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post #4861 of 5356
11/17/12 at 9:22am
OMG! Look what you've started w/ your Aventus stories , Noirdrakkar. You've created a monster. Maybe there should be another thread started about amazingly "true" Aventus stories. Amusing to say the least.
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post #4862 of 5356
11/17/12 at 1:29pm
I think some of us are just poking fun at the silliness of the hype.

Getting the thread back on track:
Lalique White. I got a compliment on this one over lunch today. It was from a friend, so I take it with a grain of salt, but still, it's nice.

Lalique White is a really interesting scent. It starts out REALLY peppery. Too peppery for my tastes, but after 15 minutes or so, it becomes a really fresh, clean scent before eventually (and somewhat surprisingly) evolves into woods. Because of the opening, I don't know if I'd buy this one... but I'm enjoying the sample. It seems to be a people-pleaser with some character, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loves fresh scents and pepper.
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post #4863 of 5356
11/18/12 at 5:44am
Bois de Portugal is sexier than Aventus, IMO...own them both... feedback was better with BdP!

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Originally Posted by L'Homme Blanc Individuel View Post

I think some of us are just poking fun at the silliness of the hype.

Getting the thread back on track:
Lalique White. I got a compliment on this one over lunch today. It was from a friend, so I take it with a grain of salt, but still, it's nice.

Lalique White is a really interesting scent. It starts out REALLY peppery. Too peppery for my tastes, but after 15 minutes or so, it becomes a really fresh, clean scent before eventually (and somewhat surprisingly) evolves into woods. Because of the opening, I don't know if I'd buy this one... but I'm enjoying the sample. It seems to be a people-pleaser with some character, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loves fresh scents and pepper.

Lalique white is wonderful but lasts nothing on me, have to use one fifth of the bottle!
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post #4864 of 5356
11/18/12 at 9:57am
someone made a spreadsheet of all the tallies in this thread, didn't they? link? maybe it could be edited into the OP of the thread for convenience?
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post #4865 of 5356
11/18/12 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by torontobluered View Post

someone made a spreadsheet of all the tallies in this thread, didn't they? link? maybe it could be edited into the OP of the thread for convenience?

yes I have the link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...yNk5fLWc#gid=0

and it's updated until post #4323

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/212...=1#post2596738

I've wanted to update it but takes some time
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post #4866 of 5356
11/18/12 at 7:30pm
Thank you for providing the spread sheet! Looks great! I have yet to try Aventus and my interest is quite piqued but it may be too expensive as a Christmas gift. What to do...
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post #4867 of 5356
11/18/12 at 8:36pm
Received my first compliment today. I walked by a lady...she stopped and said, "Ooh, you smell nice. What are you wearing?"

It was Tom Ford for Men Extreme.

To be fair........the lady was my grandma
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post #4868 of 5356
11/18/12 at 8:41pm
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Originally Posted by Teach13 View Post

Received my first compliment today. I walked by a lady...she stopped and said, "Ooh, you smell nice. What are you wearing?"

It was Tom Ford for Men Extreme.

To be fair........the lady was my grandma


don't worry most of my compliments are from my sister and my mother
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post #4869 of 5356
11/20/12 at 1:27am
From my collection..

YSL L'homme got me the most compliments so far.... 4 women at work at 4 different occasions....
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post #4870 of 5356
11/20/12 at 2:25am
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Got one at the weekend from my cousin.... "oooh you smell nice!". Aventus... lightly applied I might add. I don't get that many from this one, but then again I don't wear it all that much.
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post #4871 of 5356
11/20/12 at 3:41am
Over the last 5 years, the only show stoppers I've had are the original Terre d'Hermes and Aventus. They would actually bring compliments from strangers, a rare feat in my experience.
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post #4872 of 5356
11/20/12 at 6:57am
Is there one you go to that get's the ladies attention and is not worn by every other guy out there?





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post #4873 of 5356
11/22/12 at 3:14am
1 aventus
2 dhi
3 1 million
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post #4874 of 5356
11/22/12 at 1:44pm
I have had quite a few namey fragrances, from armani to boss to ysl. Tho as wierd as it may sound but not even joking the most compliments i ever got was for the white diesel ++. Wierd huh? but so many girls mentioned it i couldnt not keep wearing it, tho i didnt think it was the best one i had.

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I have had quite a few namey fragrances, from armani to boss to ysl. Tho as wierd as it may sound but not even joking the most compliments i ever got was for the white diesel ++. Wierd huh? but so many girls mentioned it i couldnt not keep wearing it, tho i didnt think it was the best one i had.
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post #4875 of 5356
11/23/12 at 6:36am
A roll of $100 bills wrapped around a bottle of Old Spice
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post #4876 of 5356
11/23/12 at 7:19am
I may be wrong, but I think 'Aqua Di Gio' receives lots of compliments, or at least it used to.

