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post #1 of 71
7/25/06 at 12:28pm
Thread Starter 
So I am just wanting to know the extremes of everyones wardrobe. Just follow the format I set below and fill it in to fit your drobe

Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Bois D' Argent by Dior-Mesmerize by Avon
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Acqua Di Gio by Armani-Kingdom by Mcqueen
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Relax by Davidoff-A*Men by Mugler
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: HM EDP by Hanae Mori-Rive Gauche by YSL
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Geir by Gier Ness-Le Male by JPG
Most Precious, Most expendable: Relax by Davidoff-Diesel by Diesel
Or just make some up!
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post #2 of 71
7/25/06 at 12:55pm
Well, I don't have that many scents to choose from, but here goes:

Most Expensive (not including decants): Bois D' Argent by Dior
Least Expensive (not including presents): Pi EdP by Givenchy

Brightest scent: Romeo Gigli Man by Romeo Gigli
Darkest scent: Fumerie Turque by Serge Lutens

Smoothest Scent: Bois Farine by L'Artisan
Roughest scent: Le Male by JPG

Sweetest Scent: Pi EdP by Givenchy
Woodiest scent: Envy For Men by Gucci

Most Natural: Geir by Gier Ness
Most Synthetic: L'Eau D'Issey by Issey Miyake

Most Precious: Too many to choose from
Most Expendable: Romeo Gigli Man by Romeo Gigli
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post #3 of 71
7/25/06 at 10:14pm
Thread Starter 
I suppose Trebor and I are alone in this post
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post #4 of 71
7/26/06 at 2:12am
Very nice thread Daddy!
I've not that wide drobe to post here, but I'll try to participate though...

Most Expensive (not including decants): Musc Ravageur
Least Expensive (not including presents): Coriolan

Brightest scent: Colonia Assoluta
Darkest scent: Fumerie Turque

Smoothest Scent: Goutal Les Nuits d'Hadrien
Roughest scent: Paco Rabanne PH

Sweetest Scent: Chanel Chance
Woodiest scent: Caron L'anarchiste

Most Natural: Les Nuits d'Hadrien
Most Synthetic: no one smell synthetic to me

Most Precious: Fumerie Turque
Most Expendable: some
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post #5 of 71
7/26/06 at 2:43am
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Creed Bois du Portugal - Jovan Ginseng NRG
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Monsieur Balmain / Clinique Happy - Annick Goutal, Sables
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Cristobal - Guerlain Vetiver
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Dior homme - Bois du Portugal
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Monsieur Balmain, Eau de Campagne - Crave
Most Precious, Most expendable: Creed Royal English Leather - UDV Fun
Most & least favorite: Vetiver hombre Adolfo Dominguez - UDV Fun
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post #6 of 71
7/26/06 at 7:23am
Most Expensive (not including decants): Dia for Men
Least Expensive (not including presents): Cigar Aficionado

Brightest scent: Imperial Jade Emperor
Darkest scent: Santal Noble

Smoothest Scent: Mûre et Musc Extrême
Roughest scent: Kouros Hard choice and not sure?

Sweetest Scent: A*Men / Angel Men
Woodiest scent: Timbuktu

Most Natural: Original Vetiver
Most Synthetic: Amour de Cacao

Most Precious: Cannabis Santal
Most Expendable: Chic for Men


Dan
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post #7 of 71
7/26/06 at 7:39am
My Wadrobe isn't very vast or impressive, but here goes...

Most Expensive: Creed GIT
Least Expensive: Victioria's Secret Very Sexy 2

Brightest scent: Clinique Happy For Men
Darkest scent: L'Artisan Parfumeur Fou d'Absinthe

Smoothest Scent: Creed GIT
Roughest scent: Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

Sweetest Scent: Burberry London For Men
Woodiest scent: L'Artisan Parfumeur Navegar

Most Natural: Terre d'Hermes
Most Synthetic: Victoria's Secret Very Sexy 2

Most Precious: L'Artisan Parfumeur Fou d'Absinthe (I'd be lost without it)
Most Expendable: Armani Acqua di Gio
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post #8 of 71
7/26/06 at 2:29pm
Most Expensive: GIT
Least Expensive: Jovan musk

Brightest scent: Live Jazz
Darkest scent: Basala

Smoothest Scent: Gaultier2
Roughest scent: Oscar for men

Sweetest Scent: B*Men
Woodiest scent: Gucci ph

Most Natural: Jaipur
Most Synthetic: Odeur 53

Most Precious: Antaeus (although I go through it like water)
Most Expendable: Happy for men.

