Fragrance General #913

[Anonymous No.17607554]

Discontinued Thread >>17602285

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http://www.fragrancenet.com
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http://www.notino.com (see directory at bottom for your country)
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General info
http://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/
https://nstperfume.com/2008/11/14/new-to-perfume-and-want-to-learn-more/
https://www.basenotes.net/features/3243-the-top-ten-niche-fragrances-every-beginner-should-sample
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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/
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W2C samples
http://www.luckyscent.com/
http://www.theperfumedcourt.com/
https://www.fragrantworldshop.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/
https://ecuacionnatural.com/
https://essenza-nobile.de/
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On DIY fragrances
http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/
https://pellwall.com/
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Affordable snice scents
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For /ourguy/ Luca Turin's books look up Library Genesis
https://scentertainer.net/en/top-10-best-perfumes-luca-turin

[Anonymous No.17607555]

The new Fragrance Groups 101 chart

[Anonymous No.17607557]

The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

[Anonymous No.17607559]

r8 my new frags

did i fuck up? my gf loves the JPG one, the absolu came today, excited to test it!

[Anonymous No.17607562]

>>17607559
no you didn't as long as you and your GF loves them it's all good
nothing groundbreaking, but solid choices nonetheless
8/10

[Anonymous No.17607567]

>>17607562
thanks lad!, i really needed something new, i had an Hugo Boss unlimited but got tired of it, smelled nice tho

[Anonymous No.17607583]

Just tested Fahrenheit and am surprised to find that it really does smell gay. Dior is a meme house for fags

[Anonymous No.17607588]

>>17607583
frags have to smell at least a little bit gay to be taken seriously

t. dior enthusiast

[Anonymous No.17607592]

>>17607583
You wouldn't last five seconds in a stuck elevator with me doused in Dior Jules you fuckin Nancy boy

[Anonymous No.17607595]

kek, Le Male Elixir is out, i should have used its promotion material for the OP (pic related)
notes look a bit like Naxos, hopefully JPG won't shit the bed with this one

[Anonymous No.17607604]

>>17607595
Wow that looks really gay. Must sample soon

[Anonymous No.17607609]

>>17607592
Here’s my review of Dior joules
>
Jean Martel is credited for making this perfume, but this smells like a Roudnitska-fougere (think Ocean Rain). It has this mouthwatering woody floral (mainly cyclamen-hedione) backbone, it's fresh and aromatic and definitely tantalizing and decadent. I travelled to Cuba in summer and realized that Jules was at home in the hot humid Caribbean weather. Dare to say I felt like the world's classiest secret agent wearing this with Italian silk trousers and button up linen shirt walking the sultry streets of Havana.
The best way, other than a Roudnitska-fougere, would be to characterize this perfume as Floral-fougere or Erotic-fougere. Jules pays homage to the brand's classical era. Kudos to Dior for re-introducing this. Buy now in bulk since this may disappear again.
Tldr it’s also very gay. But in a gay cabana boy way

[Anonymous No.17607654]

dior wouldnt be nearly as gay if they just stuck to making roudnitska style fragrances, everything since diorella has gotten progressively more homo.

[Anonymous No.17607690]

>>17607559
>my gf
>JPG
When did he get his gender reassignment?

[Anonymous No.17607693]

SOTD
dali pour homme, wasser's masterpiece before he got sodomized at guerlain

[Anonymous No.17607742]

>>17607693
Prada Luna Rossa Black

[Anonymous No.17607747]

>>17607693
SOTD: Xerjoff Alexandria II

[Anonymous No.17607754]

>>17607747
So boring

[Anonymous No.17607755]

>>17607583
Dior makes the best designer fragrances because they actually last unlike Chanel's

[Anonymous No.17607760]

>>17607754
agreed, it's classy and inoffensive but not very exciting

[Anonymous No.17607762]

>>17607755
they also take more risks than Chanel. everything Chanel's done past the year 2000 has been an NPC snoozefest. at least Dior did some in your face flankers like Eau Sauvage Parfum or Sauvage Elixir

[Anonymous No.17607766]

>>17607755
lasting doesnt matter when they havent made a good masculine in 20 years, though arguably neither has chanel.

[Anonymous No.17607787]

>>17607766
come on, that's just contrarian. Eau Sauvage Parfum isn't good? Fahrenheit Absolute? Sauvage Elixir? Dior Homme Sport?
even if you hate both the showering gel of Sauvage and the iris of Homme Intense, there's got to be something you like in the Dior catalogue

[Anonymous No.17607790]

>>17607787
not interested in retarded flankers. just give me good old eau sauvage and fuck off.

[Anonymous No.17607813]

Anyone got any good long lasting Spring fragrances? Something similar to Issey Miyake pour homme

[Anonymous No.17607818]

Got a sample of dior homme intense and jesus people weren't kidding about the lipstick smell. I don't even think homos would like this, It smells like a 60 year old woman's handbag.

Kinda odd seen as the original dior homme is just your run of the mill crowd please.

[Anonymous No.17607839]

>>17607818
it's definitely more love or hate. many people don't get the lipstick association at all though, I don't for example. I guess it depends if you've smelled old school iris-scented lipstick as a child
the current dior homme is actually a new scent released in 2020. the original was also an iris scent
I still prefer the parfum from the line, which has the iris scaled way back and the leather and sandalwood upfront. that one is great

[Anonymous No.17607844]

>>17607839
Parfum is fucking fantastic. Shame it's so hard to source.

[Anonymous No.17607849]

>>17607844
yeah I'm really glad I got a bottle. it lasts for ages on skin as well, and paradoxically seems to get stronger after an hour or so

[Anonymous No.17607964]

Post your spring rotation

[Anonymous No.17607969]

>>17607964

[Anonymous No.17607981]

>>17607693
23°C and sunny, so Sauvage Elixir.

[Anonymous No.17607993]

Thoughts on this? They recently re-released this. I was hard to get for a bit

[Anonymous No.17608017]

>>17607964
Thinking of getting one more for the summer

[Anonymous No.17608029]

thoughts on Ombre leather by Tom Ford?
i spent 90 euros for it

[Anonymous No.17608032]

>>17608029
it's pretty good. you've got to really love the smell of car interiors to wear it all the time though

[Anonymous No.17608035]

>>17607964
maybe these, but recently i've been experimenting a lot with samples

[Anonymous No.17608098]

I wanna go for Bois imperial/Ganymede for spring summer and portrait of a lady for summer nights?

Any suggestions of possible alternatives? I love the suede note on Ganymede that it's missing on Bois imperial, but it's too price for a daily summer scent and maybe less appropriate that BI for hotter days....

[Anonymous No.17608112]

What kinda new scam are these fucking samples? Now they have gone down to 0.3 mL. When you pull out the tab, the foil covering the sprayer gets pulled off. After that, you squeeze some kind of foil bag underneath the paper. Gave it a single spray to test how it work and there's already basically nothing left of it and it's now unsealed so it can just evaporate. You might get a single wear out of one of these (not me, though, because for me that requires way more sprays than you can get from this shit). They somehow managed to put even less into the free samples.
As for the fragrance, it's Invictus Victory with an additional "woody amber" note (the infamous molecule that smells like trash to my nose and can be found e.g. in Le Beau Le Parfum, Jazz Club, Oud Malaki and a few others). Due to that, regular Invictus Victory smelled better to me (it's Invictus with an added coffee note), but Invictus is still the better Invictus and Ferragamo Uomo Signature is still the better coffee showergel.

[Anonymous No.17608129]

>>17607964

[Anonymous No.17608137]

>>17608129
Classy. May I ask how old are you?

[Anonymous No.17608142]

Is anyone familiar with Givenchy Greenergy? I just found out it existed. From 2000, long discontinued but there's tons of it on eBay for about $40 per 50ml bottle. I'm really digging the packaging aesthetic, and the notes sound nice and appropriate for spring. Probably gonna blind buy...

[Anonymous No.17608147]

>>17608137
I'm 36, generally into older stuff as you can see. Also meant to include CDG Incense: Ouarzazate in that lineup

[Anonymous No.17608148]

>>17608098
First months of the pandemic I regulary fucked a prostitute like her for 40€/30mins. Last time I came in her eye and she got really mad.

