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post #4681 of 5361
10/7/12 at 12:48am
Last week I wore Thallium Black and got six compliments, on six different days, from 6 different ladies.

This week I've been wearing Liz Claiborne's Curve - with very similar results......

Next week, I shall mostly be wearing Gucci pour Homme II, possibly......
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post #4682 of 5361
10/7/12 at 1:43am
oops...
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post #4683 of 5361
10/8/12 at 5:47am
D&G The one
Burberry Sport
Dior Homme
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post #4684 of 5361
10/8/12 at 10:18am
I found it unusual but recently got few compliments while wearing Lalique White.
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post #4685 of 5361
10/8/12 at 12:36pm
If you are going to hit the clubbing scene in brazil definitely take a bottle of Ultrared for men. I had compliments every night.
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post #4686 of 5361
10/9/12 at 10:45am
+1 for John Javratos, original. I usually don't get great longevity from this one, but yesterday, it was still doing well on me after 12 hours. If I always got that sort of longevity from JV, it would be one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by staticx View Post

I found it unusual but recently got few compliments while wearing Lalique White.

Y'know... that is interesting. One of my favorite YouTube reviewers is a guy named Kristo, and he swears by Lalique White. He's such a big fan of it that he stopped putting it in his summer top ten lists because it would be number one every time. I've seen a few others rave about it too, but I must be missing something because Lalique White does nothing for me. Or maybe it's that I can't get past the opening? I don't know, but I'll have to give it another shot sometime.
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post #4687 of 5361
10/9/12 at 10:55am
^^ You must actually give it another chance. Kristo is damn right about Lalique white. Its a great fragrance. I love every bit of it.
I never expected that ladies would like this..but its true!!
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post #4688 of 5361
10/9/12 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by MikeJ View Post

Let's just all agree...
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Acqua Di Gio can't be beat when it comes to female complements.

True,

I dont care what the haters say, ADG works every single time
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post #4689 of 5361
10/11/12 at 12:48am
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Originally Posted by inc0gnito View Post

When was the last time all the votes have been compiled ?

Agreed, by now there should have been some type of Poll results for this thread. There has to be at least 5 - 10 scents that keep repeating throughout this post
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post #4690 of 5361
10/11/12 at 5:34am
Someone was kind enough to tally results fairly recently. If anyone wants to update, feel free to do so yourself and let us know!
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post #4691 of 5361
10/11/12 at 8:42am
Surprisingly I have been receiving a lot of compliments lately from Royal Oud
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post #4692 of 5361
10/11/12 at 3:58pm
My girlfriend likes Drakkar Noir and then Obsession for men, then Boss Bottled (in that order) the most on me. The others she doesn't really comment on.
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post #4693 of 5361
10/11/12 at 5:23pm
Bleu de Chanel
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post #4694 of 5361
10/11/12 at 5:51pm
I have gotten the most compliments from Dior Homme old formulation, but I'm never sure if it's because it's becasue it's male qualities or it's female?
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post #4695 of 5361
10/11/12 at 7:17pm
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Originally Posted by southerngardens View Post

I have gotten the most compliments from Dior Homme old formulation, but I'm never sure if it's because it's becasue it's male qualities or it's female?

does it matter?
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post #4696 of 5361
10/12/12 at 7:44am
Dior Sport did the trick the other day. Old version.
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post #4697 of 5361
10/12/12 at 9:33am
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Originally Posted by karlochacon View Post

according to Vellyr the last time was at post #4555

this is the thread where he mentioned it

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/212...t=#post2670979

and this is the spreadsheet he created
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...yNk5fLWc#gid=0

I hope it helps

Anybody know what the 'Up and 'down' columns refer to?
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post #4698 of 5361
10/12/12 at 9:58am
Aventus
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post #4699 of 5361
10/12/12 at 1:49pm
Last night Play Intense got me about 6 within 2 hours.
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post #4700 of 5361
10/12/12 at 11:56pm
Got a couple on Aventus today. Very nice after taking a break from it.
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post #4701 of 5361
10/13/12 at 1:29am
Got a complement wearing D&G The One.

