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SOTD: Sculpture by NIKOS

My bottle of Chanel Pour Monsieur EdT came in the mail today. Will try in the morning

Is Hyraceum better than Civet or Castoreum?

>>18467667
all different, all good when used properly, silly question
also the only GOAT in animalic notes is
>picrelated

>SOTD: Ormonde Jayne Levant
pretty unisex at the beginning (with citrus+orange blossom), the drydown is much more feminine with peoni+rose+more white florals, imo good spring/summer daily driver for women of all ages

>>18467638
> I want to try THE Chypre
> Mitsouko
I know that is very vintage, but isn't it overtly feminine?

>>18467683
>feminine
yes
>overtly
no
you should definitely try it (for me it's the EDT but ofc ymmv)

>>18467368
Jasmine + cigarette + apricot

A surprising balance in which jasmine—pure yet “tainted” by tobacco—reigns supreme alongside an unexpected note of apricot, hay, and a faint soapy softness. On the nose it evokes a smoker’s car or an ashtray, but in a seductive, not unpleasant way: like a dignified woman wearing a white-flower perfume yet ruining herself with smoke, her breath smelling of cigarettes and her clothes holding the echo, yet her allure remains intact. Alternatively, it calls to mind a waitress who’s just finished her smoke break and tries to mask the scent by generously spritzing her white-floral perfume. There’s no bitterness or acrid smoky edge: the tobacco is so well blended with the jasmine that they seem inseparable, dancing together in harmony, and the hint of “ash” never feels offensive or harsh. The result is sweet, suave, vaguely aldehydic (or perhaps that’s just the jasmine), with a haunting, melancholic beauty—utterly feminine yet comforting without being warm. Easily wearable, it’s a fragrance that enchants with its fragile, weathered elegance.

>>18466955
>>18466955
Anyone?

>>18467656
That is one ugly looking bottle

>>18467671
Musk is still the GOAT

>>18467688
check out all Hermès Un Jardin frags for starters
i like pic related a lot

>>18467697
cool it with the antisemitism

>>18467667
deer musk > goat hair > castoreum > skunk tincture > civet > hyraceum

>>18467686
what are you doing dude? shut the fuck up. no ones read your ai slop copypasta.

>>18467710
>skunk tincture
oh shit I need that. Imagine fahrenheit with a little bit of SKUNK TINCTURE in it.

>>18467715
I wanna give it to you in your skunk hole...if you know what I mean ;)

soteedee ysl la nuit

who up wearing Encre Noire

>>18467738
Sorry m8, I'm not a fag. I only wear Drakkar Noir.

>>18467700
Even Arabs can do better

>>18467738
Maybe a controversial opinion, but A L'Extreme actually performs quite decently in the hot weather, the bergamot really shines through, whereas in the cold weather it's hardly noticeable.

Sauvage > BDC

>>18467754
Good morning saar

does spicebomb extreme really have a problem with inconsistent batches or is that bullshit?

>>18467686
Nice, I will definitely buy a sample, I'm into tobacco and my gf is into white flowers colognes, so this would make a perfect gift

>>18467788
nice double dubs
no it's just shit in general and has been for years

Just blind bought Encre Indigo, wanted a tea frag and it was cheap. Anyone here tried it?

>>18467686
Dude you copied the smoke break thing off a fragrantica review get some original thoughts you fucking thieving yahud

Is this way too weak or you just go anosmic to it?

This is my New favorite fragrance, ok thats all

What would a chinese gym bunny daddys money whore like to smell on a man I want to have sex with her so bad bros

>>18467831
can be both desu

>>18467836
you can't go wrong with Aventus

>>18467755
the ultimate saar frag is Drakkar Noir actually

>>18467831
this is a common problem that noseblindness happens almost immediately on like the second wear. it would be my all time favorite if this wasn't the case desu

>>18467866
it's Sauvage, sorry to break it to you. There's half a planet wearing it now and most of them are jeets

>>18467836
tall and white by creed

This is the most unique fragrance I've ever smelled and might possibly be the best one.

Got a bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance for men. The top notes gave me flashbacks of wearing Kenneth Cole Black as a teen with the ginger and mandarine notes. I even got the same alcohol smell because Black was my only fragrance for a while and made me noseblind to anything but the alcohol. Unlike Black it doesn't go too woody and spicy, instead it stays fresher and cleaner. Felt a little bit lacking since my brain was expecting something else. It last longer and settles in a very shampoo like scent, likely due to the musk and pine. Call me crazy but the base reminds me a bit of what Bois Imperial tried to do but it doesn't get as synthetic but just as feminine. Romance is not my favorite but I can see wearing it on a hot day when I want something to last.

>>18467683
>men wearing woman's chypre
such a pathetic bootlicker and pegpig thing to do, they even named the corresponding app after it

They all smell like urine. Do women like them?

What's something that smells lemony fresh? like maybe even resembling some cleaning chemicals, not candy/edible.

And fairly cheap so I can blast myself with a ton of it after a shower.

>>18467958
Try this

>>18467804
Oh nice, it's hit discounters. If you enjoy Earl Grey and gin you should be pleased with Indigo.

>>18467958
Versace Pour Homme mayhaps

>>18467831
I find it lasts all day on paper or clothes, but yes it's very easy to go anosmic to it. Sport seems to last longer because the sharper citrus and resins/amber stay in the mix making it much easier to detect. I still can't decide which I'd rather buy a fb of.

>if you wear a frag i dislike in a personal matter, you are indian

>>18467995
Does Pineward sell to India?

>>18467997
I'm an Indian in India and Acadian is my daily/signature scent.

>>18467951
They don't smell anything like urine.
I've had one person tell me the EdP smelled like pickles, other than that it's hands down my most complimented frag from women. Not that I care about compliments, but whatever.

