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>>17805571
Any opinions on these or your other ajd?

Also, post Collection


And what did those fuckers Asians do to poor NYI?

>>17805573
garbage as always

Where the fuck is a hot man in the op pic? This thread is cursed from the very beginning.

>>17805571
I recognize that scene

Anyone try anything from the Providence perfume company? They have a few that look really good.

is it really necessary to make another frag general when this one >>17799130 only has 37 replies?

>>17805640
>gay thread
you can post there if you want

>>17805640
Stop posting multiple threads early just because you have a thing for hairy gay dudes and want to force your irrelevant fetishes upon a fragrance General

>>17805571
Thoughts?

what should I sample from Nicolai?

>>17805660
NYI, patchouli intense, odalisqie, bois belize intense, iris medicis intense

What aftershave do you guys use?

>>17805659
daring and best in summer, even if the infographics above suggest winter

>>17805659
wearing it today, 25 0C
it's made for summer
sample first

>>17805659
Hope to one day see this at a duty free shop. I hear how anons hate on Guerlain vetiver and habit rouge. So I’m guessing this is a good one too.

>>17805667
How much vanilla does the iris have
>>17805659
Urinal cake. Antaeus mogs it in every way.

>>17805689
iris medicis? a little, mostly in the base.

>>17805689
I too like Antaeus better, but aside from the cultural references they have close to nothing in common.
>>17805670
The same garnier face moisturizing cream I use for the rest of my face.

>>17805571
>animalic
>mossy
Congrats OP, buying expensive scents that smell all like the other.

>>17805571
heh
>>17805659
incredibly zased
>>17805578
these are not colognes
>>17805670
tabac original, hattric, pinaud special reserve, irish moos, pitralon f (czech version). also got a bottle of famine by famine by barrister & mann, it's so good but i don't want to use it up since it's limited. moisturizer afterwards

>>17805659
Idk it’s not really my thing but all the ‘it smells like rat piss’ mfers really need to stop smelling rat piss because it’s clearly fucked up their olfactory nerves.

Are fragrances bad for you to wear on your skin? I've heard all the chemicals can get absorbed into your skin and that fragrances can even affect hormones or cause premature aging? Is this true Anons? :(

>>17805571
What's the best out of them? I might try to get one of them tomorrow. Ottoman empire looks like the one I would like the most

>>17805862
the fragrance industry regularly phases out ingredients that are found to be somehow harmful, but they're producing new molecules constantly and the lag between isolating an aromachemical and finding out it has negative effects can be decades.

so the answer is... maybe?

Ordered Nicolai's Incense Oud. Sample's almost empty and it was my second favorite from the sample set (already had NYI).

>>17805862
Everything can cause premature aging and oxygen is the worst. Just stop breathing and you will stop aging. It really is that simple.
In all honesty, fragrances are alcohol-based (ethanol). Alcohol (not all of them, but certainly ethanol) is a disinfectant because it denatures protein and breaks up cell walls. It does the same to your skin. But the clothes rubbing on your skin the whole day also cause a lot of cell damage, not even mentioning the nitrosamine-laden food you eat every day or the air filled with particulate matter and nitrous oxides. Whether or not fragrances get really absorbed into your skin is hard to tell, but systemic exposure is likely very low. If you're still worried, just spray it on your clothes.

>>17805582
I hate the fact that these are actually really good releases. Siberian Musk is stunning and I think I might like it over Prin’s Mriga. There’s some sense of clarity to it and conifers are some amazing. I’ll post collection next time as I’m going for a weekend out with my gf. Gonna wear shit out of the Siberian Musk.
>>17805750
They really don’t. You must smell more things to develop palate
>>17805867
Haven’t tested Chinese Oud yet. Do you like jammy rose? Ottoman Empire is very heavy on that accord.
>>17805881
Incense Oud is a fucking nuclear. It was lingering on my skin after three days and on clothes for weeks. Try Amber Oud, it was my favorite out of her Oud series.

>>17805899
>Haven’t tested Chinese Oud yet. Do you like jammy rose? Ottoman Empire is very heavy on that accord

I do,would love to see his take on it, but I love mriga and what you said about Siberian musk made me a bit hard.

Would appreciate a quick review of each one of those once you have formed an opinion anon

Thanks

>>17805655
>irrelevant fetish
>implying frags aren’t for fags

>>17805911
speak for yourself, queer

>>17805609
>hot man
no they’re not
hairy men are disgusting nobody wants to see muscular old roasties reclaiming their youth fucking pathetic

>>17805878
>>17805881
Thanks

For fucks sake, are you kidding me? Door fahrenheit smells like shit. There's literally one note - gasoline. It's disgusting. I regret trying it.

>>17805911
>smelling good is gay
Is showering gay, too? What are you getting clean for, huh faggot? Gonna make sure you're all hygienic for your boyfriend huh? That's what I thought punk.

>>17805571
Why do you buy fragrance?

