Fragrance General

Are all the La Nuit flankers poor longevity wise? Was thinking of sampling L'intense, given the floral powdery vibe seems like a nice alternative to DHI.

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>>12624695
If you want recs, provide as many criteria as possible: including sex, price range, seasons/weather, occasions, other frags/notes/accords you like/dislike, special conditions i.e. can easily be found in mall department stores, other ephemera i.e. personal style/aura you want to project, etc...

>>12624701
L'Homme Ultime has strong performance and lasts 8+ hours in my experience. The other L'Homme flankers vary and have been reformulated, so your experience may vary depending on date of production.

Is Creed raising their prices on all their frags, or just Aventus? I can get MI 120ml for 215.00 CAD, I'm wondering if I should get a backup bottle now or not. I'm down to about 1/4 of my bottle now, so I will need one soonish anyway.

>>12624695
why are all there bottles so fucking hideous

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Best I ever had

is scent samples UK legit?

>>12624801
check out bond no 9 bleecker street

>>12625229
Yeah, got several samples from there

What's a good smelling male antiperspirant that isn't too expensive?
Is this the right thread for this?

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Recommend me a fragrance that comes to mind from pic related

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>>12625474

>>12625460
If you mean body sprays, then nothing. Body sprays are what you wear when you're in high school and can't afford a decent cologne. They all smell like candy-sweet synthetic garbage.

You're much better off with an unscented deodorant and wearing a proper fragrance of some sort. Not bullying, just trying to give honest advice.

>>12625700
No I meant stick antiperspirant.

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I know this is a long shot but does anyone know a fragrance that smells like this?
These are ingredient s from the website which I guess would also be part of the scent: Citrus Flavonoids, Ginger Root, Nettle Extract and Oleanic Acid.

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Does anybody know of a reputable sample website that SHIPS TO FUCKING EUROPE?

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Thinking about copping this along with lalique white for an early birthday present to myself. Anyone have any experience with this two frags?

>>12625460
Mitchum unscented roll on.

>>12626127
yes. my dick grew 3 millimeters and i lost my virginity twice. it smells like petrol. women seem to like it.

>>12626107

I use nose.fr

>>12626107
notino

>>12626153
>no escentric

Any good Margiela frag?

>>12626162
Jazz club I guess?
Smells pretty nice but the range never strikes me as particularly luxurious or high quality fine fragrance.

>>12624695
Young Male in the SE USA. Looking for a nice scent for dates and special occasions. Preferably <$75, I don't need a huge bottle either. I try scents in a department store and found I liked #1 Kenneth Cole Mankind Hero, followed iin a close second by Bulgari Man, and finally Lacosta L12.12 Magnetic, which I didn't like nearly as much as the others, but it was passable. Should I just go ahead with the Kenneth Cole or is there a better fragrance I should try.

>>12625245
>check out bond no 9 bleecker street
>this kills the man

>>12626136
>petrol
I think you have this confused with Fahrenheit, friend. Sauvage smells like fruits, pepper, and salty ambery woods. So basically like a barbershop

>>12626480
Where the fuck are you shopping m8? Those are some TJ Maxx tier fragrances. Go ahead and buy what pleases your nose, but you should start by locating your nearest Sephora and at least sniffing the essential men's fragrances listed in the OP image.

25/m

How can I smell like a sleazy cocktail lounge for <$100

Male
Humid part of US
Looking for a Fresh-citrus, preferably with amber and musk mixed in, I'd also like wood or cypress if possible.
Hopefully under $75, but I'm willing to do ≤$100/mL if it's a much better quality increase
This will be a staple for the rest of summer and slightly into fall
I'd probably want to order online because I live in a very rural community.
I want this to be a lighthearted, easygoing, and friendly everyday scent

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A guy kept posting razorock in the last thread, is this a meme/shill, or are these actually worth it?

>>12626862
Pretty sure he was just memeing. None of those super cheap frags are good. Some of them may smell decent enough, but they don't last at all. I have a couple of those 8.00 Cuba frags, and they're not bad, but they're gone in 30 minutes. I basically just use them for sleeping in.

Jesus the new pricing on Aventus is pants-on-head retarded.
>3.3 oz Tester
>$266
I paid $200 flat for a 4 ounce Tester last year. Aventus isn't even that special or novel anymore, so where do Creed get off on the huge markup? Between the price gouging and unpredictable quality control, I hope they fade back into obscurity.

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opinions on tres nuit?

>>12626940
Bottle is cheaply made. Scent comes fairly close to GIT, but does not last. Cool Water is probably better.

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>>12626888
I figured something like this. I'm always skeptical when a knock-off mfg claims to offer "the same thing" for <5% of the price, in any product category.

It just doesn't pass the smell test.

Does Nordstrom give out samples the way Sephora does?

>>12626933
Their new pricing is literally Roja Dove level. Do they really think people are going to pay those prices for a bottle of Aventus when there are a bunch of clones that are 80% or so similar?

>>12626940
I want to buy this, but I'm scared that it might smell the same as Cool Water. I heard the 2 are kinda alike... Anyone here has any experience?

>>12626127
I much prefer the eau savage parfum.

>>12626480
I like Bulgari man-- perfect for a date. Very sensual.

What's a good fresh ocean like frangrence? Price isn't an issue if it's under $150

>>12626968
Yeah, I mean some of those frags can be decent frags for what they are, but they always smell more synthetic, less refine, and don't have comparable performance. Like, those Cuba frags, I don't mind drenching myself in the stuff to get decent performance, because they're 8.00. I don't claim that they're near-Creed quality, though.

They're fun, silly frags to wear around the house or to run errands or whatever. They're not gonna replace your bottle of GIT or Aventus.

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the GOAT

>>12627174
Tres nuit has more fruity and soapy (like mugler cologne) notes in it. Not as sharp green spicy like coolwater.

>>12627229
HEELEY Sel Marin
Imaginary Authors Every Storm a Serenade
Tokyo Milk Marine Sel

>>12627150
Ironically Roja Dove genuinely has one of the lowest price markup %s in the industry.

Where to cop cedar cologne?

