Fragrance General #468

[Anonymous No.15612961]

Previous Thread: >>15605453

BBC perfume documentary (part 1 of 3):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annRzLYrRwM
4160 Tuesdays' Sarah McCartney talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOIjVZO8azQ
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w2c bottles
(USA-Canada)
http://www.fragrancenet.com
http://www.fragrancebuy.ca
http://www.luckyscent.com
https://www.fragrancex.com

Use Google to obtain the maximum discount code at fragrancenet (37%).

(Europe)
http://www.notino.com (see directory at bottom for your country)
https://www.jovoyparis.uk/
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general info
http://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/
https://nstperfume.com/2008/11/14/new-to-perfume-and-want-to-learn-more/
https://www.basenotes.net/features/3243-the-top-ten-niche-fragrances-every-beginner-should-sample
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various fragrance communities/review sites/blogs
http://www.fragrantica.com/
http://www.basenotes.net/
http://www.parfumo.net/
http://www.nstperfume.com/
http://www.boisdejasmin.com/
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w2c samples
http://www.luckyscent.com/
http://www.theperfumedcourt.com/
http://www.surrendertochance.com/
http://www.perfumista.co.uk/
http://www.ausliebezumduft.de/fragrances.html
https://www.jovoyparis.uk/
https://www.lessenteurs.com/
https://bloomperfume.co.uk/
https://lulua.pl/en/
https://moodscentbar.com/en/
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on DIY fragrances
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/
https://pellwall.com/
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affordable snice scents
https://pastebin.com/qReuXttj
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For /ourguy/ Luca Turin's books look up Library Genesis

[Anonymous No.15612962]

>>15612961
*this chart is outdated*
Current new chart WIP:
https://pastebin.com/2T6HuQgj

[Anonymous No.15612963]

>>15612961
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

[Anonymous No.15612969]

brothers where is the oud

[Anonymous No.15612998]

>>15612969
wanna see my morning oud?

[Anonymous No.15613002]

>>15612368
>Naxos is so much better than words can describe. Super long lasting and natural. I get orange blossom and honey mostly.

The cope is so strong

[Anonymous No.15613052]

>>15612291
Thx, I try to match them to some extent
>>15612320
Azemour Les Orangers
>>15612360
Remarkable People is great. I got a bottle for my sister but it's actually really sparkly and he doesn't want anything like that.
>>15612344
Naxos is great but Naomi Goodsir Or du Serail is my favorite niche honeyed tobacco.
>>15612178
If you end up liking it then you might try Or du Serail, too. It also has a mango note like Timbuktu and was done by Bertrand Duchaufour.
>>15612523
Not really.
>>15612742
But that's my point. Typically older formulations are not justified to cost many times more. Just look around and you'll definitely find other, currently produced, fragrance that matches your taste even better. We literally live in the gold age of perfumery.

[Anonymous No.15613058]

>>15612998
kek

[Anonymous No.15613072]

Is Nishane a meme? Should I spend 9 euros for 5ml of Ani?

[Anonymous No.15613121]

>>15613072
Like with any house, they have their hits and misses. Generally positive towards them, however. Ive had my eye on unutamam, but afraid to try because of the memester perfumer involved.

[Anonymous No.15613132]

>>15613002
>the cope is so strong
t. poorfag who has never smelled Naxos

[Anonymous No.15613170]

How long does it take for sites like fragrancebuy to restock frags? basically everything I want to buy is sold out..

[Anonymous No.15613176]

is there a niche version of dior homme sport? the iris makes me so happy

[Anonymous No.15613184]

Does musk have any scientifically proven effects on women?
t. planning to make a /diy/ fragrance but don't want to spend too much money

[Anonymous No.15613279]

just orderedthe strangelove sample set, can't wait for its arrival >:)

[Anonymous No.15613295]

>>15613279
Based and Waftspilled

[Anonymous No.15613345]

>>15613184
unclear.
even actual male human pheromones can have varying effects on other humans - apparently this is affected by the presence of certain genes, which depending on the genes present in the smeller, could lead to the smeller perceiving pheromones as sweet, as musky/sweaty, or not smelling it at all. And this is for pure extract of human 'androste....s' (androstenone,tadienol,sterol,...)

So in other words - no one knows, so if you pay big bucks for musky/phereomone based frags, you're likely getting ripped off while smearing some pig saliva/human urine extract on your neck

[Anonymous No.15613440]

>>15612961
What makes a fragrance "gentlemanly?"
How do I avoid fedora-core frags?

[Anonymous No.15613451]

>>15613440
> What makes a fragrance "gentlemanly?"
The amount of shilling it gets to make it look so.
But the closes thing in actual frags would be things like iris, amber and (probably) aromatic fogueres.

[Anonymous No.15613462]

>>15612961
redpill me on this

[Anonymous No.15613486]

>>15613451
that's true, I suppose hype and shilling is what defines every fragrance.
if Sauvage's spokesmodel were Harrison Ford or another old boomer, no young people would be wearing it.

[Anonymous No.15613493]

>>15613486
(inb4 johnny depp is an old boomer)

[Anonymous No.15613549]

>>15612961
i’m a fragrance newfag, even the simple stuff is confusing because i just don’t have enough points of reference for the notes etc. My favorite in the past was Ralph Lauren Polo Red, can I get any recommendations based on that?

[Anonymous No.15613569]

>>15613184
Musk sucks, use real pheromones instead

[Anonymous No.15613578]

>>15613549
Start here >>15612963

[Anonymous No.15613659]

>>15613569
>fragances cause turboautism
>FAGrance fags are aspies
checks out. One reason more to stop putting chemicals on your body and embrace the natural body odor

[Anonymous No.15613671]

Did you have sex today?

[Anonymous No.15613706]

>>15613462
Room filling. Opulent. Rich. Sweet. Cloying if oversprayed. Lasts forever. Spicy. Smells like Christmas. I want to be buried with it. It’s difficult to find a good time to wear it, but I can sit sniffing it home alone in the same way I might enjoy a nice glass of whisky or wine.

[Anonymous No.15613709]

Wore Dior Homme Intense for the first time in about a year last night. Laying in bed smelling it was the comfiest I could imagine being. It’s so gentle and soothing and has a great warming quality. Perfect for sitting wrapped up warm with a hot chocolate in a big thick jumper.

[Anonymous No.15613837]

Tell me about the Diesel BAD
If I remove the cap will I die?

[Anonymous No.15613844]

>>15613837
it literally tells you what it smells like on the packaging
why would you buy that

[Anonymous No.15613871]

>>15613844
I actually get complements with this frag in the winter. The opening is actually nice but I think the "caviar" note in the dry down is almost a what the fuck were they thinking.

[Anonymous No.15613941]

Russian Adam becomes a millionaire this week
I need to get into the perfume game...

[Anonymous No.15614061]

which scent is he talking about /fa/?

[None !LaytonlX2g No.15614080]

>>15613671
actually yes

[Anonymous No.15614094]

>>15614080
so you took it in the ass?

[Anonymous No.15614117]

>>15614094
Your just not BAD enough to talk tough.

[Anonymous No.15614153]

thoughts on this one?
I've been getting a lot of compliments using it

[Anonymous No.15614234]

is dua fragrances good? do any actually compete with the originals?

[Anonymous No.15614275]

I want to smell like a freshly brewed cup of coffee

[Anonymous No.15614278]

I can snap up a 40ml of Cool Water for like £14 or so, do I cop it and use it wintertime for a nice uplifting scent?

[Anonymous No.15614297]

>>15614234
No and no. They crank out like dozens of scents a year, they literally can’t be made with any sort of quality at that rate. Plus, they used to sell their frags at a mall kiosk. Should give you an idea of their target demographic.

[Anonymous No.15614328]

>>15614275
Brew some coffee and soak urself with it then

[Anonymous No.15614340]

>>15614297
They’re one of the only exciting houses to follow because they’re always pumping stuff out though. Their gourmands and also their original called soulmate are really good.

[Anonymous No.15614375]

>>15614061
Fahrenheit?

