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post #1 of 35
8/21/05 at 10:05pm
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What frags do you have that possess nasty sillage that travels for miles? Mine include:
1. JPG Le Male
2. Joop! Pour Homme
3. D&G Pour Homme
4. Gucci Envy
5. Laguna
6. A*Men which I just bought yesterday

I'm trying to turn some heads in case you're wondering...
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post #2 of 35
8/22/05 at 12:12am
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A*Men
Laguna Homme
Worth pour Homme HAUTE CONCENTRATION
Bvlgari pour Homme Extreme
Givenchy Gentleman
Pi Fraiche
L'eau D'issey pour Homme
Azzaro Chrome

But the problem is, I DON'T want to turn heads!
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post #3 of 35
8/22/05 at 12:35am
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Originally Posted by Xen

But the problem is, I DON'T want to turn heads!

LOL. Yeah I agree. But sometimes I get the urge to just walk into a night club and bombard everybody with my scent. I'm very introverted by nature but I've had my moments where I like the attention. BTW Chrome has sillage on you? It always stays close to my skin.
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post #4 of 35
8/22/05 at 12:41am
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Originally Posted by teflondog

[quote author=Xen link=1124687121/0#1 date=1124694754]
But the problem is, I DON'T want to turn heads!

LOL. Yeah I agree. But sometimes I get the urge to just walk into a night club and bombard everybody with my scent. I'm very introverted by nature but I've had my moments where I like the attention. BTW Chrome has sillage on you? It always stays close to my skin.
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Hmmm... I'm very introverted myself! But I don't get those kinds of urges like you do [smiley=grin.gif]
Yes! Chrome SCREAMS on me, and I never seem to be able to gag it. I just put on half a spray and anyone less than 10 feet away asks if I am wearing a fragrance.
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post #5 of 35
8/22/05 at 12:59am
Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme. 80's fougere SILLAGE MONSTER.
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post #6 of 35
8/22/05 at 1:08am
Off the top of my head:
Amouage Silver Crystal, Gold, Gentleman's Cologne, Silver for women, Ubar.
Aramis 900.
Golden Dust. It's lethal caramel/honey/sugar/Oud.. Sillage overkill (made in Saudi).
Secret Datura by MPG, and it LLAASSTTSS.
Dyptique - Olene.
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post #7 of 35
8/22/05 at 2:35am
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Originally Posted by wedge

Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme. 80's fougere SILLAGE MONSTER.

No - 1970s chypre (1978).
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post #8 of 35
8/22/05 at 2:38am
Kouros and Azzaro Visit are definitely heavyyweights in my book.
I believe there was a recent post about sillage. You might wanna do a search on it.
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post #9 of 35
8/22/05 at 2:42am
Armani - AdG. perfume vapor trail
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post #10 of 35
8/22/05 at 2:45am
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JHL, KL Homme, Largerfeld Homme, VI For Men, M7, Most Lutens, and most other scents applied heavily enough! [smiley=wink.gif]
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post #11 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:19am
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Originally Posted by Pieter

[quote author=wedge link=1124687121/0#4 date=1124697590]Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme. 80's fougere SILLAGE MONSTER.

No - 1970s chypre (1978).[/quote]

Shoot me down with smart missiles why don't you? [smiley=tongue.gif]



YSL Nu EdP comes to mind...
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post #12 of 35
8/22/05 at 8:46am
Several Guerlain scents can challenge in the sillage department, namely Vetiver, Habit Rouge, and Heritage. Another EDC that projects superbly is Fracas for Men.

Jeff
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post #13 of 35
8/22/05 at 9:28am
Alfred Sung Homme
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post #14 of 35
8/22/05 at 9:32am
You want sillage, don't you? When i'm in a silly sillage mood, i reach for:

Santos Concentree, Opium EDP, YSL M7.
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post #15 of 35
8/22/05 at 9:39am
Champs:
Yang
Sung Homme
The Dreamer
Aramis 900

Contenders:
D&G PH
Carven Homme
Azzaro Visit
Burberry Brit

Mentioned by others, but closer to the skin on me:
Bulgari PH Extreme
Gucci Envy
Azzaro Chrome

--Steve
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post #16 of 35
8/22/05 at 11:16am
Of what I own,

Amouge - Dia
Guerlain - Heritage
Gurlain - Vetiver
Creed - Bois de Portugal
Cartier - Pasha

Comme de Garcons - Man 2
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post #17 of 35
8/22/05 at 12:40pm
Zino Davidoff a strong contender for sure
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post #18 of 35
8/22/05 at 4:21pm
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Guerlain Vetiver
Givenchy Pi
Dolce Gabbana PH
Pierre Cardin
Elizabeth Taylor's Passion for Men
Jaipur EDP
Laura Biagiotti Roma For Men
Versace L'homme
Canoe
Old Spice

That's the majority of my collection!
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post #19 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:04pm
Ah, don't forget the Carons...

