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>>18474484 (OP)
>Villoresi

basato, grazie OP

>so butthurt he got BTFO he had to double down like a child and thank himself to make it look "believable"
Decline of mental health is no laughing matter.

>>18474491
>villoresi
it's a hit or miss house for me but Uomo is a nice frag

>>18474492
>Decline of mental health is no laughing matter.
yeah, take your meds

Is it as good as /fa/ claims it to be?

>>18474484 (OP)
Anyone smelled the new ADG Profondo EDT??

>>18474494
No, it's a rather generic woody amber. Sport is better. Original is even better but for different occasions.

>>18474493
I went to their 'flagship store' in Florence (read Villoresi's home in a medieval villa with a shop and museum on the ground floor) and very much liked Uomo, Aura Maris, Ambra and Atman Xaman.

/fa/ hates to admit it but this is the current best mens fragrance

>>18474500
not even the best sauvage

>>18474500
another brownoid shitting in this thread

sent email to carthusia earlier this week asking if their 18 piece discovery set will be back.in stock
>will be not available anymore
should I just kms?

>>18474545
no, tell them to kms themselves

>>18474495
why would anyone want an even weaker formulation of this?

>>18474545
acqua di sale >>>>> a'mmare

this is the best churchy incense i've tried so far. incensebro needs to try this.

>>18474549
It smells better (apparently).

>>18474555
>churchy incense
2005 wants its fad back

>>18474549
they should have made an Élixir Absolu edition for shits and giggles

>>18474555
2002 and a style launched by possibly the best perfumer alive Bertrand Duchaufour

>>18474484 (OP)
Aren't you afraid that you'll give feminine vibes if you wear fragrance?
>yes, that's a man. His name is James Charles

>>18474500
Too abrasive, lacks subtlety.

>>18474614
True, but that's part of why people wear it.
Luna Rossa Carbon is much cleaner, but it's not nearly as attention grabbing.

>>18474595
Nah, I have broad shoulders, big arms, and a 29 inch waist
I'm just trying to cover up my cigarette smoking habit

wearing my favorite fragrance while thinking of how you guys are the worst posters on this entire site

I look at the description of cabochard and I see a fragrance for men. For $15 should I give it a try?

>>18474803
Yes, I'm considering the same thing. Let me know how it goes.

>>18474803
Cabochard smells just like its price tag

>>18474803
Get Lalique Pour Homme instead.

Should I get Cabaret Pour Homme

>>18474816
Incidentally, I've already got Lalique pour Homme, and I fucking love it. Does this mean I should try Cabochard too?

>>18474494
Queermo slop for when you want to signal your willingness to get down and dirty in a portapotty or truckstop bathroom

>>18474499
>medieval villa with a shop and museum on the ground floor
That sounds kinda cool actually

>>18474803
it's a slightly greener (and with current formulations better) aramis

*WINS*

>>18474494
DHI is better. Sauvage is better for daily driver if you want to stick with Dior, but everyone wears it so that's that.

>>18475018
EDP>Elixir>Parfum>EDT.

sorry xister, that's the way it is.

>>18475020
EDT > EDP > Parfum > Elixir

>>18475028
Elixir >> EDT >> Parfum = EDP

>>18475033
um, based?

my 2 blind buys regrets that I hate the most are lalique equus and kenzo ph edt. Thankfully they were both cheap. I also dislike lapidus ph sport but that one is so strange I also don't consider throwing it away.

>>18475020
>>18475028
>>18475031
I never smelled elixir but I like edt the best out of the other 3.

>>18474500
the EdP is just better. That Bergamot note in the EdP is what made Sauvage the success that it is.

>>18474595
that dude has a weird alien nose.

SOTD: Dia Man
Bertrand Deuchafour did something interesting here with the light crisp floral note right in the middle. It reminds me that Men's fragrances could have different florals in the heart. Like Champaign d' Caron. That's just an aftershave, but it blows most men's frags out of the water.

So, I've never tried the Aventus, but tried a couple of its clones. Namely the CDNIM, and Montblanc Explorer. And I barely smell anything. I don't even smell the synthetic lemon in the CDNIM opening.
I just smell something harsh, and then something less harsh.
And it's the same for all the clones I've tried.

I have no issues with any other fragrance.
But for all of the Aventus clones. It's not that I don't like them. It's that they don't even smell like perfume to me.
So either I'm not perceptible to chemicals used with the cheaper clones. (But again, only aventus clones) Or, most likely, I wouldn't able to smell Aventus either.

Anyone with the similar experience?

I post lots of anti-Sauvage comments on the Internet just so I could be one day the only one wearing it

Why did the hype die, politically speaking?

>>18475093
it didn't

>>18475018
To me the Eau Forte is the best smelling one in the line, I love the peppery notes. If only it wasn't water based and evaporated exactly 3 seconds after spraying it on.

>>18475093
The shill found something else to do I imagine.

