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Your favorite male scents with florals in them...

post #1 of 60
7/2/08 at 10:55pm
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The obvious one is
Gaultier's Fleur Du Male with orange blossom, which is an unusual floral for male fragrances..the acceptable ones being neroli, lavender and geranium..
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post #2 of 60
7/2/08 at 10:57pm
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C&S - No. 88
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post #3 of 60
7/2/08 at 11:29pm
Richard James toys with tuberose. Iquitos does a big, fake rose. :0)
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post #4 of 60
7/2/08 at 11:30pm
I thought I was able to answer this one, but it has been a while since I stopped making the distinction between perfumes targeted to men and women that I already forgot which ones are not feminine.

Ungaro III
Egoiste.
Commes des garcons Rose
Farenheit 32
Hammam Bouquet.
Aqua di parma Colonia.
insensé
Black Aoud, Roses Musk, White Musk, Full Jasmine, Sandflowers, Velvet Flowers - Montale
Trumpers Lavender Water
Osamanthus The diff. Company
La Chasse Aux Papillons (a better Fleur du Male)
Rose 31
Sienne LHiver
Grey Flannel
Rosine Rose D'Homme.
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post #5 of 60
7/2/08 at 11:35pm
From my lot I like a few but will mention ...
Cerruti Pour Homme
Iquitos
Vermeil
Ungaro III
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post #6 of 60
7/2/08 at 11:36pm
I love the rose in 1881/Cerruti.
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post #7 of 60
7/3/08 at 12:16am
The ones I own:
Acqua Di Parma Colonia
Hammam Bouquet
#88
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post #8 of 60
7/3/08 at 1:12am
Ormonde Jayne Ta'if
Penhaligon Racquets
Montale Ta'if Roses
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post #9 of 60
7/3/08 at 1:50am
Dior Homme
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post #10 of 60
7/3/08 at 1:51am
Rose 31
FdM
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post #11 of 60
7/3/08 at 1:55am
Aramis 900
YSL Jazz
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post #12 of 60
7/3/08 at 2:12am
Givenchy Insensé is probably the best floral for men (magnolia, muguet, jasmine etc...) and pretty hard to find too. I fortunately own a bottle but I'd really like Givenchy to reissue it.
Others that I like are:
Ungaro III - muguet
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 - rose
Penhaligon's Quercus - muguet
Eau d'Italie Paestum Rose - rose
Eau d'Italie Magnolia Romana - magnolia
Dior Homme - iris
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta - rose
212 man - gardenia
L'homme de coeur - iris
Anvers 2 - mimosa
YSL Jazz - carnation
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post #13 of 60
7/3/08 at 2:26am
Creed GIT - violet/orris
Grey Flannel - violet
Iris Bleu Gris - orris
Kenneth Cole Black - I like the lotus note in this, it's actually fairly accurate (though 'cleaned up' quite a bit). Unfortunately it gets overwhelmed with a soapy note all too soon. Can't say I really like the fragrance that much but it's the only one I've picked up lotus in. (any others I should be on the lookout for for a good lotus note?)
Adp Colonia - rose
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post #14 of 60
7/3/08 at 3:33am
Ungaro III - rose (deliciously dark too)
Cerutti 1881 - rose
Taylors Luxury Sandalwood Cologne - rose and (I think) jasmine.
Prada Pour Homme - Iris (better when you mist Hiris over it)
Grey Flannel - Violets
Castile - Neroli in the opening
Prada Infusion D'Homme - Neroli
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post #15 of 60
7/3/08 at 4:20am
I don't know them at all but I would say the ones containing

Rose or Geranium Bourbon (Hammam Bouquet)
Lavender (Offrez-Lui)
Iris (Iris Bleu Gris)
Neroli (Dilmun)

And I'd love so smell Nahema in a man's neck ...
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post #16 of 60
7/3/08 at 4:23am
Violet is beautiful as well with leather notes ...
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post #17 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:05am
C & S 88
Domenico Caraceni
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post #18 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:18am
Chanel Egoiste. Also my favorite scent in my wardrobe.
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post #19 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:38am
I assume by floral you mean scents whose character is predominantly floral, and not the ones that might have some floral elements in them. If thats the case, then:

