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Fruity but Manly!

post #1 of 27
4/19/10 at 10:24pm
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This one's for my lady.

We both would like something a bit...more suitable for summer. Not something minty like Live Jazz, something bitter-true like D'Orange Verte, or the usual aquatic like Aqua di Gio.

We were sampling Escada - Sunset Heat, and its relatively pleasing, but its just not as composed or balanced enough for my extended liking.

Anyone have good recommendation for a manly/fruity scent that employs ripe mango? If I could find a scent thats like a sweet ripe mango...I just might faint!
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post #2 of 27
4/19/10 at 10:29pm
Hugo Boss Selection has a fruity top note, but it may not be fruity enough for you.
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post #3 of 27
4/20/10 at 12:50am
Its funny, one of my first posts here on base notes had almost the exact same title.

The only thing I've smelled with a mango note is Paris Hilton for Men. It was actually recommended to me in that thread. You might like it. For as cheap as it is, it's worth a shot.
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post #4 of 27
4/20/10 at 12:50am
never mind.
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post #5 of 27
4/20/10 at 1:05am
Millesime Imperial and Acier Aluminium from Creed.
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post #6 of 27
4/20/10 at 5:24am
Baldessarini Del Mar Marbella Edition
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post #7 of 27
4/20/10 at 5:45am
Acier Aluminum - yes. Not so mango -- maybe "juicy fruit." Try before buy, but give a chance. It grows on you.
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post #8 of 27
4/20/10 at 6:04am
I find Delicious Closet Queen by ELdO very fruity with a distinct sweet berry top note. Suppposely a masculine with a ffeminine underpinning, LT/TS say to ignore the ELdO reference to frilly pink underwear and states that this is a sweet manly scent with boxer shorts.

If you can ignore the funny name, this is very much a fruity masculine. (I think all the ELdO scents are really all in fun, anyway.)
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post #9 of 27
4/20/10 at 3:40pm
Multiple Rouge By Humiecki & Graef
Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentree
Hermes Un Jardin Sur le Nil
Hermes Un Jardin En Mediterranee
Hermes Un Jardin Apres La Mousson
Hermes Ambre Narguile
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post #10 of 27
4/20/10 at 3:41pm
M;Men by Masaki Matsushima

No Mango but fruity and green and I think it is manly (whatever that means)
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post #11 of 27
4/20/10 at 3:43pm
Not mangoey - but more frutier...

I agree with Oslo-Fjord with their suggestion of Millesime Imperial. I would also check out Allure Homme Sport - smells like melon or ripening fruit to me.
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post #12 of 27
4/20/10 at 4:51pm
Check out Daddy Yankee for a nice tropical fruity, summertime scent.
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post #13 of 27
4/20/10 at 6:30pm
Dolce and Gabbana pour homme: citrus and tobacco
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post #14 of 27
4/20/10 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by oslo-fjord View Post

millesime imperial and acier aluminium from creed.

this!!!
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post #15 of 27
4/20/10 at 8:13pm
Montale Mango Manga
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post #16 of 27
4/20/10 at 8:46pm
Quasar has a tropical opening that's very fruity with a banana accord, which later dries down to masculine woody heart notes.
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post #17 of 27
4/20/10 at 8:58pm
Dior Homme Intense
The incomparable Jazz Prestige

My boyfriend really likes to wear Le Rivage des Syrtes by MDCI. It's "unisex", but it's a fougere. A pineapple and orange fougere. I LOVE it.
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post #18 of 27
4/21/10 at 5:45am
How about Cool Water Game?? I just bought a bottle of this for $9 and I have been really impressed with its balance and composure. I love that it's long lasting, manly, and has a great combination of watermelon, black currant, and citrus. Top notch!
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post #19 of 27
4/21/10 at 6:35am
Polo Double Black has a mango opening that I love, but doesn't last long enough on me.
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post #20 of 27
4/21/10 at 7:13am
John Varvatos and Nicole Miller both have fruity openings but leather bases. Tommy Bahama Set Sail South Seas, and South Barts, as well as Very Cool: are all fruity and and for men, but I wouldn't say "manly" They can all be worn by a woman I think. Daddy Yankee is quite fruity but also gourmand and woodsy, it's actually quite sexy and smells much like Perry Ellis (2008); IZOD is quite fruity and invigorating. Adidas Dare is very similar to IZOD but with slightly better longevity and not as "bright" of an opening. Polo Double Black as stated by grm215. Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford, if you don't mind spending a little more; it has a dark citrus opening.

Overall though going by your post, I think Daddy Yankee might be a good choice; Plus it's a cheapy. It's got that same type of opening as Sunset Heat, and IZOD.. Very invigorating top notes. Where IZOD and Sunset Heat lack though (mostly the base) Daddy Yankee's woods emerge. So it's not completely summer, it's actually very versatile. It's also pretty complex.
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post #21 of 27
4/21/10 at 2:54pm
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Originally Posted by Hillaire View Post

Dior Homme Intense
The incomparable Jazz Prestige

My boyfriend really likes to wear Le Rivage des Syrtes by MDCI. It's "unisex", but it's a fougere. A pineapple and orange fougere. I LOVE it.


Ahh! Pineapple is such a great accord.
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post #22 of 27
4/21/10 at 3:46pm
You might want to give Guess Suede a try.
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post #23 of 27
4/21/10 at 4:47pm
Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme.

A nice light fig scent. i find it very refreshing and i really like it as a summer edt
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post #24 of 27
4/21/10 at 5:10pm
Trussardi Jeans Men:
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26123421.html

A fruity scent for the younger crowds.No it does NOT smell like tropical fruit punch spilled all over you (Escada Sunset Heat ,I am talking to you...)
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post #25 of 27
4/21/10 at 5:31pm
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F By Ferragamo Pour Homme is an uplifting apple juice.
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post #26 of 27
4/21/10 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by discovolante View Post

Trussardi Jeans Men...Escada Sunset Heat ,I am talking to you...

Will sample!
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post #27 of 27
4/21/10 at 7:34pm
+1 on Guess Suede. It's more fruity than suede for sure, longevity isn't the best though.
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