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which comme des garcons fragrance is the best and why is it scent 1: hinoki?

kind of interested in trying the h24 line. anyone know if they sell a mini/traveler/sampler containing all 3? i ask because terre d'hermes offered a cute collection of mini 12.5ml bottles of the edt, parfum, and eau fraiche

sotd: lolita lempika au masculin

>>18317043
Not as I'm aware, but I see people sell the 3 carded samples together on ebay. That's how I tried the H24 and TdH lineups.

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This is what rizz smells like.

>>18317040
for me it's kyoto or BLACK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYx4BjSqWOw

>>18317040
I'm a real 2man being

>>18317040
>CdG
yikes

>>18317031
SOTE: Kenzo Eau De Toilette Intense

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>>18317057
if you tried this you wouldn't have typed that

>>18317061
i did and that's exactly why i typed it

>>18317050
proof racemixing is good for society

>>18317082
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-jILXehOw

>>18317040
Have you tried CdG Marseille? Ordered a sample that should arrive in a couple of days.

Are the most hyped Allure Hommes, Edition Blanche and Sport Eau Extreme, good?

>>18317046
Old lady's purse*
FTFY homo

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For me, it's MK for men.

>>18317092
Shit performance but good scents overall, dummies will call some generic because everyone copied them, particularly Sport.

>>18317084
Based Mags enjoyer

>>18317040
Thinking of picking up a sample pack. I haven't been able to try any CDG.

>>18317046
I didn't really get it. Literally smells like a brand new leather jacket, which to me is not all that appealing.

Sampling Silky Woods Elixir again. It's really growing on me.

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sotd Aspen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AKWbd7TU94

>>18317122
>Literally smells like a brand new leather jacket
A shitty or overprocessed one most likely, an old timey real processed jacket smells like Fahrenheit minus the herbals and patchouli, a real leather one smells like Knize Ten.
I find sad most people haven't sniffed real leather, they think a car seat cleaned with leather conditioner and some femenine florals is what a tanned piece of hide is all about.

>>18317194
>real leather one smells like Knize Ten
no it doesn't

>>18317196
Yeah not really, not literally it but the leather note does
Sorry, not sorry, find better real leather jackets if you don't smell the similarity

>>18317197
>ummm this and that
cope

Never understood wanting to smell like leather. I like how a nice leather jacket smells but definitely not for me in terms of fragrance

https://www.punmiris.com/parfem/Dior/Dior-Homme-Intense-2011-13016.html
just found out that my shitty country has a 1:1 fragrantica clone that's actually quite active lol

>>18317207
Agree. Seems like some boomer shit. Some of the Tom Ford shit is too gay boomer-y. I did smell Tobacco Vanille the other day and thought it was interesting. Reminded me of a posh grungy bar, which has its time and place scent wise.

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I got told by my lover than my scent was great, I had some Davidoff Cool Water.
Thanks /frag/.
What's next?

>>18317207
>>18317226
>Never understood wanting to smell like something
>Just be you i don't know lol
This is how you look like you stupid faggot

>>18317220
>1:1 fragrantica clone
Pretty sure it's Fragrantica, they have different versions depending on language, named differently at times.

>>18317268
>What's next?
Vintage Cool Water or a clone of it

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All you need

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>>18317268
Encre Noire

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To my Drakkar Noir bros, Dakar is really damn good but there's another alternative that i can vouch for: Belcam's Classic Match Drakar Replica, it's a bit more mossy than Dakar to the point it becomes camphourous, like really fancy menthol foot powder.
Costs around the same as Dakar but 75ml, as far as i know it's U.S. & Canada only. Good american dupe brand, only one that wasn't up to scratch was the Polo Blue one.

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>>18317299
>>18317303
Hivemind

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just ordered this, what am i in for?

>>18317305
Dakar smells very similar to the opening of drakkar noir, it lasts longer obviously. DN is pretty much water, lasts only 5 minutes.

>>18317311
a red bottle

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>SOTD: Bvlgari Man in Black
Man it's cold outside.

>>18317031
test

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The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

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Montblanc Starwalker, a woody take on Versace Eau Fraiche. SO GOOD, BROS.
>>18317031
>>18317050
>>18317134
>>18317268
>>18317303
>>18317305
Dangerously based posts

>>18317407
>Montblanc Starwalker, a woody take on Versace Eau Fraiche
I was going to poke fun at you but i will be serious about it: Why do you think so?
Eau Fraiche has only one thing going for it and it's the woods, it's one of the most woody freshies out there, literally smells like pencil shavings in the opening if not macerated enough. The drydown is pure woody freshness, how is Starwalker, a fruity freshie with herb undertones and a powdery woody drydown a woodsy take on it?
I get being a take of it, they are somewhat similar, Starwalker is too feminine leaning but it goes away after the hour to reveal the classy drydown, but i don't know man, Eau Fraiche is all base notes and shitty top notes that the arabs magically fixed, particularly Armaf with the Aura Fresh release.

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Would be the goat if this stupid piece of shit had any kind of performance

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Thoughts on these?

Agar Musk by Ramon Monegal
Hacivat X
Les Indemodables Escale En Indonesie/Haiti

>>18317046
That's what incomplete perfumery smells like.

>>18317433
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUg5nhP2tiE

>>18317440
I'm not watching this bovine freak's video but I'm presuming there is no Shalimar on this list.

>>18317440
fucking disgusting

>>18317433
You again... Tom Ford is nice complete perfumery.

What do you think of Maison Crivelli?

>>18317469
it really isn't

>>18317469
Don't trigger his schizophrenia or he'll start referring to himself als the high iq poster again.

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With my new perfume, white bitches are going to suck my 1 feet long pinus with their mouth

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>>18317490
Are you really Indian or pretend to be one?

>>18317469
It's a whole lot of money for less interesting versions of men's classics.

>>18317476
You aren't even worthy to say the High IQ posters name. When did you even start posting in these threads? Show some respect.

>>18317476
Post your collection.

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Love shit so much bros. Anyone else a fan?

>>18317614
It’s pretty nice, I liked Old Fashioned a bit more personally though. Angel’s Share smells like apple crisp off the top and I was really hoping for more of like a mulled cognac. I didn’t really give it much of a chance since I didnt keep the test card so maybe it dries down nicer. Quality fragrance tho

>>18317399
>>18317401
is there like a
crowd pleaser <—> people think you smell gross for wearing this
scale for fragrances anywhere?

>>18317693
As a general rule, if a perfume can be found on these charts, they're going to be gross.

>>18317693
honestly most niche shit is fucking trash and repulsive so stay away from that if you are going for crowd pleasing. fragrantica ratings are pretty good, so lean on those to lead you in a "crowd pleasing" direction.

