If you could only own 10 Fragrances

[mikeperez23]

... and, big surprise, there are no celebrity fragrances! (insert sarcastic smiley)

Well, mine has one celebrity fragrance, although it's a very non-celebrity fragrance sort of celebrity fragrance: Cumming. And I hope to always have a bottle in my wardrobe. I think I wear it at least once a week. I must say I get loads of compliments when I wear it too. I've been told it smells like 'your skin, only better.'

[southerngardens]

Well, mine has one celebrity fragrance, although it's a very non-celebrity fragrance sort of celebrity fragrance: Cumming. And I hope to always have a bottle in my wardrobe. I think I wear it at least once a week. I must say I get loads of compliments when I wear it too. I've been told it smells like 'your skin, only better.'

Mike I haven't heard of that frag before. Who is that by?

[SaNielsen]

1. Eau Duelle, Diptyque
2. Chergui, Serge Lutens
3. Anne Klein
4. A Quiet Morning, Miller et Bertaux
5. Vanille Tonka, Parfums de Nicolai
6. Safran Troublant, L'Artisan
7. Blue Carnation, Roger & Gallet
8. Tolu, Ormonde Jayne
9. Peche Cardinal, MDCI
10. Bois de Santal, Keiko Mecheri

[taint it sweet]

From my wardrobe:
Green Irish Tweed
Amber Absolute
Aventus
Memoir Man
Rose 31
Mona di Orio Vetyver
Windsor
Fahrenheit
LIDGE
Millesime Imperial

(wish I could pick more...)

[Diamondflame]

Guerlain Mitsouko
Esencia Loewe
MDCI Invasion Barbare
Chanel 31 rue Cambon
Creed Cuir de Russie
Serge Lutens Serge Noire
Histoires de Parfums Tubereuse Capricieuse
Cartier L'Heure IV Fougueuse
Holy Water by La Via del Profumo
Amouage Ubar

[Genie Jeanie]

Wow, what a hard question to answer! A year ago I didn't even own 10 scents & my taste just keeps evolving. For now I would have to say:

Lyric Woman
Ubar
Hypnotic Poison
Apree L'Ondee
Bois des Iles
Cuir de Lancome
Ambre 114
Ambre Narguile
L'Eau d'Hiver
Eau de Guerlain

No particular order here. Wonder what our lists will look like next year!!

[j_mysscent]

This is a very hard question....
OK, here is mine list of top 10 that I must have to survive (in alphbatical order):
Chanel No. 19
Guerlain Nahema
Guerlain Vol de Nuit
Kai Kai
L'Artisan La Chasse aux Papillons
Les Parfums de Rosine Ecume de Rose
Ormande Jayne Champaca
Ormande Jayne Ta'if
Parfums MDCI Enlevement au Serail
Serge Lutens Bois de Viollete

[mr. reasonable]

Not easy, but the practical pure 'wearability' list would probably look like this (if they were all still available):



New York (Nicolai), Granville (Dior), L'Heure Fougueuse (Cartier), Sous le Vent (Guerlain), Eau de Cologne Imperiale (Guerlain), Tiffany for Men, Santal Noble (MPG), Derby (Guerlain), Extrait de Santal Mysore EDT (Crabtree & Evelyn), Patou Pour Homme.

Ubar or Attrape Coeur might well nudge Derby out of the frame

[30 Roses]

Mike I haven't heard of that frag before. Who is that by?

I'm probably just responding to a "who's buried in Grant's tomb?" type joke, but here is the directory listing:

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26123662.html

[Quarry]

I'm probably just responding to a "who's buried in Grant's tomb?" type joke ...

You have a wonderful way of putting things.

You're right, Mike, I missed Cumming, and we've had the addition of Deneuve. Let's just say, there are celebrities and there are celebrities.

[southerngardens]

Not easy, but the practical pure 'wearability' list would probably look like this (if they were all still available):



New York (Nicolai), Granville (Dior), L'Heure Fougueuse (Cartier), Sous le Vent (Guerlain), Eau de Cologne Imperiale (Guerlain), Tiffany for Men, Santal Noble (MPG), Derby (Guerlain), Extrait de Santal Mysore EDT (Crabtree & Evelyn), Patou Pour Homme.

Ubar or Attrape Coeur might well nudge Derby out of the frame

Great Photo! Salivating!

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I'm probably just responding to a "who's buried in Grant's tomb?" type joke, but here is the directory listing:

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26123662.html

Thank You Roses! I thought that was it, though the limited edition threw me.

