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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>see /frag/ shit on this for years
>everyone in the "fragrance community" shits on it
>for this reason, never even try it for several years
>finally try it
>it's one of the most solid designer fragrances I've smelled and completely blows 99% of frags out of the water
I learned the lesson. Things are popular for a reason and contrarians are usually wrong.

>>18530339
>contrarians are usually wrong
That means I'm usually right, checkmate.

>>18530354
Having opinions that go against what most people agree on doesn't make you special or interesting.

>>18530339
Who shits on this? I don't think I've heard a bad word said about this

>>18530365
Every fragtuber except Jeremy
Everyone who's into niche or vintage fragrances

>>18530339
So you trusted an imagined consensus instead of your own senses, and now you trust the actual consensus.

>>18530356
This is true, everyone I know thinks I'm special and interesting because of my opinions so they must be wrong.

>>18530392
Lol'd
>sotd: Rochas L'Homme

>>18530366
>Everyone who's into niche or vintage fragrances
Don't they shit on every new designer release?

>>18530356
it just makes me right

If allowed popular opinion to dictate everything, there wouldn't even be a Sauvage, a Cool Water, a Fahrenheit, etc.

>>18530406
If we allowed*, ffs

What is YOUR fragrance guilty pleasure?

>>18530433
Polo Black

>>18530433
new haarlem, it reminds me of my first axe deodorants, so many good memories

>>18530433
Adidas Moves for him

>>18530339
>Things are popular for a reason
Yeah because most people just want to fit in and be like everyone else, especially men, just look at how boring men's fashion is, but they all wear it because they're afraid to stand out, or standing out is seen as something only 'weirdos' do.

>>18530465
that's one way to see it, and you're likely right. most men don't really care that much about how they appear so they just look at wha'ts popular and go with that because it doesn't require much thinking.
objectively speaking, i think it's an all around pleasant, versatile, long lasting and decently priced perfume. if you only had one perfume, like most people, it'd be a good option.

Niche fragrances are a huge scam. If you fell for it, congrats you’re a donkey

>>18530433
club black

Guerlain Vetiver for every day wear
Habit Rouge when I'm feelin zesty

Thinking about checking out some Diptyque stuff. Any recommendations?

>>18530433
Egoiste. Not something that is wearable when you're among people but I wear it at home ironically for cheap laughs.

la yuqawam

>>18530465
most men dgaf about what they see on the catwalk, like women. nobody i know goes shiiieeet did you see what xyz was wearing? im getting that shit, like women.

tldr we take the practical approach, occams razor, the path of least resistance. thats it

>>18530565
Is this the new flanker of ali ababawi mashad al oud extrait?

Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate every genre of fragrance that I can think of, but god damn leather chypres are fucking disgusting. I don’t know what it is but there’s this sweet peppery awfulness in them that gets stuck in my throat and sickens me

>>18530433
Jovan Musk is incredible. It’s kouros completely stripped of everything challenging to me

>>18530561
Tam Dao
L'Eau Papier
Eau Capitale
Philosykos

Want to try L'Ombre Dans L'Eau but can't find it anywhere. It's supposed to be Billy Idol's favourite fragrance.

>bought Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
>opening is utter garbage but the drydown is actually fresh
What a surprise

>>18530611
>L'Ombre Dans L'Eau
It's up on fragrancenet

>>18530433
A Whiff of Waffle Cone.

The most syrupy sweet smoky gourmand scent that projects like politician calling their opponent a pedophile and lasts longer than the US will be waiting for the Epstein list to be released.

>>18530600
Care to give some examples?

>>18530562
>Egoiste
>Not something that is wearable when you're among people
Elaborate?

>>18530433
basically any popular fragrance as they are popular for a reason

>>18530596
bro you should totally try al kharaoui abdelmajid wahab musadiq extreme oud elixir luxury, for $20 it's literally a perfect dupe of LV symphony

>>18530562
kwab

>>18530561
Eau Rihla, if you can find it

I really love this, thinking of making it my daily wear year-round. The coconut accord (I know it's not listed but I get coconut) makes it ok for summer I'm thinking

>>18530433
Gucci guilty absolute, but I think I ruined it recently by wearing it to a family gathering while super hungover
Alternatively, Gucci guilty EDP which feels like a marginally daring club fragrance even though I don’t club

>>18530433
I don't have one because I just buy what I like without worrying about how it will be perceived

>>18530433
>What is YOUR fragrance guilty pleasure?
rotating 100+ bottles based on my mood
if not that, then probably owning a 50ml bottle of Beau de Jour (instead of Zino)

>>18530433
New York Amber by Bond N°9, or at least that's what I think was the sample labeled "Ambre N°9" I received years ago from a guy I bought a full bottle from.

>>18530732
it's not about how it will be perceived but about your reasons for liking it.
Imagine you love some objectively disgusting and head ache indudicing chemical flanker of joop homme only because it reminds of the first time your cousin molested you
And for me personaly that fragrance is one million lucky

>>18530813
That's what he wore?

>>18530561
philosykos, eau duelle, volutes

Starting a new job in a few days where im mostly by myself for several hours. What's a good round of woodsy or clean smelling fragrances I could try out while on the clock? I have an opportunity to try several throughout the week and find what I like. Honestly open to whatever takes my mind off 9+ hours of moving boxes in a cleansuit but doesn't bleed through. Couldn't imagine better testing conditions.

