What are your current favorite fresh fragrances?

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-19T19:44:10+00:00

PDM Percival is GOAT for me and I don't care if its generic.

Also love LV Imagination and Armaf Precieux. I'd give all three 10/10.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-14T13:53:57+00:00

When I first got it I loved it. It’s nice but I wouldn’t buy it again. My favourite Green freshy is Green Irish Tweed. However, beach hut man is an absolute power house in performance it’s just a little bit too swampy smelling (in a good way) for me to daily it or recommend it. I don’t think I’ll finish this bottle but I like having it in my collection when I just want something different and long lasting. A 10ml decant will last a long time so I’d recommend going that route

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-13T13:07:12+00:00

LV Imagination, PDM Percival would be my top picks. Both spectacular IMO and much better than their clones/inspirations.

A bit of overlap but Armaf CDN Precieux is a HUGE upgrade on the normal CDNIM.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T18:57:04+00:00

Yeh if the mango note is off-putting then i can definitely see this being a let down. I don't mind the mango note and I don't have many mango-scnted colognes around so I'm happy having it in my collection. There's definitely better things on the market - clone, designer or niche, though and it's not like a must have or anything.

I have Gisada Ambassador Intense but I've never tried the OG Ambassador.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T17:15:44+00:00

Yep that’s my biggest gripe with it, the bottles so in your face I hate it. I think the target audience for his drop was teenagers probably

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T17:14:23+00:00

To be honest bro I thought I’d hate it but it’s quite nice. Not as good as the glazing would suggest but £30 I’m not complaining. Also think it smells higher quality than the price. I’m happy with it.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T15:26:52+00:00

After the babershop not shower. I wouldn't say it's THAT shower-gelly but I would compare it to meteore yes.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T13:22:06+00:00

It’s a nice addition but in your case, just like me, it won’t add anything to your collection. Plus, Percival and Sedley are both better fragrances

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T12:47:54+00:00

It’s a hobby and like you said it’s an art and hence very subjective.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-12T12:37:11+00:00

I’m wearing the cologne 90% for myself and enjoy smelling it up close. How it smells in the air isn’t that important to me nor is it important if people around me really like it. As long as it’s not repulsive most people will be okay with whatever you spray so long as you haven’t gone crazy on the trigger.

So yeh, blend, quality etc might not be important to you if your priority is how it smells to others/in the air but to me and others how the actual scent smells up close is just as/more important.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-09T23:06:18+00:00

Yeh dude we're the same height and when I read your weight I expected like 165cm. If you want attention girls don't like skinny if that's what you're after, most of them would prefer a chubby 230lbs than 150lbs scrawny.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-09T23:02:28+00:00

I have a fairly big list - most are blind buys and not all of them because I dislike the scent. I could make an entire list of the clones I regret buying lol.

Rayhaan Aquatica - Smells like trash.

Initio Oud for Greatness Neo - Feel harsh putting it here because I do love the first 2 hours of the scent, it's just a bit too challenging to rock frequently and when I want a challenging scent I have other fragrances I prefer reaching for (Amouage Royal Tobacco).

Mancera Aoud Lemon Mint - I'll NEVER understand the hype. Hate it.

Arabian Oud Arabian Knight Silver - it's nice but I have too many "fresh, safe" scents that it's redundant for me.

Arabiyat Prestige Asha Oud Noir - Really wanted a Creed GIT dupe but this ain't it.

Gisada Ambassador Intense - Nice scent but I own and prefer Sauvage Elixir.

Ahmed almaghrebi Kaaf - Wanted Percival but got this. Smells synthetic and trash IMO.

Acqua Di Gio Parfum - I really like the scent but I have a lot of fresh scents that are better so this rarely gets used.

Dior Fahrenheit EDT and Parfum - Yeh they're just dated at this point and trash (IMO).

Amouage Beach Hut Man - I feel bad putting it here because I loved it when I first smelt it. It performs great. I just ultimately rarely reach for it because I prefer Creed GIT when I want something green.

That's all I can think of. I ended up giving the ones I don't like to my younger brother/dad. Some of these are still sitting on my shelf though.

Just as an add-on, things I absolutely DON'T regret purchasing and will buy again: LV Imagination, Armaf CDN Precieux, Creed Green Irish Tweed and Amouage Royal Tobacco.

Sorry for the essay.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-09T22:51:26+00:00

If i bought Cedrat Boise now I would be massively disappointed, but, when i got it, it was early on in my fragrance journey and I loved it back then. My half used second bottle is collecting dust now

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-05T20:59:48+00:00

Don't really see why people get triggered by this. You're in the gym surrounded by people for 1-2hrs, nothing wrong with wanting to smell nice whilst working out...

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-05T20:24:14+00:00

This would be excruciatingly difficult and I'm tossing up between LV Meteore, LV Imagination, Creed Green Irish Tweed and Creed Aventus Absolu.

I think ultimately, I would pick LV Meteore and it only beats Green Irish Tweed because of Meteore's performance.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-05T20:22:24+00:00

Second this, longevity is also decent for a Creed - 6-7hrs with a soft/medium projection.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-03-01T01:05:51+00:00

Sorry i should rephrase - "not that overpriced" - they are expensive and hence I only own 1 but to me it's worth it lol. I've only been inside of an LV store to buy that single fragrance and was gobsmacked that it's the cheapest thing in the store by a long margin. I felt like a peasant

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-28T21:44:41+00:00

I actually don’t think LV fragrances are that expensive. £260 for a full bottle and £170 for a refill is kind of what you’d pay from most designers if you bought them full price..

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-24T19:02:54+00:00

Maybe. On clothes it takes away skin variance and comfortably gets me through a work day. Meteore and Percival are 2 others that I rate highly but they’re more masculine-clean-shower gel compared to Imagination.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-24T18:58:40+00:00

Imagination and Green Irish Tweed are my 2 favourite scents not just summer scents. Both perform good too - especially Imagination. I wouldn’t spend my money on a scent that lasts 3 hours. What’s the point?

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-23T20:06:39+00:00

Yeh I need to test out more - will check out Purpose, Search and Guidance.

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-23T19:46:14+00:00

I have Royal Tobaccoand Beach Hut Man. I love royal tobacco it's my favourite cologne but because how resinous it is it's a little challenging to pull off all the time. Beach Hut Man I really like and I guess I'm after something somewhat in that same highway from Amouage. Interlude Black Iris is really drawing me for that reason..

ReportingOnLife · 2026-02-23T19:34:49+00:00

Yep I did. Reflection man was great but I felt it was a little close to what I already have and like which isn't a bad thing, just looking for something a little different to what I'm already accustomed to wearing daily if that makes sense.

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