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What does /fa/ smell like?

Can anyone recommend a good cologne that's not extremely shitty cheap stuff but not super expensive either?

Pic related, it's what I wear now but I'm almost out.

>> No.6435839

define super expensive?

>> No.6435850

>>6435839
Not OP, but super expensive to me is more than $50 bucks, maybe even $40. For cologne that is.

>> No.6435861

>>6435850
>Not OP, but super expensive to me is more than $50 bucks, maybe even $40. For cologne that is.
something old school would be Agua Lavanda Puig, BUT it's gotta be in the glass bottle, about 150 mL iirc. the other stuff is more of an aftershower splash and is really weak.
fragrantica can help, and TJ Maxx etc sometimes has nicer stuff for cheap.

>> No.6435865

>>6435839
Yeah, let's say super expensive is $50.

>> No.6435893

yesterday: serge lutens - fille en aiguilles
today: humiecki & graef - eau radieuse
tomorrow: mona di orio - oud

OP there are lots of good cheap colognes out there. pick a genre or a note and i'll do my best to help you out. there are lots of different genres or types, and since the industry has exploded in the last 10 or so years many houses have popped up that actually make it their mission to defy genre or create fragrances without traditional notes.

this will help you start
http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/

>> No.6435921

>>6435893
>http://www.fragrantica.com/groups/
Jesus Christ, I never knew there were "genres" of colognes.

Thanks for the help.

>> No.6435926

>>6435893

I found one called "aromatic aquatic". Is that a genre?

>> No.6436241

>>6435921
take with a grain of salt. they are obviously shortcuts, which involves some distortion, and some people have different classification systems.

eg: http://theperfumedcourt.com/fragrance_families.aspx

not to mention that some fragrances, like many from comme des garcons' garage, would be unclassifiable according to these categories.

>>6435926
it's just straight-up aquatic fragrances. according to fragrantica, yes, its a genre, but other people would just say 'aquatic.' i don't really like genre classification myself, but its helpful for beginners to wrap their minds around fragrance. i personally would just list off the main 2 to 4 notes of any given fragrance. for example, you might put 1740 into the 'leather' genre but you'd miss on the most important part of the composition: the labdanum, immortelle, and elemi resin.

i actually i just looked up 1740 on fragrantica and its under "oriental woody." wouldn't be my choice at all. consider it an example of how this system of classification fails. sort of like trying to group all music into genres of "electronic," "rock," "pop," "metal," etc. it can be misleading

>> No.6436256

>>6436241

Would you be able to recommend an mid-priced aquatic fragrance? I think the one I'm wearing now is aquatic.

"Nautica"

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waiting for my bottle

gonna wear it in the summer, idgaf

>> No.6436274

>>6436256
depends on what you consider mid-priced. i would consider $150 mid-priced, so heeley sel marin. you probably consider $40 mid-priced, so either bvlgari aqua or issey. try them both out and see which you prefer.

>> No.6436288

Versace Man, you're welcome OP

>> No.6436291
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6436291

i picked up burberry summer a few months ago, i like it
>>6436288
i got a sampler of this a few weeks ago, smells good

>> No.6436293

Someone post that colonge informational.

>> No.6436295

>>6436291
Burberry Brit is a great fall scent, haven't checked out summer though

>> No.6436299

>>6436295
i've seen herbergers and sephora carry it, they say it's only around for the season but idk how true that is. kinda citrus-y, smells clean.
i'll have to check brit out, this was my first burberry experience

>> No.6436312

>>6436299
Sample it in-store but buy online. Amazon has a 300ml bottle of Brit for $35 shipped.

>> No.6436322

>>6436312
i'll have to do that, thanks

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6436676

>>6436293
found
thx 4 nothing fah.

>> No.6436736

I rub my own urine all over my body. The scent gets me all the bitches.

>> No.6436942

>>6436736

Does that really work?

>> No.6436956

Alien and Dior hypnotic poison are my favorites. I really like ysl manifesto.

Probably pleb tier but the new men's Gucci guilty black smells really wonderful. Dior Fahrenheit is a favorite of mine as well.

