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Fragrance Aficionados: What's Your Guilty Pleasure Scent?

post #1 of 46
8/28/10 at 3:06pm
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You have your Amouage attar, your gold, leather-wrapped atomizer of Windsor, your satin pillow with a bottle of Clive Christian's Imperial Majesty, and you know how to pronounce Baccarats Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebe. You know who you are.

But, what's your guilty pleasure scent? Is a bottle of Jovan Sex Appeal hidden behind your Xerjoff? Do you have a Le Male air freshener in your car?

For me, it's Acqua di Gio. Love the stuff!

Stand up and share with the group, we won't judge. ;-)
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post #2 of 46
8/28/10 at 3:08pm
AdG, huh?

I kind of think all of my scents are my guilty pleasures.
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post #3 of 46
8/28/10 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

I kind of think all of my scents are my guilty pleasures.

Same here.
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post #4 of 46
8/28/10 at 3:58pm
I sneak in a little spray of Acier Aluminum before work now and then. Really not an office scent, IMO. Strangely, I've had several compliments on it at the office; maybe I shouldn't be so quick to label it "not for the office." In any case, it really works if you keep the dose very low. Just one quick spray on the chest, under your undershirt. Perfect longevity and sillage. Still, the well-known "porn star" effect makes it a guilty pleasure for work. Unless you actually are a porn star, I guess.
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post #5 of 46
8/28/10 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Still, the well-known "porn star" effect makes it a guilty pleasure for work. Unless you actually are a porn star, I guess.

Ehh...could you explain? That's a new one on me.
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post #6 of 46
8/28/10 at 4:27pm
I like Juicy Couture Couture Couture
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post #7 of 46
8/28/10 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by A. Homme View Post

Ehh...could you explain? That's a new one on me.

Acier Aluminum is often listed as a '70s throwback scent on basenotes. Phrases like "mutton chops" and "hairy chest" show up frequently in discussions of it. "'70s porn star" references are in relation to the scent's overbearing sweet-yet-masculine formulation. Kind of like a high-end version of something like Jovan Musk for Men. It was actually released in the early '70s, as I recall. That kind of explains it. For more information - well, just try it, you'll see. . .
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post #8 of 46
8/28/10 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by mrcologneguy View Post

Acier Aluminum is often listed as a '70s throwback scent on basenotes. Phrases like "mutton chops" and "hairy chest" show up frequently in discussions of it. "'70s porn star" references are in relation to the scent's overbearing sweet-yet-masculine formulation. Kind of like a high-end version of something like Jovan Musk for Men. It was actually released in the early '70s, as I recall. That kind of explains it. For more information - well, just try it, you'll see. . .

Ahh, gotcha. I've read that it is a "throwback" scent as you say, but I didn't make the "porn star" connection. Haven't been able to sample it yet myself, but plan too soon enough.
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post #9 of 46
8/28/10 at 5:44pm
many, i would say vintage tabarome, bois du portugal and green irish tweed at the moment.
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post #10 of 46
8/28/10 at 9:02pm
Aladdin's Santa Fe for Men. So cheap, but such a smooth spicy wood scent. Love it.
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post #11 of 46
8/28/10 at 10:20pm
Not a fragrance but actually it's talcum powder: Johnson and Johnson - Sandal.
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post #12 of 46
8/28/10 at 10:57pm
I "borrow" my 5 year-old daughter's Harajuku Lovers Lil Angel atimes.............
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post #13 of 46
8/28/10 at 11:25pm
Black Sun/Salvador Dali

LOVE this stuff.

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post #14 of 46
8/29/10 at 7:36am
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Originally Posted by perfaddict View Post

I "borrow" my 5 year-old daughter's Harajuku Lovers Lil Angel atimes.............

LOL! And THAT is why I started this thread!
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post #15 of 46
8/29/10 at 7:55am
..here and there, again and again: pure essential Patchouli Oil
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post #16 of 46
8/29/10 at 7:56am
Innumerable samples of Amouage Reflection Man

Dirty English by Juicy Couture
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post #17 of 46
8/29/10 at 8:00am
Oh, yeah - I've got one. I love this stuff, but even my wife hates it. It's the fragrance equivalent of a Dr. Pepper float on a weekend afternoon, and screw the reservations at the sushi bar. I mean, how ridiculous is a bottle that's supposed to look like a cowboy hat? But I swear - the opening of this stuff is just awesome and includes notes from some pricey juices like Riverside Drive and Cereus no.14.



Fun fact - there is an impression of a GUITAR PICK in the glass on the bottom. You can see the end of it just barely in the picture above.

PS - yeah, I wish I had a daughter. One of the Harajuku Lovers scents is an awesome vanilla gourmand that could have been marketed as an ultra-classy one. No way would my wife ever touch it, but I think it's great.
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post #18 of 46
8/29/10 at 8:01am
For me, it's without a doubt Super Fragrance for Men by Aigner.
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post #19 of 46
8/29/10 at 8:04am
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Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

For me, it's without a doubt Super Fragrance for Men by Aigner.

