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What does akigalawood smell like?

>>17406927
like drowning in bitches, like air in your hair on a yacht, like popping open a champagne bottle on your private jet, like the most exclusive caviar clubs in berlin, like being an anime protagonist irl, like succesfully evading taxes, like getting a blowjob from that ig girl before she went to dubai.

>>17406927
The smell of traditional turkish wrestling pants after the tournament. ( that your bf won)

Vetiver is the fragrance of Patricians. It smells fantastic and masculine. I don’t care if you think it’s “dated”. I think you’re a low iq trend following nigger.
>Guerlain vetiver edt
>Guerlain vetiver edc
>Guerlain vetiver extreme
>givenchy gentleman
>tom ford gray vetiver
>Vetiver Extraordinaire Frederic Malle
All good stuff. Today I’m wearing givenchy vetiver. I like the simplicity of vetiver and sandalwood. Sometimes if I want more complexity, like today, I’ll layer it with tam doa

>>17406927
one of those real bleachy loads of cum

>>17406927
Varnished furniture.

>>17406954
Any recs on lesser known vetiver frags I should try?

Going to take advantage of some boxing day sale at Nordstrom, deciding between Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum, Costa Azzurra or Soleil Niege. Or Byredo Balm D'Afrique

>>17406971
black orchid easily.

>>17406927

if someone likes the way you smell, and you tell them what it is, does that ruin the experience by getting rid of the mystery?

>>17407009
no you retard.

What frags are you wearing for the cold weather? I'm wearing OMS Gold and Oud because the buttfucking cold does well by them.

I can't find encre noire to smell it, can somebody define It? Should I blind buy It?

>>17407009
Normally people ask as a way of giving you a compliment and then forget inmediately half a second later

Some of you fags need a reality check, you've gone too far down the rabbit hole. You autistically obsess over fragrances and label them as being either good or shit (no middle ground), as being for summer or winter, for this occasion or that occasion, etc. The fact is 99% of fragrances smell nice and for the most part it doesn't matter what you spray on yourself. If you're attractive then smelling good is just the cherry on top (pretty much any fragrance will do). If you're some ugly loser it doesn't matter if you're wearing a ridiculously expensive niche fragrance or a mass-pleasing compliment-getter, ultimately you're still an ugly loser.

>>17407045
where does this copypasta come from?

>>17407020
really? but if they get their hands on it I'm no longer special and they're not dependent on my presence for the smell they like

>>17406917
>>17406927
>>17406997
I see, this thread is already beyond based. OP is the king.

>>17406965
I heard someone shill Vetiver Bourbon by Monotheme. it's quite cheap, might blind buy it some day

>>17406954
I respect vetiver, but I don't love it.
I love lavender, but I don't respect it.
I both love and respect patchouli.

day 2 of testing maison tahite coffee colelctiong.
velvet coffee just reeks of carrots meh.
cafe gourmand on the other hand, an actual coffee smell with hazel cream and chocolatey patchuli at the base, seems fantastic

>>17406973
EDP or Parfum?

>>17407022
sniff something like terre d'hermes, guerlain vetiver or grey vetiver and imagine it without any of the citrus, spice, soapiness or sweetness, with basically just the fresh, green, smoky, earthy vetiver and some odd smoky ink note
it's a weird frag and not really a safe blind buy

>>17406971
costa azzurra is boring and overpriced and I haven't smelled the other two, so Black Orchid

>>17407191
>costa azzurra
For me it's the superior citrusy freshy. Costa Azzurra is how fresh citrusy fragrances should be made, not like Sauvage, Bleu de Chanel, Dylan blue.
The downside with Costa Azzurra is the longevity.

>>17407208
admittedly I just tend to dislike citrus freshies.

>>17407172
whichever you prefer, edp is better imo

This has been my go-to summer frag for years now and I don't want to leave it, but I want something complimentary as more of a spring and summer evening fragrance. Any suggestions?

>>17407284
I've never smelled this, but the note breakdown is oddly similar to terre d'hermes. they probably smell nothing alilke, but TdH is a classic choice for spring and colder summer days

>>17406927
Smells like photorealistic forest atmosphere, it's worth hundreds of bucks, but you can get it under hundred bucks.

is Cape Heartache any good? got a girl that has always idealized the pacific northwest and if this smells like that it could have some interesting effects

>>17407308
The pine note is great, the strawberry comes off a little too fruity, but for a girl it could be great.

I got Obsession by Calvin Klein because I'm not gonna spend $140 on Aqua did gio

redpill me on ultra male

>>17406954
>Thread blessed by another man that loves Vetiver

Vetiver *is* fantastic and if you eschew all Vetiver for being "dated" you are indeed a low IQ nigger because there's also modern vetivers like
>Bois Imperial (yes I am a fag who will shill this in every thread until Quentin Bisch gives me cummies)
>Carven Le Vetiver
>Encre Noir Sport
>Terre D'Hermes Intense Vetiver
>Atelier Cologne Vetiver Fatal
>Chopard Noble Vetiver

And those are just some of the frags that are Vetiver dominant. There are hundreds of others where Vetiver plays a large but less aggressive role, like D&G Italian Love. Odds are Vetiver plays a role in one of your favorite frags. You may think you don't like Vetiver, you may even genuinely dislike older treatments of Vetiver but it's hard to be a fragrance lover and truly hates Vetiver. It's in so many frags and used in so many ways it's like saying you hate woody notes.

>>17407310
interesting, I was debating either giving it as a gift or just using it on myself for her benefit and help attraction

>>17407317
is BI overrated? in the past every /frag/ gen was shilling Etruscan Water and this looks like another fleeting obsession

>>17407317
>>Bois Imperial (yes I am a fag who will shill this in every thread until Quentin Bisch gives me cummies
It's good, it got me laid

>>17406905
>>17406916
thanks, the black knight and maybe a lovers tale look interesting, although they're quite expensive. but i'll still looks for a sample
to add to what i want, the stuff by prin lomos is pretty much it. unfortunately, his fragrances are expensive as fuck, but when i get the opportunity to evade taxes i'll buy sohrab (god it's so good).
anyway this (rahassanai) is the direction i'm looking for.

>>17406927
To give a somewhat serious answer it's patchouli cleaned up and distilled to an almost white/blonde level. No dirty, no chocolate, no dirty. A clean core "idea" of patchouli. Now through in the oud from M7, some black pepper and a small amount of savory spice like sage. The overall smell has a texture as well. Musky, velvet, smooth. No "scratchy" woods like IsoE. For some reason I don't go nose blind to it like Iso or Ambroxan. It's a good molecule but perfumers are just starting to wake up to it, it starting getting more hype in 2019-2020. Expect it to be everywhere by 2025.

>>17407321
I don't think so. IMHO is a fragrance that manages to balance professionalism with sex appeal in a way that harkens back to old school 80s powerhouses.It also performs. I'm a 4-6 spray of everything kind of guy. BI is 1. Maybe 2 if I'm going to be outside. Maybe.

