Fragrance General #940

[Anonymous No.17703003]

Discontinued >>17700473

Informative Videos for newfriends to Fragrance General
https://pastebin.com/GcaXa3mn
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions for Newfags
https://pastebin.com/vUp2MLXv
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W2C bottles
(USA-Canada)
http://www.fragrancenet.com
http://www.fragrancebuy.ca
http://www.luckyscent.com
https://www.fragrancex.com

Use Google to obtain the maximum discount code at fragrancenet (35%).

(Europe)
http://www.notino.com (see directory at bottom for your country)
https://www.jovoyparis.uk/
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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
https://pastebin.com/ZJCnAZF9
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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.17703008]

The fragrance groups 101 chart.

[Anonymous No.17703009]

The fragrance flowchart for beginners.

[Anonymous No.17703010]

>>17702991
Yea I have a few, Bortnikoff Sir Winston and Sans Fleurs both have real ambergris, and Parfum D'Empire's Ambre Russe apparently has real stuff in it according to the perfumer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRkeVm33eNE

[Anonymous No.17703024]

unironically shoud i blind buy bios imperial?

[Anonymous No.17703026]

>>17703024
just get a travel bottle, it's cheap

[Anonymous No.17703028]

>>17703008
>>17703009
fuck off chart spammer

[Anonymous No.17703034]

>>17703024
Just get the sample set from the website. Why do people not see how that's an incredible deal? You buy the sample set, you can test the entire range, and if you still want to buy Bois Imperial after that, you get a discount (of the same value as the sample set did cost you). You can sample all their fragrances for free, basically, as long as you decide to buy a full bottle afterwards.

[Anonymous No.17703038]

Bois anyone been to Doha? Any frag spots worth checking out

[Anonymous No.17703063]

>>17702991
Eris Parfums Mxxx by Antoine Lie does. Other than that I think you must look into small artisan brands to experience natural ambegris.

[Anonymous No.17703066]

>>17703010
Yup, probably this is the closest one can get to experiencing natural ambergris in fragrances that are actually available. However, I think neither of these Bortnikoffs showcase ambergris well. If you don't know what to look for, you won't recognize it.

[Anonymous No.17703068]

>>17703024
See >>17703034
I'm the original Bois Imperial poster who started it here all, and always been recommending getting a travel/sampling set first. Btw, apparently there was some reformulation and BI isn't as nuclear as it used to be? I'm about to finish my 100ml bottle and most likely not looking to rebuy it as I kind of got tired of the DNA, but I'm curious if the rumours are true.

[Anonymous No.17703072]

>>17703066
Yea Sans Fleurs is mostly just a really powerful Oud and Winston is a great tuberose scent, SW is probably one of my favorite frags I own. Ambre Russe is really nice if you like the smell of champagne.

[Anonymous No.17703074]

At least he didn't make a faggot thread this time.

[Anonymous No.17703077]

>>17703072
Good taste. My fav Bortnikoffs are somewhat less-known Musk Cologne and L'Heure Exquise. Moss Cologne probably being next, but I'd prefer it to have much more of an oakmoss punch instead of spices.

[Anonymous No.17703080]

>>17703028
I don't know why you keep crying over these. They've been at the start of every thread for a long time.

[Anonymous No.17703081]

>>17703077
I've got a couple attars and some other samples as well. Tabac Dore and Triad for the attars, both are really good. The drydown on tabac dore is great and Triad is a really good oud rose attar. For samples I have Oud Maximus 2020, Oud Monarch and Tabac Dore. Maximus changes quite a bit over the wear, starts out pretty animalic with a good hit of birch tar, smells almost like that old pine tar soap at first. Once the birch wears down a bit it smells amazing. Monarch was a bit too floral for me but still really nice smelling, I'll have to try that one out again to get a better idea of it and Tabac Dore is just a great tobacco. I really like it and might get a full bottle one day, but I almost like the attar more than the edp so I might just stick with that.

[Anonymous No.17703083]

>>17703010
Just get Aventus for the best quality of Ambergris. Experience the breathtaking way how Creed created the musky drydown of Aventus.

[Anonymous No.17703085]

I just spray like 10 times desu.

[Anonymous No.17703086]

>>17703085
20 minimum

[Anonymous No.17703090]

Do all francisca bianchis smell aggressively old school? Just found they were cheap on fragrancenet

[Anonymous No.17703101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YaqQG4WMhY

skip to 1:25
what do you think they're wearing?

[Anonymous No.17703102]

Thanks you OP, for linking the new thread first and posting the charts after that.

[Anonymous No.17703112]

Gothpill me on Fueguia.

[Anonymous No.17703117]

Came into my wifes pussy, sucked on her pink nipples while doing it missionary.
Now listening to a video about 45 reasons why Donald Trump is the anointed Antichrist.
We live in the endtimes bros, prepare.
Smells like Full Incense to me.

[Anonymous No.17703118]

>>17703090
She uses a certain accord which has a powdery vibe to it combined with labdanum, which can create that old school-ish smell. I found it all across the sample set in varying strength. Wouldn't necessarily call it aggressively old school, though.

[Anonymous No.17703119]

>>17703024
If your interest in perfumery extends only to wanting to "smell nice" then yes, please buy a bottle of Bois Imperial and then never enter one of these threads again.

[Anonymous No.17703122]

>>17703083
Any men's perfume with a "for her" version is garbage, sorry I don't make the rules.

[Anonymous No.17703124]

>>17703119
Bois Imperial is /frag/
/frag/ is Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17703127]

>>17703124
It's a tired meme and we are moving beyond it. We are stepping over it. We are clearing it out.

[Anonymous No.17703128]

>>17703127
A better woody fragrance than Bois Imperial with the same olfactory 16k resolution of photorealistic saw dust with mouthwatering spices?

[Anonymous No.17703170]

>>17703080
don’t even pretend
you intermittently stop posting gay pics but you still keep spamming your shitty Reddit charts that nobody here wants

[Anonymous No.17703174]

Does CDNIM pure parfum smell terrible to you guys too? To me it smelled like a bathroom cleaner + chalk.

[Anonymous No.17703180]

>>17703174
Worst Aventus clone, even more terrible that noselets got tricked to believe it's the best clone.
They brain somehow ignore the bad synthetic smell, but they favorite influencer recommended it.

[Anonymous No.17703213]

>>17703180
>>17703174
apparently mont blanc explorer is a decent clone

[Anonymous No.17703214]

>>17703174
Bro you were supposed to pay $60 for rhe limited editon version it's great bro 99% similar to aventus i swear

[Anonymous No.17703227]

>>17703124
What are the other fragrances of /frag/????

Zoooologist bee? ELDO?

[Anonymous No.17703240]

>>17703174
Thought I was overreacting, tried it again. It really just smells bad. If someone in the office was wearing this... I'm going to the HR.

Any other frags that are this strong but smell much better?

[Anonymous No.17703247]

>>17703227
New York Intense, T-Rex, Neroli Intense.
BI is really not worth mentioning.

[Anonymous No.17703260]

>>17703227
zoologist and ELDO aren't as polarizing as BI and are not /ourfrags/. if we're being really strict i'd say only NYI and BI.

[Anonymous No.17703269]

[Anonymous No.17703294]

>>17703227
Drakkar Noir and Ted Lapidus Pour Homme

[Anonymous No.17703298]

>>17703003
Givenchy - Gentleman
smells nice

[Anonymous No.17703314]

>>17703294
mediocre aromatic fougeres that no one cares about save one or two obsessives.

[Anonymous No.17703365]

this is kinda growing on me

[Anonymous No.17703372]

>Opening is freshie addictive. Citrusy green
>Middle is masculine very classic herbal
>Base notes (patchouly and vetiver) are deliciously mixed
>Ambroxan is undetectable, which is great
Why is this so underrated? Maybe because is not widely available?
I've been using this almost everyday since may and I'm about to buy a second bottle because I'm afraid they discontinue it due to poor sales.

[Anonymous No.17703376]

>>17703365
my condolences

[Anonymous No.17703379]

>>17703372
Forgot to mention: It's Polo Cologne Intense and I'm a 34 year old preppy dad.

