Name your Holy Grail. Have you found it yet?

[willyb]

Very hard to say but it would be a rotation of M7, Montecristo, MKK, Leather Oud, and my new love Absolu Pour Le Soir

[happyscent]

I did Mandragore Pourpre but it did not stop from adding more perfumes.

[King Michael]

Proud owner of Creed's Original Vetiver. Haven't found anything that might surpass it yet, though I shall venture on in search of one better.

[pluran]

Today: Onda extrait (vintage)

[601red]

I still consider myself as a novice. I need at least a few more years before I can mention "what's my Holy Grail"...

[Darjeeling]

Possibly Iso E Super

[Ken_Russell]

Armani Eau pour Homme (luckily in any formulation, so not that tied up in possible reformulation issues).

[Triceptive]

Creed Aventus. Parfums De Marly Herod is a close second.

[jhericurls]

I've found mine and I think my fragrance journey is over.

My grail is Dior Homme combined with its 2 flankers, DHI and Valentino Uomo. I ordered another 100mls of both DH and DHI which hopefully should last me awhile. Still have a few Creeds (Aventus,MI,OS,SMW) in my rotation to mix it up. But nothing grabs me like DH and I seem to keep reaching for it.

I done another sample session today at the boutiques, just to make sure I'm right with my grail choice. Tested Creed White Cologne/Royal Oud, dior sauvage parfum (yuk, couldn't wait to wash this off), YSL L'Homme Parfum Intense, a few ACQUA DI PARMA and Jubilation XXV (can't believe people wear this stuff, just smells of ash). After all that nothing comes close to DH.

[onethinline]

I understand, jhericurls, as Dior Homme is in grail territory for me, too. I'm always satisfied when I reach for it, and I reach for it pretty often. If it weren't for others that totally "get" me (including Jubilation XXV -- sorry you didn't care for it), I'd be ready to hand DH the crown. Still, there are just too many out there, and too many true loves, to settle on just one.

[TMAdidas]

So far, my only 10's are Pure Malt and Polo Black, but neither of them are "holy grails".

[Parfum de peau]

I would say Rochas Femme. I haven't tried the version in the new bottles however.

Montana Parfum de peau (then simply Montana) lost the top spot post-reformulation. Add Chanel 19, Diorella, Diorissimo and Magie Noire to that unfortunate list of "spoiled" fragrances normally competing for the top. I still use them happily especially Diorella though but something is missing.

Bvlgari Green Tea is a very close second and a top favourite in summer.

I must say that these scents all share the "hooked at first sniff" characteristic. Montana...

I'll see what they have made of my beloved Eau de Patou!

[tdwctdwc]

As for now, i think i have found it : L'air du desert marocain.

But i'm sensing that the more i try stuff from Andy Tauer, the more holy grails i will have ....

I just placed sample orders for : Incense extreme, Incense rose and Orange star. And if any of those turns out to be constructed the same way as LDDM ( which i know they will), then i think i'm a convert .

[james1051]

Don't have one. Appreciate the breadth and depth of the world of fragrance.

[badarun]

I can't ever have one parfum / cologne as "the" holy grail...

On the vintage front - it's probably Bogart Furyo. However, there's way too many vintages that I'm still in search of, so this will always be in the top 10 of my top 100 list (which I'll never make).

On the current - Slumberhouse Zahd might be the one, again there's way too many I like to anoint one as the holy grail, but this does seem a hair's length ahead of other Slumberhouse's, Amouage's, vtg Bel Ami, NK Incense, vtg Chanel PM & PM Concentree, Antaeus, Or Black, many Guerlain's etc.

[Sue]

So far Iris Ganache hits all the right notes for me .

[FreshSmell]

Creed Jardin d'Amalfi, Royal Oud, Aventus, and Royal Water

[alfarom]

several including Onda, Jicky, Knize Ten, Or Black and Vol De Nuit. I think Bois D'Ascese is gaining a holy grail status day after day...

[willyb]

MFK Absolue Pour le Soir ... there I said it.

[stargarden]

I have many favorites, currently Amouage Epic is at the top of my list. I just don't grow tired of it and it works so well with my skin chemistry. But in reality my holy grail is the love of fragrances and the search for good ones from a seemingly endless number of choices. The search is my holy grail.

I have to agree here - the search is part of the fun.

Amouage Jubilation XXV might be one of my grails. Have not ordered a full bottle yet, and there are no local dealers here in my area.

[cello]

Chanel Bois des Iles, which I found very early in my perfume explorations. It still is the one, although I will never wear it exclusively.

[mixerscent]

Amouage Dia Man, the girlfriend has Dia Women. They make a great pair.

[jbthorpe]

I think since Bois du Portugal is one that I always come back to, I'd have to say it's my Holy Grail.

[CT3]

Creed Green Irish Tweed

Smells magical, and fits me to a T.

[worthy_sam]

Vintage Hermes Bel Ami
Creed Royal English Leather
Dunhill Blend 30 (still contemplating)
Creed Cuir De Russie (still contemplating)
Amouage Tribute (still contemplating)

[onethinline]

I have to agree here - the search is part of the fun.

Amouage Jubilation XXV might be one of my grails. Have not ordered a full bottle yet, and there are no local dealers here in my area.

Jubilation XXV is close to that status for me, too. And stargarden, you may want to order from LuckyScent -- great online retailer for things like Amouage. That's how I got mine.

[L'Homme Blanc Individuel]

I haven't found mine yet, but I'm always looking. If I could find something with a fresh/fruity top like Aventus (though it doesn't have to be that same pineapple) plus a rich base like Royal Oud... I'd be in heaven.

[Zodiak]

Dior Homme Intense. I've tried others, many many others, but nothing has come even remotely close to Dior Homme Intense.

[57cc]

for me it would have to be mancera cedrat boise . and my second would be chopard oud malaki.

[briankeith513]

A hard question. I'd probably pick GIT for its versatility and "can't do no wrong" demeanor it has.

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For me, GIT is in my top 7 or 8 favorite of all time. It's a tie for me, between Creed Millesime 1849 and Creed Aventus. I just can't get enough of those scents. After that, GIT, then Royal Oud.

[OdilonRedon]

Think I just found mine by accidentally layering Ambre Sultan with Memoir Man. Suddenly there's amber and incense everywhere.

[almasinti]

I think the idea of multiple holy grails is probably contradictory. The mythical quest. To paraphrase somebody somewhere - its not actually finding what you are looking for, but the quest that matters. My holy grail would have to be like prism reflected light , constantly changing, never exactly the same.

[JulieA]

You've found several Holy Grails ?? I am sooo jealous....I want one....and I'm afraid I don't have enough life left to the searching you must have done......You are sooo lucky............

[JulieA]

At my age, I'm beginning to wonder ...in the end....if I do find my "Holy Grail"...will I be at the end of my road or might that lead me to a new crossroads where I will then be directed somewhere else not so much to my Holy Grail but to another treasure ....As I travel around the delicately-worded basenotes site I am in awe of all the brilliant women here....(this is a true revelation to me) and as it has for many years, I can't help but wonder why women cannot climb to the top of every ladder and make things right as they should perhaps as only a women can do !!!