>>18475092
based sauvage edp enjoyer.

Looking for a frag, edt, edp, parfum, etc, doesn't matter, I want something fruity but not citrusy, also I like leather, tobacco and boozy notes. I want fruity + one other of the notes I like or more.

Budget is $200

>>18475166
TF Tuscan Leather or the better Widian Chelsea

>>18475166
oh you sound fruity nigga

>>18475093
It's nice but it's a women's fragrance.

>>18475166
you should look at Chypres if you want fruity + additional notes. aventus might be the most famous one, but there are many others like it

>>18475166
Cherry Punk? main notes of cherry and leather

>Someone gifts dad a bottle of Sauvage
>doesn't care about perfume
>gives it to me
>also don't care about perfume but try it out
>people seem to like it
>finally run out
>go on /frag/ to look for other fragrances
>everyone just saying to get Sauvage

Welp, so much of for that. I wanted to try the core 10 from >>18474490 but the big perfume chains around here don't stock any of these and I'm not spending hundreds buying samples of all. What do

>>18475229
>i want to try these things but i don't want to pay for them
>what do i do?
have you tried not being a poor retard?

>>18475233
You want me to pay to try 10 things, of which I might like 1 or 2?

Autist

>>18475229
surely they stock terre d'hermes at least

>>18475229
bad b8 i r8 2/8

>>18475235
i wish poorfags would just leave.

SOTD: Fahrenheit, 10 sprays.

>>18475235
if you can't try them for free at a store and you're not willing to buy a sample, what are you expecting as an answer?
you either shell out a bit of cash to try them, buy a random bottle without trying it or stfu and don't get anything.

>>18475166
Fahrenheit

>>18475275
BASED

think I'll buy TF Noir EDP

>>18475303
it's good, though it is a bit of a ripoff of some classics like Shalimar

>>18475235
What's the alternative? You want to blind buy a perfume based on the recommendation of a stranger on the internet? If so get Kenneth Cole Black.

I am tired of pretending that this is not better than Sauvage.

>>18475310
It smells like sunscreen in the dry down. Sauvage doesn't and is therefore better.

>>18475304
Every description I read of it is "misty, grey foggy" which I would assume is the result of the violet leaves. I should get a summer frag but I'm just a sucker for dark, rich frags

this is the perfume my dad used to wear. then he could no longer find it in shops.
It has been remade and the new version is worse than the original.
What do you guys recommend: accept the compromise and buy the new version or buy a GOOD perfume in the same style of the original? Which one?

>>18475328
buy chanel pour monsieur (edt)

>>18475328
>It has been remade and the new version is worse than the original.
Since when? I knew it was discontinued, when did they bring it back? I've been looking to try it as I love Eau de Cedre

>>18475336
Very sexy scent but has no lasting power and it lost the sandalwood-moss drydown of the vintage. Now it just smells like faint ash after the first two hours.

what do you guys think of JPG? just came from a perfume store and was drawn to these samples the most.

>>18475336
my dad isn't 80

>>18475342
I may have spread disinfo.
reading the reviews, apparently the original version got progressively worse thanks to IFRA and was eventually discontinued. Then it got resuscitated into a new version in 2013, which is actually very close to the original. not as good, lacks oakmoss partially, but relatively speaking it got very lucky with the reformulation roulette.

>>18475328
It was Armani's take on Eau Sauvage, which was Giorgio's favorite fragrance, so either that, Monsieur de Givenchy, or AdP Colonia.

>>18475328
Just buy the original, it's worth it. I always buy my dad the original formulation of the fragrances he used to wear and seeing life flash before his eyes is very validating.

>>18474595
not really. a stinky indian does not stop being a stinky indian just because hes wearing perfume

>>18475320
try to find it in a store. or find Shalimar, which is similar but with more vanilla and citrus
Habit Rouge EDT is also in this DNA, but better for warm weather. it's not as dense and dark, more citrus and rose

>>18475345
the original le male is the best. most of the newer ones are too sweet for me.

>>18475328
eau sauvage, eau de guerlain, adp colonia. maybe eau de rochas if you want to cheap out a bit

if your dad wants a stronger, beefier version of this type of fragrance, Boucheron Pour Homme could work great. a bit heavier with much better performance, maybe it would bring the "back in the good old days" feeling he wants

Holy shit.

>>18475372
much better than versace pour homme

>>18475366
the boutiques near me don't sell it. convinced myself to buy it online with a sale going on

>>18475379
some store near you probably has Shalimar to try out though

>>18475372
It truly is amazing. Boggles my mind how people dismiss it. Id rather wear this than Aventus.

>>18475372
One if the prettiest summer masculines I have ever smelled. I also like to gatekeep it so stop posting about it.

>*ahem* Sauvage, Eros, and Light Blue are much better bros *ahem*

>>18475357
is there a major difference between Colonia and the Intensa version?

>>18475386
NTA, but not in the US.

