Fragrance General #476

[Anonymous No.15668608]

Previous Thread: >>15661017

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.15668609]

>>15668608
*this chart is outdated*
Current new chart WIP:
https://pastebin.com/2T6HuQgj

[Anonymous No.15668612]

>>15668608
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

[Anonymous No.15668738]

>>15668612
Guerlain Vetiver y/n?

Also best Guerlains for someone who dislikes almonds/cherry’s?

[Anonymous No.15668775]

>>15668738
Y.
Heritage, Vetiver, Habit Rouge. In this order.

[Anonymous No.15669039]

Is this for women >>15668609 and this >>15668612 for men?

[Anonymous No.15669057]

>>15668608
w2c la haine? what does it smell like

[Anonymous No.15669082]

>>15669039
First is unisex but made by a man, second is for men

[Anonymous No.15669145]

>>15669082
If someone makes a female fragrance for size 8 assholes. How many nanoseconds does it take before someone labels it as a unisex fragrance?

[Anonymous No.15669221]

>>15669039
As this anon said >>15669082 the first one is unisex but look up the linked pastebin in the post to see a refreshed, mostly masculine recommendations. Some of those on the original chart are unwearable for men, some are discontinued and some thrown there randomly.
>>15669057
I bought a sample of it together with Trumpers' Sandalwood from https://lulua.pl/en/ . Really well priced. I'm looking forward trying it tomorrow as it was created by Buxton and the notes breakdown is quite unusual.

[Anonymous No.15669241]

Anyone here try Molecule 04? Seems to be a meme.

[Anonymous No.15669250]

>>15669241
All Molecules are memes

[Anonymous No.15669344]

>>15668552
What's an upgrade from The One that's not at Amouage prices?

[Anonymous No.15669366]

What's a scent that's like Man in Black but with more amber?

[Anonymous No.15669390]

>>15668608

[Anonymous No.15669398]

>>15669344
Rochas Moustache, Molinard Ambre Lumiere

[Anonymous No.15669404]

>>15668608

Aqua di gio profumo vs allure homme sport eau extreme

[Anonymous No.15669513]

>>15669404
The one that you prefer yourself. You aren't blidnbuying are you?

[Anonymous No.15669780]

>>15669513
>You aren't blidnbuying are you?

[Anonymous No.15669828]

>>15669404
booba

[Anonymous No.15669909]

>>15669145
Man you're retarded, I don't mean everything on the chart is unisex, I mean that the chart is for both genders

[Anonymous No.15670036]

If this is a containment thread, where is the real one?

[Anonymous No.15670125]

Lulua is based. I got my bottle of Sandalwood and samples of moth and rabbit in less than a week and they attached me ELDO's Cologne and the two new ones: Exit The King and Acqua di Parma Colonia Futura. Brb spraying La Haine.

[Anonymous No.15670156]

>>15670125
Neat, I'd wear both of those

[Anonymous No.15670165]

15minutes in my Moth and Rabbit samples:
>La Haine
This is Bulgari Black on steroids. Take all of the rubbery leather aspects on it, amp them up and add some cold metallic notes on a woody background instead of comforting vanilla of Black. Smells like something out of Beaufort London line-up.
>The Lobster
Take the greenness of Xerjoff Nio, replace its citric freshness with bitter smoky qualities and take the soil-animalic facets of the OG Zootopian Bat and attach it beneath a fresh water accord you could know from the new Zootopian Beaver. You'll get The Lobster. Very snice, nontrivial warm weather scent.
>>15670156
One of my favorite woody-spicy scents out there. It's a pity though that they had only splash 100ml bottles not 50ml with atomizer.

[Anonymous No.15670182]

>>15670125
What do you think about Futura? I smelled it in store and it smelled really snice. Kind of like Xerjoff Nio imo

[Anonymous No.15670196]

Any other Ferraris worth checking out besides Bright Neroli?
Radiant Bergamot, Noble Fig or maybe Pure Lavender?

By reading reviews they seem to me like they were hyped because of how good Bright Neroli is, so I am unsure. I know they are dirt cheap but I still do not want to waste my money on trash.

[Anonymous No.15670199]

>>15670196
>By reading reviews they seem to me like they were hyped because of how good Bright Neroli is
That's also what I think. I tested Noble Fig and it was subpar. But maybe you should take it with a grain of salt as I own Ichnusa and smelled many other $100+ fig fragrances so in comparison it's bland.

[Anonymous No.15670201]

>>15670196
i gave away my noble fig, didnt like it at all. i feel like i'm being biased though since i have other better bottles of fig fragrances. i'm very indifferent to pure lavender, could barely smell it after an hour. i liked radiant bergamot but i wouldnt wear it outside. good scent for lounging at home though, but i didnt buy another bottle after i finished with my first one

[Anonymous No.15670203]

>>15670196
Noble Fig smells like a cardboard box that used to contain a fig

Although I think I just dislike figs, I also thought DS & Durga was disgusting

[Anonymous No.15670220]

Is Francesca Bianchi The Black Knight an upgrade for someone who likes Encre Noire?

[Anonymous No.15670233]

>>15670203
DS & Durga is a brand, which perfume?

[Anonymous No.15670234]

>>15670233
Probably he means Debaser

[Anonymous No.15670244]

>>15670233
>>15670234
thanks bud

disgusting stuff

[Anonymous No.15670259]

>>15670182
Will let you know

[Anonymous No.15670266]

Current roto. Gonna add Prissana Ma Nishtana and buy another bottle of Chypre Palatin for this winter and call it a day for a while.

[Anonymous No.15670281]

What the fuck is its problem and why does it always make fragrances feel dated?

[Anonymous No.15670289]

>>15670266
Based. Been wanting to try Freeway for a while now

[Anonymous No.15670294]

>>15669366
What's your budget and what are the qualities do you like in Man in Black? Are you vaguely looking for a leather-boozy-spicy-amber fragrance or it must must be really similar?

[Anonymous No.15670295]

After trying about 20 different samples, I finally decided on two main colognes.

I went with Versace Pour Homme for a safe, sunny, clean, every day casual wear, especially for gym, workouts, etc.

For my signature scent I went with Sauvage Dior EDP (I prefer EDP to the EDT because the EDP has a sweeter note to it, which I think compliments my general vibe/personality a bit better).

I know the Dior choice is a bit generic, but I really do love the scent as compared to the many many other colognes I tried in search for some fragrances I liked.

What do you guys think about my two choices?

[Anonymous No.15670306]

>>15670295
Nothing really to think here about mate. Maybe just that you smell now like every girl's ex-boyfriend/coworker. You could just go to a department store and ask sales assistants there for recommendations and you'd likely arrive at the same two fragrances. If it works for you then great, good job you but I don't think you'll spark any interesting discussion.

[Anonymous No.15670307]

Is Bois De Vetiver from Lagerfeld a redundant purchase if I own Encre Noire Sport? Notes seem pretty similar.

[Anonymous No.15670310]

>>15670307
Notes don't mean much for most of the time. But probably you're right. If you're after a citrus vetiver that's lighter than ENS then go for Mercedes Benz Cologne.

[Anonymous No.15670313]

>>15670310
>Mercedes Benz Cologne
Smells like some discounter drugstore fragrance to me, not a fan at all and I don't see any similarity to ENS desu.

[Anonymous No.15670314]

>>15670313
Just like your Lagerfeld. You didn't ask for similarities but something that's not redundant, so it checks out.

[Anonymous No.15670329]

>>15670266
Been thinking about that le orange, you think it would make a good winter perfume, or should I wait?

[Anonymous No.15670340]

>>15670295
dont wear perfume to the gym, it's a faux pas

[Anonymous No.15670346]

>>15670340
Airy and cirtrusy fragrances are perfectly fine for the gym. Just don't use more than two sprays.

