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Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

>>17884071
Oof. Op here, how do I delete my thread?

twenty sprays of Kouros on my cock. simple as.

>>17884048
not that anon, but H24 is nice, kudos to Hermés for not putting out the same blue slop year after year
smells more or less like freshly ironed shirts (EdT) and/or unripe bananas (EDP) in an unironically good way, don't blind buy as your mileage may vary
EDT for spring/summer, EDP for fall/winter imo, office friendly

>>17884075
go fuck yourself

>>17884077
Is that what your boyfriend wears?

>>17884076

Why is Montale included in the chart if the mere mention of it makes everyone ITT pinch their nose from the incoming chemical spill?

>>17884063
Post your fall/winter rotations. Here's mine.

>>17884101
What's wrong, u scared of the trex?

>>17884077
>kudos to Hermés for not putting out the same blue slop year after year
agreed, I like that they're staying as the "odd one out" designer with their own house style

>>17884103
it's very strong and I only wear it on the coldest of winter days.

Spicebomb Extreme vs Night Vision

>>17884101
nice collection bro. I think we have similiar taste, I love LADM and NYI and Rougue, pretty sure I'm eventually buying a bottle of both. kekked at trex.
SOTD Fahrenheit

>>17884101
I'll post my spring rotation instead, can't be arsed to take a new photo right now
just imagine the Cerruti and Neroli are replaced with Lalique Pour Homme (Lion) and Eau des Baux

>>17884092
feel free to update it (crossing out Montale frags is obviously not an update)
if you do a good job if might probably stick

>>17884101
pretty good, T-Rex/MI/NYI/LDDM is very based
my fall/winter rotation:
>PdN New York Intense / Patchouli Intense
>Tauer LDDM / ACDD / Sundowner
>Chanel Antaeus
>Rogue Bon Monsieur / Mousse Illuminee
>Xerjoff Naxos
>Nasomatto Pardon / BA / Baraonda
>Dior Sauvage Elixir
>H24 EDP

this is pretty good. opinions? should i go for intenso?

What’s the best scent to wear to thanksgiving dinner?

>tfw you take a sweater out for fall and smell the Encre Noire on it one year out

>>17884167
Avon Wild Turkey of course

>>17884167
something obnoxious and excessive so the guests will leave earlier and dinner ends sooner. probably any montale will do

>>17884101
>Kouros in winter
it's best worn in unbearable heat

the fragrance. conceptualize it.

>>17884156
I know that for how cheap it is I shouldnt even worry about this but does Lalique Lion last even more than 3 hours? How the fuck is it at "long lasting" on fragrantica?

>>17884167
Afnan Mukhlat Abiyad, its opening unironically smells like vomit (i kinda agree with the sentiment described in >>17884177)

>>17884131
Do you find a violet note in ladas? Because I do and It always reminds me of Fahrenheit but noone mentions it

>>17884177
Emptying every vial from the montale discovery set into a diffuser and run it for an hour before guests arrive

thoughts on pic related. looking for a rose scent that not too dark but still masculine.

>>17884210
nta, but there is definitely something similar to that in there

Let me guess, you "need" more?

>>17884223
yes

>>17884202
it has average performance from my experience, at least the EDP does. not a powerhouse, but definitely much better than some other Laliques like, say, Encre Noire Sport or Equus. if those are 3 hour performers, this would be 6 hours, but I don't like talking about specific hour values, too subjective
the scent itself is really nice if you like this sort of sandalwood aromatic barbershop genre. it's definitely on the creamy and powdery side of this profile, I find it really calming, without the spiciness or animalic elements you can find in some others. it is a classy scent too. I'm sure some will find the aromatics too sharp or the drydown too powdery though

Testing althair today
It's fucking shit, I regret using the sample blindly to come to work today. Synthetic and annoying as fuck

>>17884242
Thanks for mentioning the EDP. I never realised that it comes in both concentrations so maybe I must have tried the EDT previosly.

>>17884077
>>17884056

Slop, yeah, the best of the best is slop, but not long. H24 is great, but not my bag, baby. I always say it’s what BI wants to be. Has a weird hot iron smell—that is absolutely real. I don’t get the gummy bear thing. It sort of comes on woody, but sticks with some sweetness. The parfum, though, I HATE. I mean, even the color is fucking gross, man. All I get is old banana. Still shocked that it went to market.

>>17884166
only tried it on a strip, and it was barely noticable.
Maybe I'm anosmic, but i could barely smell it.

>>17884079
comedy funny

Might pick up Serge Lutens discovery set as a late bday present

>Nobi
>Saint
>JDCR
>KNEE
>LowHigh
>Anal Ass
>Book

Who you got bros? I'm cheering for my boy Daichi Nakayama-dono-sama aka Nobi aka The Kuronbogiri wielding Chon slaughtering Samurai

>>17884101

>>17884412
Jaipur is based

>>17884101

Just curious fragheads. Is the scent in this pic any good?

