Fragrance general #826

[Anonymous No.17226929]

Previous thread: >>17224329

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Various fragrance communities/review sites/blogs
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http://www.nstperfume.com/
http://www.boisdejasmin.com/
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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/
https://ecuacionnatural.com/
https://essenza-nobile.de/
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On DIY fragrances
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https://pellwall.com/
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[Anonymous No.17226932]

>>17226929
hi

[Anonymous No.17226939]

>>17226932

[Anonymous No.17226952]

What do you think about MDCI IB?

[Anonymous No.17226963]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17226968]

CHAD in a bottle

[Anonymous No.17226970]

When you buy from Nicolais website and get two samples, can you ask for two specific samples?

Because it is really difficult to test out specific fragrances outside of the sample set of this house, especially since my go to online store pulled her entire stock from there shelf.

[Anonymous No.17226973]

>>17226963
I have no idea about the 2017 one but the current one is very nice, even better than the EDT. Clearly the best of the line.

[Anonymous No.17226976]

>>17226952
It's a nice lavender-prominent fougere, it has a certain creaminess to it which other (sharper) aromatic fougeres are missing. It doesn't really perform that well imo, which was a let down for me and reason I like Bon Monsieur and Platinum Egoiste more.

>>17226970
>>17226970
Email them and ask, I did not when I ordered my bottles from them and received random sampled. I would imagine they will let you choose your samples if you let them know about your wishes.

[Anonymous No.17226978]

>>17226973
>very nice
>better
>best of

bruh, you need to give me more..

[Anonymous No.17226987]

>>17226978
it's an old school aromatic citrusy frag, classy and clean. It's also a great everyday scent, good for every season. Just go to any frag store and try it out, it's everywhere at my sephoras, douglas etc.
I would not blind buy it unless you know you like this kind of fragrances.
To me it is very similar to the EDT and apparently it is also a great performer. It's a classic, outdated if compared to modern parfumes, sure, but I never cared for what zoomers think.
try. it. It is good. oh and avoid the extreme black bottle one, it fucking sucks and is completely different

[Anonymous No.17226989]

>>17226987
couldn't find it in douglas

[Anonymous No.17227043]

>>17226963
Creamy lemon start, resinous-woody drydown. Slightly powdery but in a dusty way, not like makeup powder. It doesn't even smell outdated in the sillage, just very masculine, but it certainly isn't "modern", either. It's hard to describe and when you smell it you realize what I mean. Don't blind-buy unless you got a thing for this type of frag. Le 3e Homme de Caron is probably the closest in my collection (in terms of scent), but isn't that close at all.
Got myself a backup bottle already.

[Anonymous No.17227055]

Just found a 30ml Aventus decant in my work drawer, don't even remember buying it

[Anonymous No.17227072]

>>17227055
Sell it for more than you bought it for, claim it's from batch soandso and therefore one of the best. Easily 100% markup at the moment.

[Anonymous No.17227096]

>>17227072
Can't be bothered honestly
When I don't want a frag I just give it away

[Anonymous No.17227111]

>>17226929
The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

[Anonymous No.17227115]

>>17226929
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

[Anonymous No.17227194]

Cheap shit by this threads standars, but works excellent with my pH.

[Anonymous No.17227200]

>>17227194
had a bottle of mexx man at some point but i don't even remember the smell
i used it up so i can't have been that bad

[Anonymous No.17227218]

There's a Le Labo near me, is there anything worth going there to try?

[Anonymous No.17227242]

Went to this store because they were on sale and they have mostly natural smelling light colognes which are usually pretty snice, but the saleswoman was in such a hurry to sell stuff that I ended up getting pic related (which Fragrantica says smells similar to Portrait of a Lady) despite not having smelled it properly (I have a cold so my sense of smell is all fucked up).

[Anonymous No.17227332]

>>17226952
Like the other anon said, it's a fougere. Smells classy, confident, fresh, and to me it is very pleasant and inoffensive. I used mine whenever I needed some confidence like at job interviews and such.

Projection and sillage are moderate so someone has to get close to you to smell it. Performance is kinda bad for the price, around 4-5 hours. Still I can't hate it, it's very good and brings back pleasant memories.

[Anonymous No.17227351]

>>17227111
>>17227115
Update when

[Anonymous No.17227356]

>>17226952
I like fougeres, but this shit is too sweet.

[Anonymous No.17227357]

>>17227351
when you make one

[Anonymous No.17227359]

>>17226952
Smells like lavender and rosehip tea to me. Didn't have performance problems with my sample, lasted all day. Bright and airy. Don't remember it being very complex, though, but rather linear.

[Anonymous No.17227391]

I really didn’t expect oud wood to smell like some old man aramis type shit. Every Tom Ford I’ve tried I hate

[Anonymous No.17227398]

For musk oil, is it common to combine it with other fragrances that would serve as the base?

[Anonymous No.17227404]

thoughts? how is it?

[Anonymous No.17227409]

It's that time lads. Hitting the bars and club later tonight. I am the orgasminator and I have been sent to pleasure the ladies with THE SEX.

My 1000 push ups a day are really starting to show. Is it time for some Tommy Ford Oud Wood?

[Anonymous No.17227420]

>>17227409
>>>17227391

[Anonymous No.17227428]

>>17227420
Sheitt I didn't see that.

>>17227391
This is a lie. Oud Wood is one of the best from TF. I have had plenty of success from it.

Most Ouds are old men smelly wood. But the TF one is just right. I don't smell aramis on it at all.

Fuck you asshole, I will wear it tonight and get some teeny pucci. I mean I am not saying it will be prime teen pucci, it will probably be a bit used and overweight, but still.

[Anonymous No.17227470]

Well, /frag/? What's the best cheap oud among these?

[Anonymous No.17227474]

>>17227470
Chopard or versache, stay away from the other two

[Anonymous No.17227477]

>>17227474
have you tried them or are you the faggot who just assumes clone brands are le bad? Supremacy in oud is highly rated by many.

[Anonymous No.17227487]

HELP FINDING A FRAGRANCE!!

I remember researching a fragrance and the theme was a violin lutherier shop in new England. I first smelled it in a sample shampoo bottle thing from a hotel and I looked up the actual cologne and it was around 100$. I know this is almost nothing to go with buy maybe a cologne autist knows what im talking about.

[Anonymous No.17227492]

>>17227487
found it nvmd
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/DS-Durga/Bowmakers-22058.html

[Anonymous No.17227507]

what should i expect to pay for a decent 100ml perfume? how long does will the bottle last?

[Anonymous No.17227517]

>>17227477
People insist clone brands are good because they haven't tried the original
>ive never smelled oud wood but
Or sunk cost fallacy
>the opening is different but the drydown is 80% the same
Or because they are too poor to buy the original and think they are smart for buying a clone instead
>i don't see why people would waste money on tom ford when this is totally fine
In very rare circumstances there are good clones that smell more like the vintage version of what they are cloning than the current real release does but it's exceptionally rare.
I sid to stay away from oud for glory because the fragrance its cloning isn't any good.

[Anonymous No.17227532]

What does fa think about Baikal Leather Intense by Nicolai Parfumeur? I found it quite nice.

[Anonymous No.17227541]

>>17227404
my mom loves it.

