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The damage so far: third quarter 2015 buying poll

Posted by Robin on 2 October 2015 233 Comments

Donatella with her perfume cabinet

Another year is marching by! It's time for our third quarter damage poll. Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Perfumed Overindulgence,1 wants to know what you bought in the 3rd quarter (July, August and September) of 2015.

Update: the poll is now closed!

results damage poll

My purchases...

I bought absolutely nothing, again. My total for the year so far is still zero. I've considered a few purchases recently but I'm also sort of attached to the idea of finally making it through a whole year without buying perfume. We'll see how it works out.

As always, report your purchases in the comments if you dare! And as always, we don't include samples or gifts, and you can count miniatures, decants and bottle-splits howsoever you like (I usually count them as half bottles). Samples don't generally count at all, even though some of us spend considerable sums obtaining them.

1. Why does Donatella host (against her will, mind you) the damage polls? There is no real reason other than the picture of her perfume collection, which shows that she indulges regularly at the perfume counter. The image, by the way, is originally from Allure magazine and appears here courtesy of Blogdorf Goodman.

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  1. BobH says:
    2 October 2015 at 11:51 am

    100ml Safran Troublant
    100ml Idole de Lubin
    75ml Muscs Koublai Khan (My first Bell Jar, Yay!)

    Then the sodding Yves Rochers:
    50ml Neroli (FREE with purchase!)
    50ml Tendre Jasmine
    50ml Voile d’Ambre
    100ml Ambre Noir (FREE with purchase!)
    75ml Hoggar
    75ml Guaiac Wood and Juniper

    Yves Rocher are the kings and queens of the enablers – they keep sending me offers I can’t refuse! (Plus, I’m such a pushover…)

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:10 pm

      Fun, congrats on your bell jar!

      I hope you liked the Yves Rochers, or at least, some of them?

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      • BobH says:
        2 October 2015 at 3:37 pm

        Yes, for the money they’re pretty fantastic, especially love Neroli and Voile d’Ambre.

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        • Laila says:
          2 October 2015 at 8:04 pm

          I agree, I think Voile d’Ambre is lovely. Ever try Nature Millenaire? If you like the Voile, I think you’d like the NM. (See my post in today’s Friday community challenge. ) There was also a men’s version of the NM but the original women’s version is definitely unisex IMO.

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  2. Erin says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Nary a one, zip, zilch, nada – first time, I think. And no samples bought, either, although I’ll no doubt have some next quarter. I’m not doing as well as you, R, because I bought two bottles and a travel spray around my birthday in May, but I’ve been on a buying freeze since. (Which I initially announced as year-long – ha!) It’s getting easier as it goes along, really, with more time passing without purchases (and that blasted Luckyscent first-ever free shipping to Canada / no duty sale over!) I think it’s possible that I might buy something around Christmas, something long on my short to-buy list, if I bump into it, but otherwise will keep quiet.

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    • Gi says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:43 pm

      Mine too! Good thing I hadn’t heard about that Luckyscent duty free/tax free sale to Canada as there are a few I likely would have thrown my wallet at…

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:11 pm

      I find it gets easier too. Actually, it sort of perpetuates itself in some ways — once you go a long time, it’s harder to make yourself pick the ONE thing you want to buy 🙂

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  3. thegoddessrena says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Safran Troublant $58
    J crew No.57 $54
    Rose Rebelle Respawn $108
    Carpathian Oud $30
    Indigo Vanilla $60
    Shanghai Lily $105
    Haie Fleurie $95

    All are full bottles. Pretty happy with these since a few have been on my to buy list for more than a year

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:11 pm

      Fun list!

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    • hiddles says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:09 pm

      Wow, where did you find Shanghai Lily for $105, you lucky dog?

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:42 pm

        Ebay

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  4. AnnieA says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:10 pm

    Just one for me: EdP No. 19 bought at ca 1/2 off, yay Bay points. I did break my no-sample resolution, and bought three more and didn’t like them either, but 0-for-3 is much better than last year’s 0-for-50. Oh, and BobH, Yves Rocher is bad bad bad with their many many sales, and I have more shower gel than I know what to do with (well, shower of course, for about 5 years…)

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    • mals86 says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:50 pm

      Yay, No. 19!! (even better at half off)

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  5. meredifay says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:12 pm

    It all blurs together – I started on this spree I am on in May…Since July 1, probably…

    10 ml Chanel No5 extrait in travel spray refill…no deal at all, but I still spray with abandon…
    La Fille de Berlin, lovely red juice in a bottle, because I really wanted some Mohur…
    Big bottle of Mitsouko EDP, because of a complete failure of self control and an additional sale coupon…
    Plus so many samples….
    but still not so bad, the worst month was June apparently…

    Or the quarter coming on – I have plans to acquire the Mohur, some Tauer or other – still haven’t decided which one, although LAdDM sees to be winning in my head, and something with vanilla (what is better than Spiriteuse Double Vanilla, anything at all?) very soon. And my FM IP is getting down there. And Sonoma Scent Studios come back on line on Oct 7 or 8th, and Rose Musc is calling my name….argh. Back to work!

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    • thegoddessrena says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:18 pm

      You don’t have to preconfess!

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      • meredifay says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:19 pm

        Actually, it’s more like finalizing my plan rather than confessing! LOL!

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    • Sajini says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:41 pm

      Go for the Lddm. I’ve been spraying from my 8ml decant for about a year and still haven’t gotten to the full bottle my husband got for me. A little dab’ll do ya, and the scent is out of this world especially in the cool weather.

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      • meredifay says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:24 pm

        Yes, I find myself sort of thinking about Laddm at odd moments – I will get a bottle of it. Just been wanting Le Elle pour Marocain for sooo long…maybe I will just get another decant of that…

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:39 pm

      A quick note that if you decide on the Mohur, Ari’s new shop has it (both in person and online), and she truly loaded me up with samples when I visited…! 🙂

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      • AnnS says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:51 pm

        Good tip! I hadn’t thought about checking to buy online from Ari!!!

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      • meredifay says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:25 pm

        You know, I looked at her shop briefly, but now I will go back and pay attention…

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        • meredifay says:
          3 October 2015 at 7:08 am

          She doesn’t have the extrait. That’s what I am going for. She does have a thoughtful selection!

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          • C.H. says:
            4 October 2015 at 6:31 pm

            Ohh that’s right, you mentioned it in the splitmeet. Are you still considering a split? I noticed one of the Facebook split groups is doing the Mohur extrait for a REALLY good price. Drawback is that those splits can take a REALLY long time to fill but depending on how much Mohur you wanted, maybe that would finish the bottle! Maybe you’re already in all those groups but if not and you want to check it out, email me and I’ll put you in touch (sometimes they want an existing member to vouch for new additions)–am on gmail at catherineh789.

      • Wendysue says:
        4 October 2015 at 11:12 am

        Hi. I’m new to this. What is Ari’s shop? I’ve been on a beginner’s binge. Not ready for confession ;-).

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        • C.H. says:
          4 October 2015 at 12:43 pm

          Oh, so fun! So Ari’s a longtime commenter and perfume blogger in her own right who just opened a new niche perfume shop outside Washington, DC, called Arielle Shoshana: http://www.arielleshoshana.com/ And her blog Scents of Self is attached to the store’s website now!

          She’s so lovely and knows a ton–def if you get a chance to go in, do, and I’m quite sure she’d be happy to answer questions by phone or email too!

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        • C.H. says:
          4 October 2015 at 12:44 pm

          And then come back and let us in on at least a couple of your new finds! 😉

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          • Wendysue says:
            4 October 2015 at 2:04 pm

            Great! I do know about the shop. Lucky to be in the area.I have been looking forward to visiting it. Thanks????

    • Eleebelle says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:03 pm

      I had every intention of buying nothing this quarter. Alas:
      -Rochas Femme (bottle)
      -J. Crew/Arquiste 57 (rollerball)
      -Aveda 2 (bottle)
      -Marni Rose (bottle)
      -Marni Spice (bottle)

      At least nothing was more than $75.

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      • Eleebelle says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:04 pm

        Sorry, not sure how that ended up here instead of down below! But I did plan to pre-confess to LADDM, too.

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      • C.H. says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:35 pm

        Still SO envious of your Marni Spice. Might have to see if I can make a NYC-based friend go cadge a sample for me from their brick-and-mortar store…

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    • karen B says:
      2 October 2015 at 4:14 pm

      LAdDM? Sorry, it’s not coming to me. And what is a bell jar of perfume??

