Primary Colognes

[Austin]

Gents, I thought it would be interesting to find out what are your primary colognes for work, clubbing, lounging, church, etc. You get the the picture. Here are mine:

Work: Floris Santal or Floris Vetiver

Evening events: Floris Sandalwood or Piper Nigrum

Lounging at home: T&H West Indian Limes or Trumper GFT

Church: Floris #89 or Penhaligons Hamman Bouquet

Of course I Have many colognes that I could substitute and usually do but these are my go to scents.

Who's next?

[Jeftichew]

Work/School: Creed Silver Mountain Water, Acqua di Gio, Escada Sentiment
Clubbing/Evening: Creed Himalaya, Dolce&Gabbana Por Homme

[Scotto]

Ooh, good topic.

Unfortunately, all I do is work or take care of kids.... :huh:

Work: pretty much anything. The edge might go to 1805 for general purposes

Lounging on weekends: Taylor no.74 Victorian Limes

Soccer days: L'Occitane Vetyver

Meeting kids teachers: Taylor Sandalwood

[Rik]

I don't specific occasions for each cologne.

My favorites are:

Creed Tabarome Original
Creed Bois du Portugal
C&E Sandalwood
Penhaligon's Douro / Lords

[natebeck]

My list is as follows:

My All-time favorite - Trumper's Wild Fern
My 5 and 3 year olds favorite - Trumper's Spanish Leather
Favorite rainy day cologne - Trumper's Spanish Leather
Wife's Favorite - Tommy
Favorite Summer Cologne - Floris Special No. 127

[joel]

My two "go to" colognes are Taylors Mr. Taylor, and Brooks Brothers 1818.

Crusellas for hot summer days, and Penhaligons for "special occasions" Everything else it just "filler"

If I could narrow it down to just one cologne - it would be Mr. Taylors without question - why this cologne isn't being hoarded by the masses is beyond me! Puts 1805, Spanish Leather, Santal, the works to shame.

[alchemist]

Hey Joel
Could you explain in simple terms what Mr. Taylor's smells like.
Thanks,
Mahesh

[Mindflux]

If I could narrow it down to just one cologne - it would be Mr. Taylors without question - why this cologne isn't being hoarded by the masses is beyond me! Puts 1805, Spanish Leather, Santal, the works to shame.


My guess?

personal preference. What a wonderful concept.

[tonyespo]

I purchased A*MEN the mans version of ANGEL about a month ago. I have never received so many compliments about how good I smelled. I have been stopped twice by women who asked me what I was wearing, so they could buy it for their husbands. I'm 58 years young, bald head, 25LBS over weight and when I get that kind of attention I'm ready to buy a gallon of A*Men and forget the rest of it. Ohhhh, my wife even likes the way I smell with A*Men and she almost never notices what I have on.

Tony Espo

[Cliff]

My (and my wife's) top choice is JHL; a fragrance created in 1982 by Estee Lauder for her husband John. Currently out of production but still readily available on the 'net (I have two stashed).

My second choice is Acqua di Parma a beautiful fragrance, third is (newly found by me and seconded by SWMBO) Creed Original Vetiver. And that's that.

[bebosky]

Currently I like Floris Santal at work and Amouage Gold for evening wear.

Steven

[Spivey]

Andrew, I'd be interested to see how your tastes have changed/evolved since this was first presented.

[jakespoppy]

Andrew, I'd be interested to see how your tastes have changed/evolved since this was first presented.

:lol::lol::lol:

You've certainly earned your custom title with this one! But it's a good one to pull up, as I'd like to see how Andrew's tastes have changed, too. :thumbup1:

[joshmpdx]

Andrew, I'd be interested to see how your tastes have changed/evolved since this was first presented.

Nice lift!

[Sullybob]

Andrew, I'd be interested to see how your tastes have changed/evolved since this was first presented.

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:lol::lol::lol:

You've certainly earned your custom title with this one! But it's a good one to pull up, as I'd like to see how Andrew's tastes have changed, too. :thumbup1:

No kidding. I'd also like to see what Joel compares Taylor's Mr. Taylor too.