[Anonymous No.15670347]

>>15670346
Do you go to a PL gym or a commercial gym?
I go to my countries equivalent of WSBB and would feel like a chomp wearing Un Jardin Sur Le Nil or something

[Anonymous No.15670348]

>>15670329
No, Azemour is really a summer/spring fragrance. I'd just wait.
>>15670346
>>15670340
I'm divided over this as for some reason most of people who wear fragrances to gym deliberately always wear Versace PH or Dylan Blue. Perhaps because they're cheaper than Sauvage/BdC that they save for going out. Some of them overspray and after warming up the scent literally fills the gym. One or two sprays are probably fine though.

[Anonymous No.15670360]

>>15670348
>Azemour Les Orangers
>NYI
>Chypre Palatin

oh hi friend how you doing
had a little exchange with Claude when ordering samples, what a chap

[Anonymous No.15670372]

>>15670360
Not bad but pretty annoyed with the full lockdown we'll most likely have here soon. Have already to only order food online because restaurants, pubs and cafes are closed for anything but take aways. At least my local niche shops are still open and I'm going soon to try all of Beaufort London frags they have there lol. Yeah, Claude is a top lad. Very pleasant and clearly having a lot of passion for what he does. I remember the time I ordered my first bottle of Chypre Palatin after I was blown away with the sample set and how nice he was. He attached me a golden MDCI travel spray for free. Wearing anything good today?

[Anonymous No.15670395]

>>15670372
>Wearing anything good today?

Definitely not, trying out Fan Your Flames and it is a mess. Should have the MDCI samples tomorrow along with a rake of shit from moodscentbar.

We're in full lockdown here, but chemists are open so I've been smelling all the designer stuff that gets mentioned here but never bothered to sample. May perhaps go grab a bottle of Prada l'Homme to get out of the house and release some endorphins.

[Anonymous No.15670405]

>>15670395
Ah nice, I also from time to time started paying visits to my local Notino and Sephora just to put my nose on some designer stuff I never really tried (and don't want to pay for samples for).
>Fan Your Flame
I have yet to find a fragrance with coconut that I would like. The only exception is Or du Serail but it's so masterfully blended that one doesn't get much of it there. What did you order from moodscentbar? I was looking at their website the other time and they got a very snice collection there.

[Anonymous No.15670406]

>>15670405
Nice, I even have my shopping cart saved at moodscentbar. Was looking into these 5 frags. But I got my Bianchi samples and Faviol Seferi Insomnia on the way, so it's enough for me for now.

[Anonymous No.15670409]

>>15670405
>Ah nice, I also from time to time started paying visits to my local Notino and Sephora just to put my nose on some designer stuff I never really tried (and don't want to pay for samples for).

Anything grab you?

Trying the rest of the liquides imaginaires line (desert suave rocked my tits), more CDG stuff.

>>15670406
Absolutely loved bowmakers. I know it's the power of suggestion but it really does smell like a well loved violin.

[Anonymous No.15670415]

>>15670409
>Anything grab you?
Guerlain Heritage EdT. I really like woody-spicy scents (as you can tell lol) and it's full bottle worthy.
> liquides imaginaires line
They seemed overdesigned with all of these custom tarot cards and detailed presentation if you know what I mean. But I only tried Fortis (they're better Black Afgano clones) and Sancti that I loved but it performed so poorly that I could just spray myself with mineral water. Will look into Desert Suave.

[Anonymous No.15670417]

>>15670415
there are better* sorry for phoneposting

[Anonymous No.15670466]

>>15670409
Any opinion about L’Ile Pourpre?

[Anonymous No.15670634]

>>15670220
From a Vetiver point of view they’re so different you can’t compare them. Encre Noire is very Vetiver-forward, Black Knight uses Vetiver to add some lightness to an otherwise dark and brooding scent. It’s an upgrade in terms of quality and performance, but it’s significantly more expensive and not really comparable. It’s a great scent, but not comparable.

>>15670295
I dislike Sauvage in all its forms, but VPH will always be a favourite of mine. It’s not “great” in an objective scent, but one I have a lot of positive associations with and you could do a lot worse for summer scents.

[Anonymous No.15670731]

>>15670406
Costume National is a bit of a meme, but hendley and durga are going to be interesting. Nice taste, anon.

[Anonymous No.15670737]

>>15669390
>ohnonononoo

[Anonymous No.15670743]

Anyone wearing LHIC in fall/winter? Blind bought this summer due to FOMO and hated it. Too strong, too sour, kinda funky. Tried it out again today and it's really lovely, bright grapefruit with some airy woods. Still really fucking strong, at least on my skin.

[Anonymous No.15670795]

>>15670182
Took a shower after my Moth+Rabbit samples and tried it.
>Futura
The opening is one of the most exciting things I smelled in perfumery in 2020. Cutting sharp citruses with aromatic sage giving it a metallic vibe. I think they used here the same trick as Roudnitska did in Eau Sauvage and added a healthy dose of hedione because the scent is very airy and reminds me it subconsciously. However, a few minutes after application it's almost gone from my hand or I went fully anosmic. The only thing I perceive now (not really smell) is the vetiver aromachemical that always drills my nose.
>Rose All Dae
I ordered it mostly because it was a finalist of A+O awards and I try consequently to go through most of the winners and nominations I can put my hands on. I can clearly see why it was nominated because it's one of the most interesting gourmands I tried (just like notes say: apple crisps+honey+brown sugar) but I'm not sure if I can stand it. It's more of a scent of food not perfume. Performance is nuclear though: I sprayed a testing strip once, trashed it in the kitchen, opened windows and still can smell it lingering in the air.
>>15670731
Thanks. Why is it a meme? I don't see them being discussed a lot.

[Anonymous No.15670940]

So I get my tip money around xmas.
I'm not a fan of Guerlain, tried Habit Rouge and Vetiver, they're just too mature smelling for me, though I won't deny I do like wearing Habit Rouge to bed now and then (only way I'll use my sample)
do I sample the Ideal range and maybe give Heritage a go and snap up a bottle of what strikes my fancy come January sales?

[Anonymous No.15671008]

>>15670125
Just tried ELDO - Cologne and I have to write a rant about it. Perfumes from ELDO often seem to me to be inside jokes that you as a customer were actually not invited into. With Cologne I feel the same. These degenerate frenchies probably had a good laugh while coming up with an idea of creating an EdC for 150EUR that would be barely different from 4711 and attach to it the following description 'Etat Libre d'Orange is an ambitious, audacious perfumery - passionate, exuberant, liberated. Free to crate. Free to love and be loved. This is a different kind of perfumery - intelligent, with a point of view.'. There's absolutely nothing special about it (I'd say that it's a bit heavier on neroli&jasmin than 4711). For this price just buy 5 liters of 4711 and bath in it or couple of bottles of the Guerlain's classic colognes like Eau de Guerlain or Cologne Imperiale that are of way better quality and more interesting than ELDO's Cologne. I'd genuinely feel stupid for buying it. The weird thing about ELDO is that they're really not in a position to pull off these kind of jokes. Most of their releases are average at best and they were put on a map only by a few controversial releases like Fat Electrician, Putain des Palaces or the infamous Secretions Magnifique. Even these (apart from the last one) are mostly quite routine frags and talked about due to their names or marketing campaigns. I'm glad that I can vote with my wallet if I find them really that funny though.

