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Perfect Cologne For You - Except One Thing?

post #1 of 21
12/6/12 at 12:09pm
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Greetings:

I have been away for a while, its good to be back.

As I write this, I am currently going through my second fairly generous 9 ml decant of a particular fragrance.

I was wondering if you can think of a fragrance which would otherwise be perfect for you, except for one of its features. To qualify, you would likely rush out and buy a full bottle right now, except for one (or more if you wish) feature(s) in its development which ruins it for you.

For me, Creed Himalaya

I love everything about it, especially the exquisite orange opening. However, I will never be able to live with the overly metallic notes in the drydown.

TJ
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post #2 of 21
12/6/12 at 1:30pm
TF Grey Vetiver. The synthetic rubber glove note in the middle ruins an otherwise perfect fragrance.
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post #3 of 21
12/6/12 at 1:44pm
Musc Ravaguer. Would have been sexy and pleasant had it not been for that damn clove note.
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post #4 of 21
12/6/12 at 2:21pm
Clive Christian # 1 Pure Parfum - Love everything about it except the price I had to pay to get it.
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post #5 of 21
12/6/12 at 3:31pm
The cilantro note in Egoiste ruined it for me, I hate eating the stuff and didn't find it anymore appealing in my fragrances.
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post #6 of 21
12/6/12 at 3:35pm
I can smell a synthetic latex note in Tom Fords Oud Wood and I just cannot live with it, apart from that I like the fragrance.
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post #7 of 21
12/6/12 at 5:50pm
D&G The One; it just doesn't last, at all.
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post #8 of 21
12/6/12 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by MikeJ View Post

D&G The One; it just doesn't last, at all.

+1...same goes for Cologne Noire by Van Cleef & Arpels.

As for the scents--F pour Homme Black = too much lavender.........Noir de Noir = a TAD too much rose (I keep going back-and-forth on this one...right now, it's a little too much rose for me).
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post #9 of 21
12/6/12 at 8:53pm
LIDGE is darn near perfect to me....it's just not something I'll wear much in warmer weather, however. But, for fall, winter & early spring, I really can't find fault with it.
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post #10 of 21
12/6/12 at 9:51pm
+2 Cologne Noir, I love that stuff, but ......
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post #11 of 21
12/6/12 at 10:53pm
Sunday Cologne Byredo: beautiful opening, hate the incense dry down...
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post #12 of 21
12/6/12 at 11:56pm
Tam Dao - There's a pesky vanilla note in there...
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post #13 of 21
12/7/12 at 5:07pm
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Originally Posted by MikeJ View Post

D&G The One; it just doesn't last, at all.

+1

Also, I hear people rave about Dior Homme Intense...but the sample I had seemed weak and uninteresting.
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post #14 of 21
12/7/12 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by jcw122 View Post

+1

Also, I hear people rave about Dior Homme Intense...but the sample I had seemed weak and uninteresting.

+2.... So damn frustrating.
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post #15 of 21
12/7/12 at 6:26pm
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.47858...20034&pid=15.1

Too much like A men
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post #16 of 21
12/7/12 at 7:52pm
There are many but the first that came to my mind is:


The lasting is very poor else this is a gem, at least for me. I just love this one...
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post #17 of 21
12/7/12 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by Melvournis View Post

+2 Cologne Noir, I love that stuff, but ......

Wow...I haven't come across too many people that know/have tried that one. It was the first frag that both my wife and I fell in love with. I even considered getting it and just enjoying it for the couple hours it was around...until I saw the price tag
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post #18 of 21
12/8/12 at 12:14am
Yes, Teach13, I've stalked it many times this past year. In fact I'm a department store hound dog. I will probably get arrested soon for vagrancy. Buying Cologne Noir some time in the future is not entirely out of the question.
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post #19 of 21
12/8/12 at 6:46am
LOL..That's a good one!
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Originally Posted by Melvournis View Post

Yes, Teach13, I've stalked it many times this past year. In fact I'm a department store hound dog. I will probably get arrested soon for vagrancy. Buying Cologne Noir some time in the future is not entirely out of the question.
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post #20 of 21
12/8/12 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Clive Christian # 1 Pure Parfum - Love everything about it except the price I had to pay to get it.

if you could afford 1000 colognes, i would figure this one wouldn't be too much of a problem
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post #21 of 21
12/8/12 at 8:44am
Creed Royal Water- on me, the scents smell more plain aquatic and with more sour watermelon notes, than even ADG.
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