What is your house ingredient?
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right now it seems to be tied either rose scents or heavy woody scents...or both together!
1. Geranium - all my favorite semi fresh, semi mature & semi stylish frags contains Geranium - Malle Geranium Pour Homme, Viktor & Rolf Antidote, Chanel Platinum Egoiste, Boss Bottled (used to be my signature), Alain Delon Pour Homme, Davidoff Cool Water (prefer old formula), Klein Eternity (used to love this stuff, not so much now), Davidoff Good Life, Herrera for Men, YSL Jazz Prestige (now discontinued sadly), Mont Blanc Legend, Perry Ellis Night, YSL Rive Gauche for Men, Aramis Tuscany, Versace Pour Homme, Armani Code Sport & Cacharel Pour L'Homme - just to name a few that I own/have owned
2. Tobacco - I'm a NON smoker, and hate real tobacco smoke from cigars, cigarettes - but pipe tobacco smoke turn my nose on in a good way and for some reason tobacco frags that does not have the intense vibe going, really just does it for me. Love most tobacco frags I've smelled.
3. Leather - this scent makes me calm and cosy - and I really enjoy a strong leather scent in a fragrance. Especially suited for colder weather frags.
4. Tonka Bean - Don't know what it is, but tonka bean in a fragrance makes me enjoy the fragrance more. It has that calm enjoyable slightly heavy scent cloud, but often still is in the background in a fragrance - I find that tonka bean in any fragrance always seem to improve the fragrance to my nose.
5. Vanilla - some say this is a feminine note, and they may be correct. But used properly, Vanilla in a fragrance makes the fragrance so much better. I love the use of Vanilla in many semi gourmand fragrances.
6. Sandalwood - this is in the base of 50% fragrances, but real sandalwood has NOTHING in common with the artificial TOBS, GFT and TF6H Sandalwood scent, that turns my stomach. Real sandalwood is an earthy woody natural scent, that calms and pleases my nose.
7. Anise - as a guy from Denmark, I of course enjoy anise. I have eaten literally 1000 of bags of salty tasty licorice and anise will forever be a scent that I highly enjoy, also in fragrances.
8. Soap - love my 3 Prada's and my Mugler cologne + Creed OV. The smell of soap in a fragrance is perfect, when you want to use a frarance that will not provoke or annoy anyone. For instance for a job interview and for other situations, where a fragrance is not well mannered to wear, a soapy frag will always do the trick.
9. Iris - I originally disliked this a lot, but iris notes in Prada Infusion D'Homme, Dior Homme and Dior Homme Intense has turned me around. I now enjoy iris notes in certain fragrances. Versace The Dreamer may have a too intense iris note in it, that kills you in the first hour though........
10. Rose - same as with iris, it can be too feminine, but used correctly in a fragrance, this stuff is amazing. Le Labo Rose 31, Azzaro Acteur, Tauer Incense Rose, Chanel Egoiste, Ungaro III and Zino Davidoff all have rose done the right way in them IMHO
2. Tobacco - I'm a NON smoker, and hate real tobacco smoke from cigars, cigarettes - but pipe tobacco smoke turn my nose on in a good way and for some reason tobacco frags that does not have the intense vibe going, really just does it for me. Love most tobacco frags I've smelled.
3. Leather - this scent makes me calm and cosy - and I really enjoy a strong leather scent in a fragrance. Especially suited for colder weather frags.
4. Tonka Bean - Don't know what it is, but tonka bean in a fragrance makes me enjoy the fragrance more. It has that calm enjoyable slightly heavy scent cloud, but often still is in the background in a fragrance - I find that tonka bean in any fragrance always seem to improve the fragrance to my nose.
5. Vanilla - some say this is a feminine note, and they may be correct. But used properly, Vanilla in a fragrance makes the fragrance so much better. I love the use of Vanilla in many semi gourmand fragrances.
6. Sandalwood - this is in the base of 50% fragrances, but real sandalwood has NOTHING in common with the artificial TOBS, GFT and TF6H Sandalwood scent, that turns my stomach. Real sandalwood is an earthy woody natural scent, that calms and pleases my nose.
7. Anise - as a guy from Denmark, I of course enjoy anise. I have eaten literally 1000 of bags of salty tasty licorice and anise will forever be a scent that I highly enjoy, also in fragrances.
8. Soap - love my 3 Prada's and my Mugler cologne + Creed OV. The smell of soap in a fragrance is perfect, when you want to use a frarance that will not provoke or annoy anyone. For instance for a job interview and for other situations, where a fragrance is not well mannered to wear, a soapy frag will always do the trick.
9. Iris - I originally disliked this a lot, but iris notes in Prada Infusion D'Homme, Dior Homme and Dior Homme Intense has turned me around. I now enjoy iris notes in certain fragrances. Versace The Dreamer may have a too intense iris note in it, that kills you in the first hour though........
