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>SOTD: Nicolai Incense Oud
classy, mature frag, very similar to Patchouli Intense, oud could be more prominent in it, fall/winter frag, can be worn for work, performance is very good

what makes it so /fa/

>>17948670
the shills

>>17948670
literally the most rėddit frag of all time

>>17948639

Can you guys tell me some of your favourite Penhaligons and Zoologist scents?

>>17948705
sohan, trex, squid. trex is on a different level

>>17948705
Zoologist:
>T-Rex
>Harvest Mouse
>Elephant
>Koala
>Cow
>Snowy Owl
these are all good, need to test some more

>>17948692
nah, that would be Cedrat Boise:
>only popular because it's a near-clone of something overhyped
>clown house with no heritage and a fake perfumer
>"dude it's so cheap for a NICHE fragrance, such a steal!"
>smells cheaper than most designers half the price

>>17948705
Sohan, Matthew and William. All Zoologist perfumes tend to dry down super sweet on me, but I guess Squid and Seahorse are nice.

>>17948715
nah, definitely Dior Homo.
>the iris is classy and masculine in a fresh tube of lipstick in a woman's purse kind of way, very gentlemanly but nonbinary.

>>17948740
>Smells are gendered

If you looked like I do you could wear jadore and would still be read as masculine

>>17948670
How do you fix Dior Homme? Replace the iris with rose or lavender?

>>17948660
Luckily there isn't so much oud in it, otherwise I probably wouldn't have bought a bottle. In fact, whatever oud is supposed to be in it, I can't smell it.

>>17948670
It has been popular for so long yet there isn't a single proper clone out there. Even less so for Dior Homme Parfum. You'd think someone would clone it, but every claimed clone just ends up smelling like Valentino Uomo Intense instead of DHI.

>>17948689
Aventus have more shills desu

got this for christmas, is it good?

>>17948753
Why is this thread so adamant about making things worse?

>>17948759
Are you anosmic? Have you tried smelling it?

>>17948753
Dior Homme already has lavender and the parfum has rose. you'd know it if you ever smelled it instead of just repeating everything a certain gay-porn-posting, tranny-fucking bisexual shitposter says about it

>>17948670
Bleu Noir Parfum is the better woody iris, it's less sweet

>>17948774
The bi tranny worshipper wears Drakkar Noir, Al Rehab Lord and Paco Rabanne Pour Homme

SOTD: targhee forest

Rogue should get more attention here . High quality ,daring , affordable honest perfumery

Tell me some of your worst frag related experiences, however you interpret that. Whether it’s smelling something awful, breaking a bottle, or receiving negative criticism on your fave frag.

>>17948789
I’ve never heard anyone have -anything- bad to say about him with the exception of maybe his discovery set using roller balls.
And he gets mentioned pretty regularly, great guy, great frags.

>>17948790
Trustinf to fragranrica reviews wasting 2000bucks, piercing screechy sweet saffron-oud scent similar to oud for greatness or Baccarat Rouge every arab or zoomer girl wears were i live.

SOTD cabochard edp
>>17948783
you forgot gentle fluodity silver, aventus, coll water, cyber garden and GIT
>>17948791
i'll take rollerball over splash. best place to get the discovery set in europe?

>>17948790
i broke the very first bottle of fragrance i ever got, issey miyake pour homme. almost full 125ml. broke it after the shower, one day after my 18th birthday on which i broke my foot. on the morning i broke the bottle i was preparing to go to the doctor for the foot

>>17948790
Trusting fragrantica reviews wasting 2000bucks, smelling piercing screechy sweet saffron-oud scents similar to oud for greatness or Baccarat Rouge every arab or zoomer girl wears now were i live.

>>17948795
>>17948804
you still fucked up were/where. you also fucked up by needing to waste 2k to come to this realization

>>17948811
Lel thanks

I've come to realize I hate neroli and iris

is it good

Give us your opinions

Parfum d'Empire - Tabac Tabou
Xerjoff - Naxos
Xerjoff - Uden (heard it smells like Edition Blanche)
Mancera - Intense Cedrat Boisé
Givenchy - Pi
Sospiro - Vibrato
Versace - Eros
PDM - Herod, Pegasus, Sedley, Percival, Layton
Clive Christian - Blonde Amber

>>17948789
based
God bless Ecuación Natural for stocking these frags in Europe

>>17948790
Blind bought Tom Ford Noir and Bois Argent

>>17948912
kwab

>>17948804
Damn, are you the idiot that turbordered dozen of cheapies last week?

>>17948743
>If you looked like I do you could wear jadore and would still be read as masculine

>>17948753
replace iris and lavender with palo santo and clary sage or iso-e

Welcome to Saint Tropez

>>17948777
kino, my gf loves smelling me.

>>17948836
very nice

been off /frag/ for a while, happy holidays everyone
latest buys: aqua de dora by pana dora and emiro by moresque
looking to buy next: tobacco jam by criminal elements, santal by headspace
sotd: by yearly xmas frag and one of my favourites, amber oud by nicolai

>>17948980
>tauer
>nicolai
>rogue
based
happy holidays!

>>17948980
How do you like emiro?

Is Encre Noire any good

>>17948854
Versace Eros seems out of place, it's one of these fuckboy fragrances along with Azzaro Most Wanted, Stronger With You, Y, Ultra Male, Sauvage and The One

>>17948988
the whole line is good if you want a moody, minimalist vetiver fragrance. I wish they had better performance though

>>17948942
Cope more

SOTD: ormonde woman

>>17948982
>How do you like emiro?
i enjoy it, it's not oud-heavy at all as the note composition might suggest. i initially bought it since i enjoyed roja's amber aoud which comes very close, though emiro has a certain spiciness under it and slightly less longetivity. i'm a big consumer of roses, it's a favourite of mine in the genre after malle's poal and tobacco rose, my favourite one currently being nawab of oudh by ormonde jayne

>>17948981
thanks! which ones do you enjoy from these three houses? my favourite ones are PHI/ACDD, amber oud/bois belize intense and bon monsieur/derviche i

>>17948993
What’s it like on the OG?

