/fa/ - Fashion

Why are you spamming so many threads?

>>17700487
garbage as always

Can you retards just consolidate everything into one thread already.

Any femme fragrance recommendations?

>>17700564
The way these luckyscent fags talk is so contrived and douchy. They all have the same cadence it’s so irritating

>>17700575
Narrow it down a bit bro god damn. I find that women’s frags are limited compared to men’s. You have ubersweet, floral, or old lady.

>>17700575
Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum Intense Guerlain

I liked bois imperial at first but I don’t see how anyone can stand smelling it all day

Thoughts on Davidoff Cool Water? Got it as a gift. Smells pretty decent for a budget fragrance but doesn’t last that long. I’d give it a solid 7/10.

Cheaper alternatives to Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?

>>17700575
every great masculine fragrance is in some shape or form indebted to a (usually better) feminine that pioneered the original concept. the world of great feminines is so unbelievably vast and not a single one of the clodheads in this thread has any idea.

>>17700602
one of the most instantly recognizable, iconic, and endlessly copied fragrances in existence. also pretty good for something casual and refreshing, as long as you don’t mind the fact that half the people around you are probably wearing cheapened copies of the same thing in the form of sports deodorants.

>>17700602
for dads and emasculated boys with daddy issues

W rizz

I love it and its so beautifully crafted, but is it worth 180 euros for 50 ml? Debatable. Don't know what to do but it's one of the best tuberose jasmine fragrances out there. It's slightly indolic on the opening which I don't know how tired I'll be of that with a few uses, but the rest is so beautiful...

Also, it's better if I buy it straight from tauers website? I mean, does it give you samples and goodies? I might order more than one tauer fragrances but I don't know where

>>17700642
golestan sounds like a made up middle eastern country lol

Check out my line up bros

>>17700651
how putrid

my collection consists of:

Le Male
Le Male Le Parfum
Encre Noire
Encre Noire Sport
Eau Sauvage
Guerlain L homme ideal edp and intense

any recs based on my taste? i dont really like blue/sporty frags

>>17700662
what taste?

>>17700651
>tween
>divorced
>homosexual
why

>>17700602
i kinda want to pick up a bottle since it's pretty affordable but it kind of has a old guy stigma attached to it so i'm hesistant

>>17700671
imagine giving a shit, good lord

>>17700642
yes, i got a sample set and a bar of soap with my order of a full bottle and three 5ml 'testers'

>>17700671
How many times must the whole "scents can be dated" canard be debunked. Please observe good posting hygiene and lurk some moar

>mogs your niche frag
Voyage bros where you at

>>17700673
>>17700682
hey man i'm just trying to get some zoomer pussy. i don't want to smell like their dad

>>17700679
Well, there I'll buy it then, thanks

Anyone try neo-animism? After trying so many fragrances over the past few years (I must’ve tried about 300) anything too strong sickens me. I only will buy light soapy and citrus frags and I used to look for the strongest projecting.

>>17700636
Swag on 1000 miglia

>>17700696
the mentally ill zoomers that can gluckgluck want you to smell like a dad

>>17700696
i feel bad for how low your standards are if you’re aiming for the type of loose hole that gives a shit about fucking smelly water

>>17700685
this is just beyond paradise men but worse

>>17700704
hmmm maybe. haven't thought of that angle
>>17700705
i'm not looking for my future wife anon, i'm just trying to get pussy. women are incredibly fickle so wearing something that makes them think of their dad right when i'm trying to get inside them might be something to avoid

>>17700713
women are incredible fickle and they can also tell when a spineless pussy like you is at their feet begging for a wet warm hole to fill up with all your insecurities and unresolved personality issues, and trust me, nothing is more repulsive to them.

>>17700589
i visit scent bar once per week and steve is a really cool guy. they have a massave collection of niche and give out 2 2ml samples everytime you visit. i have a box full of samples from years of visits.

they are hipsters is why they speak that way.

just copped pic related, how do i feel about it?

>>17700722
you don’t have any feelings other than the ones other people tell you to have, period.

>>17700589
I want to fuck the grey haired chick

>>17700717
damn anon you're projecting so hard rn. i was just asking about smelly dad water and you're ready to go on your shooting spree relax incel

>>17700730
incel? hardly. women are fine, the problem is the weaklings that bow to them. case in point, you.

>>17700699
report back if you got any free stuff

>>17700731
you're so mad rn kek

>>17700744
not mad, more disappointed and slightly revolted.

>>17700728
Bad taste. If you're not into a pure germanic women your Test levels are probably low.
I would skip Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel which turn the frogs gay.
Aventus is proven to boost Test levels.

>>17700748
shut up mutt

>>17700748
are you genuinely attracted to this? i seriously can't tell if this is a man or a woman

>>17700748
s/he looks like she doesn’t shower

>>17700760
reminds me of young varg vikernes minus the facial hair

>>17700662
blue jeans
cerruti 1881
burberry london

>>17700791
>cerruti 1881
i've bought a sample and just don't get it at all

>>17700748
>>17700748
Kino taste in women friend, but Aventus is merely elevated goyslop.

>>17700473
The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>17700473
The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

Saw a friend yesterday, he was wearing Bois d'Argent. The scent itself is ok but I especially like how it wears like a second skin, as in it doesn't smell like you're wearing a frag.
Any other good frags like this you can recommend? I know DHI does it but I'm looking for something more summer-friendly, green maybe. Performance is important by the way

>>17700822
garbage as always

>last thread hit bump limit six and a half hours ago
>this thread was made five and half hours ago
>an entire hour early
>just to spambot

Get cancer.

