Best fragrance for men?

Cróga

Looking for something new and wondering have you folks got any recomendations? Opinions from women welcome also. Cheers!

sunnyside

Female opininon here, Armani code.

Hellrazer

For anyone stuck in the 80`s the perfume shop in Liffey Valley were selling off the large bottles of blue Stratos for 9 euros last week.

I cleared them out though

blahblah06

Male here. +1 Armani code

OldGoat

There is really no such thing as 'the best fragerance' as each indivudal will have a different chemical reaction with any fragerence. The same bottle of scent can produce two compleatly different aromas on two different people. You try it on, you wear it for a while, then you get someones elses opinion on it.
My personal preference for a cologn is currently D&G The One. It's an old fashioned scent, on a base of musk rather then the current trend of citrus.
Go in to the supplier, get a few samples spreyed onto card and then start to eliminate them one by one till you have your personal favourite. Take your time choosing, spend a week or two trying different scents and always get someone elses opinion...someone who'll tell you the truth.
Enjoy.

If anyone feels this thread should be moved to F&A let me know.

messrs

female here - fahrenheit is my fav aftershave, love the smell of it

Artificial fragrances interfere with your natural pheromones.
Making you smell less attractive.
Soap and freshly ironed shirt for me.

sunnyside

YSL Kouros smells good too.

petes

Old goat spice.

Wibbs

Gucci envy for day and Rochas Lui for evenings.

petes

I like 212 sexy men. Also like David Beckham, the original.

Mimikyu

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Snowie

personally i go with Givenchy very irresistible its quit soapy with a hint of coco and musk.
the other one is

channel sportiffe ran out of that one a while ago

Keano

Another Armani Code vote here followed my Jean Paul Gaultier

miss_feminem

(Female here in case the name didn't give that away :P) I really like Davidoff - Cool Water.

Mackleton

Female here, Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" is incredible on a guy, literally intoxicating, also Hugo by Hugo Boss is yummy.

Squiggle

Hugo Boss.

pikachucheeks

Some guy got on the bus the other day and whatever he was wearing actually put me and my friend into a hypnotic trance!
It was amazing!

My friend's boyfriend reckons it was Jupe. So, I'm going to say Jupe :P

I also think Calvin Klein has nice fragrances. Oh, and Monsieur Balmain ... the lemony one. That's yum!

K4t

Lad. Faranheit by Dior. :cool:

BankMan

I highly recommend Chanel Allure Homme (it's a bit pricey though)

For something older, I also love CK Truth and the original Paco Rabanne (green bottle - fairly cheap now).

I've also been experimenting with after shave balms. I love this one! Mrs Bankman is quite the fan.

http://www.strawberrynet.com/cologne/issey-miyake/l-eau-d-issey-pour-homme-intense/87760/

Snowie

BankMan wrote: »

I highly recommend Chanel Allure Homme (it's a bit pricey though)

thats the one i ment :cool: really really nice after shave but worth it..

BankMan

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

thats the one i ment :cool: really really nice after shave but worth it..

I tip my hat to you sir

Snowie

BankMan wrote: »

I tip my hat to you sir

comen right back at ya man

krudler

Another vote for Gaultier's Le Male here, the amount of comments i get at work and when i go out about it never ceases to amaze me, one night i walked up to a bar and a group of girls were standing with their backs to me and I overheard the nearest one sniff the air air say "ooh, someone smells ****able" that made my night

Odats

Currently have 3 favourites:

Work: Armani Code
Out: Davidoff Hot Water or Gucci by Gucci

Gucci pour homme 2 the blue wan is lovely and partial to a bit of Joop also.

liah

There's a Gaultier one I love, and a Hugo Boss one I love, but I don't know which ones! Also, Davidoff Cool Water is lovely, and so is the David Beckham one, original I think.

Otis Driftwood

Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

212 Sexy Man

If Im feeling a bit retro then Davidoff Cool Water is the way to go.

thegen

Tiffany for Men
Channell Allure Homme

samsweetie

D&G, The One.

DirkVoodoo

Squiggle wrote: »

Hugo Boss.

+1

Havana by aramis.

