/fa/ - Fashion

Fuck your charts too.

how does pinewards stuff smell, worth trying?

>>17665916
I'm waiting on (free) samples for next week still but I'm not guaranteed getting them.

>>17665917
elaborate

>>17665926
I ordered Acrasia for my mom's birthday gift from ecuacionnatural and when you finalize your order, aside from a box for comments, there's a box for "samples you want to try". There's a different number depending on how much money you spent. For 100-200 bucks it said 12 samples so I put a bunch in there. It doesn't necessarily say you get them though. Maybe you get 1-2, if any at all, considering the each sample on the website can cost from 10 to like 30 bucks. If anyone ordered from them before maybe they can confirm. I put these in the comments but to be honest I doubt I'm getting them. The combined cost of them is as much as the full Acrasia bottle itself.

Murkwood
Eldritch
Oxilus
Brother Night
The Holy Mountain
After the Flood
Karasu
Baby Vamp
Dead Writers
Hades
Decisions, Decisions
THE SOFT LAWN

>>17665925
>Curated a mix of ginger lily, juniper berries, and lemongrass, blended by Shoyeido and produced by Ogata.

Petit fracas at home, fracas arriving tomorrow

Sweet bright realistic tuberose and pear opening , dries into cocoa + nard and keeps evolving beautifully to the basenotes. Really feminine, but if you look really masculine you could pull it off. If you like white flowers and jasmine that doesn't get overtly sweet, give this a try because it's fucking good

Reminder to get your Roelen sample set. It's well worth it.

Is there a decent perfume which captures the petrichor essence?

Just bought pic rel, I find it to be very unique. I went to the shop looking for a winter scent came out with this instead, oh well. Usually wear Mileslime, Green Irish Tweed, or Legend Intense, so this is a nice addition I think?

>>17665995
Fougère Gothique does a pretty good job, but its not the primary scent. Theres a lot of sweet woody scents mixed in with it.

>>17665995
I have a sample of Larrea by La Curie and it's pretty interesting. I don't live in the desert so I can't confirm that this is true, but a lot of reviewers from Arizona say it smells exactly like the desert as it starts to rain. El Cosmico by DS & Durga is supposedly pretty similar.

>>17665995
Try CB I Hate Perfume’s Black March

It smells like the woods in the rain

>>17666009
Great scent. I got it in the sample set with Blanche and Rose of No Man's Land and it's the one I'm considering getting in full size, but man the full price is painful

Some anon mentioned tommy hilfiger tommy in the other thread and so I bought it because I don't think I remember ever smelling it when I was a kid. I got it today and after initial sniff I knew I had smelled it before and it brought me back to my childhood. Can't believe it. Thank you anon whoever you are

>>17666145
Yeah it hurts but usually I only buy a scent once every few years and I make sure it fills a roll of some sort. Plus they last me years generally. Smelling good is part of feeling good and confident, consider it an investment.

>>17666147
That was me, anon ;)

>>17666158
Thanks for that post. After the first spray I was immediately transported to my memories at the mall, middle school, and church. I spent so much time and money searching for this but I had no idea how to describe what it was I was looking for.

Cinnamon is my favourite note, whats yours?

>>17666249
Bergamot, or maybe black currant

>>17666249
Tobacco and ambergris

>>17666249
I love oud, amber and musk

>>17666249
Pine, Patchouli. Oakmoss, Lavender

Any good synthetic oud frags? I wanna try the real thing, but it's so expensive. Can I buy like a drop of oud anywhere? kek

If Dior Homme is the gayest fragrance ever made, I wonder what is the most lesbian female fragrance ever made.

>>17666315
>Can I buy like a drop of oud anywhere? kek
pure oudh
ensar oud
Sealed Essence in the US has some oud frags you can sample from different brands

>>17666330
is areej la dore good?

I need a summer fragrance. The Armaf Hunter Intense looked appealing to me, any other suggestions?

>>17666338
I'm waiting on a bottle of Indonesian Oud from them but haven't sniffed any of the History of Oud collection yet. But generally yes people seem to like his work.

>>17666363
That's the one I was looking at too because its a good amount for cheap. What's shipping like?

>>17666364
Shipping was pretty brutal but whatever. I doubt any more of them are going to be made. It think it was like 30 bucks or something.

>>17666361
Milestone

It makes my autism flare up when people say animalistic instead of animalic

>>17665995
there is literally no good petrichor frag

>>17665925
interesting, didn't know he released some perfumes. rip Sakamoto

>>17666249
vetiver. and maybe leather

The fragrance flowchart for beginners

The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

SOTD Flower Boy although I can't tell if the projection isn't strong enough or if I'm going nose blind because I'm sick. I hope I don't lose my nose bros...

>>17666417
>>17666420
Wow what took you so long? We were struggling so hard without these. The thread almost went extinct!

>>17666361
Kenzo Homme Edt

>>17665925
is that actually a sprayable fragrance or some sort of incense? shiyeido is an incense maker the pictures on the ogata website look more like some sack with herbs in it, although that's a different scent https://ogata.paris/products/yoka-ogata

>>17666421
A.V.E.N.T.U.S.

>>17666512
What is this cringyass bitchass shit?

I have a second-hand bottle of pic related sitting in my delivery box, waiting to be picked up. Fragrance newbie, what am I in for?

>>17666550
>arabshit

Trash.

>>17666361
Try Dolce & Gabanna Pour Homme or Light Blue

>>17666573
Yikes

Why gymbros love Aventus so much?

