Fragrance General #832

[Anonymous No.17248449]

Previous Thread: >>17244273

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W2C bottles
(USA-Canada)
http://www.fragrancenet.com/
http://www.fragrancebuy.ca/
http://www.luckyscent.com/
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(Europe)
http://www.notino.com/ (see directory at bottom for your country)
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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/
https://ecuacionnatural.com/
https://essenza-nobile.de/
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On DIY fragrances
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/
https://pellwall.com/
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Affordable snice scents
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For /ourguy/ Luca Turin's books look up Library Genesis
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[Anonymous No.17248465]

Fuck PDM

[Anonymous No.17248467]

what is wrong with people

[Anonymous No.17248469]

Frag niggas whats the best Aqua di Parma frag?and whar one has best longevity?

[Anonymous No.17248470]

[Anonymous No.17248482]

Fuck Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17248484]

>>17248469
Leather and Essenza
>>17248470
I need to find this woman and give her the cock she deserves
>>17248482
Based anti-BI poster

[Anonymous No.17248491]

>>17248465
>>17248482
what a great start to this thread, to celebrate this I will post a review of my most recent buys when they arrive

[Anonymous No.17248494]

Is Ysl Y Edt any good?

[Anonymous No.17248497]

>running low on Fahrenheit EDP
>drop by local fragrance shop at a premium outlet mall while I'm doing some other shopping
>"how much for the fahrenheit edp?"
>"$180 for the 75ml, but I can do $160 just for you, my brother"
>"oof that's kinda steep, thanks tho"
>"how much do you usually pay for this?"
>"about 90 bucks on jomashop"
>pajeet kicks me out of his store

I wish the general population was more tech/savings savvy so that mf's like this would hurry up and go under. Physical stores just can't compete with online stores anymore. Why do they even try

[Anonymous No.17248503]

I love this stuff

[Anonymous No.17248506]

>>17248494
Probably, the EdP version is the bee's knees.

[Anonymous No.17248507]

thoughts on TF grey vetiver?

[Anonymous No.17248512]

dunno whether to buy 100ml of Onker Nor or waste money on more samples

[Anonymous No.17248551]

what are the best cheapies for someone below the poverty line <$50

[Anonymous No.17248552]

>>17248551
Tommy Bahama St. Kitts, St. Barts, and Martinique for summer time
Royal Copenhagen Noble, Valor, & Monarch for autumn.
All six are below $25.

[Anonymous No.17248712]

Can I just buy essential oils and smear them on instead of fragrances? I’m curious about what some notes smell like in isolation instead of in a perfume blend. What’s the best ones?

[Anonymous No.17248716]

>>17248507
I like it. Smells woody and fresh

[Anonymous No.17248737]

Do I need anything else than BI and LDDM?

[Anonymous No.17248780]

>>17248737
HIV

[Anonymous No.17248792]

>>17248551
costume national I

[Anonymous No.17248811]

>>17248780
Sorry I don't share your fag bugcatching fetish

[Anonymous No.17248816]

[Anonymous No.17248817]

>>17248449
The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

[Anonymous No.17248819]

>>17248449
The fragrance flowchart for beginners

[Anonymous No.17248821]

>>17248376
The classics will all get the new bottle design, if they haven't already. Square bottles except for the lines which have their own bottles already (Aqua Allegoria, Les Absolus d'Orient, etc.). Shouldn't be too long until shipments arrive, although ships are going slow right now due to fuel prices.

[Anonymous No.17248826]

Okay, this is fucking stupid. This is just a modern batch of MI for $30. If you buy MI for any reason whatsoever when this exists, I'm going to come to your house and spit in your mouth. I've tried Tres Nuit and CDNI and they're passable, but I'd never mistake them for GIT or Aventus. This is just MI in an ugly bottle.

[Anonymous No.17248828]

>>17248712
>Can I just buy essential oils and smear them on instead of fragrances?
You need to find decent information about if they are skin safe and in what concentrations, avoid the weird pyramid scheme essential oil companies and go for the ones that supply perfumers.
Eden botanicals usually has good info and good quality essential oils.
https://www.edenbotanicals.com
Some of the best oils are sandalwood oil, orange blossom/neroli, patchouli, lavender, oud (pureoudh.com) trees like spruce fir hinoki and cedar, geranium, frankincense, rose, co2 ginger, elmi and other resins, most flower absolutes concretes etc.
What you should probably do is buy some empty roller bottles, a bottle of clarified coconut oil (the stuff at the grocery store that is liquid at room temperature or https://www.edenbotanicals.com/products/essential-oils-pure-therapeutic-grade/essential-oils-c-d/fractionated-coconut-oil-organic.html ) and then you can cut oils that are too strong to use directly, start out with something like a 50/50 blend of essential oils and coconut oil and go from there.

[Anonymous No.17248829]

>>17248826
forgot ugly pic

[Anonymous No.17248841]

>>17248829
It smells very feminine to me

[Anonymous No.17248852]

Anyone tried Sundowner?

[Anonymous No.17248859]

>>17248469
>>>17246331
>>17248497
Based fellow accelerationist, next time they should have thought harder about free markets and their obvious consequences. What did he say? No way he kicked you out for answering a question. Also buy the edt, vanillafaggot.
>>17248507
Meh I don't like vetiver too much so this wasn't that good.

[Anonymous No.17248860]

>>17248828
This is the exact information I was looking for. Thanks bro

[Anonymous No.17248865]

>>17248737
Yes, New York Intense would fit the bill

[Anonymous No.17248875]

>>17248865
I actually tried it but I'm not a big fan. It's a good scent, but it's too formal to me, and I don't enjoy the overall scent profile (citrus, castoreum).
I like BI's universal wearability, and LDDM's mysterious vibe and spicy dryness that somehow isn't overwhelming at all.

[Anonymous No.17248883]

What is, unironically, the most masterfully composed, complex and interesting (but still wearable) frag you've ever smelled?

[Anonymous No.17248888]

>>17248852
Yes. I got childhood flashback from smelling empty Marlboro package, later dries down to more classic tauer amber base.

[Anonymous No.17248889]

>>17248875
It's so much more than citrus and castoreum...

[Anonymous No.17248892]

>>17248889
Of course, but these are prominent notes. Kind of hard to like the frag if you don't like them.

[Anonymous No.17248894]

>>17248888
Is it very masculine?

[Anonymous No.17248896]

>>17248875
Try Amber Oud by Nicolai

[Anonymous No.17248902]

>>17248896
Thanks.

[Anonymous No.17248934]

>>17248894
Masculine leaning. Some women might like to wear it.

[Anonymous No.17248939]

>>17248934
That's good then, tobacco is nice but I don't like frags that are caricatures of rugged masculinity

[Anonymous No.17248955]

>>17248939
What fit what gender is very subjective though, especially niche perfume that often are more gender neutral and could go either way depending who you ask.

[Anonymous No.17248968]

Tried out Morning Chess recently and I thought it smelt amazing. People keep comparing it to Aventus but I think it's superior because it doesn't have that fruity sweetness, but replaced with the fresh citrus scent and a nice leathery and ambery drydown

[Anonymous No.17248984]

YSL Y EDP or D&G The One EDP?

[Anonymous No.17248992]

>>17248984
For what?

[Anonymous No.17248993]

>amber

[Anonymous No.17248996]

>>17248993
what's it smell like?

[Anonymous No.17248997]

>>17248992
Night out, clubbing, but maybe as EDC also. I would get LNDL EDT, but am hearing bad things about current batches.

