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Upcoming release

Anyone have an idea of what this will look like. Admittedly, I am a sucker for a casual gold watch.

u/Chester_Douglas — 12 days ago

[WTS] M. Micallef GNTonic | Mykonos Inception | Montblanc Explorer (Bottle)

Currently looking to sell a few fragrances in my collection.

M. Micallef GnTonic
50ml / 1.7oz, BNID
Asking $80.00
Images: https://imgur.com/a/37NdAWX 
Comes with full presentation

X SOLD X Mykonos Inception
50ml / 1.7oz, ~90% full
Asking $32.00
Images: https://imgur.com/a/idY7AFv 
Comes with full presentation

X SOLD X Montblanc Explorer
60ml / 2.0oz, >95% full
Asking $25.00
Images: https://imgur.com/a/1DIG2HV 
Comes with full presentation

Happy to provide additional images upon request. 

WILLING TO PROVIDE BUNDLE DEALS FOR ANYONE BUYING MULTIPLE BOTTLES
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SHIPPING. All prices above include shipping via USPS. CONUS only.
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PAYMENT. PayPal G&S accepted. Buyer covers 3% G&S fee. 
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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago
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A new “permanent” has been added

Recently smelled and sampled Montabaco Intensivo while visiting Nashville about a month ago. I quickly fell in love with it, and it suddenly popped up on Jomashop for sale (faith?).

I have worn it the past few evenings and it has quickly become one of my favorite fragrances in my small yet humble collection.

I am contemplating buying more bottles while they are still on sale just to have them.

I recommend anyone who has not sampled this fragrance to do so.

u/Chester_Douglas — 1 month ago
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[PART 2] Will Auburn Receive Updated or Alternate Football Uniforms This Year?

The first post was made 7 days ago.

T-minus 8 days until the first game. The official Auburn University Team Shop is still offline.

Since then, the Auburn Uniform Database (AUD) has released the new college football uniforms for 2026 article.

Baylor have announced their 2026 football uniform schedule week-by-week; however, the game vs. Auburn is still TBA. Are they awaiting an official announcement or decision from Auburn or something?

While I do not have a ton of information or thoughts to add, I still have my tin hat on that Auburn could see an updated uniform or new uniform set all together.

To add what I missed in the previous post, building off of AUD's article:

  • Ohio State saw some tweaks to their football uniforms, and also tweaked their all black alternates (Nike)
  • Washington added a new all black alternate set (Nike)
  • UNC will be sporting some throwback helmets, and apparently, a throwback jersey may have leaked (though an official announcement or post has not been made) (Nike)
  • There is speculation that Alabama will add a jersey sponsor to there football uniforms for the upcoming season
  • Many of the updates across CFP include the addition of jersey ads or sponsors
  • There are NO standard Auburn football uniforms for sale at the AU bookstore (only the #1 "War Eagle" jerseys are available)

My (updated) theories on what we could actually see:

  1. An new throwback set: Maybe an alternate jersey reveal featuring the orange "dropshadow" for the numbers.
  2. Slight modern tweak/Nike Template upgrade: Updated numbers, clean sleeve stripe adjustments, or subtle texture tweaks.
  3. No change: This post is entirely speculation.
  4. NEW - Auburn may add a jersey sponsor to the uniform, and is simply working through the final details

Again, this is just a theory - pure speculation - and I have no problem with Auburn's traditional uniform set(s)

u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

[WTB] GUSTAVO (There has to be someone who wants to sell me a bottle)

Still looking... someone let me buy their bottle of Gustavo. Partials welcome.

Located in CONUS.

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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

Struggling to choose between the two (Sedley v Orange x Santal)

These, to my nose, are similar, especially on the drydown. I prefer the profile of Orange x Santal to Sedley; however, the projection from Sedley is much more prominent on my skin.

Which would you pick, and why?

u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

Help wanted

I have ultimately decided to keep 8 bottles after heavily consolidating / condensing my collection.

My spring / summer rotation is covered; I am struggling to find a few fall / winter fragrances that are not too cloying or sweet.

Where I live (southeastern US), our winters are not existent at worst to only having a dozen or so days a year where temperatures reach below freezing at best.

Currently, I have Dior Homme EDT and Ralph’s Club NY as part of my cold weather staples. What would you recommend? Open to any recommendations.

For reference, I previously owned YSL Babycat and Nishane Ani, but felt that I could rarely wear them since our winters are mostly warm-ish.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago
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Will Auburn Receive Updated or Alternate Football Uniforms This Year?

