If I wear this cologne can I get a bf like pic rel?

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>arabsloppa edition

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>mfw when arabslop in the OP

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If you were to build the perfect 3 fragrance collection, what would it look like? Explain your philosophy as well.

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The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

>>18554876
Absolu Aventus
Sauvage EDP
Angel's Share
I will not explain why.

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>18554883
>Angel's Share
Why would you want to smell like a woman?

Reminder that the EU, not the IFRA, is poised to nuke the fragrance industry with their blanket bans and restrictions in 2027
The entire point of the IFRA was to make an attempt to self-regulate to prevent government overreach like this in the 1st place. They were the good guys

>>18554898
still waiting for proof for any of this

>>18554901
>niche vs designer
retard noselet

>>18554876
>ADG EDP
>Tobacco Vanille
>Terre d’Hermes
Long lasting and classic profiles for hot, cold, and mild weather.

Replying to the two users from the previous thread.
I believe there to be very few fragrances that completely capture the smell of tobacco, but there are a few fragrances that to my nose have very interesting tobacco accords. I personally have developed what I believe to be one of the better smelling tobacco accords found in modern perfumery, it skews aromatic, like a good pipe tobacco or a nice unlit cigar.
Commercially speaking I believe Tabac 28 by La Labo to be a very good option for a dryer Virginia leaning tobacco, alternatively if you are interested in the more commonly found sweet tobacco profile you might have encountered with the aforementioned tobacco vanille, I would instruct you to instead purchase Herod by Parfums de marly. As I mentioned in another thread I don’t believe it to be an exceptional fragrance, as the tobacco accord found within is relatively rudimentary, but for your purposes, it should be more than enough.

Replying to the second user in regard to the recent cosmetic law changes, I have to say that it is hardly surprising that certain compounds are being prohibited. Many chemical concerns have relatively thin margins, close to those of large shipyards in south east Asia. The largest profits stem from captive molecules, which are used to great effect in many high end fine fragrances. They generate profit because most companies cannot access them, and seeing as the market relies more and more on synthetic molecules, it can become a mark of distinction, as those captive molecules tend to be high impact. A perfect example for this is the more diffusive and powerful version of Hedione, which is being utilized to great effect in creeds Aventus. By removing the access to natural ingredients a huge share of the market previously inaccessible opens up, thereby driving up revenue for synthetic alternatives to naturals, such as the aforementioned Bergamote 000136 or alternatively synthetic lavender replacers.

What are some more unique fragrances that you can't find in stores like Muller. I want to stand out frog the crowd so to speak.

>>18554910
Amouage Interlude Black Iris. Blind buy it.

>>18554910
The entire fucking niche market? You've gotta be a bit more specific than that anon.

>>18554876
>Spring/Summer
Guerlain Vetiver
>Autumn Winter
Guerlain Heritage
>Special Occasions
Guerlain Habit Rouge

>>18554913
Give me some sites/place where I could order. I remember years ago someone here has been recommending bois imperial or something like that.

Any place where I can order cheaper samples in those small plastic bottles. I don't want to shill out 50 bucks for something I don't like.

>>18554918
How am I supposed to tell you where to look when I don't even know what you're looking for?

>>18554919
Read the OP

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>>18554904
After having smelled several hundred fragrances, I've come to feel that way. They don't smell better. It's the same useful idiots in some kind of identity crisis combined with an inferiority complex that falls for the marketing around wine, fragrances, watches. Some obscure and hard to pronounce ingredient from an obscure place. The former director of IWC said, quite literally on stage in front of a crowd of watch journalists, that luxury watches are useless and nonsensical. Just think about that. The balls of him and the brainwash of the consumer when you can go on stage and say it like it is to the masses, that they're being ripped off and still, still make business. Humans are fascinating speciemen.

>>18554919
There's a list of sites in the op, otherwise try ebay.

>>18554925
Ok thanks. Any sample packs you can recommend?

>>18554944
Essential Parfums discovery set.

>>18554944
ELDO discovery set

>>18554923
Niche smells somewhat better on average up close. Having said that, I find it hard to justify spending more than $200 on a fragrance. There is something about it that rubs me the wrong way. It's just a scent. There are animal shelters that could have better use of that money. Why would I as a man spend it on a scent instead of helping cats and dogs that genuinely suffer? 1 bottle is awful as it is, but having several bottles? I would not feel good about it, to be quite honest with you guys. I just know deep down on some level that it isn't the right way to go about things. It just isn't.

>>18554950
>buying fragrances
>helping animal shelters
i do both of these things
maybe you should stop being poor

Imagine paying some Italian or French spoiled faggot hundreds of euros for a few ml of liquid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp_A5naoZtY

When you guys recommend BDC, do you mean the EDT, EDP, Parfum or (highly doubt it) Exclusif?
I used to own the EDP a long time ago and I thought it kinda turned sour or unpleasant in hot weather but maybe I should try it again

>>18554955
Why do you equate a disregard for consumerism as poverty? You're the one who's poor, but you're probably not even cognitively capable enough to understand what I mean by it.

>>18554960
nice cope
do you help animal shelters, anon?

>>18554958
Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum are my personal favorites. They're excellent scents that upset asocial manchilds with a need to feel unique and different. Forget about the noise here, and visit an authorized retailer and spray 2-3 times on your skin. You'll love it, and you won't look back.

OK so I've narrowed down my choices to either Essential Parfums discovery set OR ELDO discovery set. What are the pros and cons of each and should I pay directly with the debit card on their site?

>>18554923
Im saying the niche vs designer distinction is meaningless is every possible way. I agree luxury branding is a scam and try to study perfumes based on composition first, followed by cultural impact, and only really take branding and presentation into account if its something done uniquely for the bottle or box to enhance the imagery of the composition (like the Greek styling of Kouros).
>>18554958
I have tried the EDT and EDP the most and ended up getting a bottle of the EDP. I found the parfum to be too heavy and the EDP has a nicer balance of richness and sparkle.

