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Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>17837302
garbage as always

>>17837309
same as you, anon

>>17837314
insanely retarded

Opinions on this? Also, what are some good autumn/winter cheapies that aren't too sweet?

>>17837299
>>17837302
These are so bad, needs a new one with actual fragrances that don't suck

>>17837321
just tried it out 3 hours ago, its fine, base is kinda boring, but overall good. in terms of longevity and sillage it isnt that great
>>17837324
>>17837309
im pretty sure you are allowed to post pics (like your own frag chart) to this thread no? its very easy, just post it to every new thread and make sure to mention in the post its meant for retards only

>>17837324
feel free to create new charts, they will most probably stick if they're good enough

>>17837341
totally braindead

What is the closest men's cologne to Moresque Oroluna, but more priced (Under $200)

https://www.moresqueparfumshop.com/product-page/oroluna

Validate me I have no idea what I just bought, k thanks

Thoughts on Lalique Ombre Noir? Btw, could anybody suggest a website where I can order samples/decants of Lalique fragrances? Samples would need to be delivered to a West-Europe country.

>>17837408
Very safe, beginner choices.
>Pour Homme
Good for hot weather and the office.
>London
Very nice winter fragrance, perfect for the cozy holiday season.
>Eros
Projects like a beast, it's a party fragrance made for nights out.
>The One
It's a date fragrance, it's meant to be smelled during intimacy.

Vintage perfumes are the final step. Don't waste money on niche.

Some ombre noir bottles available on ebay from a Canadian discounter for like $60 right now. If you want the actually good fragrance from the encre noir family jump on this, its discontinued and was mostly sold in the middle east.
This is what og spice bomb wishes it was

>>17837408
Yawn, its all nice and everyone will like them. But it doesn't impress a discerning perfume hipster like me.

>>17837528
Buy a few ml of Australian grown santalum album oil, not to be confused with Australian sandalwood oil and enjoy true vintage sandalwood luxury.
This is the real deal, smells just like the stuff the used to load up vintage perfumes with. Even better buy a small bottle for now and a 30ml bottle to keep sealed for a decade or two to age.
https://www.edenbotanicals.com/sandalwood-plantation-grown.html

>>17837542
Red pill me on aging sandalwood

>>17837542
holy autism

whats the point of buying raw material oils bro

I bought Creed Royal Oud a month ago and love it. Been getting compliments. Had a lady behind me at a football game tell me I smelled amazing, asked me what cologne I was wearing, and forced her husband to write it down.

Just picked this up. Loved it in the store but not sure now. Thoughts?

>>17837661
I like that one. Wish it weren’t so expensive. But inspiring me to dab from my decant tonight.

>>17837678
Keep packing on, try in store again 1 or 2 more times, then return or keep?

>>17837535
ty

>>17837678
post-purchase depression. you thought you were buying more than just scented alcohol

>>17837678
Smells like pickles to me, I don’t get the hype. Return it if you ask me

>>17837678
good shit, I‘m a fan

What is the deal with sweet smells? I'm not trying to be an annoying cunt or troll, I just don't understand how people don't get headaches being around / wearing YSL Y or Prada Luna Rossa.

>>17837829
I feel that bro. I don't know how Bleu de Chanel is so popular either, same with YSL Y, they're almost sickly sweet. Can't stand it.

>>17837678
>>17837781
could you describe your experience in the store more? why did you like it there and not anymore later?

If Davidoff Cool Water was the original aquatic, what's the 'final' or peak aquatic?

>>17837829
By being a noselet and brainlet, because friends and youtube influencer hype certain things people will eat it up.

>>17837894
Davidoff Cool Water

>>17837894
for the market, it was acqua di gio, as that became the most copied aquatic by far

>>17837873
Salesman was good. Went in asking for an alternative to Armani Code. He gave me more options than I could mentally process. The Chanel was the last scent he showed me.

Think I’m going back to swap for Tom Ford Leather.

Would Mancera cedrat boise be a good alternative to something like Chanel Allure homme sport or Versace pour homme or is it too dark? Can't find it in stores to test it. I want a citrus fragrance that's more to it than just stereotypical citrusy

>>17837661
Very crude.

>>17837678
Eau de rien

>>17837974
Cedrat Boise sucks, it smells cheap and amateurish. One of the most overhyped scents out there, no one would care if it wasn't mildly similar to aventus.
Try Terre d'Hermes or Dior homme 2020 / sport.

>>17838029
>terre d'hermes
Most overrated fragrance in modern history

>>17837970
Tom ford makes incomplete perfumery. If you want a good leather get knize ten or bandit.

SOTD Loewe Solo Origami

my first perfume ever , Sauvage Elixir, is on the way
i am so excited, I feel like im growing up as a man

>>17838079
You are off to a truly horrible start. You should have started with at least a month of mindful study of the Turin Guide (both versions) before committing to a perfume. Although well done on refering to it as a perfume instead of "frag", "cologne" or, god forbid, "aftershave".

>>17837661
Yes, Royal Oud make you smell like an european royal. It's actual a cedar scent, not oud. I mostly enjoy europeans woods over arabian oud.

>>17838083
that whole research would just make me overthink and waste time
this whole topic should not be so complicated, its a fucking thing that you spray on yourself to smell nicer lol
so I just started with something to test, and I will adjust over time even if Elixir is a "horrible" start

Got a bottle of pour un homme de Caron and have been wearing it for about a month now. I love this scent the first hour or so it smells super strong spicy lavender and then it turns into this musky vanilla that stays on your skin for about 6-8 hours. If you spray it on your clothes the lavender notes stay for 10hours+. I sprayed it on my clothes the other evening and could still smell it on them in the morning

>>17838088
Some of us are interested in perfumery as an artform. Please stick to buying aftermarket or second hand bottles so you don't encourage the perfume houses to produce more inane swill, thank you.