I remember my friend used to wear it and whenever we would go out to a lounge or a bar, I remember him receiving compliments for his frag. I never read anything about it, but it was all I kept hearing 7 or 6 years ago. So I am surprised Aqua Di Gio hasn't been getting a lot of it on the forums! But again maybe I'm wrong.

The most notable compliment I've received was for a cologne made by Amouage a few years ago. I don't remember the specific name, I only had some it (The original bottle was transparent with an ivory-color cap. I don't see it on the website) The girl called me a day later and told me that she enjoyed it, and could still smell it in the car. I personally never came to love it... it was way to strong for my taste, but I am planning to have a look at their current line up.
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post #4877 of 5356
11/23/12 at 8:25am
For me the most recent one was Mont Blanc Legend!
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post #4878 of 5356
11/23/12 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by freshvibes View Post

I may be wrong, but I think 'Aqua Di Gio' receives lots of compliments, or at least it used to.

Most people here know ADG is a top compliment getter. Its the best selling cologne in the world for a reason. Most people here tend to avoid it because there are more options and because ADG is too popular for its own good (people know you are wearing ADG, ladies think it smells like their ex, etc...).
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post #4879 of 5356
11/23/12 at 5:30pm
I was in the grocery store Wednesday and this lady was walking behind me, talking on her cell phone. She was telling someone, "This guy smells REALLY good. I don't know what he's wearing, but wow he smells good."

It was Polo.

I get a lot of compliments with Polo.
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post #4880 of 5356
11/23/12 at 11:31pm
Drakkar Noir

Even after 30 years, women still love it.
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post #4881 of 5356
11/24/12 at 5:27am
This is going to sound painfully familiar to most of you, but Aventus.

This is actually a big deal for me because I'm usually very quiet and out-of-the-way, I never wear "loud" fragrances, and I never spray more than 3 sprays of anything (and usually not more than 2). Basically, very few people can even tell that I'm wearing a fragrance. I supposed this is reflected in the fact that I've gotten a grand total of 3 fragrance compliments in my entire life.

But the fourth one was yesterday! I was wearing Aventus and my hairdresser gave me a compliment. I know she wasn't just doing it to be nice because I've worn other, more powerful things to the barber shop and she hasn't mentioned them.
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post #4882 of 5356
11/24/12 at 10:44pm
Strangely, it's Old Spice. When I wear some of the original 80's stuff that I still have, several people have commented how pleasant and different it is, which is ironic, given how ubiquitous it is...
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post #4883 of 5356
11/26/12 at 10:39am
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute.
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post #4884 of 5356
11/26/12 at 12:33pm
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aventus king
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post #4885 of 5356
11/26/12 at 11:29pm
Got a great compliment from a female coworker.
+1 Body Kouros.
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post #4886 of 5356
11/27/12 at 12:21am
I bet if Carrot Top wore Aventus the girls would stay a mile away. Aventus is not all that great.

Either you have game or you don't.
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post #4887 of 5356
11/27/12 at 3:29am
Whenever I wear Legend by Montblanc, I get a LOT of attention from the opposite sex. Almost like in an Axe (Lynx) commercial. It's like they just want to hang around sniffing at me!!

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Me too!!!
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post #4888 of 5356
11/27/12 at 12:54pm
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Originally Posted by karlochacon View Post

yes I have the link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...yNk5fLWc#gid=0

and it's updated until post #4323

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/212...=1#post2596738

I've wanted to update it but takes some time

I could kiss you!

If you were wearing Aventus that is..

(no homo)
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post #4889 of 5356
11/27/12 at 2:14pm
It's odd. The last compliments I've gotten have been while wearing fragrances I'm not too fond of.

One was for Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (made in Germany version, not the lovely vintage Italian) and the other for Lacoste Pour Homme (my quick i'm-in-a-hurry-and-don't-want-to-think-what-to-spray-on fragrance).
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post #4890 of 5356
11/28/12 at 12:11pm
+1 for Hanae Mori H.M. (not to be confused with their new HiM). I thought H.M. might be too sweet, but boy did my date love it on me. I got one of the most enthusiastic unsolicited compliments I've received in a LONG time.

Really, I shouldn't worry about H.M. being too sweet since it's nowhere near as sweet as things like 1 Million or Guilty.

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Strangely, it's Old Spice. When I wear some of the original 80's stuff that I still have, several people have commented how pleasant and different it is, which is ironic, given how ubiquitous it is...

Not strange at all actually. The stuff is classic, and it's making a resurgence thanks to those brilliant ads. It's interesting to think it dates back to the 1930s. I wonder how much the smell has changed through the decades.

