Bow to Royalty said:

@RandomNegro which Armaf's were you looking at?

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Oud and Precieux

Rubato said:

Sorry for those who have heard me say it before but LV Imagination is the summer scent that will last you all day

It’s pricey so grab a sample first to see if you like it, it’s top 3 for me

First 20 mins it smells a little sweeter than I like but the dry down is heavenly

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RandomNegro said:

Imagination as well as City Of Stars.

Amazing.

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California dream isn't bad either but I gotta try the ones you guys listed.

CDN Precieux is like 85% Absolu Aventus but it goes in it's own direction. Great longevity too

sooooo, I’m allergic to my perfumes. All that money… AND IM STILL GONNA WEAR IT!

Copped my oldman Acqua Di Parma 'Sandalo' for Fathers Day, tried to find him something that can be worn year round...

Thankfully the lady blessed me with a ton of samples... Couple that stand out is Terre D'Hermes, Acqua Di Parma 'Colonia Club' and surprisingly the Boss 'Elixir' and Armani 'Profondo'... The Profondo is a real nice fresh fragrance...

Goldie said:

Yea, I still can't fuck with the clones. I'm still on my purist shit.


Creed absolu is dope tho. It's like Aventus, Savauge elixir and Ani mixed. I'd prolly rock it in the cooler weather.

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You gotta step off that pedestal my man.

Some clones smell better or perform better than the OG.

Goldie said:

lol nah fuck that. If I want "Aventus", I'm gonna get Aventus, not "Inspired by Aventus".

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The problem is…Aventus ain’t been “Aventus” for years…

Too much batch variation and reformulations…

Don’t turn your nose down to clones. You’re gonna miss out on fire!

I have a good mix of both. I usually go for the clones if they offer better performance than the original, or if the original is discontinued and hard to find/resale price is TOO crazy.

Since I got my oldman fragrance for fathers day Ive gone abit fragrance mad again...

Ive found 4 new sample sites that I trust in the UK, I was always abit sceptical on sample sites not knowing which ones to trust but did abit of research and couple have actual brick and mortar stores too... So I went abit crazy and ended up spending over £100 on samples!!! lol also copped a Penhaligons discovery set too smh

Cant wait to give them a try now, basically almost copied 'Perfume Guys' 10/10 niche fragrance list... Though couldnt find Thomas De Monaco's 'Raw Gold'...

If I dont find something I love in this haul Im gonna be pissed!!!

Had big haul of samples come through, not a very good hit rate so far!!! Hope for more luck on the rest on order...

First I'll start on a positive:

Will cops:

Carthusia - Terra Mia: LOVE this scent, beautiful.... Abit sweet??? Hints of chocolate, coffee and creamy vanilla... Will defo cop a bottle of this!!!

Une Nuit Nomade - Jardins de Misfah: Nice fruity scent, hints of rose and again kinda sweet... Would prob a bottle in the future...

Carthusia - Uomo: Very nice scent, at first I got a hint of barber shop but then the dry down went fresh/airy, floral with a hint of spice too... Lovely scent, again would probably cop in the future...


Maybe cop:

Nishane - 100 Silent Ways: This was a weird one, at first I got aniseed smell, then it dried down and went creamy, vanillary, hint of wood??? with some floral notes... Apparently this layers well with their Havcivat scent, so will try that when it arrives...


Defo not cops:

Carthusia - A'mmare: Personally I got a strong aniseed smell at first, then after the dry down it went abit aquatic and fresh but I just hate the taste and smell of aniseed or liquorice so its a put off...

Tiziana Terenzi - Ursa: HORRIBLE, this smells like an old abandoned church!!! Hints of incense too but yuck!!! Pure musky church vibes...

Tauer - Au Coeur du Desert: Way too musky for me, again it smelled like a church (though not as much as 'Ursa' ) but yeah way to old man vibes with this one...

Serge Lutens - Fille en Aiguilles: At first I hated it, then after an hour or so I dont hate it but defo wouldnt buy it... I got strong incense vibe at first, still do but also hints of spic and vinegar but still kinda fresh... A fragrance that I find hard to describe lol

Carthusia - Mediterraneo: Just waaaay too lemony and citrusy...

Maison Violet - Un Air d’Apogee: Very weak and airy, floral vibes but theres something there hitting me that I dont like, might be spice or herbal???

Maison Crivelli - Iris Malikhan: Too powdery and green for me, theres a nice scent there thats that hits me too, thinks its a creamy woody scent??? Just dont like it over all though...

Papillon - Salome: Massive over powering smell of flowers!!! I literally couldnt smell anything else other than flowers and hint of incense...

Jovoy - Psychedelique: Really disliked this, I got a baby lotion smell with hints of woody, musky, powdery vibes...