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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>18645413
Just list them as new, I buy them all the time.

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Nigga, had a great weekend with my white GF. Sotd Drakkar Noir.

dead board, dead general
fragrance is over
if you’ve ever bought or worn an arab clone, kill yourself

>>18645475
kys

>should I buy X (clone meme fragrance), or Y (clone meme fragrance). I’ve been influenced and want to spend money
Neither. Spend your money and time sampling and experiencing new stuff. Ideally for free but if there’s no good fragrance stores around you use discovery kits and decent sites.

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only fragrance i'll ever need

Finally tried Body Kouros. Didn't care for it. Smells like Platinum Egoiste with eucalyptus. Halfway between green-fresh and synthetic. 5/10

>>18645512
I'm broke and Arab clones tend to perform better than the OG, you can't blame me

>>18645589
>poor AND retarded
Why keep breathing?

what fragrance do i get if i wanna smell like a member of the russian mafia??

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>>18645595

>>18645595
probably amouage or nishane. whenever a slav lucks into a moderate amount of money (either through sports bets or stealing from westerners), he'll spend it one of these two brands.

is the leather note in bdc exclusif any good or is it just a synthetic mess?

yeah I think I'll let some arab deformulate the chemical slop and sell the same shit for a tenth of the price

I don't really feel bad about Epstein's victims. Yeah, I know it's wrong and I wish the worst for him and his accomplices, but truthfully speaking I get no emotions. It doesn't affect me at all. At the end of the time I'm autistic and lack empathy.

SOTD: Prada Paradigme

bought a bottle of cowboy grass and walk the sea, feelsgoodman

>>18645609
same bro I also fucking love high fructose corn syrup, onions products, vaccines and endocrine disruptors

>>18645645
Go back to TikTok and suck off your looksmaxer retard

>>18645609
I was hearing Cavallier talk about how he plays tricks to screw over GCMS and protect his work from being copied. That's why they have such a big push on natural ingredients since the slop houses can't copy them.

Why is it so cringe to wear niche perfumes, but designers feel effortless to me?

>>18645654
Art of not caring.
Example:
>What's your workout routine? Nothing, I just walk to work everyday
>What's your skincare routine? Nothing just water

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>>18645599
This, also make sure to get ur gf/wife a bottle of pic related, there is nothing more slav like

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SOTD:
Oudh Al Boruzz Asrar Indonesia Rasasi

An interesting mix of barnyard oud and citrus notes, the only weird thing is the opening but then it settles to an ambery woody citric scent. And it's not a clone.

>>18645659
Arab slop tho.
SOTD: Drakkar Noir

>>18645654
Your experience is just limited, there are plenty of challenging designers and effortless niche. The distinction becomes moot after you take your blinders off.

>>18645528
I wanted some sweeter smelling fragrances since all I have atm were citrusy/fresh. I quite like my Afnan 9pm sample but I heard Rayhaan Lion was better. Just need something versatile for the night.

>>18645688
So just go to a decant site and spend 50$ on 5ml samples of whatever interests you. That should be plenty for you to wear for a couple weeks, see how long it lasts, how it mixes with your skin, etc. Then pick up a 100ml of the bottle of your choice from the cheapest legit discounter you can find.
>inb4
I realize a 40$ bottle of rayhaan isn’t going to break the bank, but I only recommend this path because they’ve got me 2-3 times with the meme scents and they just sat on a shelf until I gave them away. Whereas all the fragrances I’ve sampled and picked up with intention get worn and not wasted.

>>18645437
What are some fragrance houses that have a reputation for making strong/long-lasting fragrances? I need fragrances that are strong since I work with chemicals and ride a bike so most fragrances on me last barely 2 hours.

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>>18645694
Wearing decants are cringe (for me at least)
SOTD: LV Imagination

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its quickly becoming my favorite fragrance ever

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Is it redundant to own all three of them, and if yes, which one would you recommend buying? At the moment I'm considering Black Afgano, but according to some reviews the fragrance has most probably been reformulated several times throughout the years to the point of being almost unrecognizable compared to how it used to smell initially.

>>18645695
Mancera, Amouage, Aaron Terence Hughes, Orto Parisi, Lorenzo Pazzaglia

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What's a cheap, clean, attractive fragrance a young guy can wear?

I don't want a cologne that will make me smell like Count Dracula or the MENA guys at the club

>>18645743
cool water

>>18645743
azzaro chrome

>>18645740
I find Black Afgano hard to wear. It smells great, like smokey, green at the beginning but the drydown has a strong dirty oud in it. It lasts forever as well, but if that's your thing, go for it. Don't blind buy any oud frags, all I'm saying

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Holy shit. I just ordered a few samples from a website, and they included a couple of "Error" samples which they give out whenever there's a mix-up in their warehouse.
The thing is, these don't have names. The other thing is, they smell divine. One of those is the best thing I've ever smelled in a fragrance.
All I know is that one is yellow and the other is a pink liquid, possibly feminine but leaning unisex.

How the fuck do I find out the names?

>>18645809
send it to jeremy fragrance with a black dildo and he might identify it

>>18645809
you could maybe start by telling us what they smell like or just do this: >>18645812

>>18645809
I bet this happens a lot. We are very much influenced by marketing, and seeing the bottles and associated brands and it's perceived luxury makes you prefer one over another. Sadly for some, people don't see the brand you are wearing with fragrances. Now you actually have no fucking idea what scent you like, you just know you want to be wearing a presticious brand over another. This becomes obvious looking at blind tests. The best part is watching some video where they compare blind reactions of cheap fragrance versus expensive one, and if the cheap one is winning there's tons of comments like "it smells different on skin!!" "it matters who is wearing it!!" "the season is wrong!!!" "well I just wear fragrances for myself so I don't care". All of which is so pathetic cope it makes me wonder if these people have any self reflection at all. My last given example is probably best; people who seek out videos about their fragrance just to get it bashed and then claim "WELL I DIDN'T EVEN CARE!!" bro why are you there in the comments of the video? There's some truth to all of those points, but they come across as massive cope.
Since this is the case, it would make sense to to put random frag decants with the purchse without telling them what it is on purpose.

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Any guess what givenchy is this?

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>>18645841
Gentleman Society Ambreé is very rapey, I do recommend it

>>18645848
grapey* my bad

>>18645841
>Any guess what givenchy is this?
look up the most popular frag for women and that's it (L'Interdit Eau de Parfum)

>>18645848
lol, what makes you think that Steve bought all this stuff to some dude?

>>18645851
>>18645848
>tobacco
>vanilla
Damn, we have the same taste.

