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Which House Has The Largest Number Of Quality Male Fragrances: Chanel, Dior or Yves Saint Laurent?

post #1 of 74
2/14/11 at 11:51am
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Firstly thanks to all those who posted to the other thread I started about peoples favourite Chanel for men - http://www.basenotes.net/threads/271...Chanel-for-men very interesting, I think a bottle of Pour Monsieur Concentree for me in the near future.

Regarding this thread, I have a few from each of the above houses and enjoy something from each but i'm curious about other people's favourites, and maybe a few lesser known gems.
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post #2 of 74
2/14/11 at 12:04pm
If we only talk about "designer frags" (not the "exclusives" line) my vote goes for YSL. I think that quality, longevity and sillage in its fragrances is a constant. Dior has its highs and lows though they're very good.

Chanel went down after Egoiste and it's not coming back soon
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post #3 of 74
2/14/11 at 12:04pm
YSL Rive Gauche and the older Pour Homme are both outstanding and affordable. For anyone starting out, I'd suggest they explore the classic YSLs - Body Kouros, M7, Rive, Live Jazz. They're all great and less expensive than most mainstream scents.
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post #4 of 74
2/14/11 at 12:10pm
If we only talk about "designer frags" (not the "exclusives" line) my vote goes for YSL. I think that quality, longevity and sillage in its fragrances is a constant. Dior has its highs and lows though they're very good.

Chanel went down after Egoiste and it's not coming back soon
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post #5 of 74
2/14/11 at 12:52pm
Think Hermes deserves to be in consideration, too, even if it doesn't top YSL. I'd rank them YSL, Dior/Hermes tied, then Chanel, then Cartier a few notches down.

Also, Caron and Guerlain rival anything...but I suppose they aren't technically designers (not sure if you intended to focus on fashion designers here). I tend to lump them in with designers, since many of their scents are at the same price point.
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post #6 of 74
2/14/11 at 1:24pm
YSL by far.
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post #7 of 74
2/14/11 at 1:29pm
Ysl
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post #8 of 74
2/14/11 at 2:28pm
Ysl
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post #9 of 74
2/14/11 at 2:42pm
I love YSL. I think Body Kouros is a good fragrance, i really enjoy Opium pour homme, ive smelled Rive gauche and really like it. I absolutely adore La Nuit de L'homme, just a bit more then L'Homme. I havent tried M7 but im sure thats a fantastic fragrance as well.
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post #10 of 74
2/14/11 at 3:02pm
YSL by far. Just for Kouros alone they would be light years ahead of the other two.
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post #11 of 74
2/14/11 at 3:06pm
Dior, of course ... no competition whatsoever!
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post #12 of 74
2/14/11 at 3:40pm
Males by YSL, females by Dior.

Chanel would be, if they did not have just 3 male frags.
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post #13 of 74
2/14/11 at 4:36pm
I like the variety of classics YSL offers
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post #14 of 74
2/14/11 at 4:41pm
YSL -- Kouros, PH, Jazz, Rive Gauch Ph....
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post #15 of 74
2/14/11 at 4:53pm
Dior is probably my favorite mainly for the Dior Homme series & for Fahrenheit. Second would be YSL for Body Kouros & Live Jazz.
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post #16 of 74
2/14/11 at 5:03pm
In terms of ratio, Ermenegildo Zegna doesn't have perfumes for ladies. All for men.

Edit: hahahaha got confused there for a while. My vote goes to Dior.
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post #17 of 74
2/14/11 at 6:09pm
YSL for me too, which I suppose would be obvious from my wardrobe.
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post #18 of 74
2/14/11 at 10:14pm
Imo the Aramis line should have been included.


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In terms of ratio, Ermenegildo Zegna doesn't have perfumes for ladies. All for men.

True. Unfortunately the quality is not nearly as good as their suits.
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post #19 of 74
2/15/11 at 1:47am
Guerlain
YSL
in this order for me.
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post #20 of 74
2/15/11 at 4:04am
YSL,without doubt
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post #21 of 74
2/15/11 at 4:06am
as far as top quality is concerned, my vote goes for dior.
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post #22 of 74
2/15/11 at 4:16am
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Not too familiar with some of these, but YSL has a large range of fragrance classed as 'male' whereas Dior and Chanel have relatively few. Each has their gems (Eau Sauvage, Chanel PM) but YSL has many more (Kouros, M7, RG etc) so they get my vote
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post #23 of 74
2/15/11 at 4:21am
YSL has the most worth owning fragrances in my opinion.
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post #24 of 74
2/15/11 at 6:41pm
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Dior, of course ... no competition whatsoever!

