/fa/ - Fashion

For me, it’s Chanel Allure Homme

>>17809671
For me its Jimmy Choo Man Aqua, loving it, its a really fresh scent, almost like I just took a shower in water from watermelons

Sodt Drakkar Noir
Nice spicy green with some nice soapy Barbasol foundation. If it only has better longevity.

I bought 25 samples of popular colognes. I'll make a review as a noob fragrance user and post it later.

i think this is the best price/performance mysterious fragrance for men

How do you guys decide what to purchase? Do you try it out at a store? Do you buy samples? Or just totally wing it buying online?

>>17809716
> Buying Eau De Toilette cologune
>>17809742
Well what exactly are you looking for scent wise? Something blue, boozy, tobacco, vanille? different brands have different things their good at.

Bought pic related. It's described as a beastmode Drakkar Noir. Hope it's not a waste of money. Costs around 180 bucks.

OLD THREAD STILL ALIVE
>>17808274
>>17808274
>>17808274

can you faggots stop prematurely making new threads before the last one is even close to being dead

>>17809767
Back to the Shalimar and Prin thread, we discussing male perfumes here

>>17809839
like the incomplete and crude perfumery in the OP image? lmao.

Is Tom Ford worth so much money?

>>17809767
>he says, defending the premature arabshit thread

>>17809905
Yes if you want the pussy
pussy is priceless

What are the best summer fragrances?

I got a sample of YSL Fraiche is it good?

I just tested dior homo and it smells just like Bois imperial but with less powder. Why spend the money for dior?

Recommend me some scents that straight men like to smell on other men.

>>17809653
I tested ~30 male fragrances and now I feel sick.

pic is review

>>17810089
Lmao, even

>>17810089
for context, i know little about colognes/fragrences and wanted to learn a bit and start buying some things for various occasions to work on my overall fashion.

just posting if anyone might find interesting or helpful somehow

>>17810089
Infrared EdT or EdP?

>>17809748
>Well what exactly are you looking for scent wise? Something blue, boozy, tobacco, vanille? different brands have different things their good at.
I really like vanilla, sandalwood scents. Hate febreeze/hospital florals(?) a hint of lavender isn't bad tho. Really a big fan of Prada Luna Rossa Sport and Encre Noir is good for a different vibe. Just not sure where to start with broadening my horizons, don't want to spend 100+ on a bottle I hate and will never use.

anybody tried the AURA OF KAZAKHSTAN

>>17810102
EDT

Rate my shitty rotation. I prefer designers. I own about 100 decants but these are the bottles that I ended up buying.

Daily: Prada L'homme / Chanel Allure Sport Eau Extreme
Spring/Summer: Kenzo EDT Intense / Le Beau Le Parfum
Winter/Fall: Dior Homme Intense / Tom Ford Oud Wood
Date: Le Male Le Parfum / Lattafa Khamrah
Club: Ultra Male / Red Tobacco
Meme: Dior Fahrenheit / Spicebomb

I'm a bit of a JPG fanboy, I have a decant of Elixir on the way.

>>17810151
Try the EdP if you get the opportunity, you might like it even more. I’ve only tried EdP and am eventually going to grab the EdT for comparison, but based on the notes I think I’ll prefer the EdP, though no doubt both are good (to me).

>try spicebomb
>smells like soap
I was expecting more spice but whatever what a scam

>>17810251
Extreme smells like bubble gum to me, but I'm pretty sure I'm just a noselet.

>>17810073
I like it spicy green
Drakkar Noir
Jules
Bon Monsieur
Green Irish Tweed
Rive Gauche
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
Azzaro pour Homme

Best VANILLA? I love vanilla, I moan when I smell a bottle of real vanilla extract. My favs are the silver pdm one forgot what it’s called and some vanilla móntale i forgot the name of (I am highly retarded). What fragrance can I buy that will FILL THE ROOM with vanilla. Like I walk in and people suffocate from it. I want max sillage and longevity. Recommendations?

Which men's fragrences smell like cinnamon?

>>17810292
Got cinnamon cola from this one

>>17810089
What is the process for getting to test loads of frags?
I usually just have a frag in mind when I go to the store and I will usually just buy it if I'm somewhat into it without trying anything else. I've even bought a couple online without ever trying them.

>>17810370
For these, I used an online service sample website so its just bottles of really small amounts repacked from the original stuff.

It is a bit expensive to be fair and you can probably save going in person to a shopping center or store but I got to choose a bunch of popular things I've always been curious about and be able to take them in for a good time and record what I felt about it.

So now I have a base of ~30 fragrances of what I hate and love enough to try the things I liked for a very long time.

I just felt like for the price of one good fragrance I could probably learn a ton at once and I really felt like I did. I know very little about how the scents are classified but I would personally have bought some awful ones if I was just basing by brand or listed scents.

>>17810234
Interesting! Someone said the same to me about the night vision.

I'll have to test the EdP versions for both as well and compare.

>>17809716
Blind bought this and it's my signature frag now. I usually hate fragrances but this one is amazing. It's olfactory art, not a fragrance. Any recs for similar frags?

>>17810251
>>17810258

Extreme and Infrared are both very sweet, with the green one being a little more fruity/citrusy. I only got a brief whiff of the OG once in a shopping mall, I vaguely remember liking it and planning on buying a sample shortly.