>>17838090
yeah I get it , you are small unachiever so this stupid shit is all you got to feel grand and feed your ego
if you had any decency left you would not label Elixir as horrible but no, your ego could not handle to be honest for a second , so you had to hate on one of the best fragrances there is only because its popular and everyone knows about
so you need to act arrogant in your stupid special club of pathetic maggot men

How close is armaf craze to pegasus? I could buy 100ml for 20 bucks instead of getting a 2ml pegasus decant for 15.

>>17838104
Very.

>overpriced smelly water
no thanks

paying 10-15 bucks for ~60 sprays decant of some premium luxury perfume is not a bad deal
i mean how often do you wear it anyways

>>17838079
>>17838088
>>17838094
lol, lmao, rofl even

>>17838104
Dupes are good for what they are. Smelling like designer scent daily.

>>17838094
Please capitalise your posts properly when you post at me.

This is hands down the best tobacco/vanilla/leather fragrance of all time

>>17838142
Why bother when some of the best perfumes ever committed to bottle can be had for relatively small amounts of cash?

Most overrated house in your opinion?

Just got these two - my first fragrance ever. The EDT smells nice to me but doesn't last. EDP last longer, like it as well, though felt it was too sweet at first. Okay choices? Any other recommendations?

>>17838220
Creed by a fucking mile. Then , areej le dore

>>17838220
either Mancera or Montale
the luxe brands like MFK are at least competently made by professional perfumers instead of pulled-out from god knows where

>>17838090
Where does one sell “barely used” cologne?

>>17838248
The Souk Ma Deeq on Parfumo.

>>17838023
>Very crude
Filtered noselet.

>>17838215
Sorry, wrong picture.

>>17838261
i dont get it
why would you want to smell on tobacco?
i mean then just start smoking right? why buying expensive smelly water

>>17838270
What you are describing is cigarettes, not tobacco

>turdie still upset no one likes his retarded frag purchase

lmao, at least change the way you type retard

>>17838277
Who are you talking about, quote him I wanna make fun of that pajeet too

>>17838220
Xerjoff by a mile, including Casamorati

>>17837408
>Eros
Used to be a really under the radar scent for young guys a few years ago. Now it's fairly common.
Imagine a sweet green apple. It's a good scent for the warmer months. Strong projection.
>London
Christmas in a bottle. Okay projection and definitely a fall/winter scent.

Only two I've tried. I'd say you did good, champ.

>>17838308
Ive only tried Naxos but it floored me. I want to try more of theirs

>>17838090
You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

>>17838322
lol what a retard

>>17838220
probably Roja, Creed or some other house along the aspirational/masstige/overpriced line
MFK is a low risk (= safe and boring) house for rich people but their frags are not bad and their pricing is okay as well imo (also they sell 35ml bottles which is a very big plus in my book)

>>17838088
>this whole topic should not be so complicated, its a fucking thing that you spray on yourself to smell nicer lol
well, you do you, sauvage elixir is not a bad choice for fall/winter in itself but you will smell like all the other indian/gypsy/show-off guys who also did not bother to research this topic

>>17838322
naxos is nice and they have some good frags but the whole house is incredibly overpriced and not very exciting
>inb4 lol jerkoff
see below

>>17838324
lol fag

>SOTD: PdN Bois Bélize Intense

>>17838326
>well, you do you, sauvage elixir is not a bad choice for fall/winter in itself but you will smell like all the other indian/gypsy/show-off guys who also did not bother to research this topic
so you are telling me that , as a pure beginner i should not go for the common popular perfume but to actually spend months researching the topic I dont know anything about until I decide to start with some obscure perfume which is /fa/ approved? lol i love my time too much to do this autistic shit
i am autistic about other stuff tho

>>17838326
why are you wearing an actual good perfume like BBI? stick to jerkoff since you like it so much.

>>17838079
>guys please validate my purchase
>>17838331
>but also i dont care enough to do any research on the topic and also i think anyone who does is autistic
why even bother posting here honestly

>>17838337
projecting hard
who hurt you when you have to prove yourself here of all places
ON A FUCKING SMELLY ALCHOHOL WATER GENERAL

Asking for a rec
>23M
>Winter
>Sub $100 USD for a 100ml, really ideally under $75.
>Fan of Orientals and Gourmand frags, and don't really care for leather
Just looking for something to wear on dates.
I've been wearing Versace the dreamer recently at the office, I like the scent but it has weak projection on my skin. Maybe I'm just noseblind to it now.

>>17838339
if the topic of this general is so beneath you why are you here? fuck off

>>17838331
Sauvage elixir is a good fragrance, don't give a fuck about the pretentious posters here.

And Im probably the most autistic person in this thread about fragrances. Ordered a pure sandalwood + Thai oud oil yesterday for as much money as the last purchases of all the thread posters this month combined.

>>17838350
lol what a fag

>>17838331
>months

Try hours. The same time you're wasting here being butthurt.

>>17838350
based

>>17838335
i don't like Xerjoff, only Naxos (which i got a full bottle of) and maybe Torino21 (but only because i'm kinda had a mint phase during the summer) - ironically both of them are pretty cheap for the house
not planning on getting anything else from them

>>17838339
cope and seethe, newfriend

>>17838352
no u
also totally braindead and insanely retarded

>>17838350
How much did you spend on it? Can you appreciate it/ understand it enough where it's actually worth buying or are you just trying to flex on poorfags?

