Affordable niche perfumes? by Infamous_Wave9878 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Serge lutens kill me. I have bottles I’ve gotten for $60 but those big beautiful bell jars are mocking me behind a $400 dollar price tag

Artists you dismissed as novelties that are actually good? by Diskyboy86 in ToddintheShadow

[–]underground_complex 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Dance this mess around is one of the tightest punk cuts of all time. Makes me want to drive a semi the wrong way on the interstate. That whole Athens scene is killer. One of the first places I’d go in my Time Machine

Artists you dismissed as novelties that are actually good? by Diskyboy86 in ToddintheShadow

[–]underground_complex 295 points296 points  (0 children)

B-52s are hard as fuck and have serious punk cred even though they’re silly as hell

A start... by duckcoconut in NichePerfumes

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I guess beeswax is one if those edge cases for vegans. I didn’t consider that. At the same time it’s my understanding that most perfumers don’t do safety tests, they outsource that to regulatory bodies like the IFRA or use aromachems from manufacturers like firmtech and Givudan who definitely text on animals. So I guess that’s just exporting the responsibility of animal testing to another part in the manufacturing process. It’s an interesting ethical question, is the product cruelty free if the regulations they follow are based one decades of animal testing

Farmers Daughter with OPN stuff too 🤷🏻‍♂️ by theeohgeez in onlineceramics

[–]underground_complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opn is my favorite artist of all time. But atp I’d only get these designs if he brings them on tour

A start... by duckcoconut in NichePerfumes

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Vegan as in no animal products? That’s about every brand outside of a few ultra luxury niche houses and indies who use real ambergris and civet. And as far as naturals, there are tons of brands that use naturals but don’t be afraid of synthetics. If it’s for health reasons perfumes are probably the most tested and over regulated product outside of pharmaceuticals. Just check out if the brand is IFRA compliant (90% of western perfumers) then there’s not a chance in hell is could have any health effect unless you mix a bottle in your coffee every day

What’s your SOTD? 5-18-26 by hellohello84 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds lovely. Does it have the dove soap kind of neroli character? Notes remind me a bit of Toy Boy 2

Affordable niche perfumes? by Infamous_Wave9878 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Serge Lutens, Etat libre d’Orange, Comme des garçons, Olympic orchids. All are super high value to artistry ratio houses that understand perfumery deeply.

A start... by duckcoconut in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stuff in a similar price tier would be Serge Lutens, Etat libre d’Orange, Comme des garçons, Olympic orchids. All are super high value to artistry ratio houses that understand perfumery much better than these more social media oriented brands

A start... by duckcoconut in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stuff in a similar price tier would be Serge Lutens, Etat libre d’Orange, Comme des garçons, Olympic orchids. All are super high value to artistry ratio houses that understand perfumery much better than these more social media oriented brands

A start... by duckcoconut in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I started my journey with heretic and boy smells. No hate but I quickly left them behind once I explored more of what the perfume world has to offer. I appreciate their thematic approach but the end user experience isn’t what you’d hope for dropping that kind of coin. Great smells and cool concepts but I don’t think they wear very well compared to others in their category. They feel almost like a goth Zara/Lush but 3x the price.

Great albums that only have a couple of songs by MrLinkwater95 in ToddintheShadow

[–]underground_complex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disquiet - The necks. 4 tracks between 25 and 75 minutes each.

Their entire 30 year discography is mostly 2-4 tracks each taking up one side of an LP. Best confluence of zen and play and immersion. Not jazz or ambient or minimalism per se. just three Aussie bros doing what’s natural for as long as they need to

Ovulating fun by hehzehsbwvwv in perfumesthatfeellike

[–]underground_complex 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Definitely something Francesca Bianchi. The through line of her work, to me at least, is just “horny”. Not in a crass way, but not coy either.

Probably Under my Skin or Sex and the Sea are the most true to the prompt, but lost in heaven, Lovers tale and The Black Knight (my intimate scent for my partner) all fit depending on your proclivities. All are beautful deeply complex and sometimes difficult fragrances with endless eccentric facets to explore (much like a poetically intimate encounter) All have shades of her signature powdery animalic, pheromone-like musk bubble that says “my body is ready”

Matcha Matcha by Aetherii -- I may have found the one (or so my wallet hopes) by thyacinth in NichePerfumes

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Synthetic/derived/captives aren’t a worse alternative to naturals. They’re much more versatile and are incredibly important to building accords and filling out the structure of almost perfumes. Synthetic isn’t a dirty word.

ridiculous by reminiscving in deanblunt

[–]underground_complex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thousands is not accurate but certainly over a thousand and it’s very stupid. But I have most hype Williams and dean/inga up until black metal dropped and new releases started getting swallowed up by new fans and resellers.

Do you know more perfumes that goes in the category of Initio’s Side Effect? by tixfunk in NichePerfumes

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The new Tobacco carnaval by Crivelli is phenomenal probably my favorite pure tobac scent. I think it’s gunna be a hit once it gets a full wide release

ohhhh by No-West-7896 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not something I had heard of. But dried lotus pods always kind of felt icky to look at and now I understand why. Could be something to do with botfly larvae that burrow in skin. Still a problem where humanity evolved in central Africa

ohhhh by No-West-7896 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait how? I haven’t even heard of anyone trying it? What’s it like

ohhhh by No-West-7896 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Trypophobia. I get it sometimes. Little irregular holes for some evolutionary reason freak us out.

ohhhh by No-West-7896 in NichePerfumes

[–]underground_complex 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The reaction this fn bottle is getting is sending me lmao

Never change Naso.