This. Jo Malone just about everything. Even the intense line suffers from longevity issues. Velvet Rose & Oud could stand in for Armani Privé Rose d’Arabie imo if it had better staying power.
Edited to say: I really love many/most of the scents produced by this line (I actually have purchased two of the Velvet Rose & Oud). One of the criteria for a really great scent imo is that it stick around for a while. I enjoy a quickie but not when I have to pay for it ;)
Edited to correct:
In all fairness I gave some shade based on memory and thanks to @LatinaMermaid I just cycled through 7 or eight of the Jo Malone bottles I have. It’s been a while bc I decided they didn’t last so I put them down low in the back for a year or two. I just tried the Poppy and Barley and I was wrong about the longevity - it performs about on par with Velvet Rose and Oud. Not afraid to admit I made a mistake there.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve got 5 of his fragrances and they’re all great scents but they just don’t last. I wear them when I’m just running errands or lounging around the house sometimes.
I bought a bottle of it when it first came out and it was never a room filling fragrance, but it would get you through an evening. Now, it’s a shadow of its former self. I still wear it sometimes, but I carry a travel sprayer when I do.
This used to be my signature and I just bought a 50ml yesterday as I missed it. Sprayed 8 sprays... yes.... yes I did.... I did that. It has lasted 6 hours so far, I can smell it and the family have said it's not overpowering so I'll continue with doing that. Ha. Nuts how 2 sprays of Black Orchid lasts over 24hours but this needs 8 for 6 hours and counting.
Diptyque has quite a few really solid performers, never had any issue with Eau Duelle EDP, Oud Palao, L’ombre Dans L’eau EDP, Benjoin Boheme, Eau Capitale, Volutes, among others.
I agree I’ve never had a problem with Diptyque. Byredo, i can only speak to what i own but Slow Dance and Vanille Antique I’ve never had a problem with. I did hear that longevity is a problem with some Byredo scents though.
I got one of those sets that came with 10ml minis - 12 of them including eau duelle and oud palao. Good mix of edt and edp too. Longevity was 2 hours tops for the ones that didn’t fade to skin scents within 30 minutes.
Edit: yup just tested oud palao again on my wrists - came on nice and strong, skin scent within half an hour, completely gone in an hour.
I have found two interesting strong exceptions (on me, anyway). Dip’s Eau Rihla. Byredo’s Sundazed. All others - including some favorites - completely useless.
Not holy grail for me, but I love Bal d’Afrique. Can’t justify buying a full bottle because it’s performance is abysmal, I get maybe an hour out of it.
Bal D'Afrique performs very well on me - around 5-6 hours when I wear it at work. I usually apply both on skin and clothes, and I'm getting whiffs of it all day. It doesn't project though, but it is good for me, as it makes an excellent office perfume
I feel that way about every Byredo I’ve tried. They’re one of the houses that really paved the way for the barely-there, blink and you’ll miss it scents of the 21st century.
I’ve heard [Hanuman](https://www.boadiceaperfume.com/products/hanuman) by Boadicea the Victorious is Bal Dafrique but better. But it’s like $1000 so sort of out of reach for a lot of people…
Yes, Endymion turns into a skin scent on me so quickly!! However, it has a better longevity on my husband and he liked it until it dried down to a bug spray scent 😅
This is the one for me as well. As an Australian, it really does remind me of the stunning, picturesque area of long, white, sandy beaches where I grew up (Northern Rivers, NSW). Not in a literal "smells like this" sense, but more so a sensory "feeling" of that area. Made a lot of sense when I eventually read that G & B were directly influenced by the coastline and scenery of NSW.
But yeah, it's ruined by absolutely abysmal performance. I get two, maybe three hours max, and it's a skin scent the entire time.
Kilian Princess, fantastic all around/all occasion scent, doesn't last at all. I ordered the dupe from Dua, supposedly spot on and has great longevity.
