FRAGRANCE GENERAL

[Anonymous No.10347651]

Previous thread 300+: >>10315717
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BBC perfume documentary (part 1 of 3):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annRzLYrRwM
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general info
http://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/
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various fragrance communities/review sites
http://www.fragrantica.com/
http://www.basenotes.net/
http://www.nstperfume.com/
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w2c samples
http://www.luckyscent.com/
http://www.decantshop.com/
http://surrendertochance.com/
http://theperfumedcourt.com/
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on DIY fragrances
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/

[Anonymous No.10347697]

>>10347625
some (relatively) cheap cool weather citrusy scents:

Lalique Pour Homme Lion
Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme
Tauer Orange Star (if you don't mind spending some more)

[Anonymous No.10347704]

>>10347651
Thoughts on Versace Eros?
Copped recently at some dank sale. Really digging it so far.

[Anonymous No.10347740]

>>10347704

smelled and wanted to puke. 2 fucking sweet for me

[Anonymous No.10347750]

[Anonymous No.10347865]

>>10347750
The Intense version of this is actually really nice. Not the biggest fan of Ralph Lauren fragrances but I was surprised

[Anonymous No.10347882]

Chanel Bleu and Allure Sport and the ones I use right now.

Really want You First by David Naman

[Anonymous No.10347912]

CAn any1 tell me a summer fragrance with cardamom as main note? I found only voyage d'Hermes

[Anonymous No.10347987]

What are some good Geranium scents? My GF wants some Frederic Malle scent but its extremely pricey.

[Anonymous No.10347996]

>>10347704
i enjoy it a lot, very nice alternative to one million

[Anonymous No.10348027]

>>10347912
You might be hard pressed to find one, Cardamom just isn't a popular note in summer fragrances. I did a little bit of research and the only two I could find were

Hermes Un Jardin Apres la Mousson
Calvin Klein Truth

[Anonymous No.10348128]

>>10347912
not the main note, but cardamom is very prominent in Bvlgari Blv pour homme (this one is a bargain as well, great for its price) and Crabtree & Evelyn Persian Tea

[Anonymous No.10348162]

>>10347987
try Diptyque Eau de lierre
or CoSTUME NATIONAL Cyber Garden, though it's a bit masculine and a bit "anti-perfume" with its prominent vinyl note

tbh though, geranium is probably the one floral note that is considered more masculine that the rest

[Anonymous No.10348412]

In the last thread people were wondering about Midnight in Paris.
You can buy it at its CHEAP price here

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MHA0Y3Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1441567315&sr=8-2&keywords=midnight+in+paris+perfume&dpPl=1&dpID=51xDxAUOa8L&ref=plSrch&pi=SY200_QL40

From what I understand the perfume is superior to the Edt. Look around and you'll see a cheaper price for the EDT (if you want it instead)

[Anonymous No.10348453]

hows green irish tweed?
im a big fan of aventus, but thats about it as far as creed fragrances go. GIT smells like cucumbers on paper, but i know thats not a proper assessment of it

[Anonymous No.10349263]

>>10347697
>Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather
yeah, this shit is great

[Anonymous No.10349693]

>>10348412
Been meaning to check that out and that price was too good to pass up. Thanks anon!

>>10348453
GIT is undeniably great, but resembles many other aquatics. I haven't touched my bottle in years, alas. I know it's a meme, but it really does smell like a slightly higher quality Cool Water with a couple subtle differences.

[Anonymous No.10349785]

>>10348020
>>Is D&G light blue as ubiquitous on girls as AdG is on men?
>FWIW it's not on the top 50 women's most worn in the last year: http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=girls&t=year

http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=boys&t=year

No AdG either on basenotes' top 50. Basenotes isn't used by people who wear those frags apparently

[Anonymous No.10349815]

>>10349785
AdG is in the top 50 for all time wears, however. Guess its popularity has waned finally. But yes, BN I think caters to the "more discerning" fragrance wearer.

[Anonymous No.10349831]

>>10349693
>Been meaning to check that out and that price was too good to pass up. Thanks anon!

No problem mate. I ordered the EDP last week. Hope it gets here soon.

[Anonymous No.10349867]

>>10349815

Imagine a person who wears AdG every day going to basenotes and entering the fact that they wear AdG every day into the scent of the day feature lmao

BN has no data on the popularity of fragrances among the general populace.

[Anonymous No.10349873]

>>10349867
3 people i know who don't even know or care anything about fragrances own AdG
>>10349815

[Anonymous No.10349886]

>>10349867
>Imagine a person who wears AdG every day

[Anonymous No.10350387]

i want something sweet and fruity

recs?

[Anonymous No.10350419]

>>10350387
Etat Libre d'Orange Secretions Magnifique

[Anonymous No.10350480]

>>10350419
stop being a faggot

[Anonymous No.10350567]

>>10350480
You first.

[Anonymous No.10350596]

>>10349886

Is it bad if I own AdG?

[Anonymous No.10350607]

>>10350567
>y-you f-first
hhahahahhaha what a little bitch boi

sorry about your assdevastation? i was just looking for some recs yung fucktard

[Anonymous No.10350621]

>>10350596
Nah, it's actually a nice scent. I just have associations from growing up in NYC with Goombahs drenched in AdG and hair gel.

[Anonymous No.10351042]

Since thread needs a bump, thought I'd review every frag in my collection, in order of preference

Playboy Ibiza- it's just so fucking clean and it goes perfectly with my natural scent. idc how pleb it is, this frag is my favorite
Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche- really similar to Bleu but more lemony and less masculine, but in a good way
Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisee- tremendous scent, best opening of my frags by far. A little too vetiver-y on the drydown
Avon Musk Marine- fucking great for Avon, I wear this on lazy days around the house or going someplace unimportant
Bleu de Chanel- it's great, no doubt. Not really my style, smells a little cheap honestly but obviously I don't care about that a ton.
Guess Seductive- basically just an amber frag but the opening is pretty interesting and "seductive." Definitely a young person's scent
La Nuit- if the incense was less prevalent I'd move this up the list
Diesel Plus Plus- too many notes, sometimes i catch a wiff and fall in love with it again, sometimes it makes me sick to my stomach.
Malbec- wish it didn't give me a headache
One Million- kinda gay and played out
Perry Ellis 360 red- bought it because it's supposed to be a lime scent but I barely get that. It's kinda metallic-y to me tbh
Tommy Bahama Set Sail St. Barts- bought it when I was on my lime kick, tremendous beginning but quickly turns to nasty crap
Creed Virgin Island Water- just got a decant, batch I got was too strong on the coconut. Okay but for the price it's definitely not worth it to me to buy a bottle

Any suggestions to my collection, anything that I'm lacking

[Anonymous No.10351491]

Is there such a thing as a "universal cap" that fits most bottles? I have some capless testers that I would rather be capped.

