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Hey /fa/, my girl's birthday is coming up and she's expressed an interest in receiving perfume as a present.

I'm planning on going in to Myer (aussie here) tomorrow, but I have no idea what I'm doing.

Do any women (or anyone really) have any recommendations or tips?

>> No.7810175

Just take her shopping with you or ask her friends. We don't know her.

>> No.7810178

If you've still got time go there and get her to try some things on.

Don't buy perfume blind, especially not for somebody else.

How perfume blends with one's individual scent is unpredictable and can make an otherwise great scent unwearable.

>> No.7810184

>>7810178

this

also perfume is really particular and something you think smells nice could be really bad to her

>> No.7810183

>>7810175
This, mate.

It's gotta be something she'll like to wear, and it'll be pretty difficult choosing something like that yourself.

>> No.7810186

>>7810178

Forgot

What I do is try out a range using cards and then pick my favourite two. Wear them around for a day, one on each wrist.

>> No.7810190

Hmm, thanks guys. I thought taking her with me would ruin the gift idea but I'll see.

>> No.7810191

For a start, don't buy Chanel 5 unless she's an old lady.

>> No.7810196

>>7810191

First GIS result for "perfume"

>> No.7810198

Which myer?

The bigger stores have Keiko mecheri, tom ford, costume national

All stores have issey miyake and staple scents like that. However if you tell me where you're from I might be able I point you to some stores with more unique scents

>> No.7810200

>>7810190

If you want to try and obfuscate it just go shopping for menswear at the same time or something.

Also DJs might have some different/ nicer stuff, I know, for instance that they stock Tom Ford's Private Collection, whereas Myer only have a few of the plen ones.

Shit, might as well find yourself something nice while you're there.

>> No.7810204

>>7810190
You did mention she'd a expressed an interest in perfume to you already; so there's that. It's really not something you want to buy for another person without their input and them trying it.

Get something small/nice/abstracted for as a surprise as well, if you want.

>> No.7810203

>Shopping at Myer

You've already been ripped off

>> No.7810207

>>7810196
I gathered that. It was a piece of general advice.

>> No.7810214

>>7810200
>Tom Ford's Private Collection

Which is shit.

>> No.7810220

>>7810198
Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

>>7810203
Where else even sells perfume? Apart from pharmacies (gimme dat britney spears scent)

I'll ask her to come with me, thanx for all the help and not calling me a faggot.

>> No.7810225

>>7810220

hello fellow adelaide fag

i'm going into the city to sit a summer semester exam ;_;

>> No.7810229

>>7810225

Adelaide uni? I considered doing Summer school, my break's been way too long and I should have filled in the time with a course.

>> No.7810233
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http://shop.davidjones.com.au/djs/en/davidjones/beauty/TomFordBrand-beauty/neroli-portofino-50ml
>$290
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOM-FORD-Private-Blend-Neroli-Portofino-Eau-De-Parfum-Spray-50ML-1-7fl-/251451606854?pt=fragrance&hash=item3a8baf0746
$150

LUL

>> No.7810234

>>7810233
>ebay
Nice going there mate

>> No.7810237

>>7810229

Yeah, studying Mech Eng there (had to do summer school because I missed out a pre-req in high school).

>> No.7810235

>>7810214

gr8 b8 m8 not even ir8

>> No.7810258

>>7810237

Cool. I'm studying Japanese and doing a six month exchange there in Semester 2, which is why I hope the perfume I choose isn't $billions

>> No.7810252

>>7810234
>>7810235

Ebay is Amazon 2.0, you clowns. The fraudsters cleared out years ago; purchase with ease.

>> No.7810265

Hey Adelaide fags. Watch out for the Civil guys, first choice for middle class students with no idea what else to do.

Make up for their lack of interest in their degree by constantly and loudly espousing their job prospects post uni.

The ones that actually want to be there are gr8 tho.

>>7810258

Try in person buy online.

I'm always worried about ebay tho.

>> No.7810266

>>7810258

oh nice, what level of Japanese are you up to at the moment?

I'm also doubling my degree with Arts just because I wanted to study Japanese and some other shit, but this year I'm just doing straight engineering cos there are way too many clashes on my timetable. Just finished Jap 2B last year.

>> No.7810267

>>7810220
it looks like there's a mecca there, ring up and ask if they have fragrances. byredo gypsy water is popular. there's an aesop there as well, and they do two fragrances.

>> No.7810275

>>7810266

Do you know you can just enrol in a Diploma of Languages?

That said, an Eng/Arts dub might mean that you'd still be able to qualify for full Youth Allowance if you decided you needed to drop back to 3 subjects a sem at any point.

>> No.7810281

>>7810265

I'm doing an arts degree so my degree is all interest and zero job prospects.

>>7810266

I'm going into my second year at uni and doing third year Japanese. I did it all through high school, but my grades aren't very good. I would have been in Jap 2B with you last year :)

>>7810267

I've never heard of mecca, I'll give it a suss.

>> No.7810289

>>7810275

Yeah, I found out later, but I'm not too fussed.

>>7810281

Fuck, what a small world.

>> No.7810295

>>7810289

No way is it too late, just email your course coord

>> No.7810300

>>7810275

I'm doing Arts because I might want to major in History or English or something. I haven't decided yet.

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http://eauditalie.com/en/fragrances.php

You can get most EDIs for ~A$110 on Ebayzon. Sienne l'Hiver and Paestum Rose are goat

>> No.7810304

>>7810267

You wouldn't happen to know where is good for blokes' fragrances in Melbourne would you?

>> No.7810308

>>7810295

The diploma of languages adds a year to your course right? It's pretty much the same as doubling with Arts, but I can go around and minor in something else I was interested in (thinking History at the moment).

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>>7810281
it's basically an australian sephora - they deal with mid to high end cosmetics mostly but the bigger stores carry fragrances which are hard to find in store elsewhere. brands to look out for: diptyque, serge lutens, byredo, cdg. also if you find blood concept anywhere - buy it, it smells amazing.

>> No.7810320

>>7810281

Mecca's in city cross, so there's really no loss in checking it out.

>> No.7810321

>>7810308

True. Check out the Antiquities collection tour in the bottom of the old building front West (forgotten what it's name is). I think the tour is on Friday during O-week.

>> No.7810367

>>7810304

bump

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>>7810304
>>7810367
oh hey! try blood concept - chido and and assin both stock it. try kleins perfumery on brunswick st - they stock a whole bunch of beautiful unisex scents. i recommend anything by miller et bertaux

theres a cdg pocket store on rankins lane next to manchester press which has some fragrances

if i remember anything else i'll let you know!

>> No.7810427

>>7810420
>chido

chiodo**** ^_____^;;;;

http://shop.chiodo.net.au/

>> No.7810457

Thanks for that, I'll save that and check when I transit through Malbs next.