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>>18359401
all you need is Ambre Noir

Beau de Jour for every day
Platinum Egoiste for special occasions
Encre Noire when it's dark and stormy

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>Van Cleef & Arpels rerelease Pour Homme and Tsar
>Make them only available at their Paris boutique
What did they mean by this?

Today I'm going to get loads of samples from Nasomatto, I haven't tried any of frags from this house (pricey) but I just got a great deal. I tried Boccanera from the same perfumer (owner of both houses?) and unfortunately it was disgusting, owerpowering chocolate pudding with chilli. I hope black afgano will change my view.

>>18359408
They're basically telling catfaggots to fuck off and not wear their frags.

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>mfw I just found out that moss and oakmoss are two different things

>>18359412
oakmoss is actually a lichen, not a moss

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>Ambroxan

Le Male / Ultramale smelled so rancid on me and I suspect that happened because of the lavender note and now I am afraid to try any fragrance that has lavender in it

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Sotd L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme

>>18359416
Neither are lavender heavy fragrances.
More likely the vanilla, which can smell like puke to me when it's strong, like a lot of those sickly sweet arab sloppas.

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>>18359417
You wear that crap?

Black Orchid came in the mail yesterday. I got a crazy deal on it that I couldn't pass up and figured I would give it to my gf, but it's honestly so good I'll probably keep it in my main rotation. I love heavy, rich orientals and this fits the bill perfectly.

>>18359419
It's not vanilla because versace eros smells good on me

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Opinions on this fragrance and it's EdP version for everyday activities/spaces?

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My order came on with pic related and a haul of arabshit samples.
Which clone should I try first?
>BR540
>Grand Soir
>Gentle Fluidity Silver
>Aqua Universalis Forte
>Aqua Celestia Colonia Forte
>Viking
>Portrait of a Lady
>Cocaine
>Irish Leather
>Amber Absolute
>Mystic Incense
>Bloom Profumo di Fiori
>Sauvage EDT

>>18359516
>arabshit
>ever
throw it all away anon, preferably in a sealed hazard bin

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>pick a fragrance I like
>wear it often, take it for granted
>bottles running low
>discontinued

damn this l’orpheline shit moody as hell, got me wanting to sit at the top floor study lounge in the english building at a 200 year old university

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>>18359401
The Fragrance Groups 101 chart

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>>18359401
The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

Is Eau Sauvage Parfum worth it if you have the EDT?

Tried Encre Noire for the first time today. Smells like literal wet dirt with a faint touch of moss. I think I like it, but I'll revisit in a day or two

>>18359568
You forgot
>now available on eBay at 50 times the price of what it was

>>18359640
It is the kind of fragrance that grow on you.

>>18359376

I don't want that shit

>>18359641
>reissued in a formula that only reminds you of how good the predecessor was

>>18359641
>offer 2x retail
>they counter with 3x retail
i will smell my own farts instead you greedy fuck

Is Encre Noire really similar to Sycomore?

>>18359635
They’re pretty different. They can coexist pretty well in a collection without seeming redundant.

>>18359672
lolno. Encre Noire’s only appeal is its cheap price. Sycomore smells natural. EN is screechy and acrid.

>Vintage Fragrances Still Worth Buying In Their Modern Formulations according to Ramsey
>Zino Davidoff (1986)
>Guerlain Heritage (1992)
>Animale Animale for Men (1994)
>Lauder for Men (1985)
>Lapidus Pour Homme (1987)
>Animale for Men (1993)
>Knize Ten Golden Edition (2000)
>Rochas Femme (1945 / 1989)
>Vermeil for Men (Early to Mid 1990s)
>Aramis Tuscany per Uomo (1984)
>Arrogance Pour Homme (1982)
>Bogart by Jacques Bogart (1975)
>Dior Fahrenheit
>Hermès Equipage (1970)
>Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT (Not the EDP which to me is a totally different fragrance)
Thoughts?