[Anonymous No.10351913]

>>10351042
i'll do similar, but just have them in tiers and for every scent i can (sorta) remember. anyone want any thoughts on a particular scent, ask and i'll do my best

GOD TIER
Etat Libre d'Orange Fils de Dieu...
L'Artisan Fou d'Absinthe
Le Labo Labdanum 18
Tauer Orange Star

HIGH TIER
Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Cipresso di Toscano
Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Mirto di Panarea
D'Orsay Tilleul
Hermes Mandarine Ambree
Le Labo Bergamote 22
Le Labo Lys 41
Le Labo Vetiver 46

GOOD TIER
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed Himalaya
Commes des Garcons 2
The Different Company Un Parfum De Charmes et Feuilles
The Different Company Sel de Vetiver
Lalique White
Le Labo Iris 39
Le Labo Ylang 49

OK TIER
Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa
Bvlgari Blv pour homme
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed Virgin Island Water
Clinique Happy For Men
Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'eau
Hermes Concentree d'Orange Verte
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Hermes Un Jardin Sur le Nil
L'Artisan Dzonghka
L'Artisan Timbuktu
Prada Amber pour homme (Prada Man)
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme

LOW TIER
Burberry Brit For Men
Chanel No. 5
Creed Aventus
D'Orsay Arome 3
D'Orsay Etiquette Bleue
Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme
L'Artisan Bois Farine
Lalique Hommage a L'Homme
Lalique Encre Noire
Le Labo Oud 26
Le Labo Patchouli 24
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
TokyoMilk La Vie La Mort

SHIT TIER
Cartier Eau de Cartier Concentree
L'Artisan Coeur de Vetiver Sacre
Le Labo AnOther 13
Le Labo Rose 31
Le Labo Santal 33
TokyoMilk Poe's Tobacco
TokyoMilk Waltz

[Anonymous No.10352078]

Opinions of the Les Exclusifs de Chanel line? I've heard that they're marketed to women but are essentially totally unisex, is this true?

[Anonymous No.10352119]

Thoughts on this? L'occitane is apparently willing to send me sticks sprayed with the stuff (not samples). Not sure what good that'll do me, so I thought I'd ask.

[Anonymous No.10352123]

>>10351913
how did fou d'absinthe end up so high on the list. nice collection, I might go downtown and grab a bottle of orange star
>>10352078
go to any chanel boutique and test them. beige and cuir de russie are my faves. just be careful cause theyre big enough to wear you

[Anonymous No.10352136]

>>10352119
l'occitane is popular enough you should be able to find a stockist if not a retailer in your area

[Anonymous No.10352141]

>>10352078
>essentially totally unisex
probably

like 90% of all perfumes are really unisex imo; gender categories in fragrance are really only consumer guides, only the extremes on each side of the continuum would be difficult for the opposite gender to pull off

you're going to have to smell them yourself and make a decision whether or not they're for you

[Anonymous No.10352172]

>>10352123
>fou d'absinthe
i really liked the underlying sweetness it added to the more traditional fougere scent, and realized i really had to get a bottle after the first ~45 min. to an hour and the anise note started to become more prominent

and i don't want to misrepresent myself, so most of that list are just samples and not full bottles i've had

[Anonymous No.10352374]

>>10352078
They're totally unisex. They're marketed to women the same way e.g. CK One and Tom Ford Black Orchid are marketed to women (because women are easy targets when it comes to buying things).

My favourite is Bel Respiro but I also love Bois des Îles. I live in Canada and can find them at Holt Renfrew.

[Anonymous No.10352379]

>>10351913
Quarterback?

[Anonymous No.10352391]

Margiela Replica Jazz Club is fucking great.

Just bought some CDG Wonderwood, smells great over time and ages on everything like a fine wine.

Bleu Chanel is basic go to daytime for me, want to get some CDG AmazingGreen because it smells like wet palm leaves and overall is the freshest thing I've ever smelled.

[Anonymous No.10352438]

What are your guys experiences with any versace fragrances?

[Anonymous No.10352514]

>>10352379
Nope. Does he still post here?

[Anonymous No.10352532]

>>10352438
Been wearing the Versace Eau de Fraiche for a few years now. Good, safe scent for hot weather that gets complimented from time to time. I don't really care for the top citrusy notes, but the dry down is always very relaxing for me.

[Anonymous No.10352691]

>>10352374
CK One was always unisex-marketed, and that was the whole point. "One" fragrance for people, right? It was like the first unisex mass-market designer fragrance. Or have they changed up since 92?

[Anonymous No.10352716]

>>10352438
pour homme, eau fraiche and eros are the big players.
pour homme is a nice substitute for allure homme sport, eau fraiche is a goat hot weather fragrance and eros is very sweet and a nice replacement for one million.

[Anonymous No.10352720]

>>10352691
i can't say i've seen it marketed either way in a long time, but it's always in the women's section of sephora from my experience.

[Anonymous No.10352764]

>>10351491
Not that I'm aware of, but some houses can share caps. Like most Lutens could use the same cap, fwiw...

[Anonymous No.10352786]

>>10352078
I'm a (straight) man and I have and fucking love Coromandel and Sycomore. Sycomore might just be my favorite vetiver scent, and that's saying a lot.

[Anonymous No.10352837]

>>10352119
>we'll send you some sticks
That won't do you much good. Neither will this I bet, but I went to a mall, asked a Sephora SA if I could have some empty sample atomizers, walked over to a L'Occitane store and asked it it would be OK to spray a couple ml of some of their scents I was interested in in to said atomizers. Everyone was totally nice and eager to please.

That said. I ended up buying EdB. It's a really nice masculine vanilla and woods fragrance. A little too sweet to be a signature scent for me, but not too sweet for an occasional wear. I own a lot of frags, however.

Assuming you live nowhere near a store, so you might inquire about their return policy. If you ordered it, could you return the open bottle if you hated it?

[Anonymous No.10352879]

Could you guys provide some kind of entry-level infographic for given budget, i really have no idea where to start

[Anonymous No.10353058]

>>10352879

I'm on the same boat as him. I'm a complete pleb with fragrance and I need one for everyday use.

I've only used:

1.Cool Water - seems nice
2.Lacoste Challenge- nice but kinda plebby (idk) but girls like it, definitely the most compliments
3.Antonio Banderas Blue - I actually love this one but it doesn't seem to last long? Cheap tho
4.Burberry Weekend- meh(only got this as a present like 5 years ago still barely used) , no compliments at all from this one
5.Ralph Lauren Blue Sport - nice but can be better tbh

Can you guys give a couple suggestions?

[Anonymous No.10353162]

>>10352837
I'm not in America, but I found a retailer in my area that carries it online, so hopefully they'll have it at their store. It's a pain to live in a place where the selection is so small. I tried on some La nuit (wich I haven't done before) and let's just say I had smelled it before, not knowing what it was. Boooring.

[Anonymous No.10353171]

>>10352879
>>10353058
The best advice I can give is to read these threads, look up interesting fragrances on Fragrantica, and then go try them on.

[Anonymous No.10353257]

>>10352879
>>10353058
>>10353171
The one infographic I've seen posted here was pretty weak. These two links should get you started:
http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=boys&t=alltime
http://www.basenotes.net/forums/24-Just-Starting-Out

>>10353162
>not in America
Figured.
>Boooring
Agreed.

[Anonymous No.10353448]

>>10352879
this infographic is kinda old and wasn't to great to begin with

the other one that gets posted is irredeemably shit (it's the one that tries to pair fragrances based on wardrobe)

[Anonymous No.10353526]

>>10353448
Yep that's the one.

>fresh, young and sexy
>GV, ES, TdH, LdI
Not saying they're bad, but they are certainly not as described

>less versatile
>GIT, MI
Two of the most versatile scents out there.

>unique, off the wall
>LdDM, Rose 31
>Amber and spices, rose and woods.
>WHOA WACKY

[Anonymous No.10353826]

I got some david beckham classic cologne as a gift, should I wear it?

