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Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Lempi Pengola I get what ideology you're adhering to and yes standards change throughout history but it is a universal truth in modern society though. In modern Western society maybe. Check certain Middle Eastern, African and Asian cultures for example and you might be really surprised what kind of clothes and fragrances people are wearing in 2025 (and have worn throughout the history). Again, what's true in your personal bubble is not an universal truth. For example my ex husband was South Asian and he had very different views of masculinity and femininity than an average Western culture person. What I'm still trying to say here is that smells are not originally belonging to any gender, instead we learn to associate smells to a certain gender through our culture and through the marketing. Thus, all smells are unisex, but we can have personal and cultural associations regarding to their gender. Definitely not asia or middle east but I dont know much about african cultures so i cant say. But I do agree with you that scent originally didnt belong to a certain gender. The norms were different back then

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... krdent @Pengola I read that Snoop Dog's signature scent is Delina I'm more on the everything is for everyone bandwagon You will always have some eccentric outliers tho. Just because a guy likes to wear ball gowns doesn't mean ball gowns are made for men. But it also doesnt mean a guy can't wear a ball gown if he wants to

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Wusubi AtlasHugged Wusubi Unisex perfumes are the death of perfumery. There, I said it. Egads! A woman wearing fougeres! The horror! I think perfumery has bigger problems than divestment from overly-gendered marketing. The quarterly release of newer and lazier flanker scents has done far more damage to the artistry in perfumery than whether or not an M or an F gets stamped on the bottle. Flankers are a result of everything being unisex, likeable and thus easy to market. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a woman rocking a fougère. what is a flanker?

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Ceesie I believe that having this clear understanding and vision of what is masculine and what is feminine, brings a bit of spice to life. What’s more exciting? Isn’t it exciting that a man can wear a pink blazer even though the color is associated with women? What if everything was pink and there were no such associations? A guy wearing "Poison Girl (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" with confidence, there you go. What fun would it be if that was just a unisex fragrance? Youre right I never thought of it like that. I was at a fancy dress party 2 months ago and my gay besties came dressed in their blazers with gold floral embroidery. Its very obviously a man's outfit with the fit the cut and what not but there's an element of flamboyantness to it. Its definitely not unisex just because it has floral embroidery because the fit and cut very much framed their male gym bodies. But I could tell they were proud to confidently pull off such an outfit. So yeah I agree with you, it be boring if everything in life were considered unisex

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Lempi Ceesie Some perfumes are just too feminine or too masculine. But what makes them precisely that? Just as with clothes, of course a man can walk in a pink skirt, you be you. But it isn’t masculine where I come from (Mars that is, heheh). I find it to become only more confusing now that almost everthing seems to be marketed unisex. Well yeah, this exactly here is the point. Masculine where you come from . Which makes it a personal opinion and an association, not a fact. If you personally associate pink and roses and skirts with femininity and black and woods and trousers with masculinity, that doesn't mean we should label those things feminine or masculine because it's not an universal truth, it's depending on personal associations and cultural backgrounds. Also originally all ancient perfumes were unisex, it's just the modern marketing (and Western culture in general) that has made them to be associated to a certain gender. I get what ideology you're adhering to and yes standards change throughout history but it is a universal truth in modern society though. Like no where in the world right now would a long frilly ball gown be considered masculine as a norm. When it comes to perfumes in particular i wouldnt say pink and roses to be exclusively associated with femininity. It depends on the other accords that was mixed in with them, which is stronger and what is the overall end product leaning towards. A masculine scent with roses would tend to have a dark woody musk as the dominant scent with a slight hint of rose as opposed to the other way around. In terms of clothing a men's blazer might be pink but the CUT and FIT of the blazer would be for the male frame. Even my gay friends when they wear a pink blazer its still masculine because it was designed to be V shaped. Whereas my pink blazers have an hourglass cut where the waist is cinched inwards.

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Hmmm i gotta disagree with that. I cannot see for example, dior poison or delina from parfum de marly ever being worn on a guy. Those are far too feminine fragrances to be considered unisex. For me masculine fragrances tend to be the very dark musky and woody ones which I feel is too "heavy" for women. I cant think of any off the top of my head because I dont wear men's perfumes but ive definitely smelt them before. The xerjoff ones I find are very unisex since they tend to sit in the gender neutral territory. Good examples are tony iommi and cruz del sur 2. Same with many montale ones even the more floral fragrances when it dries down it becomes rather neutral.

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Are unisex perfumes just better?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Am i the only one who gets more compliments with unisex perfumes? It seems when I use a very feminine perfume, while it smells pretty it doesn't appeal to the men. But when I use a unisex or even a slightly masculine leaning scent I always get compliments and asked what I'm wearing by both men and women. Then I realized that with my unisex fragrances, during intimate encounters where I can smell myself because of how strong it is, I actually think "god I smell sexy. Its as if my scent is rubbing off onto him too" But when I use my very female floral fruity sweet fragrances I never get those thoughts. I just think ok i smell pretty and thats it. thoughts?

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Empty Perfume Bottles for collector?

