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>>18566399i don't follow frag shills but curly looks like small fry>>18566410i find her repulsive for some reason (see the discussion in the previous thread)>>18566411>There is a specific segment of men who only want female wrestler body type with huge jugs. For them, she's 10/10.grim>>18566511not bad but +1 for dated meme frag
>>18566642>i find her repulsive for some reasonShe looks like a man in drag. High testosterone dyke looking women are repulsive to most men
>>18566610working out helps with depression better than the dopamine rush you get from coppin bottles or from whiffs of your favorite frag
SOTD
>>18566656This, also her manerism is like a carricature of a woman, like a man tries to
>>18566662>seething tranny
SOTD Full incense
I like how the bottles look, i think im gonna buy them all.
>>18566657I've been working out. I only feel slightly better right after, when I'm not extra worn out from it that is. My overall mood is the same
I wore Incense Extreme today, very long lasting, very clean, very ok.
SOTD Unum Lavs
A friend gave me his bottle after getting buyer's remorse off an impulse buy. I don't know anything else off this house but the branding is so generic it looks like it's from a dupe house.As for the scent itself, it's loud as fuck and the spray off a sweater from yesterday is still popping in and out of the air in my room 20+ hours after. It's a juicy mango that's 80% ripe with a hint of weed. Don't really get any coffee that's listed in the notes and on Fragrantica. Reminds me of some realistic-fruity Xerjoffs but a lot more "raw" and doesn't have the smoothness or creaminess from something like Cruz Del Sur II.Not cheap-smelling but also not on the level of the MSRP. Looks like you can get it for less than half off at discounters. I'd wear it at a music festival probably.
>>18566688Always wanted to try, but there are no stores where i can sample them, how "incensy" is it?I tried many incese fragrances but nothing is really close to the smell i get when real incense is burned.
>>18566695Dont know how they smell, whats the most fougere like fougere that i should get?i really want to know what they smell like.
>>18566660Would you recommend?
>>18566699Eau SauvageAdP ColoniaCerruti 1881Azzaro Pour HommePaco Rabanne Pour HommeDrakkar NoirArmani Pour HommeCK EternityAll very old school, clean, soapy, some more citrusy, some more herbal.Also sadly all weaker in current formulation than they were 20+ years ago.
>>18566699tom ford beau de jour
>>18566699Drakkar Noir is a fougere. Basically barbershop scents that have oakmoss and lavender somewhere in there. TF Beau de Jour is probably my favorite.
>>18566699car freshener
>>18566706>>18566709>>18566711Thanks, ok i get the gist, had something totally different in mind tho.I do like drakkar noir and the boss number one mossy dry down, have to Check some of them out
>>18566711If both kouros and cool water can be labeled as fougere, then that term is completely meaningless desu
Another nicolaitranny thread, him and the Indian are really out in full force as of late
>>18566632How'd I do bros
>>18566736Bretty gudI was surprised at how much i enjouyed Gris Charnel
>>18566736You tried, I guess
I find it very interesting how broad the range of fragrances discussed on here is, although it strikes me as very odd in some instances. Many creations I see promoted here close to daily are very amateurish in nature (I say this because they either have nonsensical formulas or a generally odd or unpleasant scent profile), seeing as their creators are mostly self taught or not proficient at their craft. I believe fragrances exist in two distinct families, not niche and designer, but instead fragrances created for consumers versus those whose whole concept revolves around catering to a more knowledgeable audience. I am positive you can all identify fragrances belonging to either camp.
>>18566747> niche == whose whole concept revolves around catering to a more knowledgeable audience> designer == consumerssimple as. you're overthinking it.
This is hobby fucking sucks
>>18566760Not necessarily
>>18566763>hobbyYou're looking at it the wrong way.
I feel like more companies need to be open with hiring artists like this. Some nice art, a nice bottle and a nice frag could be fun & different. It'd be nice to look at my 100 rectangles and be able to tell the difference based on the art rather than >Square>Red>There's a face on the bottle>It's kind of an ugly face, but like a demonic face>No, not my reflection, but the other one.Fuck it, add the notes to the bottle too.
Which do I buy? I usually wear designer vanilla scents, but the girl I'm boning is moving company, so I don't see the point in wearing my vanilla smells at work anymore
What fragrance should I, a Bay Area AB skinhead, wear?
>zis attar contains real feces zat have been macerating for 10 years
i might be autistic. i got complimented at work on how i smell. now i want to smell unique.anything smell like gas or piss or something? fahrenheit is being considered
>>18566779wear chanel no 5 it's a pissy old lady perfume so guaranteed to garner negative reactions
>>18566736Ambre Nuit is such a whatever scent for how hyped it was a few years ago when I sampled it myself. Guess the reformulations completely ruined it. LDDM was also hyped awhile back but deserved it more.
>>18566763It's great when you have irl friends and family who are also into it. It's fun hanging out in a mall making salespeople seethe while you sample away and talk shit about frags when you get together.
>>18566779TF Oud Minerale is a salty gasoline marine frag. Nobody else around you will be wearing it.