>>17884542

>>17884547
kek, that bad? what does it smell like?

>>17884561
probably not that bad, also it includes the basedest, GOAT note in all of perfumery

>>17884412
Man, you guys are legit collectors buying Absolu day one…

>>17884626
too bad it's overpriced asspirational crap
on a kinda related note: do we have anyone here who tested/bought the limited edition Tauer frag (Nexin)?

>>17884701
The white one?

>>17884707
yes

What are the quintessential 90's frags?

>>17884561
It smells glorious, like a rich verdant lush humid forest in deep autumn. The sillage is like a kaleidoscope of greenness. A masterpiece

i don't really wear perfume, but i do use a deodorant. is this a good product, as in, nice smell, upgrade from cheaper stuff and worth the price?

>>17884755
No

>>17884786
because bleu de chanel sucks, because all these deos suck or because it's overpriced?

>>17884788
Do u lik it?

>>17884788
All of them. Blue de Chanel might be nice, but there are better scents for the price

In any case , go for an alum bar and your perfume of choice.

>>17884166
this is the super iris-y one right? ive got a zara clone that is actually pretty good lol

Give me a reason not to buy a second bottle of aventura absolu.

>>17884217

>>17884834
That sucks
It's a bright green Karen rose

>>17884446
>under your skin
snice
i wish it ever got cold enough for it here, i've had my bottle a few years and probably only worn it half a dozen times :(

>>17884217
This isn't very fem

>>17884837
nigga said not too dark

>>17884847
This one is a banger
Kinda dark tho.

>>17884849
I have that one too, my lady's fav date night frag desu

>>17884223
Blew through a 60 ml bottle in a couple of months, this will most likely become a staple in my collection.

>>17884851
Ohh it's so fucking good
I have a backup bottle
They went full retard on the price
But u can get at that Canadian perfume shop for much cheaper

This might be my favorite rose
It's so DANK

>>17884825
Which zara would be a clone of this?

>>17884864
zara 9.0 i think

>>17884360
BI as in Bois Imperial? It’s weird to read BI wanting to be anything other than what it is, as the frag has established itself pretty well imo.

And you’re saying you get the banana smell in the EdP? I’ve only tried the EdT and laughed when I randomly got a banana whiff during the heart notes. Laughed even more when I realized I wasn’t the only one (hadn’t read any reviews prior to trying it). Also never got the “hot iron” smell in the EdT.

>>17884446
Love Iron Duke, been waiting for this cold weather to start dailying it.

>>17884542
>>17884561
>>17884617
It’s supposed to be pretty great if these threads can be believed, but the guy who makes it stopped production because he couldn’t source his “goat hair tincture” anymore.

>>17884831
Tom Ford has an upgraded version in his lineup.

Forgive me bros.. I’ve… been wearing Drakkar Noir to work….

>>17885032
Which one,

with Aventura I meant aventus by the way

>>17884210
Now that you say that, I see the connection, but I can say it never made me think of it until you said so

>>17885105
fresh fougeres are the ideal male work scent, anon.

I just tried arso and maai

I loved mem yesterday, but maai is just too much an aldehyde bomb on the opening for my taste. The civet is noticeable just the first seconds and then it dries into a nice and classic tuberose jasmine combo that we've seen a million times. Natural smelling tho, but uninteresting

Arso starts extremely sweet on my skin, almost gourmandish , like chestnuts covered in honey. I disliked it. But then , the sweetness calms down and goes away and relaxes into a really realistic and dry fresh cut woods. Will test it more but Im loving it so far

>>17884217

>>17884742
>brown hands
Hello Mr. Poo, how's your civet collection going on?

>>17884712
Fahrenheit all you need.

>>17884712
le male
acqua di gio
l’eau d’Issey pour homme
fahrenheit

>>17884788
designer deodorants are overpriced and don't last long. get an actual fragrance and some unscented deodorant

>>17884223
it's literally gone in 2 hours max.

>>17884166
it's good if you like chocolate . but it's EDT and lasts 4 hours

>>17885105
I bought DN for the first time recently and it is actually great

>>17885353
>it's good if you like chocolate . but it's EDT and lasts 4 hours
yeah pretty much... anything similar that lasts longer?

sotd valentino uomo

>>17885403
Are you a gay man that wants to signal you suck cocks or why do you use Valentino uomo

>>17885403
Dior Homme Parfum lasts the longest of these chocolate iris fragrances. I think it also smells the best personally, more leathery and smoky and evolves more.

>>17885410
I sniffed three Valentinos a few weeks ago, they were all heavenly. I think I'll pick up a bottle soon

>>17885108
Idk. I'm not fruity so I don't do fruity shit.

>>17884101
Kouros is my office scent to assert dominance.

Went to a shop to check some frags.

New York Intense smells like old ladies at the opera, and I cannot get this association out of my head.

Poidre de Musc is really nice & soapy.

Tauer LADA smells like cucumbers & I don't love it as I hoped.