[Anonymous No.17248998]

>>17248996
vanilla but gayer

[Anonymous No.17249001]

>>17248993
>weeb
>noselet
no surprise

[Anonymous No.17249009]

>>17248997
YSL Y EdP

Can't say anything about current LNDL, only LNDL Bleu Electrique, and batch performance is still as expected (moderate). People are nostalgic for performance it likely never had.

[Anonymous No.17249013]

I just got myself Jean Paul Gaultier ULTRA MALE
all my colleagues say I smell like a turkish faggot since I use it. Worst 100€ ever spent.

[Anonymous No.17249016]

>>17248993
This.

>>17248996
Cloying, thickly sweet, without any interesting character. For example patchouli is dark, earthy, but comes with an chocolate twist.

[Anonymous No.17249020]

>>17249009
Heard YSL Y may give headaches if worn indoors. Is it true?
To clarify, I may eventually get both choices. I'm really new in the fragrance world, and comparing their prices, I wondered if It'd be better if I bought D&G first.

[Anonymous No.17249024]

>>17249020
>Heard YSL Y may give headaches if worn indoors
Every fragrance has random people that claim it gives them headaches, those people are usually just hypochondriacs. I wouldn't worry about it unless you think it's giving YOU headaches

[Anonymous No.17249026]

>>17249020
>Heard YSL Y may give headaches if worn indoors. Is it true?

Same thing for me with AdG Profumo or any fragrance that has cheap ambroxan or apple in it.
Bois Imperial for example smells really good, but has ambroxan listed as a note.

[Anonymous No.17249027]

>>17249020
The one lasts for about 15 minutes.
Just go to a store a smell stuff, try a few on your arms, walk around for 15 minutes and then buy one that smells good (online at a discounter website)

[Anonymous No.17249029]

>>17249020
nah. there have been studies and fragrances/smells in general can only trigger migraines. people get headaches from fragrances purely based on autosuggestion, which is powerful. they relate unrelated headaches to certain frags and then get them again when they smell the frag. doesn't occur in regular studies as there are only few people, who are usually from the frag com, who associate frags with headaches, anyway. that being said, many people just say they get a headache from it because they don't like it. it's an end-all way of terminating the discussion, because you have no way to prove them wrong (except for signing them up to the next study on the topic).

[Anonymous No.17249034]

>>17249016
Tauer uses amber nicely.

[Anonymous No.17249048]

>>17248883
Antaeus

[Anonymous No.17249058]

>>17248507
it's really nice. TdH Intense Vetiver is a good slightly cheaper substitute

[Anonymous No.17249067]

>>17249034
Might try it. Ambre Sultan is literally a

[Anonymous No.17249075]

>>17248883
TDH when it first appeared
And i've smelled almost all the niche here in Moscow.

[Anonymous No.17249078]

>>17248507
>TF grey vetiver
Smells very dated.

Vetiver Extraordinaire is superb
Also try Vetiver Bourbon for cheap.

[Anonymous No.17249096]

>>17249016
Amber is an accord and can go in different directions depending on what notes are used.
Patchouli is multifaceted as well and can go in any of those directions listed.

[Anonymous No.17249103]

>>17248551
I grabbed Lalique white in black and my friend who owned a decent of Layton thought I was wearing it when I wore it around him.

I haven’t used Layton myself but I’d probably enjoy it to if it smells similar to white and black, great compliment puller and very rich, smells higher quality than the price for sure

[Anonymous No.17249117]

Would a cologne that smells like ginger be a good choice for a man?
If so, any recs?

[Anonymous No.17249147]

>>17249096
Any amber scents, besides Tauer, that aren't disgustingly sweet?

[Anonymous No.17249148]

Anyone tried Uncut Gem yet?

[Anonymous No.17249171]

What Chanel frag has the best performance right now?

[Anonymous No.17249175]

>>17248883
Nasomatto Blamage.

[Anonymous No.17249178]

>>17249171
>>>17249048

[Anonymous No.17249183]

>>17249171
probably Antaeus

[Anonymous No.17249192]

>>17249147
Ambre Sultan
Interlude Man

[Anonymous No.17249194]

>>17249117
I don't know of any ginger centric fragrances, it's commonly used to add spicy frizzy freshness.

[Anonymous No.17249208]

>>17249016
>thinks there is only one type of amber/patchouli accord
yeah grey vetiver IS SUCH A CHOCOLATE TWIST and ambra aurea is really sweet and uninteresting

[Anonymous No.17249218]

autumn is herem its spicebomb extrme season again

[Anonymous No.17249219]

What frag does he wear?

[Anonymous No.17249223]

>>17249013
lmao

[Anonymous No.17249225]

>>17249219
Green Irish Tweed

[Anonymous No.17249226]

>>17249219
The Tragedy of Lord George

[Anonymous No.17249232]

>>17249225
Green Irish Tears

[Anonymous No.17249248]

>>17249218
>somali refugee: the smell
enjoy, come and pick up mine for free if you'd like

[Anonymous No.17249271]

>>17249218
for me it's TdH or Eau des Baux as a daily scent and Dior Homme Parfum for parties / dates

[Anonymous No.17249273]

>>17248497
>"about 90 bucks on jomashop"
>pajeet kicks me out of his store

[Anonymous No.17249274]

>>17249219

[Anonymous No.17249282]

>>17248883
ganymede, bois imperial, BR450, Black Orchid, Shalimar Parfum, Jubilation XXV, Timbuktu, Papyrus Moleculaire, 2# nota di viaggio

[Anonymous No.17249286]

>>17248883
>>17249282
This. Bois Imperial honesty, Ganymede is really good with that mineral opening, but i think Bois Imperial does it better. The Immortelle, which smells like curry, is too potent in Ganymede.
Bois Imperial also captures woody notes almost photorealistic.

[Anonymous No.17249309]

>>17248883
>(but still wearable)
Montabaco Intensivo, Ma Nishtana by Prin, Rostracto and Champs Lunaires by Rogue, Bengale Rouge by Papillon, most of Francesca Binachi

[Anonymous No.17249313]

>>17249309
fuck you are right, etruscan water is a masterpiece

[Anonymous No.17249320]

How good is Tauer when it comes to quality niche perfumery?

[Anonymous No.17249329]

>>17249320
avg-good, their flagship stuff is good, everything else is around avg for niche

[Anonymous No.17249333]

>>17249329
What is the current top tier of (real) niche?

[Anonymous No.17249345]

>>17249333
wouldn't you like to know gynoboy.

[Anonymous No.17249347]

>>17249309
On my search for green woody fragrances i sampled Ormonade Jayne for men. It has a hemlock tree note in there, but overall smells very faint grassy and powdery in the drydown. Perfect example for a "woody" fragrance that capture the overall scenery very badly. The price is also very high.

[Anonymous No.17249359]

>>17249345
Rude

[Anonymous No.17249363]

IT'S ALREADY HALF WAY THRU SEPT
>You still don't have a fall frag??


Alright fraggots. More specifically, the single guys. I'm here looking out for you.

If you need a fall vibes scent to wear to take a girl to Nobu sushi before an autumn walk on a bike path, this one is for you.
Very versitile, won't be out of place at something fancy but more leans to outside fall functions.

Any other fall/autumn reccs?

[Anonymous No.17249366]

best freshie for a big muscular man?