>>17666606
thats why they call it boxer dropper

>>17666610
Really? I heard chicks don't like the smell

>>17666550
>>17666573
>>17666604
Got it already. The bottle is very nice, it's covered in this smooth texture thing. Smells very expensive(got it for 15 euros), pretty similar to some amouage fragrances I've smelled in the past. Heavy and unsuitable for the heat, though and has some sweet notes, which makes it pretty unisex

>>17666644
>notes: smoke, tobacco
Imagine the smell

>>17666604
Give three reasons as to why we should buy arabshit fragrances over other fragrances?

>>17666655
not that anon, but
1. why
2. the fuck
3. not?

i have some samples on the way along with a small bottle of New York Intense (the Nicolai one), did i do good?
40 Knots
Aoud Forest
Aqua Media CF
Aura Maris
Eau de Yuzu
Ganymede Extrait
Hanuman
l'Homme Á la rose
Mon vetiver
Narcotic Venus
Red Vetyver
Sandflowers
Tam Dao EDP
The Musc
Torino21

>>17666657
Because I can buy something that's not arabshit. And no I don't need both.

Gothrock fragrances.

>>17666661
whatever makes you sleep at night

>>17666662
gothrock is the gayest thing on this gay board in this gay thread.

>>17666662
>>17666664
even more gay then pic related

>>17666606
Because it boost Testo levels
>>17666610
It's a panty dropper, my Boi
>>17666644
>Assdaf
Nice name

>>17666606
I think explorer is a better version of aventus

>>17666664
>>17666668
You tried your hardest to shitpost for the GET, but at the end of the day I'm the thread MC and you are again frustrated at your failure.

>>17666606
Because it boost Testo levels
>>17666610
It's a panty dropper, my Boi
>>17666644
>Assdaf
Nice name

>>17666681
>>17666676
come on man

>>17666655
They are cheap, strong and smell "expensive". I think the arabs are flooding the market in order to establish themselves as players in the market. The price they're as asking is often an absolute steal.
>>17666654
pic related, I think is a cool description of it.
It sure is evocative.

>>17666699
Soul is more important.

>>17666249
Probably sandalwood.

>>17666315
All the synthetic ouds seem to use the same chemicals, which all smell like crayon to me. My favorite so far was The Dark Side from Tigha.

>>17666606
Very much this >>17666610
There are so many blind rating videos out there where all the guys love it and the women either hate it or consider it mid. #1 boxer dropper. I don't know how we circled around to Aventus as a "panty dropper" again, we had gathered all the knowledge in the past and it was very conclusive about which target demographic it appeals to (when worn by a man).

>>17666619
That's what the other anon was saying.

Fragrance newfag here, are there any more floral men’s fragrances? I love lavender but I don’t seems to see any men’s fragrances with it, and women’s fragrances smell way too sweet for my taste

>>17666711
Damn, you really are new. Luckily, someone has posted the charts here >>17666417 and here >>17666420. In the "fougere" category you will find all the lavender you ever need. Other than that, the chart has a whole "floral" category to explore.

>>17666711
lavender is actually a popular note in men's fragrances
L'occitan is a good natural lavender fragrance/ Caron Pour un Homme is also good. and if you want something more "modern", the Prada Luna Rossa fragrances all have lavender
rose and iris are also fairly common in men's fragrances

>>17666731
ah, and neroli and orange flower, can't forget about those

>>17666729
>>17666731
Very helpful, thank you

>>17666383
>>17666431
>>17666598
Thank you for the suggestions anons, I'll see what I like the best.

bought a bunch of samples for the first time, im excited bros

>>17666749
which frags?

>>17666660
Give me your opinions about Ganymede Extrait, for me it was just Ganymede + radioactive amounts of curry

>>17666705
frags only have as much sovl as we ascribe to them.

>>17666249
>Cinnamon is my favourite note, whats yours?
Oud, but the real stuff, the synthetic oud notes can be pretty gross

>>17666421
>SOTD Flower Boy
Have you tried any of the other ones yet?

Blind bought pic related , any opinions?

>>17665995
ELDO´s Hermann A Mes Cotes

>>17666759

>>17666887
classic choices. I've sniffed all of those except for the Armaf funniy enough

I'm in dire need of a minty fragrance. Or two.
A full spectrum spearmint or peppermint rather than just a menthol note.
The hardest shit you got.
The mint should be the main note throughout the whole time.
Anyone tried these 2?

You Or Someone Like You Etat Libre d'Orange
Menthe Fraiche James Heeley

>>17666880
smells like flat beer tastes

>>17666880
Best minty, oily-like a car workshop, animalic, sweet like cough drops.
Literally smells like a sweaty car engineer who eat some cough drops.
For me it's a win and it's stay in my collection.

>>17666867
Yes and I made a big autistic post about them in the last thread. Overall they're all great aside from the weed one and everyone in here should at least get a sample set. Shipping is free and you get 25 bucks off your next order. Flower Boy, Crystal Haze, and The Door area great. Might by Flower Boy myself.

>>17666973
do you like any designer scents? like gucci guilty absolute or encre noire

>>17666924
You or Someone Like you. Saint Julep. The ELDO is more minty, while the Julep has a sugar note in it. Both are good.

>>17666976
Encre Noire is my daily shitter because it's cheap and my baseline for comparison. Other than that I don't like designer scents.

>>17666982
A daily shitter could also be expensive, my nigger. 100ml will last for years.

>>17666987
True.

anyone smelled this before? Probably will get really enjoy

>>17666924
YOSLY is great but maybe not minty enough for you
i might test Menthe Fraiche later but that's also not too strong if i remember correctly
my Torino21 sample will arrive tomorrow, we'll see if that fits your bill

SEXOOOOOO

>>17666924
You or Someone Like You is good, seems great for this time of year really refreshing reminds me of times at the park

>>17667019
>YOSLY is great but maybe not minty enough for you

The entire fragrance is literally mint.

