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post #1 of 57
12/9/07 at 9:53pm
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What to wear when I feel like being "bad"? I'm finding that Obsession isn't cutting it, I'm over the floral in Allure Sensuelle, and I need a new bad-girl oriental for the holiday break. What do all of you oriental-lovers wear when you need that extra kick?
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post #2 of 57
12/9/07 at 10:34pm
Ava Luxe Film Noir - leathery, smoky, kinda dangerous!

Edited to add: I just noticed that you said "oriental." I am also an oriental lover, but Film Noir is classified as a chypre (at least by Ava Luxe). If you want an oriental, my beloved Ava Luxe Madame X is a good, sexy, bad-girl scent - another leather, yum!
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post #3 of 57
12/9/07 at 11:55pm
Not oriental, but Tabac Blond is a bit naughty. So is Black Cashmere. And I'm told Boudoir is, but it smelled like dirty underwear on me. I have no idea what genre Boudoir falls into, I couldn't get it off me quick enough. Really depends what kind of 'bad' you're looking for. :-)

What about Opium? Oriental AND naughty. It has stood the test of time. A work colleague of mine wore that last week and I was going mad trying to remember what it was, and when she told me I was amazed, because it smelled divine on her (I liked it when it first became 'all the rage', but never had the confidence to try and wear it myself). It's a big hitter, Opium. But you might want something more recent than that.

What about Le Baiser du Dragon? It's flaming gorgeous, and it does have a 'naughty' edge to it.
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post #4 of 57
12/10/07 at 12:58am
Oh Caron Narcisse Noir but you need the extract as the edt is a bit watery for total diva.

Ambre Sultan another one.
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post #5 of 57
12/10/07 at 2:43am
I'll second Opium, Narcisse Noir and Ambre Sultan. Also Coco if I'm feeling 'bad but classy'.
I seem to reach for the leathers and inscenses when I'm feeling truly wicked.
I have a bottle of Bandit on order for those times and my Tabac Blonde gets a workout too.

I hear great things about the really skanky musks for sexy naughty moments. But I haven't investigated that area yet.
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post #6 of 57
12/10/07 at 3:06am
I wear Madame X, Tabac Blond, Ambre Sultan, Poison and (hopefully soon!) Narcisse Noir.
Bandit's another "bad girl" scent although I find it too cold and green for me, personally. I have a bottle but have only worn it a couple of times.
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post #7 of 57
12/10/07 at 5:19am
BPAL's Snake Oil or Ava Lux Mme X are my faves.
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post #8 of 57
12/10/07 at 5:29am
This is my "Bad girl"-scents ...
- Agent Provocateur (the original)
- Black Cashmere
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post #9 of 57
12/10/07 at 5:45am
Habanita
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post #10 of 57
12/10/07 at 6:07am
oh yes to Ambre Sultan and Opium! I would also add Musc Ravageur and Dior Addict.


And the ultimate "bad girl" scent, IMO, is something leather like Bandit, Cuir Mauresque, or Tabac Blond.
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post #11 of 57
12/10/07 at 7:30am
I absolutely love Musc Ravageur, but to me it's more warm and comforting than naughty...
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post #12 of 57
12/10/07 at 8:35am
I also agree with Opium, the "ultimate" bad girl oriental! I've loved and worn it for years.
I think Black Cashmere, Bois Oriental, Le baiser du Dragon, and Youth Dew Amber Nude may also fit the bill!

Good Luck!
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post #13 of 57
12/10/07 at 2:37pm
Habanita...and Alma di Alma from Madini
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post #14 of 57
12/10/07 at 3:15pm
And if you are a very, very bad girl: Femme
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post #15 of 57
12/10/07 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by DeeOlive View Post

Habanita

Yeah Baby!!! And......(drum roll - rearview projection of the infamous ad campaign...) Tabu!!!
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post #16 of 57
12/10/07 at 7:04pm
I think of bad girls as women who exude sexuality and a little danger. Women who know exactly what they want without any indecision. They see breaking a few rules as a necessary risk to get what they want. I see bad girls in scents that have more incense, smoke, and/or animal notes. Bandit, Ava Luxe Kama Extreme and Rasa Extreme, The Different Company Rose Poivree, Le Labo Patchouli 24, and Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan are what I consider apt for bad girls.

