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Fragrances that smell like a ghost.

post #1 of 43
12/2/12 at 8:43am
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I am coming to a difficult time. As my Viktor and Rolf has been discontinued, I must find a new favorite. It is the only fragrance I have tried, for some reason, that brings to mind a ghost.

Now I know that is entirely ridiculous, and it probably does not remind anyone else of a ghost, but hey. I want to know what fragrances you may have tried, or own, which bring up that connotation.

If you have one, what about it does. Is it incense? Some memory you have with it? Any certain note? You saw a ghost while you were WEARING IT!??!?!

Didn't see any other questions like this on the forum, thought I'd give it a post.
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post #2 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:19am
I think you need to clarify what a ghost would smell like, because I've never seen one. Since it's impossible for a ghost to see, hear, smell, or speak (no eyes, ears, nose, or mouth) how would you know such a thing? Are we talking Patrick Swayze here?
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post #3 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:22am
I think D&G's The One, is the closest you will ever get to smelling like a ghost. Spray in on and 15 seconds later it disappears.
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post #4 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:23am
I didn't get on with LIDGE- just felt like a pale version of my former self. Is that similar?
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post #5 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:25am
Do you mean you want something light smelling, or something that smells like the old house in Casper?
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post #6 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:45am
Prince de Galles Silver smells like a place a ghost would dwell in.
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post #7 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:49am
Comme des Garcons 2 Man
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post #8 of 43
12/2/12 at 9:56am
I get a dark damp stone, medieval sense from Etro Messe de Minuit, and yes, it's incense and more. If there's a fragrance that may evoke a haunted place, this may be it.
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post #9 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:01am
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Originally Posted by senore01 View Post

I think D&G's The One, is the closest you will ever get to smelling like a ghost. Spray in on and 15 seconds later it disappears.

Good one And it's true.
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post #10 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:02am
Depends on the ghost, a ghost may smell like almost anyone.

But a "ghost-like" scent, almost that hauntingly neutral, it may almost come of translucent and elusive, is Quartz by Molyneux.
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post #11 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:12am
De Profundis by Serge Lutens. A ghost fragrance if I ever smelled one. Images of darkness and death, a cool chrysanthemum flower and some incense. Very transparent. I mean look at the color of it!
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post #12 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:17am
Czech & Speake No.88 has a gothic vibe.
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post #13 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:35am
Narciso Rodriguez for him
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post #14 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:38am
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Originally Posted by senore01 View Post

I think D&G's The One, is the closest you will ever get to smelling like a ghost. Spray in on and 15 seconds later it disappears.

hahaha +1, bro
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post #15 of 43
12/2/12 at 11:50am
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Love the answers and the D&G burn. Clearly the idea of a ghost is different for different people. But you are defintely looking into it how I was picturing it. I must acquire these suggested samples!
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post #16 of 43
12/2/12 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

De Profundis by Serge Lutens. A ghost fragrance if I ever smelled one. Images of darkness and death, a cool chrysanthemum flower and some incense. Very transparent. I mean look at the color of it!


^^^^ This one!
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post #17 of 43
12/2/12 at 4:50pm
I'd say something like L'Antimatiere by Les Nez. It's known to be the invisible ink of perfume. You can barely smell it, but it lasts for days and it's always there with you!

Otherwise, I think something that smells like a creepy temple or cathedral could work. Maybe something like Kyoto or Avignon by Comme des Garcons. Both are "dark" and deep, like a temple or cathedral at night.

My final rec would be Geranium pour Monsieur. It's cold and mentholated with mint, and dries down to an airy and cool geranium and white musk. The whole thing is transparent and cool. Definitely nose, if not, spine-tingling.
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post #18 of 43
12/2/12 at 8:52pm
Olivier Durbano Black Tourmaline has a cold otherworldly vibe. Worth exploring imo.
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post #19 of 43
12/2/12 at 10:18pm
To me ghostly smell would translate to something with either angelica like angelique sous la pluie or iris silver mist with that dry iris and carrot note. Also Opus 1870 maybe. I love all three funny enough.
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post #20 of 43
12/2/12 at 11:36pm
Apres l'Ondee Guerlain smells like a Victorian ghost leaving a trail of faint violents. L'Eau d'Hiver Malle has a similar vibe.