>in b4 someone spergs the fuck out about me saying "fragrantica ratings are pretty good"

sotd mekkanische rose khalil
>>18317710
uhm actually fragrantica houses are pretty bad

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what's your favourite 'blue' / fresh / summer fragrance?

finally finished my sauvage edt 100ml after 2 years of reluctant use, so space has opened up

bonus points if women like it

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>>18317476
Kek funny when he does that. >>18317522

>>18317800
YSL Y and profondo

>>18317815
17 year old Indian smelling like 70 year old Frenchman

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>>18317410
Eau Fraiche is fresher compared to Starwalker. German GF gave me a compliment on Starwalker.
I love that musky, woody, citrusy shit. I hope you had sex today.

>>18317476
>high iq
as in high indian quotient?

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Is this good

>>18317886
>Is this good
yes
>Is it worth the retail price
no

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>>18317876
Thanks bro, here's another one you might like if you see it

in search of a vanilla scent, was recommended and able to sample tobacco vanille and eau des beaux. the sales assistant at the l'occitane shop didn't even suggest the latter when I asked for vanilla, and indeed it was not what I expected.
tobacco vanille on the other hand smells like pure vanilla to me. very nice, but probably not what I was going for. couldn't sample by the fireplace or divine vanilla.
got suggested pdm love don't be shy and althair, too. these also had a very prominent vanilla.
overall I guess I'm looking for something that is more like liquor, or something that has a warming aura to it. essentially without a citrus component

Look, i know it's trendy to make fun of indians, however fragrance is actually essential for us so we dispel stereotypes. You on the other hand are an eternal consoomer, maybe if you didnt buy so much shit in your life your govts wont be forced to accept so many immigrants. Think about that

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>>18317900
Essential Parfums Divine Vanille

>>18317900
Deep Dark Vanilla might be your thing
fwiw my gf seems to enjoy MB Club Black when I wear it. You can't really wear it out, but it's good for movie & chill times.

>>18317900
CARON Pour Un Homme

I think I should buy a bottle of Chanel Egoiste

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>>18317900
Best vanilla i've ever tried is from an american niche house called Sand + Fog, White Vanilla, pure lactonic vanilla with a very faint hint of orange candy.
>tobacco vanille on the other hand smells like pure vanilla to me
Smells like spiced vanilla powder of it, it's good but there's better vanillas out there.
>that is more like liquor
Dior perverted Fahrenheit in their Le Parfum version, rum with a heavy vanilla base note and some violet leaf to make it smell ozonic. It fucking sucks if you see it under the glass of the old classic but it might be interesting enough for you.

>>18317915
Not from a country that accepts immigrants and i have met actual pajeets in stores: They are rude, they stink, they do not know what they are selling, to make this on-topic they do not use perfume other than Axe which makes them smell like using a poorfag version of Kouros because they project a clean scent but you can also sniff their week-old sweaty pants and old piss, they do not assimilate to their context, they do not clean their work environment and they do not wash their hands.

I do believe they have the potential to be decent people but the fact is the ones who get out of India are ambitious but that same trait makes them insensitive towards people, almost like sociopaths if it wasn't for the fact they get mad when called out. I don't doubt for a second i can meet a bunch of cool guys from there one hour after getting out of the airport in Calcuta but the fact is they are scumbags outside. That's how it is buddy
>fragrance is actually essential for us
For the immigrants it isn't, their god is money with the minimum effort possible. Even the arabs who eat as much spices as them take a bath often and smell like Christmas, indians smell like a wet cat and if their fragrance was a cumin attar.

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>>18317872
You’re projecting pajeet

>>18317935
Your impression of indians come entirely from the shit you read on 4chan because you're a socially isolated dork.
>For the immigrants it isn't, their god is money with the minimum effort possible. Even the arabs who eat as much spices as them take a bath often and smell like Christmas, indians smell like a wet cat and if their fragrance was a cumin attar.
So you agree that it is essential to wear fragrance? It's incredible how plain your low IQ brain is, your incoherent rant is just boring. Get something new, retard.

>>18317815
>Only vintage
That's a lot dough right there, seems good but lacks a bit of variety.

>>18317945
>Your impression of indians come entirely from the shit you read
Projecting butthurt pajeet, you don't know me
>socially isolated
Projecting
>So you agree that it is essential to wear fragrance?
It's essential to be clean, fragrance is the cherry on top but you can do with just taking a bath, which your agents abroad don't for the most part
>plain your low IQ brain is
As opposed to non-plain low IQ? learn english sucker
>rant
Learn to read
>Get something new
I did, got myself Limoncello by El Ganso, a fragrance, not that you guys kknow wha that is L O L

>>18317952
>no u
fucking retard kek
You think you're fooling anyone? Your initial rant quite literally made no sense and fundamentally you completely missed my point and continue to do so. Not that im opposed to a bit of banter, but you have the charisma of a wet towel so the only thing you can resort to is sadistic mindless babbling because you're a loser who needs to start /pol/tier rants on /frag/ to cope with your pathetic and miserable life
>I did, got myself Limoncello by El Ganso, a fragrance, not that you guys kknow wha that is L O L
Putting aside you flexing your cheap garbage like the poor faggot you are, you ultimately end up affirming my initial point because again, you're a stupid and uneducated retard. No amount of smelly alcohol will ever be able to fill the void in your soul. I suggest you kill yourself.

>>18317043
>lolita lempicka au masculin
have this sitting in my cart right now. dubs and i buy

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What's the best Fakenheit

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>Bro, are you wearing Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme, that's my favorite fragrance

Well /fa/ bros, I thought CAHSEE doesn't project at all

>>18317962
ok, no dubs so i just dab some more of the splash bottle i have.
sotd: lolita lempicka au masculin

>>18317960
>no u
Projecting
>quite literally made no sense
Learn english
>but you have the charisma of a wet towel
Yeah i bet you know those pretty well
>start /pol/tier rants
If you really think that's /pol/ then you are nothing but a newfag, please stop and kill yourself if you are polite enough to do so
>flexing your cheap garbage
Says the fag who can only afford pocket sized arab dupes, stop replying to me you weirdo curry nigger, this is a fragrance thread, not a butthurt ranjit counseling chat

>>18317963
Beverly Hills 90120 Metal Jeans

>>18317967
>please stop and kill yourself if you are polite enough to do so
Fucking retard kek, learn proper english you cucked little bitch.
Still fucking laughing at the way you flexed your 20 dollar frag though, what a fucking loser. Seriously man, kill yourself.

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>>18317973
>Still going
See? that's what i meant pajeets cannot be total sociopaths because they get mad as fuck when called out, they latch and recoil in pain when people tell the the truth, you are no different from a phone scammer or a horny whatsapp stalker.
>cucked
Projecting and seething
>laughing at the way you flexed your 20 dollar frag
Then you are having a big laff as these threads always procure good frags at reasonable prices like Encre Noire, Drakkar Noir, Montblanc, Cool Water and so on. I suggest you try Drakkar, it's dry and spicy enough to camouflage your natural oily warm spicy fecal musk as long as you overspray

>>18317949
Bought during Covid, nothing more than $1/ml for vintage and $0.5/ml modern. All new in box. My collection since has expanded. But Guerlain vetiver and Caron pour un homme remain my favorites. Third favorite would probably be Fahrenheit. But I’ve been wearing a lot of eau de baux lately. Which is another good vanilla, since I remember reading another anon asking about vanilla frags.