[Anonymous No.15671015]

>>15670940
Does it have to be Guerlain? Maybe start here instead >>15668612

[Anonymous No.15671025]

>>15671015
I'm not a beginner to frags but guerlain is a house that is yet to really wow me despite the praise it gets

[Anonymous No.15671032]

>>15671025
The thing with Guerlain is that, as you noticed, their scents are quite mature. Vetiver Extreme is a less mature flanker of Vetiver. L'Homme line is definitely less mature and perhaps that's what you should try. Aqua Allegorias are also excellent fresh scents. We got an anon here who collected almost virtuall all of Allegorias so maybe he can chime in and recommend you something masculine.

[Anonymous No.15671059]

>>15671008
My experience of ELDO is Remarkable People, Fat Electrician and You or Someone Like You.

Remarkable People I adore and would happily wear. The other two are pleasant but unremarkable. What was controversial about Fat Electrician?

Normally I respect people for trying different things, but with them it seems to be the scent equivalent of eating soup with a fork. Sure, it’s different, but do it in a restaurant and people are going to think you’re an idiot.

[Anonymous No.15671064]

>>15670795
My experience with them (if I'm not recollecting wrong) is that they're just... average. Unremarkable. There's a big market for masculine scents like it, I'll acknowledge, but I felt like it was in the same spirit as Prada L'homme, YSL nuit de l'homme, or similar.

>>15671032
l'homme ideal intense was appealing to me, despite having obvious mainstream appeal. felt appropriate for my mid/late 20s self

[Anonymous No.15671199]

Going to get an Olympic Orchids sample set, any reccs?

[Anonymous No.15671202]

>>15671199
Woodcut is a must, imo. Genuinely wearable. Kingston ferry is incredibly strange. Not really a scent I enjoy, but I associate it with my first set of samples I bought, so it's strangely nostalgic. Hardly wearable, though.

[Anonymous No.15671213]

>>15671202
I love these threads, hello person I need to speak to.

Woodcut and Nightflyer are definites, I have four more slots to fill though. Any experience with her others?

[Anonymous No.15671233]

>>15671213
Blackbird was a noxiously powerful, juicy and tart blackberry (read to me like blackcurrant, honestly). Realistic may be the wrong word but it springs to mind. I enjoyed everything else about it, but this note gave me impressions of "old lady" and was so miserably powerful that I could not enjoy it. It was headache-inducing, or at least nearly so. I ended up giving it away to a lady friend who enjoyed it a lot more than I did.

That's all I have for you, unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.15671243]

>>15671233
>That's all I have for you, unfortunately.

And it was helpful :) Removing blackbird, thank you buddy.

Going to do these I think;

Woodcut
Nightflyer
Rainforest
Arizona
California Chocolate
The Inevitable

[Anonymous No.15671279]

>>15671199
Woodcut, Nightflyer, Blackbird

[Anonymous No.15671421]

>>15671059
Remarkable People and Rien are the only ones I find to be standing out in a meaningful way.
>Fat Electrition
The entire marketing around a sticking out sweaty ass of a middle aged electrician. See pic rel.
>>15671199
I tried Woodcut and Blackbird. Woodcut was 2015 winner of Artisan Category Winners of Art and Olfaction and Blackbird a finalist the year before. I really liked Woodcut (but would prefer the gourmand caramel facet tamed down and let the realistic woods keep the stage) and Blackbird was too jammy for me but worth trying. Then there's Nigtflyer (the OG Zootpian Bat) and apparently the Dev line is genius.

[Anonymous No.15671434]

>>15670294
>$200 max for minimum 75 ml
yeah the former - i enjoy the boozy, leather feel but looking for something warmer and more ambery.
I heard MiB orient is nice for a warmer feel but I don't think it'll be amber enough.

[Anonymous No.15671439]

>>15671008
>>15671059
>>15671421
>no love for Tom of Finland or Like This
my favourites are ToF, Remarkable People, Fat Electrician, and Like This. If you're finding Eldo's not interesting enough, definately try Like This - it's dry down is fucking magic.

ELDO Cologne smells nice enough but lmaoo

[Anonymous No.15671482]

>>15671439
I'm the Cologne rant anon. Haven't tried Like This but it's looking interesting from the notes breakdown. Experimentum Crucis is also on my to sniff list and may restore faith in this brand. I hate marketing of Tom of Finland, so manly men's fragrance for men that it's gay. Do you really believe that Cologne is 150EUR-good?

[Anonymous No.15671500]

>>15671434
I see, from top of my head you should sample Ambre Russe by Parfum d'Empire. It's a cozy, amber-forward scent of niche quality with a very unique spicy-leathery-vodka accord. If you want something more dry and less cozy then Les Jeux Sont Faits might be right up your alley. It doesn't have amber listed but it's definitely there but you got rum and spices that are orders of magnitudes better than in Bulgari and labdanum that gives it a leathery feel (actually that's how you create a leather accord in most of perfumes - you mix a big dose of labdanum with some other ingredients). It could easily be the scent of Le Chiffre in the Casino scene of Casino Royale.

[Anonymous No.15671509]

>>15671482
sorry, a bit of a miscommunication
I mean ELDO cologne smells nice, I think it's blended well, but its price, for what it is, makes me laugh to imagine people filling their repertoire with this one.
A classic cologne that basic should be accessible-cheap. What ELDO's doing with Cologne is close to bullshit exploitation of its niche status, but it's forgivable to me because it's well made (albeit basic af). I mean this is the same house that continues to make Secretions Magnifique - I would never purchase, but I don't begrudge them for existing. At the point of niche purchases, you should know better, and in that way, it's pretty funny.

[Anonymous No.15671511]

>>15671500
Then there's Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea which is a huge warm ambery scent. They only list three notes there: amber, incense and myrrh but all of them are natural and high quality making it very, very complex (I also believe there's a real ambergris there). The complexity makes it multi-faceted and you get so much more than these three notes. You get amber, leather, vanilla etc. It's probably my favorite amber scent.

[Anonymous No.15671519]

>>15671500
thanks for the knowledge, i do notice myself starting to put less stock in the notes, and more into trying to understand what the ingredients are doing in there - feels like recipe research I used to do for cooking.

[Anonymous No.15671526]

I listen to a lot of Burzum, Bongripper and Dir en Grey, should I get a bunch of dark, gothic frags to match my music taste? Maybe Jeke, Encre Noire, Ombre Leather, stuff like that?

[Anonymous No.15671537]

>>15671519
Yeah, that's also my point of view. In particular you can go with a single note in hundred different directions, then there are all of the nuances between using different ingredients etc. That's why perfumeries actually hire people who can tell the differences between 100 different batches of jasmine to keep the consistency.
>>15671526
Blue Encens by Comme des Garcons. But your ideas are also good.

[Anonymous No.15671542]

>>15671537
>Blue Encens by Comme des Garcons. But your ideas are also good.
Forgot to attach pic related. Also check out Beaufort London fragrance. With your taste you're for a real treat with all dark niche fragrances available.

[Anonymous No.15671556]

>>15671526
I used to frequent a super grungy metal club when I was underageb&, Black Afgano is super evocative of that scene for me.

[Anonymous No.15671715]

Great thread so far,keep it up anons.

[Anonymous No.15671748]

>>15671199
Be sure to get Dev #1 and Dev #2.

[Anonymous No.15671756]

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[Anonymous No.15671768]

>>15671756
Inb4 le wulf

[Anonymous No.15671794]

>>15671526
Ombre Leather is the opposite of dark and gothic. It smells like Japanese jasmine green tea.
I recommend Lonestar Memories by Tauer. That scent is black. Literally smells like birch tar.

[Anonymous No.15671800]

Houses that should be banned from talking about: Comme des Garcons
weak frags with piss-poor longevity. fuckin japs.

[Anonymous No.15671806]

>>15671800
Hey! We don’t allow racism here!

