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Fragrances with the strongest Performance and tremendous Projection/Longevity

post #1 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:00pm
Thread Starter 
noticed another thread about "Inexpensive strong fragrances"
but i wan't to take away that limit and ask the community to give me their STRONGEST performers

we are talking Le Male and A* Men, Tom Ford etc.
Stuff that engulfs the room and strangles out any other fragrances.

Also seen as i have given a couple examples already, I want you to dig deep and find fragrances that are heavy hitters and blast off the skin and last a long time that you know personally and some of us may not know.
so go for it: Give me your heavy hitters your work horses, your show offs and attention seekers!

What do you feel is the fragrance with the best performance?

thanks chaps! George.
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post #2 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:04pm
Most Amouages and Histoires de Parfums (at least the few of each I own) have crazy projection and longevity. I'm not allowed to wear 1740 to work ever again.
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post #3 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:28pm
Thread Starter 
Also of course forgot to mention "Fahrenheit"
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post #4 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:34pm
Chamade by Guerlain
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post #5 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:44pm
Givenchy Play Intense. I sprayed twice in the morning, three hours later a friend asked how much cologne I had sprayed. Needless to say the juice is super strong and not for the faint of heart. If I'm looking for people to notice what I'm wearing, Play Intense is my go-to.
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post #6 of 67
8/7/12 at 3:52pm
Formidable Homme
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post #7 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:07pm
Had an epic experience with Windsor over the weekend. Put 3 sprays on (one on chest and one each side of neck) an 6:30pm friday night and could still smell it sunday night into monday morning. Thats after 2 showers too. Actually still got whiffs of the eucalyptus until midday monday which is mind blowing . Awesome experience for a first wear. I've gotten 24+ hours out of a few frags (Puredistance, Leather Oud, Le Male) but never 60+
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post #8 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:13pm
Montale Black Aoud is some pretty strong stuff, as is Bond's Riverside Drive.
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post #9 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:16pm
I think many Montales will be put into this category I.e. Black Aoud.
Byredo Pulp is pretty beastly and so are some Mancera fragrances, Sand Aoud and The Aoud being two of them specifically. Bogart pour Homme strong as well.
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post #10 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:20pm
Bogart Pour Homme
One Man Show
Encre Noire (It seems to be so powerful on my skin but most don't have this experience)
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post #11 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:23pm
+1 on the Bogart line. I'll add Blue Amber by Montale. The longevity is insane.
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post #12 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:36pm
armani code can be smelled for days, as for projection JOOP crazy loud,
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post #13 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:51pm
Fleur du Male
Joop! Homme
Bogart pour homme
Le Male
Terre d'Hermes

Honorable mentions/purported ones that need more testing by me:
Kouros
Green Irish Tweed
Ambre Russe
Platinum Egoiste
A*Men
Fahrenheit
Opium ph (edt)
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post #14 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:56pm
Tobacco Vanille
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post #15 of 67
8/7/12 at 4:58pm
Costume National 21 lasts for about 2 days on my skin. Stuff is an absolute steal at $60/100ml IMO
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post #16 of 67
8/7/12 at 5:15pm
Montale Black Oud
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post #17 of 67
8/7/12 at 5:26pm
A Taste of Heaven. You'll smell like lavender for days.

Ambre Sultan lasts a long time too.
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post #18 of 67
8/7/12 at 5:44pm
Dior Homme Intense (reformulation) -The only fragrance I don't need to re-apply for whole day.
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post #19 of 67
8/7/12 at 5:49pm
Kouros, 1 Million, L'Instant, Lapidus PH, Armani Mania, L'Eau D'Issey, Polo Green, Joop!Homme.
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post #20 of 67
8/7/12 at 8:15pm
Amen for me.... I wish I liked it, cuz holy fuck its ridiculous.... I seriously put it on one day and it woke up me up from my sleep and was "like who the fuck is cooking brownies....... oh its me." Ive gotten 10 hours just with the top note of that nasty tar with this stuff before. Its insane. Again if only liked it sigh....
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post #21 of 67
8/7/12 at 8:51pm
Bogart Furyo

Half spray to the back of my neck was still too much for me
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post #22 of 67
8/7/12 at 9:27pm
The king of the hill in this category has to be 1 Million
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post #23 of 67
8/7/12 at 9:35pm
Tobacco Vanille, Santal 33, Memoir Man, Epic Man and Jubilation XXV have room filling projection on my skin and they last forever.
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post #24 of 67
8/7/12 at 9:41pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dougczar View Post

