/fa/ - Fashion

>>15286690
*this chart is outdated*
Current new chart WIP:
https://pastebin.com/2T6HuQgj

lets gooo E&B

It's a hot sweaty day and I smell like a 70s pornstar.

> HHOOOOOOOOOHHHH

It's going to be 23 Celsius tomorrow with 50% humidity. What do I wear to piss people off when I'm picking up kfc and absolut?

Haven't tried Encre Noire Sport nor the original, but how the fuck is the A L'extreme so fucking weak after about 3 hours?
I kept reading stuff about it being watered down and having shit performance in newer batches.
I don't believe in batch memes but this is making me reconsider. Is it supposed to get weak so fast? How do the other 2 compare in performance?

Shame because I like the smell.

>>15286732
It’s full of iso e super so you’re going anosmic to it. Also it’s a 25$ frag so don’t be so stingy on the sprayer fucking cunt

>>15286732
encre noire was the same for me. Loved it but I went through it so fast because it seemed to fade out so hard and not project.

maybe >>15286736 is correct and I was gassing the fk out of everyone

>>15286767
Mines got a batch code ending in 18, bought in 2019, and lasts from morning to evening

>>15286723
Well I just sprayer EN a l'Extreme on because of the below posters in a hot room and it's absolutely disgusting.

Went past a L'Occitane store today (that I didn't even know existed in Sweden) and thought "well I can smell that Eau Des Baux to see what it's about", sprayed on a strip and then went on with my day. Later I had smelled it so much it smelled so fucking good that I had to go back and buy the bottle (costs barely anything too). Comfiest smell ever, very snice

>>15286902
Also I can highly recommend this one for people who like By the Fireplace, this is very similar in my opinion and basically half the price.

>>15282310

Great post, thanks for the recs. Anyone else know of any good sampling programs? I usually just cop decants on ebay but they are getting so expensive ($15-20) these days

Afternoon /frag/ anons! Damn I must be checking frag a lot during the corona times. Currently sipping a beer after HOOOHing fresh mowed grass like a suburban daddy

Anyone got an opinion on Malle's L'Eau D'Hiver?

>>15286732
>>15286736
>Goes 10 sprays because they can't smell it at all
>Just turns out they're anosmic to the ISO E and absolutely BTFO'd everyone in the room

Be careful anon
>>15286902
Good cop I don't care for it myself but recc it to other anons. Looks like they changed the labels?
>>15286926
There's actually a good /r/fragrance thread on this

>>15286936
>Looks like they changed the labels?
Yeah, and apparently some people were mad at them because they also made the bottles smaller (this is a 75ml) but honestly 75ml for 45€ is still a great price so I don't care too much. The old design was a littl cooler though I think

>>15286690

>>15286902
smells like instant ramen seasoning

I'm looking for a mens' rose fragrance and was going to try and get a sample of Lyric Man but want to to try others and I'm looking for other suggestions.

>>15286736
>>15286767
I can smell Encre Noire on my hoodie a week after wearing it

>>15286992
Tom Ford does a handful such as cafe rose. I like them, people always say (online) old woman but in person I've never had a negative response.

can anyone help me verify if that bottle is legit? I dont remember if the spray nozzle should be green
https://imgur.com/a/pwYAFI4

Is Invasion Barbare too mature for a 20 year old? I’m liking my sample a lot but don’t want to smell like an old man.

>>15286984
What the fuck kind of ramen are you eating that has vanilla seasoning

>see a fragrance i know i would like
>look it up to go buy it
>it ends up being like 300 dollars
every time

Got some decants on the way, looking for more samples to buy for summer dailies.

My favorites are Chanel Sycomore and Terre de Hermes, but those aren't very summery. Looking to branch out, as well.

So far on the way
>Penhaligons, every sample that was in stock
>- The Uncompromising Sohan
>- Much Ado About the Duke
>- Juniper Sling
>- Blenhiem Bouquet
>Some reqs from prev thread
>-Mugler
>-CDG 71

>>15286975
Sample before you buy.

I'm really unsure if I should get Cartier Declaration as replacement of Terre D'Hermes or it's intense vetiver version for that matter. Haven't smelled Declaration before also.
Any opinions?

>>15287027
They're talking about the pepperyness of the opening, I personally didn't like that either

>>15287123
Eh, didn't even think about it. Basically just the same pepper that's in By the Fireplace

Immediate crack of the sharp and sparse: celery, lime, and a dry-grass green, only slightly conjoined by a shared bitter glow. As soon as they arrive they begin to independently fall and rise again, leaving a solid block of stale lemon pepper in the gaps, intermittently seeming to conceal a nauseous and grating whiff of gastric acid that never quite escapes its covers. As the intro fades, that digestive sourness becomes the odd car out on a slow-rotating and blurred carousel of oily woods, including a school desk, an old moss-covered bookshelf, and something like post office stationary which are slowly brought around and replace each other in the back of your throat. Within a few hours it's just a greasy pillow of wood that continues to fade in and out

Scores compliments of "fresh pepperiness" from others and interesting to experience but it just gets more unpleasant and tougher to keep my lunch down the longer I'm in it despite the subtlety

>>15287109
already bought
i tried Ombre Leather and it was pretty straightforward though.

>>15287140
Whoops
Talkin' Escentric 01 here

>>15286736
I bought Encre Noir and sprayed it on a tissue (I did´t wear it because it´s really hot where I live) the thing filled up my room and a week later I still get whiffs

>>15286711
Obligatory smug catto post

>>15287028
why don´t you buy samples?

>>15286732
It's iso e super. Try to ask someone if they can smell your fragrance.
>>15286902
It's really snice and niche quality despite costing near to nothing, Good cop. Enjoy.
>>15286925
Yes
>>15286936
> Malle's L'Eau D'Hiver
It's quite obviously fem powdery heliotrope fragrance. As all Malles quality is there but I can't picture myself wearing it.
>>15286975
Yeah you should sample famalam but Hindu Kush and Ombre Leather are good frags
>>15286992
Lyric is nice but smells jsut like an expensive soap with some rose petal water on top of it to be fair. Imo Amouage Gold is the way more interesting. Try Floris 89. Lumiere Noire is quite snice too. You don't want any Rose+Ouds I guess?
>>15287006
Might be a bit too mature but not by a lot. Depends how you carry yourself. It's not dated by any means just mature.
>>15287111
Declaration is great but it's completely different than TdH. Intense Vetiver is my favorite TdH flanker.

>>15287155
how long do samples even last, it seems like you might as well just buy the full thing rather than repeatedly buying samples

>>15285947
what website is this from?

>>15287179
1 ml = 10 sprays (roughly)
A 5ml decant will give you a good experience on the frag

anybody have any experience with scent split? i'm ready to cull my crappy collection of rossfrags and start collecting decants of some good shit.

>>15287179
It's better than owning several full bottles of fragrances you don't particularly like. There's a lot out there to try and even 50mls lasts a long long time.

