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>>18496446
do Guerlain and/or Parfum d'Empire
thx

>get out of shower
>spray my freshie flavor of the day
>step outside, 94° outside
>instantly sweating bullets
>get into hotass car
>have to blast AC directly at my torso on full speed
>open windows so slightly less hellish air rushes in
>airflow and heat rapes any longevity and sillage my fragrance might have had
>5 minutes after stepping outside
>fragrance already gone
>smell like sweat despite having just showered
I HATE SUMMER I HATE SUMMER I HATE SUMMER

>>18496470
word to the wise, arabic clone freshie, might be nuclear but it'll last at least a few hours

>>18496459
Chanel, Dior, Hermes are all around 125-150 with a select few going up to 250. Chanel once said that she would invest all money in the juice, making it inimitable because of the price. Tom ford is around 100, as is byredo. Creed and Xerjoff are 150-200. Creed puts particular importance on making the concentrate as inexpensive as possible. Their batch variation (some batches being smokier, more pineapple forward etc) comes from the fact they constantly give out contracts to the compounders that can do it for the lowest price.
The most expensive materials for creed and Xerjoff are usually the Capua EOs. Boclet and Piguet I don’t know exactly, but I would reckon that they sit in the higher bracket of pricing. In regards to the smaller brands, it would be pure guesswork for me to assume any prices.
Guerlain on the other hand, has always sat at the upper bracket. For a select few I would guess the price goes up as far as 300/L.

>>18496478
Whats your personal favorite frag in terms of
>history
>scent
>technical composition

Can be one that fits all, or several, one for each

>>18496478
Fascinating, what about say Penhaligons or Maison Crivelli?

>>18496483
I’ve always been quite fascinated by the history of 4711. Despite it being quite a simple fragrance it is nonetheless extremely important to the history of Perfumery, so much so that the word cologne derives from it. Not to mention that it has been worn by some of the greatest historical figures the world has ever seen.
In regards to scent and technical composition I would naturally say that I like my own creations the most, but since this is the Internet and I am not allowed to reveal my own works, I will have to default to a very well-known commercial fragrance, or more specifically a collection of fragrances. The desert gems from Frederic Malle. In my eyes they are the best westernized interpretation of oud fragrances in that they are both very multifaceted and inexpensive, and yet so complex from an olfactory standpoint

>>18496486
It depends on the collection but penhaligons is very middle of the road when it concerns bulk pricing, I’m not allowed to divulge anything on the other one.

>>18496478
Neat, thanks.
Do more expensive ingredients even smell better, or are they different, easier to work with or what have you, but not any better or worse?

>>18496486
>Maison Crivelli
probably on the lower end of the spectrum as it's a slop house posing as niche

i just sprayed sauvage elixir and now women are keep asking to have sex with me

>>18496502
many such cases

>>18496502
Can I have sex with you?

>>18496496
I'm a bit worried for them in a long run. I have a bit of an emotional attachment to the house since they were the first frag I got and my grandfather used to wear Blenheim Bouquet as his signature.

Ever since getting bought out by PUIG it feels like they lost their way; all they've released the past 5-6 years have been one middle eastern spice bomb after another and when they do try to do something different they're halfhearted flops.

>>18496495
What is your view on Ambroxan? Is it the devil incarnate or does it get undue hate? Personally I don't think haters dislike Ambroxan specifically but the common profiles it's associated with like gourmands and ambers. I myself dislike scents that overstay their welcome so I put Ambrox in the same category as vanilla. I feel they lose the plot of the base and heart notes to become inconsequential just to satisfy incessant demands for eternal longevity.

>>18496452 (OP)
Parfum d' Empire

>ambre russe was a letdown
>musc Tonkin is disgusting

scared to try anything else from them

>>18496470
Funny how everybody says freshies are for the summer time when it's the season where they perform the worst.

>>18496241
>how do you guys hold back on spending hundreds of dollors on frags?
Why would I hold back?

>>18496452 (OP)
A fragrance won't fix your appearance or your personality

>>18496463
why prissana specifically, and not prin? he puts his expensive ingredients in prin frags, not prissana. i reckon the first version of aksum is the most expensive, in fact he can't put a price on it because the aged oud (the main ingredient) was gifted to him
>>18496495
you should be wise enough that 4711 stole valor from farina
>>18496531
you should try tabac tabou

>>18496545
Yeah but they dont smell right in the winter either
I think Im becoming of the opinion that only deoderant and a few select fragrances truly work for summer

>>18496517
Unfortunately, a lot of fragrance houses that are slowly declining in value and market share start embracing the latest trends believing that they can get a slice of the pie, not realizing that they are abandoning all their uniqueness and market identity in the progress. It has happened time and time again. >>18496526
Ambroxan in its many forms is bordering on omnipresence. It’s material that you can find in almost every commercial formula available, ranging from technical to fine fragrance. It’s an excellent fixative and base note, and the only reason it is even mentioned so often is because of terminology like “ambroxan bombs”. It’s not a bad molecule, neither is vanillin. The only reason people tend to dislike these molecules is because of their age, with vanillin being synthesized in the 1800s and ambroxan in 1950. If you would like one molecule to rag on, go with Ethyl Maltol, as it is singlehandedly responsible for creating the gourmand category of scents.

>>18496552
>get into fragrances
>start showering even when I don't need to so I have a blank canvas for scents
>start progressively dressing better to match my fragrances
>find more and more opportunities to be out socializing just to wear more of my collection
>have another topic of conversation and people think I have another interesting hobby
>ego boost from knowing more than the average person about perfumes
>learn about more about luxury brands, business, chemistry, perfumery, labor, geography, and ingredient production
>my mood has improved and my job is getting better
>more great things on the horizon all because of smelly water
TLDR: you're doing it wrong

>>18496557
>Ethyl Maltol
>a common flavourant in some confectioneries
>It is a white solid with a sweet smell that can be described as caramelized sugar or as caramelized fruit.
>Ethyl maltol is often used in perfumery to create gourmand scents.

I was right!
>>18491480

>>18496557
Fair point although therein lies the conundrum. Penhaligons by modern design is very reserved and traditionalist English; they have tended to let others pursue avant garde concepts and refine the motifs into something more suiting their style which is more skin close and tactful compared to say an arabic clone house.

And its not like they havent tried to lean into the British identity, but those that have whether its their Belgravia Chypre (Fredric Malle Portrait of a Lady dupe) or Roaring Radcliffe (Better TF Tobacco Vanille with rum) have been discontinued. They just keep leaning into those middle eastern spicebombs because they seem to sell but all their English minded scents are done halfheartedly.

>hmm today I will order a 3 pack of bortnikoff samples it is only $45
>shipping is also $45
>free shipping on $220
>most expensive sample set is $210
kill yourself dmitry

>>18496577
it's almost as if the guy is just a grifter and not an actual perfumer or something

>>18496609
I dont care i just want to try real oud

>>18496623
Then just buy some, no need to fall for the shills.

