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post #1 of 23
10/19/06 at 6:32pm
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I just love the "list" threads. I hope this one isn't done too often :-)

What are your favorite 25 right now? I don't mean what you consider the best 25, or anything like that. I have a brain glitch when someone asks what I consider the top 25 fragrances. I will include ones I don't personally wear or care for because I've heard so many good things about them, or feel they're classics that need to be included! This list is just the ones you adore. If you can't come up with 25, or if you have many more, it doesn't matter. Include what you can't bear to leave out. After #1, I can't order the top 12. I like those equally.

1. Black Aoud - Montale. My favorite right now.
2. Coco- Chanel
3. Idole De Lubin or Un Cedre by Serge Lutens - I can't make up my mind :-(
4. Bois De Violette - Serge Lutens
5. Opone - Diptyque
6. Apres L'Ondee - Guerlain
7. Pomegranate Noir - Jo Malone
8. Daim Blond - Serge Lutens
9. L'Heure Bleue - Guerlain
10. Tubereuse Criminelle - Serge Lutens
11. Fleurs De The Rose Bulgare - Creed
12. Agent Provocateur
13. Madness - Chopard
14. Eau Dynamisante - Clarins
15. Muscs Koublai Khan - Serge Lutens
16. Charles Jourdan
17. Green - Nanadebary
18. Safari - Ralph Lauren
19. Splash Forte - Iunx
20. Ivoire - Balmain
21. Jean Nate
22. Profumo - Acqua Di Parma.
23. Red Pallisander - Comme De Garcon (my favorite wood right now).
24. Love's Deep Earthy Musk (long discontinued, I'm hoarding a bottle I found on ebay)
25. Querelle - Parfums Generale (my favorite ebay vendor lisalaw let me try a sample of this. It's a complex, intelligent sexy chypre hard to compare to anything else).

Edit: After reading other lists, how could I have left off
26. Costes
27. Theorema
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post #2 of 23
10/19/06 at 9:20pm
Fleurs d 'Oranger - Serge Lutens
Chene - Serge Lutens
Seve Exquise - Gobin Daude
Biche dans l 'Absinthe - Gobin Daude
Parfum de Peau (parfum) - Claude Montana
Cedre - Serge Lutens
Santal de Mysore - Serge Lutens
1000 (parfum) - Jean Patou
Tubereuse Criminelle - Serge Lutens
Musc Ravageur -Frederic Malle

only 10 favorites for me right now!
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post #3 of 23
10/19/06 at 9:51pm
1. kai Still my HG of summer, and I must have the roll-on oil (EdP not acceptable)
2. Un Lys Serge Lutens
2. Sacrebleu Parfums de Nicolai -- I love the carnation note
3. Lolita Lempicka Licorice is good.
4. Rose Essentielle Bulgari
5. Chinatown Bond #9
6. Elisabethan Rose Pennhaligon's
8. Paris Premieres Roses
9. Verte Violet L'Artisan
10. Hypnotic Poison Dior
11. Gardenia by Jalaine
12. Violetta de Parma Borsari
13. Loukhoum by Keiko Macheri
14. Fumerie Turque SL
15. Index Cucumber Baie Fresh
16. Matin Calin CSP
17. Jasmin de Nuit TDC
18. Encens et Lavande SL
19. #22 Chanel
20. Bluebell Pennhaligon's
21. White Musk Jovan
22. Gendarme
23. Pur desir de Gardenia --especially the cream perfume from the adorable tin!
24. Timbuktu -- it's addictive....a tiny drop to the wrist just for me to smell
25. Eau de Camille Annick Goutal
26, Fleur de the Rose Bulgare Creed

OK, I think I can live with just these.....the others are nice, but these tug at my heartstrings!
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post #4 of 23
10/19/06 at 10:00pm
Let's see if I can pull up (or stop at!) 25

1. Feminite du Bois
2. Coco
3. Asja
4. Shalimar
5. Lolita Lempicka
6. Norma Kamali Incense
7. Norma Kamali Lavande
8. Fracas
9. Shaal Nur
10. Montale Sweet Oriental Dream
11. Montale Intense Tiare
12. Winter Delice
13. Aqaba
14. Encens et Lavande
15. Geisha Rouge
16. Kai
17. Child
18. Madini Azahar
19. Etro Patchouly
20. L' Air du Desert Marocain
21. Gothic I
22. PdN Vanille Tonka
23. Eau de Patou
24. Angelique Encens
25. Trouble
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post #5 of 23
10/19/06 at 10:23pm
well me try too.

