/fa/ - Fashion

>>17989081
The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

>>17989081
The Fragrance Flowchart for beginners

Thinking about buying a bottle . Any other boozy vanilla frag worth trying ? (the chestnut note was nice too)

it doesn't get any better than this.

>>17988855
seconding this the notes look very interesting

Some infographics

>megaschizo op samefagging for the last 20 posts straight again in the previous thread
seek help moron, unironically go see a schizo specialist

>>17989097

>>17989099

>>17989100
Where are you anon?
Stage 4/5 here.

>noooo I neeed my infographics, only I can make threads reeeeeeeee

>>17989102
it's about smells

>>17989009
>It is a problem when it's Tabac.
what the fuck are you on about

>>17989081
Stupid fucking tranny, kill yourself

What perfume is she holding, /fa/?

>>17989081
God I love infographics
>>17989102
Fugg I’m falling into level 5, been looking into making my own pu’er tea single element scent

>>17989143
L’eau d’AI slop.

Try Ghost in the Shell, robot scum.

Does parfums de marly sell their frags on Amazon?
Im trying not to get fakes on Amazon, I have a bunch of gift cards and nothing else I really want to buy.

Guys, why does Dior Sauvage smell so disgusting? The only fragrance that makes me recoil, it smells like tonsil-stones and is so strong i swear

>>17989201
It's because you have a different nose, anon. Just look for something else, you'll be okay.

>>17989201
ambroxan can sometimes smell like bad breath

>>17989081
Why are you wearing fragrance? Just to get compliments? You know, you have to be a real normal person to get compliments.

>>17989220
because I like the smell of smelly water

just wear some cologne ffs, something that smells good. That's it! No need to make thousands of this thread if all you do is post your favorites.
All fragrances smell nice anyways, nobody would publish something that smells bad.
I love fragrances, but people here always say the same shit and it's really not that interesting.

>>17989223
It's actually oil and not water, it's oil mixed with alcohol and the oil is the scent

>>17989102
This is difficult to read. Whoever made this needs to make more readable content next time

>>17989220
Sensory processing sensitivity and synesthesia.
The pleasure I find smelling some fragrances (also drinks and food, music and soundscapes, etc) is difficult to explain. Very intense.
Sometimes is ok being retarded.

>>17989220
Because of nostalgia, relate to a dated, toxic type of males, harass women(some like it, some don't, but i'll get laid)
Sotd Drakkar Noir

NEW JERRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgICEAKTMzw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgICEAKTMzw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgICEAKTMzw

>>17989241
I appreciate your honesty and detailed response

>>17989270
Jeremy broke because his fragrance brand didn't do as well as he wished

>>17989230
those are semantics, at the end of the day I pick frags that I like to smell on myself and in the air

>>17989204
>>17989215
i dont intend to wear it, it's that other people shower in it and it makes me sick
anyways, thanks.

>>17989323
Ambergris is whale poop
You don't know if it's sauvage and only 20% or 10 of men wear fragrance

>>17989326
>only 20% or 10 of men wear fragrance
Maybe in your shithole.

>>17989270
What happened to his face?

>>17989386
Age and weight.

>>17989386
Remember kids: don't do drugs, or you'll end up like Jeremy

>>17989270
Oh lord here we go

>>17989326
It’s whale vomit/stomach bile, not sure if anybody makes whale poop frags

>>17989102
>Stage 4/5 here.
same here + Jeremy from L6 ofc

>>17989386
cocaine happened (also probably age and genes happened)

>SOTD: Nicolai Amber Oud
lavender+amber+oud, masterfully blended, nothing offensive about the oud here but still not boring (unlike most of MFK's ouds), perfect for office/date/formal occasions (i would wear it for almost anything desu), can be worn year round, performance is also good
God bless PdN for their 30ml bottles

>>17989403
Bro, i'm in the same age like Jeremy and i went through a divorce, went broke, had to start everything from scratch, somebody want to sue me for BS thing(nealry homeless), depressed father i have to emotionally care for, but i don't look this deranged.
Must surely be drugs or some sort like that.

>>17989403
he's regularly dancing semi naked on tiktok and his body is still lean. he only got fat in the face

>>17989386
Injecting holy water subcutaneously does that to a mf

Not a fragrance guy but my girlfriend's into scents and she'll give me the samples she doesn't want/already has. What does it say about me that this is my favorite out of what I've tried?

>>17989326
Ambroxan is not ambergris, they smell nothing alike to me at least

>>17989528
Decent taste, that and Every Storm a Serenade from IA are really nice and coastal.

Hello /frag/ friends, has anyone here successfully found substitutes for their favorite discontinued colognes and care to share their methods? Would it just be a matter of matching the notes of the descriptions or is there any more to it?

