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Perfume and Colognes for men
Are you suggesting that you don't get taxed if over $200.00? If so, then one should choose their pleasure based on that metric? BTW, aren't you in slow drift away from the OP?
Answering the OP question about perfume/cologne and pricing is on topic. I mentioned nothing about taxes. If you are traveling the Duty Free is a good place to obtain perfume/cologne. All this is on topic. Do you have anything else to add?
Perhaps,but not to this thread or to you. Have a wonderful day and New Year.
https://editorialist.com/news/womens-favorite-mens-cologne/ some of these are below 200 and some are much more.
Do not worry about cologne.
If you decide on living in the city, your skin will develop an oily layer about 12 mn after you arrive there---and you think i am kidding ? I am not.
In the campo, however, it is tradition to whip a new arrival with aloe vera every morning for 2 years...... so no worries you will always smell good 😄
If you decide on living in the city, your skin will develop an oily layer about 12 mn after you arrive there---and you think i am kidding ? I am not.
In the campo, however, it is tradition to whip a new arrival with aloe vera every morning for 2 years...... so no worries you will always smell good 😄
Struggling to agree with this. Even top end ladies perfumes like Tom Ford or Chanel you can pick up for under $200 for a 50ml bottle. Also the shipping companies are very efficient and it's very rare for something to be stolen. I have lived here over 10 years and import several times a week and never lost anything.
Zara has several really nice perfumes which are very reasonably priced and are only available in their stores. I've bought these for a lot of friends and they really like them.
Any reputable store will also only sell legit. Carrefour for example won't sell fake perfume. I'd be surprised if a pharmacy like Carol would sell fake as well.
You can get lots of perfumes for women way less than $200.
Sign up with your e-mail on https://www.perfume.com and they will e-mail you specials, up to 60% off.
And now that Christmas is over everything is on sell.
I got several gifts for friends:
Bvlgari : Goldea The Roman Night
Calvin Klien : Euphoria
Dolce & Gabbana : The One
Versace : Bright Crystal
I must say I am partial ( my nose anyway ) to Bvlgari, but I like Euphoria as well.
But a non-ogre woman woman could seduce the man of her dreams with Bvlfari : Omni
But don't take my advice - because this is coming from a man who borders near Neanderthal on the evolutionary chain
Do you buy the "you toilet", the "Blue light", or the "Intense?" TBH, I still use "Brut"
It's the original D&G (dark) Blue.
Reminds me of the original Donna Karen Black for men which was discontinued back in the mid 1990s.
Perfume and Cologne - I enjoy some on women, but personally I don't use them and I follow the mantra of Will Rogers:
Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like
Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like
I like the natural perfume a clean and clean living woman has. I like sutle perfumes or colognes that you arent still smelling 10 feet away from the person wearing them.
Everyone of us has gotten into an elevator with an woman (usually past 60) who dumped her stinky sweet perfume on herself. And you ask yourself - what is she trying to mask ?
After skim reading this thread, what the hell is the topic? Anyway, let me put in my two cents regarding colognes and perfumes. First, if you read one star reviews on Amazon for classic examples, you will find examples of knock-offs, fakes, for which you pay full price. I spent about RD$ 3,000 for White Diamonds at a store in MegaCentro, a working class mall, compared, say, to Agora Mall or Blue Mall. It was fake and even the name on the bottle was different from the one on the box. Needless to say, even with my receipt, a refund was refused. Stay away from < meddle class venues and buy only where testers are available. And check the packaging very carefully.
Speaking to Sto. Dom.:
--La Sirena has a new locked cabinet of perfumes and colognes in the range of RD$2,200-6000. The selection is very small but there are testers!
--SAMBIL has ONE bona fide perfumes/colognes shop--don't remember the name, on one of the upper floors--where there are testers and the price range is around RD$3,000-7,500. Ditto for Blue Mall.
Speaking to Sto. Dom.:
--La Sirena has a new locked cabinet of perfumes and colognes in the range of RD$2,200-6000. The selection is very small but there are testers!
--SAMBIL has ONE bona fide perfumes/colognes shop--don't remember the name, on one of the upper floors--where there are testers and the price range is around RD$3,000-7,500. Ditto for Blue Mall.
Here are my two cents on colognes and perfumes:
First, resolving language confusion: In English perfumes are for women and colognes are for men. As far as I can tell, in Spanish, "perfumes" are used for both genders. Can someone clarify?
Second, The risk to avoid is paying full price for a knock-off (fake). To avoid this risk, do this:
a. Buy only at sites that have ample testers. These will be high-end venues (e.g. Blue Mall--one shop; SAMBIL--one shop); duty-free areas of airports). La Sirena in ZC, Duarte/Mella, for example has a new cologne/perfume locked cabinet. Out of ~ 10 available, only ONE has a tester. That's a "no go."
b. When you find one you like via tester, read the label on the box carefully. Confirm with staff that the labelling on the bottle must match the label on the box and that you will be refunded it it does not. (I once bought White Diamonds at MegaCentro in ESD and the name on the bottle did not match the name on the box. I paid ~RD$3,500. Staff refused to refund me. MegaCentro is a working class mall. Go high-end only.
Third, re: buying online and sending via courier: Amazon has some fakes, so Caveat Emptor! There is a site called fragrance.net. If you Google it, you'll find many people questioning if it is legitimate. I have used it several times and have found it to be a site with a large selection and the merchant claims that all products are original. I have ordered twice and had no issues. I also needed to contact customer once and that was successful. I have not ordered enough or recently to give it a hands-down approval but I would say that it's worth investigating.
First, resolving language confusion: In English perfumes are for women and colognes are for men. As far as I can tell, in Spanish, "perfumes" are used for both genders. Can someone clarify?
Second, The risk to avoid is paying full price for a knock-off (fake). To avoid this risk, do this:
a. Buy only at sites that have ample testers. These will be high-end venues (e.g. Blue Mall--one shop; SAMBIL--one shop); duty-free areas of airports). La Sirena in ZC, Duarte/Mella, for example has a new cologne/perfume locked cabinet. Out of ~ 10 available, only ONE has a tester. That's a "no go."
b. When you find one you like via tester, read the label on the box carefully. Confirm with staff that the labelling on the bottle must match the label on the box and that you will be refunded it it does not. (I once bought White Diamonds at MegaCentro in ESD and the name on the bottle did not match the name on the box. I paid ~RD$3,500. Staff refused to refund me. MegaCentro is a working class mall. Go high-end only.
Third, re: buying online and sending via courier: Amazon has some fakes, so Caveat Emptor! There is a site called fragrance.net. If you Google it, you'll find many people questioning if it is legitimate. I have used it several times and have found it to be a site with a large selection and the merchant claims that all products are original. I have ordered twice and had no issues. I also needed to contact customer once and that was successful. I have not ordered enough or recently to give it a hands-down approval but I would say that it's worth investigating.