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post #1 of 84
2/15/08 at 2:06pm
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As the title suggests.

My favorites are L'Air du Desert Marocain (Tauer), Tea for Two (L'Artisan) and L'Ombre dans L'Eau (Diptyque), roughly in that order. Hmm, maybe I have a liking for poetic names? Sometimes the names are so compelling that it sounds like something you have to try...
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post #2 of 84
2/15/08 at 2:12pm
CdG series names are very appealing to me:
Anabar
Skai
Soda
Kyoto

I don't know, something about short and snappy. I also love scents that are named blandly, so I can refer to it as something else
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post #3 of 84
2/15/08 at 2:19pm
For me it's L'Instant de Guerlain pour homme Extreme Eau de Parfum ... that's how I see it being advertised here!
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post #4 of 84
2/15/08 at 3:39pm
I like the names

Angéliques sous la Pluie (because of the image of angelica under the rain)
Mandragore (because of the mystery and folklore of mandrake root)
Sybaris (because of the ancient pleasure capital of Magna Graecia)
Illicit (because it's kind of thrilling to break rules)
Trouble (because it can be fun, in retrospect, of course)
Le Baiser du Dragon (the Dragon's Kiss, you gotta love it)
Ma Griffe (My Talons, or roughly, "in my clutches")
Parfum Sacré (recalls the sacred mysteries)
Antaeus (for the not-quite-invincible Greek hero)
Coromandel (exotic names invoke the mysterious East, in this case, lacquered screens from the Coromandel coast of India)
Angélique Encens (a play on words: it names the ingredients, angelica and incense, but suggests "angelic incense")
Nomade (an ambling, wandering journey through life)
Bois de Paradis (the Wood of Paradise, the forests of the blessed)
Eau Illuminée (Luminous Water)
Bois d'Orage (Stormy Woods)
Palais Jamais (the Palace 'Never')
Zizanie (Tares, the seeds of discord, a weed sown among one's enemies' wheat to spite them)
Insensé (Senseless, Unconscious)
Cabochard (French for Pig-headed, Stubborn)
Après l'Ondée (After the Rainstorm)
Chamade (the Drumbeat of Surrender, or Pounding Heart)
Cuir Béluga (Leather Beluga, the latter for the sperm whale, i. e., ambergris)
Mitsouko (Japanese for 'Mystery')
Vol de Nuit (Nightflight, or in another sense, Night Heist)
Bel Ami (Beautiful Friend, the title of a romantic novel on the theme of adultery, by Guy de Maupassant in 1885)
Méchant Loup (Wicked Wolf... yup, the one in the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood")
Safran Troublant (Disquieting Saffron)
Timbuktu (just the romance of a legendary, far-off place)
Route du Vétiver (the Road to Vetiver... and what a journey!)
Ténéré (the name of a desert wind of North Africa)
Minotaure (the half-man, half-bull of Greek myth, straight from the Labyrinth of Minos on ancient Crete)
Vent Vert (Green Wind, and an apt name for it, too)
Macassar (an exotic port on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, formerly Celebes, from where macassar oil, a Victorian-era hair pomade, was shipped)
Padparadscha (in the language of Sri Lanka [Sinhalese], the name for a glorious and very expensive yellow-orange variety of sapphire; I once saw a four-carat one on sale for just over $10,000)
Daim Blond (Blond Suede, a lovely tactile image that captures the feel of the fragrance)
Louve (She-Wolf... shades of Romulus and Remus)
Miel de Bois (Woodland Honey, alluding to the main ingredients)
Antidote (very handy in case of poisoning!)
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post #5 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:01pm
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Originally Posted by JaimeB View Post

I like the names

Angéliques sous la Pluie (because of the image of angelica under the rain)
Vol de Nuit (Nightflight, or in another sense, Night Heist)
Route du Vétiver (the Road to Vetiver... and what a journey!)