I don't browse this board first time
Honestly I couldn't care less about fashion haha but what do you think about my perfumes are they good

>>17407341
>superdry wallet

>>17407343
I got it as a gift I used to use a wallet I got for 2 bucks

>>17407317
I love vetiver and and enjoy Ganymede seems like I would like BI

>>17407317
As an enjoyer of old school vetivers and TDH, would I enjoy the modern vetivers you posted?

I just got this gifted for Christmas. Is it a meme?

>>17407360
It smells like shit in my opinion by the way.

OKEY BOIZ
I need a frag to present it to my mom!
I know she likes Gian Marco Venturi Woman.
Any suggestions?

>THE ULTIMATE PRANK: This is a prank spray, but it looks like a luxurious perfume! Now imagine this prank: you give this perfume to your girlfriend, she gets excited, sprays it all over herself, and then you run for your life!
>NEED TO EVACUATE A ROOM? Do you need to evacuate the room? Trust us, this spray is the most effective way to do that! People will run for the nearest exit as soon as the smell hits their noses!
>GAG GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION: Whether you need random stuff for a gag gift, April's Fools' Day, white elephant office exchange, loved one birthday or looking for a funny Valentine's Day gift

Alright /frag/, what's your take?

>>17406917
Thoughts on Prada's Amber Pour Homme?

I got a sample of it and I'm enjoying the simplicity of it. It's very safe crowd pleasing and I find myself reaching for that soapy vetiver smell at home.

>>17407374
>ass
>toilet
>windy mist
>number 2

Imagine if the box was brown too.

>>17407360
I should like this by all accounts, but I just don't. There's just an overbearing cherry cough drop accord that mixes with the indolic florals and smokiness that I can't stand. I got a bottle, wore it like twice, and threw it in the garbage. Montblanc Individuel does this idea way better and it smells like G96 gun lube, which also smells amazing
>>17407355
BI is indeed the real shit, also check out Kenzo Homme Intense. It's a creamy fig-coconut version of Bisch's akigalawood style. I just blind bought the Parfum version the other day from Spain, should be here some time next week and that one apparently smells even more like Ganymede. To me, Ganymede is like the only true successor to Fahrenheit with that violet leaf, leather, and ozonic woodiness

>>17407360
By someone who hate you?

>>17407315
I like it (Don't love it) but it's forever ingrained in me as exclusively a college aged male summer day fragrance

>>17407375
I love it, the neroli soapiness and scratchy woods in the opening smell so crisp, and the vanillic resinous drydown you get 10 hours later is heavenly. Didn't they discontinue this?

>>17407360
I sampled it when I was in college before I was into fragrances, loved it. Then a few years later bought it and it has sat since with only a few sprays used. It's only like 20-30 for a bottle so it's not the end of the world but I have never thought to reach for it when I'm looking for something to spray.

>>17407386
I don't know how you described the scent in such detail, but me personally I just sprayed in the cap, took a whiff, and was like this shit is trash. I've never smelled anything like it though. I just literally cannot imagine anyone wanting to smell like that. I'd rather not wear anything literally.

>>17407388
My auntie doesn't hate me, she's just dumb. Hey at least I got something though. I'll just give it to my brother, he has no taste in anything and will just shower in it.

>>17407355
BI isn't distinctly vetiver. To me at least.

>>17407312
where do you live that aqua di gio costs 140$? shit is like 50$ tops at every discounter

>>17407396
As far as I know they did but a 3.4oz can still easily be found for around 60 bucks. I'm trying to wait before pulling the trigger because I'm really itching to. I want to sit with it for a while but the longer I do the more I'm enjoying it. I work in research and I think this might be good for in-between the labs and when working outside

>>17407398
>I don't know how you described the scent in such detail
I've just been trying to train my nose for the past 10+ years of wearing frags. it's why posts like >>17407045 are absolute bullshit, I just like smelling fragrances.

>>17407360

>>17407321
I think its "mass appeal" / "sex appeal" aspect is grossly overrated (pretty sure it's just two or three retards memeing it), but it's a pretty good frag

>>17407357
Yes. Honestly there's not a huge difference between old school and new school vetivers, you can draw a straight line between them. To me newer vetivers are lighters and less pure, other notes are allowed to stand tall along side the vetiver. Which is a good thing, sometimes I want a monolith and sometimes I want Vetiver+something else, and that's where modern vetivers excel.

>>17407408
Damn bro there's no way bitches love this terrible perfume, and even if they do I literally do not care. Imagine walking around constantly being distracted by a scent you don't like, just because some hoe might find it pleasant.

>>17407375
It is great, one of the only acceptable designer fragrances together with the intense version imo

>soapy vetiver smell at home.
I don't know what Amber pour homme has to do with vetiver.

>>17407423
>Imagine walking around constantly being distracted by a scent you don't like, just because some hoe might find it pleasant.
Boy, do I have some news for you...

>>17407404
Canada local mall was selling them from 90-160$ depending on size

Someone in the last thread was asking about Rausch. Wearing it today.

If you've worn Raghba Wood Intense, this is a massive improvement but cleared related. Safe creamy oud, dense sandalwood and patchouli, and vanilla on top but the vanilla is a boozy vanilla liquer.

It's very good, sort of reminds me of a mix of MMM By the Fireplace and Jazzclub. Its not as aggressive as the notes would suggest, it is more boozy than I thought it would be . Performance is good for my tastes. Lasts all day but it doesn't project much, it forms a bubble around me.

>>17407428
What are the news?

>>17407442
every normie that gets his grubby paws on aventus or sauvage does so for that exact reason, fragfags are the exception to the rule

https://youtu.be/cfUMGq2a-O4?t=313

>>17407450
friendship is blind, apparently.

>>17407454
could you imagine being so deluded by a Mongolian cartoon basket-weaving imageboard that you forget that people of different races can be nice to each other

>>17407360
Wearing Joop after seeing this.
My only complaint is I'll be wearing it the next 14 hours even after my bath tomorrow morning

I'm surprised so many of you guys know about Joop when it's not mentioned anywhere in the OP.

>>17407472
>>17407472
I got gifted if for xmas so I feel obliged to wear it in winter and as a room spray. Downside is you can smell it thruogh the whole house. Upside is it got me out of group meetings at the job centre as they didn't dare have me in a closed room for an hour wearing 6 sprays of Joop the second time

>>17407477
>so in today's meeting we sha...
>ok who's wearing Joop?
>you know the drill buddy...

>>17407484
best part was I was sat right next to the workcoach the whole time and she hated every second of it

>>17407293
That's definitely one I had my eye on, thanks for the tip. Looks like it'll be a boxing day pickup for me.

