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Top 100 Rejects

post #1 of 15
11/27/07 at 11:27am
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As a complement to the current "How does your wardrobe compare to the top 100 reviewed fragrances list?" post, I offer:

How many of the "Top 100" reviewed fragrances on the Basenotes review page have you tried and then decided you didn't want to own?

For me:

Of numbers 1 to 25: 12
Of numbers 25 to 50: 10
Of numbers 50 to 100: 13

That's 35% that I've decided against. At least for now - I reserve the right to remain fickle.
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post #2 of 15
11/27/07 at 11:58am
This is more my speed...

1-25: 23
25-50: 23
50-100: 47
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post #3 of 15
11/27/07 at 12:17pm
Good extension Vibert - I like this one too!

In the top 25: 9

In the top 50: 13

In the top 100: 21 total

21% of the top 100 will not find a home with me!
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post #4 of 15
11/27/07 at 1:21pm
12 out of 100
The others I either like or have.
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post #5 of 15
11/27/07 at 2:15pm
16 out of 100.
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post #6 of 15
11/27/07 at 2:53pm
Thread Starter 
As a coda - the percentage of non-keepers from the total number I've tried among the "Top 100."

35 out of 39, for a 90% rejection rate.

Of the 61 that I haven't tried there are only 6 on my "to try" list right now.
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post #7 of 15
11/27/07 at 2:57pm
The raw data:

1-25: 9
26-50: 8
50-100: 11

However, the truth is that some I don't have simply because they've had their day. I mean, who still buys Drakkar Noir? I had a bottle, used it, liked it at the time, but never bought it again. Some, though, I know from reputation and have no interest in meeting them personally. Actually, that pretty well defines the other 60-or-so fragrances.
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post #8 of 15
11/27/07 at 6:13pm
This is how my wardrobe comes out counting full bottles:

numbers 1-25: 3
25-50: 3
51-75: 2
76-100: 1
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post #9 of 15
11/27/07 at 8:13pm
Same idea, slightly different statistics (and some detail):

6 scents: Never tried, on my current "to try" list:
M7
Green Irish Tweed
Eau Sauvage
Himalaya
Cuiron Pour Homme
Chanel Pour Monsieur

15 scents: Never tried, and in no hurry:
A*Men / Angel Men
Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme
Silver Mountain Water
Angel
Millésime Impérial
212 Men
Allure Homme Sport
Baldessarini
Original Vetiver
Michael for Men
Echo
Crave
H.M.
Herrera for Men
Givenchy pour Homme

9 scents: Like it, but don't own it (yet):
Fahrenheit
Rive Gauche pour Homme (also interested in, but never tried, the "intense" version)
Antaeus
Habit Rouge
Égoïste / L'Égoïste
Voleur de Roses
Tabaróme Millésime
JHL
Ambre Sultan

The remaining 59 scents are ones that I've tried and decided are not for me
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post #10 of 15
11/28/07 at 4:10am
That's my thread !

First 25 : 15, or 60 %
 Next 25 : 16, or 64 %
Next 50 : 37, or 74 %

Tendency : growing...
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post #11 of 15
11/28/07 at 8:31am
These results almost exactly mirror those for the number that I do have.

Of numbers 1 to 25: 10
Of numbers 25 to 50: 10
Of numbers 50 to 100: 21

That's 41% of the top-100 reviewed that I've tried and decided against.

This leaves 23/100 that I've yet to even try adequately and make a decision.
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post #12 of 15
11/28/07 at 11:24am
I guess I'm considered fickle too!

I've tried them all and only 4 made the grade.

I guess that makes a 96% disapproval rating.
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post #13 of 15
11/29/07 at 2:55am
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Originally Posted by thebeck View Post

...I guess that makes a 96% disapproval rating.

First I couldn't believe that. But a quick look at your wardrobe made me change my mind - vow!
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post #14 of 15
11/29/07 at 3:52am
Excluding the women's scents on the Top 100, there are three I haven't tried - JHL, Geir, Musk Ravageur.

If the price were low enough, there are none that I would reject - though my wife objects strongly to any notion of my buying Fleur du Male.
Renato
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post #15 of 15
11/29/07 at 7:02am
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Originally Posted by Renato View Post

my wife objects strongly to any notion of my buying Fleur du Male.

Kurkdjian's perfumes seem to suit me just fine. That's one of four I still want from those roaring 100 ! But then - I'm not married.
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