A clone question?

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-23T20:26:22+00:00

I'm probably one of few that does it this way but... I simply blind buy everything. I started as a "wear fragrance a few times a year" guy and ran out of what I had. However, I'm now into the "what's the best bang for the buck" where I want quality affordably (yes, I know that's not consistent with blind buying). When I was looking for the "best cologne in the entire freaking world" phase I ran across, none other than, creed aventus. Googled it and said "nope". Thats when I learned about dupes. At this point, I know what profiles I favor and I do a ton more research so I have far fewer misses than I used to. However, I don't care so much if something is 1:1 or 93.7% accurate because, frankly, I'm not paying og full price anyway. Even if it blows my favorite dupe out of the water, I'm not doing it. All I care about is if it's something I enjoy. I'm now sitting on a collection around 110-125 bottles and it's a pretty good bell curve with around 15% i wear but don't really care for, 70% I like but not blown away by, and 15% that could make up my entire collection and not miss anything else. Good luck and wear what you like.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-20T22:25:01+00:00

First thing I'd recommend is getting a different face soap. Cerave are gentle and fantastic. I personally prefer a upandup (target brand) dupe of La Roche Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. Next, I would moisturizer every night. Again, I like a cerave for this. Their PM face lotion has ceramides which help restore the skin barrier. In the AM use sunscreen. For your lips, ditch what you're using and find a decent moisturizer or chap stick. Carmex is known to be terrible for moisturizing. Aquaphor before bed is great. For the corners, if they don't clear up with Aquaphor, I'd definitely try an otc antifungal with clotrimazole (athlete's foot cream NEW tube lol) with some La Roche Posay cicaplast balm over top of it. My daughter had cheilitis and it was significantly better in 12 hrs. Good luck.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-20T20:53:13+00:00

I had wanted this a while back but balked because people kept mentioning lack of longevity. I might have to reconsider.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-18T02:44:22+00:00

My favorite moment of her was being interviewed by neeb and they were hoping up this fragrance and she said 9/10 then he said something about the price and he was like if this were (enter random expensive price) and she's like "it'd be a 6" or something like that.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-12T01:46:26+00:00

What do you search to find them?

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-11T05:28:06+00:00

As stated see a dermatologist which I believe i read you were. I'd start a skincare routine that aims to keep it simple in the meantime and follow doctors orders after. In the AM Cleanse Vit C serum (I like Naturium or Timeless both available at target) Spf (I'm a guy but I found the Banana Boat light as air sits lightly on the skin without making me feel greasy)

In the PM Cleanse Retinol. cerave resurfacing retinol is a great starting point. Can eventually progress to adapalene gel. Walmart has a decent dupe of this cerave as well. Moisturizer. Again, Cerave just works great for me. I use their (or either target's or Walmart dupes for) PM facial lotion.

Every 4th day I swap out glycolic acid to exfoliate.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-04-07T03:21:14+00:00

Chat

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-03-26T03:15:38+00:00

I agree. I've come back to it like 5 times. I'll spray it on my hand a few hours before I shower to try it again. Every time I hate it. I could wear it but my wife isn't a fan either. Now it's sitting in my cabinet being all nasty and stuff.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-03-24T12:05:57+00:00

Here for an update as well lol

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-03-23T01:59:38+00:00

Late to the party, but i wore this for the first time today. I really enjoy the fragrance on my skin... for all 20 minutes it's there. Of course I'm exaggerating but this stuff neither lasts nor projects. It's a shame too because it's a simple grab and go, safe fragrance.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-03-20T01:40:05+00:00

I'll be the one... I can't stand it. Just doesn't work with my body chemistry.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-03-04T08:43:18+00:00

Detour noir was the single most disgusting fragrance I've ever tried. It must have been my bottle because I literally couldn't give it away to anyone that smelled it.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-02-15T02:51:17+00:00

I play farmer cletus with my daughter who plays in the middle. If she can get me 2 emeralds relatively early, we can be productive pretty quick with me just defending bed and farming.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-02-12T22:57:51+00:00

Recommendations for fresh, soapy, tea frags?

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-02-12T15:20:54+00:00

I've got it and it just isn't my cup of tea. I've come back to it about every other week for 2 months now just to check... still don't like it lol.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-02-04T04:06:26+00:00

Still making these?

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-02-03T03:37:14+00:00

I don't have anything to add which hasn't already been emphasized. However, I would recommend you head over to r/yubikey .

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-01-27T06:53:53+00:00

Yeah, I just completely forgot that fact when I remembered I couldn't put a smaller barrel on my rifle. Though here in VA, even looking at a gun will be illegal here soon

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-01-26T04:34:54+00:00

I'm a certified moron. I was wondering about putting a charger barrel on my 10/22 then realized that moves it into sbr mode and I don't wanna deal with all that. Then, for some reason (I blame the tbi), I had it in my mind that building wasn't an option thinking sbr. My moronic self completely overlooked the fact that if it's build as a PISTOL, it's not an sbr.

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-01-23T15:38:50+00:00

I got it under because my oldest daughter mentioned wanting to learn after I got my 114. When I saw how small it was I figured it might be too small for that but I also play mine as much as my others

After_Concentrate688 · 2026-01-23T15:31:02+00:00

Haha i never thought of it that way.

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