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december is coming. do YOU have any fragrances you wear exclusively during the holiday season? do you have any fragrances you wear exclusively on christmas or new years?
for me, it's vintage pic related. wear it almost daily in december and put it back in storage for the rest of the year.

>>18317945
Kek indians really are the worst. They think they’re something special because their cast system although they’re all poop brown, ugly, and stupid.

>>18317975
>no no i must have the last word
Again, this type of talk is reminiscent of a complete loser who blames all his problems on duh government, despite your own admission that you have no indians in your shithole, you still have the indian seethe script memorised to a T, shit like
>recoil in pain
Ive read on here a million times because again, your low iq brain prevents you from getting something new
not to mention the million call-outs of
>muh projecting
because underneath this veneer of "i dont care" i can smell your whiny and neurotic self, just doomed to die a loser
More dogshit english. This is despite telling me to learn English, obviously an insecurity of yours which is why you're pathetic enough to start ranting on /frag/ of all places.
It's one thing acquiring cheap frags, its another thing altogether to flex it on me as if its something special. It says so much about you. Remember this faggot, you'll die miserable.

>>18317964
Edition Blanche is the /frag/ pick from the Allure line

>>18317979
I am indian, you fucking retard. Jesus. No surprise that the retards who spend their money coping with smelly alcohol are all stupid middle class cattle whose only sense of purpose is from consooming.

>>18317981
sorry to interject, but i prefer the original sport :)

>>18317815
Not bad but where's Yatagan? Where's Aramis? You have a ways to go.

>>18317886
No it's extremely crude.

>>18317976
>Guerlain vetiver and Caron pour un homme remain my favorites
I cannot find Caron, let alone vintage, but Vetiver i found several and honestly vintage is excellent, current formulations smell identical at first but they drydown differently despite having the same notes. Have a 2008 i think (gray box), will look into buying other tall bottles from the era but i keep grabbing vintage YSL and other stuff. My goal is vintage Cool Water.
I also recommend L'Homme Ideal Intense, one of the best cardamoms out there.
>Fahrenheit
That's my second choice but it's tough to find vintage ones for decent prices, i rely on dupes but arabs aren't very good cloning ozonic notes or violet leaf in general. Aqua is probably my most favorite and i think i rate it higher than EDT, shame it was discontinued so soon and all its dupes too like Zegna. Current formulation of EDT i think is very good but very patchouli-heavy rather than leather or tea, from 2011 to 2019 it was piss poor to make people buy the flankers.

>>18317869
these. you really can't go wrong with those two
i also like dylan blue, but it's very much a year round pick like Y

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>>18317981
Blanche is the best currently but an old bottle of the OG Allure beats all

>>18317980
>Still yapping
Didn't read, just stop and take the L

That feeling when you go into a hot shower after a long day and you get a big whiff of your frag on its last leg evaporating rapidly

>>18317997
>still wants the last word like a little bitch
here, reply, bitchboy

>>18317994
>you really can't go wrong with those two
Profondo smells like eggs, you are better off using Light Blue Intense or some of their flankers

>>18318004
idk how you get eggs from that one.
i would've also recommended Light Blue Intense but it really doesn't last long on me

>>18318004
light blue intense is eggy, profondo is just slightly blue acqua di gio

>>18318023
Calone, notorious for smelling differently depending on the person, Bvlgari smells sulfurous to some, i think it's funky but not eggy like Profondo or Eau de Parfum are.
>>18318025
>profondo is just slightly blue acqua di gio
Profondo is a different thing altogether in my opinion, not just "slightly", the lime got replaced with full-on bergamot, much more woody and the calone is ramped up, also moss got erased too but same can be said about modern reformulations of AdG.
Light Blue Intense i cannot smell the egg but it sure doesn't last very long, sadly.

>>18317800
apart from the other options i like the following for summer, although they're more expensive
>Armani Privee - Bleu Turquoise
>Aqua di Parma - Fico di Amalfi
the second one doesnt last long sao you have to respray, but the first one lasts quite long

>>18317915
I will spray a 10 spray salute of Habit Rouge in your honor bhai

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>why yes, i created all your favorite musky-woody scent
>>18317898
Will try out thanks.

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>>18317031
My Zino arrived!
Can't waiting to try it tomorrow :)

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>>18317983
Obviously you’re Indian, pajeet, I can smell your stinky curry from here.
>>18317986
I have yatagan. I like that one too. Aramis I’ve tried but my collection is large and it wasn’t enough for me to want it. Another frag in a similar realm is polo green, the vintage formulation uses lots of natural essential oils. It’s great during Christmas.
>>18317989
Caron use to be very easy to find for very cheap on eBay. I haven’t checked it in a while. The very old one like pic related is something special. The other vintage is also a step up from the current formulation, but the current formulation is great too. I have a 750ml bottle I use for curtains and linens. The ideal line from Guerlain is probably the only masculine I don’t have. I tried the original but it wasn’t a need for me. And it was already at the time my collection was growing too large. I have tried any of the Fahrenheit flankers but would like to if given the chance. My Fahrenheit is a vintage formulation. It is better than what is available today. But with all these fragrances that I have vintage formulations of, eben though they’re better, the current formulations are better than most fragrances made today.

Alright just ordered a full bottle of Bois Imperial. For my free samples I chose Cedrat Boise Intense and Au Coeur du Desert. How'd I do?

Man fuck figuring out which clone is best for Angel Share, Im just going to buy the real thing instead of dicking around like a pleb trying to find a good clone.

>>18318073
you ordered a bag full of memes, i hope you paid in monopoly monies

>>18317900
>something that is more like liquor
Nothing is gonna beat Vanille Havane for this.

>>18317900
1) Initio Rehab for a high quality, overpriced ,designer-style niche, warm smooth bright vanilla. Easy to wear in any situation
2) Guerlain Bosca Vanilla Forta is a lesser known excellent frag of woods, vanilla, and mandarie-esque citrus up top. It's really amazing actually because Guerlain does amazing vanilla; speaking of which..
3) Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille is from their art and material line so it's gonna be fucking expensive, but it's the cleanest vanilla scent you can get on planet earth at this point (leans feminine.)
4) PdM Pegasus is a metallic almond with a heavy vanilla backings (again overpriced so only at discounters)
5) Pour un homme de Caron - Lavender Vanilla blast to the face. I have the parfum which dials down the coriander note. Vanilla blast.

>>18318068
how many times do you want to tell that story with your bed sheets you stuck-record-boomer asshole. i swear i'm gonna fly to albuquerque or salt lake city or whatever lame shithole you're from and shove my fist down your throat

>>18317031
I enjoy wearing le male after I take a shower and put on my pajamas. I know people wear it out but the powdery smell is perfect for being comfy then going to bed.

>>18318068
>the current formulations are better than most fragrances made today.
Problem is performance and nuances, the latter is for the user but the former is an epidemic. Vintage is great but i only reserve their use in special occasions, for daily i use arab dupes and oils because current shit doesn't do it.
Some exceptions, i found Bentley stuff to be very good for the price.

