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>>18004472
Post latest purchases. Samples are Devil’s Nightcap, Penguin and Female Christ, none of which I think I like that much.

>>18004419
quality caps matter a lot to me in general when it comes to presentation. wood or nice heavy metal is preferable
I don't mind minimalistic bottles, but I think the current trend for as minimal as possible square sticker generic bottles (think Dior Privee) is lame
I prefer to see some thought or theme put into bottles, like Encre Noire being based on a bottle of ink, Fahrenheit's color gradiant looking like a flame, Prada L'Homme having the saffiano leather reminiscent back etc.

>>18004486
just ordered decants of:
>Nicolai New York Intense
>Dior Homme Original
>Guerlain Vetiver

all scents I've smelled before (though very briefly for NYI), all scents I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy a lot. but I don't really need any more full bottles right now

For me its this one

For me its this one

mint bros, i layered beach hut dupe with 4 other mint frags. reasoning:
1. beach hut has better performance than any other mint frag i know
2. not a huge fan of olibanum+moss in beach hut, was hoping to change direction a little
here is what i layered it with:
- yosly - unfortunately it was eaten by beach hut, there was a little hint of flowers after 30 minutes but thats it really. i will retry this some other time
- menta y menta - disappeared almost immediately. i remember it was 15 minutes scent on its own but here it even weakened beach hut lol
- menthe fraiche - i was actually suprised how these 2 go well together, 3 hours later i can still smell menthe on top of beach hut and i dont sense overpowering olibanum note. recommended
- l'eau mixte - this absolutely fucks. sits on top of beach hut and tames its strongest notes nicely. the end result is a little bitter spearmint/menthol composition oriented smell for 3 hours. this combo is completely different mixture compared to menthe fraiche + beach hut. highly recommended

i will reapply these over my balm some other time to see if i can improve performance any further

>>18004499
based mint enjoyer

>>18004499
Mint is bad

>>18004493
this isn't nearly as extreme as youtube shills make it out to be.
i also never got the pissy note in kouros.

A fragrance to attract chubby european women?

>>18004525
bois imperial

>>18004525
Pick a gourmand, any gourmand.

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>>18004486
Ormonde man elixir is arriving tomorrow probably , I love Ormonde man so let's see

>>18004525
gravy

SOTD anons, what's (you)r's?
sotd: aspen

>>18004669
Mississippi Medicine.

>>18004671
how is it? how prominent is the incense, violet and aldehydes?

Just started learning about fragrances and by coincidence found a shop very close to me that does rip-offs of well known fragrances.
everything costs the same(~ $40/100ml).

Bought a couple of 10ml containers to test and I was pretty surprised by how long I could feel the Epic Amouage rip-off on me. I quite liked it, but it seems that it's love or hate for some people and I don't want to overwhelm right now. I really liked their Eau Savage and I'm getting Savage Elixir and a few Tom Fords delivered tomorrow because I'm now balls deep in trying to find something akin to a signature.

Do you have any experience with this kind of shops?

The biggest issue I have is that at some point I would probably prefer to buy the original and I will have no idea if what I'm used to correlates in any way to the real thing, and I have no idea (yet) about what % their frags are

Also found out that I hate Yatagan(theirs at least)

>>18004683
I get a very nice campfire/woodland scent, slightly wet ground and trees. I don’t get a lot of obvious violet but it might be what’s giving off a kind of savoury sweetness with the incense, kinda smells like when you put sweet new wood in a fire. Don’t really get an obvious aldehyde but maybe it’s used to round out and soften what should be an acrid scent.

>>18004686
People will shit on you for it but it's a nice and cheap way to get to know scent profiles when you start.

In any case I would recommend you to check Parfum parlour instead as a clone house (40$ for 100ml seems crazy expensive for s clone house) or go for 2ml samples of the scents you wanna try , the real thing.

which one is the best escentric frag?
i'm tempted to buy 01 frfr no cap

>>18004686
You’ve taken the first step of dupes, once you know what you like it’ll be time to scroll around fragrantica making a list of frags you want to sample. Dupes an sometimes be really good (I have a fairly good Aventus Viking dupe somewhere from a dupe house) but it’s always a little insipid/not quite as high quality.

>>18004707
I like 01+black tea.

>>18004707
03

>>18004686
>inspiracja perfum
i co może jeszcze na fejsbuku to znalazłeś?
gorszego syfu nie ma

Could you limit your entire collection to just 3 for life? If you had to, which 3 would you pick?

>>18004707
Can confirm, Escentric 03 is a good one. Definitely a compliment getter.

