/fa/ - Fashion

>>15943297
The new Fragrance Groups 101 chart

>>15943297
The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

Post your SOTD and your quick take on it.

>>15943409
Jules- vintage softboy version of bandit sans leather and ashtray

is there any fragrance that would help me in attracting straight men?

>>15943409
MDCI Invasion Barbare.
Luxo-barbershop fougere. I'm not sure I actually like this anymore. It's quite heavy.
I think I'd actually be happier if it was a little lighter and performed worse.

My bottle is older, I hear they reformulated it and the performance is worse now. Might be worth checking out.

>>15943588
aventus

>>15943591
>The exceptional Aventus was inspired by the dramatic life of a historic emperor, celebrating strength, power and success. Introduced in 2010 and crafted by the deft hand of Sixth Generation Master Perfumer Olivier Creed in collaboration with his son Erwin, this scent has grown to become the best-selling fragrance in the history of the brand. Olivier created its iconic name derived from a ("from") ventus ("the wind"), illustrating the Aventus man as destined to live a driven life, ever galloping with the wind at his back toward success. Aventus is a sophisticated blend for individuals who savor a life well-lived.

i trust you and i will buy it

>>15943409
Cloon Keen Castana - natural chestnut gourmand that mogs By The Fireplace out of the existence and yet have an interesting fresh-aromatic edge to it making it undoubtfully masculine and not yet another sweet vanilla-shit.

Ugh, its so bad my head starter to hurt. I trusted u Jeremy!

>>15943297
I would like to get ahold of a "bitter" fougere, something with the sharpness of Drakkar Noir, but not with that chemically shaving gel accord, something natural, pleasant but "sharp."
More or less the opposite of something such as Platinum Egoiste. Should I give BDJ a try in this case?

I got the chance to try Tuscan Leather today. The berry notes I am getting together with the leather makes this actually really lovely and quite feminine. Would totally love to smell this on a woman.

>>15943594
>Sixth Generation Master Perfumer Olivier Creed in collaboration with his son Erwin
It's amazing how one family just keeps producing master perfumers, one after the other.

>>15943625
People keep talking about berry notes but I only smell leather wtfuuuck

>>15943641
On paper, it’s turning to almost only raspberry for me, not the ripe kind though.

>>15943618
BdJ sounds like a match.

>>15943409
Lover's Tale. It's heavy on leather and i think it shines when it's freezing and is very comforting me rn, but im happy that i only got 5ml as it prob last me a lifetime

>>15943297
want to spend 30 quid on intro and just get basic stuff to get more deeper into /frag/

what do you guys recommend, i am a bit confused by amount of knowledge that is thrown at start

>>15943297
Ok, more progress. Last times I’ve tried Versace Eau Fraiche and then D&G The One. They both smelled like a nice body wash, the D&G smelled a little too girly maybe. I tried Hugo Boss Bottled yesterday and liked it a lot more. It smelled like a donut or maybe a pop tart. My ranking so far
1. Hugo Boss Bottled
2. Versace Eau Fraiche
3. D&G The One

>>15943738
What kind of frag you're looking for? What do you mean by intro? Samples or full bottle?

>>15943409
MDCI Fetes Parsanes. Round, smooth, spicy. Not dissimilar to the OG spicebomb but with the edges taken off.

>>15943781
probs samples at this point, like dont want to commit

idk i am a guy who wants to stray away from fuckboishness in general, just want to learn the basics and i dont think i can do that with reading some graphs

>>15943738
Grab some samples from lulua or moodscentbar, or maybe just one of the Malle discovery sets

>>15943776
in 5 months you'll laugh at your noob assessments lol. it's fine, everybody starts somewhere. eau fraiche and the one are not in the same category, only thing in common is the woody base and the fruity/citrus very opening but you'll find out that's the case for 90% of fragrances. eau fraiche is a light citrus floral aquatic, the one is a warm spicy, tobacco. the one is generally considered one of the best smelling designer fragrances. i agree, it's a masterpiece. no other fragrance smells quite like it. you'll probably enjoy it later

>>15943819
A year ago I was absolutely certain I’d end up with a bottle Azzaro Wanted. Now it means nothing to me.

>>15943819
No time for second glances, life comes at you too fast. If my shit is retarded, so be it

>>15943925
I like your style, do whatever the fuck you want

>>15943925
> life comes at you too fast
I bet you’re balding already in your early twenties.

>>15943409
JPG Le Male Essence de Parfum - a mix of modern and old school. it smells like suede, nutmeg and cardamom with a small amount of lavender. not dissimilar to Chanel Pour Monsieur, but sweeter. it shouldn't even be part of the Le Male line, in my opinion.

>>15943618
literally Azzaro Pour Homme

>>15943409
ds durga-burning barbershop
Defintely an interesting take on the smoke note, it's rather smokey bacon than actual incense
For now Ill rate it with 7,5/10(it's my first time wearing it)

>>15943590
IB was also too heavy for me
>>15943724
Yeah it's super nice during the cold season, but it's always a walk on a thin line

>>15944025
Even if that were true, what difference would it make? Your thoughts are askew. Get some rest and try again

>>15943297
one time in grade 10 in home room my class mate had a bottle of cologne in his bag and asked if i wanted some so he handed me the bottle and i pointed the nozzle at my face and it sprayed all over my glasses and into my open mouth LOL nasty

>>15943409
halloween man x

>>15944095
LOL xD

Jokes aside, out of all the stuff and samples I have tried lately, bleu De Chanel Parfum has stuck with me the most and I will most likely buy a bottle of it. How pleb is this?

>>15944182
>very, you hav ppor tast, you need buy nich fregrens

>>15943409
Stronger With You by Emporio Armani.

A warming gourmand leaning fragrance which has some wonderfully sweet yet somewhat smoky accords to it

>>15943588
Aventus

>>15943625
I loved it on my wife but she felt weird wearing it.

>>15943594
latin student here, it bugs me, that they didnt name it avento lol

>>15944209
This. Other men like Aventus way more than women do.

>>15943788
The smoothest warm-spicy scent of them all. The best MDCI imo after CP.

