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I want to spend my hard earned money to smell like this.

Dior Sauvage EDT

>>18482033
what is this exactly?

R8 and h8 my collection

>>18482031 (OP)
today i tested out Alessandro Manfredini:

>Top:
Rosemary and Star Anise

>Mid:
Green Cyclamen

>Base:
Ambergris, Cedarwood and Tonka

it is a very sweet and seductive scent with a hint of herbal notes in it, i like it and i think it is a great way of starting the captain fawcett collection. i will see how it weighs against others soon.

>>18482039
looks solid
any favorites?

>>18482044
Yeah, several:

>Overture Man
>Royal Tobacco
>Black Iris
>Tauer ACDD
>Dior Homme Parfum
>Eau Sauvage Parfum
>Tony Iommy Monkey Special
>Opium Pour Homme
>Torino 21
>Platonum Egoiste
>Histoires de Parfums 1740
>Beau De Jour

>>18482029
I find it’s a little more rich and earthy in the opening, and the longevity is a bit better, but neither of them last particularly long.
It’s also a bit annoying the vintage juice is yellow enough to stain a white shirt, which is exactly the kind of shirt I would want to wear with it.

>>18482036
dryer sheet ya knobhead

>>18482048
I'm not american, so I have never seen this item before in my life

Dior Sauvage

>>18482029
no difference

what should I get in this 4 sample set from ELDO? any other choices I should consider?

>>18482054
based

Love that warm almost animalic smell of labdanum, which mens fougere/barbershop style has the heaviest longest lasting labdanum dry down?

can we all agree to the fact that if stored properly, frags never go bad?

>>18482056
I think Port Maribou or something like that from ELDO is also worth trying. It has a caviar note, very avantgard fucked up shit.

>>18481626
I also like it

>>18482039
a lot of good stuff
some mid stuff
could do with less slop

>>18482074
depends on what you mean by "go bad"

>>18482080
less potent, more of an alcoholic smell, these kinds of things.

SOTD: Al-Rehab Silver
Imagine wearing that to the beach

>>18482074
Totally depends on the frag since some ingredients are more volatile than others. Citrus and lighter top notes become almost unrecognizable in old fragrances. Oxygen oxidizes. In the end time makes fools of us all.

just had the first whiff from all of these, i think triumphant was my favorite it had a very green and citrusy lime scent to it, nebula came in close second with the citrusy and slightly fruity scent, booze and baccy was good but the smell of alcohol and tobacco isn't really my thing. maharajah was my least favorite, i was expecting musk scent with spicy notes on it but i didn't really get anything out of it.

>>18482089
I'm wearing Lord rn
Absolute beast.

>>18482082
well top note go away no matter how well you store the frag
and I assume there's some natural ingredients that could go bad

>>18482056
Why not get the 20 piece Discovery Kit? If you get the Discovery Kit, you get the 4 piece sample set with Rien I, Rien II, La Fin du Monde, and Jasmine & Cigarette.

My favorites
>The Ghost in the Shell
>You or Someone Like You
>Hermann
>Remarkable People
>Exit the King
>I Am Trash
>Rien
>Jasmine & Cigarette

>>18482056
Why not get the 20 piece Discovery Kit? If you get the Discovery Kit, you can get the 4 piece Sample Set with Rien I, Rien II, La Fin du Monde, and Jasmine & Cigarette.

My favorites
>The Ghost in the Shell
>You or Someone Like You
>Hermann
>Remarkable People
>Exit the King
>I Am Trash
>Rien
>Jasmine & Cigarette

>>18482143
Do you orefer Rien or Rien II?

Despite all that I've tried; Sauvage Elixir, Terroni and Black Afgano fuck the hardest.

>>18479406
my small bottle just arrived
to my nose Green Water is a 50-50 mix of Mugler Cologne/Original Vetiver and Odalisque with a citrus blast up top, performance is average for a frag of this kind (maybe a little bit weaker), spring/summer day frag
i will wear this a lot, probably full bottle worthy in the long term (it also has a nice bottle if that matters to you)

>>18482039
+1 for >>18482077
Antaeus seems to be a strange omission btw

>>18482056
>YOSLY
>Rien (I/II)
>Remarkable People
>The Ghost in the Shell/Exit The King/Hermann/etc.

>>18482242
sounds nice

thanks for your thoughts

Dior launches its new fragrance Sauvage, with the name originating from the fragrance Eau Sauvage from 1966, although the two don’t belong to the same collection. Sauvage is inspired by wild, open spaces; blue sky that covers rocky landscapes, hot under the desert sun.

Dior in-house perfumer, François Demachy, signed this creation. The fragrance is announced as radically fresh, raw and noble at the same time. The composition is reportedly prevalent with carefully selected natural ingredients. Fresh top notes of Calabria bergamot encounter ambroxan, obtained from precious ambergris, and its woody trail.

Dior Sauvage comes out in September 2015, advertised by actor Johnny Depp. It is available as 60 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

>>18482258
I wonder what Dior and Chanel will come up with now that Sauvage and BDC are starting to become the modern 1 million (the scent of every desperate indian guy at the club)

>>18482152
Probably Rien II, but I like incense. It's basically Rien I with even more incense. Rien I is a more traditional leather chypre.