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6436978

I'm on a big Le Labo trip lately. Got Bergamote & Santal, Going to cop Oud and a few more ASAP.

>> No.6437005

>>6436676
does Ford even post anymore :(

im pretty new to /fa/ and a frag junkie, would be interested to know what he is into at the moment. he does have pretty good taste.

>> No.6437013

>>6436942

Yeah, your urine contains quite a bit of pheromones.

>> No.6437053
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6437053

The bottle is a lie.

All my scents line up beautifully on my shelf, and then Wonderwood fucking lies around like a retard. It ought to come with a stand.

>> No.6437070

>>6435820
>>6435820
Just get Versace the Dreamer. Its my go to for nightclubs or w/e where you dont want to wear expensive shit.
Its simple enough to have a pretty universal appeal but with a few interesting notes; tonka bean and tobacco etc. Look on ebay

>>6436956
My GF used to wear hypnotic poison, get those good summer flashbacks from it now. post feet btw

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>>6437070
Okay plz save this so everyone can stop asking me :(

>> No.6437131

>>6437118
>>6437118
lmao cant believe that was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. Sorry Berry, I'm glad we can all move past this now

>> No.6437169

>>6437070
What do you wear to a nightclub if you DO want to wear expensive shit?

>> No.6437171

>>6437118
i was the only one asking you all the time and now you pose them for this guy?
i'm done with you

>> No.6437172

>>6437118
i wuld berry my dik so far in youre feet ill find oil

>> No.6437178

Just buy Curve OP.

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6437174

do you know tricks to keep the smell ?

I have this one, it smells great, but after 1 hour it disappears.

>> No.6437187

>>6437118
did you ever let your bf lick them?

>> No.6437184

>>6437118
post pic in heels pls

>> No.6437189

>>6437171
:( I'm sorry anon that I posted it for the wrong anon idk what I was thinking

>> No.6437191

>>6437189
it's ok bb i still love u

>> No.6437209

>>6437189
pls do >>6437184

>> No.6437218

>>6437169
Depends where it is. If it's somewhere nice/dinner then I'd go Andy Tauer's L'Air du Desert Marocain. It's relatively popular on here but still obscure irl. Definitely get a tester first though.
But if you're actually going to a nightclub nobody cares, thats whats good about The Dreamer; it has that appeal without being bandwagoned by the sweaty indian wearing paco rabanne crowd nahmsayin

>>6437171
Sorry dude :(

>> No.6437234

>>6437053
the 100ml bottles are supposed to come with stands. someone told me about it the other day, its even in the infographic >>6436676

my 100ml of 2man didnt come with one though. so it just lays there ruining the aesthetics of my collection. fuck.

>> No.6437259

>>6437218
yeah..... dont wear LDDM to a dinner. it has beastmode projection and longevity. the spice notes in it may offend other people who are eating, too. they want to smell their food not your cologne.

if i was gonna wear LDDM to a restaurant it would be one spray on the chest. hopefully my shirt etc. is enough to hold it back, but i probably wouldnt risk it at all.

LDDM is something where when you wear it, you can walk into a group of 10 people or something and they will pick up on it and ask/compliment straight away. usually compliment because that shit is a straight up masterwork.

>> No.6437270

>>6437259
Yeah m8, I only work the single spray.
Gotta make that 50ml last

>> No.6437702

Daisy by Marc Jacobs is my favourite, but I don't use it often because when I used to do it I would end up not noticing its smell.

>> No.6437782

>>6437702
olfactory fatigue sucks.

thats why its good to have a few different frags in your collection so you can rotate your faves.

i was wearing lolita lempicka au masculin a lot on a holiday. when i came back i tried wearing it out like a week later. nothing. could only smell it for about 5 minutes. thought it got ruined by sunlight or some shit. put it away for a few weeks, wearing it today and its as strong as ever.

>> No.6437794

>>6435820
smells like /fa/rts

>> No.6437798

I need help with finding a certain smell, since my perfume is running out and I can't find another one of the same smell...
It kinda smells like spicy vanilla musk?
>I'm a grill btw, so it needs to be a perfume for grills
>Though I don't mind if it's a perfume for men

>> No.6438045

>>6437174

I apply a moisturizer lotion on my neck and wrists (I use Nivea Soft) half an hour before applying the scent and going out. It definitely lasts way longer.