>>15943791
>idk i am a guy who wants to stray away from fuckboishness in general, just want to learn the basics and i dont think i can do that with reading some graphs
I thin they're good if read properly. The point of the flowchart is to start with the initial circle of 10 fragrances >>15943305 these are all great and completely different classics and you should be able to smell some of them even in Boots or some John Lewis. Kiehl's and L'Occitane have shops in every slightly bigger city, too (if not order samples from eBay). Neglect all other frags on this chart. I can believe you that it can be overwhelming but you'll get there. After that we can guide you somewhere accurately.

What's xj dolce almafi like?

>>15943409
montale intense cafe
strong projection, has a latte type cadence to it, more of a rose scent really

>>15943409
Encre Noire. Somber yet refreshing monkcore.

>>15943409
Etruscan Water. That Bianchi DNA with a snice, fresh layer on top. Very rich and buttery, but still gives you that Mediterranean ocean breeze thing. Very snice.

Update: yup, my kid died lol. Told the cops some black dude broke in and did it. Just sprinkled some crack on the body. I think I’m in the clear lol.

Scent for this feel?

>>15944445
Tom Ford's Off By One

Holy shit, Christophe Laudamiel posted the formula for Amber Absolute on instagram as a tribute to Carlos. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLEs0bjBmUV/?igshid=16bcmt0nxq7p9

>>15944464
Pic?

>>15944464
kek, saved before (((they))) take the formula down

>>15944475
Doesn't quite fit on a screenshot on my laptop so here's the text. I hope Tom Ford doesn't come round to my house and murder me.

Dear Carlos, thank you for the dedicated educationnal mission you were pushing for Perfumery and i will always stand for such people. You were not just a spritzer, you would show up at events, organize videos with perfumers to get some real info, and always bring some good mood too. Purple is not my favorite color but as you disclosed several times AMBER was your ABSOLUTE favorite among all fragrances. So what about taking with you for ever that discontinued formula? This way everyone watching your grave will still learn something from you:
Ambreine 1.30
Bacdanol 12.50
Sanjinol 3.00
Vanillin Ex Lignin 26.30
Javanol 1.50
Ciste Abs SIS 2.60
Labdanum Resoid Spain @lmrnaturals 13.15
Olibanum Oil 2.80
Patchouli Oil Indonesia LMR 1.30
Polysantol 8.00
Sandalore 11.00
Ebanol 2.00
Iso Propyl Myristate 10.00
Total 95.45
(for little story: some sandalwood ingredients are in there because i was at the upper @ifrafragrance limit for others, and that vanillin (a powder) needs to be diluted too).

>>15943409
Dior Sauvage - cause i just bought it, my first real fragrance that i bought and i love it honestly cause ive never smelt it on anyone cause im not from England or Germany or USA

>>15943606
i smelt this the other day and i really liked it, great summer fragrance

>>15943606
>Artison pure, invictus, aventus, eros, mb explorer, mb legend

All generic, boring fragrances imo, was falling for jeremys recommendations too...

>>15944541
eros is great, tried replacing it and couldn't find anything that really hit the mark. Flame is dogshit, eros edt is the best and I don't think has a lot of good competitors. I guess le male because vanilla but I never smelled it and it's probably more played out/safe just from it being an older DNA

>>15943409
Neroli Sauvage

Freshy with a nice balance of green notes neroli citrus and “ambergris”
Performance is not great

>>15944482
>>15944464
Fucking based. Laudamiel is class act. His Rich Mess and Club Design are one of my favorite leathers.

Why do sandniggers like roses so much

>>15943409
Terroni by Orto Parisi. It’s shit, the most screechy and synthetic of OP/Nasomatto I’ve tried so far. Gonna scrub off it bc fuck this

>>15944626
Perhaps because it's objectively the most complex and interesting floral scent in existence.

>>15944626
it's the only thing that cuts the shitty scent of oud

>>15944645
That's tuberose

>>15944645
the best floral scent is the blossom of desert cacti at night
second best is walking past jasmine bushes without noticing them until its too late

>>15944455
nice

>>15944662
>>15944669
Both nice but flat and two-dimensional when compared to rose. All white flowers are like in 60-70% the same aromachemical with some twists

>>15944617
Pretty cringe in my book

Can anyone help me choose which to wear in Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer?
I currently have:
Kilian Straight to Heaven White Christal
Killian Back to Black
Killian Pure Oud
Gucci Pour Homme II
Burberry Eau De Toilette

The Kilian were all gifted to my parents but they didn't want them so they gave them to me.

>>15943297

This is the most pure urinal cake smell of all time

>>15944482
how much would the total raw ingredients cost?

>>15944832
I’d be interested to know if only to see what the markup is on his private blends. Or maybe I don’t want to see them because I have five of them.

>>15944182
Its a good one mate and the reason you like it is because it's meant to be mass appealing.
Being designer means its pretty affordable too if you plan to use it a lot, like a daily driver.
For what it's worth it's a lot less likely you'll find someone else wearing the parfum version than say the edt. I'd just go ahead and buy the ones you like and not worry too much about whether it's complex and niche.

>>15944741
cardboard

>>15944482
what units are these in, grams or percentage?

>>15944832
>>15944859
Yes, can some autist actually do it?

>>15944963
Considering the total is 95 I assume it must be grams. The SG of some things must be above 1, and others below so 95g could be 100ml.

>>15944963
Grams. Then you dilute it in Perfumers Alcohol.

If I want to immerse myself in the kind of tropical feeling I'd get from being in Haiti, or India what scents do I cop decants of?
Also anything for an Chinese kinda feel? Or something icy like a holiday in Norway?
Might be autistic but I've never actually been on holiday...

>>15944873
nah, Bleu Parfum is towards 200 euros for 100ml, abiut 170 ish. it's more expensive than a fair share of niche

>>15944832
>>15944859
>>15944963
isn't common knowledge that the actual liquid is a few bucks, per bottle, for most fragrances? if even that

>>15944706
pls someone help

costa azzurra any good?

