/fa/ - Fashion

>>12448669
If you want recs, provide as many criteria as possible: including sex, price range, seasons/weather, occasions, other frags/notes/accords you like/dislike, special conditions i.e. can easily be found in mall department stores, other ephemera i.e. personal style/aura you want to project, etc...

I love u fragrance chan op. Only reason I trod through the mire of hot garbage that is this board

I keep hearing everywhere how great this was before it was discontinued. Is there anything similar right now?

>>12448635
i agree about the prejudice, i never had the original so i can't speak for it but there are a lot of crybabies who follow the anti-hype around it.
i would also agree with your comment about most people expect more out of it from just the general scent character, when i spray the one EDP straight out of the bottle, it smells very heavy, deep and rich and the longevity isn't indicative of this at all

>>12448669
Just bought the discovery set from Atelier Cologne, did i do well?

>My go-to is usually Le Labo The Noir 28

>>12448742
Ha, since I brought it up last thread I'd say yeah you did. Still haven't ordered mine yet, but soon, soon.

>>12448742

Would you recommend Le Labo ? I live next to the town they're established in, may give them a visit

>>12448881
not him but for me it would depend on your budget, their products are quite steep and quite daring for the most part

What would you wear while hiking in the desert, temps around 90f?

What would you wear while hiking in the forest, temps around 70f?

What would you wear while hiking in the mountains, temps around 60f?

>>12448865
The value seems really good, $35 for 32 samples + the voucher? I'm almost suspicious...

>>12448881
I really like Le Labo I wouldn't call them overly expensive (certainly not compared to Creed and some others). I've sampled almost all of the scents and generally positive, I wouldn't call them too daring actually like another anon said a lot of it is centered around some pretty classic notes. I'd say definitely worth checking out at least, I started just buying up all the samples on their website

>>12448924
Nothing

Nothing

Nothing

Best not to wear fragrance when doing exercise like that. Just use deoderant

>>12448704
Bentley for Men Absolute

My favorite relatively recent designer fragrance. Shit lasts forever and smells amazing

>>12448717
Wore the edt to work the other day
"Anon you always smell so fucking amazing" Considering I hardly wear it
Feels good man

>>12449179
nice man, i've still never landed a compliment with the edp but maybe one day
i just moved to florida and that shit is way too heavy for just about anywhere except the dead of winter, so i'm sure it'll see even less use
time to drown myself in memeventus for the summer until the creed jews force me to buy a 100ml bottle hahaha fuck

Any recommendations for a good Middle-East oud fragrance? I'm guessing that's one of the holes in my growing collection. I'm in Canada, so buying from fragrancex is out of the question.

20/m $200 maplebux max

Thanks /frag/

Can anyone recommend a non-designer freshie that's not Aventus but still very widely liked and masculine?

Thoughts pls

>>12449316
Creed Millesime Imperial
Thierry Mugler Cologne

>>12449423
Unless both of those are considered designer...

>>12449204
Yeah they're bracket creeping with their prices and sizes hey?
I've always wanted Memeventus & MI. Worth buying now you reckon?

>>12448924
>What would you wear while hiking in the desert, temps around 90f?
Kouros

>What would you wear while hiking in the forest, temps around 70f?
Guerlain Vetiver

>What would you wear while hiking in the mountains, temps around 60f?
Drakkar Noir

>>12449236
Aoud Lime
Aoud Cuir d'Arabie

>>12449316
GIT

>>12449316
>>12449423
>>12449427
>>12449545
Let's say niche, but nothing creed, what other suggestions do you have?

>>12449316
>very widely liked
>>12449555
>niche, but nothing creed

>>12449555
Like >>12449576 implied, Creed is basically the king of well-liked niche freshies and you should try 6-8 of the top ones before writing off the house. Otherwise, check out anything of Tom Ford's in a blue bottle, Atelier Cologne's Originale line, Acqua di Parma colonia/essenza/assoluta. That's what comes to mind in the popular/fresh/niche Venn diagram.

>>12449236
fragrancebuy.ca

>>12449169
I had a month or two where I thought that. Now it just seems really dry and harsh. I wonder if I've changed or it has (Could very well just be me. Since I got got DH not-eau, it may have raised my expectations).

>>12449316
Le Labo Bergamote 22
Profumum Roma Victrix

>>12449316

le labo berg 22 - would just get DHC instead though

heeley sel marin (this is an aquatic not 'freshie' though)

frapin l'humaniste - probably the best smelling 'fresh' scent ever just terrible longevity for price point

not a fan of hermes/bond9 as they're overrated, creed is pretty fantastic though and they fit your description in general for a niche fresh house (SMW, MI etc.)

I was right you god damn fools Egoiste Platinum smells really generic, the normal Egoiste must be even worse

Designer frags are trash

>>12449923
If you'd get DHC instead of b22 (I wouldn't), then you might as well consider Allure Homme Edition Blanche instead of L'humaniste.

>>12450001
Egoiste is horrendous. Have you tried Antaeus? I'd like to hear it from someone who didn't fall for the Egoiste meme

What does /fa/ think of Mr. Burberry?

>>12450071
My impression was a BdC/Sauvage bandwagon jumper.

>>12450077
How so?

>>12450025
i didnt try antaeus

>>12448704
comme des garcons 2 man

>>12450078
Not him but I had the exact same thoughts. It smells very similar to both of those scents but not quite as good as either. I'd recommend just getting one of those two if you dont have the Burberry already.

>>12449852
I don't really get any harshness from it at all, but I definitely do get a very clean dryness to it. It works really with a freshly ironed dress shirt and tie. I'd recommend Roma Uomo for the same purpose, it accomplishes almost the same thing but a bit less "harsh" and without the iris. Shit smells amazing too

>>12449499
hey, sorry for the late reply

memeventus is definitely worth a buy especially if you can get it sub $220 from a fragrance split group on facebook or something. i would say MI isn't worth a buy unless you're just really into the bottle collecting aspect of the hobby. i have a bottle of MI and a bottle of DUA imperial pasteque and i honestly can't tell the difference and the DUA lasts like twice as long.