Guerlain doesn’t exist in the US outside specific flagship stores in massive cities like NY or LA.

>>18475397
didn't know that. in the EU the selection tends to be limited, but most big name stores have some acqua allegorias, shalimars and random women's Guerlains at least

>>18475394
I pulled out my samples of both just for you.
>Colonia, left hand
More rounded, seems to have more jasmine, slightly indolic bordering on urinal cake, but not much
>Colonia Intensa
More citrusy, but softer and without the jasmine, bordering on powdery, but with greater projection

>>18475373
Not only that, but I think it's better than AHS. That DNA is intolerably synthetic.

>>18475391
We need a new buzzword so people will stop calling everything "gatekeeping".

>>18475373
in what way does it differ from pour homme

>>18475412
Did you just try to gatekeep gatekeeping?

>>18475372
*sigh*

I guess another bottle for my collection wouldn't hurt. Its only like 50 bucks on fragnet.
I must have like 40 bottles by now

>>18475415
>fagnet
Your order is in our warehouse alhamdulillah

>>18475402
how kind of you. thanks for that. i own intensa and was wondering if it's worthwhile to get the OG, but i guess i'll stick with what i got

>>18475422
You owe me sex for this

>>18475413
Pour homme is a really basic lemon on laundry musk fragrance. Man eau fraiche feels like a more harmonious composition, though it's hard to pinpoint the individual notes. There are lots of different elements, but they blend together into this general sense of freshness.

Pic related heavily mogs everything I've smelled so far

>>18475428
I never smelled this, but don't like the normal prada l'homme that much. the sweet and powder in it lacks a darker counterpoint for my taste. I prefer Dior Homme Parfum, Original and Intense, in that order
is it similar to any of those?

>>18475433
It's better than all Dior Homo fragrances combined. And no it does not smell like the OG Prada L'Homme

>>18475415
>I must have like 40 bottles by now

>>18475436
But i also have 300+ samples :(

>>18475438
>300+ samples
please refer to this post: >>18475436

>>18475433
L'Homme Intense is the best fragrance from Prada and Prada makes the best mens colognes since Jacques Polge left Chanel

>>18475435
>all Dior Homo fragrances combined
well theres your problem bro weve told you layering is dumb af you gotta try them individually
No but in all seriousness they’re all super gay, Prada included, and any other frag with prominent iris.

>>18475414
Yes. The word is so ubiquitous now it can mean basically anything. Kind of like how 'gaslighting' was in every other sentence a few years ago, eventually losing distinct meaning.

>>18475413
EF has a better opening with the star fruit, and a drydown that isn't a tonka bomb.

>>18475441
>implying Jackoff Bulge ever made good fragrances for men to begin with

>>18475443
Stop gaslighting people over gatekeeping

>>18475442
Comparing Dior Homme Intense to Prada L'Homme Intense is like comparing Platinum Egoiste to Ultra male. kys fag, stop ruining threads

>>18475447
Actually I'm smokescreening you so you'll stop love-bombing gatekeeping.

>>18475448
I have alternative facts.

>>18475450
Fake news.

STOP GATEKEEPING DIOR SAUVAGE EDT

I wear Sauvage while I male-manipulate people into hating Sauvage.

I just wear whatever i think is nice

(Boucheron Pour Homme EdP)

i only wear what /frag/ hates

>>18475397
I'm the anon, in Canada and Guerlain is readily available here, but only in big cities like Vancouver or Toronto

Why do I associate BDC with reddit?

>>18475469
I associate it with inner city backwards hat wearing hypebeast Mexican turbonormies in lifted F150s

>>18475469
because while good it's the most generic, safest, boring and at this point unimaginative fragrance there is. it's liked by everyone, but it won't wow anyone. it's the perfect Reddit frag because you can post it and you'll be sure to recieve plenty of updoots by other equally tasteless milquetoast Redditors

Club De Nuit Intense Man is still the best fragrance I've ever tried. Basically every single time I wear it someone tells me I smell amazing, and I haven't found anything else that comes even close in terms of reactions.

I've had it on each wrist side by side with Aventus, and people still say they prefer CDNIM.

I smelled Trump once and he wears Creed Aventus

you know a frag is good when it causes so much seethe

>>18475422
Yes, it's worth it to get the OG because there's a massive difference between it and Intensa. Prefer the OG.

>>18475448
and they're both sweet ipowdery ris designer slop
>>18475484
my condolences

>>18475500
l'homme l'eau is the only one worth getting

Why is he shilling Dior Sauvage EDT all of a sudden? He forgot that fragrance

>>18475328
Boucheron Pour Homme

>>18475544
the shill checks just hit his account

>>18475086
No one? :(

>>18475595
Nope! :)
Why not just stop being a stingy faggot and spend like 10 bucks on a small decant of regular Aventus

How is the performance on Eau Fraiche? Good in hot weather?

