Vicky Tiel - Ethere 50 ml eau de parfum:  $12.43 @ Fragrancex

I liked the other one so much, I thought I would give this one a try.  I wasn't sure about it from the reviews, but at least it has the frosted bottle I wanted!

Well, it's something.  I'm not quite sure if I like it.  From far away it's pleasant, but up close it smells like vegetables.  I definitely don't like it at the start, but it's nice once it mellows out.

It does smell pretty 90's.  I do like it, but it's not something you'd expect to be made now!

Like her other one, it is great quality though.  Smells way more expensive than it was!

I think the reviews were right too.  This one is so strong, much stronger than the other one.  I guess the frosted bottles are more potent, even though these are both made by the same company.

Vicky Tiel - Sirene gift set (100 ml body lotion, 100 ml shower gel, 100 ml eau de parfum):  $24.74 @ Fragrancex

This was a really nice surprise. I initially bought it for the beautiful bottle, which features nude women posing.  There was another perfume with the same bottle for half the price, but I bought this one because the reviews were glowing.  I thought I might really like it based on what was said.

Well, it's as good as everyone says it is! To me it smells like the perfect rose, it's very sensual and calming. It starts off a bit soapy, but at least it smells like an *expensive* soap. That part doesn't last too long though (thankfully), it quickly turns into that beautiful rose scent I know and love.

It smells very expensive, it actually reminds me of a more bearable Chanel No 5 for the first bit.  Even though this was made in the 90's, it doesn't smell dated, which is something I was worried about. It's also very unique, I don't think I've smelled another quite like it.

Lasting power was great, over 10 hours on me. I'm not sure how good the silage is. The newer one in a clear bottle is supposed to be weaker, and that's the one I received (which was in the gift set).

Strangely, the gift set is $3 less than the perfume alone!  I wonder how much stronger that one is.  This one seems pretty good as is, but I'd prefer the other one if it's even better!  The bottle is frosted, I'm not sure which one I like more:

I signed up with a new rebate place, so hopefully I'll be getting 10% back.  I used a free shipping code, so that might have disqualified me.  It was worth a shot!

Ultima II - Head over heels 50 ml eau de toilette spray:  $11.36 @ Fragrancex

Last time was a fiasco, but since they handled it well, I decided to try them out again.  Well, they were also the cheapest place to get this, so that was another deciding factor!

I really only wanted this for the bottle.  I thought it was so fun and kitschy!  

I was hoping the perfume would smell decent, but I wasn't counting on it.  Not surprisingly, it smells horrible...like hairspray with a slight fruity smell at times.  I would never war this!  It used to be made by revlon, so I wasn't expecting much.

Sadly, they're not on ebates anymore, so I didn't get any cashback for this.

Lolita Lempicka - Fleur defendue 50 ml Eau de parfum:  $20.84 $8.83 @ FragranceX (RSP:  $82)

It's the yellow bottle....I read so many good things about this company, I didn't think there'd be any problems.  But sadly, there was.

I bought the item unboxed, which is supposed to be a completely new bottle without packaging (or damaged packaging.

Well....I'm pretty sure it's been used!  I noticed right away that the volume wasn't the same as my other one, which is the exact same size (and exact same bottle!):

The other reason I'm sure is because I can smell the scent from the bottle.  From my other two bottles which have never been sprayed, I can't smell anything.

Even though it was still a good price considering everything, I'm annoyed that I was deceived.  I don't think I would have bought a bottle of perfume that was used, at least not for a way heftier discount.

It turns out they have a ton of negative reviews, even for selling fakes...I'm sure this one is real.  It smells pretty darn good too!

I sent them an e-mail...let's see if they reply.  I hope they do something about this, what they did was totally wrong.

I was interested in buying one more perfume from them, but if they blow me off I really shouldn't.

Because I bought it through ebates, it'll actually work out to $19.38!  That's including shipping.  Well, that's if ebates ever comes through, it still doesn't show up in my account!

*edit*

I don't know why, but a little more than a month later, they sent me $10.55 back, which makes it only $8.83!  What a steal.  That's definitely what I would pay for a somewhat used tester.

I complained a while ago, and they said I could return the item for a refund.  They even sent me a prepaid postage label!

I decided I didn't want to deal with the hassle (especially of getting my full payment back) so I didn't do anything.  This was a total surprise.