candied rose and violet little number that perfectly complements the baby pink shirt I’m wearing today!
Yum, we’re nearly twins!
Drôle de Rose is for girly days
Last week I realized I had no perfumes from a female perfumer! I’ve tried many Giacobetti for L’artisan, for example, but never bought any. Something I will definitely work to remedy. I have my eye on some Nicolai perfumes. I owned, loved, and ran out of a bottle of L’eau chic.
I’m thinking of wearing ISM today. Hopefully it will stop raining today and dry up.
I lied. Just remembered that Lanvin’s My Sin is by Madame Zed. Only four days late. :p
Better late than never
Hi Coumarin,
I have an unloved bottle of L’eau Chic. It needs a new home. If you like I will send it to you. Are you in US?
SOTD: Aedes de Venustas (L’Artisan Parfumeur). Haven’t worn this in ages!
Gosh, I haven’t either. Like that one.
Sampling Carner D600 a warm iris that goes nicely with spring
One of my favorites
SOTD is Diptyque Philosykos. First time trying it and WOW. I love it and at first spray, it went high up on my FB list. Also, I don’t see how this could offend anyone so I feel like I could spray with abandon. And finally, I was in a meeting this morning and trying to discreetly smell my wrist … Wonder if it was noticable
Nice! I like spraying the back of my hand for just that reason…you can smell yourself more discreetly!
Oh, good idea! Thanks
Oh, so excited to hear that others really love this one. I love a good fig fragrance and have been wanting to purchase this one. I want to buy a bottle just so I could wear it on Friday.
jeez, I hate spring forward. Will counteract with AG Neroli.
I bought a bottle of Caron Third Man without testing first because it received 5 stars in The Guide. I saw it for an incredible price at fragrancenet and could not resist.
I’m trying it for the first time today, and luckily I love it – maybe my husband will wear it too. I think it will make a great spring/summer cologne (not that I don’t already have plenty of fragrances that fit this category).
I’ve repeatedly ordered things unsmelled from Fragrancenet and have been very, very lucky to not get a complete dud (a few I could live without but that happens to us all). They’re great.
Bvlgari Au The Rouge is my SOTD. Yucky foggy day–this scent will make the day seem sunny
Think I’m getting over the fever… now I have the sniffles, though. Aargh.
Wearing the soft and comfortable Esprit d’Oscar.
I was thinking about EdO last night when I was trying to make a list of all the “cosmetic” and “powdery” fragrances that I have (trying to brace myself to combat potential urge for Misia). And I suddenly remembered EdO, which is just so lovely. It’s very “fuzzy sweater”. I also realize that have a lot of powdery fragrances!
It is such a nice cosmetic-powdery one! I did not get on with Love, Chloe at all, was very disappointed in it, but Esprit hit the spot.
I’ve read hit or miss reviews on Love Chloe, and I’ve not smelled it. It’s supposed to have a lot of OB so I can see why you may not like it. I’m moving on.
Pacifica Tibetan Mountain Temple for now. I was feeling chilled, and this one warms me up.
Going on a day trip with a little dog with a sweet tooth, so I’m wearing Guerlain Tonka Imperiale. She likes the vanilla.
I am wearing Tonka Imperiale too, unfortunately it is very very quiet on me, so I had to add a bit of Encens Mythique to amp things up.
Your day sounds so fun! You and your sweet companion enjoy yourselves!
Sampling Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel.
One of my all-time favs!
Vintage Balenciaga Le Dix EDT… what a nice base all these vintages have … nowadays even good perfumes have questionable bases with a lot of the attention given to the top notes
Yesterday, I thought I was getting sick, but now I think it was my perfume that made my throat scratchy. Relieved that my problem seemed to be limited to yesterday’s perfume, and am wearing PHI today.
What was yesterday’s perfume?
