Fragrance General

[Anonymous No.15035631]

Previous thread: >>15029794

BBC perfume documentary (part 1 of 3):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annRzLYrRwM
4160 Tuesdays' Sarah McCartney talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOIjVZO8azQ
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https://discord.gg/yA2ACMx
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w2c bottles
(USA-Canada)
http://www.fragrancenet.com
http://www.fragrancebuy.ca
http://www.luckyscent.com

Use Google to obtain the maximum discount code at fragrancenet (37%).

(Europe)
http://www.notino.com (see directory at bottom for your country)
https://www.jovoyparis.uk/
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general info
http://fragrance.org/intelligence/knowledge-center/
http://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/
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various fragrance communities/review sites/blogs
http://www.fragrantica.com/
http://www.basenotes.net/
http://www.parfumo.net/
http://www.nstperfume.com/
http://www.boisdejasmin.com/
http://www.kafkaesqueblog.com
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w2c samples
http://www.luckyscent.com/
http://www.theperfumedcourt.com/
http://www.surrendertochance.com/
http://www.perfumista.co.uk/
http://www.ausliebezumduft.de/fragrances.html
https://www.jovoyparis.uk/
https://www.lessenteurs.com/
https://bloomperfume.co.uk/
https://lulua.pl/en/
https://moodscentbar.com/en/
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on DIY fragrances
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/
https://pellwall.com/
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affordable snice scents
http://pastebin.com/VX6RDpm6

[Anonymous No.15035634]

Ok fuckers, let's update this chart. It's fairly good but it needs some refreshment as some of the stuff here is mislabeled, discontinued, showing too much of personal biases of the author or even obscure. The structure is great and descriptions are good too, let's just update content to make it more relevant and helpful. We can maybe add a new 'uncoventional' category. I'd suggest following assumptions
>we keep the structure of 4 frags in each subgroup
>for each subgroup we decide upon 1 relatively cheap and accessible fragrance - <$1/ml if possible, so the chart is helpful for everyone
>2 mid-priced fragrances between $1 and $2.5 per ml, so we can have interesting and varied choices
>1 more expensive >$2.5 per ml (if needed), so we can have snice niche things
>we pick only well-rated things as recommendations and try to give the priority to frags that are widely discussed in the community and of well deserved status
>while we obviously try to make choices as eponymous of the subgroup as possible, there's no point of having fragrances smelling virtually the same or clones - like Aventus and CDNI
>we try to keep houses on the chart varied to reflect many possible choices in modern niche perfumery

Fresh category is more or less done already. Let's do florals now.

[Anonymous No.15035643]

1st for Igor is a dumb nigger who fell for the Aventus meme

[Anonymous No.15035644]

>>15035634
NEW UPDATED (UNISEX/MASCULINE LEANING) SOLIFLORES
>Caron Pour Un Homme - £0.3/ml
Lavender
>L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage D'Enfer - £1.1/ml
Lily
>Eau D'Italie Paestum Rose - £1.1/ml
Rose
>Frederic Malle Carnal Flower - £3.0/ml
Tuberose

Share your thoughts.

[Anonymous No.15035646]

http://perfumeonline.ca ya dumb faggot

[Anonymous No.15035658]

>>15035644
Gathering your suggestions for the next florals subcategory.
>Floral Bouquet
Combining many different flowers in a scent – like a ravishing, extravagant bouquet of flowers (rather than a dainty posy), giving a beautiful and overwhelmingly feminine impression, without any one particular flower being allowed to dominate. (perfumesociety.org)

Any unisex/masculine-leaning suggestions?

[Anonymous No.15035662]

>>15035658
Also, Miller Harris La Pluie from the chart has been discontinued, so that's one gone.

[Anonymous No.15035680]

>>15035658
Would be sick to have some snice natural smelling wildflowers rustic fragrance on the new chart.

[Anonymous No.15035699]

>>15035658
>>15035680
This thing looks sick judging from the notes and Wafts were also impressed with it. I'm only a bit worried of including such lowkey niche brands as in couple years they might not be around anymore/will be discontinued.

[Anonymous No.15035703]

>>15035634
Delicate by Boadicea is a good green floral.

[Anonymous No.15035710]

https://youtu.be/VjM0KS7-FJ8
This guy got a bottle of Office for free from Jeremy and roasted him anyway.

[Anonymous No.15035716]

Great last thread, lads. Peak /frag/.

[Anonymous No.15035722]

Why is Tom Ford so expensive compared to other designer frags?

[Anonymous No.15035734]

>>15035722
He has two lines. A regular one available in shopping malls/pharmacies and an exclusive one available rather in higher end department shops/boutiques. Virtually every other designer does the same thing these days to reach both average Joe and average Joe who for some reason thinks that regular designer fragrances are beyond him. Think Chanel and Chanel Exclusifs, Dior and Dior Prive, Armani and Armani Prive, Mugler and Mugler and Mugler Les Exceptions etc. Probably you're comparing his more exclusive Private Blend with some regular designers and it's like comparing oranges and apples. Within the exclusive designer segment the prices are quite normal (aka completely overpriced for what you get).

[Anonymous No.15035754]

>>15035734
are below him*

[Anonymous No.15035767]

>>15035644
>>L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage D'Enfer - £1.1/ml
As much as I love this, can you really consider it a soliflor when most of it is incense? Serious question.

[Anonymous No.15035791]

>>15035767
To be honest this was the only one from the previous chart that I knew how it smells and it was quite masculine. so I decided to keep it. The only other lily frags that come to my mind right now are Lys Mediterranee by Malle (it's more feminine-unisex though and we've got already one FM in this subcategory) and some Serge Lutenses.

[Anonymous No.15035792]

Aventus

[Anonymous No.15035798]

>>15035791
I love PDE and LAP so I'm happy to see it in the chart, I'm just not sure it fits the category that well. But leave it for now, maybe we'll come up with something else later on.

[Anonymous No.15035804]

>>15035798
Agreed. As I said before, it's better to have a draft to work with than spend another 6 months on thinking about the PERFET 4 fits. To be honest if we had PDE for all these years on the old chart, then no harm will happen if it stays there (but I would also be keen on replacing it as I agree that it's more incense+lily not other way around).

[Anonymous No.15035822]

>>15035658
3 Fleurs Parfum by d'Empire is quite snice bouquet fragrance and I think it'd be good to put this brand on the chart as they're a really interesting house. Everyone knows Chanel etc. It's feminine though.

[Anonymous No.15035846]

>>15035634
>>15035658
Is Nathingale by Zootopian more of a floral chypre or floral bouquet? I remember it having undoubtedly three-dimensional chypre structure but it was also so big on florals. Thoughts of anyone who is also familiar with it?

[Anonymous No.15035851]

>>15035846
The same with Dragonfly really.

[Anonymous No.15035869]

>>15035644
>>15035658
Out of the stuff that I tested recently:
>Tauer Carillon pour un ange
Very good almost single-note lily-of-the-valley perfume (it's quite feminine though, but I don't think there's any lily-of-the-valley masculine one really).
>Carner Barcelona Latin Lover
Good bouquet but again quite feminine. I think this brand needs a place on the chart though.

[Anonymous No.15035889]

>>15035658
On the other hand Chameleon by Zootopian is 100% exotic flowers bouquet. I'd include it for being non-conventional and fun and save Nathingale/Dragonfly for floral chypre.

[Anonymous No.15035903]

During all this thinking and researching florals I stumbled upon this gem from ELDO. Apparently they called a reformulation of their discontinued fragrance 'Don't Get Me Wrong Baby I Don't Swallow' as 'YES I DO' lmao

[Anonymous No.15035918]

>>15035634
We need this for Green Floral. It's fucking goat.

[Anonymous No.15035926]

>>15035722
People mentioned the private line being more expensive, but desu his signature/main line is also pricier than most other designers like say Burberry or Versace. I guess he just chose to be more higher-end by keeping prices high, and also even his signatures like ombre leather are out there compared to other designers, so having less of a market means having to charge higher prices.

[Anonymous No.15035946]

>>15035658
Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original is probably the most epitomic floral bouquet ever created (in 1912).

[Anonymous No.15035951]

>>15035634
Comme des Garcons 2 belongs to floral aldehydic and is one of their best scents.

