/fa/ - Fashion

tfw scared of trying De profundis

what's the best way to scrub a perfume? i want to test a few but still smell yesterday's.

>>12342416
I put rubbing alcohol then wash it off with water

Looking for aetheral mature nocturnal(optional) unisex/masculine floral gourmand fragrance, can you help me?

>>12342420
thanks anon.

>>12342439
results may vary, but i definitely always use a good amount of rubbing alcohol

Are there any websites that will let me filter by rating, in addition to selecting groups etc? I found

>>12342486
Oops, I meant to say that I didn't seem to be able to do that on fragrantica

>>12342486
not that i know of. would be super simple for fragrantica to implement if they felt like it. basenotes database mostly useless, though their ratings are generally less inflated.

Hey guys, new to this and I don't really know where to look or what I even ask for exists. I don't really want to stand out in smell so I'm asking: Is there a cologne that just smells "clean"? Not sure how that's supposed to smell like, but that's the point.

Thanks in advance

>>12342500
CDG 2

>>12342500
"Green" fragrances and aquatic fragrances, you mean?

>>12342500
Thiery mugler cologne
YSL l'homme

>>12342559
Huh, yeah. I guess like those. Looking at the infograph above, Aquatic and Green sound great.

I have a question /fragrance/:

Have any of you tried creating your own perfume before? What did you start out with? I found a local source that has excellent prices on raw beeswax and organic raw shea butter for making solid perfume and I'd like to try it out.

>>12342569
it's something I would like to try eventually when I have money to buy materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prb0NjWHLiM

Sauvage is now literally skub.

>>12342500
versace pour homme!

This finally arrived and at first I thought I got memed into spending 30 €. Holy shit this is rancid for the first 45min to an hour.

But after that I actually started liking it. I still think it smells just a bit "old man-ish". Going to my local parfume shop tomorrow so I will compare it side by side with Mementus.

>>12342658
Why would you want to wear anything that doesn't smell good for even a second of its application. CDNMI is not good imo.

>>12342662

I will give it a few more chances. I read some people also had this with a first few sprays and later it got better. I have no idea if that actually changes anything but my was a first spray out of a bottle.

I don't know, some fragrances generally have really bad opening for the first few minutes. Like Midnight in Paris. I don't care so much for the opening but absolutely love what it becomes after 15 min.

Why would I exclude some great scents because they don't smell good at first?

>>12342672
Not the dude you're talking to... but there are like tens of thousands of fragrances in the world. Why settle for anything less than pure love?

>>12342672
buy samples dude, a fragrance, you must love from beginning to end

>>12342680
this

>>12342680
>>12342684

I get your points, but I really enjoy fragrances and don't mind adding stuff to my collection even if it doesn't smell perfect I find at least something I enjoy in it. I love both trying them on and owning them.

I get that love for that one perfect fragrance, that smells good from start to finish. I tried a lot of fragrances and the only one that I absolutely loved from start, without any negatives at any stage is Burberry London.

>>12342578
Whoa this looks fun as fuck, takes the whole fragrance hobby to another level.

>>12342688
>>12342684

Besides CDNI was a blind buy, it's not like I can return it, even if I wanted to.

>>12342369
*blocks your path*
Explain right now why you aren't wearing the ultimate Chad fragrance.

If Aventus is not the ultimate Chad fragrance, then what is?

>>12342695
well no more blind buys! if this was a sample it would just collect dust most likely and you wouldnt feel so bad about your purchase.

>>12342699
go back to >>>/r9k/ faggot

>>12342708

Some fragrances you can't get samples of so easily, especially where I am, so blind buying is an only option. And it definitely won't collect dust since I fully intend to wear it.

I have a rule never to blind buy beyond 30 € so it is not too big of a waste. So far, I didn't not wear or disliked any of the blind buys.

>>12342695
>>12342688
It's cool man, we all go about our hobbies differently. Midnight in Paris is such a beautiful bottle that I've even considered buying it despite not enjoying one of the notes.

>>12342699
>Explain right now why you aren't wearing the ultimate Chad fragrance.

Because I'm not a chad, and I find Aventus pleasant but nothing more. What's the criteria for a Chadfrag? A fruity fresh aromatic that girls like?

>>12342729
dont respond to chadposters they are unwanted

>>12342722
where do you live? you can buy samples online you know, unless they dont ship to your country somehow?

>>12342729
A Chadfrag is a fragrance that fits the image of a handsome, athletic and socially capable young man who isn't a burnout and gets laid as he desires, or a fragrance that makes you think of such a person. It's probably something girls would like but not wear themselves.

>>12342754
>>12342710
Chad is an archetype now. He hasn't belonged to /r9k/ for a very long time. I'm closer to "being Chad" than to being an /r9k/ poster, but am self-aware about it.

>>12342771
nah Chad belongs entirely to r9k. There are no such dichonomies in the real world. they are also often associated with the alpha beta dichonomy which also doesnt make sense considering the most powerful men in the world are usually pretty damn far from that chad archetype. but if you are an oversimplifying moron go for it and call yourself chad.

>>12342376
the last time I bought and wore anything was for the prom, I liked this smell but I've read that it isn't something to wear after you graduate

anything similar and more subtle?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkUzk5YywPc

is this legit or is this dude a meme

>>12342578
Great video, thank you anon

>>12342369
HAIL TO THE KING, BABY!

Been a minute. Why did we stop posting the rec criteria clause? Not that many paid attention to it...

>>12342436
DHI
Coromandel

>>12342857
how is fraicheur? is it worth copping at ebay prices?