1. CD - diorissimo
2. CD - eau de dolce vita
3. CD - Dune
4. CD - Dolce Vita
5. CD - Tendre Poison
6. Bvlgari Omnia
7. Bvlgari Black
8. Chopard - Wish
9. Nina Ricci - Premier Jour
10. BodyShop - Vanilla
11. BodyShop - White Musk
12. Avon - Little Black Dress
13. Kenzo - Flower
14 Kenzo Summer
15. Britney Spears - Curious
16. Estee Lauder - Youth Dew
17. Cacharel - Anais Anais
18. Chanel - Mademoiselle
19. Lush - Karma
20. Michael Kors - Island

i can live w/those.
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post #6 of 23
10/19/06 at 10:26pm
Random order:
1. Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe
2. Anne Pliska
3. Ambre Sultan
4. Bond No. 9 Fire Island
5. DSH Beach Blanket
6. Parfums de Nicolai Cococabana
7. Parfums de Nicolai Sacrebleu!
8. Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Tonka
9. Sira des Indes
10. Malle Fleur de Cassie
11. Malle Lys Mediterranee
12. Malle Musc Ravageur
13. Les Nereides Patchouli Antique
14. Kenzoamour
15. Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax
16. Stella Rose Absolu
17. Tam Dao
18. Costes
19. POTL EdP
20. Malle En Passant
21. SL Clair de Musc
22. Eau des Merveilles
23. Elixir des Merveilles
24. Sage Pearl
25. Sage Onyx
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post #7 of 23
10/20/06 at 12:40am
I like these:

Serge Lutens Chergui, Cedre, Fleurs de Citronnier
Chanel Bois des Iles, Cristalle edp
Guerlain Vol de Nuit, AA Flora Nerolia
Patou Sublime
Ormonde Jayne Tolu
Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise
L'Artisan Passage d'Enfer, Oeillet Sauvage
Caron Farnesiana
CSP Matin Calin, Amour de Cacao
Givenchy III
Montale Intense Tiare, Ginger Musk, Sweet Oriental Dream
Shiseido Murasaki, Feminite du Bois
Balenciaga Cristobal
Fendi Asja
Gobin Daude Sous le Buis
Carthusia Ligea la Sirena
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post #8 of 23
10/20/06 at 1:10am
1. Jicky-Guerlain
2. Pamplelune-Guerlain
3. Ambre et Diamant Noir-Ambregris
4. Musc Ravageur-Malle
5. Rahat Loukoum-SL
6. Encens et Lavande-SL
7. Ambre Sultan-SL
8. Cuir Mauresque-SL
9. Chamade-Guerlain
10. Shalimar-Guerlain
11. Vetiver Oriental-SL
12. La Myrhhe-SL
13. Datura Noir-SL
14. Angelique Encens-Creed
15. Diptyque-Tam Dao
16. First-Van Cleef & Arpels
17. Passage dEnfer-LArtisan P.
18. Theorema-Fendi
19. Miyako-Annayake
20. Allure-Chanel
21. Rive Gauche (old formula)-YSL
22. Eau dHadrien-Annick Goutal
23. Silver-Amouage
24. Dia-Amouage
25. Lanvin-Arpege
26. Vaniglia, Bourbon & Mandarino di Sicilia-Antica Farmacista
27. VIP Room
28. Parfum dHermes
29. Samsara-Guerlain
30. Ambre Russe-Parfum dEmpire
31. Farouche-Nina Ricci
32. Eau des Merveilles-Hermes

Oh, I'll stop! This becomes deeply embarassing
Perfume junkie caught redhanded.
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post #9 of 23
10/20/06 at 4:15am
Right now, in no particular order:

Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar - Maison de la Vanille
Brit - Burberry
Roses des Bois - YSL
Hiris - Hermes
Un Bois Vanille - SL
Lolita Lempicka midnight fragrance
Desnuda - Ungaro
Desire - Alfred Dunhill
Loukhoum - Keiko Mecheri
Classique EdT - JPG
Tocade - Rochas
Gaultier2
LouLou - Cacharel
Kingdom - Alexander McQueen
Armani Privé - Pierre de Lune
Samsara - Guerlain
Angelique Encens - Creed
Garcon Mangué - Des Filles a la Vanille
Datura Noir - SL
Rayal Bain de Champagne - Caron
Mira Bai - Chopard
Voile d`Ambre - Yves Rocher
Mure et Musc Extreme - L`Artisan
Gloria - Cacharel
Bois de Violette - SL