>>18496623
if you really wanna experience oud, just get the actual wood chips and smoke them like incense.

>>18496470
>sun is down
>freezing cold
>thats how u already know winters here

I yearn for the cold winter nights, nothing wrong with wearing sporty fragrances on a winter/fall day either

>>18496687
Hmm what to wear
>club de nuit
>l aventure intense
>explorer
>afnan supremacy

What fragrances do you like smelling on women? I've smelled a lot of things but haven't smelled many feminine fragrances and it's harder for me to figure out what I might actually find interesting. Some that I've tried that I liked are Salome, Mitsouko, Bal a Versailles and Opium. I'm not looking to wear them I just want to sample things outside of my wheelhouse.

>>18496709
what is Bal a Versailles like? is it sexo?

>>18496470
Take a decant of 4711 or your favorite Eau de Cologne, with a spray, and take it with you in summer, when you start to stink, just spray this on your armpits, it will kill the stink instantly.

>>18496565
no one wants to hear you talk about fragrance autism and factoids. i hope you don't actually do that irl.

>>18496569
based schizo

I wore Azzaro Wanted by Night yesterday.
I like it but the drydown makes me dizzy. It's sweet, boozy, reminds me of the feeling before throwing up when you're wasted. I think I need some time to adjust to it.

>>18496753

It's very powdery. Floral, warm resins and vanilla. I was interested in it because of its reputation for being animalic but to me it is fairly tame, although it does give it a human element to it. It is more cozy/cuddly than sexy(Salome is more sexual) but if someone was wearing it I think it would draw me in and want to get close.

>>18496577
buy a frag from Ecuacion Natural and ask for bortnikoff samples

>>18496500
>he doesn't know what the ORPUR label means
You're clueless

>>18496495
Are there any arab clone houses you think are decent?
>>18496709
Tauer LDDM but only if you're a brunette

>>18496817
>uses givaudan™ certification for aura farming
>that must mean it's not slop
lol, lmao even

>>18496821
noselet

>>18496709
I like classic and classy frags like Shalimar, more modern but still classy stuff like Chance, and some unisex frags that for some reason give women this air that's either ballsy or super feminine depending on their look and attitude, like Cocaïne and BR540.

I want to try Xerjoff but this thread hates it and I have so many shared favorites with /frag/ so i'm afraid it's gonna be a slop

>>18496830
feel free to try their frags but it is slop indeed

>>18496826
oh no
anyway
(still slop btw)

>>18496830
no need to be afraid it's a well known fact

>>18496628
Where to cop
>>18496648
Where to cop

I mostly want to try it as a fragrance but ill fuck with some wood chips

Bros, I managed to find a deer musk attar called katsuri kijang, has anyone smelled this? it's sourced from Indonseia, Idk if it's legit but it looks like it, it even has traces of materials inside. Would this be good for layering?
>>18496862
Just look up oud incense, there's lots of it online.

I want to try real oud. Where can I get good oud oil?

>>18496862
>>18496909
https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/p-9250-oud-assafi-5-in-tec.aspx

Never bought from them but they seem to be a distributor of the big manufacturers.

>>18496909
>>18496926
fraterworks also sells the same Oud Assafi™ but it's currently out of stock

>>18496909
At the oud store.

>>18496826
He's right you know. Orpur exists solely for Givaudan to profit from new brands in their attempt to legitimize themselves just like they bring in some "big name" perfumer. You will never in a million years differentiate between a note labeled oupur and one that isn't. You don't even know the quantity it's in. If the reason you're buying is the label and the perfumer you're just a victim to marketing and shills. Don't forget that to make those 10 notes they advertise they need to use hundreds of individual ingredients. 4 of them having a made up certification is literally a drop in the bucket.

>>18496785
People ask me if they should buy an "Arab clone" of a fragrance they like, or why they smell the same perfume everywhere because they trust me and they know I'll have an answer for them. That's just normal human conversation and interaction. I hope one day you too are seen with respect and admiration by your peers.

>>18496928
I was going to link that one but I avoid brands that use AI since it makes me distrustful of their quality and values.

>>18496946
fraterworks is legit, he is also pretty transparent about the use of AI in the fragrance industry
https://fraterworks.com/blogs/information/ai-and-perfumery-a-primer

>>18496565
What's that look on her face?

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Holy goated

>>18496982
>not Le Parfum

>>18496983
Jeremy says that the original launch is always the best because if one of the flankers was better it would be launched as the flagship (and he is correct)

>>18496990
>the original launch is always the best because if one of the flankers was better it would be launched as the flagship
truth, a rare Jeremy W

>>18496990
Jeremy says many things that I rightfully don't pay attention to.

>>18496498
The quality of a fragrance is always the sum of the quality of the molecules. I could go on about isomers etc, but instead I’ll leave it at this: the better a material, the greater the purity and the easier it is to achieve the desired effects without a ton of modifiers etc

>>18496531
Ambre Russe and Cuir Ottoman are my least favorite from them and they're the ones I hear about the most. My favorites are Azemour, a really natural citrus oak moss, and Fougere Bengal, which is like honied immortelle and hay

>>18496998
>Azemour
based
>Fougere Bengale
gigabased

smells like chicken curry

>>18496950
That's even worse than I imagined, I was just talking about the shitty images but they use AI for the formulas they sell you. Truly despicable. I'll stick to other sellers.

>>18497010
i think you are wrong but it's fine

>>18497000
Immortelle Corse is good too, but it's really redundant with Bengale. Ever try Sables? I want to see how that compares. It was out of stock for awhile, but it looks like it got reissued. Wazamba and Aziyade are kind of cool but sickening. I also really liked La Cri but that was kind of nauseating after awhile too

>>18497011
Wrong about what? That's what the article said.

>>18497012
>Sables
no, not yet
i have HdP 1740 tho which is quite similar (also pretty good)
>Wazamba and Aziyade
i have samples but i kinda forgot how these smell (probably mid)
i also have Vetiver Bourbon (bourbon vetiver duh) and Un Bel Amour D’été (summer in a bottle)
>Le Cri
my bottle is en route after i mostly used up my sample, let's hope i won't get fed up with it

>>18497021
wrong about this practice (the use of AI) being despicable in itself (but then again, it's my opinion vs your opinion, imo both of them valid)

>>18497027
I didn't like 1740 at all but it was really early in my frag testing, so maybe my tastes changed because I saw it was somewhat similar to bengale.

Yeah they're kind of mid, but I had an obsession with HdP after trying Azemour. Just like a sweet dried fruit kinda waxy smell, but Aziyade has cumin or whatever.