>>18482269
indians dropped Sauvage back in 2018. Now jeet's taste are LV frags and clones, as well as pretty much whatever everyone here in /frag/ except me likes

>>18482317
Wasn't Myslf supposed to be the Sauvage killer?

>>18482360
I think Myslf might genuinely be too much of a generic corporate slop for even the normies to get excited about
Sauvage was actually a bit bold when it came out. the whole DNA is overused now, but it didn't smell like a random mix of safe bargain bin fragrances like Myslf does

>>18482317
>tfw there are Indians out there wearing your signature fragrance

Jil Sander SUN eau de toilette, worth buy for a young lean sporty fresh blonde guy?

>>18482033
Paper Soap by J-scent

SOTD: Dior Sauvage

>>18482376
>so generic!

Yes I'm sure the fragrance reviewers said that. Fact is, orange blossom wasn't a focus for men's fragrances until Myslf and now designers are releasing copycats with a little spin.

>>18482457
It's more neutral than generic, it just smells like clean laundry and it barely resembles a perfume.

>>18482376
>>18482360
>>18482391
LV Imagination clones (the new Aventus clones) and Myslf are the go-tos for SEXCORE SHOW BOBS SARS jeets. Sauvage is the least Indian least reddit scent in existence right now. On fact it's the most anti-indian

>>18482464
That's what some people are looking for. Something that makes you smell good without drawing too much attention to the fact that you're wearing cologne.

>>18482457
Neroli and orange blossom have been quite common in men's frags since way before Myslf, just think of 4711, and then Neroli Portofino.
Myslf is a painfully generic fragrance considering when it came out.

>>18482472
Let me be more specific, it started the meta of designer floral targeting younger men. You had some popular men's floral fragrances like Reflectiom Man but they were niche and mature. You must concede Myself is a trendsetter.

Fragrance with this feel?

I just tried this at the store. It has no smell. I'm completely anosmic to it. Meaning, I'm severely handicapped. Today is a sad day.

>>18482505
Rien

>>18482505
Bleu de Chanel

>>18482520
It's possible that it's just overloading your nose. I couldn't smell molecule 01 when I tried it, even though I can't be anosmic to ISO E because I can smell Terre d'Hermes and Encre Noire just fine

>>18482523
I also tried Molecule 01 with ISO E Super and I found it quite pleasant, albeit weak. It reminded me of axe deodorant as a scent type, in a very broad sense, and in a good way of course. But molecule 02, nothing :(

>>18482522
LMAO you wish

any good dupes/close to this?

>>18482533
You didn't know the ad?

>>18482536
yom&layl has one thats very close

>>18482536
Varakh Silver 100%

>>18482505
whatever you like

>>18482536
why not just buy the original?

>>18482550
Presumably he doesn't want to drop 300$ on 70ml of perfume right now

Got nautica voyage and pic rel. What am i in for and is cool water redundant?

>>18482536
buy the original or just get eau givree at a discounter.

Anyone have any recs for fragrances that smell like Irish Spring soap? The closer the smell is to it, the better.

>>18482567
>>18482550
not buying your overpriced shit, kurkdjian

>>18482042
little update, it has developed beautifully in my skin and now has a very floral and tonka bean scent. it smells so fucking good guys.

>>18482497
>it started the meta
Huh.
>designer floral targeting younger men
What about The Dreamer and Fleur du Male (and 4711 and Neroli Portofino)?
What popular designer white floral frags for men were released in the last couple years?
Even that notwithstanding, Myself is a terribly generic frag, popular or unpopular as it may be.

Most YSLs have a base that I can't gel with. Reminds me of grandma's house.

smells like potpourri
I like

>>18482505
Loewe 7 Cobalt

>>18482505
>>18482616
Also Prada L'Homme Intense
It might be all you need

>>18482031 (OP)
The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

>>18482031 (OP)
The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>18482536
>any good dupes/close to
>gender fluidity
Try HRT

honest thoughts on sneed absolu aventus?

Where is the ingredient hating anon? Is he ok?

>>18482505
eucris

>>18482536
try gucci guilty cologne pour homme

>>18482619
>>18482621
ty

>>18482669
mix a worse aventus and a worst sauvage elixir and you get absolu aventus

>>18482674
he's probably malding somewhere offline

>>18482716
what makes it worse

Thoughts on Melody of the Sun by Mancera?

I just got a sample of Rien and I was expecting to get blown away by an animalic, pissy stink. It just smells like suede, resins, and incense to me. Am I a noselet? Was it reformulated? It smells totally OK. Thinking of buying actually.