>>12450078
i agree with >>12450150
mr burberry has this whack grapefruit note and doesn't smell as refreshing or as pleasing as sauvage. if sauvage is a teenager and bdc is an adult then mr burberry is their grandfather, it just smells old

>>12450001
Please trip

>>12450267
no

>>12450269
But your wholesale dismissal of all designer frags as trash is so bold and daring and refreshing, I see you as a trendsetter not just on /frag/ but in the fragrance world as a whole. Do not hide your light under a bushel. People need to know it's you before biters come along and steal your thunder.

>>12450271

>>12449236
Fragrancebuy.ca has a pretty good selection of middle eastern frags, and they're the cheapest site you'll find. They do have some Amouage for about 220.00 CAD.

>>12449923
Don't let Bondfag hear you say that!

Thoughts on this? I usually lean towards sweeter fragrances like Noir Extreme, but this is sweet and fresh at the same time and more daytime

Aventus Masterrace reporting in

Ordered these
>Terre d'hermes EDT, v nice
>Versace pour homme, cheap and inoffensive
>Heeley Sel Marin sample, decent amount of hype, supposedly not that generic
:)

>>12450422
Red Wing Iron Rangers of frag world

>>12450464
huh?

>>12450503
babbys first more expensive purchase in its category, with the associated circlejerk of same babbys trying to validate their purchase and patting each other on the back for their great taste.

Got this the other day. Really interesting stuff. Opens with wet soil and tropical fruit, dries down into green leather with a bit of tropical fruit and fig.

The lady at the store also gave me some very generous samples of Herod and Initio Absolute Aphrodisiac. Have to say, the Initio is probably the very best vanilla note I've ever smelled in a fragrance.

>>12450510
first expensive purchase was Tom ford oud wood though

>>12449576
>>12449628
I wrote off creed because while I love fragrances like Aventus and GIT, it's an expensive brand, and I'm looking for something that is preferably less than $150US for a full bottle.

>>12449923
>>12449862
Thanks for the suggestions.

>>12450001
You're just jaded. platinum Egoiste is the first fragrance that had that scent, everyone else copied it after. So now it's "generic". It also smells like A&F Fierce, which I own.

>>12450321
I love it. It has a feminine vibe to it if you don't mind it. I mostly wear it during a cool fall day. The sillage and projection is also above average so keep that in mind.

>>12450445
I personally like using TDH in the fall/winter.

>>12449074
He's hiking outdoors, not at the gym.

Almost no one I know uses fragrance, haven't smelled anything off my guys in my area during commutes and trips out.
Should I try Sauvage, or is it too memey?

>>12450591
It's not that it's memey, it just doesn't really smell that great. I keep giving it a shot and waiting for it to wear out so I can wear the next thing. If you want to go full compliment meme, just do BdC

>>12450591
I'd go to a department store or sephora, see what you like the smell of, and go from there. Or let a sister or girlfriend pick out what they think would fit you.

What you're asking is basically like someone who doesn't know what adidas boosts look like asking "should I buy adidas boosts." It's probably a safe buy, buy why not at least look at a picture of them first.

>>12448742
Dear God,
Why don't LeLabo and Bond and ELDO and Tom Ford and and and every house offer such a simple and comprehensive sampling scheme that all but guarantees a person will buy at least one bottle and add multiple others to their wish list instead of sending them off to pay a third party 3-5x the cost to sample with no incentive to buy more?
Thanks,
Anon

>>12450591
Exactly. Even wearing the most popular fragrance, the odds of anyone recognizing it are so minute. Wear what you like.

>>12450644
Honestly. Higher end shops still give out samples in the US. You used to be able to write frag reps and they'd mail you samples. I actually called the local Barney's, talked to their Creed person and she mailed me a bunch of samples ffs. This new philosophy of charging for samples is BS.

>>12450730
My guess is that the houses are caught in a difficult position. If they give away samples to interested parties, that policy is abused by a few hundred or thousand people who sell them on eBay. If they offer comprehensive sampler packs/rebates, it damages their relationships with retailers who rely on exclusivity and controlled distribution for foot traffic. So, I get it. I don't like it, but I get it. It's just frustrating as hell since retailers almost never carry a house's entire line. It's like shopping for music in the pre-internet years.

>>12450464
>>12450510
stop being such a fucking hipster

>>12450513
Damn that's a sexy bottle. Interesting sounding note breakdown.
It would be interesting to get a non solicited comment on it.
"Who smells like literal bat shit?" haha

>>12450759
Yeah I understand this. My local department had a Tom Ford boutique that would give out 4ml samples. I must have gotten 10 4ml samples over the years whenever I drop by. That's almost retail worth of a bottle they've lost.
Now you have to give them your email address haha. I just give them a fake one. Works everytime.

terre d'hermes is overrated

How does a fresh frag like Scent of Peace have so much longevity and silage? What kind of magic did Bond no.9 use with this thing? It's crazy

>>12451741
Imo their whole line is overrated. Some of their scents are decent/good, but not worth the price tag.

>>12451754
smells like a slightly better zagorsk

>>12451741
Which version did you get?

>>12451645
You're horrible but I kind of respect your game.

What's the most expensive colognes you guys ever bought?

Pic related is $5,500.

Most expensive cologne I ever bought was Bleu de Chanel 150 ml for like $125.

>>12451874
Aventus retail before I knew about the grey market

Feelsbadman

>>12451874
Vintage Yohji, around $140 iirc.

