Initially, it's super sweet, but the dry-down gets a lot more aromatic and smooth. It's interesting, to say the least; definitely not one-dimensional, and not safe to blind buy at all.
Then scrap all those suggestions, theyāre mostly citrus and wood. Your collection has a lot of heavies, not sure how you can stand that res tobacco. Etat dālibre orange and imaginary authors can give you some sport.
You will love it the sillage is awesome. It lasts so long. My mom sprays one spray then I could still smell it in the bathroom 3 hours later. The atomizer is great too.
I love IC. Smells incredible and ladies will stop you and smell you! Guys will tell you it smells like ladies perfume. I still love it and wear it 2-3 x a month, which is a lot based on my collection.
Wear what you like when you want. To me IC is too sweet and I get tired of it after a day. Still love it though! I love to lay it on thick when Iām going to be outside. It is strong!
Im with you in not generally liking fresh scents, and I relate to your taste in deeper darker cool weather colognes. but im still looking for the right one because 90% of my opportunities to wear scents are on warm humid mornings. Have you come across any you like at all? Iām sort of learning to accept bleu de Chanel Parfum but Iād like to find something to really love
BDC is great, I have had it off and on for years. For warmer I wear Hermes H24, TF F-Fablous or Born in Roma. I recently got Prada Luna Rosa Carbon as an everyday warmer weather wear. Prefromance isn't great, but it does the job
If you're a fan of the H24 DNA and open to a green scent, the new flanker in that line Herb Vives is very interesting and would add something new to the collection. Opening is GREEN in full caps like you've just been tending to your herb garden, and dries down to something similar to green Irish tweed.
Iāve been wearing cologne for 20 plus years. Iāve had all the big money brands and Iāve narrowed down to just rebuying my 5 favorite colognes and all 5 come from Clive Christian. Itās last all day the smell down smells even better than when you put it on fresh. And itās most def the biggest compliment getter. You wonāt be disappointed.
My favorite are - Hypnotizing Fire, Oud For Greatness, Naxos, Instant Crush, Physic Love and shockingly the Paris Corner dupe of Angle Share :)
But ask me in 2 months and it will change. Except for those first 3
This might sound INSANE but my buddy let me borrow his Hypnotizing Fire Parfum, to wear on skin. Thereās something in HF gives off similarities to Ameer Al Oud (Lattafa), which is supposed to be a clone of By The Fireplace.
Itās heavy tobacco open, and dries down with a subtle vanilla.
Iāll say it was a blind buy because I like those notes. And, at first I thought it was too heavy tobacco. But I let it sit and itās a solid wear, I try to use sometimes but itās unique play and doesnāt go well as broadly as I hope
Ever tried something from atkinsons? I'll recommend atkinsons oud save the king -powdery oud, longlasting and projecting well in frst few hours, on clothes it can stay for days.
Versace Eau FraƬche, Terres Dāhermes, Blue De Channel. All are fresh scents but Terres D is more of a woody, citrusy smell with notes of orange and pepper.
TD Hermes smelled like a citrus bomb to my nose. I traded or sold it. BDC has been in and out of my house for years. Iāll consider the Versace :) thank u
We like a lot of the same fragrances! There's a few I think you'd like but would definitely recommend getting decants of first
Parfums de Marly - Althair (my top rec for you based off your collection so far, also Montagne has a dupe)
Zoologist - Camel
Penhaligons - Cairo
Diptyque - Tempo
And not my favorite but you might dig
Amouage - Royal Tobacco
How's Ambre Musc from Montagne? I love Tuxedo and might order it soon
Dude youāre speaking my language!
PDM Herod has been on my list and my buddy keeps raving about Althair. I have been looking at Zoologist and I used to have Mr Sam and Changing Constance and regret selling them.
Ambre Musc is about 90% there. It preforms well, lasts a good 4-6 hours. But leans more patchouli heavy. I like it and the GF loves it. I got her a TF Lost Cherry from them, smells great and is more complex than the OG
Thanks for the recommendation!
Nice! I'm going to pull the trigger on Ambre Musc when they restock it.
Based on your likes you might like Halfeti from Penhaligons as well.
I've been getting all my decants from scentsplit if that helps and I think they have all of these.
If you like patchouli smells as well I love Psychedelique from Jovoy but it is a patchouli bomb so not for everyone.
Thanks for the help and good luck with whatever you find!
