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If you had to pick only 4 perfumes to wear from now on, forever (with a twist!)

post #1 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:09pm
Thread Starter 
This is inspired by the thread of the same name started by Nukapai on the female's board (thanks for the idea )

The concept is, for some reason, you are forced to pick ONLY 4 (or less) perfumes to wear for the rest of your life. Listing and/or is not allowed! Only 4, no ifs ands or buts about it.

Now for the twist that differentiates it from Nukapai's thread; the 4 perfumes must be from the same house. So, what four would you pick? Feel free to list what you would have preferred to pick instead if you had free reign to choose from any house, and why you chose what you chose, instead.

Me? I've got to think on this a bit..
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post #2 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:33pm
Four from same house:
Aramis JHL
Aramis Bermuda Tonic
Aramis 900
Aramis Devin

Four from any house:

Aramis JHL
Creed Acier Aluminum
Caron Yatagan
Nina Ricci Signoricci (only to have one from this genre as well. There are plent others that rank higher than this otherwise)
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post #3 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:45pm
I will follow suit...

Same house..

YSL Kouros
YSL Jazz
YSL Kouros Fraicheur
YSL M7

Any house..

YSL Kouros
Chanel Antaeus
Paco Rabanne
Oscar ph

Although there are some fragrances I might love more.. These are the ones I feel I could put up with from now on, forever!
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post #4 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:49pm
MKK
Chene
Borneo 1834
Rahat Loukoum
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post #5 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:51pm
Same house...

Aramis Havana
Aramis 900
Aramis For Men
Aramis JHL

Different houses...

Aramis Havana
Chanel Platinum Egoiste
Creed Original Santal
Hermes Un Jardin En Mediterranee

Dang, limiting it to 4 shouldn't be that difficult, and I know there'd be some I'd desperately miss like Antidote and Dirty English.
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post #6 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:52pm
Tea for Two
Premier Figuer Extreme
Saffran Troublant
La Chasse de Pappilion

I'd live next door to someone who goes for serge lutens though. In the end I went for L' Artisan because I feel their perfumes are more different from each other than SL.
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post #7 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:58pm
Guerlain Derby
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur
Guerlain Habit Rouge

or

New York
Derby
Pour Monsieur, Chanel
Cuir de Russie, Chanel
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post #8 of 55
8/23/08 at 12:59pm
Guerlain:

Habit Rouge EDC
Derby
Heritage EDT
Shalimar parfum
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Patou PH
Derby
Chanel Bois des Iles parfum
Heritage EDT
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post #9 of 55
8/23/08 at 1:03pm
What a cruel question -- I don't think I can do it IRL! I'll skip on the same house part for now -- houses that come to mind are L'artisan and PG.

Different Houses:
Guerlain SdV
Parfumerie Generale Un Crime Exotique
L'artisan Tea for Two
By Kilian Straight to Heaven
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post #10 of 55
8/23/08 at 1:23pm
Lancome:

Sagamore
Balafre
Programme Lancome
O Pour Homme
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post #11 of 55
8/23/08 at 1:46pm
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Same house:
C&S - No. 88
C&S - Cuba
C&S - Frankincense & Myrhh
C&S - Neroli


Different house:
Aramis - Havana Reserva
Domenico Caraceni - 1913
Tauer - L'Air du Desert Marocain
AdP - Colonia Assoluta
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post #12 of 55
8/23/08 at 2:14pm
Same house: Dior

Dior Homme Intense
Fahrehneit
Eau Sauvage
Bois d'Argent

Picking these, I notice, gives me a gourmand, a powerhouse, a classic cologne, and a woody fragrance.

Pick any House (as of today, ask me tomorrow)

Chanel 31 Rue Cambon
Dior Homme Intense
Helmut Lang EdC
Frederic Malle Iris Poudre
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post #13 of 55
8/23/08 at 2:56pm
GIT
Erolfa
Bois Du Portugal
Millesime Imperial
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post #14 of 55
8/23/08 at 3:14pm
From Chanel:
Bois des Iles
Coco
Egoiste
Exclusifs Eau de Cologne
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post #15 of 55
8/23/08 at 3:21pm
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I've got to try more Carons, because if I even so much as like pour un homme and The Third Man, I could see this lineup being my choice

Caron
3rd Man
L'Anarchiste
PuH
Yatagan

But, since I haven't tried PuH or the 3rd man, I don't feel comfortable with that despite loving Yatagan and L'Anarchiste. After that, I know that my fave house is MPG, but there are still so many I haven't tried. I think, at this time I'd go with

MPG
Iris Bleu Gris (classy, refined, leaning towards elegant)
Grain de Plaisir (dry and herbal but fresh enough for summer and casual wear)
Centaure (cold and dark, good for melancholy moods, straddles the line between casual and formal, can work in either I'd think)
Route du Vetiver (powerhouse earthy frag)

I'd likely replace RdV and/or GdP with a woody/ambery frag and a fresh/uplifting/summery frag, respectively. I've really got to sample the rest of this line.

