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post #1 of 42
3/11/13 at 9:57am
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Some fragrance names strike me as particularly clever, or roll off the tongue just right. What are your favorites?

off the top of my head...

Invasion Barbare
Musc Ravageur
Fou d'Absinthe
Tubereuse Criminelle
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post #2 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:41am
Aventus, probably gonna put that on my License Plate when I get a black BMW/Mercedes lol.
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post #3 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:47am
Zizanie
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post #4 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:48am
The Afternoon of a Faun
The Dreamer
Love Potion No. 9
A Moment of Pleasure (Grain de Plaisir)
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post #5 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:56am
L'ombre dans l'eau
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post #6 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:57am
I like 'Mouchoir de Monsieur' and 'Midnight in Paris'.
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post #7 of 42
3/11/13 at 11:41am
Love 'Afternoon of a Faun" (makes me think of Pan's Labyrinth) and "Midnight In Paris" (makes me think of the Devil Wears Prada). I love them both.

If I had to narrow it down to five favorites, I'd probably go with Sartorial, China White, L'anarchiste, Encre Noir and Virgin Island Water.
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post #8 of 42
3/11/13 at 11:45am
Meow
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post #9 of 42
3/11/13 at 11:59am
Black Afgano
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post #10 of 42
3/11/13 at 12:05pm
Quorum, Kouros, Yatagan, Grey Flannel, Moustache.

+1 Invasion Barbare.
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post #11 of 42
3/11/13 at 12:49pm
Je Suise un Homme
Cuir Mauresque
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post #12 of 42
3/11/13 at 1:19pm
Wazamba
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post #13 of 42
3/11/13 at 1:34pm
Luxe Champaca.

Great name, okay perfume.
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post #14 of 42
3/11/13 at 1:38pm
Agarwoud
Cruel Intentions
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post #15 of 42
3/11/13 at 1:43pm
Hai Karate
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post #16 of 42
3/11/13 at 1:48pm
Among others:

Mouchoir de Monsieur
Habit Rouge
Je Reviens
Arpege
Silences
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Bal a Versailles
Le Roy Soleil
Blenheim Bouquet
Endymion
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post #17 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:12pm
Live Jazz
Antaeus
Egoiste
Shalimar
Mitsouko
Muscs Koublai Khan
Fracas

and

Sex Panther
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post #18 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:17pm
dirty english
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post #19 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:23pm
Green Irish Tweed is the most evocative name I can think of for a comaratively recent scent (and, conversely, "Cool Water" doesn't fit that scent at all).

But I think Guerlain's names are generally fantastic, especially the classics, and take the cake for evocativeness and creativity. Mitsouko. Jicky. Shalimar. Samsara. Those are great names for scents.

More recently, I love the name Arsene Lupin Dandy. I wanted to buy a bottle just for the name. And the fact that it's purple.
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post #20 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:40pm
What We Do in Paris is Secret.
Memoirs of a Trespasser.
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post #21 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:46pm
Secretions Magnifique

I have a running juvenile joke going on with that one with a friend.
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post #22 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:54pm
Aramis bermuda tonic,back to black
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post #23 of 42
3/11/13 at 2:58pm
Chergui has to be my all-time favourite along with Narciso Rodriguez for him.
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post #24 of 42
3/11/13 at 3:07pm
Green Irish Tweed just sounds sophisticated and manly man's fragrance.

I actually have the opposite reaction with MiP... "Midnight in Paris" sounds cheap lol.
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post #25 of 42
3/11/13 at 3:11pm
I have a fair few:

Chypre Palatin
Invasion Barbare
Orange Sanguine
All of the Slumberhouse names since they are so obscure (especially Ore)
Chergui
Moon Aoud
etc. etc.
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post #26 of 42
3/11/13 at 6:29pm
Équipage
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post #27 of 42
3/11/13 at 6:37pm
Invasion Barbare
Green Irish Tweed
Acier Aluminium
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post #28 of 42
3/11/13 at 6:43pm
Black Afgano
Muscs Koublai Khan
Invasion Barbare

not cool: telling the guys that you are wearing Tea for Two (although smells great) LOL
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post #29 of 42
3/11/13 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Zizanie

Agree.