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      • hajusuuri says:
        2 October 2015 at 6:25 pm

        Andy Tauer L’Air du desert Morocain (amber) and there are some Serge Lutens that come in a glass dab jar that looks like a small bell.

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        • karen B says:
          2 October 2015 at 8:21 pm

          Thank you, hajusuuri. I actually have a bottle of LAdDM but couldn’t fill in the blanks, and I guess I haven’t seen any bell jars. Enjoy the weekend!

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        • meredifay says:
          3 October 2015 at 7:10 am

          Little bell jar SL minis? How cool is that? I finally went to the SL site and looked at the bell jars. Now I see what all the fuss is about!

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          • hajusuuri says:
            3 October 2015 at 10:52 am

            Well, they’re not perfume minis as one would normally consider mini. I equate it to the Mona Lisa, a work of art for sure but a lot smaller than one expected based on the reverence (hype?) accorded it

  6. PriscillaE says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:18 pm

    I spent $216.22, mostly in July and all on minis. I bought one mini in August, and nothing in September. However, today I ordered a Theorema EDP mini off of ebay, so I’m off to a bad precedent for my last quarter.

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:12 pm

      Wow, that’s a lot of minis (I assume?) Sounds like a fun way to collect.

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      • PriscillaE says:
        2 October 2015 at 3:08 pm

        It is a lot of minis, but for me, living in the boonies, I have no chance to sample. With minis, I spend a few dollars more than for a $3 or $4 sample, but I get a lot more juice than in a sample vial. I’ve acquired some lovely things that way, including several Hermes fragrances, Marni, Bottega Veneta, Thierry Mugler, etc. I’ve also started to take advantage when STC has a sale, especially of their 5ml decants.

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  7. sugarvenom says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:19 pm

    Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris
    Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles and Hiris
    L’Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu and Dzongkha
    Jo Malone Blue Agava & Cacao and Dark Amber & Ginger Lily
    Diptyque Benjoin Bohème and Oud Palao
    Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Toilette

    The first five I found online at great discounts and the other five were at retail. Very bad third quarter for me. I’ve made a deal with myself, no more perfume purchases for the rest of the year and through 2016. I will however reward myself with my first Lutens bell jar on January 1, 2017, granted the universe allows it. 😮

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    • hajusuuri says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:53 pm

      Nice list! What’s special about January 1, 2017?

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      • sugarvenom says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:04 pm

        Thanks! It’s in hopes that I would’ve successfully not purchased any perfume in 2016. The bell jar would be my reward to myself in 2017. 😉

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        • apsara says:
          2 October 2015 at 2:15 pm

          excellent thinking on the reward process.

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        • hajusuuri says:
          2 October 2015 at 6:32 pm

          Heh 🙂 Inwas trying to enable you to not wait 🙂

          If someone you know is going to Paris, have him/her mule back one – it is much cheaper (although still spendy) than in the States.

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          • sugarvenom says:
            2 October 2015 at 9:26 pm

            Ha! So bad! How much cheaper is it in Paris??

          • hajusuuri says:
            2 October 2015 at 11:18 pm

            sugarvenom – it’s €155-160 (~ $174 – $180) in Paris versus $310 at Barneys…so it’s about 40% cheaper in Paris

    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:40 pm

      Oh such a nice list. Would really like to try the Diptyque Benjoin.

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      • sugarvenom says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:29 pm

        Are you in the U.S.? I can send you my 2ml sample!

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        • C.H. says:
          2 October 2015 at 2:37 pm

          Oh my gosh too sweet! I am and I would love that–let’s email and figure out what I can send you in return! catherineh789 in the mail that is supplied by google 🙂

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          • sugarvenom says:
            2 October 2015 at 2:45 pm

            Ok great! I will email you shortly.

  8. sayitisntso says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:21 pm

    100ml Safran Troublant
    100ml Berdoues Assam of India (x2 – one for a perfume loving blogger, one for me)
    245ml Berdoues Naturelle (Eau de Cologne)
    50ml Cuir de Lancome (x2 – you know, for backup!)
    100ml Prada Iris
    100ml Acqua di Parma Colonia
    100ml Annick Goutal’s Eau d’Hadrien (edp)
    100ml Dior Sauvage (gift)
    100ml Eau Sauvage Cologne (gift)
    50ml Ideal L’Homme Cologne (gift)
    75ml Jean Patou Sublime edp (gift)
    100ml Bond No. 9 Fire Island

    All that and I’m sure there’s something I’ve left out. *shrugs*

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    • mals86 says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Yeah, gotta have the Cuir de Lancome backups. They ain’t making any more of it (and whatever fulfills a similar purpose – like Cuir Cannage maybe – is LOADS more expensive). I’ve got two backups myself, and my original bottle is down to about 10ml so I’m sure it’ll bite the dust soon.

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      • sayitisntso says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:03 pm

        I like the way you think, mals86. Cuir was a blind buy for me and personally, the best blind buy I’ve experienced so far. With it cooling off here in the northeast, the weather is just about perfect for it!

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      • C.H. says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:42 pm

        +1 to this logic. I think CdL’s nicer than Cuir Cannage, too.

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      • Mariann says:
        2 October 2015 at 3:18 pm

        I bought my first bottle this year and I have a sneaking suspicion I may need a back up for peace of mind too and then hide it before anyone says I’m insane 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:14 pm

      Hey, Donatella does not count gifts! Happily, for either the gifter OR the giftee. Gifts, they are another sort of category altogether, which Donatella simply cannot be bothered to keep track of 🙂

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      • sayitisntso says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:17 pm

        I love that creative bookkeeping! Consider that filed away for future reference!

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        • C.H. says:
          2 October 2015 at 10:43 pm

          Oh yes, this is a firmly established perfume-accounting rule. In fact next quarter I hope to be able to report NEGATIVE bottles purchased, as I may convert the one I bought myself this quarter to a gift (ah, Christmas!) I am basically MAKING money, you see 😉

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          • nebbe says:
            3 October 2015 at 2:43 am

            LoL! Loving this!

  9. AnnS says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Wow, and double wow. My 3rd quarter is NADA!

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    • mals86 says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Good for you!

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      • AnnS says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:52 pm

        It was not for lack of wanting…..

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:14 pm

      Yay, hey twin!

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      • AnnS says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:52 pm

        😉

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  10. Furriner says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:36 pm

    In the order of purchase:
    Costes, 100 ml. I’ve been meaning to get this for years.
    Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau, 50 ml.
    Dior Eau Sauvage, 100 ml. Sad reformulation.
    Etat Libre d’Orange Rien, 50 ml. Another I’d been circling.
    L’Artisan Parfumeur Caligna, 100 ml. (I received a free 50 ml of Nuit de Tubéreuse with the purchase, along with a bunch of other giveaways [175 g. Tilleuls au Vent candle, La Chasse au Papillons shower gel, a Province-related room spray]…. Barneys was having a L’Artisan event. A month later I got yet another free 50 ml of Nuit de Tubéreuse at their bag event, along with yet another free 175 g. Tilleuls au Vent candle. I don’t have to worry about some Christmas presents, I think.)
    The elusive Shiseido Basala edt, 100 ml off Amazon.com!
    Aramis Perfume Calligraphy Saffron, 100 ml. Not bad.
    Serge Lutens Vétiver Oriental, 50 ml.
    Comme des Garçons Black, 100 ml.
    Comme des Garçons White, 50 ml.
    Serge Lutens Mandarine-mandarin, 75 ml. I am extremely happy with this purchase. Gorgeous. Curious it doesn’t get more attention in the line.
    Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits, 50 ml.
    Serge Lutens Cèdre, 50 ml.
    Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque, 50 ml.

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    • sayitisntso says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:08 pm

      Good stuff. Love your acquisitions!

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:44 pm

      Wow that is quite a Barneys event!! And I love the Costes so much, it will not disappoint. Thanks for the reminder to try Mandarine-Mandarin, have been curious about that one.

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      • Furriner says:
        3 October 2015 at 3:31 am

        I had a sample of Mandarine-Mandarin sitting around for a couple of years. I tried it a while back and was not all that impressed so put the sample away where I would probably not revisit it…..

        This summer I started trying all the Serge samples I had again and this time it just hit me. I don’t know what I was missing the last time around, but it is really beautiful. I even did a comparison with Fleurs d’Oranger and, really, they are very different. Fleurs d’Oranger almost comes across harsh in comparison. Mandarine-Mandarin may be up there in my top 5 Serge scents. I hope you like it.

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    • platinum14 says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:19 pm

      I love Basala but I get a rash every time I wear it.

