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The Whiff of money

post #1 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:15am
Thread Starter 
This may have been discussed previously, anyway I would like to ask which fragrance(s)puts you in the driving seat of a spanking brand new Ferari, in other words which fragrances reek of raw dosh$$$$?

My thoughts are:

Clive Christian's NO.1
Crown Perfumery's Sandringham
Creed's GIT

Over to you...
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post #2 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:26am
"raw dosh?"

I've never heard this expression before--but I like it! It's got oomph! [smiley=beer.gif]

When one wears Santos de Cartier, in my opinion, one smells like a man with cold, hard caishe. If ya nawahmeen.
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post #3 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:31am
bling bling yo.

The one scent which makes me feel like a millionaire is Dunhill for Men (2003).
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post #4 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:48am
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Originally Posted by Vicomte de K

bling bling yo.

The one scent which makes me feel like a millionaire is Dunhill for Men (2003).

Agreed. It's like inhaling a hundred dollar bill through your nose.
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post #5 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:53am
My answer to this question remains the same as always: VC&A.
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post #6 of 35
6/30/05 at 9:11am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for your suggestions so far, I want to add another dimension to this thread. I would like you to give examples of fragrances that signify:

1. old money (e.g santos)

2. new money (e.g Clive Christian)
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post #7 of 35
6/30/05 at 10:41am
Old $: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
New $: Hermes Equipage
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post #8 of 35
6/30/05 at 2:26pm
Kiton Men is really classy.
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post #9 of 35
6/30/05 at 2:41pm
Old $: Knize Ten
New $: Zaharoff pour Homme
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post #10 of 35
6/30/05 at 2:45pm
Why.......... Donald Trump of course.................... Not!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary
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post #11 of 35
6/30/05 at 7:28pm
hahaha!!! Nice suggestions, guys, but there's only one REAL money scent...the legendary Patou PH!!
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post #12 of 35
6/30/05 at 8:01pm
Armani Pour Homme
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post #13 of 35
6/30/05 at 9:31pm
I'd have to go with the fragrance that started me on this odd, addictive trip:

Creed MI - not really "old money", in that it doesn't have that age-old classicism feel to it. But not new money either, in that it's classier than the solid gold Rolex.

Vintage Tabarome would be another choice, as would MPG Santal Noble. Both share an understated refinement. Continuing down the watch metaphor, all three are more "Patek Phillipe" than "Rolex" or "Audemars Royal Oak". Patek Phillipe being the "I've got money, don't need the flash", the other two being "I really don't have money, but want you to think I do".

Cheers,
Jim
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post #14 of 35
6/30/05 at 10:00pm
Yeah, the thing about the old Tabarome is that it couldn't care less what you think.
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post #15 of 35
6/30/05 at 10:04pm
Bois du Portugal
Bel Ami

Aaron
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post #16 of 35
7/1/05 at 1:36am
Me thinks that JAR Parfums would smell like raw dosh...
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post #17 of 35
7/1/05 at 2:02am
Old money - Eucris by Geo Trumper; Monsiuer de Givenchy ( an understated Cartier 'tank')
New money - Creed Green Irish Tweed ( the equivalent to a flash Rolex!)

Trot
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post #18 of 35
4/13/06 at 1:45am
Another thread i've brought back from the dead! BHHHUUAAAAHAAA [smiley=evil.gif]

Lalique PH smells like a fresh brick of Benjamins to me.

KO
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post #19 of 35
4/13/06 at 2:32am
Amouage Dia, without smelling OLD!
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post #20 of 35
4/13/06 at 5:33am
There's a note in Gendarme that reminds me of printer's ink and a stack of new bills.
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post #21 of 35
4/13/06 at 2:46pm
Old money: Trumper's Royal; BdP
New money: GIT
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post #22 of 35
4/13/06 at 3:11pm
Tiffany for Men smells like fresh money!
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post #23 of 35
4/13/06 at 3:59pm
Quasar by J. Del Pozo starts off smelling like bananas, but the drydown has a very prominent newspaper print note that smells like money. Aside from Odeur 71, I believe it's the closest you'll get to the smell of actual money.

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post #24 of 35
4/13/06 at 9:39pm
Old Money: Tiffany for Men
New Money: Kiton
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post #25 of 35
4/13/06 at 11:16pm
Frederic Malle's 'Angeliques Sous La Pluie'.

Smells like a man who can get what he wants.
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post #26 of 35
4/13/06 at 11:59pm
L'Artisan's The pour un Ete and Dior's Eau Sauvage smells literally like money.
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post #27 of 35
4/14/06 at 8:54am
serge lutens encens et lavande class in a bottle
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post #28 of 35
4/14/06 at 12:16pm
I must tell you that I actually sniffed U.S. dollars for the first time in my life - today. And, it caught me suprise that they actually smelled very clearly!! I always thought it was just a metaphora, this "smell of money..." ;D

Ah, I guess you`ll never stop learning. :

I actually liked the smell very much: Vintage wet-woods after drying, with some sort of waxed cardboard...that`s what came to my mind.

It`s kind of pitty that euros doesn`t hold any kind of smell.
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post #29 of 35
4/14/06 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by eau_de_amour

L'Artisan's The pour un Ete and Dior's Eau Sauvage smells literally like money.

I definitely agree with Pour Un Ete. How could I forget that one? It smells like freshly printed money.
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post #30 of 35
4/14/06 at 2:40pm
Van Cleef & Arpels
BdP
Boucheron
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post #31 of 35
4/15/06 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by Pigeon Murderer

I must tell you that I actually sniffed U.S. dollars for the first time in my life - today. And, it caught me suprise that they actually smelled very clearly!! I always thought it was just a metaphora, this "smell of money..." Â*;D

Ah, I guess you`ll never stop learning. Â*:

I actually liked the smell very much: Vintage wet-woods after drying, with some sort of waxed cardboard...that`s what came to my mind.

It`s kind of pitty that euros doesn`t hold any kind of smell.

I'm glad that you got to experience this addicting smell...there's nothing like it!!
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post #32 of 35
4/19/06 at 1:17am
Jovan Musk evokes images of a DT's suffering redneck staggering off to the 7-11 after midnight for a 24-pack of Milwaukee's Best, with his tattered, Wrangler pockets jangling full of COLD, HARD, loose change.
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post #33 of 35
4/19/06 at 8:21am
Anything from the jewellers' crowd: Cartier, Van Cleef, Boucheron, Bulgari, Tiffany, etc.; it's hard to get more "whiff of money" than that.
Tsar is my favorite in this category.
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post #34 of 35
4/19/06 at 8:24am
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Originally Posted by Pigeon Murderer

I must tell you that I actually sniffed U.S. dollars for the first time in my life - today.... I actually liked the smell very much.

Ahh globalization
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post #35 of 35
4/19/06 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by Davisdujour

Jovan Musk evokes images of a DT's suffering redneck staggering off to the 7-11 after midnight for a 24-pack of Milwaukee's Best, with his tattered, Wrangler pockets jangling full of COLD, HARD, loose change.


Basenotes has never made me laugh this hard. I'm literally holding my sides.

You'll notice an innocuous bottle of Jovan in my wardrobe.
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