Fragrances like Mouchoir de Monsieur

Originally Posted by bokaba

Are there any other fragrances like MdM exuding the sophistication of the 19th Century aristocracy and gentlemanly exploits?

Originally Posted by Ken_Russell

Maybe some vintage Creeds, maybe some other niche scents, like the ones by Penhaligon's, Knize or Serge Lutens.

Originally Posted by shermanirving

What is a 'vintage Creed'?.......

Originally Posted by scent

Eau de Hermes is the first one that pops into mind, as does Jicky. Well anything civet-laden really, and citrusy or herbal.

Originally Posted by le mouchoir de monsieur

Oh, Dear! Caron pour un homme is like a cup cake next to MdM's lamp chop. I don't quite get how all of you keep harping on about PuH: It's sort of a big nothing next to J and MdM: suitable for a 16 year old or a woman by today's standards. No and No. It matters little which concentration you've tried of Jicky--I use all of them regularly and while they're all different, none of them could ever "breathe the pantry air" of PuH. PuH I used for years and still have HUGE bottles of it unopened--they made a 500ml and a 1000ml--I used to go through them like mineral water when i was in college: In France, in school, one bathes by pouring one's eau de toilette on a sea sponge and rubbing the body vigorously with it, thus: "eau de toilette," = "water for washing." Very effective, for France in the late 70's. Forget about PuH: if you're playing with the big boys now, it's below you.

Originally Posted by Asha

In terms of finding something like MdM...

A really good lavender-vanilla is By Killian A Taste of Heaven. The lavender is not as smooth as in Jicky, and I don't recall much (if any) citrus, but I don't smell any civet in it. I think ATOH is very similar to Caron Pour Un Homme, but PUH is really harsh to my nose, and has an ammonia smell to it. ATOH is much more wearable, for me, anyway.

I agree with Habit Rouge and Shalimar. Both have citrus and vanilla, which MdM has too. In HR, I'd recommend the EDC. Shalimar is very different in each concentration. I personally like the leathery notes of the extrait and EDP, but if you don't like civet, I'm not sure you'll like Shalimar. It contains pretty much all the animalics--civet, castoreum, musk.

Also Guerlain's Eau de Cologne du Coq might be good--it is a light citrus and lavender, but not long lasting.

Originally Posted by The Bark

I would suggest a few from D'Orsay, particularly Etiquette Bleue (1908), Chevalier d'Orsay (1911), Arôme 3 (1943), and if a little more adventurous, Le Dandy (1923). I believe all of them were reintroduced in the mid 1990's.

Originally Posted by scentsitivity

Some of us are common folk and have little hope of playing with big boys or getting a "lamp [sic] chop".

Originally Posted by le mouchoir de monsieur

Oh, Dear! Caron pour un homme is like a cup cake next to MdM's lamp chop. I don't quite get how all of you keep harping on about PuH: It's sort of a big nothing next to J and MdM: suitable for a 16 year old or a woman by today's standards. No and No. It matters little which concentration you've tried of Jicky--I use all of them regularly and while they're all different, none of them could ever "breathe the pantry air" of PuH. PuH I used for years and still have HUGE bottles of it unopened--they made a 500ml and a 1000ml--I used to go through them like mineral water when i was in college: In France, in school, one bathes by pouring one's eau de toilette on a sea sponge and rubbing the body vigorously with it, thus: "eau de toilette," = "water for washing." Very effective, for France in the late 70's. Forget about PuH: if you're playing with the big boys now, it's below you.

Originally Posted by mrclmind

Mon Dieu!

I thought he was asking for something similar to MdM without the civet note, it seemed like a logical suggestion to me.

Originally Posted by mrclmind

Mon Dieu!

I thought he was asking for something similar to MdM without the civet note, it seemed like a logical suggestion to me.

Originally Posted by le mouchoir de monsieur

If the "Mon Dieu" gentleman is reading, your response was to the second half of a discussion: I suggested Canoe by Dana in "Extra Rich" formulation, long discontinued but very easily available on e-bay, as the closest thing I could think of to MdM without the fecal undertone. My comments about Pour un Homme de Caron were in response to his counter suggestion.

Originally Posted by le mouchoir de monsieur

I don't know who it was--i've never done this before--and probably won't be doing it again--but there was a maelstrom of reactions to several of the comments i posted last night--I was in shock: I don't know how this system works--and many of them were snarky and unkind and I can't imagine what it was that i could have said that would lead to that kind of fierce reaction. I'm a luddite and don't use the internet much--I'm a writer so I use word mostly. I'm sure it wasn't you--It's just that, when you're used to instructing people and are considered an expert in certain realms there is a tone that develops that, I suspect, comes off as arrogance to those reading it, but would pass perfectly were it heard in the spoken word. The whole thing just seems bizarre to me--that is--until I saw the "lamp chop," at which point, I considered all abusive reactions worthy of having produced groundbreaking art! I suppose i don't quite understand how people could be so critical, for instance, of my copious usage of perfume on a forum like this: In reality, I don't feel I over use--I just "use," and by that I mean on everything--and I come from a culture of perfume usage, so this kind of thing is normal for me. Anyway--if my comment "hit" you--I had no idea: I just imagined it was hitting everyone: again, at risk of being redundant--I am a novice at this online banter and have no idea how it works--so my apologies. Somehow, we made the "lamp chop" happen--so, you know, I'm proud! (should have written "mutton chop!"