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First House Recommendations

post #1 of 11
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Many a times on this board, we see new comers asking for recommendations on the first fragrance they should purchase when trying out a fragrance house for the first time. I believe that the first fragrance should be chosen as such which gives a favorable impression of the house and makes the newbie want to further venture into the offerings of the house...that first recommendation should be a good mix of unique and wearable. For example, in the case of Creed, I would recommend Imperial rather than GIT...GIT is great, but I believe Imperial is a bit more "Wow!" and equally wearable.

What would your "First" recommendations would be for the following houses?
(we can have both male/female recommendations)

Creed
Guerlain
Hermes
Bond no.9
F. Malle
YSL
Chanel
Serge Lutens
L'Artisan
MPG
Gucci
Versace
post #2 of 11
Creed - Imperial

Guerlain - Vetiver

Hermes - Terre D'Hermès

YSL - M7 Fresh

Chanel - Chanel Pour Monsieur

Serge Lutens - Chergui
post #3 of 11
Creed - Silver Mountain Water
Guerlain - Heritage
Hermes - Eau de Hermes
YSL - Body Kouros
Chanel - Antaeus
L'Artisan - Mure et Musc Extreme
Gucci - Nobile if you can find it otherwise Gucci PH
Versace - Versace L'Homme
post #4 of 11
Creed- GIT

Chanel- No. I will not pick just one! OK, how about Platinum Egoiste.

YSL- Live Jazz or Rive Gauche

L'Artisan- Tea for Two

Gucci- Envy

CdG- Avignon or 2 Man

Azzaro- Chrome

Ralph Lauren- Polo Blue
post #5 of 11
Creed - Santal Imperial
Guerlain - Habbit Rouge
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes
Bond no.9 - Wall Street
F. Malle - Musc Ravageur
YSL - M7
Chanel - No. 5
Serge Lutens - Fumerie Turque
L'Artisan - Tea for Two
MPG - Santal Noble
Gucci - Envy
Versace - The Dreamer
post #6 of 11
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Hermes Un Jardin en Méditerranée
Bond no.9 New Haarlem
F. Malle Musc Ravageur
YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Chanel Egoiste
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
L'Artisan Voleur de Roses
MPG Santal Noble
Gucci Pour Homme
Versace The Dreamer

Also:
Diptyque Philosykos
Caron Pour un Homme
Dior Homme
Mugler Cologne
post #7 of 11
Creed--(ive only ever tried Silver Mountain Water so I cant really say)
Guerlain--L'instant
Hermes-- Terre D'Hermes
F. Malle - Vetiver Extraordinaire
YSL-- Kouros eau D'ete
Chanel - Antaeus
L'Artisan - Timbiktu
Gucci - Nobile--if can be found--or Envy
Versace-- Black Jeans or the Dreamer
post #8 of 11
My "First" recommendations (two per house...) would be:
Creed - Angélique Encens or Tabarome
Guerlain - Jicky or Shalimar
Hermes - Hiris or Eau des Merveilles
F. Malle - Musc Ravageur or En Passant
Chanel - Égoïste or Coco
Serge Lutens - Chergui or Fumerie Turque
L'Artisan - Dzing! or Bois Farine
MPG - Santal Noble or Ambre Précieux
post #9 of 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by zztopp

What would your "First" recommendations would be for the following houses?
(we can have both male/female recommendations)

Creed: Bois du Portugal
Guerlain: Vetiver
Hermes: Bel Ami (unless they want a bit more modern scent,
in which case I'd say Rocabar)
Bond no.9: Wall Street (but no strong feelings about this house)
F. Malle: Musc Ravageur or Vetiver Extraordinaire -- it's a toss-up
YSL: Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Chanel: Chanel Pour Monsieur
Serge Lutens: Chergui? (not much experience with this house)
L'Artisan: Voleur de Roses
MPG: Santal Noble (but Eau des Isle and Racine are great too)
Gucci: Gucci Pour Homme
Versace: Versace Man? (I don't care for this house much)
post #10 of 11
Creed: BdP

Hermes: Terre d'Hermes

Malle: Musc Ravageur

L'Artisan: Tea For Two

YSL: M7

Gucci: Envy

Versace: Versace Man

Mugler: A*Men

Dyptique: Philosykos

Bvlgari: Bvlgari Black or Bvlgari PH
post #11 of 11
Creed - Millesime Imperial
Guerlain - Vetiver
Hermes -
Bond no.9 - New Haarlem
F. Malle - Noir Epices
YSL - Opium Pour Homme EDP
Chanel - Allure or Egoiste
Serge Lutens - Fumerie Turque
L'Artisan - Mure Et Musc Extreme
MPG
Gucci - Envy
Versace - The Dreamer
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