My Perfume Desires of the Week: Men's Perfumes That Are Must-Trys
In honor of Father's Day I have decided to list some of the men's fragrances that I have been wanting to try or revisit for some time.
• Eau Sauvage by Dior
Eau Sauvage, the myth...Edmond Roudnitska, its creator, one of the most demanding perfumers that's ever walked the face of the earth...its unisex, even universal appeal...what more could I say? Ah, yes, it's a great summer scent too.....
• Equipage by Hermès
I can only remember the elegant, refined impression it left on me when I first smelled it in the bathroom at a house where I had been invited for a dinner party with my parents. Must revisit it.
• Rocabar by Hermès
It sounded like an awfully sexy masculine scent and it is, see our review.
• Déclaration by Cartier
Because this is a perfume that was recommended by a Marionnaud SA as her top recommendation to make a scent gift that would likely be appreciated, together with Eau Sauvage by Dior. For women, she recommended J'Adore and Allure. I know what she means; all these distillate the right proportions of elegance and sensuality and appear appropriate for many occasions. Déclaration is the only one I don't know yet.
• M7 by Yves Saint Laurent
Because Chandler Burr says it's one of the greatest underrated masculine scents. I can't remember ever sniffing it.
• Monsieur Balmain by Balmain
In my memory it stands out as one of the best citrus scents I've ever had the pleasure of smelling and trying. I wonder if it smells as good today as it did in the past or in my memory.
• Eau du Coq by Guerlain
I've smelled it in the past but don't remember it distinctly. I would love to see how it smells on my husband's skin.
• Eucris by Geo F. Trumper
Because the name, the bottle, and the literary reference are cool; it's James Bond's fragrance.
• Hammam Bouquet by Penhaligon's
Because it is a 19th century scent that is still in existence today and more importantly still, because it shows how men's scents were conceived of differently then. Flowery scents were not considered to be an assault on masculinity.
• Molecule 01 by Escentric Molecules
This one I need to smell on my husband's skin and see if what they say checks out. It is supposed to smell not very distinctive but to be packed with pheromones.
• Yatagan by Caron
• Knize Ten by Knize
Because some of the folks on Basenotes make it sound like an incredible scent...Belle Epoque Vienna, Roaring Twenties, the scent of a dandy, on a par with Cuir Mauresque, decadent, if it were a whiskey it would be a Lagavulin...damn, where is the Buy it Now button?
I have to go and so that's a good enough reason for stopping here. I just wanted to add that I've recently discovered that Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens smells out of this world on a man, my husband in this case.
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Great list! Folks keep bringing up the Knize Ten, I guess I need to smell it. I'm still playing catch-up in the men's dept.
The Rocabar I ordered online, happy to send you some when it gets here. The Equipage will probably be next as a test fragrance for the Big Cheese -- oh, isn't it leathery and sexy?!? I need to try Yatagan b/c I like the other Caron dude scents... also I recommend trying the Escentric 01 instead of the Molecule 01. The Molecule is just Iso E Super, I think, but the Escentric is the same Iso E Super PLUS pepper, orris and woods, and it is sultry and very unisexy. I believe you can sample both from luckyscent.
Posted by: March | June 18, 2006
Hey, great tip for the Escentric 01!
I tend to put off trying men's scents because, well, there all these other women's scents to try out. Apart from some categories of scents that are very much codified as men's scents - you know, they smell as if you were wearing aftershave - they pretty much are all potentially wearable by everyone.
The one I want to try most is Knize. I have a somewhat vague but very good memory of Equipage. And I'd be glad to try Rocabar.
And I repeat for the benefit of everyone, Ambre Sultan smells so sexy on a man!
I just checked, they can also be sampled through Aedes. By the way, their sample program is superlative and they are as quick as lightning too.
Posted by: Helene | June 18, 2006
M7 is darn good. Husband wore that one for a while and then defected to Bel Ami and Isfarkand (he loves the woody stuff).
Posted by: Anonymous | June 19, 2006
Mmmmm, sounds very alluring. You are exciting my curiosity even more -- I love hidden gems:)
Posted by: Mimi Froufrou | June 19, 2006
If you think Knize Ten smells good,(I personally don't) then you should really try Knize(or Knize 2) discontinued by the House of Knize some years back. I smelled a cologne on someone near me that was so good I had to find out what it was. I had never heard of it, but the guy was'nt too freaked out to give me info. on it. Never smelled anything better, and I can't find anyone who can help me w/ this fragrance. Can any of you?
Posted by: Robert Atkins | February 3, 2007