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>>17906266
i already have that (along with Bon Monsieur)

So, what is considered the best Angel's Share clone?

>>17906284
just tried this a few days ago
Baraonda is superior imo and cheaper too
Angel's Share = cognac + cherry
Baraonda = whiskey + roses
no idea about clones

got some space on my minibar and thought about storing my fragrances there
does temperature matter assuming it never gets past 25°C/75°F?

What Beaufort and Francesca Bianchi frags should I sample?

>>17906241
Based op, derviche is great

Autumn/winter rotation.
Thoughts?

>>17906300
Also my spring/summer rotation.
Any recommendations are welcome. I'm just buying samples ATM.

>>17906300
>>17906307
Shit fragrances, bad taste. Stop collecting please.

>>17906310
B-but they smell good and they are inexpensive...

>>17906315
No, you are not cool for avoiding mainstream frags.

>>17906300
>>17906307
Those fragrances add 20 years to you man

Post more winter rotarions, heres mine.

It mogs all date night fragrances to oblivion

>>17906300
>>17906307
Why do buy some many mediocre cheapies? Why not buy one or two great ones instead?

>>17906183

That's my entire modus operandi. Look, dress, smell, and act, like a better version of the father that let them down.

Fahrenheit and drakkar noir is all you need. Cope losers

these all suck ass
sauvage is the best amongst them tho

>>17906317
>avoiding mainstream frags
>Locctitane
>Ralph Lauren
>Versace
>Davidoff
Ok retard.

>>17906328
The thing anon is I'm well over 30, I like how they smell and they are dirt cheap.

>>17906351
Might aswell wear clown shoes if you're going with drakkar

>>17906357
They're fine. Wouldn't mind smelling the dreamer instead of another flavor of the month amberwood.

>best Chanel fragrance
>lasts the shortest amount of time

When did it go so wrong?

>>17906344
Like what? Give 300 bucks to Tom Ford or Aventus would really make me smell that better?
I prefer Zino and Eau Des Baux over BdJ or Tobacco Vanille any day, so I buy those and save money

>>17906291
Beaufort: acrasia, iron duke, fathom v, coeur de Noir

Bianchi: sex and the sea Neroli, obsessive devotion by hedonik and etruscan water

>>17906360
Retard alert

>>17906274
Then you have good taste

>>17906404
thank you anon
(no homo)

>>17906241
-.-* When the OP makes a new thread minutes after your blogpost.
Jokes aside, reposting because fuckit.

>>17905689
The parfum? No. It’s not even listed on the official Dior website, let alone finding it in any stores. I’ve heard it suggested it’s something to do with being in the US, but it could be BS.
I did end up blind buying it though, so we’ll see.

>>17905716
I wish you peace brother. I just spent (only) 500$ on discovery sets, a couple blind buys, a couple bottles I’ve been wanting to get, and a bunch of decants. There’s still like 2-3 bottles I want to get but I do genuinely believe I’ll soon collect them all in one place, and seeing that much smelly water together will make me realize I have enough.
>Currently everything I own is ‘out of sight, out of mind’ in the bottom of a dark closet.

>>17905841
The man is a gift to perfumery. Personally I favor Mousse Illuminee, but those are all fine as well.

>>17906151
Just going to parrot what >>17906169 said, those are all excellent and worth trying.

>>17905990
I feel your pain. You are essentially going through the same problem I currently am. So many fantastic scents that overlap and yet are wholly unique, I just want to keep enjoying them. Variety is the spice of life. >>17906015 Is essentially correct though, you buy things in small amounts, LOTS of them, and as you run out and crave more, you make your next purchase a little bigger. First a 2ml decant. Then a travel spray, if they have it / 10ml decant. Then a full bottle, on the smaller side.
You just have to learn through experience though. I made the mistake of starting off buying full bottles of things that I did truly enjoy, but should have only got them in a ~10 ml decant. Live, learn, enjoy life and the beautiful smells it has to offer.

>>17906415
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
the post count (getting above the bump limit) is there for everyone to see

>>17906300
wtf are you anon

All right, how do you clowns apply your fragrances? I personally only do two sprays to the upper chest, I’ve been told that one spray of Pineapple Vintage Intense was too much by a girl before. I don’t know if scents just project more off of me or what, but I do run hot. And there’s no way my skin could handle applying to the neck after I shave.

>>17906291
Reposting from last thread, with better formatting
>Preemptive warning, noselet take here

Depends on what you like, but I think Bianchi’s DNA is so similar you try a couple things and realize most smell too similar. Good mind you, but too similar to own more than one. For me those were Black Knight, Sticky Fingers, and Etruscan Water. Picked up the Etruscan Water, and would recommend.

I used to think the same of BeauFort London until I sampled more of their line. My cliff notes version on each of theirs, but mind you the noselet comment again, so ymmv
>TM and RR
Both peppery scents, with RR being a little more earthy.
>Tonnerre
HEAVY tar and smoke, with a faintly aquatic opening. Imagine floating in the middle of the ocean and getting hit in the face with the hull of a burning ship. You were briefly aware you were in the water but now your nose is pressed against tarred timbers soaked in creosote. I like it but in a weird way. Worth buying but only 10ml or less.
>Lignum Vitae
Weird sweet gourmand.
>Acrasia
Smells like bubblegum, however upon re-reading some of the OP’s FAQ info, supposedly we associate… Iris? with bubblegum smell. I don’t remember. Anyway, yeah, bubblegum that dries down into a faintly metallic smell.
>Iron Duke
I highly recommend. Similar to Acrasia to my nose in the sense that it starts out sweet (but much less so) evolves into a faintly soapy, leaning leathery scent, and dries down to the same metallic notes as Acrasia, but stronger/better.
Really do love Iron Duke.
>Coeur de Noir
Haven’t sampled, ID had enough leather for me didn’t feel the need.
>Fathom V
Shove your nose into a (generic) flower and take a deep whiff. Noselet can’t differentiate, to me I associated it with a rose bush, but been told it’s white.
>Vi Et Armis
Couldn’t get past the opening. No idea what it was but I’ve always assumed it was the opium, literally turned my stomach.