From any house:
L'Anarchiste
Antidote
Grey Flannel
Prada Amber
(wow, I'm surprised to find no niche in there.)
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post #16 of 55
8/23/08 at 3:26pm
I will ignore the twist... Here's the list:

-Acqua di Parma colonia OR Extra Vieille Jean Marie Farina
-Hammam Bouquet
-Eau D'Hadrien
-Bois du Portugal (was Chanel PMC, but I changed my mind)


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post #17 of 55
8/23/08 at 3:26pm
AdP:
Colonia
Assoluta
Intensa
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post #18 of 55
8/23/08 at 3:30pm
Same House:
LV Piper Nigrum
LV Vetiver
LV Spezie
LV Yerbamate

If I had to choose just four from different houses, I think I'd lose my mind! I might be able to narrow it down to 10, but that's as far as I could go.

OK, I'm giving this a shot now:
LV Piper Nigrum
MPG Eau des Iles
Parfum d'Empire Eau de Gloire
L'Artisan Passage d'Enfer
( ... but I can't believe I had to leave out Yatagan, Dzing!, Gris Clair ... the list could go on and on ...)
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post #19 of 55
8/23/08 at 4:46pm
Two for eternity:

Kouros
Opium (1977)
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post #20 of 55
8/23/08 at 5:14pm
Creed:
-Baie de Genievre*
-Bois du Portugal
-Cypres Musc
-Orange Spice (Never smelled it, but if it's like Kouros, which reviews state it is, then I'd be up for it)
-Vetiver/Original Vetiver

*I still haven't sampled Vintage Tabarome, if I like(d) it a lot I'd swap BdG out for it.
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post #21 of 55
8/23/08 at 5:17pm
Same house :

Serge Lutens :

Chergui
Ambre sultan
Gris Clair
Daim blond

or maybe Caron with

3e homme
PuH
Yatagan
Anarchiste.

Misc:

Silver Factory
Carnal Flower
Santal Noble
No 88
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post #22 of 55
8/23/08 at 5:28pm
Santal Noble
Ambre Précieux
Iris Bleu Gris
Eau Pour le Jeune Homme
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post #23 of 55
8/23/08 at 5:38pm
Giorgio
Kouros
Davidoff Relax
Versace original
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post #24 of 55
8/23/08 at 5:49pm
I couldn't pick four from one house, so the following is my overall four:

Vetiver- Guerlain
Eau Sauvage- Dior
Rive Gauche- YSL
Bvlgari Black
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post #25 of 55
8/23/08 at 6:52pm

Santal de Mysore
Bois de Violette
Cuir Mauresque
Ambre Sultan
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post #26 of 55
8/23/08 at 6:57pm
Same:

Esencia de Loewe
Loewe para hombre
Solo Loewe
Agua de Loewe

Mixed:

Kouros/YSL
Habit Rouge/Guerlain
Sybaris/Puig
Antaeus/Chanel

Plus, I'd sneak a handful of samples & minis...
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post #27 of 55
8/23/08 at 7:10pm
This is way harder than it had any right to be. It's a toss-up between Guerlain, YSL and Cartier for me since I have to pick houses that I love but will get me through any situation with just 4.

Guerlain:
Vetiver (Second formulation)
Coriolan
Heritage EDP
L'Instant

YSL
L'Homme
Live Jazz
M7
Opium

Cartier
Santos
Pascha
Eau de Cartier
Must De Cartier

With four from any house...
MPG Eau Des Iles Old Forumla
Terre D'Hermes
Bulgari Pour Homme Extreme
Havana
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post #28 of 55
8/23/08 at 7:25pm
Difficult... for me there are many houses that two fragrances are easily great... but three... and then four... oooff.

So, for at least 3, then I would take
Labo Rose 31
Labo Vetiver 46
Labo Vanille 44

Nasomatto Absinth
Nasomatto Hindu Grass
Nasomatto Duro

Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire
Malle Musc Ravageur
Malle Noir Epices
Malle Bois d'Orage

Oops... I guess that's four!