>>18318073
>How'd I do?
I think they are great picks, the only complain i might have is retarded, Au Coeur du Desert doesn't smell like the desert, it smells like an arab campfire which is excellent but not the fucking desert, Tauer fraud.

>>18318186
Give it a break Praneesh

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>>18318091
Khamrah

If something is/was good it's either
>reformulated
>diluted
>out of production
>cloned to the point where nobody can tell if you're wearing the original
Prove me wrong

>>18318279
>Khamrah
NTA but i think it does away with the booze aspect, i suspect because of arabs, also seems too sweet.
The closest i've smelled is something called Fire Your Desire by dupe brand Paris Corner, which is a subset of a bigger brand but i don't recall which one, Lattafa already has Maison Alhambra so i don't think it's that one.
I think it's that one, there's a shitload of Angel's Share dupes i forget which is which, perhaps Angel by Kismet was the winner but i don't remember, it's a lady's fragrance hence why i somewhat ignored it.

>>18318312
>cloned to the point where nobody can tell if you're wearing the original
This is a good thing, unironically, only fags care about someone smelling your brand. But yeah you are right, good stuff is condemned to one of your points. The worst is out of production and with no clones around.

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>>18317521
Quite a few Tom Ford fragnances don't really have good alternatives. Black Orchid for example which I love.

I am however interested in hearing what you think are more interesting alternatives. Because I also don't like how expensive Tom Ford is.

>>18317900
You should find a place that has by the fireplace.

>>18317977
By the fireplace which I mentioned I only wear during winter and fall. Also "Hyde" by Hiram Green.

>>18317614
I never tried, I should get a sample. Is the bottle really as good looking as in the images?

SOTD: used a sample of Bohoboco Magic Mushroom, a very strange mossy aquatic herbal thing. I kinda love it. Would be a fun signature scent, it is strange but wearable and pleasant. I'm worried that people might smell the cannabis note, I'm not a cannabis guy, but I barely notice it myself and would have noticed it if it wasn't pointed out to me. I'm getting a full bottle of this.

>>18318324
>Black Orchid for example which I love.
You a girl?
Also a friend said Yuqawam Femme was a Black Orchid dupe, haven't smelled it but the Tobacco Vanilla one was pretty decent considering the reformulation of the TF

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>>18318329
I'm not a girl, I still wear Black Orchid. I feel it is very unisex despite being advertised for women. It is a bit dark and sexy, so it requires a man who is able to carry himself with those kinds of suggestions. If you want a female flanker then Velvet Orchid is more feminine. Black Orchid is my go-to party and event scent. I never tried Yuqawam Femme. I keep buying bottle after bottle, it is one of my favourites. I bit too much for the office though, but I have worn it to the office as well.

>>18318334
>I feel it is very unisex
Not really but okay buddy
>dark and sexy, a man who is able to carry himself with those kinds of suggestions
>my go-to party and event scent
You gay bro? but still i can say Yaqawam Homme was decent and i made a mistake, i meant Tuscan Leather rather than Tobacco Vanilla, there's a tobacco one which is good but it wasn't it.
Tried those two (and Hawas, Daarei) but the one i keep searching, Ambergris Showers, is elusive. Supposedly a take on Anthracite/Narciso Rodriguez.

>>18318335
I'm not gay. But I guess it can be a little flamboyant which I like and don't mind. I also like Joop Homme which is even more flamboyant. I'm a flashy guy, but not a faggot. I like tobacco vanilla and vanilla fatale. I feel they are harder to wear though than Black Orchid.

So yaqawam have a range of fragnances that are Tom Ford clones or just happen to be a house that has fragnances in a similar vein? I don't think I tried anything from them.

if my family get me that new Sauvage flanker for xmas I'll pour it down their throats

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>>18318341
>just happen to be a house that has fragnances in a similar vein?
It's a line from Rasasi, so arab dupes. It did look like Tom Ford specific, according to Fragrantica it's: Homme (TF Tuscan Leather), Femme (TF Black Orchid), Jasmine Wisp (Terenzi Kirke), Ambergris Showers (Meme Paris Irish Leather), Tobacco Blaze (SHL777 Soleil de Jeddah) and Orchid Prairie (Mugler Alien Oud)
Surprised to see Anthracite was released after Ambergris Showers, didn't expect that but Narciso was 2007 IIRC. Rasasi supposedly makes the best Creed dupes so probably they are good, i recall Homme being pretty close but the amber notes weren't very close.

>>18318332
Why is that bait?

>>18317815
This picture made me hate Bvlgari Aqva

Is Yuqawam a decent stand-in for TL? I have a decant of TL Intense which is probably my favourite fragrance right now but I’m not in a place to drop $400 on a 50ml bottle.

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HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO GOOD

>>18317046
To me it smells like an old car shop, I love it but not as a frag
>>18317614
I love it, but I will probably only wear something like this on Christmas Eve night and depending where I am, New Year's
It's too feminine for me
>>18317886
Yes, I have a clone
>>18318329
Black Orchid goes well with dark suits at formal events

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SOTD AMBRE NOIR

>>18318494
black orchid has that truffle note that i'm not a fan of. i'm assuming people just get used to it?

Also haven't been here in over a year, how is it possible the same 5 people are still here posting about the same 10 fragrances , it's unreal

>>18318489
Based Starwalker enjoyer
SOTD: Versace Blue Jeans

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>>18317963
also made the best vintage kouros dupe of all time

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>>18318487
Based.

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This is nothing like Angels Share, fuck whoever thinks this.

>>18318607
>wow why isn't this arab mystery slop identical to this $400 designer slop
It's okay to admit you fell for abdul's old tricks again, anon.

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Does anyone know, or better yet have any experience with the different versions of Black Orchid? Does anyone have a recommendation on which is 'better' and why?

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>>18318535
Blue Jeans is fantastic too. Janny deleted Nethanyahu arrest, shameful.
Real world really feels like Game of Thrones, lovely redheads and big karma for bad dudes.

Why do fragrance faggots hate Platinum Egoiste so much?

Just smelled Egoiste for the first time. Smells like a cherry in an ashtray initially.

>>18318731
Because some old guy with a preference for old women's chypres who published a series of reviews in some newspaper 20 years ago said it's le bad.

Lalique Pour Homme is going on hour 9 now. Really impressed with the performance on this one for a $35 bottle. Very nice and dignified cold weather scent too.

>>18318260
To clarify, I meant the current formulation of old fragrances like guerlain vetiver and Caron pour un homme is better than anything being made today by common French perfumeries.
Interesting you prefer Arab dupes and oils to modern frags. I also had a go at oils ScentsbySkanda on Etsy. I liked his deer musk in moderation, the oakmoss, vetiver, and sandalwood oil is nice too. Do you have any Arab dupes or oils you’d recommend?
>>18318186
Pajeet, white men are discussing fragrances. Maybe try showering off the curry and opening windows before spraying on more fragrances.

