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Fragrance Groups 101
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Incense Guide
>retard cutting the Turin link againvery sad!SOTN: Tauer Sundownergot a full bottle of this, great for summer evenings
>>18745466Who cares about some jewish fragrance reviewer man
>>18745480i do
>>18745463There are five newer versions of the incense infographic, pic related is the latest.
>>18745488I'd like to see if I can get a sample of that frag I mentioned from Almost Human that feels like it should belong in Series 3, if they had made some sort of tribal, bush people concept. If CDG had made it I could easily see it being called "Uluru" or some shit. I am not sure what incense it is or if anyone would be willing to technically qualify it as one, but it certainly has something going on.
I've tried maybe 5 clones so far and all of them have been disappointing and not close to the original.How much money are the Arabs paying all these influencers to shill cheap trash frags?
>>18745503That Tobacco Vanille clone that Alhambra makes is pretty decent, especially since you can get it for like $15 dollars.
Insane. You can get LSD for less money by ml.
What's the best Oud stuff that you guys have ever tried? It should be animalic, dark and everything challenging.
>>18745503I've only heard bad things about that one.I enjoy reverie aqua and winsome.
>>18745457>>18745457That's the opposite of what "discontinued" means. Stop putting that in the OP.You're linking to the last one, therefore you're continuing.You people are fucking stupid and gay. The entire "fragrance" community here sucks.
There simply is not enough going on in the world of perfumes to necessitate a neverending thread filled with old links to stupid lists. Also, you're all incels who don't date so collecting scents to attract women is pointless.
>>18745521Speaking from experience?
>>18745521
I don't have blotters at home can I just use paper towels
>>18745549They are like $5 for 250 on Amazon.
>>18745520k fuck off bye
>>18745503If you entered a sephora/macy's/nordstrom and tried five of the current most popular designer frags you would get the same impression, so have you consider trying the good ones instead?Here's a few of them, just to make the point that good ones exist: Terra, Tiger Cal Cologne, Moonstone Bleu, Barakkat 540, Dark as Wood.
>>18745520>The thread that died is linked>Put "Discontinued" in front of it showing that thread ended, this is a new one>It's playing with frag terms just for funsiesAre you the same autistic anon that complained in the last thread? You're taking it too serious to be normal>>18745521Projecting much. I have a gf but still look for frags to satisfy myself and not her, she would be happy if I smelled like my cheapie green scent for the rest of my life. I like smelling things and I'm happy this thread exists :D>SOTN Supremacy Incense
>>18745567>still look for frags to satisfy myself and not herbased, literally me btw
shill me another frag that smells like a cherry liquor but doesn't have dogshit longevity
>>18745457/fa/ pill me on Gisada
>>18745572Don't know anything about them
>>18745571*cherry liqueurThere's bound to be something by Kilian.
>>18745572slop
>>18745572Utter slop in my imo. Smells like every mass-market note possible crammed into one bottle.
>>18745578>Kilianonly Back to Black seems to have a cherry note but the most prominent one is apparently honey so that's not it
Is a male nose (perfumer) more trustworthy because he would more likely understand what a man would want to smell likeOrIs a female nose more trustworthy because they are more likely to make you smell the way they want you to?
>>18745457kill yourself
>>18745521 >collecting scents to attract womenI collect perfumes for my own enjoyment as an artform. Imagine trying to your hardest just to impress moids>>18745520So then why don't you fuck off back to whatever hole you came out of
>>18745572designer line is alright for the price, pic smells a sweet black tea, almost too sweet for warm weatherfor some reason they love advertising with black men, might be an issue if you are a chud
>>18745631death to pissrael
>>18745583I don't feel there is a difference. Men and women have both designed some of my favorite frags in turn.
What is anon's favorite discontinued fragrance? For me it's Leather Oud.
>please don’t rotateI wanted a rose fragrance. I gave it some thought. Gave in to the shilling of toy boy on here.First impressions.It’s nice, lots of pink pepper in the opening. It is because of this fragrance that I can now identify pink pepper. I also get some fruit, easy to identify as pear. In the dry down it’s predominantly rose. I also get a background scent of vetiver and wood.It definitely smells masculine, it doesn’t give off homosexual vibes despite the marketing. If you wanna argue that it’s still gay then at the very least you know it’s the scent profile of a top.I get the image of a normal dude in a dress suit wearing a normal men’s cologne but he’s got a rose boutonnière.Bought a 50ml at TJmaxx for $50 because I wanted the instant gratification. Definitely should’ve bought it online for the same price but twice the juice.Probably going to buy a bigger bottle when I finish this 50ml
>>18745702Pick a side centrist
>>18745503Considering Waha is an original frag and not a dupe, what the hell are the ones you’re actually complaining about?
Wore De Profundis today. Weather: 95F (35C). Humidity: 76-80%. I ran a test to see how well it stood up on my skin versus my clothes in this weather. Now, you might think "That's retarded, the outcome is obvious." Sort of. Some frags can stand up to that weather in short bursts. If they couldn't, what the fuck are the Arabs even doing? Anyway. De Profundis does not hold up to this weather (on my skin) at all. A short 30 minute walk had it almost completely perspired from my skin between the sweat and the heat on me (from me). It did much better on my clothes, and managed to stick around for most of the day (6~ hours), projection dropped off after the first few hours but I could still get a whiff of it every now and then. It is wholly unsuited to this weather, not just because of the fact it just disappears on your skin but also it doesn't match. That second part isn't surprising at all, but I still wanted to see. The graveyard/funeral scent of the frag means that wearing this during the day outside of specific circumstances just feels off. It works significantly better (IMO) as a night time frag, or one you can wear during the day in the Fall if you live in a place that isn't hell on Earth.
>>18745583Women have better noses so they can more faithfully interpret complex ideas but men's noses are more dulled so they can tell more intricate stories. You can tell fragrances designed by women are novel but linear while those designed by men follow traditional scents but tell a new story.
