...Dalmajen:Eternity:The opening of Shalimar Yes, agree! :roll:The first few minutes of Habit Rouge is another one. Versace The Dreamer is straight from hell on my skin the first 10-15 minutes.

...Cruella:Sweetgrass:Cruella:I don't think Elizabeth Taylor perfumes should be considered cheapies, at least not the first three she released, they all cost over 160 dollars an ounce and debuted at the most high of the high end stores. Specially White Diamonds which cost 200 dollars an ounce upon release.I had no idea :shock: they float around eBay for 10-20 USD for a 100ml bottle so something has clearly changed.Yes, I really don't know why Elizabeth Arden has allowed the Liz Taylor brand fall to the lowest depths of drugstore horror when in fact the brand was never intended to be a drugstore brand in the first place. White Diamonds is still the highest selling celebrity endorsed perfume in the world, and has been for 20 years, but you wouldn't know or think it was any good given how cheap it is, but it didn't start that way.The scents released after Black Pearls never debuted at the top like the first three though, I would say those are proper drugstore scents.I agree with this. I own a bottle of Passion for Men. It is a beautiful incense and vanilla based oriental fragrance. Nothing smells cheap about it in either the initial application or the drydown. I bought a tester online for about 12 bucks for a 3.4 oz bottle. Great bargain, but it does give the brand a cheap drugstore vibe when it is anything but cheap smelling. I do not like White Diamonds myself, but I respect that it is a beautifully crafted fragrance.

...I am a bit of a fragrance glutton, and I generally want to smell as many (pleasant) scents as possible. Once caveat: they have to be EXACTLY what I want or I would prefer no scent stuff.For example, I use scented bath and laundry soap, along with dish soap. Soap that I made myself, and scented with exactly the fragrance I wanted and picked. So I have fresh cut roses scent for my dishwashing liquid, and a Green Irish Tweed knockoff in my laundry....LOL.

...I have been playing catch-up at work all week since the holiday weekend. I have also been expanding my perfume collection using part of an unexpected cash windfall I received.

...Azuree by Estee Lauder and sincerely loving it.

...Sleuth:Nice, I would like to hear some more feedback about that one :)S.o.t.D.: Cerruti 1881 (homme)Sherapop's review is dead on....sweet fougere accord saved from being too sweet by the cedar and patchouli. Unique, wonderful, and dirt cheap. I put it on at 6:30 this morning (3:30 pm right now), and it's still going strong (2 sprays to my chest) but not overpowering.

...Bought this one blind based on Sherapop's glowing review. She's right...it smells fantastic!

...Trying to get reacquainted with an old friend and having a bit of a hard time. This is so different than the stuff I wore in the 80s and 90s. :cry:

...Trying to get into the season, so I am wearing some coniferous fragrances for a bit. Today it's...

...Cold day so I am renewing my love affair with Habit Rouge.

...MiaVonTrost:Hayven:Thank goodness my perfume collection is a tiny safety net. I was able to sell enough to pay for two bills.Sound priority! Hope times get better soon and you needn't sell anything non-replaceable.+1. I have been nursing an aching back from the last push cleaning I did last night...ugh.

...An old friend...

...I have been perfume shopping on my breaks and lunch today. Getting everything narrowed down for Christmas time.

...Dry, smoky, and spicy.

...I have less than a year to finish paying off some debt. Then I will have more of a budget. At that point, I am going to do so serious reading here and probably ask a lot of questions. I have a good designer collection from before the finances went downhill, but I am always looking to expand.

...Foustie:Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose. It's a huge honking Rose Soliflore. I can't quite believe how cheap it is.+1 on this one. It is one of my mother's personal favorites, so I bulk buy for her at TJ Maxx, Marshall's, or when it's on sale online.Another vote for Tabac Original Great stuff that lasts and lasts.Aqua Quorum Kind of like a cross between Wings for Men and Polo Sport, but unlike either, I actually like this one. Goes all day on my skin and is a great summer fragrance.Everlast Original 1910 by Everlast. Starts off citrusy like so many sporty, athletic fragrances, and then surprisingly, dries down into a rather beautiful woody Oriental.Avon Wild CountryClean(in an old school sense), barber shop type fragrance. Can be had for $10 or less on sale, lasts very well for a cologne, and smells far better than people give it credit for.Perry Ellis 360 Degrees White Definitely a JPG Le Male Vibe going on but not so cloyingly intense as the original. Cuba Gold and the now discontinued Javari by The Body Shop all fall under this category.Cuba Royale Poor man's Paco Rabanne 1 Million, except I actually like the Cuba Royale :lol: Santa Fe Smells shockingly similar to The 3rd Man by Caron...not as complex or intense, but certainly nice at the $2 a bottle I spent for mine. Worth a blind buy if you can find it cheap nowadays.Canoe EDT I do not bother with the cologne strength, but the EDT is a fresh lemony burst, along with lavender and vanilla to back it up. Lasts as well as anything out there, and I finally understood the attraction and all the magazine fanfare back in the day after sampling this strength.Old Spice No, it doesn't smell as good as it did when made by Shulton, but it still smells darned good and it's a pretty safe bet for a good cheapie.

...Designer: Tie between Caron and GuerlainNiche: I don't know yet...not at a point in my life where I can afford it.

...Going to get a bottle of Caron's Nuit de Noël for my mother for a Christmas stocking stuffer. Maybe some Royal Bain for myself.

...Giving this one another shot after panning it in a review. Still smells like I splashed on Tide and Downy, and spilled a grape soda on myself! :lol:

...Not Dlane, but I am Mike the Meerkat! :lol:Edited: Because I cannot flippin' type to save my soul.