/fa/ - Fashion

>>17737720
The fragrance groups 101 chart.

>>17737720
The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

>>17737725
garbage as always.

Maxing my T levels with cold showers, eating a shitton of fish, chicken, protein. Doing HIT training at the gym and overspraying Cool Water.
Had the feeling that my T levels are so fucking high, i'm desiring to top feminine males. Best position when they are doggy, while they huge nutsack hanging and they hole is already luped up for entry.
Dunno it's probably Cool Water that kicks high my T levels.

>>17737737
incredibly based. i'm gonna stock up on dad frags to try and attract as many mentally ill, sexually ambiguous as possible.

sotd: L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme

Best frag for the luscious warm evening feels?
A bit dirty.

>>17737714
>>17737714
>>17737714
if you want to smell like an arab, sure

>>17737824
>>17737824
why arabs??

>>17737827
literally only ever smell it on arabs who put too much on

>>17737828
lol

>>17737828
where do you live? uk?

bois des illes or boy

>>17737858
sweden lol

Bleu de Chanel any good?

>>17737880
bois de iles without question. and cuir de russie too, if you can swing it.

>>17737912
the EDP yes

good replacement for snicebomb extreme? i got 22q3 batch and the performance is beyond garbage, 5-6 sprays gives me like 1h of opening and then 3h of touch scent (i literally have to touch my neck to smell it)

>inb4 noseblind

i can smell most of my frags in the air for 6+, notably y edp and givenchy reserve privee but i want that scent profile from snicebomb

>>17737922
>replacement for snicebomb extreme
why

>>17737922
Youre literally noseblind spicebomb extreme lasts for half a day if not more on clothes

>>17737917
Noted

bad boy cobalt in summer?

>>17737924
mustard stains and sausage grease also last on clothes, not exactly what i have in mind
>noseblind
didnt read my post

>>17737923
i like the scent profile

>>17737944
Yes i read it and you are going noseblind to it

>>17737946
do you have 22 batch to prove your point? or you still basing your experience on the 16-17 bottles? it just doesnt last bro, might as well be spraying eau fraiche
i don't use it everyday, i used it a lot back when i bought it, had the same feelings but i thought it needs to break in or whatever
got some more frags and wanted to try it again (its been 3-4 months) and i get the same results
how can i be going noseblind to this but not to any projecting frags that i use daily

>>17737950
>it just doesnt last bro
Said everyone before
Read up on noseblindness

speaking of longevity, encre noire sport does not seem to last more than 2 hours, is that normal? should i overspray that stuff? normally i do like 3-4 sprays

>>17737993
yes and yes

SOTD: Extra Virgo Animal Café. Great animalic civet opening (think of Zoologist Civet's amber take on that ingredient) that warms up all austere, bitter dark coffee notes. Extremely well done coffee fragrance that doesn't conform to the usual sweet-ambery-vanillic bullshit coffee scents. I am considering getting a bottle. What are you wearing lads?
>>17735471
Interesting, thanks for the review. It mirrors my experiences with natural quality castoreum. Have you had a chance to test Bianchi's Lover's Tale.
>>17735504
PdE is one of the best popular niche houses around. I would go for:
>Azemour Les Orangers
>Mel-Aime
>Aziyade
>Le Cri (it's 5/5 but it's a fem-leanng scent - select Cuir Ottoman if you want to taste some more masc PdE's floral)
>Ambre Russe
>>17735514
Agreed.
>>17735511
It's my favourite out of all this year's Arts and Olfaciton Awards finalists.
>>17735532
Very different (both great). Chergui is more of a cherry pipe tobacco amber.
>>17735620
Funny that you picked it up. It's oakmoss (or rather it's recreation).
>>17735889
It used to be worth getting. Hands down one of the most interesting modern designer releases. However, it got reformulated.
>>17735948
>Micalleff
>the most realistic incense frag the reviewer has tried, at the level of LAVS by Filippo Sorcinelli
Doubt it. Every time I tried something from Micallef, it was an uninspired masstige.
>>17736135
I'm assuming it's a bait, but tell us know what attar exactly you were wearing.
> My preference is for deer musk. Castor smells like poo
It's typiclly other way around. As a matter of fact, I was wearing Sultan Pasha Attars' Deer Musk yesterday.
>>17736713
Not orange juice exactly, but try Byredo Pulp.
>>17736985
It's alright. I have other favourites but I can see the appeal.
>>17737207
Good choices.
>>17737312
Ormonde Man
>>17737658
Thanks anon for sharing your thoughts and ignore that desperate for attention teenager talking shit.
>>17737922
Go niche. Perhaps Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale.

Noseblindness is a meme made up by the IFRA and BigFragrance to ensure that people keep buying their reformulated garbage with less and less of the good long-lasting ingredients.
I have a bottle of Shalimar from 1970s that projects like a motherfucker and lasts for 12 hours, same for my OG Fahrenheit. Stop buying new bottles.

what is his fragrance?

>>17738024

>>17738037
why didn't I think of that, kek

>>17738021
Dumbwit take

>>17738010
thanks so maybe i will try 10 sprays and see

>>17737789
>L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
Good taste
>>17737912
Bad taste
>>17738021
Hate to disagree with you. Recent Fahrenheit project really well. Watch some recent reviews, people claim that recent formulations of Fahrenheit are similar good or even better than vintage.
Also same with Drakkar Noir, bought a vintage bottle. That shit was never a projection beast, even vintage wasn't.
Seems like people glorify they nostalgia to a point where it's only a lie.

>>17738069
It doesn't have the same scent profile. Same with Kouros. Again, compliance with IFRA.
>Watch some recent reviews
Shills, all of them.

SOTD le male le parfum

Just got it recently and I love it. Makes me feel like a sexy sailor ready to dive into pussy like it’s the ocean.

On a serious note it doesn’t seem to last more than 3 hours. Not sure if I’m going nose blind I also spray 4-5 sprays. it’s definitely becoming my gym sig

>>17738095
Certainly a womans magnet, but dont use it in summer, gets cloying fast

>>17738095
it lasts a LONG time you go noseblind
test it
spray it on a tshirt, put the tshirt in another room
smell it the day after

still haven't solved the opium question. i need something dirty not some pop womens fragrange.
please.

bought voyage d hermes
and
blue light intense

how did i do

>>17738095
its pretty weak

the new jpg elixir is really good for longetivity but it's an entirely different scent profile, more tonka less lavender

>>17738109
probably with money. maybe a gift card.

