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When a fragrance name is actually fitting.

post #1 of 33
6/11/10 at 3:40pm
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Today I was wearing Corduroy, and walking to my car, all I could think of were a pair of khaki corduroys, and how much the name really goes with the fragrances overall look, both the bottle and box, and of course the smell.

How many fragrances can you think of with a fitting name to match its bottle/box as well as its smell. Polo Double Black succeeds all the way up to the smell part, there's nothing black, nonetheless DOUBLE black about it.

When you factor in all of those components, it's actually difficult to think of which are 100% fitting. I just looked through my collection and really only decided Corduroy is an appropriate answer. I think Joop! and Fahrenheit as well, although I have no idea what Joop actually means, the exclamation mark is good way to give the heads up, as well as its abnormally colored juice.
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post #2 of 33
6/11/10 at 3:48pm
Davidoff - Good Life

I think the name, the packaging, and the scent present well as a whole. It's kinda hard to explain. Figs in a bright sunny place... the good life
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post #3 of 33
6/11/10 at 4:01pm
I find the non-note designated names to be very arbitrarily chosen.
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post #4 of 33
6/11/10 at 4:26pm
Farhenheit... wore that the day my car decided to have an electrical fire.
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post #5 of 33
6/11/10 at 11:01pm
Byzance, Antaeus, Virgin Island Water, actually quite a few. And I can't wait to discover what Bang! is going to smell like!!
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post #6 of 33
6/11/10 at 11:03pm
Will be interested to smell Thierry Mugler's Womanity when it launches, too.
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post #7 of 33
6/11/10 at 11:14pm
definitely Cool Water
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post #8 of 33
6/11/10 at 11:27pm
Muscs Koublaï Khän kind of hits the nail on the head.
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post #9 of 33
6/11/10 at 11:32pm
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Scent-wise, it has to be Iris Silver Mist. Vapory iris.
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post #10 of 33
6/12/10 at 7:04am
By Kilian - A Taste of Heaven . The name fits the fragrance perfectly.
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post #11 of 33
6/16/10 at 3:22pm
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Farhenheit... wore that the day my car decided to have an electrical fire.

I think you sold the bottle after this experience??
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post #12 of 33
6/16/10 at 6:33pm
Boss #1.

It really does smell like #1.
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post #13 of 33
6/16/10 at 8:05pm
Well, avoidng actual notes in the name these all do it for me for various reasons . . . off the top of my head:

Apres l’Ondee
L’Heure Bleue
L’Ombre dans l’Eau
L’Eau d’Hiver
Carnal Flower
French Lover
Daim Blond
Insolence
Taste of Heaven
Idole (Lubin)
Noir Epices
Dzongkha
Kyoto, Avignon etc.
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post #14 of 33
6/16/10 at 8:14pm
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I think you sold the bottle after this experience??

Ha! The thought occurred to me; just bought Fahrenheit Summer and laughed at karma.
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post #15 of 33
6/16/10 at 8:17pm
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Ha! The thought occurred to me; just bought Fahrenheit Summer and laughed at karma.

Where did you happen to pick that up if I may ask?
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post #16 of 33
6/16/10 at 8:31pm
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Where did you happen to pick that up if I may ask?

It's been years, slightly over a decade. I think I found it at a boutique while I still lived in Charleston, SC. Just ran across it, thought it smelled lighter than the original, and bought it. Still have the bottle, about only 50% left though. In fact, wore it today during a 90 degree day and still got compliments.
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post #17 of 33
6/16/10 at 11:10pm
Well, lAir du desert Marocain displays how I imagine the air over Maroccos deserts to smell.
I'l confirm in Juli, after I have checked
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post #18 of 33
6/16/10 at 11:44pm
Oddly or not, Bois du Portugal lives up to its name-it's very Mediterranean to my nose, so that, whenever I smell it, I find myself thinking about a rocky and sandy landscape covered in pines, on a summer afternoon, at the shores of a crystal-clear sea, maybe even in Portugal...
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post #19 of 33
6/17/10 at 10:39am
Azzaro Chrome - from the box to the cap, right down to the scent itself.
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post #20 of 33
6/17/10 at 11:54am
I can't think of any other name for A*MEN
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post #21 of 33
6/17/10 at 5:24pm
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I can't think of any other name for A*MEN

I always thank God that I don't have to wear it, so Amen seems perfectly apt.
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post #22 of 33
6/17/10 at 6:20pm
Cereus #14






(I'm kidding. )

You'll find many niche and indie perfumers are much more literal with their names, so those would obviously fit relatively well (except in Le Labo's case!)

On more creatively named ones, let's see... Virgin Island Water is a great one as mentioned. Maybe White Suede by Tom Ford.

Least fitting? Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale would be a good candidate.
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post #23 of 33
6/17/10 at 6:22pm
Ooh, and Avignon by Comme des Garcons, for sure.
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post #24 of 33
6/18/10 at 3:33am
I agree with Polo DB, Fahrenheit.
Another: Lalique White,
Boss Element (Bottle and colorless liquid on the bottle)
Curve for men: Green scent and green bottle, It's not slick scent such as the name(Curve)
Encre Noir
Creed SMW
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post #25 of 33
6/18/10 at 3:56am
Unforgivable. No further elaboration required.
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post #26 of 33
6/18/10 at 4:09am
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Azzaro Chrome - from the box to the cap, right down to the scent itself.

Agreed.

Also now that I own this, I must say Polo Explorer. From the box, to the bottle, to the smell to the name. Although Polo "nature" or "wildlife" could have worked, but Explorer sounds much better.

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Unforgivable. No further elaboration required.

haha :X
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post #27 of 33
6/18/10 at 6:53am
Super Fragrance for Men by Etienne Aigner could not be more aptly named.
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post #28 of 33
8/29/12 at 5:30am
Wild Fern
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post #29 of 33
8/29/12 at 5:48am
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This seems like another great idea for a thread!

I think the most fitting I can think of and recently tried would be:

Virgin Island Water (unspoilt beach in the Caribbean)
Silver Mountain Water (not so much as the others)
Himalaya (ice cold fragrance)

Bel Ami ('my friend' - this is actually a great name for one's signature scent!)
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post #30 of 33
9/2/12 at 4:50pm
Lipstick rose!
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post #31 of 33
9/2/12 at 6:28pm
Fumidus, Chaps
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Tobacco Vanille, duh
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post #32 of 33
9/2/12 at 7:00pm
+1 Himalaya, Fahrenheit, and Chrome

Bvlgari Aqva pour Homme Marine
The Dreamer
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post #33 of 33
9/2/12 at 8:27pm
Herba Fresca-super herby super fresca.
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