>>15286732
>>15286767
do i get the original or A L'extreme?
>>15286925
fuck. you had me convinced but its out of stock in australia, fuck i need to stop coming here its not fair we dont get anything.
>>15286975
what site is this?
>>15287154
kek

Can anyone recommend a good tom ford fragrance to start with, bit of a poor fag so i wanted to save for one of the nice ones, was eyeing off fucking fabulous

>>15287235
I was happy with the original. Haven't tried extreme. For the price you can't really go wrong.

What's /fa/'s opinion on this?

>>15287249
i have an opinion on legend, in that its a weird synthetic thing where sometimes i enjoy it and sometimes i dont. it was a gift though and for the price its a decent thing. my friends think it smells nice though. but is this another clone of something like legend is of fierce? All MBs are clones right?

>>15287233
Anything past 25mls will last you months, I got a Creed 25ml decant in February and I´m not even past the middle. I got memed into buying Roma (but I don´t regret it) in March and the 30ml is like at 1/6. From now on I will only buy bottles of stuff that I fall in love with.

ordered a couple colognes off sephora, their site said there might be delays bc of covid19. has anyone had any recent experience with sephora?? did it take forever for your order to arrive?

>>15287258
No idea if it's a clone of anything, I'm not really educated about fragrances. I'm with you though on not enjoying the smell all the time though. I was just checking that it wasn't regarded as a shitty cologne

>>15287265
All Mont Blanc frags are the safest and best bang for your buck if you get them at discounters

>>15287277
What is your favorite Mont Blanc fragrance?

>>15287265
seems to be compared to eros and 212 sexy. I think Legends pretty good for $50 and I'd be hard pressed to find something safe and easy to wear like it at that price (maybe Bottled Intense?)
>>15287277
i agree but the more i got into perfumes the more i started to go a bit off of Legends. Still its a great dumb reach.

>>15287282
My favorite is Emblem I love the poudery grapefruit, Individuel too and this one lasts 8+ hours

>>15287216
>>15287233
alright boys i ended up buying 5ml of this, i'm pretty sure i'll like it if its as fruity as i think it is

>>15287235
it's Fragrancenet, but the invoice is in my dark mode Outlook

>>15287476
oh thanks, i just didnt realise they sold manceras and montales for that cheap

>>15287523
yep, I wanted to load up on them but I'm waiting to see the quality of these two before buying more.

>>15287235
I've had both for a while, A L'extreme feels more dark, lush and full than the Encre Noire. I prefer A L'extreme but I still go for the original when A L'extreme is just a tad too heavy for my mood.

>>15287527
oh boy, well i wasnt too impressed with the quality of the testers that i tried in store desu but part of that was that I expected better from them for their $180 AUD price tag. At the fragrancenet prices they're decent though.
>>15287536
I see, the original is more wearable then?

Okay this is nice. Very modern barbershopy and fresh scent--manly plus a very nice touch of sweetness.

What's a fragrance for this feel?

Jasmine fragances for men? Im gay and its june.

how does the mdci syndicate cope with the chypre reformulation

>>15287588

Finally... After years of saving, he could afford it.. the holy grail.. Dylan Blue

>>15287598
We discussed this altready. It's imperceptible

>>15287603
I’m happy that he’s happy, but it’s also pretty funny.

>>15287601
Yes I've read about it but apparently it's just laddm with a twist

>>17633
Same, I just really thought it would be something else than Dylan Blue when I saw the title

Step aside, plebs.

>>15287656
>>15287633

>>15287657
how many sprays for interlude? i don't have anything else this potent.
>>15287633
>>15287656
thats going to be a literally me moment when i finally get versace dreamer

>>15287665
I got Interlude Man recently and I honestly don’t think it’s possible to wear more than two sprays if you’re indoors, and even outside I think three would be pushing it, not just for other people but because of song it would be to you.

>>15287243
I've seen a lot of people trash talking that one, but that doesn't mean it won't be just right up your alley. Could be that only a select few can wear it and maybe that's you. But it depends what you want really, his most popular are probably tobacco vanille and Tuscan leather, if either of those sound good to you they smell great for what they are.

>>15287596
jaipur

>>15287580
>mandarina Duck
>Barbershop
Try again, sweaty.

Amberrr

>>15287674
ok thanks i was gonna spray 3 for an indoor event.

bay leaves and rum will run you about $20 lads

milfs?

The opening of Beach Hut is sickening. But after an hour it becomes such a pleasant scent.

>>15287603

Remember lads, aim low

I have now worn all these samples a few times and here are my reviews (ordered from best to worst):

>Hermes Terre d'Hermes EdP
smells like orange-scented cleaning products and salt but in a good way. good performance and interesting scent

>Hugo Reverse
smells like lemon, I can't smell anything else here but it does smell good

>Montblanc Explorer
it's ok. very safe with poor performance but it smells nice

>Molecule 01
If I really focus on this I might smell some dry moss or wood which does smell nice but it is just very weak

>Dior Sauvage EdP
It's really strong and I think it's the only one I recognize from somewhere. I wouldn't buy it but it is okay

>Versace Eros
also very strong, don't like the vanilla and the overall "sweetness" in this but I don't hate it either

>Armaf CDNIM
horrible. I recently forgot a lemon in my fridge and by the time I found it, it had turned completely black. had I dragged this lemon through an ashtray it would have smelled exactly like this fragrance

>JPG Ultra Male
Nauseating, smells like this cotton candy they sell at festivals. Don't like this at all

I'm going to order a second set of samples, if your have any suggestions that would be great. Also, I know that these are pleb tier to you guys but again, I have never worn fragrance before

based Jeremy flexing his successes on you haters
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dbku9-Aqkvg

>>15287657
Shit Arab cologne

why are you guys so pretentious? Is it because you're all gay or do you just think you have better taste than everyone else?

>>15288012
"He said he's not financing another house that is oud centric, the infidels are getting tired of smelling like horse shit."
"Yes, I know it was fun while it lasted, I can't believe they fell for it"
"But I think we need to put incense in literally everything, and charge them double."
"Well just use the king and tinder thots to advertise with, what could go wrong?"

>>15288012

>>15288012
"He said he's not financing another house that is oud centric, the infidels are getting tired of smelling like horse shit."
"Yes, I know it was fun while it lasted, I can't believe they fell for it"
"But I think we need to put incense in literally everything, and charge them double."
"Well just use the king and tinder thots to advertise with, what could go wrong?"

>>15288050
yes

>>15288050
And youre like that straight guy that wanderers into a gay bar, but stays for drinks. I'll have your legs in the air by midnight, after I've blessed you with my exquisite taste and knowledge about perfumery.

I've been thinking of exploring more of Guerlain's fragrances besides their more modern choices. Are Guerlain Mitsouko EDT and Jicky good ones to start with? And yes, I'm a guy.

>>15287588
Creed Silver Mountain Water was supposed to be evocative of the Alps.

>>15287896
As will a bottle of Hanae Mori HiM

inspired by wafts?

