/fa/ - Fashion

>>18067893
The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

>>18067893
The Fragance Flowchart for Beginners

>>18067893
I heard this was a coconut scented fragrance thread.

this is the goat of coconut fragrances.

as per last thread, sorry for the doublepost but it was near bottom of thread: >>18067487

Looking for a summer frag, here's the bottles I own so you can gauge my taste: Fahrenheit, Terre Dhermes, New York Intense Parfums de Nicolai, Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. I like Guerlain but own none.

Looking for a summer scent and I really enjoy CD Eau Sauvage (1966) but the performance is quite weak from my sample, and I'd like more than an hour or two of projection. Any recommendations for a summer frag: classic, gentleman, vintage citrus fragrance that has decent performance? Looking to buy new, performance ideally doesn't need to reapply once every 2-3 hours.

I'll be wearing with button down shirts, linen, loafers, boat shoes, madras, "Ivy League" if you will.

TLDR: classic, gentleman, citrus summer frags with decent performance, to wear while "dressed up"?

>>18067975
you might like this. it is almost identical to the discontinued cologne from the same line and it has that gentleman vibe. performance is above average for a citrus in my skin altough you might be pushing it if you need more than 2 hours of projection

>>18067972
ohhh all those notes listed on the bottle sound really good.

What's you excuse?
https://youtu.be/5Rp9D8KQe4E?si=gekltIq9pBqQORmW
Sotd Cool Water

>>18067994
I sort of skimmed this video, but it's obvious this dude's knowledge is surface level. It's true that price =/= quality, but what he doesn't understand is that you are paying for the skill of the perfumer. The actual ingredients themselves are dirt-cheap. Also every modern perfume is regulated by IFRA, so his entire section about harmful ingredients is factually wrong.

>>18067975
Guerlain Vetiver and/or Homme. Thank me later.

one of the best summer frags out there

>>18067994
>skullhon
>norwood 2
>child bearing hips
flat chested trans women with big asses are the best aren't they?

Ok, more frag threads. This is what /fa/ needs

>>18067994
not going to watch all of it. Saw their video about goretex before and 1 minute in I can tell this video is the exact same.
TLDW: it marketing
yeah no shit, same as that flamin hot chips dont really set your mouth on fire

>>18068032
Get yourself Cool Water immediately

>>18067996
>Also every modern perfume is regulated by IFRA, so his entire section about harmful ingredients is factually wrong.
Similarly, Thalidomide was regulated and approved by dozens and dozens of national drug regulators so it is factually incorrect to say it is harmful.

>>18068000
oh wow, I really like that container for the bottle. What does that that fragrance smell like? I'm assuming since it has chill in the name it has a fresh or maybe even aromatic green presence in it.

>>18067921
>mfw currently out of stock at brand's digital store front

>>18068097
become a shoe salesman to smell feet legally
Based Al

>>18068102
anon, that isn't a look of pleasure.

>>18067893
ban status: evaded

when fragrances have juniper berries, does that mean they smell like Gin?

>>18068195
no since gin is alcohol but they may smell similar

>>18068202
aren't even the most fragrant oil concentrated of fragrances still like 70% ethanol and Gin is at most like 40% or 45%?

Which one smells the best?

8 months ago, /our girl/ reviewed a Maison Francis Kurkdijian fragrance and it wasn't Baccarat Rouge 540. Look at her finding the scents she prefers instead of chasing the trends in the crowd.

>>18068206
with a schnozz like that she can smell what im going to wear tomorrow

>>18067893
my fake creed aventus and dior sauvage smell exactly the same as my real ones lmao

>>18068261
Scent based precognition is quite alluring anon.

>>18068129
Why?

>the sound and smell of Fahrenheit
https://youtu.be/jmeXitVCJ-o?si=or6A3laLzHi6JBkp

>>18068305
Please anon, it's Easter Sunday, the holiest day of the year. Try to contain your inappropriate urges towards feet. Feet are for walking anon.

>>18068374
Fair enough.

I wish coolwater lasted longer

>>18067994
This video is GAY

>>18068386
Willow never makes gay videos anon. >>18068206

Which 3 fragrances should I pick for the Nicolai 3x15ml custom set?

>>18068049
Yes, it's smells very fresh! Imo it has a hyperrealistic apricot/mint opening. The apricot stays for a while, Dry down it goes slightly more towards an aromatic sea-ish!

>>18068293
>fake sauvage
how poor are you, it's already cheap af

>>18068384
Btw vintage cool water doesn't last any longer too or is significantly better than recent Cool Water.
Recent Cool Water is fine as it gets. People are just retard when they overly praise the vintage version.
GIT doesn't last any longer too.

>>18068419
here not that poor but if lived in america or western europe i would be called poor

Lads, /our girl/ made another video. She is full of vim and vigor. It kind of makes you wonder to what ends her energeticness extends. Either way, she is going over 5 niche fragrances that I frankly have never heard of before. She is certainly not happy to be a safe conformist.

>>18068436
He's a bit of an eccentric but so are most Jews.

>>18068205
Legitimately the only deodorant I’ve tried that 1) actually works and 2) doesn’t smell overpowering or like shit, is “old spice sweat defense extra fresh”, and they fucking discontinued it in the last month or so. I stocked up so I should be good for like a year, but I’m pissed that I’m gonna have to go through a hunt for a new go-to.