[Anonymous No.15035965]

>>15035767
>>15035791
>>15035798
>>15035804
Maybe replace it with Mimosa Pour Moi by LAP?

[Anonymous No.15035975]

Did you? I did.

[Anonymous No.15036017]

michael kors for tuberose or ramon monagal kiss my name, or estee lauder tuberose gardenia is a perfect white floral
narciso for gardenia
alien for jasmine
ysl supreme bouquet snice
spirituse double vanille for boozy vanilla

[Anonymous No.15036027]

>>15035634
Nicolai has plenty of very good quality floral fragrances.
>Patchouli Intense
It's a geranium bomb that is often discussed. It has quite a lot of lavender and patch though but I always feel like it only helps to bring this sweet geranium to the spotlight, so it could be a good candidate for a masculine soliflore.
>Musc Intense
Very well blended floral musk.

[Anonymous No.15036036]

>>15032412
>Tauer Le Maroc Pour Elle
Amazing oriental jasmine. But I think it's more of floriental than soliflore.
>MDCI Peche Cardinal
Floral fruity.

[Anonymous No.15036050]

>>15035889
Nah save chameleon for the windex/fabreeze category

[Anonymous No.15036055]

>>15036027
they also have a fucking cheap discovery set, so it's a good idea to include them.

[Anonymous No.15036068]

>>15036027
>>15036055
Yeah, last time when I was doing the fresh category many people commented that one of the biggest takeaways from the chart was the variety of brands that they could learn about. I'd be all for diversifying options into different interesting and solid niche houses, not having just 20 different Creeds and Diptyques covering all categories (but having some that are widely discussed and solid is snice). I know that at least two other anons in these threads know Patchouli Intense quite well, so I will wait for their opinion and we perhaps include it.

[Anonymous No.15036070]

>>15036050
Lmao

[Anonymous No.15036071]

Patchouli Intense is very nice if you can get over the salad dressing thing

[Anonymous No.15036091]

>>15036071
How do you like your Red Vetiver?

[Anonymous No.15036136]

>>15036027
Cap Neroli is a staple fresh floral

[Anonymous No.15036232]

FLORAL BOUQUET DRAFT:
>L'Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons - £1.1/ml
>Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original EdP - £1.3/ml
>Chanel Beige - £2.1/ml
>Zoologist Chameleon - £2.8/ml

CONTENDERS:
>Carner Barcelona Latin Lover - £1.4/ml
>Papillon Artisan Perfumes Angelique - £2.5/ml

IDK DUDE:
>3 Fleurs Parfum by d'Empire (problems with availability)
>Strangers Parfumerie Virginia (problems with availability)
>Zootopian Nathingale
>Zootopian Dragonfly

Thots?

[Anonymous No.15036245]

>>15036232
>Thots?
Every single night.

[Anonymous No.15036265]

>>15036027
>so it could be a good candidate for a masculine soliflore.
Honestly, there aren't that many women around here (and the few questionable ones that show up are quickly scared away) so I say we focus on masculine scents. Just my $0.02.

[Anonymous No.15036267]

>>15036265
I wanna scare away the queers and keep the females

[Anonymous No.15036268]

>>15036232
way too much going on with chameleon to be the best representative of a "floral bouquet" for that money.

[Anonymous No.15036274]

FLORAL ALDEHYDIC DRAFT:
>Comme des Garçons 2 - £0.8/ml
>Le Labo Neroli 36 - £1.9/ml
>Chanel No. 22 - £2.1/ml
>Tauer 14 Noontide Petals - £2.4

[Anonymous No.15036292]

>>15036265
>>15036267
Yeah, that's what I keep in mind while refreshing the chart. I also know next to shit about women fragrances, so there's no point of guessing if we can make it both more useful and reliable for most of the people coming to this thread.
>>15036268
Noted boss. Any ideas?

[Anonymous No.15036321]

>>15036274
CONTENDERS:
>Byredo Blanche
>Diptyque Fleur de Peau
>Frederic Malle Iris Poudre
>MMM Dancing On The Moon
Is this shit Margiela any good? I actually haven't ever tested this one.

[Anonymous No.15036347]

>>15035918
Is this really good?

[Anonymous No.15036365]

>>15036321
>Diptyque Fleur de Peau
>Frederic Malle Iris Poudre
I also think we should try to show each house at their best, and I think Fleir de Peau is nowhere near Diptyque's best. Tam Dao, Do Son, Philosykos are much better representatives of the house than FdP. Same goes for FM Iris Poudre.
Sorry if I'm being too critical, just throwing in my opinion. I think you guys are doing a great job and I'm just happy to be participating in this joint endeavour!

[Anonymous No.15036369]

>>15036274
Personally, Neroli 36 felt like a worse version of Margiela's Beach Walk, but I don't exactly have a replacement in mind

[Anonymous No.15036384]

>>15036365
Another reason to skip on Chameleon, it only kinda fits and there are more emblematic scents from the house. Bee for gourmand. Civet for Chypre.

[Anonymous No.15036406]

Forgive me my autism but that's the last draft for this thread and we can from now on only discuss choices. Fruity floral is again dominated by purely feminine fragrances. I tried to balance it a bit with unisex-leaning ones.

FRUITY FLORAL DRAFT:
>Byredo Pulp (it's very, very strong on fruits but I think it belongs to this category. one of best byredos)
>MDCI Peche Cardinal
>Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane
>Hermès Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan

CONTENDERS:
>A Lab on Fire What We Do In Paris Is Secret
>Pryn Parfum Hikari (tested it in Bloom but that's a bit similar case as with Zootopian's Chameleon - there's a lot happening here. lovely niche house worth putting on the chart though.)
>Tom Ford Fleur de Portofino (it's foremost fresh white florals, I also don't feel like we should include more than the most important TFPB - probs Tuscan Leather and Oud Wood would be enough)
>Hiram Green Moon Bloom (very snice coconut white flowers scent. great niche house)


IDK DUDE:
>Parfums de Marly Delina (that's like 200% feminine but solid fruity floral)
>Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique (quite fem)
>OJ Frangipani (it's very fem)
>OJ Osmanthus (same)
>Slumberhouse Sadanne (that's like mostly fizzy strawberry also Josh is a faggot so probably it won't be ever again available)
>Profumum Roma Acqua e Zucchero (it's very heavy on vanilla and the orange blossom is a faint smell. still a very solid fragrance)
>LAP Batucada (idk if we shouldn't rather include it in fresh florals)

[Anonymous No.15036412]

>>15036347
It's fucking great (but strange). Try to sample it lad
>>15036365
Agreed. Especially with houses like Diptyque and FM we'll have plenty of other frags on the chart so I also feel the sentiment with skipping not their most popular ones (although Iris Poudre is snice).
Also I was thinking the same thing for Zootopian. Bee for gourmand. Civet for Chypre. Perhaps Camel for some Oriental. We might add 'uncoventional' category once we will be done with refreshing what we've got. I imagine handful of fun choices from Zootopian fitting there.

[Anonymous No.15036417]

>>15036369
With Le Labo it's the same as with Diptyque/FM/Zootpian. >>15036412 We will probably end up with Santal and some other of their stuff. I think Byredo Blanche could jump in instead of Neroli. It's really unique, smelling of fresh laundry.

[Anonymous No.15036421]

Can't wait for florals to be done. So our wars on picking the right woody/oriental/fougere/chypre scents can begin lol.

[Anonymous No.15036422]

>>15036365
Agreed, this should be a guide for new people as well as a spark to explore on your own and contribute
>>15036412
A unconventional category sounds fun! Maybe also a really frequently discussed category that kind of functions a base to integrate in this general?

[Anonymous No.15036427]

>>15036422
>Maybe also a really frequently discussed category that kind of functions a base to integrate in this general?
We've got the iceberg chart for this desu. Btw I think we could start reposting it more often. Idk why did we stop doing it.

[Anonymous No.15036437]

>>15036406
>>Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane
Not the best SL. We'll definitely have many other Serge Lutens frags. Maybe replace it with Hiram? That's their most popular fragrance and their next one (Slowdive) is redundant if we want to include Bee. It is a very good niche house that deserves at least 1 place on the chart.

[Anonymous No.15036442]

When did this thread become paki juice shilling central? Fuck you all, you worthless lepers.

[Anonymous No.15036447]

>>15036442
What the fuck are you onto mate?