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It's odd. The last compliments I've gotten have been while wearing fragrances I'm not too fond of.

I bet that happens to a lot of us. I rarely get complimented on my favorites... but that frigging $15 bottle of Curve is a sure thing. Go figure. Granted, I really like Curve (and have no problem admitting it), but I'd be thrilled if Gucci Pour Homme got me compliments like that! I do get compliments on Aventus, but they're never as enthusiastic as the compliments I get when wearing Hanae Mori which I picked up for around $30.
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post #4891 of 5356
11/29/12 at 3:56pm
My wife climbed into bed the other night. Breathily she said 'Mmmmmmmmm. Have you got your Creed on?' No! Excite by Lynx/Axe! Lol! Why do we bother spending a fortune on fine fragrances????
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post #4892 of 5356
11/30/12 at 1:37am
Lately its been ETIENNE AIGNER STATEMENT
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post #4893 of 5356
12/1/12 at 1:09pm
a point for King Kouros vintage! a woman in her 50s was all over my Kouros.
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post #4894 of 5356
12/1/12 at 1:20pm
My wife and I walked into our favorite neighborhood restaurant last night and ordered a drink at the bar. The guy next to me says , "Somebody smells good." My wife says, "It's probably him." As it turns out, it was me . . . wearing this . . .

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Ferre' for Men http://www.basenotes.net/ID26127192.html

Cheers . . . Wally
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post #4895 of 5356
12/1/12 at 1:32pm
"Oh, my God!", said the woman on the bus.

"What's wrong?" I asked, slightly aghast.

"Your fragrance... It's woody! What is it?", she inquired of me.

"It's called Antaeus, and it's made by Chanel", I replied.

"I just want to let you know", she said to me, "that it's great to smell a man wearing a man's fragrance, not some poofy (an Australianism that literally translates as "faggoty") fruity thing".

Cue laughter.

So women like men who unequivocally smell like men. Being a full-on poofter, I am indifferent to what women like, but it's nice to get compliments from strangers.
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post #4896 of 5356
12/1/12 at 5:46pm
L'eau d'Issey and Kiton Black by women

Silver Mountain Water but by a dude
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post #4897 of 5356
12/2/12 at 9:38am
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Originally Posted by akenep View Post

I bet if Carrot Top wore Aventus the girls would stay a mile away. Aventus is not all that great.

Either you have game or you don't.

Apparently you've never been to Vegas. Carrot Top gets top shelf. Just sayin'.
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post #4898 of 5356
12/2/12 at 11:16am
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How about which female gives you the most scent compliments?

Your mom.

<joking>
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post #4899 of 5356
12/2/12 at 11:49am
1. Aventus
2. Bleu de Chanel
3. La Nuit

I don't like Bleu too much, but girls do :3
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post #4900 of 5356
12/2/12 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by akenep View Post

I bet if Carrot Top wore Aventus the girls would stay a mile away. Aventus is not all that great.

Either you have game or you don't.

But the ladies love a suitcase full of makeshift props.
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post #4901 of 5356
12/3/12 at 3:10am
If Bleu de Chanel doesn't get you a whole lot of compliments from the ladies then there's something wrong somewhere.
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post #4902 of 5356
12/3/12 at 4:07am
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Originally Posted by PeteH View Post

"Oh, my God!", said the woman on the bus.

"What's wrong?" I asked, slightly aghast.

"Your fragrance... It's woody! What is it?", she inquired of me.

"It's called Antaeus, and it's made by Chanel", I replied.

"I just want to let you know", she said to me, "that it's great to smell a man wearing a man's fragrance, not some poofy (an Australianism that literally translates as "faggoty") fruity thing".

Cue laughter.

So women like men who unequivocally smell like men. Being a full-on poofter, I am indifferent to what women like, but it's nice to get compliments from strangers.

No, THIS woman does.
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post #4903 of 5356
12/3/12 at 11:50am
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No, THIS woman does.

THIS, this, a million times this. Qwertyop is 100% right. Every person is unique. There is no such thing as a universal scent that all women like, just as there is no scent a woman can wear that all men will like. Everyone is unique.

If everyone were the same, life sure would be boring.
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12/3/12 at 11:55am
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Originally Posted by PeteH View Post

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So women like men who unequivocally smell like men. Being a full-on poofter, I am indifferent to what women like, but it's nice to get compliments from strangers.

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Originally Posted by QWERTYOP View Post

No, THIS woman does.

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Originally Posted by L'Homme Blanc Individuel View Post

THIS, this, a million times this. Qwertyop is 100% right. Every person is unique. There is no such thing as a universal scent that all women like, just as there is no scent a woman can wear that all men will like. Everyone is unique.

If everyone were the same, life sure would be boring.

