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post #301 of 5356
2/1/08 at 6:48pm
This year so far:
M7
Silver Mountain Water
Black Aoud (every time I wear it. it's uncanny, really)
Egoiste
Rive Gauche
A*Men
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post #302 of 5356
2/1/08 at 8:25pm
Kouros (no kidding)

Close second is Black Aoud by Montale.


-b
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post #303 of 5356
2/1/08 at 9:48pm
AdG got the most, but that was when I wore just that, before BN
Rochas Man
Varvatos
Mugler Cologne--one girl said I smelled like Mr Bubble ( not necessarily a compliment, but an observation)
Terre D'Hermes---"this is the way people should smell like"
Angel---usually some version of "mmmmmm" or "that's nice, but too sweet for a man"

I've been into the new stuff for a couple of months now and they've all gotten a compliment or three from the fairer sex. ....sex........
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post #304 of 5356
2/2/08 at 7:42am
I introduced my gf to musc ravageur by wearing it last week and she really likes it do much that she bought her own bottle!
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post #305 of 5356
2/2/08 at 1:56pm
1. BdP (had two today!)
2. Cool Water (and the next one is surprising)
3. GIT (Yes, I got more from Cool Water than GIT)
4. Tea for Two
5. Ambre Sultan

Always drives me nuts that I get more compliments over Cool Water from the ladies than I do with GIT. Them's the breaks!
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post #306 of 5356
2/2/08 at 2:19pm
From the opposite sex in no particular order:

-Angel
-JPG Classique
-Hypnotic Poison
-J'adore
-Chergui
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post #307 of 5356
2/2/08 at 4:05pm
Set Sail St Barts gets lots of nice comments.
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post #308 of 5356
2/2/08 at 4:31pm
Only four so far this year ..
Bogart PH ....
Michael Kors ..... gotta carry the atomiser really liking this one now .
Kouros ... still after 25 years !!
& surprisingly Grigio Perla layered over the top of YSL ph .
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post #309 of 5356
2/3/08 at 8:23am
Jicky and Musc Ravageur.
It looks like MR has been getting compliments across gender lines by lots of us here.
In my case I've been complimented by both straight and gay men for this one
I'll also add Une Folie de Roses by Parfums de Rosine
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post #310 of 5356
2/3/08 at 11:04am
  1. Black Oud
  2. Yatagan
  3. BDP
  4. Aigner in Leather
  5. Baime
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post #311 of 5356
2/3/08 at 11:07am
Feuilles de Tabac
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post #312 of 5356
2/3/08 at 11:52am
CdG Soda
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post #313 of 5356
2/3/08 at 12:00pm
I've received one complement this year: Divine's L'Homme Sage (a sample I was wearing)
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post #314 of 5356
2/7/08 at 1:24am
Trussardi Uomo. Fellow co-worker said I smell "really good".
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post #315 of 5356
2/7/08 at 2:40am
Haven't gotten many compliments for 2008, but here are the ones I have:

-Givenchy Gentleman
-Hermes Bel Ami
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post #316 of 5356
2/7/08 at 7:21am
Ambre Sultan - but from an elderly lady

Cardinal - from a hot looking Philly on the elevator today!
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post #317 of 5356
2/7/08 at 7:29am
Creed - Baie de Genievre...laying down on the couch last night and the GF was quite impressed!
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post #318 of 5356
2/7/08 at 8:32am
Vivara
Eau d' Hadrien, both EdP and EdT
Sables
Eau du Sud
Terre d' Hermes
Dior Homme
Infusion d' iris
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post #319 of 5356
2/25/08 at 4:04pm
Since joining basenotes

Creed Milliseme Imperiale
Chanel Anteaus
Penhaligon Racquets
Kiton Black
Givenchy Pi
YSL M7
Paco Robanne XS
Michael Storer Winter Star
Montale Damascus
Montale Attar
Frederick Malle Noir Epices
Fresh Bergamot Citrus
Montale Patchouli Leaves
1776 Russian Leather Elsha
Equipage Hermes
Bel Ami Hermes

Well whaddya know, my favs as well
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post #320 of 5356
2/25/08 at 5:47pm
Montale Black Oud by far... and the next - Rose 31, finally Mugler's Cologne.
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post #321 of 5356
2/25/08 at 6:11pm
Based on this year alone, the last two months = Fuel for Life. I only wear it about 2-3 times a week, but EVERY time I get complimented. It's a scent that doesn't project very well, but has good sillage. So lady friends just lean in closer and closer to smell. One girl was actually just smelling me when I had to ask her what she was doing. She just politely commented "You smell tasty!"
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post #322 of 5356
3/6/08 at 4:52pm
1. Paul Smith London
2. Versace The Dreamer
3. Burberry Touch
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post #323 of 5356
3/6/08 at 5:32pm
I received a compliment yesterday while wearing Malle's French Lover. She sniffed inside my office... and said "Someone smells goooooooooooood!"
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post #324 of 5356
3/6/08 at 5:53pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Schachman View Post

I received a compliment yesterday while wearing Malle's French Lover. She sniffed inside my office... and said "Someone smells goooooooooooood!"