Post your top frags:
-Encre noir - signature
-Encre noir Intense - when I want to be a bit more feminine
-Drakkar Noir - When I feel like sucking dick (no homo)
-Sauvage - When I feel like getting drilled by 3 BBCs

>>18468104
-Therre d Hermes
Smelled nothing better besides my sister returning from gym after not showering for 3 days.
-mojave ghost
First powdery i had, really like it
-guerlain vetiver

>>18467870
literally 99% of all indian, arabic, paki (and any disgusting brown mix breed of) men are all wearing drakkar noir

>>18468104
Ryziger Parfums Attraction Fatale
Ryziger Parfums Sexy Dirty Bastard

>>18466955
>>18467688
L'Eau Trois

Rain season started heavily yesterday, and it is just random drizzles today. Everything is so quiet, cozy. decided to use guerlain habit rouge.
Are all guerlains like this? once it starts drying down, it is just so soothing.
On this particular one, I have not found any other scenario to use it, except contemplative solitude.

>>18467625 (OP)
TF tobacco vanille mogs each and every fragrance mentionned on here. Stay based TV chads

>>18467754
BDC is the most boring fragrance of all time, so it's not hard to be better than BDC.

>>18468143
Habit Rouge is a popular staple during monsoon season here in Kerala.

do people just hate bdc because its popular?

>>18467788
No, it’s just been reformulated to irrelevance by L’Oréal.

>>18467804
I haven’t tried many tea scents for comparison but I enjoyed it quite a bit.

>>18467997
No, he doesn’t ship internationally (anymore).

>>18468131
>hating on drakkar
found the sauvage fag

>>18468131
true

>>18467752
It makes sense as its dry resinous smell, so the hot weather would complement it. Middle eastern countries wear oud perfumes all year round, so why not A L'Extreme?

>>18468161
By the same token, I think LADDM works well in warm weather.

>>18468153
A lot of people hate on Sauvage because it is popular.
I feel the BdC hate is because it is too safe (as >>18468146 implies. It is the "safest" of the blue fragrances).
I like it, have the 3 flankers on rotation, but I admit it is safe and boring. A good office dumb reach.
Also, some batches of the EdP (which all retarded influencers shilled) are just incense bombs. Couple that with Chanel lack of discounter's availability (everybody is a poorfag), shit performance, a lot of retards claiming it is "a masterpiece", not in vogue in an era of vanilla and amber bombs, etc.
The people that hate it have a lot of reasons to think it is overrated crap.

I'm 24 and new to the world of colognes. Colognes or perfumes? I don't even know the difference. Anyways, I'm looking for something that captures the feeling of a shambolic life—nights spent drifting from one party to the next, sweating through punk gigs, drinking too much, and crashing hungover on a park bench as the sun comes up. I want something raw, messy, and a little bit romantic in a self-destructive way. Think Pete Doherty at his most unhinged. No fruity or overly clean scents—I want something that smells like cigarettes, booze, leather, and last night’s chaos. My budget is around 50 EUR, but I’m open to going higher if it really hits the mark.

>>18468196
Dior Sauvage EDT 50ml

>>18468196
hello gohtrock anon

I recently got to try both of the rare and discontinued Donna Karan men's fragrances, Fuel for Men and DK Unleaded. Fuel for Men is really great, like a pineapple sandalwood amber thing. I'm not going to pay 700 dollars for it but Insider Parfums has a clone of it and I'm going to have to break my no clone rule. DK Unleaded smells like generic 90s or 2000s trash. Reminds me of Davidoff Goodlife (which is very mediocre). Definitely a good example of a mediocre perfume getting overhyped because it's discontinued.
>>18468196
You sound gay but my recommendation would be Quorum or Antaeus.

>>18468196
Dark Rebel

>>18468196
Pete Doherty really shouldn't do any drugs.

>>18468207
>mediocre perfume getting overhyped because it's discontinued
Many such cases. Fuel for Men is nice but nothing spectacular, definitely not worth the current asking price. The bottle is truly a work of art so I don't regret my purchase. I hate how there are so many people out there including youtubers that have huge collections and have smelled thousands of perfumes and they don't do a simple PSA to show which fragrances smell closest to overpriced discontinued ones.

im an absolu chad

>>18468104
>Encre noir Intense
Doesn't even exist.

I've been reading and occasionally posting in these threads for years and at this point I'm absolutely amazed at just how narrow minded you fuckers are. I only ever see the same 50 perfumes talked about in here. Even the people that think they're different by wearing niche (but not mainstream niche! look how unique we are!) are stuck to like Francesca Bianchi, Nicolai, 4160 Tuesdays, ELDO, etc. and never branch out. It's rare to see a vintage perfume get talked about unless it's a meme like Kouros (one of the best perfumes ever made, but a meme nonetheless). It's pitiful.

>>18468221
Creed only ever made one truly great perfume, Royal Oud. I've got a 2011 bottle and it's very depressing to look at eBay listings for older bottles because the new stuff is really bad.

>>18468239
imagine coming to 4chan and expecting any form of sophisticated discussion lmfao

>>18468255
Sophisticated? I didn't claim to be sophisticated. I'm a retard who spends way too much money on perfumes and has more than he could ever use in his whole life. I do believe I have good taste though, and that's missing around here.

I just realized, im a, retard who never goes out, i just go to my local Supermarket everyday, to buy todays food, but i still spend a ton of money on fragrances to only wear them to Lidl.

I wear Egoiste in the summer. I am very based.

>>18468269
based me (mostly) too

>>18468239
I've come around to wearing designers only again. It's the adult, socially adjusted, sex haver thing to do.

>>18468245
Why, is Royal Oud bad/mediocre now?