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>>18645851
>bought all this stuff to some dude
I don't even know who this retard is I just wanted to shill the perfume I like

>>18645859
Love you too

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>>18645867

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>>18645867
>>18645879

>>18645741
Thank you anon. Any particular fragrances you recommend from their portfolio?

>>18645894
>Amouage
Purpose 50, Interlude 53, Silver Oud and Royal Tobacco

>Orto Parisi:
Risvelium and Cuoium

>Roberto Pazzaglia
Back Sea

>Mancera:
Red Tobacco

Also worth checking out is the house of Montale.

>>18645783
When was your bottle made, though? Because people are also reporting underwhelming performance.

>>18645743
>not wanting to smell like dracula

>>18645589
It doesn’t matter that they perform better if they smell like shit.

>>18645605
It smells great, I don’t think many people contend that. It’s the price that is the problem for some.

>>18645926
2021, same year bought
>>18645949
They smell the same to me. Sometimes they add a bit of oriental accords, which are annoying to some but it's fine for me.

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>>18645927
>wanting to smell like gothrock anon

>>18645952
cool, thanks. i will look into it. was never a fan of the other bdc but im hoping the leather addition will make me actually want to wear it

>>18645924
Lorenzo Pazzaglia*
Black Sea*

how badly will I get scammed if I buy Dior Sauvage Elixir in 2026??

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I updated a few things and added New Look.

Last weekend I was in a big city for a party and popped into a Dries gallery, which is this new and fancy way they're calling their stores that only sell accessories and frags, where I've tried Rock the Myrrh and a few other things.
It was quite interesting, and while I'm afraid I didn't get an accurate enough impression to add it to the graph I hope I'll get to try it properly soon.
I also brought home a sample of Havana Gold, that one really wow'd me; there's no incense in there but I recommend you check it out despite its comical price.

>>18645991
cheers anon, saved
on a related note: are you by any chance familiar with Encens Roi from HdP?

>Dries
absolutely punjabi

sote maison dalton - voler c'est pas bon edt

>>18645924
i think Megamare is the most approachable from Orto Parisi. i do like Cuoium but it's an acquired taste as it's a heavy smoky leather perfume.
i think Red Tobacco is more infamous than anything else. it's known to be loud, but not particularly good. Cedrat Boise intense is proably their best as it's an Aventus clone that lasts pretty long.

So I just bought Dior Homme 2020. I guess I’m done with fragrances because I can’t see myself needing anything else. Don’t know why I waited so long to try it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VurkXz-sI7c
frags for this feel?

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>>18646051
fierce

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>>18646051
Cool Water

>>18645986
>>18646017
all hail François Demachy

>some of the samples I ordered from the chart arrived
>smell them
>almost get an erection
I understand Jeremy Fragrance now. I completely get it.

>>18646083
which samples?

>>18646085
The ones from Frangencenet I bought haven't arrived yet (they're really dragging their heels), but from Lucky, I got:
>Amouge Interlude 53
>Masque Milano Russian Tea
>Masque Milano Tango
>Parfum D'Empire Cuir Ottoman
>Parfum D'Empire Azemour Les Orangers
>Diptyque Tam Dao EDP

I think that I like the Diptyque and Azemour Les Orangers the least (both are too astringent for me). The others made me realize how badly I'd just been getting fucked by people giving me shitty cologne as a gift. It's why I never got into it this stuff. I figured it was all overpriced trash.

>>18646099
>Azemour Les Orangers
get back to it when it gets warmer or maybe give it a year and try again
it's an awesome frag

Repeating myself: What is a fragrance for Florida that isn't gay or feminine or associated with clubbing?

>>18646116
Ultra Male

>>18646116
DH2020, Dior Homme Sport, Dior Homme Cologne, Eau Sauvage

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>>18646116
>for florida
Oh you gotta go with Le Beau Paradise Ga...
>Isn't gay
Uhhh alright you could go for some Dolce & Gabbana Light Bl...
>Not feminine
W-what do you mean... am I sweating? Anyways Versace Eros has a...
>Not associated with clubbing
what the fuck do you want from me anon

Try Terre D'Hermes Eau Intense Vetiver

Last 20 posts were literally 1 guy talking to himself

>>18645999
Never tried Encens Roi, sorry.
Based on what I've read it would probably go between Reve d'Ossian and Incense Extreme, or between Mortel Noir and 2 MAN, but don't quote me on it.
>>18646004
>Dries
>absolutely punjabi
Where's this meme from and/or what is it based on?

>>18646099
Diptyque is known to have soft perfumes. their fig one is one i'm keen to get. I hear Orpheon is really nice but i've yet to try it since it's always empty at the stores.
i own Cuir Ottoman and Ambre Russe. PdE is a great house. very nonlinear frags which is cool imo
MM is sick too, but Russian Tea was too "bitter" when i tried it. but it's a nice house.

>>18645832
I'm guilty of buying overpriced shit but I can't force myself to wear something I don't like. It's funny that most of my collection is vintage and discontinued so a lot of my expensive stuff used to be cheap drugstore fragrances. It's all subjective but I do find the fragrances that used to be common low end stuff I either hate or it's just decent. The higher end stuff, even if it's not something I would wear, I can appreciate. Maybe there was greater quality variance in fragrances from the past because when I test stuff today at the big stores it's all so similar.

>>18645740
I can't speak for the other two, but Gucci Intense Oud is really good. It's pretty inoffensive and lasts insanely long on clothing. I still smell it 2 days later.

But, try before you buy.

>>18646118
>>18646120
>>18646122
thanks niggies

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Anyone tried this and can give a review? Anyone got experience with Kerzon in general? Are they any good?

>>18645698
>wearing decants are cringe
>pondering this hard on a 40$ purchase
So you’re a child and your mommy worked hard to get you a bottle for your birthday, now you’ve been influenced and want more. But she says you can’t have more unless you buy it yourself. Jesus fucking Christ sometimes I forget how bad this place is sometimes

>>18646329
You know you went full retard when you get mad at the guy who spams off topic images every thread. Prioritize your life kid.

Thawlts on Jo Malone?

>>18646351
The most prolific perfumer of all time.

Bought a 1mL decant of Sauvage Elixir for 700 yen. Hopefully it arrives by this weekend so I can wear it to the dinner party I've been invited to.

>>18646357
>yen
>Sauvage Elixir
>dinner party I've been invited to
Lmfao

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Do you fags know anything about this pheromone spray? Thinking of layering it with my frags.

Sotd: Amouage Epic Man

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>>18646372
>Pheromon spray

whats the best power move fragrance without smelling like an indian?

