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SLEAZY fragrances!

post #1 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:50am
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Two of my favorite frags, Drakkar Noir and Brut, are considered by many people to be sleazy. You know, the kind of frag that Larry the Lounge Lizard would wear. In fact, I read a review on BN that described Drakkar Noir as "this is a sleazy fragrance", and I thought it was hilarious. I'm talking frags that have no class, at least to people who don't like or wear them.

This thread is here just for laughs, NOT to make stereotypes about people who wear these frags. Trust me, if there's anyone who should be offended by this thread, it should be me, since I'm a hardcore wearer of both Drakkar and Brut.

I mention Drakkar and Brut because those are the first colognes that I think of when the word "sleazy" is mentioned in the fragrance context. What frags do you think fall into the sleaze category?
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post #2 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:59am
Paris Hilton For Men. lol
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post #3 of 62
6/26/11 at 10:14am
Marbert Man
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post #4 of 62
6/26/11 at 10:39am
Aramis
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post #5 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:04am
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Aramis

Interesting choice... but how so?
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post #6 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:08am
A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf. The scents of today are doubly as disreputable as '80s scents. You will seldom meet a modern person as sweet as the scent he wears. I prefer honest masculinity to under-handed insincerity; fist-fights to lawsuits.
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post #7 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:08am
Seems I remember a basenoter describe Acier Aluminum as a scent for 1970s era porn stars. While I really like Acier Aluminum, I can see it being considered "sleazy".
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post #8 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:35am
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Interesting choice... but how so?

You just know this guy wears Aramis.

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post #9 of 62
6/26/11 at 12:50pm
Pino Silvestre
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post #10 of 62
6/26/11 at 1:01pm
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You just know this guy wears Aramis.


WRONG!!!, that guy wears Agua Brava
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post #11 of 62
6/26/11 at 1:27pm
Stud by Phat Pimp is an animalic, lactonic fougere that oozes sleaze, but it's far more interesting than the majority of $150-$300 niche fragrances.

You could call thousands of them sleazy but it's usually because people use too much of them. Drakkar Noir was/is like that because many people tend to saturate themselves with it.

I can't relate with Aramis being sleazy. My dad's an emergency room doctor/intensivist/medical director at a major hospital, he's worn Aramis for 30 years and all kinds of patients (and others) are still always telling him how good it smells. It does smell great, and if Patou pour Homme is the smell of man, Aramis isn't far behind. It's also one of the few classic chypres that hasn't been thrashed by EU regulations. Just use it with a little finesse.
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post #12 of 62
6/26/11 at 1:52pm
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Aramis is another favorite of mine, and though I don't find it sleazy at all, if you bathe yourself in it, it does smell sleazy and crass.
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post #13 of 62
6/26/11 at 1:53pm
I think we define frags as sleazy because of the sleazy people we have experienced that wear them so there will be a lot of different answers.

I think most popular modern "clubbing" frags are sleazy.
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post #14 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:14pm
Obsession for men. Seedy middle aged math teacher trying to seduce young students, a man visiting a bar picking up an unhealthy looking woman after money gets exchanged, extramarital affairs in cheap 70's hotel rooms, etc, all concentrated in this juice.
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post #15 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:21pm
If you're thinking sleazy as in Appetite for Destruction era Guns N' Roses sleazy, give Dirty English by Juicy Couture a try. I like it a lot.
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post #16 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:29pm
I've heard Pressa wears Paco Rabanne

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post #17 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:32pm
Find some vintage Tabu and spray away !
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post #18 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:42pm
Sleazy fragrances :

Joop! Homme
Armani Code Men
AF Fierce for Men
D&G pour Homme ( to an extent)
JPG Le Male
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post #19 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:46pm
Santos Eau de Sport (and I love it)
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post #20 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:51pm
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Find some vintage Tabu and spray away !