>>18468245
most creeds are truly good when it comes to the dna, theyre just overpriced

>>18468283
I love Egoiste but I don't have the balls to do that. Or do I? Maybe I'll give it a go with Egoiste Concentree.
>>18468287
Really depends on what designers you're talking about. If you're talking about anything made in the last 10 years then that ain't it.
>>18468288
Yes, it's weirdly dense and has a gross vaguely nutty type smell.
>>18468307
Well the DNA of most Creeds is boring shit. Silver Mountain Water actually makes me feel sick, one of the only perfumes to ever do that. GIT is like Coty Aspen except worse and costs literally 40 times as much. Aventus is disgusting, and I have a 2011 bottle. Women seem to like it but I don't care, it's nasty. Millesime Imperial is ok but has a tendency to go off, just like Green Valley. Windsor is ok but very harsh.

I'm trying to sell some bottles on eBay and the questions and requests for pictures are so annoying. People being worried about authenticity saying shit like "Can you send me a picture of the atomizer with the cap off?". They could take one look at all of the other shit I have for sale and if they had any intelligence they'd realize I'm not hawking counterfeits. Like, I'm selling three different Slumberhouse fragrances right now and people are questioning the authenticity of my Tom Fords. Give me a fucking break.

>>18467914
Speaking of vintage I also got a bottle of Fendi Uomo. I didn't like the first application which just smelled like a weaker version of Fendi EDT (which is amazing but for ladies). I reapplied and it's definitely weaker but focusing on the lavender in the top notes strangely make it a bit of a fresh fougere then the patchouli with milder florals set it a bit apart from the Fendi EDT. They are definitely similar, I was just surprised. I was expecting a harsh and brutish old school leather but it's quite gentle and wearable. It still has that outdated scent because of the carnation. I think Fendi EDT is better but this is much more wearable for me as a man.

>>18468340
thats cool anon but considering the 400+ dupes of creed frags out there, its safe to say the dna is objectively good otherwise people wouldnt copy them

>>18468346
>the authenticity of my Tom Fords
Those are some of the most common counterfeits, nobody is going to look at your other stuff for sale like they are fucking Poirot. I mean, I do that, but you can't expect other people to. If you took the necessary photos the first time you could ignore the questions. It's all your fault for being a lazy boomer.

>>18468346
>Like, I'm selling three different Slumberhouse fragrances right now
Funny how nobody keeps all that DIY shit for more than 5 wears before they resell it.

>>18468352
I always get it mixed up which Fendi Uomo is older, the vertical perfume window or the horizontal perfume window. I have both, and they are very different. I'm not a big fan either way. I think Trussardi Uomo is a better affordable vintage leather, you should give that a try if you haven't yet. I'm glad you enjoy Fendi Uomo though.
>>18468356
thats cool anon but considering the 400+ dupes of parfums de marly frags out there, its safe to say the dna is objectively good otherwise people wouldnt copy them
>>18468357
That's fair but I forgot that people are often fixated on the color of the collar under the atomizer.
>>18468359
Yeah, I only bought them because I could find good deals on Basenotes before they got rid of the marketplace. I almost want to keep Norne because I think it smells good and also it's conceptually based on Ulver's album Bergtatt, which is a fantastic album, but I'd rather have the 500 bucks. I've got Sova too, and I really love the smell, very "pastoral". It's not something I want to smell like though. I don't understand the Slumberhouse cult, or the Ensar Oud cult, or the Areej le Dore cult.

>>18467958
Unironically
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme

>>18468346
Scammer frag sellers on ebay is rampant
I have 3 watered down useless bottles that are just gathering dust on my shelf
Thankfully I was refunded on two of them, but I still wouldnt but from ebay again

>>18468373
I bought a bottle of Musc Ravageur off eBay years ago and it was fake. I then got a refund and left terrible feedback on the seller, telling everyone that they sold fake perfumes. The cunt then retaliated by buying a random item off my eBay, which was an extremely specific industrial item that I got back when I used to go to freight auctions. Obviously I didn't send it to her, but then she gave me negative feedback for never receiving the item. eBay support told me I was in the wrong for not sending her the item even after I explained the situation.

>>18468373
Sellers also get scammed
I had someone buy a bottle from me, then return a fake to me asking for their money back.

>>18468373
>>18468377
>buying obvious fakes on ebay

>>18468367
>thats cool anon but considering the 400+ dupes of parfums de marly frags out there, its safe to say the dna is objectively good otherwise people wouldnt copy them
is this supposed to be a gotcha? you just agreed with me

>>18468390
No the gotcha was when you unwittingly admitted that you think Parfums de Marly is good. NPCs also like (insert perfume they sell at Sephora or Ulta). Does that mean they're objectively good?

>>18468386
they sell decants, then water down the bottles to make them full again
fuck off idiot

>>18468392
>Does that mean they're objectively good?
Yeah

>>18468392
they are good, which is why people buy them. just overpriced like the original point i made

top 11 creed fragrances ranked


11. silver mountain water
10. himalaya
09. original vetiver
08. original santal
07. millessime imperial
06. viking
05. aventus
04. royal oud
03. bois de portugal
02. green irish tweed
01. spice and woods

>>18468131
>>18468156
Samefag

What's a fragrance that says, "Hey I own 7 Bitcoins"?

>>18468487
Encre Noir

Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

>>18468514
overpriced boring masstige slop

Politically speaking, why is Dior Sauvage the biggest compliment getter out of these 4?

>>18468535
ambroxan

SOTD Davidoff Hot Water

Anything like L'Heure Bleue, Mitsuko or Vol de Nuit but masculine?

>>18467958
Jeanne en Provence Neroli Intense matches your description in 100%
>>18468487
perhaps pic related

sotd encre noire 21 sprays

>>18467794
>>18468154
if spicebomb extreme is shit now is there a frag with a similar sweet warmth to it that I could check out instead?

