Fragrance General #520

[Anonymous No.15959004]

Previous Thread: >>15953067

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/
https://www.fragrantworldshop.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.15959007]

>>15959004
The new Fragrance Groups 101 chart

[Anonymous No.15959011]

>>15959004
The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

[Anonymous No.15959016]

>>15959004
DON'T ENGAGE WITH ANY OBVIOUS BAITS, SHITPOSTS AND LAZY JEREMYPOSTERS-edition.

[Anonymous No.15959031]

>>15959016
Was Jeremyposting ever even a thing until you made it one?

[Anonymous No.15959054]

I'm getting concerned that my collection is getting too big and too imbalanced.

I have plenty of rich, dark winter fragrances, but very little that's light and citrusy for summer.

[Anonymous No.15959066]

>>15959054
Dolce & Gabana Light Blue Intense. Try it.

[Anonymous No.15959073]

>>15959004
>Begun, the fragrance wars have

[Anonymous No.15959079]

>your 2ml sample of Areej Le Dore Agar de Noir should arrive this week
Bros, finally. Been waiting for so long to test this meme-house. I've been critical of the way he carries his business but I'll try my best to assess it without any biases. However, for the price he asks it better be a life-changing fragrance. I've also recently tested a Rania J Indian oud fragrance so thankfully I have a point of reference for this natural ingredient (and what can you get at its pricepoint). I know that apparently his recent releases were not as good as the first two lines including Ottoman Empire but he should be way more experienced by now if Russian Adam is not simply a 7 day wonder.

[Anonymous No.15959084]

>>15959066
Thanks I'll give it a try. I didn't like the original Light Blue very much, though. Way too synthetic.

[Anonymous No.15959092]

What fragrance encapsulates the brooding masculinity of fascism. What is a fascist fragrance?

[Anonymous No.15959101]

>>15959079
Nice blogpost faggot. Holy shit. Cut to the chase

[Anonymous No.15959116]

>>15959092
Le Male.

[Anonymous No.15959119]

>>15959054
>but very little that's light and citrusy for summer.
What's your budget? Charts do good job imo >>15959011 with recommendations.
>for sure not
D&G Blue Light Line - my window cleaner smells more natural than this mess
>cheap
Guerlain Eau de Guerlain or any of their classic colognes (if longevity is not a problem and you just want something smelling great), especially their Cologne Imperiale, Ferrari Bright Neroli
>mid
Acqua di Parma Colonia, Dior Eau Sauvage EdT
>expensive
Guerlain Le Frenchy, Profumum Roma Orangea, Xerjoff Nio, Cred Original Cologne

[Anonymous No.15959129]

What fragrance encapsulates this machinegun. Is there something machinic and masculine, something thats a mix of sex and death!?

[Anonymous No.15959133]

>>15959116
>>15959092
Buddy, we all can see the posters count and what's going on here. Asking shitpost questions just to answer them later yourself to pretend that anyone here treats you seriously might really be a sign of some mental illness. It's getting sad. Reported.

[Anonymous No.15959139]

>>15959119
Thanks.
My budget is irrelevant. I'll buy a cheapie if it smells nice, like the dearly departed Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Cologne. My collection's all over the place in terms of price.

I'll give the Xerjoff Nio a definite try. I used to have a bottle of Uden and I liked that.

[Anonymous No.15959149]

>>15959139
Imo Nio is one of the two best fresh Xerjoffs (the other one being Mefisto Gentiluomo). Definitely worth trying. Don't neglect Guerlains I mentioned though. Turin calls Eau de Guerlain the best citrus fragrance created by humans.

[Anonymous No.15959156]

>>15959139

Ignore the snobbery. Light blue intense is cheap and by no means awful smelling. Some cunts here expect you to spend 200 dollars plus or you’re not human.

[Anonymous No.15959190]

This is extremely good. I don't really get the black pepper, I just get patchouli+vanilla. I love it.

[Anonymous No.15959200]

There’s already a fragrance 520 with 70+ posts...why is this cursed edition active? Sage.

[Anonymous No.15959205]

>>15959190
Lush seems to be based. I was really impressed with how unique and different their "Breath of God" smells like for a company selling colorful bath bombs. They also got a nice cardamom one but I've forgotten the name.

[Anonymous No.15959228]

>>15959200
Correct. You can go there and sage this thread just like you're saying. Keep the other one alive and stay there for as long as possible.

[Anonymous No.15959248]

>>15959054
Parfum d'Empire Azemour Les Orangers. It never fails to bring a smile on my face every time I spray it in summer. It's on a bit more expensive side of the things but totally worth it.

[Anonymous No.15959254]

>>15959248
I won't try to describe it as the man himself has done it already.

[Sniff Sniff No.15959258]

I’m really intrigued by this frag. What is the male variation, i think theres a unisex one but im afraid of picking up the wrong one?

[Anonymous No.15959270]

>>15959205
I really want to try Sikkim Girls

[Anonymous No.15959273]

>>15959129
Fat Electrician

[Anonymous No.15959279]

>>15959258
Oh, I brought this one a long time ago in these threads. Great to see that it's making circles back.
>What is the male variation, i think theres a unisex one but im afraid of picking up the wrong one?
This is as male as Eau de Cologne gets. It's the blueprint of Colognes together with 4711. It also has such an interesting history
>Created in 1853 by Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain, Eau de Cologne Impériale was the very first Eau de Cologne by Guerlain. Specially composed for the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, it earned its creator the title of "Perfumer to His Majesty". Eau de Cologne Impériale was the first made-to-measure fragrance in perfumery, created upon special order of the Empress Eugénie to treat her migraines.
>The Empress enjoyed the exclusive use of this fragrance before giving her authorisation for it to be sold. On its label, it bears the symbol of the Empire with the coat of arms chosen by Napoleon: the eagle, the imperial crown and the sceptre.
>Its bottle bears a constellation of 69 bees, the symbol of the Empire and the emblem of the Guerlain family of "Eaux."
You can also notice that the top part of the bottle was inspired by the column standing at Place Vendôme. The first location of the Guerlain store and one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Paris. It's really a bottled piece of history. Imagine Creed or PdM having such a story to tell - they'd put it into every single marketing material, whereas for Guerlain it's just yet another chapter of many. The fact that you can get such gems so cheaply perplexes me.

[Anonymous No.15959287]

>>15959156
It’s like any group of men in a hobby
It has to be taken to its natural conclusion
It’s not snobbery, it’s just the way it is
It doesn’t really matter if you’re buying perfume to smell better to chicks, you just want to smell great, there’s not much to discuss. There’s a whole world of discussion to be mined from 250 pound bottles of meerkat piss distillate though, and this is a nice place to go to have a chat

[Anonymous No.15959293]

what scent evokes Bang's root beer

[Anonymous No.15959298]

>>15959101
You are so sexy Jeremy <3

[Anonymous No.15959306]

>>15959270
Why is it so? Are you fond of yellow/white frolals?

[Anonymous No.15959323]

>>15959279
Was just about to pull the trigger bro. But its telling me its a womens scent?!

[Anonymous No.15959329]

>>15959298
Kraaaaaaaaft!

[Anonymous No.15959342]

>>15959293
Armani Code Profumo? I haven't smelled it but that's what someone on basenotes said.

[Anonymous No.15959349]

>>15959323
>>15959258
>image.jpg
Ah, I see, so it was just a 'why are you people recommending a women's fragrance' bait from this e-celeb shitposter that raids this thread for some autistic reason. My bad for not noticing and answering seriously. You were supposed to go to your own thread and sage this one, weren't you?

[Anonymous No.15959363]

>>15959190
>>15959205
Lush has surprisingly good stuff. Sarah McCartney used to work for them, so many of their frags and even probably some of their soaps and stuff are likely her work. I have Karma, Breath of God, and Tank Battle and they’re all great. Sun is very good too, though it’s a very simple scent. It’s probably the most realistic orange I’ve ever smelled. Literally smells like a freshly sliced orange on a wooden cutting board. That it. Just sliced oranges. Nothing else to it.

[Anonymous No.15959366]

>>15959363
>ank Battle and they’re all great. Sun is very good too, though it’s a very simple scent. It’s probably the most realistic orange I’ve ever smelled. Literally smells like a freshly sliced orange on a wooden cutting board. That it. Just sliced oranges. Nothing else to it.
Now you got me interested. Gonna try it next time.

[Sniff Sniff No.15959371]

>>15959349
Dude can you please fuck off with your paranoia? What are you on. Leave me out of it you lunatic. Before I drop 80 quid on this I want to make sure I’m getting the right one. I remember it being posted ages ago in terms of a mans scent, i always thought it was but Im thrown by the ladies descriptor?

Leave me out of your autism for whatever fucking drama you think is going on. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.15959376]

>>15959366
Sun doesn’t last long, it’s gone after like 30 minutes honestly, but it’s just so uplifting. I wear it to bed a lot. It’s pretty cheap too, so I basically see it as an EDC, just something to spritz on for a little burst of freshness, y’know? Give it a try, it’s very snice.

