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Lazy Friday poll ~ International Talk Like A Pirate Day edition

Posted by Robin on 19 September 2008 65 Comments

Johnny Depp

Avast, me hearties, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day!

I've always loved Talk Like A Pirate Day in theory, but sadly, I don't speak Pirate (and if you don't either, you can cheat with this nifty English-to-Pirate translator). But that doesn't mean we need ignore the holiday altogether. Go ahead, nominate a fragrance for that most famous pirate of all, Captain Jack Sparrow.

Personally, I don't care what fragrance he wears so long as he shaves off that silly beard, in which case he'd look just like Johnny Depp, wouldn't he? And Johhny Depp would be just perfect in Monocle + Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:00 pm

    Well, “yo-ho” back at ya, matie!

    Heck, I don't know what Captain Jack Sparrow would wear. Eau de Dirty Pirate?

    But his alter ego, Johnny Depp can wear any dang thing he pleases, honey! He's that fine IMHO. :):)

    Hugs!

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  2. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Eau du Fier, definitively.

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  3. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Idole de Lubin seems perfect for Captain Jack Sparrow, but with all of that eyeliner and hair beading, I am a little afraid he might wear a seasonal Escada. I would put Depp in Le Labo Patchouli 24 or Yatagan.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Hey, you do pirate better than I do! And LOL — he really can wear any dang thing, can't he?

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  5. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Perfect choice!

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  6. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:24 pm

    HA — it's so true, he'd be in Rockin' Rio, wouldn't he? Yatagan would be a better fit.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:27 pm

    I'll go for the obvious joke and suggest Old Spice – there's a ship right there on the bottle! – or Bay Rum cologne, b/c it smells like Rum! (insert groans here)

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  8. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:42 pm

    I second the Eau du Fier, or CdG 8 88/Monacle they are perfect!

    *Sigh* he can rock the smoky eye look perfectly. So not fair…. :~)

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  9. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:43 pm

    Totally!

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  10. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:44 pm

    I think Captain Jack would just dab a bit of whatever he found on a trysting companion's dresser behind his ears (and in his armpits, and maybe take a swig), with a flourish, and call it a day. I doubt he would actually own a bottle of anything.
    ARRRRR, maties!!

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  11. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:54 pm

    muscs koublai khan is the first one that springs to my mind. maybe in a limited edition with skull flag on the bottle?

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  12. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 12:54 pm

    ooh, have to be L'artisan L'eau du Navigateur!

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  13. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 1:28 pm

    what about l'artisan dzing? dirty dirty jack!

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  14. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 1:33 pm

    I think Captain Jack Sparrow would smell a bit like Laudanum, a scented oil from BPAL. Nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy, myrrh and I'd toss in a bit o' Tunisian Opium as well for a bit o' smoke. What say you?
    Altho…Tama had the best answer LOL!

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  15. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 2:05 pm

    He can wear whatever he likes and sit next to me :) I would even share my Musc Ravageur with him, and I think this would suit him.

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  16. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Won't even try to do pirate, but Depp reportedly loves Zino Davidoff. Arrrh!

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  17. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 2:13 pm

    Obvious, but clever nonetheless. Luca Turin even gave Old Spice 3 stars.

    Arrggghhh!

    Margot

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  18. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 2:28 pm

    I think any good pirate – especially Johhny Depp – would smell a wee bit on the funky side. How about one spritz of L'Air du Rien and one spritz of Fleurs de Sel? A lovely combo of stinky & musky and fresh & salty for our favorite sea dog.

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  19. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Ahoy Wench Robin (pirate talk…not a personal jab…)

    I think a combo of fragrances would work well for any pirate (or pirate wanna-be) – how a bout a little McQueen Kingdom for some “funk”, a whole lotta Knize 10 for some smokey leather, and a little bit of Hermes Hiris for some lingering “unwashed hair”??? Hmmmm….maybe I'll put this together for myself today and see how many people think I smell like a pirate……

    Your Lily-livered Matey,

    Marko

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  20. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:09 pm

    I dunno… I can see Captain Jack Sparrow swanning about in something ridiculously floral, with sillage that extends from hull to poop deck!

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  21. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Which I've never smelled! Wonder if it suits him?

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  22. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Hey, why not Old Spice? Every pirate should have a bottle, ladies included.

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  23. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:26 pm

    I'm not a big fan of the smoky eye, except on pirates. Everyone else looks racoon-ish.

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  24. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:27 pm

    LOL — no doubt quite true!

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  25. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:28 pm

    And you know, there aren't enough bottles w/ skull flags, if you ask me.

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  26. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:38 pm

    Good one. I wish they'd put that back into general distribution, it's such a great scent. Nice to know you can still get your hands on it, anyway.

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  27. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 3:39 pm

    That would work!

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  28. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 4:19 pm

    I would definitely suggest Tommy Bahama by Tommy Bahama for men, It is a spicy-rum-woody fragrance for men. I liked it a lot.

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  29. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 6:10 pm

    SJP does it pretty well, but on the whole not a good look for many folks.

    For myself, I spend too much time concealing bags. Can't imagine creating them on purpose!

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  30. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Lysol Concentrate. Dab, swab and gargle.

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  31. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 6:31 pm

    Oh that is so true! I can definately picture that!

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  32. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 7:17 pm

    I just wasted 45 minutes playing with the translator — aaargh!! Avast, ye scurvy wench!
    I think pirates wear L'Artisan Eau de Navegateur (what are the chances I spelled that right? slim to none) Johnny Depp should wear something perverse, like Mitsouko. Although I'd still think he was hot in almost anything. Mousson might dim my ardor…

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  33. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 8:28 pm

    Alas, no pirate speak from me.