>>12451853
it says nothing so the original i assume

>>12451860
Saved me $300 didn't it haha
and I got to try all of them without falling into the trap of buying a bottle. To put it in perspective, the only 4ml sample I actually went through was Mandarino di Amalfi. Glad I didn't impulse buy any of the others out of inaccessibility to sample

How could anyone blind buy anything this is so fucking dumb

Get a sample first you idiots

Whats the strongest sented cologne you can buy at macys? Going tomorrow

>>12451874
Aventus for like...$180.

>>12451874
I paid retail for 100ml Bond Soho last year... $335 but this was during one of their buy two get one promos so the final price is convoluted.

terre d'hermes, what a meme, ruined my day

>>12451639
Haha, yeah, the lady at the store even said you probably don't want to go out for about 15-20 minutes after applying it. Personally, I love the opening, but it's definitely not for everyone. Kinda smells like a bunch of fruit that's fallen out of some trees and is rotting on the jungle floor, but not putrid rot, more like just started to rot and still has that sweet, almost sickly-sweet smell. It's very, very unique.

The drydown is much more wearable, I'd have no problem going out with it on. I'd just make sure that I wait a while before I do.

>>12451874
Roja Enigma EDP for 315.00 US plus customs and shipping (I'm a leaf).

I tried Boss The Scent today and I like the leathery spiciness of it, it reminds me of a barbers for some reason.
Though I don't like the longevity of it being 4-5 hours then it goes.
Any recommendations of something similar at a designer pricerange? I can't afford niche fragrances.
I was thinking of trying Paco Rabanne pour homme.

>>12452575
>>12451741
What about it bothers you?

>>12452721
smells too much like zagorsk

>>12452723
What about zagorsk bothers you?

>>12452724
smells like some minerals, smells like ... afghanistan

>>12452728
>>12452724
less intense than zagorsk so it doesnt exactly evoke the russian church shapes

so it evokes middle eastern mud/sand buildings

>>12452739
>>12452728
Oh, well if the mineral aspect bothers you then, yeah, TDH probably isn't for you. If the cumin-induced body odor thing bothered you, I was going to suggest the edp, but a subdued mineral component is present in that one as well.

I don't really get he Zagorsk connection, but it's been at least a year since I've smelled it, so maybe I'm missing something. I've also never been to Afghanistan, so maybe our references and noses are completely different.

>>12451874
I bought Mancera Cedrat Boise, and vintage LIDGE both for around the same price I think. ~$90 or so. I don't think I could ever go higher than $100 for a fragrance. There are so many good, versatile, unique, etc, etc, ones below that price point and the fact that I would pay even as much as $100 for smelly water kind of just seems ridiculous when you stop and think about it.

YSL l'homme or Yohji homme?

>>12448669
Been debating between L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme, Lacoste Essential, or Eau de Lacoste Blanc for my daily rider. GF got me a bottle of Issey because she liked the smell but she compliments me more when I'm wearing Lacoste.

>>12451874
Could never bring myself to pay over $100-ish for cologne. I had a hard time stomaching $90 for a big bottle of Eau de Lacoste Blanc.

What's the best way to check if you're spraying too much or too little on yourself if you're too introvertedly autistic to just ask someone?

Especially after like 4-5 hours when your nose gets completely used to a scent?

>>12452897
I prefer Yohji but it feels like more of a fall fragrance. Softer, sweet, and a little dark. L'Homme is probably more of a crowd pleaser and a warm weather frag. Hard to pick one over the other without knowing more of want you want.

>>12452893
>>12452918
>not spending over $100

Have either of you ever eaten at a nice restaurant?
Have you ever calculated how much you spend on coffee in a month?

>>12453014
Everyday spray once more than the day before. When you hear your first complaint, you've found the perfect number of sprays, and should spray an additional 3 times to be safe. My magic number is 26 sprays for most fragrances.

>>12453025
Yea I hear what you're saying. But at the same time, I can't just overindulge with everything or else I'll run out of money. The fact that I'm at a point where I have a fragrance collection of 15+ bottles ranging from $30-90 each is already overindulgent and borderline redundant if you ask me.

>>12453042
I would say you're much better off doing some research and finding one scent that really speaks to you, that you absolutely love. I'd rather have one incredibly special bottle than 10-15 bottles of something meh that everyone else has already smelled.

>>12453041
Shoud I go up to 35 just to be safe?

>>12453201
Not sure if you misinterpreted my post, but I never said I had a 15+ bottle collection of "meh" frags. I love every single one of them, hence why I own them. And if you're implying that the only thing that makes a fragrance "incredibly special" is that it costs 100+ dollars, I would say you're wrong. My most favorite bottle in my collection is Midnight in Paris edp, it cost me somewhere between $20-30 and I would bet good money that 99% of the people I come in contact with have never heard of it or smelled it before. It's also in my top 3 of all time in receiving compliments.

>>12453201
This. I've only bought 3 full bottles between 120-200 each, and the rest are decants and samples. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being frugal in life or in this hobby, but there are different approaches one can take to get there.

>>12453211
35 if it's a pure parfum, otherwise I'd just make it an even 50.

>>12453041
>>12453211
>>12453298
Haha wow you guys are real comedic geniuses, lol wow haha thanks for the laughs haha lol

>>12452089
I'd say A*Men

>>12453014
Spray on your legs. The farther from your nose, the less the olfactory fatigue.

>>12453305
Sorry, 4-5 sprays is probably fine if one of those is under your shirt. If you're worried spray less. I spray 2-3, 1 if I'm wearing something like Black Orchid on a night in. No one on the internet can give you the tailored advice you want on this subject, so yes, ask your mom what she thinks.

