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>>18469854
Personally I love it, to my nose it’s a lightly sweetened dryer sheet scent that contrasts in the best way with this faint earthy scent that is the tobacco flower.

>>18469893
I have not, and while I fully expect I would like the scent, I want a little more performance out of my fragrances. I don’t even own any EdC’s, and any occasion where I would consider reaching for something akin to Eau de Guerlain I have other alternatives with better performance. Maybe not the exact same scent mind you, but Bohemian Lime, Del Mar, Neroli Mediterraneo, Eau de Rochas.

*farts*
there's your SOTD enjoy haha

Does Knize not ship to the US? I tried a sample of Knize Ten recently and was thinking of picking up a 50mL.

>>18469998
that shit is gross

FragranceBuy is getting chintzy. Five bottles and not a single free sample. Not even one of their knockoff clone frags.

>hopefully it doesn’t turn this shit sideways again.
>Captcha X0DHA
>the Forbidden One.

>>18469998
>>18470005
Yeah… I tried a sample of this a while back and did not understand the appeal at all.
More power to you though, Anon, Knize them Tens.

>>18470009
i don't want your agreement, it disgusts me

>>18470011
What if we disagree to agree?

SOTD Calvin Klein Eternity
Finally found a bottle of this at Ross. Really fucking good shit for really cheap. Maybe the safest fougere without being boring as hell.

>Portuguese Man O' War
>Top Notes: Ginger, Saffron, Immortelle
>Heart Notes: Caribbean Gunpowder, Jasmine Sambac, Geranium
>Base Notes: Seaweed Absolute, Sandalwood, Tonka
>Perfumer: Antoine Lie

Interesting

>>18470025
>antoine lie
pass

>>18470006
They know what you bought so they knew it would be a waste to send samples to a noselet.

>>18470005
Youre just too much of a sissy to handle BASED and masculine leather notes
I bet you wear powdery iris frags

>>18470025
Oh man that actually sounds fucking great
Ive been looking for an excuse to break into Zoologist's catalog

>>18470034
>Zoologist's catalog
It's like browsing reddit

>>18470037
It is now that youre here

Got these two very nice chypres. They smell a bit similar but go different ways. Ivore smells greener to me, almost wearable for a man, Gucci 3 is more floral and fresh. Leather is listed for the Gucci but I smell it more on Ivore. I'm bad at leather scents because for me
leather is that cheap humid leather but I can see the luxury fine leather purse smell if I conjure it. I'll have to test them again later because I'm a bit sick and my nose is ruined. My mom really enjoys them so I hope she gets good use out of them.

a new Tauer just dropped
>Shadid extrait de parfum
>€243,95
>Each bottle is part of a strictly limited run of 235 flacons, hand-numbered and individually packed.

>>18469970 (OP)
The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

>>18469970 (OP)
The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

I'm looking for a Fall fragrance, ideal for cute dates. Thinking La Nuit de l'Homme. Any other recs?

>>18470104
>Each bottle is part of a strictly limited run of 235 flacons, hand-numbered and individually packed.
so a bad perfume Tauer has no confidence in? got it!
I swear those "limited run" niche funko pop collectors are a different hobby from actual perfume enjoyers entirely

>>18470126
it's his 2nd FOMO run in what, a year?
pretty disappointing desu

>>18470116
eau des baux
burberry london for men
dior homme intense

blind bought divine vanille

>>18470127
Pretty good profit if you can sell 500 bottles at $245.

>>18470136
good stuff, enjoy
coincidentally also my >sotd

>>18470140
In your opinion can you wear this in summer?

>>18470141
you can but i'm not sure you should
maybe in the evening hours
i'm checking it out in summer heat for shits and giggles, probably too much but i'm doing it at home so who cares

do it

I can't believe how much tauer is overrated. Was expecting some sort of magic from the top two based on the fragrantica scores - laddm and acdd - but both are overdosed on spices.

>>18470104
>Each bottle is [...]
well I don't fucking care then
>>18470136
>>18470140
>essential parfums
I wouldn't buy without trying first

you dont need more.

>>18470140
this is indeed delicious but winter only imo

sotd: h24, really shines in high heat

>>18470197
>sotd: h24
based

>>18470069
true this is indeed a reddit offshoot

>>18470150
Just get Eau de Rochas Homme and save money.

>>18470116
Egoiste
Chergui
Heritage

Layering Lattafa Khamrah and Encre Noire A L'Extreme in the high heat because I'm very based you see.

This is super nice, close to YSL Myslf, but also shares a spicy note that's also present in Oud Is Great by the same brand. I don't know whether I like that note, it helps it last more than Myslf but at what cost? I don't want this summery thing to smell spicy.