For those who tried both, how similar is Incense Rose by Tauer to Portrait of a Lady?
>>18745571the room 1015 one maybe
>>18745571I bought tom ford electric cherry for a girl I was dating and then she left me to be with another girl
>>18745777No similarity at all.
SOTD: Armani Code
>>18745712Toy Boy is one of the gayest fragrance ever made.
>>18745480I do
>>18745695where did you even get the ides from that he's a jew, newfag?>>18745712>Gave in to the shilling of toy boy on here.buddy... everyone who shilled this should be ashamed
>>18745803>gayest board on 4chan: /fa/>gayest thread of said board: /frag/>malding about homo frags in said threadshiggydiggy
>>18745807I actually don't even know who he is referring to, because every mention of Toy Boy I saw was negative, either about the profile or the people who wear it and to buy Phantom instead.
Just a reminder that only blue fragrances are white man fragrances
>>18745795Interesting, didn't expect that. Thanks
>>18745809Gayest board? Maybe Gayest thread on said board? Not even close m8, have you seen half the trooned out threads in the catalog these days?
>>18745815According to Reddit, Indians wear blue fragrances too.
>>18745571Just spray luxardo maraschino liqueur on yourself
give me the best Issey Miyake scent Le sel d'issey interests me but not sure if it's blind buy worthy
SOTD: Palais BourbonComfy spicy vanilla with some nuances. At times I get a whiff of a something boozy, next it can become a little too sweet, but then switch to full-on dry spicy incense. Also very potent.
>>18745815saar, kindly apply 20 sprrrrays of sauvage like a trrrrue white perrrson
>>18745835I just bought Le Sel blind because I heard it's pretty decent/long lasting, and it was like $55/150ml. I sprayed a bit and it has that Acqua Di Gio ocean smell without the citrus. I'll have to wear it and report back.
>>18745869Sauvage is not a blue fragrance.
>>18745872What is it, then? It smells like shower gel to me.
sotd ahuizotl>>18745835keep it shrimple, l'eau d'isses pour homme
>>18745870God speed, anon.>SOTN Eden-RocThat feeling of floating in water with no swell and a gentle breeze. Certified Demachy banger.
>>18745901Yeah, I agree.
>>18745902Wrong board, sorry anon.SOTD: byzantine amber
>>18745903>Byzantine AmberAll is forgiven, my child.
>>18745904It's really great, even in the middle of the mediterranean heatwave. What else from Bianchi is really worth checking out? I was considering buying Sex and the Sea for the rest of the summer
>>18745807>His mother's family were Italian Jews who had lived for a time in Argentina.It's literally the first link in his wikipedia page about his father. I'll tell you what I told the last guy who asked, you defend someone you know nothing about and knowing he's a dirty jew will not stop you from fellating him. You will continue defending a DARPA financed dirty jew who became known in fragrances because of his jewish connections. It sounds like schizobabble but it's literally what he himself has said.
>>18745917Not the Turin Anon, but hypothetically if the OP was to be changed to have a different person who had a very deep catalogue of review, articles, and general info on frags to put in there for new people: who? The gay dragon? If you say no one, I will have to disagree because a lot of people want this sort of information but it's not easily found from a single source.
>>18745918>whoDemi Rawling
>>18745918
is there a deodorant that smells like deep blue? a fancy cologne more oriented one, not like old spice or gilette. I just don't want to waste spraying my arm pits after applying alum because it goes through a bottle too fast
>>18745875Too spicy for a shower gel desu
>>18745872wrong. just google "blue fragrances men" and Sauvage comes up every single time
>>18745918>Turinhe's in there for a reason (you described it well)also no point in arguing with the schizo, i'm definitely not one to fellate isr*el and his inhabitants but blaming the jew for all your shortcomings (skin color included) is just the definition of weakmind + we also have a board dedicated to this activity: >>>/pol/>>18745935it's literally a spicy shower gel
>>18745922>>18745923fragrance is not a poor man's hobbybtw the paywall is there to filter out poorfags and brainlets like you
>>18745939>>18745940Why are you so intent on fellating some jew grifter with mediocre takes? I sincerely don't understand this kind of behavior where people idolize some random faggot who seems knowledgeable
>>18745943i read his guides, i liked them, he had many good takes (shitting on mfk, cr*ed, etc.) but i'm repeating myselfwhy are you malding about 'da joos' in the fragrance thread of a kazakh goat herding imageboard? it's not adding anything relevant to the discussion here
>>18745940A paywall doesn't belong in the OP. Post your collection Mr. Moneybags.>>18745946You can mention that he doesn't contribute anything to perfumery and it's just an ad but you don't care. Once I call you out for what you really are you report my post. >>18745922
>>18745953>A paywall doesn't belong in the OP.not the decision a newfaggot should make. take your meds
>>18745953The OP has a very good collection, probably one the larger ones that's been posted here.
>>18745956I literally made the decision. Can you not see the OP?
>>18745964reading comprehension, anon
>>18745953not your decision to make, schizo anoni posted mine already (with the 20+ nicolai frags), now post yours
>>18745983
>>18745985this is niceit's a shame you're retarded
>>18745985>Three bottles of the same fragNot criticizing, but why?
>>18745985What are the best ones from the dior private line?
>>18745991It's the EDT and the aftershave, they smell very different. The aftershave starts very indolic then stays woody while the EDT is more floral and powdery. It's one of my favorites so when I found a bigger bottle of the aftershave I snatched it up. I wish I could find the soap again, it's unobtanium. When I did soap+aftershave+EDT I was in nirvana.
>>18745994No idea, they seemed to discontinue all their best ones or reformulate them. From the current ones I shill for Purple Oud. It's not the most original but it does so many things right. Oud Rosewood gets a bit sweet for me but the woodiness is stellar. Oud Ispahan is great but it's not for everyone. Sometimes I love it, sometimes it feels underwhelming. Demachy is my favorite perfumer so I like trying all his stuff. I want some more of his fresh fragrances.