>>12342824

Its legit, followed his instructions (although Creed would use Veramoss now because of the Oakmoss ban) and it was aventus. The total cost is like 1/10th of MSRP, even lower if you want to price every spatula and pipette of ingredients. This is no hidden secret, Creed are just capitalising on people that don't know any better and think they are getting the best of the best when its just a pleasant blend of cheap stuff (not saying cheap in a bad way but dirt cheap compared to what they charge for it)

>>12342824

I don't know if its legit but it looks cool af and makes me want to try it

>>12342500
>clean
Agua Lavanda
Clubman
Rive Gauche pour Homme
Tabac Original
and seconding
>>12342567
>mugler cologne


>>12342559
>"Green" fragrances and aquatic fragrances, you mean?
Not sure why you would say that, but the associations people have with scents are entirely personal.

>>12342662
Many of the greatest frags ever created are offputting at first smell.

Like many things, those that are immediately pleasant and accessible at first grow to be boring after a short while.

>>12342925
IMO, it is one of the greatest flankers ever created, but I am admittedly biased. It remains utterly faithful to the soul of Kouros while wrapping it in a lighter, fresher package. Something I thought near impossible until I smelled it for myself. I do consider the original incredible in hot weather, but KF is an even easier sell in that regard.

>>12342987
>Kouros while wrapping it in a lighter, fresher package

Oh, so like when sometimes you go to use a urinal and it has a bunch of ice cubes sitting in it? That does sound nice.

>>12342857
Previous (by no means original) OP here. Recent OP has been omitting the second pasta text and sometimes the chart. Should also step up his image search game a bit. Otherwise, carry on.

>>12342857
I enjoy lurking your Basenotes daily wears. Copped Havana for like $18 online; it's a great value and solid performer. Aramis seem to do reformulations right.

Disappointed no one's posted about Esxence 2017 yet. Vids are getting posted to YouTube as ever. I think I just found my plan for the evening.

>>12342991
https://youtu.be/ySTNGp17ULI

Well I can safely say VPH is the most generic thing I've ever smelled.

>>12342999
Gotcha, and hello!
>Should also step up his image search game a bit
What did he mean by this?

Glad you like! And while I by no means have smelled more than a couple Aramis frags, and am sensitive to bad reformulations, I would agree with your statement. I have bottles of both vintage and recent Havana and while they are not identical, they are both very close and both excellent.

>>12343033
I mean not using thumbnails as OP images for one thing. It just soothes my autism to have high resolution and visually striking fragrance art representing the best general in the /fa/ catalog.

>>12343018
It's the BEST generic smell though!!!

>>12343042
Ah copy.

>>12342795
Well, plus the alpha/beta thing came about from a misunderstanding of a study of wolves that, itself, is now discredited because it was done on wolves in captivity and thus didn't reflect how wolves interact in the wild.

>>12343050
can anyone recommend a fragrance for someone who wants to smell like a wolf pls

20/m/full rick thanks

>>12343105
literally kouros

>>12343105

encre noire maybe?

>>12343107
>>12343105
nvm read that as wolf piss disregard

>>12343105

>>12343115
Well, there you go.

>>12342987
How long does the top notes last on you for kouros? I just get the top notes for 10+ hours and I can never experience the full thing. All I want is that dirty piss note

>>12343050
>>12342795
Archetypes don't have to exist in the real world. Please get an education. Chad has always been a sort of ideal. While he would be on the "alpha" side of the alpha/beta nonsense, he isn't defined by it or tied to that particular way of thinking.

Just tell me what he smells like damnit.

>>12343109
>>12343115
Coincidentally, I think that smells like piss.

>>12343360
I'm not a fan either, but it's a good name.

>>12343310
Probably something like Abercrombie Fierce, Lacoste Essential, Axe body spray. Maybe Versace Pour Homme.

>>12343307
I've never gotten piss of any degree of cleanliness in any stage. I can sort of understand how some see the resemblance to urinal cakes in the top notes, which last a typical 30 minutes or so for me, just like any other frag. The civet is always present, but is less obscured later in the game, but again it's not reminiscent of urine.

>>12343310
Well, he doesn't exist, so he can't smell like anything, now can he?

>>12343367
>putting VPH in the same category as axe body spray
fuck you my man

This always gets me the most compliments, anyone know any similar smells?

>>12342369
do all ck one come with a spray attachment?

>>12342999

where did you cop it for that cheap?

i guess you're in the US? any EU alternatives?

>>12343845

pretty sure they do

what are some seductive smelling fragrances? I want to smell like a vamp. the only one I know of that matches that description is christian dior's poison. I'm a guy btw.

pic related is who I think of when I think "vamp".

So far I have Joop Go and L'eau D'Issey for spring/summer in the daytime.
I'm looking for an evening wear scent, for meals out or even dates. Would La Nuit de l'homme be a good buy, with me naturally getting a sample first?
Also am I not supposed to be able to smell the fragrance on myself after say 30 minutes? I worry about longevity and can sense what I've got on my wrist if I get close and sniff.

>>12344525
If longevity is your concern, look elsewhere or buy vintage. It's not what it once was despite being a very nice smell.

>>12344026

should i buy davidoff cool water? never had any proper cologne before

>>12344688
Tell us more about yourselef and what are you looking for, are you planning on slaying bussy or just something for work? Its cheap, popular, and inoffensive so nothing fundamentally wrong in getting it. But you could also go to store and sample a few different scents and see what you like. Out of cheap and safe scents you could also check Versace Pour Homme

>>12344688
>should i buy...

You should smell some frags and decide what it is you like before buying anything.

>>12343556
It smells good but they're both what I imagine that type of guy would wear. It's a very "normie trying to get girls" fragrance.

Opinions on Invictus Aqua? Tried it on the back of my hand, and it was ok, but if I smelled it too close it was bit too sweet, but I also felt like I might learn to like it quick. Does it work better when used on neck etc and in hot weather?

Also new Dior Homme Sport, how is it? Fragrantica has its performance rated pretty fucking favourably for a citruccy scent

Versace Eros really does smell like bubblegum

>>12344525
Olfactory fatigue is a plague that must be defeated. Some frags seem to be more prone to producing it, but you can combat it by avoiding application near your nose, i.e. face and front of neck. It's also why it is always preferable to get someone else's input to gauge performance, as your own nose is much less reliable.

