Top 10 Wastes of Money


By Dane

1. L'Antimatiere (LesNez) - bottled air.

2. Pi (Givenchy) - ugly bottle, bland scent. Yawn.

3. Escentric Molecules - all 4 of them. If you really like them, get a bottle of the cheap synthetic they use instead.

4. Iris (Odori) - get Bois d'Argent instead, it's cheaper (and better).

5. L'Homme (Yves Saint Laurent) - I know, I said the bottle was nice...still not worth it though.

6. MB02 (Biehl) - like listening to your favourite song at barely audible levels.

7. Clive Christian - "the most expensive perfume in the world"...for you anyway, it doesn't cost them anything to make it.

8. Strange Invisible Perfumes - "natural" doesn't mean "better".

9. Hypnose Homme (Lancome) - there are cheaper ways to smell like fish.

10. I'm going to leave this one to your imagination. Hint - a hugely popular upscale men's fragrance that has a remarkable resemblance to a common, department store scent done by the same perfumer.
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8 comments:

  2. 1. LOL! Love your comment on L'Antimatiere: bottled air! Bingo!

    But I have to disagree on several others:

    2. As much trashing as it gets (here and in the Guide), I still love Pi! I think it's a beautiful bottle and a warm scent...

    3. Escentric Molecules - I like the Escentrics of the line: artful and subtle (perhaps a bit too subtle?).

    4. Iris (Odori) - Yes, costs a fortune, but it's not like Bois d'Argent is exactly cheap or readily available! I got a bottle of Odori on eBay for less than what bottles of Bois d'Argent were going for... And for the money, I prefer Odori: a much fresher (but not silly or cheap) iris.

    5. Yawn...

    6. I loved MB02! It IS like listening to your favourite song at barely audible levels (great image), but that's what's so great about it. Though, again, I can't afford it...

    7. Meh... Who's got money in their pocket that's itching them? Not me.

    8. Not familiar, but agree "natural" doesn't mean "better".

    9. LOL!

    10. I give up! What?
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  3. Oh! Thank heavens someone else doesn't get the Escentric (sp?) Molecules joke. Off-beat elements coming at you from different angles-- I'm supposed to put them together to make some kind of sense? When I go to a restaurant and oder an omelette, I don't expect to be brought three eggs, some bell peppers and some ham and be told "Knock yourself out." Too much work-- not fabulous (or funny) enough.

    -Rita
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  4. the whole point of the escentric molecules is that it is anti fragrance and an enhancer rather than multi tonal, its also invisible to the wearer but OH MY how many great compliments i get when i were Molecule 01 , or escentric 02, give it a try , and wait for the reaction, on will be dominant on your skin , thats the one to go for ,... Cheers Fragr-Ant
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  5. Fragr-Ant - the point of the post was about money...literally. Nothing at all wrong with Iso E Super, in fact it's one of my favourite synthetic notes, but the catch is that Escentric Molecules charges you a fortune for something that you can get for almost nothing.
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  6. What is ten!?! Everything by Tom Ford?? (Italian Cypress = Polo)
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  8. 7. Clive Christian - "the most expensive perfume in the world"...for you anyway, it doesn't cost them anything to make it.

    This wannabe house never caught my attention until I recently knew that 'X for women' (along with 'L'Eau de Circe' by Parfumerie Generale) was the closest thing in the world -sort of a clone- to the Gucci Rush. I admit that really it is, and a very preciouss one! For nostalgic reasons (and other little things that make you feel poor!), I still prefer the Gucci one, though.
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