>>17666900
You have a fav?
I'm thinking about keeping a couple sprays to compare when I buy the whole bottle for any of them.

>>17667062
that's not entirely true
it starts with mint (a realistic green mint) which turns into a green note after a while and the drydown is a clean musk
definitely not the in-your-face mint the OP is looking for

>>17666924
nicolai's l'eau mixte is goat

>>17666711
literally caron pour un homme. also dali pour homme.

>>17666960
That actually hyped me up, sounds unique enough

>>17667128
Yes, i like it very much. Sounds strange but when i have a cold Unutamam calms me down like a Sauna. The herbal, cough drops sweetness is addicting to.

I have around 300 euros to spend of fragrances. I'm thinking between buying

-battito D'ali 100ml
-battito D'ali 18ml + megamare/pardon

>>17667129
Exactly the thing I wanted to hear. I read about it and the opinions of people on it were interesting. Doesn't really seem wearable but I like to use fragrances at home for my own enjoyment and I hope that scratches my itch for something similar to Fahrenheit but less perfumey

>>17666979
>>17667072
>>17667041
>>17667087
Thanks for suggestions

>>17667019
When I was checking the samples you listed the mint note under Torino21 reminded me I've been looking for ultimate mint fragrance for quite some time. Yet, still don't have any haha

>>17666973
Thanks

>>17667146
lol, please tell us if you find yours, i'm also pretty interested in a massive mint frag desu senpai

>>17666924
maybe esprit du tigre. YOSL is not really hard, it's very gentle

>>17666655
I like Arabshit because they're pure olfactory assaults

>>17666660
pretty good honestly

>>17666987
100 mL last for a year and a half, even if you don't wear that single fragrance daily, at least if you spray the right amount.

>>17667203
thank you for the feedback
this batch will bring me to 100+ samples and i'm still yet to go down the obscure niche rabbit hole

>he does not know

>>17667219
And I wish to stay not knowing.

>>17667205
>100 mL last for a year and a half, even if you don't wear that single fragrance daily

This entire statement makes zero sense.

>>17667220
retard

>>17667227
moron

>>17667219
>>17667220
>>17667227
>>17667229
Obviously samefag schizo

>>17667236
newfag

>>17667243
retard
>>17667236
retard

>>17667223
kek

>>17667236
>>17667243
>>17667246
CHUD

>>17667300
Ok.

>>17667064
probably this is him or moustache
dreamer is pretty unique but there's something about it that puts me off. beautiful bottle though
Bentley Intense I feel similarly about. unique but there's something harsh about it to me. it does have good performance for a cheapie though
Bentley Absolute is nice but not really my thing
versace PH is a bit boring IMO

>>17666987
in the case of BI I agree, this shit is extremely strong. my couch still smells of it after a week and I was only sitting on it with BI on for like two hours
and it lasts on my skin for more than 24 hours, even after a shower

>>17667351
I get noseblind to Bois imperial after a few hours, which is annoying since I use fragrances for my own enjoyment

Probably a bit of an autistic question but sometimes I think about what certain movie or book villains would smell like. You know, since scent can be part of an outfit.
I don't want to smell and larp as some cringe 'bad guy' but I'm curious what combinations the noses in this thread would come up with

>>17667130
Trust me, 10/15ml of Megamare will last you a lifetime, do not buy a full bottle.

>>17667352
I almost think it lasts too much for me because it's pretty linear and could get tiring. I'll have to think if I want a full bottle after I go through my decant
it is a unique yet versatile scent though. sort of a dark green, woody spicy patchouliesque thing with a hard to place fruity undertone (I guess that's the timur pepper?) and some warmer "sensual" base that I think is the ambroxan?

>>17667375
I always thought that Antaeus smells like Dracula

>>17667375
Not autistic at all. I constantly wonder what a specific song would smell like. Such as this one for example. I'd say Rake & Ruin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og3S8R74Q7w

>>17667378
I hope I can get a decant from somewhere then, any sites in Europe for that?

I think I will go for battito D'ali, pardon can wait till the winter

ELDO discovery set is arriving tommorow, 20 samples. what am i in for?

>>17667395
if only there was an opening post with basic information such as shops that sell samples...

>>17667395
It's a good shop from spain: https://www.ecuacionnatural.com/en/product/megamare-orto-parisi/
you can also ask for free samples, here is the info: https://www.ecuacionnatural.com/en/sample/

Erwin Creed is a 7th generation master perfumer. The man was directly involved in the creation of Aventus, one of the most popular fragrances and possibly the greatest fragrance ever.

It's so easy to discredit another person's achievements and hard work. Especially if you know nothing about them. And for what? For a little bit of attention on 4chan's /frag/ thread. To feel better about yourself? It's a trait of insecure people.

>>17667418
I bought stuff from ecuacion natural before, really great guys, but for some reason I didn't think about buying more than one 5ml samples from there

>>17667429
>Erwin Creed is a 7th generation master perfumer
Funny way to spell 2nd generation.

>>17667399
Same synthetic plasticky base for all of them and then Experimentum Crucis that is great

>>17666276
Would fuq, but no blowjobs with those chompers.

>>17667418
>>17667430
do you have any other rec for EU based stores? mostly looking for decants of discontinued designers (bvlgari black, gucci guilty absolute, pure havane) but also some niche ones. ecuacionnatural is great but does not have everything I'm looking for

>>17667429
>The man was directly involved in the creation of Aventus
That's a funny way of saying he hired Jean-Christophe Hérault to make Aventus for him

What fragrance would a weeaboo enjoy?
Something with yuzu?

