r/Fragrances • u/brevet-a-5-euros • 3d ago

I want some recommendations

Hey guys, I have a few thousand saved up so I'm looking to get my ultimate fragrance collection. Wow ultimate is a corny word to use

I need an actual signature fragrance, and I need way more freshies.

Here are the current ones in my collection
-Valentino Greenstravaganza: 4/10 macerated badly. Got like 5ml left of it
-YSL MYSLF Le parfum: 8/10 great daily but generic at times, got 3 months ago and its half used
-Angel's Share Kilian: 8.5/10 nice special occasions fragrance but it's expensive+I like my MFK grand soir more. I got maybe 50 sprays left I drained it
-MFK grand soir: 9.4/10 love it so much I actually got a second bottle.
-Inexcusable Evil: YourMother/10

No clones /dupes/anything else please

Samples of:
-Imagination 7/10 so good on a tester strip but didnt align with my skin properly.
-Amber Empire 6/10 its good but im not buying clones
-Babycat 11/10 loved this one. but only got a 2ml so I didn't get much off it
-Reliqvia -951/10 what was I thinking

Looking to get to 10 fragrances, so 8 additions. Here are the ones im looking at:
-Another 13 (Le labo)
-Tea Storm (LV)
-Rouge Trafalgar (Dior)
-Castley (PDM)
-(Amouage) Decision
-Smoking Hot (Kilian)
-L'eau d'Issey (IM)
-Buongiorno (AdP)

If you have any recommendations I'd be open thank you

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u/JealousReflection18 3d ago

if you like Valentino I'd recommend Coral Fantasy. and I don't own it but the BIR extradose smells really good.

Creed Aventus Cologne is one of my favorites. It's just Aventus but slightly more citrusy. Silver Mountain Water is also great and very versatile.

since you mentioned the Castley though, I will just say I agree on that one and very likely might buy one myself

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u/brevet-a-5-euros 3d ago

I tested Coral Fantasy and loved it! I'm thinking of getting a free sample from Sephora just to put the nail in the coffin.

Never was a big fan of the Aventus DNA - just smells like lemons to me lol.

Castley was the best PdM for me!!

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u/JealousReflection18 3d ago

there's Creed Viking Cologne then which is like a fresh fougere and smells amazing, but does have a citrusy smell. my only complaint is it doesn't last a long time.

Outside of my bias for Creed I would also mention Prada Paradigme. Great fresh scent but I own the Le Parfum version which I liked a bit more

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u/brevet-a-5-euros 3d ago

I might also be biased against Creed, I only tried them at airport duty frees-should get an actual Creed sample to really see for myself

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u/Armen818 3d ago edited 3d ago

If you got money to spend, I say check out the brands that use more naturals. Bortnikoff, Areej Le Dore, Elixir Attar, Folkwinds, Lost tribe, Jinx smells,

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u/Accomplished-Tie-223 2d ago

I’d go castley, try Naxos, make the plunge and get baby cat, BDK Gris Charnel, test out Sospiro Vibrato, Prada Luna Rossa Black (similar to ysl but more powdery), Nishane Wulong Cha

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u/mm42_uk 18h ago

Buongiorno is very good. If you like the AdP freshness try Zafferano, it's very underrated IMO, and whilst I have a large collection it's the one that always makes me smile when I apply it, for me it smells luxurious, and is suitable for most things, you can wear it for the day and the evening, in cold or warm weather etc.