>>15945087
though probably this one is more than that, so fair play, valid question

Any recommendations I enjoy lacoste timeless for him.

it has this:

>Rhubarb, Tea, Bergamot and Cardamom;

>middle notes are Jasmine, Ginger, Black Pepper and Almond;

>base notes are Akigalawood, Vanilla, Cedar, Amber and Musk.

Tried the le labo santal 33, and thought it was ok, a little niche but enjoyable too.

>>15945067
>haiti
encre noire
>india
secretions magnifique
>chinese
winter palace by memo paris
>norway
geir ness

>>15945089
wish i smelled all those, so i dont really know, but they all sound like fall winter except for the gucci which is spring summer.

>>15945091
I wasn't really impressed.

>>15945087
I make perfume and those ingredients at those volumes are probably less than $10 for the formula.
What stood out to me is how many different sandalwood aroma chemicals he uses in this.
>bacdanol
standard sandalwood scent, cheapest one
>sanjinol
slightly tart, very sweet and a little more expensive
>javanol
same exact molecule as sanjinol
>polysantol
similar to javanol and sanjinol, very strong
>sandalore
warm and rich sandalwood
>ebanol
a very dark and hard take on sandallwood, kinda like a sundried driftwood scent

>>15945091
I have acqua and really like it. Others say the longevity is weak but it's fine to me

SOTD: T Rex - Zoologist
I really don’t know what I have expected, certainly not this. There is so much going on at the same time. Some burning conifer tree (or pine) which immediately warps into something fresh, almost spearmint like for me. I love the myrrh I am getting, which as well could be something leatherish. I absolutely adore this and can’t wait to revisit it very soon.

Up tomorrow: nasomatto - fantomas

Also Thanks to whoever recommended moodscentbar in one of the previous threads, great prices and selection. all of my samples arrived within one week of ordering them.

>>15941861

>>15945134
so it would be pretty impossible to whip up a batch since most of these you can only order already diluted?

>>15943606
>Versace eros every video
>shills own product every video

use your best judgement friend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0cOwTG10I

>>15945173
If you love T Rex be sure to check out other scents from Antonio Gardoni in his Bogue brand. o/e, MEM, and Maai are all hefty, complex scents in the same vein

>>15945243
KRAFT

>>15945243
>D&G The One again

Why does he love that shit so much?

Also, Bond would wear Oud Wood.

What age were you when you stopped caring about performance? What was the fragrance that made you stop caring?

>>15945289
>"Hey Jeremy, we noticed a dip in our sales of D&G The One, and need you to start making sexual videos starring our product again"

>>15943409
Akro Smoke. Reminds me of Tea for Two just more cigarette-y. I like it.

>>15945289
Im convinced he only brought/bought X amount of fragrances with him to Miami so he has to keep shilling the same ones over and over to keep up with his release schedule.

>>15945320
D&G The One is legitimately good, though, regardless of how hard it's shilled.

>>15945338
I'm not knocking the one - hell I even have a bottle myself.

I will say though, it smelled a lot better on a tester strip than it does on my skin. On my skin it just smells like pencil shavings.

>>15945243
i hate bentley for men intense

>>15945340
>I will say though, it smelled a lot better on a tester strip than it does on my skin. On my skin it just smells like pencil shavings.

I've always got this idea in my head that new designer fragrances are meant to smell nice on a tester strip. Maybe not 100%, but like that's part of their marketing.

Sauvage, for example, smells great on a tester strip, but smells like metal shit on shit. Older fragrances like Mitsouko or Fahrenheit, from the 1920's though the 1990;s, smells pretty bad on a tester, but evolves so nicely on skin.

>>15945067
>SE Asia
Chypre Siam

>>15945301
there has to be some minimum, i dont really feel like bringing a decant everywhere I go. I have regretted purchasing because of that reason, and its part of the bottle worthiness judging i do. And please dont make this into some everything is beast mode thing either, it forces me to me judge your intelligence. It's really a stupid question because you set no minimum performance level, so a $1700 for a scent that lasts 30 minutes seems reasonable to you is the way it reads.

>>15945279
only witches use that term

Just got a sample of chergui in the mail and it convinced me to buy a bottle of l'air

>>15945436
?

>>15945371

this makes perfect sense

Why are all of you such serious autists?

There’s more livelihood in a cemetery

>>15945977
>livelihood
Them corpses gotta eat, mang.

>>15945301
Eau Sauvage, it lasts 2 hours but I just spray again and freshen up.

>>15945174
no, you can only buy them pure actually. check out perfumer's apprentice.

>>15945279
MAC N CHEESE

My Anna Zworykina order just shipped from Russia. I hope that it'll arrive in March not April.

>>15945289
The one has probably the highest rating on fragrantica, it's widely appreciated, it's simply one of the best blends out there, he always pushes the one and adg profumo.

Why does Notino have almost every European country except any of the Baltics

>>15946455
and Ireland >:(

>>15946465
I see a pattern here, they must hate all the potato eaters

>>15946086
in 250g quantities? thats a bit much

Ok. I'm out. Unsubscribing from all fragrance channels on yt but these two #menswear British cryptohomos. What is wrong with all of these people? This is what spraying your skin with chemicals do to you?

>>15946483
>they must hate all the potato eaters
Impossible. Here in Poland we even have stationary Notino shops in every major city and let me tell you one thing. We love potatoes even more than smelly water here.

>>15946455
did you tried to order from notino poland or germany? can't be too expensive

>>15946394
What did you order?
Pls keep us updated

>>15946581
Shitload.
Bottles (I knew these from smelling at Bloom a year ago already):
>Cuir de Russie 15ml EdP
>Shiny Amber 8ml EdP
Samples:
>Gothic sample set with 8 samples
>Leather sample set with 5 samples with Cuir de Russie replaced with Honey and Tar
>Landscape sample set with 7 samples
>A custom sample set with: Winter Blush, Fallen Leaves, Coffee and Chocolate

>>15946591
patrician choices lad
EdP is the version with the lower concentration? Anna's etsy is quite messy imo and I didnt realize she offers EdP and Parfum(extrait?)
I'm so interested in sampling her stuff, but I got soo much to go through right now :s

sotd: b683-this is disappointing, safron&leather is played out af, and the fkn ambroxan is burning my nosehair

>>15946746
Thanks. EdP is lower concentration but the thing that made me buy these instead of extraits is that they have atomizers. I really hat dabbing and will most likely move my 100ml bottle of Trumpers Sandalwood for this reason (and rebuy a 50ml with atomizer).
>b683
Coincidentally it's also my SOTD. I was really excited about it during the first 1-2ml of my decant now it's just ok. The fact that my gf ruined it for me telling me that both Ganymede and B683 smells like dentists' office also has something to do with it. I can't escape this association now. I don't think it's ambroxan though. I smelled the same ingredient in JF Schwarzlose Altruist.