>>18359680
massive retard

>>18359686
>t. noselet

>>18359693
agreed, ramtard is a noselet

>>18359695
Ramsey, along with Turin, Eugen, Kafkaesque and Rich Mitch is at the zenith in terms of knowledge and experience with fragrances

that bait isn't even worth a (you)

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>tfw your perfect daily is dirt cheap because people got bored of it a decade ago

>>18359680
All Guerlain, Dior, and Chanel classics are still worth buying.

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>>18359568
Me with the original Dior homme. Dior homme original just isn't the same

>>18359699
MrSmelly1977 is good as well.

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I ate a lot of papaya and pinneapple last night, I just took a shit and it smelled like a fruity oud niche fragrance that would cost 400 bucks.

>>18359680
>>Dior Fahrenheit
Had no idea it was old

>>18359568
>>18359641
>me with rocky mountain wood
I'm not giving $200-300 for it on ebay

>>18359705
Cool water?

>>18359680
No polo. Opinion discarded.
>Older versions were slightly better
don't care

>>18359680
>Zino
Pissy jasmine and patchouli. The zoomers claiming this is a barbershop fougere are actually cooked.
>Heritage
Good but not worth modern Guerlain prices
>Animale Animale
Prepare to be disappointed if you pay the current scalper prices
>Lauder
IFRA killed it
>Lapidus
One of the few 80s frags that hasn't had it's nuts snipped off (yet)

The rest are trash

>>18359680
>Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT (Not the EDP which to me is a totally different fragrance)
This is the official scent of pajeets.

>>18359721
>Fahrenheit
>Equipage
>Knize Ten
>thrash
noselet spotted

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>>18359676
You are screechy and acrid, Encre Noire is great.

>>18359410
fast forward, Black Afgano is mid at best, just ambery woody frag with some synthetic oud, no cannabis and no resin, i like Pardon, it opens with garlic and burnt rubber but evolves into unique wet woody scent. Blamage is very similar to CdG 2 but has no spices, i was hoping some brich tar but I'm happy with CdG 2 clone. Also Absint is alright, herbal-piney mix, no absint found. I also tried Baraonda (glazed donut with rose jam) , Sadonaso (no animals, just coffee and some sweet undertones), Duro (smells like vitamin drink) and Fantomas (a little bit plasticy, synthetic oud and patchouli)

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>>18359479
>80 euros
I feel kinda bad for spending so much when I use it barely once a month but I like it a lot.

>>18359728
Equipage was gutted by IFRA, lil zoom. Fahrenheit is ridiculously overpriced for how much Dior has watered it down (same with Eau Sauvage)

>>18359742
This is the most popular men's fragrance of all time. Do you anons still smell it on other people when you're out and about?

>>18359749
Really? I haven't noticed yet and I live in Rome. I guess I really need to go out more.

>>18359741
Gualtieri is the Skrillex of fragrance

>>18359479
I got someone sale for like 70% off one time and was a fan. Would not for anything close to full price

>>18359749
>most popular men's fragrance of all time
4711 you mean

i just blind bought two bottles (really cheap like 0.3$ ml ) - pour un homme le martin and pour un homme sport, any thoughts ? I'm hoping for good freshies for spring/summer

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>>18359424
It's so good, anon

>>18359782
>"g"f

>>18359549
What is it about arabshit that makes people seethe this much?
There's no other category that makes people react this way.
>inb4 because they're all shit
That can't be, there's plenty of shit frags by western brands and there are good arab fragrances, whether you smelled them or not.
>inb4 because groups that are targets of racism wear them
That can't be, indians wear out of fashion western frags as status symbols.

>>18359758
It's not nearly as popular as it used to be, plus italian men don't wear frags much unless they go clubbing.

>>18359705
What is it anon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZheoAR9RMk
>Sauvage Elixir
>Noir Extreme Parfum
>AdG Profumo
>Tuscan Leather
>Dunhill Icon Absolute
>Royal Oud
>Sicilian Leather
>Shemale Elixir
>Pour Lui
>Polo
>Platinum Egoiste

>>18359799
Because most of them are poorly made cheap slop that smells like shit (but it dries down really nicely I swear), and of those, half of them are shitty clones of better fragrances

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>>18359792
It's a bio women, my anon
>>18359808
Nice, favorite italian reviewer released a new video, thanks for the update.

