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The fragrance groups 101 chart.

The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

How is this so fucking good? What other top tier cheapies are there?

>>18028695
Don't buy fragrance

>>18028701
>How is this so fucking good?
because your nose is underdeveloped
>What other top tier cheapies are there?
l’eau d’issey pour homme

>>18028706

>>18028701
Synthetic-sweet, perfect for plebeians.
Kenzo Homme etd.

>>18028671
it seems you do know what you are talking about, carry on

>>18028701
>How is this so fucking good?
it's not
>What other top tier cheapies are there?
not gonna tell you now

Jubilation is one of the best juices I've sniffed. Chocolatey wood and a bit of flowers. Tell me why I shouldn't get a full bottle

How does Guerlain Vetiver compare to Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire?

>>18028734
>arab perfumery

Don't fall for it.

Got these cheapies on the mail today:

Quick and really brief first impressions

Sung: good herbal soapy opening dries quickly into something plasticky, requires further testing but so far a dissapointment. Performance also seems lacking

Bijan: really complex chypre that opens aldehidic and dries into a sweet floral leather that keeps evolving with time , for the price, absurdly good

1881: fresh citrusy woody herbal Fougere. Not complex or extremely original but well executed , will wear it to the gym tomorrow. Dries down a bit sweet

Lomani: drakkar noir with a heavier base , extremely fucking good for eight euros .

Jacomo: the biggest surprise of them all, if you gave me this to test blindly and you told me it's the new Beaufort, I would totally believe it. Smoky herbal bliss with zero sweetness , smells natural and heavy and really dark. Love it a lot. Any Beaufort enjoyers like me should definitely pick it up. It's a mix between iron duke and chetyre by prin/prissama, so great

time's up, perfumechuds. we're coming for you and your decadent hobby. the team of eu dermatologists is being put together as we speak.

Any of you guys tried Hollister Wave? What do you rate it?

What are some spicy shower gel fragrances? Kinda like Old spice captain

>>18028734
>Amouage
https://youtu.be/IFP3Jc5ztgg?si=b9-COyJNXJNKlTQt

>>18028774
Percival

>>18028758
>Smoky herbal bliss with zero sweetness
huh I get a lot of clove and leather and I don't get the "plastickiness?" from sung a tall
interesting
>will wear it to the gym tomorrow
oh, you're retarded, nevermind

>>18028774
Creed Viking
>>18028779
Kek what? That's a new gen shower gel scent

>>18028776
The negative reviews about the performance are overblown. Its not that bad. Mine is the newest batch made in Oman, it still performs good. Projection lasts about 2-3h, depemds on the environment. However, it has a moderate projection.

Some things about Amouage:
1. Never judge the performance on day 1 u get ur hands on it. Unlike any other brands, Amouage's juice needs time to rest. It happened with my Black Iris, Royal Tobacco, Interlude 53, and Reflection. On day 1, it was barely projecting, and under 1h it turned to skin scent. After i went full wear once, i let it to rest for a couple weeks, then the performance improved significantly.
2. Amouage sprayer sucks, so if u want to compare the performance with other brands, it hard to gauge it since its inconsistent and stingy.
3. Amouage uses lots of natural ingedients, so the performance between each batch may vary. It also happens on another brands that use lots of natural ingredients too.
4. Reading on the previous reviews in here and from other souces, i doubt the vintage batch had beast projection. Sometimes people get overhyped from a spur of moment when they're excited, or they simply have different standard than people who used to strong performers. To people who just came from weak designer brands, this could be a beast for them.
5. The performance on the newest Jubi is not that bad desu, its not a beast, but not a skin scent too. It projects moderately, and lasts for a good 6-8h.

Reformulation is real, batcbes difference is real too, but u should trust urself more. Sometimes everything is overblown or overhyped by people on the internet.

>>18028695
debaser durga

>>18028774
>Old spice captain
That's my favorite Old Spice, Costa Azzurra comes close for me

>>18028779
Have it. I like that profile but not it
>>18028792
Il check it out

>>18028785
>Amouage
>too much of everything, sweet, oriental incense
https://youtube.com/shorts/G0QqclcMNmo?si=53rX7mKopsZJ2si7
Not my cup of tea, also pretty much all Amouage i tried had bad performance for a very high price. I only like Epic Man, but there's still that underlying oriental sryle i don't like.

>>18028780
>>will wear it to the gym tomorrow
>oh, you're retarded, nevermind

I train alone you fucking cunt

>>18028803
doesn't change the fact that that is a stupid idea moron

>>18028809
If I'm alone why is inappropriate to wear a fragrance? Are you dumb?

>>18028827
yes, he is retarded

>>18028827
where in my post did I say that it's inapropriate retard? Are you dumb?
wearing anything smelly while exercising is stupid
>>18028856
no, you are, samefag

i thought i smelled cologne on a guy who walked past me but i dont think it was because it didnt leave a scent trail or anything. was it deodorant? sorry i dont wear deodorant because i dont need it so i dont know what its like

Bros this /frag/ is really long lasting, wore it for the first time.

>>18028902
That was his natural musk.

>>18028695
Stop caring about projection and longevity, both of them are influenced by how many sprays you do. Only the scent matters, find something that smells good.

>>18028941
maybe i have turned gay

>>18028903
I've heard people compare this to Bleu De Chanel. Is this accurate? How do you compare the 2, if you have experience with both?

>>18028961
>Bleu De Chanel
No idea

I just bought pour un homme caron and I'm not a huge fan.
That pastel like smell just doesn't do it for me.
I guess I'm going to go for something more citrusy.

>>18028751
why?

Favorite dark or woody fragrances?

>>18028961
>I've heard people compare this to Bleu De Chanel
Their noses are broken.

>>18028961
they are both blue scents thus they are bad
but they are a bit different
>>18029012
you are a silly

>>18029007
Ball sweat

>>18029014
>they are both blue scents thus they are bad
>but they are a bit different
What doe blue mean? I have an old bottle of Polo Blue from long ago, but what does blue as a category mean? I would describe my Polo Blue as a kind of fresh, salty, but versatile scent, only slightly sweet and not very spicy.