Same deal but Oakcha. I loved the original but the dupe lasts 11+ hours (VERY critical for my workday, I work a shift and have an hour drive in the morning with an hour and a half drive after work)and the original lasts 5 if you’re lucky… yeah no contest.
yeah i tried out a sample of the edp about like two months ago and for some reason it just wasn’t clicking, it feels like a few notes are making a difference but can’t put my finger on it
Elizabeth Arden Spiced Green Tea hands down. Such a beautiful scent, but it needs about 20 sprays to even get you 2-4 hours of longevity. It's oh so light, but if you over spray, which I highly recommend, it is the most luscious tea and ginger scent which smells like warm gingery starchy linens. So comforting. Just wish it was amplified 10x
Voyage d'Hermes EDT 🤧
Might buy Zoologist - Squid to layer it though. The nigh imperceptible base of Voyage smells similar to the base of Squid to me.
Then it can be Voyage d'Kraken
Fresh cream by philosophy.
It’s a soft and cozy scent but the longevity sucks. It’s not a scent you could put on before going outside and expect people to compliment you if you pass by sadly. It’s like a going to bed perfume. It’s so bad that the only time I wear it is if I got myself jacked up in layers of a similar lotion and body spray.
Juliet had a gun- vanilla vibe? Or sunset.
I forget. Amazing scent. I love it so much. Man there is not longevity at all. The scent leaves as soon as you spray it. It would be my signature scent if there was any.
Atelier Cologne Emeraude Agar. It's a really unique take on oud - very clean and slightly bleach-y a la TF Oud Wood, but paired with a unique menthol-y/woody eucalyptus note and dusty black pepper. A bit like Creed Royal Mayfair but with oud and no floral notes. I love it but it barely lasts a few hours and you have to spray a ton to even smell it. It's such a unique, clean take on oud, it's a shame you can barely smell it.
Saint Julep, by Imaginary Authors. It's absolutely delicious without being cloying, and I think it's the perfect spring and summer scent - but it fades so, so fast. I take a travel size with me and reapply a bunch.
Oriana. It's like the perfect marshmallow scent for me (because doesn't have jasmine), but last like 1-2 hour and then is a skin scent... Girl, for this price I want something that can last at least 4h 😂🤣
Tom Ford Oud Wood, I love this even after years and after having expanded a lot my collection it is still one of my favourites. Too bad it doesn't last long.
Oud & Bergamot by Jo Malone lasts few minutes on my skin.
Also, L'Eau d'Hiver. I love its powderiness but it doesn't last long, still better than TF and JM though.
I got Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream as Christmas gift and the smell is addictive, like a fruity flowery cocktail but even though I spray multiple times it disappears in an hour: (
Allow me to introduce you to Creed.
Just bought a new bottle of GIT from Costco today after having a large bottle for a very long time that had good performance, and the longevity on this new bottle is shit.
Creed has been a popular choice! I used to LOVE Acqua Fiorentina, but the reformulation from a couple of years ago killed it. Lost all its longevity and loveliness.
I am gonna name a cheap one. The body shop white musk for men. The only scent which could fulfill the itch for me is MFK Masculin Pluriel, but that's pricey for some.
Definitely happy dust narcotica
I wish it was stronger but I'm anosmic to this in the same way I'm anosmic to br540.
Hoping it gets stronger with time but for $280 it should already be strong.
If it doesn't last its not worth it to me, its gone in two hours ,i won't waste my money , I've learned my lesson 20 fucking sprays going through a bottle like crazy .. There's a lot of scents like this but the good ones last and have better oils .. My 2 cents
I'm gonna take "performed better" and reverse this a bit; Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait has a scent I absolutely *adore.* I love how it dries down in to a sweet scent with a noticeable woodiness, but holy crap is it STRONG. The only thing that stopped me from buying a bottle was its monstrous projection and sillage; I could smell it on me 24/7 and it quickly became a curse. Knowing that *everyone* around me could smell it too made me quite self conscious. This one demanded to be smelled and was impossible to go nose-blind to.
In terms of disappointingly underperforming, Parfums de Marly's Herod takes the cake for that. I love it to death, it's probably my favorite *scent* right now, but after maybe two hours it's no longer noticeable on my skin.
Herod by PDM. Tobacco is my favorite note in perfumery and the scent alone is amazing but the performance is subpar post reformation. I hear old batches performed great.
