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The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>SOTD Superleggera
4 hours into smashing a brick wall down in 30 degree heat and its still going strong as hell. Im so glad I never have to think about summer fragrances again.

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What does he wear, /frag/?

>>18732669
Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte (EDC)
as a result he smells great

Based Eau d'Hermes poster

SOTD: Jardin sur le Nil

god antaeus is so good. i dont even care that its 80F, i just wont go outside today

>>18732693
based

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finally got around to trying PdE

>amber russe
less of a 'reference-amber' than amber sultan. spicy and musky. not much complexity, but the simplicity works in its favor here.
8/10

>azemour les oranges
like i mentioned before, this is like someone smoking a cigarette next to you while you try to eat an orange on your lunch break. smoky citrus, with a faint humid, mossy base. good, but there's a lot of contrasts here
7.5/10

>salute!
dry wine with a fresh-synthetic base more typical of modern 'sport' flankers. surprisingly tame and weak given the advertised notes list; i could wear this in a hot summer and not be overburdened
6/10

>wazamba
extremely resinous and balsamic incense. very slight earthy sweetness. despite the thick, pungent quality of the smell itself, projection and longevity are on the weak side, kind of like how avignon is
7/10

>vetiver bourbon
all vetiver, no bourbon. this is similar to other dry, earthy, efferescent vetivers. very little unique character, but at least it's a good neutral smell. would rather wear vetyverio or grey vetiver than this
6/10

>cuir ottoman
smells like coca-cola in the air, but smells like dirt and burnt plastic/dust on the skin. dries down into a incense/leather accord that is typical of other niche cold-weather scents
5/10

>mal-aime
literally straight up smells like a bowl of salad leaves and twigs. all green with no sweetness; pure herbaceous bitterness. photorealistic bush. interesting, but not something i would choose to wear.
4/10

>acqua di scandola
half-chypre, half-aquatic. this is a salty, sweaty, floral citrus. it comes off as a less aggressive acqua di sale and smells very 'old-school.' very late dry-down is much more relaxed, cool, slightly sweet. i'm slightly disappointed that there was no mineral quality to this one, but i really enjoyed it and thought it had a lot of variety.
9/10

overall i feel that PdE sits in the realm of interesting blends that are more concept pieces instead of stuff to wear.

>>18732711
yeah its pretty underwhelming. i dont really understand the shilling here

>>18732711
that's too bad

>>18732714
>i dont really understand
skill issue senpai

>>18732715
>y-you just dont get it
cope

>>18732717
post SOTD now
(mine is Hermes Amazone btw, it's good)

>>18732719
TdH EdT

>>18732720
based
your lapse of judgement regarding PdE (GOATed house btw) is herewith forgiven

>>18732724
>grift of all time
true

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>>18732731
>GOATed
>grift of all time-ed

>>18732777
>thinking "greatest of all time-ed" sounds any less esl

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>>18732778
kek true but i got trips and you didn't so your argument is invalid

7 sprays of Angel's Share, 7 sprays of Vinyl by Franck Boclet, 100 grams of Vodka, time to go for a drive.

I finally decided to splurge on Aventus and holy shit I'm ruined
I don't like wearing anything else
everytime I try a different fragrance I just think to myself "I should've just worn my Aventus"

>>18732784
based

>>18732788
cringe

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i'm wearing Oud Ispahan on one wrist and Oud Rosewood on the other

Want to save money but also want to buy Guerlain L'Instant Homme EDP

>>18732796
I really wish Oud Rosewood didn't smell so sweet on my skin, it overpowers the rest of the fragrance. Outside of that I get woods, like if they took every single type of wood and put it into one fragrance. I don't find it as animalic as others seem to. I wish it smelled on my skin as amazing as it smells on my clothes.
As for Oud Ispahan I think it's great and interesting but it does remind me a bit of a stinky rich old lady. I have the first release so maybe they toned it down and made it more unisex or masculine with later releases. It's quite unapologetic and intense. There is a musky base that lasts on skin long after all the other notes have dissipated.

>>18732791
>cringing
at how much puss you're missing out on not wearing Aventus

>>18732661
Hermes masterrace (def not a paid shill) reporting in
>sotd: Hermes Equipage
goated with the sauce

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>>18732850
forgot pic

>>18732818
buy it
if you reside in GLORIOUS YUROP, you can get it for as low as EUR60 from discounters

Has anyone tried Souffleur d'Anus by Maison Mangeur de Parfums

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Rate my collection

>>18732862
yeah

>>18732864
How does it smell?

>>18732863
Decent mix. I would encourage you to try some smaller artisanal houses, but it’s still a good collection overall as-is.

What do you reach for in the winter?

>>18732868
Lauder for men, Gentleman EDP, Youth Dew and Bois Imperial usually

>>18732863
too many different things, you don't have a signature scent.

You have no signature, man. None.

>>18732867
it's alright

>18732862
Doesn’t exist on any of the three main fragrance websites. Literally zero results on Google. Fuck off with your anus bullshit.

>>18732870
>still falling for signature slop
nobody really cares what you wear, especially when it comes to "signature" obsessed jeets

no White Man has ever worn TdH EdT

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>>18732863
>Amyris Homme
>Montabaco Intensivo

>>18732854
If only, Canadafag here

>>18732863
>New York Intense
>BdC
>Kouros
>Imperial Boys
>Hermes
my_man.jpg

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Simply put, a masterpiece.

