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Stardust23

How much do opinions of influencers mean to you?

Stardust23 | Perfume Discussions

... There have been stages: In the beginning yes as I had no clue but found that 95% of their recommendations were something I did not like. Then came Fragrantica and trying to find folks with similar tastes and it just never happened. Then came Parfumo and understanding I will not find someone with similar tastes, and being okay with that while still enjoying the conversation. On Parfumo I still find the suggestions seem to have an overall higher “hit rate” if that makes sense. Also, I just seem to get more ideas here. So to answer the question as of current I would say zero influencers influence my decisions although I like a few for content.

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Ringtale

22 days ago

Stardust23

What perfume have you bought recently?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... Samples on their way: "Atlantic Ambergris II | Areej Le Doré" "Cuirtis | Areej Le Doré" "Russian Oud II | Areej Le Doré" "War and Peace II | Areej Le Doré" Gonna have to go outside and do a quarter spray on these.

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DonVanVliet

1 month ago

Stardust23

Scent of the Day

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... "XXI: Art Deco - Blonde Amber | Clive Christian"

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Moni43

1 month ago

Moni43

Stardust23

What's your LEAST favorite thing about the perfume community

Stardust23 | Perfume Discussions

... I think a lot of people (especially my fellow Americans sadly) take a “my team” mentality and if you don’t like their team then you’re not just a rival but an enemy. Their actions just follow from there. Im guilty as well. Ive had to check my maturity (emotional IQ) levels at least several times in the last few years. I feel like this behavior is much less prevalent on this site though. I think there are countless folks on here that even if I disagree with them I still enjoy what they have to say.

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BriFeiler

2 months ago

Stardust23

What perfume have you bought recently?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... Ceesie Stardust23 Samples on the way: "Unutamam | Nishane" "Brioni (Extrait Intense) | Brioni" "meltmyheart (Eau de Parfum) | Strangelove NYC" "London (Extrait de Parfum) | Widian" "Luxor | Xerjoff" "Sultan | Royal Crown" "Aeternum | Royal Crown" "Imperator | Royal Crown" Great haul! Really curious about your thoughts on London! @Ceesie When I tried "London (Extrait de Parfum) | Widian" first off it was wonderful but it most definitely smells a lot like "Tuscan Leather (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford" on just one wear. Maybe after a few wears nuances will pop in.

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DonVanVliet

2 months ago

Stardust23

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Stardust23 | Perfume Recommendations

... Ninamariah Omnipotato 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. @Omnipotato I have exactly the same feelings about Overture Man. I definitely don’t get any animalics nor overwhelming cumin, not even on my husband’s skin where all Amouages tend to perform a way stronger than on my skin. Who knows, maybe it’s the Scent Split 5ml sprayer? I think Civet recently commented on this. I get body odor from it that smells like someone who hasn’t washed in a week. Maybe two. Not armpits, more like unwashed nether region. However…if I put on one spray, and don’t smell up close, I can kind of at least envision what people who like this scent are smelling. I haven’t thrown it away. There’s something there.

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

Stardust23

What perfume have you bought recently?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... Samples on the way: "Unutamam | Nishane" "Brioni (Extrait Intense) | Brioni" "meltmyheart (Eau de Parfum) | Strangelove NYC" "London (Extrait de Parfum) | Widian" "Luxor | Xerjoff" "Sultan | Royal Crown" "Aeternum | Royal Crown" "Imperator | Royal Crown"

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DonVanVliet

2 months ago

Stardust23

The most you’ll spend on smelly water

Stardust23 | Perfume Discussions

... A lot, but some food for thought…bringing up a recent full bottle 100ml purchase I made at $425 that equals $4.25 per ml. Getting it at a discounter is clearly better. If I get a standard $30 5ml sample, Im paying even more at $6 per ml. But there are higher priced samples than that…Ive paid $79.99 for example for a 5ml before that’s like $16 per ml. And, new record for me, today, 1ml sample….for $69.99. Sampling is the way to go obviously but I have a LOT of 5ml samples. I’m starting to move to 2ml samples and those cost more per ml (but less in price obviously).

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jasperdezoet

2 months ago

Stardust23

Preferred decanting services?