The king of the hill in this category has to be 1 Million

Cannot possibly compare to APLS by Kurkdjian.
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post #25 of 67
8/7/12 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by Nemanja View Post

Encre Noire (It seems to be so powerful on my skin but most don't have this experience)

This. I get great longevity and projection with "Black Ink".
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post #26 of 67
8/7/12 at 10:45pm
Kouros, 1 Million, Lapidus PH, L'Eau D'Issey, Joop! Bogart PH, Quorum, Aramis (Concetree), Black Orchid, Gucci PH, Santos Concentree. Most Montales
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post #27 of 67
8/7/12 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by eggy View Post

Costume National 21 lasts for about 2 days on my skin. Stuff is an absolute steal at $60/100ml IMO

All of the Costume National scents in my wardrobe fall into this category. Excellent quality and not over-priced.
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post #28 of 67
8/7/12 at 11:20pm
CDG Wonderwood lasts a very long time on my skin, one small spray on my wrist and I could still smell it a day later after showering & washing my hands more than once.
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post #29 of 67
8/7/12 at 11:22pm
Aside from the aforementioned, also: Francesco Smalto pour Homme.
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post #30 of 67
8/7/12 at 11:37pm
+ on Tobacco Vanille.

Also, Spiritueuse Double Vanille.
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post #31 of 67
8/7/12 at 11:40pm
Joop! Homme
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post #32 of 67
8/8/12 at 12:45am
Tobacco Vanille comes straight to mind.
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post #33 of 67
8/8/12 at 12:55am
Amouage Epic has nuclear power sillage and stayingpower. 1 spray will fill a room!
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post #34 of 67
8/8/12 at 1:23am
Amouage Tribute Attar
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post #35 of 67
8/8/12 at 1:23am
Many Montales...Epic Man (24+), Onda Extrait, Ambra Mediterranea, 1740, Portrait of a Lady...others...
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post #36 of 67
8/8/12 at 3:03am
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Originally Posted by Baldini View Post

Most Amouages and Histoires de Parfums (at least the few of each I own) have crazy projection and longevity. I'm not allowed to wear 1740 to work ever again.

+1 on above. i might add montale and nasomatto (all of them), almost any powerhouse frag from the 80's (that's not necessarily a good thing), tuscan leather, tom ford extreme, some serge lutens as well (chergui for instance).
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post #37 of 67
8/8/12 at 3:31am
Black Aoud is strongest that I smelled so far.
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post #38 of 67
8/8/12 at 3:59am
One Man Show Gold.
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post #39 of 67
8/8/12 at 4:57am
Prada Amber on my skin go's for about 24 hrs.. Less Is more on this one with out a doubt. Two sprays should be more than enough......stuff Is potent....but a high quailty product to be sure.
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post #40 of 67
8/8/12 at 5:17am
Aramis JHL.
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post #41 of 67
8/8/12 at 7:36am
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26132995.html
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post #42 of 67
8/8/12 at 10:58am
Wow, I wonder how many people claim that Black Aoud is so strong. Ok, it's not weak, but it's not insanely strong imo. The longest lasting scent I know is sables by Annick Goutal. It's quite strong, but I don't think it is room filling. How ironic knowing that most Goutals are rather faint and short-lived.
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post #43 of 67
8/8/12 at 11:34am
Oddly, Boss Bottled. I have no idea why, but Boss #6 gets crazy longevity on me. Too bad I don't like it.

My skin chemistry must be really odd because A*Men doesn't last particularly long on me. Le Male is strangely gone in 3-4 hours. On the other hand, there are a lot of woody fragrances that go all day on my skin.
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post #44 of 67
8/8/12 at 1:34pm
Of those what i own (not in any special order):


Bijan for men
Chanel Antaeus
Rochas Macassar
YSL Kouros
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post #45 of 67
8/8/12 at 1:45pm
These both last forever and project on my skin:

HdP 1740
FM Carnal Flower
FM Portrait of a Lady
MFK Absolue pour le Soir
Tom Ford Amber Absolute
SSS Tabac Aurea
Bond NY Oud

My skin eats most scents. FM Bois d'Orage is gone in about 30 minutes, and Nasomatto Duro is a tame puppy on my skin.
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post #46 of 67
8/8/12 at 2:03pm
I agree with NY Oud and TF AA -- those are very long lasting.
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post #47 of 67
8/8/12 at 2:52pm
Poison (Dior). Some years ago, I applied a bit after showering before I went to bed. The next morning I had a class at 12 and everyone was sniffing it. I felt so self-conscious lol
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post #48 of 67
8/8/12 at 3:01pm
+1 for Poison. Adding Opium, Obsession & Youth Dew, none of which l like.

