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>>17439740
Based OP

>>17439740
Incredible based taste OP, again

I smelled givenchy gentleman prive on a dude boarding my flight yesterday. smells really nice in the air imo

>>17439740
Newfag here, what is the bois imperial meme? Is it just a Ganymede clone or what?

32 year old, 6' 1" dad here. About to cop picrel, always remember my dad having a bottle. What am I in for?

>>17439774
Ignore it, it's some mentally ill guy that got laid once and relives it by spamming BI constantly

>>17439772
been wanting to try givenchy gentleman for quite a while

>>17439788
I'd give it the blind buy safe approval. just wouldn't imagine it being wearable while dressed like a slob

>>17439791
Why? I know it was associated with preps but it's not a particularly austere or forma fragrance is it? It has a pretty dirty smell, from what I gather. Anyway, I dress fairly smart regardless..

I just bought Tobacco Oud. The big bottle. My wallet is screaming.

>>17439813
Enjoy it, anon

Yo guys I'm very confused. I recently went to my local douglas (like notino) and copped some Encre Noire, since everyone itt talks about it. I got the small bottle, which was around 20 bucks (no discount). Now I'm browsing some online EU store for a different fragrance you guys recommended, since I can't find it locally. I was just checking things out and the Encre Noire there is 80 bucks for the small bottle. Like what? Hello?

>>17439807
>I know it was associated with preps but it's not a particularly austere or forma fragrance is it?
yea, it just has a preppy vibe to me. it's just a pleasant smell though so not exclusively so I guess

R8 my collection. I need something more office friendly I think...

CH Men Prive or Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Privee? Wanted something boozy, loved both, and I'm indecisive between the two

>>17439859
Is the Rien not office friendly? I'm ordering a sample right now.

>>17439875
I think most stuff is office friendly, as long as you don't overstay. Rien is just a really out there fragrance that normies probably aren't going to love.

>>17439879
*overspray

>>17439859
Cool Water is as officey as you get can for a cheapie

Thoughts on Y Eau de Parfum?

>>17439879
Is 2 to the neck, 1 to the arm ok?

>>17439772
I already have DHI but your post made me want to buy reserve privée, are they the same?

>>17439888
never smelled it but the og Y eau de toilette was so fucking good

>>17439894
I'd say so. The opening is bonkers but it calms down. Very interesting fragrance.

getting really into earth tones recently, more specifically dressing like a medieval peasant or monk almost. what do you think is an appropriate fragrance for that?

>>17439908
>I'd say so. The opening is bonkers but it calms down. Very interesting fragrance.
which one do you prefer?

>>17439910
encre noire

>>17439777

It is neutered so I’ve heard compared to it in its glory. Still, my grandfather wears a newer bottle and it still seems fairly potent in spite of the fact.

>>17439859

I’d argue that Lagerfeld is office safe at least for winter. It’s oriental yes, but hardly as screaming as say, Obsession.

>>17439888

I tried it, didn’t mind it. Blue, safe, good longevity

Did I do good on my samples cop bros? Trying to find MY fragrance.

>>17439911
Which one of what do I prefer?

>>17439859
Some of the Rien reviews on Fragrantica are incredible

>>17439931
But you guys told me Rien is godlike...

>>17439937
It is.

>>17439777
Don't, if you want Polo Green go with the vintage. The vintage and recent formulation are totally different. Recent Polo Green smells like sweet urinal cake. Old Polo green citrusy, smoky, woody, spicy.
It would be Niche today.
Dior Jules or Loewe Esencia edt might be more faithful to the original Polo Green.
If you want something modern go with St Giles with The Tycoon, musky smoky citruses with oakmoss, has the same feel like Aventus, but more more serious.

If you can recommend me a spring/summer frag that I like better than this I'll buy it.

>>17439974

>>17439888
Screeching apple on top of crowdpleaser base. If Bleu de Chanel, Invictus and Ralph's Club are the epitome of fragrances to you, you will like that one.

>>17439925
Good start. Very gothrock (to paraphrase someone else).

>>17439984
>to paraphrase someone else

You mean me. I'm HIM. I'm the guy. I am gothrock. Everyone else? Not gothrock? Me? Gothrock.

>>17439974
This…

>>17439980
>>17440002
…or this

>>17439888
Too screechy synthetic and high pitched. It makes me nauseous after a while. I much prefer sauvage and I much prefer BDC EDT to that, but the performance is shit

I went on anabis.com and everything sounded good so I ordered 45 samples. I hope they have those ready to ship and don't have to decant each one lol.

>>17439974
to me this smells a lot like YSL Y, lemony but balanced by some creaminess so it doesn't smell like a cleaning product, which is a problem I have with many summer fragrances.

>>17440002
>>17440005
Don't, bro. AdG and many Versace frags are overworn and boring in they scent DNA.
Literally don't be the zoomer guy who lost his girlfriend to the cool 30+ dude with Penguin Premium Blend on.

>>17439980
>>17440002
>>17440005
>>17440017
Profondo Anon here, thanks for the replies, will test all of these out. Keep 'em coming!
>>17440020
How does the Original Blend compare to this? I can only find that one close to me atm.

>>17440027
The original blend is a different scent, Premium blend is salty, aquatic, slightly citrusy, gives you holiday vibes.
Where do you live? It's on stock on amazon.

>>17439846
discounter vs retail prices. sites like notino buy unused stock from retail stores for cheap and then sell it to you. in some cases, like Lalique frags the gray market price is really low compared to retail for some reason
that being said, douglas is a retail store AFAIK, so IDK why it was so cheap

>>17439875
if you believe in office friendly, Rien is one of the least office friendly frags out there. harsh incense and leather + aldehydes is a hell of a combo and the stuff is potent as fuck too

>>17439910
anything with vetiver as the main note

Anyone smelled this?

>>17439740

>>17439910
Davidoff cool water by Pierre Bourbon and Terre d Hemes by Jean Claude Ellena

>>17439937
People also say Bois is godlike, only idiots get memed into actually buying it.

