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would like to find a new sweet perfume

post #1 of 17
6/26/10 at 4:53am
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I love sweet scents, I'm a sucker for vanilla. I just not CRAZY about any of the ones that I have right now. I'm on the constant search for the perfect scent and I have yet to find it. I would appreciate any suggestions because I just don't know where to look. Perfumes that I have or had and really like are:
Bond No 9 New Haarlem
L'Artisan Safran Troublant
Angel Men
Cashmere Mist (but wish it was a bit sweeter, warmer)
Burberry Brit
Jessica Simpson Fancy (please don't judge me)
Agent Provocateur (I like all of their scents but Strip is my favorite)


I hate anything too floral and I'm not a big fan of the "clean" smelling scents. I always like them in the bottle but on my skin it's usually just headache inducing.

So what do you guys think?
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post #2 of 17
6/27/10 at 1:44am
Bogart PH
Arpege PH
Opium PH EDP
L´Instant Extreme
Dior Homme Intense
Baldessarini Strictly Private
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Wich scent out of the last decade is not sweet ??
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post #3 of 17
6/27/10 at 2:27am
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Wich scent out of the last decade is not sweet ??

LOL!

Jaïpur Homme
Platinum Ëgoïste
Obsession
D&G pour Homme
D&G La Roue de la Fortune
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post #4 of 17
6/27/10 at 6:19am
Have you tried Angelique Noire by Guerlain? Another sweet one I love is Orchidee Blanche by L'Artisan, but I have no idea where to find it in any amount.
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post #5 of 17
6/27/10 at 9:36am
*Hanae Mori HM for men. This is very, very sweet lemon and vanilla. So sweet that it creates a chocolaty accord especially in the EDP. I love sweet and have a heavy trigger finger. I always get in trouble with this and get overwhelmed after a heavy application : ) just can't not do it! I have my bottle up for sale in the Market Place for that reason.
*Dior Eau Noire Cologne (not vanilla but mostly heliothrope and immortelle super sweet)
*Lolita Lempicka au Masculin. Addictive sweet praline combined with anise and bitter green notes.
*Jaipur PH. Vanilla but more heliothrope. Delicious spiciness. I love Anick Menerdo's work. Same nose as LLaM.
*Opium PH both concentrations. A masterpiece. Scary beautiful. Dark, mysterious, French.
*Zenzero by I Profumi de Firenze. Super sweet caramely ginger and vanilla. Expect cavaties.
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post #6 of 17
6/27/10 at 1:19pm
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Thank you all for the suggestions, now I just have to hunt them all down and do some testing.
easyfish - I know that most scents tend to be sweet these days, but I find so many of them to smell the same. I love sweet, but I'm tired of smelling the same "fruity sweet" stuff that seems to be everywhere...don't get me wrong I like a few of them, but after a while they just all blend together and nothing stands out anymore.
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post #7 of 17
6/27/10 at 2:07pm
My first thoughts are:

Parfumerie Generale Cadjmere
Parfumerie Generale Aomassai

They're very different from each other and from New Haarlem, but I classify them all in the same sweet-pastry category. New Haarlem's most obvious note is coffee, Cadjmere's is coconut milk, and I don't know what Aomassai's is.

Also, if you haven't tried them:

L'Artisan Parfumeur Tea for Two (spicy-cookie sweet)
Serge Lutens Chergui (spicy-tobacco sweet)
Diptyque Philosykos (sticky-fig sweet)
Bvlgari Black (Rubber tires soaked in vanilla syrup and tea leaves. Yum. But possibly not quite as sweet as you want.)
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post #8 of 17
6/27/10 at 2:34pm
Hi jules! Welcome! I love Strip, too.

On the vanilla front: Hypnotic Poison, Rochas Tocade, Datura Noir
On the must-have-a-high-tolerance-for-licorice front: Lolita Lempicka original
Similar in sweetness to Strip and a perfectly delicious amber: EL Amber Ylang-Ylang
Amber amidst cinnamon rolls and raisin bread: Ambre Narguile
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post #9 of 17
6/28/10 at 6:28am
Hi there Jules!

I'd recommend you two fragrances from YSL:

1. Body Kouros
2. Nu (Eau de parfum)

I don't know if you'll like Nu, but for sure you'll find Body Kouros a very special scent

All the best!
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post #10 of 17
6/29/10 at 8:23pm
Try Armani Code.
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post #11 of 17
6/29/10 at 8:28pm
Rochas Lui. Slightly sweet woody vanilla.
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post #12 of 17
7/13/10 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by Sunnyfunny View Post

Hi jules! Welcome! I love Strip, too.

On the vanilla front: Hypnotic Poison, Rochas Tocade, Datura Noir
On the must-have-a-high-tolerance-for-licorice front: Lolita Lempicka original
Similar in sweetness to Strip and a perfectly delicious amber: EL Amber Ylang-Ylang
Amber amidst cinnamon rolls and raisin bread: Ambre Narguile

I finally tried Hypnotic Poison and OMG why did it take me so long to discover it?!?!?!? Thank you for recommending I am in love! I still haven't tried Tocade but it's next on my list.
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post #13 of 17
7/13/10 at 1:34pm
+ 1 body kouros
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post #14 of 17
7/13/10 at 8:40pm
Sweet vanilla? I'm surprised Le Male has not been mentioned here at all.
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post #15 of 17
7/14/10 at 12:42am
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Hi Jules!

Vanillas (vanilla-centric) - Not the cheapest, but so worth owning, IMO:

Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille
M. Micallef Vanille Aoud
L'Artisan Vanilia
Parfumerie Generale Felanilla
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

I really enjoy my vanillas and sadly, I can't seem to find less pricey ones that can really satisfy.
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post #16 of 17
7/14/10 at 1:57am
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I finally tried Hypnotic Poison and OMG why did it take me so long to discover it?!?!?!? Thank you for recommending I am in love! I still haven't tried Tocade but it's next on my list.

Thank God ... another slave of Hypnotic Poison is born.
Get use to being complimented; everybody loves HP!
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post #17 of 17
7/14/10 at 3:14am
Allure by Chanel
Cinema by YVL ,
Hanae Mori,
Casmir by Chopard
Burberry Brit
and surely try that Tocade by Rochas
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