/fa/ - Fashion

>>15656099
*this chart is outdated*
Current new chart WIP:
https://pastebin.com/2T6HuQgj

>>15656099
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

>>15656099
I like Y by Yves St Laurent. What’s ya’ll’s opinion on it?

>>15656135
It's an ok office scent, nothing remarkable, on par with ADG, BDC and Prada L'homme for that "safe, work friendly" vibe.
Not a bad frag imo, as in not one I wouldn't use if gifted but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to buy a bottle.

>get really excited reading reviews of encre noir a l'extreme
>about to buy a bottle but people keep saying it's not a good summer time fragrance
>live in australia
>want to smell like wood and ink but it's hot as hell here all the time.

bros tell me i can make this work during the summer by spraying less. should i really follow people's take on the seasons for this one?

>>15656153
It really doesn't suit hot weather. Under 85 F only for sure, and not too many sprays.

>>15656138
What would you recommend instead? I want something that’s not too masculine, maybe even unisex. My coworker said that he liked Hugo Boss, but I thought it was too manly, like it really smelled like oak barrels and leather.

>>15656155
what does it smell like above 85?

Took the plunge and ordered the bortnikoff cologne sampling pack, can't wait to smell Amber Cologne >:)

>>15656157
Not him but I personally think that Prada Amber Pour Homme leans towards feminine. Great frag for office-wear, and quite cheap too. Infusion d'Homme is also worth looking at, but I don't think it leans feminine. If you live in a tropical country, Bright Neroli is a great office scent that's floral and airy.

>>15656179
Thanks! I’ll give those a sample next time I’m at a fragrance store. I actually don’t use it as an office scent, I wear it on my days off or when I’m going out. I don’t actually wear a scent to work, just whatever fragrance is in my body wash, deodorant, and hair product. I live in the Pacific Northwest.

>>15656157
I'd go for Dior Homme Cologne myself, or Prada Luna Rossa

>>15656135
Sweet like a candy store. It's literally more feminine than most of fragrances marketed towards women these days.

SOTD: Amouroud Oud du Jour. It's like TFTL redone making saffron the most forward note. What are you wearing lads?

>>15656135
women really like it because it's safe and boring

>>15656162
it smells like much. I either use the sport flanker or the original during summer, and I've almost been avoiding a l'extreme in the winter as well.

I have a feeling Jeremey is buying views. Every new video of his always jumps to 5.6k right out the gate. Then climbs much slower from there. Could be his loyal following but I keep on seeing 5.6k on every new video

>>15656420
I used to think ages ago that he was buying subs. His subscriber count/view count is so massively out of proportion.

is ebay my best bet for decants? i want to try tobacco vanille.

>>15656343
If that's true, then why don't women like me?

>>15656420
those are probably just the pajeets with their notifications on. 5k isnt a lot, considering hes the biggest frag guy on youtube

>>15656499
I always use ebay for decants. Just gotta make sure the seller has great reputation and you'll be fine

Someone has Salome? How is it? Thanks!

>>15656420
I mean, he obviously is. You think a dude as obsessed with fame as Jeremy is isn’t gonna do everything he can to maintain the illusion?

>>15656608
I have a decant. For my thoughts see the last thread.

>>15656560
Is that Igor’s fake Aventus?

holy shit
have a decant of MFK grand soir
this shit is so good what the fuck
i would wear this for the rest of my life if i could

Scent of the evening: Sex and the Sea

I bought a bottle of Coccobello recently and this feels, in the immediate opening, a lot like that, but the pineapple is smoother and less piercing. I’m interested to see how it changes since it has civet in there.

>>15656499
No, facebook groups

Anyone tried wave musk? Thoughts and how salty is it?
Been thinking of getting it as an aquatic that isn't just a freshie

>>15656608
The person I see wearing it is an attractive 25+ year old classy woman who usually wears dresses. I don't necessarily think it's a feminine perfume, but it's so bold, vintage-ish, and sexual that a guy would have a very hard time pulling it off even if he was very attractive and dressed well.

>>15656099
Why do you never take my OP suggestions non-catto? :(

>>15656631
Nice

How is Jubilation related to The One? Jubilation is dry. The One is sweet.

>>15656689
Forgot pic

Fat Electrician is snice. One of the best vetivers i've tried

Anyone have any thoughts on Margiela's By the Fireplace??

>>15656669
Jesus Christ, this didn’t take long to get pissy. And it’s only been twenty minutes.

>>15656713
Both are balsamic orientals. They indeed go into different directions from there as you're saying.

Are Mugler frags all bad? The notes look amazing but they come together into a weird Muglercum concoction that the GF doesn't like and I personally don't love but don't hate either. And I only want to wear frags I love...

>>15656560
The weak should fear the strong

>>15656658
No here is Igor's Aventus

wearing tea for two today in bed bros. comfy as hell

>>15656779
had a brainfart writing this, I am wearing 5 o'clock au gingembre and not tea for two. still comfy tho

Based. Wish I had bought the bust version desu.

>>15656779
of course my free samples still didn't arrive

>>15656890
Silk road is the patrician choice

>>15656890
Update : Fetes Persanes is like a higher quality more mature version of Spicebomb. I think most women would love it. Not at all the reason I wear perfume but it's a nice bonus.

There is a bunch of Aventus and BR540 fusions out there from all the clone houses (Alexandria, Dua, PP). Anyone ever tried laying the ogs for the same effect? Or the clones, like CDNIM and cloud?

