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The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

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Do you wear car brand scents even when you drive a shitbox?
Picrel sounds good on paper but it might have to be a blind buy

>>18281066
I also wear Hermes scents while never considering buying their clothes. Designer scents are a different beast

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Is there any reason to not commit to Montale MUKHALLAT?

Anyone here tried Guerlain Oud Essentiel? I'm looking for an Oud that's quality and doesn't have balsams/amber, sandalwood, or patchouli.

>>18281103
I don't think that there's a reason to commit to anything montale desu. Not sure what is it but every single frag of theirs smells like the bottle it came out of, aluminium.
I did commit to a whole bottle of full incense because I kinda liked it at first but now after a couple of months, I lowkey regret it because it just smells like a car freshener to me. And every frag of theirs that I've tried smells even worse than that.

im sorry but aventus is the greatest mens fragrance ever created

>>18281145
i personally didn't like it. i liked Viking though.

>>18281005
Smells like limescalre remover. Truly awful stuff.

>>18281147
give it another go. its literally impossible to dislike

>>18281157
Yeah maybe if it's different on skin.

>>18281154
you might be experiencing a stroke

>>18281066
Yeah, different beasts like >>18281076 mentions, they never share the same concepts or designers as the real deal so why bother thinking about the stylistic homogeneity when there's none?
Mercedes Benz cylinder frags are good too great, excellent for violet leaf enjoyers, but they have poor performance. I used to have the original one and doesn't last more than 2 hours. Intense lasts 3 to 4.

>>18281145
>>18281157
>impossible to dislike
Let's see: High price for poor performance, leaky bottles, massive variance in batches which concerns directly the top, middle and base notes, sweet pineapple only is for fags, smoked birch to give texture is no more, special ambergris variant no longer used, woods are synthetic, musk is massively toned down compared to pre-2014, if we go to the entirely mental and social aspects (which should not matter) then the entire lore and brand is a con and every sucker smells like sweet woody pineapple, even in the third world.
It's very possible to dislike it in every front, you are just a nigger trying to brainwash himself, but i agree it WAS a good frag because it was made by one of the greatest perfumers but his creation's profile has been absent for a decade.

>>18281057
Why are you wearing fragrance? What are you trying to prove?

>>18281079
I want to smell her white smile

>>18281189
I was always a little insecure that I had BO and nobody was telling me even though I showered every day, then I got told at work I need to shower more, so now I shower a lot and use fragrance because I'm insecure about smelling bad. Unfortunately I'm also dating a girl who thinks I smell bad but also is sensitive to fragrances so I can't wear them around her and now it's also kind of a form of retail therapy to deal with my relationship frustration.

>>18281199
Good thinking

>>18281199
How much hair do you have and what do you eat?

>>18281205
I have pretty long hair (just measure, 15 inches) and a good hairline, I would say I have medium-light body hair and I trim my armpits when they start to get long. I eat only home cooked natural food from scratch, balanced meat and veg, with very little wheat. Pretty much nothing processed except the occasional treat or pinch gas station snack if I know I'm going to have a long workday but that's not often. I work in construction so I get a lot of exercise lifting heavy things every day. It's outside so I haven't had any complaints. I also wear sauvage elixir now that the weather is cooling off.

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So what exactly is going on here? Naxos smells like the interior of an Italian sports car. I work with cars and I've had clients bring in Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and (much more frequently) Maseratis and Alfa Romeos. There's something about that very specific Italian sports car leather that vaguely smells like Naxos. What the fuck is that? Is that just the odor of rich Italians? It's very nice, but it's so specific. It's got to be the leather, right?

>>18281209
>People complained that I smell
>I haven't had any complaints
There's not 1 day I don't have to deal with a liar. Not 1 fucking day

>>18281211
I imagine there's probably a lot of overlap in that demographic. If you got Lambo money, buying Xerjoff is about as consequential as buying Old Spice deodorant. Why not commit to the bit and just buy nothing but flashy Italian luxury shit? Wear your gaudy $2500 Versace buttondown, spray on some gaudy Xerjoff fragrance and drive around in your gaudy meme-mobile.

>>18281220
I got the complaint in 2018 when I worked in a factory greenhouse. It is now 2024 and I haven't had a complaint in my current job which is mostly outdoors. I should have been more specific. I have also gotten complaints from my girlfriend.

>>18281223
I don't care i don't believe a thing you say. You could be lying about anything

>>18281229
>I'm lying on an anonymous french grass boiling imageboard about having body odour
wow you got me

>>18281209
Damn, i meant body hair
>medium-light body hair
Shave everything all at once, do it at least one time to see the results
>I eat only home cooked natural food from scratch
You say it like it's a good thing for your body odour, little to no grain aka little fiber means no material for your intestines to encapsulate poo
>balanced meat and veg
What kind of meat you silly willy? fat-rich venison or lamb is very different to our BO than chicken breast. Fatty tissue, organs and blood-heavy parts stink the body if consumed a lot but that happens if you eat that for a week straight. What stinks people up is heavy spices a couple of days, onion and garlic for a couple of days and in my experience aged cheese and tons of concentrated dairy from one day to another. Real cheese and butter stinks me up very fast, and butter garlic pasta with aged italian cheese is guarantee shower day.
Skip for a week all spices sans salt and pepper, skip all aged dairy and to a minimum the fresh ones, eat the most pinky horrible beef you can find and the palest chicken around, pink pork, no lamb and no fish. Obviously no organs like liver or heart, let alone the head tissue, butt and balls if you are a weirdo.
>sauvage elixir now that the weather is cooling off.
I used Elixir for the hot weather (110+ degress) it's pretty great

>I work in construction
Figures, your people are jackasses who think a worker should not smell like BO. Long hair created me a wide web in the scalp and BO got there worse than usual, same with behind the ears parts.
If you keep smelling weird after a week with all those procedures then it's a blood pH issue, which isn't bad as high acidity prevents some cancer types but base gives trouble along with weird BO.

