As much as I love Gucci II, it's probably the weakest frag in my wardrobe for both projection and longevity.
As the title suggests, drop your fragrances that just have terrible longevity and horrendous projection.
The following made my list:
Versace Man Eau Fraiche sitting at 2 hours, with 1.5 hours stuck on skin
Lacoste Essential Sport
D&G The One
D&G The One Gentleman
As much as I love Gucci II, it's probably the weakest frag in my wardrobe for both projection and longevity.
Eau Mixte
Creed Royal Island Water and Virgin Island Water. I really like the pleasant softness of these scents but they just die on my skin and on my clothes they last not more than one hour.
Amouage Dia I can not smell it after ten minutes of applying it. And Creeds Neroli Sauvage I bought two samples from two different places and after twenty minutes on my skin both times it was gone with hardly any projection.
Erolfa by Creed
Roger & Gallet Jean Paul Farina Edition Cologne
In a world where people smell bad, it is the personal responsibility of every Basenoter to improve the world one SotD at a time...
Beckham's Instinct
Wow, HDS, I can smell Erolfa all day long. Why we're all different.
For me:
Borsari Aqcua Classica and Ed Hardy Love and Luck.
Millesime Imperial too if it's really hot. No problems on mild days though.
Love all of the below but longevity/sillage is an issue. Only wear them when I'm only going out for a short while
Polo Blue
Givenchy Pour Homme Red (Although I'm discovering in recent times it's not as bad as I first thought)
Carlos Santana (Great while it lasts though)
Hanae Mori EDT
Higher
not sure about the projection, but i find cdg 2 longevity a little bit lacking
Cereus No.4 and Clinique Happy.
I love Trumper Extract of West Indian Limes, but longevity is nearly nonexistent. You put it on and get a great invigorating natural lime, then it is gone in minutes (or maybe I should say seconds). Too bad, really.
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driů) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) Polo vintage (Ralph Lauren) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
This stuff lasts all of 5 minutes:
About 7 minutes:
About 15 minutes:
About 30 minutes:
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Oh yes: sneezing for 5 minutes then nothing:
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I forgot the worst! I'm not even sure if there is any perfume at all in Boss Night
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I forgot another. Gone almost instantly on evaporation:
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Creed Bois de Cedrat. I love it, but it disappears almost immediately into a skin scent even if I bathe in it.
Current Top Five:
1. Creed Green Irish Tweed
2. Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
3. Hermes Concentre d'Orange Verte
4. Bond No. 9 New Haarlem
5. Creed Original Vetiver
Why "terrible" longevity and "horrendous" projection? Not all of us want to smell like the Empress of all the Russias all the time.
On some hot days I only want to wear a simple eau de cologne, and if I have to work closely with people, a close skin scent that I can feel comfortable in is all I need.
Hermes d' Orange Verte - really like it, but so short lived, it's a deal killer for me.
Gone after 20 minutes
sean john - iamking
hermes - concentree de orange de verte
On El- good scent, yet even after half an hour, any trace of longevity is gone in spite of generous and- often repeated- applications
Amouage dia on me as well as dg the one and gentleman.
Burberry Weekend for Men doesn't last at all on me.
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree (the current version).
Does last one hour max on me :/
For me Gucci pour homme 2 and Gucci sport.