The Fragrance Thread & SOTD

[Grand Potentate]

Teenage boys are becoming high-end fragrance fans. So what’s that ugly smell? | Emma Beddington

Forget looksmaxxing. Boys are now scentmaxxing. But some of the perfume influencers they follow leave a lot to be desired, says Emma Beddington

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

New bottle of Tom Ford Private Blend Black Lacquer is $400 for 1.7oz and $1,350 for 8.3oz. These fragrance prices have officially reached the ridiculous phase.

 

[Dropbear]

New bottle of Tom Ford Private Blend Black Lacquer is $400 for 1.7oz and $1,350 for 8.3oz. These fragrance prices have officially reached the ridiculous phase.

JFC. Have you smelled it? Is it anything special?

 

[Grand Potentate]

JFC. Have you smelled it? Is it anything special?

No I had no idea it even existed until I was looking through a Macy's sale and saw it listed.

https://www.macys.com/shop/product/tom-ford-black-lacquer-eau-de-parfum-fragrance-collection?ID=19205936

 

[Dropbear]

Anyone smelled these yet?

 

[Grand Potentate]

Anyone smelled these yet?

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Tried the Tom Ford Black Lacquer Tonight. It’s really very interesting and exceptional ally long lasting. I can still smell myself at 4:30am when I sprayed it at 6:30pm. Unfortunately, the price is astronomically high:

Black Lacquer Eau de Parfum | TOM FORD BEAUTY

Discover TOM FORD Black Lacquer, an amber woody scent. A legend for a new day.

www.tomfordbeauty.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Anyone smelled these yet?

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Tried the Killian old fashioned. Much more feminine than I was expecting. The dry down was very powdery and kind of had a sort of absinthe tint to it. Would not recommend.

Tried the Tom Ford Black Lacqeur again. Man, that is some POTENT shit. I’m honestly considering that for our next group buy.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Some decent sales out there for black friday. If anyone has any wants I'm always open to running another split.

 

[Dropbear]

I stumbled upon this little gem while in Paris yesterday. It’s fairly light but with some wonderful summery oud and spice scents:

Oud For Love 100ml refillable spray

An Oriental-Floral Perfume Extract by Bertrand Duchaufour, in a refillable 100 ml format. A tribute to love.

www.thedifferentcompany.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

I stumbled upon this little gem while in Paris yesterday. It’s fairly light but with some wonderful summery oud and spice scents:

Oud For Love 100ml refillable spray

An Oriental-Floral Perfume Extract by Bertrand Duchaufour, in a refillable 100 ml format. A tribute to love.

www.thedifferentcompany.com

you can buy that much cheaper from grey market sellers here in the states.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Tried this out last night at Nordstroms:

Bois Pacifique Eau de Parfum | TOM FORD BEAUTY

Discover Bois Pacifique, a woody spicy scent, featuring earthy woods and invigorating spices.

www.tomfordbeauty.com

Apparently, its exclusive to them for the next month and then its going to be spreading around.

Very impressive its kind of a cross between an Italian scent like TF Neroli Portofino and a medium strength oud. God several compliments on it and it had very good lasting power.

 

[Dropbear]

This one is getting a lot of hype online, but I can’t be arsed going into one of their stores to try it:

https://www.zara.com/us/en/exclusive---n-04-leather-jardin-edp-100-ml--3-4-fl--oz--p20110757.html

 

[Grand Potentate]

Been trying out some of the Initio fragrances at the local neiman marcus. Nothing has really jumped out at me so far but last night I tried out Oud for Happiness and I have to admit its pretty sexy. The oud and cedar make for a kind of woody/oudy drydown. Its nothing extraordinary or REALLY unique, but I think it makes for a very nice everyday type of oud. Very long lasting as well. I can still smell it on both of my arms at 1pm after spraying it at 6pm last night.

OUD FOR HAPPINESS

Oud for Happiness amplifies the benefits of oud through a puff of freshly-cut narcotic grass, energizing and uninhibited.

us.initioparfums.com

I still need to try their oud for greatness and the sales rep recommended their oud for greatness NEO and high frequency. I didn't like side effect, addictive vibration, or rehab. If you like lavender, rehab might be a good choice for you. Apparently, its very popular here locally.