>>17407530
just make sure to smell it at a store beforehand, not everyone likes the peppery, smoky parts of Terre d'Hermes

>>17407300
Submitted with no comment.

>>17406954
>>17407317
Is anyone even claiming vetiver in general is dated? I feel like people say Guerlain Vetiver smells like an old man and that's about it.

Anyway, thoughts on Chanel Sycomore?

>>17407661
>encre noire clone at 10x the price

>>17407661
Guerlain vetiver is the gold standard for vetivers. It smells like vetiver

>>17407661
Actually yes, there are plenty of people who claim Vetiver is dated on Fragrantica and Basenotes. I think it's because they don't understand how prevalent Vetiver is and how much of a shape shift the note can be.

To answer your question I think Sycamore is good but it's incredibly over priced and over rated and I don't understand how it's a benchmark.

naxos is so fucking nasty
>>17407661
retards in here call everything sated that was released before 2018

>>17407725
What are some modern fragrances that use vetiver as the key note? Iso-e dominant fragrances need not apply. I wouldn’t consider tdh, Encre noir, or Guerlain homme leau boissee vetiver frags.

>>17407636
based. fuck dave.

>>17407315
Super sweet young people stuff. Loud as fuck. Personally I'm not a big fan, but I don't like fruity fragrances in general.

>>17407321
It is. It was a hype because it was accessible (pricewise), but that's about it. Not a headturner.

>>17407809
this thread is the only place that hypes up BI

>>17407341
Good stuff, to be honest. Don't bother too much with the MB, though.

>>17407360
Decide for yourself. I didn't like it.

>>17407373
Don't blind gift fragrances.

>>17407375
Smelled like baby powder in the opening and was way too "non-existent" in the drydown. It's not necessarily bad, but I didn't find it too interesting overall.

>>17407284
its called fucking living Stromboli

>>17407341
>drawing pad
tranny confirmed

>>17407823
No this thread is the only place half the people in here feel comfortable going because you can say nigger and no one has to actually know what they're talking about.

BI is well thought of on Fragrantica and Basenotes.


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Essential-Parfums/Bois-Imperial-64338.html

What the hell is the obsession with "hype"? Do people not comprehend that something can be good without being hyped? Is that the metric, did people just give up on independent thought and forming opinions on their own? You do know the people hyping frags on YouTube are the equivalent of jannies here right?

They don't *quite* do it for free but it's pretty close. Influencers get a bottle that's already been made and in exchange the company gets thousands and thousands of extra bottles sold. It's a fantastic return on investment that costs next to nothing. The fragrance was already made, shipping is cheap.


Basically considering the possibility hype is most artificial and not indicative of real quality.

Is nishane hacivat worth buying as a self Christmas present?

>>17407934
>something can be good without being hyped
go back to school, snowflake contrarian zoomer

>>17407942
>Hacivat

Are you buying it because you like the smell or are you buying it because it's "close enough" to Aventus?

wowee, another thread of discussing BI.

SOTD: costume national homme parfum, what a fantastic spicy, dry grapefruit by dominique ropinion and an underrated house.

contemplating on buying a sample set from divine to try out divine l'homme sage (thanks anon for recommending it). by the way, essenza-nobile has a great offer today, giving out a free bottle and 10% on an order - take a look if you're EU.

happy xmas all

>>17407969
It's almost the same price as aventus And I have club de Nuit already so no interested. I'm interested in it because I like pineapple as a note and I heard the performance is great and for a summery fragrance that's quite rare. I will sample first but still want to know if there is something better with the same profile
From what I read it's not even close from aventus

>>17407983
You're welcome, I recommended it.
If you buy from Luckyscent get the "splash" bottle. It's not actually a splash bottle, it comes with an atomizer you attach yourself. It's fucking stupid but it's waaaaay more cost effective to just get the 100ml bottle.

Which CN Homme do you have ? The original was clove heavy, the remake is a cardamom bomb. There's a new CN fragrance but I can't find it in the US yet. Looks very promising, a citrus incense scent
And sadly I'm one of the people praising BI. I think it's a fantastic fragrance on all fronts.

>>17408023
I fucking hate CNH. Smells like some diet cinnamon apples. 21 was okay. Smelled like gif newtons. Scent and scent intense AEW grotesque. Shit house

What is the best Acqua di Parma frag and why? I just sampled this one and am on the fence at the moment. I've got about 6 other samples from this line as well

>>17408182
Tie between Essenza and Intensa

Essenza: Dichotomous fragrance, equal parts clean and dirty. Absolutely masterful blending, smells exuberant, joyous, sexy and alive. Blends well with the smell of your own skin, doesn't scream "I'm wearing a fragrance". Great use of florals in a men's fragrance without compromising the feeling of masculinity. The neroli note is incredibly long lasting here, I get an easy 8 to 10 hours out of Essenza. I fucking hate cheesy descriptions like this but Essenza IMHO smells like wearing a freshly laundered whiten line shirt and walking through a citrus groove on a warm summers day. One of the few frags I've bought and used multiple full bottles of.

Intensa because Morillas and Demachy brilliantly updated the original and massively enhanced it's projection and longevity while sacrificing a small amount of the brightness and vibrancy of the original, IMHO the trade was worth it.Intensa smells like the original with a little leather and butched up but it's clearly still Acqua Di Parma Colonia.

Those are the best two of the "classics".
From the new bottles Quercia and Oud are amazing. Quercia is their take on a lime shaving cream and Oud is an Italian Citric take on safe Oud. Well worth the money.

What would he wear?

What would he wear?

>>17408213
He strikes me as having expensive taste, but the type of taste where it's good but also important to let other people with good taste know how much money he spent. So definitely not mall designer but also not ultra rare niche that only hobbyists jerk off over.

I'm thinking he'd be a huge fan of Chanel, Dior, Hermes and Armani's prive lines while dismissing Tom Ford as gauche. Maybe MFK.

What fragrance does Billy wear?

>>17407009
Nope, My boss asked me if thats just how I smell and I sniffed my shirt and said “versace”. He lost his shit and said “this guy FUCKS!”. Made my day.

>>17408292
Fahrenheit, obviously

>>17407450
7.5?!?!
bros what the fuckkk! this is easily a 10/10 masterpiece

>>17408292
he looks like the guy who sang the Christmas song
I though he died tho

What are a couple of basic fragrances that are impossible to go wrong with?

What do women like the best?

>>17408016
Strong pineapple and oakmoss.
First couple sprays were disgusting, smelled very salty.
Now I wish I had more.

>>17408392
>What are a couple of basic fragrances that are impossible to go wrong with?

If you don't give a fuck about individuality:
>Dior Sauvage
>Bleu de Chanel
>JPG Ultra/Le Male
But in the end no one will really give a fuck about you wearing a fragrance, that a lot of people wear and will instead just appreciate you smelling good; maybe not interesting but good...