>>15656920
I would suggest dying.

>>15656921
no u
didn't realize that /frag/ was a no fun allowed zone

hi, what is the consensus on Prada Luna Rossa black?

>>15656108
this is nice it needs a soapy angle

>>15656551
because you're probably a pain to be around and ugly. But you probably smell good at least

Where is Eugene? :(

What 5 for MDCI sample set?

>>15656953
I would stay away from their newest releases (watch the Wafts video)

Bleu Satin is an Aventus clone.

>>15656919
Yes, its one of the best warm spicy orientals I tried. Imo a criminally underrated frag from MDCI offering.

>>15656890
w2c?

>>15657054
You'll only get the sample set if you buy it directly from the MDCI website. Shipping will take a while, but it's well worth it. 60ml free. It's almost like getting two bottles for the price of one. You can't get the sample set to be all the same perfume, though. That's like 30 dollars extra. But you could probably do 4 and 1 if you wanted.

>>15656951
Hanging from a pipe in his depressing bachelor apartment filled with women’s perfume.

>>15657065
Thanks, thought about trying out
chypre palatin,
cuir cavalier,
invasion de babare

>>15657081
those are all great choices for a gay bar

I was memed into blind buying chypre palatin and got called a grandma within 5 minutes of putting it on. fml.

>>15657083
Can I offer you a drink?

>>15657099
Thank you, Sir.
I'll have a Campari on ice with a twist while we talk shop.

>>15657090
M8, we didn’t take the bait all the other tines you’ve tried this one, what made you think it’d work now?

>>15657090
it's the fougeres that make my friends tell me i smell like an old lady

>>15657125
it's my first time posting here, but I guess some others have felt the same way?

I was chatting to my mum about my Versace Oud Noir and how its similar to Oud wood and she does admit that you can't beat the original, so god help me she's trying to make me spend all my money on smelly water.
Going to get a decant of Bois du Portugal and Joob next once work picks up again to see her opinions

>>15656890
Welcome to MDCI Syndicate

>>15657090
Yeah right

>>15657168
the difference between real and synthetic scent

>>15657132
It's your first time posting here but you got memed into buying CP that is memed only here and came straight after to post about it for the first time? You still mad about your overpriced horse water or autistic shitposting that no one here gives you attention for?

>>15656953
Chypre Palatinx2, Invasion Barbarex2, Fetes Persanes

>>15656135
I have the EDP and I like it a lot.

My favourite fragrance.

>>15657374
a man of taste
ombre leather mogs tuscan leather

>>15656951
Oregon

Just bought this. Cigar. It's pretty damn good for a meme frag that's sold at gas stations. I actually like it better than Aramis Havana which I also own. It's not so bitter/dry and old man-ish as Havana. I just wish it had Havana's performance.

>>15657427
if it's remy latour cigar, it's cheap but not a meme. if it's cuba paris, you got memed on hard, bitch.

>>15657075
if persolaise can have a wife, so can eugene. preferably me.

>>15657431
It's Remy. But I've owned Cuba too though. I hate that it's shaped like a cigar and there's no tobacco in it. I gave it to my 10 year old nephew. I'll probably end up buying Tabac too.

New Bortnikoffs

I like that Bortnikoff doesn't have a rabid fanbase like ALD and I'll actually be able to sample the perfumes before deciding whether or not to buy them. Bortnikoff is a much better perfumer than Russian Adam anyway.

>>15656890
Anyone know if there is a time limit on the voucher from the sample set? Considering getting one to get 20mls of IB and CP but don’t see myself buying a full bottle of either until I finish the decants.

>>15657560
If it's not stated otherwise then I think you'll be good. Just take screenshots and such, because it's going to take you a long time to go through that much.

>>15657374
I smelled it at Sephora and it smelled great. However I heard the performance isnt as good as TL. Is that true?

>>15657461
Cuba Paris is BBC propaganda. Check your nephew's browser history.

>>15657580
Ombre Leather performance is good enough. Nowhere near as good as any of the other TF stuff but still better than the average designer.

tier 1 - it smells good (designer)
tier 2 - it smells good and is highquality (niche)
tier 3 - it smells good and interesting
tier 4 - it smells good and is the best in its genre
tier 5 - it does something new/interesting within its genre


is this a good ranking system?

>>15657770
Sorta

Where do boring but high quality and very good smelling perfumes likes Atelier Cologne fit in?

for me it's Dior Homme 2020

>>15657782
Looks like that’d be a tier 2 to me.

>>15657782
tier 2 of course

>>15657075
>Hanging from a pipe in his depressing bachelor apartment
Its been a few months since Ive been on /frag/. Did his wife finally boot him out?

>>15657794
Yup. A while back.

>>15657770
tier x - it smells awful but I've been too memed into liking it

>>15657795
Wow unreal. Kind of sad desu

>>15657795
>>15657804
picking frags over your wife is kinda cool actually. like fuck some bitch when you're having fun with your hobby that you love

blind buying my second frag from mihan aromatics. was too good a deal to pass up on a brand new bottle.
Seems like a all year around vetiver scent.

>>15656689
It's kinda green. Like algae in the autumn on the ocean shore. Very interesting scent and I enjoy smelling it from time to time but I'd never buy a bottle of it. Unwearable as a perfume imo

>>15657806
Very immature opinion. First of all, liking perfume isn't a hobby. It's buying shit. Secondly, he had children with his wife, so she's not "some bitch". You should put more thought into your posts before you hit the button.

