/fa/ - Fashion

>>17221112
Get mogged
>but i agree, Encre Noire and Cool Water are good

What Jo Malone fragrances should I try, lads?

>>17221143
English Oak and Hazelnut is the only one I've tried and it's incredible. Probably the best birthday gift I've received in the last decade if I'm being totally honest.

>>17221126
why did you swap the places of the frags from the original image?

>>17221147
Schizophrenia will do that to a nigga

>>17221150
quit calling normal /frag/posters schizos, troon

Looking at trying some samples for a Summer fragrance and generally need a starting point for some variety.
Anons, what would you recommend looking at?

>>17221143
Woodsage and Seasalt, i fucking love it on a white girl

>>17221153
>constantly insecure about his cheap frag
>shits up an entire general to push his shitty narrative
>creates head canon conspiracy theories and samefags constantly to promote this
>not a schizo

>>17221143
cypress and grapevine
myrrh and tonka
wood sage and sea salt
oud and bergamot

>>17221160
Did you even tried Bois Impérial? It's the best fragrance created this decade.

ignore the BI schizo, don't respond. he WILL give up if you stop giving him attention

now watch him call me a schizo for the third thread in a row

I gave vintage amouage gold man a full wear today.
This is some incredible stuff. Huge performance and longevity. Opens with white florals, aldehydes, resins come in, then soapy rose, tons of baby powder and a pretty decent dose of civet that is more on the warm powdery side than the heavily fecal side but its there.
Smells like something a rich arab would wear. I have tried some womens chypres recently and they didn't juve with me but shockingly i coild see myself wearing this regularly.
Very out there and i would not recommend this two most people but damn ia this stuff nice.
I can can see the comparisons some people make to grandmas floral bathroom soap but somehow it works. The woman says it smells good too which suprised me.

>>17221166
>barely on year two of the current decade
When this decade is actually over you're gonna look back at this point in your life and cringe at the amount of samefagging and trolling you did in these threads for a mediocre fragrance.

>>17221184
Time's changing fast bro, nobody wanna smell a small boi with blue ambrox soi water anymore. Bois Impérial will dominate the game.

>>17221112
you need to switch le male with Drakkar Noir

>>17221174
>third thread
Lol he’s been calling people schizos since June 2021

The frag community has to be one of the most pathetic incel community out there. It's like you guys are shamelessly admitting you're a creepy loser irl.

>Bro it's a panty dropper!
>Yeah women love it!

Have sex

>>17221272
Dude take it down a notch, calm down, it’s just smelly water. You are acting more crazy than that schizo who hates Bois Imperial.

BI poster is akin to the people who spam about sam on /gg/
literally no one fucking cares. you're wasting your life spamming shit. no one likes BI.
i smelled it at scentbar and it smells like a generic ass designer from 2015.

Is it worth it to get into fragrance if I have an extremely dull sense of smell

Bow down to the goat.

>>17221334
Cope

>>17221381
makes the fragheads seethe without fail

>>17221376
If you can find something that you like enough to get your attention and that people notice/think suits you, then that's all you need to do. No need to become a connoisseur, but if you're interested in scent in that capacity, just figure out a baseline that works.

Otherwise, staying clean and fresh is perfectly normal.

Haven't been on /fa/ since 2011, and hence fragrance threads ever, but when trying to decide on a cologne to buy recently (having not worn anything but Polo Blue years ago), found Fragrantica. This opened a huge can of worms and hours and hours of uninterrupted autism powered studying, fine tuning, and filtering.

Rate my first set of colognes, Anon. Intended to be well rounded, and taking fall/winter coming into account.100% blind buys, too, and so far I like all of them a lot, having not yet worn oud wood, acqua di gio, or coffee break. For profile, age 35 (but look 28) scandinavian in blood w/ olive skin, 6'5" thin otterbox, wispy thick honey blonde hair to shoulders.

given how small of a niche perfumery in this day and age, what are the odds of actually going out and smelling bois imperial in another person? i like the smell, my only gripe is that it lasts so damn long and can be a bit headachy.
captcha: sjww8

>>17221162
tried that cypress and grapevine, its preddy gud, wouldnt mind smelling it again. scared to cop, ive heard her stuff doesnt last. i think estee lauder owns it maybe?

>>17221334
my problem with it is its lacking humanity or any scene of vitality, its not a scent for the sentient

>>17221415
back to your containment thread nigger

>>17221418
Don't make me start posting pictures of Mexicans with buckets of bonding adhesive. I just bought this with some Macy's bucks, thoughts?

>>17221422
there was an anon that had bottles and bottles of this stuff that used to post years ago, must be good. im too lazy to look through my pic collection.

>>17221399
I actually looked this up to see how much a bottle of it was based on the sheer amount of shilling, and it's pretty reasonable. I might buy a bottle just for shits and giggles.

>>17221432
i mean, it smells good and the value is great, but i wouldn't wanna go outside and be associated with some of these retards. it's probably not popular outside the niche and you probably won't smell it on another person.

>>17221381
How is it compared to encre noire?

>311 replies
>77 posters
Jannies and mods aren't doing their jobs

>>17221441
I can't think of any scenario where I would run into a Bois fag from /fa/.

>>17221422
I got a mini of Citron Noir. It's honestly pretty nice. I definitely wanna get a full bottle at some point.

>>17221381
Yeah, it smells like shit.
>but muh performance

>>17221468
me neither, but its pretty shilled in other frag groups and even that is a super small group of people, so it will never be a sauvage scenario.

>>17221392
Uhh I definitely think Light blue intense is definitely more suited to spring+summer.
Though, I have worn it all year round personally, cuz I like it that much. So much so my bottle is empty. Probably good for the gym I suppose.

Other than that I like the spread you got here for fall/winter. Out of all of them I've only smelt oud wood (got a sample) and like I said before light blue.

I've always been attracted to the idea of jazz club, but never pulled the plug on a blind purchase of it.

Personally additions to your list would be TF's Noir de Noir and Marc Jacobs Bang!

>>17221188
As much as blue/citrus/synthetic woods/ambroxan fragrances tend to bore me, I don't understand how you could think this. The reason everything smells like that is because the market rewards it in spades. Regular mall/sephora shoppers (see: the only people designers care about) are not at all bored with these mass appealing fragrances.

