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The Fragrance Groups 101 Chart

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The Fragrance Flowchart for Beginners

>>18705053
Which do you find is more masculine? I've only sampled LDDM so far and found it perfectly unisex
It's an exceptional frag but I need to sample other Tauer stuff before committing, aside from ACDD, LADAS and Sundowner are any others good for daily wear?

>>18705061
i think ACDD is a bit more masculine and it's also great stuff
maybe add Lonestar Memories (leather/tar/resins), Incense Rose (incense and rose duh) and Golestan (white florals) to that list if you find LDDM okay for daily wear

>>18705068
Thanks

>>18705061
i find LDDM more masculine because ACDD is sweeter. both are perfectly unisex though. LDDM noir is more masculine than LDDM.

>>18705096
>LDDM noir
Isn't that just a cashgrab? I didn't think it added anything to the original

>>18705098
yeah, probably

>>18705098
it has the LDDM DNA but more resinous and leathery. you get what's on the package. worth the price? up to you. imo having both is redundant but if my LDDM runs out i might buy noir if i can get it for a decent price

I have this theory that every single fragrance for the past 5 years or so is just reformulated slop and I'm tired of pretending I enjoy this anymore

It’s gonna be a damn good summer frens

>>18704561
Just sprayed some Eau Mixte on my left arm and Eau d’Ete on my right. Only top note impressions, but the Mixte opens as a very short lived, bright, airy, citrus blast with some minor mint elements. After just a few minutes most of the sweet citrus elements fade leaving the considerably more tart grapefruit.

The d’ete had an equally short lived bright, citrus top note that vanished into a surprisingly restrained, minutely sweet, cinnamon note. I have always wanted a pleasant, sweet cinnamon frag but Z-14 was all soap to my nose. This on the other hand, while lighter than I would hope for, is otherwise exactly what I was looking for.

After spending thousands on decants I realize I hate amber, aquatics, floral, leather, vetiver, oud, and patchouli.

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I got a bottle of Frederic Malle's Une Fleur de Cassie. It's mostly what you expect; a vintage old lady fragrance but it has some surprises. It starts snappy, green, floral, sweet nectar, I really like the start. It starts getting more powdery and musky, with the sandalwood coming in. The powdery musk and sandalwood was a common combo in old perfumes. The vanilla really softens things up without standing out until the very end when the sandalwood gives it a chance. I can't speak much on the cassia and mimosa flowers because I have nothing to compare them to but it's the "honey and spice". You can't hide what it is but it is definitely more wearable than the vintages that inspire it due to the tame projection. Overall it's very well behaved. It doesn't have that vintage sharpness that probably comes from reformulations and cheap ingredients, it is much softer. It's a callback and you can likely find something similar in cheap vintages but they're not going to have the smoothed out corners and gentleness of Une Fleur de Cassie. The liquid is a beautiful and rich color.

>>18705246
Why live? To smell like fucking potpourri?

>>18705246
So... what do you like?

How's Philosykos EdP?

I tried the EdT and it smells like a fistful of green twigs and stems. Hardly any fig I can smell. Fico di Amalfi moggs so far

>>18705262
still the same green woody DNA in my opinion. not quite fruity like FdA

I hate fig so much it's unreal

tried on aventus today. all i get is this overwhelming note that completely takes over whenever i sniff. it smells good but its too much and i get tired of it quickly, to the point where i need some neutral/fresh air to cleanse. i also smell this in dior homme (the 2020 version). it's wood right? or something else

>>18705246
>hes not a rose chad

These threads are made by the same filthy Turk who makes watch threads.

>>18705164
Just don't buy anything made post-covid. It destroyed people's nose.

>>18705310
nope, i'm only here for /frag/
(also cope, seethe and dilate, ywnbaw)

Am I retarded or is Afnan good or both?

>>18705391
I think they're great. Nothing smells particularly off like heavily fake in most of the stuff I have, and they're also nice performer's across the board.
Although I feel the bottle I got of supremacy collector's edition isn't performing as well as people implied it would.

Wtf I thought this board was going to be full on normie and was going to tell me to get sauvage and BDC but it turns out you guys are full on niche hipsterfags

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>>18705444
>Wtf I thought

>>18705253
Yes I like sausage elixir
>>18705255
Fresh fruity creamy woody scents
>>18705308
I hate rose

>>18705246
Here is my approved list of full bottle worthy fragrances
>Aventus
>Gentle fluidity silver
>Imagination
>Naxos
>Gisada ambassador
>Bohemian lime
>Angels share
>Speed legends
>Terre dhermes
>Lafayette st
>Elysium
>Tuxedo

>>18705454
>Aventus
Stopped reading here, pleb.

>>18705462
Why don't u like aventus?

>>18705444
Yes, the sauvage Indians even make their own general sometimes because this one tends to talk more about old school and niche than le male elixir or sauvage

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SOTD: Al-Rehab Dakar

>>18705463
white and not a teenager

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I have a little sample bottle of this stuff and it's pretty good. Is this a really great deal on it?

And does anyone prefer the finger dabbing method to sprays? I like subtle aroma, not "Hey, everybody, Cologne Guy has ENTERED THE VICINITY".

Because you five sprays to the neck and arms guys come on pretty strong, and I'm not sure you realize it or intend to do it.