As far as la cri, I just had no idea when it was appropriate to wear. Too waxy. for the heat with the iris and too piercing with that raspberry rose for the cold

>>18497027
I was out of the country for a few years and haven't tried the new ones yet. What do you think of bel amour?

>>18497041
i like it a lot, it's really summer in a bottle in a very good way, it also performs really well on my skin

>>18497034
>1740
it's a pretty mature frag imo, give it another chance
>Le Cri
probably spring-fall office/general wear for me, we'll see

>>18496982
I was unimpressed by the Parfum or the Elixirs, but I have the original EdT which is nice, but I have two flankers that I think are both actually excellent and much better than the current shit:

1) In the Navy: is a mint aquatic with vanilla backing. It was gone in like 3 months in like 2018. No one talked about it, but it's Natalie Cetto and Quentin Bisch before he became famous. It's good and clean and works well in the heat.
2) Airlines: MFK himself came back to do a spice + vanilla and this is much better than the Parfum. They're trying to do the same thing, but this one is much less cloying and ends up being an incredibly smooth vanilla amber. It's like getting MFK grand soir for $50.

>>18496944
Hate to break it to you anon, but you’re the “cologne guy” amongst your peers/friends, and that’s not a good thing. If your conversations go anything beyond “you smell good” and you responding with “thanks” then you’re a smell water autist

>>18497076
Nta but woman brained response
>you are le hecking not falling in line with normie social conduct

>>18496998
>Ambre Russe and Cuir Ottoman are my least favorite from them
damn i own those two. i personally like them both, was looking for a third for warmer seasons. was looking at Azemour Or Bel Amour d'Ete. not really sure what else is worth checkout out

>lattafa khamra
dates dipped in syrup. it's ok if you're into that.
>al haramain aqua dubai
dizzying citrus scented insecticide. disgusting. how can people say this is similar to imagination?
>rasasi la yuqawam
fake raspberry candy on made in china sneakers or slides

>lattafa oud for glory
unironically a wonderful fragrance. this singlehandedly saved my faith in arabslop. probably going back to non-arab sampling now though.

Your first fragrance that got you compliments? Mine is this. I wore it in college all the time. Smells great but it didn't last long. It's so hard to find anywhere else, I found it from my dad's closet.

>>18497027
>wrong about this practice (the use of AI) being despicable in itself
Why buy a formula from someone who just used AI instead of using AI to generate it yourself? Where is the cost benefit? Is it the "expertise" of using AI for people who don't know they can?

>>18497155
just skim through the site, fraterworks is the real deal (or don't if you are so anal about ""purity"" in the fragrance industry)

>>18497120
Im very tempted by oud for glory. Whats it like?

>>18497158
It's a glorious oud you'll ever smell

>>18497076
what makes it a bad thing?

>>18497076
>you’re the “cologne guy”
No, people just refer to me as the guy who is knowledgeable with "cool and interesting hobbies". This is just another one of my many hobbies like photography or birdwatching. I hope you too can have interesting topics of conversation that people would want to talk to you about. I understand for young people knowing things is "cringe" but normal functioning adults build a reputation on knowledge and experience that makes them pleasant to be around.

Post unique frag profiles

>>18497120
>>18497158
It just smells like saffron

Can you guess some of my year-round frags?

>>18497210
>Can you guess some of my year-round frags?
yes

>>18497210

>Some grandpa fougere shit
>Some mfk shit
>Orage. I have that lol.
>Loewe, the blue one idk

>>18497157
I have used the site sufficiently, I'm not saying they aren't legit. It makes sense now knowing that they use AI to code their site with how poorly designed it is. I would never give them my money because of the cheap AI images, now I'm even less inclined knowing that they just cut costs by using AI in everything they can. I rather pay more for human labor.

>>18496982
I bought it just to have the bottle in my collection and it just smells like and old man covering his smell of mild dermal necrosis with scented wet wipes and baby powder. its actually vile

>>18497227
>old man
>baby wipes
>baby powder
Hallmark notes of a noselet

>>18497076
A couple of women have broken the ice with how good I smell and I ended up hooking up with them(The last one was Turthi Blue), Not the reason I like fragrances but it's a cool side effect.

SOTD: Scent Bomb Pina Colada

If you had to recommend a versatile, do-all designer fragrance from the last 10 years, what would it be?

>>18497358
montblanc explorer especially if you're on a budget

>>18497358
Dior Homme or Prada L'homme or whichever of the flankers of those two you like more
>>18497360
You'll wear it until you even so much as catch a whiff of Aventus

>>18497358
Dior Homme sport 2021

>>18497358
Guerlain Vetiver
(Yes the current version in the square bottles is a new modern formulation from 2022 so there)

>>18497076
>>18497163
bump

Knize Ten came in today. I like it. I haven't really tried any leathers except the Tom Ford ones so I didn't really know what to expect from something like this. I got a lot of sharp, bitter greens and herbs off the top with a softening floral character. Parts of it reminded me of Versace L'Homme, but with that bitter greenness of Grey Flannel, though still with it's own uniqueness. There is a sort of motor-oil greasiness underneath it all but in a pleasant and quiet way. It's clean, but also a little dirty, and warm. It changes from one sniff to the next, which I have personally noticed is characteristic of castoreum notes. Very very good fragrance that I'm excited to wear.

>>18497385
Oh, I also wanted to mention that the bottle of knize also is reminiscent of the bottle for L'homme, though it's probably a coincidence. They do share a lot of notes though.

what perfume makes me smell like condensed milk? or like a warm sweet milk

can someone recommend some good fragrances for summer nights? something sexxxy

>>18497427
Kenzo Homme EdP

>>18497210
top right is perceval

Does encre noir make guerlain vetiver obsolete?

>>18497453
No, they don't smell anything alike.

>>18497459
The vetiver seems a bit similar to me. But I guess you’re right. I’ll probably buy a bottle or two.

How about l’extreme is that redundant with the basic encore noir?

>>18497267
what do you wear my good brother

>>18497487
A L'Extreme is much more complex than the original EN, it adds some citrus in the opening and balsamic incense notes throughout, very nice frag it's my favourite of the line.
Has that typical weakness out of the box like all Lalique frags though and needs some time to 'macerate' before you can get any kind of performance with it.

/frag/, recommend me a fragrance based around this song. https://youtu.be/lMGIGR3qqiw?si=gxx01xXGXQ5g5LlK

>>18497560
>souless
>overproduced
>forgetable
Eros Energy

>>18497159
>>18497188
What’s a better cheap oud - OfG or Borouj Lamasat Oud? Haven’t seen the latter get mentioned much here.