Fuck it might just blind buy The Dreamer for £25

>>18475630
It’s good.

>>18474484 (OP)
everyone in this thread is Indian except me
>SOTD: Hermès Eau D'orange Verte

Do y'all think Eau D Erica will match back with me. What should I say?

>>18475086
Most Aventus clones are dogshit and don't smell like Aventus up close. CDNIM is the closest you get to Aventus if you smell it in the air but not on skin, all Arab slop are abrasive up close

how many perfumes does one truly need? any number higher than 5 is autism right

>>18475667
Winter
>casual, business, date

Spring
>casual, business, date

Summer
>casual, business, date

Fall
>>casual, business, date

Now multiply that by 7 so you can have one for each day of the week.

>>18475667
as many as you want since other people dont care when it comes down to it

>>18475667
I have about 50 and I still dont feel like I have enough

>>18475667
I’ve currently got somewhere in the neighborhood of ~35 full bottles, and while I don’t quite feel like >>18475682 I do occasionally sample something and have to fight the urge to buy it because I feel like I simply don’t have enough time in the day/week to enjoy everything in my collection.

>>18475667
After a while it's not a need. It's FOMO especially in niche markets
You begin to smell something amazing and become afraid it'll get discontinued and you'll never smell it again. Before you know it you have dozens of bottles that you dont even wear

>>18475667
>how many perfumes does one truly need?
16

Whats a good fragrance to buy for women? I'm thinking she's a more fresh girlie over gourmand/sweet. Give me top of the top houses.

>>18475791
Bitches love Jo Malone

>>18475794
Seconding Jo Malone

>>18475791
Diptyque and Byredo are mostly feminine houses

got a sample of picrel today. immediate impressions are fairly underwhelming. need to give it some full wearings next week, but dont understand why someone would go out of their way to buy this over guerlain vetiver

>>18475667
Anyone telling you more than 3 is trying to sell you something.

>>18475544
Serious answers only, why did his face become so puffy? His body fat is still low (abs visible), so what could it be?

>>18475814
cocaine, shit genes, age
probably in that order

>>18475667
Need? 1. Sweet spot is 3 to cover every situation and scent profile. Past that you just have a shopping addict.
>t. 25 fragrances and 20 samples

>>18475660
>Hermès Eau D'orange Verte
I love that shit

>>18475814
Veganism and drugs. No human can survive that combo

Best floral designer frags?

Doesn't have to be explicitly for men, but nothing that is quite obviously feminine.

I'm talking rose, jasmine, iris, and no sweet sloppa.

I wanted to thank the anon that recommended me this one, nice stuff

>>18475865
yeah, I like it too. the only aquatic that's worth the money

>>18475544
buy office for men or else...

What other fragrances would you recommend if I liked MFK Grand Soir?

anyone else wearing kouros in summer?

>>18475670
so you could easily get 365 samples, number them, and you're set for the next few years

>>18475927
yes

>>18475927
yes

Anybody that has the tried the old vintage classic Guerlains?

What do you think of Mitsouko, L’Heure Bleu, Shalimar, Vol de Nuit etc?

>>18475927
yes
it's made for summer

>>18475941
>Mitsouko
>Shalimar
both amazing. haven't smelled the others apart from Jicky

>>18475946
What about Jicky?

>>18475922
>Guerlain L’Homme Idéal EDP
>PDM Herod
>Al Haramain Amber Oud

Do beautiful women wear perfume? I feel like they don't. Also it seems that only black women like Sweet/Gourmand scent?

>>18475951
Only smelled it once at a boutique, so I can't comment

What's your most autistic notes? By that I mean you like it particularly regardless of how it's presented. Mine is
>Cherry notes
>Jasmine and other white florals
>Oud

>>18475964
both the gfs I had didn't wear perfume. I think it's some trend with young women

What are some fragrances you gatekeep?

>>18475969
neroli and/or orange blossom

>>18475973
Sauvage.
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.
.
.
.
>Eat shit you’re not getting the gatekept fragrances that easily.

Fumes that actually smell animalic? Not in the vague impressionistic perfumy sense where you barely get a semblance.
I’m talking like an actual zoo. Natural funky, fur, leather, sweat, musky stanky skank.

>>18475985
I want a “return to monke” kind of a scent.

>>18475969
You know soon there will be no more cherry. According to IFRA addendum 51 benzaldehyde will be made completely illegal. This means no more cherry.

>>18475987
Buy Castoreum hyperessence or castoreum abs. And slather yourself in that, doesn’t get more animalic than that.

>>18475985
Hyrax? Or Dzing! Which is supposed to be a circus scent

>>18476002
>Dzing

This was on Turin’s top 10. I’ll check it out.

>>18475995
as a sissy that finds everything challenging, tom of finland / clean suede is the best leather scent ever, easy to wear, easy to like, airy and clean

I said BDC is the most mid perfume of all time and got downvoted on r/Colognes

Try saying one bad thing about BDC, these normies will kill you

>>18475990
>Lost Cherry
How did Tom Ford know??