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

Among others:

Mouchoir de Monsieur
Habit Rouge
Je Reviens
Arpege

Bal a Versailles

I agree with all of these. I'd add:

The Baron
Deauville
Jade East
Preferred Stock
Rive Gauche
Derby
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post #30 of 42
3/11/13 at 9:10pm
Iris Silver Mist
Silver Mountain Water
L'Homme de Coeur
L'Eau d'Hiver (Winter Water)
Stardust (for men)
L'Heure Bleue (Blue Hour)
Bel Ami
Jardin du Nil
L'Ombre dans L'Eau (The Shadow on the Water)
Voleur de Roses
Iris Bleu Gris
Gris Clair (Clear Grey)
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post #31 of 42
3/11/13 at 10:25pm
Fat Electrician always bring on a chuckle.

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Fat Electrician always bring on a chuckle.
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post #32 of 42
3/11/13 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by barclaydetolly View Post


But I think Guerlain's names are generally fantastic, especially the classics, and take the cake for evocativeness and creativity. Mitsouko. Jicky. Shalimar. Samsara. Those are great names for scents.

I agree totally. All such incredible names. JICKY! How great is that.

I love telling people I'm wearing Amouage Homage even when they're not interested in what I'm wearing and even when I'm not even wearing anything. What a poser.

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Originally Posted by Ken_Russell View Post

Among others:

Mouchoir de Monsieur
Habit Rouge
Je Reviens
Arpege
Silences
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Bal a Versailles
Le Roy Soleil
Blenheim Bouquet
Endymion

Mouchoir de Monsieur, Je Reviens, Bal a Versailles, Blenheim Bouquet-----yes big yes to all.

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DZING! A wonderful name and a perfect name for what's in the bottle.
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post #33 of 42
3/12/13 at 12:27am
Epic from Amouage - a real epic with rgds to longevity, silage, projection & compliments recvd...
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post #34 of 42
3/12/13 at 12:36am
Lonestar Memories.
Also like Dirty English, Musc Ravageur and Black Afgano.
Oh, and anything Americans can't pronounce and remember so that when they ask I know they will never be able to buy my scent.
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post #35 of 42
3/12/13 at 3:42am
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Originally Posted by ajmc View Post

Iris Silver Mist
Siver Mountain Water
L'Homme de Coeur
L'Eau d'Hiver (Winter Water)
Stardust (for men)
L'Heure Bleue (Blue Hour)
Bel Ami
Jardin du Nil
L'Ombre dans L'Eau (The Shadow on the Water)
Voleur de Roses
Iris Bleu Gris
Gris Clair (Clear Grey)

*swoon* These are all gorgeous! They have a kind of dreamy theme.

How about;
Psychotrope
Silences
Ambra di Luna
Vis Et Honor (very theatrical)
and lest we forget....Poison.
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post #36 of 42
3/12/13 at 3:09pm
L' enfant terrible

Portrait of a Lady but much better POaL

Green Irish Tweed

Fracas

Indian Hicks Island Living

Fat Electrician

No. 5
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post #37 of 42
3/12/13 at 3:52pm
Wonderwood
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post #38 of 42
3/12/13 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by Diamondflame View Post

Fat Electrician always bring on a chuckle.

Etat Libre d'Orange have got to win the trophy for best names. Some sound really classy, like Afternoon of a Faun or Bijou Romantique, some are just oddly amusing like Fat Electrician, and Malaise of the 1970s and some are just going for "what did you say?" batsh*t crazy shocking. Only the creators of Sécrétions Magnifiques and Delicious Closet Queen would really go for it and outdo themselves with Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow.

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As for rolling off the tongue just right, Equipage wins that one hands down. Eh-Kwi-Par-Zjeh. Lovely.
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post #39 of 42
3/12/13 at 5:16pm
Sublime Balkiss
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post #40 of 42
3/12/13 at 5:26pm
L'Air du Desert Marocain
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Green Irish Tweed
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post #41 of 42
3/12/13 at 5:30pm
The Voice of Reason
Eau Sauvage
Dirty English
Habit Rouge
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post #42 of 42
3/12/13 at 8:08pm
Nice thread.
From my wardrobe:

34 Boulevard Saint Germain
Anima Dulcis
Azemour les Orangers
Bois des Iles
Fumerie Turque
L'Ombre Fauve
Mechant Loup
Noir de Reminiscence
Oud Ispahan
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