Ironically, the frags that are most expendable are the ones that will last the longest anyways, since I don't wear them.
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post #9 of 71
7/26/06 at 2:54pm
Most Expensive: Creed Orange Spice
Least Expensive: 4711

Brightest scent: Creed Orange Spice
Darkest scent: Van Cleef pour homme

Smoothest Scent: Creed Royal English Leather
Roughest scent: Creed Baie De Genievre

Sweetest Scent: Gucci Envy
Woodiest scent: Creed Bois Du Portugal

Most Natural: Creed Imperiale
Most Synthetic: Michael Jordan by Michael Jordan

Most Precious: Creed Orange Spice (hard to find)
Most Expendable: 4711
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post #10 of 71
7/26/06 at 3:21pm
Mine's not so expansive, so I'm sure to have some repeats (but who knows):

Most Expensive: Creed GIT
Least Expensive: Very Sexy (Victoria Secret)

Brightest scent: Philosykos
Darkest scent: Tea for Two

Smoothest Scent: Imperial Jade Emperor
Roughest scent: Armani Code (tough to assign this one)

Sweetest Scent: CSP Vanille Pineapple
Woodiest scent: John Varvatos
Most Natural: Philosykos
Most Synthetic: Pal Zileri

Most Precious: Imperial Jade (gotta consider my GF here)
Most Expendable: Herrera for Men

Most Likely to want to spray on toast and eat: Vanille Pineapple
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post #11 of 71
7/26/06 at 4:03pm
Most Expensive (not including decants): Vetiver Extraordinaire
Least Expensive (not including presents): Demeter Dirt

Brightest scent: O'Pomelo
Darkest scent: Douce Amere

Smoothest Scent: Gendarme
Roughest scent: Nostalgia

Sweetest Scent: Borneo 1834
Woodiest scent: M7's shower gel (far more woody than the EDT)

Most Natural: Bigarrade Concentree
Most Synthetic: Laguna

Most Precious: Piper Nigrum
Most Expendable: Desire
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post #12 of 71
7/26/06 at 6:14pm
Most Expensive: Creed OV
Least Expensive: Banana Republic Classic

Brightest scent: Clinique Happy
Darkest scent: Bulgari Black

Smoothest Scent: Burberry Brit
Roughest scent: Chrome

Sweetest Scent: Lolita Lempicka au masculin
Woodiest scent: I don't really own a "woody" scent...for this question I'd have to answer the basenotes of Burberry Weekend

Most Natural: CK Be
Most Synthetic: Chrome

Most Precious: Difficult question...I'd say Bulgari Black in terms of fragrance, and Harry Potter EDT in terms of availability
Most Expendable: Burberry Weekend...but I still like it!!!
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post #13 of 71
7/26/06 at 7:50pm
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: PdN New York; Guerlain Vetiver OR XS (I got each for $7)
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Tabac Original; Zino
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Dunhill '03; Helan - Vetiver & Rum
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: CM Sandalwood; Latitude Longitude
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: YSL PH or Agua Brava; Don't know
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post #14 of 71
7/27/06 at 1:42am
Most Expensive: Furyo by Jacques Bogart
Least Expensive: 4711

Brightest scent: Eau Sauvage
Darkest scent: Z-14

Smoothest Scent: Antaeus
Roughest scent: Aramis

Sweetest Scent: Pi
Woodiest scent: Gucci PH

Most Natural: Pino Silvestre
Most Synthetic: Fahrenheit

Most Precious: Furyo / KL / Havana
Most expendable: B*Men
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post #15 of 71
7/29/06 at 10:13am
Most Expensive: Chanel Bois des Iles extrait
Least Expensive: Guerlain Vetiver
Brightest scent: Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta
Darkest scent: Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
Smoothest Scent: Diptyque Philosykos
Roughest scent: Dior Jules
Sweetest Scent: Diptyque Oyedo
Woodiest scent: Serge Lutens Chene
Most Natural: Czech & Speake Neroli
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post #16 of 71
7/29/06 at 10:42am
Most Expensive: CdG 2 MAN
Least Expensive: Burberry Brit (got it at a discount at Sam's Club)

Brightest scent: Mugler Cologne
Darkest scent: Angel Men by Thierry Mugler

Smoothest scent: Gaultier2
Roughest scent: Dzing!

Sweetest Scent: Angel Men
Woodiest scent: CdG 2 MAN

Most Natural: Terre d'Hermes
Most Synthetic: B*Men by Thierry Mugler

Most Precious: CdG 2 MAN
Most Expendable: B*Men

Most Subtle: Gendarme (original)
Most Powerful: Angel Men

That's all for now...
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post #17 of 71
9/17/07 at 9:48pm
I just came across this Thread and I have to add my 2 cents worth:
Most Expensive: Santal de Mysore - Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
Least Expensive: Arden Men - Sandalwood Elizabeth Arden
Brightest scent: Eau d'Hadrien - Annick Goutal
Darkest scent: Muscs Koublaï Khän - Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
Smoothest Scent: Azurée Soleil Eau Fraiche Skinscent - Estée Lauder
Roughest scent: Knize Ten - Knize
Sweetest Scent: Jasmin Impératrice Eugénie - Creed
Woodiest scent: Santal de Mysore - Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
Most Natural: Eau Dynamisante - Clarins
Most Synthetic: Nu Eau de Parfum - Yves Saint Laurent
Most Precious: Fleurs de Bulgarie (new) - Creed
Most expendable: Firewood / Feu de Bois - Ava Luxe
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post #18 of 71
9/17/07 at 10:01pm
Most Expensive: Bois d'Argent and Cologne Blanche - Dior
Least Expensive : Les couvent des Minimes stuff....gap and random stuff

