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Your favourite 1980's fragrance?

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Eternity CK. Whats yours?
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Calvin by Calvin Klein....the original navy blue bottle. Awesome! A true fave!

Honorable mentions: Obsession, Smalto PH, Gendarme, Iquitos and Jacomo de Jacomo

Oh...Boss No. 1 as well...............


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Jil Sander Feeling Man.
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I think I am just going to order a rubber stamp so I can answer all my posts with:

Giorgio for Men (1984)

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Polo is close ('78) to being an 80s fragrance
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There are so many. Eau Sauvage Extreme and Drakkar Noir.
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Polo came out in 1978. At the time, I thought of it as the quintessential 80s fragrance. Today, my favorites of that era are Calvin (1981), Bois du Portgual (1987) and Green Irish Tweed (1985). Others of note:

Kouros (1981)
Farenheit (1988)
New York (1989)
Obsession (1986)
Tuscany (1984)
Sung Homme (1988)
Eternity (1989)
No. 88 (1981)
Sex Panther by Odeon (1980)
Montana Parfum d'Homme (1989)
KL Homme (1986)
Coolwater (1988)
Jacomo (1980)
Antaeus (1981)
Drakkar Noir (1982)
Eau d'Hadrien (1981)
Giorgio for Men (1984)
New West (1988)

and lots more I'm sure I am forgetting.
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Oooh, so many to pick from~

Tiffany for Men
Trussardi Uomo
Havana
Santos
post #9 of 84
Quote:
Originally Posted by shalashaska View Post

Oooh, so many to pick from~

Tiffany for Men
Trussardi Uomo
Havana
Santos

Havana actually came out in 1994. Just seems like a bold 80s frag.
post #10 of 84
Currently, I'm really digging Antaeus.
post #11 of 84
Quote:
Originally Posted by Moneysuckle View Post

Havana actually came out in 1994. Just seems like a bold 80s frag.

Heh well great, I feel like an idiot.

In that case I will substitute it's kissing cousin : Montana Pour Homme, 1989
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Lacoste Original

Boss No. 1
post #13 of 84
All of them!

But if you are making me pick just one, I will have to agree with my friend TwoRoads and say Giorgio for Men.
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New West!!!!

Close 2nds:

Farenheit, Cool Water, Eternity, No. 88

Cheers,
Al
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Kouros
Antaeus
Giorgio for Men
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JAZZ
Kouros
Armani PH
Amouage Gold
Dunhill Edition
Cliaborne for men
New West
Ricci Club
Paco Rabbane PH
post #17 of 84
for me it has to be boss number 1,followed by antaeus,kouros,sung homme,and i have recently purchased montana parfum d"homme(red box).these classics can not be matched by todays current fragrances.
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Kouros
Fahrenheit
Cacharel PH
Polo (green)
Paco Rabanne PH
Aramis
Armani PH
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During the 80's it was Antaeus & Kouros.

Now it is Czech & Speake #88.
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Versace l'homme
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Can a lady post here?

Montana (red box) it was my first male scent I used, still remember its smell till this day!
Drakkar Noir (Love to smell this one from others.)
Coolwater
post #22 of 84
My Top 10 of the 80s would be:

1. Obsession for Men by Calvin Klein (1986.)
2. Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent (1981.)
3. Antaeus by Chanel (1981.)
4. Santos by Cartier (1981.)
5. Versace lHomme (1984.)
6. Cacharel pour Homme (1981.)
7. Oscar de la Renta pour Lui (1981.)
8. Fahrenheit by Christian Dior (1988.)
9. Trussardi Uomo (1983.)
10. Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche (1982.)
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Dunhill Edition
Eau Sauvage
Yatagan
Polo Green
Pino Sylvestor
Bijan original
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1 - Cool Water
2 - Salvador Dali pour Homme
3 - Kouros
4 - Alain Delon/AD
5 - Drakkar Noir
6 - Obsession
7 - Derby
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Cerruti's Fair Play.