Yesterday was Cartier La Panthere edp legere. Nothing I’m heartbroken over, but an unusual experience for such a non-offensive fragrance. Hopefully not the sign of a future allergy or anything.
I went for some comfort with Lolita Lempicka EDP. I only have this one Lolita Lempicka fragrance. I have come close to buying minis of some of the others, because Fragrancenet has some great deals on several minis in this range, but I don’t know which I would like the best. I’m trying to cut down on my purchases. Looking at my spreadsheet yesterday, I found that I spent over $200 on perfume in February.
I have the greatest difficulty in escaping the Call of the Mini. Have been tempted several times by the original LL, myself, but so far have managed to tell myself to wait. I’d like a mini of one of the Midnight versions but those are tough to find.
I have an older used bottle of LL that my sister gave up that I’d be happy to swap or give away if you want it. She off-loaded a bunch of her frags about 3 years ago, and I just took all of them, even though I don’t wear them.
Ver pretty graphic today, Robin. I’m wearing Ice Station Pineapple (Smell Bent) again today.
I get up at 4 a.m., and I think that’s why springing forward doesn’t affect me too much. It’s always dark when I leave for work! I do love the longer days — more time for exploring the river parkway with my husband. It’s getting warm, so it’s time to look for cool reptiles!
There are some really incredible old Absinthe posters, if you want to waste some time today in Google Images
Wearing Olympic Orchids Little Stars and I will describe it as far more natural interesting then most mainstream offerings in the quiet floral category but I have come to expect the offerings of this house to blow me away olfactively and this one does not.
natural and interesting is what I meant to say….
I was very inspired by Angie’s chypre post yesterday which has derailed my “L’AP week” intentions. I am wearing Amouage Beloved today. It’s been a long time since I’ve put some on b/c I horde my LD. Today I’m getting a lot of similarity to the middle of PdNs Temps d’une Fete and also a tad of the bitter green/ warm sandalwood base in AG Heure Exquise edt. Very interesting…. Cheers!
I was sorely tempted, I had my hand on the beautiful little glass Elsa Perretti bottle that houses my vintage Halston, that everything but the kitchen sink floral Chypre, so prevalent in the 1970s, virtually extinct now. I will put some on after yoga! Angie’s Chypre post was very inspiring!
I love LTdF (as everybody knows by now!) and really enjoy HE… but did not get on with Beloved. I found it powdery-dusty in a Habanita sort of way. I don’t know why.
Yes, the chypre post was terrific!
Ah, well, I do get along with Habanita which is nice for me.. but a very little of it goes a very long way. I was thinking about what you said about Mitsouko and fruits and chypres in the post yesterday. I will admit that even though I love Mitsouko, I don’t really want to wear it nearly as much as I do the green or rose chypres. Fruits can definitely be tricky.
I also really enjoyed the chypre post. Not wearing one today, but I’ll have to break some out soon, to take advantage of the cool early spring.
Yesterday was my birthday, so I went out with my friends for lunch and then shopping at Nieman Marcus. I did go a *little* overboard on make up but the SA was very generous and gave me samples of 12 Jo Malone perfumes, some Candy shower gel, Gucci Guilty Black hand lotion and a little D&G mirror. I bought Molton Brown shower gel in Oudh Accord and Gold. My SOTD is Le Labo Rose 31 and the combo is so big I had to open a window! (It’s a balmy 38 degrees). Thank goodness I work at home!
Happy smelly birthday! It sounds like you are already on your way to having some serious frag fun!
Do not feel bad and Happy Birthday! I had an orgy of over spending at Nordstrom on my Birthday, it happens!
Happy Birthday, sounds like a very nice one. Wishing you a year ahead filled with lots of good smells!
Happy late birthday!
Happy birthday! And what a great SA.
Happy Birthday!
What a great birthday! Happy year to you!
Belated happy birthday! I truly think you celebrated in style :)!
Thank you everyone!!!!