Brightest scent: Mugler Cologne - TM
Darkest scent: B*Men - TM

Smoothest Scent: Dior Homme - Dior
Roughest scent: B*Men - TM

Sweetest Scent: Cologne Blanche - Dior
Woodiest scent: Mat; Very Male - Masaki Matsushima

Most Natural: Gucci PH 2 - due to the tea-ness
Most Synthetic: Play - CDG

Most Precious: cologne blanche and bois d'argent
Most Expendable: anything else haha
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post #19 of 71
9/17/07 at 11:42pm
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Al Haramain - Khaltat Al Mulik - Diesel Plus Plus
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Quasar - Pure Oud Oil
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Ambre Sultan - Arabie
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Ambre Sultan - Bois du Portugal
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Patou Homme - Odeur 53
Most Precious, Most expendable: Versailles Homme - Lalique Faune
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post #20 of 71
9/18/07 at 3:17am
Most Expensive: L'Instant Extreme
Least Expensive: Fujiyama Homme

Brightest scent: GIT
Darkest scent: Azzaro Silver Black

Smoothest Scent: Dunhill Edition
Roughest scent: Kouros

Sweetest Scent: Allure
Woodiest scent: Envy

Most Natural: Creed MI
Most Synthetic: Echo

Most Precious: Montana (red box)
Most expendable: Samba lines
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post #21 of 71
9/18/07 at 5:28am
Fun thread! I had to get up and go sniff four different times!

Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Millesime Imperial ($220), Azarro Visit ($15)
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: L'eau Par Kenzo, Tea for Two
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Creed Bois de Santal, Creed Baie de Genievre
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Creed Original Santal, Creed Cypres Musc
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Tea for Two, Diesel ++
Most Precious, Most expendable: Abercrombie Woods, Azarro Visit
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post #22 of 71
9/18/07 at 6:11am
Most Expensive: Montale Black Aoud / Creed VIW (can't remember exactly)
Least Expensive: Versace Blue Jeans

Brightest scent: Miller Harris Tangerine Vert
Darkest scent: Givenchy Gentleman

Smoothest Scent: Boucheron PH EdP
Roughest scent: Guerlain Vetiver

Sweetest Scent: JPG Gaultier2
Woodiest scent: Comme des Garçons Series 2 Red: Sequoia

Most Natural: Creed Selection Verte
Most Synthetic: Bulgari pour Homme Extreme

Most Precious: Fragonard Eau de Hongrie (My sweetie bought this for me while we were in Eze, France on holiday)
Most Expendable: Azzaro Visit
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post #23 of 71
9/18/07 at 6:32am
Most Expensive (not including decants): Musc Ravageur/Noir Epices
Least Expensive (not including presents): Witness by Bogart

Brightest scent: That Man
Darkest scent: Iquitos

Smoothest Scent: Yang, with Pasha very nearby
Roughest scent: Yatagan (with Balenciaga a close runner-up)

Sweetest Scent: Musc Ravageur
Woodiest scent: Calvin for Men

Dressiest scent: Antaeus
Most casual scent: FCUK for Him

Smells most like perspiration (and not in a bad way): Rive Gauche pour Homme
Smells most like perspiration (and in bad or a good way, depending upon how you look at it): Kingdom

Most Natural: patchouli/lavender oil
Most Synthetic: L'Eau D'Issey by Issey Miyake

Most Precious: Don't come NEAR my Balenciaga or orig. Burberry's for Men! (What I wouldn't GIVE for a bottle of old Patou!)
Most Expendable: Pontaccio 21

Most sexy: Musc Ravageur (with Monsieur Musk not far behind)
Most chaste/asexual: Eau Sauvage
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post #24 of 71
9/18/07 at 6:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trebor View Post

Well, I don't have that many scents to choose from, but here goes:

Brightest scent: Romeo Gigli Man by Romeo Gigli
Darkest scent: Fumerie Turque by Serge Lutens

Most Expendable: Romeo Gigli Man by Romeo Gigli

The brightest? Romeo Gigli? That sounds extreme. I recently got this scent and I am ambivalent. Maybe spring-summer not the right time to appreciate this scent. But I would never think of it as of being bright.

