tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post91425740713003427..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Cheap smells for men that don't smell cheap - suggestions please for a reader on a budget!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5685424632431965332016-11-05T11:53:06.915+00:002016-11-05T11:53:06.915+00:00Hi AnnieA,
That is an excellent thought, and now ...Hi AnnieA,<br /><br />That is an excellent thought, and now you mention it I have bought a partial bottle of l'Instant for a male friend on eBay in the past, which was quite satisfactory! Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50811434892548601932016-11-05T00:14:18.208+00:002016-11-05T00:14:18.208+00:00It's a little more expensive, even at the disc...It's a little more expensive, even at the discounters, but Guerlain's L'Instant is so manly and assured (I have a bit of a crush on it)...AnnieAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71990308577903796312016-11-04T21:53:17.835+00:002016-11-04T21:53:17.835+00:00Hi Undina,
What good ideas - of the two I am part...Hi Undina,<br /><br />What good ideas - of the two I am particularly partial to Black and have a bottle that only cost me £20 I think.<br /><br />And decants are the way I am going more and more - that's another fine tactic for keeping to a budget while still owning a decent amount of whatever you fancy.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50302362325173163082016-11-04T21:51:19.514+00:002016-11-04T21:51:19.514+00:00Hi Asali,
Haha, that is another perfectly good st...Hi Asali,<br /><br />Haha, that is another perfectly good strategy, and one I have followed myself, in part at least.<br /><br />It is very true that the discounters can come up with some great bargains - it never ceases to amaze me how affordable the bottles on All Beauty are - which coincidentally used to be called Cheap Smells!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61811959519842497382016-11-04T21:48:44.155+00:002016-11-04T21:48:44.155+00:00Hi crikey,
Lush is a great suggestion - there is ...Hi crikey,<br /><br />Lush is a great suggestion - there is something for everyone in their wide range, and the bottles are small and cheap! I think my friend Caryne has 'The President's Hat' - rather topical at the moment of course.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29870123839991529082016-11-04T21:47:16.218+00:002016-11-04T21:47:16.218+00:00Hi Sabine,
Thanks for sharing your recommendation...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your recommendations - I am not sure I have ever tried Tsar, so on the list it goes!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77971324046860745632016-11-04T08:30:19.071+00:002016-11-04T08:30:19.071+00:00Thierry Mugler's Cologne and Bvlgari Black - b...Thierry Mugler's Cologne and Bvlgari Black - both are great masculine perfumes that can be bought online on a very tight budget. Another idea would be to buy a more expensive perfume but not a bottle but a 20-30 ml decant in a split. Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10996174022563946452016-11-04T07:55:53.657+00:002016-11-04T07:55:53.657+00:00Perfumes on a budget, what's that? ;-) I think...Perfumes on a budget, what's that? ;-) I think I do it the other way round, if I really like something and can't afford it, I wait til someone tires of their bottle and sell it, or it's discounted. <br />Actually, the Discounters seem to have a lot of male fragrances at very affordable prices, like below 40€ Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24410699383729306102016-11-03T07:14:39.003+00:002016-11-03T07:14:39.003+00:00Some of the Lush Gorilla perfumes might do the tri...Some of the Lush Gorilla perfumes might do the trick... I am a big fan of "The Smell of Weather Turning". Snarl smells great in "The President's Hat". And the lemontree "Dad's Garden" is a good citrusy cologne.crikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29709730264459715402016-11-02T13:56:55.881+00:002016-11-02T13:56:55.881+00:00Another vote for Encre Noir, and in similar fashio...Another vote for Encre Noir, and in similar fashion Tsar, by Van Cleef&Arpels, and I would also recommend the Roger and Gallet Colognes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7418209366441125392016-11-02T11:57:24.016+00:002016-11-02T11:57:24.016+00:00Despite my encouragement, they are reluctant to ge...Despite my encouragement, they are reluctant to get rid of it because there is nothing "wrong" with it :) <br /><br />Wow, I think you did well with what you uncovered, considering. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19716309761664351432016-11-02T10:47:45.355+00:002016-11-02T10:47:45.355+00:00Hi Tara,