>>17805942
>he washes his ass
he who cleans expects visitors
whore

>>17805937
Aenema

>>17805941
Really? When I go to the gas station I love the smell of the gas! Maybe I should try door fahrenheit but spray it on sides of neck, otherwise I'll have a headache.

>>17805952
It's very expensive and not worth it.

Okay, maybe fahrenheit is not so bad after all. Once the gasoline smell smooths out, it becomes a pretty comfy frag.

>>17805954
This dude smells like actual shit.

>>17805964
Yes, it smells mostly like a mix of gasoline and leather. Most people won't notice anything else I suppose.

>>17805972
I think it reminds me of the smell of a polluted city in the evening. Nostalgic. The sillage is weak tho.

>>17805991
Did you buy it?

>>17805972
Try Fahrenheit Parfum.

>>17806041
>discontinued
>75ml for $115
:(((

>>17806046
>discontinued
Where do you get that from?

>>17805899
I have tried Amber Oud, as a separate sample. It's good, but I liked it less than Incense Oud.

>>17806029
I bought a sample to see if it was worth the hype.
>>17806041
What's the difference?

>>17806052
Google "dior fahrenheit parfum discontinued" tons of results. I guess there isn't an official source, though, are people just saying it is when it isn't?

https://www.dior.com/en_us/beauty/products/fahrenheit-Y0866230.html

the Dior website for the parfum is error 404, I guess it could mean just limited markets?

>>17806078
https://www.dior.com/en_fi/beauty/products/fahrenheit-Y0866230.html

>>17806078
Oh no you'll have to get Jules instead

>>17805659
Was there like a black variant of this released a long time ago? I could've sworn I used a YSL perfume with the word 'Kouros' on it, back in the early 2000s. It was literally my first ever perfume that my parents bought for me.

>>17806182
Oh shit, never mind. I found it myself. It's Body Kouros. Oh man, this is bringing back memories. This was my first ever perfume as a kid, I remember being ultra-sad once it ran out. A quick look on google tells me it's been discontinued, which is saddening. Would've loved to use this frag for old times' sake. And I don't want to pay scalper prices on Ebay.

Man I'm feeling nostalgic.

i don’t have any perfumes for when i’m in a particularly bad mood and i need to fill that hole in my collection. should i get piguet’s bandit or bogue’s mem and maai?

>>17806434
When you're in a bad mood, try sleeping.

>>17806186
you can find this for sale anywhere for reasonable prices, even if you only look at the links in the OP

>>17806446
yes, but also i want a perfume that’s as stormy as i am.

>>17806078
>he thought they were just gonna let him buy it
lmao

>>17806451
Oh shit thanks.

>>17806459
I'm glad there is no fragrance equivalent of Rolex, with years long waitlists before they ALLOW you to buy their mass-produced product

>>17806469
trust me, if PdM or creed had their way, they’d have all their fragrances distributed in the same fashion.

>>17806452
In fragrantica, a fragrance called "A*men" from mugler is said to have the strongest sillage and longevity and it's also very sweet. Maybe that's for you.

Rate and guess how much I spend on it.
Winner gets free gf

>Pour Homme + incense

>>17806522
>Azzaro Pour Homme*

>>17806514
They look fake as fuck so probably way too much

Just bought my first attar oil in a bottle (15mL). Mukhalat Malaki. Hopefully it arrives next week. I've heard good things about this one.

>>17805941
You need to try more violet containing perfumes, it’s just that note. You’re not used to it and your brain is ignoring the other notes. There’s leather, florals, smoke, all kinds of shit in Fahrenheit. It’s from the 80’s when minimalism wasn’t a thing

>>17806526
They are real I checked the code

>>17805952
Because of the way they smell what kind of retarded question is this

>>17806542
>They are real I checked the code
Lol, you mean you checked a printed number on the bottle that's easily fakeable by looking at a legit bottle online and copying it? It must be legit then

>>17806469
>Rolex mass produced
No. It’s a little factory is switzerland

>>17806514
These are all fake, the font and the labels are a dead giveaway, another clue is the internal shape of the bottle with the rounded corners, should be straighter.

>>17806558
factory-made mechanised production is mass-produced by default, even if the factory is "small" and "in switzerland"

>>17806569
They are testers

I'm having lunch with a Tinder bitch today. First time meeting her.
What frag should I wear bros?

>>17806579
Sauvage or one million

>>17806576
They aren't. You are huffing pure cope right now. Just cope with the fact you get scammed.

>>17806469
The wait lists and AD faggotry is gay, but they only make an estimated 800.000 watches per year, divided across their models and references, they maybe make 100.000 regular subs each year. Even if they did 2+300k, that's not a lot of subs for the world market. How many would be in the market for a submariner or other steel Rolex? 5-10 million?

>>17806575
Have some nuance. How many can they build per year? What’s the demand? Sure they could scale up their production, but they don’t. They have a relatively small factory compared to their reputation.

