/fa/ - Fashion

>>15832312
Based thread. Bracken is very underrated.

I would like to give away all of the niche samples I have to people (U.S. and maybe Canada/Mexico) who participate in these threads since their resale value is so low. I have a whole lot of them, multiple shoeboxes. I'm thinking of making a Pastebin list of all of them and letting people choose a certain amount. They can then PayPal me a small amount of money just to cover shipping and I'll send them on. Does this sound like a good idea or is it going to be more work than it sounds? Pic is just a small portion of what I have.

>>15832378
im interested, but im not about to dox myself, or worry about applying your piss on my skin. Its very nice tho, Ive thought about the same thing before.

>>15832383
You got me. I filled 200 different vials/decants with piss. I even made a color-coded list. For clear, mostly synthetic perfumes I drank a lot of water and then pissed. For perfumes with a moderate amount of naturals I was sparing with the amount of water I drank that day before pissing. For very natural and dark perfumes like Hiram Green's Hyde and Slumberhouse Jeke I dehydrated myself almost to the point of hospitilization. That was a rough time.

From the Lemmy documentary at 1:42.00 he goes and sprays Allure 6 times in his hand and then spreads it on his beard. I might get an Allure now.

>>15832398
That's kinda cool. I wish Chanel's men's perfumes were as special as their women's perfumes. Antaeus is the exception, I guess.

>>15832378
Just sell everything as a set on your local fragcomm group?

>>15832398
get allure homme sport extreme or don't bother

>>15832450
I don't live in NYC or LA. Why do people in this thread always recommend local fragrance groups? They don't exist for the majority of people. Is it just you recommending them? Stop.

>>15832467
I've seen people hyping this one up but tonka bean is usually pretty disgusting, and that's the highest rated note of the perfume on Fragrantica.

Pasha de Cartier Parfum is based. It's not exactly a "cheapy" but it is the best relatively inexpensive perfume I've smelled by far.

"I love this perfume but I don't think I can pull it off"
This is something a PAB would say.

>>15832565
No, it's the first time I've mentioned it. I also don't live in NYC or LA (I live in Asia) but most of my international friends have mentioned that they resell to their own respective fragrance groups on Facebook. Seeing as you can ship to US/Canada/Mexico I assumed you were US-based and therefore could post that in your local groups instead.

>>15832643
I live in Richmond, Virginia. As far as I can tell there are no local perfume swap/selling groups here. Maybe there's some sort of semi-local group but if it's not close enough to me eBay is easier to deal with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lk61muU8I0

>>15831459
I have some samples coming in a few days that hopefully will help me decide whether or not I want to finally grab bottles of Yatagan and Hinoki. If I don't fall in love with any of these samples, I will probably go through with it. I'm trying to be more careful with full-bottle purchases though, I have 20 or so that I use on a semi-regular basis after paring down my collection. I would like to avoid redundancy in my collection as much as I can after being a little too trigger-happy early on.
And then of course, I keep going back and forth on if I should get a 30ml of NYI or not...

Eugen literally spent $10k+ on fragrances the same year he got kicked out of his house by his wife. He can't be saved

Is it worth the $30 blind buy? The only other older fragrance I have is Grey Flannel which I have a love/hate thing with.

Is Star Warrior Cool any good, lads? Got gifted it. Haven't opened it yet.

>>15832312
Thoughts of Abercrombie Fierce? A friend of mine was telling me about how that was her favorite scent, and I thought since it was Abercrombie it would be cheap...it is definitely not.

I do like the scent profile though, but is it really worth $100+?

>>15832969
i like it very much but it smells like teenagers from 2005

>>15832312
When you create a new thread wach out when pasting links and you should also repost the charts in comments

Best “Oud” fragrance that isn’t MFK or Tom Ford? Synthetics are fine

>>15833037
Looking for one too, but not an oriental, sweet, rosy one, but dry, woody, herbal.
Royal Oud is good, but it gets sweeter, which i hate.

My gf loves Dylan Blue. I do not dislike it but I find it quite boring. Should I buy a fragrance that my gf likes?

>>15833055
No, buy One Man Show instead. Bought some Versace freshies too, i gave them away half a year later. Boring as fuck.
Or go with the Dreamer.

>>15833055
no, buy whatever fragrance you like and rock it with confidence. she'll appreciate it more

>>15832809
Yeah he's pretty fucked up. He tells himself that his perfume purchasing is coming from a "healthier place" now and it's not an addiction anymore, but as far as I can tell he's spent at least 10k since getting rid of his addiction. So basically he's still addicted.

>>15833037
Tried Acqua Di Parma Oud?

>>15832809
who gives a shit, hes not a shill and honest in his reviews. I certainly dont see you putting your personal life on display for everyone.

>>15832853
Wore this yesterday expected it to be more barbershop-ish but it ended up being a very sleezecore paternal vibe. Woody, cedar or pine maybe, and floral. Definitely masculine.

I would at least try the tiny splash bottles they are cheap everywhere

>>15832969
it smells insanely good actually, my friend wears it and gets compliments all the time

New to frags, what size samples do you guys get? Just 1ml?

>>15833414
2ml max. If I know it’s a heavy scent I’ll want less of it so probably 1ml is good, but 2ml if it’s lighter and I need more sprays.

>>15833414
Lots of perfumes are only available on Luckyscent so in that case I get the 0.7ml. if it's something I can order on eBay I often get the 2ml since it's a decent balance of price per ml/not spending money on something I might not like. Anyone who tells you that you need to go through a 10ml decant before considering a bottle purchase is exaggerating.

Hope all the broskis had a good NYE. I wore musc ravageur and today I travel to lighter days by wearing l'eau d'hiver.
I have a bunch of amouage and a bortnikoff samples in the mail, looking forward to my first samples of 2021 >:)

>>15833449
I’m jealous you enjoy L’eau d’Hiver, there’s just something about it that I couldn’t quite enjoy, but I think I’d love it on another person. Do you have a bottle or just a sample.

My NYE was quiet, I went to bed at 11.30 and read one of Limmy’s books so I was still awake for midnight. I had quite a lot of wine so I felt a bit worse for wear this morning.