>>12453201
That's only if you actually believe that price has any correlation with quality

>>12453426
I wasn't the anon who asked the original question, I just thought you guys were being obnoxious

>>12453041
>>12453211
>>12453305
This thread on BN is both enlightening and scary:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/415753-A-lounge-just-for-us-quot-Over-sprayers-quot-to-discuss-our-SOTD-and-how-many-sprays-were-needed

>>12453432
It usually does, though. Not always, there are definitely frags that are horridly overpriced, but niche fragrances do tend to be more unique and use higher quality ingredients.

In my experience, even the best designer frags, and there are some I like a lot, aren't anywhere near as interesting as good niche frags.

>>12453438
>>12453448
I asked the first one - sorry it was kind of dumb and thanks for the answer. Just wanted to know if there is some way to "cleanse the palate" to help check if the fragrance is actually wearing off or you just can;t smell it anymore even though it's still projecting?

>>12453292
MIP is pretty well known here, actually. I have bottles of both the EDP and EDT, myself. Personally, it's nothing special to me, I mostly just got my two bottles because it was nice enough that I might want to wear it on occasion, and it's been discontinued.

In my experience, the only frags I've ever been really blown away by have been higher-end niche stuff. Like, there are ones I smell and I'm like, "hey, that's really nice, I might pick that up", but only things like Roja Enigma have made me be like "holy shit! this is the best thing I've ever smelled!".

>>12453463
>It usually does, though
http://boisdejasmin.com/2012/02/the-price-of-luxury-perfume-1.html

>more unique
Granted. The thing you are really paying for is exclusivity. Nothing wrong with that, but

>higher quality ingredients
is BS. An molecule is a molecule. Even one that is distilled by fairies from unicorn tears.

>>12453476
Yea I'm aware MiP is popular in the online frag community, hence why we all have bottles of it. That's very different from the real world where 99.9% of people I come in contact with have only ever heard of Acqua di Gio and maybe Bleu de Chanel cause they've seen it on a bus stop ad. Also I disagree and think that it's actually quite exceptional - and going back to the original point of the discussion - it's even more exceptional when you consider how little it cost.

>>12453476
>"holy shit! this is the best thing I've ever smelled!"
And of course you didn't know the name or price tag of the frag before you came to that conclusion. And if you did, it of course had zero influence on your opinion.

I'm not picking on you per se, just the concept that price=quality. Confirmation bias is a tough one to shake. Nobody wants to think they paid too much for something, so it's easy to be influenced by the price tag or prestigious label. Luxury houses rely on it.

I'd love to do a blind taste test of niche and designer stuff with some fragheads. The only problem would be people recognizing scents...

Is this where I can pop in to a conversation that doesn't concern me to say no one would care about MIP if not for the evocative name and beautiful bottle? It is a pleasant perfume, but that's as far as it goes imo.

>>12453513
Come on in anon. I happen to disagree... kind of. I for one find the name to be offputting. Seems a little cheesy to me, and the way the fragrance smells doesn't really match the name imo. And to me the bottle design is just icing on the cake. Yes I like it, but would I still wear it if the bottle were different? Yep

>>12453509
Well, that's the trick, I guess. If you're in the position where you're going to be sampling relatively obscure frags, then you already must have some knowledge, and if you have some knowledge, then you're probably aware that those particular frags are quite expensive. It's really extremely unlikely to buy something like a Roja frag without knowing what it is.

So you certainly do have a point, confirmation bias I'm sure does exist and it's very hard to say whether I love it because I love how it smells or because I think I should love it because of how much I paid. All I know is I love it.

I do think most fragheads would be able to pick out a niche frag from a designer frag, though. Designer frags, by design, tend to be much more simplistic, much more crowd pleasing. Again, I like some designer frags. Just in my personal opinion, I prefer niche overall because they're different. They aren't all crowd pleasing, easily wearable scents. That just makes them more... I guess "magical" to me, y'know?

>>12453509
Fragrance Bros sort of did that early on when Jer was still in the videos. They'd do "shootouts" with similar frags. Coolwater vs GIT, Aventus vs clones, etc. and smell them blind to see if they can identify which was which.

I agree that it'd be fun to put people's noses to the test without knowing what they were smelling though.

>>12453527
And vive la difference! At the end of the day, we all buy frags we like and hopefully can afford. I have cheap and expensive bottles all peacefully coexisting together. :)

>>12453530
I miss Jer. And I miss the shootouts too. Sometimes the more expensive one would win, but at least half the time the cheaper one would.

>>12453513
>but that's as far as it goes imo
One man's trash... The variance from nose to nose is astounding. One person will smell something very different than another with the same fragrance. Factor in personal associations and tastes and it's amazing two people can agree on one frag.

>>12453553
I gotta be honest. I liked fragrance bros when I was first getting into fragrances because they seemed pretty informative, but now Dave is just kind of cringy to me. Especially after all the jeremy fragrance drama where Dave made that sappy fucking video about "be honest - are you being sponsored?" etc etc. Can't really watch his content anymore after that

>>12453621
>Dave is just kind of cringy to me
He smiles too much. Bet he beats his wife.

>>12453615
>personal associations
Exactly. I'm the guy who started this whole MiP discussion and for me a lot of it is the memories attached to it (it also gets me really good compliments which helps). I first started wearing it about 3 years ago on my first Europe trip with my gf. Always brings me back to that apartment we rented in Copenhagen when I smell it. Money can't buy that feeling

Have any of you tried this? I really enjoy it, but it seems pretty obscure.

>>12453995
lmao it's $50 at joseph a bank how is it obscure

>>12454008
Hm, maybe not obscure, but not very talked about. I feel like people skim over it because the display is so small and blends in and it's not really what the store is about.

>>12454008
>it's $50 at joseph a bank how is it obscure
Not that anon, but I've never heard of it or Joseph A. Bank. I have an Abboud tie, but I didn't even know he made fragrances.