I've been liking that one the more I smell it.
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post #325 of 5356
3/6/08 at 6:20pm
L'Air du Desert Marocain by a long shot.
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post #326 of 5356
3/6/08 at 6:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Schachman View Post

I received a compliment yesterday while wearing Malle's French Lover. She sniffed inside my office... and said "Someone smells goooooooooooood!"

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Originally Posted by Aaron01 View Post

I've been liking that one the more I smell it.

I think that French Lover and Noir Epices and perhaps even Outrageous (and perhaps other Malle fragrances) are all about "application". The first time I tried French Lover, I felt that it was weak and watered down. However, the last few times I wore it, I tried the technique of spraying the fragrance at the same spot about 1/2 hour after the original application. It seems to amplify the sillage and bring out some of the nuances of the fragrance.

Bottom line... great stuff!
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post #327 of 5356
3/6/08 at 6:47pm
One comment I'll remember is when I wore Burberry London for the first time from a small decant. Went to the coffee shop next door to where I work. I ordered my coffee, the lady who helped me got my coffee and placed it down and started talking to me. In the middle of the short conversation I leaned forward to get my coffee and my shirt puffed out some London fumes.

"What are you wearing that smells wonderful!"

Later that day I found a place nearby that inexpensively sells designer scents and got a bottle.

Other than that I've never gotten unsolicited comments, good or bad.
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post #328 of 5356
3/6/08 at 6:52pm
While wearing Creed Original Vetiver the other day my boss said "You smell good. Is that aftershave?" When I told her what it was she said "It smells very natural". That's the best compliment I ever received and she had never even heard of Creed.
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post #329 of 5356
3/6/08 at 9:15pm
Creed OV and Mugler Cologne
Creed Himalaya and Usher
GIT and Cool Water
Riverside Drive
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post #330 of 5356
3/6/08 at 10:49pm
Black Orchid - Tom Ford
Allure - Chanel
Colonia Intensa - AdP
Sun Men - Jil Sander
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post #331 of 5356
3/6/08 at 10:53pm
Black Aoud

Eternity

Kiton Men
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post #332 of 5356
3/6/08 at 11:17pm
Opium
Gaultier2
Canoe
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post #333 of 5356
3/7/08 at 4:28am
Havana
Erolfa
R de Capucci
Sud Est
Riverside Drive
Vetiver 1948
KC Reaction
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post #334 of 5356
3/7/08 at 6:51am
1. Obsession for Men (maybe not so many but I got some very cute compliments for this one during the last two months)

2. By Man Dolce & Gabbana (eh, always the same, a very original, comment - "very pleasant")

3. Antaeus Chanel (whenever I wear this scent I get such a lovely little compliment from my girlfried: "Oh, that scent is just disgusting". Of course, beyond compare more important is what I think)

4. Lolita Lempicka au Masculine (the most often comment is "You smell like a candy"... I mean... that's a compliment... right?)

5. Black Code (I don't like this one very much; I just wore it once, but during that day I got some compliments, 3 or 4)
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post #335 of 5356
3/7/08 at 7:22am
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Originally Posted by chris2005 View Post

Only problem is the longevity of SMW, which was never a problem before.

I guess you have the same issue (or non-issue) as mine, only that mine is with GIT. I think it's just natural for this to happen... our noses become too accustomed to our regular fragrance that our perception of its longevity is diminished over time.

The first time I used GIT, I could smell it when I woke up the next day. But then, after a week of using it every day at work, I could barely smell it 2 hours after putting it on... while surprisingly, at night my girlfriend still smells it on me, and she's crazy about it FWIW. Strange thing is that people around me at work don't seem to have been "immune" to the GIT smell, they always notice it, still... after like a month now that I've been using it every day!
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Oh and the most compliments I got was when wearing Chanel Allure Homme (usually like "you smell good"), Chanel Egoiste Platinum (usually like "what's that cologne, it smells expensive") and Eternity for Men (this was back in college years, I never wear it now... it was mostly "you smell good, that's Eternity right?", a comment that I actually HATE, haha). The Creed GIT is not even in the top 3 yet because I just started using it last month when I discovered Creed.
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post #336 of 5356
3/7/08 at 8:06am
Prada Amber pour homme that I wore today, as it happens...about five positive responses. It was a hot day and I had hit the trigger about six times, so there was a lot of sillage for everybody to enjoy ;-)
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post #337 of 5356
3/7/08 at 8:41am
I've received more compliments when wearing a Montale than all the other houses combined. Says it all really.
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post #338 of 5356
3/7/08 at 10:03am
Ungaro III and Platinum Egoiste.
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post #339 of 5356
3/7/08 at 11:34am
L'Air du Desert Marocain
BdP
Terre D'Hermes
Musc Rav
and I just got Santal Noble yeasterday and I've garnered 3 compliments on it in less than 24 hours. I didn't particularly like it at first, it seemed a bit pretty for me. I was going to save it for some inoffensive occasion, but at this rate, it's going to be a go to.

