Fragrance General

[Anonymous No.15277686]

Previous Thread: >>15271618

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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w2c bottles
(USA-Canada)
http://www.fragrancenet.com
http://www.fragrancebuy.ca
http://www.luckyscent.com
http://www.perfumeonline.ca

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/
https://nstperfume.com/2008/11/14/new-to-perfume-and-want-to-learn-more/
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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
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For /ourguy/ Luca Turin's books look up Library Genesis

[Anonymous No.15277687]

>>15277686
*this chart is outdated*
Current new chart WIP:
https://pastebin.com/2T6HuQgj

[Anonymous No.15277696]

To the anon who was in contact with Sultan:

How did you email Sultan? I tried contacting him thrice in the contract us page on his website but he's either ignoring me or not getting them.

I've been saving up and waiting forever to try Violet Noyée and now I can't find it anywhere

[Anonymous No.15277716]

So after 2 days Anon The EdP mixed quite well. However it turned out to be a bit unbalanced. The opening 5-10minutes is a big punch of bright rosewood and then it’s basically a plain Labdanum scent with some lingering incensy vibe. I just added a drop of a different incense absolute I got from Mellifluence to the mix to make it more prominent note (this one is as thick as tar). However I don’t know how to make rosewood last longer. I’d ideally add some hedione as I think that a soft jasmine note would compliment the scent wonderfully and it’s both a fixative and diffusive but I can’t order anywhere less than at least 10mls of it which is way too much for my needs. Perhaps I’ll settle for a drop or two of ISO E super as it also has fixative properties but I’m a bit worried of putting it into my otherwise all natural quality ingredients mix to be fair famalam. The projection is already quite good so I’m afraid also that adding ISO and then Perfumers Alcohol will make a nuclear bomb out of it. Will see.

[Anonymous No.15277720]

Guy in a perfume group I'm in got owned by chad

Translation:
"Something funny happened, I came to work today about 1 minute after a female colleague and when we are standing in the entrance she opens the bathroom door and says "God it smells good in here", and my other colleague says "Yeah that's my Axe black" then they just keep talking about how good it smells for like 5 minutes while I'm sitting there with Elysium on.
Axe vs Elysium 1-0"

[Anonymous No.15277725]

>>15277716
So excited for Anon the Edp now. No iso e super though PLEASE

[Anonymous No.15277766]

>>15277720
should've bought pic related lol

[Anonymous No.15277778]

Alright another round of quick reviews. One sniff, everyone knows the rules. Today the following beauties arrived.
>Amouage Beach Hut
Green woodsy spearmint. Not the freshest kind but definitely posh. 7.8
>Divina Terra 05 Terra
If you were annoyed by oregano note in Interlude then look no further. I’m smelling it on one hand and Interlude on the other and they’re almost identical but the oregano note. It’s also a bit softer projectionwise. 8.3

[Anonymous No.15277782]

>>15277725
Thanks, gonna update the progress with it here

[Anonymous No.15277790]

Just got the new Zootopian Bat

[Anonymous No.15277791]

Rate my growing collection anons.

[Anonymous No.15277806]

>>15277535
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/436957-INTL-AVENTUS-19S01-Nishane-PDM-R-Dove-T-FORD-etc-(In-Hand)
apparently it's the same guy but the prices are a bit cheaper here for some reason

[Anonymous No.15277830]

Got the decants
>eau sauvage parfum
It is kinda similiar to the cologne, but heavier, i can sense a stronger citrus with something resiney in it, just by the smell you can tell it will last much longer than the og
>guerlain teazzurra
smells like tea with flowers i don't remember the name of, they have a yellow head and white petals. Refreshing, i'll wear it on hot days, or gift my mom for hot days
>CDG floriental
either i am a noselet or i got scammed, but it smells like CH Men Prive to me
I'll try out guerlain vetiver and hacivat later

[Anonymous No.15277885]

Can anyone recommend me some cheapies that I can use for at-home nighttime scents? I usually take a shower before I go to bed so I'd like something comfy. Doesn't matter at all if the performance is bad. So far, I've been switching between a LNDL clone and Guerlain L'Homme Ideal.

[Anonymous No.15277890]

does anyone know whats going on with hommage a l'homme? why isnt it available anywhere? i neeeeed violet
>>15277720
thats a he's literally me moment
>>15277791
nice bait

[Anonymous No.15277893]

>>15277885
what is the LNDL clone man? As much as I like LNDL its in the eau sauvage class of im not giving them my money when the performance is that piss poor.

[Anonymous No.15277909]

>>15277893
Nike the Perfume Man Intense, about 15$ off ebay. Shout out to my boy Joy who did a review on it. It smells very comfy.

[Anonymous No.15277918]

milf tier frags:
The One, Platinum Egoiste, CK Obsession, Kouros, Antaeus, Terre d'Hermes, APH, La Nuit de l'Homme, Aramis and Van Cleef and Arpels Tsar (discontinued).
source: https://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=47817

>>15277909
>Nike the Perfume Man Intense
Thanks but i cant find it here for some reason so i guess i have to stick to ted lapidus poker face

[Anonymous No.15277922]

>>15277918
Yeah, seems like it's hard to get a bottle in the US. UK and South Asia stores have a lot of it though.

[Anonymous No.15277946]

Based Terre

[Anonymous No.15277950]

>>15277922
dubs checked, im in australia and the big chemist has all the nike colour perfumes but not the one you said. oh well.
>>15277946
so based

[Anonymous No.15277953]

Reminder that Terre d'Hermes is the ultimate rape fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15277981]

Just sprayed Yatagan on one wrist and Creed Royal Water on one wrist at home to try them

Yatagan started out smelling like morning breath but is starting to smell like forest now which is VERY nice
Royal Water smells like ass, it smells like some awful old candy on my skin. Scrubbed HARD

[Anonymous No.15278016]

I slept on it for way too long and now Gucci Pour Homme II is going for Creed prices.
Where else can I get my spicy tea fix?

[Anonymous No.15278034]

>>15278016
Bvlgari

[Anonymous No.15278046]

What's the cheapest cologne to smell like I'm not poor

[Anonymous No.15278064]

>>15277720
I don't understand how someone can work in an office and still think Axe is okay

[Anonymous No.15278072]

>>15277686
just bought snicebomb for $50 on eBay. hopefully it's real.
it's actually kinda funny because I used to think it was a pleb fragrance because of the bottle, but it's a masterpiece.

[Anonymous No.15278074]

>>15277885
Ferragamo Uomo
ultimate cozy cheapie

[Anonymous No.15278079]

>>15277885
I love Body Kouros after a bath in the evening, just something about the eucalyptus that is refreshing, but it can be a divisive smell I've heard?
I blind bought it for £40 and got lucky that I enjoy it so much. Matter of fact I only blind bought it as I was misled to believe it was discontinued.

[Anonymous No.15278083]

>>15277918
I think the closer I'm getting to 30 the more I'm attracted to MILFS.
Like I really like it when the home invader woman in porn is a little older. So I think I'll cop me a bottle of PE or something

[Anonymous No.15278098]

Which frag should I wear to go with my future Seiko?

[Anonymous No.15278100]

>>15278098
Polo

[Anonymous No.15278106]

>>15278098
Probably some Japanese clone fragrance

[Anonymous No.15278120]

>>15277885
Get some cozy amber or gourmandish scent. They put me to sleep like nothing else. Guerlain L’Instant or even the best cheapie of all times Cologne of the Missions.

[Anonymous No.15278131]

>>15278046
You must go into orientals. Most of fresh cheap stuff smells either cheap or rather in ordinarily smelling frames not screaming ‘I’ve got money’. Try Lattafa Raghba (or Raghba classic), Junaid Jamshed Oudh Qadim or Nabeel Arab Tradition. First thought of people will be that you smell ‘different’ so you grab attention and second that it smells actually good and smooth. Thus they may think that it’s some expensive fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15278144]

>>15278131
Why are they all Arab sounding?

