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Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations

post #1 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:45pm
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Got a big sweet tooth for boldly sweet men's fragrances, especially in this frigid winter we've been having. I draw the line at Joop. Otherwise, looking for suggestions. Some of my favorites in my collection include Chergui, Creed Original Santal (no, it does not remind me of Joop), and Acier Aluminium. Prefer rich sweetness. Yes, I will consider some unisex and even female-marketed fragrances - but don't get too carried away with those. . . . not looking to smell like Lolita or your Aunt Lottie.

Any recommendations?
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post #2 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:47pm
Do not blind buy any of these!

BUT--if you like sweet, my first impression is By Kilian Back to Black. A very sweet pipe tobacco in the top note and some say cherry vanilla tobacco. I do not detect powder. This is sold as a unisex.

A femme which may be unisex is Molinard's Habanita. A tobacco vanilla (with some powder) that is very pleasant and sweet. Habanita was recently discussed on the boards.

Finally, a mainstream scent for men, Diesel Fuel for Life. A sweet undercurrent all the way down.
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post #3 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:47pm
I cannot think of a finer one than Jazz Prestige.
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post #4 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:49pm
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[QUOTE=Primrose;1758577]If you like sweet, my first impression is By Kilian Back to Black. A very sweet pipe tobacco in the top note and some say cherry vanilla tobacco./QUOTE]

Cool. Good rec, thank you! Others?
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post #5 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by Hillaire View Post

I cannot think of a finer one than Jazz Prestige.

Nice, sounds intriguing. . .
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post #6 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:54pm
[QUOTE=mrcologneguy;1758582]
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Originally Posted by Primrose View Post

If you like sweet, my first impression is By Kilian Back to Black. A very sweet pipe tobacco in the top note and some say cherry vanilla tobacco./QUOTE]

Cool. Good rec, thank you! Others?

See my edited post for two more.
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post #7 of 79
2/22/10 at 7:56pm
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[QUOTE=Primrose;1758587]
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See my edited post for two more.

mmmmm. . . nice. . . thank you!
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post #8 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:00pm
Costume National Scent Intense, Dior Homme Intense and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin are my three favorite 'sweet' fragrances. Scent Intense is a rich amber with some sweet 'berries' in the background that set it apart. Dior Homme Intense smells like apple pie dusted with cocoa and a glass of vanilla custard. Lolita Lempicka au Masculine smells like 'dusty vanilla licorice,' I don't think theres any other way to describe it. Id say Dior Homme Intense is the most masculine of the three - really worth a try in my opinion.
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post #9 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:02pm
try the EdP

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post #10 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by Anthony87 View Post

Costume National Scent Intense, Dior Homme Intense and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin are my three favorite 'sweet' fragrances. Scent Intense is a rich amber with some sweet 'berries' in the background that set it apart. Dior Homme Intense smells like apple pie dusted with cocoa and a glass of vanilla custard. Lolita Lempicka au Masculine smells like 'dusty vanilla licorice,' I don't think theres any other way to describe it. Id say Dior Homme Intense is the most masculine of the three - really worth a try in my opinion.


All sound very nice. Thanks for the recommendations!
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post #11 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:04pm
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try the EdP


Yes, yes, very good call. I own this one, EPD even. Rather tasty, I'd say. Very good recommendation.
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post #12 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:07pm
How about Versace The Dreamer? I hear a nice sweet tobacco scent.
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post #13 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:07pm
L'Occitane Eav Des Bavx
Tom Ford Tobacco vanille
Bogart Pour Homme
Mugler Pure Coffee
Creed Green Valley
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post #14 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:08pm
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How about Versace The Dreamer? I hear a nice sweet tobacco scent.

Haven't tried it yet, but found it yesterday in a local shopping mall store. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
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post #15 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:09pm
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L'Occitane Eav Des Bavx
Tom Ford Tobacco vanille
Bogart Pour Homme
Mugler Pure Coffee
Creed Green Valley

Big fan of Green Valley. Very curious about TF Tobacco Vanille. Don't know the others. Thank you, Mr. Dullah. Always appreciate your well-informed opinions.
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post #16 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Big fan of Green Valley. Very curious about TF Tobacco Vanille. Don't know the others. Thank you, Mr. Dullah. Always appreciate your well-informed opinions.

