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Chanel vs. Dior masculine lineup

post #1 of 12
10/20/06 at 10:00am
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Pour Monsieur (1955) vs. Eau Sauvage (1966)
Antaeus (1981) vs. Fahrenheit (1988)
Allure Homme (1998) vs. Dune pour Homme (1997)
Allure Homme Sport (2004) vs. Higher (2001)
Ãgoïste (1990) vs. Dior Homme (2005)

Your thoughts?

Edit: The gist of the thread as I'd conceived it was to suggest these pairs of fragrances from different eras might be in some way comparable---although please disagree!---and to pit all them against each other, tête Ã* tête. (I didn't make it clear initially that I didn't intend to provoke a discussion about which is the best house of all.)
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post #2 of 12
10/20/06 at 10:14am
Hmmmmmmm.

Chanel. I don't like Fahrenheit or Higher. Never smelled Dune. I don't think Dior Homme and Eau Sauvage can pull Dior ahead by themselves.

What about the 3 new Diors? They might help Dior a but...buuuuuuuut you still can't beat masterpieces like Antaeus, Egoiste, and to a lesser extent, Allure and Pour Monsieur.

Personally, I'd put Chanel ahead of YSL and Caron too.
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post #3 of 12
10/20/06 at 10:27am
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Personally, I'd put Chanel ahead of YSL and Caron too.

When it comes to mens fragrances, Chanel has some of the poorest offerings around. From the *yawn* platinum to the *meh* Allure, it really cant compete with the houses that gave you amazing fragrances like Kouros, M7, 3rd Man, pour Un homme, Yatagan, Jazz, Rive Gauche and L'Anarchiste.
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post #4 of 12
10/20/06 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by zztopp

When it comes to mens fragrances, Chanel has some of the poorest offerings around. From the *yawn* platinum to the *meh* Allure, it really cant compete with the houses that gave you amazing fragrances like Kouros, M7, 3rd Man, pour Un homme, Yatagan, Jazz, Rive Gauche and L'Anarchiste.

I guess I forgot about Platinum Egoiste I don't want to believe that Chanel made that crap. Ok ok, maybe Caron is better. But whenever I wear Antaeus, I become infatuated with Chanel YSL has never really spoken to me, so Chanel still beats 'em in my book.
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post #5 of 12
10/20/06 at 1:12pm
Chanel

Pour Monsieur
Antaeus
Egoiste

they are masterpieces of the art of perfumery
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post #6 of 12
10/20/06 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by LiveJazz

I guess I forgot about Platinum Egoiste I don't want to believe that Chanel made that crap.

I feel similarly about Platinum Égoïste, especially since I like Égoïste so much. Anyway I couldn't think of a comparable Dior fragrance. (Thankfully?)
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post #7 of 12
10/20/06 at 1:32pm
If we're going straight by the matchups:

-Pour Monsieur and Eau Sauvage tie.
-Antaeus beats Fahrenheit by a longshot.
-Allure beats Dune even though they aren't really the same type of frag.
-Allure Sport beats Higher, but they're both lacking.
-I'll actually go with Dior Homme over Egoiste.

So, Chanel comes out ahead.
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post #8 of 12
10/20/06 at 1:50pm
Would the 3 Dior Homme fragrances be valid in the match-ups?

I'm still on and off about Fahrenheit, and have pretty much the same feeling toward Antaeus.


Ahhh, I love Dior Homme AND Égoïste, I don't know which to choose. Dior Homme is supposed to be my signature, but I love Égoïste as well. This is probably the biggest 'battle,' father Polge vs. son Polge, I believe.
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post #9 of 12
10/20/06 at 2:09pm
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Originally Posted by d4

Pour Monsieur (1955) vs. Eau Sauvage (1966)
Antaeus (1981) vs. Fahrenheit (1988)
Allure Homme (1998) vs. Dune pour Homme (1997)
Allure Homme Sport (2004) vs. Higher (2001)
Égoïste (1990) vs. Dior Homme (2005)

Your thoughts?

Dior Jules For me by far the best from these two houses.
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post #10 of 12
10/20/06 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by Sandy

Dior Jules For me by far the best from these two houses.

Jules is a great one and you rarely even see it mentioned. Luca Turin once classified mens scents in three categories. The first category was things that just smell great. He listed Jules, Pour Monsieur, Jicky and New York.

Pour Monsieur v Eau Sauvage - Both excellent. Eau Sauvage being more of a classic according to originality and other variables.

Antaeus v Fahrenheit - Fahrenheit is more of a classic according the usual procedures for making that distinction. I prefer the actual smell of Antaeus but Fahrenheit is always extremely compelling.

Egoiste v Dior Homme - Neither one necessarily classic but both outstanding.

I just read an article about Jean-Paul Guerlain in which mentioned several fragrances he considered classics. They were: Arpege (under its original 1927 formulation), Fahrenheit and Eau Sauvage, No.5 and L'Air du Temps. Guerlain said a classic perfume is determined by the quality of raw ingredients you put in it and its elegance, distinction and originality. Above all it has to be memorable.
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post #11 of 12
10/21/06 at 12:25am
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Originally Posted by DreamerII

Chanel

Pour Monsieur
Antaeus
Egoiste

they are masterpieces of the art of perfumery

Couldn't agree more! These are three greats. All three are in my top ten. Sublime. Eau Sauvage is in my top ten too, but Chanel on the whole craps all over Dior.

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post #12 of 12
10/21/06 at 1:09am
That Antaeus vs Fahrenheit is a cracker!!! I have it as all square.
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