>>15288003
>I HAD SEX IN THIS ROOMS *chokes from excited laughter*

>>15288131
kek

>>15288003
man jeremy looks like he does a shitton of coke

Nautica Voyage is fucking disgusting

Got any recommendations for cheap summer female fragrances? I was thinking of aqua allegoria line and blu mediterraneo, got anything else worth checking out?

Have you had sex today?

reminder that picking your nose is the best way to cleanse your olfactory palette and coffee is useless

>>15288155
Escada magnetism is great cheap one

>>15288053
what is the deal with oud though that shit sucks.

>>15288003
he definitely sexed Lara and nahome in there
bastard motherfucker

>>15288193
Well, people are similar in a lot of ways no matter where they’re from. We tend to think of fragrances as something sexy here, something you wear to help you get laid, that’s why they make fragrances smell sexy. The Middle East is the same. Camels smell like shit, oud smells like shit, therefore oud smells like sex to arabs. Oud = fuccboi scents over there.

>>15288155
Un Jardin Sur le Nil

Fuck the freckles off your face

Gonna buy 5 decants. So far I have:

Feve Delicieuse
Chypre Palatin
Aqua Farenheit
Grey Vetiver

Whats my fifth?

>>15288235
My piss lol

>>15288235
Fougere d'Argent

>>15288235
Winter Palace

>>15288235
Putin de palace

Just got this plus a few samples thrown in too;

>MFK - Grand Soir
Really nice smooth, sweet and warm amber. A lot like Carner Ambar Del Sur but with good projection and longevity, put off by the price but possibly a buy someday. 8.5/10

>Tauer - Incense Extreme
Almost an orange-like light, dry incense. Disliked it the first time I tried it but it's growing on me. 7/10

>Heeley - Cardinal
Church incense, but smoothed out and richer. I find it in a perfect middle ground between CdG Avignon and Berry Cathédrale, definitely sample again but not sure how wearable it is. 8/10

>Lorenzo Villoresi - Spezie
Spicy spring/summer scent but gets too close to smelling like body odour and dirty clothes. 5.5/10

>Ormonde Jayne - Frangipani
Sour summer floral citrus with sub-par longevity for the price. Didn't like it at all though and comes off with a pissy citrus smell like a bastard mongrel of Platinum Egoiste and L'Eau d'Issey. 3/10

Sold the LDDM bottle I had for just over two years last month to put a bit towards ACDD. I did really like it and the DNA both of them have but it did something strange on my skin and projected out smelling like curry if I got the slightest bit too hot. Sampled ACDD last year and then again recently and found it much smoother and without that pungent cumin note I sometimes got from LDDM so decided it was time to swap them over. Slightly more versatile too, I can easily see it being a part in my autumn, winter and spring rotations rater than just winter really with LDDM.

UK anons heads up: 3 designer samples (including Eight&Bob) for 3 quids delivered.
https://www.theperfumeshop.com/try-more-samples

>>15287845
You’ll be charged with manslaughter. And smelling sublime.

>>15288184
Sadly it's not true. I use neti pot everyday and there's barely any difference before and after cleaning my nose thoroughly that way.

>>15288277
Very based. How do you know Berry Cathedrale? I recently sampled it from Jovoy and never seen it mentioned here

>>15288285

Same, chucked in one of my Jovoy orders a few weeks ago. Thought it sounded like a similar but different take on Avignon so gave it ago. Very authentic and real smelling church incense with a cold, stoney feel. The least wearable of the three if you put it alongside Cardinal as well but the most interesting.

Oh shit, my samples of NYI, ‘92 Kouros and Crime and Punishment are here. I also did something silly and managed to get a cheap bottle of modern Kouros so that should be here this week to give a comparison. I put one spray of that on my wrist and HOOOOOOOOH I like it. I get the bathroom/piss comparisons, but it’s far from unpleasant.

I put Crime and Punishment on my other wrist and my word, this is good. I’m a bit of a novice so I feel some of it may be lost on me, but my first thought is it has a kind of rubbery smell, but also woody, kind of like a dusty old book. I hope I’m not subconsciously repeating Wafts but I may revisit their video now so I can compare it. I’ll try NYI after a shower tonight.

I wonder if the person that suggested I buy them is here. By any chance was it our resident Polish Brit?

>>15287168
>It's quite obviously fem powdery heliotrope fragrance. As all Malles quality is there but I can't picture myself wearing it.
Yeah, I'm tempted to buy because it's Malle and a cheap partial (I could just resell) but I may have to pass on it. It has divisive reviews. Lately I like skin scents, but I probably won't jive with a bottle of a powdery frag I'd rarely wear

>>15288293
Already that comment I made about rubber and books seems redundant. It’s unusually bright for something I expected to be so dark. It still has a kind of dryness to it, maybe Tobacco Oud’s dry opening may be a popular comparison, but it’s got some lovely floral elements coming through to stop it being too weighty. Obviously it’s going to take a lot longer to get a fuller picture but on first impressions I’m impressed. One spray and it’s fucking strong too.

I'm looking for 2 summer frags, one for nights out and one for officewear which would also work as a casual one after hours.
I was thinking club de nuit for the first one but I'm wondering if anyone has any other idea for both?

I just blind bought CdG2 Man for a cheap price. It's HOOOOH tier, guys?

>Not a fan. Starts out light and masculine. Then, the rose takes over. Which would be fine if I didn't mind walking around smelling like someone's Nana. I do mind. Not good.

what's wrong with smelling like old people
old people are cool and wise

>>15288259
>>15288266
>>15288267
For summer? I'm not familiar with any of these so elucidate me pls. Fougere d'Argent sounds great and I have sex dreams about Tom Ford regularly so thats something to consider

>>15287997
Try Armani Code Absolu and One Million Prive

>>15288351
I’d say you could wear Winter Palace year round. It’s pretty soft, not a huge, loud scent. It’s tea with smooth citrus and some light spices.

And there it is boys. Now this is real eautism

>>15288291
Yeah I really liked it to and have the same thoughts as you. Try La Liturgie des Heures by Jovoy. That's my favorite catholic church incense fragrance.
>>15288293
Damn that was a quick delivery. You ordered these like when, 2 days ago? And yeah that was me who suggested them. Waiting for your thoughts on NYI.
>>15288314
That's what I also enjoy severely about these truly artisanal expensive small houses. The development of notes on skin is unbelievable. You can just sit in your armchair relax and contemplate a fragrance as it takes you on a journey. It's like reading a good book for your senses desu and it completely adjusts prices of some of these. That being said getting 100ml might be a bit extravagant.
>>15288318
Budget?
>>15288324
It's good but I'd rather get Bentley Absolute which is cheaper and as good.
>>15288266
Winter Palace is fucking unbelievable good fragrance.

>>15288396
Amazing, is this the one you won on this local auction? How does it compare with 2017 ESP?

i find these threads very curious considering
different scents smell different on different people

so plz explain to me
whats the point?
is it to flex?
is it to find whats "fa"?

bc the only way to find a good one is to go out and try and see what suits your natural smell or whatever....

also if you shower and wear deodorant...youre doing enough to attract females in the smell dept

no woman is gonna be like "woah he smells like dior69 i want him"

>>15288413
Everyone is gay here, we don't care about women

>>15288318

>Daytime/office wear

Prada L'Homme - As much of a meme as it is, it's still true; the actual Office for Men. Good longevity, not too loud for work, all year round really but I prefer it in spring/summer.