Hello, please suggest good yellow floral perfumes

Anything below $200 if possible

>>18068472
>yellow floral perfumes
what do you mean by this? Is there a yellow floral like a white floral, or does it mean a blend of say citrus and floral notes?

>>18068479
Mimosa, ylang, immortelle, acacia. Bright, sunny scents. Stuff like that.

>>18068472
Chanel No 5

>>18068436
Buy an ad

>>18068000
Imagination is better

>>18068458
Utterly predictable

>>18068097
Have there ever been runs on fragrances like is currently going on with Le Beau? I can understand a new fragrance being hard to get but Le Beau is like 4 or 5 years old.

Bought a 100ml bottle of Versace Eros Flame for $63 USD just now. What are your thoughts on Versace Eros Flame?

>>18068621
I've only heard good things. That and Dylan Blue seem to be widely popular.

What fragrance will make me the best digital investor?

>>18068671
office for men

>>18068688
This is probably correct

>>18067994
NAME/SAUCE NOW.

>>18068621
It's excellent.

How similar are Nicolai's NYI, Riviera Verbena, and L'Eau Mixte? Redundant?

Any spring/summer frags you could recommend?

>>18068621
I like it a lot, lasts forever too

>>18067972
I have a sample, it's complete garbage. never post here again

>>18067921
EDP is much better

>SOTD Guerlain Vetiver
This could easily be my only fragrance. Good for any season and any occasion.

>SOTD: ADP Colonia Intensa
and it's already gone

>>18068000
Too bad the dry down on this is garbage

>>18068925
I heard it was a little bit sweeter and also a little bit less fresh. I can see different people preferring one or the other. Also longevity on the EDT is fairly decent. It will last like 5 or 6 hours.

>>18068934
One of the strangest note breakdowns I've ever seen. It lists like 500 notes and I don't even remotely detect a quarter of them. It's a great fragrance, but never in a million years would I have guessed what it smelled like based on the fragrantica listing.

>>18069049
It's so well-blended, like all Guerlains, you can't really pick out anything else except vetiver, citruses, and pepper. At least I can't.

>>18069049
Many older fragrances are kind of weird with their note listings (yes, Guerlain Vetiver isn’t that old, but in general). Dozens of notes listed, and while you can scope out some of them, it’s like you said, you can’t get any idea how the fragrance actually is from them.

Doesn’t make them bad fragrances, but for note listings, I generally like the more modern style with focus on the most important main notes, not everything someone could theoretically smell.

My collection, Winter (Zino to be added)

>>18069185

Spring/Summer (Kenzo PH to be added)

I’m giving more room for expansion to this section of my collection, though I don’t know where to go past Encre Indigo when it comes down in price.

I’ve been building them up over the past 3-4 years

>>18069185
What's Lagerfield like? My father recently asked if I was willing to give one of my fragrances. I said no. But suggested he pick up Grey Flannel since he is an older guy and said he doesn't like sweet stuff. It apparently came bundled with Lagerfield for not too much more and since he likes a deal he got both Grey Flannel and Lagerfield.

>>18069185
>>18069188
How long did it take you to acquire your collection? I have 5 bottles and I feel like that will last me a decade.

>>18069210

It’s weird, but classy. The most masculine powdery frag I can think of. A sweet, light tobacco, like the echoes of a cigar mixed with a bit of baby powder.


>>18069229

About five years I’d say counting the oldest bottles.

>>18068765
April flowers

>>18069235
Don't you get an orange note from lagerfeld as well?

>>18067893
Am I the only one to think that Fahrenheit smells like leeks?

>>18069262

Yes. I feel as though it’s mixed heavily with the powder though

top 10 fragrances for men
https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyfragrance/video/7352890726419647776?lang=en

>>18069351
there are people posting here who unironically think he is not high as a kite in most of his videos

>>18069353
>>18069351
He's just really passionate about fragrances anons.

>>18069351
>8.6M followers
How is he still so popular? Hell, his popularity and follower count are only increasing.

>>18069401
Anon, one doesn't become the number one online fragrance ambassador without having innate, POWER!

>>18067893
To the person who recommended Lalique PH, thanks! My first barbershop fragrance, and liking it so far.

>>18069423
Is it powdery, like Talcum powder? Any other notes?

What is your go to rainy day scent?

>>18068472
pic related is the best ylang there is IMO - but beware, its pretty loud and feminine leaning

>>18069188
is light blue eau intense good?

>>18068206
>/our girl/
"she" has an adam's apple bigger than my fist anon

>>18069513
anon, there is no way that is a tranny. The shoulders are far too narrow, and she has the female smile.

https://youtu.be/HdnO4uzSSus?si=RU6aRHU2doIINCc5
>be brownoid in gym today
>be in locker room
>eastern european white girl appears cleaning the locker room
>made eye contact
>she smile back get flirty with her
>another slavic girl that reacts positively to my approaches
Something tells me slavic girls enjoy some Nutella on they bread.
Sotd Bois Impérial

>>18069492

Fundamentally superior to the regular Light Blue.

>>18067921
the new Le Beau Paradise Garden is utter shit. smells like a Santal 33 Sport

>>18069574
The people who I've seen review both say they prefer the original Le Beau over the eau de Parfum version. And if the newest one is even worse, maybe that explains the shortage on the original.

>>18068621
would this be good for spring/summer?