[Anonymous No.15671808]

>>15671806
reddit faggot

[Anonymous No.15671825]

>>15671808
Oh, homophobia now too?! You’re really asking for it, buster!

[Anonymous No.15671827]

>>15671800
Have you been drinking again? You get nasty when you drink

[Anonymous No.15671874]

>>15671800
CdG 2 lasts a good day. That’s the only one I care about from their line up anyway.

[Anonymous No.15671920]

Thoughts? I think it's more mature than Eros.

[Anonymous No.15671942]

>>15671920
another 'dark blue' peppery scent. I had a decant that I gave away to a friend that was new to perfumes, and they liked it, so it has lots of initial appeal.
I personally dislike peppery blues.
>pic related
I prefer this

[Anonymous No.15671982]

>>15668608
Is this meme house worth the money? I'm looking at Oud For Greatness and Side Effect.

[Anonymous No.15672001]

>>15670266
What a nice rotation dude

[Anonymous No.15672010]

>>15671920
good entry level designer frag that will get compliments, like aqua di gio, Allure homme, dior sauvage,

[Anonymous No.15672163]

>Sephora finally listed Eau Sauvage Parfum on their site
>Fucking sold out in all of my local stores

[Anonymous No.15672165]

>>15671982
Oud for Greatness smells really good, albeit synthetic, and lasts fucking forever. I enjoy it.

[Anonymous No.15672183]

>>15672163
So order it?

[Anonymous No.15672194]

>>15672183
It's sold out on their site and for some reason all of Dior's EDP are impossible to get in North America except for Sauvage

[Anonymous No.15672416]

>>15671800
> can’t smell Javanol
This hobby isn’t for you then. Try fishing or straponing.

[Anonymous No.15672424]

any french compadre could tell me where one can buy samples now that Jovoy is shitting the bed again? I know about the polish ones but I can't find what I'm looking for (jovoy, tom ford, FM)

[Anonymous No.15672480]

GF likes Mugler B* on me now, blessed.

[Anonymous No.15672625]

>>15672480
What do you like on her?

[Anonymous No.15672656]

i like tom ford grey vetiver. ive been using it for my office frag. any alternatives/suggestions? i refuse to pay so much for a daily frag

[Anonymous No.15672664]

>>15672656
both guerlain vetiver and tdh are good alternatives, though i prefer the former. look at the second post in this thread for more options

[Anonymous No.15672682]

>>15672664
i should have added that i like tdh and did use it during the colder months however summer is soon. I will check out guerlain vetiver. prada lhomme is nice too, not as much as grey vetiver

[Anonymous No.15672722]

>>15672656
Buy it on sale, should last you a year

[Anonymous No.15672729]

>17 y/o mogs your entire collection in one go

https://www.reddit . com/r/fragrance/comments/jhzt99/17m_just_thought_id_share_my_fragrance_collection/

[Anonymous No.15672774]

>>15672729
Halfway jealous of the Alex 2, but that's just because I haven't smelled it

[Anonymous No.15672776]

>>15671482
>I hate marketing of Tom of Finland, so manly men's fragrance for men that it's gay.

...Do you not know who Tom of Finland was?

[Anonymous No.15672860]

>>15672729
Idk man, some people here have way better collections. It seems like he just craves for some approval.
>>15672774
Alex 2 is gorgeous. Order a sample mate.
>>15672776
Yeah, I know but it only amplifies my point.

[Anonymous No.15672880]

>>15672729
Daddy's credit card can't buy taste

[Anonymous No.15672910]

>>15672880
Yeah, I love how he comments
>You must be super rich!
>Thanks so much! I just think that presenting oneself via a scent is important, and it takes precedence over other things in my life haha.
>haha

[Anonymous No.15672917]

>>15672880
Lol
>Harrods rewards days
>Most luxurious department house in Europe
>can afford it because -10% off
Nothing wrong with having rich parents but the way he tries to make it seem reasonable and how he saves his money is hilarious

[Anonymous No.15672928]

My Bianchi samples should arrive today. Ngl looking forward smelling them.

[Anonymous No.15672969]

Thoughts on the house of Azzaro?

[Anonymous No.15673001]

>>15672928
I love bianchis stuff I'm about to order Sticky Fingers, Lovers tale and lost in heaven.

>>15672729

noep

[Anonymous No.15673002]

>>15672969
Azzaro Pour Homme was by far their most influential release that put them on the perfume map. It seems a bit dated to me (I don't like anise there) but it's way better than all other releases I tried.

[Anonymous No.15673003]

>>15672969
Azzaro pour homme is a good fougere but other than that meh on the new stuff.

[Anonymous No.15673017]

>>15672729
nothing really special in that collection. You can find all those frags on discounters

[Anonymous No.15673018]

>>15673001
Another nice rotation. I'm so glad that this thread exists.

[Anonymous No.15673021]

>>15673001
But are you the chypre autist? I guess so because of this hidden Nishane Ani bottle. Enough of time has passed though and know that it's good to have you hear when you're not flooding these threads with shitposting.

[Anonymous No.15673029]

Aqua Allegoria anon: if you're here please tell me what are the top 3-5 most masculine Allegorias I should sample? I was thinking of getting Pamplelune and Herba Fresca for sure

[Anonymous No.15673030]

>>15673018
Thanks. I feel like I have enough Oriental frags and now I wanna start getting into Fougeres so if you have any recommendations Ill take em.

[Anonymous No.15673031]

>>15673021
That's Hachivat not Ani and i'm not into chypres

[Anonymous No.15673032]

>>15673030
Why not to explore the BdJ path here >>15668612?

[Anonymous No.15673034]

>>15673031
Yeah I meant Hacivat, so is this you or not?

[Anonymous No.15673036]

>>15673034
nope not me

[Anonymous No.15673057]

>>15673001
What are your thoughts on Etruscan Water? I loved almost all of them but that one felt the most “me”, but I won’t be making a purchase until I’ve tested them all again.

>>15672928
I had a blast and I’m sure you will too.

[Anonymous No.15673062]

>>15673021
I didn't spam your threads
We've been over this
>>15673057
You made me think twice about sampling them

[Anonymous No.15673067]

>>15673057
To be honest Etruscan water was my least favorite I couldn't get past the sharp grapefruit type note My favorite is Black Knight then the dark side . Etruscan water is her second most sold fragrance and the black knight is her least sold fragrance so everyone has their own tastes I guess..

[Anonymous No.15673071]

>>15673067
I didn’t know that about Etruscan Water. I think I’d probably hesitate to buy it because it it smells more conventional, and I didn’t spend £60 on a sample set, and likely £90 on a bottle to smell conventional. But I do think it’s the most wearable.

[Anonymous No.15673072]

>>15673032
>maison Margella , jean paul Gautier, Azzaro

no thanks, I want real oakmoss in my fougeres.

[Anonymous No.15673115]

I have a lot of designer frags, but my girlfriend only likes my adidas moves, not a bad thing, it was my favorite in high school.

Does anyone know a designer/niche frag that hits kind of similar to moves? hard to smell frags during covid

[Anonymous No.15673143]

>>15673115
Hyde Hiram Green

[Anonymous No.15673160]

>>15673143
>Hyde Hiram Green
never heard of it, thanks. Also looking for something with green apple because to me thats all it smells like

[Anonymous No.15673185]

What is your go-to rose-centric scent? I'm currently between Diptyque's L'Ombre Dans L'Eau and Tiziana Terenzi's Ecstasy. The former is a very green scent, not unlike if you were to extend the opening of Green Irish Tweed, with a soapy rose in the background. For reference, the dragon lord of Basenotes described it as an inversion of the Perfumer's Workshop's Tea Rose, which seems about right to me. Ecstasy smells to me like the rose and incense from Portrait of a Lady with a prominent coniferous woody note and is one of the few scents to have induced abstract synesthesia in me, which I take as a mark of quality.
>>15673029
I'm not that anon, but having smelled Pamplelune and Herba Fresca and gotten a sense for the shared style, I suspect that nothing in the line is really "masculine." These are like the olfactory equivalents of pastel colors, which are never really "masculine" in themselves even when worn by men. That isn't to say that they aren't worth wearing. By the way, if the rest of the line follows the pattern of Pamplelune and Herba Fresca, you don't even have to sample the Aqua Allegorias. Just take the real-life plants mentioned and douse them in water. You should have a close approximation of the scent.