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    • Mariann says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:20 pm

      Do these events apply outside of the US? L’artisan is a favorite!

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      • Furriner says:
        2 October 2015 at 4:13 pm

        L’Artisan was particularly generous with the giveaways for that event, and it was completely unexpected. Usually if there is such an event, participants will get a 15 ml bottle of one of a fragrance with a purchase, or something similar, which is generous enough, if there even are any giveaways. I guess the kind of giveaways would be at the discretion of the event’s organizers and have to do with available inventory. This particular event was unusual, a lot of fun, and meant as a reward to valuable L’Artisan customers. I am admittedly kind of a L’Artisan fanboy.

        Barneys has bag events twice a year, where, if you spend a certain amount of money in beauty and cosmetics, you will receive a bag of (usually very high-end and generous) samples of various products. I usually go to both bag events every year, and have for the past six years or so. I’m not sure if Barneys stores outside of the US have bag events. It’s kind a common event type for major department store cosmetics departments. Neiman Marcus has similar events, for example. I kind of lucked out with the extra stuff because there were some leftovers from the fairly recent L’artisan event, I went to the bag event fairly early during its run, and I’m a good Barneys and L’Artisan customer.

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        • hajusuuri says:
          2 October 2015 at 6:39 pm

          I’m a good Barneys (bag event) but rotten L’Artisan customer. I have to have a talk with the men’s perfume SA (who used to be at HB) to let me know when the perfume events occur!

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          • Furriner says:
            2 October 2015 at 7:54 pm

            I’ve never been invited to events for other companies at Barneys, say Le Labo, because I haven’t bought many Le Labo fragrances at Barneys.

            To be honest, I have nt’ been to a L’Artisan event in several years until this one, most likely because my own schedule clashed with the event’s. I recall being invited to one at the last minute just as I was going to work.

            As to gifts with purchase, I’ve been to many events that had no such thing. That seems to be the norm. If you’re there to meet Frédéric Malle and he is gracious enough to speak with you one on one, that is gift enough. To be honest, I’ll remember that more than any bottle giveaway.

    • farouche says:
      3 October 2015 at 12:04 pm

      Your total collection must be amazing. Each quarter you have a list of wonderful things. 🙂

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  11. springpansy says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:38 pm

    Let’s see.
    1) I bought a bottle of Laura Biagiotti Tempore Donna for a nice deal. Really like the drydown, however, I find it hard to spray lightly enough – even when I just walk through a mist it’s just much too strong for several hours… may not keep this one.
    2) just ordered a bottle of JHAG Miss Charming for a discount. I have been enjoying this via samples all summer.
    3) my splurge: friend who went to France brought back a small bottle of Chanel No. 5 extrait for me.
    4) Lots of samples.

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  12. pixel says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:38 pm

    I do most of my fume-buying via mail, and my mailbox sits in the sun all day, so I decided I would not buy any fumes-via-mail over the summer.

    Then I found L’Artisan La Chasse aux Papillons, 50ml, for a good price at a discounter. Now clearly that’s a fragrance that should be worn in the summer, so waiting to buy it til fall didn’t make ANY sense, now did it? …purchase #1.

    Found DK Woman, 50ml, good price, TJMaxx. Not purchased via mail, so exempt from my ban. purchase #2.

    Tom Ford brought back Amber Absolute and I had to buy it NOW NOW NOW…. and it was sent signature-required so no mailbox jeopardy… purchase #3.

    Fragrance Republic went out of business and I had to get a FB of 01/06 before it vanished from this earth… #4.

    VCA Midnight in Paris and Natori…. very inexpensive, so we can risk the mailbox, right? #5 and #6.

    Tom Ford Black Orchid jumped into my cart at Costco. #7

    Madhat Scents Royk, because when his stuff is gone it’s gone…. #8

    EL Jasmine White Moss, because it’s finally cool enough to lift the fumes-by-mail ban, and it’s discontinued. #9

    So there you have it. That’s me with a partial buying ban in place, yeesh 😆

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    • Laura says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:46 pm

      They say that confession is good for the soul 😉

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      • pixel says:
        2 October 2015 at 12:54 pm

        My soul must be doing well today, then 🙂

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    • mals86 says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:54 pm

      You got good stuff. (I really like that Midnight in Paris – it’s so good on my teenage son.)

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      • pixel says:
        2 October 2015 at 12:57 pm

        Me too! By which I mean that I like it on ME. Not making a creepy middle aged old lady stalker comment about the effects of the fume on your son 😉

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        • mals86 says:
          2 October 2015 at 1:07 pm

          Oh, no worries, didn’t take it that way. It’s so good that I’d wear it myself except that since he wears it, it’s his and not mine.

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  13. bastet says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:46 pm

    I found some great deals online this summer and went a little crazy, but at least my “to buy” list is much shorter:
    Annick Goutal Passion, Songes, Grand Amour, Rose Splendide, Ce Soir ou Jamais, and Mon Parfum Chéri par Camille (the first 3 in EDP, the rest EDT);
    Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau;
    Bond No. 9 Chinatown;
    L’Artisan Seville L’Aub and Safran Troublant; and
    Guerlain Shalimar EDT and EDC, and Mitsouko (the Mitsouko was full price because I wanted to be sure I got the latest formulation).

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    • pixel says:
      2 October 2015 at 12:58 pm

      It is important to knock that ‘to buy’ list down to size. Well done, you!

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    • clarissa says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:04 pm

      Wow this is a nice list. Where did you find the deals?

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      • bastet says:
        2 October 2015 at 6:38 pm

        My favorite online discounter, fragrancenet.

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  14. Sajini says:
    2 October 2015 at 12:49 pm

    Well I didn’t buy anything over the summer but did manage to give a way a couple of bottles, and that made me very happy! I have my favorites in little decant vials on the dresser and have been slowly draining those. Ok yes. I admit it. I’m being a frugal New Englander. What can I say? Also saving my money for a trip to sunny Tamil Nadu in January.

    The only thing I have a hankering for is a bottle of NV Trayee and a small bottle of Bekkali J’ai fait une reve. Those would compensate for a half year of restraint I think!

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    • AnnS says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:55 pm

      Saving for an awesome trip trumps buying frags for sure!

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  15. mals86 says:
    2 October 2015 at 1:05 pm

    This was one of my lower-spending quarters, at $81. I bought two decants and a small bottle, 30ml of perfume total.

    10ml decant of reformulated Jean Patou Vacances, which I adorrrrred and was really thrilled about; the refo is decent but much less green than the Ma Collection version so I don’t like it nearly as much. Sigh.

    5ml decant of Bruno Fazzolari Seyrig, which I have paid for but haven’t received yet. (If it went out of my account, I consider it an expenditure for that quarter. Doesn’t mean anybody else has to follow the rule. 🙂 )

    15ml bottle of Providence Perfume Moss Gown, which I bought when the shop caught fire and Charna Ethier was trying to raise a little cash to deal with the catastrophe. This was a personal mistake for me, as I don’t really love the thing. Hope I can sell it.

    (Also bought my dad some lovely pine-and-cedar scented soap, and got my mom a new jar of No. 5 body creme, as she used up the first one I gave her. But those will be Christmas gifts, so they don’t count!)

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    • Robin says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:16 pm

      Who makes the soap, that sounds tempting? Plus, Donatella she cannot be bothered to track soap, it is beneath her notice.

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      • C.H. says:
        2 October 2015 at 1:49 pm

        Hahahaha, I love how thoroughly you and Donatella have discussed the parameters of this endeavor 😉

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        • Merlin says:
          2 October 2015 at 4:06 pm

          😀

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    • AnnS says:
      2 October 2015 at 1:56 pm

      The No 5 cream is divine!

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  16. platinum14 says:
    2 October 2015 at 1:05 pm

    9 fb

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    • platinum14 says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Oups, fat fingers!
      So, 9 fb including
      Calandre
      Eau d’Ikar
      Dior Homme Parfum
      Potion Royal Black
      Fendi (original)
      TF Tobacco Vanille
      TF Black Violet
      Eau de Rochas ( bought unsniffed and it’s horrible on me)
      Kielh’s Original Musk

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  17. Laila says:
    2 October 2015 at 1:23 pm

    Only one, a 2.5 oz. bottle of Guerlain Shalimar edc with my Walgreen points. Cash out of pocket: less than $5.00.

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    • Katrina says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Nicely done! I need to be thinking about those points…!

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    • scentfromabove says:
      3 October 2015 at 10:19 am

      I need to take advantage of my points as well. What a deal!