>>15657770
no, there are high quality designers. dior, chanel and prada shouldn't be in the same league as other designers.

>>15657881
I agree on Chanel but Dior/Prada? Why?

>>15657886
Dior is probably even higher quality than Chanel. but these three houses all make long lasting, well performing fragrances.

>>15657871
This 2bh. I can smell the teenager coming off that post. Your family and your responsibility to them are more important than buying shit. Besides, Eugene is clearly an addict. I doubt his frags are bringing him much joy. He keeps buying new ones because he feels compelled to, not because he thinks he’ll actually enjoy them.

https://discord.gg/qJtF6Jm
need more frag heads in here

>>15657937
are newbies acceptable?

Can still smell Sex and the Sea this morning. I can’t say I “enjoyed” it, but there’s something about it that kept me sniffing it.

>>15658222
Moving on, today’s SOTD is The Lover’s Tale.

Fucking hell, lads.

Tried OW today now I just realise that the cleaning stuff at work smells like it.
for fuck's sake, I simply cannot enjoy this hobby anymore, I might just go to collecting vintage Pokemon cards

Has anyone tried this? One of the few fragrances I impulse bought.

Gisada Ambassador.

>>15658222
>>15658261
What a ride your posts are lol. Keep Bianchiposting.

>>15658436
You should buy a gym membership not a new fragrance with these noodle arms.

>>15656890
Very snice. Congratulations on your purchase anon. I hope it was worth to wait. How is Cuir Garamante?

>>15658475
I intend to. I want to do more thorough write-ups at some point. As I've said in previous posts I'm no expert and don't have the most finely developed nose, so don't expect wonders, it's just fun for me.

The Lover's Tale is so snice it's unreal. It starts off with hints of sweetness, and a mix of animalics and florals. To put it in the context of "lovers", perhaps a beautiful bouquet presented to a lover at her doorstep, and what follows is carnal, but not without care or passion. The animalics represent the carnal, the florals the delicate passion. The florals eventually disappear and it just becomes sensual. It sits close to the skin, but that's OK because nothing else matters but the closeness of the two lovers. After a while it all settles down and you're left with the musk and the animalics, the lingering reminder of what's just happened, and what might happen again shortly. It takes on a slightly smoky quality. Perhaps a figurative representation of the fires of passion, or perhaps more literally a traditional post-coital cigarette.

>>15657168

Might cop Peau D'ailleurs
Seems like a really unique frag with heavy geosmin. I'm building a collection of super earthy and natural fragrances and the price is amazing on this. I kinda want to get the eau de parfum version of this instead of the standard eau de toilette but it's a limited edition 1 of 100 signed by starck himself so I feel like it's more of a collectors item and I'd be too pussy to use it. Would you guys give a shit about using up limited releases?

>>15658478
Cuir Garamante is alright. Reminded me of Portrait of a Lady. So far from what I've smelled of the house, Chypre Palatin, Invasion Barbare, and Fetes Persanes are the clear winners.

SOTD: Fragrances du Bois New York Intense. It’s a better clone of Juno but I guess I don’t like the DNA a lot. Wouldn’t buy a bottle. What are you wearing lads?

>>15658477
>tfw my noodle arms are probably bigger than yours

>>15658561
No personally I wouldn’t bother with the limited edition unless it were unique for its own reasons. For example a nice Lalique/Baccarat crystal flacon would make me consider getting it (most likely I wouldn’t get it anyways - why not just buy a piece of glassware with some utility without paying extra). In the case of just releasing a flanker of a scent it would need to be an order of magnitude than the original I loved already to but it. For example I’m considering getting Ormonde Jayne Elixir which is supposed to be a better, more concentrated Ormonde Man. Will obviously sample it first tho.

>>15657785
Intense is way better

>>15658609
can you not

>>15658621
No.

>>15658609
time to lower that body fat%

>>15658609
Not that bad, I am taking back what I said. However hit the shoulders and the chest brah. And lower body fat

>>15657075
I laughed out loud. I feel bad for people who idolize him.

>>15657871
>>15657926
LOL, what did you expect from people idolizing Eugene. They can't see that it is a sickness and mental health issue. Sad he took down video with his wife where he confesses his addiction. Anyone saved it?

>>15657770
All this hierarchy is a bullshit circle jerk. When you smell the fragrance, you will instantly recognize whether you love it, like it, tolerate it, or hate it. People who believe in this hierarchy to justify hoarding niche scents like Eugene are more consoomers than people actually having an open mind to scents. They're driven by a sickness to consooom. They're even worse than coomers. Eugene's life is shit compared to Jeremy.

>>15657886
>>15657914
The way to rank is based on their heritage, whether they have an in-house perfumer, and whether they have access to their own fields of flowers in Grasse. Guerlain > Chanel > Dior.

>>15658617
Yeah just debating whether to spend the extra on the edp limited version vs the general edt. No reviews of the edp whatsoever so I'm hesitant. In this case it's not just a piece of signed memorabilia but an actual upgrade. Dunno if it's worth twice the money tho, it's super discounted too tho...

>>15658637
Dior has an in house perfumer though
Guerlain makes a lot of cheap rubbish

>>15658626
>>15658627
Yes, I am already cutting at the moment. Also hitting chest and shoulders. (Whole body really, pic on the left is from when I started. THOSE were spaghetti arms.)