YSL Rive Gauche
YSL Kouros
YSL M7

I guess I could find more (easily) but that's the list for now!
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post #29 of 55
8/23/08 at 7:42pm
Chanel

Cologne
Cuir de Russie
No. 5 Eau Premiere
Chanel No. 19
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post #30 of 55
8/23/08 at 8:57pm
Muscs Koublai Khan
Vetiver Oriental
Ambre Sultan
Bois et Muscs


from any house

Muscs Koublai Khan
L'Ombre Fauve
Red Vetiver
Duro
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post #31 of 55
8/23/08 at 8:59pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by KMF View Post

Same house:
C&S - No. 88
C&S - Cuba
C&S - Frankincense & Myrhh
C&S - Neroli


Different house:
Aramis - Havana Reserva
Domenico Caraceni - 1913
Tauer - L'Air du Desert Marocain
AdP - Colonia Assoluta

Ooooh nice list.
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post #32 of 55
8/23/08 at 9:58pm
YSL - L'Homme
YSL - M7 Fresh
YSL - Rive Gauche
YSL - Live Jazz
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post #33 of 55
8/23/08 at 10:37pm
Guerlain:

Philtre d' Amour
Shalimar Eau Legere
Insolence
Eau de Coq
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post #34 of 55
8/23/08 at 10:44pm
sorry...i can't follow the 'one house' rule.....that just isn't the same!

here are my 4 essentials...in pictures




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post #35 of 55
8/23/08 at 11:14pm
House of Guerlain:

Habit Rouge
Derby
Mouchoir de Monsieur
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
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post #36 of 55
8/23/08 at 11:15pm
From the same house:

Guerlain Vetiver.

Fin.
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post #37 of 55
8/24/08 at 1:20am
M7
live Jazz
body kouros
rive gauche

--or---

vetiver
coriolan
mouchoir de monsieur
habit rouge

--or--

givenchy gentleman
xeryus rouge
insense
very irrisistable
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post #38 of 55
8/24/08 at 2:37am
Creed is by no means my favourite house but I do think it's the house of which I could pick 4 and have a balanced wardrobe (e.g. balance between summer/winter & casual/formal).

Green Irish Tweed
Silver Mountain Water
Bois du Portugal
Vintage Tabarôme
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post #39 of 55
8/24/08 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by everso View Post

sorry...i can't follow the 'one house' rule.....that just isn't the same!

here are my 4 essentials...in pictures





nice herbal brew you have.

Same Houses

CD ES
CD Fahrenheit
CD Fahrenheit 32
CD Fahrenheit back up

Bvlgari PH
Bvlgari Extreme PH
Bvlgari PH Soir
Bvlgar Aqva



Combos

CD Fahrenheit
CD ES
Bvlgari Extreme
LDIssey
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post #40 of 55
8/24/08 at 4:36am
Single

Bulgari Aqua Pour Homme
Bulgari Black
Bulgari PH
Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Verte

Mixed

Saks 5th Avenue
Sephora
Macy's
Fragrancenet.com
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post #41 of 55
8/24/08 at 4:54am
Knize Ten:



Knize Two:



Knize Sec:



Knize Ten Golden edition


All Time:
Vintage Tabarome
Knize Ten
Vintage Yatagan
Mazzolari Lui / Aramis (classic vintage) / Santos Concentree Vintage (not sure about it)
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post #42 of 55
8/24/08 at 9:13am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

Mixed

Saks 5th Avenue
Sephora
Macy's
Fragrancenet.com


AWESOME!
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post #43 of 55
8/24/08 at 9:45am
Same house - I'd choose Hermes:
Terre d'Hermes
Elixir des Merveilles
Hiris (not exactly a favorite of mine, but I can't live without iris, so this will do)
Un Jardin sur le Nil

Any house:
Dior Homme
Terre d'Hermes
Habit Rouge
L'Ombre dans L'Eau

Wow. I wrote those two lists in a minute.
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post #44 of 55
8/24/08 at 10:28am
From the same house:
1. Fahrenheit
2. Dior Homme
3. Eau Sauvage Eau Fraiche Cuir
4. Dune

From any house:
1. Dunhill Edition
2. Platinum Egoiste
3. Creed MI
4. Let me play the Lion
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post #45 of 55
8/24/08 at 1:37pm
Gris Clair
Ambre Sultan
Fleur Citron
Vetiver Oriental

From any house
SMW
Ambre Sultan
Bvlgari Aqva
8 88
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post #46 of 55
8/24/08 at 2:04pm
Wow, this is only an easy question for me 'cause I can only think of one house I've tried and enjoyed at least four scents from. Burberry London and Original Burberry for cooler weather, Touch and Weekend for warmer weather. I'm not big on Weekend, but it'll have to do.
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post #47 of 55
8/24/08 at 3:47pm
I don't have anywhere near the experience to be able to identify four must have fragrances from the same house - the only four I can speak to are Creeds and I would forgo settling with the mere mediocrity of four Creeds for one outstanding fragrance from another house.