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Delicious

>>12626557
>TJ Maxx tier
No denying their usual selection isn't the greatest, but I have bought some great frags on the cheap from there, Marshall's and Ross over the years: Guerlain Vetiver, Bugari Black, 360º Black/Red fM, Burberry London fM, Cool Water, Cuba/Cubano Gold, Escada Homme, Giorgio for Men, I-12, Z-14, Quorum, Set Sail St. Barts fM, Yatagan... The list can go on...

>>12624695
any spice or woody scent you guys recomend.?

>>12626849
Terre d'Hermes does great in the heat and humidity. Also Live Jazz is worth checking out. And of course the classic very similar neroli/citrus based trio starting with 4711 if you want to go cheap and don't mind reapplying, Ferrari Bright Neroli in the middle with very good performance and Neroli Portofino on the high end, which also performs well, but isn't worth the premium to me.

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>>12626933
Good Lord

>>12627147
Mine used to have empty atomizers just like Sephora's old ones out in bowls and it was self-serve. You'd think it would be easy to not get juice all over your fingers doing that. Haven't seen them last couple times I went, but I didn't ask.

>>12626940
i just bought it. bottle is cheap. smell is nice. can't compare to cool water or GIT because I've never owned either one.

>>12627150
>Do they really think people are going to pay those prices for a bottle of Aventus when there are a bunch of clones that are 80% or so similar?

Yes they do and yes people will pay that much for the real thing. They only reason they would consider marking up the prices even more is if they're already making a killing off of the already ridiculously overpriced cologne.

>>12627694
just bought a 4oz bottle for $270, good times :(

>Smell near-empty aventus tester at Saks
>Smells amazing, like the sample I had bought before
>Lady brings out new tester to give me a sample to take home
>Smells like the "bad batch" I wound up returning

So, DOES Aventus actually need time/air to smell good? The one that had been out for a while smelled vibrant and powerful, the other tester they had waiting smelled creamy and lame.

22 y/o male looking for a spring and summer fragrance, niche or designer for everyday wear. I want something to suit what I wear, which mainly black/grey minimalist stuff. Mysterious and dark vibe seems impossible in the warm weather. My winter scents are Tom Ford noir extreme, Dior homme parfum, Bvlgari man in black, tobacco vanille.

>>12628068
Bulgari aqua amara or acqua di gio profumo

Aventus or MI? I like MI better, but the performance is awful.

>>12628199
I like MI better, plus women seem to love it, even moreso than Aventus. Depends on the batch, but I find the performance really isn't that bad. It's not a beast, but it's sufficient in my opinion.

It's also cheaper than Aventus, so there's that.

>>12627907
Yes, I have experienced this with Aventus, Millesime Imperial, and also Royal Water to a lesser extent. For some reason, fresh bottles of Creed don't smell "correct" until they get a bit of air in them. The first thing I did with my second full 4oz tester of Aventus was fill a 5ml decant and set both the decant and the fresh bottle aside for a month before use.

>>12628214
Yeah, that's definitely true. The 4 oz is 80 dollars less than the 3.3 oz of aventus. After reading the reviews, it seems like the 2017 batches of Aventus are really goddamn lame, too.

>>12628254
Interesting...might have to pick up a 2.5 oz later, then. I wonder if that's where the negative reviews of 2017 batches are coming from?

Ive been using shit tier(?) Lacoste Essential for a while cause im a newfag so help me out and can anyone recommend something that smells similar? Price is pref <$150 im a 22/m

>>12627271
Thanks man, I just don't want people thinking I'm wearing cool water

>>12628254
I honestly notice this with many of my fragrances. They don't have the correct scent/longevity to them until the bottle gets a slight dent in it. Is this a thing for anyone else?

>Friend of mine smells consistently good
>Finally ask what he is wearing
>"Instinct by David Beckham"

Where do you test lower end colognes? Or should I just stop being a huge faggot and spend 15 dollars on a bottle?

>>12628802
You might as well. I mean, worst case scenario, you just use it as a room spray. It's not like you're losing much at those prices.

>>12628802
Get a fucking Armaf already, goddamn

>>12628254
This. Noticed this with soooo many fragrances. In the beginning I thought it was because I needed to give the scent some time to "grow on me". But your explanations sounds more plausible.
Especially with La Nuit and club de nuit intense I noticed that they smell way better after a week in the shelf. Even better if you decant them, way more richer that way.

>>12628802
Scentology. You can find it in malls, they have 20-30 dollar fragrances out for testing like Individuel, all the Arabic clones and Insurrections, Nautica, etc.

>>12628798
>>12628941
I had the same thing with BdC. I was even considering returning it because I could spray 5-6 times and it was gone in 2 hours but now (maybe 1/8 bottle used) it lasts whole day.

Who else here gets only compliments from MALES when wearing Aventus/CDNIM? Most girls here just think it smells ok, but I've got some fucking ridiculous compliments from my male friends

Need a rec for a gift to friend of mines, she dont likes anything overly floral, fruity or citrusy...
The ones she uses most are Black xs for her and lady million prive...
23ys btw, 150 is my wallet limit.

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>>12624695
any frags that have a wild west vibe for a 24yr old most of the ones I find remind me of really old men. ive been watching Westworld and no country for old men. it got me thinking about blending tech with ranch/cowboy stuff I'm a helicopter/rotary pilot with a small cattle operation in Florida (hot and humid).

what if you could only choose 1 scent to wear for every season for the rest of your life.... what would you pick?

I like it old and cheap and cheerful.
spring -eau sauvage by dior
summer -4711 original eau de cologne maurer & wirtz
autumn -grey flannel by g. beene
winter -aramis by aramis

>>12629135
I bought BdC recently and I have only used it 5 times so far. The projection and longevity are bad. I hope with more usage longevity gets better as you said.

>>12629734
Yup. I get the occasional fraghead compliment me when I wear Aventus, am yet to have a girl compliment me on it. MI, however, girls seem to love.

>>12629965
You can just spray out a small amount ( like I said maybe about 1/10-1/8 of a bottle - you're not getting anything out of it anyway if it performs like shit) and let it sit for week, then try it out.

>>12629965
EDT or EDP?

I ain't supporting that La Nuit shit. Seems like everyone speaks well of it while not mentioning the damn year. Seriously it's probably watered down and a scam at this point. Sold good shit, then realized they could fool morons because of dated reviews.