>>17738115
??? how is that an answer to my question

>>17738095
>made by Quentin Bisch
Based Bisch

>>17738098
I’m the poster by the way. But I definitely go noseblind to scents. But I don’t spray it where it’s right under my nose for that reason. For instance I sprayed 40knots 2 weeks ago for a friends party and could barely smell it on myself. I’m no expert but does being overwhelmed in social situations play a factor in being able to whiff my scent? Because when I’m at the gym I can’t really smell anything at all, not even much of the BO you’d expect. I should probably ask google this question kek

>>17738124
noseblindness is not a thing or at least it takes a really long time to get it (24h+), the reason you can smell it on clothes and not on yourself is because the fragrance is trapped in fabric way easier than it can stay on your skin
it pisses me off whenever people say that you can go noseblind after 1h or so, retard go to a gas station and you can sit in there for hours upon hours, you still gonna smell the fucking petrol
cant believe that some people will shill for companies selling weak frags in exchange for absolutely nothing

>>17738134
>noseblindness is not a thing
NTA try rasasi hawas you will stop smelling it half an hour in, but other will still be able to smell it around you

Noseblindness is a thing

>>17738134
Maybe they mean nose fatigue?

>>17738137
have it, can smell it for multiple hours
middle eastern perfumery delivers all the time

>>17738139
You're blatantly lying

>>17738140
why would i lie about that? im posing on a basketweaving forum

>>17738139
>middle eastern perfumery
Not always. But some scents are really good.

>>17738145
to add to this, theres no point in defending anything from loreal and estree lauder subs, they would sell you the faintest dogshit frag that you had to reapply every 5 mins if they could

>>17738147
>created 2020
>universally good reviews
>already out of production
How does this happen? Just a plot to rev up panic buys?
Did they sell the formula to a more popular brand?

>>17738179
It was shilled as Polo green on steroids or Royal Oud clone. Can't confirm.
It's dry cedar, penicl shavings with bitter leather and oud, with underlying fresh fougerish-lavender notes.

all this conspiracy talk about designers watering down fragrance longevity (lol, like most of these companies have any control over how long their ingredients take to dry) when the simple solution is just to spray less and just, you know, not go noseblind.

>>17738211
Overspray to make it stay faggot.

>>17738218
lol if you say so

>>17737714
Absolutely acceptable.

>>17737737
Not fish, chicken, protein. ONIONS! You need to lurk /fit/ more, I swear I've seen you post there.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406961/

>>17737791
Breath of God

>>17737912
It's not bad, but it's a male office staple by now. It's not good, either, but that very much depends on your personal preferences.

>>17737922
I agree with your assessment of SBE. Performance is gone. How about some classics like Eau des Baux or Tobacco Vanille?

>>17737934
Yes.

Thinking of acquiring the Apoteker Tepe sample set, some Pineward samples & the Essential Parfums samplers.

Anyone try any of the Pineward & Apotekers? I'm well aware of the Imperial.BOI hype, figured I'd try.

>>17738284
>Not fish, chicken, protein. ONIONS!
Nice, need eat tons of onions. Only problem is the smell.
This should be every mens routine wake up, do some work, play DBZ games( mine is Super Sonicwarriors 2) for gym motivation, hit heavy gym, drink your protein shakes, shitton of chicken, eggs, fish and onions, fucking ruthlessly some feminine male doggystyle, while his nutsack dancing wildly around.

Did i mention that Cool Water is a fucking damn good scent. It's crisp, fresh sharpness gets me everytime, like a cold shower.

I have a Lazaro bike. What frag should I wear?
Should I just go straight for Azzaro? Which one?
Pic related, it's my Lazaro bike

>>17737720
What I got is Drakkar Noir. Is it decent? only cologne I have ever owned/tried.

>>17738438
It's really good but you're going to smell like a lot of people's dad

>>17738433
idk, probably brut or something else from the drug store. as old fashioned as the geometry of your bike, as cheap as the components, lasts just as long as that thing will.
>>17738438
based but you need to spray a lot

Good Girl eau de parfum for summer time, yes or no ?

anyone have a good alternative for picrel? preferably something that isn’t 300$

What is the Casio of fragrances? Modest, inoffensive, a little old school, etc. Pic related.

>>17738533
4711

Revisiting some old samples. Sel Marin and Ormonde Man are really growing on me. Bois Imperial seems relegated to cozy holidays around a fire.

what fragrance does he wear?

suck ass basenotes has been down for days. they won't use twitter because of evil Elon.

>>17737912
pretty shit, has zero projection and doesnt last long at all.

>>17738517
xs

im a man who wants to smell like coconut + vanilla
what's the best option for this? (preferably something that lasts quite a while but if that's not feasible I'll take what I can get)

Summarize a fragrance in a single image, doesn’t have to be an album cover but it’s a plus. I’ll start

Bois Imperial

>>17737912
Yes, but don't expect "beast-mode" projection (sweet, gourmand frags take care of that)

>>17738649
Thank you

>>17738662
JPG le beau le parfum.

>>17738517
>>17738746
What? how do Ultime and xs have anything in common

>>17738754
yeah I just checked out xs (hadn’t heard of it) they have nothing in common.

thoughts on picrel? I’ve never tried a Kenzo frag, but I’m a huge fan of aquatics.

My go to cologne is Cartier Declaration. Women love it and go out of their way to smell me to find out what it is.

The best cologne I've ever smelled is Creed Aventus. A YouTuber years ago did some reviews on cologne and talked about a copy called Insurrection II by Reyane. I bought it and a few other copies they did and they were 98% identical to Creed which is like $250 a bottle. I'm normally against cheap knock offs, but Reyane makes very very good scents. Sadly an old roommate of mine threw away hundreds of dollars of my collogne. I need to hunt down Reyane's newer versions as they apparently improved them even more.

