/fa/ - Fashion

If I expose my spergy nephew to the world of fragrances before he gets into high school, what are the chances he unspergs himself, at least partially, and starts caring about his appearance and fashion more?

>>18057326
as a sperg, it will just mean he smells better or maybe even overspray. Fragrance aint gon unsperg a man

>>18057327
ahh but what if it causes him to shift his sperg focus to fragrance and fashion, and then later to charm?

>>18057326
teaching him how to overspray sauvage is not going to suddenly cure his autism, moron.

>>18057323
Tried JPG le beau paradise garden today. It's not good. It smells like le Beau mixed with Scandal

>>18057326
>>18057332
You can give it a shot Anon, but generally speaking, a sperg has to first realize they are a sperg, and then desire AND act to not be one.
You’re not gonna lightly shift him out of it.

The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

The Fragance Flowchart for Beginners

Thoughts on pic related?

>>18057343
why buy this over any number of classic guerlains?

>>18057332
you have a shockingly poor theory of mind, bad enough that you might be just as autistic as he is

>>18057345
Preference

Need some help.
i need help picking some frags to get free delivery.
it's either:
>Drakkar Noir + Quorum
>L'Eau D'Issey

>>18057354
get L'Eau D'Issey intense

>>18057338
>like le Beau
I like the regular le Beau, it feels like a good light fragrance to wear in hot weather. I'm not familiar with Scandal, what does that smell like?

>>18057352
why ask for purchase validation if you’re going to handwave it away with preference anyways

>>18057338
I feel like Le Beau could be layered with a Fougere.

should I get sauvage elixir or nah?

>>18057354
modern quorum is not worth buying, but neither is l’eau d’issey

Anyone really like a frag then grow out of it hard?
I’ve had my BDC Parfum for about 2 years, and I swear it’s gotten so much sweeter in the dry down, and more spicy-powdery in the mid. I don’t see myself reaching for this over DH2020 anymore, and I’m only halfway through the bottle

>>18057370
>modern quorum is not worth buying,
explain please

>>18057376
modern formulation sucks, vintage is not much more expensive. why bother?

>>18057378
in what way does it suck, performance, notes?

Anyone have this? Is it worth the $40?

>>18057381
too many questions, and none of the right ones either

>

>>18057388
no one asked you to go for the most expensive available listing, clown

>>18057326
Your goal should be to act as a positive example and mentor in your way of being and teaching attractive traits. Smelling good is maybe 2% of being attractive, and that's being very generous

>>18057370
>>18057378
>>18057383
>>18057389
What a passive-aggressive asshole

>>18057395
what a clueless idiot

>>18057383
then tell me what's wrong with it idiot
>>18057389
that's not me but other ones aren't cheap for quorum either
>>18057396
damn you're retarded

>>18057398
why don’t you go look it up yourself and figure it out, smarty pants? or just buy the current formulation and be none the wiser.

>>18057400
no I won't, if you started talking then continue cunt
>buy the current formulation
already have it, what now?

just curious how many anons here are non-white compared to white? i know very few white men that wear fragrance, but nearly all non-whites i know wear one daily.
this isn't hate or anything, just curiosity since the anons here seem very passionate about fragrances

>>18057403
sucks to be you i guess, roflmao

>>18057391
oh it's more I'm hoping to pique his interest in things other than pokemon cards, video games, and various animals. It is not as if if he wears fragrance it will suddenly transform him. I'm just hoping it will present some thing and ideas to him that he might try to explore more on his own. I'm also hoping he will consider joining a few sports, like his father and I did at his age. Starting High School feels like it could be time of flux and change. I'm just trying to widen his perspective and his perception of options.

>>18057404
I'm paki and my favorite brands are nicolai and guerlain

>>18057404
im a hapa

>>18057408
What's the other half?

>>18057404
my name is ranjeet and i love beaufort

>>18057404
I am very white and very fragrant

>>18057404
I am white
>SOTD I AM WHITE

>>18057413
arabs aren’t white, ahmed

>>18057404
im white desu… only some will relate

>>18057409
Im chinese european

>>18057426
are you a twink

>>18057427
maybe if I shaved my body hair and beard, cuz I am a lanklet

>>18057404
the reason i ask is because im white and im not sure if i should even care about fragrance or not. i never really thought about it before because so few people i know wear one. i wouldn't be opposed to it. when i see so many anons be very passionate about frags, if they are pajeets and ahmeds and so on, it would make more sense and maybe i don't need to look into getting a frag as much.

>>18057431
don’t care about it. move on with your life.

>>18057431
its probably because pajeets and ahmeds overspray a lot. A decent amount of white guys wear fragrance but you wouldnt be able to tell unless you got close or they were wearing something that can be smelled miles away (i.e. sauvage)

>>18057433
i guess i wouldn't mind having one that matches me well to wear for formal occasions and whatnot? but after reading the last few generals, wow, this is such a complex topic it's hard to get into.
>>18057434
hmm yes, i could see that. they do tend to be quite strong.

>>18057435
nah, you’d be better off without one. don’t bother.

>>18057435
>this is such a complex topic it's hard to get into
nigger, just look up "top 10 mens fragrances" on google or something and order a sample of the ones that sound interesting.
It aint fucking hard, its literally
1. smells good?
2. order it

>>18057435
You'll be happiest if you just get Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum and spray it on whenever you want to feel fancy. Dinners and dates etc. It is loved by all

>>18057442
sure but you guys talk like fucking sommeliers with wine with all your notes and pairings and shit. i feel like if i just buy whatever is popular i'd be missing out on something that suits me personally. i guess it's a starting point though, but i don't want to fall into some trap fragrance that every pleb wears and you guys mock.
>>18057443
thanks ill note that down for a future sample.