>>17221478
Sounds like it would be an upgrade for you if u gave yourself a few sprays then chief

>>17221162
Which of these are masculine scents

You fags acting like you don’t want a twink lol. But girls always want to save me to too. Gay would be easy but I sadly not l

>got given a chanel Allure as a gif
>nozzle gets fucked after less than a week and a few sprays of use
fuck. can i fix it? its like its puffing out insanely small amounts instead of the basic spray

>>17221687
Just pop the nozzle off and replace it with a new one. You can probably find one around your house, just make sure you clean it out with water first so that you don't get conflicting smells. If you can't find one just buy one on amazon, they're like 5USD for a pack of 100.

bois imperial fucking sucks

>>17221690
will try this, thanks anon gn

>>17221188
BI is loaded with ambrox. Smells like shower gel to me (in a good way)

Used to wear this in college, will it still stand out a bit?

tell me why i should buy Kenzo EDP

>>17221740
When Bois Impérial is the new definition of 'showergel blue', i gonna it celebrate it even further.

>>17221759
Quentin Bisch reinvented the definition of fresh blue scent. Kenzo edp 2022 smells compared to Kenzo edp 2016(cheap Invictus knockoff) refined and rich. It has that woodiness and a touch of leather(similar to Fahrenheit) backing up the fresh notes.

>>17221766
thanks anon and you would recommend over the EDT?

>>17221392
One look at the flowchart (when it gets posted) or the regular chart could have avoided that.
>2 aquatics
Ouch.
Overall, it's technically not the worst starter collection, but you could have went by actually smelling the frags at a store instead of using fragrantica (which gets accords wrong all the time - who even lists the accords originally?). I get that all that stuff is popular, but you're missing out on many classic fragrance groups.

ANONS, quick question

Shill me a real masculine frag. Nothing sweet,powdery,oud or fresh. I want that old school masculine scent.Like you know that's not a faggy bitch that wears sweet frags,that's a gigachad masculine dude kind of frag

>>17221432
a reasonable person calling that price reasonable would also be reasonable enough to buy the discovery set, which gets fully discounted from the purchase of a full bottle. it's designer-priced (a bit above probably) and i doubt you own every designer frag just because they're reasonably priced.

>>17221468
it would be a sissysprayer anyway so you wouldn't be able to smell him. you'd also brutally mog him with your 40 sprays, so nobody would be able to smell him.

>>17221780
Green Irish Tweed

>>17221761
It really doesn't have the showergel-blue accord, though. It won't ever make it there.

>>17221780
Probably Fahrenheit.

>>17221392
>hours and hours of uninterrupted autism powered studying, fine tuning, and filtering.
welcome to the thread.
Hope you stay, sample and dont become a schizo spammer.

>>17221112
The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

>>17221112
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

>>17221785
is that like Cool Water? i have CW and it's more of a boomer scent,not very sexy masculine in my opinion.
>>17221788
don't like vanilla and leather combo

>>17221334
>literally no one fucking cares
then why the fuck are you talking about it?
BI spamming is the one thing, but all you idiots being autistically triggered by it in every thread is even more retarded

>>17221809
have you even smelled it?

the other option is obviously antaeus

>>17221392
Good selection, great that you like them
Next step is sampling lots of stuff that seems interesting to you, maybe get some discovery sets
Or leave this thread, never come back, and be happy

>>17221819
>have you even smelled it?
yes,the edt in 2013

never tried antaeus,it's hard to find it in frag stores and smell it. Will try to find it thought. thanks for recc

>>17221465
see yet another post that reads like it's from the BI shill?
report it for spam and he'll get banned like he's been banned before
SOTD: Incense by Franck Boclet

we finally know the long term side effects of dior sauvage

>>17221917
veiny arms and legs and 1.84 million subscribers? sign me up.

>40 °C
>bike riding
maybe I'm asking too much from blue frags that are not Sauvage... barely 3 hours... It would make more sense to wear summer frags during winter and winter frags in the summer

>>17221938
VERSACE Pour Homme

>>17221940
that's peak weak bro. Great scent though. One of the reason I have Missoni. But it performs likewise during these bloody heatwaves in my count. 8-10 sprays is 4 hours max in good conditions. I think I'm gonna buy a portable sprayer.
Nothing breaks my heart more than a great scent that doesn't last, feels so unfair

>>17221381
I want to like this, but to me it smells like something a sleezy person would wear, not sleezy in a fun sexy way but in a untrustworthy way. Wore it like 5 times and never again. Only person that gave me a compliment was a black drugdealer.

>>17221334
Jesus Christ, chill out. This post is more annoying than the BI shills. Atleast they enjoy a fragrance and are funny sometimes. Your post is just cringe and bad vibes.

What scent notes are peak femininity? I always go for something sandalwood and flowery but I feel like the sandalwood makes me smell like a dude occasionally it usually slaps either way.

>>17221808
Where is BI desu?

>>17221988
Iris, magnolia, sweet rose, almost everything fruity...

>>17221995
Not a big fruity person probably because it gives me flashbacks from 2010s vs PINK body spray holy shit who let teenagers have that shit it must be radioactive

>>17221112
encre noire smells like weed
jean paul is mainstream and cringe
cool water smells nothing after 10 seconds

>>17221995
Also thoughts on Juliette has a gun not a perfume? It’s unisex but I stg that shit is laced with heroin it’s so good but I can never bring myself to actually buy it again even though it’s pretty cheap for a perfume

>>17221998
I don know what kind of weed you are smoking, but if your weed smells like Encre Noir I want some. For me it just smells like inky vetiver and some kind of pine tree. I love it and can’t wait til it gets colder so I can wear it for myself. Real shame that it’s so polarising and women don’t really like it.

>>17222000
Isn’t that stuff pure Ambroxan? I don’t even know what it smells like on its own but yes. Anons who enjoys BI probably also enjoy pure ambroxan. That reminds me, I’m going to order some samples today. I want to smell really clean, like so clean that it’s sterile.