Without a doubt, this has to be the dorkiest name EVER!
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post #20 of 46
8/29/10 at 8:17am
Axe Fever.....
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post #21 of 46
8/29/10 at 8:38am
Overspraying Rive Gauche and visiting my female (milf) neighbour...
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post #22 of 46
8/29/10 at 9:05am
Hollister SoCal..smells so pleasant.
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post #23 of 46
8/29/10 at 12:02pm
4711
any new-car spray for automobiles
any sandalwood oil
juniper scented cream- the strong kind
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post #24 of 46
8/29/10 at 1:05pm
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Overspraying Rive Gauche and visiting my female (milf) neighbour...

lol
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post #25 of 46
8/29/10 at 1:14pm
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Wearing a heavy dose JPG Le Male in the privacy of my home.

That or a dab from my girlfriend's bottle of Green Tea by Demeter.
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post #26 of 46
8/29/10 at 2:51pm
I think Bogart Pour Homme is my guilty pleasure scent at the moment, I absolutely love it.
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post #27 of 46
8/29/10 at 3:20pm
AdG (Aqua di Gio) -- guilt for not being unique, but that's not my fault!
Bois d' Encens (Armani Prive) -- doubly guilty: it's overpriced so I feel like I'm wasting money and for its "abuse" of a note some may think is only appropriate for their particular religion.
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post #28 of 46
8/29/10 at 9:05pm
Tocade (Rochas) I like to wear this one out at night every now and then. Get lots of compliments... from guys!
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post #29 of 46
8/30/10 at 12:27am
Rochas Man
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post #30 of 46
8/30/10 at 12:39am
Le Male
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post #31 of 46
8/30/10 at 12:45am
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Originally Posted by perfaddict View Post

I "borrow" my 5 year-old daughter's Harajuku Lovers Lil Angel atimes.............

LOL!

I love most of Britney Spears' and Paris Hilton's fragrances ... there I've said it!
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post #32 of 46
8/30/10 at 2:41am
For me its Brut and its a guilty pleasure because it is a frag that is seen as no longer cool to wear.
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post #33 of 46
8/30/10 at 2:51am
I love Givenchy's Play and Play Intense. I think they're both excellent, fun, lighthearted, easy to wear but most of all enjoyable scents. And although I used to really dislike him, I don't think Justin Timberlake is so bad anymore either; he redeemed himself with his work on SNL.
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post #34 of 46
8/30/10 at 4:18am
I keep a bottle of Gucci Rush (for women). I had wanted to give it to my lady but it seems 'too young & loud' for her and I simply can't bear to part with it. I take a sniff of it when the mood strikes. I call it my secret lover, lol.
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post #35 of 46
8/30/10 at 5:27am
Probably ck eternity for men or clinique happy , do they qualify ?
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post #36 of 46
8/30/10 at 6:11pm
For now - mine is Agonist the Infidels.
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post #37 of 46
8/30/10 at 7:39pm
Creed Orange Spice.
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post #38 of 46
8/30/10 at 7:47pm
Mine is Ralph Lauren's Romance Silver for Men

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post #39 of 46
8/30/10 at 8:17pm
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Originally Posted by Sorcery of Scent View Post

Mine is Ralph Lauren's Romance Silver for Men



If that's a guilty pleasure, then it's one of mine as well.
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post #40 of 46
8/30/10 at 8:29pm
Considering all my stuff is "sub-standard" by this forum's standards, i'll have to go to my "mall" or "teen" fragrances. Mine? Fierce by Abercrombie. I honestly enjoy this stuff alot, its a damn good woody, musky fragrance, my taste has just transitioned to gourmands, gourmands, and you guessed it, gourmands, so i dont use it alot any more. The really guilty part? i wear it to drive the ladies loco (this stuff is a powerful fragrance in terms of sexuality, i think it's the musk)
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post #41 of 46
8/30/10 at 11:26pm
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Originally Posted by Neurosis View Post

Considering all my stuff is "sub-standard" by this forum's standards,)

That's a bit harsh, we all have fragrances which are not mega-expensive niche items and enjoy them. A fragrance is a fragrance and if you enjoy them then there's nothing sub-standard about them. Beauty is in the nose of the beholder...
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post #42 of 46
8/30/10 at 11:35pm
Yeah, no need to be harsh on your collection. Besides, you've got some real classics (even if some of them are truly love it or hate it scents) such as Fahrenheit, Joop!, Pi, Le Male, Rochas Man, and Fierce.

Nothing to be ashamed about at all!
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post #43 of 46
8/31/10 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

Yeah, no need to be harsh on your collection. Besides, you've got some real classics (even if some of them are truly love it or hate it scents) such as Fahrenheit, Joop!, Pi, Le Male, Rochas Man, and Fierce.

Nothing to be ashamed about at all!

oh im not ashamed at all haha, i enjoy almost everything i have and simply just don't find the niche market appealing. i said my stuff is "sub-standard" because the topic is mostly addressed to the members who really know fragrances and prefer niche over designer...i couldn't tell you a damn thing about 90% of niche houses lol
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post #44 of 46
8/31/10 at 9:07am
Abercrombie and Fitch's Woods cologne. It's been discontinued for a while now and is commanding insanely-high prices on theBay. I just like the simplicity of it. No fuss. No muss.

Teddius
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post #45 of 46
8/31/10 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by easyfish View Post

..here and there, again and again: pure essential Patchouli Oil

Me too. I just love patchouli.
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post #46 of 46
8/31/10 at 3:44pm
I make it a point to never feel guilty about any of my pleasures.
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