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Felix Jones is God. · 27-11-2019 9:44am

Currently wearing Penhaligons "Halfeti" ..soft leather... spice ... perfect for a cool autumn morning

BrookieD · 04-01-2020 7:27pm

Blind purchase of Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt , heard some great reviews on it so hoping for a good winter fragrance.
Also got a bottle of Tom ford Nor Extreme - it has an amazing fragrance, turned a few heads and lasts ages.

Ashleigh1986 · 04-01-2020 7:56pm

Some frangances I've purchased lately include ...
Aventus creed / green Irish tweed
Xerjoff Nio
Roja enigma
Parfum de marly herrod
Parfum de marly Layton .... A lot depends on your own taste .
Some frangances don't suit some skins .
They may not last long on some skins .
I prefer the fresher smelling frangances .
Best advise is to buy smell sample sizes until you find a scent that suits you .
I've heard some good comments on a " frangrace house " called Nishane .
It's a Turkish brand .

adox · 04-01-2020 10:20pm

BrookieD wrote: »

Blind purchase of Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt , heard some great reviews on it so hoping for a good winter fragrance.
Also got a bottle of Tom ford Nor Extreme - it has an amazing fragrance, turned a few heads and lasts ages.

I have Pure Malt and really like it although I prefer Pure Havane. Both great winter fragrances though and quite distinctive.

I’ve been meaning to try and get into a store to sample Noir Extreme. One I’ve had an eye on for a while but would like to try first.

Fireball81 · 11-01-2020 11:02pm

Does anyone use any of the mens/unisex range from Diptique?

chancer007 · 20-01-2020 10:29am

bought the MontBlanc Explorer..nice fragrance,not overly expensive, lasts a few hours,not as long as CDN..
anyone else with more recommendations?

Barna77 · 20-01-2020 10:36am

chancer007 wrote: »

bought the MontBlanc Explorer..nice fragrance,not overly expensive, lasts a few hours,not as long as CDN..
anyone else with more recommendations?

I tried it the other day in Arnotts, on sale there. Yeah it was nice.

Doctor Nick · 10-02-2020 9:16pm

I currently have the following in my bathroom :

Dior Sauvage
Dior Fahrenheit
Boss Bottled
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

I must be using Fahrenheit over 20 years now. Love it, was one of the first fragrances I purchased and always have a bottle on the go. Smell lingers on me all day. My nephew's have referred to it as an old man's smell

banie01 · 10-02-2020 9:18pm

I've very recently become a fan of Tom Ford's Black Orchid.

Quite niche, but lovely IMO.

Gael23 · 11-02-2020 11:02pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I currently have the following in my bathroom :

Dior Sauvage
Dior Fahrenheit
Boss Bottled
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

I must be using Fahrenheit over 20 years now. Love it, was one of the first fragrances I purchased and always have a bottle on the go. Smell lingers on me all day. My nephew's have referred to it as an old man's smell

I don’t like Dior Farenheit. Everyone has their preference but it’s one I really dislike

adox · 13-03-2020 9:41pm

banie01 wrote: »

I've very recently become a fan of Tom Ford's Black Orchid.

Quite niche, but lovely IMO.

I’ve tried this before but ultimately it’s a female fragrance for me, although marketed as unisex.

From the same house, Ombré Leather is really doing it for me. Sampled it a couple of times and didn’t get on with it at all but something kept drawing me back. Sampled it one more time and decided to buy a bottle.

That third sample After wearing it all day was just like a lightbulb moment. Went from not caring for the fragrance to loving it.

razorblunt · 14-03-2020 7:57am

Ombre Leather is amazing. Though I think it needs to suit your skin for it to really kick in. It’s funny you should say it took 3 attempts, I was the same, first attempt was that “it smelled like a leather bag”, second wasn’t bad and third attempt was pre flight And when I knew I could smell it hours later I was sold.

Funnily men seem to know what it is when they smell it, women ask.
Blue Chanel is still #1 for women commenting on it and instantly knowing what it is.

bogmanfan · 14-03-2020 7:35pm

Another vote for Ombre Leather here. Just smells amazing.

I got to sample Beau de Jour yesterday. It's weird, because after a nice opening it dried down to smell (to me) like toilet duck. Really nasty! I had to scrub it off my hand when I got home. Weird thing is the wife loved it. I had to warn her not to buy me a bottle.