>>17738438
That is a very cheap cologne that screams 1980s and 1990s. Its not bad, but it is far from being good.
Spend a little bit more and get something wonderful like Lacoste L.12.12 Eau de Parfum Blanc For Him


Or try an affordable Oud
Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud, Oud for Glory

>>17738785
??? That shit smells like lamb marinade. You legitimately end up smelling like middle eastern shish-kebab when you spray this on. Not even memeing at all.

How can I make a frag I love with weaker projection/longevity project and last longer that isn’t just overspraying?

I’ve heard some people talk about using lotion or vaseline or something like that. Anyone recommend anything?

>>17738923
spray it on your clothes

SOTD
Not complex, but addicting

>>17738767
Not at all a typical aquatic, more in line with the Ocean Rain/Beyond Paradise sort of synthetic neon glowing cosmic beach thing. that one one is the best of the line, doesn’t smell like anything else out there imo. When I first got it I kind of detected some Santal 33 but I never get that anymore. Kenso Homme Intense is a magical frag bro a masterpiece by Bisch, def get it, I hope its never discontinued like those other two though it definitely will be.

>>17738671
Fathom V

>>17738953
>doesn’t smell like anything else out there imo
It has this sour gherkin note that resembles Santal33.

My two 1ml testers have finally arrived

> Mon Vetiver
I like its woody smell, guess I'm a sucker for vetiver. Definitely wont spend money on it since it's similiar enough to Encre Noire but not as dark.
>Bois Imperial
Refreshing and fresh that I really like but also comes with woody smell, I'd buy it right now if I'm not a cheapskatefag.

>>17738767
This is what another anon said >>17736192
I really really like both Santal 33 and Bois Imperial, but not a huge fan of aquatic like Cool Water, something like Acqua di GIor Parfum is ok though. I'll blind buy it later since there's no way to test it here and let you know my thoughts.

>>17738802
LOL you cannot possibly be shitting on drakkar noir while shilling for arabshit and fucking LACOSTE; the lengths people will go in these threads to be contrarian is insane.

>>17738953
>ocean rain
>synthetic neon glowing cosmic beach thing
have you ever actually smelled ocean rain or are you making shit up? those are some of the last words i would ever use to describe it.

>>17738671
>Caron and vintages

>>17737934
no, it's utter goyslop, the most generic scent you can think of
>>17738013
>usual sweet-ambery-vanillic bullshit coffee
i fucking hate this so much. even s&m cafe fell for that trap. so far i've only found one frag that isn't sugary sweet
>Have you had a chance to test Bianchi's Lover's Tale.
no, only etruscan water on a paper strip and i found it underwhelming.
what's your davorite ds durga? i really loved broken spears
>>17738107
maybe mandodari. idk, go to parfumo and look at frags with an opium note and sort by intensity
>>17738344
only murkwood. too much oil in there
>>17738533
cool water
>>17738785
that's not a cologne, that's an eau de toilette. fucking americans...
>>17738796
also not a cologne
>>17738802
also not a cologne

>>17738671
>>17738954
Fathom V

>>17739001
american men (and now men in general, because american culture has spread worldwide) are so scared of the word perfume that they go out of their way to bastardize the word cologne, even though it already has 2 extant definitions that confuse things more than enough.

>>17739001
if you want more coffee bean than starbucks macchiato coffee scent try akro awake

>>17738671
D&G Light blue eau intense

What's a good fragrance that will still be good in very hot climates, I'm new to fragrances and I need something for summer

Has anybody in here tested April Aromatics stuff?
I haven't found it at any store and the discovery set is about twice as much as I'm willing to pay for a discovery set, but if it's worth it, I would. I can put 10 frags in there but barely any house has 10 frags that would be worth my money.

>>17738767
it's not a classic aquatic, more "santal 33 meets fig meets bois imperial with just a bit of aquatic"
if you want a classic aquatic from the line, the original Kenzo Pour Homme is one of the OG aquatics

>>17739068
I'm liking this right now. it's dirt cheap and a nice basic aquatic with some rose and pine. 5$ is exactly the right price for a designer-style aquatic for my taste, kind of a pedestrian genre and this is better than many of them
Encre Noire Sport is another good cheapie for hot weather. more of a squeaky clean vetiver

>>17738925
its just some citrus, slight tea and musk to drag the performance out. no thanks

>>17738344
Go for it.
>Aphteker Tepe
It's on my way
>Pineward
Yes, mixed feelings but give it a try. Murkwood remains the best Norne alternative to the date.
>>17738492
No.
>>17738533
Cool Water
>>17738611
Ormonde Man is amazing fragrance. If you like its DNA then try other OJ's fragrances. They all share that coniferous-woody-spicy accord.
>>17739001
>no, only etruscan water on a paper strip and i found it underwhelming.
Lover's Tale is a big, big castoreum fragrance. I think you might like it.
>what's your davorite ds durga? i really loved broken spears
Broken Spear, actually. Other than that El Cosmico is good.
>>17739074
Yes. If you're a nichefag then you'll be satisfied. It's a great artisan house.

SOTD: Senyoko Hora de la Verdad. Probably the best recreation of blood accord in the opening I've smelled. I'm curious how does it compare to Imaginary Author's Bull's Blood. What are you wearing lads?

>The sun is the best bullfighter. Without the sun, the best bullfighter is not there - he is like a man without a shadow.
>As an homage to Ernest Hemingway’s 1930s non-fiction book Death in the Afternoon, Hora de la Verdad introduces the essence of bullfighting in its relentless fragrance, battling the scents of the world all day long, stirring in your passions much like those that bind the bull to its matador.

>Top Notes: bergamot, Seville orange, coriander seed, Timut pepper & pink pepper
>Heart Notes: Spanish saffron, Turkish rose absolute & geranium absolute
>Base Notes: vetiver, leather, ambergris, musk & Spanish labdanum

What should I buy if I want something I can wear daily to work, all year round? I don't like sweet smells.

>>17739170
>daily to work, all year round
>don't like sweet smells
terre d'hermes edt
h24 edt
bois imperial

>>17739174
embarrassing stuff

>>17738671
Secretions Magnifiques

>>17739170
Essential Parfums Bois Imperial +1

>>17739187
Wrong image, noselet.