I always though there's something creepy in Zino Davidoff. It smells like a funeral parlor...
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post #21 of 43
12/2/12 at 11:40pm
Iris Silver Mist is quite creepy, cold and ethereal.
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post #22 of 43
12/3/12 at 12:19am
Ghost? I thought you said goat...
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post #23 of 43
12/3/12 at 2:06am
L'Anarchiste. The sandal and musk do give this a kind of dry gothic earthy feel in the dry down.
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post #24 of 43
12/3/12 at 2:29am
Molecule 01 has, for me, an ethereal, ghost-like presence.
Every now and again you get a vague impression of something, but it is too elusive to properly grasp.
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post #25 of 43
12/3/12 at 6:49am
Dark Oud is my Halloween fragrance.
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post #26 of 43
12/3/12 at 7:34am
Somehow Grey Flanel comes to my mind.
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post #27 of 43
12/3/12 at 7:38am
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Originally Posted by gandhajala View Post

Molecule 01 has, for me, an ethereal, ghost-like presence.
Every now and again you get a vague impression of something, but it is too elusive to properly grasp.

I was just about to post this....

Yes, Molecule 01 has a ghostly floaty presence to me. Very ethereal and otherworldly.
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post #28 of 43
12/3/12 at 7:40am
Kouros....one spray and everyone within a 1 ft vicinity will be Ghost and disappear!!!
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post #29 of 43
12/3/12 at 7:43am
OP : Antidote is not discontinued.
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post #30 of 43
12/3/12 at 8:00am
Going with Black Afgano! Mysterious to the 10th power!
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post #31 of 43
12/3/12 at 8:06am
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Originally Posted by Foustie View Post

I was just about to post this....

Yes, Molecule 01 has a ghostly floaty presence to me. Very ethereal and otherworldly.

Great minds and all that, F !
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post #32 of 43
12/3/12 at 8:20am
Burberry London smells like the ghost of Christmas past.
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post #33 of 43
12/3/12 at 8:26am
There’s something ghostly about CK Obsession Night for Men. It’s vague and misty, ephemeral, with a hint of sweet melancholy lurking in its moody pale moonlight.
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post #34 of 43
12/3/12 at 10:14am
Thread Starter 
Awesome folks. I've already ordered some of the samples. Sent for the Les Nez samples, and from other sources, the Slumberhouse samples. I didn't see a place to order the Serge Lutens samples, and the bottle is unavailable at the moment. Can't get the sampler of Geranium, because Jesus at the price of their samplers!
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post #35 of 43
12/3/12 at 10:22am
Beat me to it. Absolutely true.

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Originally Posted by Marais View Post

Iris Silver Mist is quite creepy, cold and ethereal.
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post #36 of 43
12/3/12 at 5:19pm
Passage d'Enfer is quite deathly and creepy.
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post #37 of 43
12/3/12 at 6:05pm
Memoir Man.
+1 for Dark Aoud, though it smells more like death (in a good way) than a ghost per say.
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post #38 of 43
12/3/12 at 9:57pm
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Awesome folks. I've already ordered some of the samples. Sent for the Les Nez samples, and from other sources, the Slumberhouse samples. I didn't see a place to order the Serge Lutens samples, and the bottle is unavailable at the moment. Can't get the sampler of Geranium, because Jesus at the price of their samplers!

You can email them and they'll send out a complimentary wax sample booklet with most of their line.
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post #39 of 43
12/3/12 at 11:04pm
Jacques Guerlain seemed to capture my personal idea of the scent of ghostly encounters with Vol de Nuit IMO.
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post #40 of 43
12/4/12 at 1:30am
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+1 for Dark Aoud, though it smells more like death (in a good way) than a ghost per say.

Someone said that about our staff toilet last week!

I would say Molecule 01 though. It's never there even though you can 'feel' its presence after spraying it!!
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post #41 of 43
12/4/12 at 7:09am
CDG - White
Cold like death
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post #42 of 43
12/4/12 at 9:11am
I agree with Les Nez L'Antimatiere. Though transparent, I can smell it quite pronouncedly for its duration. I pick up a clear, thin veil of musk.

Also agree with Malle L'Eau d'Hiver. Extremely light and transparent feel, but also smells of baby powder.
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post #43 of 43
12/4/12 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by docluv45 View Post

I get a dark damp stone, medieval sense from Etro Messe de Minuit, and yes, it's incense and more. If there's a fragrance that may evoke a haunted place, this may be it.

+1

This same came to my mind instantly.

Will add Ungaro I Pour L'Homme which is imo sinister, like "haunted" or "ghostly" kind of fragrance, still beautiful.
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