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Great Fragrances You Own But Never Wear

post #1 of 31
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I gave Heritage by Guerlain a very good review, and I still think it is a terrific fragrance. But I never wear it. It never seems right. I pick it up and put it down. That's it. Will I sell it or dump it? No. Will I wear it. Not sure. Do others have similar experiences?
post #2 of 31
IMHO: None - Thanks to Basenotes I have evolved too the stage now that any scent I feel that is great regardless of gender I will wear.
post #3 of 31
Havana by Aramis.
post #4 of 31
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Originally Posted by pigasus27 View Post

Havana by Aramis.

This one.

Also, Dior Homme, Montana Parfum d'Homme, Tiffany for Men, Chanel Egoiste, and Bel Ami by Hermes.
post #5 of 31
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale and MFK Absolue pour le soir
post #6 of 31
I have spritzed on my skin every one of the fragrances in my collection at one time or another in the past 36 years.
post #7 of 31
I wear my perfumes. They'll eventually all get worn.
post #8 of 31
Bel Ami
Dior Homme
To name a few...
post #9 of 31
Bel Ami
Dior Homme
To name a few...
post #10 of 31
Basically, they aren't great if I never wear them.
post #11 of 31
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

I wear my perfumes. They'll eventually all get worn.

This.
post #12 of 31
Joe, I know what you mean. I have Wode by Boudicca, the paint version, review here: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26129315.html

It's more for show than for wear, but I do really love the way it smells.

Also, I think it depends on how old you are and the kinds of activity you are involved in. I love the smell of Sybaris, but not sure I can pull it off because of my age. Same goes for Macassar, not sure anyone would appreciate the intense odor of, as Alfarom stated, "angry male gorilla wearing a tuxedo" review here: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121038.html

And Muscs Koublai Khan? Exactly what occasion does Serge Lutens expect any human to wear that to??
Reviews here: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121143.html (do read what I wrote about it!)
post #13 of 31
Donna Karan Fuel
post #14 of 31
I've found that wearing a couple of fragrances per day--one during the day, another for the evening, and another for around bedtime--helps to solve this problem. If I didn't do that, I know I'd have some very good fragrances that would go unworn.
post #15 of 31
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

I wear my perfumes. They'll eventually all get worn.

+1 to this. I give all of my scents a rotation.
post #16 of 31
No. If I get fifty more that I get to choose, I would definately wear them all.
post #17 of 31
The only one I never wear is Jil Sander Background. I bought it 15 years ago in Koln and now I discovered it became a pretty hard to find fragrance. I feel like I shouldn't run out of this one...
post #18 of 31
Chergui...it's not that I never wear it -- it's that I don't wear it as much as I should (I've worn it maybe 5 times in the 6 months I've owned it?). I think it's something to do with wanting to avoid cheapening the experience of wearing it. And, oddly enough, I'm fine with that.
post #19 of 31
Hardly any, I do my best to wear the majority of them
post #20 of 31
egoiste,
post #21 of 31
I had a similar issue with Heritage so I sold mine away...
post #22 of 31
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

I wear my perfumes. They'll eventually all get worn.

Me too.
post #23 of 31
brut , well it is hard to smell like brut when you're only 26 though i like it ... i wear it when am on a hunting trip with the lads...
post #24 of 31
Musc Ravageur. I guess it isn't great if I don't wear it that much. Very good though and I only like wearing it at certain times of the year and for certain occasions.

Tommy Bahama (brown bottle). Smells great. Seems like a year round fragrance. Just never wear it.

Marc Jacobs. Same as Tommy Bahama.
post #25 of 31
Boss Hugo Boss
Gio
YSL L'Homme
YSL L'Nuit
HM
post #26 of 31
Musc Ravageur. I love the scent, but living in a desert climate I rarely get the chance to wear it. On top of that it's way too sexy for most occasions as well.
post #27 of 31
Gucci Envy


I've got a full bottle I never touch, don't know why, it's a classy scent and I like the way it smells.
post #28 of 31
Van cleef & arples pour homme
post #29 of 31
Jacques Bogart Furyo.
It scares me
post #30 of 31
Now that I'm down to 28 bottles they all stand a decent chance of being worn, but I could stand to lose about 8 of those that I just never get around to. So about 20 get a decent shot at being worn.

If I had to name one? I dunno...the 8 probably get ignored equally.
post #31 of 31
Giorgio for Men
Red for Men
Bvlgari BLV Notte PH
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