>t. Verbose and pedantic, had to shorten length to post.

>>17906300
try this >>17906328 instead of amassing a collection of MEH.

>>17906300
Replace Polo with Polo Blue Parfum and ditch Zino from your collection.
>>17906307
Swap Polo Cologne for the equally cheap Polo Sport or Dylan Blue.
I'm not sure about the black bottle and the one that looks like pee, so you might want to keep them if they hold sentimental value.

Now, you'll smell fantastic and modern, fitting into the society of the 21st century. You're welcome.

>>17906300
Did you just fall for all the shilled memes on this general, lol?

>>17906241

Lads. Should I but this 35% discounted Aventus? I heard that newer batches aren't nearly as good as the old ones. Only 5 left. Also does anyone else here own any Eight and Bob frags? I have Egypt and I fucking love it, so sex

>>17906447
I tested a lot, got samples along the way and ended up buying what I like without spending much money. Most of the bottles are well regarded in the community, you are right.

>>17906455
Join the Aussie fragrance trading Facebook group and buy a tester from there for 250 instead

>>17906300
>>17906307
Disregard the haters. Your fragrance collection is solid and it likely cost you less than a bottle of Aventus. Enjoy.

>>17906456
Did you sampled frags you cant afford or only cheap stuff?

>>17904621
Actually based, Baie 19 is fantastic and I won't hear any slander about it

>>17906441
le normie

>>17906455
no, it's overrated and overpriced
no, Eight and Bob is crap

>>17906241
any good black friday deals? doesn't seem like anyone wants give more than 20%.

>>17906477
>Did you sampled
I sampled most of the available designer stuff and most Acqua di Parma, Tom Ford and Byredo. Not Roja or expensive niche because not available where I live. Also bought discovery sets from Dyptique, Le Labo, ELDO, Penhaligon's and CdG.
>cant afford
I could afford more expensive frags but I chose to keep this humble colection and buy just samples and decants to keep smelling new things.
I also have kids and I put the money on their education and hobbies we can enjoy together.

>get emails with black friday specials
>figure it will be cheaper to just buy all of my backlog of frags while on discount
>end up $430 on samples on black friday
Is this it? Am I finally free?

>>17906300
Ramsey approved

>>17906509
nope, the ride never ends

>>17906415
>heard it suggested it’s something to do with being in the US, but it could be BS.
It is a US thing, I live in Poland and Fahrenheit Parfum can be found for testing in some stores.
It's a really nice fragrance. Not really oriental though. Just imagine the OG Fahrenheit but sweeter, smoothed out with extra vanilla and a bit of booziness, not as rough on the gasoline leather.
Tbqh though you should blind buy Jaipur Homme or eau des baux instead if you want something spicier

>>17906300
Anyone here ever tried Eav des bavx in a really hot humid weather? My local l'occitnae is blasting my email with a 50% off in all the store and I'm about to give in but I live in a tropical zone.

>>17906588
it's not really dense so you could do it. but the notes aren't tropical at all. to me, it smells like ginger powder.

>>17906509
Literally the feel of the season, see >>17905716 / >>17906415 to commiserate. Wether the ride ever ends is up to you though.

>>17906550
Well, good to know that at least it should stay available on discounters for a while. And I was legit planning to blind buy EdB, unfortunately >>17903775

Frags bros
Im testing BdC right now on my wrists
Why is the EdP performing better than the parfum?

Does it make sense to order 5ml decants of frags you haven't sampled before? These are niche frags that are hard to source and I can't find smaller sizes. Still better than blind buying imo.

>>17906588
Fellow tropical anon, It works for me wearing it at night or in cold weather (below 26°C lol), I've been told I smelled like a bakery.

Thoughts on PDM Herod? I'm looking for a versatile tobacco fragrance. I already have Jazz Club and want something smoother

>>17906588
I bought it and wore it once in Spain last summer. It smells awesome but not the best with hot weather. Maybe summer nights, and definitely avoid over spraying. As OP said, it's more suitable as a winter fragrance.

Do you keep your frags in the fridge?

>>17906631
Yeah. I found a place that gives 5ml samples of Nasomatto for what most sites charge for 2ml of it. Ended up getting a 5ml of Murkwood by Pineward because I couldn't find samples anywhere else.

>>17906653
>found a place
So it's a magical mystery spot, huh? Care to share the coordinates, or is it a top-secret fragrance dungeon?

Whats the best fresh woody parfume for the fall/winter for a guy mid twenties?

>>17906661
Yatagan.

>>17906659
I just didn't want to dig through my emails but I'll do it just for you honey bunches

>>17906620
>And I was legit planning to blind buy EdB
I bought mine at retail in a L'Occitan store with some discount. Their stores are surprisingly common where I'm at

>>17906659
It's Ecuación Natural

>>17906663
Thanks anon!

