Fragrance houses - top 5

[Point Blank]

Here are my top 5:

1. Tom Ford
2. Chanel
3. Yves Saint Laurent
4. Profvmvum Roma
5. Hermes

[Hillaire]

Right now, based on current line-up:

Amouage
Parfums de Nicolai
Histoires de Parfum
Estee Lauder
TDC

Based on whole history of offerings:

YSL
Estee Lauder
Nina Ricci
Amouage
Parfums de Nicolai/ Balenciaga

[Jock_With_Scents]

CDG
Hermes
Montale
L'Artisan
Serge Lutens

[hednic]

Montale
Creed
Chanel
Clive Christian
Hermes

[Sebadov]

Chanel
Hermes
Mugler
Yves Saint Laurent
Paco Rabanne

[Bossa Nova]

YSL
Givenchy
Guerlain
Dior
Caron

Honorable mention: Puig

[KMF]

Aramis
YSL
Dior
Thierry Mugler
Laura Tonatto

[Ekove]

Amouage
Tom Ford
Chanel
Thierry Mugler
Paco Rabanne

[nsamadi]

Profumum
Creed
Comme des Garcons
Tom Ford
Le Labo

[lsp_NY]

Parfums Divine
Heeley
Humiecki & Graef
Frederic Malle
Le Labo

[DULLAH]

1. Creed
2. Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. Guerlain
4. Hermes
5. Caron

[boosh]

1) Amouage
2) Frederic Malle
3) MPG
4) Sonoma Scent Studio
5) Serge Lutens

[StylinLA]

Creed
Guerlain
Le Labo
YSL
Penhaligons

[ohhmygod]

Amouage
Frederic Malle
MPG
Montale
Serge Lutens

[mr. reasonable]

Guerlain
Frederic Malle
Parfums de Nicolai
Amouage
Chanel

[Neurosis]

1. Thierry Mugler

thats it lol, i dont have allegiance to any other houses, i like to jump around. For example, Paco Rabanne (the actual cologne) i find repulsive, yet i love 1 Million.

[cubs1987]

Malle
Serge Lutens
Creed
YSL
Thierry Mugler

[Hackensack]

Hermes
Guerlain
Dior
Cartier
Commes de Garcons

[Le Grand Duc]

- Christian Dior
- Chanel
- Givenchy
- Guerlain
- D&G

Honorable mentions:

- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Thierry Mugler

[JON RODGERS]

Creed.
Penhaligon's.
Serge Lutens.
Amouage.
Caron.

[jcrich]

Creed
Tom Ford
Penhaligon's
Guerlain
And good old Aramis!

[Ken_Russell]

In no particular order and with no particular rating:

Creed
Penhaligons
YSL
Chanel
Guerlain

[WillC]

Guerlain
Serge Lutens
Santa Maria Novella
Caron
Knize

[AntonPan]

Ysl
Dior
Armani
Chanel
Azzaro

[Primrose]

Guerlain
Caron
Hermes
YSL
Balmain

[Zerby]

Creed
L'Artisan
Tom Ford
Ralph Lauren
Hermes

Not in any certian order.

[Fable]

Serge Lutens
Parfum de Nicolai
Parfumerie Generale
Montale
Amouage

[peevish_yolk]

Frapin
Tauer
Parfum d’Empire
Serge Lutens
Amouage

[castorpollux]

I don't think i have top 5 (or bottom 5 for that matter) fragrance houses anymore.

the great, good, bad and ugly try to find a balance and sometimes i get myself in the worst diatribes with my mind.

[Tonyprince]

L'Artisan
Lorenzo Villoresi
MPG
YSL
(ARGH. The 5th one's too hard to choose: Aramis? SL? Creed? Caron? Parfum d'Empire?)

[sirsmellzalot]

There are a sh*t ton of houses I have high hopes for but have yet to try, so I'll simply list the top 5 that I, personally, have experience with:

Serge Lutens
Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle
Creed
Parfum d'Empire
MPG

[BradW]

Davidoff
Zegna
Hugo Boss
Kenneth Cole
Banana Republic

[kxe003]

Yves Saint Laurent
Caron
Guerlain

[DeepSilence]

1. Cartier
2. YvesSaintLaurent
3. Dior
4. Gucci
5. Lalique

[jenson]

1. Serge Lutens
2. L'Artisan Parfumer
3. Chanel
4. The Different Company
5. Montale/Parfumerie Generale

[Killer_Vavoom]

Guerlain
Caron
Serge Lutens
Creed
Chanel

[Mudassir]

1)Aramis
2)Amouage
3)Guerlain
4)Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
5)Thierry Mugler

[philmcphe]

Theres still a ton of houses I have to try any offerings from but as of now my top five in no particular order are:

Frederic Malle
Serge Lutens
Creed
Xerjoff
Guerlain

[MFJ]

Based on current interests and fascinations in order:

1. Amouage - now thanks to the generosity of a BNer (you know who you are you guilty one!) with samples and decants, my finances face a crippling future.

2. Serge Lutens - this is the one single house that I can survive on exclusively, for now at least.

3. Parfumerie Generale - if any house has managed to marry quirkiness and wearability, PG has done so with great success and results.

4. Montale - Ok, so maybe their scents might not be the most original concepts, but I can't deny that they smell great, last longer than the Zhou Dynasty, and project like laser. When I break it down, I've found Montales to be the most value for money. One spray really goes a long way, though I normally require more.

5. Tom Ford - This is the house that has got most of my attention lately. None of the scents are to die for, actually. But they present themselves in a well-made and satisfying manner. Apart from the less than justifiable retail prices, I've found myself to be really fond of this house and a good handful of its offerings.

[Potpourri]

Guerlain
Serge Lutens
Montale
Parfumerie Generale
Diptyque

[Siifter]

Guerlain
Chanel
Yves Saint Laurent
Hermes
L'Artisan Perfumer

[Sorcery of Scent]

For me, its:

Guerlain
Comme de Garcons
Olivier Durbano
Tom Ford
Hermes

[bookshop88]

Rochas
Balenciaga
Yves Rocher
Yves Saint Laurent
Dior

[sophi]

Chanel

Dior

Rochas

[Deviant]

YSL
Tom Ford
Creed
Acqua di Parma
Dior

[pluran]

Five or so:

Guerlain
Chanel
Caron
Patou (what is was, and partially still is)
Dior
Hermès
Aramis
Serge Lutens
YSL

[Siifter]

Guerlain
Chanel
Yves Saint Laurent
Hermes
L'Artisan Perfumer

I changed my mind.

CHANEL
Guerlain
Yves Saint Laurent
Hermes
L'Artisan Perfumer

[Furriner]

L'Artisan Parfumeur
Hermès
Annick Goutal
Serge Lutens
Comme des Garçons

[jenson]

for me..

Serge Lutens
Montale
Parfumerie Generale

[volley2]

Guerlain
Serge Lutens
Amouage
L'artisan Parfumeur
Creed

[Siifter]

I changed my mind.

CHANEL
Guerlain
Yves Saint Laurent
Hermes
L'Artisan Perfumer

I changed my mind again.

CHANEL
...
...
...
Guerlain
Yves Saint Laurent
Hermes
L'Artisan Perfumer

[B.I.G.]

Rochas
Guerlain
YSL
Mugler
Boucheron

[cosmopolit]

Histoire de Parfums
Annick Goutal
Chanel
Hermes
Heeley

[Force of One]

Amouage
Aramis
Chanel
Creed
YSL