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Best/favorite mass market fragrance in the past 5 years?

post #1 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:06pm
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Only a handful come to mind for me. I believe the quality and originality put into most fragrances, especially mass marketers has decreased tremendously as the years come. Then again there are some great ones, but which one is the greatest? In your opinion of course. Nothing factual, nothing based on sales, or on Basenotes reviews, or reviews in general. What is YOUR best mass marketed/popular fragrance of the past 5 years.

For me, it's a toss up between Corduroy, Tommy Bahama, Burberry London, Noir de Noir and TdH. All very close, but if I had to pick one that stands out the most, I'd go with Burberry London.
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post #2 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:14pm
Narciso Rodriguez for Him and Guerlain (is Guerlain mass market?) L'Instant Pour Homme.
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post #3 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:16pm
Dior Homme
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post #4 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:20pm
Davidoff Adventure and Davidoff Silver Shadow Altitude.
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post #5 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:26pm
It's a little too sweet, but Dior Homme (2005)
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post #6 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:37pm
Tough
I would have to say Jaipur line
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post #7 of 50
7/5/10 at 3:52pm
Within the past 5 years, Narcio Rodriguez for him and Shiseido Zen for men.
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post #8 of 50
7/5/10 at 4:46pm
Ralph Lauren Polo Modern Reserve
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post #9 of 50
7/5/10 at 5:39pm
Prada Infusion D'Homme and YSL La Nuit De L'Homme
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post #10 of 50
7/5/10 at 5:45pm
Dior Homme by a large margin.......
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post #11 of 50
7/5/10 at 6:03pm
Narciso Rodriguez for Him
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post #12 of 50
7/5/10 at 6:04pm
I'm going to have to go with Dior Homme.
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post #13 of 50
7/5/10 at 7:53pm
SEAN JOHN UNFORGIVABLE MULTI-PLATINUM
Yes, it's derivitave, yes it's from Puffy,
but I'd be a liar if I said it wasn't my favorite mass market/designer release since 05.
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post #14 of 50
7/5/10 at 8:22pm
Terre d'Hermes.
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post #15 of 50
7/6/10 at 3:56am
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Is Baldessarini Ambre considered mass market? If so, that would be my favourite along with Black XS (the REAL 'Light Blue pour Homme')!
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post #16 of 50
7/6/10 at 6:20am
Rive Gauche pour Homme- niche quality at mass-market prices
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post #17 of 50
7/6/10 at 6:35am
Dior Homme
Terre d´Hermès
L´instant p.H.
Rive Gauch p.H.
Roadster
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post #18 of 50
7/6/10 at 6:36am
Terre d'Hermes
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post #19 of 50
7/6/10 at 7:27am
I'd have to go with Dior Homme as well, although I suspect it's destined to become a cult favourite like Fahrenheit rather than something that will turn the market upside-down.
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post #20 of 50
7/6/10 at 7:37am
Dior Homme
YSL L'Homme
Terre d'Hermes
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post #21 of 50
7/6/10 at 7:41am
Aigner Black.
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post #22 of 50
7/6/10 at 7:55am
Dior Homme Intense, as has been said, by a large margin.
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post #23 of 50
7/6/10 at 8:06am
Dior Homme but I must admit that I am enjoying Play Intense by Givenchy just as much these days. I need to revisit Dior Homme and gets meself another bottle lol.
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post #24 of 50
7/6/10 at 8:35am
Lalique - Encre Noir
Hermes - Osmanthe Yunnan

and one of the Jack Black scents I just got a sample of was alright.... can't remember if it was Silver or Blue. But maybe it hasn't had time to grate on me LOL.
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post #25 of 50
7/6/10 at 9:10am
Wee for all the love towards Dior Homme.

My choise too ... most definately
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post #26 of 50
7/6/10 at 9:53am
Any of these

Narciso Rodriguez for him,
Terre De Hermes,
Encre Noir,
Dior Homme
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post #27 of 50
7/6/10 at 10:16am
Dior Homme intense, and Fahrenheit Absolute.
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post #28 of 50
7/6/10 at 10:18am
I'll go with Fahrenheit Absolute as well.
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post #29 of 50
7/6/10 at 10:35am

Comme des Garçons 2 Man
OK, technically, it came out 6 years ago. I find CdG2 Man to be on of the most successful expressions of avante garde aesthetics brought to the mainstream fragrance market. When it first came out it was readily available at Sephora. No dumbing down effect here. A loud, lemon and smoke blast from the weird aldehydes.