[Anonymous No.17703408]

got this and absolutely love it

[Anonymous No.17703413]

>>17703408
congrats on coming out of the closet.

[Anonymous No.17703419]

Tried this and prolly would've bought it on the spot if the sweetness hadn't been so overpowering. Anyone know any good chestnut/smoky-woody frags?

[Anonymous No.17703420]

>>17703413
women cant stop resisting me

[Anonymous No.17703442]

>>17703420
yes, women like to hang around gay men a lot, they’re only kind of men that don’t actively want to fuck them at every moment.

[Anonymous No.17703460]

I thought fragrance clones were ass but I bought an LV clone and the shit actually slaps so hard.

[Anonymous No.17703473]

>>17703460
shit slaps bussin fr fr no cap

[Anonymous No.17703484]

>>17703003
SOTD: Gravitas Essentia
weirdly similar to invasion barbarie, but less sweeter in the long run. Much more fresh/citrus in the base, floral in the mid and base. Great spring/summer/fall frag

[Anonymous No.17703499]

So finally I have coming on the mail:

-40 knots
-Acqua di sale 18ml
-Golestan
-Whispers in the library
-Sakura Ormonde Jayne

And a bunch of samples, ranging from Baccarat extrait to random ormonde Jaynes

I'll report back, I bought golestan from tauers and the rest between secret du Marais and ecuacion natural.

I tried and love all of them.

I bought a sample of Oud from Mfk, I remember trying it long ago from the Sample set I bought to my mom and loving it, but never see anyone talk about it

[Anonymous No.17703545]

>>17703128
See this is exactly the kind of tired thinking we don't need any more of in these threads.

[Anonymous No.17703574]

>>17703419
fat electrician

[Anonymous No.17703576]

>>17703419
Eau Des bavx

[Anonymous No.17703577]

>>17703419
Gentleman Eau de Parfum Reserve Privée Givenchy

unironically try this, it just came out and it smell like wood smoke powder with whiskey, smells very masculine and mature

[Anonymous No.17703590]

>>17703577
lol, lmao, rofl even

[Anonymous No.17703591]

>>17703590
i know youre a noselet now

[Anonymous No.17703593]

>>17703591
lel, kek, zozzle even

[Anonymous No.17703597]

>>17703593
clown

[Anonymous No.17703599]

>>17703597
jej, kekkerino, roflmao even

[Anonymous No.17703601]

>>17703599
im sorry its not my problem you dont have the nose !

[Anonymous No.17703603]

>>17703419
Zoologist Chipmunk is hazelnuts, but no smoke/fire. I like it, but it didn't perform well on me.
Memoirs of a Trespasser is of similar woody type as BtF, the sweetness is toned down and it adds a little incense. Lacks nuts, though.
Eau des Baux has already been mentioned, it has the right type of smoke, but isn't nutty. You could also try Karite Corse from L'Occitane, it's a bit nutty but not smokey.
Last but not least, L'Homme Ideal L'Intense. It technically fits the criteria but is as far from BtF as it could be. Nutty, smokey, woody, a bit leathery.

[Anonymous No.17703608]

>>17703372
How's the performance? Isn't it edc

[Anonymous No.17703609]

>>17703601
lmfao, lollerino, zozzlerino even

[Anonymous No.17703610]

>>17702863
>>17702910
okay faggot, I've ordered a sample

[Anonymous No.17703611]

>>17703610
my condolences

[Anonymous No.17703622]

>>17703610
Clown of the thread award. And believe me there is some tough competition.

[Anonymous No.17703624]

Opinion on collection and recommendations for autumn frag?

Eau Sauvage parfum
Cerruti 1881
Kouros
Terre d'Hermes
Encre noire
Guerlain l'homme ideal l'intense
Cool Water
Le Male EDT

[Anonymous No.17703627]

>>17703624
Not bad. Try zino, boucheron Jaipur or Yatagan (perhaps the greatest male perfume of all time)

[Anonymous No.17703632]

>>17703624
swing and a miss

[Anonymous No.17703634]

>>17703624
encre noire

[Anonymous No.17703638]

>>17703627
thanks i will try Jaipur and Yatagan, other two i am familiar with.

[Anonymous No.17703664]

>>17703624
nautica voyage

[Anonymous No.17703666]

>>17703664
beyond paradise men but worse

[Anonymous No.17703705]

>>17703247
Bois Imperial is THE fragrance of /frag/, countless threads where schizos aggressively talked about it.
>>17703545
That's exactly the rhetoric we need, otherwise half backed shit like Oud Wood will be shilled here, literally a cardamom scent marketed as wood/oud.
Literally figuratively speaking Oud Wood would be in SD 240p resolution against Bois Imperial 16k pixels.
You should better smell Bois Imperial before typing here. It's a stepstone in every hobby perfumers career.

[Anonymous No.17703706]

>>17703247
Bois Imperial is THE fragrance of /frag/, countless threads where schizos aggressively talked about it.
>>17703545
That's exactly the rhetoric we need, otherwise half baked shit like Oud Wood will be shilled here, literally a cardamom scent marketed as wood/oud.
Literally figuratively speaking Oud Wood would be in SD 240p resolution against Bois Imperial 16k pixels.
You should better smell Bois Imperial before typing here. It's a stepstone in every hobby perfumers career.

[Anonymous No.17703709]

>>17703705
>>17703706
See how they squirm and panic at the slightest of pressure. Very weak posters. A new dawn is coming.

[Anonymous No.17703714]

>>17703709
>A new dawn is coming
Mr. Bisch secretly announced Bois Imperial Intense

[Anonymous No.17703730]

What are the best chocolate fragrances that would make white women eat me, as a brown male I want to trigger their inner nympho

[Anonymous No.17703732]

>>17703730
I think what will unite us is everyone agreeing we don't need posts like these in the perfume general.

Also chocolate notes in perfume are almost universally wretched.

[Anonymous No.17703752]

>>17703732
Pardon by nasomatto

[Anonymous No.17703766]

>>17703730
Try this, ignore: >>17703732

[Anonymous No.17703781]

>>17703752
+1 for Pardon

[Anonymous No.17703795]

>>17703610
Big cringe but at least you didn't get a full bottle.

[Anonymous No.17703809]

>>17703499
>golestan
not my favorite from Tauer (waaay too flowery for my taste) but i have to test it again
>acqua di sale
good stuff
>whispers in the library
i don't get why anyone would buy this crap, makes even less sense considering your other purchases which are good niche frags
>mfk oud
i haven't tested this (yet), my assumption is that it is a quality frag but pretty boring (same as most of the frags in MFKs own line to be honest)

[Anonymous No.17703811]

Is Paco Rabanne Pour Homme vintage better than recent batches?
Or should i go with recent ones and save some money?

[Anonymous No.17703813]

>>17703766
>>17703752
Exceptions that prove the rule.

[Anonymous No.17703814]

>>17703499
Disgusting choice of women, anon.

[Anonymous No.17703820]

>>17703706
Bois Imperial is an interesting but sexless fragrance. I like it for what it is but it doesn’t hold a candle to Oud Wood imo

[Anonymous No.17703825]

>>17703766
>>17703752
thanks.
Used to like Axe chocolate in school days when I was poor , time to upgrade now

[Anonymous No.17703826]

>>17703624
how would she eat my dick from the back?!

[Anonymous No.17703827]

>>17703813
That sentence doesn't make sense , an exception can never prove a rule retard

[Anonymous No.17703832]

>>17703809
I love tuberose and Jasmin and golestan is exactly that + tauerade and honey. I like flower based scents In general, that's why I also love Sakura.

>>whispers in the library
>i don't get why anyone would buy this crap, makes even less sense considering your other purchases which are good niche frags

I bought a 5ml decant and finished because I like it as an office scent, cheap, subtle and non offensive. It's a vanilla woody scent with some spicy undertones on my nose that makes it really pleasant. Its the only replica I like and the performance on me lasts for the whole shift. Dont understand the hate for it.