If they’re all shit I’ll just get Kredo. I just want a usable “friendly” scent with some oud notes.

can you guys recommend me a fraggrance that is basically grapefuit, ginger, mint, vetiver sandalwood, cedar/more woods.
No ambers, no vanilla, no incense, few spices, no ambroxan overload (I know it will have it in some ammount).
Yes, I kinda like BdC edt, but I dislike the amber/labdanum, and the excess of pepper. And the supposed mint note is nonexistent. Also, I want something more citrus forward, and more woody (and more vetivery)

Fragrance for this song?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5hs17nZsWGo

>>18497586
dior homme 2020

>>18497607
nishane hacivat

>>18497560
Fahrenheit Le Parfum
>>18497607
Bijan for Men

>>18496452 (OP)
so i stop watching/reading about fragrances in the last few years, wtf is going on ?
a shitty sauvage is almost 200 eurodollars for 200 ml, Bleu de Chanel eau de parfum is 180 eurodollars for 150 ml, why did they prices exploded ?

>>18497618
Indians found out and the demand increased

>>18497611
Thanks. Though, I vaguely remember when I smelled all the Dior Homme renewed line; I don't remember the edt having that much citrus. The wood side was ok.
I liked the Sport flanker more, but not exactly what I'm looking for atm.

Does anyone know what this smell like? I've researched online and only found cedar, bergamot and marine notes

>>18497453
Not really, they're both vetivers but quite different
>>18497487
I think they are similar enough to be a bit redundant. I prefer the extreme

>>18497586
Maybe AHS Eau Extreme if you can take the vanilla?

>>18497677
Is the plain one worth buying or should I just go for the extreme?

>>18497358
Sauvage Parfum, no question.
If we can go further back than 10 years you get a lot more good options though, like TdH, Azzaro Pour Homme and Chanel Pour Monsieur.

>>18497453
yes unless you want to shitty fragrances instead of one

>>18497618
"Niche" scam brands started popping up and designers realised there are people willing to shell out 300$ for garbage
In response, arab clones have gotten popular because most people can't afford this shit anymore

>>18497682
Depends if you want resins / incense or a more minimalist vetiver frag. They both cost like 15$ so you can always buy the other one later

>>18497618
The prices of everything went up significantly in the last few years.

>>18497686
>>18497682
But they are largely similar, Extreme os basically like normal EN but resinous, a bit more sweetness and smokier

Got this today and I really like it.

Too much of a noselet to describe why but it has a very unique fresh laundry / floral smell that is very unique.

>>18497692
Should've proof read my post a bit better but what I'm saying is; it's good/ I like it

>>18497688
>>18497686
Thanks

what's it smell like?

How much Drakkar Noir do I put on so people can smell me down the street?

>>18497259
You're right, he should put on something uber sweet so he smells like rubbing alcohol and candy.

>>18497741
under 20 sprays is sissy shit

I have arabslop over 6 years old not even halfway empty because it fucking bombs the whole street with just one spray...

>>18497746
Would it by chance have amber as a note?

>>18497747
Amber and animalic stuff.

Opinions on Filippo Sorcinelli?

Just tested some stuff at the mall.
>MFK oud
paint thinner and warm rubber in a good way, with some sweetness to it. I dig it
>Guerlain habit rouge
Musky rose soap
>kilian black phantom
Idk why but the notes mixed together smells like a girls’ saliva to me. Not sure if that was intentional
>TdH Vetiver
Salty Lalique
>Chanel Egoiste
Musky wife who sleeps with the gardener. Or your friend’s mom who drunkenly makes a pass at you. Idk why you guys love this so much. Still nice though.

>>18497755
High quality scents, some pretty wearable, and some too out there for anything but an open air swingers party.

>>18497751
That's probably it. I find anything with amber listed as a note sickening. Doesn't matter if it's Axe, Afnan, or even Baccarat Rouge 540.

Anything really sweet with amber (vanilla, benzoin, and labdanum) as noxious as hell and smells like a school locker room.

>>18497755
amateurish pretentious overrated gothic sloppa

>>18497755
pretentious

>>18497758
>>TdH Vetiver
>Salty Lalique
noselet alert

>>18497762
There's two types of amber accords that I notice, the first one is the soft, luxurious one like the ones they use in some grand soir, orchid leather and some older arabslops. The one in BR 540 and black afgano has a dry dusty quality, like breathing in an old varnished room. I dont particularly hate it but it overpowers some other notes for me when I smell it.

>>18495298
>>18494908
if it doesn't smell like oud for greatness then what does? don't say haltane.

>>18497210
1 can be any fougere. If you're a basic bitch it's probably Loewe. The one that smells like Aventus

2 is 100% percival like >>18497430 said

3 feels like Terre d' Hermes but I think you have high school taste so it's probably not that. Maybe another Loewe so one of those overpriced LV frags. (BTW all of them should be $60.They are not worth $350+. Only basketballs stars buy those because they don't have to think about money anymore.)

4 Feels like something from Bond 9 or an Aventus absolu clone. Or maybe something from Loewe again lmao. I want to say aventus-esque because of the blackcurrant, but there's no pineapple, so i'll say the green Loewe bottle.

These are all light youthful freshies. I would recommend: Polo Red EdT (more complex than you think), Montagne Palisade / Mind-Games Blockade. H24 EdT. Parle Moi de Parfum - Wake Up World. TF Soleil Neige. Montblanc Individuel. Mustache EdP. John Varatos Artisan Pure. and Montblanc Legend Spirit.

>>18497560
Nostalgic + Airy / Open + Car-esque
Bentley Momentum Intense

Nostalgic + Airy / Open + Japanese
Issey Miyake Pour Homme

Recommend me a fragrance based on this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQvh-_wDzmk

>>18496453
From that list, how many have had reformulations? Or to be more specific, reformulations that made the cologne ass. I used to have a couple on that list around 2019, so reformulations after that are what I'm asking. Thinking about rebuying the follwing (if still available):
>Spicebomb
>Cool Water
>Pure malt
>Pure havane
>D&G The One
>Aqua di Gio Profumo
>montbland individuel

Not bought before, wanna try:
>L'air du desert morcain
>Oud Wood

>>18497834
>>Pure malt
>>Pure havane

>>18497792
>overpriced LV frags. (BTW all of them should be $60.They are not worth $350+. Only basketballs stars buy those
Reddit is full of people buying them, not as a status symbol but as a way for outcast to buy merit and belonging into the group. It's weird as fuck to spend money for the same exact bottle as everyone else, almost cultish.

I wish TF would release Oud Wood into their normal collection so the price would drop. It's a great scent but I'm not paying 250 for a 50ml (and considering the shit performance, 50ml probably isn't even enough)

>>18497853
There are so many dupes of it by now, just pick the best one and be happy, even if it's not 100% perfect.

>>18497875
like what?