>>15946771
Just to add $0.02. While I'm not that excited about B683/Ganymede anymore. I still think that this (or similar kind of DNA) could become the next Aventus/Sauvage big thing. It just seems like the next logical step.

>>15946771
ah yes, dabbing sucks
I should get my decant of sandalwood nex week, I'm really curious about it

>>15946774
I'm excited to test my sample of ganymede, and yeah, according to what you wrote, I think it could be.. masculine scent, with a twist, not outplayed like the both..
And even dan&jo quite liked ganymede iirc

>>15943409
Beau de Jour today. Just sprayed on so currently super astringent, a little plasticky and fucking screaming off my skin. I love this stuff.

I wore Grey Vetiver today on a -1c day and it was a poor choice. It seemed to really emphasise the cooling, fresh aspects and made me feel even colder than I normally would. I’m home from work now and I’m looking forward to wearing something warmer. Poor choice.

>>15946903
Ombre leather here, it's barely above freezing and raining where I am. Needed something to cut through all of that.

I just bought a sample of eight and bob, what am i in for?

Where’s a good decanter website for frags in the newbie guide? Luckyscent is all new school niche but I want to try Dior eau sauvage and terres dhermes

>>15946977
Just get some samples off eBay if you don't want to go to the mall

>>15943776
More progress to report. I’ve now also tried Creed Aventus and Dior Sauvage. Aventus is pretty great. It’s like Axe Body Spray that’s reached it’s maximum potential. It’s 100x more expensive than Axe though and I’m not certain it’s 100x better. Sauvage smells like fabric softener and I really like it, I could wear this every day.
Ranks
1. Dior Sauvage - fabric softener
2. Creed Aventus - final form Axe body spray
3. Hugo Boss Bottled - yummy pastries
4. Versace Eau Fraiche - body wash
5. D&G The One - lady’s body wash

>>15946996
Are those generally legit? I found a guy on ebay who has a lot of the frags from the guide and has a 99.1% positive rating. And he’s from the US. Should I pull the trigger?

>>15947026
IDK both of those you can find mfgr samples, which is probably what I would do. Does he sell clones?

>>15947026
Not him but overall from my experience it's easy to tell if the seller is legit. Always remember that as buyers you're kings on eBay. You can always open a case against the seller if anything about the sample seem off and not only he'll return in 100% cases your money, he'll also pay for sending products back. Some faggots are even scamming good sellers this way. Buying frags, taking decants and returning saying that the level is not as in photos. Been there and it was done to me. Couldn't do a shit about it as I didn't have a continuous video where I pack a bottle and take it to post. You're safe dw

>>15947024
Thanks for your thoughts again plebanon.

>>15947026
Check how old the account is and the total number rating. If its 1000+, at least a couple years old and not from a sketch country like Russia it should be fine. I use ebay all the time but use your senses, if the deal is too good there's a reason.

Here's an example though of a cunt who you can't trust rating + feedback for. This fucking faggot really pisses me off because he throws off my typical judgement call bar the stupidly low price. Generally a seller doesn't have high ratings and a high total sale amount if they're selling shit but he's somehow managed to stay on a year plus. The account isn't the oldest and using some common sense can tell this shit is watered down but really fucking wish ebay had a report feature for this nigger.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/smellnice11?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

SOTD: Coach Platinum

>>15947095
What's that like

>>15947089
>Here's an example though of a cunt who you can't trust rating + feedback for. This fucking faggot really pisses me off because he throws off my typical judgement call bar the stupidly low price. Generally a seller doesn't have high ratings and a high total sale amount if they're selling shit but he's somehow managed to stay on a year plus. The account isn't the oldest and using some common sense can tell this shit is watered down but really fucking wish ebay had a report feature for this nigger.
I can give you an insight into eBay: if you have a paid business account you can retract all negative comments as long you refund the buyer. That's how shitload of shady businesses operate there. They simply cast their nets wide and if someone figures out that they're selling counterfeit things, they take this money on themselves, return and retract the comment.

>>15947110
Also if you're a bong then there's no reason to rely on shady decanters. I've lived in UK for quite a long time and have a good track of record with legit decanters like fragrancebear (I think) and some others. Just ask around.

>>15947089
This guy doesn’t have 1000+ ratings but otherwise seems legit? Also he’s selling a bunch of D&D figurines which kind of makes me trust him more

>>15947114
Aye I never go for accounts that are younger or look sus. Generally on ebay I just go for stuff I can't find elsewhere and some designers I can't find on fragrancesamplesuk, bloom or elsewhere.
>>15947110
This is good to know. Ebay really deserve their reputation, definitely makes me a lot more hesitant but a lot of sellers do seem genuinely legitimate and safe so its just a judgement and rational call at the end of the day.

>>15947126
Based on the feedback, the score being relatively high, varied stock and 6 year account I personally view that pretty safe if the prices seem in line. Though that insight from the other anon is quite insightful so use your own personal judgement and rationale as well.

>>15947083
Haha, come on now, not everyone can afford to go to Perfume School

>>15947108
It’s nice. It contains notes of sage and sandalwood as the dominant ones, complemented by the fruity pineapple accord at the top, aromatic tones in the heart, and patchouli and vanilla leather in the base.

Thoughts on Maruyama? Tried a sample and its very natural and herbal. I'm split on it in that its certainty an interesting and unique composition but I'm not sure who would actually wear this. Perhaps with time I'll appreciate it more and could wear it but it seems quite distinct if not at least a lot older. What are others thoughts, does anyone wear this or have something they'd deem similar that they like or wear? Genuinely interested because while its not my favourite I might be missing an element to this.