[Anonymous No.15036448]

>>15036406
hermes is describes as a tea scent with leather and apricot
Twilly d'Hermes or chanel beige, maybe elie saab parfum

[Anonymous No.15036460]

>>15036448
It's quite floral. But you're right that tea is very prominent. I don't think there's anything wrong with it and I see it as fruity floral scent. Also it can be very easily worn by a guy unlike Twilly/Elie Saab. Beige is not fruity at all. I reckon it's frangipani that makes you think like that. At the moment it's included in floral bouquet subcategory anyway and there's no point of having overlaps.

[Anonymous No.15036507]

About to buy Coco EDP lads. This shit is god tier.

[Anonymous No.15036561]

>>15036427
gibs me the iceberg chart again, its been a while. and i wouldn't complain if someone posted the ultra male copy pasta again

[Anonymous No.15036566]

>>15036561
Let me take you on a journey, friend. You’re on vacation in San Francisco, you return to your hotel but have forgotten your room number. You walk into the room of another guest by mistake. Immediately upon entering, you notice that a bunch of sweaty men are fucking on a bed shaped like a giant martini glass covered with sequins. YMCA is playing on a loop on the room’s sound system, a disco ball hangs from the ceiling, a large TV displays episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race. John Waters is sitting on a chair in the corner sipping a cosmopolitan.

Ultra Male is gayer than that room.

[Anonymous No.15036571]

>>15036561

[Anonymous No.15036589]

Any advice on picking a budget fragrance for autumn? Autumns can be fairly warm down here

[Anonymous No.15036598]

>>15035975
and I didn't have to hire her

[Anonymous No.15036599]

Sorry, I'm continuing. I'm pretty satisfied with this one. Plenty of very interesting niche choices that are at most unisex or even masculine-leaning. I wish someone would bring these to my attention when I was starting.

>GREEN FLORAL
‘Green’ notes – the leaves of a plant (like violet leaf), herbs, fresh-cut grass, mosses – and in particular a note called galbanum, a fragrant gum resin – can almost ‘cool’ a floral fragrance, adding freshness but also sometimes an intriguing depth. The ‘greens’ are fresher and sharper than most traditional florals: sometimes, they may be cleverly structured by perfumers to have a sporty and outdoorsy
>4160 Tuesdays Ealing Green - £1.0/ml
>Chanel Bel Respiro EdP - £2.1/ml
>Serge Lutens De Profundis - £2.6/ml
>Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite - £2.7/ml

As always, thoughts?

[Anonymous No.15036606]

>>15036599
Also Aleksandr by Arquiste is a good and interesting choice here.

[Anonymous No.15036610]

>>15036274
>>15036369
>>15036417
Also replace No. 22 by No. 5. It's the most important fragrance in history.

[Anonymous No.15036650]

>>15036589
Lalique Encre Noire and flankers, Bentley Absolute, Rochas Moustache EdP. All of these play couple leagues higher than their prices might suggest.

[Anonymous No.15036660]

Mugler cologne is boring

[Anonymous No.15036731]

Lads, help me out, I want to get into and start learning about niche stuff and I was looking into Australian perfumerys cause its too pricey getting samples from overseas and I want to see what local perfumers are capable of. So which of these seem like they would help get into the niche mould the most?

https://goldfieldandbanks.com/product/sample-discovery-collection/
Supposedly hyped and overpriced
https://www.cultofscent.com.au/product/cult-of-scent-sampler-kits
I don't know what to think of this one
https://wikandco.com/products/sample-set
Comes off as a bit try hard but it still seems interesting
http://www.budparfums.com.au/product-category/for-the-gentlemen/
Just interested in this as a meme.
https://www.criminalelements.net/product-page/base-elements-gift-case
I think I'm most interested in this, I like the laid back descriptions that actually tell me the inspiration for the perfumes.
>>15036589
>Down here
Are you an ausfag as well?

[Anonymous No.15036778]

Ok, I'm done. Going to bed now.

Floral Musk
>Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette (it's so weird that we should include it)
>Amouage Gold (the single most opulent floral musk I know of)
>Serge Lutens Sarrasins (solid musky-jasmine)
>Bogue Maai (mindlbowingly good niche stuff)
Contender:
>Nasomatto China White (it's very fem though)

Floral Fresh
>Ferrari Bright Neroli (one of the best fresh cheapies and /frag/ favorite)
>Nicolai Cap Néroli
>Gallagher Bergamust (I feel like we should include this fucker Gallagher)
>MFK Aqua Universalis Forte (the only good one MFK lol)
Contender:
>Le Labo Tubereuse 40 New York

Floral White
>Savile Row Richard James (very solid masculine tuberose that can be found at bargain price)
>Amouage Reflection (obviously)
>Parfums Dusita Melodie de L'Amour
>Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle
Contenders:
>Serge Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger
>Arquiste Boutonniere No. 7
>Pierre Guillaume Tubereuse Couture 17
>Robert Piguet Douglas Hannant
>Le Labo Lys 41

[Anonymous No.15036794]

>>15036660
absolutely retardpilled not reading a single review

[Anonymous No.15036800]

>>15036778
I think white floral needs Soleil Neige.

[Anonymous No.15036809]

Summing up:

Soliflores
>Caron Pour Un Homme
>Eau D'Italie Paestum Rose
>Nicolai Patchouli Intense
>Frederic Malle Carnal Flower

Floral Bouquet
>L'Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons
>Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original EdP
>Chanel Beige
>Papillon Artisan Perfumes Angelique

Floral Aldyhedic
>Comme des Garçons 2
>Byredo Blanche
>Chanel No. 5
>Tauer 14 Noontide Petals

Floral Fruity
>Byredo Pulp
>MDCI Peche Cardinal
>Hiram Green Moon Bloom
>Hermès Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan

Greeen Floral
>4160 Tuesdays Ealing Green
>Chanel Bel Respiro EdP
>Serge Lutens De Profundis
>Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite

Floral Musk
>Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette
>Amouage Gold
>Serge Lutens Sarrasins
>Bogue Maai

Floral Fresh
>Ferrari Bright Neroli
>Nicolai Cap Néroli
>Gallagher Bergamust
>MFK Aqua Universalis Forte

Floral White
>Savile Row Richard James
>Amouage Reflection
>Parfums Dusita Melodie de L'Amour
>Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle

Imo it's looking way more based & /frag/pilled now. Plenty of varied niche and interesting houses and some solid cheapies. I'm pretty proud boys. Let's discuss the final form over couple next threads though.

[Anonymous No.15036816]

>>15036800
>Soleil Neige
It's snice but do you think it is criminally underrated? I expect us to have couple more of Tom Ford Private Blends here. I'm saving your suggestion obvs though.

[Anonymous No.15036819]

>>15036809
Good job teem

[Anonymous No.15036832]

>>15035634
Note: exact prices per ml don't really matter are impossible to establish as they will always depend on the region/availability/inflation and hundred other factors. I would get rid of MSRP entirely and just leave different pricing tiers.

[Anonymous No.15036845]

>>15035634
Before y'all get too excited it's worth considering if we even have anyone who could make the needed edits? Erasing some stuff in paint and adding new with different font etc will look disgusting. I know that we used to have a memeanon around the time we were making the iceberg chart who was good with photoshop skills. Are you still lurking?

[Anonymous No.15036880]

>>15036816
I do think it’s quite underrated. It got some discussion here a few months back, actually prompting me to sample and eventually buy it, then basically nothing. That aside, though, it perfectly exemplifies “white floral” to me. It has many white floral notes, but even beyond that, the “supporting notes” very much add to the overall “whiteness” of the scent. I just think it’s one of the most archetypal representations of the genre, and that’s why it should be on the chart. If you wanted to explain to someone who knew nothing about fragrance what a white floral scent was, if you showed them Soleil Neige, they’d understand immediately.

[Anonymous No.15036939]

I've never smelled a fig in my life but I'm curious about Philosykos and Fico di Amalfi for work.
Since I'll be doing basic Front of House at a local tearoom, I feel a nice fresh scent that's not BDC/DHC would be suitable. Just something more than basic citrus really.