>>17806576
Holy copium

Chocolate Greedy Montale is too strong and mawkish. Smells literally like chocolate biscuits with lemon. Not recommending.

>>17806514
>Tuscan Leather
not a popular opinion in this thread, but I like it. and it was the most influential fragrance tom ford ever made. if I had to get something from the prive line, that's what I would get
>Tobacco Vanille
I think it's overrated. there are so many sweet tobacco fragrances out there

Just got JPG Elixir and oh man
Less iris than le male le parfum
Less minty than the original
Overall sweeter, tobacco and light honey makes this delicious
Oh man i have my fall fragrance

>>17806632
Who asked?
Nobody cares
No one gives a shit

>>17806646
oh 42nd ip you may need to leave the thread now

I like CdG 2, but I want something similar but with better performance. Any recommendations?

>>17806579
fahrenheit so she can puke before having seen your dick

>>17806649
Based sigma male choice.

>>17805862
BHT is supposed to cause cancer but like anything else, what is in the frag is minimal and you're not eating the stuff.

i imagine there's other chemicals in there that act similarly

guys i'm looking for a good quality cheapie, i'm not a frag snob and i don't care about amourage/jerkoff/ or whatever "niche" brands people like to namedrop. I'm looking for something that lasts a long time, is cheap, and smells great.

I'm stocking up on montblanc individuel since it's discontinued and i like the frag but i'm just looking for something different.

>>17806707
Bogart Pour Homme for sweet, creamy tobacco cheapie with very good performance

>>17806707
how about you tell us what the fuck it should smell like? in any case, kiehl musk for men, kouros, ted lapidus pour homme, bogart signature

Fuckkkk this shit >>17806625 is so annoying. I can't get it off of my skin now and I don't have any alcohol around :(
Even aventus wasn't so tiresome.

>>17806726
>>17806721
i'll look into these, thanks.
don't care what it smells like, as i'm looking to try new things. i don't love overly powdery frags, though if that helps

i've heard missoni parfum is a long lasting good cheapie too, any thoughts on this one?

>>17805571
>shilling perfumes to men
lmao nigga just take a shower lmoa nigga use soap and water nigga what the fuck are you doing

What frags smell mysterious, reserved, and even a bit asocial to you? I need a "typical 4chan borderline incel user" frag basically. With only difference being that user takes shower.

>>17806649
>>17806652
It is my most used frag this year and I will probably use it even more going into the colder months. I'm just really into it.

>>17806775
on a budget, you can always grab encre noire

>>17806721
how does bogart compare to burberry brit
both have citrus opening and rose/tonka dry down listed.

>>17806775
Caron l’anarchist

what's your fall/winter rotation?
mine:
>jpg elixir
>DHI
>prada luna rossa black (layer that with DHI its fucking magical)
>afnan 9pm
>spicebomb extreme for the holiday season

im still searching for an everyday fall/winter office fragrance
any recommendations?

>>17806797
>>17806851
Kek, this thread seems like a fragrantica-based info bubble. All the same titles.

>>17806647
What?

>>17806775
chiseled face midnight stag and g parfums alpha feel asocial but they're brutal. yatagan is more refined. demeter zombie for him would fit too because it feels so unapproachable. can't forget murkwood and i'd also add dali pour homme and bogart bogart.

>>17806874
Only tobacco vanilla and nothing else. But it's not the original tobacco vanilla, it's a 20 euro dupe. I am not rich and stupid to spend 150 on 50 fucking ml

>>17806874
Eau des Baux, DHI, DHP, Incense Oud, Memoirs of a Trespasser
In no particular order and likely DHI the most.

>>17806886
would you wear DHI in the daytime? especially to work in an office?
or is it just too well seductive

>>17806879
Name of the product?

>>17806874
sorry but absolutely horrid taste, i guess DHI is digestible.

>any recommendations?
just get ysl l'homme

f/w rotation:
>blackmail by kerosene
>ambra aurea by profumum roma
>le cri by parfum d'empire
>grand soir
>montabaco intensivo/nawabh of oud intensivo

>>17806892
>>17806892
>sorry but absolutely horrid taste
>Posts overpriced niche bullshit
Lmao buddy, you have no sense of taste. at all.

>>17806891
Uuh, it's a local fragrance shop. You know, those fragrances "inspired of".

>>17806875
Pretty funny. I wrote about l’anarchist and also own yatagan, polo green, and zino. I’ve tested and enjoy asides from la nuit, drakkar, and lair. Those last three I haven’t tested but should

>>17806875
>>17806896
Also from that list I can say yatagan and zino fit that description too. Other ones you could try are
>>17806775
Mitsouko, Jicky, shalimar, eau de baux

>>17806900
i would not describe shalimar as introverted in the slightest

>>17806888
I've worn it to work every day in the past and it only made my colleagues whip out better stuff (or fragrances at all).