Other Tauer stuff smells interesting, but doesn't appeal to me.

>>17885525
Based, finally someone without garabage ass taste in this general.

>>17885525
Actually these are all correct opinions but I don't know about Poidre.

NYI is simply not good unless you are an old woman.

Frags to attract genteel light skinned girls of the MENA variety? I don't know if they're gonna like me wearing stuff they associate with their shithole countries or not.

>>17885549
they're used to men wearing lots of perfume, so you can go all out if you want. safer to go with some popular status symbol like BR540 or Sauvage Elixir though, I would not go with some attar, it could seem like larping / unkle-smellling

>>17885551
I see. Makes sense. I should add that I don't want to attract the vulgar kardashian type though.

Need fragrances that smell like Angel’s Share or warm apple pie for the holidays.

>>17885542
It's basically 95% similar to something my grandfather used to wear and as a central european in the 90s it most certainly was not niche perfumery.

>>17885566
Lattafa's Khamrah is the big one. Kismet Angel and Sharaf Blend are generally recommended, as well. And I think Fragrance World has a clone, but I can't recall the name of it right now.

Any frag recommendation for pulling bitches?
Something around 100-150$

>>17885549
TF lost cherry

Blind bought this. What am I in for?

>>17885615
Women love Versace Eros. You can get a giant bottle on discounters and it projects. Get the Parfum. But if you want to spend some money, go with Oajan by Parfums de Marly if you want to be unstoppable.

>>17885615
Dior Sauvage

>>17885619
more like gender fluidity

>>17885619
Smells like a winter breeze. Juniper berries give off a smell of gin with an almost tree-like sillage. Everyone around you will like it because it’s objectively inoffensive. Easy to wear. Nothing mind blowing for MFK.

>>17884063
Thinking of blind buying. Thoughts?

>>17884063
Thinking of blind buying. Thoughts?

>>17885619
Junipery gin-like note in the beginning dries down into expertly blended cold amber-woods. This is more of a technique flex than a statement. You'll smell good and clean, but not that unique. For what worth: I liked it and was considering buying a FB at one point, but my interests moved into other directions.

>>17885630
Fuck Dior and fuck any generic brands like this
>>17885626
Thanks, I'll check them out. Any idea if they're part of a collection of samples I can order online? I'd like to give a try to some stuff like that. But I'm from Belgium and the links in the OP stink, I don't know if I can trust them.

>>17885703
sorry but you are retarded
the links are there for newfags like you, learn to use them without any more spoonfeeding

fall/winter date day & night parfum? also what would be an office friendly fall/winter frag?

>>17885589
My experience is similar, I say this as anon making the old lady at opera claim. Some Nicolais stuff reminded me of my grandfather, some reminded me of old ladies, I associate NYI with women in their 60s wearing they best velvet skirt/jacket combo to waddle around the opera at intermission. It has some dignity, doesn't smell cheap or too sweet, but had a mothball vibe & I really regretted trying a little on my wrist. It's something I'd imagine Madeleine Albright wearing if she was less dead.

Ok my bad didn't know I could pick my own sample and make it a pack. I'll order from luckyscent. I added the following (based on what's coming back the most and actually want to try schizo posters products)
> Bois Imperial
> Creed Aventus
> Maison Margiela Replica
The thing is I have no idea of what's the bases for these so what do I add to make the pack more versatile?

>>17885615
20 sprays of Kouros

>>17884997
I bought and ebay’ed BI. All I got was bugspray. H24 was I thought BI should be. I got into frags at the exact moment BI was getting discussed here.

Anyone tried Goldfield and Banks - Bohemian Lime?

>>17885703
Dior is way more respectable as a brand than PdM is, they have heritage and are more in-house with their production while PdM is more of a standard marketing creation. Admittedly Sauvage is generic, but if you just want to "pull bitches" then it's popular for a reason

>>17885833
Mate, Replica is a whole range, unlike the rest where you're describing a single frag. That being said I got into frags with a Replica tester set, still like sailing day & jazz club. They're not mind-blowing, but they're fine.

>>17885884
NTA but I also just had a replica disco set
Really liked At the Barbers and Under the Lemon Tree
Wasn’t really interested in Jazz Club/By the Fireplace from the get go but they were fine, I’m not into vanilla scents for the most part but I’ll prob use for the holidays this year
Whispers in the Library was a bit fresher as a vanilla but also just kinda smelled like a cheap candle
Sailing Day was fine, basically just standard male aquatic cologne
Only ones I really hated were Music Festival and Lazy Sunday Morning

>>17885353
>2 hours
I work 12 hour shifts some days and my and I've been complimented on the smell by different people after work. Don't exaggerate.

