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post #1 of 43
1/7/12 at 1:09am
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What do you think is underrated?

For me, it's Cravache by Robert Piguet.
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post #2 of 43
1/7/12 at 1:55am
a few underrated fragrances/lines...

Divine
Calè Fragranze D'Autore
Etat Libre D'Orange
Cuir Pleine Fleur
Carthusia 1681
Lauder For Men
Parfumerie Generale
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post #3 of 43
1/7/12 at 2:01am
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Agreed on Carthusia. Beautiful, stunning fragrance.
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post #4 of 43
1/7/12 at 6:20am
34 Boulevard Saint Germain
Cravache
The whole Grossmith line
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post #5 of 43
1/7/12 at 6:25am
IMO M Micallef
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post #6 of 43
1/7/12 at 6:32am
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IMO M Micallef

Which ones?


I think Cuba by Czech & Speake is massively underrated.
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post #7 of 43
1/7/12 at 6:51am
L'homme Sage
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post #8 of 43
1/7/12 at 7:32am
Some of my underrated favorites (mass-market, designer and niche not differentiated/separated) are:

YSL pour Homme
Versace l'Homme
Face a Face by Faconnable
Chevignon Brand
Joint by Roccobarocco
La Martina Hombre
Francesco Smalto pour Homme
Aramis Tuscany
Sandalwood by Crabtree&Evelyn
Carthusia Uomo
Jaguar for Men
Knize Forest

... and many more
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post #9 of 43
1/7/12 at 7:59am
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Originally Posted by housecatmeow View Post

In response to:

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What do you think is underrated?

For me, it's Cravache by Robert Piguet.

Hmm - I don't think it makes sense to declare a fragrance underrated. An overrating is easy to flesh out. For instance the LUTENS line has become overrated alone by being too proliferate. The frequency by which new scents are sort of "generated" is a contradiction to the lines image to be idealistic / elite / artisan / artistic. CREED is as mainstream as Disney with obviously literally exclusive prices - which eager persons wish to circumvent, only to find themselves disapointed eventually - and not so much more.

When it comes to underrating You most probably will find a much longer list of fragrances. Everyone will have a scent that appeals to her for very personal reasons. This will give rise to the idea it should be more respected by others. I easily could name a few.

For instance Givenchy - Insense (not ultramarine): marvelous for technical perfection and too because it fits a certain desire. To result in a gentle alloy with male body odor makes it just a very pleasant accessory. I do rate it way above any (literally) "niche".
Alas, in consequence of me hyping it prices in Europe exploded in the last months, but I've stacked up before 8-]
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post #10 of 43
1/7/12 at 8:22am
Eau d'Ikar
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post #11 of 43
1/7/12 at 8:54am
Bleu de Chanel.
It gets bashed a lot here, but people don't judge it for what it is.
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post #12 of 43
1/7/12 at 8:59am
The Bulgaria house.
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post #13 of 43
1/7/12 at 12:47pm
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The Bulgaria house.

lol!!
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post #14 of 43
1/7/12 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by WildThingy View Post

Hmm - I don't think it makes sense to declare a fragrance underrated.

I think it does, technically, you can declare pretty much anything underrated. I can see where you're coming from, though. The idea of this thread is to let people express the fragrances that many have disliked or ignored and say that they actually like a fragrance that others do not. Sure, the list will be longer and at least one person will feel that every single generally disliked fragrance is good and in contrast more people will say a fragrance that is generally liked isn't very good, but does this make considering something to be overrated nonsensical?
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post #15 of 43
1/7/12 at 3:15pm
Jacques Bogart - Bogart Pour Homme
Giorgio Armani - Emporio Armani He
Caron - The Third Man
Lorenzo Villoresi - Piper Nigrum
Penhaligon's - Malabah
Czech & Speake - No.88
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post #16 of 43
1/7/12 at 3:21pm
From designers, Burberry Brit. People are quick to name London as one of Burberry's best fragrances and rightly so but Brit is a quality, addictive scent too. Forever in it's little brother London's shadow imo.
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post #17 of 43
1/7/12 at 3:51pm
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From designers, Burberry Brit. People are quick to name London as one of Burberry's best fragrances and rightly so but Brit is a quality, addictive scent too. Forever in it's little brother London's shadow imo.

+1 ... I actually enjoy Brit more than London. Very nice scent that doesn't get brought up much.
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post #18 of 43
1/7/12 at 3:56pm
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+1 ... I actually enjoy Brit more than London. Very nice scent that doesn't get brought up much.

I like Brit too, but I can't wear it without people telling me that I smell like their dad/an old man .
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post #19 of 43
1/7/12 at 3:57pm
Bulgari Blu seems to be widely considered bland, boring, cloying, meh, etc.
I consider this to be a sad underestimation of a unique,clean and fresh scent.
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post #20 of 43
1/7/12 at 5:23pm
Taken into account prices, a few houses:
Diptyque
Carthusia
L'Artisan
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post #21 of 43
1/7/12 at 6:54pm
Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger, IMO, is underrated. It's a nice safe citrus scent for an affordable price.
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post #22 of 43
1/8/12 at 6:30am
Burberry Touch; 212 Men; 212 Sexy Men; CH Men; Clinique Happy Men; L'Eau Par Kenzo; Fleur du Male; Roadster; Voyage D'Hermès; Emporio Armani He; Armani Mania Men; L'Instant PH EDT; Kenzo Power; Bvlgari male's line; Opium PH; Eau de Cartier; Eau de Campagne (and all Sisley house); ...
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post #23 of 43
1/8/12 at 6:33am
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Originally Posted by Vitamin B Complex View Post

From designers, Burberry Brit. People are quick to name London as one of Burberry's best fragrances and rightly so but Brit is a quality, addictive scent too. Forever in it's little brother London's shadow imo.