Of those l do like; l agree with Amber Absolute & Ambra Mediterranea, as well as most Montales. Also Fracas & Alien.
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post #49 of 67
8/8/12 at 5:09pm
Yes, Opium would be long lasting - but my soap & water along with a strong scrubbing kept it from lasting more than 30 minutes.
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post #50 of 67
8/8/12 at 5:33pm
Gucci Pour Homme ii and Tommy Bahama Set Sails St. Barts last through a shower and the night into the next morning - but have little to no projection on me. And some of the biggest projectors dissipate far before it's convenient for them to do so. Go figure.
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post #51 of 67
8/8/12 at 5:38pm
Another +1 for Joop! You shouldn't be aloud to come in contact with another human until 1 hour has passed after applying this stuff.
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post #52 of 67
8/9/12 at 2:20am
The strongest, longest lasting perfume I ever had was "Sandal". It was an Indian hanky perfume. I don't think that it was meant to be worn on the skin, but the lady that gave it to me wore it on her skin and it smells sooooo amazing on her. When you walk on the 3rd floor, you can always tell if she is working because you can smell her perfume as soon as you get off the elevator. It lasts a long time on the skin also. You can take a shower and still smell hints of it afterwards. Same applies when you wash the clothes you wore with the perfume. You can still smell it in your clothes after a wash or 2.
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post #53 of 67
8/9/12 at 7:03am
Burberry Touch, Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille, Creed Santal, Creed Himalaya, Bvlgari BLV and Bvlagari Aqua all have HUGE longevity with my chemistry.
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post #54 of 67
2/1/13 at 10:38pm
Salvador Dali Pour Homme for men
Bijan for men
Aramis JHL
Kouros
Bogart Pour Homme 2004
Quorum
Balenciaga Pour Homme
Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel
Giorgio Beverly Hills PH
Fendi Uomo
Trussardi Uomo
Francesco Smalto PH
VC&A pour Homme
Davidoff
and more
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post #55 of 67
2/1/13 at 10:49pm
As you mentioned above, Le Male is a killer.
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post #56 of 67
2/2/13 at 7:29pm
Tom Ford's Black Orchid lasts forever and can really project. If you're leary about wearing a frag marketed toward women go with Jaipur Homme EDP - it lasts all day and can fill the room if you put more than 2 sprays. But you have to buy the EDP to get the projection and longevity. Also, try some of the classic 80's fragrances - alot of "loud" ones there!
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post #57 of 67
2/3/13 at 6:23am
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Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

Aside from the aforementioned, also: Francesco Smalto pour Homme.

True enough, but few people are gonna like this scent.

If you want sweet and popular, I would say 1 Million.
If you want a masculine powerhouse, I would say VanCleef & Arpels pour homme
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post #58 of 67
2/3/13 at 8:57am
Nothing lasts more than the faintest trace beyond 6 hours. I mean, you would literally have to stick your nose on my wrist to smell it, even if I have 4-5 sprays on. This includes heavy hitters like Fracas, tobacco vanille and SDV. I have very, very dry skin. Lotion helps- but not as much as I would like.

It's not olfactory fatigue either. I've asked a lot of people, they can't smell it either (until they are 0.5 cm from my skin). Im currently wearing 12 sprays of acqua di parma. Lol.

That's why I chose scentsucker as my username.
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post #59 of 67
2/4/13 at 12:01pm
Two more to add to the list: Chrome by Azzaro. It's inexpensive, easy to get your hands on, and a few sprays will fill the room and stay on you all day. And, my favorite "performer": Winter Star by Michael Storer. I seriously only "spittle" this onto my skin. I don't even give myself a full spray. A tiny bit of it on each arm - less than half a spray and I'm good. Give it a full spray on each arm and you will anounce your presence the second you walk through the door. This is good stuff indeed.
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post #60 of 67
2/12/13 at 1:48pm
Profumum Olibanum, CdG Kyoto.
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