What's a fragrance similar (not a clone) to Grand Soir?
i like vanilla and amber, but would like to compare it to others

>>18029021
fresh, out of the shower, clean - things like this
different frags will focus on different aspects and add their own twists
sauvage - pepper and ambroxan
bdc - more elegant blue scent
y from ysl - apple or juniper berry sometimes
these are the big 3

>>18029021
shower gel

>>18029025
so are all 3 of those considered Blue scents?

blue scents are based

>>18029028
yeah but there are many others
>>18029029
wrong, they are uninspired mass appeal trash for normies

>>18029030
>i hate the smell of success

>>18029030
Isn't the mass appeal thing part of the selling point? That it is a very safe scent to wear. That it is very versatile? If someone just wants to have 1 type of scent then getting a blue scent is probably a good fit? Jack of all scenarios master of none?

>>18029037
>strawman
>>18029038
yes, partially
I also believe blue scents are like suvs as in they bring in cash from normies so that the company has resources to do cooler stuff or continue making what doesn't sell that well
but as I said they are uninspired and boring

>>18028896
I like smelling something fresh when I'm exercising, there is something ritualistic about it

>>18029042
>but as I said they are uninspired and boring
so given that earlier I said Jack of all Master of none. Isn't uninspired, and let's say unexciting, better for roles like office scent.

>>18029058
Check out Jules by Dior bro

>>18029059
yes, blue scents work well in office environments
> Isn't uninspired
but they are all pretty much the same thing

>>18029068
>> Isn't uninspired
>but they are all pretty much the same thing
sorry I fucked up. I meant, "Isn't uninspired, and let's say unexciting, better for roles like office scent?" I meant to to make that a question suggesting in button-downed settings you don't want to push the boundaries and be overly exciting.

Since you seem to know about this stuff. What are green scents? Are those more herbal and flowery? Or are they more like evergreen stuff?

>>18029085
>in button-downed settings you don't want to push the boundaries and be overly exciting.
probably but that depends on the setting and wether or not you are a bitch

>What are green scents?
>Or are they more like evergreen stuff?
they smell like the forest or nature in general, grass, moss, leaves, various plants
>Are those more herbal and flowery?
green scents can be herbal but they are usually not flowery

>>18029068
Also, since you feel blue scents are uninspired and boring are there some scents or types of scents that you feel can work in that versatile, you can use for any occasion, in any season slot? Something like a signature scent?

>>18029088
you can make almost anything work anytime if you want to
>Something like a signature scent?
yeah your signature scent should be something you like not something others like but that's just my view because I wear what I want for myself

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1w9Na6v5zFs
Did he upload this on purpose? Why would he upload a video where he is patronizing and talking down to someone who wants to take a picture with him? Like was he really that dense to not see his attitude in this video?

>>18029095
drugs and gay orgies have rotted his brain
he's still famous
why do you care?

>>18029095
he's a wacky guy, always was. people say he "went crazy" even though he always behaved like a psycho but social media normalised weirdo behaviour and only realized it after him peaking and finding himself on his way down.

>>18029098
*people only realized it

>>18029060
seconded. Jules is overall pretty nice, but there's something kinda nasty about it up top. It's just challenging enough.

>>18028902
>sorry i dont wear deodorant because i dont need it so i dont know what its like
Bait or smelly asbo that everyone hates.

Why Bleu Electrique fades so fast

>>18028758
Please post pic of you wearing the 4th like a cock ring

>>18029136
Hey /fa/ and especially fragrance general is a very straight board. Let's keep this on track.

I LOVE this stuff, but it's roughly three hundred dollars for one hundred milliliters. I have an opportunity to get it on a voucher, but I don't know if I want to spend this much on a fragrance. Most mall fragrances I've tried are underwhelming by comparison, and even slightly fancier Amazon fragrances still aren't as good as the Miller Harris discovery kit shit I found (aside from green tea tonique [it sux]). I think this has the strength of only 2-4 sprays being necessary for balanced silage.

>>18028951
Partially true. Other people notice the smell more than you do anyways. However, you don't want a super weak fragrance that you must spray many times. Fewer sprays often means better value.

>>18028706
i sniff fragrance at boutiques and try some when I buy a sample pack for my mum

>>18028697
>Tom Ford fragrance (which is typically the most hated fragrance brand)
>no Mugler Alien in the white florals
>hardly anything I recognize in general
>one million words
>no mentions of things like Lily of the Valley
OK, that's weird.

>>18028961
>Bleu De Chanel
No. If anything, the Intense smells more like BDC.

>>18029042
>uninspired and boring
Would you say BDC was uninspired in 2010, or are they uninspired after the fact now that every single brand has a blue scent?

>>18028961
It's the fucking apple accord that give off that sweet-bubble gum synthetic fresh vibe similar in millions of that type of shit scents.
Although it's not listed in Bdc but it's probably achieved through the grapefruit. Dunno how someone fuck up a heavenly grapefruit accord to make it smell like the new gen of blue scent. What a horrible type of scent.

>>18029095
it's not that bad desu
it's like a weird German guy acting funny, imo the patronizing tone comes mainly from his accent (also from the drugs)

Everyone hates apples it's a fact kiss kiss

fuck, even modern day Kouros is incredible
i kinda get the comparisons to Antaeus but they are quite different frags

BIG, BIG FUCKING HAPPENING.

BIGGEST FUCKBOY FRAGRANCE INVICTUS FLANKER. INVICTUS PARFUM IS COMING

RIP ZOOMMETTES PUSSIES

>>18029326
Invictus Elixir when?

>>18029326
Everything besides bubblegum sweetness combined with ambrox or calone, i will try out.
But the notes so far look promising.

>>18029136
my first thought upon seeing the pic as well

Any bros here who have already made their own perfume? I'm looking for where to buy rare oils like tobacco or guarana but I can't find anything on the internet or in stores

>*owns literally every bottle in your path*

>>18029179
>>hardly anything I recognize in general
that's more a (you) problem and not one with the chart
>>18029189
it was boring then and the flankers were and are uninspired

Blue fragrances smell fine. Do you want normies to wear gourmands or smell like a tree?

where exactly did I say that they don't smell fine dumbass?
I said that they are uninspired and boring which they are
>Do you want normies to wear gourmands or smell like a tree?
that would be better, yes

>>18029413
kek, buttblasted retard

>>18029419
>adhominem from a retard
I accept your concession

>>18029392
>Do you want normies to wear gourmands
Don't they already wear gourmands like SWY intensely?

