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Pepper, woodsy notes, incense, spice (whatever) ANY GOOD scents with good longevity!

post #1 of 27
9/14/11 at 12:16am
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I am really tired of all these good scents out there that has poor longevity.

Dirty English isn't to bad, Tommy Bahamas not so bad (but even they stays approx. in the middle or below, (at least on my skin, approx. 3 hours), Zirh Ikon (extremely poor longevity), Celine Fever (a perfect scent by the way, rather poor longevity) amongst a whole lot of others I have tried; have a very poor longevity... Not to mention the overrated and overprised (at least here in Norway): Mark Jacobs Bang that leaves you with mostly nothing after ten minutes...

(I've even tried Burberry The Beat that supposed to have a lot of pepper in it, all i notice is the orange/citrus, what an disappointment that was, and should have good longevity after what I've been reading. On my skin; not at all).

So I thought some of you on the forum has some suggestions.

Anything, preferably with the notes in the title but not necessarily, I'm open to any good scent that lasts "a little" with all kind of notes but hopefully NOT with a clear vanilla or citrus tone.

AND, hopefully not the most expensive ones, I can't afford to try them after all

Please, give me some directions on which way to go now You can be sure I'll check each and every one of them out!
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post #2 of 27
9/14/11 at 12:32am
Epic Man! Pricey, yes, but absolutely divine, lasts forever, and sounds just like what you're looking for in a frag.
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post #3 of 27
9/14/11 at 12:43am
Have you tried Gucci pour Homme 1? It's very similar to both Dirty English and Tommy Bahama but I think it's better. Might be hard to track down a bottle and you might not want to considering it's so similar to the two you already have, but is maybe worth a sample
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post #4 of 27
9/14/11 at 12:44am
Le Labo Poivre 23 london city exclusive. It's just totally amazing.
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post #5 of 27
9/14/11 at 12:48am
Villoresi Piper Nigrum would be the obvious choice IMHO. Pepper, fresh herbs, warm spice, woody-balsamic notes and it develops all day long.
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post #6 of 27
9/14/11 at 1:06am
I second both Epic Man and Piper Nigrum and I'll add

Memoir Man
Honour Man
CDG Original
CDG White
CDG Laurel
Malle French Lover
Fille En Aiguilles
Histoires De Parfums 1828
Escentric 01
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post #7 of 27
9/14/11 at 1:28am
+1 on Piper Nigrum... Great stuff.
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post #8 of 27
9/14/11 at 1:38am
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Piper Nigrum
Serge Noire
Rochas Lui
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post #9 of 27
9/14/11 at 1:46am
Frapin Caravelle Epicee
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post #10 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:05am
Rose 31.
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post #11 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:16am
Agree with the guys who mentioned Epic Man. Quality, masculine powerhouse with great longetivity.

I also love Christian Dior Jules which is sadly discontinued. Epic man reminds me of a superior quality replacement for that one.
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post #12 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:24am
Opus 1870 by Penhaligons
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post #13 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:29am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

Villoresi Piper Nigrum would be the obvious choice IMHO. Pepper, fresh herbs, warm spice, woody-balsamic notes and it develops all day long.

+1

Piper Negrum is gorgeous.
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post #14 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:36am
Tauer's LDDM has great longevity, and to me it's a great spice. So is Frapin's Passion Boisee. Might not be your regular spice/pepper but it's well worth it.
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post #15 of 27
9/14/11 at 2:45am
Penhaligons L P No 9 - Very spicy.
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post #16 of 27
9/14/11 at 3:52am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

Villoresi Piper Nigrum would be the obvious choice IMHO. Pepper, fresh herbs, warm spice, woody-balsamic notes and it develops all day long.

Totally agree.
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post #17 of 27
9/14/11 at 4:58am
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Frapin Caravelle Epicee

+1.
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post #18 of 27
9/14/11 at 5:23am
+ 1 for Gucci Pour Homme I.
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post #19 of 27
9/14/11 at 5:27am
All great suggestions but the OP specified reasonably priced perfumes.

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AND, hopefully not the most expensive ones, I can't afford to try them after all

I'd suggest Noble Vetiver and Wonderwood.
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post #20 of 27
9/14/11 at 6:04am
Thread Starter 
Thank you all for your suggestions; but you are way over (!, in fact miles away) from my budget so the search go on... I usually search for scents in the lower parts (sometimes lower to mediumof the price-range...
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post #21 of 27
9/14/11 at 6:12am
Miles away??

Bang by Marc Jacobs
Gucci Pour Homme I
Kenzo Air
Opium Pour Homme
Equipage by Hermes
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post #22 of 27
9/14/11 at 7:10am
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Miles away??

Bang by Marc Jacobs
Gucci Pour Homme I
Kenzo Air
Opium Pour Homme
Equipage by Hermes

Nice list if you want to keep the budget low.
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post #23 of 27
9/14/11 at 7:11am
Serge Noire
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post #24 of 27
9/14/11 at 7:39am
Nobody mentioned Guerlain L'Instant (Extreme)!
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post #25 of 27
9/14/11 at 7:44am
When I read your thread title I immediately thought of Gucci PH (this one, which is what I think everyone else here was also referring to: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121989.html).

When my husband wears this, it persists over 12 hours even after his shower.

This is not costly!
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post #26 of 27
9/14/11 at 8:48am
Let´s see... spice+wood+little pepper that lasts +12 hours on the skin:



And can be found at a very good prices.
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post #27 of 27
9/14/11 at 9:04am
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Originally Posted by anders View Post

Thank you all for your suggestions; but you are way over (!, in fact miles away) from my budget so the search go on... I usually search for scents in the lower parts (sometimes lower to mediumof the price-range...

Keep in mind the real pricey ones like Epic man you can probably find decants of if you like it, and it is very concentrated so you don't have to use a lot. A 10 mL decant of Epic is equal to 50 mL of many other frags, like Bang. But, I would rather have fewer frags that I love than a larger collection of less expensive stuff. OTOH, sometimes really cheap frags are very good, and I own several very inexpensive bottles too.
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