Nice list, Jaime!
I second Angelique sous la Pluie - beautiful!
Vol de Niut, from the novel by St. Exupery?
I have to take issue with your translation of Route du Vetiver; I rather think it's Road of Vetiver, or Vetiver Road...

To your list, add:
Kouros - a representation of a male youth in ancient Greek statuary
Apres l'Ondee - After the rain shower
Muscs Koublai Khan - no explanation necessary!
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post #6 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:06pm
1. Chanel Pour Monsieur. Sounds like something Cary Grant (one of my favorite movie stars) would choose to wear.

2. Habanita. I picture Rita Hayworth in the film, "The Loves of Carmen."

3. 1881. Sounds like a fine, old vintage--anything

4. Irisia. I hear Sophia Loren wears it. Mamma mia... http://www.freewebs.com/celebrityfragrances/
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post #7 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:08pm
Acier Aluminium by Creed.
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post #8 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:08pm
Fumarie Turque
Ambre Sultan
Aoud Queen Roses
Sweet Oriental Dream (how can you resist this one?)
Spanish Leather
English Fern
Hammam Bouquet
Silver Mountain Water
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post #9 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:17pm
Excellent choices! I second L'Ombre dans L'Eau and Parfum Sacre.

I would add
Ce Soir ou Jamais
Chamade
L'Heure Bleue
Coup de Fouet
Aimez-Moi
Messe de Minuit
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post #10 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:27pm
Dzing!
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post #11 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:44pm
by far

Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin.


just repeat that out loud and listen to how it sounds.....the only fragrance that uses aliteration in its name.
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post #12 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:47pm
Terre d'Hermes

matches the scent and the image of this house. The bottle is amazing too.
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post #13 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:52pm
Le Mâle

Muscs Koublaï Khän
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post #14 of 84
2/15/08 at 4:56pm
not sure what it smells like, but how could you go wrong with a name like "fracas?"
the name "shalimar" also is, perhaps, one of the more beautiful sounds made by the human voice
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post #15 of 84
2/15/08 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by Un Chant d 'Amour View Post

Le Mâle

Muscs Koublaï Khän

i second koublai khan.....especially since 99% of people who wear the fragrance have no idea who koublai khan is.......and once you do know/realize who he is, it helps you realize what the fragrance is all about
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post #16 of 84
2/15/08 at 5:47pm
Armani Attitude, Dior Homme, Ice Man TM
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post #17 of 84
2/15/08 at 5:54pm
Steel Vagina. LOL, Kidding. Was that the name in the Boomerang movie? I forget.
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post #18 of 84
2/15/08 at 6:16pm
JaimeB, That is a great list of beautiful names!

I like "Après l'Ondée", which I prefer to translate simply as "After the Rain". This sounds to me like the name of a great tragic novel.
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post #19 of 84
2/15/08 at 6:34pm
After the rain, hmmm, I believe that is the name of ALL detergent. Sounds better as a novel though. Serously if I was to pick one at this moment, it woud be:

Terre D'Hermes for reason that Jock w/ scents mentioned. I also like Feuille Vert, others.
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post #20 of 84
2/15/08 at 6:50pm
Mechant Loup
Poison
Parfum Sacre

Those are my top three...I also love the obscure & sometimes obscene frag. names tvlampboy comes up with ~ I don't know how he finds them, or remembers them, but they're always entertaining. I hope he posts on this thread!

