I suppose this is somewhat similar to a top 10 thread, but yet.. not 
. If you could only have 10 fragrances in your drobe, what would you pick, and most importantly, why?
Based on everything I've tried, here is what I would go with as of today
1. Bois de Turquie
I just love it. Cinnamon, orange, incense, sandalwood, orris, myrrh. It's a light enough oriental to be worn in all but the warmest of temps (it actually seems to fair best in warmer weather). Rich and opulent but its restrained nature makes it suitable for nearly any occasion. Its three distinct phases allow it to fit the role of my orris scent, one of my cinnamon scents (one of my favorite notes!), and my sandalwood scent.
2. Prada Amber
Ultra clean and yet evolves nicely and has a sort of magnetic allure to it. Extremely unique and fares fairly well in all weather and almost all situations. Versatile!
3. Versace Pour Homme
Another medium weight kind of frag that fairs well in many situations. Light enough to be a 'casual aquatic' but heavy enough to come across as slightly formal if you were dressed up. The cedar and oud in the drydown are nice, as is the mineralic note in the late drydown. The drydown is combined with a very nice citrus opening and sage heart. In this lineup it would serve mostly as a daily casual fragrance.
4. L'Anarchiste
Versatile medium weight frag (can you see a trend here?). It's dark and brooding and yet has some spiritual qualities with the nice dose of cedar. One of my favorites during fall.. I've often called it the "scent of autumn, bottled."
5. Narciso Rodriguez PH
*The* scent to wear when it is raining outside. Dark, mysterious, elegant and glorious. A gothic Grey Flannel. This would serve as my primary green fragrance, too.
6. Fleur du Male
Sexy, sweet, woody, playful and barbershoppy. Makes a great date scent if you're feeling bold, and applied lightly works great in the spring. It's also extremely comforting to me. Along with Prada Amber, the most comforting fragrances I have tried.
7. Un Parfum des Sens et Bois
Ethereal incense, cedar and violets (almost smells like an airy ylang ylang note). Meditative and yet suitable for nearly any occasion. My drobe would need at least one incense scent and this is my first pick (if I were to include a second incense it would be Serge Noire)
8. Lys Mediterranee
Would be a staple of my spring and summer wardrobe. A cool lily based scent that doesn't get too sweet on me and stays firmly in the unisex boat. Sometimes you just want to smell like a flower, y'know?
9. Erolfa
Sometimes you just want to smell like the ocean. Salt. Mmm. This scent is one of the few that can be worn in 90+ degree temperatures with no fear of it turning on you. My favorite aquatic (I consider Versace Pour Homme to be more of a citrus/woody with an almost oriental drydown)
10. Not 100% sure what to fill this spot with yet. Something very woody and meditative. At least meditative. Some candidates are: Bois de Aoud, Tam Dao (need to test this more), Serge Noire, Royal Aoud, Hinoki (need to test more), Let me Play the Lion.
Honorable mentions:
Ungaro II - a beautiful scent. One of the finest I've ever smelled.. I just don't know when to wear it. I'm debating sticking it in the #10 slot just so I can have it around to sniff from time to time.
M7 - I love this but I've got other scents on the list that could be worn in its place, and it's not versatile enough. I have a feeling if it was winter right now and I was wearing this as regularly as I do in winter, that it would definitely be on my list. I haven't worn it in quite a while and so I'm forgetting all of its best qualities and remembering its slightly synthetic drydown. That's another reason its not on the list as of now.
Antidote - I love it but it lasts TOO long and I find the drydown to be just too synthetic to justify it being on my top 10 of all time.
Davidoff Adventure - I love this, too, but sometimes find it *too* spicy. L'Anarchiste and Bois de Turquie have some similar aspects both having woods and cinnamon and so 3 scents of this nature are just not necessary and Adventure is my least favorite of the three.
. If you could only have 10 fragrances in your drobe, what would you pick, and most importantly, why?Based on everything I've tried, here is what I would go with as of today
1. Bois de Turquie
I just love it. Cinnamon, orange, incense, sandalwood, orris, myrrh. It's a light enough oriental to be worn in all but the warmest of temps (it actually seems to fair best in warmer weather). Rich and opulent but its restrained nature makes it suitable for nearly any occasion. Its three distinct phases allow it to fit the role of my orris scent, one of my cinnamon scents (one of my favorite notes!), and my sandalwood scent.
2. Prada Amber
Ultra clean and yet evolves nicely and has a sort of magnetic allure to it. Extremely unique and fares fairly well in all weather and almost all situations. Versatile!
3. Versace Pour Homme
Another medium weight kind of frag that fairs well in many situations. Light enough to be a 'casual aquatic' but heavy enough to come across as slightly formal if you were dressed up. The cedar and oud in the drydown are nice, as is the mineralic note in the late drydown. The drydown is combined with a very nice citrus opening and sage heart. In this lineup it would serve mostly as a daily casual fragrance.
4. L'Anarchiste
Versatile medium weight frag (can you see a trend here?
). It's dark and brooding and yet has some spiritual qualities with the nice dose of cedar. One of my favorites during fall.. I've often called it the "scent of autumn, bottled."5. Narciso Rodriguez PH
*The* scent to wear when it is raining outside. Dark, mysterious, elegant and glorious. A gothic Grey Flannel. This would serve as my primary green fragrance, too.
6. Fleur du Male
Sexy, sweet, woody, playful and barbershoppy. Makes a great date scent if you're feeling bold, and applied lightly works great in the spring. It's also extremely comforting to me. Along with Prada Amber, the most comforting fragrances I have tried.
7. Un Parfum des Sens et Bois
Ethereal incense, cedar and violets (almost smells like an airy ylang ylang note). Meditative and yet suitable for nearly any occasion. My drobe would need at least one incense scent and this is my first pick (if I were to include a second incense it would be Serge Noire)
8. Lys Mediterranee
Would be a staple of my spring and summer wardrobe. A cool lily based scent that doesn't get too sweet on me and stays firmly in the unisex boat. Sometimes you just want to smell like a flower, y'know?
9. Erolfa
Sometimes you just want to smell like the ocean. Salt. Mmm. This scent is one of the few that can be worn in 90+ degree temperatures with no fear of it turning on you. My favorite aquatic (I consider Versace Pour Homme to be more of a citrus/woody with an almost oriental drydown)
10. Not 100% sure what to fill this spot with yet. Something very woody and meditative. At least meditative. Some candidates are: Bois de Aoud, Tam Dao (need to test this more), Serge Noire, Royal Aoud, Hinoki (need to test more), Let me Play the Lion.
Honorable mentions:
Ungaro II - a beautiful scent. One of the finest I've ever smelled.. I just don't know when to wear it. I'm debating sticking it in the #10 slot just so I can have it around to sniff from time to time.
M7 - I love this but I've got other scents on the list that could be worn in its place, and it's not versatile enough. I have a feeling if it was winter right now and I was wearing this as regularly as I do in winter, that it would definitely be on my list. I haven't worn it in quite a while and so I'm forgetting all of its best qualities and remembering its slightly synthetic drydown. That's another reason its not on the list as of now.
Antidote - I love it but it lasts TOO long and I find the drydown to be just too synthetic to justify it being on my top 10 of all time.
Davidoff Adventure - I love this, too, but sometimes find it *too* spicy. L'Anarchiste and Bois de Turquie have some similar aspects both having woods and cinnamon and so 3 scents of this nature are just not necessary and Adventure is my least favorite of the three.
