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Top 10 most versatile from your collection

post #1 of 43
9/20/12 at 8:29am
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You can wear it during day, during night, during work, during date. Casual or formal. They are rarely out of place.
What are 10 most versatile fragrances from your collection?

Mine are (sorted by alphabet):

A*Men Taste of Fragrance
Acqua Di Gio
Bleu De Chanel
Dior Homme Intense
Fahrenheit Absolute
Gucci PH II
Platinum Egoiste
Rive Gauche PH
Terre d'Hermes
Timbuktu
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post #2 of 43
9/20/12 at 8:44am
From most versatile to least.

1. Mugler Cologne
2. Prada Amber Pour Homme
3. YSL L'Homme
4. Prada Infusion d'Homme
5. Boss Bottled
6. Brooklyn Bond no.9
7. Terre d'Hermes
8. D&G The One
9. Dior Homme
10. Midnight in Paris
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post #3 of 43
9/20/12 at 8:48am
In no particular order...

Terre d'Hermes edt by Hermes
Monsieur de Givenchy by Givenchy
Coeur de Vetiver Sacre by L'Artisan
Giorgio for Men by Giorgio of Beverly Hills
White Sea by Micallef
No.89 by Floris
Polo by Ralph Lauren
Patou pour Homme Prive by Jean Patou
Yellow Sea by Micallef
Green Irish Tweed by Creed
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post #4 of 43
9/20/12 at 9:16am
Instead of 10, there is one scent in my collection that strikes my attention as versatile:

Rive Gauche PH
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post #5 of 43
9/20/12 at 9:20am
I'm gonna go with a top 5 instead:

Gucci Pour Homme II
Floris Santal
Opus 1870
Black Tea
Himalaya
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post #6 of 43
9/20/12 at 9:37am
01. Héritage by Guerlain
02. Timbuktu by l'Artisan Parfumeur
03. Terre by Hermès
04. Sycomore by Chanel
05. Habit Rouge by Guerlain
06. l'Essence de Must de Cartier pour Homme by Cartier
07. l'Instant Extrème by Guerlain
08. Dior Homme by Dior
09. Azzaro by Azzaro
10. l'Essence de Déclaration by Cartier
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post #7 of 43
9/20/12 at 10:36am
Acqua di Gio
Green Irish Tweed
Platinum Egoiste

Are the ones that instantly come to mind... and oddly enough, Le Male too.
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post #8 of 43
9/20/12 at 10:45am
Creed Aventus
Mugler Cologne
Prada Amber Pour Homme
YSL L'Homme
Channel Platinum Egoiste
Pal Zileri Sartoriale = Gucci Rush
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post #9 of 43
9/20/12 at 10:51am
In my collection, I think these are the most versatile:

Creed - Aventus
by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
Bond No. 9 - Chez Bond
Guerlain - Habit Rouge
Thierry Mugler - Mugler Cologne
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Tom Ford - Tom Ford for Men
Versace - Versace Man
Acqua di Parma - Colonia
Bond No. 9 Bleecker Street
Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver
Creed - Himalaya
Dolce & Gabbana - The One
Gucci - Gucci Pour Homme II
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post #10 of 43
9/20/12 at 11:34am
YSL L'Homme
YSL Rive Gauche
VC&A Zanzibar
Jazz
Cool Water
L'eau D'Issey
Vintage Dunhill for men
Boss Bottled
Fuel For Life
Essenza Di Zegna
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post #11 of 43
9/20/12 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by drseid View Post

In no particular order...

Patou pour Homme Prive by Jean Patou

My Holy Grail!!
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post #12 of 43
9/20/12 at 12:07pm
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From my small collection (in no particular order) ....



  • L'Homme by YSL
  • Green Irish Tweed by Creed
  • L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme by Guerlain
  • Bleu de Chanel by Chanel
  • Terre D'Hermes by Hermes
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post #13 of 43
9/20/12 at 12:11pm
Green Irish Tweed
Puredistance M
Invasion Barbare
Egoiste
Rose 31
Dior Homme
Narcisco Rodriguez Musc EDP
New Haarlem
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post #14 of 43
9/20/12 at 12:28pm
I consider all my fragrances in my collection as versatile.
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post #15 of 43
9/20/12 at 1:08pm
I consider vetiver to be one of the most versatile things possible...