[Anonymous No.17608156]

>>17607964
is it worth it for me to chase down a vintage azzaro pour homme or should i just buy the reformulation? it’s super cheap at department stores compared to literally every other fragrance i have an interest in

[Anonymous No.17608158]

>>17608156
I never tried the vintage version, but I'm happy with the longevity and projection of my bottle

[Anonymous No.17608161]

>>17608147
>36
Being this based before 30 would be too much to ask. I like them all. Zino is the only one I've never smelled and I just ordered a bottle for 24 euros (It was already in my list and your pic made me pull the trigger).
I would love to see a pic of your cold weathers. If you have a bottle of Polo Cosmair we have the same soul (no homo)

[Anonymous No.17608163]

>>17608142
Just tested Givenchy greenegergy and am surprised to find that it really does smell gay. Givenchy is a meme house for fags

[Anonymous No.17608167]

>>17607742
Why did they get rid of that post? Did anyone try Salvador Dali Pour Homme by thirrry wasser?

[Anonymous No.17608168]

>>17608112
lol i got one like that but for 1 million. kikes gonna kike. still laughing at how i got a splash on sample of some dogshit women's frag with literally 0.1ml in it, ridiculous. the order i got that with was jacomo de jacomo and something else with pour homme in the name and fuckers give me a sample for a fag scent

[Anonymous No.17608170]

>>17608167
the jannies fear dali pour homme. they don't want you to smell powerful.

[Anonymous No.17608173]

>>17608098
If you like suede and want something suited for spring/summer try Nishane Saffran Colognise. It makes me feel like walking through a Middle Eastern market and it's one of their more affordable scents.

[Anonymous No.17608180]

>>17608170
Seems like it. Sounds pretty based. Has lots of high energy ingredients that (((they))) banned

[Anonymous No.17608202]

>>17607559
nice figurine, mirin'

[Anonymous No.17608209]

>>17608161
Thanks, anon. This is my collection as of last November. The only additions since then are current Zino (that's vintage in the collection pic) and YSL Jazz. No Polo, Cosmair or otherwise, but it's very high on my to-buy list.

I didn't love Zino at first, but it's gradually become my most-worn and complimented frag. Ultra-comfy patchouli/lavender, arguably the best value for money in men's perfumery

[Anonymous No.17608210]

A fragrance that smell similar like this or like a finnish pine sauna?

[Anonymous No.17608211]

>>17608209
oops, HERE's my collection as of last November

[Anonymous No.17608212]

>>17608210

[Anonymous No.17608221]

>>17608211
Obscured bottles include:
Top shelf: TF Beau de Jour, Rogue Bon Monsieur, Santa Maria Novella Patchouli, Molinard Musc, CK One, Sung Homme, Terre d'Hermes EDT, Givenchy Gentleman, Azzaro Pour Homme, Quorum
Second shelf: Chanel Antaeus, Egoiste, Guerlain Vetiver, Habit Rouge EDT, Heritage EDT, Mitsouko EDP, YSL Opium EDT, Halston Z-14
Third shelf: Dior Jules, CdG Wonderwood, Luxe Patchouli EDT

[Anonymous No.17608231]

>>17608173
Will try it, didn't know about that one, sounds interesting, thanks

[Anonymous No.17608247]

>>17608029
Love it, but too pricey for me. There's no clones or alternatives to it really either.

[Anonymous No.17608257]

How powdery is Caron Pour un Homme?

[Anonymous No.17608260]

>>17608257
not that much but i only really mind powder if it comes from iris

[Anonymous No.17608274]

>>17608168
Must be a Paco Rabanne thing, then, because I've also received PR Fame in one of these. My 1 Million sample actually came in a small spray vial (around summer last year).

>>17608257
The opening is rather powdery, but it's less powdery in the drydown.

[Anonymous No.17608283]

>have the potential to be the frag of 2023

[Anonymous No.17608292]

what is /fa/'s opinion on it
currently smelling a sample of it not sure what to think of it, it's definitely not a smell that you can wear everyday

[Anonymous No.17608298]

aside from jicky and mitsouko, are any of the other classic feminine guerlains worth trying as unisex fragrances?

[Anonymous No.17608309]

The King.

[Anonymous No.17608313]

>>17608129
3rd man is really great. Think I'd like Zino?

[Anonymous No.17608314]

>>17608298
Shalimar EDP
and maaaaaaybe Samsara. it leans feminine IMO, but a great fragrance nonetheless
Chanel No. 19 is a pretty unisex chypre too

[Anonymous No.17608333]

>>17608309
i was surprised by how much i liked it when i randomly tested it a second time last week
>>17608313
not him but they're not that similar, zino is very polarizing. most stores i've been in had testers, you should just test it. but at least it's super cheap.

[Anonymous No.17608334]

>>17608313
Zino is more similar to Heritage and Beau de Jour

[Anonymous No.17608350]

anyone smell the new jpg le male elixir yet? its sounds really good

i'm getting le beau le parfum so I might blind buy elixir with it

[Anonymous No.17608366]

>>17608333
I swear I've never seen it in a store but next time I'm at the mall I'll check.

>>17608334
I like fougeres, I'll probably like Zino. maybe.

[Anonymous No.17608374]

>>17608313
3rd Man and Zino are not similar, apart from being highly masculine frags from the mid 80s. Honestly I think everyone should just blind buy Zino; at $20 for 125ml there's really no reason not to. If you don't like it at first, give it time.

I bought Zino a couple years ago because of all the Beau de Jour comparisons. I didn't love it at first. I thought the opening was a bit musty and that the lavender and patchouli were inferior to that in BdJ. After my nose matured a bit I realized Beau de Jour has way too much ambroxan, which ends up overpowering the gorgeous lavender and patchouli in the end. And then I realized Zino is actually the superior frag overall, at 1/8th the price

[Anonymous No.17608377]

>>17608035
Based Tauer enjoyer. Never seen anyone else with L'Air Des Alpes Suisses before, fantastic stuff.

[Anonymous No.17608378]

>>17608374
I cannot keep letting you guys talk me into blind buys. God knows I have already spent too much money on just samples...

[Anonymous No.17608382]

>>17608378
I have like 20 samples and some bottles showing up this weekend lol

[Anonymous No.17608387]

>>17608211
Very very nice Anon

[Anonymous No.17608393]

>>17608382
it's been some time since I ordered samples, lol. I started just going to the mall by myself (or with someone if they want to come along) and I sample a bunch of fragrances, get a smoothie, walk around, window shop, etc. And then once I think my nose is burnt out, which frankly it probably is even before I arrive to the mall because I smoke too much, I stop sniffing frags and instead just ask if they have samples I can take home. It's fun and doesn't cost me much compared to buying samples or worse, blind buying.

Like I'll try maybe a dozen or more fragrances on paper strips, and out of those I'll spray 2-4 on my wrist/ forearm to see how it is on my skin. And then I'll get a couple samples from the Chanel store, Montblanc, Nordstrom, wherever. Most stores are pretty good about samples except Macy's. Fuck Macy's, their fragrance counter is a bunch of pushy brainlets.

Anyway what samples do you have coming in?

[Anonymous No.17608399]

Any good alternatives to this outside the ADG line?

[Anonymous No.17608398]

buying samples is mid, i just buy 100ml bottles straight up.

[Anonymous No.17608400]

>>17608393
>Anyway what samples do you have coming in?
I posted the list last thread, the HdP and Beaufort are 15 ml and 50ml, here:

Imaginary Authors
>A City on Fire
>Sundrunk
>Every Storm a Serenade
>Cape Heartache
>Yesterday Haze
>Memoirs of a Trespasser
>Slow Explosions
>Saint Julep
Rook
>Amber
>Forest
>Rook
>Suede
>Thurible
>Undergrowth
La Curie
>Faunus
>Larrea
Jorum
>Arborist
>Fantosmia
Histoires de Parfum
>1828
>1740
>1725
>Ambre 114
>Noir Patchouli
Beaufort
>Iron Duke

[Anonymous No.17608403]

>>17608400
That's a big list (4u). I've actually never heard of most of these houses, looking forward to seeing your thoughts on some of these once you get your samples in

[Anonymous No.17608404]

>>17608298
>>17608313
sounds pretty gay desu

[leather forklift operator No.17608407]

>>17608404
this is 4channel women are not allowed here and we suck each other off. if you don't like it then LEAVE snowflake...