Anyways I bought Obsession Night For Women and Dark Obsession for men. First two real fragrances I bought. Old Spice swagger sprays in the fat container back before reformulation was good for the high school me. Obsession night was a bottle gifted to me in high school and I used it till it fell off my desk.

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What would he wear?

>>12630654
I don't even know where to begin pointing out what's wrong with this post.

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>>12630700
Since he worked in the food service industry, something light and tasteful. I'd say Eau Sauvage.

Funny we are talking about shows, cause I'm on S04E13 of The Americans and the vial of super virus is a fragrance sample vial, likely a 0.7ml vial from Lucky Scent.

I love when I see frag stuff in movies and TV. I'll make it a point when I see a bottle of something I recognize in the background, I'll take a screen shot.

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>>12628254
What was your experience with new Aventus? How long did it take for it to get good? The sample is painfully lame, starts with sharp pineapple for about 30 seconds, then devolves into weak pineapple and pure vanilla for about 30 minutes, then goes into that beautiful classic Aventus drydown for another 30, then fucking dies. I've got my nose to my wrist and I can barely fucking smell it. Was your experience similar? Anyone else have this happen?

>>12630712
Post them, sounds super interesting actually

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>>12630733
IKR? Alas I don't think it happens too often, so please chip in. The only time I ever did it was during Intolerable Cruelty. Don't recognize any of them by shape.

>>12630708
I know you can check whether you have the good version of it, but most people won't bother.

>>12630729
be warned because what im about to tell you is about to trigger a lot of the cdnim fags so inb4 buyers remorse, wasted money etc
aventus was my first niche frag and i blind bought a 4.2 oz for my first experience. when i first smelled it i was immediately disappointed, it just smelled like harsh greenery. i walked out of my house with a few sprays on and i immediately got the wafts of pineapple and thought 'ah okay this is what everyone's after.' i immediately got the blast of pineapple with a super masculine undertone. i think if you're just dabbing from a vial, it won't do it any justice, creed sprayers spray a lot even after the firehose sprayer was removed, so you need a couple sprays from an actual decant atomizer. as to the longevity i really can't smell it after 2 hours but i've gone to school for 8 hours, came home, slept and went out again and got compliments at night. if you wanna smell nice to everyone around you, aventus is for you. if you want to smell nice for yourself, aventus is not for you. olfactory fatigue is very real and aventus is a prime culprit of it.

>>12630802
See, I had a sample before, too, an official Aventus sample with the card and everything as opposed to one decanted by a Saks person from a new bottle and it smelled different. It was a big blast of birch, pineapple and that amazing ambergris. As the sample aged, it got even better, so it makes me wonder if it's age or just shitty new batches that make it so different.

Fuck, why does getting this frag have to be so stressful? Surely there could be at least some attempt at consistency on the part of creed, this is crazy. Aging determining quality, crazy batch variations, insanely greedy business practices...ugh.

>>12630729
Although it has gotten better over time, I still think my second bottle of Aventus is not as nice as my first bottle was. I gave that first bottle away to my father in 2015 with about 60% left in it and haven't checked up on it in a while. I recall it having a richer blackcurrant note and a smoother birch than I got in bottle no. 2. Maybe next time I visit the parents for dinner I will bring my current bottle for an A-B comparison.

>>12630812
My experience with inconsistencies in Aventus and other Creed perfumes helped drive me towards Bond no. 9. I've purchased 3 bottles of The Scent of Peace fH and all have been perfect from the start with no variation in scent or potency. I still wear Aventus from time to time, but since I copped all of its alternatives and clones I'm more of an Aventus-and-friends sort of guy at this point. That is, I rotate through Scent of Peace, Cedrat Boise, Pineapple Vintage / Noir, and Aventus. There are several quality choices in the category that come with lower price tags and less worry.

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>>12629815

I prefer Heritage, but the citrus notes in pic related make it wearable even during summer.

>>12630976
i cant comment on batch variations. i have 2 bottles and i went through another 30 ml decant and they've all been the exact same. i would say its bullshit but if you and others think its spotty, who am i to say youre wrong

>>12630303
EDP

>>12631348
Why do people still meme the EdP version? I'm glad I went with a 5oz bottle of the EdT.

What do you do with vials of fragrance? Do I just like pour it on my hands and rub it all over me or something?

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>>12631530
You do the ol' wrist application.

>>12631530
kek

>>12631357
This is my first first fragrance (I'm new to /frag/ threads) and luckily I got the smallest bottle (1.7 oz) in case I got bored of it. I hope it gets better with time as other anons said.

Has anyone tried MDCI? Are they worth it? Currently using Oud Wood and I love it, but wondering if there's something better.

>>12630976
See, I'm actually the guy who was after .com. I like The Scent of Peace, it smells fantastic, but doesn't it start wearing on you after a whole day? The longevity is insane, but it's pretty linear and you never get olfactory fatigue from it so it just keep going at you.

Also, about .com. Does it turn weird on your skin, too? On shirt and on paper it's amazing, cold pineapple but it turns into sickly sweet near-rotten on my skin.

>>12630976
Also, how is Cedrat Boise? I hear it's really good, but lacks that masculinity that Aventus has.

>>12630812
*Ambroxan/Cetalox

Are there any nice leather fragrances that are not absolutely drenched in spiceyness/booziness?

>>12631530
If it's more than 1ml I transfer to a spray atomizer. If not, hold open vial upright, place forearm on mouth of vial, invert and rub vial along forearm, de-invert.

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>>12631834
Bvlgari Black maybe?

Try a decant.

>>12631567
Don't worry about the other anon. I swear this conversation is in every thread - someone talks about BdC EDP performance and ther's this one guy who needs to point out how EdT is the superior version. Had both and both start to get good after you give it some time.

>>12630802
>>12630812
The stories about inconsistent batches are what keeps me from getting a bottle, instead I just get a new sample from time to time (which is kind of retarded bc by now what I spent on them would almoast get me a bottle).

I gotta say I had completely different experience with the performance. When I first tried it the smell was great but it was actually the performance I was most impressed with. Instead of starting strong and dying down for the next several hours as most frags will do it just settles down at a perfect level of sillage and projections and just stays there for 8-10 hours never being too weak or too strong and then just fades away.