>>18746005Reviews say purple oud has no oud accord and that it's just orange+saffron slightly reminiscent of TdH, is that true?
>>18746008Probably, it's a "western oud", more similar to Oud Wood. I never thought about TDH but I can vaguely see it, it's very different however. It's a more aggressive, masculine, gasoline version of TDH without the mineral notes. It reminds me of Fahrenheit but with more woodiness and without the greenness or florals. Worth a try. It's related to so many fragrances but just excels and doing it right.
>>18746026Sounds interesting. Thanks
Can a fragrance have great performance AND be a summer frag? I feel like only my winter ones perform but I can't wear them during the summer...
>>18746052They certainly can but IMO you shouldn't be expecting or going for an all-day room-filling performance in summer. Especially if you're actually going outside for a majority of the day & doing things. A light fragrance can have its own appeal
>>18746053I wear a fragrance for myself so I can smell it constantly when I have it applied, I don't want to just apply it and forget I have it on me, idc what other people think about it desu. Usually strong performance is needed for this to happen
>>18746052I've personally been looking for that for a long time.I want a summer frag that is not just well-performing but also dense and not airy like most summer fragrances tend to be. My favorite profiles are leathers, ouds, resins, ambers, spices and stuff like that, so I like a scent bubble that is thick and enveloping.I found that the often recommended well performing summer frags like Bergamask or Megamare are way too airy due to using huge amounts of aromachemicals like javanol or various amber woods, so that's not satisfying (also causes noseblindness which I hate and which doesn't happen as often with spicy/leathery/ambery profiles)Montale has a lot of frags with oud + citruses or oud + marine notes which seems like it could be nice but I'm wary of the brand's reputation
I want something 'oceanic'/beachy with prominent neroli and citrus. Thinking about getting Neroli Voyage, anyone try it?
>>18746064bianchi sex and the sea neroli
If you buy a bottle and like it just enough to use it but not enough to buy another bottle, do you use it all or leave maybe the last 5ml in the bottle and keep it just to remind yourself of the smell from time to time? Like even if you don't spray that last bit you can just smell the cap.
>>18746058>>18746052have you tried the various bischmode fragrances?bois imperial, ganymede, kenzo homme edp might satisfy your needs
>>18746073I’m literally on the verge of having to decide this with about ~5 frags and I still have no idea what I’m going to do.
I can't believe Grey Flannel came out in 1975. I'm wearing it and everyone in my family likes it. I wonder what the original from 1975smells like.
>>18746052Sure, see half of Profumum Roma's catalog starting from Acqua di Sale, Ichnusa and Tundra.On an unrelated note, I finally compared Iris Malikhan and L'Attesa side by side today.Iris Malikhan opens greener and duster, then dries down somewhat buttery, somewhat earthy and still somewhat realistic, like a mix of orris root and iris flowers.L'Attesa opens more aldehydic and somewhat buttery, then dries down sooo buttery, with some orris facets that remind of suede, lipstick and plastic; it's still not as lipsticky as Iris Pallida.None of them are significantly powdery, and I preferred Iris Malikhan.
Just bought a big ol' bottle of Cool Water. Still mogging 99% of the shilled niche slop on this board.
>>18746096smells like a cheap room spray
>>18746096I'm about to buy a bottle because of all this fucking memeing, also its just readily available at my local burlington for like $15 so its not like it's gonna hurt my wallet
>>18746074Yeah, I have. I also tried the stuff he made for Crivelli which was shit>bois imperialIt's a good frag, but I remember finding it somewhat lackluster. I might try it again but I was looking for something a bit more dark, less effervescent.>ganymedeI fucking hate immortelle especially when paired with saffron>kenzo homme edpUsed to have it but it comes off as synthetic and one-dimensional to me. The aquatic+leather accord isn't good and smells cheap imo.
>>18746072Nta, what's it like and what is the OG like? Is it feminine?
>>18746113could also try dior homme sport, a strong performer with incense
>>18745883My initial impression is that the saline smell is similar to AdG EDT, without the citrus. It seems to keep that sort of scent rather linearly, but goes from a little generic ocean to a little more saline afterwards. It's still pretty smellable on me after around 4-5 hours later, only 1 spray on neck and each arm.Overall you could do much worse and you'll get 150ml for the price of a 30ml AdG bottle that will last 1/3rd the time.
>>18746097>my brain is conditioned to associate a scent with roomspray.Try smelling it more often, and you might realize how good the scent profile actually is.
>>18746121It's good but too generic. It has that typical clean masculine woody vibe which I find boring and ubiquitous
>>18746099The original formula may or may not have been great, but the modern formula you’ll find in/on any discounter is utter dogshit. People who still talk about it like it’s this thing to be revered are either A) Using an original formula bottle B) Parroting other mouthpieces with no firsthand knowledge C) Living in the past or D) Straight up bullshitting to troll
>>18746096One of the most Indian fragrance ever made
>>18746131As someone who works in the medical field, and literally just spent a few hours today diluting out chemicals in saline, I can confidently say saline has no smell. >Thank you for reading my blogpost
Went to Ross and they had Exotic Oud by Gulf Orchid (Oud Maracuja dupe)I went in with zero expectations but I’m a huge fan of this. Huge punch of passion fruit in the beginning but dries down into a sweet leather. The passion fruit stays for a long fucking time and there’s also a hint of raspberry that reminds me of pixie sticks. When I close my eyes I can almost feel the granular texture of the pixie sticks.
>like YSL Y fine, don't love it, but it's a totally fine and quality frag line>don't like it when I smell it on a random guy passing by in the mallWhy does it be like that?