>>17222015
>I want to smell really clean, like so clean that it’s sterile.
Ganymede. Cold, metallic, otherworldly. Like a shore where it's just water and rocks, devoid of life

>>17221988
pear, pink/purple flowers, yellow flowers, N.5's trademark cat piss, caramel and other assorted baked cake smells such as what you might smell in Opium for women, and sweet accords in general

>>17222022
Great any other suggestions? I really wanted to like Ghost in the shell, but I don’t. Any fragrance that does a better job than ghost in the shell? I wanna smell like a cybotic entity wrapped in human flesh lmao.

My goal is to find fragrances that I will buy a full bottle of and wear and not smelling fragrances for the sake of it. Until then, I find something I love, I’m going to wear BI

>>17221780
Unironically Sauvage Elixir fits your criteria

>>17222038
>cybotic entity wrapped in human flesh
Hm, I'm not sure. I'll try my CDG 2 sample later, maybe this evening, and get back to you.
Ganymede could fit, but maybe you won't get that particular vibe out of it. Still worth trying anyway.

>>17222038
>. Until then, I find something I love, I’m going to wear BI
Alright I ordered my next batch of samples and if after that there's still nothing I can conceivably see myself adopting as a signature scent I'll just default back to BI and leave this general forever. This "hobby" is honestly a waste of money. Any "hobby" that only involves passively consuming products is worthless

Is it me or the cedar wood smell disappear very quickly in perfume?

>>17222060
Well yes. That’s kind of the point of wearing fragrance for me. That’s how fashion works. I enjoy trying on clothes but I don’t just try on clothes just for the sake of it, I enjoy trying on clothes with the end goal of finding something I love so I buy it and actually wear it.

>>17221998
encre noire smells like a burnt pine tree branch and vetiver

thoughts on these?

>>17222125
>anything made by prada
too femininine, great for homosexuals tho
>eros
generic teenager blue frag
>encre noir
smells like a burnt pine tree branch and vetiver

>y
fresh clean out of the shower man

>>17222125
Keep le male, bin the others.

>>17222125
all cringe but EN, bisch included

>>17222125
>LMLP
Modern warm spicy vanilla frag. Probably too loud for some, but just right for me. It has good balance and isn't overly sweet, either. Some would probably call it a "clubbing fragrance", but I think it's a good signature scent, too.

>Prada L'Homme Intense
Like someone took Prada L'Homme and made it a lot sweeter. The OG is snice and laundry-fresh, this stuff throws that vibe kinda off. It's a good frag if you like the original and could imagine a sweeter and version, otherwise start with the OG.

>YSL Y
Quintessential blue fragrance. One of many.

>Versace Eros
Only tested the EdT and didn't like it. Just a very generic deodorant type of fragrance. Maybe the EdP is different enough to warrant a buy, but I wouldn't risk it.

>Encre Noir
Turns out, I just don't like vetiver.

fragrances for this sort of vibe/aesthetic?

>>17221780
Zoologist Rhino is making military guys cry like a bitches.

>>17222142
Bruno Banani Man

>>17222142
weed and piss?

>>17222125
Furthest Left and right are good

>>17222142
Night flyer

>>17221422
It's an Ok pick, i have a sample at home myself. I love the opening, but the drydown is Nasty on my skin. Use it up and get a bottle of Eau Givree for next summer.

>>17221780
Acqua di Parma Leather

>>17221917
Jerry doing a cheat meal?

>>17222125
EN is cool, but not my vibe, rest is age group 18-25, too sweet and synthetic for me.

>>17222222
Fug, should've wished for something good, like my portfolio going parabolic.

>>17222225
Eros leans younger, but the rest can probably be worn by a large age range.

>>17222216
ombre leather is superior.
i want something that smells gigachad sexy masculine. not like a car leather seat

>>17222227
that's would be fahrenheit edt

What are some fragrances that are very similar and less expensive?

>>17222232
leather+violet =/= sexy masculine

>>17221780
Kilian Intoxicated

>>17222227
A creamy, sweet drydown doesn't match up with Gigachad attitude, Anon.

bi bros I really tried... I bought a full bottle of bois imperial but seems like it's never going to arrive :'( customs has my package hostage and I can already see that I lost my money and my bottle

>>17220871
>BI in store
IT'S FUCKING OVER BROS

Best places to spray when only doing 1 or 2 sprays and don't want to overwhelm everyone with scent?

>>17221780
Antaeus or Kouros.

>>17222305
>Turkish coffee, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon ..
something masculine and sexy. in that order
>>17222307
exactly , i don't want sweet/creamy/rum/oud /pine tree shit. i want something that antonio banderas would wear when he wants to fuck monica bellucci

>>17222354
yeah,both are on my list,can't wait to try them

>>17222367
Real question is why do you want to smell like a 60 or 70 year old man?

>>17222370
i don't, more like a 35-40 year old gigachad
If both of those frags smell like old man i will not buy them.

>>17222277
you are a beta AND a retard. Yeah buy faux animalic frags lmao

>>17222371
You asked for an "old school masculine smell".
What 50+ year olds wear is old school masculine smells.

>>17221780
This should have been the first suggestion you got
New york intense

>>17221780
Gurrlain derby (vintage)
Polo (vintage)

>>17222377
>>17222371
I know you have some fantasy where you think "old school masculine smells" is some hidden gem that will make you instantly appear as a masculine gigachad without having to wear stuff that is popular today, but that doesn't exist, sorry.
You can wear old school masculine stuff, but you will just smell like an old man, maybe you can pull it off though who knows.

>>17222377
old school doesn't mean something 60year olds wear .

>>17222384
narciso rodrigues blue noir edp is actually not bad, but the vetiver ruins it

>>17222353
Inside elbows or back of neck.

>>17221780
>take motor oil
>apply liberally to forearms

>>17222415
>take motor oil
i mean some anon recc fahrenheit ,might as well put motor oil

>>17222222
I am getting encre noire right now

>>17221381
Good morning, brother. Listen, habibi: they fear the Arab juice.

>>17221392
I'm running out of AdG Profumo and I'm mad because it's more expensive now. And hard to find.

>>17221749
Nah.

