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I'm getting married! What scent do I wear?

post #1 of 61
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I was thinking something serious like Tabarome Vintage or Derby to commemorate the serious occasion, but don't I also need something with some romance or joy in it? Don't have a clue about that.
post #2 of 61
Do you have anything that smells like a ball and chain? Kidding, my friend--a poor joke. Ok, seriously, you may want to tell us what you have available in your wardrobe. I don't want to suggest something that you do not have access to.
post #3 of 61
i think that when i get married i will want something that mkes me smell great even with me being hot under the collar!!! Therefore, i will sport something like Bulgari pour homme or gendarme, maybe clean men....but thats just me.

If you want something kind of whimsical and romantic, try LeDandy by D'Orsay.
post #4 of 61
If I were you I'd consider:
-Aramis Always (it's underrated I think. I catch a romantic feel in it, which is soft, subtle, yet long lasting)
-Tea for Two
-Fred Hayman Touch with Love
post #5 of 61
Since you'll undoubtedly be surrounded by masses of flowers and vats of perfume, and you don't really want to clash with either, you might consider Le 3eme Homme by Caron -- it's a lightly floral men's fragrance that starts off crisp and clean, like citrus flowers, but balanced with a whiff of smoke. It has a classy presence without being heavy or overbearing, and it dries down rather quickly into a nice, smooth musk. Your wife-to-be will think you're a hero for not wearing something that smells like burned rubbber or a hay loft.
post #6 of 61
"Happy", of course.

Actually, I don't even know what "Happy" smells like, but the superstitious part of me thinks whatever you wear absolutely shouldn't conjure the wrong things, even verbally. I mean, who wants to say they wore "Envy" on their wedding day? Or, you know, "Addict" or (god forbid) "Delicious Closet Queen" by Etat Libre d'Orange?

Because remember, whatever you end up wearing, you're going to end up having to tell people later.

Oh, and congratulations! Good luck!
post #7 of 61
Congratulations Buddy!!

i wore the Baldessarini Concentree for my wedding and engagement...i had 4-5 frgrances at tht point in time...now i have 35+ and still i would wear the same scent...i think its just a classic and it smells the way a gentleman should smell in a important occasion...but hey..tht just me...you are talkin about derby! i knw it s a calssic, never had the fortune of sniffin tht one...but i knw its one of the most respected release ever..
post #8 of 61
I say Hermès Equipage. Grand, fantastic, and unforgetable.
post #9 of 61
Being a single man, I will nonetheless suggest a few of my favorites that
you and the fiancee may want to instigate. [Make sure that whatever
you wear is something she loves.]

Domenico Caraceni Pour Homme
Chanel Pour Monsieur (1955, not the Concentree version) [a little bit tough to find in the USA]
New York, by Parfums de Nicolai
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Stardust for Men [available on Ebay]
Vintage Tabarome [applied lightly]


Congratulations!
post #10 of 61
Have you considered wearing no fragrance? She loves you and she probably loves your smell. I imagine that in the swirl, all the venue-changing and the exhausted smile muscles and last minute anxieties about whether the frosting will suck and where the hell is the photographer, she might prefer to smell just you.
But then I love what you say about a perfume that expresses your joy. I will think about that. Apres l'Ondee is one. But a joyous masculine? What do others think?
post #11 of 61
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Originally Posted by trumpet_guy View Post

Domenico Caraceni Pour Homme
Chanel Pour Monsieur (1955, not the Concentree version) [a little bit tough to find in the USA]

You can't go wrong with either of those. I'd give the Concentree version a try, personally.

