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What "womens" frags work great for men

post #1 of 42
11/19/12 at 9:24pm
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I will start by say Black Orchid. My gf bought this for me and i dont even think she knew it was a womans frag. Anywho...i love it and enjoy wearing it.

Im sure Chanel will make this list.

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post #2 of 42
11/19/12 at 9:46pm
Too many to list. However the Chanel you speak of is Sycomore, I'm still surprised it's marketed towards women.
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post #3 of 42
11/19/12 at 10:14pm
None I can think of.

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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

However the Chanel you speak of is Sycomore, I'm still surprised it's marketed towards women.

On Chanel's website, Sycomore is not listed under women's or men's. It's listed under Les Exclusifs de Chanel with no gender designation.
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post #4 of 42
11/19/12 at 10:21pm
I can't really even make a distinction anymore. I'm wearing Miss Dior (the 1947 one!) today and I struggle to find anything feminine in it. It smells like an old library.

Some of my standbys:

Jicky
Shalimar (though the GF complains it's too feminine)
Diorella
Bal a Versailles
Hiris
Y
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post #5 of 42
11/19/12 at 10:22pm
Mitsouko
Shalimar PdT
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Sycomore
Lots more I cant think of, but most were created way before frags were really geared towards men and so they were only listed as for women.
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post #6 of 42
11/19/12 at 10:30pm
If you can wear Black Orchid then I think it is safe to say that you can wear pretty much any women fragrances that you like . Give the following a try

Everything from Lolita Lempicka
Everything from Thierry Mugler
FlowerBomb by Viktor & Rolf
Jasmin Noir by Bvlgari
Hypnotic Poison by Dior
Midnight Poison by Dior
No 19 & 5 by Chanel
Shalimar by Guerlain
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post #7 of 42
11/19/12 at 11:05pm
Too many to count, I agree, but for starters:

(Rule of thumb is wear what you like.)

Shalimar
Shalimar Initial
Jicky
Mitsouko
Bandit
Jolie Madame
Cabochard
Miss Dior (vintage version)
Vol de Nuit
Narcisse Noir
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Chanel No. 19
Chanel No. 19 Poudre
Alien
Cuir de Lancome
Habanita
Chanel Coco Noir
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post #8 of 42
11/19/12 at 11:51pm
Vintage Cachet is one that rarely gets mentioned, and I vastly prefer Shalimar Light to original Shalimar. I also like vintage Ma Griffe, but as others have said, "too many to mention."
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post #9 of 42
11/20/12 at 12:50am
The classic Guerlains and most Caron fountain extraits.
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post #10 of 42
11/20/12 at 6:32am
IMH experience,

- orientals,
- some chypres

Floral, aldehydic and floral aldehydes don't work on me. Please be aware, I said "on me". I know many in Basenotes enjoying these.

The bottom line is: try by yourself.

If I have to mention brands: too many. Among these, Obsession, Must, Habanita, Coromandel, Sycomore, Jersey, La Basier du Dragon, Quartz, Mitsouko, Shalimar, Je Reviens, Cabochard, Chanel N° 19, Midnight Posion, Hypnotic Poison, Magie Noire, Dior Homme... and any other I havn't tried.
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post #11 of 42
11/20/12 at 6:45am
Just because I wore it the other day and everyone else is mentioning either niche or vintage : try Versus Versace (2010 - purple box). Sweet but not cloying, projects ok and lasts a really long time.
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post #12 of 42
11/20/12 at 7:26am
Memoir Woman
Hypnotic Poison
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post #13 of 42
11/20/12 at 8:04am
Though I've never tried it (unfortunately), I hear Epic Woman is one hell of a scent (just like its Man companion).
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post #14 of 42
11/20/12 at 8:10am
Chanel No 19 for sure
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post #15 of 42
11/20/12 at 8:11am
Coco Chanel Parfum
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post #16 of 42
11/20/12 at 8:37am
i would never wear a womans fragrance.
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post #17 of 42
11/20/12 at 8:43am
One stands out -- BANDIT
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post #18 of 42
11/20/12 at 11:07am
Amouage Epic Woman
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post #19 of 42
11/20/12 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by nikthegreek View Post

i would never wear a womans fragrance.

You've obviously walked into the wrong thread then. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Many of the ones I find wearable have been mentioned here already, but I'll cast my vote for:

Jicky
Mitsouko
Vol de Nuit
Cabochard
Aromatics Elixir
Azuree
Alliage
Shalimar Parfum Initial l'Eau
Jubilation 25
Diorella
Dioressence
Bal a Versailles
Angel
Givenchy III
31 Rue Cambon
Y

There are some mentioned here that I'm not comfortable with, including Shalimar and many of the Carons, for example - but everyone is different. I may change my mind about that eventually.
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post #20 of 42
11/20/12 at 12:28pm
Currently, these are the women’s fragrances I have in my year long rotation. I’m still testing some of them.