>>18281211
Italians and spaniards use real leather and usually their polishers are different chems from english and french leather. But Naxos is not a leather fragrance, must be an amberish accord or something aromatic present in their polish brands.

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Perfumes with this feel?

>>18281243
CK One

>>18281243
I want to smell the beautiful one's hair

>>18281232
British skunk

>>18281256
The beautiful one doesn't have hair

>>18281256
>beautiful one's hair
All 5 of them?

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How would I go about adding legit oak moss to a modern Paco rabbane pour homme? Also where can I find an atomiser to replace the one on my vintage bottle?

>>18281241
>But Naxos is not a leather fragrance
There's something about the cashmeran and citruses in Naxos that comes across as vaguely leathery. NTA, but there's something in there that gives it kind of a bright leather cleaner vibe, but a really expensive version of that. I've never sniffed a Lamborghini, but when you take your car in for a good detailing it always comes back with that clean car smell. I can kind of see Naxos coming across that way, granted I haven't tried it in years.

>>18281298
Bet you couldn't tell real oakmoss from a synthetic accord in a blind test.

>>18281316
What makes you say that? Do you think you have some exemplary sense of smell that others don't? Why don't you sit the fuck down and stfu.

>>18281298
modern Paco Rabanne PH lacks way more than the real oakmoss, buddy
But if you insist buy oakmoss absolute, dilute it in a bit of fragrance in a separate bottle, concentration ratio is i don't know, read that Ellena book to know. Then inject it into the bottle and let it macerate for a month or so, stir it once every other day too.
But i insist, the modern stuff is decent but lacks way more than oakmoss, it's diluted compared to the vintage stuff.

>>18281303
>cashmeran
It has that note? then maybe it's the combination of it with the amber tobacco, your observation makes sense. An anon here hates cashmeran and can pinpoint it, perhaps he can help you identifying what you smell
>when you take your car in for a good detailing
Wouldn't know, i spend my money on frags and art supplies

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what do I do if I can't stand most smells?

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Do I blind buy, bros?

>>18281334
yes because muh collection
but it also smells bad and you'll never enjoy wearing it

>>18281340
All I'm hearing is yes

>>18281326
Find or make one you like.

>>18281334
If you collect, yes
If you are a man of taste, yes
If you buy bottles by occasion and/or season, maybe
If you buy few bottles and use them in heavy rotation, no
If you are a woman, yes
If you are a sissy, yes

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>>18281340
In this thread full of fags, you are the bottom

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Thoughts on picrel?

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What should I wear today? One Man Show or Kouros? It's cold outside.

>>18281356
Smells great for the 15 minutes it lasts.

>>18281356
A floral aftershave

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>>18281365
I made my decision
>SOTD: Kouros

>>18281365
>>18281422
At least post real women who exist

>>18281326
Smell natural things first, wood, flowers, fruits, soil, leathers etc...
Then try to find a frag that gets close to what you like the most, something that can make you feel better each time you spray it.

>>18281356
Cool stuff in the summer to splash on your sweaty self, it breaks the stink when the sweat is getting too strong, it's pretty handy.

>>18281334
Don't

Buy a vintage mini
Buy a 2ml decant

Whichever one you finish buy a bottle.

>>18281491
He's kurdish

i want to smell warm and cozy. i've been looking at Soul from CoSTUME NATIONAL and it seems like it might fit, but availability is a bit of an issue. would appreciate some other recommendations.

>>18281491
>date
paying crossdresser prostys is not exactly dating

>>18281554
Burberry London For Men

>>18281243
Spicebomb extreme

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>>18281491
So you are proud to be the prototype of the slave race that jews want to create all around the world?
It's not that flattering you know, they describe it as a bestial subhumanity.
What frag would Kalergi wear?

>>18281580
Depends how you read it, right anon?
Look at Israel, what ethnicity are main player/politicians there?

>>18281651
*are the

>>18281651
Edomite.

>>18281663
>Quote: Benzion Mileikowsky (later Netanyahu) was born in Warsaw in partitioned Poland

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>>18281491
I will never post my sex lives on this site

>>18281672
Don't lie son your weak ass dick game in the the warosu archives for all to see

The depraved shitskin faggotry has made these threads absolutely fucking insufferable.

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>>18281685
I'm not Kurdish you twat. Check out my filename, I post on this site by using iPhone, not Android like the "German". I like redheads while the "German" prefer blonde Germanic women. Two different tastes. He likes pine, I like oud. Sex before marriage is a sin.

Online shopping for scents is stressful. Smellovision when?

What are the best Francesca Bianchi fragrances? What should I sample?

>>18281722
None, poorly blended garbage.

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Yesterday I sprayed pic related for the first time since last winter, and the smell has become earthier/bitterer, with the lavender note noticeably subdued. However, its projection has massively improved due to the maceration, the only thing bothering me a little bit being the slight alteration of the scent profile. Anyone with a similar experience with this particular frag? Or maybe my olfactory senses have changed since then?