>>17838354
how am I butthurt?
i am genuinely excited about my first ever perfume and you are the pretentious assholes who tried to kill that for me
i mean how fucking sad your lives must be

>>17837593
>Red pill me on aging sandalwood
It gets old it smells better, as long as you store it at room temperature and don't expose it to excess heat.
>>17837657
>whats the point of buying raw material oils bro
Generally you are correct that there is no reason to buy random raw materials, however, sandalwood oil smells amazing on its own. Put a few drops on your chest/wrists/neck and you smell fantastic. Give it a shot, its like $30 for a couple ml of the good stuff.

>>17838359
>jerkoff and sauvage
LMFAO, what a bitch
>>17838361
we didnt try to ruin anything for you, you shoved your garbage in our faces and we responded accordingly. eat shit.

>>17838259
Creed makes extremely crude perfumery, it's widely noted not only by me.

>>17838323
Don't post in this thread again, also apologise.

>>17838361
>pretentious assholes who tried to kill that for me
says the biggest bitchboy in the whole fucking thread (yeah, even bigger than >>17838365) crying about salty comments on 4chan of all places, go home and cry to your mommy, noone here cares about you

>>17838365
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>17838361
I'm sorry someone gave you an opinion that you don't agree with. Maybe the fragrance subreddit would be more to your liking.

>>17838365
>>17838369
>i post 1 post
> REE YOU SHOVED YOUR INFERIOR TASTE UPON MY GLORIOUS EGO
literally kys incels
there is no perfume in the world that can cure you of your bitterness and pettiness

>>17838373
>crying incel
rofl
>>17838369
why bother buying stuff from a house as good as nicolai when you’re too retarded to differentiate between it and fucking sauvage anyways

>>17838373
babby's first visit on 4chan went really well
cry us a river, newfriend

>>17838223
Why are you asking if they’re OK choices after you bought them?

>>17838331
I really like Sauvage Elixir, I said it earlier but it’s one of my favorite fragrances but just a bit too expensive for me to justify right now anyway. It’s not that I can’t afford it, but it’s that I’d feel like I’m wasting spraying it for that price.

>>17838360
A few thousands , also considering getting a few grams of kynam wood and a heater

And a bit of both. I have the money , I love oud and this is the basically the highest quality oud oil money can buy right now , even if it's overpriced as fuck

>>17838377
i know the difference, you giant faggot
the bottle of sauvage elixir is blue and the PdN bottles are see-through with a golden cap

>>17838382
most probably for validation

>>17838363
>pure oil
Sounds awesome, I’ve never smelled it before though so I don’t know if I’d like it. What frag would you recommend me try to see it I’d like it, or how else can I smell pure sandalwood oil?

>>17838387
how often do you put it on?
i thought most people put it on once a week

>>17838389
you aren’t as funny as you think you are

>>17838396
Depends on your skin, you’re really only gonna need one spray or two MAX if you ask me. I mostly apply frags right before I go out if it’s for social events or work etc. It probably is gonna last on your skin maybe half a day.

>>17837297
Why do you buy fragrances again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again

Around 2018 I thought I should smell good and started lurking. Eventually I got some safe buys and started sampling to avoid splurging like a retard
Since then, all I've worn is:

Prada L'Homme (work, general use)
Dior Homme Cologne (hot)

And i really love both.
I had a bottle of Musc Ravageur for around a year but got rid of it because it ended up being hard to wear, even though it was great.
So no cold weather or night time fragrance, just good old Prada L'Homme for that. I always think a full bottle for night time would be too much since my climate is generally warm.
Pic related is what I sampled so far, in a country where niche perfumery is inaccessible (not just expensive, really hard to get). So a house that is not-so-niche is key for me. It was hard to find an MDCI sample for example.

I feel ready to buy two of:
MFK Grand Soir
MMM Jazz Club
PdM Carlisle

You guys pick which one is out. Tips are also welcome

>>17838363
>Give it a shot, its like $30 for a couple ml of the good stuff.

>Good sandalwood oil
>For 30 bucks

Just no, impossible

>>17837408
All very safe, not so bad. The thing is you could have sampled all of these at the mall easily and you probably could have even brought a few mini-samples home to try for a few days, so you spent nearly $75 when you could have spent zero dollars instead.

>>17837528
I have a few vintage bottles. I don't know if you'd consider Eternity from like 2007 to be vintage but it is kind of old now. Also have some 80s vintage Dali pour Homme. It's nice but not really my style. I did fall for a /frag/ meme and I got a vintage bottle of Quorum from ~1993. I've fallen for a few memes here (the worst was Jovan Musk) but my vintage Quorum is probably my favorite fragrance in my collection. It's a beautiful fragrance. It opens with a bit of sharpness and it's got a resinous base that reminds me of incense. It's a great scent on blustery overcast cool days.

I just feel bad about using it sometimes since it's vintage and therefore irreplaceable in a way. I love vintage stuff but I prefer buying something I know they still make. I have a new bottle of Quorum that's not the same at all, it smells like bubblegum. Maybe I'll check back on it and see if it's aged and improved at all.

>>17837678
I'm a big fan of this one but the longevity just isn't that great, it becomes a skin scent quickly.

>>17837781
Also, this. Maybe I'm just projecting but sometimes you buy something imagining what it'll be like to use it, like you're wearing this fragrance on the perfect day with movie clips playing in your mind, but in reality it's just a fragrance, lol

>>17838401
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>17838421
they smell good and their scent makes me feel good

>>17838434
Ok. But why buy if you won't use the whole thing? Your collections can last lifetimes!

>>17838378
kek

>>17838396
I wear perfume everyday and will often reapply different perfumes throughout the day depending on mood and circumstance. Sometimes I will just spray it in the air or on a strip to enjoy.

>>17838425
>PdM Carlisle
drop this, all three listed frags are mid but at least the other two are priced normally
check out Tauer's ACDD if you like LDDM but find it hard to wear, it's good for spring/summer nights and fall/winter in general

>>17838450
same here

>>17838439
see above, my collection is not small but i tend to buy smaller bottles and wear perfume almost every day, sometimes i sample them for fun, etc.