Smell something else with a different scent if you've got olfactory fatigue.

Something strong and synthetic like an oily rag or some freshly cleaned linen.

I've heard 2016 formulation of La Nuit has improved the longevity, is it true? If not, where can I buy a vintage formulation?

opinions?

i shouldnt have put the fragrance on my neck now im getting dizzy
or maybe DE PROFUNDIS isnt for me

wow dont put frag on your neck im fucking drowning in de profundis

might actually be a good idea, except not as much also gives me a slight headache

>>12345119
some people like it, i've never smelled it, because i wear fragrances to make me feel special, and wearing designer scents, no matter how great they smell, make me feel common.

Smoky top note
Sweetish middle note
Bitter/mature base note

help

wow when you feel like whatever just put some fragrance around you, great mood shifter
with some drugs, music and other sensory things i bet you'll be somewhere else soon enough

>>12345431
Slumberhouse Jeke

>>12344640

thanks going to try this one out.

I know it's a long shot, but is anyone here gay?
If you're a bottom; what scent do you enjoy your partner wearing?
If you're a top; what does your partner love the scent of?

>>12346064

Im gay and a bottom. I would prefer my partner wear something musky and woody. anything will do.

>>12345761
I got it didnt like it that much

damn I dont actually know what notes I want, but I do know I want a mature base note

>>12346064
>>12346088
Different bottom. Fahrenheit specifically gets me excited. I prefer leathery, musky scents on a partner.

>>12345388
I wish these threads weren't full of designer plebs

Going to catch flak for this, but does anyone have experience with Trump? I'm considering blind-buying Success since I doubt there are any stores I could find a tester.

>>12346196
apparently it's very generic

>>12342369
La Nuit de l'homme : EDT or EDP ?

>>12346167
Have you tried Patchouli 24?

>>12346222
no

>>12345388
>wearing designer scents, no matter how great they smell, make me feel common
So it's not about the juice for you, but the box it comes in? I feel sorry for you anon.

>>12346224
>>12346222
hows coromandel? ill add patchouli to my list of samples might as well

>>12346196
Apparently its quite a feminine smell

Im not really into perfumes and aftershaves as I can't smell for shit, but I was wondering what the general consensus on Hugo boss intense is, my gf got it for me as it turned her and her friend on when they were Christmas shopping, just wondering what the general opinion here is.

I've gathered so far that niche brands are preferred but that's mainly to stand out? All help is appreciated

>>12345431
>>12346231
If you can find Dior Collection Privee in your area, test Patchouli Imperial on your skin. Pretty sure it will scratch the itch.

>>12346252
ill just buy a sample

i will buy a new batch of samples soon

>>12346225
>So it's not about the juice for you, but the box it comes in?
no, it's about both. i'm not wearing some fragrance i find mediocre because i like the box or the romantic idea of some independent mad perfumer toiling over the latest limited batch. i just want to find what's right for me, and not what's right for everyone who passed by the macy's perfume counter on a saturday. i want to feel like i have some agency in finding a fragrance, that i'm not just eating up whatever's dumped into the trough.

>>12346201
It is. Very generic fresh. Nothing interesting about it at all. Smells like something they'd give away in an airplane grooming kit or something. The bottle also looks and feels very cheap.

Source: I have it.

>>12346357
that's not Success by Donald Trump, that's Donald Trump The Fragrance

i dont actually like Invasion Barbare that much, smells pretty damn good though, just not something that speaks to me a whole lot

>>12346313
But you're just swapping Macy's for Saks. It's still being worn by lots of people, just ones with more money. You have no agency other than choosing which mass produced product to buy from which retailer, no different from a white trash teen buying an Ed Hardy frag from the Cheektowaga Marshall's. Sorry to burst your bubble.

This whole notion of exclusivity really stumps me. How often do you run in to a male wearing a fragrance in real life? How often is it something you recognize? How often is it the same frag twice? I don't think I've ever smelled a particular frag more than once in public. Even if you wear AdG or some hugely popular frag, the odds of anyone recognizing it are minuscule. Life's too short to worry about stuff like that.

>>12342808
Strange, it strikes me as a more mature scent, rather than high school, at least nowadays. Who cares what you read? Like it? Wear it! Just don't overdo it.

You might try Quorum for an alternative.

Oh, and watched 10 Things I Hate About You for the first time and caught this.

>>12346403
>You have no agency other than choosing which mass produced product to buy from which retailer, no different from a white trash teen buying an Ed Hardy frag from the Cheektowaga Marshall's. Sorry to burst your bubble.

this is a ridiculous statement. i'm not swapping macy's for saks, i'm swapping macy's for every other fragrance in existence in the world, mass produced and not, well known or not.

i'm not concerned with someone recognizing my fragrance any more than i'm concerned someone recognizing my plain grey sweatshirt is from the gap. fragrance is just a personal journey with me. it's about how a smell makes me feel, or what story it tells, or where it takes me. like i said, i wear a fragrance when i want to feel special. and a drugstore/mall fragrance just takes the magic out of it.

>>12346521
>this is a ridiculous statement
Either it is about the exclusivity or it isn't. Can't have it both ways anon.

>>12346403
This. People who complain about smelling Aventus or other niche fragrances daily on multiple people are fucking delusional and should get help.

>>12346640
Delusoinal how? You think it's not extremely popular or recognizable? I smell and recognize Aventus on people on a regular basis. Recently I applied Aventus at the gym and a 60 year old black man in the next row said "whoever that is, it smells great, is that Aventus". I swear to god I could start a conversation about Aventus batch numbers on the train with any random stranger these days, it's actually that popular

Maybe you just live somewhere that wearing frags isn't a thing

>>12346912
I'm neither of those other two anons, and I think you need to get over your snobbery.
>on the train
o I'm laffin
the lad who takes public transit is too good for Creed, Dior, Chanel...