>>12454038
bitch i know what the definition of obscure is lmao. you must be european or something then because jos. a bank is the worst menswear store (along with men's warehouse) in the us and abboud is the shittiest of the shitty mallcore brands. if you paid more than $3 for that tie you're retarded.

>>12453490
holy shit you're retarded. more expensive perfumes last wayyyyyyyy longer and are far more concentrated than cheap ones. try to match the sillage and longevitiy of nasamatto and tom ford with anything from a polo price point

Spicebomb seems like it has beastmode projection for the first 3-4 hours then drops off to little more than a skin scent on me.

Really sick of the "cold weather beastmode panty dropper" that doesn't last more than 6 hours meme t b h

>>12454077
>>12454085
>you're retarded
>you're retarded
Can you speak to people without sounding 12?

slumberhouse frags are very niche but also very good
while none of them are in my favorites, slumberhouse overall is definitely is in my favorite houses
all very mature, very interesting and good quality fragrances
currently trying Ore

>>12454085
>try to match the sillage and longevitiy of nasamatto and tom ford with anything from a polo price point

Haven't priced Polo recently, but I'll take a swing:

A*Men, Pure Malt
Opium pour Homme EdP
Eau Sauvage Parfum

>>12454085
24 Gold Oud

>>12454085
I smelled this shit on me for at least 20 hours after applying it.

>>12454111
My mistake, your retarded*

>>12454615
where the fuck can i get a sample?

Would having something casual, for work and for nights out/dates for warmer and colder weather be a nice start?
I've got warmer weather sorted mostly, but I was wondering is Le Male is a safe casual autumn/winter frag...

Honestly I don't know a thing about fragrances. I don't really like the basic "formal" odor that most fragrances have. I've been using pic related for some time now, picked it up because it smells different enough. Did I do good?

secretions magnifiques is fucking horror in a bottle

i think ELDO should make an actual horror fragrance

>>12454777
Decantshop.

It's where I got mine.

I have Bvlgari - Man in Black for winter

What should i get for summer?

>>12454889
ephemera bass

>>12453536
Yeah, I do as well, actually. I have a bunch of cheapies I wear to sleep or just around the house, I have some designer frags like Spicebomb and Eros that I rather like and wear sometimes when I go out.

To me, niche fragrances are just a bit more of a special experience. There's a really nice specialty store here in Toronto that carries only niche frags. They only carry about 15 brands or so, and Amouage is about as close as they have to "mainstream". They have a bunch of brands I've never heard of. The store itself is very interesting, they just have little tables out with all these fancy bottles on them, and the lady that runs the place is very friendly and very knowledgable. It's a really cool experience just going there and sampling some of the exotic fragrances they have. They are, of course, rather expensive, so I don't buy that often, but they know me there and they know I do make big purchases on occasion, and they're very generous with the samples.

For me, that's just a much more interesting day out than going to a department store and testing the latest Dior Homme flanker or whatever, y'know?

>>12454782
Have you smelled it? Post trip report.

Is this shit basically an aqua version of Dreamer by Versace?

It smells very similar, just as beastly too, except with citrus.

>>12454987
only out of the sample vial, not on me, and it was fucking fucking fucking horrifying

im not sure when ill try it on my skin, i also have 50+ other samples to try

>>12455001
>it was fucking fucking fucking horrifying
How, though? I've heard people say it actually just smells like metal.

>>12455020
blood rust metal and some other accords

it smelled super vile, definitely wasnt just metal, actual metal doesnt smell so fucking disgusting

Trying to make Scent of the Day a thing on these threads, contribute please. What are you wearing today?

>>12455033
slumberhouse ore, a less sour version jeke

>>12455033
Prada Infusion Iris Cedre

Feels clean and subtle. I'm probably going to get a full bottle when I use the sample up.

>>12455033
Same but EdT - how is the performance for you? With EdT even though I can still smell it a bit on my wrist after about 8 hours I fell like it has no projection whatsoever even an hour after spraying.

Can you guys recommenr something for a spring/summer scent that doesn't fall into the same fresh-citrusy category as 90% warm weather frags (like Versace Homme, Dolce Light Blue and all the "eau fraiche" flankers). Something that stands out from the usual summer scents the way AdG or 212 Men does.

PS. Please don't say AdG Profumo - it's shit.

>>12455033
Versace pour homme

>>12454781
It smells ALOT like a fruit, definately pear. A vegan girl or a conservative girl will appreciate this smell, and it's considered a "clubbing" smell, so if that was what you we're going for, then you did good.

Pic related is just what I bought. Since it's the summer, I was looking into cheap 30-50 dollar cologne I could buy, and found one that interested me.

What does /fa/ think of this cologne?

>>12455088
I like the edp more because it's more laidback and lasts longer on my skin chemistry making it a subtle yet present for office work, edt has a better louder opening tho with that bright grapefruit, something the edp barely has anymore. Performance is pretty good 8 hours at least, will last for days if on fabric or hair. Can't go wrong with Bleu anyway.

>>12455096
bass ephemera

>>12448669
aright frag lads

this week I have an exhibition opening, a sample sale and a house party

1ml sample of Dior Sauvage, 2ml sample of La Nuit, 2ml sample of Eros

19, M, London

which sample for which occasion/event? all very casual, but don't want to pair the wrong fragrance with the wrong vibe

>>12455159
>all casual
Sauvage for all 3. Mabe eros for the house party

>>12455159
Run out for a sample of Santal 33, quicklike

>>12455177
will the 1ml sample be enough for a couple sprays for each occasion?
>>12455188
where can you buy samples in London? i imagine an online order won't get here in time for Saturday at least

>>12454955
I love small shops with personalized service in general, but I always feel pressure to buy something. No matter how chill the associate is, I feel guilty if I don't spend some money there.

>>12455192
Pop into a LeLabo boutique and ask. Offer to buy one if they say no. It's a good scent for the first two events on your schedule, but don't wear it if you don't like it of course.