>>17838425
Grand Soir is much better than the other 2 imo, but I'd keep Carlisle for compliments. I like Lost Cherry too and it would fit for the same use cases

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin′ for a substitution
~Ooooouuuuh~ healin' my heart′s confusion
~Ooooouuuuh~ been lookin' for a substitution
But there ain't no one replacing you

>>17838425
Speaking of MFK Grand Soir. How does it compare to Gaultier2? Is it just a more refined less synthetic version of basically the same scent?

>>17838270
Raw tobacco has a distinct smell, dried up tobacco does too. There is a world of difference between burnt cigarettes and the tobacco you can smell in a cigar.
Whenever I have extra cash I smoke cigars. It's a great experience.
>>17838220
Creed.

Finally, some good shit. Marlou poudrextase smells non-generic. Gives me "feminine grunge" vibes, it's not sterile and straightforward, you feel the controversy in it. Like a false note during a live concert instead of a studio record. Something's wrong about it but right at the same time.

Has anyone tried both Vetiver Gris and Fat Electrician and how similar they are?

>>17837321
it's worth having a 1 oz bottle just to try it out, it's an amazing scent but as others say, it's performance kinda blows.

fresh spicy, and a subtle sweetness that balances out the bitter tobacco note. there's some cinnamon and leather in the background but neither note stands out. base definitely has a clean musk, but it's not a soap/dryer sheet vibe, it's just clean - i think the leather, tobacco keeps it from smelling like laundry like so many other musks out there.

as for the performance, i just wore it today and sprayed THE FUCK out of myself. the atomizer is strange , it gives a lot of juice but you can't control the spray so i end up doing like "half sprays" so it's hard to get enough out of the atomizer even though it's not bad. so i spray like 5 half-sprays on each of my forearms, and then i do like 8-10 full sprays on my collar/upper chest area so that i can still smell the fresh-spicy mid throughout the day. Then after my arms are dry , i did another 5 or so half-sprays on my forearms again.

Went to work, still wasn't a monster projector. at 3 hour mark i think my scent bubble was gone. Without spraying like Jeremy, you won't even get a scent bubble. The smell is so refreshing and good, i had an older female coworker that complains that fragrances give her a headache tell me she caught a whiff of it, and it smelled really good. It's 6 hours later after i sprayed and I'm getting that clean musky fresh vibe still on my skin. without spraying this much, i don't even think i ever noticed this fragrance even had a prominent musk in the base, but it's definitely there.

to summarize, it's a unique amazing scent, but you have to - bare minimum spray at least 5-6 full sprays plus a shit ton on clothes to get longevity or any kind of projection. you'll have to decide if 40 bucks is a good price point for you keeping how much juice you actually have to use to get noticed in mind.

>>17837829
how is luna rossa sweet, it's a lavender bomb?

>>17838569
i find it hard for another vetiver to smell like Fat Electrician without explicitly being a dupe

>>17838029
is it true, joseph abboud black linen smells like terre d'hermes ?

can't find it anywhere. why do these shitty perfume houses finally knock it out of the park, then stop making their only good product?

>>17838077
this super green? can i get quick rundown?

>>17838248
try basenotes, they have a thread on this kidn of stuff i think

>>17838032
nah it's the things /frag/ likes that are overrated. also niche is for reddit faggot soys

>>17838425
I would still buy Coromandel at current prices. One of the best patchoulis, lasts all day.

>>17838326
>
everyone shits their pants over 40 knots

>>17838612
Super green, fougerey but not too lavendery. Kind of halfway between a classic fougere and a fresh green spicy. Very potent strengthwise

>>17838511
i think i saw someone comparing ted lapidus altimir to gaultier2 or am i drunk

>>17838643
Nope, that's correct. Never tried it myself but they are pretty similiar though Altamir has a pretty weak perfomance. I was asking because both are francis kurkdijan frags with very similiiar notes and I'm looking for a "better" version of G2.

>>17838248
Facebook groups - at least in Aus

>>17838425
I saw -100 and for some reason assumed it was a mancera and it was

>>17838425
>Prada L'Homme

how liptsticky is it as compared to DHI?

is dark aquatic a category I should be looking at when searching for an aquatic smell for winter? something that reminds you of an icy landscape at night

>>17838634
i kinda don't
it's a good frag but still overpriced

>>17838686
more suitable for you would be dark autistic

>>17838662
I don't find it lipsticky at all. It's very different to DHI. Maybe a little powdery, but it's mostly white floral with citrus from neroli at the very opening and then it gets ambery towards the drydown.

>>17838368
I'm sorry you talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

I'm also sorry you keep regurgitating your lame and moronic "crude perfumery" take you just looove to trot out in these threads like you're some sort of enlightened nose. You choose to post stupid pretentious sounding shit like that instead of something like "I prefer more complex/layered scents to most of the Creed scents I've smelled" like a non retarded person would. That's why you talk like a fag.

As for your shit being all retarded, complexity is not equal to quality despite your dumb take. Any perfume aficionado/perfumer worth listening to would agree. It's like dismissing a painting because it doesn't have enough colors, or music because it doesn't have enough notes.

Maybe you should leave these threads and never come back, ass dick.

tl;dr, you're a stupid fagtard

>>17838774
You sound so unnecessarily angry. Tough day? Smoke some weed. Eat a good meal.

Molecule + Patchouli is so shitty and anemic. It just smells like green tea

Anyone who likes Gucci guilty absolute should try Bianchi lovers tale. Its like an animalic jasmine version of it

>>17838793
>Smoke some weed
ISHYGDDTS

>>17838793
>you mad

>Last defense of the retarded since 2003

Are you the fag with the stupid take, or some bigger moron who agrees with said stupid take?