It seems as though the frag thread has become increasingly infested with a creature most vile; one who spends it’s sorry days dilating in a cave, one who only crawls up for air and to shill the most redditroonesque of fragrance houses.
This creature compulsively shills the most Indian of scents (Sauvage, MYSLF, Arabslop clones) and the most Indian of brands (Vilhelm, Eldo, Nicolai). What a shame, the tranny chasing jeet has filled /frag/ to the brim with his “people”

It seems as though the frag thread has become increasingly infested with a creature most vile; one who spends it’s sorry days dilating in a cave, one who only crawls up for air and to shill the most redditroonesque schoolshooterish of fragrance houses.
This creature compulsively shills the most Indian of scents (Drakkar Noir, One Man Show, Kouros, Kenzo, Rien, Nishane) and the most Indian of "niche arthouse" brands, a type of fragrance that only appeals to those Indians and school shooter incels that never bathe or wipe their asses. The Indian, the Tranny, The Redditor, The Incel Bullying Victim Shut-in Contrarian Faggot, every one of them loves "niche arthouse" and "classic barbershop powerhouses". What a shame, the tranny chasing jeet and go-nowhere lifelong bullying victim has filled /frag/ to the brim with "his" “people”

This isn't bad.

Thanks for reading.

>>18482772
>Mancera
slop

>>18482919
>>18482957
>mfw when I only wear the most gatekept, bottom-of-the-iceberg scents so I avoid both the "it's popular because chad Israel" and the "house special lo mein quirky zany youtuber special" ends of the schizo strawman mudslinging spectrum

Armani.

>>18482611
I don't know how much better a vintage bottle would be, but the current stuff is very good

Is BDC the most played out fragrance of all time?

I accidentally bought a sample of Armani Prive Rouge Malachite not knowing it was a feminine scent. I will say this. I will fuck ANY bitch wearing this one. It smells amazing

>>18483090
The entire line is feminine i think

Found a fucking insane deal for Nishane Ani X for $225 and I've been looking for a year-rounder so I'm considering finding a way to test it and then copping. Smart? Stupid? Can anyone vouch for it?

This definitely has unlisted jasmine notes. Or else I'm going crazy.

>>18482895
it's not super animalic, just very strong and the combo of aldehydes and smoky incense can be a bit shocking
it is actually good though

>>18483136
>fucking insane deal
>225$
I HATE MODERN NICHE I HATE MODERN NICHE

me likey

>>18483194
>me likey
I like the original. There's something about "sports" fragrance that I find jarring.

>>18482536
My favorite mfk.

>>18483200
it's not particularly "sporty", just a lighter, more citrusy and slightly aquatic version of the original

>>18482771
less than the sum of its parts

Should I blind buy Fougere Royale?

>>18483194
based

>>18483176
The whole line smells the same to me.

>>18483219
No but you should blind buy Duc De Vervins L'Extreme

>>18482895
>animalic, pissy stink
You had unreasonable expectations, Rien mainly smells like leather and burnt diesel oil.
I think it's quite foul, but not unwearable or extremely animalic.

>>18482544
Varakh Silver smells 90% close to my glass ceramic stovetop cleaner, a bit of limonene, a bit of linalool, and a lot of alcohol.
I hope the real GFS doesn't smell like that.

let me guess, you need more?

This shit is incredible. Like, mind-blowing. I love it and just wearing it makes me act like a better man than I actually am. I wish it wasn't >$500/100ml but oh well.

>>18483291
agreed, smells like a real classy gay bar

>>18483294
I suspected this is what gay people wear, but on me I imagine it smells like some Conan type thing.

>>18483042
so you wear Indian tiktok scents

Wearing Black Afgano at school earlier. Sauvage-wearing virgin jewish nerd looked around next to me in the elevator, trying to identify who's mogging his normie cologne. Chad wears Kouros, glanced at me and immediately gave me a nod after whiffing my scent and I give it back to him, we indirectly compliment each other.

Opinions on Etat Libre d'Orange?
Thingken about purchasing one of their smells, such as Exit the King or Remarkable People perhaps... but a lot of them smell pretty good in my opinion.

>>18483291
it's pretty good for an amouage. but at that point just get oud oil, it's cheaper

>>18483310
sounds gay

>>18483072
Honestly, it doesn't even smell that good

The new pajeet CEO just decided to sell the company I work for. I won't be buying any new fragrances for a while. It's been a fun ride. Thanks everyone.

My future looks grim now.

>>18483313
it's a good house, get their discovery kit or scroll up to find some reccs for the pack of four

>>18483310
>school
this site is for people over the age of 18

SOTD: Amouage Search

>>18483335
Sell all your fragrances, buy food cart, sell food on the street, profit.

>>18483313
They're good. Decent prices at discounters and they actually smell "niche" unlike most modern niche houses.

>>18483291
I've been eyeing this and King Blue for some time. As someone who's never tried them, how do they compare and are they redundant to own both?

>>18483313
>Exit the King
Smells like a soap bar. Not like white musk. Not sweet. A bit buttery. Not recommended.
>Remarkable people
Frizzy citrusy champagne. Casts a bright, fun mood. Elegant. Evanescent. Recommended if bought for cheap.

>>18483355
Never tried king blue but silver oud is basically old sweat/smoke/metal sawdust/animalic + very dry vanilla to me.

>>18483315
I like what it does with vanilla though. Wouldn't be the same without it. Vanilla oil that I can get smells way sweeter than what they used in silver oud.