Pengola | Perfume Recommendations

... Does anyone knows where I can buy empty perfume bottles? Is there even a market place for this? I collect unique bottles. At the moment Im after the Anfas bottles because they go so well on my display shelf. But I only like 3 of their fragrances so its kinda too a waste of money to buy them just for the bottle. The rest feel a bit too manly for me but I do want them on my display shelf 😀. Look how pretty my bottle looks next to my monies jewelry🤗

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Rum battle

Pengola | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... trust me when I say this. "Tony Iommi Monkey Special | XerJoff" this is the be all end all for rum scents. And definitely not masculine leaning. I feel it sits perfectly in the middle. Its elegant on women and sexy on men.

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Satago

4 months ago

Satago

Pengola

Do you ever blind buy? Or do you always test first?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... I used to blind buy. Ended up giving them away. But when I blind buy its because of the bottle most of the time. I managed to stop myself this time though. I was going to blind buy the "Elle Anniversary | XerJoff" because the bottle is so pink and gorgeous. But i did a deep dive on the reviews and ppl said it didnt have much longevity so I held back my urgers. I did blind buy the "Ishq Special | Anfas" but it was cheaper on souk and i have tried the original anfas ishq. The special is 30% stronger so I figure it cant be thattttt different.

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Bleufraglvr

4 months ago

Pengola

What size bottles to buy?

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Its rare i finish a bottle, though my 50ml xerjoff tony iommi and cruz del sur both have less than 20 ml left :(. But im one of those who has a perfume addiction so I end up buying new fragrances all the time. Those two are probably the only ones I would restock because I use it so often.

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Jeanjacquesq

4 months ago

Pengola

scoville obvious

Scoville - Obvious

Pengola | Perfumes & Brands

... Ebichuunee I bought the sample a while ago, I love the take but I have a hard time to find the right occasion to wear it …. Salsa/tacos party ? 🌮 I died laughing at this hahah

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Michael5050

4 months ago

Pengola

Which notes do you avoid?

Pengola | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... licorice. Omg i cannot stand it. I realized how much i hated it when i blind bought something from the dua brand I think its Plumlicious Casino Royale Therapy. It was the most rancid scent ever. I dont even think there's licorice in it but it smelt like an awful mix of everything with a strong dose of licorice -_-

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Ringtale

4 months ago

Pengola

Your fragrance should match your outfit

Terroni - Orto Parisi

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... I just had this exact same conversation last night with a friend ive known for 20 years. I started going on about perfume and she was like "really? i didnt know u wear perfume?" I guess cos we've known each other since we were kids and back then we never really used it. I started to recommend her some brands I use which she has never heard of since I mainly use niche ones and at first she was skeptical because she isn't a girly girl she more gives off dark and broody vibes. I recall her saying "i dont think we use the same type"......then I started describing my favorite xerjoff ones "Tony Iommi Monkey Special | XerJoff" and "Cruz del Sur II | XerJoff" and she was like "omg that actually matches your aesthetic and it also matches my broody vibes too"😀

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Nielsinho

4 months ago

Pengola

Scent of the Day

Pengola | Perfumes & Brands

... My scent for the day is "White on White | XerJoff" Milky fig goodness :)

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Moni43

4 months ago

Moni43

Pengola

Anfas ishq vs ishq special

Pengola | Perfumes & Brands

... Hi can anyone familiar with these two tell me how they differ? Ive tried the regular ishq and to me it smells like a very light strawberry cream with a slight hint of floral. I kinda wished the berry note were a little more intense on it. Ive read that the ishq special is stronger but conflicting accounts in the sense that some people say the berry note is enhanced whilst others say the berry note on the ishq special is weaker while the spice notes are stronger. I also noticed it more men preferring the ishq special because its "darker". I would like to know what the ladies think about this fragrant?

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Pengola

4 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Lemon or orange gourmand recommendations

Pengola | Perfumes by Note, Accord, Genre

... Ive been talking about this alot because i abosolutely love it. "Calda | L'Arc" There's no orange notes but to me it smells like this mandarin yogurt desert my mother used to make when i was a child. It was so nostalgic i had to buy it despite not being that fond of the bottle design.

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Scentedbyte

5 months ago

Pengola

Making your own perfume

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... guys i found this video!!! Its very helpful. Like a perfume making for dummies haha

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Pengola

5 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Making your own perfume

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... Omnipotato Pengola But im wondering if I want to create something with many layers how does that even work? Do you make the base notes a higher dosage for example? The way perfumes are marketed vs the way they are made is very different. A fragrance is made as a combination of a few "accords," which are almost fully fledged "fragrances" in their own right - they have larger molecules that last longer and smaller more volatile molecules that fade quickly. The ratios within each accord are of course determined by the perfumer, but usually it's a good idea to put less of a powerful aromachemical, for example, beta-damascone, compared to a chemical that is weaker, for example, phenethyl alcohol. Both are sweet rose scents, but I'd go with a 20-1 or even 100-1 ratio for both aromachemicals' character to come out and blend well together. omg this just went right over my head hahahahaha it makes me feel so uneducated

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Pengola

5 months ago

Pengola

Pengola

Making your own perfume

Pengola | Perfume Discussions

... But im wondering if I want to create something with many layers how does that even work? Do you make the base notes a higher dosage for example?

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Pengola

5 months ago

Pengola

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