>>18705488
>buy a dumb clubbing scent
>umm actually you have to apply it gently with muh finger
just buy a lighter scent lil bro

>>18705492
I wasn't referring to that scent specifically. It's a two-part post.
Don't call me "lil bro". It's condescending, you lazy fucking faggot.

>>18705475
Teenagers like aventus? That's funny

>>18705495
Really? Are you some kind of perfume snob with little opinions on all of the brands? Did you call the Versace a "clubbing scent"?

If this is your hobby, that's sad.

>>18705496
nta but are you implying eros isn't a loud clubbing frag?

>>18705504
I guess, as I don't go to clubs. Certainly you don't have authority to call it that. There's no supporting evidence.

>>18705526
holy retard

This clears everything for summer. The green apple is perfectly blended with the bergamot, petitgrain, and woods in the drydown and the slight sweetness opens up in the heat.

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>>18705593
Forgot pic

>>18705444
>he thought 4chan wouldn't be full of contrarians

>>18705454
masstige slop

>>18705610
Cope

where can I buy hawas black? their website takes me to their Amazon page but Idk if it's legit. I don't wanna buy a fake bottle. I've only ever purchased fragrances in person

>>18705596
I got a clone and it feels too spicy for summer.

>>18705633
Clones are trash, it shouldn't smell spicy. It's a woody fresh cut grass type of scent belnded with efervescente green apple citrus with slight sweetness. It's been perfect for Florida and it performs better in the heat

>>18705628
fragrancenet is legit and can do you no wrong, unless you don't live in the USA, Canada, or Australia. Where you from? Otherwise it's hard to specifically rec a site bc it depends entirely on country/region

Also
>shortlist of legit sites in the writeup of the general

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>>18705596
Interestingly enough this is the one pdm that I really can't stand and actively disliked. Found it sharp, in a non refreshing, acidic way. Which surprised me because generally i enjoy "green" smells. Like pic related for e.g.

>>18705626
afraid of natural ingredients or something?

Thoughts on Grand Soir?

>>18705659
Completely disagree. I went to an upscale Dillards and I tried all the PDMs along with a bunch of other houses (Xerjoff, Initio, Creed, etc.) and Greenley was the only one the stood out the most for summer. Did you test it on paper? It has a completely different scent on skin during the dry down especially in the heat, very smooth and well blended. That one you posted looks like the "green" scents I despise.

>Pine, pepper, cedar, green leaves, incense.

Sounds way too spicy and grandpa-ish. Greenley shines because of the green apple on the backend of the grass/moss woody profile.

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>SOTD: Rogue Bon Monsieur

Really scratches that fougere itch, the lavender here is really well done too, naturalistic

>>18705651
I applaud you for accurately using a word like effervescent contextually, but next time perhaps look up the actual spelling.

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>>18705685
That anon did mention he's in Florida, so he's probably a Cuban in Miami. The spelling mistake is thus forgivable.

Just imagine him saying " efervescente"

djoo knoe wadda meen?

>>18705688
Kek

>>18705682
How do you find something like Mal-Aime?
The note write up for Trudon Deux really doesn't give justice to how intensely chlorophyllic it smells. Like crushed leaves or cut grass, even well into the dry down. There's not really any spice, or incense, that comes through, but you can definitely pick up on some resins.

Tbf I also didn't try Greenley on skin, but on the two occasions testing on paper, it didn't compel me to. Might have to give it another shot next time i'm at the store. Out of pdms fresher summery frags, I quite liked Perseus, but definitely cannot justify the pricetag for that scent profile

>>18705488
its shit tho

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>>18705628
VerSure is a legit source of arabslop on Amazon. This is the one I would buy if I was going to do it there

>>18705475
aventus is unc status at this point, lil bro

>>18705695
Fair enough. Yeah definitely try it on your the top of your hand. Then go outside after 5 mins and it opens up really good in the heat. Dont expect somthing super complex, its essentially expensive smelling luxury bodywash, but that kind makes its unique because most bodywashes are cheap smelling. I wouldn't wear this in the winter but will use it as my everyday reach in the summer.

>""master perfumer"" Olivier Creed has died
SSSSSSSSS

>>18705812
>imagine having to smell fragrance one slop on camera
lol serves him right for being a fraud

>>18705812
>if only you knew how bad things really are

>>18705806
Did he sell to BlackRock? If so, definite S.

I am not buying Aventus because I know it's been castrated through multiple reformulations. I bought Explorer, and while it's fine, it's far too woody and there is functionally no fruit of any sort on it. I don't know how people call it an Aventus clone. I did some digging and from what I can find, the two best clones that actually make a real attempt at getting back to what Aventus is supposed to smell like are Electimuss Imperium and Parfums Vintage Emperor. They are both effectively in the same price range since the only Imperium that I can find are their gift boxes. Emperor has been criticized due to Parfums increasing the price point. Imperium, even stuck in a gift box, is still cheaper at 100ml than Imperium but neither are cheap. (That said, Emperor EDP in the cheapest bottle @ 50ml is $120, which isn't terrible but it's not great).

I am a bit torn, since the option I was going to go with has no staying power and costs a true arm and a leg. And while Explorer isn't bad, it's not what I was looking for. I am also not interested in Absolu.

Does anyone own or perhaps had the opportunity to try either one of these out?