[Anonymous No.10353833]

>Sold these for $50

Feels good man.

[Anonymous No.10353910]

>>10353833
about how many ml each?

[Anonymous No.10353935]

>>10353910
Not sure, more than 10ml about, that was one of the contingencies of the sale, that I wouldn't "estimate" how much juice was in each bottle. Because some pissbaby might open a claim if he doesn't agree with the amount

[Anonymous No.10354294]

I can get Joop! Home for free, should I do it? does it even smell decently?

[Anonymous No.10354304]

>>10354294
It's a really sweet fragrance, it's hit or miss. if that's what you like then go ahead.

[Anonymous No.10354365]

>>10354294
>for free
what do you have to lose? if you like it, you got a free bottle of good fragrance. if you don't, you can toss it or give it away without remorse.

[Anonymous No.10354372]

>>10354294
If you are at all interested in frags, it's a landmark scent and one that you should at least be familiar with. At the very least, you'll know what a club circa 1990 smelled like: Joop! and cigarettes. In fact, I read it was formulated to be loud enough to cut through the smell of cigarettes. If you are going to be around people, go very easy on the trigger: one maybe two sprays max. Who knows? You might even like it. I don't.

[Anonymous No.10354406]

who /mementus/ here?

I like it a lot, but for the price of this shit the longevity and duration is pretty shit.

probably gonna sell it.

[Anonymous No.10354420]

>>10354406
>longevity and duration is pretty shit

you sure it's not just olfactory fatigue on your end? my decant of it lasts for-fucking-ever

[Anonymous No.10354426]

>>10354420
maybe I need to ask if other people can sent it, I didn't got any complements yet. Or maybe your batch was better on this department.

[Anonymous No.10354455]

>>10354426
I get compliments from mine. Got 3 on the same day.

[Anonymous No.10354480]

>>10354426
only frag i've ever been complimented on. ironically, i hate Aventus. after awhile the woody-pineapple-peppery-musk mix i get from it makes me physically sick

[Anonymous No.10355163]

>>10353526
>rose and woods
probably referring to the rose+cumin re: Rose 31 more than anything else

will agree that infograph needs some work

[Anonymous No.10355171]

I bought some of that CB I Hate Perfume shit in the sticky, how fucked am I.

[Anonymous No.10355182]

>>10355163
>probably referring to the rose+cumin re: Rose 31 more than anything else
I was indeed referring to Rose 31. Was my syntax difficult to parse? As I said, I get rose and woods and I'll thank you not to put words in my mouth.

[Anonymous No.10355308]

>>10355182
i was saying Rose 31 in indeed unconventional due to the rose and cumin/caraway combo despite you implying it's just another woody floral scent

calm down

[Anonymous No.10355352]

I got a sample of Clive Christian C today. smells way too fucking strong. pretty sure half a spray would choke a room out

[Anonymous No.10355387]

Currently my everyday go-to. So clean.

[Anonymous No.10355663]

>>10355308
Whoa did I read that one wrong. Sorry anon!

But Rose 31 is hardly what you implied I implied. It is the loveliest rose scent I've smelled to date outside of Amouage Homage, and yes it has cumin and caraway, but after it dries down, I mainly get the cedar and oud.

[Anonymous No.10355895]

>>10348412

nice, i ordered mine from strawberryNET.com because i'm a eurofag... are they even trustworthy?

[Anonymous No.10355967]

Can anyone recommend me any perfume/colognes that have a nice beach smell, and/or one that has a wood-like scent to it

[Anonymous No.10356219]

>>10355967
Heeley Sel Marin
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt
Tom Ford Private Blend Costa Azzurra

[Anonymous No.10356292]

>>10355387
Which one would you recommend?

[Anonymous No.10356451]

>>10354480
thank fuck, I thought I was the only one. It smells like someone poured pine-sol in an ash tray to me

[Anonymous No.10356508]

>>10355895
Yeah but they charge you a $10 fee

[Anonymous No.10357186]

>>10355967

I've been searching for a similar marine type fragrance. CB Mr. Hulot's Holiday sounds like what you might be looking for.

[Anonymous No.10357377]

>>10353448
>Molecule 01
>Marketing, Suggestion
Lel

[Anonymous No.10358617]

>>10357377

I actually "smelled" this shit at barney's yesterday.

I say "smelled" because I couldn't smell shit off 2 big ass sprays on my hand.

Is Iso E Super the MSG of perfumes?

[Anonymous No.10358651]

Alright /fa/, what are some surprisingly good frags despite their shitty or unusual origins?

I don't just mean cheap clone brands like Cuba Paris or whatever. I mean things like Celebrity/movie tie-ins/etc. frags. Or brands that do not have such a great reputation.

Examples:
>24 Gold
literally a frag based on the Jack Bauer show with impressive scent and incredible performance.
>Jordan Legend
celebrity/superstar athlete's frag that later was copied by niche and designer houses.
>Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch
Brotastic mall brand produces one of the most complemented frags of the past decade. Price surprisingly high.

[Anonymous No.10358720]

>>10358651
>and incredible performance

Well, it had to last for a whole 24 hours while chasing terrorists and dodging international conflicts.

[Anonymous No.10358734]

What should I buy?
I usually wear a cool water knockoff/burberry london depending on what i'm wearing.
I'm not interested in anything fruity, everything i've tried or smelled I haven't liked at all.
I'll probably be okay throwing down up to about 80$ per bottle.

[Anonymous No.10358772]

>>10354406
you probably got a bad batch
creed makes some shit n great batches

[Anonymous No.10358792]

>>10358651
I got this shit from Bath and Body works for like 5 dollars called Dark Amber, smells divine and lasts close to 8 hours

[Anonymous No.10359172]

Fucking A, this thread should ONLY contain cologne that people have received more than 3 compliments on.

[Anonymous No.10359185]

>>10359172
then all the cheap fragrances would show up
get real loser
why do you want to smell like everyone else?

[Anonymous No.10359193]

>>10359172
So fags like you can go out and buy them? Test and try your own shit faggot

[Anonymous No.10359222]

>>10359185
>>10359193
Yeah I live in a medium sized town in Louisiana, I need to stand out as much as possible from all these rednecks. Don't hate my nigs.

[Anonymous No.10359225]

>>10359222
i use dior eau sauvage, versace man eau fraiche, and TF oud wood
i live in vegas so its hot here, but not humid like louisiana
all 3 of those fragrances are pretty popular and get less popular the more expensive they are
what are you looking for in a fragrance?

[Anonymous No.10359232]

>>10359222
Secretions Magnifiques by Etat Libre d`Orange

[Anonymous No.10359240]

>>10359225
Something clean smelling that's not overpowering and not too soft like a freshly applied deodorant. A pleasent scent for cooler weather(60's that feel like 70's weather) now that that's approaching.

[Anonymous No.10359242]

>>10359232
>Secretions Magnifiques by Etat Libre d`Orange
I'm don't want to use the shit you use to water your mothers grave with.

[Anonymous No.10359338]

>>10359172
>wearing fragrances for compliments
lol

[Anonymous No.10359575]

>>10358651
>Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch
Woods by A&F is now a rare gem. The vintage ones are going for like 300$+ on eBay.

[Anonymous No.10359798]

>>10358617
>I couldn't smell shit off 2 big ass sprays
Probably because of all the ambient iso-e-super, from other perfumes that were getting sprayed.

