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Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... 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.

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2019Mercedes

9 days ago

Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | 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. @Stardust23 It’s very complex scent and if you haven’t been wearing challenging ones it takes time to understand it and fully appreciate it. So I would recommend to continue wearing it from time to time and some day you will recognize that you love it a lot. Of course it doesn’t happen every time but I have blind bought almost all my Amouages and in the end I love them all. Overture Man need a bit cool weather so it may never work in hot climates and even if I’m an oversprayer Overture Man only needs 2-4 sprays.

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2019Mercedes

10 days ago

Ninamariah

Top Men's Amouage Colognes

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... 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" .

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2019Mercedes

11 days ago

Ninamariah

Your fav Milk/Cozy perfumes ?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... "Queening | Mind Games" > Soft comfy ethereal cloud "Madeleine | Masque" > Creamy, lactonic, delicious yet elegant "Dans Paris | Celine" > Mellow Vanilla cloud "L'Eau Papier (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" > The most beautiful rice note "Sol Salgado | Thomas De Monaco" > Powdery soft cotton bads "Rolling in Love | Kilian" > Lactonic Almond and Ambrette "Narciso (Eau de Parfum Poudrée) | Narciso Rodriguez" > Tender musky cloud

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Ponchoo

24 days ago

Ponchoo

Ninamariah

A very specific demand...

Ninamariah | Perfume Recommendations

... “Heavenly” imo needs a little hint of feminine touch. These all are unisex or with some kind of feminine tone in them. "Jade Amour | Thomas De Monaco" ➡️ Absolutely unique floral "Neo Eden | Thomas De Monaco" ➡️ Excellent contrast of notes "Lucid Dream | Reinvēnted" ➡️ Dark, seductive, enveloping "Magie Rouge | Marrakech Imperial" ➡️ The most neutral creamy, powdery perfume ever "Cappadocia | Memo Paris" ➡️ Creamy, warm, resinous "Inverness | Memo Paris" ➡️ Creamy and woody "II-IV Kintsugi | Masque" ➡️ Irresistible fruity leather "Coco (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" ➡️ Oriental floral, I don’t know why men haven’t found this one. "Safanad | Parfums de Marly" ➡️ Rich floral but amazing on men "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" ➡️ My husband’s favorite rose on him

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tom13th

28 days ago

tom13th

Ninamariah

Lets talk neroli...

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Neroli is one of those notes that is quite difficult for me. I can’t stand it in the most of the perfumes but I love it in "Love Don't Be Shy (Perfume) | Kilian" "Libre (Eau de Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" "Sex and The Sea Neroli | Francesca Bianchi" "Take Me Back to Marrakech | Marrakech Imperial" "Isola Sol | Roja Parfums" and difficult it is for example in "California Rêverie | Van Cleef & Arpels" "Saharienne (2015) | Yves Saint Laurent" "Néroli Outrenoir (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" I would love to know what is the reason why it’s sometimes so difficult but the sharpness of it can be unbearable. If there is Petitgrain together with Neroli the situation is worse.

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MergScents

1 month ago

Ninamariah

Realistic woods scent

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Two absolutely beautiful woody scent with great quality, no synthetic feeling are "Inverness | Memo Paris" and "Sherwood | Memo Paris"

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worldofbunny

1 month ago

Ninamariah

ice/snow note?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... This is interesting and I leave in a country where is a lot of snow during wintertime. I get that ice cold feeling from "Rose des Neiges | Les Parfums de Rosine" (I have written a review) and "N°5 L'Eau (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel"

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noodlehead19

1 month ago

Ninamariah

Rose Oud

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Some well made compositions (not mentioned yet): "Two Minutes after the Kiss | Azman" "Oud Maximus (2020) | Bortnikoff" "Noctambule | Givenchy" "Taif Aoud (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" (Fresh take on Rose Oud) "Oud Ispahan (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" (more rosy) but I prefer "Oud Ispahan (Esprit de Parfum) | Dior" (Oud is more natural, the blend more polished, less rosy) "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" (Very sweet, a little amount of oud) "Oudh Infini | Dusita" (Animalic) "Montri | Dusita" (Light leathery rose oud)

