FRAGRANCE GENERAL

For anyone looking for fragrance suggestions, give as much information as possible about what you want. Helpful info could include sex, price range, climate/season, use (work/clubbing/etc.), notes/families you like/dislike, and other perfumes you've tried and liked/disliked.

And MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS. What did everyone get? Anything /frag/ related?

2nd for does Perfumania ship anywhere other than US/Canada? And also what are some good fragrance sites that ship to Europe specifically?

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>>10751635
Got a 3oz Spicebomb, very psyched

>>10751635
3.3oz of Rose 31 with samples of Lys 41, Fleur D'Oranger 27 and The Noir 29. in love with Rose 31.

might pick up another fragrance for myself after the holiday season. probably something by Bond no 9 (Brooklyn, Riverside Drive or New Haarlem)

reminder that CB I Hate Perfume is GOAT

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what are the comfiest colognes you own lads?

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Anyone here tried this? Post thoughts on it pls

>>10751725
>Fleur D'Oranger 27
one of the few mainline Le Labo i've yet to try. please post what you think about it.

Anyone know w2c samples of Chanel Coromandel and Sycomore? I've tried all of the links in the OP.

I'm hoping neither are too feminine. I am a fag, but still.

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>>10751635
>What did everyone get?
With all kinds of colder weather frags on my amazon wish list, my mom, bless her heart, bought me Eau Aimable. Love it and an't wait for spring. It's orange blossom, Mandarin orange and bergamot but it's not a typical tangy sharp citrus, its creamy, almost warm and cozy and lasts and lasts, especially for an EdC.

>>10751635
I got a 100ml bottle of Dior Homme. There's been some talk about reformulations destroying it. Mine was made in September this year and so far I'm happy with it. Maybe it's because I haven't smellt any other version, but this is good juice.

I'm still gonna recommend copping a newer sample if you're thinking of rebuying or if you've tried it a couple of years ago and feel compelled to buy it now.

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>>10751635
got the meme itself

Just got a bottle of Kouros, need opinions if anyone would bother
Not sure if i should keep yet

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>>10752500
Kouros is king!

>>10752527
Do you think it would fit a guy in the late teens? it's fragrance is very unique to say the least.

>>10751850
Sycomore:

"The dream team at Chanel seems to delight in applying superior skills to existing ideas they deem worthy of perfecting: Coromandel was a reorchestration of Lutens's Borneo 1834, and of course their Eau de Cologne is a 'here's how we do it' object lesson to every perfumer since the 1750's. Sycomore is, in my view, a magisterial gloss on Bertrand Duchaufour's Timbuktu. The latter introduced an Altoids-like idea to perfumery, consisting of a minty-licorice coolness combined with a radiant crackling-wood-fire note. What Polge and Sheldrake seem to have realized is that this accord offered a solution to the age-old problem of vetiver: too little and it gets lost in composition, too much and it always smells the same. Vetiver has both an anisic aspect and a smoky one. Cleverly flank it with Timbuktu's two companions, add a big slug of sandalwood, and vetiver finds itself in worthy company at last. Together they make a strange, very natural accord that shifts from shade to shade of deepest olive at each sniff. There is a tension, a dark mystery, to Timbuktu, which Sycomore does not try to emulate: it is content with merely being the freshest, most salubrious, yet most satisfyingly rich masculine in years. If putting it on does not make you shiver with pleasure, see a doctor."
- Luca Turin

>>10752500
>>10752535
smells like piss

>>10751850

Coromandel:

"Of the six new Chanels launched early in 2007, this is the one that most clearly has Christopher Sheldrake's handwriting all over it. He recently returned to his alma mater at Chanel after nearly two decades at Quest, during which he was chiefly occupied with composing Serge Luten's epoch-making line of fragrances. It must have been fun to see everyone, from Guerlain downward, gradually fall into step and pay him the sincerest compliment, imitation. Coromandel is, to my mind, Sheldrake's reinterpretation of Borneo 1834 done in the Chanel manner, muted, richer, less saturated, and less overtly oriental. It has enough patchouli in it to clear the air of Indian moths for a mile around, yet it manages to avoid any hippie earthiness by a trick I am sure every perfumer would like to emulate. If there were such a thing as a powdered white chocolate, it would smell like Coromandel. Wonderful." 4 Stars
- Luca Turin

>>10752378
Is the atomizer always shitty or is that just with my friend's bottle?

>>10752527
>>10752500

Kouros:

"Twenty-seven years after its release, the structure of Kouros is still so novel, so immediately recognizable, and so impossible to imitate that it is probably a sporadic case in perfumery. It smells like the tanned skin of a guy with gomina in his hair stepping out of the shower wearing a pre-WWI British dandified fragrance: citrus, flowers musk. It has that faintly repellent clean-dirty feel of other people's bathrooms,a nd manages to smell at once scrubbed and promissory of an unmade bed. The fact that all these images are conjured up by a fragrance in itself so consummately abstract is a testimony tot he brilliance of its creator, Pierre Bouron. Such things happen not by accident but only as the work of genius." 5 Stars
- Luca Turin

>>10752551
>>10752559
Thank you, based trip.

got old spice for christmas

is that good lmao

>>10751783
Le Labo Labdanum 18
Diptyque Tam Dao
Hermes Mandarine Ambree
Serge Lutens Five o'Clock au gingembre
Tom Ford Private Blend Plum Japonais

>>10752559
>Sheldrake's reinterpretation of Borneo 1834 done in the Chanel manner, muted, richer, less saturated, and less overtly oriental

Wow, I must try Coromandel as Borneo 1834 is my most favorite fragrance of all-time. Where are you getting these quotes btw, and who is Luca Turin?

Guys how many fragrances would you recommend to have?

Also, Any suggestions?

Sex:Male
Age:21
Price: up to 100$
Climate: winter
Use: At university
I want something classic maybe.

In this moment I've got CK: One and Benetton Cold but I'm thinking in buying another one.

>>10752666
>Guys how many fragrances would you recommend to have?

about 3-6: one to three per Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter, and maybe one as an extra option (e.g., for very special occasions, or one scent that is appropriate year-round, etc.). really depends on how many options you want, if you want to change it up often or have different scents for different occasions/moods/etc.

>>10752658
he's the best perfume reviewer imo, made a perfume guide with his wife tania sanchez in 2009

http://www.perfumestheguide.com/Perfumes_The_A-Z_Guide_-_Luca_Turin_and_Tania_Sanchez/Home.html

>>10752606
>>10752658
Also, whoever the phaggot is who makes these generals, it's ridiculous to not include the most important opinion in the fragrance world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Turin

http://arabia.style.com/author/luca-turin/

Stop circle jerking so much with basenotes reviewers. Been lurking for over a year now (used to post a lot back in 2012), and I had to say something. It's like recommending music and never mentioning Robert Christgau.

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>>10752728
>Robert Christgau

does Luca Turin have any online database of all his reviews though, or just the books and his recent reviews for Style.com?

>>10752807
>implying christgau isn't better than everybody at covering most music
yeah there are better experimental music writers at wire, but that's also because he has a bias against it. lol actually not even all of it just take a look at his love for arto lindsay

anyway, I've never found a database, the book is it. his style arabia stuff is pretty good cause it satiates the need for post-09' fragrance tastemaking.

>walk into sephora, l'occitane, or any store that sells decent frags
>ask for sample
>they give it to you for free
>feelsgoodbuddy.jpg
anyone else do this?

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>>10752728
>http://arabia.style.com/author/luca-turin/

Feve Delicieuse BTFO

>>10752830
guys i can post btfo reviews of some stuff considered good on /fa/, lmk if you want

>>10752823
samples are free, even at fucking barneys you poorfag

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>>10752851
Please do!

For all of you who live in wintry cold as fuq cities, highly recommend getting a sample of korrigan

http://arabia.style.com/beauty/beauty-guide/spring-summer-fragrances-2014-luca-turin-reviews-lady-million-eau-my-gold-korrigan-la-tentation-de-nina-ricci/

http://www.luckyscent.com/product/31220/korrigan-by-lubin

>>10752854
Fahrenheit (Dior)

"Fahrenheit should now be renamed after another temperature scale, maybe Réaumur or Rankine, because it is unrecognizable. It used to be a great citrus leather in the manner of Bel-Ami, overlaid with the gassiest, hissiest, most diffusive note of violet leaf in all of perfumery. Acetylenic esters have now been severely restricted (triple bonds smell wonderful but are chemically reactive), and what's left is a kind of Bel-Ami. Except that Bel-Ami itself has been messed with and Fahrenheit is arguably better than the modern version. Either way, nothing to celebrate" 2 Stars

Egoïste Platinum (Chanel)

"Named like a credit card for tightfisted sugar daddies, this was never likely to be a good fragrance. In fact, it is quite extraordinarily bad for Chanel and aside from a fleetingly interesting floral-leather note up top, reeks of the sad male clone it was intended for. If you check into a decent hotel, chances are a freebie on the bathroom shelf smells at least as good as this."
2 Stars

>>10752858
What affordable scents does he like?

Gucci by Gucci pour Homme (Gucci)

"I can see where the inspiration for a thing like this would come from: a train platform at a railway station in a major city, afternoon rush hour, the day the clocks are set back, and it's dark when you head home (an hour's travel). No place to sit, too crowded to read, and the guy next to you has recently refreshed his aftershave."
2 Stars

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got this for christmas, anyone have any opinion on this? It does smell kinda nice but also has a sort of trashy note to it. Is it approved?

>>10752915
I prefer the new 1 Million Cologne that's in the clear bottle.

>>10752892

[a shitton, buddy, just get his book and find out]
obvious one, and my personal #1 of all time:

Black (Bulgari) [in italics he calls it "hot rubber"]

"Some of the best fragrances in history are built on precarious equilibria between two contrasting ingredients: the vanilla-vetiver accord of Habanita, the citrus-amber of Shalimar. This widens their emotional keyboard and, when the job is properly poised, allows them to smell different form moment to moment and from mood to mood, as if they always had something new and apt to say. In other words, they smell interesting, as opposed to merely beautiful. A friend of mine used to say that one particular type of short-grain Carnaroli rice he used for risotto seemed to understand his intentions and to posses native intelligence. I can now extend this insight to perfume: Black is buzzing with brains. It was composed by one of the greatest talents in the business, Annick Ménardo of Firmenich. Binary accords having been exhausted, what she did was increase the number of dimensions by one. Black sets out boldly into space on three axes: a big, solid, sweet amber note, a muted fifties Je Reviens floral note (benzylsalicylate) as green as a banker's desk lamp; and finally a bitter-powdery, fresh rubber accord such as one encounters in specialist shops or while repairing a bicycle tire puncture. These three tunes hit you in perfect counter-point when Black is first put on. The remarkable thing about Black's structure is the absence of top notes or drydown. Ménardo has contrived to make the harmony independent of perfume time, but very sensitive to small variations in one's perception. At different times, Black will strike you variously as a battle hymn for Amazons, emerald green plush fit for Napoleon's box at the Opéra, or just plain sweet and smiling. It also has the combination of great bones and good skin characteristic of old-fashioned perfumery, while being entirely novel and modern. (1/2)

>>10752942
(2/2)
"Some things strive to be classics; others simply are. Spend and evening with Black and you will know that its place is with Bandit, Tabac Blond, and Cabochard among the great emancipated fragrances of all time." 5 Stars

>>10752915
1 Million (Paco Rabanne) 2 Stars

"As befits someone who claims to be the reincarnation of an Egyptian high priest and to possess visionary powers, Paco Rabanne's fragrances appear to be leading indicators of investment opportunities. Calandre (radiator grille) was released at a time when you could still buy a '67 Ferrari Berlinetta for a song, Métal heralded the rise in demand for and the price of ores, and now, three months before the turmoil on Wall Street, comes a masculine fragrance shaped like a gold ingot. I shall be watching future releases closely. A weird fragrance, 1 Million is a marriage of two distinct perfumery ideas that have never before been squished together: the tired apple tendency of Cool Water and the musky, Levantine hair-gel feel of Caron's No.3. Trouble is, the second idea quickly vanishes, leaving the first all by itself."

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>>10752854
I gotta go to a family lunch at a french bistro bb bois but I'll post more later.

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got this...

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>>10752987
...and this for xmas from family. i quite like them, especially the lacoste one. any thoughts on these? do any of you guys have them?

got Versace The Dreamer for crimbo lads.

Gonna buy Invasion Barbare and Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Private Blend later. Thoughts?

>>10752988
neat packaging, like a brick of ground coffee

>>10752535
Define "fit." Would it be my first recommendation to a teenager? Probably not. Is it "old man-y" smelling? No. Is it awesome? Hell yes!

But just like any other frag, I always recommend sampling first, but it's not exactly expensive. However it is the very definition of a divisive fragrance.

>>10752666
Utterly and completely up to you. Some are happy with one "signature" scent. Some want one for work, one for going out. Some want one for each season, day/night, work, going out, going to sleep, eating Chinese food...

>>10752988
i had this, it's okay

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>>10752823
All the time.

New Dior Homme is the bomb

>>10752852
well barneys doesn't have many nice fragrances beyond le labo

>>10753517
>barneys doesn't have many nice fragrances beyond le labo
What? No, they carry stuff from a lot of good houses: Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Odin New York, Diptyque, to just name a few
Tom Ford Private Blend

>>10751784
PLS RESPOND

>>10753273
I will try sampling first to be completely sure, im quite intrigued so far due to alle the thing i've heard
Thanks for the input!

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I didn't get anything for Christmas but I'm going to spray Lubin Itasca on my arm and catch up on season 2 of Fargo. I'm pretty happy about this plan.

>>10753575
wtf my barneys doesn't carry anything beyond Sephora frags and le labo
I need to move out of this shithole

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I swear by this one. And since the deodorant is great as well, it allows me to match those two which is bloody essential for me. You can't walk around smelling of two different things at once

>>10753948
If it smells anything like Hugo Boss Man, then I won't like it.

looking for a winter frag for office work, mid 20s,

i work with milfs in their 40s that i would like to impress

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>>10751633
I was gifted this by my grandma.

Haven't gotten really gotten a chance to smell it, cool box though.

Never fuckin heard of it, is it /fa/?

>>10753948
smells like warm hair gel.

just got Versace Eros for xmas, smells good, any others like it?

>>10754138
In think she's trying to tell you something

>>10754304
Kek

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>>10751783
dat pathcouli doe

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>>10752527

I only have a 1 ml sample of Kouros. I don't really get the "piss" in the opening (and quite frankly, it's nowhere near as repulsive as people seem to think, although it might just be due to reformulation issues and me liking these classic "manly" frags) but the thing is, late in the drydown it really starts to stink, smells like an ass (literally).
Did anyone get the same thing? It's weird since up until the 6-8 hr mark it smells great with maybe just a hint of something "dirty", then this intense anus smell emerges and stays for just as long. From the reviews, people usually experience the opposite, ie. it's repulsive in the first 20 minutes then gets really pleasant in the drydown.

>>10753326
Is it better or just a good reformulation?

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Got this off the female. Pretty nice, usually wear their Leather one but this is a lot lighter.

>>10754336
A lot of people say it was a urine note, but still like it.
>then this intense anus smell emerges and stays for just as long
That's probably the Civetone, it comes from the anal glands of the Civet Cat.

Interesting how kouros fans like smelling of piss and animal ass.

Hello /fa/ it's been a while, I got a quick question but it's important. What's the difference between a roll on oil, does it last longer,? Also does anyone own the original Helmut Lang fragrance that can review it? Thanks.

>>10751802
hesitant to give Le Labo a negative review after only two wears but...

to me Fleur D'Oranger 27 smells like a sour baby rubbed with peeled orange. I can respect what they're doing but somewhere it goes very wrong on my skin. had to wash it off after about two hours.

on the other hand, thé noir is fantastic. would strongly consider buying it if it could distinguish itself from the woody notes of Rose 31 a little better.

Versace l'homme is what I use. Any suggestions?

>>10751633
Ok /frag/, i've finally broken ground an a brand new infographic over Xmas break. tell me the fragrances that you feel absolutely have to be on it

have most of the memes already in consideration: La Nuit de l'Homme, Tobacco Vanille and the other popular TFPBs, a few of the CdGs, L'Eau d'Issey, Terre d'Hermes, Bleu de Chanel, LIDG, Dior Homme, and Aventus (which 2bh I really want to leave out since I think it fucking sucks)

>>10751633
Anyone tried the OP? General thoughts on CDG fragrances? I tried wonderwood last year and remember it being very good although didn't really last long. Currently got a montale black aoud but i'd like something different that wont make me smell like an Arab prince

Asked in previous thread.

Can I get some suggestions?


Love:
Loccitane Eau des Baux
Dolce Gabbana Pour Homme
Polo Black

Like:
Prada Amber

Like but headache inducing:
YSL La Nuit

Dislike:
Gourmands
Woods/Ouds
Iris
Many aquatics/"blue" fragrances

Looking for some clean citruses or soapy scents.

>>10754336
>smells like an ass (literally)
That's it's charm.

I have owned and loved it in its vintage and recent formulations and while it is indeed animalic, I have never smelled literal ass from it. I basically get honeyed incense. The amazing thing about fragrance is some people smell completely different things in the same fragrance. This is why you sample.

>>10754752
>What's the difference between a roll on oil
and what?

Oils tend to last longer, but some don't. And some alcohol based frags last days.

Any shops online in the uk selling aventus creed for a discount?

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Hey guys! Big help needed.

So I own 2 frags right now, YSL la meme de l'homme and aqua de memo.

For christmas my GF got me one of those sephora deals where you get 15 samples and you turn in a coupon for a 1/7 oz bottle of one.

I'm looking for something that isn't too similar to either of the ones I own. I live in the pacific northwest, so pretty rainy and cold, but I love summer scents so that isn't out of the question.

I'm 19 in college, but I don't mind if it's casual or formal as I'm in both scenarios pretty often.

This is the list I can choose from. I haven't had a chance to try them all yet but I enjoy the versace and the bvlgari quite a bit.

Thoughts?

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got this for christmas. pleasantly surprised.

I already have Tom Ford Azure Lime which I love

>>10752987
always felt sentimental towards that lacoste scent for some reason, perhaps reminds me of my teen years

>>10756123
i like this frag but the opening is horrible on me. the rest of it is gorgeous which makes the start of it really disappointing.

>>10755471
GIT
1 Million

has anyone tried jubilation xxv here? I'm really curious as everything I've read about it is pretty positive and I've yet to try an amouage.

>>10756119
Try the Atelier, Tom Ford, and Gucci, and then add the Versace and Bvlgari you liked at pick among of those 5.

Of course, if you have the time, a couple weeks, try them all.

What's /fa/ opinion about Allure Homme Sport? 18 years old, just want a casual fragrance.

Finally copped some nuit de l'meme, loving it, are the gels and deo sticks worth it or should I stick with my current scentless set-up?

>>10757240
Not worth it.

>>10757191
I like it.

>>10751633
creed green irish tweed (bought myself),go to fragrances issey miyake original...everyday choice is cureently tommy sport.