Complained about this in previous threads, but my biggest issue with Extreme is the hyped nuclear sillage and hours of performance that everyone has raved about, but (on my skin?) I get like… 30-60 min of performance with weak to moderate sillage. I like the scent for something sweet, but it doesn’t live up to the hype and def prefer the OG scent if I’m looking for a “Spice” frag.

Any recommendations for a 31yo guy for his office job?

>>17810465
just finished a Bottega Veneta Illusione bois nu and liked it really much, but I need something new for the fall

Recommend me a first fragrance based on this chart please >>17798740

>>17810465
Drakkar Noir
Bon Monsieur
Creed Royal Water

>>17810234
Might try/buy Spicebomb Infrared EdP next. Seems interesting and I love the smell of cinnamon.

What the fuck happened to Jeremy's face? I've only been watching older videos.

>>17810511
Polish/slavic genetics
>and too much of fragrance chemicals(who knows)

!!!!!!

>>17810511
Coke/alcohol bloat.

>>17810292
Literally all of them
t. cinnamon disliker

>>17810511
guy is a literal cokehead caught multiple times in clubs in berlin/frankfurt snorting coke openly

>>17809750
>spending €180 on a "beast mode drakkar noir" made to be sold by a specific frag store when Dakar exists
you didn't spend your money wisely, and anyone here could have told you if you had asked before you bought it

>>17810568
beast mode

>>17809716
Try Loewe 7 anónimo

Why are there two generals?

>>17810292
bianchi under my skin

>>17810568
PPOOOOOOWWWWWWEEEEEERRRR!!!!!

>>17810089

>Dior sauvage
>A more refined eros

>ultra male
>very similar to sauvage

HUH?

>>17810568
you say it like it’s a bad thing, prude

I received a sample of Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi today and damn, this is the best citrus-scented fragrence I've ever smelled. Too bad it doesn't last that long though and has apparently been discontinued.

>>17811250
lmao

>>17811285
>not the hecklin mandarino

>>17810511
age

>>17809653
isn’t tom ford gay
why hasn’t he been canceled yet

>>17810290
Haven’t tried these, but I too love vanilla. Seem promising. Good reviews. Lots of vanilla.

>>17811474
I’m an idiot. It’s Sylvaine Delacourte. Their vanilla collection

>>17811285
I'm reading a lot of people saying the same thing about Tom Ford's problem with longevity on all their stuff.

>>17811487
to be expected from incomplete perfumery; they forgot to add a drydown

>>17811388
lol

>>17810265
Post the nude, "akt im Waldesinneren"

>>17809653
I recently found the frag that I want to wear for years to come and ticks all the boxes for me: comfy, classic, affordable, easily obtainable and in stock. The flowchart was really helpful and I am happy that I've tried so many different things. I am a chypre man after all and I just bought 3 extra bottles of the same stuff B)

Thanks all, was a good read. The middle aged faggots of the op became a classic for this general, hope they make a comeback. Cya!

>>17811559
What nude, bro?

>>17811563
what frag is it?

Have anyone tried this frag? Bottle looks nice.

>>17810518
posting this since some anon here wanted to know my thoughts on CDG 2
ps: it's very good

>>17811487
>>17811501
Which fragrences would you recommend that smell similar to Tom Ford's Mandarino di Amalfi, but with better performance.

>>17811583
pdm tier garbage

>>17811595
Just got a sample of Etruscan water on the mail.


Why does this shit smell like any other Bianchi?

Since i already posted amateur porn here, i'm thinking to bring it on a new level.
Pic related is a milf i adore and she constantly search for new sex mates for her porn. I probably gonna send her a mail for being available to do hardcore stuff with her.
Any frag recommendations besides Drakkar Noir for recording a porn scene?

>>17809687
this thing last 2.5 hours?

Thoughts on BRUT EDT??
Looking at reviews online people say that it doesnt last at all... is it true? It might be dirt cheap (5$) , but there is no reason to own something that doesnt last even 2 hours.

>>17810475
bump

>>17810292
le male
dunhll driven
burberry london (shit performance, do not buy)

>>17811566
https://germanartgallery.eu/wp-content/uploads/wolfgang-willrich-akt-1.jpg

>>17810511
As a german I need to tell you:
This guy is acting like a coke head on purpose but is just some cringey youtube actor

>>17811787
Why are so many germans into fragrance?

>>17811787
so this is the power of the aryan ubermensch

>>17811589
ty

>>17811794
i don't really think that's a stereotype thing do you?
besides "hugo boss" which is really just proctor and gamble, only other perfumer i can think of that is german is the molecule guy

Went to a store today that had some mainstream frags for sale. I took the chance to try a few that I was familiar with from here.
I'm not super experienced with frags but it is a hobbie I've recently picked up because of these threads.

Jean Paul Ultra Male EdP Intense
I didn't know anything about this until I looked up the bottle right now, but it hit me hard in the face, which makes sense now seeing the name. I immediatly decided that Vanilla just isn't my thing.

Jean Paul Ultra Male EdT
This was obviously way milder and I've had a poor opinion of it as I used to wear it when I was 16 which is over a decade ago. I don't think this is a fair reason tho as it is clearly very much liked by a lot of people.

Eros Pour Homme EdT
I had high expectations for this frag for no particular reason besides the bottle looking very cool to me. The initial smell was alright but it wasn't something I was willing to put down 70 euros for which was the price in that store.