>>17739201
Nah, my pick is better

Tiktok wants me to buy this. Any experiences here?

>>17739216
lol, moron

>>17739216
ugly bottle. never smell'd it and never will.

Anyone have a higher quality/longer lasting version of target's blue sage and tonka?

I got bois imperial and idk why this fragrance is so hyped. It smells weird. On the other hand, started buying 10 ml decants off facebook and I can't believe I didn't do this sooner. I can get like 5 different fragrances and that shit lasts a decent amount of time since I only use 2-3 sprays.

>>17739245
yeah, decants are a good idea
I like BI, but it is a slightly odd love or hate fragrance and can get tiring because it's both linear and very long-lasting
my mom absolutely hates it, but my gf and friends like it

>>17738925
>imagination
I hate its drydown. The initial blast is very good though
----------------
SOTD: fahrenheit

>>17738802
What >>17738972 said

>>17737720
Ordered Dior Homme parfum. Will arrive tomorrow

>>17737737
source please
>>17738433
Voyage

>>17737721
>>17737725

Two people I've run into smell like fun dips. Is there any bottle on here that has a similar smell?

>>17739341
nice. I love it myself, it's the closest thing I have to a signature. it ticks all the boxes for me for a going out / date scent and I don't see myself using anything else for those situations until I run out of it, unless it's a really hot day

>>17739368
around 100 different ones. sweet candy shit is all the hype right now. impossible to tell which one it is.

to those who have tried Marbert fragrances, what's your opinion? As the other anon stated: start with Marbert Man Classic.
Tried also: Marbert Gentlemen and the Sport version, wasn't really hyped by it.
Then Blue Steel. Great name, starts fruity synthetic, and quickly turns into a sour musky thing that I can only describe as old man sweat.
Then there is Marbert Man Pure Intense, a sweet fragrance. It reminds me of Joop, but here the cheaper materials make it somehow more rounded and less obnoxious to me, can recommend.

>>17739001
>no, it's utter goyslop, the most generic scent you can think of
>fizzy plum
>generic

>>17739025
>D&G Light blue eau intense
ordered this one yesterday
excited

>>17739216
Yep, worst clone of Aventus. Chemical, screechy smelling opening(retards confuse it with a "smoke note"), very citrusy, lacks the fruitiness. Lacks the musky ambergris, overall actually not an Aventus clone, it lacks so many components. But overall Armaf is a bad clone house, comparing the quality with other clone brands. Go with Esencia Loewe Edp or with the fucking original.

VOyage d'hermes, im getting scared

Its supposedly a very luxurious scent....

redpill me on avignon. all i got was a thick wall of incense with very little development. only lasted 2-3 hours on my skin.
also the incense note on cdg 2 man smells exactly like this but is so much richer and deeper. i can't really see a reason to pick avignon over it. same price too.

>>17739499
Revisit it in some time, initially I was thinking the same but started picking up much more nuance after having developed my nose a bit. Now I think the zesty blackpepper and citric nuances are what makes Avignon great. CdG 2 (CdG 2 Man to be precise) is much more woodier. Try CdG Black as well if you want something more spicy and different.

>>17739476
>Armaf
>bad
lol no

>>17739532
Like even if I think personally that the brand is good and that club de nuit Parfum is better than aventus, literally all the rest of their releases are fucking atrocious. Except maybe untold.

>>17739552
>literally all the rest of their releases are fucking atrocious
Milestone and CDN for women are both really good.

>>17739532
Most of they clones are bad quality. Proof otherwise?
Club de Nuit Sillage? Misses SMV at miles, very synthetic, cheap smelling. Again citrusy floor cleaner smells.
Club de Nuit Milestone? More flowery, musty, isn't that fresh.
Anymore?

>>17739552
sorry mistook them for afnan

>>17739560
>Club de Nuit Milestone? More flowery, musty, isn't that fresh.
I get sea salt and watermelon

I like to spray le male on my butt, you guys should try it when you get bored of fragrances. Thats your next step in this journey.

>>17739567
explain why on my butt

>>17738974
Of course I have. They don't smell similar but they definitely have a very similar beachy vibe in my opinion.

Post some gym scents

>>17739577
Kenzo Homme Intense (go light on sprays), Cool Water, Nautica Voyage, Dunhill Fresh

did i make a mistake in buying this
seems to me it's for some 50+ men with lots of mone

>>17739577
pic related

>>17739569
He meant his butt.
The rest is self-explanatory.
(Buttsecks)

>>17739567
>le male
i get a weird headache from it, smells to me like something leathery

>>17739577
Cool Water, Nautica Voyage, AdG Pour Homme Edp 2022

Cool Water is so dope, man. Even it's that old everytime i spray it again after a long time it blow me away.

>>17739600
>>17739578
Cool water, really? Hmmmm i mean i got a small bottle but it smells very synthetic

>>17739602
I enjoy the DNA, you could also go with Green Irish Tweed. It's CW but smoother.
That DNA reminds me of a gym of the golden era of bodybuilding, the 70s-80s.

>>17739581
Nah, it's youthful enough and pretty unisex, especially compared to the other fresh spicy Ellena frags like TdH or Declaracion. Just smells like green tea with lemon and cardamom in a first meadow. But blind buying is always stupid.

>>17739581
If you can't appriciate one of the most underrated and masterfully crafted designer fragrances, then no it's not for you

>>17739613
>>17739614
thank you anons

>>17739602
I enjoy the DNA, you could also go with Green Irish Tweed. It's CW but smoother.
That DNA reminds me of a locker room at the gym of the golden era of bodybuilding(in good nostalgia way), the 70s-80s.

>>17739573
there is nothing beachy at all about ocean rain, it couldn’t be anything further from an aquatic if it tried.

>>17739614
>ellenaslop
>masterfully crafted
roflmao

>>17739577
The only fragrance you'll ever need for any occasion

>>17739634
I need to actually get this fragrance just to have it in my collection. It's just the scent profile never really interested me. I tried Montblanc explorer which is supposedly based on aventus and it was pretty good but not something I ever reach for.

