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post #1 of 61
12/9/09 at 8:51am
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I want to hear about those obscure scents, the ones that are very rarely, if ever, discussed on Basenotes, that are a part of your regular rotation. Not just obscure frags you like to use now and then, but that you use frequently.

From my own wardrobe:

D.R. Harris and Co. His Cologne: I think of this like a combination of Egoiste, Carven Homme, and Goutal Sables. The notes I get are lemon, rosewood, immortelle, and bittersweet spicesvery old school and a bit stuffy but with a slightly musky dry-down to keep it attractive. I wear this at least once a week.
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post #2 of 61
12/9/09 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by arlecchino View Post

I want to hear about those obscure scents, the ones that are very rarely, if ever, discussed on Basenotes, that are a part of your regular rotation. Not just obscure frags you like to use now and then, but that you use frequently.

From my own wardrobe:

D.R. Harris and Co. His Cologne: I think of this like a combination of Egoiste, Carven Homme, and Goutal Sables. The notes I get are lemon, rosewood, immortelle, and bittersweet spicesvery old school and a bit stuffy but with a slightly musky dry-down to keep it attractive. I wear this at least once a week.

Seems nice!

Drugstore scents:

American - British Sterling, Royal Copenhagen, Jovan's Musk
Argentine - Chester, Chester Ice, Alliance, Grandal, McTaylor, Colbert
Spanish - Agua de Lavanda Puig, Vetiver de Puig, Agua Brava, Heno de Pravia and Agua de Pravia 1905, Ambar, Sándalo and Vetiver by Zara
Global ones - Old Spice and Canoe

Direct Marketing:
Avon's - Legacy, Woody Musk, Musk for Men and Black Touch
Mary Kay - Tribute and Domain

I use these before training due to their fleeting character. You apply them and in hours, they are gone, so they won't mix up with sweat, something that can be a nightmare to other members of the team. Or when at home just for the sake of it.
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post #3 of 61
12/9/09 at 9:27am
AromiErotici needs to respond to this thread because he is a maestro of little known, obscure but very good scents from days gone by. Some that he has turned me on to are:

MCM Success, Sybaris, Sagamore, Capucci Punjab and Monsieur Carven and Monsieur Rochas - all are excellent in their own way ! But they are kind of hard to find. You have too look between the cracks and crevices in the older pfume shops or on ebay now and again - they show up from time to time.

Another fragrance that is discontinued but is outstanding if you can find it Gucci Rush. This may have been the first real incense fragrance to hit the mainstream market but it was before its time and got discontinued too fast for people to really discover it. A fantastic incense scent - highly recommended.
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post #4 of 61
12/9/09 at 9:27am
  • Le Jardin Retrouve - Eau de Vetyver
  • Lorenzo Siena - Palio
  • Bogner - Deep Forest
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post #5 of 61
12/9/09 at 10:19am
Le Dandy by Parfum d'Orsay, if only for the namesake....

Shiseido Murasaki, to remind me of my girlhood.
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post #6 of 61
12/9/09 at 10:42am
I used to wear Caswell-Massey Persian Leather exclusively for years, and still wear it occasionally.

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...Another fragrance that is discontinued but is outstanding if you can find it Gucci Rush. This may have been the first real incense fragrance to hit the mainstream market but it was before its time and got discontinued too fast for people to really discover it. A fantastic vanilla/ incense scent - highly recommended.

Vanilla? No. Cedar - YES.
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post #7 of 61
12/9/09 at 10:43am
Shiseido Basala
YSL Jazz Prestige
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post #8 of 61
12/9/09 at 11:58am
Polo Crest for me.....Gary
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post #9 of 61
12/9/09 at 12:35pm
Hugo Boss Baldessarini Concentrate.
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post #10 of 61
12/9/09 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by Snafoo View Post

I used to wear Caswell-Massey Persian Leather exclusively for years, and still wear it occasionally.


Vanilla? No. Cedar - YES.

Awesome scent. Just found a large tester of Gucci Rush for Men at lunch today at a local shop.
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post #11 of 61
12/9/09 at 1:41pm
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post #12 of 61
12/9/09 at 4:14pm
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Originally Posted by Snafoo View Post

I used to wear Caswell-Massey Persian Leather exclusively for years, and still wear it occasionally.