>>18069492
If you like juniper

What are good men's fragrances that smell like pine needles like Drakkar Noir, Polo Green, and Antonio Puig Quorum? Tried Pino Silvestre and didn't like it.

>>18069672
Aspen is pretty green.

>>18069672

One Man Show

>>18067975
1) Terre d' Hermes Eau Givree may be exactly what you need (citron top note)
2) Platine Prive is excellent, but harder to get; straight to ebay for this one
3) Dior Cologne is the best of the new line. A bright crisp clean bergamot / grapefruit with a woody drydown. Imagine Bleu de Chanel if it didn't have a soft/sweet landing and instead was sharp bright citrus.
4) Habit Rouge EdP (not EdT which smells much older) if you are a little older. Floral Citrus-heavy with a vanilla / floral drydown but masculine throughout

Time to apply some nice Burberry London before bedtime. Things are looking to be comfy.

Whoever recommended this, thanks

>>18069701
Is that an Arab fragrance anon?

>>18069703
Yes. Another anon recommended it

>Top Notes - Bergamot, Pepper Pink, Clary sage
>Heart Notes - Black pepper, Jasmine, Plum
>Base Notes - Patchouli, Moss, Saffiano leather, Amber

>>18069705
That sounds interesting actually. Does the Plum and Jasmine only give it a slight sweetness?

>>18069708
Yeah, very slight. Definitely a masculine scent overall. I've gotten a couple of compliments on it already. Worth the cheap price

>>18069709
How spicy does it come off?

>>18069710
Not spicy. It's surprisingly earthy and natural. The plums definitely come through though, just not as sweet as you'd expect. It's pretty smooth

>>18069701
It really is great

SOTD:
Azzaro Pour Homme

How feminine is Nicolai's Odalisque? It's listed as a fragrance for women on Fragrantica.

>>18069130
Yeah, I think the overall philosophy behind note breakdowns has changed. Used to be perfumers listed all but a few secret notes, but now consumers seem to associate simplicity with quality. It's kind of the fragrance equivalent of marketing foods as "all natural". Some modern releases literally only have two or three listed notes. There are obviously more notes than that, but it seems to be an effective marketing strategy.

>>18069672
>Drakkar Noir
Rogue Bon Monsieur

>Polo Green
Rogue Mousse Illuminee

>>18068000
Any dupes of LV frags? Not gonna pay 300 euros for them

>>18069932
>Marketed for women
>On fragrantica as womens fragrance
>Majority voted it female fragrance
>Mostly floral notes
>Named after female sex slaves

>>18069423
cheers, it's a great one
>>18069444
it is pretty powdery and woody. lots of sandalwood, cedar, more vanilla than many scents of this style. contrasted with sharp herbal aromatics, lavender and citrus top notes

>>18069947
Why not? They're worth the money.

>>18067975
I was also looking for longer-lasting alternatives to Eau Sauvage and eventually settled on Cerruti 1881. it's pretty nice and definitely lasts much better on my skin
you could also try the higher concentration flankers of Chanel Pour Monsieur

>>18069984
I dont want to pay more than 100 for a perfume, not worth it for me

>>18069989
Then you cannot participate on LV level. High rollers only.

Just fucking buy Aventus and be done with it. It's a rite of passage. You probably won't even wear it that much, but you will never feel whole until you own it. Being able to tell people you own it and dislike it is it's own reward.

What are some good ouds from middle eastern houses? I don't see paying premium prices for a synthetic oud accord from Western brands.

What is a good fresh scent for spring and summer?

>>18068203
those percentages are correct but the juniper berry note in a frag doesn't smell like gin same as actual berries don't, you may associate their smell with gin but that's that, if for some reason you want a fragrance that does smell like gin fragrantica will have what you're looking for

>>18069185
>>18069188
quite nice collection except for a few bottles but I'm also jealous of a few so it balances out

>>18068925
They're both shit.

>>18068549
Cant find it anywhere. I heard the zara one sunset on red sand dunes is a good but weaker replacment. Can anyone confirm this?

>>18069991
Atleast get the limited edition, recent Aventus batches aren't worth it.
Also half of the clones in your pic aren't even smell like Aventus.

>>18069932
imo unisex, not too feminine (i have a bottle and wear it to the office quite often, i'm also 99% sure that the other anon >>18069949 never even smelled the frag let alone owned it)

>>18069943
based

>>18070007
EP Fig Infusion
Tauer LADAS
Nicolai L'Eau Mixte

>SOTD: Tauer Orange Star
good but unfortunately not great

>not liking the smelly water i like is a personal attack against me!
is there a whinier cunt than nicolaifag?

>>18070083

>>18070083
Never understood the hype around Nicolai or Tauer, both smelled like shit to me.

>>18070099
noooo you can't have your own opinions, you have to parrot daddy turin's one sentence long, completely subjective reviews...

>>18070015

What are you jelly of?

>>18070147
furyo aramis and horizon
I can't find them anywhere in my cunt and unfortunately (for now) they are just too expensive to get of off ebay from abroad

It's over

>>18070188
slutty?

>>18070188
what the fuck is that shit?
>>18070198
i'd guess poison alien and some other sweet bombs

>>18068934
Dang all my shilling and now people start to recognize. But only after it’s become much more expensive. The vintage edt and edc formulations are better. The edc is a completely different fragrance. It’s also worth checking out Guerlain vetiver extreme, and givenchy vetyver. You’ll probably like them too.