Is Beaufort a meme or actually a good house? I found some decants for Iron Duke and Fathom. Worth it?

>got 35 frags
when do i stop

>>17739638
>buying shit just to own it without even liking it
behold, the consoomer

>>17739643
I am a consoomer of fragrances. I must have them all!

BEST fragrance for and i mean this unironically, to spray just above your cock

>>17739649
Don't do that anon

>>17739653
y

>>17739649
The fragrance will absorb into your balls anon...

>>17739654
There is no reason to, women like the smell of cock.

>>17739656
i said just above the cock anon
>>17739657
i dont think so

>>17739658
>i dont think so
Why?
Do you not clean it or something?

>>17739658
It will enter your balls through the area above thy cock.

>>17739649
If you do this, be careful, don't get it on your glans.

>>17739659
ofc
>>17739660
lol
>>17739663
i mean like the hip area anon bellow my belly button

>>17739664
>ofc
Of course you don't?
I don't see why you would need cologne there unless it smelt like death.

>>17739665
?? ofc i wash my dick n balls anon come on

>>17739664
I know what you mean, just saying. Happens easier than you'd think.

>>17739666
Then women will like the smell of that when they're down there, just ask one.

>>17739668
>>17739667
just..guys...could...okay?

>>17739634
This, the musky drydown is heavenly on male sweaty skin.

Whats the best pdm fragrance in your guys opinion?

>>17739676
Se(x)dley

>>17739639
Fathom, acrasia and lignum vitae are masterpieces. The test are interesting but unwearable, based house.

What are the best ambery fragrances? I love tuxedo and ambre nuit. Any others worth trying?

>>17739676
If you want something mass appealing and super well done, Greenley and it’s not even close. Green apple and oakmass with a bit of orange and cashmere woods in the mid. Again, not groundbreaking but just a super well made woody citrus frag, reminds me of Elysium by Roja a bit. If you want something more unique, Oajan is a fantastic spicy orential. Also, Herod. For me, as far as unique + quality Herod is by FAR the best PDM. Probably the best tobacco fragrance on the market as well, period.

>>17739649
Cool Water
>>17739676
Layton

>>17739692
STOP SHILLING YOUR GRANDPA FRAG

>>17739692
Layton is overrated, no where near their best. Try Greenley and come back to me anon, trust me.

>>17739686
Tauer LDDM and/or ACDD

>>17739618
Your nose might be busted man, yeah it has the underpinnings of a dank chypre with all the wilted florals and sour oakmoss but the opening and mid for me is all hedione, calone, and some banana sunscreen effect. It's also completely 100% synthetic which Roudnitska chose to do on purpose, as his last fragrance he wanted it to never physically degrade.

>>17739694
Will try, anon. Reviews describe it as sour apple candy.

>>17739687
I'll get a decant of Greenley. Should I also try elysium?

has anyone smelled Eau de Neroli Dore by Hermes? I found someone selling a full bottle for 30$ and I tend to like neroli fragrances but I've never heard anyone talk about it

>>17739700
Nothing sour about it, but I get how you could believe that based on the notes. Oakmoss + Cashmeran really gives a fantastic masculine base to a hyper modern fresh green frag, such good juice - def worth buying a 5ml decant.

>>17739701
IMHO Elysium isn’t worth the price, but if you can afford it without it affecting your life it’s fantastic. dollar for dollar though I’d probably get Greenley or something like BDC EDP in place of it. Great frag regardless, just depends on what you’re willing to dish out

>>17739747
I'm concerned about the apple in Greenley, are there any resembles with BdC edp? Hope not, my man.

>>17739747
I'm concerned about the apple in Greenley, are there any resemblance with BdC edp? Hope not, my man.

>>17737737
>cold showers
source?

>>17739753
Nope, very very different from BDC I was just using that as an example for what I’d buy in place of Roja Elysium because it’s nearly 350$ depending on where you live. Nothing is worth spending that much money imo and BDC is an easy example that everyone knows. Greenley is levels above.

is this stuff worth trying? never been a huge oud guy but it’s remarkable when done right.

>>17739755
Nice, sounds interesting

>>17739747
Would you say greenley is better or just different? Price isn't really an issue for me but I'm gonna get decants first regardless.

>>17739686
Chergui, LDDM

>>17739762
If price isn’t an issue just sample both man, but for me i like greenley more. Elysium is one of those frags that will
make you say “this smells fantastic, but there’s zero way I’m paying 300$ for something this generic smelling”. Greenley, for me, is far superior.

>>17739760
it costs next to nothing so why not?

>>17739754
https://youtu.be/XAQvARgJti4?si=f5ITqc-3n_8pJ6Tu

>>17739774
This isn’t the clone anon, this is the original by Initio.

>>17739760
>>17739774
kek, disregard my previous post, i thought this is the arab clone
get a decant or get Oud for Glory (the clone) for shits and giggles

>>17739778
I probably will tbqh, I’ve always wanted a great oud to add to the collection but 350$ for a frag is fucking stupid. If the clone is good, I’ll wear the clone. Simple as, I will sample both though.

>>17739778
btw, i only have the clone but the main players here seem to be saffron, nutmeg and patchouli with not too much oud to speak of
based on reviews the clone is pretty good (might need some maceration to reach peak performance though)

okay I’m back, seriously does anyone have a good alternative to this DNA? Ever since it’s been discontinued I’ve wanted to kms.

>>17739779
I tried every oud for greatness clone and nothing comes close to the original, but they are good on their own. Sample all of them and decide, you might even like the clones more

>>17739790
Could try declaration d'un soir

>>17739698
>banana sunscreen
bullshit. it’s a cold, almost sour calonic chypre bleached of color, to cristalle what cristalle is to diorella, but with a similar austerity of composition to diorissimo. it’s dewy as everything with hedione is, but it’s not the least bit aquatic; there’s no dihydromyrcenol or any sort of fresh soapiness. it’s the conclusion of roudnitska’s evolution of the chypre from mitsouko starting with rochas femme, and it’s a goddamn masterpiece.