Ooops, almost forgot about Voleur de Roses ~ love it!
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post #21 of 84
2/15/08 at 6:52pm
Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow
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post #22 of 84
2/15/08 at 7:36pm
Musc Ravageur. Whenever someone asks me what I'm wearing & I say this name, they always repeat "Ravageur." It's kinda funny .
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post #23 of 84
2/15/08 at 7:39pm
"Smut" by BPAL. It's a sugared musk. Just perfect. I love it when DH tells people what he's wearing!
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post #24 of 84
2/15/08 at 8:08pm
Burberry Touch for Women

I touch it but no women come out
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post #25 of 84
2/15/08 at 8:36pm
Fou d'Absinthe
Cumming
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post #26 of 84
2/15/08 at 8:46pm
Fracas
Shalimar
Cravache
L'Heure Bleue
L'Aire Du Temps
Habit Rouge
Mahora
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post #27 of 84
2/15/08 at 10:18pm
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Originally Posted by JaimeB View Post

I like the names

Angéliques sous la Pluie (because of the image of angelica under the rain)
Mandragore (because of the mystery and folklore of mandrake root)
Sybaris (because of the ancient pleasure capital of Magna Graecia)
Illicit (because it's kind of thrilling to break rules)
Trouble (because it can be fun, in retrospect, of course)
Le Baiser du Dragon (the Dragon's Kiss, you gotta love it)
Ma Griffe (My Talons, or roughly, "in my clutches")
Parfum Sacré (recalls the sacred mysteries)
Antaeus (for the not-quite-invincible Greek hero)
Coromandel (exotic names invoke the mysterious East, in this case, lacquered screens from the Coromandel coast of India)
Angélique Encens (a play on words: it names the ingredients, angelica and incense, but suggests "angelic incense")
Nomade (an ambling, wandering journey through life)
Bois de Paradis (the Wood of Paradise, the forests of the blessed)
Eau Illuminée (Luminous Water)
Bois d'Orage (Stormy Woods)
Palais Jamais (the Palace 'Never')
Zizanie (Tares, the seeds of discord, a weed sown among one's enemies' wheat to spite them)
Insensé (Senseless, Unconscious)
Cabochard (French for Pig-headed, Stubborn)
Après l'Ondée (After the Rainstorm)
Chamade (the Drumbeat of Surrender, or Pounding Heart)
Cuir Béluga (Leather Beluga, the latter for the sperm whale, i. e., ambergris)
Mitsouko (Japanese for 'Mystery')
Vol de Nuit (Nightflight, or in another sense, Night Heist)
Bel Ami (Beautiful Friend, the title of a romantic novel on the theme of adultery, by Guy de Maupassant in 1885)
Méchant Loup (Wicked Wolf... yup, the one in the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood")
Safran Troublant (Disquieting Saffron)
Timbuktu (just the romance of a legendary, far-off place)
Route du Vétiver (the Road to Vetiver... and what a journey!)
Ténéré (the name of a desert wind of North Africa)
Minotaure (the half-man, half-bull of Greek myth, straight from the Labyrinth of Minos on ancient Crete)
Vent Vert (Green Wind, and an apt name for it, too)
Macassar (an exotic port on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, formerly Celebes, from where macassar oil, a Victorian-era hair pomade, was shipped)
Padparadscha (in the language of Sri Lanka [Sinhalese], the name for a glorious and very expensive yellow-orange variety of sapphire; I once saw a four-carat one on sale for just over $10,000)
Daim Blond (Blond Suede, a lovely tactile image that captures the feel of the fragrance)
Louve (She-Wolf... shades of Romulus and Remus)
Miel de Bois (Woodland Honey, alluding to the main ingredients)
Antidote (very handy in case of poisoning!)

Thanks Jaime. Nice list and commentary.

I like Habit Rouge the juice and the French pronunciation. Oui!
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post #28 of 84
2/16/08 at 3:11am
To my knowledge, Route du Vetiver means vetiver root, which is a ingredient of this remarkable fragrance. I guess it explains the earthiness.
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post #29 of 84
2/16/08 at 5:00am
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Ludlow View Post

To my knowledge, Route du Vetiver means vetiver root, which is a ingredient of this remarkable fragrance. I guess it explains the earthiness.