Dylan Blue Pour Homme EdT
I don't really remember what this smelled like. I was starting to feel a headache.
-
As I'm currently writing this post I smelled my fingers and I think I got some of the Jean Paul Ultra Male EdP Intense on there and it suddenly smells really nice.
This makes me realize how much of a mistake it is to buy a frag based on the initial impression smelling those strips as there is so much more to some frags.
I brought the strips with me home but I don't think I'm able to accuratly know which is which besides the Ultra Male ones maybe.

As mentioned, I'm not super experienced but my favorite frags that I own and use regularly is Dior Sauvage and Dior Fahrenheit. I'm also interested in trying leather and/or tobacco ones but I'm not sure if it would fit me well.

trying to buy a fragrance for my sister for under 50€ but have no idea what's good for women. Any ideas?

Fuck me
Im wearing dior homme intense at home alone
This drydown is fucking magical

>>17811832
I showed my mom basically all of my samples (that are unisex/not strongly masculine) and out of all of them she liked Jazz Club the most. I put some on her wrist and she said she couldn't stop smelling it and her eyes lit up when I said they sold a candle of the stuff. Hope that helps.

would you guys pay 30 more dollars from a 3.4 ounce to a 6.8 oz? 30 more dollars for double or would it literally go bad by then

Beginner, any online place where I can pick samples and they send it to me in a box or whatever. But not samples specific to their brand, I want to pick between many different brands.

>>17811846
try out going to the mall first, Sephora and Macy's and Kohls

>>17811842
It really depends.
In my experience fragrances can keep for a long time. I have a cheap fragrance (Burberry) that didn't start to go bad until the 10 year mark in a non-temperature controlled environment.
Also, if you ever want to take your fragrance on a plane ride, keep in mind that 3.4 oz is the max you can have if you put it in your carry-ons.

Hey guys Jeffrey again, im also posting here since the other fragrance general seems to be dead. I’m looking for a very strong Pine fragrance, I want to smell fresh like a pine tree forest. My budget is around 40 euros.

Thanks in advance !

>>17811851
>keep in mind that 3.4 oz is the max you can have if you put it in your carry-ons.
Oh you're right. Alright 3.4 it is then, thanks.

>>17811854

>>17811854
older frag but people seem to like aspen, good cheapie.
haven't smelled it but you get like 4 oz for 25 bucks. no idea on performance either

>>17811854
I have a pine
I have an apple
Ahhh
Aventus Creed

>>17811869
They reformulated that years ago and it smells like shit now

Is foreverlux.com legit?

Is giftexpress.com legit?

>>17811854
Give Bottega Veneta pour Homme a try
Its a bit above your budget but in europe its available for 60€ which is decent if you can deal with the short longevity

>>17811854
Forget it. I'm into pine scents for a while now and they're expensive.

Help me choose a new frag bros. So far I have BVLGARI BLV and JOOP! Homme EDT. I rotate between these two depending on the weather.

Any recommendations either based on these two or something musky with star anise like Old Spice but longer lasting? EDT or EDP, idc.

>Marlou
Thoughts?

>>17811250
After going back in yesterday after not smelling anything else I would now say they are all different in some ways.
1. Ultra male - sweeter
2. 212 Vip Black - edgier
2. Sauvage - masculine
3. Eros - bit odd

>>17811934
how's that murkwood

SOTD to relax after work: Baraonda

SOTD

Do twinks love it?

Anyone try mixing their own shit? I've been searching for the perfect fragrance for years and then was buying some patchouli oil, which is surprisingly cheap, but most of the other oils aren't so cheap. Can I experiment mixing things together with just 1ml of oils?

>>17811981
Look at the OP and click on the DIY links.

>>17811988
Thanks. These are much cheaper. So these are synthetics? And natural oils are more expensive?

>>17811991
I'm not sure, natural oils are more expensive and are harder to work with, basically you need to balance them out with many other fragrance accords.

>>17811992
gotcha. I might set aside like 200 to buy some stuff. I just wanted to try patchouli oil because most patchouli fragrances smell the same anyway and I wondered what it smelled like because its much cheaper.

>>17811963
It's a dark smoky resinous pine scent. Similar to Norne. Next to Fille en Aiguilles my go to winter/christmas/church scent.
Btw you could also try Zagorsk. Really good pine scent too.

>>17811999
literally eveyrthing on pineward is "sold out"

are they just not in business anymore or what

>>17812016
I can actually provide an answer, I think the owner is taking a little vacation. I hope he enjoys the fall.

>>17812016
When you're in europe try the polish side lulua.pl. Had experience with them, they still sell Murkwood. Hurry.

>>17812025
*good

Any good coconut perfumes you guys know about? My new bf likes that scent and I want to pick something up for him .

>>17812025
i'm never in europe. do they not ship to US? shame

>>17812050
JPG Le beau

>>17811854
Arso

What do we think about Angela ciampagna?

If you had to reduce your collection to 8 frags, 4 for high temperatures and 4 for low temperatures, which 8 would you choose?

>>17812091
For low temperatures I’d keep

>oud Ispahan
>interlude man
>oud d hiver
>noir epices

For summer fragrances I’d keep

>kouros
>bleu de Chanel
>Ted lapidus pour homme
>eau d orange vert

>>17812056
Please see what I posted. Shop reopens in October.
>>17812021

>>17812124
yeah i saw, thank you for that.