I don't even own this one. It was a test wear from Macy's
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post #4702 of 5361
10/13/12 at 8:00am
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Originally Posted by HDD8 View Post

Last week I wore Thallium Black and got six compliments, on six different days, from 6 different ladies.

This week I've been wearing Liz Claiborne's Curve - with very similar results......

Next week, I shall mostly be wearing Gucci pour Homme II, possibly......

Well, Gucci pour Homme II wasn't a roaring success..... so I've been wearing Aventus for the last couple of days. Now that really has garnered some positive comments.....!!!

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Originally Posted by HDD8 View Post

Last week I wore Thallium Black and got six compliments, on six different days, from 6 different ladies.

This week I've been wearing Liz Claiborne's Curve - with very similar results......

Next week, I shall mostly be wearing Gucci pour Homme II, possibly......

Well, Gucci pour Homme II wasn't a roaring success..... so I've been wearing Aventus for the last couple of days. Now that really has garnered some positive comments.....!!!
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post #4703 of 5361
10/13/12 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by anewtypedude View Post

Got a complement wearing D&G The One.

I don't even own this one. It was a test wear from Macy's

That's a great scent, it reminds me of being in Las Vegas for some reason.
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post #4704 of 5361
10/14/12 at 8:50pm
Got a female compliment (from my mom lol) wearing DHI today.

"What smells so good?". Said it twice before I told her I think it's my cologne.
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post #4705 of 5361
10/15/12 at 8:49am
Still Azzaro Chrome Legend! It's only still in rotation because we've had some really sunny days. I'll be sad to put it away for the winter as I don't think any of my winter fragrances will get anywhere close to the number of compliments. Ah well!
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post #4706 of 5361
10/15/12 at 9:32am
Just poking around on here I notice that compliments are always a nice side effect of this hobby. Some people take it more seriously than others, but I can pretty safely say that no one dislikes a good word about how they smell.

Say you were to make a "Compliments dream team", i.e. A fantasy league where you would pick "players" (fragrances), to apply onto a selection of males, with the goal of generating as many compliments as possible (ie. each compliment is a point, and points are tallied at the end of a season and the winner would well, win... something that you really want...)

Which fragrances would you choose? Remember is for a random sample of males, not necessarily yourself. I'm having a tough time figuring out the number of 'players', but lets say 6.


1. Creed Aventus
2. Paco Rabanne, One Million
3. Jean Paul Gaultier, Le Male
4. Bleu De Chanel, Chanel
5. La Nuit De L'homme
6. Armani - ADG
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post #4707 of 5361
10/15/12 at 10:17am
My compliment dream team would be:

Creed Aventus
Creed GIT
Bleu de Chanel
Dior Homme (vintage)
Dolce and Gabbana Pour Homme
LADDM
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post #4708 of 5361
10/15/12 at 11:46am
From what I heard from currently widespread opinions on currently popular frags, along the lines of:

One Million
ADG
GIT
M7
CK One
Le Male

As easy as that. From my own personal wardrobe and personal experience- hardly ever the exact figure of 6, either much more or much less than this constant value. I'd say nearly all or nearly none of the scents in my current wardrobe, simply because compliments are such an elusive, unpredictable situation these days, the least likely to be complimented scent of today can become the "major player", the "top dog", the "high performer" in garnering compliments in the suitable environment, context, surrounding etc.
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post #4709 of 5361
10/15/12 at 11:54am
Aventus
Dior Homme
Gianfranco Ferre, In The Mood For Love
Pure Malt
Baldessarini Strictly Private
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post #4710 of 5361
10/15/12 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckW View Post

My compliment dream team would be:

Creed Aventus
Creed GIT
Bleu de Chanel
Dior Homme (vintage)
Dolce and Gabbana Pour Homme
LADDM

Suprised to see LDDM on your list. I regret selling my bottle and feel i didn't give it a chance, but never pegged this one as a compliment getter. Will nee to revisit!
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post #4711 of 5361
10/15/12 at 12:30pm
Got a compliment at work today from a cute girl - was wearing MI. Later in the day she commented on it again
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post #4712 of 5361
10/15/12 at 12:31pm
Like the fantasy game aspect. My first 6 draft picks would be:

#1 Aventus
#2 Tommy Hilfiger
#3 Millesime Imperial
#4 Bleu De Chanel
#5 Acqua Di Gio
#6 Green Irish Tweed
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post #4713 of 5361
10/15/12 at 1:01pm
1. Aventus
2. Aventus
3. Aventus
4. Aventus
5. Aventus
6. Aventus
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post #4714 of 5361
10/15/12 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by persianprince View Post

Suprised to see LDDM on your list. I regret selling my bottle and feel i didn't give it a chance, but never pegged this one as a compliment getter. Will nee to revisit!

