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Cockney rhyming slang.
Butchers Hook = Look
Yeah haha I know thàt G - just wondering where the rhyming comes from…
Being a well bred north Londoner ;), I only use the most common Cockney expressions that have become part of the vernacular in London. I don't have a mockney accent either, so I won't pretend to be an authority on the slang.
I had always assumed the slang and rhyming was developed by East London 'criminals' so that most people didn't know what they were talking about, but Wikipedia offers much more insight: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney_rhyming_slang#History
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As I am sure everyone else has, I've hit the point where almost everything I use is being examined for quality, benefit, cost, etc. One bump I have hit is in the personal care department though and I am looking for a line on deodorants and fragrances. Everything I have found thus far either leaves you smelling like a whore or a head shop, and neither really work for me.
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I also like Jo Malone. After trying several of their scents, Black Vetyver Café was the one I liked the most - "Inspired by the aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans at Dean & DeLuca in New York."
Mine has just run out and your post reminded me to get some more, but I've just seen that they no longer make it. Fucking annoying.
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Hi JDL, whats your price range ? Are you looking for a note such as coffee, incense, lemon, pine, cinnamon, vanilla, etc…? Do you care about longevity?
There are linear and non linear fragrances, linear are the ones that smell exactly the same from the initial spray and non linear are the ones that change scents as time goes by.
If you are looking for quality, I can suggest a few brands. Just help me narrow them via these questions -
Let's just say I am unsure, and wouldn't rule out much. I don't mix well with most spice scents. Been wearing Perry Ellis 360° forever, but that has been more habit of late than anything. It all depends on what it is and why it appeals to me, even above price. I want something more natural, but I don't want to have people smell me coming. Understated with some longevity if that helps.
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More natural huh hmm… Unfortunately natural is very subjective and so only you can be the judge of that
Most citrus scents will have low sillage just enough for you to smell. Here are a few that I have in mind that are pretty natural in smellHermes - Eau d'Orange vert
Lorenzo Villoresi - Acqua di Colonia
Acqua di Parma - Colonia
Slumberhouse - Norne (smells like you're surrounded by trees)
Diptyque - Tam dao
Check out L'occitane, they make great fragrances for the price too -
Oh yes acqua di parma is awesome, use the colonia too from time to time. I mainly use Chanel Allure Homme Sport or Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male and have only positive feedbacks.
It also depends on your skin how the scent develops over the time/day.
Arabit made some great suggestions need to check some of em too, thanks man
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If you are in a mall (you'll find Hermes, Jo Malone, Creed and L'occitane there most likely), I suggest you spray first on paper and if you like it spray on it your wrist.
Also some colognes work best during cold days (Mostly spicy, woody & gourmand colognes) as opposed to citrus scents that work best during summer. There are those colognes that can be used around all season as well. Again, I will say fragrance is very subjective, so only your opinion matters.
Creed makes a lot of nice fresh scents that many people adore and I would like you to try them. (Be wary of fakes, plenty of them out there on ebay)
Try these from them
1. Millesime Imperial - Melon
2. Green Irish Tweed
If you do take a sniff, let me know what you like and don't like and maybe I can help you some more. Enjoy the hunt!When I think of quality, I think Amouage & Slumberhouse give the best bang for the buck. Very pricey though (specially Amoauge)
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Yeah I guess I could have qualified taste better. What I wear now is musky with a citrus overtone, but it's not a natural scent, you can't really place anything other than to say it doesn't smell bad. I like woodsy, musky, citrus, and various other scents, it's just the spiced stuff I typically can't. I know there are tons of ways to go, including variant oils as well. Going to the mall would work if we had anything beyond Macy's and Hot Topic in ours, and most of what I find there is along the lines of what I already have. The Malone was intriguing simply based on having a solid idea of what the base scents would be, but not being able to see how what works makes it a crap shoot.
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I love Terre D'Hermes and women seem to as well. Very masculine. I am not trying to smell like a flower.
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I can't recommend enough Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar, Sandalwood, 1805 and Spanish Leather
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Agreed on the Terre D' Hermes very outdoorsy smell, very masculine.
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I had this thought today:
For much of the denim community today, the outseam selvedge is highly desired (if not almost mandatory) for raw denim jeans. But obviously this was not always the case. I was thinking back to when jeans were first made, when selvedge denim was first a thing.
Does it make sense that outseams were selvedge because it was the longest seam on a pair of pants, and by placing the selvedge there cut down on labor in the form of additional overlocking/sewing? I'm not sure if this is the reason selvedge is traditionally placed on the outseam, or if the origination of this denim feature is even known. It's just something that popped into my head…
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My guess is efficiency. The edge is already finished, no overlock stitching or other finishing required.
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It's because that's the side of a leg pattern that is straight. There is a curve to the pattern on the inseam side coming up to the crotch. If you tried to turn the pattern around you would actually be cutting off the selvedge line to account for the curve to the pant leg. Just like when you taper a patten you wouldn't taper the selvedge side because you would be cutting it off. It stays straight and you taper the inseam on the pattern.
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thanks for confirming guys