>>18554963
I do, although I don't volunteer often. You have no arguments and you sound like an unbelievably stupid human being and I'm not even trying to insult you. You find comfort in the high of acquiring expensive fragrances and telling yourself this story that you're superior with excellent taste. Anon, with the most sincere respect I can muster right now, you're a loser. You're poor in soul and common sense.

Like someone else said: touch grass

>>18554964
>>18554966
Yeah I don't pay attention to most of the autism on here. I've tried hundreds of scents and wasted money on many niche samples and at this point I just want something I can wear anywhere, anytime and that I know will be liked by everyone yet won't bore me
It's a tossup between the various blue scents currently on the market

>>18554971
I've spent so much money on fragrances that I'm actually embarrassed to admit the total. I'm going to trim it down to 4-5.

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Just bough the Essential Parfums discovery set on ebay, after I receive it, how much ahead of other men will I be in the fragrance game?

>>18554969
:)

>>18554979
Out of that set, both Bois Imperial and Orange x Santal are both great and I hope you like them.

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>>18554983
Ok thanks. I have another question though. If he was around today which frag would he wear?

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>>18554987
>If he was around today which frag would he wear?
JPG Le Male EDT

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Guys, what's your most complimented fragrance by women? Relatives don't count.

I was brainwashed by social media to hate on Sauvage because it's popular, but recently I caught a sniff in the gym from a dude that was walking air refresh system, he wasn't sure which version it was but I want to buy Sauvage now. My question is EDP or Parfum and why? What's the difference between smell, projection, longevity et? Honest opinions this time we all know, it's popular it's le bad.

>>18554995
Noir Extreme Parfum

>>18554991
Is this true that this colon is marketed toward homos??????/

What fragrances do French rappers wear?

>>18554876
Light Blue PH Eau Intense
Sycomore
Casbah
My philosophy is I like them, and among them they cover all bases I can think of.
>>18554907
One of the things I found most interesting in Scent and Chemistry was the history and driving forces behind the development of synthetic aromachemicals (I haven't finished reading it my high school education made me hate chemistry).

>>18554996
Wondering this as well, it seems that the EDT has the best performance (outside of the Elixir), EDP is the most well-rounded and the Parfum is mediocre
I wish I could get myself to like YSL Y but I used some cheap clone of it as an air freshener for my bathroom for months and now that synthetic green apple note just makes me think of taking a shit

>>18554999
>marketed toward homos?
i don't think so
what makes you say that?
(nice digits btw, checked)

>>18554995
Encre Noire I believe.
Maybe Viking.
>>18554996
EDP and Parfum are similar enough, Parfum is a tad more sour in the beginning and more vanillic in the drydown, while EDP is closer to EDT but more woody and aromatic and less of a freshie.
In my humble opinion, EDT > Elixir > EDP > Parfum

>>18554996
for me it's EDT+Elixir but ymmv

>>18554995
bois imperial
>>18554987
boss bottled

>>18555008
From your description Parfum sounds more to my liking, what about projection and longevity?

>>18554995
Some women at work love it when I wear Oud Wood

>>18554996
Sauvage hate is completely justified because of high school/college kids bathing themselves in it to the point of it being unbearable. If you wear it like a normal human being would, it's completely fine.

>>18555008
I really liked wiking while spraying it in the store,but somehow it does not smell the price, so I bought oud for greatness instead.
I do like it aswell but i wish i picked up wiking

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sotd: anime girl feet edt

>>18555024
does it actually smell like anime girl feet? asking for a friend

>>18555019
Wouldn't going BDC be better option then? Or are teenagers also on it?

>>18555014
They're available at any sephora or such store, just go and try them out.
>>18555020
>Viking doesn't smell the price
Price doesn't smell like anything.
Still, I agree that it's overpriced considering its quality and performance.

>>18555032
BdC and Sauvage are very different it's not really a fair comparison. It's definitely more mature if that's something you care about but they're both good.

>>18555032
>Wouldn't going BDC be better option then? Or are teenagers also on it?
Sauvage is generic/boring teenager/young adult
BDC is generic/boring guy in his 30s/40s/50s

>>18555026
The notes list doesn't at all evoke any image like Love Exposure (2008).

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This got me by far the most compliments.

>>18555041
>>18555035
What about YSL Y and ADG Profondo?

>>18555057
even more boring desu

>>18555057
Y is very boring and generic and I see it shilled by teenager-focused influencers. I find Y has a very shrill and piercing “clean” not that is not very pleasant. As for ADG Profondo I haven’t tried it but the ADG profile in general is good. I love the EDP personally.

>>18555068
So BDC and Sauvage remain the undisputed kings in the end
What would be #3 as far as absolute staples of the 21st century go?

>>18555076
Probably the original ADG

>>18555076
Whichever one has people go "this is completely overdone at this point" yet everyone in real life especially women still love it
So probably One Million

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Non europeans will never know the smell

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>is the only good blue

>>18555087
nothing tops >>18555076 objectively
universally liked and universally appropriate for any and all occasions, nothing comes even remotely close
myslf could've been it, masculine florals + amber could've been the new meta but unfortunately they made it too boring, not distinctive/edgy like sauvage or classy like bdc but just clean and overly safe. shame

>>18554876
>any one of these to wear daily all year
TdH / Dior Homme 2020 / Dior Homme Sport / Guerlain Vetiver
>to wear at home or to refresh after work
Lalique White
>If I want something thats different
Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDT

>>18554999
considering the bulk of the advertisement around fragrances is centered around making yourself smell attractive to women, not really.

>>18554876
I bought the ELDO not too long ago and its pretty nice IMO. 20 samples with a ton of variety for a decent price. Its probably the better choice if you want to try many different things.

>>18555087
does this even count as a blue? it mostly smells green/herbal/spicy to me. been a while since i last smelled/worn it though, maybe im wrong.