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cursey

1 month ago

cursey

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Lempi Completely agree with @Stardust23's post. As a matter of fact I would argue that there are only very few people who can call themselves "fragrance experts" in that sense that they could be absolutely sure they can get the whole perfume completely after the very first spray. There are professional perfumers that can pick hundreds of different chemicals from a smell and probably those guys could write a complete analysis of any fragrance in minutes. However us normal fragrance lovers aren't them. We might know what calone or ethyl maltol smell like but our noses aren't even close to the sophistication of the real professionals of the industry. I really dislike snobby fragrance enthusiasts sniffing a new designer flanker for 2 seconds and then writing a quick review "omg so boring these commercial endless flankers, they all smell exactly the same and are so simple, try these extremely expensive high end niches instead and don't waste your time with these linear cheap crowd pleasers". I have personal experience judging so many fragrances prematurely just based on one quick test just to end up realising later how wrong I was. The simplest thing might turn out to be an amazing complex fragrant journey after a couple of tests when your brain starts to understand all the smallest nuances. Or sometimes when testing, the conditions are somehow wrong and can affect your judgement. Hormonal levels and even what you have eaten can change anybody's perception of the fragrance. Same with temperatures - I come from a country that has quite significant temperature changes depending on the season so I have learned that majority of fragrances perform completely differently when wearing in -25 Celsius degrees during winter or +30 degrees during summer. So even with my 25+ years in fragrance hobby and several years experience working on the field of cosmetics industry I couldn't call myself an expert of fragrances that could write a detailed review based on one brief test only. So what comes to the reviews, yes, I would expect that the person writing would have given the fragrance a proper chance and tested it in different conditions just to make sure. My personal opinion is also that I would expect the reason writing reviews to be trying to help other people who for example don't have a chance to test the fragrance and want to know if it would be worth of further interest. Therefore I would like the review or statement to be helpful when deciding to make it public - if it's just a personal note like "this is disgusting" or "this smells like my parcel delivery guy" or "this is too feminine for my liking" or "I could use this as an air freshener but can't understand why anybody would wear this", there is this great feature called "notes" in Parfumo, you can make a note for yourself so that you will remember your thoughts later. However other people can't know what "disgusting" or "too feminine" mean to you (is it a specific note? genre? what?) or what your delivery guy smells like or what type of air fresheners you're using, and they're also not interested how you despise other people's "bad" taste compared to your own, so why bother publishing the review for everybody to read? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's something wrong with negative reviews or telling about your personal experience or opinion. However I would prefer to read something to help me to understand what the fragrance actually smells like and what gives you the particular personal feeling about it. So instead of "this is disgusting and too feminine", I would prefer: "I personally strongly dislike this fragrance because it's too strong and too sweet for me. I also think I couldn't wear it because I find floral gourmand category lean too much feminine to my personal liking." From these sentences I could pick up helpful things: the fragrance is strong, it's sweet and floral. Even when I wouldn't agree that floral gourmand category is feminine or that strong and sweet fragrances are bad, I would get interesting information instead of a personal rant. Like others have already said in this thread before, I as well appreciate different types of reviews, different styles and different lenghts. It would indeed be boring if everybody wrote with same style. I enjoy equally much reading a brief descriptive smart statement and a long detailed review as well. I have heard so much complaining about long reviews lately but I can't understand it - is it that nowadays majority of people watch only short TikTok videos and don't have patience to read anything longer than one paragraph? You can always skip long reviews if you want, however please let other people enjoy them without restricting their creativity because everybody's not the same. Also I enjoy both informative style reviews and prosaic story-like reviews, I can't tell which style I like more. For me fragrances are all about moods, feelings and fantasies, so I personally find it helpful and interesting to read what kind of fantasy imagery the fragrance is arousing. Too bad I don't speak German if the German reviewers write more fantasy prose reviews, I would love to read them, hahah. Then on the other hand a formal description of the actual smell and notes is great too. Or combining both styles is wonderful also. I must say I actually do find people comparing or referring to other fragrances helpful too. As it has been said previously in this thread, if two fragrances smell similar to you they can smell totally different to someone else, however the more people do the comparison, the more I will understand at least on some level what the fragrance could possibly smell like or what type of genre it belongs to. I always check the "smells similar" section and the number of votes. I don't particularly like it how certain houses are copying each others popular fragrance DNAs in order to create their own version of it. For example at the moment "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian", "Aventus | Creed", "Sauvage (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" and "Delina (Eau de Parfum) | Parfums de Marly" seem to be like that, variations of those DNAs are everywhere. I'm not a fan of any of those fragrances so if I see lots of reviews mentioning the fragrance smelling like of one of those, that definitely helps me to decide that I'm not at least risking a blind buy no matter how interesting the notes might look like if I would end up just smelling like one of those extremely popular DNAs that I don't personally like. Or it works the other way too: when there is a popular DNA that I really love, for example "Soleil Blanc (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford", I will definitely be interested of fragrances that are compared to that because it's my favourite genre of fragrances and I would love to explore more. Also sometimes the comparison helps to understand how a certain fragrance differs from something else, for example someone saying "this has similar DNA to "Black Opium (Eau de Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" but it's less sweet and amplifies more a darker roasted coffee note and has better longevity", so people looking for something similar but a bit different nuances would get an idea. First of all thank you so much for your opinions and secondly your detailed examples. I absolutely agree with you. And comparing is absolutely useful when the reviewer has worn scents properly and/or understands enough about them.