>>18530821
kiehl's original musk

>>18530814
He wore huge boss nr. 1, my uncles love for the powerhouse fragrances of the 80s have kickstarted this hobby for me
SOTD ted lapidus pour homme

>>18530821
order yourself a tester kit from marlou and go ham

>>18530823
Is this like Jovan Musk? I can find the 50ml for 25euro but can't try.

Heritage - Edt or Edp?

>>18530834
edt

>>18530833
yeah, probably

>>18530833
pretty much no similarity at all

>>18530832
Thats the most pragmatic approach, thank you
>>18530823
Is the right approach to complementing a long days work a musky scent? I just prefer woody notes because I love that campfire smell that sticks to you post camping trip. However Im willing to explore whatever specific notes can counter long hours of working in a sweaty teabag.

>>18530847
>Is the right approach to complementing a long days work a musky scent?
would be for me but ofc ymmv

>>18530847
order yourself few samples from pineward then, they will stain your skin and have you looking like a goblin, and have you break out in hives if you have any allergies, but as far as scents that make you reminisce about multi-day mountain hikes they are really good.

You don't need anything more than this for everyone to think you smell amazing: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Cuba-Paris/Cuba-Gold-9075.html

>>18530711
There is absolutely no coconut in jazz club

>>18530862
I know there isn't but it smells like that to me

>>18530813
>you love some objectively disgusting
If I love it then it's objectively good

Roma Uomo Nero Estremo is really good shit. Best fougere ive smelled in years

>>18530821
>Santal 33, Another 13, Patchouli 24
>Tam Dao, Vetyverio
>CDG Series, Wonderwood
>Fille en Aiguilles, Bois de Violette, Santal Majuscule
>Bois Datchaï, Santal Volcanique
>Duro, Black Afgano,Blamage
>TdH
>Guerlain Vetiver
>Oud Wood, Bois Marocain, Santal Blush
>The whole Aesop line

>>18530657
Aramis and Azuree. I wanted to try Bandit but im assuming it just has that smell too

>>18530933
You may have a sensitive nose to one of the herb notes, along the same line as the OR6A2 gene.

>>18530933
Your nose didn't fool you, there's a reason why that sort of trash went out of fashion decades ago.

I'm going to do it, I'm going to fucking do it! I'm going to start wearing women's perfumes.

>>18530954
k
gl;hf

>>18530821
Comme des Garcons Kyoto

>>18530834
Nothing wrong with edp, but The Heritage is edt

>>18530940
I have OR6A2 and ginger and coriander tastes soapy to me

>>18530602
Im going to be getting this when my kiehls runs out. I dont think kiehls is worth the extra $40 though I do really love it

Has anyone here tried Office for Men? I can get a bottle for $100. Im looking for a slighly more modern freshslop I can wear at my labour job. I usually use acqua di gio and its fine but it just reminds me of what everyone wore when I was in university.

>>18530433
Oajan. If you spray it more than 2 times you'll clear out a room, but I love it at home.

>>18531022
>slighly more modern freshslop
MYSLF for something floral, Y EDP or Sauvage for a blue frag. These honestly can't be topped

>>18531022
It’s by no means bad, but not a fucking chance is it worth 100 dollarydoos.
I have a decant of it and tested it once, my verbatim written review was
>Opens as a very fresh, clean scent, borderline soapy. A touch of pepper on the back of it, but light and enjoyable. Rather shower gel-ish. At 30 min a mix of clean soapy and peppery notes. Pleasant, safe. At 1H leaning into the pepper, a little less on the fresh. Starting to get quite faint at 2H, but otherwise peppery woody, maybe some patchouli. Linear at 3H, definitely peppery woody, not getting too much patchouli. Linear at 4H.
TL;DR - It lives up to its name perfectly by being the most generic, safe, office scent you can imagine, and in my opinion doesn’t warrant 100 smackeroonies. Either get something cheaper, or spend more money on something more interesting.

>>18530711
yeah it kind of smells like malibu
kind of tacky to wear something so strong in high heat, but coincidentally I did wear this out last night

In my eyes. Office for men is a very interesting fragrance; not because of its formula, which borrows heavily from Creeds Aventus. Looking at a 2019 gcms, it becomes readily apparent that the majority of the pineapple accord has been lifted from Aventus, being comprised of Cis 3 Hexenyl, Cis 3 Hexenyl salicylate, Manzanate, Cyclogalbanate, Dynascone, Allyl heptoate etc. (the leather note is also replicated using isobutylquinolene, similar to Aventus’ 2-isobutylquinolene). But all this is not why it’s so interesting to me, instead I find the story surrounding its creation fascinating, seeing as it was the first instance of a crowdfunded fragrance being created by a real perfumer. Equally interesting is also the story of its founder, Jeremy. Speaking from a strictly chemical standpoint, it is expertly blended, a very balanced composition in all aspects, but artistically speaking it does not push the envelope as much as is usually expected from fragrances priced like his. I’d recommend looking for more modestly priced alternatives which still carry some similar aspects, ex. Mont Blanc legend spirit. Alternatively buy the fragrance used. If you intend to buy something else, you should consider buying TdH, as it’s a very light and inoffensive hesperidic fragrance.

>>18531058
>kind of tacky to wear something so strong in high heat
Is it? I don't find it particularly strong, you need to overspray to get any kind of performance out of it.
If you mean the scent profile itself, you're not wrong but what are you supposed to wear when you're tired of citrusy aquatic light freshies? I can't stand them. I'd wear Virgin Island Water but the price point is unjustifiable

>>18531063
Wait... is this real??? Praying to the smelly water gods that this is real... could it be...