Rock Paper Scissors · 30-03-2020 8:01pm

Alright lads

Just wondered has anyone on here tried both:

L'aventure by Al Haramain & Armaf Club De Nuit intense

Would love to hear which one you preferred and why

Cheers guys

Passenger · 30-03-2020 8:07pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Alright lads

Just wondered has anyone on here tried both:

L'aventure by Al Haramain & Armaf Club De Nuit intense

Would love to hear which one you preferred and why

Cheers guys

I had L'aventure but sold it. It was near identical to Aventus imo but the longevity wasn't great. For the price, the quality was outstanding.

Bada Bing Boy · 30-03-2020 8:11pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Alright lads

Just wondered has anyone on here tried both:

L'aventure by Al Haramain & Armaf Club De Nuit intense

Would love to hear which one you preferred and why

Cheers guys

If your looking for a cheap Aventus clone, the CDNI is your man! Projects well and lasts a fair while also..

chancer007 · 31-03-2020 9:39am

CDN is unreal, serious staying power, smells great

Padraig Mor · 31-03-2020 10:53am

Mont Blanc Explorer is another very good Aventus alternative, not sure how it stacks up pricewise against CDNI etc though.

Rock Paper Scissors · 01-04-2020 10:05am

Thanks for the the replies lads.

Went with CDNI from perfume-click.ie

Was the cheapest i could find online

Rock Paper Scissors · 06-04-2020 8:32pm

Just got my CDNI delivered lads.

Holy moly it smells absolutely amazing

bogmanfan · 09-04-2020 4:07pm

Just got a bottle of Bleecker Street by Bond no.9. Got a great deal on MaxAroma last week, so came in under €100. Absolutely beautiful scent, but poor performer. Bit surprised as any reviews I read online suggested it's a beast, but on first impressions this is a skin scent. But it really does smell amazing

Rock Paper Scissors · 09-04-2020 4:40pm

Lads the irish debenhams just went into liquidation so keep an eye on their website for some 'possible' price reductions on frangrances

Ultrflat · 09-04-2020 6:09pm

I general rock Channel Allure

Gael23 · 09-04-2020 7:25pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Lads the irish debenhams just went into liquidation so keep an eye on their website for some 'possible' price reductions on frangrances

Where are we going to buy now?
I just bought Dolce & Gabanna K from them

bogmanfan · 10-04-2020 5:20pm

Brown Thomas doing 20% off some fragrances online. Offer includes Aventus and Ombre Leather.

https://www.brownthomas.com/fashion-offers/?prefn1=division&prefv1=Beauty&prefn2=refinementSubCategory&prefv2=MensFragrance

Deep Thought · 11-04-2020 11:04am

Bleu De Chanel is nice, but the best by far and prob the best I have had in a long time is Tom Ford Beau De Jour

Gael23 · 11-04-2020 11:17am

Deep Thought wrote: »

Bleu De Chanel is nice, but the best by far and prob the best I have had in a long time is Tom Ford Beau De Jour

Blue De Chanel EDP is one of my favoutes. Can’t bring myself to pay the money for Tom Ford

Marcus-Aurelius · 11-04-2020 12:06pm

Gael23 wrote: »

Blue De Chanel EDP is one of my favoutes. Can’t bring myself to pay the money for Tom Ford

The fragrance split thread is a nice way to try some Tom Ford at v reasonable prices. Well worth trying it out mate.

adox · 11-04-2020 1:47pm

Gael23 wrote: »

Blue De Chanel EDP is one of my favoutes. Can’t bring myself to pay the money for Tom Ford

Bleu De Chanel EDP is in the same price range as the Tom Ford Signature line.

adox · 11-04-2020 1:48pm

Deep Thought wrote: »

Bleu De Chanel is nice, but the best by far and prob the best I have had in a long time is Tom Ford Beau De Jour

Performance is great as well with Beau De Jour.

adox · 04-06-2020 1:46pm

Got a bottle of Amouage Reflection Man last week.
Firstly the box and bottle are a thing of beauty.

It’s a smokey incense type fragrance with loads of notes and changes over time. An unusual top note of Oregano and some leather in the base, it smells a bit like the inside of a church.