[Anonymous No.15959389]

>>15959376
>It’s pretty cheap too, so I basically see it as an EDC, just something to spritz on for a little burst of freshness, y’know? Give it a try, it’s very snice.
Absolutely. I actually really appreciate short-lived beauty of EdCs. Guerlain's Imperiale (that I talked about above) and Bravanariz Silvestre (beautiful 100% natural coniferous EdC) are two of my favorite frags despite the fact that they are completely gone after about 30 minutes. I just spray them after waking up while washing teeth and they brighten my morning instantly. Then can apply some more substantial fragrance before leaving house without having to worry that the smells will mix. I think that EdCs are underappreciated these days when everyone chases BEAST PERFORMERS etc.

[Anonymous No.15959390]

>>15959371
Yeah, there's no mens or women's version of Eau Imperiale. It's unisex. The website probably just had to stick it in one category or another.

[Anonymous No.15959402]

>>15959389
>I think that EdCs are underappreciated these days when everyone chases BEAST PERFORMERS etc.
This is extremely true. Some fragrances simply work best as EdT or EdC but the market these days is pushing Intense, EdP and even Parfum.

It's fine when you're selling oudy gourmands, but the light, bright fragrances are left out in the cold.

[Sniff Sniff No.15959403]

>>15959390
Thanks bro appreciated. I hope that cunt in the other thread fucks right off. Every single general gets pozzed and ruined by lunatic incels who think they “own” threads and entire cores. Sad as fuck.

[Anonymous No.15959405]

>>15959371
>This is as male as Eau de Cologne gets.
You got a straight answer in the very first post that bothered responding to your 'question'. Now you must try harder, as you will get no more (you)'s from me in this thread :^)

[Anonymous No.15959406]

>>15959389
>>15959402
I agree. EDCs are just snice and pleasant. Not every scent needs to be beastmode, I appreciate having a scent I can just spray on for a little boost whenever.

[Anonymous No.15959414]

>>15959406
>>15959402
>>15959389
>>15959376
Based and EDCpilled.

[sniff sniff No.15959418]

>>15959405
Jesus christ...

Yeah dude thx, just got the confirmation from someone sane in the other thread. If it was you originally who popularised it here - thx for the rec. Please don’t respond to me again though as the thought of a mentally ill paranoid goobers feverishly defending the honour of “their” threads from imaginary infiltrators is too sad for me to tolerate at the moment.

[Anonymous No.15959439]

>>15959405
>>15959349
Yes. We all know this. Now just simply ignore his posts and he'll eventually go away.

[Anonymous No.15959478]

I heard this is the gay incel thread? Smell my anus!

[Anonymous No.15959534]

>>15959478
Don’t need to. SOTD is Stercus.

[Anonymous No.15959558]

>>15959405

>>15959349

>>15959133

Holy shit - you are literal cancer.

[Anonymous No.15959594]

>>15959418

>>15959390

>>15959390

Ignore the olefactorially challenged pseud sniffy. Eau Imperiale is a woman’s scent. It’s listed pretty much everywhere as a female scent. Don’t take to much stock in what arriviste trash posts here, it’s pleb-tier mewling masquerading as discernment and cachet. Half the recs here are from queens, albinoid asexuals and outright trannies. This bent was trying to meme you.

[Anonymous No.15959662]

Honestly, why does /frag/ attract so many gigaspergs? Are they just jealous that whatever autistic shit they’re into doesn’t get comfy threads like ours?

[Anonymous No.15959676]

>>15959662
I actually think that this might be the same autistsperg as always. Funnily enough the le puppetmaster sperg from last year also had some mental breakdown around Valentines when he started shitting these threads non-stop. Perhaps these weirdos cope this way with the fact that they're unwanted.

[Anonymous No.15959678]

>>15959662
/frag/ generals have been sullied by toxic elitist homosexuals since 2019. Wish I’d saved the .png of a dude whose mother or sister or something had died and the literal ghouls (personally I think it’s just one hyper-paranoid autist, the one currently spitting venom about “his general” being subverted) were revelling in it here. Poor fuck even posted proof. Possibly some of the cruelest shit I’ve seen on this board and it was right in these generals.

If someone wants to get a rival one going like what sprezz was to /tip/ please do. I’m there. Let these saps self-derail threads by pissing their panties at the sight of that German fag with a melon.

[Anonymous No.15959695]

>>15959293
It's Barq's, not Bang's. Learn to read cursive writing.

Also, Opium Pour Homme.

[Anonymous No.15959705]

>>15959695
no it's not you fucking slime, barq isn't a real word

[Anonymous No.15959715]

>>15959678
You are the cancer. Fuck off. Inb4 40 posts of spergery.

[Anonymous No.15959717]

>>15959705
True, you win.

But anything with Vanilla and Pepper will kind of give you that cola smell.

[Anonymous No.15959719]

>>15959705

[Anonymous No.15959721]

>>15959705
Fuck, those look good. Wish I had a root beer float now. Got some root beer, but no ice cream.

[Anonymous No.15959743]

>>15959719
>what is the inspect element trick
nice try faggot

[Anonymous No.15959761]

>>15959719
M8, give it up. It’s clearly Bang’s.

[Anonymous No.15959764]

Bros. Bel Ami Vetiver is SO FUCKING GOOD. If you like Eau Sauvage Parfum, try it.

[Anonymous No.15959773]

>>15959678
Lmao so you're really the same sperg who raids this thread cyclically? I know exactly the situation you're referring to.
>some random sperg was shitposting, as far as I remember, it was a niche vs. designer war where he was revolting against all nchefags and their opinions in this thread. Your timing seems correct, it was most likely in 2019
>we called him a noselet and talked shit to him in a paternalistic way
>started creating double threads that he tried hard to curate as "DESIGNER GOOD NICHE BAD"
>he failed miserably because it was plainly obvious who's behind all of that and no one was participating in his threads
>he got pissed off to the extreme and amplified sperging in the main threads
>the story with an anon's dead mum shows up
>suddenly there is plenty of mean-spirited messages that he tries hard to attribute to nichefags with whom he was on some made up in his mind war with
>given the nature of this individual you could've observed over last 2 (3) threads, I think no one should be surprised if would make up the dead mum story himself
>he keeps repeating this for a few threads more
>obviously it doesn't catch-up as it's plainly obvious made up drama
>everything comes back to normal when he gets bored
>every couple months /frag/ is being raided, every time according to more or less the same plan
You even haven't changed your sperg techniques lol. Can I ask you an honest question? What is it with your personal vendetta against this thread? Was your ego really hurt that badly by these nichefags looking down at you or is it something completely else? I'm aware they you'll most likely just try to shitpost my post and twist the truth to fit your agenda but I'd appreciate an honest answer. It's really interesting and puzzles me how much time and resources one can put into something like raiding a smelly water general on a manga imageboard. Or is it really some ownership issue you have in your mind because people here are against meme Jeremy threads?

[Anonymous No.15959779]

>>15959678
>If someone wants to get a rival one going like what sprezz was to /tip/ please do. I’m there.
I'm afraid it would be just you alone, again. Just like the last time.

[Anonymous No.15959784]

>>15959715
Schizophrenia?

[Anonymous No.15959795]

*snap*

Yep. This one’s going in the cringe compilation holy shit rofl

Admit it. You’re the tranny who started the rival thread? I don’t even know what the fuck is going on here any more haha

[Anonymous No.15959796]

>>15959004
So I've used up all my Fougere D'Argent and my Encre Noir so its time to pull the trigger on a new one

Any anons got a good recommendation for the darkest coldest scents out there something a mafioso would wear- I was leaning towards Montale Black if anyone had experience with that- apparently its a bit girly.

I might just go for encre again its seriously that good.

[Anonymous No.15959805]

>>15959004
I sampled Ormonde Man, Invasion Barbare, D&G The One and Boss Bottled over the course of the entire day, are sunchips and pizza for dinner then ran 4.2 miles. I don’t understand my life anymore, but Ormonde man won the perfume race.

[Anonymous No.15959814]

>>15959773
I think it’s easier than that. He is just on the spectrum and hence lacking emotional intelligence to pick up any nuances while at the same time literally dies inside when disagreed with. Back then it was him coping with being called a designer noselet, this time it is him coping with the fact that not everyone here is as excited about Jeremy as he is. You all know this type of kind of kid from highschool: the outsider weirdo type with some unreasonable superiority complex who treats every disagreement as a personal attack that he must defend and even better, destroy his opponent by any means. This is him. Typically these people grow up but not our gigasperg.

[Anonymous No.15959822]

>>15959773
Yup. It’s so obvious. Can you imagine having such a pathetic life that you’d shit up a thread for literally YEARS just because some people made fun of you. What a fuckin’ dork lmao.

[Anonymous No.15959827]

>>15959822
Samefag.

[Anonymous No.15959840]

>>15959004

any recs for something very masculine but not a lot of musk?

I like aramis and other classics like that but they have too much armpit note on my skin lol

[Anonymous No.15959848]

>>15959814

[Anonymous No.15959850]

>>15959814
I want to bully him. I want to give him wedgies, dunk his head in a toilet, stuff him in a locker, pull down his pants in front of some girls so they laugh at him. He’ll go home after and he’ll get no sympathy from his parents. His mom’s too out of it from day drinking and his dad calls him a little homo for crying. Eventually it’ll get so bad that he brings a gun to school and comes looking for me, but pusses out at the last moment because his dad is right, and I’ll beat his ass worse than ever before. He’ll go home and hang himself that day. No one will care.

