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>SOTD: Nasomatto Fantomas
weird frag (in a good way), there's a lot going on (melon, then smoke/gunpowder, then rubber, then sweet notes, cashmeran, etc.), the drydown reminds me of some amber frags from Nicolai (Amber Oud, Ambre Cashmere Intense, etc.)
good for winter as well (probably too much for hot summer days), office friendly if applied in moderation, the performance is very good

Anyone smelled it? Considering a blind by to use as a daily driver. I'm in my mid thirties. Yes I like Kouros, yatagan and antaeus (three frags I see it compared to)

>>17939614
just buy it then and keep us updated about your experience

>>17939617
I don't like owning too many frags so, desu , I'm nervous about blind buying it. Can't find a sample anywhere though

>>17939603
Fantomas reminds me of playing on those hard plastic playsets on a scalding hot day when I was a lil fella. It becomes far too sweet for me to wear comfortably. I love it and hate it at the same time.

Totally regret buying my Layton sample. hate sweet vanillac tobacco fragrances. Never buying this scent profile again

>>17939654
I bought like 4 of their scents that had Oud as a major note because I liked the idea of Oud/Almond and it just smelled like different levels of bitter to sweet almond with no oud. Wasn't impressed.

W2C as cheap as FragranceNet since they're jackasses and their system keeps flagging my orders as spam/fraud

>>17939672
are you still trying to buy samples for 1000 dollars lmao?

>>17939703
no I'm buying full sized bottles
I'm calling these assholes first thing Monday I already sent an email

i just bought MEM and a 5ml decant of MAAI
do yourselves a favor and test them - both of them are sooooo good

>synthetic notes

I’m buying 3 decants tonight
>Hermes Eau Givree
>N/A
>N/A
what would you guys recommend for the other 2? My signature is DHS2021. For me, I’d like to find something signature worthy that can be worn at least half the year, I live in a super hot climate so it’s hard for me to pull off cold weather style frags.

After Game
>Opening: green mandarin, basil, ginger
>middle: mint, green tea, petitgrain
>base: vetiver, musk, white woods
Notes look interesting. What are your thoughts on this frag note-wise?

>>17939821
The hard filter

Red pill me on Serge Lutens. Meme or good? Should I order the discovery set? What should I sample?

>>17939654
>>17939659
PdM is designer quality at a niche price. Youtube shill shit.

>>17939740
Where did you buy mem? I love mem but maai is not really my cup of tea , I prefer prins approach to animalics

>>17939920
>feels inhuman

>>17939920
What fragrance is that?

Was this a blunder?
I just want a daily office fragrance.

Just bought a sample of picrel, what am I in for?

Are all Tauer frags extreme incense bombs or smoky af? Going through the Best of Tauer discovery set and so far my favorite and the most wearable has been Lonestar Memories.

>>17939966
Boozy iris.

>>17939920
>>17939948
>>17939953
Ahahahahahaha CdG2 (Not this anon >>17939920 )

>>17939954
Dylan Blue is very inoffensive but boring, would be fine for the office, but you could also do better imo. Depends on what your tastes are.

Are all Tauer frags extreme incense bombs or smoky af? Going through the Best of Tauer discovery set and so far my favorite and the most wearable has been Lonestar Memories.

>>17939974
I just recently bought 2 of his discovery sets, including this one. Haven’t had the chance to test them yet, but 2/5 literally have “incense” in the name so… I mean I
You gotta be expecting it.

my aunt bought mistakenly bought herself grey vetiver edp and sprayed it on herself before she realized it was not the perfume she wantes.
She gave it to me as a christmass gift.
Who else is blessed?

>>17939982
Only tauer fragrances worth owning are Golestan and acddm

Rate my collection brehs

rate my collection

>>17939821
>petrichor notes

>>17940131
>Joop! Because it's "just" the beginning of contemporary floral/gourmand perfumery as we know. Still a rock solid fragrance for those that can appreciate a fragrance for what it's (not hype or compliment or whatever reason people use to wear fragrances besides liking them).
> The Dreamer. BASED!
> Light Blue. Cause it's good.
Gaultier is overrated and kinda boring now, too many flankers.

thoughts?

>>17939947
i bought MEM at one of the local niche stores
i think the best place to buy it in the EU is ecuacion natural tho (decided to buy back home to support the local scene and due to shipping concerns before christmas)

>>17939982
quite a few of them are, yes

>>17940011
ACDD (arguably even better than LDDM), LADAS, Sundowner are all very good frags

>>17940153
youcouldhavedoneworse/10

>SOTD: Bogue MAAI

>>17939703
I said screw FragranceNet and bought from Jomashop instead. They have slightly less inventory and their pricing is somewhat competitive to FragranceNet but hopefully they don't have automatic flagging bullshit; coupled with the fact that FragNet ships via OnTrac which is worse than FedEx, nah
the frags I didn't find/don't exist on Jomashop I just got from eBay for like $2-3 more (and sometimes $3-5 less) than FragNet. Overall I paid a few dollars less on my $2k haul than I did with FragNet and actually picked up and extra cheap frag or two for the trouble

>>17940274
lol what's in the order?

>>17940275
Creed Aventus
Burberry Brit
Burberry Touch
Burberry London
Burberry Hero
Versace Dylan Blue
Versace Man Eau Fraiche
Coach by Coach
Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo
Davidoff Cool Water
Lalique Lion
Dunhill Icon
Moschino Toy Boy
V&R Spicebomb (original)
Halloweenman Shot
Carolina Herrera CH
Bogart Pour Homme
Lacoste L'Homme
Mercedes Benz Club Black
Nautica Blue
Guess Seductive Homme Noir
Calvin Klein One
Calvin Klein One Shock
Calvin Klein Be
Calvin Klein Obsession
Calvin Klein Eternity
Calvin Klein Euphoria
Calvin Klein Escape
Calvin Klein Man
Hugo Boss Hugo
Hugo Boss Boss
Hugo Boss Reversed

the eBay haul consisted of
Mancera Red Tobacco
Mancera Lemon Mint Aoud
Salvador Ferragamo Oud
Davidoff Coolwater Intense
Davidoff Horizon
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy EDT
Antonio Puig Quorom

I've been on a binge lately and picked up the following in the last week
Prada L'homme
Coach Platinum by Coach
Versace Eros Flame
Azzaro Most Wanted Parfum
Lacome Hypnose
Lucky Number 6
V&R Spicebomb Eau Fraiche
V&R Spicebomb Extreme
V&R Spicebomb Night Vision EDP
V&R Spicebomb Infrared EDP
Missoni Wave
Halloweenman X
Halloweenman Hero
Halloweenman Rock On
Mugler A MEN
Mugler Come Together
Rochas Mustache

I have about 25 or so that I bought the week before and a list of about 30 more I still want but those are all $100+ so those will trickle in over the next year. I just bought a bunch of cheapie but goodies or ones with the coolest bottles to get me set for now. Realistically I only "need" like 5 more for me to have a collection I feel is complete but having all that I want would set me up for basically the rest of my life

>>17940291
please tell me these are not all full bottles

>>17940291
jesus fucking christ

Late happy #1000 everyone! I was busy with life and missed that thread. SOTD: Bogue MEM layered with Dusita Oudh Infini. Share your #1000 collections and let’s revisit them in #1500.

