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I don't mean 'stolen' as in, burglarized. I mean stolen from you by a friend/spouse/fellow fragrance junkie?
One of the fragrances that I had hearing lots of good things about, for a while, was Paco Rabanne Black XS. I remember reading a review by Marlen (Perfumecritic.com) that called it "goth Pez" and I loved that description and couldn't wait to smell it (plus the Paco Rabanne ads for the scent were very...stimulating: the young hottie in the ad was sporting a six pack, tattoos, buzzed short hair & a long chain; very 'thug Abercrombie').
I literally went to atleast 20 different stores (department stores, Perfumania-esque stores, kiosks at the mall) and NOONE had a tester for me to sniff. They all kept saying 'We have Paco Rabanne XS' - which I tried and did not like. This only continued to increase my obsession about the Black XS - I just HAD to smell it. I almost blind bought it (it's pretty inexpensive on Ebay), but then I found a fellow BN member who swapped me a half-bottle for my half-bottle of Marc Jacobs.
As soon as it arrived I opened it at home, in front of my partner (not a fragrance junkie like me) and when I sprayed it, he instantly fell in love with it. I had literally not even smelled it for 10 seconds on my skin & he had already proclaimed this was his new fragrance. And then it was gone - out of my hands & he has been wearing it every day this week (receiving lots of compliments, I might add...hmphh!!).
I like my Black XS - don't get me wrong (it smells like Smuckers Strawberry jam on me). But, jeez, I wanted to like it all by myself for atleast a couple of weeks, Is that selfish of me?
Any similiar stories out there in BaseNotes - I'd love to hear them...

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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 I don't mean 'stolen' as in, burglarized. I mean stolen from you by a friend/spouse/fellow fragrance junkie?
One of the fragrances that I had hearing lots of good things about, for a while, was Paco Rabanne Black XS. I remember reading a review by Marlen (Perfumecritic.com) that called it "goth Pez" and I loved that description and couldn't wait to smell it (plus the Paco Rabanne ads for the scent were very...stimulating: the young hottie in the ad was sporting a six pack, tattoos, buzzed short hair & a long chain; very 'thug Abercrombie').
I literally went to atleast 20 different stores (department stores, Perfumania-esque stores, kiosks at the mall) and NOONE had a tester for me to sniff. They all kept saying 'We have Paco Rabanne XS' - which I tried and did not like. This only continued to increase my obsession about the Black XS - I just HAD to smell it. I almost blind bought it (it's pretty inexpensive on Ebay), but then I found a fellow BN member who swapped me a half-bottle for my half-bottle of Marc Jacobs.
As soon as it arrived I opened it at home, in front of my partner (not a fragrance junkie like me) and when I sprayed it, he instantly fell in love with it. I had literally not even smelled it for 10 seconds on my skin & he had already proclaimed this was his new fragrance. And then it was gone - out of my hands & he has been wearing it every day this week (receiving lots of compliments, I might add...hmphh!!).
I like my Black XS - don't get me wrong (it smells like Smuckers Strawberry jam on me). But, jeez, I wanted to like it all by myself for atleast a couple of weeks, Is that selfish of me?
Any similiar stories out there in BaseNotes - I'd love to hear them... Mike,
It hasn't happened to me (yet), but that may just mean that I don't own anything that is really worth stealing!
How sad that your partner would confiscate your scent from you! On the other hand, and speaking as a 42-year-old gay man who's NEVER had a serious relationship, I would trade a fragrance for true love any day! I realize that that's probably HERESY to many here on Basenotes, but please don't go TOO HARD on me: maybe I'm just not a true "Basenotes junkie" yet! ;-)
George

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Mike, your story gives me a new-found appreciation of my boyfriend's unwavering allegiance to cK one: at least my own scent choices are safely mine! (Plus it smells really good on him.)
And George, I think your priorities are right -- and I hope you find your true love!

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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 But, jeez, I wanted to like it all by myself for atleast a couple of weeks, Is that selfish of me? No it is not selfish of you; it is inconsiderate of your partner. You searched high and low for the frag, only to have it hijacked upon finally acquiring it. Live and learn. I will have to remember this. I've not had any frags hihacked yet but now I know what to watch out for. Test frags in private. I don't want anyone telling me "Ok, you can have any of those but I'm taking this one!" I'm in this obsession for me, nobody else.
Unfortunately, experience, as opposed to instruction, tends to be the better teacher.

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During my senior year of high school I owned a bottle of Herrera for Men. My dad liked it then took it.

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I had worn Angel for Men (I am pretty sure it was only called Angel for Men when it first came out. Not A*men) for about 4 years undisturbed. Then on vacation in Vegas my friend wanted to know the name of the scent I kept getting complimented on. I told him and it took him a while to hunt it down.
Since he bought it he has not stopped applying 8 sprays every day. About a year later when I was wearing it I got accused of smelling like my friend. Angel Men was never the same to me after that. I only wear it once in a while now.
Now when my friends compliment me they know better than to ask me what it is.

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REcently there has been some love for Black XS
Hooray! one of the first in my collection and have still not smelled anything quite like it

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That really sucks, Mike!!! I think that's REALLY inconsiderate of him, especially if he knew how hard you searched for that. Sheesh.
I've never had a scent stolen from me per se...just people who like some of my frags so much that they go out and purchase THEIR OWN bottles. Now we just have to make sure we're not wearing the same frag on the nights we go out, lol.

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I have a strict rule of not telling ANY male acquaintances what I'm wearing, unless it's something that's difficult to get in this country or where I know the price would put them off copying me.
I'll tell female friends what I'm wearing if they really really REALLY want to know, but this is a potential danger zone. Just imagine, if you will, that they decide to buy some of this scent for their SO, but one fateful day that relationship ends; never again will you be able to wear that particular fragrant delight in their presence lest they burst into tears from the memory of their one-time love. Mind you, it could work the other way round if the fragrance was nice enough i.e. "I always thought it smelled nicer on you than that horrible beast I used to be with" /cue extra cuddles

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Originally Posted by Biffo_the_Bear I have a strict rule of not telling ANY male acquaintances what I'm wearing, unless it's something that's difficult to get in this country or where I know the price would put them off copying me.
I'll tell female friends what I'm wearing if they really really REALLY want to know, but this is a potential danger zone. Just imagine, if you will, that they decide to buy some of this scent for their SO, but one fateful day that relationship ends; never again will you be able to wear that particular fragrant delight in their presence lest they burst into tears from the memory of their one-time love. Mind you, it could work the other way round if the fragrance was nice enough i.e. "I always thought it smelled nicer on you than that horrible beast I used to be with" /cue extra cuddles Biffo,
There's another side to that. Perhaps smelling the scent on someone else will trigger PLEASANT memories of someone whom they loved, like a brother or other relative, a teacher or something. I don't worry too much if other men (or women) are wearing the same things that I wear (I mean, ARAMIS isn't exactly a rarity). If it suits me, I don't care if others like it too. And they say that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." I also happen to believe that, due to factors that tend to vary from person to person (like skin tone and oil, as well as pH of the skin), the same fragrance usually smells different depending on who is wearing it. Unless you're like me, of course, and you intentionally overapply whatever you are wearing so that it drowns out everything else! ;-)
By the way: I remember that *I* stole my dad's Old Spice from him when I was a kid. I liked it, and I'm not sure that he cared one bit because he never used it anyway! ;-)