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post #1 of 25
3/15/11 at 11:42am
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Hello again this time i'm asking about Equipage by hermes. What are your personal views/opinions about this mens fragrance? I am looking for a wedding day fragrance.
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post #2 of 25
3/15/11 at 12:05pm
It is dry, refined and pleasant. I think it would be hard to offend anyone with it.

These virtues noted, and admitting that I have only worn it a single time, I found it little more than a somewhat superior Reve d'Or. Tea-rose (really carnation) from top to bottom.
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post #3 of 25
3/15/11 at 12:29pm
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It is dry, refined and pleasant. I think it would be hard to offend anyone with it.

Absolutely agree.
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post #4 of 25
3/15/11 at 12:45pm
Typical no-nonsense stuff from the 70's. It's what ANY sport fragrance of today should try harder to be. The current formulation is as good as it gets, the only boring part is... the bottle. It originally came out in a bottle that gave it a lot of its identity.
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post #5 of 25
3/15/11 at 12:58pm
If anyone who will be near you doesn't like smoking, they may find it offensive. Even thought it's "cold pipe," they may not perceive it that way.
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post #6 of 25
3/15/11 at 1:06pm
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Originally Posted by SymbianBlack View Post

Hello again this time i'm asking about Equipage by hermes. What are your personal views/opinions about this mens fragrance? I am looking for a wedding day fragrance.

Equipage is a very good choice if you want a warm, dry, informal gentleman's fragrance. Think "old money" ... Others here might dislike the comparison, but this is what British Sterling should have been.
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post #7 of 25
3/15/11 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by Hob Dobson View Post

Equipage is a very good choice if you want a warm, dry, informal gentleman's fragrance. Think "old money" ... Others here might dislike the comparison, but this is what British Sterling should have been.

+1.
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post #8 of 25
3/15/11 at 1:12pm
Don't get me wrong for I will make the usual remark done by nostalgic perfumistas abounding in BN: the blend is not what it used to be... it was more complex, had more longevity as well as more presence. Basically, it was softened, one wonders if according to Elena's latest style, which is at odds with that of VC&A's First or even Sisley's Eau de Campaigne. Classic and refined still, but get the vintage formulation if you can - in my case, I'd rather have spent the money of the new bottle I bought a couple of years ago into something better among niche scents.
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post #9 of 25
3/15/11 at 1:49pm
I have a bottle of the vintage formulation. It's good in a very 1970's way. For some reason it always makes me think of Stanley Kubrick's movie version of The Shining. Kind of sets a scene of a place that should be very warm, but with an oddly cold vibe. Like sitting by a fireplace and sensing a ghost by a sudden chill in the room.

I haven't smelled the newer stuff. Between Equipage and the newer Bel Ami, I prefer Bel Ami. I just don't know if Equipage is my style.
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post #10 of 25
3/15/11 at 2:04pm
If you go for Equipage, get the vintage.
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post #11 of 25
3/15/11 at 3:26pm
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If you go for Equipage, get the vintage.

I never knew it had a vintage formula. My first time seeing it was in nordstroms just this past Sunday. I also smelled new harlem by bond
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post #12 of 25
3/15/11 at 3:42pm
A very good fragrance. Reminds me of a fusion of leather and anise, with a touch of citrus. I don't think you could go wrong with this one. Yes, it is what I would imagine is "70's", but in a very, very good way.
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post #13 of 25
3/15/11 at 4:01pm
My review from July, 2008:
A spicy-floral chypre from 1970, this is a heady combination laced with aldehydes and some clary sage in the top notes. Carnation is the head of the floral accord in the heart with jasmine and muguet completing the triad. A chypre base adds musk, coumarin, vetiver, and vanilla for depth and roundness. Some people find this slightly medicinal (I suspect the nutmeg and mace play a role in this impression); others, like me, just find it exotic, like a beautiful face endowed with a strikingly odd nose but the tones are so warm and rich, the angles and planes are so perfect, the underlying structure so blatantly classical that the beauty of the whole is undeniable.
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post #14 of 25
3/15/11 at 4:59pm
I quite like Equipage and not sure why I don't own a bottle yet. Anyway, it is a nice, spicy-floral-chypre with moderate sillage and longevity. The carnation and lily notes might be troubling for some. It's a much needed break from the humdrum of current designer releases.
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post #15 of 25
3/15/11 at 7:08pm
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What's the longevity and projection? Its basically equilage or new haarlem by bond
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post #16 of 25
3/15/11 at 8:12pm
Understated and elegant. The longevity and sillage are average.
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post #17 of 25
3/15/11 at 8:25pm
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So for the money the longevity isn't there. So basically try to find the eau de parfume version of it?
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post #18 of 25
3/15/11 at 8:35pm
I think you should try it first. I was quite surprised by it when I tried it, even after reading so many reviews. It was an unexpected smell, and not one that I have ever taken to. I have no idea if my decant is the newer or vintage formulation. Lasting power was average. It's an odd one. I have worn it three times and Im not sure I will again.
New Haarlem I have only tried once, but I really loved it.

-Slim
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post #19 of 25
3/15/11 at 8:43pm
Try it first. THat way you'll know the answers for your own wearing of it, and those answers will be based on experience. Much better and more practical knowledge than a dozen and a half different posts by different people's experiences, effectively.

I think Equipage is first rate fantastic stuff. A pleasure to wear.
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post #20 of 25
3/15/11 at 8:56pm
Its one of those fragrances that acts as a anchor in my wardrobe, reassuring me with its confidence and elegance.
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post #21 of 25
3/16/11 at 3:01pm
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I've worn it for a full day and this just can't be my wedding day scent. Its nice but just not to my liking. Thanks ladies and gents
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post #22 of 25
3/16/11 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by SymbianBlack View Post

I've worn it for a full day and this just can't be my wedding day scent. Its nice but just not to my liking. Thanks ladies and gents

Try Tiffany for Men as a wedding day fragrance.
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post #23 of 25
3/16/11 at 3:16pm
I have only tried the recent version and found it way too meek for my taste.
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post #24 of 25
3/16/11 at 3:40pm
I resampled it earlier this week. I really enjoyed it, but also find it hard to picture it as a wedding-day scent. It's classy, but somehow an everyday kind of classiness.
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post #25 of 25
3/16/11 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

If you go for Equipage, get the vintage.

Please help! Which vintage version? The box with the "H" logo all over (always a splash bottle) or the one with the kayak?
Can anyone compare these two older versions?
Thanks!
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