Either way, is it tough to type with a dick in both hands? I know you're not using speech to text because of all the dick you chug.

fragrances always start smelling worse to me after a few months, no matter how good they are at the start. does anyone else have this experience? I don't understand how people wear the same scent for years without getting totally sick of it. FWIW I don't apply a ton of fragrance or wear it daily, and have about 7 or 8 very different and all generally "well respected" fragrances that this has happened with.

thoughts?

>>17838822
This is why I would never buy a 200ml, or even for a lot of frags 100ml is too much. If you don't rotate them I don't doubt you can get super sick of it.

>>17838830
yeah, I guess whenever I get a new one I just want to wear that and don't switch it up so much.

do you think it's better to rotate by taking a few weeks break from a fragrance, or more organically just switching it up on a wear to wear basis?

Should I avoid wearing anything stronger than EDT in university setting? So far I only have Savauge edt which I like, but it's getting colder here so I was considering something like Most Wanted or Le Male Elixir. Any suggestions or advice are welcome, im mostly after something warm, sweet and vanilla, maybe boozy and tobacco notes too.

why does make me smell like a grandpa?

>>17838853
It doesn't matter, there are no rules.
Le Male Le Parfum is a genuine modern classic and is a lot better than Elixir. Elixir is popular because of the TikTok/YT hype train. It does not have tobacco notes however.

>>17838866
>no rules
I wasn't worried about breaking rules I just don't know how crazy the projection or sillage is if I have to sit in a room with people for a couple hours, I was a little worried they might get annoyed if I smell obnoxiously loud. One of my classes is really small, like 30 people in a classroom

>>17838425
>Prada L'Homme (work, general use)
This is the one true GOAT fragrance that can be worn anywhere, been shilling this for years, day or night and any setting. It just smells fresh and clean. If I had to pick one fragrance for life, this would be it.

>>17838860
Because you’re an insecure zoomer and masculinity scares you. Sotd Guerlain vetiver.

>>17838844
Do you like eating the same breakfast everyday or switching it up? For me, I just eat and wear what I want. Everyday is a new day.

>>17838907
Not a zoomer, born on 1996. I bought a few frags from the chart. TDH smells awful. Eau des bavx is great.

>>17838844
I wear a fragrance depending on my mood, the weather, how long I'll be out, where I'm going, and what I'm doing. If conditions line up multiple days in a row and I wear the same fragrance I won't get tired of it as well. I've never worn anything for like a month straight or anything like that

What are your guy's fragrance "categories"? Like "work/social events/dates/day/night/seasons/sweet/spicy" etc?

>>17838802
Neither, you lovable doofus. I just feel sorry for you.

>>17838774
Creed makes very crude perfumery and trades on its fake history and association with footballers to impress third worlders and big four audit interns.

Not really what we are going for in these threads, sorry if that's causing you to have conniptions. Don't despair, if you stick around maybe you'll pick up some taste.

>>17838686
Yeah why not. Something like AdG Profondo or Lalique EN Sport? Maybe Dylan Blue.

>>17838853
Just don't spray too much. Elixir is great imo, i think it's bolder and better than Le Parfum. Great frag for relatively cheap if you don't mind the hype.

>>17838853
Warm sweet tobacco would be D&G the One edp

>>17838860
>>17838913
TdH smells like moldy orange to me most of the time.

vintagebros how are we doing tonight? I think it's time to pick up a fall fragrance. I already have quorum but something less green and more cinnamon spicy might be on the menu, but I'm not sure what to get yet

>>17839052
That's how it's supposed to smell my dude

>>17839058
Z-14 might be a good choice. Woody, citrusy cinnamon, made by the same genius that blessed us with yatagan. It's fleeting but cheap so you can spray a lot.

>>17838425
>PdM Carlisle
PdM is bland, overpriced shit. Don't buy it.

>>17838853
>Le Male Elixir

The cloying gourmand notes make it difficult to wear for me. Maybe as a date/evening frag? Not that I have any semblance of a social life. It does have tobacco notes though, don’t listen to the other guy.

>>17838308
This. They try to sell themselves as something high class, but it‘s actually pungent artificial smelling goyslop for nouveau riche fuckboys. Terrible stuff.

>>17839096
I've been trying this one lately, bought a sample after running out of a free sample of the regular montabaco. I have a hard time comparing the two. Intensivo feels a bit more airy and fresh, while regular felt a bit more peppery, aromatic and masculine.
I would like to buy a full bottle as it's a great fragrance that can be worn every day and doesn't have any offensive notes or notes that stick out. Just can't decide which one, might get a 50ml of each.

>>17838900
Based and true

>>17839077
I've wanted to try Z-14 for a while. Should I get a real vintage or is the new formulation still worth it?

>SOTD: Lalique Pour Homme (Equus)
i tend to forget that i have this frag, but it's pretty good and can be had for 25 bucks, good for spring/summer/fall, office/school friendly
my only gripe with it is its performance
main notes for me: some citrus, juniper, vetiver

I blind bought Azzaro most wanted because it was on sale on Amazon... I hope it's good, it seemed pretty like simple composition of notes but hopefully it's a situation where less is more

>>17839338
You spend 60 bucks on a blind buy instead of ordering a 4 buck decant?

