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The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart
The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners
>SOTN: Amouage Gold Mangood shit
i love the cope from poorfags who think dupes are as good as the real thing. do they smell similar? sure but there is a huge difference in quality. something dupes will NEVER be able to accomplish
rate the drip bros
>>18694487>all fresh stuffI'd expect to at least see something like SWY in a collection like this
I never want to buy a full bottle again I just wanna buy hundreds and hundreds of decants and microdose the entire possible spectrum of fragrances weekly.>>18694468It is cope but so is justifying $300+ frags. There's a multitude of products that can do 90% of the job of a niche frag while costing way less. They are all valid products that can also achieve good indicators in longevity, complexity and silage, so whenever I see someone shitting on the cheapie that smells about the same I also cringe.>>18694487Oh look Nautica Voyage hell yea anon :D
>>18694487Babbys first drug store haul with birthday money
>>18694487ironically, dior homme is fine and we wouldnt need much of the other slop when we have that, tho dior homme original is better
do people unironically like drakkar noir
>>18694517Yes. I even bought the upgrade to bon monsieur.
>>18694517>has a billion clones like aventusnah people are just pretending
Anyone here tried Ferrari Bright Neroli? I'm looking for something light/cologne style that's good for high heat. Also, what do you guys think about having backup bottles?
will chanel ever make a good fragrance for men ever again?
>>18694566Yeah. Chanel's plans are measured in centuries.
>>18694566Take your Bleullure limited run flankers and be happy. That'll be 200 eurobucks + VAT.
>>18694468i've smelled one dupe that was legit. everything else has been shit.>>noo wait 2 hours for the drydown!
>>18694487>Dior SauvageYikes
>>18694517Only boomers like Drakkar Noir. I prefer Al-Rehab Dakar.
>>18694602Just buy Imaginary. It's functionally a perfect dupe with the same longevity. That's why Montagne is on the Fragrantica banned list. Why the fuck would you spend $200 on a simple formulation when you can spend $50? The LV name and their strict controls on sales is what demands that price point, not because it's actually a $200 frag.
>>18694494SWYI is very good tho. I've gotten more compliments wearing that than anything else in my collection.
Hi guys new to fragrances and just bought some more samples. I'm realizing that I'm not a big fan of fresh scents because none of them are really doing it for me so far. I live in a hot country, so I've been trying to find ones that I can wear outside in the heat. These are the fresh scents I tested:- Eros Flame (I only like the drydown, but its not that intense)- YSL Y (get a shower gel vibe from this, only smell lemon)- Acqua di Gio Profumo (2024) (I can't smell the incense here and just seems like a normal fresh scent)I also tried a clean scent like Prada L'Homme but it smells like paint.However, I've been liking these:- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum (peefect amount of sweet, not like feminine sweet)- Maison Margeila By The Fireplace (it does smell exactly like burnt marshmallows)Sweet scents I didn't like:- Giorgio Armani SWY Intensely (smells like a rotten apple)- Afnan Supremacy Collector's Edition (just too strong)Out of those I think I will get Le Male Le Parfum. But is it normal for people to wear it on a hot day? I'm still very confused on this whole summer/winter fragrance thing. Is it more just like a guideline and less like a rule that you have to follow? Btw do you guys have any reccomendations based on what I like?
>>18694687The general rule with frags and temps is what happens when they interact with different temps. The vast majority of well regarded frags are Fall/Winter frags, which puts you on the backfoot unless you like fresh scents your whole life. Some pedantic poster is going to swing in and uhm achshually me by posting about greens, or the one of two dozen frags that aren't freshy which have been "approved" to wear year round. Back to the only thing that happens to matter with heat is whether or not the scent becomes, as everyone says, cloying. Cloying scents will never play nice with the heat because they become (to use an analogy) like aerosolized syrup. There are others that would be weird to wear in the heat; think a frag that is meant to emulate a specific winter memory or scenario. Does it make much sense if it's noon in July and you smell like a campfire? Probably not. Then there are day/night frags which are really just meant to signal a mood. Day being more active/professional, night being more intimate. I am not sure how you can stand Le Male Le Parfum in hot weather, personally, but you do you. Le Male, generally speaking though is seen as a Summer line of frags by virtually everyone, just perhaps different times of the summer. Example: Ultra Male is stereotyped as a club fragrance, so it's night time. Le Male is not. Follow? Also, try Eros Citrus. You'll probably like it more than Flame. But, frankly speaking, you haven't really tried any fresh scents at all. That is probably why you're confused. Take a look at the infographics to get some idea of whether to start. I am sure others will chime in with their opinions.
Gay memes aside, what does JPG Le Male smells like?
Thoughts on Versace Dylan Blue?
>>18694687>YSL YPlease tell me you didn't buy that because of "muh Indian smell".
>>18694699I think it's nice and well priced.