>>18530339
Post hand you paki

>>18531063
nice AI slop
btw imagine the brief Morillas got from Jeremy (surely along the lines of 'Top 10 Must Buy Men’s Fragrances but in one frag')

>>18531075
even on the internet sucking dick is gay, anon

>>18530869
Where did you find it?

>>18531080
No it’s me, believe it or not

>>18531075
Fuck off same fag. No one is taking your piss poor impersonation bait. You didn’t even mention Allyl Amyl Glycolate and remembering to randomly drop in the word “hesperidic” at the last second makes it look even more fake.

>>18531084
There isn’t any allyl amyl glycolate in office for men, as I said, the accord isn’t 1:1

>>18531039
Okay nice i have decants of both YSLs coming this week, along with a travel spray of Egoiste to try out for fall/winter.
>>18531063
It sounds like its not bad for $100 in that sense. Morillas fragrances are never going to be bad and $1/ml is pretty decent. I’ll wait to try my decants though, and I already have TdH
>>18531075
Its not

>>18531087
>travel spray of Egoiste
Share your secrets

>>18531088
>Buy Egoiste
>Buy empty travel spray and decanting tools
>????
>Profit!!!

(Step 3 is getting sued into Oblivion by Chanel)

>>18531088
10ml decant gamer, it’s all about the decants.

>>18531090
>>18531092
I mean where do you find a decant
I'd like to wear Egoiste a few times before committing

>>18531095
Facebook groups. I have a guy I’ve bought from and traded with a few times who has like 200 fragrances, I usually just DM him with an order and send an e-transfer and he mails it out the next day. Keeps his collection and price list on a google sheet.

>How do I ask for a recommendation in /frag/?
>Provide your age range.
I am 30-32


>Provide the season or climate you intend to wear the fragrance in.
September 6th in climate Dfb

>Provide your ideal price range for buying a recommended frag.
$0-$38,744.58

>Provide some details on what type of scent you are looking for (favorite notes and accords, hated notes and accords, etc.)
something that smells good & something that doesn't smell bad

>Provide some details on your intended aesthetic and setting for wearing a scent (frag for school, the office, dates, casual daily wear, etc.)
outside of home

>>18531095
There are a couple websites that decant Chanel frags under the table but obscure the name to something very similar to avoid lawsuits
Example
>for fans of Égoïste, try our inspired, in-house creation, Egotist!

>>18531099
Guerlain Vetiver EDT
yw

>>18531099
>most generic demographics and parameters possible
Literally anything
Armani Code

>>18531099
Dior Sauvage EDP

>>18531096
Oh interesting. I've never used Fb groups. Any groups in particular to check out or avoid?

>>18531080
I'm not gay. I'm a woman. That's straight. I have been a proud simp for perfume anon since day one

>>18531084
I'm not OP of the long post

>>18531087
How do we test then?

@ perfume anon

>>18531110
Post you're boobes

>>18531102
i dont like that

>>18531103
i dont like that

>>18531105
i dont like that

>>18531099
If you’re looking for something good for all-season, Guerlain Vetiver is nice, so is Terre d’Hermes. Guerlain is more classy and dry/earthy and Hermes is juicier, with citrus and grassy wood.

>>18531110
>I'm a woman
lol, lmao, roflmao even

>>18531111
no

>>18531115
got a problem, boy?

>>18531107
They would likely be country/state/region/EU specific. If you live in my country I can suggest some, otherwise try searching and go for whatever one has the most members and/or has been around the longest. Keywords like exchange, buy/sell/trade, BST, swap, etc might help.

>>18531116
Can i see them

>>18531095
there's a bunch of sites listed in every OP

>>18531116
>got a problem, boy?

>>18531110
Go back and read his posts then copy and paste all of them into a robot for context. Then if you suspect someone is him, paste the post into the contextualized chat thread and ask it to compare style and linguistic markers to determine if the same person wrote it. Or lurk more and learn how to do that inside your brain.

>>18531118
Need your last name first. I'm strictly against premarital sex

>>18530940
Not that because I love cilantro. Basically the only perfumes I can't stomach at this point are those leather chypres and galbanum

>>18531126
Can i see them

>>18531100
I’ve only seen this once so far, ordered Antaeus and recently had the chance to try the real deal on a tester when I picked up the new BdC, the decant wasn’t even remotely similar, so I’m a bit apprehensive about them now. Which I admit is dumb, considering if the Chanel was fake, any decant they sell could be fake, but eh… w/e.

>>18531124
I think it's him. I feel the pull of my soulmate...

>>18531128
Not even in your dreams

Honestly, I think we should take a second to let the guy try prove himself. It would be pretty stupid for us to scare him off by calling him a fake loser and it's the real deal

>>18531123
Man Cage is such a bad actor

>>18531132
A grown man in a high level position in the fashion industry probably doesn't care about proving himself to a thread of 50 anonymous retards.

>>18531113
>notoriously dry frag is juicy
c'mon now

>>18531140
I think the citrus, compared to other citrus fragrances, is firmly zesty/dry, but its certainly juicier and fresher than Vetiver

I've always loved to wear dark sexy scents during colder days, warm spicy, sweet ambery frags, like >>18530711, Tobacco Vanille, The One EDP...
But I'm always dissatisfied when summer comes because freshies never have that vibe. What should I try?

>>18531135
Probably. Usually I dislike the whole ruining anonymity thing but I do wish he would make a small server to share knowledge with us. I have been looking into making my own frags because of some things he has said. But yeah, like you said, he probably doesn't care. Don't you just hate it when people have real lives.

