Nice pongs and gorgeous whiffs. The Aftershave thread!

Mobius 1 · 5 Jan 2021 at 20:28

Somnambulist said:
Blind bought Lattefa's Oud for Glory because it's supposed to be the same as Initio's Oud for Greatness but about £250 cheaper. Should be a good winter warmer but we'll see...

I forgot to say, let us know your thoughts when it arrives !

interested to see what you think.

have you tried oud for greatness to compare ?

Mobius 1 · 5 Jan 2021 at 20:29

Ayahuasca said:
Got a few Molton Brown fragrances for Christmas and I'm impressed, they all smell great and most importantly they last a full day!

Sorry for the double post.. which ones did you get ?

Somnambulist · 6 Jan 2021 at 08:31

Mobius 1 said:
I forgot to say, let us know your thoughts when it arrives ! interested to see what you think.

have you tried oud for greatness to compare ?

No I was just going off the Frag community on FB's thoughts, since many of them seem to literally own or have an opinion about every fragrance ever created. I might get a 5ml sample though as I've usually got cheaper things after smelling originals like La Yuqawam after smelling Tuscan Leather.

Somnambulist · 11 Jan 2021 at 16:58

I love it (once it dries down) - it’s somewhat similar one I have already, Daarej by Rasasi, but a level up in every way as a sort of spicy oriental. The performance is insane too, lasted well over 24hrs, good projection too - kept getting whiffs all through my night shift.

Mobius 1 · 12 Jan 2021 at 18:25

Good to hear it’s all positive

I haven’t really bought much recently.. think my last purchase was Musc Imperial by Atelier Cologne.

I’ve just seen a new YSL Y Parfum is being release in a month or two. Sounds interesting.

mrk · 13 Jan 2021 at 01:39

Spice Bomb. That is all!

V_R · 13 Jan 2021 at 13:35

A true classic it is too, great for this cold weather, still got my 2016 bottle in the collection.

Have you tried the Extreme version?

mrk · 13 Jan 2021 at 14:06

I have not! Only recently got Spice Bomb as it was on offer and really like it so am keeping it for more special occasions with Victor No.9 for daily

V_R · 13 Jan 2021 at 17:31

The extreme is a lot darker, tobacco and vanilla. But with the spicy base. It's one of my favourite cold weather dumb reaches. Don't be put off by the cumin as it fades quickly, and this is coming from someone who hates cumin in fragrance with h a passion.

See if you can grab a sample.

Mobius 1 · 13 Jan 2021 at 17:35

Yeah cumin can come across as body odorish right ? I’m not a fan of it either. I’ve owned spice bomb extreme and never really caught any whiffs of cumin.

I’ve always wanted a bottle of Spice bomb fraiche but I think it’s discontinued.

apparently initio’s rehab is a niche version of spicebomb but I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

V_R · 14 Jan 2021 at 07:50

That's the one. Just one note that can single handedly ruin a fragrance.

Mobius 1 · 18 Jan 2021 at 20:41

Picked up a bottle of Montblanc Legend EDP. Should be here Wednesday/Thursday.

Captain · 18 Jan 2021 at 22:27

Mobius 1 said:
I think I’m done with my fragrance journey now to be honest...Spent enough

Mobius 1 said:
Picked up a bottle of Montblanc Legend EDP. Should be here Wednesday/Thursday.

Some good will power there.

Derek W · 20 Jan 2021 at 23:27

Mobius 1 said:
£500 on a 100ml bottle is insane. I thought br540 extrait was expensive, but wow. The FdB bottles must have good longevity right ?

Think I'm going to be biting the bullet on a 50ml bottle this weekend. I've got a ten per cent discount through producer Michaels YouTube channel so I'll get it slightly cheaper albeit it's not cheap at all

I think it'll be the London oud that I'll buy and add to the collection layer on in the year with some of the others I like the smell of

Derek W · 22 Jan 2021 at 17:42

Derek W said:
Think I'm going to be biting the bullet on a 50ml bottle this weekend. I've got a ten per cent discount through producer Michaels YouTube channel so I'll get it slightly cheaper albeit it's not cheap at all I think it'll be the London oud that I'll buy and add to the collection layer on in the year with some of the others I like the smell of

Well that's it bought! Will arrive at some point next week. I did notice that some of the prices have been upped with the lowest value fragrances increasing by £10 - 15 since i last looked.

Mobius 1 · 22 Jan 2021 at 17:57

Derek W said:
Well that's it bought! Will arrive at some point next week. I did notice that some of the prices have been upped with the lowest value fragrances increasing by £10 - 15 since i last looked.

Nice one! Where did you pick it up from ? A picture of the box / presentation when it arrives would be cool!

Derek W · 22 Jan 2021 at 20:02

Mobius 1 said:
Nice one! Where did you pick it up from ? A picture of the box / presentation when it arrives would be cool!

I went straight to the source! https://fragrancedubois.com/

Yeah I'll get some pics up when it arrives. Not 100% sure but the things i've seen on their site and on a few social media bits, they have the card outer box then they have a small presentation box that it sits in. Not sure if that's just for the larger sized bottles / influencer types or if its for all their range?

Mobius 1 · 22 Jan 2021 at 20:15

Derek W said:
I went straight to the source! https://fragrancedubois.com/

Yeah I'll get some pics up when it arrives. Not 100% sure but the things i've seen on their site and on a few social media bits, they have the card outer box then they have a small presentation box that it sits in. Not sure if that's just for the larger sized bottles / influencer types or if its for all their range?

Just having a browse of their site, and a couple of the “fresh” offerings look interesting... hmm ! The presentation looks very similar to how Roja bottles come.

Derek W · 22 Jan 2021 at 20:26

Mobius 1 said:
Just having a browse of their site, and a couple of the “fresh” offerings look interesting... hmm ! The presentation looks very similar to how Roja bottles come.

Have a look of the collections. You could take a look at the samples where you'll get a range of 5 for 30 or range of 10 for 95. Different collections so not sure on the price differences. It's a good way to choose what might tickle your fancy.

Somnambulist · 22 Jan 2021 at 22:08

I wish more companies would do discovery sets. I know you can get stuff from the FB groups and FragranceSamplesUK but sometimes you just want to get a feel for a house and their range rather than going for the scattergun approach of trying random stuff when it pops up.