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>>18044402
This is a Montale Hate Thread. Montale hate only beyond this point.

What is the fragrance of a calm and elegant gentleman?

>>18044402
Montale ruined my life

>>18044411
>pic related

>>18044410
>isildur_no.gif

>>18044410
>>18044413
>>18044412
>>18044391
Black aoud is one of the two? bearable montales
Smelling a sample of it tells you everything you need to know about that shit house

>>18044419
Nope, Arabians Tonka

>>18044421
nope what? haven't smelled that one

In the bustling city of New York, I stumbled upon a small, mysterious perfume shop tucked away in a forgotten alley. Enticed by the exotic allure of Montale Oud, I sprayed it on, unaware of the sinister curse it carried. Soon after, My life spiraled into chaos. Strange occurrences plagued me: shadows danced in my peripheral vision, whispers echoed in empty rooms. The scent permeated my very being, suffocating me with its malevolence. As weeks passed, My once-thriving career crumbled. Colleagues avoided me, claiming my presence brought an inexplicable sense of dread. Desperate, I sought answers from perfumery experts, but all efforts were futile. Haunted by relentless nightmares, My sanity waned. Paranoia consumed me, driving away friends and family. In my solitude, I became a mere shell of his former self, tormented by the cursed fragrance that clung to me like a second skin

just brought pic related.
what am I in for?

The news of my demise sent shockwaves through the city, yet the mystery surrounding my disappearance remained unsolved. Whispers spread, attributing my tragic end to the cursed Montale Oud. In the aftermath, the perfume shop vanished without a trace, leaving behind only faded memories and lingering dread. But for those who dared to venture near its former location, a faint scent of Oud still lingered—a chilling reminder of the horrors that had unfolded there. As time passed, my story faded into urban legend, a cautionary tale whispered among those who dared to explore the darker corners of the city. Yet, for those who remembered, the cursed fragrance served as a grim reminder of the fragility of life and the dangers that lurked in the shadows. And though my name eventually faded from memory, the legend of the Oud's curse lived on, a chilling reminder of the price one could pay for dabbling in the unknown.

>>18044424
a fougere

>>18044424
You brought it where?

I just read older archived threads looking for comments about certain fragrances, and I stumbled upon a comment where someone said that as 30 years old, you can pull off anything but the ”most grandpa shit”.

Now, what would you consider ”most grandpa shit” that would be unsuitable for a early-thirty-something?

>>18044425
>>18044423
Many such cases

>>18044429
I don't believe in age appropriateness so nothing

>>18044429
Completely subjective but people will tell you: barbershop frags, powdery, chypres, etc

>>18044429
Just wear what you like. Sinple as

>>18044434
>>18044438
I’m actually not worried about something in my collection being too ”grandpa” for me, I’m just interested in hearing what people consider grandpa fragrances in the first place. Aramis? Heavy fougeres?

>>18044429
Old Spice, my boy.

>>18044443
I like older style frames but yeah I'm assuming stuff like aramis. My wife once said lagerfeld classic reminded her of her grandad.

>>18044423
>>18044425
montalebros.....we stink.....

>>18044443
most frags from the 80's and earlier and some from the 90's
so a bunch of guerlains or old powerhouses come to mind

large doses of powderiness bring to mind images of grandma's perfume to some

>>18044443
If you watch reaction videos on youtube, there's no consistency. It's literally anything someone doesn't like.

>>18044013
Yeah it's been my signature frag for a few years now. I love it.

>>18044447
>lagerfeld classic
apparently reformulated a lot but even now it's pretty good
orange opening with some powderiness followed by tons of tobacco and even more powderiness, it was popular back in the day for a reason

>>18044443
If you have to ask, you're a grandpa yourself. Fuck off, boomer.

Ultramale is peak grandpa

>>18044443
complex chypres come to mind too

>I have on occasion cautioned men to avoid wearing a fragrance that’s seen more of the world than they have, and I believe this is the main danger of chypres. Still, the temptation is great.
from The Perfumes: The A-Z Guide by /ourguy/ Luca Turin

>>18044459
nope, old masculine scents are the topping grandpas of the fragrance world
Ultramale is the twink bottom

>>18044466
Yes sir.

>>18044466
this poster fucks (twinks)

>>18044464
what pretentious drivel, especially coming from a guy whose wife looks like she's selling tacos from a truck.

>>18044495
your sotd is sauvage I assume?

>sotd

>SOTD: Montale Black Aoud Intense
fuck, this is not that bad desu senpai (and yeah, there is an Intense version of this), rose + oud with beast mode performance
to my nose it's very similar to MFK Oud Silk Mood but while that costs 200 EUR+ for 70ml (already brutally overpriced and overrated and the Extrait version costs even more lol) you can have a full bottle (100ml) of this for around 70 EUR
btw, does anyone know if this has (at least some) real oud in it? the opening was a bit similar to the (vomit-like) real oud of Mukhallat Shams

>>18044485
no homo

>>18044495
she slapped the ass of your BF and you're still salty about it, right?