>>18057448
>trap fragrance that every pleb wears and you guys mock
just dont order sauvage edt and youll be fine

>>18057448
anything you end up buying will probably be a noob trap, so just win while you’re ahead by not playing.

>>18057448
>i feel like if i just buy whatever is popular i'd be missing out on something that suits me personally.
well, you would
>i don't want to fall into some trap fragrance that every pleb wears and you guys mock.
then you gotta get into fragrances

either you buy normie shit and live in blissful ignorance or you submerge yourself in so many bottles testers and visits to stores you lose count of them and find something you really like

sorry for no dots and shit but I'm sleepy

What smells like a fresh ocean breeze under the hot sun then turns into a warm summer night listening to the crickets and watching the stars

>>18057461
Someone should come up with, or maybe something like this excists, like a wide range starter pack with a bunch of 5ml samples of a wide verity of frags. Blues, greens, orientals, florals, gourmands, fougeres, leathers, freshies, grandpas, clubbers, etc. It takes too much time to, first of all, hear/learn/track down these, and then purchase them from separate sites.

Is Quentin Bisch the GOAT

>>18057471
like a top 10?20?30? of all time? (at least whatever's availible)
yeah, that would be nice but logistics and profits would suck

>>18057468
Tom Ford's Oud Minerale

Dad bought me a 100 ml bottle of Imagination. What the fuck am I in for this Spring/Summer?

Major major MAJOR misstep from dear old Luca in the latest 'stack...

How can he not see that Tom Ford makes INCOMPLETE perfumery?

I got them boys

>>18057564
your dad wasted a lot of money on not a lot of very good perfumery

>>18057540
>The Oud idea, no doubt thanks to some clever fragrance chemistry, has been decanted and diluted down here to an interesting and novel accord that smells the way two flint pebbles struck together do, which achieves a strangely clean, salty-animalic feel I had not encountered before. Unquestionably original and stylish, but still a bit like watching gray paint dry.
cannot imagine paying $2.35/ml for the smell equivalent of gray paint

>>18057626
Go to a store and give it a sniff. It is much more important what you think of ot than what others do.

>>18057370
retard
>>18057354
all three are good
>>18057431
yeah you should pack it up you submissive faggot
>>18057609
nice, any thoughts? i'm getting decants of them soon

>>18057343
it's noice, quite similar to a mojito (lime+rum) with a vetiver base, classy summer frag

>>18057369
yes, it's a good frag (do not blind buy tho)

>>18057477
not by a long shot

>>18057606
kek, wake up, read the newsletter, came here to post this

>>18057626
yes, it's a ripoff (thank you for the confirmation, /ourguy/ Luca Turin)

>>18057609
nice, i only ordered samples with my bottle of Häxan, will test them later

>>18057636
i did. they smell bad. case closed.
>>18057639
lol what an idiot

Copped a 70ml of BDC EDP for 60 euros. Not a bad smell. H24 EDT is more exciting tho

>>18057654
not bad but basically as boring as you can get

>>18057373
Got a bit bored of Eau des Baux myself

>>18057654
the origin of the disease that plagues us all

GOATed

>>18057661
cant wait for the luca review that makes or breaks this one.

>>18057664
who is luca, i only know jeremy

>>18057672
you shame us all

Anyone got something similar to Dangerous Man by Bruno Banani? It's discontinued. Maybe it was a knock off of something else, anyways I haven't found a similar smell. Cheers.

Damn it so good, still to scared to wear it outside

>>18057639
Sahar is a nice amber, conceptually similar to laddm , but more spicy and dirtier, tirtha is a great sandalwood camphor fragrance and akhetaten is too heavy on the suede and the birch tar for my taste.


Great performers all three. Let us know your thoughts when you try them

>>18057683
who the fuck is scared of wearing perfume, least of all some subpar artsy fartsy wannabe avant-garde crap?

>>18057693
That guy
>>18057683

>>18057699
what a sad state of affairs

>>18057693
>>18057699
its too feminine

>>18057710
well you don’t exactly sound like a paragon of masculinity to me you insecure queer

what could be in the box?

Which fragrance will get me a gf like this?

>>18057724
Vintage kouros

>>18057724
a black dragon dildo

>>18057726
i wish
>>18057727
i wish

oh me oh my what's hiding under there... could it be...?

>>18057730
fuck

>>18057731
yeah, it's Tonnerre
Beaufort is mid, sorry

gothrock?!

>>18057731
I hope it's a good beaufort at least

>>18057735
Zino is nice - you could have bought some more bottles of it instead of Tonnerre
>gothrock?!
as in gay as fuck, yes
>Verification not required.

>>18057737
Tonerre is fine, but it's probably the second worst Beaufort after vi et armis

>>18057434
This. White man (point being man, not a teenager or fratbro) uses fragrance as a subtle olfactory accessory, arabs and pajeets on the other hand want to make sure that everyone within the same room smells them instantly. If someone thinks that it’s exactly the same thing to wear 1-2 sorays of a classy fougere or vetiver frag as it is to be a Kurd with 10 sprays of PR 1 Million, it’s like saying that you can’t eat pizza without being a 150 kg hamplanet.

