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Oud Absolu was marketed as the encapsulation of the Cartier oud line up until that point, a distillation of the multiple oud extracts that Laurent had been using throughout the line. To emphasize this use of ostensibly precious materials, it comes in a smaller bottle size than the rest of the line. While I do actually quite enjoy Oud Absolu, it's not one of the line's highlights. Oud Absolu is essentially what you'd get if you took Tom Ford Oud Wood and put real oud in it: which is to say it's the default "modern" synthoud profile elevated with the musty-sour-animalic touches of real oud. So Oud Absolu is a prestige-priced frag for someone who likes Tom...
This is my first wearing of Mancera Amore Caffe, a 2023 gourmand that has gotten a lot of buzz in recent months, this year’s Tonka Cola, in that respect. Right off the initial spray, it’s sweet and even a little syrupy, but not overly heavy, a quite pleasant coffee scent that, while not having a ton of coffee in it, nonetheless does not fall into the category of smelling like a bakery or other desserts. It’s lightly spiced and boozy, with notes of amaretto, speculoos, and brown sugar, without too much evidence of non-gourmand notes. It genuinely smells like something that could be part of a dessert. I find it much more wearable than Aoud Cafe...
Canyon Companion Clean Slate with something extra Fresh Men’s Getaway Your woody ambers Of unnatural freshness Are still intriguing From just the shampoo Does this mean my nose is back From COVID-19? Ah, your “mountain air” Built on mineral citrus Is quite addictive In a Canyon way Where cheap dryness smells too good A Men’s Store delight “Not bad” said the wife After a week of hand waves At Cartier’s best “Oh, the pain” said Smith On desert Men’s Store planet Eyeing Carbon Tet At robot’s boutique Settling for memories And fewer Carats.
As I apply Sire des Indes and Esquivel! immediately plays in my head. Tropicalia in olfactory form, its foremost champaca-infused, as Jean-Michel Duriez includes this accord as if to pay homage to Patou's Joy. In the magnolia family, champaca is more a narcotic perfume than its cousins, with a beguiling and sultry floralcy with undertones of tea and ripened fruits. Here, it is enhanced with creamy lactones, spiced pear and most notably, banana, to render it all fleshy. It may at first seem all "Daiquiris in a tiki bar" surrounded by tropical florals, but there is some depth that belies its seeming languor. The balminess is underlined with a woodiness...
Mancera Red Tobacco Intense, issued in the 2023, a fragrance entering the Mancera's Confidential Collection, is the bashful Red Tobacco's brother, a perfume more focused on a smooth leather/tobacco-main saffrony accord but finally less luxuriant, spicy and glorious. This should be "concentrated, powerful, and intoxicating" according to Mancera but I respectfully disagree since unquestionably the original formula smells in effects far more intoxicating and powerful than the Intense new issue. The concept behind the "original formula" (a bold, bombastically romantic peppery-fruity saturnine tobacco-accord) is definitely muted (if not utterly distorted) in to...
A journey in high-end cocktails and coffee. The opening is coffee with some spices (cinnamon-dominant) and the lightly flambeed orange rind found in $20+ cocktails. Once the orange opening burns off, a beautiful, lactonic amber note enters. The whole transitions into a coffee ground sprinkled amber with vanilla cream - where it seems to hum on my skin for a good 8 - 10 hours. I get why this won the Art and Olfaction Aftel Award upon its release in 2023. Beautifully balanced, no off or sour notes, and a fascinating story through scent.
Fumabat by Couteau de Poche (2017) was for years the sole perfume from this Brooklyn upstart perfumer, at least until Metal Redux by Couteau de Poche (2024) came around. There isn't a ton of information on Parid Cefa or the house itself, and I think there probably doesn't need to be in this case. What's evident here is the intent to create a perfume out of time, one that most will liken to something from the 1970's, but for me feels far older still. Yes, there are lot of 70's nods in here with the way some of the base materials are handled, but the creamy carnation/clove heart cannot help but conjure feelings of masculine fragrances from the 1930's and...