[Anonymous No.15614376]

What's a typical "black person" fragrance?
(Inb4 "body odor", I'm actually serious)
It is my girlfriend's favorite fragrance and I want to get it for her, but literally this is all I have to go by unfortunately

[Anonymous No.15614379]

>>15613578
I don't see Polo Red on the chart

[Anonymous No.15614380]

>>15614340
No they are not. I’ve given Dua more than a fair shake, people were always saying they were all cheap, synthetic garbage, I tried dozens of them, figured at least some would have to be good. They are not. They might be good if you’ve never smelled the actual scents they’re cloning, or niche scents in general, I suppose if you’re in high school and have never smelled anything fancier than 1 Million they’d seem good, but if you’ve ever smelled a decent niche frag there’s no way. Cheap, tacky, mallcore shit.

[Anonymous No.15614383]

What’s the sleaziest fragrance?

[Anonymous No.15614386]

>>15614383
Tom Ford

[Anonymous No.15614389]

what are the best cloning houses? I have only heard about parfums vintage for aventus

[Anonymous No.15614391]

>>15614340
Dua is the Kirkland Signature of fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15614426]

>>15614376
In the wild black people probbaly wear loud nasty cheap garbage clubbing fragrances

But if you want to be a little more abstract, look for shit like rum, musk and tobacco

[Anonymous No.15614470]

>>15614389
Tom Ford, Parfums de Marly and nu-YSL are very well know clone houses.

[Anonymous No.15614481]

>>15614376
To me it would be a dark woody fragrance. Not as heavy as Encre Noire, maybe something like bulgari bright neroli for the summer.
As far as niche goes, I don’t know any frag that reminds be of blacks. Maybe that killian fragrance that nipples man talked about once.

[Anonymous No.15614567]

>>15614061
Jacomo de Jacomo

Lol

[Anonymous No.15614609]

>>15614376
anything fruity and musky
i.e. Creed MI

[Anonymous No.15614623]

Intense cafe is so fucking good. Montale haters can lick my hairy ass and die

[Anonymous No.15614693]

>>15614623
agreed they have many hits like honey oud, leather oud, arabians tonka etc

[Anonymous No.15614712]

>>15614376
Your girlfriend’s favorite fragrance is what black people smell like?

[Anonymous No.15614805]

>>15614376
Black people always smell like pasta

[Anonymous No.15614822]

does anyone know of any cool perfumeries in florida? i think itd be cool to get my own personal cologne desu

[Anonymous No.15615021]

>>15614376
Here. You'll smell like a nigger in no time.

[Anonymous No.15615022]

Redpill me on Tuscan Leather bros

[Anonymous No.15615024]

>>15615022
Too much raspberry

GAY

[Anonymous No.15615038]

>>15614383
It's a tie between these two

[Anonymous No.15615043]

>>15614383
Tie between these two.

[Anonymous No.15615066]

>>15613569
W2c pure real pheromones for diy frgarance?

[Anonymous No.15615081]

>>15615022
Anubis is several times better while also being cheaper.

[Anonymous No.15615090]

If you have any of the fragrances shown here you're a simp.

[Anonymous No.15615123]

Can you recc me a poorfag fragrance for ideally <50€?
I love spicy notes like pepper and ginger, especially if paired with a slight citrus and or woodsy / tobacco vanilla notes.
Ideally something I can wear around the whole year

[Anonymous No.15615127]

>>15614278
Yes. My 40ml is nearly empty and I’m upgrading to the 125ml soon. You can get 125ml on Allbeauty for £19

[Anonymous No.15615133]

>>15615090
Ok, good to know, bud!

[Anonymous No.15615138]

>>15615081
But TL smells like coke, will I able to pull coke slags with Anubis?

[Anonymous No.15615139]

>>15615123
Carven L’eau Intense. It’s a very pleasant fresh citrus frag with ginger, mint, lavender, and cardamom. It’s super snice (and this is coming from a hardcore nichefag), and it’s dirt cheap.

[Anonymous No.15615145]

>>15615139
Not him but I’ve had this on my wish list for ages but can’t find samples on my usual sites. Is it even close to a blind buy? Looking at the notes I’m sure I’d like it, but I don’t like to blind buy.

[Anonymous No.15615156]

>>15614712
someone needs to break the news to him

[Anonymous No.15615201]

>>15615139
>not spicy
>preferrably for summer
not what that anon looked fot I guess

[Anonymous No.15615209]

>>15613671
I finally tried Eros and it has an ingredient that remainded me of AXE like a cloying alcohol scent.

[Anonymous No.15615249]

>>15614275
If it can be grain coffee then try Keronese Follow

[Anonymous No.15615251]

>>15614379
Don't worry, you don't know a shit anyway. Start there.

[Anonymous No.15615255]

>>15614389
Parfums de Marly is way overpriced but quite good qualitywise clone house. Some people are impressed with Alexandria (apparently they have a good dupe of Invasion Barbare) and Arabian Perfume Oils have some good ones (their Oud Wood, Tuscan Leather and Black Afgano are clones on the level of Parfums de Marly).

[Anonymous No.15615259]

>>15614623
Yeah, they're just releasing too many frags so many are misses but their top stuff is absolutely top.
>>15615022
Popular among wannabe Drake socialites addicted to coke and without any personality.
>>15615090
Jesus, he's so confused. Let me guess it's a repost from /r/fragrance?
>>15615123
>affordable snice scents
>https://pastebin.com/qReuXttj
>>15615138
It doesn't really. It was just mentioned in one of Drake's songs that 'Tuscan Leather smells like a brick' and then it sticked. I don't even remember if coke had any distinct smell.
>>15615145
Not him, also a hardcore nichefag tho. I went through a 100ml bottle. It was a blindbuy for me and a really good one. It's super refreshing cucamber-mint smell.

[Anonymous No.15615260]

>>15615259
>affordable snice scents
>https://pastebin.com/qReuXttj
I read the pasta but I honestly don't want to spend half a day googling all of them when I could just ask you nerds if you know a fragrance for my desires

[Anonymous No.15615309]

>>15615260
Ok, then fuck off.

[Anonymous No.15615313]

>>15615251
rude

[Anonymous No.15615339]

>>15615309
rude

[Anonymous No.15615341]

>>15615090
ONCE AGAIN, PRADA LUNA ROSSA SPORT REIGNS SUPREME

[Anonymous No.15615374]

I really miss the days when I naively thought $70-$80 was expensive for a bottle of perfume.

[Anonymous No.15615376]

>>15615260
You're a lazy cunt

[Anonymous No.15615381]

>>15615260
I reckon Secretions Magnifique right up your alley and quite a safe blind buy (despite some viral hate that it's getting over internet for no reason). A bit over your budget but really worth it.

[Anonymous No.15615398]

I want something that smells woody but not overpowering, woody and slightly sweet.
New to fragrances so please spoonfeed me...

[Anonymous No.15615412]

>>15615398
Egoiste

[Anonymous No.15615422]

>>15615123
unironically this

[Anonymous No.15615445]

>>15615422
>even axe has oud now
tom ford was a mistake

[Anonymous No.15615462]

>>15615445
The funny thing is that the oud they're using is probably the same synthetic one that is being used in TFOW and Montales etc. I really think that this is a harbinger of the end of the oud craze that's been last 15 years. More sophisticated customers who had a chance already be overexposed to oud fragrances have escaped into artisanal ouds. Hence the popularity of all ALDs, Ensars and all niche houses having some expensive oud fragrance in their line up. Now it's time for wider market to get used to it. I think that in 5 more years it'll be tacky to wear anything with prominent oud in it. Screencap this post.

[Anonymous No.15615464]

>>15615398
See >>15612963

[Anonymous No.15615484]

I just bought this bad boy and it officially becomes 7th full bottle in my roto. Got 3 more slots that most likely will be: Chypre Palatin (2nd bottle), Ma Nishtana, Trumpers Sandalwood/Sartorial.