>>18732863
tell me about montabaco

>>18732926
hows the iris in this? i like the waxy, lip stick kind of iris

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How do you store samples?
Should I get one of these from temu or are they supposed to stay upright?

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>>18732961
i use a vial rack/sample rack/test tube rack

>>18732960
imagine a half-strength DHI with a bit more sweetness
its not quite the crisp clean white iris you get in normal l'homme

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>>18732961
>How do you store samples?
I got one these from Home Depot, it hold all my samples.

>>18732972
>a bit more sweetness
ah id probably not like it very much then
thanks

>>18732987
you might like the normal l'homme since its closer to the waxy lipstick iris, but there's no vanilla sweetness in that one.

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What can I replace Dior Homme Parfum 2014 with?
I have very little left

>>18732993
>discontinued
thats the thing, you dont

>>18732926
how does it compare to the EDT? redundant to own both?

>>18732993
another bottle or a newer batch

>>18732960
very different than lipsticky iris (DHI). L’homme leans towards baby powder iris and it doesn’t last past the mid notes. its one of the least linear contemporary designer fragrances and the best part is the dry down. 1-2h after spraying the scent is 80% amber with very quiet powdery undertones. but top notes are 100% powdery.

>>18732996
all flankers are edt and pic rel is the original. if you mean between the flankers, Eau is the weaker parts of the original stripped of the ambery heart. Intense is actually interesting and its own scent, not predatory to the original. the leather note is unique and very Prada-like (similarly to how Tom Ford has a very characteristic leather)

>>18732711
>Cuir Ottoman
>5/10
wat

>>18732863
MFK is a meme brand

>>18732693
Are you French I assume?

>>18733056
no, id be using the metric system if i was. why?

>>18733060
The weather is hot there

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>be me
>oud fan
>blind bought any Arab fragrances with "oud" written on them
>check notes on Fragrantica at home
>no oud
>mfw

>>18733065
You deserve it.

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>>18733066
Why? You don't like oriental smell, anon?
>SOTD: 9PM

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>>18732863
Memes aside, I heard Indians wear New York Intense. Is this true?

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I wonder is there a grapefruit fragrance that doesn't smell too sweet. Literally the opposite of Bleu De Chanel.

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is boys imperial a good blind buy? i need a new daily wear signature scent

>>18732950
Don't wanna sound too crazy but I consider it a rapist scent. Very strong and imposing, lingers a lot in the room and if you're in a closed environment like a car, it imprints on the soft material. Worth every penny
Women love it also

>>18732993
Boadicea Harmonious unironically

>>18733107
Risvelium

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Bringing my Dior Homme Intense 50ml to church tomorrow for benediction with Holy Water.

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>>18733104
based, if true

>>18733130
it's definitely a safe all-rounder daily, but for me it's definitely not signature-worthy

>sotd
soo good

SOTD: Ombré Leather
One of the benefits of living in a place without real summers is you can wear leathers all year and feel good about it.

>>18733104
Indians wear pretty much anything. That's not a reflection on the quality of the fragrance. The problem is that they wear too much of it and they're using it as a substitute for showering.

>>18733189
>without real summers
Where Anon, tell me where!

>>18733195
Nordic anon here

>>18733036
i found the top notes too offputting and the heart/base too typical and superfluous to really stand out as something special

>>18733197
are you guys full? i live in wisconsin and hate hot summers. been wanting to move further norf for a long time now

>>18733065
I think arabs use the word oud the same way normies use the word cologne. To them its another word for fragrance.
>>18733130
No. It’s pleasant but also strange and synthetic.

>>18733104
There is a billion indians anon some of them probably wear it. I am in some local fragrance groups and there are a lot of indians in them. Many of them have hundreds of bottles. I have noticed a couple of trends with indians (and arabs to a lesser extent) and they tend to fall into hype chasers and status chasers. The hype chasers will always be rotating into the latest viral trends and whatever influencers are talking about. Right now its Mykonos frags, previously its been stuff like Ingenious Ginger, Blue Talisman, Initio, Loumari, etc. The status chasers tend to be less quick to move on to new fragrances, but will only be drawn to stuff thats expensive, discontinued, or hard to get. These guys love stuff like BTV, Amouage, Roja, Omanluxury, Creed as well as the top-shelf sephora stuff like TF, Byredo, and Kilian.

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>>18732661
Any frag makes you brown if you apply too much. A straight white man doesn't leave a cloud of smell behind him (unless it's work related).

>>18732850
I own this and Bel Ami Vetiver. Both are exceptional

>>18733298
I'm currently in a deep leather phase, and I want to try this and Bel Ami og. What's the leather note like in these?

>>18733296
Exactly.
If someone's outside your 'personal bubble' to use the American term, they should not be able to smell you at all, good or bad.

Your cologne is something that you wear for yourself and as a treat for whomever you trust enough to allow inside your bubble.

>>18733291
Thanks for the inside look, I find the dichotomy between frugality and excess within online Indian hobby communities very interesting. On the one hand they have people buying the absolute cheapest fragrances in the world and on the other they have people buying overpriced luxury fragrances. The interaction between them is hilarious. Then they have the people whose greatest achievement in life is buying that one expensive fragrance that was out of reach their entire life. I consider their materialistic obsessions a reflection of their economic and cultural struggles.

>>18733325
My personal bubble extends to all ovulating women.

