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Saturday, April 02, 2005
 
EDT Madness
My lady got for me a miniature version of CK's Eternity for Men. There's one word for it.

Divine.

I initially thought that it smelt like chewing gum, but that was 1 box and 1 layer of wrapping paper away. With those gone, Eternity has a woodsy and tangy scent that is both rich and light. Very sophisticated. It's not a new scent by any means, but since I tend to get "hooked" like an addict when I latch on to a scent that I like, I typically avoid testing EDTs. It's like I have a pavlovian instinct to own those, all the more if they are packaged in a come-fondle-me bottle.

My collection so far:

l'eau par Kenzo (pour homme), 1 50ml (1/4 left) and 1 100 ml standing-by
My usual scent. Mild, citrus-based, fresh and never overpowering.

Tommy Hilfiger, 1 50ml
Tangy and rich.

CK One, 1 100ml
My usual scent prior to Kenzo. Light and classic scent.

Boss Elements Aqua, 1 50ml
Strong, lasting and powerful. Best worn when you want to appear rich.

Body Shop of a man, 1 100ml
Citrus based and light. Unfortunately, it now irks me. Used as an occasional air freshener. Good thing it was cheap.

Adding the 15ml Eternity to the list, that's almost 500ml of scent. Enough to last me about 5 years. Definitely should not get a larger bottle of CK Eternity. *smacks self*

It's odd how I'm no metrosexual (hah) and yet I have so many bottles of fragances. I've also noticed this recent tendency of mine to admire shoes that are way too expensive. This does not bode well for my retire-by-35 gameplan. Not unless some obscure relative dies and I inherit millions of dollars that can be squandered away on cars, shoes, suits, gadgets and houses.

And EDTs of course.

Oh the agony....

Posted by The Facetious Cap'n Intrepid at 11:57 PM |

8 Comments

Wah lau eh, the business of wearing scents so tedious and chim one ah?

Sorry but suaku old me dun know whats EDT leh. Can give me your 'divine' enlightenment? heh

Anonymous ahfu | 4/07/2005 12:01:00 PM | Permalink |  

eau de toilette! (if i got the spelling right). perfume la, in other words, except that sounds too sissy for my liking...

Blogger The Facetious Cap'n Intrepid | 4/07/2005 02:24:00 PM | Permalink |  

water of toilet. Hahahah. That sounds worse man. Stick with perfume ;)

Btw, whats the diff between cologne and perfume?

Anonymous ahfu | 4/07/2005 10:46:00 PM | Permalink |  

Strictly speaking, eau de toilette and eau de cologne (edc) are all types of perfumes. The perfume family also includes eau de parfum (edp) and parfum extracts (pe). The difference lies in the amount of aromatics in the perfume. In increasing order, the rank is: edc, edt, edp, pe. edc is the "lightest" and usually the cheapest. Lasts the shortest also. Most varieties now are edt. edp can also be found, but it's usually for women cuz it's quite strong (very). And i've never come across pe. Considering 50 ml of edp can sell from 80-120, pe should be priced at about 150 for a 30ml bottle.

Blogger The Facetious Cap'n Intrepid | 4/08/2005 08:27:00 AM | Permalink |  

definitely divinely enlightening. 'tis gd that u liked it :)

Anonymous Anonymous | 4/09/2005 09:17:00 PM | Permalink |  

errrm, for a guy, you sure own loads of scents. i've been using davidoff's cool water for women for, let's see, five years now. At the rate of three drops a year. Which means I'll finally finish it in another two decades, assuming it still has any semblance of a scent by then...

dawna

Anonymous Anonymous | 4/10/2005 09:31:00 PM | Permalink |  

errrm, for a guy, you sure own loads of scents. i've been using davidoff's cool water for women for, let's see, five years now. At the rate of three drops a year. Which means I'll finally finish it in another two decades, assuming it still has any semblance of a scent by then...

dawna

Anonymous Anonymous | 4/10/2005 09:31:00 PM | Permalink |  

yes m'dear, loved it :)

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dawna, ur not giving me hope... i have to finish my bottles so i can get more... preferably before i hit my 40s. :)

Blogger The Facetious Cap'n Intrepid | 4/13/2005 09:39:00 PM | Permalink |  

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