>>18470211
Shitskin muslim piece of shit duper

>>18470181
They are overrated but I don't get too much spices, you must not like spices in perfumes.

Lattafa Khamrah

>>18470104
Got dammit Tauer, >>18470126 is right. He better have something else coming out because I refuse to believe this is what he was teasing all year.

Worth the hype?

>>18470238
no

>>18470234
I like them when they're balanced out by something else. In those two they are too in your face.

>>18470181
>>18470244
>buys spicy fragrances
>surprised when they are spicy
>'tauer is overrated'
stop being retarded

>>18470247
I won't even think of a reply to this retarded post.

>>18470252
k retard

>>18470252
you're brown. Fucking mamoud

Any of you smelled Tabac? Shave soap / aftershave / EdC presuming they all smell similarly but with different strength

>>18470258
tabac original?
only buy the edc in a splash bottle
the edt is bad

>>18470258
yes
I don't like it enough to wear it, but enough to buy the shave soap which is pretty good at its purpose

Oud smells fucking foul like brown person wanting to “le beast mode strong projection” and smell like shit to everyone in a 50 foot radius

SOTD: Encre Noir Extreme, 10 sprays in the hot and humid summer.

>>18470296
>t. noselet

>>18470258
The aftershave splash is gorgeous, have been trying to find a similar frag with better performance for many years.

>>18470306
Extremely based

So I went out and got myself Chanel Egoiste, Dior Homme Intense and Resala's Arabian Oud. How much hetero sex will I get with these?

>>18470341
zero because you are gay (nothing to do with the frags desu)

>>18470234
>overrated
Too generous. More like outright bad.

>>18470341
none cuz you're a fag

>>18470341
>Chanel Egoiste
sex with milfs
>Dior Homme Intense
sex with white girls
>Resala's Arabian Oud
sex with colored girls

I don't own these, but last time I wore Dior Homme Original i got my dick sucked by a slightly chubby blond girl

>>18470342
>>18470344
ok. thanks lads. is there any chance you'd like to get dicked down by someone wearing those frags?
>>18470345
Will DHI get me bimbos? The kind you fuck with hatred?

>>18470350
i chuckled, ty
also no

Are there any men's fragrances that have a strong aloe note? It's high summer here and the smell of sunburn lotion brings back happy memories for me.

What kind of women would Pineward fragrances attract?
Dirty hippies and Sasquatch (female)?

>>18470359
none whatsoever

>>18470357
don't recall any aloe scents but I think some people were saying that one of the jpg le beau bottles smells like sun lotion

>>18470359
>wearing fragrances for women
with this mindset you're never gonna get laid

>>18470360
Good
>>18470367
Good

>>18470150
I love this, It reminds me of Eau Sauvage but with a modern twist.

How would you rank these houses
>Guerlain
>Chanel
>Creed
>Amouage
>Frederic Malle
>Papillon
>Nasomatto
etc?

>>18470391
1. Guerlain
power gap
2. Chanel
3. Frederic Malle
4. Amouage
5. Nasomatto
6. Creed

haven't smelled much Papillon so I can't rank them

>>18470391
geurlain>channel>>>>>malle>>amouage>>>nasomatto>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sneed
and I haven't smelled any papillons

>>18470388
That sounds awesome, but goddamn that price. Does it at least last longer than Eau Sauvage?

>>18470396
>>18470397
same ratings lol

>>18470396
same but with hermes tied with guerlain

>>18470403
that other guy must be pretty smart too then

>>18470391
1. Amouage
2. Nasomotto
3. Frederic Malle
4. Chanel
5. Guerlain
6. Papillon
7. Greed

>don't see the first expensive-ish cologne I ever bought mentioned on 4chan

Did I do good, my fellow chuds?

>>18470417
>cologne
>clearly says eau de parfum on the bottle

it's alright but not chuddy at all

>>18470418
Ngl I thought cologne was just the word for "male perfume"

>>18470026
He's one of the only perfumes around still making interesting and quality perfumes.

>>18470420
That's how the word is used in common parlance, but it makes the pedants here have a melty.

>>18470420
in casual speech yes
and perfume is "for women"

that said, I like to call things what they are and think that's the way it should be done

>>18470417
Pretty good choice. I wish those dumbasses had never discontinued Profundo. Thankfully I still have a bottle, but it's still stupid of them.

>>18470421
no use in iMtReStInk perfumes if they smell bad

>>18470400
It lasts around 6 hours and the first hour projects really well.

