Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[GreenFrog]

Thanks for the rec. Just checked the website and unfortunately they don't carry the 1 oz. size I'm looking for. Does anyone have any recs for other reputable fragrance websites?

 

[L'Incandescent]

If you buy Creed on ebay, you run a pretty high risk of getting a fake. If you're buying lesser known niche brands, I don't think you have to worry as much because there's not a lot of money to be made in counterfeiting those. But ebay Creeds are notoriously unreliable.

One possibility you might want to consider is going in on a split. I don't know if there are any active splits for what you want, but Crystal Flacon has lots and lots of splits. A lot of the people running the splits there are regulars on Basenotes, so you can check their reputations at BN. Of course, if having the original bottle and box is important to you, then this wouldn't be a good option.

 

[b1os]

So, I decided for Limon de Cordoza by The Different Company's new L'Esprit Cologne series. Started out quite fresh with lots of pleasant citrus. I wore the same sweater as yesterday and because I went for the wrist when I tried the Annick Goutal's, the sweater absorbed so much fragrance that it completely overpowered the Limon de Cordoza. So when I returned at home, I applied some new Limon de Cordoza and Sienne d'Orange. Limon is interesting and fresh, sweeter in the drydown. Sienne d'Orange is pretty much orange juice. Not that interesting to me.

Also wore Gold Man by Amouage as the SotN. This is pretty good. I think it's very much to your liking, L'Inc. Floral blast in the opening (jasmine, rose, muguet) and then obvious frankincense and quite a few balsamic and woody notes. Powdery.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Have you tried the original Amouage Gold, b1os? (The feminine) That's the one I'm especially keen to try, although I've read strongly positive reviews of both.

 

[b1os]

Nope, I don't have much experience with the feminine line (I only have Ubar, Beloved [very new, I think it's marketed as feminine] and Salalah Green -- although this is more unisex/masculine, imo).
And FWIW, the Gold man has pretty mixed reviews at BN. I think it's too floral (opening) and powdery (drydown) for most of them.

 

[L'Incandescent]



And FWIW, the Gold man has pretty mixed reviews at BN. I think it's too floral (opening) and powdery (drydown) for most of them.

I'm not sure a fragrance can be too floral! That's a negative review that makes me want to try it.

Honestly, I only pay attention to reviews at BN that are written by a handful of people whose opinions I really respect. Same for Fragrantica.

 

[b1os]



I'm not sure a fragrance can be too floral! That's a negative review that makes me want to try it.
Honestly, I only pay attention to reviews at BN that are written by a handful of people whose opinions I really respect. Same for Fragrantica.

To my understanding, most men do not like floral fragrances at all because it's perceived as feminine nowadays. Dry, citrus, woody, aquatic is the way to go, I guess.
Anyways, you should try most of the lineup. An awesome way to do that is to order the sampler box. It contains 10x2 ml (5 pour femme and 5 pour homme), so 20ml, and is "just" 65$. That's far less than what you'd pay at ausliebezumduft (roughly 10-14€/sample, so about 120€), plus in nicer atomizers and a box. Available for Men and Women. Unfortunately, I saw this too late. ParfumsRaffy has this, for example.

Gold women and men, Reflection women and men, Jubilation XXV and Jubilation 25, Epic women and men, Lyric women and men.


Really looking forward to receiving two attars from STC.

 

[L'Incandescent]

That's not a bad deal at all. The only one of those I've tried as Jubilation XXV, which I thought was good, but I wasn't in love with it. Nice looking atomizers too.

And yeah, I think men are very much averse to any scent that gives a strong impression of being floral. I think floral notes are okay as long as they remain safely in the background. And yeah, I think a lot of that has to do with worries that they'll be perceived as too feminine, or even as gay. I guess I can understand that, but it's not something I worry about.

I haven't calculated it precisely, but I'd estimate that about 60-70% of the time I'm wearing a fragrance, it's a feminine.

 

[b1os]

Good example would be the guy in this thread who wore and enjoyed FM - En Passant (didn't wear that one in quite some time actually... need to change that), but a female friend of him said it's too feminine.
Eventually, it all comes down to personal taste. As long as you don't overapply and penetrate the whole building you're in, I think you can wear pretty much whatever you want (but oh, why do most men who were cheap aquatic scents bath in it?). One has to decide whether one wants to primarily smell good to others or good to oneself (that is not to say that both isn't possible to achieve at the same time). It's important though that you feel comfortable wearing a scent -- if you like a "feminine" scent but feel very awkward wearing it in public because of worrying to be perceived as, like you said, feminine/gay/unmanly, you should rather limit yourself to wearing these at home.

 

[HORNS]



Timbuktu today. Find the opening sharp, rasping, harsh almost; love love love the middle and drydown. Yesterday was Sycomore, day before Rose de Nuit. Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful sunny and slightly cool day. Am think El Attarine.

I'm surprised by your assessment of Timbuktu - but it's just a great example of how we all perceive scents differently because I find Timbuktu to be very sedate, like an olfactory hum.

 

[tps16]

Today, BelAmi

 

[Zack G]

john varvatos by john varvatos,

wish it lasted longer and projected better : /

 

[GreenFrog]

Gents, this is an image of the 1 oz bottles from creed.. does this have an atomizer? I can't tell..

 

[b1os]

Yeah.

 

[GreenFrog]



Yeah.

cool. thanks. time to order

one more question!

anyone try one of the creed deodorant sticks? quite interesting.. i'd be keen to try this one out if it won't cause any yellow staining on my undershirts

http://www.creedboutique.com/creed-deodorants/70-creed-silver-mountain-water-stick-deodorant.html