I’ve always liked Mont Blanc Legend, but their new Explorer is fantastic, well worth sniffing out; and yes it even reminds me of Adventus Creed and lasts really well. About £72 for 100ml. Great stuff.
Probably bought around 50 bottles over the last couple of years as there was a lot I wanted to try. Below are the regular wearers I’d rate 8 or over-
Spring summer day
Ferrari Bright Neroli
Ferrari Noble fig
A&F first instinct
Spring summer night
Mont Blanc legend spirit
Azzaro chrome pure
Autumn winter day
YSL Y Parfum
Autumn winter night
Perry Ellis M
Out with wife
Guerlain L’homme ideal EDP
Out with lads
Versace Eros
So yeah, a little bit over the top. Can’t stress enough how good those Ferrari’s are for the price. Noble fig being better than anything Aqua Di Parma have to offer.
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I’ve always liked Mont Blanc Legend, but their new Explorer is fantastic, well worth sniffing out; and yes it even reminds me of Adventus Creed and lasts really well. About £72 for 100ml. Great stuff.
For true aftershave, stick with the experts.
Geo F Trumper make some superb, more traditional and remarkably refined aftershaves. Their store in Mayfair is an absolute treasure trove.
Away from the shaving pros, I'm a man for Narcisco Rodriguez. Yet to know anyone else who's ever heard of it. Thus my signature scent.
Easy to find and cheap when it's time to stock up.
https://www.theperfumeshop.com/narciso-rodriguez/b/55
https://www.debenhams.com/beauty/narciso-rodriguez
Thank you!
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Eau sauvage. Old style. Clear bottle silver top. Been using for many years.
Not a million miles from my own experience a few years ago, which was gratitude tainted by frustration that people passing through Abu Dhabi airport saw fit to buy me one bottle as a "saw this and thought you might want some" but just the one bottle.
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Tried Roja Danger in Harrods on Wednesday... Bloody lovely stuff, but at £250 for 50ml they can keep it.
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Baccarat Rouge 540 currently getting lots of air time...
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An old favourite...actually bought in the Altstadt in Innsbruck a week ago...Alt Innsbruck is available in the U.K.
http://www.carterandbond.com/brands/Alt-Innsbruck.phtml
Of all the ones I wear Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male seems to be the most popular with the laydeez
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I got some of this delivered today. I also have the real thing, but it's running out so I thought I'd take a punt.
I honestly can not tell the difference, and a quick sniff test by SWMBO corroborates this.
I also got 20% off following a previous purchase, so £28 for 50ml of Aventus is excellent VFM
For info, their Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud clone is pretty bob-on too !
Not sure it's been mentioned before, but Cardinal by Heeley. Bought from Nose in Paris who have a superb range of fragrances not easily available in the UK.
I have a dozen or so but being old school my fav is still RL Polo green. My kids hate the smell but I like it so as Frank would say I slosh it all over
Recently picked up a bottle of this EDP
Nice & light for summer and available pretty cheap.
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Acqua di Parma Colonia & their Oud are some of my favourites.
Keeping with the watch theme, Omega Aqua Terra EDT is also a regular amd gets quite a lot of positive comments.
I have a new favourite, its called ‘Greenhouse’
a Vetiver and Laurel mix with bits of peat, cactus and leather plus a few others.
all created by myself with a bit of help of a qualified perfumer at Mo61 in Warsaw (they also have a shop in Grasse) you basically tell them what you like, and they they place a few jars in front of you and you smell the glass stoppers as the jars themselves are often too pungent, one of them made me recoil in horror as it was like smelling salts.
they slowly add ingredients and if you don’t like something they dilute it down by adding back what you do like until you are happy.
you test it on your skin as the formula develops.
they also know what base notes to add or if you need something at the top.
I knew a bit about perfume so asked a few questions as we went along, the perfumer really liked what we created.
you name it and they type the label up on a typewriter and then put the formula on a card with your name so you can re-order.
they have some premixed house scents, some of which are quite off the wall like ‘fog’, ‘Take me to the church’ (yes it smells of a old church)
She gave me a sample of this with added Vetiver and Tourbe (soil/turf)
a very memorable experience and well worth the price.
Creed GIT , Silver mountain water and Guerlain Vetiver for me at the moment.
I only seem to like GIT on cooler days
Really like Chanel Egoiste Platinum.
Emporio Armani, Stronger With You and Boss Intense are the current ones.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Hugo Boss reversed , bought for me by my lady so the women seem to like it, thats all that matters right :D
Just a little update on this one. I know a few members have used the services of Palmolive on the Basenotes forum for various split deals.
Since my last purchase Palmolive has improved the packaging and you now receive the fragrance in a clear dumpy bottle as shown below:
This is the thread in question, best direct any questions to the man himself.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/457...ted-Fierce-Int
I have bought a few from them and they are very good, try the sample pack with the regular discounts it’s even better.
https://copycatfragrances.co.uk/
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Just had some Polo 'Blue' EDT bought for me. Lovely smell 👃
I get asked what I am wearing a lot. I would feel uncomfortable saying Creed Aventura when it was a copy. Do you say I'm wearing a fake Creed Aventus?
Is it any difference to wearing a fake Rolex. Looks like one, will convince others it's one but it isn't one.
I bought some Tom Ford amber leather very nice for autumn and winter
Still using Aramis EdC, many years
Have in fact received several compliments, but we all 'smell' different apparently , and for evenings Loewe Esencia - loooovely
I've got a few on the go, 2 are Jo Malone, and the other is Creed Millesime Imperial.
In price order ...
Creed Viking
RL Polo Green (long term favourite)
Ted Baker
It was a toss up between the two and will probably try Aventus next time when the Viking runs out. Can’t justify having two bottles of Creed on the go at the same time.
Milton & Lloyd Victor #9. Great buy if you want a cheap Aventus clone
Frapin 1270 is one of my favourites, quite subtle and sweet
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https://www.perfumeplusdirect.co.uk/...toilette-spray
Used code PREMIUM10 for extra 10% off
Dior Homme Sport for me
Big fan of Penhaligons. Huge range from the Victorian era up to contemporary.
Got some creed for a birthday last year but the wife doesn't like it. Says it smells took manly for me!
I got some Fleur D’orangeur for Xmas, and If anyone is a fan of Neroli Portofino by Tom Ford, I can recommend this Zara fragrance as smelling exactly the same to me.
I got the 40ml bottle for Xmas, but I’ve just been and bought the 90ml (Zara are notorious for discontinuing frags or them not being available everywhere, like the original Vibrant Leather Aventus-alike)
£15.99 for 40ml, £25.99 for 90ml.
You may be surprised (as I was) to learn that Jo Malone is behind this fragrance.
This is a very good NP smell-a-like (and lasts a lot longer than the Tom Ford version).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neroliz-Por...type=ss&sr=1-3