>>17948998
Tauer
>ACDD
>LADAS
>LADDM
>Sundowner
Nicolai
>almost everything she ever made
(the only exception is Amber Cashmere Intense)
Rogue
>Bon Monsieur
>Mousse Illuminee
>Chypre-Siam
>Derviche (I)

>>17948670
It’s really just a gay smelling fragrance

>>17948777
>>17948836
which version of this should i try

I was given the Creed Aventus perfume, is it any good?

>>17949013
you are insecure in your masculinity, we get it

dont worry you'll get over it once you find yourself a girlfriend

>>17949018
I used to love it, now I couldn't see myself wearing it
Sell it and buy better stuff

>>17949020
It's my girlfriend who bought it; she tested several and bought this one. I've worn it, and she loves it. One of my aunts loved it too. Personally, I find it okay.

>>17949020
Which one made you change your mind?

>>17949025
It's not really like that. I feel like you appreciate Aventus more when you're extra young. I loved the fruity smoky vibes when I was 19. Now the Aventus DNA and all of the clones like Explorer ect just smell like interior scents, not really something you'd put on your skin, it kinda gives off this toilet vibes to me.

>>17949028
fuck, I'm so lazy to try out perfumes, but I need one. I'm running out of Aqua Di Parma Oud soon.

Are new ZARA frags any good? Should I bother to go to the local ZARA and test Absolutely dark? I might also grab a bottle of vibrant leather if they have it in stock since I need a cheap "dumb reach" asap.

>>17949018
no, its horrible. you better send it to me so i can dispose it

what more do you need?

>>17949054
Something that costs 1/5th the price.

what makes it so effay

>>17949054
Considering a full bottle right now
I really want a woody white floral (preferably jasmine) and I just keep coming back to Reflection

>>17949065
The longevity is really bad. Try ambre Des abysses first

>>17948789
Why did they make the Targhee Forest label in MSpaint and make the others look nice as fuck?

>>17949084
these look terrible, every single one has a different font, looks like cheap arab dupes

>>17949086
They look good enough. I hate the caps tho.

>>17949019
I’m married with kids. It just smells like a women. Similar to cross dressing with

>>17948639
I know yall gotta know the answer to polo blue vs polo black

Here's what I'll try testing tomorrow at Sephora

Davidoff Cool Water
Nicolai NYI because everyone here loses their shit over it
Armani SWY
Azarro Most Wanted
Nautica Voyage
L'eau d'Issey
The One
Y / LNDLH / Y Le Parfum
LV Afternoon Swim
Dior Homme 2020 / Intense
Dior Sauvage / Elixir
Prada L'homme / Intense / Amber
Givenchy Gentleman / Pi
Acqua di Gio Profumo / Profondo
Baccarat Rouge 540

>>17949144
I am once again asking everyone to remember NYI smells like well off old ladies. To me, anyway.

>>17949154
Me too.

The GOAT according to /fa/ except one person

>>17949163
the Parfum is the goat, Intense is not bad though

>>17949144
You won't be able to test Nicolai at Sephora.

And profumo got discontinued

>>17949144
Here il save you some time. The only ones worth getting from you're list is afternoon swim, savage elixir, and br540

>>17949196
I heard BR540 has a woman scent

>>17949203
Is a synthetic slop that smells like bandages, iodine and cotton candy . Cannot get more unisex than that.


That said, I like it and it's good

>>17949205
What if I want a frag that will get the whores wet at night

What are your ratings of Creed perfumes ?

>Aventus
6.5/10
>SMW
4/10
>VIW
6.5/10
>Millesime Imperiale
7.5/10
>Original Santal
5/10
>Aventus Cologne
7/10

>>17949203
it literally can go eiither way. to me its masculine sweet. fresh airy woodiness wit the obbvious burnt sugar note. its fantastic

>>17949209
I've never smelled a single one
they're not popular at all where I'm at, I've never seen them at any stores. I've even seen Nicolai and Essential Parfums, but no Creed somehow

>>17948996
kys tranny
>>17949019
>wants to smell like cheap lipstick
also
SOTD: Sauvage EDT. Ya seethe?

>>17949208
That doesn't exist

>>17949038
I'm gifting 3 family members zara frags today, applejuice, red temptation winter, and red sand dunes. I only tried applejuice, and went with the listed notes for choosing the other 2. I'll update the reception later.

>>17949169
hard to get parfum, even in europe
t. europefag

>>17948705
Endymion is slept on. Fougere that can be dressed up or down, worn year round, and has a superbly balanced coffee/chocolate gourmand accord that makes the scent modern

>>17949144
thats useless, unless you gonna spend 4 hours in there, all of the frags you smell gonna influence other ones
and dont test on strips unless your preferable way to wear a frag is to spray it on a paper strip and then wear the strip, many scents are wildly different on skin

>>17948989
eros edt is a masterpiece,everybody should get erospilled in 2024

>>17948790
I dropped my Reflection Man sample and broke it. My place smelled like it for weeks. A zoomer chick dry-retched when I walked past her after spraying 40 sprays of Lalique PH Lion. A random woman on the street (way past my age) gave me an unsolicited compliment after I applied 40 sprays of Axe Dark Temptation EdT, an old drugstore bottle I still had around and wanted to empty out. I blind-bought The Scent Absolute, my only blind-buy, and it straight up sucked. Turns out I hate almost all fruity fragrances, which I didn't know at the time.

