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POLL:amber absolute vs. chergui vs. ambre narguile vs. tauer l'air du desert marocain

Poll Results: what is you favorite among these perfumes

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 10% (9)
    tom ford: amber absolute
  • 15% (14)
    Serge lutens: chergui
  • 31% (28)
    Hermes Hermessence: ambre narguile
  • 42% (37)
    Tauer: L'air du desert marocain
88 Total Votes  
post #1 of 41
9/4/12 at 12:33pm
Thread Starter 
hello everyone

please vote for your favorite among these 4 perfumes.
It is important to mention which of these 4 perfumes you have never tested out in order to take that into consideration.

1- tom ford private blend: amber absolute
2- serge lutens: chergui
3- Hermes hermessence: ambre narguile
4- Tauer: L'air du desert marocain


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post #2 of 41
9/4/12 at 12:50pm
havent smelled Tauer, but among the other 3 Ambre Narguile is my fave.
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post #3 of 41
9/4/12 at 12:52pm
Hermes Hermessence: Ambre Narguile
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post #4 of 41
9/4/12 at 1:17pm
Chergui by Serge Lutens
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post #5 of 41
9/4/12 at 1:26pm
Hard to choose between Ambre Narguile and L'Air Du Desert Marocain. I went with the Tauer.
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post #6 of 41
9/4/12 at 1:58pm
I have a sample of Chergui, have tested Amber Narguille, and own Amber Absolute. So I suppose I have to vote for AA. That being said I just blind bought a bottle of LDDM, arriving this week. Here's hoping I don't regret it!
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post #7 of 41
9/4/12 at 2:03pm
I own all four and they are all excellent fragrances; I wouldn't want to be without any of them, but if I had to save one, it would be Ambre Narguile (today!)
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post #8 of 41
9/4/12 at 2:19pm
L'Air Du Desert Marocain
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post #9 of 41
9/4/12 at 2:26pm
Gotta go with L'Air Du Desert Marocain as it is a modern masterpiece and totally uniquel.
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post #10 of 41
9/4/12 at 2:48pm
I love every one of them, but amber absolute works better on my skin. L'air smells great but doesn't have a good relation with my skin (it stays very close), chergui and ambre narguile are great smells but their performance is mediocre.
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post #11 of 41
9/4/12 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by Ulsterman View Post

That being said I just blind bought a bottle of LDDM, arriving this week. Here's hoping I don't regret it!

Don't forget to let us know your thoughts once you get it.
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post #12 of 41
9/4/12 at 3:20pm
They're all great frags, but Chergui is the one for me that smells great "effortlessly." It's smooth, complex, not overly harsh, sweet or powdery and blends well with my skin chemistry.
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post #13 of 41
9/4/12 at 6:04pm
tough one but had to go with ambre narguile
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post #14 of 41
9/4/12 at 6:08pm
I would go for LDDM but since Amber Absolute is discontinued, go get the Amber Absolute then the LDDM later. =)
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post #15 of 41
9/4/12 at 8:23pm
They're all very good but very different.

I prefer L'Air Du Desert Marocain out of the lot.

But only because the medley of notes in its complexity appeals to me. Chergui and Ambre Narguile are complex as well but on the sweeter side. Amber Absolute is an excellent smoky amber.
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post #16 of 41
9/5/12 at 2:30am
Thread Starter 
thanks for the input everyone
it seems that it was a difficult choice for most
for those basenoters who haven't voted, please do in order to get a representative sample that would be useful for all.
please remember to mention the perfume that you have never tried if applicable
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post #17 of 41
9/5/12 at 3:49am
Tauer by a long shot
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post #18 of 41
9/6/12 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by PalmBeach View Post

Don't forget to let us know your thoughts once you get it.