[Anonymous No.15959862]

> pops head into frag general
> disgust.png

Stay classy guys.

[Anonymous No.15959864]

>>15959795
That’s me. Im frankly disappointed. I asked you this question on a few different occasions and thought that maybe this time you could give some insight into your motivations. The reason it’s disappointing is because I expected something better from you but you are sadly just simply not intelligent enough to realise that your sperging is easy to read for everyone who has some ‘people’s skill’ and basic intelligence. Those who are new here will just be confused but eventually won’t care. While those who are not can pin down every single of your posts in this thread and it’s quite a pathetic sight. Instead of having a potentially interesting conversation you had decided to double down naively thinking that it’ll work. I can tell you how’s it going to look like: all people start ignoring you soon, you loose interest, leave these threads for some time to cope with the failure, you are left with the sense of wasted time and even bitter attitude. You’re loosing in every scenario but I hoped we could at least have a chat after all this time spent in these threads. Your choice

[Anonymous No.15959901]

I can spoil you what comes next: he's going to start to cope with the fact that he's making a bigger and bigger laughingstock of himself and move the goalpost to "it was all trolling, I just wanted to make you puppets shit your own thread up, manipulated you from the beginning". We've seen that already in past. He won't be wrong though. I am not going to reply to him any further to don't shit the thread.
>>15959827
Not him and all three of us know it :^)
>>15959848
Nice try but we all know that it won't catch-up. It'll be funny when you get finally a ban at some point and all of your posts will be gone missing, so everyone can see the sheer volume of same-fagging you're doing here. Truly pathetic picture.
>>15959850
Fair enough

[Anonymous No.15959907]

What are the best super-sillage saiyans for summer and what’s a cheap alt for Tom firds oud wood?

[Anonymous No.15959922]

opinions?

[Anonymous No.15959926]

>>15959922
Never tried but i really want to pick up eau lauder. Seemingly its a bit of beast to this day. Dated but strong.

[Anonymous No.15959936]

>>15959926
fuck yes, id like that also, tried jules, it was very nice but zero staying power. cabochard is also on my to try list, its a very green chypre from what ive heard, lauder sounds great with the juniper green angle to it, sounds chypreish

[Anonymous No.15959941]

>>15959936
Love the 80s skyscraper bottle too. Fuck it. I’m going to pick it up today. Will post when she arrives.

[Anonymous No.15959962]

Did you have sex today?

[Anonymous No.15959973]

>>15959962
Yes. You didn’t. Ask me how I know?

[Anonymous No.15959995]

>>15959973
How do you know?

[Anonymous No.15960017]

>>15959962
I did yesterday. Also my gf gave me her bottles of Jo Malone English Oak & Redcurrant and English Oak & Hazelnut because she thinks they're too masculine for her to wear. Did I win?
Also thoughts on Tom Ford Beau de Jour?

[Anonymous No.15960026]

Also reminder to acquire and burn Fred Soll's Resin on a Stick Desert Patchouli incense

[Anonymous No.15960040]

>>15960026
i like the patchouli one very much, the lavender and sage and santa fe spice are probably my fav as of now. the sandalwood was very ok, reminded me of generic incense, and the amber one was nice also.

[Anonymous No.15960059]

>>15960040
Nice. I agree with you on the New Mexico Sandalwood being underwhelming, though it's grown on me a bit. Have you tried the Egyptian Musk or Taos Pine? I've found those to be outstanding, my favorites after the patchouli.

[Anonymous No.15960065]

>>15960059
i have both, haven't tried them yet, along with lavender, pinion, ceder and rose, which apparently i tried because its gone, but i dont remember anything very rosy, so it must have been underwhelming

[Anonymous No.15960361]

>>15959850
Kek. The gigasperg is crying in his tranny thread because of this post. Based af.

[Anonymous No.15960654]

After T Rex and Hyrax I thought it couldn’t possibly get ANY stranger, then I tried Moth. This is absolutely beautiful.

[Anonymous No.15960702]

New Byredo

[Anonymous No.15960783]

Ahh, so /frag/ is being ridden by the same sperg as always? Long time no see. Strange to see that he picked Jeremy this time as he's overall liked by everyone when posted in moderation here.
SOTD: Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea. HOOOOOHHHHHH
>>15960026
Snice.
>>15960654
Moth is amazing. Hands down one of the most unique smoky fragrances I've ever put my nose on.
>>15960702
I feel like Byredo has started to loose the grip. All of these new releases seem quite desperate (just like with Zootopian).

[Anonymous No.15960792]

[Anonymous No.15960793]

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[Anonymous No.15960802]

Perfectly good thread. Not at limit. You do this again?

[Anonymous No.15960803]

>>15960702
>>15960783
>I feel like Byredo has started to loose the grip
u think?
>>15960802
dont engage

[Anonymous No.15960812]

I often wondered if there was a fragrance called “Sex Crime” would people here buy it. Admit it. You would.

[Anonymous No.15960836]

Just simply report his posts and ignore. You can see that his manic episode is reaching its peak as he stopped getting (you)'s and is desperate for some attention.

[Anonymous No.15960866]

>>15960783
It totally feels like the female pendant to Rance 1795s L'Aigle de la Victoire or Diors Leather Oud to me. Straight back to the La Belle Epoque

[Anonymous No.15960869]

>>15959116
Le male is terrible and disgustingly powdery.

[Anonymous No.15960876]

>>15960866
>Rance 1795s L'Aigle de la Victoire
I don't know this house and for a second I thought that it's a leather fragrance from 1795 but I see that it's from 2013. I was recently thinking of what is the first popular instance of a leathers fragrance. Knize Ten and Chanel's Cuir de Russie (both about 100 years old) are the earliest ones that I know of. So I guess you're the Zootopian anon ordered the entire sample set? What are your general thoughts now couple weeks into testing?

[Anonymous No.15960889]

>>15960869
do you know of any powdery scents that aren't disgusting

[Anonymous No.15960902]

>>15960889
Not him but Silver Mountain Water, ELDO La Fin du Monde, Josier Mystery Oud all are powdery in different ways and not disgusting.

[Anonymous No.15960906]

>>15960889
DIOR
H O M M E
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[Anonymous No.15960940]

>>15960017
>Also thoughts on Tom Ford Beau de Jour?
The first thought that comes to mind is "Why, oh why did YSL cancel Rive Gauche Pour Homme?"

[Anonymous No.15960945]

>>15960017
A very solid modern fougere.

[Anonymous No.15960959]

>>15960869
Le Male is an utter classic that got ruined by fuckboys 1. not getting the bottle's joke and 2. massively overspraying.

[Anonymous No.15960964]

>>15960889
I'm a fragrance newfag so I don't know much. I have Prada l'homme which I love and is apparently powdery, but it's nothing like Le Male. It's beyond me how this can be, or was, so popular.

[Anonymous No.15960969]

Those who are interested what kind of sperg we're dealing with here, just go to warosu /fa/ archive and view thread >>13833764 He hasn't changed at all and it's very easy to recognize him every time he's in one of his shitposting/trolling episodes.
As many other regulars who've been through this said: just don't engage.

[Anonymous No.15960972]

>>15960964
He's just trying to have edgy opinions. Summery white florals (neroli etc) and well done iris are one the most elegant notes a man can wear. Literally the olfactive equivalent of wearing a good white ironed shirt.

[Anonymous No.15960975]

>>15960964
>It's beyond me how this can be, or was, so popular.
Because it's basically just a barbershop fougere with a big hit of vanilla in it.

[Anonymous No.15960980]

>>15960969
>When I thought it can't get any more pathetic, it turns out that Cecil is the turbosperg
This explains a lot though.

[based GOD cecil No.15960988]

>>15960980
Lmao no it's not, I haven't posted in frag threads for a long time. Mainly because I enjoy you all just arguing with each other.

A lot of niche still smell like ashtrays though and some mainstream fruit frag is a teen pleaser and a sure way to make you a teen banger rather than smelling of a grandpa.

[Anonymous No.15960994]

>>15960988
What a timely response for someone who hasn't posted for a long time, Cecil. Are you loading the "it was all trolling to let "you" argue with each other" protocol?

[based GOD cecil No.15960999]

>>15960994
Why? I was posting in other threads and saw a frog and my name mentioned and thought it was the other thread but then noticed it was this one so I replied.

I'm not even sure what you're talking about, I assume these kind of things:

>>15959848

[Anonymous No.15961060]

>>15960876
Different Anon I guess, mostly lurking here. I was gifted an older set of samples (with the black, higher quality paper sample holders) back in Dec, and am currently in the process of getting the rest of them, lacking only Civet, Musk Deer, Koala, snow owl and the dodos I think.

So far I have definitely enjoyed T Rex, Hyrax and Moth the most. As far as general wearability goes, I would consider Panda and Camel to be the most adequate, also (surprisingly) T Rex once it settled down for a bit.