>>18483339
I've smelled a couple but might sample more, a lot of them at least sound interesting on paper. Thank you for pointing out the post with the samples that I stupidly overlooked

>>18483346
Yes lots of interesting notes etc. Never know how to feel about the niche stuff, they do lay it on a little thick here with the description texts and so on, but I even end up liking most of those

>>18483370
I'd probably agree, Exit the King has a rose note that I found interesting but besides that it is pretty soapy, smells clean though

Is owning all 4 of Grand Soir, L'Homme Ideal EDP, Eros Flame and Le Male Le Parfum redundant? Am I overdoing it?

If yes, which would you take out of this lineup? Bonus points if you say what you'd replace it with

>>18483072
It's terrible.

>>18483388
>which would you take out of this lineup?
all four

>>18483407
Suggest replacement winter scents then. I always like learning more

Anyone like Hermes Voyage or Dunhill Century? Both look solid for warm weather.

>>18483458
>>18483458
I like Voyage d'Hermes Parfum a lot. It smells like green tea with fresh cardamom and some light woodsy notes. In a very realistic and high quality way.

It's really easy to like and wear, probably more so than Terre, so it surprises me it's seemingly less popular. Can't imagine anyone hating this unless they hate cardamom.
Haven't had the EDT.

>>18483468
>green tea with fresh cardamom and some light woodsy notes
*And lemon. Forgot the lemon.

>>18483388
grand soir for the evening, l'homme ideal for the day.

>>18483468
Damn yeah, I need to try the Parfum. On paper, it seems to fulfill a need I have for something like Lalique Equus with more staying power.

Polo Green is my signature for the winter, the formulation was shit for a few years around 2018-2022 but they've fixed it and it fucking bangs now

>>18483474
It doesn't have that much staying power either, but more than I remember Equus having. They are slightly similar.

>cardamom

>>18483474
Ty to get your hands on Zara Oakwood. It's a limited release for the origins collection made by Suzy Le Helley. Smells like a more powerful, slightly more fresh Equus.

>>18483478
I fixed it. You're welcome

>>18483478
Why bother with modern formulations when you can still get vintage Polo easily anyhow

will wearing a fragrance make me gay?

>>18483532
If you wear scented deodorant, you're already wearing a fragrance.

>>18483532
Smelling like anything but Old Spice and unwiped ass will make you gay.

>>18483388
Regular Eros is better for winter than Flame.

If everything goes as planned I will recieve Boss number one and Kouros tomorrow.

>>18483561
are you going to an 80s themed party?

>>18483532
You’re gay anyway. Live your truth.

>>18483532
Only if you wear women's perfume.

>>18483568
Well, I played Turbo Overkill and Synthetik 2, then I watched Total Recall, I have had a 80's itch and wanted to try those 80's frags for a while, I'll see how it goes.

>>18483573
For what its worth, Aramis New West for Him always smelled like a bottled up 80s retro synthwave song to me. You can still get it on fragnet
Autistic, i know.

How do you like to offload stuff you aren't using?

>>18483605
just donate it usually. i don't think many people would buy an opened bottle of a mass produced cologne.

>>18483605
Accidentally bought the reformulated Y Le Parfum thinking I was getting the original. Was so disappointed I was going to sell it to my friend at half price but then it grew on me so yeah I still haven't had to do it with anything designer and up. There's a few cheapies I've given away to my dad though.

>>18483608
I never thought about donating, but I do have some bottles that I can't imagine anyone paying for. Ex. a Dua clone I foolishly got.

>i don't think many people would buy an opened bottle of a mass produced cologne.
I've sold a few designer bottles via classifieds, bundled pricing so they're super cheap. I figure it's more of a way to pass it on to someone else than recoup the expense.

best gothic rose? im thinking hermann

>>18483644
you mean goth rock rose?

>>18483644
Antaeus

>>18483646
i dont get this meme

>>18483651
there was some guy obsessed with "goth rock fragrances". he left because people made fun of him

>>18483176
none of the frags in the wanted line have jasmine

>>18483556
maybe but flame smells better than any of the other eroses

>>18483644
Rosenrot intense / Rosenrot

>>18483658
>maybe but flame smells better than any of the other eroses

I disagree, I have owned all of them and the EDT is the best imo, followed by Flame. Flame is nice though, which is why I still have my bottle along with a 200ml of the EDT.

>>18483674
>I have owned all of them and the EDT is the best imo,
I can see it being good in a certain temperature and type of day and limited amount of sprays

but on tester/arm flame smells best

Almost didn't get Eros Flame because of that citrusy opening being downright offensive and on paper strip smelled even more off-putting but I'm so glad I tested on skin because its drydown is gorgeous. Ever since that happened I've been an advocate for only testing on skin.

sometimes i spray a little bit of cologne as an air freshener, but I don't want to keep doing that. are there reed diffusers that smell like colognes?

>>18483687
Acqua di Parma does reed diffusers.
Expensive, but they are very good, swanky hotels in Italy use them.

>>18482536
Roses on Ice by Kilian mogs it tbqh

I'm a big fan of Bleu de Chanel. Is that cool here or not?

>>18483687
there are brands that sell reed diffuser versions of their perfumes, or original scents.
you could also get room sprays. personally i really like the aesop ones

Fuck I love my Acqua di Gio parfum but I’m getting the itch brehs. I wanna buy another bottle of something. Is there anything that’s similar but even better? Fresh but manly and I think it works for all seasons and situations.

