Fahrenheit
Norne
Burberry London
Dior Homme & Dior Homme Intense
Encre Noire
Thread: Your 5 Must Experience Colognes? |
What are your 5 colognes that you think most guys should try or at least have a decant of? As a newcomer, I've been poring through lists, but most seem to make seasonal lists then split them into designer or niche. What's your top 5 must experience colognes regardless of house or season?
Fahrenheit
Norne
Burberry London
Dior Homme & Dior Homme Intense
Encre Noire
"God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator." -Stephan Hawking
Memoir
Jubilation
L`Air du Desert Marocain
Ambre Narguile
Fou d`Absinthe
Aventus
DHI
GiT
MI
MIP
Incredibly hard to bring it down to 5. I'll be leaving countless classics out, but, off the top of my head...
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Chanel Egoiste
L'Instant de Guerlain (EDT or EDP)
Dior Homme (EDT or EDP)
Gucci Pour Homme II
M7
Black Oud
Oud Wood
Green Irish Tweed
Fahrenheit
Eau Savuage PARFUM
Terre d'Hermes
Dior Vetiver
Montale Red Vetiver
Rive Gauche
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GIT
Egoiste
Black Aoud
Habit Rouge
Dior Homme
Black Aoud
Back to Black
Aventus
Mugler Cologne
Fahrenheit
Honourable mention: A*Men
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Last edited by Riley; 11th January 2013 at 12:22 AM.
Knize Ten
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Chanel pour Monsieur (not the Concentree!)
Idole de Lubin
Le 3e Homme de Caron
Pascal Morabito Or Black
Aventus
Jubilation XXV
Acqua di Gio
Terre d'Hermes
Straight to Heaven
Current Winter Favorites:
1. House of Matriarch - Blackbird
2. Brückner - Aoud 1
3. Creed - Royal Oud
4. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Generation Man
5. Armani Privé - Oud Royal
6. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
7. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Mortal Skin
8. Ormonde Jayne - Black Gold
9. Creed - Royal English Leather
10. by Kilian - Cruel Intentions
Chanel Egoiste (not Platinum)
Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (vintage made in Italy with silver sticker label)
Dior Homme EDT
Creed Original Vetiver
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Eau Sauvage
Aramis
Kouros
Acqua di Gio
A*Men
That will give you a pretty good idea of the evolution of men's fragrances over the years, and all of them were ground breakers in the industry.
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CURRENT TOP 5
1. Dior Homme Intense
2. Creed Aventus
3. Tom Ford Extreme
4. Gucci Pour Homme II
5. Terre d'Hermes
See my signature below
My Top 10
1. Amouage Homage Attar
2. Serge Lutens - Muscs Koublai Khan
3. YSL M7
4. Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
5. Chanel Egoiste
6. 24 Gold by Scentstory
7. Amouage Epic Man
8. Amouage Jubilation XXV
9. Bond No. 9 New York Oud
10. Serge Lutens - Chergui
"A beautiful fragrance to the nose is like good jazz music to the ears, great food to the mouth, and Megan Fox and Jessica Alba to the eyes..."
Green Irish Tweed
Aventus
Straight to Heaven
A*Men
Fahrenheit
aramis bermuda tonic gucci pour homme 360 red by perry ellis pure havane and pure malt
every man must experience aventus at least once in his life
Depending on your budget & tastes
Designer:
Guerlain Habit Rouge
Guerlain Vetiver
Dior Fahrenheit
Dior Homme/Intense
Hermes Terre D'Hermes
Niche
Puredistance M
Guerlain Derby
Guerlain Habit Rouge extrait
Chanel Sycamore
A.Tauer L'AdDM
AUSSIES, join our exclusive niche split club.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...s-niche-splits
Currently splitting:
Amouage - Tribute, Homage and OPUS VII
Andy Tauer - Noontide Petals, Miriam and Loretta
HdP - Veni, Vidi, Vici and Rosam, Ambrarem, Petroleum
The Different Company - Oud Shamash, Oud for Love and Aurore Nomade
Guerlain - Sous Le Vent, Angélique Noire, Bois d'Armenie, Cruel Gardenia, Rose Barbare
and many more niches up for split...
Portrait of a Lady
vintage Giorgio for Men
Terre d'Hermes
Patou pour Homme Prive
vintage Polo (green)
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'driù) - 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
Mugler Cologne
YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Serge Lutens' Chergui
YSL Kouros
Givenchy Insense
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Mugler Cologne
YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Serge Lutens' Chergui
YSL Kouros
Givenchy Insense
My current top 10 (subject to change) in no particular order:
Rive Gauche Pour Homme, Essenza de Zegna, Zegna Essenze Amber Gold, Armani Privé Sable Or, Armani Privé Vétiver Babylone, Mancera Cedrat Bois, Acqua di Giò Profumo, Amouage Dia Man, L'Artisan Explosions d’Emotions: Amour Nocturne, Zegna Essenze Italian Bergamot/Acqua di Bergamotto
Dzing! --really wierd
Ambre Narguile --apple pie with pipe tobacco
Peau d'espagne by SMN --rawest leather ever
Jubilation XXV --really majestic, I fell like royalty wearing it
Dark Aoud --darkest, driest perfume I ever tried
***My favourite from my collection***
-------- Amouage: Tribute Attar, Jubilation XXV, GoldMan
------ Serge Lutens: Chêne, Tubéreuse Criminell, Ambre Sultan
-------- Les Exclusifs de Chanel: Sycamore, Coromandel
------ Tom Ford Private Blend: Noir de Noir, Tobacco Vanille
------- Hermès: Terre D'Hermès Parfum, Ambre Narguilé
------ EDP Frederic Malle: Carnal Flower
-------- Neela Vermire Creations: Trayee
------ Parfum MDCI: Invasion Barbare
YSL De Nuit
A men original
Burburry London
Polo double Black
Aventus
These are so basic lol but its the popular fragrances that are out there.
Pascal Morabito Or Black
Aramis JHL
Aramis 900
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
Guerlain Jicky EDT
Aventus
Git
Chanel edition Blanche
La nuite
Bleu
M7
Rive Gauche
Opium
Envy
Fahrenheit
Zino
Memoir Man
Il Profumo Patchouli Noir
Amber Absolute/ Amber Sultan
Tobacco Vanille
No order
Epic Man
Memoir Man
Zino
Heritage
Ambre Sultan
Tobacco Vanille
Bois Du Portugal
Patchouly Noir
Fahrenheit
Gucci pH I & II
A*Men (& flankers..)
Narciso Rodriguez for Him
Bang
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For what its worth!
1. Chanel Egoiste Cologne Concentree
2. Knize Ten
3. Route du Vetiver
4. Vintage Bel Ami
5. Vintage Givenchy Gentleman
Honorable Mentions:
1. Caron Pour un Homme
2. Halston Man Amber
3. Nejma Aoud 1
4. Yatagan
5. Santal Noble