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Vlad to hear you have had good experiences here. At their price points I have wondered about authenticity.
Favorite Fall/Winter frags on a budget?
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Vlad to hear you have had good experiences here. At their price points I have wondered about authenticity.
+2 on Zihr Ikon and Z-14. Inexpensive and good cold weather scents.
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Obession by CK
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Kourous is like the veg of the fragrance world. I'm among those that adore it, but I wouldn't consider it a safe blind buy. Also, it really needs to be sprayed on skin. The first time I smelled it, on cotton, all I got out of it was clean urinal puck. It is entirely different on skin.
Polo Green is great, but it lasts about 2 hours on me. They normally have a tester at Sephora, so if you want to see for yourself you can simply take a trip to your local store.
Geurlain Vetiver is wonderful. I've never owned a bottle because I prefer the more synthetic and swampy vetiver of Encore Noir. I think of vetiver as suitable for wearing year round.
Lapidus is very old school. Pineapple, juniper, honey, wax, and musk. I love to put it on after using a bay rum aftershave.
Quorum is my absolute favorite scent.
VC&A pour Homme is brutal in its formal manliness. I enjoy wearing it for somewhat formal occasions. It eventually drys down and is less aggressive.
Old school is often your best value for good scents.
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I am finding this to be true for me.
YSL Body Kouros is a really nice winter scent. Maybe not very old school but still nice.
Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir is a great barbershop'ish scent which is easy to wear.
Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac, fantastic soapy, tobacco scent. Gentlemans scent.
Also have to agree with Burberry London.
Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir is a great barbershop'ish scent which is easy to wear.
Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac, fantastic soapy, tobacco scent. Gentlemans scent.
Also have to agree with Burberry London.
Can't go wrong with anything mentioned above. My staple for any season us Azzaro-Chrome.
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how about some Cuba tobacco juice?!
i found it in the Ross outlet, under $10!
i found it in the Ross outlet, under $10!
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Which color Cuba is that? I have a few of them. Not bad.
Azzaro pour Homme / Cuba Black
Guerlain Vetiver
L'Occitaine Vetyver
Franck Olivier black Touch - dirty orange great longevity and decent projection.
Alfred Sung - Sung Homme - powerful and does have an Irish spring soap thing going on
Guerlain Vetiver
L'Occitaine Vetyver
Franck Olivier black Touch - dirty orange great longevity and decent projection.
Alfred Sung - Sung Homme - powerful and does have an Irish spring soap thing going on
Budget? Yes, just add small drop of Norne to dime-size dollop of unscented lotion in palm of your hand, rub palms together then spread lotion through hair and this powerful elixir will last all day!
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Jacques Fath Pour l'Homme
Just picked up Bulgari Pour Homme Soir, a woody - spicy - oriental.
Tea/bergamot, Amber and papyrus notes; interesting, surely a fall scent.
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Tea/bergamot, Amber and papyrus notes; interesting, surely a fall scent.
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No one has mentioned one of the great classic old school scents of all time, OS Burley. A true definite cold weather Icon. Honorable mention for me are, Canoe Vintage edt, OS Whitewater and anything from OS will work. As long as it's classic vintage OS, nothing comes close.
Bottom shelf budget EDT with a terrific warm scent-- kanon Norwegian Wood. A sandalwood (or at least the scent of a freshly sawn plank) that's all wood. You'll smell like St Joseph's carpenter shop. Only about $12 online in the US. They also have an A/S splash.
Every time someone asks this question, I ALWAYS say "Animale Animale". Do yourself a favor and pick it up, it's easily my biggest compliment getter and it's $20. If you hate it, I'll buy it off of you lol
This is a very good list. I have them all except Polo. Aside from Knize Ten, Kouros is my favorite.