Some of you are not a fan of robust germanics pawgs and it's really sad

>>18281703
Your consternation speaks volumes.

>Reposting

What are the threads thoughts on MDCI?

Chypre Palatin and Invasion Barbare get a fair amount of conversation, but I don’t believe I’ve ever seen conversation regarding the rest of their line.

I was just looking at their website and if you do a full bottle of the “simple presentation” (no bust) it looks like you get ~136 mls of fragrance (75 ml bottle + 11 ml x5 samples + 2 ml x3 samples) plus a travel spray for $263 USD.

That’s under $2 a ml, plus you get a ton of variety.

(Ask because I’m sampling Chypre Palatin today, and tested Invasion Barbare yesterday)

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>>18281740
I'm not black. If blondes are for blacks, redheads are for Asians.

>>18281356
Best room spray.

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Is this too much tobacco for the office?

>>18281797
No

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the shill got me.
just tried it.
It's gag-inducing.

>>18281812
>t. noselet

does he really think his samefagging isn't obvious with his dogshit ESL grammar?
sotd marilyn

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>>18281812
I am the "shill".
Don't be a faggot, just shake it, let it sit for a week or two.
Get back to it, try to keep your cool, it is like entering an altered dimension.
You will get destabilized and even angry, you will want to smash the bottle on the ground, but stay calm.
One day, you will know.
And this day will come really soon.
You will understand.

>>18281812
The white mens scent, enjoy anon.

>>18281797
No, it’s a rather restrained fragrance and in moderate doses fully suitable for office.

>>18281797
nah just dont over spray

>>18281191
Are you a brown man from the third world on government assistance? If not, don't even bother trying.

So i went to the frangrance store today to smell some scents:
-the fuck, Boss Tonic is a great cheap Allure Homme Alternative, nobody is talking about
-all the new scents are generic thrash: Le Beau, all Valentino, Superleggera, Y l elixir
-L'Eau d'Issey still smells great
-Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme is a fantastic fougere, better than the hyped light blue

>>18282022
>-L'Eau d'Issey still smells great
I think it is nice on paper but smells like mothballs on my skin. I have seen at least 2 other reviews online from people who say the same thing.

>>18281812
Let it "macerate" for a month then throw it out the window.

>>18281812
Trees and incense makes you gag? Maybe there's something wrong with you.

>>18282022
>generic thrash
what like Exodus?

>>18282073
He's right, compare Chanels Sycomore side by side with Encre Noire Extreme. It smells harsh and unbearable sour.

Are there aquatics that work for fall/winter that don't have incense?

>>18282089
Seahorse could work for fall but I think it would be too juicy for winter.

Is Gucci Intense Oud any good for an entry level oud fragrance? I have a sample of oud wood that I really like but it doesnt last as long as most other Ouds seem to. I don’t mind spending a bit more on a quality oud fragrance, but I cant afford like, amouage or pdm prices.

>>18282089
aquatics are fine in the winter.

>>18281738
It aged you, you smell like a 50y old, it's natural

>>18281760
I want to smell her

>>18281703
I want to smell her clean clothes on her body

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>>18281057
Any fragrance out there resembling mixture of pic related and Aventus? Love both of them.

>>18282121
yes but it doesn't smell anything like Oud Wood, which is more of a cardamom fragrance anyway.

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Mulatto freaks can't compete with Harambe.

Sotd: Bentley for men absolute

>>18282160
Armaf CDNI Precieux

>>18282208
Well, i can

>>18282121
I've never smelled it. I think jeremy says it smells like 90% the same as black afgano.

>>18282245
those things are ready to be milked. you got about 4" of breast tissue hanging off your pecs.

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>>18282254
Based, my robust-warrior-like germanic GF like to play with them.

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scents that smell like domestic violence?

>>18282338
Brut

>>18282338
Encre Noire
Guerlain Vetiver

>>18281103
Montale is based. Fuck the haters. You’ll never meet one irl. I got oudmazing for my mom and have 3 or 4 myself

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>>18282338
Drakkar Noir but unironically

>>18282160
aventus absolu is a mix of aventus + sauvage elixir so probably that is what you're after
too bad it's a downgrade compared to both originals

>SOTD: Prin Saringkarn (ศฤงคาร)
this is a fucking great oud rose frag
God bless Ecuacion Natural for selling it in mainland Europe

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what are some other cheap but good arab frags like adeeb by lattafa? blind bought it because it sounded good and I really like it

>>18282386
OUT

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SOTD

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>>18282386
Bucephalus…

>>18282387
you misspelled "oud"

how come i can barely smell "parfum" strength frgrances while edts or edps are nuclear?

>>18282411
The fumes saturate your nasal cavity rapidly leading to instant scent blindness

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I need a tie breaker bros. Pegasus or Layton? I really can't decide between the two. They both smell awesome. Looks like the hoes prefer Pegasus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIm85S1kLz8

>>18282264
Why do you have pictures of hairy men in your folder?
SOTD: Versace Pour Homme

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>>18282386
Oud Mood

>>18282121
>>18282164
>>18282247
>try oud intense at perfumer
>wow beautiful, can't stop smelling my hand
>maybe I will buy a bottle after I get home
>get home one hour later
>no longer smells luxurious, starts to break apart and smell like dryer sheets
what the fuck is causing this fucking dryer sheet note to ruin my fragrances, is it dodecanal? dihydromyrcenol? Am I just going to have to buy a top tier oud to avoid having this fucking stupid synthetic laundry smell in my bottles?

