...How to get samples directly from the perfumer? Simple as 1,2, 3 Lola! Choose any/all of the brands mentioned on this thread, go to their website (linked via their Parfumo pages) and look for samples or discovery sets.

...Rainflower by Neil MorrisPerfect for a rainy spring morning

...Yey a Parfumo section! Thank you :D

...Found that thread after I posted here Hope the board gets a Parfumo section soon :)

...The topic is what have you bought recently - can it be expanded to include what made you buy it? Do you have a buying strategy Olga?

...Technically Frantic has some great features - the huge database, the drop-down boxes that allow you to insert the perfume image/link, the ability to just copy and paste images. It's very accessable, but in becoming so it's also become a victim of it's own success. In terms of the forum, what started as a place for discussing perfume, learning and meeting like-minded individuals has now just become a school yard, and an eccentrically supervised one at that.

...LolaRaffinée by Houbigant

...Just realized there is a drop-down box providing different options for ordering my wardrobe shelves! Is this a new function or am I blind? Just another great feature - thank you!

...Olga1780:I am entirely with you on the $ 200 bottles! But unfortunately, by the time i catch what I want for the right price, I end up with 20 other great deals .....which makes my desired bargain not qualify as a bargain :evil:Ha ha Olga - I think it's a law of the universe! I let something go last night because I have my eye on something else with a heftier price tag. That bottle went for $7! Think we should start a 'one that got away' thread?

...My latest catches are Balmain Ambre Gris and Prada Infusion d'RoseI've had a bit of money to spend on perfume lately. But I'm trying to be disciplined and stick to my wishlist, instead of chasing after every bright, shiney thing that catches my attention. I'll wait and watch for what I want until I can get it at the right price. I could never fork out $200 for a bottle of perfume.

...The endlessly duplicated threads are a big turnoff for me. Same topics posted at the same time, in the same section of the forum as well as in other sections of the board. People just talk over each other and no-one is listening. The forum is a MESS.

...If this site can claim the middle-ground between the elitism of Basenotes and the populism of Fragrantica I will be happy.

...The first thing I would love to smell from Apicius' wonderful wardrobe isRed Sea by Micallef

...The idea for this game comes from MaggieKat. Look at the previous poster's wardrobe and nominate a fragrance you have never smelled, but would like to.Start with my wardrobe.

...Lolafav: Fendileast fav: Red Door

...I recently started storing fbs alphabetically by house in basket drawers in a dresser in my bedroom. Works fine except I've already filled them up :roll: My vintage bottles, sizable decants and minis are stored in a small antique cupboard. My samples are in boxes. Love the pantry idea but don't have the space right now.

...There are some great new features here and those extra shelves have really clarified my thinking by helping me sort my wardrobe out. I like the way bottles are alphabetically arranged by default. But I do agree it would be great to have the option of sorting by colour for those who have the knack for it. My biggest question at this point is how do I upload images to the forum?

...OK, yes I admit there is a place for kitties. At the moderators' discretion, of course.

...Been checking out all the perfumers nominated so far (thank you!) and I'm surprised how affordable their sample offerings are.

...Don't you feel that in some price brackets the bottle gimcrackery is meant to be a distraction from the juice?