>>18705876
i sampled Imperium but i forgot what it smells like so it's probably nothing special (especially considering its price)

>>18705684
I really hope he makes an all-natural comp like he did for Mousse Illuminee

>>18705876
Imperium smells good, but it's got aspects of Cedrat Boise and Ani in the mix so it's not a pure clone. I would check out Orion, which gets a bit closer to Aventus while also changing a few notes (I think the "oud" is pretty noticeable).
Emperor is not worth it at all IMO, it smells "thin" and cheap despite the price tag.

>>18705927
I appreciate the feedback. After looking at the scent profile, I can see what you are saying. The biggest criticism being that it smells exactly like Aventus is laughable to me. I am just going to hope that the comments about performance varying depending on the batch is overblown.

>>18705876
It’s a shame for me, I love the way Explorer smells, love the removal of the pineapple and replacement with the slightly smoky sweet citrus - but I go so nose blind to the stuff it’s pitiful. I remember shortly after I got my bottle I had sprayed the stuff like 8+ hours ago and got in an elevator to go up to my apartment and a dude that stepped on with me asked what my cologne was and even made a point to write it down.

I WISH I could still smell it that much later.

>>18705923
He announced another all natural frag, but it doesn’t look like a typical fougere as there’s no lavender mentioned.

The Grand Cru is excellent, but for my specific tastes and collection size, is too redundant with the original, not to mention I prefer the slightly sweeter original.

>>18706025
Try Hacivat X

It's basically Aventus without the pineapple (lime instead) and way more oily, thick and resinous.

>>18706030
I’ll try to keep that in mind, but even the Explorer I have re-boxed away until I burn through some other full bottles.

Had thought about trying some of his tea frags as well tho

>>18706025
I'm the guy who constantly complains about fruit. If you saw my collection, you'd see perhaps three frags in there that are definitively fruity. I tend to avoid it altogether. The issue is that I got Bleu Satin from MDCI and that is contested as being a spin on Aventus. Either way, it has fruit in it, and the first time I wore it I got several compliments about how incredible whatever I was wearing smelled. The problem is that Bleu Satin just disappears after 3 hours or so. For those first couple of hours, you're a compliment magnet but then it fades into a skin scent before disappointingly disappearing altogether an hour or so later. Even a few of the reviews say you cannot overspray the frag. And were it a $50 fragrance, sure, cool, I'd reach for it all day long, but since it costs fucking like $300 for a 75ml? No. Jesus Christ, no. The scent is lethally addictive, the performance is a knife in the back. That's why I am instead pivoting to an Aventus clone that tries to actually be Aventus, unlike Explorer. As I mentioned, I like Explorer, but I have other things that I would wear instead just based on preference, and I am not paying anywhere from $200-$325 (depending on the discount) for a neutered bottle of Aventus.

Bleu Satin is so good and so flawed it could make me cry. They could price it at $400-500 if it had real legs under it, and I'd tell people it was full bottle worthy but I simply can't recommend it to anyone due to the absolutely abominable staying power. I am not sure what MDCI would need to do to fix it, but if they did... I think they'd have something easily more popular (in terms of sales) than Barbare or Chypre.

looking for something skin scentish and musky (but not just vanilla+powder) to replace Muskane, ordered some samples. some anon was talking about L'Orpheline and it sounded good so i'm gonna try that. Also ordered Diptyque Orpheon and Bois D'argent. Hopefully something works!

specifically the orpheon edp

>>18706055
I just tried Orpheon for the first time a couple days ago. A musky-ish skin scent is a good descriptor for it. It has a bitter minty steak to it after the initial floral/light animalic top notes die off. I think you'll like it, but it is very short-lived.

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Wearing my vintage Le 3e Homme today. Compared to the modern version, it is way mossier and less clove-laden. It reminds me a lot of vintage Z14, but with much more lavender.

>>18706059
sounds like it might be what im looking for!

>>18706060
When did you get it.

>>18706070
Ive had it for a little while now. Probably a year and a half or more. Its one of the few verified vintages I own, I dont normally go vintage hunting

>>18706089
Where did you get it.

unc moment

I finally got tuxedo tester and moustache legit smells just like it to me.

>>18706175
Tuxedo and Moustache are how I realized there are brand shills on here who will slavishly always say dupes = bad.

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Really intoxicating oriental amber, it's like a slightly more pungent Le Lion by Chanel

SOTD: Byzantine Amber - Bianchi

>dupes
>good

>>18706185
the thing is, if it's popular enough to be duped, the scent dna itself is bad
sotd cow dung

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What does he wear /frag/?

>>18706197
Al rehab dakar is great and drakkar is also good

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>>18706197
flawless logic

>>18706197
Your lost in the sauce. Something can smell good and be easy to dupe because it's not complex.

>>18706199
office for men fragrance one

>>18706199
aventus

>>18706199
What fragrance companies are owned by Black Rock? Pick one of them and a frag by them.

>>18706204
He does look like Jeremy

SOTD: Comme des Garçons 2

Getting technofuturist smoky unisex Chanel no5 vibes

>>18706204
kek

>>18706221
I think Creed is?

>>18706285
was
cr*ed is now owned by l'*real

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10 for life, i like all of these fragrances. good? covering everything? is it too r/desifragranceaddicts-core?

>>18706291
babby's first frags/10

>>18706291
basic bitch, a lot of sweet night frags unless you're dating/clubbing 5 nights a week

>>18706091
Traded one of my two vintage bottles of Drakkar (not Noir, Drakkar original) for it through a facebook group. Any other questions?