Today I am wearing Reminiscence Ambre, spritzed from the lovely bottle with the gold stars on the front of it. The cap has little stars on it, too. It is not too dense to wear, with the weather warming up a bit.
Yves Rocher Caramel Pear, their 2014 Christmas limited edition. It doesn’t all have to be works of art and timeless classics: sometimes you just want fun and cheap.
I am constantly amazed by how often I want fun and cheap!
Yep.
Just finished YR’s delicious Christmas chocolate orange shower gel, not too sweet.
My SOTD is Chloe. Can’t seem to get enough of this one. This fragrance makes one feel feminine and very lady lke. It’s just a great fragrance. I have recently learned that one of the notes in it is “peony”. That just happens to be one of my favorite notes. Have a great day everyone!
SOTD = Iris Silver Mist. This is very nice! I think to more I will do a comparison of this on one arm and Bois d’Iris on the other…
I think tomorrow….. stupid sPell check
AND…it did that capital P without me telling it to. Maybe this phone as a gremlin or a virus. Or maybe it just hates me because I sure don’t like it…lol!
That made me laugh. I’m about to talk my husband into getting a smartphone… he uses his cell more than the rest of us in the family do, but he’s been insisting that he doesn’t need one. Well, okay, I take the point, he doesn’t NEEEEEEEED one, but as time goes on and people keep assuming that you have one, you miss out on things. Not to mention getting behind in terms of technology.
I am holding out as long as possible to get a smart phone, only because I’ll only have it in my hands for about 10 seconds before my daughter will claim it forever. I don’t want to get 2 smartphones, so I’m sticking with my dinosaur flip phone for as long as I can. Besides, if I got a smart phone, I’d need to get new reading glasses and a thumb brace…. Smaller is not better for me!
Heh. My newish smartphone is a prepaid one, which is all I need, really. Daughter has one at college, older son bought his own (prepaid) with his birthday money, younger son has lost two prepaid phones already so he’s making do with my old full-keyboard one (which WILL access the internet, but you can’t actually read anything on it so it’s functionally disabled).
Also inspired by yesterdays post, I tried the only chypre sample I have with me right now, l’Arte del Gucci. Get a lot of rose. I think i need to dab more next time.
Is it the EdT or the EdP? There IS a lot of rose in there, but definitely solid chypre underpinnings.
Its the EDT. I have to sit with it some more!
I’m really only familiar with the EdP which is definitely diva rose reclining on chypre chaise longue.
This is a beautiful fragrance! But since it is a rose chypre, it comes off as a dark sexy rose. In fact, I consider it to be one of my top two rose scents (the other being Nahema). I think in order to understand “chypre” you will have to smell a lot of other (vintage) chypres because they usually have something going on besides the chypre base. Do you have any Mitsouko? Because that’s a classic one.
No not yet. But I don’t do well with peach or any strong fruit notes. But maybe I should try some green ones first?
Can’t help my self, I’m wearing Hermes Cuir d`Ange again.
Now you are really making me want to test this! I could just hop in my car, drive for 2.5 hours, get to KoP Nordies, get a sample and drive back home before the school bus comes at the end of the day… I’m not crazy, right?
No you’re not!
I’ve been using my 1ml sample I purchased from STC and I’m finding a couple of dabs is all I need. I would like to try this sprayed however.
I drive by a Hermes on the way to work, but haven’t bothered to stop in because some of the reviews made me think Cuir d’Ange might be too light/wispy. But if you get good results from dabbing, maybe it’s worth a trip, after all!
I got Hermes to send me a sample of it, which came in a spray rather than their usual dabber vials and I don’t think it’s light or wispy at all. I would call it a moderately assertive leather.
AnnS, Hermessence is exclusive to boutiques. You will need to think of something else worth enough for the 2.5 hours drive
Fou d’Absinthe for me as well. I can really smell the nutmeg right now. Yum!
Twins!
I like nutmeg. I want to try this.