>>17948854
>Give us your opinions
Close the youtube tab. Scroll up to the top of this thread.

>>17949038
Bro, just go.

>>17949144
No point in testing NYI at a store. Way too complex with too many phases. It's like three fragrances in one.

>>17949208
That's your task, not the task of your fragrance. Be the person that makes whores wet at night. If they don't dream about you, they won't be dreaming about your fragrance, either.

>>17949209
Aventus is fruity and sour, GIT is in my collection, everything else from Creed was simply not enough to get bought by me. I really should have made an excel sheet like gothrock anon, but it's way too late now.

The biggest Discovery this year was the classical fougere/chypress

Cheap and absurdly good quality just because they are scents that are out of fashion.

>>17949237
It's available from the Dior website right now (at least in Germany).

SOTD tauer hyacinth and a mechanic
>>17949144
good mix to test for the sake of knowing what they smell like.

>>17949248
>babycat
biggest psyop in the fragrance circles, nobody ever smelled it but they swear its the best shit ever, or worse yet they sey the fucking arab clone is 90% similar
who started this shit, give me their name

>>17949249
you're somewhere inbetween iceberg level 2 and 3, so you still have a long way to the bottom

>>17949256
Show me the iceberg

>>17949248
>autism
>designer and masstige trash
heh, weak
>>17949249
it's true. now consider the following: chypres for women
>>17949255
it's utterly forgettable. sweet slop with a bit of smoke in it and normalfags praise it as a daring masterpiece

>>17949255
kek true, picrel is the best one

Rate my current haul lads. Ignore the other stuff, I took the pic on my girlfriend's makeup table.
From left to right:
>David Beckham Intimately toilette
>Tom Ford Oud Wood parfum
>Tom Ford Ombre Leather parfum
>Hugo Boss "Boss" parfum
>Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Beau" parfum
I'm only just starting to dip my toes into fragrance hence the small sizes. The Beckham is very old and I just took it off my brother when I was younger.
Boss and Le Beau I got for Christmas and I love them. Le Beau is something else and probs my favourite scent. I got those 2 because I wanted summer fragrances and lots of sites were saying these guys.
Current wishlist:
>Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Profondo Parfum
>Versace Eros Parfum
>Creed Aventus
>Prada Luna Rossa
>YSL Y for men
Funny story about the YSL. I went to my local department store and was trying all different colognes that I read about online and a gay guy asked what I ones I was looking for and when I said Eros he called it "basic" and recommended the YSL lol.
Anyways, what websites,channels, etc do you guys use to find good fragrances and lists and that would be good for a fragrance newfag?
I've just been googling best colognes for men for whatever season it currently is to find stuff.
Thanks!

>>17949268
Fuck I'm a retard. I didn't even read OP's post. Ignore all the stuff about where to start lol.

>>17949268
>I said Eros he called it "basic" and recommended the YSL
KEK many such cases, they're both basic but there's nothing wrong with that
id argue that ysl y is even more common and basic than eros these days

whats best dior private line frag? should i just stick to the usual ambre nuit/ispahan?

>>17949282
Nothing, even ispahan is shit.

But if for some reason you really want to try something from their private line. Try tobacolor

>>17949248
Is Marlou any good? My ultimate animatic is Iron Duke, but I’m willing to sniff others.

>>17949268
Eros smells nice but also signals FUCKBOY to girls and gays alike. Le Beau is a really nice one, great choice.

>>17949344
iron duke is barely animalic. try prin or some poopy oud

Is Pineapple Vintage Emperor Extrait a good Aventus alternative? I tried my friends bottle of Aventus and it smelled good in the opening but dissapeared 30 minutes later. I couldn't even smell it anymore. Plus I don't want to buy BlackRock owned shit and would prefer to use perfumes with natural ingredients.

i love this one, but it just doesn't last

>>17949354
these are fucking garbage everything smells like fetid bathwater

do not cop

>>17948639
Anybody use bloomperfume.shop before? It looks sus with the discounts but doesn’t have any negative reviews on scamadvisor.

>>17949350
Been wanting to try Loup by Prin, actually, I’ve only ever enjoyed it as more of an echo/warm depth to fragrances, not the main character. But there can always be an exception.

>>17949359
try adding a lot in the basket (like 10+)
a lot of the resell sites just sell like 2-3 offshoots which is why the prices are so good

is Mercedes Benz Intense a good alternative for Dior Fahrenheit? do they smell the same?

Wife just gifted me something I never suspected—Viking Cologne! I had Bon Monsieur and NYI Intense by Nicolai on my list, but are they in the same “space” as Viking Cologne?

>>17949357
Thanks. Which frag houses use the most natural ingredients? Or are more like the most natural smelling?

I know both Creed and Roja do well to simulate natural aromas.

>>17949091
Fuck, yeah I gotta admit that’s something always in the back of my mind with Rogue. Love the house, personally kind of like the faux vintage style labels, but the lids just look so cheap and shitty. Oh well, juice inside is phenomenal.

>>17949144
What >>17949191 said… what fucking Sephora do you think is gonna have NYI? Ignore >>17949245 tho, do not be afraid to test things on strips. While he’s absolutely rights things can change dramatically on skin, there are just some frags you can immediately filter by the test strip smell without wasting precious skin real estate.

>>17949247
The dry gag line made me chuckle, and I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one who can’t stand fruity frags. I don’t even need to be in the Aventus debate because I already know it will smell terrible to me without ever even smelling it.

>>17949270
You did half better than most other newfags, so kudos for that.

>>17949344
>>17949350
Iron Duke is my perfect level of animalic, fabulous frag.

