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First for SOTD 10 sprays Rien Intense Incense

>>18472468
>only 10 sprays
ngmi

>>18472468
>based
should I sample/buy Intense Incense if I already have a bottle of the original Rien?

>>18472484
I think they're close enough to be a little redundant. It's like Rien with the EQ turned up on the incense and leather and down on the soapy top notes. The effect is similar.

>>18472280
Technically, Comme des Garçons is a designer brand too and they make some weird shit

But yeah, of the big designer brands you can find in any Sephora, Hermes is the most original nowadays.
No blue frags, no sweet clubbers. Probably helps that they're independent and not part of some conglomerate like LVMH

Wtf this smell a lot like Xerjoff's Monkey Special, it's very rum-heavy and I barely detect any tobacco notes

>>18472507
this smells*

>>18471393
I'm going to buy Day Three Del Mar thanks to Anon here. Would it be considered a summer fragrance?

Nocturnis from Pineward met expectations and I am interested in other fragrances with similar notes as it

This is the best fragrance I've ever worn. Projection is incredible and gets more compliments than anything else.

This is the best fragrance I've ever worn. Projection is incredible and gets more compliments than anything else.

>>18472460 (OP)
What is the best Guerlain fragrance?

I've never bought anything from them before.

>>18472566
Mitsouko is considered the Mona Lisa of perfumes and the best fragrance ever made by Luca Turin.

>>18472569
>by Luca Turin
must be shit then

>>18472543
Try before you buy, he's a shill and it's quite femine.

>>18472566
>Vetiver (EDT)
>Heritage (EDT)
>Habit Rouge (EDT)
>Mitsouko (EDT)
>Homme (EDP)
these are all great frags, there's more ofc

>>18472577
why the hate boner, anon? did he fuck your mother or what?

>>18472578
What would you suggest? There's a perfume shop near me that happens to carry Day Three Del Mar to try out

Kouros >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else >>>>>>>>>>>>> Antaeus

>>18472585
that's a shit take (no pun intended)

>>18472589
ok saarvage wearing prick.

>>18472585
but why? Antaeus is good. less divisive than Kouros I think, it's a bit animalic but not pissy or dirty

>>18472600
>not pissy
>not dirty
ah, so a w*men's fragrance.

do fragrances contain pissy notes so that you can say "it's just my cologne" when you're old and pissed yourself?

>>18472599
you got it wrong, both kouros and antaeus are fucking great (ofc better than sauvage elixir and waaaay better then the other sauvage frags)

>>18472604
>t. retard

>>18472606
no

Favorite tea fragrances? This and Green Tea are my two go tos right now. Technically Silver Mountain Water also has a tea note, but I don't detect it as much. Anything else I should try?

I don't need any sweetslop besides this. Insanely good for the price.

Is general still in its contrarian phase? Is it still praising the same 4-5 fragrances from the 80s that smell like cat piss and balls?

>>18472584
Try all the Day Three, it's a nice experience since they all smell nice, they just don't all work for everyone. Unfortunately I'm in a vintage/discontinued kick so my favorite summer fragrance is Mary Kay Quattro, but I recommend you try any fougere you can get your hands on to see if you like them.

>>18472616
well seeing as I only have one I guess I gotta say the one I own so victoire

>>18472624
No, it's on the mainstream phase, just buy the latest candyass gourmand "masculine" flanker from any designer, they are all the same. No discussion allowed.

>>18472616
nicolai fig tea

>>18472632
when has that ever happened here?

>>18472624
no

>>18472632
lol wtf

>>18472632
>just buy the latest candyass gourmand "masculine" flanker from any designer
I just checked 20 fragrance threads from the archive and almost no post is about that
>No discussion allowed.
There has never been any discussion here other than calling popular things 'slop'. Any deviation from the general's hivemind is harshly screeched about

>>18472624
It's as shit as ever.

>>18472579
Turin is an insider, jew, shill, plant, and I never trust a jew. All true by the way.

>>18472648
>>>/pol/

does fragflex ever get 30mls in for elod stuff?

Should I cop a Y le parfum before they get phased out for the 2025 reformulation

>>18472460 (OP)
Aren't you afraid that fragrance might make you a weird creepy guy?

>>18472703
lol stop being a pussy
>sotd: kouros 12 sprays

Anybody has Luca Turin’s top 10 masculine and feminine fragrances of all time? Don’t want to buy the book and can’t find the lists on the web.

>>18472717
yeah, i have it

>>18472718
Well, don’t keep us in suspense.

ok I tried guerlain vetiver a few times, verdict:

it’s mid

weak, even

>>18472720
skill issue
also nice reddit spacing, newfriend

>>18472722
what’s readit spacing

>t. 2007 oldfag

Thoughts on Le Labo? I’ve got Another 13 and love how clean and subtle it is. Thinking about picking up Gaiac 10 when the city exclusives drop in August.

Tried Santal 33 and thought it was overrated, but there’s something about Le Labo’s musks and woody drydowns that’s seriously addictive.

I tend to prefer lighter, inoffensive scents which are more intimate.

>>18472726
overpriced hipster slop

(patchouli is good because the woman responsible for it kinda remade l'anarchiste and bvlgari black)

>>18472717
you mean these?

>>18472720
you are gay and retarded and a noselet

>>18472616
I recently bought Encre Indigo and I'm loving it.

>>18472749
what does it smell like?

>>18472743
Annick Menardo made Gaiac 10.

Yeah, a lot of it is overpriced hipster stuff, but they do have a few standout fragrances.

Another 13, Gaiac 10, and The Noir 29 are genuinely great.

>>18472751
Sharp, vibrant, slightly fruity in the beginning, with a very nice tea and vetiver drydown.

>>18472745
I might be gay and retarded but my nose is impeccable

>>18472756
>my nose is impeccable
lol, lmao even

>>18472757
Sorry about your taste bro

>>18472720
>>18472722
>>18472723
Reddit used to have some weird quirk where to get a line break you had to hit the enter key twice. On 4chan (and almost every scenario other than reddit) that would result in a 2 line break. So someone posting the way you did would identify themselves as a habitual reddit user. Wasn't really a big deal back in the 00's before 4chan and reddit userbases had a ton of crossover and no-one cars. At some point reddit became tumblr and 4chan became reddit, and redditor became a slur, 2016 newfag tourists found out about reddit spacing (which was no longer really a thing because reddit didn't require you to hit enter twice any more) and the term took off massively before dying off again in the last few years. It got pretty retarded because more and more newfags would come here (ironically from places like reddit and facebook) and use the green redditapacing incorrectly to anyone using paragraphs with no actual understanding of what it was.

>>18472543
It’s 100% a summer fragrance, and as >>18472578 mentioned, try before you buy. If you purchase an online discovery set they’ll take the price of the discovery set off of a full bottle. >>18472584 that’s even better!

As for this similar to Nocturnis (glad you liked it), I’d have to think for a bit, will update you later if I think of anything.

>>18472752
I've only smelled picrel which is why I mentioned it
(on turin's reommnedation)
and I didn't bother with the rest of the le labo shelf

>>18472754
what kind of fruit?
the tea and vetiver drydown sounds nice
how much does it share with the og?

>>18472756
who are you trying to kid?

>>18472616
As >>18472749 mentioned, Encre Indigo is pretty good. Indigo Smoke from Arquiste is similar if memory serves correctly.

Neroli Outrenoir is fantastic but expensive.

>>18472552
nobody is biting have a pity (you)

>>18472632
no, just buy brut or kenzo or drakkar and be SOOOOO ANTI REDDIT and NOT INDIAN

>>18472460 (OP)
Aren't you afraid that by wearing fragrance you might achieve the opposite effect of attracting women?

>>18472809
not my problem, i just want to smell good

>>18472815
you don't though

>>18472818
proof?

>>18472566
You can't go wrong with Vetiver for an every day signature. Clean, fresh, and spicy.
I also love Habit Rouge, but it's a bit more flamboyant, not everyone's idea of a men's fragrance.

There's a certain stage during the dry down of Boucheron Pour Homme EdP when the rose and sandalwood come through that smells remarkably like Egoiste. Lovely stuff.

>>18472818
I smell like pissy baby wipes, a leather purse, and whale vomit
You couldn't be more wrong

>>18472827
you are coping

>>18472786
>when your whole hobby is an arms race trying so hard to outpace the indian trends that you loop around to smelling exactly like poor indian cab drivers do

>>18472832
Bizarre post

>>18472840
mayhaps but it's true

>>18472841
>enjoying a fragrance and how it reminds you of another fragrance is coping
You are a deeply unhinged person

>>18472841
>mayhaps
Am I on r/fragrances?

>>18472846
perchance

>>18472846
No matter how braindead this place gets at least we will never reach the depth of retarded banality that is that sub

>>18472853
This place is actually much worse in every regard.

>>18472855
I’m looking at it right now and it’s making me angry

Kenzo is based

>>18472862
That's because you recognize your worst traits in it.

>>18472552
How do you even wear this? Dab on?

Fav frags under 3.5/5 on fragrantica?

>>18472940
Cool Water Reborn
I've never whiffed it, but I'm sure it's great

>>18472940
I’ve literally never looked at the numerical ratings on fragrantica, do people do that?

>>18472785
It's not b8, but thanks.
>>18472906
Just dab onto clothing

Anyone smell Versace Man Eau Fraiche EXTREME yet

>>18472703
I'm afraid it won't make me creepy.

>>18472986
Come on, don't fucking lie for no reason at all. Nobody in their right mind wants to be creepy

What if other people don't want to smell you? I'm sure you've found yourself in a similar situation. Isn't it horrible? Having to smell someone you don't like?

>>18472703
>>18472809
>>18473010
take your meds

look at that sissy over there, intimidated by a fragrant man such as myself

>>18473016
I don't take meds

>>18473051
we can see that

Can you attract women with CK One?

>>18473117
It's a clean inoffensive citrus freshie, not particularly masculine either, I know a few women who wear it, so maybe some will like it, but it doesn't scream manly man.

Is Guerlain designer or niche? Feels like is in it's own category.

Any cheap but ok burnt caramel frags for males with penises?

>>18473145
the whole designer vs niche categorisation is dumb and useless nowadays
anyway they make some beauty products and have a long tradition of perfumery instead of being created by some investment firm two years ago, so they don't fit the modern definition of "niche"

>blind buy because you like the look of the bottle
anyone else do this? i literally dont care how it smells, i just want something that when asked what it is, i can show them the bottle and theyll be impressed by how good it looks

>>18473117
I mean, you can attract women with any fragrance. CK one is by far my favorite summer cheapie, good choice bro.

>>18473152
A*Men if that counts as cheap. most caramely gourmands are disgusting but this one kind of started that whole trend and is not bad

>>18473156
I kind of did this with eau de rochas homme. though I also wanted a citrus aromatic, so maybe not

>>18473156
Yes, until I tried picrel in 2012 and still get a bottle of it since then. Ugly bottle, underrated fragrance.

>>18473145
>Feels like is in it's own category.
They're one of the pioneers of modern perfumery.

Talk to me about...

>>18473158
Thanks, I'll try it. I just caught a whiff of some dude's perfume in an elevator, just pure caramel, but would be nice to wear from time to time.

>>18473157
You can attract women with any fragrance? Including Kouros?

>>18473180
Especially with Kouros. That's like the pinnacle of "I am having a lot of sex" fragrance.

>>18473181
More like last time I've had sex George Bush Senior just got elected fragrance.

>>18472703
Worst case scenario if you use the wrong frag or overspray you'll look "inept" or "beginner-ish" rather than really "creepy".

If you deliberately use the "wrong" frag for a social situation you have to have a good skill level because if not you'll look not only inept, but also "try-hard" and awkward/embarrassing. Push much farther past this point and we start to get into "creepy" territory proper.

Don't understand people who think 2 sprays is enough.
I have some pretty strong frags and even those I will do 6 to 10 sprays, 20-30 for the weaker frags.

>>18473197
I only do one spray to the chest.

>>18473171
65+ frag

>>18473171
it's good, but not "6 times the price of Lalique Pour Homme" good

>>18473145
Designer means "fashion designer", Guerlain is not a fashion designer. Niche means "not-designer" so Guerlain is niche, technically. None of that matters today because they are owned by the LVMH conglomerate which owns a bunch of designer brands so effectively Guerlain today functions as a designer fragrance.

All that matters is if a brand is independent and able to make their own choices or if they are owned by a conglomerate which jews their fragrances for every cent removing all value and worth from their fragrances.
>but, but,..
I have spoken.

>>18473156
I bought this because it's the greatest bottle design of all time, I was surprised it was actually full.

/fa/ hates to admit it because it fell for reddit psyops but pic related is all you need

>>18473269
Might as well wear One Million or an air refreshener

>>18473282
There's nothing wrong with Sauvage or One Million.

>>18473285
There’s nothing right with it either

It's out.

>>18473282
Add Joop Homme and you got all the three fragrances I have

Sel Marin today. What do I think of it?

>>18473290
Portofino Neroli - shit
Oud Wood - shit
Terre d'Hermes - shit, try H24

>>18473290
>some literally WHO faggot on xitter has shitty taste

not surprising

Thoughts on Papillon Anubis?

>>18472717
Download it from Libgen.

>>18473298
Nani?

>>18473297
shit

>>18472744
Discontinued
>Beyond Paradise for Men
>Derby

Ruined by reformulations
>Azzaro pour Homme
>Cool Water

Irrelevant in 2025
>Ormonde Man
>Timbuktu

Eau de Guerlain, Habit Rouge, NYI, and Pour Monsieur EDT are still good in 2025.

>>18473117
Only pajeets wear it in 2025.

>>18473171
Sort of like a mix between Pour Monsieur EDT and Heritage EDT, but much stronger and with very noticeable oakmoss. The 30ml bottle will last a long time.

>>18473269
Sauvage is good for sex havers because it reminds women of sex and Chads.

>>18473306
You could say that about perfume in general

What are your go-to summer freshies when it's hot and humid outside?

>>18473314
Philosykos
AdP Colonia Club

>Ormonde Man
I didn't like this at all. The hemlock is too bitter, too strong.

>>18473314
Guerlain Vetiver EDT
Eau de Guerlain
Guerlain Homme EDP
Eau de Rochas Homme
OG Colonia & Essenza
Paris-Edimbourg
Mugler Cologne
Eau Sauvage
Monsieur de Givenchy

>>18473314
I don't leave the house when it's hot and humid outside.

Bros, I’m in Dagestan. I clogged the toilet at a local mosque and the Imam was furious. Good thing I had a sample of Aventus tucked away neatly in the back of my pocket, so I sprayed on the bidets to mask the foul odor.

Creed Aventus. Truly an Eau de Toilette (Toilet Water).

>>18473229
Based.

>>18473314
I wouldn't call it a freshie but Kenzo Homme EdP is my go-to hot weather frag

>>18473314
Lorenzo Villoresi Aura Maris

>>18473290
pleb
fags who were born after 1980 have no taste

>>18473325
>aventus seethe out of nowhere
what causes this phenomenon?

>>18473304
>Ruined by reformulations
still good though

>Irrelevant in 2025
based on what?

>>18473405
Creed Derangement Syndrome

>>18473152
“Cheap” is a very relative term, but if you can afford $100 A Whiff of Waffle Cone is a very syrupy sweet (literally smells like breakfast syrup) frag that the general public loves (in my experience) and has tremendous sillage and longevity.

>>18473229
Accurate take.

Acqua di Parma Colonia > Eau de Guerlain

fuck off

>>18473314
In no particular order
>Ghost in the shell (SotD)
>Missoni Wave
>Day Three Del Mar
>Neroli Mediterraneo
>Bohemian Lime

If it’s warm but not hell’s front porch hot I might also throw in Penguin, TdH EdT, Bois Imperial/Ganymede, and I’m currently out but BdC (debating between re-upping EdP and Parfum).

The best answer tho >>18473322

>Creed is overpriced
>Jerxoff is overpriced
>Amouage is overpriced
>Tom Ford is overpriced
>Roja is overpriced
>etc etc
Is anything fairly priced? Besides like Dior/Chanel/Guerlain?

>>18473432
Nothing in life is fair

>>18473314
cool water for warm and hot days
aqua quorum when it gets real hot as in 30+ celsius
neroli intense for freshening up and something quick

>>18473432
clones are

A local fragrance YouTube said that niche perfumes are much superior in quality, scent and uniqueness to designer ones. Does /fa/ agree? Isn't it counterintuitive though? The designer brands have much much higher revenue, they should produce better scents, no?

>>18473440
Yes and no. You should find a scent you like, see the perfumer who made it, then see what else they made. Most likely they will have overlap on mass and niche, with quality on both sides.

>>18473438
Yeah most clones are around $40 and smell like it.

Why is the fragrance world so sexist to not admit that Daniela Andried (ex Prada perfumer) is the best perfumer of all time?

>>18473440
designer and niche are ultimately irrelevant labels

>>18473447
cuz she's not

Zoomer, sex haver and a very handsome male here, pic related is what I like the most from everything I've tried.

>>18473454
>sex haver
homosex is not impressive

>>18473432
ELdO
Serge Lutens
Parfum d'empire
Essential Parfumes
Marc-Antoine Barrois
Histoires de Parfums
Nasomatto and Orto Parisi

>>18473432
Lalique

Best fregrance to impress a 22 year old guy who's into fashion?

>>18473479
Kouros

>Bois d'Ascèse
This is by far the best wood smoke/resinous scent I've found yet. I think because it leans more into actual wood notes, where others focus on incense or things like birch tar. I'll have to try others from the house, which shouldn't be too hard as there are only what, 5?

Nuclear powerful, benzyl aldehyde cinnmal vanillin hydrocitronellal heliotropin orange oil sandalwood musky exaltolide ambery patch bomb, its playful retro modern a legendary perfume composition

9/10

>>18473482
based. Kouros is the answer whenever you want to have dirty, smelly, hetero sex.

Traditional fougere based with sandalwood aromachemicals grassy spicy hexanol twist covered with clean ambrettolide amberwoosdy base elegant masterfully blended and crafted

9/10

>>18473505
Julien Rasquinet GOAT

Simple powdery woody clean perfume, the main notes are iso e super cashmeran and a bit ambroxan with peppery touch, very mild and forgettable

6/10

Takes on Iso e superish Hedione HC linalyl acetate Pamplemousses backbone, with a big dosed of Ambroxan and synthetic metallic musk combo with touch of fruity mossy acetates on top, its a modern metallic fresh clean uplifting with unique green leafy unripe fruity touch kind of scent.

9.5/10

I wonder how is this the best mens perfume ever created, for my taste this scent is the worst powdery synthetic womens makeup and old wood smell that I experienced so far!

>>18473522
stop reposting those retarded fragrantica reviews

>>18473515
it smells like a gayclub

I know because I unfortunately walked by one in london
blegh

>>18473515
>>18473518
>>18473521
>>18473522
>>18473523
shit taste

>>18473431
Ghost in the Shell and Penguin might be some good picks.
so many of the freshies are so similar in their DNA, but those would be quite different from the classic ones.

>>18473515
Spicebomb is better

>>18473505
it's a good, weird house. Or du Serail and Cuir Velour are nice sweet, borderline gourmand frags.
Nuit de Bakelite is nice, though too green to my taste. Corpus Equus was too much for me

>>18473565
>Nuit de Bakelite is nice
does it smell like bakelite?

>>18473569
no, very green and floral

>>18473571
perhaps I'm interested

I might buy a sample

>>18473576
>>18473565
>>18473505
>Corpus Equus was too much for me
seeing as duchafour is responsible for it I'm also interested in that
or du serail too

and iris cendre because I like violet


I haven't heard of this house before so thanks for bringing it to my attention anons

>>18473565
>Corpus Equus was too much for me
I'd probably get filtered by this one, but I definitely want to try it. There's something oddly compelling about that petrol-leather note.

>>18473557
GitS I love because it’s not your standard citrus freshie and performs (very) well. Just received my back up 100 ml bottle since my 50 ml will probably run out this summer.

Penguin is good but I’ve never tested it in very high heat. While it’s an overall cool scent, it’s a very mossy, leathery scent and I’m not sure how well it would work.

What could possibly be the reason TF is discontinuing Beau de Jour?

>>18473630
Zino and Heritage are cheaper and better (imo).

>>18473577
>>18473578
to be honest, i wasn't very fair with it. i only tested it on the strip and it was a smoky leather bomb, kinda like with cuoium. it wasn't immediately pleasant, but maybe on the drydown it's better. i'd have to revisit, but it doesn't seem very wearable

>>18473615
Penguin does feel "cold". it's weird that they were able to get an ice note in there. i'd have to try a sample whenever i get the chance

>>18473505
Terrible house
>>18473520
Rasquinet is terrible

>>18473569
Smells like salad

>>18473432
Rogue’s stuff is very affordable, especially considering the quality, and has 30 ml options.

>>18473664
I do think it's cool you can order any 4 samples from them for a good price. I'm curious to try their new one, Bonded.

>>18473440
>much superior in quality
No, usually not true. Most of them aren't like Frederic Malle where the idea was to get top perfumers to design perfumes with almost full creative freedom, the highest quality materials and no budget or marketing restrictions from the label.

>scent and uniqueness
No, most niche fragrances are basically just more expensive clones of classic designer fragrances. Most of them aren't unique or creative.

>>18473440
Niche are just brands that focus solely one thing, in this case fragrances whereas designers usually have clothes, makeup, etc... So it makes sense that niche would be higher quality, but typically while they are higher quality and may smell better to a trained nose they usually take more artistic liberty; designers usually go safe routes that smell good and try to make flankers that are similar to sucessful scents. Sometimes designers will make unique scents but they still are very mass appealing and not 'daring'. So while niche may smell better to a snob, designer will smell better to most people who can't detect the layers and nuances of more intricate scents. Obviously this isn't always the case and you can have niche that just suck or are trying to be people pleasing or cheap to make money, there are always exceptions.

Niche is Reddit, designers are 4chan

>>18472839
everything on /fa/ is an arms race to not be indian

>>18473669
Where is this? The fact that he doesn’t sell individual samples (only the complete discovery scent) is one of my few complaints about him.

>>18473289
kek

>>18473707
I saw on their Etsy page you can order a 4-pack. I'm not sure if they do single samples.

>>18473773
Very, very likely to be fake, or at best someone selling decants of his stuff. He has his own dedicated website where he sells his fragrances, his discovery set, and there’s no option for select decants, so strongly doubt he would only offer that option on a 3rd party site like Etsy.

>>18473440
Most niche fragrances lack performance.

>>18473446
how do you tell what 40 dollars smells like?

Are there Tobacco fragrances that work well in the heat? I don't like citruses they rape my nose

>>18473515
I kinda like joop. I never wore it in public a bunch of times but I think on the dry down it actually kinda smells amazing. Its probably not a all situations type of cologne desu but it smells good.


Also pic rel literally all you need in the summer time

>>18473306
>muh pajeets
Every time

>>18473799
I find the opposite to be true. Any niche fragrance that doesn't outperform designer doesn't stick around for long (no pun intended). It makes sense since the people buying niche are already into fragrance and they are looking for things they can brag about its performance. It gets to the point that most of the major niche brands are hyperfocused on sillage and longevity. Which is another reason why so many of them smell similar, they all rely on base ingredients that last the longest like ambrox and vanillin. Bois Imperial lasts 3 fucking days, Tauer's Heraud and Sundowner have vanilla bases that you will smells on clothes weeks later, same for Day Three's Aylan. That's just a couple of stuff I have sampled but you can see all the big niche brands are known for their good performance. Everyone has the same access to cheap and ridiculously long lasting aromachemicals. Designers are top heavy, they have to make a sale on the first sniff at the mall. Niche has to offer performance per dollar to the collectors who already have huge collections, so they can spread by word of mouth and review sites.

t. hates long lasting fragrances

>>18473856
Some of us prefer to get perfume at real stores and not the bargain bin at a Ross.

>>18473878
cope it smells better than all your 100 dollar crap

>>18473887
I thought the bargain bin was $100 lmao, I can't imagine buying a perfume that costs less than that

>>18473891
bro i actually got the curve at cvs for 9 dollars. 9 dollars

>>18473891
>>18473895
I think Voyage is only like $15.
It's a nice scent, don't get me wrong, but it's far from "all you need."

>>18473899
i was just kinda shitposting a little. i live in florida so basically just sweating my ass off all the time. so cheapies is basically all i wear until fall. if im going somewhere inside in the ac. maybe ill bust out something different

>>18473899
>>18473903
actually got paco rabanne pour homme somewhat recently smells pretty amazing.

>>18473904
Rabanne's Privé was my go-to for years and I used to get compliments on it almost daily and then those fuckers just up and stopped making it. I can make do with what else they have to offer, but none of it really compares to the Privé apex.

>>18473829
I held two 20s up to my nose.

>>18473908
never heard of it but the fragrantica page looks kinda cool. seems like it probably smells amazing. cinnamon tobbaco and stuff. probably smelled the original 1 million at a club. never wore either myself. know the original is or was very popular


https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Rabanne/1-Million-Prive-37698.html

seems very expensive for the remaining bottles. seen em from like 150 to 450 dollars for bottles. wow

I got an AdG Parfum and I love it. I can finally stop browsing this cursed general.

What perfume should a short guy wear if I want to stand out next to my 6'5, muscular blue-eyed blonde friend?

>>18473171
one of the great masculines, def not only an old man frag but it's also not for teenagers or partying

>>18473406
>based on what?
based on profound mental retardation
ormonde man is definitely a good frag even in 2025

>>18473314
nicolai freshies, h24, gucci guilty cologne pour homme

>>18473432
nicolai is also fairly priced (especially their 30ml bottles)

>>18473440
>A local fragrance YouTube said
lol, lmao even
imo there is no longer a correlation between designer/niche and quality/uniqueness

>>18473463
>Marc-Antoine Barrois
>Nasomatto and Orto Parisi
x doubt

>>18473630
probably shit numbers
it's also an incomplete zino so there's that

>>18473697
lol, lmao, roflmao even

>>18473838
rogue tabac vert
pde tabac tabou
nicolai cuir cuba intense

>>18473938
kouros

>>18473981
>nicolai is also fairly priced (especially their 30ml bottles)
€82 for 30ml and €210 for 100ml is fairly priced? That's luxury pricing, but they just sell smaller bottles.

>>18474000
>€82 for 30ml and €210 for 100ml is fairly priced?
yes

>>18473981
Thanks

>tfw i dont have the face or hair to pull off the frag i want to wear

>>18474019
pussyhole

>>18474019
ive met ugly balding boomers with 19 year old girlfriends at my work wearing niches at my work. You'll be fine

>>18474028
You didn't

So is Rogue actually any good, are they really like the old school frags that used oakmoss or is it just a gimmick?
Seeing mixed messages on reviews, especially recent ones.

>>18474034
as a general rule, if you saw it being posted here, it's shit

>>18474028
i know i can wear whatever i want and no one will really care. but I'LL care, if you understand my meaning.

>>18474034
nothing out of this world but yes, they are good

>>18474034
Otherworldly awful

What are my options on getting any of these on the cheap?
Do any of the discounters offer them?

>>18474095
>What are my options on getting any of these on the cheap?
slim
>Do any of the discounters offer them?
yeah, but you can get them cheaper in the dept store ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>18474040
Aventus gets posted here though

>>18474097
aventus is shit

>>18474097
there's exceptions to every rule

Perfume.

You niggers should’ve warned me about buying arab clones. I can’t stop now. Too fucking good and lasts longer than the real thing more often than not.

>>18474114
>Too fucking good
wrong
>lasts longer than the real thing
often irrelevant and not worth for the trade off of a synthetic mess

>>18474114
They are like Labubus, you gotta catch'em all.

>>18474114
can't say I like any of mine except maybe el cielo

I'm thinking of getting Guerlain for a girl's bday we're meeting and traveling together for vacation. We were college friends, should I gift her perfume?

>>18474130
Tell us more about her. What is she like? Does she like you as a friend or do you think there could be something more here?

>>18474130
Buy her a box of cigars.

>>18474131
She is a tall and beautiful lady. Very feminine and classy. I'm not too sure on the part of as a friend, she gives me pet names and enjoys hanging out with me. We haven't spoken in a while but I recently invited her to go vacay and shes very keen and responding quite well. (Its during her birthday)

>>18474135
I'd get her Chanel Coromandel or Guerlain Mitsouko

Have fun on your trip anon. I just got back from France with my girl had a lot of fun

>>18474034
He’s like any other artisanal brand, a couple really big hits and a bunch of mid filler. Grab his discovery set and decide for yourself, his stuff is certainly worth that much.

>>18474095
Chanel doesn’t do discounts - ever.

Even on big sales holidays like Black Friday in the US when department stores advertise “Everything 15 to 30% off!” the Chanel items will only be the minimum amount discounted, and it’s actually the department store eating the price difference themselves, not because Chanel is actually selling things at a discount.

They also never go to discounters - ever.

Chanel controls it’s own distribution and any company that they allow to sell their goods is forced to sign a contract that any existing stock that doesn’t sell is returned to Chanel and re-circulated if not old, or destroyed if expired. It’s also part of the reason you don’t see Chanel on decant sites. Chanel actively seeks out people reselling their product (mostly decants, rarely but also occasionally partially used products) and will Cease&Desist them on threat of legal action. If they don’t comply they take them to court and ruin them.

I believe Louis Vuitton has similar practices, never goes on sale, never goes to discounters. They would rather destroy unsold product rather than allow them to be sold at reduced prices so as to keep them ‘exclusive’.

>>18474034
Very good. The following are must-tries in my opinion
>Mousse Illuminée
>Bon Monsieur
>Fougere L'Aube
>Targhee Forest
>L'Homme M. LaCroix (discontinued but Luckyscent still has 1mL sample vials)
>Rostracto
>Chypre-Siam
>Vetifleur
>Tabac Vert

Of course the resident autists will shriek and harp on about him being shit or gimmicky for the IFRA nonsense but his scents are solid regardless. The discovery kit is like 40 bucks for x14 2mL roller balls

>>18473981
>nicolai freshies
which are? i already own NYI and thinking of getting Bois Belize.

>>18474164
>l'eau mixte
>l'eau chic
>week-end in normandy (i only have a sample for now)
>victoire
>cap neroli(/neroli intense)
>cedrat intense
>fig tea
>angelys pear
>bois belize intense
>riviera verbena
yes, all of these are good (maybe avoid riviera verbena if you don't like calone)

nicolaishill samefagging again

I'm finally done buying arabslop clones after maybe 1/4 of the ones I buy (which are supposedly amazing 90% accurate beautiful recreations) end up being decent at all. Most end up being underwhelming or straight up headache inducing.

Turns out gambling $120 on 4 or 5 clones every other month to only like one isn't better than paying more for something I know I like. Wild.

I've got some samples coming in, Goldfield & Banks Pacific Rock Moss and Bohemian Lime, as well as PDM Greenley and LV Imagination.

Anything else I should check out? I'm looking for something fresh, clean, and summery. Right now I'm mostly wearing Dylan Blue, Explorer, and Encre Noire Sport

Finally got myself a bottle of Kouros.. Bourdon-chads, I kneel

>>18474192
Stay down there where you belong.

My manager insists on wearing Sauvage like an obnoxious faggot so tomorrow I'm going to spray Kouros everywhere before he gets in

>>18474204
this is exactly why he is the manager and you're not. sauvagechads stay winning.

>>18474204
damn you got absolutely mogged

>buy lalique frag
>weak as piss out of the box
>have to wait 6 months for it to improve before you can wear it
>still keep buying them like a sucker

>>18474228
Well, letting those frags masturbate is really worth it.

>>18473797
You might be right. There's a Facebook page as well, which links the Etsy. But the official website doesn't seem to. I might email Rogue first.

>>18473669
>Bonded
I didn't care for it. It's a slightly cleaner version of Lalique's Ombre Noire, but it's not enough of an improvement to get it over the Lalique one.

>>18474191
Bois Imperial, Legend EdP

>>18473938
Ted lapidus ph

>>18474191
Narciso Rodriguez For Him Bleu Noir Eau De Toilette Extreme

>>18474188
keep on seething

gibe me your summer colognes bros

Im white, tall, lean, muscular but not flashy at all.

>>18474295
see the replies to >>18473314
also PdE Azemour, Guerlain Homme EDP and Tauer LADAS

>>18474295
Encre Noire Sport

>>18474296
None of those are cologne.
>>18474297
Not a cologne.