[Anonymous No.17227573]

>>17227517
I can always tell when my wallet is lighter of 300 bucks but I can never tell when a frag is 300 bucks more than another.
If you are not very rich and spend more than 100 on a frag, you are a cuck and are just spending out your ass for the shiny lable on the bottle and nothing else.
this is smelly water for fuck sake, a consumable item too.

[Anonymous No.17227580]

>>17227507
>what should i expect to pay for a decent 100ml perfume?
this is an ill-defined question; the price of a fragrance is dependent on multiple factors (house, hype, how long it's been on the market etc.) and what your expectations are for a fragrance (age, what occasions you use it for etc). I'd consider BI a "decent" perfume, which costs around 70ish euros a bottle, but if you are looking for a "decent perfume" for more formal occasions, you might need to switch house to something more expensive.

> how long does will the bottle last?
around 1.5 to 2 years depending on your usage

[Anonymous No.17227589]

>>17227404
Very good. Monstrous projection.

[Anonymous No.17227592]

>>17227470
They are very different.
Oud for glory is super nice for evenings. Not a classic arabian oud, very modern and unique.

There are some designer clones of it. Like Feragamo the new brown one.

Versace is good too.

[Anonymous No.17227596]

>>17227470
>>17227592
>Feragamo
this one https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Salvatore-Ferragamo/Ferragamo-Spicy-Leather-68791.html

They all have that electricity note, like short circuit smell which many Initios have

[Anonymous No.17227599]

>>17227573
>If you are not very rich and spend more than 100 on a frag, you are a cuck and are just spending out your ass for the shiny lable on the bottle and nothing else.
I agree, that's why i usually buy affordable fantastic smelling fragrances and not overpriced clones of frags that aren't even good in the first place.

[Anonymous No.17227628]

>>17226929
is this actually what that fragrance smells like or did you just make it up

[Anonymous No.17227630]

rainy day today, wearing Jazz Club for the first time since winter. Really pleasant and calming fragrance, don't get the shit it gets on here.

[Anonymous No.17227639]

Who knew Fragrantica was this based

[Anonymous No.17227643]

>>17227507
1 ml = ~10 sprays give or take, sometimes more, sometimes less depending on atomiser
100ml = ~1000 sprays - spray 5 times a day each day and it'll last you 200 straight days, at 3 sprays a day roughly a year
This is a hugely variable factor on how much you need to spray given the frag's strength, how much the atomiser sprays and how many other fragrances you have in rotation and so on. If you only have a singular fragrance that you spray everyday at high amounts you might need 200ml a year. Otherwise expect it to last a considerable amount of time. There is also the fact that there can be some evaporation of fragrances. This is noticeable in some brands and bottles more than others. So you might lose a slight amount to that as well.

In terms of price I will say that I do not really want to pay more than £3 per ml. There are fantastic compositions that amount to £1-2 per ml. So in essence I am willing to spend around £200 on a fragrance if it is a decent size. However, if it is a higher concentration I am willing to accept less as I will need to spray less. Again, variable, but I am under the opinion that spending more than £200 is getting into luxury brand bullshit. I typically spend up to around £100 and will opt for a smaller bottle, a 30ml for example, as I have enough in rotation that I will likely not use up the fragrance quickly. I like some of prin's fragrances but dislike the idea of paying over 100 for a 30ml, which is firmly in the £3 and up per ml price range and thats just his cheaper line.

[Anonymous No.17227646]

>>17227643
>1 ml = ~10 sprays
From a tiny tester. About 7 from a normal bottle.

[Anonymous No.17227649]

>>17227646
I saw some atomiser spec sheet someone posted here ages ago for a normal sized atomiser and it was rated at about 10 sprays per ml I think, but could be wrong about that

[Anonymous No.17227676]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNy7_NppVck

[Anonymous No.17227677]

>>17227646
>>17227649
If anyone is interested found this, this company seems pretty decent, there are alibaba listings as well but idk if I trust their specs to be super accurate or the product to be any good. Generally it seems to be listed from a low end of 0.06 to the highest I found at 0.11 per spray. This pic shows 0.07 and 0.08 and shows the atomisers on some bottles, they don't seem super small. At the lowest end you could spray 16 times for 1ml and at the higher end around 9 times. Designers likely have different suppliers and different ratings so its hard to tell without getting each individual set of product codes and data sheets how much they truly spray.

[Anonymous No.17227697]

Not too long lads and I'll be spraying my pucci miasma that is the oud of the wood.

Oh I'm so exited I am going to do a little dance and a sex wee.

[Anonymous No.17227698]

>>17227677
>This pic shows 0.07 and 0.08
>>17227646
>>1 ml = ~10 sprays
>From a tiny tester. About 7 from a normal bottle

Just like I stated.

[Anonymous No.17227699]

>>17227698
>Just like I stated.
Oops nope. That is the dosage of a tiny 1,5 ml tester

[Anonymous No.17227702]

>>17227428
>>17227409
All Tom Ford I’ve tried is old man/woman shit

[Anonymous No.17227705]

>>17227599
I already told you I won't buy your frags Quentin, how many times do I have to tell you.
>>17227628
I'm afraid it doesn't smell like Magnum PI and a Ferrari 308, no...

[Anonymous No.17227714]

>>17227698
Whatcha mean, 0.07 for those reasonably sized bottles in the pic is like 14 sprays, double the 7 sprays you said for a normal bottle. Even at the high end of 0.11 it would be 9 sprays. A tiny 1.5ml tester probably uses smaller atomisers than 0.06 and might be above like 20 sprays to use 1ml.

[Anonymous No.17227723]

>>17227705
>I'm afraid it doesn't smell like Magnum PI and a Ferrari 308, no...
JUST

[Anonymous No.17227724]

>>17227714
>Whatcha mean
this >>17227699
>That is the dosage of a tiny 1,5 ml tester

[Anonymous No.17227743]

>>17227702
The wood is good!!11

16 squirts lads or 20? Better play it safe. 22.

[Anonymous No.17227786]

>>17226952
Fabulous.

[Anonymous No.17227808]

Give me some tobacco fragrances to try

[Anonymous No.17227815]

>>17227808
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Maurer-Wirtz/Tabac-1748.html

[Anonymous No.17227817]

>>17227808
Sundowner.

[Anonymous No.17227819]

>>17227643
>>17227580
thanks lads. I almost spent 150$ just now for 100ml of a cologne. I still might, but now im considering making my own fragrences. At work im around wildflowers, grasses and mosses all day. sounds like a fun hobby and when a girl complements my cologne I can say, "thanks I made it myself"

[Anonymous No.17227822]

>>17227808
>Nicolai Cuir Cuba Intense
>Aramis Tobacco Reserve
>Serge Lutens Chergui
>Tauer Sundowner

[Anonymous No.17227835]

(You)r favorite violet fragrances, GO!

[Anonymous No.17227845]

>>17226963
I think it's kind of overhyped desu. mostly just smells like old school lemon drop candy to me. I prefer the EDT, even though it performs way worse

[Anonymous No.17227847]

>>17227404
one of the few tom fords that are worth the price

[Anonymous No.17227856]

>>17227808
>>17227470
Oud Malaki is really good. probably my favorite tobacco designer frag

[Anonymous No.17227859]

What do I buy if I want to smell like a cigar lounge? Any budget is fine, I just want to smell sleazy

[Anonymous No.17227870]

>>17227507
>what should i expect to pay for a decent 100ml perfume?
depends. there are some good frags even as cheap as 20$, like Encre Noire or Jaipur, but the selection is definitely limited, especially if you want to avoid smelling too old school. I would say most of the good frags start at like 75-100$

[Anonymous No.17227882]

>>17227859
pleasant gentlemanly cigar lounge? Oud Malaki or Burberry London
cigarette-stained leather sofa at a rundown bar? Tuscan Leather

[Anonymous No.17227887]

>>17227882
I was considering Burberry, have you tried it?