[Anonymous No.15036993]

what are your favorite masculine florals?
some of my favs
>reflection man
>Beau de jour
>

[Anonymous No.15037208]

>>15036939
So get a sample. Also get l'artisan's premier figuier and molinard's figue while you're at it

[Anonymous No.15037310]

>>15036809
ty for your hard work, anon

[Anonymous No.15037389]

Should i blind buy CK truth? Just want something easy and versatile for spring, and I really dig the scent of basil

[Anonymous No.15037433]

>>15036939
Unless you live in a country where the fig tree grows wildly (as possible - eg. Greece, Italy, Turkey, Croatia etc.) a fig from the supermarket wont smell like anything cause its mostly plastic shit treated to last months on a shelve. Fico di Amalfi smells like a fresh juicy ripe fig fruit in a bowl with the finest citruses of the season. Philosykos smells like a whole fig tree from the bark to the leafs. They're two different takes on figs both beautifully done and great for the summer heat.

[Anonymous No.15037441]

>>15036809
This is looking good. Legit useful for guys. How about including Tom Ford Plum Japonais to Floral Fruity? But I understand that we don't want to overload it with Tom Fords. Just my $0.02.

[Anonymous No.15037517]

>>15035631
Thoughts on Dior Homme Eau? Should I buy it now before the prices skyrocket?

[Anonymous No.15037535]

Thoughts on Corsica Furiosa by parfums d'empire? I like the name, makes me think of Napoleon on the bridge of Arcole

[Anonymous No.15037546]

gonna blind buy kouros. i swear im gonna fuckin do it.

[Anonymous No.15037548]

>>15037546
Buy Bogue MAAI instead. It's a niche rich cousin of Kouros.

[Anonymous No.15037550]

>>15037546
You don't have the balls

[Anonymous No.15037559]

>>15037546

[Anonymous No.15037575]

>>15037546
You know, I was working at a stadium and it was an 8 hour shift. I was working in the corporate area, on the gates and I was on my feet the whole time, greeting people as they entered and guiding them. But smelling them as well, smelling the same old Sauvage, Eros and 1 Million over and over. I was exhausted and I was sent on my break finally but I stopped at a bathroom on the way to the break room. As soon as I entered it hit me and it invigorated me, the smell of dirty piss mixed with urinal cake, finally something different I thought. I searched the bathroom for the elderly gentleman who had obviously bathed himself in Kouros to thank him for energising me, only to find that I was alone. This is how I came to realise that it was how Kouros came to exist.

[Anonymous No.15037701]

>>15036939
Don't forget dior dune. It's top two notes are fig leaf and fig

[Anonymous No.15037817]

>>15036845
Good question.
>>15036880
Now that I'm thinking about it we should move RJ Savile Row to Floral Chypre at Chypres. There are not many masculine ones and that's a great cheapie. Tom Ford could potentially jump in (what's the biggest advantage of TF is their availability) but there are couple more things that are as good if not better archetypal representations Piguet, Lys 41 or Arquiste Boutonniere No. 7 (but this desu could be saved for Woody Floral) coming to mind. Let's put it there for now and see with how many Tom Fords we'll end up.
>>15036939
Profumum Roma Ichnusa is vastly superior to any of these.
>>15036993
Reflection is already included. BdJ is more of an aromatic fragrance with all of its herbs desu.
>>15037441
>Plum Japonais
Saved.
>>15037535
I don't know this particular one but Parfums d'Empire are of very, very good quality. Do you have any chance to sample?

[Anonymous No.15037845]

Is this unironically the way to spray it? Is it gonna imrpove the performance?

https://youtu.be/ndAU1OAQZqA

[Anonymous No.15037847]

$70 for 80ml and 4.44/5.0 on fragrantica. Someone has any experience with Chopard Oud Malaki?

[Anonymous No.15037903]

>>15035634
I went very quickly through Woody category and here are my quick thots.

Woody Spicy
>Burberry London (classic cheapie, let's keep it)
>Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain (I actually never tried this one - thots?)
>Pierre Guillaume Indochine 25 (would replace it with Coze 02)
>Bois 1920 Real Patchouly (very good Bois)
>Nasomatto Duro (that's a solid one)
>CdG Wonderwood that's one of the most epitomic Woody Spicy frags

Woody Aromatic
>Lalique Encre Noire (obviously let's keep it)
>CdG Incense: Kyoto (it's snice but should we keep it if we'll include other CdG Incensess?)
>BdC (maybe it was a new thing back in the days of creating this chart but imo we should replace it with something like Guerlain Vetiver as everyone knows about BdC)
>Chanel Sycomore (vastly superior to Encre Noire but I always feel like it does the same thing)
>French Lover (I really think we should make place for it here)
>Santal 33 (same)
>Black Afgano Nasomatto (it's more Oriental Woody I guess though)
>Jovoy Les Jeux sont Faits (great Jovoy)

Woody Floral
>Amouage Dia (fucking goat)
>Le Labo Rose 31 (very solid Le Labo, we can keep it)
>Dior Homme (it deserves a place on the chart but I'm not so convinced that it is a woody floral)
>Rocky Montain Wood (I reckon it's discontinued, I'd put Arquiste Boutonniere No. 7 instead)

Woody Fresh
>Prada Infusion De Vetiver (I don't remember how does it smell - thots?)
>Creed Himalaya (I don't feel like we need this Creed - we'll have better ones)
>TdH (oh yes but not sure if I'd say it's fresh)
>Bulgari Blu (don't know this one)

Woody Fruity
>Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir (one of tens similar JM)
>Diptyque Philosykos (good choice)
>Olfactive Studio Flashback (idk dude)
>Baldessarini Ambre (never tried this one, seems ok)
>Jubi (maaybeee. not sure it belongs here as it's very oriental tho)

[Anonymous No.15037910]

https://youtu.be/mtlqfb_a0ig
Eugenius massacres Areej le Dore.

[Anonymous No.15037918]

>>15037817
>Do you have any chance to sample?
I could buy a decant but there are others things I wanted to try from another seller

[Anonymous No.15037920]

>>15037903
Synthetic le meme 33 should be replaced by mpg santal noble

[Anonymous No.15037926]

>>15037920
Yeah, I still didn't figure out an extent to which we should include some worldwide spread memes like Santal/Aventus/BR540/Santal. There are way more better smelling and more interesting things around but somehow it feels that the chart should also serve a role of introducing people to some reference point fragrances like them.

[Anonymous No.15037938]

>>15037903
Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood for Woody Aromatic

[Anonymous No.15037940]

>Be me today
>decide to buy my first fragrance without knowing shit and doing no research
>Sniff like 20 of the paper strips until I finally find the perfect one
>It's some obscure Italian brand I've never heard of
>Buy it and take it home
> Later realise I bought the most popular mens fragrance on the market
Fuck bros serves me right for being a retard

[Anonymous No.15037941]

>>15037940
You'd never heard of Armani?

[Anonymous No.15037945]

should I cop?

[Anonymous No.15037949]

>>15037941
Never bro are they a brand that normal people know ?
I'm not from this board

[Anonymous No.15037951]

>>15037945
Yes, together with this Tom Ford.

[Anonymous No.15037952]

>>15037940
You did good, you bought what you liked
Is that a bus you're on?

[Anonymous No.15037957]

>>15037940
>smelled different options
>bought one that you like
That's how it should be done. Well done

[Anonymous No.15037962]

>>15037957
That being said, one should keep in mind that it's worth to first spray fragrance that you like on your skin and see how do you like after couple of hours as it develops. Drydown can be drastically different from openings but openings are what makes most of people buy stuff thus most of designers don't care that much about drydowns. I remember how disappointed I was in Chanel Allure Edition Blanche that has a 9/10 opening but then settles to the most generic lemon-vetiver ever.

[Anonymous No.15037979]

>>15037845
Threadly reminder that this is what 80% of buyers of Aventus look like.

[Anonymous No.15037985]

>>15037979
Kek, I meant this one.

[Anonymous No.15037991]

>>15037985
dumping rest of what I've saved

[Anonymous No.15037992]

>>15037991

[Anonymous No.15037994]

>>15037992

[Anonymous No.15037997]

>>15037994

[Anonymous No.15038007]

>>15037992
Now that the dust has settled, Alex or Demi?

[Anonymous No.15038019]

Whats the best site to cop Aventus?

[Anonymous No.15038028]

>>15038019
Yes Igor, we know with what link you'll respond to yourself. I'm going to include the website in the sticky next time, don't worry but you can stop spamming.