[Anonymous No.17608413]

>>17608404
jicky was the original gay fragrance, but being one of the original modern fragrances period also means that all modern fragrances are, by ancestry, gay.

[Anonymous No.17608416]

>>17608403
Yea I'm really interested to see how a lot of these smell. Forest sounded really nice. The Jorum and La Curie ones as well, Larrea is supposed to smell like Arizona desert or something, never smelled creosote bush before so that'll be a new one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhtk0J7VYoU

[Anonymous No.17608457]

>>17608292
Used to be top tier, but suffered the same fate as many popular frags like Drakkar before it. So many cheap copies of the scent in candles, cleaning products, air fresheners, deoderants, etc and now the original doesn't smell unique or special anymore.

[Anonymous No.17608459]

>>17608403
where do you get your samples?

[Anonymous No.17608465]

i tested cerruti 1881 today
kinda underwhelming desu senpai>>17608457

[Anonymous No.17608467]

>>17608465
didn't mean to quote >>17608457 but have these 2 (You)s, free of charge today

[Anonymous No.17608491]

Kinda of a noob on the fragrance department. Did I make a good choice for this spring/summer?

[Anonymous No.17608528]

>>17608459
I got a few of those samples listed from IndieScents, they've got a bunch of niche houses.

[Anonymous No.17608566]

>>17608129
What's jazz like? Just tried M7 and its this shitty oud thing that smells like oud Malaki with patchouli. I've really wanted to try rive gauche for two years now. Really the lat thing that im dying to smell.

[Anonymous No.17608572]

>>17608211
I had a dream the other night that I smelled some guy and saw a bottle of kouros sport and was like "holy fuck you wearing kouros sport bro?" Why can't I have cool dreams?

[Anonymous No.17608575]

>>17608400
Dont know about the others but HdP is the most overrated house that I've ever tried. Most of their shit is bath and body works tier

[Anonymous No.17608577]

>>17608459
>(you)
either in person at the mall/stores or online at the perfumed court. A couple times I got sample sets direct from the supplier. I think I did this for Rogue perfumery and some slav clone maker called Chez Pierre

>>17608465
I get it. I also got 1881 and while I can see the comparisons to Eau Sauvage it lacked something that made ES so great to me. it's still okay and for the price it's not bad. But it's really not an eau sauvage replacement.

[Anonymous No.17608597]

>>17608399
Pic Related
Aqua di Gio is Alberto Morillas, who has a particular style. The pic is going to be classic Prada soft landing style, so it will have similarities but also differences.

If you want a different oceanic from Morillas you can do
Acqua Essenziale Salvatore Ferragamo

[Anonymous No.17608626]

>>17608298
>>17608314
Agree on Shalimar, EDP and EDT both tho
Vol de Nuit is pretty unisex, nicely airy and green
Mitsouko has always seemed deeply feminine to me, but that hasn't stopped me from wearing it.
Apres L'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue I've tried in-store a few times, and they're both on the sweeter side of feminine.
Jicky is still the most masc of them all and happens to be my favorite frag of all time. I'd wear the EDP every day if it were a bit cheaper, but then it would also feel less special

[Anonymous No.17608650]

>>17608566
Jazz is nothing like M7, it's a fougere where geranium is the dominant floral rather than lavender. So it's big woody patchouli with fizzy semi-sweet geranium and herbs. It's kind of like Platinum Egoiste, but dirtier and more interesting. Has a rugged yet classy "I'm a gentleman from the 80s" vibe. Great stuff.
Rive Gauche is great too, like a cleaner and more refined Azzaro Pour Homme. I'm sure you've read a lot about it. I'd definitely add Jazz to your smell list though

[Anonymous No.17608672]

>>17608211
>>17608221
Thanks for sharing anon. I hope one day I made a coherent collection like the one you own. At the beginning I thought CK One was out of place, but then I realise it's a 30 year old frag, so maybe has some special place in your memories.
I saved the picture and the text for inspo, I hope you don't mind.
Best wishes.

[Anonymous No.17608675]

>>17608292
It has become the scent for the tacky guy who pretends to be rich. The Aventus of the heterosexual men. If you need to smell like Christmas, get Eau des Baux and save yourself some money.

[Anonymous No.17608714]

Went to a store today to sample some frags, here are a couple of impressions:
>Le Beau Le Parfum
Can't believe I was considering buying this at some point, it's just smells too cloying and synthetic to me now. Maybe the tester is from a bad batch, really liked it the first time.
>Versace Pour Homme
This gets recommended a lot, but there's a note in here that just doesn't agree with my nose. Sampled it multiple times at this point, doubt I'll ever take a bottle home.
>Bvlgari Man Rain Essence
New release, so this was the first time I sampled it, but I could barely smell anything, did anyone else found this to be weak as well?
>Bvlgari Man Glacial Essence
This one I liked though, very fresh and true to it's name. Decided that this is going to be one of the frags I try on my skin and I'm liking the dry down as well. Good longevity too, might pick this up for the summer.
>1 Million Lucky
Pretty good, might be my favorite from Paco Rabanne so far, I'm trying this on my skin the next time I visit a store.
>Montblanc Legend Spirit
Kinda weird, but in a pleasant way. Didn't really stand out to me, wouldn't consider getting it after the first impression.
>Y Eau de Parfum
Not bad at all, but smells way too generic for me. Zero standout factor, but probably a safe gift. I would wear it if somebody gave me a bottle.
>Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum
Not a fan, just doesn't do it for. My least favorite from the line.
>Acqua di Giò Profondo
Wanted an even match for Glacial Essence, so I sprayed this on my other wrist. Both by Morillas, both released in 2020, both warm weather frags. Always liked this one in the store, but now that I had a test run, I'm not impressed. Dry down is much more synthetic than I would have liked, and it didn't even last long. Glacial Essence won easily, no wonder it's more expensive.

[Anonymous No.17608725]

>>17608714
cont.
>Dior Homme Cologne
Now this was a huge disappointment. The citrus note in this is way too sharp for me, this is the first Dior fragrance that I outright dislike.
>Dior Dune Pour Homme
Very interesting and old school in a good way, but I was pretty nose blind by the time I got to it. Will definitely test this out on my skin some time in the near future, really got my attention.
>Chanel Antaeus
Saving the best for last, this was by far the most masculine scent I sampled. It's as good as people say, fantastic fragrance. Will definitely get this in the future, it's just so damn good.

[Anonymous No.17608745]

>>17608725
man. antaeus is so gay that even the ads show homoerotic photos of naked men

[Anonymous No.17608766]

What the fuck did I buy

[Anonymous No.17608770]

>>17608766
something so nameless and obscure it doesnt even register on fragrantica

[Anonymous No.17608784]

>>17608770
It was 50 bucks at the mall, I think it smells good but I'm kind of mad it doesn't exist on the internet, I feel like I got scammed

[Anonymous No.17608788]

>>17608784
you did, you just haven’t realized it yet

[Anonymous No.17608792]

>>17608766
18 % PURE OIL, anon. You can make pancakes with this. What oil? PURE OIL.

[Anonymous No.17608808]

I was at Costco today and this asi
an dude with tattoos walked by and his fragrance was amazing. Warm a little spicy but also fresh and masculine but ina smooth creamy way. I was gonna ask what he was wearing but i didnt want to seem like a gay. I searched what it might be and I think I narrowed it down to la Nuit delhomme, DG the one, or Savage elixir. What do you think it could be? I'm upset because I didn't ask him

[Anonymous No.17608817]

>>17608808
evidently it was something really shitty

[Anonymous No.17608825]

>>17608817
Why do you say that?

[Anonymous No.17608830]

>>17608817
I just chose those three because it fit my description and I picked the most popular ones. I will say he either oversprayed or it was a very powerful fragrance which makes me think it's elixir

[Anonymous No.17608832]

>>17608792
>>17608788
Damn, can't believe I got taken for a ride by those cocksuckers. I can't wear this Chinese shit.

[Anonymous No.17608857]

Friends, I need a a mother's day gift fragrance suggestion.

Please no slutty, whoreish scents like
>CH Bad girl

Thank you.