>>18057326
Expose yourself to him. Then never post here again, pervert

So now that it has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Creed just repackages axe body spray, what house will fragtubers move to next? Is it PdM? Is it Gent Scent's ever expanding line of Perfumania frags? I need to know what I like now

>>18057734
damn how did you know
>>18057737
i do enjoy both though. been wanting tonnerre for some time but the gothrock fag liked beaufort a bit too much and i didn't like the association
>>18057747
but the second worst one is iron duke, after ligma vitae. tonnerre = coeur de noir > vi et armis > rake & ruin > fathom v > t&m > iron duke > lignum vitae

>>18057735
Enjoy your frag! I do like Tonnerre, but sadly do not get many occasions to use my bottle besides at home. (Not many occasions exist to use Tonnerre besides private, personal enjoyment)

>>18057747
While I agree Vi et Armis smells terrible giving Secretions Magnifiques a run for its money, I’d argue their gourmand and the latest, Absent Presence, are considerably less interesting and fall below Tonnerre.

>>18057406
You sound like a good guy, anon, keep at it.

>>18057769
Probably Marly. PdM is just backwards Creed anyway. Creed is a line of mostly fresh designer fragrances at a niche price point. PdM is a line of mostly sweet designer style fragrances at a niche price point. Both of them have a make-believe date on their packaging that has nothing to do with the year the company was actually founded. They're both heavily royalty themed. Marly even does the 125/75 ml bottle sizes Creed did before the buyout. Really nice caps though.

I really like the smell of tattoo greensoap (PantheraXP) and I am trying to find something similar in a perfume form.

I think its a mixture of witch hazel, aloe and menthol (which id skip personally). Sometimes they add clove/lavender oil but they dont list in the ingredients what they add.

Anyone got any recs in that direction?

>>18057771
Yeah, sad but true, the Gothrock dude had good taste but was a salty fuck, really unfortunate he couldn’t handle the bants.

>but the second worst one is iron duke
Mind fucking blown ahahaha. Not gonna yuck your yum, man, but would love to hear why you think that.

Iron Duke is easily their best to me, great masculine scent, evolves well, can’t get enough of it.
Coeur de Noir is a little too musty to my nose, but not bad. Also curious to hear your thought on Vi et Armis, the opium note just turns my stomach fiercely.

>>18057771
>damn how did you know
the barcode

>>18057788
>the Gothrock dude had good taste
apart from the gothrock shit ofc
>was a salty fuck
yes
>he couldn’t handle the bants
yes, also >picrelated

>>18057786
At least PdM isn’t directly lying about its origins, as they say that they’re *inspired* by historical Marly. And yes, it is misleading for someone who doesn’t look closer, but it’s still better than Creed’s downright lies like stealing credit for fragrances and saying that they made fragrances for JFK etc. when there’s zero evidence that they even made parfumes back then.

>>18057683
why? it smells like moth balls if it smells like anything at all. one might even say that IT'S SHIT.

>>18057431
From my experience euro men tend to wear cologne alot more than white Americans. I believe it's more cultural than any other thing. Also, the closer you are to a city, the more people will wear fragrance. Rednecks are allergic to any type of hygiene

>>18057623
Cope, Imagination is one of the best releases these past few years.

>>18057819
rednecks don't exist, they're literally a product of eurofiction.

>>18057771
fathom v just smelled like crushed grass and dandelions. was really disappointed.. T&M was nice. Iron Duke is my favorite, though it is a challenging frag to wear outside
been meaning to try acrasia, but it's out of stock

>>18057828
Imagination is currently number 1 on my ”gotta test it” list, but as it is barely above freezing temperatures here where I live, I’m gonna hold my horses and test it when the outside weather is more appropriate. Yeah, interior temperature is obviously warm enough, but there’s some kind of mental block that makes fresh fragrances feel weak and aquatics downright nasty for me until the sun shines warmly and nature starts blooming.

But I still have high hopes on it, because my experience with summer citrus fragrances is that it’s easy to find tons of ”nice” ones, but actually impactful, impressive ones are very hard to find.

>>18057807
Oh, I'm not saying Marly lies the way Creed does, simply that they clearly took a look at what Creed was doing and went with a similar theme. And it works. I'd argue that Marly does Creed better than Creed does. They're both commonly described as doing mass appealing designer style fragrances with higher quality ingredients, but unlike Creed, PdM actually does that. I've never really smelled I Creed that I outright hated, but the performance is pathetic and completely unacceptable at the prices they charge. I have never once had that problem with PdM. They're not my favorite house, but I know that if I hand them $300, they're going to hand me a fragrance that lasts longer than an hour.

>>18057661
what do we think of the new flanker

Current collection, what do you guys think I should add ?

>>18057921
Not gay enough. Add some Dior Homme. NOW!

>>18057921
H24 (at least one of the three versions)
>inb4 also some good frags
kinda that, too

anything similar from pic?

>>18057781
havent tried absect presence and arcasia but ligmum vitae was really uninspired
>>18057788
what bothered me the most was that he acted like je had the greatest taste itt but he acquired it because we spoonfed him
>would love to hear why you think that.
there's this weird sweet and dank note in it that just cant stand. maybe its the rum, although i like the smell of real rum.
as for vi et armis, i liked it but not enough to get a full bottle. smelled like burnt wood to me, in a really good way, but too one dimensional
>>18057799
>the barcode
genius. the pic always gets me
>>18057856
>fathom v just smelled like crushed grass and dandelions
yeah but it does its jib alright. my problem with t&m was that it felt like previozs releases but without any fangs

>>18057910
I would have told you IF MY FUCKING SAMPLE DIDNT GET DELAYED IN THE MAIL AGAIN

>>18057921
unironically maybe something sweet and gayish, like jpg ultramale or le male le parfum

>>18057949
Wouldn't the Le Male Elixir be gayer with the vanilla touch ?