>>12347143
I literally just told you I use Creed, where did you get the idea I think I'm too good for it?
>trains are for poor people
Where in flyover land are you posting from?

Sorry to burst Creed users' bubble, but the only real oils used in Aventus are birch, rose and patchouli and maybe citronellol from the bergamot. The apple,blackcurrent, pineapple, juniper berries, jasmine, vanilla, musk and ambergris are synthetics (I don't get why they still list Oakmoss as a note since the ban, Veramoss is the only viable replacement unless they do molecular extraction which I doubt) The "batch variations" that Creed do to convince people that they use a higher percentage of naturals are just slight alterations of either the natural birch oil for the smokiness or the Manzanate synthetic if they want a "fruitier batch". Apart from wanting to still be "exclusive" some of the price hike is justifiable since the price of most rose absolutes have increased by 40 percent.

>>12347184
I'm not sure what your point is, do you not realize that every house other than extremely niche stuff like AbdesSalaam Attar has been moving away from naturals for years and years now? It's called IFRA, perhaps you should google that.

>>12347193
Well obviously, I was just talking about Aventus in particular, because a lot of people are blinded by marketing. Erm the IFRA *have* restricted many naturals, but that doesnt stop a handful of places from using methods to dodge around the pesky guidelines (for example, using molecular extraction on the two molecules in Oakmoss that are allergenic to the small percentage of people) Just because someone specifies on talking about one thing doesnt mean that they aren't aware of the bigger scale. So its kind of arrogant to assume that I haven't even heard of the IFRA guidelines, especially when I mentioned a way for perfumers to get around restrictions of one raw material in particular. So apart from an excuse to act condescending and all-knowledgeable towards someone that knows a fair deal about the IFRA, I am not really sure about the point of *your* "point".

>>12347205
>a lot of people are blinded by marketing
Sorry to burst nichefag's bubbles, but the whole entire thing is marketing, nobody actually wants to smell someone else who smells like a pile of dung in a fruit bat cave despite what delusional fragheads seem to believe.

Some people like Creed because Creed smells great. Other people like Creed because it is just expensive enough, and just well-known enough, for fragheads to posture about how it's not obscure enough and therefore anyone who has ever felt a positive emotion while inhaling pleb Creed nose molecules is obviously a gullible fool and REAL fragheads only like stuff that smells like the excrement from extinct vermin mixed with burning tires and carcinogenic distillates that the fascists at IFRA don't want us to enjoy because they're trying to apologize to the plebs who think that they know what REAL fragrances smell like.

Everyone likes Creed, just not always for the same reason. And only some of us can admit to liking it, the rest need to act like they hate it because they think it makes them seem knowledgeable.

>>12347156
>flyover land
>90XXX ZIP
Yes, transit is for poor people and savages. No exceptions.

>>12347230
>90XXX zip
So basically, Houston, but with more mountains

The only places that matter are San Francisco and New York. If it's faster to get from Point A to Point B in a car, you're in an irrelevant shit hole.

>>12347184
>>12347224

Omg the latter poster copied a few phrases from the former and used them in a salty way to come across as clever OMG :O
>If you have a reason to dislike a house for shitty marketing techniques that actually shits on creativity, then you are totally a pretentious pseudo-intellectual. Not because you care about an industry that has been brought to its knees by conglomerates.

>MUH CREED ;-;-;-;-;-;-;--;;-;-;-;
>IF YOU HATE CREED OR THEIR MARKETING YOU ARE JUST A BIG DUMMYHEAD!!!!111!!!
>PERFUME SNOB!!!!111!!!!

It's a shame that people like that exist, imagine if faulty logic like that got into the industry!

>>12347235
>Sorry to burst ____ bubbles
>OMG he copied me?!!! It's palgerism!!!!
Lol

>>12347234
>San Francisco relevant
>compares LA to Houston
Continue to demonstrate your disconnect from reality, niche snob.

>>12347238
>Plagiarism

Well usually the only people that rephrase like that are children with no originality, because they have no actual rebuttal and need to back it up with "CLEVUR MATURE TACTIC"

>>12347224
>>12347238
>>12347248

WHAT IS THAT IN THE SKY? IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO! IT'S B U T T H U R T

>Seriously how many anons is this idiot arguing with rn?

>>12347248
I'm not the niche snob, moron. I'm the guy who wears various Creed frags (3 or 4 times a month) because they, like many other popular houses, make great smelling stuff that you don't need to have your head up your ass to enjoy.

And yes, LA is basically Houston with mountains. A lot of suburbs jammed together does not make a city.

>>12347252
>>12347257
>waah waah I can't enjoy things that are wildly popular therefore everyone else is gullible except me
There is a time and place for smelling stuff that literally smells like ass stank and ozone, and that is at home, when doing youtube reviews for other fragheads.

>>12347261
I think the dude is against the concept of corporate hoodwinking, like, maybe he just thinking about informing people that they don't need to waste so much on low quality stuff and that its marketing. Y'all so caught up in justifying ur Aventus or Creed or whatever that you aren't actually taking what he is saying on board.

>>12347276
I understand perfectly what he's saying. I'm saying he's a hypocrite.

>>12347276
THANKYOU! Finally someone that doesn't act like a child and just bash other people's opinion as pretentious because >muh frag
Much love fellow frag head!

>>12347261
All that LA and Houston share in common is that they developed after automobiles became the preferred method of transit. Culturally and economically they are absolutely incomparable.

Also, I lived in SF for a decade and rode BART / MUNI all the time. You're deluding yourself if you don't think the city's wealthy don't prefer to drive their BMW i3 or Tesla Model S over riding the damn train.