I remember oud being really interesting, but I will report back this week when I get the stuff


Also I'm hoping the extrait is higher on the iodine side than the original, because that's the part I like about it


>>17703814
Not my type , but my girlfriend is an Aryan German girl so stay away from her

[Anonymous No.17703838]

>>17703832
>Not my type , but my girlfriend is an Aryan German girl so stay away from her
I hope you're not the same type of neo fascists that don't even know how to count any further than the number 3.
What some neo right wingers call aryan today is just a mutty white person with all kinds of mongolian and negro DNA in them.
It's like there are blue, watery scents like Erolfa out there, but instead calling a generic scent like Bleu de Chanel 'good'.

[Anonymous No.17703840]

Any heavily spicy, almost like Cola smelling fragrances out there?

[Anonymous No.17703866]

>>17703827
ESL

[Anonymous No.17703868]

>>17703840
Youth dew and tabu both have cola/root beer-esque notes. These are the only ones off the top of my head that really respect that coca-cola is an abstract taste and treat the note accordingly.

[Anonymous No.17703897]

>>17703730
Guys please for fuck's sake stop wearing gourmands.
The whole genre stems from A*men, which is a rebranded womans fragrance. Even ourguy Luca Turin said that it would smell good on a woman but would be ridiculous on a man. And Amen worked just because the strong sweetnes was balanced with stinky patchouli. Modern gourmands, are not balanced, they are just various degrees of sterile sweetness and nothing else. It all smells like pudding, cookies, sweet alcohol and other stuff for kids and women. Fucking Polo Green has more youth to it than Oajan. My colleague wore it (either that or Killians Share), he's a young guy, and the impression that he makes wearing it is "I have a feminine hobby and spend significant amount of money trying to be posh". I don't know what convinced everybody that the smell of humans personal space is less attractive than a fucking cinabun and overweetened latte, but that's ridiculous. I'm assuming most of you are going for a traditionally masculine style, so wear something that reflects it. Most modern chypres and fougeres have some musk to them, it doesn't have to be Furyo
>but girls like it
no, they don't know what they like, so what they say they like is the stuff that indicates the guy takes care of himself. If some of you retards didn't discover yet, doing what a woman says you should do is the path to becoming a woman yourself. Wanting compliments is pathetic and uncharismatic, and in no way is an indicator of how good of an impression a fragrance makes.

[Anonymous No.17703908]

>>17703897
Or... wear gourmand because you like how it smells.

[Anonymous No.17703962]

>>17703897
Incredibly high IQ post... Looks like there may be some competition for the title of Perfume General Big Dog...

[Anonymous No.17703968]

I need a safe frag that I can wear at both the job (i’m an engineer creating military equipment) and at the university. Nothing over the top, just something that smells nice (I don’t have a gf so it’s a plus if the frag can boost my attractiveness). I’m 24 yo.

Any reqs (price does not matter)? I don’t wanna trawl through the archives.

[Anonymous No.17703971]

>>17703730
Dior Homme / Parfum for chocolate, leather, iris, sandalwood and a whole lot more
Psychedelique for chocolate rum cake with lots of patchouli
the key to good gourmands is they have to not be only gourmandish. the ones that are chocolate cake only or something tend to be vile

[Anonymous No.17703973]

>>17703840
Blue Jeans kinda

[Anonymous No.17703974]

>>17703968
First off, nobody needs perfume. It's a frivolous luxury and therein lies it's beauty. If you intend on sticking around the perfume general (and I sincerely hope you only do so if you internalise this message) then you should meditate on this.

Secondly just get Bleu De Channel, it's very safe and doesn't stick out in any environment.

[Anonymous No.17703986]

>>17703820
Dogshit collection.

[Anonymous No.17703993]

>applied to be a fragrance expert at local niche house

should be fun, what should I wear for my interview?

[Anonymous No.17703997]

>>17703838
She looks literally like your pic

[Anonymous No.17704002]

Has anyone used the microperfumes site?

[Anonymous No.17704011]

what is /our/ fragrance?

[Anonymous No.17704044]

>>17703974
Lmao and thank you. Bleu De Chanel it is.

[Anonymous No.17704047]

>>17704011
New York Intense

[Anonymous No.17704061]

>>17703974
>Bleu De Channel
Never. Smells like any other blue fresh fragrance nowadays.
>>17704011
No competition. Bois Impérial. High end woody oils used in there. Most realistic smelling saw dust fragrance.

[Anonymous No.17704066]

>>17703968
bootlicking faggot, I hope your children get cancer

[Anonymous No.17704070]

>>17703608
It's fine for a modern fragrance.
Awesome when compared with Encre Noire line, shit when compared with Polo OG.
I forgor to say: the opening smells like a modern take of Drakkar Noir.

[Anonymous No.17704074]

>>17704066
God will punish you for writting this. I'll pray one for you tonight.

[Anonymous No.17704090]

>>17704011
New York Intense.

[Anonymous No.17704091]

What are some good spring/summer fragrances that will get me sex with women?
I have By the Fireplace rep for fall/winter

[Anonymous No.17704105]

Where do you find good reps? The arabic reps I buy smell good, but they barely last an hour.

[Anonymous No.17704116]

>>17704074
fucking nigger

[Anonymous No.17704124]

>>17704091
hello sir
my friend jeremy says that the sauvage from dior is the fragrance for the real sex with real women

[Anonymous No.17704134]

>>17704061
Yeah that's exactly what he wants you silly goose.

[Anonymous No.17704135]

>>17704011
New York Intense (patricians) / Bois Imperial (plebeians)

[Anonymous No.17704148]

It's incredible, you can already feel the passage of time bringing about a new order in these threads. Tommorow belongs to us.

[Anonymous No.17704167]

sotd lapidus sport
>>17703811
just get bogart signature desu
>>17703968
new york intense or bois imperial
>>17703993
a whole bottle of barnyard oud

[Anonymous No.17704169]

Why the fuck does Nordstrom use LaserShip. This is the second time they've delivered by order to the neighbors.

[Anonymous No.17704172]

>>17703826
I guess like milking when the guys on all fours and the dick is bent back while her nose is in your asshole. Black guys like getting their ass eaten for some reason

[Anonymous No.17704183]

>>17703090
>aggressively old school
Yup, more or less. That's the vibe of the brand. The Black Knight probably the least.
>>17703112
Overpriced, pseudo-scarcity niche brand. They have too many fragrances in the offering for me, so I even have not bothered with exploring it in depth.
>>17703227
New York Intense, Neroli Intense, Kouros. Also Eau Sauvage Parfum (2017) and L'Occitaine Eau Des Baux used to be a /frag/-core but I think they went out of production. Encre Noire as well but it got reformulated to shit.
>>17703419
>chestnut/smoky-woody frags
Castana by Cloon Keen
>>17703730
Profumum Roma Sorriso, Orto Parisi Boccanera
>>17703820
Very random collection
>>17703840
ELDO Remarkable People
>>17703968
Essential Parfums Bois Imperial

[Anonymous No.17704187]

>>17704183
>Also Eau Sauvage Parfum (2017) and L'Occitaine Eau Des Baux used to be a /frag/-core but I think they went out of production
nah, they're still being made

[Anonymous No.17704269]

Has Chanel Egoiste been newly reformulated?

I just got a new bottle, batch code May 2023. In direct comparison it smells distinctly different than my nearly empty bottle from 2020, definitely not as smooth and beautiful. Also it doesn't seem to last as long.

Does anybody here have the same impression? Maceration of the old one or reformulation?

[Anonymous No.17704293]

>>17704183
Eau des Baux is certainly making a comeback in these threads right now. Absolutely deserved, I gotta say.

>>17704269
I got a backup bottle in May, but I can only compare it to a bottle from early 2022, and it hasn't changed. However, it still lasts really long on me. I immediately tested it for reformulation when I got it. If there was a reformulation, it would have been between 2020 and 2022.

