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The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

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Friendly reminder, especially for newfriends: if someone posts about or recommends
>to wear more (classic) fougeres
>montale sandflowers
>9pm and flankers
>bruno banani energy
>aigner statement
>interracial relationships
>fucking their german/white/aryan gf
>redheads
>Mila Kunis
Or they make lengthy posts completely unrelated to fragrances and add "SOTD: [one of the frags above]", their posts are spam and you shouldn't take their opinions seriously.
Ignore them and/or report them for off topic posting, spamming/flooding, avatar/signature use or ban evading (he's been banned countless times already).

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About to order these samples from LS and need opinions. Anything I should remove, replace or add? Want to explore both spiritual and carnal scents. Anything animalic, incense and (maybe) rose or a combination of those. Don't care about crowd pleasers or smelling "nice" in the traditional sense.

>Unum by Lavs
>Avignon by Comme des Garcons
>Eau Sacree by Heeley
>Olibanum by Profumum Roma
>Jubilation by Amouage
>Interlude by Amouage
>Under My Skin Franceska Bianchi
>Poudrextase Marlou
>Carnicure Marlou
>Ambilux Marlou

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>>18663691
Wanted to add Casbah - Robert Piguet for some oriental frankincense but they don't have it. Anything similar?

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Ok, I made a little dent in the sport version. At first, I wasn't that fond of it, but after wearing it a couple of times, it really grew on me, also, two WOMAN, one of whom is not related to me, told me it smells good.

>>18663691
La Liturgie des Heures
Full Incense

>>18663423
thnks for the review
the notes and marketing made it seem more interesting
>>18663500
looks quite jewish in some photos and less jewish in others
kinda hard to tell
>>18663620
you sure realised quickly

>>18663691
Papillon - Anubis
Hexennacht - Sanctum & Requiem
Rogue Rostracto if they still have it

>>18663662
His name is HIRAM GREEN. The man couldn't be more Jewish if he tried. It's like being named Avi Gold.

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Just bought this for my birthday
you jelly /fa/ ?

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>>18663372
sotd DKNY Women Energizing
my tallest bottle

>>18663710
Congrats on your transition.

>>18663683
you forgor the thread title and number
sotd: kiehl's musk

>>18663701
>he looks like a jew
Nonsense he has big Irish head syndrome that's all, idk tho he might be. I have bought a lot of arty twoddle over the years tho and in terms of what you get I would say no, everything is very well put together, hand written in card and even the packing label was on nice paper. And significantly cheaper than some higher end designers
>>18663703
Green/e is an Irish name fwiw. Although they are the ultimate jews because they are more insidious and don't have the rep due to the begorra propoganda.

>>18663673
>>18663691
I suggest it because you specifically named both, but Tauer’s Incense Rose is quite nice.

>>18663702
Don’t go looking too hard for Rostracto since it’s discontinued. Not to say it can’t be found, but it will be more difficult, and certainly not something you want to fall in love with.

>>18663795
>Rostracto
it's also not that good desu

Any recommendations for warm or spicy oriental mysterious fragrances?

>>18663864
Tauer LADDM/ACDD

The girl in the office who likes me complimented my fragrance (L'Homme Libre) I'm never wearing it again because I don't like her.

Has anyone tried Eau Sauvage Cologne? How does it compare to the EDT?

I'll be on vacation in Berlin for a few days, is there anything frag related that's worth doing or seeing or trying there?
>>18663876
It's similar enough, it's less spicy, simpler, and there's a good dose of hedione.

>>18663795
Yeah I know. But its still an interesting composition and I havent found much else like it.

>>18663849
You shut your faggot cockslurping mouth NOW

>>18663876
Just the same thing but lighter. The Extreme/Intense flankers are actually better

What do we think of polo green?

>>18663864
invasion barbare

>>18663884
Chanel Boutique, buy Sycomore and Paris-Edimbourg
alternatively visit KaDeWe and do the same (there is a good selection of other designer/niche frags as well)

>sotd: ELDO You Or Someone Like You
it's finally spring here, time to change up the rotation

>>18664033
I live close to Milan and I could buy any of their frags whenever in person or online, I'm rather wondering if there's anything frag related that I could ONLY do in Berlin.
Also Paris-Edimbourg is a plain and basic frag that's barely worth 1/10th of it's list price.

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I love the smell of YSL Libre at night, anons. Very cozy.

I'm going to see Donny Benet in June. Wearing a linen suit and a vintage nautical themed Givenchy watch, wanting to serve a Reaganomics vibe. Need an 80's scent (Not Kouros) that's good for Australia in June (Colder weather).

Retard question. What are your feelings about putting on a frag a few hours before you go to sleep? It reminds me of how people used to perfume their pillows, or how women use essential oil diffusers. Essential oils are gay and retarded, but I've taken to enjoying giving my night shirt a spray of something warm and spicy.

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>SOTD: Mercedes Benz Sea. Feels fresh and cold, but....
Suggest me some cold fragrances my fellow /frag/sters. Can't be just fresh, I want to feel like I am walking in the middle of a frozen lake in skyrim. Some dude from youtube mentioned that Acqua di Gio Profondo has a very cold ocean vibe to it, I need colder.

>>18664080
>Retard question
It isn't, don't devalue yourself. I think it's a good practice honestly, some frags have a calming vibe to them that helps me feel comfy in bed. My current problem is that I feel most of my frags are too potent or invoke alertness from being energetic too much for bed, so it has to be one or two sprays tops and can't be something that's harsh on the nose so warm and spicy works.

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>>18664109
Rub some horse ointment on ur body, its for humans tho

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>>18664111

>>18664044
There's nothing in Berlin that you can't get in Milan. What are your favorite fragrances?

>>18663964
It's a shadow of its former self. Mousse Illuminee is better.

>>18664033
No sane person should buy Chanel Les Exclusifs anymore. With the newest price increases, a 75ml bottle costs 273€ now.

Vettiveru 2
Fat Electrician
Encre Noire

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>>18663688
>tfw making vulgar, sexist jokes about my german GF going to be a slut for me in public
>she is into such jokes, she doesn't need foreplay and gets wet by vulgar words
Ah yes, i love european women being direct. No need for forced politeness. Just call her out to have sex now. Going to check out Drakkar Intense if it'S worth it lately.

>>18664077
Kouros.
>not Kouros
20 sprays of Drakkar Noir or some heavy chypre like Chypre Palatin or Bandit.
>>18664080
I don't do it because when I put on frags it's either to test them or to have others smell them on me.
>essential oils are gay and retarded
Go out and talk to a real person, you've consumed enough memes.
>>18664109
Anything with camphor, peppermint, star anise or such, and to a lesser extent angelica root, galbanum and other dry green notes.
Thundra by Profumum Roma is the first that comes to mind.

>>18664109
I find camphour and mint make for the bitter skyrim tundra more. Sophisticated is lomani pour homme. You could imagine yourself walking the solitude streets.

Longevity tho is poo tho. Maybe there is some pseudo luxury slop with similar notes i dont know about, with far better performance.