>>18467958
+1 for Jeanne en Provence Neroli Intense
it's a great frag desu

>>18468539
>sotd encre noire 21 sprays
based

>>18468540
Trumper Havana Cologne maybe?
apparently it's more similar to the OG Spicebomb but it's a good frag nonetheless

Thoughts on Bois du Portugal and New York by Nicolai?

>mfw 90% of my favourite frags last barely an hour in the summer heat
fml I don't want to wear Platinum Egoiste or Kenzo Homme EdP every day I need some variety

>>18468535
it's don't
it goes

Eros
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Sausage
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Bleu

>>18468196
La Yuqawam (good clone of Tuscan Leather, known for smelling like leather and cocaine)
Rien by ELDO (very strong and a little weird)
Maybe some of the Rammstein perfumes?
Budget stuff I could think of is Bentley for men Intense

>>18468196
Cherry Punk (if you can go a little higher than 50 EUR)

>>18468367
>it's conceptually based on Ulver's album Bergtatt
That's interesting, I like that album
Is there more black metal inspired perfume out there?

>>18468535
Because it's the strongest performer

>>18468546
NYI is very good but a little pricey for just another fragrance in this style
Never smelled BdP. I like Lalique Lion though, I hear they're similar. The Lalique is fairly close to NYI in the drydown, but with no clove and a different opening

Sauvage more like...sausage haha weed 420 lmao amirite? XDDD

>>18468514
I have Gentle Fluidity Silver. What should I get for my next fragrance?

>>18468672
something good

>>18468675
Terrific response

MFK is shit, Kurkyjanny makes or at least used to make better stuff for other houses. If you want to know the target audience for MFK go to a mall in the south. A bunch of women with EBT cards in they purse, buying 400 dollar bottles of Baccarat Rouge on the taxpayer's dollar.

>>18468239
Most perfumes are bad and most niche perfumes are overpriced garbage that are clones of classic designer fragrances. So makes sense.

>>18468672
You could try Aqua Universalis, 724, Amyris Homme, Masculin Pluriel, and Petit Matin if you like GFS.

>>18468680
nice vid and nice ass
probably fake tho

>>18468535
Because women associate it with sex and sex havers.

Thoughts on this one?
blind bought it, i do like it but its also very strong, not sure if its to much

>>18468683
I doubt it's fake, look how red her face gets.

>>18468685
i tested only once, was too much for me desu
it's a shame that it's not very similar to Fleur du Male (fuck JPG for not bringing that one back)
>i do like it
that's the important part, enjoy

>>18468535
Only Indians wear those

>>18468637
You want black metal fragrance? Just wear anything with blood or goat hair tincture.

>>18468689
Honestly brown people are the reason i dislike this fragrances

>>18468539
Is that real? Looks like an ultimate Indian frag desu.

>>18468694
Ah yes very perceptive of you

>>18468239
>50
Please pray tell, what are these 50? Other than drakkar noir, encore noire, kuoros (and then Versace Eros and creed aventus mentioned as only worn by immigrants and therefore shouldn't be worn).

>>18468678
They just wear any of the thousands of identical smelling Arab clones. Only angry virgins in a Burmese soap making forum know who Turkdijon is. Also for that price they could get their nails done 4 times.

>>18468694
>>18468695
Seen it sold to bald and bankrupt in Africa though his bottle looks like a dupe
https://youtu.be/fuo5jbT2QKo?t=961

>>18468537
yeah mitsouko

>>18468546
>>18468640
NYI>Lion>Bdp

>>18468476

>>18468675
>>18468682
Something good? Rec me a house please. Im retarded.
>>18468682
I have samples of Amyris Homme Extrait it felt too strong for me.

>>18468556
That arab clone house DUA has an Eau Sauvage dupe that actually lasts. Also the new PDM Castly (inb4 >PDM) is like a slightly fresher Bois Imperial with the same longevity and a bit of a like pepper/ginger combo. If you want cheap, Quorum Silver.

>>18468708
>Something good? Rec me a house please.
specify what you're after but i always shill for Nicolai so you can start with her frags
>inb4 some retard malding about Nicolai
cope, seethe and dilate, ywnbaw

When I tried fluidity silver it smelt exaclty like this which (to my nose) is by far and away the worst shit I've ever owned

>>18468239
>4160 Tuesdays

>>18468680
>wearing a skirt that short
>not wanting everyone to see your ass
why didnt she just wear shorts undernearth instead?

>>18468712
>i always shill for Nicolai so you can start with her frags
that's stupid

>>18468714
I haven't tried that MB, but it seems like every "Fahrenheit except not" scent is lacking. Especially when they go lighter on the leather/violet.

Speaking of, I smelled AdG Elixir at the store and the performance was very good. Easily detectable for a week on paper. However, I don't know if I like AdG enough to warrant the purchase before it gets discounted.

>>18468710
DUA is American

I'm actually thinking YSL LNDL or Lhomme I live in tropical climate.

>>18468712
>People say she should have been Guerlain's in house perfumer
>but she can't make good perfumes
crazy desu

>>18468729
w*men

>>18468747
American ran by Arabs

>>18468755
Guerlain would have probably been forced to file for bankruptcy years ago. Dodged a major bullet there.

>>18468755
but, muh glass ceiling, JP was not only a racist, but a fullblown bigot, even if he got me all the recommendations elsewhere, he was against me because I have a pussy!
what a clown.
>>18468793
is the dyke under him any better?
Also, why they keep the revolving doors on the L'Homme Ideal line?

>>18468795
She's cool, also she's not a dyke, I can vouch for this from personal experience.

are "gray" frags a thing? I tried this Castley and I like it, but it also reminds me of Lacoste pour homme which had a similar grey theme
coincidence? or I could just be misremembering what LPH smelled like too

Are they worth it?

