Question:
When I was at Neiman Marcus the other day getting Virgin Island Water, there was a rep there for Black Orchid. I sniffed it and it was interesting alright. The rep was really pushing me to buy it (but in a nice and flirty way). She sprayed some on a card that I took home with me. I let the card sit on my desk.
OK, I didn't get any "crotch" notes--too bad because I was looking for them. It was a nice fragrance, but in my mind a heavy retooling of YSL's Nu (also done under Tom Ford). Black Orchid is not something I would wear, though I would like to date a woman that wore it.
And that card that sat on my desk, wafting up the Black Orchid and conjuring all sorts of visuals of sexy smoldering "cougars" (like the cougar-ish SA)... well, you get the idea...


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Indieguy - you gotta try Black Orchid on your SKIN to really get the full effect.
The same thing happened to me, when I first sniffed it. I had them spray it on a card and I put the card in my car console. It scented my car for about 2 weeks (no lie). However, that smell is NOT the smell of Black Orchid on me. That mysterious 'dank' smell I mentioned earlier I only got from skin application.
Try it - you might 'get' it as a mans scent (much like Jicky).

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Quote: Originally Posted by mikeperez23 Indieguy - you gotta try Black Orchid on your SKIN to really get the full effect.
The same thing happened to me, when I first sniffed it. I had them spray it on a card and I put the card in my car console. It scented my car for about 2 weeks (no lie). However, that smell is NOT the smell of Black Orchid on me. That mysterious 'dank' smell I mentioned earlier I only got from skin application.
Try it - you might 'get' it as a mans scent (much like Jicky). It WAS a pretty intriguing scent, and my interest in it was sparked (but I was also diverting some of my attention to sampling Eau des Merveilles for the first time--which was great).
What kind of annoyed me was the fact that I was there dropping $230 on a fragrance--and while they threw in a few samples of some different random Hermes and Armani frags-- they didn't offer to give me any wearable samples of Black Orchid or Eau des Merveilles. No. They wanted me to be so impulsive as to just buy them all on the spot as well. I don't think they understand how samples work. (And when I got ripped off on my Mechant Loup, I didn't even get any freebees or samples, let alone a damn receipt).
I will keep on the lookout for samples. It looks like a lot went into making Black Orchid--whether it's something I could wear or not, it's interesting.

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I bought Black Orchid a couple of weeks ago, and I've found it very difficult to stop wearing it - it's hypnotic and languorous. I love the feeling of fruit and flesh balanced on the edge of turning. It's exceptionally unusual for me to wear something day after day after day...but I've found I'm doing it with Black Orchid, and I can't stop sniffing myself. After its disco-slut opening, it quiets down and stays close to the skin. It's very wearable in public.
I would be intrigued and fascinated by a guy who had the chutzpah to wear this.