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yeah, this is how I feel too

I would give this one a wide birth. Very derivative

I would be staying away from Arabians tonka unless you enjoy smelling like the Sahara Desert covered in sugar syrup.

I would be starting with Honey Aoud, Black Aoud, Red Aoud, Arabians, Bengal...

Mr Burberry Indigo is a good alternative with better performance than a fresh bottle of Profumo. It has added green notes like mint and violet leaf

Heeley Phoenecia does dried fruit and dates best for me, without too much distraction from other notes. There is some fresh clean vetiver to give everything some lift, but otherwise its dried fruit...

It’s a great house for times when you want something rich and heavy. Even the “freshies” and rich and heavy.

The must haves for fans of the house are:

Black Aoud
Red Aoud (Middle eastern Dior...

Wow, old thread! the answers are certainly a time capsule of sorts.

These days I feel like I would wear:
Roja Danger Pour Homme
Clive Christian 1872
MFK Lumiere Noir Pour Homme
Micallef Royal...

I’m a big fan of cologne 352, fantastic stuff

Very exciting news...interesting that they are not using “Aoud” in the names anymore.

Dolce & Gabanna The One Mysterious Night has been a pleasure to wear these last couple of weeks. Creates new ground in the saturated oud/rose market, a very jammy rose, superbly done.

Some eye opening numbers here! I guess some of us ARE emptying bottles :laugh:

Been a big year for Montalr and Mancera, seemed like perfect houses for the Covid lockdown.

Biggest surprise is Mugler Ice Men. I have liked using it right after a shower.

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Yep, One Man Show has been significantly tamed by the sounds of it. Nonetheless, still a great fragrance, maybe better for some

Have had 4 wears now. It smells closer to Davidoff Zino than anything else. Retro for sure, but not quite elegant in my books, more hairy-chested. Strong performance.

Dolce & Gabanna The One Grey. Yes, Grey. This is a direct descendent of late 1970s green aromatic fougeres, with a modern spicy citrus opening and a plush deep drydown. Highly recommended. Decent...

Costume National Homme Parfum

I did end up buying a bottle a couple of months ago and I must say it is good for when I want a brash masculine fragrance. Interestingly though, when I subsequently shower, the incensy amber-wood...

Yes I received Aoud Lemon Mint recently with the magnetic cap. More importantly, the sprayers have been significantly upgraded and now put out a perfectly controllable fine mist which allows...

Guerlain Heritage EDT or Fahrenheit EDT would have to be close.

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Roja Dove Fetish or Enigma would be top of the tree for this description

I would get Masculine Pluriel because it wears more evenly through the day, but smell wise its a matter of personal preference

Alberto Morillas makes the Toyota Camrys of the perfume world, occasionally he makes a Lexus.

Yeah this is what I get as well. Performance is very strong for me

I’d never wear it myself, doesn’t suit me, but I can see some people liking it as they like Intense Cafe.

I would agree this is charismatic, despite all the groans that it attracts here on Basenotes. My colleague, who does have that certain intangible quality of charismatic men, once walked into an...

I have only tried Gucci Nobile of these, and that would certainly be a great choice for a charismatic guy

I wonder if it might have any similarities to....PdM Layton. It’s catching fire atm.

Clive Christian 1872 was very popular today at a family event

Let’s face it, it’s Aventus, or one of the similar offerings from high-end niche houses like Micellef who make Royal Vintage . I had worn approximately 200+ fragrances since my last Aventus wear,...

Maybe it’s an overdose of Dihydromercanol

Mancera Aoud Sandroses appears to be gone. It’s not on the Mancera website and stock has dried up at discounters. I only see one bottle on Fragrancenet.

For those not familiar with it, it’s a...

I saw this on Instagram yesterday, looking forward to buying it ASAP.

Kinda nice that they have also focussed on a single release as well.