>>18475993
Is that Angel Men Mugler clone? The bottle looks similar kek

Emir Voux Zingy (torino21)
or
You or someone like you
?

3 sprays Viking + 2 sprays Interlude Man
Undefeated combo, try it out, try it even with replicas/dupes/clones.
Very green and incensy with a good bed of soft spice, cinnamon, and cloves. It's kind of like a thicker Enclave.

>>18475990
which cherry fragrance should I scoop before it's over? I don't go crazy for the note so only one (1) cherry perfume is enough for my collection.

>>18475973
unironically margiela never ending summer. released with no fanfare or hype and is a beautiful bitter orange + tea scent

>>18476020
Emir voux zingy has maybe the worst performance of any fragrance I tried, the smell's nice and green and minty and very zingy (not as zingy and realistic as Light Blue Forever's grapefruit though), but it's not worth the money.
You or someone like you might not be very long lasting but it's the better choice.

>>18475973
The clones that smell 1:1 to the original.

>>18476023
>this is him
only smelled it once, I think it smelled like bug spray, not sure
>interlude man
smells like charred corn, acrid and smoky are revolting.
>rien intence incest
smells like what a skunky stuffy sweaty shirt you wore naked for weeks and then forgot in a closet at the mercy of mold would smell like. plus leather and acrid incense.
>myrrhe mystere
myrrh is too uncompromising, this frag has an overly strong character

side note: I love incense and burn incense sticks daily.

>>18475941
I think Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleu, and Vol de Nuit are good but dated, quite different from current trends/sensibilities.
Shalimar is great, the timeless olfactory image of mature, classy femininity.
It's also perfectly wearable as a man if you want to feel a bit more classy and feminine.

>>18476039
other incense frags I hate:
Encre Noire A L'Extreme: wet forest, smoke, menthol, resin.

>>18475985
i'm sure you'd love to know

>>18476025
Mind Games French Defense
Guerlain L'homme Ideal
TF Cherry Smoke good too but a tad overpriced

>want a fragrance that seems unique and artistic
>see all these normies, mutts and redditoids reviewing it
>disgusted
>either no longer want the fragrance anymore, or want it less

Feels good and bad at the same time.

>>18476065
That's why I wear Dior Sauvage, cuz reddit hates it

>They changed the aldehyde thumbnail on Fragrantica
the fuck is this? Frost?

>>18476033
kek this

>>18476063
>Mind Games
>Tell me how to filter your post without telling me to filter your post
Top kek

>>18476076
the brand mostly sucks but its still a good cherry, just way overpriced

>>18476012
BDC is grim, you couldn't pay me to wear it. Dw fren you're safe here.

>>18476039
Actual incense enjoyers know that burning incense is the only acceptable way to enjoy
No incense frag even comes fractionally close to the aromatherapeutic potential of real incense

>>18475964
Fat women and black women wear perfume because they have psychosis about stinking and wear it to compensate. The problem is that black women wear the worst ambrox gourmand bombs. Attractive women only wear perfume for going out because nobody has ever told them they smell bad even when they do.

This slop is too sweet for summer heats.

>>18476069
> An abstract soapy, fatty, fresh smell, reminiscent of fresh laundry and frost.

>>18476092
Not even UNUM Lavs comes close? Supposed to be as incense as it gets.

>>18476101
>>18476101
Yes! please don't wear it.... it's very cloying and so overrated.
Just wear BDC or Sauvage, it's soo much better<3

>>18476103
>Fatty
selling all my aldehydes fragrances then

What are some good femboy perfumes?

>>18476109
Amouage Interlude Man

>>18475969
I haven't gotten tired of incense yet, it makes everything better. Clove and sage are timeless, fight me.

Rank these affordable freshies for summer

CK One
D&G Light Blue
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Versace Pour Homme
Versace Eau Fraiche
Armani Acqua di Gio
Guerlain Homme


Also, add any other you would include

>>18476063
>mind games
hahahahahahahahaha

>>18476063
>guerlain l'homme ideal edp
>room 1015 cherry punk

>>18475973
Stop buying discontinued vintage frags, the top notes have all gone sour and they are overpriced!

>>18476109
Gender Fluidity

>>18476012
Stop basing your personality on getting attention from others.

>>18476109
Fille de Berlin

>>18475922
Ambre sultan?

>>18476052
So exactly what people say it is?

>>18475814
booze

>>18475993
based

>>18476039
>>18476052
you just have bad taste

>>18476145
>>18475953
thanks

Is Pla'goiste still the best 'modern' fougere?

>>18476187
No
That would be Bon Monsieur

>>18476118
Chanel pour monsieur is like 100$+
I prefer the concentree / edp, and I think it beats all the others. Second place for Guerlain Homme, third for Eau Fraiche, the rest I don't care for

>>18476198
>Chanel pour monsieur is like 100$+
For 100ml. /frag/ thinks €82-85 for 30ml (Nicolai and Rogue) is fairly priced, yet €131 for 100ml is too expensive.