>sanple frag
>like it
>buy bottle
>it’s not as good as the sample

>>18029437
You fell for the sample scam. Should have blind bought.

>>18029392
Blues are fine, true. But not all.

I know this gen is mostly straight men but posting shelf for rate & reccs

thinking of getting a small bottle of neandertal light, sample works really well on my skin and gets so many compliments

>>18029464
What do you think of ghost in the shell? I get notes of licorice from it.

>>18029021
I understand Blue frags as non offensive and thereby uninteresting fragrances. Most have a common base of citrus + vainilla + lite wood / american.
Ever heard that joke about Black Eyed Peas being rock for people that don't like rock, pop for people that don't like pop and rap for music that don't like rap? Well, Blue frags are the Black Eyed Peas of perfumery.
They're done for lazy people that can't bother to match their frag with the fit, the season or the time of day. Dogshit concept, akin to normies.

>>18029477
lite wood/ambroxan*
Stupid ass phone.

>>18029477
What an immensely stupid and pretentious take.

>>18029489
And I don't even do blue frags btw

>>18029171
Have you come up with many fragrances that you really need to spray more than 5 times? Also, longevity != Better, godlike scent = better

>>18029467
my favorite at the moment, love how subtle it is despite the sharp contrast of the milky and zesty notes. I can definitely see the licorice in there now that you mention it. I seem to get blind to it quickly (much more so than some other scents), so I was wrongly convinced it had poor longevity and sillage, was proved wrong tho

what do we think of this one?

>>18028758
I love 1881 and Drakkar Noir. Will try Lomani and Jacomo, thx for the review.

i came

>>18029007
Bentley Absolute

>>18029510
It's bretty good and very fresh, but if we talking blue i like the spicyness from sauvage more

>>18029527
is sauvage or coffee better for you

what's an angry fragrance for angry people?

>>18029529
Coffee is a stimulant enjoyed in moderation, blue fragrances cannot be enjoyed in moderation however.

>>18029532
i bought the y le parfum for 80 euro, good deal but I can't say I enjoy it while I have Bleu Electrique besides me

It smells like YSL Y EDP and Invictus mix which means its a zoomettes magnet

>>18029489
You're free to justify your enjoyment of blue frags. Same as your existence while you're at it.

>blasts shut up by black eyed peas while wearing bleu de chanel in your path

>>18029096
Why would you talk down to someone who wants to take a picture with you and act like you're to good for them. Talking to the camera about how famous he is and how many people love him and want to take pictures with him, and then tell the guy to hurry because he doesn't have time to talk to someone like him is a weird move. Even weirder to then upload that to youtube as a flex. He came off really bad.

>>18029515
i wish i was an eu bro so i could find this. just got a clone of it, lattafa al nashama caprice, and it is soooo nice.

>>18029477
>They're done for lazy people that can't bother to match their frag with the fit, the season or the time of day
Versatility is king thoughbeit

>>18029547
based

>>18029477
correct and heterosexual
>>18029489
wrong and gay
>>18029575
>He came off really bad.
have you even seen his old vs his new stuff?
>>18029585
cringe samefag

>>18029535
So what are other types of fragrances that can slot in for something like an office where you want a fragrance but you don't want it to be too much. Are fougeres generally light enough for a setting like that?

>>18029638
nta but fougeres chypres woody frags all work

>>18029638
i personally recommend h24 by hermes for this type of setting

>>18029464
>>18029467
GitS is pretty good, and one of ELDOs few above average scents. I don’t get licorice, just pleasant, clean carnation. My GF got a whiff of it during the dry down and talked about how my skin just smelled extremely clean.

>>18029477
An accurate description, both musically and olfactorily.

>>18029499
I have said it before and I will continue to say it. No matter how good a scent is, if it doesn’t have decent longevity it’s a shit frag. I, and -you- if you’re a half decent human being, have better things to do with your time than reapply something with shit performance.

>>18029638
>>18029643
Terre d’Hermes EdT is -the- mature adult office frag.

SOTD mouchoir de monsieur
>>18029383
love this lil nigga
>>18029464
i don't believe you. need more old school chypres though
>>18028758
jacomo's main note is a very smoky clove. it's really good, al rehab superman is very similar. but i don't think i would compare jacomo de jacomo to prin or beaufort, lacks the depth.
>>18029638
you simply stop being afraid of offending anyone.

>>18029638
Fougeres are the way to go for work settings. Something like APH or Egoiste Plat (Or some niche equivalent).

I often see people suggesting vetiver-heavy scents for work but you have to be a psycho to do that.

>>18029638
idk and idc. I'm not a pencil pusher. I'm a rockstar and wear whatever I feel that day.
Develop a personality, maybe.

>>18029660
no no no, heavily disagree on tdh. i love the fragrance, but it is too strong and forthcoming of a frag for the office.

>>18029706
>i love the fragrance, but it is too strong and forthcoming of a frag for the office.
yeah if you spray it 40 times on yourself

>>18029714
i dont do anything of the sort, it is simply a very in-your-face frag, i could easily see someone disliking it and taking offense to it in an enclosed close environment. meanwhile h24 is more gentle, easier to dismiss perhaps, while still offering something unique. i find it an underrated scent.

>>18029724
Ombre Leather, Oud Minerale, Mancera Oud Like Mint. There.

>>18029727
Oud lime mint*

>>18029724
You will put on that TdH, go to the office and they WILL like it. Give 'em hell, son.

>>18029732
honestly as much as i love tdh i feel a smidge too young for it unfortunately, but im sure i will grow into it more. it got me into vetiver scents at large which i also rarely use, but love.

>>18029724
>orange, vetiver, woods, and earth are too daring and in your face
next you're gonna tell me grey vetiver is too strong or that suvage is too peppery

>>18029706
This was my experience too. I always wear a modest amount of scent to work but the one day I wore tdh (1 spray underneath my shirt), it irritated the shit out of everyone.
I love the smell but its definitely pretty strong and cloying.

>>18029714
sissyspraying at the office is pathetic, you'll never be ceo, you'll never have narcissistic personality disorder and a million dollars.

is it good
apparently its ninja's fav cologne

>>18029748
I am NOT a sissysprayer I'll have you know

>>18029746
its the vetiver that i find to be the most divisive scent in it really. as much as i enjoy it its quite clearly not for everyone. tdh is just a bit of a throwback frag, unabashedly masculine in the classical sense. def not my first choice for the modern office but you do you.