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  18. mitsouko says:
    2 October 2015 at 1:47 pm

    I am supposed to be slowing down but instead I bought 4 bottles of damned expensive perfume. Only cheapie was Feminite du Bois from
    Fragrancenet…..
    The reason…a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer and he is my age. Very sad . So I reckoned time is short here .I better go for it and enjoy while I can .

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:10 pm

      I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Have fielded same news about some friends over the summer. Really hard. I responded by finally heeding my dermatologist’s advice to take off a suspicious mole; luckily turned out to be nothing, which is very welcome news, but have to admit perfume sounds like a more easily-enjoyed comfort than one that required more doctors. Hope you’re loving the new bottles.

      (Kvetching aside I do not want anyone else to get cancer so please go have your weird moles checked, everyone, even if it’s considerably less pleasant than perfume!)

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      • nebbe says:
        4 October 2015 at 5:48 pm

        +1 for checking moles. I have somewhat deep scar on my arm where they dug out the melanoma. Thankful it was discovered, was a slightly odd looking but not obviously cancerous looking dark spot in a freckle.
        TL DR: if you have used tanning beds with any regularity (no judgement – i miss tanning), keep an eye on your skin but also have a professional take a look annually.
        Xxoo

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    • waterdragon says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:03 pm

      Solidarity from downunder, Mitsouko. I had much the same reaction this year. Within the space of two weeks, I went to three cancer-caused funerals, two of them for people younger than I am, and in the mid-semester break, just 4 weeks ago, I lost a 28-year old staff member to an insidious damn bloody illness that makes me really angry every time I think about it. I don’t think it was a conscious decision, but looking back, I see I bought gorgeousness in bottles and LOTS of colour: scarves, brighter lipsticks, a red leather jacket –scarlet, actually– when black might be more suitable to my years! Colour and scent: our way of fighting back!

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      • lillyjo says:
        2 October 2015 at 4:13 pm

        I am very sorry for all your loss this year. I agree with what you said about color and scent. Keep smelling good and wearing those red boots!

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        • waterdragon says:
          2 October 2015 at 4:53 pm

          Thank you! I think the red boots are on their way to becoming signature style! I wore them to a Board of Studies yesterday and seemed to, ummm, exert my personality a good deal….

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          • C.H. says:
            2 October 2015 at 6:25 pm

            Love to hear this. Sounds exactly suitable to your years, to me 🙂 Glad you have them, and so, so sorry for the losses.

          • Gaynor says:
            2 October 2015 at 8:39 pm

            Red boots are very empowering! I had a cheap but wonderful pair that I wore to death a few years ago, and never found anything like them since (or at least, not at a price I was prepared to pay).

        • waterdragon says:
          2 October 2015 at 9:28 pm

          Thanks, Gaynor, C.H. BTW, Gaynor, Ziera does a good, mid-priced red boot. Very kick-ass.

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      • Hamamelis says:
        3 October 2015 at 3:02 am

        How very sad Waterdragon. I read something Helen Keller apparently expressed, that although the world is full of suffering it is also full of the overcoming of it. English not being my vernacular I am not sure if this sounds preachy, but it shed some light for me on the red boots & lipstick.

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        • waterdragon says:
          3 October 2015 at 4:24 am

          Never preachy, Hamamelis, kind and thoughtful. Thank you for reminding me of Helen Keller’s words. I hadn’t made the connection myself about overcoming until I read Mitsouko’s words.

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  19. jjlook says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:00 pm

    Halfway through the summer I got Theorema from a discounter online (I had been going through a swapped mini fast enough that I wanted to get the big bottle before it was $$$). Other than that, some thrifted minis and Balenciaga Michelle (may end up in the swap pile, but it is very nice) and 2 splits. More than I thought, apparently.

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  20. Jenkr says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:00 pm

    I think I bought one – Cuir de Lancome. It’s been a while so I can’t remember. I think that puts me at 3 bottles this year? but none of them have been over $100.

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  21. apsara says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:19 pm

    1. Tauerville Incense Flash
    2. Montale – Incense Café
    3. Naomi Goodsir – Cuir Velours
    4. SL Boxuses – my first bell jar, too!!

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    • Annikky says:
      2 October 2015 at 2:28 pm

      Do you like Boxeuses?

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      • apsara says:
        2 October 2015 at 2:47 pm

        Annikky, I love it! I went back to Barneys’ with the Nanban and only 4 scents to test so I wouldn’t get nuttified and get a headache and make a bad choice.

        I tested:
        – Aedes Pallisandre Ore
        – Boxeuses
        – FM Dries Van Noten
        – TDC – I Miss Violet. I had hoped they would have Le 15 to test, but not yet.

        I thought Pallisandre was it – it has such a great zing to the opening, but I waited and wandered and got my eyes done all smoky at the Chanticalle counter and then I knew that bell jar was mine.

        Next in line…Dries. I loved it. Quiet and close, but not linear.

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        • Annikky says:
          2 October 2015 at 3:05 pm

          Boxeuses is lovely, so glad you enjoy it! Dries is also nice, but too quiet and sweet for me.

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          • apsara says:
            2 October 2015 at 4:06 pm

            I didn’t get sweet, but I will test again before purchasing. I do love my bell jar sitting on the counter!

    • clarissa says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:05 pm

      How do you like Cuir Velours? I am debating getting a sample

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      • apsara says:
        2 October 2015 at 4:09 pm

        clarissa, I like Cuir Velours a lot. Enough to buy blind. I have gone through 2 FB if Bois d’ ascense and just felt it would not fall along the same lines of no weird surprises and it did not disappoint.

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  22. C.H. says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:24 pm

    Was supposed to be on a buying freeze as my perfume-on-hand : cash-on-hand ratio has fallen severely out of balance…but then I fell inconveniently head-over-heels for a sample of Honore des Pres Sexy Angelique, which has totally disappeared from retailers. Spun into a panic and ordered both a decant and a bottle from eBay Germany. Oops. At least both were on sale?

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    • morgana says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:41 pm

      I also got Sexy Angelic and a bunch of others (not confessing!) as I really love Honore des Pres (yes for making fun fragrances!), and don’t want to be left without them if the line is gone. Plus, the price on all of them was great. But, yes, this was my worst quarter ever in terms of the number of FB …

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      • C.H. says:
        2 October 2015 at 9:49 pm

        I found my bottle at such a good price, I’m thinking of getting a back up (TOTALLY at odds with my no-buy policy!) Sexy Angelic really made me SO impressed with Honore des Pres–I’ve only smelled a few other things lately that I found as lively and imaginative–and well-executed–as Sexy Angelic. Plenty of pleasant stuff out there but in terms of really being wowed, it’s the HdP and Neela’s Bombay Bling that have really knocked my socks off this year.

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        • morgana says:
          3 October 2015 at 12:52 am

          Honore des Pres is a testament to Giacobetti’s genius, and, don’t tell to Donatella, but I did get some back ups as well.

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  23. Annikky says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I bought the following bottles:
    – Serge Lutens Boxeuses
    – Arquiste Nanban
    – Chanel No 22 in extrait
    – ELDO The Afternoon of a Faun
    – Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom (and the candle)

    Plus a travel set of Arquiste florals. And although it doesn’t count, I have to mention that I bought Olfactive Studio Panorama and Une Nuit a Bali Mr Vetiver for J, so that I could wear them myself, too.

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    • waterdragon says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:41 pm

      Anniky, if you have time, please tell me about the 22 extrait. I found the EdP a bit too fizzy, though very beautiful, and I’m wondering if the effervescence is a little less noticeable in the parfum. I have a willing mule heading to Melbourne in November, so a purchase is entirely possible…

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  24. mayfly says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:32 pm

    infusion d’iris edp, 30ml, (£28.00)
    Miller Harris Rose Noir 50ml, (£35.00)
    Diorella, vintage, 30ml, (£28.00)
    L’ombre Dans l’eau edp 75ml (£50.00)
    Cuir de Lancome 50ml, (£40.00)
    Lalique, Encre noir 100ml, (£27.00)
    Madonna, Truth or Dare Naked 50ml (cheap as chips)
    Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude 50ml (cheap a chips)
    Silver Iris, Atelier Cologne 100ml,£115, (£30 off at Liberty)
    Yardley Iris, 100ml, £15.00
    Safari, Ralph lauren, 50ml, £16
    Journey woman, 5ml, £14.00
    Fille de Berlin, 5ml, £14.00
    Fleur de oranger, 3ml, £9.00
    Phew!, glad thats off my chest!.. but so much more my collection (ok, me) yearns for!