(Yes - I do love vanilla...)
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post #10 of 23
10/20/06 at 4:35am
In no particular order:

Helmut Lang
Guerlain Shalimar parfum, Habit Rouge, Héritage
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan, Fumerie Turque, Fleurs d'Oranger
Annick Goutal Sables
Rochas Femme
Dior Addict, Eau Noire
Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur
Laura Biagiotti Roma
Dolce & Gabbana Sicily
Boucheron Jaïpur Homme
Ginestet Botrytis
Creed Angélique Encens
Caron Le 3ème Homme, Tabac Blond, Coup de Fouet
Etro Ambra, Sandalo, Etra
Carthusia Ligea La Sirena
L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzing!
Alexander McQueen Kingdom
Patou Sublime
Jean Paul Gaultier Classique edp
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post #11 of 23
10/20/06 at 7:01am
1. Mitsouko
2. SL Chergui
3. Kenzo Flower (parfum)
4. Shiseido FdB
5. Guerlain AA Herba Fresca
6. Ava Luxe Kretek
7. Lolita Lempicka
8. FM Noir Epices
9. Shiseido Zen Pearl
10. L'Heure Bleue
11. Kenzo Jungle L'Elephant
12. Kenzo Jungle Le Tigre
13. Annayake Tsukimi
14. SL Gris Clair
15. Roma
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post #12 of 23
10/20/06 at 7:18am
Wow! This one really made me think about it Thanks flathorn!

1\tDatura Noir, Fleurs d 'Oranger, Douce Amère - Serge Lutens
2\tPrivé Cuir Améthyste - Giorgio Armani
3\tMusc Ravageur & Carnal Flower - Frederic Malle
4\tDeep Night - Ghost
5\tHypnotic Poison & Dior Addict - Dior
6\tPRADA
7\tOmnia & Black - Bvlgari
8\tJasmin de Nuit - TDC
9\tGloria & LouLou - Cacharel
10\tEau des Merveilles - Hermès
11\tCuir Beluga, Samsara, L'Instant de Guerlain -Guerlain
12\tAlien - Thierry Mugler
13\tAimez-Moi - Caron
14\tAgent Provocateur
15\tBurberry Brit & Burberry Brit Red - Burberry
16\tInitial & Trouble - Boucheron
17\tKingdom - Alexander McQueen
18\tVoile d`Ambre - Yves Rocher
19\tAnglomania - Vivienne Westwood
20\tAnge ou Démon - Givenchy
21\tFlowerbomb - Viktor & Rolf
22\tHervé Léger - Hervé Léger
23\tYouth Dew Amber Nude - Estée Lauder
24\tJust Cavalli\t- Roberto Cavalli
25\tAllure Sensuelle - Chanel
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post #13 of 23
10/20/06 at 7:46am
I couldn't do it, but what a fabulous challenge.

1) Jicky
2) VIP Room
3) Dzing!
4) Cabochard
5) Miss Balmain
6) JM Orange Blossom
7) JM Black Vetyver Cafe
8) Carthusia Io
9) Guerlain With Love
10) La Chasse aux Papillons
11) New Haarlem
12) Nuit de Noho
13) Stella Rose Absolute
14) Terracotta Voile d'Ete
15) DSH Nouveau Gardenia
16) Ayala Zohar
17) Ayala Palas Atena
18) BBW Cotton Blossom
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post #14 of 23
10/20/06 at 8:29am
  1. Farnesiana
  2. Montaigne
  3. En Avion
  4. Pois De Senteur
  5. Narcisse Blanc
  6. Apres L'Ondee
  7. Shalimar
  8. L'Heure Bleue
  9. Vol De Nuit
  10. Tabu
  11. Milk- Ava Luxe
  12. Lou Lou
  13. Caleche
  14. No.5
  15. No.19
  16. Royal Secret
  17. Poeme
  18. Rahat Loukhoum
  19. Amber Sultan
  20. Hanae Mori edp
  21. Pink Sugar
  22. Musc De Java - Les Nereides
  23. Fracas
  24. Or Noir - Morabito
  25. Femme - Rochas
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post #15 of 23
10/20/06 at 8:43am
Oh:::my:::goodness. So many wonderfuls fragrances are named on your lists. It takes my breath away. Mine are short of 25, but give me a few more months of Basenotes membership, and I'll probably have 50:
Etro Sandalo
Diptique Tam Dao
Guerlain Mitsouko
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
Pierre Balmain Jolie Madame
Estee Lauder Youth Dew
Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum
Chanel No. 19
Christian Dior Miss Dior
Caron Parfum Sacre
Les Parfums de Rosine Un Zeste de Rose
Jean Patou 1000
Les Parfums de Rosine Une Folie de Rose
Santa Maria Novella Patchouly
Ayala Moriel Ayalitta
Ayala Moriel Palas Atena
Montale Black Aoud
Guerlain Vol de Nuit
Estee Lauder Private Collection
Chanel No. 22
Lorenzo Villoresi Sandalo
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post #16 of 23
10/20/06 at 9:02am
It's good now and then to think about our real favourites and,
who knows, lists like these may be our little part of history in
the making!
At this moment in time I love (in no particular order):-

