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Your top 3 everyday, workhorse fragrances.

post #1 of 150
4/22/08 at 10:19am
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What NOT to post:
-Your classic favorites that are too dated for you to wear out. I'm looking at you Guerlain Monsieur.
-Strange, avante garde scents that you enjoy, but won't wear out. This applies to anything involving notes of industrial waste. I'm looking at you CdG Garage.
-More than 3 choices.
-Frags that you feel are too pricey to be worn everyday. I'm looking at you Le Labo. What, you're charging me $10 for just looking at you?
-Overly formal, special occasion frags...unless you have a special occasion every day...in which case I question how special the occasion is.
-Great frags you won't wear because they are/were too common. I'm looking at you Xeryus Givenchy. I've got my eye on you too, Cool Water.
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post #2 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:13am
Nothing in my collection is too dated, strange, occasion-specific or common for me to wear out in public.

Three top inexpensive workhorse fragrances are Jean Pascal, Azzaro Pour Homme and 1776 Russian Leather.

If you allowed more than three, I would have added Bogart Pour Homme and Richard James EdT.
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post #3 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:24am
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post #4 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:33am
I travel for work every week, so unfortunately I do not have my entire wardrobe always at my disposal. So my top 3 everday workhorse fragrances lately have been:

Creed Green Irish Tweed
Burberry London for Men
Prada Amber pour Homme

Plus I rotate other fragrances in/out.
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post #5 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:33am
I would recommend:
Armani Eau Pour Homme (citrus)
Shiseido Basala (spicy/woody)
Chanel Egoiste (oriental)

These should cover a variety of weather conditions (warm to cool) and ocassions (from very conservative, to all-around, to a little more daring/relaxed); in the same order listed. They comply with all your conditions.
If you allow a few more in, there's a lot more to enjoy!
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post #6 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:45am
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Originally Posted by studdg View Post

What, you're charging me $10 for just looking at you?



Erolfa,
Bvlgari Black,
Gucci Pour Homme II
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post #7 of 150
4/22/08 at 11:57am
Aqua Motu By CSP
Duro Nasomatto
Tiffany for men Sport Cologne (soon to be replaced by either Acqua di Parma Colonia or Acqua di Biella No1)
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post #8 of 150
4/22/08 at 12:00pm
L'Air du Desert Marocain
Ambre Sultan
Le Labo Rose 31 (very reasonable if you got in on the bottle split)
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post #9 of 150
4/22/08 at 12:02pm
Antidote
L'Anarchiste
Prada Amber
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post #10 of 150
4/22/08 at 12:08pm
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I define workhorse (in terms of scents) as something that you can wear everyday for just about any type of situation. Going by that definition, my choices would be...

AdP Colonia Assoluta
Montana Parfum D'Homme (red box)
Creed Original Vetiver
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post #11 of 150
4/22/08 at 12:34pm
I have more than three, but I'll say:

summer: AdP Colonia
winter: warm Creeds (Baie de Genievre, Orange Spice, Bois du Portugal). Creeds are excellent workhorses.
and to throw in a designer frag: Burberry London
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post #12 of 150
4/22/08 at 12:42pm
AdP Colonia Assoluta
GIT
Loewe Pour Homme
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post #13 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:00pm
I tend to wear what I'm learning about. Right now I'm wearing lots of rose scents, mostly from samples. As with music it's often not so much what I most like but what I'm interested in that I listen to. But among the ones that I come back to when I just want something good and comfortable are L'Air du Desert Marocain, Tuscany, Rive Gauche pour Homme and, for my second number three, Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo.
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post #14 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:13pm
Creed:

Green Irish Tweed
Original Vetiver
Vetiver '48.
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post #15 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:14pm
AdP Colonia
Guerlain Vetiver, and others
Blenheim Bouquet
I don't consider any of my frags.either dated, or too expensive to wear daily, after all you only get one ticket on this ride!
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post #16 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:45pm
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Creed GIT
Guerlain Vetiver vintage
Safari
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post #17 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:53pm
AdP Colonia, Burberry London and YSL Rive Gauche. If I had to choose only one frag to wear for the rest of my life it would be AdP Colonia.
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post #18 of 150
4/22/08 at 1:55pm
Terre d'Hermes
Live Jazz
Nautica Voyage

I don't own bottles of some of the things I'm testing...yet, so I chose not to list them,
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post #19 of 150
4/22/08 at 2:06pm
ummmm..if i wear the same fragrance more than once every two weeks thats a rarity.....

but the most common --- weekends --musc ravageur is a must

Creed MI/OV

and lately.....Escada Magnetism.
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post #20 of 150
4/22/08 at 2:20pm
Burberry London, first and foremost. So damn easy to wear, always gets compliments. This fragrance literally just makes me feel good.

