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What great designer frag contains the most unique combination of notes you can think of?

post #1 of 46
Thread Starter 
I know Gucci Pour Homme 1 contains 26 notes and smells like a walk in a cedar forest, a bonfire, freshly cut wood, or perhaps a cool autumn day with distant chimney smoke hanging in the cool, crisp, air, however, there is also Hanae Mori's "HM", Dior's "Fahrenheit", Blvgari's "Black", Mugler's "A*Men" and "Cologne" too, with it's certainly unique "S" note! lol However, which designer fragrances truly amaze you with either the sheer volume of different notes employed to create one cohesive, delightful whole, or in your opinion, create an amazing, alluring fragrance, by utilising some of the most creative, inventive, and/or very unique notes or combinations thereof? I love great depth, singularity, and complexity in my fragrances, so long as they smell awesome. I'm sure there are a great many niche ones, but this thread is about designer fragrances only. Thank you, guys.
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Bulgari Black for me. Tea, rubber, smoke and vanilla. Who would've thought it would be so great?
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V&R Antidote. Still not sure what to make of it, but I do know I like it...

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I think Dior Fahrenheit is my pick. The fact it's been out so long and no one has tried to ever touch it speaks volumes.
post #5 of 46
For designer only.... I'd say Spicebomb.
post #6 of 46
Xeryus Rouge. Cactus & Kumquat, most peculiar !
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Is Lush a designer brand? (certainly the prices are). If so, Breath of God, a combo of who knows how many things: burning plastic, vetiver, japanese candies, etc etc

One that is no more: Feu d'Issey. Tarte au citron - lemon, bread, white flowers, vitamins, fruits, etc etc

cacio
post #8 of 46
When I read the thread I was automatically thinking of Hanae Mori HM.

Citrus and green on top
Floral in the middle
Sweet, mossy and ambery at the base

Definitely HM.
post #9 of 46
Terre D'hermes
post #10 of 46
Agree with Baldini - Antidote
post #11 of 46
Kouros : makes me think it was made by accident.
post #12 of 46
Fleur du Male;
Burberry Touch;
Fahrenheit;
M7!!!!
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I agree on the A*Mens
post #14 of 46
+1 Fahrenheit, M7, Antidote

Bvlgari Man - an odd pairing of pear, lotus, vetiver, and honey
Burberry London - the mimosa is the odd note that really takes this scent to the next level
Narciso Rodriguez For Him - violets + patchouli + cucumber + wet cement.
post #15 of 46
Antidote by Viktor & Rolf is, indeed, an amalgamated composition with kaleidoscopic heads.
post #16 of 46
Anything by Comme Des Garcons (a designer by definition)
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Bvlagri Black
post #18 of 46
I have some my brain can´t forget! I just close my eyes and the unique smell memory comes... Some of them:

M7
Gucci I ( where is it? discontinued?)
Grey Flannel
Body Kouros
L'Anarchiste and most Caron's ... they are so different from each other.
post #19 of 46
I wholeheartedly agree with both Antidote and Breath of God. Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme isn't your every day combination by any means as well. Still in the process of adjusting my nose to the VC&A.
post #20 of 46
I would vote for Fahrenheit too.
post #21 of 46
Tom Ford Extreme.
post #22 of 46
Fahrenheit is unique and I still can't get my nose around it. I like the old juice better.
Womanity has fig, caviar, wood, brown sugar (I think) and some floral notes I can't define. Weird and strangely alluring.
Bvlgari Black,,,of course!
post #23 of 46
Gucci Envy for Men . . . sandalwood, herbs, spices, flowers, citrus, musk, amber and ginger on top of all that.

Edit: Hmm, I'm not sure it's the most unique after all. Fahrenheit and Yatagan are probably more unique.
post #24 of 46
Antidote or Individuel (perhaps not as diverse as many, but it contains soooo many notes!)
post #25 of 46
+1 Xeryus Rouge.
post #26 of 46
A*Men (particularly at the time of its release)

And I agree on Antidote...clusterf*ck of notes that manages to work.
post #27 of 46
Van Cleef&Arpels pour Homme, Esencia Loewe, Fahrenheit Absolue, Ungaro III, Zino Davidoff, Rive Gauche pour Homme and a few others unlikely powerhouse or powerhouse-like scents of a certain non-linear, convoluted up to the point of being almost Baroque, lavishly luxurious and manly at the same time but also strangely enthralling due to their creativity and swagger
post #28 of 46
Gucci Pour Homme (1976)
Phileas
Rykiel Homme Grey -I really liked this fragrance
post #29 of 46
All very nice suggestions, but my vote goes to YATAGAN by Caron

I get wet wild wolf in a huge celery campfire in the middle of a dark forrest with this fragrance.
I will never learn to appreciate it, but it's very very unique and niche worthy - no doubt !!


post #30 of 46
Caron - The Third Men
post #31 of 46
Mitsouko or Womanity are probably the most interesting combinations I can think of at the moment.
post #32 of 46
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Originally Posted by alfarom View Post

Anything by Comme Des Garcons (a designer by definition)

Really? I thought Comme des Garçons was niche. I lost my interest now!

