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is something like ysl jazz a good reference fougere?

post #1 of 14
2/21/12 at 12:06am
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i know there are other types like the aromatic so perhaps list both.

i also know stuff like fougere royale are probably the real reference frags but i am looking for something i can own.
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post #2 of 14
2/21/12 at 1:10am
If you don't know what they smell like, just go to scentedmonkey.com or a site like that and buy 100 ml of Lomani for less than $10 total.
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post #3 of 14
2/21/12 at 10:35am
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hey what is your reference fougere bigsly?

that is what i was trying to ask. perhaps the ysl jazz in the title was misleading.

sorry..
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post #4 of 14
2/21/12 at 11:12am
I think Jazz is a very good starting point. In the aromatic field, one that's usually considered is Azzaro pour homme. Paco Rabanne would be another one.

As you say, the original fougere was Fougere Royale, but it doesn't exist anymore. I never had the fortune to smell it. The thing currently found in fancy stores, according to many who have smelled both, doesn't smell like the original at all.

Penhaligon has something called English fern which smells sparer, so, who knows, perhaps it's closer in ingredients to the original fougere; but to me it smells a little sharp and uninteresting.

cacio
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post #5 of 14
2/21/12 at 11:15am
Fougere Royale in its current form is a wonderful representative of a fougere IMO.
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post #6 of 14
2/21/12 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Fougere Royale in its current form is a wonderful representative of a fougere IMO.

I agree ...
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post #7 of 14
2/21/12 at 8:37pm
An unusual fougère: Minotaure;
I do like Emporio Armani Him and Roadster.
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post #8 of 14
2/21/12 at 9:00pm
Tsar is a good one for modern aromatic. Skin Bracer for "fresh." Cool Water for "fresh." Green Irish Tweed, also for "fresh." Zino for "ambery." Kouros for "musky."
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post #9 of 14
2/22/12 at 4:20am
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Originally Posted by cacio View Post

I think Jazz is a very good starting point. In the aromatic field, one that's usually considered is Azzaro pour homme. Paco Rabanne would be another one.

As you say, the original fougere was Fougere Royale, but it doesn't exist anymore. I never had the fortune to smell it. The thing currently found in fancy stores, according to many who have smelled both, doesn't smell like the original at all.

Penhaligon has something called English fern which smells sparer, so, who knows, perhaps it's closer in ingredients to the original fougere; but to me it smells a little sharp and uninteresting.

cacio

so jazz isn't an aromatic? just straight up fougere?

ahh yes iv smelled those great aromatic fougeres!

good call on the penhaligons. haven't tried it but i have tried trufitt and hill grafton. nice but it wasn't what i decided to buy from them. maybe i should put in an order. i feel some loyalty to them coz they sent samples all the way here. same thing with malle and miller harris...
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post #10 of 14
2/22/12 at 4:23am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Fougere Royale in its current form is a wonderful representative of a fougere IMO.

hednic, it is rather expensive no? at least that is what i remember last time i read about it.
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post #11 of 14
2/22/12 at 4:38am
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Originally Posted by moore View Post

An unusual fougère: Minotaure;
I do like Emporio Armani Him and Roadster.

i may have seen that minotaure before. i will look out for it next time. will check out emporio armani. thanks! i do own roadster.
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post #12 of 14
2/22/12 at 4:40am
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Originally Posted by MOONB View Post

Tsar is a good one for modern aromatic. Skin Bracer for "fresh." Cool Water for "fresh." Green Irish Tweed, also for "fresh." Zino for "ambery." Kouros for "musky."

i am looking for something very green/ fern-y...
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post #13 of 14
2/22/12 at 4:53am
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i am looking for something very green/ fern-y...

I guess Tsar, Prada Infusion de Vetiver or Eau de Campagne would fit the bill.
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post #14 of 14
2/25/12 at 2:56pm
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what is this frag called canoe? is it aromatic or more straight up fougere?

grey flannel. narciso rodriguez are they more violet leaf than fougere?

equipage?
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