>>18733300
I'm too much of a noselet to understand what's leather there. I can smell a similar note as in Antaeus in the original, but I think that it's the carnation. Vetiver tones that down a bit

>>18733342
Thanks, fren

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thoughts

Not sure how useful this is, but I got an email from Histoires de Parfum. If there is a frag you wanted from them you can't find at a discounter, they are running a flat 20% discount on their website with code SUMMER20. I have never seen anything from them that people have talked about as must trying/buying, so I've just let their emails go to my spam.

>>18733353
buy an ad

>>18733349
Very Tom Ford influenced

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Collection poasting. picrel is my main seasonal rotation, mostly in order of season. Will list names if they aren't clear

Spring
>Eau Sauvage EDT
>Drakkar Noir
>China White (solid 3-season wear desu)
>Dreamer
>Bon Monsieur

Summer
>Neroli Intense
>Allure Homme Sport Superleggera
>Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
>Allure Homme Sport EDT
>Kouros
>Acqua di Gio EDP

Autumn
>Dior Homme 2011
>Terre d'Hermes EDT
>Antaeus

Winter
>Tobacco Vanille
>Cuoium
>Stercus
>Sadonaso

1/3 pics

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>>18733373
Odds and ends and statement pieces

>Narciso Rodriguez For Him EDP
>Rien
>Kouros Tonique Collectors Edition
>Knize Ten
>Mitsouko EDP
>Chanel No.5 EDP
>4711 Original
>Mitsouko Parfum (1950s vintage)
>Attar Musk Khabib

>>18733373
shit how many allure homme sports does a nigga need

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>>18733375
Where it all began. The first two fragrances I ever had and all I ever used for years.

>Ferrari Scuderia Red
>CK Obsession for Men

>>18733376
i think three is good. I really like the dna, what can I say. Superleggera is a good daily driver, EDT is lighter and sharper but doesnt last, so I'll use it for short outings, and the Eau Extreme is nicer on milder days around the start and end of summer, and for indoor events or evenings.

>>18733373
>China White
How does it smell like? I only smelled black afgano from Nasomatto and I fell in love with it but I can only buy decants now

>>18733381
mostly powdery with a touch of soft florals. has a very human-animalic musk in the base which is subtle. If you appreciate those kind of wistful, poetic, melancholy scents like L'orpheline or the personal/intimate feeling of Seminalis you will appreciate it. I find its an interesting juxtaposition of texture and profile. The notes are all typically very clean and delicate, but it has the extrait-level thickness and weight to it which I find to be a very well-executed contrast. The name China White actually refers to a type of porcelain, which you can see in the texture on the cap, and I find it to be an apt name as the fragrance embodies the delicate paleness of porcelain as well as its strength as a material. One of the best from the house and extremely underrated.

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Masterpiece

>>18733373
>>18733375
>>18733377
Good posts Anon, great collection.
It also reminds me how comically oversized the Nasomatto caps are.

>>18733141
nice. im sold

>>18733373
Why Eau Sauv running around topless and Hermes got his pants down? Degenerates.

Also what frag goes to that Guerlain box?

I like to wear Dior Fahrenheit at the gym, the mix of sweat with leather and gasoline, yep it's lifting time!

>>18733387
Nice, powdery musks are my thing right now, been months since I moved on from fruity stuff.
>L’Orpheline
I love that so much I haven’t used up my 5ml. It’s my rainy day bed fragrance.
Nice collection anon.

>>18733375
Tell me about Narciso for Him, what do you think of it?

>>18733403
Eau Sauvage was a tester I got for like $40. Have been trying to find a cap for it but they are pretty hard to come by. As for Mr Hermes I forgot to button him back up when I used him last. I tend to forget since its the only bottle I have with a built in cap. The Guerlain box is for the vintage Mitsouko Parfum mini.

>>18733414
It doesnt say on the bottle but it’s the EDP which I believe is discontinued. I see it as an upgrade to Kiehl’s musk. It’s very plainly a galaxolide heavy composition, which is the same musk used in Kiehl’s. But it has some support from notes of pink pepper, which accentuates the top a bit, as well as iris and amber in the base which make it warmer and a little sexy. I use it pretty much exclusively as a nighttime scent for around the house, it’s very cozy.

>>18733420
Very interesting, I thought it was the EDT which is also discontinued. Now I want to try them both.

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Autism blog post: I own close to 200 bottles and got tired of having so many bottles at home. I ended up getting a storage unit last year for other reasons and decided to move my whole collection there too. Now I just keep 3-4 fragrances at home and switch them out every couple of months. Its nice being able to focus on a couple of different fragrances and get to know them better without having so many others to get distracted with.

>>18733412
L'Orpheline is probably one of my favorite blind buys. I initially bought a 50ml (along with 100ml of another serge lutens) for very cheap not being sure if I would like it. As soon as it came in and tried it, I ordered an 100ml bottle. Wore it pretty much every day for a couple of months after getting it.

>>18732711
i tried a few of their line up today. to me, the standous were Un Bel Amour d'Ete, acqua di scandola, Wazamba and Aziyade (I already own CO, AR and Azemour)

>>18733404
for me, it's Kouros

>>18733523
Nigga, that storage unit better be climate controlled.

>>18733523
Isn't 200 bottles like 20k$?
You could have bought a car and 3-4 frags instead but I guess you are too rich to give a fuck so congrats I guess

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Caswell-Massey's 2571. Any idea what to expect?

How do I become less of a noselet?
I smell something and I'm like hmmm this is good i like this or hmmm this is bad i dont like this.