>>18664109
Pineward Subalpine

>>18664115
I see, thanks.
My favorite frags are Casbah, Ambre Nuit EauDP, Viking, Light Blue PH, Sycomore EDP, Black Opium EDP and BR540 (these last two on someone else).
That said I have a slightly greener, more aromatic and better performing Viking clone that I'm enjoying atm, and after trying it more than once I'm not so sure about Sycomore anymore.
>>18664119
>no sane person
It's just money anon, if I made three times as much as I do in a month I'm sure I'd own a bottle of Sycomore and maybe one of Coromandel as well, the price is stupidly high but the quality is high enough to match it.
I haven't tried Vettiveru 2, but Fat Electrician and Encre Noire aren't similar enough to fill the same spot, Sycomore is so soft and airy and floral while maintaining that woody quality of vetiver without the grassy/hay aspect of it, while Encre Noire is a much plainer vetiver with cypress and Fat Electrician is a comfy and fluffy chestnut and cream scent with a flat vetiver in the base.

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>>18663914
>You shut your faggot cockslurping mouth NOW
it
is
not
that
good
(sorry, anon. i have six rogue frags and sampled most of his lineup but i can't even remember Rostracto that well so it is meh at best)

>>18663964
i like it, i also like mousse illuminée
imo they are not that similar (MI is treemoss and Polo is pine)

>>18664021
based

>>18664033
based

>>18664080
>What are your feelings about putting on a frag a few hours before you go to sleep?
i do that almost every night

>>18664109
>Suggest me some cold fragrances
H24 Herbes Vives, Snowy Owl, the horse cream >>18664111 (digits btw) suggested

>SOTD: Villoresi Uomo
grew onto me pretty hard desu, the top is a big bayleaf+citrus, dries down to vetiver+spices, good frag for spring, performance is okay

>>18663691
jew lesbian

Anyone ever wear Lalique's Hommage à l'Homme? I love violet so I might just bb it.

>>18664080
>frag a few hours before you go to sleep?
I only have a handful of fragrances I would want to smell in bed, especially only a few hours after spraying them. The fragrances I enjoy in bed at night after spraying them at in the morning are Escada PH and Angel Men, the tonka vanilla base is a basic profile but it just works when its subtle.

>>18663688
what are your thoughts on the anon who posts about being a rose chad?

>>18663864
Interlude Black Iris
>>18664077
Aramis, Antaeus, ODL Pour Lui, Kouros Silver/Tonique, Guerlain Vetiver
>>18664080
I like using white musks before bed. V cozy
>>18664119
Sycomore and Cuir de Russie are both worth having at least a few ml of. I'm sure the other ones are also fantastic.

>>18664205
>I like using white musks before bed. V cozy
Such as?

>>18664216
nta but
>Etro Musk
>Nasomatto Silver Musk
>EP The Musc
among many others

>>18664216
Kiehl's and Narciso Rodriguez For Him EDP. My Kiehl's bottle is almost finished and I only ever wore it to bed

>>18663683
great job fucking up the object of the thread, faggot

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>>18664245
>object

>>18664246
subject, whatever
it autocorrected

>>18663683
I bought some secondhand Oakcha sets because I was so impressed with my first blind buy... I think I got lucky the first time. These are all crap so far. They all smell like flat sodas. What the hell...

>>18664248
What was ur first blind buy?

>>18664249
Akimbo. It's not for everyone. Smells very vintage animalic, like an old lady's mink coat as a date-night scent. The kind of frag that would have been expensive decades ago. I was hoping that same sort of blending mastery was present in their others.

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Today's mail call brought in...

>>18664248
They're just a clone house, Akimbo is a clone of Aventus for Her.

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>Goutal Sables decant has been sent
nice. anyone tried it?

Is Klone any decent? I see one person every now and then mention them, but no one acts as if they are actually any good. I'd like to get their Ombre Leather clone (when it's back in stock) to see how it compares to my actual Ombre Leather. No need to pay Tommy all that money if I don't have to.

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Has anyone smelt this shit? It’s so good. What perfume bests replicates this scent? I can only describe it as mango and mandarin with woody green notes

>>18664304
>the Hand
They know their customers.

>>18664260
I’m aware, but Akimbo smells NOTHING like Aventus for Her. I like them both as stand-alone frags.

>>18664253
Oud for Glory is poopoo water.

>>18663964
The most recent formulation is great, but still has no oakmoss.
There's still enough vintage formula floating around that finding one isn't hard. It was manufactured in massive quantities back in the day.
That being said, vintage PG is my eternal #1 fragrance

>>18664080
I used to do it. After a while I felt it was too stimulating and kept me awake more often than not.

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>>18664161
I have 12 Rogue bottles, including Rostracto, and I would place it in my Top 3 from him
I've sampled every one of them except for Ishtar, absolutely impossible to find

>>18664175
I own a bottle. It wears very light, which surprised me given the note breakdown. It's the frag with oud and saffron in it that I could wear in the summer as a semi-formal.
The violet doesn't bleed through too much, it's overall a very homogenous blend

>>18663696
Does it really smell like a new book?

>>18664367
Now that u say it, it has a book vibe, but very faint

>>18664338
I can't remember what it's supposed to be a clone of, but someone here a few threads back recommended it so I grabbed it because I saw the main thing was leather. It starts out fine, but quickly takes on an overly diesel smell, not a fan at all. It is also one of the few frags I've sampled so far where I'd actually agree with the notion it cannot and should not be worn in hot weather. Even without thoroughly testing it, I can tell this stuff clings and the hot weather would just make that off-putting diesel 10x worse.

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>>18663683
>https://nstperfume.com/2008/11/14/new-to-perfume-and-want-to-learn-more/

I am reading an article in this that's a subarticle about lifetime/lifespan of frags, and they mention using 5 sprays on average and even going up to 10. Yet I commonly see people here say they only use one or two sprays, and this person is saying they very rarely do two sprays and never do one.

What should I be doing, or better yet, how can I judge if I've accidentally gone overboard? Should I start to keep a count because I have noticed that some frags will not stand up to outdoor weather at all, and die almost as quickly as they've been put on because the window just... carries them off. Those same frags, if I sprayed twice, just went to my car, got out, and then went to my office for the day would last the whole day but if I do any outside activity they go bye-bye.

This has got me thinking whether or not I should try and figure out how to determine when I've gone too far, when I haven't used enough, and write down charts categorizing each of the ones I own.

>>18664404
I've tried 5-10 popular arab clones and they're almost always disappointing. You can tangibly smell the IQ difference between a French and Saudi perfumer. The arab version of a frag is always sweetened up, blended worse, cheaper ingredients, etc. I wouldn't trust them on my skin either. Who knows what kind of chemicals they use?

>>18664409
I use 2-4 sprays of EDT to freshen up before work, but it's with the intention of having subtle projection. If I was going out, especially outside, I would be looking at 5-8 sprays of EDT. With parfum concentration, it would be 1 spray for subtle projection indoors, and 2-3 for outdoors. You also have to look at the longevity and projection of the specific fragrance you're applying. TF Noir Extreme EDP is blended to project in a very specific way for intimate settings, so there's no point to applying more than 3 sprays for me. You also have to consider the weather which has a huge effect on projection

>>18664307
Do Indians wear Axe/Lynx?