>>17940291
Damn, what went wrong man? You couldve just taken a look at the op, even a glance would be enough to save you from literally throwing 2k out the window.

>>17940291
>>17940301
The duality of /frag/.

>>17940293
why would they not be

>>17940297
so far I have
Nautica Voyage
EKW 4711
Versace Eros EDP
Versace Pour Homme
Versace Blue Jeans
Valentino Uomo EDT
Lalique Encre Noire
Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club
Dior Sauvage Elixir
Gucci by Gucci
Sarah Jessica Parker Stash
Halloweenman (Original)
Lacoste Pour Homme
Liz Claiborne Curve
Zara For Him
Zara For Him Red
Zara For Him Black
Zara Warm Black
Zara Briliant Leather
Zara Intense/Dark/Exclusive
Zara Rich/Warm/Addictive
Bentley For Men Intense

>>17940304
I like collecting smelly water in cool looking bottles
as far as I know I did a good job at picking up fragrances that all smell pretty distinct from each other or are solid flankers

since my last post hit character limit, this is my list of frags I still want before I consider my l collection basically complete

Polo Ralph Lauren Polo
Polo Ralph Lauren Polo Blue
Polo Ralph Lauren Deep Blue
Polo Ralph Lauren Green
Polo Ralph Lauren Supreme Cashmere
Hugo Boss Bottled
Hugo Boss Bottled Elixir
Hugo Boss The Scent
Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio
Giorgio Armani Armani Code EDP
Giorgio Armani Armani Code Profumo
Giorgio Armani Armani Code Absolu
Dolce & Gabbana Intenso
Dolce & Gabbana The One
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue EDP
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau Intense
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Forever
JPG Le Male
JPG Ultra Male
JPG Le Male Elixir
JPG Le Parfum
John Varvatos Dark Rebel
Carolina Herrera Mystery Tobacco
Bleu de Chanel
Chanel Egoiste
Louis Vuitton Imagination
YSL Y EDP
YSL La Nuit De L'Homme
YSL La Nuit De L'Homme Bleu Electriqué
Yves Saint Laurant M7 Oud Absolu
Prada Luna Rossa
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean
Prada Luna Rossa Carbon
Prada Luna Rossa Black
Dior Homme
Dior Sauvage EDP
Dior Sauvage Very Cool Spray
Dior Fahrenheit Parfum
Nobile 1942 Patchiole
Nobile 1942 Fougere
Nobile 1942 Ambra
Nashine Hacivat
Nashine Ani
Xerjoff 1861 Naxos
Maison Francis Grand Soir
Maison Francis Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP
Maison Francis Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait
Kilian Angel's Share
Parfums De Marly Layton
Parfums De Marly Herod
L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu

might pickup a few flankers on the side here and there but seems like that would about do it

Thoughts on Oud Minerale?

>>17940312
Is this bait? Can you post a picture of your current collection?

>>17940318
I've been waiting to post them until after the stragglers drive but here's the current collection, the rest of it is in my room and are actually being used; I'm waiting to open them up as I go

>>17940314
>before I consider my l collection basically complete
what's the purpose of your collection?

>>17940320
to treat myself well after overworking myself and treating/allowing myself to be treated like dogshit for the past 10 years. I was never the type to wear expensive colognes or buy expensive clothes but I lost 60lbs since the beginning of the year with another 60lbs to go so I figured since I hit the halfway mark and I fit in my old clothes again, I would go all out on myself and buy a bunch of pointless shit I've been wanting but putting for literal years. I want to be more knowledgeable in fashion and fragrances since I'm already pretty proficient in cars, guns, gym/fitness, anime/video games. Fashion is just another venture for me

>>17940325
sorry, I meant to ask: how did you choose these fragrances for your collection and why do you consider it complete?

>>17940328
I started off choosing frags based on how they smelled and only used like 2-3 frags for 10 years then I got bit by the bug and wanted more so I started stocking up on frags based on how cheap they were and mostly how the bottles looked. Then I realized there was a whole world of high-end/luxury designer and niche frags that not only smelled good but also had cool bottles. I scoured a few YouTube channels and spent 2 weeks binging frag content, top 10/20/50 lists, top 2021/2022/2023 summer/winter frags, etc etc and compiled a list of frags that either I was really hyped to smell/smell like and/or interested me the most

>>17939836
you could just stick with hermes and go for:
>voyage d'hermes parfum
>un jardin sur le nil
or check if declaration d'un soir is available, that would make a nice all year signature

>>17939580
I only ever bought perfumes from Lush because I always thought Lush has unique smells you can't find anywhere else (at least no mainstream).

Everyone from my friends to my moms village aunties already "know that I always smell nice" and apparently they can recognize me by "my personal smell" and I always got compliments.

Should I change anything about this or just continue with this? Am I living in some delusion?
PS: Lush kinda fell off with their quality recently and I hate the giant overhaul to their perfume line they had a few years ago

>>17940291
Jesus christ, this isn't Pokemon. You don't need to catch em' all. You collect fragrances like nerds collect funko pops.

Why are you like this? Did you have a traumatizing childhood? Is this learnt behavior some of kind of defense mechanism/survival strategy that you use as an attempt in order to fulfill some unfulfilled basic need? E.g. love/affection/autonomy?. If this is the case, maybe it would be a good idea to do some self-reflection and consider if there is a healthier/less self destructive way to achieve this. Like for the love of sweet baby Jesus, your collection is so bad it makes me question your sanity...

I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just interested in the psychology behind such behaviour.

>>17940301
let me know when you sell bitter rose, broken spear
i'm still mad, someone sold it the other day but i was too late

>>17940333
>I scoured a few YouTube channels and spent 2 weeks binging frag content, top 10/20/50 lists, top 2021/2022/2023 summer/winter frags, etc etc and compiled a list of frags that either I was really hyped to smell/smell like and/or interested me the most

What the fuck. That's the stuff you watch to know what you should be AVOIDING instead of buying m8.

>>17940359
Where are you based?

>>17940358
He was probably bullied his entire life because of his obesity. I dont think theres any way to help this anon. The way he talks being "pretty proficient" and fashion being "just another venture for me" sound insanely autistic. You can taste the lack of self awareness off of his posts.