>>15947114
guy from the wafts also sell decants on ebay sometimes

>>15946977
Decantx, microperfumes, fragrance decant boutique. EBay if you want a huge pain in the ass dodging scammers.

>le male
>it just smells like sunscreen
i don't get it?

Anyone here tried this perfume? I don't know if this is legit or another meme turinpoasting. I blind bought most of my collection, but this article raised my expectations.

http://doublebasenotes.blogspot.com/2006/01/mozart-in-bottle-by-luca-turin.html

>>15947304
Decantx had everything I was looking for thanks anon

Had a good day yesterday with bengale rouge and an evening switch to etruscan water.
Bianchi for me is a feeling of fantastic quality and a distinct dna throughout them all, but I can't quite get myself to pull the trigger on one

evening scent today is maai, my greatest discovery of last year, it's so fucking good and overwhelming, but somehow it's still perfectly comfy >:) hope ya'll nibbas are comfy as well

>>15947540
I really need to get back to my Papillon samples I got for Christmas.

I have Etruscan Water (As I'm sure I've said to you before) and adore it, and I still want to buy one more of hers, but I worry about getting fucked by customs charges to the UK now. I'm torn between Black Knight and Dark Side. Or Sticky Fingers. That consistent DNA makes it hard to choose because I adore it, but it's more about which "wrapper" I want around it.

I'm the person that mentioned Grey Vetiver above. I ended up putting on Diptyque's Eau Capitale. Subtly sweet, light, and pleasant.

Question for everybody:

Do you keep a document or physical journal for notes about fragrances? I want to start a kind of journal about films/albums/books/perfumes and write it all by hand rather than type it all.

>>15945278
Thanks for the suggestion, I will most definitely include these in my next round of samples.

It’s unbelievable how good this performs. it completely transformed over night into something quite vanilla-leatherish, I can still smell this on the back of my hand a day later.

Has anyone tried this? I’m looking for something marine with wooden notes and this seems to fit the bill.

>>15947554
>Do you keep a document or physical journal for notes about fragrances? I
I just use the personal note feature on Parfumo.

>>15947540
Based choices anon. I love o/e and MEM but I struggle a little with Maai. Its one of those scents that I personally find intoxicating, but would struggle to wear among company (and I’ve worn T Rex to the pub pre-COVID). It’s beautiful but it’s undeniably a bit pissy. Makes a good layabout weekend scent in that regard.

SOTD is Invasion Babare. I don’t find it too heavy, it’s really smooth and pleasant. Might eventually go for one of Claude’s “samplers” to get 30/40ml of it. Can’t see myself needing a 75ml bottle of anything at this point.

>>15947607
Yeah it sticks to clothes for ages. With how good the performance is, a ml of it lasts me a lot longer than any other scent I’ve tried.

SOTD: fantomas by nasomatto

This is really stressful. I am getting this plus spent brass bullet casing. Not very fond of it.

>>15943409
cargo de nuit
best fragrance ever made

Randomly grabbed a sample without looking to wear to bed, ended up with Nishane Suede et Safran. Right now it’s not discernible from Tuscan Leather, can’t remember if that’s going to change. Sprayed it on before looking at the label; I would not have worn it if I had looked.

Bel Ami Vetiver should be called Bel Ami Elemi desu. It's very nice but not at all what I expected. Do not blind buy if you want a vetiver frag.

>>15944550
I don't think Eros Flame is dogshit, I like it much more than normal Eros.
The performance is fucking insane, two sprays in the morning and I can smell it on myself while going to the shower at 23 after the gym.

>>15947329
Not quite, sunscreen smells creamy, at least the ones sold in europe. Also sunscreen smell is not a bad smell itslef but we associate it with burnt skin. Don't knw if it's true but i believe there are master perfumers workig for the scent of sunscreens, after shave, handcream etc. It has to be. These are big money companies. If jeremy can hire morillas be sure loreal, nivea etc can hire whoever they want. I think ellena breifly mentioned he worked for the formula of a popular cream,.nivea iirc. My point is that smells of cosmetics is not random trash done by some rookie but i agree, no matter how good the scent is, of it's used for mass produced cosemetics it looses any meaning and will be associated with said product. That's why a lot of people label citrus fragrances as toilet cleaners and fougeres as after shaves smells. Thank you for attending my ted talk

>>15948129
i have a vitamin e moisturiser I used to use when not wearing a mask was the norm, probably should get back on track with skincare but that's besides the point.
at any rate it does have a pleasant smell to it, like you say perfumers are hired to do all sorts of scents (Ann Gottlieb made Axe Excite for instance) so you do make a good point,

Lol Basenotes losers having a meltdown over Jeremy saying he's against trannies. He might have made a sale just now.

Is Aventus for half fags or full homos?

>>15948294
it's for sigma males apparently.

I finally completed the Caron trilogy. Strong recommend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l69eKZq2Mtc

>>15948294
My very attractive friend (redhead, early 40's) loves Aventus. Don't listen to the stupid memes that say only guys like it.

>>15947024
montblanc individuel is fabric softener. not sure how you got that from memevauge

>>15948302
Is Pour Un Homme powdery?

>>15948313
No it’s pretty metallic. Literally just lavender vanilla and musk.

>>15948323
describe yatagan, the other two ive wrote off already without smelling

>>15948331
Yatagan smells like Eloge du Taitre by ELDO.

>>15948311
I put it on my body, and breathed in through my nose. Did I fuck this up? I’m trying my best.

>>15948331
Gay that you did that but whatever. Yatagan smells like weed, celery seed, and Polo

>>15948333
thanks?
>>15948340
sweet vanilla? not me
musty clovey thing? ehh maybe, doesn't sound super exciting either.
i know what i like, but i do love to be wrong about these type of things, but it so rarely happens.

>>15948334
Just smell more perfumes before you post again bro. We'll welcome you with open arms then.

>>15948356
Imagine the smell!

>>15948309
Then why aren’t you fucking her?

>>15948356
Ha. Save your gate keeping for a hobby that requires more than just going shopping

>>15948367
that was my phrase, and im not sure you are real or authentic in your posts.

