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TOP 5 Must Own Scents For the College Student!

post #1 of 22
10/21/12 at 3:34am
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Dig deep into your collection. Choose 5 that you would suggest to a young college student.

I don't want to smell like an old geezer. Consider the babes!!! Not too concerned about prices.

The colognes must be appropriate for college students in their early 20s. Consider the babes!!!

Please try to appeal to the younger crowd on Basenotes. Let's hear your top 5 colognes for the young college student.
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post #2 of 22
10/21/12 at 3:52am
Halston Unbound
Rochas Man
YSL L'Homme
Beyond Paradise for Men
Yatagan Pour Homme
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post #3 of 22
10/21/12 at 4:02am
A*Men Pure Malt - for clubbing with your friends
Aventus - do not wear it heavily to class
Platinum Égoïste
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Un Jardin en Méditerranée
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post #4 of 22
10/21/12 at 5:04am
A*Men
Antaeus
Aramis
Joop! Homme
Kouros

6 sprays each for class
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post #5 of 22
10/21/12 at 5:13am
Complex - by boadicea the victorious
Rien - Etat Libre d'Orange
Leather Oud - Dior
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post #6 of 22
10/21/12 at 5:29am
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Originally Posted by anewtypedude View Post

A*Men
Antaeus
Aramis
Joop! Homme
Kouros
6 sprays each for class

Take his advice if you want to be known as "the cologne guy." I'm in college now, and I'm just starting my collection, so it's hard to give you a lot of advice.

Aventus is good for all weather, any occasion. Just wear two sprays to class and it will be enough to get the desired effect.

Pure Malt is also great in general. It's sweet enough where girls tend to really like it, but it's boozy enough to be worn to parties or other outings. You could also just do what I do and wear it casually.

If you want to smell really sweet, you might be able to pull of 1 Million as a clubbing/party scent. I own some and wore it as a signature scent for a while in college. No compliments though.

Just another thing you may want to know. College girls (in my experience, and in the experience of others) tend not to be so open to just randomly/spontaneously saying "you smell good" or "you smell nice, what is that?" than other people would be. If you are already with a girl and you can tell she likes you, you may get a complement. Food for thought.
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post #7 of 22
10/21/12 at 7:06am
Burberry London
A*Men
Aventus
Platinum Egoiste
GIT
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post #8 of 22
10/21/12 at 8:30am
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Below is a list of designer fragrances, some of them are easy to find/sample. Cost of each is less than $100 for a full bottle.


In no particular order ....

Bleu de Chanel by Chanel OR the original L'Homme by YSL - clean, fresh, pleasant.

A*Men Pure Havane by Thierry Mugler (OR get the cheaper Bogart Pour Homme by Jacques Bogart) - more wearable than the original A*Men

Givenchy Play Intense by Givenchy - another sweet scent; better, and more masculine than Rochas Man.

Vintage Michael for Men by Michael Kors - Tobacco-plum-dried fruits... a gorgeous scent, especially when dining out.

Eau des Baux by L'Occitane - I've read a lot of people compared this to Tobacco Vanille, without the high price tag. A pleasant vanilla drydown, smoky, and manly.

Others:
- Spicebomb by Viktor & Rolf
- Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme by Chanel


Except for L'Homme, everything I listed lasts on me for at least 7-8 hours without reapplication; with average-to-very good projection.
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post #9 of 22
10/21/12 at 12:20pm
Check out my Top 5 in my signature. You can't go wrong with any of those!!
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post #10 of 22
10/21/12 at 2:36pm
This list is based completely off "consider the babes" Lol

YSL La'Nuit de L' Homme
A*Men
DHI
YSL L'Homme
Pure Malt
Michael Jordan Legend/Rochas Man
Midnight in Paris
Pure Havane
Spicebomb
One Million

Not matter what age, anything sweet women love.