>>18044523
>me yesterday

today's sotd is cool water

>>18044518
no

>>18044534
>montale
>real oud
choose one situation most likely, though I can't say it with 100% certainty

>>18044534
It smells like bug spray.

>>18044534
>synthetic rose and oud
I hates it precious

>>18044464
So he thinks chypres are for old men? Lel

>>18044424
A nice fougere, Drakkar Noir/Bon Monsieur are better, though.
>tfw being absolutely obsessed with a jewish women

>>18044549
that's not what those sentences say

>>18044565
You are my favourite poster.

>>18044540
an old basednotes thread tells me that Montale uses real oud in their oud line (or at least this was the case 18 years ago), i find it hard to believe tbqh
https://basenotes.com/community/threads/montale-ouds-real-or-synthetics.187240/

>>18044402
>OP pics have FOUR (4) m*ntale recommendations
this is a crime against nostrils

I blind bought Montale now I'm an incel school shooter how do I fix this?

>>18044579
OP here
your formal complaint has been dismissed as no one gives a fuck

>>18044581
buy more Montale frags for maximum incelmaxxxxxxing

>>18044581
>>18044432

>>18044578
>18 years ago
if by some chance it was the case then, it sure as shit isn't the case now

>>18044579
I forgot about the ones in the gourmand section what the fuck
also why is there a mancera?
>>18044581
douse
>>18044583
nta but if those charts get remade I hope there's less of this garbage in them :]

>>18044576

>>18044592
>if those charts get remade I hope there's less of this garbage in them
mostly agreed - only Black Aoud can remain on the list as a cheap rose oud (for the sole purpose of keeping all MFK oud frags off it)

>>18044523
glad to see some love for Lalique Pour Homme lately. more of a standout than Neroli Intense and Cerruti 1881 IMO, as far as this thread's meme cheapies go. I admit I have all three though lol

Fuck me, I bought Versace Pour Homme for coming warmer seasons (still tried it just to see how it lasts), and for some reason, that bottle constantly reeks of that sweet scent all of the time (yes, scent becomes reek if it is constant and undesired). Checked it for cracks, tested it by spraying and looking if any moisture appears at neck, tested it by keeping it up and sideways, and it doesn’t appear to leak, yet it still ceases to spread the scent.

Yeah, every single bottle obviously retains some of the scent at the nozzle of the atomizer and nothing you can do about that, but VPH ”retains” its scent stronger than all of my other dozen bottles combined. I guess that I have to zip-bag it to make it so that I don’t start hating the scent due to overexposure before the summer even comes.

>>18044606
Don’t forget BAVX if we’re talking about staple cheapies.

>>18044606
>meme cheapies
they are good fragrances and not memes, recommended for a reason

>be newfag
>like sauvage sample
>see that "con" is that a lot of peole wear it
>think that I wont care about it
>buy 100ml bottle
>next week at work find out that the resident pajeet and the resident jew both wear it
>dont want to wear it anymore

>>18044625
Congrats, you sauvagebro now.

>>18044625
Should have bought Jovan Musk instead.

>>18044625
Atleast go with Sauvage edp it's hat creamy musk like Aventus in the drydown.
Otherwise Kenzo Homme edt, bro.

>>18044625
Could've been worse
You could've bought m*ntale

>>18044625
Multicultural Sauvage Squad assemble!

>>18044625
Atleast go with Sauvage edp it has creamy musk like Aventus in the drydown.
Otherwise Kenzo Homme edt, bro.

>>18044625
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
you can't make this shit up, you get what you fucking deserve

and to the post above me kill yourself already or at the very least shill good frags

>>18044647
disgusting, stop posting that sow

>>18044625
You’re one of them, now.

>>18044647
She's very beautiful. Congrats on your good taste.

>>18044673
>>18044678
Absolutely obsessed with her, especially because she's jewish.

>>18044677
https://youtu.be/znAX2nGnOBY

Maurer & Wirtz Tabac

got this as my first fragrance recently and absolutely love it

ive read its not great in the summer though, do I need to get a different scent for the warmer months or can it just work year round?