I have 25+ Montales. Why? They are big, brash, unapologetic, exotic scents. They bristle and they growl. They are very affordable. The rose notes are excellent. They have a distinct Montale...

I found it a bit sharp and unforgiving, there was no soft edge to lean on.

I have most of the range and still thoroughly enjoy them. The original is one is my top 5 most worn fragrances of all time.

I thought “outsider” meant the sort of buyer or buying mood that CdG targets. Personally I can’t stand most of their dry, flaky compositions. Concrete I kind of like but guess what...most CDG fans...

There’s definitely a good handful of sport fragrances, a lot of these have set just outside my Wishlist for a long time. The reminder is much appreciated.

Oud For Greatness sold. Was too exhausting to wear because of all those industrial smoky notes that don’t quit. But these seem to only impact the wearer, the trail is nice.

Fahrenheit EDT, Dior Homme EDT (best balance) and Eau Sauvage Parfum for me

Micallef Emir, will be sadly missed!

Stunning

Montale Blue Amber or Intense Black Aoud are fantastic for winter, as is Patchouli Leaves if you like patchouli.

Mancera’s Black Line, Black Prestigium and Crazy for Oud are also very nice for...

Yeah it’s the EDT that was raved about. I never smelled the EDT but the current EDP falls apart fairly quickly and becomes a woody mess.

Using words to describe smells just doesn’t work well unfortunately. 6 years here has taught me that. And to top it all off, our noses are not all built the same. Kind of makes reviews pointless...

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Definitely now for me

I think this fragrance has definitely been overhyped. The ginger is just too foody here, too natural smelling, and too strong. However, performance is very good and there is strong, long-lasting...

Maybe all those banned ingredients were psychedelics ;)

I had similar thoughts when I tried the outstanding modern-day Patou Pour Homme. How damn good was the vintage that the current formula is derided? The vintage must have caused people to fall to...

Would love to see Mancera Crazy For Oud and Montale Intense Black Aoud added soon, as they are excellent fragrances that deserve reviews and perhaps more importantly for me I have missed recording a...

Agree!

Just received a Montale haul and was surprised/not surprised at some of the crossover between Montale and Mancera.

Montale Black Musk seems very similar or the same as Mancera Black Line, with...

Judith, you are a saviour!

Montale Fougeres Marines because I am working from home and don’t have any fear of filling an entire office floor with cologne-guy vibes for the whole day

Backed up by a triple vasectomy! ;)

Barbershop fragrances for me are a very broad category. They are simply fragrances highlighting note accords that men were comfortable wearing prior to the Calone-Aquatic Age ushered in by Acqua Di...

Came here to say the same.

Montale Fougeres Marines, such an intense 90s style buttoned-up, bristling, woody fougere, dominates a room. The wow is mostly about its performance and intensity as opposed to the smell which won’t...

I’m in my late 30s and I reckon If I were single I would go with Micallef Royal Vintage (aka smoky Aventus), Tom Ford Ombré Leather or Oud Wood, Mancera Cedrat Boise or PdM Layton.

You can also go...

What about the Mr. Burberry line? The EDT is my SOTD, it’s classically masculine, Francis Kurkdjian is the perfumer and it’s still not reformulated. Quite a nice barbershop wrapped in an impression...

I enjoyed this also, might become my second MDCI after Chypre Palatin

Cavalli Uomo La Notte

Favorite is Derviche. Looking forward to Bon Monsieur.

Mousse Illuminee left me feeling a bit flat because it’s classic structure was paired to an olibanum note which I felt was too much of a...

It just came to my attention this morning that Rogue Perfumery has a new men’s 80s Powerhouse style fragrance called Bon Monsieur. Hopefully it’s something we can all get behind to encourage other...

Yes, very important qualification! Tough I would take Bluebroxan over sandpaperwood and bubblegumcream.

Unfortunately I think the appetite for masculine releases is vanishing as it’s becoming a...

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Great to see updates to Mancera.

However, it appears Crazy for Oud has been missed in the update.