>>12455199
Same here, i feel so bad asking to sample something on card and then deciding its not to my liking, or that I could buy it cheaper online... :B

>>12455225
ahh thats cool man there's loads dotted all over, thanks for the recommend, i'll have a look

>>12455033
very calm and comforting lavender/vanilla once the burnt plasticky note pisses off desu

>>12454111
Peppering your speech with
>lmao
is good for getting your point across too. I have my doubts that he was actually laughing his ass off.

>>12454085
Oh yeah? Well Joop! Homme is chemical warfare and it's dirt cheap. Myth: BUSTED.

is this good or no?

>>12455405
>burnt plasticky note
It's nice to see accurately named things.

>>12455532
It has a lot of fans. I've tried a half dozen times, but my initial reaction still holds. I did somewhat come around on Kouros though, so who knows. Some people are into animalic fragrances, some aren't. If you are or aren't sure yet, try it.

>>12454781
LM is a very sweet, powdery vanilla, and is a very popular beginner fragrance. As long as you don't overapply or wear it in weather above 65-70ºF where it can get cloying, it's a crowdpleaser.

>>12454955
Yup. Like many higher end shops, they make up for the price tag with being generous with samples or a crazy easy return policy. And as much as I champion designer frags, there are only so many, so of course exploring the niche world just expands horizons of a favorite hobby.

What's the worst cologne you've ever smelled?

>>12455715
Axe something.

>>12455715
Anemone by Black Bird. The plum was way too strong on my skin and just smelled like rotten fruit.

>>12455715
Probably Amouage Fate. I can appreciate that it's a well-constructed scent and I know people like it, but holy fuck is it repellent. Smells like someone doused you in rotten curry.

I wore it for about 10 minutes, started getting a headache and a bit of nausea, scrubbed it off, and pitched my sample.

>>12455199
>>12455322
I am open and honest with the reps. I tell them that I won't be spending any money that day, so they don't waste their time on me, but I am interested in ___ and would love to take home a sample so I can see if it's something I want to buy. If they aren't busy and seem friendly, we chat about frags and most seem happy to turn me on to new stuff I might like.

>>12455532
It smells like straight up sex to me. Not something I want to smell like without the having sex part. And I like animalics.

>>12455715
I sprayed Fuel for Life on my arm at a store years ago. It actually made me a little nauseous. And Guerlain Homme reminded me of bathroom cleaner.

>>12455715
Le Labo Oud 27
Putrid red wine in a plastic garbage can on a hot day

>>12455715
Besides Secretions Magnifique...

Probably Iris Silver Mist. I'm sure it'swell made but I can't stand it.

>>12455589
Man, your on-the-fly fragrance reviews have way less typos than mine.

What's the general consensus on super common/popular colognes like Eternity? Which one is the best? I know it's like asking the best out of trash but I want a daily cologne I don't have to break the bank on

>>12456034
there are plenty of cheap fragrances that are super great, why pick something un-noteworthy like eternity

>>12456044
I don't know man, I just posted the most common cologne I could think of, I don't even know what that shit smells like.

Got any recs for these cheap ones, though?

>>12456046
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpAXT67GhNY
A recommendation of my own as well, club de nuit intense man by armaf. Research any that pique your interest and pick what you think you'll like the most

>>12455715
This bullshit smells like a cup of dip spit

>TFW first yugioh now fragrances

Anyone else always wind up having expensive hobbies? Holy fuck.

>>12456179
On the plus side, your fragrances, especially the expensive ones) will retain their value and if you cop for grey market prices you'll be able to recoup much of what you don't spray. At least that's what I tell myself to keep myself sane.

>>12455715
opus VI

also fuck off my general anime faggot

>>12456179
NO ANIME SHITTER IN MY GENERAL

BYE BYE

>>12455808
I have done similar in the past, but then I get the feeling they think I'm angling for a deal or discount. So I mostly try to go test things when I'm already going to buy a gift for someone. I end up giving candles as gifts a lot, hehe.

Anything similar in terms of being understated? I love the fresh, nuanced fragrances.

whats gonna happen if we remove the milky notes of secretion magnifique and add indole instead

>>12456563
or what if we just add indole and dont remove anything

How about we make perfumes that are nothing but basenotes, since every perfume on the planet seems to smell great on the skin the morning after.

>>12456094
second

So, what the fuck did they change? Just the price?

>>12456589
So crazy. Plenty of cans on eBay for not insane prices.

burberry london smells ... like a daycare center

sterile, generic, synthetic, boring, waiting room

this is the color of burberry london

>>12455624
>>12455112
Thank you for replying, gentlemen. I've gotten a few compliments already but I couldn't tell if they were just empty compliments. Apparently I got lucky and managed to pick a nice fragrance.

Are other fragrances by Jean Paul Gaultier worth considering?

Lads I tried reflection man the other day and I'm not sure if I can ever let myself wear anything else. What are some sents that can even compete?

>>12456633
Damn your nose is fucked up

>>12455033
Versace Eros, minty fresh can't catch me with this humidity bih

>>12456676
Le Male has about 65 flankers so you could check those out.

You could also look for other stuff by Francis Kurkdjian, who has his own (very expensive) niche house. I've never really been that into his work, LM included, but it seems I'm an anomaly.

>>12456633
Quick question, I'm testing a theory: do you smoke?

Tobacco is one of the main accords in London, smells a bit like a fresh (not smokey) pack of cigarettes. I don't smoke but I love that smell and London. I have a friend who smokes and can't detect any smell from his unlit cigarettes at all. So maybe it creates a blind spot. And if you take that out of I'm not sure what you're left with.

>>12457009
I used to but I dont smoke anymore, been at least a month

I really cant smell any tobacco in there, it's like a generic fabric + some sort of shitty sterile berry hence why i said waiting room

more proof that designer frags are trash

>>12457013
Thanks for quitting on behalf of everyone around you. It might take a little longer for your sense of smell to recover, or you might just not like London.

