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any good layering advice for kiehls musk

post #1 of 20
9/2/07 at 8:41pm
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i really like kiehls....what would b good to layer with it....any suggestion
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post #2 of 20
9/2/07 at 8:52pm
Something deep and masculine to cut out the "suntan oil" sweetness, I should think. I really want to love Kiehl's, but that synthetic musk note is awfully, awfully sweet, and lacks the almost civet-like, animalic "oomph" of real musk. While I like the note in spite of itself, it is cloyingly sweet. Perhaps Antaeus, or the (old formulation of) Van Cleef & Arpels, or the (old formulation of) Tsar? Bois d'Ombrie comes to mind, too, as do Monsieur Musk and (believe it or not!) Aramis and Devin. In short, something dry and "masculine" to cut the diabetic-coma inducing "sweet suntan oil" smell of Kiehl's. I mean, there's a lot of potential here, but too sweet is just too sweet.
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post #3 of 20
9/3/07 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by jdnba View Post

i really like kiehls....what would b good to layer with it....any suggestion

If you can wear them, a potent white flower fragrance (some men, find white flower fragrances too...feminine - not me). I'm thinking: Neroli by L'Occitane or Fleur de Male by Jean Paul Gaultier or Fahrenheit 32 by Dior.

The deep musky base with the sharp floral top notes = a nice combo, in my opinion.
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post #4 of 20
5/16/08 at 3:01pm
What about adding some MKK... to even it out - both ways?

mikeperez, it seems like one can use the white flowers here too.
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post #5 of 20
5/16/08 at 3:11pm
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I have layered it once or twice with Aramis in the past. Interesting blend and it does cut the cloying sweetness of the Kiehls down to size. I don't know why I haven't done it since..can't remember exactly if I really liked it or it was just so-so. May take another test
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post #6 of 20
5/16/08 at 3:20pm
I haven't personally tried it, but I remember someone posting about layering Kiehls and Kouros - they called it a "real sex bomb"
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post #7 of 20
5/16/08 at 4:15pm
Kiehl's Musk along with Jacomo de Jacomo smelled a good mix to my nose. Somewhat reminiscent of Guerlain Heritage
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post #8 of 20
5/16/08 at 4:27pm
I agree with Pelle ... its such a clean scent that it needs a bit of dirtying up! But then again, I always think it better to smell dirty and than clean.
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post #9 of 20
5/16/08 at 4:39pm
What about Avignon?

Insert priest joke here.

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post #10 of 20
5/16/08 at 7:22pm
Try it with a scent which either have a healthy dose of cumin or coriander/cilantro.
For the latter try Jivago 24K. Very nice.
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post #11 of 20
5/16/08 at 9:16pm
mixes nice with Yatagan !
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post #12 of 20
5/18/08 at 12:50am
I did try it with Kouros as Joe mentioned. Pretty interesting!
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post #13 of 20
6/19/08 at 8:48am
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Try it with a scent which has a healthy dose of coriander/cilantro.

+1

Within minutes of layering YSL Live Jazz (mucho coriander topnotes with dry citrus drydown) over a base of Kiehls musk oil (not EDT) for the first time, a woman asked about my scent and told me my wife "better keep a leash" on me.

PS I also tried Kiehls musk oil with Farenheit. It worked well. My wife said I smelled very "clean."
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post #14 of 20
6/19/08 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

If you can wear them, a potent white flower fragrance (some men, find white flower fragrances too...feminine - not me). I'm thinking: Neroli by L'Occitane or Fleur de Male by Jean Paul Gaultier or Fahrenheit 32 by Dior.

The deep musky base with the sharp floral top notes = a nice combo, in my opinion.

Seems there are more than two men wearing white flowers here... Actually I was thinking of a good indolic magnolia with its even more piercing edge than neroli: the result from one side would cut out the sweetness and from another would enhance the animalic side.
Otherwise I'd say grapefruit, another sharp and fierce non-floral note.
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post #15 of 20
6/19/08 at 9:26am
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Originally Posted by jdnba View Post

i really like kiehls....what would b good to layer with it....any suggestion

Nasomatto's Duro would probably work pretty well when layered with Kiehl's. It's a dry, masculine scent that could use a little sweetening.
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post #16 of 20
6/19/08 at 10:28am
Here are some suggestions made by BN members over the last years, but there are more.

Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Balenciaga PH
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Dior Homme
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Chanel Allure PH
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Costume National Scent Intense
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Escada Casual Friday
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Gucci Pour Homme
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + YSL M7
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Guerlain Habit Rouge
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Guerlain Héritage
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + L'Instant de Guerlain PH
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Rochas Man
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + YSL Body Kouros
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Romeo Gigli Gigli Uomo
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + YSL Rive Gauche PH
Kiehls Original Musk #1 + Lanvin Arpège PH
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post #17 of 20
6/19/08 at 11:07am
i dont get the "super sweetness" note in kiehl's so i try to layer it with something floral or dominant sweet notes.....i have tried it with the female version of Eclat Lanvin D'arpege....soft but persistent floral musk played well Kiehl's....

i'll try rochas, body kouros Scent Intense and dior homme layering as well.
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post #18 of 20
6/19/08 at 2:43pm
I just tried to layer it with CSP l'Eau du Gouverneur, and the result is definitely worth a try...
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post #19 of 20
6/19/08 at 3:15pm
Thanks for compiling the list, Apis!

For me, it's:

Kiehls Original Musk #1 + just about everything I own
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post #20 of 20
6/19/08 at 5:08pm
I'm not really a believer in layering, in theory it sounds ok but in my experience it can be messy. That said, I can't help but think that Kiehls + Eau d'Hermès would be a great combo.
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