SOTD cdnim edp
This was the first clone I bought recently (was kind of into fragrances 10 years ago, had la nuit, some shit tier aventus clone, silver al-rehab roll on, midnight in paris, but gave them all away)
Pretty nice after the lemon dies down a bit, but aventus in the store smelled better

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Hello anons I recently got some fragrances from a family member that passed so I figured I'd ask here since I don't know anything. Is there anything I should know about any of these in particular?

>>18282493
Those are some good fragrances. None of them will be particularly challenging or groundbreaking, but they will definitely smell good. Looks like they are mostly blue fragrances which are generally considered to be warm weather or summer fragrances.

>>18282490
Aventus is the best fragrance to come out since 1988

>>18282417
I don't think that's it because I can still smell it but it's so faint

>>18282507
What was the best frag before 1988

>>18282510
Fahrenheit

>>18282517
Check your dates

>Fahrenheit by Dior is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. Fahrenheit was launched in 1988.

>>18281066
I've got Bentley for men intense but drive a benz
Also have mb club black which is nice but makes me nose blind

>>18282530
>not before 1988
>not after 1988
Do you understand?

i love rasasi hawas

>>18282580
>since 1988
Based ESL retard. Now go eat your tapioca starch slop from a trough as it is costumary in your Global South wasteland.

>>18282590
Based half-a-lingual Amerishart

>>18282587
I like Yuqawam. I've just ordered a 'cant of the flanker that's said to resemble Irish Leather, we'll see.

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>>18281057
give me this for half the price

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>>18281066
no because I can't find mine anywhere
the benz one is shit tho, too dry to the point it make it difficult to breathe
bentley for men is nice >>18282532

>>18282510
Green Irish Tweed

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>>18282775

>>18282493
Is BDC Parfum worth getting? I hear people telling it's outdated and doesn't perform/project

>>18282805
Smells like any other modern blue fragrance. There's no point of wasting money on it.

>>18282804
thanks based anon, but can't find shit in yurostan :(

>>18282089
Kenzo EDP would work well

If you don't have a Montblanc fountain pen don't buy their scents poser. Same for car brands. (if you've had a Mercedes, Bentley before it's fine)

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>newest cop

Any other anons have the experience of fragrances not seeming to develop after applying? To me it seems the smell stays the same all the way through, it just gradually fades.

>>18282826
if you think about it, there must be basically no overlap between people who own a Bentley and the ones who wear Bentley perfumes

>>18282411
More concentrated oils evaporate less so there are less aromachemicals floating about for you to smell

>>18282816
Eclat 949 (currently sold out but maybe you can find it at a retailer or second hand).

Perfume Parlour Astray Fruit is another one I was able to find for Europe. I havent tried either but it looks like perfume parlour sells small vials.

>>18282855
Which fragrances? I tried Grey Vetiver last night and it seemed to stay pretty much the same, but so far all the Zoologists I’ve tried have had very pronounced developments.

>>18282903
Almost everything I've used. Hacivat, Sartorial, a bunch of PDM fragrances, a bunch of Amouage fragrances, and a whole lotta other samples. The only real difference I've noticed have been when a prominent note has faded. I tried Tobacco Vanille once and the tobacco was gone after an hour or so, leaving me with mostly a sweet vanilla scent. But most of the time, it seems like I get mostly the top notes and that I can smell them all the way through, but not notice base notes much or at all.

>>18282839
I want to smell her clean looking shirt
>ugly nose
>ugly ears
>ugly fingers

>>18282855
Some do.
The terms top notes, middle notes and base notes apply to everything.

If you're fragrance doesn't have any light notes (therefore no top notes), it will smell like mid and base all the time.
If you're frag has a ton of light notes, they will last so much that they'll have to evaporate a lot, meaning they'll last a long time.

So yeah, it's very possible.
Source? My ass

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>>18282975
Based

>>18282419
those Philippines sister hoes don't know shit

>>18281066
Yes. I also wear mont blanc fragrances even though I don't own s $500 fountain pen

>>18282856
I wasn't ever aware that Bentley made cars
t. for men intense fan

What frag should I buy if I want to smell like piss?

>>18283203
Korous. There's no real urine fragrance though. I recommend gathering cat pee and making it yourself.

>>18283227
I will have to give Kouros a go at some point.

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>>18283203

>>18283203
I tried Hyrax the other day and it smelled like piss soaked hay. Its also made with crystalized animal piss from africa.

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>>18283227
>>18283280
>>18283295
Thanks for the suggestions, bros.

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SOTD - YSL Y Le Parfum

It's fine. Wouldn't purchase a bottle, has that sameness that everything these days has.

>>18283308
Well, for her... I want to smell her whole body

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INSANE HAPPENING!!! BOIS IMPERIAL EXTRAIT

Apparently its the strongest cologne ever released - with 20 + hours of insane projection. How is this even possible science wise?

>>18283343
but is it good?

