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Today, 01:34 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Fragrances spotted in movies! in General Fragrance Discussion

The dark red bottle Zara fragrance could be Red Vanilla, at least comparing this to both the Zara fragrance database and to remembering the bottle as...

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Today, 01:15 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Colognes with no citrus & no woods??? in General Fragrance Discussion

Great recommendations already, also adding Rochas Man, Endymion EDC by Penhaligon's and Jaipur Homme by Boucheron

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Today, 01:00 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Any YSL L’homme Fans? in Male Fragrance Discussion

So far, did get decent performance each time while testing this. And although having never regularly owned or worn this so far, did notice that the...

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Today, 12:53 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Favourite perfumer and their best work in Male Fragrance Discussion

Among others and in no particular order, though unsure if sufficient for a spot on and complete testing recommendation: Roger Pellegrino -...

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Today, 12:51 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread If you could go back in time and smell the original formulation of ANY fragrance... in Male Fragrance Discussion

Too many to mention, the likeliest being and including: Creed Vintage Tabarome and REL, 4711 and Farina Gegenuber EDC along with ADP Colonia,...

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Yesterday, 09:15 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Stirling Fragrances in Male Fragrance Discussion

Thank you for the recommendations. Did either try not try these fragrances by this house at all or at best only briefly tested some fragrance by...

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Yesterday, 08:56 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Dior fragrances since 2020 - weaker? in Male Fragrance Discussion

Depends very much on the respective scents and their flankers. But from a personal viewpoint alone, still perceived/perceiving the Intense, EDP,...

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Yesterday, 08:53 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Which one is less "formal": Boucheron pH or Lalique pH Lion? (EdT/EdP) in Male Fragrance Discussion

From a personal viewpoint alone, tending to agree with and to second this opinion: especially since the spiciness in Pasha might seem sweeter at...

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Yesterday, 07:54 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Azzaro Pour Homme: Yesterday & Today (Reference Guide) in Vintage Perfume

Thank you for the very extensive info and highly detailed pictures. Do happen to both own and use the post 2007 version happen to like quite a bit...

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Yesterday, 07:47 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Synchronized Fridays 2021 in Female Fragrance Discussion

Glad to have joined the sync with Grey Flannel

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Yesterday, 07:39 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Ongoing Search For A Tomato Leaf Dominant Perfume ? in Male Fragrance Discussion

To this point, did never find any options more credible, intense and complex than Eau de Campagne and surprisingly Italian Leather (though knowing...

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Yesterday, 07:30 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread A noob on Egoiste vs Platinum Egoiste in Male Fragrance Discussion

Same here, for different reasons and due to different styles and structures in each, but likely to at some point own and regularly use both. Even...

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Yesterday, 07:28 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Finally another good manly fragrance in Male Fragrance Discussion

Liking Blue de Chanel especially in its Parfum version and Egoiste Platinum (but also enjoy most of the other Chanel scents anyway)- have to (re)...

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Yesterday, 07:25 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread A noob on TF Grey Vetiver in Male Fragrance Discussion

Do happen to like and recommend this only in the EDP version, having for some reason (s) never liked both the concentration and the actual smell...

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Yesterday, 07:16 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread A Lounge Just For Us "Over-Sprayers" - 2021 in Male Fragrance Discussion

At least 10 if not slightly more dabs from a splash bottle of Grey Flannel

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Yesterday, 07:15 PM

Bigsly replied to a thread Azzaro Pour Homme: Yesterday & Today (Reference Guide) in Vintage Perfume

I have a splash bottle of the original (rounded cap design) and like Yatagan, it's quite different from the later formulations, though you can get...

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Yesterday, 07:15 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread SOTD: Friday, 22nd January, 2021 in Male Fragrance Discussion

Grey Flannel

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Yesterday, 07:13 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Synchronized Fridays 2021 in Female Fragrance Discussion

Can choose most of the wardrobe anyway, having waited (and previously fantasized, planned, budgeted, searched for, gotten info and/or dreamed) quite...

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21st January 2021, 08:02 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread If we were to create a fragrance 'canon', what would be included? in General Fragrance Discussion

Would most likely choose, at least for a masculine/unisex selection for an iconic fragrance canon, all the choices mentioned (especially by ZC but...

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21st January 2021, 07:43 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Recommend me fragrances based on likes & dislikes in Male Fragrance Discussion

Great sample selection, both regarding the consistency with your tastes and preferences as well as to rediscover- even if mostly in the current...

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21st January 2021, 07:39 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Fragrance and Cleaning Products in General Fragrance Discussion

Welcome! Tending to second the opinions expressed so far that your fragrances should be completely unaffected by this.

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21st January 2021, 07:37 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread The Absolute WORST Fragrance of All Time in General Fragrance Discussion

Have made no secret so far about disliking certain scents like the 1995 Hugo (excluding flankers) by Hugo Boss, regular ADG by Armani (again, without...

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21st January 2021, 07:33 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Which one is less "formal": Boucheron pH or Lalique pH Lion? (EdT/EdP) in Male Fragrance Discussion

Tending to agree that while both are quite classic, gentlemanly and formal, Bopucheron PH is the slightly fresher, sportier and more casual one among...

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21st January 2021, 07:29 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Do you know any men's frag from the 90's or earlier that has never been reformulated? in Male Fragrance Discussion

To a certain extent, perhaps Chevignon Brand (a citrus leathery-vetiver chypre fragrance first released in the early 1990s, did test in the late...

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21st January 2021, 07:23 PM

Ken_Russell replied to a thread Recommendations for a vanilla & ambergris in Male Fragrance Discussion

Maybe also Ambre Sultan to a certain extent- more so by Lutens, a house that easily masters both amber and vanillic notes

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