Jicky
Diorissimo
Le Baiser du Dragon
Feminite du Bois (Shiseido)
Rive Gauche(original version)
Un Jardin Clos (Dyptique)
Jasmin Vert (Miller Harris)
Casaque(Long Lost perfumes)
Angel the Lily (Mugler)
Roma (Laura Biagiotti)
Empreinte (Courreges)
Eau Sauvage
'O' de Lancome
Eau Dynamisante (Clarins)
Mandorlo di Sicilia (Blu Mediterrano)
Anne Pliska
Innocent Summer Flash (Mugler)
Santa Maria Novella Bergamot
Shalimar Light
Armani Code
Cinnabar
Jolie Madame (Balmain)
L'Infante (Divine)
Dolce Vita (Dior)
Iris Poudre (Malle)
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post #17 of 23
10/20/06 at 6:27pm
Right now and in no particular order:

Guerlain Vol de Nuit, Samsara and L'Instant pour Homme
Gucci L'Arte and #3
MPG George Sand
Creed Angelique Encence
Lancome Mille et Une Roses, Magie Noire
Torrente L'Or
Genni (black)
Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit
Fendi Fendi (classic)
Yohji Essential (red)
Sonia Rykiel Septieme Sens
Fath de Fath
Van Cleef and Arpels Gem
Paloma Picasso Tentations
Ghost Deep Night
Hermes Hiris
YSL Y
Rochas Alchemie
Shiseido Zen (black)
Caron Aimez-Moi
Givenchi III
Laura Biagiotti Venezia
Guy Laroche Jai Ose (original)
Clinique Wrappings
Lorenzo Villorezi Musk
Jean Patou Sublime

Probably more than 25 already!
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post #18 of 23
10/20/06 at 7:15pm
here i go: in no order!

1. Ivoire - Blamain
2. Bois des Ãles - Chanel
3. Coco - Chanel
4. Pleasures - EL
5. English Roses - Yardley
6. Narcissus - Yardley
7. Calèche - Hermès
8. Ysatis Iris -Givenchy
9. Amarige D'Amour - Givenchy
10. Tabu - Dana
11. Samsara - Guerlain
12. Dolce Vita -Dior
13. Diorissimo - Dior
14. Aquaflore - C.Herrera
15. Carolina - C. Herrera
16. Rose Essentielle - Bulgari
17. L'air du temps - NinaRicci
18. Fleur de Fleurs - NinaRicci
19. Babe - Fabergè
20. Tosca - Muelhens
21. Les Saisons: Automne - VC&Arpels
22. 24F eau Délicate - Hermès
23. Green tea - Arden
24. Escada - Escada
25. Le Parfum - Lalique

"Bubbling Under": (12 more please!)
1. Lalique(new) - Lalique
2. Cuir de Russie - Chanel
3. Après L'Ondée - Guerlain
4. Muguet - Guerlain
5. Rumeur (original) - Lanvin
6. Vetiver Pour Elle - Guerlain
7. Sublime - Patou
8. Bal Ã* Versailles - J.Desprez
9. Joyeux Ãté - Lancôme
10. La Violette - Gabilla
11. Lily of the Valley - Yardley
12. Ambre Antique - Coty

yes, i left all the niches out!
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post #19 of 23
10/21/06 at 11:02am
15 favourites right now, in no particular order, love them all:

