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What's your one "unsung hero"/"sleeper" fragrance?

post #1 of 36
6/18/05 at 6:50pm
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What would you consider your one fragrance in your wardrobe that hardly gets talked about here on basenotes, but you love?

For me it has to be Creed's Royal Delight. I don't remember seeing too many discussions about it here but it never fails to get a compliment any time I wear it. It's also probably the longest lasting Creed I have next to BdP. Great scent ... my number 1 sleeper.

(A close second would have to be Damien Bash's "Sin". Smells similar to Australian Gold's tanning lotion)

What about yours ?
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post #2 of 36
6/18/05 at 6:58pm
Ummm...I guess I would have to say....errr....FLORIS J.F.

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SixCats!
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post #3 of 36
6/18/05 at 11:04pm
It used to get a lot of press on the old Yahoo board but I rarely see any mention of it anymore:

Casran - Chopard

Definitely a fave.

Aaron
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post #4 of 36
6/19/05 at 12:15am
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L'Occitane Lavande. It smells so complex when it's only made from alcohol, water and lavender oil!
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post #5 of 36
6/19/05 at 2:47am
Imperial by Crown Perfumery
English Lavender water by Taylor's of Old Bond St
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post #6 of 36
6/19/05 at 8:10am
Bois d' argent..by DIOR
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post #7 of 36
6/19/05 at 10:37am
Great question. I love frags that are little discussed but I think are wonderful.

There are more, but for now, I'd say Open by R & G, Iceberg Twice and Caron PH. And Worth PH.
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post #8 of 36
6/19/05 at 2:04pm
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I like Tempore (Laura Biagiotti) quite a lot - it is absolutely a "normal" scent but never discussed here......

Actually it was my signature scent for a while.

I live pretty close to a Colgate production/factory and often there is a smell of something very close to Tempore in the air.

Mic.
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post #9 of 36
6/19/05 at 2:53pm
Boss Elements :the perfect all-rounder
Trussardi Jeans Men : does anybody own this one?Someone to to say something good about it? [smiley=huh.gif]
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post #10 of 36
6/19/05 at 2:58pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoVolante

Trussardi Jeans Men : does anybody own this one?Someone to to say something good about it? Â*[smiley=huh.gif]

I know it and I like it a lot. Smells to me exactly like orange flavored Pez tastes - agree?

Mic.
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post #11 of 36
6/19/05 at 3:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mic

[quote author=DiscoVolante link=1119145859/0#8 date=1119218024]
Trussardi Jeans Men : does anybody own this one?Someone to to say something good about it? Â*[smiley=huh.gif]

Smells to me exactly like orange flavored Pez tastes - agree?

Mic.[/quote]

More than simply orange,it smells like tropical fruit-punch.Very agreeable.Long lasting too.Do you find it similar with Escada Sentiment for men ?
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post #12 of 36
6/19/05 at 7:10pm
PS a.k.a Paul Sebastion Fine Cologne.
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post #13 of 36
6/19/05 at 7:17pm
There is one which is outstanding, I rarely wear, but could wear everyday:
L'Uomo Trussardi
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post #14 of 36
6/19/05 at 8:06pm
Lancome Miracle Homme [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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post #15 of 36
6/19/05 at 8:47pm
Two actually: 1906 from Peterman and Oud Oriental by Montale
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post #16 of 36
6/19/05 at 8:56pm
I don't see much talk about CdG 3, which is a scent that I really dig.
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post #17 of 36
6/19/05 at 9:10pm
Definitely Oud Serie by Montale has very little discussion...

My unknown fav is Cuir de Russie by Le Jardin Retrouve.
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post #18 of 36
6/20/05 at 4:53am
Just to add :Jako by Karl Lagerfeld.
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post #19 of 36
6/20/05 at 6:17am
Guerlain Heritage.

I got it in a swap and love it each time I wear it. I got some nice compliments on it.

I see it mostly on people's swap lists but don't see it discussed very often here.
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post #20 of 36
6/20/05 at 6:25am
Inis: Energy of the Sea and 1881 Amber
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post #21 of 36
6/20/05 at 9:45am
L'Artisan Premier Figuier

Surprisingly easy to wear
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post #22 of 36
6/20/05 at 10:15am
Moustache de Rochas (1949)
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post #23 of 36
6/20/05 at 11:51am
Mine has to be Purple Label by Ralph Lauren. Really Love this scent...brings many compliments. Must be right for me!!!!!!!
Gary
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post #24 of 36
6/20/05 at 12:57pm
Versace Metal Jeans, one of my summer favs. The only down side is the lasting power.
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post #25 of 36
6/20/05 at 1:01pm
Higher by Dior. For me is a excellent fragance.
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post #26 of 36
6/20/05 at 3:25pm
Cacharel Nemo - very unusal incense/caramel combo that works brilliantly, amazing lasting power too!

MMM
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post #27 of 36
6/20/05 at 5:31pm
Gucci Rush - many people dislike it but I think it's excellent.

I rarely see Guerlain Derby discussed, perhaps because it's so hard to find. It's well worth the search.
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post #28 of 36
6/20/05 at 10:12pm
Old Spice. [smiley=laugh.gif]
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post #29 of 36
6/20/05 at 10:27pm
My sleep fragrance(s) are 2 and 71 both by Comme de Garcons. Bloody hard to find though.
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post #30 of 36
6/21/05 at 12:03am
Nautica Latitude Longitude
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post #31 of 36
6/21/05 at 2:41am
I like Versus Uomo a lot.
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post #32 of 36
6/21/05 at 8:52am
Animale. The women love it.
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post #33 of 36
6/21/05 at 10:25am
I think Floris's Cefiro is under-appreciated. A fairly lasting citrus-and-green scent. I think it's a true fougère.

Less of an unsung hero, perhaps, and more of a guilty pleasure for me is HUGO by Hugo Boss. I've never actually owned it or lived with it, so I might have an incomplete idea of it, but it strikes me as having a streamlined, easy-going quality not unlike Lanvin L'Homme. Cleaner and more wearable than most of the Boss output, though a little on the sweet side, as I recall. It doesn't get much respect here, I think, partly because it came out when marines were a big thing (though it isn't precisely a marine scent) and it may have been too mass-market to really qualify as a sleeper.

::sticks fingers in ears and prepares to be shouted down::
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post #34 of 36
6/21/05 at 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Concord

I like Versus Uomo a lot.

Yeah thats a nice one too, forgot to say that one as well.
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post #35 of 36
6/24/05 at 12:58pm
Curve will always have a special place in my heart.
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post #36 of 36
6/24/05 at 1:07pm
Romance Silver.

This one's gotta be my most complimented fragrance of the year so far and it's not even in my top 10. I'm not crazy about it, but it seems that everytime that i wear it out, someone compliments me on it, maybe the scent i'm smelling on myself and the scent that others smell a few feet away are totally different.
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