Men's Fragrances

[Dane]

Dane, just wanted to thank you for pointing me in the direction of bois d'encens. I missed the one on eBay but actually found another (for a reasonable price) and am loving it. It starts off a bit peppery but that burns off to pure inscense

You're welcome! It's a beautiful scent...I wish it was more accessible.

I feel like I'm monopolizing this thread...I hope I'm not preventing others from making suggestions, etc.

[Faust]

You're welcome! It's a beautiful scent...I wish it was more accessible.

I feel like I'm monopolizing this thread...I hope I'm not preventing others from making suggestions, etc.

I was going to recommend Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue as your next scent

[Shucks]

Thanks, Faust. I respect your opinion and appreciate the suggestion. I found where I can get a sample of the fragrance you mentioned so I'll try it out. I know the Demeter stuff doesn't last long and is almost more of a novelty than a true cologne or perfume but I'm going to check out 'dust' as well just because of some of the reviews and it's only like $5 for a 2 ml sample.

have dust since the christopher brosius days of demeter. don't use it much, but it's pretty fun. smells like a dusty lightbulb when it's been lit for a while.

used to wear it together with 'rain' for a bit of balance and depth.

[thehouseofdis]

I'm still hoping that Ann Demeulemeester comes out with a scent.

I'm trying to decide what it would smell like, my guesses are primed canvas, feathers and/or leather with perhaps a hint of horse sweat.

[Faust]

She told me she'd do it if she found the right partner. I guess that hasn't happened in all these years. But, yes, it's intriguing. It'd smell like Blake's poetry and Patti Smith's music.

[thehouseofdis]

I thought I'd read it in your interview with her. I think she will eventually do it, but she and Anne Chapelle are good business women so it will have to be on their terms. I dream of working on the packaging design with Ann.

[Castor]

I wish the owners of the current Helmut Lang brand would bring back the scents. I think they were beautifully done and the packaging/concept was perfect. I wonder if someone still has the formulas on file.

[Dane]

I wish the owners of the current Helmut Lang brand would bring back the scents. I think they were beautifully done and the packaging/concept was perfect. I wonder if someone still has the formulas on file.

Formulae belong to the fragrance manufacturer, not the brand on the label. Maurice Roucel did the namesake scent, and I believe he would have been with Symrise at the time.

I too hope Ann releases a scent one day, but I fear it might be put in the wrong hands of responsibility, as I'm sure she is. My first thought was that the brilliant Christophe Laudamiel would be right up her alley.

[michael_kard]

I wish the owners of the current Helmut Lang brand would bring back the scents. I think they were beautifully done and the packaging/concept was perfect. I wonder if someone still has the formulas on file.

I wish the owners of the current Helmut Lang brand would bring back everything...

[Faust]

I wish they would just cease and desist.

[Castor]

They paid good money for that name. Keep wishing.

[jogu]

any opinions on new haarlem ? trying to find a sample decant of it but cant find any . would like to know if it blows before i freeze my ass off walkin to saks and hope the store here carries it just to smell it , then find out it bites

[Dane]

any opinions on new haarlem ? trying to find a sample decant of it but cant find any . would like to know if it blows before i freeze my ass off walkin to saks and hope the store here carries it just to smell it , then find out it bites

Smells like Rochas Homme (same perfumer), but less sweet. It's not awful, I can't see many hating it...but it wouldn't' inspire me personally.

[jogu]

thx lol saved my ass the trouble . i remember rochas sephora had it a long time ago . it was sweet but i remember thinkin it wasnt anythin special

[Dane]

thx lol saved my ass the trouble . i remember rochas sephora had it a long time ago . it was sweet but i remember thinkin it wasnt anythin special

It's basically a lavender-coffee accord. Yohji Homme did it one better and traded the lavender for licorice (of which lavender shares some molecules), but that shit is too $$ now.