>>18531130
Can i see them

>>18531147
they are very unremarkable
have hairs, and are droopy

>>18531148
Can i see them

>>18531148
hey wtf?? Are you spying on me in the shower???
calling the cops. get rekt

>>18531134
He's one of the best at portraying realistic psychotic breaks, he just doesn't have range on the lower end. Watch him in Adaptation and Matchstick Men, fantastic performances.

Rate my arabslop haul

I like soultan al oud
Smells like a western oud take on Black Afgano

>>18531135
he's a labtech at robertet. stop glazing him weirdo

>>18531166
>>18531164
i like the packaging desu, way better than the usual tacky presentation

Guerlain l'homme ideal EDT or EDP? I'm smelling both, pretty similar, the edp is sweeter but has less almond smell, overall pretty close, how's the performance? Which one should I get?

>>18531189
Nevermind I'm not liking the EDP that much, there's a fruity smell, looked it up it's cherry, it's too sweet. How does the EDT perform?

>>18531202
at least 4-6 hours in cooler (spring/fall) weather

>>18531145
they're complete opposite of the spectrum, of course they won't match the vibe. but i think a fruity oud perfume could work well. i wore Veloptuous Oud in the summer and it was quite nice.
i also used to wear Spicebomb NightVision year round. i think the lineup would be fine to wear year round

Body Kouros blind buy was a success. The website didn’t specify years and I think the one they sent is 2000-2004 so would likely be original formulation. Not getting much eucalyptus but its a very smooth smoky resinous scent that I think will take the top spot in the lineup for this fall.

>>18531146
>>18531135
oh fuck off you fucking niggers holy shit

GET OFF OF MY WEBSITE

>>18531216
I was talking to you about it earlier
interesting that you're not getting eucalyptus
glad you like it

>>18531227
I may need to retrain on that note with some essential oil, I don't have any laying around though unfortunately.

>>18531230
I mean I dunno what year my bottle is from

I think there were two designs
where one had kouros body and the other had body kouros written on them
and I thnik one had a silver neck and the other a plastic one

but I'm not sure if those were the difference or if the juice changed

>>18530329 (OP)
Shout out to the anon who suggested terre d'hermes. Went with the intense. It's very nice and might be one of my new favs.

>>18530813
I wear joop to anger others.

my mother likes prada candy kiss and i think it is discontued. i can't find it on any website

is ebay the only option?

>>18531242
Etsy can sometimes have discontinued but prices are not much better than ebay.

it's like a ck one that your grandma wouldn't consider wearing

>>18531329
one of my first fragrances besides cool water

I got this today. Stoked for fall weather.

>>18531354
goofy ahh frag

>>18531354
Was just recently thinking about picking up a bottle… still debating it.

>>18531362
I'd been on the fence about getting a new bottle, but I saw this older splash EdT for a good deal and figured what the hell. Next is Antaeus.

>>18531368
Oh I was just going to get a modern version from the Chanel website, not interested in chasing vintages. Besides, I’ve heard the current version leans more cinnamon sweet, which would be more along my interests anyway.

Fall winner?
Stronger With You Intensely (vs original?)
vs
Burberry Hero EDP
vs
The One
vs
Tobacco Vanille
vs
The Most Wanted Parfum

>>18531373
Yeah I might still get a new bottle as well, one to use regularly. I kind of loved Costume National Homme for a cinnamon/sandalwood scent, but that's even harder to buy than Egoiste now.

>>18531380
Can’t say I’ve sniffed that one. I read a little while ago that one of the modern Azzaro pour Homme flankers was a cinnamon bomb, but haven’t made any effort to find a bottle, and it’s prob also discontinued anyway.

>>18531374
Eau des Baux over TV any day of the week, if you’re seriously considering TV.
Haven’t sniffed BH so I can’t comment.
Have a decant of The One sitting beside me right now, just haven’t got around to testing it yet, so again, can’t comment.
I just sniffed SWY and Intensely for the first time recently and didn’t realize how similar they were to The Most Wanted line.
Personally I prefer TMWParfum for a few reasons.
In SWY I get minor facets of something powdery in the background, like an unlisted iris or violet note. It’s very much a minute note, but present to my nose.
I also prefer Azzaro because he was one of the few heterosexual designers. And as kitschy as it may be, I must admit I’m a sucker for the revolver flacon.

>>18531374
Tobacco Vanille is the easy pick for me. It's a simple as fuck fragrance but its just so good, longevity is fantastic, and it's a nice balance of sharpness and sweetness. SWY leans too sweet, Hero lacks the character and longevity, The One is nice but in the end is just another amber, and I haven't smelled the Azzaro but I'm positive it's not even close to TV.
Eau de Baux is definitely good but even then when it comes to looking into fall/winter fragrances the final question is always, am I ever going to reach for this instead of TV? And it's usually a No.

>>18531374
All of those are good. I would probably lean towards SWI Intensely and Most Wanted Parfum Intense between them.

Le Male Elixir is also a good one. Very strong.

>this is the guy telling you which $400+ niche fragrance will get you the most compliments
I can guarantee no woman has ever complimented this man on his scent, not even his own slampig of a wife...

>>18531414
We don't watch Ash for recs, which is just contentslop for the algorithm. His reviews of new releases are decent.

>>18531414
>made me look
disgusting hick fattie

>>18531414
>>18531418
you're a resentful serf. people like ash and his lovely wife are the backbone of this country, salt of the earth type folks. you will never have what they have in each other.