[Anonymous No.15615506]

Any scents out there like a cup of Earl Grey?
I know there's that Jo Malone frag but longevity appears to be utter horseshit so i'm not even going to waste my money sampling

[Anonymous No.15615509]

>>15615506
Demeter has their own Earl Grey fragrance but if you rather want something more abstract then try Buogari au The Vert

[Anonymous No.15615511]

>>15615090
Look kids, this is what happens when you subscribe to one too many youtube fragrance 'reviewers'. It always perplexes me how one can spend thousands of dollars on a fragrance collection and can count scents standing out among them with any personality with his fingers on one hand.

[Anonymous No.15615519]

>>15615484
50 or 30ml? Ive been looking at the travel size that comes with 5x8ml, thought that would be best so I can keep it on hand and spray at lunchtime or whenever it wears off.

[Anonymous No.15615532]

>>15615519
I got a 50/120ml partial bottle for $80 delivered on a facebook group. I went through a 5ml decant to test it thoroughly first and it lasts for 6-8h no need for travel size sprayer, don't worry. I tested around 10 different OJs over past couple months and try to experiment a bit Montabaco Verano, Black Gold, Nawab Oudh and Taif are also fucking excellent and at some point in future I'm also likely going to replace something in my collection with the first two. Ordinary Montabaco, Zizan and Ambre Royal are also great but they didn't blown me away but you might be interested into looking into it. Or Tolu if you're after a huge warm ambery oriental akin to Mitzah etc. I've sniffed hundreds of niche fragrances and must say that OJ is one of the most consistent in quality houses out there. They also got a strong shared DNA like many Chanels and Guerlains do.

[Anonymous No.15615543]

>>15615532
whats anibus like? it just a heavy incense?

[Anonymous No.15615546]

>>15615543
Anibus? No such Ormonde Jayne fragrance. Do you mean Anubis by Papillon?

[Anonymous No.15615548]

>>15615546
affirmative

[Anonymous No.15615556]

>>15615341
>>15615374
What's the average price you spend on fragrances?

[Anonymous No.15615560]

>>15615556
Badly posed question as I, and many others, tend to go for the smallest size available. I would say that I spend $150 at average on a full 100ml bottle.

[Anonymous No.15615562]

>>15615548
Ok. Anubis is not just a heavy incense. Herbal leather is the dominant nose to my skin. If you can't test it at least be sure to know what immortele smells like as this is the annoying note in Anubis to my nose.

[Anonymous No.15615563]

>>15615560
But don't you get more quantity per dollar on the larger bottles?

[Anonymous No.15615565]

>>15615563
The expression for getting the bigger size cus it’s cheaper per ml is “penny wise, dollar stupid”

[Anonymous No.15615570]

>>15615563
I do but I don't care. How many 100ml bottles have you went through in your life? I went through 3 since I got really into fragrances 3 years ago. I also sample and decant A LOT of new scents so quite often find simply superior fragrances to those that I already have and want to replace them sooner than later

[Anonymous No.15615574]

I've tried Mugler Cologne and DHC, judging by the new flowchart, I should give Kiehl's musk a whirl too??

[Anonymous No.15615575]

>>15615574
Reject flow chart, embrace aqua allegoria

[Anonymous No.15615579]

what are the top 3 designer frags? i don't wanna venture into niche but i don't want to smell like every algerian at the nightclub

[Anonymous No.15615581]

>>15615575
are you okay bro? It seems like every time you post you have another allegoria bottle

[Anonymous No.15615582]

>>15615570
quite a few, but I only buy things I really enjoy

[Anonymous No.15615586]

Just got my nose on Cloud and I get that it is a clone and all, but if this is all there is to the BR540 DNA, I'm dispoint. Smells like straight up burnt sugar.

[Anonymous No.15615652]

>>15615398
Oud Wood

[Anonymous No.15615670]

>>15615574
I’d recommend it if you like the muskiness of them. It’s not citric though in any sense. Might also smell dirty on your skin not like white musk. It seems to react with skin chemistry severely

[Anonymous No.15615671]

>>15615586
BR540 smells like burnt sugar

[Anonymous No.15615674]

What is he wearing?

[Anonymous No.15615685]

>>15615674
a fake aventus he bought for 400 dollars

[Anonymous No.15615816]

>>15614376

[Anonymous No.15615837]

>>15615685
Lol

[Anonymous No.15615851]

>>15615145
Very safe blind buy I’d say, especially given how cheap it is.

[Anonymous No.15615854]

>>15615586
FUCKACUM BUTT

[Anonymous No.15615894]

Have you ever bought a fake bottle?

[Anonymous No.15615896]

>>15615090
>no lonestar memories
checkmate, bitch

[Anonymous No.15615900]

>>15615090
also whenever you see those "cuba" cigar gas station colognes you know the fucker has no idea what he's talking about.

[Anonymous No.15615901]

>>15615894
Apart from you Igor, we all already know your story.

[Anonymous No.15615902]

>>15615123
you want a good poorfag fragrance? go on notino and get Spicebomb

[Anonymous No.15615906]

>>15614275
Ferragamo Uomo

[Anonymous No.15615908]

>>15615586
BR540 is a women's perfume that men started wearing

[Anonymous No.15615963]

>>15613462
Great scent. Was my first niche fragrance. Better worn in cold weather at a somewhat formal event. Can't imagine wearing it everyday given its high price tag.

Dry down is legendary.
Lasts forever.
Projection is huge.

[Anonymous No.15615971]

>>15615022
Ombre Leather is superior and cheaper if you want a leather jacket smell.
>>15613671
Teenager tier fragrance.
Why do people wear this? Even the flanker, Eros Flame, is better.
>>15614061
Fahrenheit, I've read the reviews on it. Too bad it actually smells like cat piss.
>>15615908
I can't even smell BR540. Can't smell the extrait either. Not a single person blood related to me can smell it. I bought a decant and had them try it, but people only smelled a faint alcohol smell. Kinda disappointing.

[Anonymous No.15616039]

luna rossa black fucking sucks, i can't see why anyone in their right mind would ever want to smell like that

[Anonymous No.15616047]

Tried my LAP Mechant Loup sample. All I can get is licorice on some vaguely woody background. I looked up reviews because it was so contradictory with the most voted notes on fragrantica to see if it was reformulated and indeed it was. It smells natural and smooth but sadly the composition is 1-dimensional and boring. If you like licorice just get Cuir Cuba Intense by Nicolai which is 10x better.

[Anonymous No.15616093]

i only wear niche now (for the past year) but i kinda miss the simplicity and widespread appeal of designers
what do

[Anonymous No.15616244]

lads i'm going out to a bar with a girl and her friends it's been like a year since i've done this what should I wear
>CAHSEE
>Wanted by night
>Layton
>Eros.jpg
>explorer
keep in mind i'm in southern US it'll be about 26C 80F pretty hot weather

[Anonymous No.15616273]

>>15615398
CdG Kyoto

[Anonymous No.15616291]

>>15616244
Bravo for getting a meme collection.
>it'll be about 26C 80F pretty hot weather
Explorer

[Anonymous No.15616313]

I dont like Hermann A Mes Cotes but I can't stop smelling it.
is this the power of EDOL?

[Anonymous No.15616328]

>>15615579
top designers are also going to be pretty damn popular. that said, for an accessible designer, TdH is pretty nice.

[Igor1976 No.15616351]

What would give the vibe that I goon a lot? Longest time I have ever gooned was for 84 hours. Hour after hour I just kept gooning.

[Anonymous No.15616410]

is there any good alternative to nio? love the smell but its so expensive

[Anonymous No.15616433]

>>15616244
Pick explorer and Layton and throw everything else in the garbage bin.

[Anonymous No.15616455]

>>15616351
Fake Aventus.

[Igor1976 No.15616492]

>>15616455
Your mom is fake https://www.reddit.com/r/fragrance/comments/iv89iu/creed_aventus_a4219s41_legit_or_fake/

[Anonymous No.15616501]

Hey guys, recommend me a date scent, something bold and daring, can be niche

[Anonymous No.15616511]

is ani better than layton?