The moisturizer must be unscented.

>> No.6438195

>>6437798
lel male?

>> No.6438259

I am so sick of citrus and watery fruits. I have a bottle of Versache pour homme which I purcahsed as a cologne newbie that I can't even wear. I actually get really bad headaches from it and a bunch of other fruit and water scents, even in small quantities.

I really love Viktor and Rolfe Antidote (which has been my go to for about a year) and I just got Kuros Body. At first all I could smell from the Kuros Body was anise but it reacts great with my own scent and a small amount hangs around close to the skin for a whole day.

I think that asking people what cologne you should wear is a huge mistake. A lot of highly rated stuff is actually terrible and everyone will react differently. You need to find something that smells good to you all day and more importantly something that is innofensive in your climate, in the context of what people around you are used to, and that works with your own scent.

Never blind buy. The only way to do it is to try, try, try.

>> No.6438276

Joop Jump.

You guys are going to hate me for this.

>> No.6438292

What's the youngest generic "pussygetter" scent you guys can think about that isn't deodorant?

>> No.6438299

i used to wear Jeanne by Lanvin and currently I'm using Fame by Lady Gaga (i know... I'm tacky but it smells so good)

>> No.6438297

>>6438292
I have heard good things about abercrombie fragrance.

>> No.6438302

ctrl F creed

0 results?

srsly fa are u even trying?

Creed Green Irish Tweed #1

>> No.6438300

>>6438297
It's really fucking expensive, though. Spending that much on Abercrombie...
If it's the only way, I will

>> No.6438325

>>6438292
Versace pour homme

>> No.6438666

>>6438664

Gourmand - Gourmands are closely related to orientals, but differ in a key way; they are meant to smell delicious/edible. Gourmands are even harder than orientals to wear in warm weather (they're almost always heavy and sweet), so these really should only be worn in cool/cold weather.

Examples:
Hermes Ambre Narguile: Amber, benzoin, labdanum, musk, vanilla, caramel, honey, sugared tonka bean, grilled sesame seeds, cinnamon, rum, coumarine and white orchid.
Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau: Bread note, spices, licorice, apricot, immortelle, sandalwood, woody notes, and amber.
Lostmarch Lann-Ael: Buckwheat, cereals, milk, apple, and vanilla.

Chypre - Meaning "cypress" got it's start from Coty's Chypre in 1917. They are primarily built on a structure that contains citrus top-notes (almost always bergamot), a heart of labdanum (a brown resin with a leathery/amber aroma), and base notes based around oak moss and patchouli. Depending on the notes added, the scent can then be put into more specific categories like floral chypre, woody chypre, etc.


Examples:
Guerlain Mitsuoko: Bergamot, peach, rose, iris, clove, jasmine, vetiver, oakmoss, and labdanum.
Tom Ford Noir de Noir: Saffron, black rose, black truffle, vanilla, patchouli, oud wood, and tree moss.
Hermes Poivre Samarcande: Oak, chinese moss, green notes, caraway, paprika, chili pepper, patchouli, pepper, and cedar.

>> No.6438664

Fougère - one of the most common types of cologne. The word means "fern-like" and is given to any fragrance exhibiting a "fresh" feel. The umbrella is quite large and the fragrances can go from very fresh like Davidoff's Cool Water to Woody and Ambery like Caron's L'Anarchiste.

Examples:
Yves Saint Laurent's L'Homme : Bergamot, Calone, Ginger, Basil, Cedar, Violet leaf, Vetiver and Tonka Bean
Dolce & Gabbana's Pour Homme : Bergamot, Mandarin, Orange, Neroli, Lemon, Lavender, Sage, Tarragon, Cardamom, Pepper, Sandalwood, Cedar, Tonka bean, Musk, Tobacco, Iris, Tonka Bean
Carolina Herrera's Herrera for Men : Fern, Clove, Lavender, Amber, Tobacco, Geranium, Sandalwood, Cedar, Musk

Oriental - Oriental fragrances exhibit woody/ambery qualities, and as such, are perfect for Fall and Winter. For lighter ones, you may be able to get away with them on spring and summer nights. "Oriental" comes from the idea that the fragrances bring to mind the middle/far east back in the days of the spice trade.