>>15948366
Because she's my friend.

>>15948386
Exactly.

>>15948367
Not gatekeeping, that guy just needs to smell more perfume. It's that simple.

>>15948389
The idea that men and women can't be friends is an incel belief.

>>15948394
you should be less obvious

>>15947024
Sauvage as fabric softener? I don't get anything close to Downey from Sauvage personally - more like an in your face amber with notes of bergamot.

> fabric softener fabric softener fabric softener
They all have different smells. Do you guys mean drying sheets?

>>15948571
I think it relates to a soft, clean smell. Not a harsh, citrusy toilet cleaner/bleach smell, but something delicate and pleasant.

>>15948397
they really cant be friends

ELDO'S Hermann a mes cotes... has to be the most comfy rainy-spring scent I've come across so far. I'm getting a 50 ml

Anybody know exactly what happened with Carlos? I'm kind of surprised about how quiet it's been. Obviously Reddo is going to take a while being that they were legitimately friends more than associates, but so far Jeremy and MrSmelly have been the only two I've seen mention it.

>>15948397
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lh5fR4DMA

Is nishane a clone house?
Wore suede&safran yesterday and it smelled like OL and a friend also commented and said I’m wearing OL

Sotd: Eau sauvage edp, my sample is empty, I need a bigger decant now.
I liked it on paper but didn’t like it sooo much on my first wear, but it really grew on me and I think it’s the one I put on most of the time during the last two weeks, still not sure about buying a full bottle tho

>>15948999
Partially. Hacivat is a (bad) clone, the one you just brought up is a clone, and I've heard of a couple others that had strong similarities to something, but the two that I own (Sultan Vetiver and Unutamam) are unlike any other perfume I've smelled.

>>15947910
I did found invasian barbare a bit too much first time I've tried it, now it's perfectly pleasant as you say.. however not good enough for a bottle for me, I have one of the 12ml claude samples and that's enough

sotd here is tobacco rose

>>15949017
hacivat is great you snob

My girlfriend and I are currently both looking for new fragrances. While I’ve been an enthusiast for some time she isn’t too well read on houses or notes.

We thought it would be nice to each buy something from the same house and were looking at Margiela, of which she tried Bubble Bath and Under the Lemon Tree. Unfortunately none of their other offerings particularly caught her attention whereas I leaned rather heavily toward Whispers in the Library.


Now, while the above mentioned might not be for us after all, I wanted to ask if anyone here has any experience of buying fragrance with their SO. For aesthetic reasons we’d like to buy from the same house/line but it’s not a must and while I lean more toward woody and fresh spicy she decisively defines her tastes as fresh and not very sweet.
Any recs?

>>15949116
>>15949116
Lalique Pour Homme Equus for you and Living Lalique for her. Never smelled the second but when I heard you wanted a fresh spicy/woody scent I had to go with the Lalique, so I looked for a couple minutes to find a feminine one. There's more to choose from as well, and Lalique perfumes are usually cheap enough to blind buy.

>>15947986
Yes, melon + cocoa + some strange synthetic notes for me. Lazy-ass release from Gaultieri imo.

>>15948038
Been saying it for long time. Nishane is a product of a Turkish cheap Arab oil clone company called "MG Gülçiçek". They were smart to spot a niche in the market in the right time and did this pseud-exclusive spinoff that we know as Nishane. I am pretty sure that stuff like Safran et Suede, Hacivat and some other are just a bit tweaked-up versions of their oil clones of Tuscan Leather, Aventus etc that are otherwise sold on Turkish bazaars to clueless tourists.

>>15949154
no more a clone house than roja

>>15948294
That's a well known fact that men love Aventus and think that women must love it too for that reason. However, the truth is that they're not as enthusiastic as men about it. I showed it to 5 or so of my ex-gfs and their reactions varied from 'ewwww wash it off your wrist' to 'meh, smells like pineapple juice'. Literally gay pheromones. That being said one should wear whatever he not others likes.

>>15948302
3x10/10. Congratulations. How old are you anon?

>>15948999 See >>15949154

>>15949157
I don't disagree with you. Roja has only a few legit good fragrances (that are still overpriced). He also doesn't compose his own fragrances and is merely a creative director.

>>15949165
he also doesnt have is own $65 million production facility like the nishane company

>>15948307
I think he's officially done after this transgender rant. No one working with public won't be willing to be associated with him. Someone do a back up as I expect he'll realize how badly he fucked up quick.

>>15949166
Try to write it to English first friend.

>>15948129
makes sense, actually. it reminds me a lot of this

>>15949169
im not your friend

>>15949116
You’re a cuck

Also, try the Frederick Malle line, get a sampler of 12 frags for 45 eurobucks

SOTD: Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque. Perfect warm, rich ambery leather with animalic-spicy undertones. What are you wearing lads?

>>15949261
Hacivat

>Kouros discontinued
Lol we're not even living in the real world anymore I think they changed the simulation parameters around 2007

>>15948836
I bought a 50ml of this after getting their big sampler for xmas last year. Love it, but it is nuclear strength. Half a spray will last all day and be almost overpowering for the first hour. Same with all the ELDOs I've tried. I love the scent, reminds me of a bouquet of roses left on a stone wall in the rain. Hard to wear in the midwest USA though lol.

>>15949274
Do the latest formulations smell like pee?

>>15949167
I thought it was fucking hilarious and based.

>>15949017
Sultan Vetiver is fucking beautiful, it's what made me try out a bunch of Nishanes. What a crapshoot though.

>>15949321
yeah SV is great, havent smelled anything like this before

>>15949274
Source: trust me bro.

>>15949383
Last I looked, it was still available in the eu, but not the us

>>15949443
These are EU posting hours.

>>15949145
Most are

Opinions on PDM fragrances in general?

>>15948260
looks like he deleted the video already

>>15949478
shit house
nothing is worth buying from them

>>15949528
Fuck. Don’t back down, Jeremy. FUCK TRANNIES.