[porkpie]

Gents, I thought it would be interesting to find out what are your primary colognes for work, clubbing, lounging, church, etc. You get the the picture. Here are mine:

Work: Floris Santal or Floris Vetiver

Evening events: Floris Sandalwood or Piper Nigrum

Lounging at home: T&H West Indian Limes or Trumper GFT

Church: Floris #89 or Penhaligons Hamman Bouquet

Of course I Have many colognes that I could substitute and usually do but these are my go to scents.

Who's next?

All of them.

[sashko]

Hey all...

Primary Colognes: Zegna Colonia/Hanae Mori HM/Prada Amber

but that's not all...scents are a package (imagine you're the hot chick sitting next to yourself in class...)...so I tend to use a lot of paul mitchell products. Awapuhi. Tea tree. Can't beat em!

[Spivey]

I suppose that I should answer the question, to be fair.

I don't think of scents as matching the occasion so much as matching my attire.

Casual: Ogallala Bay Rum w/ Limes & Peppercorns, Florida Water, Agua Lavanda Puig
Buisness Casual, Semi-Formal, Formal: C&E Sandalwood, Guerlain Vetyver, Agua Lavanda Puig

[jakespoppy]

...but that's not all...scents are a package (imagine you're the hot chick sitting next to yourself in class...)...

:lol::lol::lol:

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that one! Am I my BFF? :lol::lol:

[Greyfox]

My two "go to" colognes are Taylors Mr. Taylor, and Brooks Brothers 1818.

Crusellas for hot summer days, and Penhaligons for "special occasions" Everything else it just "filler"

If I could narrow it down to just one cologne - it would be Mr. Taylors without question - why this cologne isn't being hoarded by the masses is beyond me! Puts 1805, Spanish Leather, Santal, the works to shame.



I love this cologne BUT.....it just does not last on me. That is the ONLY problem that I have with it.

[blantyre]

it's funny to see this old thread resurrected - to see Scotto say he doesn't do much with frags is funny - once he got the bug he must have been one of the greatest frag testers of all time.

[Puig]

What I wear tends to depend on my mood or the weather, but I pretty much wear something different every day. Cool rainy day like today gets C&S #88, even though it's not really a great work scent, I'm feeling rather vampiric today. Sunny days usually get a lavender, or Penns BB for example. Sandalwood and Incensy things may have to wait for Fall or Winter now, or get used at church.

[Austin]

Andrew, I'd be interested to see how your tastes have changed/evolved since this was first presented.

Tim, my tastes has changed since this thread. Here are my latest:

Work: Givenchy Vetyver or Carthusia Numero Uno

Evening events: Lalique Encre Noire or MPG Parfum D'Habit

Lounging at home: Trumpers Spanish Leather or DR Harris Arlington

Church: Floris #89 or Penhaligons Acqua Di Parma Colonia

[Spivey]

Tim, my tastes has changed since this thread. Here are my latest:

Work: Givenchy Vetyver or Carthusia Numero Uno

Evening events: Lalique Encre Noire or MPG Parfum D'Habit

Lounging at home: Trumpers Spanish Leather or DR Harris Arlington

Church: Floris #89 or Penhaligons Acqua Di Parma Colonia

Nice! Thanks for the reply. I find your collection facinating. :thumbup:

[awayalonealong]

Part of the fun of fragrance for me is variety. While incense and leather may get more wear in colder weather (of which we have more than enough in Minneapolis) and citrus may get more wear in warmer weather (of which we are short), I use lighter and heavier frags all year long--and everything in between (floral, spice, woods, and so on). That said, I've probably used one fragrance more often (and more total) than any other: Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien, a sparkling citrus and green scent that's relatively short-lived. Turns out I've come to enjoy a single spritz when turning out the lights. It's an olfactory "ahhhhhhhhhhhh."

[Puig]

If we want to get into bed-time scents, I frequently douse myself in Agua Lavanda (Puig) before bed, the splash bottle, or one of the other Spanish lavenders, Yardley lavender or Arden Sandalwood (which is really a lavender). It's impossible to OD on any of the above and they are all very relaxing, espacially in the Summer.

[Aku Aku]

I personally have three distinct recommended usage times that I break them down into.

Daytime: Hugo by Hugo Boss, Halston Z-14, Safari by Ralph Lauren, Fahrenheit by Christian Dior

Evening: Fendi Uomo, Burberry

Romantic: Armani by Giorgio Armani, Boucheron Pour Homme

[Navaixero]

day: guerlain vetiver,eau sauvage

night: floris 89