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post #121 of 5339
9/30/06 at 9:24am
(Ranked according to the number of compliments garnered - admittedly they werent a whole lot)

1) Original Santal
2) Gendarme
3) Millesime Imperial
4) Chergui
5) Green Irish Tweed
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post #122 of 5339
9/30/06 at 9:33am
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Originally Posted by Red_Rose

Me:

(1) Gris Clair
(2) Kouros
(3) Rive Gauche Pour Homme
(4) Musc Ravageur
(5) Voleur de Roses

Although not my personal favorite, the one that gets me the most compliments is Creed MI. Chergui has gotten quite a bit of compliments, so has Chic.
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post #123 of 5339
9/30/06 at 9:46am
First Tier:
Geir
A*Men
Live jazz
Bulgari Aqua

Second Tier:
Yang
Varvatos
Egoiste
Kouros
L'Air du Desert Morocain
Chergui

Keep in mind this is really unscientific because a lot of it has to do with how frequently I wear a given scent. If this wear wearings/compliments ratio, the stats would be a bit different. It also doesn't take into account the quality of the compliments.
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post #124 of 5339
9/30/06 at 9:51am
No question: CdG Sequoia. The juice just wears extremely well on me. I've gotten 5 compliments in one day wearing this. A distant 2nd would be Creed MI.

TNMA
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post #125 of 5339
9/30/06 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by Red_Rose

Me:
(1) Gris Clair
(2) Kouros
(3) Rive Gauche Pour Homme
(4) Musc Ravageur
(5) Voleur de Roses

Maybe I would like to compliment you an all of the above - what sex are you? I love your frags !
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post #126 of 5339
9/30/06 at 11:04am
Sad to say but I have only received two compliments this year (on Dior Homme and on Chergui), both from a good friend. Sadly it seems to be pretty unusual to compliment strangers on frags. What a shame....
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post #127 of 5339
9/30/06 at 11:09am
1. Magnetism (as usual)
2. L'Air du Desert Marocain, and i've only had it for about a week haha...lookin good!!
3. Rush (didn't expect this at all)
4. Bleecker Street
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post #128 of 5339
9/30/06 at 11:33am
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiveJazz

1. Magnetism (as usual)

I've worn Magnetism for several years now, and I'd say it's about as close to a signature frag I have in my wardrobe. In spite of this, I've never once received a compliment from it! Nice to see it is being received well on other members...

Here's my top five:

1. Givenchy pH BL
2. Candies
3. Paris Hilton
4. Fierce
5. Code
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post #129 of 5339
9/30/06 at 11:42am
Magnetism by Escada is awesome.Yea,had loads of compliments on this one as well.I think because of its fantastic sillage
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post #130 of 5339
9/30/06 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by narcus

Maybe I would like to compliment you an all of the above - what sex are you? I love your frags !

Haha! Thanks! (I am male)
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post #131 of 5339
9/30/06 at 1:03pm
Don't really care about the opposite sex, but here are my biggest compliment grabbers:

Kenneth Cole Reaction
Givenchy Pi
Lolita Lempicka au masculin
Chrome
TM Cologne
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post #132 of 5339
9/30/06 at 1:59pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by CologneJunkie

Lolita Lempicka au masculin

I get huge compliments on this one, I was dancing with a girl at a club and she suggested I go home with her because I smelled so good, later that night I'm back at the university in a different girls dorm room, she wanted to sleep with me because I smelled so good, the next day i'm wearing it again and my girlfriend tackles me and...well you get the picture.
2. FCUK him
3. Emporio Armani
4. Editions Malle L'eau D'hiver
5. Azzaro Visit
and 6. Givenchy VI summer
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post #133 of 5339
9/30/06 at 2:05pm
Geir
Rive Gauche
Bois du Portugal
Coriolan
Ungaro III
Parfum d'Habit
Baie de Genievre

Oh, and Black Jeans
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post #134 of 5339
9/30/06 at 3:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnCase

I get huge compliments on this one, I was dancing with a girl at a club and she suggested I go home with her because I smelled so good, later that night I'm back at the university in a different girls dorm room, she wanted to sleep with me because I smelled so good, the next day i'm wearing it again and my girlfriend tackles me and...well you get the picture.
2. FCUK him
3. Emporio Armani
4. Editions Malle L'eau D'hiver
5. Azzaro Visit
and 6. Givenchy VI summer

Wow... now I feel REALLY stupid for not bringing this one to college! Damnit! I'm just now thinking that there's some chance that I swapped this one... shit. I really hope I didn't. Actually, this should definately be on my compliments list because I got great comps on it whenvever I wore it. For some reason it pissed me off once when I wore it and I gave up on it. I was being stupid and impatient, as it's actually good stuff. Btw, what are you doin messing with all these ladies when you have a gf? Shame on you.
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post #135 of 5339
10/1/06 at 9:53am
Head and shoulders above all the others are Silver Mountain Water and Millesime Imperial.
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post #136 of 5339
10/1/06 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by Dante

Head and shoulders above all the others are Silver Mountain Water and Millesime Imperial.