>>18555087
Based
>>18555104
>does this even count as a blue
Yes, the only people who would dispute leau bleue's blueness are retarded noselets

>>18554876
Kouros
Rake&Ruin
Interlude

>>18555019
so sauvage is just the fierce of the 2020s?

>>18555111
yes

>>18554996
Sauvage EdT and Elixir. It's a great line and it's not redundant to own both if you love the dna.

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Is it actually good?

>>18555084
I used to put this on my feet man

>>18554995
Norne Oil has gotten me some really forward compliments

>>18554995
Fierce or Eros on shared #1.

>>18555111
Pretty much. I would actually recommend people to wear AF Fierce now because it has the same appeal, the scent DNA aged gracefully (doesn't feel remotely outdated at all actually), and it is kind of a forgotten gem.

>>18555134
have you tried drinking it

>>18555137
i was one of those guys wearing fierce in highschool 16 years ago. its still a good scent but because of that i feel like im too old to wear it now without feeling like some guy stuck in the past

>>18555141
It's interesting because people perceive it as a more grown-up scent when I wear it (they don't know what Fierce is though).

At this point even people who know nothing about fragrances peddle the "Sauvage is overplayed" meme. So we're getting to the point where it's becoming less common in large cities.
>>18555137
>>18555141
Is it true that reformulations killed fierce?
I tried the Zara clone and it was very mediocre. Completely lacked the smoothness that made Fierce memorable.
Percival is way too expensive, and Platinum Egoiste is not similar enough. Montblanc Legend is alright but not as good.

Just finished my bottle of Pour un Homme. Should I repurchase or buy something else? It really does have the best lavender note. Is there anything with a similar lavender note?

>>18555146
early 2000's a&f always did try to target an older audience when in reality it was just high schoolers who wanted to be perceived as mature. Fierce is just an incredibly masculine profile and I'm sure it stands out today as such when you typically have some men wearing sweeter or floral frags instead
>>18555150
>Is it true that reformulations killed fierce?
I have no idea really. The company has changed ownership at least once so I wouldnt be surprised. I wore my mid 2000s bottle the other week just for fun and it was really gross until the drydown. not sure if thats from it going unused for over a decade or what

>>18555150
>>18555153
>Fierce
Excellent longevity on current batches. Can smell it on my clothes 48 hours after applying.

>>18555151
I find Le Male EDT does the vanilla/lavender profile in a much better way, personally. I find the lavender in PUH to be a more sleepy aromatherapy type of lavender, while the lavender in Le Male is more crisp and fresh. The mint in the top and musk in the base of Le Male makes it a very very different fragrance from PUH but the lavender/vanilla heart is still there and might appeal to you for that.

I wore Replica Autumn Vibes today (my gf got it for me as a gift and we went to a farm market). I'm shocked at how long lasting it is, I can still smell it on the back of my hand 10 hours later. It's a very unique and interesting profile too, really does what it says on the tin. The notes combine in such a way that it reminds me of the scent of fallen leaves on wet pavement.

>>18555176
As much as I'm not a huge fan of most Margiela frags, they last for fucking ages.

>>18555151
Beau de Jour

>>18555176
I remember smelling By the Fireplace once and it legitimately smelled like you were by a fire when you're roasting marshmallows, but I only managed to capture that smell once.

Still, it's impressive how they do it.

>>18554852
>>18554874
OP is coomer mutt

Currently wearing Dead Presidents by Port au Mansa. Very calming scent, soft and floral.

Will people think I'm a fag if I wear Virgin Island Water? I like it, but feels like its at the very edge of what is considered acceptable for men.

>>18555295
It’s what Steven segal wears

>>18555359
uh oh

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SOTD: Bvlgari Man in Black

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what's this guy's problem? gives off strong pedo vibes

>>18554820
>Looking at the GCMS of TV.
you can just smell the thing you pretentious faggot and be able to tell it's not a very good tobacco representation

>>18554907
not pretentious and informative

>>18554918
>I remember years ago someone here has been recommending bois imperial or something like that.
yes BI is *very* unique lol
>>18554950
>Why would I as a man spend it on a scent instead of helping cats and dogs that genuinely suffer?
because I'm more important than some animals

>>18554965
I think you shouldn't get into fragrances if you're poor and can't handle paying for something online(very 3rd world-ish)

>>18554987
4711 like he did when he was around
>>18555084
>pine oil in a bottle

>>18555131
decent outdoorsy masculine patchouli
a bit overpriced like every other designer
might be getting discontinued or maybe not, don't remember
>>18555238
recommending bdj is retarded when it's a worse and more expensive version of zino

>>18554965
EP is simpler, ELDO is more out of the box, both of them are good
yes, you can and should pay with credit card on their site (shouldn't be an issue in 2025 desu)

>>18555431
bdj is superior to zino just by the removal of the rose note

i tested the rest of the 2025 Balenciaga lineup:
>To Be Confirmed
tea+flowers, nothing special, feminine leaning, okay performance
>Twenty Four Seven
powdery vanilla, mid at best
>Muscara
an okay leathery iris, a bit similar to Dior Homme
>No Comment
a smooth (even creamy) woody (cypress+pine) aromatic frag, masculine leaning, there's also something sweetish underneath (tonka maybe?), one of the better frags in the collection
to summarize: there are some good and some okay frags here but nothing worth remembering, the whole collection kinda feels like a low effort 260 EUR a bottle branded merch for the house
my top3: Le Dix, Extra, No Comment

>>18555421
is this Cristóbal Balenciaga by any chance?
if yes, then please keep the seethe on your discord, thank you (also ywnbaw)

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SOTD: Al Haramain Naeem

>>18555456
it's justthefactsman on fragrantica

>>18555460
>justthefactsman on fragrantica
and why exactly should that matter to us?

