It's that time again, "It's Top Ten Time"!!!

What is yours?

Here is mine:
1.) Ambre Sultan Serge Lutens / Silver Factory Bond No. 9
2.) Aramis 900
3.) Comme des Garcons 2 Man
4.) New York Parfums de Nicholai
5.) Borneo 1834 Serge Lutens
6.) Chergui Serge Lutens
7.) Heritage Guerlain
8.) Eau Parfumee Au The Verte Extreme Bulgari
9.) Black Orchid Tom Ford / Amber Absolute Tom Ford Private Blend
10.) Comme des Garcons EDP

and an extra one:
11.) Black Cashmere Donna Karan (I need to stock up on this one since it's discontinued... waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!)

1. i Profumi di Firenze Brezza di Mare
2. Parfums de Nicolai Cologne Nature
3. L'Artisan Fou d'Absinthe
4. iPdiF Agrumi di Sicilia
5. iPdiF Fresco di Vetiver
6. Hermessence Poivre Samarcande
7. L'Artisan Mechant Loup tied with Navegar
8. Acqua di Parma Colonia
9. Hermes Terre d'Hermes
10. Creed Epicea

Bonus frag: L'Artisan Dzongkha.

I just happened to be reorganizing my records at this hour and noticed a major reshuffling since just six months ago. To my own surprise, these are my current top ten:
1) Comme des Garcons Lily
2) Nanadebary Green
3) Molinard de Molinard
4) Hove Rue Royale
5) Le Petit Prince La Rose du Petit Prince
6) Annick Goutal Mandragore
7) Guerlain Angelique Noire
8) Guerlain Terracotta Voile d'Ete
9) Boucheron edp
10) Rochas Femme

My top two scents seem to be constants for me, Quarry, except for the two way tie inclusion of Silver Factory Bond No. 9
I forgot to add another one that usually gets some play, so it's actually a top twelve; another steady regular: Tabac Blond Caron

1. Royal Secret II
2. Chanel no. 5 in all forms, esp. EDP and parfum
3. Bond New Haarlem
4. Bond Chinatown
5. Caron Royal Bain de Champagne
6. Kenzo Flower
7. JPG Classique parfum and EDP
8. CK Euphoria
9. SJP Lovely
10. VS Dream Angels Heavenly

is my list right this moment.

1. YSL M7
2. CdG Luxe Patchouli
3. Le Labo Patchouli 24
4. JAR Bolt of Lightning
5. L'Artisan Dzing!
6. Maître Parfumeur Et Gantier Soir d'Orient
7. Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Homme
8. S-Perfumes S-eX
9. Pascal Morabito Or Black
10. Montale Greyland

Diva -- I *heart* Bond's New Harlem! I have yet to pick up a decant/bottle, but I'm mulling it over . . .

1. SL MUSCS KOUBLAI-KHAN (strong leather musque')
2. Guerlain SHALIMAR (the ur-Oriental)
3. Rochas FEMME (strong spicy fruity super-musky chypre)
4. BAL A VERSAILLES (classic sweet, incensey Oriental)
5. Guerlain L'HEURE BLEUE (classic "floriental")
6. VARON DANDY (Classic sweet, ambered fougere)
7. YOUTH DEW (original) (dark, spicy musque' Oriental)
8. Lauren/Shorell TUXEDO (classic-style mossy, fruity, ultra-musky chypre)
9. Creed TABAROME (Classic "men's wainscoting" tobacco scent)
10. L'Artisan TIMBUKTU (brilliant modern exotic woody)


Not sure what this lineup says about me... I'm mosty old-fashioned, as you can see... Gender-bending is second-nature to me... Give me a vintage headturner... Sweet, strong and skanky is the way I roll.... A "French perfume that rocks the room". Must be my natal Venus In Capricorn. And Leo Rising. Not too many modern potions curl my toes...

Right this minute and in no particular order:

Caron Aimez-Moi
Guerlain Shalimar parfum
Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque
Parfums de Nicolai Balkis
Carthusia Ligea "La Sirena"
Chanel Coromandel
Kenzo Amour
Tann Rokka Aki (nursing a decant, would love a full bottle)
Coty Wild Woods for Men
Yves Saint Laurent Cinema

Gosh, I only have a few that I reach for nowadays:

Bond 9 Chinatown
Prescriptives Calyx
Serge Lutens Chergui
Estee Lauder Pleasures
Gap Grass
Irma Shorell Anarchy

These are always so hard for me to do.
Not my most worn lately, but my favorites. (Which is kinda silly, I should *wear* my favorites, but I tend to "save" them, which is kinda crazy, plus some of these are better suited for cooler weather.)

