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post #1 of 119
3/4/10 at 9:59pm
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post #2 of 119
3/4/10 at 9:59pm
Kanon (1966) by Kanon
(vintage)

2words (or one, depending on who you ask):
Man-wood

this makes me feel like I should be wearing a lumberjack uniform...or bring a tool belt.
post #3 of 119
3/4/10 at 10:27pm
Bulgari Pour Homme Extreme
post #4 of 119
3/4/10 at 10:45pm
Lalique Encre Noire
post #5 of 119
3/4/10 at 10:51pm
Davidoff - Adventure
post #6 of 119
3/4/10 at 10:58pm
Dolce & Gabbana By Man
post #7 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:03pm
Esencia de Loewe
post #8 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:05pm
Dunhill for Men (1934)
post #9 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:14pm
Aramis
Aramis 900
(1973)
Woody Chypre
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Top Notes: Bergamot, Coriander, Green Notes, Lemon, Rosewood
Middle Notes: Carnation, Geranium, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Orris Root, Rose
Base Notes: Amber, Civet, Moss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver
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A very nice green floral chypre for men, not given the kudos it deserves. This is a very good example of how the "feminine" idiom can be made to fit the "masculine" market through simple marketing and tacit acceptance. There's nothing in this that is inherently exclusively suited to either gender, but it's abundantly clear that acceptance is everything in a case like this: slap an authoritative label on it, and that's what it becomes — nay, what it has always been! Perfect for cool, rainy weather.
post #10 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:24pm
Amouage Dia.
post #11 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:24pm

Comme des Garçon 2 EDP (1999)
Perfumer: Mark Buxton
Japanese Sumi Ink, Incense, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Angelica Root, Vetiver, Magnolia, Amber, Labdanum, New Aldehydes, Cumin, Cade Oil, Maté Absolute, Folia Absolute
post #12 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:44pm
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Tabacco Toscano
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
post #13 of 119
3/4/10 at 11:54pm
Vincent Marcello's

yatagan

CARON
PARIS



Head Notes
Lavender, Galbanum, Basil, Pine Needles,Watercress
Heart Notes
Artemisia, Oak, Oakmoss
Base Notes
Musk, Castoreum, Woodsy Notes
post #14 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:04am
ONYX by Azzaro
post #15 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:18am
Vintage Antaeus
post #16 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:20am
G-i-t.
post #17 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:29am
Basics Blue by Sans Soucis, the set of deo stick and edt.
post #18 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:31am
Hermès Hiris
post #19 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:33am
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SERGE LUTENS
Un Bois Vanille
post #20 of 119
3/5/10 at 12:54am
NINA RICCI
PHILEAS

Top notes: Aldehydes, Juniper berries, Green notes, Bergamot, Lemon.
Middle notes: Carnation, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Caraway, Vetiver, Cedar, Pine tree needles.
Base notes: Labdanum, Leather, Amber, Musk, Oakmoss, Tobacco.



post #21 of 119
3/5/10 at 1:12am
Chanel - Antaeus
post #22 of 119
3/5/10 at 1:13am
Bond No 9 West Broadway.
post #23 of 119
3/5/10 at 1:13am
Today will be Creed: Green Irish Tweed

EDIT:
I retract this, I wore Milliseme Imperial and was it ever a good day for it. I put one spray on the front of my neck, one on the back and it projected like crazy on me today! This was really only my second wearing of this frag so I've yet to learn it's nuances. Most scents seem to me, to lose their strength right away on me but this lived for about seven hours and it was for the most part the same sillage straight through.

SOTE: DKNY Man 2009
post #24 of 119
3/5/10 at 1:53am
Nemo by Cacharel (1999)
post #25 of 119
3/5/10 at 2:09am
Pierre Cardin PM
post #26 of 119
3/5/10 at 2:22am
Annick Goutal Musc Nomade.
post #27 of 119
3/5/10 at 3:12am
Penhaligons Endymion

post #28 of 119
3/5/10 at 3:15am
Kenzo Power
post #29 of 119
3/5/10 at 3:44am
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Creed Millesime Imperial this morning
post #30 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:03am
Creed Bois du Portugal
post #31 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:16am
Finishing the week of small perfumers with a new one.