Bought 100ml bottles of Guerlain l'homme ideal EDT, heritage and L'Instant EDT and they only last about 30 minutes on my skin. What a waste of money. Is there a frag similar to l'homme ideal EDT that has good performance? Talking about the orange blossom opening, didn't like terre de Hermes much, it's like rotten oranges and lhomme ideal EDP is completely different, it's super sweet

I tried using them at night before sleep but it's been causing me nightmares wtf

>>17989558
Neroli Portofino?

If perfume genders are basically a marketing thing and anyone can wear any perfume, how come no one in these threads wears or talks about women's perfumes?

>>17989576
If you wanna smell like a bucket of Ben & Jerry's with rosewater poured over it, be my guest.

>>17989386
drugs being a fag and being Polish

>>17989600
Can confirm, every single Polack looks like this, they also spawn a moustache at age 45.

My last time posting this, after 2 weeks of owning sample
It smells really good but in the end it leans a bit too feminine for my taste and the ginger tone might be too strong
I might get a clone of LV L'Immensité or Imagination instead

>>17989576
>jicky
>shalimar
>mitsouko
>portrait of a lady
>black orchid
>cabochard
All of those are somewhat common among fragtards, for the most part its just an issue of frags for women being shit.

>>17989528
that you have not been sampling enough.
IA for the most part is "le quirky" brand that in the end never full tilts into the proposed creative direction, and whats worse is that their "direction" is the best part about their scents since they are just subpar in other categories.

>>17989576
because they suck i.e. do you want sweet with rose or sweet with jasmine
>>17989645
this

>>17989528
Mostly this >>17989647
They’re like a more niche, less good ELDO. And ELDO is only mid at best.

good coconut frags?

I feel like my nose is just bad. Like I was born with a mediocre sense of smell.
Like I got BdC EDP now and everywhere I read they tell me it goes for 8 hours easily, meanwhile 3 hours in it's just gone for me .

>>17989687
jpg le beau le parfum

>>17989687
Heeley Coccobello
Fusion d'Issey Extrême

>>17989691
olfactory fatigue, dummy
try to move around a bit so it goes in the air or put your nose up to where you sprayed it

>>17989645
Gimme DG light blue intense femme

>>17989694
No I know about that, I mean even if I spray it on my wrist and really press my nose up against that and avoid having it on my neck or near my nose at all.

Is Versace Dylan Blue the best summer fragrance ?
>genuinely smells good
>not too expensive
>can be worn day or night
>women love the shit out of it
>good longetivity and projection

>>17989697
more sprays, sissy sprayer, or maybe the ambroxan in the frag is turning your nose off which can happen

>>17989687

>>17989097
Some wrong shit in there. The most egregious mistake is a classic - somehow mistaking fragrance oil concentration for performance, made even worse by also bringing price into this. I will no longer elaborate on this, it has become tiresome.

>>17989270
Properly scuffed. Maybe I should spray less to avoid this.

>>17989464
Is there even oud in Amber Oud? It just smells like a Heritage flanker to me.

>>17989730
>Is there even oud in Amber Oud?
i can definitely sense the oud in it, it's not fecal at all, also not the most dominating note but it's there

if most oud frags are synthetic oud, then why are they still among the most expensive frags?

>>17989576
Unisex frags are more talked about than ladies, because most aimed towards women currently are candy or vanilla, which only pleases a certain set of women. The rest go for ‘unisex’ stuff, which is probably worn more by women like Byredo, but marketed to all with non gendered packaging/bottles.
Frags that market to men and women seem to have some gendered designing, like the gendered kids toy aisles. Then unisex is the toy section in a museum shop (superior)

>>17989555
I just buy horrifically marked up ones people have kept secondhand and hoard them.

>>17989790
>Frags that market to men and women seem to have some gendered designing, like the gendered kids toy aisles. Then unisex is the toy section in a museum shop (superior)
autism

>>17989776
because most people are retarded and don't know this, also marketing is a big deal if you didn't know

>>17989794
Yes, what’s your point

>>17989776
if most oud frags are combined with saffron and it all smell similar to Baccarat Rouge, then why do people want to smell like any random arab?

Anyone tried Vi Et Armis? Considering buying a bottle.

this lil nigga keeps popping up on fragrantica, did collabs with prin and bortnikoff

>>17989854
Hahahaha Frags don’t get much LESS blind buy safe than this.
Definitely test before buying. Big fan of the house, own 3 full bottles of theirs, and have tested almost all of them, this is the only one that really pushed me away.

>>17989776
I dunno, why does any perfume cost more than let's say 10 dollars?

Could I get away with one spray of Santal 33 in the neck or is the sillage just too much?

>>17989887
in an office environment*

>>17989887
>>17989889
how can one spray of anything be too much?
especially santal 33 won't be too much

>>17989892
Maybe it's just me but I found that Santal 33's sillage is very strong plus the longtevity is also insane - at least on my skin. I can still smell it when I apply it in the early mornings and smell my wrist late in the evening.