I was thinking of trying out a proper foojer too this time.

>>18483687
when a sample runs out I'll clear the 2mm flask with water and pour it into the diffuser bottle. Works well. You could probably just spray into the (empty) diffuser a few times, fill with water, stir and get neutral smelling reeds.

Ganymede Extrait

Funny enough, seems to be more wearable than the original

>>18483783
Its not bad
Its basically just the same as before and, but swapped out the saffron for incense. Its lost its character from the EdP due to that

Can somebody suggest a blind-buy worthy cheapie? Haven't gambled on a fragrance in a while and I'm starting to get that itch again.

I'm not looking for Nautica Voyage and similars though, just something underrated and understated.

>>18483654
yeah and he was totally not gay
>picrelated

>>18483796
>blind-buy worthy cheapie
Jeanne en Provence Néroli Intense
some anon was also recommending their Acqua

>>18483796
Boucheron pour Homme
Cerruti 1881

>>18483749
you could get platinum egoiste

>>18483783
I thought the OG Ganymede was pretty wearable

>>18483801
imo it is and the extrait smells a lot like curry

>>18483796
Zino
Jaipur Homme
Lalique Lion

>>18483783
>>18483793
One samefag

>>18483801
>>18483802
Another samefag

Two samefags, one convo. Amazing.

>>18483801
It's a classic for sure. Timeless and elegant.

>>18483807
>Two samefags, one convo. Amazing.

>>18483176
Quentinslop. The man that ruined JPG.

I want to smell like I just stepped out of shower.

opinions? think this badboy is underrated

>>18483733
One on the most hated fragrances on /fa/

>>18483835
*One of

Whats the modern day la nuit de lhomme? I don't want to smell like a rapist. Think a sophisticated, subtle, and sexy young man.

>>18483863
You can still wear la nuit. Modern "sexy date" bestsellers all seem to be in the teenage gay indian rapist direction (stronger with you non-consensually, le male cum elixir etc)

>>18483749
I second Platinum Egoiste, but will also add Sel D'Issey for something cheaper.

>>18483863
I would say costume national homme, but somehow it came out in 2009. It still fits.

I got santal diffuser in Spain that comes in oil, it's been 4 years and it still hasn't run out yet. I replace it every month, it's quite nice.

>>18483796
Guerlain Vetiver can be found for under £50 at discounters, don't know if that qualifies as a cheapie for you, but it's definitely blind buy worthy.

Any other worthwhile non-citrusy aquatics like Sel D'Issey or the Kenzo Homme range?

Just got Kouros and Boss Number One.
They are pretty nice and people who act like little prudes when smelling this are fucking faggots noselets.
Kouros smells like old school soap with a pissy touch, smells musky but nothing to write home about. Pretty pleasant. This is just a first sniff out of the box, no dry down yet.
Number one is equaly as enjoyable, more tonic, less soapy, enjoyable pissy note, my nose pick up that rose, apple, honey, moss, it mixes beautifully with my sweat
I'm not disapointed, feels classic, something that I already smelled somewhere in time, feels familiar.
As I type this, Kouros is becoming more and more musky and Number One's tobacco note is opening up.
Lovely stuff.

>>18483863
>I don't want to smell like a rapist
w-why not?

>>18483883
Ganymede is another one by Bisch that you might like. Only somewhat aquatic though.

>>18483658
I tried it on skin and the indolic note disappeared. I think it's just the ginger & grape soda/fizzy combination making illusion. I kinda like it though, it creates contrast for the sweet woodsy background

Since foul odors of all sorts are successfully employed in perfumery since they're always paired with pleasant notes, why has nobody ever used the smell of cadavers ? It's the only exception I can think of, everything else has been toyed with

>>18483949
The smell of disease, putrefaction etc is something that is dangerous and written into the genetic code to be repulsive at a high level, survival level.
Shit, piss, sweat etc is tolerable to a certain extend, they are indicators of good/bad health, compatibility among other stuff.
If you want to smell cadaver, then you are certainly really ill.
Work on yourself and try to look up to the sky, even if you have your feet stuck in the swamp.

Thoughts on the following houses?
>Lorenzo Pazzaglia
>Mizensir
>Room 1015

>>18483949
>>18483963
What do corpses even smell like? I don't think I've ever smelled carrion, is there anything comparable

>>18483988
Authentic Indian cuisine

Has anyone tried this, is it worth the hype?
I'm looking for nice oud scents but more of the generally pleasant, classy, smooth kind of oud rather than the animalic stinky kind. Others I have in mind
>dior oud ispahan
>eldo nostos
>creed royal oud
>mfk oud silk mood
>guerlain oud yuzu
>initio oud for greatness
>diptyque oud palao

>>18483992
>generally pleasant, classy, smooth kind of oud
can you even call those oud? not even trying to be a snob, but oud is supposed to give off that barnyard vibe. anyways, im sure youll like pic rel. creed royal oud doesnt even had oud in it btw it should be called creed royal woods

>>18484000
Real oud yeah but I guess there's a clear difference between frags that use actual oud and those that use an "oud note"

>>18483992
MFK is the definition of overpriced masstige slop (with no redemming qualities whatsoever), avoid it like the plague

>>18483835
>>18483837
phonefag fuck off

>>18483733
Disgusting.

