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On 3/25/2024 at 8:08 AM, SDMNXIX said:

 

Parang 2 Town and Country ung nakita ko sa google street view. Alin mas ok between Reposo and V.Mapa..? Or same lng?

Same lang. Pag puno yung isa, dun ka papuntahin sa kabila.

Bought several decants online. Here's my brief personal review of each:

Le Labo Santal 33 - herbal, floral, more on the feminine side. Poor longevity. In 4hrs wala na agad amoy on my skin. Poor projection. More of skin scent for me even on the first hour.

Le Labo Another 13 - nothing special. Performance almost same with Santal 33.

Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club - another generic scent. Parang naamoy ko na somewhere. I think kaamoy nya 212 or Armani Code. Poor longevity. After 2hrs skin scent na lang. 4hrs wala na at all. Though medyo ok yung projection.

Amouage Reflection - medyo amoy laundry detergent but in a good way. Good longevity and projection. 8hrs amoy pa sa skin ko.

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme - heavier and sweeter version ng Spicebomb. Good projection and great longevity.

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb - spicier and fresher version ng Extreme. Personally I prefer this than Extreme. Same performance as above. Kinabukasan naamoy ko pa sa skin ko.

Parfums de Marly Herod - another vanilla-heavy scent like TF Tobacco Vanille and MFK Grand Soir. Not for me. Sumakit ulo ko. Good projection pero poor longevity.

Parfums de Marly Layton - my fave of this bunch and possibly another signature scent for me. Fresh take on vanilla scent. Tipong madidilaan ka ng makakaamoy sayo 😄 Superb performance. 8hrs, nagpawis na ko pero amoy pa rin sa skin.

Sorry for the long post ✌️

22 hours ago, mashete said:

Na try mo Bro ung MFK Amyris Homme EDT or EDP? 

Not sure bro if eto yung sinasabi mo Amyris 

Finally natry ko na MFK scents. Di ako masyado impressed sa bacarrat rouge. Torn between grand soir and gentle fluidity silver. A bit sweet for me yung grand soir pero super lakas ng projection, amoy na amoy ng officemates ko maski malayo. Pero mas bagay daw sakin yung silver, mas manly yung scent and di masakit sa ilong. Now testing kung alin mas tatagal sa skin ko.

Update: After 3hrs, strong projection pa rin si grand soir, 1 spray pa lang sa lagay na yun. Si silver mabango pa rin pero more on skin scent na lang.

Final: Super bango ng silver pero up to 4-5hrs lang on my skin. Si grand soir good pa rin after 8hrs though strong and a bit sweet talaga sa una.

On 2/17/2024 at 9:41 AM, idude said:

I think they renovated some of their rooms during the pandemic. I heard from a relative who worked in the hotel and travel industry that some motels/hotels renovated their rooms for the health workers during the surge of COVID. Just not sure if WOW hotels did that. Town and Country is our go to motel in Sta. Mesa. Hill View Lodge in Pasig.

Rates ng Hill View Lodge? Lagi Orchids and yung katabi lang kasi yung pinapasok namin dun.

Town and Country din top choice ko dito sa Sta Mesa. So far lahat ng rooms may love seat and may upuan din sa shower. Medyo pricey nga lang mga around 1k+ short time rate. Ok din sana Gardenia kaso madalas wala wifi lately. If medyo tight budget, Rose or Giliw.

Orchids bago renovate mga rooms. 720 for 6hrs pero wala love seat.

20 hours ago, baREYsta said:

Any opinions on Jo Malone for a male w/ price point? Like do you think it's worth it as a day to day scent?

18 hours ago, mashete said:

Personally, I think it's not worth it for males. It may be from the skin chemistry but the ones I've tried from their line really has poor performance on my skin. On a push, I'd only re-buy Wood Sage and Sea Salt.

For the price point, I'd rather get Versace Dylan Blue as my everyday frag. 

Test it on your skin first. Tama si mashete na it depends on your skin. Personally, yung Wood Sage and Sea Salt only lasted 30mins on my skin nung nagtry ako sa mall.