[Anonymous No.17704349]

Tag yourselves. I have been out of the loop from /frag/ for quite a long time. What is the state of the general in your opinion? Are there any new notorious posters? Have any oldfags come back in the meantime? Seems like the threads maintained momentum, a variety of designer and niche fragrances is discussed, and we should reach the #1000 thread this year.

[Anonymous No.17704364]

What autumn fragrance goes well with a metalhead look? Picrel and similar is what I wear most days

[Anonymous No.17704367]

>>17704349
Level 6 is the state to achieve and most discussions are currently at least level 3 deep.
>What is the state of the general in your opinion?
Kinda dead and I rarely post that often myself by now (lots of work). But that's because /fa/ itself is dying, not like I care much about the other threads. Also, some people are leaving for greener pastures, including me. Parfumo community is nice for getting stuff and trading/swapping and I can't really be arsed writing reviews for any of the websites, so I only have finding stuff to smell and one-liner recommendations left for me to do on these threads.
>Are there any new notorious posters?
Gothrockanon but he has found what he wanted and his opinions about other fragrances are shit, BI shill who I also think pretends his clones are the real deal.
>Have any oldfags come back in the meantime?
Only to complain how shit this thread has become. Same as with every other thread, board or general.
>Seems like the threads maintained momentum, a variety of designer and niche fragrances is discussed
Yes, but it seems to upset some people when new posters come in, ask for a single suggestion, get the regular Jeremy-tier answers and then leave again. Something along the lines of "thread should only be around niche discussion" etc., as if some random anon will just buy stinky artisanal ouds upon our suggestion.

[Anonymous No.17704390]

>>17704364
Slumberhouse Norne is the answer but it's hard to come by, so Pineward Murkwood or Hendley Fume will do as well for you. These are very dark, coniferous fragrances that can easily conjure the setting of Varg killing Euronymous in that hut in the middle of a Norwegian forest in 90s. DS&Durga's Bitter Rose, Broken Spear would be a patrician choice, but you will likely not pull off it properly because of the rose facets. Amouage Figment or Myths would be fitting as well, but Figment requires a very strong personality just so it doesn't wear you instead of you wearing the perfume. Beaufort London has plenty of fragrances that would fit the bill as well, and you will dig their dark, brooding aesthetic. However, these are all somewhat acquired taste recommendation. Overall, I suspect that you're probably looking for just something woody and smoky, so you can as well just look into Comme des Garcons Black, Montale Full Incense or countless other releases like that. Geo F Trumpers Eucris has something "metal" about it, too, and should be easily available if you live in Europe. See >>17703009 >>17703008

>>17704367
So not much has changed really.

[Anonymous No.17704391]

>>17704349
>What is the state of the general in your opinion?
it's okay outside of shitflinging and occasional schizo arguments. not as shit as most of /fa/, but not stellar either
>Are there any new notorious posters?
the goth rock guy, the anti-chart guy
the "cropped gay porn" guy and "Quentin Bisch coomer" are also fairly recent phenomena. they're all their own brand of obnoxious. the masstige guy came and went but he left a mark

[Anonymous No.17704393]

>>17704364
I don't really associate metalfags with any fragrance. just pick anything dark, smoky, leather or animalic. if you want something cheap you can just get encre noire a l'extreme, seems black metal enough to me. more in the "small wooden temple with burning incense" atmospheric vibe

[Anonymous No.17704395]

>>17704391
>the anti-chart guy
Is he against those charts >>17703008 >>17703009 ? What does he propose instead? What's the deal here? I don't get it. These charts were always handy for guiding newbies and not answering the same questions 10s of times every single thread. They would probably benefit from some minor updates, but in a way, they also formed a few "generations" of posters and created a quite unique culture and /frag/-core.

[Anonymous No.17704404]

>>17704395
>Is he against those charts
yes
>What's the deal here?
hard to say. he says they're "reddit and forced by a single OP", despite the fact that they've been here for years even as OPs came and went. he's either trolling or delusional. either way, best to not engage as to not derail the thread
propositions to update the charts to replace discontinued frags with something have been made, but no one's done it yet

[Anonymous No.17704407]

>>17704404
i made the thread and someone else posted the charts too. i dont mind the charts, whats the big deal?

[Anonymous No.17704415]

>>17704407
The chart guy was posting gay porn as the OP pic, then posting the charts and linking the thread in the old one.

[Anonymous No.17704416]

>>17703311
Out their ass because you don't vomit from your intestines. Or it gets stuck permanently and kills them, their bodies decompose and the ambergris floats around the ocean for a decade or more until it lands on a beach and someone picks it up.

[Anonymous No.17704417]

>>17704415
ohhh lmao ok fuck that guy

[Anonymous No.17704431]

>>17704091
Aventus. That dry down. Real Ambergris, mouthwatering musk, some fruits, smells like heaven.

[Anonymous No.17704435]

>>17704135
New York Intense(due to the vanilla) < Jules(fucks off the vanilla, adds some animalic) < Bois Imperial(photorealistic woods/akigalawood)

[Anonymous No.17704438]

>>17704390
bitter rose, broken spear is incredible. i'd probably add t-rex too
>>17704395
he's just trying to stir shit, ignore him

[Anonymous No.17704439]

>he isn't a member of the notorious fragrance general posters discord

[Anonymous No.17704467]

>>17704070
>the opening smells like a modern take of Drakkar Noir.
Is that true? I should check it out.

[Anonymous No.17704469]

>>17704415
This is technically not correct because even before pixelgifanon times it was done like this. I did/do it like this. The gay porn poster did it like this. Nothing wrong with it and they were considered part of the general.

[Anonymous No.17704487]

>>17704070
>the opening smells like a modern take of Drakkar Noir.
Is that true? This review describe it as Fierce(which would suck):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx96HI72SHI

[Anonymous No.17704495]

>>17704469
you'd think the issue would be with the gay porn, but no it's about him making the thread early

[Anonymous No.17704527]

>>17703624
Fahrenheit
Quorum Silver

[Anonymous No.17704562]

>>17704487
>Is that true
It's my impression. I own both and tested side by side. Anyway, this guy is tacky, extreme and full of hate. Redolesence review is way better, even Gent Scents review is better.
inb4: none of those guys said anything about DN, so I'm maybe wrong, but I get the same vibe.

[Anonymous No.17704576]

>>17703624
I love and own all your frags but Le Male (too tamed) and Kouros (too much), and The Dreamer and Polo OG are in my autumn rotation.

[Anonymous No.17704599]

How would you describe "musk"

[Anonymous No.17704602]

>>17704599
musky

[Anonymous No.17704614]

>>17704599
SNIFF YOUR BALLS

[Anonymous No.17704700]

SOTD Jean Paul Gautier LE Male Le Parfum

[Anonymous No.17704706]

>>17704435
oh, so the guy constantly bitching about NYI and comparing it to completely unrelated fragrances is the mulatto coomer. suddenly all is clear

[Anonymous No.17704727]

Bought 3 samples of Bond No 9. Bleecker Street, Scent of Peace for Him, and Chez Bond, all have awful longevity and projection. Bad samples or is this just how they are?

[Anonymous No.17704735]

Fraggers, I'm would like for two recommendations with your knowledge. One for casual everyday use, then one for special occasions. The age is 28, and any price range. The climate I live in is hot and dry year round. I like woody, musk, fruit, and sweet scents. What would you recommend? Thank you.

[Anonymous No.17704747]

>>17704599
dirty asshole

[Anonymous No.17704751]

>>17703574
>>17703576
>>17703577
>>17703603
>>17704183
Thanks for the pointers y'all, I'll see what I can get samples of. I did try Oh de Bow and while I liked it it didn't really feel all that smoky to me, I thought it smelled more like apple pie if anything.

[Anonymous No.17704774]

>>17704599
dog squeezings

[Anonymous No.17704849]

>>17704747
he didnt specify civet

[Anonymous No.17704856]

>>17703968
Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani
Bleu de Chanel by Chanel
Dior Sauvage by Christian Dior
YSL La Nuit de l'Homme by Yves Saint Laurent
Prada Luna Rossa

[Anonymous No.17704857]

>>17704091
Since you already have By the Fireplace for fall/winter, I would recommend choosing a fragrance that is different in terms of scent profile. For example, you could choose a citrusy fragrance like Acqua di Gio or Light Blue if you want something light and refreshing. Or, you could choose a more woody fragrance like Eau Sauvage or YSL L'Homme if you want something more sophisticated.

