"Ten Must Try Fragrances" Lists

[Pulley]

Wow! sorry for my top ten list of scents. I was just posting what works for me. I figured some working class guy like me might appreciate a list he could pronounce all the names on. I guess im not cultured enough.

See ya in the other forumns

If it works for you then that's all that matters. Wear what you like not what other people like. Here are some of my favorites:
DC 1913
Knize 10
Annick Guital Sables
Heeley Espirt du Tigres
Montale Red Oud
Montale Full Incense
Frank #2
Geurlain Vetiver
Kieko Mecheri Oliban
Caron Tabac Blonde
Serge Lutens Gris Clair

[jasonled75]

Wow! sorry for my top ten list of scents. I was just posting what works for me. I figured some working class guy like me might appreciate a list he could pronounce all the names on. I guess im not cultured enough.

See ya in the other forumns

Sorry guys I am going through some serious withdrawl symptoms and am a little touchy. Please forgive me. I wasnt trying to detract from the original post.

[jakespoppy]

Sorry guys I am going through some serious withdrawl symptoms and am a little touchy. Please forgive me. I wasnt trying to detract from the original post.

No problemo! I don't think this is a thread you can detract from, cause it's all good. Hope you feel better soon.

[maxman]

My sniffer is more suited to food items.
I'm glad I came to this post.
I used Burberry London today because it's one of my favourites.
For some reason, I haven't been liking it recently.

When summer hits, I favour the Calvin Klein scents like One. It's nice and light. Maybe I should just use the London in the winter.

Anyway, thanks for the tips.
subscribed!

[joec22]

Can someone explain what niche and designers categories mean? I'm just starting out, but one of my favorites so far is Guerlain Vetiver, and on this thread it has fallen in every category.

[Dennard]

Can someone explain what niche and designers categories mean? I'm just starting out, but one of my favorites so far is Guerlain Vetiver, and on this thread it has fallen in every category.

Designers are houses like Polo Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani. These type companies usually have fragrances as just part of their business. Niche houses, such as Serge Lutens and Lorenzo Villoresi are smaller and focus only on fragrances/grooming products.

[DavyRay]

Can someone explain what niche and designers categories mean? I'm just starting out, but one of my favorites so far is Guerlain Vetiver, and on this thread it has fallen in every category.

Dennard is right. I will just add that Creed and Guerlain do not sell suits. Ralph Lauren and Armani do.

[The Knize]

Sorry guys I am going through some serious withdrawl symptoms and am a little touchy. Please forgive me. I wasnt trying to detract from the original post.

Wow! sorry for my top ten list of scents. I was just posting what works for me. I figured some working class guy like me might appreciate a list he could pronounce all the names on. I guess im not cultured enough.

See ya in the other forumns

No forgiveness needed at all. I was very happy to see your post! And I truly hope not to have folks feel unwelcome here, because it seems snooty, pretentious, condescending, or in any way judgmental or rejecting. It is all more than welcome, in fact intensely encouraged here--at least that is my intent--and it is all good.

And this is not just because I want folks with all different levels of experience to feel welcome because I want everyone as a general matter to feel comfy and accepted. I sincerely believe there are excellent scents in every price range, and I mean excellent, not just good for the price.

Your list and my classics list have quite a bit of overlap, especially when I regained my senses later and got Aqua Velva on the list. And I would vouch for every scent I know on your list. Especially Stetson an underrated and too often over-looked scent.

Anyway, your opinions are valued here and they are meaningful! Your posting supported completely the original post! It in no possible way detracted from it!

Best,

[NoKetchupAllowed]

I don't have 10 I'm dying to talk about but

1. Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
2. Guerlain L'Instant Homme. unreal, it becomes a 2nd skin
3. Rocha's Moustache. so fresh and so clean, its just appropriate for any situation. and its cheap, theres no reason to not have this in your collection.

[The Knize]

<might appreciate a list he could pronounce all the names on>

Meant to say earlier: Believe me, in face to face and phone conversations I am frequently told I can't pronounce lots of the names on lots of these lists including my own!

Also, I really appreciate your first post. If you are "saying" it, you can be sure lots of folks are "thinking" it!

I'll stop embarassing you and myself now!