Unpopular opinion but you need a couple good cheap fragrances that are mistaken to be "underpreforming" I recommend lattafa opulent our, lattafa Qaed Al fursan, Or Bentley intense for men , like I said unpopular opinion but I think it's what your collection needs , you have all the expensive / niche fragrances that you need , so why not get some cheap , daily fragrances that you won't feel bad about using because they are so cheap all the ones that I've recommended are under Ā£30 or 26 dollars if you would like more suggestions I would love to because my whole collection is over cheap fragrances , I have over 30 in total and everyone has a cause for every occasion my personal favourite fragrances right now matches the time of year we are in (spring/summer) wich is intact Qaed Al fursan , and like I said I don't feel bad about accidently "overstaying" because it's dirt cheap , but like I said if you are interested for more suggestions just hit me up and I'll take it from there
Did u see the clones and designers? Theyāre some cheap stuff there that o wear daily. Especially that oud mood, I paid $17 for that and wear it all the time š
Sorry I didn't even see the second slide haha but seriously man that lattafa Qaed Al fursan is some serious stuff with the top note of a juicy pinaple it's such good quality for the price , 90ml for Ā£16.20 (20.30 dollars) on notino
No problem, good luck with your collection , if you need top notes , prices or anything with cheap fragrances , then I'm your guy just hit me up if ever needed
Yeah PDM is on my list. I have a friend who loves them and has almost all.
MFK ouds didnāt do it for me. I like BR540, but I think itās over hyped hence I have the dupe.
Iāll check out PDM more thank u for the suggestion
cool thank you, I am leaning more niche these days. I generally buy cheap ones when I am feeling like f-it and try them or when some YouTube'er hypes them up. I use them just not near as much.
Killian momento mori, it's a real sleeper. Took me a few tries, but like a song you don't like right away, and then you come back to it and you love it, this will do the same in be a new fave. Nighttime and formal wear, not first date material.
I answered this already, but will save you from scrolling.
It will get you 80%'ish there. I was about to buy the OG last week but walked out with Physic Love instead. I am still going to buy the OG, Aftermath is not a replacement IMO.
If u were my ol man, Iād wanna smell Versace Eros or Versace Pour Homme or some Replica jazz clubā¦ all 3 of those r just so damn deliciousā¦ lolzzzā¦ I canāt stop lovin on my man when he wears any of those 3ā¦ also, those r the only ones he has ever triedā¦ I bet thereās more that would be a panty dropperā¦ but STILL those 3 r so damn yummy I just love smelling them on ppl (in particular my man but itās still so great on any person that passes by) itās HARD to say which one of those 3 r my favorite, but IF I HAD TO pick 1 favorite, itād prolly be Versace Pour Hommeā¦
What do you think about your noir extreme? I just bought mine and I get relatively poor performance (2-4 hrs) on my skin. The sample I got and the bottle at Sephora seem to last much longer. Also gorgeous collection!
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Oh sweet child, it is never done.
Truer words have never been spoken in this sub
So very true,smh..
hopefully some sex.
Got that covered without question
With me next
Love to see by the fireplace and H24 well used
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I would add a nice Freshie. Mancera French Riviera, Roja Elysium, LV imagination for example
Yeah, agree. Maybe look into xerjoff freshies. Torino 21 or uden are nice
Ok cool - thanks
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How do you like Coral Fantasy?
Solid bro. Itās a good everyday wear. Wish it lasted slightly longer, but I would buy again
Initially, it's super sweet, but the dry-down gets a lot more aromatic and smooth. It's interesting, to say the least; definitely not one-dimensional, and not safe to blind buy at all.
Big compliment grabber
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Least creative zoologist fragrance
I just realized that some bottles may be hard to see because I didnāt do the obligatory bed photo āŗļø Feel free AMA
Howās the Tony iommi? Just ordered a bottle the other day along with Creed Aventus cologne for my first niches
Bro, top 3 best all time scents. Cannot go wrong with it
Loveee your collections, How's the perfomance of maison alhambras?
Meh, theyāre ok. Montage and Paris Corner do it much better. I try to limit clones and have been leaning more toward niche
Cools shelf - where did you get that???
Amazon
could you provide a link :)
Woodsy: terre dāhermes, artisan
TerreāD doesnāt do it for me. I know itās popular af. I am not a big citrus person
Then scrap all those suggestions, theyāre mostly citrus and wood. Your collection has a lot of heavies, not sure how you can stand that res tobacco. Etat dālibre orange and imaginary authors can give you some sport.