AdP Colonia Essenza - Probably not for you if you're under 25, but incredibly versatile and at it's best in summer. Projection and longevity is good and is one of my favourite fragrances of all time.

Amouage Reflection Man - Price always seems to fluctuate in discounters but if you can find it for a good price somewhere it's worth it. It's probably the least challenging and safest fragrance Amouage have ever made but it still feels rich and decadent as far as office scents go while being safe to wear there.

>Summer casual/evening

Montblanc Explorer - I wouldn't bother with CDNMI if you want an affordable Aventus clone, newer batches of CNDMI are shit and it's been made completely obsolete by Explorer. This is to Aventus what Cool Water is to GIT.

Chanel Bleu de Chanel EDT - I have a large summer rotation and a decent choice of niche options but I still find this one of the best summer evening fragrances I
keep choosing.

PdM Percival - Probably my most worn spring/summer frag last year. Nothing new or original but nearly every 'blue' fragrance ever rolled up and poured into one bottle with excellent longevity and projection. A synthetic aromachemical bomb if there ever was one, but a really nice one.

>>15288422
>the actual Office for Men
jeremy has fucked more bitches than you will ever do so dont disrespect him. plus its made by the legendary alberto morillas

>>15288399
I ordered them Friday night and he sent them yesterday morning. Normally he sends them signed for but because it wasn’t convenient he just sent them first class tracked. Great service.

I’m looking forward to trying NYI. It’s interesting how just sampling and enjoying my current fragrances allows me to learn how things smell without actually smelling them. For example, I’ve never smelled Oud before but given that I’m still getting that comparison to Tobacco Oud I feel like what I’m smelling must be the Oud. There’s a really smooth spiciness to it as well. What’s also fascinating is how I can take a big sniff of it, take a breather, go back again and I can pick out different things so early in the fragrance. Normally with cheaper fragrances you’d be waiting ages to get any noticeable development, but with this I’m getting all kinds of different things already presenting themselves. I’m reading the notes and I wonder how our brains work because I’m seeing in the floral notes it contains ylang ylang and when I go in with that in mind I can detect a very subtle similarity to Black Orchid, which I can only assume is the Ylang Ylang (or just the blend of florals). This is so much fun, I’m glad you suggested it!

>>15288420

This.

We're proud here that /frag/ easily makes /lgbt/ look like a board full of heterosexuals so vanilla that even holding hands with the opposite sex is an act of utter depravity.

>>15288399
Im thinking 100 dollars total, maybe thats too low..

>>15287603
I remember being really happy when I got my bottle of Body Kouros, seeing the YSL name on the box, trying it on and enjoying it and all...

>>15288413
I for one put some thought into my image and how people perceive me. And since I mostly dress simple for professional setting fragrances give me an extra edge to stress different qualities I want to bring. They also serve as a tool to make me feel some way. I have frags for times when I want to feel sharp, when I want to feel confident almost like 'The World Is Yours' etc. That's one thing, the other is just appreciation for the art really. There are many wonderful fragrances that I don't have to necessarily own but like to appreciate. Just like the anon who ordered a sample of Crime & Punishment couple posts above. You're right that it doesn't take a lot to smell good to women but that's not the point.
>>15288432
I'm glad that you like it (I haven't tried it myself, was just listening to Wafts and wondered how others would like it). And yeah I also am impressed with the brain's capability to learn what something smells like in isolation. However, ordering absolutes of raw ingredients was a big step forward for me. For example I had some misconceptions about labdanum and how does it smell like and now I can identify it with ease after ordering a 1ml absolute.

>>15288139
You've only just realised?
There's this guy I worked with who always was talking non stop about random shit during our tea break. Was either off the rails, pupils dilated or super depressed, no inbetween. Willing to bet he spends all day snorting lines.

>>15288318
>officewear/casual
ysl l'homme is super easy to wear and lasts a full day in non-active environments like the office (at least for me). declaration d'un soir is also cool and a bit different
> night out
i agree with the other guy, montblanc explorer is very nice. armani code profumo worth a check. guerlain homme intense smells like a mojito.

>>15288469
well put...thankyou

NEW WAFTS
NEW WAFTS
NEW WAFTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdYIzAKxD-M
NEW WAFTS
NEW WAFTS
NEW WAFTS

Waiting for family to finish shopping, getting me some mango vodka with any luck.
SOTD: Diesel Spirit of the Brave. A pleasant, generic woody scent. Glad I got a 5ml atomiser and not a full bottle. Not that its bad, its just that if I wanted to wear a Diesel frag I'd wear Fuel for Life and for a woody scent I'd much rather save up for a bottle of Kyoto instead of dumping £30 on a bottle of this that I'd never get through.

>>15288499
They’re doing a pretty good job of keeping things going (technical issues aside) so I’m glad they’re making it work. Also, Dan’s house is ridiculous.

>>15288524
Yeah he looks like he lives in a barn

>>15288528
it looks*

Yesterday I had a ons with a tinder girl. I was wearing Bulgari Opalon but she didn't comment on it at all but at some point she asked me if she can go over my frags. From all of them she liked Carven L'Eau Intense, Mefisto Gentiluomo and Montale Black Aoud the most. Black Aoud being ther favorite that she wanted to spray and try on herself.

>>15288549
Sounds like you have a lot of women's perfume.
The BVLGARI sounds nice, I'm sure I would have liked it.

>>15288549
I’ve had a few European escorts at my place, and they’re always more into frags than local ladies. They always want to go through my collection between rounds and chat about my niche autism juice. I love those bookings. Talk frags and stick your dick in a hot Czech girl’s ass.

>>15288588
Yeah it's kinda cool to hear opinions on your collection en masse.

SOTD: Antaeus

>>15288592
Yeah, the last girl I saw before the Beefaroni hit was from Prague, and she was wearing Le Labo Neroli 36 (she had the bottle in her purse). She was very into fashion and knew all about niche frags. She said she regularly wears Kilian’s Moonlight in Heaven, too. Actually really cool chatting with someone as knowledgeable as her. She even knew about Zootopian. She said she wants a bottle of Bee. Really snice evening.

I never did this before. Post your favourites.

>>15288619
based

Does fragrance choice matter more to you than an outfit? For example would you be impressed by someone wearing generic business casual wearing Bee or NYI, or would the overall aesthetic of someone larping as Patrick Bateman impress you more visually and aesthetically even if they were wearing Polo Red for example?
I can't afford to splurge on samples atm, especially how costly niche frags are even sample wise so I aim for the latter approach, just burning through my splits of designer frags I wasn't 100% sure on blind buying.
Once I'm back at work and everything is cool money wise I'll try more scents out.