>>18283343
ENDLESS AKIGALAWOOD
THE BISCHIEST FRAGRANCE IN ALL FRAGRANCEDOM

What are some actually exceptional fresh/summer fragrances?
Everything I like is dark and heavy, with oud, leather, incense, sweet notes, spices, sandalwood, whatever. I have yet to find a fresh frag that actually makes me go wow. They all seem so generic compared to the heavier, more cold weather appropriate scents. Kenzo Homme EDP is alright but too linear and not very complex. GIT is alright but gets boring after a while.
I've heard good things about some of the LV lineup, should I bother?
>>18283343
What does it smell like? I used to own BI but it ended up reminding me of coca cola and blue cheese for some reason so I got rid of it.

>>18283386
Have you tried Dior Homme Sport? It’s a citrus fragrance that has some resinous backbone and pepperiness to make it more interesting than most freshies.

LV’s releases are solid, but frankly not worth the pricing.

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Holy shit

>>18283392
>Have you tried Dior Homme Sport?
I have. It was nice, but not great.
>not worth the pricing
Yeah, I figured. I'm at loss here.

>>18283386
Have you tried vetiver-centrics like guerlain or tom ford? TF Grey Vetiver is really nice, i tried it the other day.

>>18283405
I've tried Encre Noire which I didn't like, and the vetiver one from Essential Parfums which wasn't particularly impressive. I'll check out Grey Vetiver, thanks.

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>>18281057
She applies so much that she looks oily on the neck

>>18282855
This is a mix of the individual fragrance and the capabilities of the nose smelling it.

There are some fragrances where it really is just a linear scent from beginning to end, and it’s interesting because some people will say this makes it boring, other will say it is just ‘well blended’.

But conversely, I can say I truly do -not- have a very astute nose, and so the transition between many notes is lost on me.

>>18283398
C E N T A V R V S

>>18283420
If you find Grey Vetiver too static you could also give terre dhermes a try. Its a vetiver base as well but has more of a development.

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ATH ruined all other fragrances for me. Sold my 250 bottle collection and now I'm happy with 3 ATH frags.

>>18283470
I'm not a fan of TDH at all. If we're talking Hermès I much prefer Voyage or Eau d'Orange Verte/Pamplemousse or whatever. Even Citron Noir. They're all too light and perform poorly, though. H24 is okay but has an unpleasant drydown.
Have you tried Bal d'Afrique and Oud Minérale? I've heard good things about both (very different scent profiles, I know) but I haven't had the opportunity to sample them yet. I'd like to try Acqua di Sale too

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Is this good for fall/winter? I found an old bottle I've had since high school.

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>>18283308
Based european women enjoyer

>>18283386
You can wear whatever fragrances, whenever you want. Especially leathery, spicey, oody, incensey fragrances can work perfectly fine in the summer.

>>18283478
concentre de pamplemousse rose

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I bought my first fragrance cu I enjoyed the smell, how did I do frag?

>>18283478
I tried Oud Minerale and really liked it, but I found the mineral opening to be painfully short-lived. The drydown was nice and woody but I cant recall how long it lasted (probably not long enough to justify TF prices though)

>>18283203
quorum - my gf said it smelled like dirty toilets before they get cleaned

>>18283479
i've only had mine a month or so but i could see it being good for any season

I like fruity spicy woody fragrances. Any recommendations?

>>18283545
aventus

>>18283545
Armaf CDNIM Limited Edition Parfum

How does Grey Vetiver compare to Guerlain Vetiver and Guerlain Homme?

Rate my fall rotation
>Fahrenheit
>Egoiste
>Pour Monsieur
>Heritage
>DHO
>Pour un Homme

>>18283555
More like fail rotation

>>18283553
Cost 3x as much. Weaker and more linear. It's for retards

>>18283553
Grey Vetiver is soapier and cleaner than Guerlain Vetiver, without the smoky and tobacco aspects. It's more accessible, but with less character. I still like it a lot though. you're fairly likely to enjoy one if you enjoy the other
Guerlain Homme is definitely more distant from that classic green vetiver fragrance dna, I don't like it that much personally

>>18283555
Very good

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Fecal oud. It smells like poop. People pay hundreds of dollars to smell like poop. Por quoi? Is it just Indians?

>>18283595
Some people just like poop. They like the smell and the taste. Some people are eating their own poop right now. I won't say who, but it's happening.

>>18283596
Your husband is preparing your beloved shit casserole again, isn't he, JJ?

>>18283549
>>18283551

have it, love it

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What's the best fragrance to wear if you're a fancy boy? What do you wear when you're feeling extra fancy?

>>18283545
Monkey Special

do i spend $60 on zino and encre noir or $100 on like 17 different samples or do I just wait until I'm done with the like 20 other samples I havent tried yet

>>18283741
Blind buy full sized bottles, it's the only way to really live

>>18283386
>>18283392
As said, DHS2021 is a good ‘summer’ fragrance that’s a little heavier than your typical freshie, def worth checking out. >>18283403 Ah, never mind then.

I also really like Bobemian Lime as a slightly citrus adjacent scent, Ghost in the Shell as a light clean scent without being citrusy (imo), I also fell hard for Day Three’s Del Mar.

If you want something really different try Penguin by Zoologist, it’s an oddly enjoyable summer scent.

>>18283537
The recent formulation smells like body odor, the older formulations were peak (good smelling) old man scent.

>>18283741
Where tf are you spending $60 on Zino and EN? Should be like… sub 30 combined.