Looking forward to my samples turning up soon, hopefully tomorrow.

>>15833037
I'm not a fan of heavy "oud" so CDG Wonderoud is alright with me.

>>15832969
>fierce
>insanly good
>gross "fresh" citrusy and sharp, like a walmart deodorant, no twist like something fruity, woody etc. Just sharp, brutish fresh

Yeah, no.

>>15832969
It was great 10 years ago, sure. No? Grow tf up

>>15833560
this is my first buy and favourite. bought lots more fragrances since, blind and decants, and cdg wonderoud still my favourite

>>15833423
>>15833428
Cool, thanks.

>>15833037
best “oud”
Bois Mystérieux Guerlain

>>15832853
WTF are you talking about? $30?

Ball sacks

>>15833749
Honore de...?

Buying expensive freshies is cringe

Can a Guerlain fan tell me which perfumes from their more expensive collections I should sample? I want to have a Guerlain in my collection.

>>15833812
truth

>>15833812
Usually but I would buy Elysium if the performance was better. Might still buy it, actually. I'll have to order a 2ml and see how it does.

Angel users, how much of a downgrade is the reformulation from when they changed the logo to MUGLER? Are people exaggerating or is it really much worse?
Also, same question but with Alien

>>15833812
Some expensive freshies are good though I prefer splurging on heavier “colder weather” scents.

So I know the eau extreme is the star of Chanel's Allure line, but what about the other guys in this line? Anyone that has tried the others have any thoughts?

>>15833812
So you'd say getting a sample of VIW alongside my planned sample purchase of Ambre Sultan, Tuscan Leather & Chergui isn't worth it?

>>15834084
lol just get samples of anything youre interested in and get full bottles of what you really like, if you deem them worthy enough of your money. you dont have to follow what /fa/ says to a tee

>>15834104
How do i get samples?

>>15834084
If you allow your behavior to be controlled by random faggots you’re never going to meet saying “cringe” or “based” on the internet, there’s absolutely no hope for you. Be your own man, pussy!

>>15833542
I have a bottle of l'eau d'hiver. Not for everyone but it gets me in a positive mood, I'd say it's a really optimistic winter scent, which put me in a good mood the second I smelled it for the first time and I instantly bought a bottle which I still haven't finished.

evening scent is a bit of amber cologne for the cozyness

>>15832565
Bro you don't have to live in NYC or LA to have one. I'm in a Danish one and a Swedish one, and in most of the western world I'd bet there are some small ones.

Now if you live in the third world that's another thing but

>>15833995
Angel is still great

>>15834192
Well I live 2 hours away from D.C. and there isn't one for me.

Just sampled uncompromising sohan from Penhaligons and damn I almost regret it. I think I might really like it but I can't find it for less than 190 euros which is hard to justify for me. Are there any cheaper alternatives I could try? It's a sweaty rose with oud

>>15833037
Ombre Nomade

How many bottles do you have in your collection? I currently have 12.

>>15833697
Ozbucks

>>15834210
Yeah, another Jeremys recommendation which is shit....

>>15834115
i cant tell if youre fucking with me or not, there are websites listed in the OP

>>15834442
What is good then that goes in the same direction?

>>15834468
Check out some arabian brands that are actually specialized in oud. Rasasi, Lattafa etc.

>>15834345
5

>>15834487
Sounds reasonable, I'll check out these two

>>15834509
Maybe try this, it's a beastmode oud with saffron, jasmine, leather and some sweetness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnBcsqWX5YU

What is the best and least autistic way to awnser when a girl compliments your scent?

I'm looking for an cheapo winter frag and encre noire and rich warm addictive by Zara look interesting. Anyone have any experiences with either? 20m btw

>>15834521
Th-thanks! Y-you too!

>>15834521
I'm sorry, I fell in it, outside

>>15834519
Nice, thanks. Funny how a lot of these ouds are way cheaper than the European stuff, I think you pushed me in the right direction

>>15834604
Western Oud perfumes are designed to be wearable, a lot of the Arabian Oud perfumery is offensive harsh/strong/sweet. Some have no Oud in them at any detectable level, they just love the word Oud

Some of it is pretty great though.

>>15834521
Thanks, I applied fragrance this morning

>>15834521
Thanks babe, I've got a trained nose too and I can tell that you're ovulating right now. Want to make autistic babies?

>oud loving YouTubers who are big fans of oud (and they lump natural oud and synthetic oud together)
Cringe, there's literally no similarity between any of the oud oils I've tried and any of the synthetic oud perfumes I've tried.

>Trying to justify spending 100+ on fragrances when everyone is wearing masks

FUCK IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL

I-I'M (maybe) GONNA CONSOOOOOM

Ambre Sultan or Chergui?

>>15834675
>trying to justify your <$100 compromises

>>15834521
Thanks, I guess it works.

>>15834521
thanks, you have good taste

>>15834693
Based

A good example of this is that Histoires de Parfums perfume that always gets compared to Invasion Barbare. I don't think that Invasion Barbare is that great but people say "Well it's not as good as Invasion Barbare but if you want to save the money it's an alright option". Why the fuck would you save like 125 bucks on a bottle of perfume with 300 wearings in it when it's the inferior choice and you know it?

>>15834675
youre right, thats why I am a /chad/ and only use one

anyone try this back in the day?
Top notes: black pepper, red pepper, coriander
Heart: Damascus rose, Centifolia rose
Base: vetiver, civet
sounds really nice

>>15834742
That does sound good.

I want to talk about splash bottles with someone with more experience than me. I have a vintage splash bottle of Kouros which is unusable unless I decant it. The perfume runs out of it too quickly even though the opening is very small. Which brings me to the bottle in my picture. I don't own it but I have seen it in a store and the opening is almost the size of a U.S. dime. What the fuck are you supposed to do with that?

Why, yes, I only wear Guerlain

Thoughts on Polo Red Intense? I really do like The one but I'd rather get a date night/winter casual frag that's a bit different.