>>18531421
Youtubers who get paid to promote shitty fragrances are not the backbone of anything but kikery. I have an actual job.

>>18531414
Most fragrance content creators are extremely chopped. Also going for compliments is fucking dumb, nobody is complimenting (You) for smelling good unless it's your own natural unwashed musk. They are complimenting a product you bought that someone else made, all you did for the "compliment" is read fragrantica and enter your credit card information.

>>18531423
>I have an actual job.
you are an actual serf
you act like going on youtube and saying "product X is pretty good" is the same as sucking dick in some back alley. it's a kino source of passive income and if offered the opportunity, i would do it without having second thoughts.

>>18531426
>saying "product X is pretty good" is the same as sucking dick in some back alley
It's literally the same thing.

only an actual whore spawn would think that because you watched you mom give oral pleasure to fat old strangers for money so it became synonymous to other means of generating income. by far the most pitiful and dumb fuck rebbit managed to spill over.

sotd cool water

>>18531440
In English this time, Shitdeep

>>18531099
Here's some other shit you should try since you're in your 30s and you have comfort money.
1) Montabacco Intensive - Try the Original and the available flankers. I highly recommend Cuba but that's my personal style (note: Cuba is for Spring/Summer/Fall)
2) Zaharoff Signature Seraphim Musk - Smooth blue/violet fragrance with a musky musky base. Soft landing, but nice and smooth with a thin sweetness.
3) Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EdT / EdP / Intense / Extreme. This is a recommendation for literally any man. Excellent fragrances for any situation.
4) Mauboussin L'Homme - Smooth lavender and honey. It's a cheapie, but it's excellent. It's Sartorial or Lloyd George without the metalic and earthy notes.
5) Hermes Terre D'Hermes EdP Intense - I've been shilling this since it came out and fuck everybody i'm right. It's an excellent bright masculine interesting burst licorice/coffee freshness.
6) Caron Le3e - Yuzu/Lemon + Lavender. The original pour un homme de Caron is a masterpiece but they took that lavender and added it to eastern citrus and it became something new and interesting.

>>18531215
I don't like oud.
Might take another look at Spicebomb, it's been a while since I've last tried the line but I've heard performance is bad now.
What do you think of the following, for what I'm looking for
>ADG lineup especially Parfum
>Sauvage Elixir
>Eau d'Ombre Leather

>Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme 100ml going for $400 on ebay
Just how good is this stuff? Has anyone here smelled it?

>>18531506
They just re-released Tsar and Pour Homme this year, so most people are probably trying to dump stock on the off chance the new stuff isn’t terrible and they lose their “investment”.

>>18531506
I have not smelled it but in vintage price doesn't usually correlate with how good it is.

Loewe Fragrances. Good or bad?

>>18531180
Most of the tacky design are perfumes, but oils are much smaller so they're not needed. Arabs have autistic obsession with gold and weird bottle shapes

>>18531553
i know
still, they should use the same minimalist(?) design for their bottles as well

I layered Oud under Sauvage and I really like the scent, are there any perfumes like that? somewhat pepper ambery oud?

I want to get essential oil that smells like the Ritz Carlton scent off amazon, in bulk. the amazon sellers want $10 oz for clone scents.

>>18531566
Interlude Man by Amouage
Midnight Oud by AlZaffaran if you're on a budget

>>18530433
this but unironically

>>18531491
>Zaharoff
lol as well as lmao

What are the best classic citrus aromatics of all time?

>Eau Sauvage
>Pour Monsieur
>Monsieur de Givenchy
>Colonia
>Armani Eau Pour Homme
>Eau de Guerlain

Anything missing?

>>18531362
>>18531373
I have the modern Egoiste, still great. One of the best fragrances of all time.

>>18531414
A bit unrelated but what's the deal with female frag YouTubers? They look and act so whorish that even I have a problem with it.
Pic related and the curly haired exotic one basically have sex with the camera in every other video, feels like they are pure nympho, other female YouTubers don't act like this

>>18531491
NTA, I was the guy who tried l'homme ideal EDT and EDP, I really liked them especially the EDT, but I did some google searching and saw some people saying it's a skin scent and I fear that I won't even be able to smell it on myself, does it project enough for me to smell it?

>>18531610
>some people saying it's a skin scent
lol wtf it performs well on my skin

>>18531600
Boucheron Pour Homme EdP

>>18531329
i was excited to see a full bottle on clearance at Ross for around 20 dollars, but it is nothing like I remember. Almost all white floral, the metallic edge was gone.

Bad bottle? reformation? need to let it macerate?

>>18531611
Eh fuck it, I'll just go to douglas at some point and do 5 sprays of the EDT on my neck and chest and see if I can smell it then. I wanted to buy guerlain vetiver first anyway, and not just because a guy here keeps spamming it, i heard there's a wet earth smell to it. I'm into that

>>18531612
*edt

>>18531524
gerard george loves them

>>18531423
>>18531438
Small dick energy, Ash is /ourguy/

>>18531609
curly is a dyke
demi fucks arabs
clémence CC fucks arabs and niggers
jus de rose is 40 without kids
monika fucked niggers and now is merried to some manlet mutt
perfumerism looks like a demented troon
hope that helps anon.

>>18531647
>Curly is a dyke
Is she top or bottom?

>>18531649
both

>>18531609
The woman who pushes stupid "niche" brands in videos with 15 face filters applied?

>>18531647
there was a cute black youtuber that was awesome. she didn't seem superficial or sell her soul to the algorithm, but i can't remember her name now

>>18531656
i don't see the problem. sis is out to get the best for herself. is she supposed to marry some aging millennial with a drawer full of artisanal ouds and a mid sized collection of limited edition air force one's?