>>18706317
What Facebook group?

>>18706286
and blackrock has considerable shares in loreal (and estee lauder for the record)

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After sampling quite a few things I realized that I
>dislike citrusy freshies, herbal green scents and aquatics, mostly dislike animalics and dirty ouds
>tend to like lavender, sandalwood, tonka
>really like heavy, sweet and opulent stuff, tobacco in all its forms, vanilla, amber, honey, rum, that kind of thing
Any suggestions on fragrances I could try? Obviously I've tried the whole JPG line and typical designer gourmands like Noir Extreme and Jazz club but I'm looking for something more complex and interesting.

>>18706291
the clubbing ones sorta overlap but arent terrible, wouldnt need multiple of them

bdc edp is expensive for what u get but not a bad freshie

i actively rly dislike ysl myslf tho, cant stand the white floral ambroxan bomb combo

>>18706319
A one somewhat local to my area.
If youre the dipshit from Florida who I convinced to buy vintage 3e because it mogs PUH, just know that you bent yourself to my will and that I have power over you

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>>18706321
Try Vanilla Diorama and Tobacolor from Dior, thank me later

>>18706324
NOOOOOO

>>18706291
cool water is the king of desi frags, but still more or less mogs

missoni and jazz club are good picks

spice blend edt doesnt last for shit, even though it smells nice, so id replace it. Same story with la nuit.

personally prefer stronger with you absolutely, and myslf l'absolu way more than myslf edp

>bleu edp

overall not bad or anything, but theyre all kind of within the same realm, not much variety tee bee haitch

Have you guys got any compliments on your frag from SEA women anything in particular I wanna fuck the viet at work and I need a frag to achieve this

>>18706317
always wanted to try vintage drakker, but don't want to gamble several hundred bucks on a bottle that may or may not be skunked

>>18706332
actually yes, got a compliment on the sillage when i was wearing fahrenheit parfum

probs the extra sweetness that did it

>>18706321
Franck Boclet Vinyl, Nishane Ani, Tiziana Terenzi Chimaera

>>18706321
>>18706335
On that note, if he hasn't tried Tobacco Vanille, def recommend it. And if you don't want to spend a trillion bucks, buy Tobacco Touch by Maison Alhambra. I've smelled side by side and it's close as fuck. And performs more or less same as the TF

Im gonna make a frag using the next 10 notes mentioned in this thread

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>>18706340

>>18706340
oakmoss

>>18706340
Damascus rose

>>18706340
vetiver

>>18706340
black ambergris

>>18706333
Its not worth it imo. Theres a reason I traded it. I keep my second bottle purely for historical/preservationist reasons

>>18706340
tonka bean

>>18706340
mint

>>18706340
Cumin

>>18706340
Magnolia

>>18706340
Oud

>>18706340
neroli

>>18706341
>>18706342
>>18706343
>>18706344
>>18706345
>>18706348
>>18706349
>>18706350
>>18706351
>>18706352
Would this make for a good frag or would it suck?

>>18706354
depends on the perfumer's skill
in the right hands these notes would surely result in something interesting

>>18706355
>noses: pierre montale and olivier creed

>>18706291
If the “for life” comment is genuine, replace the Missoni with CAHSEE because the Missoni is discontinued.

>>18706354
Honestly it’s not out of the question, better than I expected.

>>18706354
send us a sample when you make it anon, and we shall let you know

but it kind of does sound promising, good thing neroli didnt make it, probably wouldve fucked it up

>love antaeus
>love plat ego
whens chanel going to make another good men's fragrance?

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>>18706363
paris-edimbourg is quite good honestly

Is there a winter fragrance that's not super heavy?

>>18706371
I don't find Sauvage Elixir to be heavy, although it projects a lot and lasts long, it's a warm but not cloying scent profile

>>18706363
le lion is toptier if money isnt an issue and if u can sample it first

fundamentally i agree tho, bdc and allure homme flankers are way overdone by now

>>18706371
What's a heavy winter frag? I've been getting decants for a few winter frags but sometimes I feel like I could pull them off in most summer days as well, even if they're not versatile it's only a few specimens that are too heavy for heat

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I'm so so so so so happy I did not buy this pos.

Also: buddy has black afghano, drydown smells identical to proraso wood & spice. 'fumes are a scam.

>>18706371
Some of the Encre Noire series might do well for you. The OG and Extreme versions wear well for winter imo

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>>18706354
ts look like garbage nigga

>>18706375
Tauer LADDM
>>18706376
Am I the only one who can blindly smell the difference between this and moustache? The ambergris much more well-balanced in tuxedo and moustache has a more citrusy opening

>>18706380
this is the kind of shit prin lomros comes up with

>>18706374
seconding le lion - absolutely addictive scent profile if you enjoy a nice and warm, balsamic kind of amber

it also does lean masc imo, a lot more than say, coromandel

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>>18706371
Anything that isn't extremely sweet and you can spray like 3-4 times and not be overpowering

First thing that comes to mind is 1740 by Histoires de Parfums.
Also Under the Stars by Margiela is definitely not cloying, excellent winter frag that isn't very loud or noxiously gourmandy

>>18706380
imagine if us mfs in /frag/ come together and make something that will be lauded as a cult classic the world over, like KS was for /a/

with the power of our noses combined, we can create an abomination to stand the test of time

>>18706381
I have tuxedo on my right arm and moustache on my left arm right now and yeah moustache is more citrusy (good) but ambergris in both is just sweet slop to me. Maybe I am spoiled because I started with amouage vs whatever it is the unwashed masses wear but I really hate sweet amber now.