>>18318737
nice bait, subtle

>>18318738
Bro, white men rarely wear fragrance. It's a brown mens game, white men are spectators. Most white males would say it's "too macho".

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>>18318741
(You)

>>18318742
Doesn't change some facts bro, even when it hurts

>>18318741
>be on fragrance exchange group on fb
>be canadian so its filled to the rafters with jeets
>routinely post about unironically going to parties wearing thirty (30) sprays of top shelf arab barnyard shit pile oud or layering 15 sprays of oud with 15 sprays of sandalwood
yeah you guys suck at this game eh, you try to smell good and end up smelling worse than if you didnt wear fragrance at all

>>18318753
Even that don't change the fact whites wear rarely scents.
Most ouds you smell around are rose-oud, so not that much stinky, my fake french guy.
Can we carry on and stop being emotional?

Not OP but IMO rose ouds are more stinky than other ouds unless they're as subtle as Lancome's Oud Bouquet or MFK OSM.

>>18318764
>t. noselet

>>18318741
Pajeet, just wash the curry off. You reek of curry and cheap cologne.

>>18318760
>uhhh 30 sprays of oud is okay because uhhhh roses hahah owned whitey
An incredible look into the brown mind

>>18318771
>curry and cheap cologne.
Ahhhh, Habit Rouge

>>18318771
>>18318779
Why righties so emotional. Let's talk about frags, lmao.

>>18318734
I think the same, the faggots are obsessed with Luca Turin

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>mint, lavender, musk, tea notes
Looks promising, should i hit it like it's a white girl from Germany/Netherlands?

>>18318803
Spend your money but you’ll always be a poop skinned nigger

>>18318814
Thanks for advice

>>18317933
based egoisteposter getting doubles!

>>18318803
Why not go to the smells like section or search by notes and find something made by Europeans?

>>18318826
Probably, reviews on parfumo and fragrantica are not this promising. Probably should've stick with Maurice Roucel and Pierre Bourdon.

Tyrannosaurus Rex
>Opening is thick and heavy, well blended spice supported with fresher notes to round it out
>Not getting the "garbage fire scorched earth burnt tire" shit the noselets on fragrantica talk about
>did make me sneeze tho
>smoky woods with a bit of florals after a few minutes
>resins add depth and an aromatic quality
>I can kind of start to get the burnt rubber smell if I really think about it but I think that's a product of the very smoky woods blending with some of the florals. To be honest I get more of a soil scent rather than rubber
>seems like a noselet filter scent. I like it but it's not going to be on zoomermutt69's top 10 compliment puller tik tok video
>Will give this one a few wears for sure. Worth checking out if you'd like a very thick and heavy smoky fragrance. Sits in the same category as Rhinoceros, aggressively manly fragrances with powerful auras

Civet
>Excellent opening, almost more of a gourmand black pepper due to the citrus and tarragon
>florals come in quickly, very bloomy green and white floral with a bit of sweet earthiness
>very clean and only slightly animalic
>rich and complex, though leans a bit feminine on my skin
>would be very very alluring on a woman and honestly a great all-arounder for a female. Safe for office but 1 or 2 more sprays would make it very appealing for a date. Very sexy fragrance, absolutely love it.
>kind of like if they took gucci bamboo, filled out the base, and made the rest of it better in every conceivable way.

Definitely impressed with these two. I was getting disappointed from the string of Zoologist frags with the incense note.

>>18318091
Celerio Epic and bring rubbers to the Christmas party

i don't read greentext

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>Kurkdjian is reformulating DHP
It's over

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>mandarin orange, cedar, nutmeg

sotd trex
>>18318844
trex is goated with the sauce

how long has creed been around actually?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwAI4KLH2-E

>>18318947
since the 80s

>>18317031
Somewhat new to /frag/
I bought Floris 89 as my first 'real' cologne and love it, but it's very mild and mature.
I am considering getting something new to go a little outside my comfort zone.

Thoughts on any of these?
>Opium Pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent
>Luna Rossa Black Prada
>L'Homme Intense Prada
>Dior Homme Intense 2007/2011 (not sure of the difference)
>Jaipur Homme Eau de Parfum Boucheron

All sounded good to me when looking at their notes, but wanted some advice. tyty

>>18318971
not a cologne
l'homme and dhi are gay

Fucking retards, KYS

>>18317087
i haven't yet, but i'm intrigued. did your sample arrive yet?

>>18318844
does trex have narcissus in it?
i get a tire shop vibe from that floral

>>18319000
Nah, no narcissus. It's not so much a tire shop rubber as much a fresh burnout kind of smell. To me though I got more of like, burnt soil. They say they use rose oxide, whatever that is, to give a metallic "blood lust" note, maybe that's it.

without watching youtubers, how do i find a list of summer fragrances

>>18319023
https://www.fragrantica.com/search/?osobine.EN=Citrus%20Aromatic

>>18319028
how do I filter for fragrances that will make girls want to have sex with me

>>18319032
https://www.fragrantica.com/search/?godina=2015%3A2015&dizajner=Dior&spol=male&nosevi=Fran%C3%A7ois%20Demachy&osobine.EN=Aromatic%20Fougere

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>>18318971
Dior homo intense

>>18317043
ordered carded samples of the h24s and a vintage 50ml bottle of ll au masculin today. need to dig around and find a sample site that offers all of the hermes jardin line. have always been curious to try them.

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Is wearing this to the gym on cold days cringe?

How much would you guys pay for a vintage bottle of Guerlain Vetiver? I have one here for $230 but it would mean abandoning my other cart of blind buys (Yuqawam, Oud Malaki, Ambre Sultan, and a sample of Layton Exclusif).

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>>18317031
Just bought this, what am I in for?

why do reformulations happen? is it almost always because of new regulations on the use or sourcing ingredients? do they reformulate to slightly modernize a 10+ year old fragrance? or, most cynically, are most reformulations about using cheaper ingredients to maximize profits?
>>18318862

>>18319046
>ordered carded samples
Do people actually?

Like you paid money to have someone spray the fragrance on a card, and mail it to you? Not a liquid sample?

Who/why would someone do this? How is there even a market for this? If they can mail you a card they can mail you a tiny 1-2 ml sample vial…

>>18319077
didn't i tell you to ram a screwdriver into your carotid artery? why didn't you listen?

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>>18319077
>>18319081
samples usually put into bags at boutiques and department stores (or stolen by the staff and sold to idiots online)

>>18319077
Beaufortfag not being retarded for 1 day: mission impossible

>>18319075
Literally all of the above, although to varying degrees which ones and why.

For example, L’Oréal is notorious for releasing fragrances and (if) they become a bit hit, letting them accumulate a good following for ~a year~ and then stripping them down to bare minimum oils so they’re recognizable but perform like shit.

There are also the occasional reformulations due to ingredient bans/limitations/sourcing issues, but these are less common in recent years because the bans/limits are more infrequent, and the ‘hard to source’ things have already been replaced and aren’t being put in new fragrances. The only two that I can think of immediately are LADDM by Tauer and Synthetic Jungle by Malle, due to the ban on… lillial, I believe. LADDM lost a little bit of performance, and Synthetic Jungle was hit so hard they literally changed the name of the fragrance to Synthetic Nature. This is/was obviously a much bigger thing for older fragrances from the 60s-80’s because of more widespread bans and more natural materials being used in the past which are now scarce.