>>18746151Please don't trigger my autism, you know I meant salinated rather than saline, which smells like thicker water. It has a pretty accurate smell to smelling a freshly opened box of kosher salt or something.
>>18746155Different body chemistries might be making it act up in ways you don’t like.Alternatively you might just be a judgmental dickhead
>>18746156You started it. Don’t blame me, I’m also acoustic.
>ouddropped
>>18746155Lines like Y and MYSLF are made for other people to notice/like your smell, not for you to enjoy as olfactory art or w/e.
Is Azarro Most Wanted a meme or actually good
>>18743675fig, also violet leaf>>18744258>>18744750to both: orange x santal, bad longevity though>>18744958you could argue that ambre russe is functionally a much more sophisticated tobacco vanille. i like it very much. azemour les orangers, mal-aime, and cuir ottoman are my favorites, but i also want to try their musc and oud fragrances eventually. wazamba is polarizing. if you like strong labdanum, you will probably love it. for me, i dislike it. my experience with PdE has been really impressive overall.
>>18746113The trick with Bois Imperial is that you actually want the Extrait. The problem being, the Extrait's price point doesn't really line up with how much you're getting.
>>18746197TMWParfum is good imo, but it’s really a personal taste thing, you either like the style, or you don’t. Personally, I enjoy it.
>"yeah i think i'm done with frags...>...for the time being">orders another sample set next dayi dont see an escape from this
>>18746205It's the lipstick effect, don't feel bad about indulging in cheap thrills
>>18745835l'eau d'issey pour homme if you like acqua di gio. l'eau bleue d'issey if you like fougeres. le sel if you like ganymede / bois imperial>>18746155because the main note is strong orange blossom, it smells like they washed their laundry with cheap, scented detergent, common in the welfare class. MYSLF is only worn by people who skate by in life through first-order, utilitarian judgments of the senses.sotd pinaud clubman
>>18746214>l'eau d'issey pour homme if you like acqua di gio. l'eau bleue d'issey if you like fougeres.I thought Bleue smelled a little like AdG Parfum. Great scent in any case.
>>18746171In your honor I'm wearing Tauer L'Oudh.
samples otw>aramis>guerlain vetiver edt>guerlain habit rouge, jicky, l'heure bleue, mitsouko, shalimar (bundle)also have montagne's copy of imagination arriving in a few days
^^^also equipage and rocabar.
>>18746197It’s popular for a reasonPersonally it’s not something I’d reach for but it’s not offensiveYou can try most of them at your local sephora
>>18746225based>>18746288based>>18746289based
>>18746200awful advice>>18746214>sotd pinaud clubmanbased>>18746288>aramistry cabochard too. with current formulations, it's the better aramis
>>18746200How different is the extrait?
>>18745661>as an artformPull your head out of your ass. I can't even believe you're serious.
>>18746328Beyond getting sand in your vagina, do you care to elaborate on your argument to the contrary?
>>18746322It's different enough. I'd have to go dig my sample of it up (not sure where I put it) and compare it next to my regular BI sample. I found BI to be underwhelming, but the Extrait smelled much nicer and closer (in terms of quality) to what I imagined BI smelled like given how often it's mentioned. I cringed at the price point, there's like a dozen other things I'd probably want to buy first but that's my personal opinion.
I bought Lattafa’s Asad. Smells like pulling oregano out of the spice cabinet. If this is anything close to Sauvage Elixir, you are all tastelets.
>>18746005I miss Demachy. Francis Kurdistans privees have really been underwhelming so far. One of my favourite fresh Demachy privees is The Cashemire. A masterpiece of tea with bergamot, clean musk and light white florals. Feel refreshed everytime I smell it. Second place is likely Eden-Roc.
>>18746358It seems to me that LVMH is also expecting FK to crank out way more compositions than before. FK’s work with Dior has been…fine. I think if he were given more time and only had to produce half as much he might feel a little less rushed.
>>18746355Tbqh the closest thing that has reminded me of Sauvage Elixir is interestingly Amouage Opus Timber. I remember smelling Asad once and it's only vaguely similar imo. I believe they fucked around with the formulation enough where it's their own thing rather than a full on dupe.
>>18746361Perhaps, yeah, under the crunch to perform and bring revenue. Demachy with his long tenure and success, was proven to make money for Dior, and thus they likely trusted him to make more varied creative decisions. That said, my favourite of all of FKs Dior releases so far is probably Cuir Saddle. Smooth and pretty dry, powdery leather. In an abstract way, it does remind me of the smell inside of a womans leather purse, with makeup strewn about inside, etc.Bois Talisman was also pretty decent, been a while since I sampled the 10ml bottle I've got, though. J'adore Intense also smells really good on women.Then contrast those with atrocities like Dioriviera, New Look, Sauvage Forte and fine is certainly a good descriptor of his work
>>18746355I would say it's overpriced at $20. If they did a cheap bottle like Al-Rehab and sold it for $5-10 it would be good.
Time to get sniffing boys
>>18746385I am think there’s a little bit of regret in there as well that the time spent poo-pooing Cool Water as “Babby’s first drugstore cologne” was what turned out to be the pleb take. So now they have to double down since that’s apparently easier than admitting they were wrong and/or have the capacity to learn.
Is there a wojak or a pepe about people who buy hundreds of samples
>>18746400Like an ironic one? Because you should be doing that if you plan on building a giant collection. I couldn't imagine blind buying dozens of bottles and clapping like a seal when you find a few you like and then have to figure out where resell the rest.
>>18746404>blind buyingDo people actually do this?I mean, I don’t always buy a decant of everything, but I would never buy something without at least getting my nose on it in-store.
>>18746419you have to with cheap fragrances like grey flannel or something. also impossible to get a sample of antaeus or chanel pour monsieur in the US and i've never seen a display bottle
>>18746404Yes I literally do this too and can't stop and I want to make fun of myself.der sampler
>>18746423>also impossible to get a sample of antaeus or chanel pour monsieur in the USNot true. There are plenty of forums and facebook groups etc with users that swap decants.
