Scent of the Day : Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens

My scent of the day is Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens and this is the absolute last time I wear this crap. I have given this numerous tries and every single time it makes my nose wrinkle. This is the perfect example of just because it's expensive and from a great fragrance line does not mean it's going to be a solid fragrance. This is horrible !!! I am usually pretty good with fragrances but this one is total junk. I'm hearing it's being discontinued and within reason. The are awesome notes in this one , and lots of familiar notes that I love but this one takes the cake. Pine needle meets red cough syrup ??? This is by far the worst niche fragrance I have ever tried, wait scratch that... the worst fragrance I have ever smelled ever ? Pretty darn close, I would not pay designer price for this let alone niche money. I never could imagine when people where saying a fragrance was so bad that they had to wash it off... now I know the feeling. I love the Lutens line and I find the fragrances I have tried from this line interesting well blended and done just right, they are right up my alley for winter fragrances but this one is a big flat yuck !!! I will pass on this one

New Subscriber's Choice

Okay guys it's about time that I am coming home soon and I usually give the guys that are checking out my blog time to vote on my blog a few weeks ahead of the game. You know what to do , if not this is how it works. You will see a poll on my blog (please do not comment what your vote is under this post since I don't count them) just vote on the bottle you want me to review in my next subscriber's choice video. (Remember I still need to do the last subby's that Himalaya won). All votes are counted and once I am back home I will do a video on my youtube channel for you to vote again ! Alright so let's look at what bottles are going head to head.

Fahrenheit 32

Comme des Garcons 2 Man

John Varvatos Rock Volume 1

New Purchases : Frederic Malle & Bond No. 9

Hi fellow youtubers & friends. Yes I have opened my pocketbook this past few weeks. (The guy that said the recession hit me is pretty quiet now lol) ... anyways I was saying I believe in blogtv episode that I was going to get Bond's & Creed's at a slower pace and get other niche houses while still trying to finish my Bond and Creed collections... (yes I want almost all of them) this time I got my Bond's on fragrancenet.com (ugh) I used the code Tim9 (lol just joking Tim) I used the code on the site that actually gave me 15% off which was pretty good. My last purchase from that website was so disapointing that I have not used them in over a year and I can't vouch for them. The packaging was sloppy , the bottles have been opened and sprayed once or twice at least ( probably they sent me a returned bottle from another customer) so I was not impressed and looked elsewhere, well I will give them another chance by buying 2 bond bottles. I also went on the Frederic Malle website today and got myself a treat. Let's check this out :

The Scent of Peace by Bond No 9

I was looking around to get more Bond's but it's hard buying blind with a company like Bond since they aren't cheap and I try to look at the note breakdown , see what others are saying then buy it. Well the whole Bond line is hard to do this since everyone says oh it smells like this Creed or that Creed and that's all they have to say about Bond's. I decided on this one for a few reasons. One the perfumer is Michael Almairac which is one of the best in the business. Alot of people are saying that this has a strong Peach note, which caught my eye. I know this is going to be a summer scent and hopefully it does well.

Andy Warhol's Silver Factory by Bond No. 9

This one was easy to choose. It was my first choice for my next bond. I like daring scent's and this one has that all over it., did someone say incense ??? Hell ya !!! This is going to be one of my most exciting blind buys for me to unwrap (hopefully fragrancenet does not screw it up) . I was thinking of getting Chez Bond, Wall Street, Montauk (hard to find online) & Riverside Drive but those will have to wait till next time.

Bigarade Concentree by EDP Frederic Malle

I totally squeezed all the juice out of my sample and did not notice until I grabbed for it today and it was all gone :( I was so sad that I went on the Frederic Malle site and ordered it right away. What can I say about this ? Well it's a JC Ellena fragrance so that seals the deal, right ? No but it helps. This I was scared to try because I loved it but heard horror stories on the longevity, well where I am right now it's hot so hot I can fry a egg on my head. This one shines in the heat, and I mean the real heat. When it's hot this thing lasts (yea I said it) , when it's cooler and your not sweating then yes this thing will run away. I love this , probably not the best for Canada weather but I might bring it with me on my travels to LA or Florida or even Egypt when I go there.

