Guerlain's Vetiver is gorgeous and quite wearable as a unisex frag, but I'm a vetiver fiend so my bias there is obvious.
And Angel is worth trying at least once, even if gets a bad rap sometimes - it's very strong and has massive sillage, and it's suffered the curse of a lot of uber-popular fragrances of many people having had bad experiences being around too many people who wore too much of it at the height of its popularity. But it's interesting to experience just as a historical thing, as it pretty much established the whole modern gourmand category, and it's just much more complex and interesting than a lot of the sticky-sweet pink cupcake foody fragrances that flooded the market in its wake. (Among other things, it has a TON of patchouli in it, which gives a nice earthy-skanky grounding depth and dirtiness to help balance to all the sweet candied notes.)
http://www.nstperfume.com/2010/01/07/thierry-mugler-angel-an-appreciation/ (some great discussion in the comments, too)
http://thisblogreallystinksperfume.blogspot.com/2011/03/perfume-review-angel-thierry-mugler.html (check out the links to sites like Fragrantica and Basenotes to see more of just how polarizing the scent is to its fans and anti-fans)
It's worth checking out on skin to see how it reacts on you, and I say this as someone who really dislikes most of the sticky-sugar modern gourmand scents. Just remember to use a *very* light hand when testing it. ;)
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And Angel is worth trying at least once, even if gets a bad rap sometimes - it's very strong and has massive sillage, and it's suffered the curse of a lot of uber-popular fragrances of many people having had bad experiences being around too many people who wore too much of it at the height of its popularity. But it's interesting to experience just as a historical thing, as it pretty much established the whole modern gourmand category, and it's just much more complex and interesting than a lot of the sticky-sweet pink cupcake foody fragrances that flooded the market in its wake. (Among other things, it has a TON of patchouli in it, which gives a nice earthy-skanky grounding depth and dirtiness to help balance to all the sweet candied notes.)
A few interesting reviews:
http://boisdejasmin.com/2011/03/thierry-mugler-angel-perfume-review-and-fragrance-poll.html
http://www.nstperfume.com/2010/01/07/thierry-mugler-angel-an-appreciation/ (some great discussion in the comments, too)
http://thisblogreallystinksperfume.blogspot.com/2011/03/perfume-review-angel-thierry-mugler.html (check out the links to sites like Fragrantica and Basenotes to see more of just how polarizing the scent is to its fans and anti-fans)
It's worth checking out on skin to see how it reacts on you, and I say this as someone who really dislikes most of the sticky-sugar modern gourmand scents. Just remember to use a *very* light hand when testing it. ;)