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What Fragrance Did You Use Today?
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John Antonioni
Shave Newbie
Worth it? Does the cigarette scent work?
HMan
Doften Savant
Heely / Jogging Cologne Officinale
Superb old school herbal fougere. This is a colab with the Jogging shop in Marseille. Opens with the classic herbal combo of basil, lavender, rosemary, and sage. It adds a somewhat animailic raw soap note, which I personally love, it gives the fragrance a bit of weight, and excellent longevity, without loosing the herbal quality. But I some find it a bit off-putting, getting a cat-pee feeling from it. I don't get that at all, just the sort of buzzy aromatic feeling that the lye in soap can give. I find I actually like the modern versions of these kinds of scents more than the vintage I have. The top is still in tact, and there's a balance between light and heavy.
This is a bit more 'everyday' for me, and my other favorite, that just needs to be out there is Maria Candida Gentile's Gentile, which subs leather for the soap and has a very fancy date night vibe for me.
Superb old school herbal fougere. This is a colab with the Jogging shop in Marseille. Opens with the classic herbal combo of basil, lavender, rosemary, and sage. It adds a somewhat animailic raw soap note, which I personally love, it gives the fragrance a bit of weight, and excellent longevity, without loosing the herbal quality. But I some find it a bit off-putting, getting a cat-pee feeling from it. I don't get that at all, just the sort of buzzy aromatic feeling that the lye in soap can give. I find I actually like the modern versions of these kinds of scents more than the vintage I have. The top is still in tact, and there's a balance between light and heavy.
This is a bit more 'everyday' for me, and my other favorite, that just needs to be out there is Maria Candida Gentile's Gentile, which subs leather for the soap and has a very fancy date night vibe for me.
Beau Chapeau
Jr. Shave Member
TBH.. it's a nice fragrance but a bit light for an EDP.
Beau Chapeau
Jr. Shave Member
Beau Chapeau
Jr. Shave Member
HMan
Doften Savant
Wienerblut - Hesperia
Well I finally found the lemon candy scent. Opens like a high end Myrsol Agua de Limon, I've been looking all over for such an opening. Of course that's never going to last but thanks to good formulation, the sense of it remains, though grass and frankincense come in for most of the duration. I don't get church vibes here though, that lemon keeps its feet cheerfully planted on this side of the astral plane.
Glad I decide to go for this, I found Klubwasser in Stockholm last year, and it was one of the standout fragrances of the year for me, so I thought another from the house would be in order. I don't know about you guys but tend to stick with houses if I've found a winner from them, especially if it's something distinctive.
I need to get better about taking pics and posting again, things to work on...
Well I finally found the lemon candy scent. Opens like a high end Myrsol Agua de Limon, I've been looking all over for such an opening. Of course that's never going to last but thanks to good formulation, the sense of it remains, though grass and frankincense come in for most of the duration. I don't get church vibes here though, that lemon keeps its feet cheerfully planted on this side of the astral plane.
Glad I decide to go for this, I found Klubwasser in Stockholm last year, and it was one of the standout fragrances of the year for me, so I thought another from the house would be in order. I don't know about you guys but tend to stick with houses if I've found a winner from them, especially if it's something distinctive.
I need to get better about taking pics and posting again, things to work on...
Beau Chapeau
Jr. Shave Member
HMan
Doften Savant
Clive Christian - 1872 (Masculine)
I tried this on the same trip to Stockholm last year, really liked it, but no way was I willing to pay the asking price. However a couple of weeks back I made a great purchase (Miller Harris Vetiver Insolent) from my YouTuber neighbor friend. We started talking about perfumes and this came up, and he suggested I look on the Perfume Souk. Sure enough there it was, new and unopened at a great price, from a great guy.
This is just great very classic old school green and floral fougere. Really takes me back to the day in a good way. Clearly made with the good stuff, so I'm really happy about it, another type of frag I've been looking for.
I tried this on the same trip to Stockholm last year, really liked it, but no way was I willing to pay the asking price. However a couple of weeks back I made a great purchase (Miller Harris Vetiver Insolent) from my YouTuber neighbor friend. We started talking about perfumes and this came up, and he suggested I look on the Perfume Souk. Sure enough there it was, new and unopened at a great price, from a great guy.
This is just great very classic old school green and floral fougere. Really takes me back to the day in a good way. Clearly made with the good stuff, so I'm really happy about it, another type of frag I've been looking for.
Beau Chapeau
Jr. Shave Member