[Anonymous No.15616516]

>>15614383
jules is like a charming pimp sportsman or auto racer fragrance

[Igor1976 No.15616517]

layton is overrated and smells cheap and generic

[Anonymous No.15616553]

>>15616492
wow a lot of effort all to convince us your fake shit is real

[Anonymous No.15616582]

>>15616492
>reddit
Go away, GORsWIPE. Your Aventus is fake.

[Igor1976 No.15616588]

>>15616582
Your moms vagina is fake

[Anonymous No.15616610]

>>15612961
femanon here

any thoughts on feminine deodorant sprays?

[Anonymous No.15616621]

>>15616588
Wow, you’re sure showing him, Gorswipe. I bet he’s as devastated as your wallet after buying that fake Aventus.

[Anonymous No.15616624]

>>15616621
M8, Igor has literally a negative IQ. 50 years ago, they’d have put him in a travelling freak show with the other pinheads. Don’t bother, he doesn’t understand that you’re being sarcastic.

[Sieg !NP2jUmGKeo No.15616628]

>>15616610
Strongly support

[Anonymous No.15616658]

>>15616410
There’s a dua clone

[Anonymous No.15616705]

Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.15616720]

>>15616705
solid but for a citrus it really makes my mouth dry

[Anonymous No.15616726]

>>15616720
You’re not supposed to drink it

[Anonymous No.15616764]

>>15616726
but i love the taste of aroma chemicals

[Anonymous No.15616774]

>>15616726
You can’t tell me what to do! You’re not even my real dad!

[Anonymous No.15616778]

>>15615123
Guerlain Vetiver

[Anonymous No.15616794]

So should i listen to reviews or is it all subjective?

I see a lot of fragrances gather tons of reviews 4/5 ratings while others are more middling 3/5s but when i go on youtube and read up articles about the fragrances that are middling i see high praises. I'm specifically looking at goldfield and banks fragrances and i've been wanting to get blue cypress for myself but on the youtube side i see good feedback and on fragrantica i see people shit on it. i know there are fragrances that get a more positive reviews so it leads me to believe so are just better than others but seeing the different communities go back and forth on some fragrances leads me to believe i shouldn't even be looking at what people think of them. also people on fragrantica seem to be super snobby just by how they write their shit and almost feel like they are trying to kill certain "hype" fragrances which is funny to me since it's such a niche thing that even if a fragrance has hype behind it we are just talking about a few gurus with maybe a few hundred followers.

what do you follow /fa/? do you read reviews and recommendations or do you just go for what you're gut tells you?

[Anonymous No.15616799]

>>15616794
I have a few youtube reviewers that I trust and I generally am more willing to blind buy if a fragrance has a high (>4.2) score on Fragrantica as once you get past that point really the overwhelming majority of scents are high quality.

[Anonymous No.15616824]

>>15616799
so fragrantica is a really reliable metric there, any other recs that is good to follow and would you ever even consider a fragrance that's a 3/5? like i personally wouldn't buy a product like that if it was tech related but scents seem completely different.

[Anonymous No.15616827]

>>15615511
It's not the worst hobby in the world.
You do you I say.

[Anonymous No.15616844]

parfumo > basenotes > fragrantica

[Anonymous No.15616847]

>>15616794
I only believe robes08, Mr. Smelly and Gents Scents (sometimes. he likes those stinky bvlgari)

[Anonymous No.15616851]

>>15616824
Depends on the notes/house/perfumer desu. As you learn more about fragrances you will build your own taste and be able to determine which are good buys.

[Anonymous No.15616905]

>>15616799
What youtube reviewers do you listen to?

[Anonymous No.15616959]

best uplifting scent for a sad man?

[Anonymous No.15617036]

I've smelled a ton of niche perfumes, and I think my nose has developed a decent but, but I still can't tell hardly any difference in between different "church incense" perfumes. For instance, I tried Ma Nishtana tonight and ,I feel like it's very similar to Avignon.

[Anonymous No.15617054]

>>15617036
well it probably uses the same aroma chemical

[Anonymous No.15617199]

>>15613132
shit taste

[Anonymous No.15617212]

>>15616847
>Gents Scents
Ash is a good guy but I cant take his reviews seriously when he has a huge collection of very nice fragrances and still gives macy's tier shit good reviews.

[Anonymous No.15617259]

>>15616410
Its pretty unique

[Anonymous No.15617262]

>>15616501
Papillon Salome if you’re an alfa to pull it off

[Anonymous No.15617340]

whoever thought it was a good idea to put cumin in perfume should be gassed

[Anonymous No.15617409]

>>15617340
I know what you mean, this is one of the notes that on some peoples' skin gives a body odor vibe (similarly to caraway). However, in moderation it can do wonders and warm the perfume a lot. LDDM wouldn't be the same without cumin.

[Anonymous No.15617415]

>>15617036
Ma Nishtana is not an incense perfume but smoky. Incense is this resin that is being burn during high mass in churches. It's tranquil and quite sharp cutting through air like a knife and for this reasons has been used for rituals in most of big religions around the world for thousands of years. Smoke is smoke but in Ma Nishtana it's absolutely beautifully done.

[Anonymous No.15617419]

>>15615090
Nice try shitposter

[Anonymous No.15617421]

>>15615123
You're a faggot for not reading sticked infographics but Cartier Declaration is a great spicy woodsy fragrance with prominent oranges.

[Anonymous No.15617430]

>>15616959
For me it's Guerlain Cologne Impériale
>Eau de Cologne Impériale by Pierre Francios Pascal Guerlain, was created and presented to the Empress Eugenie of France as a cure for her headaches, or so the story goes. As with all "Eau de Colognes", the effect is a bright, refreshing citrus wakeup call which awakens the senses and refreshes the body... like a tonic.

[Anonymous No.15617431]

>>15616410
It shows up on facebook groups for 50% of the official price from time to time. Just join them and be patient.

[Anonymous No.15617432]

>>15616959
philosykos is my go-to for sad days, doesn't matter what season

[Anonymous No.15617439]

>>15616959
We all have this kind of scent. For me it's Nicolai New York Intense. Literally gives me an immediate mood lift and confidence boost like coke does.

[Anonymous No.15617445]

Is cdg 2 man a good decision for a winter scent?

[Anonymous No.15617520]

whats a go to s/s office frag?

[Anonymous No.15617556]

SOTD: Goldfield&Banks Desert Rosewood. Finishing my sample from a past Jovoy sample haul. It's smooth, sweet rosewood that sadly is quite unremarkable due to benzoins (I love rosewood in general). My gf also said that she doesn't like it a lot. What are you wearing lads?

[Anonymous No.15617559]

>>15617445
It's a great decision for a winter scent but you could save yourself some bucks and get Bentley Absolute which does the same thing.
>>15617520
XJ Mefisto Gentiluomo for me but I don't really do a typical 8-16 mundane office job.

[Anonymous No.15617565]

>>15613462
Sure. It's absolutely mogged by this.

[Anonymous No.15617569]

>>15617559
Thanks I will consider it.

[Anonymous No.15617573]

Discovered two niche perfumeries in my city and spent all of my morning looking for what I'd like to test. Ended up with 50 new frags to sniff. P excited. I always first try to sort a new house fragrantica page by popularity and pick those to test among 3 most popular ones that have interesting notes to get a feel for a brand. I know that in this way I may be omitting hidden gems that would click with me but didn't with the general public but time is a limited resource. What are your methods of finding new stuff? Also shit, if I want to sniff 50 frags then I need to pay them at least 5 visits so I better end up buying something lol.

[Anonymous No.15617575]

>>15617573
Also, going to test the two new Amouages among them: Meander and Enclave. Wondering if these are any good.

[Anonymous No.15617592]

Welcome all of our new friends from reddit, /frag/ :^)

[Anonymous No.15617611]

>>15613671
Yes sir i am going to have sex tonight

[Anonymous No.15617614]

>>15617575
Crimson rocks looks like the winner.
Can't decide to try a lot of 16 samples for $75 and expand my horizons, or put that towards a bottle I already know I want.

