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post #1 of 10
3/9/06 at 6:02pm
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Hello everyone! This is my first post, although I've been reading here for some time now.
I have something of a strange question here.
To explain: There are many posts where a fragrance might be recommended to an older gentleman; in other cases, a fragrance might be recommended for the younger crowd. I think it would be interesting to take that concept in a different direction. What kind of fragrance do you associate with certain types of people (as opposed to age or gender)? For example, my mental image of a firefighter or a lumberjack is not congruent with the likes of Issey Miyake or Kenneth Cole. Right? Am I going down a dark Jungian road here? I was wondering, just out of curiosity, what "fragrance archetypes" you all have.
For a:
Scientist?
Soldier?
CEO?
Student?

I'd be interested in your reactions.

-ben
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post #2 of 10
3/9/06 at 6:18pm
jock - aqua di gio
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post #3 of 10
3/9/06 at 7:00pm
Scientist - Guerlain Heritage
Soldier - Guerlain Vetiver
CEO - Boucheron Pour Homme or the original Armani (1984)
Student - Aqua Di Gio or Dolce Gabbana Pour Homme
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post #4 of 10
3/9/06 at 7:06pm
Welcome aboard Ben. This is a pretty thought provoking post.

Scientist? Â*Odeur 53

Soldier?
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* NATO: Â*Quorum
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Russian: Monsieur Rochas
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* remaining Eastern-Block: Rush For Men

CEO? Â* Â* Â* Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur

Student? Â*Black Jeans

I also added this entry to your list:

Priest? Â* Â* Jules
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post #5 of 10
3/9/06 at 7:40pm
I would say Etro Messe De Minuit for a Priest.
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post #6 of 10
3/9/06 at 8:05pm
Scientist? Odeur 53 or Odeur 71
Soldier? Soviet Chypre
CEO? Cologne Mugler
Student? cool water or AdG

As I read somewhere, there`re some other archetypes:
Husband
Soldier
Lover
and one more I forgot which one. Maybe Magician?
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post #7 of 10
3/9/06 at 8:22pm
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moon_fish-
Jung's four primary archetypes were (roughly):

The Self
The Shadow- instinctive and irrational, but not necessarily evil
The Anima- the feminine aspect of a man's personality
The Animus- the masculine aspects of a woman's personality

The other archetypes (such as mother complex) arose from these four, according to Jung.
Of course, I am abusing Jung's system here for the sake of a thought experiment, so it hardly matters if we're scientific. How about:

Doctor
Mechanic
Actor
Librarian
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post #8 of 10
3/9/06 at 8:46pm
Scientist Ultraviolet Man
Soldier Yatagan
CEO Kiton
Student Acqua di Gio
Husband A*Men
Lover Ungaro III
Magician Opium PH EDP

Self Kouros
Shadow Messe de Minuit
Anima Black Cashmere
Animus Bandit
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post #9 of 10
3/9/06 at 10:51pm
Assuming all of the following are men and, I suppose, Americans:

Scientist: Polo (Green)
Soldier: Polo Sport
CEO: Bulgari pour Homme
Student: Curve for Men
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post #10 of 10
3/10/06 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by greyhueofdoubt

moon_fish-
Jung's four primary archetypes were (roughly):

The Self
The Shadow- instinctive and irrational, but not necessarily evil
The Anima- the feminine aspect of a man's personality
The Animus- the masculine aspects of a woman's personality

The other archetypes (such as mother complex) arose from these four, according to Jung.
Of course, I am abusing Jung's system here for the sake of a thought experiment, so it hardly matters if we're scientific. How about:

Doctor
Mechanic
Actor
Librarian

Well, that`s scientific background!
I do not remember that`s that archetypes were Yungian, but still they were Man of War, Lover, Husband and Wisdom Man...

I`d say that
Doctor - is Rive Gauche pour homme (very metallic scent, as surgery steel) OR Mugler Cologne (clean and white).
Mechanic - some Peau d`Espagne SMN - OR Paco Rabanne pour Homme OR Kouros YSL
Actor - Ambre Sultan SL, OR Or Black Morabito (for Othello)
Librarian - Cuir de Russie Creed
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