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5/13/09 at 2:17pm

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It's common knowledge that many find the following similarities:

1. Cool Water: Green Irish Tweed
2. Paco XS: Himalaya

I would add the following:

3. Dunhill Desire: Santal Imperial
4. D&G By Man: Royal Delight (rather tenuously, but I get the impression the perfumer behind the D&G had RD in mind!)

Any thoughts or additions?

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Here are a number of sources I think you'll find useful:

http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=204530
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=200416
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=170885
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=193865

and not solely Creed, but useful nonetheless:
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=187461
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=168491
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=213030

Hope that helps!

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5/14/09 at 12:27am

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Green Irish Tweed was prior to Cool Water and II don't believe Truefitt's date for Freshman (they've reformulated)

1. Joop Homme --->Orig. Santal
2. Mugler ---> Orig. Vetiver
3. Fath Green Water ---> Selection Verte
4. Paco Rabanne XS ---> Himalaya

Paco XS is the only one better than the creed for my taste, it's fresher and mintier.

And all the others AFAIK are copies/inspirations the other way around.

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5/14/09 at 2:24am