I used to have a dior homme sport 100ml from 2012 that i really loved. Then a couple years ago i recieved a 15 ml bottle of DHS and it doesnt smell as good, smells much less as well. Is this because of reformulation, bad batch or can i have stored it improperly? Doesnt even smell like the same perfume

>>12457013
Yeah I don't get fabric or berries....your nose might have been affected by smoking or something. Or your skin chemistry is weird.

That being said, there have been times that I tried London and it smelled bad to me and other times when it smelled wonderful...But never sterile or like fruit.

>>12457032
well so far I really dont like the designer samples I got

>sephora translating fragrance names

dont do that you fucking morons

what are some good anti-perfumes

i only know the 3 ephemeras and secretion magnifique

Thoughts on pic realated?

I saw some anon lusting after this a thread ago, is it good or is it just a meme?

>>12457166
you got meme'd bro! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

>>12457035
Sounds like one is the 2008 version and the other is the 2012, though everything is being subtly reformulated constantly so who knows. It's possible they started tweaking the formula due to poor sales before pursuing the 2017 refresh. Are the bottles identical?

Charogne is an old lady on her death bed, minutes before she dies

If you spray your room with charogne I think you'll probably become suicidal real quick

>>12457139
It's way too strong. It's still a good masculine smell though, for guys like 25-30 yr old.

Don't overspray too much of it especially in the morning, it will stay on your skin for like the whole day.

Only do 2-3 sprays on your spots, but dont do like 10 sprays because it will smell way too overpowering for people.

Just my advice, I have bad experience with this cologne. I actually made people around me nauseous and sick with the smell for like the whole day at an office.

What does /fa/ think of pic related?

>>12457273
0/10

>>12457273
Aesthetically, not a fan of bottles with a brown/gold color scheme nor am I a fan of circular bottles (though I make an exception for MiP because formally if makes sense in the constellation/planetary sense).

So I don't have plans to try it.

what are some niche frags for clubbing?

What is the best Tom Ford fragrance on the market /fa/?

>>12455112
>>12457273
>Aqua Amara
Blind-bought it last summer cause I found a deal I couldn't refuse and I wanted something citrusy for the warm weather. Man... It just didn't work on me. I kept getting a rotten orange accord from it, and besides that it just smelled cheap.

I ended up on top though - traded it for a half-full 150ml bottle of BdC edt.

>>12457387
Eau de Kys
Seppuku EDP
Je Me Tire Une Balle
Hara-Kiri Intense

>>12457404
I haven't tried them all, but enjoy PJ and NdN the most. After that, Black Orchid and Costa Azzurra. After that, Sahara Noir and TL. After that, Noir Extreme, TV, OW, and Cafe Rose. Dislike NP and Oud Tobacco and Tom Ford Noir.

Am I a pleb for liking Boss' The Scent? The leathery and spiciness of it is ideal for Autumn for me.
Keep in mind I'm fairly new to fragrances and a poorfag

>>12457477
Wearing what you like is all that matters.

>>12457477
> and a poorfag
Then it's fine. A good rule of thumb is to avoid fragrances by designers whose clothes you can afford.

>>12457139
It smells like someone spraying AdG and way to much cheap man cologne trying to hide wearing old clothes

>>12457477
yes you are, sorrey

>>12456384
>TRIGGERED

>>12457570
I've never heard that, but I like it.

When you guys are sampling things, what best describes your approach:

A. I fully explore a house in interested in, then move on to the next one.

B. I explore a specific note or classification I'm interested in, looking for what I feel like is the best in class.

C. I sample all kinds of things at the same time and don't really have a specific goal in mind.

D. Other. I ___________

>>12458378
I should have included E, I explore the work of one nose/perfumer before moving on to the next one.

>>12458378
A combination of B and just looking at random samples and finding stuff that sounds nice or interesting. And recommendations/other people talking about them.

>>12457441
Sorry for late reply but have they reformulated Black Orchid?

what are you wearing today?

>>12458378
D. Other. I put my noose in da fragrince and draw me some smells up me nostrulls

>>12458471
kek'leberry fin

Tom Ford Black Orchid is for men or women?

>>12458507
It's
For
Whomever
Wears
It

>>12458519
Sure, but it still smells "feminine."

>>12458474
do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter?

What are some older, prominent perfumes that had neroli/orange blossom? It's such a familiar smelling note. I'm thinking an aunt or grandmother of mine might've worn something with it.

>>12458548
I just got back from sephora and there's a bottle of it in the men's section. If it's too much for you, that's fine. I enjoy it at home but don't wear it out because it's a bit much for my appearance and personality. That and its performance is just ridiculously huge.

>>12458618
I get the same connotation and don't really enjoy neroli for that reason. It just smells old to me and I can't shake that imprint.

>>12458467
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

Man I really, really wish Tobacco Vanille was pipe tobacco instead of tobacco leaf. As it is it literally smells like the most generic scented vanilla candle you could buy from Pottery Barn, albeit with beastmode longevity/projection.

>>12458729
The edt is supposedly a bit toned down and wearable, but possibly more feminine. Haven't tried it myself so can't say.

>>12458888
Hmm, quads and a sextet in the same week. Megamillions here I come.

>>12458378
C, I sample whatever seems interesting (not designer frags)

>>12458425
>>12458888
I don't think so, but I can't say for sure. Even if it was reformulated, I copped a sample from a department store in December and it still smells great and will keep choking you out 6 hours later

OPUS II is putrid

>>12459010
smells like black licorine and pepper
the licorice isnt as plasticky as in eau noire at least

>>12459018
licorice*

>>12459018
Lol tell me you dislike eau noire please. I'm enjoying having the opposite opinion on everything you smell.