Squid is nice, but quite headache inducing for me unfortunately. Bee, Rhino and new bat were also quite enjoyable, but I wouldn’t necessarily consider them for a rebuy. Beaver and Elephant were quite unremarkable.
Didn’t like hummingbird, dragonfly and chameleon at all, the later two I had to wash off.

Still have Sloth and Macaque left from my last order. If I absolutely had to buy a full bottle now, I would most likely chose T Rex.

[Anonymous No.15961082]

snow is smelting here, and I'm wearing chypre palatin, stay comfy everyone >:)
probably changing into some maai after evening shower
>>15960889
imo by far the best is l'eau d'hiver, which is quite white flowery and reeks of winter somehow, but I also like prada l'homme

[Anonymous No.15961140]

>>15961082
>and I'm wearing chypre palatin, stay comfy everyone >:)
Damn, you just made me miss CP badly. Pity it's almost Spring already and I have no rationale for ordering it. Gonna wait for it till Autumn.

[Anonymous No.15961181]

>>15960980
Just like it was not clear the moment he started posting photos of nazis, hitler and mg-42. How new are you people?

[Anonymous No.15961197]

>>15959805
>Ormonde man won the perfume race.
Very snice :^). My favorite woody-spicy scents of them all. The wet coniferous forest impression it gives is beautiful.

[Anonymous No.15961216]

Is body shop’s white musk for men /fa?

[Anonymous No.15961228]

>>15961216
It's a fragrance equivalent of wearing a plain black or white t-shirt. A clean basic that just works. Good choice if you just want to smell of 'a fragrance' and don't care about anything more.

[Anonymous No.15961234]

Have any of you ever had a compliment from a woman about how you smell?
Post mires.

[Anonymous No.15961264]

>>15961234
Unsolicited? Yes. Once. I was wearing Mancera Cedrat Boise. "What are you wearing for cologne? I want to get my boyfriend a bottle of it."

Obviously, asking my wife "Hey, how do you like this?" doesn't count, since that's fishing for compliments.

[Anonymous No.15961393]

>>15961234
Plenty but it's typically when a girl is into me anyways and tries to strike up a conversation or get physical. People are not as open as in North America here. Wear frags for yourself to feel confident in your own skin. This will always be more attractive than any shilled 'pussy juice'

[Anonymous No.15961479]

>>15959004
I haven't been able to wear anything other than molecule 01, what should I try?

[Anonymous No.15961520]

>>15961479
Other ISO-E super forward scents from Escentric Molecules. If you like Gaza Schoen you might want to try Ormonde Man that he composed for Ormonde Jayne too.

[Anonymous No.15961706]

>>15959279
I remember you posting this ages ago, good stuff, nice to keep /frag/ a bit better informed. Also, wasn't there something about the bees in guerlain (somewhere on their logo there was a bee) being also a reference to Napoleon? Or am I making that up?

[Anonymous No.15961713]

>>15960812
I used to joke with a friend of mine in high school about creating a fragrance called "Rape".

[Anonymous No.15961730]

Why ppl shit on 2020 Dior Homme?
I ripped a sample from my mom's Elle and I liked it very much

[Anonymous No.15961737]

>>15961520
To add to your post, “I Don’t Know What” by DS & Durga is very nice and lasts forever.

>>15961730
It’s very good, I think. People are just annoyed that they used the same name but completely changed the fragrance by removing the Iris.

[Anonymous No.15961762]

SOTD: Bianchi The Black Knight. Such a rich leather fragrance. I got only 10-15ml left in my bottle. What are you wearing anons?
>>15961706
Thanks anon. That's correct.
>Its bottle bears a constellation of 69 bees, the symbol of the Empire and the emblem of the Guerlain family of "Eaux."

[Anonymous No.15961766]

>>15961730
The thing is that it's a perfectly fine modern blockbuster mall fragrance. But they made this dubious the decision to just ride on the wave of recognition of Dior Homme line - probably one of the most ambitious designer series of releases of the last decade when the new Dior Homme has nothing to do with the line's DNA.

[Anonymous No.15961779]

>>15961737
>It’s very good, I think. People are just annoyed that they used the same name but completely changed the fragrance by removing the Iris.
This. It was very unique and distinctive, even after all these years. Now it's still great, but now it's a standard woody amber.

[Anonymous No.15961866]

>>15961737
>>15961766
>>15961779
Thanks.
I'm a total nigger about fragrances but the thing I like about the 2020 is that's both fresh and woody and my brain processes it as "electrifying".
I just came back from a store I tried a bunch of shit, the Dior Homme line I tried the intense but it lacked freshness and the sport that was too fresh, way too "sport". Also the bitch made me try other things I don't remember one was by Givenchy they were good but I finally came back to the 2020 because it has this effect waking me up that I like

[Anonymous No.15961871]

>>15961762
You seem knowledgeable.
Do you know of any current fragrances which replicate the recipes of ye olde days? Circa 19th century or earlier?

[Anonymous No.15961873]

>>15961762
SOTD is Alegretto 7.2. This one has really grown on me, might end up looking for a decant. I still can’t shake the Tums / Pepto Bismol vibe, but it no longer puts me off and now I find it kinda addicting. It definitely fits the dark sweeping mood of the song.

[Anonymous No.15961958]

Scent of the evening is a sample of Oesel by Xerjoff. My first of theirs and I really don’t like it. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw how expensive it is. Imagine Prada L’Homme but change the Iris for cloying white floral.

[Anonymous No.15961963]

Just tried By The Fireplace
I really like it but I can't think of an event where I want to smell like a fire.
Are there any other gimmicky fragrances I should try?

[Anonymous No.15962002]

Anyone know a cheaper switch for tom ford tuscan leather? Shits too expensive for me

[Anonymous No.15962020]

>>15961871
4711 Eau de Cologne was first produced in the 1790s. It may have since been reformulated...

[Anonymous No.15962030]

>>15962002
Ombré Leather, obviously. Or La Yuqawam.

[Anonymous No.15962051]

>>15961766
> new Dior Homme has nothing to do with the line's DNA
Heve you ever smelled it? It is almost indistinguishable in the drydown from DHS2017 which is a kind of a flanker of DHS2012 which is very similar to DHS2008. I personally see no problem that DH2020 has its roots in the sport line and not in the original line. The perfume industry fucks with the flankers long enough to not anticipate any logic from them.

[Anonymous No.15962053]

>>15962002
>>15962030
is Lalique encre noir poir homme edt a good substitute? Anyone like that one?

[Anonymous No.15962061]

how is surrender to chance for buying full fragrances? I see it's listed in the sticky for samples, not full purchases.

[Anonymous No.15962062]

>>15959805
based and ormondejaynepilled

[Anonymous No.15962071]

>>15962053
encre noire is fine (a little synthetic...a lot synthetic) but it's not a leather fragrance by any stretch. It's a vetiver.

[Anonymous No.15962083]

>>15961963
I’ve always been into thematic fragrances. Margiela caught my eye early on for that reason, but many ended up being disappointing. Imaginary Authors are probably the next step up from there, and then maybe Zootopian.

[Anonymous No.15962084]

>>15962071
what's wrong with synthetic?

[Anonymous No.15962132]

>>15962084
>what's wrong with synthetic?
On its face, nothing. Think about it this way, sugar and Nutrasweet are both sweet, but you'd rather have sugar.
Or a lab-grown diamond. You can tell they're lab-grown because they're perfect. Natural diamonds always have imperfections.

Naturally sourced aromachemicals have little nuances that give depth to a scent, while the synthetic ones are perfect but lack depth and character.

[Anonymous No.15962153]

>>15962132
makes sense to me. thanks

[Anonymous No.15962154]

>>15961963
You may want to start checking out some of the smaller labels if you are interested to see what’s actually possible:

Zoologist
Akro
Rook
Bogue

[Anonymous No.15962158]

>>15961871
TRNP does exactly that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtTSmmN720
Also Meleg Perfumes creates mostly natural vintage-style fragrances but these are rather mostly his creative compositions whereas TRNP does some vintage-inspired stuff.
>>15961873
Notes seem really snice. How is the vanilla-benzoin accord? I used to be fond of but my taste changed a lot and for example gave my Eau des Missions Cologne away as I couldn't stand it.
>>15961958
Xerjoff is just like that. Very similar to MFK: most of stuff is just ok but the best things can be great. I don't know the one you're talking about though. How did you pick it up? Xerjoff Apollonia is a great powdery iris fragrance if that's what you're after but the price is even more outrageous and completely unreasonable.
>>15962002
Ombre Leather. If you're after clones then Nishane Safran et Suede (can be found cheaper but still quite expensive) or Nabeel Arab Tradition (cheap) should do.
>>15962053
Completely different fragrances.

[Anonymous No.15962160]

my dad wears this LOL

[Anonymous No.15962164]

>>15962020
Ty anon.
There's something trippy about wearing such an old fragrance.
A connection to the past.

[Anonymous No.15962165]

>>15962051
Yes, but only on a testing strip so you might be right but I doubt that it's indistinguishable given how different it was on a testing strip.

