What are your top 5 perfumes in your collection?

In no particular order and off the top of my head:

Angélique Noire

Velvet Vanilla

I Love New York for Earth Day

Elixir des Merveilles

№ 06 - Incense Rosé

Ambre Sultan: Serge Lutens

Héritage edt: Guerlain

Neroli Sauvage: Creed

Santal Royal: Guerlain

Eau Capitale: Diptyque

1.N°5 Eau de Toilette

2. L'Heure Attendue (2015)

3. Orchidée Vanille

4. Nuit Étoilée Eau de Toilette

5. Philosykos Eau de Toilette

I currently have a rather tiny collection, so by choosing TOP-5 I won't be leaving much out, lol. But lemme do it anyway:

1. Solo Vulcan

2. Solo Cedro

3. 001 Man Eau de Parfum

4. Solo Atlas

5. Earth

Mis top 5 perfumes! 
1- Jazz 

2- M7 

3- Hugo Boss Boss 

4- Proibito for Men 

5- Red for Men 

1- Folkwinds Smoke Jumping   + American Pharaoh 

2- Yaaseen x lost tribe Night 

3- Havenhollow Burniss 

4- Slumberhouse Sova + Baque + Kiste

5- house of heartistry Celestial Amber 

Nọ 7 - Le Sel de la Terre

The Muse

Casa Blanca

Baiser Volé Eau de Parfum

Lys 41 Eau de Parfum

Lets see what this random list turns out to be... (writing this as a stream of live consciousness lol)

1. Spice and Black Vanilla Eau de Toilette Pretty much locked its place in as #1. For a while I thought having this as my signature would be a reflection onto me of my taste, place in the fragrance world, the amount of fragrances I've been exposed to, etc. But at the end of the day, 1. I've been exposed to multiple fragrances in my life time from well regarded designer and niche houses. 2. I remind myself I don't really care how I am perceived, so why am I tricking myself into thinking I do? lol. This has always been such a clutch for me and cuts through all of the fragrances I have tried. Yes, the $20 EDT you can pick up from Target is the king.

2. Blue Moon Ginger Dash On the opposite side of the spectrum, I hate how expensive this is lol 😭 I've seen this fragrance described as common? Well baby if it is point me to its counterparts because I cannot find a replica of this and the others that exist are not as well blended and smooth. It manages to maintain that icy gin and tonic smell but without smelling like a cleaner product or super sharp.

3. Fantasy Intimate Edition Another cheap fragrance that makes the cut! 😍 I actually didn't really like this at first, but those sometimes tend to end up the best, no? This is so clean and soft smelling. I really don't know how to describe it. It's lemon, brown sugar, and violet leaf, with a little bit of an animalic aspect in the background. I wear this when I want to feel cozy and at peace. It's by far the most feminine-marketed in my collection (I will save my rant for how fragrances are a great tool for exploring gender identity another day!)

4. Kalemat The first time I smelled this I went WOWWW. I had entered into a lull of being a little uninspired by the wave of fragrances I had been trying. Then this entered my life. It's fragrances like this that remind me why I love fragrance and picked it up as a hobby. Unique, lux, intoxicating, rich, quality, etc. I have nothing but good things to say about this one. It's just so complex and very well done. I don't even have a full bottle because a little goes a long way with this one. Me and my 10ml have been very happy together.

5. Crème de Cuir Eau de Parfum This is one of those fragrances that ticks a lot of boxes and happens to be a lot of different things, while still maintaining its own identity. Which, in my opinion, is difficult to do, especially in the world of fragrance, where an identity of a fragrance can be easily occupied in the mind. Soft, creamy, leathery, and versatile. Great for leisure, date night, even office appropriate on some days imo.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE I GUESS?

La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum

Lumière Garçon

Le Mâle Elixir

Détour Noir

Le Mâle Le Parfum

Art of Arabia I

Riflesso

Bad Boy Cobalt

Legesi Men Eau de Parfum

Mysterium

In my mind I read top 10 😅

Top 5:

La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum

Lumière Garçon

Le Mâle Elixir

Détour Noir

Mysterium

1) L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Eau de Toilette

2) Valentino Uomo (2014) Eau de Toilette the 2021 version, not the 2014

3) La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Toilette

4) Intense Cedrat Boise

5) Eros Flame

This is currently not counting decants/samples, just the full bottles. Im currently expanding more toward niches. 🙂

"Hey, my collection has grown more than thrice its previous size, I wonder what changed from last time I answered this?"

1. Solo Vulcan

2. Earth

3. Solo Atlas

4. 001 Man Eau de Parfum

5. Agua Drop

Well... Perhaps a little bit? But also nothing much.

Out of my current collection my top five would look like:

L'Instant Magic Eau de Parfum

Guilty Intense Eau de Parfum

Loverdose

Paradiso Assoluto

Éclat d'Arpège Eau de Parfum

Musc Infini

Buontalenti

Eau du Sud

Regina di Fiori

Aqua Motu Eau de Toilette

1 Vendetta Eau de Toilette

2 Escada (1990) Eau de Parfum

3 Organza Eau de Parfum

4 Amarige Eau de Toilette

5 Samsara Eau de Toilette

Ok. Don't laugh. I am still exploring many different houses and feel like I am constantly on the search for stuff that can beat these but I seem to have a one track mind.

Chypre Noir

Tabac Vert

Grey Vetiver Eau de Parfum

Mousse Illuminée

Bonded

Yup. 4 out of 5 are Rogue. I don't want to hijack this thread, but if anyone has suggestions on vintage styled classic fragrance houses, I am all ears, send me a message. I have plenty of other houses in my list and it's not like I haven't tried others, but none as great as these. So far.

The house of Guerlain, definitely !

@Killsocket there's a group of guys on here that have been compiling a list together of what they lovingly refer to as "grandpa juices" (classic-style vintage blends) - if that's what you're after, you might be interested in joining their convo! https://www.parfumo.com/forums...