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    • foxbins says:
      2 October 2015 at 4:25 pm

      Wow, you are doing really well. Most of your purchases come in under 1 Euro per ml, which I think is quite a bargain.

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      • mayfly says:
        3 October 2015 at 3:37 pm

        Yes, there are such good deals to be had on ebay, especially opened bottles!
        I can’t wait for my used bottle of Safari to arrive, it sounds wonderful, and i love Dominique Ropion!

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  25. Sapphire says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Rollerballs of Arquiste for J. Crew #31 and #57, $15 each.
    Bois des Iles parfum 15 ml $200.
    Decants of Chergui, Rahat Loukhoum, Une Fleur de Cassie and Vetiver Extraordinaire, 5 ml each.
    Was good and held off on anything else until hearing about Walmart’s layoffs. They only laid off 450 instead of 2000, so still not fun, but not as bad as the rumors. And hubby is still gainfully employed and we don’t have to look at moving. So will be trying to decide whether to celebrate with Tom Ford Noir pour Femme, Shalimar Soufflé de Parfum, or Neela Vermeire 8ml coffret (or more than one of those ????)!

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    • floragal says:
      2 October 2015 at 6:19 pm

      Jealous of your Chanel!

      I like the Neela Vermeire option 😉

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:36 pm

      Hey congrats, so glad you guys can stay put! I second floragal’s Neela vote–and really then, for the Neela set + something else, because the Neela is so terrible practical, you can try them all and SO easily rehome any you don’t fall in love with. (Ahem, if Bombay Bling doesn’t turn out to suit you, I know someone who’d take it off your hands 😉 ) (But it’s incredible, probably you’ll love it.)

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    • hajusuuri says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:46 pm

      That’s great news Sapphire!

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    • Annikky says:
      3 October 2015 at 4:50 am

      Not surprisingly, I vote for Neela, too. I love that coffret.

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  26. foxbins says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:50 pm

    I bought one thing a month this quarter; it just happened that way. July–30ml Habanita edt. Pixel made me do it (:-))after she sent me a sample and I fell in love. August–The Atelier Orange Sanguine gift set from Goodwill that I described in today’s community project. September–VC&A Lys Carmin, because I discovered I like it more than Shanghai Lily. I might sell Shanghai Lily to offset the cost of the VC&A. I have a bottle and a decant on the way but I don’t count them until they’re in my hands, so they’ll be in the 4th quarter reckoning.

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    • Annikky says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:07 pm

      I must retry Lys Carmin. I remember that it was good, but that’s it.

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    • pixel says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:13 pm

      Enabler pin for me 😉

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  27. Mariann says:
    2 October 2015 at 2:54 pm

    Just Cuir de Lancome. But I have my beady eye on at least two bottles, a mini set and a couple of decants and as my birthday gift was a perfume voucher….????????

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  28. Perfume Sniffer says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:10 pm

    I bought:
    Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom
    Fendi Theorema
    Dior Mitzah (big ole gallon jug)
    Teo Cabanel Lace Garden

    I love ALL except JM Mimosa, which I would love if it had decent longevity and sillage

    This doesn’t count samples, decants and splits….because that would be embarrassing.

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    • Perfume Sniffer says:
      2 October 2015 at 3:12 pm

      oops I forgot that I bought Natori from a really cheap online (gray market) source. So that means my button response above is off by one.

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    • Regina says:
      2 October 2015 at 9:26 pm

      So much talk of Theorema these days and I have never tried it! I will be on the lookout for it…

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      • Furriner says:
        3 October 2015 at 3:38 am

        I was noticing all the Theorema talk today, too, so I did a search and found a bottle online. I had thought they were all sold out or prohibitively expensive.

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  29. waterdragon says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Donatella, I am happy to tell all, but the truth is that I haven’t kept a record. This is the best I can do, and it’s bound to be inaccurate:

    Rahat Loukoum, black travel spray bottle with refill, $172
    L’Ombre dans L’Eau, Aus$130
    Wit, $265
    Ninfeo Mio, maybe $120?
    Baiser Vole extract, maybe $160?
    Jasmine White Moss, maybe $90?
    Bronze Goddess, maybe $80?
    Loukoum, maybe Aus$160?

    That doesn’t feel like nearly enough, either in the number of purchases or $$$ spent, but I’ve just stood and gazed at my shelves, and that’s all I can remember for sure this quarter.

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    • perthgirl says:
      3 October 2015 at 7:31 am

      Waterdragon, after the big effort to source Wit, what do you think of it?

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      • waterdragon says:
        3 October 2015 at 11:42 am

        Ah. Well, I like it, but what I smell isn’t remotely like the reviews or what’s in the bottle. In other words, I completely miss all the citrus-y fresh daphne-like notes, and go straight to a deep, interesting musky-wood accord that lasts forever. I think I’m having a brown boronia experience with the top end. I took it to work do that one of my team could try it, and her face lit up at the freshness and crispness, then she smelt my wrist and blurted, “It’s a completely different perfume on you! I’m gutted for you!” which tells me that my chemistry may be wrong for it. But then again, maybe it’s temporary: I’m quite a bit stressed and tense at the moment. I rather hope that I’ll try it one day and I’ll get the whole perfume as it was built, not just a bit of it. Happens that way sometimes.

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  30. Dawn says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:31 pm

    I thought in the past 3 months I had only bought 9 but it was actually 12. All from E-bay. But I think my most exciting finds were bottles of Sarrasins and De Profundis. For both being around 3/4 full and $175 a piece, it was a fair price. But my best deals were a sealed half ounce bottle of vintage no 5 parfum ($10.00) and a 1.25 ounce sealed lyre bottle of Bal ($40.00).

    But I am on a half hearted no buy until the end of the month. I have to go to a wedding in Texas, so I can’t go spending money on perfume. Traveling is so damn expensive.

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  31. Katrina says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:32 pm

    I think I need to start counting enabler husband’s bottles as well, since he is developing quite a habit himself! This quarter; pretty good:

    ELDO Like This
    Tauerville Rose Flash rollerball
    Escentric Molecules Escentric 03, which I stupidly bought blind and hate. Thank you, Apsara, for mentioning returning something to Barney’s because back this will go! I did get just a few samples and one split, but those were small. Enabler husband, on the other hand, got a bell jar of SL Chypre Rouge that had been gathering dust at Barney’s, plus a nearly full set of samples of the ELDO line sent from Europe, and 8 minis of Le Galion scents sent from Paris. And down the rabbit hole he goes….

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    • hajusuuri says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:48 pm

      I totally think you should include his and creatively count all the unisex ones under his 🙂

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      • Katrina says:
        2 October 2015 at 10:28 pm

        ha! At least he has very good taste; there is much that I can steal…er, borrow..!

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  32. Anna Stromberg says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:32 pm

    Not many, but the cost was much more than usual.
    A set of Elie Saabs scents
    50 ml of M.micaleff Ananda
    50 ml of Le Labo Benjoin 19

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  33. Eva S says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Only one bottle this quarter, don’t think this has ever happened before!
    The bottle was an impulse buy at the airport- Hermes Narcisse Bleu.
    Well, I have many possibles on my list for next quarter…

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  34. Filomena says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:55 pm

    I bought more than usual the last quarter…a lot of which were classics that I once had but no longer owned.

    They were:
    Guerlain Shalimar
    Guerlain Samsara
    Guerlain L’Heure Bleu
    Guerlain Mitsouko
    Papillon Salome
    Tauerville Incense Flash

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  35. Filomena says:
    2 October 2015 at 3:56 pm

    I forgot one:

    Byredo “A Rose In No Man’s Land”.

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  36. austenfan says:
    2 October 2015 at 4:43 pm

    I seem to be getting better at this. Must be due to owning so much already.
    I spent a few days in the Ile-de-France at the beginning of September, and one day was spent in Paris. I more or less knew what I was going to buy before I went there and stuck to my plan of only visiting Parfums Divine and Parfums de Nicolaï.
    I bought L’Ame Sœur by Divine in extrait de parfum and I got Musc Monoï and Cuir Cuba Intense at PdN. The only problem is that I tested other Divine’s and Nicolaïs and will probably make a few more purchases from them in the future.

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  37. sweetgrass says:
    2 October 2015 at 5:14 pm

    I think I may have only bought 2 bottles this quarter:

    Marni Rose – about $40
    Youth Dew – $25

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  38. lillyjo says:
    2 October 2015 at 5:36 pm

    Gosh, all of your puchases sound so lovely. I bought NR for her L’absolu. MJ Decadence, and replenished a bottle of Flowerbomb. Also, Jlo Wild Glo, and Alfred Sung Sung. I bought the Sung because it was my best friends favourite. I lost her three years ago. I am hoping to be brave enough to open it and spray it soon.

