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post #1561 of 5354
7/10/09 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by virtuoso_735 View Post

A guy said I smelled "like man" (I guess I"ll take that as a compliment)

Did he say it in a caveman tone and hit his chest? YOU SMELL . . . LIKE MAN!

j/k

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Originally Posted by bossanova_boy View Post

I received 3 compliments from women while out and about this evening from 1.) a waitress ("You smell good enough to bite"), 2.) a young woman assisting me in a natural foods store ("I'd hang out with a guy who smelled like you.") and a woman I sat next to on a bench ("You smell yummy.")

Oh, ya, and a dude at the gas station ("Sir, your cologne is killer.")

The culprit: Bulgari Aqua pour homme MARINE.

Don't wear it much because I can never smell it. In fact, hadn't picked it up much since last summer. Never received too many remarks on Aqua Marine prior to tonight.

Are you uncommonly attractive? That frag smells like brine to me.
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post #1562 of 5354
7/10/09 at 6:58am
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Originally Posted by noirwest View Post

Mind you I have yet to try it for myself but I hear Sécrétions Magnifiques is verrry impressive and will have heads turning every where you go.

Strange as it may sound, this is technically not untrue.
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post #1563 of 5354
7/10/09 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by baudilus View Post

It depends on the type of woman, of course. But I've gotten compliments wearing both types, and women seem to "hang around" more when you're wearing a "feminine" scent.

It may be a generational thing as well, women tend to associate certain scents with fathers / uncles / etc. and that plays into it as well.




I think you sumed it up quite well. It seems to be a generational thing. The women who said I smelled like a man, was in her late thirties. Whenever I wear an aquatic or really sweet scent, the comps come from women under thirty.
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post #1564 of 5354
7/12/09 at 11:48pm
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Originally Posted by scentsitivity View Post

Such a cologne does not exist. Because women have individual tastes, different things will appeal to different ones.

Yes there is. It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good. They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.

Hahaha
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post #1565 of 5354
7/16/09 at 1:14pm
Um...to be entirely honest out of the 8 or 9 colognes I own, none has garnered more compliments than (gasp!) American Eagle 77 Cologne. I've had people literally say to me "god, you smell good!" guys and girls alike. In fact, my friend who never compliments anybody on anything walked up to me, gave me a hug, and told me I smelled absolutely amazing. Weird but good.
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post #1566 of 5354
7/17/09 at 3:29pm
<made a new thread>
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post #1567 of 5354
7/18/09 at 6:09pm
Bulgari AQUA

I lost track of all the female complements I received from this.

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post #1568 of 5354
7/19/09 at 11:16am
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I think you sumed it up quite well. It seems to be a generational thing. The women who said I smelled like a man, was in her late thirties. Whenever I wear an aquatic or really sweet scent, the comps come from women under thirty.


Best summary yet.

Not to be lascivious here, but it is a biological fact that younger women are less orgasmic as are women who have not had children. This is not meant to insult women of any age group or category. Nor any men. God bless all women. Any connection? I believe so.

Combine biology with changing trends (and regs) in the industry (and the need for new sales) and notions of masculinity. Combine this with fear of "being with her father" and the need to deny "having been with other men" despite claims of changed mores... What remains is the need to be more publically "turned on" not necessarily in any sexual way BTW but in a way that may appear so....while often "not quite ready to settle down" (until I'm early thirties) ...what attracts is a supply of often indistinguishable, inoffensive hints of freshness...youth...and dare I say...some (mutually shared) innocence...being still available...

Frankly, I think waiting for compliments is a waste of time. Wear what makes you feel great...and be a man, a respectful man with intelligence and a sense of humor. Even "good looks" are no guarantee.

This of course has already been said...
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post #1569 of 5354
7/19/09 at 1:46pm
by far: Jaipur EdP by Boucheron.............

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post #1570 of 5354
7/20/09 at 12:44pm
Givenchy Pi, and MKK. MKK wins.
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post #1571 of 5354
7/23/09 at 2:50pm
Has anybody bothered to add these up? I started to make a Google Spreadsheet on it and gave up half way through the first page when I realize everybody was listing like 18 frags each. People can't stop themselves from listing everything they like... the pringles effect?
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post #1572 of 5354
7/23/09 at 6:56pm
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Originally Posted by Dudester! View Post

I don't understand this..cool water smells so plain, like simple water and clean clothes, kind of like a laundry smell, there is no sensuous or lusty smell to it, its just simple and airy, where's the excitement in it?