SOTD: Montale Sandflowers
i like it, it's good summer frag,
based on its notes is should smell like a seashore but for some reason it reminds me of chamomile tea (not a bad thing imo)

>17700851
(´。＿。｀)

>>17700857
>should smell like a seashore
frag fags are absolutely retarded.

>sister hates kouros because it smells like a sweaty hairy man
>dad smells it on me and asks if I’m gay

>>17700872
based dad putting his faggot son in line

>>17700872
It's a beautiful smell, don't listen to them.

>>17700575
what direction are you going for?
some personal reccs:
robert piguet fracas
miss dior original
jil sander no 4
this general is awful with femme scents, don't bother desu

looking to cop a slutty, but still wearable etat libre d'orange (so no secretions magnifiques). anyone here have experience with putain des palaces or jasmin et cigarette?

>>17700872
>dad knows what gay men smell like

>>17700885
this guy wants OP to keep wearing kouros so he can identify him to pipe his poop chute

>>17700887
lol miss dior for the last few decades has had absolutely nothing in common with whatever jean carles made half a century ago. may as well not even bother.

>>17700872
>discover Kouros
>smells bad on paper
>say fuck it and try it anyway, it's pretty good
I am hairy and sweaty, your sister might be right

>>17700876
im not even gay I just have a lisp
>>17700885
thanks
>>17700894
it smells a bit too manly for my lithe hairless body
enjoy your bottle

>>17700893
it's obviously a reformulation, and not a particularly close one, but the 'original' is still quite good. all the pink ones belong in the trash, though

>>17700722
it's okayish, reminds me of Versace Dreamer in a way. London is still the only good Burberry fragrance though

>>17700897
lol faggot twink with a lisp

>>17700898
what’s the point of buying a fragrance that’s been reformulated to the point of not resembling the original at all? may as well give your dollars to something other than francois demachy’s hack jobs.

>>17700905
>not resembling the original at all
come on. it's not the same, but it's a fine take on the original concept for me. it smells good and gets compliments. simple as

probably won't be rebuying though. would love a similar scent to try, if anyone has any reccs

>>17700924
there is no “take on the original concept”, it either smells like the original, close to the original, or not at all like it, and quite frankly i’m not interested in patronizing dogshit house perfumers that practice the latter. give me wasser’s guerlain reformulations or polge’s chanel reformulations over that bullshit any day of the week.

>>17700602
On me it smells like toilet freshener unfortunately

>>17700932
you probably used a toilet freshener that actually did copy cool water’s scent.

>>17700825
if you want "DHI, but more summer", you could get Dior Homme Original
I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the second skin effect, but both of the fragrances you mentioned have iris, so maybe you like that
you could try one of those transparent molecular fragrances like H24, Bois Imperial (very strong performance on that one) or even pure ISO E. or some Prada frags, those tend to smell like you just used a really nice soap

>>17700891
Of course, because his son is gay.

>>17700937
Not necessarily looking for something very similar to DHI
I also don't like frags that smell very synthetic, I like more natural smells
Will check out Prada though it may be too powdery for summer

>>17700971
personally Kenzo Homme EDP smells like salty sweaty skin to me, like someone's skin after swimming around in the sea. and it's a very strong performer. I don't like it, but it seems to be popular

please convince me not to buy these i am addicted at this point.

>>17701023
Y is generic as fuck and will be dated in 5 years because of how overdone this DNA is
Uomo Intense is okay, but the Dior homme series is better
Haven't smelled Le Eau pe parfum

Buy decants if you want something new but don't need a whole bottle. Or better yet, return to what you already have, you may gain a new appreciation for it

>>17701023
>normalfag shit

If you buy them you have bad taste and if you have bad taste you will rot in hell.

>>17701023
These are like the most generic fragrances you can buy once you're at the "lol savauge" level of fragrances.
You should buy the most niche expensive bottle you can of a fragrance you know you like the notes of.

Or buy tom ford or some shit idc

>>17701035
>tom ford

>>17701026
Okay maybe I pass on Ysl. I just smelled it on a jacket from when I sprayed it a few days ago and thought fuck that's good.

>>17701027
>>17701035
popular = bad... i don't care anymore about trying to be niche I will just embrace the crowd pleasers and smell just 'good'.

>>17701057
You should buy something from Tom Ford

>>17701061
Tom Ford is for 50+ year old yacht and bentley owners.

>>17701063
>smells like rich and successful people

>>17701023
what’s there to convince? they’re all garbage

>>17701038
yeah, Italian Cypress, Beau De Jour, Amber Absolute, OG Tobacco Vanille are fucking amazing

>>17701035
what's the lol sauvage level?

>>17700668
I just am buying shit i like personally

Thoughts on dior homme cologne? Looking to get this as a summer fragrance.

is this any good for summer?
i already have missoni wave and bvlgari aqua and im looking for that not that sweet nor salty. heard its a good kenzo homme edt alternative for cheap

>>17701116
What did you think of it when you tested it at the store, and what would our opinions change about that?

>>17701117
I quite like it, a nice soapy, marine, woody rose that you don't have to think too much about.

>>17701129
and how long does it last?
i have neroli intensen and the performance is lackluster but it smells nice

>>17701132
Somewhere from 2-6 hours depending on the temperature. With all the jep fragrances I recommend getting a small atomiser and carrying some around if the performance isn't enough.

>>17701129
“Rose, soapy” More like powdery iris. And yes, most people like this fragrance so if you like it yourself it’s worth buying

>>17701138
You need to get your nose adjusted mate, there isn't a jot of powder or iris in it.