>>18070169
just checked again and actually I can get aramis
so I guess I will

>>18070188
women with elongated faces always look older than they are

>>18070169

Furyo, I had ridiculous luck with. Got my first bottle when it was in the $50 range, and loved it so much I got two backups (Which are probably $500 combined now). Horizon is dirt cheap I thought. It was only like six months ago I found it new without box on ebay. Given it was about $12-15ish, I guess it wouldn't be too too much even factoring in cost differences.

Aramis is weird insomuch it seems to hover from cheap to expensive every few months. I found mine a few years ago at a TJ MAXX for about $30.

>>18069697
My TdH Givree took a year to open to the citrus note, bought it for summer 2023, went back to it now & the citrus is much nicer & more pronounced. What I bought was very different from what I smelled in a shop last year, now it's arrived.

Hi all - a few threads back I asked for recs for a very manly, unapologetic fragrance. Smoke, earth, spice, heavy, aggressive, natural, savoury. I got the following recommended:

Bowmakers, Antaeus, Yatagan, T-Rex, Capt. Fawcett's Baccy Booze, Fahrenheit, Quorum, GG Absolute, Iron Duke, Rien Intense Incense, Cuoium, Musc Ravageur, Azzaro Pour Homme, PR Pour Homme, Pour Monsieur, Sauvage Elixir.

Thanks for everyone's help - I should have also said I don't want it to be sophisticated or 'refined' at all. Does anyone want to vote which of the above they think fits the bill the best?

I've smelled samples so far of:

Yatagan - Good, like Kouros but more natural and less gay, still not strong enough for me
GG Absolute - Like it but the papery dryness makes it feel weak
Sauvage Elixir - The synthetic sweetness makes it hard to smell anything else and it feels childish

>>18070389
Rien II is good for gassing out everyone in the room
List could use polo green and Guerlain vetiver

>>18070265
I'm not paying 50$ for horizon when I'm still missing a bunch of other better frags
and I really wish I could get furyo but such is life

Never had Polo Green nor smelt, is it worth it? Want a great GREEN scent since I've never had one. Going to hit some stores after work today so need some recs.

>>18070389
Unironically pic related.

>>18070425
thanks. i've got Guerlain vetiver here as we speak actually, to me it's slighty peppery/astringent, but mostly clean and papery. not what i'm looking for i'm afraid, i'd class it as a safe-for-the-office or old-man-walking-in-park kind of thing, sorry.

yeah i should look into what sample sets ELd'O do

>>18070438
cool water, aspen, quorum

>>18070440
>i've got Guerlain vetiver here as we speak
which one?

>>18070389
>Capt. Fawcett's Baccy Booze
That alone is very good and masculine. Try Al Rehab Dakar or Lord. Al Rehab Dakar made me feel uncomfortable around some clients in the office, had not the balls and backbone to represent it to other people. They were intimidated.

>>18070438
Polo Green isn't actually green, it's shortly piney green for few minutes, but gets heavy dey sandalwood spicy with sweet tobacco.
Deep green manly scents are Drakkar Noir(or Dakar) or Green Irish Tweed.

>>18070438
Polo Green isn't actually green, it's shortly piney green for few minutes, but gets heavy sandalwood spicy with sweet tobacco.
Deep green manly scents are Drakkar Noir(or Dakar) or Green Irish Tweed.

>>18070447
a sample of this one the edt

>>18070471
women hate vetiver, sorry

new order arrived :]

>i can smell the gasoline!

i fuking hope you die in the ditch you fuking noselet

>>18070477
i dont want to smell like what women like, i want to smell bold and natural.

i look quite ghoulish most of the time anyway, a cool aftershave isn't going to get me any more female attention

>>18069401
you literally just contributed to his revenue by clicking that link, anon

>>18070389
Hora de la Verdad Sombra by Senyokô smells like a barnyard and blood

Dior mogs Chanel hard

>>18069701
the entire exchange that this leads to feels very artificial, looks like an ad

>>18070504
Both are shit compared to Cool Water/Polo Blue

>>18069989
if all you want to do is pretend just buy a bootleg online, you won't really be in circles that'll notice the difference, and you can post pics with the bottle in the background for the clout you're seeking

>>18070504
Chanel is very overrated and overpriced. Most Chanels smell very synthetic, boring, mass-appealing, and devoid of creativity. So yes, Dior's men's line is much better than Chanel's.

>>18070487
based Jaipur enjoyer

>ah you can smell vetiver, patchouli, a bit of spice and citrus and...
This feels like a superpower to me. I only smell like two notes at most.

>>18070532
that only means you're using well blended perfume, note separation is the result of poor blending.

>>18070532
noselet
>>18070534
wrong

I thought I hated patchouli until I got Guerlain Heritage.

>>18070504
In the sense that Sauvage is more attractive to girls that are under 23 yes, otherwise no.
>>18070508
I don't know. It's been a while since I've smelled Cool Water, but Bleu de Chanel smells like a more complete and smoother fragrance to me than Polo Blue. Polo Blue also smells slightly more synthetic to me. I think Polo Blue is a bit softer though I find that some of the notes feel a bit more separated from one another rather than the more blended scent of Bleu de Chanel, if that makes sense. I do like both though.