Fuck you, I like the edp

>>15834923
DoOr SaUsAgE xD memeing is reddit. Plus, Johnny Depp is factually /ourguy/. Sauvage is stupid popular and it's hard to stand out wearing it, but people who say it smells bad are bandwaggoning idiots. The edt is strong, but if you overspray anything it's obviously going to be unpleasent

>>15834923
fuck you, i like flowers

>>15833298
I love all those notes but can I pull them off as a jeans and sweater kinda guy?

>>15834930
it definitely doesn't smell bad and i've liked it when i've smelled it on others but not a fan of it on me

>>15834923
I think all the savauges smell good, but I can see why people say it's boring. Not because the smell is boring, be honest the first time you smelt it your mind was probably blown, but because the only people talking about it are frag heads - the type to buy sample after sample on luckyfragrance.

Have sex

>>15835069
I wouldn't wear Eros if I wanted to.

>>15834730
Nice taste, but recent formulation is ass. Better go with Duc De Vervins EDP.

>>15834923
>>15835069
Poor taste. For guys with little pipi.

snice or snice extreme?

>>15833055
In my experience, women (at least ones that aren't into frags) tend to like very "safe" fragrances. They like sweet, floral, citrus scents. Many are scared of anything with leather, musk, or anything exotic.

That isn't too say that "safe" frags are bad, just that you may need to acclimatize them to these scents. Its like introducing a friend who only eats cheeseburgers to more exotic cuisine. They won't like it at first just cause its unfamiliar, but once they try it, they'll start to like it.

>>15834437
Either way still not worth it. Smells like someone spilled some cough medicine on a pile of hay. And doesn't last for shit. And I'm a clothes sprayer.

Can someone post the flow chart please? Looking for an ambery scent. I'm considering L'envol de cartier but its a bit too strong.

>>15835172

>>15835180
Appreciate, thanks g

Put on a coat I haven’t worn since a couple of days before Christmas. Spicebomb Extreme still lingering on it and suddenly I got excited for Christmas all over again. I love perfumes for doing that.

>>15834688
>Sillage House of

>>15834690
They are not comparable but Ambre Sultan

>>15834784
You're not supposed to pour it out on you..... Put the bottle to your skin and hold it tight, tilt it a little, and tilt back

just finished writing a 65000 word book.
Do i get a sample set or chinese takeaway to treat myself?

Do the people selling samples on eBay make any kind of good money from it or are they just doing it because they have a lot of perfumes and can make a buck on the side?

>>15835360
Samples, son.

>>15835360
Chinese takeaway will smell better and you know it. Congrants btw.

Does The One EDP's longevity suck? I hear conflicting things about it

>>15835493
Sorta but it's cheap so it doesn't matter much

>>15835358
Yeah I get that but if you make one mistake you're fucked

Confess your fragrance sins anons.

>>15835448
>>15835481
The duality of man.
But yeah writing that last paragraph felt good, now to wait for all the financial stuff to sort out, then maybe I can buy big boy frags like some of you guys

>>15835674
I enjoy Ultra Male but consider it a blight on my collection. I’ve never worn it out of the house and it doesn’t suit me at all, but I just enjoy the smell. You could say it takes me on a journey, friend...

>>15835674
I went to the must luxurious store in my city dress like absolute garbage (when there was a lot of asian coonsumers fully dress in LV/Gucci). Went to the basement where you can try and buy 200$+ fragrance. Spilled no5 on the floor and put the new sauvage fragrance on myself, I liked it a lot but thought it was too masculine for a non masculine fragrance like eau sauvage.

>>15835674
Buying or sampling or falling for the meme of:
Fierce
Light Blue Intense
Uncompromising Sohan
Le Male
Sauvage
Invictus
Eros
One Million
Mont Blanc Legend
In general the house of Creed, only Royal Oud is ok, nothing great for me
Oud Wood(Oud Wood Intense is better, no sweetness)
The line of Issey Miyake, sadly bland

Greatest surprises:
Grey Flannel
Jaguar for Men
Costa Azzurra
Lattafa wood intense

Absolutely love:
Gucci Guilty Absolute

Never follow hypes or youtubers with a large number of subscribers.

I really like oud satin mood but I don't know what I would ever do with a full bottle. I think that it is absolutely only a one spray perfume because of how monstrously strong it is. I don't like decants because they go bad quickly and leak and just don't spray well in general. If I buy a full bottle that's about 1000 wearings. Even if I went with two sprays it would still be 500.

>>15835761
Is Satin Mood a lot stronger than Silk Mood? I'm sampling Silk Mood at the moment and I have no complaints about five sprays.

>>15835674
I frequently buy 5ml samples of designer frags because I'm too socially anxious to go to the perfume store and ask the lady there to spray on card or for me to try something out on my skin.
I've wasted at least £130 this way

>>15835674
I bought bottles before I sat through multiple wearings of the scent and now I don’t want some of them anymore. My new rule is I must use up a 5ml decant before getting a bottle.

>>15835769
I've never tried Oud Silk Mood but if you did 5 sprays of Oud Satin Mood everyone around you would think you're an asshole, probably even 6 hours later. I put one spray on about 12 hours ago and it's still projecting decently. It doesn't have any oud smell to me, just a nuclear sweet and dark rose.

>>15835827
I've done this before but usually you won't lose too much money selling it on eBay compared to the 5ml decant you would have bought and not liked.

>>15835674
I blind bought 10 bottles this year and still own only 2

I see Fragrantica are slowly improving the design of their new layout. It’s still a mess, but it’s better. They’ve shrunk the “popularity” graph, which is absolutely useless. I don’t see the use in that at all. All it shows is absolutely every fragrance is more popular around Christmas. Who knew?

>>15835872
Same with Longevity amd sillage, due to that it's based on some confused reviewers too rating a short living with high points. It's misleading
Parfumo has a better search mechanism.

>>15835872
Yeah, it could actually be interesting if they had someone remove broader seasonal trends from the data. I’m guessing they don’t have someone with a background in temporal data analysis at their smelly water site though

Scent of Yesterday: went for a New Years walk to a lovely hill in the woods, it was all foggy so Ormonde Man was very fitting.
SOTD: I sprayed my sample of Nishane Ani. It's nice but very sweet and feminine. Might give away the rest of the sample to my gf. She likes vanillas like that.