[Anonymous No.10359914]

>>10356508
$10 dollar fee for what? shipping? because i obivously payed for shipping but are they gonna fuck me over later?

[Anonymous No.10359963]

>>10359914
yes, shipping. read your invoice to see if they already included it (they most likely did)

strawberrynet.com/customer-service/faq/#15

[Anonymous No.10360144]

>>10359242
That doesn't even make sense

[Anonymous No.10360164]

>>10360144
I think he's saying that Anon sweats, bleeds, and ejaculates on his mother's grave.

[Anonymous No.10360685]

>>10358617
>the MSG of perfumes
Good analogy

It's supposed to emphasize your individual "natural scent" and be a bit woodsy with a slightvmusky/animalic undertone; it's frequently used to mimic cedar.

A lot of people also layer it with another fragrance as they claim it boosts longevity and projection.

[Anonymous No.10361017]

this smells pretty good but I want to slap whoever designed the bottle. Terrible dimensions, unwieldy, and the fucking wood feels like it's gonna give me splinters.

[Anonymous No.10361055]

>>10361017
>I want to slap whoever designed the bottle
Picture related.

[Anonymous No.10361227]

>>10361017
The corners/edges are sharp as fuck too.

[Anonymous No.10361241]

>>10361017
MDCI and Le Labo have shit bottles, too, but due to pretension rather than design

[Anonymous No.10361242]

don't know if this is considered pleb tier, but I've had girls bury their face in my shirt to get a good whiff of this. it's definitely a crowd pleaser and is a great winter time fragrance.

[Anonymous No.10361341]

This has to be the worst frag I've smelled yet. Why does this even exist? Who even wears this shit?

[Anonymous No.10362099]

>>10352438
The dreamer is a v.nice patchouli scent. Similar to 1 million if you have smelled that.

[Anonymous No.10362107]

>>10347651
Can anybody ref me a fragrance that smells like rain? The nice smell of rain, not the bad one.

[Anonymous No.10362200]

>>10362107
Le Labo Neroli 36 reminds me of wet pavement, post-spring shower in a suburban neighborhood

[Anonymous No.10362379]

>>10359172
>tfw you've never once got a compliment on any "cologne"
>received many compliments when i wore axe

i don't know what to think about getting compliments

[Anonymous No.10362409]

>>10362107
The smell of rain is called "Petrichor"

That being said, try
Demeter Rain
Demeter Thunderstorm
Hermes Un Jardin Apres la Mousson
Miller Harris La Pluie

[Anonymous No.10362644]

>>10362409
>the smell of rain is called petrichor
thank you for dropping this knowledge on me, anon

[Anonymous No.10362648]

if I like the way The Dreamer smells, what else do you think I would like? I'm getting a paycheck this friday and looking to buy something new.

[Anonymous No.10362806]

>>10361242
>girls
>Bury
That's all I needed to hear, Armani rep #562

[Anonymous No.10363235]

Just go to France and buy something at Fragonard. They have god-tier fragrances and companies like Hugo Boss buy perfume essence from their factories. But unlike Hugo Boss you have up to 20-25% of essence in Fragonard's fragrances while in Hugo Boss and any other it's up to 10-12%. And they're also cheap as fuck for that kind of superior quality - 59 euros for a bottle of 600 ml and you get vaporisateur for free.

[Anonymous No.10363261]

>>10356292
KYOTO

[Anonymous No.10363344]

>>10363235
>600ml
what is anyone gonna do with that much of a single fragrance
that's like a chemical weapon

[Anonymous No.10363515]

regardless if i where cologne, deodarant at the end of the day i smell like shit cuz i sweat a lot and play sports. only way to not smell shit is to shower every 2 hours. and also even if i dont do shit by the end of the day i smell bad. fucking done

[Anonymous No.10363821]

>>10363261
weeb spotted

[Anonymous No.10363970]

>>10362648
Well, the Dreamer is a pretty unique scent, I honestly can't think of anything out there that smells similar. That said, the main notes I get from it are Tobacco and Tonka Bean, so, I would suggest looking at scents that have those as listed notes

[Anonymous No.10364006]

>>10361341
Remember getting this as a present.

First spray made me puke. Thought it was expired or some shit

[Anonymous No.10364682]

>>10361341
not gonna lie, this was my shit in middle school

[Anonymous No.10365585]

>>10350419
>>10359232
>Secretions Magnifiques

what are some other novelty/"troll" perfumes out there?

[Anonymous No.10365684]

>>10365585
see
>>10361341

[Anonymous No.10366079]

>>10365585
Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist

[Anonymous No.10367147]

Anyone have experience with YSL Body Kouros?

[Anonymous No.10367152]

[Anonymous No.10367174]

>>10367147
Sure. Own a bottle. It's the only fragrance I can recall with a noticeable eucalyptus note done right. Also been the source of several unsolicited female compliments. However, it is fairly linear and doesn't have too many notes, so it didn't really hold my interest. Still like it a lot, but I'll only wear it a couple times a year now.

[Anonymous No.10367219]

>>10367174
Thanks. Would you recommend it as someones first fragrance?

[Anonymous No.10367233]

>>10367219
You could do a lot worse for your first fragrance. You likely won't be smelling like anyone else, and like I said chicks dig it. It tends towards a clubby fragrance, but it would do well at work too. It doesn't skew young or old, or even modern or old-fashioned. Very well-balanced in that regard. I might not want to bust it out when the weather gets really hot and muggy, but that is really the only limitation I can think of. Of course, I always recommend sampling first, but it's not too expensive IIRC, so I say go for it.

[Anonymous No.10367282]

>>10367233
thanks fam, I love you have a great day

[Anonymous No.10367286]

>>10367282
My pleasure. Enjoy anon.

[Anonymous No.10367314]

>>10367286
Also just wondering what are your current favourite fragrances as you seem like a knowledgeable chap. I'm interested in reading as much as I can about the fragrance game

[Anonymous No.10367355]

smelled tom ford for the first time in my life lately. my god, i now understand the hype.

[Anonymous No.10367359]

>>10367355
today*, not lately. ffs.

[Anonymous No.10367433]

>>10367355
which Tom Ford?

[Anonymous No.10367495]

>>10367174
>>10367147

I always sort of disliked the smell of Eucalyptus even before I got into frags. Strangely this seems like a common thing for most guys, and the opposite is true for most women. Men just don't like eucalyptus for whatever reason. Most frag reviewers talk about this too when they review body kouros. Tons of women absolutely love it and any guys they ask say it's gross

[Anonymous No.10367745]

>>10367355
You smelled him? What was he wearing?

[Anonymous No.10367797]

Anyone got recommendations similar to YSL's Avant Garde? I prefer spicy scents to fruit, especially with fall/winter coming on in the near future.

[Anonymous No.10368204]

Going partying, it's about 20 C outside. Dior Homme Intense, Dior Homme Sport og D&G Pour Homme?

[Anonymous No.10368225]

R8 my noob colection

Adg
Dior Fahrenheit
YSL la nuit de l'homme
L'Artisan tea for two

[Anonymous No.10368236]

>>10367147
Better than le male
(I own both)

[Anonymous No.10368240]

>>10368204
either Dior Homme Intense or D&G Pour Homme

i'd go DHI but whatever you feel

[Anonymous No.10368254]

>>10368225
Ditch Acqua di Gio and Fahrenheit (unless you really love Fahrenheit, then I guess you can keep it). YSL La Meme is totally up to you, too. L'Artisan is cool, but I'm not familiar with Tea For Two.

