Seriously, which are THE best DESIGNER fragrances ?

[markc]

My top three are:

Bvlgari Black
Gucci PH
Fahrenheit

[SixCats]

Hi again all,

Firstly, THANK YOU all for the warm welcome back to Basenotes!
WOW! I am STUNNED by all the WONDERFUL suggestions and responses to my post! I am going to take my time and carefully look over EACH and EVERY suggestion! Oooh, forgive me if I used the term DESIGNER fragrance too loosely. Truthfully, I DO NOT care too much weather or not the fragrance is DESIGNER, NICHE or other ? I tend to think of DESIGNER fragrances being
LESS expensive than NICHE fragrances, hence my use of the term DESIGNER. I own several fragrances from both camps (as well as other)
i.e. Attars, etc. I would have to agree that FLORIS and GUERLAIN are not what one might consider DESIGNER fragrances. In fact, BOTH of these house are PERFECT examples of OUTSTANDING fragrance that can be bought
(in some case) VERY VERY INexpensively! At least once a year, I receive a mailing from FLORIS in which I can buy a large bottle of (in my case)
FLORIS JF (no box) for $35.00 a bottle! As far as GUERLAIN, heck, I bought TWO bottles of HERITAGE at TJ MAXX (a couple of years ago) for $19.95 a bottle! Man, I LOVE it when I can find FANTASTIC fragrances at this kind of cost! At this point, I am leaning towards VC&A ph (for Summer).
Of course I will buy a new bottle of CREED TABAROM MILLESIME
(still my overall FAVORITE fragrance) and I hope to buy a bottle of
MONTALE CUIR D'ARABIE OUD for Fall. On the LESS expensive side, I am also thinking that GENTLEMAN GIVENCHY would fit my needs for PATCHOULI.
I still have enough (thank God) of SMN ACQUA DI CUBA for my Tobacco fix.
Any COFFEE suggestion ?

Regards,
SixCats!

[Shiver]

SixCats,
The way in which SOME members welcome you back made ME think you've been away for MONTHS. When I looked at your post HISTORY, I was surprised to see your last ACTIVITY was on February 19th, 2007! Definitely NOT a long time, at least in MY book. But, a very WARM WELCOME BACK anyway.

MY picks are:
Polo (original)
Dolce & Gabbana PH
Eau Sauvage

[SixCats]

Hi Shiver,

Well, that is rather surprising to me as well! Perhaps I did dropped by in Feb. for a brief visit/post, I don't recall. I use to post a LOT and often in the past years but, I've kinda been MIA for some time due to a host of reasons. At any rate, it's good to be back and I hope to post a bit more often again.
Recently, I have been spending a LOT of time with my other hobby of collecting VINTAGE AUDIO gear.

Regards,
SixCats!

[Shiver]

Cool hobby (I hope you've been trying new scents as well during this short time you were away ). Forgot to mention in my post above: I detected a coffee note in A*Men, so you could probably try it.

I can clearly see that you're a long standing member in this community. As a newbie here, I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your posts.

Cheers

[Off-Scenter]

Hey, don't forget the Ungaros. I know, I know, Ungaros I and II are discontinued, but both have lots of fans, and Ungaro II at least is still available at great prices. Talk about a "heavy hitter"!

[lilkcceleb]

Dior Homme

I 2nd That!

[Ken_Russell]

To me, it is always going to be:

Armani PH (1984)

[Hasupk@gmail.com]

Dunhill Edition and 1934
Def Patou stuff
and lastly Rochas Macassar

[Asha]

Chanel No.5 and No.19

[MFJ]

My Favorites:

Aquatic: Bvlgari Aqva

Leather: Minotaure, Russian Leather

Violet leaf: Fahrenheit, NR

Floral: Hiris

Oriental: Samsara, Envy

Gourmand: Yohji Homme

Chypre: Eau Sauvage

Fougere: Cool Water, Kouros, Havana, Eternity

+many more...

[rmlj]

Dior Homme
Eau Sauvage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Fahrenheit

[Desert]

Dior Homme
Rive Gauche
Jaipur

[ohhmygod]

OP>> Last Activity: 7th June 2009 01:36 AM

[Oslo-Fjord]

CHANEL Egoiste and YSL M7 are "must have" in a collection.

[Somerville Metro Man]

Three more to add to your "to try" list, that I don't think were metnioned, would be:

Narciso Rodriguez for Him
John Varvatos
Aramis Devin

This whole thread is populated with great fragrances.

[ChuckW]

The two that are the best quality and most versatile:

YSL L'Homme - Maybe the best modern year around workhorse scent available. I'm wearing it today and it manages to be rich and fresh at the same time.

Dior Homme EDT - Again, extremely versatile, very well crafted, and at home in most any situation.

If I could only have two designer scents, I think it would be those two.

[ballplayer7373]

Terre d'Hermes
Gucci Pour Homme
Chanel Egoïste
Burberry London

[Buzzlepuff]

I recomend the designer fragrance (?) by Pascal Morabito called Or Black. It's available from his Paris Showroom for $69US for either the 50 ml. bottle or 100 ml. refill bottle that is in a less attractive bottle. It definitely falls into the category of type of scent you are looking for - dark, leather, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver - one of the best there is! It does not have coffee or tobacco really although the oakmoss/vetiver gives a hint of tobacco.

[sinvest]

Aramis 900 and Devin is already mentioned.
I would like to add Aramis JHL. Very well blended, dignified and distinguished. Good sillage and great lasting power.
I prefer it over Creeds BdP.

[genvy5]

A*Men / Angel Men
Terre d'Hermès
M7
Vetiver
Kouros
Gucci pour Homme
Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme
Acqua di Giò pour Homme
Dior Homme
Cool Water
L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme
Fahrenheit
Envy for Men
Bulgari Black
Armani Code / Black Code
Pi
Angel
The Dreamer
Le Mâle
Eau Sauvage
Joop! Homme
Allure Homme
Rive Gauche pour Homme
Platinum Égoïste
Mugler Cologne
Antaeus
Fleur du Male
Brit for Men
Jaïpur Homme
Bulgari Aqua pour Homme
Chrome
Burberry London for Men
No. 5
Shalimar
Azzaro pour Homme
Mitsouko
Obsession for Men
B*Men
Égoïste / L'Égoïste
Polo
Gaultier²
John Varvatos

[Hobbes]

Oh hey where have I seen that list before...

[genvy5]

precisely

[surreality]

Michael for Men should be right up your alley SixCats.

[seasoldiermarine]

Azzaro Pour Homme
Polo
Grey Flannel
Kouros
Chanel Allure
Terre De Hermes
Eau Sauvage
Habit Rouge
Caron Pour un Homme

[LanEvo]

any of the newer DKNY fragrances are the best to me, like Be Delicious and DKNY Men, i think ill be picking up another DKNY Be Delicious soon, bc i ran out

[fperdices]

I'm sure these have been mentioned but these are my favorites.
Armani Code
Dunhill Desire Red
Versace The Dreamer
Zino

[Granola]

Narciso rodriguez for him
Guerlain L'instant extreme
M7
Terre d'hermes
Rive gauche
Ysl l'homme

[Weimar27]

Female
Chanel no 5
Guerlian L'heure bleue
Yves Saint Laurent Opium
Estee Lauder Youth Dew

Male
Fabergé Brut
Drakkar Noir
Azzaro pour Homme
La Nuit de l`Homme by Yves Saint Laurent

[jenson]

Hugo Boss Selections
YSL Opium EdP
Gucci Ph
Ck Be
Cartier Pasha
Luciano Soprani Uomo
Lalique PH
ST Dupont PH
Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge