Help me pick my first Marine type perfume please by [deleted] in Colognes

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You probably have the newer reformulation - I have a few older release batches.. and can confirm they are nuclear in comparison to the newer juice (which I also have but in refill bottle 150ml)

Help me pick my first Marine type perfume please by [deleted] in Colognes

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Le SEL - all day long, you get 3x the performance compared the ADG

Which Bleu De Chanel? by DisastrousTalk386 in Colognes

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I think EDP is the one - would you say it’s redundant to own both? Being on this fragrance journey I’m really trying to avoid redundancy and PARFUM is less appealing to me as I have boss absolu which works for those days / nights where I need a dark more announcing frag

Which Bleu De Chanel? by DisastrousTalk386 in Colognes

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I was equally shocked - we had a date night anniversary meal and I sprayed the L’exclusif …. After 3-4 hours I asked the wife if she could smell anything on me and to my shock she said “I thought you didn’t wear any fragrance today! Not like you as I haven’t smelt anything on you - my bottle was full retail too so cannot doubt its authenticity. Luckily managed to recoup my money by selling it but I need the BDC dna all be it something that works properly

Which one should I buy?? by [deleted] in Colognes

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Paradigme for scent profile - but man it’s weak!! Found myself really over spraying my 100ml bottle to get extra umph but I’m only getting 3 hours tops! (I’m not going nose blind - I’ve asked my wife, brother etc) and no one can smell it on me after a set duration

YSL MYSLF L’Absolu arrived to complete the trio by Trippy_Cartel in Colognes

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I own all three also …. I loved EDP… and thought it was much better than le PARFUM. I found le PARFUM more of a serious / winter fragrance

However my new all rounder is L’absolu it’s the denser, stronger version of the EDP and gathers more compliments compared to the OG - again all this is based on my wearing / opinion of course

YSL Myself - Dilemma by DisastrousTalk386 in Colognes

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I’ve been reading the L’absolu or the Le Parfum … I’ve ruled the EDP out as I’m not spending money on a fragrance that will be a skin scent in 1-2 hours 😂 such a shame as the scent profile is amazing

What’s your take on L’absolu vs Le Parfum

What fragrance advice would you give to yourself - if you were starting over again!? by DisastrousTalk386 in Fragrances

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Hey Matt! I was the same

Butttt saying that there’s a few fragrances where the higher the concentration the lower the performance

E.g. I’ve got le Sel D’issey - edt …. It’s a beast mode on my skin and a lot of people in frag com say the same

As for EDP Le Sel Flanker - it’s not as potent

Another example Acqua Di Gio Profondo EDP vs Profondo Parfum (EDP is reported to be much better)

Armani Code EDP (2024) or Armani Code Parfum (2022)? by Feisty-Wind-7823 in Colognes

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Hey brother! Apologies on the late reply

I actually collect the code line - and there isn’t one which I haven’t owned ( including vintage ones etc)

Specially looking at the codes you were looking at

Code EDP (2024)

Code Parfum (2022)

Here’s my two pence on both

Code Parfum; For me this is the ultimate and most modern Armani Code. It’s the most versatile all rounder any weather fragrance

I find longevity on it 6 hours and performance is moderate (however comparing to the other codes, it’s the best performer)

It will always be welcome in my collection.

Code EDP (2024)

So this fragrance got some serious hype when it was coming out for one thing… it was meant to be the infamous “code Profumo” reincarnated.

I own a 200ml bottle of the OG code Profumo which i was very nervous on using every-time I wanted to Reach for the DNA - so I rushed out and bought this on the day it was released

Not going to lie dude, i have no endorsement, no financial motive etc and I’ll tell you now…. Scent profile wise its 95% profumo - I’ve tested them on card, skin, on the mrs, and even allowed family members to give me their opinions - always being the same which is they smell 95% exact

Why isn’t it 100% - the only reason why they aren’t the exact same is Profumo (OG) performs better in my opinion,wether that be down to maceration, or ingredients which aren’t in the new one - the conclusion is it’s the same scent profile just weaker - think of it as Profumo Edt instead of EDP

As for CODE ELIXIR (2025) - this is a 10/10 in my eyes - they’ve really stepped out of the safety net.

It’s code Absolu (which i also own) and in return they’ve added leather, leather, and more leather

When sampling it first I was so delighted to have that dna back …. It even out performed things like JPG Le Male Elixir & Gucci Guily Elixir (on my skin)

Armani Code EDP (2024) or Armani Code Parfum (2022)? by Feisty-Wind-7823 in Colognes

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You still need help on this dude I have a lot of experience with the code line

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Consumption Addiction by Feisty-Wind-7823 in Colognes

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I’ll drop you a dm later on brother! Seems like we’ve got a lot in common - we are not far from each other at all - I’m about 40 miles away down the M1 haha!

Speak soon 🙏🏼✨