>>18566779Comme des Garcons Odeur 53 if you want to smell like metal and dirt
Today i found a layering combination that actually smells really good :OIt is Lalique pour homme andAcqua di parma Colonia Pura
>>18566692It's not incensy at all, you know that smell when your house has been "cleaned" with incense? Kind of like that but not actual burning incense. Nothing will have that real burning incense smell, the best you can do is just something you will enjoy.
Anyone use designer deodorant or aftershave? Matching it with the perfume, perhaps? Ex. Fahrenheit or Eau des Baux. I normally wear unscented deo but I'd be curious to try something nice, unless of course this idea is retarded and a waste of money.
>>18566747Independent perfumers make skill intensive fragrances that you can actually tell it's complex yourself. Designers and niche are equally skill intensive but they smell very simple and the only way to tell how complex it is is by GCMS analysis or looking at the formula. Independents have to show their work on the scent itself because that's the only way to have any credibility.
I've been on a hunt for a specific perfume, does anyone knows what smells like this: It's feminine, lots of floral, fruity berry, vanilla in the opening but has a weird masculine aromatic fougere vibe? I've smelled it way back in the early 2000s, every girl wears this in the classroom. It has some sort of shampooey vibe, I can definitely pick out the oakmoss in it. Please tell me your guesses.
>>18566767That looks terrible. All my fragrances look different and are easy to tell apart.
এটা আমার মায়ের পটপুরির গন্ধের মতো।
>>18566768I only know Fahrenheit from those, I get watery and green leather.
>>18566819Touch for Women?Try changing the filters: https://par.fm/CViAI
>>18566816Depends on the brand but imo it's mostly a waste of money. I was gifted a L'eau D'Issey PH gift set with a 100 ml EDT and shower gel+aftershave and although the other products were nice the smell was basically gone after half an hour and I also got dry scalp from the shower gel.On the other hand I also got Le Labo Basil conditioner cause a friend worked at one of their stores for a while and it's the best hair product I've ever owned because of the scent + also how my hair feels after a shower. It also vibes with my Thé Noir 29 very well. I'd never get a bottle without a discount though.I'd say you should find out if it's actually a good skincare product for you first rather than something that complements your fragrances.
>>18566632Post your meme collections, /frag/. I still have everything here, just with less juice. There were a few additions since then but I'm too lazy to bring some bottles out from storage right now.
>>18566736grim
>>18566833this nigga putting shower gel on his scalp kek
>>18566736which website is that?
>>18566846I only have 1. MFK gentle fluidity silver
Why does geranium smell like stale sweat at higher concentration?
>>18566846based etruscan water enjoyer
>>18566884I love it and I wish I didn't break out in a rash when I spray it directly on my skin :(
SOTD: Ameer Al-Arab Imperium
>>18566846>Toy Boy
What does he wear, /frag/?
>>18566905I didn't pay for it so it's whatever really. It's an amazing scent to spray around your house in the winter desu.
>>18566779>pissKouros and One Man Show
>>18566827hope i can get a tester
>>18566905people only hate on it because of the bottle
are the notes of iodine in french riviera strong or is it more of like a subtle thing
>>18566934And the advertising
>>18566270don't wear frags when exercising>35°C daysfor me it's aqua quorum>>18566317>Your brain can't process a scent for more than a few minutes before it needs a break.maybe yours, slowpoke>>18566027>>18566326I have a bottle and I don't know when to sell it>>18566362>yes, still fucking great>pierre bourdonwell of course it is
>>18566767fragrances are easy to tell apartand why would I want childish drawings on mine>>18566816>scented deodorantno,no,no no,nono>>18566846>bdjnigger>>18566910ONS is not pissy in the slightest
>>18566909god imagine how good she smells
>>18566958ive got a mostly full bottle of body kouros too, didn't realise it was discontinued. I loved menardo's stuff back in the day, still hang onto an old bottle of boss bottled too. has she done anything new/cool in the last 5 years?
If the anon with the 80's Drakkar Noir formula is in the thread, could you share it so I know which aromachemicals to buy?
>>18566910You're probably thinking of Furyo by Jacques Bogart, not OMS. Furyo is the brown one with civet and beaver musk.
>>18566908CK Eternity?
>MYSLF is a masculine version of LibreI liked libre but MYSLF is a fucking letdown. It's so generic. I'd rather wear Libre and do a gender changing surgery. There's no fucking lavender in MYSLF, it's all bergamot vs neroli mid off in a bottle
>>18566909>>18566970sexooooshe probably smells like pure, concentrated sex
>>18566971>has she done anything new/cool in the last 5 years?uhhhhhhhI don't know, don't think sothere haven't been many cool frags in the last 5 years in general
SOTD Chergui
Kalimantan Oud is nice. It smells earthy damp, fougere-ish, a bit "salty pussy" reminiscent of BR 540 compared to the traditional animalic oud accord in perfumery. Hope it stays unknown in the fragrance world so that companies wouldn't make the price go up
I remember that one time my cousin bought me this fragrance. I can't believe the guitarist of Kiss passed away. First Ozzy and now Ace. 2025 is a dark year for rock and roll. I still remember the cinnamon smell in the opening.