>>17812124
have you tried other pinewards or just the murkwood? some of them like the ice one sounds kinda good

>>17810440
>but my biggest issue with Extreme is the hyped nuclear sillage and hours of performance that everyone has raved about, but (on my skin?) I get like… 30-60 min of performance with weak to moderate sillage
Most designer fragrances that have been in stores for more then a year or two have been watered down to shit. Occasionally it's because some specific ingredient was banned but usually it's just the brands trying to squeeze out some more profit by using 50¢ less worth of ingredients per bottle. That's why if you find something you really really like you should immediately buy several bottles from the same retailer and same production batch. If you go to the store a few years later to get a new bottle when you use up the first one is likely going to be watered down piss compared to the first bottle.

>>17811605
>Why does this shit smell like any other Bianchi?
Every bianchi frag smells the same. she has some base fragrance formulation that she puts in everything she makes and then tweaks it slightly by adding some other ingredients.

>>17812110
>Every year around fragrance:
Drakkar Noir
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
Bogart Signature
Rive Gauche /Maculine Pluriel
>Really high heat:
Menthe Froide
Kenzo Homo Edt

>>17810440
>>17812144

I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future.

>>17811605
>>17812150
I couldn’t give the detailed explanation >>17812150 did, but I can definitely agree with the sentiment. Tried 3 of hers and they all seemed extremely similar to me.

>>17811934
>no Norne

>>17811583
This is the wrong New York Intense.
>>17811605
>>17812150
I own 3 Bianchi's and they're very different.

what's the best alternative to beau de jour
that's not
a) owned by (((estee lauder)))
b) made by some irrelevant indian or arab microbrand

>>17812518
Platinum Egoiste
Invasion Barbare if you want to spend a lot of $

>>17812518
it is well known that beau de jour is just zino but bad
>>17812522
lol tard

>>17811591
NTA and never tried Mandarino but I've read it is a profile similar to Neroli Portofino. Porto Neroli by Lataffa would be the closest comes to mind.

New to frags, read the wiki, ordered a bunch of samples. My question is: How long/how many sprays does 5ml of perfume last if I use it every day?

>>17813235
Also depends on how much you’re spraying, which is technically a personal choice, but 2-4 is normal I would say. The guy earlier talking about 10+ is an outlier.

Basically anyone other than myself could answer this better than I could, but assuming you daily spray 6~ times, 5ml could prob last a month maybe? Again, not the best person to respond to this question.

>>17813247
I was thinking about 2-3 sprays in the morning only. Let'a say 3 sprays maximum. There's no reason to apply while at home, tbqh but I'll definitely experiment with them.

>>17813235
The general idea I've heard is 1ml is 10 sprays. So, do the math.

>>17813268
I’ve seen this a lot as well, but frankly I don’t buy it for most decant vaporizers. A full sized bottle is a little more believable.

My piss-smelling Marlou bottles are on their way. I'm going to smell like a fucking animal. Will keep you posted.

Been keeping attention to what my frags smells over time lately by doing a spray on my wrist and smelling it over the span of the day.
I applied some Sauvage on my writst 2 hours ago and just got home from the gym and it smells kinda strange now. The scent that I love is gone. It's not bad but very different. Interesting!

>>17813276
Oh the secant ones, yeah those will last longer because they project less. Probably half as powerful as a normal spray depending on what quality of decant you have, some are better than others. Use your head and figure is this approx half a normal spray, or less, and approximate how long it’ll last knowing a normal spray is 1ml = 10 sprays

>neroli portofino
>generic citrus-flower combo for 250$
Are you fucking kidding me?

>>17813314
it’s called a drydown, and demachyslop doesn’t have one.

>>17813398
>demachyslop
That's a funny word, but I'm clearly smelling a drydown, right?

>>17813411
a really bad one, yeah

>>17812518
Zino

>>17813425
I'm glad we agree. Do I have anything with a good drydown?
I own Dior Sauvage, Dior Fahrenheit, 1 million and terre d'hermes.

>>17813432
old fahrenheit had a brilliant drydown. i can’t speak for the current one. the rest suck.

Afternoon Swim
Allure Homme Édition Blanche
Imagination
Torino21
Sedley
Virgin Island Water

Rank these summer freshies from best to worst.

>>17813439
Unfortunaute, but I appreciate the input.
Do you have any recommendations for frags with good drydowns for fall and winter. I like the idea of masculine frags but I'm open to get test samples of anything.

>>17813446
ok, i rated them in my head

Been lurking for a couple weeks now, does /frag/ really hate everything popular and only prefer classic designers and niche?

>>17813461
no, that's just a loud minority of schizos

>>17813461
No? /frag/ hates being served the 1000th iteration of the same slop.

>>17813461
/frag/ is full of contrarins and snobs. They are usually right about most things but none of that matters if you just want to buy some shit most people will think smells good. If that's what you want you can just go to sephora, pick 5 bottles that look cool, try them on your skin and get the one you like. There is no need to put any more thought into fragrance then that. Stuff in department stores is designed to smell good and the people that work at big fragrance houses are very good at making mass appealing pleasant fragrances. Ignore youtube/influencer hype, ignore Instagram shilling. Just buy some shit that smells good on your skin and don't worry about it. You don't need to minmax perfume it mostly all smells good and you will immediately know if it smells bad. If you want to get into perfumery as a collector hobby and try more artistic or less mass appealing (as in less people will think it smells good) compositions then its worth talking about here for the few people that have some advanced knowledge and can offer good suggestions.

>>17813432
>>17813411
Lol, seems like a skin issue. On me the drydown of basedjak is pretty tasty - spices and bergamot.