>>17739826
I have, it’s quite good but it’s just not the same /: the closest I’ve tried is The Hedonist by Ex Nihilio but 300$ for a freshie that lasts 5-6 hours is fucking stupid. That being said, fantastic niche fresh frag.

>>17739790
JF Schwarzlose Berlin Altruist EdP. It's better quality and more ambitious than Ultime. You'll thank me later.

>>17739341
the quality is there. thick, strong, long lasting. the question is whether you like it. you probably won't hate it.

>>17739833
Just based off the notes alone, thank you. I will 100% try this frag. I miss the gin & tonic ginger rose combo so much, if this improves upon that I will legit make it my signature scent. That’s how much I loved Ultime, appreciate the recc.

>tfw when u smell oud that is so strong it resembles fecal matter but you still wear it because you’re a chad

>>17739001
>the most generic scent you can think of
>plum and truffle
Retard
>>17737934
It's pleasant and crowd pleasing. Go for it if you can stomach the bottle.

>>17739830
Yeah it is a masterpiece, I dont wear it enough. It’s just so rare

>>17739170
Most stuff by Prada, especially Prada L'homme

>>17739853
my bottle cost me a pretty penny so i’d rather save it. i also do find it less affable than eau sauvage or eau d’hermes, so i’m never sure when exactly to wear it unlike those two.

>>17739216
Do NOT buy that disgusting toilet cleaner. I bought decants of all the CDNIM flankers, Aventus, Cedrat Boise, L'Aventure Intense, etc. All these arab clones are the same disgusting shit, Cedrat Boise is not even close to Aventus so I don't know why people recommend it as a clone. The best one in my opinion is Montblanc explorer but it's not really a clone of Aventus but rather a spin on Aventus. Aventus is more fruity while Explorer is more woody/smokey and manlier,

>>17739862
explorer is literally just a longer lasting version of the original aventus. Creed has been fucked ever since Blackrock bought them out, and they were reforming before even that. Creed, by all intents and purposes is Jewish.

>>17739872
they’re anglos, which is arguably worse than being jewish.

>>17739879
>Larry Finklestein
yeah that surely is an Anglo name, fucking retard, consider killing yourself.

>>17739886
no idea who that is, but last time i checked creed was headed by oliver and edwin creed, who also (erroneously) claim to be their own perfumers. blackrock didn’t tell them to lie about that, nor did they tell them to make up bullshit about having served royalty for centuries. that’s just typical anglo lies per usual.

>>17739893
>no idea who that is
The CEO and partial owner of blackrock you fucking retard. Maybe learn about something before making statements on the subject.

>>17739862
Did you try the limited edition?

>>17739893
Also, I assume you’re a brown person likely an Indian (they all suck off Jews) no surprises there. Never compare whites to Jews again you fucking faggot.

>>17739893
>blackrock didn’t tell them to lie about that, nor did they tell them to make up bullshit about having served royalty for centuries. that’s just typical anglo lies per usual.
>anon literally never said that
>making massive assumptions to win your argument
yeah you’re a fag, likely a Kike.

>>17739903
Best non Jewish fragrances?

>>17739909
anything niche that isn’t owned by LVHM or creed.

>>17739899
>>17739903
>>17739907
lol, so much mad over pointing out that creed was full of shit long before blackrock bought (and dumped, lmao) them

>>17739902
Honestly? No. My reasoning is that it probably smells pretty much the same as all the other CDNIM flankers, because all the flankers smell pretty much the same, or rather have the same harsh cleaner note. It's really not a well blended fragrance. Don't let that stop you, if you really want to try it.

>>17739912
I stated that in my original post you fucking nonce.>>17739872
did I not say they were already reforming? Does that discount the fact that trillionaire kikes put the nail in the coffin and killed Creed shortly after the buyout? No. You’re just a fag, likely a Jew who hates the fact that your fellow demon spawn ruined one of the best niche houses to ever exist. Take it up with your friends at the JCC, not me.

>>17739886
Both kikes and Anglos must go.

>>17739919
>did I not say they were already reforming?
trust me, reformulations are the least of their problems.
>Does that discount the fact that trillionaire kikes put the nail in the coffin and killed Creed shortly after the buyout?
better question still: were they ever alive to begin with?
>one of the best niche houses to ever exist
LMFAO

>>17739921
>trust me reforming are the least of their problems
Reforming is the singular most severe problem Creed ever endured. Thanks for letting us know you’re a casual enjoyer (nothing wrong with that) but you’ve been wrong 3x in a row. First they aren’t Jewish, then you misquote me, and now you say reformulation is the least of creeds problems? Kek. How does it feel to be retarded?

>>17739872
Blackrock sold creed recently

>>17739946
They did, shortly after making it worthless. Many such cases.

>>17739940
reformulation might have been an issue if creed had anything worth watering down with reformulation to begin with. only problem is, they don’t, not when the only significant things they ever made were essentially just cool water but worse and mediocre citrus chypre with birch tar (not anymore LOL)

>>17739951
>creates most recognizable and sought after fragrance of all time
>thinks Creed is mediocre
Yeah spoken like a true zoomie retard, come back to me when any other niche house does the same. You’re simply seething because i magnified the issue of creed which is that kikes plummeted the company and raised the MSRP to gouge the market and make a shit ton of money. One can only assume you are Jewish yourself.

>>17739954
>it’s popular so it must be good!
further proof that cool water outstrips green irish sneed by orders of magnitude.

>>17739480
Relax, it's just a very refreshing bitter tea and citrus fragrance. It does smell like a luxurious one, though. Doesn't mean it can't be casually worn.

>>17739577
Dior Homme Parfum, Sauvage Elixir, New York Intense, Etruscan Water, Grand Soir, Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait, Reminiscence Patchouli Elixir, Heritage EdP, Giorgio for Men. Because if you stink up my gym with another boring ass citrus freshie, I will layer all of these and make everyone's head explode (although fragrances don't cause headaches).

>>17739581
Just drop a liter of ethyl maltol into it to make it another sweet freshie for prepubescent boys. It's that simple.

>>17739641
Probably right now. Wear them for a while and get rid of everything you don't wear. Don't get a cupboard full of unused bottles.

>>17739676
Percival and ignore the rest.