>>12347281
Nah dude, you just acting like a kid imma be honest wichu

>>12347284
No problem man :)

>>12347291
>All that LA and Houston share in common is that they developed after automobiles became the preferred method of transit.
That's kind of like saying "all Bangladesh and Pakistan have in common is that they are brown, Muslim, poor, hot, dysfunctional, and located in South Asia along the Indian Ocean"
>>12347291
I like how you're calling me a child while typing like one

>>12347284
Except you are the one being pretentious. The point of personal fragrances is to smell good, not to impress people over how you're wearing something "exclusive" and e-peening over how much more obscure your shit is. It's amazing how you've managed to turn this around and act like I'm the one being the snob because I think it's ok when a great smelling fragrance finds mainstream success.

>>12347306
My problem isn't with any fragrance, stop being so butthurt, seriously. I just pointed out what notes are natural and which are synthetic. I also pointed out how the IFRA can be dodged around and that in the case of Creed in general most of the price is in the marketing. If you actually paid attention, my true problem is with what certain "niche" houses do and what the main conglomerate corps that bought up previously great houses do. I am so sorry is caring about an industry turning into banality is pretentious, as great as some people might find certain perfumes, no one can deny that quite a few houses relate off each other and many scents these days smell very similar, so naturally, people nowadays tend to explore niche more, and certain niche houses have capitalised on this influx in the market, leading to some very unsavoury and misleading things spieled to the consumer, to convince them to fork out more than what its worth. So eventually, even niche will become boring. If you get perfume just to smell good then good for you, go do that, but everyone is not you. And slamming someone else coming from a different perspective as pretentious is in and of itself, pretentious and narrow minded. Now as for the IFRA, I agree that it has butchered the industry too. But there are still workarounds, but its sad that only a few places can do that. Im sure you wont give a crap, but most perfumers nowadays cannot express creativity anymore, they have a marketing team assess the samples as well as a strict brief to work under. Most perfumes these days are crafted from as little as three weeks to just over three months if you are lucky.

And despite what you say, I don't find a lot of niche to be any good, the ones trying to be too far out there just for the sake of exclusivity and image. I think many vintage designer fragrances are better than quite a number of niche today.

>>12347306
Btw im not the same dude that was talking about Aventus at the gym, I hate niche that exist just because "omg so alternative"

>>12347342
>I just pointed out what notes are natural and which are synthetic.
No, what you did was make a lot of insulting insinuations. Let's try this:

What you said:
>Sorry to burst Creed users' bubble, but the only real oils used in Aventus are birch, rose and patchouli and maybe citronellol from the bergamot. The apple,blackcurrent, pineapple, juniper berries, jasmine, vanilla, musk and ambergris are synthetics (I don't get why they still list Oakmoss as a note since the ban, Veramoss is the only viable replacement unless they do molecular extraction which I doubt) The "batch variations" that Creed do to convince people that they use a higher percentage of naturals are just slight alterations of either the natural birch oil for the smokiness or the Manzanate synthetic if they want a "fruitier batch". Apart from wanting to still be "exclusive" some of the price hike is justifiable since the price of most rose absolutes have increased by 40 percent.

A less insulting way to say that:
>Aventus uses naturals for the birch, rose, patchouli, and possibly bergamot. The other notes are synthetics, including oakmoss. The batch variations are intentional to draw extra attention to the naturals. I don't personally approve of the price.

The fact is, people will talk more about a popular thing than an unpopular thing. It should not be a surprise that there are long threads discussing batch numbers on one of the most successful frags of all time. You're like those people who can't resist shit talking Andy Tauer, 10 years after the fact, because his first few batches were sold for a song and dance and you just can't fucking let it go and you have to remind everyone that you knew who he was before all the plebs.

This is why I can't stand frag forums any more, it's turned into self-absorbed twats who think that anyone who wears mainstream frags is a hoodwinked consumer slut who is ruining "the industry" by just existing.

>>12347365
The dude you're replying to is the dude who talked about Aventus at the gym, dude. And yes, I can tell you hate a lot of things that exist.

>Thread gets hijacked by faggots

Fuck off fags

>>12342369
Alright, came to /fa/ for the first time and found just the thread I was looking for.

I'm tall and fat, 202 cm / 134kg, in the process of losing weight, and tend to wear mostly a casual style of clothes, no ties, fancy shoes or anything too uncomfortable (that's not to say I dress like a fucking bum, just casual).

I just want a perfume that smells manly as fuck, no-nonsense. Any suggestions?

>>12347455
There are some notes you may want to focus on: leather, cognac, rum, and smoky scents. Try Noir by Tom Ford, Drakkar Noir, and Fahrenheit

>>12347509
thanks mate, I'll try those

>>12347455
I like Burberry London but it might be too sweet for your liking

>>12347455
guerlain l'instant, CH men prive

I need something nice for summer
Budget 100 USD
Prefer ctirus and aromatic something like the tom ford but cheaper

>>12342658

Went to the store to test them side by side since I don't own Aventus.

On the first Aventus spray, it immediately reminded me of CDNI. But instead of the rancid smell CDNI project in the first minutes, Aventus has a pleasant, light, bergamot/fruity smell.

After some time they do become alike but not quite. If you were smelling it just passing by, or close to the person you couldn't tell the difference. If you smell more closely, Aventus is more lighter and fruitier, where CDNI smells far heavier and the ambroxan/ambergris is a lot more prominent.

As a conclusion, Aventus is the superior smell because it's more lighter and therefore more pleasant than CDNI. But, would I buy Aventus when you could buy CDNI for as low as 22 € (+shipping)? Nope. You get almost 95% of the Aventus once you power trough the first several minutes.

Mmmmm, just tried Essenza di Colonia. To me this is the definitive citrus, will smell perfect in summer heat.

>>12347919
Good to know. I was planning to pick up a bottle when I'm on vacation next week.

>>12347919
>>12348043
Ayy, I was also thinking of pulling the trigger on this. I got a sample of it a few weeks ago and have been wrist testing it a couple times each week and have been impressed every time.

is it ok to walk into a store and ask for samples without buying anything?

>>12348749
Sure. That's what they're there for. Wouldn't be reasonable to expect someone to buy an expensive bottle if they've never smelled it before.