[Anonymous No.17704864]

>>17704856
it’s like i’m staring at a laundry list of the most banal men’s fragrances since the turn of the millennium

[Anonymous No.17704867]

>>17704864
Fine

Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite
Atelier Cologne Pacific Lime
Le Labo Bergamote 22
Byredo Bal d'Afrique
Parfums de Marly Layton

[Anonymous No.17704869]

>>17704867
and now i’m staring at a laundry list of the most pretentious “niche” brands that claim to be obscure and elite for the discerning connoisseur, but can somehow also be found in basically every upscale shopping mall in most major cities. just throw in diptyque for good measure.

[Anonymous No.17704870]

>>17704869
Reeeeee

[Anonymous No.17704874]

>>17704870
put it another way, byredo and le labo are the favorites of my mom’s friends. all of them are women in their 50s with rich husbands, and they all hate the likes of guerlain, chanel and dior for being “too mass market”. suddenly niche perfumery doesn’t seem so niche after all.

[Anonymous No.17704881]

>>17704874
At this point it seems to me that anything that gets worldwide distribution - and doesnt suck - is basically mass market.

That said, most Marley, Byredo, Maison Kurkdjian etc. are still different from designer frags. Also, in my city all bitches with some cash smell like Baccarat.

[Anonymous No.17704882]

>>17704874
and Parfums de Marly just got bought up by some big investment firm

[Anonymous No.17704888]

>>17704881
> anything that gets worldwide distribution is basically mass market.
fixed, given all the niche brands in question are fucking garbage, as are many of the modern perfumes from the mainstream giants.
>That said, most Marley, Byredo, Maison Kurkdjian etc. are still different from designer frags.
only in marketing and presentation.
>>17704882
half of them are owned by the likes of estee, LVMH, l’oreal etc. it’s really all just a matter of marketing and distribution.

[Anonymous No.17704892]

>>17704888
I'd say they have a different scent profile than designer - more depth - even if they all are sort of samey, which is my point. At least I haven't come across any mass-niche (let's call them that) that reminded me of designer one I know well. Otherwise I agree, when you look into it they are largely owned by the same corporations.

[Anonymous No.17704896]

>>17704892
>I'd say they have a different scent profile than designer - more depth
lol pls, they’re all composed by the same handful of perfumers at IFF, givaudan and firmenich. the only differences are in formula budget and briefs/art direction. don’t kid yourself.

[Anonymous No.17704907]

>>17703499
Based Weyes Blood enjoyer

[Anonymous No.17704917]

>>17704293
Thanks for the info, good to know. Just to make sure, your backup bottle also has a batch code from May or you just got it in May?

[Anonymous No.17704921]

I just bought

Interlude Man Amouage
Molecule 01
Bois Imperial
You Or Someone Like You Etat Libre d'Orange
Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian
New York Intense PARFUMS DE NICOLAI
L'Air du desert marocain Tauer Perfumes
Lira Eau de Parfum Xerjoff
Tyrannosaurus Rex Zoologist

because i want to fit in

[Anonymous No.17704922]

>>17704921
sad stuff

[Anonymous No.17704928]

>>17704921
Samples right?

[Anonymous No.17704935]

>>17704928
yes
>>17704922
i wanted amouage, molecule, baccarat, L'Air, Lira Xerjoff on my own. but i had to get BI, New York Intense and T. Rex cause of /frag/

[Anonymous No.17704945]

>>17704935
more embarrassing than the stuff that you got shilled into by this thread is the stuff you wanted to buy on your own accord.

[Anonymous No.17704946]

>>17704921
Despite what everyone say, these are all good fragrances. You will hate t Rex, but that's it's appeal .

[Anonymous No.17704950]

>>17704946
lol, lmao, rofl even

[Anonymous No.17704951]

>>17704945
i know, you cringey niche faggots hate fragrances that are popular on the internet. i'll live

[Anonymous No.17704952]

>>17704951
not my fault that all the fragrances that caught your eye are just as unsavory as you are.

[Anonymous No.17704953]

>>17704952
but who says theyre unsavory, you? i am better than you

[Anonymous No.17704955]

>>17704953
i’m sure you wish this were the case.

[Anonymous No.17704956]

>>17704955
reality

[Anonymous No.17704957]

>>17704956
see >>17704955

[Anonymous No.17704959]

>>17704957
see>>17704953

[Anonymous No.17704962]

>>17704959
see >>17704955

[Anonymous No.17704964]

Old school feminines on men.

If you want to fit in with the coming perfume thread regime you'll get your ass down to the Estée Lauder counter and bother the sales girls there. You'll get some mitsooki, it rhymes with nookie.

[Anonymous No.17704966]

>>17704964
do estee lauder counters even carry azuree or beautiful anymore?

[Anonymous No.17704968]

>>17704966
The ones near me do but you have to demand confidently for them to bring them out. Not an easy task given my history with girl bullies, but I press on, for the sake of these threads.

[Anonymous No.17704970]

>>17704968
i get to push women around AND i get bernard chant at his peak? how enticing.

[Anonymous No.17704971]

>>17704869
>>17704874
The masstige fag had been right from the beginning.

[Anonymous No.17704972]

>>17704971
i have no idea what masstige is, but it sounds like a term worth throwing around given your outrage at it.

[Anonymous No.17704973]

>>17704921
>Good
Interlude Man Amouage
Molecule 01
Bois Imperial
L'Air du desert marocain Tauer Perfumes
Tyrannosaurus Rex Zoologist

>Meh
You Or Someone Like You Etat Libre d'Orange
Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian
New York Intense PARFUMS DE NICOLAI
Lira Eau de Parfum Xerjoff

[Anonymous No.17704974]

>>17704973
lel, lmfao, roflmao even

[Anonymous No.17704976]

>>17704896
Not saying they are not. Same goes for most markets - macro seems indie gain traction, buys out some indies, cuts costs, floods marketing budget - voila. My point is the niche-mass market frags are different in their profile than designer stuff, it is up to you what you make of it. Is it real niche/indie? No, of course not.

[Anonymous No.17704982]

>>17704976
>My point is the niche-mass market frags are different in their profile than designer stuff
the only differences are in art direction (which matters, mind you, but not nearly as much as you seem to think) and materials budget (considerably less than the likes of chanel and guerlain, who regularly buy up exclusivity to entire fields of flowers). in other words, you’re making a mountain out of clever marketing and a low budget, falling for the same shtick as the aforementioned old ladies’ club when they tell me that byredo and diptyque are somehow “more artistic” than shalimar. total hogwash.

[Anonymous No.17705015]

>>17704735
>woody, musk, fruit, and sweet scents
Figue Molinard is fruity, woody, & musky

[Anonymous No.17705020]

>>17704982
I see your point. I worked with the beer industry for some years, so I speak from experience, I understand how it goes. Macro lager buys craft brewery, "streamlines" production, eventually replaces everything but the brand itself. This then makes product at 35% of what it used to be (quality/flavour wise), aggressively marketed, sold as craft & pushed as part of portfolio.

This zombie beer will be slightly better/different than the regular macro, worse than it used to be, worse and louder than actual craft. Pushed to HoReCa along with full set - juices, macro, non-alco, mineral water.

Actually talked to a brewer in one of the macros, he said he has the skills to make any beer - but the company has bottom lines & markets. So he uses extract hops & rice malt.

Don't even like beer at this point, but I think the structure is exactly the same here.

[Anonymous No.17705022]

>>17704972
>i have no idea what masstige is
That's precisely the term you're looking, for describing all pseudo-niche for well-off middle class mums and wannabe influencers. It's been one of the main discourses here a year or two ago and ruffled many anon's feathers by making them realize that their "niche" is not much different from designer brands they were looking down at. It is one of the hardest pills to swallow for people who started associating themselves with certain brands as a part of their identity.
https://takeonethingoff.com/blog/2018/06/29/the-business-of-perfume-artisan-as-the-new-niche/

[Anonymous No.17705023]

>>17705022
There also used to be a copypaste that was summing up some talking points, but I can't find it anywhere in the archives.