>>17700700
I had a sample of it and thought it was very strong and smelled like a straight up bar of soap

Anyone made a big order in secret du Marais? +500 euros? I'm going to make a big purchase but I don't know if I will get more for my money buying straight from the brands or buying from these niche stores

Thoughts on mfk petit matin? How's the performance if you have it. Also thoughts on pdm sedley

Buying this, what should i expect?

Any of you use regularly a woman frag? Do people notice?

>>17701220
Is Coromandel a woman frag? it smells way less sweet and feminine than most of modern feminine fragrances, it has a woody backbone which i think makes it easy to pull off for me

>>17701220
I've been thinking of getting a bottle of Shalimar, but I think I'll get it for my gf instead at some point. it would suit her well

I increasingly feel many frags marketed as male try too hard to be manly, and masucline leaning unisex is what I enjoy most.

Anyone else?

>>17700748
Wtf is "Pure Germanic"?

>>17701237
It's the "I'm an American with a weird talking point who has never been to Europe and couldn't place the Netherlands on a map" kind of Germanic.

>>17701220
I do, regularly, both masculine and feminine frags regularly. Noone gives a fuck.I even wear fracas sometimes, and it's considered one of the quintessential female scents

I'm a muscular 6ft dude with a stubble, so , whatever fragrance I wear will feel masculine. Like not saying this to brag, the reality of it is that at the end of the day is smelly water and gendering it is marketing.

>>17701237
Turkish

>>17701240
it's actually the "middle eastern guy with a weird racecuck aryan nazi propaganda looking women fetish" kind of germanic in this case

>>17701263
Ah, I see. Well, either way.

>>17701211
Unironically this

>>17701192
The brand website could be more expensive.
If you mean samples no one will give you more than ecuacion natural, spending 400€ they give you 36 samples of the perfumes you want

>>17701220
yes but I'm a girl(male)

>>17701247
Do you live in a part of the world where being 6ft is something noteworthy?

>>17701281
Most places in the world 6 ft is noteworthy.
>On a global scale, the average height of men is around 5 feet 9 inches

>>17701281
I'm taller than 99.9% of women In Europe, and being read as femenine or weak depends heavily on height.

>>17701276
I order from Ecuacion regularly, but it's a hit and miss. Last time I asked for one specific sample and for the rest of them I said to put whatever they wanted to, and they didn't put the one I asked for and some of the others were open or duplicated from a previous order . I like them, they are really nice people and being able to buy 5ml decants on top of getting free samples is amazing. But also the samples are so small that lets you try to fragrance but not give them a proper wear.

About the expensive part, actually buying directly from xerjoff I get 4 2ml samples and a 10% discount. That's quite something...

You know that blue colored detergent you mix in a bucket with water to clean your floor with? Yeah, that's Missoni Wave

>>17701290
shit that bad luck, usually they give a good service.
Have you check nose.fr? also allow you to choose samples

>>17701290
please dont spend 500 on xerjoff

someone stop me from buying castoreum tincture

>>17701311
just get it, it's not even expensive, Apopthecary's garden has everything you need. Shit they even have aged beaver castors for sale.
https://apothecarysgarden.com/product/castor-grade-1-aged-beaver-castor-pheromones-musk-perfume-incense-ingredient/

>>17701211
is anyone else turned off by fancy bottle designs like this? feels fake to me, like they want to catch you with the epic unique bottle and not the fragrance.

>>17701317
I choose perfumes by visuals way more than I should in general.

>>17701307
I'm buying 40 knots for sure, around 270, the only xerjoff I like, and the only warm cozy marine fragrance I know, I love it. Then it's probably golestan , sundowner, Sakura by Ormonde Jayne and a bunch of samples

>>17701303
Yeah as I said, I like them a lot and they are so nice , but and I'll keep supporting them, but for big orders like this one, I don't know what I would do with 40 minuscule samples of random stuff

I'll check the site you mentioned, thanks anon

>>17701237
>>17700760
Type in "german women" in Google and you literally discover that more and more actually "germanic" women are literally mutts. Somehow since the early 1940s the precious aryan skull shape is now much more less common here.
Everytime i see a girl with that skull shape all my senses hit the alarm like a submarine on a mn attack. Fucking love that aesthetic. But somehow white dudes in general don't care.
>>17701263
Wrong, i'm half black, calling me middle eastern is literally an insult, kek
>>17700807
I adore the musky drydown, sadly alot of arabs where it now

>>17701220
I regularly wear aromatics elixir. I'm sure the seething north Africans in my hood notice but guess what? This is a white man's neighbourhood now. And He always walks alone.

>>17701337
>And He always walks alone.
Sad state of life. Better walk with friends who share same interests.
With Aventus you'll master life much better.

>>17701317
yes, I think they're tacky eyesores. I realise that's kind of the whole point, to be loud and obnoxious, but still.

>>17701237
>>17700760
Type in "german women" in Google and you'll discover that more and more actually "germanic" women are literally mutts. Somehow since the early 1940s the precious aryan skull shape is now less common here.
Everytime i see a girl with that skull shape all my senses hit the alarm like a submarine on a mn attack. Fucking love that aesthetic. But somehow white dudes in general don't care.
>>17701263
Wrong, i'm half black, calling me middle eastern is literally an insult, kek
>>17700807
I adore the musky drydown, sadly alot of arabs wear it now

>>17701341
You wouldn't get it. ALL I GOT.

>>17701347
sup J-Roc

>>17701335
she looks just like my gf

>>17701345
I could almost agree, but I love the goofy glam of Penhaligons portraits, and my stag is my pride and joy.

>>17701220
I use a black orchid clone, no one has said anything.

