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I'd wear Romance Silver by RL, seems more elegant and understated here.

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Van Cleef & Arpel pour homme is sombre and rich, in a good way,like the afterlife. ( I Hope)

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Honestly, I don't think wearing a fragrance is "disrespectful". If you wear one, just go light with it, and not reek & disturb people around you, who might not agree to share in your selection at that moment.

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Originally Posted by Dolly Dagger Honestly, I don't think wearing a fragrance is "disrespectful". If you wear one, just go light with it, and not reek & disturb people around you, who might not agree to share in your selection at that moment. yea, exactly - no Fire Island!

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Duoro by Penhaligon
Wild Fern by Trumper
Kiton for Men
Gentleman's Cologne by Castle Forbes
Forbes by Forbes
Arlington by D.R. Harris
Van Cleef & Arpels
Something pleasant and dignified and lightly applied.
Joe

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I think a Sandalwood fragrance is appropriate - not Trumper's mind you, except at John Cleese's funeral - but a dignified Mysore Sandalwood.
This is from wikipedia:
"Religious use
Sandalwood is considered in alternative medicine to bring one closer with the divine. Sandalwood essential oil, which is very expensive in its pure form, is used primarily for Ayurvedic purposes, and treating anxiety.
It is said to have been used for embalming the corpses of princes in Ceylon since the 9th century.
In Buddhism, sandalwood are considered to be of the Padma (lotus) group and attributed to the Bodhisattva Amitabha. Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation.
Sandalwood, along with agarwood, is the most popular and commonly used incense material by the Chinese and Japanese in worship and various ceremonies. It is also used extensively in Indian incense, religiously or otherwise.
Firekeeping priests, who have maintained sacred fires for centuries, accept sandalwood twigs from Zoroastrian worshippers as their contribution for sustaining the fire."
At the funeral of my grandma last year I wore Villoresis's Sandalo. It helped me cope, especially since I had to deliver the eulogy, which is terribly painful to do for someone you loved dearly.

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Originally Posted by the_good_life I think a Sandalwood fragrance is appropriate - not Trumper's mind you, except at John Cleese's funeral - but a dignified Mysore Sandalwood.
This is from wikipedia:
"Religious use
Sandalwood is considered in alternative medicine to bring one closer with the divine. Sandalwood essential oil, which is very expensive in its pure form, is used primarily for Ayurvedic purposes, and treating anxiety.
It is said to have been used for embalming the corpses of princes in Ceylon since the 9th century.
In Buddhism, sandalwood are considered to be of the Padma (lotus) group and attributed to the Bodhisattva Amitabha. Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation.
Sandalwood, along with agarwood, is the most popular and commonly used incense material by the Chinese and Japanese in worship and various ceremonies. It is also used extensively in Indian incense, religiously or otherwise.
Firekeeping priests, who have maintained sacred fires for centuries, accept sandalwood twigs from Zoroastrian worshippers as their contribution for sustaining the fire."
At the funeral of my grandma last year I wore Villoresis's Sandalo. It helped me cope, especially since I had to deliver the eulogy, which is terribly painful to do for someone you loved dearly. Very interesting about the different incense scents used, you seemed to have put alot of thought into what you wore, in honoring your grandma, I'm sure she would have been proud of you.

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I had to think about this some months ago - my conclusion then was MI and it still is.
For me it's ceremonial, "Ceremony" in every way possible, that might be personal, but I didn't find a better special occasion fragrance yet.
THE special occasion fragrance there is - Millésime Impérial.

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I´d probably wear odeur series or incense series from CDG...

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