>>18531656
Lol didn't know she was a sugar baby, did the old millionaire dump her or does she do YouTube for fun, by fun I mean praise and attention (woman moment)
>>18531647
No way curly is a dyke, proofs?

>>18531663
She did this for clout on social media and dumped him on the day of the wedding supposedly, and then shared her story online etc.

I guess she's leading an okay life with pushing these niche brands which pays well, also gets some views, and is comfortable as she waits for a stupid rich guy that's less disgusting but not too good to fall for a 5.5/10 woman to provide for her perpetually.

>>18531660
>black
>cute
???

>>18531680
if i could remember her name i would show you.. not sure how many cute black frag youtubers there are maybe someone here has seen a few

>>18531667
>She did this for clout on social media and dumped him on the day of the wedding supposedly, and then shared her story online etc.
that's hilarious, link to this?

>>18531685
https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/11087775/marrying-millions-dating-show-age-gap-wedding-dumped-altar/

what does loewe esencia elixir smell like

>>18531717
salty milk and coins

>>18531717
Loewe elixirs are not as good as the edts and edps, the esencia EDP is better

>>18531600
Loewe - 001 Man
Very similar to Colonia but with a softer vanilla base

Pic related's the best unisex (slightly) rose scent money can buy.
The amber's very airy and light, mainly labdanum.
Try it out.

Pic related's the best unisex (slightly) rose scent money can buy.
The amber's very airy and light, mainly labdanum and ambergris with little vanilla and benzoin.
Try it out.

>>18531746
that's not how you write Le Cri from PdE, anon

>Quorum
>Lapidus pour Homme
>Polo Green
>Cool Water
>Yatagan
>Drakkar Noir
>Antaeus
>Kouros
>One Man Show
>Azzaro Pour Homme
>Aramis
>Derby
>Oscar Pour Lui

>>18531508
nice, might try the new one. their female frags are quite good

>>18531504
ADG is very nice imo.
Sauavage Elixir is more appropriate for the colder months.
I haven't tried the Eau version, but i own the EDP and im a big fan, but it's not so much a summer perfume

absolu mogs aventus and im tired of pretending it doesnt

>>18531755
>smells like a rural farmer in 1930
>smells like a greasy fatso in a poker game in the basement of a sleazy apartment in new york
>good
>good
>one of the best ever
>great
>great
>great
>idk
>mid, versace l'homme is better and Knize Ten mogs both
>golden oldie
>idk
>idk

>>18530331
>>18530332
Do you have a couple more pixels?

>>18531789
Do you have a non third world internet connection

>>18531623
Each to their own, but I prefer the EdP, it's heavy like all good fougeres used to be.

>>18531746
This and Santal Royale both smell great at first, but dry down to generic ambroxan sloppa very quickly.

>>18531752
That one was fairly unremarkable and cheap/sharp smelling.

The opening of LIDGE is damn good. I'm not sure I like the drydown, I feel like the EdT was better.

>>18531508
I haven't been able to even find it anywhere. I don't think theyre going to release it outside of the Paris boutique

>>18531647
curly gets shat on in dubai too

>>18531663
>proofs?
dude.....

>>18531789
Phones can't zoom in enough when viewing the site, open the image in a new tab or save it. It has enough pixels.

>>18531755
>based
>based
>dunno
>based
>based
>maybe vintage is good cuz the new bottles aren't
>based
>based
>based
>based
>based
>wish I could get my nose on it
>will get

>>18531788
noselet

>>18531789
phonefag fuck off

>>18531825
never heard that one, and I kind of doubt it, she reeks of a dyke that is only a dyke because she got molested as a kid

>>18531839
Dykes are less flamboyant than her. Even the feminine ones. I don't see it. She looks like a regular straight slut

>>18531847
your gaydar is off, pal

>>18531847
you wouldn't know the difference between an icelander and a somalian

>>18531610
After ~4-6 hours they will all become skin scents, but all of the Ideal line project well because they have a powerful top note. EdT will project lightest because it's semi-sweet almond, but the EdP is a rich cherry smell, the Intense is chili & rose, and the extreme is plum & woods (powdery.) I own all but the intense and if it gets on clothes I always smell it the next day. I also own Platine Prive which is the Cologne renamed and I think both are discontinued, but both of those would be the lightest and still last 4-6 hours.

>>18531583
Claude Dir Is an excellent perfumer.

>>18530339
Are you retarded? Countless people here have talked about using it and it being good for an ambroxan for years. Only problem with it is that it is done to death, so it's the opposite of making you stand out.

>>18531814
>t. noselet

i have this aesop x rick owens stoic edt but it's close to running out. does anyone know an alternative that smells the same?
i found a few that smell somewhat similar (aesop's own hwyl and tacit, but they don't have the same transformative properties). CDG blackpepper comes close in the opening scent, CDG amazingreen to the base notes, but nothing more. does anyone know of dupes?

what smells like cold deep dark water ocean? I want it for my vintage us navy pea coat that just got back from the dry cleaner

>>18531893
Take your thinly veiled Deep Sea thread and go back to /v/

>>18531893
the first half of Squid which later dries into a warm sandalwood.