>>15949576
I wish uwu

>>15949478
Overpriced pseud-niche house with shit quality

>>15949700
what would make them less pseudo niche, perfume names in french maybe?? minimal bottles?? Imagine: Le Chevaux Pegasus 1875, transparent square bottle, black cap, white sticker with the name on it. Would they be genuine niche then? Thank you for your input

>>15949743
For starters if the founder would at least pretend that he created this brand for any artistic virtues and not simply to become a master of distribution in the Middle East whose only goal is to extract petromoney from Arabs with his overpriced pseud-niche stuff would be a good place o start.

>>15949767
I mean, I respect how straight to the point this guy is but imagine being a white guy played by his marketing. I can understand Arabs who have spent all of their lives among sands driving G-Benzes and only occasionally travelling to Europe on daddy's money who fall for this marketing. But come on mangs. If you are white and don't cringe at everything this brand is putting forward than you deserve this money to be stolen for PdM for you.

>>15949593
Only ones with dicks.

>>15949767
He looks like a richer, slightly less depressed and more sane Eugene

Wearing Malle/Ropion’s “Promise” for the first time in a while. I still don’t like it, but it’s so impressive to me. It’s completely split down the middle with the beautiful Rose on one side and on the other side the dirty, animalic notes really make their presence known.

>>15949767
>Chad capitalist not giving a flying fuck about his perfume brand vs. virgin fanboys writing essays defending their favorite "niche house"

>>15949576
>FUCK TRANNIES

In the bussy

Anyone have experience with Noir Extreme 2020 batch? Heard the performance is shit now.

>>15950332
I have a 2018 bottle and the performance is shit

SOTD is Haxan by Prissana.

This one is very interesting, I’m surprised how much I like the goat hair musk, probably my favorite part of it. There is a lot going on but it’s a lot fresher and more aquatic than I was expecting. I thought it would be dark and brooding, but it’s bright and relaxed.

I picture it like paddling a canoe around a spring pond, sipping chamomile tea while your dog dries off from taking a swim. Definitely worth a sample and makes me really want to try Aran now.

>>15950488
Mriga is based, most other Prin perfumes are cringe.

>>15950606
I quite liked Mandarava, a really lush, heady floral chypre. I do find some of the Strangers line to look cringy, especially the newer gourmand one with the long fuckin name, but I’ve been pleased overall with the Prissanas.

Aran and Mriga both look good and are next on my list.

>>15950470
That sucks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKRe3Lg767M

>>15950725
just imagining someone searching for a unboxing vid for Eros and they see this

test

>>15950736
You're good

>>15950725
I wore Eros today. God, I hope Jeremy is okay

>>15950725
Oh, God, he mentioned the rape thing again lmao

>>15950725
>>15950769
I am 100% positive that they'll do one of these lengthy Saturday articles in The New York Times on Jeremy in foreseeable future.

>>15950779
Kek

Excuse me. What the actual fuck?

>>15950801
Guys who aren't sissy sprayers get to fuck her like that.

Never put perfume in my life

>art school
>male
>long hair
>effay and /sleazecore/ confirmed by qt's I frequent
>white and middleclass background
>from Paris

What should I dig/ test ? Thanks

>>15950804
H-h-how about m-my 5 spr-spray r-r-rr-outine?

>>15950820
I wonder if Jeremy would get rejected by that chick

>>15950804
Based and notsissysprayerpilled.
Do we have any BeNeLux anons here? Can you tell me how trashy she is on the scale 1-10? In UK she would be considered as Chavy af. Curious how she's perceived in her own country.

>>15950801
What's her name?

>>15950817
Jacques Fath Curacao Bay

>>15950821
I was thinking about this once and I feel like she has this retarded extroverted girl energy about her that even Jeremy wouldn't be able to contain. Think the average looking but most outspoken girl that every group of popular girls in highschool had. He's /ourautist/ after all and I can imagine him being put off by something small she says and then not being able to come back to the right state of mind and her dominating.

>>15950838
I feel you

>>15950824
This meme is not accurate. In the video off which this meme is based on she sprayed herself around 40 not 20 times. 20 is nothing for her.

>>15950845
Based on fucking what? BASED ON FYCKING WHAT? You fucking cunt, you notherfucker. All I read is "based based based cringe cringe based", can't you fucking come up with anything else? It feels as if I'm talking to people with fuckijng dementia or something and they keep repeating the same fucking words on loop. BASEd ON FUCKING WHAT??? THE BIBLE? THE OXFORD DICITONARY? MY HAIRY ASSHOLE? OH my God just shut the fuck up it's like you can't form a coherent sentence without using one of these saturated, retarded words that lost all meaning overtime. "BASEE BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE WOKE REDPILL CRIMGE WOKE GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU LITTLE BITCH YOU CUNT YOU FUCking asshole you bitch you cunt little shit

>>15950827
thanks
why

>>15950851
Cringe

>>15950817
Ten sprays of Tobacco Vanille

>>15950856
DUHHH CIRNGE!!!! DUHHH BRINGE!!???!!1 CRINGE!!!!! IS THAT ALL YOU SHITPOSTING FUCKS CAN SAY!!??? DURR BASED BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE BASED BASED CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE BASED CRINGE I FEEL LIKE IM IN A FUCKING ASYLUM FULL OF DEMENTIA RIDDEN OLD PEOPLE THAT CAN DO NOTHING BUT REPEAT THE SAME FUCKING WORDS ON LOOP LIKE A FUCKING BROKEN RECORD CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE BASED BASED CRINGE ONIONS ONIONS ONIONS SNOYY ONIONS LOL ONIONS!!! CRINGE!!!1 BOOMER!! LE ZOOMER!!!! I AM BOOMER!!!! NO ZOOM ZOOM ZOOMIES ZOOMER GOING ZOOMIES AHGHGH I FUCKING HATE THE INTERNET SO GODDAMN MUCH FUCKJK YOU SHITPOST I HONEST TO GOD HOPE YOUR MOTHER CHOKES ON HER OWN FECES IN HELL YOU COCKSUCKER VUT OHHH I KNOWM MY POST IS CRINGE ISNT IT?? CRINGE CRINGE CRINGR CRINGEY BASED CRINGE BASED REDDIT REDDIT CRINGE ZOOM CRINGE ONIONS REDDIT BASED BASED!!!!!!