Yes, colognes are a pretty safe bet, and...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Yes, colognes are a pretty safe bet, and don't have that noxious blast of so many sporty men's frags.<br /><br />I guess Google had a challenge on its hands because it was all 40 years ago, and house particulars can change a heck of a lot in that time! I did establish that the flat I lived in with my parents during my A-Level year has now been split into two. I think IVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86883780072782737032016-11-02T10:43:45.248+00:002016-11-02T10:43:45.248+00:00Hi Bejoux Noir,
Thanks for endorsing the Grey Fla...Hi Bejoux Noir,<br /><br />Thanks for endorsing the Grey Flannel, not least because it is so long since I have smelt it. We are getting a few recurring scents here, in fact. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-88187470021397305502016-11-02T10:42:16.566+00:002016-11-02T10:42:16.566+00:00Hi Yuki,
Thanks for that. In addition to the Taba...Hi Yuki,<br /><br />Thanks for that. In addition to the Tabac coincidence above, we are having the same conversation over on my and Val's Facebook wall (she kindly shared my post) and I suggested the Extreme version of Encre Noire to a male friend who was chipping in. The original is more vetiver-y and surprisingly affordable as you say - and as I have only just found out ref the Extreme on Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80844342833298407202016-11-02T10:37:41.626+00:002016-11-02T10:37:41.626+00:00Hi Anna,
What a charming story of Tabac and your ...Hi Anna,<br /><br />What a charming story of Tabac and your own father! Love the sound of the little bottle on a key ring - I would have found that too cute to resist, especially at a young age, as you may have been, but probably at any!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51926116659125593162016-11-02T10:05:26.936+00:002016-11-02T10:05:26.936+00:00I'm no help on this subject but I don't th...I'm no help on this subject but I don't think you can go wrong with those classic colognes like 4711 and Jean-Marie Farina. <br /><br />It's very rare you're deep dive Googling doesn't come up with the goods but I guess it was a tall order. My parents still have the enamel lavender bath suite they installed when they moved into their house in 1969 and is still in top-notch Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26922191256070923152016-11-02T09:56:26.976+00:002016-11-02T09:56:26.976+00:00Grey Flannel - very cheap and a very good classic ...Grey Flannel - very cheap and a very good classic !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986524780460337849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16650473031358073672016-11-02T03:46:33.471+00:002016-11-02T03:46:33.471+00:00If he is a vetiver fan, Encre Noire is quite inexp...If he is a vetiver fan, Encre Noire is quite inexpensive and wonderful stuff! I also like Stetson. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330851813006632304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-78063866583301905652016-11-01T23:54:29.044+00:002016-11-01T23:54:29.044+00:00Hello Bonks, and what a timely response from Porti...Hello Bonks, and what a timely response from Portia (for reasons that will become clearer soon).<br /><br />I bought my dad a bottle of Tabac one Father's Day and it came with a little bottle on a key-ring, which I kept for myself and used myself. Crumbs, that truly would be the first scent I bought and used myself, and I'd forgotten about it until this blog and Portia's comment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39144471253629685952016-11-01T22:55:57.922+00:002016-11-01T22:55:57.922+00:00Hi Portia,
Thank you for that tip, which I had no...Hi Portia,<br /><br />Thank you for that tip, which I had not heard of. Definitely worth following up!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24762495390560213772016-11-01T20:41:05.259+00:002016-11-01T20:41:05.259+00:00Hey Vanessa.
In the cheaply aisle I love Tabac by ...Hey Vanessa.<br />In the cheaply aisle I love Tabac by Maurer and Wurtz. My dad wore it and I still use it as my shave foam and sometimes scent my bath with it.<br />Cheap!!AustralianPerfumeJunkieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404313441040574550noreply@blogger.com