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Which scents brings you good 80's memories?

post #1 of 50
7/10/12 at 2:22am
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As a hard rock lover, 80-s reminds me glamour. Leather jacket, hair spray mousse, and so. Scents had no shame of being loud even if it could fall in a disaster release. It was just part of youth effusion. I think, by the way the new movie of Tom Cruise called Rock of Ages will try to show that crazyness of 80´s also. By now, which scent gives you a imagine that :" oh boy, that years should be (were) great ..."

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post #2 of 50
7/10/12 at 3:48am
Krizia Uomo is the first fragrance that comes to my mind. I was 15 and used to literally bath in it.
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post #3 of 50
7/10/12 at 3:54am
I still have a few drops left...

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121038.html
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post #4 of 50
7/10/12 at 4:10am
Kouros, Aramis 900, Antaeus and Cacharel Pour Homme.

All worn by me and my brothers when we were on the terraces (football) in the mad 80s.
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post #5 of 50
7/10/12 at 4:42am
My first approach with the world of parfumes: Polo RL, V&A PH, Drakkar Noir, than Fahrenheit, Romeo Gigli Classic Pour Homme, vetiver and Habit Rouge Guerlain.
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post #6 of 50
7/10/12 at 4:49am
Kouros... I dislike this fragrance on myself, but i tend to love it when my older uncles wear this.
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post #7 of 50
7/10/12 at 5:27am
Kouros and.... Van Gils. When I recently smelled the last one, I had to get used to it again. Too heavy unless very modestly applied, but still great when properly used. Lasts for hours and gets more pleasant every hour. It really takes me back to my younger years.
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post #8 of 50
7/10/12 at 5:51am
Jovan muck, halston z , polo were my favorites oh the eighties good times
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post #9 of 50
7/10/12 at 6:17am
Balafre
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post #10 of 50
7/10/12 at 6:19am
Polo Green
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post #11 of 50
7/10/12 at 7:51am
Polo and Drakkar Noir rock so hard!
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post #12 of 50
7/10/12 at 8:01am
Preferred Stock (vintage)
Polo
Drakkar
Eternity
Escape
Obsession
Cool Water

I think these all came out in the 80s or around that time.
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post #13 of 50
7/10/12 at 8:28am
Chanel pour Monsieur Concentree
Versace l'Homme
Armani Eau pour Homme

... among others, though I was too young to get to know this age properly, these scents somehow make me think about how this age may not have been really like, far more about how I would perceive an ideal image of this decade.
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post #14 of 50
7/10/12 at 8:32am
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Definitely:
Polo (green)
Drakkar Noir
Obsession

...but also some stuff from the 90s that I wore:
Cerruti 1881
Havana
RL Safari

Going further back than either of these - Tabac Original as I used to wear that a lot in the 80s as a young boy
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post #15 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:03am
I wore Drakkar Noir and Tuscany. I can't wear them today as I wore myself out on them!!!!!
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post #16 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:12am
Pierre Cardin and Stetson we're the first colognes I ever tried. Summer of '86, best time of my life!
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post #17 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:27am
Original Polo, of course.
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post #18 of 50
7/11/12 at 1:42am
Everyone used to wear Original Polo and Kouros, they were the cool frags for that time.
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post #19 of 50
7/11/12 at 4:28am
In my college apartment we wore:

Polo
Drakkar Noir
Lagerfeld
Paco Rabbane

But, of these, Polo rocked the hardest.
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post #20 of 50
7/11/12 at 4:59am
On the male side these:

Macassar
Antaeus
Nino Cerutti
Kouros
Egoiste
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post #21 of 50
7/11/12 at 9:31am
Popular men's fragrances (for high school and college age kids, at least) throughout the 80's included, but were not limited to:


Polo
Chaps
Jovan Musk
Halston Z-14
Drakkar Noir
Grey Flannel
Lagerfeld
Obsession
Xeryus
Fahrenheit (the last year or so of the 80's)


I'd say that would be my top 10, in no particular order....