I love it when I wear a cologne and another guy overpowers my fragrance

I feel turned on, like a small docile bunny under a horse cock

>>18555475
Nigga you gay

This scenario should be a Chanel ad:

Before buying Antaeus, I was at the store to pour it on me and I actually couldn't find the bottle easily because it was obscured by a wall and also other stuff and then this bitch who wanted to buy bleu for a dude she knew was there to try it talking to the saleswoman and then I heard her say "no this is the only one I'm interested because I know he likes it." and as soon as I heard that I happened to find the bottle of Antaeus so when the bitch was in front of me I reached and picked up the bottle from the back of the bitch and sprayed it 8 times and maybe I proved to her that her fuckboy doesn't know shit about perfumery.

Bleu is shite. Just because you know something it doesn't mean it's good. Allure and Bleu are basically Tommy Hilfiger with better longevity. But let's face it, the most longevous perfumes are not really noticeable past the 2nd hour anyway. Just buy Tommy Hilfiger if you like this kinda stuff. Don't you see the pattern? Polo Sport was blue and then Tommy came out which is exactly what we call a blue fragrance today and then shite blue for women came out and then Polo Blue and then they got the creator of the first "blue fragrance" to make shite blue for men and only then Chanel went blue.... this is basically Tommy Hilfiger. Antaeus is definitely Polge's take on Aramis but it makes Aramis million times better whereas this is just an unoriginal weak mainstream release which was made when he was too old and didn't give a fuck. Even the bottle is tacky. Shite blue has a better bottle.

wtf antaeus is nothing like aramis

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>>18555506
Taking fragrance advice online is ridiculous in the first place, whether it be from influencers or anons. You have to go and place yourself on the ground and do the testing for yourself. i.e. Anyone who's spent time in a fragrance store knows that Bleu de Chanel is a phenomenal fragrance. Jacques Polge just got it right and it's upsetting to people. I've smelled niche stuff that costs several hundres of dollars and they make you gasp in disbelief (because who the actual fuck is buying this stuff). Of course, there exist a lot of other wonderful fragrances from both niche and designer. But the whole idea that niche = better than designer or good by default is just utter nonsense. This comes from someone who actually appreciate niche fragrances.

>>18555295
>>18555359
>>18555362
why is this so funny

>>18555524
I audibly keked when I smelled Xerjoff Naxos in the store.

>>18555531
me too, the dopamine rush from that divine opening was unreal.

>>18555539
It smelled like something a chubby out of shape baby face with blazer would wear. Basically someone who copes with fashion to attract women instead of taking the real battles that would boost their attraction (like shedding some fat and brushing their teeth).

>>18555543
didn't read lmao

>>18555524
Bleu de Chanel is the most boring fragrance of all time and smells like dryer sheets, albeit very high-quality dryer sheets. It's better (and cheaper) than Francis Kurkdjian's dryer sheet fragrances tho.

>>18555551
Y and MYSLF are turbo dryer sheet fragrances. Bleu is just good simple as and has a lot more going on than the YSLs

dryer sheets is a noselet reference point for people who can't describe a fragrance properly

>>18555585
>erm dont you mean sharp aldehydic 8-) as a result of an overdose of dodecanal perhaps

>>18555585
>seething because blind bought too many dryer sheet frags

>>18555585
>my nose smells better than urs
It's all so cringe.

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I'm a fougere chad

>>18555606
>Ice-T
based
>(You)
cringe

sotd youth dew
impressed that the coomer mutt is still going with his faggotry

>>18554995
Lataffa Kamrah unironically

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There's actual words of wisdom and advise ITT like >>18555524 but the majority is pure shitposting. Not everyone should have access to the internet.

I like BDC but the performance is unacceptable. At least Sauvage lasts and projects.

What'd ya think frag, is there concentrated efforts by the channel and dior marketing teams to shill their dogshit slop in here or are these real anonymous retards doing it for free.

>>18555719
The EDP performs better than the EDT without getting syrupy like the parfum.

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>>18555731
>concentrated efforts by the channel and dior marketing teams to shill their dogshit slop in here
yes, i'm getting paid by both of these companies to shill there frags here

>sotd: dior sauvage elixir
best frag ever, buy it

>>18555731
Jaques Polge himself comes ITT every day to personally shill Antaeus.

>>18555738
I don't think the EDP performs well in the heat. Maybe it's the incense but it gets unpleasant imo
>>18555739
I've been eyeing it but since I live in a city that's warm all year round and has maybe one really cold month I can't really justify it

Is Azzaro The Most Wanted Parfum the best out of the collection?

>sneed viking
literally all you need

>>18555731
So how much did you spend on your toilet water collection from Kiribati?

>unironically claiming BDC and Sauvage to be bad
You can say you don't like them personally, that they're worn by too many people, and so on, but they remain objectively the two pillars of 21st century designer fragrance

>>18555772
you're arguing with people who type holdr on /biz/ with the expectation that theyll not lose their life savings

>>18555756
Yes, in my opinion anyway. Some people will say Wanted by Night, but I’m pretty sure it’s discontinued, or at least harder to get.

>>18555772
I’ve tried sausage like 3 times thinking I won’t hate it this time but the awful ambroxan overload gets me every time, I really do hate that part of the composition
And yes, I also hate all the other ambroxanslop I smell around like YSL Y and Dylan blue etc
Of the BDC line only the EDP really repulses me in this way, I quite like most of the parfum, where the drydown is still my least favorite part at least it’s amberwood with iso e and tonka vs straight up ambroxan

>>18555741
Maybe that’s who’s perfumeranon has been all along, it would certainly explain some things, although he never shills chanelslop

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This smells exactly like dill pickles, to which occasions should i spray a dill pickle fragrance?

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best autumn fragrance? specifically autumn.

