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Holiday scent for Thailand....any ideas?

post #1 of 13
11/10/11 at 9:50pm
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Hey everyone,

I'm planning on travelling to phuket over the summer (Australian summer being December) and I've heard that the heat and humidity of Thailand are insane !!! I just wanted to get some ideas as to which fragerances really do well in the heat and humidity without being cloying.

My favourites are all gourmands for the cooler months ( Ambre Narguile, A*Men, Dior Homme etc) and so I know I may have to purchase something new altogether.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated
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post #2 of 13
11/10/11 at 9:58pm
I am a native Thai man and I had been working on Samui island.

These are what I would like to recommend for our climate.

- Creed Virgin Island Water - great for an island holiday

- Creed Green Irish Tweed

- Creed Aventus

- Creed Silver Mountain Water

- Bond No. 9 Bleecker St.

- Cool Water

- Dior Homme Sport

- Dior Farenheit

- Chanel Antaeus - just kidding

Citrus, fresh, green & aquatic fragrance works really well here.



Anyway, you can wear anything that you like, but sweet scents can be cloying so easy is hot & humid weather.
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post #3 of 13
11/10/11 at 10:17pm
Dior Homme sport. Rive Gauche ph.
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post #4 of 13
11/10/11 at 10:52pm
Another for Creed Virgin Island Water
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post #5 of 13
11/12/11 at 10:16am
Acqua di Parma Colonia would be a good one to have handy.

It's pretty breezy around Phuket though, no big deal compared to summer in Oz. Grab a bottle of Lauder Brasil Dream for Men if you see it at the airport - it's a modern and quite authentic take on a bright, herbal chypre accord (including oakmoss) and works well in the tropics. Ignore the image on the box, this is an interesting anomaly, a sort of young, modern retro take on a classic masculine from a couple of decades ago - fun stuff, only available as a Duty Free release last time I looked.
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post #6 of 13
11/12/11 at 10:19am
Mugler Cologne
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post #7 of 13
11/12/11 at 7:30pm
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Thanks alot for all the suggestions guys. WOuld rive gauche ph really go well ? I've only ever smelt it once and thought it had a really unique persona but i realy cant remember the details of it. Would be pretty interesting to try it again.

I'm pretty tempted just to take my HM bottle but even that has a bit too much of a blackcurrent/foody vibe to it.

Also, I was just thinking if the duty free would have some of the rarer fragerances that i just cant seem to find anymore like A*Men pure malt and some dior homme intense......i just cant help myself......I love the intense edibles ahaha.

thanks alot guys
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post #8 of 13
11/13/11 at 8:35am
Versace Man Eau Fraiche
Cool Water
Gucci Sport Pour Homme
Ladyboy by B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful (Gorilla Perfume at LUSH)

Sorry, couldn't help but mention a scent called 'ladyboy' for someone visiting Thailand. That one was obviously meant as a joke.
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post #9 of 13
11/13/11 at 11:07am
Virgin Island Water, for the daytime. For night, Aramis Bermuda Tonic.
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post #10 of 13
11/13/11 at 3:17pm
Chanel - Allure Homme Sport ... I dare say it is one of best, overall, summer fragrances ... a fantastic journey from its sharp, orange, citrus opening, through its imaginative, peppery, neroli and cedar heart, thence morphing into its exquisite, creamy and sexy, white musk and vetiver base ...
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post #11 of 13
11/13/11 at 9:04pm
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i was actually thinking of one of those higher tierre summer grade fragrances. Normally i myself would'nt go anywhere near a summer version of any fragrance but i find myself drawn to both chanel allure sport as well as more recently, Dior Homme Sport. What do you guys think between these two? Im just a bit worried about the sharp ginger in Dior Homme sport but i absolutely love the scent.
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post #12 of 13
11/13/11 at 9:05pm
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i was waiting for someone to hit me with the lady boy scent.....well done good sir
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post #13 of 13
11/14/11 at 4:15am
Have you considered Jo Malone Lime, Basil + manadarin layered with Pomegranite Noir. The other suggestions are great BUT the last thing I want to be reminded of on holiday is the office!
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