Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[VictorC]

Originally Posted by Thomas

^ I can hardly keep up with the Armani releases, much less the Prive series. Best Armani ever? Jeez. Hard to say. I can't recall any losers in the Armani line, though. Sniff them and trust your nose, because my opinion doesn't mean a thing if you don't like it.

And the bigger truth is: for every scent out there, someone loves it, someone else hates it, and most everyone else is somewhere in between the two. The really good scents just have fewer indifferent people.

I dont know much about aftershaves. But i once smelt a really nice smell on a guy and i wish i knew what it was. Very frustrating to not know and being to awkward to ask the guy.
Yes but true, everyone has different faves when it comes to aftershaves. But i still heard Code was really good.

 

[rach2jlc]

Friday, needing a Stinker de la Resistance. As such, duh duh dummmm, I went with:

KISS for Him.

WHAT? You may ask? Well, yes, KISS made a fragrance. A friend, as a joke, sent a small bottle to me. It's actually quite unique, though it smells terrible. It's like a cherry gumdrop soaked in someone's armpit. Seriously.

I'm going to be a big hit in class today. I may even layer it with the last bits of the Kingdom Body Creme...

 

[Thomas]

^^^That sounds appalling!

I am comfortably ensconced in my office reeking powerfully of Yatagan. It was that or Giorgio for Men, and if Mrs. Thomas had still been asleep I might have layered the two.

 

[FlyingLotus]

lol Rach, I wanna smell that KISS cologne now..

Today I'm wearing a sample of CDG2, I like this one - smells like grapes & ink

 

[rach2jlc]

Prada Amber for me today, with the "deluxe atomizer" for that retro feel (it's the one with the purple ball atomizer). I really like this one, much more than the "Amber Pour Homme," though that one is interesting. The Amber in the pink box is very rich and deep, patchouli, rose, labdanum, and some orange blend together to give an excellent scent for cooler weather.

I don't feel it is overtly feminine... it's quite unisex I find (at least as unisex as Costume National Scent Intense or L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme).

Give it a try, if you haven't already... next to TOm Ford Black Orchid, it's my favorite "dark" designer scent of the past few years.

 

[Thomas]

Today - Yves Rocher Voile d'Ambre. Not bad at all. Kind of a lighter Ambre Precieux.

 

[rach2jlc]

Guerlain L'instant d'un ete pour homme. So, you know I'm a L'instant fan; I'm also a fan of all its various incarnations. I've got the EdP (EXTREME version), the regular, and this one... a limited distribution spring/summer scent. It's like the original, with a lot of added lime at the top and some of the heavier basenotes that make it tough for warm weather muted.

It's a lot of fun, but still keeps what makes the original nice. Sort of like how M7 Fresh keeps the M7 vibe but lightens it and eases things up...

ALSO, I'm really excited today as I've just finished arranging a swap for a fragrance for which I've been searching a LONG time... Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur. It's supposed to be a stinkfest extraordinaire... like a more masculine version of Jicky. I can't wait!

 

[wetshaver]

Floris of London No 89 EdT (old stock). A touch of unchanged elegance.

 

[dopey]

Right now, Penhaligon's Douro. This morning Guerlain Habit Rouge Legere.

 

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by dopey

Right now, Penhaligon's Douro. This morning Guerlain Habit Rouge Legere.

Bvlgari's Aqua Pour Homme.

 

[Nick10]

Originally Posted by modern_leifeng

Today it's Carolina Herrera 212, a gift from an ex but I kind of like it...

Mixed comments from people when I've worn 212. The majority like it, but I tend to prefer the scent when I'm not the one wearing it. It's slightly overbearing for my sensitive nostrils.

 

[Nick10]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

Is this the new one? IF so, I haven't tried it yet... give us a review... (I LOVE L'instant, so I have high hopes for this one as well)

It's received some quite stern comments on basenotes, to my surprise, but it's definitely my favourite 2008 release.

 

[rach2jlc]

Interestingly, I just tried a sample that I received a few days ago. I liked it, but I need a bigger sample to figure out what's going on with it because it just didn't seem very "Guerlain" to me...

 

[Thomas]

For the evening - Nicole Miller for Men. After I finally got around to showering.

 

[FlyingLotus]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

It's supposed to be a stinkfest extraordinaire... like a more masculine version of Jicky. I can't wait!
I got to try out Jicky on the weekend, was pretty nice.. Also 'Imperiale' is very nice - I might have to get that one, but its very similar to CDG's Anbar so I dont know if I can justify both.. Finally got to test Guerlain's Vetiver this weekend as well (which I was originally going to buy blindly from all the great reviews), but unfortunately it turned to a burnt rubber smell on my skin - and the SA was insisting it was nice on me, which was total BS.. She was trying to sell me on it saying it was the last one left when i could see more bottles in the cabinet.. That kinda business totally turns me off from making a purchase.