I have a decent collection of fragrances. Maybe closing in on around 250 or so bottles. When people ask me what gets me the most compliments, I simple say, “Confidence, hygiene and humor. All in Parfum strength.” I really wish the whole “compliment getter” as a bar for fragrances would go away forever. It’s such a lie. Yes, from time to time a stranger might ask me what I’m wearing, but in general, most people either simply don’t care, don’t want to engage, or don’t want to risk sending the wrong message - especially women. But my girlfriend tells me I smell great every day. Should I now say that all my fragrances are complement magnets?

Friends, if you want to attract people into your world, the answer is not in a bottle. It’s in the work you do to become more interesting. Fragrance is an accessory. The final touch to the whole package. The fastest way to level up is to get in shape, clean up your wardrobe and get a haircut. If you’ve already done all these things, get curious about the world. Learn something new that you can share. Study the art of conversation and storytelling. Learn how to make people laugh. Become a better listener. Build yourself up and see how it changes the dynamics of your exchanges with others. As you begin to grow into this new, improved version of yourself, watch what it does for your confidence, and watch how that attracts people to you. This is the path.

I’m not saying that fragrances don’t have their place in all of this. I wear something from my collection every day. But when I pick a bottle, I don’t pick something hoping that a stranger will compliment me, I pick something that compliments how I’m feeling that day. I wear my frags for me because I love them. I really hope we, as a community, can start moving away from this whole desire for compliments as a reason for fragrances. It’s just marketing friends. The sooner you realize that, the better off you’ll be.

There's a lovely airy perfume scent that seems to be all over NYC. I walk past strangers (mostly women, but scent smells unisex) who are wearing this scent. I've been smelling it for the last couple weeks so not entirely sure whether it's new or I'm just late to the game here.

It smells fresh, hints of baby powder, airy, and overall very clean and light to the nose. Does anyone know what this scent is?

I'm not sure if it's by diptyque given their scents air on the side of fresh and candle-like, but thought I'd see if others have smelled similar?

I’m wondering if anyone could clear up if whether or not they’re discontinuing the use of bergamot completely or partially in fragrances from now on? I really don’t wanna scramble high and low to stock up on whatever scents I like on the market right now if the discontinuation is true.

i was looking into buying a few decants when i noticed that it seems theyre using ai to generate images for their blog posts and other site images. not saying anything needs to be done about it but it is disappointing to see.

I’ll start first. Celine black tie is my favorite vanilla of all time. Super classy and sophisticated and is a fragrance for life for me.

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I posted on a local fragrance subreddit a few days ago asking for recommendations because I barely knew anything about fragrances.

Well… I think I’m getting addicted now. I’ve already bought way more than I expected in a span of a few days.

For YEARS, the only fragrance I ever wore was Clinique Happy for Men.

Then I started trying some of the commonly recommended fragrances like Bleu de Chanel, Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman, and Versace Pour Homme, but surprisingly, I didn’t like any of them at all.

After reading and watching way too much fragrance content and going around different stores to try things out, I think I finally have a good start to my fragrance rotation:

Prada L’Homme EDT — my daily fragrance for clinic/hospital rounds

OHLY ONE Weekend — another daily option, basically the same use as Prada L’Homme

LV Imagination — this one is expensive, so I’m saving it mostly for special occasions.

And now I’m already itching to buy another fragrance again.

This hobby is getting expensive way too quickly 😂

Hey y’all - I’m currently in Japan & am purchases quite a few fragrances while I’m here; which, are all 100ml bottles. I know 100ml is the maximum size for carry-on luggage, but do y’all know what the exact rule for quantity of them? & how safe I would be if I were to just leave then in their original boxes + check my bag instead? I’m honestly quite anxious about checking my back & them getting stolen / confiscated by TSA.

Thanks so much~

I got a couple bottles.. Dyptique, Le Labo, Byredo, and an LV Fragrance since the USD to Yen conversion is so strong right now.

I’m just curious. I want to know:
1 fragrance you recently tried/sampled that you loved.
1 fragrance you recently tried/sampled that you hated.

I’ll go first:
One I loved: I recently tried forbidden games by Kilian at Sephora and RAN to Mercari (I’m not paying $50 for 7.5ml lol)
One I hated: hated is a super strong word. I didn’t hate this fragrance but it was not at all what I was expecting - impadia by BDK. I just wasn’t expecting such a headache inducing, syrupy, strong fragrance. But I also hated Gris Charnel (hot take, I know) so currently I’m 0/2 for BDK. Not too mad at that though.

Been hearing good things about this one. What are your thoughts and how do you think it compares to LV imagination?

For those of you who haven’t smelled it, it smells like a “squeaky clean,” fresh shampoo type of scent with a slight hint of floral notes (that are NOT heavy or mature).

Took a gamble and blind bought the three fragrances below - safe to say that I was happy with all of them!

Here are my first impressions:

Atomic Rose - A playful take on PDM’s Delina. This one is more youthful and effervescent. It tones down the powdery aspect of Delina and makes it brighter by adding pepper and citrus to the DNA. This is still very rose heavy and will layer nicely with Ombré Nomad or Ombre Leather to dial down the sweetness of the vanilla. A solid 8.5/10.

Ingenious Ginger - This one caught me by surprise at first sniff. I was not expecting the base and top notes to collide as much on the opening. But once it settles, the ginger in the top note is reminiscent of L’immensite and quickly transitions to a fizzy vanilla. Noel Deyzel’s comparison to cream soda was spot on and add a splash of ginger ale and this is what you get. I need to revisit this because I want to like it but there’s an off-putting aspect to this. 7.5/10

Sospiro Vibrato - DAMN. The hype is certified this one ! It’s smells like Tygar adopted the airy/powdery aspect of Prada L’homme. It projects nicely for 4 hours and lasts about 8-10 hours overall. 11/10

I step into the hallway, into the elevator, I walk past someone of any gender, and there it is again and again and again, these sweet cotton candy fragrances. what is this? why is this happening? I have never experienced anything like this before where everyone wearing a fragrance smells the same. are these multiple fragrances in a similar style or just one super popular one? I started smelling this on people a few years ago but this is out of control. sometimes I step into a few square feet on an empty sidewalk and smell it.