>>17440042
Me I don't but I'm also new to fragrances. How would savauge compare to rien in terms of "office friendly? A friend of mine swears by it and he always wore it to the office with no issues.

>>17440134
sauvage vs rien
the duality of man

sauvage is so memed at this point I'd choose someone else for an office frag

>>17440145
Ok but that's not what I asked.

>>17440129
Bois Imperial got me laid

>>17440085
Upscale homeless piss/shit/BO?
Oud?
I don't know as I avoid the memes so tell me.

Cheers! Where is the blessing of the thread with the guy saying everyone is too far down the rabbit hole autists? Please bless thread.

>>17440176
He’s memeing. Encre Noire does indeed smell like a wet, cold, forest floor (in a good way), but not like a homeless camp.
It’s a very natural, earthy, melancholy kind of smell.

>>17440129
Bois Imperial got me laid

>>17440176
yes, a homeless camp in the woods.
dark, dank earth
smoldering campfire
sweat and urine
but not strong and heavy enough to be nauseating

>>17440175

I don't think the woman you got was much of an achievement. For the cost of the bottle you could have gotten 15 minutes with a woman whose BMI is under 25.

Imagine that hog moaning about photorealistic tree smells...

>>17440207
Wasn't an escort, duh
The whiff of Bois Imperial got her into my bed, Mr. Bisch literally isn't from this world.

Anyone try this? Some old dude at a frag store near me was shilling it hard.

>>17440176
Imagine living in a world were guerlein vetiver and tom ford grey vetiver exist but you choose encre noire, and you also hoping women will like you

You guys are too far pussy you cannot imagine trust me

>>17439980
stop shilling this shit

>>17439931
uRien

>>17440210
their female scents are great but I've never had the opportunity to try the men's stuff. Give it a go it probably owns

I keep hearing of L'Homme Idéal EdP and Extrême both here and on YouTube, but never of the EdT, which frankly feels much more elegant without the excessive fruitiness of the other two. Is there a reason behind this?

>>17440210
Smells like Cerruti1881
Mossy, citrusy, floral

>>17440211
this
I don't know how encre noir became such a meme. I think it's 100% down to the black bottle, all the reviews about haunted houses and graveyards and shit are retarded. If they'd packaged it in a light green bottle idiots would have a more reasonable understanding of it. Guerlain mogs it hard, and sycamore is much nicer if you must have a more modern styled vetiver.

>>17440234
No it doesn't, it smells like loewe 7

>>17440237
Literally this. EN is a plasticy take on Sycamore. Green? Grassy vetiver.
People should check out Figment for a haunted earth soil scent.

>>17440240
Kek, Loewe 7 is a fresh incense scent, retard

everyone who compares EN to guerlain vetiver is either a troll, a nigger or a noselet. perhaps a combination of all 3

>>17440252
Another one that he is so far women he forgot about them. Look at the creator of encre noire, its a fat karen. But its good that the world is filled with you poorfags so all the real vagina goes all to us wearing Beau de Jour and Tobacco Vanille

>>17440129
>>17440200
>>17440209
Is this shit actually decent or are you just spamming because you got head from some ugly troon while wearing it?

Anything similar to the original yves jazz?

>>17440313
It's mid.

>>17439777
180cm 36yo king of manlets dad here.
I own Polo Green and love it. Just buy one, but don't fall for the scam of vintage bottles. Those perform like fucking monsters, it's true, but you and the people around you don't want a chypre scent bubble of that power and size in 2023, believe me.
Anyways, I would never wear Polo Green at the office (I remember your post in the previous thread) since it's unpleasing for some people. Years ago I was looking for a daily-at-work scent and I ended up with TDHedp. Office is normieville and you shouldn't go any further than that.

>>17440340
kek sorry wrong pic. It's late and I slept like shit yesterday

>>17439931
Mfs are so dramatic, have any of these cunts who write this type of shit actually been around truly putrid smells. No perfume, especially when not intentionally done so, smells that bad in the grand scheme of things.

>>17440312
>Tobacco Vanille
>vagina
100% true
100% prostitutes

>>17439910
Not earthy, but I wear Eau des Baux when I attend to the mass on sunday. The mass take place in a church built in the 11th century. I find EdB perfect in that setting and helps me to meditate about the word of God.
>>17439913
>>17440099
Encre Noire is too modern and THD is edgy and not a peasant scent in any way (I own and love both)

>>17440211
>guerlein vetiver
Imagine living in 2023 and choose to smell like an oldfag, space like a redditor and brag about getting pussy in an anonymous forum

>>17440237
>I don't know how encre noir became such a meme
It's edgy, nice bottle, smells unique and you can get 100ml for less than 25€ (I did).
Obviously, at that price point you can't get quality naturals, so they fill it with a ton of Iso E Super.
>graveyards and shit are retarded
It's much more retarded to complain about a <30 bucks fragrance smelling cheaper than a >200 one, retard anon.

Halloween man shot yea or nay

This awesome dude that I'm totally bros with at the gym I go to smells (and looks) like a Greek god. He said he wears D or So Vaj but nothing comes up when I google that. Anyone know what he's talking about? I just want to pull hot poontang like Jeff does.

Thoughts on Declaration by Cartier? Is it a safe blind buy? I’m trying to replace my daily office scent (YSL L’homme) that’s running out

Thoughts? Obvious clone of Tom Ford
I already have Insurrection II Wild and Franck Olivier Oud Vanille so it feels like I have overlap

>>17440241
based
>>17440397
I'm 35, at this point the only pussy I'm interested in is my wife's
also
>choosing how you smell on the basis of what women like
cringe
>>17440409
it doesn't smell edgy though, that's why it's a meme - the bottle and the review hype going muh wet earth and coffins muh goth frag tricked all you lil niggas.
While i didnt realise sycamore had gotten so expenive (i didnt pay anywhere near the price showing up on g**gle), don't post like a poorfag.

>>17439888
Its good, I usually wear it when I want to smell good but professional or dont know what to wear

>>17440233
I bought 3-4 guerlain decants and all had a background scent of shit and nursing home piss. Very disappointed and expected no piss and andy logs. Supposed to be classy.