>>17949411
Bois Imperial is boasted as being 93% natural.

As for houses, the only one I’ve heard of is Hiram Green, but supposedly the following are “natural and/or sustainably sourced”
Abel
Ambre Blends
Floratropia
Hima Jomo
Prosody London
Voyages Imaginaires

>>17949453
Weird. I just noticed BI is -I think- the only frag I’ve ever seen where they credit the nose behind it. Except of course where the entire “house” is a single person, like Bianchi or Rogue.

Just got 100 ml of YSL Y EDP for $52. I am blind buying based on reviews, what am I in for?

>>17949490
y edp is a mass appealing, year round frag. always been a dumb reach for me, and the projection/longevity is s+ tier. I probably wouldn’t buy it again at retail, but 100ml for 52$ is a good find. sauce?

Anyone try this TF Tobacco Vanille clone?

>>17949499
xdd

Fragrance with this smell?

>>17949638
think you might like Viktor & Rolf's Spicebomb line

>>17949640
I tried Spicebomb before and my mom said it smells like curry

>>17949499
i went with DUA but i havent gotten it yet. If the scent is too off im probably will just daily spicebomb until i save up more monies

>>17949643
which one? there are like 10 different ones

>>17949650
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Viktor-Rolf/Spicebomb-13857.html

Need a recommendation lads. Is Burberry Touch good for all types of weather? Live in bongland btw

>>17949694
get a bottle of Touch and a bottle of London for men lol

>>17949712
Tried it before, not really my cup of tea

>>17949638
Hate to inform you, but I somehow think that describes 1 Million.

Quick question bros, how do you preserve small decants so they don’t evaporate. I got a couple samples that really aren’t suitable for the current season but I don’t want to lose a lot of juice before the summer rolls around.

>>17949741
What do you keep the decant in? Mine have never mysteriously vanished from their vials.

>>17949144
Smelled The Most Wanted edp and loved it desu. Parfum version smelled like grape soda and once I made that association I couldn’t vibe with it anymore. It wasn’t bad though.

Fougere L’Aube and Tabac Vert ordered (along with some Prin/Prissana samples)
did i do good?

>>17949737
Why some people hate it so much?

Fragrance with this smell?

>>17949777
ELDO Secretions Magnifiques
Orto Parisi Seminalis
Orto Parisi Megamare

>Verification not required.

>>17949778
What the fuck is this shit? Really?

It's really fucking annoying how people compare this to Aventus, scent wise. This performs like crazy but its not a good smell while Aventus is totally the other way around

>>17949780
yes.

>>17949766
Based. I'm a prin lomros/rogue connoisseur . Tell me which samples did you order anon

>>17949845
And I'm wearing tabac vert today at work by the way

which fragrance can attract white women to me, a black man?

>>17949845
>>17949847
KRISSANA | PRIN
MRIGA | PRIN
NOCTURNAL POETRY | PRIN
HÄXAN | PARFUM PRISSANA
MARUYAMA | PARFUM PRISSANA
+some random samples from his houses

>>17949852
Krissana is one of his masterpieces. Also Haxan.

Nocturnal poetry is good if you like animalics. Didn't try the regular mriga but I have Mongolian mriga and is pure musk glory.

Maruyama has a lot of camphor and its a note that prin loves and cannot stand , but might be your cup of tea.

Do you want any recommendations or have you tried the rest of his stuff?

>>17949858
nice
feel free to shill it to me (and the thread ofc)

>>17949860
saringkarn , burmite honey, loup, ma nishtana, Anatolia Anatolia and burmite honey are my favourites from him. Along with krissana but I cannot justify dropping 400 euros for 30 ml for a fragrance similar to saringkarn. If You can find chetyre , Vallee des roses, thichila and Haxan,go for them or a decant at least because they are getting discontinued and are also really good.

From strangers parfumerie the only one that really liked was Burning Ben, but it's really damn nice. I have to test the line properly again tho

>>17949490
Headaches and nausea

>>17949868
ty, i will sample them with my next order

>>17949868
>burmite honey
Was just thinking of trying out this exact one

>>17949643
Try the infrared flanker

is Halloween Man X a fucking joke this board pulls on people? I got it cause yall said to.

NO HAPPY

No/fa/ggot here. What is wrong with AXE spray?

>>17949919
Lel

>>17949924
Lemme just make an account and upvote that

>>17949144
Probably had a lot of olfactory fatigue along the way but here we go
A lot of them really had that similar synthetic/mass appealing scent that I'm not fond of

>SWY Intensely
Hated it, couldn't stand the cinnamon
>L'eau d'Issey
Whatever, very fresh and nice but there's much better out there
>The One
I liked it at first but it became quite boring. It has that luxuous hotel vibe to it and it's better than a lot of others though so it's decent. EDP is better
>Y
EDP is decent I guess
>LNDLH
Pretty good, smells very versatile, nothing as crazy as I imagined though
>Dior
I hated all of their perfumes. There's something about the Dior DNA I just can't stand. Homme Intense I hated the most I think, the lipstick scent is way too weird and feminine. Any Sauvage version smelt generic and synthetic as fuck
>Givenchy Gentleman
Whatever. Reserve Privé smells pretty decent, the others are okay
>BDC
Probably had olfactory fatigue at this point, so I'd have to smell it again, but I was very very underwhelmed. It's almost like it had no identity
>Most Wanted
Decent, nothing crazy either
>Chanel Allure
I have Edition Blanche and Allure smells pretty good and different, maybe a bit more on the mature side
>Egoiste
Really great. At first it smelt disgusting but I found myself liking it. Rich scent, not for everyone
>Platinum Egoiste
Fresher and more appealing, very good as well

Didn't find ADG, Afternoon Swim, Cool Water, Voyage, Pi or any Prada L'Homme

>>17949921
It’s fine if you’re 13. But as a result the scent is related to teen boys.