Changing with the times does occur, but is easily the least common because there has been a long lasting stagnation in the fragrance world for the past… 20-25 years. The hardcore, loud, particularly animalic fragrances of the 70s/80’s saw gradual reformulations as time progressed towards the clean/aquatic/blue 90’s and onwards, but again, it’s a minor thing, generally speaking a fragrance just gets discontinued if it’s not selling well, they don’t bother tweaking an existing one. Besides, why tweak something old when you can just release a “new flanker” of it and slap an Eau Intense or EdT -> EdP label on it and sell twice as many products.

Just blind bought Eau des Baux. It smells like a mix of ambre sultan and le male popeye lol. Not bad

>>18319080
Didn’t I tell you to come up with better insults/threats?

>>18319081
Ahhhh, right right! My apologies, I forgot this is referred to as a “carded” sample. I was having negative flashbacks of when I ordered some stuff from Nicolai online and requested a sample of something in the comments, and they literally shipped me a tester strip which they had sprayed the fragrance on, from France to the US.

>>18318971
>Prada L'homme Intense
>Dior Homme Intense
Their main note is iris, which can smell of makeup or body lotion or similar stuff, but it also can smell powdery. That makes a frag smell less masculine than usual.
Do not blind-buy.

>>18318494
>Black Orchid goes well with dark suits at formal events
Dresses you mean, zest boy
>>18318647
We told him but fags like you like make people waste money
>>18318734
Turin hated Platinum? that's surprising but people like it, Turin is very often right so that's a bad misstep.

Also fuck jannitoids and their warnings, watch deez nutz post again, anus-munching freaks

>>18318738
>Do you have any Arab dupes or oils you’d recommend?
Knowing your tastes i do not dare to throw you into the rodeo of cheap frags and oils but if you insist there's Afnan Tribute Blue, a dupe on vintage Cacharel supposedly. Haven't smelled the old juice but the new one gets dusted in the ground by the dupe, hard. Spicy, long lasting, warm and woody.

If you like a cheap, somewhat plain woody clove monster from the 70's there's Al Rehab Superman, despite the silly name and branding it's a dupe on the school of old timey Jacomo and Cartier, not quite like those but it's dry fresh spicy and full of clover.

>>18318971
>Thoughts on any of these?
>Opium Pour Homme
Gelded recently due to reformulations, has a sweat and balsamic opening rather than the warm soft spicy goodness. If you can get an old bottle do it, excellent juice.
>Luna Rossa Black Prada
Shit performance, sweet, only famous because Van Cleef is retarded with their production
>L'Homme Intense Prada
Homo scent, you are not a homo aren't you?
>Dior Homme Intense
Aren't you? right?
>Jaipur Homme Eau de Parfum Boucheron
Top-tier manly scent, oriental spicy mint

If it up to me i would get Jaipur, Opium if it is a bottle made before 2008.

>>18319047
It's not only cringe, it's gay as a dude wearing spandex with his buttcrack fitted in while doing dead lifts

>>18319070
How old? i got one for 50 bucks, i wouldn't pay more than 100 because Guerlain is not that bad at reformulations.

>>18319099
Good post but
>ingredient bans/limitations/sourcing issues, but these are less common in recent years because the bans/limits are more infrequent
Almost everything european got reformulated in the pandemic due to IFRA 49 and 51 rulings, even stuff released not that long ago like the Wanted line of Azzaro.
>it’s a minor thing
Oakmoss and many natural base ingredients got hit so bad in post-recession (2007-2008) that it created an entire niche in perfumery which is vintage hunting, there was a time when buying old bottles was cheaper than newer ones.
Also arabs are becoming known to reformulate when a particular frag is a hit, Rasasi Hawas has been reformulated at least thrice in 9 years for example.

>>18319070
I wouldn’t pay $230 for it and I love my bottles of Guerlain vetiver vintage. But it is better than any Tom ford or privy line Dior or any other modern frag I’ve ever tried.

>>18318971
My recommendation is to get samples of what you find interesting and not blind buy frags because the notes look good or familiar. It might seem obvious but I wasted too much money on fragnances I never use. And even if you like them you might not want to wear them all the time. Use a sample and see how often you use it.

>>18319047
To the gym, maybe a little strange. FROM the gym, it is good

acqua di parma: what's worth trying?

>>18319309
Their fragrances are pretty decent

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>Egoiste if it was good

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anyone try this? is francis, dare i say, finished?

>>18319309
vaniglia is really nice

>>18319315
seems stupid in retrospect that they'd get a talented guy* to head up their fragrances if they're still gonna be Dior and not take any chances. If they were going to shake up how they do things and put out a lot of bold fragrances, it would be good to have a good perfumer in charge of it. But if they're just gonna stay bean counters, why bring Kurkdjian in to count the beans?
*I don't have any of his frags so I don't know, but he's respected

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thoughts? there's a few things on sale on amazon, if anyone has any better suggestions among the lot I'm open to it

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>SOTD: 212 VIP Men

>>18319073
Exact dupe of Noir De Noir, very nice

>>18319099
>LADDM lost a little bit of performance
damn, i was looking forward to buying that. oh well, i love it, but i dont imagine it being popular with others.

>>18319340
it lost a little bit of performance at most
my fairly recent version lasts a whole day on my skin

>>18319351
does anyone ever comment on it to you?

>>18319352
i have a relatively big collection so i don't wear it that often
will check tonight when i go out and get back to you

>>18319321
>he's respected
He's pretty good, can craft a classic manly frag and can also do the most faggot, cocksucking cloying sweet juice around with ease, the guy has some hidden gems in his career too, you can check his early 00's stuff and he was quite original at times. While his famous hits are overrated they aren't bad at all, OG Le Shemale is for fags but is a very cool DNA for tomboys, Baccarat Rouge is an ambergris masterpiece that somehow men think is ok to wear.
So far Dior has been really wasting his talent but i do believe he's also distracted or burned out because his interviews make him seem like the most pretentious guy there is. I've seen old shit from him and he seemed much more upbeat and down to the ground. Still waiting for a Fahrenheit flanker, his violet leaf creations are often great.

>>18319322
Don't do it bro
t. Davidoff ex-enjoyer

>>18318971
>>Dior Homme Intense 2007/2011 (not sure of the difference)
>>Jaipur Homme Eau de Parfum Boucheron
both great, but don't blind buy. I'd go for Jaipur over Opium PH and DHI over the Prada

>>18319070
I don't get the point, the modern GV is still good and it's 50$

>>18318862
it's funny that they changed the bottle twice in like 3 years
will they actually reformulate this time? last time they didn't. at least that means they won't discontinue it either

>>18319070
just buy the latest EDT, it's still great and it's not expensive

>>18319070
It’s the best frag ever made. The real oils from sandalwood, oakmoss, and vetiver bring it to life. The current formulation, though very good, is flat in comparison.