>>18497834
The only two out of the first list that are legitimately worth having for actual use are AdG Profumo and Individuel. Both great colognes for people to actually wear. Not just wild smells to owns. The One is actually very nice too, but it's quite limited as a sensual smell. Pure Malt / Havane are long discontinued, but this cheapie is very close to pure malt and smells amazing:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LNP1W1V

L'Air du Desert Morocain is another art piece of a fragrance. Dry, dusty and spiced. It's a niche verson of the spicebomb you want up top with more layers of spice and a more interesting blend. Oud Wood is a designer-ish clean oud. It strips out all of the funk of oud to leave a very clean corporate oud smell with something like fig in the back. The guy from American Psycho would wear this because it's the "right" think to wear, but it's actually a great smell (although you're paying the TF premium; get a 5ml decant at scentsplit or perfuum for $30 and consider it bought).

>>18497875
What's the best one? I don't want something close, I want something that really does smell like OW

>>18497821
This is Jazz Club isn't it?

Other variations:
Nasomotto - Baraonda: Realistic smooth whiskey
Dior - Tobacolor: Dense rich tobacco and honey
Navitus - Xenial: Lighter fresher honey tobacco and whiskey
Navitus - Splendour Absolu: Light Rum, chocolate and driftwood (wood + oceanic salt)

I can easily recommend all of these, but they're all pricey.

>>18497886
Thanks for the recs, I was going for the smooth, cozy but melancholic vibe, your list seems to fit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlyIvfy07oU&list=RDSlyIvfy07oU&start_radio=1

Fragrance for this song?

>>18497853
>It's a great scent
it is not, thoughbeit.
>>18497883
>Both great colognes
not colognes.
>but it's actually a great smell
it is not, thoughbeit.

>>18497883
The guy from American Psycho wears YSL Pour Homme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE0cao1MoX8

Fragrance for this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiOl97ljsLY

Fragrance for this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36OHZ51o2qo&list=RD36OHZ51o2qo&start_radio=1

Smell for this video?

>>18497758
big note: if you smell anything at the mall you're smelling your frag + the last 30 that were sprayed in the air because no mall has enough exhaust.

Spray it on your own skin and then smell it again in fresh air. A lot of your descriptions don't make sense but may be due to contamination. TdH Vetiver is clean and earthy; there shouldn't be any salt smell. Habit Rouge is citrus forward with rose in the base so if you didn't smell it, that's wild.

>>18497905
Encre Noir

>>18497607
Retro hippie? I think this is patchouli territory. maybe with rose
My vote would go to Noir de Noir

>>18497897
I don't really care what you think I just want a cheaper Oud Wood

>>18497925
nta but the cheaper clones aren't that great. there's oud noir from versace i hear is decent, though i havent tried it. the clone is Woody Oud and i threw it in the trash and swore off dupes after this one.
better alternatives, in the sense they last longer, are Carved Oud and Kredo , but they're not cheap

>>18497937
I mean if OW was beastmode I'd spend the money, but I don't spend money on frags with poor performance anymore because it's a complete waste. I want something that lasts. Might try the Nishane, why do Thameen bottles look so cheap though? The plastic cap is Zara-tier

>>18497758
>friend’s mom who drunkenly makes a pass at you
>Idk why you guys love this so much
lol fag

>>18497834
>Cool Water
>montbland individuel
>L'air du desert morcain
buy these, avoid the rest (discontinued, reformulated to dead and/or always crap)

>sotd: terre d' hermes edt
it's cloudy and windy today

I found a black afgano dupe that smells 95% to the original. They used vetiver and castoreum for the weed skunk effect.

>>18497834
>>18497845
he is unaware

>>18497983
Are you going to tell us the name ?

>>18497965
Cool Water is garbage now too, Anon. It lasts for maybe an hour and smells like Windex.

The classic 80's scents are all ruined due to reformulation. Drakkar Noir has basically no moss or patchouli anymore and smells like a bergamot soap after the dry down, and it lasts maybe an hour. Gone are the days of 3-4 sprays lasting 6 hours. Already mentioned Cool Water. Obsession and Eternity don't last past like two hours either.

>>18498000
black indiano
im not kidding. It's a local brand in my country lol

>>18498020
Azzaro pour Homme is safe... right??

>>18498033
Maybe, but new batches of Chrome are significantly worse so I'm not sure.

At this point I'm usually buying clones and over spraying or reapplying. I'm fine buying Drakkar because Guy Laroche stuff is cheap enough at discounters. Azzaro isn't too bad either, but I can't imagine spending $150+ on something that's been ruined.

best JPG?

Can anyone redpill me on pic related/

.....

>>18498096
>normie slop for normie slop
yawn

>>18497681
The tonka bean and vanilla is too strong in that, I barely feel the citrus. Even the citrus is a very sweet orange and mandarin combo, and there is no wood (or I can feel it past the tonka/vanilla).
I don't get how people say this one is 'fresh for the summer'. I like it, but not in that scenario.
AHS has the same sweet orange, plus a heavy (for me) musk.
Of that family, AH > Ed Blanche > AHS = EE (no idea about the AHS cologne)

>>18498052
No. Possibly the worst. Definitely the gayest and most cotton-candy-esque. It's a loud clubbing scent and not good for any other situation.

>>18497618
most houses are positioning themselves as luxury items rather than as accessories. That way they can depend on whales to buy everything, and advertise exclusivity to the common man. Most importantly there's a bunch of international legal tax law that exempts luxury goods, so they're all trying to take advantage, but they have to price themselves as a luxury.

This thing is fucking great, the opening reminds e of smelling nice fresh humid sphagnum moss, I fucking loved the smell of this type of moss and this shit is just right, and it also has a pine resin note with it.
This is great and earthy.

>>18497586
Some dupe/rep/clone of L'Immensité, or maybe Imagination.
I can't readily think of something that ticks all those boxes really.
L'Immensité is more on the grapefruit and ginger freshie side, maybe Grey Vetiver EDP or Parfum if you want something that's more on the vetiver side, it's still bright and citrusy.
No mint though, I don't think there's any frag with mint, ginger, vetiver, cedar, and no amber.

>>18498052
that would be lmlp
>>18498133
it used to be a huge animalic patchouli

Love this stuff for early autumn. Very un-modern and unchanged from the 90s

>>18498136
thanks for the recs
> LV
ooof. Indeed, a dupe would be. Not even Chanel's high horse is as astroturfed as LV.
> maybe Grey Vetiver EDP or Parfum if you want something that's more on the vetiver side
I already got Grey vetiver edp. I like it more than guerlain's in hotter days. The citrus is really lacking for what I want, though.

quit posting these retarded and ridiculous indian images from fragrantica

I HATE YOU FAGGOTS

sotd: cerruti 1881

>>18498201
parfumo too??


AAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH

I'm gonna go insane

Brehs help how do I stop buying samples? The amount I spent could’ve gotten me one mid priced bottle already.

>>18498253
what bottle are you looking at? I'm in the same boat desu

Is there a way to modify a perfume I have so that it lasts longer?