>>18567009F
>>18567013If Gene Simmons die, press S to spit.
Anyone here tried this yet?I am unbelievably obsessed with this, too bad it's ridiculously expensive (for me). Guess I'll just stick with my By the Fireplace.
>>18567018>woody>oudSounds good to me
>>18567007>oud>fougere
put your arab sloppa up your ASS
>>18566822Unironically a good reviewer.
>>18566818The perceived complexity of a fragrance is inextricably linked to the overall balance of the formula. In an unbalanced fragrance, certain aromachemicals will stand out from the rest and distort the progression of the scent, in a balanced fragrance meanwhile, all effects are produced as desired, while also allowing certain lesser dosed molecules to take the stage along the progression. Many amateur perfumers, such as those discussed in the thread, unfortunately don’t have certain sensibilities that a more instructed or talented perfumer might have, from a structural standpoint to a chemical one. For instance, I believe that neither considers evaporation curves and material degradation when creating a fragrance. I base this both off of personal experience encountering their products, as well as various reports I read over the years. This is not to say they are not talented, I spoke about this length in a previous post. The perfumery of today is a lot more performative and based on showmanship than it was in previous decades, as I am sure many of you will undoubtedly have noticed. This is where I believe the true skill of these individuals to lie, as marketers able to tell a story. Another point of malcontent is that many of these individuals simply buy old unfinished formulas and publish them as is, only making a few substitutions to make the formula either less expensive or to comply with IFRA 51 category 4, all this while pretending to be the actual creators.
>>18566846Rate/review Le Lion.
Sauvage EdT is so strong that you only need 1 spray desu
>>18566846Eau de GuerlainHabit Rouge EDTGuerlain Vetiver EDTHeritage EDTGuerlain Homme EDPPour MonsieurAntaeusEgoistePlatinum EgoisteParis-EdimbourgEau Sauvage EDTFahrenheit EDTDune Pour HommeDior Homme OriginalMonsieur de GivenchyAmbre SultanCherguiD&G Pour HommeColoniaColonia EssenzaColonia IntensaTerre d'Hermes EDTEau des BauxNew York IntenseFrench LoverMugler CologneEau de Rochas HommeL'Eau Trois
Spicebomb EDT, Metallic Musk drydowns are amazing
>>18567060It smells foul in the opening.
>>18567050Where do I start with reading about perfumes? I don't want to create anything, just want to understand things.
>>18567065They hire 5 chemists that actually did something with their lives and then they credit the representative (the "guy behind the fragrance" on fragrantica) and then have incels here larping with their ingedients to feel like "the guy behind the fragrance". give or take
>>18567068How do you know it's 5
SOTD New York Intense
So I just tried a few of the super popular mass appealing scents again you guys swore aren't super generic and here's the verdict Sauvage EDP: lame and generic Sauvage elixir: less lame but it was kinda meh, wouldn't wear itJpg Le lame Le Beau (I think it was this one, the see through bottle): smelled nice and pleasant
>>18567076>Le lamekek
Just got this. What am I in for?
YSL Y EDP+Vanilla oil=Sexy fall combination(Thank me later)
>>18567049You understand Tamil/Hindi anon?
>>18567073Is this /r/cuckold?
>>18567106Yes
>mogs Cool Water in your path
>>18567073>r*ddityou need to go back
>>18567073
>>18567099churchvery good church>>18567111>img not related as nothing can mog the chad CW
SOTD Câline - Absolute Blue>>18567111Will check out, thanks
Not sure what to spend my frag budget on this month:>Rogue 50mL Rostracto & Mousse Illuminée >BeauFort x3 discovery kits>Eucris EdT 100mLHelp me choose one
>monthly frag budget>doesn't know what to buy>asks strangers on 4chan>Rogue>BeaufortIt's so over for you
>>18567060At any point in the fragrance, does it smell like cigarettes to you?I was grabbing some other samples a while ago and added this in on a lark and I’ve tested it twice now and both times I get this cigarette smoke adjacent smell after like ~1 hour.
>>18567099It’s a “serious” scent but an airy kind of incense desu. Definitely reminds me of church. I wish it was stronger desu
>>18567160I don't appreciate this sort of comment. It isn't kind or constructive.
>>18567156What size is your current collection, and are you trying to reduce, maintain, or grow it?Personally I enjoy sampling a wider variety of things, for the experience if nothing else, and so would vote for the BFL discovery set, but Mousse Illuminee alone is a fantastic frag and Rostracto is also quite interesting. Eucris may be good but is a distant third imo because as I said, I prefer variety.
>>18567168Don’t even respond to posts like this when it’s just trolling or negative. Nothing constructive, positive advice, or suggestions, not worth the few seconds to type out a response. More so because there are so many posts like this, often just a word or two response of some generic, negative adjective.