What is it like?

Thanks

[Anonymous No.17227892]

>>17227859
Cigars.

[Anonymous No.17227896]

>>17227859
Davidoff Zino is sleaze in a bottle.

[Anonymous No.17227902]

>>17227887
sweet, warm, spicy, tobacco, bit of a "mulled wine" accord. a very cozy winter scent, "mulled wine and cigars by the fireplace" kind of vibe
it smells great, unfortunately a weak performer though. was considering it as an everyday winter scent, but ended up getting Eau des Baux for that purpose instead, since it lasts a bit better

[Anonymous No.17227921]

>>17227902
mm, performance is an important aspect for me. What is Eu des Baux like?

[Anonymous No.17227924]

>>17227896
No Tobacco though, by the looks of it. Sounds nice though, and quite cheap.

[Anonymous No.17227943]

>>17227921
also has that "comfy christmas spices and tobacco" vibe, but with a lot of vanilla, tonka bean and some nice cypress giving it a bit of christmas tree-like freshness

[Anonymous No.17227946]

>>17227924
No tobacco fragrance actually smells of tobacco. I got my humidor right next to me, fragrances obviously can't smell like that.
Zino is the sleaze frag and smells like cold cigarette smoke. All other tobacco frags are usually sweet as fuck.

[Anonymous No.17228023]

>>17227902
EDB is nice but the drydown is really smoky, takes some time to get used to

[Anonymous No.17228031]

Are any MFK frags actually worth it?
People say it's "fake niche", but don't they have some good stuff with very good performance and that's not extremely generic like PDM?

[Anonymous No.17228040]

>>17227723
I will get my Lapidus PHS delivered in a few days, maybe I'm wrong who knows... I want it to be great so bad I love the bottle and everything about it if it really smells like kouros' pissy note I'll an hero
>>17227808
The Dreamer and The One EDP
>>17227835
Fahrenheit

[Anonymous No.17228041]

>>17228031
>but don't they have some good stuff
Ye
>with very good performance
Nit since loreal bought them
They sell a sampler if you want to see what they are all about or just order from some sample website and try the two or three you are interested in and you can decide if its worth it

[Anonymous No.17228043]

>>17228041
Which ones would you say are actually worth it
For a man by the way

[Anonymous No.17228257]

can anyone id the Cologne please?

[Anonymous No.17228263]

>>17228257
Looks like Versace Pour Homme

[Anonymous No.17228280]

Want to get my gf (19) a fragrance as a gift, but I don't really like how most "female" frags smell. (I find them boring)

What would be a good unisex or even a "male" frag that a girl could pull off without it feeling weird?

Budget is around a 100 bucks (am student)

[Anonymous No.17228282]

>>17228280
Get her cloud by adriana grande, no seriously

[Anonymous No.17228304]

>>17228280
Mamcera Instant Crush

[Anonymous No.17228329]

>>17226929
Is Clive Christian 1872 any good?

[Anonymous No.17228479]

>>17228280
Instant crush
Erba pura
Elixir des merveilles
Korloff jardain paris
Shaghaf oud
Kismet women

[Anonymous No.17228481]

>>17228280
>"male" frag that a girl could pull off
Also
Rasasi Al Wisam
Mancera soleil d itelie

[Anonymous No.17228599]

>>17228040
well tell us how it is anon. I wouldn't mind a fragrance that feels like driving a convertible to robin masters' estate.

[Anonymous No.17228640]

>>17227808
Initio Side effect

[Anonymous No.17228644]

>>17227639
holy based

[Anonymous No.17228656]

spring/summer frag
tossing up between
>l'eau d'issey pour homme
>d&g light blue intense
>prada l'homme

any advice? thanx

[Anonymous No.17228683]

>>17228043
Grand Soir
Gentle Fluidity Silver

And that's basically it, if you ask me, but I haven't tried any of the oud offerings (I don't like that note). Masculin Pluriel is not available for the sampler set. Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait is worth buying as a sample to give it away. Amyris Homme was nothing new and is certainly not worth the price, although it's acceptable. 724 is boring.

[Anonymous No.17228684]

>>17228280
What the other guy said, Ariana Grande Cloud.

Other than that, most unisex male offerings still put "Homme" on the bottle, so good luck with that. From my personal experience, Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EdP would work, so does Dior Homme Intense.

[Anonymous No.17228695]

>>17228656
>any advice
test in store, buy online
any summer frags from fragrantica top

i prefer vetivers for summer for they do not smell like synthetic garbage

vetiver sensuel is good

[Anonymous No.17228704]

>>17228683
>724 is boring.
Their new one? What, is it a generic blue or something?

[Anonymous No.17228710]

>>17228704
White florals and soap. Definitively more feminine, but soapy florals aren't really that interesting.

[Anonymous No.17228723]

Just got a sample in the mail of picrel, I like it a lot more than I expected to. Anyone have any experience with other Penhaligon frags? I've heard they are generally overpriced.

[Anonymous No.17228733]

>>17228723
>Penhaligon frags are generally overpriced
yes

[Anonymous No.17228743]

>>17228710
Huh I thought it was marketed as an ozonic airy frag, that's too bad

[Anonymous No.17228751]

want to blind buy something, give me some recs for autumn/winter

[Anonymous No.17228758]

>>17228043
>Which ones worth it
Those from fragrantica top

grand soir
ouds
etc.
540 smells stupid on a human but unique

[Anonymous No.17228764]

Let me guess:
You need "more".

[Anonymous No.17228772]

>>17228751
Fat Electrician
Psychedelique
Jaipur
Ombre Leather
Dior Homme Parfum
Oud Malaki
This is Him

[Anonymous No.17228788]

>>17228772
thx

[Anonymous No.17228793]

Which of the three do you get more compliments from girls on?

Jean Paul Geutier Ultramale
Dolce & Gabana The One
Versace Pour Homme

[Anonymous No.17228795]

>>17228793
ultra male

[Anonymous No.17228796]

>>17228788
no prob. for more details:
>Fat Electrician
sweet gourmandish glazed chestnut frag with a lot of smoky vetiver and some resins. surprisingly easy to like considering the name and odd "gourmand vetiver" concept
>Psychedelique
rum-soaked chocolate cake patchouli
>Jaipur
comfy oriental frag with a bit of barbershop thrown in. great value
>Ombre Leather
straightforward leather with a backbone of sweet amber
>Dior Homme Parfum
iris, leather, rose, sandalwood, musk and other stuff. a very sexy, sensual mix
>Oud Malaki
tobacco and spices in an ambery "oud" haze
>This is Him
nice spicy sweet sandalwood frag. good value

[Anonymous No.17228797]

Why should I care about women's compliments, I get no pussy anyway

[Anonymous No.17228798]

>>17228793
ultra male is going to get you more complements \ijust because it has much stronger performance than the other two

[Anonymous No.17228799]

>>17228796
thanks for the qrd
can you even get dior homme parfum? i've looked for that in the past and couldn't find it here (sweden)

[Anonymous No.17228801]

>>17228799
idk if it's available right now. I think you can still find bottles in the EU if you look hard enough, but the price might be inflated. the Intense version is pretty good too

[Anonymous No.17228802]

>>17228280
My gf bought Cloud, it's good. Chanel Gabrielle too.
>>17228656
Get light blue forever/italian love instead

[Anonymous No.17228812]

Honest opinions on Ganymede?