>>18359812
That's true for a number of western brands as usual like Montale and Xerjoff.
>clones are bad
Some are bad and some are good, same as other frags.

>>18359812
can you count the number of arabshits you smelled on the fingers of one hand?

>>18359825
nta, but where I live theres an arabslop booth in nearly every shopping mall which makes it quite amusing when you can walk for two minutes and smell what they're trying (and failing) to copy

i tried Aqva Amara today for the first time. This shit is strong, little bit weird but I like it, I also understand why it's discontinued

>>18359851
I bought Eav de Baux today. What am I in for?

>>18359729
You can't afford Sycomore, I get it.

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>>18359705
this dude buys low sells high

>>18359853
one of the best winter frags period, I just hate how weak it is. Tried 1899 and it has much better performance but is too 'clean' for me

>>18359861
Good to know.
Poor performance doesn't really bother me. Beast mode fragrances always give me a headache.

>>18359857
>illiquid asset
>can't go in with size
ishygddt

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>>18359869
>perfumes
>illiquid
this guy rubs himself down with bar soap lmoa

>>18359672
More similar to Encre Noire A L'Extreme.
I usually like Chanel, but Sycomore is weak, and not worth the price at all.
Encre Noire line however is well worth the price.

>>18359717
This. Polo Green is still top tier.

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>>18359876
problem, chud?

>>18359781
Eau de Rochas Homme is a great cheap freshie for spring/summer.

>>18359861
How does 1899 compare to Eau des Baux otherwise? Too similar?

>>18359883
The non-mainline Chanels are for people with too much money and too little sense. Even Eau de Cologne costs €205 for 75ml now and it used to cost €100 a few years ago.

>>18359903
>t. noselet

>>18359899
1899 is cleaner and fresher while EdB is more cypress/smoky. Both are similar in terms of spices and vanilla. Personally I think that 1899 is more official/office frag while EdB is more casual

>>18359745
It'd be nice if it was cheaper but $90 for 100ml is not "ridiculously overpriced."

day 2 trying to smell bleu de chanel EdP...smells like nothing still....a little bit like a teenagers deodorant like axe

its really, really shit

>>18359936
you can't smell summer frags in the winter dumbass

Frags with notes of fish

>sample bvlgari gyan
>nice
>it's 500 bucks

>>18359949
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Rammstein/Seemann-69828.html

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>>18359705
Are you me?

>>18359959
Remember wearing this when I was like 12 years old.
Recently tried it out again and you know what it's not bad. Could see myself wearing it again as a 37 year old.
How is the longevity?

>>18359936
Gamer once your nose wakes up its going to smell like blue shower gel from walmart, it's a shit perfume even on the best of days, just move on.

>>18359966
It lasts for 2-3 hours tops then it just lingers around on skin

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Kinda makes me think of a fancy drakkar noir to be desu

>>18359986
wtf why'd it rotate

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>>18359896
Is that a roll on?

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I've been wearing jazz club replica this winter

>>18359782
>he waited for 15 minutes just to make that

>>18359995
marinated my peacoat in JC saturday and I can still catch whiffs

>>18359972
Ah well at least it's cheap.

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Recommend me a fresh and woody fragrance.

>>18360008
Bois Imperial

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>>18360001
>>18359995
No joke, I wore Jazz club to work one day in the army and someone told and in charge that I smelled like alcohol. I had to send him a pic of the bottle. He wasn't gonna tell on me but was just pulling me aside

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>Fragrantica hate this
What went wrong fellas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joOw8F8yqZo

>>18360012
I don't even know what eau forte is really. I recommend Sauvage to friends when they want to get into Cologne. Accessible starting spot

>>18360008
Encre Noire

>>18360012
Fragrantica also hates Jeremy for some reason. A large portion of people interested in fragrance are just people trying to metagame each other to be the most niche so obviously the most popular fragrance is going to be hated because it's popular.

What do you guys like for Summer evenings?

>>18360036
your mom's pussy stink

>>18360038
Kirkdjian's most daring composition to date

At the end of the day, men are autistic and women are retarded
https://youtu.be/TC18iKs9jJc?si=6C0efqrq9-w-R9q6

>>18359680
Surprised to not see The Dreamer, Azzaro pour Homme, and PRPH.