Vanilla? No. Cedar - YES.

I guess that sweeetness in the opening I smell in this is Lavender possibly combining with the Sandalwood. Anyway it has a sweet mellow opening then it dries out into an all wood incense that is one of the nicer incense type fragrances I've tried. Recommended!
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post #13 of 61
12/9/09 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by Buzzlepuff View Post

I guess that sweeetness in the opening I smell in this is Lavender possibly combining with the Sandalwood. Anyway it has a sweet mellow opening then it dries out into an all wood incense that is one of the nicer incense type fragrances I've tried. Recommended!

Buzzlepuff, in my haste, I forgot to agree with you regarding Gucci Rush. I find it eminently wearable, especially for informal occasions and knocking around the house. Very uplifting.
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post #14 of 61
12/9/09 at 5:53pm
Wazamba found a little goes a long way one two sprays and its wearable frequently
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post #15 of 61
12/9/09 at 6:07pm
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post #16 of 61
12/9/09 at 6:23pm
Le Parfum by Barbara Bui, Vietnamese fashion designer from Paris had this perfume made for her by Fermeniche. A contract problem caused it to go into discontinued status but, it is absolutely wonderful.
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post #17 of 61
12/9/09 at 6:41pm
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Originally Posted by Buzzlepuff View Post

AromiErotici needs to respond to this thread because he is a maestro of little known, obscure but very good scents from days gone by. Some that he has turned me on to are:

MCM Success, Sybaris, Sagamore, Capucci Punjab and Monsieur Carven and Monsieur Rochas - all are excellent in their own way ! But they are kind of hard to find. You have too look between the cracks and crevices in the older pfume shops or on ebay now and again - they show up from time to time.

Another fragrance that is discontinued but is outstanding if you can find it Gucci Rush. This may have been the first real incense fragrance to hit the mainstream market but it was before its time and got discontinued too fast for people to really discover it. A fantastic vanilla/ incense scent - highly recommended.

Aromi sent me Success, Sagamore, and Punjab, in addition to a few others. Of the 7 or so he sent me, the Success and Fresh Cannabis are my favs. Cannabis is kinda like a slightly ligher Amen or BMen. I am almost certain I would trade my Amen for the Fresh. The Success is a very classy fragrance. I feel sophisticated in it. I may purchase this one shortly.
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post #18 of 61
12/9/09 at 6:58pm
I've been wearing these three a bit regularly in the last month or so:

Malbec

Pancaldi

Furyo

Also, since finding a few more bottles, I have been more liberal with the Fougere Royale this year.
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post #19 of 61
12/9/09 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by N_Tesla View Post

Le Parfum by Barbara Bui, Vietnamese fashion designer from Paris had this perfume made for her by Fermeniche. A contract problem caused it to go into discontinued status but, it is absolutely wonderful.


Barbara Bui? Doesn't she work on the Howard Stern Show?

(Sorry, couldn't resist)
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post #20 of 61
12/9/09 at 8:17pm
These are bomb frags

Pancaldi ( green so smooth it's like glass)
Aigner Superfragrance for Men ( best herbaceous scent I've ever come across)
Antaeus Sport ( I find it deeper and more versatile)
Ted Lapidus PH circa 1978 ( perfect smoke Leonard PH tried and failed to copy)
Balenciaga PH ( a smooth and civilized Kouros that's downright beautiful smelling)
MCM Twenty four Evening ( dark civet-fest with a volume control)
Moschino PH ( spicy and outstanding use of mace)
Sagamore ( (no words necessary)
Sybaris ( substantial herbal scent with class)
Lauder for Men ( borderline dirty fresh fougere that fits anywhere,anytime....)
Success ( Tobacco with leather out the wazoo)
Versailles PH ( eclectic and sophisticated oriental bomb with pimento)
Aigner #1 ( leather so smooth it may slide clean off of you)
Gucci PH circa 1976 ( after this, you'd look at the modern versions and go "WTF"?)
Monsieur Carven ( sexy in a bottle. Best implementation of civet you can find)
Punjab ( The most badass leather I have found yet )
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post #21 of 61
12/9/09 at 11:12pm
thanks Aromi ...
about 4 of that list of yours : )
& for the past few years i been working my way thru some extinct & scarce bottles of A/S - Colognes .
> Paros by Avon , works beautifully as a body splash then a few hits of Kouros
Huon Pine , a frag made in Tasmania that i been using mostly on its own for a while now .
Cobb & Co , AS /Cologne , another Aussie only release that goes well with many of my musky frags
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post #22 of 61
12/10/09 at 12:01am
I wore Basala the other day and got a compliment from a young lady at a coffee shop.