>>18029756
so you're a pussy, gotcha

>>18029759
keep powering on that farenheit in the office bro, everyone loves how u smell, so masculine!

You ever go through a period where you buy a stupid amount of new fragrances and you know you should stop but then you keep buying more?

I already have multiple choices for every occasion and season and yet here I am waiting for another five bottles to arrive. I gotta stop..

>>18029745
Oh man, anyway.

>>18029762
did a guy wearing fahrenheit steal your girl?
very funny if true

>>18029770
keep not knowing how to use fragrances properly anon

ironic posting this after someone like >>18029768, but this is my collection at the moment
i think the last 6 bottles can probably go, but curious about any recommendations people have based on this?
>>18029747
1 spray, seriously? i wear 3 sprays of TDH to work very often and have only had positive comments, seems like most people barely notice it at all. it's not a divisive scent in the slightest. now if i came to work wearing 3 sprays of one man show, my manager might pull me aside

>>18029756
The vetiver in TdH is almost non existent, did you ever tried Guerlain Vetiver or
Lorenzo Villoresis Vetiver? Tdh is literally only sweet earthy oranges.

>>18029768
Buy decants if possible

I lost it when I saw this guy commenting on fragrances

r8 his favorite fragrances

>>18029685
This and based. Fougeres are my life.

>>18029780
ive not tried either, though i have been meaning to sample guerlain. i own nishane's sultan vetiver so im familiar with the scent of vetiver to say the least, perhaps its just my batch then. the vetiver note in it is quite pronounced to my nose.

*buck breaks /fa/*

>>18029790
Buttbois bussyrial

>>18029772
hilarious even you are

>>18029685
Damn, I wear vetiver to office all the time. Just today I wore St Vetyver.

>>18029790

You're not a true chad until you fill the whole office with the smell of burnt marshmallows and a charred fireplace

>>18029806
I bought a similar from Lattafa. The cumin made it smell like armpit, at least on me. Gave it to my dad.

>>18029806
Great scent actually, i get some kind of burnt Hookah smell with some soapy elements.

>>18029326
>3/5 average score on Fragrantica
Is this a result of being brigaded or is it unironically massively disliked?

>>18029811
I didn't enjoy it at first, it really smelled like someone had burnt down a log, but after it sat in the closet for a month it became much nicer and rounder with some caramel-ish notes to it.
I guess it's like that for many arabs, they need to sit.

>>18029812
>not even out yet
well what do you think professor?

>>18029814
currently waiting for the first couple clones i got to macerate as i too have heard this about arabian perfumes. club de nuit, qaaed intense, and al nashama caprice are all nice but theres something offputting about them right off the bat, especially in the opening. hoping that that sorta thing mellows out in a month or two.

>>18029464
Ghost in the Shell is fucking incredible, 10/10 scent. I get yuzu, something more creamy and still citrus a bit like Brazilian limeade (blended with pith and peel) and an incredibly clean smell altogether. Colleagues always sniff me and say I smell good when I wear it, have to agree. It’s funny you bring up Neanderthal, I found that Light and Them had an element (like a dry musky white wine note) that made me really think of GITS.

Maninka should see more use, I really like it as a note

Hey! Can you guys help me pick up some new signature scents?

I am 28 yo, features are similar a wish version of harry styles.

I wear everything, from techno-berlin style to classic pullove white t-shirt type of thing. I usually use the frag to match whatever i wear. I work as a scientist, so nothing too overpowering.

From my collection I am currently using as signature tf black orchid, bleu de chanel and sauvage parfum, so I want to start wearing something a bit more different and maybe get my first niche stuff

>>18029179
make your own version, simple as
>>18029326
victory elixir was so fucking bad
>>18029330
already exists
>>18029383
and likes them
>>18029510
mid
>>18029638
platinum egoiste of course
>>18029827
it sucks, like all fruity shit

>>18029860
You have two options:
Either you try to find some better stores and get some niche frags under your nose or you buy samples from somewhere. Using your current stuff for recommendations isn't that easy, considering it's two blue frags and Black Orchid. Outfit usually has nothing to do with what your nose likes, despite some people being convinced it does.

Can't wait for it to get warm so I can wear this again. It smells so fucking nice. Kinda basic, yes, but you just wanna keep smelling it. Watery, juicy, fresh, fruity, a bit citric, a bit green, a bit sweet, a bit woody. I really like this one, especially in very hot weather. Leaves an insanely beautiful trail.

>>18029886
Yeh I live in a small city, its difficult to get access to that... Where do you recommend starting? I saw the starter files, but given that I dont like really "dark" fragrances (like noir extreme or too boosy like bentley), I am not sure I would even appreciate many niche fragrances suggested and I dont want to order 50 samples ahah

>>18028695
Imagine being the asshole who puts on a ton of cologne

thankfully I only have one cologne

Beach bros, what is your signature beach scent? For me, it Has to be MFK's Aqua Universalis Forte. The salty floral notes really feel like catching a breeze off the beach wind on a hot day. I have to say after wearing this and coming out of the water, it smells even better. Not to mention it has superb performance

>>18029899
>10 sprays of Dakar
Based

>>18029921
this is the power of chatgpt, right?

>>18029779
Based old school cheapie enjoyer. Get yourself a bottle of paco rabanne ph. I've been wearing it for the past week, it really grows on you as a comfort scent.

>>18029779
How's polo sport?

Red pill me on Guerlain Heritage?

>>18029955
it's very good

Do seasons matter or did marketers invent this gimmick?

>>18029964
it's a meme
same as time of day and sex neither of which fragrance has

>>18029969
Makes sense. I used a sweet fragrance in the morning and survived just fine. I guess scent has a mood though.

>>18029931
>POWER!

>>18029969
I mean I can understand how some fragrances might be a better in different temps, but that is more about the mood. If it is already hot and humid out I feel more people will appreciate a lighter, cooler scent rather than a heavier, muskier, spicier scent. But I agree that there are no hard rules about it. But there are definitely some scents that are more masculine or feminine than others. It doesn't mean all fall into one of those categories, but there are definitely some scents that would smell odd and out of place on a woman, as well as odd and out of place on a man, or at least a straight man. Time of day sounds like a meme though.