And yes, while PRPH may be very different from the original incarnation, it’s still quite good.

>>18359721
>Uses zoomer as a pejorative and then uses their slang in the same sentence.

>>18360036
Oud Minerale

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>Has frag influencers in complete meltdown
How does KurkdjiGOAT keep doing it

>>18360059
>Has frag influencers in complete meltdown
how so?

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>>18359782
i have one of those romanian overcoats
but i prefer my bulgarian one
btw rec me a frag to match pic related

>>18360059
How's it compared to intense?

>>18360012
It black pepper + lavender. It's clearly Kurkdijan trying to make New Look work for the masses with that unique sterile smell, but it will never work. It's a niche masterpiece for very specific people.

>>18360036
Aventus or any of its clones, Fahrenheit, JPG Le Beau, Valentino born in Roma intense, Gucci guilty EDP, sauvage, LV imagination,

>>18360016
Another Sauvage flanker but with no alcohol.

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What does he wear, /frag/?

>>18360082
One Man Show?

>>18360082
whatever the cheapest finest easiest to steal frag available is

>>18359986
Is this what the coomer mutt wants?

>>18360036
virgin island water

>>18360059
Kurkdjian is a fag and still can't hold a candle to Francois, it's literally just quieter DHI with a opening blended like hot shit

>>18360082
This is Really Him! Zadig and Voltaire

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Rate my haul /frag/

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>SOTD: D&G Light Blue layered with The Body Shop White Musk
That freakin' drydown though

>>18359452
Yeah I love that fragrance as well. It is my goto formal and party scent

>>18360161
>t. noselet

>>18360086
>Is this what the coomer mutt wants?
Too sweet. Mixing Drakkar Noir with Aspen and add Oakmoss Absolutejust one drop) is just almost perfect, Drakkar Noir Absolue.

>>18360186
if the german chancellor asked you to give him a frag rec, what would it be?

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>>18360198
Are you setting up for someone to post this?

>>18360186
no. that's the "bearanon" who wears that. you are pretending not to be him remember.

>>18360148
desi/10

>>18360036
Machrie if it's cool enough.
Acqua di Sale if it's hot enough.

>>18360059
What a nice bottle.
The one thing that sets apart even designerslop from the even the best arabshit is mostly eberything designer, and sometimes even niche, has great, creative and particular bottles.

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>>18360221
Not him but why desi? Because he owns Versace Eros?

>>18360235
i don't get why EVERY single arabslop bottle is hideous gawdy shit. just take a basic normal rectangle or square bottle and print "italia pour homme by muhammad abnajibadoo" on it in basic text. that's all they gotta do. there's need for all that retarded shit they do.

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>>18360239
I bet you find JPG bottles attractive. Isn't it right, anon-kun?

>>18360235
>>18360239
>samefagging this hard

>>18360246
nah you are dumb and don't have a talent for detecting samefagging

>>18360059
Easy, just make it very different when reformulating a fragrance. Will always freak out whoever likes the old one.

hey man look at this indie artisan house from copenhagen, they use real piss absolute from afro-descendant tribes in rural colombia. each bottle comes with a booklet containing decolonial poetry. at 270€ for a 30ml, prices aren't too outrageous

>>18359781
I just got them. Le Martin is mid, aventus style fragrance, similar to CDNIM but way more pleasant. Sport is just 80s bubblegum smell, you can easily trace Pour Un Homme DNA

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>>18360206
>>18360198
Isn't it obvious?
(It's real)

>>18359742
>>18359749
>>18359758
Ah, lads, I wore it while fat and awful, circa 2008 to 2021. Gives me Nam flashbacks now.
If anyone remembers, I was telling you about the black V-neck under a brown cord blazer I wore in fucking highschool. M'ladies all. The fragrance flashbacks it gives me now are fucking awful.

>>18359676
Sycomore is a lot drier, and has a hint of background spice, while EN is more camphoraceous from the cypress. They both end up swampy in the end, but the Chanel is a little cleaner/grassier. I still would prefer any version of Terre, Mr. Vetiver or Guerlain's Vetiver to either of those two.