>>17813446
BOOOOO

>>17813518
Yea i mentioned that I don't think it's bad. It was just an observation i wanted to bring up and discuss with frag anons. I love Sauvage and would buy a new bottle immediatly if/when I run out.

>>17813518
>>17813544
what a fucking golem you are

>>17813461
I'm just going to skip mass market past the OP recommendations, cause I'm certain that whatever I buy will resemble one of those picks. And niche sounds like really edgy stuff that is like nothing else, that's interesting.

>blocks your path

>>17813583
are you seriously bragging about fucking bath and bodyworks

>>17813556

>>17813596
Damn, that made me realized I missed with my post which was not only to you but to that weirdo as well >>17813425

>>17813621
Okay.. Kinda based anon. I must have missinterpreted your initial post.

>>17813432
honestly based collection. I love Fahrenheit drydown, Sauvage is fine.

Is it /frag/ approved? The EDT or EDP.

>>17813461
Yes. Classic guerlain frags is all you need. If you have extra money to spend get classic carons and Dior Fahrenheit. Genug gesagt

Tobacco Vainille, Neroli Portofino, Tuscan Leather, Fucking Fabulous and Caesar's Men.
Thoughts?

>>17813637
I just finished testing the EdT over the past three days. It ain’t bad, but it’s not really my jam. Think greens in general aren’t.

Lasts 4-5 ish hours with moderate to weak sillage. Very ‘green’ on the opening, but the thing that shocked me was somewhere in there is this remarkably strong banana scent. Now I as a noselet immediately thought, “Okay, so what am I smelling right now that I can’t differentiate between a fucking banana”. Went to fragrantica and searched banana on the H24 page and sure enough, over 100 hits. Was amazed it wasn’t just me. Most of them describe it as a green banana, but to me banana is banana.

I’ll stick to the OG TdH EdT, that stuff is great.

>>17813637
it’s great, the most original masculine to come out of hermes since bel ami. go for the EDT.

>>17813678
A bit too sweet and projects too weak.
Though, these are from samples at the local Nordstrom.

A perfected balance or at least an attempt at balancing extremely bright and clean elements with extremely dark or dirty elements. L’Anarchiste is one of the groundbreaking examples of a freshie that is in my opinion successful at balancing these two extremes.

At the top we are introduced to an unrelenting and piercing mint whose facets are propelled alongside the warm, zestiness of cinnamon to enhance it. The mint and cinnamon are an incredibly genius combination where mint possesses a medicinal and herbal spiciness that pairs compatibly with the warm, woody and dry spiciness of cinnamon to create a rather alluring bright green haze that has a zingy and energetic texture. The woods like sandalwood, vetiver, and guaiac wood are blended in by the facets of woodiness from the cinnamon. These dark, earthy, and smoky woods give L’Anarchiste a sort of bitter, soapy, metallic fougère-like feel when paired with the bright minty and spicy-fresh top notes. A creamy and spicy shaving foam sensation that feels refreshing, tingly and clean like shaving lather which when balanced with the mentholated cinnamon and mint comes across somewhat metallic because of the contrast of woods and menthol. Grooming accessories and organic horticulture medicines are what comes to mind when wearing L’Anarchiste. “I am healthy, stable and well groomed” is what this smell will convey about you on your daily commutes. An ideal day or night scent that is perfect for any season where the spices will manage considerably in cold weather or the creamy sandalwood and cinnamon-mint will refresh you in the heat. I would say that L’Anarchiste could be bordering on a new genre of perfume entirely that is between the organic spiciness of a Fougère and the fresh zest of a cologne.

>>17812518
Heritage EdP
or
Naughton & Wilson - Gravitas Pour Homme (or Gravitas Essentia for a fresher take)

>>17813446
from best to worse
1) Torino21
2) Greenley
3) Imagination
4) AH:EB
5) VIW (good scent, but poor performance)
6) Afternoon Swim (good scent, but poor performance)

>>17813637
I got both because I liked them so much, and I thought they are very different. the edt is a sharp crystalline berry blast, and the edp is green mossy heavy fresh. edt for spring and summer, edp for fall and winter.

>>17810290
I once sprayed Nishane - Ani on my arm at Neiman Marcus and soon after put my hoodie on when I left. by the time I was home, Ani had gotten from my arm into my sleeve, and stayed for two weeks until I washed the hoodie. and when I say it stayed, it stayed STRONG.
I didn't particularly love the smell. smelled like animal crackers, which I guess is where the name comes from. Ani. Ani-mal crackers. at least I assume they were being clever.

Anyone have experience with dupe companies like Oakcha, ALT or Dossier? Looking for tobacco vanilla or by the fireplace dupe

>>17814019
Fireplace is cheap, why bother?

>>17813986
That's Sedley, not Greenley.

>>17813446
>>17813986
they’re all fucking garbage

>>17812518
Davidoff Zino is the fragrance that Beau de Jour is heavily inspired by

>>17813637
it's not bad. I commend Hermes for actually releasing something more unique as a masculine pillar release and I hope the sales are good. I can't say I love it enough to get a bottle though
I think I prefer the more airy, ethereal EDT, but it's personal preference

>>17814019
I have tobacco vanilla from 2 local dupe stores, it smells very nice. I've never smelled the original, but I love the dupes I have.
All I have is dupes

>>17813678
tuscan leather is good and I would buy it if it was a reasonable price. the rest is meh

500 bucks in my bank and i want pdm oajan

>>17814169
average pdm buyer be like

Oh man, this is godly. I am not even kidding. Try it ASAP. My new signature scent

>>17814189
>20th overhyped LNDLH flanker that's Chanel prices now because of FOMO hype
>could be reformulated to shit or become unavailable again at any moment
>but this time, it's more blue!
no, I don't think I will

>>17814193
>no, I don't think I will
Well, you aree missing bigly then, faggot

Do people make money of buying bottles on the gray market and distributing samples?