>>17667637
ELDO Ghost in The Shell

>>17667663
Is it based on the anime?

>>17667663
just bought a sample of this

it better be good

>>17667637

SOTD: Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (2012)
I love the citrus, pepper and tobacco combination. It is so sweet and refreshing. IMO, it's better than Light Blue desu.

>>17666249
G E R A N I U M

Could anons recommend me some fragrances?
>Age 20-24
>Scandinavia, generally hot and humid during the summer
>Price range $50-110
>Favorite notes are vanilla and cinnamon, sometimes tobacco. Oriental. Burberry London made me nauseous. Had a good run with Eau des Baux.
>Dress similar to pic related
>Intended as a casual daily driver

>>17667856
How was your experience with Eau des Baux? Did you love it, did you hate it, what would you rate it?

>>17666361
bvlgari aqva pour homme

>>17667899
Performance wasn't as great as I would've liked it to be, but I found the scent to be quite comforting. Not all too intense, though enough to leave an impression on yourself and others. Strong vanilla tones, fantastic for those into that, like me. Light enough to be summer season viable, though not at all optimal. Overall great value. C+ or B on a good day.

Suggestions to closest fragrance to this?

Ralphs club has been my summer fragrance, currently wearing "The one" in EDT by D&G in winter.

I'm thinking I wanna move to Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford.
It's just, expensive for a fragrance.
Is it worth it?

>>17667979
yeah, have you tried noir extreme ?

>>17667856
this is him, oud malaki or jaipur

What deodorant/antiperspirant do you guys use? I'm trying to stop using aerosols with aluminium in them. Suggestions for sticks preferred

>>17667979
it's not bad, but not worth the price. try Eau des Baux or Chergui instead

>>17666770
will do later today

>>17667979
Try spicebomb extreme

>>17668001
Sticks don't have aluminium? I'm trying to quit using deodorants because of aluminium

>>17668012
lots of natural deodorants dont have aluminum or zinc. like Native brand

Is this good? Poirot wears it.

>>17667953
Maurer & Wirtz ’’Tabac’’

>>17667983
>noir extreme
I haven't, i'll give it a look.

>>17668002
Thanks, i will do some research.

>>17668008
I didn't rate it, it wasn't vanilla-ey enough for me

>>17667953
Pinaud Clubman, Brut, Dana Canoe

>>17668051
Actually, scratch that. Pinaud Clubman, only that one. Nothing comes closer to Gillette Red classic shaving foam.

>>17668047
>>17668002

Ohhh Eas De Baux, I tried the other l'occitane fragrance, the blue one, mistaking it for the aforementioned.

desu, I'm more looking for EDP cause I find EDT weares off on me quite fast, the only staying power I've been impressed with is my ralphs club, which I assume it stays because its EDP.

I guess the trade off for the des baux is that its 30 dollars so reapplying it isn't an issue.

>>17668042
>>17668055
EDP Vs EDT doesn't really matter that much nowadays, in the age of synthetics. You have some edps that perform like garbage (for example The One EDP) and some EDTs that have great performance (for example Kenzo Intense)

>>17668055
Fragrance concentration doesn't matter for longevity. Only the volatility and detection threshold do. If you have something that isn't very volatile with a really low detection threshold, it will evaporate very slowly and be easily detectable. Other than that, EdT, EdP and any other similar designations are not legally binding in any way. Some manufacturers will claim EdP at concentrations lower than you would expect, often masking it with the addition of water. They'll write 80% ethanol by volume on the bottle, making you think it's 20% oils, but they have also added 5-7% water, which you will only find in the ingredient list and without any concentration.

>>17668057
Good to know desu, explains why bleu by chanel felt like it lasted about 45 minutes when i tried that...

>>17665995
Baie 19, but it's far from perfect. Test if you can, but I wouldn't buy anything by Le Labo. Way overpriced.

>>17668042
i mean that's the scent of their shaving soap. it's probably one of my favorite scents

>>17668051
>Brut
What?

>>17668082
zoomer

>>17666249
despise cinnamon, it makes everything smell like apple pie to me.
i love tobacco and whiskey notes though

>>17666924
>>17667019
SOTD: Menthe Fraiche from Heeley Parfums
this is a great mint frag for late spring/summer desu, quite similar to You Or Someone Like You (who would have thought) but a bit more polished and less raw/green, the base is cedar instead of musk, sillage and longevity should be on summer freshie level
fun fact: in my country i can get (100ml) Menthe Fraiche cheaper than YOSLY which is nice

>>17666249
current favorite is mint (changes every week desu)

>>17666924
i just realized that CdG also has a frag with mint as one of the main notes (CdG Green)

>>17667979
try it first. I love The One EdT but Tobacco vanille was way too sweet for me. Its hardcore vanilla, and not really the boozy/vanilla extract kind, more like dry powdered roasted vanilla pods. I second Chergui. But you will find Chergui is not as masculine as The One, nor as modern or fresh.

A better choice would be Oud Wood, it has the Tom Ford DNA, being dark and rich, but the profile is much woodier and more masculine.

>>17666249
r o s e

>>17666327
Drakkar noir, look it up.

>>17666249
Civet, castoreum

>>17668124
I liked oud wood at first, but didnt like it the more I let it dry on the test swatch... I guess I should try it on my skin

>>17667398
see >>17666973

>>17668084
I used it before. Why do you think Brut smells like shaving cream?