[Anonymous No.15278156]

redpill me on Chanel no.5

[Anonymous No.15278161]

>>15278098

Xerjoff Fiero

[Anonymous No.15278163]

>>15278144
Because they’re all oriental cheapies from eastern perfume houses. Let’s be honest they know this shit better than we do, hence even the name is orientals not occidentals.

[Anonymous No.15278172]

SOTD: Lalique Hommage a l’homme Voyageur. It’s quite hot here outside but it’s a BBQ Friday so I wanted something heavier that won’t be suffocated by spices and smoke. It works like a charm the patch+Vetiver is absolute HOOOOOHHH tier and cuts through all other smells. Gonna crack a cold one for you boys in a minute. What are you wearing lads?

[Anonymous No.15278196]

I say we boycott Hermes until they make me their head perfumer

[Anonymous No.15278198]

>>15278163
You're in one of those rape gangs in the UK aren't you?

[Anonymous No.15278199]

>>15278198
how racist of you, anon
>pic related

[Anonymous No.15278200]

"Listen Jaffar, if we dont have oud in literally everything, westerners will realize how shit our skill set really is."

[Anonymous No.15278210]

I'm going to be honest the arab worship pisses me off

[Anonymous No.15278213]

>>15278172
Montblanc Explorer again. Kinda love it guys.

Wanted to give something else a spin but want to wear the same shirt and it's clung to the fabric so may as well keep going

[Anonymous No.15278223]

Step aside, plebs.

[Anonymous No.15278235]

>>15277720
Its almost like scents can be subjective WOW who would thank that?

Vem är ens med i en "parfymgrupp" lmao

[Anonymous No.15278249]

What's the most floral scent a frag and be before encroaches into "unisex" territory?
For example I consider that the rose in Lyric is way too strong to be considered macsuline even if the lime and incense give it a soapy quality, much like how Guerlain Vetiver has a soapy feel to it to my nose.

[Anonymous No.15278250]

>>15278200
>>15278198
>>15278210
Yeah I can tell, chill out we just talk about literal scented water here

[Anonymous No.15278258]

>>15278249
I dunno brah, I literally wear L'heure Bleue and Fracas

[Anonymous No.15278265]

>>15278083
I hit 30 and instantly upped my dating profile searches to 45. I know how you feel. Although funnily enough I’ve not had any success with them on there, but I’ve slept with a couple of women in their forties I met in the local pub. Probably because I’m usually the youngest one in there by at least ten years so I look better by comparison.

[Anonymous No.15278266]

>>15278250
It's like going on /ck/ and autistically yelling you hate Italian food and all threads discussing it should stop.

[Anonymous No.15278271]

>>15278265
I'll have to consider that next time I can be bothered to go on okcupid lol.
I look after my face after following skincare general advice.
People routinely mistake me for being 20 or so when I'm on the opposite end of the 20's.
Feels good getting Id'd for booze still when I haven't even bothered to shave my neckbeard.

[Anonymous No.15278278]

>>15278266
or making each consecutive thread about italian food
>>15278271
what the fuck do they know about skincare
i dont get id because im an oldfag and its obvious im over 21
beards are soi

[Anonymous No.15278285]

>>15277791
Based

[Anonymous No.15278306]

Anonettes please, what is the fragrancenet 37? I keep using ones from google but they aren't working, is it disable?

[Anonymous No.15278316]

>>15278271
can you point us to a website with actually good advice? Or just some pointers?

[Anonymous No.15278318]

>>15278306
are you doing it on g shopping
>>15278316
heres the setup folks, watch shills in action

[Anonymous No.15278341]

I'm trying to remember this cologne from my childhood. It was called XTC and it was a shiny silver metal bottle, this would be the super early 2000s

[Anonymous No.15278358]

>>15278271
I think I look younger than I am, also helped by the fact I’m always clean shaven. I never have more than two days of growth and it seems to help.

[Anonymous No.15278372]

>>15277790
New and old bat sucked.

[Anonymous No.15278389]

I asked in the previous thread what sample do you guys recommend me to order if I want a perfume but I'm not too much into it . In fact not at all since all mall tier perfume smell the same for me.
Anon asked where I was located. I'm from Brussels in Belgium

[Anonymous No.15278393]

>>15278318
>heres the setup folks, watch shills in action
You're paranoid.
>>15278316
Here you go my friend, please do the needful and like comment subscribe hit the notification bell for more content!
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPnrYn1K_PQ

[Anonymous No.15278433]

>>15278358
When I'm working I bother to shave every other day, else when I'm on benefits trying to find winter work (or because of lockdown) I really can't be bothered unless it gets to the point where I get beard itch after a fortnight or so.
If I'm only going to the shops to get booze and groceries, doesn't bother me given everyone else looks like shit clean shaven or not.

[Anonymous No.15278451]

>>15278389
Use warosu archive and look up ‘frag iceberg’ and just start going down.

[Anonymous No.15278455]

>>15278389
http://www.fumefinder.com/m/#/m/fragrancepicks/

[Anonymous No.15278460]

/frag/ tier:

Eau Sauvage
Eau Sauvage Parfum
Caron Pour un Homme
Yatagan
Kouros
NY Intense
Chypre Palatin
Azemour Les Oranges

(...)

[Anonymous No.15278493]

I always use Dolce and Gabbana the one. My girl literally can't get enough.

[Anonymous No.15278498]

>>15278460
When I first came here mid 2018 Dior Homme Intense was a big favourite. I feel like Fahrenheit and Cool Water should be there as well.

[Anonymous No.15278508]

>>15278460
This is a good list. I think that Jubi (albeit I dont like it personally) should be there as well.
>>15278498
These as well, but it indeed seems that Dior Homme is less discussed here these days. Perhaps it’s not that novel anymore.

[Anonymous No.15278512]

>>15278460
Feels good man to be almost the epitome of /frag/. What about Zootopian Bee?

[Anonymous No.15278518]

>>15278512
Will this rotation thing when phoneposting be ever fixed?

[Anonymous No.15278519]

>>15278498
Yeah these and we also spent years memeing about Encre Noire and a lot of CdG frags (especially Wonderwood and the Incense Series)

The other anon is pretty much 2020 /frag/ tier

[Anonymous No.15278524]

>>15278389
You don't get answers because you're lazy. It takes 15 minutes to gather some info about popular fragrances that you could ask about. But here you go, that chart might give you some ideas about names to start looking into.

[Anonymous No.15278525]

Where is the best place to get a sample of any York Intense in the U.K.? I’m 99% certain I’ll love it, but I can’t justify blind buying it for that kind of money.

[Anonymous No.15278527]

How do I start wearing "classier" fragrances for dinner parties and other things I'd wear a suit for without going down the Gentleman's Gazette road of weaponised autism? Is Bois du Portugal a good option to start with? Was thinking of getting a sample to wear to the horse races this summer all dressed up but coronachan put that on hold.

[Anonymous No.15278529]

>>15278519
It seems like people are a bit antsy about Encre Noire as it became way more mainstream 'hipster' fragrance in recent years. I still think that it's an excellent fragrance and probably the gatekeeper to niche for many.

[Anonymous No.15278533]

>>15278525
Which one? Nicolai NYI? Then there's a seller on eBay who has listed 2 and 5ml samples right now. I've bought stuff from him many times and can confirm that he's legit - he even added some free samples many times. Also to be fair the 30ml bottle of NYI is quite affordable. If you rather mean Fragrance du Bois New York Intense (the better Jubilation XXV) then you can get it cheap from Jovoy Mayfair.

[Anonymous No.15278539]

>>15278533
Yes, sorry, Nicolai. I didn’t know there was another NYI. I agree, the 30ml is a reasonable price, it’s just I have only ever blind bought Bright Neroli and Nautica Voyage, which combined cost next to nothing so I could justify it. Is the seller you’re referring to Rad?