>>18468864
yes

>solar notes

>he doesn't know what the sun smells like
point and laugh

>>18468923
lol retard

>>18468239
you sure are adding meaningfully to the discussion. why not mention some of the interesting perfumes you own or have tried recently?

also, if something is more popular, there'll be more discussion about it because it got more exposure, and if it's really obscure then there's less discussion because by definition less people will have been exposed to it

>>18468931
I'll list some of my favorite perfumes in no particular order.

Antaeus
Mona di Orio Cuir
Dior Homme 2005
Encre Noire
Cuir Cannage
Egoiste
Royal Oud
Rose de Jamal
Jeux de Peau
Balenciaga Pour Homme
Derby

>>18468968
there are some good frags in there
it's a shame you are retarded

>>18468985
That's what my mom tells me all the time, but I always put it back on her for drinking so much when she was pregnant with me.

In the 80's you could just go to the store and purchase absolute perfume wizardry like this. Nowadays we have lost that technology. I wonder what it retailed for.

>>18469000
How much you paid for Derpy?

>>18468968
that's cool but this defeats the point of your post since the majority get mentioned regularly (or at the very least the brands)

>>18469000
i recognize your photo style

>>18469008
1200 bucks about 3 years ago.
>>18469015
That's odd, who am I?

>>18469017
they guy with a hairy arm and yellowish light that takes photos of frags in front of a monitor with 4chan open

>>18469000
2025 you can go to the store and buy other great fragrances that don't smell dated. vintagefags are truly retarded.

>>18469019
I do be doing that sometimes
>>18469022
Derby doesn't smell dated. I would like for you to tell me which great fragrances you can currently purchase in a store. I will be open minded and fair and will acknowledge it if you name any good choices.

>>18469024
git gud

I like it

Seems like royal oud is unanimously liked on the internet these days. I don’t think it was always like that, was it?

>>18469029
t.pajeet

>>18469031
I'm a newfag but from what I hear there was a huge oud trend a few years back and people just got tired of it but I'm guessing it's coming back. Also I hear everyone hates Creed for being overpriced due to being acquired and inventing having history before the 70s.

>>18469045
Thank you, Jeet-GPT

>>18469031
i don't like it
all cr*ed shills should be laughed at and/or frowned upon

>>18469045
>being overpriced
>inventing having history before the 70s
>literally owned by blackrock
all true, all valid reasons to hate a scam company

>>18468239
You're the stupid idiot. You see the same 50 fragrances, because we're the same 50 people all the time.

>>18469050
>being overpriced
You get what you pay for.
>inventing having history before the 70s
Oh no, how dare they have PR.
>literally owned by blackrock
You really think Blackrock would invest a shitty company?

Absolute imbecile.

>>18469057
lol, lmao, roflmao even

>>18469045
There's no oud smell in Royal Oud. It's an artemesia and cedar perfume.
>>18469057
>You get what you pay for.
You don't with Creed. You're either trolling or brown. Smell any of their current perfumes and tell me you're getting 500 dollars worth of composition or ingredients. The only thing I can think of that still smells good is Original Vetiver and that used to cost 20 dollars before Mugler Cologne got discontinued. The women's perfumes are especially bad. I haven't smelled Eladaria or Fragaria (whoever came up with these names should die) but Carmina smells like something a 13 year old girl would get her mom to buy for her on a trip to the mall in 2006.

>>18469050
>>18469045
Overpriced doesn’t seem true in my experience. Fake history is lame. Wasn’t there some possibility they were making private party frags all that time or was that deboonked? Owned by blackrock is lame. Didn’t someone else buy them from blackrock tho?

Is YSL Myslf Abslou worth checking out or should I save the money and get an EDP refill?

>>18469029
>for "men"
>vanilla, iris, powdery, violet

>>18469066
You should broaden your horizons and stop consuming boring slop. I will give you a few inexpensive recommendations.

Hanae Mori HiM
Joseph Abboud for men (the cedar one)
Encre Noir or Encre Noir Sport (I don't like the Extreme but you might)
Really any Lalique fragrance

>>18469069
If you smelled Dior Homme on a woman you would be slightly taken aback. It wouldn't be that out of place but you'd at least subconsciously recognize that the perfume would smell more fitting on a man.

Any 'aquatic' scents worth trying? I have Versace Man Eau Fraiche and it's not bad/not great. Pacific Rock Moss is better, less obviously synthetic opening but ends up smelling like shampoo as it dries.

CW and Kenzo EdP also aren't what I'm looking for, thanks.

Post scents /frag/ hates but you like

>>18469081
I won't

>>18469080
I sold this years ago but I still kinda wish I had it.

Also I would like to murder everyone who decided to change a lot of images on website to the webp format.

>>18469084
Is this the fabled ... Gatekeeperino??

>>18469088
Nice, my local neech perfume shop has this so I'll check it out.
Which reminds me, last time I went to said shop I smelled Arquiste's A Grove By the Sea. I'm still thinking about it, so it's worth revisiting.

>>18469080
Sel Marin is a very popular niche marine/aquatic scent, but to me it just smells like algae with bad longevity to boot. Acqua di Sale is another, but with insane longevity.

>>18469081
>/frag/ is one person

>iris
Is there even any other note that is as annoying and overused?

>>18469000
I’m a tiny bit jealous. I don’t care for most Guerlains because the Guerlinade (I think it’s the Guerlinade) is always powdery and ruins the dry down for me.
Derby was no exception, but I disliked it less than a lot of the others.

I’ve always wanted to own at least one Guerlain drag since they go so much praise here and I’ve come to the conclusion if it’s going to be anything it will probably be Neroli Outrenoir.

>>18468818
idk but I love this shit

>>18469110
ambroxan

>>18469095
>Arquiste
I was very curious about this brand but I could never figure it out. They don't have a discovery kit for all their fragrances so I went to a store that carried them to sample. They smelled nice and opulent but a couple minutes after wageslaving was not enough for me to commit to a full bottle. I even emailed them about buying samples and never heard back from them. I can only decide what to buy after sampling during my edge-sesh.