>>18733563
try to follow the flow chart, smell as many prominent old fragrances as you can (no5, aramis, shalimar, etc). Use the fragrance groups image in the op to understand how scents are categorized. play around with the search feature on fragrantica to find scents with different note combinations or popular stuff from different eras. And most importantly keep trying stuff so you can find patterns in what you like and dislike.

>>18733526
Of course it is. I'm autistic, not retarded.

>>18733531
I haven't really tracked the amount I've spent, but thats probably close. It's 100% a stupid waste of money, but whatever I enjoy it. I have stopped buying fragrances though since I actually want to use the stuff I already have.

>>18733524
Everyone liking Un Bel really confuses me. I don't think it's terrible or something, I just can't imagine it being worn by a guy.

>>18733563
i see it kinda like wine. the main goal is to try a bunch of things and figure out what you like and don't like. just try many, many different ones. at first, it's broad categories, and eventually specific notes. over time, you've developed your nose and tastes.
>>18733581
i just like florals and it's quite different than the typical summer frags. im not against wearing something deemed feminine as long as i like it.

>>18733571
I like trying many frags too but I just buy samples instead, I doubt I'd ever use that many full bottles, I barely leave the house...

>>18732661
>Heretic
>imaginary Authors
>Fulton & Roark
>Boy Smells

Which of these insta-friendly brands is actually worth their money?

>>18733603
>Heretic
Don't they only have like two frags not vaulted and they constantly are out of stock because they don't know how to run a business?
>Imaginary Authors
No.
>Fu-
No.
>Boy Smells
Run by trannies, unironically. Why do you think it's literally named "Boy Smells"?

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>hat has sweat salt deposits after two days of crazy heat
>soak, rinse, wring it clean
>wear it yesterday, notice it's slightly musty, no time to wash it now so I just slap two sprays of a frag on it and go about my business
>notice I can still kind of smell the funky mustiness when I'm outside
>fuck
>throw it in the laundry today with a few other hats and clothes
>after they dry, I can smell the detergent on everything, except that hat
>it still smells like my frag after 36 hours + a wash/rinse cycle in the washing machine

Anyone who says Cedrat Boise has no longevity is a retard.

>>18733603
IA has some decent frags, contrary to what Anons here say, though that’s not to say they don’t have their fair share of flops as well.

I’d put them as best among what you have listed.

>Tea Rose actually smells like a tea rose
>Philosykos actually smells like a fig tree
Any other extremely realistic frags? I want to smell like my body and clothes have been soaking in rich, dark coffee, not some gay or overly sweet perfume that has some "coffee notes".

>>18733603
imaginary authors is the least bad but none of them are worth owning

TF Lost Cherry is one of the most disgusting fragrances I've ever tried.
Absolutely nauseating sickly cherry syrup that is reminiscent of the most vile cough syrups.

People said it's like a smooth cherry pie. Couldn't have pranked me harder if they wanted.

>>18733623
Tobacco Vanille smells like coca-cola to me (Jarsaparilla specifically)

>>18733623
try Akro Awake

What is Bleu de Chanel supposed to imply? I get Sauvage DNA modernizing the barbershop vibe with amber accord but BDC is just… there

>>18733713
BdC was a new trend. It took the previous aquatic trend and deconstructed it into the more generalized “blue” scent.

You should also realize that BdC predated Sauvage by 5 years, and Sauvage is a continuation of the BdC deconstruction.

>>18733713
Non aquatic fresh blue

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>>18733404
I don't understand why some people wearing perfume when they go to gym. If you sweat, the perfume smell will gone. Just think about it.

>>18733713
The bottle has one of the most beautiful, subtle, and elegant designs I've ever seen, but the perfume inside doesn't convince me. For me, it's a symbol of Jacques Polge's creative decline. Bleu isn't unpleasant, just bland, while Sauvage is irritating.

>>18733742
>Bleu isn't unpleasant
Do we know what the design brief was?
If Polge wasn't tasked with creating a new, memorable powerhouse, but something that was unique, (and it was at the time) mass-appealing, and smells high-quality, then mission accomplished.
Chanel has plenty of interesting, challenging fragrances in their exclusive line. BdC was meant to be a mass-appeal unit shifter.

>>18733748
Yes, I understand your point, but Chanel was different. They had very few men's fragrances, and whenever they did create one, it was special, like Pour Monsieur, Antaeus, or Egoiste. I think everything changed with Platinum, a fragrance that has its fans, but it was the first time Chanel made something for the general public, taking into account the trends of the time. In a way, Bleu is the Platinum of the 21st century.

>>18733751
>whenever they did create one, it was special, like Pour Monsieur, Antaeus, or Egoiste. I think everything changed with Platinum

I'm not sure. I agree that when they put something out, it's special, but they're not the ones to break new ground. Historically, they take a beat, wait to see what's popular, then make an outstanding composition that

Pour Monsieur was/is an outstanding aromatic chypre, which was popular in the 1950s
Antaeus was/is an outstanding Power Scent, which was popular in the 1980s
Egoiste is a bit of an oddball, but even it was a response to the spicy-woody character of Fahrenheit.
If anything, Platinum was slightly ahead of the curve, correctly predicting the renewed love for barbershop fougeres of the mid 90s.

BdC, like >>18733723 said, was new in that it took all the good stuff from the aquatic fragrances of the 2000s and tightened it up and turned it into something a lot less casual/gym-y.

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>>18733742
>bdc
>The bottle has one of the most beautiful, subtle, and elegant designs I've ever seen

>>18733713
It's supposed to imply that women like it.