Well....yeah. This seems like one of those questions that answers itself.

I've never smelled the scent, but your description tells me exactly why it would be appealing. Simple water and clean clothes? Fabulous.

Crayfish
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post #1573 of 5354
7/25/09 at 6:35am
Oh the irony! Every single day of my life I wear fragrance and I rarely if ever get a compliment. Today I had to go into work at the bank for only 3 hours so I decided to not wear anything, so that I could sample when I get home, and just threw on the shirt I wore yesterday, because I had none that were clean. What do ya know, two compliments! On the tiny fragrant molecules of Original Vetiver left on my shirt from my wearing yesterday! Sometimes I don't get women.

PS. Don't worry it's a different branch so no one saw me wearing the same branch two days in a row, or smelled my cologne yesterday.
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post #1574 of 5354
7/26/09 at 11:43am
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Originally Posted by ortho123 View Post

Best summary yet.

Not to be lascivious here, but it is a biological fact that younger women are less orgasmic as are women who have not had children. This is not meant to insult women of any age group or category. Nor any men. God bless all women. Any connection? I believe so.

Combine biology with changing trends (and regs) in the industry (and the need for new sales) and notions of masculinity. Combine this with fear of "being with her father" and the need to deny "having been with other men" despite claims of changed mores... What remains is the need to be more publically "turned on" not necessarily in any sexual way BTW but in a way that may appear so....while often "not quite ready to settle down" (until I'm early thirties) ...what attracts is a supply of often indistinguishable, inoffensive hints of freshness...youth...and dare I say...some (mutually shared) innocence...being still available...

Frankly, I think waiting for compliments is a waste of time. Wear what makes you feel great...and be a man, a respectful man with intelligence and a sense of humor. Even "good looks" are no guarantee.

This of course has already been said...

I'm totaly with you on this one man, specially the bolded part! 100% with you!
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post #1575 of 5354
7/28/09 at 12:55am
Has anyone else dreamed of Aphrodite getting it on with HAL the computer from 2001?

The answer is obvious to any trained Jungian.

We are now at 1,573 posts that do not--how shall I put it? Entirely agree with each other.

However when we get to the 2001st post

THAT will be the magic elixir, the ultimate pheromone aphrodisiac, cutecake crumbler and babe magnet extraordinaire.

This makes it 1,574 posts. So hurry it up, will ya?
We've still got 427 posts to go!


I'm afraid, Dave. My mind is going,

Mario
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post #1576 of 5354
7/28/09 at 1:53am
For what it's worth, and I think this sums it up - especially for those who aren't often complimented, a dental technician, I suppose that's what she should be called anyway, said "I wasn't going to say anything, but I couldn't help myself." (Colonia Intensa) I think women (at least, it seems) don't offer compliments and there are a variety of reasons for it (confidence, wrong impression, etc) by default.

I now also get some compliments at the local starbucks but I believe the woman in question is a little sweet on me, so it's not clear if she would still compliment if that were not the case.
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post #1577 of 5354
7/28/09 at 4:18am
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Not all people, including women give compliments indeed. Doesn't mean they don't notice. How many times have you people noticed a person who wears a nice scent and complimented it? I never have. Most compliments I get is from people and girls I'm close to.
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post #1578 of 5354
7/28/09 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by sixister View Post

Has anybody bothered to add these up? I started to make a Google Spreadsheet on it and gave up half way through the first page when I realize everybody was listing like 18 frags each. People can't stop themselves from listing everything they like... the pringles effect?