>>17939940
they're one of the better famous big niche brands IMO. good balance between wearable and non-generic, prices aren't too ridiculous. get the set if it's a good price

>>17940366
I appreciate the normie shit just as much as I appreciate the lesser known/niche stuff I think the frags I'm targeting is a good mix of both worlds
some days I feel as though I would like to try something different and daring and other days I may just want to blend in with the crowd with something tried and true

>>17940352
yeah, now's the time if lush is turning into crap
check the OP+the charts, lurk moar, then start with samples and discovery sets to build a collection of 15-20 frags like this anon did (>>17940301)
gl;hf

>>17940301
nice, that's a great collection

>>17940312
>>17940380
you should have come here, lurk for years then start building a collection but you started with Jeremy and this is the result
>good mix of both worlds
even your more daring chioces are just faux-niche masstige frags of the most basic variety, there is no mix to speak of here, only slop
may the lord have mercy on your soul, anon (he probably won't tho)

>>17940358
>Jesus christ, this isn't Pokemon. You don't need to catch em' all.
Fucking kek

>>17939580
Am I a grandpa for liking Z-14? Is it a straight cologne at least?

>>17940390
>straight
>cologne
i have some bad news for you, anon...

>>17940382
you say this as if the OP isn't literally recommending JPG

>>17940369
It's 8 4ml samples for €68 which seems like a pretty good deal.

La fille de Berlin
L'orpheline
Ambre sultan
Féminité du bois
Nuit de cellophane
Santal majuscule
La religieuse
Fleurs d'oranger

https://sergelutens.eu/collections/coffrets-decouverte/products/collection-noire-discovery-set-8x4ml-eau-de-parfum-without-spray

>>17940403
yeah, that's true but you ignored all the good stuff from the OP and decided to fill up their place with crap

>>17940407
shit, that's not bad at all, thanks for the hint

Need a spring/summer cologne that's light on price. Is Mercedes-Benz Move worth a shyte?

>>17940409
I've got quite a bit from the OP/flowchart so I don't really know what your on about

>>17940415
well, you do you i guess
no need to waste more time on commenting on your taste (or the lack thereof)

qrd on serge lutens being a satanist?

>>17940423
sure buddy

>>17940435
Cancel your order. Buy samples, go to department stores, read the op, lurk on frag forums, do the bare minumum (no, watching jewtube top 10 summer fags does not count), do all of these thing before even thinking about buyng a single bottle. If what you say is true and you want to get into perfumes as a hobby you should not be blindbuying bottles for 2 thousand dollars if you now nothing about frags.

>>17940291
based retard

>>17940441
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I really like ysl l'homme scent it just doesn't last at all, 30 mins and it gone. Which frags are similar? No I don't trust fragrantica.

>>17940291
Nigga, you need at most 10 frags
>Imagination
>Egoiste platinum
>Fahrenheit
>Layton
>LNDLH bleu electrique
>BDC eau de parfum
>Naxos
Those 7 frags will cover most formal / informal contexts and seasons. You don't need to "catch them all" like some anon said earlier.

>>17940474
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>17940333
what I don't get, for example, is for what purpose you'd want the EDP and EDT version of some of these, your list looks very redundant

What parfum do I gift to an intellectual, sensitive and expressive french girl for christmas? In around 100 euro for 50 ml?

>>17940486
Acrasia

But in any case don't gift a perfume. Perfumes are too personal to he gifted, respect her individuality and at most gift her a discovery set

>>17940317
someone was shilling it a lot on here as an aquatic that's actually good and doesn't smell like room freshener, it got me curious
now that it's supposed to come back, I'll definitely get my nose on it

>>17940319
why did you get a lifetime's supply worth of perfume bro?
what if your tastes change in 5 years? what will you do then?

What frags should I consider if I live on a tropical island?

Frags to get my dick sucked by Gaijin hunters?

>>17940367
germany
>>17940426
real & true
>>17940554
aramis havane

>>17940501
Yeah, that makes sense. I wouldn't want to smell the way I dont really like for a year

What would YOU recommend as a gift instead?

>>17940584
japs hate strong frags, but you'll still want to smell like a stereotypical foreign white boy
so I guess one spray of Eros or something?

>>17940584
you dont need a frag for that. just be white and at least a 5/10

>>17940291
absolutely unhinged
but you did at least get a few good ones by sheer statistical probability

>>17940617
>real & true

I'm actually curious about that. I've only seen it on the iceberg but no one seems to elaborate on it.

could someone tell me which molecule/ingredient causes the electric piss cake smell
I smelled it in YSL Ultime and a bit in TF Oud Wood as well. need to avoid at all cost

>>17940445
L’Homme Ultime adds some rose and sage to the mix but is otherwise very similar and lasts significantly longer
Only problem is it’s discontinued now and with that plus hype you’ll be paying more for it
Skip any other L’Homme flankers imo, and don’t even bother with the Y line

>>17940682
Only overlapping notes I see are cardamom and vetiver, so probably one of those you don’t like

sotd: 12 sprays od detour noir

>>17940617
>aramis havane
Why

>>17939580
Babies first fragrancenet order....3 are gifts which should I keep for myself?

>>17940727
>jimmy choo
Why

>>17940727
find 4th person for a gift instead

>>17940684
Thanks. I was close to buying y edp but seeing mixed feedback

>>17940722
it's snice. also i misspelled it, it's havana. but it might be more suited to the tropical south america than tropical asia.
what fragrance would a charlie wear?

Id TdH Eau Givree good?

>>17940738
>Babies first
Why not?

>>17940739
Address?

>>17940727
Keep carbon

>>17939580
recommend a zoomie uni student a fragrance, budget is sub 90 bucks per 50ml

I really like the scent of tom ford ombre leather but being 120 for 50ml, that's a bit too much for me. Really like the smokey scent tho.. Any cheaper version of this that I should try?

I also liked valentino uomo born in roma but maybe that's a bit too sexual/romantic for casual every day use? I'd bet girls would like it tho. Should I go for it?

I want a decent frag and a frag that is easily enough available but I also don't want something like armani adg or dior sauvage that is used by so many guys

>>17940811
Also it is cold and long winter in my country right now so take that into account. Btw are ombre leather and born in roma winter scents or not?

got tommy hilfiger TH Bold 3.4 oz for 50 bucks. does anyone have experience with it? might gift it to a friend who recommended it to me back in 2016.

>>17940811
Fahrenheit

>>17940620
Beaufort discovery set

Mfk discovery set

Or if you know if she wears a perfume, look for similar ones from niche houses and buy her a discovery or a sample set from one of those

>>17940826
Will that get me laid? I really like ideal and ombre leather but some people say young girls don't like those scents

Just tried YSL Y Le Parfum at a local retail shop after ordering a decant of it. The most wearable and grounded flanker of the Y line by far for me. I don’t understand why people prefer the EDP to this, it is much more balanced and masculine, it also has far more depth than any of the other flankers. To me, it feels like it is almost YSL’s take on ADG Profumo. People say it’s “mature” but anyone over 25 can easily pull this off. Anyone who likes Profumo will likely enjoy this. Easy 9/10 for me.

>>17940760
it's good, but a bit redundant if you already own the original EDT

>>17940846
It’s quite different than the EDT to me.