>>18004730
you literally don't need more

>>18004686
>>18004724
przeczytałem twojego posta i widzę że jesteś głupi biedny i noselet

>>18004710
Sure, I'm treating this more as a learning experience , but I'm already spending too much time on fragrantica reading abt any fragrance I see in one of these threads


>>18004724
No to przecież piszę, że kupuję to, żeby w ogóle zacząć rozumieć co jest czym i chociaż w przybliżeniu poznać jakieś nuty itd. Jestem świadomy, że to nie ma podejścia pod oryginały

>>18004737
fuck you, you beat me to it

The opening of this is a bit rough, but damn the dry down is gorgeoud

>>18004744
pojedź do galerii i wąchaj wszystko co tam mają to się dowiesz a nie jakieś gówno kupujesz, jak już próbki chcesz zamawiać to tych prawdziwych bo takie coś co wysłałeś to jest syf totalny

SOTD

>>18004486
got villoresi atman xaman edp 100ml for 70€ and a nice deal for nicolai ny intense 250ml tester bottle with cap for 130€. atman xaman is sorta in the same family as ambre russe which is more leathery than amber

>>18004782
>nicolai ny intense 250ml tester bottle with cap for 130€
nice
it would take me multiple lifetimes to use up 250ml of NYI

>>18004689
thanks for the description anon

>>18004730
I guess, but I wouldn’t be too happy about it.

>>18004730
these are all great, but it's simply not enough

Anybody experienced Alan Chan fragrances? I really want a good non vanilla/citrus dominated Hōjicha or Pu’er scent, but the only place I can find his stuff is his own site, no reviews on fragrantica.

Thoughtsv?

>>18004472
I just bought a new bottle of Aventus and it is very weak and doesn't last even 2 hours. irrc my old bottle was similar but it got better with age and use. Anyone know why this is?

>>18004473
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>>18004499
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>>18004669
>>18004671
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>>18004803
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>>18004838
Let's be honest with ourselves here. Dior Homme 2020 is far superior to any of this swill.

As I uncapped the gorgeously made bottle of Dior Homme 2020, I was gently accosted by an olfactory symphony that dared to challenge the very fabric of my scent perception. This was not merely a fragrance, but a sensory expedition into the avant-garde world of scent artistry.

Dior Homme 2020 does not simply sit on the skin; it merges with the wearer, becoming an indistinguishable extension of one's persona. The top notes of bergamot and pink pepper are not merely a frivolous introduction, but a bold declaration of intent, a gustatory evocation that signals the commencement of an audacious journey.

The heart notes of patchouli and elemi unfurl like a haute couture gown on the skin, presenting an aromatic narrative that is both complex and paradoxically minimalistic. It is an ode to the modern man – strong, unapologetic, and innately elegant.

The base notes are where Dior Homme 2020 truly reveals its audacity. The synthesis of vetiver, musk, and cashmeran is nothing short of olfactory alchemy. A delicate balance of earthiness, sensuality, and warmth, it lingers on the skin, a testament to the fragrance's exceptional longevity.

Dior Homme 2020 is not simply a fragrance – it is a sensorial manifesto, a daring exploration of the boundaries of masculine fragrance. It is a challenge to the status quo, a fragrant embodiment of the modern man's evolution. For those brave enough to embark on this olfactory odyssey, it promises to be an unforgettable journey.

>3 posts above this one are retarded
good job /frag/

>>18004686
>everything costs the same(~ $40/100ml)
jesus, imagine buying mystery arab clone juice at that price
you know you could just buy great original fragrances at that price? maybe even the Dior Homme if you snoop around a bit for some tester bottles. or many vetivers just as good as grey vetiver

any good yeast frags?

>>18004744
możesz przetestować oryginały wszystkich tych perfum w każdej Sephorze. albo kupić odlewki na Wykopie, ja np. tam kupiłem odlewkę Dior Homme za 4,5 pln / ml

>>18004510
no
>>18004525
kfc chicken smell will attract them easily
>>18004686
>Do you have any experience with this kind of shops?
yes
from insity i did not like CDG2 dupe at all, its ~85% similar but something is off with the base notes

check out senzi perfumes on allegro. they have less known frags. they are on more expensive side of things but have less slop and more niche stuff. their cherry smoke lasted whole day on me, projected easily 6 hours minimum. other shops like this have popular designer slop mostly. francuskieperfumy.pl & rosemi.pl for example.

ALWAYS return what you dont like. or buy on allegro instead and use free return.

the quality varies between the dupes and it is not necessarily the shop being bad if they have bad dupe. francuskieperfumy for example have absolutely disgusting BDC dupe, but their eau de cedre is like two times better than original in terms of projection and longevity and intensity. it literally fucks. no point of buying original.
fabrykazapachu.pl is nice too, apparently they use alcohol that is not potato-based and indeed they smelled kinda better than dupes from other stores. majority of my order (~20 frags) was fine, but their eau de nuit was 20-30 min scent. so you will always find a few bad ones everywhere
>The biggest issue I have is that at some point I would probably prefer to buy the original and I will have no idea if what I'm used to correlates in any way to the real thing, and I have no idea (yet) about what % their frags are
once you like something, look for original 1-2ml sample/decants online or go to a store to confirm (having the dupe on you or with you)

also be careful its very addicting like >>18004710 said. good luck anon
>>18004702
>40$ for 100ml
nta but he mentioned a more expensive store. you can find easily 8-10$ for 100ml elsewhere
>>18004724
retard got angry for losing money over smelly water. get fucked

sotd encre noire 20 sprays

>>18004686
>thirdie niggas be like

>>18004879
>retard got angry for losing money over smelly water. get fucked
where did I say that retard? fuck you idź kupuj gównopodróby od cweli na alegro

>>18004419
(Reposting from previous thread)

Question for the thread - What are some minor details of bottles that you love?
I put on some Bleu de Chanel this morning and was reminded how much I love magnetized caps. Only ever see it in the bigger designer brands (at least of my collection) but there’s something so satisfying about setting the cap back on the bottle and having it snap itself back into place.