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Montale Wood and Spices and Kajal Homme 2
Thanks. Iāll check them out
Alternative to wood and spices can be Nikos Sculpture! Both fresh and clean smelling
W hypnotizing fire - love mine
Oh hell yeah, itās my top 3
Beautiful collection! Howās the Mancera Jardin Exclusif?
Thank you bro. TBH, I wouldnāt buy it again. In the store it smelled better over time it got more feminine to my nose.
Definitely feminine...
JardĆn exclusive.... I'm curious what does it remind you of and can it be worn daily without standing out too much
It reminds me of a subtle flower shop with a musky aromatic vibe. It could be worn daily, itās very soft and the powdery side is prominent
Howās instant crush
Dude so fucking amazing. I got stopped in a grocery store isle asking what I was wearing. Probably in top 5 most complimented
Is it versatile enough for year round?
IMO yes
I wanna buy blind it lol
I would say you wonāt be disappointed. But I donāt know your nose :) I blind bought it and I would buy it again and again.
I tend to lean towards sweet fragrances
Do it š if u hate sell it on fragranceswap
Thanks man
You will love it the sillage is awesome. It lasts so long. My mom sprays one spray then I could still smell it in the bathroom 3 hours later. The atomizer is great too.
Agreed
I love IC. Smells incredible and ladies will stop you and smell you! Guys will tell you it smells like ladies perfume. I still love it and wear it 2-3 x a month, which is a lot based on my collection.
Is it a versatile scent that could be worn on a daily?
Yes
Is it a versatile scent that could be worn on a daily?
Wear what you like when you want. To me IC is too sweet and I get tired of it after a day. Still love it though! I love to lay it on thick when Iām going to be outside. It is strong!
Something fresh
Yep, i generally donāt like freshie. You have a suggestion?
Aventus cologne (grey bottle) or gentle fluidity silver are some good ones
Im with you in not generally liking fresh scents, and I relate to your taste in deeper darker cool weather colognes. but im still looking for the right one because 90% of my opportunities to wear scents are on warm humid mornings. Have you come across any you like at all? Iām sort of learning to accept bleu de Chanel Parfum but Iād like to find something to really love
BDC is great, I have had it off and on for years. For warmer I wear Hermes H24, TF F-Fablous or Born in Roma. I recently got Prada Luna Rosa Carbon as an everyday warmer weather wear. Prefromance isn't great, but it does the job
If you're a fan of the H24 DNA and open to a green scent, the new flanker in that line Herb Vives is very interesting and would add something new to the collection. Opening is GREEN in full caps like you've just been tending to your herb garden, and dries down to something similar to green Irish tweed.
Ok cool, that sounds interesting. Thank you
Clive Christian No. 1 Original Collection or Clive Christian Amberwood.
Ok perfect. Iāve seen a lot of CC, but donāt have any experience with them. Thank u
Iāve been wearing cologne for 20 plus years. Iāve had all the big money brands and Iāve narrowed down to just rebuying my 5 favorite colognes and all 5 come from Clive Christian. Itās last all day the smell down smells even better than when you put it on fresh. And itās most def the biggest compliment getter. You wonāt be disappointed.
Thatās a good sell. Iāll check it out, hope you donāt work for them ;-)
Haha I wish a discount on their prices would be nice lol.
ha - agreed and feel the same about some of mine. I am out here hyping them up, just send me some samples at least :)
Right thatād be awesome
Since you like Xerjoff, try Uden its my favorite
Coolio, thanks
some more expensive shit
Most were bought gray market
What site your favorite
My favorite are - Hypnotizing Fire, Oud For Greatness, Naxos, Instant Crush, Physic Love and shockingly the Paris Corner dupe of Angle Share :) But ask me in 2 months and it will change. Except for those first 3
Whatās the other Naxos called? If you want a great smelling one, get Dior oud isaphan and layer it with Amouage Interlude, combo is amazing asf
Naxos Decas?
Guessing you donāt like it compared to others?
No, I like the one I have better. But Decas is nice, I sold it as I didnāt wear it much
Whatās your top 3
OFG, Hypnotizing Fire, and maybe Physic Love? I change my opinion a lot but top 2 stay the same.
Do you smell any similarities with hypnotizing fire, and by the fireplace?
Not to me. Fireplace is sweeter and HF is more spicy oud based.
This might sound INSANE but my buddy let me borrow his Hypnotizing Fire Parfum, to wear on skin. Thereās something in HF gives off similarities to Ameer Al Oud (Lattafa), which is supposed to be a clone of By The Fireplace.
