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What Fragrance Did You Use Today?
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HMan
Doften Savant
Parle Moi de Parfum - Chypre Mojo
Another solid offering from the house. If you've smelt DG's Chaipre this is like a cleaner perfume version of that (which the DG aftershave isn't blah.)
It's got a strong ripe mango note, not totally to the overripe point like Chaipre, but just on the brink. Underneath is a resinous quality, perhaps the patchouli carnation accord, that keeps this totally unisex, such that I feel very comfortable wearing it. In fact, I'm really digging it.
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A quick update on Tomboy Neroli, the more important thing first the Mrs actually said I smelt good without me sticking my wrist in her face. So an unforced compliment is a big plus. It's super generic man frag, but super well done. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it. Though there are cheaper offerings of a similar experience to be had.
Which leads to my preliminary opinion on the house. They seem to be choosing classic categories and making classic versions of each. Even one of the scent I've tried to now has had the feeling. No of them stand out as unique, but all as just really well done versions of their type.
For that reason, knowing there are a lot of us trying to get our feet wet in the frag world, a sample set from this house it highly recommended as a way to at least build a good reference point.
Another solid offering from the house. If you've smelt DG's Chaipre this is like a cleaner perfume version of that (which the DG aftershave isn't blah.)
It's got a strong ripe mango note, not totally to the overripe point like Chaipre, but just on the brink. Underneath is a resinous quality, perhaps the patchouli carnation accord, that keeps this totally unisex, such that I feel very comfortable wearing it. In fact, I'm really digging it.
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A quick update on Tomboy Neroli, the more important thing first the Mrs actually said I smelt good without me sticking my wrist in her face. So an unforced compliment is a big plus. It's super generic man frag, but super well done. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it. Though there are cheaper offerings of a similar experience to be had.
Which leads to my preliminary opinion on the house. They seem to be choosing classic categories and making classic versions of each. Even one of the scent I've tried to now has had the feeling. No of them stand out as unique, but all as just really well done versions of their type.
For that reason, knowing there are a lot of us trying to get our feet wet in the frag world, a sample set from this house it highly recommended as a way to at least build a good reference point.
High quality? Nope. Jaw dropper? Na. But, for the high heat when you want something inoffensive that smells clean and super easy to wear that is airy & fresh CK One Summer (2016) is a pleaser. Lime with a Mojto vibe with woods, musk, light florals & fruit notes that is not sweet at all. Awesome when it gets into the 90F+ range. Stays on the skin for about 7-8 hours. Not to shabby....
HMan
Doften Savant
Parle Moi de Parfum - Woody Perfecto
Well, once again, there is something strangely familiar and archetypal here, and yet fleeting and hard to grasp.
I like this quite a lot, when I can smell it. It has strong opening, but it lasts about 15 seconds, then it almost totally disappeared, now I'm getting whiffs here and there and the whiffs are a lovely, lemony cedar with a tinge of vetiver and amber funk.
After each sample I keep feeling, in a good, almost deja vu kind of way, that I've smelt this before but where? None of them project very strongly, which is plus for me, since I wear them at home for me. And they do the disappear and reappear in a shape shifted form thing.
I keep feeling like that unlike many other modern niche houses, they aren't trying to tell a story, but rather to build archetypes of pure fragrance. I personally really like this approach, and even if I don't wind up buying anything, feel like this is an extremely fascinating journey through fragrance.
I'll keep reporting on the set here, even if it's just a way to organize my thoughts on the experience.
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Follow up on Chypre Mojo - this didn't do the disappearing act, but did settle down to something very similar to Floid Black, but of course, done with more care and sophistication. If you're a Floid Black fan, you might want to try this out.
I kept getting weird deja vu moments from it randomly throughout the day, which made it a very fun trial.
Well, once again, there is something strangely familiar and archetypal here, and yet fleeting and hard to grasp.
I like this quite a lot, when I can smell it. It has strong opening, but it lasts about 15 seconds, then it almost totally disappeared, now I'm getting whiffs here and there and the whiffs are a lovely, lemony cedar with a tinge of vetiver and amber funk.
After each sample I keep feeling, in a good, almost deja vu kind of way, that I've smelt this before but where? None of them project very strongly, which is plus for me, since I wear them at home for me. And they do the disappear and reappear in a shape shifted form thing.
I keep feeling like that unlike many other modern niche houses, they aren't trying to tell a story, but rather to build archetypes of pure fragrance. I personally really like this approach, and even if I don't wind up buying anything, feel like this is an extremely fascinating journey through fragrance.
I'll keep reporting on the set here, even if it's just a way to organize my thoughts on the experience.
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Follow up on Chypre Mojo - this didn't do the disappearing act, but did settle down to something very similar to Floid Black, but of course, done with more care and sophistication. If you're a Floid Black fan, you might want to try this out.
I kept getting weird deja vu moments from it randomly throughout the day, which made it a very fun trial.
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Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Guerlain Vetiver
Penhaligon's to the rescue! Just put my cloth mask on which I was just wearing 20min ago and it smells like a dog just took a dump in it. How that can be with it just sitting on my desk I have no idea. The office supply of Penhaligon's Endymion from @Dave in KY fixed it right up!
Leather and spice yes. Incense is a hard no.
Another cheapie but, a goodie. Woods, floral and soapy cleanness. Can’t lose....
HMan
Doften Savant
And here I thought I was starting to like you.
I have the same aversion to hippies as Fluffy
HMan
Doften Savant
I have the same aversion to hippies as Fluffy
Says the man who lives in SF!
See incense and patchouli for me are about temples and the inner life, but yeah, I get it.
