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post #1 of 27
12/11/08 at 10:40pm
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In searching for a review of Tam Dao, I found beachroses' old thread:
Review game - give a fragrance review in exactly ten words.
and thought I would revive the game (since threads "over 301 days old" cannot be continued).

Demeter Sugar Cookie -- I am at my husband's mom's house eating her snickerdoodles.

Cuba Paris Cuba Gold -- Spicy vanilla musk like Le Mâle but mucho menos money.

Halston Halston Couture -- Goth girl walking in the woods carrying pungent wilting flowers.

Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose -- Halp! I am suffocating in a vat of rose concentrate!
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post #2 of 27
12/11/08 at 11:41pm
SirSlarty is very good at this stuff .

Trumper Sandalwood- Like softly walking through a multi-layered fragrant golden rainbow
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post #3 of 27
12/11/08 at 11:53pm
Love it! Here's a few off the top of my head...

Rochas Lui - Blonde angel says to brunette, "There's chypre in my woody!"

Caron Yatagan - "Police? Yeah - I'm locked in a sawmill with... I'm serious!"

Tiffany For Men - And God said, let there be a timeless oriental powerhouse.

Juliette Has A Gun Lady Vengeance - "Ma'am - I hope that's not a pistol in your bouquet."
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post #4 of 27
12/14/08 at 10:46pm
Gucci Pour Homme

Sharpen Pencils.
Collect the Shavings.
Wear them for Good Luck.

Le Labo Musc 25

Snort Aldehydes.
Pretend you're Horny.
You've lost two Ben Franklins.

Yves Saint Laurent Kouros

Shiny White Puck.
Shining from Below.
Turn you now Yellow.

Frédéric Malle Vétiver Extraordinaire

Dig a deep Hole.
Mysterious Bulbs.
Perhaps I'll wear You.

Profumum Acqua di Sale

Ted drives off Bridge.
Looks around Furtively.
"Not my Fault."

Sean John Unforgivable

Melons and Attitude.
Mated with Hype.
You're merely a Clone.
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post #5 of 27
12/15/08 at 2:07am
CdG Calamus - Spring leaves pressed in the pages of an old book.

Fougere Bengale - Curry and cigars at an English tea house - no tigers.

Rossy di Palma - A rose is a rose but this time it's plastic.

Rasa Extreme - A nightmare of used diapers becomes a dream of musk.

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post #6 of 27
12/15/08 at 2:42am
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Originally Posted by Aiona View Post

and thought I would revive the game (since threads "over 301 days old" cannot be continued).

(offtopic)

Older threads can be revived, but you have to check the box to do so.

cheers
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post #7 of 27
12/15/08 at 6:08am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grant View Post

(offtopic)

Older threads can be revived, but you have to check the box to do so.

cheers

Oh ho! You're right! Perhaps we can merge them then?
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post #8 of 27
12/15/08 at 7:23am
Knize Ten - Do you really want to be a dominatrix in drag?
alternately
Knize Ten - Overhyped on Basenotes and what's the deal with airline food?

Rochas Man - Creamy coffee and chocolate please, hold the patchouli and cheese.

Aspen - Green Irish Tweed's too much, can you spare a dime?

Curve for Men - Wan violet leaf but nice and everyone still wears it.

Acqua di Gio - The best selling mens cologne in the world. Cloned repeatedly.
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post #9 of 27
12/15/08 at 1:43pm
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Snort Aldehydes.
Pretend you're Horny.
You've lost two Ben Franklins.

Love it!
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post #10 of 27
12/21/08 at 3:37pm
Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme - Flowers for rich men from Arabia playing roulette in Montecarlo.

Gucci pour Homme (2003) - Sharpened my pencils first and then had some vanilla candy.

Agua Brava - Soup made of green herbs tamed with some fresh lemons.

Canoe - Flowers for a shaved man and candies for his son.

Givenchy Gentleman - I am the king of the place I am in!!!

Azzaro pH - Disco, baby, disco!!! I am the king of Disco!!! Baby!!!

Monsieur de Givenchy - The older son of an old money family playing accordingly

Eau Savage - The middle son of an old money family playing accordingly

YSL pour Homme - Younger son of an old money family not playing accordingly

Chanel pour Monsieur - The 50 year old father of the before mentioned family

Vetiver Guerlain - The 75 year old grandfather of the before mentioned family
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post #11 of 27
12/22/08 at 1:38pm
Edited
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post #12 of 27
12/22/08 at 9:30pm
Escada Magnetism - "I, Doktor Frankenstein, create electomagnetic olfactory grape soda. Bwa-ha-ha! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
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post #13 of 27
12/22/08 at 10:16pm
Missoni MISSONI: The sugar plum fairy has lost her marbles. She's fired!

Parfumerie Generale IRIS TAIZO: Crush a Choward's violet lozenge and apply discreetly to wrist.

Serge Lutens ARABIE: Did someone say FRUITCAKE? He's the crown king of gourmands!
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post #14 of 27
12/22/08 at 10:28pm
Parfumerie Generale AOMASSAI: Let's toss stuff into the campfire. Wow, what's that smell?!

Serge Lutens CHERGUI: Meet you in the hayloft. We'll smoke pipes and kiss!
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post #15 of 27
12/26/08 at 2:21pm
Yay, I love this game!

Chanel No 19 Eau de Parfum

Walking through green fields, stoops to pick a wild rose.
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post #16 of 27
12/27/08 at 10:49am
Two more roses...

Sonoma Scent Studio VELVET ROSE: My nomination for the freshest rose west of the Mississippi.

Parfums de Rosine ECUME DE ROSE Salt spray gently kisses her rosy cheeks and windblown hair.
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post #17 of 27
12/27/08 at 11:17am
Calvin for Men (the Eighties original): How dare you assume that I wish to remain anonymous?