>>18498265
Allegedly Molecule 02

PSA Amber Oud Tobacco is a decent clone

>>18497937
Have you tried carved oud and kredo? Are they really good?

What perfume would you use for a concert?
music in the vein of King Diamond, Alice in Chains, Blue Oyster Cult.. something that would be used for the last black sabbath concert.
I'm undecided between TF Ombre Leather and Chanel Antaeus, but both seem too cliche, even safe for the type of venue.

>>18497210
Top left is Loewe Escensia EDP. I want to say bottom right is also Loewe but can't remember which. Others IDK

>>18498270
ambroxan?

>>18498205
that's very Indian of you

>>18498307
I've worn smoky scents to metal concerts, like Laudano Nero, CDG Black, or Black Incense Malaki.

>>18498265
Modify yourself. If you moisturize your skin they last longer so you don't need to spray as much.

>>18497614
>>18497807
Thanks for the suggestions. One more question, can /frag/ suggest a daytime winter frag? I have Azzaro WbN+TMW Parfum, D&G The One edp, and Bleu de Chanel edp.

Costa Azzurra smells like a unisex dupe of Colonia Intensa. But at least it's more expensive.

>>18498344
Where did you find one? I only secured a sample but I can't find a whole bottle online it's been discontinued

>>18498348
It's at Sephora. I didn't hear about CA being discontinued.

Let me guess, you need more?

>>18498351
Ah my bad I thought it's Costa Azzura Acqua

>>18498338
Thanks for the olfactory family recommendation. Though I don't think I can get any of those, except maybe the Chopard one.

What's a good fragrance for a young lad wanting to smell good in front of his women office coworkers?
Currently I have Gentlemen of Givenchy (which I like the smell)
Sauvage of Dior and Terre d'Hermès (not a fan of the smell of those)
Tldr; which one gets the most pussy?

Got me a bottle of Tam Dao today

>>18498319
I'm whiter than you

>>18498307
Rosenrot or Gasolin

>>18498375
Layton.
Aventus.
Dylan Blue (not as office safe).

I used my Azzure Aoud decant. Goddamn I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s been 15 hours and I can still smell it. This shit is powerful and sticks hard. You have to really be in love with stank and passion fruit to appreciate this. And you have to have no regard for the humans around you. This is way too much.

>>18498420
Never heard of those
Will check once I'm out of the office if they have it where i live

>>18498253
Samples are a great investment if you can't try frags you're interested in in person, much better than keeping the doubt about whether you would like a frag or not or blind buying a bottle.
>>18498343
I could suggest any frag, but if you gave some info about what you're looking for I could also suggest a frag you might like.

>>18498344
There's not nearly as much citrus in Costa Azzurra, it's not as flowery, it's drier and woodier after the opening, there's vetiver, cypress...
And overall it smells more marine, more modern.
They don't smell very much alike.
>>18498375
How old are you?
How old are they?
The one that gets the most pussy is Sauvage or something along those lines, but you might rather opt for a more targeted approach.

>>18498463
>How old are you?
>How old are they?
Around ~25 or so
My Sauvage of Dior smells too strong I don't know why
It's 1 of 2 years old I think perhaps that's why? The smell is just too strong for me for some reason

>>18498375
If you like Gentlemen you could try Dior Homme Original or Intense. Prada L’homme is also nice but not as sexy

>>18498253
>how do I stop buying samples?
Samples are a straight up scam. They only made sense when you could get an infinite number of them for free. Paying for samples is just throwing your money away even when they give you a discount on the bottle. There can also be variance from sample to bottle so you can easily be misguided into a purchase. When you finish a sample you are left with nothing but missing money. Even if you get a bottle you don't like at least you are left with an actual bottle you can sell, gift, save, collect, or just experiment with. Of course blind buying is daunting and can go terribly if you don't learn from your mistakes. The early stages of experiencing perfumes are the hardest, you really need to hone into what you like and don't like so you can eyeball the notes, accords, gender, perfumer, etc.., and have a good idea what to expect. It's not perfect and it takes time but I find it a better experience and less of a gamble than samples. Everyone is different of course, and 2ml might be enough for some but it's not enough for me to make up my mind. I can get an impression from smelling something once but I don't get an accurate picture until I have worn something at least a couple times on different occasions. I have regretted all my blunders with samples but I have never regretted a single blunder with a bottle.

P.S. Spraying on paper is BS too, skin or bust.

>Papillon Salome
This perfume has replaced the need for me to sniff panties. Now I'm on the hunt for more. Will listen to cultured recommendations fellow anons.

>>18498532
Well I just stumbled across this thing, people are talking about how dirty this smells.
Apparently Salome is erotic and this thing is porn.

>>18498532
Forgot the name of the perfume, how dumb am I.
It is Night Akro.

>>18497210
bottom right is Loewe 7 Cobalt

HOLY FUCKIMG MOLY.

WHY IS /FA/ NEVER TALKING ABOUT PIC RELATED

Do I need anything more, politically speaking?

>>18498569
yeah, taste

Does anyone love smelling the cap of the fragrance but hate wearing it? Can someone explain why this happens

Turathi blue

in the opening it smells like ultra cheap lemon flavored cleaning liquid. Very chemical. Also nauseatingly sweet. Somewhat like Invictus or Phantom but not really.
Then it becomes lemon/grapefruit + blue fragrance (I definitely see the comparison with Bleu de Chanel). It becomes more musky and even somewhat ambery. Definitely loses the initial impression of lemon scented window cleaner.
It focuses on the facets of citrus zest I think.
It tries to be sexy and enticing with its profile, the blue accord.
Also tries to capture an elegant and sharp look.
Still, it's pretty universal. Great gym scent, and also good for dumb reach or homely use.
It smells pleasant but also very cheap unfortunately. Very synthetic.
Let's see if it improves after I let it masturbate for a couple weeks.
Still, I'd say it's worth it for the price.

PS: dunno if it smells like tygar, never tried that one, but supposedly not at all, it's just in the same family

>>18498526
So basically, it's better to 'rent' than to sample?

>>18498343
Boss Bottled is an easy one all year even winter. Light enjoyable with a sweet woody touch that works well in the cold with the apple and plum notes.

other options:
Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EdP is an incredible frag. You can choose the Intense for a spicy/lighter or the Extreme for a heavier/powderier version.
Pour un Homme de Caron le Parfum works all year round but it's THICK with lavender and vanilla so it's great for winter.
Mancera Cedrat Boise is a loud Aventus variant that focuses 100% on wood and citrus and works great in the cold
Rouge Derviche II is musky and sweet which is crazy in summer but great in the fall/winter
Terre D' Hermes EdP Intense came out recently and is one of my favorites for colder times and easy to try at the mall.

