masculine

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...

Just finished plucking fresh basil for pesto pasta, and was reminded of how much I enjoy the smell of fresh basil. Does anyone know of a masculine fragrance that features / includes a basil note? Thank you.

Recently, while looking through my wardrobe, realized I have a pretty slim selection of vanilla frags. Spiritueuse Double Vanille might be the only one. Vanilla is difficult, easy to go too sweet… like Ani does for me. Any other suggestions for a dusty (not overly sweet) vanilla… maybe with...

wich one should i get?

Hello everyone, After some research with my personal taste, I've come with 2 fragrances that interest me the most (21, M) - Azzaro - Wanted By Night - JPG - Ultra Male / Afnan 9pm I'm looking for something sweet/woody/vanilla and maybe candy like scent, something for...

It seems we are now well and truly back to the (new) normal after the covid lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. From hardly smelling a fragrance being worn by someone else while out in public for the best part of 2 years, I would say that rougly 1 in every 5 people is obviously wearing a...

I love the scent of orange blossom but it doesn't seem to be something that suits masculine perfume. Is that fair? One masculine orange blossom fragrance that springs to mind is JPG's Fleur du Male, by Kurkdjian. But to my nose, there's a lot more going on than just orange blossom. This clean...

Hello everyone, I am a beginner currently trying to create a cologne for a friend of mine. He said he wants it to be masculine and fresh, something he would want to wear on a date with his girlfriend. I currently have constructed this skeleton, but I want to add high-impact materials to give...

I really like the inital fruity scent of Kirke but towards the drydown it turns really musky on my skin... Any recomendations for layering to make it more ´´masculine´´ ? I thought of something with sandalwood maybe since thats also in Kirke? I also thought of Molecule 01 or 02 but not sure...

An interesting point was raised recently in another thread about the role that cleanliness played in masculine perfumery. I also thought it was interesting to read a vintage fragrance advert, taken from here, and how it promised cleanliness as opposed to "unpleasant odor" of pathouli, musk, or...

A recent discussion on another thread posed a question: will we see a return of the sort of masculine fragrances that defined the latter half of the mid to late 20th Century, or are we stuck with "modern, sweet, metrosexual" scents? This is a topic that, naturally, invites a lot of interest and...

...what is it? Because I've found myself endlessly frustrated when trying to find a great orange fragrance that: a. Is suitable for men i.e. doesn't smell more feminine than masculine b. Isn't overloaded with 'sporty' aromachemicals i.e. most aquatics c. Doesn't just utilise orange as a...

I ran across these old perfume ads on ebay while trying to get information on Crown Perfumery. I thought someone else might enjoy the nostalgia of visiting this old era of perfumery: http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Vintage-PERFUME-Ads-all-date-1891-to-1904-42597_W0QQitemZ250024588592QQcmdZViewItem After...

Tom Ford: Tuscan Leather Leather. Burnt pencil shavings. Coal. Hrm. This is not loving me, and nor indeed am I loving it in return. Veeeery dry and somehwat bitter. I don't get any raspberry at all. Big surprise really, I'm not a leather fan and also not big on trad-masculine scents, which I...

Which is a fragrance you have smelled on a man or you like to wear yourself that gives the idea of Clean, a nice clean smell for men?

Hey, I'm new to this board, coming from the MaleFashionAdvice part of Reddit. I've seen some of the threads around here and you guys seem like a friendly bunch. To my surprise I just discovered that there are in fact forums dedicated to the discussion of colognes, and being a person who only...

As years passed, people have become more adventurous in their choice of perfumes. Some men are using fragrances targeted for women and vice-versa. The question in mind is, putting aside the swanky, luxurious bottle designs, how do someone determine whether or not a particular fragrance is...

I was wondering if you could help me with some research i'm doing for a feature article, although i understand you must be very busy! (I'm a third year journalism student in London and this is for an assessment). I'm looking at the increasing numbers of women wearing mens perfumes, as well as...

Hello fellow BaseNoters! I am working on a shopping list on niche scents. Down here, the offering of such kind of fumes is quite limited. For instance, a local distributor sells some Creeds, but not Bois de Portugal; it also sells some Goutals, but not the most interesting ones, like the ones...

I know that there is no simple, totally versatile solution to this problem, but I think I have found a nearly foolproof cure-all to make any scent masculine. I often find scents I love that I feel like I need to give to my girlfriend or that I just wish were a bit more punched up. Layering is...