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Your Top Five Conservative Sharp Suit Fragrances

post #1 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:04pm
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You're in an immaculately cut dark business suit, TM Lewin double cuff shirt, silk tie etc. You are the epitome of elegance.

What are your top five fragrances to go with this ensemble...

Although there are many that came to mind, the fragrances I would consider would be and in no particular order:

1) Heritage by Guerlain
2) Helmut Lang EDC
3) Blenheim Bouquet by Penhaligon's
4) GEO F Trumper's Sandalwood Cologne
5) 3rd Man by Caron

(on the subs bench waiting to come on, Gucci Nobile)

Over to you...
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post #2 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:15pm
1. Offrez-Lui by Galimard
2. Siecle by Fragonard
3. Gengis Khan by Marc de La Morandiere
4. Gatsby by Pacoma Parums
5. Formidable Homme by Parums Kesling
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post #3 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:19pm
Eucris - Geo F Trumper
Dunhill 1934
Lauder for Men
3rd Man - Caron
Tiffany for Men
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post #4 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:37pm
Third Man
Heritage
Habit Rouge
Vetiver
Eau Sauvage

Each of which I wear formally or informally, but they're great for dressed to the nines occasions.

Chanel No. 19 edp would be classy.

Though I think the juxtaposition of Yatagan, Antaeus, Fracas, Bal a Versailles, or Opium would be fun (though not conservative) and probably "suit" me better.
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post #5 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:41pm
Not overwhelmingly staid or conservative, and in no particular order of importance:-

Esencia de Loewe
Histoires de Parfums 1725
By Kilian A Taste of Heaven
Guerlain Heritage
Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur
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post #6 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by Antaeusintheair View Post

Third Man
Heritage
Habit Rouge
Vetiver
Eau Sauvage

Each of which I wear formally or informally, but they're great for dressed to the nines occasions.

Chanel No. 19 edp would be classy.

Though I think the juxtaposition of Yatagan, Antaeus, Fracas, Bal a Versailles, or Opium would be fun (though not conservative) and probably "suit" me better.

I do wear Yatagan with suits like that and quite enjoy it, in its own way it's a very elegant fragrance.
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post #7 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:45pm
Washington Tremlett Black Tie
Calé Fragranze d'Autore Mistero
Penhaligon's LPNo9
XerJoff Homme
Tom Ford Italian Cypress
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post #8 of 59
2/20/10 at 12:54pm
At last, a query I can sink my teeth into...

Windsor
Vintage Tabarome
GIT
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Hamman Bouquet

Many notables on the bench too. I think I've got too many fairly dressy frags honestly.
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post #9 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:01pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

At last, a query I can sink my teeth into...

Windsor
Vintage Tabarome
GIT
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Hamman Bouquet

Many notables on the bench too. I think I've got too many fairly dressy frags honestly.

I should have added Hammam Bouquet on my bench too as it's one of my top five all time favourites.
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post #10 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Washington Tremlett Black Tie
Calé Fragranze d'Autore Mistero
Penhaligon's LPNo9
XerJoff Homme
Tom Ford Italian Cypress

Dimi! LPNo9??? From you? You do surprise me lol
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post #11 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:06pm
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Originally Posted by HDS1963 View Post

I should have added Hammam Bouquet on my bench too as it's one of my top five all time favourites.

That one indeed DEMANDS a suit. I'm kind of torn lately. Lives in a zone very similar to Windsor imo.
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post #12 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:08pm
- Chanel Pour Monsieur
- Chanel Antaeus
- Dior Homme Intense
- Givenchy Pour Homme
- Christian Dior Dune PM
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post #13 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

That one indeed DEMANDS a suit. I'm kind of torn lately. Lives in a zone very similar to Windsor imo.

It demands at least a jacket and open necked shirt, but tastefully so. I do get somewhat rebellious and just wear it around the house wearing nothing but a sloppy t-shirt and sweatpants, but whilst I love the fragrance, I do feel deliciously guilty lol.

It's a bit like Mouchoir de Monsieur in that respect.
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post #14 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:12pm
  1. Mouchoir de Monsieur by Guerlain
  2. Opus 1870 by Penhaligon's
  3. Pour Monsieur by Chanel
  4. Purple Water by Asprey
  5. Blend 30 by Dunhill
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post #15 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:18pm
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Van Cleef & Arpels PH
Dunhill EDC (1934)
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui (vintage)
Patou PH

On the bench, Guerlain Coriolan and Heritage EDP (vintage).
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post #16 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:38pm
Allure Blanche
Infusion d'Homme
Bulgari Aqua
Encre Noire (black suit)
Egoiste Platinum
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post #17 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:43pm
in no particular order:

Chanel pour monsieur
Eau Sauvage
Guerlain Vetiver
Rive Gauche pour homme
Burberry London
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post #18 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:50pm
Ironic option: Virgin Island Water.
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post #19 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:52pm
No one has mentioned Richard James EDT.