Don't think so.
Route = road
Racine = root

Although, the bilingual pun is quite clever and possibly intentional.
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post #30 of 84
2/16/08 at 5:14am
Here's my Top 20:
1.Mechant Loup
2.Ce Soir ou Jamais
3.Voleur de Roses
4.Dior me, Dior me not
5.Muscs Koublai Kahn
6.Passage d'Enfer
7.L'Anarchiste
8.Opium
9.Pasha (oriental name, oriental look, oriental smell)
10.Nu (naked)
11.Pure Poison (it sounds so harmlessly;-)
12.L'eau d'Hiver
13.Le Baiser du Dragon
14.Yatagan (very manful)
15.Nemo
16.Basala
17.What about Adam
18.Musc Ravageur
19.Silver Mountain Water
20.All about Eve
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post #31 of 84
5/29/08 at 1:09pm
Tobacco Mucho by Stephanie de Saint-Aignan - everytime I hear this, I laugh.
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post #32 of 84
5/29/08 at 1:39pm
These are some names that I can think of at the moment... in no particular order

MoslBuddJewChristHinDao (no explanation needed... just look at the name!)
Tea for Two (cute.. tea for me and you)
Cumming (mmm... going where?)
Secretions Manifiques (as above)
Let Me Play the Lion (I know , I know... it's pretentious.. but it reminds me of the Midsummer Night's Play I attended when I was really yong)
L'Air du Desert Marocain (just plain pretty)
Odeur 53/71 (Sounds very "industrial" -- like some kind of chemical)
Tam Dao (it's Vietnamese... but in Thai it can be said as a word meaning "Ask the Stars")
Terre d'Hermes (one of those names that really fits in well with the actual scent)
Antidote / Potion (RPG games!)
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post #33 of 84
5/29/08 at 3:27pm
Gentleman
Antaeus
Monsieur (as in Pour Monsieur and Monsieur Givenchy)
Kouros
Eau Sauvage
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post #34 of 84
5/29/08 at 3:51pm
Green Frich Tweed

Ambre Sultan
L'Anarchiste
Scent Intense
Bois du Portugal
Rose Poivree
Lemon Sorbet
Jicky
Fleur du Male
Sexual
Signoricci
Blenheim Bouquet
Le Roy Soleil
Hammam Bouquet
Black Orchid
The Dreamer
Rive Gauche
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post #35 of 84
5/29/08 at 4:05pm
INDEED...
1) Un jardin sur le Nil (At the same time I was returning from Aswan trip and Un jardin was being launched, so nice memories)
2) Voleur des Roses (Maybe because I´m in my "rose period" :-) and because it´s a metaphorical way to define something that I do when wear a frag, because does not belong to my nature.

BTW, I don´t wear them.
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post #36 of 84
5/29/08 at 5:02pm
L'Anarchiste is by far the coolest name i've seen for a scent......i wanna buy it JUST because of the name

i also love the name "Arrogance"
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post #37 of 84
5/29/08 at 5:26pm
Havana - evokes images of pre-castro Cuba. Tropical nights, gambling, cigars, Mojitos and all sorts of debauchery.

Passage d'Enfer
Bois de Portugal
Santal Noble
Terre d Hermes
Daim Blond
Sensual Vetiver
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post #38 of 84
5/29/08 at 6:04pm
Reflection

Cause I'm that vain MF
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post #39 of 84
5/29/08 at 6:10pm
Zagorsk

I really like the sound of this.
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post #40 of 84
5/29/08 at 6:19pm
I remember this thread! I have two more to add to Touch for Women

Feeling Man (Jil Sander)
Nothing (Jamaica Parfums)
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post #41 of 84
5/29/08 at 8:42pm
My favorite ever is called:

Mission Diplomatique(the name is perfect for the kind of scent it is - shame it's so synthetic)

Passage d'Enfer(passage straight to the incence cloud, yummy)
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post #42 of 84
5/29/08 at 9:28pm
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Cumming

I hit the "Find" feature and typed that in, so I can see how many posts it took before someone mentioned this.
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post #43 of 84
5/29/08 at 9:38pm
cologne bigarade
l'eau d'hiver
baiser du dragon
méchant loup
angéliques sous la pluie
EAU DES MERVEILLES!
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post #44 of 84
5/29/08 at 9:48pm
All the Pierre Bourdon talk lately made me think of one of his more obscure ones, the aptly named Full Choke which is the only fragrance I've ever come across that is based on gunpowder. (It's also the most shamelessly phallic bottle I've seen thus far.)