(Also legit answer, get the samples)

>>18283484
I want to smell her chest edges

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I believe in conditioning, bros
Give me some working-class, daily driver cologne that's just cheap enough not to be shit, something midrange
Basically, something that tells a woman I'm ready and available, and doesn't have an intense smell, something subtle, but good
You know, something that reminds a woman of sex as soon as it hits her nostrils
I'm not a party animal at all, but I'm forced to hit clubs because of my friends, and it's not bad
But I usually like quiet evenings in libraries and coffee shops and walks
I'm a quiet guy, a bit shy
I sometimes go for hyper-casual clothes, just sports pants and hoodies
but I always have my aviator jacket on
Looking for something that most, or maybe "second most" men wear
maybe a "cheeky cheap" cologne, if there's something like that
"finding myself" cologne for men

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>>18283823
but also, I'm kind of a musical type, and I hang around pretentious, or genuinely interesting and talented people and women
I'm kinda that pretentious type, guys
I go to these fucking secret hangouts in the city that have fucking passwords and coded doors and gothic interiors and places with rococo facades and places that look industrial as fuck, actual factories turned hangout/nightclubs
basically, semi-private places, but you know, for common people, not some crazy expensive places, in fact, they're free to attend, it's about knowing the right people
so maybe something more "pretentious" too, you know, that says "I'm not like other guys, at least I'm trying not to be"
my pussy of choice is library virgins/college/art hoes
and whatever crawls in clubs

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>SOTD: Bvlgari Man in Black

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Does anyone have any experience with Vert Malakite? I smelled it very quickly and I thought it was excellent. I'm hoping it's unisex because white florals tend to lean feminine.

>>18283555
If you’re 60 years old, good. If you’re less than 60 years old, lame as fuck.

>>18283823
>>18283836
how old are you?
>>18283941
>I'm hoping it's unisex
what does it matter? you smelled it, you should know if you can wear it

>>18283823
Start with Youth Dew and aromatics elixir and branch out from there.

>>18283823
>Looking for something that most, or maybe "second most" men wear
>maybe a "cheeky cheap" cologne
Missioni Wave? Blue Jeans? Nautica Voyage?
>so maybe something more "pretentious" too, you know, that says "I'm not like other guys, at least I'm trying not to be"
encre noire obviously

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Why haven't you reproduced yet, anon? Is it because you smell like T-Rex, Seahorse or 1000€ Oud?
Better go with Aventus.

>>18283920
I want to smell her hair

>>18283836
Club de nuit intense man

>>18283386
Acqua di sale

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>>18283518
>buying a frag because you actually enjoy it
You did great, good job.

>>18283836
>>18283823
Kill yourself redditnigger

Fragrance to attract brown (not including black/african) women???

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>>18284057
>>18284049
>>18284104
thanks anons, just from the descriptions, I have a good feeling about Nautica Voyage, Encre Noire, Youth Dew and Club de Nuit intense man, I'll be sampling everything you suggested, but especially these bad boys
I only use my dad's old cologne, so I don't know shit about this stuff
when I go to a parfumerie, how do I ask for a sample? do they have these things you can scratch and sniff?
If you're curious, my dad's perfumes are Cruiser and Super Silver by Karl Moran. There was some other one, but I threw it out
Are these good, bros?
I feel like that shit might be anywhere between 10-20 years old, but it smells alright, well, cruiser is a bit too sweet, so I stick with super silver
>>18284030
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I thought this smelled nice but I never got to the drydown. Worth it for someone who doesn't care about longevity?

>>18283537
I looked up up and I also saw Boss Number One, which many people in the fragrantica comments describe as pissy.

>>18284437
definitely, the longevity is its only problem, other than that it's great

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I´m looking for a fragrance that smells like Red Bull

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>sotd
perfect citrus-spicy-coffee perfume for these colder days. longevity is great, too (6-8 hours at least)

>>18281356
Smells exactly like sun screen

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>>18284268
Brown women: everything sweet, gaudy scents
White women: fresh, woody, green scents

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Not gonna lie, we live in interesting times with AI. Sotd Pino Alpestre

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It's ridiculous how good this is. Probably the only frag that lived up to the fragcom hype.

What's the appeal of powdery fragrances for men?

>>18284741
hoes like it on tall men

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Suggestions for similar frags?

>>18284579
The Nephilim built the pyramids.

>find hawas on walmart online for $25
>$50 everywhere else
>cop
>arrived today
>its fake
What the fuck is that lmao thats like faking obsession or dn, thank god walmart returns are easy

Is CDNIM LE good for winter?

>>18284818
Shartmart's website seems to be even worse than Amazon as far as hosting unverified vendors.

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>tfw you realise coomer mutt makes up 40-50% of all posts on all of /fa/

>>18284865
Yeah this one even came wrapped in cellophane that said made in china lmao, even though the bottle said made in dubai. I had to double check and the cap was plastic and the juice was literally just straight lauric dodecanal. Smelled like liquid dryer sheets. In a way I'll take it as a blessing since it spurred me to compare the price of dodecanal and dihydromyrcenol which was my other sensitivity culprit and the dodecanal was 10x cheaper so I'm almost positive that's what it is.

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>>18284871
Based. Did you try Pino Alpestre? Niche pine scent for a good price.

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>>18284437
dude if you don't care about performance L'Homme is like a 100000/10
>>18283741
both of these are on my shortlist, get montblanc starwalker too

--

SOTD

It's so fucking good bros.

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My sister said I smell really nice.
SOTD Fig infusion

>>18283823
Dylan Blue

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>every review is either 1/5 or 5/5
alright I'm ordering a vintage bottle

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>>18284889
It's indeed good. I wish somebody recreate it with modern oils.