I would like to see this...we need to find someone with a lot of time on their hands
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post #1579 of 5354
7/28/09 at 1:42pm
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I would like to see this...we need to find someone with a lot of time on their hands

A lot is an understatement. I tried a few months ago and got through about 3 pages and it took nearly 2 hours. People don't list just one but often numerous, so it is VERY time consuming.
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post #1580 of 5354
7/28/09 at 1:45pm
Creed MI....hands down!
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post #1581 of 5354
7/28/09 at 1:56pm
Whether women drop their panties or run in disgust from wafts of hell, just wear what YOU are emotionally connect to and evokes a state of well being, as so many of us have said. If their truly was a narrow answer for this question, it would be the biggest mass marketed scent their ever was (AdG) and would simply be passe to most. IMO, anything fresh and clean that is not offensive will work as long as it is on the right person, with the right attitude, and acts like a winner!
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post #1582 of 5354
7/29/09 at 10:21am
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Whether women drop their panties or run in disgust from wafts of hell, just wear what YOU are emotionally connect to and evokes a state of well being, as so many of us have said. If their truly was a narrow answer for this question, it would be the biggest mass marketed scent their ever was (AdG) and would simply be passe to most. IMO, anything fresh and clean that is not offensive will work as long as it is on the right person, with the right attitude, and acts like a winner!

I'm sorry brother but if it makes women run in disgust from wafts of hell then I won't wear it. That is overkill. I get your point about wearing what you like because IMO it really does come down to the guy instead of the scent. While I am in no way saying that smelling fresh and clean is a bad thing (I love Versace Pour Homme Channel Allure Sport and Versace Man Eau Fraiche) what I am saying is that if Brad Pitt was wearing something considered old dated and not exactly fresh and clean say something like Old Spice and Danny Devito was wearing a so-called panty dropper like Issey Miyake I think Brad would win out despite his fragrance choice.
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post #1583 of 5354
8/1/09 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by mtgprox05 View Post

Oh the irony! Every single day of my life I wear fragrance and I rarely if ever get a compliment. Today I had to go into work at the bank for only 3 hours so I decided to not wear anything, so that I could sample when I get home, and just threw on the shirt I wore yesterday, because I had none that were clean. What do ya know, two compliments! On the tiny fragrant molecules of Original Vetiver left on my shirt from my wearing yesterday! Sometimes I don't get women.

PS. Don't worry it's a different branch so no one saw me wearing the same branch two days in a row, or smelled my cologne yesterday.

Take it from somebody maybe older than you? YOU WILL NEVER "UNDERSTAND" WOMEN! Just love them... BTW, they don't really fully "understand" how aspirin and a lot of medications work...

HOWEVER, I do think that scent perceptible when "close enough" is a turn on for quite a few...
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post #1584 of 5354
8/2/09 at 12:20am
Issey Miyaki and Bois du Portrugal
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post #1585 of 5354
8/2/09 at 6:02pm
Got asked what I was wearing today by a very attractive young woman, said I smelled good -- Ice*Men (Thierry Mugler).
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post #1586 of 5354
8/3/09 at 11:37am
The only compliment I have ever had at work was when I was wearing Dior Homme Sport. I am told I smell like an 'old man' if I wear Rive Gauche, Kouros Fraicheur or Chanel Pour Monsieur!!! Then a real old man walks in wearing L'eau D'issey and he smells 'gorgeous'!!
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post #1587 of 5354
8/3/09 at 11:48pm
Tally of first 10 pages:

Green Irish Tweed - 36
Millesime Imperial - 28
Rive Gauche - 25
L'eau d'Issey - 22
Terre d'Hermes - 22
Kouros - 19
Aqua Di Gio - 18
Dolce and Gabbana Pour Homme - 18
Envy - 17
Rochas Man - 17
Silver Mountain Water - 17
A*Men 16
M7 - 16
Cool Water - 15
Dior Homme - 14
Musc Ravageur - 14
Thierry Mugler Cologne - 12
Hanae Mori - 11
Allure Homme - 10
Body Kouros - 10
Michael for Men - 10
Pi - 10
The Dreamer - 10
John Varvatos - 9
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin - 9
Ungaro III - 9
Black Aoud - 8
Code - 8
Fahrenheit - 8
Havana - 8
Himalaya - 8
L'Air du Desert Marocain - 8
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme - 8
Le Male - 8
Opium Pour Homme - 8
Reaction - 8
Bleecker Street - 7
Boss Bottled - 7
Chrome - 7
Rose 31 - 7
Allure Homme Sport - 6
Antaeus - 6
Bois du Portugal - 6
Egoiste - 6
Geir - 6
Gucci Pour Homme - 6
Eternity - 5
Gendarme - 5
Obsession - 5
Original Vetiver - 5
Polo Blue - 5
Purple Label - 5
Ambre Sultan - 4
Attitude - 4
B*men - 4
Baldessarini - 4
Bel Ami - 4
Black Orchid - 4
Burberry Brit - 4
Burberry London - 4
Bvlgari Black - 4
Bvlgari Extreme - 4
Calvin - 4
Chergui - 4
Dia - 4
Equipage - 4
Fierce - 4
Givenchy - 4
Guerlain Vetiver - 4
Habit Rouge - 4
Jaipur Homme - 4
Lanvin L'Homme - 4
Live Jazz - 4
Nicolaï New York - 4
Paco XS - 4
Paris Hilton - 4
Prada Amber Pour Homme - 4
Riverside Drive - 4
Santos - 4
Tuscany - 4
Xeryus Rouge - 4
Yatagan - 4
212 - 3
Acier Aluminum - 3
Azzaro Pour Homme - 3
Baime - 3
Black Jeans - 3
Black XS - 3
Bogart Pour Homme - 3
Boucheron Pour Homme - 3
Cacharel pour L'Homme - 3
Candies - 3
Cartier Pasha - 3
Coriolan - 3
Curve - 3
Egoiste Platinum - 3
Escada Pour Homme - 3
Givenchy Gentleman - 3
Havana Reserva - 3
Heritage - 3
Hugo - 3
Iceberg Twice - 3
Joop Pour Homme - 3
Magnetism - 3
Marc Jacobs for Men - 3
Minotaure - 3
Monsieur Musk - 3
Onyx - 3
Original Santal - 3
Parfum d'Habit - 3
Polo Black - 3
Polo Double Black - 3
Versace Eau Fraiche - 3
Very Sexy - 3
Vivara - 3
Wall Street - 3
4711 - 2
Aramis - 2
Attar - 2
Avignon - 2
Baie de Genievre - 2
Boss #1 - 2
Bvlgari Aqua - 2
CK be - 2
Canoe - 2
Carlos Santana for Men - 2
Chanel pour monsieur - 2
Clairborne Sport - 2
Colonia Intensa - 2
Cuiron - 2
Dali Laguna - 2
Declaration - 2
Desire - 2
Dirty English - 2
Divine's L'Homme Sage - 2
Dolce and Gabbana Masculine - 2
Drakkar Noir - 2
Dunhill Edition - 2
Eau d'Hadrien - 2
Erolfa - 2
Floris Santal - 2
Fuel for Life - 2
Gaultier2 - 2
Grigio Perla - 2
Herrera for Men - 2
Hypnotic Poison - 2
Jako - 2
Jardin Sur Le Nil - 2
Jean Pascal Pour Homme - 2
Kingdom - 2
Kiton Black - 2
LV musk - 2
Le Dandy - 2
Lurtens Fumerie Turque - 2
M7 Fresh - 2
Mambo - 2
Noir Epices - 2
Outrageous! - 2
Patou Pour Homme - 2
Paul Sebastian - 2
Paul Smith Extreme - 2
Pheromone for Men - 2
Piper Nigrum - 2
Pleasures - 2
Polo Sport - 2
Quorum - 2
Romance - 2
Romance Silver - 2
Safari - 2
Santa Maria novella's Musk - 2
Santal Noble - 2
Sexual - 2
Shalimar - 2
Straight Heaven - 2
Tea for Two - 2
Tom Ford for Men - 2
Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme - 2
Versace Man - 2
Very Cool - 2
Visit - 2
Winter Star - 2
YSL L'Homme - 2
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8/3/09 at 11:52pm
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post #1589 of 5354
8/4/09 at 11:44pm
right now, I receive a lot of compliments for 1 Million by Paco Rabanne...the ladies love this one...that´s weired...I got a lot of niche scents, but this one wins...I don´t know why...it is very sweet and fruity!
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8/4/09 at 11:55pm
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I don´t know why...

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it is very sweet and fruity!

There you go!
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post #1591 of 5354
8/5/09 at 12:49am
Carnal Flower - twice recently. "That's beautiful, I feel enveloped by it" in a very appreciative way

There is, of course, the distinct possibility that she just wants to nick it for herself . . . unsmiley face, then.
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post #1592 of 5354
8/6/09 at 12:48pm
Issey Miyakey's L'eau D'Issey...was my wing man. .