>>18746385You are brown.
>>18746430fb fragrance groups are full of brown scammers. i will probably just order a bottle direct from chanel at some point and return it if it's bad
>>18746419I blind buy everything, even supposedly challenging scents. Don't be a pussy.Next blind buy is either gonna be Oud Ispahan, Cuoium or Nishane Mana, haven't decided yet.
I like the sandalwood in Santal Austral but I don't like the powdery/iris notes. What is a sandalwood focused fragrance that has the same luxurious woody profile but none of the powderiness?
>>18746447> Oud IspahanBased.
>>18746453Tam Dao and Santal 33 are the obvious ones. Guerlain Santal Royal is dry and woody with a leathery aspect. Berdoues Assam is an interesting oddball that mixes sandalwood with tea and a rich lemon oil.Chanel Égoïste might be worth checking out as well
>>18746462ThanksWhat about Santal Majuscule?
>>18746464It’s been years since I’ve smelled it, but I remember it being on the creamier side with rose and chocolate. Don’t take my word for it though.
>>18746377I paid $14 at auction for it. I’m definitely glad I didn’t pay retail. It might make an okay layering perfume, it’ll add grounding spice where needed, but it’s kinda lackluster on its own. I’ll let it sit and see if it improves.
>>18746453trumper sandalwood cologne, it does smell like the real deal
>>18746435skill issue, you can easily recognize the real deal from past interactions, reviews, etc.
What are some good perfume clones for women? I need to get like 6, perhaps even more, as gifts for different people.
>>18746503That varies widely from person to person. Do you know the people you’re gifting? Their tastes, interests, personality, if not outright what perfumes they like to wear?
I asked for something similar to Dior Homme Parfum 2014 and an anon suggested Harmonious Boadicea the Victorious a few threads ago.I finally got to sample it and I love it, so thank you anon!
>>18746419I buy vintage fragrances which are nearly impossible to test so I have to blind buy.
>>18746506I do not know of their taste in perfume and I'm not sure how I would pick a fragrance based off personality. I can only say that one is sort of dark in personality and inclined toward odd things.
>>18746355My mall has a middle eastern perfume shop and had an asad tester out. I fucking hate that profile. I want to try sauvage just to verify if it’s the DNA I hate or if it’s something unique to asad that I’m not a fan of.It’s not outright disgusting but something about the way it all comes together just evokes an image I have no desire to see
>>18746430Am I really missing out on good deals since I refuse to use Facebook?
>>18746503>that boxI wonder if their designer knows how funny they are, intentional or otherwise
>>18746530nta but get her a rose oudGood luck though cause that will either be a major hit that’ll be appreciated or a personal chemical attack
>>18746511You're welcome. It's about as expensive as finding a 2014 version DHP nowadays but I'd stick to Harmonious, I feel it's more oily and has better staying power
>men have diagrams and conversations to figure out their ideal smell>i just smell like a strawberry cake
>>18746570i'd pound your cake
>>18746547You could use Reddit. I deleted my account years ago now but if you have an account with a decent post history there’s semi private groups that are safe with good deals. Lots of serious collectors looking to swap things they don’t want or sell and fine taking a loss just to save the headache of selling through eBay. >ediscountperfumesAnyone have experience with this site? Reviews seem good and they have a return policy but a bottle of Layton for 158$ just seems too good to be true. Like they were exposed to heat and spoiled or something idk.
>>18746549just noticed that lol>>18746550there seem to be many men's fragrances that are just about universally liked but that doesn't seem to be the case for women. this is why I'm getting them multiple fragrances. surely one will be a hit.
>>18746530I think there’s a pretty heavy correlation, between temperament and taste, personally, but it’s never 100. An elegant woman might like waxy white florals, flirtatious and fun might like gourmands or sparkling fruity frags, tomboyish or mild temperament might like citrus, clean girl aesthetic might like soft musks, “odd” might like oud, incense, or just novelty frags. It helps narrow them down. Most women like Yara and Eclair. I personally hate Eclair because it’s loud. Temperament matters a lot.
>>18746570I blind bought this bc of the hype and holy fuck it’s disgusting.
>>18746583Eclair is one I was looking at. Maybe I'll look into incense fragrances as well.
>>18746464Thank you for reminding me this existed. Frangrancenet has testers on sale for $57, so...
>>18746570Theresa female frag posters ITT?
>>18746591I wouldn’t buy incense or oud from Lattafa. They’ve all been bad from my experience. They do fresh masculines and fruity feminine well. Swiss Arabian is much better for the intense notes like oud.
>>18746594Not with that hairline…
>>18746447The virgin sampler vs the chad blind buyer. We gotta make a pic of that in paint, lads
>>18746570>female fragrance in 20th Century>Shalimar, Mitsouko, Chanel No 19, Diorella>female fragrance in 21st Century>Strawberry Matcha Labubu by Slop Smells - fine fragrance body lotion spray mistwhat the fuck happened??
>>18746602social media happened
>>18746602Nothing happened. You're describing survivor bias. It seems like everything from the old times was a classic because that's all that survived. There was plenty of cheap-smelling slop back then too. They were just discontinued while the classics persisted.Plenty of women still wear the classics. Shalimar has been Guerlain's best-seller for decades. Millions of women still wear No.5.
>>18746602Bath and Bodyworks has been doing this line for years. I know that's not the same as some 100yo cologne, but it's not some novelty fragrance.>>18746594no I only looked through this thread out of curiosity. I'll genuinely never change what i use
>>18746503Since frags are so subjective, it's impossible to find someone that some will definitely like.That said, Royal Blend Sequoia, Tobacco en Vanille, that one God of Fire clone with the light blue bottle, Orientalism, Pacific Aura.