>>18567172Mostly looking for something gloomy and melancholic to match the dark fall/winters of the upper Midwest. The Encre Noire line has done that well but I want further variety in that one area.MI & Rostracto don't really fit that bill but I've been meaning to get them for a while as I enjoy them both. My collection is already pretty sizable, planning to sell off most of it next year but that's a problem for future me
>>18567099Soap
>>18567177Damn, I get wanting MI and Rostractro, MI is one of my faves and I’ve thought about full bottling Rostracto but don’t think I’d have enough occasions to wear it over the rest of my collection. Plus, if you want gloomy and melancholic, definitely go for the BFL’s, it’s kind of their thing. I don’t 100% agree with it, but one of the fragrance infographics (“Green” fragrances, I think?) describes their Fathom V as “bottled melancholy”. I do think you’ll find something you like though, they have more than one that fit the description.
>>18567051It’s a bit close to Coromandel but has an antique wood furniture lacquer note in the middle. A very “Chanel” scent if you’ve tried their other stuff in the Exclusifs line like Cuir de Russie. If you like Shalimar EDP kind of ambers you’ll probably like it as well, but I don’t recommend it as blind buy.
>>18567183carrot soap to be more precise
What's the difference between this & regular sauvage?
>>18567197Less faggot vibes
>>18567197Eau Sauvage is for boomers. Sauvage is for zoomers.
>>18567199but the zoomer girls I pull all want me wearing vanilla
>>18567200Pedo
>>18567197Based Dior art
>>18566908Salvador Dali EDT
>>18567197Sauvage is ambroxan sloppa overload with a bit of spice and licoriceEau Sauvage is a classy and natural smelling aromatic citrus with a shitload of hedione
>>18567200Personally i enjoy 28-40 year old millennial women>a whiff of Cool Water comes to the nose while writing
>>18567206Zamn!!! SOTD Montblanc explorer platinum
>>18567156please understand that you're not "dark" except for maybe your skin tone and neither manny's attempts at making perfume nor beauslop will give you a gloomy aura. you will always be a weird doofus and your vibe will always be closer to the chicken dance or the humpty dumpty theme than to goth rock.
Today I finally checked out a ton of expensive and niche stuff. Honestly a lot of them, especially the Creed lineup, was really underwhelming, but I really liked pic related. The lady filled me a 2ml sample, but my mom and girlfriend both said it's bad.I'm torn if I should buy it or not.
>>18567210Its not that deep kiddo i just like scents to match the environment I'm in. Did you think Im a dark academia autist or something>>18567185Yeah Beaufort seems like the most logical choice I suppose. My only worry is that Rostracto isnt popular enough to avoid getting discontinued, fighting the FOMO as always
Is there a better soft rose + airy amber scent than this?It doesn't even necessarily have to feature rose, but I really love the whole profile, it gives such a feeling of luxury and high quality.(I'll buy it if there isn't, regardless of how comically overpriced this whole line is)
>>18567099Mass appealing frankincense + myrrh with a touch of citrus oil and vanilla and a hint of airy smoke.Fairly good quality, though overpriced compared to other incense frags like Casbah if you ask me.>>18567197Good quality classic but not very soapy lemony musky chypree vs. the best shower gel type aromatic fougere frag money can buy.
>>18567229General rule for frags, if both your mom AND your gf don't like it don't buy a full bottle
when I had a girlfriend her favorite cologne of mine was dior fahrenheit. was never my favorite, but she loved it. I had:>Aqua Di Gio (eau de toilette & parfum)>Sauvage eau de parfum>Versace Eros>Gucci Guilty>Bleu de ChanelI always liked Aqua Di Gio the most
sotd: sneed viking
>>18567269A female that liked Dior fahrenheit? Was she a girl with a special surprise perhaps?
I'm obsessed with The Piss.
>>18567206they may be post wall but they're all willing to do the most degenerate fetish shit you would ever want to be indulged in>SOTD Le Labo Noir 29
>>18567230Iron Duke was the only one i really liked. Hermann is another good gloomy frag
>>18567230Not that he has an extensive library of frags, but I think he’s only discontinued 3 or so of his fragrances, so you’re probably safe, and it wouldn’t surprise me if some of those were due to material constraints. That said, it’s certainly not one of his more mass appealing fragrances, so don’t wait too, too long. MI on the other hand, that’s not going anywhere.
Bought commodity milk sample because one of its creators is my crushHope she likes short guysSOTD: YSL Y Live
>>18567276lmao my mom also said it was her favorite of mine, she was pretty into fragrances though. all my colognes were christmas presents from her.
>>18567296I have a sample vial of hermann on the way thankfully. Havent been impressed with ELDO's stuff in the past so Im hoping this time is different>>18567299Yeah MI is definitely his flagship, I'm comfortable waiting until Spring on that one. I almost got burned when he discont'd L. Homme LaCroix, but I snagged a 30ml before that ship sailed. Rostracto explicitly feels like a cold weather frag too which hastens my desire to get at least a small bottle
>be Kering (parent of Gucci, YSL, Balenciaga, Boucheron, Bottega Veneta, Brioni, Maui Jim, Creed, etc.)>spends billions buying back fragrance rights of their fashion brands>drops €3.5B on Creed>gives up and sells the entire thing to L'Oreal for €4B indicating massive loss on investmentHow badly run is this company?
