Here comes the math geek:

The Export range is $2.4 per ml (50ml bottle for $120), while the Export range is approx. $2.209 per ml ( 75ml bottle for $165.7328, as per tonight's conversion rate). It's certainly close, though, and, again, shipping from Europe would certainly tip the balance.

Eee, forgive me! Proportions are just too fun to pass up.

The bell jars are definitely more expensive, but don't know exact prices. More info here:

http://sergelutens.blogspot.com/

Actually, I'd kill to have a bell jar, so I'd be torn if they were to be released; I have a connection up in Holland that I could rely on, should I ever need it. Except for shipping, the lines are pretty much similarly priced, right?

TC does seem to have the least staying power, though; even ISM beats it, which surprised me. I really do like it. I'd probably rank it as my second favorite of the pack.

I know there isn't any love lost between you and patchouli. I have not idea what patchouli smells like in isolation, but I think my comparison was close enough for what it smells of on my skin. It also strikes me as hilarious that the juice is a lighter color than TC. It's my third of the bunch.

Borneo just isn't me — to much patch. I would have taken the high quality dark chocolate caramel if they'd left out all the patch

Well, Tubereuse Criminelle's topnotes were not nearly as scary as I'd been lead to believe. Sure, it smelled much like mentholated gasoline, but I'm more horrified by things akin to Ed Hardy. Macerated fruits just aren't my thing. But the dry-down is exactly right. It's cold and creamy and silken, still dripping with it's top-notes. I haven't had it on for hours (I just got home after a really, really awful day and I needed some perking up) but it's heavenly. (A revisit: the top-notes have died now. I'm in love. =D) No one around me shares this sentiment, but I'm not surprised. I'm gonna have a hard time working it into the budget. Maybe I'll just get a partial bottle on The Perfumed Court. That'd save me a lot of time and effort. xD

Now this one, Borneo 1834. I like it. It's sultry and dark. However, it smells like the highest quality dark chocolate caramel bar. It's not terribly sweet, but it's not as bittersweet on me as I'd hoped. In fact, it's kind of like the straight-to-dry-down Covet, if Covet had had a much higher budget. I can't justify my buying a bottle, though, even a large decant, though. Not yet, anyway. I'll keep testing it. I'll definitely go through my sample, though.

And I also got ISM, Sarrasins (I went after the difficult ones, I really did. xD) and 5OG (which is nice, but I'm not sure how I'd need a bottle.)

Alright, well, thanks for listening.

Of course the wax samples are nice to get at least an idea of the scent – but then you always have to wonder what it will smell like on your skin…

I do love your reviews and your sort of reviews.

I will be on holidays (at a sheep farm in Oz) and no doubt will be desperate for a fragrance by the time I get back in the new year. Sounds like 'Pom Noir' will do just fine.

Merry Christmas to you all

Tommi