[Anonymous No.15038049]

>>15037952
nice bait

[Anonymous No.15038054]

Just tried Boss Bottled Oud and I'm underwhelmed.
Glad I didn't blindbuy a bottle.
Just the typical Bottled crisp apple with oud and woody undertones. Here's hoping Noir Extreme doesn't dissappoint when it arrives tomorrow

[Anonymous No.15038077]

I just recently got into more expensive perfumes and the first two I bought are women's perfumes, Black Orchid and Portrait of a Lady (sampled them first of course and got very good deals). Is women's perfume just better?

[Anonymous No.15038106]

>>15037903
Tiziana Terenzi Vele, Un Jardin Sur Le Nil Hermès are fruity florals that can be pulled off by a man too.

[Anonymous No.15038110]

So... I've seen some of you got really impressive collections of scented water. How many bottles have you finished in your life?

[Anonymous No.15038111]

>>15038007
who is alex? i see the name a lot

[Anonymous No.15038116]

>>15037994
Snice.

[Anonymous No.15038118]

>>15037949
like calvin klein levels of known in the menswear world. armani is a common knowledge brand that you hear referenced in even basic tv shows and everyday conversation

[Anonymous No.15038119]

>>15038111
Oh boy...

[Anonymous No.15038123]

>>15037992
Stop trying to get me to buy Ultra Male it sounds awful.

[Anonymous No.15038124]

Any of these good? Just looking for a cheap versatile freshie. Heard the blue one is similar to Tf mandarino de almafi

[Anonymous No.15038140]

>>15038054
Ok now it's dried down a bit and i'm really appreciating it now the apple has smoothed ot against the oud.
Hard to choose between this or Eau Sauvage Parfum for my next purchase.

[Anonymous No.15038142]

>>15038140
nice blog post

[Anonymous No.15038188]

>>15037847
A surprisingly good tobacco spicy oud. A great entry level safe take on the genre. This and Rose Malaki are very nice. 70 bucks aint that bad, but if you can and have Douglas in your country there should be the whole Malaki line to try out.

[Anonymous No.15038208]

>>15038140
Eau Sauvage Parfum any time of any day in any year.

[Anonymous No.15038216]

>>15038111

[Anonymous No.15038220]

>>15038123
Buying a fragrance based on its name is literally pleb tier. Like what? Is someone gonna ask you what you are wearing? Just say something like idk man, its the blue torso one and stop being such an autist

[Anonymous No.15038229]

>>15038220
>>15038123
>>15037992
Let me take you on a journey, friend. You’re on vacation in San Francisco, you return to your hotel but have forgotten your room number. You walk into the room of another guest by mistake. Immediately upon entering, you notice that a bunch of sweaty men are fucking on a bed shaped like a giant martini glass covered with sequins. YMCA is playing on a loop on the room’s sound system, a disco ball hangs from the ceiling, a large TV displays episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race. John Waters is sitting on a chair in the corner sipping a cosmopolitan.

Ultra Male is gayer than that room.

[Anonymous No.15038234]

>>15038220
How did you take that to mean the name, of course I am referring to how it smells. The descriptions of it sound awful. Imagine telling people you wear the blue torso lmao.

[Anonymous No.15038244]

>>15038229
And That's A Good Thing!

[Anonymous No.15038246]

I don't like Bentley Intense, Aramis Black or 212 VIP.
Where should I branch out to find a boozy frag that'll suit me? Preferably something I can wear on summer nights as well as when it's cold in the daytime.

[Anonymous No.15038252]

>>15038110
Without selling selling decants? None. People underestimate how much 100ml is. Especially if you're frequently sampling.

[Anonymous No.15038255]

what are your thoughts on ck one shock? pretty good for the price?

[Anonymous No.15038256]

>>15038124
yes, you cant go wrong with varvatos tbf

[Anonymous No.15038259]

>>15038246
I like Ombre Noir. Baraonda is great but very realistic in its booziness and kind of challenging, but its worth trying. I think Straight to Heaven is pretty good as well. I hate Bentley Intense there is something in it thats very cloying to me.

[Anonymous No.15038308]

>>15038246
Givenchy Gentleman, Frederic Malle Monsieur. Both very boozy, very similar to each other.

[Anonymous No.15038310]

Take the Coco Noir pill

[Anonymous No.15038360]

Why does perfume smell like shit? Thought the whole point of it was that it's supposed to smell nice

After almost a year of searching and smelling / sampling 50+ frags including everything from big name brands to niche, they've all smelled like ass or mediocre at best, aside from Interlude which was the only one that blew my mind.
You're all a bunch of idiots wasting money on smelly water that probably just makes most people wrinkle their nose

[Anonymous No.15038366]

>>15038360

[Anonymous No.15038384]

I'm having a top laugh at all of fanboys of this huge nerd with patchy beard Russian Adam. He plays them as he wishes.
>super duper limited edition guys
>that's 2 millions years old ambergris and oud stolen overnight straight from Dubai's Sultan safe
>only 3 bottles will be released!!
>such a good perfume won't happen ever again
>*all of his perfumes are sold out in first 1.5 minute after the release*
two months later
>here's your Ottoman Empire 7 and Siberian Musk 11 guys hehe

I really prefer Jeremy to this nerd. At least he's upfront with his marketing tricks.

[Anonymous No.15038388]

>>15038366
It's a dumb thing to say yes to. I'm going back to spending my money on guns and ammo, yall will do the same if you're smart

[Anonymous No.15038418]

>>15038388
Cool story bro.

[Anonymous No.15038426]

>>15038360
>50+ frags sampled
>only liked terrorist frag
Salam allekum brother you want some barnyard shit ittars?

[Anonymous No.15038438]

>>15038007
Demi is an ugly hag planted by PdM to shill on YouTube.

[Anonymous No.15038468]

>>15038426
This but unironically
Fucking sandniggers

[Anonymous No.15038472]

How often do you wear perfume in the week?

[Anonymous No.15038475]

>>15038110

AdP Colonia Club x 1
AdP Colonia Essenza x 2
Cool Water x 1
DHI x 1
D&G The One EDT x 3 (all of them were 50mls and two were before I really got into frags)
Grey Vetiver EDP x 1
GIT x 1
Lalique Encre Noire A L'Extreme x 1
TF Neroli Portofino x 1

Getting near the end of Pacific Rock Moss and CdG Incense Kyoto, not sure if I'll rebuy either though.

[Anonymous No.15038476]

>>15038472
Every day.

[Anonymous No.15038477]

>>15038110
spicebomb, it actually leaked in my travel bag

[Anonymous No.15038494]

>>15038110
Probably half a dozen. Usually cheap freshies that need 6 or 7 sprays.

[Anonymous No.15038497]

>>15038472
I apply at least 3 different frags a day, so 21+

[Anonymous No.15038507]

The cycle is complete.

I'll concede it's better than I remembered. Actually does smell almost exactly like Axe Essence. And also, as much as I hate to admit it, it's a fougere.

>inb4 hab segs pajeet
I'm L'HOMME INFINIMENT and AQposter

[Anonymous No.15038539]

>>15037903
After going over my fragrantica, doing some research online and consulting with Turin's book I arrived at this draft:

>WOODY
>Woody Spicy
Burberry London
Pierre Guillaume Coze 02
Bois 1920 Real Patchouly
Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Man

>Woody Aromatic
Lalique Encre Noire
Guerlain Vetiver
Frederic Malle French Lover
Le Labo Santal 33

>Woody Floral
Dior Homme EdT
Floris No. 89
Arquiste Boutonniere No. 7
L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha

>Woody Fresh
Rochas Eau de Rochas Homme
Hermès Terre d'Hermes
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire

>Woody Fruity
Diptyque Philosykos
Frapin Passion Boisee
Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits
Roja Dove Elysium Pour Homme Parfum Cologne

I think it's an improvement. As always: thoughts?

[Anonymous No.15038549]

>>15038539
Reminder where we stand now.