>>17989896
well if you're gonna get fired for offending someone's nose then go easy on it I guess even though personally I wouldn't care that much

>>17989089
Fahrenheit Parfum is a good boozy vanilla frag

>>17989149
>pu’er tea single element scent
Interesting. Would you use actual pu'er?

>>17989576
Modern women's fragrances mostly suck. The classics do get talked about.

>>17989697
>if I spray it on my wrist and really press my nose up against that
That just increases the fatigue, anon. Spray the back of your neck instead to catch occasional whiffs

Has anyone owned or sampled TF Costa Azzurra Acqua and can share some thoughts?

>>17989528
pop art fragrances
>>17989576
seems like you haven't been itt for a long time.
>>17989776
oy vey
>>17989854
yeah
>>17989866
who's that?

>>17989903
Thanks, only knew about the EdT. Il will try it tomorrow if ican

>>17989916
rbalkris, i'm starting to think he's the gay dragon of fragrantica

Just smelled a handful of samples. Have some more coming over the next couple days. Have you guys tried these?

>Memo Paris African Leather
Love this. That slightly sweet cardamom is incredible. Like a cardamom and leather duo with a bit of dessert. Even if I smell like a paki I don’t give a fuck it is gorgeous. Nicely done oriental. Getting a bottle.

>Aesop Hwyl
Embodies masculinity. Really good and dark. Hyper realistic pine tree - like putting your nose against a branch. Feel like a twink bitch can’t pull this off kek. A well groomed man can. I respect the hell out of it.

>Montale Risetretto Intense Cafe
So feminine. Might smell nice on a cute girl though desu. Caramel and rose bomb. I expected bitter dark roast coffee beans and I was very wrong. A faggoty smell but weirdly fucking nuclear strong.

>ELDO Hermann a mes Cotes
Smells sophisticated and I’m not just saying that because of the pretentious brand/name. Damp soil, basil, mint, stems and shrubs, bit of rose, very small touches of amber. Dressed up and classy but probably not for me. Somebody else will love it.

>Zoologist Chipmunk
Reminds me of charred oak. All about oak and hazelnut. A slightly comfy quality but nowhere near saccharine. It is pretty nice. Unisex leaning masculine.

>>17989528
I found cape heartache to be very feminine and too strawberry-ish - compared to any other note

>>17989874
Thanks anon. I decided to order a tester.

I tried out some fragrances today and I really liked Hermes H24 edp, Versace Eros Flame, and Nuit de l'homme. Are there any more like these?

>>17990018
nice b8

>>17989698
>these are the people you share a general with

I pulled the trigger

I hope I don't regret it

>>17989698
Depends on the occasion for me. For instance, if I am going to something by the ocean, I like to wear D&G Light Blue. I was not the biggest fan of Dylan Blue personally but I get the appeal. Versace Pour Homme is more up my alley for a daily summer office scent. I am also a fan of YSL Y EDP and Bvlgari Acva for summer nights.

>>17989984
Curious to hear your thoughts when you get it. I think it was the opium that turned my stomach, can’t be sure.

>>17990132
Definitely some good ones in there, enjoy.

can anyone recommend something similar?

>>17990132
share your thoughts on the penguin once you get it, been meaning to order some samples of it but I've been on a streak of blind buying old shit so no budget for samples

Does she have any good fragrance left? I haven't heard anything good in years.
I'm specifically looking for something that doesn't have powdery iris.

>>17990249
I vaguely remember enjoying some of the super expensive ones, but they are not worth the price.

>>17990215
I will, I think you were in the last thread

>>17990249
My wife loves bad boy edt on me. I'm impartial to it.

>>17990132
GitS is really something. Interesting despite how sweet it is.
If GitS was a song it would be House Jam by Gang Gang Dance
https://youtu.be/Q0wpvRCdir0?si=BybAQ-spuSf6wZfc

>>17989697
Very dry skin maybe?

>>17989698
>genuinely smells good

SOTD:

>>17990132
it's a hundred bucks at most, what would you regret?
also it's a good selection, so no need to worry
please report back on Penguin as already requested earlier

>>17989091
That’s not even the best Egoiste.

>>17990132
No reason to regret anything if you are sincerly curious about what those scents smell like.
Its better than the Alternative of not knowing or spending literally whatever a full bottle costs and then hating it

Another day, another half dozen dated men's fragrances I had to blind buy because no stores around here stock this geezer stuff
Quite liking z14 and Moustache at first encounter, grey flannel is appaling - will try the others tomorrow

>>17990378
based old man smell wearer

sotd: jacomo de jacomo by jacomo

>>17990249
Have you tried 212 vip or 212 vip black?

Hey /frag/, I’m a big fan of Diptyque Tempo and am looking for a similarly green and herbaceous scent that’s a bit lighter and more summer-appropriate. Does H24 EdP fit the bill at all? Any recommendations besides? Many thanks in advance

Jovan Musk

>>17990153
I'll post a mini review after I've worn it. I'm relatively new to frags but have found myself drawn to niche, different style scents so I'm hoping I like it.