[Anonymous No.17705024]

>>17705020
the interesting thing is that brands bought by luxury conglomerates like LVMH and estee don’t tend to cheapen their classics or tamper with their art direction. it’s the downmarket groups like l’oreal and coty which spell the slow and inevitable deathknell of their classic lineups. and the bigger issue still is that the likes of diptyque and byredo have always been garbage; getting bought out didn’t change a thing in that respect.
>>17705022
both left and right columns have great companies and shitty ones. i think the bigger issue is that the aforementioned middle class mums care more about a well crafted image than the actual scent behind it.

[Anonymous No.17705026]

>>17705024
>thing is that brands bought by luxury conglomerates like LVMH and estee don’t tend to cheapen their classics or tamper with their art direction.
You what mate? Frederic Malle has been in a constant, progressing decline since it has been acquired by Estee. I had a chance to smell two old versions of Musc Ravageur, and it was an entirely different perfume compared to that cinnamon bun smell they sell under this name now.

[Anonymous No.17705028]

>>17705026
brands deliberately cheapening formulas is a form of outrage i’m not particularly inclined to believe in. more likely to me is IFRA scoundrels forcing reformulations due to banned materials (oakmoss, hydroxycitronellal), simple materials shortages (ie. sandalwood and civet) or the extremely influential but oft ignored factor of bottle maceration. my bottle of jicky could have passed for 2 entirely different scents between initial purchase and about 2-3 weeks after (where it’s stayed at since).

[Anonymous No.17705029]

>>17705028
>there are literally forums about brands brands deliberately cheapening formulas
>anon refuses to believe in
IFRA is another thing but c'mon mang.
>simple materials shortages (ie. sandalwood and civet)
Not a single masstige brand uses natural materials like sandalwood or civet. Costs are one part of the equation making it unreasonable for them, the other, more important one, is consistency across different batches of these whimsical ingredients.

[Anonymous No.17705033]

Any alternative to Aventus, expecially with the Ambergris, Musky dry down?

[Anonymous No.17705034]

>>17705024
Name shitty brands on the left and what fragrances you disliked from them, and similarly great fragrances from the right column.

[Anonymous No.17705040]

>>17705033
clud de nuit intense man

[Anonymous No.17705041]

>>17705033
Aventus is dead. Its DNA is dead. You're 10 years too late. Just move on and find yourself some new fragrance filling the same niche. Bois Imperial is the new fuckboy DNA.

[Anonymous No.17705046]

>>17705029
>>there are literally forums about brands brands deliberately cheapening formulas
forum people and bloggers are the biggest perpetrators of reformulation paranoia. just yesterday i was looking into MDCI’s chypre palatin after having chanced upon it at a niche shop, and one of the things i found was that pretentious verbose faggot kafkaesque screaming about “reformulation woes”, only for claude marchal of marchal dessins et créations indépendantes to simply state that no reformulation had ever been done to the perfume. an absolute clownshow.
>Not a single masstige brand uses natural materials like sandalwood or civet
i was speaking more generally for the larger, older brands that have had to opt for sandalwood alternatives and civetone to replace the natural ingredients in their classics, but yes, most IFF/givaudan/firmenich creations use little to no naturals regardless. they make more off the synthetics they patent, after all.
>>17705034
>Name shitty brands on the left
imaginary authors, fort & manle, january scent project, gallagher fragrances. i also really hate the zoo’s bottle design and names, but their actual fragrances are fine so i can’t really complain.
>and similarly great fragrances
le parfum de therese singlehandedly eclipses every masterpiece that the best firms in the left column have made. not a fair contest, but no one ever said anything about playing fair. also amouage have a couple classics like gold and jubilation 25.

[Anonymous No.17705050]

>>17704921
>great
New York Intense
L'Air du desert marocain
>good
You Or Someone Like You
Baccarat Rouge 540
Tyrannosaurus Rex Zoologist
Bois Imperial
>meh
Lira Eau de Parfum
Interlude Man Amouage
Molecule 01

[Anonymous No.17705052]

>>17705026
Speaking of which, with all the talk about changing formulas that goes on here, don't frags also deteriorate/change over time? People mentioning 2011 bottles - I would expect those to smell different for that reason alone, even if all things remain the same.

[Anonymous No.17705055]

>>17705052
not if stored correctly (in a cool, dark place). light and heat exposure is what destroys fragrances, which is why the osmostheque stores their recreations in a temperature controlled basement.

[Anonymous No.17705059]

>>17705046
>kafkasque beef
Fuck her but her snobby ass is absolutely not fitting the bill for what we are discussing. I am talking here 1000s of your average Joes and Janes who don't hold any interest in artistry complaining about fragrances being reformulated or "watered down". I don't know why you want to argue with such a clear thesis like big corps optimizing costs where they can. In those big conglomerates accountants have more to say than perfumers.
>fort & manle, january scent project, gallagher fragrances
All great brands, I could name a dozen fragrances topping virtually everything on the right. What did you dislike so much from them? I agree about Imaginary Authors being the weakest one here, though.
> le parfum de therese
Ok, this is solid. Probably the best Malle as well. Gold used to be great, now its just a shadow of the former self. I don't find anything interesting or remarkable about Jubi. That being said, the thing with brands on the right is that they might have one exceptional release but 99% is bland (I would even argue that Initio, BDK, Margiela, Micallef and some others don't even have anything interesting or worth the money), while those on the left have almost every release remarkable in this or that way.
>>17705052
Not if stored correctly like >>17705055 says. Actually, the entire discourse about fragrances deteriorating is one of the examples of fragcom's schizophrenia. On one hand they deteriorate over time and loss their entire appeal and structure, while on the other hand they're chasing vintage 50+ years old bottles that were probably held on a bathroom sill by some boomer.

[Anonymous No.17705061]

>>17705050
Based and patricianpilled

[Anonymous No.17705069]

>>17705059
>>17705055
I see your point about storage conditions, and that makes sense - which is sort of what I was getting towards, how many of the people screaming about 2008 formulation have a designated storage location, controlled for a decade or 15 years? Because it sounds like nonsense.

[Anonymous No.17705074]

>>17705059
>I am talking here 1000s of your average Joes and Janes who don't hold any interest in artistry complaining about fragrances being reformulated or "watered down".
i wouldn’t trust any of these people to tell me how to get to 5th avenue, nevermind discern if the grasse rose in no. 5 has been replaced by a chinese one. the number of people i’d take seriously regarding claims of reformulation is very few, short of cold hard evidence like the formulation codes on guerlain bottles.
>I don't know why you want to argue with such a clear thesis like big corps optimizing costs where they can.
because upscale, upmarket conglomerates already make a killing selling a 100ml bottle at the prices they can command thanks to their name prestige. they could make more if they cheapened the formula, but realistically speaking, the cost and effort of hobbling together a replacement formula probably exceeds their potential profits. compare that to coty shitting out double digit priced department store fragrances that turnover considerably less per bottle, but sell considerably more bottles overall, and their motivation is far greater.
>All great brands, I could name a dozen fragrances topping virtually everything on the right
LOL please, it’ll take a lot more than gallagher making halfhearted aventus clones to top one of roudnitska’s greatest works. i could have named more brands if the thesis was for uninspired, middling ones rather than outright shitty ones, but the vast majority of them all suffer from chronic mediocrity. easier would be to name the brands on the left that genuinely do excel; tauer, nicolai, parfum d’empire, bogue, ormonde jayne, MDCI, auphorie (if we count one hit wonders), and (unfortunately) the zoo.
>I don't find anything interesting or remarkable about Jubi
i’m talking about the feminine version, which is exactly my kind of fragrance; a spin on a diorella style fruity chypre with shades of mitsouko. hard for me not to love it.