>>17668126
>Drakkar Noir
>female fragrance
Lesbians wear it?

>>17668137
not that anon, but it would make sense for butch lesbians to wear popular masculine frags
based on a quick google search this was/is indeed the case with Drakkar Noir as well

>>17668139
>butch lesbians
Masculine lesbians are the most insecure type of roasties ever. They're cope so much that they try to appear over the top masculine, but always fail because they're in the end female. Plus they eat daily shit like we guys do, but everybody expect to still man up.
Had a butch lesbian as a neighbour. Not many females choose this route, try to guess why.

>>17668156
>masculine lesbians are the most insecure type of roasties ever.
yeah, that's pretty gay (haha lol)

>>17666158
hows the longevity? i saw a 6.7 oz bottle for 32 dollars and usually these huge bulk bottles at low prices means it lasts about an hour?

My bottle arrived today. And it's indeed a huge let down.
I remember how some Youtubers call it "the most realistic smelling citruses on top", it's synthetic smelling as hell, combined with some woods, but not in a photorealistic way.
I can picture myself being a zoomie or indian and get blown awy by it. But someone who's into Aventus or Drakkar Noir it's a huge letdown.

>>17668176
it's on you if you were let down by a 25 EUR arab frag
the normal expectation should be very low quality
anything better than that = you made a great deal

>>17668092
that's like saying, rose makes everything smell like turkish delight
if you have a nice cinnamon frag, you get used to it and maybe the apple pie association will eventually go away

is Pecksniffs trash? i'm assuming a full bottle for ten dollars is trash

>>17668186
yeah, that should be the assumption (same as for >>17668184) but you can blind buy it and even if it's utter shit your loss is only ten bucks

>>17668176
>buying arab shit

When will you learn?

>>17666249
My signature and favorite note is neroli.

Okay, serious question. Does Tom Ford make the frags (some) himself or does he tell them what to make?

This is basically sauvage edt. They just replaced bergamote with grapefruit and lowered ambroxan. Why niche is such a joke?

>>17668286
Tom Ford isn't a perfumer, anon. He just hires professional perfumers. I'm not sure how much input he has into the briefs telling perfumers what type of scent is needed. He also sold his brand to Estee lauder recently, so now he has nothing to do with the fragrances at all.

>>17668286
You could have just looked that up. Tom Ford was just the founder of the brand and creative director until he sold it to Estee Lauder.

>>17668001
i have been using L'Occitane Eau des Baux for 5 years now, no aluminium, no alcohols.

smells great, lasts all day. might come off as expensive but one stick lasts me about 4 months

>>17667501
For decants of discontinued stuff no, but secret du Marais is amazing too. They make 2ml samples of pretty much all they have in store except super expensive ones (such as the night by Malle)

>>17668176
it's an overdose of synthetic citruses with a mediocre musk base, made me nose blind immediately. blind bought it as well but I live in Dubai so I sold it off after months of just sitting there. Gave it many chances and it was always dissapointing and Pledge smelling

>>17668001
None of that shit works for me, I’ve tried them all and I just stink after 3 hours
I’m using an old spice sweat defense one because it actually works and doesn’t leave stains but it has to be this specific scent for me, I’ve tried others of theirs and they’re sickening

>>17668295
Jo leave him malone, did jo hear me?!

>>17668348

try this >>17668338

>>17668359
Thanks, is the scent intrusive? I can’t imagine it’d go with everything

>>17667432
there are some popular frags from creed with the only perfumer listed as oliver creed, so i don't know why everyone thinks he can't be a perfumer

>>17668399
>i don't know why everyone thinks he can't be a perfumer
because it's well documented that the whole brand has lied about him making the scents himself? not to mention they lie about their history and plenty of other things. it's fair to assume that none of the scents were actually made by Oliver Creed

>>17668399
Yea and Roger Bird is listed as a perfumer on his brand, it means nothing.

>>17668364
Not intrusive at all, unless you stick your nose in your armpits. You can really feel it when applying it but I have never ever smelled it off my armpits and though it's intrusive.

It's more like a subtle smell

>>17665896
Is your favorite perfume an acquired taste or just a match?

>>17668001
>>17668012
Arm and hammer essentials unscented, aluminum free
>>17668348
See above
It doesn't work as an antiperspirant but its the only "natural" deodorant that actually keeps me from smelling like shit for a whole day

>>17668176
1) STOP basing your choices on YOUTUBERS
2) STOP buying ARAB SHIT

>>17668441
for me it's dior homme parfum and it was more or less a match, though I didn't immediately love the far drydown. when I went through my 5ml decant super quickly because I wanted to smell it all the time, I knew I had to get a bottle though
I still have yet to find anything else that seems perfect for my tastes. maybe Shalimar, but I'll just buy it for my gf at some point because it smells more on the feminine side to me

gonna wear a smelly arab oud attar just to make the faggot itt seethe hoho

>>17668480
>I'm gonna shit my pants to annoy everyone around me

Go get em champ!

>>17668486
and there's nothing they can do against it!

>>17668493
Except laugh.

>>17668486
>>17668498
you got owned buddy

>>17668503
Your pants have brown stains on them.

>Club De Nuit Intense Man
>Nautica Voyage
>Rasasi Hawas

Which one do I gift my dad for father's day? He's 45 years old. Looking to get a cheap summer fragrance for him.

>>17668533
>CDNIM

>>17668533
probably nautica voyage is the safest bet

Any thoughts on this? It smells amazing and it's so cheap that it makes me question what the hell is going on.

>>17668568
trash

>>17668051
This is the correct answer. Any modern shit that they say smells like shaving cream is nonsense.