In all fairness, my wife really likes it, and one of my assistants once complimented me on it. It's not a big compliment magnet like Aventus, which is basically unparalleled.
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post #4715 of 5361
10/15/12 at 1:51pm
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Originally Posted by silentrich View Post

Like the fantasy game aspect. My first 6 draft picks would be:

#2 Tommy Hilfiger


Interesting pick, I will have to revisit that one.

Happy you liked the Fantasy team aspect. That was my thinking so the posts would have a "disattatchement" from pretences about teh fragrance etc. Ie. If your a big Rangers fan but pick Sidney Crosby for your Fantasy Hockey Team.
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post #4716 of 5361
10/15/12 at 2:17pm
1. Creed Aventus
2. Dior Homme Intense
3. Abercrombie and Fitch Fierce
4. Creed Millesime Imperial
5. Paco Rabanne 1 Million
6. Escentrics Molecule 01

I tagged Molecule 01 on there because theres not one day that I wear it without getting a compliment, even though its completely invisible to my own nose. I've had compliments from across a room 5-6 hours after applying 3 sprays of the stuff in the morning!
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post #4717 of 5361
10/17/12 at 1:42am
Today was Scent Intense by Costume Nationale
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post #4718 of 5361
10/17/12 at 2:22am
Anyone have some success with Perry Ellis 360 Red ?
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post #4719 of 5361
10/17/12 at 9:30am
I don't think anyone's mentioned Acqua di Gio yet,so I'll have to mention it...
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post #4720 of 5361
10/17/12 at 10:33am
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Originally Posted by inc0gnito View Post

Anyone have some success with Perry Ellis 360 Red ?

I had quite a few compliments wearing 360 red this summer, it's one of my fiances favs. 360 red and Nautica Voyage both got lots of attention, and they are two of my least expensive frags. Go figure.
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post #4721 of 5361
10/18/12 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by timmy-j View Post

I had quite a few compliments wearing 360 red this summer, it's one of my fiances favs. 360 red and Nautica Voyage both got lots of attention, and they are two of my least expensive frags. Go figure.

Now that you mention that, one of my female friends absolutely hated Millisime Imperiale, but adored Ironman by Avon ($10 fragrance)

Price doesn't matter people.
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post #4722 of 5361
10/18/12 at 6:27am
EMIR by M. Micallef has gotten me compliments.

I also have gotten compliments wearing Creed Green Irish Tweed

I think it has to do with how each scent works with each of our own body chemistry.

By the way, never got a compliment wearing Aventus.
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post #4723 of 5361
10/18/12 at 2:29pm
Cartier- Pasha
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post #4724 of 5361
10/18/12 at 4:51pm
Aventus. There I said it. A magnet for women IMO.
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post #4725 of 5361
10/18/12 at 9:37pm
[QUOTE=drb123;273107

By the way, never got a compliment wearing Aventus.[/QUOTE]

I know, right?
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post #4726 of 5361
10/19/12 at 2:13am
Got a compliment today while waiting in line at the supermarket. She was right after me in line and as the line progressed she started getting closer and closer. She followed me out of the store to give me the "you smell good what are you wearing?". Late 20s good-looking girl. Scent? DHI baby
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post #4727 of 5361
10/19/12 at 10:05am
Last compliment I got was last Saturday at church. I hugged a young lady about half an hour after reapplying Gucci Pour Homme 2, and after we hugged, she told me I smelled good. Funny thing is, I was hoping she would notice, as I've seen her on twitter talking about guys that wear nice colognes and how it makes her weak. So I was like YESSS! LOL
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post #4728 of 5361
10/20/12 at 7:37am
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Originally Posted by kramer3321 View Post

Got a compliment today while waiting in line at the supermarket. She was right after me in line and as the line progressed she started getting closer and closer. She followed me out of the store to give me the "you smell good what are you wearing?". Late 20s good-looking girl. Scent? DHI baby

Yup it's sure a great scent, you have the reform or vintage? Not like there is a big difference anyway...