>>18004488
Based taste Anon. Also, I had never put that together about Encre Noire, but def enjoy Fahrenheit for the same reason.

>>18004499
It’s going in a different direction than you’re currently working on, but I love the (spear)mint note in Burning Barbershop and it lasts nearly the entire length of the frag for me.

>>18004501
Backatcha king.

I’m hooked on the first sniff. I love the creamy, body cream like smell of it.
The only complaint is it’s a little bit feminine, not in a faggy way but a “he just happens to wear his gf’s products but smells good anyway” kind of feminine.

Are there other recommendations that feel somehow less feminine, or should I just live with that feminine quality?

>>18004917
People will tell you frags don’t have genitals, which is true, but it doesn’t change the fact we associate certain smells with a specific sex.

The frag leans feminine, it just does. That doesn’t mean you can wear or enjoy it. I own a bottle, plan on wearing it this coming spring / summer.

>>18004762
>SOTD

>>18004931
Fml
Can’t*
Just because you’re a dude doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it.

>>18004917
>>18004932
imagine buying meme shit like this

>>18004851
Great post and exceptional review.

>>18004917
It smells pretty nice, it gives citrus, cream and very clean. Not like most current designer frags aren’t pretty sweet, anyway, it’s fine for guys.

>>18004861
Bread, marmite or stanky body yeast?

>>18004955
Yeah

Wow.
I’m finally getting around to testing 4 frags that weren’t included in my ELDO discovery set, and I’m a little annoyed.
>Frustration
>Rien (Not intense)
>Sous le Pont Mirababeau (Honestly just a filler spot)
>Fils de Dieu du Riz et des Agrumes

Rien is indistinguishable from Intense Incense to my nose.
Mirababeau smells like what I imagine straight up Calone smells like, maybe with a dash of sunscreen.
Frustration is good, but there’s something in it that’s holding it back for me. I’m not sure if it’s the rum note, but it’s something on the edge of fruity but not quite. Eh. Weird.
Then there’s this shit. I’m just gonna call it by its original name, Philippine Houseboy, this stuff perfectly encapsulates the memory of squeezing a fresh lime over a plate of Mexican dirty rice.

>>18004841
It's because you suck dick

Next time buy 10 euro dollar aventus dupe. Lasts longer, smells nicer and is cheaper. And I haven't even tried aventus! Imagine that!

Alright, just got into the fragrance game.
Bought myself an Ombre Leather for the winter and a Nautica Voyage for the summer.
Probably not buying anything new until these two run dry or unless I literally jizz my jorts just from smelling a sample.

Sotd Kenzo Homme Edt

Sotd Kenzo Homme Edt
>that blonde exactly my type

>>18004994
Thanks for sharing.
Please, we're very interested in your life, continue please!
How many sprays do you apply and where? Please do tell us

Sotd Kenzo Homme Edt
>that blonde exactly my type

/>that blonde exactly my type/i;stub:no;

>>18004988
eldoshit in a nutshell

>>18005009
Based

>>18004686
i've had pretty good success with clones, with most brands you're paying for marketing and a litany of wagies. Most clones have crazy longevity too.

>>18004472
What's up with /fa/ specifically hating blue chanel, but not other popular frag like 1 million invictus etc?

>>18004669
Polo Blue

what frags do those Indian men wear
not b8 im buying a gift for a smelly coworker>>18004472

>>18005300
Eros

>>18005300
Buy him soap if he's so smelly

>>18005241
Because BDC on top of being shit is expensive and lasts two hours

>>18005241
>synthetic apple note
Fuck off with blue fragrance with that note smelling all the same

>>18004730
>Cold Weather
Dior Homme Sport 2021
>Mild Weather
Dior Homme 2020
>Hot Weather
Dior Homme Cologne 2022

Just put on a sample of Maai and it already smells like an oily dog and slightly pissy

>>18004994
decent choices

>>18005241
/frag/ doesn't hate bleu though. most of the hate is towards its worse copycats like YSL Y and Versace DB
I'd actually gladly wear bleu if it was half the price or less

>>18004730
something like this

I really do like this fragrance however, I feel like 75ml DEFINITELY is not worth 250$, its a very basic smelling scent that doesnt evolve much.

Have you fellas ever had a fragrance you sincerely liked but felt you were getting ripped off?

