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... "Bvlgari Man In Black | Bvlgari" used to be my signature scent and I think it would be great for him. It is on the leathery/boozy side more than the "Acqua di Giò pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Giorgio Armani"/"Quercus | Penhaligon's"/"Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" freshie side of things but it would fit the casual/punk aesthetic really well I think. Like you said, maybe "Quercus | Penhaligon's" and the Bvlgari. There's also the new "Bvlgari Man In Black Parfum | Bvlgari" which is a bit less boozy and a bit more woody, a more grown up refined version of the original. For a fresh summery scent if you're looking for something other than Quercus, I really like "Versace Man Eau Fraîche (Eau de Toilette) | Versace". "Polo Cologne Intense | Ralph Lauren" is also very overlooked, really nice classic freshie. I personally think Quercus is a bit stuffy and old-school (I'm 34 y/o for context).

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Raindroprose

4 days ago

Raindroprose

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Projection and (or!) sillage

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... Im saying in general, longevity and projection are easily testable while sillage is not. Even if your example is foolproof (which I’m not sure it is, it could be the longevity of the fragrance on whatever surface it landed on, rather than the sillage in the air), I for one would not be able to check because all I smell when I come home from work is poopy diapers and dinner cooking on the stove. In my opinion the best solution would be to just rename that rating to “projection;” I’m pretty sure everyone just rates the projection anyway, and that’s what I take that rating to mean.

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Ringtale

6 days ago

Ringtale

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Projection and (or!) sillage

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... I just rate projection despite it being called "sillage." Sillage isn't testable since you don't know what kind of trail you're leaving behind you while you're wearing the scent itself. You can double back and check, but you'd most likely be smelling yourself and not the air that you just left behind.

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Ringtale

6 days ago

Ringtale

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Perfumes You've Decluttered

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... In the process of decluttering/selling about 2/3s of my collection (I have a "for sale" shelf if anyone is interested). Mainly because I want to make my collection more focused and curated, and also getting rid of some of my wife's least favorites that I don't really wear as a result.

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raindrop966

12 days ago

raindrop966

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What is the story with Montale?

Omnipotato | Perfumes & Brands

... All I know is that the founder/perfumer(?) Pierre Montale is quite a mysterious figure, with some claiming he doesn't even exist. His real name is apparently " Pierre-Louis Reppelin" and his half-sister Marie Josée Fournier also founded the brand Comptoir Sud Pacifique. I did a quick Gemini prompt with your questions and it didn't seem to turn up anything specific in terms of unethicality.

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JulieDammit

12 days ago

JulieDammit

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What do you think is the largest missing in perfume markets?

Omnipotato | Parfumo Community

... There is currently a gap between indie perfumery and niche perfumery that needs filling. Indie perfumers are not well-trained but they usually very much desire to use high-end materials and make something unique. Niche houses, especially the bigger ones (Roja, Xerjoff, Amouage, etc) are sliding toward the mainstream, with creative direction that seems like it's been designed by committee and focus groups. We need brands that will hire the best perfumers and give them lots of budget and also lots of creative freedom. Amouage is still probably the closest it gets to this. Scents like "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" and "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" are unique and adventurous enough to appeal to the choosiest enthusiast but are also polished enough to not seem indie. I'll echo the sentiment that more brands need to provide samples at a reasonable price. To experience a brand, the upfront cost should be negligible (imo, $20-50). If your only discovery set is a collection of 20 fragrances for $150, that's too high. Or a set of 3 10mls for a similar price. I can buy a full bottle of something that I know I like for that price, rather than discovering your brand. There is absolutely no reason not to provide small quantities of juice inside cheap sprayers, especially for brands that do not have any way to sample through a brick-and-mortar store. You're essentially just paying for shipping and the $30 or so dollars that you charge for it is pure profit. Indie brands so often provide no way of sampling, and it's really a middle-finger to their potential customers.