>>17806900
>Mitsouko, Jicky, shalimar, eau de baux
lol what

>>17806775
try musks, e.g., andrea maack craft/cermamic, svensk parfym skymning, moth and rabbit duke of burgundy etc etc

>>17806911
>andrea maack craft
not craft, soft tension - though craft could fit the given description too

>>17806901
>>17806911
>>17806775
>What frags smell mysterious, reserved, and even a bit asocial to you?
I’d consider those three mysterious for their own reasons, reserved because their classical composition, and a bit asocial because they’re a feminine leaning fragrance being worn by a man.

>>17806917
a classical composition doesn’t magically make something reserved, shalimar is still one of the loudest classical feminines money can buy.

>>17806924
I wouldn’t consider shalimar loud. Its an oriental fragrance so it certainly covers the mysterious requirement. Loud is any fragrance worn in excess.

I wear versace eros EDP to work

>>17806926
you’re fucking with me aren’t you

>>17806928
Shalimar really isn't load relative to what is available now.

>>17806928
I’m not. Its bergamot, Iris rose floral, patchouli, leather, vanilla, civet. Perfectly balanced and ever changing through out the wear.

>>17806932
that makes about as much sense as saying “mahler’s 6th isn’t loud relative to a metal concert”.
>>17806935
nevermind, you are.

>>17806937
Have you ever tested it on self and not on paper?

>>17806911
The last one seems interesting, but it's a niche and all 2ml samples are out of stock :(
Literally the most frustrating thing about fragrances is not being able to find a lot of stuff in your area or close to it.

>>17806938
i’ve never tested shalimar on paper, only on myself. the only other guerlain that’s as deafening is l’heure bleue.

>>17806940
So maybe it does fit the asocial criteria. Keep chuds like you away

>>17806939
I was wearing Lalique white in black the other day and it reminds me of a cross between Dior homo and Loccitane. Lalique will send you samples to your house so ask for some.

>>17806945
What does it have to do with duke of burgers?

>>17806942
unlikely considering i consider it an unabashed masterpiece. it’s just not quiet by any stretch of the imagination

>>17806945
where do i have to beg for free stuff? email? ig?

what's /frag/'s opinion on initio as a brand? do they make quality stuff?

>dude on ebay sells discontinued 10ml Champs Élysées extrait for 60€
I had to do buy, I just love it far too much

>>17806927
I hear edp projects less because of less alcohol, so it's a good choice compared to edt

>>17807018
that's not how this works but just reading through this thread we seem to have a whole bunch of newfriends anyway

>>17807024
How does it work then?

>>17807028
edt and edp are simply not the same fragrance. edt has more volatile compounds, as a result it projects more but lasts less, but even that is not a given. the alcohol itself is gone within seconds and doesn't affect longevity or projection. there's also nothing that defines which concentration is which, just merely a suggestion manufacturers don't have to stick to. you can have edps and edts with the same amount of fragrance oils, because the manufacturer just felt like it.

thoughts on this

I'm about to pull the trigger on these. What do you think? Are those worth it?
I'm looking for something non-generic, something that is seductive and appealing, but not to everyone, something addictive.

>>17807037
I knew the part about EdP and EdT simply being different fragrances, I did not know about the possibility of EdP and EdT having the same amount of oils.

>>17807037
That fucking sucks, I'm not paying for designer water ever again. I'm only buying 20 euro dupes from now on

>>17807049
lol, lmao, rofl even

>>17807069
Elaborate.

>>17807072
he won't , he just exists to troll this thread and shit on everything that isn't the same 5 frags he shills over and over

can anyone recommend a frag gift for a child?
i know someone who is young around 7 or 8 but he is super flirty with older girls and i think he would get a kick out of using a cologn.

something cheap and not overpowering if he were to overspray. i was thinking versace blue jeans?

SOTD fat electrician.
Love this stuff, just recently started picking up the electrical/ plastic smell ppl talk about. Still love it though: different enough and creamy enough to please me.
I’ve also been maining JPG Le male Le Parfum. Shits pure sex

>>17807072
lmfao, lel, roflmao even
>>17807076
kek, zozzle, topkek even

>>17807049
good picks anon! buxton's work is really on the artsy side, so enter the void and la haine will not really be wearable in the public. they are nice to sample though. duke of burgundy, single man and hermann are something that i wear quite often - i believe mood indigo is also on the wearable side of things

this smells like crack

>>17807081
axe unironically

>>17807096
isn't that just body spray? i guess that would work too

WTF is that brand you bought a bunch of shit from

>>17807001
no
>>17807049
snice
>>17807081
lil fuckboy. give him something fruity if he still looks cute (as in a kid, no homo). blue jeans sounds good too, maybe cool water too. fags will say it smells dated but a kid and the older girls won't know any better
oh i just remembered, you can get a whole liter of varon dandi for like 15€
>>17807105
what are you talking about?

>>17807087
>>17807109
Thanks. Hopefully, this time they really are good, I don't want to buy another bunch of aventuses.