>>18360332
cont'

also Chanel Edimbourg is a more interesting cypress vetiver than either EN or Sycomore

Guerlain's Homme is also vetiver-heavy if you like boozy fresh scents and can pull off something more mature

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>>18360198
Probably Rive Gauche.

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>>18359966
>Remember wearing this when I was like 12 years old
You guys were wearing cologne when you were 12?

>>18360343
If you can still find it and are willing to pay for it, Dior Vetiver was excellent. Just so crisp and clean and natural.

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>>18359401
Let me guess you need more.

>>18359516
I've tried a few, my impression about them are:
>Irish Leather
Smells nothing like the original Irish Leather, it's a shame but there's no way around it.
>Mystic Incense
Smells quite different from the original Mystic Incense, there only incense in there is labdanum but it's drowned in vanilla and there's no smoke at all, it's a sweet enough vanillic "amber" gourmand.
>Viking
I've had this on for two hours or so and it smells the same as Creed's, it has that nice green slightly juicy opening that moves on to more spice and soft wood.
It also has the same modest projection of the original, and I can only imagine it will dry down to being slightly drier and less herbal just the same way.
>Sauvage
I prefer this to Sauvage EDT in some ways, in the beginning it's less about citrus and more about fresh herbaceous notes, though it also has more of that abroxan-heavy 12-in-1 shower gel accord for its whole life.
It dries down to being more or less like the original but less woody (and more shower gel again), and in the end only the shower gel and some citrus remains.
Overall it's not BAD if you don't enjoy the woody side of Sauvage, but it's definitely not as good as the original, and it's even less wearable than the original in 2024.
>Cocaine
I haven't smelled the original, though this replica is a good fragrance no matter how you look at it, a tuberose + jasmine bomb, a bit unbalanced in favor of tuberose, dense, very very creamy, slightly airy from the jasmine, very slightly indolic, with maybe a touch of added caramel in the beginning and patchouli towards the end, but overall very thick flowers dominate.
I get the impression from reviews about the original that this replica is more "pure", less dirty, camphorous and bitter, though imo it's a great scent in its own right.
It also has nuclear performances, check it out if you like white flowers.

Azzaro Pour Homme vs Paco Rabanne Pour Homme?

>>18360429
More anise vs. slightly drier and more soap.
I'd personally choose Azzaro PH.

>>18360429
Azzaro. It smells sharper and spicier.

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>>18360407
I don't want to smell like Tiramisu. I rather want to smell like white powder, Teint de Neige is my iris scent

>>18360391
I did too. Maybe it is a cultural thing, not really that strange here in Norway

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Why did everyone forget about MDCI? It used to get spammed on /frag/ all the time.

This general is so unbelievably retarded that I simply never click on it. If I did, you’d be flooded with posts like this every day. Enjoy your circlejerking, retards.

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>>18360456
Post your collection, stinky anon

>>18360391
No. No guys did, that's peak getting called gay for wearing perfume time

>>18360455
Expensive and poor availability, I guess. If you want something similar to Invasion Barbare, you can just get Histoires de Parfums 1725 and pay a fraction of the price.

>>18359959
I never see this in stores anymore. Are the ones I see online even real?

>>18360474
>Histoires de Parfums 1726
I very much prefer this to Invasion. Invasion is way too strong. I know guys like their beast fragrances, but this is a bit much.
1725 is smoother and more relaxed.

>>18360474
I actually think 1725 smells better as well. I don't know if it lasts as long, but it is also a lot cheaper. I like the histories de parfums bottles as well. Simple but they feel good. I have 1725 and 1899

>>18360498
Would you recommend 1899? Already have Eau des Baux.

SOTD: Ein Gedi Lion of Judah
Smells like Versace pour Homme and soapy olive oil. A nice mediterranean scent.

My gf loves green irish tweed on me but hates cool water. what does this mean

>>18360584
that you should get a boyfriend instead, who will appreciate the goat of cheap fragrances
>sotd Dolce&Gabbana Pour Homme Intenso EDP

Do you guys simply pick fragrances that you like or do you pick ones based on need?