>>18057949
I’d argue that Le Parfum is surprisingly neutral for Le Male, it’s not even close to Elixir or Ultra Male in sweet overpoweringness.

>>18057962
>>18057965
elixir might be a tad gayer/sweeter, but personally I dont think its that good of a scent

What /frag/ smells like this?

>>18057921
I'm not familiar with all the scents so I'm not sure if one of them fits this profile, but perhaps a tobacco scent that is a little darker, but still a a little sweet? Like a Herrod from PdM.

>>18057382
Sweeter quarter strength Royal Oud with cinnamon. This and Lomani Black Intense are the only two I have ever bought for under $75 that I like.

>>18057910
even though I received an email my delivery was delayed until monday I just received it. Personally I think its a bit sweeter and a bit more approachable than the other h24.
Its might be a bit less complex but its a lot fresher and I think I like it more
Do note I was already wearing the h24 edp when i put the sample on. So what I wrote might more be a comparison to the h24 edp than h24 as a whole. Ill compare it to the edt tomorrow just to be sure. But im leaning more towards herb vives so far

>>18057731
>>18057735
red alert! red alert!
there is a gay guy!
gay guy alert!
warning! warning!
there is a gay guy!
you are a gay guy!

>>18057828
if you live in the tiny little world that is mainstream designer fragbro hypebeast hell, yeah, i guess it could be, unfortunately

>>18057910
more of a flanker of the EDP than the EDT. surprisingly not very pear-ish. it’s missing the metallic complexity and avant-garde elements of the EDT. more fresh and cool, a bit sweeter overall, and a lot more approachable in general. probably designed to appeal to the average turd who’s still stuck worshipping TdH and couldn’t wrap their heads around the original when it came out 3 goddamn years ago.

>>18057969
This is what you are looking for.

sotd
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Al-Wataniah/Sultan-Al-Lail-64603.html
superb masculine citrus + lavender

>>18057969
Tap water

>>18057940
To my nose Absent Presence was the barest hint of smoke under a dusty lemon note and was completely gone in 3 hours, not even skin scent. Was a real disappointment compared to the rest of the line.

As always though, try a sample for yourself.

As for the Iron Duke, if you didn’t like the sweet note in it, you may not like Acrasia either. To my nose they share a sweet note in the opening that is much stronger in Acrasia and lasts longer, but Acrasia evolves differently.

whats the 'japanese americana' of fragrances?

does anyone here make their own perfumes with essential oils?
i just want my stuff to be all natural and i want to smell like pine :)

so i check the /frag/ threads here and there and read about the h24 herbes vives edp
I tried it today and really like it, nice clean and fruity, similar to the edt, the edp was too damp/green for me
this one is nice, fragrantica faggots do not know what they are talking about and instead rate cloying shit like bdc and ysl y etc.

i think i will buy it to complement my prada l'homme so i have one heavier clean fragrance and one lighter
in my opinion these clean and unbothering scents are really underrated

>>18057654
>magnetic cap
damn that click is satisfying

>>18057934
recently tried this but nothing similar came to my mind. bleu noir line is completely different
>>18057969
look for pine/forest accords
>>18058016
CDG
>>18058022
nope but was thinking to buy iso e super and add a few drops of peppermint and cedar essential oil
>>18057564
>>18057828
>>18057864
imagination is basically pic related
>>18057343
gonna try it soon

Might wear the last of my Bon Monsieur decant today… damn

Who the fuck comes up with these things

>>18058055
It's strange, but by itself you'd be repulsed by it. Mixed with more "traditionally" pleasing scents, covet gives more smoothness, interest, and depth to a smell. Some also think it works as an aphrodisiac

Ok I pulled the trigger on it. If I'm not drowning in pussy by next weekend I'm blaming you guys.

>>18058083
blame yourself for buying the same noob bait as everyone else. enjoy smelling the same as jamal, rajesh, bill and mohammed

>>18057323
I don't wear colonge but I do prefer deodorants that don't irritate the fuck out my skin. When I was young I used oldspice but no longer.

>>18058090
no one asked

>>18057991
BdC was the first frag I ever got. Doesn't match what I'm looking for

>>18058083
Good job. It's one of those that, even if it doesn't get the most use, makes it's way into 95% of people's collections.

natty?

>>18058091
Sorry I was just trying to make the thread less gay.

>>18058130
>sorry, i was trying to put the fire out by throwing oil in it
who are you trying to fool?

>>18058097
>what I'm looking for
what are you looking for then? A mix of green and blue fragrances?

>>18058048
3 hours later, the drydown smells somehow dirtier than i would like, that nice fresh pear smell is still present though, so i will maybe wait until someone sells a used bottle, wont probably buy a new one

just sampled Cedrat Boise on a whim, didnt even look at the notes beforehand.
its bretty gud

anyone else got the new lauder legacy testers? azuree is really great, it’s so leathery and smokey ala cabochard. no idea how faithful it is to the original, but it smells great on its own terms

>>18058049
I made a post about this prob 7-8+ threads ago, but it really is such a simple, satisfying thing.
Don’t care what brand is using it, but when a cap just automatically snaps into place like that *chefs kiss*

>>18058050
I’d be curious to hear how that Iso E super blend comes out, sounds decent, although i think you’ll end up need more than just a few drops to balance it out.

>the luca reviews are paywalled
shit

should I get tres nuit or nautica voyage?