>>17221780
Kouros Body

>>17221917
Jeremy and Tate need to link up and sneed it.

>>17222205
I'll add it the rest of my "okay" pics, since /fg/ shits on them anyways. Now there will be a new consideration whilst shitting on my other fragrance selections. I am wearing Pasha today, and some black lady at a gas station told me I smelled good. I put it on at 6:30 this morning, and I can still smell it around me when I walk.
>Inb4 solid cologne
It's for my clothes bag if I need to change when I'm off work and have other shit to do. Should probably get rid of it and just get a couple small atomizers to fill, but it actually does smell good. I use it as beard shit sometimes as well.

>>17222125
>Le Male Le Parfum
Probably will get you a lot of dudes that look like Troye Sivan

>Prada whateverthefuck
Idk, nigga

>YSL Y EDP
Will get you bitches

>Eros
Will get you YOUNG bitches.

>Encre Noire
Will get you emo thotties

>>17222002
I don't know about that, Encore Noire and Sport pull lots of compliments for me, just not from basic bitches.

>>17222468
>Will get you YOUNG bitches
>Will get you emo thotties
which of these should I go for?

>>17222480
Pick your poison.

>got a free sample of versace eros blue
>try it
>don't care for it too much
anyone have any fruitier scents? I like my blue jeans well enough.

>>17222474
some bitches like when a man smells like burnt pine tree i guess..no shame in that

I'm surprised that nobody here seems to know Uomo Valentino.

Girls love it, it lasts long and it's pretty cheap.

Tried my H24 and CDG 2 samples, the two main "futuristic" scents I've been recommended.

>H24
Interesting. It's in the same "globally inoffensive, but definitely unconventional" category as BI, but the scent profile is completely different. I definitely get the ironed clothing vibe, but it's more than that. This metallic note (sclarene) is warm and inviting, not cold or sterile. It's inorganic, very artificial-smelling, sure, but it blends with a very slightly sweet, light aromatic note (clary sage?) to create this beautifully airy and comfortable scent. H24 reminds me of large, empty, clean and well-lit manmade spaces. It's very light both as a scent and in terms of the impressions it evokes: if smells have colors, this is white, light grey, light blue, pastel yellow.
I guess you could call H24 futuristic, as it's very modern and innovative, but it doesn't bring up anything really alien or strange. It has a clean and masculine profile, with this metallic-aromatic twist that makes it more abstract, smooth and intriguing than your average blue scent.
This is an everyday, very versatile frag for a guy who wants something inoffensive yet interesting, with an energizing and even "optimistic" vibe to it. It's masculine, but not overtly sexy; I feel like it trades conventional sensuality for an innovative, never seen before scent profile.
In a sense, the target audience for H24 is pretty much the same as Bois Imperial despite how different the frags are. Although I will say that BI has more of a sparkly, spicy sharpness while H24 is much smoother, softer, reassuring. BI is a jungle of herbs, spices and woods, green and blue, but H24 is pure empty space, translucent, weightless.
I really like it. I don't think I will get a full bottle (I have BI and don't want to expand my collection beyond what's necessary) but this metallic smoothness is so interesting and pleasant. Definitely a 9/10.

Cont.

>CDG 2
This is strange. I think I'm pretty decent at describing scents but this one has me perplexed. I like it, but it's not like anything I've ever smelled before. With frags that are very alien and unconventional, like Ganymede, the notes still evoke something known and you can piece together some kind of olfactory landscape from them, but there's nothing like that here.
I keep smelling my arm and so far what I've got is: cherry candy, clean plastic, some kind of flower or nondescript herbs, and a slight metallic tinge. So, pretty much none of the "official" listed notes.
Also, the frag does this thing reminiscent of iso E super where I can smell it very well at first, then I can't smell shit, and then I can smell it again.
It's a clean scent, there's no earthy griminess or musk or anything like that here. I would actually say that it leans more towards the feminine side, because of the slightly floral profile it has for me, but I don't know if I'd enjoy smelling this on a girl.
Is "futuristic" an apt descriptor for it? Maybe, because it literally smells like something you have never seen before, something that hasn't been invented yet. Overall, it's quite a light frag, I cannot see this ever being overpowering or cloying to anyone. It's not really fresh, but it's very light and ethereal.
What CDG 2 conveys to me is a somewhat feminine (but not unambiguously so), extremely artificial (but not in a cheap way) sweet-plasticky scent that is very urban, maybe even technological. For some reason it reminds me of these japanese girls who wear very tacky, cyberpunk-ish reflective, vinyl or latex clothing, not sure if that subculture has a name.
It's interesting, but I have no reason to ever consider buying or wearing it. 6/10.

>>17222516
girls like nuttella and leather..? maybe some plus sized bitches got hungry around you

>>17222519
Why not skip it, Ganymede is in every category better.

>>17222517
H24 starts promising, i like the iron steaming note. The cloying sweetness in the drydown ruines it for me. Also the longevity sucks.

>>17222517
Smells like green bananas to me

>>17222524
I tried Ganymede several weeks ago. So far, of all the frags I've sampled, only NYI is in the same league (and I still find Ganymede better).
Ganymede is indeed clearly better than both CDG 2 and H24, but I didn't sample those two to try and find something that rivals Ganymede. I do expect LDDM to be as well-composed, will try it tomorrow or Friday. I'm holding out on buying a full bottle of Ganymede until I've sampled most of what is hyped in the frag community. I want my collection to only include the frags I absolutely love, I'll get rid of all the rest.
>>17222528
Not getting any cloying sweetness yet, just a slightly sweet and mostly metallic warm airiness.
>>17222530
I understand the banana thing but to me it's kind of reductive, it's like the people who say BI smells like basil and sawdust. The actual frags are more complex and interesting than that.

>>17222517
Quality post anon thanks

>>17222511
Maybe if your bitches are bears and your name is Smokey.

>>17222498
Hermes has a whole host of fruity scents related to the bottle I posted earlier.

>>17222511
Kek, Encre Noir smells green, sharp and grassy, literally like pure vetiver.
People like you do alot of harm by fooling around with buzzwords that literally don't fit specific fragrances. On my journey i have to sample alot of shit to understand notes, categories, genres etc. I then come to the realisation that most recommendations on fragrantica & basenotes are pure BS.