>>17814202
probably? I see a lot of ebay accounts selling the free 2ml samples that you get at the shop for $5

>>17814202
Yes, there are guides on how to do it on youtube.

>>17812518
BDJ is homoerotic Davidoff Zino

I wanna become the sugar daddy of a exotic dancer. What frag should I use and what frag should I give her as present?
>inv4 drakkar noir Durr

>>17814223
Probably something basic, like Sauvage and Hypnotic poison.

Is he right, /frag/?

>>17814189
I'll keep that in mind the next time I visit my local fragrance shops, but man that bottle reminds me of coloured oil paints that I would buy as a kid for art classes.

Alright I finally got my Mukhalat Malaki attar from Swiss Arabian; pic related.

First things first: incredibly nice bottle. But that’s irrelevant. As for the smell, the initial notes can be a bit harsh. Personally, I think that the spicy, woody and oud-y components are a bit too strong at first and in fact borders on intolerable, but it gets so much nicer after a couple minutes. And it becomes downright lovely on the dry down. I like it overall and can see myself wearing it regularly, as long as I remember to apply in moderation. Fragrantica lists that it has rose notes, but either I'm noseblind to it or it has so little that it's overshadowed by the other components. The attar does lasts many, many hours on my skin so you needn't worry about longevity/performance.

Would I recommend it? Sure, but only if you're a fan of Arabic or oud or woody smells. Definitely not a safe blind purchase.

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Tobacco Vanille - overrated
PDM Althair - overrated
PDM Carlisle - OK
YSL Babycat - overrated
angel's share - overrated
PDM Layton - overrated

shit all these fragrances i sampled this week are overhyped overrated brands... where do I find the actual good stuff

>>17814283
>where do I find the actual good stuff
either the top designers like Dior, Chanel, Guerlain or Hermes or true niche / indie brands
avoid PdM, Kilian, Xerjoff and other pseudo-niche brands that make glorified designer fragrances at triple the price

>>17814251
On a related note I also tried Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Oud for the first time and I'm not a big fan. It's alright and I can see why it has its fans, but I don't think it has the right balance of notes for me. But who knows, tastes change all the time and maybe when I come back to it I'll like it then.

>>17814295
On the right avoid ensar oud like a plague

>>17814283
kys fagget

>>17813859
Sounds based

Payd 250 euro for a 50mil bottle
the scent is way above my paygrade, I feel like a impostor wearing it, but it is sort of metallic, white flower, clean smell, I like it

Is it discontinued?

>>17814546
I was just wondering the same thing about the Azzaro Elixir, they’re both still advertised on the official website, but the elixir doesn’t seem to be stocked by any official retailers.

>>17812050
Arquiste - Sydney Rock Pool

>>17814169
>Parfums de Fagley
Don't.

>>17812518
Les Eaux Primordiales - Champ d'Influence
>inb4 anon can't effort a niche Beau de Jour

>>17814618
I miss his. I could afford so many more frags when he was president. Now everything costs twice as much

>>17812518
Les Eaux Primordiales - Champ d'Influence
>inb4 anon can't afford a niche Beau de Jour

>>17814638
wtf are these pics I keep seeing of Trump with young girls I'm like 99% sure that's his daughter but every picture of them together it's like he's her pimp or something

>>17814639
I fucking dig barbershop scents, Drakkar Noir, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Champ d'Influence, Masculine Pluriel, Fougère Royale, Duc de Vervins L'Extreme

fall frags

DHI and jpg elixir

fuck me those are goooood the dry downs

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver EDP smells weird. I don't recognize the most prominent note but it's kinda boring. Is it vetiver or saffron or something else? Overall smells like metal, leather or something medicinal with a bit of oranges in the very beginning. Neutral and boring smell.

>>17814639
don’t reply to the mulatto coomer

>>17814672
vetiver is dominant. it's soapy, clean, a bit earthy in that fragrance

>>17814189
I have the original nuit de lhomme from... 2015ish? I suppose it smells like that?

>>17814656
Wut do u think about arcadia by h.green?

>>17814678
Thanks, good to know what it was.

>>17814686
some vetivers are more smoky and earthy. but yeah, grey vetiver does what it says on the tin. no-nonsense, neutral and vetiver-dominant

>>17814739
What do you mean by 'earthy' btw? Usually when I see that term I actually feel plant-ish smell like when you go into a field in a countryside and run your hand through random plants in an attempt to tear them, your hand will smell similar sometimes.

>>17814746
vetiver is the root of a grass and it can be both grassy and earthy

>>17814746
how about you genuflect and fucking smell the earth?

>>17814756
I still don't understand that term then. Should I go out and instead of touching grass touch earth this time?

Bros, do girls my age 18-21 prefer sweeter fragrances on men like Azzaro/Spicebomb/Stronger with You, fresh fragrances like Dior Sauvage, BDC, YSL or woody earthy fragrances like Hermes, Amouage?

