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>sotd orage
too bad this is overpriced and discontinued. its basically aventus without all the gay fruity notes

>>18618050
That makes sense to me

I have been wearing Kouros all last week too though so that may be why I'm not over impressed with the "power".

2 sprays of Kouros and I could taste it for about 4 hours, but I'm not getting much now from 2sprays of Fahrenheit 6 hours later, i could re apply for the evening but Kouros was a 1 spray per day scent for me.

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>>18617920
>innovative and interesting to formulate a frag that's such a throwback
No, not really, it depends more on marketing and such attempts are made quite often.
>it's not nearly as similar to DN as you're making it out to be
The form is the same while perhaps the materials are not, DN is citrusy but uses cheap bergamot rather than bright lime from Sauvage, i find real DN to be way woodier, ambroxan is quite clearly different but you replace that with Dyhidromyrcenol and it's the same effect and in the same places.
Also you are a sodomite-enabler bro, nothing will justify that and i am glad you can enjoy those refined frags for what they are but i am the kind of guy who doesn't want a giant sign over my head that says "pillage me bum".

>>18617966
>some people Legitimately are sensitive to perfumes. It’s just how it is
Call the IFRA police, i don't give a fuck, let them sort it out while i project the oakmoss

>>18618042
>not getting any synth gasy vibes
Fahrenheit was gas vibes coming from violet leaf absolute and methyl heptine carbonate, hence the IFRA raping it because both are heavily restricted so you will probably not smell the turpentine opening unless the bottle is made before 2008.
Demachy reformulated it around those years to make it more wearable in the summer but people hated that because it smelled just like Fahrenheit Cologne and they reformulated it around 2018 again along with Parfum and then yet again around 2021, that small 3-year gap had the last good Fahrenheit batch, it's gassy but also way too much patchouli in the drydown, i like it but i rather have it smell woody and more leathery.
Also they discontinued all the Fahrenheits for summer (Cologne, Summer, Aqua) so now people want the summer wearable ones lol, i know i do.
You can search for Metal Jeans by BH90120 for a cologne-like original DNA.

>>18618049
>fragrance reviewers instead of fragrance marketers
Nowadays it's a very small border dividing them

>>18617882
>>18618061

I am very much disappointed with the direction kouros has unfortunately taken as it appears to be a shadow of its former self. Due to various reasons, I am not at liberty to discuss anything regarding the formula; but rest assured that the olfactory differences between various batches are not the result of overzealous bureaucratic procedures, but instead mostly marketing related. It’s a shame since the original was, at least in my eyes a near perfect fragrance for what it was trying to do.

>>18618084
Don't be a faggot and tell me the last good reformulation date.

>>18618084
>are not the result of overzealous bureaucratic procedures
Buddy half the base is missing in theory, how is that not overzeal. I haven't smelled the newer batches but you would need to move the base too much for it to work normally, the middle and top notes seem to be legal enough.
For starters creating the damp base without fat-heavy moss would need linalool with something ozonic that stays as a base rather than volatilize in the opening, then civetol with the real thing nuances would need some trickery although it can be possible because vintage Kouros didn't really have that much civet.
>mostly marketing related
That i can imagine too, many patchouli frags dialed it down due to younger audiences not liking it but for Kouros to be modern you would need a very drastic reformulation.

>>18618084
The original fragrance wasn’t even what the perfumer wanted. YSL came back to Bourdon after his submission and told him to up the animalis, then did it like 1-2 more times more.

i can't get rid of the feeling that sebastian was the slow kid in the school. he just stands there in front of his fragrances like a child with way too many toys, just saying meaningless stuff.
>uhh wow
>sexy
>my dad wore this
but the joke's on me because he's the nigga with 325k subs

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Sotd Bugatti IconiQ Gold

>>18618084
what's the closest thing to the original then?

Some people call TdH and Dior Homme Sport 2021 'grandpa' scents but I like that whole profile. Can a man in his 30's pull them off or would it be weird?

>>18618177
>Can a man in his 30's pull them off
yes
>I like that whole profile
the only thing that matters
>would it be weird?
no (also who cares?)

>>18618122
Have they surrounded him because he's a pick pocket?

>>18618177
Don't worry about that worry about the fact that it's not weird for males in their late 30's or early 40's to be grandparents, you are actually the target demographic

>>18618177
I personally wouldn't but if you already insist on being weird...

>>18618108
What are you talking about

>>18618177
>but I like that whole profile
That's the most important thing
>Can a man pull them off
>Dior Homme
Not without being gay
>TdH
Chances are half the people will not smell it in the first place due to overuse of IES and other anosmic ingredients. It's a classic and who the hell is the grandpa in the first place, one is from the 2000's and the other is literally from this decade, with the DNA being newer than TdH.
I am appalled the arabs made a dupe (Toro) which doesn't last as long but replaces the IES with another wood synth that seemingly everyone can smell. Same goes for Encre Noir, some people think it's a skin scent that smells like old paper and are surprised when the dupe is actually a strong inky woody vetiver.

>>18618208
It's less the year it was released and more the use of vetiver and astringent citruses.

just got a whiff of prada paradoxe and nearly puked
if you are a girl, do NOT buy that shit

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>>18618248
Average female sweet fragrance wearer

>>18618248
i'm a girl and i'll buy what i want

>>18618257
that's fine, just don't let it be paradoxe

>>18618257
Tits or gtfo

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>>18618252
What's up with those eyebrows?

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What would he have worn?

>>18618269
Women thinking drawing and/or filling in their eyebrows looks good

>>18617325
The Chanel employee didn't even know what Antaeus was when I asked her.
>"is that mens or womens?"
kek

why half of the posts are now blogposts
what happened
sotd encre noire Los Angeles (LA)'Extreme 21 sprays

yea we should just fill the thread full of bitching and complaining instead

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sotd Bee

>>18618295
based

>>18618270
Antaeus

>>18618270
Dunhill X-Centric
>>18618275
>what happened
It's a men's general now

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This shit smells like mouthwash. People pay 400$ for this knowing what it smells like?
>the somewhat medicinal opening fades to notes of vanilla, woods, pepper etc
Is there a worse fragrance note than pepper? Wtf marly

>>18618270
Something cheap and American

>>18618275
Some fag got kicked out of his local fragrance group for being a retard sperg so now he just spams here at every single fucking post. Never forget that as bad as /frag/ is it can always get worse as the spammer has made evident.

>>18618319
>some fag got kicked out of his local group and now spams here
How do you know that?

>>18618322
That's what he said >>18612681
It's been constant spam since then.

Reminder that big and loud macho man frags were meant for and worn by actual homos

Real straight men should wear fresh and clean scents

>>18618270
Allegedly he wore Brut, Drakkar Noir and Arpege at different times. If he were still alive today he'd probably wear something like Ombre Leather.

>>18618319
>got kicked out
Wrong, i still go there but they aren't my main source of entertainment anymore
>spams
>spammer
>constant spam
Learn a bit or two before using words, kiddo. You have made my mission to bother you in every thread made

>>18618305
>>18618328
wow hes just like me

>>18618327
The only homo I ever knew was someone from my extended family, he reeked of pungent essential oils. Everyone hated being around him.

>>18618327
Ok Jeremy

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>>18618329
>You have made my mission to spam in every thread made

>>18618327
This is my opinion so far as well, I liked clean and refined frags the most, oldtimer patchouli bombs, fuckboy party scents and kgs of brown sugar drops don't remind me of a decent man. Just as women can wear and look like almost anything and we shrug it off, it is a lot more limited for men - unless you want to let everyone know that you are heavily eccentric, at best.

As a poorfag it is my sad conclusion that I'm liking more and more Creeds, based on samples. Aventus, GIT, Himalaya, OG Vetiver, Viking... They smell simply nice and cool. I have to plan my savings around copping these.

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>>18618087
ParfumCorp is the best you can get. You can buy 10ml mini and decant, you won't need much considering how powerful it is and the olfactory fatigue it induces.

Also want to make a comment on Guerlain Vetiver and Sycomore.

Guerlain Vetiver base is Ruh Khus Vetiver from India. Grassy green thick liquid.

Sycomore is Haitian Vetiver, brown thick liquid. It smells 90% like it without the bitter medical note. It's softened and rounded out with florals and other notes.

I bought both oils last year out of curiosity.

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>>18618342
Thanks for the useful info.

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SOTD Asad Zanzibar

>>18618270
Something dark and leathery

>>18618108
The Perfume guy? Lol I actually go to his channel to watch reviews because other creators are too flashy with cuts and zoomer shit and they overstimulate me. meanwhile he just stands there and yap about the fragrances like a good boy. I guess I match his autism.

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I heard tobacco made your frags smell like a toilet. Is this true?

>>18618269
It's a Bri'ish thing

Women like natural smells not chemical douchey smells.

>>18618377
Ted Lapidus PH reminds me of staying at a gas station with half-eaten urinal cake and used syringe needles in the trash bin and dried shit smeared all over the ceiling.

Despite that, I like it.

>>18618383
so you like it because it reminds you of your mom

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>>18618380

>>18618380
Frags is like lifting at the gym
You get into it thinking you're going to pick up girls if you smell nice or get fit
You realize after awhile that actually it's for yourself
Then even after that, you accept you do it for compliments from other guys at the gym

>>18618391
these are boomeresque tropes that have not stood the test of time

>>18618380
women will like anything the guy she thinks is hot wears

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I'd like to thank Anon for the Ungaro HoMM3 rec.
>>18611009
I really like it, especially after a few hours. It's kinda funny that this is what generic "men's cologne" smelled like to me as a kid playing with frag. sample vials.
Ramz Silver is something I could wear for outdoor skating, if I wanted to smell like a teenage hockey player (covering up that horrendous polyester hockey stink with cheap cologne)

i just ordered two bottles of bianco latte

>>18618402
I just biancod two orders of bottled latte

>>18618274
lol
fucking grim btw

>>18618295
based

>>18618308
>Is there a worse fragrance note than pepper?
yes but even the best note turns to shit when it's used by a slop house like PdM

>>18618327
>Reminder that big and loud macho man frags were meant for and worn by actual homos
yeah probably
>Real straight men should wear fresh and clean scents
lol fag, i wear whatever i want

>>18618380
>Women like
stopped reading right there