I like to wear Eau d'Hermès fairly often, and Eau de Givenchy, which is my SotD for December 10.

I pull out Cacharel Nemo once in a while, as well as Pour l'Homme by the same house.

Homme de Grès is another one I like to wear from time to time.
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post #23 of 61
12/10/09 at 12:52am
Lolita Lempicka, Intense Euphoria, Animale Animale
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post #24 of 61
12/10/09 at 1:59am
John Players special Classic Green
(somewhat obscure) On El by J del Pozo
Marbert Homme
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post #25 of 61
12/11/09 at 1:32am
There are three fragrances that I wear quite often that I know no one else at my workplace wears:

Tactics by Shiseido
Tabac Original Extreme
Otto Kern Man

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post #26 of 61
12/13/09 at 6:22pm
I wear Agua Lavanda at least about 5 times a month, I love this scent
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post #27 of 61
12/16/09 at 11:24pm
GFT Royal Cologne
GFT Fougena
GFT Sylvester
D R Harris 'His' Cologne (mentioned in the first post)
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post #28 of 61
12/17/09 at 12:45am
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Originally Posted by Inselaffe View Post

  • Le Jardin Retrouve - Eau de Vetyver
  • Lorenzo Siena - Palio
  • Bogner - Deep Forest

Le Jardin Retrouve - Eau de Vetyver too!
And Cuir de Russie by the same House also.
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post #29 of 61
12/17/09 at 6:59am
Genghis Khan by Marc de la Morandiere
Niagara by Courreges
Gatsby by Pacoma Parfums
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post #30 of 61
12/17/09 at 7:04am
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  • Bogner - Deep Forest

I always thought that scent sounded so intriguing
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post #31 of 61
12/17/09 at 5:24pm
Monsieur 2 Givenchy
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post #32 of 61
2/15/10 at 9:42am
I bought a bottle of Ted Baker Endurance off e-bay based on a few positive
posts and now enjoy it as part of my cologne rotation. It has a ginger
note that is lacking in my other fragrances.
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post #33 of 61
2/15/10 at 12:51pm
Does this one qualify?
Odeur 71 by Comme des Garçons
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post #34 of 61
2/15/10 at 1:03pm
I'm not sure if Rose de Nuit and Tubereuse Criminelle are obscure, but it seems for the most part I'm one of the few people actually wearing them on a regular basis.

Balmain's Ebene may become a regular-wear in the warmer months. I just wear it occasionally now.
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post #35 of 61
2/15/10 at 1:11pm
Every time I visit my local perfumerie I spray on the Santa Maria Novella scents. Iris and Tuberose are my favorites, and I've heard good things about the musks, and of course the much discussed Nostalgia. I would buy them, but the longevity is a deal-breaker. Wish the EDC changed to EDP!
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post #36 of 61
6/8/10 at 9:26am
Animale Animale
Very often 'coz it's gorgeous
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post #37 of 61
6/8/10 at 9:57am
The closest thing I have in my rotation that would qualify is Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax. Not sure if it's really "obscure" per se, but I never hear it discussed around here. Beautiful resin-ey fragrance. Creates the most gorgeous aura around me. Love it.
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post #38 of 61
6/8/10 at 10:13am
Some may find it obscure that I use so many female scents period.
But the most obscure one I often wear is Bal Ã* Versailles.
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post #39 of 61
6/8/10 at 12:08pm
Cumming. In fact, I need a new bottle, mine is getting ready to run out soon.
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post #40 of 61
6/8/10 at 12:38pm
Marbert Pure Man
Angel Schlesser pour Homme Oriental Edition
Givenchy Greenergy
Prince Noir - Princesse Marina de Bourbon
Altamir - Ted Lapidus
Celine pour Homme EDP
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post #41 of 61
6/8/10 at 2:18pm
+1 for Cumming, along with Globe, Ocean Rain, L'Eau de Ryokuei (pace mtgprox05 ), and Or Black.
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post #42 of 61
6/8/10 at 3:27pm
+1 for On El. As a decent priced, synthetically overdose of a fragrance - this stuff is one of the few I've found to wear really well in the extreme desert heat.
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post #43 of 61
6/8/10 at 3:33pm
Cumming and Dzing
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post #44 of 61
6/8/10 at 4:16pm
My 'obscure' frag lately has become Minotaur. GREAT citrus launch then drops into what I suppose to be their interpretation of leather (?)