>>18706394
What are the best Amouages that I definitely should try?

>>18706400
I really really like Silver Oud, it's my favorite frag, but somehow very inconsistent, sometimes just smells like vanilla and rotting flesh, and it's very rarely mentioned. At best it smells like an unwashed warlord or something.

>>18706404
Sounds pretty challenging, I thought Amouage was basically the peak of high quality mass pleasing perfumery

>>18706406
Most people that sampled it actually liked it, except when it went vanilla heavy. I think maybe the bottle has to be shaken before application or something, idk, I'm retarded.

>>18706400
The ones I liked a lot with samples were Opus Timber, Opus Royal Tobacco and Decision (i'd say Decision is pretty mass appealing too). Interlude 53 has an incredibly interesting almost burnt wood type of funk to it, found myself coming back to sniff my arm a lot with that one. Didn't actually like the standard Interlude anywhere near as much interestingly enough. Line 618 is quite good, and Outlands was alright, but not $750 for a bottle alright imo

I get the impression that Amouage is very love it or hate it, you really must sample them for yourself if you can. Ones that I didn't really care for/disliked off the top of my head were Reflection Man/Reflection 45, Honour Man, Rose Incense, Sequence

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>>18706356
i lol'd out loud, thanks

>>18706362
>good thing neroli didnt make it, probably wouldve fucked it up
N-NO U (っ °Д °;)っ

>>18706381
LADDM is not heavy to my nose desu

>>18706385
1740 is definitely a heavy frag tho

>>18706387
based only on the notes it is already better than 90% of the arab/gourmandslop in circulation today

>>18706400
Interlude Man is one of the best incense/amber smells I've ever tried
Jubilation Man is also up there
Opus Timber is also really good
A lot of people like Beach Hut Man but I didnt care for it

>>18706394
>but ambergris in both is just sweet slop to me
>I really hate sweet amber now
- “I don’t know the difference between ambergris and amber” The Post

>>18706464
yes

>>18706369
>>18706374
>>18706384
im not very close to a chanel boutique so i cant sample but i have been pretty curious about the les exclusif collection even if the prices are a bit retarded. i wish chanel would take the stick out of their ass and sell samples on the site

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>>18706469
Yeah they're gatekeepy just like Dior, business tactic that keeps them from wholesaling and thus keeping all the profits for themselves. Probably what makes brands like Amouage so expensive, given stockists probably buy each frag for like 300 bucks or so, just to resell to consumer.

Next time you happen to be near a boutique though, go ape on some tester strips with approx 3 sprays, write the names down and take them home. Also don't wear any frag on the day and do two good sprays on each arm of whichever two you'd want to give a test drive on skin

>>18706332
Asians in particular, especially real ones born in Asia, don't tend to like perfumes much. Only very light stuff like Diptyque, Jo Malone, and J-Scent tend to pique their interests

I finally got around to trying Marshmallow Blush, that obvious PR TikTok ploy. Normies have horrific taste. It’s a blast of milky plastic and that cut-through Arabian gasoline. Strict gourmands always smell like shit to me, unbearably so when they’re cheap.

>>18706381
This is an example of a retarded person. This retarded person thinks that if you can autistically smell 2 strips for 5 mins and can figure out the difference, then it makes any difference to your wearing experience.

Don't be like this retarded nigger.

>>18705444
>sauvage and BDC
nothing wrong with those btw

>>18706354
>civet
>cumin
sex

>>18706400
as a chanel no5 gooner I've gotta throw in a rec for gold man. it's an absolute classic

>>18706535
>Implying that SEA are East Asians
Lol, lmao even

>>18705055
>"ok I'm done with frags"
>few weeks pass
>gave in to intrusive thoughts and ordered
>Bvlgari Edp 100ml and Adg Parfum 100ml
>for around $240
there is no escape is there

>>18706686
No. I keep telling myself I am done because I am basically out of space, but then I look at the things I don't own and...

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>>18706686
Definitely not, brother. It is the blessing and the curse of the nose.

>SOTD Amouage Opus Royal Tobacco
Decadent and rich scent, touch of sweetness with an ambery, warm tobacco

Jeet thread

you can tell who's brown itt by whether they endorse clone houses or not

OP is a jeet from Australia and shills for Israel while spamming multiple boards with watches, perfumes, and dead Palestinian children.

My girlfriend bought me Ralph's Club New York today is she based or should I tell her to kill herself?

>>18706752
You now have a new date night frag, whether you like it or not.

>>18706752
It has a cool flip top, very based and you should marry her, anon

>>18706375
Cotswold from pineward smells like a wonderful nuanced wood smoke in a forest in winter, but too ashy in summer

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>memorial day sale
>everything is the same price it was weeks and months ago

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slop or cop?

