[FAQ] What fragrance should I wear if...[insert fragrance wearing opportunity here]

Note: This is unfinished, but I'm falling asleep so will finish it in the morning

Sometimes it is nice to know that you are wearing the most suitable fragrance for serious occasions such as peeling potatoes; boarding a plane at terminal 1-B at Malpensa Airport or maybe something like your wedding.

Well, don't fear as over the years Basenotes Readers have recommended all sorts of fragrances for almost every* situation possible:

Please note: Basenoters are generally more than happy to suggest fragrances for you. If you are making a recommend me a fragrance thread it is useful to list some fragrances you like (or don't like) as well as a bit of background about yourself. If you are new to fragrances, then check out the Just Starting Out board.

Male Recs

Air travel
AP calculus test
Birthday [2] [3]
Clubbing
\t \t \t\t \t\tCollege party \t\t\t \t\t
Company Party
First date [2] \t\t\t \t\t

Formal occasion [2]
Funeral (your own) / someone elses funeral
Graduation [2] [3]
High School
High School dance [2] \t\t\t \t\t
Job interview
Meeting Clinton
Office \t\t\t \t\t
Party [2]
Prom
Retiring
Summer (and Summer nights)
To the "best male exotic dancer" contest
To see the Foo Fighters
Tropical Country
Wedding Day (yours) [2] / (best friend's) (Jewish)
When meeting congress
When wearing a leather Jacket
Working at Ace Hardware

Female Recs

Lots of recs: dinner? / movies? / a concert / a café / a holiday in the sun? a trip to London, Paris or any other major city of your choice?
Around people who hate perfume
ER Party
Party
To go to a steakhouse
To see Bruce Springsteen
To see the movie "Perfume"?
When wearing purple and red

Oh, and what if you awoke one day, and all of a sudden you were Sweeney Todd or something**, what fragrance would you wear then? Here's a big old list, in no particular order:

What Fragrance Would Paul Lynde Wear?
What would Heath Ledger's Joker Wear?
What scents would the Sex and the City girls wear?
What Would Comic Book Characters/Superheros/Villain Wear?
What would the Phantom of the Opera wear?
What would tech CEOs wear (Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, etc.)?
What would Pete Doherty wear?
What fragrance would Count Dracula wear?
What frag would Eliot Spitzer wear?
What would Chuck Norris wear?
What kind of cologne does or would Taye Diggs wear?
What would Sweeney Todd wear?
"Scent of a woman" - Which fragrance would Al Pacino wear?
What would Michel Foucault wear?
Is it possible to ascertain what Heisenberg would wear?
What did the Addams Family wear ?
What Did The Beverly Hillbillies wear?
What fragrance would a Bond villian wear?
Just for fun... and for metal fans... What would LUCA TURILLI (Rhapsody) wear?
What cologne does josh harnett wear?
What would Ari Gold wear?
What would TCBL wear?
What fragrance would Robert Smith (The Cure) wear?
What would Harry Truman wear?
What would Frank Zappa wear?
What kind of cologne would/does John Mayer wear?
What kind of cologne does Jack Nicholson wear?
What would Werther (from Goethe's work) wear?
What would Serge Gainsbourg wear today? / What fragrance would Serge Gainsbourg wear?
What would Archimedes wear in modern times?
Fictional heroines - what scent would they wear?
If Andy Warhol were alive today, what fragrance would you expect him to wear?
What would Amy Winehouse wear?
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would Jay and Silent Bob wear? \t\t\t \t\t
What would John Huston wear?
what would Keith Richards wear?
What would birthday boy Karlheinz Stockhausen wear?
What would Hannibal Lecter wear?
What would Lex Luthor wear?
What Would Leonidas wear?
What does Bryan Ferry wear?
What does David Letterman wear?
What scent does Colin Farrell wear?
What fragrance would Haruki Murakami wear?
What would Winston Smith wear? (1984)
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat fragrance would Vicky Pollard wear?
what perfume would a royal wear?
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\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would Steve Jobs wear? \t\t\t \t\t
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would Christian Bale wear? \t\t\t \t\t
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat kind of cologne does Leonardo Dicaprio wear \t\t\t \t\t
What would Brian Boitano wear?
What perfume would Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights) wear?
What would Robert Plant wear? (1970)
What would Steve McQueen wear?
"Scent of a villian"- what would the Joker wear? =)
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would Batman wear?
\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would Philip Marlow wear?
Fragrances that Killers from movies might wear....
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\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tWhat would James Joyce wear? Opoponax. \t\t\t \t\t
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What would Björk wear in a concert?
What would Spike from Cowboy Bebop wear?


* well not every, more like 23%
** Unlikely. Unless you're Sam Beckett after stepping into the Quantum Leap Accelerator***. But don't worry - Ziggy says there is a 89% chance you'll be wearing Kouros by the end of the episode. And who knows -- maybe that next leap, will be the leap home?
*** Still unlikely, being fictional

If you read the red note on the top of the post, you will see it is not finished. It got to 4.30am and thought I should be allowed some sleep. I will continue at my next available opportunity !