[Anonymous No.17228832]

>bought Bleu de Chanel
>can smell it on one of my coworkers one day
>no longer want to wear it

[Anonymous No.17228857]

>>17228832
which is why i never bought sauvage or eros when i'd smell it at least 3-5 times going to work

[Anonymous No.17228884]

First time in this general and new to fragrances as a whole (besides some basic polo and drakaur noir). What is a fragrance that encapsulates old fashioned cool? Hawaiian shirt kind of vibe.

[Anonymous No.17228905]

>>17228884
Eau Sauvage
Le 3e Homme de Caron

[Anonymous No.17228906]

>>17228905
Thx m8

[Anonymous No.17228907]

>>17228764
t. turkroach

[Anonymous No.17228915]

>>17228884
Cerruti 1881 or Boucheron Jaipur if you want great value

[Anonymous No.17228932]

>>17228812
It wins niche fragrances competitions for a good reason.

[Anonymous No.17228934]

>>17228915
Thank u too

[Anonymous No.17228938]

in your opinion, what are the best cheapies from each fragrance family? preferably under $50, I want to order at least three, TODAY

[Anonymous No.17228951]

>>17228938
oriental:
>Eau des Baux
>Jaipur
>This is Him
>Burberry London
vetiver:
>the whole Encre Noire line
barbershop:
>Zino Davidoff
>Lalique Pour Homme Lion
freshies:
>Cerruti 1881
>JeP Neroli Intense

[Anonymous No.17228962]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17228968]

>>17228962
Sugar in a bottle with sugar on top and some sugar. The entire line is sugar in different context. Best to go to a store and smell that stuff first and the flankers as well, if you really want a fragrance with that sweetness. Between each other they are completely redundant, there's no point in owning more than one of them.

[Anonymous No.17228983]

>>17226929
I just want it to be cold bros so I can wear some gourmands

[Anonymous No.17229003]

>>17228983
smelling like food however fine is stupid. People will think you have just eaten said food. wanting to smell like food is for lardass americans

[Anonymous No.17229042]

Do you guys get a lot of compliments from girls when wearing JPG Le Male?
>>17228795
>>17228798
I just picked up Le Male vs the Ultramale as I liked it a bit better. Was just curious.
I might go back and buy the Versace Pour Homme too as I liked that one a lot.

[Anonymous No.17229048]

>>17229042
lmao you really got meme'd into JPG?
Have fun getting compliments by gay dudes.
Yes, you should pick up the Versace.

[Anonymous No.17229059]

>>17229048
ohnonono fragrance bros

[Anonymous No.17229063]

>>17229042
compliments are a meme, anon, and caring about them too much is a sign of insecurity
often people will compliment you just because you applied a shitton of cologne and they feel obliged to comment on it, while other times they may like it a lot but say nothing

and yeah, I agree the original Le Male smells better than Ultramale. probably less of a masspleaser though nowadays, might smell slightly retro to people but no one's going to hate it

[Anonymous No.17229070]

>>17229063
i'm an insecure attention whore if you couldn't tell

[Anonymous No.17229079]

>>17229070
well then be secure in your choice of frag - you like it, you know you smell good, that's all that matters. this search for the "optimal compliment getter" is ridiculous and will just make you more insecure

[Anonymous No.17229089]

any good labor day sales right now?

[Anonymous No.17229099]

>>17229089
Encre Noir a l'Extreme 100 ml for 24,40 bucks
Azzaro Chrome 200 ml for 48,60 bucks
on notino

[Anonymous No.17229119]

>>17229099
not bad. what about USA deals?

[Anonymous No.17229174]

>>17228797
Literally me

[Anonymous No.17229284]

???

[Anonymous No.17229297]

Which frag would each member of Gorillaz wear?

[Anonymous No.17229315]

>>17229003
go shove another BI bottle up your stinkditch taper wound while you sniff your "animalistic" (literal piss) niche cologne-is-le-heckin-artform swill you fucking leftoid tranny readettor scum

[Anonymous No.17229318]

>>17229042
Absolutely, but I've been wearing it since 2007. Current formulation might actually be too tame to have the same effect as the older ones did. Despite being from 1996, it perfectly fits into the current trends. I just wish they gave the formulation some love, but then again they released Le Male Le Parfum, which certainly has some of the old Le Male elements.

>>17229063
There's stuff which obviously smells outdated, but I've never put Le Male into that category. The vanilla-lavender-tonka combination is very common in current perfumery.

[Anonymous No.17229319]

>>17227470
I rather liked Oud for Glory but it is a nuclear, room-clearing patchouli bomb. It made me girlfriend nauseous when we were cuddled up.

If you don't live in Dubai you'll probably offend some people with this one. Wear one spray and wear it with care.

[Anonymous No.17229324]

>>17228797
he just like me fr

[Anonymous No.17229336]

>>17229319
>Wear one spray
nibba i'm gonna buy this shit and if i can't fucking clear a room with it you're personally responsible. don't make promises like that, nothing today is powerful and everything is diluted.

[Anonymous No.17229369]

>>17229318
le male smells nothing like current perfumery, despite the "vanilla-lavender-tonka combination"

[Anonymous No.17229377]

Voyage d'Hermes EDP takes on a strong dude weed lmao smell when it mixes with my armpit sweat

[Anonymous No.17229398]

>>17229377
This nigga wearing parfume like deodorant lmao

[Anonymous No.17229400]

>>17229319
>Wear one spray and wear it with care.
sissysprayers get the rope
and no way any normal person is gonna be wasting sprays like that because there is nothing that strong

[Anonymous No.17229426]

>>17229400
there really is, your nose is just fucked and you're an addict

[Anonymous No.17229429]

>>17228932
What else is at the current top tier of niche?

[Anonymous No.17229433]

>>17228797
This is a legitimate question.

[Anonymous No.17229443]

>>17229426
there really isn't because if there was there'd be a regulation put in to limit the strength because one in one hundred thousand persons experienced a mild headache, your nose is just fucked and you're an retard

[Anonymous No.17229452]

I've been listening to Boards of Canada - Corsair on repeat for close to five hours, I feel like I'm fading out of reality
Frags for this exact feel

[Anonymous No.17229460]

>>17229452
Deer musk grains tinctured in high quality sandalwood oil, maybe with a touch of Bulgarian rose absolute

[Anonymous No.17229464]

>>17229460
I meant named frags I can buy as-is, although your suggestion is interesting

[Anonymous No.17229470]

>>17228951
how's zino's longevity nowadays?

[Anonymous No.17229533]

Stupid question, new to fragrances.
The FAQ said not to wear to the gym, but does that also apply to moderate exercise outside like hiking?
I'm guessing it would smell different due to the increased body heat, but will the sillage be oppressive even if you're outside?