>>18706799
its pretty good but just get salome, which is great

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>>18706801
i've tried salome but i can never find it on discounters. if thats a similar vibe ill probably just pull the trigger on bal a versailles

>>18706739
>spamming multiple boards with watches, perfumes, and dead Palestinian children.
They could have been dead suicide bombers in our countries here. What a great tragedy.

i love tom ford tobacco oud, that is all

What are some good frags with Amber Greece Accord

>>18706889
Byzantine Amber is the closest you can get

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>>18706889
>Amber Greece

>>18706889
go to your local kebab place

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Arabgem

>>18706914
Arabcoal

I sampled Terre d'Hermès Eau Givree hoping for a nice daily summer scent and it was fucking vile.

>>18706929
Real, I actually really enjoy TdH EdT a lot, but almost all of the flankers are kind of ass or mediocre besides maybe Parfum. It's like they're just pointlessly fucking with a good thing

>>18706929
I haven't met a person that doesn't like it until now. It's one of these universally liked things, fresh without any divisive sweetness.

Givree is an all time masterpiece it just sucks it doesn't perform. I bought Toro something something from Maison Alhambra which has the vibe but is a bit less airy to see if it performs better and it does but it's missing something I loved from the original unfortunately.

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Is this any good? Boss The Scent. I used Boss Bottled EDT before and love the smell but it lasts fuck all after only 30 min.

Any experiences?

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Evening anons, not sure if anyone could help or knows which frag this could be.

Got it in Europe around 2016, think it was designer, but cannot for the life of me remember the name or make (vaguely thought it may have been Boss or something Armani, but haven't found a bottle that matches the look).

Deep blue translucent square bottle, with a blue metallic metal placard on the front, and the design is as if the bottle has been dented, with the metal pushed in and the glass emulating crumpled-in metal.

Scent was very refreshingly woody, possibly vetiver or cedar, it mightve had a bit of pepper to it.

I've been searching on and off, but no luck so far.

>>18706965
Armani Cool Water

>>18706968
https://youtu.be/6Q7xp6Ke_xA?si=0dkGUK05doBataz3

Did the black guy spammer suddenly shift gears into just calling everyone a Jeet?

Opinions on Acqua di Gio Parfum and Prada L'Homme EdT for the summer?
What else should I get?

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>>18706818
>suicide bombers
It's 2026 Schlomo

SOTD: Joe Malone Cypress and Grapevine. Its Sauvage's older more based brother.

>>18707041
You mudslimes will never know civilization, Achmed.
SOTD : L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme.

>>18707069
>L'Eau d'issey
lol
lmao even

>>18707069
They're all shitskins with no souls, literal bioweapons born from demons. The only reason they're not killed en masse is because the white man is too compassionate.

SOTD: Chanel Pour Monsieur

>>18707076
>Pour Monsieur
Have you ever kissed a woman before?

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>>18706965
It wasn't Bang, right?

>>18707104
MY MAN, that's the one. That juice really did smell quite good. Thanks, anon. The latenight google nostalgia searches for "blue metal dented perfume bottle" are finally over

>>18707104
good job, anon
weaponized autism at its finest

>>18707021
Prada L'Homme is more buttoned up. I would wear AdG Parfum more casually. Both are very good

>>18707116
Truly unreal, on par with finding those shia labeouf flags. The /frag/ detective strikes

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I tried this in the store and fell in love with it. I think it would work perfectly with a white/beige summer outfit that I plan on adding to my wardrobe. For some reason I got it in my head that I needed a niche version of it but honestly it's already at a high price point for this scent profile.

I think I'll get an atomizee to fix the longevity issue. Can you reuse those for different fragrances or does the residual smell throw it off?

>>18707104
based

>>18707125
Atomisers are so cheap on temu and aliexpress and stuff that I don't ever reuse, for the simple fact that I've got shitloads of them. But tee bee haitch the contamination effect on reusing would be somewhat negligible, especially if the frags are similar.

Also Dior Homme Cologne simply mogs in 35C+ heat, one of my favourites

>>18707021
I prefer Gio EDP. L'homme is good, try the Eau as well.

>>18706686
Not really. You just control the intrusive thoughts better. Right now I am only allowed to buy Beach Hut Man if I see it for under $300. I might also pick up Roja Aoud for the winter if I see a good price on it later in the season, but it depends what profiles I gravitate toward by then. I think after 2.5 years of collecting and sampling, my core rotation is starting to get trimmed down enough to justify these expensive bottles.

>>18705304
i think it might be the pepper, in dior. I have it and altho I like it I think the pepper overwhelms the other notes

>>18707104
I found that too and it's nothing like what the retard described. Lmao.

I havent bought anything since 2023. anything noteworthy came out?
I own old adg profondo, 212 vip black and dior homme 2020.
I stopped buying frags because I tried lile 6 different decants and nothing was better than dior. its also my most praised frag by a long shot, everyone around me loves it
before stopping I remember wanting to try bois imperial, hacivat and a golden frag that started with G, cant seem to recall it right now

>>18707150
Not really. All the new designers are piss or derivative flankers. I guess there Oud Zarian and Oud Zuhal and Outlands if you have more money than you know what to do with. But now that the dust has settled post-release nobody really cares about them as much.

>>18707147
Nothing as in scentwise? Smelled it last like 8+ years ago, so obviously it's vague, dickhead

What should I buy if I want something with the drydown of Aventus, but I don't want to buy Aventus or clones?

>>18707165
loewe esencia edp

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rate the collection of my wife and I

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>>18707212

>>18707212
.