>>18531893
Phthaloblue

>>18530736
isn't rotating just normal?
And, Beau de Jour is better than Zino

>>18531922
most people have (way) less than 100 frags to rotate
>And, Beau de Jour is better than Zino
not really, no
even without considering their price

>>18531922
No
Most normal people arent frag autists and have 1 or 2 bottles at most
"""Fragcom""" hypebeasts are also obsessed with """signatures"""

>>18531619
How much “wet earth” do you want? Pineward has a bunch of fragrances that smell like a mixture of damp soil and freshly snapped stems or roots.
Coastal Veil, Akero, Snoqualmie, Acadian

>>18531821
It wouldn’t surprise me desu, they’re revivals of old classics that still have a cult following. No point in a mass market release when they’re not going to be a mass seller.
That said, they’ve only been out… 3-4 months tops? Might even only be 1-2 I don’t recall.

>>18531932
They released in July

>>18531922
retarded noselet alert

>>18531663
>>18531825
Nah, this dude is definitely right >>18531847
She’s a lesbian because it fits a good narrative. It’s trendy to be literally anything other than heterosexual, so she gets points with that demographic. Frankly I’m amazed she didn’t go with a “pansexual” label so it’s 100% ambiguous and she can say it means whatever she wants it to mean.
And on top of the previous point she caters to a primarily male demographic with the blatant sex sells marketing tool, but claiming to be a lesbian gives her an easy out to rebuff any male advances from her followers.

>>18531916
Phthaloblue has to be the most artificial blue scent I have ever smelled. The chlorine pool water of the blue genre.

>>18531939
lol cope

Fragrances are something very vague in the end. You cannot communicate things like smell properly without heavily referencing concepts that might not even be relevant. “fresh” “fruity” “masculine”. All those terms have no fixed meaning, which is exactly what you need when creating fragrance related content. Unless you are able to successfully spin a narrative regarding concepts to communicate the aroma of whatever fragrance Arabs are paying you to shill, you’re not going to retain viewers. That’s where the sex appeal comes in; you have to act like a huge slut because you want your viewership to stay engaged. In a cooking video you can still show the ingredients despite not being able to communicate taste, but there is no visual input when shilling fragrances, so you have to be a great orator to sell. Everyone knows women only attract attention by looking good, and that goes double when the content they have to sell is very vague and boils down to spraying something on a little card and yapping for ten minutes. TLDR: women are stupid and can’t create engaging narratives to shill so they basically do softcore porn to keep their viewership (consisting of browns and Indians) engaged

>>18531940
This has to be the most MAGAbrained comment I have read in a while.

>>18531940
Yeah no shit, half her videos are stuff like "10 hottest fragrances for guys that make me want to fuck n suck em" and shit like that. The lesbian shit is just for show

>>18531864
Aight I'll check it out then, hopefully it projects and I can actually smell it
>>18531930
I mean something just reminiscent of it. I still want it to smell like perfume not mud and moss

>>18531784
>ADG is very nice
Which is your favorite flanker?
>Sauavage Elixir is more appropriate for the colder months.
Really? Didn't seem like that when I tried it.
>i own the EDP
>it's not so much a summer perfume
I agree, it's a very nice floral but a bit heavy for hot weather. I think the Eau could do well though, it's a really good flanker.

>>18531609
Demi just does things to me idk why. She's extremely sexy

>>18531893
>Black Sea
>Megamare
>1805 Tonnerre

>>18531166
is this what they call attar?

>>18531955
I have Profundo, but the Parfum is really nice. Likely would have gotten that had i not bought Profundo first.
For sauvage elixir, that's just my experience. but feel free to wear it whenever you want. for me it was a bit cloying in the high heat. i prefer fresh stuff in the summer. i can give you the run down if you want
Could try Vibrato from Sospiro. it's an amzing ginger perfume. I also like wearing Interlude, Tabac Rose, Dark Rum and Musc Ravageur which are typically winter frags

>>18531966
NTA but yeah, attar usually comes in small vials like that. I can see “alcohol free” on one of the vials which is also a characteristic of attar.

>>18531961
Megamare gives me lost-in-an-island vibes rather than the depths of ocean, which is nice

>>18531969
Thanks man. Sospiro, Malle and stuff is a bit too expensive for me though, I'm looking for stuff in the 100-150 euro range.

>>18531831
>likes everything
>calls others noselet
If you don't discern then your opinion is meaningless.

>>18530711
Women love this. Too bad women are retarded and it smells like shit

>>18531984
>everything
no, just some of the best frags

and since you're a noselet you can't discern that

>>18531969
I typically use ADG EDP, how does the parfum compare? I’m looking for something for peak summer giga hot days

>>18531991
Quorum is objectively distasteful unless your whip is a combine harvester.

>>18531995
>I’m looking for something for peak summer giga hot days
Sel D'Issey has been my top hot weather frag this year.

Any citrus aquatic like AdG is just going to fly off your skin in hot weather and disappear in an hour.

>>18532010
>Any citrus aquatic like AdG is just going to fly off your skin in hot weather and disappear in an hour.
Any frag has poor performance in hot weather

>>18531996
it's objectively good
and I objectively do not see how you make that connection

>>18532012
>Any frag has poor performance in hot weather
Not true, I just named one that performs well.
Kenzo Homme EdP is another.

>>18532010
I’ve found adg edp lasts like 8-10 hours under my shirt on a moderate intensity outdoor work day. I dont wear fragrances on exposed skin or outer layer clothes when im working.

