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Old 05-01-2006, 11:05 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Please help me out cologne snob....

From what I've read here and other sites, I think I want something subtle, woody, and most importanly long-lasting (but not necessarily strong at the beginning). One of the most intriguing scents I once came across smelled a bit like Hennessy (the liquor... hmm, maybe I should just splash myself with that a couple times before I leave the house).. but it was very earthy with a sharp bite to it. Whatever that scent was would have been perfect..[/B] and I've been trying to find it ever since.

What I don't want is something fresh and citrusy that the guys with white striped dress shirts wear to clubs. I don't need my cologne to be smelled from more than one foot away... I like my cologne sit there, like the smell of a leather jacket, with a dusk/evening kind of feel.

I'm 25, 6'3", rubgy player kind of build... without being overweight.... wear lots of blacks, browns, grays, etc, occasionally throwing in something wild.. and doing a bit of a yuppie sophisticated punk look when I go out, while at the same time being ready to chat it up with the execs in the corporate world.

So far I think I've narrowed it down to Varvatos, Yves M7, michael kors.
I'll pass the description of the Hennesy one to someone who knows even more about this stuff than I do and see if he can identify it. I think I've smelled something like it, but I can't put a name to it.
edit: I was browsing around and came across Dominica Bay Rum aftershave cologne. Might this be it?
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...960/373980.htm


Looks like you have a good idea of what you're looking for. I do, however, have another reccomendation for you. For sophisticated punk, you may want to try my personal daily scent, L'Anarchiste by Caron. It sprays on strong, and assaults your sense of smell with notes of orange, clove, holiday potpurri, and warm gunmetal, and leaves you wondering if you're also smelling a hint of blood in the mix (and manages to do so in a non-offensive way.) I don't remember who said it, but It's been described as "like a massacre in Santa's workshop." It dries down to a subtle, subdued, warm mix of cloves, light musk, and a hint of grapefruit. Its copper bottle adds a mild topnote of its own to the mix as it slowly leeches an essence of copper into the cologne over time, leaving you with a scent not quite like any other individual bottle. If you sweat, the middle notes are revived, radiating a sweet smell that evokes the mental image of a clove-stuffed orange seating in the midday sun.

This fragrance projects an attitude that lets others know that as cultured and sophisticated as you are, you also have a wild side and aren't afraid to raise hell in your free time. This is what a punk rocker would wear if he had to shave off the mohawk and trade in his tattered shirt, ripped jeans, and chains for a suit and tie.
If you don't want a scent to be too noticable, omit the spray on the back of the neck and put one light spray on one wrist and press together instead of one on each.
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Wow, I didn't expect to come across stuff like this... a note of "photocopy toner"?

Odeur 71 - Notes: Moss, Bamboo, Bay Leaf, Willow, Elm and Birch, with Photocopy Toner, Dust on a Lightbulb, Electric Toaster and Ink.

http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...dPaginate=true
I've never seen that before and I now have to make a special trip to somewhere that carries it so I can smell it.
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Originally Posted by Zeraph
Cool thread. Got anything to recommend for someone who doesn't like wearing cologne? Like a deoderant and soap (and maybe even shaving cream) combo.

Thanks.
A lot of fragrances have matching soap, shampoo, deodorant, and moisturizer. Plaecs like Sephora will stock the whole lines, and they'd probably be a bigger help than I would for helping with those, as I just use unscented everything. The one I can think of off the top of my head is Bulgari pour Homme, and the set comes with body soap, shampoo, and cologne. You should be able to get them separately, or just give yourself a really light spray of cologne on your torso from two feet away if you don't want to have much of a noticable scent. Givenchy Very Irresistible also has a companion set of deodorant and soap.

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