That being said my four selections from different houses are:


L'Air du Desert Marocain - Tauer
Patou pour Homme - Jean Patou
Muscs Koublaï Khän - Serge Lutens
Musc for Him oil parfum - Narcisco Rodriguez
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post #48 of 55
8/24/08 at 9:30pm
YSL Kouros
YSL M7
YSL Opium PH
YSL Rive Gauche
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post #49 of 55
8/24/08 at 9:35pm
Guerlian:

1. Vetiver, of course.
2. Habit Rouge ( and stop telling me the edc is better unless you send me a free sample)
3. Heritage ( Damn. Good juice but I like Zino better )
4. Mouchoir de Monsieur-which, along with Eau de Guerlian, I've never smelled; but c'mon I got to trust Luca on something!

Chanel:

1. Antaeus, of course
2. Egoiste, of course
3. Pour Monsieur, which I've never smelled, but having fallen asleep over the PMC version I deduce it must be a gem--or at least a lot better
4. Cuir de Russie--I hope it's not too macho. Still between this and platinum (battery acid ) egoiste . . .


Creed:

1. Vintage Tabarome ( Send up those Spitfires! )
2. Acier Aluminium ( Salome, you want WHAT on a silver platter? )
3. Himalaya ( it better be real, unspoiled EDP-or Neiman Marcus will need more guards. )
4. Erolfa ( By the seashore)

Hermes:

Naw, I'm giving away too much info . . .

Cheers,

Mario
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post #50 of 55
8/25/08 at 12:10am
Creed

Erofa...maybe my favorate Creed
VintageTabarone...maybe my favorate Creed
Selection Verte...maybe my favorate Creed
OV...maybe my favorate Creed


Any

Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte...can't ever get enough,really good on the girls too!
Givenchy Pi...warm and relaxing,helps me sleep
F Malle Musc Ravageur...(just bought a sample...WOW!!)
Guerlain Vetiver...fresh,clean and uplifting.

akdeluxe
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post #51 of 55
8/25/08 at 2:51am
Creed Royal English Leather
Creed Bois du Portugal
Creed Vetiver
Creed Vintage Tabarome
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post #52 of 55
8/25/08 at 3:54am
mmmmmmhmmmm, dont know enough yet to be narrowing them down already but i guess i could go with

one house: chanel
allure
allure blanche
platinum egoiste
anteaus (or no19.hmmmmmmmmm)

any houses

allure blanche
Un Jardin en Méditerranée
minotaure
rochas man
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post #53 of 55
8/25/08 at 11:36am
As of this morning, Guerlain's Vetiver, Knize ten, 1934 Dunhill, Creed Green Valley.

After I get my package from Caron NY, perhaps PuH, Tabac Blonde and if I can get thru a few wearings of yatigan, well who knows.

ps Can someone brief me on differences between Knize Ten and Tabac Blonde? And also why one would attempt to wear Yatigan? Thanks,
Rick
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post #54 of 55
8/25/08 at 12:30pm
I love Caron, so this is easy:

Parfum Sacre
Aimez Moi
Eau de Reglisse
Nocturnes
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post #55 of 55
8/25/08 at 3:54pm
[QUOTE=richard d;1291685]As of this morning, Guerlain's Vetiver, Knize ten, 1934 Dunhill, Creed Green Valley.

After I get my package from Caron NY, perhaps PuH, Tabac Blonde and if I can get thru a few wearings of yatigan, well who knows.

ps Can someone brief me on differences between Knize Ten and Tabac Blonde? And also why one would attempt to wear Yatigan? Thanks,
Rick

OK Received my box from Phyto Universe (Caron) in NY. There it was, a 16 oz very nice bottle of Pour Un Homme, a 4.2 oz "filler bottle" with a silver bar going down the front and down the back. Fabulous packaging really. Smells great too! A new favorite. I also received some samples. One in particular had to be tried immediatly. A small drop of Yatigan and NOW I GET IT!!!! Perhaps the local juice Itried last week was bad or old but this stuff is truly interesting. Interesting enough for me to call tomorrow and see what is available. Diane in NY said it was her favorite. Nothing like it.

On the negative side, how can one sell upscale goods operating out of "Phyto Universe"? I would think the owners of Caron would know better. Sort of like having Chanel operate out of Bed Bath and Beyond.

I would think those of us that like Caron should stock up as our (my) new favorites might not be available for long or only available until stocks run out on the internet. Hope I am wrong.
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