Ysl trench

[Anonymous No.15617637]

>>15617592
But pls behave yourself :^)

[Anonymous No.15617647]

>>15617212
yeah, that's true. but I think he does it for poorfags. at least I hope, because he was recommending some real trash.

[Anonymous No.15617664]

I have a lot of fragrances I bought over the years without really knowing anything about them, although they aren't bad I would like to know if I'm right about them, I'm a 20 yo male:

yohji homme - got it as a gift, smells kind of different and old, I don't hate it but barely use it, I think it's a autumn-winter kind of fragrance for older ages

l'eau d'issey pour homme - smells like something for older men and winter, barely use

bottega veneta pour homme - same as the above

chanel allure homme (not sport) - the first fragrance I purchased kind of knowing a little bit, I think it's vastly superior to the sport version which to me smells kind of tacky and something you put on after the gym, it quite sweet which I think are the fragrances that suit me best and overall the first I purchased and thought was good for me, kind of summery though

D&G the one - Very similar to chanel allure but also a bit more understated I would say, smells maybe a bit older but I still like it, I would say like allure though doesn't last too long and a bit too summery but overall I liked it too

acqua di parma cedro di taormina - probably one of the best performing fragrances I've had in terms of lasting time, super super fresh summer kind of fragrance but not one I can use daily as it can get repetitive

tom ford tobacco vanille - now this I purchased last year because I wanted tom ford for ages and this to me just smelt amazing, I didn't purchase a big one, so it wasn't as expensive but still, I love the smell but it does feel very old, I don't use all the time as it doesn't feel super appropriate but still love the smell, durability is okay

Currently have - acqua, issey, bottega, TF, yohji

I want to get a new sweet fragrance and I'm looking for suggestions, I've tried chanel allure and d&g the one and like both but want to try something new, and the ones I'm thinking about are quite pricey.

As fuccboi as creed aventus is I love it and want to buy, any other suggestions?

[Anonymous No.15617692]

>>15617664
>yohji homme
Luca Turin calls it one of three best masculines in existence. And I believe he's not wrong. The gourmand licorice-rum-coffee accord served on woodsy-spicy plate is brlliant. It's 100% Autmn-Winter. I wouldn't say it is old, but definitely not Sauvage/BdC-core, rather sophisticated.
>l'eau d'issey pour homme
>old
C'mon dude. Everyone has his own associations but it's a staple fresh fragrance. Are you sure you have the classic PH not some Intense flanker? Cause it's definitely made for warmer (hot) weather - the scent was created by Issey to mimic the feel fresh water has.
>chanel allure homme
It's a sweet fruity cute frag that I personally wouldn't wear but I guess it should work for a 20yo. Again I wouldn't say it's a typical summer fragrance, rather spring-autumn given that it can get cloying in heat.
>D&G the one
Completely different than Chanel Allure. At this point I think that you should just sniff more cause you're a noselet. It's a warm ambery oriental. You're right that it might be intended for a bit more mature audience than Chanel (25+ I'd say).
>acqua di parma cedro di taormina
That's good summer stuff. You should try other blue AdPs or Bright Neroli.
>tom ford tobacco vanille
>I purchased last year because I wanted tom ford for ages
Peak consoomer mindset. However, TFTV is quite good. Again it's not very old lol.
>As fuccboi as creed aventus is I love it and want to buy, any other suggestions?
Yeah given all of that, Aventus might be right up your alley. But if instead you'd lie to explore your preferences then try here >>15612963 but there's no Sauvage/BdC/Versace there, so you might be disappointed.

[Anonymous No.15617712]

>>15617637
fuck reddit faggots

[Anonymous No.15617721]

>>15617664
I think you should be wearing sauvage type noselet stuff if you think TV is old

[Anonymous No.15617726]

>>15617664
Pretty hot takes for someone who thinks that Issey, Tobacco Vanille and D&G are old lmao

[Anonymous No.15617732]

>>15617664
Aventus might be too much maybe consider getting Sauvage by legendary DIOR, owning one of DIORs is a massive status symbol like owning a TOM FORD

[Anonymous No.15617773]

Getting this, seems interesting. Has that rainy smell.

[Anonymous No.15617826]

>>15617692
For me, it's Bel-Ami by Hermès

[Anonymous No.15617841]

do you guys wear frags to bed? if so, what is your go to?

[Anonymous No.15617842]

>>15617841
>wear frags to bed
absolutely no

[Anonymous No.15617846]

>>15617841
just take a shower instead
we dont live in the 17th century anymore

[Anonymous No.15617849]

>>15617262
>we're now recc'ing Papillon Artisan Perfumes for dates
incredibly based /frag/

[Anonymous No.15617864]

>>15617773

Neat
>>15617841
Oh yes, absolutely, I'll wear anything, just whatever strikes my fancy
>>15617849
Tobacco rose sounds very nice, I'm lead to believe that there's not much tobacco in it, is that correct?

[Anonymous No.15617873]

Where to apply perfume if I don’t want to dry clean my clothes too often? Behind ears??

[Anonymous No.15617892]

>>15617873
I always apply behind ears and at the back of my neck, so don't get desensitized to the smell too quickly.

[Anonymous No.15617904]

>>15617841
pure tonka

[CecilDrakeInSeattle !effayRxItQ No.15617906]

>>15617892
>so don't get desensitized to the smell too quickly.

???? Those are pulse points. If anything, the frag will release more due to heat and you'll get used to it. Application in cooler areas creates a slow release that will take longer to get used to.

[Anonymous No.15617924]

>>15616610
do women really?

[Anonymous No.15617932]

is Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette is a good fragance?

[Anonymous No.15617939]

>>15617906
They may evaporate quicker because of the pulse points but the point is that you're not constantly exposed to the smell as you'd be by applying it on wrists/chest/front neck retard.

[CecilDrakeInSeattle !effayRxItQ No.15617947]

>>15617939
>pulse point a few inches from your nose
>exposes you less than on your wrist
>calls people retard

Lmfao. Absolute moron. GO play in traffic you low IQ subhuman.

[Anonymous No.15617950]

>>15617939
I only apply it there before I go on dates

[CecilDrakeInSeattle !effayRxItQ No.15617958]

>>15617939
>thinks behind the ears means the frag evaporates directly up into the air so they can't smell it much
>thinks on the wrist the same thing happens so the frag will rise up into their nose
>can't explain how people standing close to them and not above them can smell the frags

Did frag threads get invaded by moronic reddit tier zoomers too? That poster is fucking clueless. I would mandate trips here so you know who to not listen to. Sadly this anon simp will continue posting totally misguided shit.

[Anonymous No.15617989]

>>15617947
>>15617958
You're really retarded Ceci

[Anonymous No.15617990]

>>15617212
i cant take him seriously because he manages to pronounce every single name wrong
how can you dedicate your live to fragrances and at the same time refuse to learn some very basic french?

[CecilDrakeInSeattle !effayRxItQ No.15617993]

>>15617989
>throws out an ad hom as a "refute"

Lol owned.

Breh, I was into frags before you were even a sperm in Daddies sack :o)

[Anonymous No.15617994]

>>15617692
yohji does feel rather old to me but I get you on the sophisticated side. L'eau d'isseydoes have a fresh side to it but also heavy in a way, maybe because its not as sweet. And that is what I meant by D&G, I think it's similar and slightly older than chanel, not saying D&G as whole is old, just made that comparison because they are somewhat similar. I wouldn't say tobacco vanille is exactly the most well known TF, that said I purchased these fragrances without browsing this so purchased purely on smelling so many times and then deciding to grab it, even if its a smaller one. Don't like sauvage because it's way too played out where I'm from, sauvage isn't as played out, probably because of price point but sauvage is like hood rat smell where I'm from.