>>18470420
cologne is a lower concentration "watered down" perfume of sorts. but in the US, the word started to be used for all male perfumes, so there is some confusion

>I want to smell like Zendaya’s hot sweaty armpit.

What’s her name?

>>18470442
eau de retarded faggot

>>18470442
>sweaty armpit
tauer laddm

>>18470417
All of the ADG flankers are fine, the whole line is very mundane mall smell tho

>>18470420
>>18470422
>>18470424
>>18470436
kinda how in the UK we call all male fragrances 'aftershave'

Been trying some arabslop fragrances lately
Yara by Latafa: Women's perfume, smells pretty good and fertile
Asad by Latafa: Smells like sauvage elixir at first but dries into something weird and sweet, not very long lasting at least the batch I tried
Club de nuit intense man edt by Afnaf: Smells pretty good and lasts long
Al Qiam Gold: This one is weird, my wife says it stinks, I smell leather, some florals and middle eastern spices. Supposed dupe of ombre nomade
Khamra by Lattafa: Smells mostly like cinnamon , that's it
Khamra Qahwa: Similar to normal Khamra but better, more complex, don't really smell any coffee
Badee Al oud oud for glory: Smells like plastic or rubber, not really seeing the point of this unless you want to smell like chink furniture
Badee Al oud Honor and glory: Smells sweet, reminds me of JPG fragrances with a little spice. Redundant if you have any sweetslop perfume already
Badee Al oud Sublime: Smells like women's shampoo, very synthetic but if you like shampoo go for this
Fakhar Black by Latafa: Smells like drugstore cologne,not sure why people compare it with Y edp

>Arabslop of the day: Woods Collection North Star
It's supposed to be kinda BdC, kinda Platinum Egoiste. Not bad but kind of indistinct, I don't think I'd get a fb.

>>18470396
>>18470397
>>18470403
>>18470416
>putting Creed last
when did this general get so poor?

>>18470484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7_wlyvXqM

I'm developing a sub-collection of mid-century men's frags. I've got what might be called the holy Trinity of these (Eau Sauvage, Guerlain Vetiver, Chanel Pour Monsieur) and I'm looking for others. Any recommendations? Preferably stuff still in production. Ive got zero experience buying vintage stuff and the uncertainties of getting the stuff from eBay etc, is pretty intimidating

>>18470488
>>18470488
Aramis
Brut
Rives Gauche for vintage
Also Habit Rouge

>>18469974
Thanks anon. Going to give it a shot

If I have (a clone) of Green Irish Tweed would buying (a lone of) Silver Mountain Water be redundant? Does Viking have that similar metallicy smell or is it different entirely?

>>18470497
They all smell completely different. Are you a noselet or something?

>>18470499
>Are you a noselet or something?
did you really have to ask him?

>>18470499
I've never smelled any of them and live nowhere close to somewhere that would stock them

redpill me on Le Galion Sang Bleu

>redpill me on fragrance xyz

>>18470420
Colognes are just a subcategory of perfumes, most often related to the concentration ratio of alcohol to aromachemicals, but it's purely colloquial and not technically industry standard.

Although yes "cologne" is basically used as a word for "male perfume" even though colognes are perfumes.

>>18470442
Experimentum Crucis

>>18470488
Kouros, of course

>>18470484
Amouage, Malle and Nasomatte are the same price as Creed. they just suck less

>he's a "man" that wears "perfume"
Didn't realize this place was so full of fruits like you, boy.

>>18470525
Kouros is excellent, but I'm looking for stuff from like 1965 and earlier. Looking into this stuff really makes it apparent how much things accelerated in the 1970s and 1980s in men's fragrance. There was just so much *less* before then.

>>18470534
check out Eucris and all older frags from Geo F. Trumper

>>18470534
Here you go:
https://www.parfumo.com/s_perfumes_x.php?v=grid&filter=&b_id=&m_id=&pf_id=&c_id=&n_inc_id=&n_exc_id=&nc_inc_id=&nc_exc_id=&t_id=&o=nr_desc&filter=&wr_id=&g_m=1&s_0=1&y_t=1&y_0=&y_1=1668&y_2=1965&y_3=&n_t=1&cl_35=0&cl_26=0&cl_13=0&cl_14=0&cl_38=0&cl_15=0&cl_16=0&cl_17=0&cl_18=0&cl_27=0&cl_31=0&cl_19=0&cl_20=0&cl_21=0&cl_22=0&cl_36=0&cl_37=0&cl_34=0&cl_33=0&cl_23=0&cl_24=0&cl_9=0&cl_10=0&cl_11=0&cl_12=0&cl_25=0&cl_6=0&cl_7=0&cl_32=0&cl_8=0&cl_5=0&cl_4=0&cl_3=0&cl_1=0&cl_2=0

>>18470546
don't click virus

>>18470357
Del Mar by Day Three miiiight have some similarities, maybe? Coconut tends to be present in a lot of summer skin products and it uses it relatively well.

