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post #1 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:48am
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Have your say, which is the most masculine scent to ever envelope your nostrils with pure crystal alpha manhood.

Besides sweat, stench, etc etc.



What fragrance would you associate with the picture above ?
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post #2 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:51am
How about this one?
Is him what epitomizes "man" for you? Interesting.

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post #3 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:51am
Brut and Aramis colognes.
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post #4 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:58am
A*men
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post #5 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:02am
Most manly scent? Probably a powerhouse leather/fougère from the 70's or 80's.

But what would Vin Diesel wear...? Habit Rouge, Opium PH?
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post #6 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:03am
Honestly, that picture - I don't know who he is, so if he's a celeb I don't recognize him - makes me think of someone who likely wears something light, casual, and generic. This isn't meant to be derogatory, but most people don't think very much about what fragrance they wear, and most choices made without thinking too much are boring and predictable. There's nothing in the pic to make me think he's a fragrance fan, so with him, I imagine something like Cool Water or some light citrus.
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post #7 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:12am
IMO colognes cannot get more masculine than Mazzolari Lui or Nassomato Duro
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post #8 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:41am
Some thoughts:

Most of the big muscular guys I encounter wear light stuff like Acqua di Gio.

I wouldn't be surprised to discover that a douche like Vin Diesel over-sprays something with monster sillage.

While wearing Opium pour Homme someone told me "you smell like a man should".
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post #9 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:52am
The picture says to me Vintage Tabarome by Creed
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post #10 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:55am
With that picture ... hm ... first thing came to mi mind would be Only The Brave , just kiding ....


Aramis 900 would be my choice
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post #11 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:11am
Matthew McConaughey wears no fragrance or so we're told...
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post #12 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:15am
With the first, not the second picture of this thread, I would associate something very powerhouse like Azzaro PH or a classy, slightly off-beat experimental frag like some CDG series or Encre Noir
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post #13 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:17am
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Originally Posted by Diamondflame View Post

Matthew McConaughey wears no fragrance or so we're told...

I may be wrong but I swear I saw him advertising a D&G cologne.
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post #14 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:19am
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I may be wrong but I swear I saw him advertising a D&G cologne.

The One, I think.
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post #15 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:39am
Yes The One , but his code is no parfumes , no deo , only pure body smell...
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post #16 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:43am
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Yes The One , but his code is no parfumes , no deo , only pure body smell...

Meh...he's missing out then
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post #17 of 78
2/27/10 at 7:32am
What kind of smell defines a man?
Is the people who defines what kind of smell is a man smell. so, it's relative
i choose Dior Homme
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post #18 of 78
2/27/10 at 7:42am
Aqua Velva Musk, period. God bless.
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post #19 of 78
2/27/10 at 7:58am
You are all wrong, nothing says man like an old school bottle of Old Spice!! :-)
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post #20 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:08am
Whatever I decide to wear that day.
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post #21 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:28am
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Originally Posted by trapper View Post


Hi, I'm Vin Diesel and I wear Diesel Plus Plus.
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post #22 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:32am
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Originally Posted by Diamondflame View Post

Matthew McConaughey wears no fragrance or so we're told...

Really...and wasn't he the spokesmodel for D&G The One for men?? I recall quite distinctly his magnificent pectorals delineated through his shirt... LOL!

If you want to smell "like a man," don't bathe and then wait around a day or so...
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post #23 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:43am
Bois du Portugal
Havana
Body Kouros

Not necessarily for that picture, just in general.
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post #24 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:56am
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Originally Posted by Spray View Post

Some thoughts:

Most of the big muscular guys I encounter wear light stuff like Acqua di Gio.

I wouldn't be surprised to discover that a douche like Vin Diesel over-sprays something with monster sillage.

While wearing Opium pour Homme someone told me "you smell like a man should".

absolut agree. I think that most of Athletes and people of gym likes wear clean and Fresh fragances , I guess .
Imagine a stronger man wearing Kouros...... It would be a very deep impact. 8^O
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post #25 of 78
2/27/10 at 9:26am
Azzaro Pour Homme
Kouros
Habit Rouge
Eau Sauvage
Grey Flannel
Yatagan
Caron Pour un Homme
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post #26 of 78
2/27/10 at 9:48am
Real Men only use these two:

Fleur du Male


Le Male
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post #27 of 78
2/27/10 at 10:04am
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Whatever I decide to wear that day.

Seriously, just having male chromosomes and hormones affects the way fragrances smell.

Tabac Blond and Shocking smell differently on me than they do on my wife.
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post #28 of 78
2/27/10 at 10:12am
Vintage Tabarome. I'd wear to different degrees with anything. It's the most alpha male scent I have.
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post #29 of 78
2/27/10 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by TwoRoads View Post

Seriously, just having male chromosomes and hormones affects the way fragrances smell.

Anyone who has done laundry for the whole family should understand that instinctually! ( Medications can seriously change things around too. )


Going back to the original post ... Old Spice would seriously work with that look. But any of the woodsy or lightly spiced masculine scents that dress down well would be fine.
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post #30 of 78
2/27/10 at 11:13am
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I may be wrong but I swear I saw him advertising a D&G cologne.

McConaughey's picture is on the D & G Light Blue pour homme display at my local Ulta.