Ungaro II: Who knew that lemon and civet could actually work together?

Sweet Honesty: Innocence in a bottle -- one of the only decent Avons.

Gris Clair: Bleak wintertime in Scotland. Astringent lavender and melancholy Northern moors.

A*men: My cocoa fell into hot tar. The smell causes migraines.

Diva: Rich, opulent nectar of the goddesses. Easily Ungaro's best work.

Youth Dew: Gorgeous brew that ought not be worn before age 50.

L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme: Understated white musk to check out in spite of synthetics.

Gendarme (the original): See above. See above. See above. See above. See above.

Grey Flannel: Sober, elegant violet elixir. Great juice for the money.

Catalyst for Men: Bay rum goes mod. Twice the spice and add musk.

Rocabar: An implausible marriage of woods and flowers, but it works.

L'Air du Temps: Who said that smelling pretty has to cost a fortune?

Skarb: Imagine carrots, cardamom and cumin in a skanky Lithuanian stew.

Boucheron pour Homme: This works in spite of its similarity to Lemon Pledge.

Acqua di Giò pour Homme: Solid proof that Americans can be convinced to buy anything.

Magie Noire: French seductress misses her sexy civet. Please return it, Lancôme.

Racquets by Penhaligons: Powdery, crisp, tailored. British stiff upper lip? Yes, but sexy.

Yang by Jacques Fath: Green tea and musk -- yum! This always gets me compliments.

Witness by Jacques Bogart: Well kept secret concoction of patchouli and cinnamon. Get some.

Monsieur Musk by Houbigant/Dana: Skanky, sexy Seventies powerhouse. John Holmes might have worn it.

Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens: Pine needles and cherry Robitussin. Expensive as hell, too -- yikes!

Claiborne for Men: Bergamot laden juice that goes on heavy but dries SMOOTH.

White Shoulders: Soft gardenia -- always a classic. Gorgeous stuff for drugstore price.

Bogart pour Homme: Chocolate, patchouli, spices and musk. Under twenty bucks on eBay.

Santa Fe: Pleasant masculine Oriental that can be had for very little.

Arabie by Serge Lutens: Treacle covered with exotic spices. Diabetic coma in a bottle.

JHL: Cinnabar with balls. Cinnabar with balls. Cinnabar with balls. Balls.
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post #18 of 27
12/27/08 at 12:33pm
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post #19 of 27
12/28/08 at 11:52am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tvlampboy View Post

White Shoulders: Soft gardenia -- always a classic. Gorgeous stuff for drugstore price.

Good one!

Parfums de Rosine Rose d'Ete - Bowl of fruit beside a lush bouquet of yellow roses.
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post #20 of 27
1/15/09 at 8:59am
Canoé (Canoe) by Dana: Marvelous soapy and powdery fougère you can buy for peanuts.

Salvador Dali pour Homme: Satanic sex machine for sale. Lips on top of bottle.

Lacoste pour Homme (the original): Soapy, citrusy, sexy Eighties powerhouse. Apply sparingly, though. Strong stuff.

Orient Extreme by Montale: Oh, poor Montale should have stopped while it was ahead.

Aramis 900 by Aramis: In five short words, friends: Aromatics Elixir out of drag.

Happy for Men: Finally, a grapefruit fragrance for guys that actually WORKS. Fun!

Joy by Jean Patou: Complex aldehydic elixir favored by the Boca blue hair set.

Quorum by Puig: You could do worse for twelve bucks. But do better.

Jicky: Unisex lavender delight . . . once you get over the baby poo.

Tabac (the original): Barbershop nostalgia all bottled up. Pure soap and clean muskiness.

The Dreamer by Versace: Much maligned tobacco and iris juice. (Try it first, OK?)

Molinard de Molinard: Understated French elegance; pure femininity. All you need to know.

Great Jones by Bond No. 9: Drakkar Noir in a cooler bottle and quadrupled in price.

Sirène by Vicky Tiel: Heady, elegant floral. Demure but sexy. Yes, a siren indeed.

Index Patchouli Pure by Fresh: Cousin to Givenchy Gentleman and Bond No. 9 Hot Always.

Signature pour Homme by Dupont: Spices and sweet vanilla, with notes of tulip thrown in.

L'Inspiratrice by Divine: Exotic ylang ylang and rose layered over warm tonka. Expensive.

Noir Épices: Dark, misunderstood Continental beauty. High praise: favorite of Cathérine Deneuve.

Original Santal by Creed: Joop! has a classy English sibling. Who knew? I did.
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post #21 of 27
1/25/09 at 8:35pm
I could really do with a sample of Skarb actually. Sounds intriguing.
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post #22 of 27
3/6/09 at 7:30pm
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Rose des Bois -- I emptied my spice cabinet and rolled in it. Yummy!

Rose 31 -- Cinnamon, cumin, and crushed roses made into bread. Still yummy!

Rose Absolue -- Roses and sweet baby oil. I can play girly too!
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post #23 of 27
12/1/11 at 2:58pm
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Usher -- "It makes you want to leave the one you're with."
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post #24 of 27
12/6/11 at 9:06pm
ARAMIS - Excellent substitute for ipecac syrup, and does the job quicker.
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post #25 of 27
12/7/11 at 2:32am
Blue Sugar - A sticky children's birthday in a bottle. Being 5 again.
Kouros - Like big boobs for the nose. An animalic urinal wonder.
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post #26 of 27
12/7/11 at 5:47am
Aventus - Hide and seek champion admits using pineapple for daylight robbery.
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post #27 of 27
7/5/12 at 5:17pm
Horizon - Abusive mermaids found blind drunk on floor of local tobacconist
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