>>17940832
go for l'homme ideal if you like it. it should serve your purposes nicely

>>17940554
JPG Le Beau Le Parfum, you’re welcome.

>he buys fragrances that cost less than 100 dollars per 50 ml

>>17940854
>basing the quality of a fragrance on its price
can’t tell if trolling or not

>>17940849
I am afraid it's an old man scent am I right? Girls find it boring no?

>>17940866
Anon, when you ask questions here, you’re going to have to realize that there is a contingent of posters that are autistically focused on buying hyper masculine frags from the 80’s. If you want something mass appealing, that girls will like just go to a local store and test some stuff out. A few good options are ADG frags, YSL frags, newer Dior frags, etc. if you get a recc and it’s a dated frag, more often than not, young women won’t like it.

>>17940866
l'homme ideal is a modern sexy date night type fragrance. sweet and fun and all that
basically most modern designer fragrances won't make you "smell like an old man". if that's what you're going for, there is a whole world of old-ass fragrances out there for you

anybody like classic drakkar noir?

>>17940866
guerlain l’homme ideal line is extremely based
and you need to be 18 to post here

>>17940883
It’s objectively pretty good, but too dated for me. It smells too similar to deodorant, which I am not the biggest fan of.

>>17940894
>but too dated for me
faggot

>>17939654
>sample to try before you buy
>hate it
>good thing it's just a sample
>still mad you paid for the sample
from the outside this sounds illogical, but Layton sucks so much that I had the same experience

>>17940866
>I am afraid it's an old man scent am I right? Girls find it boring no?
NTA, but as of 2023 girls like sweet scents, so frags like L'homme ideal, stronger with you or le male elixir should be safe choices. Test them first.
Also, "old-man" frags are not sweet whatsoever.

>>17939654
Should've just bought Detour Noir instead and gotten a full bottle
Value even if you hate the scent

>>17940898
Imagine paying 30$ for deodorant spray. If you’re a poorfag, you can just say that. There are far better masculine frags out there that are timeless. Fahrenheit is a great example of that.

>>17940917
>Value even if you hate the scent
This is the most retarded advice I’ve ever read in my life

>>17940915
What about hugo boss frags, for her or something like that?

Do I go with Sauvage EDT or EDP? Don't give me the "don't wear Sauvage" shit, I don't wanna hear it

>>17940917
this is pure autism

>>17940924
EDP but if you’re going to spend that much money just get something better than sauvage. Sauvage is the official fragrance of ghetto joggers, you don’t want to smell like a jogger now do you?

You fags are just now realizing that PDM sucks? Sniffing percival for the first time made me audibly laugh. PDM is a fraudulent Arab clone house that larps as niche

>>17940917
>Value even if you hate the scent

>>17939920

mango or cherry

>>17940955
Neither, both are gay

>>17940922
>What about hugo boss frags
Not my cup of tea. Montblanc have better frags, like Individuel and Explorer.

is it ok to wear cologne just to smell yourself or do the homies find it strange you smell good every time they come by?

>>17941028
i dont wear my fragrances in public. i wear them in my house for my own enjoyment. as weird as that sounds. i also dont leave my room or house

>>17940482
I haven't?
there's like only 2 on the list that have been doubled up that way and I haven't even purchased them yet. I only listed them as they are notable enough for being so different from each other that they may as well be considered flankers
>>17940512
It's not like I stick to one or a few specifics notes; frankly there is a little something in there for every season, note, occasion, and various tastes. It's going to be hard not to find something I like and my one rule was that I avoided perfumes or formulations that are considered "young men" only
>>17940627
I just like the bottles bro if they smell good too, that's just a huge plus

>>17941040
Not weird at all bro. I wear 2-3 frags out in public, just because I want to be hygienic and pleasing to be around (they’re subtle, mass appealing) everything else I own is for right out of the shower, or just to enjoy on my own.

>>17940930
Top selling fragrance for a reason numbnuts

>>17940920
>>17940925
>>17940935
dilate seethe cope shit shart

>>17941028
Wear something masculine around the homies. Obviously don't go watch the Patriots wearing CK One, you'll seem a right queer

>>17941149
he’s right though, a lot of black people are obsessed with sauvage. It’s good stuff, but there are better frags out there with the same DNA. For me, Prada Luna Rossa Carbon is better than sauvage but it smells 90% similar. I believe it is slightly cheaper at discounters as well. You shouldn’t try it if you love sauvage.

>>17940883
Yes, Bon Monsieur, Duc de Vervins L'Extreme, Floris Vert Fougère, Yatagan(really great), Fahrenheit

>>17940152
Yeah theres like a million flankers of le male now. Id probably not get any of them besides the two i got. Ultra male and le male. Im sure the others smell good but whatever

>>17941028
No homie ever cared about me wearing 40 sprays of Dior Homme Parfum.

>>17941179
They probably roast you behind your back if you really are overspraying like that. I know the “40 sprays” thing is a meme, but less is more. Especially with shit that’s filled with aroma chemicals like sauvage.

>>17941167
Cool maybe I'll check it out. I don't want to smell like a black person

>>17941182
based, you’ll make the switch. Shits cash.

>>17941182
>>17941184
>realising Sauvage is plebeian choice of frag
Luna rossa is a great line, for my taste the original is better than carbon. The original is based on lavender and not on metallic ambroxan.

Is it just me, or are particular frag families made for particular races?

>fresh, metallic, ozonic, woody, clean fougeres, green/blue frags
Aryan race

>spicy, woody spicy, oriental, dirty fougeres
Asians, mystery meat, Mexicans

>gourmand, spicy vanilla, chocolate, coffee
Blacks

I feel that as a white man, I cannot pull off anything that is heavy vanilla or sweet no matter what, as those frags are not designed for my aura. Am I autistic?

>>17941195
Yep, i also made the experience that white women not like those heavy sweet fragrances, but simple and clean.
Mostly middle eastern and black girls into that sweet stuff.

>>17939580
So what is patchouli mania like?
I dislike BI and the only ones from essential parfums I liked were divine vanille (too feminine though, wouldn't wear it), mon vetiver (nice but too one-dimensional) and I guess fig infusion was decent

>>17941205
>I dislike BI
Why?

>>17941048
<3

>>17941195
What is an example of a dirty fougere

>>17941205
nutty patchouli, i liked it more than expected but i will have to wear it some more
might buy later on as it is dirt cheap

>>17941214
nta, but Bogue MEM is a good example

(lol, black sphere in the captcha)

>>17941214
Prin and Prissana

Copped Uncompromising Sohan as a gift for myself after getting a sample, so rich and nice. These portraits bottles are so fucking neat, too.

Anybody else collect bottles? I even buy nice looking empties to wash and decant other scents with boring bottles into them.

>>17941181
>less is more
More pathetic perhaps.