>>17989687
Malibu Party in the Bay from Simone Andreoli is said to be a good VIW clone

what would/should I add to my collection?
I already have
>Acqua di Gio, EDT
>Terre d'Hermès, EDT
>l'Eau d'Issey, EDT
>Homme (Dior), EDT

>>17990438
I've never smelled Tempo. H24 is green, but also quite sweet and kind of fruity
honestly I think Hermes has a better summer green scent with Un Jardin Sur Le Nil. you could also try something like the much-memed Bois Imperial

>>17990455
how is it? as in what kind of musk does it have?
>>17990465
maybe some heavier sweeter stuff

>>17990526
if he's talking about jovan musk for men, it smells quite a lot, but inferior, to tabac

>>17990528
good to know

>>17989892
I used to feel this way until I made my brother test my favorite frags. One spray was all it took for these smells to get fucking annoying and it was non stop ALL FUCKING DAY. Once I threw out all my stinky arab fragrances, gourmands, ambers, and basically anything that wasn’t clean and subdued

>>17990616
where was he spraying

>>17990618
straight into op's crooked nose

>>17990616
no shit you're gonna die if you spray on a ton of frags heavy or not
>non stop ALL FUCKING DAY
water exists you know
Personally I will never be a sissy sprayer and I will continue enjoying thick heavy frags that suffocate those who are too weak to handle them
btw any recs for clean green frags?

So these samples arrived and so far I've tested fat electrician and new york intense.

Fat electrician smells exactly like how I remember Encre Noire. There's no way I'd pay for this over EN. I don't have an EN sample anymore to compare side by side, but I'm not impressed

New york intense smells a bit like something in between boucheron pour homme and habit rouge. It's pretty good

SOTD
absolutely gorgeous and calming powdery plum

>>17990621
>Fat electrician smells exactly like how I remember Encre Noire. There's no way I'd pay for this over EN.
That's bizzare, for me it smells nothing like EN at all. It's quite sweet with a lot of vanilla, some balsamic resins, has smokier vetiver... Very few similarities to the dry to the bone greenish EN.
I'd love to try that habit rouge flanker, it sounds amazing.

>>17990620
>btw any recs for clean green frags?
Cerruti 1881

>>17990465
Yeah needs a heavy winter bomb
Is that the current woody dior homme or the old floral one?

>>17990632
cerruti is more floral than green, I want something really green

Does anybody here have any experience with "Name" by Bogue? I've seen it listed on Ebay and Facebook groups, but the only site I cant find information on it is Basenotes. Tempted to snatch it up and find out because I like Gardoni so much.

>>17990465
Avon Occur!

>>17990620
>recs for clean green frags
GIT clones

>>17990631
>I'd love to try that habit rouge flanker, it sounds amazing.
NTA but habit rouge prive is really good, such a shame it's a limited edition but i'm also glad I got fomo'd into buying a fb lol

How are the new Kenzo fragrances for men?

>>17990723
I don't need clones of cool water

>>17989904
Yes, I have some bricks of it. I got obsessed after smelling this massive compressed block on display in a local museum, it smells SO good. Very earthy and delicious, no tea frag I’ve sampled touches it.

Just got a 1ml decant of this. God damn it STANKS

>>17990886
I love fahrenheit so much you don't even know

First time considering cologne.
I like to use coconut scented shower stuff and usually smell like coconut because of it

Is there any recommendation on what to wear to compliment it? Should a fragrance compliment it?

>>17990897
ctrl + f "coconut" in this thread
>Should a fragrance compliment it?
it doesn't matter if your frags and shampoo match since the scents in body washing cosmetics don't last for long

>>17989887
Just be aware that it smells like dill/pickles to around 50% of the people. A herbal vinegary smell might be mistaken for body odor being covered by a fragrance by some.

>>17989945
What do you mean? You don't know what the gay dragon looks like? He's active on both YouTube and Instagram.

>>17990378
Based Grey Flannel hater. I concur.

>>17990620
Estee Lauder for Men. Just finished my bottle. Haven't bought a backup/new one yet, which I regret. It ain't purely green, though, but it's certainly clean.

>>17990897
just read the fucking thread, newfag

>>17990897
Pineapple/manga/something tropical? Montblanc Legend, Creed Aventus have some of those notes. Or you can go lime/coconut and go with Roja Elysium.

>>17990897
Philosykos will go with coconut, the EDP has a similar structure where the fig emulates coconut.

My white german mid 50 female coworker came in my office room and Fierce was in the air. Her words: "In your room it smells really good", i ask her: how does it smell, she: "Like man".
Based bro. The Fierce DNA is dope next to Drakkar Noir.