>>18070553
>second part of the post
>wasting this much time and energy on responding to bait
shiggydiggy

>>18070539
>he doesn't know that patch can smell creamy-powdery
>Aventus mid notes is heavily patch based

>>18070554
Seethe more, Bdc Dna isn't unique compared to Polo Blue/Cool Water

I have tried fahrenheit edt and parfum, sauvage elixir, one million parfum, bleu de chanel, boss the scent edt (idk even why), versace eros flame. so far I have only liked fahrenheit edt (everything else is either too sweet or weird in some sense) but it doesn't last long at all and the projection is like 1/10. what should I get

>>18070558
bad b8 i r8 1/8

>>18070560
oh I've also tried encre noire extreme, it's fine but I would never actually wear it

>>18070560
Fahrenheit have soul compared to the other ones.

>>18070560

>>18070560
TRex

>>18070532
It comes with time and conscious sniffing. Just like the more trained ears can piece out different instruments in music and then frequency bands

>>18070560
Fahrenheit lasts perfectly well. maybe you just went noseblind to it?

>>18070560
Wish I could find Fahrenheit parfum. It's only the edt everywhere

I'm going to do it. I'm just going to do it. I'm going to get cool water. I'm going to fucking do it

>>18070580
good, do it

>>18070576
It’s pretty mindblowing to come come back to some older, previously familiar fragrances with a trained nose. I think that I have always had a pretty keen nose, picking out individual spices from food etc., but fragrance hobbyism has upped the ability to dissect scents to next level.

>>18070560
same for me, it performs bit better in summer though

>>18070591
It has made me realize that most people smell really bad

>>18070591
This sounds intriguing. Do you have any personal examples? Perhaps somewhat similarly, I recently got Bleu de Chanel in the past 3 or 4 weeks and after getting it, Polo Blue smelled differently to me. It smelled a bit synthetic after the fact, as well as I could detect some sort of sweetness to Polo Blue I couldn't really smell before.

went to the local Notino to try springtime candidates
>Armani Eau Pour Homme vs Eau Sauvage
heard these were similar. the Armani has some spices in there with clove and I think carnatian? I prefer Eau Sauvage, as it seems more deliberate and evocative, really nails that "green + citrus + jasmine" naturalistic freshness theme
>Chanel No 19 EDT
quite beautiful, but would be better on a lady
>Acqua Di Parma Colonia
not bad, but something about it makes me think of household cleaners. oddly enough, I don't get this effect with the 10$ Neroli Intense, so I guess I'll just keep using that
>wildcard: Rasasi Daarej
surprised that I like it, for some reason I thought it was a clone of Invictus or something. kind of sweet and powdery, synthetic smelling but in a fun way. something about it reminds me of Blue Jeans. not bad at all

>>18070598
For example, Ombre Leather was only ”whoa, leather” to me initially, and I couldn’t have detected anything else from the note chart out of it no matter how hard I tried to do so, now I can actually dissect the floral and patchouli notes out of the whole. Also, recurring notes between different fragrances are much easier to note mentally, and it’s funny to spot some less obvious note similarities on yourself without reading about them beforehand.

To be clear, I’m not even gonna pretend that I’d be some kind of Luca Turin here, but I mean that the personal improvement has been massive. Before most fragrances were just a wall of scent, now I can appreciate the building blocks. It makes all more enjoyable, except for the fact that I get less and less enjoyment out of too linear fragrances, because they don’t have a development arc to appreciate.

Should I buy Pour Monsieur?

>>18070631
nobody cares

>>18070504
the opening 30 mins or so of Bleu de Chanel EDP is one of the best scents of all time. incredibly complex. it sadly just disappears into a more generic smooth woody scent which is fine but boring.

>>18070631
it's a classic for a reason, but current Chanel prices are a little iffy. I'd probably just look for some stronger niche chypres at this point, like the Kaszebsczi Mech for a greener mossier take or a New York Intense for a creamier, richer take like a further extension of the Pour Monsieur EDP

>>18067975
Try Chanel Allure Homme Édition Blanche!

>>18070631

No. The lemon smells wrong

>>18068097
>>18068611
It's going to be Drakkar Noir of Gen Z. Expect to smell it everywhere this summer.

about to blind buy this. anyone tried it?

>>18070687
Does that mean that 55-60 years from now, Old Folks homes will smell like coconut, vanilla, and begamot?

>>18068436

>>18070827
ooooh you're worse than JK Rowling because you are misgendering an actual woman anon. I hope you enjoy Scottish prison matey.

I would throw you all in a concentration camp and by that I don't mean a yoga retreat.

>>18070849
What kind of concentration? Eau de Toilette or Eau de Parfum? Or have we been very naughty and get the full extrait de Parfum concentration?

Bros... I think Le Beau is back in stock on the JPG store front. Act now if you've been waiting for it.

Bros, Jeremy Fragrance is doing a buy 1 get 1 free sale on his fragrances at Fragrance one. If it was a true 50% off I think I would have bought a bottle of Office, but $220 is a lot to risk on a blind buy.

>>18070007
Aventus Cologne

>>18070052
>recent Aventus batches aren't worth it.
F batch Aventus is probably the best it's been since 2015

>>18070943
The issue with Aventus is that it takes a few weeks from first spray to mature in the bottle. All fragrances get a little bit stronger with the introduction of air (before the air eventually degrades the scent) but for whatever reason, Aventus is especially sensitive to this.