[Anonymous No.15673217]

https://youtu.be/AMNWXkeuYGY
he married the wrong one

[Anonymous No.15673226]

>>15673217
She’s my favourite of all the women guests on that kind of channel. I love her accent. Maybe not being American helps.

[Anonymous No.15673238]

>>15673160
Spicebomb Night Vision has a lot of green apple in the opening. Personally I hate it compared to the original, but might be worth a try for you

[Anonymous No.15673288]

I'm looking for a mid season frag, I like florientals/fougeres/chypre. Notes I like are orange blossom, ylang ylang, lavender, rose, fig, all forms of citrus, cardamom, some incense, not averse to a little musk, I dislike vanilla, amber, leather, tonka bean and powdery/sweetness. Any reccs?

[Anonymous No.15673294]

>>15673288
Unironically Chanel No 5

[Anonymous No.15673299]

>>15673160
He’s trolling you

[Anonymous No.15673325]

Anyone here still didnt get their l'artisan perfumeur samples?

[Anonymous No.15673362]

>>15673294
>I dislike vanilla, amber, leather, tonka bean and powdery/sweetness.

[Anonymous No.15673363]

>>15668608
What happened to this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f08JXtYvzeo

[Anonymous No.15673367]

>>15673001
>Dua
Fucking dropped

[Anonymous No.15673384]

>>15673030
Fougere L'Aube
Sartorial
Nicolaï NYI (somewhere between a chypre and a fougere)
Rojas Scandal Pour Homme

[Anonymous No.15673391]

>>15673363
hard drugs and declining mental health

[Anonymous No.15673398]

>>15673384
Now that’s a based list

[CecilDrakeInSeattle !effayRxItQ No.15673401]

>>15673363
HAHHAHAHA HOLY SHIT HAHAH WOW WTF

Does he have AIDS? I always knew he was a fruit but wow

[Anonymous No.15673423]

>>15673363
cocaine, A LOT of it

[Anonymous No.15673430]

>>15673423
>>15673363
why the fuck is the area around his eyes so red

[Anonymous No.15673440]

>>15672729
>laughs in hookerfag

[Anonymous No.15673442]

>>15673430
He cri every tiem

[Anonymous No.15673455]

>>15673217
why the sour puss on his wife?

[Anonymous No.15673457]

>>15672729
>posts on fashion and watch replica subreddits
>brown
lol 90% of those perfumes are probably fake shit he bought from ahmet in istanbul

[Anonymous No.15673504]

>>15673455
A ton of women have no clue what they're doing with fashion. Also, they rate One Million as 8.5/10? What the fuck? I like the scent too, but really?

[Anonymous No.15673528]

Been looking forward to the cooler months so I can wear my winter scents and now they’re here all I want is to go out in billowy clothes and wear white florals.

[Anonymous No.15673539]

Who's buying what at Neimans or Macy's?

[Anonymous No.15673610]

>>15673398
Based...?
Based on what? BASED ON WHAT? ON WHAT SHIT? Fucking braindead motherfucker. Everything I read is "based, based, based, cringe based, cringe, based", can't you think of something else? can't you come up with something else? It feels like I was talking to people with some kind of dementia and all they know to do is repeating the same fucking words in a loop. BASED ON WHAT??? ON THE BIBLE? ON THE DICTIONARY? ON MY HAIRY ASS? Oh, shut the fuck up, is like you can't write a single coherent text without using one of those overused and retarded words that lost all their meaning through time. "BASED BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE KEK REDPILLED CRINGE KEK". FUCK OFF. Fucking moron, bitch, idiot, little shit.

[Anonymous No.15673620]

>>15673528
go for it, white florals are classic year round

[Anonymous No.15673645]

>>15673185
Oud palao is a killer. Haven't smelt rose without oud though

[Anonymous No.15673714]

>>15673185
I love the diptique, but try also papillon tobacco rose, its a seriously beautiful rose with a feint ashy/burned thing in the background

[Anonymous No.15673723]

>>15673610
Based. As always.

[Anonymous No.15673749]

>>15673620
Even though I think it’s too powerful all I want is a bottle of Carnal Flower right now.

[Anonymous No.15673818]

>>15673423
he looks like a waxwork from Madame Tussauds that's been left in the sun

[Anonymous No.15673996]

>>15673723
DUHHH CIRNGE!!!! DUHHH BRINGE!!???!!1 CRINGE!!!!! IS THAT ALL YOU SHITPOSTING FUCKS CAN SAY!!??? DURR BASED BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE BASED CRINGE I FEEL LIKE IM IN A FUCKING ASYLUM FULL OF DEMENTIA RIDDEN OLD PEOPLE THAT CAN DO NOTHING BUT REPEAT THE SAME FUCKING WORDS ON LOOP LIKE A FUCKING BROKEN RECORD CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE BASED BASED CRINGE ONIONS ONIONS ONIONS SNOYY ONIONS LOL ONIONS!!! CRINGE!!!1 BOOMER!! LE ZOOMER!!!! I AM BOOMER!!!! NO ZOOM ZOOM ZOOMIES ZOOMER GOING ZOOMIES AHGHGH I FUCKING HATE THE INTERNET SO GODDAMN MUCH FUCKJK YOU SHITPOST I HONEST TO GOD HOPE YOUR MOTHER CHOKES ON HER OWN FECES IN HELL YOU COCKSUCKER VUT OHHH I KNOWM MY POST IS CRINGE ISNT IT?? CRINGE CRINGE CRINGR CRINGEY BASED CRINGE BASED REDDIT REDDIT CRINGE ZOOM CRINGE ONIONS REDDIT BASED BASED!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.15674070]

>>15673430
It’s probably some new bullshit health trend these influencers are doing. Like pouring tiger urine in your eyes or some shit.

[Anonymous No.15674181]

>>15673217
>girl over 18 having colored hair

[Anonymous No.15674205]

>>15673714
>papillon tobacco rose
I just sampled Anubis and Dryad and was very impressed (especially by Dryad), and our shared appreciation for L'Ombre Dans L'Eau gives me confidence in your taste, so I guess I'll have to try this one. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Anonymous No.15674261]

>>15673294
Yeah nah. Anything else?

[Anonymous No.15674288]

>>15674261
I like your list, I'm monitoring this also

[Anonymous No.15674305]

>>15672880
>>15672910
>>15672917
Why so salty about his rich parents funding his hobbies? Screams insecurity and jealousy.

[Anonymous No.15674311]

>>15674305
he's a jealous communist.

[Anonymous No.15674317]

>>15674305
Third time you brought it up. Maybe someone here was upset in a similar fashion and still hasn't got over it.

[Anonymous No.15674374]

>>15673185
OJ Nawab of Oudh, Black Aoud

[Anonymous No.15674380]

>>15674305
Ah the guy blindbuying 250ml Chanel Exclusiffs with Daddy’s cars again

[Anonymous No.15674424]

>>15674311
>>15674317
>>15674380
Guys, guys... why not just sell all this salt instead of spilling it? Then you could afford nice frags too!