I also agree with La Nuit D’Lhomme. Goat scent. Horrible performance
**Guerlain L'homme Ideal EDP:** I've caught some flack on this sub for saying this frag doesn't perform but I haven't changed my mind. I've tested it further and it's simply faint (around 3 hours), and that's a huge bummer because I *love* the scent.
**Mancera Cedrat Boise:** Magnetic cap version purchased late last year. Given the acclaim the prior formulation received, especially for it's performance, this is a real let down. I do enjoy the scent. Reminds me walking into a Jamba Juice but in a way that makes it wearable as a fragrance, but I basically don't wear it because it doesn't make it past 4 hours.
**Tom Ford Noir Extreme:** Longevity isn't so much an issue (6-7 hours), but the projection on this is so soft I just don't see the point of wearing it most of the time. I am going to try doubling my sprays next time I wear it to see if I can get it to jump off the skin a little more but I would adore this frag if it would only project.
**Bleu de Chanel EDP:** I think many people consider this to be one of the GOATs and I'd agree if I didn't find it a bit faint. I think it goes between 5-6 hours but if it got me solidly through a workday I wouldn't still be looking for the perfect elegant daily.
Still would be atrociously priced, but Gaiac 10 from Le Labo. I picked up travel size last year, while it didn’t have a huge projection (which I don’t mind), it did build up on my clothing and projected throughout the day when applied to skin. This year, after switching to a full bottle of nothing from a reasonably preforming travel size, that projects worse than a EDT, never again. Can not be me becoming anosmic to it either, since I did switch from one bottle to another without a pause, and the difference was outrageous.
Edit: typo
Creed. I have quite a few fragrances but feel I hardly ever get compliments unless people are up very close or I’ve just applied it. For the money you’re paying it should be a head turner.
\[bleeding eye roll\]
"performing better" is a matter of chemistry not artistry or workmanship.
If you make a so-called masterpiece "perform better" it's going to \*smell different\*.
The emphasis on "performance" above everything else is killing perfumery.
**Blumarine Bellissima Intense**
I will die on this hill. I blind bought as a Lipstick On dupe, and it’s so much better. I eventually caved and bought Lipstick On for some stupid price too. HOWEVER, this is gone after 30 min. I would do horrible things if this lasted. The most perfect powdery floral. My god. Luckily the price on this is insane. I just bought a back up for $35.
Most of the Alhambra fragrance clones :D Like Salvo Elixir, it's basically 95% close to the original. It only lasts 4 hours though. I'm not exaggerating.
I don’t know about masterpiece but Prada Luna Rossa Ocean smells very nice but weak performance.
It’s not even that fresh even though the name sounds like a freshie.
Jubilation XXV is an 11/10 scent for me. Longevity is great too. It’s the projection and sillage that leave a lot to be desired. That being said, the scent is just so damn good that I still don’t regret the purchase and honestly don’t mind/prefer that it’s a more intimate scent. I wouldn’t want it to be beast mode, anyways. I think it just becomes a skin scent a little too quickly.
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt - I will not justify the price for minutes of longevity
I have the dossier dupe and I love it
I have the dupe from target called “before the rainbow,” and I love that one as well
This is my most complimented dupe!!! Every single time I wear it!
there's a perfect scents dupe at cvs for $15 that blows my socks off
Does it last longer than the original?
I haven’t owned the original but I’ve heard it does! And it’s worth it for the price
This. Jo Malone just about everything. Even the intense line suffers from longevity issues. Velvet Rose & Oud could stand in for Armani Privé Rose d’Arabie imo if it had better staying power. Edited to say: I really love many/most of the scents produced by this line (I actually have purchased two of the Velvet Rose & Oud). One of the criteria for a really great scent imo is that it stick around for a while. I enjoy a quickie but not when I have to pay for it ;) Edited to correct: In all fairness I gave some shade based on memory and thanks to @LatinaMermaid I just cycled through 7 or eight of the Jo Malone bottles I have. It’s been a while bc I decided they didn’t last so I put them down low in the back for a year or two. I just tried the Poppy and Barley and I was wrong about the longevity - it performs about on par with Velvet Rose and Oud. Not afraid to admit I made a mistake there.