I want to smell like I am going to kill myself, but in a chic post modernist way like drawing strange symbols on myself and then hanging off a lamppost in a deserted park somewhere

Is this good for my purposes? Other thoughts on this fragrance?

>>18498654
it's a good fragrance, but not particularly unhinged
I recommend Rien if you want to stick to this brand

What truly special fragrance would you wear to your own wedding?

>>18498654
It's too decadent and elegant in its sadness, I'm not sure it fits your avant garde needs

>>18498686
>What truly special fragrance would you wear to your own wedding?
for me it's New York Intense for fall/winter/spring and ELDO Remarkable People for summer (not too special but just special enough for me)

>>18498612
The cap only has the top notes that have not evaporated. If you don't like wearing it then you don't like the heart of base notes. That's why you have to test on skin before committing.

>>18498532
If you like that try to sample La Tsarine by Senyokô, it literally smells like a sweaty vagina.

>>18498412
>I'm whiter than you

I can't decide if I like Oud Maracuja or not, after wearing it twice already

>>18498699
So I only like the saffron in BR540...

>>18498704
it's slop, pls don't like it

Thoughts on Maison Margiela Replica? Any fragrance that's particularly good?

>>18498707
Nah the Crivelli ouds are pretty good. Just not sure I like any of them enough to want to wear them regularly. Cadenza might be better than Maracuja but I already have a bunch of gourmands and I was looking for a fresher, maybe tropical take on oud

>>18498710
meh
Oud Stallion is okay but PdE's Ruade (being so much better) ruined it for me

>>18498713
Oud Stallion is good but too situational, I have no idea when I'd want to wear it
I'll admit though that the rest of the Crivelli extraits are really underwhelming. The only halfway decent one is Hibiscus Mahajad but it's clearly feminine.

>>18498690
Well I have an office job so for my signature scent I can’t go too insane. Just read the poem it’s inspired by and I’m thinking it’s the one. Fucking love petrichor too and apparently it’s got that going on + rose which is nonnegotiable

>>18498304
Kredo was very close from my memory, but i just tested it on the strip. Carved Oud i recall enjoying but it was too long ago to tell you how it differs from OW

>>18498709
Jazz Club and By the Fireplace are the most popular. i only like the former. i also like autumn vibes a lot

>>18498714
>Oud Stallion
i would wear it for a metal concert (>>18498307) and i wore Ruade once for a classical concert (no, it's not too offensive and no, i'm not a very considerate person)

>>18498720
Based, I don't care about being considerate (I wore Oud Stallion to the doctor two days ago) I just don't find it very versatile
Anyway is there a fresher oud you would recommend, that performs well?

>>18498723
my choice of "fresh" oud is Nicolai's Amber Oud but it's more amber+lavender than oud

>>18498640
Everyone is different, for me samples just don't work out. I rather have my bottle of regret.

>>18498728
Not a huge fan of amber generally. But thanks anyway

oud stallion is slop and making the leather similar to suede kills it's whole raison d'etre. only masstige slop is capable of being so retarded

>>18498723
AdP Oud

I'm too autistic to sell my bottles, don't wanna deal with scammers and people in general.

>>18498736
Thanks

>>18496687
Honestly the only hard Lolno is bringing a I WANT TO FUCK tryhard fragrance to a casual indoor sports outing. Everything else is up for debate.
>>18496556
Yeah anything too light falls apart. Though I'm very much team roll-on or stick.

>>18498706
Yeah, modern compositions are very top heavy because they need to make the sale on the first sniff. I prefer vintage perfumes where you might have to suffer through some rough parts but I find the base notes more interesting and unique. Modern perfumes have amazing top notes but then they fall apart because they're trying to meet the expectations of ridiculously long lasting scents.

>>18498699
>>18498612
Kek so I'm not the only one.
Thanks bros I'm mildly less distrustful of my brain now.

>>18498693
I really don't understand the hype around this frag. I got a sample of it and it was fine. I got NY and NYI. They are both nice and fine.

I think a bunch of people on here just circle around it specifically because it's "their frag"

>>18498757
The opening is a muted Habit Rouge and you can definitely smell that the heart notes will be darker and more earthy. There's also a thin sweetness but not like cotton candy or honey so it's likely rose or tonka bean.

>>18498686
Amouage Gold Man
>>18498718
I like autumn vibes too. Reminds me of wet leaves on pavement

How do you balance wearing a fragrance with scented bodywash, scented deodorant, scented aftershave, etc.?

>>18498827
I never put anything scented on me an hour before applying fragrance

>>18498827
i dont care
maybe buy less fragrant products, fruity fairy

>>18498827
>he doesn't have the bois imperial bodywash, handcream, soap, laundry detergent and scented candle to perfectly harmonize with his EDP
ngmi

asked both ChatGPT and Gemini, for recs for my grandma's 100th birthday party. Location will be a humid, "almost by the coast" little town, in mid August (temp will be around 95 F/33 C, humidity around 70%).
Only caveats I put were 'no marines nor gourmands' and that it could designer slop easily tested in any Sephora and the like.
Both recommended Terre d'Hermes Eau Grivee as number one.

Gemini rec'd Dior Homme Cologne and CAH ed Blanche for citrus, Guerlain Vetiver and TF Grey Vetiver for green freshies, and Prada L'Homme and BdC edp for pure slop. (BdC won't last even 30 minutes in that weather)

ChatGPT went both more mechanical and out there in its recs (still designer only): Guerlain Vetiver, Bvlgari Eau Perfumee au The Vert, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Prada L'Homme, Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli, Voyage D'Hermes, Agua de Loewe, Dunhill Icon (wut), Montblanc Starwalker, Hermes Eau de Citron Noir, AdP Colonia

I'm amused it recommended Pour Monsieur, but not Eau Sauvage. Or how Gpt seems to love Hermes and Bvlgari.
Of my own little collection, I was between platinum Egoiste and Vetiver

Anon, what would you wear for your granny's 100th birthday?

>>18498851
Voyage d'Hermes is a very underrated frag and imo leagues above TDH and flankers. Also surprised DHS 2021 was not mentioned.
>what would you wear for your granny's 100th birthday?
Oud Satin Mood Extrait

>>18498728
Nicolai is a bad perfumer and a fraud

>>18498856
Hermes is interesting in general. As one anon said some weeks ago, it is the only designer that is not blind-buy safe. I liked the original TdH, but didnt like H24 and its flankers. Haven't smelled the others.

>surprised DHS 2021 was not mentioned
I guess Gemini tossed it up between that and Dior Homme Cologne. Based on how the citrus evolves, in my opinion CAH ed Blanche > DHS = CAHS Cologne > DHC. The middle of DHC reminds me way too much of a citrus dish soap. I used to hate CAH ed Blanche, but now I can smell all the details; maybe that will happen with DHC.