[Anonymous No.15674446]

>>15674424
Not me fagtron, but I'll guarantee any perfumes I post actually have some missing, not these full bottle collection things, which are just that; collections. Show me what you wear, not what you collect

[Anonymous No.15674467]

>>15674374
>Black Aoud
Truly a monster. When I wore this, it was still distinguishable after two days and as many showers. It reminds me of an old women's hair salon.

[Anonymous No.15674490]

>>15674380
try again

[Anonymous No.15674496]

>>15673363
>>15673391
>>15673401
>>15673423
>>15673430
The quarantine really did a number him, look how he kept his hair long and doesn't go to the barber

[Anonymous No.15674528]

>>15674496
He could always model for a mental health fashion magazine.

[Anonymous No.15674540]

>>15674496
long hair looks good on him

[Anonymous No.15674590]

>>15674490
Yikes, what do you do?

[Anonymous No.15674631]

>>15673115
For me Adidas Deep Energy was my go to frag in high school

[Anonymous No.15674636]

Guys is Original Santal is wearable on men? If so can anyone recommend me a cheaper version of that?

[Anonymous No.15674668]

>>15674636
Santal Sky by kierin nyc

[Anonymous No.15674707]

>>15674636
Individuel, Creed literally stole it from Montblanc.

[Anonymous No.15674729]

is there a better niche version of adg?

[Anonymous No.15674756]

>>15674729
acqua di parma colonia

[Anonymous No.15674783]

Thoughts on Eaux des Baux?

[Anonymous No.15674924]

which fragrance makes you feel like a manlet?

[Anonymous No.15674941]

>>15674924
I mean, she’s in heels and still shorter than all those dudes. Not seeing how that’s a manlet pic.

[Anonymous No.15674960]

Fragrancelet here.

I get a lot of compliments when wearing pic related. Anything else I should try?

[Anonymous No.15674970]

>>15674924
lmao, they are the only ones not smiling

[Anonymous No.15674976]

>>15674960
polo blue is actually nice, no surprise there
try out Ferragamo Uomo

[Anonymous No.15674978]

>>15674783
Nice but a bit too spicy for my taste, Meharees is a good alternative

[Anonymous No.15675006]

So, I got me some samples of Amouage Enclave and Meander. Enclave is ok, but kind of generic and more synthetic than I’m used to from Amouage. Plus Beach Hut kinda did what it’s trying to do already and did it better. Meander, though... big fan. Starts off a lot like Tam Dao, then starts to pick up this sort of sweet, lightly citrusy, floral note, then becomes something a bit like Philosykos. I don’t think I’ve ever worn a fragrance that’s changed this significantly and this many times before, it’s a chameleon! Actually, now that I think about it, meander is kind of a perfect name, because it does sort of meander through several genres. Cool stuff. It’s definitely heavier on the synthetics too, but it kinda works. May have to cop a bottle (and the bottle is gorgeous too!).

[Anonymous No.15675098]

Has anyone tried Ambre Imperial Van Cleef & Arpels? Worried it might be too sweet/womanly even as a unisex scent

[Anonymous No.15675134]

Why yes, I do enjoy sex often. How could you tell?

[Anonymous No.15675135]

>>15675098
I like it, but I wear a lot of unisex fragrances. It's definitely a classy sort of sweet fragrance. I don't anticipate it being a problem unless you really don't care for sweeter frags

[Anonymous No.15675162]

Got my Bianchi samples and D O U S E D myself in Etruscan Water. What a beautiful fragrance it is. A dense, fresh animalic and undoubtedly masculine. It reminds me somehow of some classic Guerlain. Mouchoir de Monsieur maybe.
>>15675006
Same thoughts on Enclave really.

[Anonymous No.15675170]

>>15675162
No, it's not MdM. It's like a more herbal-animalic twist on Nicolai NYI. I'm only couple minutes in and already really impressed.

[Anonymous No.15675176]

>>15675170
well now that sounds interesting.

[Anonymous No.15675191]

>>15675176
Yeah, replace the fresh lavender-peppery accord of NYI with a sea-like salty and animalic ambergris with bitter herbs (from notes I judge that it's caraway, galbanum, basil) and the soft vanilla edge of NYI with powdery orris root (but it's not too powdery - I personally always avoid orris root/iris notes like a plague but it's done so beautifully here). It begs to be worn on a hot day despite being as far as possible from the typical routine citrus/aquatic freshie. This might be a keeper for me. I will see what my thoughts will be like after finishing the sample and if I stay as impressed as I am now, I might cop a bottle for summer/later spring next year.

[Anonymous No.15675195]

>>15675134
Red Tobacco is good stuff but one needs to be careful with the sprayer given how potent it is.

[Anonymous No.15675201]

>>15674467
I remember when I was training a friend of mine and he sprayed himself with Black Aoud twice before going to gym with me. When he got on a treadmill in a corner of the gym to warm up I could get whiffs of it 10-20m away in the other corner lol. Thankfully it was a smallish college gym with no one but us around. Maybe it's a cultural thing but I don't get anything old women-like from Black Aoud. Quite opposite, it's probably the most masculine Oud+Rose combo that I know of.

[Anonymous No.15675256]

Oh no, no, no they changed fragrantica web design and I hate it . I think it’s the final call to migrate to basenotes/parfumo.

[Anonymous No.15675265]

Is the Zoologist Greatest Hits sample set worth buying?
I know they're not very wearable, but they seem interesting from an artistic point of view.

[Anonymous No.15675271]

>>15675265
Yeah, definitely.Zootopian fragrances are great points of reference and ways to develop your nose. I bought a sample pack, tested all of these and resold barely used samples to someone and don't regret.

[Anonymous No.15675325]

>>15675191
Now the orris root becomes the dominant note on the way to the dry down.

[Anonymous No.15675361]

This is my current set up for the different seasons but I need a winter fragrance
Was looking for something that captures a comfy winter bonfire and got recommended la curie's incendo but it's sold out where I live
Anyone else got any ideas?

[Anonymous No.15675389]

ADG Profumo heavily oversprayed (got a 4.2oz on discount so its ok) will be my mainstay this winter when I'm getting xmas shopping and booze.
5 sprays should be enough, I mean I could barely smell 3 sprays of Polo Green under my mask so eh

[Anonymous No.15675392]

>>15675256
However, I really like the trend tool showing the interest of users in a fragrance. Here is Aventus.

[Anonymous No.15675394]

>>15675392
Here is Sauvage. I reckon it really corroborates the /frag/ thesis that its hay days are long over and it started becoming lowkey tacky to wear.

[Anonymous No.15675397]

>>15675394
Bleu de Chanel

[Anonymous No.15675399]

>>15675397
Black Aoud. You can definitely see the cycles of interests overlapping with upcoming F/W seasons.

[Anonymous No.15675402]

>>15675399
But idk why did they introduced 'neutral' and 'hate' ratings on top of 'love', 'like', 'dislike'. It completely fucks up the data they gathered and ratings. Millions of users won't bother with adjusting their ratings now.

[Anonymous No.15675403]

wearing maai today broskis.
my bortnikoff sample set is soon here and I cant wait

[Anonymous No.15675406]

>>15673996
Definitely also v. based.
>>15675403
Based & based. Is it anyhow similar to Kouros?

[Anonymous No.15675415]

>>15675406
I never smelled Kouros. But it is a very deep floral, spicy, citrusy monster with some piss in the opening, but the pissyness fades quickly and it becomes a quite calm, animalic deep floral and spicy thing. Also it is extrait strength, 2 sprays will have you fuming all day. You're imo doing yourself a disservice not smelling maai and mem, they are so great quality

[Anonymous No.15675449]

>>15675361
Naxos

[Anonymous No.15675587]

>>15675325
P disappointed that after such a huge, three-dimensional opening it settled down to orris butter. I wish some of the freshness of it prevailed.