>>17949933
Oh and Versace Eros Flame was much better than Eros

>>17949933
>>17949937
And Spice Bomb was also pretty good, I prefered the Night Vision version, smelt more mysterious and seductive.

>>17949750
I didn’t get grape soda, just grape smell, and I kinda love it. Mousse Illuminee from Rogue has the same scent in its heart notes.

>>17949777
>>17949778
>>17949780
Both ELDO and Orto Seminalis claim to be shooting (kek) for that scent, but they’re both BS. I’ve never heard that claim about Megamare, just that’s it’s a nuclear frag with a love or hate it smell.

Secretions is basically just a social experiment by ELDO to see if they can get people to buy a (purposely) horrid scent.
Megamare is a spicy “aquatic” frag that apparently is just a very polarizing smell. (I think it smells great)
Seminalis is just a meme scent, creamy to make people think cum. Look up Stercus by the same guy if you have any doubt.

>>17948639
>built big outside fire with dad this year (Picrel)
>smell of woodsmoke is lingering beautifully on everybody’s clothes and hair
I would love to bottle this. By the Fireplace and Tonnerre are both I’ve tried that supposedly evoke elements of wood fires and both are too sweet.

Why is Dior Homme Intense so good bros?

>>17949959
It's the most R*ddit fragrance in the world.

>>17949919
Woman approved scent but I think I smell like a dandy

What makes it so bad?

>>17948639
hey friends

is there a community interested in deodorants too? I'm tired of the gillette or axe body spray buy

if there were good deodorants I'd be very happy friends

also what do you think of the Hermès basilic perfume? I liked it

thank you friends

>>17949987
It's literally just Angel's Share but slightly more fresh / citrusy and expensive

Got enough winter frags, need some good spring and summer scents now.

>>17950002
Forgot to include pic

>>17949995
Glycolic acid on your pits for mostly scentless, nukes the odour causing bacteria on me so you can focus on frags. I kinda like The Ilex Wood’s sticks, too, which don’t use aluminium salts and use bicarb/clay/oils.

>>17950002
>good spring and summer scents
Mancera Wild Fruits
DG LB Sun

>>17949490
i find it nauseating

ok /frag/, guess the fragrance

>>17949919
who here shills halloween man x you doublenigger?

>>17949962
what does that mean?

>>17950106
he's just saying its popular in 4chanspeek

Anyone tried Black Afgano clones and can recommend a good one?

Bros, what do you think of Ormonde Man and Montabaco Intensivo?

>>17948942
I look like this. Frags for this feel?

>>17950122
Beaufort - 1805 Tonnerre

>>17950090
Interlude

>>17950137
Nah, this is who Tonnerre is for.

what makes it so bad?

>>17950090
OMS gold

>>17950152
your anosmia ig

>>17950090
Baccarat Rouge 540, my boy

>>1794949
Don’t listen to them anon, it’s only nauseating if you overspray it like a pajeet. Like any other powerful frag, just use 2-3 sprays beneath clothing (chest, lower neck. Great frag when applied correctly, but if you overdo it then it is overwhelming.

>>17950002
>good spring and summer scents
TdH Eau Givree. Best “designer” summer scent to be released in nearly a decade imho.

>>17949781
They smell identical enough to me but I haven;t tried Aventus in a long time.

Thoughts on CDG 2? I don't even care about smelling good at this point I just want to smell interesting.

>>17948854
>Blonde Amber
Haven't smelt it but there's no perfume in the world worth its price

>>17950224
Based, but to me it was still rather "safe", albeit unique.

>>17950093
I guess just the OP with the nice cheapies and I've seen people here buy it or have it in their collection. No one's really shilled for it. I have grown to like it now though. I don't care if the homies think I'm edible.

>>17950122
Dior Homme Intense layered with Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Iris

tobacco vanille or herod?

>>17949944
Your nose is broke af if you think there’s anything sweet in Tonnerre.

>>17950224
Anon… if all you care about is interesting and you’re willing to forego smelling good… A LOT of things to work with out there.

>>17950122
>>17950147
I don’t get this. I’ve never heard anyone shill Tonnerre as a pirate frag, and whatever >>17950137 is trying to imply it’s falling short.

Also, >>17950147 is obviously the pic for Sauvage. kek

>>17950588
You’re kidding, it’s plenty sweet. Tonnerre smells like sweet delicious BBQ sauce for ages until it dries down on me.

Just got my decant of Hermes Eau Givree, hands down my favorite TdH. Whoever suggested that last week, thank you.

>>17950593
To each their own I suppose. Looking at the note list it does say there’s supposed to be like 5 citrus in there, but I get -none- of it.

Can’t complain about people enjoying Beaufort.

>>17950611
Oddly enough that may have been me. But it’s a great frag, and thus gets recommended a lot (like ~10 posts ago >>17950203)

>>17950575
Tobacco maniac

>>17948639
Dior Homme 2020 is for men who are interested in things like girls, sports, cars, and other mainstream markers of success.
Dior Homme Intense is a little more subtle. The DHI gentleman can speak to the subtleties of anime and K-pop. He isn't interested in things like fitness, or being popular with women.

What's the last fragrance you wore wear your first spray, you hated it on your skin, but the longer it stayed on, the more you eventually ended up liking it?

>>17950371
>>17950588
What are some fragrances that either of you would consider interesting then?

>>17950664
What about the Sport and Cologne?

>>17950593
>>17950616
I just went back and sniffed my bottle… and I suppose I can see where you’re coming from. In my personal opinion I would have a hard time calling it “sweet” but that doesn’t mean you can’t.