>>18470359
My girlfriend always says they smell like Yankee Candles, but that they’re not her favorite ones that turn her on the most.
>Ganymede
>Bois Imperial
>DHS2021

>>18470400
NTA but it definitely lasts longer than modern day Eau Sauvage.
>goddamn that price
You’re looking at a discounter, right?

>>18465094
>18470530

We have come full circle, the fat fucks picture was the picture I was thinking of when I made this post >>18465094 but last time it was something along the lines of “You trying to take me on a date, boy?”

>>18470181
I tried 5 sprays of LADDM and went for a run in 90 degree heat last night
Made me fucking sick

>>18470570
It was me both times. What do i win

>>18470578
Why are you riding my coat tail?

>>18470581
I dont appreciate you undermining my hard work, boy.

>>18470345
What do I wear for sex with skinny petite black and brown women

>>18470622
my penis on your forehead

>>18470622
My understanding is that these types of women love rich ambery fragrances. Think D&G The One EDP and similar

>>18470622
Acqua di Gio if you want nigresses

>>18470488
I think any mid-century collection would absolutely need to have Floris no. 89 and English Leather.
They're both still made today, though I've heard mixed things about the latter being reformulated to hell.

>>18470637
would pay 20 bucks to lick her stomach. maybe 30. definitely not 40 though

>>18470648
that's more than i paid to impregnate your mom, my son

>>18470637
Goddam I want to press my white dick against a firm black tummy

Bel Ami Vetiver is disappointing compared to the original

>>18470359
none. they are going to think you just dabbed on some essential oils from the health food store. there's something else about pineward that smells rank too, like a sink full of 1 weeks of dirty dishes or a bed that hasn't had the sheets washed in a month. a rank smell + essential oils. that's pineward. luckily it only lasts for about 30 minutes.

>>18470210
Good taste

SOTD today is Egoiste

>>18469970 (OP)
Well /fa/ggots, will you be copping this fragrance?

What are the most carnal smelling fragrances?

SOTD: Sauvage Parfum. I am waiting for pic in the OP to arrive today.

>>18470798
I am more of a picrel man on a woman.

I like Lalique Lion and F by Ferragamo Black. I want to get both but I didn't try the latter yet. For such a small price, I think I'll blind buy it, seems like a safe one

What is his favorite frag

>>18470835
Invictus

What are the most carnal fragrances?

>>18470851
Invictus

>>18470851
Kouros.

>>18470703
>t. Noselet
Vetiver mogs the current formulation of Bel Ami

>>18470863
No. BA Vetiver smells like old burnt popcorn

>tfw my Indian neighbour is burning his incense again
>tfw the smell is too strong
SOTD: Khamrah Qahwa
SOTN: Asad Zanzibar

>>18470442
Tom Holland browse /fa/?

Don't understand why people insist on wearing citrus freshies in the hot weather despite the fact that it's the worst weather for citrus in terms of performance.

>>18470908
what are you wearing in the summer heat

>>18470908
Because Im not fucking focused on performance or sillage when it's a hellscape outside. Im focused on whatever Im wearing being refreshing and sharp, but not cloyingly sweet, which is where freshies, aquatics, and freshies come in
I dont even wear fragrance above 90°F. Just deodorant

>>18470912
Kouros

>>18470908
it's literally the best
>>18470914
>which is where freshies, aquatics, and freshies
I think heat stroke got you

>>18470935
I meant citruses
I slept for uhhh 5 hours

>>18470937
because of heat stroke?

>>18470951
Would it bring you some measure of peace if I replied yes

>>18470956
you should rest if you have heat stroke anon

Does newer Kouros come with the same animalic, civet aroma or did they take it out? I am talking about batches made in 2023 onwards.

>>18470420
When the frag says pour homme or uomo it means for men.
But you are kinda right, though it's just describing the concentration of perfume, most if not all colognes are for men.

>SOTD: Jinkoh Store Tobacco Noir
incredibly persistent nutty tobacco frag
it's disgusting

Just blind ordered kouros. If it doesn't smell like piss I'll be very angery

>>18471032
you're gonna be furious

>>18471032
how the fuck you never got to smell it yet in the year of 1981+44??

Can you smell the difference between Eau de Parfum and Eau de Cologne or Toilette?

Like can you actually feel like it’s more dense or potent in practice since it’s higher concentration?