Any of you cunts tried Mancera? Good quality or not? Might cop a discovery set, any you recommend?
I like incense, rose, woods, tobacco, and citrus mainly.

>>18469045
Why do you want to smell like a indian guy that just walked out of the temple?

I ordered a sample of the current formulation Le Male and I am getting absolutely none of the notes listed here. To my nose it smells medicinal and incense-y. It smells almost exactly like Body Kouros, to the point where I think Surrender to Chance just sent me a mislabeled Body Kouros sample. Getting none of the sweetness or homosexual vibe I was expecting.

>>18469162
Manceras tend to have strong performance, but very synthetic or even harsh scents. I think anything you're looking for in Mancera has a better alternative elsewhere. If you're really curious though, Kumkat Wood is one of their less offensive citrus-wood scents. And I like Intense Cedrat Boise as a guilty pleasure.

Red Tobacco is infamous because it has nuclear reach. You can spray it one time and smell like a walking hookah lounge all night.

>>18469176
>when the homosexual frag smells masculine to you

>>18469176
Le Male is everywhere. You can go in any Macy's or Bloomingdales or whatever and smell a real version and not some piddling sample. To me, it has a baby powder smell to it, but these notes are definitely there.
"Ordered a sample." What a shithead.

>>18469188
You want me, someone posting on 4chan, to go to a crowded mall where I'll be forced to interact with salespeople? When I could just order a sample online and smell the scent undistracted in the comfort of my home?

>>18469196
The scent you smelled clearly isn't Le Male, so yeah, I expect you not to be such an inept goofball.

>>18469196
>he has crowded malls where he lives
be grateful

>>18469080
If you can tolerate Calone, maybe try the typical slop (AdG Profondo). Anything with calone smells like uncooked egg whites to me.

>>18469077
NTA but, after reading this I’m genuinely curious.

I mostly agree with >>18469069
I’ve never cared for any iris frags, powdery notes as a whole come off very feminine too. Vanilla depends on how it’s used imo, and violet is usually an oddball and can go in a ton of different directions so I disagree there, BUT I do wonder what it would be like to smell something like a Dior Homme on a woman.

>>18469080
PRM smelled way more green than aquatic to me. And in my opinion most major designer (AKA “safe”) aquatic scents are boring and easy to pass on. Once you’ve smelled one Calone frag you’ve pretty much smelled them all.
The only ones that are some degree of interesting are the weird, slightly more low-tide type aquatics such as those in >>18469096 (and Megamare) but they’re obviously less public friendly.

>>18469135
They have some interesting frags and the longevity isn’t ass, but it’s always just a bit weaker than I’d like. Nanban, Indigo Smoke, Anima Dulcis, I enjoyed each of these but they only last like ~4 ish hours on my skin. Also shout out to the above aquatic guy, you can check out their Sydney Rock Pool.

>>18469080
>3 SPRAYS OF BVLGARI AQVA POUR HOMO MARINE
https://youtu.be/tkzY_VwNIek?si=DSY8X_5O6usUe71_

I got an old bottle of D&G PH, I only sprayed once and almost 4 hours later I don't know if I'm going to throw up or pass out.

>>18469217
I have El. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I can't stand it. I can't tell if it has Ambroxan or Amberwoods or what, but there's a smell in it that kinda fucks it up for me.

>>18469270
It's not that strong. Also the tobacco note is really good.

>>18469066
It's at least worth smelling before you make any decision. The EDP is a pretty safe blind buy if you like blue fragrances. I blind bought it and enjoy it a lot; though I do think longevity is a slight issue.

>>18469284
It's not super strong but it's quite nauseating to me because of the sweetness of the tobacco. It's not a luxury tobacco but a "years of accumulated cigarette smoke on the inside of a car". It also lasts ridiculously long. I wish I could find someone to gift it to that I would never be around to smell again.

>>18469196
idk about US stores because of the abundance of cheap thieving niggas roaming around but here in Aus they literally throw the company-provided samples at you without having to ask, like theyre trying to get rid of them. Everytime I go to a beauty store with my gf I end up getting 15-20ml worth of free designer samples without trying to. For niche fragrances you have to show you’re interested in trying them out before dropping big bucks and they’ll happily give you 1-2 samples of expensive niche ones, any more and they’ll tell you to buy a discovery pack. Picrel was given to me yesterday after trying some testers in a few different sections.

>>18468923
Go buy a sunscreen and smell it

>>18469038
>if you like vanilla you must be Indian
Why though?

>>18469270
Skill issue

I remember that one time my mom said Spicebomb smells like curry flavoured instant noodle

>why yes my favourite fragrance is Dior Sauvage. How can you tell?

>>18469346
Indians prefer Habit Rouge and Drakkar Noir, Sauvage is for white chads

>>18469352
LMAO

>>18469352
meds, now.
There is not a single post on the internet outside of this nepali basket weaving forum, that says Habit Rouge is the 'old spice' of india.
Googling 'habit rouge' and filtering for reddit's desi fragrance addicts, do not show anything other that an assortment of jeets just discovering the fragrance.
Indians like blue fragrances, spicy and sweet shit, just like the current zoomers.
Old indians (in india) smell like poop, and pseudo americanized pajeets cover that smell by copying the white men 10 years later, before going into arab slop.

What does he wear, /frag/?

There’s nothing wrong with being Indian (indo-aryan brahmin) and liking Sauvage btw. I smell good and your women definitely let me know in more than a few ways. Cope with your shitty feminine niche slop

>>18469336
In my area of the US it’s the exact opposite, getting fragrance samples is like pulling teeth. I can be genuinely interested in buying a fragrance AFTER I’ve had the chance to test it on skin a couple times but if you walk into a major fragrance retailer and ask for a sample of <insert fragrance here> they’ll almost always say “We don’t have any.” One of the few exceptions is Sephora, they almost always have the ‘self made’ decant sprays and can make you one, but they also have the most limited selection.