Is /fa/ just full of scamming jeets and NAFRIs wearing cheesy nightclub getups while smelling like gasoline?

>>18663691
>spiritual
Dior New Look for sure. The frankincense is extremely fresh and diffuse, which, when paired with the super light shimmering aldehydes takes the churchy vibe of the frankincense and makes it completely angelic. Orpheline is also a nice austere cold stony church incense.
>carnal and animalic
Cuoium for sure, maybe Seminalis too. Don’t let the marketing for seminalis fool you, it doesn’t smell like cum. It’s a vanilla sandalwood with a lactonic/animalic twist. Its a little dirty but super cozy. Masque Montecristo might be up your alley too. Its a complex dirty musk with tobacco and rum (i think, i dont have the notes up) which gives it an old manor kind of feeling.

>>18664409
>Those same frags, if I sprayed twice, just went to my car, got out, and then went to my office for the day would last the whole day but if I do any outside activity they go bye-bye.
The wind is not doing anything to your fragrance longevity. It's all about heat and temperature. If you're in your car I'm guessing you have the AC on, and if you're being actively outside your body is heating up. Fragrance evaporates, that's why we're able to smell it. On skin it evaporates more due to body heat. If you're in a cool place it will not evaporate as much and last longer, while if you're active and warm it will evaporate much faster and not last as long. If you want something to last longer than it does on your skin you can try spraying your clothes.

As far as number of sprays it depends on each fragrance. Concentration (Cologne, EDT, EDP) is a rough guide but I just test each fragrance individually. I keep in mind if I have to be careful with how much I spray a fragrance, or if I can spray liberally. I consider 2 sprays max for some and 4-6 average, anything more is for very light colognes. It has to do with you, nobody knows I wear fragrance unless they are really close to me because I intentionally only spray enough so I can smell it. I'm also sensitive to some sweet fragrances so I try not to spray too much of those. Figuring out the right number of sprays is part of the joy of getting to know a fragrance.

>>18664409
It depends where you spray. If I mag dump 10 sprays on my chest/torso and then put a shirt and jacket on, it will not really project anywhere except out of my collar and be very intense but within a small bubble. The backs of the hands and neck will project more and so require fewer sprays. If you’re just thinking in terms of your average daily wear to the office, 2-3 under the shirt for personal enjoyment and then 1-2 on the neck for a bit of projection should be fine. You could skip the ones under the shirt if you wanted but I always like to have a little extra for myself. I personally like to wear my niche fecal ouds to work so on those days I just spray 1-2 under my shirt so nobody else can smell it unless they are too close to me anyway.

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>>18664409
depends on the perfume.
can't even imagine 5-10 sprays of most Chong-era Amouages. people would smell you on the next block.
but most Floris or Acqua di Parma 5 sprays is reasonable.

10 tho?? i think this is the kind of guy who sprays on his neck and goes noseblind, so he loads up.

don't spray your neck or behind your ears.

Is Bvlgari Pour Homme good in 2026?

>>18664494
>The backs of the hands
Never considered that would project much, I spray my wrists which project more.

Someone tells you that from now on you can only use one frag for the rest of your life, what're you picking?

>>18664546
I saw a post from a perfumer saying the pH of the inside of the wrist is acidic which can affect the scent itself, so I started spraying the backs of my hands. I also test on the backs of my hands too because its less of an awkward movement to bring your hand to your nose than it is to bring your wrist up.
>>18664565
Acqua di Gio EDP

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>>18664565
Hermes Rocabar

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVKhhuyNK8I&t=0s
we are so back

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>>18664565
Eau d'Hermes

>>18664240
Is Kiehl's Original Musk similar to Kouros? Some compare it to Chanel No. 5 as well.

>>18664495
What do you like from Amouage? I'm the Interlude 53 poster from the last week, and I've had two people ask me what the hell I was wearing (in a good way). One of them even wanted to buy it until I told them the price (but I wasn't going to autistically go into how you can pick up sealed NIBs from trusted resellers on eBay and R*ddit).

>>18664565
Therre d Hermes

Now ive given drakkar noir a true wear its alright. Definitely an overspray required for a good strong scent to reach your nose but its minty and has a good body. Skin scent after about 6 hours but it smells different at that point is quite sexy. The mint does die down and instead you get green and camphour like scent. I might prefer bleu because it is stronger of a frag.

>>18664583
Funny I heard a perfumer say not to spray the back of your hand and stick to pulse points. I do test on the back of my hands when I'm wearing something on my wrists. For most people each wrist and each arm ends up smelling different, I wonder if that is due to PH.

>>18664565
Eau Sauvage or French Lover

>>18664565
>>18664591
>>18664614
>>18664657
Why the hell is the Hermes PR team doing a campaign on 4chan?

>>18664714
we are doing a campaign to dig into the disposable income of all the five people who post here

>>18664714
>>18664716
you see, we need all the cash we can get

Man, yesterday sucked. My full bottle arrived shattered AND a bottle I sold about a week ago is being returned due to shipping problems and I don't even know what they are because Mercari stepped in before I could even communicate with the buyer. That thing was packed to hell and back. These drivers just chuck these fuckin things.

>>18664623
No. Not even a little bit. Kiehls Musk is something like 97% Galaxolide which is one of the most common white musks, making it the ideal reference for the note. It’s worth noting that Galaxolide may be on the chopping block with the IFRA because of concerns with bioaccumulation, so if you want to try it, you may only have a couple years to pick up the classic formula. The only thing its similar to is other pure musk scents like Jovan. The NR i mentioned is also very very heavy on galaxolide but with some other accords to give it a bit of depth and character. Kouros is a much more complex composition, if there is galaxolide in it, its blended in such a way that I can’t really pick it out individually.
>>18664714
Hermes makes good perfume. But for me? I’m waiting for that YSL direct deposit to hit so I can start shilling Kouros again.

>>18664726
>I’m waiting for that YSL direct deposit to hit so I can start shilling Kouros again.
based

> 4711 does not ship to the UK

My day is ruined.

Thoughts on

>Encens Suave Matiere Premiere
>Radical Rose Matiere Premiere
>Interlude Amouage
>Jubilation Amouage

>>18664608
lmao what a fag, I can't believe his wife leaving him made him suicidal. At least he can go back to doing what he loves: complaining about people doing reviews for free bottles while he does reviews for free bottles.

>>18664739
Are there any german stores, or stores run by germans around you? maybe they could help you find it.

>>18663691
i'll repost my answer from the previous thread since it died

look into Sorcinelli for something incense forward. the memento line especially is all about incense.
personally i'd get the Bianchi discovery set. the frags imo have a nice DNA and they're worth checking out.
the Marlou are nice picks. but i did find that Carnicure reminded me of Antaeus and Khiel's Musk, though it is a very nice animalic at its core. if you haven't tried those two, you should.
i'd also try Belle de Jour from Eris Parfums. there's this sweaty note that reminded me of sex. weird but nice
Megamare and Cuoium could be cool grabs. Iron Duke was an interesting animalic/gunpowder/leather frag.
lastly, i'd try Bogue MEM and Salome Papillon. i've heard a lot about those, but haven't had the chance to try them yet

i'll add Musc Ravageur for something carnal. it's not super animalic, but a slightly musky and warm spicy frag. i get noticed a lot when i wear it

>>18664772
>Encens Suave
Good quality frag but very linear and without lots of incense considering the name, it's about 50/50 incense and an airy caramel-vanilla accord.
Not worth its list price.
>Interlude Man
Heavy, very spicy and somewhat smoky.
If you like the ambery Amouage base you'll love this.
Definitely not worth its list price.