Is there a frag you've bought for the sake of completionism, or rounding out your rotation?

I bought Dylan Blue because I thought I needed a Normie-friendly Blue Frag for odd occasions. It's the only Blue Frag I vaguely like and I think the genre in general is boring as shit.

>>18029660
it really does have something of a ‘second skin’ quality to it, really lives up to the concept imo
>>18029670
>i don't believe you
the fact that it gets compliments? maybe it is just people being horny for me, idk
>need more old school chypres though
so true, love a vintage chypre on a cold day. had a big bottle of miss dior original that I adored and used daily, need something new in that style. any reccs?
>>18029822
right, I feel like they share a tangy dry musk. how is them, compared to light?

>>18029978
https://youtu.be/n51BVNshXTA?si=lHmDk6TRkRlz2KKr

>>18029985
I wish I could be as enthused about anything as Jeremy Fragrance is about Fragrance.

>>18029898
Black Orchid is already somewhat daring, compared to a standard spicy vanilla like Noir Extreme
Don't get too hung up on niche, the term is overused and kind of meaningless as it's used online
Try the flowchart under the OP to determine what you like. Considering Black Orchid I would recommend to try Dior Homme Intense

>>18029955
I kind of like both Zino and Lalique Lion more. And NYI I guess.

>>18029983
I bought JeP Acqua to have an aquatic. The rose makes me like it a bit more than most aquatics and it's very cheap. I ended up giving it away as a last minute gift, but it was a good buy.

>>18029983
You should throw it in the trash I think.

>>18028695
Snagged some Libertine & Chasing Scents samples. Chasing Scents are really high quality fragrances, very tea based with a lot of really nice quality concentrates from various green and black teas. Quite sweet openings, Slow World is thick and malty, Tea service dries down really ‘green’ and fresh, Rain Tea smells the most interesting with a bright pollen/honey element and a rain accord.

Not sure what to make of the Libertines, all pretty weird. Sweet Grass is probably the best, photorealistic sweet hay and hot summer fields. Thanks for attending my blogpost

>>18030000
based quads of truth

>>18029983
>It's the only Blue Frag I vaguely like and I think the genre in general is boring as shit.
you probably just shouldn't have bought it then. I don't think there is a good justification to buy a fragrance that you personally don't strongly like. Not everything has be 10/10. But I wouldn't buy something that I felt was below a 7/10. What else do you have that you feel you needed to slot in a blue?

I LOVE DRAKKAR NOIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>18030127
Same. Just got a 200ml bottle

>>18030129
based

>>18030127
>>18030129
>>18030131
I also have 200mls of it
but it kinda sucks?
extremely shit performance and it doesn't smell like much? probably gonna have to leave it to macerate and spray at least 40 times when I'm gonna wear it oh well
would like to hear what notes you're getting from it - it might help me find them myself

>>18030133
the only thing i smell is barbasol shaving cream which i love

>>18029945
What game is this from?

>>18029964
Do seasons matter or can I wear long sleeve puffer jackets in the summer and short sleeves with shorts and sandals in the winter?
Do you now realize what a dumbass you are?

You guys are so stressed out about wasting money or making the wrong decisions.
If you do what I do, you wouldn't care if you bought something you don't like, because it didn't cost that much.

>>18030127
I smelled it because my grandpa has it and I don't know what the big deal is. It's an ok, not so impressive fragrance.

>>18030294
I just buy clones that are pretty popular.

>>18029983

Dylan Blue is a MILF hunter. A lot of older women have complimented me on this one, oddly enough.

>>18030290
Yeah because fragrances help you survive

>>18029969
This guy is wearing rose and iris scents for sure lmao
>>18029788
Vetiver is one of those notes that you might not notice first, but once you know it's there, it becomes all you can smell. Luckily I enjoy it. DH2020 is the perfect vetiver scent for me.

I've enjoyed Cremo's Palo Santo and Vintage Suede body washes, but this one takes the win for me. Just wish it was a tad stronger. Still, I can't get enough of it.

>>18028763
I've actually wondered about this. No one really knows what they're putting in this stuff. Especially arab shit.
I swear one of my fragrances contributed to me getting sick, I don't know how but I think it effected my immune system or something. Would be nice to get some more clarity on the ingredients. Anyone else experienced irritation from modern fragrances

>>18030127
Same, one of my favourites.
>>18030133
It's no beast, but I can smell myself just fine throughout the day with 3 sprays.

>>18028763
>>18030345
But we kind of do know? Manufacturers are obligated to declare all ingredients classified as allergenes, at least in the EU. Pic related Aqua di Parma Colonia.

There still are ingredients they don't have to list, but they haven't been shown to be allergenes or harmful, I guess. It would be even more trivial to copy fragrances if they had to list the complete formula.

>>18030352
It's the "Parfum(Fragrance)" that they can hide stuff in. And because it's not meant to be eaten, they don't have to list all ingredients

>>18030288
This sorry little man has never played the hit 1999 game Unreal Tournament on the DM Morpheus map !

>>18030366
Yes, it's quite possible for a handful people to show allergic reactions to ingredients not classified as allergens (such are their not listed). With oakmoss 11.7%-13.1% of participant in the EU study showed allergic reactions. I don't know what the cutoff is for ingredients to be classified.
Link for those interested: https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/opinions/sccnfp_opinions_97_04/sccp_out124_en.htm

Looking for a very oceany aquatic, got to smell some frags today:
>wood sage and sea salt
Not bad, but quite light and a bit too fruit sherbet smelling
>sailing day
Nice, also seemed light. Wouldn't mind but something a bit deeper would be nice
>oud wood
Garbage. Smelled like a bathroom cleaner
Any indication of where to go from here?

>>18030127
Drakkar Noir is my favorite too. Since alot of care products for men like shaving cream or after shave copied the smell, Drakkar Noir is the definition of smelling clean fresh & sharp out of the barber.

>>18030393
Megamare (not for office wearing)

>>18030399
Drakkar chads can't stop winning

>>18030387
>link
Good read, thanks for posting

>>18030393
Bvlgari Aqua and flankers.