I don't know why I waste my time on Ralph Lauren's frags - only love the classic which is a tad too strong for the tropics. Maybe I just like their accompanying free bags/brolly.
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post #1593 of 5354
8/6/09 at 6:26pm
I think women love the fragrances that they have good memories with. My girlfriend, for example, loves Old Spice because it reminds her of her grandfather. She also loves Hollister Jake, because it reminds her of our first date.

Guess which one she prefers me to wear?

That being said, you're out to make NEW memories, not blindly try to stumble upon some so-called "panty-dropper". The best way to go, in my experience, is to pick something you like that she isn't likely to have encountered before.
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8/6/09 at 6:34pm
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On the roll recently, just got complimented on my Love In Black...
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post #1595 of 5354
8/6/09 at 6:54pm
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Tally of first 10 pages:

Green Irish Tweed - 36
Millesime Imperial - 28
Rive Gauche - 25
L'eau d'Issey - 22
Terre d'Hermes - 22
Kouros - 19
Aqua Di Gio - 18
Dolce and Gabbana Pour Homme - 18
Envy - 17
Rochas Man - 17
Silver Mountain Water - 17
A*Men 16
M7 - 16
Cool Water - 15
Dior Homme - 14
Musc Ravageur - 14
Thierry Mugler Cologne - 12
Hanae Mori - 11
Allure Homme - 10
Body Kouros - 10
Michael for Men - 10
Pi - 10
The Dreamer - 10
John Varvatos - 9
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin - 9
Ungaro III - 9
Black Aoud - 8
Code - 8
Fahrenheit - 8
Havana - 8
Himalaya - 8
L'Air du Desert Marocain - 8
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme - 8
Le Male - 8
Opium Pour Homme - 8
Reaction - 8
Bleecker Street - 7
Boss Bottled - 7
Chrome - 7
Rose 31 - 7
Allure Homme Sport - 6
Antaeus - 6
Bois du Portugal - 6
Egoiste - 6
Geir - 6
Gucci Pour Homme - 6
Eternity - 5
Gendarme - 5
Obsession - 5
Original Vetiver - 5
Polo Blue - 5
Purple Label - 5
Ambre Sultan - 4
Attitude - 4
B*men - 4
Baldessarini - 4
Bel Ami - 4
Black Orchid - 4
Burberry London - 4
Bvlgari Black - 4
Bvlgari Extreme - 4
Calvin - 4
Chergui - 4
Dia - 4
Equipage - 4
Fierce - 4
Givenchy - 4
Guerlain Vetiver - 4
Habit Rouge - 4
Jaipur Homme - 4
Lanvin L'Homme - 4
Live Jazz - 4
Nicolaï New York - 4
Paco XS - 4
Paris Hilton - 4
Prada Amber Pour Homme - 4
Riverside Drive - 4
Santos - 4
Tuscany - 4
Xeryus Rouge - 4
Yatagan - 4
212 - 3
Acier Aluminum - 3
Azzaro Pour Homme - 3
Baime - 3
Black Jeans - 3
Black XS - 3
Bogart Pour Homme - 3
Boucheron Pour Homme - 3
Cacharel pour L'Homme - 3
Candies - 3
Cartier Pasha - 3
Coriolan - 3
Curve - 3
Egoiste Platinum - 3
Escada Pour Homme - 3
Givenchy Gentleman - 3
Havana Reserva - 3
Heritage - 3
Hugo - 3
Iceberg Twice - 3
Joop Pour Homme - 3
Magnetism - 3
Marc Jacobs for Men - 3
Minotaure - 3
Monsieur Musk - 3
Onyx - 3
Original Santal - 3
Parfum d'Habit - 3
Polo Black - 3
Polo Double Black - 3
Versace Eau Fraiche - 3
Very Sexy - 3
Vivara - 3
Wall Street - 3
4711 - 2
Aramis - 2
Attar - 2
Avignon - 2
Baie de Genievre - 2
Boss #1 - 2
Brit - 2
Burberry Brit - 2
Bvlgari Aqua - 2
CK be - 2
Canoe - 2
Carlos Santana for Men - 2
Chanel pour monsieur - 2
Clairborne Sport - 2
Colonia Intensa - 2
Cuiron - 2
Dali Laguna - 2
Declaration - 2
Desire - 2
Dirty English - 2
Divine's L'Homme Sage - 2
Dolce and Gabbana Masculine - 2
Drakkar Noir - 2
Dunhill Edition - 2
Eau d'Hadrien - 2
Erolfa - 2
Floris Santal - 2
Fuel for Life - 2
Gaultier2 - 2
Grigio Perla - 2
Herrera for Men - 2
Hypnotic Poison - 2
Jako - 2
Jardin Sur Le Nil - 2
Jean Pascal Pour Homme - 2
Kingdom - 2
Kiton Black - 2
LV musk - 2
Le Dandy - 2
Lurtens Fumerie Turque - 2
M7 Fresh - 2
Mambo - 2
Noir Epices - 2
Outrageous! - 2
Patou Pour Homme - 2
Paul Sebastian - 2
Paul Smith Extreme - 2
Pheromone for Men - 2
Piper Nigrum - 2
Pleasures - 2
Polo Sport - 2
Quorum - 2
Romance - 2
Romance Silver - 2
Safari - 2
Santa Maria novella's Musk - 2
Santal Noble - 2
Sexual - 2
Shalimar - 2
Straight Heaven - 2
Tea for Two - 2
Tom Ford for Men - 2
Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme - 2
Versace Man - 2
Very Cool - 2
Visit - 2
Winter Star - 2
YSL L'Homme - 2