>>15834913
lasts like 5 seconds

>>15835780
It's not a waste. I'd never be able to chose to buy something based on an in store spray. Going through 5ml worth of wearings will give you chance to change your opinion various times

Why do black people wear ten sprays of heavy perfumes in the summer? This isn't racist jannies it's just something I've encountered many times in my life

>>15835872
Take the Parfumo pill.

>>15836006
second this

parfumo is absolutely based and the souk is awesome

>>15836006
It does look good, I’ve only ever used Fragrantica for reading reviews however, what does parfumo offer other sites don’t.

>>15836109
being a big fish in a small pond, the same reason some post here

Imagine the smell

>>15836234
Fucking hell, I’ll be flaccid for a month.

Fair play to Sven though. Fucking hell.

Has anyone tried this? I'm thinking of ordering a mini to see if I like it. It's discontinued and somewhat expensive. Supposedly similar to Gucci Rush, it's a dry spicy cedar.

>>15836240
Are you gay? What straight man doesn't like dicks?

>>15834901
Guerlain is fuckin based.
I love their fragrances.

Facebook groups are a fucking goldmine

So I blind bought tobacco vanille. Can I wear this fragrance with my supreme? Also how many sprays?

>>15834901
>>15836325
based and guerlainpilled

>>15836364
I like the big middle aged guy who dresses like a gaudy Mafia boss

>>15836365
Two sprays, three is probably too much. Only wear it in sub-60 degree weather, preferably colder. If you overdo it people will dislike you.

>>15836234
im not gay but the ball bounce is hypnotic

>>15836371
Ok, thank you for the advice

>>15836376
I’ll second what the other guy said. I usually do one on my wrist and one on my neck. If I’m feeling adventurous or I’m going to be outside I’ll do one on my chest too.

>>15836384
Thanks for the info. I was going to do the 2 sprays on each ear but this sounds better

>>15836364
I may look like shit by /fa/'s standards but dear god I don't dress that bad

thinking about getting Freeway 4160 but worried it's a meme frag

thoughts from anyone who tried it before?

Finally found a full size orange soleia for cheap on eBay. Get nae nae’d on orange sanguiniggers

curly scents is so shameless. i want to fuck her

>>15836496
>aqua allegorias
Homo or woman?

>>15836516
Take the allegoria pill

>>15836364
I have absolutely no trouble believing that people were constantly asking this dude what he was wearing.

>>15836486
I think you've heard about it from me as I been posting it in my roto for over a year, so will remain silent but I can assure you that it's a safe one. You can also buy samples from 4160's website.

>>15832809
>>15833107
Just checked his channel for the first time in a while. Dude has fucked himself. Thumbnails with his name on them? (Narcissistic af by the way). Top lists? Designers? This guy has become everything he used to hate and parody

>>15832312
just bought these, did i fuck up ?
supposedly they are good tom ford clones

Does this stuff actually do what reviewers claim it does? Some people say it smells like all kinds of things, some say it smells like nothing. Does it really increase the longevity of your other fragrances? How does it work? Spray your main fragrance first, then layer molecule on top? Are they neutral or do certain scents need to be layered with a certain molecule?

>>15836501
she looks so trashy and slutty...I love her.

>>15836590
just buy iso e super, same shit but extremely cheap
smells good, dont know what else to say
its not a natural smell, but still fresh and clean

>>15835723
What's Jaguar like?

I'm going to trash my collection and stock up on these two. Everything else is gay.

>>15836671
It's one of the largest cats in the world. It can typically be identified by it's spots. The jaguar can be confused with its close cousin, the leopard, but jaguars are generally more muscular and stocky while leopards are more lithe and agile. The jaguar is the third largest cat in the world, the first largest being the tiger and the second largest being the lion.

>>15835723
Grey Flannel was the only fragrance where I turned my head away fast in disgust. That opening is fucking SHARP.
GG Absolute is the shit though.

>>15836689
>...can be confused with its close cousin,

are the club de nuit clones of creed really that good?

>>15836590
Smells like the ghost of cedar wood

>>15835674
I own half a bottle of By the Fireplace

>>15836575
I don't know those specifically, but the range in general goes from 80% accurate to 95%, 4-8 hours longevity. The tobacco ones are very close.

>>15836698
That's a panther, not a leopard...

>>15836792
damn, that seems extremely good for how cheap they are
also edp concentration
i will report back when i get them
i also wanted to buy the tobacco vanille clone but it was sold out

>>15836671
It's green, with an orange, tangerine opening. Very classy fougere in a good way, very longlasting and not pricey.

>>15836819
Yes, they are good value. I'm tempted to get Noir Endurance even though it's only 80% and lasts about 4 hours, for the price it's still pretty good.

>>15836694
Dunno, love Grey Flannel, that dark violet leaf, i'm digging it. A blossom bomb, earthy and rosy.

The more I try this the more I love it, this feels like peak perfumery.

>>15835069
Based.

>>15836789
i own a full bottle, why is it a sin ? smells like burnt marshmallows imo
i like it

frags for this fit?

>>15836775
creed isnt any good to begin with
if you want an aventus clone get vibrant leather

What is he wearing?

>>15836874
From what I can tell he's wearing sunglasses, a jacket, and a watch. He may or may not be wearing underwear, pants, socks, and shoes.

>>15836590
i tried ebay iso e super and the one in pic and just wanted to tell you that molecule 01 is actually better than the cheap stuff and if you like such boring smell you should definitely buy the expensive one
but be warned once you have smelled it you will smell it everywhere and some even say it ruined their experience of frags because many many frags contain iso e super

>>15836864

>>15836501
I remember on one of her vids, the top comment was something like "wow, curly is packing that fat cake" and she replied with a load of love heart emojis or some shit

>>15835723
If you pay for shipping, I'll send you a bottle of grey flannel. I hate that shit. My dad gave me it a few years ago.