If I had to justify spending this much on a bottle it would be due to the performance not the scent itself

>>12627267

W2C

I'm looking for a very grassy fragrance, but not soapy smelling. Can someone recommend me something to look at?
Also why when I look up grassy/green fragrances most reviews say they smell soapy?

Gimme your most chad perfume that isn't Eros

https://www.fragrancenet.com/cologne/creed/creed-green-irish-tweed/eau-de-parfum?gclid=CjwKCAjw2NvLBRAjEiwAF98GMUANG2aVTpZ5woFnrQhJuP-Rog4-NEC1kWFaVv6I37I7pJCW1m3CExoCED4QAvD_BwE&mv_pc=gawus_pla_c_g_789957352_115548&utm_campaign=g&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_us#115548

is this legitimate?

>>12632171
Amazigreen

>>12632213
Sauvage, versace dylan blue

>>12632282
>Sauvage
I tried this today, I'm unimpressed. Too synthetic for my tastes, it does however last long it's been 11 hours and the scent is finally dying down.

Anyone have suggestions for a subte, slightly feminine unisex perfume?

Niche brands preffered, It needs to slightly give a hint in a classy way.

>>12632272
buy this if you want to smell fantastic for three minutes

also if you want you to be the only person who can smell you for those three minutes

>>12632496
Yeah but that's kinda true for most comme de garcons fragrances

I know this might be a memefrag but how is CDGs pepper frag?

>>12632171
>recommend
212 Men
>why
Irish Spring?

>>12632448
Coromandel

>>12632511
I've only tried a couple, amazingreen is really shit tho

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Thoughts on this one?

>>12632652
Universally liked but suited only for going out/night.

>>12632652
And legendary poor performance. But it is super nice and cozy while it lasts.

>>12632652
Step outside and it disappears.

Shit's magic.

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thoughts on Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme? I can get a good deal on it but I've never smelled it.

>>12633148
On pure scent alone it's great, beautiful violet & tobacco blend. Performance is dismal though, which is why it tends to get overlooked

>>12632628
Ok ordered a sample, thx. Any more suggestions?

>>12633370
cdg 2

Whats the difference between EDTs and EDP?
I'm new to fragrances and want to learn the ins and outs of everything

>>12633509
Check out the links in the OP, especially the Perfume Society's FAQ

>>12633509
Eau de toilette and eat de parfum. Different concentrations. An EDP is more concentrated than an EDT, so (assuming the only difference between the scents are concentration) they generally have better projection and longevity.

Worth noting, it's not uncommon for EDP and EDT version of a scent to have some different notes, so they may smell quite different.

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Some EDT's are less harsh/cloying than their EDP counterparts.

This makes them more wearable in the heat.

>>12633509
I'm not sure if I should help you. We had a student once... a young man of great autism. He came to us seeking knowledge, at that time we saw only a glimmer of the raw, unbridled autism that was to come. We should have turned him away, but in our hubris, we thought we could turn him away from the autism. We were wrong.

In our foolishness, we offered him guidance, council, we taught him our ways, but he turned on us. He became arrogant, insular, very, very autistic. He began ordering samples. Hundreds of them. Never did he buy a bottle, though, for his hunger for samples consumed him. No scent was ever good enough, they were all "pleb shit".

I'm sorry... he is our secret shame. We do not like to speak of him. A constant reminder of what can happen when a fraghead is seduced by the autism.

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So what's the deal with Kouros? Everyone who mentions it talks about it in such a bizarre way, like it's something that everyone around you will hate and you probably won't enjoy either, but it's still somehow the best thing ever.

>>12633568
You mean that guy who spent $200-$300 on samples?

Let that guy do what he wants lol

>>12633761
1500.00, actually. Darth Samplesperg's samplelust is insatiable.

>>12632448
Black orchid

>>12633761
>samples
Where can I find samples? I've looked everywhere and can only find tester versions of fragrances.

>>12633784
Check out the OP.

>>12633791
i did, I cant find samples on ausliebezumduft.de

>>12633797
>I cant find samples on ausliebezumduft.de
>>12633784
>Where can I find samples? I've looked everywhere
Which is it? Everywhere? Or just that site?

Been wearing Dior Homme Eau and Invictus Aqua as my main summer scents, but for this autumn I want an Aventus clone. What's the best one, CDNIM? Is Al Haramain L'aventure worth looking into? Don't tell me to just get a decant of Aventus, I'm a full bottle type of guy and will get the full bottle of Aventus one day when I have a lot of money.

>>12633937
Never smelled Aventus, but I do own CDNIM (so can't really give a comparison). However, CDNIM is my best purchase ever to this date. Smells amazing and pulls tons of compliments (most compliments are from males actually). Performance and longevity is easily 8 hours +. With only one spray, I received a compliment 7h after applying.

You may not like it the opening, but the drydown (after 20 mins) is fucking amazing. And ofcourse: the price. Cheap as fuck. Get it now.

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Anything on this list not worth my money?

>>12634082
You tell us.

You're the one buying the samples.

>>12633937
>>12634005
what batch have you got? UAE/FR? I got 2/17 FR longevity is like ~4hr but I'm not sure I feel like my nose gets fatigued by this/aventus really easy. I tested them side by side with an aventus sample I got, they smell like 90% similar after 20min, however they both die out around the same time so thats why I was thinking it's my nose.

>>12634082
OV could easily be replaced by Mugler Cologne.

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Opinions? I'm looking for a spring/summer scent. Ordered a sample along with Shelter Shatter Island or something.

>>12634243
Except that it isn't like Mugler Cologne after the first thirty seconds. OV is much more dirty Vetiver, while I doubt Mugler Cologne even has Vetiver as a note. Mugler is pure soap, while OV is much more complex.

t. own bottles of both

>>12634279
It's very nice, but basically interchangeable with MI, and I think MI is just slightly better.

>>12634286
>Interchangeable with MI

Are you serious? Erolfa is dated and gross, MI is gorgeous and elegant. Maybe it was just the erolfa tester I tried, but the two are basically incomparable.

>>12633428
>>12633781
These both sound good too, thx. Ordered Some more samples

>>12634286
>>12634301
What is "MI"?