Here's wishing you a happy married life
post #12 of 61
I'd also suggest you to try AdP Colonia Assoluta: elegant, joyful yet masculine
post #13 of 61
Wear whatever she wants. If she wants nothing, wear nothing. If she wants the fragrance you wore on your first date, no matter how bland you find it, wear that. But remember that, for the rest of your life, you're going to associate this chosen scent with your wedding day. It might be an opportunity to create a new scent memory with one of your all-time favourite frags.
post #14 of 61
Creed Bois du Portugal
Guerlain Heritage

Congratulations!
post #15 of 61
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Originally Posted by Nathan214 View Post

Since you'll undoubtedly be surrounded by masses of flowers and vats of perfume, and you don't really want to clash with either, you might consider Le 3eme Homme by Caron -- it's a lightly floral men's fragrance that starts off crisp and clean, like citrus flowers, but balanced with a whiff of smoke. It has a classy presence without being heavy or overbearing, and it dries down rather quickly into a nice, smooth musk. Your wife-to-be will think you're a hero for not wearing something that smells like burned rubbber or a hay loft.

Actually, I felt that Le 3eme Homme made me smell like I smoke - which I did not like. It smelled like cigarettes and musk. Definitely an 80s type of scent, and recognizable as such.

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Originally Posted by T. Rex, Esq. View Post

"Happy", of course.

Actually, I don't even know what "Happy" smells like, but the superstitious part of me thinks whatever you wear absolutely shouldn't conjure the wrong things, even verbally. I mean, who wants to say they wore "Envy" on their wedding day? Or, you know, "Addict" or (god forbid) "Delicious Closet Queen" by Etat Libre d'Orange?

Because remember, whatever you end up wearing, you're going to end up having to tell people later.

Oh, and congratulations! Good luck!

Happy does make you feel happy when you smell it, so it's a good choice, but you may need to keep reapplying, as it doesn't last long at all - only 6-8 hours on me (that may sound like a long time, but I generally get 12 or more hours out of a good frag).


If I were to suggest something, I would need to know what you like, what she likes, and what the weather will be like. Without knowing any of those, I think Creed's Himalaya is a good all-around frag, and very masculine without being overly "macho."
post #16 of 61
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Originally Posted by kopah View Post

Wear whatever she wants. If she wants nothing, wear nothing. If she wants the fragrance you wore on your first date, no matter how bland you find it, wear that. But remember that, for the rest of your life, you're going to associate this chosen scent with your wedding day. It might be an opportunity to create a new scent memory with one of your all-time favourite frags.

I second kopah's remarks on this one.
post #17 of 61
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Originally Posted by kopah View Post

Wear whatever she wants. If she wants nothing, wear nothing. If she wants the fragrance you wore on your first date, no matter how bland you find it, wear that. But remember that, for the rest of your life, you're going to associate this chosen scent with your wedding day. It might be an opportunity to create a new scent memory with one of your all-time favourite frags.

Kopah is so right that it will be a scent memory forever. I wore Dunhill For Men (1934) and I am forever reminded of that great day every time I smell it.

Your two choices - Vintage Tabarome and Derby - are wonderful scents befitting such an occasion. They are very serious scents, and for me, may lack a little bit of sexiness (this depends on you and your wife to be, if she goes crazy over one of them, you have your answer so read no further).

For me, classics with a bit more sexiness include:

Bois du Portugal
Chanel PM Concentree (yes for me I think it has the best of both worlds, the citrus chypre structure of the original with a long lasting sexy oriental base)
Caron Third Man (I agree with Nathan)
YSL Rive Gauche PH

It also depends on likely weather, formality, what's already in your wardrobe etc etc

Having said all that, I want to emphasise that the two choices you've already made are REALLY REALLY good, so if she and you like one of those, go with your original impression.

Have a great day and let us know what you went for!

Ged
post #18 of 61
If I were to get married to my current girlfriend, I'd have to go the fragrance that reminds me most of her - the one she sprays on her pillow when she can't sleep at night - the one that every time I wear it, she melts into me. Hopefully you have something like that.
P.S. In my case, its Joop! Nightflight. Not the most romantic or formal fragrance by any means, but she loves it, and I quite enjoy it myself!
post #19 of 61
Congratulations! And, wow - thats an interesting choice - there is no lack of things to try.