>>15834521
>Why, thank you darling. This is Guerlain Zheee keee. In 1889, Aimé Guerlain created his first masterpiece, Jicky. It was classified straightaway as “the first modern perfume”. This complex creation was also the first unisex fragrance in perfumery. It marked a beginning of “emotive” perfumery, which no longer tried to copy the odour of flowers but instead aimed to stir the emotions.

When pretentious assholes pronounce Chypre as "Sheep" instead of "Sheepra" it makes my blood boil

I get angry easily

>>15832312
Anyone sniff this yet? It's getting the new release hype treatment seems like

This is the worst bottle Ive ever seen

>>15837113
omg i would never wear a designer, how tacky

>>15836590
It really depends on your skin chemistry. On me, it stays light and woody like pencil shavings with a hint of stale wet rags (in the best possible way). My friend who's lactose intolerant spritzed it on his wrist and it smelled like sour, rank BO with a hint of vomit.

>>15837187
ive read thats a myth, the only thing that matters is skin hydration or something

Frens, thoughts on Etat Libre d'Orange? I got the large sampler and am making my way through it.

>>15837196
quit being a sub, tell us what you think about them

>>15837112
I pronounce it "cheapra". Chew on that faggot

>>15837202
"sheep"

I sold my bottle of Portrait of a Lady because it was way too strong. For real. Stronger than my "vintage" bottle of Black Orchid and my bottle of Interlude put together. One spray would project 24 hours later after a shower. It was the glossy cap version but it was so strong it had to be the pre-reformulation perfume, because people talk about the new version being weak.

I regret my decision, it smelled so good, but it really was obnoxious to keep smelling that perfume. For hours after spraying it I'd love it, but the next day I would just be thinking to myself "THIS FUCKING PERFUME HAS OVERSTAYED ITS WELCOME". I'm ordering a sample of Tiziana Terenzi's Porpora to see how close they are.

>>15835113
snice absolu

other then cool water what are some good summer 80s fragrances? Or just something very unique for hot weather

What's a good modern masculine designer that smells expensive and isn't ADG profumo?

>>15837364
half Fahrenheit half gasoline

>>15837421
I bought fahrenheit and love it, but its for cold weather

>>15837196
I also got a sampler. It came with a coupon, so I'm thinking about getting something, probably Fat Electrician since I really enjoyed it. Nutty and dry, has a really nice texture l would attribute to the vetiver. I thought I didn't like vetiver after disliking Encre Noir, but I think it was the ISO E Super I didn't like. Overall, I enjoyed the sampler because it was pretty cheap and all the scents were fun and interesting.

I would like to try Eloge du Traitre as well, I heard someone in one of these threads describe it as smelling really earthy and I don't know if I've had a scent like that.

Any other samples I should try from ELDO?

>>15832312
the sample sites are dogshit we should stop posting them

>>15837187
Why does it matter that your friend is lactose intolerant? What an odd thing to mention.

>>15837590
You have an alternative?

>>15837590
I ordered from surrender to chance before and everything worked out

>>15837616
No but we should just stop listing them. They are just horrible, using what you already know as some basic reference point or grifting through a macys, those are not great alternatives but much better then dealing with those archaic overpriced shitty sites.

>>15837629
I would just grift through macys but it makes me uncomfortable with the salespeople

>>15837629
I agree that they can be ripoffs but there's really no substitute for wearing a fragrance and seeing how it develops on your own skin at your own pace through your own day or your own night. There's only so far department stores will get you and using scent notes from other frags you own really doesn't work that well since a great fragrance is really nuanced and often has a different take on a common ingredient.

Maybe I just feel this way because I like the more off beat and rare perfumes that are super unique and can't generally be found at Macys.

>>15837629
>>15837638
eBay sellers tend to have better deals than the sample sites. I understand that some people are worried about scammers but if you use PayPal it really shouldn't be an issue.

>>15837635
I agree that is why you literally have to pay attention and hide. if you get spotted and they latch onto you like a parasite then you cut your losses, check something out in the mall and then circle back to try again. The best setup is when there is a bookcase in the front of the store and you can get in some good huffs before the vicious cunt bitch hole comes over to you and just stand there next to you and and watch you uncomfortably til you leave. It's bit of a stealth / speed game and much more effective then clicking on pages of worthless bundles no one wants on these sample sites, and these overcharged dogshit selections that get to a point where you might as well just blind buy a bottle instead

>>15837638
I'm not saying I like it this way, we live in a flawed dark world filled with black people. But there comes to a point where the sample sites are so overpriced and just bad in every way that we have to just stop pretending here. There is a reason why almost EVERYONE posts their blind buys and starting pickups or whatever, it's because we all tried the sample game and said "fuck this" after shifting through it and seeing prices for low MLs

>>15837642
That might be a move.... is there anyone that cuts you a break in price or something for X amount of samples? I'm guessing not but still. Is there any specific sellers you use?

>>15837653
lol that sounds so sad
Store associates are literally employed to assist you in finding the thing you want. I know they're paid on commission so they always want to make a sale but you don't have to try and be all sneaky or feel guilty about hunting for a fragrance you would actually wear. Ask them for recommendations based on the notes you want and act interested. It's a win win since if you end up discovering something you like you will buy it and they're also happy. Sounds more like a creepy fetish when you just go around trying to sneak sniffs of random shit until you get 'caught'.

>>15837653
Sure but what are you and the other few posters on a frag general thread on an Afghani rug weaving forum gonna change by boycotting the sample sites. Better option might be to try and start a sample trading group composed of people in these threads. Everyone here seems to jerk off to a lot of the same profiles and scents so you'd probably all benefit from a setup like that.

>>15837653
I'm sure some sellers would do this if you asked. I've only ever inquired about combined shipping. I don't really have particular sellers I use. I find a fragrance that sounds interesting to me and see if anyone is selling samples on eBay. Then if I'm feeling money conscious I will do the math and figure out the markup to decide whether I want to buy it. Often times if I'm buying a sample from one seller I'll take a look at their other offerings to see if there's anything else I want. I guess that's a way to find favorite sellers is just to look for people with similar tastes.