>>18733737
Sweat and body heat make a fragrance "gone" faster due to evaporation but it's not immediate.

>>18733748
>Chanel has plenty of interesting, challenging fragrances in their exclusive line.
I'm not very familiar with Chanel, what are their most challenging fragrances? Nothing stuck out to me looking over their exclusive line but I do need to go and try them out.

>>18733737
its a brown thing

>>18733784
I haven't tried them all because they only sell samplers like once every five years.
Of the ones I've tried though, the ones that I think are interesting compositions, not necessarily good or bad, but definitely not straightforward:

Le Lion is a very strange leathery labdanum and patchouli. Very polarizing. People who like it love it, though.
Bel Respiro is the scent of a meadow in the dead of summer, down to the hot breeze and dried-out plants.

>>18733581
Yellow florals aren't as feminine to me as white florals

>>18733748
>Do we know what the design brief was?
That’s actually a great question I’d love to know the answer to, but I think I can take a fairly safe guess which relates to >>18733751 and >>18733763.

As >>18733763 stated, all of Chanel’s famous men’s classics were walking in well trod ground, and they ARE excellently composed, but combo that with how rarely they used to release men’s frags, that’s why people further associate them as being special.

That is up until Egoiste… Egoiste was Polge’s pet project over many years, with no oversight by Chanel. Eventually Chanel called on Polge for a new release and he deemed it ready, getting a limited run soft launch as Bois Noir before the full launch (after some minor edits) as Egoiste.

While I don’t feel it’s appropriate to call it a flop, it didn’t sell as well as Chanel wanted, and it was VERY out of line as far as current trends were running. So, instead of calling it defeat, they completely overhauled the fragrance to match current trends and did what we’re overly accustomed to nowadays, they made it a flanker. Thus, Platinum Egoiste was born.

So going back to my original point, I’d guess it was intended to be a mass market pleaser. Ever since original Egoiste’s release, the Chanel brand has only been really interested in making money, AKA mass appealing frags (strictly speaking in regard to the main line).

>>18733778
Kek’d

I really need to pare down my collection to make room for Platinum.

>>18733793
If Le Lion is challenging to you, something like Concentre D'orange Verte is some ultra niche heavy hitter that nobody could tolerate. Grow up, noselet LMAO

>>18733805
No you dont, egoiste/platinum egoiste are overrated. Get HDP 1725 instead

>>18733822
damn. you put that dude on blast. personally, i don't think Le Lion is challenging, i just don't think i like labdanum all that much. from memory, most of the private line was quite enjoyable, but nothing really wow'd me, especially at that price point.

>>18733822
Epic gatekeeping, bro. Post a pic of your collection.

>>18733826
Did the ghost of Coco Chanel cause your girlfriend to leave you or something?

Egoiste is good but not a product of its time
Platinum Egoiste is only "ok"
Both are however better than the million variants of the generic Allure Homme and Allure Homme Sport line however
BdC is of course a meme in 2026 but it basically created its own genre so some credit is due. Ironically, each step up in concentration/pricetag only made it worse.

/old man yells at cloud

>>18733857
i don't think BdC is a meme. it's at this point a fairly basic, but very pleasant and generally well-received frag. most people only own one perfume and it would make a great, safe pick.

>>18733856
kek'd

>>18733860
I meant meme as in that most of the 15 years of masculine mainstream perfumery after its release, have been derivative of it/are using the BdC "meme" in some way.

So its difficult to judge BdC on its own merits in 2026, but clearly the woody+citrus+"blue but not aquatic" formula was an enormous success.

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I want scents that feel mystical and mysterious
What else should I try aside from pic related

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>>18733541
A very solid and pleasant fragrance. The cardamom is perfectly balanced with the rest of the underlying notes, and feels restrained just enough without feeling subdued. It doesn't do anything too crazy, but it succeeds at being a grounded, yet uplifting fragrance. Perfect for going out to dinner!

>>18733805
this guy fucks
>>18733826
this guy gets fucked by smelly Indian men on the daily

>sotd Bianchi Byzantine Amber
so good, even in summer heat, fuck the naysayers

>>18733857
>Egoiste is good but not a product of its time
Like the other guy said, it's an oddball. I can never see myself wearing it, but every time I smell it, I think "This is really great, I should wear this." and then I never do. It's a combination of notes that you really don't see anywhere else. I think it's simply too unique and strange to be able to judge fairly.

The early 90s were an interesting time for unique fragrances to come out. The brash scents of the 80s were out, but the world hadn't yet decided what would come next. (It would be unisex, casual, linear, beachy, aquatics)

All sorts of crazy stuff came out of the early 90s. Most notably, probably, was Mugler Angel.

>Platinum Egoiste is only "ok"
In the way that Chanel does the best version of what is already popular, PE is probably the best "easy reach" men's fragrance ever, or was, until BdC came along. You can wear it in all situations, all temperatures; it always smells nice, clean and classy without saying anything in particular.

>>18733903
did her lineup yesterday. standouts for me were Under the Skin and Etruscan Water. i really liked the former, but i found it similar to Musc Ravageur on my skin. will likely cop EW for this summer

>>18733905
based and chanel pilled

>>18733541
>>18733886
The picrel reminds me of something similar to TF Oud Wood.

>Chanel Platinum
The opening is lovely, but the lavender note is too intense and the galbanum note too prominent. The excess of lavender and galbanum ruins the fragrance.
But the bottle design is very pretty and it looks great on my vanity.

>>18733903
>>sotd Bianchi Byzantine Amber
Based.