[Anonymous No.17608872]

>>17608857
mitsouko

[Anonymous No.17608891]

>>17608832
Take the L, be glad it wasn't an expensive lesson. I've fallen for my share of scams, anon, live & learn.

If stuff is way too cheap, usually is. I bought some shit like Ebario Toscano Black Pepper this way, thankfully just the shower gel & 10ml set. Good rating on fragrantica, sounded nice - smelled like the most generic locker room I've ever been in, Axe body spray or my granddads aftershave (and he was a very simple man). Live and learn.

[Anonymous No.17608899]

>>17608857
Trying to intentionally constrain the sexuality of your mother sounds like you are jealous, anon.

[Anonymous No.17608915]

>>17608725
I was also surprised at how gay Chanel Anteus smelled. Like a homosexual grandpa

[Anonymous No.17608919]

>>17608377
yeah, it's awesome, similar to Reflection Man but better
i will have to get a full bottle of Sundowner later on and my craving for Tauer frags will be fulfilled

[Anonymous No.17608921]

Anyone with experience of Bespoke. L O N D O N
O
N
D
O
N
??

[Anonymous No.17608926]

>>17608808
Head to your nearest big department store, smell these three, and find your answer.

[Anonymous No.17608938]

>>17608808
LNDH an The One are weak as shit, so you wouldn't be able to smell him just walking by unless he bathed in it 5 minutes prior
could have been elixir

[Anonymous No.17608946]

>>17608725
>>Dior Homme Cologne
That's a shame, I think it's perfect for very hot weather. Refreshing Lemonade fragrance.
Maybe revisit it in summer.

[Anonymous No.17608954]

>>17608491
If you went to a store and tested some stuff and then decided that that is the one you want to buy, you made a good choice. If you blindbought a bottle online, you don't know what's good for you.

>>17608725
Based Antaeus enjoyer.

>>17608766
>>17608784
Bro...you bought a clone of Valentino Uomo Born in Roma. The notes are 100% the same. At least you tested it before you bought it, and it seems to be slightly cheaper than Born in Roma as well. So check out Born in Roma if you want to read into what you've bought.

[Anonymous No.17608984]

Is worth paying three times more for Ganymede ? Or should go for Bois imperial?

[Anonymous No.17608985]

Got 200ml of this coming on a blind buy. What am I in for?

[Anonymous No.17608986]

>>17608984
>Is worth paying three times more for Ganymede
no

[Anonymous No.17608989]

>>17608986
le poorfag cope detected

[Anonymous No.17608990]

>>17608985
It's nice. Not something you'll vividly recall yourself or be remembered by, but as with a ton of other perfumes, you'll smell nice and clean which is ultimately the point of this hobby before going too far into your own ass.

[Anonymous No.17608996]

>>17608984
Since you have obviously tested both already, get the one you like more.

[Anonymous No.17609002]

I tried Egoiste yesterdy and it was so fucking good

[Anonymous No.17609003]

>>17608984
>>17608996
>Since you obviously haven't tested either of them, get the one that is shilled more here
ftfy

[Anonymous No.17609006]

>>17609003
>get the one that is shilled less here
ftfy

[Anonymous No.17609010]

>>17609006
shit, you are actually right, thank you

[Anonymous No.17609016]

>>17609003
I tested both, I have a 5ml decant of Ganymede and I like both. Ganymede is higher quality but for the price of it I can buy two fragrances.

Im just worried that every time I use Bois imperial I will go like "damn I could be wearing Ganymede instead"

I just want opinions

[Anonymous No.17609019]

>>17609016
they're two different fragrances retard. buy ganymede

[Anonymous No.17609023]

>>17608990
Thanks, anon

[Anonymous No.17609045]

>>17609019
They are two different fragrances yet they are similar unless you are a noselet.

[Anonymous No.17609062]

>>17607595
you already know that chad will wear this because he didn't even look at the promo material and has a certain lack of preconceived notions about race (he just knows that black people are really good at basketball, which he watches a lot)

[Anonymous No.17609071]

>>17608938
Ty

[Anonymous No.17609078]

>>17609062
hell, even i will wear it if it smells good
the 110% homo marketing is tacky as fuck but it's fun - even better as it triggers the insecure beta bitches

[Anonymous No.17609080]

>>17608491
It's a good scent over all. I like it personally and I think it goes pretty well with any season but it's more of an evening scent than for regular daywear.

Since you're new to fragrances I recommend checking out fragrantica for reviews e.ct. if you're not sure what to buy next.

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Versace/Eros-Flame-52180.html

[Anonymous No.17609081]

it is truly stunning how far some closeted homosexuals will go to veil their manlust behind the curtain of a strawman of a superior male, much like the kind they wish would pipe their shitholes.

[Anonymous No.17609083]

SOTD (i think 11/10 Margot Robbie pics are obligatory at this point):
L'Eau Majeure d'Issey

>>17609081
anon, is everything all right?

[Anonymous No.17609085]

Received this as a gift, Carthusia 1681.

I really like it but I'd love to hear what anyone familiar with it thinks.

[Anonymous No.17609086]

>>17609083
He hasn't gotten piped in his shithole so he's a little bit angsty today.

[Anonymous No.17609088]

>>17608210
I know the scent you're after and I remember smelling it from a green Ralph Lauren bottle. I'm just not 100% sure which one. It was either one of these:

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Ralph-Lauren/Polo-890.html

https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Ralph-Lauren/Polo-Cologne-Intense-Eau-de-Parfum-66411.html

[Anonymous No.17609090]

Anything similar to any of these that I should sample?

[Anonymous No.17609094]

>>17609083
bois imperial. gynomede copers need not apply.

[Anonymous No.17609116]

how do you know if your frag wore off or if you're just nose blind to it?
I could barely get a skin scent on what I was wearing yesterday and people were telling me it's very noticeable and strong

[Anonymous No.17609125]

>>17609116
violently overspray and simply assume everybody can smell you across the street. that's what i do.

[Anonymous No.17609129]

>>17609083
yes, everything is fine.
>>17609086
please, no jean paul gayltier for me.

[Anonymous No.17609136]

>>17609083
You know the vibes, SOTD: Creed Aventus

[Anonymous No.17609138]

>>17609136
>>17609083
Forgot to add my Daily Margot Robbie picture. Glad to see my SOTD Margot Robbie obsession is catching on

[Anonymous No.17609139]

>>17609125
I dont need to assume if they're telling me, I don't want to choke them out even if it's something good

[Anonymous No.17609141]

>>17608954
>clone of Valentino Uomo Born in Roma.
Damn, you're right. Good find.

[Anonymous No.17609145]

>>17609138
who dis ugly bitch doe? post some fine latinas here brother, not this cracker biatch

[Anonymous No.17609148]

chanel no. 19 is such an interesting scent because it’s so cold and emotionally acerbic for a feminine, enough that it could pass as unisex, but when would i ever want to wear something this distant? it would definitely be something for a sour mood.

[Anonymous No.17609149]

>>17609145
The blatant disrespect to blonde white women

[Anonymous No.17609158]

>>17609145

[Anonymous No.17609175]

>>17609090
The Kenzo frags Bisch made have some similarities

[Anonymous No.17609184]

How's this even content?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6toG6RT3DI

[Anonymous No.17609191]

>>17609148
I see people say Chanel no. 19 smells like an ice queen all the time, but I never got that impression. to me it smells like a meadow in spring (grass and flowers) and is a very relaxing scent

[Anonymous No.17609192]

>>17609191
it’s the austerity and starkness of it that strikes me as cold. it’s almost steely (not metallic) at times.

[Anonymous No.17609211]

>>17609184
Bloated. Has he hopped on the sauce?

[Anonymous No.17609215]

Thoughts on Goldfield & Banks?

[Anonymous No.17609216]

what does sauvage elixir smell like?

[Anonymous No.17609222]

>>17609216
indian spice seller in the opening, licorice showergel in the drydown.

[Anonymous No.17609225]

>>17608984
>Ganymede
Woodchips, sawdust with curry ketchup and sweet spice
>Bois Imperial
Fresh, peppery woody sawdust

You decide.