>>17701220
Gender on a scented water is stupid

>>17700487
Awesome edit. Congrats!

>>17700651
Imagine the smell

>>17700662
Picrel, Encre Noire Extreme and La Nuit de l'Homme
>>17700665
hehehe
spot on

>SOTD

>>17701211
Can confirm it has an Axe Dark Temptation vibe, and a bit of Ferragamo Uomo Signature. Got a 5 mL miniature with some frag order. It's chocolate shower gel with a hint of sweetened coffee, I'd say. Also, available at many stores so you can test it first.

>>17701446
Thanks for the heads up, I always try to sample when I can.

>>17701292
it smells nice / close enough to chanel allure homme sport.
citrus / floral / salty / creamy

anyone bag a good summer frag recently? im looking for suggestions

>>17701501
I got gentle fluidity silver. That shit is so good but it's a little pricey.

>>17701349
Lucky you. Your Sotd?

>>17701501
Azzaro Chrome Pure

>>17700685
good afternoon bros

>>17700685
pic didn't post, fuck

>>17701542
drakkar noir lol. not my usual wear. she doesn't seem to mind what I wear either way

>>17701345
*the perfect bottle blocks your path*

Anyoen tried DIY perfume got any good resources to learn this?

>>17701565
Very nice decision. It's my favorite fougere with it's relatives: Duc de Vervins, Ceasars Cologne, Bon Monsieur, Dakar.

>>17701501
Goldfield and Banks Bohemian Lime

>>17701645
No but im interested as well. Youtube has some good stuff bro

>>17701780
could you share some links?

>>17700768
lmfaooo

>>17701820
https://youtu.be/LDzFJOYYeLg

https://youtu.be/DkNPBtSIDAk

https://youtu.be/Yob3OFNbC9A

https://youtu.be/CVWsj-bwihM

https://youtu.be/7BSiVPNCXeg

These are the only videos ive watched fren

>airport duty free store
>not much good
>Dior section tho
>spray door sausage on sample card to see what all the fuss is about
>it’s awful
>it got on my hand
>scrub in the bathroom
>it won’t come off

>>17700605
Spicebomb maybe, if you don’t mean a clone type of thing.

>>17701671
>duc de vervins
of course the arab clone retard shills the worst masculine ever made

>>17701924
enjoy your firsthand lesson on why ambroxan is a cancer in perfumery

>>17700807
Stop being poor.

>>17701346
They don’t wear Aventus, they wear clones.

>>17701943
some afnan or lataffa shit. apparently mont blanc explorer is a more expensive clone

>>17701942
if being able to own a $400 perfume is your definition of well off, i have bad news for you.

>>17701945
Strawman that shit

>>17701949
i see little other reason for someone to think that owning aventus is a point of pride.

>>17701941
The thing about that is… I’m wearing
bois imperial…

>>17701966
oh, in that case just know that you smell as bad to everyone around you as sauvage does to you. enjoy!

>>17701290
Bought Aqua di sale 18ml and 40 knots on secretdumarais along with a bunch of samples. There is a 5% discount code from a random YouTuber that works all year , in case anyone is interested . Xerjoff has a 10% discount for first order but shipping is only free after 450 euros, so I was a no for me. I'll report back

Ill order golestan straight from tauers

>>17701345
I legitimately don't understand what the fuck people like about Man eau Faiche. It smells like old soap. it's fucking gross.

SOTD: Ivory Route. Excellent. A sweeter, more robust Moroccan Desert Air.

>>17702112
lol jerkoff

>>17702112
Xerjoff bottles look so weird

>>17702112
>sweeter, more robust Moroccan Desert Air.
Sounds like a worse version of it thenn

hi /gaygen/ what is the best fragrance for a HSTS tranner?

If you don’t use bakhoor on your clothes, you’re a frag noob

Here’s what I’m wearing in rotation right now:
SMW
Aventus
Layton
Polo Blue EDP

what y’all think?
Top 3 frags are
Sloth
ACDD
Gucci by Gucci
what y’all think?

>>17702229
>what y’all think?
clearly you don’t.

Has anybody tried macaque yuzu? I have a sample on the way but would like to read some thoughts on it.
Pretty excited since I like woody/amber frags. Don’t know what to expect with the incense in it though

>>17702145
no it actually works. Moroccan is very light and airy and works great in most situations, but it lacks punch in any situation where there may be food or any other scents. Ivory is that "date night" / evening with drinks scent that stays. The two of them transition very well between day and night.

>>17702136
yea but better than the old bottles, and the casamorati bottles.

>>17701780
Perfume degree in France 13K Euros... the urge to quit my job and become a perfumer. I just know it won't be worth it as I'd likely end up working for some designer perfume factory for half my current wage

the people in this thread think they have good taste smelling like chemical sludge from some unknown niche brand no one cares to smell

JPG Le beau Le parfum gonna arrive in a couple hours

What am i in for?
Wanted to wear it this evening at 33°C / 91°C

>>17702328
Depends. To me, it smells like trash. That's it, high density trash. I hope for you that you don't perceive it the same way as I do. It's got the same molecule in it that's also in e.g. Oud Malaki, Jazz Club, Amyris Homme Extrait or Costume National Homme (and a few others, it seems to be a long-lasting quintessential "amber" molecule which appeared around 2014-2015). So if you like any of those, you'll probably like it in a way. This stuff has the highest concentration of it compared to the other ones.

>>17702345
Have not smelled those
Damn now i'm a bit unsure if it was a good buy
Bunch of video reviews say it's a pina colada scent but....