>>18746597Chud exposed
>>18746602>female fragrance in 20th Century>Cristalle, J'Adore, Aromatic Elixir and heaps of other forgotten wannabe chic designerslop>female fragrance in 21st Century>BR540, Guidance for women, Angelique Noire
I'm almost done with samples and want to buy bottles now. Looking into EU web shops I stumbled upon parfum-zentrum.de, aren't these prices too cheap? Trustpilot reviews are solid but this is over 100 EUR in Notino for example so it makes me question it.
>>18746646Looks about right to me. I can get TdH EdT 100mls on average for like 100 bucks AUD. That's probably roughly 60 euro.
>>18746646i have ordered from them before, no problem. you can find tdh for around 45 every now and then
>>18746602>what the fuck happened??
>>18746594There appears to be one (not that Anon, obv), but very infrequently. But... It could be a tranny. A number of mtf's in /tttt/ are into frags and know a good amount or used to have pretty decent collections before they transitioned. I've talked to a few.
>>18746602Can we talk about how retarded this post is some more?
>>18746646>>18746647How is TdH so good and yet so cheap (for a designer) anyway? I just got a 200ml for like $99 and it always smells great.
My discovery set from Serge came in today & I got two free samples (L'eau Serge & Chergui) & holy shit these are maybe the worst sample bottles I've ever used. 1ml(?) and the atomizer might as well have not existed the way it just dumped half the liquid onto my wrists. I know it's kinda lame to complain about free samples but from such a high-end house, that was kind of a shock
>>18746657Does it perform well for edt? How many sprays do you use?
>>18746692The orange lasts a decent while. 2 in the neck and one on each wrist lasts a few hours. I want to find some more longer lasting/projecting fragrances that aren't cheap synthetic Arab concoctions though, I really wish I was born in the 80s and could have gotten peak Drakkar Noir or Kouros that slapped people in the face when you entered a room.
>>18746379Congrats on your haul friend, but my condolences on those shitty sample sprays. Still better than blotters, but that style always has the worst, weakest distribution. >>18746547Seconded for refusing to ever use FB. >>18746657It’s all synthetic materials, cheap to make.
>>18746697I was wearing Missoni Wave Friday night when I went shopping. Walked into an aisle and stood there looking for my stuff and this lovely little old lady complimented how good I smelled from like…7-8 feet away. >She asked what it was and I lied and said CAHSEE>I feel guilty
>>18746663>high-end house>SergeAnons here have such a weird boner for this fucking brand. Their bottles are very affordable, highly available and yes their sample atomizers are literally the worst that exist
Which brands are the most expensive? Clive Christian?
>>18746700>$230 50ml bottles, $320 100ml>"very affordable"Anons jack off shit that is 1/3 of those price points daily in these threads, so yeah I would say it's higher end
>>18745578you would think their old fashioned wouldbut it doesn’t.
>>18745803>toy boy is a gay fragrance>the boy toy, shawn michaels, posed for a gay magazinepottery
>>18746594I was thinking about this yesterday, I never imagined any anons here being biological women, come to think of it I never associate posts with women, it's always dudes. Maybe on soc or lgbt or a, effeminate boards (he said on /fa/). But it is always men's fashion here, and man frags.>>18746400>>18746419After almost a year for me the conclusion is sample or tester first, then buy. Nearly 3/4 of bought gay waters had to be returned or they are sitting in a box. I am not juggling with gypsies and scamming lowballing fags on Zuck's old ass site. Also good luck selling a fresh opened frag for more than half of it's price, it's like a new car exiting a salon and gaining 1 km.>>18746708looks like one of them, 600 euro for 50 ml is crazy
Anyone here tried Petra? I loved it in the store, but I think I was nose blind. I bought two perfumes I loved in store (online) and one was mediocre and another is really sour and unpleasant. I’ve been debating going to Burlington and blind buying it, but I know it’s going to be a different experience.
>>18745712>I wanted a rose fragranceCtrl+F "rose" because I want rose too.I highly recommend "Black Rose & Oud" by Salt & Stone. They only have it as a body spray, which I haven't tried but am considering. I have it as a deodorant and I'm in the search for something similar to it as EDP. Or just rose frags in general.
>>18746708Bodaciea the Victorious i see them go for over 1k$ retail.there's a few FM that are above 1k. i heard Roja can also get quite expensive. but CC is up there as well
>>18746755All Salt and Stone is body spray, I wouldn't bother unless you really want something that doesn't last long.
>>18746602Blame Victoria's Secret for this trend
>>18746708There is a brand, I unfortunately cannot remember which, that sells small, square bottles of like 15-30ml. They were all $3,000 USD or more.
>>18746361They made him a creative director not the head perfumer. They expect him to work like CDs in the apparel business, creating a mood board and a few sketches for the upcoming season and then just saying yes or no to garment designs submitted by the staff until the collection is rounded out. LVMH managers don't care that good perfumes aren't developed like that.
>>18746708Tom Ford and Louis Vetton
>>18746708ensar oud or heraults new brand probably. i've seen some stuff that was like 60€ per ml but i can't remember what it was
>>18746708>>18746781Henry Jacques
Sample set has arrived, lads. Looking forward to giving these a crack. Also received a couple of other complimentary samples >SOTD Fahrenheit EdT
>>18746718M8 I can find 50mls of Serge for about 100 kangaroo bucks at a fair few discounters. That's only like 70 uncle sam bucks.