[Anonymous No.17249369]

>>17249363
Imagine having seasonal frags. I wear the same thing all year round

[Anonymous No.17249371]

>>17248449
newfag here what else should i get? my favorites rn are the one intense and gentlemen

[Anonymous No.17249372]

>>17249363
Ex Voto is my main fall scent. An aromatic, balsamic, slightly flowery incense frag with barely any sweetness. It's very mild and gentle, even the smokiness, so lack of sweetness isn't a problem.

[Anonymous No.17249376]

Blind bought MRT for fall/winter. What I'm I in for?

[Anonymous No.17249385]

>>17249333
>current top tier of (real) niche
Niche is a very badly defined term and really depends what level of autism you are going for. Anyways, here are some borderline wearable ones that aren't generic stuff:
Ormonde Jayne, Francesca Bianchi, Papillon, Rogue Perfume, Beaufort London, Hiram Green, Nicolai, Profumum Roma

>>17249347
Ormonde Man is definitely not my favourite from the house, although some seem to enjoy it very much. I strongly suggest sampling Montabaco Intensivo, though.

[Anonymous No.17249386]

>>17249371
You should get a taste

[Anonymous No.17249389]

>>17249376
most likely a headache, synhtetic honey and tobacco smell with obscene projection, sillage and staying power

[Anonymous No.17249392]

>>17249385
>what level of autism you are going for.
I mean stuff that hasn't been bought by big conglomerates and focuses on making high quality, interesting scents. MDCI is niche, MFK isn't for example.

[Anonymous No.17249395]

>>17249371
scroll up the thread, check the last ones, and just sample shit. Just fucking sample shit really, you clearly like iris, so you will clearly like DHI and DHP, the new gentleman prive is one of the best designer releases this year, you could get stuff for more specific weather or ocassions, and you should probably stop stacking designers already.

[Anonymous No.17249402]

>>17249392
It's crazy how shit the thread can become with the appearance of one gynecomasstige fag and op not being part of the Bl society.

[Anonymous No.17249404]

>>17249402
I like BI. I don't like MFK because I just don't, simple as. I don't like mass appealing generic shit that masquerades as niche perfumery either, like Percival and Herod.

[Anonymous No.17249406]

>>17249369
based. what do you wear? for me its jazz club year round fist thing in the morning.

[Anonymous No.17249407]

Is H24 good? What about the edp version?

[Anonymous No.17249410]

>>17248449
Sampled at store on wrist. Resembles Creed's Himalaya in the dry down, 30 mins and its undetectable beyond shoving my nose on my hand though. Contrasting with the Acqua di Gio EDT on the other one, which is kinda okay.
>>17249371
>worst Mugler
get a taste
>>17248512
Encre Noir? It's cheap and good.
>>17248826
I got Milestone because of a similar opinion online. There seems to be a huge consensus on this. I have CDNIM and have smelled Aventus, you could tell of course, but in a busy, passable walkway or office, most people won't. You really have to give a fuck what Aventus is in the first place. Thinking of getting Tres Nuit just to complete the set. I also hope they clone Himalaya.
>>17249013
>all my colleagues say I smell like a turkish faggot
They know a lot of those?

[Anonymous No.17249414]

>>17249406
Based Jazz club appreciator. Up to now I wore Virgin island water but I think I'm gonna switch to LDDM.

[Anonymous No.17249415]

>>17249366

[Anonymous No.17249416]

>>17249407
It's quite good. Warm, metallic, very clean, a slight tinge of sweetness. It's an inoffensive and comforting kind of scent, but it's original at the same time.

[Anonymous No.17249429]

>>17249013
holy shit
this has to be the best comment i have read in /frag/, thanks anon

[Anonymous No.17249440]

>>17249013
based

[Anonymous No.17249442]

>>17249392
>MDCI is niche, MFK isn't for example.
Great, then all the stuff I recommended should be something to your taste

[Anonymous No.17249465]

Redpill a newfrag on the Bois Imperial, I am very lost.

[Anonymous No.17249467]

redpill me the best fresh frag

[Anonymous No.17249471]

>>17249376
strong, very sweet, loud and in your face. it's decent for Mancera, but there is still way better stuff at that price IMO, like Oud Malaki

[Anonymous No.17249475]

>>17249407
I somewhat like it, but the new EDP flanker sounds way better from the reviews, will have to try it out
it needed more depth and greenness and supposedly the EDP has that, adds moss and stuff

[Anonymous No.17249485]

>>17249465
decent minimalistic woody frag at a decent price. for some reason there's a weird semi-ironic shitposting cult around it in this general (very vocal minority I guess), so don't take what people here say about it too seriously

[Anonymous No.17249492]

what's diptyque tempo like?

[Anonymous No.17249493]

>>17249366
Dior home sport 2021

[Anonymous No.17249500]

Which one of these blind buys will end up a Christmas gifts? I got a great deal on 3.4oz testers, so figured fuck it
>Replica Under The Lemon Tree
>Replica By The Fireplace
>Escentric Molecule 01+Patchouli

[Anonymous No.17249502]

>>17249500
By The Fireplace is the most Christmasy of the three if it matters

[Anonymous No.17249503]

>>17249493
this shit is the worst fragrance I've smelled in a year.

>>17249366
L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme

[Anonymous No.17249508]

>>17249414
nice. i've been wanting to try a tauer.

[Anonymous No.17249515]

>>17249465
THE deconstruction of a woody fragrance, it's so simple yet so intriguing. Wearable art. And hoes? dem hoes love it. Multiple anons have created bonds within their families that wont ever be broken.

[Anonymous No.17249518]

>>17249500
by the fireplace.

[Anonymous No.17249528]

>>17249013
almost everything from JPG is meme tier but why the fuck did you paid 100€ for a bottle.

[Anonymous No.17249529]

Told my gf that I love the smell of gasoline.
She buys Dior Fahrenheit for my bday.
Smells like a gas station.
She's a keeper.

[Anonymous No.17249532]

>>17249529
Told my bf I love the smell of dark rooms.
He buys me DHI for my bday.
Smells like toilet orgy.
He's already left.

[Anonymous No.17249618]

I spent months not buying any new bottles but last night I splurged and semi-blind bought 6 fragrances.
Send help

[Anonymous No.17249633]

>>17249618
addicted retard send them back.

[Anonymous No.17249639]

I'm new, I keep seeing people here talk about Bois Imperial
It's not too expensive, should I just blind buy it? You guys wouldn't lie to me, would you?

[Anonymous No.17249652]

>>17249371
All the Sauvage flankers, especially Elixir.

[Anonymous No.17249653]

>>17248816
how dare you

[Anonymous No.17249660]

Rate my collection:

YSL Y Le Parfum
Bvlgari Man In Black
Bvlgari Man Wood Essence
Bvlgari Man Terrae Essence
Acqua Di Gio Absolu
Dior Sauvage EDP
Hugo Boss The Scent Absolute
Prada L'Homme EDP
Bvlgari Aqva Atlantique EDT

[Anonymous No.17249664]

>>17249410
Tres Nuit isn't bad, but if you're going for a GIT clone, L'Aventure Knight is the same price and it's much closer. Tres Nuit kind of smells like the dry down of Green Irish Sneed but it lacks the super earthy opening, and to me that's the best part. That being said, neither TN or LK are as close to GIT as Milestone is to MI. But I haven't smelled Tres Nuit in a while and it seems like Armaf is continually making their clones better these days. Newer batches of CDNI are a lot smoother than they used to be

[Anonymous No.17249665]

>>17249639
it's the greatest. Still, never blind buy

[Anonymous No.17249668]

>>17249660
retard spending all his money on designer scents. NPC tier

[Anonymous No.17249686]

>>17249660
>all those forgettable Bvlgari
>no Bvlgari Wood Neroli
cinge

[Anonymous No.17249687]

>>17249660
>all inoffensive generic designer frags
Cringe

[Anonymous No.17249693]

>>17249366
Allure homme sport crate blanche

[Anonymous No.17249696]

>>17249414
>LDDM in the peak of summer
Holy based

[Anonymous No.17249701]

>>17249465
Just sample it, they have a sample kit available which discounts a full bottle if you want one after. Smell it yourself and form your own opinion.