>>17609083
>L'Eau Majeure d'Issey

Yeah, i think it's a good overlooked salty, marine scent.
Jenna Ivory > Margot Robbie (but yeah, she's an attractive aryan barbie)

[Anonymous No.17609235]

>>17609216
smells like salty milk and coins desu senpai
you can also sample it at literally all mainstream frag stores if you don't believe me

>>17609225
>L'Eau Majeure d'Issey
yeah, same goes for its 'super majeure' flanker - also good pleb filter due to the perceived urinal cake note
>Jenna Ivory
not even close, even at her very best she had nothing on Margot Robbie

[Anonymous No.17609243]

>>17609222
is that good?

[Anonymous No.17609251]

>>17609235
Never got the urinal references in L'Eau Majeure d'Issey and it's flanker. To me it's very salty, somewhat fishy, but in an interesting not pleb tier Nautica Voyage tier.

Jenny Ivory is the perfect mix of pale skin, died blonde, plump slampig and Barbie and she's a whore. Nothing better. But Margot Robbie is a also godtier. Just slight differences in preference.

[Anonymous No.17609255]

>>17609251
That dude looks traumatized.
>Jenny Ivory
She's really nothing special lmao

[Anonymous No.17609266]

>>17609251
yes, the same saltiness is turned up to 11 in Megamare
>Jenny Ivory
you have better taste in frags than in actresses, anon she is super basic

[Anonymous No.17609283]

>>17609243
that entirely depends on what you like. i like it, but mostly for the drydown.

[Anonymous No.17609304]

>>17609235
>>17609251

>L'Eau Majeure d'Issey
You two are deliberately ignoring the nauseating overly synthetic, metallic note

[Anonymous No.17609401]

>>17609304
on the contrary, as stated above:
>good pleb filter
maybe it's subjective but that metallic smell never bothered me, it is also much less prevalent in super majeure

[Anonymous No.17609454]

>>17609090
Oud minerale has a similar mineral aspect to Ganymede. Ganymede is better

[Anonymous No.17609459]

Just tested speick edt and it is suprisingly not gay. Very fresh citrus, lavender, and herbal. Reminds me a bit of Guerlain imperial. It’s good and not gay

[Anonymous No.17609482]

Don't be contrarian for contrarian sake

[Anonymous No.17609509]

>>17609482
I actually tested blue de Chanel the other day it was surprised to find that is smells very gay. Like a gay grandpa swimming in a gay club. I wouldn’t wear it because I’m too young and not gay but I’m sure some people like it.

[Anonymous No.17609546]

>>17609401
>maybe it's subjective but that metallic smell never bothered me
That's the aquatic accord in fragrances. Almost all aquatics smell somewhat metallic.
But L'Eau Majeure d'Issey have different layers that makes it sexy.
>>17609255
>>17609235
Pale blonde or redhead white girls aren't that common anymore.

[Anonymous No.17609567]

>>17609482
>>17609509
I *like*, but not love, the EDT, even though it always reminds me of expensive smelling shampoo. I'm curious what the EDP is like.

[Anonymous No.17609604]

>>17609509
Interesting...

[Anonymous No.17609620]

Can I just go into a cologne store and start testing? What do I say if a salesperson comes up to me? What's the etiquette?

[Anonymous No.17609630]

>>17609620
You just test shit. Thats what they are there for. If you like it you buy it or wait for a sale or just buy it online. If you don't sue them for assaulting your nostrils. This is the way.

[Anonymous No.17609634]

>>17609620
yes, at big frag retail stores you can just go in and test around, don't spill your spaghetti too much and you are good to go
worst case scenario with salespeople:
>hi, can i help you?
>n-no, t-thank y-you
>okay, you'll find me over there if you have any questions!
>o-okay, t-thanks!
and that's it

[Anonymous No.17609640]

>>17609620
I find it best to have a list of maybe a half dozen fragrances max that you want to test at each visit. You'll look demented if you try to smell every sample in the store.

[Anonymous No.17609660]

Got baited hard by this, their Arid and Veil are way too feminine and generic.

[Anonymous No.17609663]

>>17609620
I say "just browsing" when I get asked if they can help me (they never can, they just need a job). I sniff caps first and when I find something interesting I test it on a paper strip and if it is still interesting I test on my skin. People hate the paper strips sometimes ("skin chemistry etc."), but they have never let me down. Also, trust your nose. If you don't like it, you don't like it. It doesn't matter if every YouTubers likes it or whatever, if it doesn't appeal to you, put the bottle back and move on. There's so much other stuff out there, you don't need to force yourself to like stuff.

[Anonymous No.17609665]

>>17609640
>sometimes (if i have some time to kill) i spend hours testing as many frags as i can
>i also test women's frags for shits and giggles
>at the end of these sessions i inevitably smell like all the sampled frags combined
>salespeople seething as i leave without buying anything
>no fucks given

[Anonymous No.17609669]

>>17607818
I hated it at first but after 1hr on the skin it develops into something I really like. The floral element comes through and you get less of that initial soapy musky hit.

[Anonymous No.17609695]

>>17607964
these + poal + grand soir occasionally i guess. and bois imperial/ysl l'homme post-gym

[Anonymous No.17609700]

>>17609695
What's that transparent tauer? And is your poal a recent batch?

[Anonymous No.17609725]

>my fragrances are arriving tomorrow after more than a month of waiting

Eyooooooo!!!

[Anonymous No.17609735]

just copped this, what am I in for bros?

[Anonymous No.17609737]

>>17609700
>What's that transparent tauer?
PHI
>And is your poal a recent batch?
I have a recent 100ml and and older 50ml (and I'm the anon who keeps ranting here occasionally about POAL being reformulated, as it is)

[Anonymous No.17609744]

I came back from a small vacation and Rien got me bitches. Just sharing.

[Anonymous No.17609747]

>>17609695
hello, fellow Tauer enjoyer

[Anonymous No.17609751]

>went out to dinner with parents
>passed by a guerlain shop
>wanted to try jicky, but no dice
>loved mitsouko, but parents found it almost excessively feminine
>shalimar was nice too, but less instantly striking
bros, im no longer confident if i can pull mitsouko off as a unisex, but that smell of overripe peach has seriously stuck with me for hours. makes me wanna start gifting it to women.

[Anonymous No.17609762]

this is the first fragrance I've bought for myself and I love this shit

[Anonymous No.17609763]

Hello everyone, noob drunk-purchase-anon here. I've tried four perfumes of the ones I ordered so far. My absolute scrub first opinions:

>CHANEL - Paris - Edimbourg
Smells pretty good. I don't know what a Scottish moor smells like in particular, but to me it smells a lot like walking through a heather moor. I imagine it's something similar. Smells fresh and natural and woodsy. Lasted for a long time, but didn't stink up the whole place either. Pretty non-offensive. Might keep this, because I found it rather elegant.

>XERJOFF - Casamorati 1888 Italica
Smells a lot like caramel when I first sprayed it, then turned into a really sickly sweet thick and heavy kind of nausea. Like drowning in caramel and fatty cream. Gave me a compact headache. It was a hot sunny day when I tried it. Stayed on my skin until the day after, through showering. Expensive mistake to get this one, will give it away.

>PROFUMUM ROMA - Arso
Wew, I like this one a lot. If you've ever been in a coniferous forest on a really hot summer day with no wind, that's exactly what this smells like. Like boiling pine resin. Compared to the other perfumes this one smells very realistic, the others have that kind of "perfumey" smell to them somehow - can't explain it. Smells the same throughout and sat for the entire day on my arm.
It's a bit heady though, so maybe not for summer? I'll definitely keep it.

>ACQUA DI PARMA - Arancia di Capri
Decent when I first sprayed it, with sort of sour citrusy zest kind of smell - not super realistic one though. The most summery of all of them. Didn't last for more than an hour though, unless I was right up sniffing with my nose on my skin. Kinda smelled like a soap after the first ten minutes. A nice soap but still smelt like I had just been to the washroom and washed my hands kinda soapiness. This one wasn't as expensive but considering it didn't really last, and you'd have to spray a few times if you wanted to prolong it, it might as well have been.