>>15288639
I wear the same white T-shirt and shorts every day

>>15288619
Man, Kurosawa got me into martial arts. I used to love swimming as a kid, and I was very prone to getting infections from getting water in my ears, so when that’d happen, I’d basically be stuck in bed. My mom used to rent me Kurosawa films and I loved them. Those and Street Fighter 2 made me want to be a fighter. Toshiro Mifune was unbelievably based.

>>15288619
Patrician choices

>>15288086
Jicky, Mouchoir de Monsieur, Mitsouko EDP are obligatory. Although they are quite cheap, sample first: I bet they will be smell like the urinal cake/shit/old lady to your nose.

> I am a guy
urinal cake/shit/old lady

>>15288639
It doesn’t matter “more” to me. It’s always been about either conveying an image, an attitude or completing a look. I wore Colonia Essenza to a wedding last year because I felt it was the best choice. It’s clean, pleasant, not overpowering, but strong enough to notice. It’s not my day but as Best Man I wanted to at least present myself well. I would be hugging, kissing, shaking hands. It’s a pleasant scent if you’re close enough and it made me smile, which is what you want.

I nearly went for Tobacco Vanille. It would have given off an entirely different impression. It would have worked, I was one of the most important people there. It makes a statement, it says “Look, I’m here. If you need something, you speak to me”. It’s memorable and distinct. But I decided it was too powerful and that’s not what I wanted to give off. And this of course was in the same outfit. As I said, the it’s about what I want to convey and how I hope to be perceived. I could have worn VPH and people may have thought “He smells nice” but it wouldn’t have done anything more. And maybe nobody would have got any of those things I mentioned from any of them, but it alters how I feel and I think it gives me a confidence boost.

When it comes to other people, I don’t know about “impressed” if a businessman was wearing something out of the ordinary like Hyrax, but I’d be fascinated by why they chose it, and if they carry it well it would make me interested in why they chose it. You could wear a suit with Polo a Red and I’d think “Yeah, that makes sense” because it fits the look, but it doesn’t intrigue me.

I don’t know if this really answers your question at all, I’m just rambling now.

>>15288623
Thanks. I hope others join in.

>>15288658
Your mum is the best. And yeah Mifune is my favourite actor by far. Nobody had the intensity, range or presence.

>>15288659
Thank you. Would you care to share yours?

does the actual l'air du desert marocain spray smell different the l'air du desert marocain candle? cause i got the candle and it just smells like a masculine spicy vanilla. it's a very pleasant smell but all the reviews talk about how avant garde and unplaceable the scent is

Come on guys we gotta stop circlejerking the same frags this isn't reddit, get creative let's go a thread without CP/Sauvage/NYI

>>15288339
based anon
>>15288413
Welcome to /frag/! For me there's something about nature and fragrances that coincide in my journey. But that's not why others are here. Some are around to smell good, others are around to find stuff that doesn't smell like normal stuff, there are lots of reasons. I acknowledge smelly water is also a pointless silly interest that fills some sort of void in my life
>>15288639
Based thread! I'd argue that lately we've strayed away from our /fa/ roots. We haven't talked clothing + fragrance in a while. I've never really understood the black tie/formal fragrance, but I rarely dress up. I've never really done frag matching to an outfit, I like when I purposely do something weird like all black + something bright and floral

Slight update on Crime and Punishment and Vintage Kouros.

C&P has become more subtle. Not that it’s disappearing or weak or anything, but the initial bombastic opening has stepped aside. It announced its presence as it entered the room and now it’s politely introducing itself to the guests. I’m getting a little more fruity sweetness now. It’s still got that woody, spiciness from the opening but it’s taking a back seat.

As for Kouros it’s really fascinating to me. It’s got an undeniable dirtiness, but it’s not all pissy. It’s fresh and has an unusual cleanliness to it. Perhaps “sterile” might be better rather than clean. It’s clean in an almost chemical way rather than a soapy one. I’m really enjoying it, and the honey people speak of is definitely there. I don’t know if I would have identified it as honey, but it’s an elegant sweetness that stops it becoming too dense. It’s really interesting. I do wonder what it must have been like to go to pubs and clubs when scents like these were popular in the 80s.

>>15288710
I get that juxtaposition thing anon, I wore an all black streetwear fit with Ultra Male one time shopping in December cos I just felt like it and it worked. Mind you the looks I got in the supermarket could be cos I was wearing a CK hoodie and not for 4 sprays of UM

>>15288716
I just noticed that the guy that sent me these referred to me as “Esquire” on the envelope. Amazing. You just don’t see that much anymore.

>>15288413
I like smells

I don't care about flexing or women, I'm a misanthrope in a relationship

Not sure if this is shilling but found a pretty tight decant site in EU called fragrantworldshop and wanted to tell the homies

eautism gang

>>15288619

>>15287790
My nose must be damaged the opening of this smells like something you would find at a barbershop. None the less, this would be a great signature scent. I am wearing this during hot days. This scent easily goes 8+ hours on me--can still smell it without getting your nose close to the skin

>>15288801
Damn that's a one based eautist

>>15288793
Meh deals there

>>15288422
Is Montblanc Explorer better than CDNMI? I'm fearful of the synthethic part of CDNMI but Explorer seems to lose its scent quite quickly in comparison.

>>15288619
Favorite movie would be Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York but I don't own a DVD.

>>15288801
Good work, I have that edition of War and Peace. I wasn’t the biggest fan of but I’m glad I’ve read it. Nice to see some Tarkovsky as well. Makes me wonder if you’re the guy I’ve spoken to about Bela Tarr before as well. I’ve not heard the album but I think I’ll have to listen to it soon. Oh, and of course, exceptional taste if fragrances.

>>15288756
congrats

i am one of those too...xept cant find a partner who makes me happy
and doesn't piss me off daily too

>>15288848
>I’ve spoken to about Bela Tarr
It was actually me, I remember that >>15288846

>>15288710
>Come on guys we gotta stop circlejerking the same frags this isn't reddit, get creative let's go a thread without CP/Sauvage/NYI
Some circlejerking is good for the thread's idenitity and we're tiny compared to other places on internet, so it happens naturally. I think there's anyway a lot of interesting discussion happening every thread but maybe you got a point.

>>15288852
>>15288846
Based Bela Tarr anons. My favorite is Tarkovsky but Tarr rules. I read Satantango last year and can highly recommend the book too

>>15288852
It’s funny how I’ve spoken to you about numerous things but not realised it was you. I like how I can recognise certain people here. I’ve posted a full collection, individual purchases, my thoughts and opinions and yet probably never in a way that people would link me to any of them. I’m also the guy that was in Cambridge that one time.

Synecdoche is such a great film. The first time I saw it I ended up watching it again for the next two days in a row. Hoffman was so good.

To link me in another way, I now have NYI on. My immediate thoughts are that it’s like Eau Sauvage, which is obviously the citrus and oakmoss. I’m picking up some lavender too, which reminds me of Beau de Jour but it doesn’t smell as... dusty as BdJ. This is only the opening of course, I’m interested to see what else it reveals.