I’ve smelled nothing like it before. I really like it. Huge projection on it. I’d say it’s a love it or hate it fragrance as it’s unusual and it doesn’t hold back!

Panda Killa · 04-06-2020 1:53pm

adox wrote: »

Got a bottle of Amouage Reflection Man last week.
Firstly the box and bottle are a thing of beauty.

It’s a smokey incense type fragrance with loads of notes and changes over time. An unusual top note of Oregano and some leather in the base, it smells a bit like the inside of a church.

I’ve smelled nothing like it before. I really like it. Huge projection on it. I’d say it’s a love it or hate it fragrance as it’s unusual and it doesn’t hold back!

I've just broken a small bottle of it ffs

adox · 04-06-2020 1:56pm

Panda Killa wrote: »

I've just broken a small bottle of it ffs

Ah jaysus. The one on Fragrance Splits thread? Did you get to wear it at all?

Panda Killa · 04-06-2020 1:57pm

adox wrote: »

Ah jaysus. The one on Fragrance Splits thread? Did you get to wear it at all?

I did...it's lovely...or was....have to wait for the next split to get more....I'm gutted .

Passenger · 04-06-2020 2:01pm

adox wrote: »

Got a bottle of Amouage Reflection Man last week.
Firstly the box and bottle are a thing of beauty.

Did you get a bargain?

Seamai · 04-06-2020 2:10pm

I used to really like Eau Sauvage but the last few times I've doused myself in airports with it I thought it was missing something and not the same as what I used to buy 20 years ago. Further back I used to like Cacherel pour Homme, it's quite distinctive and always got a comment, though someone once asked me if I was wearing women's perfume as they thought it smelt " very feminine".

adox · 04-06-2020 2:10pm

Passenger wrote: »

Did you get a bargain?

Yeah(relatively speaking)

€153 for a 100ml bottle delivered from allbeauty.com

NIMAN · 05-06-2020 11:23pm

Panda Killa wrote: »

I did...it's lovely...or was....have to wait for the next split to get more....I'm gutted .

At least there is a part of your house smelling nice now anyway?

Panda Killa · 06-06-2020 3:01am

NIMAN wrote: »

At least there is a part of your house smelling nice now anyway?

Happened at work...and yep!

sharkman · 11-06-2020 12:31am

Had a spray of Bond No9 "Fire Island" today , its amazing lasts 12 hours .Makes you smell like suntan lotion , very expensive suntan lotion , seriously addictive summer fragrance .

adox · 12-11-2020 9:03pm

adox wrote: »

Got a bottle of Amouage Reflection Man last week.
Firstly the box and bottle are a thing of beauty.

It’s a smokey incense type fragrance with loads of notes and changes over time. An unusual top note of Oregano and some leather in the base, it smells a bit like the inside of a church.

I’ve smelled nothing like it before. I really like it. Huge projection on it. I’d say it’s a love it or hate it fragrance as it’s unusual and it doesn’t hold back!

Five months later and I’ve noticed my error. My description doesn’t describe Reflection Man at all. That’s because it’s Interlude Man I have!

adox · 28-04-2021 11:45pm

By Kilian Black Phantom. Man I can’t get enough of the stuff. Very gourmand which is right up my street.

bogmanfan · 29-04-2021 3:48pm

adox wrote: »

By Kilian Black Phantom. Man I can’t get enough of the stuff. Very gourmand which is right up my street.

Must give that a try. I have Intoxicated, which also has the coffee note. It smells incredible, but performance is poor - around 4 hours I'd say. How does Black Phantom last for you?

adox · 29-04-2021 6:15pm

bogmanfan wrote: »

Must give that a try. I have Intoxicated, which also has the coffee note. It smells incredible, but performance is poor - around 4 hours I'd say. How does Black Phantom last for you?

The complete opposite. I got a 7.5ml of Intoxicated “free” with Black Phantom.
Black Phantom has great performance compared to it and is a much nicer fragrance for my tastes at least. Rum, dark chocolate, sharp coffee and spices.

I quite like Intoxicated but I can’t really smell it on myself for long so wouldn’t buy a full bottle.

