...PontNeuf:Rebella:I hope my next buy will be Caron´s Tabac Blond. :)Oh, I always wanted to try this one...is it only available at Caron or is it even out of...

...I am from Germany, 38 years of age and joined Parfumo about 2years ago. I am absolutely thrilled we now also have an international platform.My hobbies are : photography /digital editing, I am a musicaholic and I am interested in art, literature and concerts/ballet/theater. I am also a collector of antique photographs and historic handwritten papers.I have a weakness for the "old-fashioned", especially the 40/30/20s, the Victorian era and also the centuries before that. And, of course, I love perfume and am particularly curious about niche scents. Have been regularly and passionately wearing perfume since teenage days but was in my mid 30s when I discovered there is more than "just" the nice Chanel classics.

...In Munich there are very nice addresses to shop perfumes which are not available everywhere.DOUGLASAddress : Theatinerstr.Offers the Guerlain Exclusives, Tom Ford Private Blend, Bond No.9 and more exclusive brands/lines along with their regular mainstream range.BRUECKNER & BUBLITZAddress : Marienplatz + RindermarktSmall but very fine boutiques offering Montale, Molinard, Bond No.9 and more. Here I tried my first Montale, it was White Aoud :-)LUDWIG BECKAddress : MarienplatzMedium-sized department store with a very nice perfume boutique.Brands such as Serge Lutens, Annick Goutal, Jo Malone, Nasomatto, Boadicea the Victorius, Clive Christian, Frederic Malle, Amouage and many more are represented there. Gorgeous variety !Besides, I highly recommend their music department (specialized in jazz, classical, world music and electro/lounge).OBERPOLLINGERAddress : Neuhauser Str. (is a central pedestrian precinct lined with shops)Another medium-sized department store offering many designer brands. I think it´s a small version of Breuninger.Nice perfume area with niche brands such as Micallef, Tom Ford Private Blend, Armani Exclusives etc.SUENDHAFTAddress : Reichenbachstr.Very fine niche boutique offering perfumes, cosmetics and tea.Brands such as Sonoma Scent Studio (the only shop in Germany where you can buy Laurie Ericksons perfumes), Juozas Statkevicius, Damian Bash, Aftelier and many many more really "niche-y" perfumes.

...If you ever come to visit the region around Stuttgart (about 2-3h drive away from Munich) you should stop by at :BREUNINGERAddress : Marktstr.It´s a big department store similar to Neiman Marcus with a huge parfumerie offering both mainstream and exclusive/niche lines suchas Guerlain Exclusives, CHANEL Exclusives, Tom Ford Private Blend, Armani Privé, Creed, Bond No.9, Annick Goutal, Serge Lutens...just to name a few.Besides there is a small Hermès boutique where you can buy their exclusive perfumes as well.Fashion victims will also find nice things at Dior, Fendi, Burberry and Chloé (house-in-house-boutiques).SCHLOSSPARFUMERIEAddress : Koenigstr. (close to Rotebuehlplatz)Small but fine cosmetics/perfume boutique offering brands such asAmouage, Molinard, Profumi Del Forte etc.

...Rebella:I hope my next buy will be Caron´s Tabac Blond. :)Oh, I always wanted to try this one...is it only available at Caron or is it even out of production ? It seems to be extremely hard to get.

...HiWhich perfume you are most looking forward to buy next ?As for me I would like to have "Emir", "Cuir Beluga" and "Black Violet". I am undecided about the priority within this listing as they are all quite pricy :?

...Midnight Oud by JHAG - I love this leathery rose and am happy about the big bottle :-)

...If you love booze and dried fruits I recommend "Frapin 1697" :-)Or, without the booze "Arabie" by Serge Lutens.

...Thanks so much for sharing your memories with us :-) I am so sorry, I accidentally put this topic in women´s perfumes but actually wanted to post it under "unisex" or "miscellaneous".Maybe one of the mod´s can re-locate this topic into the right category, please ?@AromiErotici : You have about 500 bottles of perfume ? :-) Goodness gracious, that IS a lot :-) And I thought my collection is already too big (only 99 at present). I am always afraid my treasures go bad before I manage to use them up.

...PontNeuf:Vanilla==> Like in "Vanille Noir" or "Spiritueuse Double Vanille"Chocolate and cocoa==> Like in "Angel" or "Strictly private" Cloves, cinnamon...

...Vanilla==> Like in "Vanille Noir" or "Spiritueuse Double Vanille"Chocolate and cocoa==> Like in "Angel" or "Strictly private" Cloves, cinnamon==> Like in "Tobacco Vanille" or "Opium"Malt (cereal-like)==> Like in "Ambra Mediterranea" or "Asmar"Honey==> Like in "Pure Havane"

...Hi EveryoneAt which age did you start seriously wearing perfume and which ones were your first perfume loves ?I started out with "Obsession" at the age of 15, followed by Poison, Loulou, Coco and Joop! Berlin. And Casmir (at that time really nice especially in the extrait version). And Giorgio Beverly Hills. And Samsara.Today, for me only Coco, Samsara and Loulou have remained, they are relicts of an era long gone but always great for nostalgic moments.

..."Azuree" by Estee Lauder is, in my humble opinion, the most beautiful leather chypre I have smelled so far. A real stunner !"Cabochard" by Grès is a leather chypre as well but a pretty bitter one (at least on my skin).

...Designer : Estee LauderNiche : Guerlain exclusives, Montale

...words fit perfectly, PontNeuf: Room to breathe!"Translucent" doesn´t mean "weak", "wishy-washy" or "undefined". KM, as well as AG, has some quite strong, very distintively...

...PontNeuf, I think, I know this "watery" character... I just call it "translucent" here. *g*KM sometimes appears to me as the US-Amercian version of Annick...

...PontNeuf, I think, I know this "watery" character... I just call it "translucent" here. *g*KM sometimes appears to me as the US-Amercian version of Annick...

...I tried 4 or 5 of her scents (i.e. Peau de Peche, Zazous, Iris Pourpre, Iris d´Argent, Oliban) but I found them very watery on me.Besides, the overall impression I had with them was "This is not me."However, I love love love the Loukhoum Parfum pour le Soir. This one is the complete opposite of the above-mentioned scents. Sweeter than Angel, even foodier than Angel ! It is a dream of marcipane cherries with marshmallows around. One of the most remarkable gourmands I have ever smelled.

...Great likes (both for myself and on men) :- Dior Homme + Intense- Strictly Private / Baldessarini- Santos / Cartier- Pure Malt + Pure Havane / Thierry Mugler- Cruel Intentions / Kilian- Infusion d´homme / Prada- Black Aoud / Montale- Original Aouds / Montale- Fumerie Turque / Serge Lutens- Cuir Mauresque / Serge LutensDislikes :- Aoud Cuir d´Arabie / Montale

...I like :Flower notes : rose, iris, violet, jasmineSpice notes : cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepperResin notes : labdanum, styrax, benzoin, smokey incenseWood notes : oud, sandalwood, cedarGourmand notes : vanilla, caramel, almond, tonka bean, chocolate/cocoa, honeyFresh notes : lemon, bergamotte, orangeOthers : smokey tobacco, soft leather, patchouli, saffron (in small dosages), musk, castoreum, civet, boozy notes such as wine, whiskey, rum or cognac, oakmossThese are just notes which I especially enjoy.**********I have a hard time with lily-of-the-valley, lilacs, tuberose and aquatic-fresh scents.UPDATE OCT.30 : How could I forget oakmoss ?