Imo, sweet is things like (at least what I’ve heard) JPG Scandal, and other super sticky sweet frags that drip sugar. Calling Tonnerre sweet is like calling a jalapeño pepper spicy after eating a Carolina Reaper. It’s not wrong… but perspective may disagree.
It’s also just so overwhelmed with smoke the sweetness isn’t very forward to me, or is just very drowned out and mixed in with smoke it’s not particularly recognizable.

Regardless you still have good taste.

>>17950716
“Interesting”
If “interesting” is all you care about…
>Ganymede
Definitely fits the bill while still smelling quite good.
>Secretions Magnifiques
I mean honestly just read the AI generated comments in >>17949780 they’re all pretty spot on.
>Megamare
Mostly because it’s apparently so polarizing? I love it but a lot of people think it’s atrocious.
I will admit the following are LESS interesting, but still a little bit for specific niche qualities.
>Tonnerre
Nuclear smoke sillage and facets of aquatics.
>Fat Electrician
Gourmand Vetiver is definitely a unique combination but it works well imo.
>The Soft Lawn (original)
Interesting in how people interpret it. I believe it’s the linden blossom note that smells similar to dill, and so some people associate the frag with pickles.
>H24
Metallic bananas, need I say more.
>Ghost in the Shell
I find this interesting as a concept between the coupling of synthetic and natural notes to achieve an exquisite frag.

Those are what immediately come to mind. You may disagree on whether or not they’re interesting.

Thoughts on Bogue?

MEM and MAAI?

BISCHBROS WHAT DO WE DO

>>17950766
mem, maai and bogue in general are based

>>17950800
Love that these come with little sweaters. Wish it smelled gayer.

>>17950800
>hate
damn homophobia is rampant on fragrantica

>>17950913
fragrantica is populated in equal thirds of oudy brown middle eastern men, intp autistic anime types, and ultra douchey metrosexual boomers

I was in a pharmacy and there was a display of various scents from this company. Most smelt nice so I got these 3 which are knock offs of designer ones and I don't actually know what the originals are like but already had complements and they last all day. I'll definitely buy more.

SOTD guerlain mouchoir de monsieur
>>17950916
how much are they paying you to shill?

>>17950800
>no iris

>>17949411
Perris Montecarlo and Laboratorio Olfattivo

>>17950152
Your breath

so this is the less obnoxious version of dior sauvage?

>>17950948
>less good

>>17950950
m8 dior sausage is awful

>>17950575
Eau des Baux

Which scent will make me smell like a machine?

Literally I want to smell like an old Apple II or a drill bit or something of the like.

I don't care if it's a female scent.

>>17950969
CDG 2

>>17950916
Considering I found there for less than a fiver each I don't think I'll be getting much.

>>17950969
WD-Quarante pour homme

>>17950913
The founder of fraagantica is a white gen x russian lady what did you expect

All designer fragrances have forgettable scent.

Anybody here has test Kajal and Nishane perfumes ?
Specifically Kajal Lamar, Dahab and Almaz
And Nishane Wulong Cha, Nefs, Ani, Shems, Hacivat and Ambra Calabria

Any recommendations for frags that smell like a forest?

>>17950969
try something by CDG

>>17951034
the virgin Layton vs the chad Gucci Guilty Absolute

>>17951056
CDG looks like snobby hipster garbage, is it actually good?

>>17949097
Maybe the old one with iris. The new one is woody and very masculine.

>>17950985
that would be coke spilled over your keyboard

>>17951067
some of them are good, but performance is usually poor. but they are definitely more interesting and cheaper than most of what passes for "niche" nowadays

>>17951067
I think it’s Japanese
>>17951080
The new Dior homo 2020 doesn’t smell bad but it feels incomplete. Dior Fahrenheit is far superior. Diptyque tam doa also does the incomplete woody frag better than Dior homo 2020

>>17949018
It is, but the performance is weak now.

>>17950002
Fico di Amalfi
Erba Pura
Light Blue Eau Intense
Bleu Turquoise

>>17951124
>>17950002
and for spring i'd say
GIT
Colonia Club
Basilico & Fellini

Treated myself to Sohan. Holy shit, it’s so, so nice. Opens up like rose falooda then settles into a strong woody peppery leathery spice with a little sweetness on skin.

Anybody know why they discontinued it? I heard it was an ingredient but I can’t work out which.

WHEN IS TF GOING TO RELEASE OUD MINERALE I JUST WANT TO SMELL IT GODDAMIT

>>17951025
>Respect for Russians increases slightly.

>>17951052
Anything by Pineward
Not full on Forest but Mousse Illuminee does a pretty good job imo.

>>17951267
I heard some Canadian say in stores early 2024.

>>17951267
isn't it already in some stores or something?
I'm also kind of excited to try it after some anon kept hyping up the private blend one
I'm guessing it won't mog Kenzo EDP for "oddball aquatic" though, that one is just bizarre

>>17951281
Didn’t realize that was another Bisch.
Have you considered Megamare for weird aquatics?

what makes it effay

>>17951278
Any specific Pineward reccs?

Pick one

Is TDH worth buying at 50$ for a 100ml? I’ve tried it, and I like it I just haven’t tried a newer formulation.

>>17951448
murkwood. also try bogart signature, herbal underwoods.
>>17951499
none
>>17951190
snice, it's the only penhaligon i liked
>>17950969
there are some american artisan scents that might do the trick.