>Be me, be late last year, Eros Energy just dropped
>Curious to get a sample of new frag to try on skin
>Go to Dillards in local mall
>Well groomed, well dressed, want to give good impression since requesting free stuff
>Directly approach sales hag and ask if new Eros is in
>Yes
>”Oh great, could I get a sample please? Would love to try it on skin a few times before purchasing.”
>Sorry don’t have any samples
>BullshitSalesAssociateSmile.jpg
>”Oh, wow, not even any of the make your own sample vaporizers?”
>Nope, sorry
>BullshitSalesAssociateSmileIntensifies.gif
>Walk back into mall, go to Sephora
>Approach cute sales girl, repeat Eros Energy question
>Not in
>Idea.exe
>”Do you have any of those little make your own sample vaporizers? Dillards has the fragrance but no samples.”
>Oh yes, please have one
>Thank young sales associate and return to Dillards
>Go straight to Eros Energy tester and start filling sample vaporizer
>Sales hag patrolling fragrance route
>Notices me and can damn near see the exclamation point appear over her head
>Bee-lines over to me
>Cut her off before she can say a word
>”Since you were out of the create your own sample vaporizers the girl in Sephora was kind enough to give me one.”
>ShitEatingGrin.png
>Oh, that’s nice…
>Fragrance Hag is visibly upset but does nothing
>Turn 360° and walk out the store

Thanks for coming to my GreenText.

>>18469358
You are right. You’ll likely always be right (on this matter) but he’s gonna try and keep forcing this meme.

>>18469377
Never thought about it like this until now, but Sephora always has young sales associates and all the department store fragrance counter women are old hags, maybe that’s the real reason. Just salty old twats being salty and old.

Also also, my area of the US does have its fair share of the browns, so that could also play a role.

What are some nice, incensey, smokey, frag that is subtle and masculine at the same time?

>>18469360
encre noire, what else.

>>18469352
I like sauvage but of the 4 other people I've ever smelled wearing sauvage irl, 3 were indians at the supermarket doing instacart or doordash. the other was a zoomer was a skinny zoomer with little short shorts and a brocolli hairdo just like the memes. after that I never wore sauvage again. maybe in 10 years.

>>18469390
Cardinal
Avignon
La Liturgie des Heures

>>18469390
>>18469398
These, also Encre Noire A L'Extreme

>>18469390

>>18469361
You know Sauvage EDT and Sauvage EDP are different. People don't like the EDT.

>>18469432
i like the EDT (but i'm not Indian so there's that)

>>18469394
Why though?

>>18469081
Most of my favourite frags are made by Arabs so I can't post them.

>>18469360
Probably One Man Show

>>18469437
lol post them

>sotd: ted lapidus pour homme
yes, in the summer
yes, it's great

>>18469426
Whats this image from and where can I see other categories?

SOTD Davidoff Zino

>>18469447
a based anon made it for /frag/, it's a one-off
you can do your own research or lurk moar if you need stuff for other categories

>>18469447
here's another one-off for green frags, i forgot about it

>>18469358
It's kinda sad watching you fall further down your conspiracy psychosis. Like some low IQ Qanon boomer. I hope you'll get the help you need.

>>18469455
>(You)

>>18469055
>50 people
LOL, delusional. More like 5.

>>18469162
mancera sucks all around
montale has maybe a handful of scents that are alright if you like incense and rose

>>18469360
>>18469394
>>18469438
clearly nothing except for the scent of the forest

>>18469439
no, in the summer
yes, it's great but not in the summer

in the summer you've gotta use Lapidus Pour Homme Sport
(capitalized letters on purpose)

>>18469465
wrong, it's great in the summer as well, especially great for mogging noselets and casuals
(the same goes for kouros btw which is even better)

don't sleep on this

Should I just get The One by D&G and be done with it? Just need something for the office.

>>18469477
Nope get this instead

>>18469477
Lalique Pour Homme Lion

>>18469483
Do not listen to this retard, get Speick Men Eau de Toilette, you will enjoy it.

>Bal a Versailles

Apparently Michael Jackson's signature. Curious as to how it smells.

OK /frag/, each of you post your top high heat juice.


I'll start - Kenzo Homme EdP

GO

>>18469492
how high of a heat are talking about?

>>18469493
about tree fiddy

>>18469492
>top high heat juice
Nicolai Victoire

>>18469492
easy choice.

>>18469492
Currently this
Cheap and pretty weak but in summer I like to spray a lot so it's fine.

>>18469432
What about the Parfum?

Any suggestions for something that has iris and lavender? I got some hand cream the other day with that combo and it smells heavenly

>>18469361
this desu but us real Indians love Drakkar Noir

>>18469585
Luna Rossa Ocean

>>18469585
My garden

>>18469176
the opening is herbal. the drydown is sweet and kind of smells like cinnamon and vanilla cookies to me
the contrast is cool and it is not a particularly gay smell by modern standards. if it came out today, no one would perceive it as such

>>18469162
they're overrated, most of their scents smell kind of cheap and harsh
you'd probably enjoy the ELDO discovery set more, they have some good incense and rose fragrances

>>18469573
The Parfum is the least popular (excluding the coom one) and most 'polite' version in terms of projection. To me, it's somewhere between the original and Dior Homme 2020.

>>18469119
>I’ve always wanted to own at least one Guerlain drag since they go so much praise here
not all of them have guerlinade. I'm pretty sure Vetiver and Heritage don't have it

>>18469080
aquatics are a lame and overrated genre

>>18468968
>why do you only discuss the same couple of famous brands?
>oh, my favorites? Chanel, Dior, Lalique, Guerlain, the list could go on...