>>15617721
I hate sauvage

>>15617726

Issey yes, tobacco vanille maybe not that old but sophisticated and not everyday, and D&G I said older than chanel, not old in general

>>15617732

>thinks I want a status symbol when 99% can't associate smell to brand

[Anonymous No.15618025]

>>15617409
I don't even mind the smell of cumin in general, and I think it's great as a spice in certain foods, but it's just one of those notes my nose is sensitive to. It's extremely overpowering to me to the point where any fragrance with a cumin note just becomes a pure cumin perfume no matter how delicately it's handled. Annoying.

[Anonymous No.15618038]

>>15617664
Montblanc Explorer maybe? You seem to be averse to more mature smells. It's Aventus if Aventus was trying to target horny teenagers. Cheap and really nice.

>>15617773
Interesting, report back holmes

>>15617841
Sometimes, usually heavy tobacco/leather/amber based things.

>>15617932
Yeah, shit longevity though. Intense version is better

>>15617958
I hate that I love you

[Anonymous No.15618050]

>>15617994
>>15618038
reddit spacing

[Anonymous No.15618056]

>>15618050
have sex you loser

[Anonymous No.15618119]

>>15618056
have it with me

[Anonymous No.15618149]

it's oriental season faggots how are you getting spicy this year

[Anonymous No.15618156]

>>15617841
Like 6+ sprays of intense cafe

[Anonymous No.15618158]

Best ambers? I've got a Tauer sample set on the way with LDDM and ACDD, also blind bought Raghba Wood Intense.
My 'maybe' list thusfar is Costume National Soul, Amber Kiso, Desert Sauve(not technically an amber but does the same thing for me) and Grand Soir. Anything else I should be sampling before I pick?

[Anonymous No.15618183]

Finally got my decants of alexandria 2 and bowmakers, haven't tried them yet but alexandria's bottle smell like le male, hope there's more to it

[Anonymous No.15618202]

Hi everyone. Is there a ladies version of the chart from the top of the page?

[Anonymous No.15618286]

>>15618158
Woefully small sample size
https://youtube.com/watch?v=f5M0zQoi564
>>15618202
>Implying

[Anonymous No.15618289]

Rochas 'tache baby
The fucking 'tache

[Anonymous No.15618306]

>>15617841
cologne de missions, might get 4711 for a quick shower > dry > sleep combo

[Anonymous No.15618352]

>>15618158
Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea, Ormonde Jayne Tolu, Opus VI Amouage (or Mollinard Ambre Lumiere if you want something cheaper), ACDD, LDDM or Mitzah if you want a sweeter amber, Chypre Palatin if you want more substance to your amber (in this case a chypre structure).

[Anonymous No.15618356]

>>15618289
This is also a good cheap one

[Anonymous No.15618363]

>>15618352
This reminded me that I should put Ambre Lumiere into the new iteration of the chart.

[Anonymous No.15618366]

I'm new to the hobby as of about a year ago and I dug myself into a deep hole by being stupid and only buying full bottles (figured it was a better value proposition per bottle, but now it's become clear that I have way too much of way too many fragrances, many of which are mediocre)

Of the following, which are worth keeping? And how would I best go about selling/trading the rest of the bottles?

-Terre d'Hermes EDT 100ml
-Prada L'homme 100ml
-Guerlain L'homme Ideal Cologne 100ml
-Guerlain Vetiver 50ml (I prefer TdH's take on vetiver to this one, though I know that is unpopular)
-Guerlain Habit Rouge EDP 50ml (very dense and interesting scent, but there aren't too many situations that this one fits)
-Guerlain Heritage EDP 100ml (i'm inclined to keep this one)
-YSL La Nuit De L'homme 100ml
-Dolce & Gabanna The One EDP 100ml (this and LNDLH seem redundant, but I like them both and the gf likes them)
-Mugler Pure Havane 100ml (i like this one a lot, but it's a bit cloying so I don't find myself wearing it as often)
-Versace Dylan Blue 100ml (the gf loves this one,
I could take it or leave it)
-Polo Black 125 ml (first fragrance I ever bought before getting into the hobby. This one is shit)
-Azzaro Pour Homme 50ml (didn't sit well with me, I've worn it maybe twice)

[Anonymous No.15618369]

>>15618366
TDH, Vetiver, Habit Rouge, Heritage, The One, can the rest.

[Anonymous No.15618374]

>>15618366
Thank God I only buy full bottles of only my favorites, and have never owned a blue perfume. How embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.15618377]

>>15618366
You're not stupid but really fucking stupid. First you buy full bottles of fragrances because of someone's recommendations and now you want to sell them again because of someone's else recommendations. I would suggest selling all of them, using the money for a gym membership and growing some pair of balls. Maybe keep only Vetiver and Heritage.

[Anonymous No.15618380]

>>15617841
if i shower at night i might put on some Caron because it’s cheap, simple, and really comforting to me but otherwise no. when i was in high school i would put 2 spritzes of fahrenheit on my clean sheets because i was so cringe

[Anonymous No.15618381]

>>15618366
Are you from r*ddit?

[Anonymous No.15618383]

Someone sell me a bottle o' Rochas Moustache, it's run out on Notino

[Anonymous No.15618388]

>>15618366
I can smell your low-T through my screen just from reading this post. This thread is for Chads wearing Salome to dates not meek redditors. You don't belong here.

[Anonymous No.15618389]

>>15618366
Sell them all on eBay and buy 1 niche fragrance

[Anonymous No.15618391]

>>15618383
Try facebook groups or eBay. I doubt it's faked.

[Anonymous No.15618409]

>>15618389
Don't do that, pajeets will make decants with your bottles and then fill a complaint to customer service

[Anonymous No.15618431]

>>15618366
Definitely get rid of:
TDH
Versace Dylan Blue
Polo Black

[Anonymous No.15618442]

Can someone suggest me slightly animalic fragrances for winter? nothing that can result too''offensive''

[Anonymous No.15618449]

Got back from my local shit Douglas, brought a few stripes home
>TF fucking fabulous
meh and ultra androgynous scent, i'd imagine a tik-tok eboy wearing this. Also, taking the price into consideration, I think i'd rather go with guerlain l'homme ideal, but i dont know how the two compare in terms of performance tho
>TF tuscan leather
im a newfag into leather fragrances, but this is something i'd wear personally, smells like a new pair of leather shoes, but with something sweet and edible added to it, very high quality and I imagine it would last for a long time. If someone knows a good clone or cheaper counterpart of it, please let me know
>TF tobaco vanille
It smells different now than it did when I was in my car on my way back home. It initially smelled more vanilla-dominant, like some christmas gingerbread type of thing, but now some sort of dried raisins or plum got to the front. Ultra comfy, i feel like it should be a next step after the London on the chart. It has a similiar vibe, but is a tad sweeter and much more complex
>TF neroli portofino
meh, it's elegant and very pleasant, but lasts like 30 minutes. I'd get Colonia Essenza over that, it's more bold and masculine in my opinion. Doesn't last long tho, but it's very strong while it lasts. I've yet to try Bright Neroli, can anyone tell me how does it compare to those two?
>Montblanc explorer
smells 1:1 like my cheap nivea shaving cream, generic ambroxan shit
>le male le parfum
i don't know what it is, but it smells gay
and its a good thing

[Anonymous No.15618473]

perfume'sclub.co.uk, is trustworthy?

[Anonymous No.15618499]

>>15618449
>knows a good clone or cheaper counterpart of it
Nabeel Arab Tradition (if you want more raspberry) or Arabian Perfume Oils /Surrati Tuskan Leather (if you want more leather)
>I've yet to try Bright Neroli, can anyone tell me how does it compare to those two?
Bright Neroli is 80-90% similar, the difference is that its a bit heavier on white floral aspects of Neroli Portofino and lasts 10x times longer than NP.
>>15618473
Never heard of it.

[Anonymous No.15618510]

>>15618442
What is a 'too offensive' animalic for you? Kouros? Frederic Malle's Musc Ravageur has this beautiful animalic opening that passes away in 30minutes. It makes MR really special in my eyes as it's like the perfume says 'it is for your nose only' and then goes away. The new version of Caron Yatagan got cucked (at least from what people say - I only had the new sample) and it is only vaguely animalic. Also Zootopian Civet despite it's name is a warm, balsamic floral fragrance that is only slightly animalic.