EDIT: I should note that these were what was popular at my high school and university during the decade, and I live in the United States
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post #22 of 50
7/11/12 at 9:49am
Eau Sauvage, Aramis, Aramis 900, Balafre, Boss No 1, Boss Spirit, Macassar, Gucci Nobile, Drakkar Noir
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post #23 of 50
7/11/12 at 10:04am
Carlo Corinto!
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post #24 of 50
7/11/12 at 10:31am
Monogram by Ralph Lauren
Chaps by Ralph Lauren (the original one)
Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur by Pierre Cardin
Fendi Uomo by Fendi
Jovan Musk for Men by Jovan
Z-14 by Halston
I-12 by Halston
Aramis by Aramis/Estee Lauder
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post #25 of 50
7/11/12 at 10:38am
Poison

Brut

Pierre Cardin
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post #26 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:51pm
Memories of the '80's are:

'78 - Azzaro PH, Van Cleef & Arpels PH
'80 - Patou Pour Homme, Jacomo de Jacomo for Men
'81 - Kouros, Antaeus
'82 - Drakkar Noir, Quorum,
'84 - Versace L' Homme
'85 - Derby
'88 - Fahrenheit, Eternity, Cool Water,
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post #27 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:54pm
Thread Starter 
i agree with most opinions, but some i like are Antaeus, Regular Santos and Drakkar Noir. I love those smell! Besides Drakkar, other 2 are luxurious.
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post #28 of 50
7/11/12 at 12:55pm
Fahrenheit

Polo

Paul Sebastian
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post #29 of 50
7/11/12 at 2:09pm
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Originally Posted by mcurtiss View Post

Polo Green


This +1000.... I still have fond memories of wearing this to school dances and never having a shortage of girls to dance with .
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post #30 of 50
7/11/12 at 2:38pm
Gucci Nobile... reminds me of my Dad in the 80's


Holy crap, I just check ebay... I had no idea how much this stuff was going for. Crazy.
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post #31 of 50
7/11/12 at 2:41pm
Paco Rabanne pour homme
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post #32 of 50
7/11/12 at 2:57pm
Polo, Eau Sauvage, and Captain by Molyneux.
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post #33 of 50
7/11/12 at 3:24pm
The smell of cocaine.
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post #34 of 50
7/11/12 at 3:35pm
Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche
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post #35 of 50
7/11/12 at 3:38pm
Paco Robanne Pour Homme
Green Polo
Jovan Musk
Joop
Drakkar Noir
Avon Black Suede
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post #36 of 50
7/11/12 at 4:05pm
In HS I was pretty loyal to Polo and Polo Crest. I also had a bottle of Drakkar. In fact come to think of it I have bottles of these three still today. (hides).

Another dude I went to school with always smelled amazing and I was too embarrassed to ask him what it was. Years later I've come to the decision that it was Azzaro Pour Homme or Tuscany. Both share similarities, but I wish I knew which one it was. I am inclined to think Azzaro as it was more mainstream and popular.

Any of those scents definitely take me back.
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post #37 of 50
7/11/12 at 4:14pm
I got asked to the Reverse Dance (girls ask guys) and I wanted to impress...

After finding the loudest cardigan and sheerest Rayon golden pants, I hosed myself down with...

PREFERRED STOCK.

It was a splash on bottle, so I probably used at least 2 oz. before getting into the car with my Dad, who scolded me for being so irresponsible with my lawn mowing money. He says " You should have just used my Canoe, it's good enough for your mother."

I wish the new stuff smelled the same, but I bet if I looked around Mom's house, I'd probably find that old cardigan (worn once) and find remnants of that night.
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post #38 of 50
7/11/12 at 4:44pm
As well as the ones already mentioned I would add Zizanie de Fragonard and the amazing Opium.
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post #39 of 50
7/11/12 at 5:04pm
I can't believe no one has mentioned Giorgio BH yet! I went through three large bottles of this stuff in the mid to late 80's as an undergrad/grad student. And this was when it went for $75 a pop.

In h.s. I often wore the original Oscar de la Renta* and Polo (of course!).

P.

*That should be Oleg Cassini.
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post #40 of 50
7/11/12 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by JDBIII View Post

As well as the ones already mentioned I would add Zizanie de Fragonard and the amazing Opium.