Amen to that.
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post #4905 of 5356
12/4/12 at 7:19am
I work at a luxury department store at the female fashion section. There is one fragrance which gets a lot of attention, from female colleagues who I know, as well as colleagues which I don't know personally. Also, almost every female customer has given me a compliment so far. Examples: walking by and says Hmmmm, somebody smells lovely in here or fetching a sigh and say you smell delicious. Dior Homme Intense, absolutely the best complimented fragrance. Others are jpg le male (bit cliche though), acqua di gio essenza, jpg² ysl 'homme.
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post #4906 of 5356
12/4/12 at 8:10am
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It is interesting to see how the most complimented fragrances are not the top-rated ones in the BN Reviews ...

In my case, Allure Sport, Aqua di Gio, Le Male, Boss Bottled and A*Men are the only ones that have received compliments. I've tried less popular but good-reviewed ones and nothing (Versace Black Jeans, Hanae Mori, Rive Gauche, Joop Jump, etc.)

I have to give some Versace and YSL from this post a try ...
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post #4907 of 5356
12/4/12 at 8:51am
Michael Jordan Legend
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post #4908 of 5356
12/4/12 at 2:41pm
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It is interesting to see how the most complimented fragrances are not the top-rated ones in the BN Reviews ...

Very true! It's interesting how much of a difference there can be between the scents we enjoy on ourselves and the scents others enjoy on us.

One of the things to keep in mind about this thread and the spreadsheet list based on comments here is that it isn't really a list of scents that get the most compliments. It's a list of scents that get the most compliments as reported by folks on basenotes. In the real world, lots of frags people here consider to be generic would rate much higher and I suspect that many of the most hyped online wouldn't rate as high. Tastes here tend to be quite a bit more refined, and that's not a bad thing at all. Also, scents people here are more passionate about or excited about will end up higher on the list because they get worn more often.

I think it would be awesome to get an accurate list of the scents women enjoy the most on a man, but that would require a research project based on a huge diverse sample of women smelling scents without knowing what each is.

That being said... I love the spreadsheet made from this thread. It's neat to get an idea of whether others enjoy scents we may be thinking about buying. Obviously, you buy because you enjoy the scent, but this added bit of info is nice to have.
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post #4909 of 5356
12/4/12 at 3:27pm
I also agree. Their are many scents that I truly enjoy which I do not receive any compliments when wearing. Others which I wear occasionally result in compliments throughout the day. The one fragrance that I get compliments while wearing each and every wearing? Creed Aventus.
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post #4910 of 5356
12/4/12 at 6:06pm
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The scent of confidence.
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post #4911 of 5356
12/5/12 at 3:52pm
I got lots of compliments from women of all ages when I wear Ungaro III. There's something in that cologne that drives them crazy.

Try it and you'll see the results. One thing I would add, wear it with formal clothes. Not a jeans and T-shirt cologne.
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post #4912 of 5356
12/6/12 at 7:13am
Last night, I got complimented on Mona di Orio's Oud from the Les Nombres d'Or series.
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post #4913 of 5356
12/6/12 at 9:54am
Received two compliments today back to back
I walked to Fedex (i am there few times a week) and a woman said, "you always smell so nice"
Next one few min later in elevator from two employees coworkers, as I walked out I have heard them say
" he smelled good"
Frank #2 Los Angeles
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post #4914 of 5356
12/6/12 at 11:42am
Cartier, Declaration d´Un Soir
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post #4915 of 5356
12/6/12 at 12:37pm
I once received a compliment for wearing A*men, but it came from my cousin hahaha I have received countless compliments when wearing YSL's La nuit Le Parfum and L'eau D'issey
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post #4916 of 5356
12/6/12 at 1:42pm
I got two for Tobacco Vanille today, but both from men. Does that count?
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post #4917 of 5356
12/6/12 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Cosgrove View Post

I got two for Tobacco Vanille today, but both from men. Does that count?

Why wouldn't it?
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post #4918 of 5356
12/6/12 at 1:44pm
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Why wouldn't it?

The 'female' element of the title had me doubting! Still, not only is that a new record for me, I've never had a compliment from two men before.
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post #4919 of 5356
12/6/12 at 1:50pm
From one of my wifes' female coworkers . . . "You smell nice." Polo Double Black it was.

Cheers . . . Wally
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post #4920 of 5356
12/6/12 at 4:58pm
Mont Blanc Legend.

I got this as a gift.

I am not a big fan of this fragrance.

However, after showering, I sprayed 2-3 on my chest and 1 on my neck and went to the shopping center.

I got 4-5 compliments easily during my 2 hours shopping session.

Mostly girls around 25-30 yr old.

Even if it's a good compliments getter, I don't think I will wear it again.

It reminds me too much the smell of a store in the USA
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