[Anonymous No.10368270]

>>10368254

I thought Fahrenheit is really good

[Anonymous No.10368413]

>>10368204
D&G Pour Homme

Too hot for DHI and a little too cold for DHS

[Anonymous No.10368421]

>>10368225
Not bad, you can do much better than ADG for a warm weather scent though

[Anonymous No.10368760]

>>10348412
I posted this after buying my bottle for $18. Then it was $21, $25, and now $37.
Did anyone here blind buy it? Still waiting for my EDP, hopefully it'll be here Monday

[Anonymous No.10368947]

>>10368421
>>10368254

Yes, i love Fahrenheit. It remind me of when I was a child and I was picking sour cheries on top of my gramps garage(benzin ofc). I tought it was regarded a pretty high quality scent

I'm having a hard time finding something for summer, at least in the designer field. I smelt almost everything thats recomended and I still find that I like adg best, reminds me of beach vacation. I live somewhere where people don't have it

[Anonymous No.10368975]

>>10367314
Honestly, there are some good links in the sticky. Poke around and get some knowledge but def try a bunch. Hopefully you live near some stores that give out samples, or at least have testers that you can spray on yourself.

Check out:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/212334-Which-scent-gets-you-the-most-female-compliments/page213?p=3327074&viewfull=1#post3327074
http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=boys&t=alltime
http://www.basenotes.net/forums/24-Just-Starting-Out

The first two should give you a check list to try of the most popular ones. Bear in mind basenotes caters to enthusiasts who don't mind dropping hundreds of dollars on a bottle, so just ignore the Creeds for now unless you're rich. Honestly, they're good, but I don't think they're 10x as good as a lot of designer frags. Speaking of which, picture related is as close to a top ten as I have. All those have gotten female compliments, except M7. I do tend to prefer more "mature" scents, but I just find frags that are marketed toward young people tend to be too sweet for my tastes.

Well, good luck and enjoy the journey, anon.

[Anonymous No.10368979]

>>10367495
>Men just don't like eucalyptus
Ha, that's why I said "done right" because I associate euc with Vick's Vapo Rub or Hall's cough drops. It's not too medicinal in BK, so done right.

[Anonymous No.10368994]

>>10368254
>Ditch...Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit is GoAT-tier. And AdG is very nice. You just saying that because they're popular? Let me guess, you stop listening to bands you like when they get popular too?

[Anonymous No.10369029]

>>10348412
>>10368760
Haha, guess what just arrived? Glad I scored it for $18 + tax. Thanks anon! So far i's reminding me quite a bit of 360º Black for Men, Bulgari Black and Lolita Lempicka au Masculin.

[Anonymous No.10369296]

>>10369029
No problem m8, it's the parfum right? Do you like it?
Does it have a rubber note? since you mentioned Bulgari Black.

Can't wait for mine, I'll take it for a spin when the weather is colder

[Anonymous No.10369329]

>>10368270
>I thought Fahrenheit is really good
>deleted 6 hours later
/fa/ what are you doing we need more love for the mainstream when it's going in the right direction

[Anonymous No.10369331]

>>10369329
Also is this just me or is Dior the best fashion house in all regards?

[Anonymous No.10369340]

>>10369296
EdP yep. The rubber note which isn't listed and I think is a combo of tea/leather was very present at open, but now it's dried down a bit and the incense is coming out. Still getting wafts of anise, which drew the LLaM comparison. So far, I'd say this was a warmer BB, and a less sweet 360º Black or LLaM.

[Anonymous No.10369374]

>>10369329
Yeah >>10368270 should have stuck to his guns.

>>10369331
I flip flop. Some of my favorites of the ones I've tried are:

YSL:
Kouros
BK
M7
Rive Gauche pH
Jazz
Opium

Chanel:
Égoïste
Antaeus
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée

Dior:
Fahrenheit
DH and flankers
Eau Sauvage Parfum

Of those, I hold Égoïste and Antaeus in such high regard, I have to give it to Chanel, but I also consider Kouros and Fahrenheit 10/10 frags, so it's tough.

[Anonymous No.10369426]

>>10369340
Is it too feminine?
what would you give it on a scale of 1 to 5

[Anonymous No.10369547]

>>10369426
Not too feminine, and more importantly imo, not too powdery. I've only been wearing it for the first time for a couple hours and have no idea as to longevity or sillage yet, although it's not striking me as a sillage monster, so based on initial impression, I'd say somewhere around 3-3.5/5. Mind you, if I didn't already own two frags very similar to it, I'd probably go higher.

[Anonymous No.10369920]

>>10369331
Hermes is the best w/r/t designer fragrances

[Anonymous No.10370198]

>>10367355
which TF frag is it?
i only like TV TL oud wood n noir de noir
rest of them are pretty shit

[Anonymous No.10370319]

how would you guys go about introducing someone to perfume? i'm buying my friend perfume for her birthday but she has no idea about any of it, what are some scents that are 'typical' of each sort of family so she can figure out what she likes? i'm pretty new to the fragrance game myself too but i at least have a couple of things i like - she has nothing at all.

[Anonymous No.10370329]

>>10367433
>>10370198

we tried TV, TL, and grey vetiver. i really liked all of them but i don't really know enough about fragrances to have much to compare them to. still, i'm really impressed.

[Anonymous No.10370403]

>>10370319
I'd take her on a trip to a high end department store so you both can smell some different frags, maybe try on one or two and hopefully walk away with a bunch of samples. I'd recommend not buying something you just smelled that day; you should wear something more than a couple times to see how it develops on you throughout the day.

If there are no stores near you, I'd say get her a bunch of samples. Perfume is too personal to just buy a full bottle too quickly, especially since you guys are newbs.

Oh, and this is from the OP:
http://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/fragrance-families/
and here's a list of popular things to try:
http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=girls&t=alltime

[Anonymous No.10370422]

>>10370319
Never saw any women frags discussion here. Someone has any good ones? Entry level? Designer? Meme? actually good, whatever?

[Anonymous No.10370659]

>>10370403
that sounds good, i was planning on going to a big department store anyway because there aren't many other options re: shopping where i live. i was planning on going more than once but i don't want it to be too tedious for her so i was hoping there'd be something i could do to narrow down the process. like i know florals generally work pretty well on me and i already have a couple different frags but she's starting from absolute zero.
samples sounds like a great idea! do you mean those box sets that you see in duty free at the airport all the time? or is there some other way to get samples that i'm not aware of? thanks for the links :)
>>10370422
yeah, me neither. i was hoping there'd be someone with some idea, but if not looks like there are plenty of other places i can go to read about it.

[Anonymous No.10370699]

>>10370659
>samples
In order of preference, you can get samples at high end dept stores or boutiques, or a Sephora or the like. I'm in the US, and I hear we have it pretty good wrt that. Hopefully wherever you are is comparable. Next, you can write to each house and ask them for samples. Some will blow you off, and some will send you some, esp if you live some place where they are not accessible. Next would be buying them, either on eBay or buying decants in the links in the OP.

