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been a while since we had a snice nine in the general, can somebody drop a template?

>sotd
long lasting, but not overwhelming, woody and spicy.
a pretty good fragrance for not too warm days and nights

>>18518467 (OP)
Is this an official marketing image? It looks like shit

>>18518479
>It looks like shit
perfect match for the scent

>>18518479
it's an objectively interesting picture representing the weird smoky aspect of the frag well
you are probably just retarded (you also have to click on the pic to see the full size version)

>>18518481
>t. noselet

>>18518482
The quality of the image editing is garbage. The vetiver is the generic vetiver note image from fragrantica and the other materials look like they googled cinnamon sticks and picked a stock image. The shading is wrong on everything and its all just floating there with no light or shading correction. Get your eyes checked you fucking moron

>>18518484
yes, you are retarded

>>18518482
interesting?
maybe
but it's ruined by the pictures of the ingredients, you'd think malle could afford some real cinnamon for the photoshoot

>>18518489
i'm not sure where i got that tbqh, i don't see it on the malle website
maybe it's a good idea with basic and cheap photoshop shit, i guess we will never know

>>18518474
Can you imagine only having a 30 or 50ml of this? It would be heat breaking knowing you only had a tiny amount after they discontinued or worse, reformulated it.

If it's not good enough to buy 100ml, it's not good enough to buy.

>>18518494
>If it's not good enough to buy 100ml, it's not good enough to buy.
shit take. with the 30-40 other full bottles and with me wearing this occasionally, this will last decades. that being said, I got this as a present, I probably wouldn't buy this for myself, it's not really my style.

>>18518491
It's not official, just a shitty mock-up for an unauthorized e-commerce site. I hope your low standards for images doesn't translate to the quality of your perfumes.

Is there a smoke + copper/iron + maybe very dry vanilla perfume?

If bottle pretty = scent good
If bottle ugly = scent bad

Easy as that

SOTD Royal Mayfair

>>18518516
give me some examples of bad bottles

>>18518532
I meant ugly

>>18518514
Iron Duke is the closest I know off the top of my head, but you’re not gonna get the vanilla dry down.

>>18518532
Never seen an arab sloppa bottle that wasn't hideously vulgar looking.

The more I get into this the more I am starting to like stinky frags from the 80s. Quorum, One Man Show, Polo Green. They’re all just bangers that just feel so masculine and rugged.


The transition from something like Quorum to Paco Rabanne Invictus is like going from a a guy who works on an oil rig to a femboy twink in a period of 30 years

>>18518532
All Carolina Herrera bottles are hideous.

>>18518516
>>18518532
>>18518559
Case in point. This stuff is hideous.

>>18518561
>from a guy who works on an oil rig
correct but let's not forget about the fact that this guy is also gay

>>18518556
Going to a Chanel boutique this weekend to (probably) buy the new BdC but also finally try a bunch of the boutique exclusive scents, current priorities are
>Allure Homme Blanche
>Egoiste
>Pour Monsieur EdP and/or EdT (I think we only get EdP in the US)
>Antaeus
Sell me on other things I should consider burning precious olfactory fatigue on besides these.

Thoughts on Borntostandout and Liquides imaginaires?

>>18518564
Yes I fear you are correct. Back before the woke mind virus turned our alpha masculine queers into petite bitch boys

>>18518566
Whoops. Ignore the >18518556, was just clicking the most recent post.

>>18518566
all great except for the BdC you're (probably) buying
check out Platinum Egoiste, Sycomore and Paris Edinburgh while you're there

>>18518566
Post with your thoughts on the new BdC pls

reminder this is how all of the 80s slop enjoyers look like https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MsWYq6xrtIo

The entire Armani catalogue is terrible imo.

>>18518566
Cristalle Eau Verte

>>18518569
>Borntostandout
borntoslop more like
mediocre or outright bad and overpriced
>Liquides imaginaires
no idea

>>18518574
Don’t make me post the desi fragrance addicts chart

>>18518577
Thanks
Any newer brands that are worth checking out, some of the lesser known stuff?

>>18518574
>saar fragrances
heh

>how all of the 80s slop enjoyers
whiter than you

>>18518578
do it

>>18518566
Ego is a little meh but pour and antaeus is top notch

>>18518601
wrong
the current versions of pm and antaeus are trash but egoiste and platinum are still top tier

>>18518603
Antaeus is great. Ego is too cinnamon forward for me personally, I prefer other sandalwoods. I used to be all about platinum, but the metallic edge just got kinda old after a few bottles. I prefer other herbal forward types. Queer de Eddie is great ylang ylang perfume too. Edinburgh just doesn't last to consider it

>>18518604
Stupid autocorrect queer de russie

Why has Chanel never done an aquatic?

Lurker here. Just finished my bottle of replica that was gifted to me in 2019. It was jazz club. Need decent amber/woody frags below 100 bucks
>t. poorfag

>>18518606
Class and taste
It's why Patek would never put a tourbillon on the dial

>>18518575
Complete noselet and faggot opinion

>>18518611
Allure Homme Sport is a marine fragrance
>Class and taste
Kenzo Pour Homme, GIT/Cool Water, Mirto di Panarea and Acqua di Sale are good

>>18518608
The One EdP

>>18518579
someone give this guy niche brand recommendations because I can barely remember any names of brands or of frags and only recognise them when someone tells me about them or I see the bottle

>>18518608
The One EDT (EDP is good too)

>>18518614
>>18518614
>Good
They were trendy, not timeless
They've never done an oud perfume, so they can keep the oil niggers out of the stores

>>18518618
GIT/CW absolutely is timeless.