>>12459039
yeah of course I dislike eau noire, it's one of the worst sample I got

>>12459070
Lol I love you man, never change.

>>12459072
<3

here's hoping this lasts at least till midday, went with 8+ sprays

What do you guys think of L'eau d'Isse y by Issey Miyake?
I just want a fresh, everyday scent.

Guys I'm specifically looking for a sample of Le Male Popeye, preferably from Europe.

Any ideas?

>>12459175
I'm wearing it right now, not a big fan of the sour opening but I like what comes after. Lasts long and is pretty cheap.

Having a hard time deciding between Bond no.9 Bleecker Street and Green Irish Tweed. Send help lads

>>12459166
silly anon, the number of hours it lasts is in the name

I was at a Yohji exhibition a bit back and saw this. Anybody recommend it?

>>12458467

>>12457273
I like it. Took it when I went on holidays once so I associate to a degree with that.

>>12459301
Bleecker Street is my preferred scent out of the two; I just wish it lasted longer.
You could compromise and go with Chez Bond. It's certainly closer to GIT than it is to Bleecker Street, but I also find it easier to wear everyday than GIT.

Of course, if you don't yet have a Bond, you really should start with Scent of Peace fH...

t.Bondfag

>>12458467
Amouage Bracken.

>>12459070
Lemmie guess: you smelled it from the vial, not on skin.

>>12459319
If you like cardamom

thanks to the anons who recced some fragrance youtubers a thread or three ago. enjoying them.

>>12458729
I remember getting a sample and being surprised how it didn't smell unisex at all to me. It's in the women's bottle, right? And it's in the women's section on Sephora's website. That's cool if guys like it and pull it off too, I just think that it has a traditionally feminine smell and it seems to be marketed that way as well. Not sure why it seems like guys wear it more than other frags marketed toward women. Maybe I just don't remember how it smells well.

>>12459307
>>12459691
I really don't like cardamom but like Yohji Homme. Didn't get much cardamom when I tried it.

Is Rochas Man worth a grab? Some opinions pls

>>12459776
>It's in the women's bottle, right?
Grey Vetiver and Sahara Noir come in that bottle shape too...

>>12459814
Oh okay I forgot about GV. I'm not arguing that guys shouldn't wear it, just saying it's marketed more toward women from what I've seen and has a smell that reflects that to my nose. I've worn Eau de Lierre and I've seen that labeled as a woman's frag so I've got nothing against that kind of thing.

Is Body Kouros worth a blind buy? I can't find samples on ebay anywhere...

>>12459889
It's a good blind buy, I've been hearing good things about it. If you like Bleu de chanel you will like this.

>>12459895
Thanks for the tip anon, I'm guessing from dracdoc's review that it doesn't project enough to be an evening out scent. Will think about getting it though

Any recommendations on unscented shampoos?

>>12459855
As far as advertising, yeah, BO is aimed at women. In practice, department stores have a bottle of BO at both the women's and men's fragrance counters. I get your point about it smelling traditionally feminine in that sweet/fruit/floral things have been embedded with that connotation over the years. Plenty of people share your opinion, as any cursory skim of reviews will attest. But in the gourmand era, Hypnotic Poison is more "masculine" than half the things young men are wearing, and that's sold in a sensuous glass apple.

For me, BO is just a step to the side from Tom Ford's unisex-labeled Plum Japonais, Noir de Noir, and Tuscan Leather. The florals are just more pronounced.

But that's just my opinion man. I like Dior Addict too.

>>12459805
My bad. I meant coriander, and I have the older version, so ignore me...

>>12459813
It's a decent gourmand with coffee and vanilla, but ultimately wasn't interesting enough for me, so I returned my bottle. Been meaning to check out Michael Jordan Legend which is in that ballpark, but after living in my amazon wish list for years, I just noticed they no longer carry it.

>>12459889
As one who usually recommends against blind buys, it was a very successful one for me. Unlike anything I've tried and a compliment getter to boot. I get very decent performance out of it.

>>12450445
>Sel Marin
well I got that and boy I really dont like it on the first try. Smells like some kinda hand soap I used to have. Never really liked that either.

>>12459955
I'll have to try it again sometime. When I tried it, I was just getting into this stuff so the whole feminine/masculine thing was probably more black and white to me at the time.

I can't decide if I love or hate Tuscan Leather

>>12459687
haha no it was on the skin

>>12460131
What aspects of it do you not like?

>>12448669
need help finding a good fragrance. I'm 25 years old and due to my occupation people say that I have a musty sweaty odor. I deal a lot with inspecting freight containers. I would prefer something that would make me smell fresh and light. any fragrances that make qtpie inhale deeply when I'm around them.

>>12461131
M8 if you smell bad you need a shower and a good deodorant, not fragrance

>>12461135
aye. I shower a lot. idk if it is my clothes then or what. I don't use scented detergents or deodorant because they irritate my skin. I don't reek it just when people pass me or stand by me.

>>12451397
Get good.

>>12461158
>I shower a lot
Define "a lot"
>I don't use scented detergents or deodorant
Assume you meant don't use scented deodorant. What kind do you use? Assume you have tried several?
>I don't reek it just when people pass me or stand by me.
What is your definition of reek? Smell you from ten paces?

Also, if you wear shirts more than once, you might want to stop.

New thread:
>>12448669
>>12461338

>>12455112
I like it, bought it cause I really enjoyed the light fresh mandarin smell that you get up top. But it really changes a lot over the course of a few hours, and for the better imo. Now I wish there was a frag that smelled through it's entire life the way Aqva Amara smells near the ends of its life - this really well rounded and understated frankincense/patchouli smell with orangey undertones; not fresh like it is in the beginning but still suitable for summer.

What is a good spring/summer cologne for night time? Like club life, dates etc.