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post #25 of 71
9/18/07 at 8:15am
All right, let's see if I can do this...

Most Expensive: Montale - Roses Musk
Least Expensive: Lacoste - Booster

Brightest scent: DSH - Menthe Moderne
Darkest scent: Messe de Minuit

Smoothest Scent: Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree
Roughest scent: Villoresi - Spezie

Sweetest Scent: Yang
Woodiest scent: DSH - Sandalo Inspiritu

Most Natural: MPG - Baïmé
Most Synthetic: Givenchy - Very Irrésistible Men

Most Precious: Calvin
Most Expendable: Lolita Lempicka au masculin
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post #26 of 71
9/18/07 at 9:01am
I shouldn't be allowed to play these games because everything is a toss up

Most Expensive: Jo Malone Amber & Lavender
Least Expensive: Puig Quorum

Brightest scent: Comme des Garcons 3, Unforgivable
Darkest scent: Tom Ford Black Orchid, Armani Code, Bulgari Black

Smoothest Scent: Lanvin Arpege PH, Bulgari Au Te Rouge
Roughest scent: Quorum

Sweetest Scent: Angel A*Men
Woodiest scent: Comme des Garcons 2 MAN, Lalique PH Equus

Most Natural: Hermes Terre d'Hermes, Jo Malone Amber & Lavender
Most Synthetic: CdG 2, CdG Odeur 71

Most Precious: CdG 2 MAN
Most Expendable: Kiehl's Orginal Musk
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post #27 of 71
9/18/07 at 9:10am
Most Expensive: Guerlain Vol de Nuit (parfum)
Least Expensive: Worth Je Reviens

Brightest scent: Annick Goutal - Folavril
Darkest scent: Montale Black Aoud

Smoothest Scent: Serge Lutens - Datura Noir
Roughest scent: (I couldnt think of one)

Sweetest Scent: Aquolina - Pink Sugar
Woodiest scent: Chanel - Bois des Îles

Most Natural: Diptyque - LAutre
Most Synthetic: Comme des Garçons - PARFUMS Series 1 Leaves: Lily

Most Precious: Guerlain Mitsouko (manufactured in the early 80s)
Most Expendable: Caron - Infini
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post #28 of 71
9/18/07 at 9:39am
Most expensive - Fumerie Turque
Least expensive - Trusardi Oumo

Brightest - Leau Par Kenzo pour homme
Darkest - Ungarro 111

Smoothest - Méchant Loup
Roughest - Quorum

Sweetest - Joop
Woodiest - Gucci pour homme

Most natural - Guerlain Vetiver
Most synthetic - Brit

Most precious - Fumerie Turque
Most expendable - Tommy
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post #29 of 71
9/18/07 at 9:59am
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Creed GIT/Lagerfeld Classic
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Signoricci/Villoresi Uomo
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree/Villoresi Uomo
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Creed GIT/Gucci Pour Homme
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Creed GIT/Lagerfeld Classic
Most Precious, Most expendable: Boucheron Pour Homme/Givenchy Very Irresistible-FA
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post #30 of 71
9/18/07 at 10:11am
Thread Starter 
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Amouage Dia-CB I Hate Perfume Burning Leaves

Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Bahiana-Nuit Noire

Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Santal Noble-Knize Ten

Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Musc Ravageur-Basala

Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Ayala Moriel Rebellius-CB I Hate Perfume Burning Leaves

Most precious, Most expendable: Patou Pour Homme-CB I Hate Perfume Burning Leaves
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post #31 of 71
9/18/07 at 11:52am
Great thread. I don't know how i missed it the first time around.

Most Expensive: Creed SMW
Least Expensive: Laguna

Brightest: SMW
Darkest: Black Cashmere

Smoothest: Tam Dao
Roughest: Havana

Sweetest: New Haarlem

Woodiest: Tam Dao (barely beats out Visit)

Most Natural: SMW (according to their hype)
Most Synthetic: Nicole Miller

Most Precious: Nicole Miller
Most expendable: Obsession

Oldest (issue date): J.H.L
Newest: Idole de Lubin

Favorite bottle: Idole de Lubin
Least Fav bottle: Visit

First Frag Ever: Obsession ('86 or '87)

i could keep coming up with categories forever so i think i'll quit here for now
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post #32 of 71
3/16/10 at 8:56pm
Most Expensive (not including decants): Mazzolari Lui
Least Expensive (not including presents): Old Spice

Brightest scent: Signoricci
Darkest scent: Jacomo de Jacomo

Smoothest Scent: Moods Uomo
Roughest scent: One Man Show

Sweetest Scent: A*Men
Woodiest scent: Cypres-Musc

Most Natural: Eau de Monsieur
Most Synthetic: Joop Homme

Most Precious: Tabarome (original)
Most Expendable: Brut (plastic bottle)

Greenest Scent: Original Vetiver
Most animalic scent: Mazzolari Lui

Most Masculine Scent: Quorum
Least Masculine Scent: Ice*Men

Most luxurious smelling: Green Irish Tweed
Cheapest smelling: Tabu

Favorite chypre: Chanel Pour Monsieur
Favorite fougere: Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
Favorite oriental: Mazzolari Lui
Favorite citrus: Eau Sauvage
Favorite powerhouse: Kouros, Giorgio For Men (dead tie)

Scent I'd pick if I could only live with one: Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
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post #33 of 71
3/16/10 at 9:12pm
Oldest necro-thread ever... But looks like fun.