>>18664109
Penguin and L'Air des Alpes Suisses

>>18664080
>he doesn't have a bedtime frag
grim

>>18664404
it's a clone of Oud for Greatness by Initio. i don't think it's particularly bad, but it's very arab-coded lol. i can't see myself wearing it

>>18664639
nta but enclave, interlude, royal tobacco (and most from that line), honor

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I just entered a draw for unreleased margiela, wish me luck bros

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New cop. Surprisingly nice, albeit synthetic. Not bad for the $20 price tag. It curbs my urge for the $400 Delina La Rosee for the time being. Enjoying the LV aesthetic bottle, disappointed that the entire cap, including the gold comes off. I guess it makes sense. Avoiding copyright issues. Still cute.

>>18664895
>the entire cap, including the gold comes off. I guess it makes sense. Avoiding copyright issues.
You can't copyright a design. Some fakes do the same thing because it's easier and cheaper.

>>18664788
NTA, but the free bottles aren't the issue. That's expected, how else are you going to do mass reviews on something like this? His point (and it's probably a bit of "The lady doth protest too much") is that there are a lot of channels out there who get any free bottle, shill it as great, and move on. The Sony Swag Bag experience that is so prevalent with content creators who make shit about movies. They actual producers expect a good review, and the guys making the videos will do that so they can keep getting free shit and earn money from ad rev and other streams of income. It's shitty, but it's how things are done.

>>18664772
>Amouage
Those are both great, especially if you like amber like the other Anon said. Do not buy at retail, you can find the regular 100ml Interlude for $209 on Lugxery, and Interlude 53 for $297. If you want to see which you like more (if you feel the price difference is worth it), grab samples off LS first.

>>18664948
>You can't copyright a design.
Not true. Tom Ford sued Maison Alhambra for their likeness and had to change the bottles.

Just bought the Masque Milano Opera Collection Discovery set. Will give reviews once I have it.

>>18664875
I have so much to learn. How do you do things like that?

>>18664608
>pretty much everything he actually gave a hearty recommendation to was produced as micro batches (except for the Sultan one) that sold six months ago and cannot be gotten by anyone as a result

Wow, based. I appreciate his takes, but what am I supposed to do with this information? Manifest a 30ml of a frag that sold for $250 back in October and they only made 40 vials of the stuff?

>>18664955
He hypes up every free bottle he gets to ensure he keeps getting more. He's actually way worse than the random people recommending mass appealing generic fragrances they get for free. At least those will be liked by most people. He's fellating the brand, the perfumers, and straight out saying they are better than anything else on the market, all for free shit (sometimes literal shit). Any youtuber that talked the same about any mainstream brand would be raked over the coals. It's honestly embarrassing, and humiliating, no wonder his wife left him and took away his visitation rights.

>>18664978
Sad

>>18664978
I think he shilled for a grand total of two frags in the whole video. One at the start by Sultan, and one at the end by Sherwood you can't even buy.

He mentioned the bottle he got for $10 bucks wasn't worth the MSRP, he shilled a company that is doing retro decants but didn't shill the decants themselves since he didn't have any, he talked about the story behind that Lost Tribe frag but didn't exactly give it a glowing endorsement. He also poopooed the extremely expensive frags, and also mentioned that At The Kaaba was pretty meh without trying to be deliberately mean.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but if he didn't make a video for a year and he went through 19 frags in that video (which he did unless I miscounted), and came away with the notion that only two were worth buying? That's not shameless shilling, IMO. The Sultan dick riding was pretty rough though, I'll give you that, but it did make me want to get a decent of the frag from LS when it comes back in stock since I like Amber heavy frags quite a lot.

Never seen this jewtuber before but why is this poncy fuck being shilled, does he post here. I lasted 5 minutes before I lost concentration due to the irregular flaily arm movements making me irrationally angry.

>>18664975
I’m in a few regional fragrance exchange groups on facebook. The admins operate weekly raffles. Usually 25-50 slots for $10-15 each with 3-5 prize bundles the winner can choose from, that are valued at the total entry cost for all the slots. Anyway, I almost won the Margiela but the wheel spin literally went one pixel off of my number. Bummer.
>>18665092
Idk if he’s being shilled but watching videos of anyone doing reviews on shit that people are already reviewing for free (and more honestly) on parfumo and fragrantica is kind of stupid
>but anon the people on those sites are retarded noselets
Yeah and so is nearly every single video reviewer.

>>18665095
Sad.

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>SOTD Essential Parfums The Musc
Very bad and too floral. This is what I don't musk perfumes to be like. All Essential Parfums fragrances suck except Bois Imperial which is just decent.

>>18665053
>only two were worth buying?
He means only two he would be willing to spend his own money on. He praised all of them and shills them to the viewers. He just wants people to send him free stuff so he has to pretend to not have money or need to be proven wrong.
>>18665092
I shit on him all the time but he was the only one doing vintage reviews on youtube. He was always doing positive reviews to get free stuff from his followers but once that well ran dry he moved on to shill for "artisanal oud houses". I give him credit for establishing a niche and scamming his followers and oud brands. It's a nice gig if you want to smell like feces.

>>18664965
True, check it, still there:
https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Peach-Eau-Parfum-2-7/

You can't copyright a design, they can only copyright the name.

>>18665159
Literally a dead link. YES you can sue over imitating another brand for copying their likeness. No, you can't copyright the literal bottle, but the combination of the same bottle shape, colors, similar name, AND fragrance content is enough to trigger an investigation. Please stop being retarded. They're stealing a concept/idea/branding.

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>>18665193
I never had to do so much spoon feeding before. You can't copyright a design, shape, colors, or fragrance content, only a name, unless it's a brand trademarks which are very rare. Educate yourself and avoid further embarrassment.

https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture

>>18665112
got more of this foot slut?

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>>18665199
>unless it's a brand trademarks
That's what I'm telling you. It's the combination of the things I just mentioned that make a brand. Coke sues and wins for less.

>>18665201
@molly_dixx_

That pic is just anglemaxxed.

>>18664714
it's literally one guy replying three times because that's the only time in his life when he feels like he's influencing something.

>>18664565
le male elixir

>>18665207
>the combination of the same bottle shape, colors, similar name, AND fragrance content
None of those or combination is a brand trademark for any fragrance.

>>18665210
>tattoos
oof

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Help me settle my conflict, brothers. I am currently deciding my definitive citric to be my daily frag. I've already tried both and here is what I've gathered:
>D&G Light Blue
Opens very citric and fresh, with a very good powdery drydown. Feels soft and casual, understated, which is perfect for me and the frag connects with my vibe immensely.
>Legend Spirit
Opens kinda weird to be honest, screaming citric but the drydown is the best I've ever felt. Feels like you're getting triple what you paid for, pure classy softness.
Now here's the conundrum. A reputable website has both on sale, with great discounts, but there's a few differences
>Light Blue is 35% off, 100ml bottle but it's a tester with the cap
>Legend Spirit is 27% off, 200ml bottle new but 20$ more expensive than LB
Some fucker said something about Montblanc having no soul and it fucked me up because it's actually true, but it smells fresh af though and 20$ for double the size seems like a big deal. Pay for more liquid but new or get the tester for cheap af?