>FLORAL
>Soliflores
Caron Pour Un Homme
Eau D'Italie Paestum Rose
Nicolai Patchouli Intense
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower

>Floral Bouquet
L'Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons
Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original EdP
Chanel Beige
Papillon Artisan Perfumes Angelique

>Floral Aldyhedic
Givenchy Insense
Comme des Garçons 2
Byredo Blanche
Chanel No. 5

>Floral Fruity
Hermès Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan
Hiram Green Moon Bloom
Tiziana Terenzi Vele
MDCI Peche Cardinal

>Greeen Floral
4160 Tuesdays Ealing Green
Chanel Bel Respiro EdP
Serge Lutens De Profundis
Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite

>Floral Musk
Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette
Amouage Gold
Serge Lutens Sarrasins
Bogue Maai

>Floral Fresh
Ferrari Bright Neroli
Nicolai Cap Néroli
Gallagher Bergamust
MFK Aqua Universalis Forte

>Floral White
Amouage Reflection
Parfums Dusita Melodie de L'Amour
Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle
Tom Ford Soleil Neige

[Anonymous No.15038550]

>>15038539
Tam Dao needs to be in woody somewhere.

[Anonymous No.15038551]

>>15038255
It's synthetic and it doesn't make you feel good

[Anonymous No.15038554]

>>15038549
>FRESH
>Fresh Citrus
Mugler Cologne
Acqua di Parma Colonia
Diptyque Eau des Sens
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino

>Fresh Aromatic
Lalique White
Dior Eau Sauvage EdT
Histoires de Parfum 1828
Xerjoff Mefisto Gentiluomo

>Fresh Green
Comme des Garcons Amazigreen
Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio
Profumum Roma Ichnusa
Xerjoff Nio

>Fresh Aquatic
Bvlgari Aqva Pour Homme
Heeley Sel Marin
Profumum Roma Acqua di Sale
Creed Millésime Impérial

>Fresh Fruity
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune
Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Toit
Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine

[Anonymous No.15038562]

>>15038550
At the moment it is in Fresh Oriental (Orientals are going to be next). We can perhaps keep it there.

[Anonymous No.15038568]

>>15038549
>Givenchy Insense
Just realized that it got discontinued. Let's bring Tauer 14 Noontide Petals back then.

[Anonymous No.15038569]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBCt66zjTHo
What's the frag equivalent of this song?

[Anonymous No.15038571]

>>15038562
I think it belongs somewhere in woody. I guess I can kind of see it as an oriental, but it’s undeniably a primarily woody scent.

[Anonymous No.15038574]

>>15038569
Menthol and cocoa butter.

[Anonymous No.15038576]

>>15038574
I don't think they have many black people in Korea, anon

[Anonymous No.15038579]

>>15038571
I feel similar about it. It's closes to Woody Spicy imo. In this case we perhaps can trade Bois 1920 Real Patchouly for something in Oriental Woody (for example this random ass Odin Roam) and put it there.

[Anonymous No.15038580]

>>15038569
>>15038255

[Anonymous No.15038589]

>>15038472
At least twice a day
Morning and night usually

[Anonymous No.15038601]

>>15038539
I hate not seeing Sycomore in there (woody aromatic?) but it's Chanel, people will find it regardless. I do love seeing Floris, L'Artisan Parfumeur and Frapin getting some attention though. And the rest are solid choices as well, of course. We're making progress!

[Anonymous No.15038602]

>>15038579
I’d agree with that. Woody-spicy is probably the best fit.

[Anonymous No.15038603]

>>15038549
>>Floral Musk
Does Kiehl's Musk fit in here? It's kinda cheap, which we don't really have in this section, and it is kind of a classic in its own way.

[Anonymous No.15038608]

>>15038601
It was just a extremely expensive encre noir to me when I sampled it. I don't think a lot of people will buy it when they have encre noir, which they will at least sample if they are a regular to this general

[Anonymous No.15038614]

>>15038608
Lol I'd argue the opposite: Encre Noire is just a cheap Sycomore, but it's fine.

[Anonymous No.15038617]

>>15038539
Maybe Cape Heartache in woody fruity?

[Anonymous No.15038622]

>>15038569
Something bad

[Anonymous No.15038623]

Just gonna say it now: Roja Enigma is mandatory when we get to orientals.

[Anonymous No.15038637]

Chart-wise, we certainly aren’t going to delete the old chart and in my opinion we ought to still link it at the OP. With this in mind, should we not simply exclude every fragrance that was mentioned beforehand in order to open space for new ones, or would there be too many gaps?
We could modify the old one by adding an errata explaining which frags have been discontinued, which can be easily done by form of a symbol with a legend somewhere explaining its meaning.

[Anonymous No.15038645]

>>15038549
Damn, I was late to recommend Xerjoff Star Musk to the floral musk category. Can’t even suggest to drop anything to place it because, while I have not tested any of them, they do seem nice.

[Anonymous No.15038698]

>>15038601
>>15038608
That's exactly what I thought of Sycomore and Chanel in general.
>>15038603
Yeah very good idea, thanks for the contribution.
>>15038617
Perfect, I was actually thinking of including Imaginairy Authors but have forgotten about them. Changing it rn.
>>15038637
I think that at some point the older one will get less and less posted desu, so it would be pity to loose some staple fragrances. Especially given that we keep the same structure, I can't imagine anyone looking simultaneously thoroughly through both. That's a lot of data already. The assumptions are to refresh it and make more relevant for the target audience (I think we've done a fucking job with Florals that were on the old chart mostly useless for a guy and now we've got variety of good things).
>>15038645
Yeah, we sorta got a full house (surprisingly) in the musk category. There's Nio and probably some other Xerjoffs will make it (Alexandria for orientals or idk Naxos for Gourmands).
>>15038623
Fuck yeah. Enigma together with Elysium are also two most popular Rojas, so good choices here imo.

[Anonymous No.15038715]

>>15038617
>>15038603
>>15038698
I'm thinking what should I replace and as much as I love Serge Lutens as he has many, many brilliant fragrances I guess Serge Lutens Sarrasins and Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits should make place for them. Or perhaps we can keep Sarrasins and remove Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette as this ELDO is really, really funky and Keep Bois et Fruits (this is the single most epitomic masculine fragrance of Woody Fruity category desu) and kick out Roja Elysium (the fruits here are really fresh and it's borderline Woody Fresh, so it might be more redundant). How is everyone feeling about it?

[Anonymous No.15038727]

>>15038476
>>15038497
>>15038589
How do you not get used to it? I can't smell mine from wearing it everyday.

[Anonymous No.15038734]

I currently only own Le Male and Code Profumo, should I buy CH Privé or Ultra Male?

[Anonymous No.15038746]

>>15038727
To avoid habituation you rotate continuously

[Anonymous No.15038804]

How is this for classics?

(i'm a bit tired of really intense niche stuff)

what would you add?

[Anonymous No.15038813]

>>15038804
Good stuff. I'd add Knize Ten to that mix and you're golden.

[Anonymous No.15038817]

>>15038804
And while it is great, LEN is not a classic in the proper sense; it's rather new actually.

[Anonymous No.15038822]

>>15038804
Eau Sauvage, Chanel Pour Monsier
Maybe Fahrenheit
If EN is classic then BdC, Dior Homme, Aventus, TdH, etc. are classics.

[Anonymous No.15038825]

Any frags with a prominent argan wood note? I have an argan body lotion and that shit smells amazing.

[Anonymous No.15038828]

>>15038698
Well that, and I think Enigma, regardless of what people might feel about the rest of the brand, is pretty objectively a great scent. There just isn’t anything else out there quite like it. I think that alone should qualify it for a spot on the chart.

[Anonymous No.15038831]

>>15038825
Demeter Argan I guess

[Anonymous No.15038862]

Is bendilirious good? That cherry candy Accord sounds good. Cherry jolly ranchers were my favorite candy as a kid

[Anonymous No.15038871]

My cdg sample just came. I live in the USA

[Anonymous No.15038878]

>>15038862
It’s not bad. I bought it blindly on a whim because it was a door crasher on fragrancebuy super cheap a while back (I think it was like 25.00 for 100mls). I wouldn’t say it’s a Jolly Rancher candy scent, more like a glass of dry champagne with some cherries dropped in it. It’s sweet and aldehyllic, a bit powdery on the drydown. It’s snice, nothing super special to me, but it is quite wearable.

[Anonymous No.15038886]

>>15038804
Have you sampled any of them?

