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Hello. First time poster here so go easy on me guys Well I've been reading the posts here for a few months now and I've noticed that my all time favorite edt is hardly ever mentioned. I've owned various fragrances in the past including most of the Creeds and I seem to find myself always going back to none other than Platinum Egoiste. It's a perfect match for my skin and I've received the most compliments from it than any other scent. I also find it very versatile as I use it for casual dinners as well as for night clubs. It's my #1 for longevity as well as sillage. Sorry if I'm rambling but am I the only one who truly appreciates this? I hope I'm not alone. Please share your opinions. Also, knowing that I love this edt, are there any others you would recommend me getting? I'm not an expert by any means. Thank you very much.

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Hi Teflon, welcome to the board
I wanted to like Platinum Egoiste, but I found it too sharp and cloying on my skin. On others it's fine, so I think it's a skin chemistry thing.
Luckily I found a fragrance that seemed to fit the bill as to what I "wanted" Platinum to smell like. That scent is Creed's Himalaya. It's a little more mellow and has a more of a warm incense accord than Platinum.
If you're looking for other dry woody scents, I would suggest sampling Azzaro Visit, Gucci PH, and Gucci Rush PH.
Regards,
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Hello and welcome, Teflondog.
I don't think you need to worry about us going tough on you--you certainly made an exellent first post. In fact I think posts like this one are healthy in that they get us to think over a scent all over again.
Egoiste Platinum is a big enigma for me. When I joined the forum a few boards ago this one was all the rage. I even liked it a lot and bought a bottle. (One of three bottles I first bought after joining Basenotes. Others: Givenchy Gentleman and Dior's Higher.) Since then EP sure fell off my like-list and seems to have ended up on the forum's scorn-list. Is that really fair, I've wondered.
Some think this just turns to wet, dull, woods on them. As I sit here writing with a spray of it on my hand for testing, I see what they mean. But the scent isn't disagreeable at all. I even like the mossy feeling it gives me, which seems sort of like Halston 1-12, Kiton for men, Creed Green Valley genre. Maybe it even has a light floral in the top/middle notes. Last time I wore it for a test a friend on the board IMed me to say that he was secretly wearing it and liking it himself. I don't know that it is or will be in my top twenty, but this is always in my top "try again and see if I'll come around to seeing it as a beauty" list. In many ways it meets all of my favorite qualities: long lasting, sillage, woody, mossy, very well blended, but in many ways it just never catches fire on me either. Thus it remains an enigma. I can't get rid of my bottle though, and it never quite turns into an ugly nasty beauty either, nor does it settle into the huge field of bland middle inoffensive nothingness scents that are out there.
I've tried it in summer, fall, winter, and spring looking for it to take me on a magic carpet ride, but it never really takes off for me. Seems nice and respectable enough on me though. I wonder what happened to my like of this and similarly I wonder what happened to the board's appreciation of this.
I guess this is a great time for you to start posting--this scent needs a champion to get all of us to get our noses working on it again.
I'll be glad to wear it and think about it at least a few times more. Glad you're with us tef-dog.
--Chris

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When I pared down my collection to 20 from 60, I kept it. It's a keeper. Smells like a rich person would smell, whatever that means.

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chanels never let me down. they always have had incredible sillage and lasting power compared to the other EDT's i've owned.
PE is no exception. the only qualm i have with it is when you put it up to your nose or are very close to it,you can smell that chanel dry, metallic, synthetic trait to it. otherwise, sitting close to someone or having someone walk by and smelling it that way is divine.
when i first smelled it, it reminded me of the early 90's, but it grew on me and now it just has this 'classicness' to it that makes it seem appealing. it's exactly how clean mean should smell. i think it's a modern classic.

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Im with you, Teflondog, this is a great fragance and it's one of my all time favs...

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Sorry, but don't like this one at all. I "blind" bought this a while back when one of the early Internet fragrance sites rated it at 5 stars in all departments (scent, longevity, etc.), something none of the others had. Maybe I was expecting too much but, to me, this is THE definition of cloying. When I think of a "too much cologne guy", this comes to mind. It smells like cologne and I've always tried to stay away from "cologne" smelling scents. I know it's popular but just wasn't for me.
Anyway, welcome Teflondog! Sorry for the negative but we've all gotten used to them from time to time.

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Hi Teflon and welcome. Top notes are great on me, the drydown is a bit too cloying. But it's a very well made fragrance with lots of personality. Chanel rules.

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I found this scent being very "german". Funny, how perfume can do that. If I was asked how does "german" smell - well, no idea !! Just like Plat. Egoiste !! [smiley=lolk.gif]

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In a word, underwhelming.