[Michael6533]

Hai Karate
Jovan sex appeal
Cotty Musk

[jakespoppy]

No forgiveness needed at all. I was very happy to see your post! And I truly hope not to have folks feel unwelcome here, because it seems snooty, pretentious, condescending, or in any way judgmental or rejecting. It is all more than welcome, in fact intensely encouraged here--at least that is my intent--and it is all good.

And this is not just because I want folks with all different levels of experience to feel welcome because I want everyone as a general matter to feel comfy and accepted.

I agree with you completely, Robbie. I enjoy this forum so much because I can be comfortable discussing and learning about scents that I've never heard of anyplace else, like oud oils and scents with ambergris and civet and other ingredients that I wasn't aware existed before. But I can also be comfortable discussing how good Old Spice and Stetson and Aramis and Aqua Velva and other scents that perfume snobs might quickly dismiss as unworthy of discussion.

I sincerely believe there are excellent scents in every price range, and I mean excellent, not just good for the price.

A friend/decanter told me once that he believes "price is irrelevant, if it smells good, it smells good!" That makes sense to me as I relate it to food. I love chili cheese coneys, and it doesn't matter to me that they are way cheaper than porterhouse steaks, which I love, too. I like them both, and recognize sometimes each one suits some circumstance better than the other, and I don't give that a second thought. I also realize I have friends who wouldn't touch a hot dog, even fixed as a chili cheese coney, and that's okay, too, it's their choice. I'm very comfortable wearing Old Spice or Stetson or Jovan Musk one day and Mazzolari Lui or Creed Bois du Portugal the next.

Your list and my classics list have quite a bit of overlap, especially when I regained my senses later and got Aqua Velva on the list. And I would vouch for every scent I know on your list. Especially Stetson an underrated and too often over-looked scent.

I took the book by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, "Perfumes: The A-Z Guide" much more seriously when I saw he rated both Old Spice and Stetson very highly.

[The Mick]

jasonled75
I like to hear from those who enjoy some of the lower price range scents mostly because I don't have a very large budget for none essentials. Colognes to me are a luxury item I don't always have money for as I'm on disability. So I like to see what others like that is in a price range I can afford. I'm still new to waring scents and have only just gone a step above old spice and english leather to some of the department store scents Burberry brit is one I like. Just yesterday I tried on some McGraw because it was out at Target and I wasn't waring anything at the time. In a way I didn't want to like it because it was Tim McGraw signature. However I ended up enjoying it for the day and may at some point purchase some. Price and name don't mean squat when it comes down to it. It's what you like that matters.

Mick.

[GlobalGentleman]

This is a wonderful, super helpful thread gentlemen. Thanks for posting such great lists! It's so fascinating to find a few scents on everyone's lists that I may not be familiar with whether classic or designer, expensive or reasonable, and then cross reference it with the reviews here on B&B, also on basenotes, lookup the prices on perfumed court, etc. and decide whether to give it a try. Truly a great and fun way to explore and discover new scents!! and I think that's what it's all supposed to be about, right ? Cheers!!

[jakespoppy]

jasonled75
I like to hear from those who enjoy some of the lower price range scents mostly because I don't have a very large budget for none essentials. Colognes to me are a luxury item I don't always have money for as I'm on disability. So I like to see what others like that is in a price range I can afford. I'm still new to waring scents and have only just gone a step above old spice and english leather to some of the department store scents Burberry brit is one I like. Just yesterday I tried on some McGraw because it was out at Target and I wasn't waring anything at the time. In a way I didn't want to like it because it was Tim McGraw signature. However I ended up enjoying it for the day and may at some point purchase some. Price and name don't mean squat when it comes down to it. It's what you like that matters.

Mick.

+1. I think finding a great scent at a great price is fun!

This is a wonderful, super helpful thread gentlemen. Thanks for posting such great lists! It's so fascinating to find a few scents on everyone's lists that I may not be familiar with whether classic or designer, expensive or reasonable, and then cross reference it with the reviews here on B&B, also on basenotes, lookup the prices on perfumed court, etc. and decide whether to give it a try. Truly a great and fun way to explore and discover new scents!! and I think that's what it's all supposed to be about, right ? Cheers!!