[Anonymous No.15038898]

>>15038886
I haven't. There's really hard to find around here but I generally like most stuff I try, but buy very seldom

[Anonymous No.15038899]

>>15038871
I don't remember which one I ordered anymore, it might have been concrete

[Anonymous No.15038904]

>>15038871
i got floriental. its incense, kind of a perfumy potpourri. its ok

[Anonymous No.15038921]

>>15038898
eBay

[Anonymous No.15038931]

>>15038904
Yeah I only got concrete because I have or have sampled everything else that was offered. I have a 100ml of floriental and love it

[Anonymous No.15038945]

>>15038931
reminded me of 40 thieves minus that plum note, amp up the incense 20%, and add more resins

[Anonymous No.15038987]

what does he wear?

[Anonymous No.15038989]

>>15038987
Comme des garcons 2

[Anonymous No.15039004]

>>15038987
any of the EN's

[Anonymous No.15039005]

>>15038987
>>15038989
Seconding Comme des Garcons 2

[Anonymous No.15039028]

>>15037517
It's meh, better than most of designer scents these days but noting extraordinary

[Anonymous No.15039040]

>>15038871
Based. Mine came in Saturday finally. I got Wonderwood. It's a since, but performance is shit for the price, which probably never gets discounted. I read that encre noire is similar.

[Anonymous No.15039051]

Guys, so do we want to include BR540 & Grand Soir in Orientals? BR540 is a bigger meme (re: >>15036417) but Grand Soir is imo a better fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15039053]

>>15039051
FUCKACUM BUTT

[Anonymous No.15039059]

>>15038987
>Satori (Satori) woody oriental
>A beautifully judged, complex, quietly penumbral woody-spicy accord. A fragrance for the very strong, totally silent type. lt

[Anonymous No.15039072]

>>15039053
>FUCKACUM BUTT
I miss the BR540 meme posting.... somebody bring it back?

[Anonymous No.15039082]

>>15039051
mpg ambre precieux is the benchmark .
nishane ambra calabria is honorable mention for green amber
masque milano tango =boozy amber
fragrance du bois amber Intense
HDP ambre 114 =easy to wear
lartisan parfumeur leau ambre extreme= sweet powder
that penhaligons one is a people pleaser

[Anonymous No.15039109]

the prices and $$$ are also wrong on the amber oriental. I dont think they should all be sweet choices either, really the midnight in paris should go, the other ones could stay. ambre sultan is probably more amber than chergui, which really isint and needs to go, you could easily swap those out if you just have to have a SL, but its more "challenging."

[Anonymous No.15039130]

>>15039072
I’d post it, but I don’t have it. Sorry brother.

[Anonymous No.15039136]

>>15039082
>>15039109
yo, thanks for that. I agree that some stuff is mislabeled and I fixed it. Also removed discontinued fragrances. I like your suggestions but we can't put all of them if we want to keep some classics. I'd much rather like people to check out Chergui instead of jumping into FdB stubbed with Swarovski's diamons. So far I worked out such a draft. Perhaps we can kick out Ambre Nuit for something more interesting. I included Nishane and MPG as I believe these are criminally underrated houses.

>ORIENTAL
>Spicy Oriental
Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur
Serge Lutens Chergui
Roja Dove Enigma Pour Homme
MFK BR540

>Amber Oriental
Tauer Perfumes 02 L'Air du Desert Marocain
Christian Dior Ambre Nuit
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
Ambre Precieux Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier

>Fresh Oriental
Histoires de Parfums 1899 Hemingway
Haeckels 51°19’9”N/1°21’30”E (Pegwell Bay)
Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale
Nishane Ambra Calabria

>Woody Oriental
Tom Ford Oud Wood
Etat Libre d'Orange Fat Electrician
Amouage Interlude Man
Black Afgano Nasomatto

[Anonymous No.15039141]

>>15039136
Also; at the end of the day we should also be considerate of people without deep pockets. There are some good cheap oriental alternatives like Mollinard Ambre Lumiere that we might need to include. I reckon it's one of the trickiest groups so far. Maybe we should extend each subgroup to 6 fragrances instead of 4. It'd work with the template well and we could cover more interesting varied and differently priced stuff.

[Anonymous No.15039153]

some of u niggas crazy with that cologne science

[Anonymous No.15039156]

>>15039136
honestly you should kick out the mpg, its way to animalic for someone just getting into it, no matter how good it is or whatever and its pretty much amber/gris so i dont know why i suggested it or whatever. i was thinking that prada black extreme? one would be a good cheep fresh oriental maybe, the historie de parfum isint too pricey either, molinard sounds good but havent tried

[Anonymous No.15039171]

>>15039136
>Haeckels 51°19’9”N/1°21’30”E (Pegwell Bay)
>Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale
Having both is pointless now that I’m thinking about it and Bois is vastly superior. Any Fresh Oriental ideas? It’s too late for me to think now

[Anonymous No.15039172]

>>15039156
Let’s include something from mpg somewhere though. Also whereas having 4 hard to wear stuff would be too much, I’m all for keeping a good variety and having some interesting/nonconventional choices so even people who already know something can learn.

[Anonymous No.15039178]

>>15039136
MDCI Fetes Persanes is hands down the best Oriental Spicy perfume I know. Quite pricey and we got 3 other MDCIS already (Peches and CP, IB coming), so idk if that’s the best choice here.

[Anonymous No.15039182]

>>15039171
sauvage, duh

[Anonymous No.15039186]

>>15039136
I love fat electrician but there is nothing oriental about it. It should be a fresh woody. I would say add zadig & voltaire this is him in its place.

[Anonymous No.15039190]

>>15039171
halloween man x
le male
joop
pure tonka

[Anonymous No.15039209]

>>15039072
FUCK YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT BR 540 IS FUCKING DISGUSTING. It smells synthetic, clinical, latex, fluoride, exactly like the dentist office. Not even lying I almost gagged when I first put it on, felt like someone was about to drill into my teeth.

by far the WORST frag i had ever smelled. Fuck you cock sucking useless aids infected asshole fuckacum butt

[Anonymous No.15039212]

>>15039209
Thank you brother. Warms my heart to see that someone out there is still keeping my legacy alive

[Anonymous No.15039220]

>>15039212
As long as I’m around, FUCKACUM will never die.

[Anonymous No.15039234]

kurk-de-jan
what a bitchy last name to say
i bet hes short also

[Anonymous No.15039272]

>>15038507
BASED and indianpilled, and this is coming from someone who enjoys Eros. at least the pajeets that wear eros smell nicer then they normally would.
>>15039234
>mfw its my mothers maiden name

[Anonymous No.15039328]

Yo, ScentScav, what’s up with that Sadanne review? It never gets talked about, I’d really love to hear what you think!

[Anonymous No.15039352]

>>15039328
>ScentScav
What would he wear??

[Anonymous No.15039386]

>>15039352
Not Norne.

[Anonymous No.15039394]

I finally completed my perfect collection, i will stop entering this board as i will probably find something new i will want but won't need.
My current collection rotation is :
Acqua di gio profumo
Aventus
Dior homme intense
Luna rossa black
Allure homme blanche
Fico di amalfi

6 frags, what more do you need, they will probably last me a fuckton of years and they will fit literally every situtation.
So anyway, thank you guys for keeping me company, learning about the world of fragrances was a fun journey and one that i never expected i would take in the first place. I hope you find your perfect rotation and become free of this place as well

[Anonymous No.15039398]

I've been trying to figure out how to identify notes (I just recently got into the fragrance hobby fully, used to wear it only for special occasions), figured it would give me a better appreciation for what goes into a scent.
That being said, I've always gotten this minor egg/sulfur-like smell from D&G Light Blue Eau Intense, Bleu de Chanel EDT, Acqua di Gio, Bvlgari Aqva, and CK One - I know everyone's nose picks up notes differently, but is this normal/what could this be attributed to? Is it the way my nose is picking up the citrus, or is this more in line with the marine/'blue' notes?

[Anonymous No.15039409]

>>15039394
Later, Jeremy.

[Anonymous No.15039413]

>>15039398
i've gotten it as well, it seems that there are days when my brain ignores it but some other days i pick it up, bumping because i wanna know where it's coming from

[Anonymous No.15039487]

Anyone smells cabbage from Terre d'Hermès ?