>>18567050You're wrong, amateurs make more complex and better compositions because they are given the space to from their hobbyist customers who want progression and novelty. Designers could do the same but they are shackled by their mainstream consumers whom can't be challenged and prefer linear, top heavy scents. The fault in your logic stems from your theory and appeal to authority instead of the realized product.
Just blind ordered Rochas Moustache bros, it was stupid cheap.
>>18567343I am the authority, at least regarding this particular matter given my place of education and employment
>>18567339None of those brands are worth anything today. They are just trademarks for chink markets.
>>18566793My wife loves the smell of this
>>18567322there's a few from the brand i enjoy, but i feel like they make more conceptual perfumes as opposed to fashion accessories. something like Jasmine and Cigarettes is cool, but i can't really see why you'd want to smell like that. but i did enjoy YOSLY, Clean Suede, Ghost in the Shell and Hermann. i think those are quite wearable
>>18567346Perfumery as a business and an art is like any other business or art form, the greatest heights are reached by those who weren't hampered by education or business interests.
>>18567346NTA, but here's the deal, you make perfumes. You're not a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer or anything resembling an actually qualified profession protected by laws and objectivity. You're like a painter. Anybody can paint and what looks better or, in this case smells better, is very subjective. You're like a street sweeper compared to me and you should be groveling before me. I name you worm as you crawl underneath my boot. I don't care about your opinion
>>18567351Oud Minerale is one of the best aquatics created yet. It blew my mind after smelling it first.I closed my eyes and saw literally wet clay, soil and salt water. No faggy sweetness, citruses, fruits. A masterpiece.
>>18567359This post pushed me over the edge, gonna order it now
Highly>doubtthat >>18567346 is the same person as >>18567050
>>18567359>>18567361Crazy to me that people are into this, but if you are Pineward has a slew of similar fragrances that I personally don’t care for because they smell like a mix of wet soil, earth, broken stems and roots.
>>18567359>>18567361>>18567367Also, Zoologist Olm is in a similar vein but it’s all wet rock and stone, less dirt, zero plant matter.
>>18566660man i love Luna Rossa Carbon as well
>>18567369Thanks, looked it up, sounds really great, gonna check it out aswell>>18567367Yeah some anon recomended me pinewood recently while i was on the hunt for a pure wood frag, but didnt have the chance to try them out yet, guess have to blind buy.But honestly a year ago i never imagined im gonna like this stuff, but somehow i really do
>>18567359I got a Resort Collection bottle a few years back after having a sample from the original for the longest time and thankfully it's mostly the same. It's a little less "oily" and kinda missing that something special in the PB version that makes it a truly beautiful scent. I'm kinda hoping my juice smells a bit more like that over time.
Has any cologne ever without a doubt gotten you laid or made women notice you instantly?
>lavender>oakmoss>patchouli>tobacco>vetiverRank these notes from most to least favorite.
>>18567412>patchouli>oakmoss>lavender>vetiver>tobaccoI like all of them.
>>18567412>patchouli>tobacco>oakmoss>lavender>vetiverI've switched up several times over the years, I like smelling like dark chocolate dirt lately.
Are there any frags that are made from citruses?
>>18567376if only they didnt have these ugly ass plastic caps on the atomizer
>>18567412>oakmoss>lavender>patchouli>vetiver >tabaccoVetiver was a dissapointment for me, my first fragrance that i loved was therre d hermes, and i thought this is what vetiver smells like, but i still enjoy it.
>>18566688It's enormously dry and acrid, it doesn't smell like burned incense, only like the very first whiff of smoke you get from it.>>18566815Arabian Incense smells straight up like Omani frankincense, and Cardinal smells exactly like the incense they burn in church, at lease here in Northern Italy.>>18567050>in an unbalanced frag certain aromachemicals will stand out without allowing certain lesser dosed molecules to take the stageI can think of a few frags that are based on an overdose of a single aromachemical, like Angel and BR540, but those are plenty successful and feel balanced to me.>>18567355>hampered by educationThe overwhelming majority of artists who made history, be they painters, composers, architects, singers or what have you, have studied their profession from a young age.
>>18567412vetiver >>> oakmoss > lavender > patchouli > tobacco
>>18567416>anythat's like half of all summer frags
Do u guys have some more charts like this one. >>18566815, i really enjoy them.
>>18567435they are awesome because you they tell you what to avoid
Can I wear fruity frags if I'm a heterosexual male?
>>18567435
>>18567439Yes
>>18567421>go to business school>study people who didn't go to business school>go to art school>study people who didn't go to art school>go to perfumery school>study people who didn't go to perfumery school
SOTD Unutamam
>>18567229>but my mom and girlfriend both said it's bad.>I'm torn if I should buy it or not.depends on how they said it and how much of a pussy/chad you are>>18567339>Boucheron sold to lorealit's joever >>18567345tell us how you like it after it arrives>>18567412tobacco>vetiver=oakmoss>patchouli>=lavender
>>18567440fix the spelling, move a few things, add a few and you've got a top of the line shitpoststill made me kek though[spoiler]need to try that grey flannel move[/spoiler]
chanel bdc l'exclusif from a tester strip:my favourite flanker, probably because it's the least like the othersnice powdery scent with some incense in the backgroundconsidering for the same money you can get any or almost any other chanel frag it's stupid to buy itbut I would buy and wear if it cost a quarter of the current price
>>18567408can someone answer my question, or is everyone here not gotten laid because of their fragrance
Which brands have good discovery/sampler sets? So far I've only tried "safe niche">Acqua di parma>Amouage>Xerjoff>MFK>Maison Margiela>PDM
Any patchouli and oud frags without rose?