>>10751784
>>10753584
It definitely has the DNA of the original Fahrenheit (that petroleum note is still there) but there is a big blast of grapefruit up top that really freshens it up. I like it, really unique summer fragrance, you're not gonna smell like anyone else. Performance is excellent

>>10752527
Thoughts on Cool Water, non /fa/ reporting in and just now back into the dating scene after a very long time.

>>10757801
CW is kind of played out. It's solid as a drugstore-tier choice, but that's about it. But, you never know what girls will dig, so if you enjoy wearing it, do that.

>>10757933
Not that I enjoy it, it's just familiar. What could be a good choice, I try to use soaps and body wash with a more Earthy tone. The scent I currently use is Cedarwood and I enjoy it.

A little about myself, 40, retired, better than average physical condition. Financially independent with 2 kids. Main goal is a scent that my date will say...he smells good.

>>10755472
> Anyone tried the OP?
Amazingreen? I tried it over a year ago and didn't really get it.

> General thoughts on CDG fragrances?
Interesting, there's almost more diversity among them than among most of the other designers combined. That doesn't make them all good, but they're usually distinctive. When they're not good, it seems to be because they're riding the whole anti-perfume thing a little hard.

>>10757985
Ok, yeah then CW should not be your date scent. For woody/earthy check out:

Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum
Dior Fahrenheit
Terre D'Hermes
Hermes Bel Ami
By Killian straight to heaven
CdG Wonderwood
Panouge Cedarstorm
Diptyque Tam Dao
Frederic Malle French Lover
Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles

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What's generally preferred YSL l'homme or Dior homme?

I've smelled both before and think both are equal, but I'm stumped on which one to cop

>>10758071
>Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum

Everything I'm reading seems to imply that this is an old man scent. That really true?

>>10758072
I like l'homme more.

>>10758088
It's good, but it does have a mature edge. If that worries you, then yeah, you're probably not ready to wear it. Same deal as TdH in that respect.

>>10758072
I own YSL and will buy the new Dior next. I honestly think the Dior smells even better or at least more interesting.

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Blind bought Rihanna Rogue Man since I got a good deal on a bottle, only $9. Heard its long lasting and projects well and is in the same category as D&G The One in terms
of how it smells.
So we'll see.

>>10758072
you buy which one you like more you retard

also what's with this board's obsession with mall-tier garbage like Dior and YSL?

>>10758253
cheaper and accessibility probably, even though they aren't that much cheaper until you get to the luxury niches and the internet exists

Is FragranceNet trustworthy? Anyone here used it before?

Also, buying MemeOff Cool Water 6.7oz and Dior Aqua Fahrenheit 4.2oz for exactly 100 dollars, good deal y/n?

>>10758253
Name/brand recognition and most of the people on this board are poorfag students

>>10755472
>General thoughts on CDG fragrances?
As a person with a lot of frags, I can't stand their stupid bottle design that can only lie down and take up way more shelf real estate than necessary. Luckily, I don't love any of their fragrances enough to regret not buying any for that reason.

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather.

Shit pulls bitches.

It is also reminiscent of cocaine.

>>10758253
>garbage like Dior and YSL
Not taking that bait.

>>10759391
>Is FragranceNet trustworthy? Anyone here used it before?
Yes and yes.
>Also, buying MemeOff Cool Water 6.7oz and Dior Aqua Fahrenheit 4.2oz for exactly 100 dollars, good deal y/n?
You didn't say where you live, and thus it is impossible to tell how much those sell for where you are. Why don't you tell us and we can google local prices or you and then tell you if you got a good deal or not. Or you can probably figure it out yourself.

>>10755472
on my third bottle of Standard, underrated and uncommon

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Thoughts? It smells amazing but I'm not so sure about the projection and longevity. What are your experiences with it?

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>got a free sample of this
>wore it on a night out
>had multiple random girls say i smell gorgeous
>tfw it ran out and i can't afford a full bottle of the stuff

anyone know of any cheaper alternatives with a similar smell?

>>10760252
Literally anything sweet.

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i got this, smell good and very discreet

>>10755472
>wonderwood
>didn't really last long

what the fuck am i reading

i can smell this shit two days after I applied it

>>10759489
>reminiscent of cocaine
Drake said it in a song so it must be true!

>>10752666
Gucci guilty or ysl l'homme/nuit de l'homme.

It doesn't get better than these 2(3)

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pull mad bitches with this

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>>10760491
would go great with this

>>10760413
you know you can buy fragrances at places other than sephora right?

>>10760536
What the fk is sephora? Not American. I just try out different stuff everytime I'm waiting at airports.

>>10760658
>try out different stuff everytime I'm waiting at airports.
That's how they hooked me too.

Just got Versace Eros as a gift and haven't gotten a chance to try it out yet. What am I in for? Is it crap?

>>10760703
>tell if I should like/hate thing

>>10760741
he should def hate that he like it

>>10760252
I'm really curious about this. The reviews for it are all over the place, I'd stop by Dillard's but the Sales Associates always start bugging me and being annoying.

>>10760824
The ones who don't like it mostly say that it's boring and "not up to dior standards". Basically not liking it because it's made to appeal to a wide amount of people.

>>10760413
It most definitely does get better than those.

Looking to add some colognes and willing to cop samples, anyone have some ideas what I should add to my collection?

The ones I have right now are:
>CdG Wonderwood
>CdG Play 2 Black
>CdG Incense Kyoto
>YSL l'homme nuit
>Chrome United
>Burberry Brit

I'm thinking of removing the last 2 scents, as I got them as gifts and they're just not for me (even though I have been complimented in them).

>>10760824
It's one of those things you definitely have to try out first. I've heard people who love it and people who absolutely hate it. Personally I think it's okay and don't get the massive hatred for it.

>>10760935
I think part of the hate is that people thought it was supposed to be similar to Eau Sauvage, which it wasn't.

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Just picked up CDG 2

>>10755471
i know none of y'all are really interested, but last call nonetheless

>>10760824
the advertising for it put me off it forever. who wants to smell like a washed-up actor in its midlife-crisis?

Thoughts on bvlgari man intense? Performance wise?

>>10761149
Extreme not intense lol

>>10755471
I'd say you should try to get as many of these on there as possible. http://www.basenotes.net/bn_todaysscent.php?p=boys&t=alltime

Hello anons quick question, what's the difference between Dior homme and Dior homme sport? I used th latter til it ran out and received a good amount of compliments on it (not as many as when I used Chanel de Bleú).

I also received a bottle of acqua di gio and don't know if I should blindly use it or exchange for another fragrance

>>10761284
>difference between Dior homme and Dior homme sport?

it's a different fragrance. dior homme, dior homme intense and dior homme sport are somewhat similar, but they're not the same fragrance. sport is the least intense.

dior homme cologne smells completely different, even though the bottle is similar to the other three.

>>10761304
Ah thanks for clearing that up, I'll have to test the Dior sometime

>>10761284
Homme is heavier because it's for fall/winter, Homme Sport is a lot lighter for use in spring/summer without getting too strong and inducing head aches.

DH Intense smells like fucking lipstick. the normal one is the best one. but it's defintely not for everyone, because it could almost pass as a women's fragrance.

>>10761345
desu i gave it to my mom and she got more compliments than me

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>>10751633
pls help me choose between A*Men, A*Men Pure Malt, and A*Men Pure Havane

>>10761427
Well, which one is your favorite?

>>10761529
I'm mostly torn between the original and Pure Malt, but l like Havane a lot, too.

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Just got my first perfume after living like a slob for years. Damn this thing is good but wish the longevity was better.

>>10761345
DH also has the lipstick not but that's the charm.

Is it too late to get Acqua di Gio? I love the smell and I'm in Portland OR where the smallest amount of taste in fashion makes you more fashionable than 99% of the population and no one wears cologne but I'm still paranoid about smelling the same as someone else.

>>10762217
>I'm still paranoid about smelling the same as someone else.

Christ, enough with this faggot shit.
How many people in general wear fragrances? Very low,out of those what is the probability that they'll use the exact same one as you? Even lower, I have never smelled AdG in the wild.
And so what if you happen to meet someone who also uses the same fragrance? Either stop being a faggot or maybe develop a taste that's different from one of the most popular designer fragrances.

>>10762232
I got one of those Sephora samplers and it's the only one I like. Fair point tho.

>>10761427
Pure Malt definitely. A*men smells like garbage and Havane is just flat sweetness.

>>10762250
Sephora sampler is a shit deal, for the price of the sampler you could have gotten a bigger bottle of ADG but i guess you wouldn't have known you liked it.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to try out fragrances like Serge Lutens'? The ones I'm interested in aren't available in store in London, and I'm not sure if it's worth it spending 30 pounds on a 10ml sample. Someone mentioned they have a Borneo 1834- how did you first find/try it?

>>10760312
A few reviews including some from basenotes (?) mentioned they don't last long, but then again that could be individual body chemistry.

>>10759571
>>10759486
>>10757996
Finally got to sample yesterday, nice but a bit on the sweeter side than what I was looking for. Got floriental instead. Also got a whif of le labo santal, pretty neat

I don't know anything about fragrances but what's a nice cheap springtime scent I could buy?

>>10760703
It's decent but only as a evening/night fragrance, as well as being very radiating. I personally really like it though, has a sweet scent.

>>10762527
Dior Aqua Fahrenheit T B H

>>10762472
>Borneo 1934
I bought a decant from Decantshop (I'm American) after looking up Serge Lutens and loved it so much I then bought a 5 mL and now saving up for a 75mL bell jar ($300 goddamn USD). Somewhat fortunately, it's not something you can really wear often anyway so it will last me a few years at least

Great house, I've liked most of what I've tried. Standouts are Chergui, Gris Clair, and Five o'clock Gingembre and those are much more affordable and can be found online for ~60 USD

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What's the best weird shit, /fa/? Scents like Kouros and Iris Silver Mist, and some people even say Secretions Magnifique is wearable

>>10761427
At first I hated A*Men, and liked PM and PH. I grew to love the original as a masterpiece, and still like the two flankers. But that's just me.

>>10762527
>cheap
Clinique Happy For Men

one step below mall-core designer scents, one step above Wal-Mart tier celebrity fragrances.

>>10760963
from what i can see that looks good :)

>>10763107
Thanks a lot. At least they have the others in store in harrods, so I might go and taste them out myself. Serge Lutens seems to have a lot of Paris exclusives though - I've been told they don't ship Fumerie Torque out of the main store.

>>10763365
Fahrenheit is sorta weird with its petrol-ish note

got one million intense for christmas, i like how sweet and friendly it smells but would prefer something like it but "spicier" for lack of a better word
any suggestions?

>>10764878
Spicebomb

>>10762527
Bvlgari Pour Homme Extreme
Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisee
Dsquared2 He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood
Lanvin L'Homme
Lalique Encre Noire Sport
Lalique White
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 White
Montblanc Presence

I just blind bought Montblanc Individuel, how fucked am I?

>>10757240
Yes it is 6 more bucks for the set

Eros, Pure Poison, Fan di Fendi Extreme (Womens), and Prada Sport Luna Rossa. i'm a guy, do i have shit taste?

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I finished The Emperor of Scent last night. Really good book. Has anyone read it? Any other good perfume books? I've read Suskind's perfume (it's my favorite fiction book, actually! Great, vivid read!), so something besides that. I've read snippets of Turin's A-Z guide, but it's hardly a "book" and a bit hard to follow along if you don't have the perfumes there with you.

>>10765991
Oh, and also, does anyone recommend a good "kit" of pure oils that I can buy? I want to be able to recognize at least some of the most basic/essential ingredients on their own, to be able to then identify them as parts in frags.

>>10760912

Shoot, I'll take em, I really want to grow my small collection

>>10766029
>http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/
from the OP

http://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/p-6631-perfumery-notes-kit.aspx

pricey, but they have other cheaper sets, too, though nothing very comprehensive. they also sell oils individually.

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> CH MEN
> CH 212 SEXY MEN

It's like /fa/ is full of fuccbois

>>10765991
Look up Italo Calvino's "The name, the nose". It's a short story from the anthology Under the Jaguar Sun. The rest of the stories are pretty good too, each of them is based around one of the five senses.

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>>10766518
>>10766311
Dope, thanks.

You have no idea how mad I am that London has no Sephora stores. From what I understand, everything in store is up for samples? Free?
I'm seriously considering getting a plane ticket to NY one weekend and stashing up on samples of fragrances I could never afford.

What's the Americans' experience of it? Is it literally as simple as that? Free samples off of Serge Lutens and Lubin?

>>10767486
theres nothing expensive in there(sephora)
though barneys does have serge lutens and you can just spray it on yourself or on cards for free as you want

Any good cheaper alternatives to Tom Ford Noir de Noir?

>>10767501
Really? I swear I saw someone online mention they stock lutens... Was it all a lie? They have at least things like chanel and YSL, surely? Yet those are already affordable...