[Anonymous No.15278543]

>>15278527
>How do I start wearing "classier" fragrances for dinner parties and other things I'd wear a suit for without going down the Gentleman's Gazette road of weaponised autism?
I'm not sure what you really mean here. You don't want to LARP? In this case just sample first and see if you like a fragrance. Don't buy into any narratives how something is a 'classy musthave gentleman scent from 80s'. Otherwise you might find couple of wears down the road that you actually hate the scent and find it dated.
>Is Bois du Portugal a good option to start with?
Yes, that's some option but I'd rather suggest Nicolai NYI. On paper these are similar scents but NYI is better in any possible dimension including price. Other possibilities from a similar subgenre: Lalique Homme Lion - that's a cheap alternative to BdP or Caron Le 3' Homme - that's also a cheap one but way more heavy on spices and I personally don't like it a lot but some people love it.

[Anonymous No.15278545]

>>15278539
>Is the seller you’re referring to Rad?
Yeah, that's him.

[Anonymous No.15278552]

>>15278545
Thanks, ordering now. Do you think 2ml is enough to fully test it out or would you recommend 5? Also, is the best place to buy it direct from Nicolai if I go for a full bottle?

[Anonymous No.15278560]

>>15278552
2ml sounds like it should enough. That's what I did and I already after first wear knew that it's a keeper for me. However, it's getting hot in UK and NYI is not really a 23C+ fragrance imo, so maybe ordering a 5ml sample to revisit it in Autumn or a cold day if you don't end up liking it now would be a good idea. I looked up his prices and both 2 and 5ml are very reasonably priced. If you include atomizers, envelope and postage costs then I think he makes little if any money on them.

[Anonymous No.15278564]

>>15278519
>The other anon is pretty much 2020 /frag/ tier
Eau Sauvages, Kouros, Chypre Palatin and NYI were here for way longer than just 2020.

[Anonymous No.15278567]

>>15278560
Thanks very much. I’ll go for 5 then. I’m getting a shitload of overtime (About £400) so I can spare a few extra quid for what’s apparently a masterpiece. I’ll try and save it for cooler days/evenings too.

[Anonymous No.15278569]

>>15278552
Re: full bottle. I think you can't actually get it anywhere else in UK than from the official website or Nicolai London boutique.

[Anonymous No.15278573]

>>15278567
>I’m getting a shitload of overtime (About £400) so I can spare a few extra quid
If you feel like splurging then maybe get the vintage Kouros sample or Wafties recent favorite Crime & Punishment from this guy too and report for us how are they kek

[Anonymous No.15278582]

>>15278564
They're forgotten old man frags now

[Anonymous No.15278584]

give me a summer frag to slay pussy with
i already mix eros in with my protein shakes

[Anonymous No.15278586]

>>15278573
FINE

[Anonymous No.15278587]

>>15278582
cope

[Anonymous No.15278592]

>>15278586
Fucking legend

[Anonymous No.15278595]

>>15278582

[Anonymous No.15278599]

>>15278592
He’s sending them on Monday but I won’t be able to get them until next Saturday. I feel I need to try modern Kouros now to know how to compare it.

[Anonymous No.15278609]

What the fuck does New York Intense smell like? I'm not sure why the notes/makeup give me faux-masculine Creed vibes, but that's what I imagine every time I see it posted

[Anonymous No.15278611]

>>15278599
>I feel I need to try modern Kouros now to know how to compare it.
Yes that's the point. It's readily available in Boots/Superdrug but idk if they have already opened the perfume sections too. I haven't been shopping there for months because of Roni.

[Anonymous No.15278615]

>>15278389
Here's the good news anon: You're likely into high-end/niche/interesting frags
Here's the bad news anon: You're likely into high-end/niche/interesting frags

Not being into mainstream fragrance (and/or fragrance at all) was pretty much how I got into this all. I wanted to see what was out there beyond generic/synthetic smelling stuff. You can save yourself and get out while you still can, or start digging into the start of a journey.

Your question is a bit vague and I don't know about Euro sites and/or Belgium. In normal times I would just say to go out and sniff in some boutiques/higher end stores and come back with your thoughts, but it may be worth looking for babby's first niche starter pack to order and test out. Or you can tell us what kind of smells you like and we can recc you some samples to buy.

[Anonymous No.15278616]

>>15278611
I’ll hang on to it but as it’s 2ml I’ll still give it a spray anyway to see what it’s like in its own right.

[Anonymous No.15278627]

>>15278609
It opens with a blast of the best smelling bergamot I've tried and black pepper. It's very zesty, fresh and youthful. Soon after lavender is coming out and joined by oakmoss (probably the only frag I know of where it doesn't smell dusty) but you still have this bright uplifting bergamot+spices facet. On the way to drydown it softens considerably and mellows to a buttery-sandalwood (?)-vanilla base that is reminiscent of these french butter shorbreads (that's not something I came up with but Turin but it's 100% spot on). You overall get a very fresh but deep fougerish aroma that always makes me very confident but calm at the same time. Kinda internal conviction that everything is within your reach but you don't have to impress anyone.

[Anonymous No.15278644]

>>15277686
Should I buy Hindu Kush or Wind Wood? I want a heavily discounted niche from a reseller.

[Anonymous No.15278646]

>>15278644
or Cedrat Boise

[Anonymous No.15278674]

do we add Polo Blue EDP and Guilty Intense to the MILF approved frags because they're the only frags my mum has given me unsolicited compliments on before I left for work at a bar job a couple years back?

[Anonymous No.15278688]

>>15278674
do I add*
fixed for you, I don't care about your arbitrary MILF list. The only frag that I'm sure is MILF-core is D&G The One

[Anonymous No.15278727]

Fuck, I nearly made a mindless purchase on Allbeauty because I was going to add something from the bottom of my wish list. I instead hit the “add all items” and nearly dropped £450 on fragrances because I was so confident I knew what I was doing. I know I could have cancelled the order, but bloody hell. Imagine if I didn’t notice and had 200ml of Caron Pour Homme, 200ml of Azzaro Pour Homme, 125ml of Cool Water and many more all turn up. I mean, it’d be great, but I’d starve.

[Anonymous No.15278738]

>>15278727
>200ml of Caron Pour Homme, 200ml of Azzaro Pour Homme, 125ml of Cool Water
This would qualify you officially for the Chad league of /frag/. What did you get?

[Anonymous No.15278751]

>>15278738
Not even a fragrance, I just need a comb and toothbrush heads. My hair is so thick I snapped some teeth off my old comb. I plan on buying those things eventually, but not all at once. I’ve got things like 200ml of Eau Sauvage Parfum on there as well, although that’s my backup bottle for when the 50 runs out.

[Anonymous No.15278773]

Some ratings in the A-Z guide shows that Turin really wanted to bang Calice Becker and Annick Menardo.

[Anonymous No.15278781]

>Hack from the fat faggot podcast banned from twitter

best thing to happen to fragrance in a long time

[Anonymous No.15278783]

>>15278773
Annick did make some of the sexiest women's perfumes in history tho

[Anonymous No.15278784]

Going back to all the modern garbage I purchased before I discovered niche/vintage. I cannot believe how synthetic VUI smells where before I thought it was super high-quality.

[Anonymous No.15278788]

>>15278784
synthetic isn't bad. harsh is bad. every fragrance ever uses synthetic chemicals

[Anonymous No.15278789]

>>15278788
It's not about whether the frag uses synthetics, it's about whether the frag SMELLS synthetic. I'm fully aware every frag uses synthetics.

[Anonymous No.15278795]

>>15278788
this
the real problem is ambroxan

[Anonymous No.15278796]

>>15278784
People started to say VUI is better than DHI but I maintained it wasn’t (I know it’s subjective) but it feels like people are coming back around to DHI again.

[Anonymous No.15278797]

>>15277686
>knocks all of your gay creed bottles off of the shelf
heh. nothin personal, kid.