>>17885884
>>17885922
Ah damn, I heard a guy talking about it IRL but I didn't catch if he mentionned a specific name or not.
>>17885869
The only Dior product I'd like to try is Tobbacolor cause I also heard about it somewhere

>>17885631
>>17885640
>>17885688
Sounds very snice. Thanks anons
I'm hoping for something similar in vibe to Prada Cargo de Nuit, which I went through a FB of

I have a gala on Friday, and I was thinking about wearing some cologne. I have never purchased them before and have no idea where to start. Does anyone have a good suggestion?

>>17885862
Goldfield and Banks is underrated. I love Bohemian Lime. I highly recommend for spring and summer.

>>17885833
don’t waste your time on MM, literally sell that stuff at the mall, way too normie and bland/mass appealing. nothing interesting at all. from Lucky Scent try New Tork Intense, Morocain Desert 02 by Taur Perfumes.

>>17885928
Please be true :(

>>17885942
>cologne
farina, duh.

any recs on new essential parfums?

>>17885841
Literally same, I picked it up because of the constant shilling, only difference is I actually like it. Good smell (to me), monster sillage and crazy longevity.

>>17885862
Second what >>17885949 said. Can’t speak for the brand as a whole, only tried 3 of their frags total, but BL is a great fresh alternative to all the blue scents that typically get suggested, especially if you don’t like amber/ambroxan shit (like myself).
Can’t speak for the sillage, but the longevity is decent for a freshy, 4-6 hours if I remember correctly, closer to 4 though. Would def still recommend.

For G&B in general, Desert Rosewood is also good, but Pacific Rock Moss I personally would pass on.

>>17885928
Based 12 hour shift anon. Where do you work tho

>>17886066
>Nothing interesting at all
>Proceeds to recommend the most entry level shit

Mm has some really nice scents that you probably never tried. And you can get 100ml for around 60 euros if you look well enough for them .

If essential parfums released something like music festival you would be creaming over it

Is it ok for men? Or should I go for Black Knight?

Why does deodorant smell so much better than cologne?

>>17886094
Bois Impérial, it's so good, guys

Has anyone bought Zaharoff Signature AURUM? I wish fragrantica would add new fragrances to its website faster, missing a lot of new releases from City Rhythm and Zaharoff

>>17885862
To me it smells like a modern take on Eau Sauvage, great for hot weather.

Has anyone here received a free sample from Creed off Instagram? I signed up a few weeks ago but still haven't received.

>>17884712
CK One
Eternity
Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger
Acqua di Gio

is the dior sauvage that good??
any good mimics?

>>17885922
I liked barber and after the rain. They're a bit simple, but not bad.

What is the Barbour jacket of frags? I've been wearing New York Intense with mine.

>>17886643
I’m wearing a Barbour jacket rn and I’m wearing interlude man

>>17886643
NYI

>>17886111
I’ve tried all of the masculine/unisex MM frags and I even own decants

>>17886111
>shits on NYI and LDDM
>doubles down on MM
i regret to inform you that you are officially a noselet™, anon

>>17886742
Kek

>>17886678
I still haven't tried Amouage's scents. I dunno if they would hit the distinctly western character of Barbour well.

>>17886643
NYI +2

>>17886643
Something old and British. Maybe by Floris or Geo F Trumper. Needs to fit that whole "rabbit-hunting nobleman living in the countryside" vibe.

>>17886178
I wish that were me

what air freshener are you using in your car bros

>>17886882
A knot of fresh screwpine leaves from my yard on the dashboard

>>17886882
Wunder Baum New Car, but unironically

>>17886882
I do it for the culture

>>17886886
If this smells like pic related I'll buy an entire pallet right now.

>>17886889
essentially the same thing

i bought a 60ml bottle of Sauvage Elixir and the presentation (box/bottle) is quite pedestrian and disappointing (=plasticky) for the asking price desu
the scent is fine tho

>SOTD: Dior Sauvage Elixir

>>17884101

>>17886956
snice

What's a good daytime frag for a woman that likes florals like Burberry London and isn't into gourmands?

>>17886908
wait until you see what the Aventus cap looks like. it's like something from a 5$ fragrance, cheapest thinnest plastic cap out there
perfume bottles aren't really premium-feeling anymore, aside from the super overpriced nuveau riche stuff like Roja, which is tasteless instead

>>17886979
get that bitch some Twilly

>>17886991
The youth dew and Shalimar bottles are still gorgeous but the cowards in this thread don't want to smell outstanding for short money anymore I guess...

>>17886956
>bitter rose, broken spear
AAAAAA FUCK YOU

>>17886996
Will do

>>17886643
lol why don't you use a Barbour frag for your Barbour jacket?

Ok, it's the ignorant fag again. I'm going to place this order.
Any other recommendaitons for a guy who never wore any kind of fragrance in his life and doesn't know what he likes? I need this package to have some variety in it but I don't know how any og the samples in pic related smell?
I'm okay with the total reaching something around 50 and 80 bucks.