> Oud Satin Mood Extrait
That will sure leave an impression. Oud still filters me sadly.

>>18498865
>it is the only designer that is not blind-buy safe
Gucci isn't either imo. All designers have some frags that aren't mass pleasing, even Chanel and Dior
>CAH ed Blanche
What about CAHSEE? Too gourmand? I mean you can't go wrong with any of them anyway.
>Oud still filters me
In general? Some ouds are pretty safe and clean

>>18498827
None of those, other than deodorant, should last more than a couple minutes after you leave the shower and deodorant doesn't project unless you raise your arms. So it's not a big deal.

>>18498851
>what would you wear for your granny's 100th birthday?
Escada Pour Homme

>>18498894
He asked what YOU would wear, not what your granny would wear

>>18498872
Haven't smelled Gucci except Guilty Absolute. I agree with a lot of people, I like it, but no idea where/when I would use it.
It gives me a situational vibe similar to Antaeus and Fahrenheit, which I assume aren't the mass appealing frags from Chanel and Dior (not counting their private lines). For those, though, I wonder how much is due to being a product of their time (like Kouros for example)

> what about CAHSEE? Too gourmand?
EE is actually on the border of what I can tolerate on sweetness, and at least for me, it doesn't get too cloying even in hot humid weather.

About Ouds, I've only tested TF Oud wood, Alexandria II and Guerlain oud essentiel. The weirdest one was the Guerlain. I live in a hot and humid area (hotter and more humid than my grandma's hometown), and I find them too intense, in your face, 'weird', even oud wood, the safest of those.
Again, may be part of the journey. I only started wearing perfume 1 year ago. Before that, I couldn't get near the perfume section at a Macy's without feeling overwhelmed by all the 'chemicals' in the air.

>>18498894
Maybe my grandpa wore something like that. (I bet it was just Old Spice or Brut)

>>18498341
So some skin moisturizer and then put perfume on where I put it? I heard about using vaseline but will it really last that much longer?

3 Extrait de Parfums coming out this year from Parfums de Marly. $500 for 100ml.

https://ifragranceofficial.com/perfumes/eragon-extrait-parfums-de-marly/

https://ifragranceofficial.com/perfumes/carios-extrait-parfums-de-marly/

https://ifragranceofficial.com/perfumes/valero-extrait-parfums-de-marly/

>>18498913
Looks like cheap/tacky Arab designs. Maybe they'll look better in person idk.

>>18498913
We need to go further with the perfumeflation
2000$ bottles and horrible clones should be all that exist, no in between
We must accelerate so the market can reset

>>18498913
I could not care less

>>18498930
boadicea the victorious already exist. such meh frags for 1k+
ugly bottle too

>>18498865
>Hermes is interesting in general
Might have something to do with the fact that they are independent instead of part of a conglomerate

>>18498948
Clive Christian is another one like that

>>18498913
Can't wait for the arab clones,All the PDM that I've tried don't smell bad, but they smell like a normal designer or something you'd find in an Avon catalogue.

>>18498949
technically Chanel is also privately owned, but they have put out the safest and blandest crowd pleasers scents for almost 3 decades now

>>18498913
>extrait
meaningless, you can literally just dump unscented oils in and say its le hecking 69% perfume oil.

>>18498307
I actually just faced this quandary last week. I kind of wanted to wear something like Iron Duke or Tonnerre to fit the theme. Decided against it because it’s hot af here, and knew it would prob be warm inside the venue as well. Was originally leaning toward Missoni Wave but ended up going with Ganymede because my GF loves it and she went with me.

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>>18498903
>I bet it was just Old Spice or Brut
There are probably some similarities. Escada does start with a surprising fresh and clean opening because of the citrus and lavender similar to Brut, it also has that really grampa-ish combo of carnation and cinnamon like Old Spice. What sets it apart is the boozy "cognac" note that permeates most of the fragrance and how it settles into an amazing elegant patchouli-vanilla base. It starts pretty rough but it ends up being really classy and refined.

>>18498906
If your skin is dry the perfume will evaporate faster, moisture will make the perfume adhere to the skin longer. I don't know how much longer but you should test it out. Moisturize one wrist and not the other then spray and see which lasts longer.

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>>18498526
I don’t quite get the hate for samples some people have.

I don’t see it as throwing away money and being left with nothing, I see it as paying for an experience. I would liken it to trying a small sample of a very expensive food or viewing a painting in a gallery as opposed to buying it outright. Paying to see a movie in theaters, once, and then I’m good, I don’t need to buy the VHS/DVD/blue-ray and store in in my house if watching it once was enough.

I enjoy the variety, but don’t need to -own- all the variety I like to enjoy. Storing 100 bottles would be a considerable pain in the ass, let alone 1000, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want to sniff 1000 different things.

>>18498654
I’ve heard people say Fathom V (or maybe it was Acrasia? I can’t remember) is “bottled melancholy”.

Personally I don’t see it, at all, but maybe you’ll get that effect?

>>18498307
People at concerts smell like humidity, body odor and leather so using those kinds of scents is redundant, If you want to stand out use something clean and fresh.

>>18498033
APH has terrible longevity now, too. 3 hours max.

>>18498056
It's really good. You should buy it.

>>18498956
That's true, but they also don't pump out endless flankers like L'Oreal brands. Chanel hasn't had a new mainstream release in what, 7 years?

>>18499128
>I see it as paying for an experience.
That's understandable. I think the divide between sampling and blind buying stems from the experience/exploring vs hoarding/collectability mindset. While I can always rebuy a sample I find it more convenient having a bottle to revisit at my leisure. Other people might have had more positive experiences with samples than I have. While I have had some great experiences with a couple of niche houses I also had some terrible ones that made me feel like I've been scammed. The difference in quality between perfume companies is gigantic to the point I don't think some of these companies should even exist.

I reiterate however, samples used to be free, they still should be, and anybody who charges for samples is a stinking jew.

>>18498652
thanks for the suggestions
>>18498461
Well, it doesn't snow in winter where I live. I like the smell of Spice Bomb Extreme, on the fence about buying.

>>18497146
snagged a full 30ml of this earlier this year. smell great

>>18499147
Yeah. One thing I 'respect' about Chanel, even if their design philosophy for scents is too safe, and their reformulations are as money pinching as any other brand, they do not put out useless flankers.
The release of CAHS superleggera felt like testing the waters for that, but I have the feeling it was some kind of emergency formula that they had in case of inventory/supply issues.
Maybe it is the supply conditions that actually limit how big they could go, and are limited to just reformulations.
I'm surprised they have not tried to pull a LV with the prices and exclusivity.

I got an encre noire decant because you all hype it so much. This shit only lasts 30 minutes I swear to god. Becomes a very close skin scent after.

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>>18498707
Azzure Aoud is straight up better than Maracuja