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 6:33 pm

      Oh gosh. I am so sorry about your friend. I’m glad you have the Sung, to open whenever you feel ready.

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      • lillyjo says:
        2 October 2015 at 9:54 pm

        Thank You.

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    • Annikky says:
      3 October 2015 at 4:45 am

      Hugs!

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      • lillyjo says:
        3 October 2015 at 9:29 am

        Thanks Annikky. Hugs to you and everyone here.

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    • poodle says:
      4 October 2015 at 1:20 pm

      I hope when you do spray it you’ll recall some happy memories and it will make you smile.

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  39. Regina says:
    2 October 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I have no idea how to answer this poll… I bought more than 15 bottles this quarter, but it’s because I have been on a huge antique store/estate sale kick and so most of them are used and/or teeny minis. Full/partial bottles of L’Heure Bleue, Mitsouko, Ysatis, Indiscret, Boucheron, no. 19; minis of Cinema, Private Collection, Cabochard, Magie Noire, Mme Rochas, Spellbound, Knowing, Clandestine, Tabu, Chantilly, Jolie Madame, Tatiana, 4711, Arpege, Diorella, Shalimar, Emeraude. Plus jusssst a few decants and I did shell out for an FB of Black Cashmere on the bay.

    Reading this I feel INSANE but total damage under $300 so also sort of proud. I do need to take a minute to actually wear all that I’ve bought! Well except the Spellbound. But the estate sale thing is so addicting, and really not THAT expensive for the hours of fun…

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    • pixel says:
      2 October 2015 at 6:37 pm

      Under Pixel rules, mini’s don’t count. 😉 They’re decorative, right?

      Nice haul!

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      • Regina says:
        2 October 2015 at 6:58 pm

        They’re decorative AND in most cases you’d spend just as much buying a 1 ml sample in a much less attractive package. I tell myself.

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    • C.H. says:
      2 October 2015 at 6:56 pm

      “But the estate sale thing is so addicting, and really not THAT expensive for the hours of fun…” This is exactly how I feel. What I spend on perfume is at least as much about the pleasure of the activity as the acquisition. So you spent $100/month on your hobby! There are plenty of people out there who drop $100 on one night’s bar tab. No hangover after perfume shopping 🙂

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      • waterdragon says:
        2 October 2015 at 7:35 pm

        You are so exactly right! Yay for perfume: the fun and affordable way to clean living!

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    • SuddenlyInexplicably says:
      3 October 2015 at 7:50 pm

      That is by far the cheapest way to get quality perfume, so if you enjoy the hunt, go for it! I’m sorry to say that I have never found perfume at a yard or estate sale, though I do find interesting Asian household items and clothing. I think it’s because I live in a rather perfume phobic city. I love vintage Guerlain and Cn
      Handel, so I’m quite envious of you.

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  40. johanob says:
    2 October 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Nothing.Nada.Zilch.Not even a single one.I’m extremely proud of this.I have however sold A LOT.My collection of several thousand bottles is being dramatically downsized.I sold jewels like Amouage Beloved,Hermes 24 Fauborg,Misia….to name a few.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:55 pm

      Egads, several thousand bottles! Good job you for selling some 🙂

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    • Katrina says:
      2 October 2015 at 10:31 pm

      WOW. Go, you!!

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  41. Scent Galaxy says:
    2 October 2015 at 6:36 pm

    I bought Tom Ford Black Orchid.

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  42. Aparatchick says:
    2 October 2015 at 6:47 pm

    I didn’t think I’d bought much of anything, and then I started looking at receipts. Oops.

    library of flowers Honeycomb – decant $10
    Pde Azemour -decant $12
    Tauer Incense Flash – 30ml. $63
    Vintage Patou Amour Amour – 100 ml. $65

    Those are all on me, but this one I attribute to Robin’s enabling. It was a blind buy, but how can you go wrong with black tea and elephants? I’m very happy with it 🙂

    Berdoues Assam of India – 100 ml. $65

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    • Robin says:
      4 October 2015 at 1:17 pm

      Happy to enable! Esp. if you didn’t hate it 🙂

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  43. Gaynor says:
    2 October 2015 at 7:29 pm

    After my extravagance of the last quarter (perfume shopping in Paris – not something I’ll be doing often, but hopefully not just a once in a lifetime experience), I had hoped to be able to report total restraint this time. Not quite, I got 100mls of Safran Troublant and 50mls of Chinatown.
    Maybe they don’t quite count – I had to order them in plenty of time for my birthday in a few weeks, they’ve arrived, but I won’t open them till the day!
    Oh, and I bought some (very small) decants…

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    • waterdragon says:
      2 October 2015 at 7:38 pm

      Oh, brilliant. May I ask, which company did you import from? Only, I’m about ready to stop bothering and harassing my colleagues and friends. I should be independent.

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      • Gaynor says:
        2 October 2015 at 8:36 pm

        Fragrancenet. They have no problem with shipping to New Zealand, they are reliable and they have some things at amazingly cheap prices, particularly widely distributed niche (which probably makes no sense), but brands like Annick Goutal, Serge Lutens, L’Artisan Parfumeur.

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        • waterdragon says:
          3 October 2015 at 4:26 am

          Eggzellent! I’m off to bookmark Fragrancenet and explore the site. Thank you!

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          • perthgirl says:
            3 October 2015 at 7:39 am

            If you order from Fragrancex, over $86 i think and use code FREE69 (it was $69) it’s free shipping internationally. Strawberrynet also ship free everywhere if you have 1 non-perfume item with your order.

    • SuddenlyInexplicably says:
      3 October 2015 at 7:47 pm

      Interesting how many people bought Safran Troublant and Chinatown.

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      • nebbe says:
        4 October 2015 at 6:20 pm

        Hasn’t ST been discontinued recently? Such a lovely scent.
        Curious if that is a factor.

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  44. Dancerwendy says:
    2 October 2015 at 7:53 pm

    Experienced a roller coaster of a summer, so let myself indulge in a few simple pleasures!

    1. Bois Des Iles extrait
    2. Allure edt
    3. Allure Sensuelle edp
    4. Chance edt
    5. Chance edp
    6. Laura Mercier Creme de Pistache
    7. 30ml decant of Guerlain French Kiss from the split meet

    All are full bottles except for the French Kiss, but it’s a good size decant.

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  45. perthgirl says:
    2 October 2015 at 9:06 pm

    I have been bad. Again. But it has been lots of fun! I’m pretty sure AplS is the only one I paid full price for, and a couple had massive discounts, so how could I not? 🙂

    Byredo Green 3x12ml
    Marni Spice 30ml
    Hermes Jardin Monsieur Li 50ml
    Le Galion Collection coffret
    MFK Absolue pour le Soir
    MFK A La Rose 5ml (free)
    Malle Eau Magnolia 10ml
    Natori 100ml
    Diptyque Geranium Odorata
    TDC De Bachmakov 90ml
    Jacomo Silences pdt 100ml
    VC&A California Rêverie 75ml
    AdP Rosa Nobile rollerball (free)
    Narciso edp 30ml

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    • Katrina says:
      2 October 2015 at 10:36 pm

      I like your choices!! What do you think of the Le Galions? I really love Snob and have officially stolen enabler husband’s Aesthete. We did not get all of them; most were the more masculine leaning ones.

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      • Annikky says:
        3 October 2015 at 4:41 am

        Same question!

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      • perthgirl says:
        3 October 2015 at 7:49 am

        The coffret includes Snob,
        Tubereuse, Special for Gentlemen, Le Rose, Iris,
        Whip, Sortilege, 222 and
        Eau Noble. I thought I’d really love Whip but although it’s nice it’s a bit too fougere-ish for me. Ive sampled them all and really liked all of them! I was worried they would smell old-fashioned but they really are lovely modern vintage renditions. My favourite, surprisingly, is Sortilege, but I also love Snob and Tubereuse. The rest, tbh, I need to spend a bit more time with. If I have any negatives, it’s only that I dont find the longevity all that great, maybe only 2-3hrs. They do have really good sprayers though too!-a nice mist.

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  46. poodle says:
    2 October 2015 at 9:19 pm

    What did I buy? I wasn’t supposed to buy anything but I did buy a bottle of Smell Bent Jasmine Tobacco from Ari’s new shop. I think there might have been another bottle but I can’t recall what it was.

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    • unseencenser says:
      4 October 2015 at 9:22 pm

      Oh, well done! That sounds lovely and I will also totally use the excuse of buying from Ari’s shop when I get to go.