Lol. Just kidding.
post #33 of 46
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Originally Posted by moore View Post

Really? I thought Comme des Garçons was niche. I lost my interest now!

Lol. Just kidding.

Sarcasm is VERBOTEN when we speak about sa majestè CDG. Officer, handcuff this guy and spray him with Light Blue Pour Homme for a year in a row.
post #34 of 46
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Sarcasm is VERBOTEN when we speak about sa majestè CDG. Officer, handcuff this guy and spray him with Light Blue Pour Homme for a year in a row.

Aaafff. I'll love it (sarcasm mode on)! At least it won't be Light Blue Pour Femme, nor Opium Pour Femme EDT!
I don't want a bottle of Avignon anymore. You shouldn't be so bad telling us this truth!! It was not fun!
post #35 of 46
Kouros

M7

Mandragore Pourpre

Yatagan
post #36 of 46
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Originally Posted by CHSeifert View Post

All very nice suggestions, but my vote goes to YATAGAN by Caron

I get wet wild wolf in a huge celery campfire in the middle of a dark forrest with this fragrance.
I will never learn to appreciate it, but it's very very unique and niche worthy - no doubt !!

And yet, it is totally seemless in structure. A masterpiece
post #37 of 46
Tom Ford Extreme for Men.
post #38 of 46
Zino by Davidoff: The floral patchouly combo is quite unique....
Declaration by Cartier: Again the sweaty cumin and cardamom qith that ashy cedary base is very unique.
Nu edp by YSL: Incredible combination of flowers and metallic incense...crazy.
post #39 of 46
Thread Starter 
Wow! Thank you, guys! Not sure why I didn't get all 38 replies in my email, but I'm glad to see your replies to this thread! thread. Awesome responses! I DO love Hanae Mori HM EDP, Fahrenheit, Black, vintage M7 (amazing!!!), and of course GPH I, but now I HAVE TO start investigating Antidote! Seems to be right up my alley! Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you all. If you guys have any more fantastic, yet complex and/or totally unique designer fragrances, please send them this way! Thanks again!

P.S. Tried recently to find the cursive DAVIDOFF Zino, but it appears to be an exercise in futility. If anyone knows where I can purchase a 4.2 bottle of this, please PM me.
post #40 of 46
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Originally Posted by Smyle12 View Post

P.S. Tried recently to find the cursive DAVIDOFF Zino, but it appears to be an exercise in futility. If anyone knows where I can purchase a 4.2 bottle of this, please PM me.

I found my bottles at local wholesale perfume shops. If that's not an option, hit eBay and look at every photo to find the cursive bottles, then email the sellers the same message every time about if that's actually what they're selling.

Also, BN marketplace.

I find Zino to be a descendent of Jicky, but with more rose and rosewood, and a bit less sweet, more tart. Also, I find it quite animalic in a similar way to Jicky. It borders on "bathroomy" in an intriguing, edgy way. I find it bright and surprisingly wearable, with average longevity.
post #41 of 46
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

I think Dior Fahrenheit is my pick. The fact it's been out so long and no one has tried to ever touch it speaks volumes.

this
post #42 of 46
Fahrenheit in terms of scent, John Varvatos in terms of listed notes.
post #43 of 46
Mugler Cologne: Soap and Seamans
post #44 of 46
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Originally Posted by Halo View Post

Zino by Davidoff: The floral patchouly combo is quite unique....
Declaration by Cartier: Again the sweaty cumin and cardamom qith that ashy cedary base is very unique.
Nu edp by YSL: Incredible combination of flowers and metallic incense...crazy.

Yeah, Déclaration. I add L'Eau Par Kenzo Indigo.
Nu is on my to try list! Almost impossible to find.
post #45 of 46
+1 for Body Kouros. The mentholated eucalyptus note mixed with smoky incense and sweet powdery tonka/benzoin is odd & unique to me.
post #46 of 46
Odeur 71 by CdG

Electricity, Metal, Office, Mineral, Dust on a hot light bulb, photocopier toner, Hot metal, Toaster, fountain pen ink, Pencil Shavings, The salty taste of a battery, incense, Wood, Moss, Willow, Elm, Birch, Bamboo, Hyacinth and Lettuce Juice

If there is a more unique combination of notes, I'm unaware of it.
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