Notes: Gunpowder accord, cardamom, white pepper, melon, pineapple, coriander, jasmine, lily of the valley, Javanese vetiver, teak, Jamaican rum, vanilla, musk, amber.
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post #45 of 84
5/29/08 at 9:48pm
Bandit
My Sin
Je Reviens
N'Aimez Que Moi
Youth Dew
Joy
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post #46 of 84
5/29/08 at 9:55pm
L'Anarchiste
Dzing!
Fumerie Turque
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post #47 of 84
5/29/08 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by tvlampboy View Post

Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow

...or any of the other ELdO's....Delicious Closet Queen...Vrai Blonde...Secretions Magnifique...Putain des Palaces....('course the pictures help)
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post #48 of 84
5/30/08 at 3:02am
I have a little perfumery at my home with all my favorite perfumes and also the others........almost all of them.... and i like to own the big sizes....Nobody can imagine....My GOD !!!
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post #49 of 84
5/30/08 at 6:29am
Everything "Poison" from Dior.. and Antidote.
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post #50 of 84
5/30/08 at 7:02am
I generally like short names that I enjoy saying when asked what I'm wearing. Of my wardrobe (current and future), I like the following names the most:

Millesime Imperiale - just sounds rich and lavish.
Happy - makes you smile just saying it.
Lucky You - makes you feel confident when asked
Lucky Number 6 - feel like a Vegas high-roller
Double Black - anything "Double" makes it even more awesome.
Le Male - also makes you feel confident saying it.

Other names I like:
Egoiste
Minotaure
Black Code

Names I hate:
L'Eau D'Issey - I feel weird saying "Issey water" in any of it's incarnations


In general, womens perfumes have better names.
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post #51 of 84
9/30/08 at 5:51pm
In Love Again
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post #52 of 84
10/1/08 at 10:22am
Yatagan...with a name like that,
you know that this fragrance is a Powerhouse. Sounds like something that Atilla the Hun,Gengis khan or Conan the Sophisticated would wear.
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post #53 of 84
10/1/08 at 10:52am
Polo

Simple, to the point and it matches the clothing I wear daily. I'm glad I'm back on the bandwagon with the Modern Reserve

I also think..and it doesn't mean i like them, just the names are cool

Silver Mountain Water
Bois de Portugal.
Straight to Heaven
Tuscany
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post #54 of 84
10/1/08 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by everso View Post

L'Anarchiste is by far the coolest name i've seen for a scent......i wanna buy it JUST because of the name

i also love the name "Arrogance"


LAnarchriste is great and a great bottle, but what about Yatagan?
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post #55 of 84
12/18/09 at 7:12pm
Invasion Barbare
Borneo 1834
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post #56 of 84
12/18/09 at 7:18pm
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Some of my favorites:

Chergui
Daim Blonde
Habit Rouge
Shalimar
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post #57 of 84
12/18/09 at 9:53pm
The Dreamer hands down.
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post #58 of 84
12/19/09 at 4:27am
My top 5:

Voleur de Roses
Messe de Minuit
Philosykos
Fat Electrician
L´Anarchiste
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post #59 of 84
12/19/09 at 8:52am
Back to Black (maybe cuz I love the Amy Winehouse song)
1740 Marquis de Sade
Iris Silver Mist

..and who can resist those from ELDO:
Fat Electrician
Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow <---- always a winner to me, lol
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post #60 of 84
12/19/09 at 10:00am
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Dans tes bras is a very romantic name.
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