I've started expanding out my collection, but it's mostly ended up being either really rich cold weather/date night stuff or stuff from the past.
When I go out or go to work, I usually just end up reaching for a bottle of Luna Rossa Carbon someone gifted me, since it's the most 'normal smelling' thing.

>>18360660
In that order - I buy stuff that I like and pick one from my collection for the occasion. I actually found myself in the same situation you described, now I try to expand in the spring summer/freshie direction. Two I'm considering are
>ELDO You or Someone Like You
>D&G Light Blue (EDT or Eau Intense)
with more to come, most probably...

>>18360584
She has a very discerning sense of smell, or she's overly sensitive to some ingredients that are only in CW.

>>18360666 (Checked)

I had the same problem as >>18360660. I'm sure it's common.

In order to get the spending under control, I divided my collection into categories
>Warm Weather: Casual, Night, Day
>Cool Weather: Casual, Night, Day
>Special/Vintage
And then I made sure that any purchase I made didn't overload one category at the expense of the others.

>>18360660
I do winter/summer regulars and one or two for special occasions

>>18360685
>Cool Weather: Casual, Night, Day
i honestly dont really know how to separate these categories when it comes to summer scents. whats in your rotation?

>>18360715
For me, cool weather is:
Casual: Caron Pour Un Homme
Night: YSL Tuxedo
Day: Chanel Platinum Egoiste

Warm weather is
Casual: Guerlain Cologne du Parfumeur
Day: Bulgari Aqua Amara
Night: Hermes Terre d'Hermes Eau Givree

Warm weather is definitely harder to separate. I like to have my most casual fragrances be simple eau de colognes or sport flankers. Light, citrusy, and impossible to overspray.
For daytime/office wear, I still like them to be lighter and citrusy but now I can start adding some woody notes. Blue shower gel fragrances are also good here, even though they're very common, as long as they don't lean too much toward sweetness.
Then at night, I can start adding in some stronger green notes and herbs that would be a little cloying during the height of the day. Aventus-style fragrances are great here too.

>>18360466
I wore cheapo frags when I was like 10. All my friends did. They used to advertise colognes super heavy on MTV and network tv back in the day. By the time I was 12 you would've been considered cringe and gay for wearing cologne to school though.

>>18360754
>All my friends did
You and all your friends were the fags at school then

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what's in the box, fraggots?

>>18360786
dragon dildo + yatagan

>>18360786
Encre Noire

>>18360786
Bois Imperial

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>>18360786
L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme

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>>18360789
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>>18360800
i have all of them already. here is a subtle hint for those who know

>>18360822
Saffron pistils?

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>>18360822
Bleu de Chanel, Terre de Hermes, New York Intense

>blind buy Dior Homme intense due to memes
>wear it
>smells like weird makeup but alright
>go to bar with friends
>black guy sits next to me and loudly says 'GOD DAYUM IT SMELLS GAY IN HERE'
What the fuck did I just buy

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>>18360867
Based powdery notes enjoyer. SOTD Teint de Neige

>>18360016
Forte just means 'strong' in Italian.
In frag-terms, it means nothing - like "Elixir".
It's just marketing.

Is modern Drakkar Noir any good?

>>18360867
Nice meme, but DHI doesn't smell like Antaeus.

>>18360901
Drakkar noir is always good.

anyone who says otherwise smells bad.

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and it's... pissana!
>>18360859
i wish
>>18360860
no, but i do own nyi. don't plan on getting tdh or bdc ever.

>>18360660
I buy frags that I like if I think I'll use them and they're either not redundant or much better than what I already have.
I've skipped out on frags I liked dearly because I didn't think they suited me very much, and so that I wouldn't wear them often enough to justify the cost of an entire bottle.
>>18360901
Good enough, but Dakar is better.

>>18360544
I recommend sampling it first. It is has a very juniper-heavy opening. Literally smells like gin the first few seconds. It is supposed to have vanilla and cinnamon in it, but I don't smell it. It also has iris and neroli, but it is incredibly masculine. It is peppery and has vetiver. It has some similarity to Bois Imperiale, they don't smell similar, but a similar "feel" a little bit green and spicy.