>>12634313
Millisime Imperial.

>>12634316
Thank you.

>>12634301
I found them quite similar, personally. Both salty, fruity, fresh aquatics with the signature Creed ambergris base. Erolfa is more soapy and floral, though, while MI is more rich and fruity.

>>12634326
I didn't smell it to the drydown, so I'm probably ill informed on it desu. Maybe just the opening is a bit weird.

Also, I wish MI had the ambergris base, it would genuinely be perfect then. That Aventus/GIT drydown with the beauty of MI would just be perfect. Maybe I'll have to reconsider Erolfa.

>>12634005
>>12634138
Do you guys have any reliable store to buy CDNIM in Europe if I don't want to use Amazon/Ebay?

>>12634338
You know, there reaches a point where people stop faking frags, and it's around the 20 dollar range that CDNIM falls in. I bet ebay would be okay for it.

>>12634138
Batch date is 10/2016, and made in France. Its normal that you cant smell it anymore after a while I guess. But others can totally smell it I noticed.
>>12634338
Bought mine via Amazon and I do not recomend it. Had to be imported from Israël, took a solid 3 weeks and had to pay customs. I wouldn't know where else to buy it from, sorry bro.

Do I have to follow the rules when it comes to fragrances?
Like can I wear a "summer" fragrance in the winter?

>>12634332
MI does have ambergris. It isn't listed in the notes, but it's definitely in there.

>>12634353
You'd be very surprised. People fake toys that sell at dollar stores. People fake 2.00 flip flops. Thinking that because something's cheap means people wouldn't fake it is a mistake. Those shifty Chinamen will make knockoffs of just about anything.

>>12634338
I don't know if they sell internationally, but I use Sacro Cuore Profumi Bologna. (Italy)

>>12634353
Thanks but i wasn't really warried about getting a fake. More like delivery and custom issues....

>>12634380>>12634417
Thanks, I checked Amazon and there are 2 sellers, from Israel and Germany so i'll try the german guy

>>12634405
Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

>>12634092
They obviously haven't tried them yet if they're ordering samples...

Have you ever bought samples from Notino? Is it legit?

>>12634338
I got mine from those indian ebay sellers comparing the topsellers with like 1k+ feedback and 99%+ rating. No delivery costs or anything. You can check on the page what countries they ship too if you're worried about custom issues.
I've also been looking at some indian webstore called takeit2day it seems decent, and there are some threads on basenotes/fragrantica saying they're ok so maybe check that one out.

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Anyone has any experience with this one? Did you get a lot of positieve feedback? This one might be my next purchase, but I'm not sure yet. I just love the smell of vanilla! Please share experiences

>>1264432
You're welcome mate, you'll love it. But you might wanna give it a few days before you start to appreciate it, had to "grow" on me as well in the beginning.

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>>12634432
Oops made a typo, meant to answer you here >>12634554

Can the Creedtards come to the reality that Creed uses zero ambergris in its frags. It is literally ambroxan mixed with ambermax. They don't overcharge because of their ingredients, sure they blend them well, but thats what synthetics do, blend well together. The only possibly real quality ingredient is rose which is used in all perfumes to hold the thing together. The rest is cloak and dagger blending of synthetics such as Ambroxan and ISO E, which a lot of fragrances use. So in reality, you are paying for the fact that the synthetics all blend together well and the so called "prestige" of a house that has always capitalised on hype and vetting on the fact that most of their consumers have not smelled the ingredients they claim to use, but base it on reviewers that have little knowledge themselves or read off a Fragrantica notes list.

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Watchu think about Davidoff the brilliant game

>>12634397

Nah but the effect ia better i guess

>>12634560
Holy shit that made me kek, just like when Jeremy whips out his "kit" with ingredients to make it look like he actually likes fragrances and isn't a shill.

>>12634560
I dont really care how creed do it but their fragrances smell like quality. Whatever they do they definitely get the most out of the ingredients they use

>>12634560
No one buys Creed because they think they use real ambergris (at least I sure as fuck ho-e they don't). We buy them because we like the scents. Basically no one uses real ambergris outside of the Middle East, mostly because the legality of doing so is shaky in many areas.

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What are your thoughts on this man?

>>12634560
Yeah, but I mean, you give someone who's a master chef a 3.00 steak and they'll still make it taste good. Put that steak in the hands of an amateur, and it'll get burned to shit. Skilled preparation results in a superior product.

>>12634598
I think he's amazing. Introduced so many new people (especially young adults) in the fragrance community, including me.

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The only fragrance I have ever owned it Dior Homme Intense, I'm looking for something new.
Is this a safe blind buy? How does it and other more popular fragrances compared to Dior Homme Intense?

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Is this as good as the reviews on fragrantica say?

>>12634597

You can literally buy White Grade ambergris and tinctures from NZ. If you don't think it's still used in some Western perfumeries then you aren't looking that hard. Despite everyone throwing around price points so supplies don't dry up, Ambergris of the finest grade is only about 25K a kilo, but most suppliers don't give true figures or companies that use it say how much they paid because they don't want people realising this and buying up their stock.

>>12634598

A model that should know legal stuff that cannot disclose sponsorships properly unless really fishy like at the very bottom of the description. Literally a fake "idol"

>>12634666
It's illegal in the U.S. and many fragrances for the western market are produced in the U.S.

>>12629792
Green Irish Tweed

Rugged yet classy

>>12633680
It is one of the more divisive frags out there. I myself think it is GoAT, but do try to get an older bottle with silver "shoulders" rather than white due to poor reformulation. And it was originally designed as a summer scent, so try it on a hot day. It's glorious.

>>12634397
If a noob, I recommend following the rules until you get a better sense of what works where and when. But bottom line: anyone can wear anything any time if they have the confidence and understand application, but it better not be six sprays of vintage Opium on a hot muggy day.

>>12634405
>a counterfeit version of a rip off
>Yo dawg

>>12634771
First of all its lightly enforced and pretty lax.