>>18665306
answer is always get both. they're cheap too.
even if you end up getting one, you'll think about the other non-stop and eventually get it anyway

>>18665306
I think light blue is the better fragrance for sure. It sounds like you connect with it more and have nothing bad to say about it, and your draw to the montblanc is that it feels more expensive than it is. 100ml vs 200ml is pretty irrelevant since both are essentially a lifetime supply. You also acknowledge that the montblanc is soulless, so your motivation to buy it is ultimately purely economic rather than being driven by your own taste and true desire.

Redpill on the following please
>amouage silver oud
>roger aoud
>mfk oud
I’ll probably end up sampling all 3 anyway but yeah

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Reposting from dead thread.

Girl I'm seeing wears Gucci Flora (not sure which one exactly by description seems like Gardenia). Literally best women frag I ever smelled. How do I match her power level? I can't fuck it up boys.

>>18665330
Allure Homme Sport it’s literally always been that easy

Which Le Male flanker is actually the best one for summer? I have Ultra already, and like it, but I can get why some people think it's gay. That won't stop me from wearing it, but I want to know if I am missing out anything. I suspect that the answer is going to be Le Beau EDT, but damn, I like how the Parfum looks so I am curious how they stack up (if that is indeed the answer).

>>18665337
NTA, but sell me on it. I refuse to even try Chanel because of their bullshit, but I'll hear you out.

>>18665383
le beau le perfum smells like rotten fruit, stay away from it
i'd say the original le male edt, other one's a re too sweet for high temperatures

>>18665330
would have to know more about her. age, aesthetic, race, anything that would tell you what types of fragrances she would have a predisposition for. if you know her dad's cologne/aftershave, avoid that, but you could go for something in the same style as long as it's distinct and modernized
otherwise just choose something you like from this list, make sure it smells high quality, not super synthetic. take it with a grain of salt though. some of it is women voting for their favorite mens frag on a man, or to wear themselves. https://www.fragrantica.com/awards2025/category/Women-s-Favorite-Men-s-Fragrance

>>18665383
I don't like the Le Beau line and I hate Paradise Garden but LBLP is worth a try if you see a tester. I would recommend the original Eros EDT, that's probably what you're looking for. Eros Flame is better for spring/fall.

>>18665415
>comment on Fragrancenet:
>"Smells just like what my father. I got a bottle for my husband. I love the smell!"

Red flag or green flag?

>>18665421
green

>>18665421
It's a red flag if she doesn't want to be reminded of her dad. When we smell perfume on a woman, it's pleasant and attractive in the right setting, but this attraction is always perceived in a physical or carnal lens. Cologne can also be erotic, but more often it's alluring. It implies character or competence, and when done right is emotionally comforting to women as well. I think this is what women get out of a cologne 'smellling like their dad.' You could analyze it from a Freudian perspective but I think it's a perverse and spiritually harmful thing to do.

>>18665386
>I refuse to even try Chanel because of their bullshit
whatcha mean?

>>18665421
Green. It implies a good relationship with their father since they enjoy being reminded of them.

>>18665386
It's just one of those rare fragrances where everything is just right. The opening is juicy citrus balanced with sharp aldehydes, which give it crisp sort of freshness that doesn't lean too far into the synthetic, but at the same time doesn't present as your typical realistic citrus. It's sleek in the same way the bottle is. It has neroli, which should be enough to sell you because neroli is the best floral note. the entire composition is build on very diffuse notes, including the base of musk and tonka, which makes it ultra light and easy to wear even in the winter. It's contrasting smooth and sharp which makes it interesting. The performance is modest projecting with medium longevity, which makes it mature without being old fashioned. Overall it keeps you hooked with balanced tensions in the composition, sharp and smooth, professional and sexy, mature and fun. I've tried well over 150 fragrance, I love weird shit a lot, but AHS is just so well built and interesting I keep coming back to it. Plus if you don't like aldehydes or want a bit extra longevity the Superleggera flanker is also really good.

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>>18663683
What are your favorite "green" fragrances?
>pic related

>>18665491
unrelated but why are there so many flankers in the chanel sport line?

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Whats the deal with Xerjoff? All high quality frags, well liked and marketed, but never mention the perfumer(s) and consistent output

>>18665528
perfumers dont exactly get high praise for making clones

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>>18665528
>jerkoff
>all high quality frags

>>18665386
It's one of many basic freshies.
Slightly aldehydic, slightly citrusy, slightly musky top, then the aldehydes fade, then the citrus fades, and you have a clean musky frag, not really aromatic frag with a light ambery base.
Try it before buying a bottle.
>>18665428
>when women smells good it's always carnal
>cologne is alluring
>perverse and spiritually harmful
They should make another containment board for Jordan Peterson fans, /r9k/ is clearly not enough.
>>18665474
Chanel, like many luxury brands, makes it difficult to buy their frags outside of the official channels, but it's only bad when Chanel does it because their frags are popular.

>>18665535
>Chanel, like many luxury brands, makes it difficult to buy their frags outside of the official channels
yeah not being able to get their stuff off discounters does suck but at least chanel is still a good product unlike spending 500 dollars on a bottle of creed

>>18665509
I enjoy many greenish frags starring from Sycomore, but among REALLY green frags Dakar will always come out on top.
>>18665528
Good quality frags positioned as "more luxury than your ex bf's signature frag".
Always mass appealing and not challenging.
People here hate them without ever having tried the because they confuse popular and overpriced with bad quality.
>>18665536
>at least Chanel is a good product
Some Creed frags are very good, the issue is that they're overpriced, some of them vary greatly between batches, and Creed's marketing is largely based on lies.
Also they're available at discounters, I'm looking at a 100ml bottle of Viking, which is a good frag, for €236; that's less that what you'd pay for a bottle from the exclusive/private/cooler lines of Chanel, Dior, LV, Gucci, Armani and YSL.

>>18665538
>Some Creed frags are very good, the issue is that they're overpriced, some of them vary greatly between batches, and Creed's marketing is largely based on lies.
yeah, i didnt mean to say they werent but theres 0 chance i would ever buy a bottle from them at full price so i think we are in full agreement

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Any fragrances that smell like the color red?

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>>18665547
yes

>>18665528
boring compositions, focus group flavoured branding, nothing new or groundbreaking just a big net for catching normies moving out of designer and into niche. I have a sample of naxos which is rated #1 unisex on Parfumo and dispite having the a similar core composition to tobacco vanille (slightly sweet vanillic with sharp tobacco), Naxos manages to be more complex and yet somehow worse, for all the bells and whistles they add to it to make it complex are done with such creative poverty that the TF is more interesting due to it's simplicity and minimalism.

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>>18665547

Is there anything with the medicinal/herbal lavender note of Pour un Homme but without the vanilla?