>>18058141
Something that smells like a pacific coast rainforest

Floris is what Creed wants to be

>>18058156
Based and Mancerapilled

>>18058179
no one wants to be floris, not even creed

>>18058051
False alarm, I just wore drakkar noir instead. Crisis averted…

>>18058181
Floris
>have actual history dating back to the 1700s
>Royal Seal
>Actual historical people have worn Floris, and have proof of said people doing so in their shop
>Smells good and quality, affordable
>continuously owned by same family

Creed
>Made up history
>Made up celebrity endorsements
>The perfumer behind of their best sellers left the brand in a split with owner and made his own cheaper, similar scent
>Scents vary between short and shorter longevity
>owned by Blackrock

>>18058156
It is. Heard that CDNIM Limited edition is a creamier take of Aventus, i instantly ordered it. Fucking love that DNA.

>>18058210
>have actual history dating back to the 1700s
>Royal Seal
>Actual historical people have worn Floris, and have proof of said people doing so in their shop
>continuously owned by same family
maybe, sure, perhaps, sure

>Smells good and quality, affordable
now that’s what i call optimistic

Let's be honest, this perfume destroys Bois Imperial, BDC, Sauvage easily

>>18058315
i like h24 more than all of the above but you’re not exactly endearing anyone to it by spamming

>>18058315
it's meh, a typical butch dyke/ftm type of frag. imagine elliot page wearing a snapback and basketball shorts vibes.

>>18058361
i don’t think anyone thinks about pooner perfumes aside from you dude

>>18057971
LNDL plus a smidge of Royal Oud maybe, Lesser strength. Lasts an hour or two. Worth $40 but Id prefer LNDL for $90 on Amazon.

>>18058178
that's just IA's every storm a serenade. you could layer it with encre noire to really hit that petrichor mood

>>18058178
ok, take the Blue fragrance of your choice, then on top of that apply Aspen

>>18058434
aspen was almost my other recommendation just because it's a big puller, and the travel sprays of it last hella long. shit, encre and aspen I have not done yet and am curious now

/frag/, I've recently passed 100 bottles and I've nailed my main favorites. I'm a bit lacking on interesting winter gourmands, though. What's the move in 2024? Go as niche/designer as you want.

>>18058443
>100
That's enough for you, son

>>18058443
>What's the move in 2024?
not wearing gourmands, faggot

You can only keep 3 fragrances for the rest of your life. Which are you keeping and why?

uhh should I be wary of this? This seems really low but not unbelievably low for old stuff. Plus it is on Amazon.

>>18058468
you should always be wary of incomplete perfumery, yes

>>18058472
what are some complete ones I don't have to worry about?

>>18058473
go buy a bottle of cabochard (or aramis) and learn what a real leather perfume smells like

>>18058468
No, you can get it cheaper elsewhere.

>>18058443
My favorite thus far has been A Whiff of Wafflecone (2.0)

Just ordered samples of

>Amouage Enclave
>Etat Libre d’Orange I Am Trash
>Comme des Garcons Black
>Kerosene Blackmail
>Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme
>Kenzo Homme EDP 2022
>Dior Fahrenheit EDT
>Dior Fahrenheit Le Parfum
>Dior Eau Sauvage 2017

do you guys like any of these?

>>18058468
just use fragrancenet

>>18058494
maybe but i won't tell you :)

>>18058502
curse you basedjak

>>18058494
both kinds of Fahrenheit are worth it, and are very different from each other despite some shared notes
I like how Blackmail smells, but my sample seems kinda weak so I'm not ready to pull the trigger on a full bottle I should dig it out and try it again.

>>18058521
damn sucks that you think blackmail is weak — I’ve heard people say followed from the same house is the most obnoxiously retard strength powerful fragrance they own

Any other Gentle Fluidity Silver enjoyers in here?

>>18058533
hopefully not

>>18058528
I've got a sample of Followed. it is really strong.
I also have a full bottle of Dirty Flower Factory, and that one is damn near as strong.
I don't know for sure that Blackmail is actually weak, but when I dab it on, I never get enough from it to judge if it's full bottle worthy. Seems pretty good but I need to stick my nose right over where I dabbed it to get anything.
if the guy ever has the discovery set available again, definitely get it. I have five bottle from the house (Dirty Flower Factory, Walk The Sea, Canfield Cedar RIP, Fields Of Rubus RIP, Sacred Memory RIP). I basically trade off between buying a Kerosene bottle, an ELDO bottle, a Dior bottle, and stuff from other brands.

>>18058494
there is one good perfume here, and i’m not saying which one it is because you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference anyways

>>18058494
grim

what would he wear?

how does bvlgari aqva and aqva marine differ?

>>18058569
but I will never be a sassy faggot like you though

>>18058466
Kouros, Fahrenheit, and Platinum Egoiste

>>18058579
1 million

>>18058584
i’m sure you prefer being a sissy faggot

>>18058586
thankfully platinum shitgoiste did not exist in that era

What would captain Steve zissou, captain of the belafonte, the zissou society, and star of the life aquatic, wear?

>>18058315
It destroys Sauvage, Bdc, but never ever Bois Imperial.
It's the best patchouli/akigalawood scent, realistic saw dust.
While H24 smell like gummy beard, literally a zoomer scent.

I feel ashamed to admit it but this is better than BDC

>>18057969
some from pineward and rogue perfumery

Does it even make sense to have a fragrance collection if they go bad in a few years regardless of how you store them?

>SOTD: Strangers Parfumerie Salted Green Mango
smells like salted green mangoes (wow), good spring/summer freshie, the structure reminds me a bit of L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme but i think this is better

>>18058779
yes, it does

> if they go bad in a few years regardless of how you store them?