>>18746867henry jacques is the biggest scam ive ever seen
>>18746910Sprayed, flipped, smelled blind, and ordered by preference, from the most at the top, to the least below.>Ylang Ylang Nosy BeAbsolute 10/10. Yeah, it's kind of feminine leaning, but it just smells incredible. Accurate to how the flowers smell irl.>Rose de TaifA strong candidate for the most realistic rose fragrance I've smelled thus far. I grow tea roses at home, and this smells just like them. 10/10>Tubereuse AbsolueAnother really accurate and true floral depiction. Smells bright and fresh, and decidedly more feminine than the last two. Probably wouldn't wear it myself, but it'd smell 10/10 on a woman.>Vanille de TahitiThe opening is straight up pure freshly cracked vanilla bean. Not gourmandy, just really natural and smooth. It quickly develops an almost smoky sandalwood type character.>Vetiver JavaA lot more pungent vetiver, with an almost acrid oiliness. The geranium here is present and does something to make it smell a bit chemical, instead of naturalistic or herbal. Usually enjoy varied vetiver interpretations, but this was a relative miss. Not bad, but a solid 6.5/10.>Absolue D'OsmantheResinous, fruity and ambery osmanthus. Really nice, and would smell great on a woman, but not my style.>Cacao AztequeSleeper banger. Actually very good, even though it's lower down. I'd probably move it up past vanille, as I keep coming back for more smells. It's subtly woody and dry. The cacao is very earthy here, I can appreciate the lack of sweetness. 8/10>Santal du PacifiqueI enjoyed Santal 33, and this is like that, but with a good dose of nail polish odor. Just completely ruins it. Very sharp on the nose.>Patchouli Nosy BeInitially nice, but not sure what they've done with the patchouli here, as it goes on to smell primarily like paper/wet cardboard. Hard pass.>Oud Imperial Surprised me, because on initial spray I didn't mind it, but it does have a medicinally stanky oud/leather smell. Borderline unpleasant, and yet... Not bad
Just when I think I'm out, Tom Ford drags me back in with the promise of Tobacco Chocolate.
>>18746646that's what I bought my TdH bottle for, it's just normal discounter prices
>>18746657it gets discounted and Hermes doesn't jew it up like Chanel does with artificially keeping retail price>>18746692I get decent performance from TdH EDT. not bad at all for a somewhat fresh citrus frag
>>18746718sure, high retail price, but gets highly discounted. I bought a 50ml for like 40$
>>18746288>>18746289white and based>>18746646the site is fine, t. euro.also white and based
>>18746692EdT performs the best out of the entire line
>>18746977Dangling keys
>try 50 samples with the intention of buying 2-3 bottles in the end>like most of them>I now want 20-30 bottleswell, fuck
>>18747001I don't buy discovery sets for this exact reason
>>18746646I have ordered from them many times and they are definitely legit.
>>18746914First of all>100 kangaroo bucks>70 uncle sam bucksKek. But second, which ones are they? Mr. Luten has a ton of nothingburger releases that no one talks about. Low demand frags are cheaper. >>18746961Shame no Neroli Mediterraneo, would have been curious to hear your take. Also, amazed you didn’t comment on the pissy barnyard note in Vanille de Tahiti, it’s quite prominent.
>>18746961Gay Dragon claims Tea Rose by Perfumers Workshop the be the most accurate recreation of a tea rose, if you’re ever curious to try. I blind bought it not realizing Tea Rose was a strain of rose, and not a frag that was a mixture of tea and rose. Was sadly disappointed. Also second your opinions on Cacao and Oud, I considered both for FB but eventually decided against it just to try and curtail my collection.
>>18747018>Mr. Luten has a ton of nothingburger releases that no one talks aboutAmbre Sultan 50ml cost me the equivalent of 35$ recently here in EUI can also find Fille de Berlin for 70$/100ml. Femininite du Bois for 50$/50mlmost of their classics get heavily discounted over here. I guess there are a lot of bottles floating around and not many people willing to pay retail
>>18747028NTA I'm also in EU, where do you get those prices from?
>>18747046I use this local price comparison website, I'm guessing there are ones for other EU countries toohttps://perfumehub.pl/
>>18747001Take the ones you like and separate them from the ones you didn't, but keep them together (I usually do this by flipping the vaporizer up side down in the kit). Then leave them alone for a few weeks and go back to them to see if you still feel that way about the pile you liked, then do the same for the pile you didn't like. Do this a two or three times and you'll whittle it down. If they are just samples that you ordered all at once, put them in two different Ziploc bags and mark which is which.
I tried Montabaco after reading some anon talk about it. I like it a lot, it has the exact kind of tobacco accord I look for, but stays airy and clean on top. A nice surprise after Ormonde Man was such a huge 'no' for me.
thoughts on grand soir? everyone here says MFK is shit but I really like it
>>18747093boring overpriced slopget ambre russe/ambre sultan/byzantine amber instead
>>18747096I like grand soir because it's basically just amber and vanilla, I don't want an added leather accord or whatever
>>18747070>Ormonde Man was such a huge 'no' for me.why? i have a bottle and i like it a lot for spring/fall
Got this one from Moncler (yeah they're making perfumes now) Bois Glacé. Not bad but redundant. Very reminiscent of TDH edt.
Frags for this feel?
>>18747097there are lots of other ambers that are just amber and vanilla but don't cost 400$
>>18747114maybe Jaipur Homme, but that would be the nightwear version
>>18747116>just amber and vanilla but don't cost 400$What are the best ones
>>18747098I couldn't stand the 'hemlock' note. My nose just never adjusted to it and I could hardly pick up anything else.
>>18747070The intensivo or verano?
>>18747119Ambre Sultan. 50$ for a 50mlHas some herbs in the opening, but they go away and it's all vanillic amber from that point on
>>18747119Grand Soir is the best from all ambers that I tried
>>18747129>50$ for a 50mlWhere? On notino (eurofag) it's 100€ for 50ml.
>>18747127I'm talking about Ormonde Man. In my prior post I was testing Montabaco Parfum. I do want to try Intensivo, though it seems like they're fairly similar from what I'm reading.
