Most worn in May 2023

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Share your most scents for the month of May.

 

[hednic]

No repeats as usual as best as I can recall.

 

[The Colognnoisseur]

ADP COLONIA

 

[_Nicolas_]

#1

Globe by Rochas​

4 Wears

#2

Rive Gauche pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent​

4 Wears

#3

Trophée Lancôme by Lancôme​

4 Wears

#4

Arlington by D.R. Harris & co.​

3 Wears

#5

Fougère Royale by Houbigant​

3 Wears

#6

Ormonde Man by Ormonde Jayne​

3 Wears

 

[H_West]

My top 4 this far

#1

Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior​

10 Wears
#2

Acqua di Parma Colonia by Acqua di Parma​

7 Wears
#3

Blu Mediterraneo : Arancia di Capri by Acqua di Parma​

7 Wears
#4

Allure Homme Edition Blanche Eau de Parfum by Chanel​

6 Wears

 

[du57in]

I don't keep up with my wearings here as I have in the past, but if I did it would show Grey Vetiver Parfum as number 1. Testing that one quite a bit.

 

[dogtoe]

I wore 61 separate fragrances of which these are the repeats. I did a lot of outdoor work and exercises, so some days saw 2 showers, meaning 3 fragrances worn that day. Incidentally, #2-#7 were new purchases for me this month, so there was a full sample wear followed by a wear from the bottle for comparison.

 

[Zgb]

 

[DoctorM81]

Most worn in May 2023 according to the charts: Acqua di Parma Colonia Futura with 5 wears, followed by Creed Royal Scottish Lavender with 3.

 

[HouseOfPhlegethon]

21 scents worn this May.

Most worn:
Blood & Honey - Sixteen92..... 7 times
Absolutely Vital - Diana Vreeland..... 6
Art Mosaic - Masaki Matsushima..... 6
Style Pastels: Soft Yellow - Jil Sander..... 6
Le Vestiaire des Parfums: Caban - Yves Saint Laurent..... 6
Absinthe IX - CinisLabs..... 4

All others were worn 3 or less times.

 

[sagebrush]

Most worn in May (twice or more) :
Warm weather definitely influencing my fragrance choices.

6 x Guerlain Vetiver
4 x Cacharel pour l'Homme; Eau d'Hermes
3 x Bel Ami; Equipage Geranium; Rochas Moustache Original 1949; Etro Sandalo; Etro Shaal Nur
2 x Etro Ambra; Bottega Veneta EdP; Knize Ten; Etro Palais Jamais; Etro Patchouly; Quorum; Noir Anthracite; Yatagan

 

[_Nicolas_]

4 x Cacharel pour l'Homme

Have you tried both vintage and modern and which do you prefer, @sagebrush? I have a mini of the first formulation and it's lovely, but I haven't sampled recent formulations for a few years. Still decent?

 

[WarmJewel]

Most worn, twice each -

Dolce & Gabanna Pour Homme
Estee Lauder - Lauder for Men
Taylor of Old Bond Street - Sandalwod.

 

[WarmJewel]

Have you tried both vintage and modern and which do you prefer, @sagebrush? I have a mini of the first formulation and it's lovely, but I haven't sampled recent formulations for a few years. Still decent?

Interesting you mention this. I tried Cacharel Pour Homme again recently from a miniature I have, which according to RotLS is a pre 1992 version as it has the 14 Rue Royale address on it. Whilst I quite like it, I still don't like it enough to warrant hunting down a larger vintage bottle.

 

[_Nicolas_]

@WarmJewel I rather liked the formulation I sampled around 2015 and found it more wearable than the first formulation. The first formulation is what I'd use as an occasional winter wear, but I think modern is more seasonally versatile, certainly wouldn't wear it on hot summer days but that's it, really!

 

[sagebrush]

Have you tried both vintage and modern and which do you prefer, @sagebrush? I have a mini of the first formulation and it's lovely, but I haven't sampled recent formulations for a few years. Still decent?

I've not tried (what is now) vintage recently, though I did try it years ago, but already had the likes of Guerlain Vetiver and Blenheim Bouquet.

I find current Cacharel perfectly fine. It's mainly a citrus-nutmeg tango with vetiver underpinnings and some cedar. Not as much happening in the mid as before (carnation barely barely there). I like it as an alternative to Guerlain Vetiver, since as @Toxicon remarked, it's the inverse : citrus and nutmeg predominant with vetiver lurking vs the Guerlain citrussy vetiver upfront with nutmeg (and tobacco) in the background.

I wear it spring - summer - autumn (in Scotland). Same as Guerlain Vetiver.

 

[_Nicolas_]

Interesting @sagebrush, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Might grab a bottle of the modern stuff considering how affordable it is!

 

[MimramMan]

Plus two wears of Spitfire by Phoenix & Beau (not in the database)

 

[Toxicon]

I've not tried (what is now) vintage recently, though I did try it years ago, but already had the likes of Guerlain Vetiver and Blenheim Bouquet.

I find current Cacharel perfectly fine. It's mainly a citrus-nutmeg tango with vetiver underpinnings and some cedar. Not as much happening in the mid as before (carnation barely barely there). I like it as an alternative to Guerlain Vetiver, since as @Toxicon remarked, it's the inverse : citrus and nutmeg predominant with vetiver lurking vs the Guerlain citrussy vetiver upfront with nutmeg (and tobacco) in the background.

I wear it spring - summer - autumn (in Scotland). Same as Guerlain Vetiver.

I've only tried the modern juice, and I love it. Wore it yesterday, in fact.

Of everything I've bought since joining this site, my bottle of Cacharel pour Homme--which dates to 2016, per checkfesh--shows the biggest dent by far. Wouldn't be surprised if the vintage is that much better, but I plan to always have a bottle of this on hand if I have a say. Performance could be better (it's nowhere near as strong or long-lasting as modern Guerlain Vetiver), but a few extra sprays gets me across the finish line.

I agree that it's mainly about that persistent dusty nutmeg, with decent support from a lemony opening citrus (reminds me of lemon oil more than fresh citrus), and dry base woods (80s style cedar and sandalwood). But wearing it yesterday, I was also able to pick out some dry 80s lavender (similar to what's in Roger & Gallet Open), plus some distinct carnation and geranium. Pretty much everything listed in the note tree was coming through yesterday, even if the nutmeg steals the show.

 

[Toxicon]

44 scents overall, with fewer repeat offenders than usual. Here's everything I wore more than once:

#1

Moustache Original 1949 by Rochas​

3 Wears

#2

Black by Comme des Garçons​

2 Wears

#3

Eau d'Hermès by Hermès​

2 Wears

#4

Lomani by Lomani​

2 Wears

#5

Private Label by Jovoy​

2 Wears

#6

Vétiver Bourbon by Parfum d'Empire​

2 Wears