fragrances

What are the best recent men’s designer fragrances that no one is wearing? And what recently discontinued releases deserved a better fate? [Unisex/women’s fragrances that men can pull off are fair game too] This thread asks whether designer fragrances have been made obsolete by the...

And not the review they are supposed to

Hello, I’m trying to recreate a version of two specific fragrances from Mad Et Len , Black Afghan (not the same as Nasomatto Black Afghano) and Terre Noir. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on any materials used in these formulas? Thank you!

Hello, I’m trying to recreate a version of two specific fragrances from Mad Et Len , Black Afghan (not the same as Nasomatto Black Afghano) and Terre Noir. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on any materials used in these formulas? Thank you!

One of the interesting things about online fragrance culture is that you often read about fragrances many times before trying them. As you read, you create mental picture of what they're like. Sometimes when you finally sniff, you're right on the money, but sometimes your preconceptions are...

Hey all, I've noticed in the last decade that there have been so many fragrances that hit the market and most of them have disappeared. Almost as if the various houses don't have the cash to really produce a fragrance, test it in-house with good noses, then test it among potential customers...

One nice feature with the new SOTD functionality is that you can see a list of the most worn fragrances. Not sure if this existed before, but I think it's being used a bit more, and it's been fun seeing the list of most common men's fragrances take shape. I believe this data only goes back a...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any information on the concentration of Le Labo's fragrances? I understand that Poivre 23 and Tuberose 40 both contain 30% perfume oil.

I recently ordered, and am awaiting delivery of a discovery pack of Dorian's Fougere, Chypre No. 1, and Acqua di Colonia. This seems like an over-looked and underrated perfumer out of Pennsylvania. I am looking forward to giving these a try.

Hello guys, I was wondering if it would smell good if you mix fragrances. For instance if you mix dior savage and bleu de chanel. I look forward hearing from you. Thank you!

I don’t really know what’s going on here, but I like it! Super fun and creative concept. https://fumerie.com/house/xyrena Is anyone familiar with this house?

https://scottisorrento.com/en Beam me up.

For those who are interested, I had a fun discussion on my Effluvium livestream last week with Dalya (IG: theperfumeddahlia, frequent collaborator of Sebastian Jara on the Perfume Guy YT), where we take turns sharing some of our vintages. Enjoy!

Hi, i will take a deep dive into Celine house and get myself a 5/10ml decant for every Celine release, i am just curious how would you rank the releases from this house? Also, how do you think Hedi Slimane did with this house, is it a hit or miss, and is it a hit or miss compared to his Dior...

It's missing in the new beta version... and should read "previously worn", not "previous worn".

I've started work on a vetiver fragrance, with the goal of a light, refreshing, masculine-leaning fragrance that highlights more of the fresh, green, fruitiness of (Haitian) vetiver, but may have a slight chypre shading. For context, I often wear just a simple 10% dilution of Haitian vetiver for...

Hello friends, is anyone familiar with this house? https://byermiafragrance.com/ I've read a couple of very very very enthusiastic reviews... almost suspicious I would say. But well Maybe they are interesting perfumes. Has anyone smelled them? Not very expensive BTW 😛 Best regards!

I'm sure large fragrance houses do this in small amounts, so they can say they're using real agarwood. In any case, I've got some Assamese boya I quite like the profile of, totally independently of cost, and I'm curious if anyone else has been tempted to turn up the animalic dial by using it in...

Can anyone recommend some simpler perfumes to try to replicate by nose? Unfortunately I already saw many formulas and partial references of the more simpler fragrances I own like TdH and Cool Water, they are just everywhere. Anything that is not extremely hard for a beginner to try to build by...

Can anyone suggest any natural castoreum heavy fragrances?