Most Expensive: JAR - Golconda
Least Expensive: Old Spice

Brightest scent: Jo Malone - Nutmeg & Ginger
Darkest scent: Nasomatto - Black Afgano

Smoothest Scent: Costume National - Homme
Roughest scent: Nasomatto - Black Afgano

Sweetest Scent: Diesel - Diesel Zero Plus
Woodiest scent: CDG - Jaisalmer

Most Natural: JAR - Golconda
Most Synthetic: CDG - Soda

Most Precious: JAR - Golconda
Most Expendable: YSL L'Homme
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post #34 of 71
3/16/10 at 9:23pm
Most Expensive: Chanel Eau de Cologne
Least Expensive: Old Spice

Brightest: Guerlain Imperiale
Darkest Scent: Hard to say...Berdoues no. 444 Extra Vieille

Smoothest: Chanel pour Monsieur (vintage)
Roughest: Speick Cologne

Most Natural: 1950s Farina Gegenuber EdC
Most Synthetic: Alyssa Ashley Musk

Most Precious: tie between Farina Gegenuber and Lorenzo Villoresi Acqua Colonia
Most Expendable: D.R. Harris Traditional Cologne
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post #35 of 71
3/16/10 at 9:32pm
Thread Starter 
Most Expensive: Amouage Ubar
Least Expensive: Bambou Weil

Brightest scent: Vent Vert
Darkest scent: L'Arte di Gucci

Smoothest Scent: Jil Sander Woman III
Roughest scent: Serge Noir

Sweetest Scent: Balenciaga Cristobal
Woodiest scent: Balman

Most Natural: E. Coudray Jacinthe et Rose
Most Synthetic: Jil Sander Style

Most Precious: Autographed Aomassai
Most Expendable: Giorgio Red
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post #36 of 71
3/16/10 at 10:25pm
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Tribute Attar by Amouage, $5 bottle of vintage Tabu
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Eau Sauvage, Habanita
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Ambre Sultan, Kouros
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Rive Gauche (womens), Timbuktu
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: No. 19 , Avignon
Most Precious, Most expendable: Feminite du Bois, none,
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post #37 of 71
3/17/10 at 12:57am
Brightest scent: Live Jazz
Darkest scent: Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui (Vintage)

Smoothest Scent: M7
Roughest scent: Kouros

Most Natural: Pino Silvestre ?
Most Synthetic: The Dreamer

Most Precious: Kouros
Most Expendable: Romance Silver
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post #38 of 71
3/17/10 at 1:29am
Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Bois Blond - 4711
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: 4711 - L'Arte di Gucci
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Bois Blond - Comme des Garcons EdP
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Nag Champa - Oud Cuir d'Arabie ( if oud counts as woody? )
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Razala - Iquitos ( though the latter is a matter of perception )
Most Precious, Most expendable: L'Arte di Gucci - 4711
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post #39 of 71
3/17/10 at 3:50am
Most Expensive - Hypnotic Poison Elixir
Least Expensive - Cat Deluxe All Night by Naomi Campell
Brightest scent - Acqua di Gigli by Santa Maria Novella
Darkest scent - Fahrenheit Absolute (on it's way to me)
Smoothest Scent - D&G pour Homme; Gaultier2
Roughest scent - Fahrenheit; Égoïste
Sweetest Scent - Le Mâle; Joop!; Miss Dior Chérie; Dolce Vita
Woodiest scent - M7
Most Natural - D&G Masculine
Most Synthetic - Joop!; Le Mâle; A*men
Most Precious - Hypnotic Poison EdT & Elixir; Spellbound
Most expendable - Kenzo pour Homme; M7
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post #40 of 71
3/17/10 at 4:31am
Most Expensive: Amouage Homage
Least Expensive: Maxims Pour Homme

Brightest scent: The Different Company Osmanthus
Darkest scent: Lubin Idole

Smoothest Scent: Villoresi Uomo Profumo
Roughest scent: Caron Yatagan

Sweetest Scent: Lutens Arabie
Woodiest scent: L'Artisan Fou d'Absinthe

Most Natural: Mysore Santalum by D. Dubrana
Most Synthetic: Terre d'Hermes - in a good way, I might add

Most Precious: Patou Pour Homme
Most Expendable: Ormonde Man
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post #41 of 71
3/17/10 at 4:33am
Most Expensive: Clive Christian No.1
Least Expensive: Hai Karate!