>>17941207
The sparkly, effervescent woodiness of akigalawood is interesting the first few times, then gets boring and annoying. The frag is fairly one-dimensional and doesn't smell "natural" like most people say it does, it's a sweet woody-herbal scent that's slightly reminiscent of soda to me and now whenever I wear it it just smells bad to me
>>17941217
Is it very heavy/cold weather oriented?

>>17941195
Then why are non-Aryans obsessed with Acqua di Gio and citrus freshies like Sauvage? Why are Antaeus, Egoiste and Habit Rouge quintessentially white?
I think you might just be lacking some experience.

>>17941237
White in 2 generations before, white dudes nowadays where womens fragrances and are afraid of oakmoss.

>>17941195
>>17941242
>Am I autistic?
possibly

>>17941229
>Is it very heavy/cold weather oriented?
no, EP frags in general are not too heavy
imo Patchouli Mania can be safely used from fall to spring

>>17941195
You’re not autistic as an autist would have actually researched this deeply, you’re probably just retarded. Or you like sniffing black men.

>>17941237
>why are non aryans obsessed with trying to smell more white
A tale as old as time

Any good lavender, pepper, cedar note niche or designer frag recs?

my gf said to stop wearing vintage grey flannel because I'm allergic to it

my collection so far:

Habit Rouge
YSL Tuxedo
Egoiste
1881 pH
Quorom

What am I missing? I want to get Antaeus, and maybe Fahrenheit & NYI, in the future.

I feel like I need something fresh, modern, cheap, and potent, for clubbing and crowd-pleasing. 1881 is fresh, but more of an understated edc type fragrance. I wrote off Guerlain L'Homme Ideal a while back, but maybe should revisit it. Wrote off Platinum Egoiste too but maybe it'll do the job. I really liked Encre Noire Sport but the longevity was poor.

Anyone ever tried any of these?

Versace L'Homme
Bogart pH
Bogart Silver Scent (or any other Bogart frags really)
Xeryus Rouge
Lapidus pH

I unironically like Grey Flannel, but I don't think I could wear in Summer.

>>17941337
>fresh, modern, cheap, and potent,
Mont Blanc Explorer. You can get a 120ml for around 45 USD, and it is a modernized, fresher version of Creeds Aventus DNA. Probably my top 3 cheapies of all time, great frag.

Has anyone grown tired of the notion of seasonality in frags? If you believed fragrantica, 90% of frags in existence couldn't be worn in summer. Most classic citrus/edcs got BTFO by the oakmoss ban. Much of what is left is blue, aquatic goop. I really doubt boomers in the 60s-80s were putting away all their powerhouse frags for the summer.

Something about it feels very... allergenic, an attempt to compromise with an era hostile to perfume. A worldview that is, imo, outdated in a new age where strong, synthetics like BR540 and gourmands are king.

Having a wardrobe for the occassions personal to oneself makes more sense to me. But of course, that is highly subjective and doesn't work with the data-driven, categories for category's sake, websites like fragrantica

Just bought a bottle of Oud Wood Intense - god it's good. Smells completely debaucherous and probably almost impossible to pull off unless I transform into a 120kg muscular bear of a man, but this is the kind of excellent stuff I wish Tom Ford was brave enough to keep putting out these days.

Does anyone do the FragranceNet subscription service? Is it worth it? An annual subscription is $10 a month and you get one 8 ml travel atomizer of your cologne of choice per month

>>17941426
Smells like actual gasoline to me

>>17941452
>Smells like literally the best smell ever

>>17941458
Yes, the gasoline-leathery vibe is nice. I prefer it to the npc original oud wood.

can someone redpill me on this? apparently everyone loves this frag especially women but to me its incredibly synthetic and sweet. one of the few that actually gave me a headache? why is it being shilled so hard?

>>17941490
Hispanic core

>>17941494
Is it really? I thought they liked more spicy stuff. I don't remember this being spicy

>>17941403
Just go to indie perfumery and buy stuff from Nicolai and rogue

>>17941431
those fuckers keep canceling my order for absolutely zero reason and when pressed about it all they could tell me was "lol sorry bro you entered the details wrong"
No I fucking did NOT. Go fuck yourselves I am a JomaCHAD now

>>17941510
I'm getting scammer vibes from you anon...

>>17941516
how

>>17941510
maybe your order will go through if you use your own credit card details and not somebody elses?

>>17941519
idk I just do. I have a sixth sense about these things

>>17941524
har har har stfu retard
>>17941525
I think that's the dick in your ass anon

>>17941028
niggas might find it strange but you deadass gotta cuff em wit the shwammy

>>17941524
kek

>>17941431
Take a look at what your actual options are (Surprise! they’re all shit!)

It’s all stuff you can sniff for free at a local store. Don’t bother unless you live in some BFE shithole.

>>17941528
you don't sound like somebody who is financially solvent

what do people who wear vetiver frags look like genuinely

>>17940843
I already have a bottle of the edp which is why i don't have the parfum. I'll give it a shot on my next sample order though because I love the dna, and now I'm curious if it really is that much better.

>>17941426
Tom Ford has exited the industry

I tried to make a color palette based on the smell of a specific fragrance. Can anyone guess what it is?

>>17941652
Yeah he has, but I'd say the real exit began long before. The first stuff they released in the 00s were fantastic, but the releases are getting sloppier every year since. Can't imagine he himself had much of a hand in making anything even remotely modern from his brand.

>>17941657

>>17939580
Are any Zaharoff frags worth checking out? I checked the reviews for Homme and it doesn't seem interesting. I checked Royal and people say it's weak. Is anything here worthwhile or was it just shilled online for no reason?

>>17941556
cope

>>17940624
I box and cos of that I'm pretty built so I think I'll be alright

>>17940352
>Lush
It's a more interesting niche brand than 90% of crap sold in department houses. You've got correct intuition. The Smell of Weather Turning, Breath of God or Tank Battle are all excellent fragrances. Sarah McCartney was working for them for some time as a perfumer. In what way are they turning into crap? I might get some bottles before it's too late.
>>17940617
>germany
Hit me up on Parfumo: Polskibrit. I might move that bottle at some point.
>>17939940
Legendary brand. They lost some of their direction over the last decade but some of their new releases are as good as classics (for example La Couche du Diable).
>>17940426
It's old /frag/ lore. Dig into archives. Start with pic rel.
>>17940486
I was typically giving Jul Et Mad Nea, Une Nuit Magnetique The Different Company, Hermes Twilly or Parfums d'Empire Le Cri to girls I was seeing.
>>17940934
This is the correct take.
>>17941205
Just sprayed my sample. Clean, aromatic and very pleasant "cologne'y" opening. The patchouli note is green and nettle-like with some of the woody-cocoa aspects stressed. Really decent release.
>>17941337
How old are you?

>>17941735
I have the base version and it's actually suprisingly good. Aromatic, deep and a bit soapy. It stays too sweet as it dries down and if not for that I would be very happy with it. Hard to find anything really similar to it as well - smells maybe like a niche version of CK Euphoria Intense.
That being said - it's a meme brand and I still feel that I got got.