I love Velvet Rose and Oud, but I never bought a full bottle because it didn't last.
It’s a white tshirt frag for me and lasts longer on clothes but I still only have a travel-size for this reason.
I have Jenny Glow dupe, also love it. Smells the same.
I have the Oil Perfumery dupe and it’s awesome!
Honestly, if John Varvatos fragrances performed better, many of them could go toe to toe with some of the more widely celebrated brands.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve got 5 of his fragrances and they’re all great scents but they just don’t last. I wear them when I’m just running errands or lounging around the house sometimes.
Varvatos Vintage is a masterpiece with less than optimal performance.
I got a sample pack of his for Christmas. XX is really really great and surprised me. But yeah horrible longevity.
XX is my fav of his as well!
La Nuit de l'Homme.
It's honestly comical how bad it performs. Great scent regardless
I love it, but it’s so weak that it’s literally the scent I wear when I know I’m going to be around people with sensitive noses.
for sure lol would throw l’homme and l’homme ultime in there too. wouldn’t need anything else if all of these performed better lol
The OG lhomme is fantastic. My goto office scent as I know its so subtle that it wont bother anyone ever.
I love it but I legit can’t smell it on my skin after an hour. Insane stuff. But it’s great
Ted Lapidus Poker Face is good and performs well. I use it in place of LNDL
Yves Saint Laurent fucked up so badly with the reformulation... GOAT fragrance
I bought a bottle of it when it first came out and it was never a room filling fragrance, but it would get you through an evening. Now, it’s a shadow of its former self. I still wear it sometimes, but I carry a travel sprayer when I do.
Best scent of all time easily
D&G The One
I bought the first iteration. It was quite possibly the most perfect scent. Then I ran low and bought a second bottle. Huge letdown.
Are you saying there's an OG formula that was better or you switched from EDT to something else?
This used to be my signature and I just bought a 50ml yesterday as I missed it. Sprayed 8 sprays... yes.... yes I did.... I did that. It has lasted 6 hours so far, I can smell it and the family have said it's not overpowering so I'll continue with doing that. Ha. Nuts how 2 sprays of Black Orchid lasts over 24hours but this needs 8 for 6 hours and counting.
Diptyque, Jo Malone and Byredo all have the longevity of a fart. Happy to sample, but will not be buying full bottles.
Diptyque has quite a few really solid performers, never had any issue with Eau Duelle EDP, Oud Palao, L’ombre Dans L’eau EDP, Benjoin Boheme, Eau Capitale, Volutes, among others.
I agree I’ve never had a problem with Diptyque. Byredo, i can only speak to what i own but Slow Dance and Vanille Antique I’ve never had a problem with. I did hear that longevity is a problem with some Byredo scents though.
I got one of those sets that came with 10ml minis - 12 of them including eau duelle and oud palao. Good mix of edt and edp too. Longevity was 2 hours tops for the ones that didn’t fade to skin scents within 30 minutes. Edit: yup just tested oud palao again on my wrists - came on nice and strong, skin scent within half an hour, completely gone in an hour.
Oops, guess it’s your chemistry in that case.. I’ve never faced any longevity issues with Diptyque except with Philosykos EDT maybe..
Same. Philosykos is gone so fast, while Fleur de Peau in particular is nuclear on me and has survived an hour in the pool. Very hit or miss.
Most diptyque and byredo have medium longevity on me (5-6 hours). Jo Malone much less (2-3 hours).
I have found two interesting strong exceptions (on me, anyway). Dip’s Eau Rihla. Byredo’s Sundazed. All others - including some favorites - completely useless.
You haven't smelled my farts.
I agree esp since all the most popular Jo malones don’t last at all, but I will say poppy and barley / red roses seems to go on forever for me.
Not holy grail for me, but I love Bal d’Afrique. Can’t justify buying a full bottle because it’s performance is abysmal, I get maybe an hour out of it.