[Anonymous No.15039488]

>>15039394
all garbage frags.
fuck off and never come back

[Anonymous No.15039490]

>>15038007
Honestly Demi is worse than Jeremy rn

[Anonymous No.15039507]

Hey friends what's a good cheap cologne for your average Joe. I don't need anything fancy just something that's just good enough.

[Anonymous No.15039533]

>>15039507
Amouage interlude

[Anonymous No.15039612]

>>15039507
Lucky You

[Anonymous No.15039616]

>>15039507
azzaro pour homme

[Anonymous No.15039621]

>>15039171
Does squid count? I think of it as aquatic amber, which isn't a category.

[Anonymous No.15039713]

Damn, I actually didn't like bee all that much. Smelled too much like a sweet lip balm.
Hyrax on the other hand...

[Anonymous No.15039751]

>>15039507
Designer: Givenchy Gentleman and Azzaro pour homme
Niche: Fat Electrician by ELDO
All fairly priced on discounters around the world

[Anonymous No.15039771]

>>15039190
>>15039182
Please don't make any of these to the chart.

[Anonymous No.15039779]

>>15039713
angry_bee.jpg

[Anonymous No.15039981]

Love all your contributions to the new frag chart.
But as some of the other anons pointed out wouldn't it be better if there were two separate charts? Maybe designer vs niche/indie or something like department store vs boutique?
I know mostly of you are based into developed countries where you easily have access to beautiful niche houses, but I know a lot of anons and future frag enthusiast are like me stuck in a third world shithole with Notino and other Czech websites as saving grace for sampling something different.
>>15035631 OP picture is very dope this makes my photography bone tingle.

[Anonymous No.15040187]

>>15039981
It'd be good but frankly I think that it's too ambitious for our small general (and involvement) to make that many charts of reasonable quality. It's really time-consuming and requires some thought if you want to do this well. Many people contribute bit here and there that I'm very grateful for but there needs to be one person to push it. I'm very happy if other people want to create other charts but for now I think the most feasible goal is to correct and refresh what we've got trying to stick with these assumptions >>15035634 in the process to make it as useful to the widest audience. After getting a first draft of everything I plan to firstly balance out coverage of some houses to make place to more varied and interesting things and secondly try to really have 1 affordable, 2 mid-priced and 1 more fancy fragrance in each group. This would be already a massive step towards accessibility to people without deep pockets/not living in US/Western EU and would mean that on the chart would be at least 30+ affordable/accessible fragrances. Not bad if you ask me. One of the hard pills in this hobby is sadly that often what you get is proportional to what you pay and it's not that easy to find a really quality cheapies worth spreading a word about. Also, I don't think that there's a point of making a chart only out of stuff available in every Sephora/pharmacy because frankly you can just go there and test of the most stuff they've got over couple visits. Btw if you're from the Czech Republic for sure you've got plenty of snice niche shops. I was surprised how many there were in Poland. Even in a relatively small town there was a perfumery with Amouage, Atelier des Ors, Frapin, HdP, Jovoy, MDCI, Montale, LAP, Piguet, Marly and many others. Just try to look what you've got around.

[Anonymous No.15040191]

>>15039981
From OP:
>affordable snice scents
>http://pastebin.com/VX6RDpm6

[Anonymous No.15040197]

I'm trying to get into fragrances but they all smell almost the same to me. I can smell the obvious notes most of the time, but it's always at most two notes combined with a "cologne smell".

Is this normal? How does one developed a better taste?

[Anonymous No.15040199]

>>15040187
>>15040187
Btw I keep a big textfile with all candidates for each category that I'm happy to share. This might be a good start for others who want to make their own charts.

[Anonymous No.15040227]

>>15039751
backing these recommendations. Go out and test them before buying though.

[Anonymous No.15040234]

>>15039981
Poland and Hungary have some really based shops, they actually have a lot of niche stuff that I can't even find here in Copenhagen. Look around, your country might surprise you.

[Anonymous No.15040270]

How'd I do

[Anonymous No.15040273]

lmao he's losing it

[Anonymous No.15040290]

What the fuck is even in this
I sprayed it on my wrist 2 weeks ago and had a sweater on. I can still smell this after washing it

[Anonymous No.15040309]

>>15040234
Any of those near Kraków?

[Anonymous No.15040312]

>>15040290
Does it smell good?

[Anonymous No.15040313]

>>15040312
It smells like a sweaty milf laying on a suede sofa

[Anonymous No.15040332]

>>15040270
I sincerely hope you enjoy them, but I've pretty much written off montale and mancera. Intense cafe was way too much for me, haven't sampled the rest. Cedrat Boise, black oud, and maybe one other seems ok to try, but the whole house seems synthetic and cheap. Plenty of people really enjoy them, so I'm sure it's just something on my end.

[Anonymous No.15040338]

>>15040273
"Hi guys. Do you use a phone? welll. I do."

How much money could they possibly have paid him

[Anonymous No.15040354]

>>15040197
Congrats, you've discovered the truth about the fragrance world, IE 90% of it is a scam. You know how most wines are indistinguishable and The experts can't even tell which is which in a blind taste test, yet there's all this pomp and circumstance and hype around expensive wines? It's just people deluding themselves into thinking ohhn this tastes so good
The fragrance world is exactly like that

[Anonymous No.15040372]

>>15039713
>>15039779

[Anonymous No.15040483]

>>15040273
Sad!

[Anonymous No.15040516]

>>15039533
>>15039612
>>15039616
>>15039751
>>15040227
Thanks friends I decided to go for Azzaro pour homme

[Anonymous No.15040564]

>>15040516
>He fell for it
Good job lads

[Anonymous No.15040571]

Just copped my first Mancera and I’m pretty happy with it. Opening is that oud/saffron combination and I really don’t care for it but it dries down into one of the best vanilla scents I’ve smelled. Kind of like sugar cookies with a dark smoky woodiness that’s hard to define.

[Anonymous No.15040576]

[Anonymous No.15040589]

>>15035699
I mean, you run the same risk with everything but Polo Green and Drakkar Noir. May as well go for it. If it gets discontinued then you’re just in the same boat you’re in now looking for something new

[Anonymous No.15040590]

>>15040309
Probably shitload. Lulua that is I think the only shop selling Slumberhouse in Europe is from Kraków. Just google
>>15040270
That's a lot of really sweet scents. I hope you're aware of that.
>>15040354
He has also probably just tested stuff from his local shopping mall. Tbf not 90 but 95% of designers are alike.

[Anonymous No.15040592]

>>15040576
Is it good?

[Anonymous No.15040616]

>>15040590
lulua
>Gallagher
>Naomi Goodsir
>Nasomatto
>Serge Lutens
>Slumberhouse
>Zootopian
Wtf, I thought that Poland is a shithole you go to get drunk cheaply and they've got more niche fragrances than in any shop around my city.

[Anonymous No.15040619]

>>15040354
what are you still doing in this general then?

[Anonymous No.15040621]

>>15040616
And most of their Serge Lutenses are pre-reformulation old bottles wtf.

[Anonymous No.15040632]

Any youtube channels worth checking out about perfumes for men ?

that Jeremy Fragrance douche is all over the results

[Anonymous No.15040638]

>>15040632
Wafts from the Loft

[Anonymous No.15040639]

>>15040616
They have an actual Notino store in Gdansk (beautiful city btw) and they had all kinds of crazy stuff like Perfums de Marly, Nasomatto and some other top-tier niche stuff. I was truly impressed.

[Anonymous No.15040654]

>>15040639
Interesting, apparently that must be market for that

[Anonymous No.15040659]

>>15040632
We've got our very own /frag/ youtuber the smiley Chad ScentScavanger
>>15040638
Based&HOOOOOOHHHHHpilled

[Anonymous No.15040692]

>>15040632
can somebody link me to Jeremy's niche videos? I know he's done a couple where he doesn't shill the usual shit and lets his passion fly free.

[Anonymous No.15040693]

Where to buy a Creed Aventus sample ?

[Anonymous No.15040720]

Guys I sat down near to this redhead qt in my Italian class today. She instantly said 'oh what's that' and looked at me and added 'you smell good'. I just smiled and said 'thanks'. D-d-did I do good? SOTD: Xerjoff Alexandria II

[Anonymous No.15040761]

>>15035631
NEW THREAD
>>15040752
>>15040752
>>15040752

[Anonymous No.15040897]

>>15040761
yikes, early

[Anonymous No.15040907]

>300