>>18555818
>to which occasions should i spray a dill pickle fragrance?
when making burger

>>18555826
Pineward’s Apple Tabac

Natural Sandalwood, Agarwood, Cedarwood are soon to be banned

>>18555840
Guaiacwood too

>>18555448
>he doesn't like rose
what a fag
>>18555718
>wisdom and advise
you clearly have neither

People say not to use Sauvage elixir in the summer but I tried it and it's like a really fresh, very masculine licorice shaving cream, what am I missing here? I'd definitely wear it in summer

>>18555841
Rose too

>>18555879
Lavender too

>>18555873
It's an incredibly overwhelming smell that only gets amplified in heat

How many bottles do you guys have in your collection? I'm already feeling guilty about potentially ordering a fifth one before using up my other stuff

>>18555907
17 on my shelf right now. I really need to sell some of them.

>>18555912
Do you use all 17 of them once in a while or are there some that you've bought only to never really use them at all?

>>18555928
I use maybe 8 at most. The rest are things that I liked when I sampled them then pulled the trigger on a full bottle only to never really find the right time to wear them.

>>18555907
Pushing 400

>>18555935
Don't you ever worry they might go stale? You can't possibly use that much fragrance, not in your lifetime

Are there any good Chanel Les Exclusifs or are they just overpriced slop?

>>18555907
I'm down to 9 and want it down to a maximum of 5, and no more than 1 niche. I actually feel semi-embarrased to have them on display when others visit, so I'm keeping them in the cabinet for now. I had a girl comment something along the lines of "wow anon you have even more parfumes than me and my mom combined :D" and it hit me deep ngl.

>>18555944
Redundant to own if you already have either EdP or Parfum.

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the boys wear sauvage, the men wear eau sauvage

>>18555907
bout a hunnid
>>18555943
bait or newfag?
>>18555946
sounds like you are insecure about your >hobby

>>18555943
it's alcohol dumbfuck

>>18555987
they still change in smell over time, maybe stale was the wrong word

>>18555989
if anything they get more potent over time

>>18555984
>sounds like you are insecure about your hobby
It's not even a hobby I just want to smell good and there is an excitement in acquiring new bottles that can spin out of control. It IS embarrassing.

>>18555999
you smell like synthetics

>>18555999
Just buy 10ml decants

>>18555943
>Don't you ever worry they might go stale?
I do
>>18555943
>You can't possibly use that much fragrance, not in your lifetime
This is true but if my life was valuable, I wouldn't be into fragrances.

>>18555907
I think I have 25 now. I ordered 3 more on the weekend, and assuming my guy gets my two initios in his shipment this week I have 3, maybe 5 more bottles coming from him. It’s honestly out of control and once I get the Initios I am putting a halt to the buying and am going to start decanting the stuff I rarely use.

>>18556017
Oh, and this of course is not counting the roughly 40 decants I own as well.

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>>18555907
Having more than 3 fragrances is cope and incel behaviour.

>>18556021
why do you need more than one?

>>18556023
True, Aventus is all you need.

>>18555999
first of all, i said >hobby and not hobby. second of all, you're here arguing, this is your >hobby now

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>>18556023
I want a daily fresh one and a daily warm one and a special occasion one. If I were to only own one, I'd go with Bleu de Chanel because of versatility. Fuck you guys, Bleu smells fantastic.

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>citrus in the opening
>it's bergamot

Every. Single. Time.

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Have you guys tried the new YSL perfume?
sooooo fucking good

>>18556023
>why do you need more than one?
You don't. Quite literally get something like Versace Pour Homme and call it the day. No woman is going to not sleep with you because you smell like Versace Pour Homme as opposed to Roja Elysium. Ridiculous, just ridiculous. If she's physically attracted to you, whatever scent you're wearing will do it. It just doesn't matter as long as you're clean. Even Axe will fucking do it if she's into you in the first place.

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>>18556017
>once I get the Initios I am putting a halt to the buying

>>18555718
>words of wisdom
it's a bot post that had nothing to do with the post it was replying to

>>18556053
I mean, unless it’s something that’s been on my radar for a while and the price is right, of course. I just saw Shalimar extrait for sale but I need to save my budget for the week in case the Initios show up.

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So if I get this, do I realistically need anything else?

>>18556071
Why, why, literally why. Why do you need more fragrances, what are you trying to accomplish.

>>18556073
Taste.

>>18556078
>its out of control
That’s why. I need to stop but there’s something addictive about this shit. I feel like a literal retard and hate when I spend most of my disposable income on perfume but I just can’t seem to step away.

>>18556081
What's wrong with it?

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>>18556073
Yes, Al Rehab Dakar.

I spray decants of women's perfume onto my bedsheets at night just to feel something

>>18556082
Stop. Just stop. Cap it at 15. That is more than enough, even for an enthusiast. Appreciate those 15 and eliminate 1:1 if you absolutely have to aquire a new fragrance. You're fucking yourself over by doing this. You don't need this nonsense. Think about the future you. The future you desperately wants you to stop this self-harm. Stop. This isn't funny, just stop. Stop consuming fragrance content, stop looking for deals, and pay attention to your life. This is for you. Forget about everyone else and what they might think, you don't need these fragrances to impress others, fuck them. This is not a hobby, this is addiction. You even recognize it, so stop. Don't come back here, you're not missing out.

Unironically just replace things you only wear occassionally with clones and sell the real thing. A $200 100ml bottle that gets used maybe once per month is just a waste.

>>18556100
let me know when they manage to clone real deer musk

>>18556112
Aromachemicals have solved the musk question, Schrutan. You're just a victim of your own biases.

>>18555944
>>18555949
Les Exclusifs are a line of fragrances, he’s not talking about the new Bleu.

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just blind bought this
what do I think about it?

>>18556165
You'll use it 8 times in total and forget about it.

>>18555944
lots of good ones imo
>Coromandel
>Cuir de Russie
>Le Lion
>Sycomore

>>18556023
why do you need more than 1 pair of pants?

