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by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:07 am

Or even Anaís Anaís? [:o)]

What was the best perfume of the 80s? And didn't it seem that people used them a lot more back then? I can't remember the last time I put any on. I remember being given some Halston for Men. Was it a "gay perfume"? Is there such a thing?

Sorry...just some stupid random thoughts.

by **wherewereuin82** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:14 am

I can't smell Ralph Lauren's Polo without thinking back to the 80's. For the girls, I was wearing Christian Dior's Poison. Don't know if they were the best but they're the two that stand out for me.

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by **KYYX4ever** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:16 am

In the 80s, it seemed that Giorgio was huge. CK's Eternity was everywhere, as was Chanel No. 5. Christian Dior's Poison was also huge--the only perfume I ever liked, even to this day.
In the 80s, perfume was heavy and cloying and fit that general 80s fashion (not new wave fashion) well--overdone and ornamented.

With the exception of Poision, I hated all perfumes, besides being allergic. I'm a patchouli girl anyway.

by **MARV** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:49 am

LOL, I recently thought of starting this very same thread - weird! [:D] Me, I was a Drakkar man. That bottle was all black, all mysterious and all minimal with a matte finish. Perfect for that all black clothing phase I went through during the eighties. There were a few others whose names totally escape me right now. Yeah, Poison was huge for girls. I remember getting it for my girlfriend at the time and how overjoyed she was with it. Funny.

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by **scramjet** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:49 am

English Leather, anyone? I was never much of a cologne guy, but for a while I did use Elsha. Anyone remember that stuff? Probably peaked in popularity in the late 70's.

It seems like perfume and cologne have become non-PC because they set off some people's allergies.

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:12 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by marvymarv[/i]
<br>LOL, I recently thought of starting this very same thread - weird! [:D]
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But aren't you glad that I did it instead so you wouldn't reinforce your devout metrosexuality...again? [:o)]

by **mhochuli** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:22 am

I remember wearing Lauren by Ralph Lauren. Then I moved over to the woodsy stuff like patchouli and sandalwood.

My favorite memory was in the mid-70's, though, when Jovan Musk Oil was so popular. Whenever I was going out on a date wearing my Jovan Musk my mom would always sniff and say "You smell like you're getting ready to mate". Fun times!

by **MARV** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:32 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by marvymarv[/i]
<br>LOL, I recently thought of starting this very same thread - weird! [:D]
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But aren't you glad that I did it instead so you wouldn't reinforce your devout metrosexuality...again? [:o)]
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Speaking of which.....is there something you wanna share with us? Did you just out yourself with this thread? [;)]

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:41 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by marvymarv[/i]
<br>Speaking of which.....is there something you wanna share with us? Did you just out yourself with this thread? [;)]
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Um...Old Spice!...by far my favorite!

by **WolverineSyr** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:48 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
I'm a patchouli girl anyway.

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Man, I am so incredibly allergic to patchouli, it just kills me!

I wore Drakkar & Chaps. I also liked Saxon a lot, which was very cheap. My favorite early 80's cologne was Houbegant (sp?) Musk. I still have a little bottle of it somewhere - one whiff & I'm back at community college walking across the bridge between quads in the Autumn - I vividly remember the first time I wore it, how much I loved it and who I had a horrifyingly painful crush on.

My favorite late 80's cologne was Quorum - I still have a bottle of it, but I can't remember the last time I wore any cologne.

by **SynthesizerMan** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:51 am

To my nose, Ted Lapidus was best. I still have a drop! Maybe I'll save it for the NWO get-together. [8D]

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by **eight6** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:55 am

I think I still have a bottle of Hai Karate.

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by **birdmadgirl** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:55 am

Had I not been a child in the 80s, it would have been Giorgio for me. But since I had to rely on my crappy allowance, my "Giorgio" came out of a spray can. Remember those Designer Imposter body sprays?

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Ooooh! Look--they still make Primo, the Giorgio knockoff!

by **New Wave Dave** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:02 am

Chaps, Devon, Halston, Pierre Cardin... they were all ok cologne for men. Musk, however... that was some rank shit right there!

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by **ben_at_work** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:19 am

Canoe Canoe and Hi Karate!

And lots and lots of Polo!

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