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Ninamariah

2 months ago

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Stardust23 I'm very late to the party here (going to be agreeing indirectly with the OP)...fragrance is one of the slowest things your brain learns to judge. Olfaction is tied to memory and emotion, not language or logic. The first few times you smell something your brain is still filing it away building synaptic connections between odor molecules and the limbic system. People that are convinced they know right away are being fooled by novelty bias (when it's initially good) or a mismatch between expectation and reality (bad or good). Olfactory receptors fatigue in minutes, reform after exposure, and vary in sensitivity day to day. Even blood sugar, hormones, or humidity can change your perception of the same scent. Neurologically speaking it takes multiple exposures across different contexts before your brain has a stable pattern to compare against. In other words, if someone thinks they know immediately if they like a fragrance, their neurons are still drawing the map, and they're mistaking first impressions for expertise. I will tell on myself even in the face of above, I reviewed Amouage Timber approximately two wears after I got it. My review wasn't favorable, but logic got the best of me, and I removed my review simply because we do not know that soon. With that said, this isn't a call to change your routine....you do you, if you know instantly, nothing wrong with that, it's just the science is pretty clear: your olfactory system takes multiple exposures to actually build a reliable map. Thank you so much for your answer. This is exactly what I was trying to say but you put it into words in a way that makes it sound like science, like more reliable than my take on this matter which sounded like “just my opinion”.

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Ninamariah

2 months ago

Ninamariah

Do you wear fragrance to sleep? If so, which one(s)?

Ninamariah | Perfume Discussions

... Always, it helps me to relax and sleep better. "Absolute Aphrodisiac | Initio" This is like a dream, sleeping on the clouds (wintertime) "N°5 (Parfum) | Chanel" Somehow like a peace of mind, a vintage version is sensual as well (wintertime) "Oscar / Oscar de la Renta (1977) (Parfum) | Oscar de la Renta" Like a warm hug (wintertime) "Luna (Eau de Toilette) | Penhaligon's" So fresh and clean feeling "Musc Outreblanc | Guerlain" Clean skin, clean sheets, better sleep "1957 | Chanel" Quite same like the previous one but not so creamy "Spiritueuse Double Vanille | Guerlain" Delicious yet elegant "Rolling in Love | Kilian" Sexy and sensual "Queening | Mind Games" Tender, soft, enveloping, feeling safe "L'Eau Papier (Eau de Toilette) | Diptyque" Same like the previous one with clean vibe "Dans Paris | Celine" So dreamy Vanilla "La Peau Nue | Celine" Better than your skin, addictive dry down "La Baguette | Fendi" Sophistication, comfort, warmth, peace "Cuir Béluga (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" Tender hug, subtle baby wipes with suede "NüWa (2015) | Roja Parfums" Sleeping like a princess

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ExUser

3 months ago

ExUser

Ninamariah

Favorite citrus scents?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... I'm the one who hate most of citrusy scents but there are some that have won my heart: "Ultima Storia | Thomas De Monaco" Amazingly soft and gently powdery with leather "1872 for Women | Clive Christian" So elegant, pretty flowers make citrus note more attractive "Luna (Eau de Toilette) | Penhaligon's" Fresh, unique, so clean and soft "Bergamote Fantastico Extrait 11 | Guerlain" The quality is outstanding "Burlington 1819 | Roja Parfums" The most amazing Grape note ever, complex and daring composition "Virgin Island Water | Creed" Soft summer breeze with beautifully made Coconut note "Cristalle / Cristal (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" A classic, chic, timeless "Parade (Eau de Parfum) | Celine" Subtle, fragile, intimate softness

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RoseLune

3 months ago

Ninamariah

What defines a chypre?