And as far as narrowing it down, I guess you can use the bn link I posted earlier as a kind of checklist for what's popular. Also http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/ does a good job of explaining frag groups. But honestly, I don't think there's any shortcut to actually smelling stuff in person. Esp if you're new and can't picture a scent by its description, you dig? If she's in to it, it won't be tedious. If I have time to kill in a mall or dept store, you know I'm gonna be chatting up the fragrance counter reps and checking out new stuff. And getting some samples of course. I think if you genuinely are interested in something, the (good) reps will respond to that and try to help you out.

[Anonymous No.10370710]

Dunhill's Blue for men is an affordable but very refined aftershave. I'd have to say that it surprises me how nice this is without making your smell like you work in a cake bakery that specializes in vanilla vodka flavoring.

Try it out next time you pass a seller.

[Anonymous No.10370864]

>>10370699
Write as in email? Have you done that yourself before? How does it generally work out? Also do you have to pay for samples?
That sounds great. I was in there the other day and the person I talked to was really friendly, so hopefully that'll be the trend rather than the exception. You've been really really helpful, thank you so much!

[Anonymous No.10370951]

>>10370864

yeah you email them. should be free.

[Anonymous No.10370977]

>>10358651
24 Gold is horrendous. It's incredibly overpowering with one spray, and very sickly. I trashed that one soon after buying, I think the good reviews came from people who are super into aftershave and probably not representative of general opinion.

All 6 of my other housemates thought it smelt awful.

[Anonymous No.10370987]

>>10367147
Hate it. Really overpowering Eucalyptus.

[Anonymous No.10370991]

>>10369029
I've tried that original Van Cleef and Arpels pour homme, thought it was horrible and smelt exactly like an old man. Is this one 'younger'?

[Anonymous No.10370996]

>>10370977
>>10370710

yeah stop calling them aftershaves if they aren't aftershaves

[Anonymous No.10370998]

>>10370951
great! i'll send some emails off tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.10371035]

>>10370996
good post nerd

[Anonymous No.10371045]

I've read about new Tom Ford that came out recently - Venetian Bergamot. Anyone tried it? How does it smell? Like Earl Grey?

[Anonymous No.10371155]

>>10370710
Dunhill's new fragrance, Icon, is absolutely stunning. Like, wow this is so good. Surprised at how little love its getting, this is a 10/10 in my opinion

[Anonymous No.10371373]

Recommendations guise?

I'm an ex-smoker so my sense of smell is terribad and I can't tell whether something is woody or citrusy etc

I currently wear:
ADP Colonia Intensa (evening / afternoon on weekends)
Jimmy Choo Man (daytime)

I also have some real shit-tier that I like anyway:
Davidoff Cool Water
Paco Rabanne Black XS
Paco Rabanne Million
Armani Diamonds
D&G The One

[Anonymous No.10371382]

>>10371373
I do like aventus as well

[Anonymous No.10371447]

>>10370977
It's a winter scent and yes it's powerful so you only need one spray

[Anonymous No.10371766]

>>10370864
My pleasure. Hope she digs the experience. And I have written and been directed to local stores for hookups, but I'm in LA which has plenty of stores... Here's one of many threads on the subject at bn: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/206593-On-Getting-Free-Samples-from-Companies-Now

[Anonymous No.10371776]

>>10370977
Concurring must have sprayed more than once. That shit is nuclear. Of course everyone's nose is different, but I've had nothing but positive experiences with Bauer Power.

[Anonymous No.10371790]

>>10370991
Never tried the OG VCApH, but it's a classic from 1978 and its reviews mention it's probably not meant for youngsters. MiP would do very well on a younger person IMO.

[Anonymous No.10371799]

>>10371035
http://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Eau-de-Toilette-Eau-de-Parfum-Parfum-What-Mean-19193129

[Anonymous No.10371826]

>>10371776
>That shit is nuclear

[Anonymous No.10371858]

>>10371826
Ha! Now that I realize the pun, I should have said
>nukular
Did you notice everyone on the show pronounced the word that way? I think it was FOX's way of supporting Dubbya in his hillbilly pronunciation.

[Anonymous No.10371878]

>>10370710
>>10371155
Dunhill, it's cool if you're going to logroll here, but could you tell your bosses to distribute more scents than just Icon in Germany? I'd actually like to try Dunhill For Men.

[Anonymous No.10371901]

I'm 19, completely new to fragrance. If I'm looking for something that is fairly conservative, but not too masculine, what should I get?

[Anonymous No.10372307]

>>10371901
Hermes Concentre d'Orange Verte

[Anonymous No.10372316]

Can't go wrong with this one right?

[Anonymous No.10372322]

>>10372307
D&G La Nuit de l'Aventus

You could also sample Hermes Secretations di Gio

[Anonymous No.10372324]

>>10372316
If you're a girl, sure.

[Anonymous No.10372362]

>>10372322
lel

Still, I don't even know who or what you are trying to take the piss out of: the guy you replied to, the guy he replied to, designer scents, perfume names, this thread, or the entire realm of personal fragrance.

Fuck, it's probably all of those.

[Anonymous No.10372504]

>>10372307
i'm not really into a citrusy scent, but thanks

[Anonymous No.10372578]

1

[Anonymous No.10372580]

>>10372504
Bvlgari Blv Pour Homme? It's main notes are ginger, cardamom, and tobacco blossom.

[Anonymous No.10372626]

Hey guys, why do people on fragrantica and almost everywhere else hate on the new Dior Savage, while they love Bleu de Chanel.

Are they going to hate at the begining and then love it like they did with Bleu? Or are they going to end up hating both of them because they are similar?

Either way I can't reason having different opinion on them since they both smell pretty much the same, or am I missing something?

[Anonymous No.10372696]

>>10372322
Kek.

If you dress like a meme, at least try to smell like one.

[Anonymous No.10372766]

Is this a good temperature for wearing fall fragrances?

[Anonymous No.10372794]

>>10372766
too high still

wait until it's below 70, 72 at the very highest

[Anonymous No.10372820]

>>10372766
Jealous as fuck of your weather tbh

[Anonymous No.10372831]

>>10372820
It's temporary m8.

Autumn is coming

[Anonymous No.10372840]

>>10372831
Yeah but it looks like you had a summer at least m8. I miss summer.
It got above 25c about three times at most here this year.

[Anonymous No.10372921]

I'm poor as shit and tired of my Paris Hilton

Want to buy something for work. It's quite physical, so I want it to last and not to be too overwhelming.

Thought of Nautica Voyage, have used it before. And also read about Jaguar Performance, from what I've found seems good for me. Has someone used that one? Is it as good as they say on Fragrantica?

[Anonymous No.10372971]

Is any one here actually rocks some Jo Malone colognes? It seem like they only do feminine scent and only few unisex. I was very convinced the word cologne is only associated with mens perfumes and ordered a sampling box out of which I liked one uni and two feminine scents. They are very light however and don't last long. Am i gay? Is it ok for a guy to wear some lime and mandarin perfumes?

[Anonymous No.10373008]

>>10372626

They are going to hate it for being a mainstream frag. Then they are going to suck it's dick for being a versatile crowd pleaser.

They open similarly. dry down is different.

[Anonymous No.10373026]

>>10372971

Yes, "cologne" is used to refer to men's fragrances in many places, and "perfume" for women's.

However, there are concentrations of fragrances known as Eau de Cologne, Eau de Toilette, and Eau de Parfum. These refer to the concentrations of oils in the fragrance. Edc < edt < edp. The performance of edt and edp frags can vary wildly, but EdC's almost all universally have shit performance. Don't buy EdCs and expect it to last long.