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>>18665415
Thanks. I'm thinking Replica Jazz Club kind of fits an idea. We have noticeable age gap so mature and masculine but laid back and gentle is exactly what's needed. She's also smoking so tobacco notes may hit the spot.

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Official fougere theme
>playas only
https://youtu.be/glwvtFK4rws?si=_w5mjwk30xuNwQyM

What is the best/easiest way to find out what dupes exist for a frag? Just looking at houses that make dupes isn't helping me to figure out what they're duping.

>>18665585
Also, who makes the best dupes?

>>18665585
>go to fragrantica for frag you want
>smells like section
>find the one with desert scribbles on it
>>18665589
lol
try dua maybe

>>18665589
This is like asking who makes the best frags or the best apples.
It depends on the specific frag.

I buy fragrances knowingly that I'm never going to wear them outside, I just like to have them and spray them every now and them while im at home

SOTD: AdG Essenza

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>>18665610
>best apples
Macoun

>>18665610
I guess that goes back to my original question about finding dupes. The desert scribbles thing I understand, but I have seen a prevailing feeling here that said desert scribbles houses are dogshit which is why they attempt to make dupes. I've also seen past comments in a prior thread about how one of the most popular frags out there (I can't remember which) has so many dupes because despite being very good, it's very easy to make so anyone can make a decent dupe of it. It just sort of feels (so I know I must be wrong) that there has to be a company on there working on the "you take cents to the bank, not percentages" mindset that isn't located in the desert. Where's the white guy in some flyover state or the PNW who sees these expensive as hell designer brands and decided he could do a good job at duping them, and not cost an arm and a leg. I saw a conversation two or three threads back that said Klone was good at duping was just someone cracking a joke or not. I also get that there will always be a "prestige regret" scenario where people look down on a dupe because they think it's cheating to not spend $300, $400, $500 on the designer frag. It's the same thing with cars, watches, electronics, honestly, anything. I always like to drop this nugget I learned back in college during my first business management class where we were being taught the initial principles of advertising and why you advertise, and who you are doing it for. My professor dropped a piece of information that startled me: most advertisement is not about brand awareness, it's about brand reinforcement. He used car commercials as the example. If you turn on the TV and see a commercial from Mercedes about the new S class, the point of that commercial isn't to try and convince you to buy one, that commercial is directed at people who already bought the car to keep them from feeling regret. You know what I am getting at though with the threads made just to talk down at "the poors".

>>18665210
>>18665305
She also fucks black dicks
Not even shitposting

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>>18665629
I politely disagree. Although, Macouns are great.

AOTD (TKTDA): Cosmic Crisp

>>18665589
desu dupes arent really worth it. you have to test so many of them just to get a sense of which one is actually close to the point where you might as well have just gotten the original. there are some outliers like the super common dupes but they are definitely the exception, not the rule
>>18665633
that goes without saying for all e whores

>>18665644
Fair.

>>18665632
The fragrance you're thinking of is BR540. If you've smelled it, or the dupes or "inspirations" that it's spawned you'll pick up why, and it's because it doesn't have any facets that seem natural. Those natural ingredients are part of why dupes seem to fall short. I can't speak from experience, but the market thinks Armaf, Lataffa, French Avenue etc seem to be making pretty close approximations, but there are two things that hold them back and that's budget and expertise. Take a fragrance like Imagination, it's pretty basic, sure, but it will be very difficult for a dupe house to get Black Tea CO2 and stay under budget. They can make black tea accords, but every deviation from the formula is going to take percentage points away from how close it gets. The same is true for any fragrance using natural ingredients like orris butter, vetivers, patchoulis etc. All of these things can be constructed from accords of cheaper material, but they degrade the overall quality. As for expertise, this is also a balancing act. Some big perfumers will do work for dupe houses, but again, the price of the perfumer is going to cut into their material budget. You could also be contending with other factors too, like supply limitations. If Givaudan is the only house making a molecule, they will prioritize making sure the boys at L'Oreal and friends have their supply first, before allowing anything else to go to the arabs or dupers. All of these things culminate in what you see in dupes, where they're a bit harsher and can go pretty far with the similarities, but fall short on the last 5-25% of the original. Is it worth spending 2-5x on the original in order to keep that fraction of character? That's up to you of course, but I think it is. If you have a big collection then you're probably picking up 10ml or less anyway, and if you are looking for a daily driver or two, then you might as well get the thing you actually want because it's a staple in your wardrobe.

>>18665632
>>18665661
is this pasta? use some line breaks nigga

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>>18665547
literally smells like blood

>>18665535
But what do you even mean by clearly not enough?

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>>18665709
I would have but I hit the character limit.

My PdE decants showed up. Here's first impressions, best to worst.
>Ambre Russe
Reminds me of CK Shock for men but much higher quality, less sweet, more sophisticated, mildly masculine unisex. It's more of an implied tobacco accord, like the smell of a fresh pack of cigarettes and whatever chemical additives they put in it. Prominent amber and cinnamon. Alcoholic notes are not as strong as I expected. I'm not really into tobacco or alcohol notes, otherwise I would be crazy for this.
>Cuir Ottoman
Leather, iris, labdanum, resins. I'm getting imagery of a very high quality, lived-in black leather couch. I dislike Ombre Leather and Dior Homme Parfum, but I'm liking this. The labdanum is a little too strong for me on first wear.
>Azemour Les Orangers
Opens with sweet, rindy oranges and dries down into a classic chypre with some modern aspects. The caraway here is stronger than Cartier Declaration. Caraway and hay notes give it a relatively subdued funkiness.
>Wazamba
Smells like a resinous, rustic woody instrument, exactly as it's supposed to (African wasamba). This isn't like a violin and rosin. It's like someone's pouring resin in an unventilated shop for one of those hipster wood slab tables.
>Aziyade
Awful. Opens with candied fruits, dries down to literal ass sweat. VERY strong caraway / cumin. It's like an old guy with incontinence. I would be disturbed to smell this in public. Performance is bad too.

Other than that, I tried Jerxoff Alexandria II which was a massive disappointment. ELDO Fat Electrician was my one hit out of this order. It's a cold weather vetiver, and it really does have an accord of solder and heatshrink.

>>18665567
Women love Tobacco Vanille also.

>>18665755
Damn, if you like Orangers more than Aziyade then Aziyade must truly be awful. I am waiting on my discovery set to arrive next week, and I'll be able to give a (very novice) interpretation of the rest of their lineup. I will say that the two I liked the most out of the few I've tried you also found to be their best. Just a shame they aren't for you. I go crazy for everything in the both of them.

Also, ELDO is so funny to me that they make this sort of thing. It's like a group of adults decided to make a serious scratch and sniff company.

>>18665775
I'm interested to hear what you think of Eau de Glorie. ELDO actually has some good fragrances like Hermann a mes Cotes, which I love. I consider Fat Electrician unusual but wearable - I still have to try TdH Intense Vetiver and Guerlain Vetiver Parfum before I decide on it.

>>18663696
Based.

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SOTD Chanel No. 5
Oh my God I hate the smell. Also why there are 3-4 fragrance threads on /fa/?