>>17702324
calling the gothrock homosexual a person is a bit of a stretch

>>17702349
I remember still the first time I saw the Vagner meme.
It was 73, Brahmscuck was on /classical/ with the trusty Sibelius. I'd never seen Vagner before, and found myself thoroughly entertained. I'd heard Vagner was a tranny meme, and it certainly showed in its humor. I distinctly remember smirking to the memes. But nothing could prepare me for the absolute show of wit that was about to come in first syllable of the word Vagner, when happened the eponymous vag.
Vagina! A single pun, and just after Wagner’s name! I burst out laughing. "Oh Brahmscuck" I remember thinking, barely managing to think straight at all between my chuckles and wheezing. "What a prankster! What a jokester!"
/classical/ attemped to calm me down, some even asking how I'd not known about the famous Vagner by then, popular as it was. Were they not happy one had been lucky enough to live to that point and still feel the pure, unadulterated Brahmscuck genius? Were they jealous? I did not know then, and do not care now.
I tried to calm myself, but kept chuckling all throughout the Vagners in the next post. At the edge of my seat, I waited for the repeat of the Vagner, this time hoping to control myself. Imagine my surprise then, during the next Brahmscuck post, when the Vagner surprised me further by not showing up at all! At that point I feared for my life, such was the lack of oxygen from my guffawling fit.
They only managed to removed me from the thread putting an end to my disruption after I'd already soaked the board in urine.

>>17702328
For me: musky woody vanilla
Don't get much of the fruit at all but it's vaguely coconut - smells a bit like a body lotion. It's probably a pina colada for all of 5 minutes when you first spray it.

>>17702354
That bad?
So nothing actually for the higher heat?

>>17702347
Like I said, it's highly individual. The modern perfume industry has created so many new synthetics which are perceived different by so many noses. Just look at stuff like iso-e super or ambroxan. The former smells really good to some, like pencil shavings to others, and can't be perceived by 50% of the people, while the latter is also either a strong woody scent or something creamy and unisex or they are also anosmic to it like with iso-e super. Personally, it's why I think that if someone ever comes across the Molecule fragrances at a store, they should test them. Sure, you can buy the stuff on eBay for cheap, but it's really just to quickly test your nose. For example, I think that M04 and M05 are absolute bangers and the rest is absolute trash, so now I know that I might just buy javanol and cashmeran in alcohol. But judging by their ratings on parfumo/fragrantica and the associated reviews, I know that there are many people who don't like the smell. The list goes on with stuff like Santal 33 and the associated "santal" molecule, whichever one that might be, that smells like straight up dill/pickles to me, although I'm usually a sandalwood enjoyer, and modern synthetic ouds, which all smell like crayons to me.
It's why I never blindbuy. A run to the store and I realize how much stinky trash there is and how it's not meant for me. I have no doubt that it will get worse in the future, as regulations demand new smelly molecules to replace whatever they have restricted. All I know is that notes and accords are entirely made up, have zero meaning and the only reliable thing is your own nose. Thanks for reading my modern perfumery rant.

>>17702357
Well damn.... didn't know that, thank you anon!
Couple hours til the package is here, i'll test and post a review on here then
Was hoping to rock t his one on todays evening night out

>>17702355
yeah not a blind buy and probably never a buy desu...

>>17702357
good post i learned a lot

>>17702357
banger no cap no cap bussin fr

I am probably becoming gay because I started digging Le Male from an old sample I had around.
But I'm really ready for coming out and I don't want that faggot bottle anywhere near me, what's a good alternative?

>>17702378
cuba gold is a pretty good clone

>>17702378
Bought Le Male, got a weird headache from it. To me it smells like something with leather

Spring/summer - GIT
Fall/winter and dates - DHI
Is any more really needed?

Le beau le parfum is here
First off i got like 4 samples
>azzaro wanted edp
Damn this sones nice
>armani parfum (the new one)
Yup can see why everyone likes this
>bulgari man in black
A bit undecided

But now for the grand finale

Alright initial impression
Smells like a pina colada
A bit denser and has something woody in the back

Lets see in half an hour but man it smells of the caribbean for now

Oh i forgot i also got a sample of uhm Romano Ricci not a perfume? Which is just Cetalox? The hell

>>17702384
perhaps an actual good fragrance

>>17702384
>Is any more really needed?
no, nobody "needs" more than two fragrances. if you get bored with them though, you can switch it up

>>17702378
How old is the sample? If it's from before around 2014, don't bother buying the current Le Male. Self-imposed restrictions by the IFRA have killed the coumarin content and the reformulation is not as good as the original. If it's more recent and if you like the current formulation, just keep the bottle in the metal can.
Gotta say I have unironically smelled current Le Male on a shit ton of zoomers in the city (and Le Male Le Parfum once or twice), which actually surprised me.

>>17702384
This but with Platinum Egoiste instead of GIT (although I have both).

>>17702389
>Azzaro Wanted EdP
I got a free sample of that one as well, it was too sweet for me and reminded me a lot of other contemporary fragrances. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it wasn't good, either. It's another remix of all the stuff currently in use.
>Armani Code Parfum
Considering this is the stuff they killed every other Code fragrance for, it's just not worth it. Regular Code is better in my opinion, so if you like the Parfum, test Code itself. Neither of them has good longevity, though, but both have good projection.
>Bulgari Man in Black
Has some of that weird smelly chemical in it as well, but at a lower dose. If you end up liking it, test Costume National Homme. It's a denser, spicier version and certainly better (even I can smell that through the trash).

>>17702392
Lucky you, you don't smell what I smell. Enjoy.

>>17702394
Also a great test for ambroxan. You will probably notice how it doesn't smell like Sauvage, despite everyone claiming Sauvage smells like ambroxan.