[Anonymous No.15278799]

>>15278797
forgot pic lol
>>15278796
yea people are coming back to older Dior because they fucked up with their new Dior Homme

[Anonymous No.15278810]

>>15278789
smelling synthetic is fine. nobody wants to smell like a leaf. you want a nice blend of unplaceable smells

[Anonymous No.15278980]

>>15277686
list of ingredients that make you smell like a pleb:
- ambroxan
- amber wood
- orange
- lemon
- aquatic notes

[Anonymous No.15279026]

Updated thoughts on Bogue Profumo after trying each scent on my skin:

> MEM
It starts off with dense, in-your-face lavender. Reminds me of my lavender floor cleaner but super-powered and super natural. Then later the ylang ylang comes in. When it does, it smells a bit like a fancy old lady, but not unpleasantly so. It's in your face and rough around the edges, so I can see the "drunken grandma" thing Antonio describes when talking about it. It's not my type of scent but its done well. Hard to say how the drydown is as my dog licked it off my wrist, must have liked it.
> (4/5)

> O/E
First I get a syrupy, boozy, lemon note, kinda like limoncello. The scent gets spicier and woodier as it goes on with a kind of sawed wood smell. There's something there that smells almost a bit like varnish. Reminds me of building a house, so maybe building a house while drunk on limoncello haha. Not quite as long-lasting as the others but a standout favorite.
> (5/5)

> Doleur!
My opinion on this one remains the same. It's so fucking weird lol. Like trying to remake Joop! with naturals and then throwing a dash of blood in there. It's really sweet (cotton candy + melon), but also sharp and metallic. There's something so strange about that strong sweetness mixed with something so rigid and unnatural. Like sinister gummy vitamins. I don't really want to smell like this, but it's super interesting to try.
> (3/5)

> MAAI
The start of this one is very heavy on civet. Another anon said it's supposed to be a modernized Kouros, and that's exactly what I get. All the "urinal cake goodness" but really well blended, and with the sharpness of the oakmoss replaced with creamy tuberose and jasmine. I actually really love the drydown when those florals start to shine, but the opening might require a certain degree of confidence to pull off.
> (4/5)

[Anonymous No.15279033]

>>15278980
you forgot amber and vetiver

[Anonymous No.15279051]

>>15278784
That’s sadly the black pill that most of newbies don’t understand and hence talk shit about ‘niche snobs’

[Anonymous No.15279058]

>>15279026
Thanks for reviews, I’ve been eyeing MEM and MAAI for ages

[Anonymous No.15279069]

which brands have the highest quality ingredients

[Anonymous No.15279103]

>>15279069
Profumum Roma, Papillon, Pryn are all supposed to use only naturals. However I don’t know grade of these naturals. People like Bortnikoff, Areej Le Dore, Ensar Oud, Sultan Pasha all use highest grade but it’s reflective in their prices which are out of pocket of most mortals.

[Anonymous No.15279111]

>>15278644
>>15278646
Hindu Kush is the best of those three, but I'd still recommend you try out sampling their stuff first, the last for ages with one spray and if you don't like it then you have wasted so much money

[Anonymous No.15279116]

Anon the EdP update: just reached a lady on basenotes and she was keen on sending me a little of hedione and bergamot for free. It’s all coming together. Can’t wait for the final result.

[Anonymous No.15279120]

>>15279116
That's our anon.. keep up the good work

[Anonymous No.15279124]

Did you had sex today?

[Anonymous No.15279128]

Convince me not to fall for the Le Labo meme by ordering Bergamote 22 and Rose 31 samples.

[Anonymous No.15279157]

>>15277686
is there anything more cringe than people referring to "CDNIM" and "Tres Nuit" as if these are anything other than arab gas station imitations of designer fragrances?

[Anonymous No.15279201]

>>15279157
Tres Nuit is good. I couldn't enjoy CDNIM that shit wasnt so good

[Anonymous No.15279235]

>>15279128
It’s an overpriced garbage niche house with dull scents aimed at noselet white upper middle class chicks living in NYC while working at some bullshit marketing job that if not the generous trust find wouldn’t be able to sustain their a e s t h e t i c lifestyle because it consists only of buying overpriced smoothies, Gucci slippers and lululemon yoga pants that they wear just for a sake of taking photos of their asses at Dogpound without even ever working out so they can upload them later on their Bumble profile and date similarly vain and shallow finance bros that will cheat on them but they don’t care because they played lacrosse for Duke and are 6’2. Oh god I miss you Camilla :(.

[Anonymous No.15279240]

>>15279201
Tees Nuit is ok and I really think it could benefit from not associating it from GIT and rather being a genuine original formula. It just doesn’t stand a chance in s direct comparison with GIT but is quite snice otherwise on its own

[Anonymous No.15279248]

>>15278518
rotation is part of the metadata. 4chin by default clears all your metadata when posting a pic (because so many idiots have doxed themselves by posting stupid pics) so unless you post a copy of your rotated pic, then no, rotation will never fix itself.

[Anonymous No.15279259]

>>15279235
What scent to wear to get a girl like that?

[Anonymous No.15279279]

>>15279116
How many mls of the final stuff do you think you'll get? would you mind sending us a few samples, provided we paid for postage? I'd love to see what a newbie can create. I would like to get into frag mixing myself eventually

[Anonymous No.15279351]

>>15278543
Do I go for Lalique Homme Lion or Caron Le 3' Homme? NYI is out of the questions, can't get a sample here and its too much for a blind buy.

[Anonymous No.15279357]

>>15279279
If I want to make it a proper EdP then I should be able to get ca. 15ml of juice after diluting in perfumers alcohol with the ingredients I have. However that’s not a problem to scale it up by ordering more of ingredients from Mellifluence. I’ll be happy to send you samples for free if the final result will be anywhere close to acceptable. It’s quite simplistic labdanum-forward scent at the moment though but I like it.

[Anonymous No.15279361]

>>15279351
Lion is safe but also the most boring out of all four (still good tho). I’d say Caron but you should sample it first if possible. It’s not *that* cheap.

[Anonymous No.15279368]

>>15278674
did non-mum women compliment you though? do mum compliments count as milf frags? what about grandma compliments?
>>15278688
based.

[Anonymous No.15279377]

This is the guy who calls Portrait of a Lady a mediocre fragrance.

[Anonymous No.15279383]

>>15279368
>grandma compliments
Aramis
Faberge Aphrodisia
Chanel pour Monsieur
Dior Eau Savauge
Azzaro pour Homme

[Anonymous No.15279385]

>>15279383
One here is not like the others

[Anonymous No.15279386]

>>15279377

[Anonymous No.15279392]

>>15279383
I can tell that you probably haven’t smelled any of these and just made a list out of scraps you heard over internet.

[Anonymous No.15279397]

>>15279361
ok i'll get a sample of the caron, theres only a $20 difference between the lion and caron but the caron is sold out on fragrancenet and feelingsexy. are the shanghai shivers affecting perfume stock worldwide?
>>15279383
for me it was gucci by gucci sport.

[Anonymous No.15279399]

>>15279377
i enjoyed toy boy more than poal
tb was fun and playful, poal was milf potpourri, very well done albeit

[Anonymous No.15279403]

>>15277696
I emailed him from the contact us page whining about my order not arriving and he got back to me within about 5 minutes.

[Anonymous No.15279408]

>>15277716
Keep it natural Anon. If Anna Zworykina can do it then you can too.

[Anonymous No.15279412]

>>15279392
I used to own Pour Monsieur

[Anonymous No.15279420]

Gucci Guilty Absolute
good or bad?

[Anonymous No.15279434]

>>15279026
Thanks for the reviews. Here are my mini observations from a long time ago:

>MEM
This was really special to me. Lavender, but in a really plush, soft, cottony way. Almost like cotton candy, with a lemony edge to it.

>MAAI
I thought I might like this based on the reviews but it just smelt sour and skanky to me. I was expecting the dirtiness, but not how tart it smells. Now the sample is sat unused in my bottom drawer. I really hate this. Can't imagine anyone, even niche lovers, actually liking this and pulling this out to enjoy anywhere. It's so acrid and intense.

[Anonymous No.15279438]

>>15279412
Then you should know how bright and citric it is. There’s nothing grandmaish about it:

[Anonymous No.15279446]

>>15279438
it literally smells like a 1940s fragrance. nutmeg does not work in modern perfumery.