>>17739754
None, anon. It's not correct, see picrel and check the study yourself:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1890772/
It's easy to google studies to any topic you might have questions about and get the answers you need. Way better than YouTube videos.

>>17739706
pretty much just straight neroli

>>17739706
If it is an almost full bottle then go for it. It's just a Neroli frag like the other anon says. Tad more round that JEP Neroli Intense. But the latter costs $10 for 100ml new.

Me new purchase..

>>17739980
that is just sad.

>>17739980
Based

>>17739760

It's cheap and decent.

sotd encre noire a l'extreme. raining all day long...
>>17739577
tlph sport
>>17739448
>>17739841
>believing the notes
lol, have you smelled it? absolute undistinguishable from at least 20 other designer fragrances. mediocrity in a bottle.
>>17739747
is any roja really worth the money? i doubt it

>>17739105
broken spear is superb but i'm not sure if i want more than 10ml of it. patiently waiting for someone to sell larger decants
>>17739154
do you mean sombra? that's the one with blood. sombra has been on my list for a few months now, but this shit is hard to find

>>17740014
>sombra
Indigo still has samples.
https://indigoperfumery.com/collections/senyoko/products/hora-de-la-verdad-sombra-by-senyoko

>>17739980
>Aventus
>next to a bottle of pheromones
oh boy, you're one insecure incel and a typical Aventus victim who got sold false promises by paid internet shills

>>17739958
I just tried percival. It smells kinda basic but really good and addicting. Waiting for carlisle and greenley to come in now. Pdm so far has been really good. Sure their fragrances are kinda basic but they smell fucking good and everyone likes them.

I want a fragrance that matches the notes on my aftershave. Any recs?

What of Halston Z-14? I see that it was composed by the same dude who did Yatagan, so I'm curious.

>>17739838
They're not exactly the same, but both are implementing the same ideas, albeit Altruist is more ambitious and takes them further than Ultime. It won plenty of niche awards for a good reason and it's definitely a signature worthy fragrance.
>>17740088
You can as well try >>17739833

>>17740014
>>17740034
Yup, I mean the one you linked. The drydown typical for Euan McCall's coniferous-spicy-woody DNA that I liked from some of his other frags. It's very pleasant and wearable, which stands in a start contrast with the challenging blood opening. Good stuff.

>>17740088
>>17740110
Also, notes mean nothing btw.

>>17739676
Greenley or Oajan. I liked Percivel and Sedley as well. Really disliked Layton and Pegasus.

>>17739324
>SOTD: fahrenheit
BASED

>>17740088
why? that shit fades after like 5 min

I need help guys, I’m going out with friends in a hour and stuck between Fat electrician, Le male le parfum, or DHI

>>17740159
Fat Electrician

>>17740159
Ended up changing my mind to hermann a mes cotes

aesop recommendations? I really like the scent of their shampoo

Bond #9 never gets any love on here (for lots of different reasons) but this one is a winner. Chocolate cereal. It's powerful, fragrant, smooth, chestnut-cocoa-sandalwood.

It's crazy how good this is considering the main notes.

>>17740253
gaiac 10

>>17739577
Mugler Cologne is king, but since being discontinued:
Très Nuit if too hot
Amber Pour Homme is its colder
Lanvin homme sport too.

>>17738713
Any beast mode recs? I want to be beast mode I’ve never been and I’m ready to try

>>17740299
what an embarrassing thing to say

thoughts on him?

>>17737737
>>17739775
Source on this beautiful dickgirl please

>>17740081
But that's their whole schtick. They basically offer refined clones of stuff that has already existed before. None of them are complex, most of them are powerful, which in combination gives a a very non-challenging experience perfectly suited to the average consumer. Percival does the barbershop thing right, which is why it's the only one I can recommend.

>>17740399
Irrelevant no one who was coming here to shill his shit podcast to bump number of weekly listeners from 2 to 3. His love for Montale says everything you need to know about that noselet.

I smelled Bois Imperial on an irl friend of mine. How do I tell him?

what's the best sub-$100 oud? i wish i could afford MFK

>>17740480
offer to suck him off

>>17740409
bella bunny
>>17740480
Tell him he smell like a winner

>>17740484
dehn el ood shaheen

>>17740480
every time he wears it start touching him inappropriately

>>17740484
>what's the best sub-$100 oud? i wish i could afford MFK
No point in getting MFK. Sub-$100 ouds contain all the same species of oud as MFK - the synthetic one from a laboratory. Just get some arab shit for 1/10 of the price. You won't experience natural oud in any mainstream release. For that you must go artisan or indie.

>>17740264
Guys please for fuck's sake stop wearing gourmands.
The whole genre stems from A*men, which is a rebranded womans fragrance. Even ourguy Luca Turin said that it would smell good on a woman but would be ridiculous on a man. And Amen worked just because the strong sweetnes was balanced with stinky patchouli. Modern gourmands, are not balanced, they are just various degrees of sterile sweetness and nothing else. It all smells like pudding, cookies, sweet alcohol and other stuff for kids and women. Fucking Polo Green has more youth to it than Oajan. My colleague wore it (either that or Killians Share), he's a young guy, and the impression that he makes wearing it is "I have a feminine hobby and spend significant amount of money trying to be posh". I don't know what convinced everybody that the smell of humans personal space is less attractive than a fucking cinabun and overweetened latte, but that's ridiculous. I'm assuming most of you are going for a traditionally masculine style, so wear something that reflects it. Most modern chypres and fougeres have some musk to them, it doesn't have to be Furyo
>but girls like it
no, they don't know what they like, so what they say they like is the stuff that indicates the guy takes care of himself. If some of you retards didn't discover yet, doing what a woman says you should do is the path to becoming a woman yourself. Wanting compliments is pathetic and uncharismatic, and in no way is an indicator of how good of an impression a fragrance makes.

>>17737737
>Desiring to top
>While they huge nutsack
>Luped up
>Cool Water

Turkish hands typed this post.

>>17740548
all fine and good if someone gives a shit about smelling “masculine”. i’m perfectly fine with wearing shalimar and mitsouko regularly, so all of this spiel is hardly relevant to me.