>>18646381
1 Million, 3-4 sprays. The OG white man's beast mode.

>>18646351
I only liked Hinoki and Cedarwood. Others are feminine slops

>>18646399
>WASHINGTON—In the latest government disclosure about the late financier and convicted pedophile, officials from the Department of Justice announced Tuesday that they were releasing a Jeffrey Epstein fragrance. “The aroma of infatuation, the perfume of the forbidden…DOJ is proud to unveil its new signature Jeffrey Epstein fragrance, Crave by Jeff,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a press conference, holding up a small glass bottle while flanked by blown-up monochrome photographs of Epstein looking up from a massage table. “After reviewing all the evidence in the Epstein case, we’ve managed to distill the child sex trafficker’s very essence down to a single, captivating scent that is as irresistible to British socialites as it is to Harvard professors. Crave features notes of leather from Epstein’s New Mexico ranch as well as real ambergris from the shores of Little Saint James. A limited edition gift set with a Crave lotion and scented massage oil will be available at Macy’s and Forever 21, and all proceeds generated from sales of the fragrance will be given to Epstein’s co-conspirators.” At press time, the DOJ reportedly pulled the Jeffrey Epstein fragrance from shelves after realizing its scent structure contained unmistakable top notes of President Donald Trump.

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>>18646399
>>18646414
kek wtf
blind buy worthy or sample first bros?

>go to store
>spray Dior Homme Intense on my wrist to test it
>immediately after me a short Indian tries out the exact same tester

So is he copying me to smell like a white guy, or am I unwittingly trying to smell like an Indian?

>>18645578
Based.

>>18646419
>Dior Homme Intense
Indians enjoy iris, beware

>>18646419
you both smell like a retirement home

>>18645027
>>18645030
(Stepped away from the thread for a while)
Thanks for sharing both the pic and the info Anon, there has been some sporadic talk about this and I’ve been really curious to hear how it would go.

Why was the espresso scale a mistake specifically? Just not conducive to measuring on? The number of significant digits should have been plenty if it was actually accurate. Also what was the pipet you were using? The only thing I can think of that you would be likely to get your hands on would be one of those mass produced, super cheap, transfer pipets, with graduations up to like 1 or 2 ml on the side, but they’re terribly inaccurate. Last, so am I to understand you’re currently in the one month maceration period, and if so are you actually going to filter the alcohol after a month? It sounds like you put it directly into a vaporizer.

>>18645605
>>18645966
It’s weak as shit if it’s even really present at all. If you want a leather note get something else.

>>18645643
What are your thoughts on Walk the Sea?

>>18645648
Kudos to him for protecting his work, but I’d be genuinely curious how he manages to do this. The only thing I can think of would be using isomer specific compounds, or a mixture of them, but generally speaking the isomers aren’t *that* different from one another scent why.

>>18645695
Bogart, for the cheap option.

>>18646116
Murray & Lanman - Florida Water Cologne

>>18646116
>almost every frag I like is meant to be worn in the winter
>live in Florida year round
wat doo? Smelling like a fruit seems like such a fruit (tourist) move.

>>18646419
Maybe race has nothing to do with it and you've spent too much time here and online in general.

I had a dream I got a new job and I got a write up my first day which included excessive perfume use. The funny thing was that yesterday I wore one of my mildest perfumes, Gucci PH2. I could smell it all day and it smelled amazing.

>>18646492
You dream about stuff you're really worried will happen. You're the annoying cologne guy at work. I assure you that is what everyone thinks of when they think of you. And not in a good way. You know it's excessive and that's why you're having anxiety dreams about it. Tone it down. Do one spritz and walk into it. I bet you soak yourself like a fratboy going to a nightclub.

i can't believe i got memed into guerlain vetiver. it smells like dusty old man + lemon candy.

>>18646502
it smells good though

>>18646500
No, I spray very little because I'm sensitive to fragrances. Go be a stinkard somewhere else and don't reply to my posts, you're gross.

>>18646502
skill issue

>>18646500
I had a dream that we were all back in school and took drugs and the class peer pressured my best friend to murder his brother, when we left school and I saw him looking pitiful and sad at the gates and laughed at him and said something along the lines of well what did you expect faggot

SOTD Fahrenheit parfum

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>>18646525
lmao what a fag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg0WyjeGCP4
its up

let go, it's not 2022 anymore.

>fresh laundry
>shower gel
>old man
>old lady
>old money
>sexy
what are some other cope descriptors noselets use because they don't actually know how to describe a scent?

>>18646525
>SOTD Fahrenheit parfum
how does it compare to the EdT? what are the main differences?

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>found this buried in my parents' drawer
How old is this? It smells fine.

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>>18646558
>*sniffs* I like this smell, it smells good.

>>18646558
>dentist's office
>bug spray
>Dettol/Tiger Balm
and worst of all
>Le Monplege

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Got JPG Ultra Male today on a sale so good it was cheaper than getting the cheapest tester from a reputable website, and form their official store too. Meant to be my autumn fragrance but I'm gonna see if I can pull it off in the colder days here in the tropics

>>18646502
hell yeah thanks anon, I was trying to remember which fragrance it was that a salesperson had me try and it was this one I think. I liked it, maybe I am a dusty and sweet old man

>>18646558
Saw a video today of girls describing Ultramale as "manly". Well thanks for nothing, I already expected my male fragrance to smell manly. Also don't get much info when someone mentions that a fragrance smells like "being fresh out of shower" which is like the shower gel thing but more local to my country I guess.

>>18646596
>I already expected my male fragrance to smell manly.
ultramale doesn't smell manly though
don't get me wrong, I just finished a 125ml bottle recently and it's a nice scent, but certainly not manly in its identity

>>18646573
The parfum has no birch tar or fuel qualities that define the edt but it does have the underlying violet leathery dna and what they call burbon rum i would consider more like the licorice smell from pouch tobacco.
It is last longer over all but the edt is stronger in the opening and projects better for the first hour or so and drys down to a nicer violet smell. It is nice for cold weather in particular but it lacks that tarry scent profile is what i love about Fahrenheit edt.

>>18646618
>no birch tar or fuel qualities
ah shame, that's what got me interested in the line in the first place. Think I'll try getting the EdT then, thanks

>>18646630
Same here and honestly it was initially a let down, but it still smells great and works good layering the edt 15mins after the parfum, it adds a bit of depth and doesn't clash at all.

I'm wanting to try Beaufort London Tonnerre next to chase that tarryness though

>>18646575
https://www.checkfresh.com/issey-miyake.html?lang=en

>>18646381
Royal Tobacco

>>18646500
>You dream about stuff you're really worried will happen.
that's true
>You know it's excessive and that's why you're having anxiety dreams about it. Tone it down
being anxious about something and it being a reality are two different things
> Do one spritz and walk into it.
what a waste of perfume. doesn't even qualify as sissy spraying. i really hope you don't do this

>>18646500
>Do one spritz and walk into it
lmao

>>18646648
No box and none of the numbers on the bottle are batch codes.

What fragrance/profile is good for a first dinner at girlfriend's parent's house?

>>18646685
layer encre noir (20 sprays)
and dior fahrenheit (15 sprays)

>>18646690
Dunno, it's a bit 'Bradford' if you catch my drift.

>>18646683
They are old or defunct batch codes, But 75116 was printed on the bottles from 98 - 2016

M corresponds to the year and AI thinks that it is 2005 "particularly for JPG and Issey Miyake during the BPI era".

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>>18646599
So you're telling me not to trust women because they don't know what manly really smells like. Ok I was already doing that. I know it's more on the sweeter side but I enjoy the change from woody/citrus, what do you consider a manly scent anon?

>>18646686
>anon on 35 sprays
the scent aura of god would instantly kill the family

>>18646712
>I know it's more on the sweeter side but I enjoy the change from woody/citrus
which is perfectly valid, I just find it misleading to classify that scent profile as manly
>what do you consider a manly scent anon?
TdH, Loewe 7, Cool Water
and a lot more, but those are the ones I have currently available and consider masculine scents

>>18646633
Tonnere smells like bacon bits

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>>18645437
Bought this cheap shit because I wanted to compare it to BDC lexlusive and I heard it's a clone and smells the same. It doesn't. Somehow it smells better. What the fuck. Only issue is it doesn't last very long, but it's cheap as hell so I can re-apply it. Anyone else tried it? Also when I tried BDC lexclusive after an hour it started to smell bad for a while until settling down. Why is it so expensive in the first place? This cheap fragrance smells much better with no big name/brand behind it.

>>18646723
>Why is it so expensive in the first place?
it's called "l'exclusif" so it must be expensive

Btw, if anon didn't know >>18646696 means that
>>18646575
is a really nice find and it will actually smell better than what's on the shelf today

>>18645851
>(L'Interdit Eau de Parfum)
Originally designed for Audrey Hepburn and now associated with the most famous pedophile and rapist of all time.

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Sotd Bruno Banani - Made for Men

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Opinions on pic related?

>>18646500
>Do one spritz and walk into it.
Solid bait, you had me going until I got to that.

>>18646525
No shit, same SotD fren.
>I’m just trying to burn through it so I only have the EdT left because it’s better

>>18646573
It has the Fahrenheit DNA but waters it down with sweetness. It’s not bad, but if you like Fahrenheit I recommend the EdT because it’s closer to the original incarnation, even if it’s been reformulated to hell at this point.

>>18646558
Old money and sexy are dumb because they’re so wildly abstract, but there’s nothing wrong with describing a scent as the first thing you associate it with.

>>18646633
Tonnerre is pretty fucking good if you want Birch Tar, you could also look into Hyde by Hiram Green for a different take.

>fahrenheit + vanillaslop
why would anyone want this

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What fragrances would be good for a femboy?
Something feminine, but not too overtly feminine to the point people where people look at me funny for wearing girly fragrances.
I dont really have any frame of references for scents as ive never owned any fragrances before, so i might aswell start by blindbuying off peoples recommendations lol.

>>18646857
People are gonna be looking at you funny for the rest of your life, may as well lean into it and get used to it.

>>18646857
Valentino Born in Roma intense is objectively the only correct answer, you will will smell great as a real men masturbates into your anus, should be their tag line frankly

>>18646857
>femboy
internet memes are not real, at best you will just be a man in a dress

>>18646857
I bought a sample of Ganymede expecting it to be like this (and expecting to regret it) but it's actually a only suitable for men and hyperfenimine women so I'm somewhat pleased with it actually

SOTD Club de Nuit Intense Man

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SOTE Le Coq Sportif Bleu Optimisme

Shower me with it.
Spray it on my food.
Inject it in my vein.
Shove it up my ass.
Drown me in it.

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>>18646944
Forgot pic.

>>18646912
>>18646875
thanks! ill check em out
>>18646864
Well in that case, what fragrance would you recommend?

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cop or slop?

>>18646956
slop

>>18646960
what do you recommend instead?

>>18646696
>>18646745
Thanks. I compared it to a decant I bought and the older one smells less citrusy and more mature/darker in the opening. Drydown is very similar though.

>>18646966
roja scandal

>>18646975
on paper i should have liked it but i wasnt a fan of the animalics

Samefag day.
Will return tomorrow

>frags have been stuck in Tennessee since last week
THIS FUCKING STORM HAD BETTER NOT HAVE CAUSED USPS TO LOSE MY SHIT.

>>18646991
isnt the storm over?

>>18646995
That doesn't mean that it didn't turbo fuck the mail in most of America. I have three packages from different places in different states all in limbo at the moment because of it. I am going to wait until Monday of next week and then contact all of the places I ordered from to assist with them having them labeled as lost.

>>18646996
yeah but it should have melted by now, especially on the main roads and highways. just contact them now because it will probably take them several days to respond to you

Is everyone here ameritards? No wonder the taste is shit

>>18646999
Esl moment

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>>18646999

>>18646997
There would still be a backlog from every single transit facility that is heading in/out. Think of it like a car accident on a road. You can remove the thing that caused the initial jam, but the jam will still exist.

>>18646686
No one seriously does more than TWO sprays, right? Even one full spray directly to the chest/neck area seems like overkill to me unless you're not going to encounter anyone for an hour.
I always worry about whether to wear any when I meet with people directly after a shower and getting dressed. I don't want them to think things. In a business environment or a medical exam or anything other than a date cologne seems kind of inappropriate. I'm sure you're joking about 20 sprays, but I don't see how anyone could do even 3 or 4 sprays. Maybe they have a poor sense of smell.

>>18646696
>AI thinks

DON'T ever ask or trust AI. It doesn't know anything and you'll find more accurate information yourself. Who the fuck told you it was ready? It's not.

>>18647001
I don't see any English errors. Once again, you're using that wrong. Faggot.

>>18646857
Encre Noire

>>18647019
It's funny because Google's shitty AI will recommend 5.

>>18647037
I'm going to go in the bathroom right now and hit myself with 5 sprays of one of my frags to see what happens. This is some extreme shit right here. What I'm about to do makes NO sense in my mind. FIVE sprays?
Here goes.

>>18646956
it's a great frag, it should have a place in all collections

>>18646960
>>18646975
>roger bird
lol, lmao, roflmao even

>>18647019
stop with the sissyspraying

>>18647043
which frag btw?
>inb4 rien, sauvage elixir or something similar
would serve you right for being retarded

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>BdC, gourmands
Don't be that guy

>>18646999
>if you have bad taste in fragrances you must be American
You spelled Indian wrong

I just took a large dump. Fragrance for this feel?

>>18646381
Just wear any 70's/80's fougeres

>>18647052
Glade

>>18646558
>>18646592
You forgot
>panty dropper

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>>18646945
One of the best leather fragrances ever made

>>18647023
Everybody is a singular noun, so ameritards should have been singular.
But yes most people here are american, that's why, on top of having oddly bad taste, they are obsessed with indians.
the exception would be the guy endlessly posting about interracial relationships, who's an indian (or turk or other such ethnicity).
>>18647019
The only occasion I do two sprays is when I'm going to the gym, anything else is at least three if I'm using a strong frag and more if I'm using a lighter one.

>>18647043
It was a disgusting experience. My shirt was damp, and it's still with me over 90 minutes later. Five fucking sprays.... no thank you.

>>18647044
It was some cheap sporty stuff called Volcanic Rock. I wouldn't want something really strong and distinct layered on me that thick. Even five sprays of CK One would have been gross. And that's the lightest, least offensive thing I think I have.

>>18646956
It's my favorite classic (style) fougere.

>>18647106
Pour Monsieur is a chypre

>>18647109
My bad, I meant chypre.

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What fragrance does he wear, /frag/s?
>>18646857
Stronger With You is a male frag that I would consider feminine in it's presentation, D&G Light Blue Pour Homme (base version, not the Intense or Summer Vibes versions) is a citric that dries down to a very soft powdery aroma, and the most recent Dior Homme also registers as very feminine. You can go to a store and try both without the fear of judgment but try them on your skin and not on the paper strip.
>>18647019
Depends on the frag really. I tend to use fragrances that are understated in their profile, so 5 sprays (two to the arms, two on my clavicles and one behind the head) ends up projecting decently, not overwhelming at all. Stuff like Acqua di Gio and Eau D'Issey actually benefit from it, but I would only spray Le Male Elixir twice.
>>18647084
>shirt was damp
Are you in the philippines or something? Stop spraying your shirt.

>>18647019
2 sprays, one on each wrist is for the really strong fragrances, stuff that if I spray more I'll be smelling days later. Also when I just want to smell regular fragrances but not fully wear them.
4 spays, one each wrist, and inner elbows is for average fragrances. I spray on clothes a little if I want other people to smell me or if I just want it to last longer.
I don't spray neck or chest, and if it's a cologne or something very light I can spray liberally even on clothes.

>>18647047
Obviously he would be happier with an asian boy like me

SOTD: Jean Lowe the pacific chill clone i forgot the name

>>18646956
Cop, but I think it's slightly too sweet for chypre. Decent longevity for me as well.

Wearing Gucci by Gucci PH, the scent is very interesting, it's like an aromatic tobacco cypress with prominent patchouli. It's masculine with equal parts elegant and rustic. While it not bad and stands out in my collection it makes me feel like I would rather be wearing something else. It's something I use very irregularly.

>>18647053
indians bathe themselves in drakkar noir, though

i think i chanced upon the perfect fit for my body chemistry. i put on the noir 29 by le labo around 15 hours ago. this thing is still going strong. never had something "perform" so much on me before. smells great too.

it's sweet but it's not. it's feminine but not really it's actually for men but maybe not. wtf. very floral though. this thing is great.

>>18647044
>>18647106
>>18647174
>discontinued
welp, nevermind. whats a similar alternative? the fragrance is from the 50s so there has to be one

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What's the best Aventus clone as of now?

>>18647286
It's not discontinued in the EU.

>>18647286
you can get is basically anywhere in the EU + there is just no way you can't get it at airport duty free shops

>>18647288
>>18647293
i guess i have to visit the eu at some point, thanks

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I need your opinion. I'm about to buy a 10ml decant of this. I find the price a bit high, but I'm thinking the quality is great in return.

So...Slop or Cop?

>>18647317
not slop but pretty basic for the price. its also something i wouldnt reach for even in high heat. this is also one of those fragrances you can easily save 50 dollars by just smelling in any dept store and instantly know if you wanna buy it or not

>>18647281
Fragrances last longer if you put them after not bathing. When you wear them right after a shower like I usually they don't last as long.

>>18647276
I guess it's better than B.O. and curry. Assuming they're clean before bathing in the Drakkar.

>>18647339
Gross. Never suggest that.

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I buy fragrances purely based on the bottle design.
I even let that completely define the scent through the power of autosuggestion.

>>18646956
uncslop, smells like you'd buy it from Wal-Mart

>>18647047
yes, but more importantly don't be the "classic barbershop fougeres and chypres" fedora incels

>>18647343
dangerously based

>>18647346
cringe

>>18647341
I only bathe daily to put on perfume, outside of habitual daily baths are unnecessary.

>>18647343
what's the best bottled fragrance then?

what happened to the other fragrance thread?

>>18647347
I agree, fougeres are cringe

>>18647353
lil bro mad at ferns

>>18647351
Depends on what I'm in the mood for; round, square, opaque, transparent, yellow, green, magnetic cap, pop cap, ...

>>18647352
Here >>18631913
It's just slow, this one is already slow, a deviant thread will be even slower.

>>18647317
You've already tried it multiple times, what information do you want from strangers online?
If you like it enough to justify spending what it costs, buy it.

>>18647421
I haven't tried it yet. I'm blind buying the decant lol

>>18647437
If you have no other way of trying it, like an upscale retail store or a LV store near you, then a decant is worth it to try anything out.

>>18647287
Aventus

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>SOTD: EP Nice Bergamote
yes, this is actually nice
i am wearing it to bed and it is comfy as fuck

need recs for something that's woods and musk without being grandpa slop like the $20 Bogart fragrances you nerds jerk off over. my favorites are Dior Homme 2020, Issey Miyake Vetiver, and Burberry Hero EDT

What fragrance notes originate from your country? I'll try to guess it.
mine is:
>Ylang Ylang
>Elemi

Wow I can't believe this stuff is this good, possibly the best arabshit bottle I've ever tried.
It's slightly more airy and aromatic in the beginning, it has slightly more allspice, cloves and tonka in the drydown, and better performance than the original.
It's also become more difficult to find since I bought a bottle, likely because of legal issues with both Amouage and Creed.
SOTD: Abraaj Viking

>>18647471
If you already enjoy Burberry Hero EDT, why not try EDP? It's more woody/amber

>>18647471
>filtered by bogart

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>>18647351
DK Fuel will never be dethroned.

>>18645437
It feels like a switch flipped in me a week ago, I really don't give a damn about fragrances anymore. Haven't even sprayed anything since, haven't looked at shops or reviews, not even this thread. Returned 680 dollars worth of sloppa to the stores, it felt so much better to get my money back than any scent of the hundreds I smelled. Back to waging and using soap as a decent man should.

sotd Terre d'Hermès

>>18647471
Based on what you like you would love Gucci PH2 and Armani Mania, unfortunately they are discontinued. You should try Dans Tes Bras, it's very powdery so it's very polarizing but if it's to your taste it's such an amazing woody-musk.

>>18647467
it is. i actually got the hand cream as well.
curious to try the extrait version.

Loving the soapy dry down and can't believe this shit was only $25

Sotd: Oud Najdia Lattafa

>>18647506
How long ago did you get into fragrances and what did you keep?

>>18647497
Thought about buying a vintage bottle, how much would u be willing to pay for a full bottle?
Every now and then i check for good deals, but so far i wasnt lucky

>>18647512
Since november so a grand total of 3 months. This is probably just advanced bpd or something, obsessing over new thing then dropping it suddenly. Only this broke me financially. My next half year will be spent with hardcore spartan ethiopian fasting and penny pinching to make up for it.
>what did you keep
Over all the samples, testers at store, purchases and refunds (200+), like 10-15 total.
>tdh edt, dsquared wood + green wood, armani code edp, sauvage edp, versace pour homme
>ysl lhomme + la nuit both edt, cool water, ralph lauren polo sport + fresh,
>bulgari man black edp, r. lauren polo 67, boss bottled edp
>inb4 lmao pleb taste, serves you right etc
this general alone cost me a lot of time and money, so lurkers beware

>>18647497
I keep trying to think of some witty joke about how this looks like Boba Fett’s ship, which was originally called Slave I, but Disney renamed it because *gasp* /slavery/ - but I don’t really feel like working that hard at it soooo… here ya go.

>>18647506
You sound like an addict that got lucky and got addicted to something that could be returned. Especially considering you managed to spend $680 worth in such a short period of time. And paid retail prices no less…

>>18647526
Yeah, or bpd, I’m no psychologist to go diagnosing.

>>18647488
ironically, that's you

>>18647506
if you really didnt give a damn about fragrances anymore youd just quietly leave the thread instead of making posts like this

>>18645743
Depends on what you want to smell like. The popular cheap stuff will make you smell like a brown person. I'd say clean smelling means soapy IMO, so I'd say something blue. Anything similar to the original YSL Y, or Nautica Voyage Sport might be good. Maybe something similar to BdC but I hate that stuff, it just reminds me of a disinfectant surface cleaner.

Maybe Versace Blue Jeans or something like Le Male but you'll smell 35.

Personally I like Drakkar Bleu but I am nearly 30.
>>18645746
Dude, no young guy wants to wear Cool Water or Drakkar Noir.

>>18647276
I never met an Indian wearing Drakkar Noir in my entire life. Most of them smells like drugstore deodorants.

>>18647287
Club de Nuit Intense Men

why yes I do wear>>18647597
drakkar noir every day (my mom bought me a 200ml and it will take me years to go through it)

>>18647619
(whoops ignore the post quote)

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>>18645437
>High Score
>Best men's Fragrance 2025
>Get it

Mediocre, and as I noticed at the mall, worse than Bottled Elixir, which is an actually excellent fragrance that's better balanced, more useful in more situations, less sweet, and holds for twice the duration. Legitimately baffling that so many people voted for this as best of the year: spices and cocao powder; it smells like an off-brand Mugler: Pure Myrrh. Fantasm and Stellar were both better than this.

>>18647625
>Balsamic
Puke

>>18647287
Eros Energy

>>18647619
Drakkar Noir is so weak now you'd be able to get through that in like a year with regular wear.
>>18645588
Does it smell really sweet/"ambery"? Cause if not I'd probably like it. But looking at the pyramid on Fragrantica, amber is at the top with benzoin being >>18645949
Nah the okay ones smell good, but they last like 4 hours tops. Good ones that last a while are too expensive to be viable. It's not a viable alternative to the original if it's only marginally cheaper.

>>18647287
Tumi 19 degrees, not exactly a clone, more of a mix between Aventus and Tuscan Leather

>>18647526
>this general alone cost me a lot of time and money
wrong, being retarded did that to you

>>18647526
>advanced bpd
Mental disorders are unlikely to advance, they present themselves with certain features and there's that.
Your description doesn't sound like bipolar disorder, which is also characterized by depressive episodes alternating with the (hypo)maniac ones, nor like borderline personality disorder, which is characterized by a specific pattern of social relationships and internal life which your post isn't about.
The only thing that I would hypothesize from your post is that you're fickle.
>this general cost me time and money
4chan didn't hold a gun to your head forcing you to spend any money.
The sooner you take responsibility for how you spend your time and money the sooner you'll stop wasting then in things that aren't really important to you.

>>18647697
>characterized by depressive episodes
maybe anon 'giving up' on frags is the depressive episode

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>>18647497
That is one weird looking bottle.

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>>18647343
I hope you don't wear JPG fragrances.

Am i crazy or Dior Homme has that gasoline DNA from Fahrenheit?

>>18647670
>Cocaine and pineapple
truly mexican

>>18647700
Definitely not, depressive episodes are characterized by a loss of interest in everything, to put it simplistically, while anon doesn't care about frags very much anymore, but he still cares enough about his finances to go out of the house to return some frags and post about it online, which is much more proactive than you'd expect during a depressive episode.
SOTD: Havana Gold
The licorice + tobacco mix is the selling point but the licorice is already weaker and much drier after not even an hour.
What a shame, the opening is really something else.

>>18647705
fahrenheit doesn't have gasoline

>>18647710
Licorice is disgusting in Sauvage Elixir, how do you withstand it?

>>18647729
>licorice
>disgusting
skill issue

>>18647725
He means the violet leaf accord, I think

>>18647729
>>18647730
>liking a smell is a matter of skill
I've always enjoyed the smell of licorice and I don't have the words to express just how good it would be for you to get out of the house and talk to people face to face.