>>18518619
Take it up with Chanel, don't be bitching at me about it. At least we're historicaly clear about channels history, and her live of nazis

>>18518467 (OP)
Recent sample reviews:

>Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur
VERY horny fragrance. I like it. Not my typical style but the clove, animal funk and powder does something here. Well crafted.

>Reve d'Ossian Oriza L. Legrand
Lovely unisex churchy/incense fragrance. Smells a lot like twinings Christmas time tea. Also like a freshly polished church pew.

>Rien ELDO
Rough Opening. Almost scrubbed it but glad I didn’t. The first spray smells like a harsher, dirtier Bogart Oud but the dry down is fantastic. The leather, smoke and resinous notes to seem to bring to mind a tidy garage or workshop in the country.

>Chergui Serge Lutens
You can tell this one is quality but it’s not for me. I think it should be a woman’s fragrance. A very soapy/powdery take on tobacco. More iris than I anticipated.

>City Rhythm Miami Tropical Confessions
This one should be a litmus test for people who don’t know what they’re talking about. A sloppy mess of a fragrance that lasts forever. Smart marketing but a pretty lousy fragrance. Adidas sport has more complexity.

>>18518628
Also I will not be buying any of these personally. All very polarizing frags but I had a good time smelling them.

trying stuff for fall. rate my cart

>>18518630
not bad but 50bucks for 5 samples is kinda steep

>>18518575
Their best stuff is discontinued. Armani Mania was a good start for Turkdjian, subtle and masculine, before he got addicted to ambrox.

>>18518649
>Turkdjian
He's armenian

>>18518575
>Bois d'Encens
>The Yulong
>terrible
Disagreeable opinion.

>>18518650
>Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the traditional Armenian homeland composed of Eastern Armenia and Western Armenia came under the rule of the Ottoman and Persian empires, repeatedly ruled by either of the two over the centuries.
I'm older than modern Armenia lmao

>>18518566
Paris-Edimbourg (buy me a bottle while you're there)

>>18518628
There is no Iris in chergui

What fragrance is she wearing?

>>18518751
Umm there most certainly is. It’s not just me saying this

>>18518645
any recs on places cheaper than decantx

>>18518761
There isn’t

>>18518628
what animal funk in the newest formulations of musc ravageur, as an anti-schizoreformulation guy that part of musc ravageur has been absolutely castrated, same with the prominant orange accord weirdly enough

>>18518763
Depending on what you get scentsplit can be good

>>18518763
I was talking in general

>>18518566
Best Chanels
>Egoiste (my favorite)
>Pour Monsieur EDT
>Antaeus
>Paris-Edimbourg

Also good
>OG Allure Homme

Overrated/mediocre
>Platinum Egoiste
Platinum Egoiste is a very generic 90s style fresh fougere (Turin was right).

What is YOUR favourite vanilla centric fragrance anon?

>>18518793
>Turin was right
opinion discarded

>>18518804
Vanilla is awful I hate it. π if you put a gun to my head

>>18518804
Pour un Homme
Eau des Baux
Eau Duelle

>>18518804
it has to be babycat, vanagloria is close second wish it was more easily available where I live

>>18518804
This Is Him

>>18518532
Toy Boy. i like the scent but i don't keep it with my other bottles lol

>>18518804
in my collection i got noir extreme parfum, Bleu Turquoise and Spiece & Black Vanilla.

Reading Fragrantica reviews is like swimming in a sea of opinions of fat american women and how they hate this perfume because their black ex wore it and at the bottom is a chill comment of a 70 year old random italian electrician perfectly identifying the unlisted notes

Is Myslf edp office appropriate? I'm getting conflicting information. A lot of people say it's light and inoffensive but some say it leans youthful and playful which doesn't sound like what I associate an office with.

>>18518854
edp is just clean white floral scent, as office appropriate as they come, unless of course you associate the smell of loundry with playboys.
Most importantly, stop being a faggot wear what you like, where you like, just don't overspray if you don't want to get any reactions from people

>>18518804
van sea - my favourite interpretation of the salty vanilla dna

7.5ml 1960s Mitsouko Extrait for $150 or 50ml 1985 BNIB Drakkar Noir for $250

>>18518793
>Platinum Egoiste
Generic, but well done. That's most of Chanel though.

I'm fine with designers because I don't have a wardrobe to match fancy niche fragrances. Dior, Chanel and YSL are my ceiling.

Has montale / mancera ever made anything good?

>>18518888
No.

>>18518888
Black aoud is a banger

>>18518887
There's no difference
It's all in your head

>>18518895
Wouldn't you agree a fragrance with rich and natural materials like iris and oud are going to smell more expensive than something full of synthetic aromachemicals?

>>18518897
It's all the same endocrine disruptor shit you're bathing in. Just evaluate the composition and forget the price or who made it. It's all marketing bs.

By the fireplace or Oud Wood?
Haven't smelled both, which is more unique?

>>18518763
Luckyscent and Scentsplit are both good but not much better. A lot of the main decant sites all go for similar rates. The only one that stands out as cheaper than most for me is Jomashop, but they mostly deal with full bottles, and the tradeoff is that their shipping takes forever.

>>18518881
I would get the extrait and then a 30ml of Bon Monsieur

>>18518888
Full Incense is good if you like thick, sweet frankincense

>>18518911
go for Oud Wood or at least its dupes
It's the best oud fragrance ever

>>18518887
I don't make that distinction between designer and niche but it's obvious perfumes range from daytime/night time and casual/elegant, only a retard would deny that.

>>18518851
You fit right in with the deranged women of fragrantica.