[Anonymous No.17249706]

>>17249664
L'Aventure Knight isn't really closer, it's actually slightly different. I like Knight, but it doesn't work in heat, where it technically should work. Becomes synthetic as hell when it's hot outside. You get what you pay for.

[Anonymous No.17249708]

>>17249664
>>17249706
I'm sure that there are no really good GIT clones out there.

[Anonymous No.17249712]

>>17249696
It's not cloying though, it's fine for all seasons

[Anonymous No.17249723]

Bois Imperial is the truth. A serious compliment MONSTER.

Pasted pieces from my posts on basenotes last few days of wearing Bois Imperial…


Thursday:

Ended up wearing Bois Imperial to the beach. Used about 7 sprays. Holy shit it projects and with sillage. Sprayed at 11:45am… at around 4:30Pm when putting my shirt on to leave the beach one of the girls with us goes ‘omg is that smell coming from you? You keep circling back and forth and I smell it in the air ugh it smells so fucking good’ so I pull up my tshirt and go ‘this here?’ She presses her nose to it and goes ‘omg yes its soooo good’


Last night: Got a compliment again on Bois Imperiale last night. Thats twice in 2 days. Was paying at the register of a steakhouse and the girl told me I smell really good


Today:
Ok this is not normal. As I was walking out of the locker room from the gym at the front desk the manager goes ‘is that Creed?’ I go ‘no Bois Imperial’ he’s like ‘I smelled you from all the way over there’

3 days in a row on compliments for Bois Imperial. Only time that ever happened was Aventus circa 2011

[Anonymous No.17249733]

you guys always say buy muh niceh fragrances but the.kst compliments ive gotten are on designer frags.
Do you guys pays hundred on niche frags just to be different and smell weird?

[Anonymous No.17249737]

>>17249733
Expensive niche fragrances are a meme. Best fragrance that capture the scent of a fresh cut plank of wood is a fragrance, Bois Imperial, not that expensive and destroys every high priced niche in that category.

[Anonymous No.17249740]

>>17249733
Yes
But I have shitty focus tested designer frags like sauvage for compliments as well.

[Anonymous No.17249743]

>>17249733
I'm doing it cuz I'm elitist and don't wanna smell like the normalfags that got their shit from a family member as a gift

[Anonymous No.17249744]

Reminder to the newfags that Bois Imperial is an OK, 7/10, 3 stars out of 5, niche fragrance that is most definitely not in the “must try” category.
Anyone claiming the opposite is a single obsessed (and probably paid) shill that haunts these threads every now and then.

[Anonymous No.17249755]

>>17249660
>YSL Y Le Parfum
Meh
>Bvlgari Man In Black
good pick
>Bvlgari Man Wood Essence
trash
>Bvlgari Man Terrae Essence
very decent
>Acqua Di Gio Absolu
haven't smelled yet
>Dior Sauvage EDP
good
>Hugo Boss The Scent Absolute
not to bad
>Prada L'Homme EDP
very good
>Bvlgari Aqva Atlantique EDT
average

[Anonymous No.17249759]

>>17249744
My sample of it along with a couple other fragrances arrive tomorrow so i'm excited to finally see if its just a meme or actually good.
>>17249733
The designer fragrances i've tried have been pretty uninteresting to me and I don't really get compliments wearing them anyway. The only compliments i've gotten were from my aventus sample but i'm not a big enough fan of it to justify the price. I'm just looking for stuff that I genuinely enjoy now instead of worrying about how well received it will be.

[Anonymous No.17249777]

>>17249759
Dont get me wrong, BI is good. Its just not a god tier fragrance so it ends up being a meme.

[Anonymous No.17249779]

>>17249744
KEK.
>muh new fags
>muh reminders
nigga, it's been proven that Bl gang is the blood and life of this fucking general, you have been filtered, branded as a noselet. And you know it

[Anonymous No.17249787]

>>17249744
>>17249777
Bois Imperial takes the throne, while woody scents like Oud Royal or Bois d'Argent are it's servant.

[Anonymous No.17249819]

>>17249733
lmao same
either designers with some power or the well-known "masstige" type of fragrances, which are just better blended and even stronger designers usually. so easy with those.

[Anonymous No.17249825]

Bros, i seriously consider to hit the trigger on Green Irish Tweed, but i don't want to reward the shady business strategies of Creed. Anything similar out there, not nessecerly a clone, but in the same vein?

[Anonymous No.17249833]

>>17249825
Rogue Perfumery - Fougere L'Aube.
Same vein, not a clone.

[Anonymous No.17249843]

>>17249825
Literally buy 200 mL of Clown Water and carry a small 10 mL travel sprayer with you to reapply every 3 hours during the day. It's the only way.

[Anonymous No.17249846]

>>17249833
Thank you

[Anonymous No.17249849]

>>17249843
I own Cool Water vintage and some clones, but hands down, GIT has the mint, intense greenness, smoothness that clones don't have.

[Anonymous No.17249863]

>>17249825
I just ordered this on Jomashop, does that count as not rewarding them? Also what kind of shady stuff do they do, I'm still a newfag

[Anonymous No.17249868]

>>17248449
bought this months ago, the only thing that piss me off is the longevity, like 3 to 4 hours

[Anonymous No.17249875]

>>17249410
Update:
Soleil still hangs onto skin scent. Acqua Di Gio has disappeared.
>>17249664
Thanks for your insights, anon. I'm definitely not expecting 1:1 and am aware of the limitations of the clones. I can settle with an above avg frag for 25 eurodollaridoos.
>>17249863
They claim to be le epic heritage brand and they don't credit their perfumers under strict NDAs, huge woop. That anon is autistic. Congrats on your GIT.
>>17249467
AdG, Jaguar Pace, Cool Water

[Anonymous No.17249893]

>>17248551
Just go for something in the one or light blue lines from dolce and gabbana. Great fragrances at a good price from discounters.

[Anonymous No.17249904]

>>17248826
CDNIM Parfum limited edition is pretty good. It’s not as good as aventus, but it’s a good value and it performs a lot better.

[Anonymous No.17249917]

>>17249863
>Also what kind of shady stuff do they do, I'm still a newfag
Thry got bought by some shitty conglomerate and immediately watered down their fragrances and raised prices. Thry haven't put put anything of note since then.

[Anonymous No.17249927]

>>17249917
I just googled this and it's fucking BlackRock
God fucking dammit

[Anonymous No.17249942]

>>17249733
The elitism of niche fragrances is a meme. There's good products at all price points be it designer or niche. Designer fragrances are generally safer scents and will get you more compliments than niche scents because niche scents that are worth it are more complex and require experienced noses to truly appreciate.
I've got a large collection consisting of both designer and niche products and I prefer designer fragrances because they smell more pleasing to myself and the people around me.
Niche fragrances are a rabbit hole and trust me I've spent thousands on this hobby.
If you're a normalfag just get some of the popular shit like BDC, Aventus, Spicebomb, Oud Wood, etc. You can even blind buy these because they are generally safe scents.