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>>18707212
forgot pic

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>>18707212
last one

Wheres the aromatics elixir you fucking chud

>>18707212
>>18707214
>>18707220
>>18707222
mid/10
there's just not much exciting in there, minus points for the gourmand sloppa

>>18707212
>>18707214
>>18707220
>>18707222
sis...your fragrances are exposed to light

>>18707230
Was gonna say the same thing. Having a decent collection is good and all. But just like wines, whiskey, beer, etc, if you let sunlight get to it, it'll basically speedrun getting skunked.

>>18707232
the room is dark most of the time. I only turned on the light for the sake of getting a better picture. the blinds are always closed and I enjoy a cold house

sotd myslf le parfum, 2 compliments so far
girls love it

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I boughted

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>>18707288
oud stallion is the only okay crivelli frag i tried but pde ruade shits all over it

>>18707289
Will give that one a try then
The only other crivelli I've tried was Oud Maracuja because I heard it smells like burnt rubber.
That was as expected, the problem was that it's also sickeningly sweet and totally contaminates rooms for days

>>18707295
>the problem was that it's also sickeningly sweet and totally contaminates rooms for days
this

what are some dark smoky incense aquatics?
I like my dylan blue and encre noire and I’m thinking of getting zoologists squid

>>18707424
I had no interest in this, but a few people are saying it smells like books which I think is appealing.

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Nobody's going to know.

>>18707453
even the dupe-huffing jeets on fragrantica are saying it's not the same

>>18707288
I love under my skin so much

>>18707453
you will know, shameful

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>>18707453
>clone of an already affordable designer fragrance
you might as well just get the original. clones make more sense when they are duping an overpriced niche or discontinued fragrance

>>18707453
How is this? I have a nice clone of the EDT and what seems like a horrible one of the Exclusif.

>>18707288
>2ml 29usd
>2ml 15usd
>5ml 20 usd

Paypig lmao

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>>18707073
>dat rat piss "citrus rind note" in the drydown.

>>18707545
your nose is broken

Bought my mom Un Jardin Sur Le Nil for mother's day
Earlier gifts I gave her were Guerlain Samsara and Eau de Protection by ELDO
She also took my bottle of Versace Blue Jeans

>>18707592
>Bought my mom
based

>>18707592
based mommy's boy

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I want to smell like Dr. Pepper, is this the way to go?

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Legitimately scarily close to Tobacco Vanille. Feels good man, didn't want to throw like 600 bucks at a fag like Tom Ford anyways.

SOTD Tobacco Touch, Maison Alhambra

>>18707626
>$14 on Fragrancenet
Yeah, I'll buy a few people their birthday presents now. Why not.

>>18707548
It's a garbage fragrance, that's coming from someone who has decants of the old and new batches. The old smells more natural but that's besides the point.

It's artificial, astringent and offensive, given how many scents exist with the same profile, you should not be wearing this in 2026.

A better alternative is Yuzu Fou by PdE.

>>18707634
You give people fake fragrances for their birthday? Pretty chintzy.

>>18707666
They don't know a good god damn difference. They also know I am not going to shell out a couple hundred dollars on TF when they rarely use frags in the first place. Men are utilitarian. They'll look at it as something useful that isn't gf/wife slop. They'll still get what they want (usually something from Apple because normies are terrible), but this is just a thing I kick in on top.

>>18707676
Pretty. Chintzy.

>>18705462
>>18705475
cope

>>18707626
>>18707676
If anyone gave me this shit the best thing they could do is dispose of it properly and save me the trouble. If it's about the money I legitimately would rather have a succulent chinese meal.

>>18707604
smells more like cherry coke than dr pepper to me. or like cherry lollipops

>>18707683
>Implying people give you gifts
Almost got me there, anon

>>18707676
This man speaks facts. It's a nice extra little something to gift people, and it could get someone more into fragrances if they ended up liking it. Realistically a good quality clone is indistinguishable to a normie noselet, they'll probably like it all the same.

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>>18707663
>given how many scents exist with the same profile, you should not be wearing this in 2026
Why? Because you said so?
>it's astringent
>what is Yuzu
>A better alternative is something that will cost you a couple hundred dollars more

L'eau d'Issey is still a banger no matter how much you want to hate on it. It's cheap, it's super dry yuzu with negative sweetness. That doesn't make it artificial smelling. That word gets thrown around a lot, same as 'synthetic', like chippies towards seagulls. The chemical formulas of a scent are identical whether it's natural or not, half the time you'll be smelling artificial aroma chemicals and commenting how photorealistic it smells, but if it's something you personally dislike, then it's artificial.

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>>18707683
You are still getting the gift you want, I am just throwing a little extra on top because you might like the damn thing and want to know more. It's $14, man. If it even gets within a hundred yards of emulating the original, they'll probably be extremely pleased.

>>18707709
Nta but... Yuzu Fou is better, and probably what you should "upgrade" to after L'eau d'Issey at some point. We all have starter frags. Or at least... I feel we do.

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>>18707212
>>18707214
>>18707220
If you enjoy them, then that's enough. For me, I think it's all quite boring entrance-at-the-mall stuff.
>K edt is on her rack as a show piece
it's not particularly good; just a fresh green-blue fragrance
>dossier
small us based house - no idea
>24 more blue fragrances
>myslf
>drakkar noir
there's nearly 0 variety here. The wildest shit you have is Eros Flame, Coach Platinum, and Gucci Guilty Black which are all "fine."