>>17440464
>35
>Guerlain Vetiver
>only pussy I'm interested in is my wife's
Enjoy your smelly water and smelly wife anon. Menopause scent profile is not for everyone.

>>17440502
>35
>menopause
based pussy non-understander. she generally smells like br540 or some variety of chanel

How's pour monsieur edt compared to the edp version?

>>17440509

>>17440524
not sure if virgin, autist or both
>>17440517
I've never tried the edp but the edt is one of those classic fragrances absolutely murdered by reformulation. It's incredibly over rated as it is now, zero performance even for a citrus. I'd rec eau savage or even habit rouge if you want something in that style

Uh guys???? GUYS?!?!

What are some fragrances that are worth it on maxaroma right now? I recently got a $50 gift card for them and I don't have anything that I want in particular. The only thing is that I want to spend at most $100 on it, so the price would preferably $150 or less.

I need frag just like versace eros flame but fresh and more masculine

>>17440176
>>17440184
>>17440085

EN smells like this

>>17440134
>>17440145
Incredible comparison.

Sauvage is created to be attractive to as many people as possible

Rien is a perfumer's perfume. Don't wear Rien if you're looking for mass appeal.

Sauvage is infinitely more "office friendly", but that doesn't mean it's better, just that there's less of a chance someone will dislike it.

(I wear my Rien to the office all the time kek)

>>17440340
>>17440347
Thanks dadfam, I'll get it but still undecided if it will be my next pick up or not as I'm really looking for an office frag. TDH edp is a good idea though so i'll have a think.

>>17440352
Hilarious isn't it?

>>17440382
>I wear Eau des Baux when I attend to the mass on sunday
Based. Eau des Baux was my first thought also. I haven't smelled it myself but I hear it has a medieval vibe with the incense and spices.

How does it perform? I hate buying frags that smell good but disappear after being applied...

>>17440313
Dude is a Pajeet street shitter who bagged a white moped exactly one time and happened to be wearing a perfume that smells like a freshly assembled IKEA "wood" cabinet. Not a great person to be taking advice from.

ALERT
NEW QUENTIN X AKIGALA WOOD JUST
DROPPED.
ALERT

>>17440752
FUCK.

>>17440730
>encre noire is the dark soulserino of fragrances!

>>17440247
You never smelled it, just looked at notes, didnt you? Try using your nose sometimes

What's this like? Just want something simple, masculine and worksafe

>>17440761
>someone had an impression of a fragrance that I don't like!

>>17440809
your first point of reference for a natural smelling fragrance was a video game, reconsider your life

Is Percival worth it?

>>17440818
We're on a taiwanese cartoon forum right now lmao

>>17440456
Didn't really impress me at the store. So I guess it's a safe "blind buy" (although you could still just go test it at a store).

>>17440459
While Insurrection II Wild is an acceptable Pure Havane clone, nothing of Franck Olivier has ever made me think "that's the real deal". So if that FO is your standard, what can you lose by getting such a clone? I doubt anyone here buys weird underground clones.

>>17440496
Guerlain has a built-in filter. For example, Heritage EdP turns into a beautiful sandalwood fragrance in the drydown, but the opening smells like flowery leather soaked in concentrated piss. What I'm saying is you got filtered.

>>17440517
I don't know the old performance as the other guy does, but I know the EdP. In all honesty, the EdT is way better than the EdP when it comes to the smell. The vanilla does not compliment this type of chypre, at all. I've found many chypres I like, but every chypre with vanilla in it just smells like cheesecake to me. Lalique Pour Homme Lion is the border of what amount of vanilla I can accept. I guess if you like the EdP, you might like the EdT even more.

>>17440752
ALERT
GIVAUDAN MARKETING DEPARTMENT WANTS TO SELL MORE AKIGALAWOOD
ALERT

>>17440763
Sour, but so is Aventus to me. Acceptable performance, but it has increased in price so much that it probably isn't really worth it anymore, considering the amount of Aventus clone options out there. I haven't bothered testing many, but they were all sour so far.

>>17440820
On the edge, to be honest. It's once again a typical PdM fragrance, they've cloned another popular fragrance and amped up the performance. It's very obviously Fierce, and Fierce is very well received. It's just that I can get stuff that I like better for the amount of money PdM asks for.

Is this supposed to smell or preform like, nicer than $10 cologne from Walmart? It smells like I just cleaned a leather couch with a lemon scented spray and took a big sniff.

At least this mini bottle will make a nice decoration.

>>17440826
cope

>>17440836
>It smells like I just cleaned a leather couch with a lemon scented spray and took a big sniff.
based
now if you piss on the couch too you'll also know what kouros smells like

>>17440838
It smells nothing like Kouros....

>>17440838
An ex made me wear body kouros, I hated it and never tried the original.

Underrated.

>>17440742
desu I don't get that much incense from EDB. it's more of a "gingerbread, vanilla and tonka" with mild smoke and cypress in the opening to my nose
performance is average

>>17440855
Hmmm, can you suggest something more incense heavy? I like Avignon a lot but it's really pricey

>>17440863
rien intense incense is very incense-heavy

>>17440864
I already have regular Rien. Is EN Extreme decent for incense?

Holy fucking beast mode. Saving this for next time I get covid and lose my sense of smell. It's like apple pie turned up to 11. No, to 12.

>>17440836 (me)
Update - it has evolved, I spilled pepper on my clean leather sofa. Still mildly lemony.

>>17440881
Does it smell good?

>>17440883
It's alright but very weak, skin scent after 2.5 hours and didn't have much projection to begin with. Personally I prefer pepper to be balanced with some creaminess and this is just basic lemony pepper. Wouldn't buy a full size bottle, I have cheapo clone frags from YZY and Belcam that perform better than this (on my skin at least)

For me it's Eros Flame.

>>17440890
Yeh the weak performance is my concern with it. I hear Arnaf Supremacy Silver Intense and L'aventure are similiar but perform far better.

>>17440313
It's good, but lacks (intentionally) notes that makes it more likeable/charismatic or how to put it. It's mainly just fresh woods with kind of a chemical smell like bug spray/varnish/white spirits or whatever people associates it with.