Don't really get the leather all that much and for some reason this frag makes me a little antsy - but god I love it for summer.
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post #45 of 61
6/8/10 at 6:07pm
Knize Sec.
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post #46 of 61
6/8/10 at 6:53pm
Bogart Pour Homme has been getting some mention lately, but I'm content with having Bogart (a slightly dark aromatic leather) in my "slow" rotation.

Other than that, most of what I own gets discussed now and then.
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post #47 of 61
6/8/10 at 10:23pm
Aomassai, Timbuktu, Mitsouko, Vent Vert, Ambre Gris.
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post #48 of 61
6/8/10 at 11:51pm
The obscure one that's most in my rotation is Patyka Fougere I think. I think it's that one at least.
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post #49 of 61
6/9/10 at 12:18am
I'll add Neil Morris Gandhara, and Caron's Tubereuse, and Acaciosa to my list.
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post #50 of 61
6/9/10 at 11:30am
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+1 for Cumming, along with Globe, Ocean Rain, L'Eau de Ryokuei (pace mtgprox05 ), and Or Black.

That made me chuckle.
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post #51 of 61
7/13/10 at 9:02am
Adolfo Dominguez Alegria Hombre
Angel Schlesser Homme
Mediterraneum - ok, a little embarassed by this one, but the deep citrus I get from it just clicks with me
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post #52 of 61
7/13/10 at 9:23am
Everything I own is in regular rotation. Relatively obscure ones include Mark Buxton Around Midnight, Romeo Gigli (Uomo), Six Scents Illicit Sex, and several DSH scents (Fire Opal, Hinoki, Menthe Moderne, Prana, Sandalo Inspiritu, Violetta di Murano).
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post #53 of 61
7/14/10 at 2:03am
Speick eau de cologne - Speick
Biagiotti Uomo - Laura Biagiotti
Butch - Nancy Boy
Fem - Nancy Boy
Diamant - Fragonard
French Line - Révillon
Hierbas de Ibiza - Hierbas de Ibiza
Jaguar Mark II - Jaguar
Mare - Beth Terry
Mila Schön Homme - Mila Schön
Préparation Parfumée - Andrée Putman
Sybaris - Antonio Puig
Verino pour Homme - Roberto Verino
Weil pour Homme - Weil
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post #54 of 61
7/14/10 at 9:03am
Montblanc Homme Exceptionnel
L'eau Bleue D'Issey
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post #55 of 61
7/14/10 at 9:52am
Obscure enough, & relatively frequent enough:

1969 Revolte by Histoires de Parfums
Le Roy Soleil Homme by Salvador Dali
Signature pour Homme by ST Dupont
Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge by Jacomo
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post #56 of 61
7/14/10 at 10:04am
Kenzo Ufo and Hermes George V
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post #57 of 61
7/14/10 at 12:30pm
Smiley Edp is one that I wear.....Very nice scent!!!
Gary
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post #58 of 61
7/14/10 at 12:51pm
Whoops!
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post #59 of 61
7/14/10 at 1:30pm
Lolita Lempicka, M Men, Jaques Bogart Witness and Minotaur..
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post #60 of 61
7/14/10 at 1:35pm
Maitre's room sprays.
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