>>17806927
How's the EDP? I quite like the EDT, I find myself coming back to it often although it loses its charm during really hot days

>>17806579
You will not find love. I'm not certain of it, I'm just a really bad person and I hope you'll never be happy.

between this and ambre russe i gotta say i prefer 1740 better. the davana opening drying down into the immortelle is like crack to me. not to say that i dislike ambre russe, though

>>17807081
>8
>flirty
pedo

I'M NEVER BUYING SCENTED WATER EVER AGAIN

>>17806965
Email

>>17807081
versace blue jeans

>>17807105
Eldo for sure I have 4 of their shits
2 fat electrician
Hermann
Exit the King

>>17807144
How would you describe each of them, and how old are you?

>>17807109
I dont know why I keep forgetting to tag posts lately >>17807049

>>17807128
you should try fougere Bengal
>>17807144
I hate Hermann. Exit the king is just like a rose water soap. Fat Electrician is nice but a little lacing personality for me. My favorite from them is rien intense incense

>>17807135
i don't know guy, he is enamored with middle school girls. some men are just wired for that kind of attention right from the start

>>17807146
Fat electrician = cannoli and eating in the grass near freshly opened electronics

Hermann = wet concrete with sour rose

Exit= super clean green, fresh cut grass

Just turned 28 by the way, handsome as heck apparently

is mancera tonka cola discontinued?
i can't find it on any discounters

>>17807150
there are 2 brands in the pic, etat libre d'orange and moth and rabbit
>>17807156
based

>>17806607
You realize they literally produce millions of watches a year right? That's why buying modern Rolex as an "investment" is such a giant scam that only poor people fall for and why people that do actually buy watches as an investment moved on to more niche brands

>>17807069
Neck yourself

>>17806579
sauvage

>>17807187
such impotent rage

Do they fake niche frags? Found picrel and it's weird that on the official website there's no mention of an edt version, only edp.

>>17807239
Ah, that's a 2011 version, nevermind. But the question remains for niche frags in general.

>>17807049
>french
where do you get your samples from ?

>>17807165
who cares

Thoughts on my fall rotation? I use Esencia EdP year-round, and I know it gets a lot of hate but I really like Layton for cooler temperatures.

>>17807259
https://lenezinsurge.com/
They just so appeared to have the brands I was interested in at affordable prices.

>>17807001
Owned under the same umbrella as PDM, so you'll have the same notes/vibes.

>>17807267
roflmao

>>17807259
>>17807275
Fuck, they actually didn't have some of the frags in stock and nowhere did they tell about it on their website. Now I have to wait for them to restock. It's 2023, and some shops still can't figure out basic UX, what a shame.

>>17807181
Such as?

>>17807267
Looks like a bunch of garbage especially Weener blood

>>17807011
Nice give a review when you get it. I’ve bought a few extraits of shalimar and mitsouko from eBay. Never tried champs Élysées

I think the original Le Male (Francis Kurkdjian) is close to a prefect fragrance. Are any of the flankers better?

I have very rarely found a 2nd edition or flanker better than the OG scents.

>>17807328
perfect for homosexuals like you, yes

>>17806469
DHP is close enough

>>17807328

>>17807336
and then everyone clapped

>>17807336
I think if you're after compliments, then just take whatever generic-smelling mass-appealing shit is rated the highest on fragrantica and that will be it. Most people don't care about scent nuances and don't have a trained nose for that, sadly.

>>17807328
Yea get the Pride version

>>17807350
based

>>17807350
what did they mean by this?

>>17807375
Fuck you and hang yourself, obviously. This is an lgbt+ frag afterall, gotta be mindful of the suicide rates.

Your opinion itt doesn't matter unless you make your frags yourself. No discuss.

I like Quentin Busch. That's why I'm wearing BOIS IMPERIAL by Essential Parfums(8 sprays)

What is your favorite Quentin creation?

>>17807390
makes perfect sense to me
thanks bro

I had the chance to try Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Male Elixir at a local mall yesterday and I'm really mixed about it. It's a bit overwhelming & weirdly synthetic-smelling at first but gets more pleasant and agreeable on the dry down. However, I still found it to be a bit on the "powdery sweet" side which is not a plus for me. Like, I dunno, it tries too hard to be too sexy & sweet, if that makes any sense. I'd maybe consider buying it if it were to go on a steep discount, but even then it'd be an occasional frag for me. I'd hardly put it in my regular rotation.

>want to buy niche artisanal perfumes
>dat fucking price though
Yeah I'm going back to mass-produced designers.

>>17807436
sexy for gay men, maybe

>>17807162
I spent $4 on a sample because of your recommendation, Exit the King smelled like bug spray and very chemical smelling. To be fair, not a big fan of citrus.

