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post #1 of 13
3/13/08 at 5:11pm
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Hi, thanks for the pointers you give me the other day. I have to ask for your recommendations on the most appropriate frag to wear in Casual and Formal settings. I need to add that I am 52 and I attend lots of conferences and meetings throughout the year. Could you please make your recommendations along the following lines: The Classic and Niche frags.

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post #2 of 13
3/13/08 at 5:46pm
I would recommend trying some of these:

Burberry - Burberry for Men
Burberry - London for Men
Creed - Green Irish Tweed
Creed - Original Vetiver Tweed
Gucci - Gucci Pour Homme
Guerlain - L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme
Guerlain - Vetiver
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes
Narciso Rodriguez - Narciso Rodriguez for Men
Prada - Prada Amber Pour Homme
Thierry Mugler - Mugler Cologne
Tom Ford - Tom Ford for Men or Tom Ford Extreme for Men
Van Cleef & Arpels - Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme
Yves Saint-Laurent - Opium pour Homme
Yves Saint-Laurent - Yves Saint-Laurent pour Homme
Aqua di Parma - Colonia or Colonia Assoluta or Colonia Intensa
Creed - Royal English Leather
Creed - Vintage Tabarome
Davidoff - Zino Davidoff
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post #3 of 13
3/13/08 at 8:44pm
in casual settings i would look into getting some gendarme or bulgari pour homme...these would also be great for board meetings because they wont draw attention to you but you will feel more confident because you know you smell clean.

In a formal setting, like a romantic dinner or even a fundraiser, wear something like chanel egoiste(not platinum egoiste).

other casual honorable mentions:
kiehls original musk oil
Tommy
Eternity Summer(any of them)
Geir
Acqua Di Gio
Santa Maria Novella Verbena
Canali
4711

Formal Honorable mentions:
Vera wang for me
LeDandy by Dorsay
Michael by michael kors

Those would be my picks....my older brother who is 30 and is a director of southeast for a major medical equipment corporation wears the following regularly:

When working--burberry brit, polo double black
when at play--Tommy Bahama, canali, joop nightflight, mugler cologne, victoria secret very sexy....however his wife keeps begging me to buy him acqua di gio because she loves it...so thats what hes getting next from me as a gift!
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post #4 of 13
3/13/08 at 9:15pm
Although I am not as old, I am in the 25-30 bracket and have worn the following to meetings and conferences with good results:

Gendarme Grabazzi
Dior Eau Sauvage
Caron Pour homme
Caron 3rd man
Armani Eau pour homme
Mugler Cologne
Creed Original Vetiver
Creed Neroli Sauvage
Chanel pour monsieur
Guerlain Vetiver sport
Aqua di Parma Colonia
L'Artisan Mure et Musc Cologne
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post #5 of 13
3/13/08 at 9:50pm
Classic: Dunhill for Men (1934), Elizabeth Arden Sandalwood for Men, Caron Pour Un Homme, Royal English Leather, Bois du Portugal

Niche:
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier-Racine, Garrigue

All are good for meetings and seminars, that is my life also.
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post #6 of 13
3/13/08 at 11:52pm
Mainstream: Chanel Platinum Egoiste, Terre de Hermés, YSL Rive gauche PH.

Niche: Penhaligon's Endymion, Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta, Diptyque Tam Dao.
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post #7 of 13
3/14/08 at 2:50am
Givenchy Xerius, PH, Monsieur
Guerlain Vetiver or Coriolan
Armani Emporio
Burberry London
Prada PH
Gucci PH
Ralph Lauren Polo Explorer
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post #8 of 13
3/14/08 at 8:27am
Classic: Givenchy - Gentleman
Niche: Guerlain - Habit Rouge
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post #9 of 13
3/14/08 at 9:10am
Casual:
Creed Royal English Leather
Creed Acier Aluminium

Formal:
Creed Vintage Tabarome
Creed Bois du Portugal
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post #10 of 13
3/14/08 at 11:23am
My range is not as wide as as many of basenoters, but my experience is that the following will set you out, in a good way, in a business setting.

Guerlain - Vetiver
Creed - Tabarome Millésime

Bulgari - Pour Homme
Lalique - Pour Homme
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post #11 of 13
3/14/08 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by equipper View Post

Hi, thanks for the pointers you give me the other day. I have to ask for your recommendations on the most appropriate frag to wear in Casual and Formal settings. I need to add that I am 52 and I attend lots of conferences and meetings throughout the year. Could you please make your recommendations along the following lines: The Classic and Niche frags.

Equipper

hey! it'd be nice if you let us know wht you zeroed in on finally!!!
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post #12 of 13
3/14/08 at 1:23pm
You shouldn't have to worry about how you come across wearing the following IMO:

Bvlgari pour Homme (not extreme)
Guerlain Vetiver
YSL M7 Fresh
Givenchy Gentleman
Aqua di Parma Colonia
Serge Lutens Chene
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post #13 of 13
3/15/08 at 9:57am
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Hi there everybody, I thank you for your recommendations and I am certainly most appreciative. I have settled for the following frags: Creed GIT, REL, BdP, and VT,; Caron PuH; Chanel PM; Givenchy Gentlemen; Guerlain Vetiver; and YSL M7.

I have made my orders at FagranceNet and Beauty Encounter. Does anybody know anything about Fragrance Express and Sarahsperfume.com. These are estores I came across on ebay.

Thanks again I am indeed apprreciative.

Equipper
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