[Anonymous No.17249954]

>>17249833
agree that fougere l'aube is very similar to green irish tweed while not seeming like a clone

[Anonymous No.17249975]

>>17249927
>since 2001 a small elite plan to bring the world to it's knees for the New World Order
>saw the growing influence Creed had on young males who could grow in power like a Super Saiyajin only by sniffing based concoctions
>buy the brand and milk it, replace natural ingredients with pseudo estrogen substitutes
>sit back in your million dollar mansion and see how slowly the based bois grow tits and show themself on Onlyfans

Don't buy masstige brands.

[Anonymous No.17249990]

>>17248482
>>17249515
>>17249723
>>17249975
Samefag

[Anonymous No.17250009]

Thoughts on New Haarlem?

[Anonymous No.17250014]

>>17250009
bond no.9 is nigger fragrance brand. for niggers. it doesn't smell good on people. its there to hide the nigger stench

[Anonymous No.17250023]

>>17248883
Aventus
Fucking Fabulous a close second
Portrait of a lady also good but I’m not into florals

[Anonymous No.17250035]

>>17249733
Different people probably do it for different reasons. For me it’s this
>>17249743
But also this
>>17249759
Another thing is that niche frags (and “niche” depends on where you live. I live in a small country that doesn’t spend much on fashion and Aventus is pretty rare) may not get effusive praise, but they don’t smell bad and they usually have good silage and longevity.
For these reasons, over time people will associate you with that smell and depending on what sort of person you’re like, that smell will have positive or negative associations.
There is a strong connection between smell recognition, memory and emotion so a unique and pleasant scent can become part of your calling card.
My kid sister moved away to college and she tells me that when she catches a whiff of Aventus she always thinks about me.

[Anonymous No.17250041]

>>17250035
>My kid sister
Post her ass

[Anonymous No.17250043]

A masterpiece

[Anonymous No.17250050]

>>17250043
I had the EDP. How does this one stack up? I heard it doesn’t project as well

[Anonymous No.17250051]

convince me not to buy penhaglions blazing mr sam

it smells amazing but lmao the price for 70ml

[Anonymous No.17250054]

>get a sample of ELdO ghost in the shell
>smells like the time i stole my sisters barbie dolls and pretend fucked them in the bathtub when i was a kid
very interesting smell ngl

[Anonymous No.17250065]

>>17250054
>pretend
do it for real.

[Anonymous No.17250066]

>>17250054
>plastic dolls in a soapy bathtub
Holy shit, so THAT was what it reminded me of.

[Anonymous No.17250072]

>>17249733
Is penhaligons considered niche or is it mainstream?
How about Bond No 9, Le Labo or Frederic Malle?
M8 I hadn’t even heard about creed a few years ago. I didn’t know that perfumes existed outside of the designer houses

[Anonymous No.17250077]

>>17249927
>>17249917
feel like creed being bought up by blackrock is a neat little narrative conclusion to a brand that's got a shady fake history and such inconsistency that memeventus cultists are obsessed about batch collection

[Anonymous No.17250081]

>>17250072
i wouldnt consider frederic malle and creed niche anymore desu

[Anonymous No.17250091]

LADS. Saturday night. The big guns are out. It's getting Autumn/cold weather here.

Tuscan leather. Tommy Ford. Daddies home, girls.

[Anonymous No.17250095]

>>17250091
>tuscan leather
I too love smelling like a bitch in heat.

[Anonymous No.17250098]

>>17250095
Smells like yo momma is in town, son.

It smells like a fine leather with raspberry on top. Fuckin' A.

[Anonymous No.17250100]

Fragrances with saffron accords smell like shit and I'm sick of pretending otherwise, and no it doesn't fucking smell like leather. Fuck whatever fragrance molecules they use for this garbage smell.

[Anonymous No.17250104]

>>17250100
Most of them do, yeah, but I like Ganymede, and I think Oud Wood might also have a saffron note.

[Anonymous No.17250108]

>>17250104
Im assuming Ganymede doesn't use it in a massive does as part of a shitty "oriental" accord

[Anonymous No.17250116]

>>17250043
You haven't smelled nearly enough perfumes if you think that trash is a masterpiece. Smell some vintage formulations of vintage perfumes. Modern perfumery is garbage.

[Anonymous No.17250126]

>>17250043
>musky shower gel scent
>a masterpiece

I understand that I'm in the minority here and that BdC is a huge crowd pleaser but I think it smells pretty meh if not bad. I wish I could smell what everyone loves about it.

[Anonymous No.17250132]

I hate summer perfumes. I just want to wear my vintage/niche animalics, fougeres, chypres, leathers, etc.

This is an exception. I truly love it. I have heard that the bottle in my picture is the best one (there are multiple bottle styles for it). If the notes sound good to you, then go on eBay and set a saved search for it.

[Anonymous No.17250161]

>>17250132
I have the last version in the modern bottle and i still find it super impressive, i wish i grabbed a few more when i could get testers for $35

[Anonymous No.17250172]

>>17250050
It doesn't which a pro for me and the longevity is very good. It's more woody and "creamy" per say so it smells more mature. The quality is seriously on niche level. It's moved to my signature scent because the subtly, quality and wear-ability. I'm 31 years old also if that helps. I've been loving wearing it everyday, never cloying. Also it flies under the radar most people don't know about the parfum they get the edt and edp. And the high price point means most people don't pick it up so it's more unique.

[Anonymous No.17250173]

>>17250116
Shut up grandpa

[Anonymous No.17250177]

>>17250126
Used to feel the same way until I tried the parfum

[Anonymous No.17250180]

>>17250177
The thing is I only tried the parfum. No idea what the other two smell like. Maybe I'd like them better but currently I have no interest in finding out.

[Anonymous No.17250196]

People weren't exaggerating; it's actually that bad.

[Anonymous No.17250209]

>>17250196
Only the vintage is good, modern bottles are ass

[Anonymous No.17250242]

>>17249868
Where'd you buy it? I was under the impression it was discontinued for some reason

[Anonymous No.17250245]

>>17250173
Do you not have anything better to say? Is this how you express yourself? Your thoughts and you feelings? They can all be reduced to an ad hominem statement? U Lil bitch

[Anonymous No.17250252]

>>17249825
You can buy 125ml of Cool Water for $20.
Its better than GIT, not to mention that it is the original fragrance, too.

[Anonymous No.17250256]

>>17249917
>Thry got bought by some shitty conglomerate and immediately watered down their fragrances and raised prices. Thry haven't put put anything of note since then.
And yet somehow this is an improvement over their previous business practices.
>shit pricing (used to be twice as expensive in NA)
>fake history fragrances
>lying about company history
>lying about materials (they always insisted they used real ambergris but they really didnt)
>inconsistent smell through batches because they always try to use the cheapest shit possible
>the people behind the company are massive cunts
>most of their fragrances either suck or are knockoffs

[Anonymous No.17250260]

>>17250256
Also, I forgot the biggest crime of them all:
>they lie by saying that the creed family are the perfumers behind their frags, which is ridiculously false. They refuse to ever name the perfumists behind their fragrances because of this.

