Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[kulata]

SOTD Amouage Reflection Man

 

[HORNS]

Today: Cuir Garamante - again because even after I showered I could smell it on me, so I did a small spray. ****, this stuff is strong.

 

[SirGrotius]

Creed, Green Irish Tweed. Wonderful, sophisticated scent. Can't go wrong with such a classic.

Now that I'm frequenting this thread a little more, I can't help but notice mentions of more esoteric, non-brand name brands. Are there any reference sites or go-to'd you'd recommend to help expand one beyond the Creed's, Hermes', and Dior's of the world?

 

[b1os]

Basenotes, Fragrantica

 

[Master-Classter]

yeah those are pretty much my two sources as well. There's a huge YouTube community and blog list but honestly most of my time is at Basenotes. I find Basenotes a little snooty and stuffy and the mods are too active, but overall the opinions are more informed and reviews are generally more academic. There is quite a bit of bias towards niche though, so IMO Fragrantica adds more female and mainstream scent options to the mix.


yesterday's scent was Boucheron's Jaipur Homme, EdP... bought a few samples of this years ago based on all the glowing reviews. It's got that barbershop creamyness with spicey/aromatic fougere overtone. Quite nice and pretty classic, but personally I still much prefer Rive Gauche PH. If you love RGPH and things like Azzaro then this is worth sampling. For me, RGPH gives me enough to cover that sort of thing.

 

[b1os]

Un Jardin Sur Le Toit aujourd'hui.

 

[LeeroyDaBoy]

Roja Dove Enigma Pour Homme today.

 

[L'Incandescent]

@SirGrotius

In addition on Fragrantica and Basenotes, you might want to check out Grain de Musc and Bois de Jasmin, which are both really good fragrance-based blogs. But for getting up to speed with all the niche brands, fragrantica and basenotes are great places to start.

It's patchouli day for me today.

Pre-shower: Vengeance Extreme--a huge patchouli with rose
SOTD: Dior Patchouli Imperial

 

[California Dreamer]

Bel Ami today.

 

[L'Incandescent]

I just discovered some great news: Jul et Mad fragrances are now available in 20 ml sizes for $110. That's still a lot of money, of course, but I'm just not going to pay $280 for their regular 50 ml size.

 

[b1os]

That's actually cheaper per ml. Is the flacon of lesser quality?

 

[L'Incandescent]

I think you get nicer packaging with the 50 ml. And it also includes the 7 ml travel version, so you really get 57 ml.

 

[rossoz]

I am looking for suggestions.

Since I like Chanel Bleu and Acqua di Gio, which Tom Ford fragrance might I like as well?

My daily wear is Davidoff Cool Water EDT.

Any ideas?

Thank you...

 

[L'Incandescent]

Tom Ford's general aesthetic is pretty different from Bleu, Acqua di Gio, and Cool Water. That said, I think Azure Lime and Rive d'Ambre would be your best bets.

 

[rossoz]

Tom Ford's general aesthetic is pretty different from Bleu, Acqua di Gio, and Cool Water. That said, I think Azure Lime and Rive d'Ambre would be your best bets.

L'

The Rive di'Ambre also interested me the first time I saw Tom Ford at Nordstrom. It may broaden my horizons, if I can scrape up the $210.

Thanks,

Larry