>>18284909
I want to smell the middle one

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This or Starwalker, bros?

>inb4 both poorfag

>>18285012
Looking at the page for individuel it probably has a high chance of having evil dryer sheet lauryl dodecanal in it, I would get starwalker first

>german company
>french name
fake and gay

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>>18284765
>similar frags
I purchased every sample from Memo. Here are the fragrances that I thought were great including winter palace
>Winter Palace
>Russian Leather
>Oriental Leather (the other leathers are worse)
>Moon Fever
>African Leather (it's a vibrato clone but better)
>Ithque (It's Aventus + Sauvage but light)
>Luxor Oud - Lightweight Oud+Rose; leans more rose than oud which makes its more fucboi summer; good)

These are NOT the 'difficult' 'complex' fragrances. These are the ones that are easy to like.
I will try to wear the rest more to get a better idea. Most are unappealing.

>>18283941
>>18284030
more than confiming if unisex I wanted soemone to confirm if this is a fragrance worth buying. Is this a complex interesting thing, or a linear boring bullshit frag with bad performance.

coziest fragrances in your opinion?

>>18285112
Encre Noire or The Dreamer.

>>18285132
Lumping something as fantastic as The Dreamer in with something as meme as EN.

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>>18285140
Encre Noire is legit, a true modern classic without a doubt.

>>18285152
>Encre Noire: Giedi Prime
>The Dreamer: Caladan

Accurate comparison.

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acceptable replacements for this?

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>SOTD: Asad

>>18285210
I want to smell her armpits

Maison Crivelli sample set should be arriving today
And soon after that my Oud Wood perfume oil clone. Based

>>18284848
It is

I love the smell of some luxurious wool clothes that were delivered straight from Europe.
Any fragrances that mimic the smell of premium clothes?

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>>18285303
Trying this today. Opening is really good so far, tropical/fruity oud. It's a clean oud, not animalic or funky, and the fruit notes are not overly sweet but smell very natural and elegant. I bought the sample set for this one, and if no other frag catches my attention, I'm getting a full bottle for sure.

>>18283386
>What does it smell like?
Supposedly more ambery and theres a rose note added, but not that prominent.

>>18285331
Man this stuff is absolutely nuclear, 3-4 sprays was way overkill. It's drying down into a more smoky/dusty oud and the saffron is getting more noticeable. I'm in the same position as LADDM with this where I really like the scent but idk if I would personally want to smell like this all day

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Is Acqua di Gio a fougere fragrance?

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>>18285379
They typically feature top herbaceous notes of lavender, sage, rosemary, thyme, and basil blended with traditional fougere accord complemented with bergamot, and other citrus scents; middle notes of geranium, coumarin, and other floral and herbal scents; and base notes of oakmoss, tonka bean, patchouli, and other woody and earthy scents


I would say no, since the top has no herbaceous notes.

>>18284737
>It's ridiculous how good this is. Probably the only frag that lived up to the fragcom hype.

It's very good, but I prefer the EdT. It's got a brighter opening and is generally more effervescent throughout. Plus, it lasts just as long as the EdP.
EdP is no longer a concentration these days, just a name for a flanker.

I'm looking for Eros Energy and I found it.

>>18285498
Why?

>>18285508
Best Aventus clone so far

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>>18285513
Why where you looking for it and why did you found it?

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Just blind bought pic related what am I in for?

>>18285674
complete garbage for fragrance bros without taste

>>18285674
complete masterpiece for fragrance connoisseurs with taste

Which fragrance house has the corniest bottles?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_3EQoQ9Pm8
Is he right?

What's a simple work office smell? Preferably slightly feminine because my boss is a much older woman and I want that promotion

>>18285705
If he wore some Xerjoff or Clive Christian instead wasting his money on overpriced vintage fragrances (which, according to himself, he wasn't even interested in when they were new), he maybe could have bagged a woman that isn't older and fatter than him.

>>18285012
Individuel, no contest

>>18285710
Givenchy Gentleman or Gentlemen Only for sure. I almost copped but the floral drydown leaned ever so slightly feminine that I decided against it. Still a very very nice fragrance and reasonably priced.

>>18285704
Rabanne

>>18285710
Try to naturally bring up the topic of perfumes and ask her what kind she likes and then get one with the notes she likes or just fuck her I don't fucking know.

>>18285744
This. Ask her what you could do on your part to make her experience of being your employer less cumbersome.

Anyone has a recommendation for a nostalgia scent that is not too overpowering for daily wear? I've always liked the sugar smell since it reminds me of the younger days

how many fougeres should a man have

How does drakkar noir compare to green Irish tweed? What's a good fresh green scent anyway?

>>18285780
yes

>>18285759
Obsession
>>18285782
I think Cool Water is closer to green irish tweed than DN. DN is a good green fresh though especially for the price. If you want to spend a bit more I really liked TF Grey Vetiver, its not a typical herby green and is a lot more grassy. To me it smelled almost like someone pulled up a clump of dewy grass with some soil still on the roots.

>>18284848
It's not. It's 0 projection without heat.

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>>18284889
>>18284909
gotchu bros

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Is this overrated?

Heard the reformulation isn't as great and it might be a good time to pick it up. Is it similar to 1 Million? I can't stand the blast of sweetness and what comes across as a chemical mess but I'm assuming SWY is more balanced.

