― Lyra, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― DavidM, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― anthony, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― DG, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Otis Wheeler, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tom, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I don't wear it on a daily basis but sometimes if I'm going out. Then it's Eau D'Issey or Dune. I used to wear Spellbound and lots of men would comment favourably on it. Why did I stop?
― Emma, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Ally C - Lynx Africa does not count as deodorant as it has no anti-perspirant qualities. It's a body spray = perfume = you are a girl.
I like perfume (and girls) so that's not meant as an insult. I'm wearing Farenheit today, which is nice but doesn't seem to last very well. Sometimes I wear Cool Water and sometimes I sip into my CK selection pack.
― Nick, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― gareth, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I do use an antiperspirant myself but that's because I'm a sweaty bastard.
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
In general I trust Guerlain and Chanel.
― Omar, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― cabbage, Wednesday, 22 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― lady die, Thursday, 23 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I am currently rotating between Fendi, Trussardi Light, CK Truth, Green Tea, Happy, a freebee phial from Zara and a bottle of stuff from River Island I got for Christmas (work days only).
― Madchen, Thursday, 23 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ally, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Lesley Higgins, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
On the boy I'm 'liking' this new one that's oh so obliquely called Sexual. It's like, ok YOU, bedroom NOW!
― Kim, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ally, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Suitable replacements for the Chaos are either the Comme des Garcons red or Corso Como 1010 and I will get one of these on my next trip to Liberty, or when a fashion friend goes through Milanese duty free. Whichever comes first.
― suzy, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nicole, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sarah, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― katie, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― RickyT, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Samantha, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Ramon wears Pi, that smells pretty good. Nicole, what does the new Mugler one smell like? Is it that Angel Men one?
― chris, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
It is nice though, very fresh
For guys, I like Christian Dior Higher (airy, floral) or Farenheit (to me, it smells like SEX!, it's just raw appeal), or Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio (light, transparent, oceanic). I don't like old-man- smelling stuff, and I don't want my guy to smell like a girl, either.
― simmer, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― ethan, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― toraneko, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Someone I knew wore vanilla essence, but stopped after a strange man approached her and said that she smelt good enough to eat.
― Menelaus Darcy, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Just plain soap and water works fine for some people, but I have noticed that there are some people who just smell off like sour dough even if they bathe and/or shower regularly. Which is why the "no scent" option is sometimes dud.
― Nicole, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I like Marc Jacob's new cologne. Except I don't like that it's advertised by pictures of Sofia Coppola.
― Ally, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
People do have very distintive smells, whether they clean themselves a lot or not. I do remember another girl I knew who just smelled like a goat. It's not like she was dirty, it was her body chemistry.
Sofia Coppola is a complete dud, and it pains me to want to buy Marc Jacobs when I feel I am supporting Sofia Coppola by doing it.
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― ethan, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Just kidding. I've never said "just kidding" in a post before, ever.
I'm wearing something called Croquembouche by Demeter. I don't know what a Croquembouche is, but it smells like caramel, which is a bit odd. WHy do I want to smell like food?
― chukwuma Nwude, Wednesday, 7 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― r.d. lehman, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nick, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Gale Deslongchamps, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
i got my brother dior eau sauvage for christmas. i couldn't think of anything else. it's sort of a steve mcqueen wore it, who are you to disagree type of thing. it's eternal.
― slugbuggy, Thursday, 21 December 2023 12:44 (four months ago) link
Is Eau Sauvage different from the one that has Johnny Depp’s cunt face polluting duty free everywhere?
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 21 December 2023 13:06 (four months ago) link
hell yes
― slugbuggy, Thursday, 21 December 2023 13:25 (four months ago) link
eau sauvage is a well-balanced citrus aromatic from 1967 or whatever and sauvage is a recent lets just go overboard on ambroxan cause it's the vibe nowdays type of thing. no offense if anyone digs it.