Amouage Gold
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post #20 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:45am
Givenchy Insensé
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post #21 of 60
7/3/08 at 8:44am
Chanel's Egoiste
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post #22 of 60
7/3/08 at 8:47am
Of the ones I own and that are supposed to be masculine scents (as opposed to unisex) clearly Hammam Bouquet.
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post #23 of 60
7/3/08 at 9:15am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnifiscent View Post

Givenchy Insensé is probably the best floral for men (magnolia, muguet, jasmine etc...) and pretty hard to find too. I fortunately own a bottle but I'd really like Givenchy to reissue it.

I thought they did re-issue it as part of their "Mythical Fragrance" line:

http://www.parfumsgivenchy.com/fragr...12_626_97.html
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post #24 of 60
7/3/08 at 9:49am
Rose 31 - Le Labo
Golden Aoud - Montale
Timbuktu - L'Artisan Parfumer
Unicorn Spell - Les Nez
Midnight Violet - Ava Luxe
Chevrefeuille - Creed
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post #25 of 60
7/3/08 at 10:06am
I'll add my voice to the Ungaro III crowd and raise you a 3rd Man.
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post #26 of 60
7/3/08 at 2:22pm
I agree with Ruggles - Richard James Saville Row is fantastic.
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post #27 of 60
7/3/08 at 2:55pm
I would suggest that a majority of the consensually great perfumes for men have florals in them. In classic compositions they are necessary to balance off the pungency of dry herbs or leather notes or build bridges to sweet spice or wood notes. Herbals without floral notes easily become acrid.
Anyway, I can second or third (etc.) many of those named:

C&S No. 88 (dominant rose) & Cuba (background rose, but important), Neroli
Pehaligon's Hamma Bouquet (rose, jasmin)
Patou pour homme (geranium, jasmin)
Dukes of Pall Mall Cotswold (white florals)
AdP Colonia (rose, ylang)
Knize Ten (geranium, rose, orris)
R de Capucci (rose, jasmin)
TDC Bois d'Iris...

I could go on forever, really
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post #28 of 60
7/3/08 at 5:51pm
Nautica.
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post #29 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:07pm
Christian Dior's Eau Noir
Lorenzo Villoresi's Garofano
Serge Lutens Gris Clair
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post #30 of 60
7/3/08 at 6:16pm
Male scents .. ok by that i mean targeted to men, and I will list fragrances where the floral note is fairly perceptible:

C&S no. 88 (rose)
C&S Neroli (neroli)
Montale Black Aoud (rose)
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender (lavender)
Creed Neroli Sauvage (neroli)
Creed Feuille Verte (jasmin)
Chanel Egoiste (turkish rose)
Dior Homme (iris)
TDC Bois d'Iris (iris)
Van Cleef pour homme (rose)
Guerlain Jicky (lavender)

etc..
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post #31 of 60
7/3/08 at 7:20pm
C & S #88
Black Aoud
Aoud Flowers
Puro Lino
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post #32 of 60
7/3/08 at 10:50pm
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only one mention of Fleur Du Male?
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post #33 of 60
7/3/08 at 11:59pm
Almost all great men's fragrances (even the most masculine) have a solid floral component in the heart notes: rose, jasmine, geranium, iris, carnation, muguet, etc

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post #34 of 60
7/4/08 at 12:57am
Paco Rabanne Ténéré and Givenchy Insensé are both composed of lots of floral notes, and both are/were marketed to men
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post #35 of 60
7/4/08 at 1:06am
I'm throwing my only knowledgeable votes to TDC Bois d'Iris (iris) and Un Parfum des Sens et Bois (violet, I think). But I've heard so many good things about Givenchy Incensé, I just have to try it now.
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post #36 of 60
7/4/08 at 1:25am
To be honest, my favourite floral at the moment has only recently been more openly sold with men in mind.