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GBcompany

27 days ago

GBcompany

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Have you made a perfume organ for perfume storage?

Omnipotato | Off Topic

... Following. Been looking for this as well

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perfumuse

30 days ago

perfumuse

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Please recommend best Beast Mode perfumes for autumn &winter

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... You can use the search function to filter by season and sort by longevity or sillage: check it out

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Rauli

1 month ago

Rauli

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Looking for an unique daily driver

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

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Paredes183

1 month ago

Paredes183

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Why is that fragrance so popular?

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... "By the Fireplace | Maison Margiela" is such a weird case because I've heard the opposite too, that people get only smoke and no vanilla. So funny how our noses work! For me it's gotta be "Naxos | Xerjoff". I really don't know how this one is as popular as it is, especially among men. It just smells like annoyingly sweet synthetic florals/cashmeran to me. Very little in the way of aromatics (just a quick burst in the opening) and zero tobacco.

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Seltzerpapi

1 month ago

Seltzerpapi

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How much do opinions of influencers mean to you?

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... Most are just paid advertisers who shill whatever they're getting paid to. Even in the best case scenario if they're actually being honest, your taste might not align with theirs. I've found the best way to find new fragrances, in addition to what @Smirky said about finding reviewers on Parfumo or Fragrantica whose taste is similar, is finding favorite perfumers and houses. Though that doesn't always work either, I generally enjoy Hamid Merati-Kashani's work but "Valero | Parfums de Marly" was horrible.

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Ringtale

1 month ago

Ringtale

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Unsure if I like patchouli

Omnipotato | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... It might be that what you don't like is actually cypriol. "Oud Maracujá | Maison Crivelli" doesn't have it in the notes, but it is a major component of most oud accords, since it is cheaper to obtain and smells broadly similar, especially if a few aromachemicals are added. But "Promise (Parfum) | Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle" is a cypriol BOMB and kind of takes over all the other notes except the apple and rose. If you want to kind of "isolate" a patchouli note to see if you do indeed hate it, get a sample of "Richwood | Xerjoff", it's a very patchouli-heavy scent that will give you a good idea of what the note smells like within a composition. If you want to get it truly isolated maybe something like "Molecule 01 + Patchouli | Escentric Molecules". Another point I want to definitely get across since you seem to be now wary of patchouli in note breakdowns is this: note pyramids tell you very very little about what a perfume actually smells like. They'll give you a very vague idea, but sometimes you will completely not smell certain notes, or they will smell extremely different fragrance-to-fragrance, or you might like a certain note paired with another when you didn't like it in isolation or paired with something else. Like disliking the taste of raw tomatoes but enjoying marinara sauce. For example the patchouli in Richwood is soapy and creamy since it is paired with amber/vanilla/coumarin, but the patchouli in "Patchouli et Mémoires | Voskanian Parfums" is extremely rough and earthy since it is paired with oakmoss/cypriol. You might love one and hate the other.

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DylanBlueBoy

1 month ago

DylanBlueBoy

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Ambery green fragrance suggestion

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... "Epic Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" might be close to what you're looking for. Retail price is high but I've seen it for ~$150/100ml on discounters, at least in the US.

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Ebichuunee

2 months ago

Ebichuunee

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Sweet gourmands that smell clean

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... Not sure if you're willing to try a masculine-leaning scent but "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly" is exactly this, clean fresh-linen-y musk + warm vanilla

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MaterialMonk

2 months ago

MaterialMonk

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Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... Stardust23 Ninamariah I'm a woman but I want to answer. I love Amouage, I'm totally crazy about them and I love and have many from men's collection (and I'm sure that you know already that there are many perfumes in women's collection that are absolutely unisex). Anyway I'm not going to tell you my favourites on me but ON MY HUSBAND'S SKIN and he's started secretly visiting my bottles because he smells irresistible when wearing them. These ones are so amazingly sexy on men: "Overture Man | Amouage" "Gold Man | Amouage" "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" "Interlude Black Iris | Amouage" "Myths Man | Amouage" and all of you who are in hot climates I highly recommend to try "Honour Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" or "Honour 43 | Amouage" because that leathery base in them bushes through on mens' skin and it's amazingly attractive. If I have to say one that I definitely don't like on him is "Reflection Man | Amouage" and "Reflection 45 | Amouage" . @Ninamariah , what are you liking about "Overture Man | Amouage" ? Im still new in relative terms to this journey and I wear this occasionally. With each wear Im discovering something that I can’t quite describe that’s appealing so although I would rate the scent very low at this moment , I have this feeling that I will one day very much enjoy it. "Overture Man | Amouage" is my favorite fragrance of all time. It's just got everything. Booziness, spiciness, smokiness, resinous sweetness, woodiness, even grapefruit-ginger freshness in the opening. Complex yet all the parts work together seamlessly. Nothing overwhelms, and the resultant scent is just heavenly. Utterly unique, hasn't even been cloned successfully. But that's what I like about it. Specificity is polarizing. What might work on me, or smell good to me, might not to you. Lots of people complain about an overwhelming cumin/body odor smell, or a strong animalic component in the drydown. I get neither.

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

2019Mercedes

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Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... 2019Mercedes I am surprised that only one person selected Reflection Man. "Reflection Man | Amouage" is the favorite of people who aren't huge fans of Amouage as a house. It's kinda like "Creep" by Radiohead, if that analogy makes sense.

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

2019Mercedes

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are champagne fragrances a myth?

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... Try "Dom Rosa | Liquides Imaginaires" for sure. Definitely has that fizzy vibe.

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Ri247

2 months ago

Ri247

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Most Masculine Citrus Fragrance?

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... "Blanc Galaxie (Eau de Parfum) | Balmain" has one of the best citrus openings of all time. Their other frags are hit or miss, but definitely get your nose on that one if you love citrus. I'd also suggest "Eau de Memo | Memo Paris", you might like the harsh leather + citrus combination since you liked "Search | Amouage", and "Zelen | Boka", which is a bitter bergamot/vetiver combo chock full of naturals.

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goodsmells

2 months ago

goodsmells

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Families and Fragrances

Omnipotato | Perfume Discussions

... I'm slowly turning my wife into a fraghead. Her signature scent used to be "J'adore (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" when I met her, I got her into "Delina (Eau de Parfum) | Parfums de Marly" and "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian" when I first started getting into niche. Now she mostly wears "À la Rose (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian", "Good Girl Gone Bad (Perfume) | Kilian", "Honour Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage", and "Narcotic V. / Narcotic Venus (Extrait de Parfum) | Nasomatto". Dad's been wearing "Eternity for Men (Eau de Toilette) | Calvin Klein" since the 90s, not sure what my mom wears, it's probably a light body mist instead of an actual perfume, since I rarely actually smell it. FIL wears "Paco Rabanne pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Rabanne", has been since the 80s, but his nephews get him interesting Arabic stuff sometimes, I saw "Eternal Oud | Lattafa Pride" in his bedroom last time I was there, though I haven't yet smelled it on him. MIL wears "Crystal Noir (Eau de Parfum) | Versace". BIL has good taste, if a bit basic: "Layton | Parfums de Marly", "Aventus | Creed", "Sauvage Elixir | Dior". My aunt is a bit of a fraghead too but she only gets one signature scent at a time and finishes the whole bottle. She's on "Dioriviera | Dior" at the moment, she really liked "Jubilation 25 Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" when she tried it, might be getting that for her as a Christmas gift.

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Elijahrb67

2 months ago

Elijahrb67

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Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Omnipotato | Perfume Recommendations

... 1. "Overture Man | Amouage" 2. "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" 3. "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" Those are all 10/10 for me. I have a tier list of my favorites (and least favorites) here .

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

2019Mercedes

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