Thanks for doing that! Lotsa tabulating. GIT had more than twice as many as Cool Water (unscientifically speaking, of course).
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post #1596 of 5354
8/7/09 at 1:01pm
Another compliment on Polo Black today by a female coworker. She first yelled out "wow you smell amazing". Then later on she was walking near me, I heard her inhale deeply, I turned around, she had a big smile on her face, she just said, "sorry, I couldnt help myself" lol
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post #1597 of 5354
8/8/09 at 12:24pm
Most of the compliments i have gathered from my collection are Allure Homme Sport / L'instant Edp and Green Irish Tweed
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8/9/09 at 1:30pm
Not too long ago when i want to get rid of my girlfriend or meet people i dislike, i won't talk very often and use YSL Korous which makes the last moments like hell.

The girls seem to like Egoiste Platinum and the sweet perfumes in general and the guys like the green scents.
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post #1599 of 5354
8/10/09 at 6:42pm
Aramis new west.....when i could find it...
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post #1600 of 5354
8/11/09 at 5:25am
When I was at Starbucks recently, both the cashier and barista (girls in their early 20s) independently made the comment "You smell really good". I was wearing Creed Green Irish Tweed.
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post #1601 of 5354
8/11/09 at 7:43am
Without doubt the pre 2000 version of Guerlain Vetiver. This was the greatest scent for a man ever made, the current version is just a pale imitation.

Of those available at the moment, Creed Original Vetiver, Acqua di Parma Colonia, Guerlain Apres Londee and Chanel Coromandel
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post #1602 of 5354
8/14/09 at 7:30pm
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Bulgari AQUA

I lost track of all the female complements I received from this.


Sorry I meant AQUA MARINE by Bulgari. It's way too underrated on here due to the hatred for Aquatics.

I was actually at a bar the other night and had a girl pull me into her by my shirt to get me closer to her so she could smell me... she inhaled deeply and said "oh my god, you smell so good !"

..then one thing led to another and
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post #1603 of 5354
8/15/09 at 7:06am
i got 2 compliments in one day on bulgari aqua
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post #1604 of 5354
8/15/09 at 7:23am
From a female point of view, I prefer a scent on a man that I can only smell if I am in or close to his personal space. Love to lean in for a hug or an introduction and smell a yummy clean confident man. Age irrelevant.

But I'd say with 100% certainty it is the man and how he wears it that counts.

Perfume heresy I know, but the scent *almost* doesn't matter. It's all how you rock it
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post #1605 of 5354
8/15/09 at 10:44am
Bulgari Aqva MARINE? gave you compliments? Most people here hate that scent over original Aqua....weird..
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post #1606 of 5354
8/15/09 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by Dudester! View Post

Bulgari Aqva MARINE? gave you compliments? Most people here hate that scent over original Aqua....weird..

People here hate it because it's another aquatic lol. It smells awesome, it just doesn't last more than 3 hours in the summer heat. I carry a sample vial I got from Sephora around with me during the day and I just re-fill it the next morning.

I actually got another compliment this morning at work from it from a female co-worker.