I heard this is a clone of Black Orchid. Is this true?

Thoughts on dolce gabbana the one? Looks kinda sweet would love input on someone who has a bottle so I don't waste money on testers.

>>17941842
no idea, but I think it makes more sense to just buy the scent you want instead of some half assed clone

>>17941906
>clones/dupes are le bad

>>17941903
edp is a little sweet and kind of tobacco and woods

Got dif 100 ml of scents on the cheap for the seasons.
Acqua Di Gio for after leaves fall and winter. $35 (I use cheap Z14 for just hanging with the homies and smoking ciggies/weed, good smell combo)
Tommy Hilfiger TH Bold for spring, $50.
Versace Eau Fraiche for summer, $30.

Feel free to judge

>>17941830
>It's old /frag/ lore. Dig into archives. Start with pic rel.

I already dug into the archives. i dont know how old the lore is but I searched for "serge lutens" on warosu. only goes back as far as 2013 and i havent found aynthing relating to him being a satanist except for some anons asking the same thing i do.

>>17941911

Bought a sample of 1805 Tonnerre for the memes and my god it's vile, I don't smell a pirate ship at all, it just smells like a burnt hospital after ((they)) airstriked it. Can't even catch a fresh breath sitting at my desk. What should I do with it, spray it on the dog to scare girls?

Alternatively, it could also be described as an overused coal grill sprayed with rubbing alcohol

No wait, It smells just like your clothes do after hanging out at a campfire for too long, that's exactly it. I hate that smell.

I finally got it. I’m officially a beginner fragfag now.
Any tips on using these, should I
> switch daily between them
> wear until I’m tired of the scent
> something else

After learning to enjoy my limited 100% cheaply gifted collection, I got interested in what the frag world has in store. At the same time, I am looking for a frag that I want to wear, but at the same time I'm interested in just smelling things. So far I have enjoyed my cheap ass collection at home just spraying it and trying to recognize the notes that I read are present on fragrantica, or just appreciating the smell. The collection, before I bought a bunch of decants today consisted of:
Jaguar For Men Evolution - this one is pretty cool actually, aromatic and citrusy and probably what you'd call a shower gel frag. The only frag that I wore outside and got a compliment for and the longevity is around 7-8 hours.
212 Carolina Herrera - used to hate this compared to my Jaguar frag, but have learned to appreciate it for what it is, which is like a sporty fresh scent. Used to think it just smells cheap, but it smells appropriate for summer outdoor kind of stuff, and loses the syntheticness on the dry down which is the part I disliked about it the most.
Hugo Boss Bottled Sport - this one begins as a nice sporty frag but the drydown just smells cheap as fuck. Just a bad one overall.
Calvin Klein Man - did dislike this one at first on the basis of me being too used to sporty or showergel type frags, but I have learned to love this one. Starts out really sweet and spicy, and dries down to this really really comfy spicy woody thing. The packaging for this one is just baffling, this smells like a comfy cottage house in which you have lit a fire up and cinnamon rolls in.
4711 - this is just a pleasant scent, prolly would not wear, but it's just so unambiguously pleasant and unhatable. very comfy.

Have a couple others which are really unremarkable, and one of which I can barely find on the internet, despite the nice scent and bottle. All of them are cheap as shit.

Will continue in next post, but to take this interest further, I have bought a couple of decants

>>17941962
wow I'm jealous, I will get this some day down the road because it's great value

>>17941963

to test out what actual scents that are commonly bought smell like. I've bought and tested the following so far:

Mont Blanc Legend Spirit - this one is so pleasant and clean, will prolly buy a 200ml bottle of this just for the office. Just love this shit
CK one - just smells unremarkable, with poor longevity too
CK Shock - this one is really fun smelling. no further thoughts on it, just a very fun smell.
Missoni Wave - smells nostalgically like soapy water you would blow bubbles with as a kid, which is pleasant, but I can't imagine wearing this as a scent due to such associations
Missoni Parfum Pour Homme - smells kinda elegant, dark and strong, but can't exactly see this as an everyday/casual use frag, or even an office frag, due to how strong it is even on the drydown. spraying it is borderline uncomfortably strong.

have no more spots on me to test out Versace Dylan Blue, which I have also bought a decant of.

My further plans are, buying more decants, as it's a nice way to satisfy the enjoying the smell of some frag I might not even want to wear without having a full bottle of it laying around, while simultaniously looking out for new frags to actually use. Hope to avoid falling into the trap of buying too many cheapies this way also. Interested in buying decants of the following next:

Luna Rossa Black
Afnan 9pm (very cheap)
D&B The One
Dior Homme Intense
Dior Fahrenheit
Terre D'Hermes
CK Be
Eros Flame
Davidof Cool Water
Encre Noire, Sport and Intense

Overall, if you have any reccs for a 30 year old dude just starting out with this shit, feel free

>>17940883
What is that one strong note in drakkar noir? When you lift off the cap and take a whiff there is that strong scent. What is it?

>>17941970
it's most probably lavender

What is the "gem" version of this note?

>>17941979
it should be "diamond" but i don't find it on fr*grantica

>>17941969
Try Burberry London and eau des baux too. There's some similarity to co one shock, but they're more refined. Shock smells nice but a little too youthful for me

>>17941657
A*Men
Or something like Terre d'Hermes

Got my decants of

Invasion barbare
Tabac nómade
HDP 1740

What am in for?

>>17941986
>>17941979
There is a diamond on Fragrantica, but only 'black diamond'.
https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Black-Diamond-1322.html

>>17941967
It's not that expensive but I'd have no idea to be honest since it's literally my first buy regarding fragrances for years and years. I wanted to get back into it and find what I like but going to stores with commercial brands/products failed me. So I'm trying this box.

my bottle of MEM has just arrived
#1256

damn, yall need to spend your millionaire money better

>>17942016
Lovely , great fragrance anon. Compensating the abomination of an order than anon made of 2000 euros in shitty cheap fragrances

Notes you cannot stand? For me is violet leaves . It gives me a headache and my brain detects it straight away so it turns the center of any composition it is in

>>17942040
Iris, sometimes civet

>>17942040
Iris is very gay I no like it

If you can create a fragrance for 4chan, what are the notes? Can you use clover as a note?

>>17942040
>Notes you cannot stand?
Iris and tobacco

>>17942040
i'm fine with most notes but i'm still on the fence about leather

Bumping this >>17941962 but I'll ask other questions since I've been reading the FAQ and got answers but new questions as well
> How do you differentiate notes from each others?
> How do you know wich frag is for this type of events(dates, office, casual etc.)?

>>17941903
It's a woody, amber, sweet tobacco, spicy, and very light citrus scent. It feels a little dark, so I prefer to wear it as an evening scent and typically only during the fall and winter. The EDP is better than the EDT. Currently on my counter for my fall/winter lineup.

