/fa/ - Fashion

>>18045887
thanks, good comment. i very much agree with your thoughts and i wouldn't consider tobacco vanille a gourmand either and of course I'd restrict the class of gourmands to the fragrances akin with chocolate and caramel notes.

LIDGE is a great example, I think when it came out, many would've considered it to be a gourmand when contrasted with the other offering on the market, but I would not consider it a gourmand even though the patchouli comes off very chocolatey

>>17410248
>Say you had a cedar fragrance that is a 9, but one just came out that's 9.5 but costs 1.5x more than the one you have. Sure it's objectively better but is the price worth it?

I totally understand what you refer to here, though I like to work via settings/milieus rather than numerical scales. I've grown into roses/irises lately and after largely going through my bottle of PoAL, I find myself digging further into "better"/more specific settings to wear a specific perfume, as if there was some end-goal where I have broken down the perfumes down to perfection. a good sign to take a step back and enjoy what I have for at least a good 6 months, to be fair.

>That's sort of where I'm at. I think smelling too many frags becomes a bad thing at some point just because I can see threads connecting different releases and nothing feels "new" anymore. That's one of the reasons I'm loving Jorum studios, so far everything I've smelled from them is genuinely unique.

yeah absolutely, and there are slight biases (what have I ordered recently, what's being spoken about etc etc), which is why I partly tend to dig into these lesser known houses. as long as i stay away from the hardcore vintage (though I love a lot vintages)/attar enthusiasm I'm happy, that's where I draw the line.

>Do you have a favorite style of fragrance? It seems like our tastes match up on some levels, I'm curious if there's a certain style or image you prefer.

I guess in terms of notes it's more of an exclusive approach: I can't stand most of the white/green/yellow florals (jasmine as in Champs Lunaires and Nuit de Bakelite are an exception, and looking to sample Fougere Emeraude), leathers and smoky fragrances are difficult (though I like DH:O, Idole by Lubin and Bois d'Ascese). as what I enjoy: nearly any amber (Ambra Aurea), aromatic fougeres (Bon Monsieur), wood(ish) fragrances (Montabaco Intensivo), roses (PoAL), irises (Musc des Sables). what about you?