>>17839351
Yeah, quick shipping and stuff was appealing, I guess we'll see how it plays out. I think Amazon is pretty lenient with returns anyways if I somehow hate the scent.
Honestly I could probably decant the whole bottle and replace it with water and send it back

Chatting with an asian tranny, should i hit it? Lusting for dick, ass and sensitive hormone nipples lately
>sotd Aventus

>>17839358
no one asked, coomer mutt

>>17839358
gross, shave your back you fucking gorilla freak, take a bath while you're at it

Had a dream where I received fragrances from some fragrance enthusiast that I've never smelled.
One was some dark green Azzaro Pour Homme (I know there's a green mint one, but this one was darker green) and it smelled extremely aromatic and herbaceous. I liked it. Another was Tom Ford Beau De Jour. Didn't like this one at all, smelled astringent in the dream. The last thing was a small piece of real musk gland from a musk deer suspended in some oil. Smelled animal-like, but less so than I expected.
Anyways, this was just my brain making some shit up. Beau de Jour probably smells fine IRL, and I have never smelled APH or any of it's flankers. The mind is a weird thing.

>>17839293
>my only gripe with it is its performance
yeah that's usually the catch with Lalique
except for Lion, that one is actually pretty strong

>>17839338
if you like generic sweet blob club fragrances, you might enjoy. not my thing personally, but it's what you'd expect by the bottle and name

>>17839397
I want to be cute and have girls tell me I smell delicious when we hug

>>17839287
New formulation is fine.

>>17839398
well stereotypically girls tend to like those types of fragrances, so you're fine

post OC

>>17839411
cool thanks
it's cheap enough to blind buy a small bottle but I'll see if I can maybe find it in a store to try it out first

>>17839398
Well, you just need to be attractive and not ugly. Girls will like your smell if you're hot even if you smell like sweat and piss.

>>17839684
I'm a tall and handsome white man in my mid 20s, so I'm pretty good in that regard. I mostly hangout with girls and we are pretty touchy feely so I wanted a comfy fall scent that will be like a warm embrace during movie night or whatever

>>17838392
>or how else can I smell pure sandalwood oil?
By buying some of course.
>>17838427
>Just no, impossible
Try it, its plantation grown in Australia (but its not Australian sandalwood, the indian stuff) prices are better because its not aged mysore 30 year old hidden stash! Hype stuff.
https://www.edenbotanicals.com/sandalwood-plantation-grown.html

>>17839796
If they deliver to Europe , I will order a few ml

>>17839742
Fornication is a grace offense to God

*grave
Repent

best patchouli frag?

>>17839824
psychedelique or coromandel

>>17839824
aromatics elixir
>>17839832
wrong

what's something like Burberry Brit but more modern and better performing?

>>17839125
stop replying to yourself, shiteating loser

>>17838352
>>17838354
>>17838365
cocksucking loser with shit taste

>>17839858
lmfao still crying a day later

>>17839858
>>17839948
None of you wear Montana Green, both of you have shit taste

>>17839960
no one cares about your faggy subpar IFFslop

What Zerjoff samples should I order?

>>17839992
lol jerkoff

>>17837408
eros and vph are must haves if you want fragrances that women actually like. you did well

>>17840007
roflmao what a bitch

Wearing NYI today. I give this another try every few months. It's fine, nice to wear something different for a change, but it doesn't live up to the memes. Cue condescending replies from people whose opinions on perfume are just regurgitated opinions by "icons"

>>17840011
no one cares cuh, get over yourself

>>17840011
You own a niche fragrance you only wear every few months? How big is your collection?

>>17840035
Yes? Decants exist. I would never buy a whole bottle of this stuff anyway but keeping a decant around is a nice way to remind myself not to take the turin cultists seriously. My "collection" of actual bottles is less than ten but I've got enough decants that there's plenty of stuff I only wear on rare occasions, mostly to remind myself of why it sucks and popular != good. Terre d'Hermes is another like that.

Gotcha, I realize some people consider owning a decant as owning the fragrance.

>>17840099
The word I used was "wearing" which carries no connotations about ownership at all. Do they not have decants in your country?

>>17840099
it counts you fucking retard. if i have a 10 ml decant i dont own the fragrance, but if i buy a 30 ml bottle of new york intense and i finish 20ml, i still have it?

Getting serious with a asian trans. Literally fantasizing about fucking her raw and cum in her ass.
A fragrance for this?

Getting serious with a asian trans. Literally fantasizing about fucking her raw and cum in her ass.
A fragrance for this?

>>17840321
something German, obviously, maybe one of the Rammstein fragrances

>>17840326
>Rammstein fragrances
Kek

>>17840321
CdG Concrete

>>17840314
Even half a ML counts as owning it?

>>17840376
nta but your insecurity is showing

Name a better vanilla fragrance


You cannot

>>17840390
as long as it doesn't have tonka, then i'll agree.

What does /frag/ think of cherry scents? I've been trying a lot of them because I rather like cherries. I've gone through lost cherry, cherry smoke, cherry punk, red d'amour and bendelirious, and I definitely get the best "just cherry" smell from red d'amour. I wouldn't really call bendelirious a cherry scent, but it is very fun/playful. I'm kind of disinterested in the tom ford line now, none of them really did anything for me. Any of you tried any of these and have different thoughts? Any experience with something I didn't list?

>>17840405
it's a desperate ploy to find something new

>>17840321
Jovan Musk for men. Dirty, musky, old school, and cheap.

>>17840390

Is Sand Desert At Sunset by Zara a good poorfag fragrance?

It got great reviews and has similar components to my "high fashion" favourites, YSL La Nuit de l'Homme and Guerlain l'Homme Ideal.

https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/Zara/sand-desert-at-sunset

>>17840448
>Zara
Zero performance

>>17840390
ANI

>>17840439
you're describing kiehl's musk for men. jovan musk for men smells like tabac original

>>17840474
Not true , but keep repeating shit you heard .

>>17840448
I had it and I sold it. Too synthetic for my taste .

Sunrise on the red sand dunes is pretty good from Zara. Also synthetic as hell but less annoying, try it.