>>18319070
we're not your parents you fucking moron

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Are there any deeply aromatic, heavy on basil and lavender scents out there?
>>18319337
nice

>>18319448
Fragrantica says the prince Herault made something called Crazy Basil which is Basil and Bergamot with Rosemary and Lavender on a base of Cedar and Musk.
260 euros.

>>18319314
Is this the best new Guerlain?

Women hate Terre D'Hermes

>>18319459
>Women hate (You)
ftfy

>>18319459
Guess that makes me a woman, too.

>>18319453
that whole collection is pretty good

>>18319474
Which ones would you recommend from it?

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>>18319472
ywnbaw, anon

>SOTD: Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo

>>18319476
You will always remain one.

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All you need.

>>18319478
n-no u (っ °Д °;)っ

>>18319373
his recent output is incredibly boring
what was his last interesting frag? BR540?

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what /frag/rance does he use?

>>18319560
Fahrenheit

>>18319459
Women are retarded, I don't give a fuck.

>>18319459
TDH, Dior Homme and Aventus are the holy trinity for tops wanting bussy.

>>18319614
what have you based this on anon

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how do I cope with not being able to smell my daily fragrance any more?

>>18319635
Give your nose some time to rest and smell other things

Eau des Baux update. This stuff is divine, I am so thankful that it’s not obnoxiously strong because this scent profile when done with nuclear strength like it’s usually done is almost nauseating. I love the bitter-sweet medicinal vibe and subtle smoky soapiness. I just wore a few sprays before my workout and it’s not distracting like many so called “sport” fragrances end up. Definitely a top pick for this winter its a real winner.

>>18318607
kek, dupes are never like the original. don't fall for the dupe meme where you end up buying so many dissatisfying dupes that you could have spent the same money on the original

>>18319707
Club de nuit urban elixir is identical to sauvage

>>18319707
It's hit or miss with dupes. They dont have natural ingredients and are usually badly blended. I like to imagine them as a badly blended flanker of the original, not as actual 1-1 clones. Especially with niches that use natural ingredients.

But there really are some quality ones out there that capture the original so well. I got a LNDL dupe and its drydown mogs so much of my collection. Got it in Dubai for super cheap too.

>>18319707
>>18319713
We have to determine why you're wearing Sauvage in the first place. Are you trying to impress women? They won't know the difference between a dupe, but you will. Assuming you've worn the real thing before.

>>18319732
I had a bottle when it came out and enjoyed the smell. It made me nostalgic for the shower gel and locker room scents of the late 90s and early 2000s. I now have club de nuit urban elixir and it scratches that craving for a fraction of the price. I understand that frags like Aqua Quorum or Polo Sport are more authentic frags with that vibe. I also do not care what women think of the scents I wear. I have lately been wearing incense/resinous frags. I just personally enjoy the low brow sauvage vibe too.

how do i know i dont stink? never worn fragance, but im interested in something soft and fruity, something fresh. Any recos?

>>18319764
Montblanc Individuel - smells like a fruity fresh dryer sheet and can be bought for like $20 - can be worn for pretty much any occasion and even inspired a Creed frag (Original Santal)

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>>18318607
why would anyone choose Angel's Share over Baraonda?
they're slightly different but both smell like a drunk woman's breath
and while the Angel's Share woman drank a cognac with some cherries, the Baraonda lady had a whisky with some roses which is less sweater and classier

>>18319764
>how do i know i dont stink?
you ask your gf

>>18319315
I have New Look. It's the only one of the Dior Private line that I own. I went to the store to smell all of them and this is the only one that stood out as interesting. It's got a completely conceptual (as opposed to naturalistic) smell. It smells like burnt gunpowder in space. It's frankincense and vanilla. It's crazy but it works. Oddly enough I think the closest thing i've smelled is Kalan from PdM, but even that's very different because New Look doesn't have any juicy aspect at all. this is 100% NOT a blind buy. extremely experimental.

>>18319844
cringe

>>18319702
Do you have any other amber frags to compare it with? I’m trying to pick between EdB and Ambre Sultan and I’m not sure what to go with. I also can’t really go to Occitane to try since there isnt one near me

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sotd One Man Show

>>18319732
I only bought a 60ml of Sauvage EDP for my Japan trip when I'm chatting up girls in bars.

>>18319880
Bogart by Bogart and One Man Show Gold & Oud flankers are better

how much does a bottle's appearance or a brand mean to you? personally, it means quite a bit. i will never buy a bottle i don't find handsome, and i will never bother trying slop with celeb or car manufacturer branding or from a designer/brand whose clothes i'd never wear.

>>18319870
It feels anachronistic because of its cardamom note, see La Nuit de L’homme and D&G The One

>>18319870
I will say, its a more “modern” smell than Ambre sultan which to me is very stuffy. It could pass for a soap or shower gel, whereas ambre sultan is quite obviously a serious, dark and bewitching perfume.

SOTD: Santal 33. 6 sprays.

>>18319858
i'm curious to try it. will try to find a sample

>>18319889
I have Bogart too. It's good. Don't have any of the flankers for One Man Show, though. Maybe I'll pick them all up at some point and compare them.

I’m looking for women’s cologne recommendations. I’m from Middle East so lots of perfumery I own smells too “intense” for western tastes. The last guy I’ve seen literally me that I smell too heavy although I put only two touches of cologne. I’m looking for something sexy and loud but not widespread. I’d also prefer cheap stuff. Also have anyone got body spray pilled? Should I simply do that instead of cologne and refresh thru the day?

>>18318826
>made by eurangutans
Arabs can't handle alcohol as it is haram. Even less the Arabs in UAE. They're probably outsourcing their materials and bottling from Europe then putting their brand.

>>18319933
It's not haram to work with it or as a carrier for medical products.

>>18319933
what do you think is in the fuel for their cars? use your brain, retard. oh wait, that's the coomer kurd, apologies.

>>18319936
Then I made an uneducated guess. Sorry to all my ummah bros.

>>18319950
perfumes in alcohol solution are halal as long as the solution is not imbibed as an intoxicant. bums need not apply.
Abu Ayyub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are four traditions of the Messengers: Modesty, wearing fragrance, using the toothstick, and marriage.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1080

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>have sex with german GF
>going to gym no showering with GF
>in the locker room wear gym clothes
>see penis in boxer shorts
>full of dry female cum but still carry on
>overspray Allure Homme Sport
>going lifting heavy weights
I hope you had sex too.

>>18319374
I didn't do it. I went with Cool Water instead.

>>18319702
I like it too. Consider trying Guerlain lhomme. It has similar feels

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>>18319967
Back in those times fragrances were essential oils rather than volatile EDCs/EDTs/EDPs

How does Guerlain Vetiver Parfum compare to the EDT? I'm putting together an order and the shop I'm using doesn't have the EDT.