Escada Magnetism gets a vote from me, too! It's unique, easy to find for cheap, and to me, smells the best as a heavy hitter in very cold weather or lightly applied in strong dry heat. Note the "lightly applied."

Third is a tie between Baldessarini Ambre and John Varvatos. Sometimes I just don't want to smell like a drunk smoker (Ambre) and sometimes I don't want to smell like a sweet fruit walking in one leather loafer (Varvatos). That being said, I love them both! Go figure.
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post #21 of 150
4/22/08 at 2:29pm
Adolfo Dominiguez - agua fresca
Paco - XS
CK - be/Dior - Higher
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post #22 of 150
4/22/08 at 3:06pm
Millesime Imperial, Villoresi's Uomo and L'Homme de Coeur.

I feel bad calling the latter two workhorses since I love both dearly. But I wear both alot, so I guess I have to include them here.
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post #23 of 150
4/22/08 at 4:13pm
Currently, in fairly warm weather during the day:

AdP Colonia Assoluta
Bulgari Aqua
Chic/Herrera
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post #24 of 150
4/22/08 at 4:30pm
Year round, everyday scents for me are:
Diptyque Eau Lente
Etro Vetiver
Guerlain Jicky
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post #25 of 150
4/22/08 at 4:51pm
L'homme de Coeur
Bulgari pour Homme
Encre Noir
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post #26 of 150
4/22/08 at 5:15pm
Chanel Antaeus
Millesime Tabarome
Escada PH
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post #27 of 150
4/22/08 at 5:24pm
1. Hermes Bel Ami
2. Gucci pour Homme
3. Guerlain Heritage
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post #28 of 150
4/22/08 at 5:28pm
Eau de Rochas Homme, Carlos Santana and GIT
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post #29 of 150
4/22/08 at 5:42pm
I will typically wear:

Nautica Blue

Bleeker Street

Kyoto
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post #30 of 150
4/22/08 at 6:54pm
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Guerlain Jicky extrait
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

(And I happen to LIKE Mouchoir de Monsieur, thank you very much!)

Teddius
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post #31 of 150
4/22/08 at 7:05pm
Kouros
Habit Rouge
quickly becoming one: Versace L'Homme

Can I add Ambre Canelle and Black Orchid too? Please, can I?
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post #32 of 150
4/22/08 at 9:22pm
In no particular order & over the past month or so ...
Versace L'Homme
Krizia
Derrick Black
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post #33 of 150
4/22/08 at 9:46pm
Mine:

MI
Geir
Platinum Egoiste
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post #34 of 150
4/23/08 at 1:20am
Bulgari pour homme
Terre de Hermes
Burberry London
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post #35 of 150
4/23/08 at 3:27am
Baldessarini Ambre
cK Euphoria
Burberry London
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post #36 of 150
4/23/08 at 4:22am
Loewe Solo
YSL L`Homme
RL Polo Blue
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post #37 of 150
4/23/08 at 4:38am
Over the summer, it was...
Bvlgari Aqua
Live Jazz
Bvlgari pour Homme.
With Mugler Cologne added in near the end of summer

Over the coming winter, I anticipate...
Le Male (say what you want, the girlfriend and I like this!)
Rive Gauche
Black XS
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post #38 of 150
4/23/08 at 5:32am
AdP Colonia Assoluta
YSL Rive Gauche
Herrera 212 Men
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post #39 of 150
4/23/08 at 6:03am
Iceberg Twice & homme
Lanvin Vetyver
Terre d´Hermes

will add @ next
rive gauche ph & cartier declaration
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post #40 of 150
4/23/08 at 4:06pm
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Mugler Cologne
BdP

About BdP -- while pricey, it's widely available, so you can use every day without fear of running out of anything but funds.