>>17668156
why you posting a picture of a man?

>>17668176
The only good arabshit I ever tried was Shaghaf Oud

>>17668184
>>17668346
>>17668208
>>17668465
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LqbojJ6N0Mw&pp=ygUSdHVyYXRoaSBibHVlIGhvbW1l
This nig literally hyped it for me. Smells nothing how he describes. Very synthetic, wet-piercing woody base. Little low quality musk.
Glad that i sold it on Souk again. Zoomers and normies hyping it lately.

>>17668615
Are you joking that you actually listened to this guy?

>>17668533
>>Club De Nuit Intense Man
Very synthetic floor cleaner smell, avoid
>>Nautica Voyage
Very good, masculine aquatic scent
>>Rasasi Hawas
The apple note ruining it, atleast for me. Smells exactly how high school locker rooms smell like.
Why not buying your dad Aventus or Platinum Egoiste?

>>17667989
Ordered Jaipur. Excellent value purely based on price TO size ratio. Looking forward. Thanks for the tip!

>>17668645
sure, I hope you enjoy it. the opening is slightly on the old school soapy side (which would fit your style too), but it turns into a beautiful spicy vanilla oriental. good longevity too, at least on the EDP I have. If some meme brand like Xerjoff or Tom Ford released this for 300$ I think no one would bat an eye

>>17667560
Well then they are genius curators.

They can spot the talent. They know what will work. Not everyone can do this.

But still, I refuse to believe that they know nothing about making perfumes.

>>17668665
I mean I'm sure he knows something about making perfumes. creative directors are important too... but it's still not okay to lie about making perfumes you didn't make and make up the entire history of your brand
Tom Ford is also a famous creative director, but he doesn't say "yeah guys, I totally made Grey Vetiver by myself (SHUT THE FUCK UP, HARRY FREMONT, GO BACK INTO THE CLOSET, YOU SIGNED LE PAPER, I OWN YOU NOW!). also, my family has been making perfumes since the 1700s for European royalty. sorry, no documentation on that and everything indicates otherwise, but trust me, ok??"

>>17668665
The raw materials and scent formulas for the overwhelming majority of smelly stuff in the world, irrespective of branding, come from a tiny handful of giant conglomerates who leverage their access to materials to compete for contracts to make a given thing. Everyone is stealing everyone else’s stuff (sticking your competitors’ formulas into a gas chromatograph, documenting the chemical composition exactly, and pulling that out for an unrelated bid is totally normal) high-concept bids are often slightly reworked knockoffs. If you're "I don't dig commercial perfumery because everything smells pretty much the same" that's not a problem with your nose, it's factually correct.

>>17668480
Just buy actually good oud instead of getting garbage. These guys have some that are pretty dman cheap
https://www.pureoudh.com

>>17668533
Get him Bentley for men intense

>>17668733
you sure this is legit? really good prices. what's shipping to US like?

>>17668615
Why are you listening to youtubers/redditors bro? Trust your own taste. If you don't know just find brands that you can get locally or online. Pick the ones you like the design/presentation/etc of. Buy sample sets. Test them. Buy full bottles of what you like.

>>17666973
Nice list! I got testers from some of the fragrances that I liked the read of. Can't wait to smell Fat Electrician

>>17668867
Man I really don't understand how so many people like fat electrician for real.

>>17666417
>>17666420
Some fragrances are discontinued on these lists. Any plans for updated charts?

>>17668622
>Why not buying your dad Aventus or Platinum Egoiste?
Because poorfag with 3 jobs that barely covers rent and living expenses.

>>17668875
I have no idea if I'll like it. I bought it because the text of the excel anon got me intrigued and testers aren't expensive. Might as well try it and smell for myself

>>17668875
It's really similar to eau des baux on my nose, it's a really safe well liked scent

what do you guys think of spicebomb? i like it but its way too strong for the summer desu

>>17668887
Bought a bottle last year and I really enjoyed it for the winter but in the summer nights the cinnamon is extremely strong. I was wondering if it oxidized a bit or it's really just terrible for summer. I know Spicebomb Extreme is popular but the OG smells best to me.

>>17668893
yeah i got the same stuff, what would you recommend for summer?

>>17668883
Lmao. Well ELDO's discovery set is great value. You do get a lot and the variety is great. You did buy the set and not just a loose sample right?

>>17668886
>a really safe well liked scent

No fun allowed.

>>17668887
What I think is that when I went to Notino to steal tester strips I can to pretend I was sampling fragrances, and the tester bottles for all three spice bomb variations were empty. I'm under the impression that it's the most normalfag fragrance at the moment.

>>17668898
yeah it is normalfag lol i heard of it from a more plates more dates video

it doesnt matter to me that its normalfag because I am a normal fag, and on top of that not many dudes wear cologne to begin with

>>17668896
I'm really enjoying Light Blue Forever, it reminds me of a photo-realistic grapefruit. I'd sample first before buying as I've seen some people say they get a BO scent from this fragrance which I don't experience.

Other great choices for summer:
Terre d'Hermes (somewhat mature scent profile)
L'eau d'Issey (great yuzu scent)
Cedrat Boise (similar to aventus without the smokiness)

>>17668901
>I am a normal fag'

Your POV of you meeting me irl.

>>17668898
I did buy a loose sample. Or rather, three or four. If I don't hate them, I might get the kit and test them all out. Didn't know there was the discovery box, but it looks like great value, as you say

>>17668912
>Didn't know there was the discovery box

Man why do I even bother making OC for you guys? Nobody ever pays attention.