>>17887027
real recommendation: start by going to a fragrance store and sniffing whatever they have. if you have trouble choosing what to sniff, just look at one of the charts under the OP on your phone
I also think it doesn't make sense to start out with expensive niche fragrances, you should get acquainted with common fragrance profiles first. it will make you appreciate fragrances like LADDM and especially more old school profiles like NYI more

>>17887043
I did that twice and I got the following experience
> Try 1
Went and just smelt everything from regular brands. Everything pretty much smelt the same to me. Sneezed a lot too. And everything was oscillating between "Yeah that smells good" to "Who would enjoy that?"
But nothing struck me like "Yeah I want to wear this"
>Try 2
Did the same, realised nothing changed. Went to the "nicer" section of the store where they had Tom Ford shit, etc. and some female vendors. I felt the second I told her I didn't know jack shit about fragrance that she wasn't too excited to help me. So I sniffed a few of them and endep and after a few tries, I couldn't smell anything anymore. Instead of giving me some coffee bean to sniff or whatever, she told me to come back another day.

It's one of the main reason I never wore fragrance before. There's so much of them and they're too close of one another for me to actually remember any of them.

>>17887054
You need to pick several to try in a single visit and take them with you either on strips or on your arms to smell at home. If you smell too many, you get desensitizes and they all blend together. It's not a fault of the scents, just the way smell works.

Guys, can you recommend any alternative to callin all angels by april aromatics?

Something cheaper that is very simmilar

>>17887060
Oh it definitely make sense. But really though, I'm not interested of going back there, I'd rather order some samples. Damn if there's even a sample pack for these regular/commercial brands, I'll order it.

>>17887063
honestly the Essential Parfums sample set is pretty well-priced and also gives you a discount for a full bottle on their site
most designers don't really have well-priced sample sets unfortunately. but you can check for decants on facebook marketplace, those are usually much better value than premade samples

just got my marlou samples
i dont think musk is for me bros....

>>17887027
the selection is fine imo, it's a list of frags shilled regulary here but mostly for a good reason - this shithole usually has more taste than the rest of the internet combined
buy the EP and ELDO discovery sets + a lot of niche houses like Tauer, Nicolai, MFK, etc. have sets for reasonable prices
notino offers samples for many designer frags
lurk a bit more if you need variety in your order
gl;hf

>>17886991
kek
i kinda disagree: most niche/artisan houses take bottles and packaging seriously
also the "masstige" Xerjoff presentation is premium (and frags like Naxos can be had for the price of a 100ml Elixir)
designers are a mixed bag desu: i very much like the "new" Guerlain bottles with their clear design language for the fraction of the elixir/niche/masstige prices

>>17887027
That's the wrong new York intense buddy

>>17887116
i also missed that lol
btw is this NYI any good?

>>17887116
>>17887120
Should I get the Nicolai one?
>>17887104
Ok I'll get the ELDO one since it has nice reviews. Thanks guys. I'll come back and tell what I think of each one of these

>>17887104
I think the better designers get presentation right more often than most niche houses desu. probably because they have more of a budget for design

>>17887159
yes, the Nicolai version is very good, shilled a lot around here for a reason

>burnt plastic
>new chinese made sneaker
>chemicals
>sugar

Whoa, you guys weren't kidding when you called montale frags chemical weapons...there is no way pierre montale is not anosmic.

>>17887191
It smells like respected old ladies and this is a hill I will die on.

>>17887191
lol its not supposed to be anything like the city New York, it's just called that because she was writing to her sister in New York

>>17884217
Toy boy by Moschino. Green fresh rose. Nice and easy.

>>17887351
Too dark, for me. Also get headaches from it. Also smelled it on multiple arabs.

>>17887358
get the damn Cartier already

>>17887381
It's discontinued bro. Has been for like 5 years or so.

>>17887358
Arabs drink water too, better stop now

What i'm in for?

>>17885619
Top 5 MFK:
>Baccarat Rouge 540
>Grand Soir
>Oud Satin Mood
>Masculin Pluriel

>>17886956
Smells like money.

>>17887440
unfortunately all safe and boring (maybe apart from BR450)

>>17887345
it's fine, no one forces you to wear or like it

>>17887456
meant for >>17887344 ofc

>>17887418
you're in for the dildo of the fragrance industry

>>17887456
>unfortunately all safe and boring
that's MFK's shtick

>>17887456
>>17887460
I see your point, I'm just disappointed. I wanted to like it and maybe impulse buy it on the spot.

>>17887514
>impulse buy a 230 bucks fragrance

>>17887522
Don't be poor. And the 30ml is like 65 euros, really nothing significant.

>>17887514
It's one of the few fragrances I own, I really like it. If you like classic men's fragrances but with contemporary performance and bourgeoisie elegance, if you also like dressing in chinos and OCBDs and loafers with Barbour jackets and black knit ties.

>>17887299
Told ya it's utter garbage, all of his frags.

>>17887576
Yeah, well I had to try it myself. I honestly didn't expect them to be THIS bad.

>>17887576
>contains one or more of this ingredients tonka, sweet kardamom, caramel, vanilla, apple, honey
It's not Montale, it's your taste.