I'd like to see a noir version with a bit of chocolatey patchouli and maybe some florals.

>>17440894
Those first years of college are pretty nice, huh.

>>17440517
Complaints about longevity is a bit exaggerated, better than Dior Eau Sauvage. It wears close though, like a gentleman's fragrance should.

>>17440820
I'm not too impressed by the performance from my sample, so wouldn't buy. Maybe if I could get a full bottle for like 150, even that is a bit steep.

>>17440340
faggot kys

>>17440919
Why? What did he say?

>>17440742
Church guy here. Been using EdB since 2018 and performance is average to good. You can't expect a Tom Ford scent bubble at this price point, but I spray from 3 to 5 times (neck, wrists and chest) and people smell it after a few hours.
My opinion differs from >>17440855, I don't get the Christmas vibes with this frag. The opening is a medicinal herbal spice masterpiece. It feels like a healing potion in a good way. The drydown (after two hours) is a subtle incense and vanilla, but not obvious or sweet vanilla (I hate vanilla note in scents like Tobacco Vanille) but relaxing and subtle.
If you are over 30, just get it. It's original, classy and you won't regret. It's also a cheapo and in get's better with time. When I finished my first bottle the smell was so much better than the one I smelled in the new one. Same happened when I bought my third bottle.

>>17440928
Thanks Church anon, I'm gonna buy it.

>When I finished my first bottle the smell was so much better than the one I smelled in the new one. Same happened when I bought my third bottle.
Etrusker do I mean? Are you saying every bottle smells worse than the one before?

>>17440932
*what do you mean

>>17440897
I put a lot of faith in those arab companies, I think they use ingredients that are banned in the EU and US or something, because they get way better performance. If you get into their arab style perfumes instead of the western style ones they sell (mostly clones) they are really crazy intense. I like it because my job is mostly sedentary and I want to smell this stuff on myself. But it does stick to your clothes for days.

Have you ever bought a frag based on the male model in the ad, thinking "I want to be him?"

>>17440951
Nah but I bought Clinique Happy because I liked the smell in a magazine ad I saw in a doctor's waiting room.

Jesus just one spray of this will knock your teeth out. What a beast.

>>17440313
Bois Impérial is the attempt of Quentin Bisch to create a fragrance based around Akigalawood. An extract of patchouli which lacks the daring components of it,but it's lighter, woodier, slightly musky.
But Mr. Bisch added pepper and basil to the concoction which makes it unbelievable unique, likeable and addicting. Literally every time i walk by a women they inherently smile. Fantastic fragrance experience.
But i'm a fragrance snob too, always was into foresty, green, woody scents. I tried them all, the hyped ones, Norne, Cape Heartache, Murkwood, Bowmakers, you name it. Bois Imperial defeats them due to it's photorealistic scent atmosphere in a forest. It's that fantastic. Now adding in the price, longevity and natural ingredients, we can safely say that Bois Imperial is the perfect scent.

>>17440976
I told him that I wanted a dry woody scent, with non-obvious fresh top notes and an amazing sillage that wouldn’t be too overwhelming. Bois Impérial holds a special place in my heart, since it was done in memory of my Vietnamese grandmother. She was from the city of Huê, the Imperial City of Vietnam, and met my grandfather during the Indochina war, on the bridge of the “Perfume River”. We worked a lot on the scent, but what I was looking for was always clear in my mind – clear as a picture. I would see a man in a very simple floating house on the Mekong river – chic, wearing a simple beige linen suit and hat, leaning against the house, watching the river… This is the image that Quentin translated into scent for Essential Parfums Bois Impérial.”

Perfumer Quentin Bisch confirmed that Akigalawood® is a material he enjoys using, when I pointed out that it was prominently featured in another wonderful scent created by him, Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede: “I love the ingredient’s multi-faceted diversity; after using it in a mineral, leathery, mossy fragrance like Ganymede, I was thrilled to showcase it as a star note in a fresh, fluid woody fragrance. Akigalawood is an upcycled material derived from Givaudan’s Indonesian sustainable patchouli oil. Its smell is reminiscent of freshly crushed black pepper and wet forest soil; I enhanced its warmth, woodiness and earthiness with vetiver from Haïti, as well as with its “father” ingredient, patchouli from Indonesia

>>17441005
Essential Parfums Bois Impérial opens with the instantly captivating, addictive woodiness of Akigalawood® enhanced by two other beautiful ingredients: sparkling Timur pepper from Nepal and the perfumer’s own Thai basil accord. Both these components ideally create the desired effect of exotic, moist woodiness, and seamlessly link the spicy and fresh aspects of Akigalawood®: Timur pepper is a spice with yuzu/pink grapefruit undertones, while Thai basil possesses characteristic anisic spiciness and lemony freshness. Givaudan’s patented captive Petalia® adds elegance to the fragrance’s heart with its abstract, geranium/peony-like floralcy, while the woodiness acquires more body and depth with the emergence of green Haitian vetiver and tobacco-hued Indonesian patchouli. Next to being a resolutely contemporary and highly enjoyable fragrance, Essential Parfums Bois Impérial is also remarkable for its diffusiveness, about which Mr. Bisch told me: “The vetiver cœur blended with super long-lasting Petalia® keeps the freshness growing into the fragrance’s heart, and even further. Eventually, Ambrofix™ [i.e. Givaudan’s highly powerful ambery note, produced via fermentation from cane sugar] brings diffusion, and structures the woodiness in a modern way, aided by Georgywood® [i.e. a Givaudan synthetic fraction comparable to Iso E Super for its fixative power and clean/woody scent]. I aimed to keep my formula relatively short and direct, in accordance with the brand’s name – in other words, keep it ESSENTIAL”.