[jacona]

I'm not sure and I have been thinkingf or a few days, but I think these would likely make the list, I am torn on the last two - lots of good options:

Fendi Theorema
Caron Parfum Sacre
Mauboussin
Givenchy Organza Indecence
Calvin Klein Obsession
Adrienne Vittadini
Caron Eau de Reglisse
Molinard Nirmala
Yves Rocher Rose Absolue
Etro Shaal Nur

[pluran]

Yatagan (vintage)
Balenciaga pour Homme
Egoiste (vintage)
Songe d'un Bois d'Ete
Azzaro pour Homme (vintage)
Bel Ami (vintage)
Kouros (vintage)
Habit Rouge edc (vintage)
Sagamore
Shalimar edp (vintage)

[rubegon]

Let me see..

Habit Rouge EdT
Jicky EdP
Derby
New York (Parfums de Nicolai)
Bal a Versailles PdT
Mitsouko PdT
Egoiste
Ambre Sultan
Iris Silver Mist
Gucci Nobile

The last two are a little wobbly. Could have just as easily been Dior Homme and Rive Gauche PH, or Jubilations 25 and XXV ...

[Graphite]

I'd be happy with these seven:

Guerlain – Bois D'Armenie
Prada – Cuir & Styrax
L'Artisan Parfumeur – Premier Figuier
Chanel N°19 vintage
Diptyque – Philosykos
Profumum Roma – Dambrosia
Guerlain – Cruel Gardenia

[Furriner]

I posted this on the boys' side with the same question:

Davidoff Zino
L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha
L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzing!
Hermès Eau d'Orange Verte
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khän
Lubin Idole de Lubin
Amouage Epic Man
Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant
By Kilian Back to Black
Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady

[silverdragonfly]

*whispers* Only ten? Oooooh, that's too hard...

Chanel Coco EDT
Caron Tabac Blond
Kiehl's Musk EDT
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
Krizia K de Krizia
Lorenzo Villoresi Dilmun
Annick Goutal Eau de Sud
Annick Goutal Mandragore
Atelier Ambre Nue
Atelier Rose Anonyme

[tigrushka]

This is always hard, applied "one scent per house" rule, which made it slightly easier (but only slightly...)

1.Yohji Yamamoto Yohji
2.Serge Lutens Encens et Lavande
3.Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman
4.Guerlain L'Heure Bleue
5.Annick Goutal Vétiver
6.Robert Piguet Bandit
7.Etro Messe de Minuit
8.Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons (the original EdP)
9.L'Artisan DZING!
10.Hermès Hiris

[musse]

Fracas
Mitsouko
Angel
Shalimar
NR For Her EdT
SL Bois de Violette
O de Lancome
FM Iris Poudre
Opium
White Linen

[flathorn]

My list looks like no one's, but everyone's... i.e., different.

I like these lists - they sharpen my awareness of where I am, as opposed to where I've been, fragrance-wise. But that doesn't mean the narrowing down process isn't excruciating:

In no order:

Chanel - No. 19 (vintage is best, but I'm not broken-hearted over the re-formulation)
Nasomatto - Narcotic Venus
Serge Lutens - De Profundis
Serge Lutens - Rose de Nuit
Diptyque - Opone (I'm still mourning its demise - I ran out of my bottle, and am now haunting ebay for a replacement )
Guerlain - Jicky
Susanne Lange - Vanilla Coconut
Thierry Mugler - Cologne
Penhaligon - Amaranthine (It's not green to anyone else, but it's my new green)
Dolce & Gabanna - Light Blue (I almost feel guilt over this one - it's so light, powdery and airy I feel the need to dismiss it, but I keep coming back to it. It just smells so nice on me)

[heavenscent1]

I look at everyone else's lists and think "I'm not worthy!!", but here goes:

Estee Lauder - Knowing
Stendhal - Noir Divin
Chanel - Coco
Chanel - No 19 Poudre
Bond No 9 - Chinatown
Bal a Versailles
Balmain - Ambergris
Guerlain - Nahema
Hypnotic Poison
Fendi

I might add, I didn't know half of these when I started with Basenotes. Wonder what the list will look like next year.

[Jridgen]

(EDIT: oops female fragrance section, sorry! I'll leave it up anyway for bf/husband gift ideas )


Resurrecting this thread..

MDCI Invasion Barbare
CdG Incense Avignon
Amouage Jubilation XXV (so close with Memoir Man!)
Allure Homme Edition Blanche
Dior Homme Intense
Dior Bois d'Argent
TF Tuscan Leather
Musc Ravageur
Heeley Menthe Fraiche
Creed Millesime Imperial

[sunflower77]

Annick Goutal Un Matin d'Orage
Annick Goutal Le Jasmin
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge
Creed Virgin Island Water
Frederic Malle Une Rose
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
Annick Goutal Ambre Fetiche
Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin
Amouage Memoir Man (I can't find a No10. So fill this one for my husband)