>>17702405
>you don't smell what I smell
Right now it still smells like a cocktail to me with some slight woody notes in the back
But overall very creamy yeah
>test for ambroxan
Oh is cetalox just ambroxan or something close to it?

>>17702405
>current Le Male
Did it always have the leathery accord to it?

>>17702406
Yes, it's just Firmenich's trademark name for ambroxide. Ambroxan, ambrox, ambrofix and orcanox are also used as names by other companies.

>>17701314
i was looking at la vie del profumo but this sounds interesting top

>>17702408
Oh lol it does smell not like sauvage just like well something i guess
Marketed as a womans perfume so i might just give it away to someone

>>17702408
>orcanox
>ambroxan is made out of whale puke
>orca nox
i seed what companies did there

>>17702345
le beau edp smells to me like youre sitting on a palm tree on some tropical island sipping on a pina colada with a bit of milk in it

>>17702399
I like it when people smell my frag and go "hey that's anon's smell", so having more than two or maybe three frags would be overkill
>>17702405
>I have both
I absolutely love GIT but is there something in the same vein (green, fresh yet warm, classy yet versatile, natural and expensive smelling) I could try to expand my horizons?

>>17702430
How do i get over the fear of overspraying?

>>17702431
I don't know if you meant to quote me but just stop giving a shit. I used to underspray and nobody could smell it so now I go all out. Somebody once commented that I "used a lot of cologne" and I was just like yeah it smells good
It helps that I wear stuff that few people would find offensive or bad smelling, but even if my signature was Civet I'd still rock it. Fuck what people think, stop acting like a secondary character in your own life and that's a phrase that applies to everything not just smelly water

Idk what I'm doing wrong but I never get any compliments on my fragrances. I've got the usual "compliment getter" stuff that most people would enjoy like cdnim or spicebomb extreme but nobody really commented on them. I'll keep wearing fragrances obviously but I'm just a bit surprised when people say they get lots of compliments on this or that fragrance.

>>17702442
then its not the frag, its you

>>17701937
>can't pull of Duc de Vervins extreme
>probably Bdc & Sauvage did they job and turned anons T level to almost zero
Very sad anon.

sauvage EDP in the high summer heat yes or nah

>>17702446
Sounds gay as hell

>>17702442
Compliments are a meme and they don't depend on what fragrance you wear at all
It's also weird feminine thinking to worry about compliments as the first thing when you wear something

>>17702450
?

>>17702442
compliments are a youtube-meme. compliments are given because youtubers ask and survey others opinions on them.
also it's possible you might be discovering that fragrances truly aren't "for you", but you're approaching fragrances through something performative and trendy.

I don't even think of the feedback i get, it's not relevant.
because 60% of the people around me don't even wear perfume and the rest 40% either wear whatever they got on sale from an airport or literally Axe
if you're really into fragrances, the journey is intimate. it should only serve and please you

>>17700602
for some reason marshalls loves putting coolwater in the womens section, and all the hugo boss women frag are in the mens section

>>17700722
>just copped pic related, how do i feel about it?
you tell us

>>17700902
london is terrible, lasts 3 hours. if they fixed the longevity, i would wear it

burberry brit is awesome, you gotta like rose though

>>17700971
>prada too powdery
are you thinking of l'omme? because the luna rossa line is nothing but lavender (in a good way)

>>17702405
>How old is the sample?...
Well thanks I will consider that. Idk if the sample is before 2014 I got it around 2019 so probably not anyways I will sniff the current one before buying
>>17702381
A non clone alternative? It has not to be 100% but similar.
Sweet fougere that doesn't smell synthetic basically.

>>17701063
Fragrances in general aren’t expensive enough to have any kind of class allegiance

A TFPB could be purchased with the proceeds of a solid days begging in any major city

Same goes for “luxury” belts and glasses

curious how afnan 9pm will perform in autumn

For me, it's Tempo

>>17702514
gesundheit

I'm not into fragrances and never wear them, but years ago I was bought a bottle of Bleu de Chanel and my gf really liked it. I'd like to get it again, but is it any good? Are there better options out there.

>>17702525
just get it, or turathi blue its a clone of it but a bit sweeter and less uptight if you want the same kind of dna

>>17702525
There are a million options out there, whether or not you would consider them better in the end can't be predicted. If you got a store nearby, you should go there and test stuff. You could start with the Bleu de Chanel Parfum, which had a recent reformulation that allegedly made it better. After that, just sniff the store selection and see if there's anything you like more.

>>17702426
ambroxan is a synthetic, it’s not made out of anything. but it’s designed to be a synthetic replacement of ambergris (whale puke), not that it smells anything like it though.

>>17702525
It's safe and generic
Don't listen to nerds who'll try to get you to buy weird Arab shit and niche fragrances. Go to Sephora, check out their top 10 and see what you like
BDC Parfum is good as another anon said, very nice frag but for me it doesn't perform in the summer, so look for something fresh for warmer days

>>17702445
oh, i didn’t realize you were also the aventus/kenzo faggot coomer. carry on.

>>17702536
nta, BDC is too formal for me, its something id wear in a business meeting

>>17702536
>weird Arab shit
bunch of arab clones are on par if not better than their original anon

>>17702498
>A non clone alternative? It has not to be 100% but similar.
>Sweet fougere that doesn't smell synthetic basically
Jaipur Homme is a really good sweet oriental vanilla fougere. Smells very high quality for the price. It's not particularly similar to Le Male though, more classy and more mature.
I can think of lots of fragrances with clear similarities to Le Male, like Bogart Pour Homme, Blue Jeans, Burberry Touch, Versace Dreamer. but all of them are a bit on the "synthetic" side to my nose.