>>18733886
Was about what I had in mind for use. Does this belong to any particular time of the year? I'm slightly worried about its performance during hot/cold weather, but otherwise this looks perfect for temperate times. Excited.

>want to buy fragrances
>remember that im ugly
>discouraged from buying fragrances
its not easy being me

>>18733952
Just because you look ugly doesn't mean you have to smell ugly.

Dressing well, being physically fit, having good hygiene, etc. can overcome a lot of physical hurdles. Obviously, you're not going to attract a 9/10, but there's tons of lonely 4's out there.

>>18733955
i want to k m self

>>18733932
It's very versatile, but it may not be the best choice for a hot summer's day.

>>18733952
I buy fragrances 'because' I'm ugly. I have started conversations with multiple women regarding what they were wearing. People also compliment fragrances that I'm wearing. Fragrances literally improve my hygiene because I want to shower all the time to wear something new. I also wash my clothes all the time because the fragrance gets stuck on them. I talk fragrances with my crush and cleaned my place so she can come over. Now I'm exercising and dressing a little better, all because of fragrances. Maybe my life would have changed without fragrances but I think fragrances are a nice motivator, they are uplifting and it's a very normalfag hobby.

>>18733952
buy them anyways. youve got nothing to lose
>>18733967
based

>>18733870
I find Portrait of a Lady a bit mystical. Then there is Gucci Pour Homme (2003) that smells like an ancient library and Fleur de Liane that smells like a thick green forest. Gucci PH is discontinued but I hear Bentley for Men Absolute is nearly identical.

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I wanna start wearing this, but GF hates it, what do?

Are clones even worth it?
I like Althaïr but don't want to spend that much

>>18734005
You have a discussion like two mature adults and come to a compromise that you can both live with.

>>18734005
you keep wearing it

>>18734008
buy a 10 or 30ml decant. clones are not worth it

>>18734008
>Are clones even worth it?
I'm sure there's a case to be made, but in my experience, dupes are never as good as the real thing. The biggest issue with a lot of them isn't necessarily that they don't smell like the real thing, but that, because everything has to have BeAsT mOdE performance, the balance is all out of whack.

>>18734005
She's probably a bit older and associates powderiness with old lady scents. Either trade her in for a younger model or wear what she likes, probably Bois Imperial, or other synthetic bombs.

>>18734023
>>18734024
Yea true, I tried Fakhar Black Lattafa and it smells kinda mid to me but I really liked YSL Y.
Khamrah smells good but it doesn't really smell like any of the frags it is supposed to be a clone of.
I wanted to try Liquid Brun next but I feel I will be disappointed again.

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>>18734044
Nonono habibi liquid brun is so smooooth and rich, and wallah brother the price you cannot beat it! Third time is the charm mashallah, this is the one for you!

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>>18732661
Just ordered a sample of these 3

I want something green and fresh, wish me luck.

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To start my fragrance collection I've ordered Bujairami Hectic and Vibration and am soon ordering Hawas Ice, Fire and Tropical.

What should I get after these, friends? I was thinking Khamrah Qawha even though I don't live in a cold country and art of universe because the bottle looks cool

>>18734055
Kouros

>>18734053
Good luck! (I only tried Erba Pura and didn't like it)

Is fragrance the "Lipstick Effect" for males?

>watch a video of this English dude going through his frag collection
>shows off some bottle from a designer I've never heard of (it looks like a 50ml)
>mentions he bought it two years ago and it's already almost empty
>he has like 70 bottles, most of which are like this
Jesus Christ. I can't help but wonder if he is unironically doing the "spray 20 times every 4 hours" meme.

>>18734089
Yeah but the economy at large is doing good though

>>18734089
I don't know what that is. Sounds like womanspeak.

>>18734098
There is no such thing as overspraying for a light fragrance. I have some stuff I bought full and use rarely with significant dents in less than a year. On the other end I have dense fragrances that I can get away with one or two sprays. Some people also buy partial bottles from decanters to save money.

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What frags does young James Bond wear?

>>18734112
He talks about how they're all new bottles he bought and how he bought them. He's spraying to shit all the time.

>>18734113
If you cared even the slightest bit about the answer you’d already know what he wears. Fuck off.

>>18734119
I admit I enjoy the feeling of overspraying and wish I could do it with all my frags but I stick to only doing it with the light stuff.

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>clean sheets
>AC on max
>fresh shower with vintage Ungaro Pour L'Homme soap
>Dior Cuir Cannage for bed
>shades open on my high rise apartment
>thunderstorm
>Brade Runner soundtrack
It doesn't get any better than this.

>>18734005
>iris
There's the problem

>>18734044
>I really liked YSL Y
Literally NPC fragrance

>>18734113
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Eon-Productions/James-Bond-007-15944.html

>>18734161
iris owns, though

My local TJ Maxx has some Toy Boy on offer, should I pull the trigger and get it or should I spend that money elsewhere.

>>18734172
No, it sucks.
>SOTD: Khamrah Qahwa

>>18734204
No, but your fragrance sucks

SOTD: TdH EdT

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Thoughts on this? My dad’s signature fragrance. Can a 25 year old pull it off?

Torn between this and Babycat.

>>18734219
Get Moustache instead. It's not worth paying the money for Tuxedo.

>>18734229
Thanks. Ngl I don’t know what Patchouli smells like. I imagine it’s like clary sage or other herbal stuff

>>18734218
I bet you wear Dior Homme Intense too.