>>18476201
>For 100ml. /frag/ thinks €82-85 for 30ml (Nicolai and Rogue) is fairly priced, yet €131 for 100ml is too expensive.
contrary to popular belief /frag/ is not one person, retarded anon
btw in 2025 131 EUR is a good price for a full bottle of the EDT

guys, hear me out:

OG one million + hermann

they combine so damn well.
OG one million has always reminded me of a damp marble crypt filled with flowers pots, with that strong pungent white flowers smell that funeral homes use to mask the smell of death. But it doesn't give off any eerie/gloomy feel.
Hermann is obviously pretty decadent, cold and melancholic. Reminds me of a little village cemetery after rain, with graves of loved ones and long dead roses, and also the lingering smell of your grandma, that occupies your memories.
I have them together on my hand and the combination is surreal.
An utterly enticing and decidedly funeral mix at the same time. Floral and warm but definitely not "comfortable". off-putting, but in a good way, in a charming way, if that makes sense.
since both perfumes are pungent in their own way, the final mix is violent, it's complex in a distracting way.

>>18476216
>guys, hear me out:

No.

>>18476216
how does layering even work? everytime ive tried its just one fragrance overpowering the other instead of them blending

>>18476298
>how does layering even work?
It doesn't. I found 2 perfect fragrances that complemented each other and the end result was inferior to wearing either one.

>>18476201
Redditward charges $200 for 50ml of the worst amateurish trash you ever smelled. And people actually buy it.

>>18475985
Love Toxin by Calaj

>>18476330
>Conversation about Chanel, Nicolai, and Rogue
>PINEWARD IS EXPENSIVE!

I’m a fan of his work, so I’m glad to see he has made such an impression on you that you insert his products into unrelated conversations. I think this is where people say something about
>rent free

Also, his EdT’s are 130, his parfums/extraits are 200.

Anyone try Boucheron Oud de Carthage? I have Oud Malaki but OdC sounds like it might be better.

Tried The Dreamer today.
Opening 60 seconds, couldn't smell much at all, just the alcohol.
Then for the next minute or two, its was literally like glue. Sour and plastic.
Finally some pleasant florals came through, but there was zero projection, I had to be point black to my hand so smell it.

After ten minutes of this pleasant but weak scent, I sprayed some Egoiste over the top, which totally replaced The Dreamer, and lasted the whole rest of the day. The warm woody rose was such a joy, and a relief.

So The Dreamer - not even worth the low price of £25, maybe the old releases were good, but what I tried in store today was pure garbage.

>>18476369
Forgive him /fa/ther, for he has a broken nose. It’s not his fault.

>>18476374
Yeah? Or maybe I just don't like the same things as you. Idiot.

>>18476375
Or you just wanna shitpost about things other people like.

>what I tried in store
The Dreamer barely even exists in brick and mortar stores anymore - doubt
>After ten minutes… I sprayed some Egoiste
Regular egoiste is a Chanel boutique exclusive frag - doubt

If you’re gonna write fiction, take it to Parfumo.

>inb4 bending over backwards to fill in plotholes.

>>18476376
Sorry you live in some weird shithole country but here in England I can go to Boots and try all of these fragrances on the shelf at my leisure, which is exactly what I did, and anyway I own Egoiste at home and it smells great from the first second unlike The Dreamer which took two or three minutes to just smell mediocre.

>>18476379
>Sprayed a fragrance and rushed home in less than 10 min to cover it up with something else
Uh-huh. Right. Like I said, don’t strain yourself retconning that story. Anyway, here’s the link for you
https://www.parfumo.com/
They love creative fiction reviews, but you’re gonna need to up your game to compete.
>inb4 you respond again

>>18476383
>>18476383
No you freak, I sprayed the Egoiste in the same store before I left and then went about my day in town.

Here's a gay tiktok video but as you can see, Chanel have a big presence in Boots stores in England.

https://www.tiktok.com/@bootsbuchanangalleries/video/7496912672051498242

I got me a bottle of Invictus just to remember my high school days, This reformulation has a really strong patchouli contrary to the original. It doesn't feel that fresh anymore.

>>18476383
i cannot imagine being autistic enough to get into passionate arguments on /fa/'s fragrance thread

>>18476395
He's not even arguing with me about my opinion on the fragrance, it's just weird sperging out unable to comprehend that some countries have big stores where you can try fragrances before buying them.
Notice he hasn't said anything at all about the fragrances themselves.

>>18476366
Are you guy who posted his fedora next to his soiward sample collection? kek

Thoughts???