>>17408392
roses and sweet ambers are usually good, popular designer stuff if you do not care about being non-original

>>17408023
cheers. i meant the new homme parfum; i enjoy cardemom i guess, so there's that - i saw the new rasquet fragrance which seemed great, i was just extremely disappointed with his secret woods last time so did not get too hyped. and hey, no worries about BI - i also have own a bottle for the past few years and love it, just don't enjoy the same discussion over and over again in every thread.

what is everyone wearing today? i think i'm going with nicolai's amber oud, or maybe noir exquis by duchaufour

>>17407360
It’s the smell of 90s chavs wearing Ben Sherman shirts in a crappy provincial nightclub.

t. I was one of them.

Went past a store and decided to catch two sprays:

YSL Y Eau de Parfum - it's like someone took a drugstore freshie (like bruno banani or whatever) and amped it up. Boring blue base, screeching synthetic apple on top. Somebody on parfumo wrote a review saying something like "nothing for experienced noses" and I agree with that. I can see why someone would like it, but I just don't. It sucks. Nothing new, nothing exciting. Seems to stick to clothes well, though. 4/10 just for the performance, but that's about it.

Prada Luna Rossa Black - another designer amber vanilla frag, fits right in with many others. Smells really good, though. Personally I would rate it above e.g. Spicebomb Extreme, Bulgari Man in Black and the entire Stronger With You line, which I consider to be roughly in the same category of frags. This gives me "aftershave" vibes, but in an amber vanilla context. Good stuff, really. Easily 8/10, although Man in Black would beat it if that one had better performance on me.

>>17408493
Egoiste.
Last comment I got on it was "you smell like Christmas" so I'm gonna do that again.

>>17408493
Christmas time is Eau des Baux time for me. very christmasy frag

What fragrances do zoomer girls (19-21 years) wear?

>>17406927
>>17406946
>akigalawood scent
>Turkish wrestler musk

Mmmmmmm yesss

>>17408546
>>17408555
Murkwood is my christmas frag, also SOTD

>>17408493
I'm mad I wasted five seconds to read that text.

What to wear today? My Luckyscent order came in so it's time to check out 1986 Eclectique by Les Bains Guerbois.

>>17408565
Cape Heartache, Wood Sage & Sea Salt

>>17408545
Luna Rosa Black is basically Midnight in Paris / Bvlgari Black Part 2, which is great. Sure it's not that innovative but it's done really well and makes spending shit load of money on Midnight in Paris pointless. 8/10 is a great rating for it and will be completely misinterpreted by autists who only want to wear 10/10 frags.

>>17408565
depends, low level art hoes will be wearing some margiela frag, le labo or jo malone

>>17407942
i had a bottle. got rid of it.
turned rancid on my clothes. had to throw a couple shirts out because it was so bad.

smell wise, its a much earthier and bitter/unripened version of aventus.
think more of the smell you get from the base of pineapple leaves than the juicy fruit inside.

montblanc explorer is a great in-between. it is similar to both aventus and hacivat while still standing on its on. and the price is blind-buy safe.

>>17408685
>had to throw a couple shirts out because it was so bad.

You're either dumb or lying. If you wash or dry clean clothes the smell comes out.

Sample of picrel came in today, really like it but its definitely more feminime than i thought it would be

>>17407942
I would say so, it's fantastic sour pineapple oppening with lots of oakmoss later on

>>17408700
Why would anybody lie about that? He's obviously retarded

A friendly reminder:

Ganymede is really good.
Ganymede = Akigalawood + fruits.

Kenzo Homme (Intense EDT and EDP 2022) are good.
Kenzo Homme = Akigalawood + aquatics/blue.

Bois Imperial is fucking garbage.
Bois Imperial = Tom Ford Grey Vetiver + Akigalawood.

>>17408698
>I paid to smell chergui
Fucking kek

>>17407942
Don't blind buy anything beyond UAE frags.

Just jet Ejaazi or Khamrah if you want something good, unique and cheap.

>>17406927
>akigalawood smell
bitter and sour
like wood and salted cucumbers

Just test KH intense. It is in every mall.

What's a manly fragrance under 100 that's not too strong and obnoxious?

>>17408726
I think Guerlain heritage is the most masculine and mass appealing frag I own Sandalwood and lavender

>>17408742
This? Sounds cool. Also I just read the OP for stores, and turns out there's a Notino store at the mall near me. I can literally walk in there and smell it damn.

>>17408742
I ordered Guerlain cause I read Mastroianni wore it and I am 99% sure it either never shipped or was delivered to the wrong house. That mailman is a chuckle fuck.

https://imgur.com/a/yRPtMiz

My pickups since November. I'm done for the next six months,going to purge in June. Collection feels good right now, just need an Italian style citrus cologne and a rough leather. Otherwise I'm finally happy with what I have.

So guys what's the adequate fragrance store etiquette when I want to try something? Do I ask for a sample or do I just grab a bottle and start sniffing?

I'm a moron and forgot I can just attach a file here.

>>17407360
i wear this all the time and i think its great, i should buy another

>>17408789
Seeing one of those triggered bad memories.

>>17408790
Spray from the bottle onto the paper tester strip. From there if you like it ask for a sample from the obese women with danger hair or negro faggots that work all the fragrances counters where I live.

God I hate Baltimore.

Verification not required.

>>17408795
Bro there's 25 bottles, can you narrow it down a little?

>>17408800
It's in the corner...

>>17408790
spray on hand, if bitch asks if you need help say no thank you and smile. tester strips are a meme.

>>17408824
Damn bro I don't want to spray a bunch of different ones on my hand and even if it was just one I don't want to mix it with mine and it can also end up smelling like shit.

>>17408797
>obese women with danger hair or negro faggots

Sorry to hear that bro. You could always move to Wyoming or Eastern Europe.

>>17408766
Guerlain is the fragrance of royalty. Lots of cool history behind it. Lots if important figures have worn it over the decades.

>>17408792
Can I get your experience with Terre d'Hermes EDT?

What are the best drugstore cheapies for my 18 yo cousin? He has a CK one flanker already

>>17408842
Just get your boy a Joop if you hate him that much.

>>17408392

Oud Wood
Silver Mountain Water
Club de Nuit Intense Man
Naxos
Hacivat
Lamar
Prada L'homme
Spicebomb Extreme
La Nuit de L'homme
L'homme
Layton
Prada Black
Side Effect
Cedrat Boise

>>17407661
I think vetiver smells like a middle to old aged car salesman or a guy who runs a golf course. I don't think that's a bad thing but I'm 26 so it just feels out of my range.

It does what it does very well and I appreciate that.