>>18005397
>apple note
Boner killed

>>18005414
Right on, I fucking hate apples bros

>top note is apple

>>18005394
>sex haver
almost mine except I have Acqua di Gio in mild weather

>>18005445
>bleu de chanel, y ysl, office for him, invictus
Apple is one of many ingredients that creates that bubble gum sweetness in mainstream blues. Disgusting.

autumn essential

The white man's frag

>oud frag
>smells nothing like oud
I’m gonna break the cycle. Rec me something that will make me smell like an Bedouin cookout (Arab houses appreciated).

reposting

New to all this but im curious. What kind of shampoo/conditioner etc do you guys use if you wear frag? Does it matter, the cheap stuff like axe etc feels very stinky and i reckon it would clash quite a bit? Do i just use regular marseille soap then?

Also id like to smell like i just came out of the forest i.e moss, pine maybe, woody, leafs. Any recs? Thanks cunts

>>18005563
cumin and garlic

Damn what a gem.

Blind bought it because I love ormonde man and this is the same but richer and deeper

Fuck it, I'm just going to purchase 9pm, I don't actually care about fragrances that much

>>18005659
Why don't buy ultra male , it's not much more expensive what's the point

what dose it smell like

>apple
>clary sage
>coconut
>vanilla
>tonka
>sandalwood

>>18005703
>>vanilla
Take that back......

>>18005706
Death to vanillaslop

>>18005706
Vanilla sucks and oversweetens almost every frag it’s in.

>>18005715
what are your favorite frags? if it's old school macho stuff, I guarantee you most of them have some amount of vanilin in the base. it's one of the most common ingredients in perfumery

>>18005670
Ultra male is supposedly sold out everywhere in the west

>>18005721
None of my favourites have vanilla as a note, sorry to say. It’s completely oversaturated into so many fragrances right now since it’s trendy.

Again, why is it so good?

>>18005730
I’ve just checked, it isn’t.

>>18004994
>Nautica

Buy a big boy frag next time

>>18005241
/fa/ hates on popular shit all the time. Just mention that you love Sauvage and watch the yous roll in

>>18005584
From newbie to fragschizo tier
>Commodity Moss
>Forest Lungs
>Demeter New Zealand
>Nest Verde
>DS&Durga Mississippi Medicine
>Rook Forest
>Pineward Murkwood
>PRIN Haxan
>Clue Morel Map

>>18005584
Maison Margiela does one called Autumn Vibes which smells like straight up wet leaves. Very divisive, but if you like the smell of the woods/nature, especially at fall time, it's a no brainer

>>18005744
It doesn't have to be listed to be in there, note listings are useless. If any of them are fougeres or chypres, it very well might be in the base. Vanilla has been used to soften out sharp green notes for a long, long time.

>>18005787
It smells kind of sweet and like a perfume to me instead of wet leaves honestly, wouldn’t call it photorealistic in any way. But I guess that’s why it’s divisive.

>>18005241
The problem with BDC is not how it smells, but that it's expensive and only last about 2 hours, even with overspraying. Most Channel perfumes have this issue. Allure homme sport extreme suffers from the same issues.

>go to Creed store
>staffed by literal faggots
>they were chattering the whole time and gossiping with their gay lispy voices
>leave

Is Creed a homosexual brand?

>>18005821
Most do but definitely not pic related

*lasts 24 hours in your path and annoys you*

>>18005829
it's a boxer dropper brand after all

what frag would he wear

>>18005241
>What's up with /fa/ specifically hating blue chanel, but not other popular frag like 1 million invictus etc?
Because BDC is not a projection monster like 1 million and its flankers; invictus victory elixir, etc.
They forget that Chanel frags are crafted with "subtlety" in mind rather than gaudiness, so the wearer can be "discovered" rather than "announced".

>>18005700
From my xls notes:
1/2 LNDL, 1/2 generic old lady dollar store perfume? Odd. Starts like LNDL, ends generic old lady stench. Not nearly as good as LNDL or Frozen.

>>18005870
Secretions Magnifiques

>>18005839
accurate lmao
if it actually evolved during those 24 hours it'd be an amazing scent. but it does get annoying smelliong the same accord forever

>>18005829
what did you expect to see in a perfume store

>>18005755
wdym?
To be frank I spent most of my budget on OL so I didn’t have many options.

>>18005923
Nautica is for teenagers. Spend a little extra money and get something nice. Acqua Di Gio Profondo is like Nautica only ten times nicer

Is there a raspberry + coconut fragrance for men?

>>18005625
Update: this performs twice as better as ormonde man

I'm going to buy YSL nuit de l'homme EDT and no one can stop me

>>18005988
its the best smelling fragrance for men but it doesn't last at all

>>18004472
Emptied out my samples box. Since most of them are one and done, should I:
>a) sell them or send them all to a newbie
>b) mix them all together into one horrific uber fragrance and spritz it all over my workplace

>>18005996
shove them up your ass faggot

>>18005996
Give them to the poor and homeless. Do a good deed

>>18005993
Does the vaseline trick work?

This is currently the holder of the "best summer frag" title. Any challengers?

>>18005341
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>>18005453
Apple is such an underrated note. Really amazing. Have you noselets attempted to treat your autism?
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>>18005715
Name a frag you actually like.

>>18005996
Personally I save them if I should ever want to return to them and re-test them. Even if it’s less than ideal storage conditions, you can get a good idea.