    I could see Cap'n Jack (as opposed to the lovely Johnny) wearing something boozy and stinky, like By Kilian's Straight to Heaven. It has something of a “morning after a wild night out” smell, at least on me….boozy breath + smoky clothes + something else a little bit rank. Or, I'd second the Dzing!

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  34. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Shiver me timbers, hoist a topsail, and get ye te the mizzenmast…
    Hey, let's let Cap'n Jack keep up his sashaying a bit, and put him in Bal a Versailles. ;)

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  35. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Me thinks the dastardly Jack steals Fifi Chachnil from is favrote ore's dresser. Aye and e puts a spray on is anky too-to remind em of the night, and to distrac from is persnel groooming what.

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  36. Anonymous says:
    19 September 2008 at 10:26 pm

    some really rank patchouli or SL MKK. something stinky but on him its hot because he's dirty sexy. (matey)

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  37. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 12:07 am

    Scents fit for a pirate:
    Micallef's Black Sea, Nautica Voyage, Cool Water, and Ocean Dreams…

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  38. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:49 am

    straight to heaven gets my vote, although if he found buried treasure he would covet amouage lyric or 25.

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  39. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 7:25 am

    L de Lolita Lempicka – salty kiss of the Everlasting Flower.

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  40. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 9:52 am

    Tie me te th' mizzenmast, ye've outdone me in yer talk and yer sea-lection.

    :)

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  41. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 11:54 am

    I would think almost anything from BPAL would suit, although haven't tried those particular scents.

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  42. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 11:55 am

    Yep!

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  43. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 11:58 am

    I would suspect JD is on the funky side even when he isn't being a pirate — great choices!

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  44. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 11:59 am

    LOL — hey, my Hiris is *not* unwashed hair! But you get extra points for talking Pirate, and the Kingdom + Knize 10 sounds about right.

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  45. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 12:00 pm

    Fracas!

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  46. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:48 pm

    I haven't tried that, but sure sounds like it would fit!

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  47. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:48 pm

    LOL!

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  48. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Isn't that translator fun? Navigateur, maybe? I can't remember, & too lazy to look it up. Wish I had a bottle, whatever it is.

    Oh my, JD in Mousson gave me a very queasy feeling in my stomach…

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  49. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Wow, I'll have to try Straight to Heaven again…didn't get all that the first time through. Sounds perfect though!

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  50. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:52 pm

    LOL — you're both pretty fluent in Pirate, and love the idea of Bal a Versailles!

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  51. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 5:52 pm

    Fifi — perfect! Love the image of Captain Jack holding that bottle.

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  52. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 6:13 pm

    Already lots of great suggestions but I have another one! I would opt for Jicky de Guerlain because it has this “wild” facet like Jack. Moreover, Jicky used to be a men's fragrance but is now worn mainly by women (Jack is very ambiguous, at ease with his feminine side, so I think he would love this twist). Lastly, I believe that Jack is some kind of “dandy” pirate (not the usual rough/scruffy pirate) so Jicky would be a nice “touche finale” on him.

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  53. Anonymous says:
    20 September 2008 at 8:17 pm

    It's probably just my odd chemistry…or my odd post-second-child nose. So far, this has been my only real scrubber…it just smelled like a bad hangover.

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  54. Anonymous says:
    21 September 2008 at 9:57 pm

    SL MKK would work, matey or no matey ;-)

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  55. Anonymous says:
    21 September 2008 at 9:58 pm

    An unusual choice!

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  56. Anonymous says:
    21 September 2008 at 9:58 pm

    LOL — well now you've made me NOT want to try it again!

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  57. Anonymous says:
    21 September 2008 at 9:59 pm

    Oh yes, Jicky would be great. Good choice!

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  58. Anonymous says:
    22 September 2008 at 4:58 am

    I imagine him smelling like Lonestar Memories and in the little cabinet near his bed he probably has two or three bottles: Boucheron Femme and Chanel nr. 5 to rinse his mouth, and to 'freshen up' he puts behind his ears a good splash of Eau de Cologne 4711.

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  59. Anonymous says:
    22 September 2008 at 8:31 am

    M7 or Encre Noire

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  60. Anonymous says:
    22 September 2008 at 10:58 am

    Nice picks!

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  61. Anonymous says:
    22 September 2008 at 10:58 am

    Yep, those would work!

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  62. Anonymous says:
    24 September 2008 at 7:46 am

    Ooh I'm late but I've thought about this, and I too came up with Musc Koublai Khan, L'eau de Navigateur and plain old bay rum. L'air de rien and Fleurs de sel are good picks too. If I were to compose a bespoke fragrance for Captain Jack, it would smell like the sea, sweat, rum and peanuts. Definitely peanuts. Hmm, I think that adds up to the salty scent to rule all salty scents…

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  63. Anonymous says:
    24 September 2008 at 9:57 am

    There aren't enough salty peanuts fragrances, are there? Demeter ought to do your sea, sweat, rum & peanuts.

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  64. Anonymous says:
    1 October 2008 at 2:31 am

    I can totally envision Captain Jack sniffing around a lady's vanity and picking out Ralph Lauren Notorious or Tom Ford Black Orchid. I see him as a fan of sweet and woody.

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  65. Anonymous says:
    1 October 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Yep, that would work!

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