>>18484007
Any other clean ouds you'd recommend?

>>18483867
Can you even buy CN Homme now? It seems like they don't ship outside Europe.

>>18483988
It's a sweet and sickly stench. A whole animal decomposing gives off quite the odour.

>>18483992
Oud malaki?
I can't recommend the Initio, I think it smells very cheap and tacky

>>18483865
>stronger with you non-consensually
Missed opportunity. Should have called it "Stronger Than You"

>>18484033
Nta but i just tried Sospiro's Erba Oud the other day and it was a very "safe" oud. Was good, wouldnt buy a bottle though

>>18484007
>masstige slop
what does this mean in english?

>>18484042
I tried the Boucheron dupe of oud malaki (oud carthage) and it was too feminine for me
>>18484045
Thanks

I got a bottle of Frederic Malle's Cologne Bigarade. It's not what I expected, I was expecting a typical cologne with juicy citrus on the top followed by a refreshing scent. Instead the bitter orange top is... bitter, and very dry. The whole fragrance is dry, I don't get rose but I do get a little pepper. Mainly what I get after the bitter orange is a very green grassy scent which makes sense for the hay note. For me it's not the damp smell of dry hay but a green hay and with the pepper it's a bit spicy. It brings an image of a horse but not a stinky horse, a frolicking horse on a meadow. It would definitely attract a horse girl. Instead of a playful fresh scent it's very somber, instead of shorts and a t-shirt, it's slacks and a blazer. As someone who enjoys fragrances with mild longevity this one really pushes the limit. I don't think anyone looking for more than a literal couple of hours should look at this. At least you can spray to your heart's content and it's great on clothes. In my collection it's great for a cologne when I don't want the fresh juicy casual summer fragrance. It's a nice all purpose scent so it would be great to be known for it and a good default when you don't have something specific in mind. I think it would work in all seasons but clearly it wont project much when it's cool.

>compliment magnet

>>18483835
>>18484013
Why?

>>18484081
contrarianism, mostly

>>18484083
Oh I was gonna say. All the girls I know like it.

Is Creed Aventus /fa/?

About $300 a bottle so shouldn't be too many people wearing it in the average crowd.

>>18484095
>Aventus
>shouldn't be too many people wearing it

>>18483949
>does he know?
>>18483992
>more of the generally pleasant, classy, smooth kind of oud rather than the animalic stinky kind
why bother
>>18484000
some ouds are less pungent
>>18484033
as much as it pains me to recommend amouage, the silver oud that was discussed earlier itt is a decent choice to sample. overpriced for what it is though
shaghad oud (gold bottle) is a good cheap rose oud
>>18484095
>does he know?

>>18484095
There are so many clones of it floating around that every single poorfag on the street smells like Aventus. Or rather, various shittier versions of it.

>>18484098
>>18484106
>>18484108
My options are Bleu de Chanel or Creed Aventus. What should I choose? I've got a date tonight.

>>18483611
>being a reformulationfag about fucking ysl y parfum of all things
holy shit lmao

>>18483988
I don't know, the closest thing I smelled is rotten meat.

>>18484111
stalking doesn’t count as a date, prajeet

>>18484118
This isn't helpful.

>>18484076
lol

>SOTD: DS & Durga - Coriander
Okay it’s just Acqua di Gio edt but STRONG
Slightly more herbal maybe
This stuff rules

>>18484122
>Durga

>>18484131
>Popular niche fragrance brand DS & Durga launched in the DIY Brooklyn of 2007, led by husband-and-wife team David Seth (DS) Moltz and Kavi (Durga) Moltz
oh no no no no no ahahahahaha

>>18484111
>My options are Bleu de Chanel or Creed Aventus
If these are your options you are overthinking, just flip a coin.

>>18484131
what frag does he wear when he's teaching java core to thousands

>>18483949
Do you know the smell of dead rat? imagine that 10x a bit sweet plus you can almost taste it in your mouth
>t. cleaned uncle's house 1 week after his death

>>18483992
are you muslim?

>>18484143
Which one goes better with an old money style?

>>18483992
I've been thinking about Tom Ford oud minerale since I smelled in Sephora last week. I also tried Guerlain oud something but I liked TF a bit more. It's funky but not unpleasant.

Oud wood does smell like a barn, I don't know why would anyone wear that.

>>18484162
>old money style
Neither but I guess Aventus is closer. I really hope you're under 20 because no adult man should talk or think the way you do.

>>18482505
The one and only.

>>18484173
What would you say IS old money?

>>18484162

>>18484114
Have you even smelled both? This isn't me going "oh Aventus lasts an hour less it definitely got reformulated I need to stock up on 2011 bottles".

YSL just completely changed the smell of it. Aside from a faint whisper of the Y dna they're diametrically different fragrances. So different that they changed the bottle too. Something about the old Parfum smelling too similar to their bestseller EDP I guess.

It's still pretty damn good in its own right but in a different way. It's definitely overhated by fans of the old formulation. Having tested the original line and landing on Le Parfum as my favorite and the only full-bottle worthy fragrance from the line then months later buying something that smells nothing like it took me time to adjust to, that's all.