Working on.....L'homme by Yves Saint-Laurent (updated)

A Small update here guys. So I have been going through my old videos and decided to start re-reviewing some of my earliest videos on some favourites. They are missing crucial information since they were made when I just started they are missing things such as application, buy try or pass and the new rating system. So you will see new reviews on these fragrances. Starting with L'homme by YSL. I will keep the old videos on my youtube page since I don't believe in deleting my videos at all. The way these reviews will be made will be a little different, I will add a feature at the end judging the rating I gave it in the old video and give you guys a new rating and tell you why it went lower or higher or stayed the same since tastes do change and I know my first few videos I was doing all my favourites and gave some pretty high scores. Hopefully you will enjoy these updated videos which I will only do once and a while because I know you guys want some fresh reviews. So I am working on L'homme now , I rated it #2 behind Le Male when I reviewed it back in August 2009, I can say that is no longer true. Thanks for watching guys and I cannot wait to redo a review on a YSL fragrance that deserves a full review.

5 New Niche bottles Purchased

Hi guys, just another update for you. I felt like getting some more niche fragrances so I went on luckyscent and purchased 5 bottles some blind some I have smelled before , let's check them out :

Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens ($120)

After Chergui it was pretty hard to find my next purchase from Serge Lutens. There is about a dozen scents I want to purchase from this line but this one seemed to be the logic choice for my next purchase. I nice Amber scent with vanilla are usually my cup of tea, but this one is full of spice so I can't wait to give it a sniff.

Cuir Pleine Fleur by Heeley

Again another fragrance house that I am purchasing my 2nd bottle from. Just like Serge Lutens, it was hard to pick the 2nd bottle from the house since I did enjoy Sel Marin from this house and also interested in other scents from this house. This one did catch my nose when I tried the sample I got. This is one if not one of the best leather based scents I have smelled. Heeley is really impressing me and Sel Marin is close to being next to be purchased.

Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur

This seems to be a trend, again my 2nd bottle from a house after I purchased Tea for Two from L'artisan. Same things goes for this fragrance house I really had so many choices but decided to go with this one because it really seemed interesting. Hopefully this blind buy goes well but with the notes in this I should be pleased.

Rose Poivree by The Different Company

The founder of The Different Company is Jean Claude Ellena and I have been wanting to buy this and Sel de Vetiver for a long long time. This is one of the few fragrances that JC Ellena has done for TDC before leaving to be the in house nose for Hermes. I am truly into Rose scents lately (Rose 31, C&S no88) and wanted to add another and from Ellena this was the choice. This is a blind buy but my record with Ellena has been perfect so this is an easy choice for me.

Philosykos by Dyptique

FIGS !!!! lol Well since I enjoyed Marc Jacobs so much I decided to look further into the fig based fragrances and my search ended here. I have not smelled this before but I can't wait. This is not the first I have heard from Dyptique I was really interested in Tam Dao which I have not purchased yet. This is supposed to be the king of Fig, but I have my eye on Figuer by Heeley and I am guessing that one is up there also.

Scent of the Day : Chocolovers by Aqualina

This is the same company that has done Blue Sugar and they do not stray too far from the gourmandy feel with this one either. This is what I call it the "chocolate chip cookie accord". I feel like I am a chocolate chip cookie when I wear this , now it's up to the person wearing this if that's what they want to smell like. I usually have my moments that I want to go straight foody with my fragrances , that's when I go for my powerhouse gourmand fragrances and this one actually does really well on my skin. The problem with this kind of fragrance is versatility, you can't smell like a chocolate chip cookie in a big meeting or even for a first date. So this one kinda has it's downside but hey if you have a sweet tooth take a look at this one. I do need to get this bottle for myself since the price tag is pretty cheap.

Working on.... Escada Magnetism & Lalique Encre Noire

Hi fellow scent heads, I'm back with another update... what review's am I working on at the moment to do some final touches. Working on two fragrances at the moment. Both fairly dark fragrances . Escada's Magnetism & Lalique's Encre Noire. I think both of these are due for a review and I have had tons of requests for both. Since summer is at it's half way point now, I believe these reviews will be ready once I am back in September perfect timing for these two since the cooler months will be ahead. I really enjoy both of these and I'm sure you have seen Encre Noire in my Top 25 winter fragrances & Magnetism in the Top 25 winter & top 10 Spring fragrances. So both will be in high regard but will either hit the exclusive 10 out of 10 rating or will they lose a few points and be in the heavy popular 8-9 range. We will find out in September.