>spray on Bowmakers sample this morning
>over course of day have hugs from co workers (am home of sexual so I get greeting hugs from women)
>DEEP SNIFFing and and saying I smelled good today
Noice, straights try this

>>17990940
Good work with the compliments, we did it.

>>17990935
>>17990940
what the fuck are these posts?

>>17990951
Anons came home from a successful day of smelling nice

>>17990954
anons as in bots or horrible ESLs?

>>17990955
Yes, just like (you)

>>17990962
I am not a bot thougheverbeit and my ESL english is good

>>17990458
If you -don’t- like, don’t be afraid to try some of the others. Terror & Magnificence, Rake & Ruin, Acrasia, and my personal favorite, Iron Duke, are all good frags.

>>17990886
>SOTD (morning): Fahrenheit EDT
>5 Sprays, 3 on the back of the neck, 2 to the chest.
>SOTD (Afternoon): Iron Duke
>3 Sprays back of the neck.

>>17990974
sissy sprayer post but good frags

>>17990955
>>17990967
Contribute to this thread, bro. Your Sotd?
>>17990974
>Fahrenheit
Really nice.

>>17990979
>Your Sotd?
>>17990427 7 sprays around the house

>>17990987
>Jacomo de Jacomo
I salute, well done.
>i wish the longevity were better

>>17990990
thanks
>>i wish the longevity were better
just spray more bro
and your sotd?

>>17990991
A&F Fierce, lovely daily driver

Is Diptyque Eau Rose a women's frag or unixex?

>>17990999
and the colour of your skin?
>>17991000
frags don't have genders wear what you like

>>17990999
>>17991000
>>17991001
forgot to check those digits

>>17991001
Sure, but some frags are too feminine. I'm trying to figure out if it's wearable for a man and if I should order a sample.

>>17991012
fragrantica says it's feminine for whatever that's worth
if the notes look interesting just order a sample

>>17991000
rose always smells feminine to me, even if its a masculine scent

>>17990893
It's certainly an acquired taste

>>17990897
Don't go for coconut unless you want to smell like a woman. Choose something sweet for men like cardamom

>>17991042
>unless you want to smell like a woman
elaborate on your thinking on this topic
>sweet like cardamom
cardamom is sweet?

>>17991051
Coconut is a womanly scent. What are you not getting about this?

>>17991038
It's certainly a fantastic fragrance
ftfy

>>17991054
the fact that it isn't?
what is a manly sweet note then?

>>17991036
Rose 31 isn't feminine.

>>17991058
hops and malt or diesel

>>17991051
Yes cardamom is a sweet smell that's used in many of the most famous colognes like YSL, Le Male, and Dior Homme

>>17991061
it is, you're just a queenish man

>>17991062
based but coconut still isn't womanly, since notes much like frags don't have genders
>>17991066
it's spicy not sweet but maybe that's just me mr chatgpt
>>17991067
>queenish
like the wife of a king or freddy mercury?

>>17991058
I just fucking told you, cardamom. And yes, coconut is feminine

>>17991069
It is absolutely sweet you retard

>>17991074
no it isn't you retard
>>17991072
no it isn't as I just told you

>>17991079
Faggot you just said you don't know anything about cologne so stop pretending like you do

I bought a bottle of La nuit de l'homme EDT with the money my grandma gave me for Christmas today. It's my first fragrance, it smells nice, I think it smells sweet, I'm wearing it right now, but I don't know a lot about fragrances.

>>17991082
like hell, never said that, you have a shitty nose faggot
cardamom ain't sweet, it's cardamomy

Is Obsession worth blind buying since it's so cheap at discounters? If I don't like it I guess I could make it a room spray...

>>17991086
>not new IP
don't think you're being slick mister

if real post then enjoy your frag anon


>>17991089
if you like throwing away money then yeah I guess

>>17991091
poorfag cope

>>17991092
I wouldn't buy a shitty frag if I had money or not out of spite and not wanting to reward shitty products
mr "rich"

>>17991086
Good choice anon, it's a classic. Try the OG YSL next if you like that one, it's even better

>>17991096
post hand, nigger

>>17991097
Just realized that IS the OG, I don't know what I was thinking. In that case, very good anon, you picked an absolute winner

>>17991087
You said it's your first time considering cologne dumbshit

>>17991086
>>17991097
>>17991102
samefag schizo

>>17991099
I'm white niggerfaggot, your turn now
>>17991104
you are retarded and confusing posts like a retard dumbshit
>>17991106
would not be surprised

>>17991112
Well then I apologize good sir. You're still a dumbshit though just on principle of being here

>>17991120
>You're still a dumbshit though just on principle of being here
I like it here and I'm here forever

>>17991122
Same bro

>>17991091
>if real post then enjoy your frag anon
Thanks, I didn't even try it in the store before buying it, but it's very nice.

>>17991130
you're the german autist that's wearing fierce today aren't you?

>>17991130
>la nuit de kanaken slop

Traurig.