[Anonymous No.15962166]

>>15962051
>The perfume industry fucks with the flankers long enough to not anticipate any logic from them.
And you're definitely right about this. It's just that Dior Homme had gathered quite a big following and I think people really expected something else. It's a different from for example YSL LHomme with its 30 flankers or Le Male where people are used to the brand to shit out new low effort flanker a few times a year.

[Anonymous No.15962167]

>>15962160
This man fucks (your mother)
>>15962164
Based and connectionpilled

[Anonymous No.15962179]

>>15962053
If you are after an affordable leather fragrance with some edge then try Bulgari Black, Acqua di Parma Leather (or 1740 Marquis de Sade by Histoires de Parfums if you can find it cheap online). In this order when it comes to pricing but don't neglect Black - it could be sold by some niche house for 5x the price tag you can find this Bulgari online.

[Anonymous No.15962186]

>>15961963
Zootopian

[Anonymous No.15962197]

>>15962158
>Xerjoff

“Fragrance samples U.K.” give a free sample if you spend more than £30. I didn’t know how expensive they were so I was surprised to find out I was given one for free. I have my fill of powdery Iris from the Prada, Dior Homme Intense and Dior Homme Eau for Men (Dior Homo).

I assume these are fragrances for people with more money than sense that just go in to Harrods and buy the most expensive things available.

[Anonymous No.15962198]

>>15962179
>Bulgari Black
has been discontinued for years.

Honestly, if you want Tuscan Leather and can't afford it, get the Alexandria version. I think they call it Bittersoft or something. It's actually very close. Unless you had them side by side, you couldn't tell.

[Anonymous No.15962244]

>>15962167
i dont think theyve had sex in over 20 years man

[Anonymous No.15962246]

>>15962197
>I assume these are fragrances for people with more money than sense that just go in to Harrods and buy the most expensive things available.
Yes, you nailed it. I have this rich friend who always buys her parents and brother for Christmas some fragrances. They always are something from: MFK, Xerjoff, Roja, Micallef, Clive Christian. And let me just tell you that she's not a particularly knowledgeable person about fragrances, so it's not some well-thought off choice. That being said all oft them have some great stuff (I own Xerjoff Mefisto Gentiluomo myself and really like Uden, Amber Star, Nio) but if you were to take a random fragrance from their line-up then I'd most likely say "it's ok but nothing to write home about and definitely overpriced".

[Anonymous No.15962250]

>>15962198
Are you sure about it? I've seen it in my local John Lewis in UK a few months before corona happened. For sure in 2020.

[Anonymous No.15962282]

>>15962250
Yeah. There's still a bunch kicking around, but it's all NOS.

[Anonymous No.15962290]

>>15962246
It’s a shame really. If I had a million pounds I’d still be careful about which fragrances I buy. I guess they’re more ornamental for these people than an appreciation for artistry.

Like you said, there’s good stuff amongst it, no doubt, but even then, it’s probably not worth the price.

[Anonymous No.15962334]

always wondered how van cleef midnight in paris smelled, is there really no smell that's close to it? guess I've remembered about with this bvlgari black talk. is it this one? but it's also discontinued. fragrantica also lists prada black as a similar scent. tried it a few times, never on skin. nothing too spectacular but i think i will give it another go.

[Anonymous No.15962361]

>>15962244
Sounds like an opportunity for you.

[Anonymous No.15962370]

>>15962158
Pretty much everything by Gardoni has some benzoin in it. They also always seem to hit a medicinal vibe. But they're all so unique in spite of that, which I find really interesting.

In this case, I would say that the sweet vanilla, mint, and benzoin push things in a creamy direction. Kind of feels like a freaky take on the sweet creamy barbershop genre like IB, 1725, or Patchouli Intense.

[Anonymous No.15962371]

>>15962290
>Like you said, there’s good stuff amongst it, no doubt, but even then, it’s probably not worth the price.
I disagree for me Mefisto was everything I was looking from a modern, classy barbershop. Clean, professional and pleasant but with enough depth to make it interesting and not merely an olfactive background. Different strokes for different folks though obviously.

[Anonymous No.15962374]

>>15962370
>Kind of feels like a freaky take on the sweet creamy barbershop genre like IB, 1725, or Patchouli Intense.
Gotcha

[Anonymous No.15962397]

What are peoples favourites of the Jacques Fath collection? I know a lot of you got the samples.

Bought a bottle of Bel Ambre and they sent me another 12, I sent them to a guy who bought a bottle from me on eBay

[Anonymous No.15962437]

>mfw trying Issey Miyake for the first time
https://youtu.be/VKMw2it8dQY

[Anonymous No.15962445]

>>15962244
M8, don’t kid yourself. Old people fuck A LOT. STIs are legitimately a huge problem in retirement communities because old folks are fucking like rabbits and don’t give a fuck about using condoms because they figure they’re gonna die soon anyway. Your dad is probably still smashing on the regular.

[Anonymous No.15962451]

>>15962397
>So I've went through all of my Jacques Fath Essential line samples. They're definitely worth testing and you can get the sample set of 12x2ml samples for 17EUR from their website, so give it a go. Here are short reviews starting from those that I liked the most and gradually moving to those I liked the least. Keep in mind that I obviously liked the more masculine ones more but all of them are quality but I wouldn't personally wear Red Shoes or some other more feminine scents. Treat the ordering rather as 'what am I closest to buy a bottle of'.
>Bel Ambre
Very snice amber of the milder (but not too sweet) kind. More DS Durga kind of Amber than animalic Ambra Aurea.
>Vers Le Sud
Vers Le Sud is a lovely aquatic fig fragrance with a big dose of ambroxan. It wears like a non-obnoxious crowdpleaser like Sauvage but unlike Dior it's really snicely balanced out. The aquatic feel of it is built around some pleasant green notes and saltiness so it doesn't smell neither trivial nor like a hardcore sea-like scents like Acqua di Sale or Fathom V. Really safe, fun but classy scent. I'd highly recommend it to everyone who loves fig or just wants some easy to wear but non-routine nor overplayed warm weather scent.
>Green Water (2016)
It's an interesting one, I get the classic citrus+neroli fresh accord as known from Neroli Portofino but it's mixed with a lot of mint and some deeper woody-spicy notes giving it more substance. It feels very chypre-y and in a way it reminds of Azemour Les Orangers. Caraway gives here a BO-like vibe just like in Azemour Les Orangers. Apparently it's a recreation of a Fath's classic under the same name from 1947 where they decide to don't have any budget limits for ingredients.
>Tempête d’Automne
Very creamy sandalwood with spices with a sprinkle of florals and fresh citruses on top of it.

[Anonymous No.15962455]

>>15962451
>Velours Boisé
It's a non-edgy, sweeter cousin of Jovoy Les Jeux Sont Faits. Dry woods and spices with a big whisky punch and herbal bitterness coming from immortelle and wormwood.
>L'Orée du Bois
The defiition of a yellow floral
>Lilas Exquis
That's quite a sentimental one for me. It reminds me of lilac that always filled air around the house I've grew in in summer months. A beautiful floral fragrance that our local fanclub of FM En Passant might be interested in putting their noses on.
>Rosso Epicureo
Feminine tuberose + red wine. Very nice but unwearable for me.
>Curaçao Bay
Fun, nonchalant tropical scent. Nice subtle aquatic drydown. Jeremy talked about it in one of his latest niche videos lol.
>Red Shoes
A feminine rhubarb+blackcurrant floral with some rose reminding me of OJ Damask.
>Le Loden
Vetiver, vetiver, vetiver with a bit of smoky juniper. Very dry and smoky. I guess many people could like it but I've realized that over last year I started to really dislike vetiver note so it's hard pass for me.
>Les Frivolités
Smells like a high street designer floral-fruity big seller for women.

>I should also ad that Cecile Zarokian is a really talented perfumer as it became plainly obvious after smelling her fragrances here. She's also the person who created MDCI Fetes Persanes.

[Anonymous No.15962459]

>I'm wondering if anyone has encountered this issue with the caps. The cap was on extremely tight and I could not get it off. This morning, I gave it a firm tug and this is what happened. It still sprays, so it's not the end of the world. I sent a message to the company but I imagine others have had this issue?

[Anonymous No.15962460]

>>15962459
That's a $300 per 30ml fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15962473]

>>15962460
Imagine staying all night long just to sprint buy the newest Areej's drop on his website for $300 + $50 in shipping from Thailand. You think that you were lucky because all bottles were gone 30 seconds after he released them and two months later this happens.

[Anonymous No.15962639]

>>15962445
im sure hes having sex with prostitutes, he does tend to disappear around 10 am (when brothels usually open) and comes back about an hour later

[Anonymous No.15962714]

>>15962639
Based hookerdad

[Anonymous No.15962733]

>>15962473
I remember when this happened. Did anything ever come of it? I’ve heard so many good things about Areej but haven’t touched them because I can’t stand when the FOMO becomes the focus

[Anonymous No.15962779]

Are the 0.5~0.7ml samples from LuckyScent enough for testing? How long would each sample last usually? Currently eyeing their men/unisex sample packs, but a bit hesitant since I feel like <1ml won't give me enough wears.

[Anonymous No.15962795]

Thoughts on pictured?
I just got a decant and I don't know if I like it or not.