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  47. 50_Roses says:
    2 October 2015 at 9:26 pm

    Nothing. None. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Nichts. Rien.

    For the first time since I have been keeping track, which is about five years now, I bought no perfume this quarter, at least according to the rules. I did buy one sample pack from Lucky Scent (the one with Salome and the AJ Arabia scents), but samples don’t count.

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  48. leathermountain says:
    2 October 2015 at 10:05 pm

    I didn’t buy any perfume, but I have plenty to confess. First that I spent about $170 on perfume-making supplies and swap postage (combined). Second that I received crazy quantities as gifts, including the infamous brotherload. I did get to make someone very happy by sharing some of the Chaz from dear brother. And I’ve made myself very happy using my pipettor and scale. I just need a stylish lab coat to go with it. I haven’t found the time to add up the total volume, but I should! And start counting the volume I produce and keep, too.

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  49. apsara says:
    2 October 2015 at 10:10 pm

    Duh..I forgot one
    Indult Reve en Cuir

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  50. hajusuuri says:
    2 October 2015 at 11:06 pm

    Time to face the music. Given that gifts don’t count and these are all gifts (of the From me To me variety), I think I can be amongst the handful who bought zero.

    – Aftelier Bergamoss – vacation walking challenge reward
    – Aftelier Tango (technically, this should be part of 4Q since I just got it today…but heh, I want to maximize the bottle count range so I can look better next quarter)
    – B&BW Smokey Poppy – Jessica gets the enabler’s pin. I also got two shower gels in the same scent)
    – Envoyage Zelda – Indigo Perfumery discount code
    – Guerlain French Kiss – for splits
    – Hermessence Iris Ukiyoe (15 mL) – from my split
    – Jo Malone Mimosa and Cardamom
    – Mugler Oriental Express x2 – for splits
    – Puredistance White – vacation walking challenge reward
    – Slumberhouse Ore – vacation walking challenge reward, ended up including in a mega swap
    – Tauerville Rose Flash
    – Tauerville Vanilla Flash
    – Tom Ford Amber Absolute – ended up including in a mega swap
    – Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme
    – VC&A Bois d’Iris – I put this off too long…I just LOVE it

    I did not count anything <15 mLs, sample sets, travel size coffrets, decants and anything else I forgot.

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    • galbanumgal says:
      2 October 2015 at 11:41 pm

      ooh, did you and nozknoz pull the trigger on an Aftelier special order (Tango)?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        3 October 2015 at 10:56 am

        Oh yes we did 🙂

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    • Hamamelis says:
      3 October 2015 at 3:08 am

      Hajusuuri your gumption made my early morning. Still chuckling.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        3 October 2015 at 10:57 am

        🙂

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    • Mariann says:
      3 October 2015 at 4:51 am

      ‘From me to me,’ love it and totally using it from now on 🙂

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      • scentfromabove says:
        3 October 2015 at 9:57 am

        I love that too. It’s my philosophy. No one knows what you like better than yourself. I have a lot of to me from me gifts.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        3 October 2015 at 11:00 am

        Heh, I decided I don’t even have to imagine being owned by a pet to have the pet gift me with something 🙂

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    • hajusuuri says:
      3 October 2015 at 10:59 am

      And just to clarify, including in mega swap meant that I decanted 1/3 or more of the bottle to include in a swap.

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    • Jessica says:
      4 October 2015 at 11:46 am

      Hah, love it. I used my Smoky Poppy shower gel today. Soooo good.

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  51. Absolute Scentualist says:
    2 October 2015 at 11:16 pm

    Juliet Has a Gun Romantina (full bottle)
    Narciso Rodriguez Absolu (full bottle)
    Dame Perfumery Pear, Waterlily and Amber (full bottle)
    Dame Perfumery small musk oil
    Body Time Marzipan and Tobacco roll-ons
    2 Tauervilles: Rose and Vanilla Flash (full bottles)
    Split of Le Labo Musk 25

    I’ve been quite naughty but if any year justifies this, it is this one. 😉 Also, I keep falling in love with fragrances from perfume subscription services and narrowly missed buying Black Horse by Dame Perfumery as well.

    I’m hoping to buy some Chinatown soon, and then promised myself I’ll stop save for active splits.

    Yeah, right. 😀

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  52. xxdfarre says:
    2 October 2015 at 11:38 pm

    We were in Vancouver in August so, having done some homework, I visited The Perfume Shoppe where the delightful owner spent much (most interesting) time helping me choose something delicious – which on this occasion turned out to be Jardins de Kerylos by Parfumerie Generale and Oud (or is it Aoud) Melodie by Montale, a line I hadn’t even heard of. Am enjoying both.

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    • SuddenlyInexplicably says:
      3 October 2015 at 7:44 pm

      Isn’t Naz just wonderful?

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      • xxdfarre says:
        5 October 2015 at 3:13 am

        Yes, and you know she wasn’t feeling well and nearly didn’t come in that day…I was so glad she did (and I think she was, too!). I had come from Steveston more or less specially to go there and although I found plenty more to do, her shop was my main reason for the trip!

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  53. tiffanie says:
    3 October 2015 at 12:20 am

    I’m always tickled to read the quarterly damage reports. The variety is amazing.

    This quarter I bought a bottle of Eau des Minimes and that’s it. I don’t remember buying any other bottles or any samples during the warm summer months. But I worry, could there be such a thing as perfume-induced amnesia?

    Here’s my “reverse” damage report: I used up or gave away 85 samples! That’s a big dent in the sample stash. I’m trying to share the fragrance-love here in my neighborhood.

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    • rebieFR says:
      3 October 2015 at 8:50 am

      Hi Tiffanie,
      that’s sweet of you. I do the same here. But I used to work for Kilian so I got many free perfumes from him or other brands.
      Now I am happy with what I have. And I don’t think I will buy anything soon.
      the best
      Rebecca

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  54. Schneeze says:
    3 October 2015 at 3:04 am

    Agent Provocateur EDP 30ml £16.99
    Guerlain Shalimar EDP 30ml £48
    Vintage Chanel No5 EDC 75ml £40
    Ivoire de Balmain 100ml £19.99

    And a 1/5 bottle of Revson (Revlon) Ciara so it doesn’t count.

    Didn’t buy anything in Q2 so it’s okay.

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  55. Hamamelis says:
    3 October 2015 at 3:22 am

    I am still in the waxing fase of my perfumista years. Love thoroughly the following:
    L’artisan Dzongkha, big love
    Histoires de Parfums Moulin Rouge 15 ml, magic
    SL Iris Silver Mist, black spray, very beautiful
    Chanel 31 Rue Cambon, in Place Vendome Belgium aka perfumista heaven
    Idem Misia, unexpected love
    some Fragonard stuff from the “museum”
    Not yet arrived but paid 10 ml decant Fleur de Chine
    Idem Al Haramein Amazing Mukhallat and Royal Rose
    Place Vendome gave us a bag full of samples (Coromandel, nr 18, Sycomore, les Heurs de Cartier, Shalimar and more) and made us generous decants, Jicky Extrait, Chamade, Vol de Nuit and the uberstinker Obsessive Oud for reference, and more. It has been a good quarter. Have a lovely weekend all.

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    • Annikky says:
      3 October 2015 at 4:37 am

      A great list. Let me know what you think of FdC when it arrives.

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  56. Gardeniagirl says:
    3 October 2015 at 4:18 am

    I made a blind buy: Slumberhouse Pear & Olive, 30 ml $160. And I got several samples too, this line is really well done and interesting. I would not normally blind buy anything, but got inspired by all the good comments on this blog, and felt that this would make an excellent fall fragrance. I love it! And the bottle is a work of art.

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    • scentfromabove says:
      3 October 2015 at 9:52 am

      Did you know it has been discontinued? I recently bought a FB and was heart broken when I found out. It’s such a great fragrance.

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      • Gardeniagirl says:
        4 October 2015 at 6:10 am

        Yes, that is what pushed me to do a blind buy – I read that it was/should be discountinued, so I was afraid to miss it! It is still on the Slumberhouse website, in case anyone desperately needs a backup!

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  57. Danaki says:
    3 October 2015 at 5:38 am

    Four bottles for me this season. I’m counting Putain des Palaces for October because whilst I did order it on the 30th, it arrived yesterday and the money left me account on the 1st.