>>18006087
>Name a frag you actually like.
He can’t do that Anon, that would open him open to disagreeing opinions.

>>18006087
Mississippi Medicine, Iron Duke, Hwyl? I just genuinely don’t like vanilla, it always dominates scents to me.

>>18006096
>Iron Duke
Good taste confirmed

Thoughts on Guerlain Vetiver EDT vs. TF Grey Vetiver EDP?

>>18006111
the TF is much safer, soapier, more modernised. the Guerlain is more in your face earthy and it has that tobacco note too. smells like an old gardener who's rolling some ciggies while working. a bit more unique nowadays

>go to local department store (that's the translation wikipedia is giving me) because i needed to buy some things
>"now that I'm here I'll head to the Tom Ford desk to try some fragances I'm looking for as I won't find them in town"
>ask for Costa Azzurra Parfum
>"sorry, but we're out of stock, not a single of our stores has it, and I heard even chains sre running out of it, looks like someone might've recommended it online because a lot of people have come to buy / ask for it this week"
>check it out myself and it's actually out of stock everywhere, even the airport dutyfree
>one week later it's starting to get restocked
>no 50ml anywhere and the 100ml went from 165 to 230 after the restock
kinda weird

>>18006141
Stfu shill

Post favourite cheapies.
>ginger, spices, cardamom, rooibos tea, mango, acacia

>>18006161
Sounds delicious

What's the best tropical climate fragrances?

>>18006193
sovlful picture. where is this? I'm guessing philipines or taiwan?

>>18006202
NTA, but the pic name says "vietnam"

>>18006202
Vietnam

>>18006204
>>18006205
Oh right. I'm just blind. Thanks ^^

>it's a really watery scent in the best way possible
>it's like holding your nose really close to running tap water but more concentrated if that makes sense

>>18006218
Who are you quoting, bro?

>>18006193
Ladies.

>>18006223
More women should dress like this in the west.
I'm so sick of seeing women in jeans and crop-tops.

>>18006056
Not really. It gives you a couple extra minutes at best. It's not like putting Vaseline on your neck will make YSL a 10 hour beast performer

>>18006246
NTA, but what about "maceration"? does it really "improve" the performance of the frag?

i am newfriend with training wheel colognes

maybe ill buy some things you guys recommend in a year or two. fragrantica and the flowcharts have been informative

>>18005941
is Profondo worth $100? over the original ADG I got for $35? It might be the next thing I buy... or maybe Y by YSL?

>>18006280
You should try 1ml samples to figure out what you like.

I only buy clones

How much of a fool am I for getting:

Barbarry london for Men

>>18004493
Newfag here. Is this a good fragrance for a 29°C polluted summer?

>>18005703
>not liking sandalwood

>>18006373
If you're into Arab clones, my man.

>>18005870
Boss Bottled of course

SOTD:

>>18005703
>vanilla
how do you enjoy anything, it's in every frag in existence

To this
>>18005703
I forgot to add ambroxan, also incense jasmine and coriander most of the time but not always

>>18006409
Figured this would be controversial, it’s more of a “don’t really care for” than an outright dislike but yeah

>>18006451
It’s really not

>>18006378
yeah, if you want to mog everyone around you
it's also an iconic gay frag, hopefully you don't mind that either

>>18004669
Never heard of that.
What does it smell like and how good is the projection and longevity?

>>18006374
it's a good fragrance at a good price. still best to avoid blindbuying stuff

>>18006523
>It’s really not
vanilla in small doses is geniunely in almost everything. it rounds out the base. same goes for tonka

>>18004953
objectively, GitS is pretty feminine, but this anon is right. everything is so god damned sweet nowadays, and GitS wouldn't feel out of place on a Macy's counter except for that it's really good.

>>18006193
Light blue intense

>>18006111
nice trips
don't give money to (((estee lauder))); if i didn't refuse to buy anything from them, frederic malle vetiver extrodinaire is still leagues ahead of grey vetiver
i recommend fzotic vetiverissimo and heeley vetiver veritas, those are my go-to vetiver fragrances

>>18006583
It's honestly amazing how it pairs with the ocean.

>>18006248
sometimes it does help
but not with all frags and time needed to see change is different

>>18006535
like cool water but greener and without the aldehydes
>how good is the projection and longevity?
it isn't, it's a cologne so it projects for like an hour and lasts for about 4

>>18006559
I don’t think anon was talking about an extremely minuscule amount that may or may not have been used in formulation and isn’t even listed in the notes, he’s talking about listed note vanilla where it’s meant to be smelled. It’s usually quite overpowering in the trydown.

Any recommendations for an office friendly, fresh, spring and early summer scent?

>>18006666
dylan blue

>>18006096
>Mississippi Medicine
Only frag I ever scrubbed from my wrist within 30 minutes. Absolutely disgusting. If you want to dry up every vagina within a six foot radius, this is your fragrance.

>notes say smoky
>never smells smoky
why can't they make it happen

>>18006666
Mefisto Gentiluomo

>>18006751
>If you want to dry up every vagina within a six foot radius
you do that no matter what frag you're wearing

>>18006791
Plenty of frags out there are very smoky. Just because you don’t instantly develop emphysema doesn’t mean there’s not a smoke note.