I preffer Brit to London either. And I like toooooo much Touch!
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post #24 of 43
1/8/12 at 6:37am
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lol!!

Lol! My text corrector plays me these kinds of joke all the time!
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post #25 of 43
1/8/12 at 11:19am
Oooh, I love the love that Brit is getting in here! That was my first Burberry. I seldom ever wear it, but I use to love that stuff. I will wear it tommorow! lol

Onto my list:
Divine L'homme Sage
M. Micallef Note Vanille
Serge Lutens 5 o'clock Au Gingembre
Cartier Declaration Cologne
Cristiano Fisssore Cashmere for Men
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post #26 of 43
1/8/12 at 11:57am
Oh, I forgot: Creed Royal Water. Greatly underrated.
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post #27 of 43
1/8/12 at 12:45pm
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Cerruti Pour Homme
Boss in motion black
Lancome Hypnose homme
Givenchy Pi Neo
Versace Pour Homme
Hugo Dark Blue
Azzaro Silver Black
Givenchy Very Irresistible for men
Carolina Herrera Chic for men
Cerruti 1881 Black
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post #28 of 43
1/8/12 at 1:00pm
Burberry Touch.....great all around scent that I have never seen mentioned here
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post #29 of 43
1/8/12 at 2:12pm
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For instance Givenchy - Insense (not ultramarine): marvelous for technical perfection and too because it fits a certain desire. To result in a gentle alloy with male body odor makes it just a very pleasant accessory. I do rate it way above any (literally) "niche".
Alas, in consequence of me hyping it prices in Europe exploded in the last months, but I've stacked up before.

Agreed on Insense, Wildthingy. I like the way you phrase it. Glad I've stocked up as well. Also, perfect characterization of Creed! Might have to quote you.
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post #30 of 43
1/8/12 at 2:16pm
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For instance Givenchy - Insense (not ultramarine): marvelous for technical perfection and too because it fits a certain desire. To result in a gentle alloy with male body odor makes it just a very pleasant accessory.

Completely agree.
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post #31 of 43
1/8/12 at 2:17pm
Prada Infusion D'Homme is criminally overshadowed by Amber, which I actually dislike.
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post #32 of 43
1/8/12 at 2:29pm
... Obsession Night Men (Calvin Klein)... (later I'll remember more for sure)
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post #33 of 43
1/8/12 at 2:33pm
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Prada Infusion D'Homme is criminally overshadowed by Amber, which I actually dislike.

+1, altought I like Amber.
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post #34 of 43
1/8/12 at 3:11pm
Definitely agree about Brit. I've been reaching for this more than Burberry London recently.

Most underrated I can think of is Paul Smith London, a really dense fragrance with lovely brandy and coconut notes.
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post #35 of 43
1/10/12 at 6:22pm
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Just sampled Wall Street by Bond no. 9. It's truly fantastic. Very underrated.
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post #36 of 43
1/11/12 at 2:07am
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L'Homme Sage

agree ... a wonderful fragrance by Divine ...
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post #37 of 43
1/11/12 at 5:40am
Sisley's!!!
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post #38 of 43
1/11/12 at 5:40am
Cravache + 2
Others I thought about immediately were Brin de Réglisse, Vetiver 46, and Russian Caravan Tea
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post #39 of 43
1/11/12 at 5:49am
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Burberry Touch; 212 Men; 212 Sexy Men; CH Men; Clinique Happy Men; L'Eau Par Kenzo; Fleur du Male; Roadster; Voyage D'Hermès; Emporio Armani He; Armani Mania Men; L'Instant PH EDT; Kenzo Power; Bvlgari male's line; Opium PH; Eau de Cartier; Eau de Campagne (and all Sisley house); ...

I think many from your list are very well valued here!.... specially Opium ph.
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post #40 of 43
1/11/12 at 5:52am
the whole Czech & Speake line. Many of them share a similar lovely lavander/floral smell as signature.
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post #41 of 43
1/11/12 at 6:12am
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I think many from your list are very well valued here!.... specially Opium ph.

Glad to hear that! Maybe they won't be discontinued then!
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post #42 of 43
1/11/12 at 6:31am
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the whole Czech & Speake line. Many of them share a similar lovely lavander/floral smell as signature.

I certainly agree with this.

For me one I have been enjoying a lot recently is Chanel Cuir de Russie (Les Exclusifs edt). When best leather fragrance discussions get started CdR always does really well. But I still think that it is very underrated overall. More people should have a bottle of this.
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post #43 of 43
1/11/12 at 7:57am
I've just discovered smell bent and I'm totally amazed by them. Really fantastic scents - even the ones that I wouldn't wear are interesting to smell!
They don't smell homemade like some niche brands, and they don't have that 'modern' chemical-y smell a lot of new-ish designer scents have.
High art and high quality at low prices, created by a Basenoter!
I'm REALLY surprised they don't get more forum space around here...
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