>>17906665
Amazing anon. God bless you.

>>17906665
That place gives a ton of free samples with your orders. Having a hard time deciding what samples I should request.

>>17906671
I ended up with double the samples I was originally buying, ended up with Olympic Orchids, Centauri and Svensk because the only other place you can get samples from those perfumeries is their own websites.
>>17906666
You're welcome, giga satan. If you spend more than 50 euros, remember to claim your extra samples in their lil text box.

>>17906641
buy it, it's a good fit for you

>>17906653
ecuacion natural is great
which nasomatto frags are you trying to sample?

>>17906671
go with rogue, bogue, dusita, prin - nasomatto is also okay if you don't know those frags
they have lots of great brands
alternatively you can ask them to choose samples for you

>>17906684
>which nasomatto frags are you trying to sample?
I'm resampling Blamage and I got Duro.
I got a decant when I was just getting into frags, and I recall it being similar to CDG2, and I really like CDG2. So I'm going to choose one or the other.

>>17906415
>I wish you peace brother. I just spent (only) 500$ on discovery sets, a couple blind buys, a couple bottles I’ve been wanting to get, and a bunch of decants. There’s still like 2-3 bottles I want to get but I do genuinely believe I’ll soon collect them all in one place, and seeing that much smelly water together will make me realize I have enough

What did you buy anon

>>17906684 >>17906680
I'm going to buy 5ml decants from Rogue, Ormonde Jayne, and Nasomatto. Any other sample reccs?

Copped.

>>17906550
>>17906620
>>17906664

Their stores are nearly nonexistent in the US, or at least my state. One store near me that carries their products, but they don’t carry any of their frags. Next closest store is (not exaggerating) 150 miles away.

I’m stubbornly resisting just buying it directly from their website. It’s only 64$ after the 20% discount, but I just wanna sniff the damn stuff once before I pay for it.

Are there any frags that are essentially pure frankincense?

I am once again asking for frags similar to The One EDT and Bleu Electrique since I didn't really get many recs in the last thread.
Basically, the best frags with a spicy profile and either cardamom, tonka bean or ginger (or all three).

>>17906712
L'Homme Ideal Intense?

>>17906714
Will try it out, thanks

Green Irish Tweed and Bois bu Portugal are the best Creed frags. Y/n?

Green Irish Tweed and Bois du Portugal are the best Creed frags. Y/n?

>>17906721
I like royal oud and git haven’t tried bdp
Sotd Caron pour un homme vintage

>>17906696
>bogue
mem and maai
>dusita
issara, erawan and oudh infini
>beaufort fathom v
>pineward boreal
and the list goes on

don't forget that you will receive many small samples after your purchase, no need to buy 5ml of all of them

>>17906661
Ganymede

>>17906722
Many people say BdP smells like NYI and Pour Monsieur.

>>17906696
Samples from prin, Prissana and Strangers perfumerie

>>17906703
pure, no, but i get a lot of frankincense in This is Him

>>17906300
>>17906307
t. he never gets compliments

>>17906695
Oof. Too much.

Decants of
>Viride, Terroni, Megamare
>Coolwater
- Just because it’s a classic I haven’t sniffed
>Wanted Tonic
- I want to believe it doesn’t smell as bad as everyone says just because I love the look of the juice/bottle
>Wanted By Night
- Not in stores near me, and I (probably in vain) want to believe it will last longer than current formulation of OG Snicebomb
Plus a bunch of travel atomizers for my current collection

>The Ultimate ELDO Discovery Set

Full bottles of
>Fahrenheit EdT
>Fahrenheit EdP
>Burning Barbershop
>Secretions Magnifiques
- Both because I’ve never smelled it, but honestly just the novelty of handing it to friends / acquaintances and saying “Hey smell this” and watching their reaction. Also also, weaponized perfumery lol

I still need to pick up a bottle of Sauvage Elixir and BdC for myself before the buying season is over, and a bottle of No5 for my mom. Considering both the EdP and the Parfum for her.

>>17906661
Oud Wood.

>>17906697
Based and Arabpilled
>>17906703
Lattafa Hala. From time to time you can get a hint of pepper and nuts but most of the time you end up smelling like an ancient church.
Careful with the sprays doe.

>>17906661
#NotAMemeAnswer Bois Imperial
Although frankly I wouldn’t consider it a fall/winter frag, it’s pretty all-year-round.

Imo fresh woody doesn’t really speak fall/winter to me in general.

>>17906300
>>17906307
for all the haters of this guy, what should I REALLY be getting?

I like generic designer frags to smell good, but I also appreciate scents that evoke specific feelings, impressions, or even places. I like how frags can be used to paint a picture
Which frags have you tried that are like this, and what image did they create for you?

>>17906790
>what image did they create
>Anteaus
Me at a public toilet in a Dubai mall sucking some anon's cock
protip: it really happened

>>17906790
Carthusia Mediterraneo
drinking in a bar close to the beach on a hot day. makes me thirsty for some reason but in a good way. also a childhood memory of a certain lemon bubble gum

>>17906790
When I tested Desert Rosewood for a few days it always gave me a sense of warmth. No other frag has done that for me.

>>17906333
Where to even buy in the US?

>>17906790
Tauer Phtaloblue transfers me to the lakeside where i sometimes swim with the family dogs
ofc it also works the other way round: it's by far my best fit for that specific activity (and for the lakeside/coast in general)

>>17906798
kek
that's also kinda gay desu senpai

Frags for someone who rejects the depressing ugly zogchow reality the juice want me to believe is normal?