>>18474318
ADP are colognes you fucking retard

>>18474318
You mean a literal cologne? ADP Fico di Amalfi. Is my favorite

Honestly just go for edt, most colognes are useless in the heat. I don't know why people keep using them. Plus you have big strong muscles. No homo.

>>18474318
Cypress & Vetiver Proraso then.

bought tommy bahama deep blue at marshalls earlier this week, and while it's nothing special it smells really good on me. good skin chemistry I guess. what other tommy bahama frags are also good? last eyar I bought st kitts and I loved the salty driftwoodiness with sweet but somehow fresh fruit

>>18474191
Chanel Platinum Egoiste

What's the best amber you ever smelled?

Looking for something like Ortigia Ambra Nera but more powerful. Dry, dusty, non-sweet and no vanilla.

>>18474374
What do you mean by amber?
Ambergris?
Labdanum?
Ambroxan?
All very different.

>>18474390
Amber accord. As in Ambre Sultan, Absolu pour le Soir, Ambra Aurea.

>>18474374
for me it's Ambre Russe

>>18474374
PdE Ambre Russe
Nicolai Amber Oud
Tauer LDDM/ACDD

>wants amber accord
>without vanilla
absolute state of fragtards

>>18474417
>still gets recommended mostly vanilla fragrances
this place can't stop stacking L's

>>18474426
it's not MFKslop so i still have some hope left

>>18474417
Classic amber accords found in LDDM, Villoresi Ambra, Ambra Aurea, Ambre Sultan don’t need vanilla to hold your hand. That syrupy vanilla crap is for people lapping up masstige sweetslop garbage like Clive Christian and Parfums de Marly

>>18474434
The ones you listed all have vanilla lmao

Help me out /frag/. I am looking for a unisex scent, not sophisticated, I don't want something complicated, nor a crowd pleaser. I want this frag to be for the colder months as I already have Eau de Guerlain and Acqua di Parma Colonia for the summery scent. I want something simple, with few, well made ingredients, something that lasts on the skin well and has an intimate to medium sillage as I don't want to announce my presence with a fragrance. I like freshies but I think it's time to change so I am looking for something along the lines of floral or something with heavy oud, I have no idea. I dislike powdery scents and old school fougeres.

>>18474417
do not redeem mowgli

>>18474439
Acqua di Parma Oud

>>18474436
>LDDM
>Villoresi Ambra
>vanilla
noselet retard

>>18474441
Colonia Oud I presume or the EDP?

>>18474443
you are the noselet here buddy

>>18474448
They're the same. Colonia Oud is the old name but the same juice. It's not a heavy oud though. Rather fresh, citrus and coriander forward with a hint of oud and leather in the base. Very clean.

>>18474449
i'm not your buddy, retard

>>18474449
don't think villoresi and tauer are available in india buddy

>Villoresi
>Tauer
Not real perfumers

>>18474452
Makes sense, real perfumers have real distribution networks lmao

>>18474450
I was also looking at Frederic Malle's Promise but the price seems kinda steep. I can afford it but I'm not sure if it's actually worth it.

>>18474454
>>18474450
I meant "The Night", not Promise.

>>18474450
I've been enjoying my sample of Oud EdP. Bright opening, light finish, it's an oud/leather than I can wear all year. And I like that they sell it in various sizes from 10 ml all the way to 180.

Rochas Man Intense: good for smelling or just for cramming?

>>18474459
Personal preference, i don't like coffee scents. Still good for cramming tho ;)

>>18474453
I don’t need perfume lectures from people who shit in the street and live in the stinkiest corners of the planet.

>>18474457
Me too. Still wondering if I should go full bottle. I really disliked Oud & Spice though
. Smells like cloves and pepper on my skin.

>>18474462
Understandable, not even lecturers from Grasse could save you if you unironically like Villoresi and Tauer sloppa

>>18474470
nice cope, brown retard

>>18474452
>Villoresi
are you sure

>>18474474
>tauer

>>18474474
>>18474476
i'm pretty sure they are not selling to low caste brownoids

>>18474479
and how do they make this distinction?

>>18474481
they know it from the smell

>>18474482
and how do they smell you through the internet?

>inb4 they can't smell you through the internet
oh shit, too late

NEW THREAD
>>18474484
>>18474484
>>18474484
>>18474484

I’m the one who bought the Rasasi La Yuqawam. Just did first spray. The opening has a more sweet raspberry than the real Tuscan Leather. Otherwise it’s pretty close, just a bit sweeter overall. Doesn’t smell as expensive. 8/10 as of now in terms of being close to the original. Maybe it gets better later on. Anyway I’m shelving this for the next couple of months I have too much shit right now. Maybe it gets better later on.

yep, that's arab slopppa
sotd O' Sauvage

>>18473829
two bottles of Zino