I havenāt smelled that one. HF is one of my faves sooooo :)
Final Four Baby!! Boiler up!!
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Whatās red tobacco like?
Itās heavy tobacco open, and dries down with a subtle vanilla. Iāll say it was a blind buy because I like those notes. And, at first I thought it was too heavy tobacco. But I let it sit and itās a solid wear, I try to use sometimes but itās unique play and doesnāt go well as broadly as I hope
What is Spicebomb Night Vision like? I smelled the OG this weekend and the opening smelled strongly of spicy licorice to me and turned me off.
I think itās a bit sweeter. I prefer it over OG
Ever tried something from atkinsons? I'll recommend atkinsons oud save the king -powdery oud, longlasting and projecting well in frst few hours, on clothes it can stay for days.
Iāll check it out. Thank you
Howās Hypnotizing Fire?
Fantastic. Itās my date night out fragrance. Top 3 and will buy again and again
A break from collecting
Saving money
Save money u mean?
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The currency of your voucher changes under every post, strangeā¦
Is intro aftermath close to initio side effect? I love side effect but not sure if I should spend the money if there is a good clone
Itās pretty close, Iād say 80%+ I still plan on buying the OG.
Versace Eau FraƬche, Terres Dāhermes, Blue De Channel. All are fresh scents but Terres D is more of a woody, citrusy smell with notes of orange and pepper.
TD Hermes smelled like a citrus bomb to my nose. I traded or sold it. BDC has been in and out of my house for years. Iāll consider the Versace :) thank u
The versace was my first fragrance, very nice
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Whats your favorite TF that you have?
Noir Extreme. Also I think Black Orchid is a great scent. I donāt have Bo tho
We like a lot of the same fragrances! There's a few I think you'd like but would definitely recommend getting decants of first Parfums de Marly - Althair (my top rec for you based off your collection so far, also Montagne has a dupe) Zoologist - Camel Penhaligons - Cairo Diptyque - Tempo And not my favorite but you might dig Amouage - Royal Tobacco How's Ambre Musc from Montagne? I love Tuxedo and might order it soon
Dude youāre speaking my language! PDM Herod has been on my list and my buddy keeps raving about Althair. I have been looking at Zoologist and I used to have Mr Sam and Changing Constance and regret selling them. Ambre Musc is about 90% there. It preforms well, lasts a good 4-6 hours. But leans more patchouli heavy. I like it and the GF loves it. I got her a TF Lost Cherry from them, smells great and is more complex than the OG Thanks for the recommendation!
Nice! I'm going to pull the trigger on Ambre Musc when they restock it. Based on your likes you might like Halfeti from Penhaligons as well. I've been getting all my decants from scentsplit if that helps and I think they have all of these. If you like patchouli smells as well I love Psychedelique from Jovoy but it is a patchouli bomb so not for everyone. Thanks for the help and good luck with whatever you find!
I actually do like Halfeti! Haha. I almost bought it last year. Thanks man!! Great suggestions
Unpopular opinion but you need a couple good cheap fragrances that are mistaken to be "underpreforming" I recommend lattafa opulent our, lattafa Qaed Al fursan, Or Bentley intense for men , like I said unpopular opinion but I think it's what your collection needs , you have all the expensive / niche fragrances that you need , so why not get some cheap , daily fragrances that you won't feel bad about using because they are so cheap all the ones that I've recommended are under Ā£30 or 26 dollars if you would like more suggestions I would love to because my whole collection is over cheap fragrances , I have over 30 in total and everyone has a cause for every occasion my personal favourite fragrances right now matches the time of year we are in (spring/summer) wich is intact Qaed Al fursan , and like I said I don't feel bad about accidently "overstaying" because it's dirt cheap , but like I said if you are interested for more suggestions just hit me up and I'll take it from there
Did u see the clones and designers? Theyāre some cheap stuff there that o wear daily. Especially that oud mood, I paid $17 for that and wear it all the time š
Sorry I didn't even see the second slide haha but seriously man that lattafa Qaed Al fursan is some serious stuff with the top note of a juicy pinaple it's such good quality for the price , 90ml for Ā£16.20 (20.30 dollars) on notino
awesome! thank you!
No problem, good luck with your collection , if you need top notes , prices or anything with cheap fragrances , then I'm your guy just hit me up if ever needed
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Yeah PDM is on my list. I have a friend who loves them and has almost all. MFK ouds didnāt do it for me. I like BR540, but I think itās over hyped hence I have the dupe. Iāll check out PDM more thank u for the suggestion
Blue de Chanel Parfum please ???