>>18734199
If you are a heterosexual male, don't buy it.

>warm weather
Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée
>cold weather
Fahrenheit Le Parfum

>>18733161
>Dior Homme Intense
Imagine smelling like a gay bar at a church

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What would he wear, /frag/?

>>18734272
Secretions.

>>18734270
Gay Italian > Straight Roided Indian

What frag does they one Indian who made himself look like a white guy with gallons of skin bleach and hair dye wear?

>>18734283
Blue Talisman

>>18734199
Its a cheap rose. Look at the marketing and ad campaigns and decide if you feel like it matches your lifestyle.

>>18734255
Patchouli is more of an earthy herbal. It’s often used to make cacao accords.

>>18734275
Hell no. He probably wear something animalic like Kouros or One Man Show.

>>18734289
>Kouros
>One Man Show
>animalic
noselet detected LMAO

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>Christians have incense
>Muslims have oud and musk
>Hindus have sandalwood
Anything else?

>>18734272
Lonestar Memories if we're talking purely what vibe fits him best
Knize Ten if you mean what he would realistically actually buy and wear

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>>18734292
Both of them smell like animal piss. Explain that.

>>18734287
>>18734264
It’s named after what you call the young partner in a homosexual age gap relationship. That kind of marketing should be expected but I’ll admit it’s heavier handed than I thought.
I’m just trying to find worthwhile rose fragrances but it sounds like this one isn’t

What does Hermann smell like?
Is it a good all-rounder freshie?

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A number of you look and act like this

Why do I smell chocolate in Absolu Aventus, is this some kind of olfactory illusion?

>>18734305
I don't get the hype with absolu aventus. All I smell is synthetic pineapple and dark bubblegum with slight grapefruit .Am I missing something here?

Wulóng Chá is such a good freshie. Perfect for summer.

>>18734306
It’s a glorified 1 Million to me
At least 1 Million has as its own soul

>>18734305
Patchouli in the mid

>>18734315
i truly dont understand the hype. the original is so much better
>>18734313
smells like freshly cut grass. honestly one of the worst ive smelled. the dry down is alright, where i can pick up some tea but overall its garbage

>>18734329
Best tea frag is Voyage d'Hermes

>>18734315
1 Million is one of the worst fragrance ever made. I never tried the flankers though.

>>18733291
>>18733330
The state of desi fragrance choices ties in directly with their castes, and cultural/socioreligious hierarchies even within said castes. Status and performatively cementing their place in a higher rung is everything. The concept of izzat works both ways, with a higher caste aiming for the most ridiculously expensive fragrance to flex on foreigners (and red haired women) with - yet also the most dirt cheap clones of clones of clones, so as not to grace the noses of their own untouchables with their gatekept overpriced perfumes.
It's the same reason some will purposely not wear deodorant, not wash, etc. They know they smell, that's the goal, because izzat dictates that doing otherwise would be beneath them.

>>18734339
Not bad it’s just overused
Whenever I smell it it reminds me of my sweaty dumb jock classmates

>>18734320
Do patchouli really smell like chocolate or it's just a meme?

>SOTD Trvdon ii

One of the more photorealistic cut grass scents I've tried. Surprisingly refreshing, dries down smooth into a subtle pinewoody musk

>>18734164
That's Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel

>>18734345
It’s not sweet like chocolate more like the deep, earthy quality of it

Has anyone tried LADDM Noir and can compare it to the original?

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What does autism smell like?

>>18734345
It has chocolatey aspects depending on the variety used. Zino has a earthy/chocolatey patchouli. MFK Oud Extrait also has a similar variety. Different regions and varieties of patchouli have different profiles though, its not always chocolatey. But if you smell a cacao or chocolate note its probably built on patchouli.

>>18734363
Shit from a butt Intensely

>>18734372
Rude

>>18734373
still somewhat accurate, tho
a 'normal' suggestion from me would be Ghost in the Shell

>>18734272
dior fahrenheit

>>18734361
It’s been a bit since I sampled it, but the gist is it’s a cash grab flanker. It doesn’t relevantly add anything worthwhile. Skip it.

>>18734363
Sniff yourself and describe what you smell.

>>18734398
>It doesn’t relevantly add anything worthwhile.
Yeah judging from online comments Tauer just jumped on the "beast mode" performance train with Noir but as far as I remember LADDM already has very good performance
If that's the only change, might as well just get ACDD

What does something smelling 'sterile' mean?

>>18734424
Usually that means it's got a strong rubbing alcohol note like after something's been disinfected.

>>18734332
It is good. I might buy a bottle

>>18733826
>1725
How is this vs. Sartorial and IB? I'll probably try it eventually in any case.

>>18734332
Haven’t smelled that one in forever but Bulgari pour Homme EdP is another remarkably good mint green tea scent.

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>fragrance is just a 80-150 dollar perfume that already exist for 400-500 dollars with a couple slight changes
niche perfumery has fallen

>>18733563
>this is good i like this or hmmm this is bad i dont like this
This is all you need. Everything else like accords and notes, are all made up.

Thoughts on rabanne phantom and flankers?

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what does he wear?

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I bought 200$ worth of samples last month and now I want to do it again.
I should just save the money instead of wasting it right...

>>18734446
bdc edp

>>18734447
you can just drive to sephora or dillards and sample shit for free, usually

>>18733563
>How do I become less of a noselet?
This is not a thing.

