What Chanel no 5 is for women...

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Whats the equivalent for men?

i.e. the all time classic...?

Looking to buy a fragrance for my husband, dont know much about womens fragrances let alone womens!

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks

I meant let alone mens!

old spice

Polo - Ralph Lauren?!

Allure for men by Chanel.

Givenchy Pour Homme imo... Although, for the life of me, I can't remember what it smells like.

Polo, however, smells of the 1980s

So many different replies - this is confusing

Allure for men is nice. I think there's a normal one and a 'sport' version.

Thats why I like it Belle

Sixty

It reminds me of some very, erm, steamy times...

surely its one you LIKE?

i like terre( as a new one)
mate had on jean paul gaultier hting
was nice.
i am VERY smell aware

I bought my "whateverthebloodyhellheis" a really nice Hermes one quite recently. Very helpfully, I can't remember what it was called

Thanks for all the suggestions! I guess this means I will have to go and do a whole lot of sniffing!!!

No no no it is Dior, Eau Sauvage.

A tiny bit.

(Disclaimer: my DP doesn't wear anything and in fact I prefer men without, but I am confident that that is the "classic".)

Dior Eau Sauvage [nods]. It's a classic, and I can't imagine it not suiting someone.

But if you wanted a 'go to bed wearing nothing but...' Chanel No 5 equivalent and you have recently won the Lottery Creed Royal Water would be my smell of choice.

For me it's probably Eternity for men ( I even bought it for myself once!)

Don't whatever you do buy Issey Miyake, I used to really like it until I read it was the calling card of a very prolific serial rapist who was a black cab driver

tone

DH wearing it drives me bonkers

I think Eau Sauvage too.

For something even more classic but less mainstream, what about Vetiver or Mouchoir de Monsieur?

Eau Sauvage or Aramis.

Cool Water by Davidoff

Eau savage or Chanel Allure Homme Sport, which is nicer than the 'straight' version IMO.

Oh yes, definitely Eau Sauvage. That is the classic. Gorgeous and timeless.

Another classic lovely one is Quercus by Penhaligons but Eau Sauvage is the Chanel no 5.

Thanks again for all the suggestions!

Lots of fans of eau savage - this will be interesting

Paco Raban.

Slight highjack here sorry OP but why do mens fragrances always smell sooo much nicer than womens? I am yet to find a fragrance that I actually like enough to wear for myself yet I could quite happily wear most mens fragrances though I know I won't be very alluring to men if I did. Can anyone suggest a clean, soapy fragrance that might appeal to me? Everything I sniff always turns my stomach apart from clean, soapy smells.