>>17887626
This would be somewhat truthful if only other montale frags were actually good. But no, so far everyone seems to agree that it's shit. Personally, I tried Chocolate Greedy and Black Aoud, both are very chemical, and chocolate greedy is nauseously sweet and overwhelming, I couldn't stand that smell for long and got a headache.

>>17887514
you don't risk too much with a 30ml bottle desu senpai

>>17884063
What are some boomer frags? I would guess that Fahrenheit is one but it wears off quickly and isn't that intense

>>17887682

>>17887682
Zino

>>17887639
seconding this, tried black musk recently and its like cheap stuff tryharding to be good. feels like really low quality ingredients

Going to the airport in a few days, recommend me good frags to try at the duty free shop
I've been intrigued by Fahrenheit as I need a good cold weather frag but does it smell as vintage and mature as people say (I'm 25)?

>>17887735
It's very masculine. If you're a soi zoomer, it's not for you. If you have those bad boi vibes, you're into leather jackets and motorcycles, then give it a try.

>>17886094

Bought the 10ml travel bottle and I really like it. I don't think it's overwhelmingly patchouli and to me it has a real nice tea note. It has decent longevity but nothing like BI.

Will probably buy a full size bottle.

Do I buy Reflection Man or no?

I have yet to find a fragrance that has been love at first sniff and I've bought close to 100 samples. I bought 3.4 oz for 85 dollars. Is that a good deal?

>>17887789
I meant to say fahrenheit has been the only one that blew me away

sister just told me pegasus smell like a girls frag? is she fr? am I a capping sussy for wearing a rebranded hypnotic poison? on g would appreciate some help.

>>17887794
>>17887789
Yes it is a good deal in the sense that retail is more expensive. You might have been able to find it cheaper but probably not by much.

>>17884412
oy vey

>>17887837
She is right

>>17887842
Cool thanks only thing is it doesn't come with box but I don't mind that

>>17887837
>Parfums de Marly
Don't spend $375 to smell "nice". Just buy a $100 designer frag.

>>17887855
its expensive but i would only need one or two sprays max. i dont go out much so it would last me a good while. dont wanna smell like a girl though.

>>17887875
Unironically I would recommend Sauvage Elixir instead.

I bought Scandal by Gautier. I feel like it's way too sweet. How many sprays recommended? How far? Can I salvage this or did I lose $90?

>>17887882
i'd rather shoot myself than be at a point in my life where i would consider wearing sauvage

>>17887889
Brother PDM and Sauvage are on the same level.

>>17887888
One spray on your neck, one on your chest, one on each of your wrists, and twenty on your cock. Let it waft through the fabric of your pants

What are some other god-tier fragrances like Fahrenheit that you should have in your collection?

>>17887914
Ombre Nomade

U fucking scamming faggots this smells exactly like barbasol shaving cream. Got swindled by fa again

>>17887914
Some other memes:
>CDG 2
>Antaeus
>Platinum Egoiste
>Kouros
>Eau Sauvage
>NYI
>LADDM

>>17888013
How much did you spray? You might not have sprayed enough to allow the nuances to develop.

>>17887914
>>17887789

Was in a Macy’s over the weekend and smelled Fahrenheit on a tester strip for the first time. I’ll be the first to admit I have pretty limited experience testing frags, even more so designer stuff, but it really has a unique profile imo.

Purely out of curiosity, is there anything else that has the same, or a similar smell, without actually trying to be a Fahrenheit dupe? (Or a flanker, duh)

>>17888032
3 sprays to test. i dont think it would matter how many sprays. its all i fucking smell.

>>17888049
I suggest you apply five and wait for the drydown. If that doesn't work, then your skin chemistry must be incompatible with the scent.

>>17888013
It's such and iconic scent that people have been copying it for 40ish years, that's why it's so familiar. Either way it's like 20 bucks a bottle, what are you mad about?

>>17888038
the only ones that gave me similar reactions are a&f fierce, chanel platinum egoiste, and mfk gentle fluidity silver. obviously they dont smell similar but these i immediately liked on first sniff

>>17888052
No, it's literally going in the trash
>>17888054
I could of bought like 5 pounds of ground beef with 20 dollars

>>17888056
You might as well give it a shot before you dump 20 bucks down the drain. How long has it been since you applied?

>>17884101
how are cdg incense series? do any of them smell like nag champa incense?

>>17887440
Masculin Pluriel is slept on, shit is cash

>>17888056
you uh shouldn't be spending your food money on shit like perfume

Best sexy, slutty masculine fragrances? The only fragrance I have that I feel fits this category is Musc Ravageur

Bogue mem is so good guys

>>17888117
Le Male and all its flankers. Literally made for homos.

