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post #1 of 26
3/3/10 at 2:52pm
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ok my sister is about to order Ferre by GF Ferre so I thought I'll get one for me and get free shiping,
the targets are:

Jil Sander Man (NEW)
Diesel Fuel for life
Givenchy Very Irresistible
Prada For Man
Lancome Hypnose
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Bvlgari Aqua Pour Homme
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros
Ralph Lauren Explorer ( really low price about 28 bucks for 125ml )
Calvin Klein Man

ok ive selected all Im curious about ;D i didnt smell most of them and some I sampled but about 5 years ago and I dont have "picture of smell" in my head nomore ;D
and i need 1-2 from this list

occasion: everyday/work/office

deadline is 2morrow ;D she wants it before sunday

feel free to post any fragrance from list / no niche cus Ive ordered black oud yesterday and im runing out of money ;D
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post #2 of 26
3/3/10 at 3:15pm
Bulgari seems the safest bet here.

Avoid Explorer.

Regards,
P
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post #3 of 26
3/3/10 at 3:27pm
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I'd go for Body kouros
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post #4 of 26
3/3/10 at 3:32pm
I'd go with Prada Amber Pour Homme. For an everyday work fragrance you can't go too wrong with it. It's soapy, clean and has superb longevity which will last you from the morning until you go to bed.
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post #5 of 26
3/3/10 at 3:46pm
^^^^I Concurp!^^^^
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post #6 of 26
3/3/10 at 4:01pm
From your list, the only ones I think worth owning and would consider using as an everyday work scent are:

Prada For Man
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Bvlgari Aqua Pour Homme
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post #7 of 26
3/3/10 at 4:53pm
Guerlain Heritage
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post #8 of 26
3/3/10 at 4:56pm
Heritage or Habit Rouge.
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post #9 of 26
3/3/10 at 5:38pm
The Prada. It is good and well behaved for the office.
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post #10 of 26
3/3/10 at 5:49pm
Without a doubt, I would recommend Habit Rouge by Guerlain (any concentration: EDT, EDC, EDP)!
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post #11 of 26
3/3/10 at 6:11pm
My humble suggestion would be to chosse one of the two Guerlains mentioned due to the fact the rest are on line with what are typical contemporary fragrance styles. This means that you might end up risking smelling like everybody else. For example, Bulgari Aqua is the best of many calone smell-alikes, while Body Kouros is along many sweet, gourmand-based fragrances. Very Irresistible is also chocolate-based, sharing notes in common in this sense with Lancôme's Hypnôse. Diesel Fuel for Life revolves around raspberry, thus being a fruity gourmand.

I cannot say anything regarding Prada's Amber for Men for I havn't tried it, but I have the feeling it is not of the many "run of the mills".
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post #12 of 26
3/3/10 at 7:32pm
Too bad you couldn't get DKNY's Fuel for Men. Now that is one great frag! I'm not a big fan of any of those you listed.
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post #13 of 26
3/4/10 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by yrk View Post

ok my sister is about to order Ferre by GF Ferre so I thought I'll get one for me and get free shiping,
the targets are:

Jil Sander Man (NEW)
Diesel Fuel for life
Givenchy Very Irresistible
Prada For Man
Lancome Hypnose
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Bvlgari Aqua Pour Homme
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros
Ralph Lauren Explorer ( really low price about 28 bucks for 125ml )
Calvin Klein Man

ok ive selected all Im curious about ;D i didnt smell most of them and some I sampled but about 5 years ago and I dont have "picture of smell" in my head nomore ;D
and i need 1-2 from this list

occasion: everyday/work/office

deadline is 2morrow ;D she wants it before sunday

feel free to post any fragrance from list / no niche cus Ive ordered black oud yesterday and im runing out of money ;D

We will have spring soon so I would avoid Body Kouros and Hypnose as too sweet and powerfull (BK) for daily/office scent. Also I hated Very Irresistible at first sniff.

Bvlgari Aqva is safe buy if you like fresh spicy aquatics.

Actually I think that from your list I would try Jil Sander because JS scents are not too popular but good, so you will be unique . Also notes looks interesting.
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post #14 of 26
3/4/10 at 12:23am
I'd recommend Body Kouros and Bulgari Aqua. You may wear BK while waiting the hotter days then you use your Bulgari.
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post #15 of 26
3/4/10 at 1:03am
Body Kouros, Fuel for Life, Bvlgari Aqva are the safest.
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post #16 of 26
3/4/10 at 2:01am
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros
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post #17 of 26
3/4/10 at 2:06am
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Prada Ambre Pour Homme
Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge

IMHO, avoid Givenchy Very Irresistible
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post #18 of 26
3/4/10 at 2:11am
One of these:

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Guerlain Heritage
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros
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post #19 of 26
3/4/10 at 2:22am
I will not buy Habit Rouge blind....
From your list the one I suggest is Bvlgari Aqua , Very Irresistible is a decent gourmand, chocolatish.
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post #20 of 26
3/4/10 at 2:27am
From that list, I'd go for Jil Sander Man, or Bvlgari Aqua....
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post #21 of 26
3/4/10 at 3:24am
+1 for Jil Sander Man. If you like other Jil Sander-frags this is the safest buy, in my opinion. It has the Jil Sander-DNA. Have it, love it.

If you like soapy-clean scents, Prada could work for you too.
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post #22 of 26
3/4/10 at 3:31am
Body Kourus.
Fuel for life and aqva are also great choices, but very summer wear IMO.
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post #23 of 26
3/4/10 at 3:02pm
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From that list, I'd go for Jil Sander Man, or Bvlgari Aqua....

same said my very best friend, she said also that diesel is v.good after about 1h
she didnt test habit and heritage from list

ok ive decided to buy jil sander
at next month i will get aqua and not mentioned JOOP THRILL which she said is stunning!
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post #24 of 26
3/4/10 at 5:39pm
body kouros!!! and avoid very irresistable at all costs
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post #25 of 26
3/4/10 at 6:12pm
I'd go with the Guerlains. I think these are two of the classiest mens fragrances. I love Habit Rouge, but I think Heritage is even better.
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post #26 of 26
3/4/10 at 11:54pm
Congrats on new buy yrk. I hope you will make short review about JS when you get it.
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