If only I'd appreciated it then as much as I do now.............
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Antaeus - Chanel
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At that time..my high school and forbiddable years

Polo--yes but it was 80s
Drakkar
Cool Water
Lauder for Men--loved it
Fahrenheit
Eternity
Obsession
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Trussardi Uomo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasper View Post

Can a lady post here?

Montana (red box) it was my first male scent I used, still remember its smell till this day!
Drakkar Noir (Love to smell this one from others.)
Coolwater

But of course. Welcome Jasper!

My favorite 80's: New West by Aramis. Fond memories of this scent, California (a trip for my high school graduation) and being an 18 yr old kid.
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Tsar
Drakkar Noir
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Drakkar Noir
Boss no 1
Bjørn Borg.
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Derby.

The runners up are Santal Noble and Or Black.
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Polo Green, BdP.
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Chanel - Antaeus
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Interesting observation I had while thinking about this, NOT many releases in the 1980s, even compared to the 1970s. Oh and I forgot to mention Bel Ami in my prior post.

Cheers,
Al
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YSL Kouros
Givenchy Gentleman
Chanel Antaeus
Versace L'homme
CK Obsession
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Sables (Annick Goutal) - 1985
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1. Cacharel pour l'homme
2. Hermès Bel Ami
3. YSL Kouros
4. Dior Fahrenheit
5. Caron Le 3ieme homme
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I'll have to go with Versace L' Homme.
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Derby
Le 3ieme Homme
Antaeus
New York
Sables
Kouros
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CK - Obsession
RL - Polo
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Kouros
Sung Homme
YSL PH HC
Joop Homme
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Derby
Antaeus
Tiffany for Men
New York
Bel Ami
Le 3me Homme
Etc...
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Xeryus
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Bois du Portugal
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Jil Sander Man II
Aramis New West
Boss Spirit
CK Eternity
Dior Fahrenheit
Chanel Egoiste
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Giorgio Beverly Hills VIP Special Reserve for Men.

Nothing else comes close, except maybe Giorgio for Men
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CK Obsession for men, Dior Fahrenheit and Lacoste Original are the best 80's scents, even if the fragrance that makes me think about this perioud is Drakkar Noir.
I don't like Drakkar so much, its smell was copied by a lot of cheap shower gel, but I remember it was very popular in that perioud.
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JS Feeling Man
Polo (Green)
Drakkar
Green Irish Tweed
I must also add Polo Crest (1991) .....I like this better than Polo.....
Gary
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My hatred for Drakkar stems not from its scent but because two girlfriends I had tried to get me to wear it because they liked it on earlier boyfriends.
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Bel Ami
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Another vote for Montana PdH
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Hugo Boss (Number One)
Drakkar Noir
Obsession

They were my favorites then and still are to this day.
post #54 of 84
I gotta go with New York by PdN.

Drakar Noir, Cool Water and Fahrenheit are also runner-ups.
post #55 of 84
During the 80s I wore Crabtree & Evelyn Extract of Mysore Sandalwood EDT, but it changed formulation and in the 90s I switched to GIT & AdP Colonia.

80s frags in I wear quite often now:

Santal Noble
New York
Tiffany for Men
Green Irish Tweed
Patou Pour Homme
Maxims Pour Homme
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Fahrenheit
Zino
Oscar de la Renta pour Lui
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Armani PH, closely followed by

Versace L'Homme, Van Cleff & Arpels pour homme, Chanel Antaeus, Esencia Loewe, Zino, Santos and many more
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RL Polo (1978)
Armani eau pour Homme (1984)
Esencia Loewe (1988)
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Patou pour homme
post #60 of 84
Fahrenheit. Way ahead of its time.
Green Irish Tweed. Not ahead of its time. Instead, GIT is timeless.
Eternity. Such a classic.
Obsession. I'd love to see this modernized and relaunched. Or not. CK would probably eff it up.
Polo - but that's from the late 70's, though it really was huge through the 80s. I think Polo should be updated (returned to its roots, rather than the shell of a scent it currently is), marketed in a very modern way and relaunched.
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