In no order:

Bois des Iles
L'air du desert marocain
Rosa Flamenca
Un Zest de Rose
Santal de Mysore
Balkis
Bois d'Armenie
Incense rose
Delices
and then a tie between No. 19, Tam Dao, Attrape-Coeur, Poussiere de Rose, Yvresse, and that Polder Essence de Whatever thingy.

This topic always causes me to pause and pontificate...

Guerlain Sous le Vent
Guerlain Jicky extrait
L'Artisan Timbuktu
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
Jean Patou Sublime
Montgomery Taylor Ambra di Venezia
Caron Nocturnes extrait
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT
Hermes Parfum des Merveilles extrait

...in no particular order...

Teddius

In order:

Ivoire de Balmain
Wrappings
Ava Luxe Honey
Vent Vert
AA Ylang & Vanille
AA Lavender Velours
LLOP Tuvache Gardenia
Body Time Green Fig oil
Coconut Lime Verbena edt
Ma Griffe

Yes, I'm still in my GREEN PHASE, lol!!

What I'm wearing most lately:


Bois des Iles parfum
Plus Que Jamais
Montaigne edp
Bois de Violette
Madame X
Sira des Indes
Jungle L'Elephant
Jungle Le Tigre
Nahema
Tam Dao

Guerlain Derby (just got a bottle in Paris to replace a dwindling decant)
Guerlain Vetiver (original formulation)
Azzaro Pour Homme
Cartier Declaration
PDN New York
Habit Rouge eau Legere
Eau d'Hermes
Knize Ten
Vetiver Extraordinare
Dior Jules

Hmmm, this might be difficult here. For the time being (this season)

Chanel Antaeus
Giorgio for Men
EL Azuree
Nicole Miller Men
Signoricci
Guerlain Vetiver
Caron Third Man
PdN Baladin
...TBD

Wow - this is IT - my first top ten list. I've read hundreds of these as I've completed my novice year toward becoming a full-fledged Perfumista....and now I think I might be able to compile an actual list for myself:

Cristobal by Balenciaga
Parfum Sacre by Caron
Nuit de Noel by Caron
Coromandel by Chanel
Dolce Vita by Christian Dior
Chergui by Serge Lutens
Ce Soir au Jamais by Annick Goutal
Roma by Laura Biagiotti
Ferre by GianFranco Ferre
L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain
Gotham by Neil Morris

OK - I sneaked in an extra.........this is much more difficult that I had surmised

Mmmm-mm... Yeah, DERBY is the bee's knees. A rich, complex leather chypre, with a stunningly beautiful development. As it is absolutely loaded with oakmoss, I wonder if it isn't on the endangered species list....

Oooh this is hard, and I don't think I can really ascribe an order, but here it is for today, at any rate:

Guerlain Shalimar
Guerlain Jicky
Guerlain Vega (this one has raced to the top of my hit parade)
Guerlain Mitsouko
Balenciaga Le Dix
Chanel Coromandel
Jean-Charles Brousseau Ombre Rose (hmm, how did that one sneak in?)
Caron Nuit de Noel
Guerlain Vol de Nuit
Guerlain Voilette de Madame

Sorry, it's awfully predictable!

Giorgio for Men by Giorgio Beverly Hills
Tabarome by Creed
No. 88 by Czech & Speake
Chanel Pour Monsieur by Chanel
Kolnisch Juchten by Parfums Regence
New York by Parfums de Nicolai
Heritage by Guerlian
Tabacco Toscano by Santa Maria Novella
Cuir Mauresque by Serge Lutens
L'Air du Desert Marocain by Andy Tauer

Bonus Fragrance:
Domenico Caraceni pour Homme by Domenico Caraceni

Would be on my list if still in production:
Derby by Guerlain
Macassar by Rochas

OK, it's early but let's see..not in order...

Caleche
La Base
Sabi
Borneo
Stella Rose Absolute
Bois d'Iris
Paprika Brasil
Paloma Picasso
Bvlgari Au Parfumee
Etro Patchouly

Just this minute, and in no particular order:

Guerlain Attrape-Coeur (former Guet-Apens, and apparently, Vol de Nuit Evasion)
Guerlain Jicky (in the vintage extrait)
Robert Piguet Bandit (in the vintage extrait but also the current edp, now being made in France)
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khan
Serge Lutens La Myrrhe
Chanel N°18
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower (tied with By Killian Beyond Love, of which I only have a sample, with Fracas and with Tubéreuse Criminelle)
Bulgari Black
Pierre Balmain Vent Vert (the vintage-vintage, sadly dwindling!)