>>18555944
Definitely overpriced slop, especially Coromandel (cloying patchouli gourmand), Cuir de Russie (harsh and dated leather floral), Le Lion (Shalimar rip off but sweetened up) and Sycomore (generic vetiver)

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I got a bottle of Gucci Pour Homme 2003. It's hard for me to describe each note since it smells mostly linear with subtle changes. It starts off very woody with that grainy and dry papyrus note. It's the core of the fragrance and lasts and projects very well. The woodiness is not sharp or harsh but like aged wooden furniture. I tried it on while cataloging my small collection of perfumes last night and it really gave a beautiful image of an archivist in an old library going through old manuscripts. It has a really nice old book and scholarly setting scent. It's more related to Gucci Envy than any of its siblings but not too similar since it gets rid of most of the ginger, dials up the woodiness, turns down the sweetness, and brings in the papyrus. It also has a bit of that vanilla, tonka, amber base from stuff like Escada PH, but again much less sweet. Gucci PH still has a bit of sweetness but nothing overbearing like Envy or others.

I need to try Bentley for Men Absolute to see if it's truly similar.

Anybody ever try "Oud Silk Mood" from Maison Francis Kurkdjian? Worth a sample?

>>18555944
They're not slop but they are overpriced.

>>18556206
So u can wear the other one while ur mom does the laundry.

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>>18554876
>3 frags
>everyday / hot / cold
Guerlain L'Homme - Perfect everyday men's fragrance with a cooling minty top.
MFK Amyris Homme - Bright and unique resinous summer freshie
Hermes Oud Alezan - Oud Rose Chestnut. Deep rich and sensual.

Summer alt: Hermes Eau Givree
Summer alt: Caron Le 3e
Winter alt: Mugler Stellar
Winter alt: Guerlain Habit Rouge Spirit
Everyday alt: Dior Homme Original
Everyday alt: D&G The One EdT

Crazy how tastes change. I used to be all into fresh fragrances but now I like darker stronger sweeter stuff like side effect. I've always hated and will continue to hate aquas. That will never change

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>>18556221
I also got a bottle of Crabtree and Evelyn Extract of Mysore Sandalwood. It starts off nice with a bit of clean florals, a very realistic fresh cut wood, and some fecal notes, all good things right? Unfortunately in the end it settles into what I can only describe as church lady on a hot day because of the sharp woody notes. If I can disassociate from that, and I think there is a chance of that, then maybe I can wear it. Otherwise it might not be for me, unless it's one of those days I really want to offend those around me. It's actually quite a nice scent with realistic woodiness but the association is so strong. I mainly got it because someone mentioned sandalwood along with patchouli as some of the natural notes that might last longest before they degrade and I think it might be true. They both smell very fresh, the patchouli starts strong but doesn't last, and while sandalwood starts more subtly it has a sharp persistence.

Btw i found out I really really like sandalwood. Santal 33 is so close to being enjoyable but I can't get past pickle. Any good similar sandals?

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>>18556258
>That will never change
We'll see...

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>smells like generic shower gel
>women somehow go crazy for it
what gives

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>Quorum
>Lapidus pour Homme
>Polo Green
>Cool Water
>Yatagan
>Drakkar Noir
>Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme
>Antaeus
>Kouros
>Sung Homme
>One Man Show
>Azzaro pour Homme
>Aramis
>Derby
>Oscar pour Lui
>Rive Gauche pour Homme

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>smells like bdc mixed with the natural odor of an indian

>>18555897
dude it just smells like licorice and woods

>>18554996
>>18555128
I received a paper sample of EDT and Elixir last year and I thought the EDT was obnoxiously chemical and the Elixir was obnoxious in a Christmas/pine cone/old lady way. This year I got a paper sample and the EDP and Elixir are both great but leaning more towards the sweetness of EDP.
Did they really reformulate the Elixir recently as people say? It's not as strong but in a good way at least on paper. I was a Sauvage hater but now I'm thinking maybe the EDP is all I need for a do-all daily. I gave it a chance there was just something off about the old samples.

>>18556259
How many fuckin bottles do you got nigga
I see your backdrop more often than I see my own backyard I swear to god

>>18555907
I have about 80.

>>18556030
Which flanker?
I often see Bleu recommended as something you can truly wear year round, are there others like it? Sauvage EDT seems like it would be too fresh and sharp for winter.

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Got some samples of PDMs I was interested in. I rank them Galloway > Greenley > Godolphin > Layton Exclusif > Layton

Pretty funny how the cheapest and least shilled one of the bunch smells the best.

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SOTD: 1M Parfum

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SOTD: Dior Homme

>>18556363
Why most fragrances made in the 70's/80's were good?

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What does he wear, /frag/? Probably something Indians don't wear.

>>18556483
Because western culture collapsed in the 90s and now is unable to produce anything of beauty.

>>18555024
I’m not really into these Asian cartoons, but I imagine this image would smell like calamus oil, being that it has an intense paper note that might be useful in re-creating a comic book scent. I personally made use of it when creating a fragrance whose brief called for a book note

>>18555423
I think it’s interesting to let users know what exact materials produce what effect in the composition, how they fit into accords and at what amount. If it’s getting annoying, I can stop.

>>18555873
The Sauvage line of fragrances all use very potent molecules that are at their most diffusive in the heat. Elixirs formula is 10% Superambers, which only get balanced by equally potent aromachemicals.

all abrox heavy frags just smell like detergent to me

>>18555907
still 73 and 3 backups
I'm probably going to sell one and order many more (4 or 5 will be gotten soon)

>>18556043
>wearing frags for women
>doing anything for women
faggot

>>18556363
incredibly based
I have most of these and I will get more and I will eventually only be missing 3

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>why yes my favourite fragrance is Habit Rouge. How could you tell?

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>>18556034
Sometimes mandarin oranges

>>18556527
Do they really?

>>18556363
>Eau de Mousse Knuckle pour Homme

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>>18556363
You forgot this

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SOTD Bleu de Chanel

>>18556431
I'm at 43 but I'm trying really hard not to go over 50. I want the last few to be really specific, most likely vintage animalics. After that I will only add a bottle after I get rid of one, to keep it under 50.