"OoOoo Adam, you smell good !"
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post #1607 of 5354
8/16/09 at 1:04am
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Originally Posted by 1280adam View Post

People here hate it because it's another aquatic lol. It smells awesome, it just doesn't last more than 3 hours in the summer heat. I carry a sample vial I got from Sephora around with me during the day and I just re-fill it the next morning.

I actually got another compliment this morning at work from it from a female co-worker.

"OoOoo Adam, you smell good !"

Hmm well I smelled it and still think original AQUA smells nicer, fresher and smoother. Marine smells a bit too "off-scale" if you ask me...
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post #1608 of 5354
8/16/09 at 2:36am
See post below.
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post #1609 of 5354
8/16/09 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by 1280adam View Post

People here hate it because it's another aquatic lol. It smells awesome, it just doesn't last more than 3 hours in the summer heat. I carry a sample vial I got from Sephora around with me during the day and I just re-fill it the next morning.

I actually got another compliment this morning at work from it from a female co-worker.

"OoOoo Adam, you smell good !"

Quite frankly I have never sampled anything from Bulgari that was worth a penny. I am no fan of marine notes at all. If some chick is then I probably would not be very interested in her anyway unless of course she was really hot.

TJ
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post #1610 of 5354
8/16/09 at 1:49pm
To each their own..

The notes in Aqua Marine must really like my skin chemistry I guess, lol. I love the way it smells right out of the bottle. Just wish it lasted longer
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post #1611 of 5354
8/16/09 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by TigerJuice View Post

Quite frankly I have never sampled anything from Bulgari that was worth a penny. I am no fan of marine notes at all. If some chick is then I probably would not be very interested in her anyway unless of course she was really hot.

TJ

I can just imagine an ad in the dating section of the newspaper if you wrote an article..

"...MUST NOT like marine notes in fragrances. If you do, don't even think of replying to this ad."

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post #1612 of 5354
8/16/09 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by 1280adam View Post

I can just imagine an ad in the dating section of the newspaper if you wrote an article..

"...MUST NOT like marine notes in fragrances. If you do, don't even think of replying to this ad."


Pretty good one Adam! Point well taken.
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post #1613 of 5354
8/16/09 at 3:49pm
Is anyone paying attention here ?

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Originally Posted by 3xasif View Post

From a female point of view, It's all how you rock it
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post #1614 of 5354
8/16/09 at 3:51pm
This past week it was Bvlgari Black. Liked it so well she came by for a second time - from behind - stuck her nose to my neck and just huffed. Made a new friend.
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post #1615 of 5354
8/16/09 at 3:54pm
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Originally Posted by SoGent View Post

Is anyone paying attention here ?

I am paying attn. Why do you ask?
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post #1616 of 5354
8/16/09 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by Loud_One View Post

I am paying attn. Why do you ask?

Just a 'heads-up' to those who are constantly seeking the holy grail.
TripleX summed it up I thought.
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post #1617 of 5354
8/17/09 at 5:40am
I've got to stand besides 1280Adam here. Not because Blvgari Aqva Marine is a great scent but because it is the basic clean, fresh, aquatic that chicks seem to love. Throw in the fact that it is not an exact Aqua Di Gio clone and you will get COMPLIMENTS and not comments as you would with an overpopular scent.
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post #1618 of 5354
8/17/09 at 2:53pm
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Is anyone paying attention here ?

This fact should have been known before you even joined this site !

Did ya see my sig ??
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post #1619 of 5354
8/17/09 at 2:56pm
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This fact should have been known before you even joined this site !

Did ya see my sig ??

Youse mean the 'fox' or was that fax.
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post #1620 of 5354
8/17/09 at 2:58pm
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Originally Posted by tbp82 View Post

I've got to stand besides 1280Adam here. Not because Blvgari Aqva Marine is a great scent but because it is the basic clean, fresh, aquatic that chicks seem to love. Throw in the fact that it is not an exact Aqua Di Gio clone and you will get COMPLIMENTS and not comments as you would with an overpopular scent.

You got it !

Anything with a clean, fresh, semi-spicy scent to it will get a good reaction from the people that can smell you. Although Bulgari Aqua Marine has been a perfect 4 for 4 this week so far for me, it hasn't not gotten the agressive/forceful attention from the females like original Chanel Allure has gotten me.. but we won't get into detail with that.

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