Still seem to be riding the "oud" popularity wave.
Hello people, the recent trend of masculine fragrances seems to be light aquatic fragrances? I want to have some opinions on the recent trends of masculine fragrances as i want to buy some masculine perfumes and compare to the older generation masculine perfumes of my father's.
Discuss.
Still seem to be riding the "oud" popularity wave.
Blueness.
Oud all the way. some sea salt/aquatic with oud will be interesting![]()
I would also say oud at the moment but in addition to that, most of the high end places I go to are tending to blur the lines of Masculine and Feminine and move into the Unisex area on almos everything. Which is awesome, maybe I want to smell like coconut and flowers !
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oud and vetiver are the current trends.
but trends are always one step behind
Tea is coming back.
Unisex
Hmmm... I would say sweetness.
Some of recent male releases are absurdly sweet.
Trying to smell too much like an alcoholic beverage.
Putting hefty price tags on mediocre fragrances.
I agree...Oud is still big but I think its heading into the sunset a bit....anyone for a New Montale flavor? lol
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Weak but expensive smells, and discontinuing good ones and reformulating the rest![]()
THIS.
Really, it depends on which recent trends you're interested in: Designer or Niche. They differ since they're targeting quite a different buyer. Think of it as mass appeal vs niche appeal, though that isn't always the case. Aventus, for example is absolutely a mass appeal fragrance.
On the niche side, we see trends like oud and the fact that more and more scents are unisex, which makes sense since niche buyers are more likely to realize that most scents are unisex even if they're not labeled as such.
On the designer side, it seems to me the trend is amped sweetness and targeting younger customers. 1 Million: hyper sweet and young. Guilty: hyper sweet and young. Both have been a smash success and I'd be shocked if we don't see more and more of the same. It makes sense for a house to have a young scent that brings new customers into the brand. Lure them in with a young scent and in years to come, they're more likely to grow into others in the line. I definitely think that was Paco Rabanne's strategy with 1 Million. It's wise.
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Sadly, yes.
Current Favorites (in no particular order)
Castile
Royal Oud
APOM
CurveAqua Universalis
Prada L'Homme
Petit Matin
Aqua Celestia1725 Casanova
Tom Ford Extreme
Hanae Mori H.M. EDT
Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Agree with all of the above.
Was just going to say the last generation had the better deal.
With alot of the newer ones, it seems the "recent trend in masculine frags" is femininity. Sweet, powdery, etc
The thing is, these seem to be what alot of women like on guys now.
1 Tuning-down all the scents.
2 Fragrances used almost in homeopatic concentrations.
3 Aromachemicals at the top.
4 Niche perfumery with absurd price tags.
Not only one good news![]()
keepin' it musky
Here's an interesting thought to ponder: Surveys suggest that a third of all women buy men's fragrances to wear for themselves. And half of all women buy men's fragrances for men. That means most men's fragrances are bought by women. It makes sense how much female tastes dominate men's fragrances. The reverse of those statistics is not true at all. Most men don't buy women's perfume - not for themselves or for the women in their lives. The same thing is true of clothing. Women sometimes wear men's clothing and they definitely buy it for men, but men rarely buy women's clothing.
Anyway... yeah. Women's tastes dictate a lot of men's fragrance trends since women spend so much money on men's fragrances.
Current Favorites (in no particular order)
Castile
Royal Oud
APOM
CurveAqua Universalis
Prada L'Homme
Petit Matin
Aqua Celestia1725 Casanova
Tom Ford Extreme
Hanae Mori H.M. EDT
Terre d'Hermes Parfum
I agree with these postings and it explains exactly why I have been so disappointed with the majority of new male fragrances. They are simply too feminine. My wife says the same thing.
keepin' it musky
Tea and dark berry notes.
I would say tea is at the tip of the trend, I think pepper is coming back along with berry and melon notes. Oud was leading the way for a while, Tobacco was pretty popular last season but much like leather and wood always a classic masculine scent imo.
I do think its hard to say theres definite trends as the variation between niche and designer can be quite large, I doubt most consumers even know what oud is etc. Of course hard to dispute the fact that theres a definite move towards unisex which isnt necessarily a bad thing, I actually think this has been occuring for many years and just usually leaves people pleasantly surprised when they come across something that has that distinctive masculine vibe.
"Geez, when are the 'We love Aventus' T-shirts coming out?"
(Possum-Pie, 2012)
I agree with this and it's a shame. I also think this overly priced niche market is a scam on some of us. I mean to pay $150-500 or more for a frag is ridiculous!!! There are plenty of beautiful men's designer frags out their to discover and since I dig feminine or unisex frags as well as men's frags, that doubles the designer frags for me.
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