[Anonymous No.17250261]

>>17250256
>they always insisted they used real ambergris but they really didnt
Lol that and the varying availability of the finest natural floral extracts was supposed to be the explanation of all their massive batch variation.

[Anonymous No.17250267]

>>17249363
Super comfy burning flowers honey smell.

[Anonymous No.17250269]

>>17249639
You can get a sample for 4$ or so on luckyscent. Personally it was worth the money to sample it because I don't like it, at least for me.

[Anonymous No.17250275]

>>17250256
>>17250261
I wouldn't be surprised if Creed used real Ambergris 15+ years ago. Creed used to use very high quality ingredients. You can tell by smelling their older perfumes.

[Anonymous No.17250278]

>>17248449
Honestly, the bottles are the best thing about /frag/

[Anonymous No.17250298]

>>17250278
Better than Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17250309]

>>17249402
Story behind this revolting yet somehow captivating and intriguing image?

[Anonymous No.17250313]

>>17250309
Oh god https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGSoJABjAJY

[Anonymous No.17250324]

>>17249363
Sounds kinda interesting. Personally I don't think I could choose a particular Fall scent. I like wearing whatever I'm in the mood for. I guess if I had to rec stuff though, Wanted is a solid choice. As is Eros Flame. And I still stand by Royal Copenhagen Monarch. That one gives off some nice autumn woods vibes.

[Anonymous No.17250370]

>>17248821
cheers

[Anonymous No.17250392]

>>17249465
It’s good. I use it daily and like it. Haven’t received any compliments apart from my gf for it, bit that applies to all frags I own. It’s not life changing like this thread would suggest.

[Anonymous No.17250396]

Isnt it crazy how every post in this general is almost entirely composed of the same 3 jokes over and over

[Anonymous No.17250411]

Is L'Air du Desert Marocain/Lonestar Memories worth a blind buy?

[Anonymous No.17250416]

>>17250411
LDDM yes

[Anonymous No.17250453]

>>17250081
Are they designing clothes?

[Anonymous No.17250461]

>>17250453
Dolce&Gabbana, Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne and Jean Paul Gautier might just as well not be designing clothes at this point.

[Anonymous No.17250474]

>>17249363
Boss Bottled is the ultimate fall frag

[Anonymous No.17250500]

Kind of a weird question, but what fragrance could you see someone with an SLP type of style using as a daily scent? Especially in the Autumn?

I'm having a hard time finding a scent that'd fit my style.

[Anonymous No.17250502]

>>17250500
Celine nightclubbing
Le smoking by dsh perfumes

[Anonymous No.17250503]

>>17250411
Seconding LADMM blind-buy, but not Lonestar Memories. LM smells like old books bound in leather, being carried in dusty leather saddlebags on an old leather saddle. People review it like this a lot, that it reminds them of what a cowboy might smell like, but it's actually the smell of his saddle. It certainly makes fragheads happy, since you can imagine your own story to it, but past that there is no blind-buy appeal. A sample is a good start, a decant would be enough for most, except the few who for whatever reason want to make it their signature.

[Anonymous No.17250504]

>>17250500
Film noir by clandestine laboratories, they only sell in the US so im not sure if that helps you any
But i wll give you a Europe only brand as well flower boy by roelen but their whole collection is worth sampling

[Anonymous No.17250515]

>>17250500
Tom Ford Ombre Leather or Tuscan Leather
possibly Dior Homme Parfum

[Anonymous No.17250520]

>>17250515
He said SLP not LGBT

[Anonymous No.17250531]

how do i smell like greek twink
something both oriental and youthful

[Anonymous No.17250534]

What's a great manly frag for a date? Nothing sweet/powdery/vanilla please. Masculine sensual scent.for a 32-40 y.o range

[Anonymous No.17250541]

>>17250531

[Anonymous No.17250560]

Behold, the ultimate compliment getter for poorfags.

[Anonymous No.17250568]

>>17250503
What about the other tauers, can any be blind bought? Thinking about trying pthaloblue, sundowner, au coeur du desert, l'air des alpes suisses

[Anonymous No.17250578]

>>17250560
rated: MEH. Not impressed. Also shit name

[Anonymous No.17250580]

>>17250531

[Anonymous No.17250587]

>>17250568
>au coeur du desert
More leathery than the original.
>l'air des alpes suisses
Somewhat similar to Le male bubble gummy, but greener and kinda herbal from what I remember. It's kind of a love or hate frag.
>sundowner
If you like rich real tobacco, not the designer tobacco like Naxos or snicebomb extrem.

[Anonymous No.17250589]

>>17250580
I might just buy this, sounds good. Anything else like this?

[Anonymous No.17250596]

>tfw got covid and now can't smell my frags

[Anonymous No.17250599]

>>17250589
in that price range? only the dreamer comes to mind, a frag I consider unisex too.

[Anonymous No.17250603]

>>17250534
Guerlain Habit rouge edp. Yes I know there is vanilla but it isn’t overpowering or gourmand

[Anonymous No.17250607]

>>17250534
life is all about contrast anon

[Anonymous No.17250639]

>>17250534
etruscan water or other bianchis, bon monsieur, platinum egoiste, guerlain (lidge etc.)

[Anonymous No.17250641]

>blind buying Ted Lapidus Pour Homme even though I dislike Kouros and honey
I don't fucking CARE, I AM NOT A PUSSY I WILL BUY IT AND I WILL LIKE IT OR MY NAME IS NOT G_ _ _ _ _ _8 ON FRAGRANTICA

[Anonymous No.17250644]

>>17250641
what?

[Anonymous No.17250647]

>>17250644

[Anonymous No.17250648]

did anyone have a chance at Unspoken Musk by Bianchi (launched yesterday) yet? I'm tempted to try it out

[Anonymous No.17250650]

>>17250647
is this some new zoomer meme or what? filtered

[Anonymous No.17250654]

Thoughts on Burberry Hero EDP?
Really enjoyable smell, maybe a bit lacking in longevity.

[Anonymous No.17250656]

>>17250568
Congratulations, you got yourself a Tauer sample set. Put in LADDM and those 4 and you get a nice metal box with a ribbon.
I have sampled LADDM, ACDD, L'Oudh, Une Rose de Kandahar and Lonestar Memories and bought a Sundowner sample elsewhere during a sampling round. LADDM is the only one I could see anyone who is into frags blind-buying. Maybe ACDD due to the similarities to LADDM. Can't say anything about Phthaloblue and L'Air des Alpes Suisses. Sundowner is a great tobacco frag with some slight vanilla in the background (and slight mushrooms, once you've smelled them in L'Oudh), not very sweet, but not necessarily blind-buy worthy unless you have literally every other tobacco frag.

[Anonymous No.17250657]

>>17250043
Unironically yes.

It's also the designer fragrance that costs the most money to manufacture due to the price of its ingredients.

[Anonymous No.17250658]

>>17250650
it's more than 2 years old, grampa
>>17250654
terrible, sickly sweet, they can't make woody aromatic frags in 2022 without making them sweet. Cool but davidoff-core bottle, should be cheaper.

[Anonymous No.17250664]

>>17250641
Its fucking good

[Anonymous No.17250666]

Fun fact:

This Antonio Banderas fragrance was originally going to be what we know today as Invictus. Oliver Cresp created it for Paco Rabanne, and finally the brand rejected it, they say, because they got mad at Cresp and accepted an Anne Flipo-Olivier Polge formula instead. The Antonio Banderas company bought Olivier Cresp's formula and turned it into a cheapie that in my opinion is better than Invictus.