Second of all, if the ambergris is tinctured and compounded into the fragrance outside the US, you can still ship it for sale in the US. The reason so many perfumers have to abide by IFRA is because their perfumes are compounded in areas where EU law is in effect (like France). So you can have a fragrance with ambergris macerated inside it or even a tincture, and it isn't technically breaking the loosely enforced US trade. People in America still trade it, and they aren't punished, the general vibe is that it isn't banned but the system there is just hasn't done anything about amending it. They recognise ambergris as a waste product of the animal, unlike Australia. Hunting whales for ambergris would be really counter productive cause only a small amount at any one time will have any, and black grade will pop out even if you hunted one. (According to many) The Matriarch perfumery use ambergris in frags such as Orca, so if it really was banned and the law enforced in the US, it wouldn't be the case. This is why you should research beyond Wikipedia.

>>12635119

cont.
And if perfume regulations on banned materials really were strictly enforced, vintage perfumes that have real deer musk or civet in them would be tracked down and destroyed, same goes for attars.

>>12626849
Versace Dylan Blue

>>12626162
By the Fireplace

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>>12624695
What fragrance would Hadrian, the roman emperor wear if he were alive today?

>>12635212
Aventus.

20 yo male living in a university town in the Midwest. Looking for an everyday scent I can wear without seeming tryhard as a young guy, preferably something I could find at a nearby mall, <$200. I had been occasionally wearing some Polo blue that my dad got me but I want something a little nicer. Recs?

>>12635212
MDCI Cuir Garamante

18/m looking for two different ones (I guess?). One for school and one for house parties. Less than $100 each preferably. I literally know nothing about this, help me out.

>>12635323
Versace Pour Homme. Super fresh, uplifting fragrance that'll make you smell great, but you won't smell like you're trying too hard.

If you wanna go for a compliment getter at the risk of seeming "tryhard" (to nobody), try out Dior Sauvage. Invictus, too. People bash on them, but they do their job damn well.

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What's the performance like on pic related?

>>12635774
Good, but not overwhelming. It's excellent for a fresh fragrance, performance-wise.

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Post frags that smell bad/lame on paper but amazing on skin.

>>12635643
Yeah, honestly if you're new to fragrances and just want people to like how you smell, just get Sauvage. Ignore the "smelling like everyone else" autism, like .1% of people know fragrances well enough to be able to pick out a particular scent another person is wearing, if that, not to mention the fact that really, relatively few people wear fragrances to begin with.

It's popular, it smells nice, yeah, it's nothing too unique, but it's a safe pick if you don't really know what to wear.

>>12635888
>just get Sauvage
Am I the only person thinks Sauvage smells too synthetic? A positive is that Sauvage lasted nearly 24 hours on me

Are aquatics, namely "dirty" aquatics like Bulgari Aqua, Cool Water Night Dive and Kenzo pour homme strong and aggressive enough to be worn during the winter?

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>>12635638
>School
Uhm let's der. Try club de nuit intense man, Chanel Allure Homme sport Eau Extreme, D&G the one EDP, Dior Sauvage, Versace Dylan Blue, ...
>Going out
JPG ultra Male, V&R Spicebomb, Versace Eros

>>12636023
Let's see* goddamn

>>12635212
dunno but if you want regal roman luxury you gotta go for Invasion Barbare

>>12635914
I didn't like sauvage. I tried it on paper only and not on my skin though. However, its performance is beast. I brought the paper I tried back home and its smell filled my whole room. I plan on giving it another try on my skin soon.

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>>12636023
>>12636024
DERRRRRRRRRRRR

>>12633568
That was a good read

>mid 50s
>spent all his life working(blue collar)
>can fix anything
>t shirt and jeans guy
What fragrance should I get my father?

So what are the coveted vintage scents of this era going to be? like Kouros, M7, Farenheit, Eau Sauvage, Egoiste, etc.

Things that no longer exist or will have been reformulated to the point of no longer existing and will likely have small cult followings

>>12633680
Love it, I wear it almost every day.

It is pretty divisive, but you really won't literally repel people. My experience is that all the people who have commented negatively on it were guys at my place before a night out... they asked me if I had a frag they could use, I recommended Kouros, they either smelled the bottle itself or sprayed on their skin and smelled immediately, and then said it smelled awful. Yeah no shit. It takes a while to develop, but once it settles it's a fantastic scent.

As mentioned earlier, the vintage version with the silver shoulders is better, but I certainly wouldn't call the reformulation bad. It does have a sharper opening than I remember from the vintage version and it's not as sexy. Still worth buying if you can't find a vintage bottle.

It's a strong frag btw, it projects like crazy so be careful not to overspray because it does get unpleasant when you put on too much. IME two sprays is more than enough, one in hot weather... maybe you can get away with three sprays in winter but even then that's pushing it.

>>12636201
Why don't you ask him? People almost never love the fragrances you buy them based on their personality. I'm a big, burly dude but I like gay-ass frags like MI and bondno9.com the best. What's to say your dad will enjoy the Cool Water or Eau Sauvage you get him? At least ask what sort of frags he likes, then make a choice.

>>12636023
Thank you my man

>>12636201
AVENTUS
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Is the vanilla scent similar to that of Dior Homme Intense?

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Your thoughts on this fragrance ? (i'm a male)

>>12636708
whats it written, l'eau froide?

>>12636724
Yes.

>>12636304
La Nuit was reformulated poorly couple years ago. MiP was discoed recently
DH with the silver tube
Kouros with the silver shoulders

All I can think of off the top of my head.

>>12636732
good thing i speak french bro !!!!!

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Sampled this at Ulta a few days ago and thought it was nice. What do you guys think of it?

>>12624710
is it good?

>>12634613
Only a fucking idiot pays for YSL frag, unless it's vintage.
La'Nuit also has the staying power of a weak fart.

>>12636903
Very similar to Dior Cologne on dry down but nowhere near the longetivity. I actually like the opening on this one more. but it's gone in 2 hours.

>>12636903
I prefer Choo Intense. Ice wasn't really memorable last time I smelled it -- or it smelled remarkably similar to something else. I'd have to whiff it again.

>>12636903
The OG man lasted an hour or two at most, with the weird synthetic smell only being barely detectable while showering the next day. At the time it felt like the biggest waste ever. Huge regret buying this apart from Versace Oud Noir. Vehemently advise people not to get these two.