Is this the most adored cheap shitter?
I've never read or heard someone shit on it

>>18044706
depends on if the old or the new one
I have both if you wanna ask about 'em

>>18044708
>fresh woody vetiver
>bad in the summer
not a thing
> do I need to get a different scent for the warmer months
if you want to start a collection yes
if you are falling for marketing no
>can it just work year round?
if you like it you can wear it whenever and wherever

>>18044736

do you mean original vs craftsman?

i absolutely love the original. by far my favorite scent.

craftsman smells like sauvage which is what my boss wears and i'm not a huge fan anyway

>>18044732
probably cause it's good, basic but good

I come to drag general off and on ever month or two and you faggots talk about the same fragrances literally every day , same frags from a year ago. Dior homo, encre noir, Kenzo homme, Lalique pour homme, pineward, bois imerpial, yatagan, blue électrique, fat electrician, issy miyake, same fucking shit week in week out

>>18044740
no I mean tabac original from 1956 or from 2014
very differnet scents that come in the same bottle nowadays
1956 is an edc and 2014 is and edt (at least the ones that I've got[but scent profiles and notes match with the stuff on fragrantica so that's probably correct])

>>18044744
>fat electrician
People only post this ironically.

>>18044744
maybe cause they are good frags

post some stuff you like mister fragrance expert huh?

>>18044747
how do you tell the difference and/or where can i find both?

>>18044708
get nautica voyage for summer bro

>>18044749
I sometimes do but get little discussion because this general is actually just 3-4 autists talking about their fav daily drivers for years , like why join a fragrance general. I have a coworker who wears bdc parfum , it’s the only fragrance he owns and he only wears that year round, that is his signature scent period. He would never join a fragrance community because this is the furthest thing from a hobby for him. This general is borderline that

>>18044757
oh shut up "bro"

>>18044763
>didn't post frags he likes
>just blogposted about SOMEONE ELSE wearing bdc
incredible fragrance discussion

>>18044767
>>18044763
forgot to ask about what frags you did post on those "sometimes"

Hats off to the lads that encouraged me to blind buy Kouros. you meme'd me
it just smells like a urinal cake.

>>18044784
okay noselet

>>18044784
You should have never listened. You could have just bought la nuit de l'homme and been happy.

jeremey fragrance is starting to feel like alantutorials

>>18044708
WOOD
VETIVER
MUSK

let me guess. You "need" more?

I just ordered a bunch of jpg samples after thinking I wont buy anymore samples/fragrances last week. and caving in during the weekend with 2 blind buys.
this hobby has been a massive moneysink for me....

>>18044827
then go to the mall to smell designer and only order samples of niche, it is not hard to understand

>>18044411
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Guerlain L'Instant

I've only bought acqua di gio and code from Armani.

Is the You line worth buying?
I heard it's too sweet.

Smelled this today at the local f(r)ag shop. Sublime. Not very dandy as the chart would suggest but the spice is ... melange. I would've bought it right then and there if not for the fact that it's EDT still 150 bucks. No idea how it evolves, now idea how long it lasts.
I essentially went into this small specialized shop, took the bottle, sprayed a tester, smelled it, left when the owner tried to talk to me. I fucking threw away the tester paper slip, too. What an idiot.

Anyway, someone here got something better I can test before I commit to Sartorial? I've never worn an EDT before. I usually go for Extrait or EDP for good reason I've been told. I wouldn't know the difference.

I got some Lutens samples/minis coming in the coming days.
So far after 70ish frags I've tested I would either buy this or MDCI Barbare (or Nicolai Sublime Patchouli - which I can't afford - never tried Sub. Oud tho. Sample seemingly don't exist.)

>>18044866
Lutens order

if you were to get a single Guerlain L'art et la Matiere frag, what would it be?
im leaning towards Tonka Imperial personally, but i also quite like Tobacco Honey

>>18044852
it's very sweet yes but since you have armani code I don't see much reason to do so, if you're really interested in SWY just go to a store and sample the line (intensely and absolutely are better than the og to me)
>>18044866
don't get into niche if you're poor
>I've never worn an EDT before. I usually go for Extrait or EDP for good reason I've been told
oh you're not only poor but also retarded

>>18044883
fraggots on this very general said that you shouldn't bother with lower concentrations because it's not the "rEaL sMeLL

also how is Penhaligon niche. that shit is massive compared to some of the other shit I bought

>>18044869
>€
cringe

>>18044885
no they haven't and if they did and you listened to them you're retarded
I can only recall anons saying that concentration doesn't matter only the scent does
which is true
>>18044886
because it is

>>18044888
checked and keked

>>18044892
yeah okay cool. so it genuinely doesn't matter? I know that I have to reapply EDPs after a couple of hours. My thought goes that I'd basically have to respray even more often if I went for EDT

>>18044894
>I know that I have to reapply EDPs after a couple of hours.
no you don't; you're just going nose blind most likely

>>18044894
>>18044900
>so it genuinely doesn't matter?
no, there are edts that last the whole day and there are parfums that disappear in a couple hours
concentration doesn't matter only smell does and if you care about performance, either test it yourself or ask/read around because it's different with every fragrance

>>18044748
I like it, it's not as edgy as the name suggests.

