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those first impressions..
old spice
english leather
kanon
canoe
then the 60's happened...and it seemed to last quite awhile too...
then chanel...and the journey began

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While seaching for a perfume for my at the time fiancée, I came across Basenotes. It was interesting reading and drew me to Guerlain Vetiver. I tried it and discovered there was a whole new world of fragrances out there.

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Burberry Touch. Boght it at Duty Free on my way to Mexico, came back and started looking for some info on it ( notes description etc. ) , and then discovered Basenotes. It happened in 2001...

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Gendarme did it for me. I was in Washington and had a couple of hours to kill so I went to Britches mens' store in Georgetown. I loved that store, now RIP, and they had Gendarme in a feature dispaly back around 1991-2 when it first came out. I tried it and left, I couldn't believe my wrist. It was incredible, like the smell of summer and fresh grass and cotton and something else ethereal. I had to buy it, but couldn't get back to Britches so I looked for it unsuccessfully in NYC. Finally I found it. Can't recall where. I wore out the bottled. I thought I would never find anything else that I could relate to so perfectly by way of scents. HAH! Was I wrong. From there the journey continued....

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I can't even remember wich one it was, i think it was a Godforsaken old bottle that i found at some Antiquary.
yep, a bout one millenium ago.

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I had Aramis and Azzaro back in high school [early 80s]. Both were Christamas gifts from my grandmother, she was a big fan of those two. I never wore them much though. A little too strong for me at that time. If only she had given me Antaeus.
Back in 93, I decided to explore my personal taste in fragrance to see which fragrances on the market fit me. Found Mackie for Men at a local Perfurmania and liked it enough to buy a second 100 ml bottle. Halfway through the second bottle I started to find it boring.
Now, I prefer Oriental fragrances to the fresh/clean scents, such as Mackie.

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I never used to wear colognes. Then I happened to receive a bottle of Truefitt & Hill's 1805. (That one's a nice, light scent on me that lasts all day.) That piqued my curiosity, and I started tracking down samples to try. I've been through a fair number of Floris, Penhaligon's, Creed, and so on...
The two that have really grabbed me thus far are Creed's Bois du Portugal and Czech & Speake's No. 88. Especially the No. 88. Talk about a scent with some charisma.

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Two CDGs - Lily and Palisander - set off the avalanche for me...

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Age 15:

Family bought me Habit Rouge, Vetiver, and Eau Sauvage. Liked them but rarely wore them. Preferred Azzaro Pour Homme, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Drakkar Noir, Polo (wore it mainly at a private school I briefly attended). Azzaro PH, Paco PH, and Drakkar Noir fit my insane lifestyle - the enlivening fougères kept me awake and alert.

Early 20's:

Bought Bijan for Men (woman at store told me it drove her wild), Bel Ami (same as previous). Loved both fragrances. Wore 'em a lot. Wore Habit Rouge, Vetiver, and Eau Sauvage occasionally.

Late 20's:

Bought Armani Eau Pour Homme. Moved to the desert. Wore it all the time. Wore Bijan for Men as well. Also wore some Eau d'Hadrien.

Several years later:

Smelled some Creeds. Bought Vintage Tabarome, Bois du Portugal. Liked them. Began to seek. Found Basenotes.

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Mitsouko was around me for quite a while, but one day at around 20 I discovered something in it that was me! I kept that as a secret though.
Lanvin for Men was something I received as a gift - and I adopted that one immediately as my very own, together with Monsieur Lanvin (both discontinued). However - not all me yet but in a magic different world are : Oudhs, Tabac Blond, Cuir d'Espagne (SMN) and Arabie.
I do not know why this is, but I get the real kicks more from 'odd scents' and difficult ones than form those immensely beautiful perfumes like Bois du Portugal or Bois d'Argent.
(my hunt for the big unknown, BdP brought me to BN, the one and only men's fragrance board, in October 2004)