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    Default Best sites for aftershave/fragrances?

    I notice today that my smellies are running rather low.
    I've been buying unopened testers from fragrancesdirect for the past few years, but having had a quick check earlier it looks like they've stopped doing them and that means their prices have shot up. Anyone know other sites with good prices? I'm been using Diesel Fuel for Life and Hugo Boss In Motion lately (both EDT) but my usual googling isn't throwing up much in the way of bargains.

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    I usually go directly to a Beauty Base store near to where I work. Their prices are very competitive, and the advantage of being a regular customer is that they always give me samples to try.

    The eBay dealers selling "Testers" are usually a good source, but watch out for fakes which are very good imitation of the real thing.

    The eBay dealers also sell originals.

    I have suspicions that a 90ml Boss In Motion Blue EDT which I bought, and which originated from Eastern Europe is a fake...albeit a very good one....but still a fake!!!

    My favourites for evening wear:-

    1. Eau Savage EDT
    2. Cacherel EDT
    3. Armani EDT
    4. Givenchy EDT
    5. Boss In Motion Green (limited edition which occasionally pops up on eBay)
    6. Dunhill D EDT

    For work, home:-

    1. 1881 EDT
    2. Ferrari Red, or Black
    3. Iceberg Twice
    4. Versace Blue Jeans

    several others.......


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    You wear aftershave at home?

    I never really wear it, don't wear deodorant much either, im lucky that i don't get really bad BO.

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    I'm trying to avoid eBay if I can as my girlfriend bought Issey Miyake from there before but we're sure it was either fake or watered down. The beauty of fragrancesdirect were that they were a legit business selling testers for far less than the retail bottles. But their new site seems to be just the retail bottles now I've found a few sites where you can save a couple of pounds but when you add on postage you may as well just pop in to Boots or the like when in town.
    There must still be discount fragrance sites somewhere???

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    Quote Originally Posted by rocktron View Post
    Eau Savage EDT
    Didn't know Beags had his own line in perfume?

    Thought I had a small collection going on, but obviously not!
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    Quote Originally Posted by holnrew View Post
    You wear aftershave at home?....
    Just a dab on after shaving, to coin a phrase. The EDT is used mainly for emiting a sexy scent for the ladeeeez!!!


    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoStu View Post
    I've found a few sites where you can save a couple of pounds, but when you add on postage you may as well just pop in to Boots or the like when in town.

    There must still be discount fragrance sites somewhere???
    Yep, that is why I go Beauty Base.

    I usually pick up a bottle, or two, of Duty Free when travelling through Heathrow Airport.

    This is not really helpful, but for discount places, whenever I am in New York, I visit the perfume stores off Broadway, just past Herald Square, and also the street vendors by Chinatown. You can always haggle with the Asian vendors, who usually have the genuine article, and not fakes!!!

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    http://www.directcosmetics.com/mens-fragrance/ - not the cheapest but worth a look
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    this time of year the high streets are great for cheap smellies, I picked up some Joop from Boots and 1881 from Debenhams cheap last week

    X20 was cheap in Boots aswell but I still have half a bottle left so thought best not..
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