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post #1 of 29
12/9/09 at 7:43pm
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Which house do you think has the best names for the frags in their lineup?

I think I vote Amouage - Epic, Jubilation, Reflection, Lyric, etc.

I would do a poll here, but there are just too many options!!

What do you think?
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post #2 of 29
12/9/09 at 7:47pm
i agree with Amouage
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post #3 of 29
12/9/09 at 8:57pm
Guerlain - too many to mention.
Caron also has some very evocative titles.
Amouage approach is also great - there is a theme going on there for sure.
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post #4 of 29
12/9/09 at 9:01pm
Chanel - Allure, No.5, Coco
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post #5 of 29
12/9/09 at 9:07pm
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I like the sound of these houses and many of their scents:

Serge Lutens
Guerlain
L'Artisan Parfumeur
Parfumerie Generale
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post #6 of 29
12/9/09 at 9:21pm
Demeter:

Carrot
Ceder
Celery
Dirt
etc.
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post #7 of 29
12/9/09 at 9:28pm
Caron and Guerlain (for the oldies), L'Artisan, Serge Lutens.
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post #8 of 29
12/9/09 at 9:56pm
old - Guerlain, Caron,
new - Lutens, PG, ELDO
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post #9 of 29
12/9/09 at 10:26pm
Hermes, as a house, has my favorites.
Guerlain has plenty of good ones too.
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post #10 of 29
12/9/09 at 10:36pm
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Demeter:

Carrot
Ceder
Celery
Dirt
etc.

Don't forget [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Demeter-Between-The-Sheets-Fragrance/dp/B001MA4288"]Between the Sheets[/ame].
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post #11 of 29
12/9/09 at 10:54pm
Hands down,

Etat libre d'orange

Samples, just to name but a few:

Fat Electrician
Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow
Delicious Closet Queen
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post #12 of 29
12/9/09 at 11:51pm
Musc Ravageur
L'air Du Desert Marocain
Vetiver Extraorinaire
French Lover
Parfum d'Habit
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post #13 of 29
12/10/09 at 12:34am
Creed:

Bois du Portugal
Silver Mountain Water
Royal Scottish Lavender
Virgin Island Water
Green Valley
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post #14 of 29
12/10/09 at 7:31am
Musc Ravageur
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post #15 of 29
12/10/09 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by mr. reasonable View Post

Guerlain - too many to mention.
Caron also has some very evocative titles.
Amouage approach is also great - there is a theme going on there for sure.

Coup de Fouet!

I like the word Insense, by Givenchy! Although not a fan of Rance, I like the name "Le Vainqueur."

And the perfume house name Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier...just *hearing* a man say this gives me chair de poule (goose bumps)! And the scent names and inspirations are wonderful: Jardin du Nil, Parfum d'Habit, Iris Bleu Gris...and the line called "Caprices du Dandy."

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Hands down,

Etat libre d'orange

Samples, just to name but a few:

Fat Electrician
Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow
Delicious Closet Queen

LOL! All of the ELdO offerings are tongue-in-cheek. And now they are relaunching (for Christmas) "Noel au balcon." Il y a du monde au balcon, indeed... LOL!
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post #16 of 29
12/10/09 at 8:03am
Encre Noire!
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post #17 of 29
12/10/09 at 8:49am
Serge Lutens and Amouage very good and consistent with names.

Etat libre d'orange the hands down winner for being most flip and fun.
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post #18 of 29
12/10/09 at 10:09am
Guerlain and Chanel
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post #19 of 29
12/10/09 at 10:25am
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, for the literary and cultural allusions.
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post #20 of 29
12/10/09 at 10:34am
The Robert Piguet line-up's names are quite sophisticated:
Fracas, Bandit, Futur, Visa, Baghari, Cravache, Calypso.
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post #21 of 29
12/10/09 at 10:46am
Parfumerie Generale, for sure
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post #22 of 29
12/10/09 at 11:01am
I enjoy MPG's names. I love how "Santal Noble" rolls off the tongue.
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post #23 of 29
12/10/09 at 1:29pm
Guerlain
Serge Lutens
Caron
and agreeing with Ruggles re. Robert Piguet
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post #24 of 29
12/10/09 at 2:58pm
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The Robert Piguet line-up's names are quite sophisticated:
Fracas, Bandit, Futur, Visa, Baghari, Cravache, Calypso.

This. Until they re-release Dingo anyway.

Lulz...Dingo.
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post #25 of 29
12/11/09 at 4:48pm
+1 for the Robert Piguet names (Fracas, Bandit, Futur, Visa, etc...) These are exceptionally well-crafted. Classy and yet completely unpretentious and a little bit fun. Almost language-neutral, francophonic without edging into perfume French-comme-il-faut.

I like the Amouage product names, too, but "Amouage" kills it for me. It seems to neatly encapsulate everything that's wrong with perfumery: pretentiousness, pseudo-Frenchiosity, strident insistence that fragrance is all about l'amour. Not to mention the long list of fragrance brands that sound practically identical in that three-syllable-ish a-to-zh-ish sort of way: Alliage, Amarige, Azuree, Aramis, Armani, Arpege, Azzaro... Terrible.
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post #26 of 29
12/11/09 at 5:03pm
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Aramis:

Havana
Tuscany
Devin
JHL
Portos
Aramis
New West


Simple and to the point...
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post #27 of 29
12/11/09 at 5:23pm
In Love Again
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post #28 of 29
12/12/09 at 1:57am
What about "One Man Show?" What sophistication! LOL!!!
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post #29 of 29
12/12/09 at 9:32am
Frederic Malle.

French Lover, En Passant, Carnal Flower, Dans Tes Bras

I'd buy them just for the names.
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