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Favorite Herbal/Vegetal Summer Fragrance

post #1 of 15
4/25/08 at 11:21am
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So ... what is it?

I ask because I have fallen in love with Hermes "Un Jardin du Mediterranee" and was eyeing CB I hate perfumes "Memory of Kindness" and got thinking ...

What is the best summery vegetal fragrance?
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post #2 of 15
4/25/08 at 11:30am
Baime by MPG - basil for days
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post #3 of 15
4/25/08 at 11:33am
AdP Colonia
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post #4 of 15
4/25/08 at 11:56am
For me, when July arrives, I break out Diptyque's Virgilio to celebrate the heat. Very serious herbs, dude.
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post #5 of 15
4/25/08 at 12:06pm
Angeliques Sous La Pluis and Iris Silver Mist.
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post #6 of 15
4/25/08 at 12:07pm
I've said it before and will say it again:

Ô pour Homme by Lancôme! (discontinued of course)
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post #7 of 15
4/25/08 at 12:39pm
Blast, we're still on the first page of this thread and Mike and Ruggles have already beaten me to mention of my herbal/vegetal summer favorites: Baime and Virgilio. Tops.
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post #8 of 15
4/25/08 at 1:11pm
Aramis 900 is ignored (gratefully now) but a genuine work of art. No longevity on me. For a lift Lacoste Booster is another very green very cooling scent.

ADP Colonia Assoluta is great. I prefer it to Colonia and Irish Silver Mist is like Mace to me. I understand the perfumer used every Iris he could think of and then a dollop of the expensive Iris but it's funereal to me.
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post #9 of 15
4/25/08 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by irrbloss View Post

AdP Colonia

I love this one, but I'm not sure I would consider it herbal or vegetal. Baime is great, but i sometimes get a little burned out on the strong basil note.

I really like CdG's Calamus. It is the most vegetal thing I own.Wonderful green, celery, leafy notes. Pm me if you want a sample (and you live in US).

A nice figgy green is Diptyque's Philosykos. Hrmmm I wonder where my bottle of that went.....

-Slim
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post #10 of 15
4/25/08 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by SlimPickins View Post

I love this one, but I'm not sure I would consider it herbal or vegetal

Well the notes include rosemary, which is a herb... but you're right, it's not really that herbal.
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post #11 of 15
4/25/08 at 2:16pm
What about those cheapo Herbissimo ones by Dana? Are they for hot weather?
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post #12 of 15
4/25/08 at 3:40pm
Sisley Eau de Campagne. Very green, tomato leaves and grasses and everything in between.
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post #13 of 15
4/25/08 at 3:48pm
not sure you'd categorize a tea scent with what you are looking for, but Victor Green Tea is great, green tea with a burst of citrus, refreshing especially if you've been out in the sun all day.
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post #14 of 15
4/26/08 at 2:59am
I don't know that I would classify them as true "herbals", but for summer I enjoy:

- Iceberg Twice Homme - Has notes of thyme and tarragon

- Etro Lemon Sorbet - Has notes of rosemary

- Jo Malone Lime, Basil & Mandarin - Has notes of basil and thyme
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post #15 of 15
4/26/08 at 2:25pm
Romeo Gigli's Sud Est is herbal all the way. Amazing fragrance.
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