>>18519005
I might be gay but I will never be as deranged as a woman

>>18519006
>I will never be as deranged as a woman
The image you posted proved you wrong.

>>18518576
Unlikely to happen but I won’t say no.

>>18518732
I may sniff it, but based on reviews I’m likely to agree with >>18518604 in that the performance on Edinburgh doesn’t warrant a full bottle. There are the rare exceptions where it smells so great idgaf, but I don’t expect this to be such a case.

>>18518572
Platinum Egoiste isn’t bad, but I rather agree with >>18518793 in that it doesn’t ‘wow’ me. It’s a great, safe, relatively mass appealing “clean” scent but I have other things to fill that niche.
I *will* consider Sycomore, however.

>>18518563
Lemon Baccarat Rouge, a guilty pleasure of mine.

>>18518628
>>18518774
Every time I read a review of Musc Ravageur I seriously question A) How often the shit from Malle gets reformulated, and more often B) That the vast majority of people just read the title of a fragrance and make shit up.
I got a decanted sample of Musc Ravageur from a legit, tiny family run store that sells high end clothes and what not, they still had bottles of original Synthetic Jungle and Bois d'Orage before it was changed to French Lover, anyway, Musc Ravageur is literally just a bottle of clean white musks. “VERY horny fragrance” is a crock of shit, and there’s nothing animalic about it.
Has it been reformulated since then? Maybe. But I see too many idiots call something with a listed “Amber” or “Ambermax” note an “ambroxan” fragrance. Pretty sure people just see the word musk and think animal secretions when most musks are clean musks now-a-days.
>End Rant
>Thank for coming to my TED blog

>>18518763
DecantX is pretty standard pricing unfortunately. I hate that they have so many outdated fragrance brands listed with nothing listed under their link, and several literal-who brands with nothing in stock and have been out of stock for years… but if you just want a decant of something main stream so you can test it on skin at your leisure, and don’t want to be fucking bothered by mall sales reps being stingy bitches with samples, they’re okay. I’ve ordered a lot of decants from them.

I can also recommend decantboutique as they have a pretty wide selection of stuff that’s not offered elsewhere, a HUGE selection of what they’ll put your decant actually into (including roller balls, if you’re into that) AND they’re actually a little cheaper than most decant sites in my experience, BUT, but but but… their website it utter fucking trash - or possibly their server host. You may have to reload a page like 10-15+ times before it -actually- loads. It’s a pain in the ass but everything else about them seems better than most other sites.

Surrendertochance is the last decant site I’ve used to check some rare/older fragrances off my list without buying a full bottle. Only purchased from them once, but it all checked out and was a good experience, so I’d buy from them again.

>>18519022
I'm just saying that there is a slight animalic note. I understand clean musks. I have galaxolide, habanolide, tonalide, exactolide and ethylene brassylate. I make perfume. I'm an amateur, but I understand and own many of the materials.

Musc Ravageur is a sexy fragrance, and although the animalic notes are mild, they are there and crucial to the composition. It's not straight animal ass, but it smells a little like walking into the taxidermy room at a museum. Like horse hair. Says more about your nose that you can't pick it up.

Is Megamare even wearable in public?

I'm planning to buy a decant but I don't wanna come off as obnoxious

>>18519063
no more than two sprays.

>>18519064
alright

>>18518753
Inexcusable Evil

>>18518804
>EP Divine Vanille
>Nicolai Vanille Tonka
>Caron Pour un Homme
i don't care too much for vanilla frags desu

>>18518881
Mitsouko Extrait, just as >>18518964 said

>>18518887
i wear my niche and designer frags with t-shirt and jeans, no fucks given

>>18518888
digits checked
yes, Full Incense, Dark Aoud and Black Aoud are at least okay if you don't expect them to be packed with naturals and expensive oud

>>18519015
thank you for your consideration

>>18519063
yes

>SOTD: Malle French Lover
somehow i still get whiffs of it from last night, so performance is not too bad for the newer batches
btw it's one of the few frags that literally made me laugh upon first spray, Pierre Bourdon is a genius

>>18518804
un bois vanille and jaipur homme edp

Anyone familiar with Shiro in Japan? I’m testing some now and they’re pretty good. Solid tea scents.

I really liked the musks of the classic Chanel and Guerlain perfumes. But I find many of them can seem feminine. And recommendations for a musk but for men?

>>18519122
kouros

>>18519130
I like the initial spray of this but hate the drydown. Smells like uncleaned urinal in the summer.

>>18519142
what about antaeus? was it also too feminine?

Now that dior homme parfum is fucking dead what are some fragrances that could fill that hole in my collection? I don't even know where to start looking

>>18519152
dior homme intense

>>18519149
It's not great for summer

>>18519149
Haven't smelled it yet.
Am in a poorfag country:3

>>18519153
it does not close to the greatness of the parfum sadly.

>>18519152
It's not the same at all and you won't get the iris leather combo that made DHP so distinctive, but I really like Oud Ispahan, it's one of the best oud roses that I've smelled and it has the same vibe as DHP: dark, alluring, complex, beautifully blended notes

>>18519166
sadly I really dislike roses in perfumes, the only thing I associate rose with is rosejam.

>>18519168
Ah too bad. Are you more into sweeter notes, leather, woods/oud, what are you looking for?

What are some good fall fragrances?

>>18519169
on my skin dhp was the typical make-upy iris, maybe a bit more floral thanks to the rose, combined with deep chocolatey notes and a bit of leather.
I am looking for something to fill it's spot as I don't even have 20mls left and it is my go to scent for colder weather. As far as combinations go, if it were to go the boozy-iris route it would have to be really good as I already have gentlemen prive and a basement creation of jmp, other than that I am open to sampling anything you recommend.