That's odd - I guess your complimenters have "no taste" (just kidding, of course), for there's other threads flowing at the moment that seem to say that Creed(s) in general "basically suck/are not well-blended/not worthy/are just marketing-hype/etc., etc."

On a side note, haggis is a well-blended concoction of (at the minimum):

Stomach bag and pluck (heart, liver and lights of a sheep - can substitute a selection of organ meats)

2 onions, peeled
2 c pinhead oatmeal (Irish oatmeal)
1 2/3 c suet
salt & pepper
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post #137 of 5339
10/1/06 at 2:47pm
1) Green Irish Tweed
2) Milliseme Imperial
3) Egoiste
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post #138 of 5339
10/1/06 at 5:14pm
Dior Homme
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post #139 of 5339
10/1/06 at 6:28pm
Just this year?

Hmm, probably...

Boss Bottled
Rive Gauche
Guerlain Vetiver w Bvlgari PH
Ungaro III
Santal Floris
Opium
Burberry London (new one)
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post #140 of 5339
10/1/06 at 6:40pm
1. Millesime Imperial
2. Duc de Vervins
3. TBD!

I only started this hobby this year.
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post #141 of 5339
10/1/06 at 7:20pm
SMW/MI are definitely #1 in my list (recently been told that I smelled 'pretty,' I didn't know whether I should have been offended or appreciative.) Only problem is the longevity of SMW, which was never a problem before.
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post #142 of 5339
10/1/06 at 7:22pm
Today I went out with a girl who just coudnt stop smelling/complimenting me. The scent: A heavy dose of Marc Jacobs
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post #143 of 5339
10/2/06 at 6:11am
1) Terre d'Hermes (though not my favorite)
2) Lanvin Arpege
3) Dolce & Gabbana

I also received a "lifetime achievement award" of sorts when the female employees where I used to work said "and he always used to smell so good" at a meeting where my name came up. I left that place about 2 years ago.
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post #144 of 5339
10/2/06 at 3:03pm
1 by a wide margin is Andron for Men by Jovan. I don't know if it is the pheromones in it or what but since I started using this in the early 80's women have just loved this stuff on me
2 Givenchy Gentleman
3 Ungaro III
4 Relax by Davidoff
5 Cool Water
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post #145 of 5339
10/2/06 at 5:28pm
1. Purple Label
2. Armani Code Pour Homme
3. Romance Silver
4. Dior Homme
5. Green Irish Tweed
Gary
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post #146 of 5339
10/2/06 at 6:53pm
In no order: givenchy's Pi, Boucheron's Jaïpue Homme, Chanel's Égoïste, EANightHe, 4711, Versaces's Black Jeans, Samsara, Dior's Dolce Vita, Benetton BClean Fresh, Chanel's Allure Homme, Givenchy's Insesé, Dior's Fahrenheit, Paris Hilton for Men, TedLapidus Excited, Agua Fresca by Adolfo Dominguez
...are those that i remember the most!
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post #147 of 5339
10/3/06 at 1:53am
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Originally Posted by castorpollux

In no order: givenchy's Pi, Boucheron's Jaïpue Homme, Chanel's Égoïste, EANightHe, 4711, Versaces's Black Jeans, Samsara, Dior's Dolce Vita, Benetton BClean Fresh, Chanel's Allure Homme, Givenchy's Insesé, Dior's Fahrenheit, Paris Hilton for Men, TedLapidus Excited, Agua Fresca by Adolfo Dominguez
...are those that i remember the most!

Hehe..I don't know if those scents are your most used, but checked your wardrobe, and you've got dozens of niche-scents, whilst not a single one is mentioned on your list here:P
Guess that says quite a lot about how well appreciated niches are amongst other ignorant people..
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post #148 of 5339
10/3/06 at 4:59am
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Originally Posted by FatTony

Dude - I don't think I've gotten 5 compiments ever, let alone 5 this year.

Me neither! Makes me wonder what I'm doing wrong? Although, given what I'm currently wearing, I hope that Burberry London or CdG Sequoia work their magic.
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post #149 of 5339
10/3/06 at 5:01am
Brit
Bulgari Aqua
Indivudel
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post #150 of 5339
10/3/06 at 5:33am
Allure, Xeryus Rouge and Green Irish Tweed i think have had the most compliments. Hopefully once i've worn it more often i'll be able to add Musc Ravageur to this list as that's one i think really deserves some compliments!
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post #151 of 5339
10/3/06 at 6:00am
Cristobal

Wild Amber (Oriscent.com)

Burberry's Weekend
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post #152 of 5339
10/3/06 at 6:41am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar

Hehe..I don't know if those scents are your most used, but checked your wardrobe, and you've got dozens of niche-scents, whilst not a single one is mentioned on your list here:P
Guess that says quite a lot about how well appreciated niches are amongst other ignorant people..