>>18469585
Dior Homme Intense / Original if young
Lalique Pour Homme Lion if old

>>18469660
The lalique is much fresher and younger smelling than DHI. I could never imagine a young person smelling like DHI really, what the fuck are you guys talking about.

>>18469629
Based gardenfag
Post your plants

>>18469662
>The lalique is much fresher and younger smelling than DHI
Do you have the EdT? I find the EdP is heavy on the aromatics and wood notes, rosemary stands out particularly. Not a light wear for me.

La Nuit de lHomme or Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme? Ideally I want a fall frag. Think travel with my girl.

Which one /frag/?

>>18469667
>dollar store dupes of frags that are already dirt cheap
Incredible.

>>18469667
kek

>>18469664
I got the EdP didn't remember there was another one even.

It's not a freshie but it's much lighter than DHI - for example, it's 25-30 degrees here and since this reminded me I'll do the lalique to go out soon, and I won't wear my DHI clone until fall.

>>18469668
50-60 for scented water isn't cheap. It's affordable if you're on a western salary sure but it doesn't mean that frugal people won't buy things that are closer to what they should be priced at.

>>18469665
AHSEE easily out of those two. It lasts far longer and is more versatile.

>>18469662
Lion is fresher but just a more old school style. it smells more like it came out in the 80s alongside New York, Bois du Portugal and Heritage
DHI is a more modern sweet gourmand fragrance, though quite powdery and floral so maybe that's giving you old man vibes

>>18469667
for me it's
>dark black
>gold no.1
>friend
>lion versatile
kek

>some guy asks how to ruin drakkar noir to others a week ago
>i tell him to just start saying indian people wear it
>rampant posts about indians wearing drakka noir suddenly
hearty kek

>>18469697
it's weird because there was already a stereotype for Drakkar Noir wearers
it's "hairy middle-aged eastern european taxi driver / criminal"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3AU7Z4fsM

>>18469340
You know the scented Glad bags? That's what D&G Pour Homme smells like.

>>18469710
I can't afford scented bags, so I spray regular bags with Gucci Guilty.
>capchta: HRT44

SOTD Drakkar Noir

>>18469777
good morning saar

>>18469477
The One is more of a autumn/winter

I just tried The One Grey EdT yesterday and found it suitable for hot weather.
>top notes
Slight citrus and bergamot with a muted version of The One's clean ambery DNA

>middle notes
Almost entirely iso-e super, very pencil shaving-esque

>bottom notes
Quieter iso-e super rounded off with a soft, powdery iris

It was interesting and I could see it suitable for professional settings, but not quiet a suit-and-tie business meeting

>>18469777
Czech'd
Lee Priest had some of the best triceps in the game. Maybe THE best

>>18469671
poor people deserve to be stay stinky.

its 23:30 and im working graveyard shift in a hospital. what frag is equal to this shit?

>>18469069
>Dior Homme
>VUI
>on a woman

Buddy you want to get pegged.

>>18469492
Ghost in the Shell or Neroli Mediterraneo (Perris Monte Carlo), depending on my mood. GitS holds performance a little better, but I do love the Neroli.

>>18469653
Heritage was also near the top, literally just below Derby, but shared the same powdery leather scent to my nose.
Vetiver was not powdery at all, but I didn’t care for its degree of earthiness. Don’t hate either of them, but nor did I love them enough to warrant a full bottle. The Neroli Outrenoir was fantastic, if I were to ever see it on a discounter (not that I expect to) for even a marginal discount I’d prob pick it up without a second thought, but for full price I’m content to pass for now.

>>18469081
>masstige
>slop
the frag dorks on here can blow me. No one buys PdM at full price. Herod is fuckin excellent, and Divine Vanille is too feminine. rip Pescheux

>>18469816
>Divine Vanille is too feminine
ymmv but imo it's totally unisex

>>18469081
I also think Mugler Alien Man is basically forgotten about, but I think it's the best "blue" fragrance created because it found a way to be blue AND interesting.

>>18469807
eucris

>>18469826
based pick

>>18469827
never smelled but the aesthetic fits

>>18469817
>too feminine
>unisex
same thing

>>18469830
k

>>18469823
where in the fuck do you see blue there?
(except the bottle)

>>18469832
???
Where do you see blue in the frag that popularized the blue?

>>18469837
I dunno man

>>18469838

>>18469838
>blue in the name
>must be blue
>blue not in the name
>must not be blue
haha good talk

>>18469850
>>blue in the name
>>must be blue
yes
>>blue not in the name
>>must not be blue
no
>haha good talk
glad you enjoyed

>>18469817
yeah but you're trans, that's different

I want to try this so bad but no samples anywhere near me unless I make some wagie at TJ Maxx open a box for me. Is it good? I'm imagining a Light Blue with a tobacco note, am I on the right path?

>>18469813
have you tried eau de guerlain?

>>18469854
imagine the OG Le Male but somehow reimagined as a quirky white shirt tobacco scent

>>18469816
herod is alright but feels redundant for me since i have by the fireplace

>>18469854
It's $19. This is one of those cases where buying the thing is cheaper than buying a sample.

>>18469807
>this shit
Sounds great to me. Most people are asleep, lighting is kept low so relaxing. Something cool and solitary… Penguin is the first thing that comes to mind from my collection, maybe The Dreamer.

>>18469970
>>18469970
>>18469970

>>18469081
Horrible rose scent. It rapes your nose with it's obscene spices and it smells like grandma. Better alternatives:

Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre - rose + smell of rain + incense + patchouli

Perles De Lalique - rose + pepper + patchouli + oak moss

Le Cri de la Lumière - rose + iris + ambrette + aldehydes

Rose rot - aluminum + rose + incense

Spice Must Flow - rose + incense + cardamom + ginger