― slugbuggy, Thursday, 21 December 2023 13:30 (four months ago) link
it's like a cake that's mostly frosting. frosting is the best part, but if you have to eat a whole slice of that cake, you're sick of frosting after the first few bites. do you want a fragrance that wears that many bracelets and scarves and still has a goatee and is hanging out in the desert for no reason other than it looks cool.
― slugbuggy, Thursday, 21 December 2023 13:43 (four months ago) link
Yeah I think they had Zidane advertise Eau Sauvage. I’m intrigued by your description but I’m not interested in buying from Dior probably ever again, so will have to live vicariously.
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 21 December 2023 13:47 (four months ago) link
I’m not interested in buying from Dior probably ever again
Respect, and same.
My first big goal with taking perfuming classes is to recreate a few Roudnitska classics according to original recipes, including (especially) Eau Sauvage
― i don’t want this, you don’t want this (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:17 (four months ago) link
A team-building Q: what’s your favourite note, at this point? The question was asked on Reddit and I had to think carefully.
For top notes I vote galbanum without second thought, it’s unfortunate to me that such a fierce opener is seen as “too astringent” or whatever for modern tastes
For heart note, I feel like it is cheating but it’s “birch tar”, as smelled in Cuir De Russie and Anubis. Eugenols (broadly) would be #1 except you don’t smell clove oil in contemporary fragrance
For base note I need to research what exact musk ingredient that my nose adores, but it is the musk I smell in vintage Equipage
― remember how much your mother loves you (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 14:28 (three months ago) link
I wish I could differentiate between the three types of notes. I'm still very much an "I know what I like" sniffer
― Wack Snyder (Eric H.), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 14:31 (three months ago) link
Literally nothing wrong with that
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 14:32 (three months ago) link
Nothing wrong at all *leans in closer* so what do you like?
― remember how much your mother loves you (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 14:36 (three months ago) link
Nothing to contribute except that this thread is wonderful and I’ve been reading with pleasure. Thanks to everyone and please feel appreciated.
― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 23 March 2024 10:55 (one month ago) link
so what do you like?
Looking through the notes in the fragrances I've especially enjoyed: citrus, yuzu, pink pepper, bergamot / white blossom, ylang ylang, oakmoss, sea salt / ambergris, white musk/'musk' (idk the difference?), cedar, vetiver. All pretty basic, I think. Not adept enough to refine any further.
For now, depending on weather/mood, I want things that smell like a pirate ship, or a stormy sea bashing against a pine-lined shore, or a breezy tropical or Mediterranean beach, or a jungle at night, or a campfire in a forest, or some combination of those. During deepest winter I thought about trying 'warmer' fragrances, but didn't find any I loved, though I also didn't try very hard.
― salsa shark, Sunday, 24 March 2024 20:06 (one month ago) link
this Aprés by Ellis Brooklyn has been my winter jam, just glorious mix of spicy wintery woodsiness: https://www.ellisbrooklyn.com/collections/fine-fragrance/products/apres-eau-de-parfum
― brimstead, Sunday, 24 March 2024 21:16 (one month ago) link
Looking through the notes in the fragrances I've especially enjoyed: citrus, yuzu, pink pepper, bergamot / white blossom, ylang ylang, oakmoss, sea salt / ambergris, white musk/'musk' (idk the difference?), cedar, vetiver. All pretty basic, I think. Not adept enough to refine any further.For now, depending on weather/mood, I want things that smell like a pirate ship, or a stormy sea bashing against a pine-lined shore, or a breezy tropical or Mediterranean beach, or a jungle at night, or a campfire in a forest, or some combination of those. During deepest winter I thought about trying 'warmer' fragrances, but didn't find any I loved, though I also didn't try very hard.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Sunday, 24 March 2024 22:38 (one month ago) link
For pirate ship, it might be worth checking out Tonnerre by Beaufort, which has gunpowder, marine and brandy notes, inspired by the Battle of Trafalgar.
Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors is one of the better pine-centred things I’ve come across (pine and wild strawberry, with a touch of smoke).