The fragrance I refer to is Juliet Has A Gun's Lady Vengeance. This was initially marketed as the name suggests towards women. Apparently, according to my friends in the niche dept in Selfridges, the company is telling SA's to market towards men anyway, because women assume it's for men,

I love the fragrance it's a rich patchouli and rose EDP with woody notes in it and it smells fantastic on a male skin.
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post #37 of 60
7/4/08 at 10:05am
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Paco Rabanne Ténéré and Givenchy Insensé and Fleur Du Male Dior Homme and Egoiste are the top 5 without a doubt.
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post #38 of 60
7/4/08 at 1:13pm
I own more than these, but the OP did say favorite:

Dior Homme
Hermes Equipage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
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post #39 of 60
7/4/08 at 1:25pm
Jean Desprez Versailles pour homme. Jasmine, geranium, carnation. I have also sensed an iris note on occasions.
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post #40 of 60
7/4/08 at 1:46pm
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Ungaro III
Dior Homme
Egoiste
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post #41 of 60
7/4/08 at 3:12pm
Not a fan of flowers in my scents . . .

BUT I love Datura Noir (funny, Lutens plus flowers = one of my favorite scents)

I also like Nu and Kingdom. Yes, I am alone I know.

Cheers,
Al
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post #42 of 60
7/4/08 at 4:46pm
and now I feel silly because Iris is a root not a flower

although most people to smell it would call it floral...

probably easier to "go with the flow" even if wrong
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post #43 of 60
7/19/12 at 1:22pm
Amouage Reflection for Man
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post #44 of 60
7/19/12 at 1:30pm
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Amouage Reflection for Man

This +

Carnal Flower
Noir de Noir
Fleur du Male
APOM PH
Lyric Man
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post #45 of 60
7/19/12 at 1:54pm
The intoxicating Fleur du Male for me too + Chinatown.
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post #46 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:11pm
Here are some...

Insense
Knize Ten
Le Trosieme Homme
Geranium Pour Monsieur
Czech & Speake Cuba
Eau Sauvage
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post #47 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:17pm
I like the way rose performs in my recently bought bottle of Black Aoud (regular concentration). Compared to my older bottle I now can picture a forsaken rose arbor at sunset; these nocturnal flowers have just begun humming a threnody.
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post #48 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:20pm
Currently Diors Iris in Homme, Tauers Rose in Incense Rose and the Orange Blossom in APOM
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post #49 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:22pm
Amouage Lyric Man.
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post #50 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:23pm
fahrenheit
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post #51 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:25pm
Penhaligons Opus 1870 - The rose and peppery cedar come together wonderfully in this almost in a addictive way.
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post #52 of 60
7/19/12 at 2:29pm
We just got Knize Two in the blind sniff and that got raved about there.
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post #53 of 60
7/19/12 at 3:04pm
Among many others, Ungaro III, Ungaro II, Fahrenheit 32, DHI, Eau Sauvage.
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post #54 of 60
7/19/12 at 4:46pm
Grey Flannel
Egoiste
Dior Homme
Dior Homme Intense
Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense
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post #55 of 60
7/19/12 at 5:05pm
Windsor
Lyric Man
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post #56 of 60
7/19/12 at 8:23pm
Knize Ten
Rose 31
No.88
Dior Homme
Cuba
Green Irish Tweed
APOM PH
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post #57 of 60
7/19/12 at 9:33pm
Gucci Pour Homme II. MMMmmmmmm... violet leaf.

Fahrenheit. MMMmmmmmm... gasoline and violet leaf.

Fahrenheit 32. Lots of MMmmmmmmm... but I can't wear it. I'd need it to have a more masculine side for me to be able to wear it. It smells more like the woman I'd want to date than the man I want to be.

Versace Pour Homme, but I have trouble wearing it. This is a close call for me, but there's something sharp in the scent that ultimately kills it for me, which is a shame because, otherwise, I really enjoy it.
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post #58 of 60
7/19/12 at 9:36pm
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Givenchy Insensé

THiS.
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post #59 of 60
7/20/12 at 7:57am
Les Déserts d'Orient - Rose Nacrée du Desert Fragrance Notes
Beautiful dry and spicy rose scent
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post #60 of 60
7/20/12 at 8:42am
Iquitos is one I like that would fit.
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