>>17888117
Tom of Finland (now called Clean Suede) from ELDO

>>17884101
kouros just doesn't work in cold weather
it's quite dated and soapy without heat
yatagan is tacky
black knight is not worth it, very similar to knize ten

>>17884127
night vision is noticeably more fruity, kinda like extreme but with green apple

>>17887770
please don't, it's way too similar to joop homo and maybe le male
>>17887888
this sweet designer crap is pathetic

>>17888286
I am not gunna get my injection, cops are gunna come to my door, I don’t know if they’re gunnna break it down. Yolo.

>>17887667
No, but I hated it at first and hated it more on the drydown. So no reason, have to trust my nose.

>>17888080
tried it, wasn't my thing

>>17887758
I'm neither of those two stereotypes

sweet designer frags are amazing
no one (except larpers who binge watch peaky blinders) wants to smell like wood, vetiver, moss, and other shit smells from 1920s
dont fall for the memes, buy masstige

Best frag for a boomer?

>>17888437
Knize Ten or Fahrenheit

>>17888437
lol what is this pic

got a Layton sample, it just smells like all the other ultra male clones
what gives bros

Got my backup of Aventus absolu.

Yeah baby

>>17888541
>wasting money

>>17888539
no it doesnt

>>17888549
i either got scammed or this shit just smells like a less synthetic 9pm

>>17888554
in the opening maybe, but after 20-30 mins it should be a wildly different scent

>>17888556
on a paper strip it has some woods and a nice quality lavender I've never experienced in other frags but I just don't think it works as well with my skin

>>17887889
>he doesn’t know about elixir
It might as well be it’s own line desu senpai

>>17888569
desu i fucking hate layton, pdm being masstige garbage still has decent frags (most notably the black bottle arab horses line) but layton is not one of them

Why are most Youtube fragrance reviewers ugly middle-aged men? Prime Jeremy was the exception.

>>17888545
You haven't tried Aventus absolu right

>>17888539
It smells like apple pie which is the PdM DNA. Le Male doesn't smell like apple pie or any PdM fragrance.

>>17888539
PdM's whole shtick is making fragrances in popular designer styles but convincing people it's somehow worth paying extra for because it's "niche". They achieve this through influencer marketing

>>17888579
It's a mix between Hacivat and Aventus

>>17888587
Hacivat wish smelled like this in any way

>starts out as wood scented bugspray
>turns into a slighty brighter less oily encre noire

Mhm. Another succesful shill job /frag/. Well, at least i have now found a better performing encre noire.

>>17888576
Idk if that's true. Justin Copeland and urban dweller are attractive. Chaos fragrances looks pretty young.
But the good fragrance YouTubers like waftsfromtheloft, ramsey and varanis ridari are all middle aged ugly bastards, yes. It takes experience to be actually knowledgeable instead of just recommending the same 20 mainstream scents in every video to game the algorithm.

>>17888580
no it doesn't, I've heard that shit so many times but it doesn't smell anything like apple pie on skin or paper

>>17888580
It smells like a cheap vanilla designer and dries down into the pdm dna which absolutely doesn NOT smell like apple pie whatsoever.

>>17888593
Doesn't smell similar to encre noire to me. Reminds me more of Terre d'hermes if anything, but without the citrus and with the weird Timur and basil notes. Similar idea of an updated transparent aroma chemical heavy take on spicy vetiver.
I think it's pretty good but a but too linear for me, considering the huge longevity.

>>17888576
Except the smoking hot bitches like Curly Scents and CurlyFragrance and the chad silver foxes like Scent Trail.

>>17884127
tried nightvision recently. i never had side effects from frags but this is the first time where i was nauseous in my guts

>>17888656
Nightvision seems to be absolutely vile stuff. This is not my first time readijg how revolting it is.

Why does everything else smell mid compared to Fahrenheit? What compared to Fahrenheit?

>>17887299
>>17887576
>>17887606
>>17887639
>>17887704
I dare you guys to try Bengal Oud. It's vile, I mean it's not bad - it's literal horse manure. Almost made me vomit, it's not 'bad', it's just plain evil.

While we’re the subject:
Finally got my nose on Encre Noire. I actually quite like the first third-to-half of the fragrance before the cypress disappeared. From there it gets kind of a stuffy and cheap-smelling.
DH2020 seems like a direct update on this profile and a much more pleasant take imo
So now I start looking at cypress scents I guess?

>>17887770
Kek, how can anyone call this a summer frag?

after sampling many frags theres nothing more i hate than cheap sweet designer frags. literally make me nauseous

How is literally every person posting a comment on fragrantica the biggest silly billy?

>>17888707
don't read that shit, just go to a store or order samples if you want to avoid the whole gay culture around perfumes

Bought my gf the fig Diptique candle & smelled some Hermes & Tom ford at the airport. Interesting that they now feel very different than like a year ago, changing preferences. Now I liked H24 and the regular TDH, and some of the Leather & Oud TF (nor for the TF price tho, lol).
>>17888681
Horse, much like cow manure is really not bad, if you've been in the countryside. Now pig is awful, same as human and dog. Cow I actually like, makes me think of childhoods as a kid, freedom & the sun.

