...Hah! Well I feel much better about $500 but I still would not buy it. Well, maybe if I had a six figure salary and already made all my yearly contributions. His perfume book is wonderful too.

...to excellence, but he's always a genius marketer. Nothing wrong with that. What I envy is his nose, if he can really reliably detect 800 notes.ScentedSalon:Sounds very exciting for you. I too wish to smell these fragrances and visit Harrod's perfumes, many of which are not available where I am. However...

...Sounds very exciting for you. I too wish to smell these fragrances and visit Harrod's perfumes, many of which are not available where I am. However, there is the dreamer in us that samples such wares and then there is the rationalist: even if I happen to fall in love with a Roja (and that is unlikely from the few I have smelled), there is no way I would ever buy something of his because of price. Fragrances make life wonderful but for 3,500 I could take a luxurious week-long European river cruise with my husband. I could buy 20 new bottles of niche perfume. Unless one is a millionaire, there is a definite line to be drawn. What are you willing to give up to own that fragrance?

...I love Ajmal and most of the other Arabian brands, though they don't always use real oud either, which is ok. Their prices are usually pretty good.Does Kurdjian use real oud in his trio of ouds? I smelled them and they are more natural than most others.

...ScentedSalon: Have you tried Cartier's Oud and Oud? Though Western, I feel that there is real oud in it.No, I haven't.There are numerous oud perfumes around that...

...That's cool. I would get it if they delivered to the US. I love natural oud. It is totally different than synthetics. Have you tried Cartier's Oud and Oud? Though Western, I feel that there is real oud in it.

...one? Thank you for pointing out "Dreamer" It looks like something I will like very much! I may even blind buy this one if I can't get a sample.@ Scentedsalon, I have never heard of Perris "Taif Rose". I will definitely look this one up. " Thank you for pointing out so many Rose + Saffron scents. Saffron...

...So many favorites in this category: Aramic Calligrapy Rose and Rose Malaki (similar smelling), Perris Taif Rose (fresh and alive), Dark Rose (perfect saffron/rose/oud) and the similar Dior Oud Ispahan. Incense Rose by Tauer and of course the new Rose Flash (resin roses). Soft roses with green: Un Zeste de Rose by Rosine and Paestum Rose. Spicy rose: Rose Poivre by Different Company and the more gourmandish Yves Rocher Rose Absolue. I could go on and on.

...I tend to use a new perfume for a week after I first buy it and then I go back to other ones. I have no idea which ones I've used the most.

...The notes I love are the ones that seem to do well on my skin: spicesn incense and rose. I also adore a good oud and always get compliments when I wear these notes.I am not advanced enough to know which notes don't work with my skin.

...This site is awesome. I like the non-perfume concepts as well. Really crisp and beautiful.

...I also love Kurkdjian and Duchafour. Vasnier has good stuff. By no means do these noses create everything I love but they have a fine touch.

...ScentedSalon I think it's one of the ingredients in the perfume, probably a natural one. Legrand smells so fresh for good reason, no doubt.Thanks for that tip...

...I love getting a good perfume deal on ebay but then you are left wondering, is this a real item or not? The alternative is to pay through the nose for rare perfumes that sometimes pop up at exclusive stores. At least you know you got a genuine product but the price difference makes me cringe.

...Sorry to hear that, the closest I've come is a burning from the alcohol when I sprayed a perfume. That eventually goes away without leaving anything on the skin. I don't even know why you would get a rash, because of the ingredients or the alcohol?

...Well for some reason, even though over 90 people viewed this topic, no one could give me a pointer so I went ahead with SDV because I already loved it and I had never smelled the Micallef vanilla.

...for vintages can be tiresome. It'll be nice to just pick a bottle up when I am off my no buy. Thank you for making the decision for me :lol: @ScentedSalon, I need to revisit Tabac Blond. I took her for a test run very early on in my scent journey and I wonder how much more I can get out of her now that...

...I love Caron. Their stuff is so long-lasting, as you said. My favorites are of course Tabac Blond and Poivre. Parfum Sacree and Nuit de Noel are good but there is something in them that does not come out well on me. From the more recent releases, their Oud is too medicinal for me and Delire de Roses was just nice.

...Note Vanille by Micaillef is back in stock at Luckyscent. I have not found my perfect vanilla: I like it cozy, boozy and maybe creamy and spicy. The boozy is the most important.What should I get, Note Vanille or Spiritueuse Double Vanille?

...really like Sir -- a funky chypre. Changing my mind about Bitter Rose. I may just get it.ScentedSalon:I've found a s shop locally that sells D.S. Durga so I was able to sample some scents in person with large testers instead of small dabbers...