>>17440976
>>17441005
>>17441007
That's it, i'm adding "BI", "Bois Imperial", etc to my filtered terms. Goodbye

>>17441007
Essential Parfums Bois Impérial took me for a much-needed fantasy voyage to the otherworldly beauty of Vietnam – to misty rainforests and limestone islands rising above the emerald waters. To walks along the Trang Tien Bridge above the Huong (the “Perfume”) River, surrounded by exotic blooms and unfamiliar trees. And then back to teenage cinematic memories of 1992, when both “Indochine” and “L’Amant” hit the big screen: Vincent Pèrez in his white French Navy uniform sailing around Huê, and Tony Ka Fai Leung in his white suit leaning over the Mekong river…

>>17441008
Not a single argument against Bois Impérial. Weak move.

Rec me a "french 18 year old nobleman with too much musk on going to an opium den for the first time" smell

>>17441005
>>17441007
>>17441010
Based, go on...

Like Creed simple as… Imperial millesime is my favorite ever since a freind in HS wore it, obviously couldn’t afford it then but promised myself once I could it be all I wore. The Silver Mountain Water I got for my wedding day & special occasions. I don’t wear the aventus anymore as my wife doesn’t like it, says it reminds her of a creepy Persian at a shitty nightclub & in all honesty she’s right.

>>17440730
It really fucking doesn't though.

>>17441092
It smells like a somber, wet log that was burned previously. It also smells like carrots straight from the soil.

EN ink
EN sport pickle juice

>>17441093
It actually does not. Straight plasticy vetiver, green, sour due to the cypress.
Go out dig some earth, smell on it, come back and buy Figment.

>>17441093
I'm literally wearing it right now and I have no idea what you're talking about. You're talking like a kid at an exam in school. Trying to sound smart and artistic.

>>17441131
Different people get different impressions from fragrance. Trying to explain how fragrance sounds with words is already impossible and very clumsy. This is why people often use abstract and expressive language when describing scents. I'm sure you have frags that also bring images to mind when you smell them?

>>17440085
heres another one for you assholes to argue about.

>>17441141
Sure, but smelling chocolate doesn't bring memories of pepperoni pizza.

>>17441142
My friend has this and thinks it's the sickest shit of all time. Like it's not bad obviously, but it literally smells just like leather. What's the point? If I'm wearing my leather jacket I already smell of leather. If I'm not wearing leather then why smell of it?

>>17441142
Try Gucciy Guilty Absolute, much darker, smokier, leathery

>>17441141
Try Figment, compare it to Encre Noire, faggot

I am looking for a new spring/summertime daily driver - something masculine, dry and sharp. Not all that much into modern blue fragrances, I usually really enjoy wood and vetiver notes.

I am currently considering AdP Colonia Intensa, Creed Irish Tweed, CdG Hinoki or TF Grey Vetiver.

Any recommendations what I could sample?

>>17441191
I like grey vetiver and wear it regularly but it is admittedly very boring. no one is going to find it "wow" and I guess that's desirable so you don't offend anyone. if I was gonna buy again I'd prob go with TDH

Just ran out of Bleu de Chanel EDT which one should I get as a new bottle Bleu de Chanel again or Dolce & Gabbana The One?

>>17441202
very different fragrances to me. the one is far more interesting -- I prefer the EDP

>>17441205
I've never smelled it before but I will sample it when I go shopping and then make the decision. some people have said that it doesn't last as long as the Chanel

>>17441205
Not him but EDP smells kind of bad to me. EDT is much better. I get tired of the EDP really easily whereas BDC is always a pleasure to smell on myself

>>17441208
never owned either but bought both for my step dad. I have heard the one doesn't last long, but it's all he wears now. probably more appropriate for a night out rather than all day wear if the longevity is a concern.
>>17441210
I get kinda filtered by the opening of bdc. it's too sharp for my taste

>>17441191
consider Guerlain Vetiver as well.

>>17441213
BDC parfum is really smooth and sweet in the opening

>>17441022
Based single frag enjoyer. Also another L for Aventus, as is tradition.

>>17441202
Check if they have the latest formulation of the BdC Parfum around you somewhere and smell it. It was recently reformulated and the new reformulation is apparently quite good. Other than that, buy whatever you like the most.

>>17441191
Also Bois Imperial

i've now tested half the vetiver fragrances from the flowchart and they all suck. funnily enough, i see quite a few of them being shilled in here. for your information: you smell weird.

>>17441245
You tried Bois Imperial, it's the king under the woody fragrances

>>17441227
Thank you I wanted that to me my “scent” if anyone else smelt it they would say it reminded them of me. Most people here use different scents or switch up almost daily? First time ever in this general.

>>17441250
i have. it was an assault on my senses and made me realize there is no point in listening to any of you guys.

>>17441254
I hated Bois Imperial first. You surely remember the fierce anti BI poster a year ago. Now it got me laid, i love the smell.
Bois Impérial is literally magic, it needs time because the fragrance schools your nose.
Mr. Bisch literally plays 4D chess in the fragrance market.

>>17441263
luckily i'm not socially inept enough to be unable to just go out and find suitable mates no matter what fragrance i'm wearing. i also don't need to anymore. in any case, bois imperial will certainly get some time, as it will be at least a year before i would ever spray that juice on my arm again. i'm happy to leave the bottles for others.

>>17441245
What about Guerlain Vetiver?

>>17441270
Bro, Bois Imperial will revolutionary your sex life. Everytime i wear it atleast 10 women give a smile a day, atleast it got me laid. Now with your normal skills you will score a wife, with Bois Imperial you will score a wife and concubines.
You'll also smell like a photorealistic forest, expensive, exclusive, all the Sauvage, BdC, The One, Encre Noire wearers around you will envy you to the point you will be accepted as they king and alpha dad.

>>17441274
what do you mean "what about guerlain vetiver"? which ones do you think i tested? encre noire, tdh, m01, grey vetiver, declaration and guerlain vetiver are available at all the stores around me. half of them smell like the pencil shavings as it says in the flowchart. the other half smells weird. captcha basedah

>>17441286
oh yeah i forgot about the word filter ayy lmao

I tried Fahrenheit for the first time today. It's really nice, it feels warm and spicy without being overpowering, with the gasoline undercurrent providing a baseline for the whole experience. I'm going to pick up a 100ml, very nice, would recommend.

