Black Metal and Cologne go hand in hand....apparently.

yeah I prefer the oil because stays on longer but it's not as lingering like you say. I like that it only projects 3 feet away as opposed to 6 feet.

I get the whole not wanting to be the "cologne guy"

I've become more sensitive to cologne since moving to Seattle. Hardly anyone I know wears it, so when they do, it's very noticeable and it annoys me.

That doesn't mean everyone's a hippie, we shower and use deodorant. Well most of us anyway.

No wonder Seattle is the number 1 depressed city in the US. Not enough cologne is being worn.

I use deodorant but I use cologne rarely.

Haha! I guess I have a reputation now! :D

Ohh not like THAT sillyhead! I'm talking about back in the 70s with those colognes that could burn nosehair. I tend to prefer light ethereal scents, with an exception for winter fragrances and ones I use for night time wear. That's when I break out my orientals and gourmands and get to smell like a bakery.

Along with all my other weird genres! :D

But anywho, I was on Luckyscent and after selling a long discontinued fragrance (Dolce & Gabbana By Man) for $140, I decided to pick up a few samples.

Costume National's 21 (again)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lNFGcZimYT...s400/21pic.jpg

Absolutely beautiful stuff. Soft and creamy, contrasted with spices and incense. Perfectly balanced.

L'Artisan Parfumeur's Mure et Musc

http://www.luckyscent.com/images/products/15201.jpg

A fragrance based around blackberries! How perfect is that.

Miller Harris' Tangerine Vert

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4_QbXkHtqy...ERINE_VERT.JPG

Mandarine Basilic made me wanna find another realistic orange fragrance. This one sounds like it could be perfect.



And on a different note, I got a new font! :D

http://cdn.myfonts.net/s/ec/rs-20110...yptian-pw3.png

It reminds me of one of my favorite slab serif fonts (Archer), so I knew I needed it.

So you really do have a collection of fragrances? Take a picture of your setup/collection

I want to see it.

What other rare colognes/perfumes do you own?

It's quite small, but here's one I took for Basenotes awhile back:

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1300060824

As for the second question, Dolce & Gabbana's By Man is the only real "rare" one. Although I do own samples (which are enough for me most of the time) of Dior's Eau Noire which retails for around $355, Amouage's Dia Man which retails for $250-$300, Creed's Windsor which retails for $600, and Kenzo's UFO which retailed for around $300. It was a limited release, and had a specially designed bottle:

http://www.spyoneradio.fr/cutenews/d...ages/kenzo.jpg

Pure Malt will soon be hard to find, as it just got discontinued again.

I had no idea that such a thing existed. Collecting rare colognes I mean.