[Anonymous No.17705076]

>>17705059
>That being said, the thing with brands on the right is that they might have one exceptional release but 99% is bland
aside from amouage and malle, i would say all the other brands are just straight garbage.
>while those on the left have almost every release remarkable in this or that way
hardly. even my favorites (nicolai and tauer) have lots of misses, but their greatest hits more than make up for them, so i’m willing to forgive and forget.

[Anonymous No.17705096]

>>17704727
Most people here dodge Bond No. 9 and I haven't really seen it being discussed.

>>17704921
8 but not full bottle worthy
1 (can't smell it)
5
7
6 on a man, 10 on a woman
10
10
dunno
10 as an artform, 6 as a fragrance

[Anonymous No.17705100]

>>17705074
>because upscale, upmarket conglomerates already make a killing selling a 100ml bottle at the prices they can command thanks to their name prestige
They need to squeeze every cent of profit out of the business for shareholders.
>>17705074
>LOL please, it’ll take a lot more than gallagher making halfhearted aventus clones to top one of roudnitska’s greatest works
I'm not comparing Gallagher to Le Parfum de Therese as the latter is hands down the best Malle's release as I claimed. I'm comparing it to 99% of stuff from brands on the right. You initially claimed that there are great brands on the right and shitty ones on the left and listed those as examples. Those 3 "shitty" brands you mentioned, mogg 99% of stuff on the right.
> easier would be to name the brands on the left that genuinely do excel
I'm just curious what exact fragrances you disliked so much from those brands to call them shitty compared to big corp stuff on the right.
> i’m talking about the feminine version
I haven't smelled the fem Jubi tbf but that sounds good.

[Anonymous No.17705103]

>>17705046
Reminder that the kafkaesque chick gets headaches from Chypre Palatin because she thinks it contains a high dose of iso-e super, which means she is very susceptible to autosuggestion and her opinion can't be trusted, since a simple sticker like "this smells like apple" could already influence her perception of the fragrance. In double blind studies strong fragrances were unable to cause headaches in headache-prone people, but they could trigger migraines. Those who have migraines know the difference between a migraine and a headache. Perfumes were the main trigger for migraines, yet they were unable to cause headaches.

Also reminder that this is under laboratory conditions. In real life, the association of headaches with fragrances can be due to external circumstances and as a result the headaches triggered by those external circumstances would be falsely attributed to fragrances smelled at the time of the headache occuring.

[Anonymous No.17705105]

>>17705096
>Most people here dodge Bond No. 9
I just can't get over the bottles. they look like they should cost 5$ and smell like a bd clone of invictus

[Anonymous No.17705108]

>>17705103
>multiple studies without anyone getting headaches from fragrances/odors/whatever unless it's migraine
Rid of yourself of the notion that fragrances cause headaches and enjoy smelling them.

[Anonymous No.17705112]

>>17705100
>They need to squeeze every cent of profit out of the business for shareholders.
were this the case, guerlain’s current formulations wouldn’t even be half as good as they currently are. i’m all for spitting on bernard arnault, but i’ll give his empire credit where credit is due. unless it involves dior, then i wish them nothing but misery for desecrating not just their own legacy but patou’s.
>Those 3 "shitty" brands you mentioned, mogg 99% of stuff on the right.
mog is an exaggeration. equal or slightly better would be more accurate, and only if we took out malle and amouage.
>I'm just curious what exact fragrances you disliked so much from those brands to call them shitty compared to big corp stuff on the right.
gallagher’s bergamust is the appalling aventus clone i mentioned. january’s selperniku makes me puke. i don’t strongly dislike any particular fort & manle fragrance, but my bigger problem is that i can’t think of a single one that’s noteworthy or pleasant either.
>>17705103
nothing surprising here, i find her appallingly stupid after reading her spiel about how there are supposed 50 million different vintage formulations of shalimar. all it takes is too much spare time and good SEO to become a reputed critic, apparently.

[Anonymous No.17705152]

Reformulation queens are so pathetic if we are being honest

[Anonymous No.17705157]

>>17705152
any idiot can scream reformulation. it takes a discerning eye to figure out when reformulations matter and when they don’t. sometimes they can even be for the better, but good luck getting kafkaesque or raiders of the lost scent to admit that.

[Anonymous No.17705164]

>>17705157
Yes, quite. I'm refering more to the booking fragrantica reformulation contintengent. Less about the smell than having some kind of exclusive bonafides.

[Anonymous No.17705167]

>>17705164
the people in fragrantica reviews whining about reformulated longevity and the like basically aren’t even real people in my eyes. i take basenotes reviews far more seriously.

[Anonymous No.17705187]

>>17705096
>>17704921
Since when people in /frag/ actually have some decent taste? Or is it just one NYI/LDDM poster samefagging?

[Anonymous No.17705189]

Why the post >>17705022 with the masstige infographic was deleted?

[Anonymous No.17705194]

>>17705189
jannies trannying it up

[Anonymous No.17705205]

>>17705187
Most of them are fragrances which are often discussed in this thread. I'm actually the guy who advocated that people go and test the Molecule series at a store, just to figure out the smell of some common ingredients.

[Anonymous No.17705211]

Bought this stand on Amazon for my decants and samples, so far works pretty good

[Anonymous No.17705243]

found a new perfume reviewer worth reading - jtd on parfumo. unfortunately he’s like some old gay guy (he claims to have gotten le parfum de therese for his 50th birthday… 9 years ago) and hasn’t reviewed in half a decade. the chances that he’s died of AIDs are exceedingly high. still, whatever’s there is worth reading.

[Anonymous No.17705262]

>>17705211
that stand looks pretty comfy
btw, how is Cologne du Maghreb?

[Anonymous No.17705306]

>>17705262
Synthetic citrus (not orange star level synthetic) that reminds me of lemon candies and Tauer's signature base . Lasts around five hours on skin. One of his weakest releases in my opinion. It doesn't work as a summer fragrance because it's too dense and the performance is really bad. Tauer says that it's a cologne, but sounds like a cheap excuse.

[Anonymous No.17705308]

just order a Thierry Mugler Angel for gf, it's her favourite
last time I offer her Guerlain Ma Petite Robe Noire
damn, can't wait for sex, I love when she wear her perfum when she invites me

[Anonymous No.17705313]

Would DHI be too heavy and powdery for summer nights? Temps here are between 25 and 30 celsius

[Anonymous No.17705314]

Just received my sample set from Carner Barcelona, 35 euros with a 35 euros discount code for a bottle purchase and gorgeous presentation. Will see how it goes , it anything here blows my mind I'll post it

[Anonymous No.17705318]

>>17705313
Hasn't stopped me yet.

[Anonymous No.17705322]

>>17705318
How does it develop in the heat?

[Anonymous No.17705328]

>>17705308
They ship angel to the third world country you live in?

[Anonymous No.17705340]

>>17705328
if France's a third world, I don't know what first world would be

[Anonymous No.17705343]

>>17705306
that's a bit strange as he claims that the 2021 version of the cologne is all natural

[Anonymous No.17705347]

>>17705340
T'as vu l'état de ce pays, mec?

[Anonymous No.17705365]

>>17705340
it’s third world now because it’s overrun with shitskins like you.

[Anonymous No.17705376]

>>17704849
Civet smells good, Hyrax is shit

[Anonymous No.17705378]

>>17705322
It gets way spicier and even has a touch of cinnamon in the drydown.

[Anonymous No.17705395]

can anyone recommend me something that smells like cherry incense

[Anonymous No.17705404]

>>17705395
a bit specific. maybe l'homme ideal EDP?

[Anonymous No.17705406]

>>17705314
Which one is the most gothrock?

[Anonymous No.17705417]

>>17704364
I'm a doom/sludge guy and I only wear thick heavy orientals

[Anonymous No.17705435]

>>17704172
ah, I get it. The question is why, though, sauvage is pretty boring

[Anonymous No.17705444]

>>17705343
Well, it might be the combination of notes what gives me that impression, but you smell Arrakis or Renaissance and then you smell this one and this one reeks.

