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Favourite / Must try fragrances by family

post #1 of 7
Thread Starter 
My 'want to sample' list is getting smaller by the day. I've tried a lot of stuff since my quest began, only a few months ago. I want to add to my 'want list' and help people along the way, hence the reason for this thread.

I want to know your opinion on each fragrance family. What is your favourite fragrance in the family and what fragrance is a classic/must try of the family. I will hopefully get round to sampling most of the fragrances mentioned in this thread, and hope it helps new members.

The families:

Floral:
Fruity floral
Soft floral
Oriental floral
Plain Floral

Fresh:
Green
Aqua
Citrus

Woods:
Dry woods
Mossy woods
Woody oriental
Plain woodsy

Orientals:
Soft oriental
Plain oriental

(families from Michael Edwards)

If you haven't tried all families, please just specify ones which you have tried.

Hope this works...
post #2 of 7
Yeah, I haven't tried every family, and I have problems categorizing my fragrances as well, but here are my findings:

Fruity Floral: Diorella
Soft Floral: Osmanthus Yunnan/ Un parfum d'Ailleurs & Fleurs
Floral Oriental: Comme des Garcons 2 (is this oriental?!)
Green: Chanel 19/ Grey Flannel
Aqua: Millesime Imperial/ New West
Citrus: Yuzu Fou/ Orange Sanguine
Dry Woods: Patchouli by Lorenzo Villoresi/ Encre Noire
Woody Oriental: Feminite du Bois
Soft Oriental: Ambre Narguille
Plain Oriental: Idole
post #3 of 7
What's the difference between a plain and soft oriental?
post #4 of 7
Not necessarily "favorites," more like "must-tries"

Floral:
Fruity floral Le Parfum de Thérèse
Soft floral Iris de Nuit/Amouage Gold Men
Oriental floral Byzance/Après l'Ondée
Plain Floral Carnal Flower/Manoumalia/Amaranthine/Joy/Fleurissimo/Une Fleur de Cassie/En Passant

Fresh:
Green Virgilio/Bel Respiro/Eau de Campagne/Devin/Yerbamate
Aqua Sel Marin
Citrus Ungaro II/Mandarine-Mandarin/Citrus Paradisi

Woods:
Dry woods Derby/Tribute/Dzongkha/Knize Ten/Chanel Cuir de Russie/Oud Cuir d'Arabie/Cuir Pleine Fleur/Eau d'Hermès
Mossy woods Santal Noble/Dia for Men/Givenchy III/Mitsouko/Iris Bleu Gris
Woody oriental Jaïpur Homme EdP/Parfum Sacré/Jubilation XXV/Homage/Bois des Îles
Plain woodsy Basala/Chêne/L'Anarchiste/Route du Vétiver/Givenchy Vetyver/Black Aoud/Ubar

Orientals:
Soft oriental Ambre Sultan/Opium
Plain oriental Eau Lente/Shalimar/Noir Epices/Fumerie Turque/Muscs Koublaï Khän/Musc Ravageur

post #5 of 7
I do not like Edwards classification, sorry.
post #6 of 7
Thread Starter 
Okay, fair enough. Let's keep it simple...

What are your favourites / great examples of the following families...

Florals
Orientals
Woods
Fresh/Aquatics
post #7 of 7
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Originally Posted by moon_fish View Post

I do not like Edwards classification, sorry.

Me neither!
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