>>18471053
yes

>>18471053
not really. the difference is more in how they perform, with EDP lasting longer but sometimes staying closer to the skin. and Cologne lasting the shortest
but two different concentrations of the same fragrance are likely to have some slight differences. and nowadays, big differences because the different concentrations are just used as flanker names nowadays

Tried CdG Ouarzazate. Very nice, smells like a spice shop. Probably gonna buy 100ml.

>>18471053
yes. the concentrations increase, they also change the formulations so that the scents themselves are different. although concentration has an impact on longevity, so does the scent molecule; some are more volatile (fleeting) than others. for example, you can have an EDP of a citrus-forward last shorter than a woody/warm spicy EDT

is Tobacco Vanille overpriced?

>>18471096
Depends on your finances

>>18471096
highly

>>18471096
Most of the old TF private line frags that are still available are overpriced and have been superseded by much better takes on their DNA. Tobacco Vanille is the prime example.

>>18471096
i'd say it's priced fairly

>>18471104
What's superseded TV? People say EdB but that was released earlier.

>>18471096
overpriced for what it is

>>18471096
It's actually a bargain for the quality you get

>>18471111
>tom ford
>bargain
>quality
lol, lmao even

>>18471107
Phaedon Tabac Rouge and The Merchant of Venice Arabesques for a very close take on the DNA. Aedes de Venustas Cafe Tabac and EdB for something I prefer even more

>>18471111
TF is inherently incomplete perfumery

>weather finally heating up
Time to smell like rotting orange on hot pavement and a pencil sharpener.

>>18471118
you will never be witty

Best pre-war vintage fragrances? Anything before the 50s?

What is your favourite citrus heavy fragrance?

Got a bottle of Creed Imperial as a present. Far too expensive but dang it smells nice.

>>18470779
Thankfully I only got the sampler set and not a full bottle.
USPS is fucking slow

>>18471151
Amouage Search or the more wearable Dior Homme Sport and Eau de Citron Noir

>>18471131
vintage as in old-ass bottles or still made today?
cause there is a lot of good stuff still made today, like all the old ass Guerlain fragrances and Caron Pour un Homme

>>18471151
Isle of Man

>>18470968
Yes it still smells like shit.

>>18470968
You’ll still get some dirty animalic notes in the modern day formulation but nothing like the original release, and that’s a good thing.

>>18471049
He probably lives in the US, they don’t stock that shit in any major retailers - at least where I live.

>>18471068
Have you tried the other four frags in the cycle, that one isn’t bad but most people prefer Avignon or Kyoto.

>>18471096
Compare TV to the price of Eau des Baux and decide for yourself.

>>18471120
Do you prefer orange over grapefruit?
>Still never understood the “rotting” complaint, but perhaps I’m better at separating notes

>>18471158
Ignore him. He’s not entirely wrong that Pineward has -some- scents with an unappealing profile, but some people are into that (e.g. the aforementioned Kouros). The frags not lasting long is pure buttmad though. I think you’ll find some things you’ll enjoy, don’t worry.

Just got some frags from Port Au Mansa

>>18471232
>Do you prefer orange over grapefruit?
Generally, yes. I also really like the citron note in Eau Givree, but there's something else in that one that really puts me off it. So the EdT and Parfum are still the best.
Btw I was being facetious about the rotting orange comparison.

stod: Platinum Egoiste
recommendations on something similar, with a tiny little bit of citrus on top?

>>18471230
> He probably lives in the US, they don’t stock that shit in any major retailers - at least where I live.
I have never seen it stocked anywhere, and I believe it is only listed in the EU websites, not in the US or INTL sites.
I honestly thought it was discontinued, and everything was just old stock

>>18471252
>stod: Platinum Egoiste
>recommendations on something similar, with a tiny little bit of citrus on top?
Bois Imperial has a similar fresh/metallic thing going on.

>be me
>deviated septum can't smell shit
>skin condition that's irritated by fragrances so i make my own skin and hair product without any diy
>girls always playing with my hair and saying i smell great anyways
what's my secret? do some people just naturally smell better than others?
i'm not asian i don't have that gene that makes you not produce sweat.

>>18471232
Nocturnis greatly intrigued me from the listing and it is quite pleasing. Almost exactly what it says on the tin.
Shit picture but it'll do

>>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

>>18471272
>what's my secret?
you're lying on the internet

>>18471131
Acqua di Parma Colonia is divine, just don't expect modern levels of longevity.

recommend me some zara dupe.

>>18471280
No.

>>18471252
Eau de Rochas Homme is pretty similar and a pinch more citrusy in the top.