That's annoying when you're spending an ungodly amount of money on a fragrance, but it is what it is. It's really only Aventus, too. I've never had this occur or heard of it occurring with other Creeds. There are so many alternatives to Aventus at this point that I don't see why people bother buying it, but if for some reason you must, this is what's happening. When you first buy it, wear it for a few days until the liquid level is about even with the neck of the bottle, then stash it away for a week and come back to it. You'll notice that it's much stronger.

>>18070953
This apparently happens with Armaf Milestone. Half the user reviews of that fragrance say is smells like bug spray until it gets a bit of air in the bottle, then it smells good. I personally can't verify if it's true because I have no interest in buying Armaf Milestone, but it's a common thing people say

>>18070883
It's pretty good. And if it's buy one get one it might be worth it just to try it out and have an extra to sell on ebay for a markup since he's discontinuing it
>Yeah, but will people give a shit about it when it's discontinued?
Given enough time, yes. They do it with every fragrance. If you keep it sealed and stash it away in a dark, temperature-controlled environment you will probably be able to resell it to some shmuck for 10X the price five years from now.

>>18070966
>since he's discontinuing it
is this confirmed?

>>18070493
it’s literally called fahrenheit

>>18070966
I wish he would have spent more money on the bottle itself and would have invested in samples. $250 for 100 mL of a fragrance is higher end price-point. People expect a higher end price-point experience with the entire product because of that.

>>18070971
I believe so. https://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=282344

>>18070975
I tend to agree, but he seemed to be going for a minimalism thing like le Labo. The simple names of the fragrances themselves seem to point to that. But I'm a sucker for good presentation. I like being able to display bottles. Boring presentation and clear bottles that are prone to sun damage annoy me.

>>18070978
anon that OP in that thread looks like it is from 2022.

>>18070987
It's been happening for a while. He mentioned that once the current stock is gone, it's over. But maybe not. He's something of a madman and it's hard to know whether to take what he says at any given time seriously

>>18070991
Conservatively speaking, judging from his recent videos, Jeremy seems like he's got about 8 months to live. Even if the line isn't discontinued now, it probably will be.

>>18070953
first of all a fragrance is garbage if you need to oxidize it first. maceration fags are like flat earthers.
also fuck the kikes at blackrock who own creed.

SOTD: Le Male Elixir

>>18070994
>SOTD: Le Male Elixir
do you also have the Le Parfum? If so which do you generally prefer and how to you feel the two differ in scent and in occasion for use?

>>18070994
>first of all a fragrance is garbage if you need to oxidize it first
I don't even really disagree. There's no reason Creed should be shipping an unfinished product and selling it for $500. I don't recommend buying Aventus, but it is what it is.

>>18070994
>>18070998
are there are well known fragrances that require 'airing out' to finish?

>>18070996
i had a sample of it. i much prefer elixir because it doesn’t have iris. le parfum smells like a women’s makeup pencil, with the pencil shavings quality wood and lipsticky iris. it’s a nice fragrance in its own right but i think it smells dated like the early 2000s. it’s much more versatile though. you could easily wear it year round whereas elixir is for cooler weather and maybe summer evenings. i just can’t stand iris.

>>18071001
You mostly hear people talking about it with clone houses like Armaf, but I've also heard people say it about Le Labo and other made to order brands like Montagne . It very famously happened with the first batch of Sedley by Parfums de Marly, and the problem was so bad that the company actually came out and admitted it. I actually bought a 75ML of that batch of Sedley on Fragrancenet because it was selling for $50, and it behaved exactly like people described. First spray smelled like water with a dash of hand soap and I threw it in the dresser and forgot about it for a year, but now it lasts for, frankly, a ridiculous amount of time for a light fresh scent. I'm talking like 10+ hours.

All fragrances experience this to varying degrees, you just don't really notice it as much. As you add air to the bottle, the fragrance is going to get stronger. This is why people always complain about their new bottles smelling weaker than the bottle they just finished, even when reformulation is unlikely. It smells weaker because it is.

But Aventus is just a really strange composition all around. It seems to effect the olfactory receptors in a way most fragrances don't. It has the notorious olfactory fatigue issue, and people were talking about that even when it was considered a beast mode performer. People obviously hold it to a higher standard than most fragrances given it's status as le ebin best cologne ever and so you hear about the subtle variations more than you would with a less popular scent, but I do think that there is something that is unique to Aventus that just fucks with your nose more than most fragrances. Maybe things were fast and loose during the Creed era, but Blackrock acquired the house for Aventus alone. The first thing they'd do would be to lock down that formula and to ensure it's consistency.

>>18071019
>The first thing they'd do would be to lock down that formula and to ensure it's consistency.
no, i can assure you that the first thing they’d do is reformulate it as much as they could to cut costs

>>18071019
>It has the notorious olfactory fatigue issue
By that do you mean people go noseblind blind to Creed Fragrances faster than others? I've honestly never smelled a Creed Fragrance, (meaning never knowingly sampled it or tested it.) Regarding all fragrances need some time to develop to full strength after first spray, how long is that usually? Like a few weeks, a few months or a whole year or more?