>>18319485
>his recent output is incredibly boring
Eau Forte is not boring at all, it's a trainwreck, it's so puzzling it's endearing. His other stuff no idea but it seems all white florals and aldehydes with amber so nothing we haven't smelled from 80's lady frags, might as well have taken Estee Lauder's top job.
His last stuff that isn't a remake of some of his earlier stuff seems to be from 2021, his Aqua Forte series and a orange chocolate leather chypre called Empyreal.
But honestly all it takes is one good frag to make it and then churn out 2 or 3 flankers, problem is Demachy ended up making fucking Sauvage and loads of great flankers although many discontinued, it will be pretty hard to match him.

>>18319560
None but he smells like oakmoss and vetiver from smearing himself in forest soil and vegetation from eastern europe. In MGS3, in PW he probably smells like of a beach bum.

>>18319707
>dupes are never like the original
Wrong, keep coping lil bro

>>18319836
>Montblanc Individuel
>even inspired a Creed frag (Original Santal)
The perfumer is literally the same dude
>>18319764
>soft and fruity, fresh
Silver Mountain Water aka buy a dupe or Nautica Voyage but it's not that soft as it is strong and persistent, at least the good bottles.

>>18319858
>conceptual
>burnt gunpowder in space
The fuck, have you ever been to space in the first place? and shot people or aliens when there?
>crazy but it works
>frankincense and vanilla
Literally half the oriental scents and most of the arab stuff
>extremely experimental.
>one of the most popular resins and the most popular natural flavor
Git da fuck outta here, either you don't know how to explain it or you need to work harder, Kurk boy

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>>18319933
Stupid ass, they most definitely can if the alcohol isn't for consumption.

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>>18319880
Based AF
>>18319889
>Bogart by Bogart
Hard to find recently, been chasing it and Furyo
>Gold & Oud flankers are better
Different uses, OMS Classic can be worn in the summer no problems but those two are cloying as fuck

>>18319892
>personally, it means quite a bit
I love cool bottles but i don't mind, scent and performance are king. I do follow brand when they prove themselves if they are seen as low brow, Bogart Groupe gets trash talked in every aspect but they are probably the best for manly frags
>i will never bother trying
You are a faggot, simple as

>>18319913
>The last guy I’ve seen literally me that I smell too heavy
You should look for men and not faggots.
Al Rehab brand has tons of good stuff for grills but most of it is intense, pretty cheap too.
>sexy and loud but not widespread
Women are often mentally ill and their definitions are not the same as a man, please refine your query

>>18319967
Marriage with 5 year olds and sex at 8 inshallah PDF prophet not so modest couldn't even wait for aisha to have her period.

>>18319913
I think Oud Wood would smell super sexy on a brown girl. Not cheap tho and the dupes don't do it justice.

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>>18319967
Back in them days fragrances meant attars.
Also Islam contradicts itself often due to Imams pulling narratives out from their butts.
>>18320140
>they most definitely can
They can't, even if it is permitted they don't use it so culturally speaking it is haram, if you spray it on skin your body is technically consuming it too as part of the alcohol gets absorbed.
There's a reason they sell shitloads of oils, they don't risk it and use the extrait itself.

>>18319995
Good choice

>>18320145
>Marriage with 5 year olds and sex at 8
Bas- i mean Halal, as long as you take care of all her necessities and are not a perv.
>>18320146
>and the dupes don't do it justice.
Nor does Tom Ford because the reformulation sucks

>>18320148
Whatever dude. 90% of Islamic rulings are just some desert monkey stating his opinion and people blindly following. What your claiming is in the minority, unless you can specifically state which school adheres to this bullshit.

>>18320160
>Whatever dude
Yet you replied
>What your claiming is in the minority
Perhaps, truth is the most liberal of muslims are also adhering to the oil thing, it is not a minority, fact is Afnan, Al Rehab, Swiss Arabian, even some lines of Lattafa are full of oil presentations and their websites state many of those are the most sold so there must be something to it.
Culturally they prefer oils but maybe it's not a religious thing? it is very plausible, they sell shitloads of them locally, that's the truth, and as it is sometimes cheaper there might that factor too. Many muslims don't touch alcohol perhaps for not knowing scripture, after all arabs were known in many western countries to kill dogs because reasons even when Mohammed himself liked dogs and was more than ok with them, same with zoroastrians.
It's like christians, most of them do not know scripture that well and the priest class is not that well-read or benevolent either in many cases.

>>18320175
The oils are traditionally used, and by virtue of it lasting much longer in the Arabian heat. EDT concentrations are not native to the region and are a modern invention. Despite this I wager if you walk into any Muslim person's wardrobe in the gulf you will find EDT fragrances. It's not a religious thing, it's a climate thing.

>>18320203
Yeah you and they might be onto something, doesn't change the fact some of them are distracted and claim no alcohol.
Problem with attars is that you have to be close to project and they are a mess with clothes, need dark stuff if you get the smears.
Also i think they rub a bit in their hair or beard, mix it with argan or some other stuff and project a bit better.

>>18317031
>bought allure home sport 5 years ago
>got the smallest size
>bottle still 80% full

ugh

>>18320212
i'll give you $5 for it

>>18320134
>wrong
then what dupes do you consider to be exactly like the original?

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>>18317031
Is the "Intense" version worth it or nah

>>18320148
Muslims use it all the time, if alcohol gets absorbed through your skin then you have some unusual medical skin disease. And it is eating and drinking alcohol that isn't allowed. They use it in fragnances all the time. Very common to use perfume before going to the mosque. There isn't any Islamic scholar who says it is not allowed, everything is allowed if it isn't forbidden in scripture somewhere.

>>18319985
This isn't your blog. Shut the fuck up faggot. You are ruining this general. People literally stop posting here because you spam your faggot larp shit on here. Shut the fuck up.

Holy shit just tried tobacco vanille for the first time on my skin and hoe leee shit!!

>>18320228
Cuba Prestige Legacy is identical to Gucci Guilty pour Homme, same shit performance even although Cuba lasts marginally longer in paper.
Perry Ellis 360 Red is ridiculously similar to Acqua de Gio is silly, except AdG has been reformulated so much that it now smells like a watered down 360 Red. But for two decades they were the same thing.
Montale Amber Musk is the same dung as Juliette Has A Gun, and redundant as fuck for it.
Now dupes don't have to be 100% the same, these are very, very nearly the same but shit that is 95% or less are going to be the same on air, people smell the projection and that is like 3/4 of the original thing at most. Arabs usually just care about that 3/4 or a bit more and add their own twist, sometimes changing top notes or adding spices into the base which i don't think most people like.

>>18320234
>everything is allowed if it isn't forbidden in scripture somewhere.
Hence the misunderstandings, it is explicit that they don't use it often, do you want me to interview the dude from the mall stall? yeah there's a lot of muslim dummies, 72 virgins also doesn't mean actually that either what can you do.
>>18320243
>People literally stop posting here because you spam
Those people are weak then, stop being a bitch and just call him a kurd. These threads were more complex too when the old OP posted the gay edits because only the real pros discussed things.

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>>18317886
It smells good but its really one dimensional so it gets boring easy in my opinion.

>>18318884
That fat nigga look like he bust weak dribble nuts