Question:
I feel like I am a bit behind on trying men's scents and have alot of catching up to do...
Are there any men's scents in the non-niche market that are truly worth trying?
So far I can say that I know and like the following (so no need to recommend it again...):
Most of the Guerlain's men's fragrances (Heritage, Habit Rouge, Coriolan before it was discontinued, Vetiver)
Caron: Pour Un Homme, Le 3me Homme
Dior: Eau Sauvage (this is my favourite men's scent), Dior Homme
Thierry Mugler: A*Men, Cologne
Rochas Man
Bvlgari Black
Chanel's Pour Monsieur, Anateus
Also most of the Hermes line, including the unisex ones
Anything I am missing? (I know there is).
Give me the scoop on the best men's scents around that can be found in most department and drug stores (since the niche ones are defined unisex anyways and I read all the raves all the time
Thans a million!
Ayala

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All the women i know Love Boucheron's Jaïpur Homme (edt and edp)
Happy for men
givenchy's Insensé
givenchy's Pi
kenzo's l'eau par kenzo PH
there are many more and i guess the recs will keep on coming!
i don't know if they would for under the "exciting" concept but they sure are worth a try.

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Kouros
Live Jazz
Black XS (havent tried this one, but it has received rave reviews)
One Man Show
EDIT: Van Cleef pour homme - excellent, rich, leather and rose fragrance.

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Paco Rabanne PH
Aramis
Givenchy Gentleman, Xeryus
Roger & Gallet - Open
Armani PH
Gucci PH
Dior Fahrenheit, Dune

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Opium pour Homme Eau de Parfum

Rive Gauche pour Homme


Dan

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Rive Gauche & Rive Gauche Intense Pour Homme by Yves St. Laurent
M7 by Yves St. Laurent
Opium EDP (better than EDT, by far) by Yves St. Laurent
Eau Sauvage Extreme by Christian Dior
Fahrenheit & Fahrenheit Summer by Christian Dior
Paco Rabanne XS & Paco Rabanne XS Extreme by Paco Rabanne
The Dreamer by Versace
Versace Man by Versace
Blue Jeans by Versace
Versace Pour Homme by Versace

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Let's not forget these:
- Chanel Égoïste
- Boucheron Pour Homme
- Dior Jules
- Dior Eau Noire
- Guerlain Derby
- Aramis 900 EDC
- Lanvin Arpège Pour Homme

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Quote: Originally Posted by Ayala I feel like I am a bit behind on trying men's scents and have alot of catching up to do... Is it for you to wear, or for creative research?
I don't yet have an aristocratic olfactory system, and have not yet ventured into the world of expensive niche fragrances (except for a bottle of Jasmal I'm waiting for) so all I know is department store stuff. So far:
Girls I know seems to like to wear:
M7
Pi
Xeryus Rouge
212 Men
I love all of those as well, except 212 which smells nice on the women, and awful on me.
And then some of my more "masculine" very favourites are:
Zino (this is something special)
Drakkar Noir (old news, but I do love it)
Opium Pour Homme is really nice, but I find all the nice notes disappear within an hour and it just leaves an unpleasant film in my mouth, which I'm guessing is cedar. That's true both of the EDP and EDT, and where the EDP has a richer blend, the EDT is alot more lively and spicy, and the fresh notes are much more prominent.
And the Hermes line are some of my very favourites, but you know them already.
Kouros is a big favourite around here, and it's very nice, but if you aren't careful with it, it really puts the toilette back into eau de toilette with it's prominent "high sucrose pee pee" note.
And call me an uncultured knob but I enjoy Cool Water.

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My favorites:
Ungaro III
Polo Blue by Ralph Lauren
John Varvatos
Vera Wang
Pleasures by Estee Lauder

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Chanel Égoïste (NOT Platinum)
Boucheron Jaïpur Homme
YSL Kouros, Live Jazz and M7