>>15950851
Kek

>>15950801
Oh god, I can feel through the screen how funny it seemed in her pea-sized brain. She was thinking about this gag for an entire shower before filming this video and the night after uploading it.

SOTD: Guerlain Lhomme Ideal Cologne.

Hope everyone has an amazing day

>>15950801
>the state of the women in 2020+1
Is having a feminine girl that doesn't pretend to be one of de boiz is asking too much? Can you find anywhere else outside Bond movies?

>>15950876
Are-are you the based catto poster?

>>15950880
no but i do enjoy posting pictures of cute cats

>>15950827
Breddy snice

>>15950725
God i love this man

anyone try Les Parfums de Rosine?

>get hyped about a frag you've tested
>order it online
>you remember how mindblowingly awesome it was that day
>it comes
>its meh and you're bored of it in a day
Whats her name, /frag/?

>>15951188
Wtf were they thinking with that bottle. Youll enjoy it more in the high heat anon. The longevity really pumps. Fucking great stuff to have on vacation

Anyone know a scent like Moscow Mule by JHAG? Can't really justify the price for the sillage/longevity, but I really like how bright it is

How is richandluxe.com for samples? Does anyone have experience buying from them?

>>15949478
I like their stuff, and you can find bottles for sub $200 on discounters.

I own Herod, and it's my go to autumn/winter scent.

>>15950801
How much money is ysl giving people to shill their product as the ultimate sex inducing juice in a bottle?

I smelled it, and it didn't smell like something that would have such aggressive marketing behind it.

>>15949478
>layton can and should be worn in the summer. but it's fucking great all year. not feminine but not manly yet I wouldn't call it unisex. really cosy vanilla base that will last beyond 12 hours
>percival is a thick musky summer scent. generic vibes but gets me more compliments than sauvage, bdc and other blue garbage. really good in the office. i feel like it has the best parts of platinum egoiste hidden underneath too
>carlisle is the best from the brand and best worn in the cold. probably the only one i would and did pay full price for
traded a long time seller an older batch of royal oud for an unopened bottle of pegasus
haven't tried any others. the prices really dropped off last year and you can get the ones mentioned for $140 if you know where to look

cucks like this are the same clowns who post this shit then leave fake fragrantica reviews >>15949700 >>15949530

there are far bigger psued houses out there for fucks sake. seethe

>>15950725
Jesus says not to lie? This guy really has no shame about the patreon and fake youtube videos from a few years ago does he?

Are any of the Madison Christian Dior fragrances good? If so, which ones? I want something nice for my birthday.

>>15951366
Proverbs 12:22 – The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

>>15943409
wanted by night for peak winter sleaze

>>15947225
>30 ml
they need the rope

>>15949478
designer hiding behind an inflated price tag

>>15950801
yeah I hate this obnoxious cunt

>>15943409
zadig & voltaire this is him
smells a lot like what I remember the original formulation of baby blue jeans smelling like but darker
basically vanilla and incense

>>15951393
Eh I appreciate small bottles, I don’t need 50+ ml of anything

Now there’s fragrance for your privates.

>>15951374
based. what a head turner

>>15951366
From what I've seen and heard, Jeremy has a very strange take on Christianity.
It's a very childish and uneducated view of someone who has little understanding of the actual teachings and who only adheres to the parts he likes.

What the point of buying eau de toilette is at all, if eau de parfum lasts longer?

>>15951422
lose weight fatass

>>15951553
Excuse me?

>>15951533
That’s because he’s a Catholic. All Catholics are Christian but not all Christians are Catholic.

>>15951533
So, basically all modern Christians then? Evangelicals in particular.

>>15950725

What did jeremy mean by putting a heart on this pajeets comment? What did he mean by that?

>>15951676
straw man

>>15951367
They have increased their prices in the last month, I would definitely sample them before dropping 220eur.

Leather Oud is my personal all-time 10/10, but I would definitely NOT recommend you to blind buy this.

Oud Ispahan and Bois D'Argent are also quite nice.

>>15951875
Still true.

>>15951545
edt projects more

So I see the word "noir" used a lot in perfumery.

What notes does this word usually imply? Is it like "blue" in that it describes level of versatility?

Thoughts? Big fan of ADG profundo.

>>15951995
They're darker, heavier, more earthy, more masculine scents. Usually better suited for colder weather.
There really isn't any one definition for noir scents, but they're usually something that has a strangeness about it that feels darker and not as light and fresh.

>>15951997
Has piss notes after a while on me

>>15951997
Doesn't last long at all. Get Profumo

Sotd: papillon-anubis
lovely leather

>>15951399
What does parfums de marly designs besides fragrances? Designers are called so because they make clothes, shoes etc.

>>15951311
Ask a girl to smell it and you will understand. They are crazy for this scent. Nobody pushes it as an artsy ground breaking creation.

>>15950801
Based Jeremy said the performance of this is shit, is he right?

>>15952100
So it's the same deal as sauvage/eros then?

See the thing is, I understand why those have the "panty dropper" narrative pushed behind them, but lndlh isn't a particularly aggressive or potent scent.

>>15952114
Hmm, i got the inpression you were talking about ysl y. La nuit is something else, it's indeed classy, rather mature and sophisticated. Don't think ysl has to pay anyone to praise it it's one of the most appreciated fragrances in general. Today it doesn't make women crazy like invictus, sauvage, eros but it's generally liked. That's my experience. Ysl y is a sweet bomb, almost unisex but the bitches love it. Too sweet for me.

>>15951995
Usually noir is used for non fresh, evening fragrances. But it's not a term used to describe fragrances like blue, green.

>>15943297
For some reason I can't create any new thread on /fa/. Something's broken and I'm just forwarded to Watch Thread after posting it.

>>15952232
Makes sense, the watch and frag thread is the same thread basically, designers frag is shit, mall watch is shit, niche is good, 2000 euros plus watches are good. lol jk but not quite

>>15949163
I am 20

>>15952097
in the fragrance world, designer means that a fragrance is mass appealing and not artistic

Someone needs to bake a thread.
I am still in eternal rangeban hell and cannot do it myself