>>17668911
I AM A NORMALFAG
I AM A NORMALFAG
I AM A NORMALFAG
I AM A NORMALFAG

I AM A NORMALFAG, DR HAN!!!!!!!

>>17668912
Next you're gonna tell me you didn't know Roelen had a cheap discovery set that's so unique and genius and absolutely worth buying and that it also has free shipping AND comes with a 25 bucks discount for your next order.

>>17668898
When I went to the city one time, the bottles for Tuxedo, Toy Boy, Molecule 01 and Egoiste were empty, so I don't know if it's a good indicator of what's in style.

>>17668919
>>17668925
I'm new to these threads, great info, though. Thanks for your effort.

>>17668618
>>17668846
Thought he's legit, but with Turathi blue he fucked up
>>17668882
Don't be poor. I started with shitty jobs, but got better with every year.
Depends where you live, but in a first world country you have plenty of opportunities.

>>17668940
I also recommend a Beaufort London discovery set too, even though it's more expensive. Keep in mind it doesn't have Acrasia in it though.

>>17668775
>you sure this is legit?
Yes, its solid, i mean the really cheap ones aren't super premium but the prices are more realistic instead of the insanity overpriced hyped shit from internet meme guys like russian adam.
Shipping is reasonable, package is nice and small so it's easy to keep the shipping costs down.

A fragrance that smell like a finnish sauna in the forest?

>>17668568
too busy, absolute is better

>>17668960
I'm going to have testers for years at that rate. But I'll try to remember to check all of them out at some time. Probably the best way for a newcomer to get a feeling and find a scent that fits me

>>17668733
why does a lot of his stuff have no description at all? unfortunately his cheapest stuff is sold out

broke uni student here. I'm trying to find a good daily frag for the summer. I have 50 euros budget for decants and another 150 to buy the one I like. Recommend me a couple nice frags to get decants for bros.

>>17668989
It is what it is. I have around 70 different samples and more coming in the mail. They stack up with time.

>>17668999
I'm a Hermann and Fathom V shill. Crystal Haze too now that I've tried it, but that's a bit more challenging.

I have pardon and megamare coming to my mail tomorrow from Ecuacion natural. Hyped to see what samples did they put in it. Damn I love the guys there so much

>>17668999
cool water

>>17668991
>why does a lot of his stuff have no description at all?
Gotta make it harder for the newbs
But seriously the website is formatted werid, some of the descriptions are under additional information, some are at the top.

>>17668999
Sample tomboy neroli
Buy a bottle of lapidus sport

>>17668999
Go to the store and test everything for free. Then buy what you liked the most.

>Born in thirld world shithole
>Fragances are an absolute luxury and extremely overpriced. I have seen Montblanc explorer for over $120 USD
>"Try me" bottles are literally inside a locked shelf in every store. You have to call the wagie to open the padlock for every fragance you want to test, making the process extremely annoying
>Online stores are super shady and full of chink replicas
>For some reason amazon doesn't ship bottles outside of the US? So not even possible to get the basic cheapies

Thanks for reading my blog

>>17668887
I like it, but I like Chergui more.

>>17668960
the new Beaufort sets have Acrasia in them if you order it from Beaufort.

>>17669069
where the hell do you live?

>>17669079
Drugs, escorts, violence, more drugs, even more drugs. Take a guess.

>>17669101
Brazil, Mexico, Russia

do DH2020 and encre noire smell similar? they share a lot of notes on paper—vetiver, cashmeran, iso-e super. cedar and cypress seemingly kinda filling the same role?

>>17669101
Columbia

>>17669176
yeah kind of, but encre is way drier like pencil shavings and Dior Homme has the bergamot and is smoother

I remember reading somewhere, that a bottle is supposed to expire after about one to three year.
Given that if you buy a 100ml bottle of a perfume, even if you wear it every single day, it would take you probably a year to go through it; do you just buy exclusively much smaller bottles? Because else, it seems to me, you top out at around 3-4 fragrances in your collection...

>>17669101
Detroit

>>17669184
People still buy 30+ year old vintage bottles that smell fine, was watching Ramsey interview Russian Adam and the guy had a 100 year old bottle of perfume he just got that he said smelled incredible still.

>>17669184
I have perfumes from before barcodes existed that still smell amazing

>>17669177
Yeah

>>17669357
BASED
>>17669103
SUCK MY MOTHERFUCKIN DICK

How’s my collection /brap/

>>17667979
>currently wearing "The one" in EDT by D&G in winter.

Oof the EDP is better in every way, even the bottle presentation

Any other clean or soapy smelling patchouli frags?

Gotta be one of the most overrated frags

I got a sample of Toskovat Inexcusable Evil and it smells horrible wtf is wrong with you people

>>17669069
>>17669101
I'm guessing you're from Colombia. Do you think it would it be easy for a tourist to bring in a fragrance and re-sell it?

>>17669069
>For some reason amazon doesn't ship bottles outside of the US?

Plenty of delivery companies even within the same country have posting restrictions, that usually include fragrances. Mainly due to their flammable nature, so it's not surprising they will not ship outside of the US.

>>17669177
Oh well at least you have some of the hottest women in the world.

>>17669660
>Do you think it would it be easy for a tourist to bring in a fragrance and re-sell it?

Why not? That's a totally different situation. You are really saying can I take my frag in my luggage when I go on vacation, and of course you can. And many people bring back tons of bottles of perfume.

But, if you make $200 from a $30 fragrance, how is that worth it anyway? You'd be better off working a few hours minimum wage.

