Fragrances

[SKT]

So I was looking at that sampler @derek111 mentioned (thanks) and found this profile interesting. Can you guys with more knowledge explain this to me? Do I want to smell like dust on a hot light bulb?

[Matt]

Mmm… lettuce juice.

[derek111]

@SKT Their "anti perfumes" are pretty wild. I always get a kick out of the notes they use to describe them. That looks like the type of fragrance William 'D-Fens' Foster would wear. I think I recall another one that used burning rubber and kerosene as a description.

[SKT]

Whole thing made me laugh but now I’m legit curious what it smells like. My wife might appreciate me smelling like lettuce juice now and then

[Matt]

@meatmarketdenim1 I’ve seen these on IG. Maybe I’ll try some.

[popvulture]

@SKT I think I've smelled that CDG one before (I might even still have a sample of it) and I don't remember it smelling as unhinged as the description sounds. I think it was more just kind of industrial and graphite-y smelling. Maybe like a print shop. With a lot of those wild ones they make, I'd never buy a full bottle but I still enjoy picking up a sample to try. Places like Luckyscent and Indiescents are great for that — they cost usually like 4 to 5 bucks a piece and you can try a bunch of stuff. Plus since most of them are kinda dabbed on vs spray samples, they tend to last quite a while. Good bang for buck.

While CDG does do the wild stuff, I think they really excel at doing more straightforward things. Wonderwood is really great, and their Incense series is fantastic. Each is sort of one-note (really just a depiction of a kind of incense), but they smell so good. I'm particularly fond of Avignon, which makes you smell like an old church (my inner goth is like "yes, I'll have that") and Kyoto, which is a really nice, clean, soapy sort of sandalwood.

[SKT]

@popvulture thanks man. Think I’ll spring for the sampler just to give some a try. Lettuce juice will have to wait

[popvulture]

@SKT eau d' endive 🥬

[meatmarketdenim1]

@Matt
Def recommend man, they’re all really nice, and cool packaging. The one I chose just came out, employee at the store told me their newest scent when checking out.

[SKT]

@derek111 @meatmarketdenim1 picked up the CDG sampler and a sample of the Aesop HWYL from lucky scent. Looking forward to trying out some new stuff!

[guiltyparty]

Curious if anyone has tried or currently uses any scents from 19-69? I got a discovery pack and have liked a few of them while others not so much.

[meatmarketdenim1]

@SKT
Oh that’s nice man, going love it

[popvulture]

@guiltyparty I’ve gotten several samples and ended up buying a bottle of Purple Haze. I love incense-y scents, and it’s definitely that — great kind of hippie head shop vibe. Kinda strong, so I tend to spray it in the air and walk through it, just so it’s not too much of a blast. I also liked Chronic and Chinese Tobacco, though not sure I’d go for a bottle of either. They have some newer ones I’d like to try.

[guiltyparty]

@popvulture Yeah I've been digging Kasbah and Female Christ from them but I do agree that they seem stronger than some other scents I've been using.

[Jack]

@guiltyparty I worked for a store that sold 19-69 a few years ago and I got hooked on the Chinese Tobacco, not many places stocked it back then, now you can find it everywhere.
but yeah they are pretty strong.

Purple Haze is also great

[guiltyparty]

@Jack yeah they are definitely in expansion mode when it comes to retailers