>>18071031
it’s a pseudoscience, so no one knows.

elixir enjoyer here
check these out if you don’t want to spend $150 on Le Male Elixir
>Ferragamo Uomo
90% similar in the drydown but not as addictive
>A*Men Pure Tonka
90% similar in the opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oY89ipPHg

>>18069991
>the duality of man

Thoughts on eros flame

>>18071045
I really don't get the hype for Le Male Elixir, it smells like so many other fragrances out there

>>18069210
it smells like condoms

>>18070759
no, but do report on it when you buy it
>>18070871
kek

Admit it /fa/, the only reason you hate it is because it's popular and that's not a good enough reason for you to hate it.

>>18071201
I actually like the edp it has a creamy drydown

>>18071201
I remember testing Sauvage EDT just as it came out. Wasn't into perfumes back then and I really loved it. Someone gifted me the EDT a couple years later or so and it smelled (and still smells) completely different from how I remember it. It wasn't as peppery when I first tried it. Kinda sucks. Btw I tested both on my forearm, so it's not a paper strip/arm issue.

>>18071201
Love the magnetic cap. The bottle really feels high quality

>>18071031
It's not all Creeds, just Aventus specifically. It happen with the clones as well.

>>18071209
Same. EDT is dreadfully dull with is drydown, but EDP is actually nice scent that works in almost any situation.

>>18071104
>eros flame
That's the advertising campaign?
OK then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dh5EyRivo

What is the best Creed fragrance?

>>18070658
If you like the opening of BDC EDP, just get Versace Dylan Blue

>>18071225
I thought magnetic cap was a Chanel thing. Any other companies do magnetic cap?

>>18071254
Kek

>>18071321
Lots

>>18071225
I like the cute little bug on the inside of the savauge bottles. Just noticed it this year and had my bottle for like 7yrs

>>18071342
Inside the cap*

>>18071342
the bee is a dior thing

>>18071348
Freemason symbol

>>18070631
yes but only the OG and only if you can find it for around 100 EUR

>>18070631
yes but only the EDP

Why are you so obsessed with designer label fragrances instead of niche interesting ones? stuff like Reliqvia is so much better than anything Dior.

>>18071362
free mason symbol? No I bought it

>>18071201
I don't hate it. The EDP used to be my signature scent. It was toward the beginning of my fragrance autism and now I have so many different things I can't see myself going back to it, but I vividly remember when I smelled it for the first time at Macy's. I was completely own away and remember thinking how itu was the first time I'd ever encountered a fragrance that smelled exactly like the ad campaign looked. It was around Christmas the year it was first released and that was the fragrance they were pushing hardest, so they had a bunch of stands with pictures of Johnny Depp in the desert at night with the sun setting. Something about the smell communicated that atmosphere really well.

My only complaint is that I got used to it pretty fast and it never smelled as vivid as it did that first time in the store. But it was still solid.

Why are you so obsessed with niche fragrances instead of well made designer ones? stuff like Dior is so much better than any bathtub brew that was inspired by designer classics anyway?

You should only buy tester bottles. They put the good stuff in the tester bottles so it makes you want to buy it in the store, but then when you get home you realize it sucks. It's all a giant scam, but you can even the odds. Fuck caps.

>>18071396
>Reliqvia
ugly bottles

>>18071201
I even like the edt, I just dont wear it if there is a high chance of some other goon also wearing it

>>18071406
Because the niche fragrances can smell utterly unique instead of pandering for mass appeal.
>>18071409
I know where you are coming from but the bottle suits the fragrance perfectly.

I've had L'Occitane Woody Eau des Baux Eau de Toilette for 4 years and it's finally running out. would you guys recommend Burberry London or Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?

>>18071416
neither

>>18071419
okay then what would you recommend?

>>18071416
Burberry London. Tobacco Vanille is more similar to EdB, but there is no reason to pay that much for it
Spicebomb Extreme is also similar to both

>>18071421
if you really need a mediocre spicy vanilla edb again

Anybody have thoughts on Narciso Rodriguez for Him from 2007?

>>18071426
what is a good one?

>>18071426
I guess I don't really. might be good to get more of a spring/summer smelling one. what's something that's the complete opposite that you would recommend?

>>18071406
I'm gay btw

>>18071441
>spicy vanilla
>good
choose one
>>18071443
>what's something that's the complete opposite that you would recommend?
opposit of what?

>>18071441
the sassy faggot is just here to talk shit, he will never say anything constructive

>>18071406
I like both. I mean fuck they both smell good. I think every serious collector I’ve come across has a combination of both - it really isn’t like people join one side and swear off the other. I have about 50 fragrances and I’d say 60% are designers ranging from the 70’s to being released last year. Niche can be great but they are so hit or miss that you have to sample shitloads of them. I’ve smelled some niche that are widely acclaimed and literary smell like pee. I’ll concede that I’m just not going to do the mental gymnastics to justify spending $300 on a bottle of pee like some of the autists you will meet.


SOTD Tauer Incense Rose

Favorite clean vetiver?

worth buying the 70ml blind?

>>18071446
>the sassy faggot
KEK thats his nickname now

>>18071446
>>18071492
samefag

I like my blues, I like my vetivers, I like my fougeres, I like my aventus, I like my nich, I like my designer, simple as. They just all smell so good.

>>18071515
based, if it smells good I like it

>>18070493
>I can't smell the gasoline
who REALLY is the noselet here?

What scent projects that I'm a faggot top? I've got a bottle of Moschino Toy Boy in the mail and I'm considering Kouros.