>>18747130I love ambers in general, I think I've found my favorite scent profile because every time I try an amber frag I find it great>LADDM>ACDD>Grand soir>Byzantine amber>Ambre levantsimply the best accord
>>18747021>20 AUDBonkers. Might have to try and get my nose on it then.My biggest issue with Cacao Azteque is just how subtle it is, it fades rather quickly.>>18747018Ayy, the ones I've seen at that price are the usual suspects, long neck 50mls, often testers or unboxed. But it varies. I've seen L'Orpheline testers at $85 AUD. $100 for Santal Majuscule, Ambre Sultan, Fille de Berlin, Nuit de Cellophane, etc.Any of the tall white bottles usually are cheapest at around $140 AUD. The tall black bottles depend on the frag, saw De Profundis like a month ago at $450 AUD.Also yeah, I've got Neroli Mediterraneo in my list now, so I'll keep an eye open.>pissy barnyard note in Vanille de TahitiInteresting you mention that, I only tried it on paper and would occasionally get a waft of something dank and off, but it was hidden well with the other notes. Might need more heat to fully open up and I'd guess youd get that stank on skin. Gotta try a wear when I'm back home. Generally also I don't mind dirtier musks and more pungent smells, so it wasn't offensive at first
>>18747093>everyone here says mfk is shitIt's exclusively because they make very popular frags.>Grand Soirit smells like amber (the vanilla and labdanum accord) with contour, very rich and opulent and thick.It's also overpriced, much like everything mfk.>>18747096>you want some amber frag?>you should get an ambergris frag that smells nothing like it insteadClassic /frag/.>>18747119Ambre Nuit, maybe ACDD and ADDM.As for something with amber that's not an amber frag, Psychedelique and Le Male.
>>18747134Have you tried Le Lion? Utterly addictive, plan to cop a bottle at some point, but I still have like 5x 1ml samples left (shopping at Chanel & Dior boutiques usually nets you a decent amount of complimentary samples)
Also on the topic of stanky barnyard smells>Varanasi Meo FusciuniIt really does smell like anus. Heavy, thick, smoglike incense. Mixed with a dirty Indian style oud. And some herbaceous oiliness of the kind that you'd find in a remedy oil used by older hindus on public transport.It's offensive, but also otherwise really interesting with just how smoky, animalic and spicy it is, but I can't see myself wanting to smell like a temple on the ganges.
>>18747138>It's exclusively because they make very popular frags.no, its because mfk is a shit perfumer. just go smell his dior reformulations
>>18747138>very rich and opulent and thick.That's what I'm looking for. I mean if anything smells just as good in a lower price range why not but I'm not gonna trust clones/anything arab and other amber fragrances seem to have relatively different scent profiles. You mentioned ACDD for example which is amazing but I wouldn't call it opulent or smooth like GS, it's more dry and naturalistic>>18747139Not yet, I've been wanting to. People say it's similar to shalimar which I don't like a lot but I'll try it anyway
>>18747134The resinous, balsamic notes in some of these frags are way too overpowering for me and make them feel a bit too old-school.
>Caswell-Massey 2571. I'm still not sure how I feel about this. It starts off HEAVY with cardamom but then is pretty powdery for the rest of the time. When I first tried it smelled like body odor. Now some time has passed, and now it smells like a freshly cut log. I think they wanted to do something a little spicy and then soft. Notes are turpentine-ny and resinous, like a pinecone and pine sap. I don't know what to think of it. Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong?
>>18747135He has 24 minute video dedicated to the frag if you’re really curious to get his full opinion on it instead of the second hand retelling of a rando on the internet. And yes, when I first tested Vanille de Tahiti on a strip I had the same experience, a very pleasant albeit boring vanilla scent. When I later tested it on skin it was extremely blatant. Weird but unique experience.
>>18747178The fragrance molecules could be reactive to change in temperature, etc. Your nose at different times of the day and in different conditions may interpret the smell in varied ways. Probably one of those frags where it takes several proper wears to fully understand the note progression and how it develops.
>>18747114pretty ambiguous but can't go wrong with versace pour homme, maybe you would like the dreamer, i've never tried it though. tom ford neroli portofino also>>18747143the only meo fusciuni i've sampled was last season and it was nuclear
Any tips for an aspiring iris chad?
>>18747250try cuir ottoman, prada l'homme, le male le parfum if you haven't already
>>18747253>jpgisnt that a brand for homosexuals?
>>18747253>prada l'hommeIs it just me or does it smell a little bit like a diaper, but just faintly?
>>18747250>>18746511
Ross has a little 15ml of Asad Zanzibar and it literally just smells like Born in Roma Purple Melancholia
>>18747258yes. le male (1995) and le male le parfum are objectively good but they don't suit most people.
>>18747148>you think this popular thing is good for a specific reason? Well no, because my feelings are different>oh you disagree with my feelings? Just look at it. I can’t help but notice how often people argue like this. It’s baffling. They can’t even see they’re failing the theory of mind test.
>>18747288>well thats just like your opinion manand im right
>>18747288>muh fallacy posting noticeeeer on an uzbeg yak herding imageboardthank you for your contribution, anon>SOTD: Nicolai Cedrat Intenseone of my favorite summer frags, cedrat+pepper+clean musk, natural smelling (so it must contain high quality natural ingredients, right?), spring/summer frag, performance is just okay but it's still awesomewill probably upgrade to full bottle when the 30ml runs out
>>18747265I’m offended. Purple Melancholia is one of my favorite designer fragrances and Zanzibar is legitimately one of the worst. It’s up there with Youth Dew.
>>18747151Old school? I tend to think of either aldehydes or some fougere combinations as smelling dated
>>18747237Last Season is one of my favourites out of almost the entire collection so far. Hits a similar itch that The Black Knight does
>>18747250>>18747258What’s the prob Anon? You already said you like iris. Same thing. >>1874732430 ml is a full bottle size.
>>18747360it's unwearable for me but I guess i'm not the target audience. it was a bonus in one of my orders
Any fellow Casbah enjoyers outchea?