>>18532015
Sel d'Issey is extremely generic and uninteresting, I had a sample and the longevity didn't seem great either
>Kenzo Homme EdP
I have a full bottle of it, I use eight sprays for it to last around 4 hours in blistering heat
Only frag I've ever used with actual longevity in summer was Bois Imperial

>>18531950
I think of each fragrance as the image it conjures up and describe them temporally, stereotypically, and scenically. Temporally means if it's modern, outdated, and which decade it best represents. It's not always accurate to the release date and there are fragrances released in the 90s which make me thinks more 80s, and stuff released in the 2000s that can be very modern or futuristic. Stereotypically means who I can see wearing it based on age, gender, and occupation. Scenically means what kind of location and/or scenario it best fits. It a succinct and easy way to communicate a fragrance. Notes and accords are only useful to poorly compare and shop around for fragrances but it's of so little use because they differ so much between fragrances. It doesn't give you too much information about a fragrance, not to mention each person perceives notes and accords with different intensity.

As evident from all the off topic shitposts on the thread there is no need to validate the youtube shills. Every shill deserves a slow moving bullet in their skull.

>>18531995
i'd need to try them both side by side, but to my memory they're not that dissimilar.
the summer perfumes that last the longest for me are Bleu Turquoise and Colonia Essenza.
>>18531982
i think you can get ADP on discounters at that price range. You could also check out Chanel. Antaeus, Pour Monsieur, Allure Homme Eau Extreme. Prada has some nice stuff too. i own L'Homme

>>18532015
>>18532022
How does Bisch do it?

>>18532022
stuff with salt and seaweed seems to last a long time. Stuff like Bleu Turquoise, Acqua di Sale, Megamare, Black Sea lasts really long

>>18531995
Platinum Egoiste

what's a good fragrance for someone who doesn't love fragrances , he is a traditional kind of guy who likes the outdoors

i was thinking dunhill icon

>>18532029
loewe esencia edp, it's a nice fragrance and not just a forest niche weird thing no one will like

>>18532029
Eau Sauvage

>>18532029
Guerlain Vetiver

>>18530329 (OP)
all my perfumes were gifts, but the one i want to have is discontinued and costs basically my monthly expenses. i also have other things to buy. when do you decide to splurge on perfume?

>>18532051
What's the frag?

>>18532053
sorry, not telling. its rarely on the market and i want to have a chance having it.

>>18532051
If it's something that's at a store I have no urge to buy but if it's something rare and discontinued I splurge my pants.

>>18532055
I'm going to outbid you.

>>18532058
>I'm going to outbid you.
exactly muddafucker!!"! hushhh hushshhh baby huuuuhhhhhh not going to tell my toothfairy either, not the slightest wishper in the pillow. none.

splurge it is then. big sigh of responsibilty checking out.

>>18532051
>How many listings for it have you seen
>Is this one the best priced you’ve seen yet
>How long have you been looking for it
If its rarely listed, at a good price, and you have been looking to get it for a long time, you might as well. You can always try to sell it if you change your mind.

Quorum and Quorum silver, both for 25 euro total, do I do it?

>>18532086
Both are a good reference for what you don’t want to smell like.

What's a nice and manly gin n tonic scent?

SOTD Chypre Mousse by Orizia L. Legrand

>>18532091
>Gentle Fluidity Silver
>GNTONIC M. Micallef

>>18532091
Not quite g&t, but Eau de Rochas Homme gives me Tom Collins vibes. Nice classy citrus/herbal blast.

Ordered the 4711 eau de cologne for fun. Anyone has it? How does it smell and how do you use it?

>>18532116
Its good. Its nice after a shower or in a travel spray when working outside on a hot day as little refresher. Can work as deodorant but i wouldnt rely on just that. Its dirt cheap and smells great so you can do whatever with it. Would be cool to put in a diffuser as a car scent

>>18532116
smells like neroli and citrus. very fresh, envigorating and fleeting. i usually splash some on my neck and hands after the shower. it's short lasting enough that i can apply a perfume after i get dressed

>>18532116
Smells great, but only lasts half an hour.
I think Aqua di Parma Colonia is far superior, although it too has a very short longevity.

>>18532029
Molecule 01

>>18532033
This is correct to be honest, it's timeless and smells natural which an outdoorsy person will appreciate. It also only lasts a couple hours which I think a person who "doesnt love fragrance" might appreciate more than something long lasting.

> been using Habit Rouge, TF Noir, Dior Homme Intense, Shalimar, Prada L'Homme, and just finished a sample of TF Black Orchid that came with other purchase.
Is this the same as with skincare, which you get into more feminine habits over time?
Weirdly enough, I can't think of any woman using any of those perfumes. They are too soft for a man, too strong for a woman, so to speak.

>>18532214
you're a bitchboy

>>18530862
could be the rum

>>18530865
i smell it too

>>18531938
I think they released some time last year unless they had another market release

Which LV frag out of these 4 is the best: imagination, météore, pacific chill, or L'Immensité?

>>18532214
Peak Indian striver rotation

>>18532241
meds, now.
Habit rouge is not popular with pajeets.

>>18530736
>shopping addiction disguised as a hobby
you should feel guilty

>>18530821
Greenley

NEW THREAD
>>18532331
>>18532331
>>18532331

just copped 6.7fl Oz of Terre de Hermes parfum spray off Amazon for $100. get on my shit nigga this is a blind buy get ur bands up and keep ur eyes open bitch ass nigga

>>18532245
That's like saying burgers are not popular with Americans.

Why is Guerlain Vetiver so expensive ow wtf
In 2021 I remember seeing it for 40 EUR. Then suddenly by 2023 it was 60 and now it's 90
Why didn't I get any in 2021 fuck fuck fuck

>>18532438
is that high for a guerlain? seems cheap compared to even other designers