The opening is absolutely brutal, but the drydown is a nice eucalyptus and rose.

[Anonymous No.15962826]

>>15962779
>Are the 0.5~0.7ml samples from LuckyScent enough for testing?
Testing: probably no. Telling if something is not your cup of tea: definitely. I personally prefer this kind of small samples as I overall weed out about 90% of new fragrances I test, so it's better deal for me in the long run.
>How long would each sample last usually?
1-2 wears.
>Currently eyeing their men/unisex sample packs, but a bit hesitant since I feel like <1ml won't give me enough wears.
See my first point. If I end up liking something then try to find some decanter on ebay/facebook who can do a 5ml decant for me and then test it more thoroughly over the course of few weeks.

[Anonymous No.15962831]

>>15962795
I dislike it for the weird medicinal eucalyptus. This Creed smells like some folk medicine.

[Anonymous No.15962846]

>>15961234
just got a text from a girl i saw on sunday. she said she loved my cologne and can still smell it in her apartment. hell yea dude

[Anonymous No.15962883]

So this broad who hit me up two days ago on ig and with whom I sexted for two days and who wants to come over from another city over the weekend. I was taking the piss a bit with her with my daddy vibes (I'm only 9 years older) but apparently she didn't realize that lol, so now I'm looking for the ultimate daddy fragrance to wear. Recommend me something.

[Anonymous No.15962884]

>>15959129
Hoppes No. 9 with a dash of Breakfree

[Anonymous No.15962908]

>>15960959
What's the joke?

[Anonymous No.15962960]

>>15962908
Watch any of Le Male homoerotic's ads if you still have no clue. If it's still not clear then think about Ultra Male as it should help. The idea behind this line was to make a fragrance SO MANLY that it's gay. Calling this sweet vanilla bomb, that could easily be bottled in a pink bottle as some flanker of Lancome La Vie Est Belle for women, 'ULTRA MALE' is peak humor in my opinion. ELDO tried a similar thing with their Tom of Finland but they failed to make it asgood joke as JPG's where some guys legit believe that Ultra Male is really how a young stud should smell like. Of sweet vanilla and candied pears lmao. For comparison, on the left you got notes of YSL Black Opium. One of the best selling women's fragrance that I love on my gf. On the right you got THE ULTRA MALE. Tell me that coomers repeating after youtubers that it's is a perfect SEXY MASCULINE BOY IN DA CLUB fragrance is not funny. Perhaps in a gay club.

[Anonymous No.15962965]

>>15962908
The gayboi frag of choice.
If you want to smell like you're being pinned down in a locker room and creamed by the entire gym, wear it fren

[Anonymous No.15962967]

[Anonymous No.15962971]

>>15962960
We should revive the Ultra Male copypaste.

Let me take you on a journey, friend. You’re on vacation in San Francisco, you return to your hotel but have forgotten your room number. You walk into the room of another guest by mistake. Immediately upon entering, you notice that a bunch of sweaty men are fucking on a bed shaped like a giant martini glass covered with sequins. YMCA is playing on a loop on the room’s sound system, a disco ball hangs from the ceiling, a large TV displays episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race. John Waters is sitting on a chair in the corner sipping a cosmopolitan.

Ultra Male is gayer than that room.

[Anonymous No.15962974]

Recommendations for unique, dense, complex fragrances under $200/50ml? I’ve tried and enjoyed Zoologist and Bogue, but Areej and Slumberhouse are a bit too steep for me.

[Anonymous No.15962977]

It's blowing my mind just how much this smells like vintage Kouros. How does it cost 11 dollars? This isn't a poorfag cope, it's just as good as a Perfume Corp bottle of Kouros.

[Anonymous No.15962998]

>>15962974
Dense complex means for me ambers. Here are some ideas
>MDCI Chypre Palatin, Tauer LDDM, Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea
Some other great houses to explore in your pricerange:
>Rania J, Daniel Josier, Francesca Bianchi, Fort & Manle

[Anonymous No.15963009]

>>15962974
>>15962974
Idole de Lubin
Kosciuszko
Salome
Ma Nishtana
Pasha Cartier Parfum (this one is cheap but high quality)
Cielito Lindo
Kolonya (Discontinued, find it while you can, a Luca Turin 5 star)
Chypre Palatin

[Anonymous No.15963015]

>>15963009
>Ma Nishtana
Ahhh, forgotten about this gem. Seconding it.

[Anonymous No.15963019]

>>15963009
>Pasha Cartier Parfum (this one is cheap but high quality)
Is it dated?

[Anonymous No.15963022]

>>15963009
>Kolonya (Discontinued, find it while you can, a Luca Turin 5 star)
What are these notes lol. I can't even remotely imagine this scent.

[Anonymous No.15963036]

>>15963019
No, it smells very modern.
>>15963022
I do smell some of the individual notes listed there but for the most part they come together as a whole and make something totally unique.

[Anonymous No.15963040]

>>15962971
Based as fuck. It’s been far too long!

[Anonymous No.15963047]

>>15962998
I forgot about PR, shame they don’t sell smaller bottles, but I guess I could always find a partial if I like one. Any cheap places to sample them in the US?

[Anonymous No.15963048]

>>15963019
No, it was launched just last year.

It's a boozy, resinous take on a 90's sandal-forward fougere, but it definitely smells modern. Sweet, but not too syrupy, like a candy or gourmand.

[Anonymous No.15963201]

>>15962998
Brianchi will likely end up being what I explore next. As a fan of big scents like T Rex, the Lovers Tale meme has me intrigued haha. Are the feminine ones very worth trying? Might just get the Mars sample pack otherwise

[Anonymous No.15963216]

>>15963009
Cielito looks very up my alley. I actually just tried Ma Nishtana too last week but it wasn’t for me. I love resinous scents but very churchy incense doesn’t really do anything for me. Also MDCI syndicate represent.

[Anonymous No.15963220]

>>15963201
I "like" all of them but the only ones I would ever consider buying are Lost in Heaven, The Dark Side, The Black Knight, and Under my Skin. That probably didn't help you any though. For what it's worth I think that The Lover's Tale doesn't have nearly as much personality as most of her other perfumes.

[Anonymous No.15963226]

>>15963201
Lol Brianchi, fucking autocorrect

[Anonymous No.15963229]

>>15963216
Cielito Lindo is interesting. I could describe it as sweet caramel, but that would be too simple, it wouldn't do it justice. Besides the caramel, I get a watery ambergris rose. With it being Rasei Fort, it might actually be real Ambergris. It's one of the few perfumes that I like more in the dry-down than the opening.

[Anonymous No.15963259]

I haven't tried very many rose-centric perfumes. Out of the few high quality ones I have tried (Tobacco Rose, Kazimi, Lyric Man, and Rose 31), Rose 31 is my favorite. Can someone recommend some others to try? Also, speaking of Le Labo, people meme on it all the time, but Bergamote 22 is still the best citrus perfume I've tried.

[Anonymous No.15963295]

>>15963259
People meme on Le Labo mostly for Santal 33.

Other masculine roses I can think of:
The Different Company Rose Poivree
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
Domenico Caraceni 1913
L’Artisan Parfumeur Voleur de Roses

[Anonymous No.15963344]

>>15963259
Toy Boy has a prominent rose note

[Anonymous No.15963375]

Spring's coming up and I need a good cologne. Any recommendations? Please don't say Aventus.

[Anonymous No.15963384]

>>15962795
There's a HdP with eucalyptus I really like

[Anonymous No.15963400]

https://www.giorgioarmanibeauty-usa.com/fragrances/mens-fragrances/armani-code-men/armani-code-eau-de-parfum/A2337.html

Finally here. Gonna cop this and YSL Y Parfum when it releases

[Anonymous No.15963428]

>>15963375
Die

[Anonymous No.15963432]

>>15963428
Well fuck you too.

[Anonymous No.15963439]

>>15963375
Remarkable people by Etat Libre d'Orange

[Anonymous No.15963480]

>>15963375
Hugo Boss Orange

[Anonymous No.15963482]

>>15963295
31 sounds boring and not very rosy
>>15963295
1913 is intriguing, but sounds soapy
lartisan sounds more patch than rose
poal is potpourri
rose poivree sounds more spicy than anything, but interesting

anyone try Les Parfums de Rosine?

sotn nectary

[Anonymous No.15963523]

that coffee fag still here? dsh has a coffee perfume

[Anonymous No.15963535]

>>15963523
I'm not the coffeefag but I'll have to try it out. I've only tried Musc al Medina and Cardamom and Kyphi from DSH but they're both good. I want to order her entire animalic sample set.

[Anonymous No.15963546]

>>15963535
she has so many i want to try, but just havent yet. her zoologist exposure has put her back into the spotlight for me again

[Anonymous No.15963762]

Has anyone tried Centauri or TSVGA? I normally scoff at the idea of YouTuber fragrances, but both houses actually look pretty unique and interesting

[Anonymous No.15963787]

>>15963762
>TSVGA
this guy doesnt know what hes doing and his fragrances will turn in less than a year
he straight up uses wine in one of them

[Anonymous No.15963925]

>>15963040

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.15963958]

So has anyone made their own Amber Absolute yet?