>>17906790
>The dreamer
bathroom soaked in catpiss
>Kouros
public toilet with a glory hole full of buff sweaty gay dudes in leather jackets

>>17906712
maybe this

>>17906854
the more important question is why

>>17906300
>>17906307
>under 200 eurobucks frag wardrobe

>>17906784
nobody actually knows, they just pass judgement

>based 80s gay song
Relax, don't do it
When you wana go to it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Relax, don't do it
When you want to suck, chew it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Come
Whoa-oh-oh

>>17906286
>Baraonda
Not the guy you replied to, just surprised there's another clone for Angel's share
Is this thing going to be another Creed Aventus, where everyone going to clone them nonstop?

>>17906317
But those brands are pretty much mainstream. Are you sure merchants in your country just don't sell those frags? Do you live on a small island or something?

>>17906423
Depends on the frag and your personal (and your wife/girlfriend/lay of the day) preference.
Some frags can be quite strong with just one or two spray, like what happen to me with my Mancera Lemon Aoud.
Then there's frag that will require a ton of sprays just so people can notice them, like me and my Burberry London.
Also if you just want the scent to be personal and not annoying other people, a few spray is enough.

>>17906517
Talking about Mr Bones Wild Ride, what do you think the smell is like? I think it's a mix of cut grass, cotton candy, and vanilla
Also crushing despair and depression

>>17906241
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Women what are your thoughts on pro choice, pro life and abortion abolishinism?

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>>17906631
To be honest 5ml is better amount for decant.
You can try it once, wait for a week or two and try it again to see if you like it or not. Then you can also use it to experiment by layering it with other frags or with Iso E Super or Ambroxan.

>>17906588
To be honest a lot of frag companies failed to make tropical country friendly frags because their frag designers born and live in 4 season countries.
Ironically, I found great hot and humid friendly frags from local brand. I also put my frag in smaller 10ml spray bottle because I know the smell will be gone in 3-4 hours when the weather is unforgiving.
I suggest watching fragtuber reviews from Indian, Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian, Filipino and maybe Brazilian. They knew what they're talking about.

>>17906770
>smelling like an ancient church.
Everytime someone mention this I was expecting the frag has incense note innit

Caron Pour un Homme vs Le 3e Homme?

>>17907097
Cozy Lavender vs disgusting curry. You decide.

>>17906368
Come off it you daft bugger, the best Chanel is sycomore by a long shot

>>17906423
20 sprays of aromatics elixir applied directly to the hottest parts of my body. We don't sissy spray around here boy

>>17906300
>winter rotation

>>17907148
>al rehab Lord > Lapidus

>>17906784
Notice that the moment you're asking for recommendation they all went radio silent.
Some frags people are like watches people, they can only complain and moan but give zero input or just spouting mainstream expensive brands. For those kind of people I think they better watch Teddy Baldassare videos and be done with it.

Am I geriatric-pilled enough yet?

Are there fragrances you "shouldn't" wear in the office?

>carpe cafe by Gallagher fragrances

was so excited for this but it smells absolutely awful on my skin.. turns sour and horrible. I passed on a good deal for Sadonaso for this fragrance and now I'm wishing I'd just gone for the Nasomatto instead, because when I tried it, the stench of piss disappeared into a soft bready vanillac on my skin, but Gallagher was a blind buy and it smelled awesome in the bottle but went nasty on my skin.
First time I've noticeably experienced my skin chemicals destroying the scent profile of a fragrance. I guess it was just a bit too niche.

>>17907217
Yes

Gourmands or extremely spicy and sweet fragrances would make you look like and idiot


Current office rotation:

>Ormonde man
>Molton brown - coastal cypress and sea fennel Edp
>Terre dhermes Parfum
>Prada lhomme leau
>40 knots
>Targhee forest
>Whispers in the library
>Ganymede

>>17906784
>>17907153
>they can only complain and moan
This. Also, people here couldn't stand that some anon is capable to enjoy his cheap classic bottles without the need of looking further/spend thousands of dollars.
SOTD: I just sprayed Quorum on my chest. A full bottle for 10 bucks. Fuck all the snobs, consumerists and bitter people here.

These descriptions I tell ya

>>17907153
>Teddy Baldassare
Courtney's channel is far better and gives quality advice.

>>17907237
Am I an idiot for wearing Tauer's LDDM to the office?

Bros, should I pull the trigger on T&M?
I've been on the lookout for something properly SMOKEY, DARK and HARDCORE but so far everything's been lowkey disappointing for me, even if neatly smelling. For example, to me Encre Noire extreme literally just smells like a sweetish midrange liqueur, even if a nice one. Black Incense Malaki just paints the picture of a sweetened cognac with honey in a cabin out innawoods in the cold winter(again, I love it, but there's nothing really DARK or transgressive about it).
So, would T&M prove to be actually dark, or, alternatively, what would anon recommend?

Recommend some sexy, slutty masculine fragrances. I have JPG Ultra Male, Le Male Elixir, and Musc Ravageur which I consider to be in this category. I want ATH Hard Candy and Hard Candy Elixir but the US retailers have been out of stock for a while.