Spicebomb sucks in comparison tbqhwy

>>17441245
I enjoy perfumery as an artform. Not to smell "good" which is frankly a midwits game.

Enjoy getting mogged on my by gnarly florals pleb

>>17441290
I wear the milton lloyd duper which smells basically identical

>>17441296
*dupe

>>17441290
Try the parfum as well bro!

>>17441292
get mogged by what? i smell good, you don't. you said it yourself.

>>17440975
I tried to give mine away and eventually trashed it. Smelled too much like old man.

>>17441303
It's ok and all, but smells like old dudes outside. Also the underlying leather isn't daring enough.

Wore Lyri today, family thought it was my recently deceased gran's ghost back to haunt us kek

How do I get kouros off?!?! I took a shower and I still smell like roadkill. Anything effective to mask this putrid odor?

What's the verdict on Qaa'ed Al Shabaab?
>>17441303
Oh word, I'll have to give it a look.

>>17441321
Surprise! (sorry to hear you can't handle the king)

>>17441341
At least it's only a sample spray but I'll save the rest for next time I have a date. Not going to wear it for myself lol.

>>17441306
My ability to enjoy scent for its own sake. There is nothing attractive about a man who trust desperately to please others.

Meditate on this, I hope it will serve to right your path.

Guys I tried Platinum Egoiste in the airport yesterday. Is this the end of professional fragrances for me? It was so good, I cannot envision anything past it.

>>17441343
I was absolutely obsessed with it the first time I smelled it. I bought a full bottle the next chance I got. Wear it fairly regularly now.

>I enjoy perfumery as an artform. Not to smell "good" which is frankly a midwits game.
The things people who get zero pussy and stack no paper say

>>17441362
It is. I was into niche after realising that half of niche literally smell like designers(PdM, Creed...) or worse.
Platinum Egoiste is based as hell. Sedley literally is a clone of it.

Bleu de Chanel EdT, EdP, or Parfum?

>>17441290
I went in with an open mind when I sampled it and actually really enjoyed the opening, but damn it really is just pure gasoline after that

>>17439813
Where did you find it at ?

>>17441349
ok i'm done meditating. i will continue to be me. i like that better. i like smelling good.

>>17441369
I've said it before but I find sex pedestrian compared to the joys of perfumery, and I guarantee I made more money last year than you did.

>>17441425
Very good.

>>17441362
I haven't found anything that even comes close. If it would perform a little better, it would be the everyday fragrance for me. No reason to wear anything else to work. Just smell like a freshly groomed adult male should smell like.

>>17441381
For me, it would be the Parfum, but in all honesty, these 3 are available at literally every store. You can just walk in, spray a spray of each somewhere on your arms and then leave.

>>17441381
I have only tried EDT, it is phenomenal until you can start to smell the incense then I hate it

>>17441381
>>17441455
I love the parfum and I get zero incense from it

>>17441376
>>17441362
What does Egoiste smell like through the duration of its spray?
I have been interested in trying this but I dont really want to drive 30 miles to a chanel store and I cant seem to find any .05ml decants online
The notes look good on paper but you know how it goes where the chemistry of it can just make it smell completely different than it looks when you are looking at the notes online

>>17441458
Egoiste is one of the best and smoothest sandalwood fragrances out there. Some spicyness on top and it creates a beautiful and warm fragrance perfect for winter.
Platinum Egoiste is a metallic cold barbershop fougere. The best "aftershave" smell there is.
Don't confuse them. They have nothing in common but the house and the "Egoiste".

>>17441191
STOP FUCKING ASK FOR RACCOMEDATION YOU LIVING YOYR EXISTENCE THE WRONG WAY JUSY FUCKING GO ON THE SHOO TRY AND BUY WHAT YOU ENJOY EVERITHING YOU FIND ON THE INTERNET ITS PURE UNULDURATED SCAM ALSO EUROPEAN PERFUMERY IS DONE, OAKMOSS THE BASE INGREDIENT ITS SIMPLY NO MORE AVAILABLE WHAT THEY ARE DESIGNING NOW ARE SIMPLE MONO FLOWER FRAGRANCES WITH SUGAR (DIOR HOMME= IRIS PLUS SUGAR, FAHRENEIT = VIOLET PLUS SUGAR, CHANEL = ROSE PLUS NOTHING)

THE ONLY WAY OUT ITS ARTISANAL SINGLE MAN SOVVERSIVE HOUSES DETACHED FROM THE SAMSARA OF THINGS

>>17441464
Yeah sorry I specifically meant Platinum.
Does Platinum smell anything like Azzaro Chrome?
Does it smell Herbal instead of soapy?

>>17441468
>talking about ancient fragrances
My brodher all is garbage soap and the ones that talk good about perfumes its because they have a vintage version or a decant

>>17441468
I've only smelled the Azzaro Chrome Eau de Parfum, but I don't even remember the smell of that one, so it was probably very forgettable. I don't think it had anything in common with Platinum E.

>>17441470
Shawty I need a legitimate analysis of how it smells not some power memers opinion based on COMPLETELY arbitrary things for a fragrance they have probably never smelled

>>17441473
Alri
Might just buy it blind then

>>17441468
Only tried it once in the store on a paper strip but it was too green/herbal for my taste

>>17441483
Do you remember what notes you picked up on in it?

>>17441475
Go back to fragrantica you are not welcomed here

>>17441489
>Someone tries to tell you they are trying to have a legitimate discussion about a fragrance in a fragrance general in a pretty reasonable way
>You take it in a bad way and get mad
The one who needs to stop posting here isnt me anon

>>17441493
I really hope you are a woman. Because you are writing like one

>>17441500
>Instead of taking a moment to analyze the legitimate criticisms of your behavior you just get more mad
Couldnt be me

If I don't like the smell of Terre d'Hermes, am I likely to also not like the smell of other earthy/woody fragrances?

