Amouage Epic Man
Creed Bois du Portugal
Chanel Antaeus
Thread: Most Sophisticated Fragrance? |
Chanel Antaeus
Creed Bois du Portugal
And
Van Cleef & Arpels pour homme
Amouage Epic Man
Creed Bois du Portugal
Chanel Antaeus
Yet another vote for BDP- so brash and powerhouse at first, so subtle as it starts to gradually dry down.
Tiffany for Men
PdN New York
Bois du Portugal
Egoiste Cologne Concentree
Opium Pour Homme EDP
JOOP (the original). Perfect evening perfume for a formal occasion![]()
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I would like to include:
Gucci Pour Homme Original (1976)
Vintage Caron Le Troisieme Homme
Vintage Dior Eau Sauvage
Vintage Guerlain Habit Rouge EdC
Vintage Guerlain Vetiver EdC
& Original Vintage Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
Sophistication is quite often perceived by not only how you smell - but your attire, how you carry yourself in conversation & subtleties that exemplify your quiet confidence. Leonardo da Vinci said that, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Cheers.
ericrico
“Some perfumes are as fragrant as an infant’s flesh, sweet as an oboe’s cry, and greener than the spring; While others are triumphant, decadent or rich; Having the expansion of infinite things, like ambergris and musk, benzoin and frankincense, which sing the transports of the mind and every sense.”
― Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil & Paris Spleen
Bois du Portugal, One of my personal favorites.
And, I agree with ericrico: Gucci Pour Homme Original, and the original Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. Excellent classics.
GPH II is fun and sophisticated, yet subtle
La Nuit De L'Homme
Armani Code
Chanel PMC ( like Tiffany )
Dior Homme ( vintage )
Chanel Sycomore
Heritage
Boucheron Pour Homme
MFK Lumiere Noire
Two more that not have been mentioned but deserve to:
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Armani Eau Pour Homme
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Dior homme
cartier declaration
gucci by gucci ph
bvlgari ph
loewe 7
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree.
Guerlain Coriolan
Geo F Trumper Sandalwood
Aramis Havana
Santos Cartier Concentree
keepin' it musky
I find Encre Noir and Egoiste to be very sophisticated.
LIDGE as well
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On my skin, Creed Bois du Portugal.
Aramis JHL
another vote for bvlgari PH
14 sprays of DRAKKAR NOIR should do it
...from my wardrobe...
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Centaure by Maître Parfumeur
Dior Homme by Dior
Azzaro pour Homme by Azzaro
Habit Rouge by Guerlain
Héritage by Guerlain
Knize Ten by Knize
Racine by Maître Parfumeur
Sycomore by Chanel
Interlude Amouage
Bel Ami Hermes
Moods by Krizia
too many to mention by Serge Lutens
Vintage Habit Rouge.
Bois du Portugal - Creed
Kudos for mentioning Richard James, Savile Row (2003). It is extremely classy. I just sprayed some on my arm and i must say it smells like a beautiful masculaine floral. It has a lot of ingredients listed so when analyzing the fragrance on paper, lets just say it seems like it would smell messy w notes stepping over notes, but nothing could be further from the truth, the scent is blended wonderfully. I can definately get some citrus, tobacco, leather along with many other. Its flawless as far as sophistication goes, IMHO.
To me and I'm surprised no one else mentioned it. By reading the title to this thread...Ivasion Barbare came straight to mind. Very well done and sophisticated scent.