>>10754318
love this scent. wore this all the time as a 14 year old.

>>10767564
>things like chanel and YSL, surely?
Yeah, your average Sephora has all that. Maybe the confusion came since they offer Tom Ford Private Blend and some niche stuff through their online store.

saw aventus 2.5 oz for 155 earlier today on amazon and hopped on it, its now back up to 225 pretty stoked about it.

also picked up hanae mori him for a cold weather scent, anyone else here got it?

>>10760950
and? I'm waiting for a sample on the mail

I really want something kinda flowery for general wear. I'm male but I'm a closet faggot and want something not too strong. Never tried anything before.

>>10767648
bal d'afrique by byredo

if ur a poorboi i have no suggestions

>>10767687
Nah that price is pretty reasonable, will get a sample. Thank you for potentially increasing my gay aura anon

>>10767486
Any Sephora sales rep will gladly make you up to three ~2.5ml plastic spray samples, no questions asked. Some have even given me two each. The last couple Sephorae I went to in LA carried a handful of TFPBs, one of which was Neroli Portofino. They also had Tokyo Milk, Replica, and a couple other not too expensive niche houses that I wasn't familiar with. Never seen a Lutens at one.

And in my experience, the higher end the store, the more likely they are to be loose with the samples. Neimans, Saks, Barneys are all sample sluts. I've had middling success at some Nordstroms and Bloomingdales, but have never gotten anything from Macys and the like.

consensus on Hugo Boss bottled night?

just copped it recently and smells gr8

>>10767770
This is fantastic info, thanks. Really useful information - I've asked someone in the states to snoop around on my behalf already.
Cheers!

>>10767770
straight up where u live
its the opposite
low end stores give samples freely(not like theres much there to want)
barneys saks and neimans havent given me a single sample every time i went
whenever i buy tf i just go the boutique in my town bcus i dont want the assholes @ neiman/saks making commission/sales off me

>>10767935
My pleasure.

>>10767965
Los Angeles.

>>10767965
where do you live?

I'm in philly.

at my local Nordstrom they literally have make-your-own-sample supplies in an unattending men's fragrance section. women's + TFPB etc have 4-5 people working who live to give out samples. Sephora is real good about it too. Saks is even better.

philly only has a bs barney's co-op which doesn't have any actual fragrances, to my knowledge

>>10767648
L'Artisan Passage d'Enfer. It's a smoky lily scent

>>10768253
las vegas

every time they give me the bullshit "we don't have any more sample jars" when i just saw someone get a sample who purchased

those people get me mad its like im stealing from their personal stash

TF store knows me by name tho so i just go there if i ever want anything

>>10752993
I have Invasion Barbare. It's pretty good.

>>10759991
I like it

>>10752993
TV is great
i bought a 250ml so its my daily wear, but do note it is a very linear fragrance which im okay with but some people arent .
look at dior's feve delicieuse as well because its pretty similar and may be more up your alley(also cheaper but im sure price is not a concern for you)

ok so i currently own mugler cologne and givenchy pi and i need something a little manlier that's still a little girly because deep down i'm a pathetic femboy. I have a massive hard-on for incense and patchouli and oriental frags in general. Rec me something pls

PS. I'm a 20 y/o student that works in retail, i live in a very moderate climate w/ lots of rain, i'll be wearing this mostly during the day

thx team

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Thoughts?

>>10767823
Best Hugo Boss cologne imo. That birchwood note kills me. Could easily see myself wearing year round.

>>10751633
Been doing D&G The One in SS and YSL La Nuit in AW for years now, which is very basic.
Smells good but I'm looking for something new, any recs?

>>10767648
YSL L'homme, not la nuit.

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Help me /fa/
I want to smell like a norse god

>>10768573
have you tried Gentlemen Only by Givenchy? if you don't mind spending a bit more, there is Nobile 1942 Patchouly Nobile and for a lot more Byredo Baudelaire

>>10767636
>amazon

u dun goofed senpai

i ended up with two bottles of one million for xmas, what do

YSL la nuit or D&G the one eau de parfum for new years eve party? I'm 19

>>10769497
Sell

>>10769530
the one.

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Just copped a bottle of Chergui for £58, shipping now. Hoping for great things, /fa/.

Haven't tried it yet, too, but I heard it's easy to over-apply, and most say it's a winter scnet, but others say that it blooms amazingly in the heat. I hope it's not too bad- I'm in the tropics half the time.

>>10767648
Kenzo Power

>>10769798
its bloody awful and smells like old ladies, return and sample if you can

>>10769912
shit taste detected

>>10767648
Geir Ness

>>10769798
sorry man, Chergui is definitely not going to work in the heat, using when temps are over 20C isn't advisable, and yeah, overapplication will make it too heady

I do think it's great though, but always sample first

>>10769975
Well, I guess it's just winter for it then. On that note, anything to recommend for fun temperatures like 32C and above? I hate really floral scents and tend to stay away from citrus. Green scents like Bel Respiro I quite like though.

Generally all the fragrances I enjoy work well only in winter unfortunately, with notes full of tar, tobacco, incense etc

There was someone asking about CdG Wonderwood and some talk about it in this thread. I'm not sure if you're still here anon. But to disclaim, I haven't tried it, but I've asked a couple experienced smellers about it and I every time I ask about it I always get redirected saying something is "better" or "more interesting".

The two CdG alternatives I've heard that people liked in favour of Wonderwood are:
>Wonderoud
>Black

Take that with a grain of salt, I'm just saying there is a lot of attraction to wonderwood but there might be better scents to look at. I have a decant of Blue Santal on the way so if anyone wants thoughts let me know.

>>10770095
>a decant of Blue Santal on the way
Yeah, please. I've been considering it as well

looking for something to wear during winter. budget up to 100$.

any suggestions?

>>10770240
>:59:00 No.107702
male btw

>>10770240
I got Chanel Allue Homme Sport Eau Extreme for this Winter/Fall... I'm satisfied with it

>>10770240
Bro you don't give any details, how are we suppose to give advice?

What do you like? What's your style like?

>>10767636
Poor guy, will be fake probably Like 90% of all amazon parfumes

>>10770240
tobacco vanille, tabac rouge, pure malt, 1 million, back to black, now never make that shit post ever again

>>10767823
Had it and traded it away. It was good for a HB scent but didn't impress me.