[Anonymous No.15675674]

>>15675392
2020, I am forgotten.

[Anonymous No.15675717]

The Fragrantica redesign is absolutely horrendous. It’s so difficult to see anything as it all blends in to one.

[Anonymous No.15675817]

>>15675587
I remember feeling similar, however I’m a fan of Iris so even though I felt it became less interesting I never disliked it. It’ll be a week or so before I retry them all again but I’m looking forward to it. I’m hoping to buy a full bottle of one and then I’m going to sample Papillon. I adore Bengale Rouge but don’t want to jump the gun and buy a bottle before sampling the rest.

[Anonymous No.15675822]

>>15675717
Holy FUCK what were they thinking

[Anonymous No.15675834]

>>15675717
the old one looked really outdated but at least you knew what the fuck you were looking at
the new one looks like it was designed for mobile and everything looks the same, its so bad

[Anonymous No.15675847]

>>15675717
>>15675822
>>15675834
See >>15675256 let's migrate from fragrantica

[Anonymous No.15675880]

>>15675822
It’s like they had lots of good small ideas and didn’t consider how it would all look combined. It’s like the car designed by Homer.

>>15675834
I always felt it looked dated too, but as you said, it worked. Some functionality wasn’t great but a google search leading to the specific page was all I needed 99% of the time.

>>15675847
I’ve genuinely never used either, what do they offer that Fragrantica doesn’t? Other than a good design.

[Anonymous No.15675932]

Took a shower and after Etruscan Water earlier today I applied now The Black Knight. Again, opening is amazing. It's one of the most exciting leathers I tried. Earthy vetiver mixed with leather reminiscent of a horse saddle. I really hope it won't again converge to a linear orris scent.
>>15675817
Lucky you. Yeah, definitely try Papillon.

[Anonymous No.15676170]

>>15668608
Experience with Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Magnetic?

[Anonymous No.15676181]

Finally getting around to trying Sushi Imperiale by Bois 1920. It's snice for sure, maybe a little too sweet. To me, its what you'd get if you took the general sweet spicy formula of Layton / Eros / 1MilPrive and made it as high quality as possible. Fills a similar purpose without smelling synthetic. Not a favorite of mine but worth a try.

[Anonymous No.15676243]

I don't know much about fragrances and will probably buy online.
I've had a few but my favorite one's been Sander for Men by Jil Sander.
what are some similar ones I could check out.

[Anonymous No.15676302]

>>15676243
Start here >>15668612

[Anonymous No.15676396]

If it's not broken, why fix it? fragrantica is dead

[Anonymous No.15676476]

Can anyone recommended me a frag similar to D&G the one but longer lasting? Yes, I read the sticky, but looking on fragantica it looks like not enough warm spicy and no citrus, tobacco, or grapefruit

[Anonymous No.15676604]

>>15676476
Have you tried the EDP?

[Anonymous No.15676626]

>>15676604
no but ppl of fragantica say the EDP doesnt last long also. I also dont want exactly the D&G bc I feel so many men wear it and I want something more unique but just as versatile and loved and very similar scents

[Anonymous No.15676627]

>>15676626
If you want a long lasting amber or something oriental, check the OP flowchart and go from there

[Anonymous No.15676748]

>>15676626
Ambrw nuit is warm and comfy

[Anonymous No.15676820]

Looking forward to trying azzaro wild mint and ginger lover
Is smelling like toothpaste good?

[Anonymous No.15676875]

>>15675134
This is one of the few tobacco fragrances that actually smells like tobacco to me. People seem to dislike the opening, but that smells like straight up pipe tobacco to me. It's snice

[Anonymous No.15676879]

Ive bought tons of sample packs and got free samples in store many time, but

I hear you can email houses like Chanel and they'll mail you carded samples sometimes if you ask. Is this true? Any success?

[Anonymous No.15676919]

How is it?

[Anonymous No.15676982]

Ok, so day 2 of Amouage Meander. It reminds me of a mix of Tam Dao, Royal Oud, plus sort of a candied orange thing. Very interesting stuff, there are so many facets to it. It’s powdery, woody, sweet, green, earthy, spicy, slightly smoky. Definite departure from the Christoper Chong-era scents, but man... good stuff! Think I’m gonna contact my guy and ask him to let me know if he gets any bottles in.

[Anonymous No.15677033]

Living in Florida now and looking for something to wear other than a cirrus summer scent during the fall and winter months.

So far I've liked CH Men (the original) and Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme as tje sweet/leather/balsamic notes i can wear in the heat during winter.

It sucks living somewhere that's warm all year round. It really limits what you can wear. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Anonymous No.15677092]

>>15677033
Try Tom Ford Oud Minerale or Mancera Wave Musk for some salty aquatic goodness

[Anonymous No.15677113]

>>15668608
what the fuck were they thinking

[Anonymous No.15677122]

>>15677113
>aromatic = blue
>fresh spicy = green
>earthy = grey
>sweet = pink
>herbal = teal
Why the fuck would you impose such bad synesthesia

[Anonymous No.15677153]

>>15676170
I only know the white one and it smells like you would expect an 18 year old wearing polo shirts to smell.

[Anonymous No.15677162]

>>15675361
sienne a l'hiver
>Violet leaf, geranium, black olive, white truffle, smoke, woods, coal roasted chestnuts, Autumn leaves, French straw, iris root, and white musk.

[Anonymous No.15677170]

any good alternatives to sel marin? I like it but can only find it for retail

[Anonymous No.15677176]

>>15674941
look at their feet

[Anonymous No.15677228]

>>15677122
They’re just showing what types that fragrance is weak against.

[Anonymous No.15677298]

>>15677113
Horrible ui! You have to scroll for days now

[Anonymous No.15677555]

>>15677113
They trying to copy parfumo?

[Anonymous No.15677719]

>>15671526
>burzum and dir en grey
of all the fucking things to bring up in the same sentence, lmao

Jeke is too mature and masculine for you. Encre Noire might be okay for daily wear.

[Anonymous No.15677748]

>>15677719
what's wrong with that?

[Anonymous No.15677750]

>>15677748
To me, they are widely different bands. Dir en grey was something I briefly listened to in my weeby phase. Burzum is, well, black metal.

[Anonymous No.15677771]

>>15668608
>>15668609
>>15668612
>>15668738
>>15668775
>>15669039
>>15669057
>>15669082
>>15669145

Guys can u rate my minimalist frag collection? Give suggestions?

Want to stick to 1 maybe 2 but no more than 3 frags. Ideally I want one frag I can wear for everything, but im thinking maybe I need a frag for the seasons (1 for summer + spring and 1 for fall+ winter). Whatever it is, I want to have it for the rest of my life.