This actually supposedly has a "clean shirt" accord, whatever that is. Of course, you expect a sharp suit scent from Savile Row...

A very nice floral (tuberose) and spice scent.

1. Richard James EDT
2. Habit Rouge by Guerlain
3. Parfum d'Habit by MPG
4. Allure PH by Chanel
5. Pour Monsieur
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post #20 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:57pm
In no particular order:
Dunhill ('34)
Chanel Egoiste
By Kilian A Taste of Heaven
Guerlain Heritage
Tom Ford White Suede
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post #21 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:58pm
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Channel Pour Monsieur
Kiton by Kiton
Heritage by Guerlain
Antheus
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post #22 of 59
2/20/10 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by HDS1963 View Post

Dimi! LPNo9??? From you? You do surprise me lol

Amen brother! I mean EVEN THE BOTTLE is wearing a tux!
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post #23 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by TJMAC View Post

Chanel Egoiste

Conservative?!

Dosn't get much more
flamboyant than this!

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post #24 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:09pm
1. Boucheron pour Homme
2. Cartier Pasha
3. Shiseido Basala
4. Prada Infusion d'Homme (+1)
5. Armani Eau pour Homme
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post #25 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:12pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

Conservative?!

Dosn't get much more
flamboyant than this!


Oh I don't know, it's opening maybe, but the drydown does have an elegance to it.
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post #26 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitri View Post

Amen brother! I mean EVEN THE BOTTLE is wearing a tux!


Lol, you have a point there...
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post #27 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by HDS1963 View Post

Oh I don't know, it's opening maybe, but the drydown does have an elegance to it.

Don't get me wrong ... it's my signature scent,
I just don't find it conservative.
But hell, I listed Antaeus, a frag many wouldn't
call conservative either ... to each his own!
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post #28 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:43pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

Don't get me wrong ... it's my signature scent,
I just don't find it conservative.
But hell, I listed Antaeus, a frag many wouldn't
call conservative either ... to each his own!

Antaeus is great with a black suit. Killer in fact. Maybe a little retro, but still great.
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post #29 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:52pm
GIT
Angeliques sous la Pluie
Bleecker Street
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Invasion Barbare
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post #30 of 59
2/20/10 at 2:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

Antaeus is great with a black suit. Killer in fact. Maybe a little retro, but still great.

It's retro alright, the smell of an 80s gaybar!
No selfrespecting queer would leave the house
without it ... I wish I'd been there!

---EDIT---

By the time I first hit the scene,
everybody oozed Le Male..!
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post #31 of 59
2/20/10 at 3:12pm
In no paticular order:

Creed Tabarome
Creed Baie de Genievre
Eau d`Italie Bois d`Ombrie
Bois1920 Extreme
Creed Original Vetiver
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post #32 of 59
2/20/10 at 3:31pm
S-eX by S-Perfume
Patchouli 24 by Le Labo
Nostalgia by SMN
Fumidus by Profumum
Cumming by Alan Cumming
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post #33 of 59
2/20/10 at 5:02pm
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Domenico Caraceni PH
Richard James (Savile Row)
Dunhill for Men (1934)
Hugh Parsons Blue
Egoiste
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post #34 of 59
2/20/10 at 5:36pm
Iris Taizo
Monsieur Balmain (for warm weather)
Rose Poivre
Absolument Absinth
Habit Rouge EdT
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post #35 of 59
2/20/10 at 5:46pm
Chanel Egoiste Concentree
Tiffany for Men
Richard James Savile Row
Caron The Third Man
Creed Bois du Portugal
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post #36 of 59
2/20/10 at 5:52pm
JHL....Aramis
Heritage.... EDP..Guerlain
Tiffany for Men....Tiffany
Bois des Îles....Chanel
Mouchoir de Monsieur....Guerlain

Tough to pick just five, I could have easily picked ten.
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post #37 of 59
2/20/10 at 8:29pm
Patou Pour Homme
End list.

-Slim
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post #38 of 59
2/20/10 at 8:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by nsamadi View Post

S-eX by S-Perfume
Patchouli 24 by Le Labo
Nostalgia by SMN
Fumidus by Profumum
Cumming by Alan Cumming

You definitely work in a different environment than I do, nsamadi!