>>18484182
EDT not EDP?

>>18484175
Eau sauvage (the 1960s stuff, not Sauvage), acqua di parma colonia, guerlain vetiver, nicolai new york, chanel pour monsieur
Basically stuff your dad wore if your dad happened to be rich and stylish, but which is still elegant and timeless. Can't be old money without the old. Aventus is almost the definition of a new money fragrance.

>>18484174
>>18484182
based piss connoisseurs.
Pic is my mini.

>>18484081
Because it gets mogged by almost every other blue fragrance. And the truth is, if it wasn't made by Chanel, no one would buy it.

>>18484198
“Blue fragrance,” referring to the category started BY BDC, essentially boils down to what, citrus over ambroxan? And among the competitors which basically only consist of the Sauvage, YSL Y and Luna Rossa lines plus like Dylan Blue, NONE of these have actually surpassed even the original BDC, much less the Parfum which remains the pinnacle of the genre, imo

>>18484191
King Charles favorite fragrance is Eau Sauvage according to Prince Harry. Creed tried to lie he wears Green Irish Tweed lol.

>>18483644
Egoiste
Antaeus
Hermann

>>18484175
Bro, all I'm saying is that your obsession with old money is fucking retarded, that's not a thing people do, that's just clickbait shit people use on youtube and tiktok to get views. Certainly shit like >>18484191
is not old money, it's just old. Every poor person knows someone who wore one of the thousands of identical smelling fougeres and they only smell like an uncle or a grampa. The only time I smelled anything in my collection that smelled like what I imagine someone with lots of money would smell like was the base notes of Escada but to someone else it would just smell like a grampa.

>>18484200
Literally every normie agrees with me. BDC is meh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFhcMnl9AmQ

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WozA8zTmjr4

>>18484219
Sauvage is an actual offense to the nostrils, ADG is an aquatic not a “blue”, and women/normies like what they’re told to like by media and their peers, so their “opinions” are invalid.

>>18483811
>Fragrance house sends out brief describing what they want.
>Multiple perfumers submit their best interpretation of request.
>Fragrance house chooses fragrance they like the best.
>”Quentinslop. The man that ruined JPG.”

Top kek friendo.

>>18483573
Bogart pour Homme is the best 80s frag. It's an actually good fragrance that stood the test of time. It's a dirty earthy lavender. The rest are the same carnations + synthetic citrus and sweetwood slop.

>>18484242
Where did you get the impression it works like that?
I'm under the imagination it doesn't, a single nose is contracted to produce a scent and that's what's used after many revisions.

>>18484242
>in defense of my favorite perfumer he has no agency
>checkmate

>>18484225

>>18484258
>Bogart pour Homme is the best 80s frag.
it's from 2004

While we're on the topic of Bisch, is Sel d'Issey any good? Looking for a summer scent I can just spray on whenever and have it be fitting every time. Closest place that has it is like 3 hours away and I cba if it sucks.

While I'm there I plan on trying L'Eau d'Issey too and making a judgement maybe. Is either of them worth the 3 hour car ride?

>>18484258
>>18484274
You’re both wrong, kek, but >>18484258 is closer. It came out in 1975.

>>18483992
oud is for indians hope this helps

>>18484175
rich 90s dad by ranger station

>>18484281
thats signature you dipshit
pic related is pour homme

>>18484298
You are correct, I was mistaken, although I’d wager he meant Bogart (Signature).

What's a musky masculine scent?

Don't sleep on this stuff, it's friggin excellent.

>>18484309
more like born to shill slop

>>18484303
Tabac Original

>>18483678
>testing on skin
That's the only test that matters. Paper is for salespeople, it's how you spot a shill. Never trust someone's opinion that doesn't test on skin.

>2025
>wearing fragrance on your skin
this thread sometimes, i swear

>>18484350
low quality bait

>>18484354
enjoy your nanoplastics

>>18484057
bump

Winter frags that aren't old man frags???

>>18484359
portmanteau of mass and prestige probably.

>>18484358
ok stinky

for me, its Hulk EDT

>One year sober, smelling sensitivity inceases
>Quit smoking last month, Every fragrance is now beast mode.

Cool.

My favorites are:
- Tom Ford Noir Extreme <- my personal favorite but doesn't last too long (doesn't smell like a typical Tom Ford perfume)
- Porsche Design 180 Silver <- got most compliments for this one, a strong and long-lasting perfume
- Mercedes Benz Club Black <- a cheaper alternative, smells also great but is weaker

I personally know not a single person owning one of these and where I'm at I never smelled anyone wearing these.

my scent of the summer

>>18484274
>>18484281
>>18484298
This is not difficult. Bogart pour homme. yes there's another new one. That's obviously not the one i'm talking about.

>>18484385
do you spray it while ordering from the drive thru at taco bell in hopes that the negress at the window will compliment you, then it becomes a skin scent before your chalupa gets cold?

>>18484361
stuff that's not old man /frag/slop, and that sex having tiktok broccoli mullet chads enjoy:
> jpg le male le parfum
> stronger with you intensely
> bianco latte
> azarro the most wanted parfum
> sauvage elixir
> babycat
> pdm althair

>>18484380
>not a single person owning one of these and where I'm at I never smelled anyone wearing these
That seems important to you so congratulations that nobody wants to smell like you.