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Ceesie So today I’m wearing "Chypre Palatin | Parfums MDCI" and I’m thinking… is this a chypre at all? What exactly is a chypre anyway? In my mind, a chypre would have this fresh citrus top, a rosey floral heart and a heavy mossy bass. "Deified Tony Iommi | Xerjoff" comes to my mind, although it’s got apple as a top note. The most difficult thing about this category is the fact that it’s got to be a combination of notes that defines the genre. It doesn’t make it easier when Parfumo calls the note by name in its categorization game. What defines the chypre category for you?Can you name some beautiful chypres for me to smell, train my nose a little? Some absolute gorgeous vintage Chypres: "Givenchy III (1970) (Parfum) | Givenchy" , "Yvresse (1993) / Champagne (Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent" , "Paloma Picasso / Mon Parfum (Eau de Parfum) | Paloma Picasso" , "Miss Dior (Extrait de Parfum Original) | Dior" , "Gucci № 3 (Parfum) | Gucci" , "Mitsouko (Extrait) | Guerlain" just to mention some. If you have a possibility to try some or find some vintage, I recommend to go for them. Those are true Chypres which needs Oakmoss in the base imo. Nowadays people call as a Chypre if there is Patchouli instead of Oakmoss and personally I don’t like that new definition of Chypre. Chypres used to be very complex as well with fruity/citrusy bright top, floral heart and rich mossy base. Of course, mostly Oakmoss is made synthetically nowadays or mixing some other ingredients and Patchouli is mostly one part of that but Patchouli alone doesn’t make that beautiful mossy feeling. Roja makes amazing Chypres: some of my favorites are "Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie (2019) | Roja Parfums" , "Turandot (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Risqué / Creation-R (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Diaghilev (Parfum) | Roja Parfums" , "Chypré Extraordinaire | Roja Parfums" , Roja Haute Luxe. From Amouage: "Memoir Woman (Eau de Parfum) | Amouage" is a great Chypre.

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Ceesie

3 months ago

Ceesie

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... @Ursaw thank you so much for your comment and time. The text I wrote at the beginning was incomplete in every way considering the whole, what was involved. Somehow I was expecting that my point would come out without explanation and that was my mistake. Comparing different fragrances is naturally misleading if you don't distinguish notes or fragrance categories in any way, and that's what I meant in the beginning and that's what I meant in the last comment. By wearing a fragrance many times, even an inexperienced person can get more out of the fragrance, more thoughts about the fragrance arise, and at the same time, you have certainly tried something else and gained experience. Of course, you don't learn anything if you only wear the same fragrance dozens of times, but I know from experience back in the days and what beginners has told me that over time the fragrance also opens up better to the inexperienced, it should be obvious. I advise and train people every day about fragrances, and one of the most important insights for inexperienced fragrance enthusiasts is to give fragrances time. A lot of people give up after the first or second try because for some reason the fragrance doesn't open up to them and they think it smells different than it should. By encouraging them to use the fragrance a few more times, maybe once a week in between other fragrances, this bad or strange scent suddenly becomes good. These people are very happy to be guided in ways that open up their world of fragrances. I emphasize that I have been talking all along about those who have no experience enough. And the extent of experience that is needed for understanding is very personal. In any case, even a person who has tried hundreds of fragrances can be inexperienced if they are not properly familiar with the scents they have tried. Believe it or not, I've also had to teach people that a scent on paper is usually not the same as it is on the skin, and that many scents need the skin and its warmth to develop as they are meant to. And that on some people's skin, certain ingredients and notes can become unpleasant, because everyone's skin is different. I'm absolutely certain that those who try fragrances almost exclusively on a test strip will not be able to describe the scents in the way they deserve - not even if they have hundreds of scents behind them. However, each of us has our own style of wearing and experimenting with fragrances and everyone has the right to write whatever they want. Furthermore, my perspective and motives for my comment were not presented in any way in the opening. Unfortunately, there is a huge group of fragrance users who actually believe and trust even the craziest reviews because they automatically think the writer is more experienced than them. These are the people who only read and don't consider themselves "good" enough to write anything. Even today, not all people have the ability to think critically or question something that sounds "professional" to them. These things come up every day when I advise people. Yet, as you said, it is not the responsibility of this "inexperienced" writer what people get out of the text or whether their knowledge is sufficient to say that, for example, a certain note is not present in a fragrance at all, not even close to it. And there is nothing to be done about it if this "inexperienced" person who describes fragrances experiences it themselves that it is exactly as they write about it. Personal associations, experiences with notes, how notes appear on each person's skin, etc., etc. are of course personal matters, even the fact that two completely different fragrances, composed of different categories and different notes, feel the same. That is their personal opinion at the time of writing. But, here we come to the point again that if those fragrances had really been worn with enough thought, I dare say that they would no longer be the same for the wearer. I think my point in the original text didn't come across the way I thought it would, because I think about things the same way you do. That was my take on how frustrating it is when people can't give time to perfumes. That was my personal experience and opinion that there are so many wonderful things that go unexperienced. And the reason I'm interested in it is because I deal with this issue every day with different people. This is why I feel and think that published reviews and texts are always intended to influence the reader in some way, either to give an experience, a thrill, or to help them choose a fragrance. I actually blind buy the most of my fragrances based solely on what I read, and the writer's experience and knowledge of fragrances, combined with my own experience and knowledge, is very important. For someone who doesn't use reviews for this purpose, the "quality" of the review is understandably irrelevant.

