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Need to spend the paycheck: Best non niche dry herbal fragrance?

post #1 of 17
8/11/08 at 9:18pm
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Title says it all. I've got a couple of scents I already have budgeted in for purchase (Eau Sauvage, Third Man) and I'm in the market for a dry herbal designer fragrance, or niche if I can get it under 100 dollars. Thoughts?
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post #2 of 17
8/11/08 at 9:22pm
Aramis 900
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post #3 of 17
8/11/08 at 9:32pm
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Aramis 900

My first thought as well!
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post #4 of 17
8/11/08 at 9:37pm
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I was looking into 9000 but the reviews said that it had a strong floral elements, which is something I'd want to minimize with a dry herbal.
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post #5 of 17
8/11/08 at 9:41pm
you won't need to spend your paycheck if you go to Marshalls and buy Azzaro Pour Homme It's a lovely dry herbal lavender/anise scent. I bought it there for $19.99
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post #6 of 17
8/11/08 at 10:05pm
This thread should help: Aramis 900
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post #7 of 17
8/11/08 at 10:13pm
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Hmmm I will have to look into Aramis 9000 but the for other reasons than seeking an herbal. I do like a masculine rose and that seems like it will fit the bill.
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post #8 of 17
8/11/08 at 10:58pm
You might want to give Maitre Perfumeur's Grain de Plaisir a shot. Its not a bone dry herbal though. I would still give 900 a couple of wearings before looking for something else! :-)

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I was looking into 9000 but the reviews said that it had a strong floral elements, which is something I'd want to minimize with a dry herbal.
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post #9 of 17
8/11/08 at 11:10pm
The Aramis would be a good choice but the first one that came to mind here was Yatagan. It would certainly meet your quest for 'dry' and it's certainly aromatic trending toward herbal. If you can find a bottle with a black cap on it, so much the better. A good one that is a little harder to come by is Sud Est by Romeo Gigli. Also dry, it's an interesting herbal floral mix that smells a lot more than it costs.
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post #10 of 17
8/12/08 at 12:29am
I think I have to play the Sisley Eau de Campagne card again here
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post #11 of 17
8/12/08 at 8:07am
L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer was my first choice, but then I realized you need something below $100.

So...what about Spezie by Lorenzo Villoresi? Dry as a bone, extremely herbal and retails for $75 (at Lafco NY).
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post #12 of 17
8/12/08 at 8:33am
I would recommend Yatagan as well, though of course it is an acquired taste.

Another great one, as dry herbal as it gets, and more wearable than Yatagan, perhaps, is Romeo Gigli Sud-Est, which is discontinued but frequently pops up at ebay. I got it for a lot less than $100.

Another discontinued great is Phileas by Nina Rici, a kinder, gentler Yatagan.

Cheap, but excellent: Bogart (the original 1975 scent) by Jacques Bogart - herbal-leather, really worth a try if you like classic men's perfumes.

If you like it green & with lavender, you might want to check out Trumper's Wild Fern or Penhaligon's English Fern (or, more pricey, Villoresi's Yerbamate)
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post #13 of 17
8/12/08 at 8:38am
Dry herbal? Inexpensive? How bout the one and only POLO...
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post #14 of 17
8/12/08 at 9:15am
Yatagan. Period.

OK, maybe Azzaro if Yatagan is just too scary for you...
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post #15 of 17
8/12/08 at 9:29am
Good recommendations so far. I would also recommend the following non-niche:

Montana Pour Homme (red box) reminds one of Caron's Third Man but it's spicy and dry; pungent.
Eau Sauvage Extreme
Yatagan
Aramis Devin
Aramis 900 but not so dry
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post #16 of 17
8/12/08 at 9:49am
Actually, I find 900 to feel very wet with its slippery, rose and aldehyde accord. If you want to have a natural smelling, dry herbal you couldn't do any better than Aramis Tuscany. A staple for an everyman classics shelf, sitting very proudly next to Azzaro pour Homme and Yatagan.
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post #17 of 17
8/12/08 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer was my first choice, but then I realized you need something below $100.

So...what about Spezie by Lorenzo Villoresi? Dry as a bone, extremely herbal and retails for $75 (at Lafco NY).

I'm very interested in LV scents but the Lafco website has all bottles at 120. Am I missing something?
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