Any good reccs for a summer, masculine citrus + vetiver/woods frag? My favorite frags of all time are TDH + TDH Eau Givree, D&G Light blue forever, Aventus, etc. im looking for something in that same DNA, citrus woody but not necessarily a “blue” fragrance if that makes sense, I’m not sure where to start. Looking at Goldfield & Banks bohemian lime but I’d prefer something more affordable.
Thoughts bros?

>>17951548
>pineward site not open for business
Suffering. Anon please make them come back from holiday so I can order samples.

>>17951521
I bought mine two years ago at that price and I'm happy. performance is pretty good. sounds like a good price for 100ml of TdH, especially if you're in the US

>>17951558
Guerlain Homme
Encre Noire Sport
Bois Imperial (no citrus, but a similar "modern transparent mineral oddball spicy vetiver" appeal to TdH)
that Monotheme Vetiver Bourbon someone's been recommending from time to time
and Guerlain Vetiver if you're ready to go grandpacore

>>17951564
Quit shilling GuerlIn vetiver. I don’t need you faggots smelling like me.
>>17951558
Guerlain homme leau boisse is similar to tdh but different.

Bought a bunch of new decants and first impressions so far (my sense might not be there 100% as ive just today recovered from a cold):

>JPG Le Male Parfum
this just smells really simple. nice and loud enough but disappointingly one note.
>Montblanc Explorer
kinda fruity and fresh, nice enough but did not leave much of an impression
>TDH
expected something more difficult, but this is actually a really enjoyable scent. i can only smell the citruses and some tea smell at this point though
>Bois Imperial
expected a meme frag due to amount of shitposting about it, but this is so accessible and dare i say mass appealing. just a very enjoyable woody fresh scent i kinda love it
>Mancera Red Tobacco
this is so fucking loud. scentwise ck shock is 50 times better than this. how does this get shilled so much
>Prada Luna Rossa Carbon
enjoy it better than the other blue frags I've tried (missoni's pour homme and dylan blue) on account of its mildness. its not loud and sharp and synthetic smelling like pour homme and does not have drydown smelling like sweat like dylan blue.
>Prada Luna Rossa Black
definitely a cool fall/winter frag. sweet but also has bitter character, and the result is just cool as fuck.
>Guerlain L'homme Ideal
Only have sprayed this one in the air, but just from that it does seem pretty impressive.


15 decants so far and have yet to buy a bottle of something but among first buys ill be looking to get both pradas listed here, BI, Missoni Wave and maybe Montblanc Legend Spirit and TDH.
always down for more reccs for what to check out.

Post non Aventus Creeds.

>>17951590
the slightly inferior version of Lalique Pour Homme

>>17951383
It's tacky and gross?

After 2 days of testing Hermés Eau Givree, the worst possible scenario has occurred. It is by far my favorite summer frag I’ve ever tested, but it also has some of the worst performance on my skin I’ve ever tested. Almost makes me want to stop this stupid smelly water hobby. Huge let down, if I could get a strong version of this I would buy it at retail everytime. If anyone has any reccs for something similar that actually lasts a long period of time please let me know.

>>17951604
>if I could get a strong version of this I would buy it at retail everytime
normal TdH is pretty similar in the drydown

>>17951593
I fuck with it. Never tried Lalique Pour Homme, worth the blind buy if i like BDP?

>>17951643
Yes, they're pretty similar. It's a good cheaper alternative, though not a straight-up clone.

>>17951590
>be me, best creed scent
>be 400+ bevause of ingredients creed PROMISE are so rare and high quality it reflects in the price
>you fall for it
>????
>profit

sexiest frag you ever smelled on a woman? cacharel amor amor for me

>>17950116
montabaco is superb
my gf loves it

>>17951564
>>17951584
Doesn't Bois Imperial smell too much like a generic men's deodorant for you? Maybe it's just the combination of vetiver and basil but I just can't dissasociate that smell from basic male cosmetics.

>>17951704
Bois Imperial is a basic, modern green vetiver frag. It’s basically what h24 was attempting to be. It’s very good, but not great. Anyone who overhypes it is a
>Quentin Bisch fanboy
>vetiver enthusiast
The main reason why it really got hyped so hard is because of its similarities to Ganymede, not because it’s necessarily great on its own.

>>17951704
>generic men's deodorant
>male cosmetics
that's what these threads are all about with the barbershop/fougere crap shilled here non stop

>>17951717
But with fougeres there's still a good variety and even the basic ones can be done with quality while BI smells like men's locker room where all Axes combine into one.

>>17951521
Gonna go ahead and second what >>17951560 said. I can’t speak for “recent” formulations but they’re not L’Oréal so I would think it’s safe to trust their product from drastic reformulations. And at $50, it’s worth the risk.

>>17951584
TdH EdT is a modern classic and should be in everyone’s collection that considers themselves a /frag/got.
And I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. BI is a great frag, great longevity and sillage, it was just so good it got latched onto by a few spergs who shilled so hard it drove some people away.

>>17951684
What in the actual fuck…

What's ACDD like compared to LADDM?
And honestly, can I wear any of them in hot summers? I'd like to but I feel like this very deep woody scent would be too heavy

>>17951744
Is fragrances don’t have genders, they don’t have fucking calendars either. What -you- think you can wear during the summer or winter is up to you.

My nose is always stuffy and when I breathe harshly through my nose nothing comes out of my right nostril, what should I do guys. Are those inhale things that clean your sinuses actually good?

Is a 120ml PDM Layton worth it for 100$? New in box on eBay.

>>17951714
I like BI a lot and could not possibly give less of a shit about Ganymede
Nor does it make Bisch the goat, just bro-tier as far as I’m concerned

I was trying out Serge Listens Fille du Berlin and found it alright (not really a huge rose fan) but went for a walk through to my neighbourhood and the rose coupled with people's smoke coming from their chimneys was incredible. So...any smoky rose frags that might work?

