In depth review of Perfume Guy aka u/peracar00 (Story)

Settle in fam, this first part is going to be a bit of a story.

Ordered from u/peracar00 on 9 December 2019. We were given warning in advance that there would be delays in shipping with the Serbian customs/shipping being on strike, no biggie, it is what it is. My order was the usual bro scents (1 Million, Creed Aventus, Oud Wood and Flower Bomb for the lady).

Fast forward to 9 January 2020, been tracking my order and see that it's in my city with courier for delivery (repfams wet dream). Excitement levels are peaking and I head home excited to get my package and it's not there, no sign of it anywhere, it's gone. My camera picked up on movement, but it had been moved in a storm recently and didn't show enough to confirm someone took it.

Now, a story within a story - I was selling an NBA singlet on Facebook marketplace, gave the guy my address for pick up (last time I'll do this) the same afternoon as my package arrived. He backed out of the sale, but unfortunately he now knew I wasn't going to be home, thus resulting in (what I suspect) a stolen package. I contact New Zealand Post and local Police who basically said they can't do anything, my loss their gain. Cool.

Now, I accepted my loss and the idea of something being stolen from my house and our safety feeling a bit violated, but I was more pissed about the wait time of the 1 month delivery and inconvenience of it all. I was happy to make another order in a few weeks, so I reached out to Chez to see if my order would still be in stock.

This is where I will 100% give Chez a ∞/10 for customer service. Not only did he feel bad and sympathize with me, he asked what my order was and told me to pay shipping and he would replace what had been stolen, FREE OF CHARGE. As much as I said this was my issue, not his, he didn't back down and insisted to replace what had been taken. Absolute unreal.

Package arrived (safely) yesterday, after 2 weeks of shipping. I'll post with a semi review, I'm not a fragrance pro but I somewhat know the retail scent. Keep in mind, I only applied a couple last night and wore one today. My flatmate also wore one to try out -

Paco Rabanne - 1 Million, 60ml 1:4
At first, I didn't recognize it as 1 Million, but after a few minutes it settled down and had the exact same smell as retail. It lasts a good amount of time, still noticing it today after an 8 hour work day. I've always loved this scent so I will be biased when it comes to rating it.
9/10
Creed - Aventus, 60ml 1:4
I've only tried retail of this a handful of times when going through the airport, so I don't have an actual bottle myself to base it on. This one smells extremely similar, if not identical, as soon as you spray. It lasts a good amount of time and only gets better after spraying. Might be a bit too "citrusy" for me, but still really like it.
8.5/10
Tom Ford - Oud Wood, 40ml 1:4
I've never smelled the retail of this so it was a brand new scent. It's a very unique smell, quite sweet, wasn't sure of I liked it at first but after letting it sit, it's easily my new favorite, it's amazing! Next time I'm through the airport I will try retail to compare, but if it's anything like Chez's other fragrances, it'll be near bang on!
9.5/10
Viktor & Wolfe - Flowerbomb, 60ml 1:4
Bought this for my wife. Exactly as the name says, smells like a mixture of every flower under the sun. I like it, can still smell it on her after work and she'd definitely get it while wearing it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) .
8.5/10 (her rating)
Yves Saint Laurent - La Nuit de l`Homme, 40ml 1:4 (Surprised to see this!)
This was a surprise to see in the package. He asked if there were any more that I wanted and I mentioned this one if he had extras, but no biggie if he didn't. I've tried retail and this smells identical. Nice and sweet, wife loves it.
10/10 (8/10. but extra points for being thrown into the package).

Final thoughts - I could not recommend u/peracar00/Chez/The Perfume Guy enough. He went beyond to help me when it wasn't his fault or responsibility. The fragrances are amazing and long lasting. I've had compliments for the one I wore today and my flatmate had compliments for the other one I let him try. Overall experience is easily a 10/10 and I will happy order from him again!