So bad for the environment. These companies have high ethical standards only so far as nobody is looking.

Overpackaging is another issue companies need to address.

Montale Red Aoud, I often think of this as an arabic Dior Homme Intense. Even if nobody agrees to the comparison, it is a stunning affordable fragrance with excellent performance.

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Unfortunately negative reviews get reviewers nowhere. They just result in lost subscribers and nasty comments. At best people look on with disinterest Because they are looking for their next...

I owned Double Vanille for a long time but never wore it. It’s more of a nice smell on its own, it didn’t suit me in any way, shape or form. Perhaps the problem is that it smells too foody so I...

Agree. I absolutely love it but I have never received any feedback while wearing it.

Floris Honey Oud and Montale Honey Aoud both use a very similar or identical honey note which reimagines honey without the urinous and woody tones leaving behind only the sweet syrupy tones supported...

Versace Eau Fraiche is worth the extra investment to get a nicer mid and base.

I would say:

Creed Aventus and Aventus Cologne
Chanel Bleu EDP
Mancera Cedrat Boise and Red Tobacco
Tom Ford Noir Extreme
Dior Homme 2020
GuerlIn L’Homme Ideal EDP
D&G The One EDP

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The OP is asking for each of our opinions, and there basically are no “facts” when it concerns whether a fragrance is good or not. We all can put our opinion here and those opinions can be...

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When Dark Rebel was selling for $25 it was a bit of fun for those who like to pretend they are getting “niche quality” for bargain basement prices. The reality is that Dark Rebel is not on par with...

Consider that maybe this hobby or at least this forum is not for you. What next? Claude Monet’s brush strokes are too harsh as well?

Main difference between 1962 and Italian Cypress for me is that Italian Cypress contains incense and Tom Ford’s signature dark woody notes that 1962 avoids.

Crickets in here. I’d like to know people’s thoughts also.

I have 2ml remaining of my 5ml decant of the original Black Aoud, from which I have had 14 wears! Sure this intense version is not stronger ;)

Sad to see this is not in the Basenotes directory....

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Nicolai Bois Bélize

Fantomas also not in the Basenotes directory.

That would be nice hey. Directory additions are more mysterious than the story of creation, each one is a miracle. Forget about finding a reviews on new releases on Basenotes.

Good to see Anarchiste back again too, been meaning to try it. Any fans out there??



Oh dear, we’ll let you off with a suspended sentence for that one ;)

This shouldn’t even be a question ;) go for it

What about Hermes Bel Ami? Is that no good too? Or Creed Bois Du Portugal? Or Guerlain Derby? Or Dior Jules?

Or how about all the modern niche that have got a retro backbone like New York...

Try Gucci Nobile, if you don’t like that then accept the 80s is not your game or fragrance is not your game.

I’ve seen this before, people get excited about the hobby, they sample every well...

Dont get caught up in the Fragrantica comparisons, a fragrance that reminds someone of another fragrance is not necessarily going to be sufficiently similar to be a substitute. It just reminds them...

My bottles of Herod, Layton, Carlisle and Layton Exclusif are all 12+ hours longevity and all smell fantastic.

If you are buying from authorised sellers then sorry to hear some people have had bad...

It was rubbery stink for me

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I always thought Guerlain L’homme Ideal EDP does a similar thing cheaper and with Guerlain quality.

Guerlain LIDGE

I wonder if there is some sort of reformulation or batch variation because my bottle smelled like an unkept spice cabinet. When you go through reviews, it seems like some people get the spice and...

The spices in Oud Malaki seared my nose hairs off, that’s how one might not like it

Oud Malaki? Since I sold it keep running from its hot spices and somehow it is always trying to get back into my life under the cover of darkness. I was tempted by this at one time because of this...

Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum
Nasomatto Fantomas!
Moschino Toy Boy

Is it possible to at least focus on adding the big house releases? It’s getting very difficult to find reviews and keep a...