>>17222553

>>17222553
don't be a nigger, i have the sample in front of me.
Pine tree= green
burnt =woody cashmere + vetiver

>>17222066
Can anyone confirm?

Cop or drop?

thoughts, gentlemen?

>>17222454
Checked, lol. I do like the Extrême most of the three. It's like a Goth Version of Dior Homme 2020

>>17222671
Light Blue is better

>>17221515
>Light blue intense is definitely more suited to spring+summer

That's why I bought it.
>LR Carbon & AdG Profumo: basic, all environments, all seasons, any day, go to's. >Light Bleu Intense: remaining month of 80's deg weather, then next summer (keeping bottles in fridge to have last longer)
>Oud wood: fall and winter, high class scent (oud + ambergris + vetiver)
>Man in Black: mature, spicy, sexy fall/winter (and cool summer eve) smell
>By the Fireplace: fun, sexy, alluring, fall/winter. Layer 3 sprays Man in Black + 1 By the Fireplace is nice, also.


>>17221778
What are the most important groups I'm missing?

>>17222457
Macy's had a 30% off sale this last weekend. Bought everything but the Replica there. I haven't been a mall type clothing store in like 12 years, too. I wouldn't have blind bought everything if I knew they had samples of pretty much everything for all the big brands out at Macy's.

>>17221244
>>third thread
third one in a row he called ME a schizo and he's done the same before

>>17222671
Dylan blue is better

Which of these mass-pleasing masculine scents are actually worth trying out and are actually appealing to women?
>YSL Y
>JPG LMLP
>JPG LM
>JPG LB
>Versace Eros
>Versace Dylan Blue
>Bois Imperial
>Kenzo Homme EDP
>A&F First Instinct
>Margiela Jazz Club

>>17222671
better than dylan blue or light blue intense

>>17222691
They're all good desu. There is a reason for their popularity.

Wouldn't call Kenzo mass appealing, it smells like shrimp to me, still like it though.

>>17222681
>>17222685
>>17222693

>>17222691
depends on what age you're aiming for.
15-20 - 20-30 - 38+ 60+ ? no kink shaming

>>17222709
>15-20 - 20-30
Either of these
>>17222706
You might be thinking of Intense, not EDP
If they're all good, aren't some of them better than the others?

>>17222691
Lmlp
lm
Dylan blue
Bois imperal
H24
Skip the rest

>>17222364
ok then, how about lonestar memories from tauer?

>>17222711
15-20
go for something exotic masculine ,they smell generic blue frags every day in their group of friends
>bal d'afrique
20-30
anything fougere from ysl/jpg/valentino uomo

>>17222371
in that case go by this post >>17222040
people call it "for mature guys" and it's certainly a brutally masculine alpha frag

>>17222380
i wear that to work every day, wouldn't call it "sexy" and it's certainly a fresh frag.

Blind bought the last (tester) bottles of YSL La Nuit Bleu Electrique and Bvlgari Black from some obscure online shop that I've never heard from. Here is to hoping that I won't get scammed lmao. At least I paid with Paypal.
Really looking forward to smell the Bvlgari Black in particular.

>>17222731
>>bal d'afrique
Any other suggestions for exotic masculine frags?

>>17222606
no

>>17222691
YSL Y because that's what blue freshies do.
LMLP - as much as I like OG Le Male, LMLP mogs the current Le Male in terms of being appealing to women, so skip OG Le Male.
Eros probably, although I'd never wear it.
Dylan Blue - see YSL Y.
Jazz Club because it's sweet vanilla and women like that.

>>17222709
What do I wear if I'm a 24 year old guy looking to attract dominant women my age or above (but not milfs)

>>17222751
Anything else you would suggest?
Basically I'm looking to try out every mass pleasing sexy masculine scent and choose the one that's the best at what it does.

>>17221392
solid but unadventurous.
every rotation could do with one madlad brand, ELdO, Imaginary Authors, Montale Paris, etcetera.

>>17222762
Sauvage, obviously. It's sad that it works.
Sauvage Elixir if you want different spices and more licorice showergel in the drydown.
Armani Code, although LMLP makes it redundant.
Nuit d'Issey Noir Argent, although currently hard to come by.
La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu Electrique - spray on clothes against performance issues.
Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo Signature - coffee gourmand with tonka freshness.
Stronger With You Absolutely, if you can get over the sickening sweetness. Candied almonds and cotton candy in a masculine context. Don't wear this around Christmas, people will mistake your fragrance for the smell of the air.
1 Million, 40 sprays.

>>17222775
>Stronger With You Absolutely
I tried this, it was atrocious. Also don't like 1 Million. Sauvage is fine but I smell it too frequently. Will try the others.
What do you think of BI, putting all memes aside?

>>17222736
>Any other suggestions for exotic masculine frags?
London to Mumbai by IDEO Parfumeurs

after 60ish bottles (mostly niche) and hundreds of samples I'm convinced I have found one of the best fragrances on the market

please sample it if you have a chance

>>17222709
what do I wear if Im 19 looking to attract 18-19?

>>17222778
Middle-tier, although certainly unique. Personal preference. Not rated well by the only two women whose opinion about my frags I care about, so it didn't really make my rotation.
There's a reason why most popular fragrances are designers and not niche frags, unless you go into the faux-niche category (PdM Layton and Xerjoff Naxos and shit like that). Designers like to put out fragrances that will sell to the masses, and not to individuals.

I agree that SWY Absolutely is absolutely atrocious for what it is. Like vanilla sugar sprinkled over everything and then baked, but it gets the right reactions.

>>17222796
That's strange, I got complimented the few times I wore it. Well at the very least it's mass pleasing.
>designers
Sure but even most designer frags aren't Jazz Club tier (just an example) as far as being pleasant to the opposite sex goes

>>17222782
thanks for the suggestion anon, can you describe what it's like? I may get a sample to try it out

>>17222805
It's just stuff I have tested myself. There might be even better frags, but I can't recommend (or won't) things I haven't smelled and worn to see what they do.