>TL:DR
lol

[Anonymous No.17609772]

>>17609763
nice, you dun goof'd with the Xerjoff but i expected worse results desu senpai

[Anonymous No.17609773]

>>17609735
like OG Le Male if it was a cheap shower gell
not really a fan. nice bottle though

[Anonymous No.17609775]

>>17609763
yeah Xerjoff is a meme and Chanel Exclusifs tend to be good

[Anonymous No.17609777]

>>17608035
was so close to getting a bottle of pardon earlier this week, how do you feel about it?

[Anonymous No.17609781]

>>17609763
>profumum roma blind buy as a noob
absolute retard. but a based one.

[Anonymous No.17609784]

anyone know a good watermelon fragrance? i want that fresh crispy juicy watermelon without being too wacky

[Anonymous No.17609785]

>>17609777
The parfume parlour dupe smells 97% the same. I tried both.

[Anonymous No.17609788]

Any frag that's similar earthy, powdery green like Grey Flannel? Sold my bottle years ago, but damn, i miss that earthy-powdery galbanum opening of Grey Flannel. I hated the almond, tonka drydown.
Anything similar to Grey Flannel with more oomph?
To the normies, Grey Flannel smells like your grandads flannel suit long time stored in a vintage wardrobe with some moth balls stuffed in.

[Anonymous No.17609792]

>>17609781
Might have been luck but I think I was sold on the understated bottle and the company blurb about coming from Rome yada yada. That coupled with the latin name. Seemed authentic.

>>17609775
>Xerjoff is a meme
Yeah, some in the thread told me but I didn't listen.

>>17609772
Still got some to try so it might go south still, but I've got two keepers at the least.

[Anonymous No.17609796]

Is this any good?

[Anonymous No.17609797]

>>17609785
Im not a nigger.

[Anonymous No.17609809]

>>17609788
I've never smelled Grey Flannel, but powdery + green galbanum sounds like Chanel No. 19 to me
and it doesn't have any almond or tonka, it's powdery florals, green and fresh all the way through

[Anonymous No.17609812]

give me the scoop on this

[Anonymous No.17609825]

>>17609809
Sounds promising. Is it overly feminine in it's scent profile? Fragrantica voted it to be mostly a womens scent.

[Anonymous No.17609827]

>>17609777
it's a comfy scent for me, fall/winter/colder spring days, quality frag, performance as expected from Nasomatto
you can't go wrong with this if you like the main notes mentioned on frag sites (dark chocolate, oud, sandalwood)

>>17609792
good luck!

[Anonymous No.17609831]

>>17609797
You are just an idiot then if you are going to pay nasomatto prices for the same juice

There is a reason why there are no good Dior clones and there are millions of pardon ones

[Anonymous No.17609834]

>>17609831
poorfag, kill yourself
>>17609827
sounds beautiful, i tried baraonda and black afgano and have Blamage, Duro and Silver Musk coming in the mail and im very excited

[Anonymous No.17609836]

>>17609735
probably the best fuck boy frag out there

[Anonymous No.17609851]

>>17609825
Fragrantica always votes "female" for female-targeted scents, unless they're literally infamous for mostly being worn by men, like Jicky or Black Orchid
I'd say it's possible to pull off as a man if you don't mind iris, to a similar degree as Shalimar. it helps that women almost never wear chypres anymore

[Anonymous No.17609860]

>>17609851
no. 19 strikes me as even more unisex than shalimar, shalimar is just so much richer and more saturated in comparison that it comes off as more traditionally feminine.

[Anonymous No.17609862]

>>17609744
really nothing?

[Anonymous No.17609866]

>>17609751
guess your parents really have their suspicions about you, huh?

[Anonymous No.17609867]

>>17609862
we are proud of you, anon

[Anonymous No.17609869]

>>17609862
Really nothing what?

[Anonymous No.17609871]

>>17609866
what suspicions, that i like fragrances? i think that much is blatantly obvious.

[Anonymous No.17609874]

>>17609862
>really nothing?
no. rien.
hahaha

[Anonymous No.17609878]

>>17609860
yeah it really just smells like a meadow to me, hard to get more unisex than a scene of nature
maybe I should cop a bottle, actually. Been considering Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, but good old No. 19 is a worthy contender. just so relaxing to me.

[Anonymous No.17609881]

>>17609871
that you gay

[Anonymous No.17609900]

>>17609881
you seem mistaken, i tried mitsouko, not le gayle

[Anonymous No.17609918]

>>17609401
>>17609546
>But L'Eau Majeure d'Issey have different layers that makes it sexy.

>sexy
If you like the smell of metal being cut to pieces

[Anonymous No.17609927]

Can anyone recommend me a good spring/summer perfume/EdT? Bonus points if they sell it at the bigger perfumeries and extra bonus points if the name is cool as shit

[Anonymous No.17609930]

>>17609927
I would recommend acqua di gio profondo, dolce and gabbana light blue eau intense, and missoni wave.

[Anonymous No.17609936]

>>17609788
I haven't smelt anything quite like Grey Flannel. Dunhill for men has a green powdery feel to it but tonka is listed as a base note. I don't have such a discerning nose to pick up individual notes but I think you may like Lalique Pour Homme Lion. It opens up with greens and dries down into a powdery scent. It takes a much warmer direction than the "musty" Grey Flannel. Lalique PH is many a time described by people as kind of a modern fougère. Not sure if it actually has green notes to it as I'm trying it after sniffing Grey Flannel and I can't discern anything anymore. Grey Flannel too strong.

[Anonymous No.17609941]

>>17609927
bois imperial
l'eau d'issey pour homme
>>17609936
dunhill for men is really great but doesn't feel very similar to grey flannel. GF is quite unique

[Anonymous No.17609961]

>>17609747
ciao, anon. what are your favourites?

[Anonymous No.17609968]

>>17609927
>name is cool as shit
Odd request but here's the best I can do.
Drug store tier: Cool Water (it's literally cool)
Larger store tier: CK Eternity for Men
A&C tier: Fierce
Dedicated frag store tier: Voyage d'Hermes Parfum
Dedicated store with niche section tier: Exit the King
Impossible niche store tier: Invasion Barbare

[Anonymous No.17610006]

>>17608808
It was me and I was wearing blue seduction

[Anonymous No.17610027]

>>17609773
>>17609836
>best fuck boy frag
exactly what I was hoping for
thanks bros

[Anonymous No.17610063]

>>17609930
>>17609941
>>17609968
thanks cuties

[Anonymous No.17610081]

>>17609725
Why such the delay?

[Anonymous No.17610208]

uhhh, jeremybros is he alright?

[Anonymous No.17610212]

>>17610208
it always baffles me how jeremy is never uncomfortable in such tiny suit jackets

[Anonymous No.17610224]

>>17610208
First video: bdc, layton, nautica voyage...
Second video: bdc, layton, nautica voyage...
Third video: bdc, layton, nautica voyage...

[Anonymous No.17610236]

>>17609918
cute doggo
>>17609961
LDDM (with ACDD as a close second)
LADAS
Sundowner
+1: Vanilla Flash is also great

[Anonymous No.17610238]

>>17609851
Dior homo original/intense/parfum smell very gay/feminine to my nose. Like a young man in drag. I prefer shalimar to it. Smells way more masculine.

[Anonymous No.17610251]

>>17610224
why is he so obsessed with bore de chanel

[Anonymous No.17610271]

>>17610208
ye, I was surpriced irs same 10 frags in that 4 videos
and he didnt even show botlles

[Anonymous No.17610277]

>>17609665
Literally me.

[Anonymous No.17610281]

>>17609831
>There is a reason why there are no good Dior clones
So true
I am really sad about it. Cant believe there is no decent clone for dhc, dhp, eau sauvage.
How its even possible?

[Anonymous No.17610298]

>>17609763
I wear Acqua di Parma Bergamotto regularly, has the same issue/feature - fades quick. I do enjoy it, though.

