Men's Fragrances

[Dane]

I wouldn't called Escentric avante garde necessarily...more lazy and derivative. One is a sole synthetic, and the other is mostly a sole synthetic. This approach may have been considered interesting if Helmut Lang hadn't already done the same thing several years earlier (with a more interesting ingredient at that), who borrowed the concept from CDG.

The reason why some complain of longevity is because of fatigue, which is common when smelling several synthetics ...they tend to come & go. By nature though, this particular synthetic is a basenote and should technically last for quite a while on-skin.

[shah]

earlier this morning i dabbled some serge lutens, the ambre sultan. i was transformed into an earlier time. i'll spare the soliloquy for the time being, MBD you'll be receiving some notes from me soon on the matter, I've yet to finishing going through the collection--I passed out after too many whiffs !

Now I've showered and readied for the evening, tried some rose oud by killians. I reminds me of rosa damascena oil ...

[Halber Mensch]

I recently had the chance to try the new SL L'eau froide and again I pretty much love it. The opening feels like iced incense and the scent changes nicely but remains very light yet clearly present.
I think it's a really good addition to Serge's L'eau line and the name pretty much sums it up.
I also have to say that I was surprised by it's durability. I've read a couple of reviews which were complaing about the lacking longevity, but I only had a small splash on my wrist and it lasted quite long. Well, then again they've probably taken some other SL scent as a benchmark.

[birdytg]

Halber Mensch: I recently tried the SL "L'Eau Froide" but unfortunately was not long lasting on my skin! So, it makes it out of game for me as I personnally dislike the non long lasting fragrances!
Shahanshah: Yes, the By Killian "Rose Oud" is exceptional and gorgious, very rosa damascena oil and turkish pastries! One of my favorite fragrances!

[fncyths]

Bump.

Anyone shopping for spring scents yet?

A girlfriend of mine just turned me onto Neroli. I've been experimenting and blending essential oils with it. Neroli, mandarin orange, mixed with a little bergamot and tobacco has been a favorite as of late.

[Dane]

S-Perfume line is now available at luckyscent.com...only mentioning because 2 of the 3 are superb and ordering from them directly in the past has been a pain.

http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/category/574/page/1/brand/S-Perfume.html

I've mentioned it a million times, but S-ex is one of the best fragrances ever created (and I don't take that position lightly) and is affordable and accessible. 100% Love leans more toward the feminine, but is also a modern marvel and something I can't picture myself ever living without.

......these people should pay me.

[Faust]

S-ex is kinda of a cheesy name though ;-) Something I imagine laying in your closet next to your A|X belts.

[Dane]

S-ex is kinda of a cheesy name though ;-) Something I imagine laying in your closet next to your A|X belts.

Agreed...although they say it's pronounced "essex" (sigh).

That's the thing with perfume...the image can be totally wrong, sometimes even shameful, but if they hire the right perfumer, you can get past it. I have a hard time buying Bond because it's tacky...Yves Rocher because it's cheap...Diesel because it's Diesel. But they all make a few excellent scents.

[Faust]

Nothing wrong with that. Bond is for bitches who lunch. Throw a bomb in that place.

[Dane]

Nothing wrong with that. Bond is for bitches who lunch. Throw a bomb in that place.

The witch that owns Bond is basically everything I dislike about the fragrance industry, but she can afford the best perfumers, one or two of which have managed, without any creative direction, to create brilliant scents. More fluke for bond than anything though, because they could easily have submitted the same draft to someone else who could have lucked out. Too bad creed hasnt had the same luck since the cool water days.

[Halber Mensch]

I've just discovered that CdG is launching three new fragrances under their Play Label.

http://number3store.blogspot.de/2012/04/play-comme-des-garcons-new-perfumes.html

Well, the black and the green one sound interesting to me.

[Dane]

Hopefully they're more interesting than the original.

[casem]

They have testers available now at the CDG store for the new Play fragrances. I quite liked green for summer, I've kinda always wanted something minty, it's fresh and bright with some classic CDG weirdness underneath it all (I can't put my finger on what, but it's something I've encountered in other CDG fragrances).

[Vanna]

I've been wearing L'Ombre dans L'Eau for the past few weeks. At first I thought it was a little too flowery but the more I wear it the more I like how it gets darker as the day wears on. And I tend not to wear scents at all, but this one is very easy.

[morsto]

I've been wearing L'Ombre dans L'Eau for the past few weeks. At first I thought it was a little too flowery but the more I wear it the more I like how it gets darker as the day wears on. And I tend not to wear scents at all, but this one is very easy.

I think generally the diptyque scents are very nice, although I find most of them to be quite feminine. What do you think of them, Dane? (excuse me if you've answered this before)