What type of aesthetic/clothing goes well with Encre Noire?

>>17222815

>>17222671
great scent, poor performance. Overspray at will and carry a sprayer with you.
>>17222734
Blue Electrique is nothing special at all. All YSL does nowdays is mass appealing uninteresting and safe sweet blue frags

>>17222671
Dylan Blue is vastly superior

>>17222321
Le Secret Du Marais in Madrid, it wasn’t Sephora… yet

Just when I thought I was done with this hobby it pulls me back in.
Hadn't bought a frag in 4 months.

>>17222815

>>17221780
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme

>>17222840
Wut did u buy?

>>17222853
Beau de jour

>>17222810
the initial blast is a very strong, little synthetic and off-putting but fades away within the first minutes to this spicy, but at the same time extremely fresh tobacco and woodiness. this then mixes into something that's slightly similar tea-note as in GPH II, without the synthetic mess. it's not incredibly challenging, but the non-linearity together with it's versatility has really surprised me - I wore my decant to multiple different occasions from office to festivals throughout the summer. extrait concentration so you can expect the longevity to be closer to 8-10 hours.

you can tell that the nose behind the frag is the same as most of the eccentric molecules frags; there's some similarity in the way that the iso-e base pops up throughout the wearing and reminds you about itself after multiple hours of application.

ecuacion sells 5ml decants at near same ml-price as the full bottle if you are eu.

>>17222691
>YSL Y
Get the EDP instead, got a bottle earlier this year and it's gotten me an insane amount of compliments from women who are generally in my age range (25), or younger.
>JPG LMLP
Smells nicer and is more masculine than the EDT, though I wouldn't say women particularly like any of JPG's LM lineup.
>JPG LB
Another boring Bisch frag. Avoid.
>Versace Eros
Works great if you're either in high school or moderate a discord server. Eros Flame isn't as mass appealing, but it's a lot better imo, way cheaper too, especially at discounters.
>Versace Dylan Blue
One of the sexiest fragrances on the planet. This used to be my signature scent. Haven't met a woman who doesn't at least like it.
>Bois Imperial
Don't get psyopped by the one or two schizos on this general, anon. It's painfully average, nowhere near the level of greatness that the shills would have you believe. You can maybe get one or two compliments from some college aged art hoes.
>Kenzo Homme EDP
It's really meh. If you like it, I would suggest trying to find it at TJ Maxx, see it all the time for <50USD.
>A&F First Instinct
Look at Versace Eros
>Margiela Jazz Club
Incredible fragrance. Really hard to dislike this one unless you're a hardcore contrarian. This is winter time sexiness at it's finest. Personally I've gone through 3 bottles of this since I started wearing it in high school. You can't go wrong with Jazz Club.

>>17222901
>It's painfully average
As far as complexity goes, it's not. Maybe it's not the top compliment getter people say it is, but it's definitely an interesting and pleasant scent.

>>17222901
Thanks for the tips. Any other suggestions you might add to the list then? Something like jazz club but for summer or year-round for example. As I said earlier I'm looking for the pinnacle of sexy men's frags to sample.

>>17222766
Yeah, it's not very adventurous, but that was also intended. Figured get my basic neutral colors before I got the plaids, stripes, and vibrants. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into them.

>>17222901
He doesn't even know there is a new formula of kenzo homme
Girls laughing. Jpg

>>17222778
>I tried this, it was atrocious
try the "intensely" flanker instead

>>17222915
Le Beau Le Parfum smells awfully similar to Jazz Club to me. Like they mixed Jazz Club with the fruitiness from Hugo Boss The Scent Absolute, with some added coconut. I feel like it could evoke similar reactions as Jazz Club, while being more year-round.

>>17222928
Not the guy you're replying to but I found Intensely vastly inferior. It's still sweet as fuck, though. Guess that's the point of the line.

>>17222913
How is BI complex?
It's that woodiness with some basil/pepper mix at the start. It doesn't really change much or has multiple things going on.

>>17222851
please not another fougere

>>17222942
it's soapy-fresh, exactly what you wanted. some also consider it slightly sweet, matching your description even more.

lmao

>>17222913
interesting =/= good
YSL Kouros is interesting because it smells like a sweaty bathroom but that doesn't make it good.
>>17222915
Since it seems like you're mainly interested in designer, for spring and summer, BdC and YSL Y EDP are definitely the go to's. You really can't go wrong with these two. They're the apex of sexy, blue fragrances. There's a reason they're so popular.

As for fall and winter - Jazz Club, DG The One EDP, JPG UM and Luna Rossa Black and/or L'Homme Intense are all incredible choices. I would also say Encre Noir is solidly up there, however it can be extremely divisive. I would say that considering how cheap it is (<30USD at discounters), it's a cheap enough blind buy that it should be considered safe.

>>17222945
read again what was asked in the original post.

>>17222940
The drydown is completely different from the opening. You're also forgetting the ambery base, the vetiver, the unconventional dry woodiness of akigalawood alongside the aromatic and herbal notes. It has a lot of things going on, it's not one-dimensional.
>>17222946
But it's also good on top of being interesting. Just because it's incessantly shilled doesn't change that. Is it a Sauvage-tier safe, pleasing frag? No, but it's versatile, smells good to most people, and is less conventional than most designer frags while being at the same price point.

>>17222946
luna rossa black is complete garbage,unless you want to get compliments from 40+ year old school teachers, no kink shame

>>17222946
>designer
Why, are there equally good niche options?

>>17222947
oh sorry i was just being sarcastic

>>17222955
read again what was asked in the original post.

>>17222953
If you goal is to wear fragrances that aren't offensive and most people will like thw answer is mostly no

>>17222961
Is there a good compromise between
>fragrances that aren't offensive and most people will like
and
>fragrances that are actually unique enough that people will remember me by them instead of reminding them of generic smelling fuckboy #82728273

>>17222949
The drydown is like the opening without the pepper/basil. It's really not a complex or multifaceted fragrance.

>>17222957
>Nothing sweet,powdery,oud or fresh.

>>17222965
Yes and its uniroically bois imperial

>>17222966
At that price range, it's definitely more refined than similarly priced alternatives. Ganymede is better in all aspects, but BI is very good nonetheless.

