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great transition through a wonderful drydown

post #1 of 19
1/24/08 at 9:42am
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I have several fragrances I love that don't have a big transition - not that they are linear, but the drydown doesn't bring a big change in the scent of the fragrance. However there are some that just change radically and end in the basenotes with that: aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... feeling!

For me some of the best are:
1. D&G pour homme - I don't particularly like the topnotes... too many people spray too much and it overwhelms. However, on my skin (and sprayed in appropriate quantities!), the drydown is sublime!

2. Bvlgari Aqva - a great change from a salty aquatic to something much more deep... but it could be deep aqua if you wish!

3. Montale's Black Aoud (Lime too!) - it takes a while on my skin, but a few hours after first spray, it becomes so deep and rich.

4. Carthusia Uomo. - Just a beautiful basenote... I could sniff my arm all evening!

These are just a few that come to mind... what are your favorites?

(edit - sorry originally wrote Black Orchid and meant to say Black Aoud! Thanks TwoRoads!)
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post #2 of 19
1/24/08 at 10:15am
For me.. Habit Rouge (The top notes are sickening, the drydown is so much different)
Versace-The Dreamer
Grey Flannel
I agree also with D&Gph
Chanel Allure
Creed Royal English Leather
YSL- M7
Kouros YSL
Zino-Davidoff
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post #3 of 19
1/24/08 at 10:26am
I hear what you are saying. Wonderful drydowns are a non-negotiable for me on fragrances that stay in my wardrobe. I must have it. That being said, there are some that rock me to the core; that wonderful whiff you get as you walk outside to go home after work (8 -10 hours after application) and say to yourself: Wow that is amazing. Here are 10 that spring forward immediately in my mind.

Terre d’Hermes
Fou d’Absinthe
Heritage
Santal Noble
Arome 3 Tradition
Cuir Amethyste
Absinth - Nasomatto
Tiffany for Men
Chevalier d'Orsay
Domenico Caraceni
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post #4 of 19
1/24/08 at 10:34am
the best drydown for me is Chanel Antaeus. I have to wait for it couple of hours when the top and middle notes fade

I like to take a shower and smell the warmth of steam and warmth of Antaeus on my skin
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post #5 of 19
1/24/08 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by Schachman View Post

3. Montale's Black Orchid


Did you mean Black Aoud???


There are many scents I know with astonishingly good drydown, but perhaps the one I should mention before anything else is Ungaro`s II.
The drydown of this fragrance is simply put breathtaking : I`m not that crazy about the juice from the begining, but after couple of hours this shows the quality of real artful development which is a real treat, real treasure and exceptional in every way. Rich, DEEP and complex.
By the late hours, it just keeps getting better and better.

Yatagan is also one of those art of perfumery scents which, you know, by the time keeps just getting better and better.
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post #6 of 19
1/24/08 at 11:42am
jock_with_scents mentioned one of the scents that, IMO, fully exemplifies this in a fragrance: Heritage by Guerlain. The Heritage drydown, as I call it, is something to marvel at.

Another equally fascinating (although not quite as formal/classy): Sandalwood by Geo F. Trumpers.
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post #7 of 19
1/24/08 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by PigeonMurderer View Post

Did you mean Black Aoud???

Yes, Sorry! I fixed it above. TwoRoads already PM'd me about! That's what I get for writing while I'm at work!
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post #8 of 19
1/24/08 at 12:28pm
I like:

Chanel Egoiste - good transition, amazing drydown
Dior Homme - great transition, great drydown
Guerlain Heritage - great transition, amazing drydown
M7 - amazing transition, great drydown
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post #9 of 19
1/24/08 at 1:29pm
Now it's Creed Neroli Sauvage for me.
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post #10 of 19
1/24/08 at 3:06pm
I agree with PigeonMurderer on Ungaro II. An interesting and surprising drydown is a huge plus for me. Some others that have impressed me are Havana, Patou pour Homme, Rebellius, Fou d'Absinthe, Idole, Knize Ten, Jubilation XXV, Mandarine-Mandarin, Nuit Noire, Santal Noble, Acier Aluminium, L'Homme Sage, New York, and Cuir Mauresque.
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post #11 of 19
1/24/08 at 3:16pm
I've always enjoyed Creed Tabarome Millesime.

Just when I think the opening ginger note is becoming a little too overbearing, it mellows out and what's left is incredibly well balanced, suitably complex and has depth galore!

Others I enjoy;

Ungaro III
Jacques Fath Yang
TdH
Heritage
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post #12 of 19
1/24/08 at 4:37pm
The Chanel power-hitters have fantastic drydowns - Antaeus, PM, and Egoiste. Kouros has already been mentioned - YUM! And Heritage - DOUBLE YUM!

Great drydowns are the province of oriental and woody fragrances. Most have it in spades, IMO.
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post #13 of 19
1/24/08 at 4:43pm
For me, the most incredible dry down is with Parfum D'Habit. Starts off brash and pungent, then slowly mutates into a wonderful scent, a little agressive and untamed, but in a good way.
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post #14 of 19
1/24/08 at 4:49pm
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Originally Posted by greendragon View Post

For me, the most incredible dry down is with Parfum D'Habit. Starts off brash and pungent, then slowly mutates into a wonderful scent, a little agressive and untamed, but in a good way.

Good thought. Parfum d'Habit does evolve nicely, but without ever losing its special, somewhat wild, "edge."
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post #15 of 19
1/24/08 at 4:50pm
Fou dAbsinthe.... wonderful transition through a great drydown
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post #16 of 19
1/24/08 at 5:09pm
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Originally Posted by achanna View Post

Fou dAbsinthe.... wonderful transition through a great drydown

Ditto. What I love about Fou d'Absinthe is that it's engaging from the git-go, and just keeps getting better from there. Following the initial blast of artemesia (which lasts only too briefly IMO) it's barbershop drydown done right, giving Habit Rouge a run for its money, albeit a bit more muted than the latter.
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post #17 of 19
1/24/08 at 5:56pm
Hugh Parson's Traditional Blue has a great drydown. If it didn't it wouldn't be a great fragrance, but it does, so it is.
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post #18 of 19
1/24/08 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Snafoo View Post

Ditto. What I love about Fou d'Absinthe is that it's engaging from the git-go, and just keeps getting better from there. Following the initial blast of artemesia (which lasts only too briefly IMO) it's barbershop drydown done right, giving Habit Rouge a run for its money, albeit a bit more muted than the latter.

Come to think of it, Olivia Giacobetti really knows how to structure a drydown. Just look at Dzing!, Fou d'Absinthe, and Idole.
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post #19 of 19
1/24/08 at 7:44pm
L'Artisan Eau du Navigateur. Those top notes are really smokey, but it dries down to a heavenly tobacco, coffee, leather accord.
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