Thread: What is your favorite scent with staying power?

really like Burberry weekend, there's a few Burberry scents I like, that one's my fave.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Nothing sticks to me for more than half an hour... Something about my skin. At two bazillion bucks a quart, trying to find "the one," saw me quickly loose interest.

On a trip to Manhattan in NYC, I explained this to one of the vendors who was doing a promo and "working" me. She claimed that this was common, pulled out some oil, rubbed a slight amount on my neck and then sprayed the cologne on top. It lasted the rest of the night!! Wow.

I told her if it worked I would be back the next day, but it didn't work out that way so I don't know what oil she used.

If you can figure out what she did... you could probably use anything! Ask around and good luck.

You should try posting on basenotes.com I would be interested to see what oil was used as well. Maybe it will make scents last longer on all of us.

Originally Posted by slicey

really like Burberry weekend, there's a few Burberry scents I like, that one's my fave.

I have a small bottle of this as well. It is a nice scent. Kind of like Cool Water with a Pineapple opening for me. Gives me a little headache though so I don't wear it that often unfortunately.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Nothing sticks to me for more than half an hour... Something about my skin. At two bazillion bucks a quart, trying to find "the one," saw me quickly loose interest.

On a trip to Manhattan in NYC, I explained this to one of the vendors who was doing a promo and "working" me. She claimed that this was common, pulled out some oil, rubbed a slight amount on my neck and then sprayed the cologne on top. It lasted the rest of the night!! Wow.

I told her if it worked I would be back the next day, but it didn't work out that way so I don't know what oil she used.

If you can figure out what she did... you could probably use anything! Ask around and good luck.

Probably baby/mineral oil.

For shaving products I the sandalwood and almond from Caswell Massey. I don’t like their shave soap, I use the lather in a jar. I usually smell them for a day or so. I usually shave every other day.

Mitch from Paul Mitchell have a nice fragrance throughout the day and not over bearing for hair products.

Woody’s body spray is good, last most of the day, probably say a good 5 hours or so.

I’m looking to try the trufitt and hill products next.

Found a vintage bottle, still sealed, of Canoe by Dana at the antique mall today.This is an edt I had completely forgot about. Smells similar to Clubman but dies down to a sweet vanilla scent. So glad that I found it, and for the same price as the new bottles go for.

I like to use Royal Cophenhagen (not the tobbaco ) colonge and after shave. I stays on for a long time.

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Alright here is the collected wisdon of this thread.
(Kinda bracketed by price)

Price being relative, I tried to make the brackets applicable to most budgets. I was actually surprised by the amount of Relatively Inexpensive options.

I hope this help people to find and try affordable scents for themselves that last!

Thanks to all that participated for your input.

~~~ Relatively Inexpensive ~~~
Al's Boheme ASB
Canoe by Dana (Vintage)
Royal Cophenhagen
Madame Scodiolis
Gucci Pour Homme
Gucci Pour Homme II
Obsession For Men
Alt Innsbruck
Zino Davidoff
C. O. Bigelow Elixir Blue, Black (potentially the others also)
Lagerfeld
Knize Ten
Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur
Dunhill for Men
Royall Vetevier
Royall Lyme
English Leather (vintage)
Skin Bracer by Mennen
Floid Suave
John Vervatos
Guerlain Vetyver
Intense Euphoria by Calvin Klein
D&G Pour Homme
Aramis
Pinaud Clubman (stays better with Theseus, Carl and others than me) YMMV

~~~ Affordable ~~~
"Very Sexy for Him" or "Very Sexy for Him 2" by Victoria Secret
Sandalwood by Geo F Trumper
GFT by Geo F Trumper
Penhaligons Endymion
Penhaligons Castile
Penhaligons LP No. 9 for Men
Penhaligons Sartorial
Penhaligons Opus 1870
Burberry weekend
Burberry Brit For Men
Burberry London For Men
Burberry for Men
Burberry Classic
1 Million by Paco Rabanne
Armani Code
Trafalgar by Truefitt & Hill
Route du Vétiver by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier
Gendarme Green
No. 89 By Floris

~~~ Pricey ~~~
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Amouage Epic Man
Creed Original Vetiver
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed Aventus
Creed Millesime Imperial
Creed Bois Du Portugal
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Tom Ford Italian Cypress
Tom Ford Arabian Wood
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Chech and Speake #88
Chech and Speake Neroli

~~~ Not Sure ~~~
Whisky' by Evaflor
Cirmes' Step Right Up

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Great job putting this list together. Much appreciate your effort. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Vintage English Leather cologne. That stuff stays potent for a long time. Much better than the modern stuff.

+1 English Leather lasts for hours.