In terms of Basenotes, as opposed to the real world, I'd say the most over-rated is L'Air du Desert Marocain. With no offense intended to Andy or LADDM, it seems like people constantly recommend it and no one ever says anything bad about it. It's a fine fragrance, but I wonder if it's the first decent incense scent many people here have tried.
I could say the exact same thing about Jubilation XXV, too.
Under-rated: Too many to mention...
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Overrated:
Terre d'Hermes (I own it, I like it, but I can't believe it is so frequently and highly recommended here as its synthetic qualities become quite bothersome over time).
Hinoki
Montale (almost all of them)
Tam Dao
Allure Home Sport
Cruel Intentions & Straight to Heaven
Amouage Dia Man
Gucci PH II
MFK Cologne Pour le Soir (save me from the play-doh vat!)
A majority of the Xerjoffs. They are good but not amazing, and very few are particularly original. The ones that are original (Dhofar, Kobe, Modoc) are excellent, the rest are mediocre. The two 'clones' (Oesel = Fleur du Male and Mefisto = SMW) are inexcusable.
Underrated:
L'Artisan Navegar
Let Me Play the Lion
Romance Silver
Givenchy Play Intense
CK Contradiction
Davidoff Adventure (longevity issues? I think people have been sniffing too many Montales lately. Anyhow, this scent is one of my fall favorites and I think it's sesame note along with the heavy dose of spices make this really unique).
RL Purple Label
Kenneth Cole Reaction T-Shirt
Amouage Reflection Woman
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overrated: Green Irish Tweed even though it is great and wonderful some people make it out to be like God's fragrance
Underrated: Bois du Portugal by Creed, this is a wonderful fragrance one of the best they ever made and does not get the credit it deserves in my humble opinion.
Overrated: Terre d'Hermes and Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta
Underrated: Floris Eau de Santal and L'occitane
So, Guerlain is considered niche? I had always considered them very mainstream - but I sometimes have trouble with these distinctions!
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1. Eau Noire Cologne by Christian Dior
2. Lumière Noire pour Homme by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
3. New Haarlem by Bond No. 9
4. Chergui by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
5. Francois Charles by Rance 1795
6. Puro Intense by Nejma
7. Usiku by Jo Wood Organics
8. New York by Parfums de Nicolai
9. Dia For Men by Amouage
10. Silver Mountain Water by Creed
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Could you please list a few others you consider decent? I was pretty sure I'd not find an incense scent that I'd like until LADDM (which I still don't enjoy enough to buy).
I'm enjoying the spirit of this thread for just that reason. Glad to see people aren't getting defensive for the most part.
Here's a couple more I thought of....
Overrated: Oud in any shape or form.
Underrated: MDCI (probably due to the preposterous pricing)
Overrated: Terre d'Hermes.
Underrated: Mazzolari Patchouli.
I'll try this:
Underrated/Overrated: Jean Claude Ellena, the most innovative and most repetitive nose working.
Overrated: Creed, Bond No. 9, Guerlain, Montale
Underrated: Serge Lutens
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(1) Guerlain Tonka Imperiale (2) Creed Millesime Imperial
(3) Creed Silver Mountain Water (4) Creed Aventus
(5) Creed Green Irish Tweed (6) Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt
(7) Amouage Reflection Man
Overrated: Creed, Bond No. 9, Guerlain, Montale
Underrated: Serge Lutens
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-- Top --
(1) Guerlain Tonka Imperiale (2) Creed Millesime Imperial
(3) Creed Silver Mountain Water (4) Creed Aventus
(5) Creed Green Irish Tweed (6) Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt
(7) Amouage Reflection Man
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For OVERrated, I'm gonna have to say Dior's Eau Noire (even though there hasn't been much talk of it recently).
For UNDERrated, I'll go with Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax. Utterly intoxicating.
Overrated ? Chergui for sure !! Snoozefest at the worst of times.
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TOP 10
1. Eau Noire Cologne by Christian Dior
2. Lumière Noire pour Homme by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
3. New Haarlem by Bond No. 9
4. Chergui by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
5. Francois Charles by Rance 1795
6. Puro Intense by Nejma
7. Usiku by Jo Wood Organics
8. New York by Parfums de Nicolai
9. Dia For Men by Amouage
10. Silver Mountain Water by Creed
Check out my huge niche swap list at http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=239240
I'm sorry Windy! It's just one of those frags that I "don't get." Too maple-ey syrup-ey for me. I don't get the fascination.For OVERrated, I'm gonna have to say Dior's Eau Noire (even though there hasn't been much talk of it recently).
That hurts.
I always thought that Serge Lutens was quite highly rated on these boards?
Overrated: It's hard to think of any because I admire everyones enthusiasm for the scents they love.
Underrated: A Travers le Miroir, Ladyboy, Geranium Pour Monsieur, Une Rose and most of the Etat Libre d'Orange line.
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Overrated: hmmm. Can't answer this one. There are a few that I don't like (ie GIT, TdH) that others love but not sure I can say they are overrated. If you like them... Then great!
Underrated: SL Arabie
I only say this because it is prolly my favorite and there should be no less than 2 posts a day singing its praises. lol Since there are much fewer than 2 threads per day then I have to say it is underrated. hehehehehe
Overrated: Bond No. 9
Underrated: Divine
Off-topic, but I'd say the 5 CDG Incenses, L'Artisan's Aedes de Venustas, 10 Corso Como, and, if you like LADDM (which I'd like to reiterate that I'm not bashing...), Costes.
But I really love incense frags, so I like many of them. If they're not your thing, these probably won't do much for you.
Oh, and I thought of an answer for underrated: reformulated Carons. They might not be as amazing as they were 50 years ago, but they're still really good and certainly aren't the swill the boards make them out to be.
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I think most fragrances, niche and non-niche, are both underrated and overrated depending on one's point of view, so it's kind of academic to even talk about it.