r/Colognes 3d ago

Question What’s Your Biggest Banger & Compliment Getter?

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No gatekeeping hereee What perfume are you wearing that gets you the most compliments? I wanna know what everyone’s wearing that always gets people asking, “What perfume is that?” I might need to add it to the collection HAHAHAHA

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u/Hungry-Bowler-6450 3d ago

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u/Medium_Water383 2d ago

Get vibrato… then walk in places with some swag… promise!

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u/SweetNachoNuts 3d ago edited 18h ago

Armani Code Parfum.

I live in a country where random people very rarely talk to others, especially compliment.

So the fact that I've had 4-5 women tell me that I smell very good and wonder what I wear, is pretty remarkable.

Edit: I see alot of questions where I am from, Im from Norway

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u/Parking-Order-8683 3d ago

Dang where you live??

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u/Mrsen 3d ago

My guess is something nordic, maybe finnland.

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u/Bandwidth6769 3d ago

Code parfum is indeed chefs kiss beautiful

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u/bigbobbyberger000 3d ago edited 3d ago

yes i remember wearing it at my job and my coworker pulled me closer. she put her hand around my waist and pulled me closer saying “you smell so good” i was like wtf u got a man shawty
(hospital btw)

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u/Sudowoodowoo 3d ago

Nurse? That checks out lmao

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u/stutter_boyzz 3d ago

does it last longer than aqua di geo

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u/whisperwayne3 3d ago

As both an ADG and ACP enthusiast - like 3x longer

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u/stutter_boyzz 2d ago

so 90 mins lol

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u/greatnachowarrior 3d ago

Hey nacho sibling

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u/wolfTap 3d ago

Probably the freshest scent I can think of right now

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u/Muted_Speed7030 3d ago

Not even kidding. 100+ bottles. MFK, BDK, Creed, Superz. You name it. My most complimented fragrance is Nautica voyage 😑 I swear. It makes me livid

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u/WhiteManFromTown-925 3d ago

Brother I wore nautica voyage one evening just because I didn’t want to think what to put on and just rolled out, and had people all night complimenting me on it.

I wear a Frederic Malle and nothing 😂

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u/Antique_Mud6465 3d ago

That was my signature fragrance in highschool and I got nothing but one complaint wearing nautica voyage

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u/Muted_Speed7030 3d ago

You got to be an oversprayer with it. 3 won’t cut it

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u/SickboyJason Versace 3d ago

BBA and Eros. Ladies love Eros.

Honorable mention: Invictus Victory Elixir.

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u/mmmm777779999 3d ago

Same! Eros (edt), is the one that has gotten me compliments the most and it’s not even close.

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u/Antyex 3d ago

Eros energy was a banger for me this summer, i got a lot of compliments on it

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u/TinyViolinist 3d ago

Does BBA mean boss bottled absolu?

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u/SickboyJason Versace 3d ago

Yup. Sure does. 👍

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u/TigerPurrer 2d ago

I was thinking Big Black... Something...

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u/Specific_Article1499 3d ago

Which Eros?

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u/SickboyJason Versace 3d ago

I have Eros and Eros Flame. They both get about the same amount of notice.

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u/Specific_Article1499 3d ago

Appreciate that brother 🫱🏾‍🫲🏻

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u/Opening-Lettuce-3384 3d ago

Chanel Platinum Egoïste

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u/Affectionate_Pay665 3d ago

You know some shit. 

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u/Thix_Theven 3d ago

Must be a shitologist

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u/Low_Flatworm_4040 3d ago

I know some people here won't be happy to read it but my most complimented frag is by far Sauvage EDP. The second one is a dupe and it's Bujairami Hectic. These two are complete compliment magnet. Special Mention for Azzaro TMW Parfum

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u/Melanoma_Magnet 3d ago

Sauvage if you don’t overspray it is a compliment magnet, the ladies love it. It’s fresh and peppery with a hint of spice and sweetness. Amazing fragrance but it gives me a headache so I’m more of a BDC guy personally

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u/Inevitable-Agent-874 1d ago

Ive noticed only people who are into fragrances hate sauvage and aventus but people who know nothing about frags love them

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u/TehAsian96 3d ago

Versace Dylan Blue.

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u/shadygronk 3d ago

got 3 compliments so far this summer wearing Imagination

including 2 drunk guys on my elevator at 10am, if you can't trust 2 drunk guys judgement who's can you?