>I feel ashamed to admit it but this is better than BDC

>>18058648
no one asked, coomer mutt

What am I missing?

>>18058958
taste

>>18057326
he's gonna start blindbuying fragrances like a proper clueless autist.

>>18057323
nice keyboard, but why is there mold on it?

>>18058969
By all means, share your collection. Let me see what actual taste looks like

>>18058958
a good perfume

>>18058958
>>18058866

>>18058988
I would but I won't waste my time on you

>>18058958
you’re doing fine this general is just full of people who feel personally attacked when you don’t take their consoomer “hobby” as seriously as they do

personally I think the valentino is trash but bleu noir, gentle fluidity silver, imagination are perfectly fine

just buy some samples of things you find interesting

How "rosy" is this?

Desperately need unique/avant garde hot weather recs for a 25 year old. Nothing soapy por favor.

>>18059015
>>18059050
really embarrassing stuff

>>18059052
your autism is showing

>>18059054
speak for yourself

>>18059050
CDG 2, MAB Ganymede?
>>18059056
you spend all day gatekeeping and baiting a 4chan board it is really miserable

>>18059015
This desu, you have 3 decent options there so what the fuck is the point of the Valentino and tumi(?) shite

>>18059067
you spend all day whining about gatekeeping like a redditor, it really is pathetic

Thoughts on BR540 extrait on a man? I quite like the ambergris

>>18059073
I think it smells nice enough but I could never pull the trigger on that. Its the signature scent of every single mom who works in corporate.

>>18059073
really sad that anyone would even consider this

>>18059014
You're full of shit, got it. You and your weak collection can piss off now

>>18059069
Coral Fantasy smells amazing, what you on about??

>>18059081
terribly shameful

>>18059081
>coral fantasy
Oh ok, let me go ahead and laugh even harder now

>>18059082
>>18059083
>Samefagging this hard

>>18059050
avestan
>>18059073
>BR540 extrait
bad. cuckdjian is a hack
>>18059081
bait used to be believable

I will never buy a Valentino Uomo because their bottles are fuck ugly

if you unironically wear shit like mitsouko, dhiagilev, maai you spent hundreds of dollars to smell like a musty sweaty grandma

>>18059091
i’m sure you wish that were true
>>18059141
no one wears diaghilev

>>18059141
Agree, but i like Oligarch. It's a creamy leathery take on Terre de Hermes.
But most of Roja didn't do anything for me for that price.

Why should I spend $200 on something when a $20 clone is identical to the untrained nose?

>>18059179
you shouldn’t, because you are a spineless coward desperate for the validation and attention of others, and little more.

>>18059180
>spineless coward desperate for the validation and attention of others, and little more.
I just wanna smell nice without breaking the bank, it's not that deep desu

>>18059179
Only you can answer that anon
Personally I’d never buy a clone, but I’d also never try to convince you of my position

I'm a uni student looking for a few nice pickups. Any recommendations for a good day-to-day, and another for nights out? Thanks bros.

>>18059179
$20 is a lot to spend on cancer chemicals anon

>>18059184
you smell nice on a budget by going for cheap and cheerful perfumes, not by getting even worse knockoffs of already bad aspirational luxury scams.

>>18059191
>day-to-day
TdH or H24 (EDT or EDP, test them for yourself)
>nights out
the Le Male flanker you like best (i would go with the OG desu)

>>18059199
Buy H24 EDT, avoid TDH (its shit)

>>18059199
>le male
he didnt say nights out to the gay bar

would you wear L’Artisan Parfumeur Mure et Musc Scented Gloves?

https://flairflair.com/2012/10/04/scented-gloves-by-lartisan-parfumeur/

>>18058958
Baccarat Rouge and Cool Water.

>>18059211
Ladies like Le Male anon. There is a reason it is still in production and they are still making flankers.

>>18059211
Le Male is only gay if you are, anon

>>18059227
trannies don’t count as women, guy
>>18059229
everyone who wears le male is gay.

>>18059236
>>18059211
Do you have any better suggestions for him then?

>>18059237
suggestion #1: stop being a fag

only you faggots could turn a newbie asking a simple question into shitflinging between yourselves

>>18059191
Another anon mentioned a Le Male for clubbing and I think that is a good choice. Frequently the one people choose for clubbing is Ultra Male. Another option, which I haven't smelled myself but see frequently mentioned as a clubbing fragrance, is Versace Eros. Versace Eros is probably a bit more affordable as well.

>>18059245
why are we all assuming he’s ultra gay?

>>18059246
Women, especially younger women, which he would run into in college, like sweeter fragrances anon. He doesn't need ultra leather layered with the musky extract of some small mammals anal glands as a fragrance.

>>18059249
why are we assuming he’s running into trannies at college? he didn’t say he was living in california.

>>18059203
Or get Oligarch
I think the name for it's scent DNA makes it more interesting

>>18059191
day to day bois imperial, just be yourself at night. booze & baccy by captain fawcetts if you've got the balls, musc ravageur or a dupe otherwise. jazz club if you want to be a real normie, can find it real cheap if you have some patience
>>18059253
>recommending roja unironically
how the mighty have fallen

>>18059266
>recommending basic bitch imperial and maison loreal unironically
how the mighty have fallen

>>18059266
Only because of it's name in todays political situation. But Roja is overall thrash, best example of a niche brand ridiculously overpriced for obviously cloning designers.