>gourmand fragrances
>fougeres/chypre "haha fr those are granpa scents"

>>17907249
Yes, that's why I mention Teddy. Dude opinion is so mainstream and expensive and he act like he understand what people want.
His watch recommendation is samey stuff, his frags recommendation is very predictable. He act like he knew what he's talking about when he's more like a clueless trust fund baby

>>17906798
>Being actively gay in ultra conservative Muslim country
You're challenging death at this point

I was thinking about getting Nishane complete exploration set from a proxy shopping service for Turkey. Is the rest of Nishane worth a try or I just get a decant for Hacivat?

>>17907214
TdH isn’t THAT old man smelling. Yeesh.

>>17907217
>>17907237
I would argue it’s less about the actual scent and more about the projection. You can wear something as gourmand or spicy sweet as you like, but if they can’t smell it until they’re standing next to you, it’s fine.
>e.g. Ganymede has pretty strong projection for me, and could definitely be argued isn’t office friendly. I had the same experience with BI.
Conversely, Sauvage is the definition of a mass appealing scent, but if you’re dropping elixir in the office, people may complain.

>>17907262
See my post here >>17906424
T&M is decent/good (as is R&R) but if you want smokey, dark, and hardcore, you want Tonnerre. That shit is a riiiiight on the edge of unpleasant.

Visiting Tokyo, are there any Japan exclusives I should check out? I like guerlain vetiver, Habit rouge, and Caron pour un homme

bought a sample pack of Tom Ford frags
>Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum
>Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum
>Soleil Blanc Eau de Parfum
>Oud Wood Eau de Parfum
>Rose Prick Eau de Parfum
they all have shit projection and out of all of them Lost Cherry is the only one I'd almost consider buying, what gives with the hype on fragrantica?

I want to try so many perfumes but it's so expensive even for samples. I just love discovering new fragrances but I don't have the money to.

How are they so unmoggable?

>>17907354
Get Al Rehab frags. They're $10 or less each

>Was told a generic $20 eau de toilette smelled good by my sister just now
There's really no point in paying hundreds for fragrances is there

>>17907361
I want to smell everything...

>>17907379
Sadly we human only have limited range of smell
Only certain animals can smell things more than us.

>>17907366
>a 20 bucks blowjob feels good
There's really no point in looking for STD clean women

I can get this for 20 bucks. It's a box from the early 90s. Had Polo a good formulation back then? Bottles are full and 7.5ml each.

>>17907407
Looks legit.

>>17907048
SEA anon here, and this still holds true.
You acn't expect frags made in 4 season countries to perform the same in tropical climates. Local brands on the other hand tend to have their formulations tailor made to survive hot and humid climates. I'd still highly recommend avoid brands whose first lines in marketing are all about performancemaxxing claims, they tend to either be middle eastern slop or outright disgusting. Look only for brands with a semblance of dignity, even if they're independent perfumers selling only through Shopee or Instagram

>>17906588
SEA anon here, and what the other anon said about frag companies, especially Europeans ones, is true.
You can't expect frags made in 4 season countries to perform the same in tropical climates. Local brands on the other hand tend to have their formulations tailor made to survive hot and humid climates. I highly recommend avoiding brands whose marketing materials harp on performance-maxxing claims, they always tend to be either repackaged middle eastern slop or outright disgusting originals made by anosmic amateurs. Look only for brands with a semblance of dignity, even if they're independent perfumers selling only through platforms like Shopee or Instagram.

>>17906721
Bois du Portugal maybe
GIT, nah
Still won't ever pay for sneed

how exactly does one fragrance shop? like is there a shop that has dozens to chose from?

>>17906999
Baraonda has been around for a few years more, so in any case, the clone would be Angel's Share

>>17907407
>>17907408
Interesting, I think I need to look out for "antique" perfumes.
I wonder tho, is there a possibility that it's a refilled bottles filled with fake frags? How bad is the fake frags scene on western world?

>>17906241
I bought some cheap stuff from snif, citrus circus. Gonna see how it smells after it arrives whenever that happens to be.

>>17907449
I don't know about your country, but it mine there are offline and online stores specialized in perfumery.
It's easier to find legit perfumery now. Make sure to find one with good reputation and well known for selling original frags and not fakes.

Fundamentally, is perfume a capitalist scam?
> t. own 5 bottles

>>17907505
Historically perfume is an old product dating back to 3000 BC (or even more).
It's one of the most well known global trade commodity in the ancient time along with silk and dye
It used to be a luxury item, but now lower and middle class can afford perfumery as well.
It's only capitalist scam if you buy overpriced frags

>>17907347
I bought my gf 100ml of tobacco vanille like 3 years ago (still going), but that thing projects like a motherfucker & lasts forever. So this is weird, anon.

(Also - don't gift people who don't spray much 100ml of a powerful perfume they had a 30ml of. Don't. 80% remains)

>>17907347
Most people on fragrantica lack the sophistication to tell that Tom ford makes incomplete perfumery

>>17907505
yes and no
>yes
Creed, PdM and all the masstige slop pushed by frag influencers
>no
perfumery is an abstract form of art and you can find genuine beauty in it regardless of price

>>17907262
>I've been on the lookout for something properly SMOKEY, DARK and HARDCORE
dont buy the weakest beaufort then. >>17907323 got it right, buy tonnere
>>17907329
kanebo

Question: Is youtuber The Perfume Guy a good fragrance reviewer?

>>17907611
better than most of the other big youtubers, worse than the trve frvgrvnce vnderstvnders like varanis or ramsey

I bought Bvlgari man in Black's sample. I like it. Everyone that smelled it seems to like it. But I am wondering if I could get a less spicy and more leathery version of it. Not too leathery like ombre leather though.