And a hearty "amen" to those who listed Versace L'Homme -- a true 80's classic, indeed.
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post #41 of 150
4/23/08 at 6:00pm
#88
Black Tourmaline
Bigarade Concentree
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post #42 of 150
4/23/08 at 7:17pm
Right now?

Hypnose Homme
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Miracle Homme

they work everytime...
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post #43 of 150
4/23/08 at 7:36pm
1. Helmut Lang
2. Eau D'Hermes
3. Fahrenheit
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post #44 of 150
4/23/08 at 7:40pm
Guerlain Vetiver
Platinum Egoiste
Gendarme
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post #45 of 150
4/23/08 at 7:49pm
Terre d'hermes
Bond no 9 Wall Street
Creed Green Irish Tweed
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post #46 of 150
4/23/08 at 8:49pm
My top three, that I actually wear (in no particular order):

  • Narciso Rodriguez for Him - the easiest musk for me to wear in public. And I love that violet leaf opener!
  • Creed Original Vetiver - delivers the sophistication that my other two choices may lack. Very, very nice.
  • Fou d'Absinthe - this one seems so easy and laid back. It's an effortless wear, unlike many other fragrances I own.
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post #47 of 150
4/23/08 at 9:16pm
Agrumi di Sicilia
AdP Colonia
Cologne Nature

I'm citrus lovin' guy.
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post #48 of 150
4/23/08 at 9:24pm
Bvlgari PH, Terre d'Hermes, YSL l'Homme
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post #49 of 150
4/23/08 at 9:44pm
Caron pour homme
Dior Eau Sauvage
Armani pour homme
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post #50 of 150
6/29/09 at 3:28am
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Originally Posted by jenson View Post

Adolfo Dominiguez - agua fresca
Paco - XS
CK - be/Dior - Higher

1. Ditto on the Agua Fresca. Sharp opening, but easy to wear nonetheless. Not too good longevity though.
2. Bulgari Aqua - my office scent
3. D&G PH

Diff types of scents, although there are only 2 seasons here in Manila : (1) hot and sticky and (2) wet and sticky hehe.
So for hot and stickys it's a toss-up between AD Agua Fresca and Bulgari, on wet and sticky days, D&G's just a cozy choice.

Thanks for the replies, I've seen AdP Colonia on sale here at one of the better department stores, I'll be heading there later to test it (crap...I just re-applied AD...hope that doesn't ruin it for me)
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post #51 of 150
6/29/09 at 3:31am
Terre d'Hermes
L'eau par Kenzo
Platinum Egoiste
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post #52 of 150
6/29/09 at 4:49am
Recently my staples have been...

Caron 3rd Man
Hammam Bouquet
Platinum Egoiste
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post #53 of 150
6/29/09 at 4:56am
These 3 are getting lots of wears recently:

Tauer LaDDM
Frederic Malle Geranium Pour Monsieur
Diptyque Tam Dao
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post #54 of 150
6/29/09 at 5:05am
Carven Homme
Carlo Corinto
Chevignon
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post #55 of 150
6/29/09 at 5:07am
RL Polo Double Black
Bvlgari PH Soir
Terre d'Hermes


For colder weather I would substitute Burberry London for one of these.
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post #56 of 150
6/29/09 at 5:31am
Green Irish Tweed
Original Vetiver
Guerlain Vetiver
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post #57 of 150
6/29/09 at 6:20am
Wall street
Riverside drive
dolce light blue

I will add GIT, it will be my christmas present. I have a pricey collection and can't justify the GIT at this time. I never buy creed online so that will be another 250$
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post #58 of 150
6/29/09 at 6:20am
As of right now (hot as hell where I live).

1. GIT
2. Chrome
3. Chanel AHS

I find myself deciding between these three as my normal "day routine" favorites.
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post #59 of 150
6/29/09 at 6:40am
Speaking strictly about my utmost recent every-day, informal, work-/day- wear rotation, yet in no particular order or rating:

Guerlain Vetiver
Gucci Envy
Versace Blue Jeans
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post #60 of 150
6/29/09 at 7:04am
I rotate scents so much that I very seldom wear the same one more than once a week. I am now down to a total of 28 bottles in my regular rotation. Several others are up for sale.

If forced to name 3 summer workhorses:

Creed Silver Mt. Water, Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme and Terre d'Hermes

If forced to name 3 cool weather workhorses:

Dior Homme, John Varvatos and maybe Rochas Man
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