>>17806775
New York Intense

>>17806965
Anybody else give samples if you ask? I’ll test about anything I can get

>>17807138
y

>>17807350
>>17807177
kek

>>17807400
Kenzo intense

>>17807084
The first thing I said when I got a sample of fat electrician is "this smells like factory fresh cable cladding". It is pretty endearing though

>>17807154
Rien intense smells like dying as a toddler locked in your dad's all leather lexus during mid July

>>17807528
lmao

>>17806528
How is it? I'm looking to try some attars

Poop! Homo

>>17807536
Hasn't arrived yet, give it 2-3 more days. Then I'll post some impressions. Also correction: it's 30 mL, not 15.

recommend me a fragrance that suits a heritage/western/Japanese Americana aesthetic.

for taste reference, but my current 'signature scents' are sycamore and tam dao

>>17807440
Rogue is relatively cheap and good so is Nicolai and strangers perfumeríe

>>17807328
it's too synthetic to be the perfect fragrance, and it induced headaches if applied too liberally based on the temperature, but it is a soft, clean, easy to wear, semi-sweet, almond freshie that has a very light cotton candy / bubble gum vibe that makes it very approachable. This style of perfumery is getting dated tho, so it smells like a 90s frag rather than anything contemporary. It's very well balanced and blended though so it deserved the compliments it garnered when it came out.

Has anyone else tried this? I think i'm going insane. It has above 4.0 on fragrantica, yet when I tried it I thought it smelled absolutely vile. It was a bottle out of their France shop, so it was 100% legitimate.

Gentle Fluidity Silver smells like… HAM. I don’t want to smell like HAM.

Damn the areej le dore flippers got btfo

my order arrived from Ecuación Natural
>Rogue Bon Monsieur
perfect in every way, if you like Drakkar Noir then it can't really get any better than this
>Rogue Mousse Illuminee
oakmoss for days, quality frag, an acquired taste for me desu (i'm 33 if that matters), makes frags like The Soft Lawn of The Ghost In The Shell redundant
>Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Man
smooth masculine frag for year-round use, great blend, maybe a bit powdery, i brought a 5ml decant, will probably see some office use
>Pineward Boreal
pine + menthol with some green notes, it's very austere and very natural, fall+winter frag

i can also confirm what others wrote about this store - they are based AF (great selection, lots of small samples, good decants, great service in general), 10/10 will def buy from them again

is eucalyptus a good scent
I've got a deodorant with it and I think it smells great, dunno if I'm delusional though

>>17807328
That depends, because some of them aren't like the OG at all. The OG is a shadow of its former self but if you like the current version, you're fine. The Le Parfum version by Quentin Bisch reminds me of how the OG used to be, although in sweeter and with more vanilla, so that one is worth checking out.
Other than that, Fleur du Male used to be pretty good, but they discontinued it. Le Beau and Le Beau Parfum are sufficiently different, and some anon ITT really likes the Parfum, but it didn't convince me (smells off, it's a personal thing).
And it pains me to say it, but >>17807350 is probably right. The whole Pride thing might be cringe as fuck, but it's a good citrus-neroli frag. It's also a good litmus test for what fragrantica ratings are worth (absolutely NOTHING), since people on there can't look past the bottle and rate that instead. Great ratings on parfumo, by the way. Not that it matters, because the final deciding factor is your own nose, but fragrantica can't even rate a fragrance for its smell and it really shows with this one.

>>17807618
Ratings really do not matter. Modern synthetic fragrance molecules are not perceived in the same way by everyone. It has become really difficult to trust anything online. All those synthetics might do a 180 under someones nose, and it also affects some older fragrances. For example, someone told me that Chanel Egoiste almost made them puke - but I love that shit. I can't smell certain mixtures of iso-e super while others smell like pencil shavings, same thing is happening to other people. Ambroxan smells like soft woods and nothing like Sauvage to me. Vetiveryl acetate is musty decomposing grass, I would never consider it as a fragrance ingredient, yet people swear by Encre Noire and Terre d'Hermes. Javanol and cashmeran smell great to me, but other people absolutely hate them (in fact, javanol smells so great to me that I'd wear it as a straight fragrance, without anything else mixed in). Trust your nose.

Does it really matter what detergent I use for my clothes or does certain scents really fuck with cologne

>>17807618
>>17807693
See >>17807642 for example. Without a doubt, it smells like ham to him. It smells like Gin Tonic to me, but without the alcohol smell, and I really enjoy wearing it. Doesn't mean that anon isn't correct when he says it smells like ham (to him), even though it smells like juniper, herbs and some musk to me.
Your nose is the best thing to decide whether or not a fragrance is "for you". Nothing else matters. None of it.

>>17807541
get dehn el ood shaheen if you like it
>>17807615
>it induced headaches if applied too liberally
you're just weak
>>17807687
>makes frags like The Soft Lawn of The Ghost In The Shell redundant
elaborate. does it have the same kind if synth vibe as tgits?

>>17807553
Yatagan
Stetson
Aromatics elixir

>>17807687
>Pineward Boreal
>pine + menthol with some green notes, it's very austere and very natural, fall+winter frag

Have you tried anything else from pineward? How are their fragrances?