>>17408840
not him, but I've been using it for a year and a half now
good performance on my bottle, definitely much better than your average citrus-forward designer frag
the scent is basically bittersweet orange with a lot of spicy black pepper and some earthy, smoky and green facets from the vetiver and patchouli combo. add to that a bit of creamy sweetness in the base and a lot of Iso E Super, which provides a sort of dry wood "cloud" and helps it perform

it's an interesting modernized version of traditional old school masculine scents (vetiver, patchouli, spices and citrus), with added sweetness, Iso E and a more minimalistic approach to notes

good pick if you want something serious and masculine but still modern smelling. I like it the most in spring and autumn, or colder summer days, but you can wear it year round easily

>>17408924
Thanks for the info, I'll look into getting a sample

Overrated normiecore or understated daily wear?

Want a fragrance that smells like this album sounds. I'm torn between Black Afghano or LDDM

>>17408973
Have you actually smelled either of those? They don't belong in the same sentence. Actually they don't belong in the same paragraph.

Guys what's a gothrock fragrance?

>>17408983
Nope, I'm just going on the sense that one has cannabis note and the other a more desert vibe

>>17408989
Encre noire

>>17409019
I don't know what kind of fucked up cannabis they're smoking at nasomatto but it's nothing I've smelled . LADDM doesn't smell like any desert I've been in either. Try and keep in mind the level of artistic license these people use to name their perfumes, especially considering that anything clever AND accurate is already trademarked by someone else

>>17409022
Hmmm I can't really picture how that would smell like.

>>17408954
The best masculine scent since Drakkar Noir.

>>17409023
Look if I wanted cannabis in total I would just smoke a joint. But I'm looking for something a little more luxury and edge

>>17409085
Try lonestar then. It's sumptuous without being inspid, edgy without being abrasive, strange without being grotesque. Doesn't smell like drugs but let's be real here, if cannabis is considered "edgy" where you live, then a male wearing any fragrance at all is probably unforgiveably faggy and you're just asking to get your ass kicked by the local wildlife

I fucking love Joop! frags I don't know how to explain it. They just feel round? Like all the notes complement each other so nicel. I have the Joop! Homme I like the strong presence but it is too sweet for me. My favorite was the Nightflight but they don't produce it anymore. Do you guys have any suggestion? the perfumesociety site recommended picrel

I thought Joop was a meme but people really do like it huh? I mean how do you even pronounce the name, it sounds so goofy...

>>17409128
It IS a meme, but yes people do like it as well. Generally, the people who like it aren’t in on the joke though.

The guy who designed it is Dutch and insists it’s pronounced Yuughpp or something ridiculous like that, but everyone just calls it jew-p.

>Joop!

https://youtu.be/8UFIYGkROII?t=15

>>17408954
It's very good.

>>17408834
>Damn bro I don't want to spray a bunch of different ones on my hand and even if it was just one I don't want to mix it with mine and it can also end up smelling like shit.
that's why you spray on test strips and then spray the two you like on your wrist and if you feel daring two more on the elbow. if it's an upscale store ask if it's fine for you to test, some higher end stores don't want you touching the bottle and they'll spray it for you.
>>17408973
LDDM layered with zoologist tyrannosaurus
>>17409019
>>17409023
it's not cannabis, it's haschisch.

>>17408989
You're going to want dark frags that also involve flowers on some level

Can personally vouch for this one, it's so over the top it legit makes me think of Sisters of Mercy

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/L-Artisan-Parfumeur/Voleur-de-Roses-4433.html

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Geo-F-Trumper/Eucris-Eau-de-Parfum-49868.html

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Emanuel-Ungaro/Ungaro-pour-L-Homme-III-1118.html


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Van-Cleef-Arpels/Van-Cleef-Arpels-pour-Homme-1100.html


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Salvador-Dali/Salvador-Dali-Pour-Homme-2250.html


No florals on this one but it feels gothy to me. A "black" fragrance that actually smells black.


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Comme-des-Garcons/Black-Eau-de-Toilette-18368.html


Last one , you can sub any church incense heavy frag though


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Comme-des-Garcons/Comme-des-Garcons-Series-3-Incense-Avignon-1230.html

>>17408954
Been using this for years would love to get something else as good as this.

>>17409193
I appreciate the suggestions anon but none of these are for sale near me.

>>17409229
1: How the fuck am I supposed to know what's on sale near you?

2: Have you heard of the revolutionary concept of buying samples on the internet?

>>17408989
any churchy incense frag like Avignon, Cardinal or that one Jovoy makes (Liturgie de something something)
Antaeus (if you want to smell like a manly vampire)
leather-heavy scents can work ok I guess
and yeah, Encre Noire is probably your best budget pick
>>17409043
a forest floor kind of scent with some inky smoke, green and tart quality and no sweetness at all

How would you Anons rank these + Wanted Tonic?

Why is every fragrance review on youtube only for men's scents? I'm not complainig, it's more of a curious observation. They don't even do unisex scents.

>>17409258
Because a woman can smell like shit and it doesn't matter. Men are sold the idea that they need to buy a specific fragrance to attract bitches. In a society where women choose and men are trained to seek every edge they can to get chosen.

>>17409269
>Because a woman can smell like shit and it doesn't matter.

This.

Frag is a part of self improvement for most men. Women don't need anything these days and there are 1000 simps on call.

>>17409269
I think it's this + men like consoomerist hobbies like collecting frags

>>17408712
>whining over a $8 sample
really?

>>17408989
Pretty much everything this anon said, especially Antaeus: >>17409235
I would add Davidoff Zino as another budget pick, which I would describe as a gothic fougere. Some people will tell you you need to get the vintage, but for me the current is 90% the same, and at $20/125ml you can spray it with reckless abandon

>>17409302
>he thinks women don't sperg over women consoomer shit
Bruh. You have NO idea.

>>17409357
I always thought they don't get quite as autistic about it like the guys who collect fountain pens or frags or whatever. but maybe I'm wrong

Is it me or does the nigger in the Burberry Hero EDP advert lookd very ugly?
Like even his serratus looks ugly, clearly roids & starvation and not built naturally through boxing, weights etc

>>17409303
>$8
8 fucking bucks to smell Chergui.
Holy crap bro, you made my day!

>>17409359
>always thought they don't get quite as autistic about it
True. Unless they are totally retarded.

>>17409258

A mixture of male autism feeding into the audience and most women preferring TikTok and insta

>>17408545
yeah lol I was debating between bdc sausage and ysl y for an easy reach normie friendly frag and y smells like the cheapest highest pitched lemony bullshit. I dont get it. BDC is the best but it seems like its gone quickly

>>17409019
nasamatto smells nothing like its marketed as. I dont get it at all. its fucking gross.

What would be an upgrade from this one that I got and enjoy?

>>17409258
>child raping spic trying to tell me Code is S tier
lmao

What fragrance would he wear?
>besides Kouros or Jules

>>17409404
>child raping spic
QRD?

>>17409411
antaeus

>>17409402
haven't sniffed it, but maybe something like Guerlain Heritage?

Name a frag for this feeling

>>17409455
door sausage

what did he mean by this?