[Anonymous No.15279471]

>>15279446
You’re a fucking idiot. There’s absolutely no nutmeg in the classic 1955 Pour Monsieur that you’re trying to diss. It’s a lemon heavy. Instead you’re talking about EdP that has some nutmeg listed (that is not even noticeable and I’m sure that you just picked up a random note from the pyramid) but is from... 2016. Go spritz yourself with Eros and don’t come back here.

[Anonymous No.15279486]

>>15279408
Yeah and that’s the difference between us. She makes all natural scents that are beautiful and like a symphonic orchestra playing and I’m a brainlet who somehow ended up making rosewood, that is typically a middle-base note, a feeble top note that is gone after 5 minutes and have no idea how to fix it with other natural ingredients to don’t fuck up everything lmao. You can talk whatever you want but even after this small experiment I learned myself that synthetics are god given gifts to perfumers. They’re often very neutral and can help you adjust your formulas to the desired form whereas natural ingredients are these complex monsters made of hundred simpler aromachemicals that one must learn for years how to tame and understand how they mix with each other to get desires properties.

[Anonymous No.15279528]

>>15279471
lmaoooo butthurt nerd

[Anonymous No.15279533]

>>15279471
grandma's boy

[Anonymous No.15279542]

>>15279403
I guess he lost the recipe for Violette Noyée then. That's terrible, I should've gotten it years ago. I'll never smell it.

[Anonymous No.15279543]

>>15277686
best niche I can buy for $100? i really want something smoky or leathery.

[Anonymous No.15279559]

>>15277686
fragerence noob here, what is an everyday one you recommend for a man that isnt too strong but attractive? preferably under 100

[Anonymous No.15279576]

>>15279559
Eau Sauvage

[Anonymous No.15279579]

>>15279576
Am I being meemed? I have no idea desu but thanks for the tip if youre being honest

[Anonymous No.15279586]

>>15279579
No, I'm serious. It's a good classic beginners cologne.

[Anonymous No.15279589]

>>15279543
Not niche but Bulgari Black

[Anonymous No.15279592]

>>15279586
thanks I looked at reviews and it seems people like it. Fa has some good eggs

[Anonymous No.15279599]

Do the MDCI sample bottles from the set have atomizers?

[Anonymous No.15279603]

>>15279543
For smoky try Eau de Baux. You’ll smell like a campfire. If you want to consider a decant instead of a full bottle then there’s dozens niche option waiting for you.

[Anonymous No.15279606]

>>15279599
No but ask Claude in email if he can add a travel spray for you. The golden MDCI travel sprays are goat

[Anonymous No.15279637]

For the anon who was looking for a tropical scent: you can’t do better than this one.

[Anonymous No.15279650]

I'm running low on Nautica voyage. What's another cheap freshie.

[Anonymous No.15279651]

REEEEEEEEE!!! My two Parfum Prissana bottles have been stuck in the suburbs for like 2 weeks! Fuck you, gook flu!

[Anonymous No.15279679]

>>15279650
Upgrade it to Mercedes Benz Cologne

[Anonymous No.15279681]

>>15279651
I was waiting for almost a month for my Azemour Les Orangers. Be patient brother.

[Anonymous No.15279693]

>>15279528
It does smell old fashioned, but that's up to you to decide if it's a good thing or not.
>>15279124
friday, I'm in love

[Anonymous No.15279694]

>>15278341
I kinda wanna find this out now too

[Anonymous No.15279727]

>>15278341
you're thinking of Jovan Ginseng NRG maybe? i've been looking for a designer version of it.

[Anonymous No.15279735]

>>15279650
Bentley Azure is breddy snice

[Anonymous No.15279762]

>>15279420
FUCKING-A

[Anonymous No.15279786]

>>15279650
Eau de Rochas

[Anonymous No.15279789]

Just ordered a bottle off of the official Creed UK website. Pray for me that I get a good batch...

[Anonymous No.15279792]

>>15279789
You'll get a newer batch so it's shit

[Anonymous No.15279805]

>>15279792
I still know there are goods and bads even with the newer reformulated ones. The older = better argument doesn't really fly with me, all I really want is a good balance between the sweeter pineapple scents and the more woody scents. Would rather one not overpower the other

[Anonymous No.15279816]

>>15279727
Nah, this was in a round opaque silver I assume metal bottle. I don't even know why I remember it but my mum's boyfriend had some and I liked it.

[Anonymous No.15279834]

convince me literally all manceras and montales aren't aesthetically tacky and cheap as fuck, while smelling harsh, badly blended and derivative

[Anonymous No.15279848]

>>15278773

Christine Nagel and Duchaufour as well

[Anonymous No.15279851]

>>15279834
You're right. I can't stand ugly bottles and aesthetics especially for niche prices.

[Anonymous No.15279853]

>>15279851
it's not "all about the juice" to me either. it's like 90% about the juice. a lot of niche brands just reuse shitty bottles and low effort labels. at least designers put effort into unique art and bottles and boxes, typefaces, everything

[Anonymous No.15279886]

I just blind bought Davidoff Cool Water. It reminds me of something but I'm not sure what.

[Anonymous No.15279905]

>>15279886
aspen or git

[Anonymous No.15279915]

>>15279886
Maybe it reminds you of a teacher, school friends older brother or something?
CW reminds me of getting 1 to 1 DX11 help from my programming lecturer cos I was really struggling and I could smell CW on him the whole time, not knowing what frag it was and too shy to ask until someone else in the class asked him.

[Anonymous No.15279928]

>>15279681
Yeah, I know. Just kinda annoying because it’d take me like half an hour to drive over there and get it, but they wouldn’t give it to me if I did. Tracking says 1-11 business days, so I guess I’ll get it soonish.

[Anonymous No.15279955]

I tried Reflection and its just a more well rounded Le Male to my nose, not worth the extra money at all.
Do I carry on trying Amouage frags? I was looking at Epic since I've been meaning to dip my toe into some oud scents.

[Anonymous No.15279999]

What vintages have you bought that weren't worth it/weren't different enough from what you can get now? I got a (confirmed) 80s antaeus (not 1981 original formulation but good enough) and it's really not that different from the antaeus you can buy off chanel . com right now

[Anonymous No.15280013]

Need some summer/spring recommendations

[Anonymous No.15280018]

>>15280013
office for men its created by the legendary alberto morillas

[Anonymous No.15280024]

>>15280018
More like men's orifices amirite

[Anonymous No.15280038]

>>15280018
Don't listen to this faggot

[Anonymous No.15280135]

>>15280018
The Michael Jackson of perfumers! *spins towards you enthusiastically*

[Anonymous No.15280172]

>>15279999
Vintage Dolce and Gabbana Pour Homme. It really isn't that different from the current formula. It isn't strong like they say either.

[Anonymous No.15280249]

>>15279357
yeah, keep us updated on how the perfume goes along, I'll hit you up when I see you're ready to share it with the world.

[Anonymous No.15280262]

>>15279592
>that protruding nipple
mmmmhhhh...

[Anonymous No.15280303]

>>15278518
is mefisto the best xerjoff?

[Anonymous No.15280327]

Blog post time, I went to mecca today and tried a whole heap of Maison Margiela Replicas finally.
>By The Fireplace
This used to get shilled here and yeah this is really good. I love how harsh and abrasive the smokiness is in comparison to the chestnut, and yet the chestnut doesn't feel out of place either. I don't get an image of a fireplace though, more of an outdoor bbq setting. I was with two friends though and they couldnt stand it but I think I'm copping a decant.
>Jazz Club
This used to get shilled here a lot as well and I thought it was mediocre. I got the smell of cocktail but I didn't pick up on any smokiness that I would have expected. And it was way too sweet for something that was supposed to be depicting a jazz club.
>Springtime in a Park
Snice, very floral and fruity, I got the image of blossoms for sure but they say this is unisex but you would have to be the fruitiest and most flamboyant gay dude to pull this off.
>At the Barbers
Clean, nice but nothing too special. I haven't smelled a lot of barbershops but this didn't seem that great, more like it was getting the job done.

