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Rootbeer float fragrance?

post #1 of 25
11/15/12 at 9:59am
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This is a super random question, but I am eating some rootbeer float gum right now and the smell is wafting into my nose, and I thought, "Hey, I wonder if there has ever been a rootbeer float fragrance?" or at least something similar.

Any ideas?
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post #2 of 25
11/15/12 at 10:55am
Hypnotic Poison..smells of root beer, imo.
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post #3 of 25
11/15/12 at 11:07am
I actually prefer smelling like A&W than drinking them AND I just happen 2 know the perfect substitute!

http://1000scents.blogspot.com/searc...cheron+trouble
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post #4 of 25
11/15/12 at 11:44am
Caliber 12 has a root beer vibe to it.
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post #5 of 25
11/15/12 at 12:06pm
I have that same chewing gum! Isn't it great? It is intensely fragrant, almost like a fragrance rather than a flavor. The first time I chewed it I instantly felt like I was eating myrrh (not that I've ever done this...).

I would try Myrrh Ardente by Annick Goutal. The most root-beer-y fragrance I've ever smelled.
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post #6 of 25
11/15/12 at 12:14pm
I totally agree with Myrrh Ardente and Hypnotic Poison; they smell like root beer to me. I also think Acqua Di Parma Blue Mediterraneo smells exactly like a root beer float.

Adding: I left out the most important part of the name! Mandorlo di Sicilia smells like a root beer float to me.
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post #7 of 25
11/15/12 at 12:35pm
+1 Myrrhe Ardente, and definitely Woody by Smell Bent for a cheapy option that's still very sweet root-beer-y
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post #8 of 25
11/15/12 at 6:08pm
+1 to Myrrhe Ardente - a very pleasant fragrance from Annick Goutal that I could never wear around my wife. Root beer scents turn her stomach and induce nausea.
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post #9 of 25
11/15/12 at 6:29pm
Haha is it that Extra - Root beer float gum? I personally found it disgusting after a few minutes, though it did smell very good.

Opium Pour Homme EdT has a sort of root beer-esque spice to it, but not much in terms of the float part other than vanilla in the drydown.
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post #10 of 25
11/15/12 at 6:34pm
Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale.
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post #11 of 25
11/15/12 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Switch245 View Post

Haha is it that Extra - Root beer float gum? I personally found it disgusting after a few minutes, though it did smell very good.

Opium Pour Homme EdT has a sort of root beer-esque spice to it, but not much in terms of the float part other than vanilla in the drydown.

It is indeed. You know, I thought it was nasty at first, but the more I try it the more it's growing on me. But yeah, it does give off a nice scent.

I'm honestly surprised by the answers here. I figured there wouldn't really be one, but apparently there is! Thanks for the info.
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post #12 of 25
11/15/12 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by socalwoman View Post

I totally agree with Myrrh Ardente and Hypnotic Poison; they smell like root beer to me. I also think Acqua Di Parma Blue Mediterraneo Cologne by Acqua Di Parma smells exactly like a root beer float.

If you mean AdP Blu Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia, I totally agree!
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post #13 of 25
11/15/12 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by 30 Roses View Post

If you mean AdP Blu Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia, I totally agree!

Hit the nail right on the head. Smells like root beer and vanilla. Also, Dior Bois D'Argent.
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post #14 of 25
11/15/12 at 8:59pm
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Originally Posted by OctaVariuM View Post

It is indeed. You know, I thought it was nasty at first, but the more I try it the more it's growing on me. But yeah, it does give off a nice scent.

I'm honestly surprised by the answers here. I figured there wouldn't really be one, but apparently there is! Thanks for the info.

Lol..I think I tried Stawberry Shortcake or something..some kind of 'desert'..talk about disgusting, lol.
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post #15 of 25
11/16/12 at 12:31am
I received a tester of spicebomb, and think it smells like rootbeer.
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post #16 of 25
11/16/12 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by 30 Roses View Post

If you mean AdP Blu Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia, I totally agree!

That's exactly what I meant. I sure wrote plenty for having omitted the actual name of the scent!
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post #17 of 25
11/16/12 at 3:58am


There is another fragrance with that same vibe as the AdP, but it's considerably more costly: Hilde Soliani Conaffetto.
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post #18 of 25
11/16/12 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by OctaVariuM View Post

It is indeed. You know, I thought it was nasty at first, but the more I try it the more it's growing on me. But yeah, it does give off a nice scent...

Same here. I'm addicted to it now. It doesn't feel like I'm eating myrrh anymore - whomever worked on the flavor profile of it really hit the nail on the head.

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post #19 of 25
11/16/12 at 1:16pm
I agree with Opium Pour Homme, that's what I thought of right away.

But the answer is yes, to the opening post/question. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has had 2......

Anti-Salloon League: "Our version of a Black Cow, a 1920’s virgin thirst-quencher: sarsaparilla and cream". It was only available for a couple days at a comic convention in Chicago, and so it is pretty hard to find now.

Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener: "Sassafras, vanilla extract, oak leaf, CO2 butter extract, and onycha". This one is more like straight-up root beer, with less of the powdery/creamy aspect.
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post #20 of 25
11/16/12 at 1:51pm
A dude told me once that L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Eau Extreme smells like root beer. I think he's correct.
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post #21 of 25
11/17/12 at 2:08am
I would say Gaultier 2 has a root beer vibe, too.
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post #22 of 25
11/17/12 at 7:52am
Animale Animale has a rootbeer accord in the opening.
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post #23 of 25
11/17/12 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by rubegon View Post

A dude told me once that L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Eau Extreme smells like root beer. I think he's correct.


I came here to say LIDGE too.


There are moments when it has this awesome rootbeer float smell. Unfortunately I find it doesn't always happen, and is sometimes short lived. But it's the closest I've come to 'rootbeer float.'
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post #24 of 25
11/17/12 at 12:48pm
That is so interesting. I have never detected a root beer vibe from LIDGE. Maybe it's the anise that is giving off that vibe?
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post #25 of 25
11/18/12 at 4:20am
I've been thinking about getting a bottle of Alien Essence Absolue it's for women, ya, but it smells wonderful and the dry down reminds me of root beer a lot
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