[Anonymous No.17229553]

>>17229297
>Murdoc
Body odor
>2D
Toy 2 Bubble gum

Not sure about the others

[Anonymous No.17229558]

>>17229533
Does not apply to hiking.

[Anonymous No.17229613]

>>17226952
My signature frag for now

Also wtf is going on with jeremy??

[Anonymous No.17229665]

>>17229533
nah it's fine. just don't wear 10 sprays of Kouros if you're going to be sweating hard in a room packed with other people i.e. the gym, that's it

[Anonymous No.17229680]

Let's say I have a half-empty bottle of Encre Noir. Let's also say that I have 200 ml refill bottle of Paco Rabanne Phantom.

What would happen if I theoretically mixed those two up?
Would it actually work?

[Anonymous No.17229709]

>>17229680
You can find out by putting two sprays of each on at the same time and seeing what it smells like, sounds awful desu but have fun

[Anonymous No.17229792]

What's the best date frag for warm weather?
Like a fresh equivalent of Jazz club: attractive to girls, smooth and cosy. Good performance preferred. Any ideas?

[Anonymous No.17229808]

>>17229792
Versace Oud Noir

[Anonymous No.17229950]

GUSY I NEED HELP
i received a mugler alien body lotion sample with a purchase today and its smells so fucking good that im thinking about buying Mugle Alien EDT
Does anyone have it, does it smell good just like the body lotion?

[Anonymous No.17229953]

>>17229950
that's alien man mirage
the original smells like dill

[Anonymous No.17229955]

>>17229950
The edt should smell the same as the lotion, or pretty close, just make sure you buy the righr thing and not one of the flakers like in you picture

[Anonymous No.17229959]

>>17229955
>>17229950
Err make sure you buy the same fragrance as the lotion, is it just mugler alien or mugler alien blast or some shit like that, make sure you get the same one.

[Anonymous No.17229965]

>>17227470
Boggart one man show oud. Thank me later

[Anonymous No.17229970]

at first i hated it smelled like rotten oranges . but i came back to it a few months later and its the smoothest most pleasant fragrance. wtf happened

[Anonymous No.17229971]

>>17226963
>>17227043
Not the guy who asked about parfum but should I blind-buy the EDT?

I heard its pretty classic, I need something for spring/summer, my usual (Light Blue eau intense) has run out. Might just get another bottle of light blue but I wanted something different.

Also considering blind buying MM under the lemon trees.

[Anonymous No.17229975]

>>17229955
>>17229959
i guess i should just get the regular Alien Man?

[Anonymous No.17230020]

Ive been looking into sweeter sexier type frags, cause otherwise all the profiles I enjoy I have down and dont want anything else. I looked into Guerlain l'Homme Ideal edt and edp, and I love them both, maybe edp is a bit more sweet and more strong due to the cherry, with the edt feeling creamier and smoother. I also tried noir extreme the original and really enjoyed it, but wanted to try the recently released perfume to see how it compares. I was also quite the big fan of Replica Jazz Club. Im not sure which one of these I want to buy or if I should try and get a hold of Noir Extreme Parfum first if you guys think it's particularly good. My issue here is that I love all of them compared to most other sweet/spicy sexy date kinda stuff so Ive been struggling with choice paralysis.

[Anonymous No.17230046]

>>17230020
> so Ive been struggling with choice paralysis.
It always comes back to that grate adage:
Porque no los dos?

[Anonymous No.17230051]

>>17230046
Because I dont want redundant frags and because I dont want to spend egregiously.

[Anonymous No.17230083]

>>17228257
versace pour homme

[Anonymous No.17230123]

>>17230051
Fair enough, if that's your thing. You could just flip a coin/roll a die if you truly love all of them.

[Anonymous No.17230124]

>>17229975
that doesn't even say alien man

[Anonymous No.17230171]

>>17229808
I don't like oud much. Anything else?

[Anonymous No.17230243]

>>17229971
Personally, I prefer the Parfum. The EdT is good, but different, and also rather weak.
For both I can only say that they have nothing in comming with Light Blue Eau Intense. I don't think they make good blind-buys.

[Anonymous No.17230244]

>>17229792
i hate to say it but you might want to go blue, with ysl y or something like that.

[Anonymous No.17230246]

>>17230244
Are blue frags good date frags?
I've also seen a lot of anons rec LMLP as something women love, is it good

[Anonymous No.17230255]

>>17230246
LMLP is good and a good date frag. It's acceptable for summer as well, although maybe not the hottest days. For me it works every day (even on the hottest days), but maybe you want to be more subtle on a date.
Blue frags are safe frags and give a freshly cleaned sort of vibe. Not very sensual in that regard, but they still smell good. You could just wear Jazz Club, since in reality most people only have one frag and they wear it whenever they feel like wearing a frag, no matter the weather or season.
If you check on fragrantica, you will see that most stuff that is associated with "spring" and "summer" is usually also associated with "day". Marketing has ruined the brains of fragheads with preconceived notions about what can be worn when. Personally, I had great success with "warm spicy" frags in summer (LMLP, YSL LNDL Bleu Electrique, Uomo Signature, Sauvage Elixir, Armani Code, etc.).

[Anonymous No.17230259]

>>17230255
Thanks for the advice
>Not very sensual
That's my gripe with fresh frags and why I'm having trouble finding a date-appropriate one, freshies usually have that clean vibe but they're not very sexy like Jazz club can be. I'll check out your suggestions

[Anonymous No.17230272]

>>17230243
>For both I can only say that they have nothing in comming with Light Blue Eau Intense.

Nothing in common? I thought they were both quite citrus-y? is that not the case?

[Anonymous No.17230317]

>>17230272
There is citrus and citrus. Eau Sauvage Parfum is zesty citrus peel, although it isn't even that citrus-y to me, Light Blue is more of a fizzy Sprite citrus. In any case, it's the head note, and there is a lot of other stuff going on in both frags. They do not smell the same and not every "citrus" fragrance smells the same.

[Anonymous No.17230325]

Shill me something similar to picrel but that is actually parfum or at least EDP or just long lasting with good projection.
I fucking LOVE vetiver to bits but the longevity on Encre Noir is really getting to me

[Anonymous No.17230337]

>>17229971
I like the EDT more than the EDP (and I don't think they're super similar at all)
that being said, the performance on the EDT is trash and it's a little expensive for this kind of old school fragrance
I think if you want to blind buy something in this style, you should get Cerruti 1881 - it's a similar kind of refreshing, light "citrus + floral + green" chypre but lasts a bit better and is much cheaper

[Anonymous No.17230343]

>>17230325
you could try some more classic vetivers I guess - Givenchy, Carven or Guerlain or maybe Tom Ford if the former are too grandpa for you
or Chanel Sycomore if you want something as close to Encre Noire as possible and are willing to spend a lot

[Anonymous No.17230353]

I found out the other day that my friend has been wearing hallowen man x for about 3 years. I had always thought that his scent came from deodorant + very strong shower gel + laundry soap.

[Anonymous No.17230356]

>>17230325
Personally, I can recommend Vetyverio - both EDP and EDT. They tickle your nose with playful vetiver and citrus, but they are not as serious and heavy as EN and ENL'E.

[Anonymous No.17230357]

Bros... Ganymede is so fucking good...

[Anonymous No.17230374]

>>17229975
that's not alien man, it's Alien Mugler, the EDP woman's frag. It's even purple.
And yes, they give you woman samples when buying man frags, don't question it.