>>17942067
Leather smells great, walk into a leather shop like Tandy sometime. For some reason a lot of perfumers think leather needs to be accompanied with smoke, which is frustrating to say the least.

>>17942074
the ELDO discovery set is a great way to start, good luck
i usually spray them first at home then take them for a ride outside if i like them
you can switch it up or wear one until it's used up, there are no rules
> How do you differentiate notes from each others?
check out fragrantica, check out the real source of the notes, compare frags, etc.
imo it comes with experience
> How do you know wich frag is for this type of events(dates, office, casual etc.)?
mostly a matter of personal preference, but applying common sense def helps (no fecal ouds for date, nothing too strong for the office, etc.)
you should also read the OP as most of your questions are already answered there, newfriend

>>17942079
i like the smell itself, just not in my frags

>>17941830
I love how Jeremy is both level 1 and level 6

>>17942074
>> How do you know wich frag is for this type of events(dates, office, casual etc.)?
In most cases the smell alone indicates you where it's appropriate to wear. For dates you should be choosing a "pleasant" frag that invites your potential girlfriend to get close to you. Most sweet frags are great for this context.

>>17942081
Thanks man.
> fecal oud
For what occasions this would be appropriate for example?
>>17942089
> For dates you should be choosing a "pleasant" frag that invites your potential girlfriend to get close to you
Thanks, I immediatly got it with this tiny sentence. If you got the same for casual, office and gym, It'd be nice.

What is the absolute unrivaled best summer fragrance?

>>17942097

>>17942091
>For what occasions this would be appropriate for example?
outside stuff, more formal events (for me at least)

>>17942091
>Casual
That depends on your taste. Outside stuff allows you to wear louder frags. However, it won't be nice for everybody else if you wear a "clubby" frag in a formal event. You need to be more "subtle" there.
>Office
Avoid all heavy-sillage frags, or you'll choke everyone.
>Gym
Same as the office, but summer frags do a better job there since those are light and citrusy and evaporate quickly. Keep in mind whether your chosen frag "rots" with your sweat or body odour, or else your stench will kill someone.

>>17939580
Thoughts on loewe 7 anonimo?
Smells like a church, I like the smell but I don't think it fits me at all

>>17940843
Have you tried the intense version? That one is even better and closer to profumo

>>17940317
>>17940510
Its been "released" and I'm going to my local department store to inquire more. Ive been longing to try it for a while now

>>17942142
Bottle looks sleek. I wanna try it too, I've been looking for a good summer frag that isn't some generic citrus or blue frag for a while now

You might not like it but every fragrance Jeremy shills is very good.

>>17941657
burberry london

>>17941962
That’s awesome. I’d label a bunch of cards or napkins or something and label them then give each 1 spray, let them dry down a bit and then sort them into likes & dislikes or tiers or ranked order. Then I’d take my favorites and start wearing each in the morning one at a time. I think spraying on my neck is the best way to judge a fragrance - because when smelling it constantly throughout the day, I can easily tell whether I enjoy it or am annoyed by it. Then for my least favorites I’d probably go through and put 1 on each wrist in the evening because I might like them more on my skin, and if I don’t I can easily wash them off and I don’t have to worry about wearing them out.

>>17942040
Vanilla.

>>17942160
People like you ruin the hobby

>>17942169
why do you say that

>>17942177
Not him but I like to blind spray directly on neck and then deal with the consequences later.

>>17942146
A bit of a TF fanboy myself (brand got me invested in this hobby) but I like Soleil Blanc for summer, its very reminiscent of suntan lotion

Christmas presents for my mom and auntie.

>>17942169
>>17942160
Well to be honest, my goal is just to find a fragrance rotation I like and just settle for it indefinitely. Totally not a huge frag afficionado so I'll actually follow his advice. If I end up with 4 to 5 original fragrance (in the way that I won't smell them on someone else), I'll be happy.
>>17942100
>>17942115
Thanks guys

>>17942182
I like TF too, they're definitely overpriced but I think they're good at creating frags that are quite sensual and attractive
>Soleil Blanc
Doesn't it have performance issues?

>>17942198
Not for me at least. Last I wore it was 30 degrees and lasted for a good 6 hours. Really the only TF that disappears on my skin quickly is Oud Wood

>>17941956
It’s supposed to smell like warfare. Use to attract weird girls.

>>17942040
Vanilla, tonka bean, amber, coconut. All smells too sweet and cloying in perfume. I love caramel and chocolate scents though.

Any guys wear 70s and 80s women's chypres? Apparently they are masculines by today's standards

>>17942251
i wore Odalisque from Nicolai today if that counts

>>17942235
If I was a weird girl I would not prefer someone who smelled like they wore the same clothes from last nights bonfire.

>>17942256
You’re not the weird girl this could attract, anon. You smell like a mysterious woodsy arsonist/bomber in it, and plenty of weird girls fucking LOVE Ted Kaczynski, the woodsiest of them all.

>>17942183
Cute, anon, I hope they love them. My mother only ever wears one single perfume (Bronze Goddess) so I can’t buy her anything new.

>>17942270
When I think of weird girl I imagine short black hair with a fringe alongside some tasteful piercings, chains&rings. Not schizophrenic girls that listen to true crime and ironically like some faggot who tried to blow up your local computer shop instead of CEOs of fucking oil companies. ... sry I need a gf

>>17942277
Nothing wrong with a fellow schizo, but if you want bonfire but appealing and cosy, By The Fireplace. Pretty basic but my fiancé always smells me a lot if I wear it. I have lots of trouble detecting the vanilla in it (I hate vanilla) because it makes the scent smell like sweeter types of wood burning.

>>17941255
>>17941657
Memoirs of a Trespasser

Be honest, is this the best JPG fragrance?

>>17941657
Memoirs of a Trespasser

>>17942290
no, the OG is definitely better than this

>>17942290
OG is way better, but ultra may be one of the best uber sweet designers out there. Though I wouldn't want to smell that sweet, I get a phantom smell of it sometimes. Same with Kouros. The smell memory comes on really strong randomly

>>17942290
It is better than Le Parfum and the Elixir and women absolutely are hooked to it.

>>17942290
Best for SEX yes but too loud for anything else. I like to wear it when it's hot as fuck to annoy people

>>17942312
Does it smell better than BBC musk?

>>17942293
>>17942302
Gf wears the OG cause she likes smelling it so much. It really does work, until they work out they can just wear it and smell themselves.

What are the best Rogue frags?

>>17942337
>Derviche
>Chypre-Siam
>Bon Monsieur
>Mousse Illuminée
in no particular order

Does it get any better than this?

SOTD NYI
>>17942251
yeah, i got cabochard and youth dew. female chypres are higher perfumery than the male ones most of the time. NYI is a good iris chypre though
>>17942277
>short black hair with a fringe alongside some tasteful piercings, chains&rings.
you mean... gothrock girls?