Now I want to try this, too! I may have a same unless I just gave it away during FreebieMeet!
Sampling PdN Kiss Me Tender. It is quite almondy, which I was looking for, but it’s also a bit bubblegum. I think I like it, but it feels a bit babyish and silly for the office… It would be better suited for a stay home, wear pajamas, and eat pastries kind of day.
Hiram Green’s Shangri La, the more I wear it the more I like it.
It’s pretty. It’s not much like Coty Chypre, but it’s very very nice.
SOTD is the original Anna Sui. Despite its boho/glam/goth mystique, on me it’s rose/iris with soft powder and a hint of raspberry. Could almost be a Victorian scent. And I love its deep purple/black retro bottle.
Another day in the 50’s here today. Yesterday I took an almost-spring afternoon walk, the first time in months sans boots, gloves, scarf, and hat, only the sunshine on my head. I felt 50 pounds lighter, I cannot describe my joy!
Wearing L’Artisan’s Dzongkha today.
You smell great! I sampled that for the first time recently, and fell in love…
Thank you! I am a total sucker for anything vetiver…
Am in my favorite layering combination – Cuir Mauresque with a bit of Rose Anonyme. It’s so heavenly that I don’t want to put it aside for summer and am trying to convince myself it will work in warmer weather. So far it’s lovely in the spring-like weather we’ve been having lately.
Mmmmmm, sounds like a great combination. I will have to try it.
I need to try this combo!
Wearing Diptyque Tam Dao today. I have the EDP. What’s the EDT like?
I’ve only tried the EdT and I love it. It’s straight up woods to my nose. I find that it smells exactly like an old, wooden cabin. It’s very long lasting but it stays close to the skin.
Found my sample of mistral patchouli I had misplaced for two weeks, so that is my sotd. Out of the whole Atelier line if I do buy any when I do finally run out of samples, they will definitely be Mistral Patchouli, Grand Neroli, and/or Vetiver Fatale.
I like those, too. They are just right.
To celebrate the return of the light and daylight savings as well as something fun to wear while gallery sitting this morning, I’m wearing OJ Woman. On me it’s tart and sassy and one spray does the trick.
Perfect for gallery sitting.
Definetly old school though I dont know if Niche. SOTD is Miss Balmain vintage parfum. It is mixing nicely with the Mugler Alien I sampled going to bed last night.
On an Annick Goutal sampling binge for the past few days. I already have FBs of Eau d’Hadrien EdT and Nuit Etoilee. So now trying Songes (no), Mandragore (disappeared in an instant), Grand Amour (no), Ambre Fetiche (ooooo. ok so it WAS a bit much for dinner time, but still, me likeee), and today I’m in Encens Flamboyant (nice, but I have other incenses I prefer). Later: Duel.
AGs usually either disappear on me or make me sneeze. Glad you’re finding some you like.
Duration is not AG’s strong point
but if I like it enough, I’m willing to re-apply. Ambre Fetiche is much stronger than most AG’s.
AGs are pretty much all over the place for longevity. Many of them are very transparent and not long lasting, and don’t let the “eau” fool you either – some of the eaus last a long time, eg. Eau de Monsieur, Eau de Sud, Eau de Ciel. The longest lived AGs that I have are Songes edp, which you don’t like, Ce Soir ou Jamais edp, Mandragore Pourpre, Ninfeo Mio, Gardenia Passion, Sables, and Duel. On me, Duel lasts very, very long time, longer than I actually care for. Medium range AGs (IMHO) are Heure Exquise, Vanille Exquise, Rose Splendide, the original Neroli and Chevrefeuille, Mandragore edp, Grand Amour edp. I’ve tried the new Vetiver edc, and that really, no joke, lasted for 8 minutes before it completely disappeared. A very beautiful, but brief life. If it was only about $30 for that bottle, sure. But $170? No way. Good luck.