[Anonymous No.10373029]

>>10373026

oh and the Edc, Edt, Edp designations DO NOT denote men's or women's fragrances.

[Anonymous No.10373103]

Has any1 here smellt anything from the house of Roja? Are they the most expensive perfume available?

[Anonymous No.10373190]

>>10372971
Re: "cologne" and "perfume:" http://www.ebay.com/gds/Cologne-vs-Perfume-/10000000177632588/g.html

Re: "women's" and "men's" fragrance: http://www.askmen.com/grooming/appearance/can-men-wear-women-s-perfume.html

But even assuming there are gender lines in fragrance, lime and mandarin notes are pretty unisex, even tending toward masculine, IMO. The only indicator of citrus is, depending on how it is presented, those notes are typical of summer scents.

I'm not familiar with Jo Malone scents, but that house has a good reputation.

Not saying you're not gay, but it's not because of the way you smell.

[Anonymous No.10373737]

>>10372971
I like floral scents, no fucks given

[Anonymous No.10374076]

>>10373737
>373737
trips, the hard way

[Anonymous No.10374458]

>>10373103
Haven't tried anything from his house, but I have puredistance m (which he made) and it's goat. It was worth the crazy price, for me at least.

[Anonymous No.10374462]

>>10372971
Jo Malone's Lime Basil and Mandarin smells wonderful. If you happen to live in London, the staff in their boutiques are very helpful and will essentially help you choose from every product of theirs based on your lifestyle, clothing, etc.

[Anonymous No.10375262]

Did anyone try or has any experience with trussardi fragrances?

[Anonymous No.10375820]

Left to right parfume: l'homme ideal / viktor & ralph / pacco robane / YSL / Hugo boss.

Samples: on top 5 different creeds and down under left to right, dior / l'homme ideal / the new one of hugo boss.

Spicebomb & guerlain are the ones i mostly use in the winter together with La nuit de l'homme.

Also had ( but didnt rebuy couse i didnt like it: diesel fuel for life and dng the one )

[perfume expert No.10375895]

>>10375820
fuccboi/10

[Anonymous No.10375983]

>>10375820

[Anonymous No.10375992]

>>10375895
>>10375983
talk shit, post collections

[Anonymous No.10375995]

tsar

[Anonymous No.10375998]

>>10375992

[Anonymous No.10377120]

>>10375820
Which Creeds? And what did you think of them?

[Anonymous No.10377140]

>>10377120
not op, but based on the colors he got aventus(2x?), Green Irish Tweed, Millesime Imperial, and Silver Mountain Water
could be 2 aventus or 1 aventus 1 royal oud
Where'd you get the 2mL samples tho

[Anonymous No.10377146]

>>10375820
You can save on your spice bomb intense by buying paco rabanne one million as they smell almost identical. Other than that is pretty similar to what I used to wear not so long ago. Also please describe the guerelain

[Anonymous No.10377966]

>>10373103
Clive Christian is the most expensive I think. They at least have the most expensive individual fragrance, like over a million dollars (because limited edition hand-crafted bottles and a bunch of jewels and crystal and shit)

[Anonymous No.10377971]

>>10361341
Yea I remember when my mom got me this in middle school. So fucking bad

[Anonymous No.10377985]

>>10375895
Dont be jelly, you should start working instead of standing on corners selling your twink ass.
>>10377120
They are really something else, i actually dont like them, i dont know if they will be any better if it were to mix with my body scent.
>>10377140
The creed samples i bought since i didnt want to buy the bottle incase i wouldnt like it, the other samples i got by buying parfume
>>10377146
Paco rabanne one million is good, but there is nothing more about it. Every website/store's number 1 parfume, everyone has or had it. So id preffer spicebom.

The Guerelain i found out new about when the girl i liked said she loved it, after smelling it in the store i decided to buy it the next day. It's a mix of wood/aromatic, i would rate it around 7/8 on a 10 scale. Sometimes it gives you the feeling you didnt spray at all, i sometimes had to spray 2 times on me and 2 times on my jacket before getting the right reactions

[Anonymous No.10378472]

>>10372766
>77F
>even close to fall-like

you must be from Louisiana or some shit

[Anonymous No.10379269]

>>10377985
>i dont know if they will be any better if it were to mix with my body scent

so you haven't tried them on? you've only sniffed them out of the vial? they may smell better after actually wearing them like you are supposed to

[Anonymous No.10379281]

thoughts on this?

[Anonymous No.10380149]

>>10379281
Pleasant smelling for a cheap price, nothing out of this world. If you want to cop it and like it, go ahead. But don't blind buy

[Anonymous No.10380158]

Is it safe to blind buy terre de hermes? Every time I ask for an earthy scent for Fall I get TDH as a recommendation. I read up on it and it seems to fit what I'm looking for. Last time I blind bought He Wood Rocky Mountain instead and wasn't impressed at all.

[Anonymous No.10380303]

>>10380158
should be available to try in most department stores

[Anonymous No.10380323]

>>10379281
I found this one very stuffy.

Ended up just using it to cover cigarette smell

[Anonymous No.10380324]

This is so good but I wish there was just a bit less rum in it

[Anonymous No.10380385]

>>10380158
>Is it safe to blind buy
Never. But as mentioned, if there's one frag you can find anywhere, it's TdH.

[Anonymous No.10380688]

>>10375820
How different is la meme and meme bomb from each other I was thinking of buying la meme but ppl say they overlap

[Anonymous No.10380714]

>>10380688
What the fuck?
If you want people to answer you and take you seriously, write like an adult.

[Anonymous No.10381908]

>>10379281
It's average, a little stuffy/sharp but it smells alright.

[Anonymous No.10382540]

>>10380688
there's not a ton of overlap imo

they are both warm and spicy, but Spicebomb is much sweeter.

[Anonymous No.10382715]

>>10368760
blind bought it, just got it and love it! reminds me of bvlgari black and a little of armani code somehow. Can't see how it's feminine

[Anonymous No.10382772]

how is tsar from van cleef & arpels? anyone even tried in on here?

[Perfume expert No.10383189]

>>10375895
Why are people copying me?

[Perfume expert No.10383192]

>>10347704
it is very very sweet. Not a good thing imo.

[Perfume expert No.10383197]

>>10369331
This is a fragrance thread. Fuck off fuckknuckle

[Perfume expert No.10383201]

>>10369374
You have hivemind taste.

[Perfume expert No.10383203]

>>10367745
hahahahahaha

[Perfume expert No.10383208]

>>10367745
hahahahahaha
I am now back with some more perfume.
I currently have Imperial Millisime, Silver mountain water , Portrait of a lady and Musc Ravaguer, Get on my level fucbois

[Anonymous No.10383279]

I'm just getting into fragrances, where should I start? I really want to add that extra layer to my appearence and presentation by adding some fragrance.

[are there any half decent colo(...) No.10383320]

Just looking for recs

[Anonymous No.10383326]

>>10383279
>where should I start?
your local sephora or department store and sample a bunch of shit to find out what kind of scents you like

if you want you can also look them up on, e.g., Fragrantica, to see what notes they have and find out about similar fragrances, and check out some other links in OP for background info on perfume in general

[LETHAL BIZZLE !!rz2TwfZwYAL No.10383334]

Thierry Mugler recs?