Welcome, TwoRoads!

Thanks altodiva!

'Civilized' seems to properly convey the atmosphere here - I feel like a stranger in a strange land.

I think I will like it here!

Nahema/Farnesiana

There, that's better.

1) Kiehl's Original Musk oil and EdT
2) Guerlain Liu
3) Chanel No. 5 Elixir Sensuel
5) Jean Nate
6) Guerlain L'Heure Bleue
7) Jovan Wild Musk oil and EdT
8) Jovan Fresh Patchouli
9) Chanel No. 19 parfum and EdC
10) L'Occitane Eau de Miel

What I'm wearing most lately, not my all time favorites (though a few of them cross over):

No. 19
Eau du Soir
Yuzu Rouge
Etra
Feminite du Bois
Cedre
George Sand (I MUST get a bottle! Your fault, SS! )

Hmmm, that's really about it. I'm still wearing other scents, but nothing with any regularity. I keep looking at my bottles and nothing's really catching my eye.

I think I am overdue for some exploration, haven't sniffed much new this past year.
(Sacrilege, I know, LOL!)

1. Tauer Incense rosé
2. Vero profumo Onda
3. Ivoire de Balmain
4. Black March CB I hate Perfume
5. Osmanthus Interdite Parfums d'Empire
6. Anamor All that Matters
7. Aroma M Geisha Blanche

Can't think of any other favourites for the time being.

My top ten changes pretty frequently. Here is my current list.

Chantecaille Frangipane
Creed Silver Mountain Water
AG Vanille Exquise
Dior Dune
Creed Tubereuse Indiana
Calypso Chevrefeuille
Coty Wild Musk
Jivago 24K
L'Artisan Mure et Musc
Creed Jasmal

Emma

This is bad. I've read a few replies and thought - "Wait - I have that, and I totally forgot". Like Chanel PM. Or, New York. What has it come to that I've forsaken, forsook, forsooken, whatev... my dear and cherished classics.

Must re-visit my collection.

Acaciosa
DK Gold
Jo Malone Orange Blossom
Vent Vert
No. 19
Azuree
Chamade
SMN Iris
Eau de Camille
MPG Jardin Blanc

Current usage -- always changing - listing RIPs

Fem du Bois (killed bottle)
Jasmal ( " " )
Dzing!
Palais Jamais
Crown Matsukita
Crown Alpine Lily
Eau de Cartier (the Ozmos prize choice --- tough decision between this and Hampton Privet / Fresh Redcurrant Basil)
Jacomo Silences
CSP L'eau de Gouverneur (sp)
Courreges Empriente
SMN Ambra

Tell me about it. I swear I heard a chorus of sad snifflings from my cupboard after I posted my list.

I had to reassure the rest of the collection that the list was only "of this moment" . . . but I think my little bottle of Bandit will never forgive me.

Guerlain Jicky
Serge Lutens Chergui
Shiseido Feminité du Bois
L'Artisan Dzing!
Etro Messe de Minuit
Comme des Garcons Avignon
Calvin Klein CKbe
Guerlain Aprés L'Ondeé
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khän
Diptyque L'Ombre dans L'Eau

And that's ten already. I'll leave the leathers for my next top ten.

Ah, Bandit. It's a great frag. But can only be worn for very specific occasions, IMHO. I'd been looking for a "smoky leather bar" frag and someone suggested Bandit. I picked it up and Bandit Pour Homme Light and was not disappointed.

It's one of my faves, but gets worn so infrequently as to be forgotten in the list making. Like Grey Flannel and Jil Sander Feeling Man.

Hoos -- I don't know if you've visited Rasputin's "Recommendations for a sappy, incense, smoky" thread, but there are some suggestions from a lot of other members tucked in there for some great smoky frags.

http://perfumeoflife.com/index.php?showtop...amp;hl=rasputin

Oh, seriously. Every morning, my entire collection gives me those big, sad eyes as I reach for my Royal Secret II or my New Haarlem yet again.