>>18004472
I'm male, in college. The colognes I have in my dorm are PDM Layton & Layton Exclusif, Bois Imperial, JPG Ultra Male. I used to wear Oud Wood as a signature scent before going to Layton Exclusif (I know it's more suited as an occasional night frag but I can't help myself). I'm kinda bored now. I haven't gotten a new fragrance in a year and a half now though. So, what should I get next? I'm not even sure what direction I should be going. I guess maybe something better suited for warmer temps? A friend of mine let me try Le Beau and I thought that was pretty good, but it's little too intense for a new daily driver as I can still smell that thing 72 hours later after several showers.

>>18006928
Actually, you know what? I just thought of something. I tried a shampoo that was Tea Tree and Mint and I was surprised by how much I liked it. Are there any good frags with comparable ingredients? I don't think I've heard of it before but is there such a thing as minty fragrances? I wonder if the unique cooling sensation of mint carries over in an aerosolized form.

>>18004838
This just came in today

>>18006937
You could try the new h24 flanker, it's supposed to have some funny cooling ingredient

>>18006926
name one, all smoky frags i've tried smell dusty at best

>>18006937
Caron pour un homme sport

>>18006111
Guerlain is natural smelling Tom ford is synthetic smelling. Givenchy vetyver is similar to the Tom ford but better, it’s more simple and en vogue

>>18006964
imagine recommending the frag notoriously known for smelling like lemon pledge

>>18006988
take your meds

>>18006937
ELDO YOSLY, beach hut, leau mixte, menthe fraiche, lush dirty

>>18006937
>>18006996
+Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca, Xerjoff Torino21

>>18006988
I would say it smells like bubble mint

.

>>18007037
I have the eau de toilette and it smells great. Is the parfum that much better?

>>18007037
I want to drink this

Are there and instances where EDT would be preferred to parfum? Or lesser concentrations?

>>18007055
yes

jesus fucking christ

>>18007064
>why?
the name fits like a glove desu

>>18006953
Terroni

>>18006953
Tonnerre?

>>18006666
nice quads
acqua di parma colonia essenza

>>18006915
That may be true, but it applies to the fragrance as well.

>>18007064
Y Elixir, is it going to last 40 hours?

>>18006937
Unfortunately they’re not combined, but my GF says Acrasia smells like Tea Tree oil, and Burning Barbershop is a nice minty frag that’s in a different direction than what this Anon said >>18006996

>>18006953
Sounds like a (you) problem
Firewater, Tonnerre, T-Rex, Attaquer Le Soleil, Hyde
If you don’t get a smoky note from ANY of these, ya nose broke dude, 100%.

>>18007055
Many. Very many. TDH EdT is the best.

XERJOFF JUDEN
A better version of Chanel Allure Homme Sport Edition blanche

>>18007068
>>18007070
NOT smoky
take whiff of lagavulin and you'll see what a smoky liquid smells like

>>18007154
I can just get the liquid smoke out my pantry and slather it on, too.

>>18007160
put it in a spray bottle and i'll buy it

The shiso/mint/citrus/pine combo in this is really nice. Dunno if I wanna pay 130+ for a bottle though.

>>18007162
That’ll be $250, please, I am a very small batch indie niche perfumery.

>>18007169
Kek

>>18005849
>boxer dropper brand

Maybe you shouldn't hang out only in gay bars, you know?

I need to stop buying fragrances
I think I bought like 15 in the past three months

>>18007213
Yeah, that's not healthy or rational behavior. You could try to do some reflection to see what kind of emotional hole you are trying to fill in your life.

>>18007221
I know, already aware that I'm probably just going for some dopamine here and there whenever I get another one to look forward to, job was kinda shitty lately.
But I'll stop now. Just waiting for two more to arrive (Afnan Turathi Blue and Annayake Tomo) and then I'm done

>>18007213
What did you get? I too am prone to buying fragrance to get a little dopamine, but that’s one of the pitfalls of barely-medicated ADHD.

Why does nothing but the most beast arab over the top oud shit last even until lunch on me, this is so frustrating
I'm not even asking for 12+ hours, I'd just like something to at least go for 6 to 8 hours for once

>>18004669
I bought this two weeks ago too cause I randomly saw it for like 10 bucks. Brand new 118ml bottle. I think I like it more than Cool Water because while it's similar in many ways it smells a bit less like urinal cake. More green, more pine-y.
Which I don't blame Cool Water for of course, I blame all the companies making things smell like CW cause of how popular it was. But still.

>listed as a minor note
>overtakes the entire fragrance anyway

>>18007250
Maybe your body temp is too high

>>18006111
Guerlain Vetiver is my daily wear I tend to get compliments with it but it has to fit you personally very well or else it will feel like you took your grandfather's perfume

>>18007064
wtf nigga I thought Bob Marley was dead

Which one for summer ?
>Goldfield & Banks Bohemian Lime
>Versace Dylan Blue
>Xerjoff Nio

>>18006111
Grey Vetiver, hands down, maybe the best smell I've ever smelt. Guerlain Vetiver was whatever

>>18006111
I mentioned gevinchy vetyver earlier, but you can also get Royall vetiver noir for a similar frag to the Tom ford. Unless you’re buying one of Tom ford orignal frags you’re better off getting what Tom ford is trying to copy.