Wore the Royal Copenhagen Noble today. Won't bother to blogpost. Just suffice to say it's a solid early fall fragrance.

>>17222972
I'm not denying that. The price is indeed quite good, even though I don't find BI to my liking. It's an affordable niche fragrance. I certainly had worse samples as well (which were more expensive, too).

>>17222977
That's all I'm arguing, really. I don't doubt that Sauvage, BdC, Dylan Blue and the like are better as far as being universally likable and attractive goes, but I think BI essentially trades a bit of that attractiveness for a more interesting scent profile, while remaining largely pleasant to others, inoffensive and masculine. I don't know if I'd call it sexy, but I think most women would enjoy that scent on a man, at least.

>>17222971
You niggas just don't give up

>>17222222
Checked

>>17222671
my gym frag, dumb reach in summer. A crowd pleaser and gets some compliments and performance for me is pretty good for EDT. Smells very fresh and soapy clean; I recommend for hot weather and daywear, I wouldn't wear this on a date night or anything like that.

>>17222861
This sounds like my kinda thing, I might just skip sampling and get a bottle

I really like BI but not gonna post a timestamped pic of my bottle. All just to drive the schizo crazy

>>17223168
hope you enjoy it as much as I do, will be ordering a bottle for myself

Anyone know good frags similar to the one royal night? Looking for something less expensive in US.

>>17222258
no. But there are some that are more expensive and even better version of it. for example momo tamarindo

>>17223180
ganymede saved my relationship with family.

>>17221381
I just don't like smelling like an old man.
Bitches love it tho.

>>17223041
its like you were asking for BI though

Bois Imperial can suck my hairy asshole

>>17222127
>eros
>blue frag

Thoughts, gentlemen?

>>17222754
Bump

>>17222965
unironicly:
BI
ganymede
baccarat rouge
oud minerale
gentle fluidity silver
santal 33
another 13

>>17222946
fuck she's pretty

Thoughts on Babylon and Naxos for the cold season?

>>17223494
Top row has 4 good fragrances, bottom row 1, maybe 2 depending on taste.

>>17223533
>Naxos
Powerful, but overly expensive for what it is. Would work well enough.
>Babylon
Never smelled it.

>>17222946
>imagine shilling for low tier ethnic girls

This what the ambrox-citrus chemicals do to your brain. Just keep it with Bois Impérial and date superior nordic girls.

>>17223544
I wear BI and would only consider dating mediterranean/MENA girls. Lebanese and Turkish girls especially are the qtest

>>17223544
buddy you just have an ikea fetish

>>17223499
>baccarat rouge
>oud minerale
Do girls really like these?

>>17223494
Great collection but nobody needs to own Joop…

>>17223494
decent 2017 type of frags,ok for someone between 20-24y.o

>>17223574
I blind bought it, regret it now

>>17222142

>>17223494
now you only need to start using them bra.
Remember, less than 8 sprays is pathetic.

>>17223409
fucking this

>>17221112
Put Joop! in place of EN and youre good to go.

>>17223578
What's the 2020s type of frags?

Sauvage Elixir is now available in a 100 mL bottle. It wasn't when I bought my 60 mL bottle.

How long do I have to wait until I can order the 200 mL bottle or the 300 mL refill? Can I write Dior and ask for a full liter? I can order Turkish colonia in 5 liter jugs, I need that for my Sauvage Elixir.

>>17223721
>imagine buying this artificial smelling pleb water

>>17223732
Yeah but how long do I have to wait for the big bottle?

>>17223752
Buy Bois Imperial instead, it's better

>>17223732
>>17223762
Sauvagechads make Boisissies seethe once again

bros I just ordered the MA Barrois samples and appear to have gotten a handwritten note from bisch with it.
theres no way he actually handwrites any of these himself, right?

>>17223783
relax, he's just some dude with a job

but no it was liza from the front desk

BIschizo coming up with even more unfunny made-up situations

>>17223768
>>17223819

>>17223829
is she right?

>>17223829
What's the full list

>>17223829
the frags are pretty ubiquitous and overused so he has a point but the list is made by this swarthy manlet grifter who ends up shilling some frag subscription thing for half the video, actual women wont give a shit about you still wearing sauvage or le male, the only ones who say the "ex-boyfriend association" thing are fragcomm retards

>>17223829
>"mmmh I wonder what are the 7 most sold men frags"
>NEW! 7 fragrances men need to STOP using
>thank you to for sponsoring this video!
this is your brain on BI

Best fragance to get bitches at uni? I'm from South America so women are more or less normal for now.

>>17223865
Dior Sauvage edt

>>17223865
Kenzo EDP2022

>>17222517
>>17222519
Nice reviews I also always thought H24 ans CDG 2 were similar but I largely prefer 2.
H24 smells of cucumber in the the opening and I don't like it, I find CDG 2 is better put together and gives more suggestions than H24 does.
I give to H24 the fact of being more masculine but I wouldn't really say 2 is feminine leaning. 2 is perfectly unisex like I would say Mitsouko is.

I just ordered a bottle of H24 EDP. I'm hoping it'll be like BI/Ganymede where it takes a few tries over months to really like it. I haven't liked anything from Nagel that ive tried. Une Nuit Magnetique is okay.

Just tried Guerlain vetiver and I’m surprised this isn’t talked about much here. It is such a good summer fragrance and has a niche feel to it

Finally pulled an unsolicited compliment from a fairly attractive woman in her 20s thanks to this bad boy right here
Dylan Blue chads rise up

>>17223972
When I first got Dylan Blue as a gift I didn't really like it but its starting to grow on me

jeremy's not looking too good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg14jNbBb-8

>>17223966
lurk moar

>>17223768
sotd sauvage + oud for glory

>>17223994
How’s the Prorosa? Love their shave stuff.