[Anonymous No.15963975]

>>15963925
Based

[Anonymous No.15964077]

Never worn fragrances before, bought 10 samples from Luckyscent using the guides although many weren't available so I dug around.

1899 Hemingway
Applied very little and smelled great for most of the day even through a mask. Disappointed once the drydown became mostly vanilla, though I really like it despite that. Not sure if I should try Spicebomb instead which it is compared, if that would be better or worse. Queuing up 1828 and 1740 next time.

Pacific Rock Moss
From the above I had high hopes for my second go yet I couldn't smell it at all once applied, as much as I liked it up close. Tried some more, still nothing really. It is still winter but I also read the performance is shit. Will be trying Bohemian Lime next regardless.

Tam Dao
Predictably super woody, better once applied. Also doesn't seem to project much or just being less complex doesn't stand out enough, though I did happen to grab the EDT version. Did not improve on second wear.

Ormonde Man
The spices reminded me of a number of different things as it evolved, and like the pine evoking Christmas, but I didn't feel strongly about this one. Didn't get as much of an impression of the woodiness. I'll try it again and see.

Oud Wood
Wasn't too confident at first, I guess smelling the oud. Later it resembled black licorice somewhat (cardamom?) yet was fairly balanced and inoffensive. Okay for what it is, but I'll try it again as well.

[Anonymous No.15964082]

>>15964077
Tea for Two
I like tea so I really wanted to like this, overall it's okay however something puts it off a bit, I think the anise and something else that continues to linger the entire duration.

Civet
Is this what amber smells like? Don't know that I smell the civet. It has an acuteness up close, yet became pretty great over the evening. Interested in exploring more amber. Will be trying Musk Deer next, and interested in trying all the other Zoologists but probably not soon.

Timbuktu
The mango is unique, after that it's harder to pick apart. Similar to the amber of the civet, though I can see how their seasonal applications are set a little apart. Pleasant, not positive yet if I'd want a bottle but my favorite of after all these.

Desert Marocain
Incredibly nice scent but not interested in the powdery sweet notes for personal wearing, unfortunately. Will try Au Coeur du Désert, to compare, and Lonestar Memories, to relate to my hometown, next, but am also grabbing Alpes Suisses and Phtaloblue.

Invasion Barbare
Put this one off for last because my initial impression was I didn't like the lavender. It's not so bad but sits too close to being a generic deodorant scent to me, and then the drydown is quite sweet too.

I have several others in my cart from those mentioned in these threads and some other digging, but any comments, suggestions for or against, it would be appreciated. I'll get to some designers probably after this next batch.

[Anonymous No.15964151]

>>15964082
I think you got some good ones. If you'd like to try another tea fragrance, check out five i clock au gingembre by serge lutens. However be aware that this is more like a christmas tea. Also of course check out the Malle line, imo their line is the one where makes the most sense to simply try the entire line (you can get a discovery set with I believe allmost all of them on their webpage)

sotd here is musc ravageur, lots of it >:)

[Anonymous No.15964187]

>another thread massively derailed
stop replying to or posting seethe to youtuber bullshit you fucking faggots

[Anonymous No.15964253]

hello lads, I have a niche perfumery in my mall, it's insane. they have frederic malle, amouage, tiziana terenzi, jo malone, xerjoff, creed, killian, memo, intio and quite a few others. obviously I can't test them all, what would you try first if you never smelled most of these fragrances? I have on my list these: reflection, oud for greatness, musc ravageur. mt favorite designers are adg profumo, la nuit, platinum egoiste, the one.

[Anonymous No.15964258]

>>15964253
fake

[Anonymous No.15964264]

>>15964258
what do you mean?

[Anonymous No.15964272]

>>15963259
Nicolai Bois Belize. The best rose released in years. Amouage Gold from classic stuff - the fragrance of Vladimir Putin

[Anonymous No.15964275]

>>15964187
>wasting posts to react to bait

[Anonymous No.15964277]

>>15963259
rose & cuir is an obvious one you're missing. Be aware that it's very green though >:)

[Anonymous No.15964285]

Anyone tried Armani Code Ice or Ultimate?

[Anonymous No.15964289]

>>15964253

try creed viking and royal oud. Xerjoff naxos. Solid picks from you, enjoy

[Anonymous No.15964292]

>>15964187
seethe more

[Anonymous No.15964293]

>>15964289
This is tranny bait advice kek shame on you

[Anonymous No.15964306]

>>15964277
Seconding. That's one of the most under appreciated Malles. Also Maria Candida Gentile Elephant & Roses is a beautiful rose + lather. From vintage stuff try Alain Delon Iquitos. It's like vintage Kouros with a huge petroly rose added on top of it.

[Anonymous No.15964308]

>>15964077
>>15964082
Great choices anon. Be sure to revisit some of these in few days/weeks.

[Anonymous No.15964309]

Is Armani Code EDP out in the USA yet? I want it bad but I live in fucking Australia.

[Anonymous No.15964312]

>>15963036
>>15963048
I was a bit afraid of the notes that typically show up in this combination in some dated frags from 80s but will give it a try then. Thanks anons.

[Anonymous No.15964315]

>>15964289
>>15964277
cringe bait

[Anonymous No.15964316]

>>15964309
I think you should take a break from watching YouTube shills and reading some hype reviews friend.

[Anonymous No.15964330]

>>15964309
Yes, it is. https://www.giorgioarmanibeauty-usa.com/fragrances/mens-fragrances/armani-code-men/armani-code-eau-de-parfum/A2337.html

[Anonymous No.15964331]

>>15964316
Why must you be a fucking prick? Shut your mouth, asswipe.

[Anonymous No.15964332]

>>15964264
He's shitposting. Don't engage.
>>15964253
Try
>frederic malle
POAL, Le Parfum de Therese, Musc Ravageur, French Lover, Carnal Flower
>amouage
Gold, Figment, Interlude, Jubilation, Beach House
>tiziana terenzi
skip entirely. It's a clone house.
>jo malone
their frags are so soft and feeble that you'll probably not be able to smell them in shop anyways.
>xerjoff
Alexandria II, Naxos, Nio, Mefisto, Uden
>killian
Black Phantom
>creed
Aventus (just to know what the hype is about), GIT, Bois de Portugal, Silver Mountain Water
>memo
Winter Palace, African Leather (that's my SOTD btw lol)
>intio
Oud for Greatness

[Anonymous No.15964341]

>>15964332
Creed Viking is also really good.

[Anonymous No.15964344]

>>15964341
I didn't like so didn't include but I know it has a few fans here.

[Anonymous No.15964345]

>>15964344
Oh, okay. Fair enough. How is Bois de Portugal? Never tried it personally

[Anonymous No.15964350]

>>15964332
>>15964289
>>15964341
thank you

[Anonymous No.15964351]

Fragrance isn’t fashion kek

[Anonymous No.15964356]

>>15964351
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/18/magazine/beauty-the-fashion-for-fragrance.html

NY Times disagrees with you.

[Anonymous No.15964362]

>>15964345
A woody-spicy scent built on a fougere skeleton. Lavender there is to die for though. Classy, confident and manly. However, NYI is like an upgraded version of it and I don't see a place for both of them in my roto so own rather a bottle of Nicolai not BdP.

[Anonymous No.15964364]

>>15964351
based. I still enjoy them regardless

[Anonymous No.15964391]

SOTD: Mendittorosa Archetipo
>Flickering candle flames cast shadows off moonstone and marble. Archetipo surrounds you in absolute silence. Archetipo was always here, before us, before all human thought.
>With Archetipo we can experience an echo of primordial memory, losing ourselves in a time without time, re-discovering olfactive consciousness. Archetypes of odour to define an archetypical scent.
>Head Notes: Fir Balsam, Pink Pepper, Incense Super Essence.
>Heart Notes: Burning Flame Accord (incl. Bushman Candle – Sarcocaulon Mossamedensis), Moonstone Accord.
>Base Notes: Patchouli, Indonesian Vetiver, Cashmere Wood, Labdanum, Black Amber, Oakmoss.
It's really great. Smoky forest scent with a punch of dark sea-like, salty accord from ambergris. Wow.

[Anonymous No.15964394]

>>15964391
>blogpost
Cringe

[Anonymous No.15964395]

>it's been 2 months of delay since this faggot Josh was supposed to drop new batch of Norne

[Anonymous No.15964400]

>>15964394
Go away sperg. As you can see everyone got bored with you already.

[Anonymous No.15964431]

>>15964391
what a box and bottle

[Anonymous No.15964442]

Tom Ford Noir is a fougere?

[Anonymous No.15964446]

>>15964351
than why do most fashion brands sell perfume?

[Anonymous No.15964447]

What's the difference between this and the EDP version (the one in transparent/silver) bottle? A friend of mine's offering me pic related for like 90$ and I'm very tempted to buy it off him

[Anonymous No.15964449]

>>15964447
Some say that the PB is richer, more say they’re exactly the same. That’s a great price regardless of bottle though, and that is the cooler looking of the two so jump on that big homie

[Anonymous No.15964462]

>>15964431
I find the box meh and something that could be produced by IKEA but the bottle is 10/10.