My list, in no particular order
  • Chanel Pour Monsieur (1955)
  • Heritage EdT
  • Habit Rouge EdC
  • YSL Rive Gauche
  • Tie: Acqua di Parma Colonia/Aramis/Eau Sauvage
That sorta makes seven, don't it?
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post #39 of 59
2/20/10 at 9:15pm
Van cleef & Arples PH
Encre Noire
Gucci PH 1
Ungaro III
Equipage
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post #40 of 59
2/20/10 at 10:12pm
TDC Bois d'Iris
Amouage Gold Cologne
Heritage EdT
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Derby
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post #41 of 59
2/20/10 at 11:34pm
1. JHL by Aramis
2. Le Troisiemme Homme de Caron
3. Rive Gauche Pour Homme by YSL
4. Mitsouko by Guerlain
5. Rive Gauche (original) by YSL
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post #42 of 59
2/21/10 at 12:48am
Here they are!

In un-implicated orders:

1. Rive Gauche PH
2. Polo Green
3. Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather
4. Givenchy - Gentleman
5. Terre'd Hermes

++ More. Though as you said I had to wad it to 5 choices :P

Cheers!

- Balava
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post #43 of 59
2/21/10 at 2:41am
Easy:

Dunhill 1934

Richard James

Vintage Tabarome

Patou Pour Homme

Acqua di Parma Colonia

Cheers,

Mario
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post #44 of 59
2/21/10 at 3:06am
All of them either taking the top spot or coming close to number one:

Armani Eau pour Homme
Chanel Antaeus
Blenheim Bouquet
Versace L'Homme
Ungaro III
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post #45 of 59
2/21/10 at 3:13am
Boucheron PH EDP
Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo
Creed Vintage Tabarome
Armani Eau PH
Santa Maria Novella Cuba
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post #46 of 59
2/21/10 at 5:01am
Creed Original Vetiver
Creed Bois du Portugal
MPG Santal Noble
Amouage Jubiliation XXV
Ormonde Jayne Man
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post #47 of 59
2/21/10 at 8:42am
Guerlain L'Instant
Heritage
Chanel Egoist
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concetree
Habit Rouge
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post #48 of 59
2/21/10 at 9:33am
These, I consider super-conservative choices; worn in small doses:
-Armani Eau Pour Homme
-Baldessarini
-Shiseido Basala
-YSL Pour Homme
-Eau Sauvage

Sometimes:
-Chanel Antaeus (a little more out there)
-Blenheim Bouquet

I don't go for the powerhouse type scents if I want to be very conservative for an ocassion.
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post #49 of 59
2/21/10 at 9:55am
I don't wear a suit and tie but if I did I would wear Ambre Sultan.
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post #50 of 59
2/21/10 at 2:28pm
Polo (original)
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Rive Gauche
Paco Rabanne
Habit Rouge
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post #51 of 59
2/21/10 at 11:54pm
My top five choices would be:

1. Mauboussin Homme EDP
2. Habit Rouge EDT
3. Bogart (1975) by Jacques Bogart
4. Oscar de la Renta pour Lui (the reformulation still fits the bill, IMO)
5. Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme
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post #52 of 59
2/22/10 at 9:29am
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Villoresi Uomo
Nicolai's New York
Hermes Vetiver Tonka
MPG Santal Noble

Any one of these, depending on the weather . . . and I forget where we were going and who we were seeing and why?
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post #53 of 59
2/22/10 at 9:38am
Knize Ten
Domenico Caraceni
Yatagan
Tabarome (vintage)
Jubilation XXV
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post #54 of 59
2/22/10 at 10:02am
Prada Amber Pour Homme
Grey Vetiver/Guerlain Vetiver
Aramis
Terre D'Hermes
Polo Green
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post #55 of 59
2/22/10 at 4:39pm
PdN New York
Creed Green Irish Tweed
AdP Colonia Assoluta
Hermes Vetiver Tonka
Prada Infusion d'Homme
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post #56 of 59
2/22/10 at 5:01pm
1. Chanel - Pour Monsieur
2. Nicolai - New York
3. Rochas - Monsieur Rochas (original formula)
4. Guerlain - Heritage
5. Guerlain - Habit Rouge
6. Guerlain - Mouchoir de Monsieur
7. Guerlain - L'Instant
8. Givenchy - Monsieur Givenchy
9. Caron - Le Troisiemme Homme
10. Tiffany - Tiffany for Men

Oops I'd better stop now I'm over my limit of 5
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post #57 of 59
2/23/10 at 5:04am
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-Loewe Esencia
-Dior Eau Sauvage
-Guerlain Héritage
-Guerlain Habit Rouge
-Caron Pour Un Homme
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post #58 of 59
2/23/10 at 5:24am
1 2 5 Yardley, English Lavender - it works, really
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post #59 of 59
2/23/10 at 5:27am
In no particular order :

Dior Eau Sauvage
Lancome Sagamore
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Creed Vintage Tabarome
Parfums de Nicolai New York
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