Right!

[nEver-Ready]

Great posts. Kouros is relatively new to me, although I have been wanting to try it for a long time. A fantastic scent. I really like those opening, powerful, beyond animalic notes and the resolution into something quite non-controversial. Lovely. This is real, honest to goodness scent. Mad props to YSL for putting this one out there as if it were the typical department store scent! It isn't.

I just got some Body Kouros, which I have yet to try. Anyone able to compare to the original? Not sure if another acquisition of the original would be redundant.

[The Knize]

I was trying to think of an inexpensive as possible set of scents that would cover most of the standard scent accords/types. Of course a full bottle of many of these will be much more expensive than a small decant of a relatively expensive scent! One dould actually go through the Pinauds and get a lot out of it for this purpose:

1. Clubman--barbershop
2. Hoyts--neroli (Pinaud Eau de Portuagal would work too)
3. Azzaro (very cheap from the right place these days)--lavender and anise; Gray Flannel might work, too
4. Quorum--tobacco and I guess leather, and also 80s power scents; as I recall, Pinaud special reserve would fit here, too; English Leather for strict leather would be better
5. Old Spice--not sure where this scents fits, but everyone ought to know it; jasmine would ne one note
6. Citrus Musk--citrus/lemon
7. Brut--fougere, that is "fern"
8. Lilac Vegetal--for floral and for a scent some folks really like and others cannot stand; Kouros would work, too
9. Bowling Green--for "green"; how much does Polo green cost these days?; it would work as well
10. Z14--oriental and 80s power, too; there must be other orientals out there for cheap; Pinaud Dragon Noir, but it is hard to find and not all that great
11. Arden Sandalwood--sandal wood; there are any number of inexpensive sandalwood oils, too
12. Colonia de Rosas--rose, and a decent one
13. Clubman Vanilla--for the kind of vanilla that is in scents
14. Pinaud Virgin Island Rum--for BR, or maybe better for what laurel leaves really smell like as opposed to cinammon and cloves, Superior 70

I could not think of an inexpensive intensely vetiver scent, although I am sure the latter exists. I do not think the truly inexpensive Hispanic scents that call themselves vetiver are really much for examples of vetiver.

[DavyRay]

StylinLA keeps on making a very relevant comment. Barbershop scents get a lot of love here. I personally love them too. I have used Clubman after shave for months on end, with no other scent applied. Clubman and Lilac Vegetal, and the other barber shop splashes are, in my opinion, the place to start appreciating great masculine scents.

After Pinaud Clubman I got D.R. Harris Arlington, Brut Cologne, Carolina Herrera, and Burberry London. I also got Grey Flannel as a blind buy, but did PIF that to one of those persons whose nose works differently than mine.

Anyway, the point of the classics list is to know what they are like, and whether you like them, and to recognize them when you smell them. This is more about education than favorites. I don't have enough experience to recommend anything other than about three entries on the classics list, and they are there already in most of the classic lists posted so far.

[The Mick]

7. Brut--fougere, that is "fern"

What would be some other fougere colognes that are a bit more sophisticated than Brut that you like?

[The Knize]

What would be some other fougere colognes that are a bit more sophisticated than Brut that you like?

Fougere is an odd category to me. I would think there would be a ton of fougeres out there. It was a very early masculine scent that hase been very popular at times. And I think Brut is a good example of it, although perhaps not the purest example of a fougere. I also see references to such things are orientalas aromatic fougeres. My favorite fougere is probably Penhaligon's English Fern. Some folks really like George F Trumpers Wild Fern, which I would say is clearly a fougere, but I do not like it nearly as much as Pens EF.

Pecksniffs has a fougere, but I have not tried it. My recollection is that reviews are not really great for it.

Avon Wild Country is said to be a fougere. I do not know it.

I have seen Clubman and Canoe referred to as fougeres. Maybe. Not really what I am thinking of. Although I admit there are similarities to these scents.

I think Azzaro is considered a fougere, and I really like Azzaro.

I have seen Cool Water referred to as a fougere, which would make Green Irish Twead a fougere, too. I can buy that and I like both of those frags.

But the epitome of a fougere is Pen's EF!