I find oriental fragrances to be sensual, exotic and seductive and/or warm and comforting. If I had to select bad girl choices from oriental fragrances, Musc Ravageur, Ambre Sultan, and Tauer's L'Air du Desert Marocain would please me.
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post #17 of 57
12/10/07 at 7:22pm
Atkinson's I Coloniali Javanese Cananga
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post #18 of 57
12/10/07 at 8:09pm
Taolady, I totally agree with you about Tabu. It's gorgeous and very naughty. In a completely different direction, I find A La Nuit suits me when I'm feeling naughty. Though it's simply white flowers I find it to be a kind of jasmine overload that is quite precocious (sp?).
I'm in with MKK, as well. Also Ava-Luxe Mme X, though I can't decide if I really like that one on me. (I'm probably just too good of a girl for it-ha!)
And I must add that I sampled Bandit for the first time today and I don't understand why it's so often cited as a "bad girl" type of scent. It was very office friendly on me. Go figure.
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post #19 of 57
12/10/07 at 8:47pm
Tubereuse Criminelle

Putain des Palaces

Rose de Nuit

Lipstick Rose
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post #20 of 57
12/10/07 at 11:36pm
Patou 1000
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post #21 of 57
12/11/07 at 8:09am
Don't forget Madini Musk Gazelle and Ambargris.
Very dark, sweet, base-heavy, like handfuls of incense sticks, gorgeous.
Seductive.
Go for it. Sample vials for $2 at madini.com.
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post #22 of 57
12/11/07 at 8:24am
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Originally Posted by pellen View Post

Taolady, I totally agree with you about Tabu. It's gorgeous and very naughty. In a completely different direction, I find A La Nuit suits me when I'm feeling naughty. Though it's simply white flowers I find it to be a kind of jasmine overload that is quite precocious (sp?).
I'm in with MKK, as well. Also Ava-Luxe Mme X, though I can't decide if I really like that one on me. (I'm probably just too good of a girl for it-ha!)
And I must add that I sampled Bandit for the first time today and I don't understand why it's so often cited as a "bad girl" type of scent. It was very office friendly on me. Go figure.

I was going to say almost the same thing (except for the Bandit bit)!
I would add Bal Ã* Versailles.
and both Samsara and Opium in parfum concentration.
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post #23 of 57
12/11/07 at 8:58am
On me Fracas and Nu edp.
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post #24 of 57
12/11/07 at 9:20am
Musc Ravageur. oh my. naughty without being downright slutty. It's a sultry sidelong wink in a bottle.
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post #25 of 57
12/11/07 at 11:44am
CdG synthetics or Costume National Scent. Unisexy, goes well with too much black, too much makeup, and a bitchface.
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post #26 of 57
12/11/07 at 7:21pm
Thread Starter 
Thank you all so much! What wonderful suggestions - hard to know where to start, but looking forward to the adventure .... Lots of recs on Opium, I noticed - I tried it on myself, and unfortunately it goes (hate to say it, need an alternative word I know) "grandma-esque" immediately, and remains so on the drydown. Love it on others, but not for me. Investigating the Lutens and Musc Ravageur reviews currently, so we'll see.
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post #27 of 57
12/11/07 at 8:24pm
It's funny how different scents react on different people. Like pellen, Bandit is quite tame on me. I love Musc Ravageur, but on me it is sweet and comforting, not especially sexy (reminds me, in a way, of how Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar smells on me, with a touch more class). Coco and Opium are two of my comfort scents (but with a touch of sex appeal).

Ava Luxe Film Noir, however...leather, smoke, and a little touch of rubber somethin'. lol And I forgot about Tabu! That's a good one, too.

Maybe I'm just too bad. I'm too bad for my perfume, too bad for my perfume, tooooo baaaad. ;-) Just kidding.

I hope you find what you're looking for, pixiecita.
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post #28 of 57
6/24/12 at 7:06pm
ELO Jasmine et Cigarettes...ashy, floral decadence for a woman with bad habits...Bourbon French "Dark Gift" is romantically dark; hinting of naughty games in decaying cities. Venezia is opulent, overdone, overpowering and obvious; bad girl bad in other words.
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post #29 of 57
6/25/12 at 9:42pm
OP - You have my sincere condolences on the Opium....

Most of my favs have been mentioned: La Nuit, habanita, Opium, Tabu, Coco, Musc Ravageur....
I'll add Shalimar..
Might also consider Clive Christian X - if pocket book allows

GL with your search!
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post #30 of 57
6/25/12 at 11:55pm
I would venture to say Citizen Queen is a "bad girl" scent!
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post #31 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:33am
This is one fantastic thread... just saying. I have nothing to add as my favorites are covered already.
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post #32 of 57
6/26/12 at 2:55am
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Originally Posted by Larimar View Post

This is one fantastic thread... just saying.