Stardust23 | Perfume Discussions

... DecantX & Scent Split.

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AtlasHugged

2 months ago

Stardust23

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Stardust23 | Perfume Recommendations

... 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.

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

Stardust23

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Stardust23 | Perfume Recommendations

... 1. "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage" 2. "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" 3. "Reflection Man | Amouage" 4. "Memoir Man | Amouage" 5. "Interlude Man | Amouage"

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2019Mercedes

2 months ago

Stardust23

Rose Oud

Stardust23 | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Blue Sapphire Supercharged | Boadicea the Victorious" is my top, top rose oud. The rose is clean (not soapy), and the oud is woody and elegant.

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cursey

2 months ago

cursey

Stardust23

What’s everyone’s signature scent?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... Definitely "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage"

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jasperdezoet

2 months ago

Stardust23

Brands that you just don't get

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... I use to not get Amouage at all, I hated everything I tried there. Then something changed in my nose, and a few years later it’s probably my favorite house. For me, it’s hard to definitively say, this house is a no for me because of my Amouage experience. Like, literally, I was baffled that anyone would wear their stuff at one point. But, to be fair to the OP I will give a shot at the answer… Memo Paris (although "Cappadocia | Memo Paris" is okay). Louis Vuitton. All of there stuff just seems unfinished to me, and one sided. Roja Parfums. "Elysium pour Homme (Eau de Parfum) | Roja Parfums" is certainly okay but others (like "Diaghilev (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" ) I don’t get. However this may just be a profile preference. Nicolai Perfumer. I think "New York Intense | Nicolaï / Parfums de Nicolaï" is just too stuffy. It, and "Itruk | Bois 1920" and "Diaghilev (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" all have a stuffiness that I can’t get past.

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jasperdezoet

2 months ago

Stardust23

What fragrance is number 1 on your wishlist and why?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... I would say "Memoir Man | Amouage" because I can’t find it at discounters. I keep going to the Amouage or Saks sites and putting it in my cart but stopping myself and agreeing to wait for discounters.

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ScentToolbox

2 months ago

Stardust23

Your Most Worn Perfumes

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... 2024 was "Luna Rossa Carbon | Prada" 2025 will most likely be "Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco | Amouage"

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Apicius

2 months ago

Apicius

Stardust23

What perfume have you bought recently?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... I believe since last posted and as bottles go: "Alexandria II (Parfum) | Xerjoff" "Platinum Égoïste (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel"

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DonVanVliet

2 months ago

Stardust23

What is your stance on clones?

Stardust23 | Perfume Discussions

... I don't really like clones. I thought I would? At one point I had "Club de Nuit Milestone (Eau de Parfum) | Armaf" and I had "Club de Nuit Sillage (Eau de Parfum) | Armaf" as well as the originals (I was kind of breaking into clones) and although they were fine, they weren't the OG. I tried others from Alexandria, and I think they make good stuff, but in the end, if I know the OG, I'm going to like it more (at least so far that's been the case). One exception is "Jack | Alexandria Fragrances" it's actually not exactly the same as it's duping lol, but it is pretty good. I won't replace it if I even ever finish it, but I can give it pretty good marks (It's a clone of "Original Vetiver | Creed" which I also have). I think the only thing I get upset with is the passive aggressive push by people that seem to want to rain on parades, and demean people that buy the OG. Like, someone gets "Silver Mountain Water | Creed" then you see someone like, "OMG, you could have gotten "Club de Nuit Sillage (Eau de Parfum) | Armaf" for a tenth of the price!" or something. It's like, well, if I wanted that, I would have chose that. I didn't. I would certainly never demean people that buy clones, but I think the reverse should hold true.

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Aquarius1

2 months ago

Stardust23

Lets talk neroli...

Stardust23 | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Some great suggestions, I can only think in addition to the others: "Icon | Dunhill" Inexpensive but well done, clean neroli smell.

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MergScents

3 months ago

Stardust23

What perfume have you bought recently?

Stardust23 | Perfumes & Brands

... Bottles on the way: "Mon Guerlain (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" for a loved one. "Carved Oud (Extrait de Parfum) | Thameen" and "Jubilation 40 | Amouage" for my collection.

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DonVanVliet

3 months ago

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