Caron pour Homme (enters-the-room-five-minutes-before-you-do sillage)
The Third Man ("he who smelt it, dealt it" sillage)
Yatagan (yards of celery seed sillage)
Musc Ravaguer (Sweat-like-candy sillage)
Fumerie Turque (hand-me-my-hooka sillage)
Cuir di Arabie (There-IS-no-cuir-for-this sillage)
Voleur de Roses (Pasadena-in-winter sillage)
Piper Nigrum (getta load of the sillage on THAT one...)

The big girly sillage list:

Habinita (glorious-nasty-"unwashed"-in-the-french-style sillage)
Mitsouko (hiding-unsuccessfully-behind-my paper-fan sillage)
Poivre ("take me right NOW" sillage)
Tabac Blond (1940's lipstick&cigarette urbane lesbian sillage)
Tocade (gay-as-a-mirrored-disco-ball, "I will survive"-"we are family" Priscilla-Queen-of-the-desert sillage)

and it goes on...

I am nothing without my mile long cape of scent.

Griff
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post #20 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by Griff


I am nothing without my mile long cape of scent.

Griff

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So well put! ME TOO!

And be damned with anyone who complains!
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post #21 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:15pm
Sillage Heavyweights...I guess were talking clouds of scents that embrace oneself...

For me it would be:

Joop!
Perry Ellis M
One Man Show
Fendi Uomo
Jaipur EDP
Opium EDP
Aramis900
Pi blue
Eryo
Le Male
Herrera
Salvador Dali
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post #22 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:18pm
Bijian for Men rules.
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post #23 of 35
8/22/05 at 5:28pm
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Vintage Tabarome
Tabarome Millesime
CdG Original Eau de Parfum
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post #24 of 35
8/22/05 at 6:59pm
I have to say, most of the time my fiancee has to bury her head in my chest in order to detect that I am wearing anything, even when I have 6-8 spritzes on of some scents.

S.T. DuPont - Signature (I could imagine this one moving up my arm when I first got it.)
CM Sandalwood
Z-14
KL Homme
Mr. 7
Nu EDP
Pasha
Miss Dior
Quorum - Only in the top notes though; the rest is delightlfuly restrained.
Old Spice
Obsession for Men
Heritage EDT

Scents that are surprisingly light siliage-wise on me but seem to be heavy on others:
Kouros
Sung Homme
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post #25 of 35
8/22/05 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by CoL

[quote author=Griff link=1124687121/15#18 date=1124755490]

I am nothing without my mile long cape of scent.

Griff

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So well put! ME TOO!

And be damned with anyone who complains![/quote]

Agreed. Sometimes, i just don't give a rat's ass what people think!!
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post #26 of 35
8/22/05 at 8:11pm
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Originally Posted by knightowl


Agreed. Sometimes, i just don't give a rat's ass what people think!!

My new favorite sillage: Les Fesses d'un Rat
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post #27 of 35
8/23/05 at 11:29am
Trussardi Uomo

Aaron
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post #28 of 35
8/23/05 at 9:44pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Griff

[quote author=knightowl link=1124687121/15#24 date=1124764618]

Agreed. Sometimes, i just don't give a rat's ass what people think!!

My new favorite sillage: Les Fesses d'un Rat
[/quote]

Fesses? Is that french for...er...

Feces? [smiley=undecided.gif]
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post #29 of 35
8/23/05 at 10:47pm
A*Men - Lots of sillage
Polo Green - I don't like polo green much but it sure has a lot of sillage on me!
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post #30 of 35
8/24/05 at 6:27am
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Originally Posted by knightowl

[quote author=CoL link=1124687121/15#19 date=1124755588][quote author=Griff link=1124687121/15#18 date=1124755490]

I am nothing without my mile long cape of scent.

Griff

[smiley=grin.gif]

So well put! ME TOO!

And be damned with anyone who complains![/quote]

Agreed. Sometimes, i just don't give a rat's ass what people think!!
[/quote]

Another agreement. I want everyone to notice my fragrances (that doesn't mean, however, that I put too much on to smell like I bathed in it!).
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post #31 of 35
8/24/05 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by misterbowles

Alfred Sung Homme


I agree.
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post #32 of 35
8/25/05 at 5:17am
It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I wear Royal Bain de Caron a lot, and definitely has a sillage factor!
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post #33 of 35
8/25/05 at 6:08am
Hi;
I am a new member and just getting into the nuance of fragrances.
Could somebody explain the term Sillage for me please?
Thanks
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post #34 of 35
8/25/05 at 7:41am
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A french word. Translation is "that which stays in the air after the passage of someone who is perfumed". Pronounced as see-yage
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post #35 of 35
8/25/05 at 9:26am
Many thanks XEN!
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