>>18519172
Egoiste
Chergui
Ambre Sultan
Heritage
Antaeus
French Lover

>>18519183
If the makeup vibe is something you're into maybe TF Noir (not the flankers they're completely different) will scratch that itch, but be advised that it's not the same kind of scent profile as DHP at all and somewhat more old school or some would even say dated, personally I think it's classy. It has some iris and leather too
Iris isn't my favorite but you might want to check out Iris Fauve by Atelier des Ors, it's not boozy since you already have that covered
If you like the sweet leather combo and don't mind amping up the sweetness, you could take a look at Oud Cadenza, it's sweeter than DHP though with the cocoa, dates and cinnamon. Other leather options with less sweetness would be Tuscan Leather which is one of the very few genuinely good fragrances among TF's private blend line, Tauer Lonestar Memories for something distinctly more rugged and "weathered" (it's not an elegant leather like DHP), and Memo African Leather which is more on the spicy side.
None of those are very similar to DHP but I'm just giving you ideas from the top of my head, don't blind buy any of them obviously

How does the iris in DHP smell to you? Because I have a DHI and although it is powdery / makeup-y i noticed that the iris they use has a deep, "carnal" vibe to it? I don't know how to explain it but iris in DHI for me is somewhat indolic and addictive compared to Prada L'homme which is a bit more light and airy.
>>18519183

>>18519189
smells even more "carnal"? to me prada l'homme just smells soapy, clean, loundry like. Meanwhile DHI is the iris that I would consider to be the usual.
>>18519186
I've never tried the orginal noir so will get my nose on that, will check out iris fauve however not putting too much hope in that, I did not have great experiences with atelier des ors in the past something from their dna did not agree with my skin. I like crivelli's ouds but I am not paying 13€ for a 1 ml sample, and neither am I traveling to UK just to test some perfumes.
Other recommendations are most definetely not what I am looking for, but thanks for them anyway.

>>18519193
Crivelli's full extrait sample set is like 40 bucks and acts like a coupon if you decide to buy a full bottle so if you already know you like them, isn't that a good option? The other extraits kinda suck imo (Hibiscus would be nice on a woman but I didn't like the rest) but if you were fairly sure to get one of the ouds it could be worth it.
>not what I am looking for
Yeah it's kinda tough to find anything that holds a candle to DHP to be honest, especially if you don't like rose. Good luck on your search

Could anyone give me a quick rundown on Maison Crivelli or if you've smelled their stuff and have thought I'd like to hear those too

>>18519199
I've only tried their extraits, I would like to try some of their edps like Santal Volcanique but I don't feel like ordering another sample set now
Crivelli is one of those recent houses that ride on the "beastmode" trend, all of their fragrances are extremely (no exaggeration) strong. If you're looking for something light, airy or subtle you might want to check out other brands. They're mainly known for their three ouds (Cadenza, Stallion and Maracuja), which are pretty good
Among those I've tried
>Hibiscus Mahajad
Distinctly feminine, fragtok grifters will have you believe this is unisex but it is absolutely not. It would be attractive on a woman, it's definitely the best of the florals from the extrait sample set. Smells like bissap (the drink) with a hint of vanilla on the drydown
>Tubéreuse Astrale
>Patchouli Magnetik
I'll lump these together because they're also feminine florals although I didn't like them as much as Hibiscus, they're also very potent but tuberose and patchouli both tend to have that very thick almost syrupy quality to them which made them almost unpleasant to my nose. Unisex leaning feminine
>Oud Cadenza
The best of the three ouds imo. A nice sweet oud, nothing groundbreaking and probably overpriced like everything from the house but it's still one of those scents you enjoy getting whiffs of all day long. I smell mostly cinnamon, some caramel, oud and leather
>Oud Stallion
This one is just pure oud and leather. Extremely masculine, the most interesting from the sample set. Wore it to the doctor's once and the smell of dark, woody leather filled up the waiting room. I enjoy it a lot but it's pretty situational
>Oud Maracuja
The most hyped from Crivelli, it's oud + passionfruit. It's my least favorite of the three and the most unisex, the sillage is nice but I get tired of that passionfruit accord eventually. If you want a fruity oud you'll enjoy it but don't think the passionfruit makes it "fresh" in any way, it's dense and dark

>>18519206
Thank you

>>18519199
Hibiscus Mahajád - overpowering hibiscus, cold rose, musky vanilla in the drydown, quite sweet and syropy from the start.
Osmanthe Kodoshan - peaches, fuzzy osmanthus and a decent ammount of anise. Doesn't last very long.
Oud Maracujá - Very clean oud, leather and most importantly sickeningly sweet maracuja, defnitnely on the "slop" side of things but the scent profile itself is decently intresting, fruity leather taken to the extreme with maracuja and clean oud. Also atomic performance, even the most unwashed of arab clones enjoyers wouldn't dare to say a thing about it's parameters.
Oud Stallion - clean oud, boring leather, a bit of saffron and tonka. Bit boring, overpriced but the performance is once again atomic.
Safran Secret - deep drydown of ganymede without it's marine/ mineral qualities, just metalic saffron and suade, also an absolute ambroxan/iso-e-super (ambrofix I would bet) bomb

>>18519219
>even the most unwashed of arab clones enjoyers wouldn't dare to say a thing about it's parameters.
kek
Thank you too

>>18519186
Someone that actually looks like they could skillfully update the frag flow charts.

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>>18519193
I mean it smells more earthy and musky. Or maybe I'm just smelling things from perspective because I'm used to the smell of iris colognes in my hometown which has a bit of sweetness to it.