Those are the noteworthy ones I guess, Sailing Day was just another aqua frag and I dont like aqua frags so I didn't like that. Under the lemon tree had great zestiness to it but I'm also not the biggest citrus fan. I had hope for Whispers in the Library but the vanilla note dominated it too much and wouldn't let the wood or pepper do anything, unless those notes develop later on. Coffee break was the most boring of the bunch. I kind of had higher hopes since they're supposed to be niche right? But By The Fireplace was the only one that got to me and I'm wondering with how the others are if that isn't done better by other niches. Also was disappointing that this Mecca didnt have any CdGs, Frederic Malles or diptyques.
>>15279834
i thought the few that i smelled were really average and in that creed and parfums de marly class of normie niche.

[Anonymous No.15280382]

>>15279637
This is amazing. It has the indoles done so well, from up close it smells like rotten flowers. And from afar, I don't know how she recreated the scent of overripe papaya so well.

[Anonymous No.15280409]

Got a bottle of CK One for twenty bucks. I'm sure it's super overused but I reckon it's decent.

[Anonymous No.15280417]

>>15280327
Margiela is basically what Luca Turin talks about in the 2018 guide, I don't remember what he calls it but it's basically "faux-niche"; a designer brand that pretends that they have more daring perfumes than they actually are and often having very conceptual perfumes that still are just designer quality.

I gotta say, I don't think Martin Margiela would think these perfumes are very interesting or worthy the Margiela brand, considering what a daring designer he is

[Anonymous No.15280444]

I'm so excited lads. Waiting for a delivery of "empty old perfume bottles", two of which are empty (a shalimar montre bottle and an ungaro) but the last one is a squat, unmarked crystal bottle by Hermes with no label which is full to the brim with an unknown perfume! It looked to me suspiciously like Doblis, but after more research it's probably Eau d'Hermes in extrait formulation as it was produced with a label that looks peelable.

So excited and can't wait to find out which it is. I've not tried either possibility so I'll have to go on notes online. Still I bought it at £18 so either way it's no loss.

Pic related the perfume bottle shape, exactly like those proportions minus any label.

[Anonymous No.15280470]

Which fragrance has the biggest compliment factor?

[Anonymous No.15280498]

>>15280417
yeah, i was thinking im a noselet cause i didnt like them desu. i'm still getting into niches and alongside creed, PdM, montale and mancera i thought the Margielas lacked complexity and quality but it seems they're just "faux-niche" like you say and maybe im not a noselet. they're still a cut above designers but not by much. hopefully i'll be able to go to the city when all this blows over and check out some actual niches. Also Tom Fords seem to be shit talked a lot online and it seems to be in that "faux-niche" category but so far its the only brand I've tried that actually felt niche. Also i keep thinking about By the Fireplace, it was sooo nice but I missed out on a bottle on ebay for $70 so i dont know what to do know.

[Anonymous No.15280540]

>>15279834
Idk I personallly think that these Montale cans are very cool. If you want to see an ugly bottle then look at Muglers

[Anonymous No.15280546]

>>15280470
Hyrax

[Anonymous No.15280549]

>>15280303
Depends on what you want really. For me Mefisto is the best barbershop but it’s not whollalot innovative. Just extremely well fucking done. Alexandria II, Naxos, Uden, Renaissance are all good and quite interesting. My favourite would be probably Amber Star but it’s from their exclusive line. Gorgeous ambergris vanilla.

[Anonymous No.15280550]

>>15280327
Oh god you reminded me that people were indeed thinking highly of them for some short time here. Im glad we came back to senses.

[Anonymous No.15280553]

>>15280444
That’s really nice. Could it be Equipage?

[Anonymous No.15280555]

>>15280444
Btw why did you buy empty flacons? I was thinking the same to put some of my decants into them. You can literally get them as cheap as dirt and they’re beautiful. There’s this antique falcon shop in Paris selling all of these vintage bottles with a bulb that you must squeeze. That’s pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.15280559]

>>15280498
Tom Fords best scents are amazing but then he has another 120 private blends that people forget about too

[Anonymous No.15280561]

>>15278524
>>15278451
thx goona search a few of these
>>15278615
You know, I don't mind paying a little bit much for a very good perfume. but since I've never worn any, I don't mind giving up and taking a regular/mall tier perfume too. But yeah I'm going to try to find a higher end store in my city and even ask for advice.
> babby's first niche starter pack
Is that a thing from /fa/ ?

[Anonymous No.15280567]

Seriously considering blind buying Kouros. Surely if it’s been in regular production for 40 years it can’t be that bad, can it?

[Anonymous No.15280570]

Anons...

[Anonymous No.15280580]

>>15280553
As far as I can tell, Equipage didn't get released in those bottles. Unless you know differently?

>>15280555
I wish I had found a tiny little shop with vintage things. Unfortunately it was the much less romantic experience of eBay scrolling.

>Pic related if anyone's got a clue

[Anonymous No.15280585]

>>15280555
Oh, you meant why? Because there's an unidentified Hermes extrait that's calling out to be identified, that's why!

PS. You probably knew, but those bulb atomisers are notoriously bad for evaporation and spoiling of perfumes because they are so porous. Even the relatively recently released Guerlain Les Deserts d'Orient leaked all over the place.

[Anonymous No.15280594]

>>15280570
>Fresh for only after 12 months compounding
I hate this so much. It should only have just macerated enough to be fit to be sold to the public in 12 months.
That being said, Santal33 is not bad. Interesting, androgynous, minimal and green. Dusty. The onyl problem is I literally smell it randomly on the tube every other day.

[Anonymous No.15280605]

>>15280594
It’s bullshit dude. Yet another marketing gimmick from this brand just like their ‘apothekerist’ branding and mixing juice by people in lab coats in their shops. It’s supposed to be alluring to fantasies of consumerist middle class reading GQ thinking that they get some unique bespoke chemist product. That’s why also the expiration date that’s supposed to look like they got something bespoke that is going to spoil because of natural ingredients like milk or something. This juice is already mixed in huge fabrics and staying in warehouses for years.

[Anonymous No.15280612]

>>15280498
Even though Margiela is that kind of brand I think Fireplace is a REALLY solid gourmand and it's unbelievably comfy during the winter months. I bought an almost full bottle used for about 60$ and it was very worth it, I'd say go for it if you thought it smelled nice and you get a good deal

[Anonymous No.15280617]

>>15278235
Hahaha all the swedish perfume groups are so cringe. Though I found one that is the comfiest vibe ever, it's like 300 members and all the members are old boomer ladies who talk super expensive niches and good smelling flowers and stuff hahahah

[Anonymous No.15280625]

>>15280570
Btw I really like your beard. You look like a good lad to hang out with.

[Anonymous No.15280627]

>>15280625
>>15280570
Your insta is amazing- just saw it. How d you take pics like that of perfume?? Any tips/ tricks? Filters?

[Anonymous No.15280708]

>>15280625
>>15280627
U ok dude?

[Anonymous No.15280718]

Because of this hobby every time I cook something I must change my clothes and take a shower. I just can’t not notice all the smells that stays on your clothing. I was making pasta carbonara couple minutes ago and despite doing it under a kitchen hood I can smell how it mixed with my fragrance. Are you the same anons or it’s only me? SOTD: Amouage Beach Hut Carbonara flanker. Gonna go for a run and change my clothes.

[Anonymous No.15280719]

>>15280708
Not ok

[Anonymous No.15280739]

>>15280718
Nope, every time I cook bacon or steak or anything potent I know I’ll be smelling it in my hair and clothes. When I have a shower I can smell it being washed out. My hair is impossibly thick so it sticks really easily. Last week was Portrait of a Bacon by Frederic Malle. Today it’s Risoteau Sauvage.

[Anonymous No.15280740]

>>15280718
Not t the same, but the hobby makes you develop quirks for sure.

The one thing I've always wanted to ask but is understandably not for tasteful conversation or discussion is refreshing your nose. We all know that coffee beans don't work. What does work, in my opinion, is picking your nose. I know, it's gross, but once I'm done I can really smell anew and there are so many notes I can get Vs before

If only this was accepted practice and the Guerlain or Chanel store has a glass container for you to pick your nose into on the side instead of a useless coffee can.