>>17814783
They generally don’t care what you wear and even if they do care their opinions will vary. Just wear what you like. If you want to be safe wear an edc Guerlain imperiale

>>17814783
They prefer animalic stuff that smells wild, musky and even a bit pissy. You won't find that in a typical frag store. The girls won't tell you because they need to keep up with the social norms, but their subconscious knows better.

>>17814783
azrrao

>>17814803
>smells wild, musky and even a bit pissy.
no young girls want sweet stuff
what you described is cougar stuff

>>17814803
vintage kouros 40 sprays makes zoomer girls wild

>>17814746
Rooty

>>17814837
My rooty vetiver

>>17814827
That's why you ain't got pussy bruh.

>>17814846
sure

>>17814825
>>17814827
>young girls want sweet stuff
I wear Fahrenheit for me, but I've been wearing Azzaro when I'm in social situations. What I'm wondering is should I just buy something like Sauvage or Chanel instead of the sweeter Azzaro.

>>17814860
This: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Marlou/Poudrextase-54586.html

>>17814783
>>17814783
No zoomies enjoy older man who oversprayh Drakkar Noir, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Bogart Signature.

>>17814860
dont do sauvage
id recommend one of the le males

>>17814860
Buy Bleu Electrique instead
Or YSL Y

>>17814860
azzaro pour homme isn't really sweet
do not wear sausage

>>17814879
>>17814873
These soijak-denying fags are here, as always. As always refusing to elaborate what's so bad about soijak.

>>17814873
he said social situations, not necessarily just gay bars

>>17814884
no he asked about girls 18-24

>>17814887
Yeah, girls (traps).

>>17814865
I'll order a tester next time I order.
>>17814879
It's Azzaro Most Wanted EDP Intense, so a bit sweet but still somewhat fresh, unlike Le Male Elixir or something that's just pure sweetness which I can't stand.
>>17814877
I have a tester of YSL Y EDP, I just put it on right now and it smells like a really nice Axe Body spray and soap. Is this what the young girls want, or is the EDT or parfum different? Haven't tried the other one, maybe I'll order a sample.
>>17814873
To me Azzaro Most Wanted mogged the Le Males when I tried them on a tester strip, haven't worn any besides the Elixir which was wayyy too much for me. I did really like the Le Male Parfum.

>>17814887
then why did you recommend him the fragrance for picking up guys 18-24

>>17814901
I've heard of too many stories of people who put Most Wanted or Spice Bombs in their carry-ons and they get confiscated by the TSA. They claimed that it was a revolver cylinder/grenade.

I'm sure you can fight it, but you're not going to want to if you have a plane to catch.

>>17814911
Yeah, I didn't try any of them for a while because of the absolutely ridiculous boxes and names. I almost didn't even buy it because of the embarrassment for when somebody asks what I'm wearing, but I like it a lot so I figured worth. I don't go on too many planes but thanks for letting me know, not like I need more than Fahrenheit Dior anyway.

>>17814901
well there is your answer
>>17814903
very funny

If you actually listen to women about what they 'like' when it comes to fragrances you are a retard.

Women say they like dad bods and feminist men but fuck the most animalic looking grunts and unironic gang members who smell like weed and piss

>>17814935
Ok, it's enough now, take your meds

>>17814935
Fucking based, what do you even do here on the forum for imperial femboys, furries and gays?

>>17814935
>Women say they like dad bods and feminist men
Women laugh at men who claim to be feminist. Dad bod maybe for a girl who has father issues. Lmao at the rest, you think a young 18 year old girl doesn't cross the street and put 911 on speed dial when she sees a guy who looks like a thug?

While eating my gf's pussy from behind I occasionally get whiffs of her butthole. It doesn't smell fecal but it's a pungent scent that's hard to describe. She's 21 years old and lives off fast food and Starbucks.

What fragrance would recreate this scent profile?

>>17814935
Being /fit/ need a certain mindset. A mindset that women grind. Guys with dadbods and feminists men are the reason why divorce rates are this high.
Look at cuckold fetishes, why do couples crave muscular bulls who cucks the fatty husband? Tells you all you need.
SOTD Dior Jules.

One request is fucking better than the other.

>>17814952
Lol I'm wearing Jules today also. Can't really smell it anymore tho.

>>17814951
Stercus from Orto Parisi

anything smell like caramel apple vanilla with hints of tobacco?

Pls recommend Any comfy frag for fall/winter for newbie. I heard this shit is great from Reddit.

>>17814967
Brioni EDP Intense doesn't have tobacco, but it does have some smoky touches. it's quite nice

>>17814956
How? It's almost beastmode on me.
>>17814951
Right? Taking a girl doggy and spreading her buttcheeks always leap that delicious ass smell which i find tasty.
A dirty ass smell, a strong odor that can be smelled on skin for hours, very animalic, musky, almost like cinnamon.
I would say an animalic chypre might be your choice. Häxan would do it for me. It's animalic, mossy, but still has that barbershop thing going on.

>>17814974
Eau des Baux is like spicebomb extreme, but better. a bit more classy and cheaper as well

>>17814982
Idk it's pretty strong at first, but it just fades. Definitely not an all day affair.

Thoughts on Burberry hero edp

Is there anything resembling the smell of a city street after rain? No bullshit like kebabs or pajeets, just a bit of pollution, asphalt and all that natural urban stuff.

>>17815024
good old fahrenheit isn't too far from that

>>17815026
I tried that and the gasoline smell is way too strong for it to match the set criteria.