I just received my bottle of LDDM and I am blown away, I'll need to give it a full wearing to see if it tops AA for me, but I can say sofar LDDM is proving much more dynamic and layered. Beautiful.
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post #19 of 41
9/7/12 at 3:13am
i have tried all of them, and i AN is my personal favourite
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post #20 of 41
9/7/12 at 1:15pm
I voted for Tauer, but haven't tried Amber Absolute.
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post #21 of 41
9/7/12 at 2:17pm
Just love amber narguile but all 4 are quality. The Hermes and the Tauer are the only that I own full bottles of.
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post #22 of 41
9/7/12 at 3:14pm
I'd rank them this way:

1. Amber Absolute
2. L'Air du Desert Marocain
3. Ambre Narguile
4. Chergui

I like all four, though.
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post #23 of 41
9/21/12 at 9:34am
Thread Starter 
thank you all for participating
for those basenoters who didn't participate, please do
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post #24 of 41
9/21/12 at 9:59am
I must be breaking a basenotes law, but I really don't like the Tauer. Also, AA is repulsive to me, it has nothing going for it other than in your face resinous amber (a personal thing, but I just can't do it.) Cherugi is something I have to be in the mood for, which isn't often. Ambre Narguile gets my vote by a lightyear.
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post #25 of 41
9/21/12 at 12:09pm
Amber...follow closely by Chergui. But after that the other two fall into an volcano. l'air du desert marocain STINKS and Absolute is not far behind.

And I have tested all 4. Have about 50ML' decants of AN, 30ML of Absolute, 20ML of Chergui and 10 ML of l'Air du Desert
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post #26 of 41
9/21/12 at 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by comfortablynumbbg View Post

havent smelled Tauer, but among the other 3 Ambre Narguile is my fave.

+1...
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post #27 of 41
9/21/12 at 7:37pm
Ambre Narguile.
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post #28 of 41
9/21/12 at 7:43pm
All 3 are fantastic. My preferences in order are:

1. Ambre Narguile
2. L'Air Du Desert Marocain
3. Amber Absolute
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post #29 of 41
9/23/12 at 8:45am
Ambre Narguile
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post #30 of 41
9/26/12 at 12:35am
L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer.
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post #31 of 41
10/5/12 at 9:56am
Thread Starter 
thank you all for participating
just another reminder for those basenoters who didn't participate, please do
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post #32 of 41
10/6/12 at 12:37am
I don't see the connection but prefer LDDM anyway
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post #33 of 41
10/6/12 at 1:59am
Ambre Narguile, all the way.
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post #34 of 41
10/6/12 at 7:39pm
L'Air Du Desert Marocain, no doubts.
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post #35 of 41
10/6/12 at 7:43pm
1.LDDM
2. AA
3. AN
4. Chergui

I like the first three, dislike Chergui. I'm actually wearing Amber Absolute right now and was just thinking how nice it is. A really solid, great scent for fall and winter.
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post #36 of 41
10/7/12 at 2:54pm
I voted for the Tauer, as that is the one I would choose to have a bottle of now. Chergui would be my second choice. I've tried them all. I fiind AA to be a simple, overpriced amber, and AN smells like a scented Christmas spice candle to me - pleasant, but not particularly interesting.
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post #37 of 41
10/7/12 at 4:47pm
A. Narguile is incomparable. Creme de la creme.
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post #38 of 41
10/7/12 at 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by mihailo View Post

A. Narguile is incomparable. Creme de la creme.

This man has said it best
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post #39 of 41
10/10/12 at 10:41am
I enjoy all of these mentioned. However, Tauer: L'air du desert marocain is best for me.
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post #40 of 41
10/10/12 at 12:45pm
I own LDDM and Chergui. The other 2 I haven't sampled. LDDM is much more "masculine" to my nose. Chergui is quite nice but leans feminine to my nose...smells beautifull on my wife though...Im gonna try Chergui again after a few weeks I heard when you come back to it you fall in love with it...
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post #41 of 41
10/12/12 at 11:35am
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thank you all for participating
just another reminder for those basenoters who didn't participate, please do.
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