I’ve tried Amouage Dia and like that, and some otherSerge Lutens… not MKK, I don’t think.
I’ve wanted to try more from each brand, but they’re not easy to find.
Anyway, thanks for bringing these up, guys. I’ll look into both of them.
Good idea! I’m all for it!
Please check out Comme des Garcons.
Specially their ‘Incense’ and ‘Red’ lines, for this stuff is great!
Amouage Arcus. I have ordered a decant of MKK. We will see.
My vote for a men’s cologne: Geoffrey Beene’s Grey Flannel please.
Kashana
Oh GOD I love Muscs Koublai Khan!! Here’s my review of it. I would also kill for Musc Ravageur. Both are heavenly, but in totally different ways.
Muscs Koublaï Khän is my new favorite scent. I opened my decant and was initially shocked at how soft and sweet-smelling it seemed. I put it on and at first it was very light and unassuming, and then once it warmed on my skin, a humongous cumin note exploded. When the fragrance started opening up I thought, “Oh God…I can never wear this to work!” I smelled the cumin and was afraid that I would get a ton of funky cumin-type odor.
However, the scent has changed a lot on my skin after 20 minutes. Since then it’s gotten richer and richer. There’s a definite incense note on my skin, and the scent is just fabulous. It’s not funky or musty at all, just sexy, spicy, and very exotic.
Someone here on basenotes posted something about, “Men smell like this all the time, but I think a woman might be embarrassed to smell like this.” On me, it smells very nice. I am very pleased because I’ve got an entire bell jar of this stuff coming in the post, so I’m thrilled that it seems to work with my skin chemistry!
The drydown on MKK is really spectacular. It’s almost caramelly-sweet musk that makes me feel like the most desirable woman on the planet! The fragrance just keeps blossoming and getting better and better on my skin. I feel VERY sorry for the folks whose skin chemistry made it smell like a urinal. On me, this fragrance is delightful and I wear Muscs Koublaï Khän every day.
ha i cant believe you said that, i actually own grey flannel,i ADORE that scent.
Hey peeps,
Wanted to chime in that Grey Flannel smells pretty similar to Farenheit, my absolute favorite for a man’s cologne. It’s definetely more of a winter smell, a 3-D cloud of smoldering sexiness. It makes me so like, wet 
(ever since first boyfriend wore it way back when) For summer, I love “Live Jazz” by YSL. Smells kind of similar to Neroli slightly diffused, but not as fruity.
Would love to see decants here, but I would suggest an atomizer because splash on scents don’t diffuse the molecules as well. Especially if there are going to be pheromones added, I would definitely go with atomizers. There are atomizers available for decanting. They aren’t that expensive. I’ll see if I can come up with a link.
Some suggestions (mens and womens scents, as well as shared scents, would be great!)
- Commes des Garcons Incense series (Kyoto, Zagorsk, Avignon, etc)
- L’Artisan (Mechant Loup, Tea for Two, Ambre Extreme – fantastic!, Tuberose, Dzing! – a cultish scent)
- Serge Lutens (tend to have very good longevity) Santal Blanc, Chergui, Datura Noir, Fumerie Turque, Daim Blond, Tubereuse Criminelle, Encense et Lavande – also, all these SLs are shared scents
- Montale scents. Pricey but incredible longevity and powerful sillage, probably awesome for dispersing pheromones. Any of these would be great, but Black Aoud is probably the best.
- department store selections for women: Chanel Coco, Michael Kors Kors, Prada Tendre, Dior J’Adore, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Kenzo Amour, YSL Nu
*]department store selections for men: D&G By, YSL M7, John Varvatos, L’Eau D’Issey by Issey Miyake, Burberry Brit
Absolement Absinthe
Ladies and gentlemen, I think y’all should try ‘Absolement Absinthe’!
I got a sample of this yesterday and like it a lot!
It’s a very fresh scent, with besides the absinth frag (and a very nice one this is!) also fresh cannabis and some 40 (!) others (tea, jasmin, ylang-ylang etc)
Real nice, this will be great in summer mixed with NOL.
You can order a sample direct from the makers. Here: ~ Absolument Absinthe ~ (http://www.absolument.net/)
Chirimoya, you have a good nose!
Btw, have you ever tried the products by Divine?
They have an absolute FANTASTIC new scent for woman, called ‘L’inspiratrice’.
I’m thinking of buying a bottle myself, although I’m a guy. I just GOTTA have this one!
I’m quite sure you will like it too, since you also seem to enjoy the Incense series by Comme des Garcons…
Whatever happened to this idea? Is androtics going to offer these desginer fragrances?
mharris, i am writing this under the pale moon light while dancing with the devil, hoping you can respond, i would love to try the christian’s and malle’s and lutens i would even settle for some 80’s powerhouses or chanel’s…send me a smoke signal from whatever island you are at…
I’m looking for decants of the “less affordable” colognes, and just discovered this old thread. Did the idea die with the thread?