But if you're asking can I bring in 50 bottles, that is when it is going to be no, and it will be obvious what you're doing - along with avoiding sales taxes.

Import/expert is personal usage. Not to mention if you;re doing that to 3rd world places, you could end up in serious shit.

Hence people only do this when the juice is worth the squeeze, when the risk is worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions.

>>17668999
check em
mont blanc explorer is good
also >>17669061

>tfw today's weather is so hot
>tfw 40 sprays of Bvlgari Aqva

>>17666662
By Killian - Dark Lord
Lalique - Encre Noire
YSL - La Nuit de l'Homme

There's a bunch of "goth" fragrances that are either ENM Wiccans in Oregon or Canada making oils with edgy names that smell like a hospital waiting room, or rich homos in LA making ultra-niche fragrances based off a single scene in Silence of The Lambs. Most goths as you may know smell like cheap incense, rescue pitbaby, djarum blacks (or camel crush lights) and whatever the cheapest beer was that night. So, wearing any of these puts you lightyears ahead of other men there.

I don't know the women's fragrances. I had an ex from Germany who looked like Morticia in the 90's Addams Family movie. She wore what I later found out was oud and I had never smelled at the time. Unfortunately, I never found out which oud fragrance she wore. It haunts me to this day.

>>17666664
>t. Andrew Eldritch

>>17669176
not really. dh2020 is softer and has a bit of sweetness. encre noire is more uncompromising dry to the bone vetiver

>>17669513
agreed, it's just boring creamy citrus

>>17669390
Cerruti 1881 is based

Hello /Frag/! Noselet / newbie here, but trying to better myself so pardon the blogpost, hope you'll all be willing to lend advice and expertise.

Some quick background, I'm a guy, never actively worn any cologne/fragrances before, just deodorant, so completely inexperienced and ignorant. I've tried to educate myself on some of the basics by reading bits of the OP material and charts, but there's a lot there, so didn't hit it all.

My primary goal here is to find a scent that fits the FAQ "Office/School Frag" description "mass appealing (not monster projection) scent for professional settings." Something *I* will enjoy, but also if someone is relatively close to me they will pick up on and be mentally cognizant I smell "good". Low/medium silage, broad appeal. The Apothic Red of fragrances so to speak. Not opposed to differentiating into warm and cold weather frag's, but need a primary first.

As I said I've read through the beginner pics, and so I've picked out a few fragrances that I -think- I would enjoy, and do plan on going to a store (Prob a Macy's) to actually smell some of my top choices, but at the moment what I think I will like is based purely on reading text descriptions. That said I'm looking for suggestions on some cheap, low mL, broad discovery sets to really get a feel for what I actually enjoy. The $35 etat libre dorange set on Luckyscent is the first thing on my list at the moment. Saw this anons >>17668925 post as well, but if the descriptions are accurate not sure they'd be my jam...

Will post top picks in follow up post!

>>17669916
Top picks! (Again, emphasizing this is purely from text descriptions)
> 1 Spicebomb (Extreme?) (By a pretty far margin)
> 2 Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale
> 3 Prissana ma Nishtana
> 4 Serge Lutens Five O'clock au Gingembre
> 5 Kilian Black Phantom
> 6 Geo F Trumpers Paisley
> 7 Escentric Molecules Escentric 03
> 8 Guerlain Homme EDP (Mostly as another warm weather option)
> 9 Rochas eau de Rochas Homme (Also mostly as another warm option)

I also feel obligated to smell, but am "Meh" on the description for Aventus and Encre Noire. Also curious about TF Ombre Leather and Tobacco Vanille but no "Meh"

One minor question/concern, above I mentioned "never -actively- worn any cologne" in the past. I was gifted one random bottle of likely some dollar store BS by an aunt. On the rare occasions I attempted to use it, it always kind of bothered my breathing ever so slightly. Do you think that's just a side effect of it being cheap crap, or is it likely that most forms of fragrance are going to bother me?

Oh also, when I go brick and mortar to try some out in person, best way to test *multiple* fragrances? Obvi can't spray them all on me, just whiff the bottle itself, or is there a better way?

Thanks everyone, appreciate any thoughts, suggestions, comments, not-out-right-insults I can get.

TL;DR - Give a know-nothing discovery set suggestions with emphasis on low volume, high breadth, preferably cheap. Or spicy/oriental suggestions for a generic, everyday frag.

>>17669918
>Oh also, when I go brick and mortar to try some out in person, best way to test *multiple* fragrances?
I like to apply them on different places on my arms. so let's say one close to the hand and one close to the elbow on each arm
you can also take tester strips, but trying on skin is more accurate

if you're looking for an unintrusive year-around office scent, something like Spicebomb or Black Phantom doesn't really fit the bill, too heavy and cloying

I'd recommend something like H24 or Dior Homme 2020. or that Guerlain Homme you picked but definitely smell all this stuff extensively before buying

>>17669916
>>17669918
didnt read all of it, whats your budget? are you put off by old stuff? want something elegant or more casual?
>>17669926
imo it's best to start with paper strips and then put the best 4 on the arm at the end. will take way too many trips if you use arms only

NEW THREAD (WITH CHARTS)
>>17669934
>>17669934
>>17669934

>>17668999
decants to try:
d&g light blue forever (or italian love)
d&g light blue eau intense
versace pour homme
l'eau par kenzo pour homme
dior homme sport cologne
dior homme sport 2021
chanel allure homme sport
chanel allure homme sport cologne

>>17669915
I actually think it’s a total meme. Got it because of you guys but it definitely has an old man ass smell. Sometimes i spray it just before I shower to smell it as a novelty but I could never wear this

The OG