[Anonymous No.17230378]

I probably sold my bottle of Ganymede, sorely to focus on Bois Imperial. Yes, Ganymede had that nice mineralic opening, but don't forget, it dries down very spicy, something like curry or like sweet-spicy Ketchup.
Overall Bois Imperial is better.

[Anonymous No.17230381]

>>17230353
sounds about right lmao. halloween man x is such a cloying kitchen sink mess of a fragrance. it's embarassing that fragbros hype this kind of tacky shit when actual good cheapies exist

[Anonymous No.17230383]

>>17230259
>date-appropriate
>fresh frag
Gentle Fluidity Silver?

[Anonymous No.17230384]

>>17227639
Only neets never wear fragrances.

[Anonymous No.17230385]

>>17230353
More people than you'd expect have some type of frag at home, but most only have a single bottle and don't necessarily use it on every occasion.

[Anonymous No.17230386]

>>17230378
Ganymede's drydown is great. It's more interesting than BI imo.

[Anonymous No.17230392]

>>17230383
>Gentle Fluidity Silver
Isn't it a bit too niche for dates?

[Anonymous No.17230402]

>>17230392
Not that guy, but it absolutely isn't. It's actually very crowd-pleasing. By far not challenging or anything, just a well-blended fragrance. Hard to find something really similar, yet you will feel like you've smelled some bits of it before. I consider it overpriced, though, yet here I am thinking about a full bottle on a good discount.

[Anonymous No.17230403]

>>17230402
Where are you finding discounts on MFK?
>It's actually very crowd-pleasing.
Might sample it then. Since I asked for a date frag I'm looking for a scent that's masculine but not agressive and has that cuddly dna girls like (eg. jazz club, D&G the one)

[Anonymous No.17230417]

>>17230381
>actual good cheapies exist
Dont believe it, come with examples

[Anonymous No.17230419]

>>17229970
Yea it’s pretty nice. But I ended up getting Guerlain leau boisee. It’s pretty similar but the burnt orange is replaced with mint lime.

[Anonymous No.17230423]

>>17230403
Mostly on price-tracking websites here in Germany. Best discount I've seen was ~111€ for 70 mL of Gentle Fluidity Silver in July 2022.
Overall, it's very much a masculine but not aggressive frag. It is, however, rather fresh and clean, as "summer"-type fragrances usually go. It does have amber to smoothen it and make it more sensual, but it's also classy. Check the fragrantica reviews, since the frag is hard to describe and it is best described by the feeling it gives.

[Anonymous No.17230432]

>>17230417
these >>17228951
even among cheapies you can find well-composed frags by great perfumers like Antoine Maisondieu, Annick Menardo or Nathalie Lorson, who have often made 200$ frags as well
there are some absolute bargains in the fragrance world if you know where to look

[Anonymous No.17230440]

>>17228962
norm

[Anonymous No.17230473]

Going for a drink with a fit Taiwanese tomboy who's a few years older than me, what frag would you recommend I wear among these?
TdH
Black Afgano
Encre Noire
LAVS by Filippo Sorcinelli
Incense by Franck Boclet
Avignon by CDG
Kyoto by CDG
Zagorsk by CDG
Ikon by Zirh
Weather's going to be just warm enough to wear a t-shirt at the beginning of the night but I'll bring a fleece.

[Anonymous No.17230494]

>>17227639
>noseletica
>based

[Anonymous No.17230508]

>>17229808
wish that didnt stain clothes so easily.

[Anonymous No.17230596]

So tell me, anon, why do you hate 1 Million despite never having smelled it?

[Anonymous No.17230602]

Best male (not unisex) frags for softboys?

[Anonymous No.17230603]

>>17230473
Do yourself a favor, go out and buy this gay frag. He’ll love it.

[Anonymous No.17230613]

>>17230602
Guerlain Vetiver

[Anonymous No.17230615]

>>17230613
I don't really like citrus notes

[Anonymous No.17230616]

>>17230615
if you hate generic citrus freshies, try Bois Imperial, although it's male-leaning at best

[Anonymous No.17230618]

>>17230616
I like fresh scents, just not citrus
I tried BI but as you said yourself it's not very masculine, also the drydown is nice but the opening is overly spicy imo

[Anonymous No.17230628]

>>17230602
I would’ve said Guerlain habit rouge but you don’t like citrus, so Guerlain Jicky

[Anonymous No.17230632]

Sotd Guerlain habit rouge edc. Might be tone of the best of all times. Such a nice sexy, clean, good smelling frag

[Anonymous No.17230634]

>>17230628
I thought that was a women's fragrance

[Anonymous No.17230642]

what's a nice autumn/halloweenish scent for men that isn't overpowering?

Imagine like all the foliage around you in a forest, and you walk up into an old haunted house and start exploring.
I love the shave soap from Southern Witchcrafts, Autumn Ash. Maybe I should just buy their Parfum.
https://southernwitchcrafts.com/product/autumn-ash-eau-de-parfum/

"The quintessential Fall fragrance. Dark and resinous, this accord is spicy, dirty, smokey, sweet and and perfectly captures the scent of damp Autumn air.
Scent notes: Maple, spice, smoke, amber, cedar, oud, rain, plum, blackberry, ash, birch tar, pumpkin, coffee, dirt, mildew"

[Anonymous No.17230643]

>>17230602
something floral I guess
toy boy
prada l'homme
dior homme intense
maybe declaration d'un soir

[Anonymous No.17230655]

>>17230634
You said softboy. It’s a unisex fragrance. It’s what Sean Connery wears

[Anonymous No.17230682]

>>17230602
Armani Code Absolu

[Anonymous No.17230690]

>>17230682
Is it better than Code and the other flankers?

[Anonymous No.17230719]

Should I get LMLP, armani code, ysl y or jazz club

[Anonymous No.17230724]

>>17226929
any "gothic" smelling fragrance recs?
gothic as in- i want to smell like an old cathedral.
or simply gothic as in i want to smell like how you would guess i look
unisex is fine but if it's more of a 'girly' scent that's okay
ive looked at avignon by cdg though i'm looking for something cheaper.
any help?

[Anonymous No.17230767]

>>17230719
code fucking blows just a powdery sweet melange

[Anonymous No.17230769]

>>17230724
Encre Noire and Encre Noire a l'Extreme are the best cheap "gothic" frags by far. Gucci Guilty Absolute could also be interpreted as a bit gothic since it's very smoky, leathery and dry to the bone, but it's a love or hate kind of frag, very harsh and in your face

since smelling "gothic" is kind of a niche idea, the frags tend to be expensive so you're unlikely to find anything better for the price

[Anonymous No.17230775]

>>17230769
>>17230724
ah, and I guess Antaeus could also work if you want to be a Chad kind of goth that smells more like a naked, muscular vampire than a cathedral. not all that cheap though

[Anonymous No.17230790]

Fuck that old aventus decant I found in my drawer smells fucking nasty, like normal aventus (which already isn't very good) but dusty and old
I'm gonna give it to a coworker

[Anonymous No.17230839]

Can anyone recommend me another frag with this scent?

I dont know much about different kinds of roses ways of extracting, but I'm looking for a very specific kind of rose. I've only smelled in two samples so far. The first was Xerjoff mefisto, the second is ELDO Experimentum Crucis.
I'm looking for that fresh, woody, green rose, that smells like the freshly cut stem.