Kilian do a sample set of 5 fragrances for €25 delivered. Black Phantom is one of them. Think they are 1.5ml each. They also give you a €25 voucher along with it so if you are planning to defo get a bottle the sample set is free.

Or if you order any full bottle from Kilian they send a sample of it as well(along with another rather sample bottle and a 7.5ml random bottle too), the idea being you can try the scent before you open the full bottle box and if you don’t like it you can send it back for a full refund.

You may know all this already so apologies if you do.

Hope you get to sample Black Phantom. I was unsure of it first with its opening but once it settles down it is absolutely gorgeous with stellar performance and projection.

Padraig Mor · 29-04-2021 9:29pm

adox wrote: »

The complete opposite. I got a 7.5ml of Intoxicated “free” with Black Phantom.
Black Phantom has great performance compared to it and is a much nicer fragrance for my tastes at least. Rum, dark chocolate, sharp coffee and spices.

I quite like Intoxicated but I can’t really smell it on myself for long so wouldn’t buy a full bottle.

Kilian do a sample set of 5 fragrances for €25 delivered. Black Phantom is one of them. Think they are 1.5ml each. They also give you a €25 voucher along with it so if you are planning to defo get a bottle the sample set is free.

Or if you order any full bottle from Kilian they send a sample of it as well(along with another rather sample bottle and a 7.5ml random bottle too), the idea being you can try the scent before you open the full bottle box and if you don’t like it you can send it back for a full refund.

You may know all this already so apologies if you do.

Hope you get to sample Black Phantom. I was unsure of it first with its opening but once it settles down it is absolutely gorgeous with stellar performance and projection.

If you like Black Phantom I'd suggest Insomnia by Faviol Seferi which is essentially a clone and much cheaper (albeit still not 'cheap cheap').

adox · 30-04-2021 10:24am

Padraig Mor wrote: »

If you like Black Phantom I'd suggest Insomnia by Faviol Seferi which is essentially a clone and much cheaper (albeit still not 'cheap cheap').

Thanks I may check it out so. Kilian is mad expensive and is hit and miss for me for the ones Ive tried. When they get it right(like Black Phantom) it is spectacular.

jk23 · 30-04-2021 10:53pm

The purple David Beckham signature is a nice one even if you are a Liverpool fan!!

08-05-2021 9:57pm

I'm almost out of aftershave and I'm tempted to change my usual purchase. I've used Molton Brown's Oudh Accord and Gold for years, as my only aftershave, but I'm now having trouble getting it shipped to Ireland from the site I used to order it from. It's pricier on the main website, so I'm not keen on that.

What's a good replacement? I like oudh and would like to stick with that. Bergamot and cardamom are good too. Am open minded, except to anything that smells fruity-sweet.

Any ideas?

I had a sample of some Tom Ford oudh cologne that was lying around here somewhere, but my memory is that it is very dear. I wouldn't want to spend much more than €100 for, say, 100ml

10-05-2021 10:09am

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I'm almost out of aftershave and I'm tempted to change my usual purchase. I've used Molton Brown's Oudh Accord and Gold for years, as my only aftershave, but I'm now having trouble getting it shipped to Ireland from the site I used to order it from. It's pricier on the main website, so I'm not keen on that.

What's a good replacement? I like oudh and would like to stick with that. Bergamot and cardamom are good too. Am open minded, except to anything that smells fruity-sweet.

Any ideas?

I had a sample of some Tom Ford oudh cologne that was lying around here somewhere, but my memory is that it is very dear. I wouldn't want to spend much more than €100 for, say, 100ml

Have you tried Brute?

21-05-2021 7:12pm

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I'm almost out of aftershave and I'm tempted to change my usual purchase. I've used Molton Brown's Oudh Accord and Gold for years, as my only aftershave, but I'm now having trouble getting it shipped to Ireland from the site I used to order it from. It's pricier on the main website, so I'm not keen on that.

What's a good replacement? I like oudh and would like to stick with that. Bergamot and cardamom are good too. Am open minded, except to anything that smells fruity-sweet.

Any ideas?

I had a sample of some Tom Ford oudh cologne that was lying around here somewhere, but my memory is that it is very dear. I wouldn't want to spend much more than €100 for, say, 100ml

Im loving my Joe Malone (BT) Oud and Bergamot.

Nicest fragrance

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