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Anyone familiar with the Indian artisanal brand Perito Moreno? Trying to order some samples, interesed in the Vetiver specifically. Read it smells like Guerlain Vetiver Intense.

>>18647514
Personally I don't think the fragrance itself is that great, it's just a funky leathery tobacco with some citrus and a bit of sweetness. People seem to like it and it has surprising longevity for a cologne but it's just too relaxed for me. I do throw it on mindlessly from time to time. I just got it for the bottle and paid about $250. There is an empty bottle on ebay for $50 right now, I would go for that: https://www.ebay.com/itm/205980698888
If you're really into getting a full bottle set an alert on ebay, the auctions go for about $250-$300.

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Meeting with my kosher homies, SOTD Bleu de Chanel

>>18647526
I'm not going to say the inb4 but I would say that I would be bored too if my collection started and ended at the perfume counter of a department store. People mock (often for good reason) the people who buy stinky artisanal fragrances but at least they are curious and involved. The fragrances you mentioned sound like one day shopping spree. I'm curious about the history, the perfumers, the ingredients, the consumers, the business, even the biology. The smell is a way to connect all these things to my personal experience, that's what has kept my interest. If my experience devolved solely to if something smelled good or bad it would not be very engaging.

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>>18647777
Dang thats steep, im in it for the juice tho, seems like here in germany its even more expensive.
Way 2 expensive for this perfume, im in no rush, maybe i get lucky in the future.

Synthetic oud smells like grandpa

Tobacco lovers be like

I love this ass note because it reminds me of the time my dad spends time with us and smoke in the kitchen! He’s with another family now BASED!!

SOTD tom turd tobacco slopille

>>18647786
That's the flanker, Unleaded. The OG and the rerelease without the fancy bottle are more expensive.

>>18647798
There are different tobacco scents, all my tobacco fragrances smell different. I classify tobacco as either cigarettes or cigars, then either as the leaf, the smoke, or the smell it leaves on clothes.

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what frags match my drip?

>>18647658
Nigga that shit doesn't even have pineapple

>>18647834
is this supposed to be a serial killer or a pro-gun neocon?

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<3

>>18647834
Polo Sport

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>people still dislike DHI
delusional, its an amazing scent. sweet but not too sweet, woody but not too woody, flowery but not too flowery.
>it is not a male fragrance
its for very confident guys that do not feel the need to project fake masculinity by wearing the same soap citrus wood, leather cognac tobacco and oakmoss scents as everyone else.


also I tried grey vetiver and normal DH today.
grey vetiver smells okay. kind of fresh but then again kind of leaning towards old fashioned, reminds me of old people homes and grey furniture.
DH smells okay but disappeared from my nose after just 1 hour.

also, should I blind buy Supremacy Not only Intense? it sounds like a good smell - black currant and some woody/mossy notes.

>>18647599
I heard the Limited Edition version is closer. True?

>>18645027
>>18645030
cool and seems like fun

>I also got some real deal oakmoss that I'm slowly dripping in to some modern Azzaro Homme and after 2 drops I can already tell it's improved. I have a bunch of vintage men's stuff from before the oakmoss ban and it is so distinctive of a note.
please give an update on this in a while, I'm very curious

>>18645181
smell frags and pick out the notes
have good reviews by your side and find what they are talking about, alternatively buy raw materials

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>>18647861
flower princess > regular princess

>>18645809
maybe describe the fragrance of the fragrances you've fucking got???

>>18646372
not only does it do nothing it also has none of the listed things inside it

>>18646452
>filter the alcohol after a month?
huh?

>>18647798
A good pipe tobacco, like a good bourbon or whiskey, smells entirely different from the generic scent of cigarette smoke. Male fragrances are much better at this than female. They will have a full rounded pipe tobacoo scent balanced with a creamy wood base, oud, musk etc. Female scent profiles try to be edgy by mixing it in with gourmand, oriental, or other floral notes.
>>18647830
Like this anon notes, Santa Maria Novella Tobacco Toscano is completely different from Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette and both are different from something like Mason Martin Margiela Replica Jazz Club. What smokers tend to use anyway is the strongest scent they can find, so that's what will really be burned into your memory. For me it's a mix of Prada Candy (repulsive combination), Dana Tabu, and Mugler Angel. Tabu only slightly works, the others are nauseating.

Also like that anon mentioned, different core components have different scents. A tomato leaf perfume will smell entirely different from one based on a riped freshly cut open tomato, or one mixed with basil. It's the same with citrus fruits, flowers, things like chocolate, woods, etc.

>>18647798
tobacco leaves before being lit and tobacco after lit smell different

>>18645743
just get a basic cologne like 4711 and a decent body wash. women like the cheaper stuff. they go insane for irish spring just as men adore aquolina pink sugar.

>>18647019
get the FUCK out of my thread you fucking sissysprayer

holy shit, dousechads ww@?

sotd: lagerfeld classic 12 sprays

>>18646857
are you meaning to smell like a woman or a man? either way byredo bal d'afrique or the russian dupe only you the new dawn which smells just like it if you can manage to find it.

>>18647917
>smear a base musk oil as fixative and to get that yummy pheremonal signature
>layer oils in increasing complexity and intensity with complementary fragrance notes, minimum 3-6 with tiny drops each along all pulse points/solar plexus
>layer cologne splashes in increasing complexity for longetivity to maximize the length of top notes and anchor to base
>2-3 sprays of "base" perfume scent in air, leaning away to gently drift body into molecules, or on wrists and lower body specifically so no nasty aldehydic headache or anosmia later
>spray specific other scent in hair so trail wafts when you walk by
>finish with application of something like ambroxan/cetalox all over
>reapply base musk oil on pulse points all day as needed and perhaps one or two swipes of "base" perfume oil
don't forget the unscented lotion all over before this.