[Anonymous No.15618512]

>>15618442
>nothing that can result too''offensive''
chanel antaeus or givenchy gentleman(1974)

[Anonymous No.15618524]

>>15618499
>shipping from united states costs twice as much as the product itsels
shiiiiit

[Anonymous No.15618541]

>>15618473
Shopped with them twice, no complaints so far. Got my 'stache from them.

[Anonymous No.15618594]

NEW TURIN
NEW TURIN
NEW TURIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ywv9UFE3U
Talking about animalics.

[Anonymous No.15618602]

>>15618594
Did he say castoreum is the superior animalic?

[Anonymous No.15618610]

>>15618602
Idk yet but the based god Turin started with Cuir de Russie by Chanel. Got my bowl of pasta ready and watchin'

[Anonymous No.15618618]

>>15618409
This post gives me anxiety, you had that happen?

[Anonymous No.15618621]

>>15618602
YES HE JUST SAID THAT

[Anonymous No.15618623]

>>15618621
AND THAT IT IS DELICIOUS

[Anonymous No.15618628]

>>15618623
MUSK IS ALSO MOGGED BY CASTOREUM

[Anonymous No.15618630]

>>15618628
HE'S VERY FOND OF BEAVERS THO

[Anonymous No.15618633]

>>15618630
AND WISHES THEM WELL

[Anonymous No.15618637]

>>15618633
BEAVERS ARE ALSO WONDERFUL ANIMALS TURIN SAYS

[Anonymous No.15618642]

>>15618637
PYRALONE SMELLS OF HORSES ANONS HOW DOES A HORSE SMELL LIKE?

[Anonymous No.15618649]

>>15618642
INDOLE IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF PROTEINS AND HENCE WHEN ANIMAL DIES A LOT OF INDOLE IS RELEASED WITH DECAY

[Anonymous No.15618652]

>>15618649
BUT NATURALLY YOU CAN FIND IT IN WHITE FLOWERS, IN PARTICULAR IN JASMINE WTF

[Anonymous No.15618658]

>>15618652
HENCE JASMINE SMELLS OF "SHIIIIIT" TURIN ADDS AND PROCEEDS TO HATE THE FRAGRANCE TEXTBOOKS AND CALLS THEM WRONG AND STUPID

[Anonymous No.15618661]

Luca Turin is incredibly based and absolutely mogs the pseudo-intellectual niche/"muh rare naturals"/designer hype crowds alike.

Read into the actual history of perfume and ALL the types of materials that played their part, not just your precious über rare ingredients. hint hint to pseuds like kafkaesque and FragranceView (he mentioned reading a book that mentioned x perfume he liked being composed of x% of a synthetic, and that it bothered him).

THE SCIENCE OF PERFUMERY SHALL DESTROY ALL FRAGILE PSYCHES!

[Anonymous No.15618666]

>>15618658
TURIN DOESNT KNOW WHY SOME PPL CLASSIFY CASHMERAN AS ANIMALIC AND IT SMELLS LIKE TURIN'S WET GARAGE

[Anonymous No.15618676]

>>15618666
THEY PUT TONS OF THIS STUFF IN MODERN PERFUMES

[Anonymous No.15618678]

>>15618666
The best part is yet to come. Absolutely gushing like a school girl over ambroxan.

[Anonymous No.15618683]

>>15618676
THE LAST ANIMALIC HE TALKS ABOUT IS AMBROXAN WTF ANONS AND PRAISES IT

[Anonymous No.15618688]

>>15618683
IT IS INFINITELY PLEASANT, SOFT, SUBTLE, FRESH, MAGNIFICIENT SMELL WTF SHOULD I SELL ALL OF MY BOTTLES AND JUST BUY SAUVAGE

[Anonymous No.15618697]

>>15618688
HE FINISHES THE VIDEO SAYING "IT'S ONE OF THE BEST SMELLS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH"

[Anonymous No.15618701]

>>15618697
*Mic drop*
*Video cuts out*
OH NO NO NO NO NO
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN BROS

[Anonymous No.15618709]

>>15618630
>>15618633
>>15618637
Based and beaverpilled

[Anonymous No.15618714]

>>15618661
This

[Anonymous No.15618733]

>>15618618
It happened to me on eBay with a vintage bottle of Zootopian - faggot took a decant out or was spraying it liberately for couple days in arow to test it and decide that he doesn't like after plenty of not produced anymore juice was gone. He then took photos of the bottle with less juice and opened a case against me that the item was not as described in my auction (obviously because you first used it). Had to refund him money, pay for the postage back despite calling eBay couple times and explaining what has happened as I lost the case. After that I started asking around if I'm a singular case and heard plenty of similar stories of people taking decants out and asking for a refund or stealing a lid etc. Every time it was a lost case for the seller. Also some faggot on a facebook group took a big decant out of my fragrance that I sold on a huge discount to him anyway and wanted refund for the juice missing lol. But I got sorted out this one and he got banned.

[Anonymous No.15618775]

>>15617637
Lol this is actually gold

[Anonymous No.15618784]

>>15618775
The whole "illegal content" comments were really wtf

[Anonymous No.15618859]

>>15618666
>>15618676
>>15618683
>>15618688
>>15618697
>>15618701
please fuck off reddit

[Anonymous No.15618869]

>>15618859
Eh, they’re better than coomers or GORsWIPE.

[Anonymous No.15618891]

>>15613941
Kek, and the bottles of this sandalwood perfume are already on eBay for 3x times the release price despite the fact that they were not even shipped from Russian Adam. I think I'm gonna get into flips on ALD. Literally free money.

[Anonymous No.15618906]

>>15614278
Good fragrance, bad deal desu

[Anonymous No.15618909]

>>15614376
Burberry London

[Anonymous No.15618915]

>>15614275
I actually don't know why coffee is such a hard note to make. Would be interested to hear some explanation. I've tested many, many 'coffee' fragrances and they were rarely like the real stuff. The closest one is Mukhallat di Corleone by AKAF - it has a coffee note that actually smells like espresso.

[Anonymous No.15618918]

>>15617614
>Can't decide to try a lot of 16 samples for $75 and expand my horizons, or put that towards a bottle I already know I want.
I would say samples if you can't smell them anywhere in your city.

[Anonymous No.15618920]

>>15617841
Yes, Bright Neroli.

[Anonymous No.15618923]

>>15618859
Too late. Someone linked the thread over at /r/fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15618933]

mang, now we arent a super sekrit society

On another note, do you guys trust eBay sellers? I've got one here and one coming in from a seller with 100% feedback and so far, I'm satisfied. Does anon fell comfortable taking risks to save a buck or two?

[Anonymous No.15618938]

>>15617841
Starwalker by Mont Blanc

[Anonymous No.15618941]

THERE'S A NEW THREAD YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT BUT NOT GONNA LINK IT, FUCK OFF R*DDITORS

[Anonymous No.15618945]

>>15618933
100% positive feedback means nothing. If they're paying eBay for a seller account subscription they can freely retract negative comments provided they returned money.

[Anonymous No.15618947]

Normie frag haul arrived, here's what i think of them

>aqua di gio profumo
Pretty good desu, i don't understand why it gets hate, it's masculine and simple while having a unique complexity to it. However in my experience it turns to cloying trash if you do more than 2 sprays, less is more with that one.

>sauvage
Casual metallic fresh masculine scent, it just works, i can see why it's a mainstream success, 2 sprays are more than enough, any more qualifies you for a pajeet certificate

>code profumo
Cotton candy and suede, lasts forever, i liked it but i see myself getting tired of it fast, you'll probably like it if you like sweet scents

>nautica voyage
Exactly what you expect, simple fresh synthetic. It just works, nothing too flamboyant, nothing bad either.

>dior homme intense
Loved this one, very unique and has something artistic about it, also performance is amazing

>allure homme edition blanche
Lemon and vanilla with some vetiver, i really enjoy it, perfect for hot weather and has a beautiful elegant quality about it. If only it lasted for over 3 hours..