>>17807642
you must have eaten a lot of ham with juniper in your life. where I live it's often used for sausage instead

>>17807692
i love it, many say it reminds them of chewing gum or washing teeth but idgaf

>>17807687
both of them have this mossy drydown for me, this is similar just waaay better
no synth vibes with Mousse Illuminee, only natural oakmoss

>>17807708
i think i got one or two samples from EN, will report back later

>>17807700
>get dehn el ood shaheen if you like it
What about the other two dehn el oud, i.e. Cambodi and Mubarak? Cambodi is way more expensive than the other two, I wonder if it contains more actual oud to justify the price.

>>17807727
meant for >>17807700
>elaborate. does it have the same kind if synth vibe as tgits?

What's the deal with this guy at basenotes? Is he just an autistic rich fragrance enthusiast?

>>17805571
Thoughts on scentbird or similar shit? At least the 1st month 50% off sounds good right?

>>17807735
haven't tried em but supposedly mubarak is a lot like jovoy private label which is nice. guy i trust who tests everything oud rates it highly
>>17807727
>>17807741
how are tgits and moussee illumine similar? i haven't tried the latter but looking at the notes they don't seem similar
>>17807761
basenotes users are mental. i went through a list of some guys want to sell document and it had over 900 entries

>>17807779
>how are tgits and moussee illumine similar? i haven't tried the latter but looking at the notes they don't seem similar
I have both and they couldn't be more different

Are any of the le labo city exclusives any good?

>>17807779
>haven't tried em but supposedly mubarak is a lot like jovoy private label which is nice. guy i trust who tests everything oud rates it highly
Aight, cheers mate.

>>17806588
>>17806617
These are fake? I checked the xerjoff one and its the real bottle. I didnt buy it since that one has too much oud

>>17806630
I tried ombre leather which I really liked but the performance was an absolute joke. It was gone after 2 hours. Tuscan leather has a much stronger leather note which I dont like too much but its not bad

>>17807806
Yes, don't buy testers, some of those brands don't even have testers to send to stores.

Most of fakes sell their fragrances as testers so they can get away away with the obvious manufacturing differences

>>17807809
>>17807806

Also, don't you think its a bit weird that creed and Tom Ford have the same font to write "demonstration tester" on the packaging?

>>17807761
some retired laywer iirc

>>17807319
imagine such trash taste to think bois d'argent is garbage

>>17807809
>>17807810
Im conflicted man. I got in contact with the guy who sells it since he is an uncle from a coworker of mine. Hes an old retired man who worked in a restribution sector for 30 years and thats how he gets the perfumes for free. He is also a devout christian who sends me bible verses every morning. He does this for extra money and to make people happy. He simply does not seem like a scammer. The tom ford bottles do seem cheap as fuck but the fragrance itself is great. All three have quality scent that last 12+ hours. Albeit that the projection aint so great. He also had other fragrances that I checked xerjoff,mfk,roja and those were legit. I didnt check the creed bottles so idk how they are

>>17807836
Maybe he is good spirited but doesn't even know he is selling fakes anon, where is he even getting them

>>17807836
But anyhow, If you like what you are getting and you are buying them for cheap, why do you care if they are fake

>>17807848
Like i said he worked for 30 years in the destribution sector transporting fragances to warehouses and stores. When he was about to retire he got a friend of his to get his position. Since he knows everyone and is friends with him. He can get free testers. But yeah even if its fake. It does smell great and has great performance: personally nour de noir smells fucking amazing. I cant stop sniffing it

>>17807848
But when they are fake why does he have real xerjoff ones since no fake company would remake xerjoff bottles. I have Naxos at home so I know what xerjoff feels like

>>17807859
Why do you mean no fake company would remake Xerjoff bottles, of course they do

If you are sure they are legit, go for them. Personally I wouldn't

>>17807857
Jesus christ, first you said restribution and now destribution and none of those are actual words, much less employment sectors...

>>17807863
Because the bottles have "class". They are well made,heavy. It does not make sense to me to spend all that effort to make a quality bottle just to be it fake: now the Tom ford one can be fake since the bottles arent impressive. The atomizer was perfect and the scent was pure quality. I sprayed it once on my wirst to test it and I could smell it the whole day. Idk maybe im wrong but I doubt it. Im probably only gonna ask xerjoff bottles from him since atleast with those I can be more sure its real

>>17807875
Im dutch not english. Here is translation of what I meant.
The distribution sector is the sector that deals with bringing the goods from producer to consumer.

>>17807892
You are just delusional

https://youtu.be/hY_TdQzuf5E?si=02FpJ4PjzjdEdyS3

>>17807897
Shittt im stupid as fuck

>>17807693
>>17807695

Posts like this are a significant portion of why I read these threads. Interesting, nonaggressive, informational. Similar post maybe… 4-5 threads back talking about longevity vs sillage and composition of frags.