>>18519172
7 Cobalt > Sauvage/Bleu de Chanel/Dylan Blue.

>>18519227
no rajpeesht, your "green" and "incense" infographics are not getting included

>>18519189
Dior Homme iris is grounded with 'earthiness' from the lavender, ambrette and cacao.

>>18519122
Kouros for sure. I wore it yesterday after ignoring it for a while and damn, the scent is amazing and the performance is also incredible. Amouage Gold Man is also great and so is Muscs Koublai Khan but I find the Amouage to be more formal. MKK is cleaner off the opening but gets pretty dirty as it dries, definitely a very very good musk that you should try. Also likely will suit you more if you prefer the Chanel/Guerlain style as Kouros is a bit more brash and casual.

>>18519237
SAAAR calm down

>>18519227
No I don't know enough about notes and accords to do that. I base my assessment of fragrances entirely on vibes and intuition

>>18519189
I think its probably the cashmeran
>a synthetic musk aroma chemical used in perfumery for its warm, woody, spicy, and musky scent with powdery and floral undertones. It provides strong diffusion and longevity to fragrances, often used in smaller quantities to enhance the overall composition, but can also add depth and sensuality in larger amounts

>>18519246
koublai khan is practicaly impossible to find in most countries nowadays

>>18519243
>>18519250
Interesting, thanks

Should I cop?

>>18519346
I have never smelled it or heard of the brand

>>18519250
There are only trace amounts of cashmeran in DHP

>>18519346
yes, neroli is the most based of all notes
please tell us what it's like

>>18519346
It's good but not worth the price. Very simple but high quality smell

This shit just smells like an Amouage dupe of Sauvage. Boring vanilla amber with ambrox overload and a little blackcurrant.

I can't help it guys, I love gourmandslop. I like sweet, sexy fragrances.
I tried Le Male Elixir Absolu and I liked it, is it the best from the line or should I try others?
Also what are the best flankers from the usual sweetslop designer lines (Stronger with you, Wanted, Uomo and so on)?

>>18519424
>(Stronger with you
absolutely and intensly

>>18519428
Doesn't intensely just smell like chestnut

>>18519432
it has some of it
and caramel and the usual sweetness of the swy line
it at least has some interest when compared to the original
absolutely is the best of the line though

>>18519437
I think I might've tried a fake because when I smelled intensely it was just a linear, very uninteresting sugary chestnut

>>18519458
or it was real and that's how you read it because it's a sweet designer

>>18519460
I'll try it again at a sephora to be sure

Can you guys recommend some good high heat long lasting fragrances that can withstand a lot of abuse? I work in construction and a lot of my work is on roofs, heavy lifting, in the sun. I usually wear heavy canvas overalls as well so I sweat a lot and generate a lot of heat on top of being out in the sun. I’ve been wearing AdG EDP mostly and it’s been great, as well as Le Male EDT which is OK but melts off after too much heat. I like AdG a lot but it is pretty generic, so anything else in the fresh citrus aquatic realm that has a lot of staying power would be nice.

>>18519520
>bergamask
>cologne indélébile
>gucci guilty cologne pour homme
>kouros
>mariner's rhyme
not necessarily citrus aquatic frags but these might last long in high heat

>>18519520
>wearing fragrances on a construction site
Absolutely fucking gay. I hope the rest of your crew bullies you into oblivion. At most just wear deoderant, holy fuck

>>18519529
>t. retard

>>18519529
I just wear it under my shirt, at most anything that mists up to my neck might project a tiny bit in the shop. I would be mortified if anyone else smelled it. Its just for me to catch a whiff throughout the day. Also kill yourself.

what colognes have gotten you the most compliments?

Is spicebomb extreme really a sex bomb?

>>18519520
don't wear fragrances to the gym SAAR
>but hurr durr not a gym
same shit different story

Does anyone like Gentle Fluidity Silver? I like the juniper berry top note, but the creamy and sweet vanillic musk base is maybe a bit too much. I can't decide if I like it.

>>18519537
>I can't decide if I like it.
wear it more and you'll decide

>>18519537
It's a weird one. I own and like to use it on warm days but often the heavy base makes it too dense and difficult to wear

>>18519537
>Gender Fluidity

>>18519537
it's one of the more interesting MFK frags but it's ofc still overpriced slop

>>18519536
>DONT wear to le hecking JIM
>DONT WEAR at le hekcing joberino
>ONLY WEAR at your house or in a FAGGOT OFFICE or when you’re on a DATE (not going to happen for you btw)
yea im gonna recommend you kill yourself with extreme haste

>>18519555
>non-white doesn't understand how sweat interacts with fragrance and how having a nose drying alcohol on you during strenuous activity is not comfortable or good for you
and then a quick projection to end it off
lol
kill yourself first nigger and stop wasting my oxygen

>>18519563
cope, seethe and dilate
ywnbaw

>>18519563
>nose drying alcohol on you
You should learn how fragrances work and what happens to alcohol.

>>18519575
have you ever worn a fragrance?

>>18519584
Alcohol evaporates in seconds, it doesn't stay "on you" dummy.

Gentleman Reserve Privée or Boss Bottled Absolu for this winter?

>>18519535
please respond

>>18519535
Hard to say, i wear everyday a different one, but therre d hermes got me a lot, pic related aswell, bought it blind for 30 bucks, its a generic fresh 1 but people seem to like it

What are some good scents that smell like a body of water or wet stone? Not necessarily looking for aquatics, but don't want petrichor behind some sweet bouquet. Silver Mountain Water is pretty good, Gentle Fluidity is ok, neither are quite scratching the itch.