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Ninamariah

6 months ago

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Thewrongbeth Not 100% sure how you can even tell whether a reviewer has worn the fragrance once, twice, or ten times before reviewing it. What, pray tell, is the tell? Like many before me have said, I know enough about a scent in one wearing to write on it. Sometimes my reviews will be based on one wear, sometimes, on 1000 wears over years. I have been into perfume for, oh, 30 years at this point, so I am pretty darn familiar with notes and accords, performance aspects, etc. I seek out comparisons in reviews because if haven't nosed the fragrance, there's a damn good chance I've smelled the one it's compared to. That's why I like to draw comparisons in my own reviews, in case there are others out there like me. Besides, when you've smelled thousands of perfumes, many of them do smell quiet similar. As for writing style, preference is all mood-dependant for me. Sometimes I wax poetic; sometimes I'm too the point. Sometimes I'm in the mood to spend time leisurely reading reviews for entertainment; sometimes I'm looking for a quick summary before I pull the trigger on a blind buy. Thank goodness there's a variety of styles out there. Personally, I think it's more reasonable to expect the reader to accommodate different reviewing styles than it is to expect the writer to accommodate a single reader's personal style preference. You are absolutely right because you have knowledge and experience enough and therefore my criticism wasn't aimed at you. Unfortunately there are many people out there who don't have knowledge enough and it's quite easy to notice. If someone doesn't distinguish between clear fragrance families or, for example, says that a fragrance is Rose Oud, even though the fragrance clearly has neither, then it would be worth really practicing your knowledge before you start analyzing. Whatever they write, is not a problem for me, but there are also many people who trust every assessment. It's a skill of its own to distinguish whether the writer has enough experience or not, and you can conclude that on some level. This same issue applies to comparing scents: it's perfectly fine when the person comparing has a basic understanding of scents. But when the person doesn't have a grasp of scent families, notes, and note separation, the end result is anything but informative. Despite my frustration, these extreme cases are fortunately few, especially on this site. So my request, whether it is so difficult to properly use a fragrance before writing, is for the group of people who do not clearly recognize the features of fragrances, notes, which raw materials are used to create which fragrance, etc. When I started this thread, I had read yet another review that is as misleading as you can read. Each of us smells fragrances differently and everyone has their own opinions of course, that is great, but you can't get a tuberose scent from a rose scent and it is not a matter of opinion (to put it bluntly). As for different writing styles, I definitely like all the different styles myself. It would be really boring to always read the same texts, written in the same formula. Thank you for your opinion, which I agree.

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Ninamariah

6 months ago

Ninamariah

Changing tastes

Ninamariah | Perfumes & Brands

... I have already learned that I shouldn't sell anything if I sometimes feel that I don't enjoy them because after a couple of months I'm totally crazy about them again. Sometimes I can't believe how differently I can experience them. Two great examples are "Journey Woman | Amouage" and "Venom Incarnat | Stéphane Humbert Lucas" . Both of them are so cloying and unwearable during wintertime and I have wanted to sell them. But during summertime they are so amazing and all that uncomfortable vibe is gone. Not cloying anymore, not utterly synthetic feeling, just a perfection in a bottle. Even "Oud Satin Mood (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian" and "Love Don't Be Shy (Perfume) | Kilian" are unwearable during wintertime. I know, sounds so strange but all my sticky sweet perfumes are my summertime scents and imo they are more beautiful when it's warm.