>>10768810
L'Homme isn't flowery

>>10768962
>>10770454

i'm that guy. I'm wary too, I only get cheapos from amazon but this was actually sold by amazon and not fulfilled by so hopefully all is well. They have a good return policy anyway

>>10771263
I've had good experiences with purchasing directly from Amazon.

>>10771263
>actually sold by amazon
you should be good then

first time i've heard of Amazon directly selling anything above mallcore-tier though

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I'm moments away from blind-buying Avant Garde by Lanvin. I want something warm and inviting for the winter/fall. I'm a male and I don't have a lot of money (found a good deal on this though, 3.3 oz tester bottle for ~$20). I'm new to fragrances but I guess I like woody scents, spicy scents, and a little bit of fruity scents (i burn a lot of patchouli and nag champa incense). I don't have a specific use in mind. I don't go clubbing and I don't need this for work. Only other perfumes I've tried are Acqua di Gio and this one perfume from a local vegan/vegetarian market called Dusk by Herban Cowboy. I don't know what I'd describe the scent as but I guess it's woody and vaguely spicy. I hope this is enough information.

>>10771627
Why not just purchase a sample of it?

what kind of frags fit the faggot ysl skinny harry styles core desu? feel like trying something new, not too weird though

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ordered green irish tweed with some of my christmas money, is it worth?

>>10771627
I think you'll love it, definitely a 'warm & spicy' fragrance. It unfortunately doesn't have the best performance, I get average longevity and below-average projection, but that doesn't matter to me because the scent is so damn good. People can definitely smell you when they get close though and from my experience it's well-liked. Honestly, you can't go wrong, might be one of the best value-for-money fragrances out there

>>10769975
>like 32C and above
ELdO Fils de Dieu... is my favorite really hot weather scent. it's what a lime powder would smell like. not overwhelmingly citrusy, either.

Acqua di Parma Colonia or its main flankers (Assoluta, Intensa, and Essenza) are other good citruses worth looking into even if you're not a big fan of citrus.

Creed Virgin Island Water is actually pretty good once the nauseatingly sweet coconut in the beginning settles down

Prada Infusion de Vetiver or The Different Company Sel de Vetiver for light, summery vetivers which are relatively rare

as for greens, Profumum Ichnusa (herbal and woody), The Different Company Un Parfum Charme et Feiulles (very herbal but with some floral and fruit notes but blended in so they don't standout), and Diptyque Philosykos (EdT version only as the the EdP is too sweet),

>>10771457
>Implying Aventus isn't mallcore.

>>10771648
>$20 fragrance
>purchase a sample

>>10771870
Only you can answer if it's worth the money or not. That said, I think it's a fantastic fragrance, but it's been copied so many times and has thus become almost a "standard" smelling fragrance, so you won't smell very unique, but you will smell great.

Has anyone tried mixing fragrances together or does that just make a complete mess? Genuinely curious about this fsr

>>10772315
Never heard of Tuscaventus??

>>10772315
It's called "layering" and it's what I'd consider advanced perfumery. I've only done DH and one or two flankers, so I'm pleb level in layering.

>>10772370
No but I have heard of several people wearing Tuscbacco Vanileather. That has to be a force of nature.

>>10772294
Samples are like $2. Better than blind buying.

>>10772459
Link to $2 shipped Avant Garde sample?

>>10772457
DONT GET ME STARTED ANON

LAYERING TL AND TV IS MY FAVORITE LAYERING

now this isnt layering but i like to spray noir de noir on my wrists and TV on my chest
makes the women go wild

>>10751725
dude rose 31 is the SHIT!

I purchased a sample from le labo, and I'm in love with it too.

I also went in and sprayed on santal 33, it gave me a headache too woody.

>>10755144
I tried on Byredo's Pulp, and it's straight up orange juice

Would you guys know where to purchase le labo for cheaper than retail?

>>10772468
>shipped

Ah, you got me. I typically purchase a lot of samples at once.

http://www.myperfumesamples.com/mps/avant-garde-by-lanvin-for-men

Someone should make a 2015 cologne tier list I know theres something like beginner tier and all that already but its old as fuck

>>10772836
there is no tier list
desu the more expensive fragrances last longer project farther and just smell better but thats all you have to know
i wear a lot of TFPB because i like Noir de Noir TL TV and OW
le labo makes some interesting fragrances but nothing that i like
plenty of people like amouage but i think they all smell like shit
creed is garbage memes

go to sephora and sniff till you cant breathe and then leave and come back and continue or go to neimans/saks and try the same process

the premium dior line is pretty interesting everything smells pretty bland except feve delicieuse and leather oud(smells like poop)

these are all my opinions though maybe you'll wear amouage and the dior leather oud and if you like it go ahead and rock it anon because fragrances should be for one person and thats you

except dont wear anything ridiculous to work beacuse thats just rude

>>10770691
>back to black
>less than 100 bucks
where

>>10772062
Awesome, thanks so much. This is truly the best thread on this image board - people are so helpful.

I'll definitely have a look at all the fragrances suggested. As I said, I think I'm leaning towards green fragrances and Philosykos was something I was reading up on earlier. Had no idea that the edp was sweeter though.
Thanks man, your posts are like a treasure trove. Truly appreciate it

>>10772836
>tier list

there's really only two tiers:
>shit you like tier
>shit you don't like tier

hey guys i found a vintage bottle of chanel no 5, i like the scent but people tell me its and old lady fragrance. im a guy tho, wat do?

Bleu De Chanel or BDC Eau De Parfum?

>>10752500
If you like it, keep it. As far as other people's opinions are concerned, you'd be hard pressed to find a more divisive fragrance. I love Kouros and it got me a lot of compliments, but some people really fucking hate it with a passion.

>>10752564
Mine is perfectly fine.

>>10763365
Encre Noire. It really does kind of smell like ink, but there are days when I absolutely love how it smells. For me it's the perfect rainy day autumn fragrance.

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My 2 current favourites. Are the effay?

>>10773452
if you like them that's all that matters, there's no such thing as an objectively bad frag

>>10773452
while >>10773457 is ultimately right, no one is going to be impressed that you are wearing those fragrances (except for the occasional pleb, but that's easymode as plebs are even impressed by pleb shit)

>>10773336
sell it for big bucks? or send it to me whatever :^)

>>10773357
I enjoy the EDT much more than the EDP

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>get my bottle of Aventus for Xmas
>put it on, go out
>one of my friends (a grill btw) goes "lol anon, when did you start wearing Axe?"
>mfw

>>10773697
He probably was just giving you shit, I have no idea how you would get them mixed up. Or you put on too much.