Brightest scent: The Different Company Bergamote
Darkest scent: Bal a Versailles
Smoothest Scent: Chanel Cuir de Russie
Roughest scent: Mitsouko

Sweetest Scent: Shalimar
Woodiest scent: Shiseido Basala
Most Animalic: Jicky
Most Aldehydes: Chanel No.22
Most Floral: Joy

Most Natural: Guerlinade
Most Synthetic: Chrome

Most Feminine: Chamade
Most Masculine: Eau d'Hermes

Most Precious: Old bottle of Mouchoir de Monsieur I bought years ago.
Most Dispensable: Coriolan -I know the replacement won't have been reformulated.

The smile on my face when I see the postman carrying a cardboard box... Priceless
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post #42 of 71
3/17/10 at 4:47am
Most Expensive: L’Artisan Tea For Two/Dzing!
Least Expensive: C.O. Bigelow Ginger Mentha ($7!)

Brightest Scent: Hermès Eau d’Orange Verte
Darkest Scent: Lubin Idole de Lubin

Smoothest Scent: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Roughest Scent: Caron Yatagan

Sweetest Scent: Kenzo Jungle L’Elephant
Woodiest Scent: Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant

Most Natural: L’Artisan Piment Brûlant
Most Synthetic: Shiseido Auslese Trocken

Most Precious: Davidoff Zino Davidoff
Most Expendable: Davidoff Silver Shadow
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post #43 of 71
3/17/10 at 6:08am
Most Expensive: Probably one of the two Rance frags I got recently, although they weren't massively expensive
Least Expensive: Boots Eau de Cologne - 400ml for £1.99

Brightest Scent: either Body Shop Of A Man, or Roger & Gallet Vetyver
Darkest Scent: Ungaro 3 (old formula)

Smoothest Scent: Aramis Havana
Roughest Scent: VC&A Pour Homme

Sweetest Scent: Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur (cologne version) or Trumpers Eau de Quinine
Woodiest Scent: Atkinsons Men's Care

Most Natural: Marc Jacobs Splash Fig or Molton Brown Black Pepper
Most Synthetic: L'Occitane Green Tea & Jasmine (not a bad thing in this case)

Most Precious: vintage Faberge Brut EDT and Aramis Havana
Most Expendable: Iceberg Twice, Trumpers Eau de Quinine or Hugo Element
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post #44 of 71
3/17/10 at 8:32am
Most Expensive: Creed Windsor
Least expensive: Geoffrey Beene Bowling Green

Brightest scent: Creed Millesime Imperial
Darkest scent: Maitre Santal Noble (vintage)

Smoothest scent: Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, "waxy" '05 Green Irish Tweed
Roughest scent: Guerlain Vetiver Sport / Terre D'Hermes

Sweetest Scent: Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Woodiest scent: L'Occitane Eau Des Baux (my bottle seems cypress/cedar/incense heavy, very dry)

Most Natural: Sisley Eau De Campagne
Most synthetic: Creed Silver Mountain Water

Most Sillage: Caron L'Anarchiste
Most Longevity: Bogart Pour Homme
Least sillage/longevity: Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte

Most carefree: Truefitt West Indian Limes
Most serious: Maitres Tailleurs

Most masculine: Hermes Rocabar
Most Feminine: By Kilian Prelude to Love, Creed Green Valley

Most Precious: Windsor
Most expendable: Roger & Gallet JMF Extra Vieille
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post #45 of 71
3/17/10 at 9:37am
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Most Expensive (not including decants): Le Labo (Oud, Patchouli, Rose)
Least Expensive (not including presents): Diesel Zero Plus

Brightest scent: Angel Schlesser
Darkest scent: Vintage Route du Vetiver/Sienne l' Hiver

Smoothest Scent: L' Homme de Coeur
Roughest scent: Aoud Lime

Sweetest Scent: Opium pH edp
Woodiest scent: Tumulte

Most Natural: can't categorize that way
Most Synthetic: can't categorize that way

Most Precious: they are all my children, but my recent aquisition of a square small bottle of Eau Cendree has made me really happy
Most Expendable: I would gladly give a decant of anything to anyone who would appreciate it
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post #46 of 71
3/17/10 at 9:41am
Most Expensive (non-decant): Gendarme
Least expensive (non-decant): Cool Water

Brightest scent: L'eau par Kenzo
Darkest scent: Halston Z-14

Smoothest scent: Gendarme
Roughest scent: Polo

Sweetest Scent: L'eau par Kenzo
Woodiest scent: Tommy Bahama

Most Natural: Gendarme
Most synthetic: Curve; Curve Crush

Most Longevity: Versace Pour Homme
Least Longevity: Creed Himalaya

Most carefree: L'eau par Kenzo; Clinique Happy
Most serious: Bvlgari Blv (so much so that I don't really have occasions to wear it)