>>18044886
it's kinda like how R.E.M. used to be this really obscure college radio band, but they were good and kept putting out more stuff and eventually got well known

>>18044886
Penhaligon's is for kings, lords, dukes, for Tudors and Windsors. Niche is for people who follow fragcom social media accounts.

>>18044937
Most people I know wear Boss frags or maybe Sauvage, Chanel. Maybe Creed. That's the max.

I don't want to wear something even comparable. The only reason I buy niche is get as far away from the frags my coworkers wear as possible.

>>18044946
Get Tonnerre or Secretions Magnifiques.

Then you’ll be far away from the frags your coworkers are wearing, and your coworkers will be far away from you!

thoughts on blind buying cus bottle look pretty

>>18044990
>blind buying
based

>>18044972
>and your coworkers will be far away from you!
it gets better yet

I enjoy Encre Noire but it doesn't linger more than a few minutes. I'll try the Extreme edt. Any other frags in the damp, mossy forest, death, funerary genre?

>>18044708
You can't smell this if it's warmer than 60F.

>>18044767
BDC is actually what I want to buy next. I recently bought Le Male Le Parfum and Le Male Le Beau. I might also check out YSL Y instead of BDC, but I'm kind of thinking BDC even though I've never smelled either.

What if.you wanted to go to fraghalla? But then Wotan said: Nah, remember that time you used blue boss shit?

>>18044614
Bavx doesn't last on me at all :(

>>18045055
Who is this interesting lady?

>>18045065
Shimotsuki Ushimaru

>>18045086
How'd she get the scar?

>>18045087
I always wanted to ask her. Ay the strip club the was a stripper with a scar on her forehead. Make her look hot.

@the strip club
SOTD: Neroli Portofino

>>18045087
She just pissed me off.

reading back on the americans talking about frags is my grim morning ritual
>>18045028
murkwood, demeter zombie for him, barrister and mann fougere gothique

I'm so horny I would gift Noir de Noir to the ratchet stripper.

Why is it so hard to find these based Chink fragrances in here in the west?
https://www.fragrantica.com/designers/To-Summer-guan-xia.html

>>18045086
No it isn't

>>18045151
Learn to search newfrag

what's the point of making so many fragrances if only 7-8 of them smell good
I swear fragrance industry is just a circle of old rich fucks that invented the perfect fragrance and just filter and gatekeep people by pumping out as many shit smelling ones as possible

>>18045210
>what's the point of making so many fragrances if only 7-8 of them smell good
what are the 8?
(also that's not the case)
(inb4 amongus, sauvage and bdc)

Bringing Fuel for Life with me to my trip to Tokyo, fresh enough I can use it anytime of day and with just 1 spray on the chest it won't be too offensive to them

>>18044708
good only for autumn rainy days, else makes you smell like cat litter

Does it get any better than this?

Fuuuck i love overpaying for the brand name

>>18044869
Santal majuscule is nice but if it could last longer than 1 hour itd be full bottle worthy.


>SOTD: Amyris Homme

what montale frag should I blind buy?
I'm a virgin btw idk if that matters

>>18045321
just ask one of the zoomers standing in front of the montale rack at the department store.

Does it get any better than this?nvv0

>>18045421
Nop

>>18045421
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKEbOCcV-DU

>>18045292
yes

>>18045321
black aoud intense

>>18045421
yes

>>18045427
>black aoud intense
ok ahmed

>>18045421
nope, nothing beats CW

Any other non-boring lime/citrus summer flagrance I should try before buying this ?

sotd: doused in grey flannel

>>18045421
Usually wearing Kenzo Homme edt, but damn Cool Water and GIT everything in the same ballpark hit differently. Best chill minty fougere out there, Bourdon is a fucking genius.

>>18045451
>>18045451
Oh oh boy, another favorite too, that powdery earthy violet. Heaven on earth.

>>18045446
Goldfield & Banks - Bohemian Lime

>>18045426
those are some primo knockers

>>18045460
do NOT reply to me

>>18045468
she is 23 yo and had a relationship with 70 yo man. when she got some perfume sponsorship, she dumped him and told him she's not ready to marry a man

>>18045478
funny she calls everything that isn't gourmand "pissy old man scents"

>>18045489
she is paid by xerjoff
they produce goyslop

>>18045500
same as that curly whore who talks about BBC. I am pretty sure she smells so bad. Paid shills that promote perfumes that are dangerous for your health. Avoid buying arab goyslop

What's a frag that will put a woman in this position infront of you?