>>18359782
Lol literally me on the right other than glasses and fortnite hoodie

Can you recommend me a vanilla/tobacco/dark spicy fragrance? Something similar to jazz club without the alcohol scent

>>18360922
And here I was expecting you to post something good, silly me LOL

>>18360947
Penhaligon's Blazing Mr. Sam.
Caron Tabac Exquis

>>18360947
Eau des Baux
Egoiste
Chergui

>>18360955
rookie mistake. the spaniards did give me a small bottle of extra virgin oil as a free extra if thag makes it any better.

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>>18360407
yes, Ambre Noir (which is actually all you need)

>>18360901
Hell yeah. Just got my first bottle and it smells great. Performance hasn’t been stellar but the detractors are being over dramatic.

Is Encre Noire Sport a good blind buy for a non-blue fresher?

>>18360971
None of the Encre series is a good blind buy. I like nearly all of them, but I would never recommend anyone just buy it without trying it.

I tried Fahrenheit EDT and Dior Homme at some stores. Fahrenheit made me think of Home Depot somehow and Homme reminded me a spray I used in middle school which was either Axe or Old Spice. I wouldn't wear either.

>>18360148
Why did you buy two bottles of Boring de Chanel Parfum?

I like Bois Imperial and Terre d'Hermes. Any suggestions for me to try out?

What fragrance did Major Tom wear?

>>18361024
Grey Vetiver

>>18360922
Where'd you snag Nesnas from? Doesn't have the lil gold cap so it's an older bottle.
I'm getting ready to order a bottle of Onthamara.

>>18360947
Mancera Red Tobacco perhaps. Or Black Gold.

>>18360956
Blazing Mr. Sam is very good suggestion

>>18361020
Guerlain homme leau boisse is like Terre d Hermes if you swap out burnt orange for mint lime

>>18360082
something boozy
>>18360148
milquetoast/10

>>18361020
Etruscan Water
Mousse Illuminee
Au Coeur du Désert
Le Cri de la Lumière

>>18360584
they really aren't even close. They're very similar smelled right from the bottle, but when you actually wear it GIT is legit awesome and CW is lame in comparison

>>18360760
fags that got laid before you did because they didn't fall for the "kissing girls is gay" meme

>>18361077
Sounds like you low t boy were playing dress up while the normal boys were playing sports and going out with girls

>>18361097
only if you read what i said backwards for some copey reason

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>>18360407
Nice frag faggot.

>>18361150
I promise you nobody other than weird perfume metagamers thinks that when they smell someone wearing designer perfume. They probably think "oh, that smells nice" and never think about it again ever

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>>18361165
I don't even wear dhp, i liked it when i tried it but i kept picking up some little note or aromachemical that was in my moms perfume in the 90s so it just reminds me of being a kid and her getting ready for work.

>>18360982
>Fahrenheit made me think of Home Depot
I never smelled Farenheit but this makes me want to try it now

Worst notes:
-oakmoss
-oud
-cedar
-leather
-citrus
-any fruit
-clarysage
-incense
-mint
-musk

best summer designer frag go

>>18361190
Best notes:
-vanilla
-cum
-burnt hair

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>>18360455
people itt will complain about them being too expensive and then buy aventus at msrp

>>18361214
women like when i wear aventus tho

>>18361216
are these "women" in the room with you?
yeah, that's what I thought

We have 'niche' and 'designer', but there should be a third category for overpriced brands that you can still find in any department store (Creed, PDM, Jo Malone, Diptyque etc).

>>18361218
i figured you thought that before you typed it
why even mention that

Le Male Elixir is actually pretty nice but why it considered a fougere

>>18360060
it doesn't smell like the previous version of DHP so le fragheads are SEETHING (and 99.9% of the population don't give a shit, no one was buying it except 38 gays globally)

>>18360239
i see arab script, i skip

Thoughts on the Dior Homme line? I hear good things about the 2020 blend but like most it's inferior to the previous versions, or so I hear.

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What would Chet wear?