>eau sauvage
6 sprays last for about 4 seconds so unfortunately i didn't get enough time to formulate an opinion

>y edp
Some people like it but to me this smells like an accident happened in the lab and they just kinda said fuck it, maybe one day i will get a stroke and my sense of smell will change and i will be able to appreciate it, however this is not that day

>invictus
Smells like one of those demented telettubie motherfuckers threw up in a perfume bottle.

>dylan blue
Loved it for the first 20-30 minutes but then it turns into a weird body spray type scent that i had to scrub off, if it smelled like the opening all the way through then i would commit to a full bottle

>prada l'homme
Not something i would wear but it smells great, i'd love my house to smell that

Feel free to recommend me something that doesn't suck

[Anonymous No.15618960]

>>15618947
>aqua di gio profumo
meh
>sauvage
shit
>code profumo
sweet gay shit
>nautica voyage
synthetic shit
>dior homme intense
snice
>allure homme edition blanche
snice
>eau sauvage
snice
>y edp
candystore shit
>invictus
pajeet shit
>dylan blue
shit
>prada l'homme
ok

[Anonymous No.15618977]

Hello friends from Reddit. This thread is soon going to be dead as it’s slowly reaching posts limit. We’re going to move to the next edition of Fragrance General under this link: >>15618935 please join us :^)

[Anonymous No.15618979]

>>15613941
>>15618891
And from what I've heard there are durian sugars crystallising in the bottles of SG.

Imagine not actually knowing the chemistry behind perfume. Having shit quality control for the sprayers etc etc. Riding the waves of a couple collections that generates hype and circle jerking. Creating a secondary anonymous brand that gets panned until someone finds out you make it, which then turns into "oh this is just the perfumer's magic!". The circle jerking gets to a point where you use decades old materials that have degraded, but the dickriders still lap it up as "omg so vintage!" (because the best perfumers back then of course totally also used cheaply acquired degraded materials, but you tell them on Instagram that the "vintage treasures" were expensive to get from auctions, despite the fact that a couple of people have pointed out that one of the chemists were dodgy fuckers that had to be dealt with by the U.S. Supreme Court multiple times across decades. You reassure your Instagram community that some nameless lab in Indonesia tests these "vintage treasures" with no further probing)

And on top of this you cheap out on sitehosting, leaving your Adam Ivkin for all to see, until it is pointed out.

In summary, you are definitely an expert perfumer that only uses the best materials! Definitely not an inexperienced businessman that got lucky with a few releases of perfume whose dickriders breeze past any criticism. Oud and Musk will never lose their novelty and is definitely not a coverup for a lack of skill or knowledge at all!


But seriously, I was a fan of this brand at some point, and I did enjoy some of the first four collections. But since then mr Ivkin and his brand have unraveled, and all the marketing and hype has worn off. Many reviewers online are clearly in conflict with themselves and trying to desperately give a positive review, because they are so refined you see, and their golden boy brand can never do no wrong. no sir!

[Anonymous No.15618986]

It's kind of trashy and juvenile but I can't get enough of this shit

[Anonymous No.15618988]

>>15618979
>And from what I've heard there are durian sugars crystallising in the bottles of SG.
Kek, more info on that?
>Creating a secondary anonymous brand that gets panned until someone finds out you make it, which then turns into "oh this is just the perfumer's magic!"
Was it proven anyhow that it's Russian Adam standing behind Anonim? If so then it's turbo cringe given how much effort he put into marketing, branding and even these ridiculous masks send to youtube reviewers. Fucking kek. If that's the case then I reckon his carefully cultivated internet image of a perfume guru who spends 18h days a day distilling rawest and purest ingredients in his lab is also made up.
That being said it's a pity I don't know Ottoman Empire.

[Anonymous No.15618998]

>>15618988
Yeah I think there are pics of the stuff on the main thread. And you could find who was behind anonim via whois, he used either namecheap/godaddy, or changed to godaddy. At some point someone probably tipped him off that his name and address could be viewable, so you won't find anything now. But yeah the name Adam Ivkin and the Thailand based address was the info for both ALD and Anonim. The fire that sparked the powderkeg about him being behind Anonim was that Brandon guy on Youtube, but I think he just used a service to look it up, then played it up like the "artistry" was the same to look like a super refined dude.

[Anonymous No.15619004]

>>15618988
Also you could find the name and address for the Bortnikoff dude using the same method, but he probably got tipped off by Adam to get that info protected too. His address was either the same as Adam's or an address that was in the sameish area, interestingly enough the name in the details was "Dmitry Bortnikov" not Bortnikoff. I don't know if it was a spelling error or something?

But yeah its really weird that the addresses are so close. Do they live near each other? Are those addresses for tax reasons?

Who knows. I don't really care at this point. But being able to find that info at some point. them finding out and then covering it up, just smacks on inexperience.

[Anonymous No.15619011]

>>15619004
This entire Russian expats to Thailand making perfumes community seems peculiar to me to say the least. Ensar Oud, ALD, Bortnikoff all know each other, live in a same-ish exotic area, all are Russian expats and Islam converts. I wouldn't be surprised if they all belonged to some secretive arab olfactory sect where they kidnap poor prepubescent Thai ladyboys to sacrifice them on an altar in a dark room filled with oud smoke

[Anonymous No.15619019]

Just copped a Diesel leather bomber on 50% discount.
Do I grab a decant of Amouage Gold to go with the aesthetic?

[Anonymous No.15619020]

>>15619011
I bet they also all use Perfumer's World, the Thai based company renowned by experts for their questional- *ahem* exclusive and rare natural raw materials.

[Anonymous No.15619026]

How about you psychos get a life and get off Adam's dick and go after someone that actually deserves it like Prin Lomors. Once again Islamophobia rears its ugly head.

[Anonymous No.15619029]

>>15619026
No Islamophobia from me, just pointing out that all these rookie mistakes are being done by a master perfumerTM

[Anonymous No.15619036]

>>15619029
he's been doing perfumes seriously for maybe 5 years
even he wouldn't consider himself a master perfumer so I don't understand what your gripe is
sounds like poorfag cope in a long trench coat

[Anonymous No.15619037]

>>15619026
>Islamophobia
pls go back to twitter, FB or tumblr. Your choice

[Anonymous No.15619051]

>>15619036
>doing perfumes seriously
>Multiple people mentioning sample leaks across three collections.
>Not being able to remove durian sugars from a perfume.
>Using "vintage treasures" that totally aren't degraded at all and your fanbase lapping them up as a vintage style.
>Website crashes that can be easily fixed by not being a cheap fuck.

Yes I am sure this is an expert at play here. Even fucking ATH isn't this much of an idiot when it comes to running a business. Even the most novice perfume hobbyists on Basenotes wouldn't make these rookie errors.

Usually when someone does something for 5 years they improve their skills. But congrats, circle jerking idiot yes-men like yourselves have ruined a brand with potential that could have grown and improved into something great.

[Anonymous No.15619063]

>>15619036
>He has no ego at all
Why Anonim?
A well-known perfumer launched the new brand Anonim, daring himself to remain anonymous and challenging his audience to perceive the aromatic creations as they are, free from any bias or comparisons to his previous works.

[Anonymous No.15619284]

The best part of Redditors coming to /frag/ is they get to see how shitty r/fragrance is. The sub has zero expertise, zero OC, just idiots blogposting their collections.

[Anonymous No.15619754]

>>15617637
but reddit supports all the things that he mentioned. I fucking hate redditors to the core... would be fun to punch their teeth down their throat

[Anonymous No.15619847]

>>15619004
>the name in the details was "Dmitry Bortnikov" not Bortnikoff
Both are correct spelling, I think the "ff" instead of "v" is a french thing

[Anonymous No.15620285]

>>15618449
Rasasi La Yuqawam is 98% identical. I love TF Tuscan Leather and bought 50mls, but after sampling this stuff, I wish I just bought a bottle of LA Yuqawam instead. Less than half the price.

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Rasasi/La-Yuqawam-Homme-19668.html