    Tom Ford Rose Cafe – just over half price on yay bay. It doesn’t get much love online but I love its sweetness.
    Parfum de Nicolai Week-End – full price from the London store
    Parfumerie Generale La Collection Croisier Long Courier – half price on the bay, a lovely solar vanilla, warm, comforting and beachy. Works for Autumn.
    Serge Lutens Chergui – for only £50 from Duty Free! I love this frag.

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    • Laura says:
      3 October 2015 at 2:38 pm

      Hope you don’t mind me asking, but what airport sells SL?

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  58. Glannys says:
    3 October 2015 at 6:15 am

    I bought quite a few perfumes. On the other hand, only one of them was a full bottle. Here is my list:

    Full bottles, partial bottles, minis

    Givenchy Organza 30 ml (partial)
    Serge lutens Fille en Aiguilles 10 ml (partial)
    Jacomo Art Collection #8 100 ml (my only FB, plan to decant and sell some of it)
    Lush (Gorilla Perfume) Smuggler’s Soul 10 ml (mini)
    Pacifica Inc. French Lilac 10 ml (roll-on mini)

    Decants
    L’Artisan Verte Violette 6 ml
    Estee Lauder Knowing 6 ml
    Annick Goutal Eau de Sud 15 ml
    Creed Millesime Imperial 10 ml
    Chanel No.5 EDP 10 ml
    Guerlain Vetiver 7 ml
    Thierry Mugler Cologne 10 ml

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  59. rebieFR says:
    3 October 2015 at 8:44 am

    Hello Robin and perfume lovers.
    Just like you, I didn’t buy anything this year.
    I try to downsize my collection by wearing them.
    And among the new perfumes, I don’t find anything that would please my nose.
    Have a great week end.
    Rebecca

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  60. Ajda says:
    3 October 2015 at 9:35 am

    If I remember correctly, I bought 7:
    Ann Gerard Cuir de Nacre
    Ellen Tracy Bronze
    PdN Vanille Tonka
    LAP Tea for Two
    LAP Drole de Rose
    LAP Traversee du Bosphore
    Bottega Veneta.
    They cost me around 400€ (please don’t tell my DH).
    I will buy only 1 more, Amouage Lyric, heavily discounted, this year and then I’m done. Done!

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    • Aparatchick says:
      3 October 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Nice list! (and you reminded me to pull out my decant of Vanille Tonka – love that one!)

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    • Gardeniagirl says:
      4 October 2015 at 6:13 am

      Cuir de Nacre! Lovely fragrance 🙂

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    • Jessica says:
      4 October 2015 at 11:45 am

      Two of my favorite L’Artisans — Drole de Rose and Traversee!

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  61. scentfromabove says:
    3 October 2015 at 9:48 am

    Late to the party. Thought the poll started today. Here’s my damage:
    – Nectarine Blossom and Honey Set for $99.00 (Jo Malone )
    – Jasmin Rouge for $215.00 (Tom Ford)
    – Santal Blush for $215.00 (Tom Ford)
    – Misia for $165 (Chanel)
    – Chloe for $130
    -Wild Fig & Cassis for $120 (Jo Malone )
    – Pear & Olive for $160 (SlumberHouse )
    – Decants (3) for $60 (STC )
    Went way overboard this quarter!

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    • Gardeniagirl says:
      4 October 2015 at 6:17 am

      Great haul! I have had TF Santal blush on my want-list for a long time.

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  62. Vanie says:
    3 October 2015 at 10:42 am

    I thought there would be tow more bottles in this quarter (making it my biggest so far), but turns out I already confessed them in the last poll!

    – 15 (or is it 14) ml of Bois des Iles extrait (about 230C$, but it counts as a wedding expense, so it doesn’t really count here, does is?)
    – 50 ml of Cristalle EDP (bought with me Optimum points)
    – Coco body lotion (also bought using points. I know we don’t really count lotions etc but I definitely bought this one to wear instead of fragrance…)

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    • C.H. says:
      4 October 2015 at 12:51 pm

      Heh, agree on all fronts–wedding expenses are a separate category, but the right fragrant lotion can be considered a perfume, especially if–as in the case of my Blackberry & Bay body cream–doing so makes an otherwise-insane price on a body product seem more reasonable 😉

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  63. farouche says:
    3 October 2015 at 11:55 am

    I bought nothing this quarter (except a gift for my daughter, which doesn’t count). However, I didn’t confess my purchases for the previous quarter, so I will do so here. In April I bought 5ml. each of Amouage Gold Woman, Amouage Sunshine, and En Voyage Zelda. In June I bought a bottle of Guerlain of Terracotta Le Parfum since I had a Bloomingdale’s gift card to put towards it.

    I love reading what everyone else bought, though!

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    • SuddenlyInexplicably says:
      3 October 2015 at 7:42 pm

      I was surprised by how lovely that Terracotta is! Enjoy.

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      • Jessica says:
        4 October 2015 at 11:44 am

        Yay, Terracotta!

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  64. SuddenlyInexplicably says:
    3 October 2015 at 7:41 pm

    I bought a bell jar of La Myrrhe to split with a friend. Yes, I’m trying to downsize (the number of bottles I have scares me) but there I was in Europe and the exchange rate is so good right now, so it would have been irresponsible to pass up a deal like that, right? And that is one gorgeous and unusual perfume!

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    • mals86 says:
      4 October 2015 at 4:36 pm

      I love La Myrrhe.

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  65. Jessica says:
    4 October 2015 at 11:42 am

    2: Florabellio, since I used up my sample ages ago and was still thinking about it all the time…and Rose Noir, since I was cranking my way through the roll-on that I received as a gift and wanted more, more, more!

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  66. unseencenser says:
    4 October 2015 at 9:19 pm

    I did NOT want to add up my quarter damage. After Q2 was one of the best quarters in years of collecting, frankly I went a bit nuts in Q3, including too many backup bottles and just… things I wanted. You know what they say about self control being a muscle? I think I’d been holding it clenched too long and just pheewwwwww all over the place in Q3.

    However, I also pawed through quite a bit of the collection and found things I used to love and brought them out to wear as well, and located a few things I need to find new homes for. So I feel morally OK even though I’m actually a fairly bad person. Yeeks.

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    • Merlin says:
      5 October 2015 at 5:59 pm

      The restraint/splurge cycles happen to me too. So now I just moderately splurge (?) all the time 😮

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  67. Petunia says:
    4 October 2015 at 9:56 pm

    Not sure if I missed the cutoff but I didn’t buy as much as I thought. Well, I bought plenty, just small quantities, mostly.
    Lemonilla by CJ Scents – 15 ml from her website
    Ligea La Sirena EDT by Carthusia $69.95 Beautyhabit
    Songes EDP, Annick Goutal – 15 ml mini $19.98 Amazon
    Marni 10 ml splash mini $15.99 eBay (gives me a rash, does anyone else have this problem?)
    Lyric Woman Travel Spray w/3 refills $108 from Fragrancenet
    Sutra Ylang, Bois 1920 5 ml decant $19.99
    A bunch of samples, probably $125 altogether. I have to stop doing this. I’m just so curious and the stores in my area don’t carry more than the typical designer stuff.

    I’ll also probably buy Bois Des Isles before Christmas. Bought a sample of the perfume and fell in love, also probably Coromandel.

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    • Petunia says:
      4 October 2015 at 9:59 pm

      I forgot to mention that I enjoyed reading everyone’s damage. I think most of you were quite restrained. ????

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  68. Kankuro says:
    5 October 2015 at 2:35 pm

    I couldn’t resist a few bottles last months, after not buying any fragrance for almost 2 months:

    Habit Rouge Dress Code (Guerlain)
    Noir Exquis (L’Artisan Parfumeur)
    Sauvage (Dior)
    L’Heure Défendue (Cartier)

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  69. Merlin says:
    5 October 2015 at 5:58 pm

    So, now that no one is paying attention anymore!

    Balmain: Jolie Madame – (backup: the last at a local discounter)
    Hermes: Narcisse Bleu – (slightly used)
    Prada: Infusion d’Iris Edt (slightly used)
    Bandit parfum (my first parfum @ $110 for 30ml)
    Givenchy Ange Ou Demon Jasmin Sambac 2008
    SMN: Tobacco Toscano (full price, but worth it)
    SMN: Muschio (@$25)
    Lutens: Boxeuses 20ml

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  70. Sebastian says:
    11 October 2015 at 3:59 am

    I am very late, but I’ll answer anyway.
    I have bought 0 perfume bottles or decants. This is mostly because of financial issues, but it’s really itching to buy a bottle 🙂
    I’ve bought a cheap 4711 aftershave because I was in Koln at their store and I wanted to leave with something…but this is not a perfume!

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