>>15658667
>these are the people criticising you on /fa/

a based employee who actually knew her shit gave me a sample of Prada olfactories moonlight shadow.
Fig + smoky leather + cocoa.
It has to be one of the most unique and yet beautiful scents i've ever smelled in my life, highly recommend checking it out, i'll probably get a bottle soon

just switched from versace's pour homme to pic related

Anyone tried Strangelove NYC? Planning to test out their discovery set but man this is fucking expensive.

>>15658726
Nope, im the one criticizing you on /fit/, this is my first time posting on /fa/ and I'm really just here for fragrance.

>>15658757
>Switching from Versace Pour Homme to a Boss Bottled flanker

Anon, I....

>>15658667
Not trying to be mean but the pic on the right is still spaghetti arms. You've made some progress but be aware that you still have a lot of work to do if you're aiming for a physique that can pass as being fit.
Stay consistent and you'll get there, make sure to not slack off and apply progressive overload to your workouts. Keep it up and feel free to ask those of us who have more experience for advice on /fit/. Keep doing the work anon.

Gifted by a fuck buddy who said this suits me. She seemed to know her stuff. People say the cheap CK smells better on me but oh well.

>>15658786
That whole line can be summed up as “great smell, shame about the performance”.

Good present to receive, I’d be happy.

>>15656890
Where's Chypre Palatin though?

>>15658786
it's a classic, a great gift honestly

>>15656289
Maybe that’s why I liked it; other scents seemed too masculine. I’m non-binary (and if you don’t believe in that, I’m at very least a twink).

>>15658786
she gave you this because the old guy left it at her house

>>15658786
does the perfume you wear have to be validated by other people's opinions? but i agree that its a great dumb-reach scent

>>15657770
i dont think a whole tier should be "it does something new"
something new can be shit, and not be beneficial to the fragrance scene in any way
that said, originality is important; there's a reason that aventus is so popular, it was extremely original when it came out; similarly with ADG in the 90's, that it caused a shift in scents
so idk, maybe just rephrase tier 5 to "smells good and has high originality"

also i agree with >>15657881
dior has some amazing fragrences (ambre nuit comes to mind), prada has one of the best versatile fragrances that is head and shoulders above other designers

How is Moschino Toy Boy? It's back in stock at Sephora.

Sup
My gf is a sweet and plebeian AZN that loves to collect and mix scents. Which site would you advise I choose for a sampler pack that ships to asia?

The leather is now dominating in The Lover’s Tale and I honestly can’t tell if it’s my chair or the fragrance I’m getting wafts of.

>>15658805
In the box

>>15658876
luckyscent and fragrancex ships to a lot of countries in asia iirc. can't you just get some 5ml decants from perfume groups on facebook?

>>15658773
Thank you man, really appreciate it. I'll keep putting in the work.

>>15658436
The mango and amber is great, but it's way too sweet.

>>15658786
lol
back in 2012 people would shit on this scent for not being la nuit
now people are unironically wearing it 8 year later

>>15658933
People shitting on it were always plebeians. It's always been way better than La Nuit.

>>15658972
Disclaimer: I don't claim the classic L'Homme is something that should blow you out of the water. It's a basic, crowdpleasing spicy-fresh safe scent. That's it. However, I finished my bottle that one of my ex-gfs bought me years ago with pleasure.

>>1Tube5658897
Never bulk to the point of losing your abs again, it ain't worth it. Watch some Greg Doucette videos on YouTube for great diet recipes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdqcykq5yhg

>>15658653
Spoiler alert: the reason I listed these 3 instead of some bullshit like Tom Ford because they all have in-house perfumers and the other 2 requirements I stated

>>15658653
They do but I can forgive them some misses given how many classics (at affordable prices) they released. Literally the most important perfume house in history.
>>15658997
Kind of this. I think Chanel/Dior Exclusives and Guerlain all play in the same ballpark.

>>15656920
Perfume Parlour is piss. I bought three frags from them. All absolute trash. Straight up lemon oven cleaner.

post curly scents ass

>>15659021
All these clone houses are. They’re all run by shifty, moneygrubbing Pajeets or Arabs. They all crank out dozens of new scents a year with no regard for quality, and they all use the piss-cheapest ingredients possible in their swill. You might as well just be buying a Chinese knockoff.

>>15658925
Yeah it's REAAALLY fucking sweet. Purely winter for me.

Fucking Sex and the Sea. These fragrances are insane. Yesterday morning, Under My Skin, left wrist, evening Sex and the Sea, right wrist. This morning, The Lover's Tale, left wrist.

I had a shower earlier and it rejuvenated Sex and the Sea and I could smell it again. That pineapple is going to haunt me. I've now got The Dark Side on my right wrist but it wouldn't surprise me if I started smell Sex and the Sea through it soon.

The Dark Side offers up subtle incense beneath woods and spices. There's a specific spice I can think of, possibly cumin, that seems to stick out a little more, but it's a little hard to tell. It's very pleasant, but hasn't blown me away quite like the others, although I didn't enjoy Sex and the Sea too much. Not that it was bad, just not for me.

Imagine waiting till late night hours refreshing the broken website constantly just to be able to pay a bank for 30ml of juice that's already going off. Another Russian Adam'd person.