>>18519628
Bulgari Rain Essence?

>>18519524
Anyway, now that I'm home and that faggot hopefully killed himself I looked some of these up. I already have Kouros but I'm gonna get some samples of Bergamask and Mariner's Rhyme. Also just ordered a Mitsouko extrait from the 80s but I won't be wearing that to work.

>>18519400
Thanks for the answer. Do you think it would make a nice summer fragrance for humid climates or would you recommend something else? Preferably not to citric since TdH Eau Givree kind of ruined that scent for me.

>>18519535
>what colognes have gotten you the most compliments?
Versace pour homme
Azzaro Wanted by Night+The Most Wanted edp
D&G The One edp

>>18519722
is this better than spicebomb extreme?

>>18519732
I don't know, I don't own spicebomb ex.

Thoughts?

>>18519739
>asphalt
1-800-come-on-now

>>18519739
every cdg smells the same

>>18519739
>YEEEEAaaaah

>sniffing mugler cologne on a worn shirt
Maybe the new one doesn't have the same performance but the original has very decent sillage and longevity, on clothes it lasts for days too. It performs more like an EDT.

>>18519520
Ghost in the Shell is my go-to high heat fragrance because it tends to perform well and isn’t a standard citrus.

>>18519722
Polo Blue Gold

What are your thoughts on Fat Electrician?
I just bought a 50ml bottle (I tried it with the discovery set).

>>18519846
disgusting

>>18519846
I haven't smelled it yet but looking at the accords is it meant to smell like a a fat electrician's balls?

>>18519855
It smells like creamy vetiver to me.

>>18519592
Boss line has shitty longevity

Got Oud for Glory for no particular reason and I have no idea when I'm supposed to wear this
It's just saffron, pretty much. I don't really smell anything else.

>>18519889
Saffron is a very anosmic note
Try to spray it away from under your nose

>>18519893
What are the most and least anosmic notes? I'm tired of not being able to smell my fragrances

>>18519894
For me:
>Ambroxan
>Sandalwood
>Ambrette Musk
>Saffron
>Iso E Super

>>18519900
Yeah iso E smells like literal nothing to me
Anyway you say saffron is anosmic but shouldn't I still be able to smell other notes? Whereas with OfG I get nothing, not even a little oud accord or anything

>>18519665
cheers, anon
>Mitsouko extrait from the 80s
>I won't be wearing that to work.
lol you totally should for shits and giggles though

>>18519846
i like it, smells like creamy vetiver

>>18519722
>>18519732
>>18519837
none of those are colognes

Just got this in the mail what do I think of it?

>>18519912
pdm slop clone
must be great

>>18519903
Do you smell the patchouli? that might be the culprit. When I first tested MYSLF all i get is neroli, almbroxan and patchouli which is a shame because I'm excited for the amberwoods. I think I'm sensitive to patchouli.

Sometimes i get anosmic to iris too, DH line is okay but Prada Infusion D'iris is all amber tobacco to me.

>>18519952
who is this zesty nigga

>>18519954
the drummer of blink-182

https://youtu.be/v30FhI5Yz_g?si=zYTKtIT2NswntqqL
Different levels of mens cologne
>>18519954
A typical brit of course

>>18519920
Nah not really. It's really just a saffron bomb, I don't get it
>MYSLF
Speaking of this one I think it's overhated, it's a nice neroli frag and has decent longevity for something in that category
>I get anosmic to iris
kek don't try the l'homme EDT then I literally get no other note than iris

>>18519883
absolu lasts ages mate

>>18519979
But smells awful

SOTD: Loewe 7 Cobalt

>>18519981
>Loewe 7 Cobalt
Best blue fragrance i smelled up to date. Solo Cedro is my favorite.

>>18519984
For me a blue fragrance is citrus top + ambroxan base

Loewe 7 Cobalt doesn't have that

>>18519984
Redpill me on Solo Cedro

>>18519846
It’s certainly one of their better, unique fragrances. It’s essentially a weird, gourmand vetiver. Whip cream top, some plastic-y smoke in the middle, and vetiver base. It may not sound the best but somehow it works fairly well.

>>18519912
Arabs really got you niggas spraying liquid brown

>>18519987
It smells like a modernized blue Drakkar Noir, focused on Cedar.

>>18519846
rubber and protein bar the perfume
absolute garbage

Rate/review
>Allure Homme
>Allure Homme Sport
>Antaeus

>>18520072
>Allure Homme
Never tried
>Allure Homme Sport
Before we all got into this hobby and were spraying indolic ouds and niche fragrances with notes of breast milk, this is what you would imagine when someone said “cologne”. It smells like the platonic ideal of a mens fragrance.
>Antaeus
Only smelled it once at a chanel boutique. I remember it kind of being similar to Kouros but in a more formal way. Would like to get my hands on a bit just for the culture.

wore 8 sprays of Joop to go out and get beers.
Fuck you normie cunts getting in the way in the supermarket, my smell made you get out my way, didn't it?

>>18520081
Your hatred will consume you and leave you wanting and alone

My megara sample came in
Sprayed it on a paper strip in my room 3 hours ago
I can smell it from the second floor
wow

I’m seeing a lot of bottles of Office for Men come up for around $100 each. Has anyone tried it? How is it? I’m not expecting it to be groundbreaking but like, does it smell good? Would you wear it?

>>18519981
>But smells awful
Yeah fine but you said that it has shitty longevity which it doesn't

>>18520249
Just do it man, when my vintage mitsouko comes I'm gonna be busting it open no hesitation. Nice things are meant to be enjoyed.