A second for L'Occitane's Eau des Baux. A vanilla incense with cypress!
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post #17 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:26pm
From my wardrobe, I would recommend that you perhaps sample the following:

Mauboussin Homme EDP by Mauboussin *****!
Arpege pour Homme by Lanvin *****!
360 White for Men by Perry Ellis ****
BalMan by Pierre Malmain *****!
Carlos Santana for Men *****!
Devotion for Men By Gabriela Sabatini ***
Hypnôse Homme by Lancome ****
Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld ***
Otto Kern Man by Otto Kern ****
Silver Shadow by Davidoff ****
Ignition by Lomani ***
Cadillac for Men EDT by Cadillac *****!
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post #18 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by SillageMonger View Post

From my wardrobe, I would recommend that you perhaps sample the following:

Mauboussin Homme EDP by Mauboussin *****!
Arpege pour Homme by Lanvin *****!
360 White for Men by Perry Ellis ****
BalMan by Pierre Malmain *****!
Carlos Santana for Men *****!
Devotion for Men By Gabriela Sabatini ***
Hypnôse Homme by Lancome ****
Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld ***
Otto Kern Man by Otto Kern ****
Silver Shadow by Davidoff ****
Ignition by Lomani ***

Only one of those I have is Lagerfeld Classic. Thanks for the big list!
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post #19 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:32pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Yes, I will consider some unisex and even female-marketed fragrances - but don't get too carried away with those. . . .

I dare you to try out Hypnotic Poison.
On the right man, it can be quite alluring!
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post #20 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:35pm
I just edited again and included Cadillac for Men EDT, which is similar to Arpege pour Homme, except that Arpege has a strong Iris note and Cadillac has a predominant Tarragon note.
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post #21 of 79
2/22/10 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Big fan of Green Valley. Very curious about TF Tobacco Vanille. Don't know the others. Thank you, Mr. Dullah. Always appreciate your well-informed opinions.

I forgot ST Dupont Signature, another quite sweet, yet very masculine scent which is not so much like Tobacco Vanille, but more like a dry/parched, far more Masculine Guerlain SDV.
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post #22 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:05pm
Burberry London for men
Michael for men- Michael Kors
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post #23 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:15pm
Habit Rouge!
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post #24 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:20pm
I'd rec some ambers. They're sweet but spicey as well. Try Opium Pour Homme, Tom Ford Amber Absolute
Bvlgari Black - vanilla + rubber
maybe? Serge Daim Blond (leather and apricot)

that's all I can think of for now
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post #25 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:30pm
Rochas Man and New Haarlem
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post #26 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:35pm
Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue and Vol de Nuit are beyond gender and fit your desires perfectly for sweet wintry scents. Both have that great pastry-scented guerlainade, L'Heure Bleue as a spicy-iris oriental and Vol de Nuit as a woody-amber oriental.

I find YSL M7 to be quite sweet in a very non-gourmand kind of way. And Michael for Men and Lolita au Masculin are great recs I would second.
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post #27 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:40pm
Chaumet Pour Men
XXL by Daniel Hechter
Boum Homme
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post #28 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:49pm
Two Words Body Kouros
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post #29 of 79
2/22/10 at 9:51pm
Micheal Kors for men
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post #30 of 79
2/22/10 at 10:23pm
Geir Ness . Incredible longevity with that one.
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post #31 of 79
2/22/10 at 10:27pm
Zino Davidoff
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post #32 of 79
2/22/10 at 11:16pm
Rochas Lui
TL por Lui - Ted Lapidus
Altamir - Ted Lapidus
Cristobal pour Homme - Balenciaga
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post #33 of 79
2/22/10 at 11:33pm
I second recs on
Opium pour Homme
Guerlain Heritage
Lanvin Arpege pour Homme
Bogart pour Homme
L'Occitane Eav de Bavx

Also add:
Histoires de Parfums 1725
Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Yohji Homme
Boucheron Jaipur Homme
Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles, Chergui, Arabie, Ambre Sultan
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post #34 of 79
2/23/10 at 1:59am
Bmen
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post #35 of 79
2/23/10 at 2:30am
-Andy Tauer L`Air du desert Marocain.
-Valentino V.
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post #36 of 79
2/23/10 at 3:14am
I agree adonis---Geir Ness is an excellent choice.
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Geir Ness . Incredible longevity with that one.
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post #37 of 79
2/23/10 at 3:25am
Fleur du Male (extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely sweet, you've been warned)
A*Men
Au Masculin by Lolita Lempicka
Pure Coffee
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post #38 of 79
2/23/10 at 3:57am
Allure?
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post #39 of 79
2/23/10 at 4:08am
From the previous list, I absolutely second especially Burberry London and Zino Davidoff

other frags to likely be considered for testing:

Gucci Envy for Men, Rochas Man, Fahrenheit 32, Obsession Night by Calvin Klein, almost anything within the Versace Jeans range, Givenchy Very Irresistible, Azzaro Bright Visit, Solo Loewe- powerful, yet still somewhat safe and casual wear-type of sweetness