>>17702539
don’t kid yourself, the only reason BDC looks formal is because the marketing involves guys in suits. nothing about the actual composition is any more or less formal than any other ambroxan bomb.

>>17702543
not the looks, the smell, its a clean fresh blue scent nothing really fun about it, it smells serious to me

>>17701220
i wear Versace Versense, there's a little floral to it, but it's not super fem

Rasasi hawas 2 sprays and you're fucking SET

Perry Ellis Night - 25 sprays + and i can just barely smell it

who the fuck green lit this travesty. nothing should perform this poorly

>>17702549
noseblind

>>17702553
i don't know man, this is a new fragrance for me and i asked someone if they could smell it and they said " a little bit "

>>17702555
well then its a skincent

>>17702556
they should put a warning label on the box that their smelly water doesn't smell

>>17702544
clean and fresh fragrances have been casual since the likes of eau sauvage and cool water. who are you trying to kid?

6€ for 90 mL of this Cool Water clone with some GIT mixed into it. Tested it at the drug store and then bought a bottle. The opening is very much like the current CW formulation. Drydown is a bit like a synthetic GIT with some CW notes, later it's once again the CW drydown. Performance is also the same as current CW (which means mediocre), but since it's even cheaper you can just go ham on the sprays. Good enough for the price, would recommend to anyone in Germany with a drugstore that stocks it nearby.

>>17702592
*60 mL. Messed that up. Overall obsolete if you have CW, but otherwise a great cheapie.

>>17702592
Don't know why they market the clones as blue, GIT is a quintessential green frag

>>17702596
Well, that clone is certainly more blue since it's more CW. Haven't really tried any GIT clones, since I have GIT itself. Then again I also have CW but still bought a bottle of Caline Absolute Blue.

Long time no see. Howdy bros? Post collections.

>>17702662
Also, it was my 30th birthday yesterday. Suggest some frag I should buy myself based off the current rotation.

>>17702662
>fathom v
>good tauer
>the one good bianci
>some nicolai
>bottles are actually being used

Good post. What's that Polish one?

>>17702666
Happy birthday, twin. Buy yourself Terror & Magnificence, not based on your current rotation.

>>17702667
> What's that Polish one?
It’s a Polish artisan green chypre made of a local variety of oakmoss and it her ingredients. Think (classic) Eau Sauvage but with a blast of freshly cut grass in the opening and much richer green-leaning body.

>>17702543
>>17702539
>Bleu de Chanel
>good

>>17702671
> and it her ingredients
and other local ingredients*
Sorry for phone posting with autocorrect
>>17702669
Thanks anon. I used to have a decant of it. Its a great fragrance (like all Beauforts) but Bianchi’s The Black Knight already fills the niche of a dark, smoky vetiver for me.

>>17702676
you’re half black lol

>>17702679
Anon, BK sucks ass as a dark fragrance. It has honey in it. Anyways, since you're a Nicolai guy, would I be missing on anything important if I got the sample set?

>Incense Oud, Ambre Cashmere Intense, Baïkal Leather Intense, Cuir Cuba Intense, Musc Intense, Number One Intense New York Intense, Patchouli Intense, Cap Neroli, Fig-Tea, Rose Pivoine and L’eau miXte

The Polish one is sold out too. Sad days.

>>17702641
GIT and CW are variations on the exact same theme, either both are blue or neither are blue. you cant have both. stop letting creed’s retarded names fool you into thinking something smells green.

>>17702689
And? GIT is still a green frag, so are all it's derivatives. Not a hint of "blue" in there.

anon's opinion on Bois Impérial?

>>17700642
Ive tried two tauer frags and find them both to be really synthetic

>>17702692
then so is cool water and every cool water clone ever. end of story.

>>17700642
Oh, that's a new Tauer. Beautiful bottle.
>>17702688
Honey is not prominent at all at my bottle. Thankfully, it's very tar-y and dark on my skin.
>Re: Nicolai
Bois Belize Intense is imo one of the best releases from Nicolai. Also, I prefer Amber Oud over Incense Oud (which is too strong and intense for me) by miles, but my taste runs closer to classic fougeres and chypres, so that doesn't come as a surprise that the lavender in Amber Oud does the trick for me. I also really like Vie de Chateau Intense and Weekend in Normandy from less popular Nicolai's releases, but this is due to me being fond of green notes. Odalisque is also one of the most stunning chypres I have ever put my nose at, but it's feminine-leaning, so you don't have to feel any FOMO. Overall, you should get a good feeling for the brand out of this sample set. It's quite well-balanced. However, set your expectations right. Nicolai is not one of these crazy niche brands that does mind-blowingly unique scents. What she does well (and I mean, extremely-well) is taking a classic French perfumery DNA, making art out of it and adjusting it to modern times. This is not Beaufort London, but I frankly prefer Nicolai to Beaufort just simply for creating the best masculine scent in the history - New York Intense. I'm probably on my 6th or 7th 100ml bottle of it, and don't see it going anywhere out of my rotation for the next decade.

>>17702703
Never said the opposite
CW is not an aquatic

>>17702534
>>17702426
Like the other guy said ambroxan is a synthetic, ambergris is the real stuff but it's whale shit not whale puke

>>17702662
But every time I do that, I'm reminded of the fact that I could just wear DHI or Platinum Egoiste every day and sell literally anything else. Captcha AYAYA

>>17702728
How do Masculine pluriel and gentle fluidy smell like? Performance?