>>18647571
>Dude, no young guy wants to wear Cool Water or Drakkar Noir.
I do
I am almost 21

>>18647659
>Does it smell really sweet/"ambery"?
not sweet not ambery
but it does have the resinousness of benzoin

>>18647705
on one hand you're crazy because it doesn't
on the other hand you're not crazy because both most likely share some of the iris/violet ionones or w/e they are called which could give you similar thoughts about them

>>18646116
jean nate revlon after bath splash or vacation by vacation
>>18646463
you sexy bitch

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>>18647922

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>>18647923
>I do
based

>>18647923
no young guy that isn't an internet addicted 4chan contrarian shut-in wants to, though

>>18647597
Drakkar Noir is a drug store cologne

>>18647944
>moving goalposts

also
I'm neither addicted to the internet nor a shut-in so checkmate fag

>>18646284
Fragrance trends come and go. Amber, oriental, white floral, floriental, fougere, chypre, fresh, gourmand, woody, musk, the horrible fruity-florals that will never ever leave, oud. When raw ingredients cost less, scents are better formed, but you would find it difficult to find as much variety even 20 (or, honestly, 10) years ago as you woiuld now, forget about 50 or more. IFRA regulations and constant reformulations change the composition of scents hence the hunt for vintage and specific batches/eras, but we're all just living in the shadow of the original ambergris whether we can find oakmoss or not.
Fruity florals, I think, fucked the industry for a very, very long time. It almost completely upended women's perfumery, as did the rise of gourmands. Unisex scents were a brief respite but somehow a woman wearing cologne and a man wearing perfume still pisses people off. You would probably have far more difference, not variance, in what is popular now vs then. Do you think Guerlain Jicky, Robert Piguet Bandit, Schiaperelli Shocking, Chanel no. 19, Dior Diorissimo etc would be popular in the age of bad Ariana Grande dupes of Baccarat Rouge 540? Most women just wore the classics: COTY Emeraude, Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps, Guerlain Shalimar. A lot of Love's Baby Soft, far more drugstore like Dana Heaven Sent than you'd expect. Drugstore is what was mostly killed by celebrity and designer, but it has been revived in a dupe market for that and niche and in the classic under $10 market for Cacheral Anais Anais and Noa, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, etc. Most of the "cheapie" tier are now specific dupe houses or slightly nicer brands that flood discount stores. It used to be a secret to wear a dupe, now it's the marketing of it. That's the biggest difference.
Would kill to have less cloyingly sweet and "skin scents" that are just lactonic musks everywhere, something with a bite, like leather. Would happily take that over yet another spoiled milk scent.

>>18647945
they said deodorant, not cologne. he means old spice or axe but doesn't want to date himself by saying the exact brands because he knows nobody uses those anymore. just saying canned deodorant would have sufficed.

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>>18647597
Drakkar Noir is a chad fragrance. Incels, indians, zoomers wear popular shit.
>>18647834
Everything Jeremy Fragrance recommend

>>18647962
if incels, indians, and zoomers are wearing aventus clones and you are wearing drakkar noir, they are mogging you terribly, sorry to say. no one is really winning here.

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>>18647965
Nope. Drakkar Noir is the best fougere yet.

>>18647967
it's not, but if you're happy with it i don't care. eau sauvage is better but it's a chrype and still mogs the fougere sauvage.

btw all the "indians" you all mention are middle eastern. middle eastern men walk in coordinated blocs of obnoxious oversprayed heavy scent clouds with massive sillage meant to outlast sweltering desert heat. you ever been in a classroom of 150 of them as transfer students at once? you can smell where they have all been by the trail left in the hallways for hours after.

>>18647922
This is a shitpost but I unironically found Our Maracuja was miles better when applied over pure lanolin.
Much longer lived and muskier and the unpleasant notes from each somehow completely disappear

>>18647962
>>18647967
Spicebomb beats Drakkar Noir or Cool Water any day.

>>18647944
My brother is 20 and he bought it on sale from Marshalls

>>18647972
Oud* Maracuja

>leather
>cognac
>oud
pov you are 50 and think smelling like an old coat is good

>>18647972
it wasn't a shitpost. i've done that since 2012. having strangers come up to you 7x in an hour to literally inhale you and beg to know what you're wearing gets very creepy though and makes me stop. building the massive profiles based on different components (fresh/orange flower/neroli/bergamot/clove/ginger/cinnamon, chocolate/cinnamon/tobacco/oud/amber, lemon/vanilla/cream/white musk/lime/cola/ambroxan/bergamot/cereal, rose/cinnamon/apple/clove/pumpkin/amber/gingerbread, frangipani/ylang ylang/jasmine/coconut/lime/rice/mango, honeysuckle/grass/tomato/petrichor/dirt, tobacco/vetiver/bourbon/whiskey/oakmoss) is very fun, especially when you have a solid 250+ of aged indie oils to choose from on top of 800+ decants and samples and a normal sized library of niche, drugstore, designer and throw in pheremone and essential oils just for kicks. or vicks vabor rub, florida water, mexican violet baby cologne, etc.

having a moisturized base is essential for keeping scent and so is having a fixative for oils. occulsives will hold it best. your lanolin trick was clever.

>>18647951
still a contrarian

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>>18647971
>eau sauvage
It's good but smells too old. Drakkar Noir is infinitely more complex than the indian slop Sauvage and can still be worn today.
>wearing Drakkar Noir with bootcut jeans, driving in your cabrio listen to "Thug loving" and your blue eyed white GF on your side
https://youtu.be/TDumX4PPwH8?si=7nOc88DR6NN-3Bsc

>>18647983
>indian
thought ol johnny boy got kicked out of the tribe. since we are clearly memeing instead of being serious based on your insistence eau sauvage smells old at all, your guy looks like he was assembled in polyvore. the fuck is that silhouette dawg?

>>18647982
You say that like it isn't a virtue.

>>18647979
>he doesn't /vintage/!

NEW THREAD
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>>18645743
>acqua di gio
>versace pour homme or dylan blue
>burberry touch
all of these are around $30-70 on resellers and most younger guys are wearing arab crap like hawas and khamrah so you don't even have to try that hard

>>18647962
>it's a chad fragrance because it's unpopular drug store slop
cringe

>>18647992
>I like x because it's unpopular
>I hate x because it's popular
school shooter virgin trait

>>18648007
There wouldn't be any schools left if that were true. Everyone is contrarian about something at heart.

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underrated discontinued gem, opinions?

>>18647908
The Aventus material from them is “Compound Black” right? Did they send you a PDF or whatever with your purchase?

If you go to the Compound Black page and scroll down there’s a link to the PDF for “BLACKENED 11Z01 a fruity chypre for men”

The first line of said PDF (after the 25g Compound Black and 60g Perfumers Alcohol) states
“Combine and rest for four weeks then chill overnight before filtering.”

It’s weird I can’t find that description or style PDF on the pages of any of the other “Compound” listings, but I’m pretty sure it’s standard practice for any fragrance. Maceration really is a thing, and after diluting the solid material in perfumers alcohol you’re supposed to let it sit for a month first. The filtering portion I don’t know about, however. That’s why I was curious.

>>18647902

I think mine was flower princess cause it didn't have the gold cap <3. The smell reminded me of water for some reason I loved it :)

>>18647643
It's not even balsamic; that's just the closest descriptor they could find. It's just sweet myrrh and wood