>>18556499
>I can stop.
Never stop, no matter what. You are the only thing of value in this cesspool, never forget we are not one person.

Now tell me, if musks are getting banned what are your favorite animalic scents I should look into before they get reformulated or disappear.

>obvious samefag is obvious

>>18556436
Sauvage works year round but not so much for formal events. The thing with BdC is that it covers everything, including formal events. It even smells appropriate in the gym.

French Lover vs Sycomore? Has anyone compared them? Are they similar?

>>18556592
fl is horribly bitter, sycomore is a ho-hum vetiver. both are impressive to indians and boomers because of their brand. hope this helps.

>>18556592
French Lover

>>18556592
French Lover has a good amount of vetiver but I wouldn't call it a vetiver frag, it's also got flowery galbanum and angelica, which make it somewhat bitter, cedar, clean musk and it's got an overall soft, slightly earthy, slightly green feel.
Sycomore smells like high quality vetiver oil, like Encre Noir without the ink and much more three-dimensional, it's more flowery and greener and very nuanced without going into full on grass territory like Sultan Vetiver.
They're not very similar.

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Is there a frag that actually smells like the beach? I don't mean a frag with aquatic notes something that smells like the air in the beach, something that smells like you the sand mixed with the salty ocean air.

being into fragrances and being obsessed with vbdc/sauvage is like going to the gym to only use the treadmill. it works but whats the point?

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I was surprised by the compliment factor of Prada Luna Rossa Black. Impressive longevity as well. Projection is within your bubble, which makes sense.

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>>18556605
>it works but whats the point?
This is, this right here is the point. I don't even have to explain further.

>>18556609
If your goal is to get intimate with women, just get anything from the Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male or Scandal series. It might not smell "mature" or refined in that sense but it doesn't matter, women will insist on eating you if you're otherwise on point.

>>18556609
you ignored the "being into fragrances" part. there is no point in it if they're your be all end all.

Redpill me on Antaeus.

Also, do I really have to purchase it off chanels official store?

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Imagine coming to the fragrance thread on the fashion forum on 4channel.org to try and talk about the likes of blue de chanel, Y and sauvage and expecting the forum's anonymous posters to take you seriously

Imagine posting an image of some dead old cunt wearing a wig thinking it will support your non-argument

>>18556716
Frag snobs have yet to explain what the problem is with Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage and YSL Y. They just move the goal post each time.

>>18555894
:( :( :(

>>18555907
100+ bottles (between 30ml and 125ml) and about 350 samples

>>18556021
nice bait, upvoted (y)

>>18556030
BDC is boring as fuck

>>18556073
+1 for taste desu

>>18556095
it's okay, anon

>>18556165
it's a good frag, imo best for spring and summer

>>18556244
>MFK
no, it doesn't, overpriced boring slop

>>18556352
>women
all the explanation you need

>>18556592
both of them good, both of them overpriced, not similar, French Lover is better (Pierre Bourdon is a genius)

>>18556715
buy it, it's a great mature frag
>Also, do I really have to purchase it off chanels official store?
no, i bought mine at an airport duty free

>>18556732
>explain what the problem is
they are boring, that's all there is to it

>>18556745
>+1 for taste desu
But what is wrong with it though?

BdC and Sauvage are fine. Y is not a good line generally, evidenced by most people only liking the EdP.

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best cuck fragrance?

>>18556747
it's mostly in jest (i also have some left in my bottle desu)
an okay frag but nothing out of this world
Chanel could do better imho

>>18556750
Creed Aventus

>>18556752
Is Allure Homme Sport better than the Eau Extreme? Also, recommend me a fantastic fragrace, more generally speaking.

>>18556750
>best cuck fragrance?
anything from houses like Pana Dora, Crivelli, Mind Games, etc.

>>18556755
>Allure Homme Sport
not bad but even more generic
>recommend me a fantastic fragrance, more generally speaking
what do you like?

>>18556765
mental health is not a joke, anon
pls take care of yourself

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Is it me or does Sauvage elixir smell like aventus in the dry down?

>>18556769
your nose is broken

>>18556769
>Sauvage Elixir
smells like Absolu Aventus, nothing to do with the OG

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>>18556750
Bleu de Chanel, smells like a boring, nice guy husband

Is Allure Homme generic slop like Platinum Egoiste? Jacques Polge jumped the shark after Egoiste bombed and Chanel took away his creative freedom and made him create fragrances based on spreadsheets.

>>18556795
slop might be debatable but generic is correct

Layered Sauvage with Tobacco Vanille and got uncontrolled orgasm in my closet today

>layering
reddit meme

>>18556811
what are some certified 4chan memes?

>>18556824
>BdC is bad

>>18556835
im bias because i knew a guy who would use bdc to cover up the fact that he didnt shower

>>18556824
>>18556835
>[anything popular] is bad

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>BdC is good
>>18556837
checks out

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I HATE gourmands. Why the hell would you want to smell like a sugary pastry.

do people actually like them, or have they just fallen prey to marketing?

>>18556844
it's a zoomer thing

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>>18556600
post made me think of this with it's >sun note

>>18556844
because it's possible unlike in olden times where you had to choose between dryer sheets and old leaves.

>>18556715
>Redpill me on Antaeus.
it's fantastic

>Also, do I really have to purchase it off chanels official store?
rarely discounters have it but otherwise yes

>>18556732
it's the same problem it's always been and it the topic has been beaten to death at this point

>>18555698
Can you stop? I'm trying not to buy it.

>>18556852
it's cheap enough to not hurt

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I picked up an eu de parfum and I liked it. Then I bought a few more. Then I bought some clones. Then I bought the other version of one I liked.

What do I do now?