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>>18665589
Maison Alhambra
Paris Corner
Fragrance World

>>18665853
the others are noselet cope threads

>>18665594
Reminder that Dua Brand use AI for advertising

>>18665632
>I get that it depends on the specific frag, but people here say clones/dupes/... are bad, but there has to be someone who makes good clones
It depends on the specific frag, there's no single brand who only makes good clones or bad clones or high quality clones or what have you.
As with every other frag, the only way to be sure if something's worth your money is to try it first.
>>18665661
>natural ingredients
The cost of ingredients is hardly tied to how natural vs. synthetic they are, and a cost of $300 per liter of juice (before dilution in alcohol) is enormously high, so even in that case a 100ml bottle containing 20ml of edp contains a whopping $6 of ingredients, or 1,5$ for a much more common 100$ base juice cost in a 15% edt.
It's not about ingredient cost, BR540 is easy to copy because it's a very characteristic scent with a simple formula.

I just tried Mitsouko and Heure Bleue and I don't get it. Mitsouko did disgust me initially but I'm past that now. I still don't see how it's special yet. Heure Bleue is nicer.
Is there a point where it will click and I'll appreciate them more? There are many fumes I tried where I wasn't initially impressed but I liked them later.

Mitsouko has this weird note that smells exactly like my long deceased gradmother's BO when she was alive. Like old people BO.

>>18665868
>Is there a point where it will click and I'll appreciate them more?
yeah, probably
or maybe you just don't like chypres/peach/iris or whatever
get back to them after a few more years of sniffing, maybe you will appreciate them more then

I know someone here likes Frederic Malle quite a bit. If you're around, what do you suggest? ZGO just added his entire lineup to their store.

>>18665885
imho French Lover is one of the best frags ever made

>>18665886
Pre or post the acquisition? I hate that suddenly an entire brand can be destroyed like this, or if it's just histrionic bitching that isn't relevant.

>>18665887
my recent formulation is still awesome
it is ofc possible that bean counters made it weaker but i don't care

>>18665750
/r9k/ is clearly not enough as a containment board because there are misguided idiots posting comically self important drivel in the fragrance general.
>>18665868
>I don't like these, will I like them at some point
Who knows.
They're both important from a historical perspective, so you might find them more interesting if you learn a bit about the history of perfumery, but they're also very dated, so you might very well not like them any more than you do now.

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What should I drop/add? These are all blind buys based off suggestions from here and my own digging online.

>>18665898
1. keep French Lover
2. drop everything else
3. lurk moar
4. ????
5. PROFIT!!!!

which site btw?

>>18665903
Which do you think, my brother. It's Fragrancenet. I always get 40% off on there, why would I use anywhere else?

Also, why would I drop Myslf, Eros, or Le Se d'Issey? They are routinely some of the most well liked frags out there in their respective field. I only tossed French Lover on there because I saw people liked it enough to break from consensus and list it (partially) as a summer fragrance. That's usually a good sign that they don't give a shit about "the rules" and wear it whenever they want. I can see an easy argument for the JPL and Armani, but I underpants gnomes posting won't make me drop three of the best around just because reasons, especially when they don't conflict with French Lover.

>>18665898
You should drop everything and try them before buying full bottles, they're largely available to try in stores and you can buy samples anywhere.

>>18665907
>eros, myslf, jpg
subpar
>adg, sel d'issey
boring
or you can do whatever and blind buy full bottles of everything like a retard, i'm not stopping you

>>18665918
>>18665920
I didn't say I was going to blindbuy buy full bottles, this was just the easiest way for me to show off what I was thinking of getting, and that would mean I'd go get samples. Easier to just put the bottles in my cart and take a photo of my cart.

>>18665898
I would only keep French Lover.

>>18665898
>Eros
Why? It has a reputation as a club scent for teens. What's your use case?
>MYSLF
meh, very boring linear scent that is not good enough to justify being so linear. Y EDP is more interesting
>JPG
Never tried this one. Notes seem interesting though, and the Beau flankers seem to stay a bit truer to the original than the mega sweet other flankers. Could be nice.
>ADG Elixir
Probably not necessary to get the Elixir. The EDP is very long lasting as it is, and quite versatile. It's a little bit juicy for winter but still justifiably all-season.
>Le Sel D'Issey
I got this one as a free sample and wasn't terribly impressed with it. It's okay, a little unique but not enough that I've ever been compelled to go back to my sample.
>French Lover
Hard to go wrong with a FM bottle.

Overall it looks like you have way too many summer fragrances here. I would keep French Lover and then pick one, maximum two, of the others. I personally would probably go with either ADG EDP or Y EDP, and JPG Paradise Garden. If I were choosing just one it would be ADG EDP. People say it's boring but that only because it's so good it was copied into oblivion.

>>18665924
I would also get Y EDP if you must buy a blue fragrance.

>>18665923
>>18665924
>Eros
I was going to sample it after someone here suggested that Eros is better than all of the Le Males.
>Y over MY
I own Y, I think it's alright, and I saw people on Frag putting MY over Y so I figured there might be something there worth trying.
>Beau
Someone was saying they are all bad except the original, but I want to see what this is like. It seems neat.
>D'Issey
Shame. I saw Le Sel being recommended over L'Eau d'Issey despite never seeing it talked about here, and I think L'Eau is only alright.
>French Lover
Damn, you guys really like this. Okay, shot in the dark then. What else /besides/ French Lover should I get samples of? I am hesitant to buy a bottle of it either way because it's heavy on the musk, and it's powdery but I will grab a sample for however much Micro or Lucky is selling it.

>>18665929
>>18663686
>>18663685
The beginner charts are a good start.

>>18665885
I like every Malle fragrance I have but I have only tried 3 which are vintage versions of Portrait of a Lady, Dans Tes Bras, and Cologne Bigarade. Dans Tes Bras you have to sample first because it's very polarizing, even I hate it sometimes because it's easy to overdose, especially in the heat, but other times it's very addicting. PoaL is very powerful, it projects a lot and lasts all day. While it's elegant I personally find it versatile in the right amounts. Cologne Bigarade is, as the name implies, very fleeting but the scent is just stellar and works casually while still being classy.

>>18665887
>an entire brand can be destroyed like this
Happens all the time, even without acquisitions. It's only relevant if you're willing to invest the time and even more money hunting down vintage versions. Otherwise just decide on what's available. For most people it's not worth it to navigate the pitfalls of vintage. For example a fresh fragrance like Cologne Bigarade might degrade in the top notes so it's best to buy new.

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>>18665858
I avoid any brand that uses AI but I also avoid brands that make dupes. The Venn diagram of people who buy clones but avoid AI must have so little overlap to be irrelevant. There must be an authenticity personality scale that needs to be studied. We need to find the experiences or genetics markers that affect it. It likely coincides with the political spectrum.

>>18665929
Are you looking at other FMs besides french lover? I've only tried Musc Ravageur but it's really nice. Definitely an October-December scent though, it's a cozy musk dressed up with warm spices reminiscent of mulled wine or cider. Are you looking for other summer scents in general? I recently tried Un Air de Bretagne by L'Artisan Parfumeur and thought it was really good. It's more delicate than these designer releases but a captures that sea breeze feeling nicely. What exactly is your aim here? Daily drivers, sampling to expand taste, collecting? Are you looking for nuclear long lasting or are you okay with moderate performance?