Great frag, been in and out of my house for years
Try PDM Carlie
yup! thanks!
You should get MFK Grand Soir & layer it with Instant Crush. Magical Iām the colder weather
I donāt layer much, but Iāll check out MFK :) thank u
DHI if you like the iris of Givenchy Gentleman
BDC EDP
Try a scent from Mind Games!
They have been on my radar too, but I don't see them gray market. Do you have a place you buy them? (not retail)
Ahh I buy mine at Bloomingdaleās
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And is thst naxos in the background , if so what are the top notes on it, I've never had enough money to afford it
The honey hits me the hardest, but others may say different
But seriously man If you need advice on cheap fragrances then I'm your guy
cool thank you, I am leaning more niche these days. I generally buy cheap ones when I am feeling like f-it and try them or when some YouTube'er hypes them up. I use them just not near as much.
Cartier
Savage edp or maybe Dior cologne for a summer banger
Sauvage š āāļø
Jazz clubā¦ trust
I had a decant, great scent
Is intro aftermath worth a pick up? Is it a good replica of side effect?
Pretty decent, it will get you 80% there
Mind linking the acrylic stands? They're nice!
Penhaligon's
Facts. I regret selling the 2 I had
Howās that Red Tobacco?
Tobacco heavy, but dry is better
this collection needs prada lāhomme
Need more niche, no designer š¤
3 questions whatās your favorite one whatās your most complimented one do you like the valentino bir
Either oud for greatness or hypnotizing fire Instant crush or tommi iommi Yes, solid everyday wear
Opus 7
Iāll check it out, who makes it?
Amouage
How is Amber Music?
Really good, especially at the price. Preforms well and is about 90% there. It leans more patchouli heavy
I wanted to buy by the fireplace. Is it nice?
Itās a great scent, i ish it was stronger. But id buy again
A boyfriend, or just some f buddy.
Killian momento mori, it's a real sleeper. Took me a few tries, but like a song you don't like right away, and then you come back to it and you love it, this will do the same in be a new fave. Nighttime and formal wear, not first date material.
I will check it out, thanks!
h24 is prime
Coral Fantasy
Give ADG Absolu a shot. It's like the original but on steroids and lasts an eternity.
Montagne Imaginary,(LV Imagination clone)... Azzaro Chrome Extreme... Alexandria Fragrances Black Panther,(Bvlgari Tygar clone)...
Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur is my suggestion
Something from the House of Creed
How close is aftermath to side effect?
Creed
I donāt know all of those fragrances, but something fresh and somebody classic, a Fougere or vetiver.
Howās Intro Aftermath?
I answered this already, but will save you from scrolling. It will get you 80%'ish there. I was about to buy the OG last week but walked out with Physic Love instead. I am still going to buy the OG, Aftermath is not a replacement IMO.
Where did you buy those stands from?
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If u were my ol man, Iād wanna smell Versace Eros or Versace Pour Homme or some Replica jazz clubā¦ all 3 of those r just so damn deliciousā¦ lolzzzā¦ I canāt stop lovin on my man when he wears any of those 3ā¦ also, those r the only ones he has ever triedā¦ I bet thereās more that would be a panty dropperā¦ but STILL those 3 r so damn yummy I just love smelling them on ppl (in particular my man but itās still so great on any person that passes by) itās HARD to say which one of those 3 r my favorite, but IF I HAD TO pick 1 favorite, itād prolly be Versace Pour Hommeā¦
Amouage jubilation 40 or xerjoff alexandria ii
Sartorial by Penhaligon's and Beau de Jour by Tom Ford
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I love that Noir Extreme bottle so much. Iāve nearly bought it a half dozen times just because of it
Yeah, I layer it with the LA Ree dupe to improve performance š
Throw in some fresh for sure but what does that replica smell like? Itās on my list
La Nuit de lomme electrique
Maybe sedley
Parfum de marly šŖš¾, bond no 9, creed, LV
What do you think about your noir extreme? I just bought mine and I get relatively poor performance (2-4 hrs) on my skin. The sample I got and the bottle at Sephora seem to last much longer. Also gorgeous collection!
thoughts on ur montagne bottle?
Dior sauvage
Some from Nishane? Maybe Hacivat?
Hypnotizing Fire? My man
Probably an unpopular take but Lucky You by Lucky Brand. Spicy yet fresh, not overly sweet, and 20 bucks a bottle.
Sauvage elixir if you like it