I like this one.

>>18007250
Did you try Megamare yet ?

I have a bottle of Halston Z-14 I use as decoration because it smells like an old tranny.

>>18007440
Hot....

>>18007392
i feel like Dylan Blue is too strong for a very hot and humid summer

oh nononono laytonbros hahahahahah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULSR8cqLZPA

>>18007392
>fuck BL
>marry Nio
>kill DB brutally and mercilessly

>>18007392
Nio

>>18007250
Because you drench yourself in loud Arab garbage, go noseblind, while choking out everyone around you like a brown person.

>>18007213
>>18007226
I bought more than one hundred fragrances in the past 12 months. Most of them on the expensive side.

Sometimes I felt bad about the impulse buying and I managed to have a better relationship with it now, but I don't think it's something to worry unless it's really affecting your finances in other areas of your life.

Always when you discover a new hobby the excitement and the discovery side of it make you want to explore it throughly, I think it's natural. The shitty part of fragrances is that the only way to experience it is by expending money.

>>18007163
what size bottle is that

>>18005836
Egoiste lasts quite awhile, it has a really good balance of longevity and not smelling too strong

>>18005453
In pdm Greenly its more sour than sweet.

>>18005821
>>18005836
modern Antaeus has no performance issues either
lasts a day on my skin, on clothing you can smell it for days

>>18006193
Probably literally any Citrus fragrance

Sotd Kenzo Homme Edt

>>18007748
Either 30 or 50ml, given it’s a newer niche.

Is it generally a good idea to commit to buy a 100ml niche bottle for $150+ as your first bottle of fragrance?
I've been searching for "the one" by getting decants for the past like six months on and off, and at this point I feel like I really need to settle down. I genuinely like the fragrance, but is 100ml too much, as for example I would get bored of it rather quickly anyway?

>>18007956
damn you're retarded and autistic as fuck

>>18007956
you are trully retarded.
You like something, something that will last you well over a year, and thats assuming you do not buy any other fragrance, the investment is 150$.
If you get bored, you have your other decants, if you find something else you like, surely spending 150-250€ on something that will last you years is not a horrible invesetment either.

I have a bunch of old frags that I almost never use. How do you guys sell or trade frags? I'd like to have more frags but the fact that I have 30 bottles already is what's preventing me from making any purchases. Should I just give them away? I have a few that are discontinued and go for a decent amount of money on eBay but idk how safe it is to sell on there.

>>18007956
i think most of us here started this hobby with designer stuff but if you like a niche frag and you have the money then just buy it
even if you get bored of it after a while you can put it away and get back to it a bit (a few years) later

>>18007975
i give some of them away (same goes for the samples ofc) but most of them i keep for possible future use

>SOTD: Un Jardin Sur Le Nil and Fig Infusion
we have great early spring weather in my country atm

>>18007975
kikebook is unparalled where I live when it comes to liquidating unused frags.

>>18007989
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil is really nice

>>18007995
You just put them up on marketplace?

>>18007821
Based

>>18007989
Are you in the NE USA? Because for being the dead of winter, it’s pretty decent outside atm.

>SOYD: Slowdive
>SOTD: Vanille Havane
>SOTDAT: Prob A Whiff of Waffle Cone

>>18008088
nope, i'm in Europe
check the weather over here, at many places it's 10°C+ which is very unusual for February

>>18008075
>Kenzo Homme Edt
>unlike the edt intense and edp the edt is salty, clean, woody, no fruits, fancy citruses
>something a serious and respectfully person would wear
>natural repellent against scums, arabs, lefty zoomers

I'm addicted to blue and fresh perfume
Women like it the most on men

>>18008101
Super based

>>18008093
>it's 10°C+ which is very unusual for February
it's not

Got decants of Bon Monsieur and Masculin Pluriel this week:

>Bon Monsieur
Yup it’s literally just better quality drakkar noir. More cinammon-y carnation heart, lot less dihydromyrcenol. I only tried this on my arm about 3 hours before going to sleep, couldn’t really smell anything besides a little musk when I woke up. Will have to give a full wear at some point

>Masculin Pluriel
This one however was not what I was expecting. Don’t know why people keep comparing it so closely to At the Barber’s because it’s way off imo, the way the patchouli(/oud?) combines with the lavender puts it in a whole either ballpark. (I don’t have much experience with the note desu but from what I’ve smelled the effect reminds me of Oud Silk Mood and Gucci Guilty EDP.) Anyways I really dig this one. Gave it a full wear, it dries down to a kind of nutty vetiver/musk, lasted all day on me. This joins DH2020 in the ranks of “I could probably sell all my other fragrances and just keep this one”, I find it less heavy/more airy than Homme, so maybe more amenable to summer heat even with less overt citrus. Of course, and not to be a reformulationfag, it sounds like there’s been a change in production—this decant is from the “grey juice” while more recent releases are yellow, which along with price makes a full bottle an even less attractive option, but maybe I come back to it in the long term

>>18008119
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>18008035
no. There is multiple groups centered around trade / sale and decanting of fragrances on facebook local to my country.