>>15288862
Have you ever read any other Krasznahorkai? Melancholy of Resistance is an absolute monster of a book. Not an easy read but well worth it. I’m hoping to watch the film again now it’s out on Blu Ray. The Turin Horse was possibly the most challenging film I’ve sat through. I’ve seen Out 1 and even that was easier than Turin Horse. Punishing. But masterful.

What frag has the cleanliness/simplicity of Prada L'Homme without the androgynous aspect to it?
Something like Allure Homme Sport?

>>15288897
I’ve not smelled AHS but I’d say Colonia Essenza leans masculine in a more old fashioned way while still being fresh and clean. Mugler Cologne fits the bill but is probably more unisex.

>>15288695
You 100% couldn’t remake any movie that Mifune starred in. He was the movie. No one else could play the roles he did the way he did. Just wouldn’t work. He was such a unique presence.

>>15288897
Allure Homme Sport smells asexual to me. Try Dior Homme Sport.

>>15289005
I tried the 2017 version of DHS and it was more fem than AHS to my nose. Are you referring to the 2012 version? If so I'll test that out.

My empty atomizers came so I'm finally spraying on MEM rather than just dabbing it, it's so much more tart and juicy this way. Smells much more unisex which is interesting. Am I insane for thinking spraying makes a difference?

>>15289074
I think you are but might be wrong.

>>15288619
I don't mean this as an insult, but Dumas is pleb literature. French lit has so many better options. And I love Tom Waits but he has better albums, Closing Time being one of them.

>>15289092
Oh, sorry, my mistake.

Proust and my 3 favorite french vetivers. I'll soon be getting a bottle of FMVE.

>>15289132
How is that book? I only know it because of its length but not much about its actual content.

>>15289142
You should read the first volume and judge for yourself, it's self-contained enough that you don't need to keep reading if you want to stop, but you still got the Proust experience. Definitely recommended, if I could save one book out of my burning house, this would be it.

>>15288828
where is better?

>>15288401
Yes!
I have only smelled 2017 in store, but that was was way less dense and almost had a chocolate-like note in it? This one is SO full of myrrh, very heavy. If you like 2017 I definitely think you should try and get a sample of it

Name a more Chad fragrance. You can't.

>>15287243
Tuscan Leather

>>15287588
green irish tweed

Drydown of Encre Noire somehow reminds me of those honey puffed rice cereals, am I retarded?

>>15286690
Have the following:

>dior sauvage edt
>la nuite de l'homme edt
>la male edt
>d&g the one edp
>bleu de chanel edp

Any advice on what else to get to improve/add on? I feel like I'm on the "basic bitch" tier

>>15289074
Spraying does make a difference
A bunch of samples that I got from my guy at a Neimans are in dabbed style vials and there is a noticeable difference comparing dabbing and spraying
Frags tend to smell muddled and less vibrant when dabbed for some reason

>>15289544
I would sell either Sauvage or BdC as they basically perform the same role, then get a stack of samples with money from that, then get rid of everything and then pick a sample that you really liked and buy a 50ml vial of that
it's important that you buy only 50ml and no more, because the search never ends and there is a possibility that you'll just keep exploring new stuff and there is no point in buying bigger bottles because you'll most likely be descended into the madness by the time you finish that 50mls and have ten other bottles in your collection

>decide to buy Luna Rossa Carbon
>check to make sure it hasn’t been reformulated
>it has
>no vintage bottles for sale
FUCK
FUCK REFORMULATIONS
FUCK
YOU CONSOOMERS ARE RUINING EVERYTHING BY NOT EVEN GOOGLING THE FRAGRANCES YOU BUY
THE COMPANIES ARE LITERALLY RAPING YOU AND YOU ARE RUINING THE ART FORM

>>15288844
>Explorer seems to lose its scent quite quickly in comparison
The scent lasts more than 6 hours I think the ambroxan causes anosmia,

FRAGRANCE CRITICS DONT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE REFORMULATIONS ARE THEY RETARDED
THEY COULD BE REVIEWING A 10 YEAR OLD BATCH AND SAY ITS AMAZING AND ITS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THING THEY DONT TELL YOU THE BATCH NUMBER OR ANYTHING
REDDITARDS ARE EVEN WORSE THEY SAY REFORMULATIONS DONT EXIST AND ITS ALL PARANOIA

>>15289580
Stop being a gay retard I have the newer carbon and it’s great

"The truth is, the game was rigged from the start."
>TFW people screech about IFRA but pull a derp face when you mention the SCCS and EU commission.

>>15289619
Fuck the EU cunts

>>15289580
>>15289584
FUCK OFF, RETARD!

>>15289613
I refuse to buy watered down shit

>>15289676
Bro it's synthetic designer juice anyway, who cares

Hugo Boss bottled smells like cardboard.
I received 200ml of it as a gift. Would had enjoyed Eros better, desu.

>>15288844
When I tested explorer on my skin I thought it smelled like shit and nothing like aventus. A couple months later I was riding a horse with a friend and I caught a smell identical to Aventus from the other horseman. I asked him if it was aventus but it turned out to be explorer...

>>15289761
Eros is boring, can't go wrong with bottled

>>15289785
Eros is much more interesting than boss bottled. It really just is some sweet cardboard with a very mild spiceness. I would rather keep using my tobacco vanille during summer.

>>15289788
if you have tobacco vanille, why do you want Eros? that's like having a trophy wife and fantasizing about a black hooker while having sex with her

>>15289800
what are you implying? black lives matter

Has anyone tried Brut? I’m looking for something similar. Any ideas?

>>15289809
any fougere

>>15289809
Sartorial is the modern brut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcUcu8SxUe8
What's the frag equivalent of this song?

>>15289862
hmm something cringeworthy
try something from Armaf

>>15289862
Encre Noire Sport layerd with some mid 2000´s Burberry shit.

Lads, I just blind ordered this. What am in for?

>>15289761
>>15289785
>>15289788
>wearing one of the halves of Layton
pathetic

>>15288524
How can a classical singer afford so many nice things

>>15289162
I would too but it would be because pleaides books have high resell values and ISOLT is 7 books long

Hi, I'm gonna start using fragrances.
I ordered this adidas Team force Eau de toilette
What do you guys think since you're experts? I just want something that smells nice and is easy on the nose. It has good reviews

>>15288499
wait that's not a new one you cheeky cunt

>>15288668
Thanks for the heads up, I almost blind-bought both of them. I'll try to get samples first.

What do I do if I love the look of the Aqua Allegoria bottles but they are (mostly) too feminine or soft projecting for me to consider buying?

>>15290235
Buy empty bottles

>>15290235
stop being weird

>>15290005
nautica voyage

>>15290359
You must be kidding its fucking disgusting

>>15290005
Just buy Layton. Ultra Male or Aventus If you fuck guys.

>>15290235
Which ones you find too fem and which ones masc?

Just got my bergamot and hedione. Gonna experiment with Anon The EdP tonight.

BR540 clone

>>15290387
So what's the pyramid looking like right now?

>>15290393
At the moment it is:
>Head: rosewood
>Heart: 2 kinds of incense, labdanum
>Base: labdanum
I want to add bergamot to top and jasmine to the heart (with overall brightening up and making a fragrance more spacious effect of hedione).