SPRING:
Aimez-Moi EDT
Amazone
Armani
Azuree
Casaque
Coriandre
Cuir Cordoba
Dioressence
Dhajala edp
Givenchy III
Gucci No 3
Intimate
Joy Parfum
Kingdom
Le Temps d'Une Fete
Leonard by Leonard
Miss Dior Cologne
Mitsouko
Moment Supreme
Parfum de Peau
Rose Poivree
Sensuous
Vacances
Vivara
Vivre

SUMMER:
Absynthe
Bronze Goddess
Bigarade
Calandre
Cucumber
Eau De Givenchy
Eau De Patou
Eau Ed Rochas
Eau Parfumee au The Vert Extreme
Envy for women
Extract of Limes
Grass Oil Cologne
Tendre Poison

FALL:
ACCENTI
Aphrodisia
Badgley Mischka
Capucci de Capucci
Chanel 5
Chaos
XS Extreme Girl
Femme
Féminité Du Bois
Fendi
GFF Donna (GFF F.)
Habanita
Hot Couture collection #1
Knowing
La Perla
Ma Liberté
Moods
Oblique REW
Paloma Picasso
Quadrille
Rumba
Salvador Dali
Strip
Theorema
Woodhue
Y
Yohji

WINTER:
24, faubourg
Absolu
Alien
Alien Essence Absolue
100% LOVE mini
ANNE KLEIN II
Arpege
Bal a Versailles
Balahe
Bandit Parfum
Black Cashmere
Boudoir
Cuir de Lancome
Dune
Eau De Parfum - Helmut lang
Hypnotic poison
KL parfum
L
L'Arte di Gucci
La Nuit - Paco Rabanne
Le Feu Dissey
Le baiser dragon
Lolita Lempicka
Magical Moon
Magie Noir
Moschino
My Sin
Mystere
Obsession
Opium
Organza Indecence
Poison
Shalimar, parfum
Tabu
Youth dew Amber Nude
Zen
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post #21 of 42
11/21/12 at 10:26am
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Originally Posted by nikthegreek View Post

i would never wear a womans fragrance.

You must be a hoot at parties.
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post #22 of 42
11/21/12 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

On Chanel's website, Sycomore is not listed under women's or men's. It's listed under Les Exclusifs de Chanel with no gender designation.

Interesting, on both Basenotes and Fragantica it's listed as feminine.
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post #23 of 42
11/21/12 at 11:15am
Diorella & Bandit!


Also Cuir de Russie, with not tamed hesitation and Sycomore not doubt at all.
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post #24 of 42
11/21/12 at 7:05pm
Ones I wear and own:

Jicky
Hypnotic Poison
Cuir Beluga
Sycomore
Coromandel
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post #25 of 42
11/21/12 at 7:19pm
and

plus:

Norell
Arpege for women
Bleu de Chine
Diva
Manifesto
Omar Sharif pour femme
Zinnia Floris
White ginger

and many, many more
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post #26 of 42
12/20/12 at 5:02pm
you said it girlfriend aint that the truth lord have mercy my sweet cherry pie x
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i would never wear a womans fragrance.
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post #27 of 42
12/20/12 at 8:51pm
Angel Thierry Mugler
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post #28 of 42
12/20/12 at 9:55pm
I salute mr. Stinky for such a thorough list. Any good fragrance will smell good on anyone. Imagine that. Sure there may be individual tastes and perhaps personal chemistry issues with certain kinds of scents or certain notes, but most fragrances marketed to men and women share the same basic chemicals, notes, scents...there is no "note" that is found exclusively in fragrances marketed to one sex or the other, so it's just a matter of proportions and concentrations. Is there a concentration of a certain chemical that forces one fragrance to develop one sex or another? Who decides? What if a concentration is just over or under that arbitrary limit? Tastes have changed a lot even in a few decades. Fragrances that may have been marketed to one sex 80 years ago might have much more in common with fragrances marketed to another sex now. Who knows in another decade or two what the fashion may be? The distinctions may be meaningful to some youngster lacking confidence in himself or herself who needs a masculine or feminine marketing campaign to reinforce the gender identity, but once one has developed some confidence in that department, the arbitrary distinctions mean nothing, and it's just a question of what smells good on you. As it should be. Pardon my rant.

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post #29 of 42
12/20/12 at 10:10pm
The kiss of the dragon , my favorite

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post #30 of 42
12/20/12 at 10:43pm
The Dior Poisons.
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post #31 of 42
12/20/12 at 11:12pm
I think Paco Rabanne's "Metal". I want some!
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post #32 of 42
12/21/12 at 12:01am
Amouage Reflection For Woman... So gooood.
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post #33 of 42
12/21/12 at 3:41am
My favorite is Kingdom by Alexander McQueen.
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post #34 of 42
12/21/12 at 3:57am
There are loads, but I especially enjoy Edwardian Bouquet
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post #35 of 42
12/21/12 at 5:37am
Bell' Antonio is one of my top rated and according to the directory for the ladies only!
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post #36 of 42
12/21/12 at 6:27am
Dior Homme.
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post #37 of 42
12/21/12 at 7:51am
^^^ugh


Anyway, By Kilian Love
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post #38 of 42
12/21/12 at 8:02am
Wearing Magie Noir today. Works quite well. Apart from that my penis fell off earlier and I really started to fancy a male colleague.
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post #39 of 42
12/21/12 at 2:16pm
Definitely Hypnotic Poison from Dior. This is one of my all time favorite fragrances, male or female.
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post #40 of 42
12/21/12 at 2:30pm
Aramis J.H.L
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post #41 of 42
12/21/12 at 2:45pm
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Originally Posted by Balthazar View Post

Aramis J.H.L

J.H.L. is a men's scent. Perhaps you’re referring to cinnabar.
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post #42 of 42
12/21/12 at 2:54pm
Eau de Soir (Sisley)
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