>>17989471
Age, weight and polish genes
>>17989491
>his body is still lean
lol no

>>17991120
Well, i'm brown, and why is so much seething here?

>>17991131
No, it's my first fragrance.

>>17991137
No bullying pls. What are your recommendations? Maybe I'll buy more fragrances in the future.

>>17991155
nice digits so I'll respond
test everything at the stores, find out what you like and don't like, explore (look at the charts, fragrantica, basenotes), test more, buy samples of niche shit;
stop being a newfag and figure things out yourself instead of wanting things on a silver platter

>>17991155
1. read the OP (which is there for newfriends like you) and go from there
2. at the same time check out frags in Müller or whatever store you have nearby, look them up on fragrantica, buy them if you really like them, etc.
3. ???
4. PROFIT!!!!

>>17991163
>>17991164
they'll try to bully you out of the store if you sample more than 2-3 frags without buying

>>17991193
No, they won't. I went to douglas last week and tried like 15 frags.

>>17991193
They really don't. If they do that at your store, your store sucks, but I still doubt it.

>>17991193
???? no they won't, just say you're sampling
unless you live in germ any and the employees are autistic enough to say that but even then why the fuck should you care?

>>17991193
no, you can also tell them you don't need help unless you are a turbo autist
this is especially true for bigger stores like Müller or Douglas

>>17991193
Go to Sephora. You could bathe in the cologne and they wouldn't give a shit

I’m at the Giant Lord George, say hello to him.

>>17991202
hello Giant Lord George, where is this?

>>17991193
They absolutely will not, they’ll probably drift over and see if they can make recommendations then leave you to it. The entire draw of the perfume store or department is the sampling.

>>17991197
I have never experienced that in Germany at any store. The local Breuninger store has salespeople for every house, basically, and I've sniffed the entire Tom Ford selection being watched by two ladies. Not a problem, at all.

>>17991204
He’s in the Penhaligon’s section of Harrods Beauty in Bristol, just sitting there, gigantic. They even have the discontinued ones like Sohan in stock, it’s good.

>>17991214
same with the tom fords lel, smelled them all and then left
>>17991220
>Bristol
shame
but otherwise cool

I'm buying this next month, I already have it reserved.

How did I do

>>17991225
Got a problem with dirty ole Bristol?

>>17991227
>got it reserved
Neat. Blogpost about it when it arrives. What did you like about the sample?

>>17991231
1. it's bristol
2. it's in britain
>>17991227
notes look interesting, write about it when you get it

>>17991238
Kek, fair. Penhaligons’ only got big stores in the UK afaik, you’ll have to come here to touch the giant novelty bottles.

>>17991240
do you know if they have 'em in the harrod's in london too? because I am never willingly going to bristol unless there's a gun pointed at my head

>>17991244
I would fully expect so, they have a few actual stores dedicated to just themselves in London and they do refills at a decent discount for a few of their fragrances there. They probably have discontinued frags there too, you just can’t get them online.

And to be fair, the Bristol Harrods Beauty is actually a way outside of the city in a mall at Cribbs Causeway, you’d be safe from whatever hurt you in Bristol lol

>>17991253
> they do refills at a decent discount for a few of their fragrances there. They probably have discontinued frags there too
neat
>safe from whatever hurt you in Bristol lol
no it's just that if I'm gonna go back to the uk I'm staying in london

>>17991235
I have a small decant and it's a really deep rich leathery chocolatey aromatic oud, natural castoreum is really something else. Expensive but top tier perfumery.

>>17991238
I will give it a proper wear when I have it and report back

>>17991066
these are not colognes.

>>17991263
>natural castoreum
vgh
>>17991267
chatgpt doesn't know that

>>17991263
Natural castoreum is a hell of an ingredient. Interesting it’s chocolates though, I expected it to be quite rich and animalic though.

>>17991255
Currently looks like George, Rose, Yasmine, Sam and Constance are on the refill roster for portraits, and most of the more popular scents. Been meaning to get our Constance refilled but I really REALLY hate going into London lel, I’m a retarded countryside dweller and the crowds and half functioning tube system is so offputting.

>>17991263
Literally me on the top left. What’s this from?

>>17991279
any penhaligon's recs, I've never smelled any of them
>half functioning tube syste
worked fine enough when I was there
>crowds
yeah.. crowds I know what you mean

>>17991284
clara the duke radcliff mr sam dorothea lord george and arthur have interesting note breakdowns any experience with them?

>>17991284
It’s fallen a bit into disrepair honestly, lots of cancellations, slow maintenance that takes days. Really annoying. But some of it is really shiny and new. Very London I guess.

I really like Halfeti, Sohan, Matthew and William. Gf LOVES Constance and Sohan. Been meaning to try Yasmin, Radcliffe and Arthur properly, they all smelled pretty damn nice though when I sampled them, even though I don’t usually love scents with sweeter elements.
Sadly English Fern is discontinued, that was a good one.
I’d say the Portaurs can all lean a bit gourmand with the ingredients, it’s neat.