>>12348043
>>12348733
Boys I hate to put a damper on things but 4 hours in this scent is almost gone. The smell is excellent but I don't know if I'd cop a full bottle with this performance.

>>12348775
Is there a flanker with more intensity?

>>12348783
Essenza is that flanker, unfortunately. I've heard the original Colonia's performance is even worse. I think this is just inherently the problem with citrus-based frags.

>>12348775
Eh, I don't mind that much. I usually carry an atomizer anyway, having to reapply doesn't bother me much if the scent is good enough.

Is Armani Diamonds worth trying out?

>>12348836
Yeah, get a sample before buying, it's very hit or miss.

It's my favorite frag of all the bottles I currently own.

The aftershave balm is great too.

The deodorant not so much.

>>12347881
Check out Bright Neroli

>>12348749
Depends on the store. Sephora's policy is 3 samples per visit, with a smile. Gotta love that place.

>>12348775
That's the nature of citrus. Generally speaking the "brighter" the note, the less it lasts. That's why you usually see citrus as a top note, rather than base.

>>12348836
>Diamonds
I can't help but wonder if it was named by one of us.

>>12347881
Dior Homme Cologne
Cartier Declaration L'Eau
Mugler Cologne
Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche
Guerlain Homme
Terre d'Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche
L'Eau d'Issey Fraiche
Lalique White

If you have been on the fence about copping MiP, it's time to shit or get off the pot, as it's been discontinued and prices are going up, especially for the EdP. The EdT can be had for reasonable prices still, but that probably won't last. I've only smelled the EdP, but from what I've read, they are almost identical.

>>12348972
My list for shopping this vacation is this, A* Men with the metal flask, Essenza, and CdG 2. I'd buy MiP just for the bottle, really.

>>12348958
Longest lasting citrus aromatic is pic related. It's like Neroli Portofino grew some balls.

>>12348972
I'm convinced everyone still posting this is an ebay seller juicing demand.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's finally, officially, for real this time, "discontinued." But the bottle's better than the fragrance and not worth stocking up on unless you're a superfan.

>>12348972
>as it's been discontinued
FUCK

What's a good replacement?

>>12349304
Depends. What did you like about it?

>>12349304
You can still buy it quite easily right now, but if the prices keep going up, you can go much drier with Bulgari Black or a tiny bit drier with 360º Black fM. They are all in the tea/leather/tonka/vanilla neighborhood. They're both great, but the latter is a heck of a bargain.

>>12349380
the metropolitan smell

>>12342436
Tom Ford Noir Extreme

I want a fragrance that is the opposite of feminine, while not being too intrusive, and also mature.

>>12349486
TF grey vetiver

>>12349510
thanks, added to cart

>>12347455
When I wear Antaeus I stand up a little straighter and hold eye contact with women a little longer.

>>12349535
solid choice

>>12349408
bvlgari black

Encre noir or Encre noir extreme?

>>12348972
Has the EDT also been discontinued? Copped 40ml today for 22€, but if its discontinued and I like it I might consider getting 75ml too.

Recommendations based on my collection?

Just tried this out. Do you think there's any chance they'll bring it back? The violet and gin go so well together

My sample of GIT arrives tomorrow
Am I gonna love it?

>>12350625
something popular

>>12350625
ADG profumo

>>12350606
Yes. MiP has been discoed.

what's a good night smell cologne

>>12350950
eau noire because youll be saying You smele like shit! good night! idiot!@

Opinions on Tsar by Van Cleefe and Arpels? I was thinking of copping as a masculine green fragrance, it seems very popular.

I can't help but love Le Male
>that heavenly mint
hmmmm

any recommendations for alternatives with better performance?
are the flankers good?

>>12351058
>mint sweetness
Versace eros. I personally hate the stuff but girls like it and it fits your bill

>>12351065
thanks, somehow this never got my attention but I'm gonna try it later this week for sure

>>12347578
>>12347745
>>12349563
Thanks, will try those next time I go shopping

>>12351136
I, personally, love Eros. It does smell somewhat synthetic, yes, but it still smells good. I don't know why people think it smells like bubblegum, the only frag I've ever gotten that "bubblegum" smell from was One Million. Eros smells sweet, fresh, has that nice aromatic mint note, doesn't really smell like a clubbing scent to me. Women do love it, though.

Also, the bottle is gorgeous, worth buying just to have IMO.

Just got pic related
How fucked am i?

>>12351346
Got that when I was like 16

>>12351346
Did you sample that first?

As long as you like it, it's all good.

>>12350765
I didn't, you might. Smelled kind of sweet and candyish. I was expecting it to be more of a fresh green.

>>12351372
Same, but don't remember it being extreme.

well it's a bad idea to wear 2 frags at the same time to test.

really ruins the soul of both. im liking norne better now that i dont have it coupled with jeke on the other hand.

>>12348972
EDT has been discontinued for a while now..You can only get them from grey market places.

Just picked up pic related for the spring. Liked how it smelled on me a lot. I really wanted to try something new since I used wonderwood all winter but got complements on it so :^)

>>12352212
cdg frags smell just as cheap as their bottle design

>>12352357
always getting compliments on artek standard \_(ツ)_/¯

>>12352357
>their bottle design
Might look cool if you have a handful of bottles on the dresser or counter, but it's a fucking real estate hog if you are a collector. Luckily, nothing from them seems fbw to me, so no harm no foul.

>>12351631
Sounds like you got a fake desu

i need a fragrance that also acts as a friend

im so fucking bored

>nautica voyage

>>12352665
what about it..?

Absolutely love Bulgari black. Love Dior Homme. Based on that what would be a good fragrance that stays on the unique side without the feminine quality?

Do truefitt and hill make good colognes?

Samples for their cologne are near impossible to find where I live.
I finally found a website that sells 7 of their cologne samples (not 9).
should I get it or is it not worth it?