>>15837671
You gotta understand, there is literally nothing they can help you with in macys. Maybe your equivalents are different or something but the way it is in macys is that they have it self serve. Bottles will be sitting in the open, some at counters and then for some of them they will also have a a couple shelves of bottles. They leave the bottles there along with testing strips next to them. Now we are not dealing with thousands of bottles here, it's a pretty agreeable amount to try all of them in not a long amount of time by any means.


But if you are spotted, if these nightmare demons catch you with even so much as a whiff of them then they will stand there right next to you in silence just staring at you til you need to the store, or maybe they say stuff but my point is that there is no deactivate fuck off button with them. It's not a "ok let me know if you need anything". No they watch you try every scent, counters you can go down and get lucky SOMETIMES with no one being there. That is how I tried fahrenheit. But generally the better shot is to grift the shelves quickly that are positioned in the front of the store, it will take time before anyone sees you with their heat vision

>>15837671
I just think the sample people are a minority, you see the same shit circle jerked because what else are people gonna go in on here? Some of this shit you can't even sample if you want to, or it costs 1/4th and then you have this little vial thats like "when should I use this.... I own this amount of it now"

>>15837671
How much do you generally spend in 1 go of sampling shit? I know this varies but I am trying to wrap my head around what would be an optimal amount of money for ___ amount of scents. And then you get into the struggle of "should I get a sample of this niche cologne? should I just blind buy a clone? what is even the value of these that I should be paying for in relation to enjoyment?" samples would help if there was a good system but there isn't.

>>15837692
*til you leave the store

>>15837582
> Eloge du Traitre
I think of it as of modern-day Yatagan. I also think it is better than the current version of Yatagan.
Try Exit the King. Very unusual chypre, very funny to wear.

>>15837692
lol okay I guess I have to trust you on that because I can't remember the last time I went in a Macys

>I just think the sample people are a minority
I see plenty of people mentioning samples.

>you see the same shit circle jerked because what else are people gonna go in on here?
I'm not sure I understand. I don't really see how anyone is limited in what fragrances they might go for outside of price. Pretty much everything is available on the internet these days.

>Some of this shit you can't even sample if you want to, or it costs 1/4th and then you have this little vial thats like "when should I use this.... I own this amount of it now"
I don't think I've encountered a fragrance that I can't track down a sample of somewhere, except for discontinued shit. I've got a couple samples of store only offerings so even that is attainable.

>>15837692
>>15837753
contd.


The price of samples is definitely a concern. It certainly sucks to pay a lot for a small sample but most samples are priced in proportion to the cost of the entire bottle so you're not getting any more gouged than usual with a pricey sample . If the sample is too pricey for you the bottle probably is too. You have two choices at that point. You can buy the sample anyway. View it as a way to try out something you could never justify buying a full bottle of or to satisfy a curiosity about whether a frag is worth the price. You can also say fuck this and walk away. I guess the third option is to blind buy but I don't think I would ever blind buy a fragrance unless I'm intimately familiar with the house and even then I probably wouldn't.

Smell is maybe the most personal of the five senses. Every person smells things a bit differently. Taste is the only sense that comes close to being so personalized and that's because it's closely tied to smell. Add in the fact that the same scent will smell different on every person depending on their body chemistry, body heat, where they live, what they're doing during the day, even their heart rate. On top of all that the same ingredient can be used to completely different effect by different perfumers. I've read so many reviews where someone says something like, "Man, I really love ambers so I was excited to try this fragrance but I don't like it at all."

>How much do you generally spend in 1 go of sampling shit?
I really don't plan it out. Sometimes I fall down a rabbit hole and end up with a long list of samples I want to try but then I'll look at the total price and rein myself in. Last purchase was maybe seventy bucks of samples.

>>15837692
>>15837753
>>15837755
contd. again (wow this got long, sorry)

>what is even the value of these that I should be paying for in relation to enjoyment?
That is the real question to ask and only you can answer it. I'm probably a very atypical fragrance consumer. I rarely wear fragrances out of the house and if I do it's usually one of the same few every time.

I find masterfully executed fragrances to be an otherworldly experience and will more often buy samples purely for my own enjoyment and to experience all the cool shit that's out there. I'm a fancy cocktail bartender by trade and fragrances scratch the same itch for me that all the weird liquors do. I find it fascinating how humans have managed to capture such a wide variety of tastes and smells and even memories in something like a perfume or a spirit and I want to know them all.
Samples satisfy that need in a way that I never could/would by buying full bottles. I only buy bottles of stuff I'd wear out.

>>15836590
Molecule is ISO Gamma Super. Similar but a bit more nuanced than IES. Also not commercially available

>>15837590
>>15837629
The European ones are top tier. Idk about Conus

I’ve often equated perfume and, to a greater extent, sampling to like trying whisky. What does whisky do for you? It tastes nice, but after a little while it’s gone and you quite literally piss it away. If I’m drinking it at home I can take the time to savour it and try and appreciate the complexity. I can savour it. If I just buy miniatures I can taste lots of if I really like one I can buy a whole bottle. It probably costs a similar amount to a bottle of perfume too. Granted, you get far more liquid, but you might only get to experience it once or twice in an evening. Now consider going out, if I’m out with friends I’m going to be drinking whisky, but will I be sitting there sniffing it, appreciating the complex aromas and flavours it presents? Unlikely beyond the first couple of sips so I rarely go for anything too expensive, just something that gets the job done. After that it’s back to my friends and the conversation. The same could be said of perfume. If I like enough to buy a bottle I have to like it enough on its own merits to warrant buying more because if I can’t enjoy it at home, buying an expensive niche fragrance to wear out when I can appreciate it fully is probably a waste of money.

Obviously I like wearing perfume out and I enjoy a little bit of the attention it might garner, but any notion that wearing perfume out of the house for my own benefit goes out of the window when I’m going out for a meal or drinking. I’ve just been for a walk and was wearing Portrait of a Lady and it was a beautiful accompaniment to my walk, but was I paying attention to it and enjoying all of its nuances and complexity? No, but I loved wearing it.

still lookin for datenight/sex frag recommendations
something rough, wild, animalic probably
thx in advance lads

>>15838001
Tuscan Leather

>>15837193
skin chemistry total bs. everything smells the same on my skin or clothes.

sotd: invasion barbare
2nd time Im wearing it and I definitely like it more than the first time a couple weeks ago

What are you wearing?