While I can't tell you what would be good ovcer and above these guys, I would suggest you NOT wear Yatagan!
post #20 of 61
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan214 View Post

Since you'll undoubtedly be surrounded by masses of flowers and vats of perfume, and you don't really want to clash with either, you might consider Le 3eme Homme by Caron -- it's a lightly floral men's fragrance that starts off crisp and clean, like citrus flowers, but balanced with a whiff of smoke. It has a classy presence without being heavy or overbearing, and it dries down rather quickly into a nice, smooth musk. Your wife-to-be will think you're a hero for not wearing something that smells like burned rubbber or a hay loft.

Absolutely everything Nathan214 says is correct. Considering your environment is extremely important. Whether you select Le 3eme Homme isn't important, but I think it should be in the same category as Le 3eme Homme.
post #21 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scentologist View Post

Do you have anything that smells like a ball and chain? Kidding, my friend--a poor joke. Ok, seriously, you may want to tell us what you have available in your wardrobe. I don't want to suggest something that you do not have access to.

Funny! Rust comes to mind.
post #22 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan214 View Post

Since you'll undoubtedly be surrounded by masses of flowers and vats of perfume, and you don't really want to clash with either, you might consider Le 3eme Homme by Caron -- it's a lightly floral men's fragrance that starts off crisp and clean, like citrus flowers, but balanced with a whiff of smoke. It has a classy presence without being heavy or overbearing, and it dries down rather quickly into a nice, smooth musk. Your wife-to-be will think you're a hero for not wearing something that smells like burned rubbber or a hay loft.

Thank you for the suggestion.
post #23 of 61
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Thank you.
post #24 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T. Rex, Esq. View Post

"Happy", of course.

Actually, I don't even know what "Happy" smells like, but the superstitious part of me thinks whatever you wear absolutely shouldn't conjure the wrong things, even verbally. I mean, who wants to say they wore "Envy" on their wedding day? Or, you know, "Addict" or (god forbid) "Delicious Closet Queen" by Etat Libre d'Orange?

Because remember, whatever you end up wearing, you're going to end up having to tell people later.

Oh, and congratulations! Good luck!

Thank you.
post #25 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jenson View Post

Congratulations Buddy!!

i wore the Baldessarini Concentree for my wedding and engagement...i had 4-5 frgrances at tht point in time...now i have 35+ and still i would wear the same scent...i think its just a classic and it smells the way a gentleman should smell in a important occasion...but hey..tht just me...you are talkin about derby! i knw it s a calssic, never had the fortune of sniffin tht one...but i knw its one of the most respected release ever..

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #26 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DustB View Post

I say Hermès Equipage. Grand, fantastic, and unforgetable.

Thank you for the suggestion.
post #27 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by trumpet_guy View Post

Being a single man, I will nonetheless suggest a few of my favorites that
you and the fiancee may want to instigate. [Make sure that whatever
you wear is something she loves.]

Domenico Caraceni Pour Homme
Chanel Pour Monsieur (1955, not the Concentree version) [a little bit tough to find in the USA]
New York, by Parfums de Nicolai
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Stardust for Men [available on Ebay]
Vintage Tabarome [applied lightly]


Congratulations!

Thank you and thanks for the suggestions.
post #28 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Strollyourlobster View Post

Have you considered wearing no fragrance? She loves you and she probably loves your smell. I imagine that in the swirl, all the venue-changing and the exhausted smile muscles and last minute anxieties about whether the frosting will suck and where the hell is the photographer, she might prefer to smell just you.
But then I love what you say about a perfume that expresses your joy. I will think about that. Apres l'Ondee is one. But a joyous masculine? What do others think?

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #29 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uli View Post

You can't go wrong with either of those. I'd give the Concentree version a try, personally.

Here's wishing you a happy married life

Thank you and thanks for the suggestions.
post #30 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnifiscent View Post

I'd also suggest you to try AdP Colonia Assoluta: elegant, joyful yet masculine

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #31 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kopah View Post

Wear whatever she wants. If she wants nothing, wear nothing. If she wants the fragrance you wore on your first date, no matter how bland you find it, wear that. But remember that, for the rest of your life, you're going to associate this chosen scent with your wedding day. It might be an opportunity to create a new scent memory with one of your all-time favourite frags.