Mona di Orio - Vetiver
Sel de Vetiver
Sycomore
Turtle Vetiver Front
Vetiver Pour Elle
Vetiver Tonka
Dior Vetiver

then

Sartorial
L'eau D'Hiver
Green Irish Tween
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post #16 of 43
9/20/12 at 1:37pm
For me:

1. Mugler Cologne
2. Bois de Portugal-Creed(lightlyapplied)
3. VIW-Creed
4. AdP Colonia
5. M7
6. Ambra Nera-Ortigia
7. Habit Rouge
8. Black Amber-Agonist(a new friend)
9.Gypsy Water-Byredo
10. SL-Fumerie Turque(again,lightly applied)
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post #17 of 43
9/20/12 at 6:44pm
Most of mine are to a degree, I suppose. But since I don't have a huge collection, I'd say the following are probably my most versatile:

Aventus
Green Irish Tweed
Mugler cologne
Rive Gauche
Platinum Egoiste
Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
Terre d'Hermes
Riverside Drive
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post #18 of 43
9/20/12 at 7:38pm
Mugler Cologne
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Bond no 9 Little Italy
CDG Green Play
Cereus #4
CDG Wonderwood

I don't think I can list 10
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post #19 of 43
9/20/12 at 9:26pm
In my collection...can't think of 10, but here is what I have, that are extremely versatile

Lacoste PH
Boss Bottled
Pure Malt (somewhat)
Desire (Red)
Perry Ellis 360 Red (AdG as well)
Nautica Voyage
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post #20 of 43
9/22/12 at 9:45pm
34 Boulevard Saint Germain
Bois Oriental
French Lover
Givenchy Vetyver
Sartorial
Santal Noble
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post #21 of 43
9/22/12 at 10:01pm
Terre D'Hermes
Bleu de Chanel
Uomo by Lorenzo Villoresi
Invasion Barbare
CH Men
Mugler Cologne
Guerlain Homme
A Taste of Heaven/Caron Pour Un Homme
Gendarme by Gendarme
Rive Gauche
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post #22 of 43
9/23/12 at 5:44am
Terre d'Hermes
YSL L'Homme
YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme
MFK Lumiere Noire pour Homme
Bleu de Chanel
Dior Homme
Hermes Vetiver Tonka
MDCI Invasion Barbare
Tom Ford Oud Wood
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Helmut Land EDC
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post #23 of 43
9/23/12 at 8:17am
Mugler Cologne
Gucci Pour Homme II
Millesime Imperial
Invasion Barbare
Himalaya
La Nuit De L'Homme
Rochas Man Intense
Neroli Portofino
Cuir Pleine Fleur
Rose 31
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post #24 of 43
9/23/12 at 10:43am
Azzaro Pour Homme
Dolce and Gabbana pour Homme
Jazz by YSL
Versace Man Eau Fraiche
Kenzo pour homme
Tokyo by Kenzo
Terre d'Hermes
Jaguar (Original)
Bulgari Black
Encre Noire.

These are my most versatile fragrances. Among them Versace Man Eau Fraiche is my least favourite.
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post #25 of 43
9/23/12 at 10:48am
Gucci Pour Homme II
Creed Aventus
Cereus No.7
Bergamotto Marino
Yardley Citrus and Woods
24 Platinum
Lalique White
Hugh Parsons Blue
Hugh Parsons Yellow
Bath and Bodyworks Indian Vetiver
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post #26 of 43
11/3/12 at 10:02am
!. Aventus 2. Gucci Pour Homme II 3. GIT 4.Bulgari Black 5. Midnight in Paris 6. Virgin Island Water(for Summer) 7. Altamir 8. Pure Malt 9. Dior Homme Intense 10. Thallium
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post #27 of 43
11/3/12 at 10:08am
AHS
la nuit
issey myiake l'eau d'issey
chanel allure
pure malt
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post #28 of 43
11/3/12 at 10:33am
Blimey!

I don't even OWN 10.

1. Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
2. Geo F Trumper Spanish Leather
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post #29 of 43
11/3/12 at 11:07am
Sycomore
Mona Di Orio Vetyver
Mark Birley For Men
CDG2Man
Patou Pour Homme
Gucci Nobile
Helmut Lang EDC
PdN New York
Sous Le Vent
CDG Standard
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post #30 of 43
11/3/12 at 11:14am
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Azzaro Silver Black
Azzaro Chrome
Cerruti Pour Homme
Versace Pour Homme
Armani Emporio Armani Him
Carolina Herrera Chic for men
Givenchy Xeryus Rouge
Davidoff Cool Water
Bvlgari Extreme Pour Homme
Hugo by Hugo Boss
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post #31 of 43
11/3/12 at 11:34am
YSL L'Homme
Platinum Egoiste
Mugler Cologne
Sycomore
Fahrenheit
GIT
SMW
MI
Gucci Pour Homme II
Terre d'Hermes
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post #32 of 43
11/3/12 at 12:02pm
From my collection:

Aventus
Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme
Prada Amber Pour Homme
Prada Infusion d'Homme
Chanel Platinum Egoiste
YSL La Nuit de L'Homme
YSL Rive Gauche
Gucci Pour Homme II
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Terre d'Hermes
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post #33 of 43
11/3/12 at 12:29pm
millesime imperial
acqua di gio
l'homme ysl
mugler cologne
silver mountain water
git / cool water
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post #34 of 43
11/3/12 at 1:02pm
Aventus
Gucci Pour Homme II
Dior Homme
Dior Homme Sport
Millesime Imperial
Terre d'hermes edt
Channel Allure Homme Sport
Carolina Herrera Chic
Bvlgari Aqua
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post #35 of 43
11/3/12 at 2:28pm
Prada Amber Pour Homme
Aventus
Gucci Pour Homme II
Platinum Egoiste
Mugler Cologne
Fahrenheit
Creed Royal Oud
Mont Blanc Original Santal ;-)
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post #36 of 43
11/3/12 at 6:08pm
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Aqua di Gio
Guerlain Vetiver
Esencia by Loewe
Creed Millesime Imperial
YSL Rive Gauche PH
Dunhill for Men
Creed Original Vetiver
Guerlain Heritage
L'Occitan by L'Occitane
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post #37 of 43
11/13/12 at 3:30pm
Terre d'hermes
Creed GIT
Dior homme intense
Creed MI
Chrome Azzaro
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post #38 of 43
11/13/12 at 3:40pm
Bleu de Chanel
Platinum Egoiste
Green Irish Tweed
Original Vetiver
Sycomore
Mugler Cologne
Terre d'Hermes
Aventus
Himalaya
Pure Shot

Not necessarily favs, all of them, but in each case it's hard to imagine an inappropriate setting, time, or climate.
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post #39 of 43
11/13/12 at 4:20pm
Guerlain:Vetiver Extreme
Habit Rouge
Heritage
Rive Gauche PH
ETC....
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post #40 of 43
11/14/12 at 9:28pm
Mugler Cologne
Gucci Pour Homme II
Invasion Barbare
Grey Vetiver
Aventus
Himalaya
La Nuit De L'Homme
Cuir Pleine Fleur
Dior Homme
Reflection Man
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post #41 of 43
11/14/12 at 10:33pm
most versatile -

Hermes d' Orange Verte Concentree
Azemour Les Orangers
Declaration L' Essence
Villoresi Uomo
A Lab on Fire LiquidNight
Ulrich Lang Nightscape
Nasomatto Silver Musk
Habit Rouge edp
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post #42 of 43
11/14/12 at 11:49pm
Not necessarily all favorites of mine, though some are, but these are my most versatile.

Aventus (ridiculously versatile)
Gucci Pour Homme II
Curve (yes, Curve!)
Versace Pour Homme
John Varvatos (original)

Honorable mention: Zirh Corduroy
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post #43 of 43
11/15/12 at 1:53am
Aventus
OV
GIT
SMW
Gucci Pour Homme II
Platinum Egoiste
Rose 31
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
Dior Homme
Lalique L'Hommage Ã* L'Homme
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