Fragrance Appreciation

[amerikajinda]

Bois de Portugal cologne combines cedar, sandalwood, vetiver and lavender.

1805 has a fresh oceanic fragrance that smells lovely and invigorating. Top notes of Bergamot, Mandarin and Cardoman are combined with Lavender, Geranium, and Clary sage to form the heart which rests on a base of Sandalwood, Cedarwood and Musk. http://www.groominglounge.com/th-col18.html

 

[amerikajinda]

Spicy, light, and captivating, Trafalgar reveals its distinguished heritage with top notes of cedar and sandalwood complemented by subtle hints of jasmine and spice.

Bouquet de la Reine -- cool green topnotes of violet leaf and blackcurrant buds with the enticing soft fruitiness of fresh peaches combine with jasmine and rose entwined with exotic tuberose and ylang ylang as the radiant floral heart unfolds and leads to the base of sandalwood, vanilla and oakmoss. A radiant floral bouquet reintroduced by Floris to market the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. Topnotes: Bergamot, Blackcurrant Buds, Peach, Violet leaf Heart Notes: Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Rose, Tuberose, Ylang Ylang Base Notes: Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Vanilla Year of Launch: 1860; re-introduced in 2002

 

[amerikajinda]

Fresh and masculine, this modern men's fragrance Floris Santal fuses citrus and herbal notes for an effortlessly stylish scent. Black Peppercorns, Cardamom and Sensual woods complete the beautiful balance for the creative, inspired gentleman.

• Top Note: Black Peppercorns
• Heart Note: Cardamom
• Base Note: Sensual woods

Refreshing, effervescent, and zesty, West Indian Limes has lively top notes of lime, lemon, and bergamot combined with a heart of petit grain, neroli and citronella resting on base notes of orange-flower and clove.

 

[amerikajinda]

Creed Original Vetiver evokes the relaxed sophistication of summers in the South of France. • Top notes of ginger, mandarin, and Italian bergamot. • Middle notes of vetiver, sandalwood, and iris. • Base notes of musk and ambergris. http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store...mId=prod380028

 

[The_Foxx]

amerikajinda--

Dude, seriously-- that is the most elegant collection of cologne I could imagine, and I can imagine quite a bit. damn! nicely done!

Is one of your Floris colognes Number 89? If so, can you comment on this scent?

 

[Dmax]

Originally Posted by DeaconBoogie

Serge Lutens "Muscs Koublai Khan" is a winner for those who want something different. It's fairly difficult to find as it's only solid is Paris. It's also accordingly pricey.

From one review: "Muscs Koublai Khan is part of the exclusive Serge Lutens collection available only at the boutique in Paris. Its exclusivity should never be considered as an obstacle, however, and every self-respecting perfume fanatic absolutely must try this scent. "Luminous and feline", the only two and very fitting adjectives used in its description, Muscs Koublai Khan has become a sort of informal gold standard of stink (or, to be more appropriate, the level of animalic notes) in perfume. Fondly labeled as MKK, it is the ultimate animalic scent brought to olfactory sophistication. It is indeed the Emperor of Musks, in all its ferocious charm."

Definetely not a scent for a beginner. If you can wear it often and not freak people out - kudos to you.

 

[leon12]

Originally Posted by The_Foxx

amerikajinda--

Dude, seriously-- that is the most elegant collection of cologne I could imagine, and I can imagine quite a bit. damn! nicely done!

Is one of your Floris colognes Number 89? If so, can you comment on this scent?

No. 89 turns right to "baby powder" on me..

 

[AB69]

Man all this hype bout this Creed cologne am just gon go ahead and get it......DAMN! That Millessime one but how come the bottles don look like this....

 

[amerikajinda]

Originally Posted by The_Foxx

amerikajinda-- Dude, seriously-- that is the most elegant collection of cologne I could imagine, and I can imagine quite a bit. damn! nicely done! Is one of your Floris colognes Number 89? If so, can you comment on this scent?
Thank you! I've been spending a lot of time on basenotes.net and also at the counter of Neiman Marcus, where they have like 30 different bottles of Creed on display for you to try (including that gold bottle someone posted above). I don't have Floris No. 89 (and as a matter of fact, I've read that Floris will no longer carry men's scents in the States

), but one of my favorite scents which I forgot to include in my pics above is Fresh's Cannabis Santal -- I really recommend this one. Here's a link to it: http://www.uncrate.com/men/body/frag...annabis-santal I really want to try that ADP's Mandorlo di Sicilia you recommended - thanks for the tip!

 

[amerikajinda]

Originally Posted by AB69

Man all this hype bout this Creed cologne am just gon go ahead and get it......DAMN! That Millessime one but how come the bottles don look like this....

Mine is the "Bois du Portugal"... and the one you pictured is the MillÃ

sime ImpÃ

rial... There's also a Tabaróme MillÃ

sime... and Virgin Island Water, 2000 Fleurs, Erolfa, Fantasia de Fleurs, Fleurs de Bulgarie, Fleurissimo, Green Irish Tweed, Green Valley, Himalaya, Irisia, Jasmine Imperatrice Eugenie, Love in White, Neroli Sauvage, Original Santal, Royal Delight, Royal Water, Silver Mountain Water, Jasmal, Spring Flower, Tubereuse Indiana and Vanisia.

 

[samurai]

I love Bill Blass Men's Cologne, but only have one bottle left. It was discontinued about 15 years ago, and I've been searching for "new old stock" ever since.

It comes in a square shaped bottle with a long neck, is a nice orange - amber color. The scent is amber, a touch of woody musk, but fresh and bracing.

Anybody familiar with this one? Larry

 

[The_Foxx]

I've been spending a lot of time on basenotes.net and also at the counter of Neiman Marcus

yep, no better place in the USA to get colognes, in my opinion-- unless you go for the specialty scents found at truefitt, geo trumper, etc. what a great selection of creed, ADP, etc.! I'm also fairly sure a person can walk out with a small bottle of most any scent they really enjoy for around.....$75 or so?

 

[jsherman02]

Originally Posted by The_Foxx

I've been spending a lot of time on basenotes.net and also at the counter of Neiman Marcus

yep, no better place in the USA to get colognes, in my opinion-- unless you go for the specialty scents found at truefitt, geo trumper, etc. what a great selection of creed, ADP, etc.! I'm also fairly sure a person can walk out with a small bottle of most any scent they really enjoy for around.....$75 or so?

Creed starts at $125

 

[leon12]

Originally Posted by amerikajinda

as a matter of fact, I've read that Floris will no longer carry men's scents in the States

),

Floris stopped distributing in the States themselves.
http://www.shoplondons.com/ is now the US distributor.

This thread need more Penhaligon's!

When my Opus 1870 gets here Tuesday, I'll post a pic of my collection..

 

[The_Foxx]

Originally Posted by jsherman02

Creed starts at $125

my bad....creed would def be an exception. NM online lists creed scents from $110 and up, but several of the ACP and similar colognes seem to be in the 60-100 range I think.