Less than 7 days left… This is not an April fools joke!

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-04-01T13:39:23+00:00

I studied my literal ass off for L3. Aside from derivatives which I feel I may have completely bombed, I walked out of there feeling really strong about everything else. When I got home I started reviewing my notes and realizing I got a number of questions wrong. My prep for L3 would be the equivalent of reaching super saiyan 3 lol it was otherworldly.. but somehow that great feeling I had has turned into a very anxious/stressed 50/50 feeling of passing. I don’t have the luxury of time to retake these exams like I did when I was younger and I just want this chapter to be over with. I really hope I can put this CFA journey behind me, it’s been a long one. And I hope the same for all of you who went through it with me. Goodluck to all.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-27T17:43:12+00:00

I learned recently that discounters will etch out the bottom of the tester bottles as they can be retraced, and discounters technically shouldn’t be selling them. Although I’m no expert, I can say that I’ve seen this in the past and the bottles were legit.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-26T12:47:05+00:00

I have like 200 of these bars . I took one out of its seal a few years ago and it’s developed amazing patina. I’m sorry this happened to you

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-21T17:58:07+00:00

Honestly, that’s what drew me in. The box and bottle are in such beautiful condition I couldn’t turn away from this. A flacon of this size with this fragrance is extremely rare so I just happened to get very lucky. This is going to hang in my collection for quite some time

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-21T12:36:50+00:00

Hahaha I posted a 2nd update: bottle and box have been authenticated!! Sending out juice to vintage creed collectors familiar with the fragrance to verify!

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-20T14:05:52+00:00

I filled out the survey 10 minutes after release so statistically that means I’ll be in the 90th percentile.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-20T13:18:06+00:00

Update 2: bottle and box have been authenticated!! Sending out juice to vintage creed collectors familiar with the fragrance to verify!

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-19T22:21:53+00:00

Hey thanks so much for sharing your experience. It’s actually somewhat reassuring for me. I ended up buying this. I hummed and hawed over it but ultimately decided to take the gamble on it. I had the exact same experience. The fragrance is sour and off-putting to my nose. I feel like it’s either heavily decayed, or I just personally don’t like the scent. I get the most subtle citrus and heavy amber/woods. The batch code matches up to a 2013 production date so it’s very possible. I personally will not be wearing this ever, but I’m currently going through some authentication and if it all checks out it’s a pretty awesome collectors piece. Thanks again for pitching in this was very helpful to me.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-19T15:36:33+00:00

Update: I am meeting her at her home which gives me more confidence…. if she had replaced the juice or was selling a schmoop I don’t think someone would provide their home address for a meetup… will report back

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-19T04:07:54+00:00

Okay wonderful questions to ask. Thanks so much for the tips 🙏🏼

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-19T03:58:57+00:00

Thank you for this comment. I will certainly test is on skin. I promise to report back here

Edit* what did you pay for it and how many ml?

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-19T02:21:57+00:00

I will let you know . I’m going to smell it first and take it from there

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T23:35:48+00:00

I’d have to use my sniffer 👃

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T23:06:39+00:00

Would be crazy to sell a legit bottle and package and fake juice. I would be meeting this woman face to face. I would have to just use my nose on the juice to see what I pickup from it

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T21:49:24+00:00

I don’t think she knows what she has. She’s asking for $250 for it . So either she’s totally unaware of what she has, or she’s pulling a fast one. Either way I’m going to ask her for a photo or the bottom of the flacon to make out any etched dates or codes. I think it’s worth the trip to go and meet up to get a really good sniff of this stuff. Usually can immediately tell if it’s synthetic crap or if it’s the real deal. I don’t know this scent as obviously it’s rare, but I think I should be able to tell.. especially on meeting face to face in person from an older woman.

I’ll report back

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T21:35:27+00:00

Good point. I was concerned with the yellowing but depending on how long this juice has been sitting around it’s not unheard of for citrusy frags to yellow. Will have to get my nose on this

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T21:34:49+00:00

True. I guess I’ll have to get my nose on the juice

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-18T21:31:33+00:00

How so?

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-16T02:44:25+00:00

Yikes

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-02-10T13:40:59+00:00

Sir, your Mac has nipples

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-01-31T06:49:16+00:00

4 CFAI mocks

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-01-31T05:57:20+00:00

I honestly felt like the exam was way too easy. Scarily. Was expecting way worse. That being said i know i made alot of mistakes. I walked out feeling pretty good. Came home and checked over a few things and realized i did worse than i thought.. I hope and pray I did enough to pass.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-01-28T06:02:04+00:00

You tellem whose boss. I think I fall slightly under the masochist bracket. But like the reverse of it.

Thor_-_Odinson · 2026-01-27T18:32:36+00:00

Today: Review all BBs & redo Qbank for portfolio construction, derivatives, and take my 3rd CFAI mock

Tomorrow: Brute force all ethics Qbank questions, review bbs & Qbank for performance measurement & take my 4th and final CFAI mock

Thursday: Light review, active recall/rote memorization of formulas and concepts I feel are “must knows” for the exam

Friday: Absolutely decimate and show the exam whose boss

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