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If you could only pick 3 designer scents to use for the rest of your life what would you pick?

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Thread Starter 
Me?
Bleu De Channel
La Nuit
1 Million
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Givenchy Insensè
Gucci Nobile
Hermes Bal Ami
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Blue de Chanel
YSL L'Homme
Burberry Brit
post #4 of 151
Good question. I would probably go with:

1. Something fresh and clean.
Azzaro Chrome Legend or Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme

2. Something nice and casual for cafe's and work situations:
YSL La Nuit de L'homme

3. Something for formal settings. This would also double up as "going out" fragrance, since these are quite strong
Dior Homme Intense
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Terre D'Hermes

Guerlain Homme L'Eau

Pure Malt


Tough question! It was a toss up between Dior Homme Intense and Pure Malt.
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L'Instant Extreme Pour Homme
Dior Intense Pour Homme
Live Jazz
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Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Creed Millesime Imperial
Dior Intense Pour Homme
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Armani Eau pour Homme
Versace l'Homme
Chanel pour Monsieur
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Terre d'Hermes
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Chanel Egoiste
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The Dreamer
Le Male
Angel Men
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Bulgari Black
Bleu De Chanel
Jazz By YvesSaintLaurent

3 is not enough...
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Pure Malt
M7
Millisime Imperial
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Ungaro II
L'Anarchiste
Bulgari Man

honorable mentions:
Bleu de Chanel
Prada Amber
Antidote
Davidoff Adventure
NR for Him
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Esencia Loewe
Grey Flannel
Mitsouko
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Terre d'Hermes
Helmut Lang Cuiron
Giorgio for Men
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Tricky one!

Patou Pour Homme
Gucci L'Arte di Gucci
JAR Jardenia

..Using the somewhat flexible definition of designer as ''primarily makes something other than perfume''.
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Conversely, if one means what one can find in the average Sephora or the like:

Dior Poison
Dior Dune ( women's )
YSL Kouros

At least, that's how I feel today.
post #18 of 151
Creed and Tom Ford Private Blend as designer scents?

A*men
1 Million
L´Eau D´Issey
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Rive gauche
Azzaro ph
Kouros
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Kenzo Power
EDT

Chanel Egoiste

Midnight in Paris EDP
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Currently:

Guerlain L'instant extreme

Chanel Allure Homme Sport

Chanel Platinum Egoiste


Homorable mention:

Dior Homme intense (only had a sample so will need more time)

Dior Fahrenheit

Chanel Sycomore
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Armani Code Pour Homme
YSL La Nuit L'Homme and YSL L'Homme
Terre D'Hermes

If I could have 5 more:
A*Men (Angel Men)
Declaration Cartier Pour Homme
Polo Black by RL
Platinum Egoiste by Chanel
Diesel Fuel For Life Pour Homme
Gary
post #23 of 151
For me:

Dior Homme
L'Instant du Guerlain
Chanel Egoiste
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Burberry London
Hermes Terre D'Hermes
Dior - Eau Sauvage
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Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce
Allure Homme Sport
Pal Zileri Sartoriale or possibly L'eau d'Issey
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Chanel Allure Homme Sport
L'Instant de Guerlain
Dsquared Rocky Mountain Wood
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Damn, this is TOUGH. For now I'll go with:

Dior Homme
Pure Havane
TDH
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What sort of dystopia have you envisioned?

Rive Gauche

Fahrenheit

Chanel Egoiste
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Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Egoiste Concentree
Kouros
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Terre parfum
Opium edp
M7
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Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil
Dior Homme
Chanel Platinum Egoiste
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Le Male
Dior Homme
Chanel Allure Homme Sport
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Dior Homme Intense
L'Instant Guerlain Extreme edp
TDH Parfum

I feel like i'm kind of cheating with this list, since in my eyes all 3 of these have "niche" like qualities.
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Hermes Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Chanel Allure Edition Blanche or JPG Le Male
D&G The One
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Pure Malt
Gucci Pour Homme II
Mugler Cologne
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Armani Eau Pour Homme
Un Jardin en Méditerranée
Body Kouros
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Eau Sauvage
Dior Homme
Chanel Allure Homme Sport
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Japon Noir - Tom Ford
Jicky - Guerlain
Shalimar - Guerlain
post #39 of 151
Currently (subject to change very soon though):

