brehs lets talk cologne game

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I love....love.... GnTonic - it smells....like Gin and Tonic. I'm likely to buy a larger decant or a 50 ml bottle if they sell one. I couldn't recommend it at full retail but I probably can't recommend anything at full retail. This stuff is good. Is it possible for something to smell sparkly or bubbly? It's not even sweet, it's fresh....but not in a soapy kind of way. They must have blended this thing really well because I can't really even detect all the notes they put on fragrantica. But I'm a noob. Damn, this shyt smells like I'm drinking by the pool, but like...a pretty classy fukkin pool in a classy fukkin resort.

Imagination, by LV -- Maybe a hair below GnTonic for me. I really like this and I can see myself wearing it on a warm summer day (although maybe not a blazing 95 degree day). I vaguely can smell some citrus. Whether it's the citron or orange, I don't know. Full bottle? Absolutely never. If there's a 10 ml decant for like $50 or so? Maybe, yeah. I could see that, because I do really like it and I wouldn't wear it every day.

Nio by Xerjoff -- for me, a clear 3rd between these three. This is a great scent. And I do like it more than Naxos. And like Naxos, I enjoy it the longer it stays on my skin. Wouldn't get a full bottle. The citrus opening is a bit strong for me, but it's not a criticism on the fragrance, it's more that I'm new and not really used to how powerful some of these higher end scents can be in the opening. So I have to decide if I want to pay a lot of money for a good cologne that I might have to "tolerate" for a while? shyt, as I'm typing this I keep smelling it and it just grows on me more and more. -- Edit - I didn't realize Nio was relatively affordable, if you get a 50ml bottle and find it at discounters. So actually I think I might one day get that.

You can't really hate on any of these. But that's just how I'd rank them personally 1-3.
All of these are like...well over $200 for a full bottle. At the very least though, I'd say decants are 100% worth it on all 3.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Finally got the rest of my MaxAroma orders.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

What in the actual fukk?

I opened the Hindu Kush(it was in sealed plastic and everything) but Precious Oud was in the box!

 

[skyrunner1]

Football season rolled around and I took a break from this thread I think, Popped in and started reading last couple pages and I just get the itch to start buying bottles..


Salute to ya, Ima chill a lil more

 

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Osaito by M. Micallef -- Smells cold. This is a summer scent and it has marine/ocean notes with grapefruit. Unique, I think. Pleasant, but not something that I would love to smell all day. I have a decant but the full bottle is gray and that's how this makes me feel. Gray. Cloudy day. Meh.

Terre d'Hermes Eau Givree -- I'm not even sure I can tell the difference between this and the OG Terre d'Hermes. I guess they just took the orange out of it. There's no grapefruit note in here but I think it's the Juniper that kinda gives it a crispness. More pleasant to me than Osaito. I don't think it's something I'd go out of my way to buy. But I'll give it a full wear once the weather heats up.

PDM Layton SEDLEY - I mean there's not much to say here. It's good. Smells like a safe option if you want to get away from the designer stuff but don't want to take a big risk in the summer. I get this lavender scent after the opening which I enjoy more than the opening itself. If I found it for cheap, I'd consider it. But I love GnTonic and Imagination more so if this is expensive, I'd just pay a bit more for the other 2.


Edit - It's apparently harder than you think to wash out that Terre d'Hermes. How much fukkin soap is it going to take?

 

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Terre d'Hermes Eau Givree -- I'm not even sure I can tell the difference between this and the OG Terre d'Hermes. I guess they just took the orange out of it. There's no grapefruit note in here but I think it's the Juniper that kinda gives it a crispness. More pleasant to me than Osaito. I don't think it's something I'd go out of my way to buy. But I'll give it a full wear once the weather heats up.

Edit - It's apparently harder than you think to wash out that Terre d'Hermes. How much fukkin soap is it going to take?

Killing it with the reviews!

Y'all got me wanting to checking M. Micallef.

And LOL @ the Hermes. Folks always talmbout Spring/Summer fragrances don't perform...

 

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I love....love.... GnTonic - it smells....like Gin and Tonic. I'm likely to buy a larger decant or a 50 ml bottle if they sell one. I couldn't recommend it at full retail but I probably can't recommend anything at full retail. This stuff is good. Is it possible for something to smell sparkly or bubbly? It's not even sweet, it's fresh....but not in a soapy kind of way. They must have blended this thing really well because I can't really even detect all the notes they put on fragrantica. But I'm a noob. Damn, this shyt smells like I'm drinking by the pool, but like...a pretty classy fukkin pool in a classy fukkin resort.

Imagination, by LV -- Maybe a hair below GnTonic for me. I really like this and I can see myself wearing it on a warm summer day (although maybe not a blazing 95 degree day). I vaguely can smell some citrus. Whether it's the citron or orange, I don't know. Full bottle? Absolutely never. If there's a 10 ml decant for like $50 or so? Maybe, yeah. I could see that, because I do really like it and I wouldn't wear it every day.

