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Sweet Orange Unisex?

post #1 of 17
1/30/11 at 6:55pm
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I'm looking for a very, very sweet orange scent. If anyone is familiar with Nivea's Touch of Happiness body wash, I'm looking for something similar to that. Just something light that I can spray on before heading down to the beach in the mornings. A light mandarin orange/cranberry would be nice to. If you know of anything, let me know!
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post #2 of 17
1/30/11 at 7:00pm
I'm not sure what type of quality you are looking for here, but let me suggest:

Geo F. Trumper Eau de Portugal
DR Harris Traditional Cologne
Atelier Orange Sanguine
Czech & Speake Neroli if you want something really good
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post #3 of 17
1/30/11 at 7:03pm
Orange Sanguine
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post #4 of 17
1/30/11 at 7:17pm
Concentré D'Orange Verte by Hermés.

I agree with the recommendations for Orange Sanguine.
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post #5 of 17
1/30/11 at 7:34pm
+1 for Orange Sanguine
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post #6 of 17
1/30/11 at 7:48pm
I think Concentree D'Orange Vert is a great orange, but it's pretty masculine to me and rather stiff.

I'd recommend bond #9's Little Italy for an orange/clemantine/grapefruit sort of mix
Also check out Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria line Pamplelune - it's a grapefruit + vanilla mix and nicely priced too
John Varvato's Artisan has a nice Clemantine/Mandarin opening

there are many other oranges out there...
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post #7 of 17
1/30/11 at 8:12pm
Maybe AdP Arancia di Capri, but it's not that sweet.
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post #8 of 17
1/30/11 at 8:41pm
Happy for Men by Clinique
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post #9 of 17
1/30/11 at 11:47pm
Bois d'Orange by Roger and Gallet
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post #10 of 17
1/31/11 at 1:45am
+100 - Czech & Speake Neroli
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post #11 of 17
1/31/11 at 4:48am
Apart from Arancia di Capri, even other frags from the Blu Mediterraneo line have some undertones of sweet orange and also great unisex wearbility

Jaguar pour Homme (the green bottle) is technically a male scent, but its smoothness and discretion, as well as certain sweet citrus, especially orange, notes have lead even a few of my female acquaintances to see this as an unisex frag and to wear it accordingly, which still doesn't affect, on the other hand, this frags suitability for men
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post #12 of 17
1/31/11 at 7:04am
Little Italy is one of the sweeter ones, similar to a zesty candied orange.
Orange Sanguine is one of my favorite though.
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post #13 of 17
1/31/11 at 7:12am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

Happy for Men by Clinique

This is the first one that popped in my mind. It's similar to Acqua di Gio, IMO, so it may come off as more masculine.
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post #14 of 17
1/31/11 at 8:09am
My favorite sweet orange fragrance is Fendi Theorema. It is a feminine, but I wear it. It is pretty modest in terms of duration and projection.
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post #15 of 17
1/31/11 at 10:18am
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Paloma Picasso - Minotaure
Versace - Mediterraneum
Laura Biagiotti - Roma uomo
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post #16 of 17
1/31/11 at 10:47am
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Thanks, guys. I'm getting some samples of the Orange Sanguine and Jo Malone Orange Blossom. There's a huge difference in price there, so I decided it would be best to try before I buy. I'm not looking for anything to complicated, just something light and pretty to compliment the scents of a hot summer day on the beach.
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post #17 of 17
1/31/11 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

Jaguar pour Homme (the green bottle)

absolutely right as long as mr Russell's referring to its pre-reformulation variant.
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