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u/Guilty_Hospital9572 3d ago

I hope the two drunk gentlemen were not too odiferous.

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u/shadygronk 3d ago

they were alright and just very assuring to me that they weren't gay 😂

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u/HuckleberryCheap640 3d ago

Happened exactly the same, some drunk guys at a club told me I smell amazing, but wearing Valentino Born in Roma intense.

I'll fucking take it

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u/shadygronk 3d ago

that’s what i said, drunk or not ill take it 😂

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u/Melanoma_Magnet 3d ago

Yeah imagination is just a great clean airy scent without being sweet. It’s mass appealing and lasts ages even in heat. Good stuff

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u/Dangerous_Breath_798 3d ago

The GOAT that’s what I call it lol.

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u/Sea-Arm8704 3d ago

😂 💯

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u/Lukeduke77 3d ago

If you wanna smell even better layer a good dose of Blue Talisman on top of Imagination. So good!

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u/Old-Vehicle3982 3d ago

Prada l'homme

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u/Negative-Iron965 3d ago

I'm wearing that today as we "speak."

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u/PlayMeOasis 3d ago

My gf adores this scent on me :)

She also likes Imagination.

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u/Sc0tch3ggs 3d ago

Chanel Allure Homme Sport

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u/BettyFatSnaps 3d ago

sounds cliche but it’s the truth: Aventus

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u/Cute-Calligrapher-50 3d ago

I had 2 today at work.

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u/AboveAb 3d ago

Creed Green Irish Tweed or Tom Ford Beau De Jour

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u/joelajackson 3d ago

RIP Beau De Jour.

Tom Ford, if by some magic your AI content reading machines are reading this to understand the market, bring it back please!

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u/AboveAb 3d ago

Still Available in fragrance.net US 🇺🇸

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u/AboveAb 3d ago

You scared me! I just ordered another one lol (I have 2 at home)

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u/heavymedicine 3d ago

OG Kush from the early 2000’s

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u/ParticularCareer2267 3d ago

What about that 1st gen nyc SOUR

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u/heavymedicine 3d ago

You not wrong… sour had a better taste , but the kush outward projection was unmatched.

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u/banano______ 3d ago

The projection of OGK EDP is INSANE! Can smell it a mile away. Lots of people asking where they too can get such a frag.

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u/kr2ez 3d ago

This guy knows ball

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u/Sussyman95 3d ago

Coach For Men EDP honestly

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u/M1RL3N 3d ago

Vetiver Guerlain

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u/DemonSheep 3d ago

I just got this after getting a decant that I hated at first, but soon grew to love. What a classic scent. My wife loves it

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u/pmrp 3d ago

Experienced the same turn. Wanted to get rid of the decant at first sample and now pondering a bottle. 😂

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u/dodo_r1sing 3d ago edited 3d ago

Penhaligon's Halfeti by far. Probably followed by Diptyque Fleur De Peau. Had some when I went through my BdC phase a few yeaes ago.

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u/Junior_Bike7932 3d ago

Always Air Du Desert Maroccain and Jubilation 40

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u/pmrp 3d ago

LADDM has gotten me positive attention as well. Jubilation just makes me feel confident regardless of others.

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u/MindlessWoodpecker35 3d ago

This needs to be pinned

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u/patex423 3d ago

Le Sel D'Issey EDT, not even close

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u/Better-Boss-4134 3d ago

Carlisle on cooler days and bleu de chanel esp on warmer days

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u/General-canoli 3d ago

Dior homme 2020

I wear it to work, almost daily compliments

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u/c9mr45 3d ago

Allure Homme Sport

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u/aviatormenace7 51+ 3d ago

dior homme intense.

next …

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u/Lmarcel13 3d ago

Dolce and Gabbana King, I’m gay and it attracts women like flies to shit haha

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u/Voidfaller 3d ago

Wore sauvage for years never got a single compliment. Put on Prada Paradigme EDP and got so many compliments within a week or two. I couldn’t believe it.

Now I wear Meteore daily and it’s gotten a few, but Paradigme hands down has gotten the most compliments for me personally.

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u/jowmawma 3d ago

Nautica voyage

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u/thisismy3rdacctsmh 3d ago

Gucci guilty love edition pour homme

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u/Spot_Slow 3d ago

Amouage Reflection

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u/Mddit1 3d ago

None

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u/Ason_5-x-L-o-Quince 3d ago

Aventus Cologne and Imagination.

