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Chrome (and its flankers) Vs. Cool Water (and its flankers)

Poll Results: Which would you choose?

 
  • 36% (11)
    Chrome
  • 56% (17)
    Cool Water
  • 6% (2)
    One of the flankers (list it if you can)
30 Total Votes  
post #1 of 26
12/22/10 at 1:55am
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What should I get?
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post #2 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:37am
open to suggestions?
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post #3 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:47am
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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey View Post

open to suggestions?

Sure. I'm looking for a "watery" type scent.
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post #4 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:50am
I love chrome.
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post #5 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:54am
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Hello and greetings!

Have you tried them yet? They are different scents altogether. The best way is to test first, and if your nose fancies something, you can consider a purchase.

:-)
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post #6 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:55am
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Originally Posted by tommygunz View Post

Sure. I'm looking for a "watery" type scent.

Price range?


The reason I ask is I don't want to recommend something like Creed Green Irish Tweed or Rance Le Vainqueur if it's not in the cards. I find that the higher quality frags may cost 3x as much, but last 5x as long.
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post #7 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:11am
Personally I would not buy any of them.

Some other suggestions:

Guy Laroche Horizon
Aramis New West for Him
Hugh Parsons Blue
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post #8 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:13am
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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey View Post

Price range?


The reason I ask is I don't want to recommend something like Creed Green Irish Tweed or Rance Le Vainqueur if it's not in the cards. I find that the higher quality frags may cost 3x as much, but last 5x as long.

Um, I really like designer scents. Niche scents are usually nice as well but I'm on a college budget so I cant really afford them.
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post #9 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:18am
CW doesn't strike me as a 'watery' frag at all.. It's actually a bit on the heavy side. Chrome on the other hand is quite transparent. Although, Chrome repulses me and smells like a watered down CK One mixed with paper. CW gets my vote for sure.. but I don't think it's fitting for what you're looking for.
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post #10 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:36am
Chrome is much more modern and elegant
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post #11 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:50am
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Originally Posted by AntonPan View Post

Chrome is much more modern and elegant

I wouldn't go as far to call Chrome elegant but, it is modern. Chrome and Cool Water are quite different. One is a aquatic fougere and the other is a floral musk aquatic.
You should wear what YOU like best. Both of them last quite a while and around the same price range. I can't really stand Cool Water for too long so my choice would be Chrome.
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post #12 of 26
12/22/10 at 4:22am
Just buy both!
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post #13 of 26
12/22/10 at 4:31am
for what its worth, dsquared makes lots of aquatic woody stuff. may want to check them out.
also, based on a fellow bn'ers recommendation on another thread I tested issey miyake bleue yesterday, and it's a fine aquatic in my opinion.
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post #14 of 26
12/22/10 at 6:42am
They're both good but, between the two, I would go for Cool Water. It's deeper, richer and lasts longer.
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post #15 of 26
12/22/10 at 7:24am
Go with Bvlgari Aqva or Versace Pour Homme over either of them.

Out of those two though, I would personally go with Cool Water (or CW Frozen). Chrome just doesn't work on me. They are quite different though, so it depends on what you are really looking for.

Trust your own nose. Which one do you like better?
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post #16 of 26
12/22/10 at 7:27am
I would go with Chrome, but it's a coin flip....
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post #17 of 26
12/22/10 at 8:12am
Out of the two I would go for Cool Water. I would also recommend trying Bvlgari Aqva.
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post #18 of 26
12/22/10 at 8:42am
Chrome
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post #19 of 26
12/22/10 at 8:48am
Versace Pour Homme
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post #20 of 26
12/22/10 at 2:32pm
They're both kind of dated in terms of trends. Chrome gets boring real quick and so does Cool Water. Might I suggest some stuff that's a little more modern?

-DKNY Men (2009)
-Bleu De Chanel
-True Religion
-Creed Aventus
-Bvlgari Aqva
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post #21 of 26
12/22/10 at 3:11pm
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my pick would be CW Frozen
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post #22 of 26
12/22/10 at 5:07pm
Cool Water
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post #23 of 26
12/22/10 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by MassMenace View Post

They're both kind of dated in terms of trends. Chrome gets boring real quick and so does Cool Water. Might I suggest some stuff that's a little more modern?

-DKNY Men (2009)
- Bleu De Chanel
-True Religion
-Creed Aventus
-Bvlgari Aqva

+ 1 Mass, I love that DK with its tiny flowery heart and greens tones , a pity its poor longevity
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post #24 of 26
12/22/10 at 6:06pm
For me it's Chrome.....Smells Great and has Great lasting power.....Coolwater smells Great and is gone in an hour!!!
Gary
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post #25 of 26
12/22/10 at 8:15pm
+1 on Versace and Bvlgari Aqua. CW and Chrome is a choice between eh and eh.
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post #26 of 26
12/23/10 at 2:18am
+1 On CW. great stuff whereas Chrome, well not repulses but certainly irritates me.
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