>>17942360
yes

I had to go buy a placeholder gift because my luckyscent order from three weeks ago had a backordered frag and "Usually ships in 14 days" apparently means "hopefully you get it sometime next year"
I decided to get Eau Sauvage because it's at Sephora. But every Sephora is out. I had to drive an hour to Saks to get their last 50ml bottle.
kind of a hassle, but it is heartening that Eau Sauvage still moves units.

>>17942367
Ok bro, then tell me
Hard mode: Stop saying Drakkar Noir or Dior Fahrenheit, I am tired of your homosexuality

>>17942371
sorry, but i'm in no mood for spoonfeeding today
scroll through this thread and you will find at least ten objectively better frags than that
you are welcome

>>17942371
He won’t tell you what he thinks is better (though I think he is right because I don’t really like iris) because somebody will respond with
>perfume choice
Fag
And he doesn’t want to be called a fag.

Anyway, here’s a picrel I like.

>>17942360
On par with Fahrenheit Parfum tbqh, which is a good thing

>>17942146
Asked about it today, told it will be out in January, at least here in Canada

New thread
>>17942457

Tried dior Fahrenheit at a shop today. Loved it - It's got the same style as ombre leather, but inside my budget.

Should I go for it as a 20yo baby faced student who likes to dress well? Is it something that gets young girls at clubs and dates, or is it more for older guys? Apart from my appearance I have been told that I sound and seem very mature for my age tho

>>17942458
Thanks boss

>>17942366
>you mean... gothrock girls?
Yes, but their music taste should be indie & underground rap instead of metal

>>17942371
>I am tired of your homosexuality
>wears iris
LMAO

>>17942488
>Yes, but their music taste should be indie & underground rap instead of metal
so you mean... black guys in their 20s?

the only non-gay iris i know of is Iris Medicis Intense from Nicolai which avoids this trap by not trying to be masculine at all

>>17942498
Yes

>>17942509
frag for that feel: Chanel Antaeus

>>17941842
I have a roll-on of the oil right in front of me and TF oil sample in my collection.

While it definitely gets you in the ballpark, it almost entirely lacks the truffle note to my nose. The fruitier notes in the mid and base are fairly similar. Unfortunately, what I love about the Black Orchid is that it smells earthy and funky right off the top. I honestly wish, in both cases, that the truffle note would stick around longer.

To me, 24h has just a light note of something truffle-adjacent. But for the price? You can get a 10ml of 24h oil for less than 10$. It's worth a shot if you're curious.

>>17942458
desolate and early
>>17942476
cringe samefagging

>>17942511
Explain

>>17942525
it's not complicated:
it's gothrock, it's gay and you're gay
that's all

>>17939580
Try tell me you need more

>>17941956
Anon, what did you expect? You even said bought it for the memes? That’s what some frags are for.

I own both Tonnerre and Secretions Magnifiques. Tonnerre is for Halloween, Friday the 13ths (wearing all black) and other assorted “dark” applications.
Secretions is for handing to your buddies and saying “Hey smell this” as you spritz it onto their hand/wrist and laughing your ass off as they writhe.

>>17942604
>You even said bought it for the memes? That’s what some frags are for.
> what did you expect?
Exactly what I said, that it would smell like a pirate ship.

>>17942604
Does Secretions smell even remotely like blood and cum?

>>17940301
How is the new Areej oud collection?

>>17940301
>was passingly interested by the name ‘the black knight’ as a scent
>look it up
>holy shit this sounds amazing
>notes on fragantica look perfect
>sample now on it’s way
Nice.

>>17942605
Oh see, I guess I’ve never heard -that- particular meme before. I just assumed it was the fact it’s a SUPER heavy tarred wood smell.
I will say, to my nose, as soon as I spray it I get like ~1-2 min of this faintly aquatic scent, like you’re in the middle of the ocean, then you get fucking keelhauled (literally, look up the definition of being keelhauled) as your nose is assaulted with creosote and tar soaked timbers.

>>17942607
I’ll level with you Anon, I own it, but I JUST bought it… like a week or two ago during Black Friday. I haven’t actually opened it yet. I doubt it smells like either, and expect it to just smell obtusely “bad”.

>>17942643
Anon, it’s worth noting that Bianchi has a pretty distinct DNA, and -a lot- of her frags smell pretty similar. You can get some minor note differences, but between Etruscan Water, BK, and Sticky Fingers, they’re all pretty similar. Etruscan Water I think is her most well known/liked frag.

I do hope you enjoy it tho. I own EW and it great performance and a wonderful scent.

what's a good cheapie green

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>>17942189
Congrats on your purchase Anon, a lot of people have already replied and given some good suggestions but I’ll toss in my 2 cents as well since I’ll finish up my ELDO discovery set next week.

Depending on how anal you are, or how much time you’re willing to invest, I personally went through and organized them from what I -thought- would be best to worst based on notes and accords.
This may seem daunting, but usually it’s not too hard to know if you don’t like - florals, for example, or fruit, or if you prefer spicy frags. I DO recommend using Profumo for this over Fragrantica though. Their scent classifications are a little more reliable. Fragrantica is better for reading up on individual notes though.

As >>17942160 said, if you have -good- things to spray the scents on, that works, but barring that you can do what I did and group them into 4’s, then do 1 GOOD spray (when it’s brand new, your prob gonna have 2-3 dry sprays, then one like half spray, before you get a good spray) 1 good spray near your left elbow, grab a different bottle and do one around your left wrist, then do two more in the same spots on your right arm. Set yourself a timer on your phone and watch a movie or some series and sniff your spots every 30 min or hour for 2-3 hours and WRITE YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN.

>>17941967
As far as bang for your buck goes, it’s pretty good desu. Most of the scents are pretty mid, at best, but the range of notes and accords is pretty wide, so for a newbie it’s a great discovery set.

>>17942643
Smelled like freshly peeled potato on me

>>17942040
Only note that I legitimately could not stand was the opium note (I assume opium) in Vi Et Armis, turned my stomach. I strongly dislike fruity scents, and do not care for ~most~ florals, but I can handle them.

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>>17942079
You gotta keep in mind that leather is usually listed as a “note” but is actually created almost strictly through accords. It’s never a single thing they add to a frag to get a leather smell.
I also read a great point recently point out how so many very, very basic notes/accords can get many different interpretations. I can’t remember all the excellent examples they gave, but greens can be floral or vegetal or herby or woody. Even woody and floral can be broken down further and further, but leather, leather is almost always just “leather”. Done.

>>17942719
Parfumo, not “Profumo”

Also, good to know that apparently the short hand for to be hon-est auto filters to desu.

>>17942511
I love this stuff. I sniff the bottle

Halloween Man X good for smelling while smoking ciggies? I like leather.

>>17941195
>tfw mystery meat

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>>17942643
It's one of, if not the best Bianchi perfume, although the opening can sometimes be a little sharp.

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>>17942953
Most anons will be able to tell on their own, but for the newfriends, ignore these idiots. >>17942458 >>17942953

>>17941490
wtf are you talking about? no one wears this