Chanel Allure Homme, Dior Homme, M7 (these three remotely bordering the first category), Jaipur by Boucheron, Ungaro III, Endymion by Penhaligon's, Baldessarini Ambre, Givenchy Pi, the male version L'Instand de Guerlain, Cartier Declaration, also ultra classic Caron pour un Homme, Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur, oddly even the Blu Mediterraneo range by ADP, Esencia Loewe - a far more non-linear, quirky, artisanal, off-beat, experimental kind of sweetness, aptly masked by and/or mingled with some of the complete opposites of sweet fragrance notes
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post #40 of 79
2/23/10 at 4:20am
Body Kouros
Cristobal pour Homme
Habit Rouge
Jaïpur Homme
Jubilation XXV
Kenzo Power
M7
Rochas Man
Via Condotti pour Homme
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post #41 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:20am
I have several sweet masculine frags in my collection that I like:

Rochas Man- sexy chocolate frag
Armani Code- Tonka Bean sweetness
Canali Man- sweet citris leather
Swiss Army original- sweet alpine smell
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post #42 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:27am
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This is great. Thank you, BN group! Lots of stuff in here I've never considered. That's what makes basenotes so great - opens us up to lots of new possibilities. Wouldn't have found a tenth of this without the group's advice. THANKS!
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post #43 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:30am
New Haarlem by bond no 9. Please don't pass it by, it's an incredible gourmand.
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post #44 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:35am
To be careful..I'd say go to www.theperfumecourt.com and sample them before...or unless they're available at your local chemist.

It proves much more au fait and safe to do it this way..whereas buying outright, especially if wadded for cash..can be a nuesance.

Oh, I also suggest you try Chanel Antaeus it is a very sweet frag and can easily be located at many pharmacies and many perfumeries!

Good Luck!

- Balava
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post #45 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:37am
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Oh, I also suggest you try Chanel Antaeus it is a very sweet frag
- Balava

lol wut?

I think you might just be a fanboy balava
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post #46 of 79
2/23/10 at 5:49am
Nope...it's florescent base is indeed treacle! . I find it sweet anyhow :P

But we all get different scent pyramids

Cheers guys!

- Balava
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post #47 of 79
2/23/10 at 6:51am
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Nope...it's florescent base is indeed treacle! . I find it sweet anyhow :P

But we all get different scent pyramids

Cheers guys!

- Balava

I totally agree, and was going to suggest Antaeus and Knize Ten for masculine sweetness!
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post #48 of 79
2/23/10 at 6:55am
Antaeus sweet? Eeeehh....
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post #49 of 79
2/23/10 at 7:01am
There's some sweetness to both Antaeus and Knize Ten; what I took to be all leather at first sniff for both turns out to be honied florals held in a leather glove, but Antaeus has the sage and thyme to balance the sweetness and Knize Ten has the petroleum accord. The sandalwood in both (coupled with the patchouli in Antaeus) make for woody-sweet (but not sugary or syrupy) drydowns.

But then again I'm a total fanboy!
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post #50 of 79
2/23/10 at 7:09am
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+1 Lui Rochas and Loewe Solo.

Adding: Fumerie Turque.
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post #51 of 79
2/23/10 at 9:21am
Not a big fan of the Bond range in general but New Haarlem - booootiful!!

....and what a great bottle!!

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post #52 of 79
2/23/10 at 11:26am
Pi, Body Kouros, Le Male, The Dreamer, M7, Black XS, A*men, The One... the ones that come to mind from my wardrobe.
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post #53 of 79
2/23/10 at 12:35pm
John Varvatos (original) and Opium.
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post #54 of 79
2/23/10 at 4:42pm
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Hugo Boss - Baldessarini
Caron – Le 3ème Homme
Chanel - Égoïste
Christian Dior- Fahrenheit 32
Molinard- Molinard Homme I
Serge Lutens- Douce Amère
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post #55 of 79
2/23/10 at 6:46pm
Great suggestions. The only thing I would add is :
- Parfumerie Generale Cadjmere
+ if you're going to TPC for samples, try Cartier's Les Heures du Parfum XIII La Treizieme Heure ..... nizzzzzeeeee.

Also need to add Guerlain Moscou to this list
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post #56 of 79
2/24/10 at 11:38am
Arpege Pour Homme by Lanvin
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post #57 of 79
2/24/10 at 3:03pm
Some that come to mind are Perry Ellis White, Anucci Gold, Gaultier 2, Fleur de Male and a few of the powdery sweet types would be Arpege Pour Homme, Pour Un Homme de Caron, and Lagerfeld.

I must add my two signature fragrances, both in the eau de parfum formulations: Opium Pour Homme and Jaipur Pour Homme.
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post #58 of 79
2/25/10 at 9:56am
S.T.Dupont-Noir
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post #59 of 79
2/25/10 at 10:06am
Chanel Egoiste
Hermes Rocabar
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, Bois Rouge, Tobacco Vanille
Caron Pour un Homme
Serge Lutens Chergui, Fumerie Turque
Christian Dior Bois d'Argent, Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche
Guerlain Habit Rouge, Heritage
Helmut Lang Cuiron
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post #60 of 79
2/25/10 at 7:31pm
MY sweet tooth is starting to hurt reading this Post
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