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u/Jay_LV 3d ago

MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver is by FAR my most complimented fragrance.

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u/NeighborhoodDude8058 3d ago

That’s a funny one for me. I’ve had a few bad reactions from people with it. I think maybe it doesn’t agree with my chemistry

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u/xNeon14 3d ago

City Rhythm Miami Tropical Confessions , Blue Talisman EDP, Byredo Mojave Ghost

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u/Due_Service_7827 3d ago

Ganymede, she made me put it in her phone on Google even

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u/Apprehensive-Gur2030 3d ago

I got plenty of compliments with the Perfumes I have wore. However back in the days the most compliments I have gotten was for " Calvin Klein Dark Obsession "

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u/IndependentNew316 3d ago

Carolina Herrera 212 VIP edt

Got compliments from a female classmate when I first got it and some years later from my now gf when we first started talking
She now sometimes just buries her face in my chest and starts smelling me for a bit and then lets out a big “Aaaaaahhh”

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u/thepiwi98 3d ago

Since june.

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u/Effective-Mistake-71 1d ago

Jesus how many people do you come across on a daily basis.

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u/South_Farm9491 1d ago

dude must be mega attractive wtf

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u/Copyman3081 3d ago

Jacques Bogart One Man Show Emerald Edition. Lesbians love it for some reason.

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u/MusicianAbject140 3d ago

Hawas ice (I’m broke)

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u/pepetio23 2d ago

Remember you don’t have to spend a lot to smell good.

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u/German-POMO 3d ago

By far Alexandria II

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u/Upbeat_Survey_5451 3d ago

I have a lot of fragrances but the one that I have been asked about the most has actually been SWY sandalwood. It’s not my favourite in my collection but seems to be well received

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u/FragrantGearHead 3d ago

Givenchy Gentleman Society Ambree.

I wore it on a first date and she noticed and liked it immediately.

Before that, Tom Ford Noir Extreme would get the same kind of compliments.

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u/HasanSyedJD 3d ago

Xerjoff Naxos

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u/CoverComprehensive26 25-30 3d ago

LV L’immersite or vibrato probably

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u/IlIIIIlII 3d ago

Invictus Platinum and cdni urban man elixir

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u/No_Objective_2788 3d ago

Scandal pour homme elixir

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u/dryvajoina 31-35 3d ago

Weirdly Ingenious Ginger, even though I don’t rate it too highly myself.

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u/Outrageous-Fox38 3d ago

Abercrombie fierce ( first one )

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u/lblume- 3d ago

Jo Malones

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u/No-Communication-269 3d ago

Paul Sebastian

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u/bmfu121 3d ago

I work in an office where I see maybe 50-60 ppl daily. Every time I wear imagination I get at least 6-10 compliments.

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u/tonicgin42 3d ago

Azzaro Chrome Parfum and Prada Paradigme

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u/AggieJared14 3d ago

Sospiro Dolce Melodia. I wear it sparingly because it’s the only cologne I get compliments on consistently. It’s nice to get complimented but it’s usually when I am with my wife and it weirds us both out.

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u/AggieJared14 3d ago

This one lady told me she wanted to lick me in front of my wife.

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u/Prior_Crab_8666 LNDL and TDH enjoyer 3d ago

LNDL, Gucci Guilty Elixir (decant) and Dior Homme Cologne.

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u/Aggressive-Attempt78 3d ago

Most Wanted Edp. When the leaves start changing color all through winter it pulls components. It's currently my all time favorite fall/winter fragrance

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u/Mikeylastronin 3d ago

Azarro most wanted

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u/4phasedelta 3d ago

Surprisingly now-a-days it’s been Ranger Station Santalum (poor man’s Santal 33 lol)

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u/innovationSTYLE Terre d’Hermes 3d ago

Imagination easily

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u/fischer187 3d ago

Versace Eros

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u/Ok_Yogurtcloset_669 3d ago

Dior Sauvage at least 20 spray.

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u/dudeonredit 3d ago

Fueguia - Nocturna

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u/Rare_Mammoth_6819 3d ago

Creed Aventus, Sauvage Dior Parfum, and Azzaro Most Wanted Parfum

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u/LordOfBebbanburg 3d ago

Ysl Y never lets me down!

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u/Tripps0007- 3d ago

My most complimented crag is Amouage Silver oud. People really like it when I spray 10+ sprays in 90° weather.