>>17441510
I think you're likely to dislike other frags with vetiver, not necessarily other woods. but TdH isn't a super typical vetiver frag either, so you should still sniff some grey vetiver or guerlain vetiver or EN or something

>>17441510
>am I likely to also not like the smell of other earthy/woody fragrances?
I wouldnt say that, Terre D'hermes is just vetiver, when a fragrance has vetiver in it the vetiver tends to be REALLY fucking strong
Vetiver smells good when it isnt super strong imo, only frag that has done it well is Allure Homme Sport, its light airy and is paired with sweetness
Strong Vetiver smells very old manish

>>17441512
if you don't like tdh, don't bother with grey vetiver or guerlain vetiver or whatever. they are all too similar. you can skip the entire vetiver genre. i don't know why everybody keeps then suggesting more vetivers. tdh is pretty typical of the genre.

>>17441513
i mean the same can be said about something like eau sauvage parfum, from which i don't get any vetiver is the classic sense. vetiver is a common note, but that doesn't mean that frags with a theoretical vetiver note are vetiver-forward in any meaningful capacity. like sauvage elixir also has a vetiver note listed. does it really smell like vetiver, though?

>>17441202
>Dolce & Gabbana The One
Hard to pull if you arent trying to "Seduce" someone

spring/summer 2023
what's will your frag play be?

>>17441191
>dry and sharp
>wood
This describes YSL Y EDP
Its pretty sweet in the opening then is Herbal dry woody aromatic with a very slight sweetness to it

>>17441523
I don't think it's all that typical honestly, it has a lot of pepper, orange and some sweetness + Iso E, it's not really a strictly classic vetiver frag

>>17441524
Yeah you're right I should have specified more
Im really just talking about fragrances where vetiver is a prominent note
Lots of fragrances have vetiver as a base note where you really cant smell it at all and would not know its there if it wasnt listed

Because Sauvage EDT is so fucking strong the bottles last forever because you really dont need to spray much

Thoughts on this? What occasion is this best for?

v seen pic related a few times at Tj Max and Marshalls but only yesterday i decided to get a sniff and it smells bredy gud... has anyone seen this? it sn3lls like something ive had in the past but i cant remember what exactly.

Its similqr to Montblanc Legebd Night but its not what it reminds me off, anyone knows id this is a clone of something?

>>17439740
RIP arpad miklos

>>17440904

I've been wearing Kenzo Homme EDP much more than BI lately. It has the exact patchouli you're asking for, it's really a patchouli bomb

>>17441565
Based. Daily.

>>17440340
kek saved

Best frag pre 1970?
>Guerlain vetiver
>Guerlain habit rouge
>Caron pour un homme
>Guerlain imperiale
>Guerlain Jicky

When will it come out

>>17441286
>being filtered by the premiere masculine note

>>17441321
It's not over till king kouros says it's over anon

>>17441628
I love guerlain so much bros (except I get filtered by habit rouge every time I try it). Vetiver and l'instant are my daily drivers.
To add to your list, chanel cuir de russie, no 5 and no 19.

>>17440932
>every bottle smells worse
No. In my experience, cold weather scents get a bit deeper and stronger in their base notes with time. I buy directly at l'occitane and their batches are new and fresh, so after almost 2 years using a bottle, the fragrance smells more profound.
It happen the opposite with freshies, 4/5 years ago I bought Verbena, a citrusy from l'occitane, and this summer the freshness was completely washed out.
I don't know why this happens.

>>17441666
Ma brodher its because fresh comes from the top notes and they are more volatile

>>17440932
Btw, great taste. You will enjoy the fragrance.

>>17441321
filtered
>>17440975
far from beast mode. 6 sprays and it barely lasts 2h. its good tho, me mum said it smells nice

Why is it impossible to find Chanel decants?
Is it a legal thing or?

>>17440975
It's almost nothing after an hour. Get Polo Green, performs better and smells good.

>>17441158
>If I'm not wearing leather then why smell of it?
Based. The final truth is that paying +200 bucks for mostly sinthetic ingredients diluted in alcohol is for posers, faggots and hipsters.
Real man should only wear ouds and attars.

>>17441792
Trying too hard to be funny

>>17441202
You already know it. Chanel again.

>>17441292
>>17441349
You are a pretentious faggot.

>>17441285
kek
Please stop.

>>17441433
>I find sex pedestrian compared to the joys of perfumery
Google Translate: Nobody loves me.

>>17439740
Hi /fa/, I just ordered a bottle of pic related. What am I into and what type of women will I attract? Cost me 215 USD.

>>17441467
As autistic and based as a man can get

>>17441510
I can't stand Hermes either.Try Vetyverio edp if you can. Not very commented here but the earthyness/vetiver is much subtle than TDH or EN.

>>17441528
2022 was H24 edt, let's see the freshies relased in the months coming

>>17441795
ywnbaw

>>17439740
I am a 37 years old fit but average to ugly man, so I can't afford to smell weird/polarizing.
What fragrance is mass pleasing and works ok no matter the weather?
Money is not a problem

>>17441865
Still not posting anything funny
kek

I've been out of the game for years but I just blind bought this. Everyone and there mother says it's their most complimented frag by far. I'm guessing because the performance and silage are top notch

>>17441821
seen this one on youtube and it had the ladies creaming their panties so you are probably good

What was that fragrance that got you laid again? Da voice or something?

>>17441886
:(

>>17441381
Parfum legit has the quality of a niche. It's actually a designer masterpiece

>>17441900
Glad you feel bad about it because you should!
You are only lowering the quality of the general and the board as a whole with posts like that.

>>17441899
It was actually Mr Bubbles

>>17441897
Thanks brother. Do you happen to have the link to the video? I'd greatly appreciate it.

Which frags would go well with this look?

>>17441905
:___(

>>17441927
Boisié Imperialié

>>17441875
Mate! It's a cliché but Drakkar Noir is amazing. You could also try Dakar oil which has been getting me a monstrous amount of compliments lately. Ultimately it depends on your personal aesthetic because I've always found that you should match your fragrance to your outfit/aesthetic. Maximum versatility scents would be Drakkar Noir, Cool Water, Versace Eros (go easy on the sprays if in an office setting or in really hot weather), or if you're on a super tight budget you could go for an ultra cheap but solidly performing bottle of Nike Man Ultra Blue (sort of smells like Versace Eau Fraiche which is another versatile fragrance you should consider). Avoid Lynx/Axe like the plague.