>>17807900
Don't worry anon, we all been there and your reasoning made sense. But in this day and age faking a bottle doesn't matter how complex it is it's quite easy and cheap. Unless it's a really weird release or from a really really niche brand with low sale volumes, there are probably someone faking them

>>17807902
All me btw. I come by occasionally.

Just tested bois imperial
Ama

>>17807906
Man I cant believe that old man lied to me like that. Nvm the money him lying like that is so fucked up. Atleast I learned my lesson not to trust people like that again and not to believe in stuff thats too good to be true. Thank you anon for helping me

i have used versace pour femme dylan purple the last 2 months to get people to ask me if i have a girlfriend

lets see how long i can make this last

>>17807918
Kek, just imagine making conclusions about people irl based on some voodoo magic predictions from unknown anonymous forum posters.

>>17807914
Tell us what you think

There is a new release by Essential Parfums Soon also called patchouli addict

>>17807926
Idk it's weird and unusual. Herby id say.

>>17807912
base

>>17807918
Hey, give him the benefit of the doubt. If he’s really religious I assume he wouldn’t sell you fakes on purpose, maybe he genuinely doesn’t know they’re fakes. Either way sorry to hear that Anon. If something is too good to be true, it is.

>>17807914
does it smell like pepper, black peppery or spicy?

>>17807921
so they would ask why you smell like a girl, like you got hugged by a girl wearing it or something? lol.

>>17807951
no
i would spray it just on some of my shirts or trousers
so that people will ask me what my cologne is
and i tell them "oh i stayed at my gfs"

Thoguhts?

>>17807956

>>17807800
a friend of mine tried some in japan and said they all sucked. since the only good fragrance le labo has ever put out is patchouli 24, I don't doubt him.

>>17807914
what do you think? I've been using it as a daily driver for almost a year and getting kinda tired of it desu. still a good fragrance, I much enjoy it. pulls a lot of unasked compliments from friends and coworkers if you're into that shit, I personally do not care much.

>>17807961
i know but i just love the attention man

>>17807962
I think I'm gonna buy it. My explorer is ending and I wanna something new. It's 74 eur for 100ml so the price is ok
How's longetivity?

>>17807264
me

>>17807267
what's wrong with essencia

Lol, jpg le male edt definitely smells like a bug repellent or some gilette shave gel, wtf.

>>17807963
At that point it’s easier to just get a girlfriend lol

>>17807912

Tbh I figured, they’re pretty recognizable. Verbose, articulate, and seem to be relatively well informed.

>>17807959
It impressed me when I tried it at the mall yesterday, not bad from my first impressions. One of my favorite smells at the entire selection at the mall desu

>>17807966

Assuming you’re talking about Bois Imperial, and would like some more input from a noselet, see
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>>17807049
>I'm about to pull the trigger
dude, they're 2ml samples
they're made for sampling, just buy them and see how you like it

>>17807966
it's miles above explorer but if you're into that DNA, try loewe essencia. very well executed and great all year round as well. duration/projection are good as well.
regarding bois imperial, it's nuclear. 2-3 sprays fill rooms even hours after applying. it's frequent I shower and still smell it on my skin. remains on clothes after washing them as well. bang for buck is insane.

>>17807959
sweet designer with a lil edge. it's all right.

>>17808002
Each one of them is 3-5$, and getting even 15 of those results in a full mid level frag bottle price.

>>17808008
Then buy the bottle? And if you don't know which bottle to buy, that's what samples are for
Retard

>>17808013
Why would I buy samples of something that smells like shit, you dumbass?
Smells are subjective only up to a certain point.

>>17808020
Why did you make that selection of fragrances that smell like shit you stupid idiot?

>>17808026
If they smelled like shit according to a lot of people including my 4chan frens, I wouldn't buy them. Now go get your intravenous aventus injection, moron.

>>17808032
Aventus also smell like shit

>>17808036
Exactly.

I still read bois as 'boys' in my mind, it's too amusing to think of any differently.

>>17808044
Probably it was a wordplay by Bisch, because is definitely a fragrance for the Boys

>>17808044
You and me both, brother. I also make it sort of like buoys in my mind, for extra fun.

>>17808044
>>17808046
That makes three of us.

>>17807694
Stop masturbating, that's it, it's not the detergent.

Thoughts on Frederic Malle The Moon

>>17807120
bump
Also how is flame compared to the edt

>>17807512
Any thoughts on Kenzo intense by Bisch

>>17807400
Not tried many but I love patchouli magnetik

Does anyone have any recommendations similar to Bleu de Chanel?

>>17808112
Riviera verbena by nicolai

>>17808125
I don't think I've ever seen that where I live, looks like I have to get it online. will for sure give it a go

I tried Herod, Rehab, Spicebomb Extreme and the OG Spicebomb. The OG won by a mile.

Bois imperial smells amazing on paper strip but not on skin imo

best frag with solar notes?

>>17808198
De solis

>>17808186
I think it smells good on skin, but I wish it evolved more

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