>>17223994
Shameful

Hey guys, so basically I'm the 21M law student that asked for advice for a nice fragrance in the last thread (like a couple days ago).
Finally went to the shop and tried out the ones on my list plus some extra.
Mancera Instant Crush was too sweet so I didn't get that.
Le Labo Santal 33 was just sandalwood after like 5mins which was underwhelming so I didn't get that either.
They didn't stock Floris or Guerlain so I couldn't try any of their fragrances.
So tried Penhaligon's Sartorial and I loved it. The woman in the store suggested Penhaligon's Halfeti as it's the most popular which I also tried but I preferred Sartorial so I purchased that.
Felt bold and asked a random female their thoughts but they just said no clue whilst another suggested the Oud variant (dk the name) but it was way too strong for daily use.

TLDR; bought Penhaligon's Sartorial. Pic Rel.

>>17224020

>>17224020
Good job anon, enjoy

>>17223994
>t
so much money wasted in 1 picture

>>17224023
Thx. Lol, I'm just waiting for the critics to see if they agree or at the very least to tell me it's a 'decent' fragrance.

>>17224031
how does it smell like ?
lavender
honey
woody
?

>>17224035
I'm not that good with individual scents. What I will say is that imo it's NOT floral or fruity. Definitely a men's fragrance. Maybe mossy I guess.
Note: I have a layman's nose so I may be completely wrong.

mmmmmm bitter laundry detergent, obviously a manly scent, let's put a bulge on the bottle

>>17224048
I hate the jean Paul cans that they come in. It opens from the bottom but the frag is seated there. So every time I open it I damn near throw the bottle on the floor.

>>17224039
>Definitely a men's fragrance
It's lavender
similar to this
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Brut-Parfums-Prestige/Brut-15303.html

Also l'occitane had a very nice lavender, maybe still available.

>>17224031
A bit dated ofc but a good starter.

I bought this shit for couple of bucks. What would be like the good version of this?

>>17224076
>A bit dated ofc
Yeah I knew it may be regarded as an old-fashioned scent but I think it compliments my personality...and I still think it's fresh enough.

>>17224085
>compliments my personality
Sure, we all had guerlain vetiver, etc.. it will pass in a couple of years if you keep visiting stores)

>>17224089
Gotcha.

>>17224074
Just flip the box before putting the frag in it dumbass

>>17224102
It only fits in the can one way. Bottom has a soft base with a cutout for the crotch bulge and the top has a little cylinder that he sprayer nestles into.

>>17224084
Maybe hugo by hugo boss but people say the performance is meh so you might as well stick with your cheapy
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Hugo-Boss/Hugo-570.html
Here is the listing for your frag
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/STR8/Original-40398.html
Its kind of styled after 80s masculine fragrances but those usually have a lot of floral notes that your fragrance doesnt have so im not sure i would suggest them

Frags that maybe you like more than you should:
for me it's Chrome loved it every time I sniffed it on the strip, I will definitely try it on the skin next time.
It's such a happy sunny masculine fragrance, synthetic at the right point it's really a classic that doesn't feel outdated at all

>>17222754
Bois imperial

>>17224020
>asked a random female their thoughts
the way you worded it you didn't want to assume she was a woman but you were sure she was a female nontheless
if it wasn't clear whether she was a woman how was it clear she was a female, and if it was indeed clear she was a female why do you use gender neutral pronouns?

>>17224165
Okay, so once I posted the comment I noticed this error but thought since it doesn't detract from the meaning of the passage as a whole, it need not be addressed.
Just for you: simply a grammatical error, used the noun as a plural relating to the word "thoughts"...like I said simple grammatical typo.
Should be "her thoughts".
Also, yeah first woman had like 3 children and was on her phone so perhaps I shouldn't have asked her as she was clearly busy, hence the "no clue" response which was, perhaps, a little hostile.

>>17224177
Ouch…that’s why you should never speak to anyone in public

>>17224180
Idk, I see it as character building. Nothing morally or legally wrong with asking strangers a cordial question even if the response is cold as ice. I did feel awkward afterwards though, luckily my second interaction with the other woman kind of redeemed myself as that was much more friendly. All in all, no harm done, 'twas a fun day out.

>new ADG EDP is wuite based but I still think profumo or profondo are the best in the line
>YSL Y le parfum is too sweet for me and im generally unimpressed after going through mutiple bottles of layton for nights out, however, It led to me fingering my 47 year old milfboss in the backseat of a cab after a recent work party
>eau givree is top tier and I feel like I dont need any summer cologne scents again now
>this micallef desir toxic shit.. was not expecting this to be so basic, really good performance and had men and women asking about it
>tried these new azzaro wanted scents, by night is still the goat
/blog

>>17224187
>character building
mate, she was on her phone, asking her a question is not 'character building', it's just retarded

>>17224193
Yeah, obviously mistakes were made, jfc chill out.
Evidently, I didn't notice the phone

>>17224198
Also, by on the phone I don't mean like on a call, just normal like looking at apps or whatever.
Lets not get bogged down in the minute details, and move on lol

>>17224142
>Frags that maybe you like more than you should
Sauvage EDT

>>17224074
I let my gf(female) unbox it for me and I was laughing at her struggling with what you described, but yeah, it's a bit annoying

>>17224187
Cringed really hard at this. Reddit shit is really bleeding through lately

>>17224277
Sorry lmao
Only reason I typed this was because another anon asked details and stuff, all stemming from a simple grammatical error

New thread?

>>17224142
aventus
i bought light blue forever specifically so i wouldn't douse myself in aventus every morning but it didn't work

>>17224329
>>17224329
>>17224329

NEW THREAD

>>17222125
swap out the prada one for the original. Others all worth having in your collection.

>>17223972
Better than bleu de chanel unironically

>>17222691
JPG LMLP is GOATED, this girl literally kept licking my neck

>>17223972
Honestly I'd much rather prefer Dylan Blue shills at this point. At least it's a breath of fresh air

>>17223994
peep the nautica voyage in the back

Got any for this look guys?

Hello anons. I need female fragrance recommendations that would work as a gift for the girl I'm seeing. Don't think she really wears any perfume right now so nothing I can use as a starting ground. Is there a Sauvage Elixir or Blue de Chanel equivalent for women's perfume?

>>17224006
Sweet simple santal. I spray it on the sides of TP rolls

>>17224026
>so much money
If you do not know how to buy frags

>>17225337
That is Hawas
NV is garbage