Opium was not around during the 80's, it was released in 1995.

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121231.html
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post #41 of 50
7/11/12 at 5:36pm
Polo Green
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post #42 of 50
7/11/12 at 5:39pm
1. Oscar De La Renta Pour Lui, very dark green bottle
2. Davidoff Original - now unfortunately discontinued
3. Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur - original formulation
4. Lagerfeld Pour Homme - today called Classic, and reformulated like hell
5. Cacharel Pour Homme
6. Alain Delon Pour Homme
7. Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
8. YSL Kouros - best frag ever made, YMMV
9. Chanel Antaeus
10. Drakkar Noir
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post #43 of 50
7/11/12 at 6:10pm
1. Halston for Women
2. Raffinée by Houbigant
3. Uninhibited by Cher
4. Paris by Yves Saint Laurent
5. Anaïs Anaïs by Cacharel
6. Maxim's de Paris Pour Homme
7. Fendi (Donna)
8. Fidji by Guy Laroche
9. First by Van-Cleef & Arpels
10. Madame Rochas by Rochas
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post #44 of 50
7/11/12 at 6:35pm
Drakkar Noir and Polo, definitely!
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post #45 of 50
7/11/12 at 6:41pm
Polo Green
Canoe by Dana
Preferred Stock
Old Spice
Drakkar Noir
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post #46 of 50
7/11/12 at 6:42pm
Polo, Drakkar Noir, Tuscany, and Fendi Oomo were probably the only fragrances I wore in the 80s. These scents remind me of The Replacements and Husker Du.
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post #47 of 50
7/12/12 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by SportsFan View Post

Opium was not around during the 80's, it was released in 1995.

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121231.html

No dude, you are wrong, it was indeed around during the 80's :

http://www.basenotes.net/ID10213395.html

Opium pour Homme was released in 1995, but that is not the scent JDBIII was talking about.
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post #48 of 50
7/13/12 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by Surfacing View Post

No dude, you are wrong, it was indeed around during the 80's :

http://www.basenotes.net/ID10213395.html

Opium pour Homme was released in 1995, but that is not the scent JDBIII was talking about.

Look at the title of this sub-forum:

MALE Fragrance Discussion

I know that the "FEMALE" version was around during the 80's, but that's for a different forum (http://www.basenotes.net/forums/21-F...nce-Discussion).

And I don't care what your or anyone else's sexual orientation is or if someone likes to dress in women's lingerie and wear lipstick.....this is still the MALE fragrance discussion area.
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post #49 of 50
7/13/12 at 4:12pm
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Originally Posted by SportsFan View Post

Opium was not around during the 80's, it was released in 1995.

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26121231.html

I was referring to the original Opium. I wouldn't be caught dead wearing Opium Pour Homme.
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post #50 of 50
7/13/12 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by SportsFan View Post

Look at the title of this sub-forum:

MALE Fragrance Discussion

I know that the "FEMALE" version was around during the 80's, but that's for a different forum (http://www.basenotes.net/forums/21-F...nce-Discussion).

And I don't care what your or anyone else's sexual orientation is or if someone likes to dress in women's lingerie and wear lipstick.....this is still the MALE fragrance discussion area.

First, I just want to say that I should not have said "...you are wrong". I should have put it more politely than that ( as in, "I feel you are mistaken" or something along those lines).

Second, it is pretty much a norm here to talk about female scents. Guys wear Habanita, Opium, classic Guerlain femmes.....etc. I myself enjoy Gres Cabaret EDP. Other favs of mine are L'air de Rein and SMN Opoponax. Anyways, you get the gist.....

Yeah, it is a male fragrance forum. But that includes fragrances worn by males. Plus there are many fragrances listed as unisex to complicate things. Even then, women come here to talk about femmes they wear as well, and its all good. It adds alot to the threads. I would easily say the brightest minds here are from the Female board.

Last, lingerie/lipstick/orientation have nothing to do with anything here. Its a fragrance forum. As well, if we are comparing, it is essentially an apples to orange comparrision. This debate is essentially deja-vu ( seems to happen every 3 months).
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