>>15290395
>>15290387
However I must say that I'm surprised how odorless on its own hedione is. Apparently making a jasmine accord is way more complicated than just using it:
>Methyl Benzoate - 4
>Florhydral - 5
>Ebanol - 6
>Para Cresyl Phenyl Acetate - 10
>Dihydro Eugenol - 15
>Indole 10% - 15
>Geranyl Acetate - 40
>Hexyl Salicylate - 50
>Tetrahydro Linalool - 55
>Benzyl Acetate - 400
>Hedione - 400
>Ebanol is a modifier in this blend that gives warm volume and floral richness.
>Florhydral adds fresh green floral notes
Damn, perfumery is really complicated. In any case it should at least work as a fixative and diffusive agent. Will see.

>>15287603
>>15287633
>>15287987
lol I literally came to this thread to ask for a dylan blue dupe, why is Dylan blue such a meme?

>>15290412
Smells like shower gel

>>15290395
>>15290404
You should try some myrrh too maybe ;-)

can someone explain to me in as much detail as possible why it is that we enjoy collecting smelling liquids? out of all the things that i imagined myself collecting i never thought it would be something like that and yet here we are. is it just marketing ploys or something much deeper? any insight will be appreciated

I'm quite satisfied with the result of Anon the EdP after adding bergamot and hedione. It's still very labdanum-forward but definitely smoother and richer now. Gonna let it sit and mix together and then dilute to make an EdP out of it. I love the deep natural ambery color btw. So are any anons interested in smelling it? I will end up with 12 millilitres if my calculations are correct so can make some samples. We can't really post perfumes outside UK if oi m8 you don't have a loicense so let me send the first attempt to Britanons only. If you're interested then drop me an email with your address at anontheedp@fastmail.com
I will post samples this week.

>>15290456
We're all hedonists

>>15290507
Fug tell me when you'll start shipping to Sweden

Got home. My full bottle of modern Kouros is here. One spray and already I can see a difference. It’s already much more wearable. It’s definitely Kouros, but I wasn’t expecting to see this much difference. It’s only been five minutes so I’ll see how it goes. I was feeling pretty bad about blind buying it after yesterday’s sample since it’s so polarising, but I have to say, being tamed as it would appear to be perhaps makes it more wearable in the modern day. Obviously the appeal is in wearing a big, bold 80s scent, but if it maintains its character but in a more subtle way maybe that’s not so bad. But as I said, I’ll see how it develops.

Maybe at the weekend I’ll do a spray of each on both wrists.

Roja produces with firmenich and IFF for $20 and sells for $300...
what an asshole

How long will this last?

every masculine fragrance you guys say is good smells old fashioned and dated
no I don't want to smell like my grandfather, no I don't want to smell like a girl, and no I don't want boring cookie cutter mainstream designer stuff
is there really nothing in the middle?

>>15290456
i hate things that smell bad and like things that smell good. needless to say i havent slept with a woman in years

>>15290574
Dior Sauvage Versace Eros

I've been using Bleu de Chanel for nearly 4 years as my (almost) everyday scent. Started with the eau de toilette and about 6 months ago picked up the eau de parfum which I think I don't prefer. Getting a bit sick of the sameness though, any recs for other scents I could try that are similar?

Be honest /fa/, do you even get complements wearing fragrances?

>>15290604
I’ve had a few, yeah. Relative to how many people I encounter each day it’s practically zero, but it only takes one to make me feel better.

>>15290620
Which fragrance did you get complemented the most on?

>>15290404
I found perfume is really complicated too. instead of trying to replicate chemist level quality I stick to just a few notes or just one

>>15290533
That's why I really don't think that reformulations are necessarily bad scents. It's nice to have your favorite DNA adjusted for modern times imo. I haven't tried vintage Eau Sauvage but perhaps I'd find it too dated.

>>15290604
Not really, except from my girlfriend. I usually don't wear enough for strangers to feel it and I'm not a big fan of too strong perfumes so my perfume is most often just for me and my gf

>>15290627
CH Men Prive, AHSEE, Noir Extreme, Aventus, and Prada L’Homme have all garnered compliments, but there’s some woman at work that always comes for a closer sniff when I wear AHSEE so I guess that’s the winner.

>>15290636
Exactly, and even though it’s only been an hour I’m really enjoying the modern Kouros. It’s still got a subtle funkiness to it, but it feels much cleaner, at least this early on it does.

Received Initio Magnetic Blend 7 as a free sample with my decants, and I don’t know what to think of it.
Has anyone tried it before?

>>15290569
First of all we know that it was you who wrote this. Secondly you stole my post here for your 'review'. Don't bring the content out of /frag/ idiot, it's cringe. Thirdly the NYI that you added to your profile (and probably mean here) is by NICOLAI whereas the one similar to Jubilation but better is by FRAGRANCE DU BOIS. Nicolai NYI doesn't have anything to do with Jubi. If you were not a newfag you'd know this.
>>15290574
I feel like there are some frustrated posters hanging in these threads for last two weeks and making subtle passive aggressive comments. Either about shit being dated, or people being gay or whatever. Has anyone else noticed that? To answer that: I know that you haven't actually smelled anything because you'd need to be an idiot to think that all of stuff we discuss here is old fashioned. Get Sauvage, BdC or other shower-gel in EdP form and stop coming here.
>>15290604
Yes, but not as much as fragrance youtubers want people to believe. It's not that common (and also heavy culture based).

>>15290636
are bad things* lol

>>15290404
>This anon actually understands fragrance unlike pic related
>>15290507
Based and could be legendary level eventually

is buying cheaper clones of more expensive fragrances cringe?

>>15290581
I thought these two were for CLUBBING BAD BOY SEXY CLUBBING GOLDEN ROLEX BADBOY NIGHT OUT BADBOY

>>15288844

These days definitely better than CDNMI, price is almost the same too if you find it in discounters. Explorer might be slightly inferior in longevity and projection but it holds together better than CDNMI and has a lighter feel that suits warmer weather better than either CDNMI or actual Aventus (owned all three at various points). CDNMI had some good batches in the past that were better than Explorer but the new ones comparing them just smell like an opening of lemon scented floor cleaner drying down into a tarry birch mess.

>>15290507
Include me in the screencap when anon gets world famous like that legendary perfumer Alberto Morillas

>>15290716
i dont think anon is capable of creating a masterpiece in the caliber of OFFICE FOR MEN

>>15290671
no

Here it is ca. 25% dilution of Anon the EdP in a 10ml atomizer. Gonna test the longevity and projection tomorrow. From the first spritz of the diluted version I can tell that I’ll be waiting for colder days to wear my child with pride. It was so much fun to create even the first version with a lot of room for improvement. I can highly recommend it to anyone. Get yourself some good natural ingredients and try to do something out of it. Even if you fail you learn a lot about how intricate process it is to create a perfume and make ingredients do what you want. It requires so much of both talent and hard work that I appreciate others fragrances way more now.

