Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Got a big sweet tooth for boldly sweet men's fragrances, especially in this frigid winter we've been having. I draw the line at Joop. Otherwise, looking for suggestions. Some of my favorites in my collection include Chergui, Creed Original Santal (no, it does not remind me of Joop), and Acier Aluminium. Prefer rich sweetness. Yes, I will consider some unisex and even female-marketed fragrances - but don't get too carried away with those. . . . not looking to smell like Lolita or your Aunt Lottie.
Any recommendations?
Last edited by mrcologneguy; 24th February 2010 at 02:58 AM.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Do not blind buy any of these!
BUT--if you like sweet, my first impression is By Kilian Back to Black. A very sweet pipe tobacco in the top note and some say cherry vanilla tobacco. I do not detect powder. This is sold as a unisex.
A femme which may be unisex is Molinard's Habanita. A tobacco vanilla (with some powder) that is very pleasant and sweet. Habanita was recently discussed on the boards.
Finally, a mainstream scent for men, Diesel Fuel for Life. A sweet undercurrent all the way down.
Last edited by Primrose; 23rd February 2010 at 02:52 AM.
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I cannot think of a finer one than Jazz Prestige.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
[QUOTE=Primrose;1758577]If you like sweet, my first impression is By Kilian Back to Black. A very sweet pipe tobacco in the top note and some say cherry vanilla tobacco./QUOTE]
Cool. Good rec, thank you! Others?
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Nice, sounds intriguing. . .Originally Posted by Hillaire
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
[QUOTE=mrcologneguy;1758582]See my edited post for two more.
"...put on clothes that are well-scented with incense. Even if you’re somewhere where no one special will see you, you still feel a heady sense of pleasure inside." Things that make your heart beat fast (translated by Meredith McKinney), Sei Shonagon. The Pillow Book.
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
Vetiver Ambrato by Bois 1920
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
[QUOTE=Primrose;1758587]mmmmm. . . nice. . . thank you!
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Costume National Scent Intense, Dior Homme Intense and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin are my three favorite 'sweet' fragrances. Scent Intense is a rich amber with some sweet 'berries' in the background that set it apart. Dior Homme Intense smells like apple pie dusted with cocoa and a glass of vanilla custard. Lolita Lempicka au Masculine smells like 'dusty vanilla licorice,' I don't think theres any other way to describe it. Id say Dior Homme Intense is the most masculine of the three - really worth a try in my opinion.
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Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
try the EdP
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
All sound very nice. Thanks for the recommendations!
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Yes, yes, very good call. I own this one, EPD even. Rather tasty, I'd say. Very good recommendation.try the EdP
Last edited by mrcologneguy; 23rd February 2010 at 03:04 AM.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
How about Versace The Dreamer? I hear a nice sweet tobacco scent.
"...put on clothes that are well-scented with incense. Even if you’re somewhere where no one special will see you, you still feel a heady sense of pleasure inside." Things that make your heart beat fast (translated by Meredith McKinney), Sei Shonagon. The Pillow Book.
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
Vetiver Ambrato by Bois 1920
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
L'Occitane Eav Des Bavx
Tom Ford Tobacco vanille
Bogart Pour Homme
Mugler Pure Coffee
Creed Green Valley
Eau d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Haven't tried it yet, but found it yesterday in a local shopping mall store. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Big fan of Green Valley. Very curious about TF Tobacco Vanille. Don't know the others. Thank you, Mr. Dullah. Always appreciate your well-informed opinions.
Last edited by mrcologneguy; 23rd February 2010 at 03:10 AM.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
A second for L'Occitane's Eau des Baux. A vanilla incense with cypress!
"...put on clothes that are well-scented with incense. Even if you’re somewhere where no one special will see you, you still feel a heady sense of pleasure inside." Things that make your heart beat fast (translated by Meredith McKinney), Sei Shonagon. The Pillow Book.
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
Vetiver Ambrato by Bois 1920
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
From my wardrobe, I would recommend that you perhaps sample the following:
Mauboussin Homme EDP by Mauboussin *****!
Arpege pour Homme by Lanvin *****!
360 White for Men by Perry Ellis ****
BalMan by Pierre Malmain *****!
Carlos Santana for Men *****!
Devotion for Men By Gabriela Sabatini ***
Hypnôse Homme by Lancome ****
Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld ***
Otto Kern Man by Otto Kern ****
Silver Shadow by Davidoff ****
Ignition by Lomani ***
Cadillac for Men EDT by Cadillac *****!
Last edited by SillageMonger; 23rd February 2010 at 03:29 AM.
Perry Ellis for Men (original) by Perry Ellis
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Only one of those I have is Lagerfeld Classic. Thanks for the big list!
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
I dare you to try out Hypnotic Poison.
On the right man, it can be quite alluring!
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
I just edited again and included Cadillac for Men EDT, which is similar to Arpege pour Homme, except that Arpege has a strong Iris note and Cadillac has a predominant Tarragon note.
Perry Ellis for Men (original) by Perry Ellis
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
I forgot ST Dupont Signature, another quite sweet, yet very masculine scent which is not so much like Tobacco Vanille, but more like a dry/parched, far more Masculine Guerlain SDV.
Eau d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Burberry London for men
Michael for men- Michael Kors
Last edited by Niles; 23rd February 2010 at 04:06 AM.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Habit Rouge!
If fragrance has a gender, so does all art.
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
I'd rec some ambers. They're sweet but spicey as well. Try Opium Pour Homme, Tom Ford Amber Absolute
Bvlgari Black - vanilla + rubber
maybe? Serge Daim Blond (leather and apricot)
that's all I can think of for now
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Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Rochas Man and New Haarlem
Evenstar
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue and Vol de Nuit are beyond gender and fit your desires perfectly for sweet wintry scents. Both have that great pastry-scented guerlainade, L'Heure Bleue as a spicy-iris oriental and Vol de Nuit as a woody-amber oriental.
I find YSL M7 to be quite sweet in a very non-gourmand kind of way. And Michael for Men and Lolita au Masculin are great recs I would second.
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Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Chaumet Pour Men
XXL by Daniel Hechter
Boum Homme
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Two Words Body Kouros
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Micheal Kors for men
Re: Masculine but sweet - your best recommendations
Geir Ness . Incredible longevity with that one.
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