Captcha- SWAGVY

>>17907632
maybe Oud Malaki? that's heavier on tobacco than leather though

>>17907639
I can try it if its less spicy

>>17907214
Based. You need Azzaro pour Homme too!

>>17907605
Gigabased. Don't forget the nostalgia and history factor. Perfumery can be a fucken time machine.

>>17907505
>5 bottles
Good question.
May I ask which ones?

>>17907534
>if something doesn't have civet notes or real oud it's imcomplete perfurmery
tom ford is god tier and shits on any niche house from great heights

Yes, I Davidoff Cool Water every season of the year. How could you tell?

>>17907723
Damn, how can you be so clueless

>>17907723
The houses entire business model is removing notes from older famous compositions, or buying the rejected compositions from other houses perfumers.

Name a better fougere

>>17907723
Expensive as fuck and half their collection is literally trash. They're scammers.

>>17907745
to be fair, they did some original and influential stuff too early on with Tuscan Leather, Black Orchid and some of their other early fragrances
but it's true that they do too much stuff """inspired by""" old, cheap fragrances. Beau de Jour and Neroli Portofino are the most egregious examples
and nowadays they are just too overpriced, watered down and with too many mediocre releases

>>17907778
Tuscan leather is pretty heavily inspired by knize ten, replacing the strawberry top note with raspberry and streamlining the composition for modern tastes.

I know shit about perfumes so I'm looking for recommendations on something that lasts and could smell like a) loose-leaf black tea with cherries (would sell my kidneys to smell like this) or any good black tea and b) something that brings to mind a cold church

>>17907792
>a) loose-leaf black tea with cherries (would sell my kidneys to smell like this) or any good black tea
tom ford extreme goes a little in that direction but also a little oriental/spicy. it smells like certain black teas at tea store with additives so they can smell good when the lady shows them. then you brew it at home and the taste is not really resembling the smell.

>>17907792
You could smell TF Smoked cherry. Not worth the money, but as a reference point.

>>17907778
Many of Tom Ford's fragrances are expensive clones of old cheapies.

L'Occitane Eau des Baux vs Spicebomb / Extreme?

>>17907832
Spicebomb is hardly worthy of the name

>>17907832
I smelled both & bought EdB 30 minutes ago.

>>17907792
a cold church is easy - CDG Avignon, Heeley Cardinal, Jovoy Liturgie. there are quite a few perfumes based on church incense
black tea is harder to come by oddly enough, at least as a main note. could try 5'o'clock au gingembre, but that's more about the ginger

>>17907820
>then you brew it at home and the taste is not really resembling the smell
classic. that's why pure, high quality tea will always be better than those mixes

>>17907832
definitely eau des baux. cheaper, classier and the cypress in the opening adds a nice twist

>>17907832
>>17907842
>>17907863
>>17907888

I’ll add in to this that -all- the Spicebomb variants, particularly the Extreme, are a shade of their former glory.

The longevity and projection has gone to absolute shit, and so they’re not worth it.

>>17907361
>they tried to make me wear al rehab, but I said: no, no, no

>>17907920
Lmao

>Just bought Tauers 2 main discovery sets

>I’m excited

>>17907941
please tell me that one of them is
>TAUER'S MARVELS II CHOICE DISCOVERY SET

I've been using mugler cologne, dior homme cologne and bleu de chanel edt for a few years now
I wanted to try out kiehl's original musk based on the infographic in the OP but there is nothing about bleu de chanel edt
if I like bleu de chanel edt, what other fragrances would you think I'm likely to appreciate?

>>17906241
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>>17907953
Of course kek, but the main one was “BEST II TAUER'S CHOICE DISCOVERY SET” because it has LADDM

>gourmand fragrances

>>17907970
good, it has the top3 tauer frags (ACDD, LADAS, Sundowner)

>>17907978
>top 3 frags
>doesn’t include LADDM

lol, look man, we clearly agree Tauer’s stuff is phenomenal so I’m not looking to fight, but it’s pretty universally agreed LADDM is the cream of the crop.

>>17907987
>it’s pretty universally agreed LADDM is the cream of the crop
hardly, even Luca Turin says that ACDD is better
LDDM is awesome ofc but imo not his best

>Verification not required.

>>17907958
What fragrances smell like how this post reads?

>>17908001
aventus

>>17906333
>>17906845
its just cinnamon

>>17907792
CdG Zagorsk for the church feel

These threads are just as garbage as I remember them.

>>17908033
thank you for your valuable insight
please post collection to make this one better

>>17908036
No spoonfeeding.

>>17908046
It would be a point of discussion

redpill me on maison alhambra. do they smell cheap?

>>17908048
Definitely, although before this thread is allowed to benefit from my contributions, a proper apology is necessary.

>>17908066
fuck off

>>17908066
No you should be apologising to us for being so rude. In fact I invented asking for an apology on 4chan, so you can apologise for copying too.

>>17907723
>>17907745
>>17907778
TF has some good ones but they're quite overpriced
Noir Extreme & NE Parfum, Oud Minerale, Oud Wood, Lost Cherry, Ombre Leather, these are all good frags

Does it get any better than this?

>>17908085
yes, definitely

>>17907991
>even Luca Turin says that ACDD is better
he got filtered
>>17908001
aventus, bois imperial, cyber garden, dakar, mossy and musky fougeres

>>17908083
Sorry but some of those are mucho incomplete man

>>17908078
No this is definitely not true.