[Anonymous No.17230852]

>>17230374
awww ew wtf i think ill just get alien man anyways mugler fragrances have done me well in trhe past

[Anonymous No.17230863]

What are the most mass pleasing Mancera frags for men, I'm guessing Cedrat Boise and Aqua Wood?

[Anonymous No.17230882]

>>17230839
I haven't smelled either of those frags, but "fresh, woody, green rose, that smells like the freshly cut stem" immediately makes me think of Cartier Declaration D'un Soir.

[Anonymous No.17230893]

>>17230863
don't buy Mancera, it's a meme overhyped brand. fake perfumer (possible ghost perfumer fuckery), extremely synthetic and tacky, messily composed scents that smell like 10$ arab shit except they've somehow convinced people it's niche

you can get some fun actual niche brand like ELDO at that price, or just something from Hermes or Dior if you want mass-pleasing

[Anonymous No.17230900]

ok, has anyone tried it already?

[Anonymous No.17230901]

>>17230900
I ordered a sample, waiting for it to arrive.

[Anonymous No.17230906]

reminder that armani code absolu is being discontinued so buy it while you still can

[Anonymous No.17230907]

>>17230906
>buy it while you still can
Why? Is it that good?

[Anonymous No.17230908]

>>17230907
yes

[Anonymous No.17230911]

>>17230908
Seems like your run of the mill sweet designer frag, sell it to me

[Anonymous No.17230937]

I need a frag that smells very airy, ozonic, pure and smooth, like a clear sky at dawn. Which frags do you suggest?

[Anonymous No.17230955]

Any product recommendations for unscented bodywash/shampoo?
Want to avoid things that clash with cologne, but google just gives me ads and shills.

[Anonymous No.17230995]

>>17230603
surely you know that "tomboy" means woman with masculine interests rather than boy?

[Anonymous No.17231017]

>>17230911
it's exactly that, idk why it received any hype. boring candy designer flanker

[Anonymous No.17231023]

>>17228304
this right here. good stuff.

[Anonymous No.17231030]

>>17230937
Good luck, that kind of scents usually get ruined by citrus notes

[Anonymous No.17231033]

Currently ordering samples of good romantic night frags, what should I get aside from This is Him, Givenchy Gentleman, LNDL BE, Byredo Bal d'Afrique? I want a scent that's sensual and suave but not loud fuckboy shit like Eros. I'm 25

>>17230955
For body I just use those dove soap bars or sanex scentless body wash. But the smell of shower gel doesn't usually stick for very long anyway.

[Anonymous No.17231037]

>>17230769
Nah, Encre Noir is just s vetiver scent. Gucci Guilty Absolute is a bad boy leather jacket scent.

[Anonymous No.17231050]

>>17231037
vetiver by itself can be kind of dark, cold, smoky and earthy though. pretty gothic note. the extreme is noticably smokier and has some resins too
of course an actual churchy incense frag like Avignon is even more obviously gothic. but I don't know any that would be considered cheap

[Anonymous No.17231068]

>>17230690
Better? Personal taste. More for softboys? Yes.

[Anonymous No.17231083]

>>17230719
For what? YSL Y is a good daily driver. LMLP is good going out, Jazz Club for dates. But overall, you could just rotate them however you like. If you ask me, I'd get LMLP.

>>17230900
Yes. Boring. White florals and soap, very feminine and feels like you've smelled it in twenty other frags before. Other MFK offerings are way better.

>>17231033
Try adding something like Dior Homme Intense.

[Anonymous No.17231089]

>>17231083
>Jazz Club for dates
what about as a daily driver or for work
>LMLP
if you say "good going out" I'm guessing that means it's very strong and gets cloying easily

[Anonymous No.17231096]

>>17231089
Well, "cloying" isn't real, it's something that people have made up to say they don't like it. It's actually more spicy than sweet. Jazz Club is the sweet one.
In my opinion, you can wear all of them at any time. Everything else is marketing and I don't believe in any of that. I use my girlfriend as a litmus test for frags, if she likes it in a certain situation, it's probably fine. LMLP in summer? Not a fucking problem at all.

[Anonymous No.17231098]

>>17231096
would you really wear a heavy sweet tobacco amber in the middle of summer? even normies have a limit as to what they consider acceptable in hot weather

[Anonymous No.17231115]

>>17230171
doesn't smell anything like oud

[Anonymous No.17231126]

Thoughts on pic related?

[Anonymous No.17231134]

>>17231098
I've totally worn Pure Havane in the summer. It was even hot. But warm spicy frags work the best in summer, so I prefer those.

I've said it before, most people own a single bottle and wear it whenever. That's how my friends did it, straight up in the summer. It was awesome and I decided to see for myself. As it turns out, it's all just marketing. You can wear those "winter" frags all year round, 99% of people don't care. The remaining % doesn't like you anyway.

[Anonymous No.17231136]

>>17231134
>I can actually wear LDDM in the scorching heat
Based.

[Anonymous No.17231151]

>>17231134
if true, this is good because winter frags tend to be more interesting than summer ones

[Anonymous No.17231157]

Post the most underrated frag you've tried and explain why it's underrated.

For me it's Voyage d'Hermes (EDP). It's literally the perfect unisex scent, fit for all occasions and seasons, but nobody talks about it. Performance could be better but it's not garbage like a lot of Hermes frags. It's a floral spicy fresh scent that perfectly encapsulates a kind of relaxed elegance. Definitely the underdog in Hermes' lineup.

[Anonymous No.17231182]

>>17231157
yeah I've reccomended Voyage on here a bit. I still like Terre a bit more personally, but I think Voyage is the safer pick for more people and it's odd that no one really talks about it
anyway I would say:
>Cerruti 1881
it's the perfect summer floral chypre in the vein of Eau Sauvage and at a great price
>Oud Malaki
is also underrated outside of this thread - such a great spicy sweet tobacco fragrance, much better than most of the more hyped releases in this genre IMO. has a bit in common with the slightly more hyped costume national homme too, no wonder since they're by the same perfumer
I guess
>Jaipur
is a little underrated too, hard to believe such an expensive smelling, well performing oriental frag is cheaper than most of the mediocre designer shit released nowadays

[Anonymous No.17231238]

>>17231136
That isn't even sweet or anything. It's literally called "the air of the Moroccan desert". Where else would you wear it but in summer?

>>17231157
Dunhill Icon. Good fragrance, a modernized white floral for men. The fruityness (which is actually just a juniper accord) makes it very pleasing to everyone. The bottle has a great feel to it, it's heavy and covered in what I assume galvanized plastic, giving it a nice metal feel. Might also be real metal, haven't really tested that. Great longevity on clothes. Cheap. Overall it might just be a little too tame, but then again that makes it a perfect daily driver.

[Anonymous No.17231249]

>>17231151
Like I said, the "warm spicy" accord works best.
My friends were wearing Armani Code and Boss Bottled, amongst others, while we grilled at the beach in 35°C weather. I somehow never really noticed before, probably because I usually wear 40 sprays myself, but that day I was playing it safe with something somewhat fresh (and kinda weak) and everybody else just didn't give a fuck, because they don't know their fragrances are considered "winter" frags. Also they didn't care. Nobody cared. I didn't care.

