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post #1 of 35
9/6/10 at 2:32am
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I am on a kick of testing classic fragrances. What are your favorite classics. Say from the 1980's and back. I would especially love to hear of your favorites from the 60's and back.

I will start out with Bowling Green and Jicky. I love both of them.
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post #2 of 35
9/6/10 at 2:58am
YSL Pour Homme - 1971

So pleasant and great

AdP Colonia

So pleasant and great
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post #3 of 35
9/6/10 at 3:01am
Shalimar
Mitsouko
Habit Rouge
Vetiver by Guerlain
Equipage
Azzaro Pour Homme
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Grey Flannel
Diorella
Eau Sauvage
Tea Rose by Perfumer's Workshop
Caron Pour un Homme
Habanita by Molinard
Apres L'ondee
Pour Monsieur by Chanel
Vol de Nuit
Cuir de Russie by Chanel
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Chanel no. 19
Bois des Iles
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post #4 of 35
9/6/10 at 3:24am
Bandit
Tabac Blonde
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post #5 of 35
9/6/10 at 3:54am
Penhalgon's English Fern (everytime I wear this, I realizing how sensational this is)
Habit Rouge
Canoe
Old Spice
Armani Eau PH
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Guerlain Vetiver
Pierre Cardin
Royal Copenhagen
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post #6 of 35
9/6/10 at 4:24am
Givenchy Gentleman
Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme
Old Spice
Grey Flannel
Paco Rabanne
Worth pour Homme
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post #7 of 35
9/6/10 at 6:06am
Bois des Iles
AdP Colonia
Mitsouko
Habit Rouge
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post #8 of 35
9/6/10 at 6:18am
Habit Rouge
Eau de Guerlain
Mitsouko
Jicky
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Sous le Vent
Vol de Nuit
Cuir de Russie, Chanel
Pour Monsieur de Chanel
Pour un Homme de Caron
Tabac Blond
Coup de Fouet
Knize Ten
Knize Two
Bandit
Azurée
Aramis
Aramis 900
Devin
Cabochard
Eau Fraiche, Dior
Eau Sauvage
Monsieur Balmain
Monsieur Rochas
Equipage
Eau d´Hermès
Grey Flannell
Azzaro pour Homme
Vetiver, Givenchy
Monsieur de Givenchy
Gentleman
Arome 3
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post #9 of 35
9/6/10 at 6:28am
YSL Pour Homme
Givenchy Gentleman
Grey Flannel
Paco Rabanne
Halston Z-14
Antaeus
Kouros
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post #10 of 35
9/6/10 at 11:22am
vintage tabarome. period.
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post #11 of 35
9/6/10 at 11:28am
Oh the pain! There are too many to list. JonB, I'm going to list a few but I'm sure to forget some others that are just as worthy if not more. The lists made above are excellent for filling in all my omissions.

Great project, by the way.

I say Givenchy Monsieur, Guerlain Vetiver, Guerlain Habit Rouge, Aramis, and like Adonis says, YSL PH, and AdP Colonia. Pick up some Roger & Gallet Extra Vieille too, and then some of Dior's Eau Sauvage masterpiece.
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post #12 of 35
9/6/10 at 11:50am
Habit Rouge
Eau Sauvage
Knize Ten
Guerlain Vetiver
Caron Pour Un Homme
Apres L'Ondee
C&S 88 (vintage)
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post #13 of 35
9/6/10 at 12:15pm
What a monumental task! Here are a few but just a few that come to mind:
Mitsouko (vintage formulation)
Guerlain Vetiver
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Habit Rouge
Crown Marechale Original
Crown Eau de Quinine
Czech & Speake No. 88
Caron pour un Homme
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Grey Flannel (cheap yet wonderful)
Diorella
Dior Eau Sauvage
Caron Pour un Homme
Molinard Habanita
Apres L'ondee
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Chanel Cuir de Russie (if you can find it!)
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Chanel No. 19
Chanel No. 22
Coty Chypre

The more I type, the more I want to add so I'd better stop now.
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post #14 of 35
9/6/10 at 1:43pm
Monsieur de Givenchy
Givenchy Vetyver
Givenchy Gentleman
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Guerlain Vetiver
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post #15 of 35
9/6/10 at 2:33pm
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Eau d'Hermes
Derby

This is the only point I can stop; if I went to next level, I'd had to list dozens.
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post #16 of 35
9/6/10 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by MikeFromManhattan View Post

Penhalgon's English Fern (everytime I wear this, I realizing how sensational this is)
Habit Rouge
Canoe
Old Spice
Armani Eau PH
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Guerlain Vetiver
Pierre Cardin
Royal Copenhagen