>>18071551
Anything by JPG will get the message across

>>18071551
traditionally, it would be Kouros

>>18071415
>can smell utterly unique instead of pandering for mass appeal.
anon fragrances are already a niche hobby/fashion pursuit. In the US only about 20% of men wear a fragrance. And most of these individual designer fragrances, not the whole house, make up a few percentage points of the scents worn. So if you wear something like Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme you will probably only smell like .5% of other guys. If you wear Bleu de Chanel you probably only smell like 1.5% of other guys. I could see your point if you smell like every third or fourth guy, but smelling like a 1 in a 100 or even less kind of guy is different enough for most people.

>>18071588
>traditionally, it would be Kouros
is Kouros really big among gay dudes?

>>18071478
Hell no, do not blind buy anything by MFK. Order the sample set.

>>18071551
Well how should a faggot top smell? I assumed you would just want to smell manly and then faggot bottoms would be the ones with their sissy vanillas.

Toy Boy and Kouros are in two different stratospheres of scent so you have me confused.

Toy Boy seems like a faggot top who goes to pride and adopts an asian with his husband, Kouros seems like a faggot top who does steroids and is HIV positive.

>>18070477
Kek fuck off you lame retard. Why are you basing your every move off of validation from others? I wear several vetiver forwards and get my dick wet. Actually I’m pretty sure I remember hearing Hugh Jackman’s all time signature scent is Grey Vetiver. Maybe women just don’t like you.

>>18071592
yeah, it was a huge hit among the gays when it came out and is probably kept around mostly because the older gays still buy it. most women aren't really into dirty scents like this anymore but some gays still like it dirty

it was only eventually replaced by le male as the most popular gay bar fragrance, but I'm sure that's not musky enough for some of the hairy bear dudes, so Kouros still has its place

>>18070958
I can confirm. I got my bottle a year ago and just started recently using it. When i first got it it smell chemically and like lemon cleaner. Very bad. Now that it has mellowed out it is great. Reminds me of millesime and adg profumo

>>18071618
It depends on my mood. I'm currently seeing a guy who I like getting sensual with and toy boy perfectly matches the mood. When I want to aggressively pound a twink, I want something more masculine and dominant but also a touch flamboyant. Toy Boy is entirely what I would consider a 'gay' fragrance and I'm hoping Kouros ticks a similar box in a different way, just placed an order for a 100ml.

>got a compliment when wearing Fahrenheit
>it was a gay dude

>>18071703
He wanted to fuck, just testing the waters to see if you were receptive.

should I blind buy Eau de Rochas Homme?
I want another aromatic green citrus freshie to go with my Cerruti 1881. also considering Eau Sauvage, which I like though it's a little pricey for something that performs like an eau de cologne on my skin

Just smelled Grey Flannel for the first time. It is honestly pretty good. It is the first fragrance I've smelled that has very noticeable floral notes that also wasn't sweet. Are there any other fragrances that have fairly noticeable floral notes that are also not sweet, or only very very slightly sweet?

>>18071777
yes, many

>>18071797
jpg lm?

>>18071797
What was this comment concerning? It is never not ok for a straight man to worry about coming off as gay.

>>18067972
You're joking right? Its fucking terrible

>>18071777
Grey Flannel smells really good in the dry down. Given how inexpensive it is, I think it is a safe buy for everyone to add to their collection.

>>18071511
>picrelated

>>18071478
no, don't be retarded

>>18071515
>>18071519
based (except for greed amongus ofc but the biggest problem there is not the scent)

Lads, /our girl/ has yet another new video up This time she has some fragrances for men to wear that will let them smell like they are putting on the Ritz without putting them in the poor house.

>>18068621
Excellent. Easily lasts 8+ hours and smells fantastic, especially for the cost. It became one of my go-to dailies very quickly.

>>18069647
It's honestly a good all-rounder. Fruity enough to work in the hotter seasons and the spice/vanilla works wonders in colder weather.

>>18071201
There's something about it that gives me a headache but the girls I've been with love it

>>18070188
Why is the wall so relentless and unforgiving, bros?

What are some good powdery colognes with vanilla that's not Givenchy Pi? Not niche.

>>18072207
Givenchy gentleman line are all powdery/iris

iris and white florals are gay

>>18072231
Iris? Gay.
Tuberose? Very gay.
Neroli? Not gay.

>>18072235
true
neroli is barely floral though. the flower itself is small. same with orange blossom and petitgrain

>>18072231
What about violet?

>>18072207
aren't all the Le Males kinda powdery and vanilla-like?

>>18072255
not really feminine. i still avoid it.
>>18072256
really just the original and elixir are powdery.

>>18072275
>>18072275
>>18072275

>>18072278
I love this video. It gives me hope.

>>18072278
mfw i link to the wrong post
>>18072273

Actual link to OP and not 1st post
>>18072273
>>18072273
>>18072273

>>18070759
yes I own it. very divisive. Completely conceptual (vs. natural); notes online is 'alhehydes,' frankincense and amber. It's meant to smell like freshly steam-pressed clothes. This is bullshit

This smells like the vacuum of space where the Sun's rays burn all of emptiness forever. Black pepper and burned gunpowder followed by the astringent frankincense then after a while opening up to the thinnest note of vanilla. I can tell why the 60 year old women who shop at Dior gave it such a shit rating. This one requires a bit of courage to get into, and doesn't have a hint of sweetness.

>>18072207
Jaipur Homme
Dior Homme Original / Intense
Lalique Lion