>>17739980
every girl i've asked about aventus said it smells like Old Uncle vibes.. go with something sweet and fresh unironically if you want to touch a vagina

>>17740074
I think he's the indian teenager. the reflection of the room looks similar

>>17740568
>if i don’t cater to women they won’t wanna fuck me!!!
the same sort of oversocialized brain rot that led to the aventus cult in the first place, only in contrary motion.

>>17740573
not to mention that every twerp on the street has a clone of it,sauvage 2.0. I'm more of a Hacivat enjoyer

>Listen to a one or two year old review
>Smells amazing and only $40 a bottle
>Get interested, look up price
>Now $120
Never fails. It's not fair bros

>>17740577
>inflation
I bought a PDM botthle for 160$ back in 2018,now it's 300 minimum.

>>17740577
I've set up a lot of price trackers before everything, for stuff I wanted to buy when it goes on sale. Nowadays the price trackers and the real price have grown so far apart that I've stopped caring. I just don't buy anymore. I'll wait for the fragrance hype to blow over and then pick up the pieces.

>>17740471
so basically he is hated because he isn't a complete smell autist and actually understands the relationship between fragrance and other media?

>>17740588
Just don't buy masstige

>>17740596
Just fuck off Jack, and stop shilling your shit podcast. No one ever would do such a thinly veiled fapping over you. You're not hated. I know you wish you were relevant or causing such strong emotions like hatred here, but that's not the case. We forget about your existence the moment you stop coming here.

>>17740596
why are you talking about yourself in third person?

>>17740580
And they also reformulated their whole lineup. Alcohol content increased, so people suspect that perfume oil content decreased. And it's not just "reformulation panic", it can easily be verified by alcohol content. Whether or not performance or scent suffered, that I cannot say.

>>17740604
Because he is an irrelevant, attention-seeking faggot (in a literal sense). It's almost laughable how non-organically he makes his topic show up here. No Jack, you won't monetize your podcast here because you simply don't have anything of value to say.

>>17740399
i only listen to overspraying sexual deviants who fuck and get fucked a lot and really don't care about the gender of the sexual partner, not heavyweight nw4s.

>>17740399
>jack_the_perfume_nationalist.jpg
No one, ever, not the slightest chance, would have a photo of your ugly neckbeard ass saved on their disk with that filename. Do you know that advertising and begging is a bannable offence here?

>>17740615
you're just describing jack here

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>>17740637
>>17740637
>NEW THREAD
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>>17740638
ain't we a bit early again?

>>17740650
can be but i got my training on the fast boards

>>17740549
"they" always gets me

Does anyone know which brands send free samples over DMs from instagram?

I got Aesop to send me one once. But not many seem to. It's fun to get free stuff

the amount of posts itt has reduced but i'm not seeing any crossed out post numbers.

sotd etruscan water from a sample
it's good, but doesn't beat chypre palatin for my go-to chypre.

>>17739499
>a thick wall of incense
incense is any material of vegetable origin that's burned for its smell, sandalwood and oud are incense in some parts of the world
anyway, Avignon is frankincense/olibanum, myrrh, labdanum, a tiny bit of black pepper, maybe coriander, and that's it
>little development
I agree, you have to like the stuff they burn in churches to like it
>2-3h
it lasts about 6-7h on my skin, and stops projecting after about 1,5h, though as usual ymmv
>CDG2 MAN
drier, much more wood, less incense, more pepper and assorted spice, almost half as expensive per ml

>>17739958
>see pic related and check the study yourself
>no control group(s)
the results of that poorly designed study don't disprove that testosterone might increase as a result of physical exercise and that it would decrease more without a cold shower, or that it would not undergo significant changes as a result of a cold shower without prior physical exercise, among other things

Need advise
Age - 23
Season - year-round
Budget - max 100$
Need a casual perfume for office work
I tried a sample of Hugo Boss Bottled not too long ago and was thrilled, but I later read that it wasn't the best fragrance for its money.

>>17740940
yeah well the contender is a youtube video with some random guy making assumptions so don't expect double blind randomized controlled trials for such a thing. whether or not something is poorly designed for the lack of a control group is left to be discussed. the majority of studies leave much to be desired, but such is the academic world, which doesn't allow for better research, mostly due to lack of financing.
there are similar studies out there which also suggest that cold showers do not affect testosterone, but i didn't bother searching for them all, since i'm just writing a fucking reply on 4chan and not a review.

>>17740943
You need another visit to the store to sniff a bunch of stuff. But since you're 23 and on a budget, get something like YSL Y EdP or whatever.

>>17740548
You should probably have a girl in your life bro, you're too lonely

>>17740943
>Need a casual perfume for office work
bleu de chanel edt should be enough

>>17740978
Why not edp?

>>17741005
I think it costs more than $100 (his budget)

>>17740009
>lol, have you smelled it?
I have. Obviously you haven't. Either that or your nose is fucked up. The most prominent note by far is the plum.

>>17740364
I can’t help it but I want to learn ;(

Best musk?
Dirty warm cozy

>>17740548
actually all that makes sense, but I like New Bond street because I personally think it smells really really good. Then, because I think I smell good I actually want to be around people more because it's like I'm showing off, and I'm more 'up.' So the total effect is that I smell good, I'm more up, I'm more social, and I feel good. I think this is a win win win. It's the same thing when I put on non-gourmand scents too. I put on some H24 and I feel great about that too. At some point I just want to put on the good smell, huff myself, and tell everyone else to suck my balls. BTW Oajan smells fuckin good too. Shit has so much cinnamon in it I was convinced it smells like blueberries.

>>17740943
https://www.macys.com/shop/product/23-pc.-fragrance-sampler-set-for-him-created-for-macys?ID=15616821&CategoryID=30088

23 different samples. Then take the money left and get a 50ml from a discounter.

>>17740943
$92 Prada L'homme. Crisp, clean, thinly sweet, fresh, sandalwood. It smells like clean clothes. You can wear it literally anywhere. The projection is great, the performance is great.

https://www.jomashop.com/prada-perfume-lmmmts34.html

>>17740598
why is M. Micallef on the right? I thought Desirtoxic was a layton clone. I was gonna buy it this winter