>>18520071
I never thought of it this way but now that you've said, it kinda makes sense.

>>18519960
kek

>>18519952
Has anyone even tried one of bog bong's scents?

>>18520081
Enjoy smelling like a cheap prostitute

>>18520251
Thanks, I'll crack them open. They are likely not the best for warm weather but I have found even vintage stuff gets better after you spray it and let it sit a few weeks. Might be oxygen, might be the nose, might be placebo.

>>18520251
>>18520426
nice pickups lads

>>18520426
Wow, quite amazing. It starts with such an elegant green scent before it gets really sweet. Once it settles and gets sweet it reiterates my view on sweet scents and gourmands, which is they would be better if they were less sweet. When the caramel notes are not overwhelming you get very elegant woody notes likely from the patchouli. I'm not a regular coffee drinker and while I'm obviously familiar with the smell of coffee I don't pick it up too much other than those caramel syrupy lattes people get. It's funny that it smells differently depending on how you sniff, taking a big whiff you get very sugary honey notes, a gentle sniff gets you more of those fantastic woody notes. The rubber bottle looks a bit patchy, is a pain to press, and drip after it sprays but the green juice looks pretty cool however. Glad I ripped it open but I probably wont wear it more than a couple times a year.

/frag/ frens, what are your favorite fragrances atm?

>>18520498
Le Male EDT, Terre d'Hermes EDT, Kouros, Dior Homme Intense, Mitsouko EDT, Jicky EDT

>>18520498
the same ones that were my favourites at other moments

>18518566
Ended up purchasing the new BdC, will give a full write up later this week. Must say I’m rather annoyed, they literally don’t do any samples at that boutique (or so they claimed), even when they knew I was purchasing the new BdC. Said they don’t have the containers to make them. Really wanted some samples to test on skin, Egoiste, Pour Monsieur, Antaeus, etc.
As for the people that made suggestions of things to sniff (again, tester strips only since no samples) -

>18518576
Didn’t sniff.

>>18518572
Sycomore wasn’t bad but was a little too straightforward plain vetiver for me.
>>18518732
Damn, Edimbourg was light as hell, TOO light. It didn’t smell bad, pleasant, but it just felt so non-present.

>>18518604
For the brief period I got to sniff Egoiste it was nice, but I’d need a few real tests on skin to full bottle it. Maybe someday.
>>18520072
Antaeus, fucking kek, that was interesting. Honestly >>18520078 is pretty accurate, it’s in a similar vein as Kouros, but where Kouros is dirty soapy, Antaeus is dirty… earthy herbal, maybe? I’m working off memory from several hours back at this point.
It’s the type of frag where if they made a 10-15ml travel I’d buy it in a heartbeat and be set for life, but I could never use a full bottle, not even half, in the rest of my life, so sadly it’s a pass for me atm.

Can’t fucking quote more than 5 posts or it’s “spam”. Dumb.

>>18520498
Le Male Elixir, One Million Lucky, YSL Myslf EDP.

>aromatic
>green

>>18520716
Does aromatic just mean lavender?

>>18520498
H24, Cartier Oud&Rose, Dior Homme Intense, Azafran de Guadalajara, Hinoki and Cedarwood

>>18518514

I dunno if it smells that metallic but I like Copper Skies by Kerosene a lot. Sort of similar to Tobacco Vanille. If you want bone dry check out L'Air du Desert Morocain.

please I just need ONE fresh fragrance that's attractive and performs decently, why are there no good hot weather frags this is driving me insane

>>18520771
>why are there no good hot weather frags
there are

>>18520772
tell me some of them

What are some good fougere fragrances? I've tried a decent amount but I think I'm gonna buy Bon Monsieur

>>18520498
Le Cri, Green Water, French Lover

>>18520771
>fresh
>attractive
You're thinking of Savage EDT.
>>18520783
Drakkar Noir/Dakar, Beau de Jour.

>>18520820
>Beau de Jour.
lol

Interesting diagram I collected in my fragrance obsession, enjoy.

>>18520834
>not tipping it off with aldehydes

nice image, I don't disagree with the order, downloaded

>>18520498
One
n
l
y

Drakkar Noir

>>18520773
cool water
aqua quorum
lapidus pour homme sport
victoire
equus
aramis 900
guerlain vetiver

>>18520869
I mean that's what I own and wear regularly

>>18520771
kouros
un bel amour d'ete
fig tea (imo unisex)
bergamask
victoire
guerlain vetiver
...and lots of others, maybe you just need to lurk moar

>fragrance thread on 4chan
>everyone is talking about designer fragrances instead of clones which are way way cheaper and have almost the same or even better performance in some cases, than their $200-$300 counterparts

literally *eddit central

>>18520878
you should stop being poor and retarded
simple as

>>18520878
Real enthusiasts gatekeep clones and recommend expensive designers.

>>18520498
My Summer rotation:

Guerlain Vetiver
Boucheron Pour Homme EdP
Sel D'Issey

>>18520771
Sel D'Issey works great for me in hot weather.

>>18520834
This is inaccurate and useless.

>>18520878
>better performance
I'll be honest with you, I have never wanted a fragrance to perform better.

Is the Parfum d'Empire Discovery Set good/worth it?

>star trek gif
60 year old Indian spotted

sotd sweat

>>18520903
yes, there are mostly good and quite a few really great frags in there
you will also be offered 20 € on your next full bottle(?) order
it's a shame that Ruade is not included but still a great deal

>>18520878
Many clones smell off and/or perform worse.
If there are clones that you'd like to share with us, with a spot on scent and better performance, we're all ears xoxo

>>18520904
Indians are the ones obsessed with performance and clones. There are no Indians in Star Trek, they are not allowed in the Federation of Planets.