[Anonymous No.17231252]

>>17231249
Also SOTD Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo Signature.
I can't believe the performance of this stuff in 30°C weather and it wasn't even expensive.
Applied it this morning and probably stanked up the entire gym in the evening. Somebody asked if I had just put fresh deodorant on. I need to stop wasting this for office days.

[Anonymous No.17231352]

Thoughts of Jo Malone?

[Anonymous No.17231353]

so, can collecting frags be considered a hobby?

[Anonymous No.17231359]

>>17231353
Yes. Collecting Pokémon is a hobby, so why not fragrances?

[https://archive dot ph/uy5Hc No.17231361]

>>17226932
hello :)

[Anonymous No.17231430]

>>17230955
Kirk's Castile Unscented

[Anonymous No.17231573]

Complete newfag to fragrances here. What's a good longlasting and fresh fragrance that isn't being used by every other guy? I was using Terre D’Hermes, which i really enjoyed until i smelled my coworker wearing it and wanted to kms.

[Anonymous No.17231649]

>>17231573
if you aren't baiting, Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17231656]

>>17231573
Bros… I’ve tried like 200-300 frags at this point and everything is either boring or smells like old man shit. The only things I bought were BI and Ganymede. I want something interesting but modern

[Anonymous No.17231667]

>>17231656
try Montabaco Intensivo

[Anonymous No.17231761]

>>17231667
Is Verano also good?

[Anonymous No.17231805]

>>17231656
This, my friend. Bois Impérial is like the Champions League of fragrances, Ganymede is good, but i don't like the curry drydown.
All the other fragrances are synthetic citrus shit or just overly sweet.

[Anonymous No.17231812]

>>17231359
>pokemon
Kek, playing videogames should actually not be considered to be a hobby.
Wasting your money on gambling is a hobby? Same toxic shit.
Atleast fragrances is something that could benefit you in life.

[Anonymous No.17231829]

>>17231667
I’m not trying to spend 245 for 50ml but I respect the brand.

[Anonymous No.17231835]

>>17227808
Jasmin Et Cigarette

[Anonymous No.17231872]

>>17230852
Alien man smells nothing like alien for women, the women's fragrance is great and alien man I don't like at all. Do not blind buy alien man

[Anonymous No.17231893]

>>17230596
>why do you hate 1 Million despite never having smelled it?
Almost every teenage boy in my country wore it, It reminds me of teenager, so i dont want to smell like it. I highly doubt any people on here havent smelled 1 million.

[Anonymous No.17231928]

Any Louis Vuitton scents worth sampling?

[Anonymous No.17231989]

>>17230596
Tacky bottle, and everyone wore it like 10 years ago

[Anonymous No.17231992]

>>17231573
Carven L'Eau Intense

[Anonymous No.17231993]

>>17231893
People on here absolutely haven't smelled 1 Million, except for the few anons who actually go to a store to sniff stuff.

[Anonymous No.17231994]

>>17231993
Women hate 1M

[Anonymous No.17232005]

What are some good desertic, mystical-like scents aside from LDDM?

[Anonymous No.17232037]

>>17231993
it baffles me how people here buy niche shit without first even sniffing disigners at their sephora lmao autists
then they ask "should I blind buy X frag available at any physical store?"

[Anonymous No.17232075]

>>17231993
>People on here absolutely haven't smelled 1 Million
source?

[Anonymous No.17232080]

What's your rares bottle? For me it's a 99% full bottle of Gucci pour Homme II. Kinda scared to actually wear it.

[Anonymous No.17232083]

>>17232080
lol, sorry but gph ii is not worth it and you should sell it and buy some better tea frag

maybe my gucci nobile or vintage annick goutal ambre sauvage

[Anonymous No.17232084]

>>17232075
"Tu sens comme un putois", Nitakubaka Mara Nyingi, 1997, J. Nas. Cav.

[Anonymous No.17232087]

opinions on cool water?

[Anonymous No.17232088]

>>17231761
haven't tried it yet, ordering a decant this week so i can let you know in a week or two

[Anonymous No.17232091]

>>17232087
What do you need an opinion for? Just go to a drug store and sniff it.

[Anonymous No.17232092]

>>17232091
this thread is about opinions and suggestions :^)

[Anonymous No.17232093]

>>17232092
No, this thread is about sending people to the drug store to sniff fragrances.

[Anonymous No.17232095]

>>17232087
great for summer

[Anonymous No.17232103]

>>17232084
>spouts bullshit
>gets called out
>"you stink"
You suck at shitposting

[Anonymous No.17232107]

>>17232093
sniff dis

[Anonymous No.17232114]

Man, both Jazz club and DHI are really good. I don't know which one I should get.

[Anonymous No.17232117]

>>17232087
should be called cool forest or just forest and bottle should be shaded dark green as it's barely aquatic. Good frag, modern performance (shit).

[Anonymous No.17232128]

>>17232114
get DHI. it's cheaper and not made by L'Oreal, so you can be sure you won't get a random watered-down reformulation. Dior even gives you formulation codes, which is great, basically the opposite of L'Oreal's anti-consumer low quality bullshit
honestly Margiela frags are kind of overpriced. they really shouldn't be more expensive than brands like Dior or Hermes, with a long heritage of perfume-making, in-house perfumers and a generally more serious in-house aproach to their perfume lines

[Anonymous No.17232130]

>>17229336
I'm tellin' you m8, middle eastern perfumers don't give a rat's ass, they pump out WMD's in the form of perfumes to skirt international regulation.

Check out the popular fragrances from Lattafa on Fragrantica. They receive Strong and Enormous silage plus Long Lasting and Eternal longevity across the board.

[Anonymous No.17232131]

What scent free deodorants work best? Most of them are completely useless

[Anonymous No.17232132]

>>17232128
>watered-down reformulation.
The sample I got has excellent projection and seems to have good longevity so far. Are Margiela frags usually bad in terms of performance? DHI actually seems to project less
>overpriced
The 100ml DHI is only 10 euros cheaper than Jazz club on notino. Obviously though I buy my frags at a discount

[Anonymous No.17232141]

>>17232132
>The sample I got has excellent projection and seems to have good longevity so far
that's very possible, I'm just saying the bottle you actually get might not be as good. L'Oreal frags are a lottery
>The 100ml DHI is only 10 euros cheaper than Jazz club
what I mean by "overpriced" is that they are overpriced for a L'Oreal designer brand that doesn't employ an in-house perfumer and generally doesn't develop their frags in-house
the big three designers at this price point (Hermes, Dior and Chanel) treat perfume-making far more seriously and put more effort into their perfume department, sourcing ingredients etc., so the price is more justified and the quality is more consistent

[Anonymous No.17232143]

>>17232141
Ok I get your point
I think I'll keep exploring similar scents and decide once I've sampled more stuff. Anything you could suggest?

[Anonymous No.17232173]

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>>17232170
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[Anonymous No.17232179]

>>17231573
Unironically Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17232432]

>>17232143
Chopard Oud Malaki or Fahrenheit Parfum could be good alternatives to Jazz Club

[Anonymous No.17233003]

>>17229533
just wear deodorant or a light cheapie like Lacoste or something for the gym.
Just wear deodorant for a hike. Enjoy the smell of nature.

[Anonymous No.17233124]

>>17232087
very dated, yuppie men can pull it off though