Thanks for the advice.
post #32 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

Creed Bois du Portugal
Guerlain Heritage

Congratulations!

Thank you and thanks for the suggestions.
post #33 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by baudilus View Post

Actually, I felt that Le 3eme Homme made me smell like I smoke - which I did not like. It smelled like cigarettes and musk. Definitely an 80s type of scent, and recognizable as such.



Happy does make you feel happy when you smell it, so it's a good choice, but you may need to keep reapplying, as it doesn't last long at all - only 6-8 hours on me (that may sound like a long time, but I generally get 12 or more hours out of a good frag).


If I were to suggest something, I would need to know what you like, what she likes, and what the weather will be like. Without knowing any of those, I think Creed's Himalaya is a good all-around frag, and very masculine without being overly "macho."

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #34 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged View Post

Kopah is so right that it will be a scent memory forever. I wore Dunhill For Men (1934) and I am forever reminded of that great day every time I smell it.

Your two choices - Vintage Tabarome and Derby - are wonderful scents befitting such an occasion. They are very serious scents, and for me, may lack a little bit of sexiness (this depends on you and your wife to be, if she goes crazy over one of them, you have your answer so read no further).

For me, classics with a bit more sexiness include:

Bois du Portugal
Chanel PM Concentree (yes for me I think it has the best of both worlds, the citrus chypre structure of the original with a long lasting sexy oriental base)
Caron Third Man (I agree with Nathan)
YSL Rive Gauche PH

It also depends on likely weather, formality, what's already in your wardrobe etc etc

Having said all that, I want to emphasise that the two choices you've already made are REALLY REALLY good, so if she and you like one of those, go with your original impression.

Have a great day and let us know what you went for!

Ged

Thanks for the suggestions. Your layerings are interesting.
post #35 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bromo33333 View Post

Congratulations! And, wow - thats an interesting choice - there is no lack of things to try.

While I can't tell you what would be good ovcer and above these guys, I would suggest you NOT wear Yatagan!

Knowing what not to wear is just as important.
post #36 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thebeck View Post

Absolutely everything Nathan214 says is correct. Considering your environment is extremely important. Whether you select Le 3eme Homme isn't important, but I think it should be in the same category as Le 3eme Homme.

Thanks for the advice.
post #37 of 61
I wore Creed Imperial...
post #38 of 61
It's a day when you commit to each other for life, for a life lived in partnership... I am assuming you chose rings together and planned other things together, so my advice would be, if the fragrance is important to you both, to choose fragrances together. I don' think the fragrance needs to be momentous or happy or joyful - just something you both enjoy smelling on each other and which gives you another wonderful memory of the occasion.

Congratulations and best wishes.
post #39 of 61
Caron Pour Un Homme is classic and smells very clean.. Habit Rouge also comes to mind..
Congratulations!
post #40 of 61
Buberry London
Prada PH
Salvatore Ferragamo
Antaeus
Egoiste
Rochas Lui
Lanvin Arpege
and anything you like really.
post #41 of 61
Héritage by Guerlain (edt or edp)
Rochas Lui by Rochas
Bois de Portugal by Creed
New York by Parfums de Nicolaï
Nicolaï pour Homme by Parfums de Nicolaï
JHL by Aramis
Racquets by Penhaligons
Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior
Santal Noble by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier
post #42 of 61
I second (third? fourth? tenth?) the suggestion that you consider your fragrance choice along with your fiancee, and go with something that you both like - even if it means she'd rather you just go as you, au naturel

Whatever your choice, a hearty congratulations and best wishes to you both!
post #43 of 61
Pure civet. If she still wants to marry you, you've got a good one...or one without a sense of smell.
post #44 of 61
Millesime Imperial.
post #45 of 61
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Originally Posted by Maz24 View Post

I wore Creed Imperial...