Preface: This is pure speculation, but felt I would bring it up for discussion.

Traditionally, I know that "Auburn doesn't touch the uniforms." Tradition, classic look, do not mess with perfection; I fully support that. However, looking at what’s going on around the rest of college football right now, several Nike programs have seen new or updated uniforms for the upcoming season:

  • Florida: Orange alts and throwbacks
  • Mizzou: Throwbacks
  • Vandy: Gold alts
  • Georgia: All-whites
  • Baylor: Throwbacks
  • Tulane: City Edition
  • Cal: Throwbacks

Nike is clearly on a move to launch throwbacks, alternates, or new templates for several programs.

Further, if you go to the official Auburn Athletics website right now and click on the official team shop, it is offline. The splash page says:

"We Apologize for the inconvenience while we change into something new for the season!"

Why hold back updating basic merch unless a major retail rollout is tied directly to a new uniform/apparel launch? I would argue why would the site completely shut down nearly 2 weeks before kickoff unless something was dropping simultaneously across retail.

My theories on what we could actually see:

  1. An new throwback set: Maybe an alternate jersey reveal featuring the orange "dropshadow" for the numbers.
  2. Slight modern tweak/Nike Template upgrade: Updated numbers, clean sleeve stripe adjustments, or subtle texture tweaks.
  3. No change: Again, this post is entirely speculation.
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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

[WTS] YSL Tuxedo | MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver | Nishane Ani (Bottle)

Currently looking to sell a few fragrances in my collection.

SOLD YSL Tuxedo (new bottle)
125ml / 4.2oz, ~80% remaining
Asking $200
Images: https://imgur.com/a/WiHmTmE 
 
MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver
70ml / 2.4oz, ~95% remaining
Asking $180
Comes with full presentation
Images: https://imgur.com/a/Jeydof3 

Nishane Ani
50ml / 1.7oz, ~90% remaining
Asking $90.00
Comes with full presentation
Images: https://imgur.com/a/Mgl5USM 

Happy to provide additional images upon request. Fill levels are estimations, please review all images carefully. 

WILLING TO PROVIDE BUNDLE DEALS FOR ANYONE BUYING MULTIPLE BOTTLES
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SHIPPING. CONUS only.
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PAYMENT. PayPal G&S accepted. Buyer covers 3% G&S fee. 
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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

Something new on the way?

Recently ordered several decants and received this - did not see it on the Montagne website.

Really enjoy the way it smells

u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

Opinion: LV’s pricing model is disrupting the market and consumers

Preface: I am an avid fan of Imagination. L’Immensité is a great daily, and Afternoon Swim is an amazing freshie. The simplicity of the bottles is magic, and the boutique experience makes you feel like a high roller.

Louis Vuitton charging $330–$360+ for their entry level 100ml fragrances, and pushing $500+ for a lot of their other offerings, is disrupting the entire fragrance market.

LV has proved a terrifying point to the industry: if you wrap a fragrance into high-status box, people will line up to drop hundreds of dollars on it.

Historically, the trade-off was straightforward:
Designer ($90–$140) - Mass-appeal, versatile, easy wearability, and modern (think Bleu de Chanel, YSL Y, Dior Sauvage, Terre D’hermes). Niche ($200–$350) - Unique, higher-concentration oils, artistic, indie production runs.

LV completely ruined this hierarchy. You aren't paying for wild, complex perfumery with most of their offerings; you're paying $200 extra just for the flex of having a bottle with "Louis Vuitton" printed on it.

Designer houses are jacking up MSRPs on their mainlines because LV expanded the ceiling.

Everyone was bewildered when BDC L’exclusif started at $205, or when YSL MYSLF Absolu started at $180. LV is charging $690 for a 100ml fragrance, yet nobody seems to question it.

We’ve hit a point in the community where the high price tag is the main feature. People buy into LV not just because they smell good, but because dropping $360 on a scent is a subtle flex on SOTD posts. It shifts designer fragrances, specifically, from being an accessible hobby into an artificial status symbol.

By validating this pricing structure, we are giving every fragrance corporate board a green light to keep pricing everyday collectors out of the hobby.

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u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago

If you had to pick a Montblanc Explorer…

I have tried and sampled both of these, and really enjoy both in their own regards. Just wanted to get everyone’s opinion.

If you had to pick one of them, which would you pick and why?

Ultimately, I am trying to find a good daily, especially in the cooler months of the year (for reference, I live in the southeast US, so our winters are mild to nonexistent).

u/Chester_Douglas — 2 months ago