I'm shocked to hear you say this!
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post #25 of 74
2/15/11 at 6:45pm
YSL seems to have the best track record to me, and that's not to say Dior or Chanel aren't great.

But I've seen that the YSL scents seem to strike a chord with a lot of people here and generally, a lot of them seem to rank pretty high in the longevity department. I don't have any stats to back it up, but there seems to be a lot more devotion by a wide variety of guys in all ages for some of the YSL scents.
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post #26 of 74
2/15/11 at 7:03pm
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In terms of ratio, Ermenegildo Zegna doesn't have perfumes for ladies. All for men.

Edit: hahahaha got confused there for a while. My vote goes to Dior.

I would not expect it. Just as Richard James does not have scents for women. They are clothiers for men.

I would venture to add the house of Guerlain: Mouchoir de Monsieur, Habit Rouge (cologne, EDT, EDP and perfume), Heritage, Vetiver, Coriolan and Derby.
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post #27 of 74
2/15/11 at 7:20pm
It depends what you like.

1. Chanel
2. Dior
3. YSL
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post #28 of 74
2/23/11 at 5:32pm
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I would not expect it. Just as Richard James does not have scents for women. They are clothiers for men.

I would venture to add the house of Guerlain: Mouchoir de Monsieur, Habit Rouge (cologne, EDT, EDP and perfume), Heritage, Vetiver, Coriolan and Derby.

Yeah, Guerlain's offerings are better than the OP's choices
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post #29 of 74
2/23/11 at 5:34pm
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YSL by far.

+1.
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post #30 of 74
2/23/11 at 6:48pm
When one considers that the majority of Chanels are essentially unisex (Cuir de Russie, Bois des Iles, Coromandel, 31 Rue Cambon, Sycomore, Eau de Cologne, 28 La Pausa, Cristalle EdT, etc.) I'd give the edge to Chanel. Plus when you consider that on top of the Dior Hommes, Eau Sauvages, and Fahrenheits that Dior's Couture perfume line is also overwhelmingly unisex or masculine (Bois d'Argent, Vetiver, Leather Oud, New Look, etc.) then Dior has more then YSL as well. Maybe if you counted out all the YSL Kouros flankers you might have a larger number by one or two, but in terms of well constructed perfumes one would want to own I'd put YSL at the bottom of the list. M7, Rive Gauche PH, Kouros, vintage Opium, vintage Champagne... beyond those it gets pretty thin.
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post #31 of 74
2/23/11 at 10:05pm
YSl easy, chanel is over priced for their crap juice
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post #32 of 74
2/24/11 at 12:21am
In my opinion, these three houses have a fairly equal amount of quality male fragrances and I would also add another classic French house: Guerlain, as in spite of various ups and downs, has put forward a pretty constant ratio of quality male frags
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post #33 of 74
2/24/11 at 6:21am
I'd say Chanel or Dior because I find YSL too mature for my likings.
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post #34 of 74
11/28/11 at 9:27am
chanel first
ysl after
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post #35 of 74
11/28/11 at 1:13pm
My vote goes to YSL!!!
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post #36 of 74
11/28/11 at 3:07pm
Ysl.
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post #37 of 74
11/28/11 at 7:26pm
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Imo the Aramis line should have been included.

+1.
Of the houses listed, I choose YSL.
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post #38 of 74
11/28/11 at 7:32pm
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Think Hermes deserves to be in consideration, too, even if it doesn't top YSL. I'd rank them YSL, Dior/Hermes tied, then Chanel, then Cartier a few notches down.

Also, Caron and Guerlain rival anything...but I suppose they aren't technically designers (not sure if you intended to focus on fashion designers here). I tend to lump them in with designers, since many of their scents are at the same price point.