>>18520878
If you cannot smell the difference in quality between arab slop and actual perfumery you are a subhuman

>>18520915
>Federation of Planets.
in white countries, nobody under 65 knows what that is. in brown countries this probably falls under "contemporary entertainment".

Arabs make better perfumes than crackers anyways I don't know why they keep on making clones. Is it because it's more profitable?

>smell frags
>get common cold
>get better
>smell same frags
>some of them now smell completely differently

I used to love my silver oud but now I pick up the sickly sweet recently-dead-body aspect of it and it makes me nauseous, literally. Whereas before it was just a nice smoke/oud/vanilla frag.

>>18520917
>all arabshit is low quality
>all non arabshit is high quality
If only the world could fit into such neat categories.

>>18520921
>knows star trek
>doesn't know the most iconic thing about star trek
What white country are you in?

>>18520929
The number one rule of fragrances is "don't get sick".

I'm just now trying Sultan Vetiver, one spray on my left wrist.
Leaving projection aside this juice is WAY too green, it started with a powdery celery scent and it's only become more powdery in the last few minutes.
I have higher hopes for French Lover.

>>18520917
>>18520906
>>18520880
>t. 3rd world shitskins larping as le european aristocracy

>>18520498
Hermes Rocabar
Dior Dune pour Homme

How's the performance on Oud Wood? Love the scent, clones don't come close, but before buying I want to make sure it has decent projection and longevity

>>18520773
Acqua di Gio EDP
>but
i dont care, it's cheap, it smells good, and it holds up in 30+ C weather

>>18520929
This happened to me with Sauvage Elixir to the point where I ended up trading it away, and I don't miss it.

>>18520972
It's considered one of the worst-performing TF fragrances second to Neroli Portofino. Maybe get a 2ml or 5ml decant before you commit, maybe it works better with your skin chemistry.

>>18520972
It's good you should buy it don't listen to these indians

>>18520982
oof that's grim
At least Neroli Portofino has 1/1 clones but the issue with Oud Wood is that Thameen and Nishane don't smell the same so I'm wary of spending money on them

>>18520984
>At least Neroli Portofino has 1/1 clones
such as?

>>18520989
The Jeanne en Provence one, but actually scratch that, Neroli Intense is actually better

Are there any affordable salty aquatics that perform well? I liked Megamare, so maybe something along that line. Citrus is okay, but too much citrus is not of my liking

>>18520966
My comment has nothing to do with provenance or brand or clout, I'm rather being realistic after having tried tens of arab lones, but if there are clones that you'd like to share with us, with a spot on scent and better performance, we're all ears xoxo

>>18520992
Acqua di sale?

>>18520992
Coastal Salty Forest by Zara (possibly discontinued at this point) is the only cheap salty aquatic that I cant think of now that Aqua PH Atlantique has been discontinued.
If cheap's not a strict requirement then you're looking for Acqua di Sale, as anon mentioned.

>>18521001
not him but that's not exactly affordable

>>18520966
lol, lmao even

>>18521002
Thanks. I'll check Zara if they still have it. Otherwise I'll choose between the Megara or Atlas clone after I finish my decant. not picky about quality anyways, I just like the salty air drydown of this fragrance family. It's what I'm looking for in Cool Water when I first smelled it.
>>18521001
Acqua Di Sale ships expensively, not to mention I'm too broke for the base price.

How good is PDM Althair

>>18520878
Tried quite a few clones and ended up chucking over half of them away. Only ones I have worth shit are Turathi Blue and Miraj Absolu. Won't be wasting any more money on them.

>>18520878
>>18521024
Only arab clone I own is oud for glory but I'm not a fan of saffron in the end so I'll probably give it away
Which clones are actually good?

>>18520991
They're not even close

>>18521021
it's not

>>18521021
Sweetslop for teenagers from perfumes de influencer. They named the clone Liquid Brown for a reason, even Abdul knows its shit.

>>18521046
>They named the clone Liquid Brown for a reason, even Abdul knows its shit.
kek

>>18521024
>Miraj Absolu
I'm not into clones, but I've been curious about this one.

>>18521024
for me they are definitely worth the money
i've bought like 10 in the past 3 months and all of them were bangers and they all cost between $20 and $35
dont ask me which because i'm gatekeeping this shit lmao
i have bottles from french avenue, armaf, rue broca, lattafa and zimaya
>zimaya
smells really good but is weak af
>armaf, rue broca, lattafa, french avenue
all bangers from my experience so far

>>18521021
if it's better than liquid brun, then it's a giga banger

>>18521025
see above

>>18521000
your problem is that you're expecting them to be a 1:1 replica of the original, which it isn't and it almost never will be you stupid fucking nigger because that is not the point
the point is to offer 80-90% of the same thing at a price much, much lower than the original
soon only the retards will buy overpriced designer shit while the true patricians (me) will buy clones and use the rest of the money to bang prostitutes (your mother)

Inshallah soon everyone will smell like arab clones

>>18520878
its an ego thing. blud will pay 5-10x the price just so he can call others poor

NEW THREAD
>>18521092
>>18521092
>>18521092
>>18521092

>>18521093
nice cope, poorfag

>>18521096
>proving my point
this is not the own you think it is

>>18520783
Naughton & Wilson Gravitas Essentia

>>18518467 (OP)
I started wearing Ishq Al Shuyukh Silver and club de nuit intense man at the back of my head hair, and the mass appeal is unworldly, i have large collection. and this is the only combination that makes women just go frenzy about it for whatever reason. didnt really expect that.