I got some samples of Xerjoff perfume. Anyone familiar with this perfume house?
Naxos smells amazing, may be the best I ever sampled and even the next day the smooth honey/tabacco notes where still in my clothing

One of the best fragrances not even considering the low price

test

So my GIT sample arrived. Really does smell like fresh cut grass haha. Really interesting so far. I'll be testing it over the next few days so I can give a full opinion

>>12352357
>their bottle design
i dislike their hallmark rounded bottles, aside from cdg 3, which i think is weirdly beautiful, and snowing, which has a lovely grace to it. i also think the incense series is let down by its generic bathroom product appearance; the scents deserve better.

that said, the odeurs, x monocles, x artek, are really well-appointed both in form and in type. simplicity that feels more sophisticated than cheap. they'd look great on a shelf together.

black's bottle is the only one that disappoints me. it's my favorite cdg scent but the bottle feels only half-designed and there's absolutely no nuance to it. would have been better off just using the guerrilla bottles.

Need a fragrance that smells like this

NO one million or versace eros

>>12353804

>>12353804
drakkar noir, giorgio for men, anything from xerjoff, clive, or amouage.

>diddly PR was super slow off the floor and easssssy lockout
We /sumo/ now niggas. True master race when you master the movement

>>12353463
Black is my favorite cdg too. It looks like an effen vodka bottle.

Best smokey/campfire scents?

>>12353907
24 Gold smells like roasting marshmallows over a campfire.

>>12353969
I'm not really looking for something sweet like that, thanks though.

>>12353907
try arso or fireside intense.

>>12353907
Bois d'Ascèse

>>12353907
Heretic poltergeist

Aight does anyone have a spring scent with longevity that while have bitches complimenting me? I wear sauvage now and I'm still getting compliments since having started using it in December.

Price range between 50-100

>>12354599
can you guys fuck off with this compliments bullshit?

>>12354607


Fuck you I want my ego stroked a Lil

>>12354607
d'aww unapproachable autist mad that people don't compliment him? it's okay mate.

>>12354635
You dont care about how a fragrance will make you feel personally, you just use a fragrance to get external validation. that's the problem idiot

just go with creed aventus or some other nonsense

>>12354599
I got you man.

>tfw had sex last night and you can still smell the gril's perfume on you

Does anyone know any fragrances that smell like Tobacco Vanille?

Today's cops. How'd I do, effay?

>>12354599
If anything Sauvage is better in the spring/summer then the winter. Just keep wearing that if all you want is compliments

>>12355789
decent. i like 2 better than 2 man, i think you shoudve held out for a flank of a men. whats the amouage with the paisley? i like memoir man but im gonna save up for an attar. i had a sample of homage at min ny and oh my god, it was gorgeous. just a little dot on my inner elbow, it was dense and projected like crazy, for advanced users only

>>12355795
Oh, I didn't notice it got cut off. The Amouages are Sunshine, Bracken, and Reflection. Just sampling Bracken and Sunshine now. Sunshine I'm kinda meh about. Digging Bracken. Already own a full bottle of Jubilation, which I love.

The A Men, I actually have Pure Malt and Pure Havanne already, I just wanted the metal flask so I don't have to deal with those obnoxious rubber ones anymore, plus I was out of A Men anyway.

>>12355814
Im getting a sample of pure malt and pure havane soon. what can I expect out of them both?

>>12355821
Pure Havanne, expect seeet tobacco and vanilla that dries down to a slightly spicy tobacco.

Pure Malt is kind of a nice, sort of caramelly, subtly fruity, sweet, malty scent. I like it a lot, and I actually get compliments on it. Not meme "I get compliments", I actually do get compliments on it.

>>12355442
lartisan tea for two

Opinions on Armani Code Profumo?

>>12355827
Thats good to hear. Excited to try them

Are bvlgari man and CH 212 supposed to smell exctly the same? I have samples of both and can't smell any difference yet the descriptions on fragrantica or basenotes are completely different with the exception of sandalwood...

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Carolina-Herrera/212-Men-297.html
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Bvlgari/Bvlgari-Man-9403.html

i smelled ysl la nuit in a store today and i smelled like laundry detergent, is that normal?

>>12355789
Woah someone got a fat paycheck, tell us what you think of the Amouge haul

>>12355442
Fragrantica does.

>>12355884
This anon does not.

I've never tried any of the ones listed at Fragrantica, but some people say Eau des Baux does too. I'd say it gets in the neighborhood, but no one would mistake one for the other.

>>12355795
>at min ny
Where? I have a couple drops of Homage left which should last years as it is a (very) special occasion scent. It is indeed gorgeous.

>>12355789
i was sure i'd like sunshine man. every note in the pyramid is something i like, and i love eau noire and was excited to try another immortelle-based fragrance... but i really fucking loathed it. so pungent and harsh.

but i similarly hated sables and i don't get on with loud perfumes in general.

anyway, like but don't love 2man and midnight, am sort of interested in getting my nose on reflection and a*men (at least for reference) at some point, and know i wouldn't be into braken (geranium/masculine) and pegasus (almond).

all in all, good job if you like them. a bit crazy if you blind bought. but if you're wealthy i guess that doesn't matter.

>>12356089
not really. Did you spray it on your skin or just on some paper?

>>12342500
Clean Sueded Oud is a decent one.

>>12356036

It's good. Has that same dna as armani code but keeps the good parts but gets rid of that annoying sweetness.

what's the most perfect, stripped down, clean, airy unisex-ish fragrance comprised of nothing but:

citrus
white flowers
light wood/musk

basically a minimal (or exceptionally blended into seeming minimal) fresh citrus or fresh aquatic. pls no spiciness or bitterness (but not really sweet either). also typically don't like yuzu/grapefruit, though i don't mind it in tdh edt as it's blended there to help approximate orange peel, ellena is a genius, etc.

>>12356616
>fresh citrus or fresh aquatic
or white musk, or something in between them all

What does /fa/ think of Jeremy Fragrance and his reviews?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkAZBUh2dOE

>>12356687
Besides the video where he shows his insane collection I think he's annoying. Especially the dumb girls.

