Which men's frags do you wear?

I actually have very few feminine favorites. A list of my favorite unisex or masculines, narrowed to ones that I wear and own at least a decant of:

Unisex:
Serge Lutens Serge Noire
Serge Lutens Daim Blond
Lorenzo Villoresi Yerbamate
Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale
L'Artisan Parfumeur Tea for Two
Hermessence Vetiver Tonka
Parfumerie Generale Cedre Sandaraque
Parfumerie Generale L'Eau Rare Matale
Parfumerie Generale Cuir Venenum
Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte

Masculines:
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Creed Original Vetiver
L'Artisan Parfumeur Navegar
Hermes Terre d'Hermes

Crayfish

Chanel Egoiste, Cartier Declaration Essence, Dior Homme, Guerlain Homme, Rocabar, Eau de Baux, Histoires de Parfums Casanova, Bond No. 9 New Haarlem, Chanel Allure and Allure Edition Blanche, Eau de Patou, Iskander, Avignon, Serge Noire, Encens Flamboyant, the three Kapsules, Woody, Floriental, and Light.

Off the top of my head...

Chanel Egoiste
Dior Homme
Divine L'Homme Sage
Miller Harris Cuir d'Oranger
Miller Harris Tangerine Vert
Bois 1920 Sandalo e The
Bois 1920 Real Patchouly
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDC and EDP
Mazzolari Lui
Mazzolari Patchouli
Comme des Garcons Vettiveru
Institute Tres Bien Cologne a L'Italienne
Chanel Eau de Cologne
Serge Lutens Borneo 1834
Profumo Hindu Kush
Parfumerie Generale L'Ombre Fauve
Tierry Mugler A*Men

My fave has to be Guerlain Vetiver- magical . I would wear that everyday if I wasn't addicted so many others .
I also like Encre Noire for men but there's also a ladies' version now .

Hmmm. I tend to dislike powdery, or aggressively sweet-floral or sweet-fruity, or aggressively aldehydic notes, and women's fragrances seem to emphasize those notes more frequently. I also dislike very "girly" fragrances, which eliminates a number of women's fragrances. And while I often admire them, I'm not comfortable wearing sexy vampy fragrances, which eliminates more.

So that means that my general dislikes have the result of eliminating more women's fragrances than unisex or male fragrances.

There may also be notes that I like that are slightly more often found in men's fragrances, but I'm less clear on that. (Sandalwood and vetiver and cedar, maybe?) And, come to think of it, tobacco and leather and coffee, which I like, seem to tend more toward the vampy in women's fragrances and less so in men's and unisex, so that could be part of it.

I do realize that every single generalization I'm making may be wrong.

Looking at my wardrobe, I realize that two out of the three women's fragrances that I've given four or five stars to have a strong galbanum note, and the other has a non-indolic jasmine as a primary note. So I seem to like the sharp green women's fragrances, and less often like the others.

Crayfish

Many great scents listed here that I love to wear myself. I'll add another favorite of mine: Dior Eau Sauvage.

I wear loads of men's fragrances always have. Started with my big brother's Old Spice as a child.

Chanel
Egoiste
Pour Mouchoir

Guerlian
Hertiage
Mouchchoir de Monsieur

Creed
Bois du Portigual
Santal Imperial
Royal Delight

MPG
Eau de Illes
Iris Blu Gris

Penhaligions
LP no9 Men
Hamman Bouquet

Di Nicolai
New York
Baladin

Dior
Homme

I consider all the SL's to be unisex.

I agree with Donna on the Serge Lutens range. In fact, I think of most 'niche' perfumes as unisex.
I like leather, incense and woods far more than I like flowers and fruit, so I too find myself attracted to fragrances that might easily be worn by men.

Funnily enough, I am wearing Guerlain's Heritage today. It's a belter, so is Habit Rouge.
Jicky is marketed to women but worn by Sean Connery, so I guess that's unisex
Dzing! is unisex and fabulous, as is Bulgari Black (both leathers and with a twist of 'odd' that makes them really good. The Bulgari is very very wearable by either sex).

I love eaux de Cologne and fresh citrussy fragrances in the summer, so that takes in everything from O de Lancome to Eau de Guerlain via Cartier Declaration and Eau d' Hermes.

And then of course there are some feminine fragrances that are deeply butch - Bandit, I'm looking at you! But I think Jolie Madame and Miss Balmain are pretty strict too. And don't get me started on Cabochard!

to be honest, I think that a lot of the time the difference is only in the marketing. Dior Homme is a beautiful fragrance for a woman, as is Lolita Lempicka au Masculin. And anyone - man, woman or alien - would smell divine IMHO in Chanel's Cuir de Russie.

You might well enjoy the next Speak and Sniff on the first saturday of September - that's when we do 'gender benders' - last year it really opened my eyes to male fragrance and encouraged me to break my stereotyped attitude to scents. I've had so much more fun now I'm sniffing both sides of the perfumery!

I actually agree on all the suggestions so far To add a few more,I particularly love L'ombre dans l'eau, Czech and Speake # 88,Musc Ravageur, Serge Lutens Chene and Chergui.All these are unisex. You should also try to seek out Chanel's Cuir de russie.It's aimed towards women,but very unisex in my opinion.