>>18045501
>Paid shills that promote perfumes that are dangerous for your health. Avoid buying arab goyslop

Fuck the (((IFRA))) and (((RIFM)))

>>18045501
curly is based tho

>>18045519
yeah, her tongue is based deep in the asshole of arab fragrance CEOs for $$$

>>18045522
more like the other way around

>>18045524
yeah, that's totally how it works in the real world

>>18045501
>>18045469
Cope and seethe
>>18045519
This

>>18045531
>based
>shills arab perfumes non stop
pick one fag

>>18044990
I have this from the diptyque tester kit, I hope you like white florals

>>18045533

>>18045531
>don't buy this slop, buy this slop

>>18045461
I already tried Pacific Rock Moss, Desert Rosewood, Ingenious Ginger and Silky Woods from them and they were nice but not great. Is this one better ?

>>18045531
>>18045540
That's a man. (S)he's right about perfumes though.

>>18045542
nope, LT was unfortunately right about Goldfield & Banks
their juice and bottles look nice but the frags are mid at best

>>18045478
OY VEY
6 million wasn't enough it would appear

>>18045549
>girlcock
Hot

>>18045531
>>18045540
>>18045549
>>18045561
like pottery

>>18045446
>Any other non-boring lime/citrus summer flagrance I should try before buying this ?
If you can find a bottle of Guerlain homme L'eau boisee for like $40 blind buy it. Its photrealistic LIME + mojito with a tiny bit of white rum and then a huge fucking dose of iso e super. wears great in hot weather. looks like its getting scalped to shit on ebay but maybe on of the discounters still has it.

>yes, I wear 1 million EDT to the office, how could you tell

I know nothing. Recommend me something that I can wear anywhere.

>>18045615
This is missing an ending where the elephant whips itself in the balls with its trunk.

>Blue de Chanel EdP

>>18045615
Montale Black Aoud Intense is a good all-around frag choice

Sorry bros, I just do not like the Y serie

>>18045531
>>18045540
>>18045561
>hallo my secxy and dirdy basterds

>>18045615
Versace Dylan. Girls love it.

>>18045446
It’s a great frag, never realized rice had a fucking smell until I smelled this, just keep in mind the longevity is shit.

>>18045615
Lalique Pour Homme
Caron 3e Homme
Chanel pour Monsieur
Dior Eau Sauvage

I need some hypermasculine frag recommendations.
i already own Farenheight, Kouros, Bull's Blood, Rhino and Iron Duke.
what else is there?

>>18045615
Allure Homme Edition Blanche

>>18045615
chanel allure homme edt

>>18045650
bogart one man show

>>18045650
the most macho fragrance in my opinion is captain fawcetts baccy & booze. my SOTD, makes me want to bitchslap my wife

>>18045631
>hallo my secxy and dirdy basterds
Gets me off everytime
>>18045650
Percival/Fierce, a middle aged german women complimented me on that

>>18045650
creed aventus

>>18045531
>>18045561
>>18045679
She's a fun character, but the absolute slop she started shilling made me unsub.

This popped up at my local perfume store

>>18045702
The notes look interesting

>>18045685
Nah she shilling brown mens scent gets me off to the roof

>>18045702
Buy it and tell us if it’s good, anon.

>>18045707
Yeah I tried on too many sprays of other stuff before I noticed this but I'll check this out tomorrow.

>>18045653
Very pleasant scent, but wouldn’t consider it all-seasoner because its light and sweet citrus scent is too fleeting for cold weather. But it’s very nice in hot temperatures and a safe pick there.

>>18045703
I love the smell of palo santo. An elusive waxy plastic smell that is really addictive and interesting

Do you fuckers just go into department stores, try a bunch of samples and then leave without buying anything? I'd feel too cheap doing that

>>18045723
You can easily try four in one day without feeling cheap.

>>18045489
based. imagine wanting to smell like patchouli and iso e super when you could smell like willy wonkas chocolate factory

>>18045650
Chanel Antaeus
Rogue Bon Monsieur
ELDO Rien / Gucci Guilty Absolute

>>18045723
yes
the store attendants in dept. stores usually don't give a fuck if you don't spill your spaghetti too much (if they approach you tell them that you're just looking around)

thoughts?

>>18045723
1. how else would I test frags?
2. I'm not gonna give too much of my time of day to designer slop

>>18045737
antaeus isn't hypermasc though
>>18045738
based, what is it?

>>18045740
nabeel ocean

>>18045740
>Kouros hypermasc
>Antaeus not hypermasc
you're wrong but you do you i guess

>>18045723
depends on the store, some don't really care others will make a fuss or won't let you sample at all

>>18045738
they missed a couple

>>18045738
Jesus

>>18045738
The ultimate fragrance

>>18045738
>>18045743
The cap is cute. Does it smell good?