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post #30 of 50
7/6/10 at 10:39am
Dior Homme without a doubt.

Other favorite-worthy releases:

Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Sean John Unforgivable
John Varvatos John Varvatos
Armani Code
Burberry London
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post #31 of 50
7/6/10 at 10:42am
1.\tFahrenheit 32 very unique from Dior with its sweet vanilla contrasted again herbal vetiver.
2.\tNarciso Rodriguez for him for daring to reclaim the glory of the power scents of the 80’s.
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post #32 of 50
7/6/10 at 11:11am
Mass market: Dior Homme
Semi-Mass Market: Terre d'Hermes
Supposedly-mass-market-but-i've-never-seen-it-in-stores: Encre Noire
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post #33 of 50
7/6/10 at 11:46am
This year i saw a few people wear Encre Noir even in this season. I hope number of EN fans increase in winter.
Acqua Di Gio , Armani Code, Burberry London.
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post #34 of 50
7/6/10 at 12:00pm
My vote goes to John Varvatos
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post #35 of 50
7/6/10 at 2:08pm
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no doubts Terre d'Hermes too bad price went up for about 30% ;/
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post #36 of 50
7/6/10 at 2:24pm
While I think the term "mass marketed" is erroneous here, I just pick a best release from the last 5 years that could be bought at a relatively middle American mall department store. I have to say that I find a lot of the summer editions of things like JPG Le Male and CK products to be interesting and creative. In a similar vein, I was blown away with the retooling for Fahrenheit 32. It doesn't remind me of Fahrenheit at all but is light and fresh while maintaining a decidedly substantial feel in its composition. Also a fantastic bridge between "old school" quality and contemporary individualism.

Fahrenheit 32 gets my vote.
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post #37 of 50
7/6/10 at 3:26pm
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Originally Posted by Hamid View Post

Acqua Di Gio

AdG came out in 1996, so it misses the parameters of the question by 10 years.

I'm going to agree with most others here and go with, Terre d'Hermes, Dior Homme, Burberry London.
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post #38 of 50
7/6/10 at 3:55pm
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Fahrenheit Absolute
Encre Noire
A*Men Pure Malt
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post #39 of 50
7/6/10 at 4:15pm
That Pure Malt is good stuff, isn't it. Yum.
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post #40 of 50
7/6/10 at 4:20pm
You guys aren't really posting "Mass Market" fragrances. NR for Him is certainly not Mass Market. Its designer, but not "mass market". Terre d'Hermes isn't really "mass market either". Pure Malt? Hardly "mass market". Heck, my local Lord & Taylors has 4 boxes still that they cannot sell because nobody will buy it.. becuase its not 'mass market' enough.

True "mass market" that I'll admit to liking? CK Euphoria & Armani Attitude.

But i did wear Terre d' Hermes today to work, and I have NR Musc Oil on my rist just to smell at this exact moment, lol
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post #41 of 50
7/6/10 at 4:49pm
Dior Homme Intense y Prada Infusion d' Homme
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post #42 of 50
7/6/10 at 5:32pm
Guerlain L'Instant Pour Homme
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post #43 of 50
7/6/10 at 6:40pm
Dior Homme Intense.
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post #44 of 50
7/6/10 at 6:53pm
+1 Burberry London
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post #45 of 50
7/11/10 at 3:54am
B*Men
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post #46 of 50
7/11/10 at 6:09am
Encre Noire
Terre d'Hermès
Dior Homme
Dior Homme Intense
Roadster
L 'Instant pour Homme
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post #47 of 50
7/11/10 at 7:52am
L'Instant pour Homme
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post #48 of 50
7/11/10 at 9:10am
Gotta go with Dior Homme....

Since when is Noir de Noir a mass marketed fragrance?? It's like 200$ for 50 ml...
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post #49 of 50
7/11/10 at 9:18am
None. They are all timid and self-conscious.
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post #50 of 50
7/11/10 at 9:20am
Easy: Kenzo Power
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