Since you like blues you're probably into lighter fragrances, so consider L'Homme Ideal EdT

>>18707714
Yeah no, definitely, Yuzu Fou is a good frag, don't get me wrong. But, starter or not, for the price point, sleeping on L'eau d'Issey is downright silly imo. Plus, for me personally, I probs wouldn't cop a full bottle of Yuzu Fou because there's a lot of other frags I'd prioritise copping first. Meanwhile good ole Issey is sitting there on the shelf ready for those summer days when you need that hit

>>18707424
you could try Acqua di Gio Profundo/Parfum/Elixir. the discontinued Profumo had incense, but the other flankers are quite similar.
could also try Le Sel D'Issey Eau de Parfum, Acqua di Sale and maybe Kenzo

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over 200 years and still the best summer fragrance for men

>>18707993
Based. I applied from my splash bottle this morning.

>>18707709
Lol you haven't smelled the original so I wouldn't expect you to know how natural it actually used to smell. As soon as I tried it I never wore the modern again.

So no, it's not because I dislike the perfume, infact I wore it for months. Your nose matures and you move on to better things.

>BDK released three new frags all retailing for $440

LET'S HEAR IT FOR RETARD BEHAVIOR

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>>18708036
>BDK released three new frags all retailing for $440

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Does anyone recognize which Amouage frag this is?

>>18708196
opus ix

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>SOTD: Amouage Purpose

Really enjoy how uniquely dry the woods are, and how refreshing it is, a lot of depth here - one of those frags where you keeping going in for a sniff of your arm. Doesn't get much hype, but personally it's in my top 3 in Amouage

>>18707993
Tom Ford mogged once again

Cheers to whichever lil nigga mentioned le orpheline. Wearing a sample rn and it's pretty much what I've been looking for in a musky skin scent.

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>>18708229
Tom Ford on suicide watch

>>18708214
Thanks

SOTD: Club de Nuit Intense Man
Sorry I'm late

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>SOTD: EP Nice Bergamote
it's nice indeed, good dumb reach frag for the summer

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Thoughts on my smells???

>>18708427
old school/10
i like it

>>18708428
Thanks I like yours too. I also got Aramis but it's too retarded so I didn't put it in the photo.

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>>18708428
>Thanks I like yours too
this is mine btw (since then i've added PdE Osmanthus Interdite as well)

>>18708436
Is it me or is Cool Water way harsh and synthetic?

>>18708427
>yatagan
Bummed that I can't get it where I live :( is it as good as they say?

>>18708444
It smells like pine tar soap I guess. I like it but it's not at all this mind-blowing normie destroyer they're making it out to be. The performance is also meh, as corroborated by another anon here.

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worth it for the price or overhyped?

>>18708516
>afnan
without even researching, it's extremely cheap and likely overhyped like all Afnan frags

>>18707434
If you want a book scent get Pineward’s Tome.

>>18708438
I’ve never tried vintage, but I assume any time anyone has something even slightly non-negative to say about CW, they must be talking about original batches, because the modern stuff is trash.

>SotD: Acrasia
Tasty metallic bubblegum

>>18708516
Wow that sounds cool actually. Both most wanted and myself are universally liked and this combines them.

How much do you find this for? I would easily buy if it's a reasonable price.

Scent of the night after coming back from the gym - Mishlah (clone of the spicebomb metallic musk which is amazing).

Tomorrow I'm getting Gulf Orchid Sweet Heaven Cherry, super excited even though it's going to be unwearable in summer.

Newfragfag here, I thought maceration was kind of a meme but it actually made one of my so-so frags into something decent. I will be interested to see if it keeps developing over years time.

>>18708609
I had a Tommy Hilfiger pour homme I wore in high school, left like 30mls in my closet, came back home 3yrs later from uni and it turned brown. That scent rocked my tiny little mind, it became a really intense green citrus and Ive never had a freshie give me that same feeling, only some Bvlgari scents, Guerlain LHI Cool also.

Anyone here tried Molecule 01 + Black Tea?

>>18708609
>I thought maceration was kind of a meme
It is a meme. What most people are calling "maceration" is oxidation. They even say you need to spray it a few times to let air in so it can "macerate" properly. Whether that makes the scent smell better is up to you.

>>18708609
I have a feeling that maceration is actually a meme and this phenomenon of fragrances improving with time is mostly psychological. Your brain is primed from the first encounter, which you found disappointing and put away for a while. When you come back to test it again, you already have a neural blueprint for what you expect it to smell like. Already roughly calibrated for the expected scent, you can focus more on the notes you didn't notice the first time, which makes it seem like it has become more complex. Perfumes are full of stabilizers, it is unlikely a chemical change will spontaneously occur after sitting in your cupboard for a few months. This of course doesn't account for the time it already spent in warehouses and store shelves.
>but oxygen
assuming the fragrance is packed in something inert like nitrogen, spraying it 3 times adds 0.3cm^3 of air into the headspace. Air is 20% oxygen so that's 0.06cm^3 O2. And you're telling me that is meaningfully oxidizing even 30ml of perfume?

maceration is 100% a meme pushed by sour grape clonefags

thought of writing something but it's above 300 so i'll just bump and wait for the new bread

>>18705055
In Amsterdam I used to pass this fragrance lab all the time i want to make smells : [