Most masculine: Polo
Most Feminine: Hermes Hiris

Most Precious: Ineke Derring-Do; GIT (only because I have small decants and they are the most expensive to replace)
Most expendable: Hugo (I've grown hate this stuff and I have a huge 5oz bottle of it)
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post #47 of 71
3/17/10 at 9:49am
Most Expensive: Silver Mountain Water
Least Expensive: Ambre Gris

Brightest scent: Millesime Imperial
Darkest scent: Josef Statkus

Smoothest Scent: PG Cadjmere
Roughest scent: Bois d'Orage/ French Lover

Sweetest Scent: Green Valley
Woodiest scent: French Lover/ Bois d'Orage

Most Natural: Angeliques sous la Pluie
Most Synthetic: Bond no. 9 Bleecker Street

Most Precious: Josef Statkus
Most Expendable: Bond Wall Street
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post #48 of 71
3/17/10 at 10:39am
Wow, this is going to stretch my knowledge - I might sound foolish but I'll try:
Most Expensive: Clive Christian 1872
Least Expensive: Perry Ellis for Men
Brightest Scent: Millesime Imperial
Darkest Scent: SL Muscs Koublai Khan
Smoothest Scent: Creed Royal Scottish Lavender
Roughest Scent: SL Borneo 1834
Sweetest Scent: Penhaligon's LP No 9
Woodiest Scent: PdN NY
Most Natural: Honore des Pres Nu Green
Most Synthetic: JPG le Male
Most Precious: Bell Jar of SL Muscs Koublai Khan
Most Expendable: Borsari di Parma

That was fun! Although I'm sure some of my answers sounded ignorant. Oh well. Have a good day y'all!
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post #49 of 71
3/17/10 at 11:51am
Looks like fun! I'll give this a go...

Most Expensive: SL Serge Noir (on full bottle basis)
Least Expensive: Bowling Green

Brightest scent: Monsieur Balmain
Darkest scent: HdP 1740

Smoothest Scent: HdP 1725
Roughest scent: L'eau Bleue d'Issey pH

Sweetest Scent: Gucci Rush
Woodiest scent: RL Polo Explorer

Most Natural: TDC Bois d'Iris
Most Synthetic: Azzaro Chrome

Most Precious: vintage Mitsouko + Shalimar
 Most Expendable: Ferrari Black
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post #50 of 71
5/26/12 at 2:01pm
This is a great post--worthy of a resurrection!

Most Expensive: Invasion Barbare
Least Expensive: Avon Perceivel

Brightest scent: Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale
Darkest scent: Encre Noir

Smoothest Scent: Dior Homme Intense
Roughest scent: A*Men

Sweetest Scent: H.M. or Pure Malt
Woodiest scent: Tommy Bahama Original

Most Natural: .........
Most Synthetic: Pi Neo Beyond Tropical Paradise

Most Precious: Invasion Barbare + Pure Malt
Most Expendable: Avon Perceive
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post #51 of 71
5/26/12 at 5:59pm
Most Expensive: Givenchy Vetyver
Least Expensive: Blue Stratos

Brightest scent: Chrome
Darkest scent: Zirh Ikon

Smoothest Scent: Caractere
Roughest scent: Lapidus PH

Sweetest Scent: A-Men
Woodiest scent: Gucci PH 1

Most Natural: Yves Rocher Nature Homme
Most Synthetic: Le Male

Most Masculine: Quorum
Most Feminine: Obsession (latest version)

Most Precious: Davidoff Relax
Most Expendable: Blue Stratos
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post #52 of 71
5/26/12 at 6:32pm
Fun!!!!

Most Expensive, Least Expensive: Jarling by JAR - Tabac Original by Maurer & Wirtz
Brightest scent, Darkest scent: Eau D'Hadrien - Salvador Dali Pour Homme
Smoothest Scent, Roughest scent: Shalimar Parfum by Guerlain - Private Collection by Estee Lauder
Sweetest Scent, Woodiest scent: Idole by Lubin - Aramis by Aramis
Most Natural, Most Synthetic: Yatagan by Caron - Aspen by Coty
Most Precious, Most expendable: Shalimar Parfum by Guerlain - 4711 by Maurer & Wirtz
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post #53 of 71
5/26/12 at 9:20pm
Most Expensive: Clive Christian No 1 Pure Parfum
Least Expensive: Taxi by Parfums Taxi
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post #54 of 71
5/26/12 at 10:26pm
Most Expensive, Least Expensive; Back to Black by Killian - Rochas Man by Rochas
Brightest Scent, Darkest Scent; Colonia by Acqua di Parma - Full Incense by Montale
Smoothest Scent, Roughest Scent; Amber Precieux by MPG - Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle
Sweetest Scent, Most Edible Scent; Tonka Imperiale by Guerlain - Ambre Narguille by Hermes
Most Natural, Most Synthetic; Green Irish Tweed by Creed - New Haarlem by Bond no.9
Most Precious, Most Expendable; Back to Black By Killian - New Haarlem by Bond no.9
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post #55 of 71
5/26/12 at 10:44pm
Most Expensive: Muscs Koublai Khan - Lutens
Least Expensive : Infusion D'Homme - Prada