[Anonymous No.15280742]

Morning anons!!!

>>15279235
C A M I L L A
>>15279259
Not Le Labo
>>15279834
Based thread, we are shitting on the right niches in here
>>15280417
Must I say it again? B a s e d t h r e a d
>>15280561
>babby's first niche starter pack
No not really, I just meant to look for sample packs that feature a lot of niche frags. Babby's first niche would be Encre Noire

[Anonymous No.15280744]

>>15280612
yeah i'll have to keep my eye out, i think its the first thing i've smelled where i want to sit with it on me at night just to feel comfy. but its $180 for a new bottle so here comes a decant.
>>15280550
what happened to the margiela shills anyway? i remember jazz club being talked about the most.

[Anonymous No.15280763]

>>15280742
its a good night from me.
>>15280567
i thought it was pretty shit and thought all the reformulations had killed it and that was confirmed when i watched HOOOOHHH sniff a vintage batch. surely you can find a tester near you, its one of the most popular frags.

[Anonymous No.15280767]

>>15280740
Someone get Eugene to be the pioneer and have him make a video on it

[Anonymous No.15280769]

>>15280744
>what happened to the margiela shills anyway? i remember jazz club being talked about the most.
Then tries something else than fauxniche brands from shopping malls. Arguably /frag/ is way better and more knowledgeable know than it used to be. Go back 2 or 4 years back and see yourself. If only Kourosposter would come back.

[Anonymous No.15280771]

>>15280769
They tried*, now*
Fuck this autocorrect on this ducking phone

[Anonymous No.15280782]

>>15280769
I joined mid-2018 and I remember a lot of Margiela stuff going on around then. I got convinced to try Jazz Club and By The Fireplace. Both do something well, but nothing exceptionally well to justify the price. In terms of doing what they set out to they’re pretty good, but would I wear them? Absolutely not. At best they’re fun little experiments or they should exclusively be candles. I’d get wanting your room to smell like a fireplace, or a jazz club, but why would I want to go to a bar smelling of burnt wood and marshmallows?

[Anonymous No.15280803]

>>15280782
They’re all synthetic shit

[Anonymous No.15280811]

>>15280782
Yeah, I know. I was really looking forward to them as well.

[Anonymous No.15280812]

Home alone watching Rohmer movies and wearing Yatagan

[Anonymous No.15280814]

>>15280812
I’ve only seen two Rohmer films but I ha e the Arrow box set. Which one are you watching? And how are you getting on with Yatagan?

[Anonymous No.15280847]

>>15280811
Meant to quote >>15280803 not that it matters and it was probably obvious...

[Anonymous No.15280853]

>>15280812
Hello J a c k, how is life without Twitter treating you?

[Anonymous No.15280860]

>>15277686
> Buy my first fragrance because it smells good in store
> pic related
> Use a few times per week for about a year
> Have never received a single compliment, other than friends smelling my bottle and telling me it smells good

I can't tell if I smell bad or people are shy to tell me

[Anonymous No.15280876]

>>15280860
>never received a compliment
Who cares? All that matters is that you love wearing the fragrance, compliments are a bonus. If you just think it’s “good,” and need compliments to justify its usage, then maybe you should find something new

[Anonymous No.15280881]

>>15280853
Oh, having Yatagan and watching movies are now exclusive trademarked activities of the fat gay? Shut the fuck up, pleb.

>>15280814
I just finished "The Bakery Girl of Monceau", "Suzanne’s Career" and "La Collectionneuse". So far, I'm really liking his style.

[Anonymous No.15280917]

>>15280860
Compliments are nowhere as ubiquitous as youtubers try to make them. It’s also very cultural thing and in some countries no one would ever comment directly on your appearance as it would seem weird. That’s just a marketing trick to get more views from simps. The only thing you should care about is if you like the scent and how doesn’t it make you feel. Integrity first my man.

[Anonymous No.15280920]

for me, it's Azemour les Orangers by Parfum d'Empire

[Anonymous No.15280922]

>>15280917
>t. it happens that girls hit up on me openly but I got maybe like 10-20 unsolicited compliments about my fragrance from them in my life

[Anonymous No.15280924]

>>15280920
Based and Orangepilled

[Anonymous No.15280928]

What should I do with my vintage Bat anons? I like it but it’s not a fragrance that I couldn’t live without and I’m not a big fan of hoarding. Also I feel like I got cucked by Ellen Covey who released apparently the original formula cheaper in this new Orchid brand so it seems like demand has plummeted and I will need to resell it at loss. Is there still any chance for it to appreciate in value?

[Anonymous No.15280931]

>>15280928
Just store it somewhere and forget about it for a couple of years. Maybe it'll go up in price, but who knows.

[Anonymous No.15280940]

>>15280928
Hold onto it, you never know what'll skyrocket in price, even a gut feeling is better than just getting rid of it now.
Like I was really tempted to grab a pair of the Goku DBZ x Adidas collabs to flip as I had a feeling they'd go for crazy resell.
Dad convinced me not to start buying/selling trainers as they take up a lot of space in a room that hasn't got much space to begin with.
But I could have been £500 richer by now if prices on FarFetch are anything to go by...

[Anonymous No.15280972]

>>15277778
>Amouage Beach Hut
Changing my mind about this one. It smells exactly like Wrigley’s Spearmint bubble gum. 6.0

[Anonymous No.15281035]

does anyone else have anger problems / depression / anxiety ? Just wondering where that intersects with perfume

[Anonymous No.15281058]

>>15281035
Everyone everywhere is depressed all of the time, stop over thinking things. You're not special, faggot.

[Anonymous No.15281064]

>>15281058
Sounds like you have anger problems too, mate.

[Anonymous No.15281067]

>>15281035
Depression and anxiety definitely, although I am now 30 and know myself well enough to live a happy life set up in a way I can deal with. I think perfumes are part of my set up, I try to enjoy as much of my day as possible and I really fucking enjoy smelling things

[Anonymous No.15281074]

>>15280625
>>15280627
what is his insta ?

[Anonymous No.15281092]

I am a 22 year old men and new to fragrances, i try to get a fragrance for this Summer, so i bought a couple of samples, the only fragrances i have as a compering standart are Dior Fahrenheit and Dior Homme Intense.

Creed Silver Mountain Water- Smells like Laundry Detergent, but still kinda fresh tho.

THoO Cypress Shade- Smells like any Old People Summer Fragrance.

XJ Renaissance- Natural Mint and Citrus Notes, nothing more.

TT Orion- The Pineapple smells unripe, mayby because there is to much birch.

Heeley Note the Yuzu- Most disgusting overwellming citrus i have ever smelled.

Penhaligon's Endymion- Lavendel, Coffee and Chocolat, It is the best Fragrance out of all of them.

In 2 weeks i get Sample of Creed Aventus, Roja Elysium, Creed Virgin Island Water, TT Foconero, Amouage Beach Hut Men and Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi.

[Anonymous No.15281098]

>>15280327
I got a sample of music festival recently and it's aggressively boring. Just smells 'nice'. Nothing particularly stand-out or interesting, you could walk past anyone wearing it and think 'they smelled OK'. Also lasted less than an hour of sitting in a car.

Out of 8 samples, that one was the most disappointing by far.

[Anonymous No.15281099]

>>15281074
Don't know if I'm allowed to post, but it's great stuff so I'll do it anyway
olfctry

[Anonymous No.15281104]

>>15281092
Bee
Dates Delight
Jubilation 25
Gold Knight
Intoxicated
Black Phantom
By the Fireplace
Al Contrario
Memoirs of a Tresspasser
Yesterday Haze
What about Pop
Oajan
Pegasus
Layton
Unum io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto
Unum Quando rapita in estasi
Unum LAVS
Parfums MDCI Paris Les Indes Galantes
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford Oud Fleur
Atelier Des Ors Lune Feline
Xerjoff Ceylon

I have plans to test fragrances for Autum/Winter, but the list i have is to long, is there any Fragrance on that list, that i should wheat out or replace and why?