NEW TURIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnuBEUSVJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnuBEUSVJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnuBEUSVJ4

>>15659263
WRONG IT'S NOT A NEW TURIN, IT'S AN OLD TURIN SORRY

>>15659229
What’s up with ALD and Ensar Oud? I only know them through Wafts who rate them highly, but when I read about them it seems like they’re a little bit sketchy.

tried dior sauvage edt the other day
so soapy for so long, i dont get the appeal
am i dumb or something

>>15659297
Add Bortnikoff to this bunch. He's praised by Wafts, too. They're all Russian expats to the same region of Thailand who all converted to Islam and started making similar oriental perfumes and gathered a legion of fanboys who'll defend everything they do and their pretentious personas (to a varied degree - Bortnikoff seems to be the most down to the earth out of this bunch). They released some excellent fragrances but since then mostly ride wave of hype.

>>15659355
>am i dumb or something
No, it's really just not impressive for anyone with a nose.

>>15659358
I’ve actually not read much about Bortnikoff so I wasn’t sure. I’ve only tried Crime and Punishment from any of those houses and although I don’t dislike it, it seems like it’s loud for the sake of being loud. It’s interesting but doesn’t really excite me. I could never see myself wearing it out of the house because it’s too in your face.

>>15659355
Soapy?????

>>15659375
Probably confused a certain scented soap as soapy smell?

What went wrong?

>>15659423
Why do fragrance reviewers always must be such weirdos?

>>15659423
This is why if your girl floats the idea of having an “open relationship”, you shut it the fuck down immediately.

>>15659423
She's pretty attractive but I feel like she's bossy, and yeah her current hairstyle is retarded.

Did you know that Ashton's sister is a model who was the model for CK Gold? (Pic related)

>>15659457
She looks like she's part nig.

>>15659449
I won't even mention this weird kid with acne talking about compliments he gets from Chaos fragrance

>>15659423
I wish Ashton would shave that pedo beard. It looks like shit on him.

>>15659464
And part Steve Buscemi. Jesus Christ...

>>15659471

SOTD: Bleu de Chanel EDT

>>15659464
>>15659471
It looks like I want to suck on her lips

No offense Ashton

>>15659498
Based

>>15659423
I prefer the blonde friend anyway.

>>15659449
every single one of them is
must be the long term effects of sniffing countless perfumes everyday

I've properly applied the GIT/1 million layering. I enjoy it. It feels clean, somehow. GF is not vowed but doesn't hate it. I know exactly where you guys stand on the subject.

I've only tried a couple Boadicea perfumes but I'm convinced that it's just a status brand. They're not even worth a third of the money they charge.

Tried Remarkable People by ELDO today. It gives a fresh boozy citrus vibe with a sort of new car smell. There´s no evolution to the scent it stays the same 4-5 hours just diminishing in intensity. I might get a 50 ml next spring

>bow day seeya
>remarkable sheeple
>layering
>blue day Chanel E. dee pee

>>15659423
she took the call

>>15659854
I just got in my blind buy (it was a good deal) of ELDO Dangerous Complicity. When I first sprayed it on paper I loved it, it seemed to have projection and be super sexy. Now that I'm wearing it on my skin it's much more subdued and more feminine. It's still nice, but I'm going to give it to a female friend of mine.

>>15658667
What are some of your favorite perfumes?
>>15658856
Hugely animalic
>>15659907
I hope you're at least going to get a decant our

>>15659943
Nice. I might cop Toy Boy next

Are there any fragrances with a black cherry and walnut note?

>>15659943
Nah I don't like it enough. She's my best friend, and she's constantly giving me stuff, so it's no big deal.

>>15659968
I wouldn't go off what he said, that is the first time I've ever heard someone call Toy Boy animalic. I haven't tried it yet though to be fair.

>>15659977
To be fair, when I smelled it last time, I didn't really like it but that was only at a department store.

Damn I love this scent. One of the better fall frags out there

>>15659449
bro step off
aaron terence hughes is my man
fuck off

>>15659465
she likes butter pour homme

"I wear designer perfumes because I want women to think I smell good and not like camel shit"
Meanwhile recently an attractive woman has told me "You smell good" or "I like your cologne" when I've been wearing:
Beach Hut Man
Black Orchid EDP
Ormonde Jayne Man
Muscs Koublai Khan (Yes, for real)
Enigma Parfum
Musc Ravageur
Tom of Finland

>>15659995
>Butter pour homme
The only fragrance I've ever tried that has reminded me of butter is Baraonda. It's like buttery whisky.

>>15659754
I always felt the same about it. Any particularly standing out ones?

>>15660002
>i set up strawmen to knock down to look good on an anonnymous image board
meanwhile what i've been posting:

>>15659854
Remarkable people is amazing. I would rather call it fizzy not boozy citrus. Fizzy as in soda like Fanta. Don't you think? I bought my sister a bottle of it and she loves it. It's also very versatile (works all the time but in hot weather),

>>15659977
cashmerin is animalic
- l.t.

>>15660007
No. If you want to go for "luxury", certain Rojas are definitely worth the money. Obviously the actual perfume costs them less than 10 bucks, but that's just the way it goes.

>>15659907
Yeah Osmanthus is an amazing note (it's really like a perfume itself - it's floral, leathery and fruity with apricot nuances) but sadly quite feminine. I absolutely loved the smell of
Auphorie Miyako that I learned about from Turin but ended up giving it to my gf because it was too fem leaning. It was also funny that on my skin it was turning into a soured apricot yogurt smell every time I was sweating. However, it's beautiful on my gf and I enjoy Miyako platonically this way, on her.