You got that right...i get a lot of: what is that you're wearing?(add strange look here) and i say the name of the niche in my best french (or italian if necessary) and they look puzzled and then i say: i paid more than 100$ for it and they say: oh it's fabulous!
The thing is i have gotten very few complimets for niches but those scents i mentioned are the ones that not only i use the most, but get loads of compliments.
Like most basenoters, i do wear one different frag everyday,and sometimes even more than one in a single day!
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post #153 of 5339
10/3/06 at 7:52am
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You got that right...i get a lot of: what is that you're wearing?

I get a lot of that myself, especially with the stuff from Oriscent.
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post #154 of 5339
10/3/06 at 7:29pm
My (female) friends have commented on these fragrances: Recently, Terre d'Hermes (one of my biggest hits), seconded by L'Eau Bleue, KenzoAir and Aqua. B*Men was also nicely complimented last year. Several years ago, Body Kouros and Live Jazz garnered many compliments as well. Hanae Mori and mat:male were also very much appreciated.

Scents like M7, Kouros Cologne Sport, both by YSL were much less noticed, as were L'Anarchiste and L'Iinstant (I may not wear them as well).

Essentially then, what people like (at least at the office) are fresh, aquatic, fruity scents with restrained spice.

My take.
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post #155 of 5339
10/4/06 at 3:03am
1.\tDolce and Gabbana (mistaken for jean paul gaultier)
2.\tEternity for men

Never had a compliment from Armani City Glam for men, nor Lacoste Pur Homme both not to anyones taste, other than maybe a chav. Theyre sporty or just plan foul. Obsession wasnt great either. Jazz was ok first 6 months then it turned to something Yardley might produce (remember GOLD?)

Im going down the manly leather/pine/smoke route next, wish me luck, I may pull a squirrel
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post #156 of 5339
10/4/06 at 5:33am
Rugby Pete:

"pull a squirrel"?
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post #157 of 5339
10/4/06 at 5:49am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakerloo Line

Rugby Pete:

"pull a squirrel"?

Its woody
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post #158 of 5339
10/4/06 at 5:59am
Tea for Two probably.
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post #159 of 5339
10/4/06 at 6:14am
Leonard Pour Homme (discontinued)
Egoïste by Chanel
Rive Gauche Pour Homme by Yves St. Laurent
Benetton Colors Uomo by Benetton (Believe it or not!)

And my number one compliment-getter this year:

H.O.T. Always by Bond No. 9
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post #160 of 5339
10/4/06 at 2:19pm
In no order:

Chrome
Rive Gauche
Gucci ph
Kouros
Chanel pour monsieur


Not all of these frags are my 'crowd pleasers', but they have to be put on my list because, frankly, I don't wear my 'safe' frags very often. For example, Reaction, Platinum Egoiste, Tommy 10, Polo Black, L'Eau D'Issey, TM Cologne: these would garner me the most compliments if I wore them more often (or at all). Fortunately for me, I spray what I want these days- yes, this means that I sometimes end up going out in Antaeus or Knize Ten. On the other hand, smelling good to other peoples' noses has really done nothing for me in the past except for the occasional compliment. I would feel silly wearing low-rider jeans to a bar even if everyone told me they looked great; in the same vein, I feel silly wearing Reaction even though I know that most girls adore it.

I can't wait to meet someone wearing something with substance... love at first smell!


-ben
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post #161 of 5339
10/4/06 at 3:22pm
I think Bvlgari - Eau Parfumée Au Thé Blanc.
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post #162 of 5339
10/4/06 at 3:48pm
Let's see..

All time...V'E Versace, I've been wearing this for 8 yrs. and always without fail get I get compliments on it.

this year...Bleecker St. by Bond No.9

I've only owned Bvlgari Au the Rouge for 2 months now and will easily be my most complimented fragrance next year. I have never got so many compliments in a two month span...I love this fragrance..it has easily moved into my top five now..
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post #163 of 5339
10/4/06 at 9:50pm
Not just this year, but i think my most complimented fragrance ever is Millesime Imperial, but this one really bugs me because while i dont smell it on myself after a few hours, others can certainly notice it after a long day, so i'm unable to enjoy it as much as them, truly is sad as i really love this uplifting aroma-aromatherapy at its best.

Others:
Body Kouros
Rochas Man
Mat Male
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post #164 of 5339
10/5/06 at 4:10am
For me this would be Boss's Baldassarini. After that Creed's Tabarome. Then Creed's GIT.