>>15838028
I'm using up a sample of 19-69 Purple Haze. I really like how it smells like old books with some vanilla poking through all the way at the end. Kind of want to get a full bottle but I imagine it's not exactly a crowd pleaser. Wondering if I could get away with wearing it at the office.

>>15838028
chypre palatin. actually almost wore invasion barbare. I actually loathed it the first time I tried it and scrubbed it off, but it has grown on me significantly

>>15836438
do you actually use this board for fa advice, lol. i only browse this thread, the rest is crap meme

>>15834730
Why do you come here?

>>15836598
did you and other people (a lot) who recommend this tested molecule to see if it only contains iso e super and alcohol? listed notes doesn't equal ingredients, i'm pretty sure there's some other stuff in molecule 01

>>15837048
Are you me?

I quote like the smell of Hugo Boss Bottled Night, anyone know of anything similiar that's a bit higher quality?

It's notes are Top: Lavender, birch

Middle: jasmine, cardamom, violet

Base: woody notes, sandalwood, musk

It's like dakr, mysterious, but also soothing.

>>15836836
is it wearable or just an olfactory experience?

>>15837187
complete bs, maybe that guy didnt shower that day
the rest is marketing bullshit

>>15838116
its iso gamma super and alcohol
if you want to get closer to iso gamma super you can try timbersilk which is as close as you can get without buying molecule

>>15838106
you loathed IB or CP?
there was some odd note I couldnt identify in IB, but today it seems fine, probably not gonna buy a flacon tho
CP on the other hand, damn, that amazing scent got me right from the first wear, and I'm seriously considering buying a bottle, although I'm not too sure about its versatility

>>15838339
It was IB that I scrubbed off >:)
chypre palatin I loved from the beginning, however I my first sample of it in the same sample order as bengale rouge which I liked even more, but I decided to buy bottles of both

I just ordered a sample set from Meleg Perfumes because I saw Wafts praise Civet Cat Chypre.
What am I in for?

>>15838380
Cat piss
But do report back, very interested in hearing about them >:)

>>15834930
i understand people not wanting to wear a fragrance for certain reasons, popularity or association with people that wear it, but that's not the same with bashing a fragrance, even if you don't like it. I won't wear 1 million that much or at all, for example, but it doesn't mean it's not a superb fragrance for what it tries to be. Inevitably the fragrance hobby attracts snobs, I mean it's obvious. At least the watch guys have a reason to shit on designers watches when compared to traditional brands, but the same is not applicable to designer vs niche fragrances, actually some designers have more tradition than most niche houses. Mallwatch does not equal mall fragrance. Anyway

>>15838395
Wrong on so many levels

Just copped this.
How fucked am i?

>>15838445
I was unironically debating buying a 75ml of Tabac OG for like £11 and using it as a post bath scent. Not sure if this version differs, let us know how it is.

>>15838436
name one

aaron terence hughes is a fraud and a degenerate cocksucker

>>15838530
Yes

I watch his videos anyway, but I cringed when he said he could detect real oud in Oud Satin Mood. It may be in there, and according to MFK it is, but it's not detectable by anything other than chemistry.

>>15838445
You're not fucked with 11 pounds, you were fucked if you buy Oud Wood, Sohan, Fierce for hundreds of pounds.
Just try and if it's shit go on with different ones.

>>15838445
seems like a sauvage inspired fragrance, can't be that bad

>>15838597
>can't be that bad
>sauvage

>>15838339
Not him, but for me the cardamom in IB took a bit to appreciate. I’ve had some unpleasant heavily cardamom flavored coffees which I think set it up strangely in my mind

FINALLY managed to get my hands on a vintage bottle of reflection man. only wore it around the house today and it does seem to have a thicker powdery vibe to it. might have more lasting power to it but not much of a difference

>>15838611
sauvage is toilet cleaner for me at this point, but you aren't impressing anyone by shitting on this anons posts. it's popular for a reason, don't be an insufferable nichefag

>>15834022
If you know about Eau Extreme you probably know that the original Sport isn't really worth it anymore. OG Sport is good, but it's a little past it's prime by now and EE is a more contemporary, youthful take on it.

Sport Cologne bears no relation other than name to the rest of the line. It's a straight lemon scent, in all it's zesty, tart glory, with a faint hint of spice and woods. Really nice light scent for hot weather.

The original Allure is personally my favourite of the line. Creamy spiced citrus and woods. It's too good for this world. Fresh and masculine yet warm and inviting. Happy it seems to get the least attention of the line because that means less people wear it.

Edition Blanche is good too and bears the most similarity to the original, but the spices aren't as present and it's all about the lemon and vanilla.

>>15838173
Not him but it’s not too wearable. Maybe one or two sprays to the chest AT THE MOST. Outside. On a cold day. It’s a beautiful fragrance that lasts an eternity and is so strong that it’s ridiculous. Purely on scent I’d say it’s incredible and well worth trying, however, despite how much I enjoy it I don’t think there would be any point in me owning a bottle because it would be handed down to my great-grandchildren for how often I could see myself using it.

>>15838665
Wore ahs like 12 years ago as an adolescent, can EE bring back the memories from then?

>>15838685
I think so yes. AHS and AHSEE smell similar enough, AHSEE is just more tonka forward and less ozonic while still being somewhat fresh and "sporty".

>>15838665
I'm blind buying Allure Homme on your recommendation. I don't have a true mass-appeal perfume.

Just blind bought Bentley for Men Intense.

>>15838825
Shit man hope your bank account can take the hit if you end up not liking it

>>15838868
I know, took me a few days to decide but i'm a gambler.

>>15838881
Very risky, that's like 5 Big Macs.

>>15838011
How do you explain that many people do experience scents very differently in a bottle vs. on a card vs. on their skin? I'm sure there are people for who it matters less or not at all but I don't really see a way to just blanket discount the experiences of many people.

>>15838153
This is a case where you should realize that a /fa/ fragrance thread is not the ideal place to get an answer to your question. Just go to one of the billion fragrance sites and look at the related fragrances section for Bottled Night.