Zoologist have a bunch of jungle-themed scents, from approachable (Sloth) to very divisive (Bat). Debaser by DS&Durga has been my go-to tropical-ish one recently, though.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 24 March 2024 22:50 (one month ago) link
Picked up an impossibly cheap bottle of 31 Rue Cambon at a benefit shop along the way and love it on slightly overcast days like today.
― felicity, Sunday, 24 March 2024 22:55 (one month ago) link
Bat by Zoologist is disgusting, don’t even try it out of curiosity. It smells exactly like it sounds, and it hangs around forever.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Sunday, 24 March 2024 22:57 (one month ago) link
yes, I agree it is disgusting, but I think it's worth experiencing.
I think I like scents that don't last that long, which is one of the reasons I like Diptyque. I don't want to wake up in bed the next morning wondering if there is a stranger next to me
I love Oriza L. Legrand's Rêve d'Ossian (and the corresponding soap) and am theoretically on board with all of their scents, but they are very very strong. Their Relique d'Amour is interesting but also smells like a dank crypt, and their Chypre Mousse is lovely at first, but I can't help but eventually feel I'm being smothered under a pile of wet leaves
their Vetiver Royal Bourbon is astonishingly strong. If you want a scent that will last you all day and into the next, they are the brand for you
― Dan S, Monday, 25 March 2024 01:14 (one month ago) link
I wanna love Zoologist bc they’re hometown but so far… zero winners have met my nose. I got a sample of the famous T Rex and I just hate it
I’m wearing Anubis all the time. Bf is getting into “contemporary scents” to match the tastes of his co-workers and brought home a sample of frankly lovely Ariana Grande thing? It’s ridiculous off the top (marshmallows?) but dries down as nicely as a Guerlain
― Premises, Premises (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 25 March 2024 01:41 (one month ago) link
Civet was kinda aiight. The one I really wanted to love, sloth, I really just didn’t.A DS&D limited I caught and absolutely wish I’d bought a second bottle of is Rockaway Beach. Smells actually of beach in a very unsentimental way
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Monday, 25 March 2024 01:43 (one month ago) link
I like a lot of Zoologist fragrances but Bee is the real standout. Smells exactly like Russian Orthodox churches filled with beeswax candles.
― ShariVari, Monday, 25 March 2024 04:05 (one month ago) link
I've been meaning to try Cape Heartache and some of the Beauforts but forgot about them when I was in Bloom last week. I ended up with Albatros by Mendittorosa and Resonant by Oddity. Albatros seems to have a similar destination to IA Every Storm a Serenade (what I've been using most), but a different journey. Resonant is citrus and 'metallic notes' which is weird but I like it and I'm trying to use my paltry 1mL sample sparingly - might save it to try in warmer weather - because a full bottle is unjustifiably expensive for me.
I like the idea of Zoologist but the ones I've tried have mostly not been good
― salsa shark, Monday, 25 March 2024 14:02 (one month ago) link
I need to catch up with the newer Mendittorosa ones. Le Mat is an all-time great.
― ShariVari, Monday, 25 March 2024 14:58 (one month ago) link
A friend came over with her small but amazing collection— she has a preference for intense ambers, dirty rose, conifers and iris notes. Our interests are divergent but complimentary, I have a “I want to smell everything” attitude and she has a “I want to specifically smell like this particular thing and I’m going to invest in that, specifically” attitude.
The showstopper was unfortunately the breathtakingly expensive Areej “Siberian Musk”, I think in an attar concentration. I feel like I’d been betting against that company and their ridiculous price point and claims to the finest materials; I lost the bet.
The also-spectacular was Orto Parisi “Stercus”. I had no experience with that brand and this was something really amazing.
I’m off the new buys, and I’m taking a break from the homebrewing until I can find and purchase a better bergamot ingredient— the one I got isn’t working for me. Made some Chanel No.5 for my aunt-in-law and, honestly? better than store-bought, it turned out marvellous. I’ve been stumbling hard on all other assemblies :(
― Premises, Premises (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 25 March 2024 16:34 (one month ago) link