I don't wear masculine fragrances on a regular basis, but a few I've worn and enjoyed include Givenchy Gentleman (years ago, I don't know if it's still the same), Dior Eau Sauvage, Terre d'Hermes, Equipage by Hermes, Grey Flannel. I have a bottle of Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac, which I like but almost never wear. Maybe I will wear it in cool weather. Can't convince my husband to wear scent, I think I've burned out his nose with all my own fragrance wearing. I'm sure there're a couple of others, but can't think of them at the moment. I agree that a lot of the niche ones seem meant for either gender.

Great thread. I'm enjoying reading all the responses. I have recently discovered ADP Colonia Intensa
and have purchased a full bottle of it--it's the only fragrance I have worn the past couple of weeks- I'm in love with it. Dior Eau Sauvage and Penhaligon's Castile are other favourites of mine.

Love and Light
Sheglows.

Let's see... There are made "just for the boys."

Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier: Parfum d'Habit, Jardin du Nil

Crown Perfumery: Crown Park Royal, Sandringham

Chanel Allure Homme

YSL L'Homme

Guerlain Habit Rouge

D'Orsay: Le Dandy, Arome Trois

Penahaligon's: Blenheim Bouquet, Hammam Bouquet

Truefitt and Hill: 1805

Bulgari Black is stunning too - unisex .

Yatagan, Le 3e homme, L'Anarchiste, Philippe Venet Couture pour liu

็Here we go..

Platinum Egoiste
L'Air du desert Marocain (I think this one is unisex?)
Hanae Mori HM for Men
Kiton Men
Kiton Black
L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme
Ralph Lauren Romance Silver
Rive Gauche
Green Iris Tweed
Bond no.9 Wall street
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Azzaro pour homme
Baldessarini Ambre
Habit Rouge
Dior Homme
Encre Noir
Canali Prestige
D&G By
Dior Higher Energy



Those are the ones I really really love, some new crush and some old flame.

These are male/unisex ones that I love, and several have already been mentioned.
Bond No 9 New Haarlem
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Guerlain SDV
Sonoma Scent Studios Fireside and Fireside Intense

I have been venturing into the mens' aisle more and more lately. I have allergies to many florals and so a large portion of fragrances marketed for women don't work for me. I love several Serge Lutens, including
Chene,
Chergui,
Daim Blond,
Amber Sultan,
Arabie

I also wear:
Rochas Men,
Bvlgari Black,
A*men,
New Haarlem,
Tumulte PH,
Heeley Cardinal,
Etro Ambra
Frapin 1270

I have tested and enjoyed some others including:
Musc Ravageur, I really need a bottle of this.
Gucci Envy PH
Le Dandy
Varvatos Vintage
Terre d'Hermes

Sometimes I buy them for my husband and wear them myself, but since he is not into fragrance I am fooling no one.

I go for the colognes, vetivers and citrus brights, which are resolutely unisex to my mind: Mugler Cologne, Penhaligon's Douro, Chanel Cologne, Carthusier Mediterraneo (enjoyed by George Clooney, apparently!), Creed's GIT and Original Vetiver.

For those scents marketed as 'masculines', I favour Penhaligon's Opus 1870 and Czech and Speake No. 88.

Frankly, some of my 'feminine' leathers have got bigger balls than most of these.

Lutens:
Ambre Sultan
Daim Blond

L'Artisan:
Dzongkha

B Never:
Dear John
Breath of God

Guerlain:
Vetiver

Miller Harris:
Terre de Bois

(Used to dabble with Egoiste as well, but have never owned any!)

Another vote for Dior Eau Sauvage.

Many of my favorites have already been mentioned:

Habit Rouge
Heritage (my husband recently discovered this one and nicked it off me, so now we share )
Santal Imperial
Envy pour Homme
Le 3eme Homme
Egoiste
Le Dandy

I'll add

Boucheron Jaipur Homme
Caron Pour un Homme
Hermes Rocabar
Sables
Ambre Precieux
Penhaligon's Endymion

Love them all.

Another vote for Guerlain Vetiver....it's wonderful. I've been meaning to try Dior Eau Savage.....

I'm suprised that none of the ladies have mentioned Versace The Dreamer. I have read many reviews that say it could easily be worn by a woman. I recently smelled it again and I agree. Any thoughts, ladies?

Oh how did I forget this one?! I have a mini and have been meaning to get a full bottle. It is wonderful and yes, a woman could wear it with ease.

I don't think there is any masc that I won't at least try on myself, especially ambers and leathers. One of my favorite newest masculines that I love and share with DH is Ormonde Jayne Man. Also really love New York as well. Anything I buy for my hubby I make sure I love for myself as well, and is fair game for either of us.

Yatagan (there's nothing like it)
Some of the Guerlain Eaux
Grey Flannel

Interesting to see the thread. After hangin' at Basenotes for a bit, it's really warped my sense of "masculine" vs. "feminine"

Unless it says "Homme" or "for men" or "massive boy juice" or something on the bottle.

That said, the "traditionally" masculine scents I find myself grabbing are:
- Knize Ten
- C&S No. 88
- vetiver anything.....

Along with Wordbird, I sneak a spritz of the husbands' Heritage (by Guerlain) every now & again!

I just posted a poll about this, and started a thread about whether fragrance "gender" choices change with age, and why.

Me? I wear Angel Men, Avon Mesmerize for Men, and a couple of "dark" patchouli- or vetiver-led blends of my own.

Guerlain Vetiver
Givenchy Pi
Dior Eau Sauvage
Calvin Klein Obsession for Men

I wear Habit Rouge and Caron Pour Une Homme often. I love M7 but only wear it going to bed. I think the SLs are unisex but for what it's worth, I wear 5'o clock.