Brightest scent: Infusion D'Homme - Prada
Darkest scent: Noir Epices - Malle

Smoothest Scent: Sycomore - Chanel
Roughest scent: Yatagan - Caron

Sweetest Scent: Musc Ravageur - Malle
Woodiest scent: Sycomore - Chanel

Most Natural: French Lover - Malle
Most Synthetic: Tar - CDG

Most Precious: Muscs Koublai Khan - Lutens
Most Expendable: Tar - CDG
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post #56 of 71
5/26/12 at 10:49pm
Most Expensive, Least Expensive; Nejma Aoud One - Diesel Zero Plus
Brightest Scent, Darkest Scent; Terre d'Hermes - Nejma Aoud One
Smoothest Scent, Roughest Scent; L'instant Extreme - Yatagan
Sweetest Scent, Most Edible Scent; Bogart PH - Animale Animale
Most Natural, Most Synthetic; Encre Noir - Bogart PH
Most Precious, Most Expendable; Nejma Aoud One - Fahrenheit (3 bottles)
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post #57 of 71
5/26/12 at 11:12pm
My most expensive/least expensive pair matches Coconut's

Most Expensive: Guerlain – Vol de Nuit (parfum)
Least Expensive: Worth – Je Reviens

Brightest scent: Les Belles de Ricci - Liberté Acidulée / Liberty Fizz
Darkest scent: Borneo

Smoothest Scent: Chanel N5
Roughest scent: Noir Patchouli

Sweetest Scent: Un Lys
Woodiest scent: Cedre

Most Natural: Chant d'Aròmes
Most Synthetic: Original Mania - in a good way!

Most Precious: Guerlain – Vol de Nuit (parfum)
Most Expendable: White Jasmine & Mint Jo Malone
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post #58 of 71
5/26/12 at 11:13pm
Most Expensive - Le Labo Gaiac 10
Least Expensive - CO Bigelow Elixer Blue

Brightest scent - Carthusia Uomo
Darkest scent - Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque

Smoothest Scent - Kilian Incense Oud
Roughest scent - Profumum Fumidus

Sweetest Scent - Chanel Coromandel
Woodiest scent - Wonderwood or Kenzo Once Upon a Time

Most Natural - Fragrance Shop Jivako
Most Synthetic - Ulrich Lang Anvers 2

Most Precious - Le Labo Rose 31
Most Expendable - Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
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post #59 of 71
5/27/12 at 1:54am
Quote:
Originally Posted by rompip View Post

Most Expensive: Furyo by Jacques Bogart
Least Expensive: 4711
Brightest scent: Eau Sauvage
Darkest scent: Z-14
Smoothest Scent: Antaeus
Roughest scent: Aramis
Sweetest Scent: Pi
Woodiest scent: Gucci PH
Most Natural: Pino Silvestre
Most Synthetic: Fahrenheit
Most Precious: Furyo / KL / Havana
Most expendable: B*Men

6 years later.... Much has changed
Most Expensive: My Lutens'
Least Expensive: 4711 (unchanged)

Brightest scent: Virgin Island Water
Darkest scent: Salvador Dali / Black Aoud

Smoothest Scent: Piper Nigrum
Roughest scent: Nautica Latitude Longitude

Sweetest Scent: Chergui
Woodiest scent: Gucci PH (unchanged)

Most Natural: Mandragore
Most Synthetic: Xeryus Rouge

Most Precious: Furyo / KL (Unchanged)
Most expendable: Nautica Latitude Longitude
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post #60 of 71
5/27/12 at 3:02am
Not including decants or samples...

Most Expensive: Vol De Nuit Parfum and Onda Extrait
Least Expensive: Geoffrey Beene Bowling Green

Brightest scent: Comme Des Garcons For Stephen Jones
Darkest scent: Morabito's Or Black

Smoothest Scent: Vol De Nuit
Roughest scent: Athunis by Sigilli

Sweetest Scent: Josef Statkus EDP
Woodiest scent: Sycomore

Most Natural: Laurhum by O'Driù
Most Synthetic: Skai and Odeur 71 by Comme Des Garcons

Most Precious: Too many to choose from
Most Expendable: Divin`Enfant by Etat Libre d`Orange
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