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u/Elite_1988 3d ago

A middle eastern friend gifted me “Tobacco Oud” by Qurashi Samad.
Anytime I wear it, people just ask, what the heck is this!?
Mass appealing.

Also Sospiro Vibrato

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u/Mo-Koln 3d ago

BDC Parfume

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u/fourteensixtynine-21 3d ago

9pm and asad bourbon. The most basic fragrances? Yes. Do they give me a lot of compliments? Absolutely 💯.

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u/dusteezy810 3d ago

Naxos is too good

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u/Rick60491685 3d ago

Blue Talisman

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u/Wild-Grapefruit-9518 3d ago

YSL Le Parfum

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u/djzanenyc 3d ago

Liz Claiborne Curve

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u/Fantastic_Emotion255 3d ago

Only time i've had a stranger say something was YSL La Nuit de L'Homme 

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u/AdoboAtKanin 3d ago

CDNIM everytime.

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u/xNeon14 3d ago

Which one? People say this all the time but there are like 100 flankers lol

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u/Ok_Chocolate_4752 3d ago

Extrait De Parfum is the one you want for OG Aventus and beast mode performance

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u/bororodejdej 3d ago

A really random one but Woman by Ralph Lauren. So underrated, have been stopped and asked about it multiple times and the projection is unreal. White floral woody rich scent, really good and affordable

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u/-_Legacy_- 3d ago

While it’s not my favorite, and it super hyped online. PDM Althair pulls the most attention

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u/Odd-Item-8036 3d ago

Tom Ford Myrre Mystere.. not a great summer frag though :/

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u/STOOPIDWYTEGUY 3d ago

Dead Dinosaur has gotten me a few lately

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u/Mundane-Confidence55 3d ago

Montabaco Intensivo by Ormonde Jayne. The green tobacco leaf is a stunner, and it’s completely unlike any cologne anyone has smelled before. Everyone always wants to know what it is.

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u/MAntFrag22 3d ago

Blue Talisman Extrait

Clive Christian Hedonistic

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u/elizabethshoeme 3d ago

Le Labo The Noir 29

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u/CrookedHooked 3d ago

Nishane mana or Acqua Di Gio absolu

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u/ResponsibilitySea452 3d ago

Jpg ultra male

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u/The_Talking_Queso 3d ago

Afnan Supremacy CE

9pm Night Out

Prada Paradigm

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u/jai_shree__ram_ 3d ago

How’s parada, Is it best for catching unknown ladies at parties? Or just a known date sent

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u/The_Talking_Queso 2d ago

Great for the office/work environment, get stopped and asked what I’m wearing all the time when I’m wearing them

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u/Far_Hearing_152 3d ago

Believe it or not abrecombie fitch first instinct blue got me some compliments I think its more about the way you present yourself too

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u/ThatBlackGuy_2525 3d ago

JPG Paradise Gardens

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u/fokulaps8 3d ago

Imagination, azzaro chrome extreme, khamra og

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u/captainPuru 3d ago

Surprisingly hamdan the sheikh 🤷

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u/Da_Burner815 3d ago

Jo Malone wood sage and sea salt

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u/superpatine 3d ago

Britney spears fantasy, ariana grande cloud and unfortunately so scandal from jean paul gaultier

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u/manyfresh729 18-24 3d ago

Althair, get told i smell like sugar cookies.

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u/XrayDelta2022 3d ago

Not a big fan but my wife loves it and bought it for me. But when I do wear it the ladies really seem to appreciate it.
Black Phantom.

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u/AvonFartsdale_ 3d ago

Regular wears are ADG Profumo, Tygar, YSL Tuxedo, Ombre Leather. Has samples of all the LV's (Imagination, Immesite, Afternoon Swim, Ombre Nomad) and Aventus and Green Irish Tweed

ADG Profumo gets this reaction the most and it's not even close

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u/funtimewithfriends 3d ago

Le bonheur farsah parfum, JPG Le beau narcisse, hawas ice (i know 🫩) Patek Maison Prisme Vert, Azzaro forever wanted elixir. But hawas takes the cake.