>>12636903
Ice's drydown is top fucking tier. I love it, a solid choice despite terrible longevity. I hear Dior Homme Cologne 2013 is very similar, haven't had time to test that version though. I'd be happy if it was, though

>>12636751
Oh, I meant like of this era. Obviously Sauvage (probably going to be fucked with at some point), Aventus (Will become dated like GiT), Spicebomb (already reformulated), etc.

>>12637586
Spicebomb's reformulation is probably for the better, though. I had an old bottle back in the day and it was way too overpowering. Performance-wise, new Spicebomb still performs very well, the old stuff was very cloying, the new stuff is fresher and more pleasant in my opinion.

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>Let Pure Malt sit in fragrance cabinet for months since buying it at the beginning of summer and spraying just a few times
>Spray it now, smells fucking amazing

Holy shit, I thought fragrances "aging" was a meme, now I see I was wrong, this is wonderful

>>12637731
>Couple months
>Aging

>>12637769
Well, fuck. Maybe it's damaged, but in any case it smells better.

>>12636708
Opens up with this nice clean citrus/fabric softener smell, but quickly turns into this tart bathroom cleaner smell that lasts for the rest of its life. Not worth it, imo.

>>12637586
>Oh, I meant like of this era
I know, but to answer that would require the ability to predict the future in regards to what would be reformed/discoed, and I do not have it.

Interlude Man is literally one of my most complimented fragrances. I don't understand the "hard to wear" meme.

>>12637206
>>12637580

What is the longevity on dry down? I want something similar to the ice but I don't want to reapply every 2 hours

>>12637731
And it couldn't possibly be your nose getting to know the scent better? Many of my current favorites were growers. Some I even disliked at first.

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my samples have been delivered heheheheheheehehehe tomrrow im gonna get em hhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

What is that first strong scent you get when you smell Dior Homme Intense? Is it Vanilla?

>>12638652
Iris

>>12638652
I hate that scent and I hate that fragrance. never smelled its drydown but I hate that opening.

>>12638730
Thanks
>>12638768
Really I love it, it's "smooth" compared to everything else I've smelled

Got a sample of gorse by laboratory perfumes today. It's at least as good as VIW

>>12638768
Yeah iris is one of my least favorite notes

You mean the woody kinda iris/orris or the fruity/berry kind? Or the powdery lipstick?

whats the Green Irish Tweed of dating fragrances?

dude apparently theres no LAVS in my fucking sample box. ill have to fucking reorder it again. anything else i should get? after that i wont buy any more samples for a while.

>>12639756
Probably the powdery lipstick. I know I don't like DHI and Iris Silver Mist smells disgusting to me, whichever type that would be considered.

Anyone have Prada L'homme? How do you like it? How does it perform on you?

>>12635998
bump

>>12635998
I only have Kenzo and it's not even strong enough for summer.

>>12635998
I would say Creed MI and Gallagher Amongst Waves are the only aquatics I've tried that could stand up during winter.

>>12641649
Do those two smell similar? I wanted to sample Amongst Waves but I don't want to buy their $30 sample pack.

>>12641659
Not at all. Amongst Waves is pretty potent. Heavy melon bomb. Opens with tart green apple and ginger with a little dirtiness from the salt and patchouli, then after a few minutes, the melon kicks in with a little vanilla behind it. Quite sweet, almost cloying if you spray too much.

Worth noting, the performance is incredible for an aquatic. I actually wore it yesterday and I can still get a nice whiff of it on my wrist.

>>12638768
>>12639183
If you like the Dior Homme but don't want the iris, try Valentino Uomo EDT.

>>12641798
>Valentino Uomo EDT
How is the the projection/longevity on this one?

>>12641659
Bergamust is also very nice and is sort of a semi-aquatic. I'd say his sample pack is worth it. He's very generous with his samples and all his scents have pretty beastly performance. Very good value house overall.

>>12641856
Supposedly longevity is above average, with average projection

>>12631770
I don't think it smells much like aventus smells very fruity to me. Also I got sick of it after a few hours.

>>12634621
not really. I honestly don't know what some ppl on fragnatica see in some stuff.

>>12642066
it's like RYM but twice as pretentious and autistic

>>12630743
there's an Ariel Pink music video that has one of the original Bond no 9 videos in it. forget which MV it is

>>12632171
Vent Vert, La Feuille, Bel Respiro, Premier Figuer/Philosykos, Vert Encens, Sage (Ralph Lauren)

What's a good flirty, sexy fragrance for a dude on a (gay) date?
>inb4 joke answers like Angel or Flowerbomb

I like my fragrances and consider myself to have a pretty big collection of niche fragrances. The only problem is that the normally recommended ones for going out are nice, but boring. Things like LNDH or The One are nice, but then at the last second I'll switch it up with something more interesting but I think less approachable and appropriate like Cuir de Russie or L'incendiaire.

What do you guys think about Chergui for dates? Tuscan Leather? Bois d'argent?

>>12643029
And one last one!
What about
>Venetian Bergamot
I know it's meant to be floral and feminine but I personally can't get enough of it. Same with New Look 1947 actually.

>>12643029
Ultra Male. Very gay, very flirty.

have you guys heard about this youtuber called jeremy, i think his advice will help me slay pussy. just ordered la nuit, ch men prive, sauvage and aventus. ive been watching his hair tutorial every morning just practicing the motions but im waiting on my hair wax to come in (amazon prime trial expired, im not gonna pay for shipping are you kidding me)

>>12643035
I like Venetian Bergamot. Has that nice, creamy, spicy, almost banana-like orange. Nothing girly about it as far as I'm concerned. Very nice stuff.

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I'm looking for recs for an experiment my friend and I want to conduct. He doesn't believe it's ever worth it to spend more than $100 on a frag, so together we've decided to purchase two frags, one <$100 retail and one >$200. We will go to bars/clubs two weekends in a row, switching off frags between weeks - the metric will be how successful we are with chicks.

I know price is not reflective of quality or even value, but can you recommend two different frags that would be good for us to do this with? The weather will be NYC in late august/early September (summer nights, usually around ~70F). I'm thinking Kilian Back to Black would be interesting in the >$200 category?

>>12643237
I don't like By Kilian in general, they feel very mediocre for how high the prices are. They seem like mid-range frags in high-range packaging. Just my opinion, but if you want to try to compare quality between low and high-end frags, I wouldn't say By Kilian is the way to go.

