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BMM10: 3/15 Games 43 & 44 (Antaeus vs. Ambre Sultan, Jaipur vs. Fahrenheit)

Poll Results: Which of these two fragrances would you most like to see advance? Select one from each group only.

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 23% (48)
    (Group A) Chanel Antaeus
  • 26% (54)
    (Group A) Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
  • 29% (59)
    (Group B) Boucheron Jaipur Homme
  • 20% (41)
    (Group B) Christian Dior Fahrenheit
202 Total Votes  
post #1 of 27
3/14/10 at 10:33pm
Thread Starter 
Basenotes March Madness 2010

Games 43 & 44
(Round 2)
Poll ends March 16.

(7) Chanel Antaeus vs. (2) Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
(10) Boucheron Jaipur Homme vs. (2) Dior Fahrenheit

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Poll will close in 24 hours, vote which fragrance you'd like to see advance to Round 2. Vote for one fragrance from each group only, voting for both is statistically the same as not voting at all.
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post #2 of 27
3/14/10 at 10:34pm
The Zeitgeist Sez...

Predictions:

(4) Dior Homme def. (12) Serge Lutens Chergui
(2) Terre d'Hermes def. (10) Chanel Egoiste

Standings:
Maximum Score Possible\t53
The Zeitgeist\t39

gupts\t46
an_oud_girl\t41
wicozani\t41
zliang\t40
the_good_life\t40
DocmanCC\t39
mrcologneguy\t39
flannelman\t37
surreality\t36
Asha\t36
TwoRoads\t36
kbe\t36
Buddy97\t35
timaru\t34
Royal\t34
robpgmc\t34
Bluesoul\t33
veuve amiot\t33
Furriner\t32
mudassir\t31
telecaster\t31
rogalal\t30
jacona\t30
JaimeB\t28
Exquisitely Me\t28
Roryj\t20


(The Zeitgeist is the "spirit of the time", and his picks are the picks of the majority in all rounds, as an experiment to see if the majority pick in every round is more likely to be correct than any individual's picks. In other words, "Is all of us smarter than one of us?")
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post #3 of 27
3/14/10 at 10:47pm
Go Jaipur!
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post #4 of 27
3/14/10 at 11:43pm
Man, all the strengths are with Anteaus. History, recruiting, coaching, and solid training. A blend so perfect in all its parts. It'll be a shocker if some pretender here gives it a knock.
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post #5 of 27
3/15/10 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

Man, all the strengths are with Anteaus. History, recruiting, coaching, and solid training. A blend so perfect in all its parts. It'll be a shocker if some pretender here gives it a knock.

Agreed - Antaeus gets my vote along with Jaipur.
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post #6 of 27
3/15/10 at 12:09am
Personally I think this is a no-brainer. Ambre Sultan I think will probably go through and I'd vote for anything that was up against Farenheit which I cannot stand, it makes me feel slightly nauseous whenever I encounter it.
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post #7 of 27
3/15/10 at 12:12am
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Originally Posted by HDS1963 View Post

I'd vote for anything that was up against Farenheit which I cannot stand, it makes me feel slightly nauseous whenever I encounter it.

Agreed also !!. (Though Jaipur is worthy stuff and deserving of a vote anyway)
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post #8 of 27
3/15/10 at 12:36am
Another vote for Antaeus and Jaipur or rather against vile Fahrenheit.
I'm screwed anyways, but this looks like a fun game, once again.

All contenders even at 12 votes...
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post #9 of 27
3/15/10 at 1:33am
I vote for Dior and Serge
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post #10 of 27
3/15/10 at 3:44am
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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

Man, all the strengths are with Anteaus. History, recruiting, coaching, and solid training. A blend so perfect in all its parts. It'll be a shocker if some pretender here gives it a knock.

Looks like strengths and votes are going in different directions here.

Ambre Sultan is just one of the myriad good ambers out there.
Antaeus is an inimitable piece of history.
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post #11 of 27
3/15/10 at 7:30am
The Sultan swings. I'm amazed at Jaipur's resources. Didn't think it would get past round 1, and now it's trouncing Fahrenheit? Where have all those Boucheron fans been hiding? I do think it's a nice oriental, but not all that special.
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post #12 of 27
3/15/10 at 7:38am
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Originally Posted by gupts View Post

Ambre Sultan is just one of the myriad good ambers out there.
Antaeus is an inimitable piece of history.

Exactly! Go Antaeus!
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post #13 of 27
3/15/10 at 7:55am
Last year Ambre Sultan had a great run. If I recall, it was a struggle to get enough votes for Habit Rouge to overcome AS. I am not surprised that it is doing well again this year!
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post #14 of 27
3/15/10 at 9:40am
Yes! Maybe the first round where the ones I want to win are in the lead!
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post #15 of 27
3/15/10 at 10:05am
Ambre Sultan's very good in the first couple of rounds but in a 12-round fight, powerhouse Antaeus will outlast Sultan.
Jaipur pour Homme vs Fahrenheit is a case of substance vs style IMO. Go Jaipur!
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post #16 of 27
3/15/10 at 10:51am
I don't consider Ambre Sultan as a best in class amber...so Antaeus it is.

Fahrenheit takes the other one.
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post #17 of 27
3/15/10 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by zztopp View Post

I don't consider Ambre Sultan as a best in class amber...so Antaeus it is.

Fahrenheit takes the other one.

But Ambre Sultan isn't competing against other Ambres. It's competing against Antaeus. Shouldn't you base it on which is better of the two?
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post #18 of 27
3/15/10 at 3:47pm
Hang in there Ambre Sultan!
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post #19 of 27
3/15/10 at 4:09pm
Ambre Sultan + Jaipur!! Two of my very favorites, both are usually in my top ten lists!
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post #20 of 27
3/15/10 at 4:19pm
AGH
Antaeus must win! nothing can compete!!!
Jaipur was a no brainer
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post #21 of 27
3/15/10 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by Hasupk@gmail.com View Post

Antaeus must win! nothing can compete!!!

It seems Antaeus' fate is sealed.
Wish it had lost to a worthy contender.
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post #22 of 27
3/15/10 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by gupts View Post

Wish it had lost to a worthy contender.

Agreed.
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post #23 of 27
3/15/10 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by warlandsboy View Post

Agreed.

+1.
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post #24 of 27
3/15/10 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by mtgprox05 View Post

But Ambre Sultan isn't competing against other Ambres. It's competing against Antaeus. Shouldn't you base it on which is better of the two?

A second-rate amber can't match up to one of the best woody chypre's around (even in its reformulated guise). This was implied by my post.
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post #25 of 27
3/15/10 at 7:52pm
Thread Starter 
Antaeus has kept it close but has trailed basically all day.
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post #26 of 27
3/15/10 at 8:05pm
Boy, this is going to get interesting from now on. I think Guerlain Vetiver vs. GIT will decide whether gupts or my friend the_good_life will be the front-runner.
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post #27 of 27
3/15/10 at 8:05pm
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