>>15290390
no where to be found in the US

>>15290738
Getting real tired of seeing that thumb
Good job tho

>>15290669
Yeah shits hard. Making a note is a hard thing to do not even speaking of making an accord out of it and dealing with all subtle ways ingredients can interact with each other and then combining all of that into a full scent with complexity, different phases and desired properties. I still feel like a brainlet for making rosewood a feeble top note that lasts for 5 minutes instead of being a basenotes as referenced everywhere (although hedione smeared it a bit into middle and overall smoothened the edges - I was surprised how sharp, almost synthetically sharp, natural rosewood melange smells like).

>>15290738
Beautiful color. In the words of the great Luca Turin regarding Lush / Gorilla Perfumes:
"Here's a small detail which matters to me: they are all golden-brown to various degrees, as fragrances once were and damned well should be. Only chemists produce colorless liquids and solids, and only fancy-pants marketing expeerts then add mauve to the mix. A naturally whisky-colored fragrance tells me the stuff in there is getting along fine, makind polyphenols and Schiff bases as nature intended."

>>15290677
They are for getting Compliments from Women.

>>15290759
It’s mostly because of the natural labdanum absolute and one of the incenses that I used which was gold and thick like tar.

>>15290390
FUCKABUTT CUM

>>15290677
Only if you’re wearing a leather jacket.

Maybe once Anon EDP is complete we should develop flankers like /frag/ for Men and Anon Shitposter to reflect the civetposting, Erosposting, Kourosposting and other memes over the years.

>>15290856
Anon HOOOOOH EdP

>>15290860
Notes:

Bulgarian rose, Civet, Hyrax, Castoreum, Oud

Was there an anon asking about non-oud roses? There are plenty out there

Is this worth trying out? Currently looking for some fillers for my decant haul.

>>15290883
I think all Jardins are worth sampling, though that one might be the least interesting. Can't you get your hands on some other ones? See if you can get Mediterranee, Apres la Mousson, or Sur le Nil

>>15290883
It’s like they copied aqua allegoria and then made them all sour instead of good. I’ve sampled most of the un Jardins but wouldn’t buy them

>>15290878
I think that was me. I want to smell like rose water. What do you suggest?

>>15290914
Could you give me a brief impression of each?

Bought Sur le Nil for the gf, love it but don't want to smell quite exactly like her

>>15290944
Mediterranee: smells like a shaded wet garden in a hot country, very calming smell with a lot of fig leaf

Apres la Mousson: subtle spicy, supposed to smell like after the rain in india or something iirc. Ginger, cardamom, pepper, coriander among other things

>>15290604
yes, so far Dior Homme Intense has been the only one that has never failed to get me a compliment from a woman every single time i wore it for years on end. Luna Rossa Black has been a close second. No niche has ever gotten me any compliments so far but i keep wearing stuff for myself anyway though i stick with designers when i want to make myself attractive to the other sex. Of course you have to be a person that someone would want to compliment otherwise you won't receive even a smile even if you wore the best scent in the world, just possess the basic social skills needed to get you through life, don't look like a homeless person with acne and if you wear something that is worth complimenting then there will be people who like you enough to let you know.
I'm also gonna impart upon you a small piece of wisdom since i'm in a good mood.
Cringe is the DOMS of social gains, embrace it and improve your game.
We're all gonna make it you cunts

>>15290507
Good luck bro, let me know when I can buy it at my local niche shop in Denmark.

>>15290974
Hey Danish anon, Swedish anon here, when the chinese virus situation is fixed we better meet up for a big sample smelling session

It'll be the scandinavian wafts

>>15290978
Sure thing, post your samples. Also, don't forget to check out that Crime Passionel store, I went to pick up my Azemour sample and ended up talking for 30 minutes to the attendant, he was telling me all about the history of Parfum d'Empires and we even referenced Luca Turin.

>>15290914
I can but I'm not a fan of the notes of the other ones. I'll take a look at Sur le Nil though, thanks.

>>15290985
Green one is Xerjoff Nio.

Got some more coming in the mail soon too, including a The World in Scents sample pack! What do you have?
And yeah I've been waiting to go to that store ever since you told me about it. Been checking the website every now and then. Do they really have so you can book a private appointment at night? That is mad!

>>15290930
>Malle Une Rose
>Tauer Phi Une Rose de Kandahar
>Diptyque Eau Rose (probably closest to rose water but leans fem)
>Lutens La Fille de Berlin / Sa Mageste la Rose
>Cartier Declaration d'un Soir (budget masculine pick)

Any other anons have thoughts?

>>15290997
>you can book a private appointment at night?
yeah, I saw that. It feels like it's a true passion project, not just some guy trying to make some money. Although honestly I don't like their selection that much, a lot of their brands don't really appeal to me.

Pic relate are my samples, plus a Sylvaine Delacourte orange sample box plus the Oriza Legrand sample box. I'm also thinking of getting some Nicolai Parfums samples, and a few other things.

I tell you what, lads, I’m loving this current batch of Kouros. I absolutely cannot wait to wear it on a hot day. I’ve now got five sprays on and I smell so good. It’s definitely still got that animalic aspect there, I guess it wouldn’t be Kouros without it, but it seems to be working in harmony with the other notes rather than cutting through them.

>>15291019
Damn that looks great, I've been wanting to try Floraiku for a while but haven't seen it much in Sweden, and I haven't been wanting to spend the money to smell Kurkdjian so interested in that too. I think we could get something nice going!

>>15291039
>I think we could get something nice going!
If you're referring to BR40-fueled gay sex, then yes, I agree. It's gonna be great.

>>15291039
>>15291019
And yeah the store is also a bit outside of my current tastes but it seems like a great discovery place.

>>15291052
Of course..... what else?

>>15290997
where are the AdP decants from?

>>15290997
What do you think of Atelier Cologne Cafe Tuberose? I found it absolutely horrible, worst thing I've smelled so far.

>>15291076
From this perfume Chad in a Facebook group I'm in who has like every AdP, Atelier, and Margiela haha

>>15291092
I haven't tried it on yet, waiting for fall, but on paper it smelled pretty ok, definitely better than most coffee frags. My girlfriend thought it was awful and way too strong though, and I kinda got the sample for her haha. I'll try it on some day soon

>>15290960

Never gotten any comments positive or negative on DHI even though I wear it fairly often and have been for several years. Dior Homme on the other hand I've only ever gotten negative comments on. Spicebomb Extreme, PdM Percival and Bvlgari Aqva Atlantique while I had it always seemed to get me compliments though, especially SE. Aventus I always found pretty strange; never had a single compliment or even comment on it by a woman but regularly got complimented on it by men, has this usually clear gender divide on who likes that DNA and style of frag for some reason.

I find with niche, unless it's the most vanilla things possible like Percival or Amouage Reflection Man etc most normies just can't get their heads around it and aren't used to smelling things like some deeper cuts into niche fragrance so initially are repelled by it. But then niche really I find is really just best worn for your own enjoyment rather than for wearing casually to go out.

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>>15290997
Based sampling scandis