>>18556844
i dislike most of them but noir de noir is quite the exception

>>18556844
Zoomer women love it

>>18556555
Thank you I appreciate that. On that note I should clarify that the two most popular polycyclic musks, Galaxolide and musk tetralin are going to be prohibited. These molecules can be found in almost every fragrance in existence, especially since Galaxolide makes up the modified Grojsman accord (IES, Galaxolide and Hedione) that almost every modern fragrance is built on. If there is a fragrance whose current iteration you like, and that you cannot stomach smelling even 5-10% different after the formula gets updated, I would suggest you to purchase it. I have personally always been quite fond of Kiehls original musk (50% Galaxolide), Musc Ravageur (22% Galaxolide and musk tetralin) and Koublai khan by Serge Lutens. On the MR. Note, Roucel considers Helmut lang to be his muskiest fragrance.
I can think of a handful of molecules with a relatively similar olfactory properties that could be substituted for either, but nothing that smells exactly the same

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ENOUGH with the vanilla tonka beans

>>18556885
As much as I love it, youre right lol

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>>18556885
kek

>SOTD: Nicolai Vanille Tonka
yes, it's a comfy fall frag with a prominent incense note making it unisex (even masculine leaning)

>>18556865
Zoomer women love my fat cock.

>>18556892
ONLY when you spray zoomer vanilla sprays on it

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>>18556885
my eu da parfoom

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>>18556865
Which "zoomer women"?

>>18556922
That picture is such utter bullshit. I kind of wish it wasn't.

>>18556936
Mostly brown women into gaudy fragrances.

>>18556841
It's literally the most pajeet thing to spend your savings on $500 niche fragrances. Collecting fragrances in general. White high pedigree Chad buys Sauvage or BdC and fuck 4 times a day.

>>18556943
really trying hard on that bait hey?

>>18556945
Attractive people don't cope with fragrances in the first place they spend money on their children and wife while having 3-4 fragrance bottles on hand.

>Dior Sauvage
>Dior Homme Intense
>Dior Homme Cologne

Do you need anything else tbqh.

>Inb4 muh taste

>>18556870
I missed an auction for a vintage Musc Ravageur, I keep telling myself it would have been too sweet for me. I'll look into Helmut Lang.

>>18556870
>Kiehls original musk (50% Galaxolide)
oh damn
any other frags that are like this or like terre de hermes where the majority of a formula is one aromachemical?

>>18556954
taste

>>18556973
>taste
You say that but can't differentiate between $60k wine and $6 wine.

>>18556983
I'm not a faggot, I don't drink wine

>>18556922
i like viking but im not convinced women do

>>18556983
I can, the $6 wine tastes better.

>>18556955
Vintage Musk ravageur is very different from the present iterations. The original formula is much more “intense”, utilizing an accord of various synthetic musks, castoreum synth and deer musk replacer to make the fragrance very animalic. The current version has greatly decreased these facets, favoring a more modern approach by increasing the sweet molecules like Ethyl vanillin.

>>18556973
There are a plethora of fragrances that are built on one foundational molecule. Megamare for instance mostly consists of Ambrocenide while almost 70% of Jubilation XXV is made up of iso e super and Galaxolide, The original Cologne indelible by FM was made up of 50% Habanolide. The fragrances listed are all part of very different olfactory families but still have certain characteristics in common. Personally, I have always favored a more balanced approach to composing a scent, especially because utilizing the same foundational aromachemicals often leads to very uninteresting bases.

>>18556922
Olfactory psychology suggests that scent is something deeply autobiographical given the olfactory bulbs vicinity to both hippocampus and amygdala. Use something unique that doesn’t smell uncharacteristic, as a fragrance created for a wildly different target group might. I’m very familiar with customer demographics and their preferences, some things might do more harm than good.

>>18557010
>Olfactory psychology suggests that scent is something deeply autobiographical given the olfactory bulbs vicinity to both hippocampus and amygdala. Use something unique that doesn’t smell uncharacteristic, as a fragrance created for a wildly different target group might. I’m very familiar with customer demographics and their preferences, some things might do more harm than good.
What was your actual point though.

>>18557010
>>18557014
>Use something unique that doesn’t smell uncharacteristic, as a fragrance created for a wildly different target group might
lmao

You can tell this guy is French by the way he autofellatiates himself every time he talks, plus all the frags he makes for Roja are just cheap clones of guerlain ones, not /ourguy/

Got a sample of Bon Monsieur a while back, I really liked how prominent the carnation was in the mid and the noticeable sandalwood in the base.
I’ve since bought a bottle and while it’s definitely the same scent, it kind of all runs together as a very singularly blended mix such that I can’t pick out those notes I really enjoyed, and it ends up just smelling very shampoo-like? Kind of disappointing imo, I’m considering just selling it at this point

>>18557046
shouldn't have fallen for the rogue meme

Any incense+leather that doesn't smell like piss or sweat or cost $200+?

Prada Paradigme is actually pretty nice. I bought a 50ml at the store because I really liked the smell. I hadn't heard about it before trying it, and definitely none of the negative buzz surrounding it.
After checking reviews online though, it's like me and reviewers bought two different bottles or something. Besides the initial spray, it really isn't overly sweet like people are saying, it's a quite nice fresh smell, pretty reminiscent of one of the RL polo fragrances, but with a nice wood and bergamot smell. You'd think it was going to be foul dogshit the way people have been talking about it.
The bottle is nothing to write home about in my opinion. it's very functional to me, though this seemed to be the only aspect that reviewers liked, oddly enough.
I also saw people saying it was overpriced, but it's a brand new release, and it really isn't that much more expensive than most other similar fragrances on the market.
you can really tell a lot of people went in wanting to hate this one, instead of trying it with an open mind. i can tell, because i went in blind and loved it. you know something is good when the best criticism is that it's "just mass-market" or "generic to appeal to the masses" or whatever.
Granted, they kinda brought it upon themselves by calling it 'Paradigme' and making all the marketing about how it's so 'different'.

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>I really liked the smell

Didnt read past this because this is literally all that matters