brehs lets talk cologne game

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gift and a curse...

if u take her with u to get something yea... but if she going off the head.. u gone smell like another nikka
My Ladie friends are cultured
and pick me up bottles traveling abroad.
It's 90% of the time niche fragrances.
They rarely cop me a designer scent.
They put me up on Tom ford's,De marley,Precious liquid etc.

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Perfect for warm to hot days on sum chill shyt



Well it depends on what's your personal definition of longevity fr lol

Sum niccas want shyt that last 12 hours "like our dad's cologne used to" and then some think 6-8 hours is cool which for me, it comes right under that baseline depending on what I wear.

Frapin 1270 and 1270 extreme gives me about 4-6 or so hours on a good day. And the most recent one, L'humaniste, it's so light, it honestly gets super faint around 3-4 hours for me. Would def not get a full bottle prob, even tho I like it
With how expensive cologne is now every Niche should project strong for at least 12 hours. Why pay $200-450 for a bottle that projects soft with weak sillage?
 

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Summer's ova but fucc it. The weather don't know what tf it wanna do anyway.

Top Notes:
Aldehydes, Lemon, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Mandarin

Heart Notes:
Cyclamen, Geranium, Rose de Mai, Orange Blossom, Magnolia

Base Notes:
Rhubarb, Cardamom, Elemi, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Cedarwood, Fir Balsam, Benzoin, Vanilla, Cocoa, Amber, Carrot Seed, Musk

The opening got sum mf tang to it. Feel like Marty Mar when he use to drank dat liquor & have to press his neck.

Lil powder bomb in the middle and then a prompt fade to black before I can fully enjoy the base Fr. It's decent tho.
 

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Fragrance Notes:

Top notes:
Pink pepper (LMR), bergamot, lemon, cardamom (LMR), elemi
‌Heart notes: Leather, bran absolute (LMR), cistus absolute (LMR), thyme, iris, orange flower
Base notes: Oud, vanilla (LMR), myrrh, cashmeran

Wow what an opening. The cardamom and elemi are so smooth in this and then the orange and leather starts to make it's presence known in the mid. Really unique profile that I haven't really smelled before. Only thing similar is Orange x Santal from Essential Parfums but this is way more refined. Definitely full bottle worthy.
 

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Doing a bit of a Matcha Meditation imitation but it's a cpl differences :patrice:.

They almost got me with thinking somebody hit on the bitterness that is matcha tea but it really was just the pungent Ginger essence showin' out in the Top note:

Top notes: Ginger, Tangerine, Mandarin
Heart: Matcha, Orange Flower, Mate
Base: Vanilla Bean, Tonka Bean, Peru Balsam

After that, it's just a smooth & creamy dry down that's not super overpowering. That open is a bih tho. Just reminds me I need to grab a bottle of the MM soon. That & other bottles does this better.
 

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Cafe Tabac

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Dat stanky tobacco. Almost feels like they threw some oud in that mug.

Tobacco absolute, Peru balm, cardamom, clove, bergamot, tamarind, tar, dried date, dried fig, cacao accord, burnt sugar, mango, beeswax absolute, apple, davana, clary sage, vanilla, oak moss, cistum-labdanum absolute, tonka bean, cedar wood, ambergris, cade.

The ones in bold are the notes I notice the most. This really reminds me of Tobacco Oud Intense, my greatest disappointment.

Plume Impressions - Royal Bourbon

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Sebastian (The Perfume Guy) - really likes this joint.

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Top Notes:
Liquorice, Cinnamon, Ginger, Pepper

Middle Notes:
Rum, Tobacco, Leather, Caramel

Base Notes:
Vanilla, Benzoin, Amber, Cedarwood

^all this? I don't smell none of it.

Need to give of these a full day...but glad I buy decants.
 

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Top notes are Amalfi Lemon, Bergamot, Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Pepper;
Middle notes are Juniper Berries, Nutmeg, Thyme and Peony;
Base notes are Gin, Oakmoss and Tonka Bean.

Opening is bright. The citrus here is real strong. Shyt reminding me of sum king of sparking or fizz type drink but I can't put my finger on it but I like it.
Some interesting stuff going on in the middle but the base dry-down is where it's at cuz of the gin obviously.

It's not loud. Could be a frequent casual wear.

I love this and have a full bottle.
 

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I like some of his scents - Megamare, Pardon, and my fave Baraonda..

But this is why I stopped working with artists


I can't ever remember how to post insta reels...

But ol boy, the perfumer, is annoying as all get out.
 

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I know a lot of brehs like Invictus Platinum

but I don't like it, I got a big bottle too, I'm going to give it to my cousin for Christmas because it's pretty much still full
 
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