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Best (designer) fragrances marketed as unisex

post #1 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:11pm
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We hear a lot about best men's or best women's fragrances, and also which frags marketed to one gender can be worn by the other, but I'm curious to read what you think are the best fragrances marketed by their companies as unisex. Hoping to see designer offerings as well as niche. What do you think?
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post #2 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:14pm
Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte, Kelly Caleche

BVL's tea line (Black, green, red, white)

CK One, Be

4711

Cheers,
Al
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post #3 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:22pm
Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte
Sisley Eau de Campagne
Dior Eau Noire
Costume National Scent Intense
Mugler Cologne
Hermés Ambre Narguile
Bvlgari Eau Parfumée au thé Verte Extrême
Tauer L'air du Desert Marocain
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post #4 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:31pm
Jicky!
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post #5 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:41pm
Eau de Cartier Concentree
Eau d'Hermes

There are a lot of fragrances used by both men and women, but not necessarily marketed as unisex.
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post #6 of 24
7/30/08 at 1:53pm
D'Orsay Arôme 3
Bulgari Black
ck One and its derivatives
Jicky
Ô de Lancôme
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post #7 of 24
7/30/08 at 2:31pm
Gaultier 2
Eau De Cartier
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post #8 of 24
7/30/08 at 3:21pm
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil (Hermes)
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post #9 of 24
7/30/08 at 3:45pm
Samba doesn't seem to "market" anything, but I consider several of their men's frags to be uni.
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post #10 of 24
7/30/08 at 4:05pm
Bulgari Black, Mugler Cologne.
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post #11 of 24
7/30/08 at 6:25pm
Bvlgari Black
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post #12 of 24
7/30/08 at 6:47pm
Mugler Cologne.
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post #13 of 24
7/30/08 at 7:17pm
Black Orchid by Tom Ford
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post #14 of 24
7/30/08 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by NYCBoy View Post

Un Jardin Sur Le Nil (Hermes)

Ditto
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post #15 of 24
7/30/08 at 8:25pm
Gaultier2, Un Jardin En Mediterranee, Hermes Ambre Narguile.
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post #16 of 24
7/30/08 at 8:31pm
Voleur de Roses!
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post #17 of 24
7/31/08 at 12:31am
cK ONE
Mugler Cologne
Eau de Cartier
Kenzo
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post #18 of 24
7/31/08 at 2:02am
In no particular order ...

Bvlgari Black
Frédéric Malle Noir Épices
Annick Goutal Les Nuits d'Hadrien
Serge Lutens Arabie
Profvmvm Acqua di Sale
Profvmvm Thundra
Diptyque Philosykos
Andy Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain
Andy Tauer Incense Rosé

Just an interesting point for discussion: I think the fact that niche houses market as unisex much more often than non-niche houses indicates that the non-niche houses are as much selling a gender-specific image as they are selling a sensory experience. The niche houses are more about the juice itself (which is obviously gender-neutral).
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post #19 of 24
7/31/08 at 8:16am
1. Eau dHermès
2. Bvlgari Black
3. Mugler Cologne
4. Gaultier^2
5. Eau de Cartier
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post #20 of 24
7/31/08 at 8:47am
Any/all of the Hermesscence line - my lady does not find EdOV (or its concentree) to be feminine enough.

Bond No 9 Eau de New York, Little Italy, and various others are all great.
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post #21 of 24
7/31/08 at 3:40pm
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another vote for CK one, aigner's x limited isnt too bad for a unisex frag as well
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post #22 of 24
7/31/08 at 4:14pm
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Ditto

Ditto x2. Although not many people know about it. Let's keep it that way!
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post #23 of 24
7/31/08 at 4:37pm
Eau d'Hermes, Eau d'Hermes and Eau d'Hermes. Did I forget to mention Eua d'Hermes?
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post #24 of 24
7/31/08 at 10:59pm
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Originally Posted by Astaroth View Post

In no particular order ...

Bvlgari Black
Frédéric Malle Noir Épices
Annick Goutal Les Nuits d'Hadrien
Serge Lutens Arabie
Profvmvm Acqua di Sale
Profvmvm Thundra
Diptyque Philosykos
Andy Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain
Andy Tauer Incense Rosé

Just an interesting point for discussion: I think the fact that niche houses market as unisex much more often than non-niche houses indicates that the non-niche houses are as much selling a gender-specific image as they are selling a sensory experience. The niche houses are more about the juice itself (which is obviously gender-neutral).


Yes, I do think that's interesting. I would add that at least some of the non-niche houses make a bigger deal out of the unisex-iness than the niche ones do. For example, the marketing (including the packaging) of CK One and Gaultier2 is ABOUT being unisex more than about the fragrance itself.
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