I'm going through major scent transitions right now...the more I acquire, the less I seem to wear and the narrower the actual selection I wear.
Bulgari black (currently obsessed, an everyday staple)
L'Air de Rien....still
Donna Karan Cashmere mist (why? I just love this synthetic concoction..)
profumi di firenze sicilian limone (a wake up scent)
profumi di firenze talco delicato (comforting)
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khän...forever

and all the other 200 lie in drawers and stand on display..forlornly blinking at me.
MB

Yeah, Bandit holds quite a grudge. Gives me the silent treatment A LOT.



Bandit Pour Homme Light. I've heard but never found it. Hmmm.



The jostling between bottles in the morning got so fierce, I had to keep some in their original boxes. It was like bridesmaids fighting over the bride's bouquet. So much for fragrant gentility.

Cuir Beluga
Sira des Indes
pc02
Voluspa room/body spray in Burmese Rosewood. *it's a less potent Dior Addict*.
Amouage Jubilation 25
Fleur de Narcisse
Shiso Tea Leaf body Cream by Burn Liquid. Nice fresh tea scent.
The Pour un Ete.

I can so relate to this right now MB.

This is my first attempt at listyness, too, so here goes:

Bal a Versailles (vintage parfum & cologne)
Tabu (both vintage & new)
Diva
Femme
Norell (vintage cologne)
Amarige (don't beat me up!!)
Aromatics Elixir
Via Lanvin
...and some Caron vintage colognes, mostly a giant and glorious label-fell-off bottle of what I think is Narcisse Noir, thank you Ebay goddesses & gods.

Can I have a random slot for hippie oils? Majmua, Amber Paste?

I am surprised at what still works on my skin in the heat and what I want nothing to do with!

Its interesting to get a feel for people's tastes from thier top ten lists. I was having a hard time eliminating any, so I have a top dozen (alphabetical):

Aromatics Elixir
Badgley Mischka
Bvlgari Black
Calandre
Fracas
Givenchy III
Mitsouko
Ormonde Woman
Private Collection
Rive Gauche
Vol de Nuit
White Linen

most worn lately (as in: more than twice in a couple of weeks):

* ag mandragore
* guerlain aqua allegoria: rosa magnifica (finally a clean scent that works for me. nice in the ungodly heat.)
* mpg: rose opulente (mmm -- green, prickly, raspberry-rose.)
* madini patchouli oil
* cbihateperfume patchouli empire

that's it. there are others that ive worn 1 or 2x that i like a lot (child perfume oil, dsh feuilles, dsh feuilles vertes, dsh fresh mown hay, frapin cellar, cdg sequoia, molecule 01).

harper

O de Lancome
Ombre Rose
Very Irresistable
CSP Coco Extreme
Chanel No. 5
L'Artisan Tea for Two

That's it for now. Ask me again tomorrow.

i so hate to make such lists - i love to read them, but it´s so hard to choose ten favourites & i´m pretty sure i´ll forget some of my most favourite ones but i´ll try anyway.
so here we go:

- chanel 31, rue cambon

- guerlain liu

- D&G light blue

- EL azurée (original, not soleil!)

- kenzo amour

- SL musc koublai khan

- calvin klein obsession

- caron tabac blond extrait

- guerlain sous le vent

- hermès eau de merveilles

This is what I've been wearing lately; it's quite a strange assortment:

No. 5
Brilliant White Diamonds--yes, really!
Guerlain's Eau de Imperiale
Misuki
Beyond Paradise
Bellodgia
Eau de Charlotte
Beautiful
Arpege
Je Reviens

1. KenzoAir
2. Synthsized Musk by Malin & Goetz
3. Iris 39 by Le Labo
4. S-ex
5. Mugler Cologne
6. Feu d'Issey
7. Beyond Paradise
8. Russian Caravan Tea by I Hate Perfume
9. Mure & Musc
10. Mitsouko EDT

Chanel No. 5 (EDP, parfum, elixir, eau premiere)
Bois des Iles
Mitsouko
Eau des Merveilles
Anne Pliska
White Linen
Chants D'Aromes
Chanel No. 19
Vetivert by Bourbon French
Arpege

And a year ago, only three of those would've been on the list. How times change.

Newbie from Germany wants to say "Hello everyone"!!!

My top ten right now (in no particular order)

Onda, Vero Kern
Sycomore, Chanel
Derby, Guerlain
Sous le vent, Guerlain
French Lover, F.Malle
Kouros, YSL
Incense Rosé, Tauer
Orris, Tauer
Le 3eme Homme de Caron
New York, P.Nicolai

Ok, is this the top ten in current rotation, or what 10 would I grab if the house is burning?