>>18045744
>kouros
urinal cake and enough animalics to kill a zoomer
>antaeus
gay old vampire

>>18045774
>animalics to kill a zoomer
yeah, maybe 30 years ago

>>18045777
unfortunately yes but the idea is still there, while antaeus was never meant to do that

>>18045754
Jesus Christ is Lord

>>18045785
Amen

experimented through alexander perfume (https://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Alexander.html)) sample set

overall thoughts: way overpriced, marketing and looks are tacky and scream unoriginality (bottles and fonts very much like xerjoff to create some sort of illusion of luxury, thematics of the fragrances are stupid etc.) the good side is that these fragrances have very good performance, so if one manages to find a pleasing fragrance out of their offerings, he can expect to have a fragrance that'll carry on throughout the day - i very much enjoyed this and would consider it the main reason for a purchase

would consider a full bottle of: crown jewel and and majestic radiance - both are excellent gourmands, very well blended and are truly extrait concentration. i think profumum roma is a reference point when it comes to gourmands and i'd consider these two fragrances to be up there, though neither of them is sickeningly sweet as some of profumum roma's pieces are

ok-tier: astrakan and golden hour (also both on the sweeter side), rare usage of apples and cinnamon that come off nicely. golden hour has a sour start, but as the rose comes out the fragrance balances out nicely.

rest were disappointing, saladin was one i had high hopes for, but it smells cheap and the patchouli is too amped up. legacy is borderline underwearable, the tomato leaf is present even hours after applying

pic somewhat related: been wearing baraonda a lot lately when going out

>>18045798
>excellent gourmands
oxymoron

>i did it again, blind bought some shiet
>already regreting it
>it didn't even arrive yet

Help me decide which frags to bring to Japan
Split between
>Guerlain vetiver
>Guerlain eua de Guerlain
>Guerlain homme edt
>bvlgari aqva
>Caron pour un homme
>cool water
I want to wear something culturally acceptable. Also if none of these, whag would you wear?

>>18045825

>>18045809
i consider gourmands to be defined as anything that's on the sweeter side, i don't think, for example, hiram green's slowdive to be bad in any means even though it'd be considered a gourmand. but yes, the generic gourmands (kilian etc.) are excessive and tasteless

as a reference: i usually wear ambers and aromatic fragrances (ambra aurea, bon monsieur, nicolai's amber oud etc)

>>18045825
CW, it smells great, won't suffocate the nips and I'm biased
>whag would you wear?
inb4 yatagan

>>18045827
Sounds based. If I could pick it up in a German Apotheke I probably would.
>>18045835
Thanks. I do have yatagan too. But don’t think they would like it.

>>18045798
>link
after just scrolling trough their available frags they look like mastige slop but maybe the smell could save them

>>18045809
wrong

>>18045831
>i consider gourmands to be defined as anything that's on the sweeter side
then you're wrong
all gourmands are sweet but not every sweet frag is a gourmand
gourmands usually have some sort of edible note like caramel chocolate or vanilla, they can smell like a dessert

>>18045838
yatagan was a joke
guerlain vetiver would also work and so would bvlgari aqva to be honest
or L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme to be thematical with japan

bought dior homme sport 2012 dupe
it lasted 3-4 hours. then turned into a skin scent
can anyone else confirm thats the case with whatever sport version/year you have?

>>18045850
*bvlgari aqva marine

>>18045852
>it lasted 3-4 hours. then turned into a skin scent
That's solid for modern perfumes

>>18045852
>bought dupe
there's your problem

>>18045584
Thanks, I only find really sketchy websites still "selling" it so far (in europe) but I will keep looking

>>18045778
i think they are very similar (in notes and also in purpose) but i only have their recent formulations
change it to T-Rex if you needs something more primal

>>18045825
bring them all and nuke them with frags for old times' sake

>>18045825
Take Kouros and be a PROVD WESTERN BVLL

>>18045723
Don't worry, everyone does this nowadays, most of the people who go into perfume stores don't buy anything because the prices suck. The testers are there to test stuff.

>>18045825
I didn't know you could fly with parfums

>>18045845
>then you're wrong
i'm afraid fragrance genres or groups are not defined unambiguously nor have they never been ever since the term "fougere" was coined; i would not consider costume national homme to be a gourmand even though it contains a grapefruit note. is every vanilla fragrance a gourmand? if not, where is the line drawn - is tom ford's tobacco vanilla a gourmand? kerosene's unknown pleasure?

but yes, i agree, gourmands tend to intersect with sweet desserts very much, and in this case the notes contain these specific notes

>>18045868
>also in purpose
I have to disagree
antaeus while a masculine animalic is somewhat clean and tame and kouros is like you would take antaeus remove makes it a chanel release, throw it into the dirt and piss on it

>>18045856
yeah looking at fragrantica out of all versions the 2012 was the worst in terms of parameters. now that i checked, 3-4 hours checks out with the reviews
>>18045860
what problem?