10. Rose - same as with iris, it can be too feminine, but used correctly in a fragrance, this stuff is amazing. Le Labo Rose 31, Azzaro Acteur, Tauer Incense Rose, Chanel Egoiste, Ungaro III and Zino Davidoff all have rose done the right way in them IMHO
mmmm turkisk peber!! I have a stockpile of 30 cans in my pantry right now. It's impossible to find in the US but I get a can every christmas and bring back a can every time I return from norway
I wish they made a good licorice scent. I have many and none do it justice. either it's burid in the composition like azzaro or its mixed with saccharine vanilla like lolita lempicka
mmmm turkisk peber!! I have a stockpile of 30 cans in my pantry right now. It's impossible to find in the US but I get a can every christmas and bring back a can every time I return from norway
I wish they made a good licorice scent. I have many and none do it justice. either it's burid in the composition like azzaro or its mixed with saccharine vanilla like lolita lempicka
Love love 'Tykisk Peber' - it was invented by a dane, Per. His wife was called Elly - hence the name of the company that created 'Tyrkisk Peber' was Perelly. I thought it was italian at first - but it was invented by a dane.
Now Frazer, a Finnish company, bought Perelly out - but 'Tyrkisk Peber' still taste the same - fantastic strong anise ammoniac flavor
Some of my favourites seem to have Bergamot in, not necessarily as the primary ingredient. To be honest I got to the stage where I needed to google
it to know what it was!
it to know what it was!
Khm...
lavender, I guess.
lavender, I guess.
I have not been doing fragrances long enough to know yet. I definitely like citrus.
This week I've found a couple of new favorites: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver and Spicebomb. I'm not sure exactly which scent there I find most attractive, but the dry down on the Spicebomb is long and lovely. The Grey Vetiver lasted all day - 14 hours.
This week I've found a couple of new favorites: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver and Spicebomb. I'm not sure exactly which scent there I find most attractive, but the dry down on the Spicebomb is long and lovely. The Grey Vetiver lasted all day - 14 hours.
Sandalwood
Vetiver
Leather
Tobacco
in that order
I think
Vetiver
Leather
Tobacco
in that order
I think
Vetiver
Sandalwood
Rose
Patchouli
Tobacco
Sandalwood
Rose
Patchouli
Tobacco
Leather
Vetiver
Rose
Vetiver
Rose
Leather.
Leather
Tobacco
Vetiver
I also dig anise and iris, but only as supporting elements.
Tobacco
Vetiver
I also dig anise and iris, but only as supporting elements.
- Vetiver
- More Vetiver
- Amber
- Vanilla
- More Vetiver
- Tonka Bean
- Soap
Cedar or any of the darker woods
Incense
Vetiver
Tobacco
Vetiver
Rum
Pretty much sums up my current favorites, but ask me again in the middle of Summer and I will probably give you a different list. I do enjoy other primary notes from time to time, such as lavender, patchouli, etc.
Incense
Vetiver
Tobacco
Vetiver
Rum
Pretty much sums up my current favorites, but ask me again in the middle of Summer and I will probably give you a different list. I do enjoy other primary notes from time to time, such as lavender, patchouli, etc.
Right now?
Incense: CDG Kyoto, Montale Full Incense, Tauer LDDM, a lot of Amouages
Pepper: Eau de L'Occitan, Pen's Opus
Geranium: Malle's Geranium pour Monsieur
Lavender: C&S O&C, Antiheros
Woods: MPG Santal Noble, Villoresi Sandalo, Pen's Opus
Vetiver: Lalique's Encre Noire, Guerlain Vetiver, Floris, etc.
...in that order; but that can change without notice...
Incense: CDG Kyoto, Montale Full Incense, Tauer LDDM, a lot of Amouages
Pepper: Eau de L'Occitan, Pen's Opus
Geranium: Malle's Geranium pour Monsieur
Lavender: C&S O&C, Antiheros
Woods: MPG Santal Noble, Villoresi Sandalo, Pen's Opus
Vetiver: Lalique's Encre Noire, Guerlain Vetiver, Floris, etc.
...in that order; but that can change without notice...
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I like Woody, Spicy types.
I can't make a list.
Burberry London knocked my socks off when I first smelled it lo those many years ago.
I think of that one as a template for what I like in designer level scents.
That's just on average of course. There are always exceptions to the rule.
I can't make a list.
Burberry London knocked my socks off when I first smelled it lo those many years ago.
I think of that one as a template for what I like in designer level scents.
That's just on average of course. There are always exceptions to the rule.
Bergamot. Versace Pour Homme. Favorite cologne.
Aftershave is bay rum and sandalwood from ogallala. I love the scent of those two mixed.
Aftershave is bay rum and sandalwood from ogallala. I love the scent of those two mixed.
Or anything with bits of real panther in it... That's how you know it's good.