>>15659970
I know plenty of great walnut and cherry ones but any that would mix these two notes prominently.

>>15660009
Not a strawman, I've seen plenty of people say what I just quoted.

>>15660002
Yeah, I always repeat it that it's more about your entire persona and vibe you give off not the fragrance. I recently got a nice compliment from a girl when wearing Fathom V. A fragrance that some people say that it smells like death (and the most challenging one among Beuforts).

>>15660016
Mate, I know Roja. I was asking if you found any particularly good Boadicea among those you tried.

>>15660025
Yeah, and I said no. Nothing worth commenting on. It's a joke of a brand. Now they've got like 50 fragrances so I'm sure there's one stunner but I haven't smelled it yet.

>>15660002
>Ormonde Jayne Man
Based. Do you have a bottle too?

>>15660045
Ah I see now.

>>15660010
I agree! it smells like a fancy chick drink

>>15660023
Don't get into an argument with him. He's clearly lowkey mad that not only coomer type of scents that get positive reaction. Or probably even more that one can wear whatever he actually likes and get compliments regardless without looking for the next 'pantydropper' on internet that will get him approval from females.

>>15660050
Yeah, I got a bottle from Krystal Fragrances. Not a shill, but every time you buy a bottle of something you get a 20% off code, so I felt like that was worth mentioning. Also they give you 4 2ml samples of anything you want. Really great company.
>>15660010
Why do you say it won't work in hot weather? I've only got a sample, and I've only worn it a couple times, but I feel like it would definitely work in hot weather (and I'm afraid to wear a lot of perfumes in the humid summer).

I just ordered my Francesca Bianchi sample set. What am I in for?

>>15660063
So it makes two of us with full bottles of OJOM. Perhaps we should open an Ormonde Jayne lodge and start recruiting members.
>Why do you say it won't work in hot weather?
Cardamom and other spices come out making it cloying.

>>15660065
Based. I really like the direction /frag/ has been going lately. We got shitload of interesting discussion and people trying different, exciting things and reporting about them. From what I gather from the anon who was Bianchiposting you're in for quite a ride.

I was really confused why did Samsung launch their own fragrance line accompanied with sarcastic ads but then it turned out that it's Sarah McCartney standing behind it and everything became clear
https://youtu.be/xn5Y56fWuzc

>>15660070
I'll keep that in mind with the Remarkable People. Maybe I'll wear it some soon now that I know it will hold up in slightly cool weather.

As far as Ormonde Jayne goes, I've tried Black Gold, Nawab of oudh, osmanthus elixir, montabaco, isfarkand, and Royal elixir. OJ has a DNA throughout the entire house and OJ Man is enough. Yeah Black Gold is nice but it's too expensive.

>>15660085
It's like Daria had been her model figure during teenage years but she never actually grew up.

Anyone ever try Higher by Dior? I'm admittedly not super knowledgeable about fragrances and looking to buy my first real bottle but reading about the notes this sounds very up my alley - fruity, herby, woody and maybe a little bit grassy/foresty. I like to think of myself as somewhat androgynous but still masculine in terms of energy, so I feel like this unisex profile would fit that vibe.

I know the duration is supposed to be bad but that's okay, I'm not a cologne-all-day type of person

>>15660098
>2001
dated

>>15660086
I tried all of these but Isfarkand and Royal Elixir. There's defiitely a strong DNA connecting all of their scents (what I really like) but I'm actually considering getting Black Gold, Motabaco Verano and perhaps Nawab of Oudh. These 4
+Ta'if and Tolu (that is like a more feminine take on Chypre Palatin) are all top tier. I also liked Montabaco, Zizan, Ambre Royal but not as much as those. How is Royal Elixir? Some people say that it's a strict upgrade of OJOM others that it's too heavy on Oud or that it's rather more similar to Ormonde Women. From what I read they bottle the scent only before posting by mixing OJOM oils with some Oud oils to get an extrait. I love OJOM and it's one of my favorite scents but think that Royal Elixir might be a bit too much. Would be curious to hear your thoughts.

>>15660098
>I'm admittedly not super knowledgeable about fragrances and looking to buy my first real bottle but reading about the notes this sounds very up my alley - fruity, herby, woody and maybe a little bit grassy/foresty
Lesson 1: you never know the scent until you put your nose on it. The notes are mostly used for marketing reasons. Always. Try. The. Scent. First. I reckon you can get a sample quite easily on eBay, I'm pretty sure I've seen bottles of Higher in my local Sephora, too, so look around. To give you an example: Vilhelm Notes' Morning Chess has notes of bergamot, leather, galbanum, patchouli and black amber as listed but what they achieve is a pinneapply scent that immediately brings to might Creed's Aventus despite these two not sharing almost any notes. On paper Morning Chess should smell vastly different.

>>15660129
brings to mind*, it's too late for me going to bed

>>15660111
Ormonde Jayne Man is classified as an EDP but a sales associate told me that the perfumer (whatever her name is) doesn't believe in EDTs so her EDPs are actually 30% oil no filler and her extraits are 40% oil no filler. I don't know if that's true or not but OJ Man definitely does leave some oil on your skin.