>>17887735
Bump

>>17888693
eau des baux has some nice cypress in the opening. it also fades quickly though
encre noire really hammers you over the head with its theme of vetiver and Iso E. I like the Extreme version more because it has a bit more going on, some incense and resins. not as fresh and versatile as DH2020 though, a bit more edgy

>>17888681
i might recommend this frag to a horse cock dildo enjoyers then
>>17888707
pic related, some redditor commented under russian tea and thought it will be funny

>>17888722
>some of the Leather & Oud TF (nor for the TF price tho, lol)
yeah I should look into cheap alternatives for that TF-style leather, I wonder why there aren't that many. I know there's that good clone of tuscan leather, but it's kind of expensive nowadays for a clone

>>17888730
I thought these are AI generated from the comments or something

>>17888693
>DH2020
Yes, with DH2021 sport it's the best DH line

>>17888735
I still like the parfum the best, but the new sport is nice too
if I had to only wear one line of perfumes forever I think dior homme would be a good pick. a lot of variety and they're all nice

>>17884701
I got a sample last week. It's soap with citrus and some amber. Smells like a better prada amber ph, performs better too. I dont think its worth 200 eur tho. Tauer got kinda jewish with this one, I wouldve probably bought it if it wasnt limited

>>17888762
thanks for the input
sounds meh desu

Give me a rundown on Egoiste vs Platinum Egoiste?

>>17888778
Egoiste:
>sandalwood rose spicy oriental
>a bit dandy and romantic smelling, perfect fit for the name
>sensual and comfy, but with a hint of dirtiness to it
>the last somewhat daring mainline Chanel release

Platinum Egoiste:
>created to capitalize on Egoiste's great marketing but with a safer, more mass-appealing scent by 90s standards
>more of a typically 90s super clean and fresh take on the fougere genre in the vein of CK Eternity for men
>keeps a creamy sandalwood base as a reference to the original and nice contrast to the sharp aromatic top notes
>smells much more like a professional work scent, like you just shaved with expensive soap and are ready for work

>>17888799
Ty. Egoiste sounds more interesting, but /frag/ somehow seems to prefer Platinum Egoiste?

I usually leave home an hour or two after I shower. Im usually just sitting at my desk doing some work during that time
should my frag bukakke me after I shower or right before I leave?

>>17888814
I think the real elitist snobs prefer Egoiste but Platinum Egoiste might be the best version of that clean 90s fougere DNA, which many people on here seem to enjoy. seems to be more fougere enjoyers than oriental appreciators ITT, so maybe that's why

I think they're both good. I like Egoiste more, but it can come off as dated or challenging to some. Too bad they're both kind of expensive nowadays.

>>17888835
What about Antaeus?

>>17888848
it's great, but pretty challenging for modern noses. dark animalic mysterious chypre. makes me think of a werewolf or vampire or other edgy imagery like that. it's quite striking and honestly better than most modern niche houses that attempt this sort of thing

>>17888820
why not both?

>>17888835
>>17888868
Not him, what about Fahrenheit EDT and EDP?

>>17888117
HdP Marquise de Sade
Prada l'homme collection if you like men doing ass to mouth to you

Has Dior Homme Parfum been discontinued?

>>17888762
>Tauer got kinda jewish
Name a good Tauer scent, that isn't good for your monkey brain because of hype?

>>17888919
There‘s a Fahrenheit EDP?

frag for pic related

>>17888992
Demeter Gingerale

>>17888919
Fahrenheit EDT:
>late 1980s classic
>Dior's perfume division mixed some rejected fragrances and got a weird gasoline leather violet accord by coincidence
>they based a fragrance around it and it became a hit
>fresh, ozonic, leathery, gazoline, pretty macho shit though with some florals too
>eau de boomer who spends all day at his garage

Fahrenheit Parfum:
>later sweeter, modernized version
>added vanilla and booziness
>softer leather, toned down gasoline
>makes a good date or going out scent overall

>>17888572
Honestly can't smell a need for anyone who owns Aventus to own Absolu as well unless they're a collector.

Saw a comment on Fragrantica that you can clone Absolu with 1x spray of Sauvage Elixir, 2x sprays Aventus. I assumed it'd be close, but christ it smells 95% identical when I compare it to my sample of Absolu.

Gonna save myself a couple hundred and just buy the smallest bottle of Elixir bros

>>17889040
replied to wrong anon oops

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>>17889057
>NEW THREAD
>>17889057
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>>17889057
>NEW THREAD

>>17886979
can you describe burberry london, i see it all the time at marshalls and i don't know much about female frags

>>17887418
smells nice but nothing to write home about, performance is mid

spray heavy and enjoy

>>17888038
>else
mercedez benz intense or something is similar
one of the mercedez ones

>>17887914
L'homme Ideal EDP
Seconding Platinum Egoiste with the other anon

>>17888593
>a better performing encre noire
Your wallet might be happier with this one