+1 for Tabu.....One of the few fragrances I cannot stand!!!
Gary
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post #21 of 62
6/26/11 at 2:57pm
All the loud 70s-80s era loud herbal-woody fragrances come off as 'sleazy' to me. Imagine a dodgy VHS Ron Jeremy porn flick with elevator music, a cheesy intro, and 'inspired' acting..
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post #22 of 62
6/26/11 at 3:13pm

Platinum Egoiste
La Nuit de L'Homme EDT
Aventus
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post #23 of 62
6/26/11 at 3:20pm
Acqua di Gio here in Sweden for sure.
Not many native Swedes wearing this.
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post #24 of 62
6/26/11 at 3:37pm
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Platinum Egoiste
La Nuit de L'Homme EDT
Aventus

Aventus?
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post #25 of 62
6/26/11 at 4:04pm
Aramis immediatly sprung to mind for me too , as well as Paco Robanne
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post #26 of 62
6/26/11 at 4:08pm
Lots and lots of one of these:
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post #27 of 62
6/26/11 at 4:37pm
seems like there's a correlation between price and sleaze, as many of the older frags happen to be inexpensive or available at drugstores, without the glass between...

I cannot evoke a sleazy rendering to go along with a frag no matter how hard I try... maybe the original Sure deodorant scent.
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post #28 of 62
6/26/11 at 5:05pm




If you have "A Wide Stance" this might be the scent for you.
It gets no sleazier.....well...perhaps Quorum.
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post #29 of 62
6/26/11 at 7:49pm
Jovan Musk for Men - quite sleazy.
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post #30 of 62
6/26/11 at 7:54pm
Paco Rabanne's One Million

There I said it ... oh yeah, I went there
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post #31 of 62
6/26/11 at 8:46pm
Cool Water is something I would expect to smell on a used car salesmen.
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post #32 of 62
6/26/11 at 8:59pm
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Obsession for men. Seedy middle aged math teacher trying to seduce young students, a man visiting a bar picking up an unhealthy looking woman after money gets exchanged, extramarital affairs in cheap 70's hotel rooms, etc, all concentrated in this juice.

LMAO

I was wondering why I never wear it any more!
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post #33 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:08pm


Take your pick.
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post #34 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:17pm
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Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

LMAO

I was wondering why I never wear it any more!

Obsession is not a bad scent, but it got over used by a lot of guys (including me likely). Now that I think of it, a co-worker wore it not long ago and made it sleazy.

Obsession DOES in my mind seem to get associated with the things Rusell mentioned. Poor Calvin...

I also remember choking when I was around Jovan Musk. High sleaze factor for anyone wearing that.
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post #35 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:36pm
^ I agree, Stylin - it's a nice one. I think that distinctive fragrances all run that risk - they either become "rich old man" or "dirty old man", once they fall out of the protective love of the masses. Obsession was pretty sexy in its time. Dirty old man is the predictable sentence.

Paco Rabanne maculines are all marketed with a somewhat macho vibe, so they simply have to end their lifetimes in sleazy squalor. One Million is kind of cool now, but when it dies someday, people will howl at the "ten's dude" trying to hook up with the easy chicks of his generation. I mean, just think of this 50 years from now... Not exactly a Jicky ad.

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post #36 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:49pm
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^ I agree, Stylin - it's a nice one. I think that distinctive fragrances all run that risk - they either become "rich old man" or "dirty old man", once they fall out of the protective love of the masses. Obsession was pretty sexy in its time[/IMG]

Calvin and Ralph had quite a time of it late 70s to early 80s. In my world, they were the kings, and everybody lept on everything they did. Polo and Obsession are both great scents, but get dragged down to sleaze level by some guys who discovered them 15 years after their best days and overdo it to boot.

Both of them make me flinch and twitch when I smell 'em these days.

I look forward to living long enough to run into a 50-year-old guy bathed in One Million because "chicks" dig it.
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post #37 of 62
6/26/11 at 9:55pm
A real sleazy fragrance..

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post #38 of 62
6/26/11 at 10:25pm
Hahahaha... this thread is full of win!

To me, the dudes in most fragrance commercials comes off looking like sleazy douchebags. So sleazy could be said about pretty much all fragrances that have a commercial out there...
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post #39 of 62
6/26/11 at 10:53pm
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a real sleazy fragrance..


lol
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post #40 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:24pm
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post #41 of 62
6/26/11 at 11:37pm


For insight into the sleaze (if you dare!)...

http://jacksontributefragrances.blogspot.com/

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011...ckson-s-legend
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post #42 of 62
6/27/11 at 1:26am
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Paris Hilton For Men. lol

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Obsession for men. Seedy middle aged math teacher trying to seduce young students, a man visiting a bar picking up an unhealthy looking woman after money gets exchanged, extramarital affairs in cheap 70's hotel rooms, etc, all concentrated in this juice.