[Anonymous No.17610301]

Should I have atleast 1 blue fragrance?
Bloggers say its must have

[Anonymous No.17610302]

>>17610238
in all honesty, shalimar smells pretty gay and people over 40 would immediately call it a feminine fragrance, without any doubt

[Anonymous No.17610306]

>>17610302
The only frag I’ve smelled that doesn’t scream faggot is Guerlain vetiver. The patricians choice. That’s why I prefer Dior homo

[Anonymous No.17610311]

>>17610306
guerlain vetiver smells like hairy gay old grandpa who wears leather gloves to drive his classic car

[Anonymous No.17610314]

>>17610302
>female smells are gay
the absolute state of this thread

[Anonymous No.17610318]

>>17610311
Based gay grandpa Connaisseur

[Anonymous No.17610321]

>>17610301
yes if you’re a basic bitch faggot

[Anonymous No.17610327]

>>17610302
Vintage Shalimar extrait is the best smelling fragrance ever. It has vanilla which some people think smells gay. But it’s less sweet than Tom ford tobacco van and eau de beaux, which smell much gayer than shalimar

[Anonymous No.17610328]

>>17610321
ok, then what should I get to scream "I am different. I am not like you."?

[Anonymous No.17610330]

>>17610328
your unwashed asscheeks

[Anonymous No.17610336]

>>17610328
Get Dior homo if you want people to think you’re a faggot. Get whatever blue frag you think smells good, or none if you don’t like any. For me it’s bvlgari aqva and vintage cool water.

[Anonymous No.17610341]

>>17610336
>bvlgari aqva
Based. Marine is the best of the line.

[Anonymous No.17610365]

>>17610314
don't play dumb you chucklefuck. it's very obvious that it was about spraying shalimar on a guy.

[Anonymous No.17610369]

>>17610365
shalimar is a beautiful fragrance, if you don’t have a female to spray it on then yourself is a good consolation prize.

[Anonymous No.17610374]

>>17609775
>Xerjoff is a meme

Not at all. They've got some stinkers in their line up, but they've got some god-tier scents and that's undisputed.

[Anonymous No.17610376]

>>17610374
ok jerkofft

[Anonymous No.17610381]

anything with sandalwood in it smells like dill pickles to me

[Anonymous No.17610389]

>>17610381
damn, even egoiste? i have that problem with everything that has "santal" in the name, but it's not from actual sandalwood for me.

[Anonymous No.17610415]

Fuck, this is so good.
Another proof that 'unisex' fragances are the best.

[Anonymous No.17610416]

>>17610415
modern dior sucks cock

[Anonymous No.17610422]

looking to get into trying more unisex frags. what are the best houses to start?

[Anonymous No.17610443]

no. 19 was discussed earlier, but has anyone here tried cristalle as a unisex fragrance? it seems like something of a fusion of pour monsieur’s citrus chypre and no. 19’s acrid green and floral notes.

[Anonymous No.17610458]

>>17610336
So my options are to smell like faggot or to smell like npc?

[Anonymous No.17610460]

>>17609620
I want to make sure you understand that you only test the testers. It sounds like you're asking if you can just open a new bottle and start testing, which you DO NOT do!

But otherwise test away as much as you like. If a salesperson asks if you want help say you're just browsing or tell them what type if scent you're looking for and they'll usually recommended something at least half decent.

[Anonymous No.17610466]

>>17609620
>>17610460
Follow up because it sounds like you're new. There are usually coffee beans or something similar in glasses around all the fragrances. They're meant to be smelled in between testing different scents as remnants of multiple perfumes tend to start mixing in your nostrils after a while.

A salesperson might pick up that you're a noob if you're testing a lot but never neutralizing in between fragrances.

[Anonymous No.17610469]

Uh oh! Can you guess what's in the box bros?

>>17610081
They ran out of stock and had to order.

[Anonymous No.17610471]

>>17610466
i’ve visited lots of perfume shops but never seen the coffee bean thing. do i have to ask for it or something?

[Anonymous No.17610472]

>>17610469
ted lapidus pour homme

[Anonymous No.17610478]

>>17610471
It usually just laying around next to the paper strips. Idk maybe it's not a thing everywhere but any time I go testing at larger stores or airports there have always been coffee beans.

I don't think I'd ask for it specifically, as it should be noticable and readily accessible to anyone testing if the store does that at all

[Anonymous No.17610484]

>>17610478
literally never ever seen that before. might be a regional thing or maybe i walk into too many brand boutiques over general sephoras.

[Anonymous No.17610486]

>>17610472
Never heard of that house and I'd also never get fruity fragrances.

[Anonymous No.17610504]

>>17610486
Here's all my shit but damn I'm so lazy to try all of them out right now.

[Anonymous No.17610517]

>>17610486
>Never heard of that house and I'd also never get fruity fragrances.
please stop embarrassing yourself

[Anonymous No.17610523]

Why is CK One bad?
I never see it in these threads but I like how it smells, it's a bit simple and cheap but Davidoff Blue seems to be in the same category and posted all the time.

[Anonymous No.17610525]

>>17610523
I wont pay for 30 min longevity frag

[Anonymous No.17610530]

>>17610517
>you must have this and this and that to be cool

Nah eat shit. I bet you're the type of kid that thinks fragrances have occasions or seasons.

[Anonymous No.17610539]

>>17608210
If you want to smell like a pine you gotta get the pine cone obviously.

[Anonymous No.17610545]

>>17610530
beaufort and imaginary author shills outing themselves as retarded newfaggots, more news at 8

[Anonymous No.17610555]

>>17610545
nothing new under the sun

[Anonymous No.17610556]

>>17610545
>shills

It's only me that posts about these brands, newfaggot.

[Anonymous No.17610594]

How is this? It has amazing rating in fragnatica

[Anonymous No.17610597]

>>17607993
very similar to dilly sandalwoods like santal 33

[Anonymous No.17610680]

I wonder if any house professionals or people that work as distributors lurk these threads. Because I want to post my misfortune in here for you to laugh at me, but at the same time I'm writing an angry email to the store that did it to me, as well as the fragrance house to confirm something regarding the packaging, and I don't want either to know I'm a 4chan autist.

[Anonymous No.17610727]

>>17610469
Love the bedsheets

[Anonymous No.17610740]

>>17610727
I don't know if you said that on purpose because you knew, but someone has been saying that to me for a couple of years every time I've posted them, and on different boards. Was it you?

[Anonymous No.17610744]

>>17607964
Just posting the whole lot but Eternity, Dylan Blue, Encre Noire Sport, Blue Jeans and Eau Sauvage Parfum are my spring/summer go-tos. The Donatello (don't laugh) is surprisingly good for a kids' cheapy scent too.

[Anonymous No.17610748]

>>17610744
based

[Anonymous No.17610756]

>>17610594
Smells like Ultra Male (really close actually), and you can test UM at every store.

[Anonymous No.17610768]

thought on the louis vuitton fragrances? thinking of blind buying afternoon swim

[Anonymous No.17610774]

>>17610768
Normalfag shit.

[Anonymous No.17610779]

>>17610774
ok now answer the question

[Anonymous No.17610781]

>>17610779
That was my answer. That's my personal thought on the subject.

[Anonymous No.17610784]

>>17610779
>>17610781
To give you more of my thoughts after I've googled it. Not that I've tried it obviously, but do you really want to pay that much for a woman's fragrance just to smell like an orange? I don't know man.

[Anonymous No.17610793]

>>17610781
>>17610784
Price isn't really the issue but yeah you're right
can you recommend me any summer fragrances?

[Anonymous No.17610797]

>>17610768
they're shit and normalfags like it because it's expensive. do not buy.
>>17610793
cool water

[Anonymous No.17610808]

>>17610793
Not really because I got Fathom V for my summer and you probably wont want that.

[Anonymous No.17610828]

>>17610740
Nope, presumably first time interacting with you

[Anonymous No.17610859]

Guys looking for something lasting with good projection that is nice but not so obvious (smth incomprehensible/enigmatic) for spring/summer for a cheap price, right now I'm interested in Bois Impérial after reading some comments here about longevity and uniqueness, would you recommend me something else in that price range? I've also never had a molecular fragrance before and I have no opportunity to smell it either so I'm mostly looking for people reaction and opinion, thanks in advance

[Anonymous No.17610868]

Sotd is Menthe Froide. A sharpy, minty, coldish type of fragrance. Very nice on cold rainy days.

>>17610859
Bois Imperial is good. How about Rasasi Shuhrah if you want something with rose and oriental or Jacques Bogart Story Blue if you wanna smell like freshly washed laundry with beastmode performance.