>>15838949
https://colognoisseur.com/tag/skin-chemistry/

ask this ghuy, but you'll have to explain chemically/technically what happens on skin to give that effect also, instead of "lol no." I do know people have different scent receptors, and paper is a different surface than skin. Ive noticed that smearing perfume from a vial gives a different effect than spraying it on, it seems to give all the notes at once, rather than an evolving pyramid scheme.

>>15838648
Eau Sauvage is great, Sauvage is sweet, ambroxan and brutish.
Actually have very few niche frags, the ones i really love are actually very simple, but great.

>>15838969
>https://colognoisseur.com/tag/skin-chemistry/
So what it sounds like reading this is that nobody is wrong to say that different scents smell different on different people, they're just misapplying a term to the situation because it sounds useful and sciencey. It's nice to know what's really going on with the moisture retention and natural oil levels but it seems like the greater notion of frags smelling different on different mediums/people still holds true.

>>15838810
Enjoy! I can't really imagine anyone disliking it so it should fit that role well. The one complaint that some make is that it may have a "cologny" vibe. I think it may smell that way to some simply because it's been around a while. But in my opinion it has that quality without smelling cheap or generic and smells quite timeless. It's a refreshing departure from the mass-appealing perfumes being released nowadays.

For comparison, something that is in the same ballpark would be YSL L'Homme. They don't smell the same, but play with similar elements: citruses, spices, woods, vanilla/tonka, etc. - a little bit of everything, hence the mass appeal. I find Allure smells much better though.

>>15838984
if you like eau sauvage just get omerta putting green for 10$
its literally the same scent

>>15839074
>buying cheap clones smelling like mosquito spray
why there's so much newfaggotry in these threads as of lately?

>>15839137
I think the previous thread with jeremy picture lured in a bunch of clowns. Buying cheap clones of already cheap perfume is pleb city, be gone with that shit nibbas

tomorrow I start work again after a chill christmas vacation at home, wearing amber cologne in bed to calm down the wagecuck depression.
When spring arrives I will get myself either amber cologne or musk cologne, have a bit of both in my samples still so I can decide soon hopefully >:)

>>15839171
>Buying cheap clones of already cheap perfume is pleb city, be gone with that shit nibbas
This. Imagine wearing a clone of a $60 fragrance

>>15838114
To piss off faggots like you.

>>15839171
Can relate. Wearing frags for yourself to relaxe is one of the best things on my fragrance journey. People wearing frags for the sole purpose to attract women are the reason why bad fragrance are so hyped.

>>15834690
Different frags but I love Chergui more. Got other favorite ambers.

>>15834521
Literally just say 'thanks' or smile. How autistic are you people?

>>15832698
He is such a cringelord.

>>15832853
I absolutely hated it. Dark, super synthetic earthy-woody bomb (also nothing like Beau De Jour just in case that's how you heard about it).

>>15833037
>>15833041
Diptyque Oud Palao for a readily available synthetic oud resembling the natural thing.
Abdul Karim Al Faransi Oud Cuiré for an affordable real thing.

>>15833055
>I do not dislike it but I find it quite boring. Should I buy a fragrance that my gf likes?
Man up. Buy something that you like and will be pleasant for you. Women are not hard to please in general.

>>15833449
Ehh, it was average. I was wearing the OG Eight and Bob. Went with my gf to a NYE party of this local, quite establish artist. I got a compliment from his gf. My gf took MDMA and it fucked up her badly. To the extent that I had to pack her into a cab home 10 minutes before midnight and we spent the NYT in a bloody cab.

>>15834675
Why to justify anything here? I just love the scents. Not trying to make impression on anyone.

>>15839330
>Dark, super synthetic earthy-woody bomb

Absolutely not. That's some misleading advices that memed me to buy Encre Noir(which is bright grassy), it's all but not dark, earthy, woody.

>>15832853
It's a fougere(green, lavender)-sweet fragrance.

>NEW THREAD
>#500 edition
>NEW THREAD
>#500 edition
>NEW THREAD
>#500 edition
>>15839357
>>15839357
>>15839357

>>15839217
its literally the same scent, why do you autists fall for marketing so hard ?

>>15839225
if you actually wore it for yourself you would have no problem buying the clone.
i buy cheap clones all the time but i never wear perfume when i go outside

>>15839449
You're literally a poorfag noselet. It's always the same type of cope from you guys 'IT LITERALLY SMELLS THE SAME' and then you get some synthetic mess that vaguely resembles original. No thanks, I can afford the original and it's worth every penny.

>>15839453
Mate, 95% of regular posters been through the
'clones' phase. You're not going to convince anyone. But I reckon you subconsciously know this as well. You're trying hard to convince yourself about wearing a clone not anyone else. Idk man, ask parents for a bigger allowance or something if you can't literally afford a $60 fragrance. I can't believe any adult with a job would be coping so hard.

>>15839507
i dont buy one fragrance, i have like 20, most of them are niche/ designer but if i like a scent and i dont think ill wear it that often ill go for the clone
you gotta be under 18 if you think buying something expensive or buying anything in general makes you cool
consooming is not a personality

>>15839499
>it's worth every penny.
mindless consoomer buying cheap liquids for hard earned money

>>15839499
>original
>actually a copy of a copy marketed with a gaudy name as an original, hyped endlessly
>weak in performance and sillage
>but hey, ingredients are super high quality
>cost in production 5 bucks, actual price 300 bucks
>"300 bucks, wow super niche fragrance"

Hype followers in a nutshell.

>>15838137
BASED JICKY CHAD

I usually only buy classic fragrances but I really want to try CDG 2

Anyone have experience with santal 33 scent? I just got a sample and like it. Thoughts?

>>15839711

CDG 2 is incredible. Not sure about CDG 2 Man. Heard it’s a very different scent.

>>15840384
Is that CDG 2 man I posted a picture of?

Received my samples from the perfumo souk and can't wait to test them all.
Ordered only Ambra aurea, and the other parfumo added etruscan water, eucris, amber cologne and musk deer
Incredibly based community

>>15840404
No you posted the good one