Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[Baron]

Yatagan

 

[Dane]

Originally Posted by Rambo

I want to try them but they're so ******* expensive that its almost not even worth it. $300 for a 3.4oz is just too rich for my blood.



Thanks



I tried the Divine and Idole before and liked them both but have since forgotten what they smell like. I'll report back once they come in. If I like the Idole we can work up a split.



Thanks for the suggestions Dane. Always appreciated. Willpower recommended the Antico Caruso a while back. The Mark Birley gets good reviews. What didn't you like about it?



Again, they all sound great, but they're so damn expensive its just not worth it. Maybe I'll splurge for a sample or two.

I found the Mark Birley rather...acrid. Sour, bitter, but not in a good way. Apparently Freddy Malle was part of the creative process though, so thats a good thing. Worth trying I guess, but not for me.

Wearing the Caldey Island Lavender (from Thomas)...good for headache-y days.

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Mr. Blass today. Wanted to let some time pass before jumping in again.
How you liking it so far?

Originally Posted by Dane

I found the Mark Birley rather...acrid. Sour, bitter, but not in a good way. Apparently Freddy Malle was part of the creative process though, so thats a good thing. Worth trying I guess, but not for me. Wearing the Caldey Island Lavender (from Thomas)...good for headache-y days.
Interesting. Speaking of FM, their scents are now available at Aedes. I haven't inquired about samples yet but I hope they're going to be under the 7 for $15 program. If so it'll be a bargain.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by Rambo

How you liking it so far?

(...)

Well, I like it as a kind of bastard love child between Cuiron and Rocabar. It disappears a little too easily, and the atomizer kinda annoys me in that it diffuses the scent too much: More into the air, less on me. But I quite like it once you take those factors out of the equation.

 

[Thomas]

Today, btw - Cuir de Russie parfum. (Thanks Rambo!)

 

[Dane]

Putain des Palaces for me today.

Who was wearing this the other day? Reminded me I had a neglected bottle. Nice stuff.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Originally Posted by Dane

Putain des Palaces for me today.

Who was wearing this the other day? Reminded me I had a neglected bottle. Nice stuff.

What's your take on this one? I have a really hard time describing it.

Chanel No. 5 for me today.

 

[TintoTerra]

Today C&S 88. Girlfriend's assessment - "You have terrible taste in cologne, today you smell like a soapy funeral parlour, yesterday (greylands) you smelled like an elevator full of old ladies."

Funny how my attitude is becoming, "who cares what some girl thinks if I like it." When the aim of cologne should be to attract a partner as opposed to repel them.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Originally Posted by TintoTerra

Today C&S 88. Girlfriend's assessment - "You have terrible taste in cologne, today you smell like a soapy funeral parlour, yesterday (greylands) you smelled like an elevator full of old ladies."

Funny how my attitude is becoming, "who cares what some girl thinks if I like it." When the aim of cologne should be to attract a partner as opposed to repel them.


This is one of the points on which I tend to be inflexible. Perfumery is an artform like music or literature. Many of the most compelling works of music are very difficult to "get," at least at first. But it's not the job of someone like Boulez or Lachenmann to make works that are pleasing to anyone who might hear them. It's their job to create the best works by the norms internal to their craft. Likewise with perfumery.

Descending from soapbox now. (Soapbox smells a bit like No. 88.)

 

[willpower]

Originally Posted by TintoTerra

Today C&S 88. Girlfriend's assessment - " today you smell like a soapy funeral parlour"

I like No88, yet her description is pretty accurate.



Windsor for me today.

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Well, I like it as a kind of bastard love child between Cuiron and Rocabar. It disappears a little too easily, and the atomizer kinda annoys me in that it diffuses the scent too much: More into the air, less on me. But I quite like it once you take those factors out of the equation.
+1 on all this. Its not the greatest thing in the whole world but its a nice solid man's scent. DEFINITELY worth $20

Originally Posted by Thomas

Today, btw - Cuir de Russie parfum. (Thanks Rambo!)
Is this your first wear of it? How did it work out?

Originally Posted by TintoTerra

Today C&S 88. Girlfriend's assessment - "You have terrible taste in cologne, today you smell like a soapy funeral parlour, yesterday (greylands) you smelled like an elevator full of old ladies."

Funny how my attitude is becoming, "who cares what some girl thinks if I like it." When the aim of cologne should be to attract a partner as opposed to repel them.
Send her my way. I can't stand either one of those frags.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by TintoTerra

Today C&S 88. Girlfriend's assessment - "You have terrible taste in cologne, today you smell like a soapy funeral parlour, yesterday (greylands) you smelled like an elevator full of old ladies."

Funny how my attitude is becoming, "who cares what some girl thinks if I like it." When the aim of cologne should be to attract a partner as opposed to repel them.

hah, you're becoming one of us. Mrs. T wears Amarige sometimes, despite the fact that I find it revolting. Ideally we wear things our partner thinks are nice, but sometimes we're not on the same page.

No. 88 is nice but not something I'd buy a bottle of. It's a bit too mannered and genteel.

Originally Posted by Rambo

+1 on all this. Its not the greatest thing in the whole world but its a nice solid man's scent. DEFINITELY worth $20

Is this your first wear of it? How did it work out?

Send her my way. I can't stand either one of those frags.

The CdR was splendid and lush, lasted all day and is SO much better than the EdT (of which I have a split). I think CdR might work in the summer, despite my normal inclinations - it's that well-balanced.

...

Today: after running in a cold drizzle and dealing with a sick dog and a troublesome boy, I went with a heavy-blanket comfort scent: Chergui

 

[rach2jlc]

Tabac Blond parfum for me today. I'd forgotten how wonderful this one is...

It's like what all the other funky leather scents (Cuir mauresque, Knize Ten, etc.) really want to be.

Also, remembered this discussion from WAY back on Basenotes where a guy somehow got a hold of the "recipe" for tabac blond. Pretty useless for mere mortals, but neat to see that there is no tobacco in Tabac Blond, but that the note comes from the combo of other stuff.

118 Perubalsam
118 Labdangum
114 Benzoe Siam
118 Vanillin
94 Cinnamonalcohol
59 Resinoid Olibanum
23,5 Amberoil (rectified)
59 Jonon
59 Moschus Keton
35 Patchouli
23,5 Rose Absolue
59 Phenylethylphenylacetat So.
35 Petitgrain Gr
23,5 Dimethylhydrochinon
47 Isoeugenol
14,5 Ambrette seed oil
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1000

 

[steviecakes]

I'm in need of a recommendation.
I've been wearing Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme for years, and the bottle is finally running out.
It has an instant hit of citrus, but my favorite is the underlying notes of cedar and tobacco.
I'm looking for a fragrance that has less of the former, more of the latter, for a more err manlier scent I guess.
I know the most important thing to do is lurk this thread and browse various B&M stores and smell as much as possible, but any quick recs to get me started would be much appreciated.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Andy Warhol Silver Factory for me today.