Rare, like myself.

blackbetty69

red lacoste

CliffHuxtabel

Moonbaby wrote: »

Artificial fragrances interfere with your natural pheromones.
Making you smell less attractive.
Soap and freshly ironed shirt for me.

i thought humans didnt emit pheromones.

re the aftershave....i always seem to get compliments off girls when I use Joop

tim0ney

Dior Homme ftw

SprostonGreen

My favourite is Incense by Givenchy. I think its discontiued but I've had a bottle for years, its like an everlasting gobstopper.

I wear Boss on day to day basis and Insense for special occassions.

Also fond of Joop and RL Polo Sport.

Will

armani or boss, can't go wrong. im more into the old fashioned scents, none of that citrus for me thank you very much. must go on a trip tomorrow and get something nice for myself

Tefral

My cabinet consists of:
1. Armani - Code
2. Davidoff - Cool Water
3. Paul Smith - Story
4. Cerrutti - sí
5. Lacoste - Pour Homme (the grey bottle)

All of the above i strongly recommend

SIX PACK

Moonbaby wrote: »

Artificial fragrances interfere with your natural pheromones.
Making you smell less attractive.
Soap and freshly ironed shirt for me.

Sounds Boaring buts its scientifically TRUE

Madame Razz

Having sold fragrance for a number of years I found that Joop and Jean paul Gaultier 'Le Male' were the two fragrances most favoured by rednecks and tinkers.

Please DON'T do it guys;)

OldGoat

Thats interesting Madam R. Not the redneck reference :rolleyes: but that you sold scents. Did you have any training or were you just there to push the newest lines in stock?

Madame Razz

Training and a very strong personal interest:)

However in general the Irish are very naive in their approach to fragrance and aren't particularly interested in the science:rolleyes:

I bought an Eau de Parfum for my OH recently. Now THAT is something ye men should keep your eyes open for;)

I'd recommend this book for anybody in anyway interested in a decent overview:)

Interestingly in said book they describe Joop as being akin to floor cleaner:pac::P

Snowie

MAdame Razz is givenichy very irrestable good then ?

weldoninhio

My favourite for the past while has been Issy Miyake.

Madame Razz

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

MAdame Razz is givenichy very irrestable good then ?

Fresh woody, a little sharp; given that it's Givenchy they could have done a bit better. But if it works for you then go for it;):D:p

mark renton

CK IN2U - its either my great charm or the fragrance the does the magic

Snowie

Madame Razz wrote: »

Fresh woody, a little sharp; given that it's Givenchy they could have done a bit better in their efforts. But if it works for you then go for it;):D:p

How do i know if it works for me i thought you wear it and women throw them selves at you

OldGoat

Thanks for the book recomendation Madam R, I've added it to my book stack (that is now almost at toppling height).
I finished off a bottle of eau de parfum recently, citrus based and I think thats why I've moved away. The strength of the parfum was a little overpowering and it took me a few applications to get a ballance. Those first few times I wore it I must have smelt like a bordello.

Anyway, appologies for going off thread.
Another fragerence I did rate was Acqua Di Parma. I just got bored with it though Mrs. Goat still leaves it out for me to wear. Wimminz!

LD 50

I'm 23 and a guy. I quite like Armani Mania, And I usually get compliments when I wear it. Its been a favourite of mine for a while. Kinda citrusy.

I added my age because I've read that as you get older different fragrances better suit you as you get older. And citrus smells are better suited to younger men.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Speaking from experience, many years in bars and clubs - English women love Hugo Boss, you'd be surprised at how many Irish women go simple drool over (as Moonbaby said) soap and a freshly pressed shirt.

And skangers - Joop, which is a pity because I actually like it a lot - but they've made it their own so it ain't for me anymore.

daca88

dude,21 here
currently, my collection consists of:

• Hugo Boss pure
• Aqua Di Gio by Armani
• Echo by Davidoff
• Ck In2U
• DKNY Be Delicious(my Favourite, nice and citrusy)

kaimera

Why hasn't anyone suggested the daddy of them all?

brut

You young folk (women included!) might never have heard of it