>>18008166
this
lurk in them for a while and you will know everything you need to sell (trustworthy regulars, fakes, supply-demand, etc.)

>>18008109
Everyone likes it but I personally find them so boring. It's also freezing here right now I just feel like it's not appropriate. I am excited to try some new ones once summer hits.

>>18007975
Reddit fragranceswaps or mercari.

What fragrances attract MILFs

>>18008267
Jesus Christ I would lick her feet

>>18008267
The ones that were popular with chads when they were young.

>>18005769
I know it's some meme shit but I love Imaginary Authors' Cape Heartache for this

>>18008267
Drakkar noir and cool water

not even kidding

>>18008289
based

What do you guys think of my fragance collection

>winter
Spicebomb Extreme
>Office
Versace Dylan Blue
>summer
YSL Y EDP

I also have an old bottle of polo red

>>18008334
babby's first designer frag/10

>>18008334
The contrarians here would be pissy about it, but the truth is it's a good enough collection. Fraggots like to secretly think that it makes them have an edge over other men when they smell different to them. If that really is the case they shouldn't be consuming commercial products and formulating their own scents.

>>18008334
Perfectly fine.

>the feel when in hospital disinfectant there's actually neroli oil in it
Neroli is indeed fucking fantastic. I love smell.
>>18008289
2 of my favorites

>>18006161
Tabac Man Fire Power

>>18008370
Is it actually good...?

what fragrances do zoomettes like

why did no one tell me about this shit it smells so good

>>18008390
18yos are so fun

>>18006161

> went to superdrug
> tried a tester for jpg and davidoff cool water
> ive taken more aromatic turds than this stuff
ill stick to my AL REHAB dakar

>>18008121
I've had the old grey decant and the new yellow one full bottle and they both smell and perform the same.

Sometimes a cologne smells different to me than another day. I wouldn't recommend Dylan Blue for 70 F and above (yet) but I do not understand why some people hate it other than their nose wasn't working that day.

>>18008334
I need to add the spice bomb extreme with my Club Black, and replace my acqua di gio with YSL Y EDP. Already have Dylan Blue.

We are both newfags :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBhSS54t9Y

>>18008422
>ill stick to my AL REHAB dakar
Based, maybe try Ustad Nabeel too, an even more smoother alternative of Drakkar.
>>18008390
Kenzo Homme edt

>>18008285
Everything I’ve tried by them in the past has been very meh, like a (more) niche version of ELDO, but I recently grabbed a decant of the Whiff of Waffle Cone 2.0 and I think it may end up being the Sweet Gourmand I’ve been looking for.

Slowdive, Le Male Elixir, and Vanille Havane are the current competitors.

Just got terroni, viride and blamage decants.
Terroni and blamage are good, viride is terrible, like something a 40 year old indian virgin would wear.

>>18008517
Viride is indeed terrible, better try Al Haramain Naeem.

Gathering information about pic related, if any of you ever wore it could you share your experiences?

what frags would they wear?

>>18008589
Unironically Sauvage and Black Afgano.

>>18008428
Good to know, thanks anon

>>18008589
zara

>>18008589
Fahrenheit and Drakkar Noir

>>18008589
Jovan musk

>>18008267
>tummy

>>18008121
Do you like barbershop fougeres? When Drakkar Noir came out in ‘83, I think the genre really came into its own, commercially and artistically. In 2014, Francis Kurkdijan released Masculin Pluriel, his most accomplished work. The whole composition has a sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the notes a big boost. It’s been compared to At the Barber’s, but I think it has a much more bitter, cynical sense of smoothness.

>>18007956
Literally buy 1ml samples before you commit to anything so you can see what you like

Received the GOAT today. Couple free samples too which was nice.

>>18005584
Encre Noire and its "Extrême" flanker are very foresty to me; wet moss, leaves, rotten wood.

NEW THREAD
>>18008899
>>18008899
>>18008899
>>18008899

>>18008422
Yeah, Cool Water’s fairly weak, maybe that’s the ‘watery’ aspect. JPG is just kinda light and sweet. I always forget Superdrug carries frags.

>>18007482
>Heavy winter frag vs sports freshie in the park in spring.
>people pick freshie
oh wow who could have seen this coming. Not Sedley or Greenly or Percival. Fucking Layton.

>>18008587
it's Alberto Morillas' rendition of Terre d' Hermes. It would say it's a slightly lighter version of the EdT. People online write about GGuilty Absolu or TdH Vetiver but I think it's most close to the original TdHermes. It's a nice clean earthy scent. Alberto Morillas makes very well balanced, lively, spiced fragrances. This is definitely one of those.

>>18008589
>gold suitcase
1 Million Lucky

>coke/heroin
Fucking Fabulous

>1990s
>Vincent
The Dreamer
>Jules
Platinum Egoiste