>>12356687
full of great advice for teens and bros.

>>12342628
this. very clean with hints of citrus

>>12356687
The best presentation, lighting, and location of any of the youtube reviewers. That alone makes his videos the most watchable. I don't seek out his videos, but don't mind watching when they're posted. Have no time for people reviewing from a laptop in their dimly lit bedroom or tacky apartment.

>>12352843

Got a few samples of this (real ones) and doing a blind test with others it's fucking impossible to sense where the money goes outside of branding.

They're not /bad/, but the ones I got (Nio and two others) were just so forgettable.

>>12356792
>The best presentation, lighting, and location

He stands in the same fucking dimly lit hallway in every video and you're making a /production values/ argument for watching him?

Even his camera is shit, all the difference from the cunt on his laptop is that this idiot figured out how to put a light behind his camera.

>>12352843
I always assumed they were an arab company like amouage. probably because of that cap, maybe the "x" resembling crossed scimitars.

have never tried any. have always been turned off by the brand for whatever reason.

>>12356813
Have you seen how horrible most fragrance review channels look, or nah?

>>12356616
Dior Homme Cologne
Mugler Cologne
Ermenegildo Zegna Acqua di Bergamotto
Gianfranco Ferre Bergamotto Marnio
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
Ferrari Bright Neroli

>>12356792
And there are dudes with better cameras, but they also look like children, so I've never bothered to listen to what they have to say.

dude i cant smell anything other than ISO E SUPER with encre noire a l'extreme.

>>12356942

That was not your argument you retard, you were saying he was your pick because of production values. Said production values is one lightbulb behind the shitty camera.

See also: >>12356951

So just fucking fess up that your argument is shit and the real reason you watch him isn't his tween sauce advice, it's some latent homo crush.

>>12356089
shit nose detected

>>12356181
it does smell like tobacco vanille you absolute pleb, go fucking actually smell it before spouting nonsense

Is the Opus collection by Amouage worth it?

I can either order from Luckyscent or theperfumedcourt and there are a couple frags Ill have to sacrifice if I choose one website over the other. Wouldnt be a problem if the shipping wasnt so expensive.
theres only opus 4 and 5 on perfumedcourt.

>>12356997
>>12356813
>being this mad

Stop calling fragrances "Juices" you fucking mongoloids.

It's like those idiots who call videogame characters "Toons".

>>12357014

Not an argument.

>>12357034
I'm not here to argue or be combative. I just gave my opinion to someone who asked. You got worked up over it. I clarified my opinion, and you're still worked up over it. I have no interest in talking to you any further.

>>12356616
>>12356946
solid list, plus:

Lalique White
4711

>>12357007
I've owned and loved TfT for years, and have had a decant of TV for longer. They do share tobacco as a note, although they are vastly different types of tobacco, but TfT prominently features tea (duh), of which there is zero in TV, and TV features vanilla, of which there is very little in TfT.

I'm not saying you are lying, as everyone's noses are different, and you likely actually think that they smell similar, but I would say you are in the vast minority in that belief. In fact I can't recall ever hearing that comparison made in over a decade of being a fragrance enthusiast.

>>12356616
seconding lalique white.
i've also heard good things about aqua universalis regular and forte, but i haven't tried them.

>>12357093
>fragrantica tea for two review
>ctrl f "tobacco vanille"
>9 matches

>>12356036
smells like fresh baked cinammon sticks from auntie annes

Ill buy 40 samples then make my order

All the masculine Amouage and Montale frags for one

then i dunno

just blind bought this, what can I expect

>>12357270
>>12342658

>>12357270
Burnt rubber lemon pledge ash tray for first 30 minutes then something with a sillage that closely resembles aventus to those around you

Is there such a thing as a beastmode longevity/power frag appropriate for >80 degree weather?

>>12353264
OK I've been testing this non stop since it arrived so I'm gonna go ahead and give my thoughts.
Damn this is something special. Closer to cool water than i thought it would be actually but its way better. Upon spraying it will take you to a grassy park in the morning on a sunny but cool day. It's super smooth and as it starts drying down it just turns into the most gorgeous green masculine scent ever. Probably my favourite dry down yet. Already got compliments and good ones too. 100% copping myself a full bottle but only when my life is in a suitable spot so when I smell it in 10 years time it takes me back to that place, cause that's what this fragrance is gonna do. Take you to another place.

>>12357330
http://www.basenotes.net/group.php?discussionid=586

>>12357343
>Upon spraying it will take you to a grassy park in the morning on a sunny but cool day.

Pretty much what my notes said when testing it. Coolwater with class, Wimbledon in the morning, green grass and a cold shower, the shiver as sun evaporates a bead of sweat. Really lovely, and the nicest of the ten Creeds I've tried, but just felt a bit mature for me. Something maybe I'd put on every Sunday... in my 40s or 50s or something.

need to smell like this guy. I want my Irene.

>>12357330
In what price range?

I know aquatics are considered pleb/shit tier, but Bvlgari's Aqva line is known for being strong when it's cold and beastly with some heat.

>>12357365
Yeah man
I didn't get a super 'mature' vibe from it as much as a classy sort of feel. Upscale but easily worn by younger men, at least to my nose

>>12357389
Axe

>>12357389
>car mechanic
>wears leather jackets
Farenheit is the only correct answer here

i'll start dumping some pics in case anyone wants to start the new thread

>>12357466

>>12357477

>>12357500

>>12357504

>>12357514

>>12357536
>>12357536
>>12357536
>>12357536
>>12357536

New thread

>>12352451
Doubt it. It's just a sample from The Perfumed Court.

>>12357221
Weird, I got 7; 2 from the same review. Did you read them? None of them say they smell alike. Similarities, sure.

>>12357010
I would def sample them, Opus IX is the only civet scent I've sampled that's done right.

But Opus X smells like a generic 'old lady' rose perfume with a metallic 'blood' note.