>>17908094
I've been asking people to apologise to me on here for over ten years, can you say the same?

>>17908095
Yes, I've been here since 2007.

>>17908098
Have anyone ever expressed contrition?

>>17908101
>Have anyone

Dumb ESL.

>>17908102
Answer the question Dr grammar science

>>17908103
I don't understand the question, because I only speak English.

>>17908104
What contrition too large of a word for you?

>>17908115
No, your body mass is too large.

>>17908117
Incomprehensible non sequitur, well done.

>>17908118
>ESL projections

boy howdy this thread really improved when anon showed up.

>>17908133
That wasn't my goal.

>>17908133
Yeah he should apologise.

>>17908133
Sorry guys, that got a bit out of control.

>Just copped Invasion Barbare and now I wanna cop African Leather

Why can't I just be happy with one?

>>17908152
see >>17906517

If I don't like sweet or aquatic fragrances what should I narrow my search to?

>>17908163
Fougeres and chrypres, some orientals

>>17908163
I feel like there’s a broader, unasked question you’re leaving out, because the obvious answer to what you’ve posted is
>Not sweet, not aquatic fragrance

>>17907778
I'm not trying to defend TF but I think you expecting too much from a frag company.
It's like you want them to keep making great products all the time, but we all know it's impossible.
Even great car manufacturers made lemons too

ok /fag/ bros, tell me which perfumes would smell good on a curry nigger? I sweat a lot and I'm the dark brown version of the "race" so I sweat a lot and smell like sweat (not like shit, I was my ass and my hands on the side of the road after shitting).

Tell me please, give me advice on which ones smell good (I don't wanna smell like a worse brown race like arab BTW, I wanna smell western), and which ones will mask or cover the sweat smell best?

>>17908240
sauvage elixir, 10 sprays

>>17908247
I'm wearing it right now and it's so fucking good

>>17908247
I prefer my Oicr, thanks.

>>17908247
I hate this fragrance. Am I the only one?

A fragrance for his situation?

>>17908416
No, and I'm not eventrying to be a contrarian but there is some "molecule" (i guess) in this that makes the whole sauvage line smell like a very linear unpleasant synthetic note. Like you left the laundry done in the washer without rinsing for a couple of days. I'm not sure which ingredient it is exactly but I get the same effect with Bad Boy Cobalt - there is 0 difference to my nose between that and sauvage.

>>17908416
Nope, disgusting chemical smelling licorice with some Spice bomb(which already smelled synthetic) covered in designer grapefruit.

>nobody ever says anything good about spicebomb
I still have to try them myself, but truth be told the fact that the look a grenade is kinda cool to me
Any of you anons like them, if so which version?

https://www.jomashop.com/lalique-perfume-enxmes33.html

completely new to /frag/ should I blindbuy this? and is this site legit?

>>17908449
it's a good fragrance, but not for everyone. the site is legit

my chadutica voyage is almost empty, need new frag in the same sense, something fresh for everyday everywhere. Was thinking pic related but im not sure can't test it

>>17908416
It's a very mediocre frag for my nose. I wore CdB for a while, for me this is similar, kinda bland - or classic if I'm generous. It's fine, I guess. Bland, cliche, fine.

And I say this as Acqua di Gio blazer man, if anyone recalls.

>>17908453
it sounds kinda cool, what do you recc to a complete noob

I like Guerlain Vetiver and Aramis Aramis. Any recommendations?

>>17908231
For about 500 smackers a bottle it should cure baldness and literally guarantee me pussy

>>17908472
Al Rehab Lord

>>17908472
Yatagan.

>>17907761
Already good, but Al Rehab Dakar

>>17908472
I love Guerlain vetiver. The only thing Ike more than Guerlain vetiver is the vintage formulation of Guerlain vetiver. Other frags you should consider are Guerlain vetiver extreme, guerlain homme leau boisse, guerlain imperiale, guerlain eau de Guerlain, Guerlain habit rouge, guerlain heritage, caron pour un homme, and Caron yatagan.

>>17908426
Didn't realize G*rmans were based. Thought they were cucked into oblivion. Anyway, he should probably wear some disgusting beastmode Arab fragrance to try and repel them.

>>17908426
Hugo Boss

what are some good orientals that combine all the common oriental notes like vanilla, incense etc. into one fragrance?

>>17908441
The regular one is pretty good

>>17908426
Fragrance One
BLACK TIE

what scent does that painting invoke?

>>17907240
Thanks for posting that photo, saved.
t. vintage quorum enjoyer

>>17907407
SOUL

>>17908104
holy based

well, I finally caved in and bought DH2020. I hope I dont regret it

Rate my spread

Tom Ford definitely has garnered me the most compliments, but Prada Black has been surprisingly well recieved. Eros is a nice everyday wear

Copped.

>>17908760
>>17908820
Both are fire as fuck

>>17908060
Depends. What are you looking for?

>>17908782
(((Ehenstein))) read a proper anatomy textbook you mong. QRD on Black Orchid? reviews say it is too floral.

>>17907214
You are missing on Caesar's for men.

>>17908857
Anatomica is just a collection of anatomical drawings dating back about a thousand years, simply showcases different nations and cultures approaches to anatomy and the human body.

Black Orchid is quite floral, I've found it best to use it in the morning and layer on something a little more woody and musky in the afternoon. It works well enough on it's own, but pair it with an outfit and other scents that compliment it's light, floral appeal. Definitely a summer or spring fragrance

Is the Drakkar noir still in style? Sorry I just woke up from 30 years of hyper sleep

>>17908410
Is this Slavic version of Sauvage?