>>17409463
BI

>>17409364
the guy from Star Wars? yes

>>17409411
quorum

>>17409411
You retards have it all wrong. Guys like that don't use fragrances to smell more manly.

He's wearing something he saw at TJ Maxx for 11.99 the day he has to shit and wondered in to use their bathrooms, then decided to stay and Christmas shop for his kid he hasn't seen in two years. He didn't pay 11.99 of course, he grabbed a pair of sweatpants to try on in the fitting room and stole it there.

He smells like that, Maverick Menthols and having not showered in three days.

>>17409455
>>17409457
This, Sauvage is the numale, arab immigrant choice of frag, while Bois Imperial is the sophisticated, photorealistic woody style of frag.

>>17409364
if you think that this is roids you haven't been to the gym enough

>>17409463
A challenger appears

Are Gucci frags worth a shot?

>>17409630
vintages are fantastic, especially nobile
gucci pour homme 1&2 and envy are good but not worth the price
memoire d'une odeur if you're into niche
gucci guilty absolute is good if you're into leathers
others barely

>>17408792
nice pick ups buddy! please let me know your opinion on the jorum fragrances, looking forward to picking some 5mls up from ecuacion

>>17409525
He's not on gear, but admittedly the commercial does make him look bigger. He doesn't look impressive here at all, and his schnozz is larger than his chin.

>>17409523
How much is Essential Parfums paying you for these posts?

>>17409643
Two thoughts on Jorum

1: They have the same feeling of rough natural beauty that Parfums D'Empire releases like Azemour, Corsica Furiosa, Mal-Aime have. Really natural smelling to the point they don't really feel like wearing a fragrance, feels like all the smells in an outdoor area have been sucked in and localized on my body. If you want a traditional fragrance, this isn't it but if you're open to something more "natural" these are great.

2: I am not a compliment magnet. I'm a literal middle aged Jew who height maxed and looks like Lurch mixed with Professor X. I wore Pony Boy today and received a very enthusiastic compliment in the elevator. The woman came in, sniffed the air and said "Oh my god you smell wonderful". She looked to be in her early 30s so I don't know if this will appeal to younger women but it is clearly noticeable to the opposite sex. We had a bit of a conversation afterwards and she told me to wear it again next time we bumped into each other.
So far I'm a huge fan of the house.

What smells like sadness in a bottle?

>>17409722
I was interested until I saw the profile. Oh well. Seems like everyone loves headache juice except me.

Thoughts?

>>17409730
>for him
When I see a gendered perfume I immediately dismiss it as pleb juice for badly dressed manchildren until convinced otherwise by someone who sounds like they know what they're talking about

>>17409023
Black Afgano is raspberries + saliva
Lair Dude Summer Cocaine is frankincense + vanilla

>>17409742
> raspberries + saliva
I'll have to think of that if I ever spray it again. It won't be on my body I can tell you that much

>>17409728
Please tell me which one of those notes mean Iso E super. Is it wood+musk instantly means IsoE, no other possibilities? I genuinely need to know the thought process here.

>>17409733
Is it hard to breath with your head that far up your ass?

I'm curious, please explain the equivalent for women. Or is gendered perfume targeted at women somehow also for manchildren?

>>17409762
Any time I see wood as the biggest bar, it's turned out to have a shitload of ISO E Super
>but not all wo-
Sorry, don't care. I'm done with "wood"

>>17409764
Gendered perfume marketed toward females are aimed at the female counterparts of the ones aimed at males.. The same kinds of unpleasant mentally underdeveloped low impulse control hood rats with tattoos in places only real fuckups get them like the neck, hands, or face. Anyone who has a gendered perfume in their regular rotation other than as an outrageous contrarian "statement" is guaranteed to have a credit score under 500, and if they don't currently have an arrest record it won't be long now

>>17409770
>>17409765
hmm, I wonder if I'm going to see these posts in the morning and think someone else posted them. I may be a few sheets to the wind at the moment

>>17409770
Please post face, proof of employment and credit score.

I wore this to a Christmas party and fell in love with it. I don't care that it's popular. It truly is one of the greats.

>>17409770
nigga it's perfume chill

>>17409809
It's nice for the five minutes that it lasts

>>17409733
YWNBAW

Guess the scent

>>17409862
ultramale

>>17409523
>Bois Imperial
A friendly reminder:

Ganymede is really good.
Ganymede = Akigalawood + fruits.

Kenzo Homme (Intense EDT and EDP 2022) are good.
Kenzo Homme = Akigalawood + aquatics/blue.

Bois Imperial is fucking garbage.
Bois Imperial = Tom Ford Grey Vetiver + Akigalawood.

what ELDO stuff should I try? Want to try more of their stuff since I've been into Rien so much
>>17409724
literally >>17409730 my signature and favorite but its discontinued and getting harder to find. also people think rosy things, serge lutens l'orpheline also really is sad. dali pour homme is moody but ehhh. noir anthracite is supposed to be as well? try a sample of NR for him its pretty moody and what i reach for when im sad

>>17409949
Fat Electrician is nice and very wearable

>>17409411
Ted Lapidus

>>17409724

>>17409770
How does a thread for fragrances attract the absolute fucking pinnacle of autism so consistently

>>17409862
roja apex

>>17409809 layer it with layton and you get the ultimate love potion

>>17408792
>Npc frag starter pack

Rate my collection
Gave encre noir and original le male to sister cause i wasn't using it

>>17409722
thanks! i could see the connection to parfum d'empires naturals here, i though mal-aime is fun to wear home but too artsy for a wearing outside. haha, nice review on pony boy - outside of the compliment, how is it? is it very fruity? how prominent is the fig? i think philosykos ruined figs for me

>>17410089
>jorum studio
>ormonde jayne
>les indemodables
>josset parfums
<npc starter pack
yeah, no

>>17410141
i would be mean but due to the circumstances: merry xmas, hope you enjoy the hobby

which male fragrances appeal to zoomer girls (19-21 years)?

>>17410177
see
>>17408867

>>17410141
Only one I have an opinion on is CK One Shock which is pretty based.

>>17410146
For me personally the fig is third string to the very strong grapefruit and rhubarb. To me Pony Boy is a little too "dense", it's hard to separate out individual notes and it's more of a vibe than distinct smells. I felt so happy wearing it though,it's hard to explain. Certain frags for me exist on their own as fragrances, others have their own mood or personality. Like Himalaya and Terre D'Hermes are quintessential business fragrances for me because they make me feel energized and confident when I wear them. That's why I was so happy to get a pre-reform bottle of TdH.

Pony Boy made me feel so happy wearing it,I imagine it will be glorious in warmer weather. If you don't like fig I'd still strongly recommend trying it, Luckyscent has samples.

For me Pony Boy is 40% fruit, 40% woods and green notes and 20% florals. I'm struggling to find a fragrance to compare it too and I've worn hundreds of frags over the years. No associations pop out at me.

