Wanna smell like a sophisticated, old man?!
Go with Antaeus. It is hugely masculine, though,
so it's only for the real butch men!
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Hi all, I'm a 24 year-old post-grad just embarking on my cologne experience.
However, I really hate the emasculated aquatics and florals and many of the other fresh scents which abound these days. I'm not sure if I inherently hate aquatics and florals, or if I've smelled so many cheap knock-offs of Cool Water and Aqua di Gio that I have come to hate the genre - but regardless, I'm looking for the more classic scents which are more likely to evoke men's men like Cary Grant or (the more modern) Clive Owen than that sparkly fop from Twilight.
My collection currently consists of
Polo Modern Reserve
Guerlain Vetiver
Bulgari Aqua
Versace pour Homme
Burberry London
I'm leaning towards Givenchy Gentleman or Polo Double Black next- I've tried them both and they really appeal to me, although my significant other didn't appreciate the somewhat gourmand quality of Double Black or the muskiness of the Givenchy.
Can anyone point me onwards in my search for more mature or classic scents?
Wanna smell like a sophisticated, old man?!
Go with Antaeus. It is hugely masculine, though,
so it's only for the real butch men!
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PdN New York - Relatively inexpensive, mature, and classy.
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26122067.html
YSL Rive Gauche
ADP Colonia - This was David Niven's signature scent
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other Guerlains that will fit the bill- Habit Rouge, Cuir Beluga, Derby, Heritage
Caron- Pour un Homme, Le Troissieme Homme (Third Man)
the Aramis line
chanel Egoiste
all classic and classy
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Aramis Classic
Tuscany by Aramis
Monsieur de Givenchy
Knize Ten
Versace l'Homme
Cartier Santos
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta
Eau Sauvage
lol.
Last edited by Geikamir; 12th April 2010 at 06:50 PM.
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Well,if you like Clive Owen you might like the fragrance which image he is, LANCOME-Hypnose Homme.
I perhaps should add I've tried the AdP Colonias and the Assoluta smells terrible on me, and the Intensa starts off nicely but just becomes nothing but soapy after about half an hour. Stupid skin chemistry
Thanks for all the other tips guys, will report back after I've had a chance to try some
I think that Aramis Classic or 1903 (J. Peterman) smell classic and mature. 1903 in a modernish way, but it's nice and maturely sexy.
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Mature :
Rochas Lui
YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme
Baldessarini Concentree
Cartier Declaration Essence
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I must add Habit Rouge EDP and second (or third, or whatever!) the HR rec.
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Creed Tabarome Millesime
Bond No 9 Andy Warhol: Success is a job in New York
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
Givenchy Gentleman, Guerlain Heritage, Aramis, Hermes Equipage for sophistication, Cartier Declaration if you want to slip a bit of danger in there
+1 for Caron Pour Un Homme.
I'll also suggest the original Azzaro for Men. Very classic, very masculine, very mature.
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Oh yeah. FAR from it.
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Old Man:
Pinaud's Clubman
Mature:
Polo
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Just splashed a bit of Stetson on. Fits the bill
+ Eau Sauvage
Versace L'Homme
YSL PH
Yatagan
GFT Sandalwood, a mature, classy sandalwood.
Ha! What a fun question. I'm qualified to give you old fogey answers, I was around before some of these got concocted.
Clubman Lilac Vegetal (Pinaud). You'll smell like a vintage barber shop, and, unless you're one of the very few who can wear this, it will be a stench!
Old Spice (Shulton, now Proctor & Gamble, 1937). You'll smell like granddad, great granddad and great great granddad. Overpoweringly so.
A good Bay Rum. You'll smell like a really old barber shop.
Clubman (Pinaud). You'll smell like a more recent barber shop.
Brut (Faberge). Simple by todays standards, not liked by everyone. Ubiquitous in its day.
English Leather(Mem, later Dana). Mem original much better than the Dana formulation. Ubiquitous in its day.
Canoe (Dana, 1936). A reasonable and inexpensive classic. Stands the test of time.
Eau Sauvage (Christian Dior, 1966). This is a classic. Not liked by some but many still like it.
Equipage (Hermes, 1970). Sophisticated and elegant. Hard to find in its day, still hard to find. My favorite for special use for over 36 years.
:-) Good Luck!
British Sterling (Dana)
The Baron (LTL)
Gravel
JHL (Aramis)
Jade East
Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Equipage (Hermes)
That Man (Revlon)
These scents make me feel a bit mature:
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
1903 by J. Peterman (somebody once said how Teddy Roosevelt may have smelled)
You might want to get samplers from some of the older English shaving companies like Truefitt & Hill, and Geo. F. Trumper. Their scents range in my opinion from boardroom to woodshop, passing through an English garden along the way. Both make a "Spanish Leather" that is about as aggressively masculine that either of them go (from the samples I have, although I'm missing a couple from the full range of both that may refute that opinion).
Probably my favorite to date from those sources that fulfills your old man/mature requirement is Truefitt & Hill's ironically named "Freshman". It surely must have been named in an era where the name implied "fresh + manly", rather than "cheap beer and half a can of Axe".
Avoid anything aquatic, which are likely to be the best sellers in places like Sephora:
Classic scents for me:
Guerlain Derby
Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur
Chanel No. 19 (yes, this is supposedly for women but fresh and green)
Guerlain Habit Rouge in all versions
Caron Pour Un Homme
Caron Le Troisieme Homme
Houbigant Duc de Vervins
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
"Thick dome of jasmine
(Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine),
Blends with the rose,
(That blends with the rose),"
"The Flower Duet," Lakme by Leo Delibes, 1881
If you want to smell old, buy some Aramis.
After some thought ... are you absolutely certain that you want to smell like a 50 year old man? I think that might stretch "maturity" to the "incredible". It's like plastic surgery - a 60 year old woman might be able to look like she is 50 in the right hands, but if she shoots for 20 - even if it works, it just isn't right.
I'd suggest you look more toward the 35-45 year old scents, rather than try to capture that "successful ancient tycoon" smell. Doing the latter may be so much of a leap that you just look pretentious, even though you aren't, or even worse ... foolish.
Not everybody can wear plus-fours like they were born in them.