>>17908565
Vanilla is Oriental?

>>17908850
either one of the TF clones or PDM. i think both of those companies are jewpilled and need to be ripped off. same with creed. i will destroy them $30 at a time.

>>17908441
If you had tried the original Spicebomb or Spicebomb Extreme when they were first released you’d know they used to be quite fantastic. That is, they both still smell quite good, unfortunately they have undergone the fate of most all L'Oréal fragrances where if they gain any modicum of popularity they are reformulated to the absolute minimum possible longevity and sillage.

Spicebomb Extreme used to last for hours on end and fill a room akin to Sauvage Elixir and Bois Imperial. Now it generally goes skin scent in half an hour or less.

The original release formulations were exquisite. The current smelly water they put into the bottles isn’t worth a bottle of tap water.
>Yes I agree the flacons are cool though.

>>17908893
Yes, but better options are Bon Monsieur or Al Rehab Dakar

>>17909061
well fuck that's a goddamn shame

>>17909063
I still don't know if this is serious or sarcastic

>>17906625
because regardless of what marketers tell you, the Toilette, EdP, and Parfum are not different concentrations "of the same juice"

They are literally different fragrances with different underlying aroma-chemicals and alcohols. The ones in the same family often have common components, but the changes between them can have great effect on the longevity, projection and scent profile.

>>17906662
Yatagan is an older man smell

>>17906661
Cedrat Boise. It's got the aventus vibe but it's called Citrus-Wood, so that's what you get.

>>17906455
Why?
There are already clones that are 95% like original and cost half or even the fraction of the price.

Newer batches of Aventus are supposedly watered down, so why even bother.

>>17908954
Read. The. Turin. Guide.

The vanilla amber base note is the foundation of the oriental perfume.

>>17909115
Cedrat Boise is very crude don't start him off on the wrong foot.

>>17906241
Most overrated fragrance ever. Soon it will cost the same amount of Aventus, so just buy Aventus which is much better.

>>17909210
Yep, literally every blue fragrance on the market smell like it

>>17909061
I refuse to even smell spicebomb because of that wretched poster who keeps calling it "snicebomb". I hate him and I spend a lot of time sending negative psychic energy at them.

>>17909251
Seeing the notes again it features saffron, which gives it that distinctive sharp, burnt plasticy note i recognice in Baccarat Rouge or alot of Oud fragrances. No wonder i hate it.

>>17909256
I was being facetious, I've smelled both and was underwhelmed by the spice. Aromatics Elixir or Jaipur Homme are both way spicier in the sense of actually smelling like spices. I found that both spicebombs were mainly just thin woody peppery things of little interest...

Literally all you need

What is your least favorite note? Mine is civet

Why didn't you guys tell me this is a better acqua Di sale

>>17909263
for me it's the leather note in Rien (and many other frags) atm
i don't hate it as such but i can't really find a good occasion to wear it either

>>17909262
Insanely good grown up patchouli

>>17909263
American, really anything that gives this tedious notion that good perfumery smells "clean"

>>17909286
*Ambroxan

>>17909262
Based taste

>>17906722
Are the current reformulations of Caron Pour un Homme any good? Still worth it?

>>17909263
tonka
not because i dont like it but because its been overdone
everything needs to be sweet now

>>17908892
>It doesn't have any bias, editing, censure, or lies in it, I just know it doesn't, I don't have to check or compare against anything, it's just a wholesome chungus jewess presenting valuable info, there's no personal motive, just great scholarly work, there's no way I could ever be misled

>>17909435
>>>/pol/

La Nuit de l’Homme is a personal favourite of mine, and my dad recently bought me a bottle of Creed (kek). Any recommendations? I want a little more variety.

>>17909440
1. lurk moar
2. check the charts under the OP
3. read the Luca Turin guides
4. lurk moar
5. ???
6. PROFIT!!

>>17909382
Unless it’s changed again since 2018 it’s still good. It’s more astringent and cleaner smelling

>>17909205
Yes, I read that.
But with vanilla being used all over the world, it's still weird when it's count as Oriental.
Those Europeans really have bland food (and frag) before vanilla huh

guaiac wood recomendations plz?

what composition/notes make a male perfume sexy do you think?

>>17909483
Oakmoss, lavender, vetiver

>>17909474
Rive gauche

>>17909461
It's a historically contingent name, cmon man

>>17909263
Saffron and boozy notes

>>17909483
Castoreum

>>17909486
thx, i had a bottle of rive gauche and that's a reason i like guaiac note. anything else?

NEW THREAD
>>17909662
>>17909662
>>17909662
>>17909662

>>17906790
Flame & Fortune
Beautiful field of white flowers on a breezy spring afternoon... And someone incinerates them all with a flamethrower right in front of me. [spoiler]I love it[\spoiler]

>>17907486
I quite like it, kinda has a creamy orange smell but it is way more girly than a gender neutral scent might should be.

>>17909263
whatever the powdery one is in jovan musk

>>17907611
I don't trust a guy like him that has thousands of fragrances, there's no discernment or actual taste. Also he seems autistic to me, he will buy several bottles of random cheap whatever fragrances to have as back up, but he already has so many high quality fragrances I don't see the point.

>>17909436
>pol
I'm not a shitlib fed, why would I be there? Take your attempted normalisation of idiocy and suck it.