Sometimes I wonder if women like to smell what they actually want to wear. Though I'm sure the gf has a different set of preferences than the woman in the elevator. Could that be why men's fragrances have been converging over time to women's fragrances?
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post #165 of 5339
11/7/06 at 6:53pm
Compliments? Yeah, those are few and far between.

This year:

Body Kouros
Calvin Klein Truth
M7
Allure Homme

I got more compliments when I wore Axe Sprays.
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post #166 of 5339
11/7/06 at 7:07pm
Terre D'Hermes
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post #167 of 5339
11/7/06 at 7:32pm
Compliments? None!

wait...there was that time...uhh,

Drakkar Noir. D'oh!

I hate when that happens. Of all the great selections, and its Drakkar that gets the cheese.

Got rid of it though, couldnt abide it in the long run.

Hey, at least I left it on a good note. My last one night stand, maybe.
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post #168 of 5339
11/7/06 at 11:46pm
Without a single doubt :

GAULTIER 2
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post #169 of 5339
11/8/06 at 2:21am
Burberry BRIT won. Also Dunhill Edition, Allure and Desire Red.
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post #170 of 5339
11/8/06 at 3:07am
I would say CK Eternity. Got a compliment yesterday in line waiting to vote.
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post #171 of 5339
11/8/06 at 3:16am
The winner goes to Michael by Michael Kors

Following are the less noticed ones who still got some compliments from the opposite sex:
Fracas - Robert Piguet
Opium Fleur de Shanghai - YSL

AND... most recently Jolie Madame from my dad!
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post #172 of 5339
11/8/06 at 6:07am
1. CD Homme - wins by a mile!
2. YSL M7 - the odd compliment...
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post #173 of 5339
11/8/06 at 6:15am
Opium homme eau de parfum
who'd da thought?
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post #174 of 5339
11/8/06 at 6:21am
NUMBERS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR -- HANDS DOWN, FAR AND AWAY:
The Dreamer by Versace
Escada For Men by Escada
Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle
Calvin for Men by Calvin Klein (Draws men more than women, though, which works for me. <G>)

And the runners-up, in no particular order:

Lagerfeld Classic by Lagerfeld
Havana (and Havana Reserva) by Aramis
Devin by Aramis
Aramis by Aramis
Jean Pascal Pour Homme by Jean Pascal
Catalyst For Men by Halston
Knize Ten by Knize
Kouros by Yves St. Laurent
Rive Gauche Pour Homme (reg. or Intense) by Yves St. Laurent
M7 by Yves St. Laurent
Body Kouros by Yves St. Laurent
Paul Sebastian For Men (Original) by Paul Sebastian
Cacharel Pour Homme by Cacharel
Ricci Club by Nina Ricc
Chaps by Ralph Lauren
Polo by Ralph Lauren
Polo Crest by Ralph Lauren
Santos by Cartier
Black Cashmere by Donna Karan
Monsieur Musk by Houbigant (And at $12.00 a bottle, it's well worth all the sniffing and ooh-ing and ah-ing.)
Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche (Old Faithful. Go figure.)
Shalimar (and Shalimar Light) by Guerlain
Heritage by Guerlain
Coriolan by Guerlain
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post #175 of 5339
11/8/06 at 6:27am
That long list above aside for a moment, though, here are the scents that I dearly love that NEVER seem to get me compliments, no matter the case:

Iquitos (Dark and rosy, kinda like Voleur de Roses and Ungaro III.)
Kiehl's Original Musk (Many more people say, "You smell like suntan lotion.")
Halston 1-12 (I love it, but, apparently, no one around me notices.)
Dali for Men (" -- must be too avant-garde or something.)
CKOne (So unisex that perhaps it's just a feel-good scent.)
CKBe (Apparently, this one's pretty much the same.)
CKOne Scene (Ditto that again, Fred.)
Aqua Allegoria Mentafollia by Guerlain (I happen to LIKE smelling like high class Scope, but no one else gives a crap.)
Must de Cartier Pour Homme Essence by Cartier (Have only been asked, "Hey, are you wearing perfume today?")
L'Instant Pour Homme by Guerlain (Ditto that. What a pity -- I love this scent.)
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post #176 of 5339
11/8/06 at 1:42pm
Purple Label by Ralph Lauren.....And there is not even a close 2nd.....Gary
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post #177 of 5339
11/8/06 at 1:44pm
Usualy the ones that I dont like wearing that much. Like Silver Mountain Water.
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post #178 of 5339
11/22/06 at 2:11am
1. Oscar de la Renta pour Lui
2. L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme
3. Jacomo de Jacomo
4. Romeo Gigli
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post #179 of 5339
2/28/07 at 8:59pm
The two that have gotten me consistent compliments are Gucci Pour Homme and ...believe it or not, Jockey Club by Caswell&Massey.
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post #180 of 5339
2/28/07 at 9:15pm
Cool Water, John Varvatos, Rose 31, and Lucky You.
- Rich
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