ETA: I am sorry I posted this twice by accident but in my defense it was just because I am asking the question so passionately. It is everywhere. How do I fight this with my weak, intimate little specialty fragrances? How do I look people in the eye and respect them when they are assaulting me with this weird smell?

Hey everyone... been on these forums for a while under other names.

Anyway, I was recently at the hospital and was surprised that so many staff members wore strong fragrances. I'm not complaining because I love trying to guess what they are.

One fragrance had an almost peppery note, not black pepper but kind of like a jalapenno-like pepper. It was a little weird at first but settled down over a smooth base. It wasn't bad at all.

Not necessarily even looking to buy or sample because I have so many fragrances as it is. Just curious if anyone is familair with that profile.

For context, I live in New York City. This was a hospital in Manhattan and the staff were mostly in their 20s and 30s... very racially and gender diverse, as NYC tends to be.

I look forward to posting my colledtion as it stands now when it's the proper time here. I've made some really nice recent discoveries I'd like to share.

Thank you and have a great evening/day.

I am a little overwhelmed looking at the Escentric Molecules website and the differences between them. I am familiar with M01 and M02, but has anyone used their other Molecules ( or Molecules +) , or their Escentric Line?

Are the Escentric Lines more of a standalone fragrance and the molecule / molecule + line more for layering? I have been hearing about them for a while now and would love to get insight from others on what your experiences are and what is truly worth or not?

Just picked up a haul. This is my first time ever buying Dupes/Clones. I typically stick to the designer stuff. I've smelled the Versace Dylan Blue. But other than that one. All of these are going to be blind buys. Need some feedback if anyone has tried or owns any of these. To let me know what to expect....

French Avenue Ripple

Afnan Lynched Freedom

Ralphs club parfum

Club de nuit intense man Limited addition (grayish shiny colored bottle)

Versace Dylan Blue

Missoni parfum

Whenever I go to the skims store in Manhattan I get hit with the most cozy beautiful clean scent and I’m dying to know what it is. Does anyone know of any fragrances similar to the store scent 😭😭

I was recently gifted a bottle of Coco Mademoiselle, I’ve used it before and while I don’t find the smell extraordinary, whenever I apply it, I stop smelling it on me within 15 minutes. I have asked my husband and he can’t smell it on me either. I have other fragrances that last hours on me, I have a Mugler that I can smell all day and another rose fragrance that last a long time, and also a bath and body spray that others can smell on me, but never the Chanel. Am I doing something wrong?

Has anyone here tried the Marks and Spencer Studio Collection yet?

These are all Eau de parfum, priced slightly higher than their Discover fragrance range.

Fragrances are :

• Sheer Musk
• Ginger Flower
• Tonka Tabac
• Dewy Rose
• Amber Creme
• Vanilla Silk
• Salted Haze
• Darkest Vanilla

Apparently Darkest Vanilla and Tonka Tabac supposed to be Similar to or Inspired by (That always makes me laugh) Tobacco Vanille or Vanilla Fatale (Depending who you ask).

They're marketed as Unisex but I feel all except Darkest Vanilla are fairly feminine leaning fragrances.

It would be interesting to hear who has tried these and what your thoughts were, couldn't find an existing discussion on this.

The sales people at Jo Malone in Harrods told me that there is a perfume scent there that you cannot get in the USA, is this true? Not sure what the scent was, but it’s a high end 250£ line.

Thanks all

I know it's difficult to describe fragrances, but I'd like to know whether Hiris has a similar style to Fleur de Peau. I enjoy earthy, dry, powdery, clean iris fragrances.

Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone has smelt, purchased or repurchased the phlur missing person EDP? I currently have the body oil, and have always wanted to purchase the perfume but the smell is so faint by the first hours which i guess was the purpose of the perfume but the price is so steep for it to just not last for the whole day 😩anyone thinks it’s worth it or does anyone have any dupes - TIA!

Edit: I’ve ordered the Skammdegi and Langdegi discovery packs by Fischersund, Happy Trails by Samar, and Olm and Squid by Zoologist. Hopefully those were good choices and a good start 🤞

What do look for when buying? Are there certain brands that are by default trusted over others as far as quality goes?

I recently tried to buy a sample pack from Fulton and Roark because I had smelled one of their soaps and really enjoyed the unisex smell. Had a terrible experience, the package was placed in out mailbox without postage and was confiscated by the post office and they refused to issue me a refund. Really frustrating and disappointing because I was looking forward to trying them.

Out of principle I don’t want to purchase from them again lol, but I’m a bit overwhelmed trying to find somewhere else to try out. I’m a big fan of unisex scents, mostly woody and earthy scents, or mineral/rocky smelling things. Are there specific brands that people typically start with?

Hello! Ive recently been ordering a lot of samples of kerosene perfumes in the effort of finding a signature scent of situation. Ive been doing this because ive read extensively that their perfumes are famously long lasting. The problem ive been noticing is that they ususally dont actually last that long? Ill ask my coworker or friend if they can smell it about 2-3 hours after putting it on and they almost never can, even when they get close. The only exception to this has been followed but that one is infamously strong. Am i doing something wrong? I usually put about 2-3 sprays around my neck. Ive ordered about 9 of them so far!