I tried them on and I liked them all (Coffee; Havane and Malt).

Which one is the most powerful re: sillage?

[Anonymous No.10383349]

Is it bad that I've never even used perfume once in my entire life?

[Anonymous No.10383365]

I've been wearing this for a few years now. Thoughts? If I want something more pedestrian I'll go for a nice Bay Rum, 4711, or the old standby Old Spice. It's amazing how many girls tell you that you smell like their dad before they fuck you. Daddy's girls are knky as all get out.

[Anonymous No.10383374]

/fa/, I'm looking for a masculine (not unisex-bordering feminine) scent that's good for fall/winter. I'm pretty open to whatever, but I'm not a huge fan of overwhelming wood. Last year's fragrance was just bleu de pleb, but I want to broaden my horizens

Only catch is that I work in a hospital and see patients a lot, and it's in my actual dress guidelines that it aftershaves can't be overpowering or offensive. In reality people wear whatever they want, but I need to keep it in mind

[Anonymous No.10383382]

>>10383374
John Varvatos Vintage

[Anonymous No.10383390]

what the fuck is wrong with you people? i've tried like 40 different brands now and they ALL taste like shit. i can't understand why anybody would drink any of this junk

[Anonymous No.10383391]

>>10383382
Cheers, will definitely check it out

[Anonymous No.10383408]

>>10383334
The original A*Men is probably the most powerful in terms of projection and sillage. As far as the best from the line, I would say: Original A*Men, Pure Havane, Pure Malt, Pure Coffee, A Taste of Fragrance & Pure Zest. Pure Havane is my personal favorite

Mugler Cologne is also fantastic but completely different from any of the A*Men line

[Anonymous No.10383426]

how are some of the CDG scents? im curious to try them

[Anonymous No.10383476]

>>10383426
CDG fragrances probably best represent what I feel the word 'niche' actually means (even though they are essentially a designer house). Pretty much every offering from them is weird in some way. Now, that doesn't mean bad, it just means that their approach to perfumery is just different. They like to use notes or blends of notes that are not common, they really take an avant garde approach to crafting their scents.

Definitely check them out but I would say to sample heavily before pulling the trigger on any purchase, probably one of the least friendly blind buy houses out there

[Anonymous No.10383490]

>>10383476
w/r/t fragrance

niche =/= "weird" or avant-garde or experimental

[Anonymous No.10383963]

hearing about niche fragrances i really got interested in them. I just wanna know what really are huge differences from the regular designer fragrances and what would be good fragrances to start with... also is there a good reason to start getting into niche at all??

[Anonymous No.10384032]

>>10383320
The Clubman line of aftershaves are classic. BOD Man makes some OK Axe/Lynx level body sprays. That's about all I can think of.

[Anonymous No.10384036]

>>10383349
No.

[Anonymous No.10384059]

>>10383374
Frankly, I'm surprised a hospital allows staff to wear any fragrance at all. Mind saying what country you're in? Also, what the weather is like in fall/winter.

I'd try:
Bentley for Men Intense
Burberry London
Eau des Baux
Égoïste
Fahrenheit
The One for Men
Valentino Uomo

[Anonymous No.10384111]

>>10383963
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/304920-Niche-vs-Designer
If you think spending $200 on a bottle of fragrance sounds appealing, you are in the right place. I have a bunch in my collection, and they're nice to broaden things out, but I honestly have mostly designer frags at the top of my favorites.

[Anonymous No.10384722]

>>10384111
what are your favorites anon
i always want to know what peoples favorited are

[Anonymous No.10384778]

>>10384722
With the only qualifier being "niche...?"

Amouage Homage Attar
Fou d'Absinthe
Fumerie Turque
L'Air du Desert Marocain
Etro Vetiver
Knize Ten

The last two could be argued as designer, as they also sell clothing.

[Anonymous No.10385233]

>>10383963
Generally speaking niche fragrance houses tend to view their offerings as more of an 'art' than designer houses who ultimately want to create a mass appealing scent that will sell. They usually use higher quality ingredients and as such their fragrances tend to smell 'richer' and 'fuller' than most designer scents. As far as reasons to get into niche fragrances, I guess if you're really interested in smelling unique rather than just 'good' or you're bored with most of the designer offerings then you should give them a look

As far as getting into niche scents, I would suggest sampling some offerings from these houses. Most high-end department stores like Nordstrom, Dillard's, Bergdorf Goodman & Neiman Marcus are going to carry at least some of these brands and all of them, for the most part, still tend to make 'accessible' fragrances, just of a much higher quality:
Creed
Bond No. 9
Tom Ford Private Blend
Xerjoff
Dior's La Collection Prive
Acqua Di Parma
Montale
L'Artisan Parfumeur
Serge Lutens

[Anonymous No.10385353]

>>10385233
>art
>because selling a bottle for $300 means they're not interested in making money

>'richer' and 'fuller'
>much higher quality
Hoo boy.

>unique
If you mean this in the sense that most people can't afford/won't pay $300/bottle, I will give you "unique."

I'm not saying some niche perfumes don't smell fantastic, but let's be real here, just as many designer frags smell fantastic, but for realistic prices. Many of the same noses work for designer and niche houses alike. No offense, but niche houses love people like you who think more expensive/exclusive = better.

I buy what I like, and if a niche fragrance smells good enough to me that I feel it's worth the price to me, I buy it, but please, don't go spouting that marketing BS that just made Oliver Creed chub up.

[Anonymous No.10385396]

I'm a college student.

Should I even care about this?

[Anonymous No.10385409]

>>10385396
yeah

i went to ulta today and the place was swamped with college qt's. if i wasn't an ugly obese retard i'm sure i would've been able to get some action out of that

[Anonymous No.10385411]

>>10385396
About fragrance? It's not saving the world; it's another dimension of how you present yourself to people. Just like in a room full of guys in flip-flops, shorts and t-shirts, a guy with real style will stand out, in a room full of guys who don't smell good, the guy who does will stand out as well.

[Anonymous No.10385456]

>>10383963
Niche just means the perfumes come from houses that specialize, usually exclusively in fragrance (this also means room fragrances, candles, etc.). They also typically invest in better ingredients and more intensive production methods because of that.

They can be more complex, more creative, and less focused on "crowd-pleasing," but that does make them automatically better than designer scents. It's ultimately up to the individual.

[Anonymous No.10385506]

>>10385456
*doesn't make them better than designer

[Anonymous No.10385858]

>>10385396
If you like smells that smell good, then yes

[Anonymous No.10385987]

Best Unisex fragrances?

[Perfume Expert No.10386423]

>>10362107
Frederic Malle Angelique sous la pluie

[Perfume Expert No.10386425]

>>10383365
You are better than 90 percent of this board now.

[Anonymous No.10386432]

>>10384059
I live in the UK and work in the NHS as a Jr doc. Fall and winter are reliably dark and wet. You'd be surprised what some of the consultants wear though.

I own both Egoiste and Fahrenheit... The latter is far too strong for the hospital but the former works fine. I'll have a look at the others though - thanks

[Anonymous No.10386494]

>>10385987
PROTIP: the vast majority of perfumes are unisex

[Anonymous No.10387042]

Anyone try this? What's it like?

[Anonymous No.10387082]

>>10387042
>spicy

[Anonymous No.10387497]

>>10347704
very good for young people