Examples:
Dolce & Gabbana's The One : Grapefruit, Coriander, Basil, Cardamon, Ginger, Orange Blossom, Cedar, Ambergris, Tobacco.
Gucci's Envy for Men : Opoponax, Incense, Patchouli, Amber, Musk, Cedar, Cardamom, Anise, Ginger, Nutmeg, Pimento.
John Varvatos' John Varvatos : Medjool, Date Fruit, Mediterranean Herbs, Tamarind Tree Leaves, Coriander Seed Templar, Clary Sage Flower, Ajowan, Auramber, Vanilla CO2, Balsams, Eaglewood, Vanilla, Black Leather.

>> No.6438670

>>6438666

Aquatic - As you might be able to guess, aquatics are meant to emulate the scent of the ocean. Some may be a bit more poetic in their approach (by that I mean they don't actually smell like the ocean), whereas other scents take a more literal direction. The scent gets its aquatic scent from a key synthetic ingredient: Calone.

Examples:
Issey Mayake's L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme : Yuzu, Cypress, Coriander, Mandarin, Clary Sage, Fresh Verbena, Blue Water Lily, Nutmeg, Saffron, Bourbon Geranium, Ceylonese Cinnamon.
Bvlgari's Aqva Pour Homme : Mandarin, Petitgrain, Santolina, Posidonia, Mineral Amber and Clary Sage.
Kenzo's L'Eau par Kenzo pour Homme : Yuzu, Ho Leaf, Lotus Leaf, Aquatic Mint, Green Pepper, White Musk, Tobacco, Amber, Musk, Indian Sandalwood, Haitian Vetiver, Cypriol.

Floral - Although we tend to associate women with so called "flowery" scents, men can wear them just as easily. Of course, it takes a more adventurous man with an open mind. Floral notes in men's fragrances as a whole are not uncommon. Fragrances that belong to the floral group that are actually considered men's fragrances, on the other hand, are quite uncommon. Common notes: Lily, Iris, and Lavender.

Examples:
Givenchy's Insensé : Blackcurrant, Mandarin, Basil, Magnolia, Lily of the Valley, Iris, Lentiscus, Balsam Fir.
Kenzo's Power : Bergamot, Coriander, Cardamom, Jasmine, Rose, Freesia, Tolu Balsam, Cedar, and Labdanum.
Jean Paul Gaultier's Fleur de Male : Orange Blossom, Petitgrain leaf, Coumarin, Fern.

>> No.6438703

>tfw anosmiac
>tfw can't smell things
>tfw just using unscented deodorant and soap because I don't know what smell suits me
what do i do

>> No.6438736

Do you guys use deodorant and cologne?
I'm currently only using deo as I ran out of the cologne I got for christmas a little while ago, but I'm unsure of when it is appropriate to use one or the other. I've just been using deodorant for when I know I'm going to be sweating/active, like gym days, and only using cologne after showers before I go out at night.
Do you all just wear cologne all the time and not use deo or what? Where is the perfect balance

Also is there deodorant that is paired with certain cologne, like their scents accent each other or match each other so you can wear both or something

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6438745

Mine

>> No.6438768

>>6438736

I wear a fragrance + unscented deodorant.

>> No.6438769

>>6438276

Too sweet. Are you still in high school?

>> No.6438786

>>6438768
Don't know why I forgot about unscented deodorant

>> No.6438885

Right now I'm just sampling. I'm up to 150 samples/decants, most of which I haven't worn in a long time. My left arm has Ginestet Botryitis, and my right arm has Keiko Mecheri Peau de Peche.

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>> No.6439586

>>6438900

I haven't smelled that one in a long while. I'm tempted to get it if only for the bottle.

>> No.6439650

>>6439586

iso e super is super