>>18567351Your wife might be a fish just a word of warning
>>18567486Nissaba
>>18567449Again, this isn't true.You clearly didn't study art in any form, so I don't see where you get this confidence from, but just look at the curriculum of any art school and do some brief research on the artists covered.
>>18567491
>>18567440>Layton>outsider>CdG2>detached from the social dogmait was a different time
>>18567510>BalenciagaHow much we talking here 600-700$ for 30ml
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>>18567491+1 for the new Cristóbal
>>18567509I believe that you are fundamentally misunderstanding the concept of Perfumery as a craft. Before enrolling in ISIPCA or other such schools, you must first complete a masters in a scientific field, such as chemistry or chemistry adjacent fields, once you have a masters you go though a thorough examination and only then you are allowed in. If you are interested in learning more about perfumery you should consult various books on Jean Carles. >>18567421This is called an Overdose, intentionally utilizing a molecule well beyond its suggested range. I believe there to be a few exponents of this particular type of perfumery, chiefly among which Amouage, seeing as the approach they take to perfumery is largely based around balancing very powerful molecules with each other. More amateurish perfumers will unintentionally approach these styles. >>18567343This is not the case at all; many “DIY” perfumers unfortunately lack the capacity to create uniquely complex products given their lack of familiarity with certain molecules not available to the general consumer market, which is the origin of most of their molecules. For instance, creed famously uses a Hedione captive and sources their citrus from Capua, while amouage and others utilize Akigalawood and other captives. Until recently many superambers, such as Amber Xtreme were captives, famously used in Dior Sauvage. I would liken it to painting without having certain colors available to use.
>>18567486Etat libre d'orange has one of the best value ones
>>18567269Fahrenheit is a high quality dad fragrance, some girls like that
>>18567197they are not similar besides the name
>>18566905it's a good fragrance if you ignore the bottle and name
>>18567177I did controll + f encre noire.Do you put on a lot? I bought it and it has really weak performance for me.Basically couldn't smell it anymore after an hour or so.
>>18567486ELDOParfum d'EmpireTauerEssential Parfums
>>18566706Drakkar Noir is really weird currently. The new formulation doesn't project for long, and it's only really noticeable for 90 minutes, but it's on your skin and a skin scent you have to snort for like 12 hours.Can't recommend it because of that. A 2010 formulation bottle is pretty good though.
>ghost in the shellAny good? Looking for something fresh but strange>>18565980What if I am an art hoe (male, celibate)
>>18566632SOTD Matiere Premiere Bois D'Ebene. A bit strange to my nose in that it alternates between a pleasant earthy woody musk and then the projection and intensity of the notes crank up to 11 when it wafts from my wrists and sternum throughout the day for some reason.Anyone here have or try Encens Suave by the same house?
>>18567568>What if I am an art hoe (male, celibate)Sure, but only if you are younger than 30
>>18567568>Looking for something fresh but strangei'd say so. claming scent i find, like most lactic perfumes
>>18567526>If you are interested in learning more about perfumery you should consult various books on Jean Carles.any in particular? i think it'd be fun to get into. my city offers ateliers to learn and make perfumes, but they're generally sold out quick
>>18567568Could also try Hermann by ELDOOr H24. That's a unique freshie
>>18567565>but it's on your skin and a skin scent you have to snort for like 12 hours.>you have to snortPerhaps you don’t understand what the term “skin scent” means? It means you can’t smell it unless you press your nose to your skin. Stop pressing your nose to your skin and you won’t smell it anymore.
>>18567543It is on the weaker side. There's lots of iso-e super which people go noseblind too quite fast. Some say that letting it sit for a while after opening makes it stronger, but I've not noticed much of a difference
>>18567543I have the extreme flanker and its performance is utter dogshit. I go noseblind to it in 3 minutes if I spray it on my neck so I mostly do elbows/stomach on the rare occasion I wear it. But even then, it's the only frag that I can spray on clothing and there'll be practically no traces of it within a couple of hours. Kinda sad, since I enjoy the simplistic inky grass scent profile.
>>18567568>Any good? Not really, smells like a dove soap bar with a slight citrusy overtone.>Looking for something fresh but strangeGuess it can qualify as fresh but there's nothing particularly strange or interesting about it, other than its name and fancy bottle.
>>18567588Perhaps you missed the entire point of the post where Drakkar Noir historically wasn't a skin scent?