>>18476467
Yep thats a fragrance alright

>>18476467
None

>French Lover
What the fuck
This is just a fucking ashtray. Do people actually wear this

>>18476510
To me it smelled like a super earthy garden. But I had the same question

>>18476376
>Regular egoiste is a Chanel boutique exclusive frag
lol it isn't

>>18476467
>mancera
no

>>18476510
>>18476536
i love it, what i don't love about it is the price

WAKE UP EFFAY, NEW AVENTUS CLONE JUST DROPPED

>>18476548
post sauce so we can laugh at the suckers who buy it

>>18476549
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Anfar-London/Intense-Sport-106501.html

>>18476379
>>18476389
>Chanel have a big presence
>I own Egoiste at home
good morning from dhaka, bangladesh saar

>>18476552
>This is about the best creed aventus I bought this back in January 26 2025 after 3 months of Macerating the oil concentration range from 23% to 40+% And this one ANFAR LONDON Intense sport is high in oil concentration at first start I got 6 hours of wearing and 10 hours on clothes and 3 hours of projection as longer these fragrance Macerate for over time just like red wine the longer they settle in the cool place the better and better these get over now as of today I get from anywhere of wearing from 17 to 4 days on clothes on skin I get around 15+ hours and a big scent bubble projection is a room extremely crazy you will get compliments and you can layer this with a nice fragrance if you like to layer with you can get these from Amazon and I talked the the other in person when I visit Dubai Amazon and a distribution for ANFAR LONDON fragrance and all of there fragrance are EXTRAIT DE PARFUM I hope y'all really enjoyed them and again give these time to Macerate wear the fragrance for the first week then come back to the fragrance every 2 weeks and then you will see the difference in the first 4 weeks in the performance after 3 to 4 plus months you will feel the heat poppin off
jesus christ

Imagine still being a maceration denialist in 2025. Peak boomerism.

Contrary to what /fa/ says, Creed Aventus is my most complimented fragrance and I have all mainstream fragrances + some niche ones. Aventus DNA absolutely melts women's pussies

>>18476376
>Regular egoiste is a Chanel boutique exclusive frag
maybe in Ameristan it is, in Europe it's readily available in most Sephoras. so is Antaeus, oddly enough.

>>18476590
ok but what will melt their hearts

>>18476606
>so is Antaeus
true, also based as fuck

>>18474484 (OP)
5 or 15 sprays?

>>18476614
I wonder if Chanel has some sort of policy in Europe that their older fragrances have to be available to try in most stores
cause I can't imagine Antaeus and Pour Monsieur are big enough sellers nowadays to justify so many tester bottles in every store

>>18476620
your imagination is irrelevant

>>18476618
depends. Fahrenheit? 15. Encre Noir? 20.

>>18476618
50

>>18476618
Platinum Egoiste 5
Guerlain Vetiver 15
Encre Noire A L'Extreme 25

>>18476537
>i love it, what i don't love about it is the price
The (retail) price and longevity are quite bad although you find it at a decent price at discounters.

I love my Encre Noir clone so much. The woody smell in the drydown is hard to forget.

Just got a few 0.7ml samples from Luckyscent. I kind of regret it because they're all dabbers instead of atomizers.
How the hell am I supposed to use these things? I got dizzy from hyperventilating too hard trying to breathe in the scents so I can smell them.
All of them also smell like chemicals initially. It's very prominent and nasty. I'm guessing it's because they're samples and dabbing doesn't spread scents evenly, so it's a condensed mess.
I feel like I'm supposed to smell frankincense but it takes a while before it comes out of it's disgusting chemical stage.

Pic related is an unexpected banger. Probably fucking amazing in winter.

>>18476640
>I feel like I'm supposed to smell frankincense but it takes a while before it comes out of it's disgusting chemical stage.

I'm also guessing this is what people complain about when they talk about synthetics in fragrance?

>>18476640
I refuse to buy samples from LS for this exact reason, fuck dab sample vials. Give me a vaporizer.

What's wrong with Mancera? Looking to get a sample set myself, just not sure which 5 to choose.

>>18476639
there are clones of Encre Noire? really?

>>18476645
they're kind of synthetic / tacky / cheap smelling for a brand that competes with the likes of Hermes and ELDO price-wise
and their perfumer may or may not exist

>>18476645
they all suck

My Favorite has to be D&G Pour Homme the original one smells unlike anything else

I also like ADG and Polo Blue

other mentions are from LUSH, I like the Dirty and Lord of Misrule from LUSH.

>>18476653
I tried the original DG PH and was not a fan but it has good performance. It was relentless.

We are primarily looking for passionate collectors but Everyone is welcome. Normie style server

Our server chiefly targets those who have knowledge that ranges beyond the basics, we are a veritable Arcadia of passionate people, and while we don’t compose pastoral poetry, we are nonetheless quite fond of the artistic side of perfumery.

Join now and gain insights into the inner workings of the fragrance industry, how to create fragrances yourself and what you should buy and avoid.