Give it a try yourself tho

[Anonymous No.17705453]

>>17705406
I so far only tried botafumeiro, but it's an ambery + incense combo that dries down on a sweet rich amber. So I'm guessing that will be the most goth rock of the bunch

[Anonymous No.17705486]

i swear there are some perfumes that i can barely smell. i could douse myself in fahrenheit or dior homme intense and 5 minutes later barely smell anything. is this genetic like the coriander taste thing or am i just retarded

[Anonymous No.17705487]

>>17705444
will do, thanks for the feedback

[Anonymous No.17705498]

>>17705486
it’s called nose blindness, and the more you douse yourself in it, the worse you will make it. you’re literally overloading your olfactory receptors and doing the equivalent of temporarily blinding yourself with a bright light.

[Anonymous No.17705510]

D O U S E
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[Anonymous No.17705527]

>>17705510
Yes, master.

[Anonymous No.17705538]

sotd bogart signature noselets and limp wrists need not apply

[Anonymous No.17705557]

>like the dreamer
>like DHI, DHP, DHO
>like GIT
So apparently I like iris as a note since all of those have it
What else can I try in the iris department that's different from all of those?

[Anonymous No.17705562]

>>17705557
you could try some shit by Francesca Bianchi

[Anonymous No.17705569]

>>17705557
classic chanel uses iris as a simple cheat to make things smell expensive. apres l’ondee and its older sister l’heure bleue as well as mitsouko also have strong iris components. and any discussion about iris would be remiss without the inclusion of the legendary iris gris, formerly unobtanium, then simply worth more than its weight in gold, and now more affordably attainable in EDP form (though still costly for an EDP).

[Anonymous No.17705587]

How come I wanna take a shit every time I spray some fragrance on?

[Anonymous No.17705588]

Walked past a girl that literally smelled like the scented candle section at IKEA, including the heavy waxy smell. Which fragrance was that? Anyone got any pointers? Need that for my gf (loves smelling the scented candles section at IKEA).

[Anonymous No.17705600]

>>17705588
sounds like something with vanilla or cedar, as those are common scented candles

[Anonymous No.17705603]

>>17705588
my guess is something from the Replica line

[Anonymous No.17705604]

>>17705562
Which ones are recommended?
>>17705569
Thanks

[Anonymous No.17705613]

>>17705538
>bogart signature
Absolutely patrician taste anon. I bought a vintage bottle of Paco Rabanne Pour Homme on ebay, it's similar to Bogart Signature but with some honey and heavy oakmoss.

[Anonymous No.17705617]

>>17705588
by the fireplace or autumn vibes

[Anonymous No.17705624]

>>17703372
>underrated
bc it's an odlfag scent launched in the 70s

[Anonymous No.17705672]

Hate it when im about to bag a frag and this happens ):

[Anonymous No.17705674]

>>17705624
intense came out in 2021

[Anonymous No.17705678]

>>17705672
maybe you should take the hint, buddy.

[Anonymous No.17705680]

>>17705613
based. i just smelled prph at the store again today and while it's still nice it lacks punch

[Anonymous No.17705690]

just bought le male for my dad since it's on sale. he's in his 50's and works an 9-5 office job. did i fucked up with this frag choice

[Anonymous No.17705707]

>>17705690
Nah, cause I can tell he's playful. I can tell he's got a spring in his step.

[Anonymous No.17705711]

How similar is DHO to DHI?

[Anonymous No.17705717]

>>17705678
Listen pal I need a tropical summer cologne for intense beach sex. You have any suggestions, buddy?

[Anonymous No.17705718]

>>17705690
good call if your dad likes dudes on the side.

[Anonymous No.17705719]

>>17705717
i suggest not thinking with your cock all the time, though it may be asking for too much from you.

[Anonymous No.17705720]

gf thinks kenzo homme edp and bios imperial "fit my vibe" whatever the fuck that means but I've tried them both for some time and honestly I'm tired of them, I guess the akigalawood stuff isn't for me.
What else could I try that has a similar vibe but doesn't smell as synthetic?

[Anonymous No.17705721]

>>17705717
White coco by Toni cabal or Malibu party in the bay. Both with coconut and better than le Beau

[Anonymous No.17705725]

>>17705720
Ganymede

[Anonymous No.17705731]

>>17705711
Less sweet, less heavy on the vanilla, bit more bergamot from what I recall. If you like one, you're likely to enjoy the other to some degree. DHI has better performance, DHO is good if you want something lighter and less sweet for hotter weather or office use
I definitely prefer the Parfum over both of them though

[Anonymous No.17705734]

>>17705725
I hate the drydown

[Anonymous No.17705736]

>>17705720
Good old Terre d'Hermes always reminds me of Bois imperial in concept. Spicy modernised woody frag with patchouli, Vetiver and a transparent quality. Different aromachemicals, same idea.

[Anonymous No.17705744]

SOTD Aventus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_jNzoX5Of0I&pp=ygURZ29oYW4gY2VsbCBiYXR0bGU%3D
Another brutal day at the gym, whole the musky ambergris drydown kicking in on my sweaty skin

[Anonymous No.17705749]

SOTD Aventus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_jNzoX5Of0I&pp=ygURZ29oYW4gY2VsbCBiYXR0bGU%3D
Another brutal day at the gym, while the musky ambergris drydown kicking in on my sweaty skin

[Anonymous No.17705754]

>>17705600
It wasn't very vanilla-y, although it had some vanilla, but it was the scented candle potpourri you get at the IKEA section including the waxy smell.
>>17705603
Actually unlikely.
>>17705617
It wasn't either of those since I know them.

I've looked into it and I think it's something really simple like Scandal or Prada La Femme. I expect it to be a designer frag so I'm gonna try and sniff those at a store.

[Anonymous No.17705765]

>>17703413
Thanks. Guess you're staying inside?

[Anonymous No.17705788]

>>17705674
>2021
Fair enough, but still an odlfag scent

[Anonymous No.17705791]

>>17705788
I rather wear Polo green over Bleu de Chanel. Dunno how Polo cologne Intense smell.

[Anonymous No.17705795]

is this any good? I like it only for the bottle design. The original normal version also sounds interesting. Can't try it in a store nearby

[Anonymous No.17705816]

>>17705795
It's a sauvage clone

[Anonymous No.17705817]

Best creamy pistachio frag?

[Anonymous No.17705823]

>>17705795
goyslop

[Anonymous No.17705825]

>>17705707
>>17705690
You should've gotten the OG formulation so it has enough performance to mask the aroma of his prolapsed asshole

[Anonymous No.17705843]

>>17705690
he’s gonna pull bussies

[Anonymous No.17705854]

best geosmin fragrance?

[Anonymous No.17705858]

>>17705795
anal plug with clone juice

[Anonymous No.17705862]

>>17705749
stop posting

[Anonymous No.17705869]

>>17705340
always has been

[Anonymous No.17705870]

>>17705157
>reformist apologist
fuck off

[Anonymous No.17705875]

>>17705795
Not bad if you like plum.
Good parameters.

[Anonymous No.17705876]

New Thread
>>17703003
>>17703003
>>17703003

[Anonymous No.17705878]

>>17703003
why is bois imperial a meme frag
I’ve literally never even it before so why doesn’t everyone talk about it?

[Anonymous No.17705880]

>>17705876
Not only are you early, you also linked this thread instead of the new one.

[Anonymous No.17705882]

>>17705880
r slash whoooosh

[Anonymous No.17705886]

>>17705876
based
>>17705880
cringelord

[Anonymous No.17705891]

>>17703897
this is your brain on faggy toxic masculinity

[Anonymous No.17705896]

>>17705854
Patchouli by villoresi

[Anonymous No.17705897]

>>17705795
smells like Chinese plum sauce

[Anonymous No.17705901]

>>17704391
newfag
lurk more

[Anonymous No.17705909]

don’t you fucking dare fucking post the charts

[Anonymous No.17705916]

>>17705909
i agree
the chartspamming homos need to learn that we dont have Reddit charts here

[Anonymous No.17705921]

>>17705866
>>17705866
>>17705866