>>18471272
>deviated septum
>skin condition
>luring girls in
>so i make my own skin
>“What’s my secret?”
Anon, you sound like the antagonist from a slasher film.

>>18471273
Glad you’re enjoying it Anon, I was very weirded out by my first sample of Nocturnis back in Jan of 2024. It was surprisingly heavy on citrus and light on woods and earth, not a bad fragrance but just didn’t read Nocturnis. Got another sample a few months back and was much more in line with what I expected, very sappy.

>>18471274
I really enjoy Spice Must Flow, surprised it doesn’t get mentioned by more people from ELDO.

>>18471273
That neckbeard hat matches the neckbeard fragrances

>>18471281
>No.
lol im just going to buy one in random. Ebony Wood. boom it's that easy.

Lalique Encre Indigo is beautiful

>>18471327
I wouldn't even call it neckbeard frags. They're just junk scam frags for retard men who fall for aesthetic looking marketing. There's amateur people selling on etsy making legit nice frags. These are not even anywhere close to that. He's put all his energy into branding, marketing and web design and no energy into these junk frags that he sells. Literally ANYONE can buy a few ingredients and make frags equal to these or better on their first attempt. It would be fine if he was selling this shit for $30/100ml or something but he's selling this garbage for $200/50ml.

Any good summer fragrance that uses jasmine as a scent?
For homme

>>18471374
Day Three Del Mar

>>18471346
Tell me more, especially since it's finally at discounters.

>>18471374
>>18471393
Not indolic btw, if that was what you were looking for.

I’m gonna spend 30 dollarinos on a tuscan leather dupe. Kinda excited. Also my first time to go for “arabic”

Is Frederic Malle overrated? I feel like it's the same way like Creed where they make very well made fragrances but I'd rather something else.

Should I at least sample some?

Why is Guerlain considered the GOAT?

>>18471506
No their stuff is pretty good. Monsieur is like 65% patchouli if you're into that

>>18470835
>top notes
foreskin
>mid notes
smegma
>based notes
baby blood

>>18470637
ok which one? theres like 20 and the names are confusing

La Nuit De L'Homme EDT

Sauvagebros... we won

>>18471517
maybe i should sell my sauvage edt on sneedbay. ive only sprayed 15 maybe 20 times. this is truly discouraging news

Fragrances that give the most powerful sense of nostalgia?

>>18471526
Kouros

>>18471320
>>deviated septum
>>skin condition
>>luring girls in
>>so i make my own skin
>>“What’s my secret?”
sounds like death metal lyrics

>>18471289
I don't get any similarities between the two tbqh

>>18471506
not overrated, just overpriced

>>18471470
Prepare to let it masturbate, to get better.

>>18471470
if I ever buy a dupe, it might be this one. I smelled it before and it was basically exactly the same as tuscan leather, which I enjoy but don't find the price acceptable

>>18471096
just get eau des baux. it's slightly better and costs like 1/5th the price

>>18471506
Most Malles are pretty disappointing. Some are legitimately horrible even (Synthetic Nature, Monsieur, Eau de Magnolia). Maybe it was different 25 years ago but today it's probably the worst brand to burn your money on.

>>18471526
Boucheron Pour Homme EdP

>>18471621
nostalgia to when you bought it 2 months ago?

Going to Europe for a holiday soon. Need a Summer fragrance that chicks love. Designer, not too common, the more interesting the better.

>>18471643
Kenzo Homme EdP

>>18471643
Sculpture Homme by NIKOS.

>>18471643
>Designer, not too common, the more interesting the better.
eierlegende wollmichsau

Any recommendations for a good summer fragrance that's not a generic aquatic and has a real summer vibe? Sunscreen, summer breeze in the pines, that kind of stuff
>>18471644
Not that guy but I've worn this for a few months now and I'm getting really tired of it. The leathery aquatic profile gets screechy. I prefer Bois Imperial

>>18471656
>screechy
meaningless buzzword

>>18471656
>real summer vibe
>sunscreen
PdE Un Bel Amour D’été

almost everything smells the same to me on tester strips

>>18471670
test stuff on your skin, duh

>>18471670
When I spray something on a tester strip I can't smell it. Yes I do it properly. Just can't smell it for some reason. When I spray something on my skin, I also can't really smell it.

>>18471671
i only have so many wrists...

>>18471230
I haven't tried them. I specifically want something that smells like middle east without actually being a middle eastern perfume. I want to try Tauer Au Coeur du Désert before I commit to Ourzazate, I think Tauer might be of much higher quality.

>>18471394
Opening is sharp, fresh and aromatic with inky undertones. After about an hour the softer notes become more prominent, especially the tea. It lasts a very long time on me, but it seems that's unique.

how'd I do?