Yeah, Hermes has quite an impressive line. My favorite non-niche house. Of the listed ones, I'd say all are clearly more competent/qualitatively better than designer houses, with Cartier like you said still being above the mob, but still behind Dior, Chanel, and YSL. Shouts to Gaultier and Mugler for doing Daring stuff, but qualitatively they're still part of the fray.

If I had to choose one of those listed by the OP, on the basis of strictly their masculines, it'd be YSL.
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post #39 of 74
11/29/11 at 2:38am
Well me personally - i cant answer this question the way you want it to be answered, because i am a very firm believer in the notion that fragrances do not have genders. That being said Guerlain has the most male FRIENDLY scents followed very closely by Chanel. Unles you count the exclusive line of both these houses, in which case reverse the order.
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post #40 of 74
11/29/11 at 5:20am
YSL is the king.
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post #41 of 74
11/29/11 at 6:17am
Ysl
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post #42 of 74
11/29/11 at 6:47am
I appreciate that YSL's offerings become reasonably priced after a period of time. Its great that you can get a quality fragrance for $25, Its very close, but I would give my personal preference to Dior - more fragrances by them that I enjoy.
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post #43 of 74
11/29/11 at 6:50am
Chanel
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post #44 of 74
12/27/12 at 4:31pm
YSL
Chanel
Dior
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post #45 of 74
12/27/12 at 4:34pm
yves saint laurent for creativity
chanel for wearability
dior for... well umm.... i dunno
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post #46 of 74
12/27/12 at 5:06pm
If you include the Dior Privee line then I guess you have to pick Dior just because of the sheer number.

But Chanel has Egoiste and you cant beat that.
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post #47 of 74
12/27/12 at 6:38pm
YSL followed by Dior
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post #48 of 74
12/27/12 at 6:50pm
Dior by far
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post #49 of 74
12/27/12 at 6:55pm
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post #50 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:04pm
I'm going to take the underdog here and put my vote in for Chanel. It's a tough choice, though!
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post #51 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:18pm
What about Fragonard?

Zizania, Desert, Concerto, Vetyver, Sieste, Papa cherie, Mesonge and many more, they kick ass and leave Dior, Chanel and YSL in the dust.
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post #52 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:21pm
YSL
Dior
Chanel
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post #53 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:22pm
Ysl because it has 2 of my favorite fragrance of all time.. kouros and m7
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post #54 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:22pm
YSL, but they seem on destroying their image with cookie cutter flankers.
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post #55 of 74
12/27/12 at 7:48pm
YSL

I find YSL to be the masculine to Chanel's feminity, proceed to tell me now how there are unisex and blah blah blah, I still find the majority of Chanels to be aimed at females and YSLs at males.
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post #56 of 74
12/27/12 at 8:07pm
YSL - la nuit de L'homme, M7, L'homme, libre
Dior - homme/intense/sport, Fahrenheit
Chanel - bleu, allure homme/sport/edition Blanche

These are the fragrances I use frequently. As for best, for me, these rotate from top 1 - 3 depending on the day/season
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post #57 of 74
12/27/12 at 8:28pm
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YSL, followed by Chanel.
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post #58 of 74
12/27/12 at 8:32pm
YSL no doubt. It's sad to see the direction they're heading, though.
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post #59 of 74
12/27/12 at 8:54pm
Of the three listed, YSL. I'm a huge fan of Kouros, Opium pH, Live Jazz and La Nuit, all of which I own. I'm also keen to pick up Rive Gauche and M7.
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post #60 of 74
12/28/12 at 12:01am
Let's see, the ones I like (from their mass-market releases, including recently discontinued frags) are ...

YSL: M7, Rive Gauche, Opium EdP
Dior: Homme, Homme Intense, Eau Sauvage Parfum, Fahrenheit
Chanel: Egoiste, Pour Monsieur

If you like Kouros and Jazz, etc. then YSL is probably the best bet. For me it works out to Dior by the numbers. If I had to pick a favorite of those sets above, though, it would be a tough call between the YSLs and the Chanels. Probably the YSLs, since Pour Monsieur is so wimpy these days.

Put Guerlain in the competition and its no contest for me - Habit Rouge, Heritage, Imperiale, du Coq, Eau de Guerlain, L'Instant Extreme, and Jicky, and Mitsouko if I can count those ...
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