>>18059269
Nah, he's right BI is still a really great woody scent

>>18059275
i’m glad such easily impressed people still exist in this world

>>18059275
wrong, BI is a nice dumb reach woody frag but nothing out of this world

>>18059191
Dior homme intense for fall, winter and nights
Versace eros Flame for spring, summer and going out
and maybe something blue like: Blue de chanel, versace dylan blue, yves saint lauren Y. For daytime school or work, can be all year round

>>18059281
this one isn’t even gay, it’s just bad
>>18059280
if by “dumb reach” you mean nondescript generic fratbro trash, sure

>>18059278
>>18059280
Anything better than Bois Impérial?

>>18059191
oh another anon recommended blue fragrances. Versace Dylan Blue is cheaper than Bleu de Channel and frequently preferred by people over Bleu de Chanel.

>>18059283
yes, just about anything is better than bois imperial.
>>18059285
terrifyingly embarrassing

>>18059285
Because D. Blue didn't have that disgusting bubble gum note. It's a more smokier blue scent.

>>18059286
Which one, lol? I tried alot of woody scents.

>>18059290
have you tried getting taste?

>>18059282
>nondescript generic
yeah, kinda
>fratbro trash
stop being retarded

>>18059283
yeah, lots of frags (it's not even the best of the EP lineup)
check out Woodcut from Olympic Orchids for something better

>>18059294
if you think bois imperial is anything other than the latest in a long line of hyped fragbro “panty droppers” i have bad news for you.

>>18059244
You surprised? All these faggots want so desperately to be seen as special

>>18059300
explains the bois imperial worship

Thanks for the recommendations bros, all I've learned is that everything is turbo ultra gay or otherwise embarassing.

>>18059308
who could have guessed that the perfume line of naked male torsos by the gay guy was the flagship scent of every fag in the last 2 decades?

>>18059294
>Woodcut from Olympic Orchids
Not bad, but in the same category like Bois Impérial? It gets btfo by scent, longevity, price.
The only woody scent that impressed me was Boadicea the Victorious - Ethereal. Very dry sage, green tea on heavenly creamy sandalwood. It resembles Akigalawood.

>>18059318
hideously humiliating

>>18059308
just ignore the one idiot yelling gay and bad at every suggestion. Just pick a few suggestions, order some samples and see from there

>>18059325
how about we ignore the people giving gay and bad suggestions instead

>>18059325
any suggested sites for UK samples? I checked the ones in the OP but they didn't have a lot of the recommendations

>>18059328
>>18059325
Nevermind ignore me, I'm a retard

Someone here recommended me Montale Black Aoud and I noted it down. I'm glad I checked the archives.

>>18057326
If he is a sperg he probably will go the niche rabbit hole and end there where he started, smelling like shit, a sperg always goes the way of least physical resistance they see fragrance exactly like indians see it, a way of not needing to waste pracious jerk off time just to shower.
Send him to a martial arts class and keep sending him there till he either likes it and get women or hate it and probably kill himself

Why yes, I do choose my frags based on how cool the bottle looks.

>>18059222
Scented gloves seem kinda women-choking-serial-killer-ish

>>18059050
Well since we all know that you a raging homosexual you should get your hands on JPG Fluer du Male (Gayest Brand + most bottom twink fragrance)

Filter "gay" and "embarassing" to improve your thread experience

>>18059368
i wish i could filter out queer perfumes too

SOTD: Dune (not "pour homme" you fuckin fairies").

Haunting, just haunting.

>>18059192
Every house is using the same ingredients and chemicals. Live in the real world.

>>18059191
The other posters are trying to lead you astray white man. For day to day I recommend Stetson, nights out it absolutely has to be jicky without question.

Read the guide.

>>18059332
If you have a store nearby that carries the ones you are interested in it could be worth it to go and just try some sprays there. Sometimes a scent will smell different on skin than straight from the bottle. Also a scent will develop over time and smell different in the first 5 minutes from what it does 2 hours later and sometimes from what it does 4 plus hours after spraying.

>>18059355
Based and Le Male-pilled.

>>18059440
you chose your perfume based on the naked male torso that attracted you?

>>18059444
yes

>>18059444
You may not like it, but this is what peak fragrance performance looks like.

>>18059460
>>18059502
congratulations on coming out of the closet fellas, but pride month is still some ways away

>>18059515
First of all appreciating the aesthetics of the male form, especially when captured in the number one medium for capturing the male form, which is a fragrance bottle, doesn't mean that a person is gay, not that there is anything wrong with being gay, I love all my gay friends.

>>18059522
there’s nothing wrong with being a fruit in 2024 bud, just admit it already. it’s less painful for us all.

What are the ways of sealing screw on lids of perfume bottles? I see people using teflon tape, however, that's not really for sealing, but more so for plumbers to lubricate the threads so pipes can screw all the way and make a complete connection to each other. Teflon isn't for metal on glass. Loctite? (Used to get an airtight seal with pressurized pneumatic systems, although I doubt loctite would bond to glass) Any ideas?

>>18059523
Wow man, you seem really tense and hung up on this gay thing. You need to relax and let your tensions melt away. You should try out Jeremy Fragrance's scent, Office to help yourself relax. It is a great and smooth fragrance you can wear at almost any occasion and it will feel appropriate to everyone, but it is still super fucking sexy.

>>18059527
is this for storage? Or do you still want easy access to the fragrance? If it is for storage you could try teflon tap on the threads to help have a tighter seal, but then once that cap it on wrap it up in a few layers of plastic wrap. It wouldn't be perfectly airtight, no seal is, but could store it for years and years with no noticeable evaporation. If you keep it in a cool and dark place then it would retard and chemical degradation as well.