>>15660143
Yeah, give a try to Ta'if. I've used some attars in past but they never left my hand as oily as Ta'if. It was shiny for 6h straight till I took a shower. It's not as bad/good with OJOM but definitely it takes some time for skin to absorb it as you're saying.

>>15657871
> buying shit isn’t a hobby
Lol, they all are.

Is Chanel Egoiste really the inspiration of Fierce?

DS & Durga Amber Kiso is so damn good. Cozy as fuck for autumn.

>>15656661
So damn tasty hey

>>15656726
Very warm, cosy and tasty smelling fragrance. Like a marshmallow being toasted over a log fire.

im a complete fragrance newfag. where should i start?

I want my cologne to be smelled in small whiffs, only when they are very close to me. how is this possible? one spray to the shirt? one spray to the neck? I HATE overdoing it but I don't know and can't tell alone when enough is enough

>>15660372
look at the chart up top if you have an idea what you might like.
i recommend you to go to a department store and smell different things. don't buy anything there. remember what you liked and then go on Fragrancenet or Fragrancex, where you can buy the fragrance for a fraction of the price.

>>15660381
just wear a modern designer. them shits don't project at all.

>>15660372
>>15656108

>>15660381
ask a friend or family member to help you test out a few different options

Recommend me a good fragrance with similar effect to Burberry London or opening of Layton - this kind of lavender warm oriental. First one is fleeting and second one after good opening turns sweet and flat.

>>15660065
I’m the one >>15660074 mentioned and yes, you’re in for a real treat. It might be the most fun I’ve had sampling fragrances. I’ve only tried four so far and only once each, but they’ve all made an impression. It’ll be good to have somebody else to sample alongside.

>>15660002
>Ormonde
>ToF
based

I haven’t watched it yet but there was a “summit” set up by Frédéric Malle including a few perfumers that you might be interested in.

https://youtu.be/XwtCbVhhGfg

>>15660098
i remember buying a sample and it's probably in my bottom 10 fragrances of all time, i remember really not liking it. Which surprised me too based on the reviews/notes, it was really sharp and unpleasant to wear.

>>15656726
Synthetic woody gourmand. Try Castaña Cloon Keen Atelier if you want a good chestnut scent.

Today’s Bianchi is Lost in Heaven.

I think after an hour this is the first one I could describe as light and pleasant. Not that the others are unpleasant, far from it, but it’s dominated to me largely by florals. Of course, there’s a long way to go, but it’s definitely the most accessible opening of the five I’ve tried. I’m almost disappointed it didn’t make me sneeze.

>>15660363
Have you tried anything else from them? Amber Teutonic has the same amber note turned down a little with a bunch of pine. Super cozy. Good house.

I have never owned a cologne before. What is a good budget one to get?

Anyone familiar with the quality of Lalique's Les Compositions Parfumees line? It seems to be their higher end line and they're all EDPs of seemingly niche quality focusing on metallic notes (others not so metallic but still quite interesting). Wondering if you guys would recommend going for this line. I'm after pic related and in aus it's stupid cheap.

>>15660734
>affordable snice scents
>https://pastebin.com/qReuXttj

SOTD: Nicolai New York Intense. HOHHHHHHHHH. What are you wearing lads?

>>15660734
read the op u fucking moron

>>15660761
YSL Saharienne

>>15660761
DS & Durga Notorious Oud

Interchangeable with many other oud & rose frags. Brands must be getting their synthetic oud and rose from the same place. BR Oud Mosaic is the same/ a little better and much cheaper

>>15660761
ari by ariana grande.

>>15660018
Which cherry ones do you know of?

>>15660620

Based...?
Based on what? BASED ON WHAT? ON WHAT SHIT? Fucking braindead motherfucker. Everything I read is "based, based, based, cringe based, cringe, based", can't you think of something else? can't you come up with something else? It feels like I was talking to people with some kind of dementia and all they know to do is repeating the same fucking words in a loop. BASED ON WHAT??? ON THE BIBLE? ON THE DICTIONARY? ON MY HAIRY ASS? Oh, shut the fuck up, is like you can't write a single coherent text without using one of those overused and retarded words that lost all their meaning through time. "BASED BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE KEK REDPILLED CRINGE KEK". FUCK OFF. Fucking moron, bitch, idiot, little shit.

>>15660799
Never gets old

Thots?

Has anyone tried the new Caron's vetiver-nutty release?

>>15660799
Ngl based desu

I'm not part of the MGTOW fedora brigade but I do acknowledge and steer clear of women because the majority of them are deviant.
I'd rather stay single then be cucked.
Suggest a frag for me

>>15660825
Idk, try maybe Layton

>>15660825
D&G The One EDP

>>15660825
Aventus

>>15660825
encre noir

>>15660825
Dior Homme 2020

>>15660825
I know that it's most likely just a bait but tell me what's your motivation for getting a fragrance? If you really want to find out scent that you'd like then look up OP or >>15656108 and start sampling. Why are you asking for a fragrance suggestions giving us your stance on your philosophy towards women instead of who you are, what smells do you like, what's your style? Is this the only defining quality of your personality? Don't get me wrong, sometimes I really wish my libido wasn't so high and I could stop chasing hot women because it already fucked up me a few times and I really got many things going in my life that I could focus instead but I never could understand this mindset where you withdraw from it but don't have anything to replace it with. If you did this then focus on your hobbies, developing yourself and creating something big or fuck it at least enjoy the shit out of your existence like hookeranon does. But again, it's either a bait or perhaps the fact that this thread is the only connection to 4chan and I don't really understand these things.