Pony Boy was actually a blind buy for me. I've been wanting to get a good fruity fragrance for years and I've struggled to find one that worked for my chemistry. I don't ascribe gender to most notes because it's asinine when you think about it but most non citrus fruit frags feel too feminine or youthful to me. Things like Ultramale, Blackbird, Pulp, Erba Pura etc don't work for me, that style didn't even work when I was much younger. Pony Boy has some depth and heft to it, it never feels too sweet, too ephemeral or too girly.

>>17410089
>Npc frag starter pack

I'm not insulted by this, more baffled and would appreciate some clarification. About half of the frags there have never been discussed on these threads and don't have many reviews on Fragrantica or Basenotes. Did you see a bottle of Sauvage and get triggered?

>that one guy who shills Bois Imperial every single thread while calling it a "photorealistic" fragrance
What's his story?

>>17410141
The other anon was nice since it's Christmas, I'll follow his lead. You don't really have anything with heft. These fragrances are good for warmer weather and for young men. The frags are sweet, unimposing, they blend into the background. None of them are bad, they all work it's just none of them stand out either.
I'm guessing you are under 25, have a sweet tooth, live in a temperate to warm climate and are relatively new at the hobby. Would you be interested in fragrances that would fit into that style of collection but maybe stand out more?

>>17409128
It's pronounced "Yope" and hoes love it desu.

Euch de buex, guerlain heritage, or Caron yatagan for Christmas today. First post gets to pick unless I’m done showering before

>>17410210
Eau des baux , no contest

>>17410185
thank you so much for the detailed description (yet again). I'm EU so I'll be ordering from ecuacion, they offer 5ml decants for almost the same ml/euro price as the whole bottle.

think I'll order a 5ml of this together with Nectary, Elegy, Rose Highwater and Trimerous.

here are some other (less known) interesting fragrances that I have taken a look at lately and that you might find interesting too, to study: FEB.14,1912 by Rundholdz, Stilla by Svensk Parfym, Pink Wood and Lavandeluce by April Aromatics, Surhomme Noir (got a sample coming) and Surhomme Transparent by Parfums de Nietzsche (very cliche name and concept, but great perfumers), Amoral by Pernoire, Everlasting by The Zoo

>>17410198
Basicass hoes though right?

>>17409772
Update: I remember posting them. I also had a dream that I was logged into my doctor's office's online patient portal and I somehow managed to get access to their regular public part of the site and I was "anonymously" posting 4chan-esque responses to the health tips blog. The physician's assistant (an attractive and VERY fit young woman who at my last visit said "oh, that's higher than the last reading, was I making you nervous? *wink*" when she took my blood pressure and it was slightly above average) found my posts and identified my IP address by looking at the logs and shared them with the entire office. I woke up in a panic and thought about all the time I spend here and resolved on the spot to stop shitposting when I was drunk. Now in the cold light of day I realize all it means is I need to get laid. Thank you for reading my blog.

>>17410042
Good lord, EN literally smells like earthy, green vetiver, nowhere near death or sadness. The retard opinion on EN being a goth scent annoys me. Maybe try Figment and compare it with Encre Noire.

>>17410217
>recs

Those look really interesting, I'm going to figure out how to smell them without violating my self imposed six month ban on purchases. At some point when a collection becomes large enough certain fragrances reinvent the wheel. Even if magically fragrances were able to be objectively scored eventually you'd still run into the same problem. Say you had a cedar fragrance that is a 9, but one just came out that's 9.5 but costs 1.5x more than the one you have. Sure it's objectively better but is the price worth it?

That's sort of where I'm at. I think smelling too many frags becomes a bad thing at some point just because I can see threads connecting different releases and nothing feels "new" anymore. That's one of the reasons I'm loving Jorum studios, so far everything I've smelled from them is genuinely unique.

Do you have a favorite style of fragrance? It seems like our tastes match up on some levels, I'm curious if there's a certain style or image you prefer.

Any frags that primarily smell like the Kouros drydown

>>17410248
>Say you had a cedar fragrance that is a 9, but one just came out that's 9.5 but costs 1.5x more than the one you have. Sure it's objectively better but is the price worth it?

I totally understand what you refer to here, though I like to work via settings/milieus rather than numerical scales. I've grown into roses/irises lately and after largely going through my bottle of PoAL, I find myself digging further into "better"/more specific settings to wear a specific perfume, as if there was some end-goal where I have broken down the perfumes down to perfection. a good sign to take a step back and enjoy what I have for at least a good 6 months, to be fair.

>That's sort of where I'm at. I think smelling too many frags becomes a bad thing at some point just because I can see threads connecting different releases and nothing feels "new" anymore. That's one of the reasons I'm loving Jorum studios, so far everything I've smelled from them is genuinely unique.

yeah absolutely, and there are slight biases (what have I ordered recently, what's being spoken about etc etc), which is why I partly tend to dig into these lesser known houses. as long as i stay away from the hardcore vintage (though I love a lot vintages)/attar enthusiasm I'm happy, that's where I draw the line.

>Do you have a favorite style of fragrance? It seems like our tastes match up on some levels, I'm curious if there's a certain style or image you prefer.

I guess in terms of notes it's more of an exclusive approach: I can't stand most of the white/green/yellow florals (jasmine as in Champs Lunaires and Nuit de Bakelite are an exception, and looking to sample Fougere Emeraude), leathers and smoky fragrances are difficult (though I like DH:O, Idole by Lubin and Bois d'Ascese). as what I enjoy: nearly any amber (Ambra Aurea), aromatic fougeres (Bon Monsieur), wood(ish) fragrances (Montabaco Intensivo), roses (PoAL), irises (Musc des Sables). what about you?

Mother got me a Bleu de Chanel for christmas and I've got myself a United Dreams Bennetton for the everyday; those 2 woul be my "clean" pair.
Any recs on an everyday "sweet" parfum to mate with the Eros Flame?

>get covid 2 days ago
>can't smell anything
christmas is runied

OUD MALAKI
or
THIS
?

>>17410283
Get Murkwood or any other good authentic pine scent, they are like essential oils a little like vick vaporub, very meditative.
The opposite of crude, synthetic pisswater.

>>17410273
Did you properly thank "mother" for your gift?

What's your age and budget for a sweet fragrance?

I'm guessing you're under 25 , try JPG Le Male Le Parfum.

>>17410301
>Murkwood

Lmao bro you do realize uses synthetics too right? Nillson has discussed it in YouTube interviews. His frags are non IFRA compliant due to use of oakmoss and other "banned" ingredients but he still uses synthetics.

Tried Ambre Sultan from a small sample, I guess I'm a noselet but I just do not like it. As it's a "reference amber" I guess I do not like heavy ambers either. Smelling it now, I am pretty sure a teachers assistant when I was in second grade wore this, it was obnoxiously cloying back then and it's the same now. I scrubbed it the fuck off

>>17410317
Yeah, agree. But it smells natural, synthetics does not mean automatically bad, different with scents that smell cheap and synthetic in a bad way.

