Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › MFD Archive › The smell of cotton
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

The smell of cotton

post #1 of 26
4/6/10 at 6:55pm
Thread Starter 
looking for some scents that have this type of smell or similar smell.

I love the smell of a brand new cotton shirt when I put it on for the first time, and seems like it has a nothing kinda scent, but sortof airy maybe
Reply
Reply

Features on Basenotes

Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
post #2 of 26
4/6/10 at 6:59pm
I've more or less despised every Kenneth Cole scent I tried, until I tried "KC Reaction T-Shirt." This has a wonderful slightly floral, fresh, airy, cottony vibe. It manages to capture all of this without smelling synthetic (I remember many others being surprised at how natural it smelled to, given its price and that it's a KC scent). Give this one a sniff!
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 26
4/6/10 at 6:59pm
Thread Starter 
I can think of one cologne that I kinda get this type of scent from and that is kanon cologne
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:02pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

I've more or less despised every Kenneth Cole scent I tried, until I tried "KC Reaction T-Shirt." This has a wonderful slightly floral, fresh, airy, cottony vibe. It manages to capture all of this without smelling synthetic (I remember many others being surprised at how natural it smelled to, given its price and that it's a KC scent). Give this one a sniff!

Is this a flanker of reaction, never knew KC had this scent and will give this a try.

you have an idea fo what thr price point would be on this
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:08pm
Prada Infusion d'Homme smells like clean linens...
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:08pm
Thread Starter 
hmmm maybe this cologne is what I am looking for. KC Reaction T-Shirt seems to be what I need for the summer coming up.

fragrantica list Gin and cotton flower, these two have my attention for sure
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:09pm
Thread Starter 
is this the same one other basenoters have said smells soapy as well
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:11pm
Odeur 53 by CdG.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:14pm
Manes Ice smells like fresh cotton fabric to me.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:16pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nsamadi View Post

Odeur 53 by CdG.

the notes on this one is very interesting
Freshness of Oxygen, Flash of Metal, Washing drying in the wind

would like to know what plants are responsible for these listings
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:17pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Manes Ice smells like fresh cotton fabric to me.

what company makes this perfume
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:24pm
Gendarme smells like freshly-laundered shirts.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 26
4/6/10 at 7:26pm
Thread Starter 
I have smelled Gendarme before and sort of got this smell along with a soapy smell

great perfume too
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 26
4/6/10 at 8:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeNY911 View Post

Gendarme smells like freshly-laundered shirts.

Very much so. Gendarme 20 is a stronger version with a bit of lavender that certainly has that smell. I don't know if I'd classify it as cotton per se, but a freshly ironed cotton shirt. Sort of soapy too.
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 26
4/6/10 at 10:00pm
+1 on Reaction T-Shirt. Smells like what a very nice T-Shirt would smell like, if a T-Shirt naturally had a smell, lol.
Reply
Reply
post #16 of 26
4/6/10 at 10:36pm
Not sure if this smells like cotton but it does smell very fresh and clean - Cotton White from The Body Shop.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 26
4/7/10 at 5:13am
To me, encre noire pour elle has a sour rose with a musky cotton. It`s a quiet fragrance, somehow cozy.

Madness from Chopard also has a cotton note on me, but in this case it comes with a strong, dry and hot pepper note. If you want a cotton with a red and hot feel, try Madness. It`s cheap and very interesting. For a less peppery version of it, you can also try visit her edp from Azzaro. You can see why they discontinued visit edp, it`s so dry, peppery, cottonish and hot that is pretty unconventional for a feminine market scent or masculine market scent.
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 26
4/7/10 at 10:06am
Really surprised to see some love for KC Reaction T-Shirt. I got that last year and was surprised on how light it goes on, yet longevity is very decent. Was a cheap buy for me that I liked...
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 26
4/7/10 at 10:20am
Quote:
Originally Posted by bogart View Post

the notes on this one is very interesting
Freshness of Oxygen, Flash of Metal, Washing drying in the wind

would like to know what plants are responsible for these listings

No plants were harmed in the making of Odeur 53 They used solid phase micro extraction to capture the scent associated with inorganic materials and then reproduced them with synthetics.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 26
4/7/10 at 10:39am
Puro Lino
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 26
4/7/10 at 11:54am
Quote:
Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

I've more or less despised every Kenneth Cole scent I tried, until I tried "KC Reaction T-Shirt." This has a wonderful slightly floral, fresh, airy, cottony vibe. It manages to capture all of this without smelling synthetic (I remember many others being surprised at how natural it smelled to, given its price and that it's a KC scent). Give this one a sniff!

I was one of those, that found it surprisingly NOT synthetic. Though, it's sort of dull, I was pleasantly surprised, and if this is your type of thing, I think some would really enjoy it.
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 26
4/7/10 at 12:13pm
Call me NUTS..but Bois D'Argent has a fresh cotton smell...So does Geste
Reply
Reply
post #23 of 26
4/7/10 at 6:00pm
I second Gendarme and Odeur 53. I'd like to add Gendarme Sky to the bunch as "clean linen-ness".
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 26
4/7/10 at 6:16pm
Maybe not exactly cotton, but, Lanvin L'Homme smells like a freshly laundered shirt to me.
Reply
Reply
post #25 of 26
4/7/10 at 7:27pm
nautica white sail.
Reply
Reply
post #26 of 26
4/7/10 at 10:05pm
Of those mentioned that I have tried, Odeur 53 is the most interesting suggestion. I love that fragrance.
Gendarme is also great, but I like the EDP version a lot, and it loses its transparency in the translation to the higher concentration.
Puro Lino is in a similar camp and is an underrated fragrance on this board, probably because its so dern hard to find.
I also like Erolfa. It may be a bit oceanic to be cotton-like, but something in it evokes wind and sun and cotton shirts.
Try these out.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: MFD Archive

Features on Basenotes

Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › MFD Archive › The smell of cotton