My choice for a celeb with iconic masculinity would be Spanish actor Javier Bardem. And I think Loewe para Hombre would suit him quite well.
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post #31 of 78
2/27/10 at 11:19am
Eau de Brad's Pitt

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post #32 of 78
2/27/10 at 11:58am
Gengis Khan by Marc de la Morandiere - most masculine scent to ever envelope my nostrils.
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post #33 of 78
2/27/10 at 12:18pm
Rive Gauche pour homme
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post #34 of 78
2/27/10 at 12:20pm
Don't get me wrong baby...
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post #35 of 78
2/27/10 at 12:26pm
I was told by a young woman with whom I was "involved with" that I smelled like a "real man" when I wore Hermes Bel Ami
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post #36 of 78
2/27/10 at 1:32pm
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I would suggest the original RL Chaps or Estee Lauder Brasil Dream for Men.
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post #37 of 78
2/27/10 at 2:27pm
Like a few others have said, Azzaro PH or Kouros.
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post #38 of 78
2/27/10 at 2:33pm
Chrome is fresh and masculine. I've asked women if they would wear it because I suspected it to be unisex, but they say they want to smell it on men, not wear it.
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post #39 of 78
2/27/10 at 2:39pm
Is this another one of those "macho man scents" threads?

If it is: QUORUM
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post #40 of 78
2/27/10 at 2:40pm
Thank you for the eye candy, Trapper, (says would- be cougar joining in). I can contribute nothing meaningful to the discussion but, as fantasy, I imagine that Vin Diesel smells like motor oil- because of the scene in Pitch Black where he is shaving his head using motor oil as a lubricant. In real life, Ruggles is probably right- people have probably given him cases of Diesel over the years.
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post #41 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:18pm
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Fracas for Vin (i.e., does it matter what he wears?). But Antaeus is *my* favorite masculine (duh)...

However, if you're using fragrance to signal your gender (a very malleable construct, contingent on time, place, and culture anyway) then perfume choice has an aspect of drag performance no matter what your actual gender is. Some like butch scents, some like femme, some like both. As long as you like it, wear it.
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post #42 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:29pm
Without question, the fragrance that I've received the most compliments from other men is Opium Pour Homme eau de parfum. I've owned and used over 200 fragrances in my lifetime since my last year in high school (1972) and Opium takes the prize and #1. It happens to be my signature fragrance and personal favorite of all time along with the original Lagerfeld (not today's "Lagerfeld Classic" which is reformulated from the original).

However, that doesn't mean it's the most "masculine" fragrance, just the one that has garnered the most compliments. Most "masculine" or "manly" in my opinion? One of the very best....Aramis. It's both classy and classical in every sense of the word.
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post #43 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:29pm
Vin Diesel probably wears something like Gendarme.
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post #44 of 78
2/27/10 at 3:42pm
Most masculine;

Xeryus/Xeryus Rouge and M7!
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post #45 of 78
2/27/10 at 4:02pm
Dont shower for a few days after vigorous activity, then you'll smell like a real man
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post #46 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:17pm
Fahrenheit is as manly as a fragrance can get.
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post #47 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:22pm
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Fahrenheit is as manly as a fragrance can get.

Yeah, it is. Add to that the Absolute! *winks at Dimi*
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post #48 of 78
2/27/10 at 6:43pm
Hai Karate
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post #49 of 78
2/27/10 at 7:57pm
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Originally Posted by Spray View Post

Some thoughts:

Most of the big muscular guys I encounter wear light stuff like Acqua di Gio.

I wouldn't be surprised to discover that a douche like Vin Diesel over-sprays something with monster sillage.

While wearing Opium pour Homme someone told me "you smell like a man should".

Lol. Douche. Took the words right out of my mouth, jeez do I hate him. Such a tool.

As far as most masculine fragrances? Duro is damn masculine, but it's disgustingly sweet.
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post #50 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:22pm
^ Got to admit though that Vin Diesel is an *honorable douche* in my books, if a douche at all. Yes, he's buff, yes he's often type-cast, but the guy is actually quite intelligent. I've even read that he's an avid player of Dungeons and Dragons. That's a huge anti-douche quality!

I actually like the guy - if you watch recent interviews with him, he seems like a real interesting person to talk to.
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post #51 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:30pm
I'm surprised no one said Paco Rabanne... I think Giorgio, or maybe Antaeus or Bel Ami.
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post #52 of 78
2/27/10 at 8:53pm
Man smell?
must smell like Gucci Nobile
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post #53 of 78
2/27/10 at 9:22pm
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What fragrance would you associate with the picture above ?[/B]

That gay targeted cologne that was discussed about in a recent thread.
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post #54 of 78
2/27/10 at 9:38pm
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That gay targeted cologne that was discussed about in a recent thread.

Eau Mo pour Gay lol
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post #55 of 78
2/27/10 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by L'aventurier View Post

^ Got to admit though that Vin Diesel is an *honorable douche* in my books, if a douche at all. Yes, he's buff, yes he's often type-cast, but the guy is actually quite intelligent. I've even read that he's an avid player of Dungeons and Dragons. That's a huge anti-douche quality!

I actually like the guy - if you watch recent interviews with him, he seems like a real interesting person to talk to.

I don't think there's anything about the guy that's typical of what one might think of him. I'm not some fanboy, but there's more going on there than meets the eye. He is a D&D buff, and he was deeply involved with the development and production of "The Chronicles of Riddick." He seems to me to be more cerebral than one might think.
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post #56 of 78
2/28/10 at 1:03am
How about Y-A-T-A-G-A-N?
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post #57 of 78
2/28/10 at 3:32am
Quorum and Polo Green
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post #58 of 78
2/28/10 at 3:43am
I think Old Spice has the answer:

Smell like a man
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post #59 of 78
2/28/10 at 3:50am
Kourosssssss!!!!
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post #60 of 78
2/28/10 at 3:59am
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You are all mistaken, Vin Diesel is the male version of Paris Hilton,AKA dumb on the outside, smart on the inside. Check his wiki page and you'll know he's more than just an actor. Brat Pitt is the complete opposite. Although it's been rumored he has the smallest penis in showbiz.
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