>>18476653
Lush is utter shite, linear, poor performance, and costs 2-3 times what they're worth.
Plus their stores are all full of the ugliest smelliest trannies.

Hottest day of the year so far, perfect time to wear Habit Rouge to work.

>>18476656
where's this copypasted from?

Which are your favorite italian brands?

Bvlgari
Dolce&Gabbana
Gucci
Prada
Giorgio Armani
Versace
Valentino
Acqua di Parma
Xerjoff
Salvatore Ferragamo
Bottega Veneta
Ermenegildo Zegna
Roberto Cavalli
Moschino
Etro
Max Mara
Laura Biagiotti
Blumarine
Kiko Milano
Iceberg
Cerruti
Trussardi
Krizia
CoSTUME NATIONAL
Nasomatto
Orto Parisi
Giardini Di Toscana
Profumum Roma
Tiziana Terenzi
Nobile 1942
Moresque
Culti
Sospiro Perfumes
Masque Milano
Lorenzo Villoresi
Mendittorosa
Laboratorio Olfattivo
Bogue Profumo
Meo Fusciuni
Hilde Soliani
Pantheon Roma
Antonio Alessandria
Bruno Acampora
Filippo Sorcinelli
Maison Tahité

>>18476668
Proraso

>>18476668
cerruti
d&g

>>18476657
where did they touch you? lush rapes the majority of modern designer frags.

>>18476674
lol no they don't you demented tranny

>>18476676
lol rofl lmao even

>>18476677
why a clone of a 20€ frag??

>>18476676
the raped (You) would rather use the n+1th iteration of the current normalfaggot hype than the various interesting compositions that lush offers. bleak.

>>18476680
It's not available on where I live.

>>18476668
Costume national is underrated, they have some good releases
Homme was very good, like a more unique Oud Malaki without any of the oud or tobacco

>>18476677
holy shit

>>18476110
Interlude man encapsulates the smell of Aryans on horseback burning down tel Aviv

>>18476366
Nicolai is a tard who couldn’t even cut it as a lab assistant. Guerlain himself said so. Her frags are uninspired and badly made. She’s a joke and an affront to the art of perfumery

>>18476691
>Guerlain himself said so
[citation needed]

>>18476693
> when asked why she was passed over at Guerlain, Jean‑Paul “waved his hand dismissively and muttered something about deNicolai being a woman who made scented salts and candles”
Why do you think she didn’t get the job at Guerlain, she was hot steaming trash and would’ve ruined the brand. Thank god for Thierry wasser

>>18476664
Your mom
Here is the link. I forgot it
https://discord.gg/JBjxtrQc

>>18476656
Link
https://discord.gg/JBjxtrQc
https://discord.gg/JBjxtrQc
https://discord.gg/JBjxtrQc

I'm retard sorry

not joining your retarded faggot discord server fuck you

>>18476703
So angry and hostile...

>>18476703
Demented faggot

>>18476698
>>18476691
Patricia de nicolai is a fraud and it’s common knowledge that she buys discarded fragrance formulas from Robertet

now join
https://discord.gg/JBjxtrQc

>anti nicolai tranny is a glownigger
shocker

>>18476712
I'm not a tranny or a glowie! Take that back!

>>18476712
JIDF must be in full swing today if nicolai is being shilled so hard

>>18476723
Cool it with the antisemitism, bro. That shit's fucked up my nig!

>>18476723
Cool it with the antisemitism...

>>18476723
is patricia a jewess?

>>18476685
CN is good, but it seems as though they're not currently being sold in the US.

>>18476606
The duty free store at my local airport has testers of Antaeus, Egoiste, Platinum Egoiste, and Pour Monsieur on tap at all times. It's pretty fucking based.

>>18476744
>at my local airport

>>18476657

I order online, I just like the scents I suppose, I know its overpriced

>>18476668
Gucci and Fendi but I only buy discontinued vintage frags.

SOTD: Fendi Uomo, I smell like a gentle old uncle that pats his nephew on the head because that's who I have become.

>>18476730
The nose knows

>>18476656
>artistic side

Is niche, indie and vintage welcomed or do you all talk about basic bitch fragrances like Sauvage and Aventus?

Fumefags give me some dark academia fragrances

>>18476758
best i can do is goth rock

>>18476758
encre noire a l'extreme
hermann a mes cotes
tom ford noir

Is current Platinum Égoïste actually worse than older batches, or is it typical refo pearl clutching? I have a tester strip and the scent is easily detectable 3 days later.

NEW THREAD
>>18476772
>>18476772
>>18476772
>>18476772

>>18476777
more or less the same

Every fucking faggot thinks they're a perfume expert. Euroitalia hasn't distributed D&G Pour Homme in probably 20 years. This retard's argument that it's not actually vintage because it's not dark yellow is stupid. I've got two other Euroitalia bottles and they have the same clear yellow color. Now I'm left with the choice of paying this guy's return shipping to me or giving him the bottle.