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post #340 of 5356
3/19/08 at 1:35am
Last year:
-Baldessarini EdC
-Davidoff Cool Water Summer Fizz
-Polo Blue

This year:
-Azzaro Chrome Legend
-Bvlgari Aqva Marine
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post #341 of 5356
3/19/08 at 1:42am
So far this year, it's The Dreamer by far.
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post #342 of 5356
3/19/08 at 12:08pm
CREED SILVER MOUNTAIN WATER!!!

Without a doubt!!!!!!
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post #343 of 5356
3/19/08 at 12:56pm
So far, it's been Fou d'Absinthe, Black Aoud and Kouros.
Funny... out of all my fragrances combined, Kouros gets me the most compliments.
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post #344 of 5356
3/19/08 at 12:58pm
Dior Homme this year.
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post #345 of 5356
3/19/08 at 4:47pm
Bulgari Pour Homme Extreme
Lurtens Fumerie Turque
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post #346 of 5356
3/20/08 at 10:01pm
Lanvin - Oxygene. I get insanely good compliments EVERY time I wear it.
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post #347 of 5356
3/21/08 at 8:21am
Purple Label by RL.
Gary
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post #348 of 5356
3/21/08 at 8:37am
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Originally Posted by Connoisseur View Post

I had a dinner date interrupted last week by a waitress that wasn't our own. Apparently I had walked by her coming in and she just had to know what fragrance I was wearing. She was so cute and apologetic for the interruption. I told her it was Millesime Imperial by Creed. She smiled and handed me a piece of paper and a pen asking if I could write down the name for her. She asked me where I got it and how much it cost me so I told her about Ebay and roughly the price to expect to pay. She shrugged it off saying she would pay anything to have her boyfriend smell like that.

Creed MI is by far my most complemented as of late. Six months ago's champion was probably Geir, closely followed by Fluid Man, Lanvin l'Homme and Mediterraneum.

~Clinton

Same here. Creed MI has gotten me more compliments than any fragrance I've ever worn. Amouage Dia has received a fair amount, but MI wins by a landslide
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post #349 of 5356
3/22/08 at 9:19pm
Jack Black Blue Mark

ADG (the winner, very common but still good imo)

Versace Eau Fraiche

Platinum Egoiste
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post #350 of 5356
3/22/08 at 9:21pm
Lately it's been Aramis Tuscany
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post #351 of 5356
3/22/08 at 10:06pm
Before it was GIT and SMW. However, Fierce is a HUGE attention getter and a anomoly in itself. This stuff is genius. Also, armani attitude and Bleeker Street.
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post #352 of 5356
3/23/08 at 9:30am
My "you-smell-very-nice" scents are Terre d'Hermes, M7, Cartier Declaration, B*Men, Basala, Happy for Men by Clinique, L'Instant pour Homme, Lolita Lempicka au Masculine, Obsession for Men and (believe it or not) Tommy for Him by Tommy Hilfiger (1994.).
I noticed that the same people which give me compliments for Terre d'Hermes, give me compliments for Declaration as well; and it is quite understandable, I think. These two scents are pretty similar... In the long run, Ellena made both.
I know that it is not a theme but I have to say that I've NEVER got any compliments for some fragrances I really like: Eau d'Hermes (1951.), Oscar de la Renta pour Lui (1981.), Cacharel pour Homme (1981.) and YSL pour Homme (1971.). (It should to sound ironicaly Maybe these scents are just too old for "the modern noses" of the people around me.
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post #353 of 5356
3/24/08 at 5:01am
I find that most of the Giorgio Armani fragrances get compliments from girls .. these being Acqua Di Gio, Code and the new one Attitude. Other fragrances that i have been complimented on in the past are Eternity by cK, Number One by Hugo Boss and Black by Kenneth Cole just to name a few.
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post #354 of 5356
3/25/08 at 5:47pm
I get the most compliments with Cologne by TM and Marc Jacobs for men.
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post #355 of 5356
3/25/08 at 6:41pm
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I think I've gotten more compliments wearing Havana or Havana Reserva, than any other scent combined...
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post #356 of 5356
3/26/08 at 2:08pm
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l'eau d'issey by far. Have girls following me around cus they like how i smell sometimes.
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post #357 of 5356
3/27/08 at 8:45am
I get compliments for Prada Amber pour Homme, Platinum Egoiste, Terre D'Hermes, Opium pour Homme, Heritage and several others whose names escape me momentarily... Edit Oh! And Presence by Mont Blanc
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post #358 of 5356
3/28/08 at 2:56pm
Only scent that Ive ever gotten a compliment on was Good Life by Davidoff, (by a gas station cashier at that!)
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post #359 of 5356
3/29/08 at 12:19am
Recently, Black Oud - by Montale! Always getting nice comments when I wear it!
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post #360 of 5356
3/29/08 at 5:40am
For me, the women really seem to like Cristobal pour Homme, by Balenciaga, and Eau de Santal by Floris (not Eau de Santal Extreme, which in my opinion is not a patch on the original).
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