Passion - Annick Goutal
Parfum Sacre - Caron
No.19 - Chanel
Envy Me 2 - Gucci
Colonia - Acqua Di Parma
Red Roses - Jo Malone
Zoe - Fresh Scents By Terri
For Her - Narciso Rodriguez
Noa - Cacharel
Tarte Au Citron - Laura Mercier
Vanille Coco - CSP
Midnight Bloom - Stila
Sensi - Armani
Jeans Couture Glam - Versace
Thunderstorm - Demeter
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post #20 of 23
10/21/06 at 12:15pm
How generous of you to let us choose 25! It is much more pleasant this way,not to have to eliminate ones we like... It is like staying at the beach as long as you want, like sleeping late, like choosing as many macaroons as you want, getting popcorn AND ice cream bonbons at the movies.... We should have more of these limitless treat adventures in our lives. Just writing them down is a pleasure, even if we can't actually own them all, do them all.....


Not in any order, not many are even in my "collection"

Mimosa pour Moi
En Passant
Carnal Flower
Angelique sou la Pluie
Mandragore
Ecume de Rose
Zest de Rose
Guerlain Vetiver
Jo Malone Verveine
Premier Fiquier
La Chasse aux Papillons
Nicolai Fig Tea
Diorissimo
Avignon
Io Capri
Scotile
Acaba
Bois de Paradise
Terre Hermes
Quel Amour
YSL Paris Rose Enchantees
Guerlain Coq
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post #21 of 23
10/21/06 at 2:41pm
Not in order, and probably not exactly 25:

Shalimar parfum
Fleurs de Citronnier
Apres L'Ondee
Vetiver Oriental
Bois d'Iris
Tolu
La Perla
Perles de Lalique
Fleur Oriental (MH)
Vetiver Tonka
Bois d'Encens
Rose Absolue (Goutal)
Clair de Musc
Hiris
Philosykos/Premier Figuier (yeah, both!)
Le Dix parfum
Cedre
Annayake Miyako
Anne Pliska
Ysatis (and Ysatis Iris)
Iris Silver Mist
Ombre Rose
Marechale
Poivre
Ambre Sultan
L'Artisan Vanillia
Terracotta
Iris Poudre
Fumerie Turque
Paris Rose *all the spring editions*

What is interesting is that the same scents keep coming up in these lists! I mean, over and above all our different tastes, there really are fragrances that stand head and shoulders above all the rest. Even the ones that I read and don't particularly like, I can agree that they are special. Plus plenty to try...
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post #22 of 23
10/21/06 at 3:25pm
1.\tLe Parfum de Therese
2.\tMitsouko
3.\tVol de Nuit
4.\tParfum Sacre
5.\tNarciso Rodriguez
6.\tAgent Provocateur
7.\tSonges
8.\tNuit de Noel
9.\tSpring Flower
10.\tYouth Dew
11.\tPhilosykos
12.\tMiss Dior
13.\tFemme
14.\tFleur de Shanghai
15.\tChinatown
16.\tShalimar
17.\tFeuilles de Tabac
18.\tAyalitta
19.\tTamya
20.\tRazala
21.\tEspionage
22.\tZohar
23.\tWhite Potion
24.\tCharisma
25.\tFetish
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post #23 of 23
10/21/06 at 4:04pm
Subject to change without warning:

Addict - Dior
Ambra - Etro
Ambre Sultan - S Lutens
Angel - T Mugler
Bandit - R Piguet
Black Cashmere - D Karan
Blue - Morgane le Fay
Chergui - S Lutens
Cinnabar - E Lauder
Cuir Mauresque - S Lutens
Dzing! - LAP
Eau de Merveilles - Hermes
Fumerie Turque - S Lutens
Helmut Lang - H Lang
Jaipur Homme - Boucheron
L - L Lempicka
L'Air du Desert Marocain - A Tauer
L'Instant - Guerlain
Le Baiser du Dragon - Cartier
Musc Ravaguer - F Malle
Passage d'Enfer - LAP
Santal de Mysore - S Lutens
Shalimar - Guerlain
Tabac Blond - Caron
Trouble - Boucheron

(I'm not sure if I alphabetized these correctly. I'm not sure how to do the "L'somethings")
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