Totally different profile tho

>>17840405
Have you tried Lorenzo Pazzaglia's Cherry Ink? I'm looking to try out his sea collection frags myself.

>>17840497
M'kay. Guess I will go with the YSL L'Homme again, even if it has negative performance, the scent itself is unsurpassed for me

The store got a fresh tester and it's the first time that I smelled the tabacco in guerlain vetiver. unfortunately it does not last too long, but I get the appeal

What would be your recommendations for a cold and unfriendly fragrance which doesn't smell repulsive nonetheless? For reference, encre noire is just disgusting, it's too unfriendly, even to the wearer. And incense-type frags are too warm.

>>17840621
Ganymede, as impersonal and alien as it can get, while still smelling good

>>17840631
I heard it was totally changed not so long ago so it's not the same anymore. Is that true?

>>17840621
other vetiver fragrances like grey vetiver or guerlain vetiver could do it for you
I think H24 can be a bit like that too if you want some modern designer that isn't vetiver-focused

>>17840639
Too earthy and oldman-ish. Especially grey vetiver. Vetiver in general is good but not on its own.

>>17840643
There's always Terre d'hermes and platinum egoiste

>>17840644
Somehow still didn't get a change to try those mainstream ones. Thanks.

>>17840621
>>17840639

Definitely a noselet, but what’s your opinion on smoke and tar? I don’t think they smell bad, but they’re certainly not welcoming imo, so several of BeauFort’s frags would qualify, imo.

Not sure if you’re thinking H24 EdT or EdP, but EdT isn’t particularly unwelcoming to me, just… greenish. The banana note in the middle also made me laugh.

I need to go back to my Ganymede sample and test it some more. I couldn’t decide about it after a few weeks and moved on to other samples.

>>17840653
>>17840644

>>>17840660
TdH is not going to smell cold or unfriendly to most people, it’s very pleasant and widely enjoyed.

Obvi differing opinions exist, but generally speaking in the minority.

>>17840644
>platinum egoiste
he said “doesn’t smell repulsive”

>>17840638
Where did you hear that, because I didn't.

>>17840667
it is pleasant, but also regarded as a "professional" smelling fragrance, so there's gotta be some austerity there. sounds worth a shot if anon finds encre noire too weird and grey vetiver too old school

>>17840660
Depends on how much smoke and of what kind. Tom ford oud wood is an example of a "bad" kind of smoke to me.
But is it this ganymede you guys are talking about? https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Marc-Antoine-Barrois/Ganymede-54720.html

>>17840678
Yeah, I think "professional" or "formal" is the right word to describe what I'm going for.

>>17840679
Yes, sample it first tho

Just tried CdG 2. Shit's insane. I feel like i'm way out of my depth to even attempt to give my noselet newfag opinion on it. Smells like nothing I've ever tried before. I don't even know enough notes to properly describe this shit. I would never have guessed it was released in 1999. Seems way ahead of it's time, even now. There's a lot of different shit I'm getting at the same time: Tea bag, nutmeg, aldehydes, cinnamon, lipstick in additon to stuff that I lack the ability to describe. Getting lot of contradictons too; warm and cold, sweet and spicy. Almost like i'm smelling an entire fragrance circle. Mindblowing schizophrenic shit. I don't know if I "like" it but it's insanely addicting.

>>17840669
what's repulsive about it?

La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu Électrique status: ordered

>>17840621
castoreum tincture, murkwood, yatagan, bogart signature. in that order.
>>17840660
not him but birch tar centered frags are often too much. no perfume by the zoo, midnight stag by chiseled face, hyde by hiram green and alpha by g-parfum are good ones with birch tar.

>>17840719
don't ever buy cdg2
you'll fall in love with it and buy a bottle and then cry yourself to sleep knowing it doesn't last very long
I still buy it anyway

>>17840739
Damn, I thought I was getting anosmic to it since I've literally been sitting down with my forearm in my face for the better part of two hours.

>>17840745
I've been looking for a stronger CdG2 alternative for years
I've yet to find anything that isn't the overpriced ass Nasomatto bullshit

>>17839824
Patchouli Elixir Reminiscence

>>17840730
how does it compare to regular LNDLH?

>>17839839
shut the hell up

>>17840782
Well, the status is "ordered", not "tested"

From what Ive read, its more durable (definitive plus), but also more fresh (arguable minus)

>>17840789
nigga you bought it without even trying it?

>>17840792
I ran through like five bottles of the original LNDLH and read its very similar, so ... yeah, lets try

>>17839824
I fucking love patchouli, perfect for some all black core.
Comme des Garçons - Rouge

>>17838860
The EdT smells like sun-heated slate/stone with spices added in. Nothing grandpa about it

Is there such a thing as too many frags? I already have around 20 (slowly collected over a few years) and there are 50 more I want to get.

>>17840843
Yes, 10 max are enough, any more fragrances in your collection will be dust collectors

>>17840722
smells like pickles

>>17840782
Very similar, almost identical. Just a hint more lavender and freshness.

>>17840846
what's worse to me: they are probably going to be very similar. I categorised those that I experience similarly into groups and the plan is to get another from the group once the first runs out.
Even then, 10 frags of 100ml should last you for 20 years, no?

>>17840846
>>17840872
The way I see it, variety is the spice of life. I'm liable to wear a different frag each day of the week, just keeping in the bounds of season and occasion. This is how I approach watches as well.

>>17840913
I have around 50 fragrances and hundreds of 10-20ml decants. I mostly wear only 10 fragrances frequently, that i really enjoy.
The other ones smells nice, i like them, but i'm not really in love with them.
Every now and then i revisit some scents and decants, it's fun to smell them out of curiosity.

>>17838907
Bugspray is masculine?

