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Powerfull tobacco, sweet, alcohol...perfume

post #1 of 14
9/24/08 at 2:59pm
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Hey,

I was wondering if you could help me with my perfume choice. I am looking for a long lasting, powerfull perfume.

Now I am using... Michael Kors for Men and Gaultier 2, Fahrenheit from time to time. (I used to use Opium a lot, but now, don´t know why, don´t like it that much)

Yet, Michael doesn´t last at all, after an hour, no one can smell a thing (I must say, I was quite disappointed with the lasting). Gaultier, as well, doesn´t seem to me "powerfull" enough.

So witch perfume should I choose? I can´t find anything suitable.

I like scents like vanilla, cinnamon, honey (a lot!)... so sweet, I guess. I aslo like tobacco scent. Maybe chocolate, cofee, maybe alcoholic scents (rum .-)), maybe even leather (yet, doesn´t remember smelling a perfume with a leather scent , so I am not that sure :-) )

Anyone could help?

Tried A*Men - lasts fine on me, yet my girlfriend isn´t that fond of it... tried Joop - Homme, which is fine, but not great, if you know, what I mean.

PS: Sorry for my poor english
PPS: Unluckily, don´t have that much to choose from, you can´t buy any "exotic" perumes here in Czech rep.... mostly, I am buying on fragrancex.com (no shipping cost, great! ;-) )
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post #2 of 14
9/25/08 at 12:14pm
Some powerful scents I have tried:

Leather: Knize Ten
Pine and ?: Yatagan
70's retro: Paco Rabanne pour Homme
Long lasting Moka: Rochas Man
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post #3 of 14
9/25/08 at 12:27pm
i assume since you having trouble finding fragrances at all you should go with the better mainstream stuff.
i second rochas man and suggest le male.its most definitely sweet amd its sillage and longevity are so great that they are reasons enough for me to skip on this one.
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post #4 of 14
9/25/08 at 1:25pm
Idole de Lubin, if you can find it.
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post #5 of 14
9/25/08 at 2:25pm
Welcome to basenotes

Go to the fragrance directory and only type into the notes section which scents you care for.
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post #6 of 14
9/26/08 at 4:19am
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Originally Posted by lynnaea View Post

Idole de Lubin, if you can find it.

why? is it rare to find?
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post #7 of 14
9/26/08 at 4:40am
Ahoj,

If you're ever in Prague, try to find a perfumery that carries Serge Lutens - perhaps the Shiseido Boutique at PařÃ*Âská 7 (tel. 224 81 97 11). This line has your name written all over it. Sweet, intense, oriental dreams, you should like Fumerie Turque in particular.
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post #8 of 14
9/26/08 at 4:47am
Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano.
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post #9 of 14
9/26/08 at 5:14am
Oh, here's one you can easily get on the net: Bogart pour homme. In fact, witness by bogart is another one that's good and cheap and the original Jacques Bogart, while not quite such a powerhouse, is a great one, too.
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post #10 of 14
9/26/08 at 5:29am
for honey I suggest you to try Lutens Mile de Bois, Malle L'Eau d'Hiver and Parfums d'Empire Fougère Bengale. Body Kouros is a good designer option too.
For a good load of vanilla, aside Opium PH, I advice you to try Chanel Egoiste. You might give a try to Rochas Lui and Rochas Man for gourmands. For alcolic scents, Idole is a good one, but also Ambre Russe or simply Bulgari Blu PH(Vodka and ginger)
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post #11 of 14
9/26/08 at 7:10am
Let me be the third to recommend Idole by Lubin.

I just tried it yesterday and I got: rum, sweet tobacco leaf, leather, honey.

it smelled kind of like the captains quarters of a pirate ship, if you can imagine! Very nice!
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post #12 of 14
9/28/08 at 10:20am
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Just tried the notes search in fragrance directory - nice! (I had n idea, it works like that :-) ) Found MCM Success, which seems right for me, thought it is discontinued :-( I have found Success on ebay (parfumflacons), they sell sort of small "sample" or "travel" flacons (10ml). I was thinking about giving it a try, but I am not sure, if it is safe to buy a perfume on ebay... (might be fake, or too old, or I don´t know .-) anyway, are pefumes in small flacons alright? I mean, there is not the "spray" thing...)

Otherwise, Rochas man seems fine, so does Bogart. Can´t find where to buy idole de lubin thought, neither anything form Parfums d'Empire.

I tried both Le Male and Kouros and I didn´t like neither of them very much (but I guess there is a difference between Kouros and Body Kouros...)

Thanks to the_good_life for the tip for Shiseido Boutique in Prague (.-) seems you know Prague better than me :-) )

Thanks everyone for your help! I would welcome any other suggestions you might have :-)
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post #13 of 14
9/28/08 at 11:01am
Tobacco and sweet? I haven't seen Burberry London mentioned, so I will toss that out there as a suggestion that definitely is described with those 2 words.
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post #14 of 14
9/28/08 at 5:52pm
What? No Dreamer recomendation?
NO DREAMER?!
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