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Which cheapie did you wear in high school that got you massive compliments?????

post #1 of 73
7/22/12 at 4:48pm
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This was mine...................



Honestly all the women love this one on me and never had no complaints. Unfortunately, I tried to revisit this classic and I think I''m too old to sport it now but man did it do it's job back when.

HOW ABOUT YOU?????
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post #2 of 73
7/22/12 at 4:52pm
Cheapie.. Hmmm
Black XS count at $43?
Otherwise
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post #3 of 73
7/22/12 at 4:55pm
Brut. My GF loved it.
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post #4 of 73
7/22/12 at 5:40pm
Preferred Stock. I still have about half a bottle left that I sniff from time to time to bring back memories.
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post #5 of 73
7/22/12 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

Brut. My GF loved it.

Ah the good ol brut.......takes everything back
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post #6 of 73
7/22/12 at 5:58pm
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Preferred Stock. I still have about half a bottle left that I sniff from time to time to bring back memories.

Yep Preferred Stock for me as well!
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post #7 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:06pm
Aspen and someone gave me a bottle of CK One so I guess that was cheap. We used to have to save up all summer if we wanted a bottle of something good from the mall.
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post #8 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:17pm
Polo Green. It actually wasn't very popular at my HS, but I've rarely been complimented more often.
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post #9 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:36pm
probably Stetson. still a good scent , too.
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post #10 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:39pm
Avon Black Suede. I remember all of the high school girls telling me how good I always smelled.
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post #11 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:41pm
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Jovan Musk for Men - I got compliments from my barber every time I got a haircut... a classmate liked it so much he bought one for himself... I must add that I went to a Co-In catholic High School, so boys were separated from the girls.
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post #12 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:42pm
Would you believe English Leather -- I think it was made by MEM in those days. I am talking about the 60s!
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post #13 of 73
7/22/12 at 6:45pm
My nephew became a big fan of Cuba Gold, though he has now graduated to the ultimate compliment gettering scent -Paris Hilton for Men.
Regards,
Renato
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post #14 of 73
7/22/12 at 7:15pm
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Polo Green. It actually wasn't very popular at my HS, but I've rarely been complimented more often.

Don't recall whether it was a "cheapie" or not (kinda thinking it wasn't, but it wasn't really "expensive" either)......for anyone like myself who grew up in the 80's and attended high school and college during the decade.....this was THE ONE! Forget Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren could have named this one "THE ONE" during that time period! It's what everybody, everywhere was sporting.....and in spite of it being super popular, it was still beloved by most everyone.
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post #15 of 73
7/22/12 at 7:24pm
For me, Perry Ellis portfolio Elite (blue) is what I wore. Graduated in 2004. Got A LOT of compliments on it.
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post #16 of 73
7/22/12 at 7:29pm
I don't think I wore anything during high school, but during that era I think it was Polo Sport or Tommy.
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post #17 of 73
7/22/12 at 7:52pm
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post #18 of 73
7/22/12 at 8:33pm
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Avon Black Suede. I remember all of the high school girls telling me how good I always smelled.

Black Suede? No kidding........ that's awesome that avon is getting some representation around here.

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Aspen and someone gave me a bottle of CK One so I guess that was cheap. We used to have to save up all summer if we wanted a bottle of something good from the mall.


Aspen is still a very good fragrance imo.... ha ha I too remeber the days of saving up
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post #19 of 73
7/22/12 at 10:09pm


Spend hundreds on better bottles, only to get complimented when I'm wearing a $5 fragrance... -__-
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post #20 of 73
7/23/12 at 3:41am
Nightflight and Tommy
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post #21 of 73
7/23/12 at 4:19am
GIT, Aventus, Aoud, nothing. Old Polo or Stetson $3 a gallon: "oh you smell nice!"
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post #22 of 73
7/23/12 at 4:37am
Original Polo (Green). It wasn't a cheapie back then though... I still love it.
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post #23 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:03am
Well, when I ran out of Poison, I got 'Poison' perfume oil roll on I got at a gas station for like 4 bucks. The 'version of' seemed to get more compliments than the original, lol.

Cheapies I liked for a guy were: Aspen, Preferred Stock, Drakkar, Eternity but Eternity isn't really a cheapie. Oh well. lol

But my absolute faves for a guy were Aspen & Polo(green).
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post #24 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:12am
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Don't recall whether it was a "cheapie" or not (kinda thinking it wasn't, but it wasn't really "expensive" either)......for anyone like myself who grew up in the 80's and attended high school and college during the decade.....this was THE ONE! Forget Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren could have named this one "THE ONE" during that time period! It's what everybody, everywhere was sporting.....and in spite of it being super popular, it was still beloved by most everyone.

Kind of depends on which side of the tracks you grew up on... for me Polo Green was very expensive!
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post #25 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:51am
Pure Mysore Sandalwood Oil.

We're talking 1972 / 73 here
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post #26 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:04am
Back in the days these were the affordable colognes I used:
Varon Dandy, Luois Philippe, The Baron, Cool water, Drakkar, Lagerfeld, Lagerfeld Photo, Kuoros, Farenheit and all the Samba's, fact Samba Red is still one of my favorites cheapo colognes that I still wear....

They all had their time.......
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post #27 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:05am
Wasn't cheap but 80s were Polo Green, Drakkar, or Grey Flannel
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post #28 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:26am
Hardy Amies
roberre noir
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post #29 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:33am
None during highschool - both the cheapie and the more expensive scents did hardy get any compliments, but then again, I was wearing most scents for myself, as I still do.
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post #30 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:41am
Nothing. Perfumes (for men) flew under my radar for most of my life until I purchased Cool Water some years ago.
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post #31 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:43am
Carpe Diem from O Boticário (a popular brazilian brand).
Not that much compliments just here and there.
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post #32 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:44am
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These are sublime!