>>18045875
1. you can even fly with multiple frags in your carry-on bag if they contain less than 100ml of juice
2. you can buy 9001 frags in the duty-free and bring them on board
3. you can also have all the bottles in the world in your checked baggage
4. ????
5. PROFIT!!!!

>>18045878
>I have to disagree
it's okay, we can agree to disagree
my opinion is based on the current versions and i stand by it - they are the classier/dirtier sides of the same coin

>>18045877
>pic
it's a shame people with no taste are allowed to buy frags but on the other hand thanks to them companies have money to make other good fragrances so it almost balances out


>even though it contains a grapefruit
grapefruit is not sweet
>is tobacco vanille a gourmand?
do you want to eat it? also no it's just a sweet vanilla
>where is the line drawn
where it is appropriate and where general consensus lies

>>18045879
>what problem?
the one you have

>>18045877
>if not, where is the line drawn - is tom ford's tobacco vanilla a gourmand?
I would say not, maybe with slight gourmand touches. While gourmands are not precisely defined, both coumarin based tobacco notes and vanilla notes far predate the gourmand genre.
Gourmands usually refer to the wave of chocolaty and caramely fragrances started by the likes of A*Men in the 90s and peaking in the 2000s. Heavy use of ethyl maltol could also be considered a staple of this style, at least its modern clubbing oriented versions. At the height of its popularity, even Dior and Guerlain took the genre for a spin with LIDGE and Dior Homme, in a classed up version.

>>18045542
personally i was a lil disappointed with bohemian lime. I like pacific rock moss though

>be millennial
>listen to Enjoy the silence
>the epic instrumental part at 2:00 min kicks in
>instant memories of good old life in the 90s
>first crush on a tall blonde german girl
>the smell of Cool Water
Love that song so much.

>>18045887
thanks, good comment. i very much agree with your thoughts and i wouldn't consider tobacco vanille a gourmand either and of course I'd restrict the class of gourmands to the fragrances akin with chocolate and caramel notes.

LIDGE is a great example, I think when it came out, many would've considered it to be a gourmand when contrasted with the other offering on the market, but I would not consider it a gourmand even though the patchouli comes off very chocolatey

>>18045850
I caught the sarcasm with yatagan. No need to explain fren. Thanks for the input. I’m leaning towards vintage cool water and Guerlain vetiver for variety. Seems like the weather is still nippy or else I’d go with eau de Guerlain instead of vetiver.

How frankincensy is this? I want some simple, attracted very frankincense scent I can wear to the office

I have a coworker who is about 52 years old. He says he wants to smell like clean socks what should he buy?

>>18045916
>nippy
>in Japan

>>18045918
it's the most frankincensy designer rn probably but it's alsko quite sweet

>>18045922
clean socks

>>18045916
>vintage CW
I'm jelly
and what he said >>18045923

>>18045922
>Etro Musk - very clean
>Nasomatto Silver Musk - clean
>YSL Kouros (modern formulation) - worn only once by an 18 year old girl (she/her)
you're welcome

>>18045930
>>YSL Kouros (modern formulation) - worn only once by an 18 year old girl (she/her)

What did he mean by this

>>18045930
I want some real suggestions

>>18045934
>>18045926

>>18045931
what i meant is that it is just dirty enough to be a good option here

>>18045934
they are all real suggestions
you can also go and fuck yourself if it's too much effort to look them up (also a real suggestion btw)

>>18045936
No thanks, your “suggestions” are trash

>>18045940
nta but I was just about to suggest something that you would want but since you're retarded I'm not going to, fuck you

>>18045925
Thanks man, I have zero sweet frags so this one sounds good. It's on the way

>>18045952
be sure to write what you think of it when it arrives

>>18045960
Will do. My biggest pet peeve with frags is poor longevity. I'm so used to kouros that everything else seems really short lived (I know that's a pretty high standard but it's the first thing I bought when I got Into wearing fragrance as an adult)

>>18045961
well BBE won't disappoint you then

>>18045967
It smells like an arab

>>18045974
>oriental style fragrance with resin focus smells like the middle east
no way

SOTD: Montblanc Explorer

>>18045946
You are definitely samefag

>>18046010
I hope you recover
>>18046012
definitely not, niggerfaggot

Do you enjoy wearing any fragrances to bed (alone)?

>>18045421
>>18045424
>>18045426
>>18045438
>>18045456
>Shilling for a $30 grandpa fragrance that collects dust at Ross discounters and is sold to niggers at CVS

Lalique Pour Homme EDP vs EDT?