Is there actually a single dupe that smells close to Bleecker Street by Bond No 9?

I love that smell but a bottle is like $500 (obviously a bit less but still fuck shit expensive)

Is French Lover worth it at 40% off retail in 2025? I like the scent, but I feel like the longevity is poor.

>>18471676
>2 wrists 2 elbows
You shouldn't test more than 4 fragrances at once. Heck, smelling back to back is pointless and seeing experienced memetubers do it shows how little people know about receptors.

>>18471703
Should have gotten the Kenzo EdP it's the best of the line by far.

>>18471696
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan

>bought aramis aftershave
>it comes in a plastic bottle
wtf

>>18471643
Chanel Paris-Edimbourg

>>18471768
I can only blind buy it and I am not blind buying anything over $100

>>18471778
Coward

Which Guerlain (masculine or feminine) is considered the best of all time?
People seem to think of Shalimar but most experts and critics mention Mitsouko.

>>18471787
Shalimar is the most famous
Jicky and Mitsouko are equally important though, if not more so

>>18471787
Habit Rouge is their flagship masculine and Shalimar the flagship feminine.

>>18471787
for me it's Heritage

>>18471790
>>18471791
>>18471794
Thinking of buying a vintage just to experience the GOAT the way it was meant to be.

Can’t make up my mind on which one though. Mitsouko and L’Heure Bleu out of all the reviews I’ve read seem to be the most special and “magical”. I’m sure Shalimar is great too but probably not on the same level.

>>18471797
The thing with those old Guerlain frags like Shalimar and Jicky is that they're arguably more 'masculine' by modern standards than a lot of modern mens' frags, so you could wear them and people today wouldn't clock you for wearing a woman's perfume.

>>18471773
that sucks

>>18471797
>Thinking of buying a vintage just to experience the GOAT the way it was meant to be.
not really possible, a 1920 perfume will have a lot of the top notes gone
the modern version are pretty good

>>18471703
Lalique and Versace are pleasant 'laundry' type scents, faint but enjoyable.
Kenzo Marine is very strong and has good longevity, go light on sprays if you'll be around people all day.
Haven't tried Fomo but some of their dupes look interesting. Tell us how it is.

>>18471798
Don’t really care for wearability with this one. I know they are all feminine (or at least mildly) leaning.

I just want to experience the what’s considered the GOAT for many.

What soap do you use bros? I always use Cedar and Bergamot the one with rope but sadly it's not available anymore where I live.

>>18471838
for my hands it's whatever but for my face it's a hypoalergic one with few ingredients and no bad ones
I don't care for the smell since I wear fragrances

>>18471838
Right now I'm using Yardly, the lavender one and the oatmeal one. It's fine but they seem to not last long. I usually use whatever is odorless or anything that has little scent since I'm sensitive to smells when I get sick.

>>18471704
The scent of Karol by Emper and Z25 by Zakat

>>18471032
It just smells like honey rubbed on a sweaty guy

>>18471851
Same, just whatever smells nice out of shower
>>18471862
Oatmeal sounds weird but I can imagine it smelling nice.

>>18471696
Look at his misc. discovery sets, I think there should be one that has both LADDM and ACDD, but I may be mistaken. Unfortunately there are no premade discovery set for the CdG Incense line, you’d just have to get them individually from a decanter.

>>18471703
Dreamer is certainly good.

>>18471704
Fuck all things Bond. You shouldn’t have even sniffed the original.

>>18471838
Hands, Dragons Blood by Zum Bar.

>>18471923

Why fuck bond? A good frag is a good frag though

>>18471927
Bond actively seeks out people that speak ill of their fragrances and cease&desists them, and if the person doesn’t comply they prosecute them on defamation.

In my book it’s worse than Chanel, LV, and Creed combined.

Wish I could have picked up the wood prototypes as well, but he sold out of them in the first day.

>>18471951
i would do the same if i was running a company

omdz abdul not even trying to be subtle anymore

>>18471096
Depends on your budge but probably. Not the worst offenders of TF though
>>18471114
>Aedes de Venustas Cafe Tabac
Smelled this recently. The tobacco note is definitely better. It does have a sweet and fruity first 1hr or so.

>>18471778
ACDD costs a lot more than Ambre Sultan. Tauer isn't sold by discounters afaik.

LADDM is the best thing ive ever smelled
but ive never bought a bottle because i can just tell most people wouldnt like it

>>18472017
Some of them do actually if you look.

Can some of you Kenzo fans spoon feed me a US based decant site that carry’s most/all of the big hits?

Been meaning to get into them for a while and it seems like my usual go-tos don’t carry any of the good ones.

