I was having a conversation with a Sales Associate, that I always purchase from, about the Bond No9 house and if they are truly a Niche house of simply a high end designer house. As we were going through the catalog, we started talking about West Side and how well blended the floral and vanilla notes are in this fragrance. After talking with her for about 30 minutes, she asked me to wait and came back with a bag. She said, "This is for you", and that she wanted me to enjoy it. Out of respect I did not open the bag until I got home. To my surprise there was a tester of Bond No9 West Side. I sent her a text message thanking her and her response was that she had never spoken to someone who is so passionate about fragrances in her over 20 year career. I know a majority of you are always looking for the cheapest price, but there is something to be said about building relationships with other people in the fragrance industry. Especially those that have been around for a while and have worked for various stores or fragrance houses. I am not saying to not try to get the best price available, but when you need to pay retail, always try to make a connection with the person selling you the fragrance. Many of them enjoy speaking to customers who are passionate and truly enjoy the world of fragrances! Now my dilemma is that this is the only bottle in my collection that does not have a cap! I guess I need to go hunting online to find a cap.

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Good morning guys! Headed to work and I’m going with another one of the decants sent over by @Jamal Moore its in the high 60s here this morning and I’m so ready for it to really start cooling off so these type fragrances really get a chance to shine! Have a great day guys!

So a post from @Ben E and another from @Lon Chaneyfield got me to thinking that there were tons of designers that I haven’t tried, and they’re always right at your fingertips. So I decided to make a trip to Dillards yesterday to try some designers and get some samples. I went for designers (trust me) lol but when I saw the Initio Rep I couldn’t resist! Samples included are: YSL Myslf L’Absolu YSL Myslf Le Parfum YSL Y Eau De Parfum Intense Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Ivory Initio Oud For Happiness Initio Musk Therapy Initio High Frequency I’m sure I’m going to have a blast trying all these out 😁

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