Cool Water for me, did the deed.
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post #33 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:44am
Desiel Plus Zero I think it was called
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post #34 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:23am
Joop pour homme
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post #35 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:26am
Avon Black Suede.In the mid 80s I remember my girlfriend at that time really really liked it
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post #36 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:39am
English Leather! There was this one really cute girl who would make out with any guy wearing English Leather, so it was a natural. Ah, High School.

I then "graduated" to Polo Green for a bottle, and then Kouros (!) because my best friend had it, and I'd bum a few sprays from him when we'd go out.
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post #37 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:53am
I used to wear True Star and FCUK 2
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post #38 of 73
7/23/12 at 9:05am
The only thing I wore in high school was something I bought from Pac Sun... some Kirra scent. I had some left and I went to smell it again when I first started getting into fragrances and it smells of pure alcohol now...I had some Adidas aftershave that I thought smelled good too.
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post #39 of 73
7/23/12 at 9:08am
PS Design.
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post #40 of 73
7/23/12 at 10:07am
Carrington after shave
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post #41 of 73
7/23/12 at 10:17am
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For me, Perry Ellis portfolio Elite (blue) is what I wore. Graduated in 2004. Got A LOT of compliments on it.

Also graduated in '04... my top 3 compliment getters were Higher Energy, Polo Blue, and of course Fierce.
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post #42 of 73
7/23/12 at 10:35am
Curve and Fierce
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post #43 of 73
7/23/12 at 10:44am
Curve and Candies. Compliments up the Ay
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post #44 of 73
7/23/12 at 11:03am
Wore Old Spice Limes in high school ('62 - '66) and it was a thoroughly enjoyed fragrance. I don't think you can buy it now. I went from OS Lime to Bermuda Royall Lymes and then transitioned to Guerlain Imperiale in '67. Yes I was a fragrance fool even back then!
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post #45 of 73
7/23/12 at 12:03pm
Devin by Aramis. It was sort of my 'signature' scent in my teens.
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post #46 of 73
7/23/12 at 12:22pm
I went through at least 5-6 100ml bottles of Tommy Hilfiger "Freedom" during Junior High and High School years.
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post #47 of 73
7/23/12 at 1:01pm


This got me compliments galore when I was 14-16 at high school!
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post #48 of 73
7/23/12 at 1:19pm
Wasn't cheap at the time (or for a teenager), but I got Liz Claiborne Curve when it was launched in '96 and was the only one in school with it. Compliments galore.
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post #49 of 73
7/23/12 at 2:19pm
CK One for me.
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post #50 of 73
7/23/12 at 4:44pm
Chalk up another one for the original Curve. I've received far more compliments per day with this one than any of the hundreds I've worn since. And it kills me that I can no longer appreciate it like I once did- it never struck me as 'synthetic' or 'fake' in junior high or high school, but that's nearly all I get from it now. I wish there was a higher-quality version that smelled nearly identical. I have (and still like) Fierce as well as Chanel PE, but neither have more than a passing resemblance, despite often being recommended as substitutes. It was my signature as a teen, and all I ever wanted or needed. Then I opened the pandora's box that is the hobby of fragrance, and I don't believe I'll ever have that comfort and satisfaction with a fragrance ever again, although there were/are a few that came close.
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post #51 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:06pm
Fare height and polo green.
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post #52 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:11pm
Cool Water did the job for me.
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post #53 of 73
7/23/12 at 5:31pm
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I forgot to add the following cheapies: Quorum by Antonion Puig, Coolwater by Davidoff and Aspen by Coty.
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post #54 of 73
7/23/12 at 6:38pm
Very Sexy by Victoria's Secret. Girls seemed to love it
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post #55 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:19pm
212 and Hugo Boss.
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post #56 of 73
7/23/12 at 7:25pm
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Spend hundreds on better bottles, only to get complimented when I'm wearing a $5 fragrance... -__-

Cool!

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Kind of depends on which side of the tracks you grew up on... for me Polo Green was very expensive!

Yeah, me too. I felt like I was getting the royal makeover when I got my first bottle on the GF's demand.

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Pure Mysore Sandalwood Oil.

We're talking 1972 / 73 here

Good grief, those were the days! Bottles of the stuff, dirt cheap at the head shop. Guys used it as car fragrance.

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Devin by Aramis. It was sort of my 'signature' scent in my teens.

Cool. I was a yuppie at the time, but I was loving it with you!
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post #57 of 73
7/23/12 at 8:33pm
Jade East, Brut, Canoe, British Sterling, British Sterling Lemon, Jovan Musk and a whole bunch of Avon colognes! The Avons were all in decorative bottles and were really cool! And they even smelled good! I remember one smelled like cinnamon...lol.

That was a looooong time ago.
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post #58 of 73
7/23/12 at 8:45pm
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Originally Posted by mr. reasonable View Post

Pure Mysore Sandalwood Oil.

We're talking 1972 / 73 here

Niiiiceeeeee!!!!!! thank you for posting

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Very Sexy by Victoria's Secret. Girls seemed to love it

My wife loves very sexy for men. I almost forgot about this one.

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Curve and Candies. Compliments up the Ay

Gah Candies for men!!!!! brings back memories.......whew
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post #59 of 73
7/24/12 at 6:51am
Pierre Cardin Cologne back in the late 60s.
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post #60 of 73
7/24/12 at 1:20pm
If I remember correctly.... Brut, though not my favorite, Pub, and somewhat later, St. John's Bay Cutlass, & at some point later, Jovan's Andron.... so long ago...
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