Chanel Egoiste
Dior Homme
Azzaro PH


This could change once I sample Dior Homme Intense and Tobacco Vanille.
post #40 of 151
No reason for putting this here other than I wanted to. Words from Basenotes member scentemental, who writes about fragrances as well as Federer plays tennis:


"Probably the most oft-repeated misconception and misunderstanding on Basenotes and a dichotomy many just can’t seem to get away from in the obsessive compulsion to build up niche fragrances at the expense of designer fragrances. It’s as if niche fragrances can’t be left alone to fend for themselves without attacking their less prestigious brethren......the majority of people who write about the development of modern perfumery and those in the fragrance industry, including the great noses, understand clearly that the skills set developed by noses creating for the non-niche industry is where the true originality and quality of composition lies........

I hold to no clear cut hierarchy between niche and designer.....It is the individual fragrances and not the category that matters.....If one really wants to know about and understand fragrances, I mean really wants to know and understand, one needs to keep an open mind and lose the clichéd dichotomies and the false hierarchies. They don’t even begin to address the marvel which is fragrance creation. My harshest criticism of this falsely dichotomous view is that it produces very little sense of wonder. Everything is too clear cut for that. You can’t have wonder in such a world."

___________


Chanel Sycomore
Givenchy Gentleman (vintage)
Chanel Egoiste (vintage)









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Gucci Envy for Men
Pure Havane
Fahrenheit

Honarable mention:
Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense
Terre d'Hermes
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Commes des Garçons Odeur 71
Knize 10
Givenchy Gentleman (Vintage)
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Mitsouko
Habit Rouge
Shalimar
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TdH

Yatagan

Black Jeans
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Guerlain L'Instan Pur Homme Extreme
Azzaro PH
TDH
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Rive Gauche
M7
Caron Le 3º Homme.

Honorable mention to Terre, Opium EDP, Habit Rouge, Declaration, Havana, Chanel 19, AMen.
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Chanel Egoiste
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Chanel Allure homme
post #48 of 151
OMG! Is allure home sport this nice? Want to buy it blind but I'm scared cos I read it has a lemon note,and was thinking it is going to smell some wat like iceberg twice or versace man eau fraiche(yuck!!!) Will I like allure homme sport?
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Dior Homme Intense
L'Instant de Guerlain Extreme
Shalimar
post #50 of 151
Quote:
Originally Posted by dandbull View Post

OMG! Is allure home sport this nice? Want to buy it blind but I'm scared cos I read it has a lemon note,and was thinking it is going to smell some wat like iceberg twice or versace man eau fraiche(yuck!!!) Will I like allure homme sport?

It does have a lemony note. But its a very pleasant creamy kinda lemon. Its not sharp - think of it as creamy ice cream with a hint of lemon and not sharp lemon juice... :-)
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Monsieur de Givenchy
Guerlain Vetiver
Givenchy Vetyver

nipping at their heels:
Habit Rouge
Equipage
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Pure Havane
The Dreamer
Infusion D'Vetiver
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Rive Gauche
L'Eau D'Issey
Fierce
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Gucci Envy for men
Guerlain L'Instant Pour Homme
D&G By
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Dior fahrenheit
Givenchy Insensè
Terre d'hermes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonoanimoes View Post

Dior fahrenheit
Givenchy Insensè
Terre d'hermes

lol its funny that known of those scents are in your top 5
post #57 of 151
Thats easy:

L'Instant de Guerlain
L'Instant de Guerlain Extreme
Dior Homme Intense
post #58 of 151
Dior Homme EDT
Terre d'Hermes EDT
Dolce & Gabbana PH EDT

Yep. I'd still smell awesome every day.
post #59 of 151
Hmm ... with or without female scents?

Only pour Homme:

1) Égoïste Cologne Concentrée
2) Fahrenheit
3) Dune pour Homme

Incl. pour Femme:

1) Poison
2) Dioressence
3) Égoïste Cologne Concentrée
post #60 of 151
Right now it's:

Caron Pour un Homme

Caron 3rd Man

Jicky EDT
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