Nio by Xerjoff -- for me, a clear 3rd between these three. This is a great scent. And I do like it more than Naxos. And like Naxos, I enjoy it the longer it stays on my skin. Wouldn't get a full bottle. The citrus opening is a bit strong for me, but it's not a criticism on the fragrance, it's more that I'm new and not really used to how powerful some of these higher end scents can be in the opening. So I have to decide if I want to pay a lot of money for a good cologne that I might have to "tolerate" for a while? shyt, as I'm typing this I keep smelling it and it just grows on me more and more. -- Edit - I didn't realize Nio was relatively affordable, if you get a 50ml bottle and find it at discounters. So actually I think I might one day get that.

You can't really hate on any of these. But that's just how I'd rank them personally 1-3.
All of these are like...well over $200 for a full bottle. At the very least though, I'd say decants are 100% worth it on all 3.

The Xerjoff you have, is that in a turquoise looking bottle with a good top?

 

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The Xerjoff you gave, is that in a turquoise looking bottle with a good top?

So Xerjoff Nio looks like it has a gold cap.
All of these bottles I have are samples so they all come in a little spray thing. Sort of like this:

But the actual full bottle of Xerjoff Nio looks like this:

 

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You guys will have to excuse me for being a bit reckless today. It's probably a bad idea to spray a decant, wash it out, spray another one, wash it out...
I really should be doing one or two a day. But I'm just excited to sample these. And obviously, you get a better impression when you do a full wear over the course of a day.

L'Humaniste by Frapin - It's been described as a pleasant, but not strong scent. I don't get much of the cardamom here personally. I think it's mostly lemon, bergamot and gin. This is something that I'd wear to the office. Casual. Non-threatening. Fresh. It's subtle. It would make a nice daily driver but I would find it a lot more attractive if it was below $100.

Gentle Fluidity Silver by MFK - Feels similar to L'Humaniste as far as how I'd wear it. But this is obviously elevated. I love how it has this powdery note without being feminine. It's got this really nice vanilla that I like. That might not interest you guys if you think vanilla is being overdone in fragrances these days. It's not a loud or shining scent...probably why it's called silver. Definitely sample first given the cost. This is something I can see myself buying. But I'm not in a rush to do so.

L'Envol by Cartier (EDP version) -- Surprisingly pretty good considering I did not like the Pasha flankers I smelled at the mall yesterday. I'm probably going to buy this at some point. Could be a daily wear but I think it's a little unique for me. I'd probably go with something safer like Prada L'Homme. That's just my own taste. You get this really nice honey scent that's not overly sweet. I don't think it's as powdery as Gentle Fluidity but there is some of that. There's lavender and iris in the notes and that's probably what's giving it a softness. If you look at Fragrantica the votes say it's almost exclusively masculine...and it is. But it's not like old man musky masculine to me. Like...women probably won't ever wear this...but I think it COULD be unisex.

Desirtoxic by M. Micallef - Way better than the Osaito I smelled earlier. Maybe I'm just a sucker for cardamom but this is sexy. Apparently it has a cannabis note in here but I can't detect it. I'm having difficulty describing it. There's a woodiness to it, but is that the cinnamon or the oak moss? Not sure. I'm guessing the sweetness is a bit from the tonka bean.

 

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Desirtoxic by M. Micallef - Way better than the Osaito I smelled earlier. Maybe I'm just a sucker for cardamom but this is sexy. Apparently it has a cannabis note in here but I can't detect it. I'm having difficulty describing it. There's a woodiness to it, but is that the cinnamon or the oak moss? Not sure. I'm guessing the sweetness is a bit from the tonka bean.

Have you received Papilefiko yet? It's been a while since I sampled Desirtoxic but I vaguely remember the two having a similar feel, perhaps from the cardamom

 

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Have you received Papilefiko yet? It's been a while since I sampled Desirtoxic but I vaguely remember the two having a similar feel, perhaps from the cardamom

Yes.
I just sprayed a lot of fragrance today and I'm probably a bit overloaded.

I sprayed it on some paper and it's nice. I just have to take it in a bit more.

That's what she said.

 

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Lattafa Asad smells really good. Makes me want to smell Sauvage Elixir

 

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Papilefiko by Nishane - I actually like this. I like it in the air. If I press my nose against the skin, I get a mild irritation from like...a pine tree or something. Lots of cardamom and citrus. But it's not like a loud projecting citrus to me. Not like Terre D'Hermes where orange or lemon might be announcing itself. I get like...a hard candy citrus. That sounds weird. Probably more fall and spring than summer. I think I'd wear this early evening or at night. But lightly. I wouldn't want it to choke out the room. Not sure if recommend it as someone's 1st Nishane purchase. Worth a sample.

 

[lightskin jermaine]

What are ya'lls favorite iris-forward colognes?

 

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What are ya'lls favorite iris-forward colognes?

These are identical to me.

• Givenchy Gentleman EDP
  • to a much lesser extent Reserve Prive.
• Dior Homme Intense

DHI is the community favorite, Gentleman is a cheaper version.