[Anonymous No.17610874]

>>17608985
Wearing it right now at home just cuz. Nice crisp citrus floral sweet opening. Cooling smell. Dries down to Chanel-esque sweet powderyness over ~4 hours. Very easy to wear

[Anonymous No.17610877]

>>17609812
The name is very honest. Orange citrus and Green notes in the opening, and a woody/oakmoss drydown. Do not blind buy this. either find it in a store (call ahead because big box stores don't tend to have testers of these), or get a sample from a decanter site for 10$.

[Anonymous No.17610885]

>>17610868
Menthe Froide is definitely out of my budget, while Story Blue smells for me like coolwater but in a bad way (I'm not a fan of coolwater, smells like smth my dad would buy in tesco), Rasasi Shuhrah seems worth checking out, would you recommend something similar to ysl y le parfum or bad boy le parfum from aromatic fragrances? (I really like cannabis notes in bad boy) and there's smth interesting in y but they are not very lasting and people almost don't smell it on me after 2-3 hours

[Anonymous No.17610886]

>>17609918
it smells like metal being cut in little pieces? that sounds fukin rad. I want to smell like a CnC machine

[Anonymous No.17610905]

Actually people wanting summer fragrance recs, since I just got my Imaginary Authors sample set, I can say Saint Julep is good. It smells like sugar and mint, and also liquor and water. It would be a pretty good summer frag.

[Anonymous No.17610910]

>>17610251
because it's nice and works in literally every single scenario on earth and you get good reactions from women because the fragrance is nice. I wear Terra de Hermes and it's killer, but it's very hit/miss with other people.

[Anonymous No.17610914]

>>17610886
I tried it today at a store after reading that post and it smelled foul to me, like burnt rubber and oil and rust. I didn't like it at all

[Anonymous No.17610918]

>>17608714
>Bvlgari Man Rain Essence
Basically designer version of Pajeet traditional fragrance. Try it on your skin, that's where it shines. The musky dry down is very nice.

[Anonymous No.17610921]

>>17610793
Yes.
PdM Sedley: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Parfums-de-Marly/Sedley-56273.html
Legend Spirit: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Montblanc/Legend-Spirit-33443.html
Le Male (original): https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Jean-Paul-Gaultier/Le-Male-430.html
Le Male (airlines): https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Jean-Paul-Gaultier/Le-Male-Eau-de-Toilette-Airlines-60944.html
Rochas Aromatic Touch: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Rochas/L-Homme-Rochas-Aromatic-Touch-73102.html
Artisan Pure: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/John-Varvatos/Artisan-Pure-46623.html
Fucking Yuzu: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Issey-Miyake/L-Eau-d-Issey-Pour-Homme-721.html
Beau de Jour (don't blind buy): https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Tom-Ford/Beau-De-Jour-Eau-de-Parfum-59064.html
Givenchy Gentleman EdT: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Givenchy/Gentleman-2017-46040.html

[Anonymous No.17610924]

>>17610886
not really metal in this one but it's the closest i've come to to the smell of a workshop. dont wear this if you're a wrenchlet

[Anonymous No.17610936]

unironic opinion on this one?

[Anonymous No.17610938]

Tried Enclave Amouge at a friend's house. Not sure if I like it. Feels very mature (?). Maybe something you'd expect on an older man. I like it but I am not sure if I love it. Reminds me of herbal toothpaste and root beer.

[Anonymous No.17610943]

>>17610808
how do you like Fathom V so far? I'm waiting on Iron Duke

[Anonymous No.17610947]

>>17610458
Unironically yes

[Anonymous No.17610988]

>>17610943
I wore it today for the first time. It's gonna be my summer frag. It smells like a flower shop, except more grassy, and there's also a certain mystery to it I don't know where from as with all BF frags. Like it's not just flowers and frags, it's a little bit dark as well.

[Anonymous No.17610997]

>>17610988
how well does it perform?

[Anonymous No.17611001]

>>17610997
Hard to say for me because I applied it very randomly and I did a whole bunch of shit throughout the day, but I can still smell it. In my head all BF fragrances I've tried have had good performance, but at the same time I don't remember having tried any fragrances with bad performance in general. If you can you should get a sample.

[Anonymous No.17611003]

>>17610936
it's good, it's unique. the honey note is superb and it's one of the few manly honey scents that aren't gourmand trash. not nearly as hard to wear as people make it out to be. maybe it was more of a beast back then, i wouldn't know. very much underrated at that price if you like fragrances from the powerhouse era.
as for the flankers, black extreme is trash, i fucking hate tonka bean. sport is good but not as amazing as the original. haven't tested gold.

[Anonymous No.17611006]

>>17611003
Not that anon but sounds great to me. Do you know how it compares with modern kouros in terms of faithfulness to the original and overall scent quality?

[Anonymous No.17611023]

>>17610469
Attention seeking faggot. Dior homo probably >>17610859
Something not so obvious but nice for spring is Caron pour un homme. Smells nice and clean. Like lavender and vanilla.

[Anonymous No.17611028]

>>17608210
Never smelled it but polo green and Caron yatagan have a nice pine accord

[Anonymous No.17611046]

>>17610910
oh, to be so easily entertained.

[Anonymous No.17611083]

>>17611023
dumb gorilla retard ape

[Anonymous No.17611093]

>>17608210
I checked my finnish sauna aroma called forest. it has essential oils from siberian fir, pine, cedarwood and eucalyptus. you could search by notes from fragrantica. hope that helps

[Anonymous No.17611101]

>>17610793
this pic go hard, mind if i save it?

[Anonymous No.17611106]

>>17609762
excellent choice anon

[Anonymous No.17611110]

>>17610936
urinal cake overdose. smells like blasting one of those pucks with a nice strong piss beam, honey on top.

[Anonymous No.17611170]

>>17611006
unfortunately i haven't tasted both in their original formulations but in today's, the "urinal cake" aspect that many hate in kouros is toned down a lot in tlph. i feel like the quality is a bit lower compared to kouros but well, it's like 20€.
>>17611110
filtered

[Anonymous No.17611235]

>>17611046
you type gay

[Anonymous No.17611263]

>>17611235
beats being gay and buying snooze de chanel

[Anonymous No.17611266]

>>17610797
How does Cool Water compare to Green Irish Tweed Creed?

[Anonymous No.17611400]

>>17611263
i think you type gay because you are gay

[Anonymous No.17611423]

>>17611400
think again

[Anonymous No.17611519]

NEW THREAD
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>>17611516
>>17611516
>>17611516

>NEW THREAD
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[Anonymous No.17611962]

>>17607555
Hello anons, complete noob here and I want to make sure my first purchase is something close to what I'm looking for. After reading through the pic, I think I'm looking for a Fresh Green fragrance, due to primarily using it for this summer and because it sounds like it lasts the longest. I plan to start with the Guerlain Homme EDP since it's the cheapest there, but if there are any other suggestions not listed I would appreciate them greatly.

Some follow up questions: where should I be applying for longest lasting effect? Clothing or skin? Also, I have some old random fragrances that were gifted for Christmas/birthdays that I am not sure on the quality of, nor whether they're still "good" if that's even a thing. It seems like they smell for a minute or two before dissipating completely, and I've gotten others to confirm so that it's not just that I got used to the smell. In short, can fragrances go bad/expire? Should I just toss all this old stuff and start anew? Thank you all in advance.

[Anonymous No.17612012]

>>17611962
Fragrances don't really go bad if you keep them out of sunlight. Which ones have you got?
As for spraying, I like to spray the back and sides of the neck. Two to five sprays depending on how strong the fragrance is. If it's extra weak, I'll spray my forearms as well, and maybe under the shirt.

For fresh green stuff I also like un jardin Sur Le nil, that's an easy one to recommend. And Terre d'Hermes lasts well on me for a fresh fragrance if that's important to you.

[Anonymous No.17612024]

>>17612012
Random, mall-tier stuff it seems, except for the Dior one which actually seems good according to my lurking here. I also have some random fragrance from Express, which also seems mall-tier, but I haven't even taken it out of the box. Thanks for the tips on spraying and the recommendations btw.

[Anonymous No.17612117]

>>17611962
>where should I be applying for longest lasting effect? Clothing or skin?

It's not about making it last, it's about creating a good fusion of the bottled scent and your natural skin scent

So put it on your skin and ignore what Jeremy says