Costamor Sugarwood

I grew up in South Florida and spent a lot of time traveling throughout the Caribbean. For those of you who have visited any of those islands the one consistent crop that grows on, almost all, of them is sugar cane. If you go on a tour of any of these islands it is almost inevitable that you will be taken to a sugar plantation and handed a stalk of sugar cane to suck on. If you’ve ever had that experience you’ve smelled the unique smell of green and sweet that natural sugar cane produces, it is a singular sensation.

In 2009 Elizabeth Wright founded Costamor mainly to produce perfumes that capture the smells of her childhood trips to Costa Rica. One of the first offerings from Costamor is Sugarwood. For Sugarwood she wanted a fragrance that captured that raw sugar cane experience in olfactory form. In many ways I think it took a perfumer who has spent time in the tropics to really understand what was necessary to create this sugar cane accord because Ms. Wright manages to achieve it.

Sugarwood begins with that sugar cane accord and it is a moist sweetness coupled with a slight green woodiness. Ms. Wright makes a great choice in pairing this sugar cane accord with a green fig note. The fig serves to delineate the green aspect of the sugar cane while modulating the sweetness. This combination will be present throughout the development of Sugarwood. The heart is a gentle mix of iris, jasmine, and peony. It gives a light floral heart to Sugarwood that is a nice complement to the sugar cane. The base is cedar and vanilla with a hint of musk. The vanilla takes Sugarwood into more traditional sweet territory but Ms. Wright keeps a light hand on the vanilla and therefore it never really overwhelms the closing stages of Sugarwood.

Sugarwood has average longevity and below average sillage.

It is nice to find fragrances that remind one of one’s youth. It is even nicer to find one with the quality of Sugarwood.

Have a Flippant Friday everyone.
post #32 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:18am
Dior Eau Sauvage, vintage.
post #33 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:24am
Lancome--Sagamore
post #34 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:49am
Guerlain's Parure EdT. This perfume is so odd and striking and so long-lasting! Lilac-rose-plum up top, leather-patchouli-oakmoss behind. It smells like a very masculine leather chypre with some diva-like lilac and rose thrown in - the result is quite special...

post #35 of 119
3/5/10 at 4:56am
bois d'orage
post #36 of 119
3/5/10 at 5:00am
Good morning!

Today: Epicéa by Creed



http://www.basenotes.net/ID26120574.html

BTW, I'm really enjoying this one... Very zesty and fresh... I hope it lasts a while.
post #37 of 119
3/5/10 at 5:42am
Bond No 9 Central Park
post #38 of 119
3/5/10 at 5:49am
Frankincense essential oil + Australian Sandalwood essential oil.
post #39 of 119
3/5/10 at 5:56am
Vetyver....Compagnia Delle Indie
post #40 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:04am
Guerlain Heritage (EdT)
post #41 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:08am
Michael Kors Men
post #42 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:27am
Pure Malt
post #43 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:28am
Antaeus ... I don't actually like it, but
I gotta get used to it, I bought it, right!
post #44 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:33am
Halston Z-14. Going old school today.
post #45 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:37am
Montana Parfum d'Homme (Original)
post #46 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:45am
Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel
post #47 of 119
3/5/10 at 6:51am
YSL La Nuit De L´Homme
post #48 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:01am
Tom Ford Amber Absolute
post #49 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:04am
Chanel Antaeus

post #50 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:11am
YSL Jazz - inspired by RoteRosen's geranium thread.
post #51 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:15am
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme, EDP
post #52 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:23am
Ce Soir ou Jamais - Annick Goutal
post #53 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:24am
Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa - Pushing 70 degrees F in Dallas today, so it's time for something springy.
post #54 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:29am
Guerlain - L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme.
post #55 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:29am
Soivohle - Underworld
post #56 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:30am
Frederic Malle
Angeliques Sous La Pluie
post #57 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:31am
YSL Live Jazz

I know it's more hot day wear, but I just felt like wearing it.
post #58 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:32am

edt
post #59 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:33am
Montale Royal Aoud.
post #60 of 119
3/5/10 at 7:35am
Montale Black Aoud on this snowy, snowy day. I forgot how absolutely wonderful this gets after a 20 minute dry down. The opening is quite pungent though!
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