>>17991301
Thanks, guess I'll have something fun to do if and when I visit my aunt again which might be next year

>>17991305
Hey, enjoy. There’s loads of interesting perfumeries in London, and Harrods is a lot of fun because it has everything and tons of frags, there’s a little bar, you can get hand massages and facials sometimes etc, just luxurious and nice. you can definitely believe they sold leopards to weird rich people many years ago.

>>17991309
>and tons of frags
I skipped over them back in the day, because I wasn't into frags back then but now I might spend a whole day there
> loads of interesting perfumeries in London
like super niche stuff that isn't even online?
>you can definitely believe they sold leopards to weird rich people many years ago.
oh yeah, especially with how it looks inside and out

>>17991271
The chocolatey probably comes from the oud. It's a leathery animalic smell, but way less that you could expect , also quite smokey and slightly sweet . It's a really complex scent , almost ambery at points.

But yes natural castoreum, there is nothing quite like it

>>17991312
Check out Bloom Perfumery in London especially they carry SO much niche. Lots of PRIN and weird shit, it’s the best one. Experimental Perfume Club for the perfume lab that’s interactive, you can get scent consultations, gets some insight on creation etc. 4160 Tuesdays and Rook are small batch.

Senteurs, Shay & Bleu, Avery, Roullier White are good. Places like Fenwick, Selfridges, Liberty are fun luxury department stores. Stressful as London is it’s great for smelling things and spending all your money.

>>17991319
wow, thanks a lot for the advice anon, will check these places out

>>17991321
You’re all good! Hope you enjoy your trip when you get round to it. I’m planning my own trip up there soon so I’ve been thinking about where I want to go a lot, and ‘quietest’ times of the year to do so lel

>>17991326
>Hope you enjoy your trip when you get round to it.
Thanks, if I'm visiting family even being in london won't ruin my mood
>and ‘quietest’ times of the year to do so lel
london is never really quiet though is it?

>>17991327
Based family lover. I’m thinking during school term time, midweek so lots of people are WFH maybe during lunch when most people are interested in eating, at least.

>>17991330
Yeah, that would probably be the best time to go and probably still too busy but what can you do. Hope it isn't when you go though.

>>17991042
>>17991054
I have always (and likely always will) associate coconut with dindus. Personally I’d never want to smell like it.

>>17991193
Very store dependent.
*Most* stores will be polite and offer to help, and eventually fuck off if you make it apparent you don’t need assistance, but there was a Nordstrom I went to where I started sampling shit, they pestered me, I asked a few things and basically made it apparent I was good, and they mean-mugged me the entire time I was there. Shit was really annoying.

>>17991363
>>17991193
oh boo fucking hoo ya autists, what is the sephora lady gonna do to you? make you smell 1 million?

>>17991193
has never, ever happened to me at a dozen stores

>finally try amouage
>jubilation xxv
>it's arguably the best smelling frag I have ever sniffed
am I a fan of arabslop now?

Ordered some samples of frags i've always been curious to try, how did i do?

>normies buy clones of fragrances under $200 for 100ml
what the fuck

genuinely, do you actually need any more than platinum egoiste, antaeus and pour monsieur? i feel like they cover just about any scenario you'd need, are impecably well-blended and with that chanel refinement. perfect 3 frag rotation

>>17991193
american / 10

>>17991541
Variety is the spice of life Anon.
Yes, there is always room to enjoy more things.

>>17991541
it's a nice rotation, yes

>>17991193
I've been so the store with a pen before and sampled like a hundred fragrances, numbered the tester strips and took them home with me. They might look at you funny, but they won't stop you.

I'll be in Japan in a few weeks and I recall they have certain tastes, such as being more on the subtle side, so I got to wondering; what would be some good fragrances that would be appropriate for Japan?

>>17991652
who cares? mog them to death with 10 sprays of Bon Monsieur

>>17991652
Anon, they don't wear cologne there, and they don't even wear deodorant.
You'll stick out if you wear any, but if it is good and not strong they might like it.

>>17991653
based nose annihilator

>>17991674
They wear deodorant retard, just unscented one

And also is a fucking myth that they don't wear perfume, they just don't want to stick out but they don't give a fuck if you as a dirty gaijin wear it. But when they do they wear french/Italian subtle ones. Not 15 sprays of one million

Has anyone tried Diptyque Vetyverio? Good?

>>17990780
>cool water
Not a GIT clone

>>17991729
I said I don't need cool water clones by which I meant that GIT is a clone of it (which it is) and all clones of GIT are therefore clones of cool water

>>17990807
pu'er tea is good shit, both the fermented and non-fermented type
I wonder how the aroma would transfer to a perfume

>>17991734
>cool water clones by which I meant that GIT is a clone of it
No, it is not. You stupid noselet.