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Warner

8 months ago

Warner

Ninamariah

Rum battle

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Satago Hello everyone! I'm looking for a rum scent, not too masculine leaning. So, in my search for the perfect scent, I came across "Van Py Rhum | Lorenzo Pazzaglia" and "Andalusian Soul | The Merchant Of Venice" . How do they smell compared to each other, if anyone has had the opportunity to smell them both? Thank you! Hi! If you want to check some of my favourites are "Andalusian Soul | The Merchant Of Venice" Unfortunately I haven't tried that "Van Py Rhum | Lorenzo Pazzaglia" so I can't compare them but Andalusian Soul is very sweet with ambery and slightly balsamic aroma. "Vanilla Diorama | Dior" One of the best versatile Vanillas, not too boring, not too simple, just perfect with warm spices, creamy Sandalwood and Rum. "Love Delight | Amouage" This is a strange one since it's not so good if you smell from the skin but the scent cloud of it is irressistible. It's powdery, like a rum flavoured sugar cloud. "Parfum de la Nuit 2 | Roja Parfums" is an absolutely elegant and luxurious, resinous blend with a subtle boozy undertone from Rum. This one is not a gourmand. "Lost in Paris | Roja Parfums" The most luxurious gourmand which I have ever tried. This is the most gourmand from this list - caramel, butter, Vanilla, Rum, delicious. "Spiritueuse Double Vanille | Guerlain" Classy combination of Rum, Vanilla and Benzoin, I would say that this one and "Andalusian Soul | The Merchant Of Venice" has a similar style with different twist. "Fan Your Flames X | Nishane" I'm not a fan of flankers but I love this one. The original is great but too loud sometimes, masculine leaning as well. This is pretty and if you love the combination of rum and coconut, this is so gorgeous. This is another one which is not clearly gourmand. "31 Tonka Bodykon | Pierre Guillaume" This is like a feminine and sophisticated version of "Angels' Share (Eau de Parfum) | Kilian" . They are totally different scents but with almost same notes. "Story of your Life | Etat Libre d'Orange" Nothing special but worth to check from this scent profile. A pastry like texture. These all are sophisticated and feminine leaning. Rum is not that strong bold alcohol blast in your face but elegant, attractive and irresistible nuance in the blend. "Tony Iommi Monkey Special | XerJoff" is a great scent but it's strong and it has totally different kind of vibe than those ones above. If you love feminine scents I think it's too much for you, worth to try though. I have it and love it but rarely reach it because of how overwhelming it can be.

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Satago

8 months ago

Satago

Ninamariah

Best animalic fragrances

Ninamariah | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... I love animalic perfumes so I will check out all mentioned ones. Some which I have and/or love (the level of challenge varies): "Le Lion de Chanel | Chanel" "Khanjar | Omanluxury" "Medusa | Puente Perfumes" "La Religieuse | Serge Lutens" "Gold Man | Amouage" "Opus XIII - Silver Oud | Amouage" "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" "Library Collection - Opus IX | Amouage" "Figment Man | Amouage" "Triad (Extrait de Parfum) | Bortnikoff" "Lao Oud (Extrait de Parfum) | Bortnikoff" "'Ilm | Kemi / Al Kimiya" "Kemi | Kemi / Al Kimiya" "Mandodari Mandodari | Prin" "Oudh Infini | Dusita" "Musk Aoud | Roja Parfums" "Mūsīqá Oud | Nishane" "Indochine | XerJoff" "Mongolian Mriga | Prin" "Oud Damascena | Katana" "The Oud | Pierre de Velay"

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HalfEntity

11 months ago

Ninamariah

Reviews - is it too much to ask to wear the scent properly?

Ninamariah | Parfumo Community

... Raluko111 I hate overly long narrative reviews as much as too short, one liner statements that say nothing. Perhaps the site should have a word limit for reviews the same as they do for statements. I think it's good that they don't limit it since it would make writing a lot more difficult. I write reviews to IG and every time I feel that something important points are missing and that's why I like to write more specific reviews here. I think it's more subjective opinion which kind of reviews we like and only by reading we can learn who are the ones we like to follow. Actually if I like some reviewer's style I can even ask if she/he has tried some scent which has got my interest and asking their opinion. Like I have told many times I'm a blind buyer and that's why I have some reviewers who means a world to me, I can truly trust what they are saying and I can truly trust that I will think in the same way of that perfume. Thank you so much for commenting.

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Ninamariah

11 months ago

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