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I've heard Pressa wears Paco Rabanne


looooooooooooooooooool

ROTF LMAO!!

Just these three posts were enough to cause my hernia to open up again. Guys, thanks for these posts. Seriously, very funny. Made my day!
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post #43 of 62
6/27/11 at 1:27am
I like sleazy (not the Paris Hilton frag though)
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post #44 of 62
6/27/11 at 2:33am
that bottle from the ad with snoop and diddy sure is the ugliest thing in the world!
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post #45 of 62
6/27/11 at 2:42am
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that bottle from the ad with snoop and diddy sure is the ugliest thing in the world!

Unforgivable. Srsly!
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post #46 of 62
6/27/11 at 2:50am
Great thread BUT.....
oh why, oh why, did I look at this thread before bedtime??!! ACK I am going to have nightmares about the pasty hairy dude with the absurdly sized religious neckware.
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post #47 of 62
6/27/11 at 7:34am
ROFL. Fun thread! I agree Drakkar Noir takes the cake. It's probably what Ted Bundy wore.
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post #48 of 62
6/27/11 at 7:44am
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ACK I am going to have nightmares about the pasty hairy dude with the absurdly sized religious neckware.

Maybe he's compensating for deficiencies in some other area? I wonder how much cologne he has put on while at the beach..
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post #49 of 62
6/27/11 at 7:55am
The Hench-frag of Sleaze: One Man Show. Even the name............ sleazy! Nothing about it will appeal to potential in-laws anywhere in the world. Nor will ladies brag about its being in the wardrobe of anyone they know.

I just love OMS!
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post #50 of 62
6/27/11 at 9:14am
Yeah - One Man Show is the BEST name of any fragrance - period!!!! (And I love it too!)
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post #51 of 62
6/27/11 at 9:22am
Kouros for blue collar sleaziness and Habit Rouge for white collar sleaziness.
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post #52 of 62
6/27/11 at 10:55am
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Take your pick.

Oh man, I saw one of these just yesterday! Definitely sleazy!
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post #53 of 62
6/27/11 at 3:49pm
This thread is giving me the giggles.

I think many of the fragrances listed above can be interpreted as sleazy or not, depending on application and the wearer.

When I think of sleazy, I think of Cumming by Alan Cumming. Which I love the smell of and wear when I want to give off that vibe.
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post #54 of 62
6/27/11 at 4:47pm
Vermeil for Men - Remember the character Wes Hightower from the movie 'Urban Cowboy', played by Scott Glen? This is the scent he would've worn. I love it though, fantastic 80's tobacco scent.

Azzaro Silver Black - the scent of seedy hotel one-night stands. Makes a great clubbing scent though, and one of the scents in my collection that consistently garners compliments from the fairer sex.

Sashka Man Black - scent of Borat. But I still love it!
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post #55 of 62
6/27/11 at 7:03pm
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This guy, drenched in Safari For Men:

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post #56 of 62
6/27/11 at 8:35pm
^LOL

Apple logo + coffee stain = WTF
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post #57 of 62
6/27/11 at 8:53pm
British Sterling, Brut, and Aramis.
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post #58 of 62
6/27/11 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

Obsession for men. Seedy middle aged math teacher trying to seduce young students, a man visiting a bar picking up an unhealthy looking woman after money gets exchanged, extramarital affairs in cheap 70's hotel rooms, etc, all concentrated in this juice.

Lmao! But he is right!
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post #59 of 62
6/27/11 at 10:42pm
Aqua Velva, Brut, Drakkar Noir (does anyone wear that anymore?)

The quick dry down of Tommy Bahama (for him) has a definite sleazy note...like cumin or something. Makes me feel like I need a lot of chest hair and a leisure suit.
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post #60 of 62
6/30/11 at 10:56pm
I smell sleazy now, after pissing my pants laughing at this...
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This guy, drenched in Safari For Men:

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