Duel is very long-lived on me as well. I like it, but unfortunately, it is one my husband hates so I never wear it. It’s a nice smoky tea – hope you like it!
Some days I really like it, and like parts of it, and then some days it kind of annoys me. Thankfully it layers well with other citrus edcs, so I can get over it. I definitely don’t need the 3.4 oz that I have.
Songes and Eau de Charlotte last a long time on me. Mandragore is gone in an instant, before I can even smell it. The Neroli lasts a good while, if you like that note.
Wearing Rien again, with a spritz of MAC Naked Honey on top.
Naked Honey is awesome! MAC should bring that back every year! It is the best imitation of black locust blossom ever made! I wish I had some of the body products.
Rien is so beautiful. One of my most soothing fragrances!
Oh I love Alphonse Mucha! I would like to live my life inside one of his pieces of art
SOTD BFMV by Dame Perfumery from my 8ml bottle. Love the scent and the size.
“Living inside a Mucha poster!” Appeals to me too. As does BFMV!
For Old School week I will probably be wearing Bois Farine, in the simultaneous spirit of digging through the sample stash.
BUT! Question about yesterday’s experiment. I was wearing FM Noir Epices, which I think I might be anosmic to, as I dabbed on about 1/2 ml (what was left in the vial) and barely smelled any spice. Then, at the resto, a lady said I smelled like her “favourite old Auntie who always wore…White something.”
Now, I did get a hit of aldehydes, maybe, from the FM. Could it smell like White Linen? Was my sample off, or is there a similarity there? Was I offending in my (perhaps anosmic) dosage?
I haven’t smelled this, so have no idea if it smells like White Linen, but I don’t think you offended. When someone tells you that you remind them of a good/happy smell, then by definition you can’t be offensive.
White something could also be White Shoulders?
The decant of Noir Epices I have is at least 5+ years old. It is pretty major to me. One or two small squirts dabbed around will do me for many hours. I don’t know if there is something changed or you are anosmic. IMHO Noir Epices is stronger and deeper than something like Chanel Coco. (I think they are very similar with NE having more scratchy patch). Does that help?
Yes! So helpful. my guess is some terrible combo of turned & anosmic…
Noir Epices is a huge suffocating spice bomb (to me – I know lots of people love it!), so either your sample is mislabeled, has turned or you are anosmic to it! And the fact that it possibly smells like White Linen or White Shoulders makes me think that it is the sample, not you!
Noir Epices smells nothing like White Linen. I have a recent sample of NE and it is a very dry spicy fragrance with rose. Sort of highly concentrated mulled wine.
I love both by the way but they only share “the rose”.
MDCI Promesse de l’Aube this morning. The first time I wore this, I loved it, then I got one of those little bottles from the sample set on Ebay. Tried it, hated it, put it aside. Now this morning it’s beautiful again. So odd…
I love Promesse. So beautiful. I’ve got a bottle that I was lucky enough to purchase at an online sale.
I went with Frederic Malle Lys Mediterrannee. The weather has been gray and rainy for a while, so it felt right this morning.
My SOTD is an Arabian Oud that comes in a heavy metal bottle. It is an oil and is very light and pretty. You apply it with a dropper.
I think I have that same silver bottle from Arabian Oud.!I got it as a freebie when I bought Kalemat. I gave away the 2nd one which came with the now banished forever Ghroob.
Cuir de Lancome. Originally a blind buy based on reviews on the interwebs. Love it and have acquired back up bottles!
May just be the next bottle I buy. Where did you get yours from?
Perfume Emporium, for about $70. It’s currently waitlisted but it’s readily available on the bay as well.
Thanks! Will check it out.
I bought a bottle blind as well… and once I’d worn it two days, I went right back and bought another, since I knew it was already discontinued.