I'd go Creed Millesime Imperial or if you want to go really high-end, Roja Enigma or Fetish. Those are the real high-end chick magnet frags in my opinion.

>>12643237
you and your buddy sound like total fags tbqhwy

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i kinda regret spraying myself 3 times with oud velvet mood. i got my order, i have 200 samples now!!!! (196 to be more exact)

all in alphabetical order in their sample case, with a sheet of paper with their coordinates/location written.


cooooooooll!!!!!!!!! i got the canvas and concrete fragrance primer too

>>12626127
personally I did not like this fragrance at all.

>>12643237
Your budget frag should probably be either Sauvage, Invictus, or Ultra Male if you're looking for a "best of" lower-end frag that women love. Maybe even go 1 Million, but that's pretty played out these days.

Spicebomb might be a good option as well in cooler weather.

>>12643237
If your only metric for judging a fragrance is how much chicks like it, then your buddy is right, it's not worth spending over 100.00. Just grab yourself a bottle of Sauvage and you're set. You'll smell like every other douche in the club, but it girls love it.

Higher-end niche fragrances aren't about getting bitches, they're a fashion accessory, something you wear to project a certain "aura" or aspect of your personality, or something that you wear for yourself.

What is the best Tom Ford fragrance?

Holy shit Platinum Egoiste is reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy nice

oud velvet mood crazy longevity... 15th hour now

>>12644803

Did you get the EdP or the pure parfum extrait? If the latter then that would make a lot of sense why.

>>12644720
It's a very elegant scent, and a lot more complex than the normal citrusy cologne it comes off as at first sniff

Looking for an EdT with the scent of vanilla and something more woody/spicy, any recommendations?

I've avoided buying BdC until now because of its reputation as a meme fragrance, but just got a 100ml bottle on offer.

I was missing out. Ridiculously versatile and smells less synthetic than I expected. 1000x better than Sauvage (which is pure shit).

>>12645083
The problem with BdC isn't that it's a meme or doesn't smell good, it's that it becomes a skin scent within an hour and is gone in 3-4 hours.

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I got this as a gift recently. Michael Kors is a shit tier brand but I really like the smell. I wouldn't repurchase because the longevity is garbage and because of the fact that it's Michael Kors

It's musky, boozy and sweet while still remaining masculine. I remember reading that it's got notes of incense, suede, patchouli and star anise... don't remember what else

Can anyone recommend me something that might fit this description? I definitely want something sweet and smoky with compliments of spice. Anything with a bit of a sleazy nighttime vibe

>>12645200
Maybe LIDGE

>>12645059
Cheaper: Hugo Boss Bottled
Expensive: Parfums de Marly Layton

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>>12645200
Get a decant of this right here.

This is one you don't wanna risk blind buying.

>>12645059
Check out 24 Gold by Scentstory. Sweet woody vanilla with ridiculous projection and longevity.

>>12643964
the one that smells best to you
I know not the answer u want
heres my best tom ford fragrances
tobacco vanille, noir de noir, tuscan leather, oud wood(i don't like this one that much anymore but I know they sell shitloads of this)

>>12645014
yup Extrait de Parfum, didnt notice

>>12645200
Check out Burberry London.

how does it feel to know roja dove agrees with me and not with 95% of this general?

>>12645200
Interesting. I used to have it but it smelled like piss to me and swore it went bad.

>>12645739
About what?

>>12645755
about what fragrances/smell means

you call me autistic but you wouldnt call roja dove autistic wouldnt you?

>>12645838
>>12645739
Ok seriously I love his fragrances too but there comes a point where you blindly follow one person instead of forming your own opinions. If all you do if hang on his every word instead of exploring the professional side of perfumery yourself, then you are just a useless idiot with delusions of grandeur. I'm not saying he isn't a great source on perfume because he is, but no-one is above criticism. So yes, you are being autistic.

>>12646204
Like there is only one or two people in General that I feel hold a similar standing where you love his fragrances but aren't completely blinded. I see a lot of people gush over him like a God and the polar opposite like one pretentious BN reviewer Mallard that just shits on people that like them, and a user by the name of FoxFluids that is just spreading mis info about him selling out, not using Robertet etc etc, claims to have "heard" but from who nobody knows. Why do there have to be such polar extremes and not as many that just love the perfumes?

>>12646209
*Foxonfluids

>>12646204
I agree with you anon
I think the Elysium cologne being released soon will garner him more people, personally I prefer his EDP concentrations because they are easier to pick apart and don't have that "skank" powerful quality like the pure perfumes do, which I don't want for close encounters

>>12645739
Lmoa either you're a really desperate troll or you just want to be acknowledged like Roja. Ironically one of the things he says is to be kind to everyone, so why not be a good little parrot and follow suit. You are trying to present yourself as ostentatious by shitting on a lot of people on /frag/ but the actual person you are trying to portray yourself as doesn't exist. If Roja read how you just portrayed yourself he will probably shake his head and sigh. All of the great perfumers and people known for loving perfume did just that, love perfume. Sure they hated how the industry became so desperate and mass appealing, but they didn't chastise the public for what is just the modern era growing with the population. So really, you can have similar opinions to him because you see perfume as a different thing to other people, but no perfumer that is worth their salt held an contempt for people that use fragrance. You aren't some great being. Just a shitty personality, samplesperg is that you? Did you get a sample of another Roja and are acting high and mighty? Go save up and buy his perfume as well as a few vintage ones, then we can talk darling. I love them all but at the same time I'm not crapping on anyone ITT, well, except entitled little shits like yourself. <3

>>12634554
Bump

Can we just stop replying to him instead of shitting these threads up even further?

>>12646271
#rekt

>>12645838
I don't disagree that fragrances can be evocative. I disagree with artistically hoarding samples, never actually buying a single bottle, and acting like you're superior to everyone else.

>>12646271
Of course it's Samplesperg. No one else is this autistic.

>>12646421
This is good advice, it's just not so easy, because he'll post something generic and non-autistic to get us conversing with him, then start in with the arrogance and the autism once he has us hooked. Also, a lot of new people to these threads don't know who he is.

Perhaps we need a "don't reply to Samplesperg" line in the OP from now on.

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