>>18665890
But what do you mean by 'self important drivel'?

>>18665939
Hey, thanks for the recs—I'm always down to explore more from Frederic Malle because their stuff just hits different, you know? French Lover caught my eye for that fresh, green vibe that's perfect for cutting through the NYC humidity without overwhelming everyone on the subway. But Musc Ravageur sounds like a total winner for those cozy fall nights; I can already picture it with a hot cider in hand, fighting off the chill while we organize for change. Mulled wine energy? Sign me up for sampling that come October.As for summer scents in general, yeah, I'm open! Un Air de Bretagne by L'Artisan Parfumeur? That sea breeze capture is exactly the kind of subtle magic I'm craving—something light and evocative that makes you feel like you're escaping the concrete jungle without trying too hard. Designer stuff can be fun, but I love when a fragrance tells a story, like whispering "breathe easy" amid the chaos.My aim here? Mostly expanding my tastes and finding solid daily drivers that align with my vibe—nothing too flashy or "exclusive" that screams privilege, but quality scents that empower and uplift. Sampling is key because who has time (or budget) for full bottles without testing the waters? And performance-wise, I'm good with moderate; nuclear longevity is great for events, but for everyday hustling, I want something that lingers just enough without dominating the room.

>>18665930
Anon, I tried a lot and now own a lot from those.

>>18665934
>>18665939
Yeah, I was going to look into other FMs since Masque ended up disappointing me in almost totality. Their two big guns (Russian Tea and Tango), I found to be not as good as other frags I tested from other brands. Now I am moving onto JM since I already have a number of Amouage and PdE in the mail. For certain I am going to probably pick up three bottles of PdE that I don't own if their general record bares out, and Amouage has several scents I haven't tested that are rated very highly so there's a solid chance I get a couple of those as well on top of what I already own. FM seemed like the next logical choice to start working through.

I don't mind fall/winter frags even though I live in Florida unless it is one that reacts particularly poorly with the heat. Many of my frags are very distinctly intended to be worn in fall/winter, but they smell great and the heat doesn't make them disgusting. Even the Amouages stand up to the heat well, cheaper shit, not so much.

>>18665945
Are you schizophrenic?

>>18665898
>>18665929
MYSLF smells like the laundry detergent aisle at Target, very overpriced for what it is. Kinda loud, something a high schooler would wear, and super basic. Le Sel D'Issey is the better generic clean scent, more sophisticated, and costs 40% as much. It's perfumed by Quentin Bisch, so it's blended in a way that the notes present themselves cohesively as one smell if that makes sense. The individual notes take some effort to pick out. Some people really like this style, some don't.

Eros is also kind of loud, but you said you'll probably like it as a fan of Ultra Male. The original Le Male is obviously much closer to Ultra Male, but it's not good in the heat. Eros is good for clubbing, but it's not really a clubbing only fragrance like people say. It's somewhere in-between Le Male and YSL Y. I wore it to school and work back in the day, just go light.

I have no experience with ADG Elixir or French Lover, but I will say that Frederic Malle is expensive, even samples of it. There could be better value fragrances to try first if the goal is expanding your taste, like Terre D'Hermes, Encre Noire, Naxos

To the anon that recommended Eau de Rochas Homme instead of Bohemian Lime, Thanks. Just got it today and its amazing.

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Any lesser known frankincense fumes? Something that smells like what ancient Egyptians would burn.

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>start wearing a $500 fragrance
>no one, not even my mom, has said i smell good

>>18666143
Which one?

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>Start wearing this 15 buck fragrance i bought to fill my cart
>3 woman, one of them is my mom said to me i smell good

>>18666143
Try $1000 fragrances, that will do the trick.

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copped a bottle of this today, haven't worn it since late 90s
what am I in for bros?

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Found a decent decant store that has a sale at the moment on some cool stuff. Any suggestions on changing any of these? Most of them I actually want to try, Black Afgano being the main attraction but I could look for other options. The store doesn't have a huge catalogue but there are interesting options. Unfortunately there's no Tom Ford Tobacco Vanile but ToB has a similar profile so I'll try it instead.

>>18665309
>>18665319
Thank you anons. I think I will go for Light Blue first, as it is indeed my most desired fragrance right now, and 100ml should be enough. The financial aspect is indeed a limitation, currently absorbing the fact that the decants I'm getting cost half the money of an 100ml bottle.

Im pretty sure i cant smell ambroxia, what are some ambroxia heavy fragances besides molecule 02? Just to buy some decants and test

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opinions?

>>18666097
Literally papillon anubis

>>18666243
i think that there's something funny going on with jewish people

I finished a whole bottle of Drakkar Noir today. Feels good.
>SOTD Drakkar Noir

>>18666154
What fragrance?

>>18666243
Do people just memorize color to fragrance name for PdM?

>>18666175
the most basic bitch citric fresh frag ever

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>>18666279

>>18666347
>two masculine coded
>two feminine coded
>one unisex coded
That's why they like it.

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>>18666175
Longevity is poo but it is a good scent.
Ck one essence is much better.

I hope you didnt pay much.

>>18666214
>ToB
Haven't tried it, but I'm always wary of brands that lean super heavily on fancy bottles. Parfumo is saying it's sweet fruity, where TV is sweet spicy. Might not be the profile you're looking for. Chergui could be closer to what you want. It has a similar tobacco to TV but instead of sweet vanilla its drier and creamier.
>Bleu EDP
Correct. EDP and EDT are the only good ones from the line.
>Black Afgano
Cool scent, lives up to the hype.
>Spicebomb
Might be closer to TV than chergui or ToB, been a while since I've smelled it though.
anyway looks like a nicely varied set anon, enjoy.

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>>18666278
Nice
>>18666243
Pic related, don't

>>18666499
wtf is the red lightning bolt one.

>>18666214
The Acqua di Gio line is getting ridiculous... so many flankers, then flankers of the flankers. Gotta give them credit though, Profondo (2020) is the best designer aquatic I've tried.

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>>18666518
Flanker slop for the goyim. Try to get into fougeres.

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I know this fougère anon does not have our best interests in mind, but woman over 40 love them, got tons of comments while wearing eternity and cool water

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>>18666527
>I know this fougère anon does not have our best interests in mind
I do. Get fougeres, don't be a cuck.

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>when you realize "reformulations" are just a grift pushed by scalpers trying to push old bottles for inflated prices and individuals way too obsessed with a particular fragrance to a degree no one else cares about

>>18666243
pdm is slop

>>18666518
AdG Elixir is decent. It's like half AdG, half Gucci Guilty Absolute, and dries down sweet-ish.

>>18666533
same as batch autism. I have seen regular aventus bottles going for 250-350 secondhand but if it's a hecking legendary F batch or first edition they will SELL at 700+ to other retards. It has to be a brown people status thing, Aventus is a nice scent but it's not that special.

>>18666539
I like it too, it's the only AdG I'd consider buying, but there's no way I'd get it at full price (about $3/ml).

>>18666533
Batch autismo is absurd but reformulations happen and rarely for the better so if you know what you're doing, getting an earlier bottle is trivial.