ORIGINAL ALUMINUM CAN VERSION Fantastic. Rive Gauche pour Homme is ever so slightly sweet, spicy, creamy fougere with smoky lavender, rosemary, and anise. All of the elements are perfectly balanced. RGPH is light enough to be worn on a hot day, but substantial enough to be worn in the cold. Reminds me of a high-end niche version of Barbasol shaving cream. Unbelievable that a fragrance this great was sold for around $30 when it came out in 2003. Highly recommended if you can find it!
What have you worn most? For me, it has been: Creed Green Irish Tweed Nicolaï New York Intense Guerlain Héritage Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo Jacques Bogart Furyo
This has to be a coincidence, right? Been working on a honey accord the last few days and I this morning my entire office is covered in a honeybee swarm. Is this a known thing with specific ACs or just hilarious timing? 479402
I've been doing some testing on Ethyl Safranate for a Rose frag I've been working on for a couple months. I absolutely love this stuff on it's own and think a simple IES, Hedione, Ambrox, Musk shell around Eth Saf would be perfect. When I've worked with it in the past at 1-2% of a formula, it always felt sort of out place. The damascone almost mint effects seemed to crush anything else. I did a simple test with Rose Givco and Robertet's Apple Essence and the result was very odd. It came out super boozy at first, then developed into this chewy, back of the throat feel, spicy damp woody rose. In another test with Veloutone, I think there was a similar...
I read about this topic in and obtained some materials that I did not find available or very little available Like 2-methoxy-4-methyl-4-butanethiol It is the basic substance of black currant 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine It is the main material for green pepper or sweet pepper sec-butyl 3-methylbut- 2-enthioate It is the main ingredient in galbanum oil I was thinking of ordering it and trying it Is it not available or am I wrong in my search?
A recent blind buy due to the positive reviews.. it sounded right up my ally, but it turned out to be far better than I expected.. I get the association with Beau de Jour, but I also get hits that make me think of not only Bois du Portugal and New York Intense but Bois Rouge.. this is a totally beguiling fragrance, let down only by a mediocre performance. If only Coty would open their eyes and update this with a stronger EDP version with better ingredients they'd be onto a winner if you ask me. Would any other fans like to chime in?
I am looking for something new. I like Terre D'Hermes and my current regular wear is Eau Noire(The older green colored version. Not tried the latest version yet). I like Vetivers also. Guerlain Vetiver is lovely so are a lot of other Vetivers. I tried most of the popular ones so I am trying to find something new I tried a lot of the Ouds, but they all seem to over loaded on super ambers, which I find is not to my taste. Plus other new fragrances are loaded on Ambroxan and the like which overwhelms my nose, I cannot seem to smell anything if thing if the scent has a lot of ambroxan. So I barely smell Creed Aventus, Sauvage, BR540. So I am looking for...
Palisander Rosewood is just wonderful on my skin. Are there any affordable unisex/mens fragrances with a prominent Rosewood, together with Neroli/Orange Blossom, and Orange? I'm looking for a fragrance I can use all year round, daytime and nighttime. If this is mission impossible, then perhaps a spring/summer day fragrance. Not too old man, and not too feminine with lots of flowers. Other than these notes I like amber, patchouli, basil, ginger, a bit of fruitness, natural smelling balsam fir, cypress. I dont like smokyness, too much musk, fragrances high in aldehydes, Iso E Super, and cheap aromachems. So perhaps a more green/herbal and fresh...
Right now I have: Dior Homme 2020 Dior Homme Intense Prada L'Homme Bleu de Chanel EDP YSL Y EDP Versace Eros EDT CDNIM Planning on selling Eros and CDNIM, and I feel like BdC and Y do the same thing for me so may sell one of those? Thoughts on what situations I'm not covered and other frags I should test?
Which gourmand fragrances do you reach for most in the warmer months? As the spicier, heavier, and more decadent scents are put away for the season, I’m beginning to wonder how I’ll get my gourmand fix while still keeping the heat in mind. I’ve only just recently started to appreciate these types of scents (within the last year or so), so tell me what I need to try!
Are L'Homme and Pour L'Homme the same fragrance? The squat bottles labeled "Pour L'Homme" seem to be have been distributed in Europe. https://pimages.parfumo.de/720/36143_img-4290-roger__gallet-pour_l_homme_eau_de_toilette_720.jpghttps://thecandyperfumeboy.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/lhomme-edt-100ml.jpg
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