>>18567486Rogue
Recommend me a date night fragrance or twor. I only want replies from guys that have bedded a 7/10 woman and above more than once (the same woman twice doesn't count). A lot of you are coping and telling yourself that your 3/10 was actually a 7/10. That is bullshit. Keep it real guys.
>>18567619The Most Wanted Parfum
>>18567619Just get Myslf.
>>18567469No difference from the others, they’re all the same.
>>18567619Dior Homme Intense 2025. Do NOT mistake it for Dior Homme Parfum 2025
>>18567675Just say you don’t like them, at least then you look like less of a noselet that can’t differentiate them.
>>18567619i`ve had women comment when i wore:>Y EDP>Naxos>Givenchy Réserve Privée>Baraonda>Jazz Club
>that one fragrance that makes you use your watch as cover for discreet inhalesWhat's her name /frag/?
Serious question, how do i find out if a fragrance gone bad?Recently i aquired tons of testers of creed, diptyque, bdk and amouage, which a lot of them are 10 years and older.Some of them still smell like parfum but have an off smell, like swampy ass, or wood that someone pissed on. Are they supposed to smell like that, or have they gone bad? I got them for free so no biggie, just curios
>>18567099I wish I could sample CDG incense series where I live. Nobody has it in store, and decants have to be ordered in from overseas with exorbitant shipping costs.
>>18567723A lot of niche smells just foul ngl. I would suggest that you cross-check with testers at a physical store.
>>18567723If you got all your testers from reputable sellers and even discounters then that's just how that fragrance is.>tons of testersI personally wouldn't sample more than like 10 different frags in one sitting especially if some of them have nuclear projection and if your nose is new to all of this
Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme smells heavenly on warm skin.
>>18567310I wore Fahrenheit in honor of your mom today. It was too subtle. I have a splash bottle, I'm going to try to double dab and if that doesn't work I'll get a spray decanter for it and a couple of my other splashes.
>>18567715That's definitely one of them. Bon Monsieur has stained my epic chud Casio F91W
Roja Apex smells closer to Tsar than it does OG Polo Green imoI see some similarities in the opening but the drydown really is closer to Tsar
>>18567509I went to business school, all the case studies were people who didn't go to business school. Gates, Jobs, Zuck didn't go to business school. In my philosophy of art class we studied people who didn't go to art school. You are plain wrong. If they aren't studying Chanel, Lauder, Kerleo, and Morillas in perfumery school they aren't getting a proper education
>>18567782Underrated post. I also found that interesting when studying finance. They only teach us about those who never went to business school.
>>18567526>lack of familiarity with certain molecules not available to the general consumer marketNone of those are necessary to make good and complex perfumes. Amateurs have access to sufficient products to make anything they want.
>>18567723>creed, diptyque, bdk and amouage>an off smell, like swampy ass, or wood that someone pissed on.Sounds accurate for those brands.
Women love Reserve Privee but I cannot for the love of me understand the fragrance.
>>18567510Why are traditional masculine perfumes rated low on fragrantica
>>18567766How does it compare to plain Allure Homme Sport? I find it nice but the I'm sick of the sport version, I always wear it.
>>18567810>ratingswho cares
>>18567723Get samples for a few of them and if it checks out then the rest are probably how it's meant to smell
>>18567823Isn't this frag smells like cum?
SOTD: Al-Rehab Silver layered with Drakkar NoirSmells good. Feels good.
>>18567847Those notes must be fakeI genuinely can't comprehend how that combination smells badSOTD: Coqui Coqui Mazatlan Azafran
>>18567619Literally just buy some shit at Sephora that you think smells nice and doesn’t make you smell like a dad/uncle/grandpa or a fur trapper with aids doused in kerosene. Don’t overspray. There is no scent that will get you laid. Fragrance just signals to women that you pay attention to grooming and aren’t too broke to spend $80+ to smell nice. Unless you’re an 8/10 or above then you can ignore and wear whatever you want.>tldr blue de chanel and NDLH
>>18567619just get this if you want sex
>>18567469nevermind overnight it turned into pure showergelwould not buywould not wear
>>18567848What does Silver smell like? I can't find Dakar anywhere, and the new Drakkar Noir performance is total AIDS.
>>18567882Al Rehab smell like a Silver Mountain Water light version.
Interesting article on the history and chemistry of Akigalwood: https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Akigalawood-What-Does-It-Smell-Like-and-Why-23620.html
>>18567891a rare fr*grantica w
>>18567891don't like akigalawood but the article is nice read
I love Jo Malone Hinoki and Cedarwood but i don't wanna buy anything from that brand if anyone has similar recommendations please lemme know thanks
>>18567862Spicebomb smells like curry though. I wonder if Indians wear it.
>>18567007>mfw I can imagine myself taking a bath with all these attars
What does he wear /frag/?
>>18567469>why yes i wear Bleu de Chanel
>>18567940A masculine fougere. He is known for his herbs and spices.
>>18567940Eau Sauvage>>18567412i like them all, but>lavender>vetiver>oakmoss>tobacco>patchouli
>why yes i wear Loewe 7 Cobalt
>>18567920Hinoki by CDG
>>18567267nice pits
>>18567542Like Ultra Male?