Budget: $600

What do I like: sandalwood, amber, ginger, grapefruit, warm spices

What I'm thinking: for spring + summer ill do Le Labo Santal 33. For fall + winter ill do D&G the one edp or perhaps Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan

[Anonymous No.15677776]

>>15677750
Dir en grey have changed a lot over the years though, i'm referring to their style post 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oULLW4_ek8

[Anonymous No.15677816]

>>15676181
Yes, it's gorgeous. Beautiful balance between freshness and spicy coziness.
>>15677771
It's reasonable objective. Sometimes I think of doing something similar. If you live in a mild climate then you can do it either way with 2 bottles: everyday+something special or cold+warm weather. I personally hate Santal 33 as it smells to me of pickles water and dill but Ambre Sultan is really snice. However the main problem I have with your suggestions is that none of these will work well in a summer, let alone a heatwave.
First of all, I hope you have tested these scents already? Especially if you want to commit to a minimalist collection they should be 100% matches not blind buys. I would use $100-$150 out of your budget to buy samples and then small (5ml is more than enough) decants first to be sure just in the case you would pick up some nuances that you hate on 10th wear.
You like similar notes as I do, so I am going to recommend you what I would do with this money.
>2 all-year round spicy-woody fragrances
Geo F Trumper Sandalwood as everyday
Nicolai New York Intense or OJ Ormonde Man as special ocassion
All of these will do perfectly fine both in winter and summer (maybe apart from very, very hot days)
>Warm weather fougere and cold weather oriental
MDCI Invasion Barbare (warm spicy lavender with some fresh grapefruit-ginger accord) or XJ Mefisto Gentiluomo (most beautiful grapefruit I tried)
MDCI Chypre Palatin (the best balsamic fragrance in existence IMO you'll keep coming discovering new facets of it everyday it's that complex, it'd be also cool to have only these MDCIs in a minimalist collection) or Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur (beautiful warm spices) or Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea (that's the best amber I know of)
Any combo of these should be within your budget if you look enough around for deals and would make absolutely patrician collection. I will think of some other combos later.

[Anonymous No.15677837]

Reminder that Versace Dylan Blue is the greatest cologne on planet earth

[Anonymous No.15677854]

>>15677837
based mallposter

[Anonymous No.15677877]

>>15673030
Curzon Cologne

[Anonymous No.15677922]

>>15677816
Thank you for the recommendations.

My problem with MCDI is, from the pictures I've seen online, the bottle looks rather ugly. To me, the look of the bottle matters just as much as the scent. I want something that looks good sitting on my dresser. I appreciate a very clean bottle design.

The only frags I've sampled thus far are all the most popular ones from Le Labo, included in their discovery kit. The only ones from the discovery kit that I liked were Santal 33 and Bergamote 22. I disliked santal 33 at first. It smelled fine but not how id want to smell. After leaving it on my arm for a few hours however the scent seemed to change and now I actually really like it.

I should mention I live in Florida, so I'm sweating my balls off almost all year round. Im sorry to hear my selections don't work well for the summer because thats pretty much the only weather we get here. I do, however, travel to Europe every winter so I am for at least a few weeks out of the year in a cold climate.

I should also mention that I can stretch my budget more than $600, I just felt $600 was a reasonable budget for 2 frags. Considering I want them for the rest of my life I appreciate something very high quality and need not spare any expense

[Anonymous No.15677931]

>>15675361
its cheap and simple, but I think a good winter scent is aramis new west

[Anonymous No.15678490]

Love the CK Be but it lasts less than 30 minutes, any better fresh fragrances? Maybe Acqua di Parma Colonia?

[Anonymous No.15678513]

Interesting how Jeremy is dabbling in niche now. He’s also pushing unisex scents and “men can wear rose” very heavily, which is obviously trying to lay the groundwork for his unisex scent, but honestly I’m intrigued by it.

[Anonymous No.15678654]

>>15677922
>I should mention I live in Florida, so I'm sweating my balls off almost all year round. Im sorry to hear my selections don't work well for the summer because thats pretty much the only weather we get here. I do, however, travel to Europe every winter so I am for at least a few weeks out of the year in a cold climate.
You know, Arabs wear their heavy animalic ouds in 100F+ weather so it's entirely cultural thing but might feel weird to wear CP, Ambre Sultan or Ambra Aurea.

[Anonymous No.15678668]

>>15678654
Also, Green Irish Tweed

[Anonymous No.15678670]

>>15678513
because he's exhausted all the sauvage possibilities

[Anonymous No.15678679]

>>15678654
Why would it feel weird to wear those?

[Anonymous No.15678687]

>>15677922
>I should mention I live in Florida
>I should also mention that I can stretch my budget more than $600
$600 will be fine. Get any 2 of these:
OJ Ormonde Man, OJ Montabaco Verano, Green Irish Tweed, Xerjoff Mefisto Gentiluomo, Profumum Roma Acqua di Sale, Bulgari Opalon, Frederic Malle Parfum de Therese, Amouage Reflection, Guerlain Le Frenchy

[Anonymous No.15678693]

>>15678687
Thanks friend! Any opinions on Le Labo Bergamote 22? I'd love to have a le labo in my collection because I like their philosophy and bottle design

[Anonymous No.15678736]

>>15678693
Get Gallagher Bergamust instead.
>I'd love to have a le labo in my collection because I like their philosophy and bottle design
There is no philosophy here. You're just behaving like a fucking consoomer. Le Labo is one of the most overpriced and overhyped houses. They are on the fragrance map only because of massive marketing and profiling into generation of millennials who believe that renting a white apartment with a mattress on the floor instead of a bed and plants for daddy's money in Manhattan is a substitute for personality just like reading Kinfolk or Monocle is. No, the scents are not quality enough to justify the pricetag. No, they don't make the scents at the counter for you, it's just a bogus to make retards like you believe that you are buying a whole experience not yet another product. No, their scents are most of the times not that unique. No, they don't expire it's just written on bottles to make you consoome more. If you want to be a retard who spends $600+ on two bottles based on bottle design then go be on reddit on something. I'm sure they'll recommend you the best looking bottles for a young, dynamic gentleman living his big city life. Or the best atomizer or whatever retards there care about.
Tl;dr Le Labo is a shithouse and I'm not your friend.

[Anonymous No.15678739]

>>15678736
go be one on reddit or something*

[Anonymous No.15678743]

>>15678736
I like them because they have the laboratory aesthetic. I work in a lab so I think its cool. Has nothing to do with marketing.

[Anonymous No.15678752]

discord trannies

[Anonymous No.15678753]

>>15678743
This is a laboratory aesthetic made for trustfund girls wearing their lululemon yogapants with a cup of Starbucks latte on the way to their favorite cafe in Chelsea to browse instagram for couple hours. That's how they perceive laboratory aesthetic. I get them liking it but for someone actually working in a lab it's retarded and I'd cringe. But I see that you made up your mind how to drop $600+ based on bottles. Not gonna try to convince you how much better you can do anymore.

[Anonymous No.15678762]

>>15678736
Based Le Labo hating anon.

[Anonymous No.15678765]

>>15678753
You seem really grumpy and obsessed. Are you okay anon?

I dont think there is anything wrong with wanting the bottle to look nice and wanting a certain aesthetic in my room. And yes, these bottles look exactly like the ones I use in my lab

[Anonymous No.15678767]

>>15678693
>>15678743

[Anonymous No.15678772]

>>15678765
You clearly care about the bottle design in the first place. That's just not a thread for you. Go to reddit, half of activity there are these nonsensical threads about the cutest looking bottles/caps/atomizers/whatever.

[Anonymous No.15678833]

>>15678772
>>15678767
If you don't care about design then why are you on this board in the first place? Isn't this board supposed to be for people that like and value how things look?

[Anonymous No.15678845]

>>15678833
You know mang it's a fragrance general and fragrances are about you know the smell

[Anonymous No.15678855]

>>15677170
Different Company Sel de Vetiver can be snapped on Notino for cheap. Fuck, I found 50ml testers of some Diff Co scents for about $40.

[Anonymous No.15678874]

>>15678845
So why can't you have both a nice bottle and fragrance? Is it a requirement for the best fragrances to come in an awful bottle?

[Anonymous No.15678881]

>>15678874
Lol, you must really have a consoomer brain to thnk that Le Labo's design top tier or anything.

[Anonymous No.15678885]

NEW THREAD
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[Anonymous No.15678896]

>>15678881
I dont think its top tier and thays the point. I think the design of most of the bottles you guys recommend try to hard to be fancy and luxurious that they come off as cheap and ugly