Hey ya'll, I'm really new to Fragrance and was hoping the fragrance pros here would be able to point me in the right direction for exploring more fragrances.

I'm 23, Male, my friends call me a walking contradiction because I dress kinda preppy, OCBDs, crewneck sweaters, but yet they say I have a kinda punk rock skater personality, unrefined. Not sure if that matters since generally I don't really pick a fragrance to suit my personality, but just something that I think smells great and isn't too polarizing, semi-broad appeal.

I absolutely FUCKIN LOVE Philsoykos by Diptyque. Wish it had a little more sillage, but it's okay since I'm usually in close quarters with people. It's my chosen Summer/Spring fragrance, not sure if it's be suited to hanging out with friends or going to church, which are my main times I'm out and about, but yeah I fuckin live it from top to dry down.

I'm looking for recommendations for a Fall/Winter fragrance. I'm not really sure which notes or accords I love/hate since I'm really new, but here's a quick rundown of what I've sampled:

I tried Musc Ravageur, mixed about the top, was ADDICTED to the middle and base.

Im not totally sure, but I think I had somewhat of a dislike for the top of Guerlain's Mitsuoko, too... bitter maybe? Dry down is nice.

I tried Guerlain's Vetiver Edt, just kind of unmemorable, didn't seem to last very long on me at all, or at least very faint. Maybe I didn't spray enough? Or maybe skin chemistry? Or maybe just nose blind to dry down notes?

I might have to try Encre Noir again, but I just remember not liking the top at all.

That's all I've sampled. Do ya'll have a diagnosis for what kind of stuff I like, or where I should look next? I would really appreciate.

>>17441960
Thanks anon.
>you should match your fragrance to your outfit
formal preppy style
>budget
I can pay 300/400 with no hassle

>>17441971
>FUCKIN LOVE Philsoykos by Diptyque
>recommendations for a Fall/Winter fragrance
You would love Ombre Noire, but I'm not sure if it fits a 23yo man.

>>17441528
Gonna have to go with my DUMB REACH, BEAST MODE, COMPLIMENT MONSTER, BLUE FRESHIE. It’s definitely my SIGNATURE SCENT

>>17441653
What do you mean havit rouge filters you? I also like L’instant. Have you tried any of the flankers? I prefer heritage to L’instant.

>guerlain kiosk in local mall only has women's fragrances
Sad. I wanted to sniff some L'Ideal and L'Instant

How strong is the Vetiver in Roja Elysium?

>>17441971
Try the classics then branch out. Congrats on trying Guerlain vetiver, now try Guerlain heritage, guerlain habit rouge, guerlain eau de Guerlain. Then try Caron classics. Try Caron pour homme, guerlain le3, and Caron yatagan. This is a nice variety and I expect you’d like something or have an idea of what you’d like. These are classics for a reason.

Anyone here smell CDN Blue Iconic yet?
Is it as close to Bleu de Chanel (EdP?) as everyone says it is?

>>17439910
Givenchy vetyver is clean monk yatagan is dirty peasant.

>>17442010
I like old school frags, I like citrus, rose and powder, but for some reason I just can't enjoy wearing habit rouge. It's a shame. Have you tried hr leau? I'm thinking that might be it for me but haven't been able to find it anywhere to try it.
I haven't tried any of the l'instant flankers - I've got a decant of heritage, I might try it again tomorrow!

>>17441891
basically a Creed Aventus dupe

>>17441191
+1 For Green Irish Tweed. Smells like walking past a honeysuckle bush, and the performance is really good, lasts a whole workday for me

>>17442081
I have habit rouge leau and it’s a good cheapy. For a while you could find them for $30/bottle on eBay. edc is the best

>>17441493
nigger

Thunking bout buying Le Nuit next, should I go edt or edp?

>>17441493
Are you a homo?

rec me something light and airy but with a bit of smoke, leather or incense. nothing sweet

>>17442151
Still mad from when I whipped your ass almost a year ago?
Stay awake at night thinking about my posts?
Kek

Has anyone tried this frag?
What is it like?
How strong is the Vetiver and Ceder?

I don't care much about the scent but love the bottle and would love to see this on my shelf.

What are the chances the prices will start going up seeing how it's discontunued? I mean it's been for some time and it's still widely available for cheap.

blind bought CH Men after smelling Privee at the duty free (would have bought had I known they're discontinued). how much different is it?

How much of a performance hit do most fragrances take if sprayed on clothes? Would spraying on a part of clothing that heats up the most help? Opinions on best spots to spray on clothes?

>>17442264
When I spray it on my clothes it seems to last longer
Im not sure if it projects less or anything though, it seems fine

>>17442264
I've heard it lasts longer on clothes but I imagine there's a lot of variance person to person and number of sprays. I don't notice a difference myself. trial and error is the only one way to know

>>17442264
if i put on my shirt and then spray perfume in my pits, it stays on the shirt until its washed. like, not just when you stick your nose to the fabric you can actually smell it within friendly distance. hell even if i spray my arms and then put a sweater on over it that smell stays around for weeks, same with bedsheets and stuff.

>>17439989
why are you obsessed with gothrock

>>17442264
it lasts forever on clothes
whenever you go to the department store and sample designer frags, generously spray your clothes
i like spraying my scarves and coats

>>17441493
faggots like you shouldn’t be here

tell me, what fragrance screams BEACH GOTH?

>>17442297
No such thing

>>17442130
rude

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>>17442282

Just order a sample of this.What should I expect?

>>17442264
Spray chest and put on the same t-shirt the next day and see how it smell.

>>17442230
Cope>>17442310
Synthetics. I had a sample of their leather that I liked. Their oud has something that I don’t like.

>>17441340
If you like leather it's a must have imo, really enjoy it i get a very leathery smell with hints of citrus, very nice, reminds me of a friendlier version of gucci guilty absolute

What do you lads think of Aramis Devin?