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #46 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Santemon View Post

It's a day when you commit to each other for life, for a life lived in partnership... I am assuming you chose rings together and planned other things together, so my advice would be, if the fragrance is important to you both, to choose fragrances together. I don' think the fragrance needs to be momentous or happy or joyful - just something you both enjoy smelling on each other and which gives you another wonderful memory of the occasion.

Congratulations and best wishes.

Thank you and thanks for the advice.
post #47 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mostapha View Post

Caron Pour Un Homme is classic and smells very clean.. Habit Rouge also comes to mind..
Congratulations!

Thank you and thanks for the suggestions.
post #48 of 61
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boal View Post

Buberry London
Prada PH
Salvatore Ferragamo
Antaeus
Egoiste
Rochas Lui
Lanvin Arpege
and anything you like really.

Thanks for the suggestions.
post #49 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tvlampboy View Post

Héritage by Guerlain (edt or edp)
Rochas Lui by Rochas
Bois de Portugal by Creed
New York by Parfums de Nicolaï
Nicolaï pour Homme by Parfums de Nicolaï
JHL by Aramis
Racquets by Penhaligons
Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior
Santal Noble by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier

Thanks for the suggestions.
post #50 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by echerub View Post

I second (third? fourth? tenth?) the suggestion that you consider your fragrance choice along with your fiancee, and go with something that you both like - even if it means she'd rather you just go as you, au naturel

Whatever your choice, a hearty congratulations and best wishes to you both!

Thank you and thanks for the advice.
post #51 of 61
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Originally Posted by studdg View Post

Pure civet. If she still wants to marry you, you've got a good one...or one without a sense of smell.

Good advice but I've tested her enough.
post #52 of 61
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Originally Posted by skyhye0808 View Post

Millesime Imperial.

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #53 of 61
Égoïste....Chanel
Heritage....Guerlain
post #54 of 61
According to the mood of the event, something ethereal, lingering, now you feel no you don't, clean and non-offensive: I think I would go with Bulgari Pour Homme.
post #55 of 61
I'm currently going through my second divorce so I'm probably not the best person to ask, lol!

However, out of my current wardrobe I would probably consider wearing...

Heritage by Guerlain
Caron pour Homme
L'Edition Imperial Courvoisier EDP
Escada pour Homme
Cartier Eau De Cartier (fantastically elegant fragrance this one when applied heavily)
Acqua di Parma Intensa
Guerlain Coriolan (wonderfully etherial and romantic fragrance, auric in the way it projects and lightly so)

Out of more mainstream frags I would consider Chanel Platinum Egoiste or Balderassini or if you want to hit the right notes with your partner and win brownie points, wear "Eternity"!
post #56 of 61
My advice is to get as many fragrances as you can afford to buy as fast as you can!
post #57 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron199 View Post

Égoïste....Chanel
Heritage....Guerlain

Thanks for the suggestions.
post #58 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandy View Post

According to the mood of the event, something ethereal, lingering, now you feel no you don't, clean and non-offensive: I think I would go with Bulgari Pour Homme.

Thanks for the suggestion.
post #59 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HDS1963 View Post

I'm currently going through my second divorce so I'm probably not the best person to ask, lol!

However, out of my current wardrobe I would probably consider wearing...

Heritage by Guerlain
Caron pour Homme
L'Edition Imperial Courvoisier EDP
Escada pour Homme
Cartier Eau De Cartier (fantastically elegant fragrance this one when applied heavily)
Acqua di Parma Intensa
Guerlain Coriolan (wonderfully etherial and romantic fragrance, auric in the way it projects and lightly so)

Out of more mainstream frags I would consider Chanel Platinum Egoiste or Balderassini or if you want to hit the right notes with your partner and win brownie points, wear "Eternity"!

The Acgua di Parma seems to be a popular suggestion. Thanks. Your description of Coriolan is intriguing.
post #60 of 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by atrac View Post

My advice is to get as many fragrances as you can afford to buy as fast as you can!

Thanks for the advice.
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