Indeed
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post #33 of 57
6/26/12 at 3:38am
"Fantastic thread" when L. is in a "bad girl" mood. Remember the Flintstones? I was a bad girl, but I was very very good at it.
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post #34 of 57
6/26/12 at 3:43am
Wolfie, L. usually is in a 'bad girl' mood.
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post #35 of 57
6/26/12 at 3:44am
Bal a Versailles is my No. 1 bad girl scent but it is also reputed as such, animalics are usually best for that purpose IMHO. The only thing is that they are not the greatest in super hot weather, L'Air De Rien may be better for very hot weather and I also love By Kilian Back to Black Aphrodisiac though it is a bit more comforting and not an animalic.
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post #36 of 57
6/26/12 at 4:04am
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Originally Posted by Larimar View Post

Wolfie, L. usually is in a 'bad girl' mood.

It can't be, I only thought it was 4 days a month during "that" time! LOL
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post #37 of 57
6/26/12 at 4:23am
Depends on whether you're going for "stand back!" or "come closer!" For the former, iI choose Miss Balmain's balls to the wall leather. For the latter, Magie Noir vintage or Shalimar, which someone on fragrantica succinctly called "sex in a bottle." Yep.
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post #38 of 57
6/27/12 at 4:54pm
Montana- Just Me
Hypnotic Poison
Casmir
Jicky

Habanita is the ultimate, and for a similar vibe, though not an oriental, the devil-may-care kind of cheap but stunning vintage Paloma Picasso is a punk meets grunge bad girl with too much red lipstick and a bass guitar.
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post #39 of 57
6/27/12 at 5:09pm
Narcisse Noire by Caron - bad bad broody girl-lady .
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post #40 of 57
6/27/12 at 5:27pm

MICHELE BERGMAN - Black Gardenia perfume oil

http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detail.asp?itemid=24400

A little lasts a long time ... goes a long way (now, now ... let's not elaborate)
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post #41 of 57
6/27/12 at 5:34pm
Black Gardenia is gorgeous and very long lasting even for an oil .
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post #42 of 57
6/27/12 at 5:46pm
Mmm, maybe Lolita Lempicka Minuit Noir, or another one of Lolita's scents and maybe what I am wearing now, Vanilla and Anise by Jo Malone(which is soo yummy btw). Maybe Midnight Poison Elixir as well. And two of my personal faves..Mon Jasmin Noir and Jasmin Noir L'essence by BLV. I always think of patchouli and anise accords when thinking of a nice, dark scent.
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post #43 of 57
6/27/12 at 10:05pm
Amouage Lyric Woman, in particular in extrait, has not been mentioned.
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post #44 of 57
6/27/12 at 11:46pm
Musc Ravaguer
Back to Black
Muscs Koublai Khan
Poison EDP
Opium EDP
Coromandel
Jicky
Noir de Noir
Black Orchid
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post #45 of 57
6/28/12 at 11:37am
Vivienne Westwood Boudoir
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post #46 of 57
6/29/12 at 6:03am
Deep, dark, delicious and sexy - Cafe Noir by DSH!
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post #47 of 57
6/29/12 at 8:02am
Tom Ford Black Orchid
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post #48 of 57
6/29/12 at 2:51pm
What about citizen queen by JHAG?

- - - Updated - - -

... and if you want to be bad, why not use a men's scent? What about bel ami?
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post #49 of 57
6/29/12 at 9:10pm
Boudoir is the thong and leather "bad"..vintage Jicky has a been with someone recently "bad" note...Habanita has that "I am with him but looking at you" bad note. Beginning to think that fragrance is just "bad", in the best possible way !!!
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post #50 of 57
6/30/12 at 2:59am
Jasmin Noir by Bvlgari
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post #51 of 57
7/21/12 at 6:01pm
Just discovered vintage Magie Noire. It could make me reckless. Ohlala!
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post #52 of 57
7/21/12 at 6:14pm
vintage Scandal...deeply sensual and should be labeled.
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post #53 of 57
7/22/12 at 11:35am
Habanita
Coromandel
Eau d'Hermes (does that one count as oriental???)
Fumerie Turque
Vanille Tonka
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post #54 of 57
7/25/12 at 3:26pm
I'm a real fan of Black Cashmere. Lately been loving Tom Ford Noir de Noir.....
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post #55 of 57
7/25/12 at 3:43pm
Black Ford by Tom Orchid

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post #56 of 57
7/25/12 at 4:39pm
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Dior Poison
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post #57 of 57
7/25/12 at 6:58pm
I'm feeling kind of like a bad girl tonight so...I'll add to my Black Orchid,

Habanita by Molinard
Back to Black by Kilian
Cabochard by Gres
Poison by Dior
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