I think I still have a sample of English Fern. I have to dig it out and try it again. I like many of the Penhaligon's fragrances.
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post #17 of 35
9/7/10 at 7:14am
Eau Sauvage, Old Spice, Brut, Pub, Tabac Original, Egoiste by Chanel, Calandre by Paco Rabanne, Kouros by YSL, Lagerfeld classic, Eau de Cartier, Grey Flannel, Monsieur Rochas, Opium pour homme, Allure for men, Tenere by Paco Rabanne, Rive Gauche, Gucci pour homme.
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post #18 of 35
9/7/10 at 7:20am
Chanel PM & Guerlain Habit Rouge
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post #19 of 35
9/7/10 at 10:05am
To all the classics aforementioned, I'll add: Rochas Moustache and Caron's Yatagan
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post #20 of 35
9/7/10 at 7:06pm
Kouros
Old spice
Eau sauvage
paco rabbane
Eternity
Grey Flannel
Cool Water
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post #21 of 35
9/7/10 at 9:44pm
YSL Opium
Armani Eau Pour Homme
Eau Sauvage
One Man Show
Pasha De Cartier
Aramis Devin
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post #22 of 35
9/7/10 at 9:49pm
Old Spice
Shalimar
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post #23 of 35
9/7/10 at 11:22pm
I really love the oldtimers and i try to collect as many as possible. These are the ones i really love:

Bal a Versailles
Knize 10
Habanita
Shalimar
Mitsouko
l'Heure bleue
Van Cleef & Arpels - Pour homme
Polo
Bijan
Le troisieme homme
Yatagan
Grey Flannel
Green Irish Tweed
Kouros
Quorum
Eau Savage
Antaeus
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post #24 of 35
9/9/10 at 4:13am
try polo by ralph lauren
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post #25 of 35
9/9/10 at 7:03am
Balafre
French Line
Alamo
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post #26 of 35
9/9/10 at 7:33am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Balafre
French Line
Alamo

Wow, I haven't heard of any of these.
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post #27 of 35
9/9/10 at 7:36am
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Originally Posted by Fountain View Post

try polo by ralph lauren

I absolutely love Polo. Along with LV Uomo, my two favorite fragrances. Oh, and I will add a third all-time favorite, Vintage Tabarome.
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post #28 of 35
9/9/10 at 7:37am
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post #29 of 35
9/9/10 at 8:09am
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AdP Colonia

So pleasant and great

Yes! I'm on a Colonia binge now. It actually replaced Eau Sauvage as my go-to cologne-type.
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post #30 of 35
9/9/10 at 1:32pm
Most have been said. For me, I love the Penhaligon's and the Robert Piguet's. Most Guerlain's and many Chanel's.
I'm really into the YSLs (except L'Homme) but don't personally consider them classic yet.- or not right now.

some standouts for me are:

Cravache
Visa
Bandit
Hammam Bouquet
English Fern
Du Roi
Douro (Eau de Portugal)
4711

Eau Du Coq
Jicky
Heritage (newer in the grand scheme)
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Pour Monsieur
Cuir de Russie
No. 22
Antaeus
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post #31 of 35
11/22/12 at 3:05pm
Vintage Tabarome
Patou Pour Homme
Vintage Derby
Vintage Mitsouko Pour Parfum
Vintage Jicky EDT
Shalimar
Chanel Cuir DE Russie
Sous le Vent
Colonia
Eau de Guerlain
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post #32 of 35
11/22/12 at 3:30pm
make sure you try Shalimar in the EDC concentration(not to be confused with Eau de Shalimar, which is awful)....the EDC is a great masculine along the lines of Jicky. And quite a bargain at $35 on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...s=shalimar+EDC
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post #33 of 35
11/22/12 at 3:49pm
AdP Colonia
Van Cleef & Arples pour Homme
Grey Flannel
Shalimar
Paco Rabanne pour Homme
No. 5
Yatagan
Le 3me Homme
Azzaro pour Homme
Giorgio for Men
Gucci Nobile

These were the ones that came to me off the top of my head.

Almost forgot Creed Royal Scottish Lavender and Baie de Genievre.
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post #34 of 35
11/22/12 at 4:13pm
BdP, Tuscany, GIT and EdOV
I really enjoy Bowling Green too
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post #35 of 35
11/22/12 at 5:17pm
vntge jicky
vntge mitsouko
Shalimar pure parfum
vntge Derby
Monchoir de Monsieur
Habit Rouge
Heritage
Eau Sauvage
vntge Miss Dior
Chanel no5, no19 and no22
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Hermes Calache
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