Has anyone tried Hermès Eau d’Orange Verte and can comment on its quality? Considering it as an option for summer, traditional cologne-style scents appeal to me and I enjoy bitter / tart smells. Would this be a good choice or can you suggest any alternatives? Thanks :-)
Daily Reminder to Gorillamaxx and have S.E.X.Sotd Kenzo Homme edt 1991
>>18694697lavender, mint, vanilla/tonkait's a good oriental fougere>>18694710high quality, low performanceget the concentrée or just bathe in itAzemour (for better performance) or lots of EdCs are alternatives
More lika a fagrance
>>18694716>vanilla
Any green apple frags or good frags from big houses with apple notes that are worth getting? I like the apple notes in Ferrari Black and Triumph of Bacchus, though ToB is peachier.
>>18694687try Versace Blue Jeans, it has a bit in common with the OG Le Male but is fresher and more summery
>>18694697why don't you just try it? it should be available for testing or sampling just about anywhereit's a sweetened oriental fougere. nothing particularly gay by today's standards, but it does have the reputation already
>>18694710it's great, a bit different from other traditional colognes thanks to the prominent orange and somewhat more present green base. I might buy a bottle myself soonit's an EDC though, so don't expect it to last very long
>>18694792Brioni eau de parfum intense is a really nice one. apple with oud and saffroncould also try Un Jardin sur le Toit, it's good but I think it leans feminine
>>18694697Slightly sweet mint lavender vanilla musk. Works well in heat and good longevity. A little toothpastey at the start but settles nicely. Very fresh without being a “freshie”. >SOTD L’eau D’Issey Pour Homme Intense. Very very impressed with this considering it was a discount rack drugstore pickup.
>>18694792Layton and Greenley from PDM. Y EDP can be said to have green apple too
it's going to sounds dumb, but is there an equivalent to Boss Bottled Absolu or Layton but for the summer?
Part of my latest order came in. The Hermes is great. The Spicebomb fixes the reformulation of the original like people say. The Le Beau is the EDP instead of the EDT. I made a mistake there, probably because I was drunk. I think the EDT is significantly better, but eh, I just will use less. The Tuscan Leather will make the GF happy.
>>18694925>>18694925Why can’t you wear Layton in the summer? I get bottled absolu because that’s kind of incensy, but even that I would 100% wear on a summer night depending on the setting. >im really just asking for a really solid masculine frag for the summerI realize that, but I’m not sure someone can help you without a little more to go on. Are you a citrus guy or nah? Maybe Dylan blue or Y edp to stick to easier accessible designers. Both are masculine shower gel types with a lighter vibe.
>>18695004yes, why not?
One of my French relatives who lives in Paris is going to buy De Profundis for me. Should I tell them to ask if they carry the bell jar version? Or would I be too greedy to have them make such a request?
>>18695005Because part of me almost wants to get them to buy several bottles so I can keep one and flip the others since I know how in demand it is.
>>18695007do itat least people can buy it from you without making a trip to Paris
>>18694987i love citrus, white florals, green, aquatic, etc. all things you see in typical summer frags, same thing with blue frags, but i suppose im looking warm spicy that wouldn't be too cloying in the summer heat. the reason im looking for something in that category is to simply be able to branch out from the regular summer/year-round perfumes, you know?
post good bottles
>tried 200+ frags in different forms>only bought like 10% of them>sold or looking to sell 3/4 of that 10%, ended up not liking them after allmight be a me issue at this point
>>18695057Did you find what you were looking for, at least?
>>18695057Same, I like many I find through decants but only find a handful bottle-worthy.
Got a decant of Eros Energy. It smells like cheap Aventus. Wasn't expecting that.
>>18695087I like it more than Aventus. I like it more than Eros.
>>18694453I like "blue" scents but I don't see that listed in any of the starting choices. Would you say blue notes correspond more closely to woody or to citrus?
>>18695090hard to say since they're a blend of woody, citrus and amber. Bleu de Chanel was the one that started the trend so you can look at similar frags to that one (Y edp, Dylan blue, Eros, Sauvage)
>>18695107I appreciate the input! So, if you had to add Bleu de Chanel to the beginner flowchart, how would the arrows relate to your other options? Is Y edp more earthy? Dylan blue more citrus? something like that
>>18695046You first
I haven't really been into fragrances in the past 3 years and from what I can gather nothing interesting has come out since then. Is there anything I missed?
>>18695046>picrelatedit just works
>>18694710Smells good, very low longevity. I would try Azemour les Orangers instead. Eau de GuerlainEau de Rochas HommeMugler CologneColonia / Colonia Essenza
>>18694561This is the best cheap fresh neroli. Decent performance, smells snice and cost around €10.
>>18695129Margiela private line looks like it might be interesting but it’s not released yet. >>18695198Cant find this anywhere in canada. None of the discounters carry it
>>18695170I would love the OG bottle.
Anyone else get a boner when smelling certain frags
What do you think she'd wear? Asking for a 'friend'.
What does he wear, /frag/?
>>18695246(my) secretions magnifiques
Spring work scent rotation!
>>18695323Rate Encre Noire A L'Extreme? What's the difference between Encre Noire and its flankers?