>>18484379
Good job on being normal, huge accomplishment, bet you wish your tattoos were as easy to undo.

Recommend me the best masculine iris scent to save for
My choices for now>>
>Prada L'Homme
>Dior Homme Intense
>Iris 39 (Le Labo)

Don't mind smelling lipsticky or powdery

>>18484162
Neroli frags are old money.
Also aromatic fougeres. Basically it's anything a dumb-reach would be if you're son of a rich fucker who's not aware of newer fragrances other than the lavender your slave planted in your garden back in the 1700s

>>18484441
Prada L'Homme Intense

>>18484258
I've been eyeing this one too, but for some reason it's not easy to find.
I feel disgusted with myself, but I ordered Qorum and Aramis after getting Kouros and Number One.
Feels like an unnecessary masturbation and the regret that follows.

>>18484403
>becomes a skin scent
lol, couldn’t help but give yourself away
try harder next time

Thoughts on Guerlain's Artsand Materials Collection? Thinking about getting a gift for a young lady.

>>18484462
Literally the best private line out there, you really can't go wrong with any of their classics.

Correct me if I'm wrong but you asking this makes me think you'd blind buy but I would recommend getting like 1-2ml samples of most of their most popular fragrances, based on her note preferences (e.g. she likes vanilla -> Spiritueuse Double Vanille is the best vanilla on the market or Neroli Outrenoir if she's a fan of tea notes).

I highly doubt there's a single fragrance in this line she wouldn't like, but I also guarantee that she'd be head over heels in love with at least one of them which would make your gift all the more special and meaningful. Yes it'd kinda dampen the surprise but that's a fair trade-off imo.

>>18484465
Yeah I'm thinking going all in on a 200ml Angelique Noire bottle. OR 50ml Angelique Noire + 50ml Neroli. Or the iconic harmony set.

>>18484144
Inexcusable Evil

>>18484469
le epic reddit perfume

>>18484148
I'm Christian
>>18484163
Oud minerale sounds interesting, not a typical aquatic freshie, I'll try it out, thanks
>>18484275
It's definitely what you're looking for and won't be out of place anywhere but I find it very generic and uninteresting

>>18484466
Iconic Harmony would be your best bet because it both offers an extra gift for her in the form of being able to test 8 different fragrances from the best line in perfumery. It'd also allow you to plan for a future gift in a full bottle of the fragrance she likes most.

I'm still a fan of getting decants from a reliable place for her to test but I'm also surprised at how good the set is. Only staples it's missing are Tobacco Honey, Fève Gourmande and Rose Barbare (and maybe Iris Torréfié if she's an iris girlie).

I say definitely pull the trigger on the set and get her whatever she liked most from it at a later point. If you can also somehow get your hands on the three I mentioned, even better. Godspeed

>>18484472
Oud minerale is definitely not what you're looking for. It's stinky seaweed in a seaside dock. Strangely alluring, very much so, but it's the exact opposite of pleasant, classy, and smooth.
>eldo nostos
Phenomenal scent but even though it's not skanky, I don't think it has the elegance you seek, it's more about raw masculinity to me, like a leather armour.

I bought a bottle of Ultra Male yesterday and the nozzle fell off pretty quickly. I put it back on and it sprays just fine but it's super unstable and wobbly, and it falls back off again if it moves too much. Is this normal?
It's like it's not completely locked in but it sprays normally otherwise

>>18484476
Huh I would've thought the oud/rose combo to be elegant by default. Thanks for the advice

>>18484389
it is straight up not named what you called it. it's not even called pour homme in your image
>>18484452
don't worry, they're both good. although the current formulation of cabochard is more aramis than aramis itself

I just tested Bleu de Chanel in Sephora...
Holy fuck it s mells so generic. Like masculine frag no. 3421.
Fuck. Glad I didn't blind buy that one.
Sorry YSL Y EDP I'm too harsh on you.

>>18484486
The parfum is good

>>18484275
I think Kenzo Homme EDP is better than Sel d'Issey

>>18484475
Thank you, much appreciated.

>>18484496
How does it compare to Kenzo Homme Marine? That one I had high hopes for but just smelled like salty sunscreen on me. Literally unwearable aside from at the beach

>>18484441
Dior Homme Original

>>18484520
>>18484520
>>18484520

>>18484498
I think it's more similar to that one than Kenzo EDP? but L'eau d'Issey is worth trying

>>18484057
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masstige
It's used in this context to refer to brands that only produce frags, so niche brands, as opposed to designer brands, and whose frags are seen as mass appealing.
It can be used for any brand anyone dislikes, and it's only used here due to contrarianism.

L’Air du Desert Marocain smells like a freshly painted blue wooden door with an underlining vanilla note.

Not what I expected but pleasantly surprised. Not what I would wear though.

New York Intense I don’t understand. Smells like a beautiful but ordinary otherwise old fashioned men’s cologne. I’ll wait for winter to try it again.

Thoughs on Tauer’s Phi Un Rose de Kandahar?