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Originally Posted by kramer3321 View Post

Got a compliment today while waiting in line at the supermarket. She was right after me in line and as the line progressed she started getting closer and closer. She followed me out of the store to give me the "you smell good what are you wearing?". Late 20s good-looking girl. Scent? DHI baby

Yup it's sure a great scent, you have the reform or vintage? Not like there is a big difference anyway...
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post #4729 of 5361
10/20/12 at 9:10am
nez a nez ambre a sade
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post #4730 of 5361
10/21/12 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by checker View Post

Yup it's sure a great scent, you have the reform or vintage? Not like there is a big difference anyway...

Reformulated version and according to http://checkcosmetic.net/ it's july 2012. Haven't got a chance to sniff the vintage but reform is really good imo.
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post #4731 of 5361
10/21/12 at 12:45pm
I got an interesting compliment on Molecule 01 yesterday from a date. She said I smelled really good. I thanked her and mentioned that I was trying something new, but I didn't give her any details. I asked if she had any thoughts about it. She said "Oh. I would have never guessed you were wearing cologne. I just thought that's what you smell like. I really like it."

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Originally Posted by drb123 View Post

By the way, never got a compliment wearing Aventus.

Yeah. I've gotten one or two, but not many. It's not a compliment catcher for me at all, but I love the stuff and wear it for myself. If I'm choosing something to wear for someone else, like a date, Aventus isn't my pick.
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post #4732 of 5361
10/22/12 at 5:59am
It's sad. For years, I never wore cologne and received comment after comment (You smell good...What cologne do you wear?...etc). Now I've been wearing cologne nearly every day since July...and haven't received one comment
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post #4733 of 5361
10/22/12 at 7:17am
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Originally Posted by Teach13 View Post

It's sad. For years, I never wore cologne and received comment after comment (You smell good...What cologne do you wear?...etc). Now I've been wearing cologne nearly every day since July...and haven't received one comment


don't worry same thing happens to me (basically I used to have cuba gold)...I think I just use cologne since the sensation I get when I use them...now I have some real perfumes and get no compliements
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post #4734 of 5361
10/22/12 at 10:33pm
Encre Noir by Lalique
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post #4735 of 5361
10/23/12 at 12:12am
Not sure if that counts as a compliment but last saturday evening a relative (female) asked me what I was wearing, because it seemed familiar to her. It was Acqua di Gio and she owns Acqua di Gioia.

One time my brother complemented my fragrance when I was wearing Aventus.
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post #4736 of 5361
10/23/12 at 3:22pm
Blah blah blah... Yep It's Aventus for me as well. I have 80+ bottles and have gotten more complements off of the Aventus than all the others combined. After that GIT and MI draw a fair amount.
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post #4737 of 5361
10/23/12 at 9:26pm
I was at the zoo and this woman came up to me. Her boyfriend followed. She asked me for the time and told her boyfriend to get her a drink. She then leaned close to me, grabbed me, and told me that I smelled so good she could rub against me all night. I got her number and walked away.

What was I wearing? Creed Aventus.

Magic everytime!
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post #4738 of 5361
10/24/12 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by noirdrakkar View Post

I was at the zoo and this woman came up to me. Her boyfriend followed. She asked me for the time and told her boyfriend to get her a drink. She then leaned close to me, grabbed me, and told me that I smelled so good she could rub against me all night. I got her number and walked away.

What was I wearing? Creed Aventus.

Magic everytime!

Was she a policewoman?
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post #4739 of 5361
10/24/12 at 10:01am
Black Touch and Encre Noire
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post #4740 of 5361
10/24/12 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by timmy-j View Post

Was she a policewoman?

LOL, sorry funny!
PS A request/compliment for A&F Fierce from the wife!
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