I know two people from the industry in Spain and France who confirm that this is true. And that even Cresp was a little upset because it was known that an Antonio Banderas perfume was his kek.

[Anonymous No.17250678]

>>17250648
Have ordered a sample.

[Anonymous No.17250689]

Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17250709]

>>17250515
I went to try out the different variations of Dior Homme and fell in love with the Intense. I feel it would make a great daily scent. Very close to pulling the trigger on that one.

[Anonymous No.17250723]

>>17250709
Based. One truly great designer fragrance.

[Anonymous No.17250729]

>>17250650
yup. zoomer meme from twitch / discord culture

[Anonymous No.17250731]

>>17250709
faggot

[Anonymous No.17250753]

>>17249528
not 100€ more like 75.
Where did you find it this cheap, can you send me the link?

[Anonymous No.17250757]

>>17250656
I wanted to try those miniature bottles they sell on their website, the 5ml ones, but it's a bit expensive
>every other tobacco frag
Tobacco frags in general tend to be too sweet.
How did you find L'oudh and Kandahar

[Anonymous No.17250758]

>>17250666
I have it and I don't like it

[Anonymous No.17250790]

>>17250196
I loved it when I sampled it and hated it after I bought the bottle. Thank god it was only 17 bucks but 17 wasted. I like what it's trying to do but it's way too sharp and abrasive

[Anonymous No.17250799]

This is what I've been rotating so far (Only have gotten small samples, haven't invested in any bottles for these yet) and I'm wanting something going into fall. I'm thinking of using Rochas into the fall since I didn't really use it in the summer. I love a gourmand. I've sampled stuff like spicebomb and fahrenheit but it didn't feel like something I'd wear as a daily

I feel like for warm weather I have down what I like, but fall I'm drawing blanks. I hate synthetics, love vanilla, ambery patchouli. Woodsy, mossy is good. Love vetiver but not for me. Tobacco is fine but I'm 26 and don't want to smell too much like someone's dad when I'm at work (Ecology Research)

[Anonymous No.17250837]

>>17250654
I can't wait to buy it once the price goes down. I liked it

[Anonymous No.17250840]

>>17250534
Bdc parfum

[Anonymous No.17250841]

>>17250500
Prada

[Anonymous No.17250842]

>>17250260
kek thats pathetic. id be embarrassed to do that shit

[Anonymous No.17250845]

>>17250709
>>17250731
+1 faggot

[Anonymous No.17250851]

>>17249013
You should have bought 9pm or Zara Gourmand Leather

[Anonymous No.17250855]

>>17250757
Guerlain vetiver is a nice non sweet tobacco fragrance

[Anonymous No.17250879]

>>17250799
>hate synthetics
>all frags under 40€
nigga.

[Anonymous No.17250897]

>>17250799
you rotating shit my nigga

[Anonymous No.17250898]

https://youtu.be/gLYv2m78X1Y

Tried almost all of the frags in the video. All very good.

[Anonymous No.17250987]

>>17250500
Dior homme intense / parfum
Gentleman Eau de Parfum Reserve Privée Givenchy
Babycat Yves Saint Laurent
Caftan Yves Saint Laurent
Caban Yves Saint Laurent
Velours Yves Saint Laurent
Vinyle Yves Saint Laurent
Black Tie Celine
Nightclubbing Celine
Rimbaud Celine
Bois d'Argent Dior
Cuir Cannage Dior
Fève Délicieuse Dior
Bois D'Argent Dior
Tobacolor Dior
Vanilla Diorama Dior
La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu Électrique Yves Saint Laurent
XJ 1861 Naxos Xerjoff
Noir Extreme Tom Ford
Eau Duelle Eau de Parfum Diptyque
Eau Rihla Eau de Parfum Diptyque
Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum Diptyque
Gold Knight By Kilian
Angels' Share By Kilian
Vanille de Tahiti Perris Monte Carlo
Cacao Azteque Perris Monte Carlo
Volutes Eau de Parfum Diptyque
Tam Dao Eau de Parfum Diptyque
Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Tobacco Vanille Tom Ford
Stramonio V Canto
Grand Soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Iris Fauve Atelier des Ors
Musc Ravageur Frederic Malle
Lune Feline Atelier des Ors
Rouge Sarây Atelier des Ors
Piano Santal L'Orchestre Parfum
Debaser DS&Durga
Gris Charnel BDK Parfums
Gris Charnel Extrait BDK Parfums
Crème de Cuir BDK Parfums
Rouge Smoking BDK Parfums
Velvet Tonka BDK Parfums
just buy fucking samples of stuff you think might fit what you want how fucking hard can that be? would you rather trust random fucktards on this site than your own nose?

[Anonymous No.17250994]

>>17250753
Just search the fragrance on price comparisons website of your country. For germany it would be Idealo or Geizhals

[Anonymous No.17251030]

>>17250689
there's something about it that my nose does not like. idk if it's some animalic element or it just reminds me of some type of soap too much or what
I have to praise its performance though, this stuff is really strong for this type of citrus floral chypre

but overall, I much prefer Cerruti 1881. it's lighter, more apt as a summer scent and less dated to my nose

Jaipur, on the other hand, is great

[Anonymous No.17251032]

>>17250709
yeah, it's pretty great. I prefer the Parfum a bit myself, but it's kind of hard to find and more expensive

[Anonymous No.17251052]

some more sampling and resampling just cause the store is adjacent to the supermarket I shop to
>Eau D'Issey Pour Homme edt
okay, very aromatic
>Prada L'homme Intense
honestly not as good as last time I tried it, I would lower it to okay, the edt is better
>Mugler Alien Man edt
okay
>Armani Diamonds for Men edt
like, possibly better once tried on skin, didn't get any cacao, smells like a very generic albeit good frag
>Armani Eau de Cedre
okay
>armani Eau de Nuit
okay
>Armani Eau Pour Homme
like, very similar to Eau Sauvage, maybe even a tad better?
>Tom Ford Metallique
okay, decently sweet, I was expecting it to smell metallic but nope
>Jil Sander Sun Man
I was too harsh last time, it's okay, nothing special
>Boucheron Pour Homme edt
okay >>17250689
>Boucheron Pour Homme edp
like, not the bottle I see on frag, looks the same as the edp with darker juice.
>D&G Light Blue edt
okay, too soft
>D&G Light Blue Eau Intense
okay, still soft
>D&G The One EDP Intense
okay, didn't last for shit on my skin
>D&G The One EDP Gold Edition
okay, didn't last either what a meme line honestly, literally the winter Clown Water
>D&G Grey edt intense
okay, nothing special
>Azzaro Wanted by Night edp
like, the more fruity of the line, it's nicer than last time, this thing lasts too. Pleasant fruity cinnamon.
I retried the most wanted and the most wanted parfum but I think I mixed them up in my notes, one which might have been the edp was not fruity and it was okay, the other I liked, but still thing the OG wanted by night is the best (wanted edt is good too).

[Anonymous No.17251060]

>>17250799
noir extreme
oud noir

[Anonymous No.17251095]

>>17250855
Smells like shit. Old man who shat himself.

[Anonymous No.17251116]

>>17251052
99% literally smell synthetic, almost like plastic

[Anonymous No.17251139]

>>17251116
synthetic doesn't necessarily mean bad, there are great synthetics just as much as bad natural smelling frags

[Anonymous No.17251140]

2 bros who trigger the plebeians bathed in plastic citruses.