>>10773357
EDT is great, no need for EDP

>>10772062
Update: Went to Selfridges and bagged myself a couple of samples, including Amazingreen, Philosykos, and a few from Herme's Jardin series.

So far, really love the Philosykos, but I found a few amazing green fragrances as well, if anyone's interested:
>Un Jardin Apres la Mousson (Hermes)
>Florabello (Diptyche as well)- Coffee and Apple notes
>Bel Respiro (Chanel)- Greenest scent so far
>Wood Sage & Sea salt (Jo Malone)- a bit too generic, maybe
>Claire de musc (Serge Lutens)

>>10774700
>Amazingreen

have you tried it yet? i'm interested but reviews seem to be mixed

>>10775578
It was forgettable, in my opinion. I don't really remember the notes, but I do remember it smelled really fresh when I was there, and me being impressed with it. But when I got back home, it dried down to this flat, uninteresting generic cologne scent. I do like my CdG parfums, but unfortunately many have the pitfall of being very uncomplex/flat as it rests.

Wasn't my cup of tea.

can anyone in the UK send me a sample of CDG Dot, exclusive to Liberty ;_;

>>10772457
Plum Jap x Oud Wood is amazing

>>10772457
>>10772484
any tips for layering? how do you know when it would be a good idea?

>>10777068
gut feeling has never let me down anon
then again I would of never tried tobacco vanille and neroli portofino mainly because I hate NP
if you want to look into TF scents just ask one of the boutique specialists because they're very knowledgable about this business

I feel like it's a lot of guess and check because now not only are you combining 2 scents that may not combine well even on a card they also will react differently to your skin
np + tv smells great on my friend who is a tf frag specialist and on card but not on me

>>10776167
>Plum Jap
Wore this to work and now everyone thinks I'm gay. Thanks, /frag/

Chanel - Antaues Pour Homme

Anyone ever try this one?

>>10777875

I've only tried the newest formulation, which is supposedly quite different and not as strong as the vintage. It's still a very powerful, heavy and masculine scent regardless. Strictly for cold weather, plus you need a certain manliness to pull this one off, femboys should look elsewhere.

Cheaper alternatives that I've found are Aramis & VC&A Pour Homme.

>>10777875
Antaeus is an easy top ten frag for me, probably top five. I have a vintage bottle and a sample from maybe two years ago, and while the animalic castoreum is more prominent in the vintage, they are both incredible and close enough that when my vintage runs out, I wouldn't feel deprived if I could only find a current one. (Provided it hasn't been reformulated poorly after my sample was made.)

>>10777902
>>10777947
Okay thanks. Every link I found mentioned the level of masculinity needed haha I just think it's a bit of a older feminine scent. Fuck it though. I got a bottle for $20 at a thrift.

I'll have to see how it sets in, I'm not a big fan off the bat.

>>10777302
Smells like old lady to me 2bh

Tried on Creed's Imperial Millesime today, was amazed.

>>10770095
Yo, still here. Yeah i copped something different, got floriental instead which i enjoyed much more. I think wonderwood's nice and all but i kinda agree it's lost its interesting edge since i first sampled it. Wasn't looking for an oud cz i've got an oud fragrance already (montale black, musky and rosy) and wanted something spicy/grassy/herbal, got the spicy from the new one. Just gonna build up from there, maybe le labo santal for my next

>>10775578
Imo too sweet for what i was looking for, agree it was fresh but it did settle to something rather boring

Male here, looking for something a bit dark, sexual, not something for everyday wear, just something that I'd wear that would say to a girl that I am trying to have sex w/ her.. not over $100

just asking here before I go hounding some sales clerks, ive already got some casual type scents, looking for something else, and not something niche

>>10779155
Are you looking for 'dark' notes like tar, tobacco, birch etc? I have Black CdG and I still like it a lot after all this time. Very affordable too.

On that note: anyone have any opinions on
>Black CdG
vs
>L'incendiare (SL)
vs
>Tuscan Leather (TF)
vs
> Bois d'Encens (Armani)

>>10779155
Blvgari Black is great, as is Black Orchid.

>>10777302
kek, are you feminine looking? or do you carry yourself in a feminine way?

i'm p masculine, so there's no confusion. i don't get weird tells, lol. for sure, it's riskier if you're already a bit ambiguous (i.e. not on the extremes).

though, honestly, wear whatever you like, man. fuck what people think.

>>10779181
>>10779204

not really looking for tar or tobacco but i'm not against wearing that. maybe "dark" isnt the right word. will check out Blvgari and Black CdG

got a few samples, Tom Ford Azure Lime (LIKE), Oud Wood (which was alright but looking for something a tad more exciting) and a few from Bond No 9 that I wouldnt wear personally but might find appealing on a gril

probably checked out 16 or so fragrances recently and i havent reached what I want yet for a special/rare occasion type scent but there are some notes i really enjoy in some of them..

>>10779275
plum japonis has more of a warm scent not sure if thats what youre going for
also gives off an herbal old woman scent but i like it

azure lime has an awful dry down in my books so i would definitely take note of that when u wear it

>>10779155

YSL's Opium pour Homme EDP may fit the bill. Really intense smell and not really something you'd use on a day to day basis and the dry down is really quite nice.

What do you guys think of JOOP?
First time on /fa/, but from my time on 4chan i have come to realize that everyone is a bunch of hipsters in some way or another, turning everything that is normal or popular outside their board into a meme
Because of Joops popularity i predict it may also be a meme and for you to spaz out on me, if it is could someone please not and just give an honest answer?

>>10779874

I had JOOP Homme, I hated it. It was sickenly sweet on my skin, it had this Fahrenheit vibe to it but without any of the subtleness.

Pleb question but what are some fragrances to completely steer away from, despite popularity?

I know the polo fragrances are complete shit for the most part but any others?

>>10772315
>>10772457
> layering
Dior Homme + Tam Dao (or maybe Wonderwood)
seems to have a lot of potential

>>10779874
No need for the defensive crouch. Joop isn't that popular. From what I've seen on this general, opinions are about 50/50 on it, which is what I've seen elsewhere. It's a bit past its peak popularity AFAIK.

Me I couldn't bring myself to spray it even on a paper strip. i just smelled the cap and thought I don't want to be anywhere near that thing when it goes off, but I had no opinion on it before smelling the cap.

>>10779769
>>10779770

thanks for the rec's, will take note

YSL keeps catching my eye, will be checking out that brand more among others

>>10781757

NEW THREAD

>>10781757