My gifts this year. When do the ladies start lining up for me?

>>17410334
I'm too drunk on eggnog to attach the pic

>>17410314
>>17410273
I'm 27 but kinda look younger, I hope; also yeah, I did thank her, I refered to my actual mom, I can only dream of getting a milf sugar mommy.
I'll try it at the boutique and if I like it I'll consider it, I've heard a lot of good things of all JPG parfums.

>>17410336
>Expecting women to line up

I'm sorry you got memed. I love BI but you're going to get women with penises showing up

thoughts?

>>17410383
If you by products like this it means you have zero impulse control and lack the ability to save up $30 more to get amazing fragrances and instead operate on the need to consoooooooooooooom NOW NOW NOW NOW

>>17410370
yeah I wonder who the fuck started memeing BI as a panty-dropper. woody patchouli vetiver frags like this have always been liked more by men than women

>>17410248
>That's sort of where I'm at. I think smelling too many frags becomes a bad thing at some point just because I can see threads connecting different releases and nothing feels "new" anymore.
have you tried stuff by LUSH? i was surprised by how unique their scents are.
>>17410217
redpill me on everlasting. i like club design/scent tattoo and want to try other stuff but it's not that easy to get samples of it in europe. in general i feel like a lot of the interesting new school fragrances are made in the USA.
chiseled face midnight stag, desert storm & foxcroft by solstice scents are also ones i want to try but are hard to get. hell, it's hard to find british fragrances since brexit. kiked up custom fees and shipping costs aren't helping either.
>>17410266
give al-rehab lord a try, bit toned kouros, less urine more soap

>>17410386
but it is an amazing fragrance

>>17410370
Eh I'm not that picky

>>17410386
>shitting on an excellent frag
go away, newfag

>>17409404
pretty sure he's married and not a spic

>>17410220
Yes.

>>17409517
adding this to my spank bank

SOTD: A*Men Ultimate
Fresh and clean in the vein of Invictus with a little sweet coffee softness going on. Kinda like Kryptomint to me. First spray smells like green and red gummy worms.

I hate Christmas so much it's unreal. I know I have mental health issues, I'm a literal diagnosed autist and I'm depressed. I try and go all out for everyone else's gifts because fuck it, somehow I make really good money and it feels good just to see other people happy you know? So this year I made a list of what I wanted for Christmas, make it simple, idiot proof, like you have to put effort in to fuck it up or have a genuine desire to fuck it up. I had it so you just click a link, boom, done.

I picked out three basic colognes. Girlfriend knows I collect fragrances, I upgraded her from fucking Euphoria to Tom Ford, DS and Durga, Les Indemodables, Bond No 9, etc. I picked three basic ass colognes that would still smell decent and are easy to get at Macy's. Prada Ocean, Polo Cologne Intense, Dior Sauvage Parfum. Dumb reach work frags and the whole point was to make things easy. I picked the smallest size possible of each bottle, so naturally I got a single fucking 8oz bottle of Polo Intense. And a shirt in the wrong size despite the link going to the right size.
I know in the grand scheme of things this means nothing and there are people with worse problems but I'm tired of feeling like I exist just to act as an emotional rodeo clown for other people. The worst part is I have to act like I'm thrilled because these fucking people can't take the slightest bit of disappointment or contemplation that they fucked up. So rather than an honest discourse where I say hey, I love you, but this isn't what I asked for and that's ok, we can return and exchange everything, I have to act like I'm fine.

Tldr I'm a depressed faggot, thank you for reading my blog post.

>>17410468
It's funny how the first two sentences pretty much said everything and the rest was just elaboration on a theme, this was an inadvertently well written post

>>17410273
damn wonder why she got the Parfum

Best PdM? I live in a humid coastal city.

>>17410468
you don't deserve this King. cave their heads in. Merry Christmas

>>17410388
It got the slightly sweet, powdery, peppery woody style that many designer have as basenote, but in Bois Imperial it's amped up like there's no tomorrow.
It easily gets me attention from zoomie girls(19-21 years) like a bald shaved head and beard.

>>17410423
Absolutely disgusting.

>>17410476
Byerley, others are sweet diabetes trash

>>17410476
>PdM in a humid coastal city
Percival and Layton for colder

>>17410468
This >>17410469. Also, treat them as they treat you and once they bring up the issue during conversarion make it be known that they did the same to you, then they will realise. Merry chrisrimas anon and if that makes you feel better just knoa that I understand your frustration anon

>>17410480
that's not a zoomie girl (19-21 years) that's a 40 year old prostitute

>>17409949
Exit The King is amazing, like the rose-scented bars of soap in your grandma’s bathroom rendered in neon over a bed of oakmoss.

On a completely different note, for the fougere heads out there I have to shout out YSL Jazz. I first smelled it a few months ago at a Sephora in Paris and thought it was really nice but I stupidly didn’t buy it despite the fact that I knew they don’t carry it back home in the US.
Anyway my gf just gave me a bottle of it for Xmas and I can confirm that it’s one of the best fougeres of the 80s and evokes that era while remaining completely wearable today. It’s distinguished by a de-emphasis on lavender and a focus on fizzy geranium and savory coriander. And the patchouli is finely calibrated to be rigged without crossing into dirty territory. A couple sprays of this stuff and you’re suddenly a well-put-together gentleman circa 1990. I might even prefer it to Rive Gauche Pour Homme at this point.
At any rate if you’re into fougeres and you haven’t tried Jazz you need to get on it while it’s still affordable

>>17410570
*rugged patchouli, that is

>>17407429
that's why you buy frags at an online discounter and not at the mall

>>17409733
so you just disregard like half of all french perfume?

Any frags out there that smell like the taste of Disaronno?

>>17410616
guerlain l'homme ideal

>>17410551
Thank you. Glad that someone understands the frustration.

I got this for Christmas (Sun Men Jil Sander), I think it's alright. What do you guys think? What occasion/setting is best for this?

>>17410570
Jazz is amazing, and I highly recommend buying a bottle of Live Jazz before prices get evening crazier on eBay since it's discontinued. One of the best presentations of mint and ambergris out there. Mancera Aoud Lemon Mint is close , surprisingly so.

>>17410591
yes

>>17410483
noselet

>>17410317
It doesn’t
Get your facts straight

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>>17410469
This really made me laugh. Thank you /fa/. For the record I also have many mental diseases.

>>17410543
Thank you I ordered Layton and I will get Percival when it warms up here.

>>17410003
this always gets recced here so i'll try it thanks
>>17410570
I'm not a big fan of soapy stuff. YSL Jazz was great when I tried it though and I wanted to get a sample and then I never did so maybe I'll get that