>>17840788
sorry you were incorrect. coromandel is good. but not aromatics elixir good.

i feel like 1 dab on the wrists is too much even - people really do 2+ sprays onto body?

>>17841006
how do i know if im annoying people with too much smell vs actually getting some good smellability

>>17841006
Are implying all frags have the same longevity, projection and silage? Are you retarded?

>>17840929
Post photo of your collection

>>17841006
I feel like one shot of everclear is too much even - people really do 2+ beers into mouth?

Has anyone ever tried Capucci pour Homme? I'm thinking of getting a vintage bottle

>>17840929
what are the main 10?

>>17840749
kek, stop being poor
>SOTD: Nasomatto Blamage

>>17838425
I bought a 6.8oz of Grand Soir and I don't regret it. One of my favorites. Makes a great base for layering if you're into that, too. Haven't smelled the other two, so I can't arbitrage between the three, but I really can't reccomend Grand Soir enough.

>>17840395
What's wrong with tonka, bruv? You not tough enough?

why do perfumes have the same scent

like if you smell REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY old perfumes from like your grandpa that have gone bad they've got this STANK

and I can smell it in brand new perfumes. Like wtf. what is it

>>17837302
Beginner Frag. I bought the entire center and they all smell like shit. Yall are all fags that smell like self-concious Arabs

you do not smell "good". Everyone you walk passed is like "why the fuck did he put on so much stank". You are spending your entire lives smelling like outlet plugs and I pitty you

Should I cop?

>>17840390
Shalimar and Caron pour un homme. I wore Caron pour un homme sport today. Nice fresh minty rendition of the original

I work at a mall and every day I tried a new fragrance from the local fragrance shop on my skin. I tried the meme essentials that /frag/ loves, here are my opinions about them:

>Dior Fahrenheit
Opening really does smell like gasoline, dries down to a lovely mix of citrus, jasmine and lavender. 10/10
>Encre Noire
Not a fan of the strong vetiver. Reminds me of a muddy forest. This is probably a great reference fragrance but it's not for me. 6/10
>Dior Homme Intense
This smells like lipstick and really does smell like an old lady's handbag, don't see the appeal. 5/10
>Terre d'Hermes
Really does smell like I'm seeing described, zesty woody citrus. Great citrus scent but I feel it lacks that something special. 8/10
>Spicebomb
This is much better than the Extreme variant and it's a lot more spicy. Strong cinnamon note. 8/10

Next paycheck I'm buying Fahrenheit.

Order came in today:
Dunhill for Men 1934: definitely not my cup of tea, but pretty interesting nonetheless. Initially has a bit of urinal cake (maybe the carnation?), but is drying down to something mild woody spicy. Will try again, see how things go.
Lalique pour Homme EDP: Fucking fantastic. Wood and lavender, with a little powder down below. Absolutely incredible, and definitely coming into the rotation immediately.

Anybody try the new YSL Myself? I been getting a lot of IG ads to sign up and receive a free sample from the actual YSL official blue checkmark account on IG, but I'm paranoid so I haven't signed up.

>>17823594
Imagine working in the Chinese factory that makes this, just coming home every night after a long day in the fart juice smell factory smelling like fart, and it eventually gets baked into your hair and skin and you live a life constantly smelling like farts.

A nightmare for some, a dream for others.

>>17841335
Fahrenheit is all I got right now, only 10/10 that I love wearing
o7

>>17841507
It’s at literally every mall ever

>>17840390
Shalimar Vanilla Planifolia

>>17840802
this broad looks old as hell, especially next to that inner city youth
just look at her mouth. damn

>>17841548
It's Avril bro

>>17841278
Did you like it when you tried it?

>>17841368
>Lalique pour Homme EDP: Fucking fantastic
yeah, it's very nice. probably my favorite of the woody barbershop scents like Zino or Heritage. it's softer and more laid-back than the others, maybe a bit more modern-smelling.

>>17841507
I haven't smelled it, but I haven't seen a new major designer release get this much hate in a long time. can't say it surprises me, L'oreal owned YSL is a creatively bankrupt zombie of a house, so it makes sense that a brand new release by them would be soulless utterly generic slop that smells like it was generated by an AI

New tauer, also a 1000 limited edition. Playing to that fomo shit like all other artisans are doing lately. I fucking hate this mother fuckers

>>17841690
ehhhh
let's hope it smell good at least

>>17841699
Are you blind buying 220 euros for 50ml fragrance to find out?

>>17841690
>designers make generic copy and paste shit and endless, useless flankers
>"niche" has just become a marketing term for brands with really high profit margins
>independents play the limited edition FOMO game
looks like you really can't win with the modern perfume industry

>>17841190
kek what is this, a wannabe Chanel Pour Monsieur?

>>17841699
probably not, i would have bought a tester a 5ml bottle but those are not on sale
the price is also meh, considering the fact that ACDD costs 170 EUR and LADAS (my favorite) only 130...

>>17841712
He is offering no samples or miniatures this time. Really acting like other retards in the industry trying to milk their fans

>>17841713
yeah, i guess the only winning move is not to play along

Well bros, i guess i fucked my first TS. Thought fucking someones ass wouldn't give me that stimulus. But shit, i was near exploding really fast. Nice. Also trans are more passionate about anal, dick and dick sucking. Someone could erect a theory in which bio women are fucking boring.
Also the aspect to fucking and degrading a guy turned me on as hell.
Sotd Al Rehab Dakar, needed some spices for this man on man action.

>>17841718
lol, what's next for you?

>>17841726
Amything further would be too gay

>>17841277
thank you for sharing your wisdom with us, anon

>>17841718
Cool. Where did you find her?

>>17841732
That was already as gay as if can get , you are bi dude, admit it

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>>17841690
cool bottle