>>18059530
i wish you luck on grappling with your inner sexual turmoil, guy

>>18059533
Are you saying to keep plastic wrap over the cap until I want to spray it? This could work. And it's for home brew, but also for archival purposes as well. As a side, I've heard stories of people opening old untouched perfume and the whole bottle is evaporated from a factory seal that leaked in the box leaving an empty bottle

>>18059547
If you aren't going to be spraying it for many months or years and want to store I think having a couple extra layers of protection through plastic wrap could help. But if it is something you think you will be respraying within a few months or sooner I wouldn't bother. If you are going to do long-term storage, cool and dark environment to store it in is also important.

How frequently does /frag/ buy a fragrance? Whether it is an actual bottle, a tester, or a sample.

so apparently women generally dislike leather fragrances, but men like them. Also women generally like sweet fragrances but men dislike those. Are there any other general breakdowns, broadly speaking, of which group of people prefer which fragrances?

>>18059607
there's plenty of videos made by women where they'll list the perfumes they like to smell on a man. if you want to be on the safe side, buy only those.

>>18059607
What you're not taking into account is personality of the wearer. Smelling something on a test strip piece of paper is going to be so much different to smelling something on someone you associate with the father of your children. This is why people say to wear what you like. It becomes an extension of your personality. This is why, if you don't have any, people are going to think you are lame as fuck no matter what you're wearing as apposed to being the cool person at the party, now you're that cool person at the party that smells AMAZING, MAGNETIC, MYSTERIOUS, FUN, SEXY. It's like this with everything.
If a guy loves animals, he's a bitch. If a guy is cool and bends down to pet a dog once, people(not just women) will be like omg, he has a sensitive side, what a mysterious and interesting guy, he's so interesting AND cool. What a fully rounded individual. This of this example with two guys who like chess. The guy who likes chess but is low value, nerd, dork, loner, introvert. The guy who is high value and likes chess, interesting, unique, learned, sophisticated, chill, intense.
Do whatever you want in life, but if you are going to do it in order to attract or influence others, make sure you have the value to pull it off.

>>18059607
>how do i generalize half of the entire world population into convenient stereotypes in my mind? will this get me laid?
sad state of affairs.

that other anon is right
horrifically shameful suggestions and posts

>>18057323
Any lesser known fragrance YT channels worth checking out? Looking for channel recs that aren't the usual Curly, Jerememe, etc.

>>18059199
>This guy is unironically recommending a college kid to buy TdH
I don't think he wants to smell like a Mexican doing landscaping all day

>>18059191
For day to day in class BdC parfum is great and won't choke people out, if you're a poor fag you could go for Dylan blue but it's more synthetic and doesn't smell as good. As for clubbing fragrances here are the best ones (I'm in miami)
>Ultra Male
>1 Million (EDT or Elixir)
>Gucci Guilty EDP
>Sauvage EDP
>Bad Boy Extreme
>Fahrenheit (depends on your vibe, not everyone can pull this one off)
You can also try spicebomb extreme, it gets alot of spotlight in the fragrance community but I've honestly never gotten a single compliment from it unlike the others I mentioned above

>>18059688
>Any fragrance YT channels worth checking out?
unfortunately no

>>18059355
What are some examples where the bottle is fantastic but the juice is absolute trash?

There’s tons of examples of great juice in a shitty bottle, but I can’t think of any of the reverse off the top of my head.

>>18059623
All truth.
The show “How I Met Your Mother” essentially talked about the same thing with the phrase “dahmer vs dobler”.
Almost everything you do can be viewed as either romantic/sexy/good or creepy/disgusting/bad depending on how the viewer perceives it.
That said, you need to just do things for yourself (within reason) and not care what others think. E.g. Don’t stop showering because you don’t care what others think, but don’t wear a fragrance just to please others, because no matter what there will be some you can never please (see thread above).

>>18059690
If you’re going for a clubbing scent and suggesting Sauvage, there’s not reason to get anything other than the elixir.

Also, some people claim to still get decent performance from Spicebomb Extreme, but most/all of the recently produced bottles last less than 30 minutes before disappearing.

>>18059688
better off doing your own digging. I've done some one off videos and it gains no traction so "lesser known" is going to still be a research project

>>18059699
I didn't recommend elixir since he's a uni guy and they're all broke, but I did recommend BdC parfum which is expensive so maybe something else like eros or invictus would be better. I think most men like Sauvage Elixir much more than females. Hoes go crazy over sweet fragrances, Elixir is too much for them

>>18059690
speaking of horrifically shameful, fucking christ

>>18059191
How broke are you? If cash is tight, dont be afraid of clones. The arab houses tend to get pretty damn close and arent watered down trash. Just search the fragrance on fragrantica and youll find a list of clones. You have lots of recommendations already. Good luck bro. And if possible, sample it at a store first. On a paper and on your skin. Be patient and dont rush or youll end up with lots of meh fragrances that you dont use.

So I just went for a late-night walk for a couple miles and then did some push-ups afterwards. Then I showered and applied some fragrance after my shower before getting ready to go to bed. Anyone else do this?

>>18059714
No one cares about your niche Rottweiler nutsack perfum faggot kys

>>18059764
how embarrassing

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>>18059764
Stop responding to him, he's literally a mentally ill tranny fishing for (you)'s the entire thread

>>18059777
speak for yourself

>>18057404
I'm white and I'm the only faggot wearing fragrance in my small town. I never got a compliment aside of my wife's comments: "grrr" or "you smell weird".
SOTD The Noir

>>18058130
You can make it less gay by not posting. Faggot