Top 10 strongest/most powerful perfumes ever?

[freewheelingvagabond]

You are very right, unfortunately. Going through this thread makes older people sad at the reformulations, and younger guy wonder in puzzlement what older guys were smelling.

Hard to find such power in mainstream today. Niche sometimes still delivers. Singling our Rien incense intense for musky, long lasting power. Portrait of a lady is no joke either. Among the oldies, Youth Dew bath oil still packs most of the punch it did (not the edp, which is much better behaved than the old monster).

cacio

Indeed!

I think among newer releases Adjatay Cuir Narcotique, Angel Muse and Grand Soir are reasonably strong.

[yellowtone]

From my personal collection:

Portrait of a Lady - seriously, this lasts on clothes for weeks, a bit too much every now and then
Samsara - see above, you can't wear anything else when wearing a Samsara infused sweater
Amouage Gold - idem, a 1 spray wonder if there ever was one
Siberian Musk - not particularly loud but very much everlasting

[ILikePeeps]

The strongest in my collection might involve..

Amouage - Interlude Man
Dior - Leather Oud
Frederic Malle - Musc Ravageur
maybe MFK 540 Baccarat Rouge Extrait de Parfum
maybe Dior - Oud Ispahan
Balenciaga Pour Homme


Not necessarily just on projection, but also longevity (to where I can smell it after getting in shower after applying over 12 hours earlier)

[Hazel5]

I haven't revisited a lot of the classics in recent years, but I do recall Ysatis was very potent; the original Obsession, Safari, Shalimar and Coco were also powerful.
In my current collection I'd have to say Indult's Tihota is my most powerful fragrance. On me one spray lasts all day. Two sprays and I'm scenting the room. And Flowerbomb is very strong. Another "one or two sprays will do" fragrance.