>>18030323
YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND W THING! I SWEAR I'LL DO SOME BAD THINGS IF LIFE KEEPS GOING LIKE THIS, I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU PEOPLE!
here's your detailed explanation, stupid idiot: if you wear a jacket in summer you won't die, but you will suffocate. Same with a dense fragrance

>>18030393
Coastal cypress and sea fennel edp from Molton brown, great versatile marine frag

Sotd Bvlgari Aqva Marine

Say thank you.

Dense smoky animalic fragrances are perfect for the high heat

>>18030502
nta but no you won't

>>18030403
smells like plastic

>>18030562
STUPID IDIOT STUPID STUPID MAN

>last frag/decant bought in november
>feel immense pride from abstinence of frag consumption
>currently own 5 full bottles
>promised myself i'll buy next time when I've fully used one of my existing frags

I did a bunch of decant shopping last summer and I already know what my next purchases will be. Byredo Baudelaire and Jo Malone Lime basil and mandarin.
the downside of frag autism like any consumerist hobby is the changing tastes every half a year and the need to perfect and curate the selection of frags. luckily i've bypassed the impulse-purchasing urges, now i just daydream of my future frags now and then

Just blind bought this, what am I in for?

>>18030682
how much was it? $900?

>niche doesn't waste money on advertising
>niche spends money on quality ingredients
>300 per 3.4oz
You have to be a stupid man to believe that niche fragrances don't drain your wallets with zero effort. Like Jeremy and joel the nose said, the fragrance itself costs up to 5-10$. You fell for the scam

>>18030643
SMART INTELLIGENT SMART SMART AND CORRECT MAN
ftfy

>>18030699
Qhhahah

>>18030694
Most niche are pure cash grabs, i'm looking in the direction of Amouage, Parfums de Marly, Nasomatto, Diptyque

>>18030685
$700

>>18030694
Currently wearing a niche with genuine musk deer musk

>>18030743
How much did you waste on it? I only spend 10 per 1.7oz, it's a great deal. I spend 2 pennies per spray, where if you spend 300 per 1.7 you spend, i don't know, 1.5$ per spray? It's ridiculous

>>18030749
It was $420 for 30ml
It smells so good it makes my brain tingle

>>18030753
Sounds like you're brain tingles by itself because you're so stupid

>>18030755
No it definitely tingles because it smells really really good, you should try it it's called Mongolian Mriga by Prin

Is BDC good for you

When I say Bleu Electrique, you say THE GOAT FRAG? Understood /fa/? Let's try

Bleu Electrique

>>18030761
I have it too and it's amazing. Fucking prin drains my wallet like a toxic girlfriend

>>18030798
You can't call something blue goated round these parts.

>SOTD: PdN Odalisque
very good frag (chypre floralish), very good performance (3 sprays last the whole day on my skin)

>>18030798
slop/10

>>18030798
>cloying sweet shit
absolute goat, nobody ever smelt anything like it

>>18030828
cope drakkar noir fag

>>18030840
keep on malding, gayboy

>>18029477
Entry level indie rock midwittery applied to perfume. Easily the gayest post this year and it's not even March yet. Also
>2024
>Black Eyed Peas is le enemy
LMAO, you're the type of aging millennial tryhard that looked down on people liking popular songs while thinking you're cool because you listen to Radiohead. Delete yourself.

>>18030801
my partner is a fragrance novice and also a student, meaning he's not making much $ right now, so that means I pass on to her all my decants and samples I don't want for myself + think will be nice on her. It's a luxury. I get to enjoy Luten's MKK, Chanel's Cuir de Russie, Bianchi's The Black Knight, Prin's Ma Nishtana, Bortnikoff's Vetiver Nocturne and more. I'm literally biting at the bit to pass on Prin's Chetyre and Anatolia Anatolia to him. Meanwhile, he often doesn't compliment me lol but has said that I always smell very pungent and "strong." He's only complimented me when wearing Amouage.

>>18028695
>>18030025
i like Libertine, I like sweet grass, Eros Fig is best

>>18030851
pff, just come out of the closet and suck his cock already
it's not that gay to be a giant faggot in 2024

>>18030851
go back to /lgbt/

SOTD hyacinth & a mechanic by tauer
>>18029984
>the fact that it gets compliments?
no, that you're female. tits or gtfo etc etc
don't remember miss dior, but the green chypres i liked were cristalle and chanel no 19. the spicy/orientals were diva pepite, magie noire and chypre palatin. also liked knowing, la perle, scherrer 2, youth dew and cabochard
>>18030847
do you enjoy gothrock by any chance?

Which are your top 3 from here?

yves saint laurent? more like steve saint laurent ahahaha

>>18030881
you posted this already

>>18028695
Does a summer fragrance with more than 4 hours of longevity actually exist?

>>18030881
Profondo, Sauvage elixir and spicebomb

And they are not even that good

>>18030889
Yes Bullgari Aqva Marine

>>18030881
1. Dior Homme Sport 2021
2. AdG Pour Homme edp
3. Allure Homme Blanche
----
4. MB Explorer(Cedrat Boise smells too arabesque to me)

That said, 90% i would consider thrash

>>18030853
Eros Fig was so interesting, it was like bitter and sharp version of Philosykos. Not sure I’d wear it, but I like smelling it.

>>18030352
Still wouldn‘t support clones even if they where ingredient measurement perfect clones not because of the questionable morality of cloning other peoples work, but rather i genuinely hate brown people and their practices.

>>18030881
1. Allure homme edition blanche
2. LNDLH bleu electrique
3. Versace pour homme
Honourable mention: dior homme cologne

Anyone here tried their new release? Notes sound nice.

>Top notes
Bergamot, Grapefruit, Blackcurrant Bud

>Heart notes
Vetiver, Green Mandarin, Geranium

>Base notes
Dry Woods, Cashmere Wood, Ambergris Accord

What does blackcurrant bud smell like? Different from regular blackcurrant?

>>18030682
Poverty

clones are based

>>18030897
If it didn't make you go bald, I would take creatine

>>18030948
Clones are the AI of perfume.

>>18030920
If you didn't keep brown people poor with carefully thought techniques, they would be like you. But it's not just brown people, it's everyone. There are Rich and poor, and the poor are hated even though they never had the chance and they never would, not even in their dreams

>>18030931
Another release from our favorite middle-eastern clone house?

>>18030931
So on Parfumo the reviews say it's an another Elysium clone? PDM is truely a faggot house.

pdm is the finest of british perfumery

>>18030950
Cloning would be more like tracing pictures, the AI of perfumery would be PR Phantom what is literally an AI generated Fragrance (what smells like the Video of Will Smith eating Spaghetti)

>>18030960
As british as the average london resident

Is it going to be a big hit with women? Are we going to grab them by the pussies

>>18030954
Isn't PdM from France?

>>18030967
>Most likely No
>None of us are rich enough for those kind activities

>>18030948
I noticed that he put 4 things in there. What are those things?
I knew that fragrance was oil and alcohol which are 2.

>>18028695
Science says that the number #1 thing women look for in a guy is his smell. And I don't think it's his fragrance, I think it's his BO. So guys, try to upgrade your BO game accordingly. If you have any trouble, try chatgpt for help

>>18030995
It's just bullshit for the video

Still you are wrong, in most cases is fragrance , water and alcohol

>>18030881
La nuit BE, Spicebomb Extreme, YSL Y EDP

>>18030949
You’ll only go bald with creatine if you have shit genes. It’s one of the safest supplements you can take.

>>18031000
They just don’t want a guy that smells like he doesn’t wash his asshole.
One of my coworkers stopped washing properly once and we could all smell the shit caked back there when you sat next to him, men with bad hygiene aren’t considered attractive.

>>18031015
Had a coworker in the IT field who played every evening after work League of Legends and he smelled like piss in the office.
That type of dude, really skinny, a weeb and had an anime doll collection. He also frequently visits Japan. Lmao.

>>18031002
Nope. It's ethereal oils, aromatic oils. Water doesn't smell, and if it does it only smells for minutes. I'm telling from experience.
There wouldn't be reason to put alcohol if it was water that had the scent. You use alcohol to dilute the fragrant oil which can't be done with water.

>>18031015
>>18031022
Shit that's just bad experience. It's nice to be clean.
I sat in the bus today and a disabled stupid dead brained girl sat next to me. She was so disabled she had her mouth open and you could see the ropes of spit drooling. If she was hot and didn't have literal stink snail breath, this would be a sexy incident, but it was traumatic and ruined my day. Jesus, the smell... Why isn't there a death penalty? People deserve to die!

>>18031000
funny you mention that I came looking for some advice in that regard.

Long story short I work as a health inspector so getting into /frag/ is important for me because i dont wanna come home smelling like pizza or fried food every day. Ive done some studying of the /frag/ flow chart, frag groups 101, but i still feel out of my head.

I got some penhaligons from my grandfather when i was 19, and ive been trying to get into the woody-oudy stuff but im wondering if Oud Malaki would be a good fit considering my occupation or if i should be wary of taking a puerto rican shower if i use too much of the stuff.

Any frag advice is greatly appreciated.

I'm beginning to think /frag/ is a contender for lowest iq general on 4chan

this machine kills zoomers

>>18030867
fair, I’d be skeptical too. thanks so much for the reccs tho, will check those out. opinion on piguet’s bandit? wanted to try that one out for the longest time

>>18031045
>:Lowest IQ

No that would be /pol/ by a longshot

>>18031039
Usually fresh scents are friendlier. Also, people here don't like designers and obsess over niche, but niche smell weird and is dangerous many times, so it won't do any goose.
Be clean in body, mouth and hair, and apply a fragrance but don't do more than 8 sprays or it will have negative effects. You want to smell nice, not SMELL NICE

>>18031045
>Tells opinion
>Doesn't explain
Thanks for letting us know how you feel, we were curious and waiting for this thrilling information

I recently posted about having ordered samples of pic related.

My conclusions:

>L'Immensité
Good but kinda generic. Also too sweet for my taste.

>Météore
Really disliked it. Even sweeter and very strong. Projects like a beast. Headache candidate. (I am sensitive when it comes to certain kinds of sweet aromas)

>Orage
Fantastic. Smells very classy and doesn't shout. Fresh, woody, a bit green, very gentle spiciness, earthy but not dirty earthy. Very clean scent. Love the scent profile.

>Pacific Chill
Also fantastic. Extremely fruity and fresh. Addictive. Makes you almost wanna eat it. Can't wait to try it in high heat.

>>18031050
oh fuck off with your bullshit why don't you

>>18031050
yeah ive been focusing on the other aspects too, soap, haircut, etc. I use a tobacco pomade from 18.21 I picked up recently as well.

As far as sprays go, I usually do like 2-3. Usually one on the neck area and 1-2 on the wrists. I like the endymion my grandfather gave me, it smells great but the problem is it only lasts like 2 hours and when i tried a sample of endymion concentre it got rid of the dreamy floral notes and more harsh incense wood and leather. If there was something inbetween id go for that.

Also liked lothair from Penhaligons and if theres ever another US sale i might get it but then i started looking at the flowchard and figured Oud Malaki might be up my alley but i also heard it was rather strong going by fragrantica.

I suppose that I'm looking for something woody-musky, no food notes that will mask the fried food smell from my job but wont necessarily scare the office hoes like Black Afghano or smell like I took a puerto rican shower despite working in an area with a large hispanic population.

>>18031046

Are you angry because you're a niche obsessor, or because you're an oversprayer?

>>18031050
>but niche smell weird and is dangerous many times,
nah, that's what they like to think of themselves. in most cases they don't smell like much at all after the opening.

>>18031062
>lasts 2 hours
That's on your mind, everyone can smell you better than you can smell you.
>grandpa cologne
I don't like that, despite you mentioning that it's actually good.

Just tested Guerlain Jicky and it’s the best fragrance ever. Why doesn’t fa talk about this?

>>18031064
What do you mean? That it only lasts a little, or it smells only a bit weird?
Anyway, stay away from niche if you also love money

>>18031068
Because more than 3 people have heard of it, so it's cringe.

>>18031068
The high iq poster tried to tell you but no one listened...

>>18030694
The problem with this post is pigeon holing it as a niche thing. It has nothing to do with niche and everything to do with pricing.

If you’re paying 300$ for a bottle, that’s dumb, niche or designer.
Second there are PLENTY of very reasonably priced niche frags that are great quality.
>Dont shit on niche, shit on overpriced hype.

>>18030851
>he’s
>her
>her
>him
>he
>he
What did it mean by this?