Not only is liking or disliking a fragrance completely subjective, there are different ways to appreciate a fragrance and there is no right or wrong way.
The more fragrances you experience, the more your tastes will evolve but there's no one correct end-stage of evolution either.

>>18734449
I'm lazy and autistic but you're right

>>18734446
TdH EdT

>>18734447
You're screwed, you have become samplebrained. You will never own anything, you will be in a constant state of trying different stuff and never being able to decide. Good luck.

>>18734447
Same. In the last three months, I've spent around $350 on samples. I just ordered the latest batch today (mostly from Memo). And I'm actually converging on what I like.
I'm also too lazy and autistic to go to the store and spray shit. But more importantly, I prefer to actually wear stuff for about two days to decide if I like it or not. And I think it would be fun to revisit some time in the future to see how my taste changes. So far, out of all the shit I've bought, I strongly disliked only about three samples right away.
So, I don't really regret it.

>>18734467
This is the truth. I managed to become normal again by just blind buying everything

>>18734469
>just blind buying everything
This is the brave way, and the correct way.

I bought a decant of montabaco intensivo. What am I in for?

>>18734443
Wrong
>>18734445
Literally who?
>>18734454
It is a thing actually. Its not about the right or wrong way, its about understanding what you’re smelling. Its fine to limit your interest in fragrances to simply what you like or dislike, but just like in music or paintings or cuisine, the more you train your senses and learn about what goes into composing something, the more you can appreciate the things you don’t necessarily like.

>>18734477
>It is a thing actually.
No one ITT has ever used that definition. It's only used for gatekeeping and petty insults. If no one uses a term based on a definition you prefer, then your definition isn't valid.

>>18734442
wut

>>18734480
bell curve of "just wear designer", "niche", "just wear designer" wins again

>>18734447
welcome to the club
just so you know, the ride never ends
you can sample mainstream stuff (or even niche if you live in a big city) for free but buying samples is also fine

>>18734478
yes, you are retarded
next

>>18734484
i see but i disagree
for me it's a balanced mix of designer and niche frags

>>18734478
I believe the OP of this reply chain is using it with that definition.

Got some free designerslop samples. I was curious to try Y Iced, but it smells like another generic mall scent. Herbes Vives did this synthetic mint thing and actually made it good. I should just get HV for summer and be done with it.

>>18734492
>I should just get HV for summer and be done with it.
yes

Sephora Father’s Day sample pack, out of these which would (You) redeem the voucher for

- Azzaro Forever Wanted Elixir Parfum 1.2 mL
- Burberry Hero Eau de Parfum 1.5 mL
- Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Eau de Toilette 1.5 mL
- Dolce&Gabbana The One Pour Homme Parfum 1.5 mL
- Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Eau de Toilette 1.2 mL
- Gucci Guilty Pour Homme Eau de Toilette 1.5 mL
- Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Beyond Eau de Parfum 1.2 mL
- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Paradise Garden Eau de Parfum 1.5 mL
- Prada Beauty Paradigme Eau de Parfum 1.2 mL
- Rabanne Phantom Parfum 1.5 mL
- Versace Eau Fraiche Extreme Eau de Parfum 1 mL
- Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum 1.2 mL
- Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum 1.2 mL

>>18734519
The One is one of the best designer frags ever made

>>18734519
i would also buy The One desu
most of these are slop or just plain boring

>>18734519
AdG EdT or DG The One

the rest is slop

>>18734520
>>18734523
>>18734525
It says The One Parfum, mind you.

>>18734533
that should be fine

>>18734533
The EDT is better but the parfum is quite good too

>>18734520
This?
https://www.dolcegabbana.com/en-us/beauty/perfumes-for-him/the-one-for-men/the-one-for-men-eau-de-toilette---VP6491VP1079V000.html

It's that good?

>>18734544
Yeah, it's really good. The only downside is the very poor performance but you can just overspray
I haven't found a truly similar scent profile in any niche frag yet

>>18734544
>D&G The One EdT

Yes. It's tremendous. It's basically the perfect date night fragrance. My wife described it as "it smells like what drinking a Manhattan cocktail feels like."

Like >>18734545 said, the performance is poor, but there's actually some good things about that.
1. It doesn't project. But your date won't want to get in close if you're choking her out with your fragrance. Plus, because it doesn't project, there are good chances she'll have never smelled it before. It's not something like Sauvage or BR540 that you smell everywhere because it projects. It stays very close to the skin. It gives her an excuse to lean in.
2. It lasts maybe four or five hours. After four hours, your date is over. You're either home alone or you're with her.

It's also pretty inexpensive, which is nice.

>>18734442
If you actually believed that you wouldn’t be calling it niche, you’d be calling it what it is.
>Masstige

>>18734204
Khamrah Qahwa is foul. you lost all credibility

>>18734519
The One, or Burberry Hero EdP for sure

Honorable mentions
-Gucci Guilty EdT (Latest formula Gucci Guilty line aint what it was following the Elixir Extrait de Elixir Absolu Elixir trend)
-AdG EdT (still a slapper, but prefer the EdP or Parfum flankers)

25c weather and a good 12 spray le male edt is good.

>>18734272
Dakar

>>18734263
Dior Homme Original

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>>18734263
im a dhp 2014 chad

>Dior Homme Intense has vanilla apparently but they have to drop it in marketing because they thought men don’t like vanilla.

Interesting. I always found it to be a bit lactonic in quality

I sprayed Cedrat Boise Mancera a few hours ago and I hated it, now I'm smelling it again and kind of liking it wtf?

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Can a white boy wear Amore Caffe