[Anonymous No.15964464]

>>15964447
Negligible differences. $90 is not bad though. Double check if it's legit. Private Blends are copied in and out around the world.

[Anonymous No.15964470]

>>15964449
>>15964464
I'll sleep on it. Thanks

[Anonymous No.15964507]

>>15962977
Tried it as well aginst current Kouros. In my opinion they are really quite diffrent, Man Silver is sweeter and fresher, relying more on the clean dirty top notes. Current Kouros is a smoke bomb, way less top note freshness, more of a winter fragrance. That being sad I never smelled real vintage Kouros.

[Anonymous No.15964509]

>>15964082
>Tea for Two
When it comes to tea scents then you should absolutely try the Bulgari Eau Parfumee line. Au the Vert is a stunning fresh green tea scent. Au the Noir is a dark, deep rose+oud+leather scent with a cold black tea accord.
Au the Bleu is an iris+violet oolong tea.
Au the Blanc is clean soft white tea (I'd skip it as performance is awful).

[Anonymous No.15964612]

>>15963428
Thread is for cunts. It’s literally one elitist cuck replying to himself about niche piss water. Ask a question as a newbie that doesn’t meet the criteria of sophistication and the place turns into mean girls. They then wonder why the general gets raided. Hilarious seeing the homosexual meltdowns over Jeremy pics. Thank you Cecil - doing god’s work.

[Anonymous No.15964624]

>>15964400

[Anonymous No.15964626]

>>15964612
not the guy you're replying to but it's annoying to me as well when people blindly ask for recommendations without doing research first. it's why i only reply to questions like "how good is x for spring" or anything that has a semblance of even a small amount of effort

plus there's already a few resource guides on the OP so its really not that hard to look for starting points

[Anonymous No.15964627]

*claps* **spins* I just got VERSACE EROS man so cOOL I am having sex ALL THE TIME now man and my cock is so HARD from it I get SO many compliments from all these SEXY ladies out there man so COOL man peace

[Anonymous No.15964629]

So I’m thinking of thinking some of thus up as it’s being discontinued. What’s a higher class alternative for that raspberry twist.

[Anonymous No.15964631]

>>15964626
I did my research. I just wanted to know what 4chan thinks. You don't have to be a dick, you fucking feline loving bitch

[Anonymous No.15964632]

>>15964627

[Anonymous No.15964638]

>>15964631
damn ok i got baited again. sorry everyone
>>15964629
it's been discontinued for a few years now and i still find it popping up very frequently, you'll be fine without a backup bottle. overpriced but try original santal. delicious closet queen's kinda similar too imo but don't take my word for it

[Anonymous No.15964651]

>>15963428
>>15964612
>image.jpg
You're trying way too hard to cause some drama. It's all too obvious. Fuck off already really. Also it's funny how you're thanking yourself. So deprived of attention after people started ignoring you that you start to mention yourself to pretend that anyone in this thread actually cares about you. No one does. You're a no-name, too mentally incapable to become known for anything other than this psychotic sperg shitposting and posting some /pol/-baits that everyone can see through. You put tens of hours into baiting, trolling, shitposting and trying to cause some drama like a teenage girl when you've been in your manic episode just to get nothing for that. The only thing you got out of all this effort is a few posts of annoyed people and even they stopped caring. You'll be remembered for nothing but being this sperg who one should not reply to in future by posters here. People who've been around for longer know that already. You don't contribute anything worth of noting. Even you're sperging is just tiring. You're like one of these hobos standing at Time Square and yelling some gibberish at the crowd who are completely invisible for all people passing by them. No one is interested about who you are, what do you do, what you look like. You're just a sperg to ignore. I don't care neither about any personal details about you but try to think what are you really doing. Try to think if any normal person of your age would do what you're doing. Realizing that you're both a failure in real life as even here online might be useful for you because you really should get some help.

[Anonymous No.15964661]

>>15964631
I’ve learned much from these threads desu. The most important thing to remember is not to bother asking questions. You’ll just get snark, vitriol and unpleasantness. It seems to be dominated by an elitist group of bitter gay men,hyper-effeminate asexuals and generally odd fuckers with severe personality disorders. The chief Frag Hag is a 40+ married cuck who writes blogposts to himself in order to generate what he deems to be sufficiently elevated debate on obscure ostrich dung fragrances.

These threads are obnoxious as fuck but I learned about Parfums de Marly Layton and Amouage.

[Anonymous No.15964664]

>>15964661
How do you like Layton?

[Anonymous No.15964670]

>>15964651
I’ve seen you mention this .image thing couple of times. I’ll help you out as you’re obviously a boomer. Those filenames mainly come from mobile users screengrabbing. People aren’t at desktops naming files all the time. Hope this helps.

[Anonymous No.15964679]

>>15964626
Don't engage with anything that looks like a bait. For some reason the sperg here is so frustrated about this thread that when everyone ignores him then he simply plants baits to answer himself. Just to pretend that the bait XYZ is what's wrong with this thread and then write some lengthy post about it how shit /frag/ is. Take a look here >>15959773 I know that it might be perplexing that there exists weirdos like that but here we are lmao

[Anonymous No.15964683]

>>15964651

[Anonymous No.15964687]

>>15964664
>Layton
Literally Ultra Male but with higher quality ingredients.

(Surprisingly poor performance on my skin, though)

[Anonymous No.15964697]

>>15964679
This blogpost fucker is the problem here. Its genius really - he’s fucking responding to himself and baiting
...himself. He’s giving people ideas. He has created trolls.Next level schizophrenia. Impressive actually. To be fair though there’s a bit too much elitism and nastiness here so you reap what you sow I guess.

[Anonymous No.15964712]

Hi guys. What frag would you recommend fir my vibe!?

[Anonymous No.15964715]

>>15964670
When I am saying that you're mentally incapable then I mean it in genuinely, humbly and completely not mean-spirited way. You're just stupid. I mean by that you are statistically scoring below some low intelligence threshold. At this point you really should just reassess all that effort you spent here as it really doesn't catch-up as you can see yourself.
>#520
27 posts, all are baits or pictures of Jeremy
>#519
32 posts, all are baits or pictures of Jeremy
>#518
One file 'image.jpg' with a post 'Is Aventus for half fags or full homos?' >>15948294
>#517
0
>#516
12 posts, all are baits or pictures of Jeremy
>#515
0

[Anonymous No.15964725]

>>15964715
No way can you be this dumb. Why are you feeding it?! Found the sperg schiz boys.

[Anonymous No.15964744]

>>15964715

[Anonymous No.15964749]

NEW THREAD
>>15964733
>>15964733
>>15964733

[Anonymous No.15964755]

>>15964712
He has a case of Bonis Eruptis.

[Anonymous No.15964780]

So another dead thread created? Great.

[Anonymous No.15964790]

Any recs for summer below 200 bucks? What’s popular now?

[Anonymous No.15964826]

>>15964627
>Shut up ;_; You had me at *claps* **spins*

[Anonymous No.15964924]

>>15964651
This. He believes that people care more than they actually do. We've been through this many times and after sperging is done the thread gets back as /comfy/ as usual.

[Anonymous No.15964940]

>>15964744
truly we have reached /wt/ levels of shitposting autism

[Anonymous No.15965037]

ITT
seethING over one man’s face

[Anonymous No.15965065]

Are any Creeds worth buying in 2021????

Part of me feels like they’ve really lost their prestige over the last couple of years.

[Anonymous No.15965125]

>>15965065
Royal Mayfair.

[Anonymous No.15965172]

>>15965125
Really???? I was looking at this one and considering it but a lot of people say it’s pretty shit.

[Anonymous No.15965174]

Niggers

[Anonymous No.15965176]

>>15965172
Opening is shit. Drydown is fresh and green. By the time you leave the house, it will be beautiful.

[Anonymous No.15965177]

>>15965065
>Are any Creeds worth buying in 2021????
No, all their best work has been successfully cloned and the rest is unmemorable, safe crap.

[Anonymous No.15965219]

>>15964308
Will do, masking really impedes the enjoyment

>>15964509
>>15964151
Thank you, I'll take a look

[Anonymous No.15965406]

>>15964077
1828 is the eucalyptus one I mentioned earlier. I like it a lot.

[Anonymous No.15965434]

>>15959133
>not samefagging and then reporting yourself for samefagging

[Anonymous No.15965459]

>>15962883
New York Intense

[Anonymous No.15965487]

Amazon No,1 and shilled by Jeremy. It was good before the reform seemingly. Any harm in copping?

[Anonymous No.15965525]

>>15959004
Which faggot made the new bait thread

[Anonymous No.15965538]

>>15965525
Whole situation is fucked. There’s one fag here who thinks he owns the generals, is an autist and writes blogpost responses to jeremy melon pics and then shits on anyone asking about non-500 dollar juice as trolls which of course creates more trolls. Its fucking pathetic desu.

[Anonymous No.15965747]

Can someone give me a good tip on a "spring" perfume, flowery for men. Something that you yourself use.

[Anonymous No.15966326]

>>15965525
>>15965538
>he still tries so hard

[Anonymous No.15966402]

>>15966326