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Tchuli
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Points for uniqueness...I think
Purchased from : eBay
Price paid : $17
Format : 12x sample vials
Method : Left pulse point
I purchased this being a proponent and fan of Five Below's now discontinued La Grande Forever. Someone somewhere on the internet (maybe it was MCH themselves) had said it was a dupe of Lacoste Timeless. Since I wanted a longer lasting version of that, I decided to get the pack of sample vials, the cheapest way possible without buying a full bottle - which was this 12 pack of mini shooters.
I have to shamefully say that this is quite possibly one of the weirdest frags I've experienced. It's NOTHING like MCH's "dupe". Nothing at all.
The aroma is that of freshly snapped rhubarb and celery, dug up from the garden, complete with grey dirt. When you see the rhubarb descriptor note that it is not like rhubarb pie, crunch, or any sugared dessert. This is raw harvested stalks of rhubarb and warm dark green celery. Among that you get lots of freshly brewed green tea, too. You could also say it smells like an upscale Chinese restaurant (where they don't have buffet) and specialize in tea and buns.
Some occasional notes of ginger ale and jasmine rice pop up here and there, and as it sits for awhile it takes a sharp turn into lawn bag.
Projection is average which means it's not bad but not a monster. It's completely mid. Longevity, likewise, isn't bad, but not great, it's about 3 hours.
I'm not going to re-sell these vials, it makes no sense and wouldn't make me any money. Instead I'm gonna have to find a proper use for this scent, and I'll bet it involves dressing up which I don't do often because life's too short unless you're paying respects.
It looks like the Lacoste site has it previously listed for $84/100ml which is more than fair. I wouldn't pay that, obviously, but other perfumers list their MSRP for 100ml at twice that.
If you're getting utterly bored with everything else, this is a great hard left turn. A very Chinese-appropriate, minimalist, sit on a woven mat and drink green tea type-of-scent. Grassy, ginger-y, celery-heavy, tea-heavy, dry enough to make you cough, duststorm type of scent.
Extra points for uniqueness.
Top Notes 
Bergamot
Cardamom
Rhubarb
Heart Notes 
Ginger
Black pepper
Base Notes 
Amber
Cedarwood
Musk
Vanilla
Isakasyv