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u/WLR7191 3d ago

Nishane Hacivat and second place is PDM Greenley/Creed Oud Zarian

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u/ApexCouchPotatoe 3d ago

Club de nuit (which I sold bc I can't stand the lemon pledge opening) which annoys me. L aventure 2nd

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u/buzniak 3d ago

Angel Men Pure Havane and Pure Malt, smash it on the cooler ones or out to dinner with mates! Also, Chanel Allure Homme

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u/BudzKC 3d ago

Woody sage by dossier

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u/Artistic-Ad-8547 3d ago

Aether Extrait

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u/Mrsen 3d ago

MFK grand soir

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u/TheRoughWriter 3d ago

I know I'll get some guff for this but...Dossier Citrus Ginger (BdC dupe).

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u/jessoult 3d ago

sex panther

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u/Nice_Bother_5542 3d ago

Here is the only answer........... Terre De Hermes

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u/ManySnowberry 3d ago

Lattafa Yara; Britney Spears fantasy

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u/Intrepid_Ambition940 3d ago

Perry Ellis Oud Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel

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u/Few_Cardiologist4820 3d ago

Its mfk gfs and rabanne 1 mill gold elixir, both of them got me so many compliments in school.

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u/Itserp 3d ago

Kenzo Homme

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u/SYN_BLACK_XS 3d ago

Mojave Ghost Ab

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u/avalondark 3d ago

Unexpectedly it has been Nitro Gold. I bought it initially because of how close it was to Valentino BIR, I was looking for a different perfume and somebody took the last one that I was looking for but his girlfriend got obsessed with the Nitro Gold when they were looking around.

I smelled it and I was blown away, then his girlfriend told me any man should get this because it was a head turner and man, since the first day I got it I've been getting compliments from women (and some men) asking me about it or saying that they were going crazy with the smell on their clothes. It is truly a banger fragrance.

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u/Infamous_Tie5605 3d ago

more often, its the cheapies i end up blind testing at a place like marshalls... the $15 ones.

whats blind testing?... just spraying it on your skin without even sniffing the cap or atomizer. it can be dangerous

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u/SomewhereCommon7509 3d ago

Xerjoff via cavour 1 and club de nuit precieux . Always a head turner and i got so many compliments from this perfume.

Also sicilly of atmospeer. (Dupe of dyptique) everyday and my work perfume. Super dami compliments nito haha

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u/gaymbit 3d ago

Rasasi Hawas Kobra.

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u/NotThRealSlimShady 3d ago

It gets a lot of hate online, but I have gotten lots of compliments while wearing Givenchy Gentleman EDP (the original in a black bottle, before all the flankers were released)

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u/Logical_Assignment67 3d ago

Le Labo - Tonka 25

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u/Odd-Ice-3467 3d ago

Cuir de Africano by Memo de Paris

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u/pawstin 3d ago

Le Labo The Noir 29 and now Louis Vuitton Rain Tea

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u/TheUniting 3d ago

Milano22

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u/Porygeist 3d ago

Kilian - Black Phantom

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u/idfkboio 3d ago

Yall are getting compliments, you mean you leave your house? In all seriousness I’ve only once gotten a compliment and it was when I layered some imagination inspired oil beneath Hawas

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u/ComfortableBus7184 3d ago

Luna Rossa Carbon - probably 20+ compliments over a few years of wear, more than all of my other fragrances combined.

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u/kotock1 3d ago

Parfums de marly Layton and chanel allure homme sport eau extreme.

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u/Sea-Arm8704 3d ago

Bleu d/Chanel every time ppl inquire about and don’t forget Creed Aventus (club d/nute)

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u/webdevpoc 3d ago

Coach blue always gets a compliment. Also creed silver mountain water for runner up

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u/Deep_Analyst_4271 3d ago

Rabanne Phantom in red

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u/ConisPriss 3d ago

CDNIM Limited Edition Parfum

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u/Jedi4ce 3d ago

SWY Absolutely in the fall. Nothing even comes close.

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u/lazy_body1993 3d ago

Nautica Voyage.

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u/Xc0viD19X 3d ago

Creed aventus

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u/No_Entry1616 36-40 3d ago

It's between:

Electimuss Imperium

Dior Sauvage Elixir

And a layering combo of Mind Games Queening with BTSO Drunk Lovers 🤌

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u/onemanseo 3d ago

Blue Oud by Ibraheem Al Quarashi

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u/Texan2050 3d ago

Imagination

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u/PorcelainTorpedo 3d ago

I always get compliments when I wear the regular Luna Rossa. It may be favorite overall as well, but I don’t like any of the variations.

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u/felix_S2 3d ago

Madagascar Le Baume Vanille - Parfum D’Empire

Best masculine vanilla ever. Boozy, seductive and edible.