- - - Updated - - -

This list is based completely off "consider the babes" Lol

YSL La'Nuit de L' Homme
A*Men
DHI
YSL L'Homme
Pure Malt
Michael Jordan Legend/Rochas Man
Midnight in Paris
Pure Havane
Spicebomb
One Million

Not matter what age, anything sweet women love.
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post #11 of 22
10/21/12 at 2:44pm
Yves Saint Laurent L'homme/Bleu De Chanel for casual wear.
A*Men/Rochas Man/Blue Sugar for a sweet scent. IF you're into that.
Burberry London/ck Encounter for a fall scent.
Versace The Dreamer as a date scent.

Sorry these aren't a top 5 but you can not go wrong with any of them. Just be easy on the trigger with The Dreamer and A*Men.
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post #12 of 22
10/21/12 at 2:45pm
Paco Rabanne 1 Million
Paco Rabanne Black XS
Creed Aventus
Escada Magnetism
Victor & Rolf Spicebomb
Mont Blanc Individuel
JPG Le Male (or Perry Ellis 360 White)
CK One Shock
Burberry Brit
YSL La Nuit de l'homme
A*Men Pure Malt

All of those would be great for colder weather at college.
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post #13 of 22
10/21/12 at 2:46pm
For different reasons, all. This would, in my opinion, be a good core collection:

Mugler Cologne
Spicebomb
La Nuit de l'Homme
Bleu de Chanel or Terre d'Hermes
Play Intense

Pure Malt is a good one, too, but not quite as available.
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post #14 of 22
10/21/12 at 4:17pm
Go down to sephora and get a bottle of dior homme and dior homme sport. You are now set for college.
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post #15 of 22
10/21/12 at 4:46pm
You don't want to smell like everyone else...

Pure Malt -Party time
Pure Havane -Special lady..or ladies time
Cartier Roadster/Heeley Menthe Fraiche -Fresh
Creed MI -All occasions..party..lovey...
Amber Narguile...lady killer if sprayed correctly.

If you want to smell like everyone else...

Diesel Fuel for life
1 million
Black XS
LeMale
Bleu De Chanel(or is it too early yet)?
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post #16 of 22
10/21/12 at 6:09pm
The beauty of college, the girls prefer when you smell like everyone else.
List from a 20 year old student (top 5 in order form best college scent to still great, but not the best, the rest will be some out-of-order freebies)

1. A&F Fierce
2. Boss Bottled
3. YSL L'Homme or La Nuit (most girls I have spoken with prefer L'Homme)
4. Dior Homme Sport (2012)
5. Issey Miyake - L'Eau D'Issey (2009 Summer)

-Dunhill Desire Red
-Givenchy Play Intense
-Pure Malt
-Angel Men (careful, don't buy until you try)
-Michael Jordan - Legend (Buy this one, don't think twice)
-D&G The One (a little more mature, but you WILL like this one)
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post #17 of 22
10/21/12 at 8:35pm
Rochas Man
One Million
Le Male
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post #18 of 22
10/22/12 at 10:16am
I'll stick to relatively inexpensive and easy-to-find for a college student:
Rochas Man or Givenchy Play Intense
Diesel Fuel for Life, le Male or One Million
Burberry London, Brit, YSL La Nuit or Armani Code
Aqua Di Gio, Perry Ellis 360 Red, Nautica Voyage, A&F Fierce, L'eau d'Issey or Chanel Platinum Egoiste
Chanel Allure Homme Sport or Sport eau Extreme

One from each of those should set you up just fine in the versatility & compliment categories.
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post #19 of 22
10/22/12 at 11:27am
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Lol I am only missing one from the last 2 couples colognes
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post #20 of 22
10/22/12 at 2:43pm
I know college students are usually tight on cash, but if you've got some to spare, here are a few that will have you smelling like your age, smelling great and smelling unique:

Aventus - Creed
Lumiere Noire pour Homme - Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Rose 31 - Le Labo
S-ex - S-Perfume
Oud Wood - Tom Ford
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post #21 of 22
10/22/12 at 3:15pm
new haarlem
dior homme
musc ravaguer
double vanille
noir de noir
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post #22 of 22
10/22/12 at 3:27pm
Aqua Di Gio
Ungaro II- wear at night time
Terre D Hermes
Chanel Egoiste
Givenchy Gentelmen
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