>>17815024
>>17815032
then maybe narciso rodriguez for him? if you can still find it

>>17815033
Fuck no, it's a sweet musky scent. But i saw it recommended on Fragrantica a shitton as rainy scent. Was higely disappointed when i tested it.
>>17815024
Fahrenheit if you want the leathery "gasoline" scent, maybe Comme des Garcons Tar.

>17815033
Fuck no, it's a sweet musky scent. But i saw it recommended on Fragrantica a shitton as rainy scent. Was higely disappointed when i tested it.
>>17815024
Fahrenheit if you want the leathery "gasoline" scent, maybe Comme des Garcons Tar or Garage.

>>17815033
Fuck no, it's a sweet musky scent. But i saw it recommended on Fragrantica a shitton as rainy scent. Was hugely disappointed when i tested it.
>>17815024
Fahrenheit if you want the leathery "gasoline" scent, maybe Comme des Garcons Tar or Garage.

>>17815037
Thx, will try one day.

>>17814966
I love this fragrance because of exactly that. In the air it smells like a woodier Black Afgano but up close it smells like a "sweet" asshole.

>>17815024
Neon Sunset by Xyrena

>>17814746
That'd be green, not earthy. Earthy is more like dirt

>>17814951
Jicky and mitsouko both smell like sex tk me

>>17815024
try wearing Fahrenheit, dry down is this

I smelled pic rel at a shopping mall some weeks ago to know what its DNA was like.
I bought CdNIM (edt) and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was NOT hype: it really smelled as I remembered Aventus did.
I've been using it daily since I bought it. It's been over a week so I'm pretty used to it.
Today, I returned to the same shopping mall and smelled Aventus again, and I can confirm it smelled the FUCKING same. To be perfectly accurate, Aventus had lost some of its power by the time I left the shopping mall (10 min.), while CdN can last the whole day (12h+).
My stupid naggign brain keeps telling me the original is better and that I should ditch the clone, although I know that logically and empirically makes no sense. My question is: can you be perfectly honest and tell me if it is worth it? What would I get out of Aventus that I'm not getting out of CdN other than the satisfaction of wearing "the real thing"?

>>17815141
Try Esencia EdP.

Thoughts on Eros EDP?

>>17815142
Is the edt as good or similar? I see it heavily discounted while edp can only find full price.

>>17815145
I wore it all through my teenage years due to its aesthetic, which seems to be what appeals to you. I say go for it, I don't regret it.

>>17815147
No, EDT is a classic fougere (old school and pretty popular in spain in the 80s and 90s) EDP is basically aventus, imo with better quality.

>>17815158
>>17815147
Also, I understand your doubt, I don’t know why Loewe turned the edp into a flanker when they have absolutely nothing in common despite having the same name.

1) Dior Homme 2020
2) Prada L'Homme
3) Terre D'Hermes

that's it if you wear anything else kill yourself

>>17815161
lol dior homo

>>17815161
>>17815169
Kek

Why are parfumo users so fucking atrocious? This isn't even half of the review

>>17815160
$130 sounds like a lot for a Spanish fragrance. Maybe after testing I would consider. But can’t imagine it being better than something like Dior homme

>>17815194
What reading Joyce does to a mfer

>>17814251
>>17814365
Thanks for the review, I decided I'm going try some of the ASAQ perfume oils when I have some extra money

>>17814999
Awful, I threw out the sample

I need a sample or dupe of Opus X please god I NEED IT

>>17815203
>for a Spanish fragrance
lmao american ignorance. you say spanish like that’s a problem
130 is a lot for a designer fragrance of any country, prices in usa are a joke.

>>17815194
German autism.

>>17814783
Ah. You made me remeber my ex. Haven't had a single gf since her, back in 2012.
Whenever I put this babyboomer cheap shit she went wild.
One time when I was at the lab with the hot teacher in her late twenties she paused class to ask who was wearing the frag that smelled like manly men.
Nowadays I wear mostly Tom Ford. NOBODY COMPLIMENTS EVER.

>>17815258
>ASAQ perfume oils
I know nothing of Abdul Samad Al Qurashi, are they expensive? Are they even more "premium" and "prestigious" than Swiss Arabian?

>>17815298
>Haven't had a single gf since her, back in 2012.
I sincerely hope this isn't gonna be me. I squandered it all.

>>17815141
Read The Ghost Perfumer, after that you will hate Creed and will have no problem using clones.

reminder to use the other thread after this hits bump limit
>>17811460
>>17811460
>>17811460

>SOTD: Nasomatto Fantomas

>>17815194
a lot of them try to write their reviews as stories or poems, very gay. a lot of the nuances get lost in translation too. but there are some very good reviewers, just gotta know who shares your taste.

>>17815298
>Caesars Man
Absolute madman, sadly the new formulation only lasts for 2min.
But one of the best Drakkar Noir alternatives.

>>17815551
What a dumbass.

>>17815285
I was only kitten. I like Spaniards. I found it for $130/100ml and $160/150ml on a canary island website. Is it cheaper in mainland Spain/Europe? go to Gran Canaria and Europe a few times a year.

>>17815194
kek

I'm putting together a sample pack for my gf any recs? She already has and really likes diptyque do son, Tom Ford black orchid, byredo 1996, Cartier must and anything with a lot of amber

>>17811830
>favorite frags that I own and use regularly is Dior Sauvage and Dior Fahrenheit.
Which Sauvages do you own? Which do you like more?