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#76 2009-12-11 10:31:43
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Re: Fragrance as an accessory
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#77 2009-12-11 10:51:19
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My tastes are simple and satisfied at Trumper's. Eucris when it's cool, Skye when it's warm, and Lime anytime.
#78 2009-12-11 11:03:47
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Trumper's are indeed excellent aftershaves. Lime most exquisite, except for me, it brings back memories of Hull and Beverley 1998/9.
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#79 2009-12-11 11:32:00
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"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#80 2009-12-11 17:48:04
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D.R. Harris
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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#81 2011-04-06 10:51:21
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Went into the Hermes store on rue du Faubourg St Andre in Paris today. I'd say the Terre d'Hermes is pretty darn tasty...
#82 2011-04-06 11:23:32
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This is a rather interesting thread - lots of Creed talk, as is inevitable in the high-speed world of internet luxury goods criticism. Here's the thing about Creed: there is no evidence that the brand existed as a fragrance maker before about 1970. All the blather about them making scents for Errol Flynne and the princes of 18th century Europe is just PR. The house started as a tailor (and there is an historical record of this) but the fragrances came much later.
Some Creed scents are sublime, some are pretty bad, all are vastly overpriced. Their ingredients are not dramatically higher quality or more natural than any other perfumer's. Chanel and Guerlain probably beat Creed on the quality of their raw materials, and their prices are lower.
#83 2011-04-06 11:26:25
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#84 2011-04-06 11:57:24
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#85 2011-04-06 12:32:44
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^Interesting, have to admit I've fallen for the Creed mistique. Some of their stuff is indeed naff: Silver Mountain Water and Himalaya are rather cheap and nasty. Although, on first impressions they seem rather refined.
The one that Errol Flynn was meant to sport is extremely grand, but too expensive, especially if its pedigree is mere marketing spin.
I'm with Ace Face, Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet is the king of aftershaves. You're not going to tell me that it wasn't Winston Churchill's favourite scent now are you?
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#86 2011-04-06 12:51:56
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I have nothing but good things to say about Blenheim Bouquet, though I feel compelled to add that the weirdo Eurpoean drugstore scent Pino Sylvestre manages to reproduce about 95% of Blenheim's grandeur for $15 a bottle.
#87 2011-04-06 15:16:36
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#89 2011-04-07 10:44:26
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Diors Fahrenheit was way too popular for a time and along with Armani Acqua di Gio and Polo Sport, although unique and fine fragrances carry too much baggage of association.
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#90 2011-04-08 22:25:11
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Varon Dandy: Old school fragrance from Spain, used in barber shops. Dirt cheap and 33 oz bottle lasts for years, but, gets lots of compliments.
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#91 2011-04-08 22:29:51
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#92 2011-04-08 22:35:44
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#93 2011-04-09 10:05:48
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Nonetheless! They are quite similar, both lemon/herbal/piney, and both very nice - BB isn't particularly floral, despite the bouquet in the name. D.R. Harris Arlington and Trumper's Wellington are in the same mode, and both are very good.
Just ordered some Varon Dandy, it sounds excellent. I've never seen it here in the US.
#94 2011-04-09 10:53:37
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#95 2011-04-09 11:22:07
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Acqua di Biella No. 1 is another good one...
http://www.acquadibiella.it/index.html
http://www.nstperfume.com/2006/01/25/fragrance-review-acqua-di-biella-no-1-baraja/
Meehan Bay Rhum, too, though, an acquired taste for some...
http://www.bonnydoonfarm.com/catalog/page8.html
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#96 2011-04-09 11:41:05
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#98 2011-06-14 00:04:11
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Found a great article that might help you out a bit: http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_400/416_fashion_advice.html
#99 2011-06-14 09:12:05
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The advice in the Ask Men article is remarkably bad, as is usually the case with Ask Men. Suggesting Yves Saint Laurent's L'Homme as a "man's man" cologne is kind of like recommending the Mazda Miata as the ultimate sports car for connoisseurs (actual "man's man" colognes: Quorum, Azzaro, Paco Rabanne, Caron Pour un Homme, Drakkar Noir, Aramis Tuscany, Antaeus, etc). Describing Gucci pour homme as a cologne that "does not hold back" and is best suited for the grizzled man of the world is even more deranged; again, this is like recommending Donald Trump ties as the sophisticated choice of the business elite.
The colognes that they list are almost all the insipid products of years of conservative fragrance marketing, though Eau d'orange verte (the oldest scent on their list) isn't bad.
#100 2011-06-14 10:51:45
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"It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive."
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