Just now, John8 said:

Any suggestions for Creed Aventus dupe? 

Haven't tried Creed Aventus pero sa mga nabasa ko, closest is Armaf Club De Nuit Intense Man. I own one and superb yung performance and compliments. Few spray lang, otherwise masakit na sa ilong and nakakahilo.

On 10/23/2023 at 8:53 PM, mashete said:

Baccarat Rouge 540 kasi madami ka ng maaamoy na ganun na scent profile kasi sikat na sikat siya noon pa. Kaya madaming gumaya. Try mo yang MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver tsaka Grand Soir next time. 

On 10/24/2023 at 9:36 AM, valkyrieonly said:

Gentle Fluidity Silver bro. Pero ang bango din talaga ng Baccarat Rouge, yung 2 lang na yon sa rotation mo parang goods ka na eh. + singit ng LV Imagination hehe Issue lang ngayon sa Baccarat Rogue parang naamoy ko na sya everywhere, lalo na sa girls. Can't complain, bango naman eh 😁

Noted bro. Sana matry ko yan pag nadaan ulit sa Adora. Thanks!

May garage room or basement parking ba sa Makati ave?

On 10/22/2023 at 3:46 PM, valkyrieonly said:

Bango sobra, ang issue lang lagi out of stock ngayon. Apparently yun daw pala gamit ni Joshua Garcia sabi sakin nung SA. Ang bilis daw maubos. A week ago 35ml na lang meron sa Rustan's Makati. Di ko sure sa Adora baka meron pa

Alin bro sinasabi mo mabango? Yung gentle fluidity ba?

Based sa mga nababasa ko parang Baccarat Rouge yung top scent kaso mukhang wala din sa Adora kasi di inoffer ng SA.

On 8/30/2023 at 10:44 AM, valkyrieonly said:

Ok nga din yang by the fireplace. Decided na ko, MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver nalang haha. Ang bango eh grabe

Sayang di ko eto naamoy. Nung nagtanong ako sa store, MFK A La Rose and Amyris pinatry sakin. Yung A La Rose floral while yung Amyris medyo familiar yung scent, parang 212 ata yung kaamoy. After 1hr, skin scent na lang pareho sakin.

Recently bought Armaf CDNIM. My best blind buy by far. Superb yung longevity and projection. 4hrs na ok pa projection. After 6hrs and beyond more on skin scent na sya pero pag sa damit good pa rin. Tapos sillage umaabot ng few meters. Pero when it comes to compliments, 2nd lang sya to my TF Ombre Leather. Pag yun gamit ko, I keep being asked ano pabango ko. I also have Dior Sauvage EDP pero weird performance sakin. Meron days na good performer sya, may days din na weak and saglit lang. Sa observation ko good sya sa evening and weak pag sa araw especially kapag humid.

Any reco for starter gshock? Panregalo sana for my teenager son. He prefers black and analog.

3 hours ago, mashete said:

Art of Scent sa Shang. Rustan's rin siguro may mga niche.

Parfums de Marly is a good beginner niche house to explore rin. Inexpensive niche brands okay rin kagaya ng Mancera at Montale. Konti pa lang meron ako niche pero I'll swear by them: Parfums de Marly, Nishane, at Xerjoff. 

Thanks paps. Sige note ko yang mga yan. Unfortunately mukhang wala malapit sa QC 😅

Gusto ko sana magexplore ng ibang niche brands aside sa TF. Any reco for men? So far nababasa ko Le Labo and MFK. And san kaya may physical store?

Longines Spirit Zulu GMT and Conquest

Mukhang di talaga pang-international quality ng pinoy basketball. No legit shooter, big men na wala post move except kay Fajardo, lots of iso, and the obvious lack of height and athleticism. Plus yung masakit sa mata na laro ni Clarkson. Ansakit panoorin nung pagiging buwaya nya and maraming forced shots.

On 8/6/2023 at 11:20 AM, mashete said:

Gusto ko rin subukan yang Elysium, pero decant lang muna. Hirap iblind buy kasi sobrang mahal eh. 