[Anonymous No.17251141]

The way most people use synthetic is
>i think this smells bad but lack the vocabulary to describe why

[Anonymous No.17251146]

>>17251139
>>17251141
Good example of "smelling synthetic" is the shilled badly made frag Club de Nuit Intense. It literally smells like citruses made in a laboratory.

[Anonymous No.17251151]

2 bros who trigger the plebeians bathed in plastic citruses.

[Anonymous No.17251245]

>>17251151
are you implying they're somehow similar?
the 2020 Dior Homme has been my go-to frag this year and i haven't yet succumbed to the Bois Imperial meme 'cause it has been compared to Terre d'Hermes which i absolutely hate

[Anonymous No.17251249]

>>17250453
Clothes? Jewelry and car companies are designer as well. How niche can a blackrock company that’s got in a clone war with an overpriced pen company really be?

[Anonymous No.17251251]

>>17251146
Club de nuit sillage is quite harsh as well, takes awhile to settle down.

[Anonymous No.17251265]

>>17249733
This is the case for most hobbies or interests. Normal people are okay with mass-appealing, run of the mill experiences that brighten their everyday lives. Enthusiasts have more peculiar tastes, and have usually advanced from and grown tired of the experiences of the novice everyman. Wines, fragrances, fashion, film, music, the list goes on.

[Anonymous No.17251268]

>>17251151
When I think of BI and Dior Homo two men together is exactly what comes to mind.

[Anonymous No.17251271]

>>17251251
Armaf needs to work on their how their fragrances open if they’re ever to be taken seriously.

[Anonymous No.17251276]

>>17251249
It's still niche since they only make perfume. It would be better to make the distinction between niche and artisanal in that case.

[Anonymous No.17251281]

>>17251276
If Bank of America created a new company dedicated solely to fragrance, would you really accept that fragrance as niche? Plenty of clone brands call themselves niche and technically are, but nobody really accepts that.

[Anonymous No.17251312]

Some of my favs right now.

[Anonymous No.17251328]

>>17250757
Sampling set is still the better option, you can then get the ones you like the most and spare yourself the others.
L'Oudh is the worst thing I've ever experienced. Mushrooms and rotten wood.
Une Rose...I have forgotton what it smells like, to be honest. Gonna wear it tomorrow, I guess. I think I wasn't a fan, but it wasn't necessarily bad.

[Anonymous No.17251331]

>>17251281
>Bank of America
Is that supposed to be compared to blackrock, an investment company buying other companies? They owning creed doesn't mean much.
Is it supposed to be directly linked with the BoA brand? Or just owned by them?

Manufacturing companies adding fragrances to their brand are a subset of designer and often looked down upon.

>Plenty of clone brands call themselves niche and technically are, but nobody really accepts that.
They usually become known in the first place because they make cheap clones, of course they'll always have that stigma.
Just like a watch company making cheap Rolex knock offs isn't considered a real watchmaker. Yet they aren't designer watches like shit made by Armani, Boss, Versace etc.

[Anonymous No.17251333]

>>17251312
Good taste.
You seem like a normal person
Any idea if any of these weirdo frags being pushed here are any good?
Penhaligon, Frederic Malle, Le Labo, Bond No 9, Amouage, Etat Libre D’Orange
Is all of this just betas trying to stand out from the crowd by trying to access arcane knowledge, is it blind buys gone bad and people stuck in sunk cost fallacy, is it snobs goading each other into liking bad but unique scents, or is there actually a grain of truth there anywhere?

[Anonymous No.17251340]

>>17251312
Amber Pour Homme has such bad performance for me. Is it the same for you?

[Anonymous No.17251354]

>>17251333
big companies make popular products that most people like
the further away from the mainstream something is the more likely people will love it or hate it intensely instead of mildly approving of it. small companies have to make products like this to turn profitable because they can't compete with the big dogs on the marketing / cost efficency of mass appeal products (or in the case of the fragrance industry they don't want to since they're probably owned by the same mega conglomerate)
this applies to literally fucking every product that cannot be measured by an objective metric.
this is something a "normal person" understands by like age 8, are you really baffled by this concept? Do you also not understand why some companies try make films that are not exact replicas of a Marvel movie even though those are the movies that normal people think are good? jesus christ

[Anonymous No.17251362]

>>17248470
Schizo Fragrantica reviews never cease to make me laugh

[Anonymous No.17251370]

>>17251354
Very nice, but what I’m asking is something else.
As hard as it is to believe now, Creed used to be a no-name blackwater, and owes everything it became to a single once-in-a-lifetime frag (plus some unscrupulous marketing)
My question is: do any of these quirky little overpriced colognes have what it takes to be an Aventus or are you all just trying to stand out in the only way you can.
Not by being better but just by being different, regardless of how offputting it may be.
Now read this next bit carefully. I’m not interested in your r/iamverysmart soliloquies. Just say a name of a frag or fuck off

[Anonymous No.17251382]

>>17251370
Not that anon. In my experience, its really simply just case-by-case. You have to sniff them for yourself, whether through samples or in-store. Some of them really are complex and nice at the same time, while others are just fragshitter memes. I will say though, most of them fall into the second category - they smell bad because they are trying to be different just for the sake of being different.
But again: the only real way to know is to sniff for yourself. Online reviews are a VERY rough guide at best.

[Anonymous No.17251386]

>>17251333
I’ve tried some of the Frederic Malle stuff because it was meme’d so hard here and I’ll say this: the performance is good.
You make a good point with the blind buy sunk cost fallacy.
I think a big part of why the price is so obnoxiously high for some of these frags isn’t the materials or the design process, it’s insurance that whoever bought it is now that much more invested in the fragrance being good.
If you bought Ropion’s “the night” for $20 and it was shit, if people asked you, you would say it was shit.
But you buy it for $1000 (and no, there are no samples to be had, thank you very much) so now you have an incentive to lash out at “noselets” who “don’t get it”
You have effectively paid a G to work part time for Malle’s PR department.

[Anonymous No.17251394]

>>17251245
TdH is more similar to DH2020 than it is to BI
it's interesting that you like one so much but hate the other

[Anonymous No.17251398]

>>17251370
Didn't you just answer your own question? Aventus was a niche frag made in the same way and for the same reason as every other. What elevated it to a different tier entirely is not some magical formula but their "unscrupulous marketing" aka. total bullshit lies about the prestigious history of the company and fucking BlackRock investment

[Anonymous No.17251408]

>>17251333
Etat Libre D’Orange frags are pretty much just designer prices, significantly cheaper than the other brands you mentioned
they have some good frags and some bad ones. stuff like Fat Electrician or Eau de Protection for example are very easy to like while still being very unique at this price point. and yeah, they also have some extreme love or hate frags, such as Rien, which the average person is likely to hate. I think it's nice to see some experimentation though in the era of by the numbers designer flankers that all smell exactly the same

[Anonymous No.17251452]

Versace Eros Flame

Or

JPG Ultra Male

Pick one, the other gets memory-holed for eternity.

[Anonymous No.17251463]

>>17251452
Ultra Male

[Anonymous No.17251470]

>>17251452
Eros Flame, JPG is for faggots and pathetic for pussy disco goers.

[Anonymous No.17251489]

>>17250043
Based. Peak BdC.

[Anonymous No.17251499]

>>17251452
Ultra male easily.

[Anonymous No.17251521]

New thread
>>17251513
>>17251513
>>17251513

[Anonymous No.17251583]

>>17251095
t Moschee