>>17702739
nta but gentle fluidy is a nice refreshing gin and tonic like frag. really nice on hot days and lasts for a solid 6 hours

>>17702536
>weird Arab shit
>the birthplace of perfumery

>>17702676
guy on right looks like the zoomer incel the zoomers are lusting after

>>17702775
Doesn't matter

>>17701314
ehh they're canucks. not gonna risk having the euro customs open a package with beaver piss and whale poop

>>17702698
If one of them is orange star, yes, that one is shit. Like one of the worst I've ever tried, and I love Tauer

>>17702727
it’s sperm whale puke. no idea where you got the notion that it’s whale shit.

>>17702716
CW is both an aromatic fougere and the original aquatic, saying it isn’t one is like saying fougere royale isn’t a fougere.

>>17702793
the fuck is a sperm whale, ambergis is whale sperm you retard

>>17702791
I'm testing that one out todayn and am suprised at how wierd and soapy it smells. I used to periodically visit a plant that manufactured cleaning chemicals for work, and it (Orange Star) is really reminiscent of how that facility smelled. All the other Tauers I've smelled are awesome (to me), but yeah Orange Star, and Pthalo Blues aredefinitely a miss for me.

I accidentally just got some mint oil on my hands and its mixing really well with this spicy oriental sample I have. I wish mint was used more in fragrances.

>>17702794
Just because there's water in the name doesn't mean it's an aquatic

>>17702793
all the frag sites say that it is whale "excrement" so people just assume they mean feces when it is not

>>17702798
you can’t possibly be serious.
>>17702802
where do you think the term aquatic even came from??? it didn’t exist until cool water codified the genre.

>>17702798
>ambergis is whale sperm you retard
No.

>>17702791
LDDM was fine and reminded me of an old traveling case my grandparents had. Air du Suisse smells like artificial grape juice to me

>>17702543
It smells like an assessment day for an interview at big four audit. Fundamentally unserious perfume and doesn't really deserve the level of discussion it's getting in this thread.

>>17702697
it's good, if a little linear. an almost savory, spicy wood + dank green patchouliesque note kind of fragrance. very strong performance.

>>17702845
it smells like that because it’s been focused grouped to the point of nigh anonymity. nothing to do with it being "formal" the way pour monsieur or or terre d’hermes are.

>>17702697
buy a sample, it's pretty good tho

>>17702697
the guy obsessed with them in these threads is a mulatto coomer who spams gay porn all day. self-explanatory.

Le beau le parfum guy here

Gonna go out tonight have some drinks
3 sprays on the neck 1 one my shirt

I unironically feel like im walking pina colada with some milk lmao

Spice bomb is the bomb. Infrared is made for summer sex dungeons

>>17702799
The orange in it is so damn synthetic that I'm guessing that Tauer did it on purpose, but still, hard miss for me.

>>17702830
Ladas has some kind of violet on my nose that gives it that chemical smell you are noticing probably. I like that one quite a lot, it reminds me of both reflection man and fahrenheit

>>17702863
sell me on it

>>17702867
Its spicy and fruity like cinnamon bubble gum. Very masculine and intoxicating if applied right, you would think that a spicy frag like this could only be worn in the colder seasons but infrared is perfect for summer afternoons and evenings makes bitches go crazy. Pretty fucking cheap as well

>>17702793
>>17702807
You are retarded, it is caused by a build up of squid beaks in the sperm whale's intestines that blocks them from shitting properly and will kill them if it doesn't pass. It is NOT whale vomit. Read Floating Gold if you want to learn about ambergris.

>>17702728
>>17702662
This is what I got. How much do you gents apply to justify so many fullsize frags? I do like 5 sprays, which seems plenty, and barely make a dent - so buying more full sizes seems like autism hoarding - not too keen on that. So at this rate I've got perfumes I'm interested in - but will buy the next full size by winter or something.

The BDC peeled when some aftershave spilled in a travel bag. I swear it's real, just dissolved a bit.

>>17702739
Masculin Pluriel is just wood and lavender shaving soap. In hindsight, the full bottle probably wasn't worth it. Gentle Fluidity Silver is fresh and cold juniper, like a gin tonic as a fragrance without smelling boozy. Performance of both is actually great on me, even GFS lasts for hours.

>>17702862
Spray more.

>>17702961
The DHI bottle in my image >>17702728 was 150 mL and is now empty. It was from September 2021. It just doesn't take me long to go through fragrances. Usually apply some in the morning and then after hitting the gym (NOT before) when coming out of the shower. Also, 5 sprays might not be cutting it for me (which is the actual real reason).

Eros EDT EDP and Parfum, anyone smell all three and know which one smells the best?

>>17702985
Depends on the person. For me, it's probably the EdP and the Parfum second. I didn't like the EdT at all. I know that sounds weird, but it's just how it is. The only way to really is know is to test them at a store.

Does any fragrance actually use real ambergris? I heard most just mimic it synthetically.

NEW THREAD, DON'T WASTE IT OP!

>>17702991
They did in the past. Good luck finding one now.

>>17702991
Aventus has real Ambergris in it. Could be the reason why the musky fresh drydown is so mouthwatering.

>>17703000
And you know this how?

>>17703003
>>17703003
>>17703003
>>17703003
New

>>17703002
It also doesn't. No clue what that guy is on about.

>>17703004
>chart spammer thread
catch aids, faggot

>>17702961
throw about the replicas and your good

>>17702910
>Smells like bubblegum
>This is somehow masculine

And before you ask I'm quoting myself fuck you

>>17702985
for me it's the edp
the whole eros line is good though

>>17702927
and how do the whales excrete these squid beaks, dear friend? do tell.