>>15660825
club de nuit intense

To all Chads who sampled Fracesca Bianchi: what are the top 5 scents worth sampling? I don't really want to buy the full set as I got a source where I can buy individual samples at good price and I reckon there must be some subpar fragrances in her line up too. Thanks bros.

>>15660859
I'm thinking of these 5
>Etruscan Water
>Under My Skin
>The Lover's Tale
>Sticky Fingers
>The Black Knight
but if there's any other one that's really out of the box and one of its kind (even if not particularly wearable) or any of these is good quality but eventually boring/routine scents then I'm happy to replace it with your suggestion.

>>15660837
4chan is full of twisted and warped people
Walled in by their perceptions and never really living

Hey guys, I'm not gay or anything, but I do enjoy sucking dick on the weekends. Can you please recommend me a frag?

>>15660825
ELDO's Tom Of Finland because you might as well be a flaming homosexual

>>15660895
see
>>15660896

>>15660859
>>15660862

So far I’ve tried:

The Lover’s Tale
Sex and the Sea
Under My Skin
The Dark Side
Lost in Heaven

I’d say the first three are well worth sampling, the last two are arguably more wearable but less interesting. Sex and the Sea wasn’t one I enjoyed particularly, but it’s definitely unique and interesting. Obviously there may be others worth trying but I only have so many wrists. Despite my lessened enthusiasm for the last two, if I’d tried them independently I’d probably still recommend them, they’re just lacking the same punch as the others. But maybe that’s what you want.

>>15660903
Thanks. Keep reporting once you try out more of her scents anon. The note breakdown of Lost in Heaven seems like it might be reminiscent of body odor (florals, cumin, castoreum). Any truth to that?

>>15660799
Based

Ok, I just pulled the trigger on Bianchi samples, too. I'm joining the club.

>>15660779
>Brands must be getting their synthetic oud and rose from the same place.
Correct. That's why I always chuckle when I read people calling Black Aoud synthetic and recommending at the same time some other oud+rose frag using exactly the same Firmenich's rose and Givaudan's oud base. It's just made loud in Montale but ingredients are the same. To get something different without going into middle eastern or luxury oud fragrance/attars I think the cheapest natural smelling oud is Diptyque's Oud Palao (but I doubt it's 100% natural either). Beware though that you might not be into natural oud actually. It's often barnyardy.

I was looking into layering and I thought it was spraying two frags on top of each other but this dude in a vid I'm watching mixed the two frags together for 24 hours before spraying on

Am I retarded or is he

>>15660990
He is retarded. There's no point of going to such length just to get a mix of two scents. Also if that's you then you should know that BR540+Aventus is not as amazing as people try to make it. It's more of a mix of two overhyped fragrances than anything else.

>>15660990
Sounds like he's retarded unless he knows what the exact ratios are, but even then there's no point since a spritz is going to be much more accurate measure. But even then you don't need to physically layer the fragrances, you can spray them in different places on your body so you're constantly noticing different facets of each.

>>15660953
I will do. It's amazing fun.

Lost in Heaven feels like the happiest, most uplifting so far. The use of florals is so good. It adds something delicate to what could easily be heavy and overbearing. The spices are doing a lot of work here too. It has an almost gourmand quality, like a beautiful spiced dessert. If by body odour you mean a kind of dirty sweaty smell I'd say no, I don't really consider it in any way dirty or unclean. To get a little elaborate in a description maybe you could say it's like a "clean" sweat on somebody wearing a floral perfume. They're not exerting themselves, they're just hot and the mixture of florals is mingling with natural smell of their body. Maybe. It's not as loud as the others I've tried and it seems to have become more subtle, more like it's emanating from me naturally like Under My Skin rather than sitting on me and projecting enormously like Sex and the Sea.

>>15660980
What have I started?

>>15661000
>What have I started?
Bianchi Defence League

>>15660990
You're both retarded.

NEW THREAD
>>15661017
>>15661017
>>15661017

>>15660825
green irish tweed

>>15659943
>What are some of your favorite perfumes?

In no particular order:

D&G The One EDP
Dior Homme Intense
Dior Sauvage (yeah, stone me)
Aqua di Gio Profumo
JPG Le Male & Ultra Male
Nikos Sculpture
Hugo Boss Hugo
Prada L'Homme
Bleu de Chanel EDP
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
Versace Eros

Getting into niche at the moment and ordered some Parfums de Marly Samples:

Herod
Carlisle
Pegasus
Layton
Percival

Did I do good with that selection of samples?

>>15661233
You did shit and should go to reddit.

>>15661297
okay what would you have picked faggot

>>15658876
MFK sample set. Free postage from France to Australia for me, and some good selections.

resident at department for trauma surgery here, looking for a scent i can wear at work
preferably looking for something nice with good performance

>>15663040
*niche

>>15663040
You shouldn't wear perfume in a hospital.

>>15663040

resident at department for trauma surgery here, looking for a scent i can wear at work
preferably looking for something niche with good performance

>>15660825
Secretions Magnifiques

how much should I be prepared to spend initially if I want to learn to make perfumes on a very basic level?

>>15665879
Nothing, what do you want to know?

>>15666119

Just an idea of much I will have to spend at the beginning between oils, equipment, etc. just good enough for a beginner to experiment and learn the basics