>>18030920
Based

>>18030951
Spoken like a true liberal who doesn’t have to deal with the problem

>>18031039
Get a sample of Ghost in the Shell.

>>18031068
They do, but Guerlain has been less talked about recently.

>>18028740
Guerlainvetiver is a rooty vetiver. It’s a complex classic. Gevinchy vetyver is more comparable with Vetiver extraordinaire. They are simple frgarances and are more of a leafy vetiver. Other leafy vetivers are Tom ford Grey vetiver and Royale vetiver noire
>>18029955
Guerlain heritage. It’s the best sandalwood fragrance you’ll find; especially the vintage formulation which has lots of Mysore sandalwood.

>>18030294
always funny to see people go for arab clones instead of this (pretty sure you can find even cheaper dupes and they are still good)
>>18030798
are you paid to shill it?
>>18030948
based

>>18029983
I'm still looing for a dumb reach normie frag, mainly because I don't want to run out of the overpriced niche shit I really like. I think I will eventually settle for Gucci Guilty edp or parfum.

>>18031067
He got it for me as a birthday gift so its special to me and i trust his judgement. And its not just me, they wouldn'tve made the concentre if it wasnt for the fact that people complain about its longetivity. Like i said i was interested in some of the other stuff Penhaligons does because theyve come off as classy, well except for when i did too much halfeti that one time, but i broke the sample bottle

>>18031051
No problem. I assumed reading 10 or so posts was evident enough. But then again, they're probably yours.

>>18031049
Same posters, same slop.

>>18031031
Hahaha bro. Worst part is that there are dudes out there desperate enough to lock her down. Had a date some time ago with a girl in her 30s telling me that her past dates dudes paying her rent, food and stuff to buy they way to her heart. Very entitled individual. Best part was she smelled like a wet cellar, lmao.
I let her go and never contacted her again, kek.

>>18030753
i think these people are just overcharging retards because they can

>>18030995
Likely all premixed stuff. It's possible that he has a concentrate of the oils that mix with each other, then adds some stuff dissolved in alcohol (maybe a fragrant solid), and then possibly something that might not mix with his premix (might precipitate or demulsify), but is needed for getting the notes right. Then he fills it up with alcool. There's no way it's just 4 different chemicals.

>>18030881
Dunhill Icon
Sauvage Elixir
After that, it's CAHSEE vs LNDL BE vs TF Noir Extreme. Since you already got something fresh and something blue with the first two, I must say Noir Extreme.

SOTD, JPG Le Male Le Parfum

>>18031123
same, I do feel like the sillage becomes very intimate after an hour or 2, but fuck me do i like the opening

>>18031113
Yeah all of Prin's fragrances are $400 dollars he doesn't price them based on their ingredients at all

>>18031153
cope

Please recommend me a good violet fragrance. I've already got Grey Flannel coming im the mail.

>>18031132
>the sillage becomes very intimate after an hour or 2,
how close in your experience? I only recently got the fragrance and this was the first time I wore it out.

i never use cologne or fragrances some nigga gave me the ronaldo gift cologne pack shit one time but apart from that im a fragrance newfag what should i get serious answers only please

>>18031166
a bit more than skinscent, however this might also be because it rubs off my wrist during the day. You might bet better results on your neck or maybe the collar from your clothes

>>18031167
Just order a bunch of samples from different kind of fragrances (some thing fresh, something warm, floral, vanilla, etc) and see what you like and go from there. You could try some from the flowchart at the top, or some brands/collections that look or sound interesting to you
Fragantica is an ok site to see the notes and the performance of a fragrance.

>>18031167
What do you want to smell like anon? Sweet, fresh, an edible food or tea, aquatic, spicy, woody?

>>18031171
ahh ok, I typically spray on my collar/clavicle/upper chest part of my shirt.

>>18031116
The 4 are alcohol, water, ombre, and, finally, leather

The reason some fragrances are priced so high (and why it's a good thing) are to keep normie fucks out of it. Why would you want to smell like the poor as a CEO. Clone houses are inevitable because of course these frangraces can be sold cheaper while still maintaining a huge markup(a $50 frag still takes in ~$35 profit).

You can rest easy knowing if a parfum is $300 you're one of the 5 people wearing it in your city

>>18031163
fahrenheit lol, I wish I knew, boss bottled night is okay as well

>>18031207
>The reason some fragrances are priced so high (and why it's a good thing) are to keep normie fucks out of it.
This is the secret benefit of areas with high property taxes.

welp after saying I wont order more fragrances last week I got more samples on its way.
>terre d'hermes
>prada lhomme
>acqua di gio profondo
>bohemian lime
This time i am going to try to finish the samples before ordering a big bottle though

>>18031162
c(h)op(k)e on my balls and dick moron

>>18031238
don't be mad because you were trolled by a ladyboi from thailand into buying his slop

>>18031192
minty idk

fucking crackers

>>18031226
TdH and BL are both snice.

>>18031167
Punctuation

>>18031014
>Shit genes

It increases dht, if you are prone to balding it will speed up the process and more than half of Caucasians are prone to it , that's not "shit genes".

Not worth the risk

I don't say creatine is not safe, it is, but risking balding isn't an option for me, I'm paranoid already without doing anything to promote it

>>18031369
>speeds up process
>if you're prone to balding
>That's not "shit genes"
You need to reevaluate

>>18028695
do you guys know of deodorants that have no smell at all, or just smell fresh?

no axe bs

>>18031270
how can I be mad with a little cutie like you slorping my balls and penis

>>18029580
I just got Caprice too. Smell like cinnamon and raisins with bergamot. It's very nice.

>>18030881
1) TdH Eau Givree
2) Cedrat Boise
3) Dior Cologne
------------
4) Sauvage Elixir
5) Spicebomb Ext

>>18031163
Bentley Black Edition

NEW THREAD
>>18031462
>>18031462
>>18031462
>>18031462

>>18028701
>top tier cheapies
Vintage Radio
Intro Aftermath
Intro Ivory Musk
Harmony code absolute
Kismet for men
Kismet Moscow
Imperium
Nashama caprice
Alhambra Candid
Fakhar gold
Liam Grey
Hard wood

>>18031277
Try a barbershop style cologne, start affordable like Azzaro Wild Mint, JPG Le Male or Eros.

>>18030299
Women will compliment anything if you're hot. Wear fragrance for yourself and just wear what you like.