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Why are fragrantica contributers so much nicer than basenotes scum.?

anyhoo

got a bunch of l'artisan parfumeur samples today.

power rankings;
1. dzongkha (really liked this one. a bit odd. smells like a chinese herbal shop with some incence, dirt and vetiver. gonna buy a bottle. i find it comforting)
2. Voleur De Roses (apparently a unisex rose frag that a man can pull off. I like declaration d'un soir and wanted a classier rose frag. rose and patchouli. really liked it.....but it smells too feminine. my mum might like it)
3. Passage d'Enfer (lillies and incense. ilike it but it makes me smell like a homosexual or an old lady. I didn't find the incense very forward)
4. timbuktu (big hype. bit disappointing. there are similarities with dzongkha (vetiver and incense) but there's a note that I really dislike in it. prefer cdg 2 man)
5. fou d' absinthe (begins with some aniseed and cheap "christmas scented" pine car-air-freshner...then dies down to generic aromatic fougere. not as loud as azzaro or rive gauche ph)
6. two for tea (tobacco and black tea. smoky. it might grow on me but just now i find it a bit sweet and cloying)

all 6 were pretty decent.