At The Barbers at ADG Parfum+1, mga solid yan. Di ko pa naaamoy ung Eau Givree so di ako makacomment. 😅 Inuubos ko lang Penhaligon's Sartorial na bote ko tapos gusto ko subukan Dylan Blue, Kenzo Homme EDP at Narciso Rodriguez Bleu Noir for Him EDP. 

Sa mga niche, tingin ko safe mga Parfums de Marly, mas mura ata sila compared sa MFK. Layton pa lang personally nabili ko pero mga fresh o green line is: Sedley, Greenley, Percival at Galloway rin ata. Xerjoff naman class talaga, class rin presyo. 😢

Versace Dylan Blue ba? Kaamoy lang ng BDC. And same with BDC, di tumatagal sa skin ko. I guess hindi para sakin yung blue scents 😅

On 6/13/2023 at 2:37 AM, mashete said:

Try mo BDC EDP or ung Parfum. AFAIK mas okay performance nun. Based kasi abroad kaya I can't recommend any atomizers diyan. Haha. Lazada or Shopee siguro? 

Sige try ko yang EDP pag may nakita ako sa Greenbelt. Yung EDT 2hrs lang wala na agad amoy sa wrist ko. Sure naman ako authentic yun kasi online store mismo ni Chanel sa US ko nabili.

As a dev, I prefer Mac than Windows machine. Kaso 2 na nasira ko Macbook. Una Air, over time natuklap na yung screen kakaopen close ng lid, then Pro nagblack screen na lang. Now using Pro 2020 with 16gb ram, pero madalas pa rin maubos yung ram and minsan nagiinit and freeze onti when using Teams. Malakas kumain ng resources si Chrome and docker. 

On 6/10/2023 at 12:59 PM, mashete said:

Ginagawa ko na lang pag weak performing, spray na lang sa damit tapos atomizer para re-apply. BDC EDT ba gamit mo?

Yes BDC EDT. Hmm try ko nga yang atomizer. Ginagawa ko kasi lagi ko bitbit yung whole bottle para pag need magreapply 😅 Any reco brand/store ng atomizer?

On 6/5/2023 at 11:11 PM, mashete said:

Try mo online Bro. Madami na ring mga Aventus clones, isa pang sikat Haramain L'adventure. May iba pa pero di ko na maalala. 

 

Try mo Dior Sauvage Elixir, though mas pricey. Max 2 sprays lang kasi sobrang lakas. 

Nagtest ako bro nung Elixir, di ko trip. Too sweet and strong for me. Yung BDC ko ilan hours lang din on my skin lalo na pag mainit. So far, good performers for me are Versace Eros, YSL La Nuit, and TF Ombre Leather. Yung iba ko like BDC, Dior Sauvage EDP and YSL Y mabango sana kaso di ganun tumatagal on my skin.

On 9/26/2022 at 4:42 PM, mashete said:

I-test mo sa skin mo Bro, tapos try mo rin ung mga clone niya na laking mura i.e Mont Blanc Explorer at Armaf Club de Nuit Intense. Haha

Finally natest ko Mont Blanc Explorer EDP, olats sa skin ko, sobra light ng scent tapos 1hr halos wala na agad. Nacucurious ako sa Armaf Club na yan, magaganda nababasa ko reviews kaso wala sa mall dito sa tin. Di ko lang sure if meron sa Makati.

Medyo nagsisisi ako sa nabili ko Dior Sauvage EDP. Tama yung isa ko nabasa review na medyo diluted yung batch ngayon. Yung tester sa Greenbelt panalo sa skin ko eh, maamoy talaga and mga 5hrs na meron pa rin. Pero yung nabili ko sa kanila toned down version especially nung katindihan ng init nung summer.

Anyone who owns Omega Seamaster Divers or Tudor Pelagos, both 42mm black dial metal bracelet? I'm torn between the two. Or maybe even Rado Captain Cook. How's the versatility sa outfit? Bagay ba sa business attire or even sa formal?