>>17951499
LV Afternoon swim = $320 (jesus fucking christ)
Tygar = $320 (lmao what is this shit)
Arrakis = $190 (still too fucking high)
Vibrato = $325 (and again with this 300 dollar shit)

NONE of these are worth it. This is at best a crisp ginger fragrance. IT IS NOT WORTH EVEN $150 DOLLARS.
DO NOT spend this much money on this DNA.
Get Turathi Blue for $35 which gets you 97% of the way there
or if you want a more lux version:
Terra Nova for $125 / Ingenious Ginger for $130 (samples on lucky scent ~$4)

imaging spending $300 for this shit. Jesus christ. Fragrance is such aids.

This one smells so fucking nice. Why did the discontinue it?

>>17951383
This was one of my first signatures. It's nice, but I got real sick of it after a while.

New frag Chad here. Thoughts on The One?

>>17951867
Unironically one of my favorite scents, but the performance is trash. Still worth owning because it smells really good though

>>17951052
Hwyl

>>17951052
Encre Noir reminds me of walking around innawoods as a kid. And it's extremely affordable

>>17951861
Isn't Extreme the discontinued one?

>>17948639
why the fuck is everyone talking about tygar or tyger or whatever all of a sudden? it's not new. I think there's some marketing and shilling going on. pic unrelated

>>17951558
I've got a sample of Bohemian lime. That thing is just straight lime scent all the way through with no variation. extremely simple and straightforward.

Thoughts on Hacivat? Is it a meme or is it actually a good summer frag?

>>17951893
They just sent a bunch of free samples out which is probably sparking a lot of discussion. I got mine in about a week ago. It's great but it will probably be the first thing I get a clone of, just not sure what clone is the best. I can't justify the price tag.

>>17951971
Michael Malul Terra Nova or Alexandria Fragrances Black Panther

>>17951980
Thanks for the recommendations

What notes can you guys not stand?
I think one of my is vetiver

>>17952026
I'm right there with you on vetiver although another note I hate in mens frags is iris.

>>17952073
im kind of new to frags so i haven't really smelled that yet. I see it's in homme intense and i ordered a sample a few days ago. i also cant stand lavender, but that's because it just reminds me too much of cleaning solutions

>>17951894
Diff anon here. I blind bought a 10mL travel size of it recently and there’s a heavy dose of coriander in there behind the lime, almost a… ham/hot dog note…? I’m just gonna shelve it and give it another go in spring/summer.

>>17951744
acdd is warmer in a soft way and has less of an edge. it's still a masterpiece but imo lddm is higher art. you can wear it in summer if you're not a fragranticacel who thinks spices = winter
>>17951769
is it always the same nostril? its actually normal that only one nostril is used to breathe. you might be fucked though idk
>>17951777
pdm is never worth it
>>17952026
the sweet kind of tonka

>>17951769
>Are those inhale things that clean your sinuses actually good?
yes
if this is a big problem then you can also go to the nose doctor to see if the inside of your nose is all twisty and impacting airflow. it's a pretty easy operation to correct that shit

>>17951662
BR540. Bought that for my gf for that exact reason.

Why is Prada Luna Rossa Black so overrated?

I've never in my life used colognes or anything like that. Are you supposed to put them on when you're going out to buy groceries and stuff? How does it work? I don't really have a social life, or friends. Do I wear cologne when I go to my doctor and dentist appointments? When do you use these things? Please help, now that I'm more financially stable I feel like I owe it to myself to be a little more normal.

>>17952221
I treat it as wearing clothing, basically. Part of an outfit, part of where I'm going & how I'm feeling. There's a perfume that's appropriate for any life occasion, at an appropriate quantity (i.e. don't gas people with 8 sprays Bois Imperial at nanas wake). Buy something you like & that makes you feel nice, wear it when you want to feel that way, that's what I do. Same as clothing it is first for yourself.
Hope things work out anon.

>>17952221
there is no social requirement to use cologne, just use it when you feel like smelling nice. many people like putting it on before work. many ITT will just use it at home to have something nice to smell

>>17952221
i feel like you're about to misuse the term cologne
>>17952226
nanas wake calls for 12.5 sprays trex

Why the fuck is it so fucking good?

>>17952243

its jus really fresh and creamy, decent longevity and performance and cheap as fuck. opening does kind of smell dishwatery but overall its really good

>>17952181
I've only smelled LDDM so I'll go for that one. It's such an amazing scent, the drydown is godly

if only it lasted longer

New thread
>>17952354

NEW THREAD
>>17952384
>>17952384
>>17952384
>>17952384

>>17951813
What if you're rich, which one would you get

>>17951867
One of the only decent Sephora designers. Smells like you work in a luxurious hotel to me

>>17952221
Wake up
Put on clothes, deodorant, etc
Put a single spray of cologne on your torso, underneath your clothing
Go about your day like normal

>>17952243
bc it's an Allure Sport clone >>17952335

>>17951684
>Our exquisite replica of

>>17949780
> Redditor instantly regrets buying cum-d'eau por fags,
> realizes is actually not so bad,
> becomes obsessed, palate ruined for anything else
> kek, cycle complete.

>>17952408
If you're rich get Vibrato because it has the richest ginger citrus mix with the longest longevity (which is still only around 6 hrs). It's a beautiful crisp ginger citrus, but it's not worth the money. Arrakis is slightly different in that it has a sandy-dry element to it, but I personally don't think it meshes will with the ginger-citrus vibe.

>>17951861
the EdP is still available. the extreme and the platine prive are both being phased out. The EdP and the Intense are currently available.

>>17951867
The EdP of The One is an Excellent frag that's a very easy recommendation to literally anyone.