Fragrances

[dinobarnesberlin]

Friend of mine suggested trying " Perfumes de Marly"  Layton–--it is pretty intense!
Could be one of my favorites.

[TeflonDon]

It recently occurred to me that I’ve been wearing the same fragrance (Aqua di Gio) year round for over 20 years.

Nothing wrong with that, but I AM getting older, and just as there are clothes I don’t wear in public any longer I’ve decided to mix it up a little, and find something else for this fall/winter.

After some research and testing I’ve decided on Ombré Leather (parfum) from Tom Ford. I actually liked the edp a little better, but my wife finds it too peppery (she dislikes the smell of pepper), and I think I might end op preferring the subtlety of the parfum as well.

Being a stubborn bastard I think I’ll go back to Aqua di Gio come spring.

[Marty_funkhauser]

Fall/Winter:
Tom Ford-Oud Wood
Tom Ford-Tobacco Vanille
Le Labo-Santal 33 (played out)

Spring/Summer:
DS & Durga-Debaser
Ralph Lauren-Polo Blue (soft spot, my first cologne)
Tom Ford-Neroli Portofino

[anodyne]

I'm really liking Terre d'Hermes. I did just place order for some Aventus ... but JFC for the price it better be worth it.

[Matt]

There are a lot of good clone brands out there. I’ve gotten a few from Dossier for like $35. Indistinguishable.

[SKT]

@anodyne it’s probably my all-time favorite. I’ve had a bottle for ages but I don’t wear as often as I used to. What do you guys think is the shelf life of cologne?

[SKT]

This is what I’ve been using the most lately. Matt, did you ever get some of this?

[Matt]

Oh hell yeah. That’s the stuff. Thanks for the rec.

[Matt]

I also like the roll ons from Malin & Goetz.

[JerkStore]

@anodyne If you're in the US, buy it from Costco. https://www.costco.com/.product.100427178.html?langId=-1&krypto=FwKRHJjSMdGOlYtXwHKZb%2Fd8TId54VVMmshQJGXXHyGjy4pUmrZFyTo2twW2hjBCyeOG7sybU3ZDe2rFw6zVesKDbJlZ9t0WiXs5Ruha%2F9q%2B622E%2FTTL3UizWcMWniBNYlN3tZRz8Jb%2BYTzSAEKm3P5cNaxEq1tGAON0L3SJ0aCd9L7j7cHxlhGfUYCCE83C0h8xK85oqL7%2BKrL5RN0n06gMFruWei8zMKx6HRUxwHqIF3xu1jU5fHjbsGD07bvsy71wG7H5sSvx21EfMks1hF%2Frspz%2FnuRYCiUivCRyptUvOT6o0JNzohRs97e%2F8jwP

Sometimes it goes on sale and can get to $250. It's real and I always buy it from there.

edit - it's out of stock, but it'll come back soon. Just keep checking.

[ROman]

This is the next thread I got to after reading about airplane flatuance in Random rants.

[jdwaid]

Just seeing this thread. I recommend Sfumato, which I've been wearing for a long time. They have a number of good fragrances at a decent price point. I would start with the sampler packs and go from there. They are a small company based in Detroit and have a cocktail / fragrance workshop in the house they work out of. https://sfumatofragrances.com/

[aetherist]

Been collecting fragrances, attar and oils since only God knows when. Because both of my parents are as well. And now even have my own brand. It’s Hausser. So I wear my brand’s perfume a lot. Especially the one that’s not released yet because I need to do some RnD ️

[jdwaid]

@aetherist that is quite the collection! How do you make sure they don't spoil? I always assumed fragrances has a shelf life of just a few years before they degrade.

[derek111]

I recently picked up a little sampler kit from Comme Des Garcons. Man 2, Wonderwood, and Blackpepper were definitely the stand outs to me.

[aetherist]

@jdwaid said in Fragrances:

@aetherist that is quite the collection! How do you make sure they don't spoil? I always assumed fragrances has a shelf life of just a few years before they degrade.

I have about 400+ fragrances of designer, niche, artisans, oils and attars in total and this is just a drawer next to my bed actually. Consist of my own brand’s products, some rnds or something that my dearest one gave to me.
And about your question, as someone that’s been collecting fragrances for almost 2 decades, there’s no such thing as expired, my brother. It’s all just about how you store and keep them good or not. I have lots of vintage fragrance from most of the big designer houses from 1960-1980 and they’re still fabulous. And for the true collector, the price and value have increased significantly.

[chrisjohnnick]

Still very much backing that $20 Nemat "Amber" roll on that is $20 at Ulta. It's my daily driver. Very subtle and I literally don't smell it anymore when I put it on, but always get comploments on it.

Also still love Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, which I'm excited to bring back out with my fall wardrobe.

Still love Maison Margiela "By the Fireplace" but we used up our small sample bottle and bought a huge knock off online and CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE. Like, a lifetime supply for 1/10 of the price.

My wife recently got into Tom Ford "Ombre Leather" and I bought her a small sprayer of it a couple months back. I love it, but it's definitely a spray on my shirt or jacket the night before kind of thing. At least to my nose. I LOVE the smell, but it is strong right off the bat.

[chrisjohnnick]

Also, don't know if it's been brought up in this thread yet or not, but y'all ever check out the Fragrantica website?

[popvulture]

This is a fun thread. I’m a total fragrance nut and have a shitload of stuff, but I’m super picky. Anything aquatic or with that sort of base that all of the “mall-y” colognes tend to have (ambroxan?) makes me wanna take ten showers, but anything kind of woody, herbal, and out of the ordinary usually grabs my attention. Always have loved CDG (Wonderwood and Monocle Hinoki especially), and other faves are La Curie, DS & Durga, Slumberhouse, and Kerosene, off the top of my head. And Blackbird out of Seattle has always been a huge go-to for me. Lately pretty in love with their Moto Oud.

[popvulture]

@chrisjohnnick and yes I definitely check out Fragrantica, if anything just to read the crazy ass, quasi-literary reviews people leave. Friggin kills me.