>>18471977
>Troonford

There was a website that was like a small database for fragrances that celebrities or famous people wear or used to wear at some point.
Does anyone remember the name?

Under normal circumstances I would be able to find it. But 6 months now and Google has completely FUCKED their algorithm. It's incredible how nobody is talking about this. You can't find shit on Google and YT anymore.

>>18472180
bump

>>18472180
try yandex

>>18471956
>gourmand pineward
it's probably so fucking garbage

>>18472126
myfragrancesamples dot com
I just got the EdT from them last week

>>18472017
I see em on decant sites

SOTD: Acqua Essenziale Colonia

>>>/int/212094452
frag id?

>>18472228
it's not kouros so probably ai generated

>>18472230
>>>/int/212094555
uh no it's actually real

stod: chanel allure homme

fucking chanel faggots could release an EDP version or something, but at the same time it is good they don't fuck it up more, and just shit on the sport line.
I know nobody near to me used this (I live in a shithole, people used offbrand chypres and aquatics, if at all), but it feels nostalgic and "secure", kind of like a blanket on a rainy day when everything is quiet.
The closest I get a similar feeling is with Guerlain Vetiver (on the drydown)

Any other fragrance recommendations for that? I'm almost sure it really does decrease my cortisol levels.

>>18472228
Looks like Invictus dupe or something

why are most designer frags so safe? I'm talking about Sauvage, BdC, YSL Y, La nuit de l'homme, DHI. Don't get me wrong, they smell good but they don't feel original at all.

SOTD: Bvlgari Man

>>18472274
Hermès is the only designer with not-safe frags. It's because in order to sell you must appeal to the common nose. There are modern releases that are unique tho.

im thinking about buying Ack-wa di gio parfum 2024, any opinions? i literally never smelled aqua di gio btw

>>18472280
what Hermes frags do you consider not safe?

>>18472297
>Eau d'Hermes
>Bel Ami
>some of the Un Jardin releases
H24 EdT is not a crowd pleaser, either love it or not. I personally like it, it's my favorite metallic signature before moving on to Herbes Vives.

>>18472294
It's boring, barely any different to the original AdG, just with a little more heaviness from the incense, but it's not a prominent incense, hell even the aquatic aspect of the AdG line isn't that strong.
Just a generic citrus freshie imho, and costs twice what it's worth.

>>18472294
It's a good fragrance but I recommend smelling it first, you might like a specific flanker. Profondo is my favorite.

>>18472319
tbf two of those are old school frags. antaeus and kouras aren't safe either to modern audiences.

What's the cheap trendy scents?

My shit is all blue and brown and old.

>>18472280
>Hermès is the only designer with not-safe frags.
You forgot Kenzo.

>>18472333
Encre Noire line

>>18472275
I got bad memories from that. Dad wore it while he was beating up me and mom. But it's a nice classic woody.

>>18472280
lol, lmao even

>>18472333
Jovan Sex Appeal. Trust me.

fuck safe. im gonna blind buy something that looks like itll smell good. im going purely off the name and the design of the bottle. this is gonna be my frag for the rest of summer. ill post it when i find something i think will make me soujnd like an elitist

>>18472198
He actually makes a couple really excellent gourmands, assuming you like gourmand scents. Gingerbread is a spot on bakery scent, Mint Cocoa is a pretty well done chocolate scent but unfortunately the juice is a little too dark for my tastes. And while they’re more fruity than a traditional ‘gourmand’ scents, Christmas Wine and Glühwein mimic the festive holiday drinks pretty well, remind me of drinking wassail at my parent’s place.

I’ve only really tested the first initial spray of a couple so far and they’re definitely not your traditional /frag/ loathed syrupy sweet scents (Gingerbread is a little closer to that). Winesap was a pleasantly sweet spiced apple scent, Pumpkivus did a surprisingly good job of making me think pumpkin as opposed to just the spices that are typically associated with it, and Pottsfield… I don’t remember exactly -what- it smelled like initially but it got a little better after 10-15 minutes.

>>18472202
Thanks fren, I’ll look into them.

>>18472228
Gonna agree with >>18472273 it has the approximate invictus wings logo on the bottle, but the bottle is clearly not a real invictus frag. He also looks like a 2nd world chud, so a dupe of something popular fits even more.

>>18472360
>>18472273
i was just joking btw but thanks

What is the best fragrance house of all time and why is it Guerlain?
Here are the other choices:
> 1) Guerlain
> 2) Guerlain
> 3) Guerlain
> 4) Guerlain
> 5) Guerlain

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>>18472460
>>18472460
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>>18472421
based