Just a little L’Occitane Eau de Miel (Honey Gentle Water). Nice, light and happy. Wish I had bought a bottle when it was half price, right before it was discontinued (though of course, didn’t know at the time that it was being discontinued!). Luckily a friend gave me her bottle before she moved across country – she knew I liked it and was getting rid of things, so I think of her when I wear it.
When l’Occitane starts selling things at half price most of the time that means they’re discontinuing them.
I like that one. My bottle has a rounded bottom. Does yours?
It does. I think it was marketed as safe for kids since it’s alcohol-free, so maybe it’s supposed to be like a wobbly toy?
SOTD P d’E Eau Suave…
That’s a pretty one.
My schedule at the moment is hectic, and I am all edgy about it, and as a result I sadly don’t enjoy perfume very much right now. I can only stand very sheer and unobtrusive scents, and I don’t have many of those in my cupboards… SOTD is Voyage d’Hermes, very soothing.
I’m going through my Amouage samples, and it’s Journey today. I think it lasted very pleasantly most of the morning.
SOTD = L’Artisan Safran Troublant
Old school niche circa 2002 by the prolific Bertrand Duchaufour-. 8 spritzes from my FB and it lasted 6 hours (normally lasts 4 hours). It’s a rainy day in NYC.
Actually, I can still smell Safran Troublant so thinking that the damp is making it last longer! Inalso meant to mention that the smell of croissants plus Safran Troublant is heavenly!
I notice that drier air makes wear time shorter for me as well.
Terre d’Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche, which is very pleasant, all day. The original Terre is amazing, unchallenged, but perhaps a tad toward the XY scale? The lighter eau, for all that the internet seemed to not like it, was more wearable for me.
Weird perfumista question–any of you Fitbit or other tech wearers have trouble with the band absorbing scents? Mine is less than a week on the wrist, and is, erm, quite fragrant! Advice? …and FWIW, going scentless on that wrist is a heck no!
I like the Eau Craiche version as well. While at an airport shop, I accidentally sprayed TdH original which I do like but did not want to smell of it then. I remedied it by spritzing Guerlain Mandarine Basilic!
I’m a fitBit dropout for now but when I was wearing it , I used the waistband option and I also hardly ever wear perfume on skin so no probs on a perfume smelling band.
Eau Fraiche – i know you guys are now used to my iphone’s misspellings
Good to know, a Fitbit is on my shopping list when they finally release the new colors.
My fitbit band is stinky, too. I have wiped it down with isopropyl alcohol a couple of times, but mostly I’ve started smelling my right wrist more than my left…
Uh, oh. Good to know I’m not imagining this. My coworker said she couldn’t smell a thing.
It’s a crazy mix of Terre Eau Fraiche, Fille de Berlin, Aroma M Black, Bois d’Argent, Parfum de Therese and more. At roughly two scents a day for me, some BIG, this could get weird, quick.
Oh dear. I don’t have the band, I have the Zip, and mostly it stays clipped to my bra (since I lost my first one while wearing it on my waistband). But had been considering upgrading to the wristband. Hmm. Hmm. Serious problem – especially given what happened to me the other day with Memoir and Tuvache Gardenia combining in such a spectacularly stinky fashion…
I’m thinking about making some sort of extender, and making a anklet. I’ll look like I’m being monitored, and I AM! I think the silly thing lies about my steps anyway–I use my arms quite a bit, and it adds steps. If it were on my leg, that would be more accurate. From a perfume standpoint, it would help, a bit, but I also like wearing fragrance on the ankles. I’m more likely to cede that territory, than wrists.
SOTD is Montale’s Blue Amber. Must dig out some L’Artisans for the rest of the week.
SOTD is Chanel Misia. It has finally been warmer for the last few days so today was a perfect day for it. A bit off topic..I’m just curious if anyone has tried Sballo? The only website that carries his perfume is Luckyscent. Just curious if anyone else has tried his scents and if so, what do you think? I also tried a sample of his Musc perfume but it was very short lived on my skin. Probably me though.
Sorry….Bruno Acampora