...Currently:Designer - none worthy just yetNiche - Serge Lutens

...Just like yourself, I am having a great experience so far on parfumo.

...Apicius:I'll have to translate my L'Homme Sage review soon!It looks as if Luckyscent.com carries Divine, Eau Divine, L'Inspiratrice, L'Infante, L'ame Soeur and L'etre Aime. L'Homme Sage is no longer available on their list from Divine.

...Just a few of my personal favorites:"Windsor""Amber Absolute""Cuir Mauresque""Tea for Two""C for Men"

...State side, Devine is available at Luckyscent.com. I have L'Homme Sage and like it very much. You're correct Apicius, it is a fantastic fall/winter fragrance.

...@ Louce, I'm convinced that I was one of the scent glove toting nobles using it to deflect the human stench that plagued everyone (no pun intended). I love leather scents, especially old fragrances.

...Ineverwas:Last one I bought was Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens.Love this but not sure if I could wear something so sweet. Enjoy.

...I think the overall quality of designer fragrances is controlled by the greed of the manufactures. They are looking at a target audience with a particular price range. The real issue with today's designer fragrances is the hype and marketing that goes along with the fragrance. Is the fragrance's development really about the fragrance itself or the person's name behind the fragrance that might sell it? I see a different type of competition going on in niche fragrances.

...Great idea, Apicius. Hopefully this will attract the attention that Parfumo needs.

...I usually go straight towards:LeatherAmberOrientalsTobaccoWoodyGreenIf there's one house that creates for my specific tastes, I would have to say it's Serge Lutens. Can you tell from my collection? lol

...I find that many in my collection are specific to certain seasons and evoke certain emotions depending on the time of the year. I have not been able to mark one fragrance as an "all year round" choice. There seems to be a few good suggestions in this thread so far.

...I purchased Lubin-Figaro and Odin-07 Tanoke. They were my last purchases of 2011.

...I was cruising post in Basenotes when someone made mention to Parfumo International. I took a closer look and found that the perfume directory here was much more complete and more comprehensive. I thought it was worth a try.

...DonVanVliet:"Knize Ten" by Knize .. a must have.. I really like the strong leather note!Have you sampled Knize Ten-Golden Edition? It adds a bit of floral to the already great leather note. You might find it interesting.