>18046029
>being retarded

>>18046027
yeah I sometimes put on a fragrance and it's something I'm in the mood for or I like very much
>>18046030
EDP no contest

I know nothing about fragrances, I blind bought a bottle of Boss Bottled EDP and some Nautica Voyage.
I really like the Boss but it doesn't last super long. Nautica is cheap and good. I like it too, it's really fresh.
How'd I do with the Boss? Any other Boss fragrances worth checking out?

>>18046029
nosecel clearly doesnt understand the power of cool

>>18046041
Boss fragrances tend to be very inoffensive yet also have mediocre-to-bad performance. They’re the kind that is hard to hate, but also difficult to really love.

IMO their most interesting frsgrances are in The Collection line, some of those are actually pretty nice, but the problem is that they’re priced like niche frags and are only available in 100ml bottles with basically zero discounter availability, so they just can’t stack up to hard competition.

SOTD: Chanel Allure Homme

So I was thinking of getting Bleu De Channel, but I'm not sure which one to get? I was planning on getting the EDP, but after watching a few videos it has me thinking that the straight parfum is the right choice.

Incense and citruses. Why does it smells so good and why is no one else is doing this

>>18046252
It smells so good I can't even write properly anymore

>>18046252
>why is no one else is doing this
there was another one that did the same but i can't remember. was dry incense with citrus

>>18046241
Go to your local big fragrance store and smell all 3 on tester strips, then ask for a sample of your top 2-3 and test them yourself.

People usually debate between the parfum and EdP, when I tested on my skin I found the EdP had better performance. Could just be my skin/the batch/imagination, but I think this is an example where just because it’s a higher concentration doesn’t mean it’s a better frag.

What's the craziest scent you wear to the office lads?
>Sotd: furyo

>>18046252
This type of incense is always my favorite over sweet, oriental incense. Reminds me of northern european forests and rural churches.

>>18046394
Oversprayed Dakar in the office. At the office later i had close contact with clients, they were intimidated.

>>18046252
How's the longevity? I can't stand anything that doesn't last a really good amount of time. I feel like it's a waste of money to buy something that I smell for like 30 mins then it's gone

>>18046401
Yeah Dakar is really strong. Did they comment?

>>18046394
I often wear 2 or 3 sprays of Rien to the office. I also used to wear Kouros to the office.

>>18046394
BI 4 sprays. Some ragret.

>>18046394
>furyo
I'm jelly
>>18046401
>>18046406
based

sotd: Lomani pour homme

>>18046402
Pretty average I would say so it might not be enough for you. Good Projection for 2 hours and skin scent at 4 hours+.

>>18046415
I did the same mistake once. I learned that day that for whatever reason it smells really "spicy" for some people

>>18046404
>Did they comment?
Nah, but the overall tone and situation changed after i came close. You can feel that they were intimidated by the way i smelled.

>>18046241
The Parfum is the sweetest of the three. If that's a deal-breaker for you then get the EDP (or the EDT if the EDP is still too sweet for your taste)

>>18046440
Lol no one is intimidated by smells unless it's the smell of poo

Is Pacific Chill actually unisex? I do enjoy the smell and find it great but it leads too feminine for a gym/bro dude. I can't see a situation where it'd be good to wear.

Any of you niggers try Loomi?

Alzheimer bros, what do we think of S** boy by Draco?

I have to cum each time I spray this on me. Nothing I own is better

>>18046241
Honestly, the EDT. It's the freshest, the most "year round" and the best at what BDC was meant to be. When in doubt, go for the original version, usually more thought was put into that than the flankers.

>>18046543
Doesn't this have literally zero performance and disappear instantly?

>>18046548
Aren't flankers usually to put a spin on/update fragrances for modern noses

>>18046602
Nope, it lasts 34 minutes. Then it's a skin scent for 17 minutes.

>>18046606
enough to cum 5 times

>>18046602
Performance is a poor people concern. Rich people buy frags that last 10 minutes and then reapply

>>18046468
and thats why i use half an oud attar every morning

>>18044411
Al Haramain Amber Oud.
Montblanc Legend.
Parfums de Marley Carlisle.

why is this so good

>>18046718
>>18046718
>>18046718

>>18046603
Not if they're created like 2 years after the fragrance. BdC was still a spring chicken when the flankera were made, and it's still not out of fashion nowadays, as seen from the lack of any new men's lines from Chanel

>>18046602
The people who say this must be sissy sprayers. I have this shit and it literally lasts like 8 hours. Will definitely last the whole date night, fuck session included

>>18046297
ok, thanks for the advice. I take it that the EdT is a noticeably different scent than the Parfum or EdP and that those two are more similar to one another.