>>18567954Ultra Male is disgusting. Get Le Male or Le Male Le Parfum. That way you won't smell like a middle schooler.
Fragrance with this smell?
>>18567955>Ultra Male>disgustingthat's just a shit take
>>18567959Nah I'm just not 12.
>>18567961that just makes it worse lol
>>18567955I'm a 30+ year old millennial. I can't wear Le Male. People will laugh at me.
SOTD HermannDecided to give my sample another go after I saw this discussed here. Pretty boring imo
>why yes i wear Gritti Rebellion(a better Blow de Colonel)
>>18567928The Extreme yes because of the cumin but the OG no
>>18567964Most people won't even realise unless you overspray.Wear what you wanna wear.
>>18567969He looks like he'd blow the Colonel though.
>>18567940Stetson Coty
>>18567940colonel sanders look asian as fuck I wonder if vietnamese thought he's part of the viet cong
What in the world is "urinal cake"?
>>18568003https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinal_deodorizer_block
>>18567891Indeed, that is interesting. Didn’t open the actual patent site to confirm, but if my understanding is correct that means Akigalawood isn’t even “a material” it’s a composition of 3 materials in approximate concentrations.
What frags does he wear?
>>18568019>kalindrachanSecretions MagnifiqueHis secretions really ARE magnificent
>>18568003What Polo green smells like
>>18567772Perfumeranon I know you created apex just tell me what’s in it nigga
>>18568047>what’s in itroger bird's own personal secretionsthat's why it's so shit
>>18568047Unfortunately, I am unable to divulge any information pertaining to this particular fragrance, if you would like I could instead discuss Polo Green or Tsar, both of which I have become intimately familiar with, I can’t really say anything beyond that so I’ll hope you know to ask the right questions. >>18567583I would strongly suggest you to instead purchase your own aromachemicals and start experimenting, this goes for everyone in this thread; there are a lot of new insights to be had from directly working with the molecules. If you are purely interested in the science behind it I would recommend you to read perfumery practice and principles as well as scent and chemistry, two very interesting books that will induct you into the world of perfumery, both from a chemical and creative standpoint
>>18567955Agreed. Scandal Parfum is also approved.
>>18568003
>>18567964Smelling Le Male nowadays reminds me of dudes in their 40s still out clubbing when clubbing was still a thing. (And yes I know that Ultra Male was the clubbing flanker)
>>18568087The more you post the more I suspect youre a bot
>>18568147Le Male doesn't remind me of parties it reminds me of a balding man smoking at the balcony at 3 am talking about divorce papers
>>18568147Le Male was also extremely popular for clubbing when it came outOnly later did the standards get so fucked that it wasn't sweet and annoying enough anymore
>>18568147>>18568176>>18568200It smells like a guy wearing turtleneck in all black on his way to pick up his blonde qt for a date in autumn. Come at me.
>>18567862love OG spicebomb in the cold. above 50 degrees F it smells like hot dogs
What is the niche version of Le Male? 1725, Invasion Barbare, Antico Caruso, or something else?
>>18568228Amouge Reflection Man
>>18568228Get Le Male Le Parfum, women love it don't listen to white men larping as indian men larping as white men larping as black men larping as indian men itt.
Whats the fragrance that got u the most negative reactions?For me its pic related, only 1 woman i know told me its way 2 strong (2 sprays), people usually are shy with negative comments so i guess it must been really bad to her.
>>18568228MB Individuel
>>18568260Anything oud forward,my family hates it especially my mom (her ex is Arab)
>>18566768I have a bottle of Aqua Dubai and I wear it more than anything else. Has such a fresh and bar soapy dry down. I recommend that.
>>18568274>coal burner mom Grim…
>>18568312This, i kinda liked it until my mom pointed out it smells like piss, now i cant unsniff
>>18568260No one has ever said anything negative about my fragrances. Or positive. No one cares about me, I am invisible
>>18568335Anon i bet u have impeccable taste and always smell really good, the people are just shy
>>18568312only the old bottles I'm afraid
>>18568335Spend more time around older generations and not just people your age. Assuming you're early 30s or under. You'll get a compliment (or get called out) more often.
>"um layering doesnt work">wears aventus absolu
>>18568346Thank you anon >>18568357The closest I've had was my uncle noticing I was wearing perfume, perhaps subtly implying I had oversprayed, that's how it sounded like to me anyway
>>18568374If you oversprayed he probably would have stepped away from you or see it on his face. What do you usually wear?
>>18568382secretions magnifiquesit's my signature
>>18568260Club de Nuit
>>18568383Based. They don't deserve you anon
>>18568384really?
>>18568382That day I used an old boss bottled bottle I had, it's probably over 12 years old, it was probably a bit pungent and I had no idea how strong it was since I hadn't used it in a while. It was all I had at my parents
>afnanis it trash?
>>18568474I was dissapointed when i first tried them, its just Arab garbage
>>18568260Lattafa Asad followed by Drakkar Noir. People who don't like astringent smells will complain about it but will bathe in Bath and Body Works.
>>18568498i feared as much
>>18568705>>18568705>>18568705NEW!