>>17991739
yeah it is, noselet, if anything it's worse than CW

SOTD: Armani Code

>>17989091
Its pretty good, fresh, manly, easy to like.

>>17991768
Based

>>17991743
Anyone tried CW Frozen. Sheesh what a nice juice. It's CW but more floral/musky.

Anyone tried CW Frozen. Sheesh what a nice juice. It's CW but more floral/musky.

>>17991729
>>17991734
>>17991739
>>17991743
Educate yourself Anon
https://www.scentspiracy.com/synthetics/dihydromyrcenol
First came Drakkar Noir, then GIT, then literally “ a more affordable version of… Green Irish Tweed” Cool Water.

It’s a clone.

>>17991805
educate yourself on my balls
cooll water is better than git and I don't see how drakkar noir comes into play here, and no even after this much meatriding creed won't give you free samples
>a more affordable version of… Green Irish Tweed
a better version of GIT
ftfy

>>17991807
Bruh Creed is a shit house built on lies and people with shit judgement. That doesn’t change the fact that a nose made a fragrance for them using a recently synthesized/popularized aromachemical, and then got paid to make a clone of it at a lower price point.

I made zero claims about what is better, only what inspired what.
>stay mad and incorrect

>>17991809
yeah he made a shitty version of a frag for creed and then a better one for davidoff I will continue calling GIT a CW clone because it makes people seethe
the first sentence in your post is very correct though

>>17991805
>Green Irish Tweed” Cool Water.
>It’s a clone.
CW is dog shit compared to GIT

>educate
fuck you you fucking communist

>try sample of picrel
>eh its okay, mint goes right up nose like vapo rub does
>drink my tea
>it tastes fucking weird
>try a snack
>tastes weird
The perfume was so strong it went up my noise, down my throat and settled there and lasted hours, shit sucks.

>>17991826
another one falls for the amouage meme
https://streamable.com/oj3kgc

>>17991830
Friend told me it smelled like earth after rain and I trusted him, I am a fool. Also I don’t know who this tryhard is but it doesn’t give gay guy, it gives decongestant.

>>17991836
> I am a fool
and apparently a bitch since a frag btfo'd you so hard

>>17991837
You seem upset

>>17991840
I am in quite a good mood actually

>>17991826
>>17991830
Jubilation is still a 10/10

>>17991089
Obsession is pretty good, but I prefer Boucheron Jaipur for this profile. similar price point, check it out

>>17991830
She liked reflection 45 in a blind test.
She is just a clueless retard

Thoughts on Wolf Bros?

>>17991193
the testers are there for testing and you can test to your hearts content. trust me, the store workers know 90% of people are just there to browse

>>17991541
good rotation honestly
but you don't "need" even a single fragrance

>>17991923
then why are the store cunts impossible to shake off as soon as i'm through with the second paper strip?

>>17991930
You either go to a bad store or act incredibly suspicious. People steal valuable testers all the time.

>>17991193
Ulta worker here

The reason we get jittery is because half lf the people who linger a long are gonna steal/aid in a theft/decanter the sampler behind our back

If you're not gonna do that then test all you want we don't care. SOME stores lock up the testers and limit you but they usually have had service anyways.

>>17991830
>https://streamable.com/oj3kgc
damn amouage fags really spent $300 for this? she went scorched earth

>>17991652
>>17991653
yeah I think you just need to wear whatever you like and fuck little japanese women

>>17991674
I know that Japanese women wear perfume. I wonder if that's true for the men, I recently saw some Japanese chud online say that French people only wear perfume because they stink, because he got mad at a French guy for saying that it's weird that they slurp their noodles in Japan.

>>17992071
I recently saw some Japanese chud online say that French people only wear perfume because they stink, because he got mad at a French guy for saying that it's weird that they slurp their noodles in Japan.

Hilarious. Can you link that?

Wanna help me find something good for high heat? Freshies and aquatics usually just smell like niche shower gels to me so I have difficulties finding something.

>>17992086
i mean, if you're already buying amouage, i assume you know about diptyque, but philosykos is a perfect scent for 30+ degree days that has nothing whatsoever to do with shower gels

>>17992086
Check out Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée or the new H24 Herbes Vives.

>>17992086
Hot weather frags are not to my taste or expertise, but Bohemian Lime, DHS2021, and a weirdly low rated frag Neroli Mediterraneo are my upcoming summer frags.

>>17992119
Have you actually tried the new H24 yet?

The GOAT

>>17992086
Guerlain Vetiver and Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi

>smell cool water or anything close to it
>just reminds me of urinal cakes

I fucking hate that they made those smell like cool water

>>17989889
>>17989892
I wore some in the office during my first week at a new job a couple years ago - ended up striking up a friendship with a woman on the team wearing it at the same time. It's a fine office scent, just don't bathe in it

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>>17991920
Another clone sold as niche.

>>17992132
Yes.
Also Caprice Al Nashama