[Anonymous No.15281135]

>>15281099
How did you find him? He didn’t post the broken picture there from what I’m seeing. Are you shilling your own insta?

[Anonymous No.15281139]

>>15281092
Good stuff

[Anonymous No.15281153]

>>15281099
He seems precisely like a guy who buys m Byredos and Le Labo. Also it seems that he indeed posts here. Yesterday someone out of nothing mentioned this fragrance. Good to know that posters here are actually not autistic spergs in real life.

[Anonymous No.15281161]

>>15280570
Imagine the smell

[Anonymous No.15281178]

>>15281099
Fuck that’s a really snice pic

[Anonymous No.15281194]

New samples arriving Monday

Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur
Frédéric Malle Monsieur
Amouage Jubilation XXV
Creed Virgin Island Water
PdM Layton

What should I get for the following week?

[Anonymous No.15281197]

>>15280570
>>15280625
>>15280627
>>15281099
>>15281153
>>15281178
This insta is fucking cringe and unoriginal why are you guys shilling/circlejerking
>Byredo, Le Labo, Tom Ford, CdG
>Common Projects, CdG Play
>Bunch of cringey minimalism yuppie pics
>"For inquiries DM"

This was a based thread until you fags, we were having fun shitting on these houses, good post >>15281092, let's keep shitting on stuff

[Anonymous No.15281226]

I'm going all in on my "frags to piss off normies" aesthetic. Gonna cop samples of Epic Man and Tobacco Oud soon, what else should I get to offend people whose opinions mean nothing to me?

[Anonymous No.15281227]

>>15281135
Facebook group now stop interrogating me

[Anonymous No.15281236]

>>15281197
Ok fine what do you think of NK Incense? I just got in a bottle of Calling All Angels and there's lots of similarities in the cool Somali incense notes when comparing them side to side. The top notes of honey and ambered labdanum remind me exactly of vintage gold cap Messe de Minuit though.

Happy now?

[Anonymous No.15281241]

Thank you all for introducing me to Eugene's videos. It was useful to watch his life as I'm going through something much smaller but vaguely similar right now. My wife is mad at me because I bought Yatagan with my birthday gift certificate rather than, I dunno, electronics or something like I guess a normal husband. She says our ten year old uses Axe and he smells good, why can't I just do like him. I can't even. My collection is barely six bottles so I don't see what the issue is. But anyway, you guys are great, and Eugene, whose problems are much worse than my trivial ones, is incredibly based. Thanks for being here for me, /frag/.

[Anonymous No.15281254]

>>15280172
this is nice to hear since people always tout the original formulation d&g pour homme as one of the godlike masculine pantheon fragrances, and any vintage bottles you find online are hugely marked up. an underrated d&g that's worth finding (they don't make it anymore) is d&g masculine. perfect spring summer daytime classy fragrance

[Anonymous No.15281256]

>>15281241
Good buy. Don't worry about piss baby Eugen.

[Anonymous No.15281269]

>>15281241
grow a pair and tell your wife what time it is.

fuck i hope you're trolling.

[Anonymous No.15281305]

>>15281194
Very based but the PdM.

[Anonymous No.15281324]

Went today to my local Douglas to smell some frags and i got an impression that everything there either smells like adidas shower gel or some Invictus type shit, only the tom ford section is barely interesting, but nothing mind blowing really

[Anonymous No.15281355]

Oud Monarch or Oud Maximus?

[Anonymous No.15281362]

>>15281104
I'd add Interlude, Naxos/Or du Serail, LDDM/ACDD, NYI, MDCI Chypre Palatin and Fetes Persanes (and get rid of the Les Indes).

[Anonymous No.15281366]

>>15281241
I really hoped that your laughed at her face and said 'the first hole that man penetrates is a woman's nose'.

[Anonymous No.15281388]

>>15281305
Never tried any PdM but I hear a lot of people talking about that house, especially Layton, wanted to see what the hype is all about

[Anonymous No.15281402]

>>15281388
There is no hype. It’s incredibly mediocre. It’s basically a slightly nicer BBI. It just gets a lot of hype because Jeremy’s always shilling it. Straight up Pajeet juice.

[Anonymous No.15281405]

>>15281402
Gotcha.
What’s BBI?

[Anonymous No.15281413]

>>15281405
Boss Bottled Intense.

[Anonymous No.15281420]

Dior freshies are real hoe radars. I've always received compliments from low quality women and literally prostitutes when I was wearing Sauvage (in the tin can) and Fahrenheit Cologne.

[Anonymous No.15281431]

>>15281362
Tabacco is a absolute no-go for me, so both XJ and Naomi are out, also i dont want to smell like a dusty ass Sandnigger with the ripe age of 23, so Interlude and Both Amouages are also out, the reason i got the UNUM ones, is because i am a regular Catholic Church goer.
Chypre Palatin is Intresting, but i dont trust it.

Fetes Persanes looks like a perfect recomendation for me, thanks.

[Anonymous No.15281477]

I finally tried an Aventus decant and wtf? Explorer smells exactly like it, I don´t see the need to buy a creed bottle.

[Anonymous No.15281492]

>>15280812
>>15280814
Some hours after the drydown and now i'm really getting the "ball sweat" thing.

[Anonymous No.15281503]

>>15281492
I assume that’s Yatagan and not a risqué Rohmer scene.

I don’t know much about Yatagan other than it’s meant to be quite bold. I just looked up the notes and wow, that’s quite a mixture.

[Anonymous No.15281509]

>>15281477
The reason you wanna buy the real stuff is because you dont want to be caught slippin by your lads wearing copys and looking like a fucking poorfag.
I dont know how aventus smells, but when it really meet up its hype, then i will buy the OG.

[Anonymous No.15281510]

>>15281492
Hell's yeah

[Anonymous No.15281652]

>>15281509
I get your point and I don´t even care about explorer, Just all the hype around aventus made me curious

[Anonymous No.15281667]

>>15280860
this one is a tricky one. actually just wore it today. it's a transparent scent meant for high heat summer. definitely not something you'd wear to be noticed. try one of the La Nuit flankers for that.

[Anonymous No.15281681]

>>15277686
Is Mancera Instant Crush any good? I want something different than the usual Ultra Male sickening sweet shit. I've narrowed my search down to:
Mancera Instant Crush
Mancera Red Tobacco
Tom Ford Ombre Leather
Montale Black Musk

[Anonymous No.15281684]

>>15281509
this is true. it's the reason i don't wear any of that arab shit.

[Anonymous No.15281687]

>>15281681
Mancera/Montale is synthetic dogshit

[Anonymous No.15281697]

>>15279805
>The older = better argument doesn't really fly with me
Well that's too bad. You wasted your money

[Anonymous No.15281713]

>>15281687
Aren't they a respectable niche house though?
Also any suggestions for sub-$200 houses to look into?

[Anonymous No.15281720]

For any veteran frag-heads that have a lot of different kinds of scents I have a question.
Do you ever use just a generic smelling cologne? And if you ever do, what do you use?

[Anonymous No.15281726]

>>15281720
Yes, it's like bedding a cheap hooker when you have a beautiful wife at home

[Anonymous No.15281729]

>>15281720
I’m far from a veteran, but sometimes nothing does the job better than Mugler Cologne or Colonia Essenza.

[Anonymous No.15281732]

>>15281730
>>15281730
>>15281730
nu thread

[Anonymous No.15281781]

PROPER NEW THREAD
>>15281780
>>15281780
>>15281780

[Anonymous No.15281806]

>>15281732
Jesus Christ, I leave the thread for 5 minutes and Igor spergs out again

[Anonymous No.15281899]

>>15281681
Yes these are good choices don’t mind autists calling all of them synthetic.

[Anonymous No.15281933]

>>15281681
All synthetic garbage apart from the Tom Ford, and Tuscan Leather is better than Ombre.

[Anonymous No.15282657]

>>15281194
Eau Sauvage EDT

[Anonymous No.15282666]

>>15281226
Yatagan
Vintage Kouros (10 sprays at least)
Marlou Ambilux