>>18285674
Powdery, sweet sandalwood + iris + vanilla scent. Very nice, less deep, dark and masculine than DHP but still good.

>>18285857
It’s insanely sweet

>>18285857
This has a note that sits in my throat
I can’t stomach this DNA

>>18285790
nta
Grey Vetiver smells closer to Lailique Encre Noir than GIT
I smelled it today

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Talk me out of it

>>18285068
God bless, you're a saint. The only other one I've tried from Memo was African Leather and quite enjoyed it.

>>18285900
you support palestine?

How is Initio?

too sweet, reminds me of cheap candles you find in home good stores

>>18285934
No… I support neither side, miss with that dichotomy shit

Has anyone tried BI extrait yet?

>>18285953
fine, entry level niche but overpriced imo

>>18285953
Simple high quality basic niche. Usually very linear. Initio is the sister firm to Parfum De Marly. Side Effect is quite nice, and I personally enjoy Rehab enough to get a full bottle. That said none of these are particularly inventive or revolutionary. But like PdM they go for great ingredients with a lot of push and staying power.

>>18285992
Does Initio have the same "fake" history that Parfum De Marly has? I can't find much about their origin story

>>18285962
well you say that but then you say you wanna use that >>18285900

>>18286013
So anything with Arabic script is somehow Pro-Palestinian?

>>18286017
See? Your already getting all defensive. Just buy non arabic frag before it's too late

>>18286029
I'm not that anon and I only buy frags from France. I just think seeing Israeli Defense Force posting online is funny

I don't think that's funny, there's people in legitimate discomfort down there right now.

>>18285934
i do. sotd cabochard edp

Do you look down on designers?

>>18285934
I support TKD.

Penguin
>I can see how they sell the opening as "antarctic air" and "ice accord"
>smells like the inside of a freezer with a bit of juniper
>smells artificial, not in the sense that cheap frags obviously smell of chemicals, but this literally smells like an AC unit or something, like a mix of coolant and machinery
>not picking up many of the listed notes other than the vague juniper hiding in there
>after a few minutes the mechanical scent fades and the "antarctic air" feels more realistic, like a very fresh snowy winter day when its sunny but very, very cold
>the musk and suede have a very airy aromatic and slightly animalic feeling
>still does not feel like a natural scent, the attempt to capture these esoteric concepts like ice accord just leave a very artificial impression
>seamoss starting to appear and gives a wet cold beach that you dont want to hang out very long at kind of feeling
>very unimpressed. Not wearable, no occasion would call for this scent, and is just not enjoyable or pleasant at all
>it's not badly made, the scent is still very smooth and not harsh at all, it just is kind of useless

>>18286103

Beaver
>Very nice woody floral opening, definitely a huge dose of iso e super
>smells like freshly cut lumber and flowers
>not really picking up the "Fresh air" or "wild vegetation"
>Amber and musk starts to appear in the intitial drydown
>Castoreum really starts to make itself known after the iso e dissipates
>very delicious woody and funky animalic smell
>has a hint of leatheriness and a tinge of smoke almost like black powder
>still a bit too heavy on the iso-e for my tastes, but definitely more enjoyable the more it dissipates
>Feels like being in a hunters cabin in the middle of autumn
>Cool concept overall but I could never really see myself wearing this other than to just revisit it for my own experience. Maybe for like a walk in the woods or something?

Well, I was pretty excited for those two and while Penguin was definitely a dud, Beaver was definitely more up my alley. I learned I'm not a huge iso-e enjoyer but the heavier woods and castoreum was very very nice. Will be on the hunt for other frags with a more wearable composition as something to wear in the fall.

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another compliment for my sotd
dior homme 2020

>>18286000
sure does. But neither really have much of a history. PdM was started in 2008. Initio in 2015. PdM owns Initio, and I think a corp owns both because the owner of PdM sold the whole thing to some generic sounding megacorp like Adventure. I think the guy wanted to make easy money by selling smellywater, and hit it big. Now he's taking his money and remaining CEO so that he can just schmooze and retire. It's genius. Anyway the only PdM worth the money is Herod (better than Divine Vanille imo) and the rest are up to personal preference.

>>18286105
wait till you smell non synthetic castoreum

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SOTD, applied at Ulta, holy fuck this is next level bros

My walmart has 50 mL for 66 bucks. I'm sure I'll pull the trigger soon enough...

>>18286140
>Walmart
if you mean online, don't do it bro. Too many fakers on there.

>>18286142
nigga why would I call online "my" I saw the bottle there in person in the locked cabinet

>>18286152
Idk. Why would you?

>>18286140
I wouldn't buy off Walmart online. Those are a bunch of private sellers. Either look up how the older style top looks and try to find a vintage bottle for a good deal or just buy a new bottle off jomashop. I do dislike the jews at jomashop but they have it in stock at the best deal.

>>18286142
>>18286277
Nevermind. That's a better deal than jewmashop anyways.

>>18286140
There is nothing like it. I still have a bottle from the 90s (I'm old). A buddy in the army introduced me to it.

>>18286317
yeah nothing that sucks as hard as faggenheit, i agree

>>18286331
Do not the benchodheit sar. The class is very poor on this scent if I may say. As a wealthy Whiteman, I only ware the CDNIM.

>>18286140
Vintage was obscene, the violet leaf note got IFRA'd before it was even a thing

New
>>18286519
>>18286519
>>18286519

>>18285674
In my honest opinion one of the very best fragrances for tough women who still want to show femininity