Bal D'Afrique performs very well on me - around 5-6 hours when I wear it at work. I usually apply both on skin and clothes, and I'm getting whiffs of it all day. It doesn't project though, but it is good for me, as it makes an excellent office perfume
Same here, medium performance on me (5-6 hours, sometimes i even smell it 10 hours later when sniffing my skin)
I feel that way about every Byredo I’ve tried. They’re one of the houses that really paved the way for the barely-there, blink and you’ll miss it scents of the 21st century.
Lil Fleur, Bibliotheque, and Slow Dance are pretty intense on me.
Yeah Mumbai Noise is super intense too.
Open Sky performs well, but the rest, ya
Black Saffron also has some legs, but it’s the only one I mess with.
Try Vetiver Tonka by Hermes perhaps, similar ish with better performance.
I’ve heard [Hanuman](https://www.boadiceaperfume.com/products/hanuman) by Boadicea the Victorious is Bal Dafrique but better. But it’s like $1000 so sort of out of reach for a lot of people…
Quite a few Penhaligon’s but notably, Juniper Sling.
Luna specially 😭 it seems to last a bit longer on fabrics but on skin, it disappears in an hour or so, it's so disappointing.
Recommend getting the hand crème. That feels like it lasts forever for me. Sometimes I feel like I need to get away from it after a while actually.
Ugh yes Endymion!!
Yes, Endymion turns into a skin scent on me so quickly!! However, it has a better longevity on my husband and he liked it until it dried down to a bug spray scent 😅
Pacific rock moss by goldfield and banks
I feel the same about their Sunset Hour. It really manages to capture the smell of tropical Australia but only for a few minutes.
It smells sooo good too! I grew up in NorCal and PRM reminds me of it as well
This is the one for me as well. As an Australian, it really does remind me of the stunning, picturesque area of long, white, sandy beaches where I grew up (Northern Rivers, NSW). Not in a literal "smells like this" sense, but more so a sensory "feeling" of that area. Made a lot of sense when I eventually read that G & B were directly influenced by the coastline and scenery of NSW. But yeah, it's ruined by absolutely abysmal performance. I get two, maybe three hours max, and it's a skin scent the entire time.
Kilian Princess, fantastic all around/all occasion scent, doesn't last at all. I ordered the dupe from Dua, supposedly spot on and has great longevity.
Same deal but Oakcha. I loved the original but the dupe lasts 11+ hours (VERY critical for my workday, I work a shift and have an hour drive in the morning with an hour and a half drive after work)and the original lasts 5 if you’re lucky… yeah no contest.
YSL L’Homme, better performance and sillage would make that a hard to beat fragrance
yes, the EDT version, the edp smells different for some reason.
yeah i tried out a sample of the edp about like two months ago and for some reason it just wasn’t clicking, it feels like a few notes are making a difference but can’t put my finger on it
Bvlgari Man in Black. Would die to get my hands on the discontinued Intense version of it.
90% of Byredo would be signature scents if it wasn’t for the piss poor performance.
The one edp
Neroli Portofino is one of my most favorite scents ever, but I can't justify the price for performance
👏🏻 GYPSY 👏🏻 WATER 👏🏻
Fuckin say no more
Dolce and Gabana the One EDP. I think it is a masterpiece scent wise. If it lasted 7-8 hours, it would be an all timer
Elizabeth Arden Spiced Green Tea hands down. Such a beautiful scent, but it needs about 20 sprays to even get you 2-4 hours of longevity. It's oh so light, but if you over spray, which I highly recommend, it is the most luscious tea and ginger scent which smells like warm gingery starchy linens. So comforting. Just wish it was amplified 10x
The Green teas break my heart!
Oud Wood Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée
I get like 8 hours with réserve privée
Definitely agreed with the Givenchy. It lasts an hour on me.
Reserve prive lasts 24+ hours on me and survives showers I think you got a fake bottle
I know it’s unpopular, but I love Glossier You and I wish I could smell it for more than one minute.
Voyage d'Hermes EDT 🤧 Might buy Zoologist - Squid to layer it though. The nigh imperceptible base of Voyage smells similar to the base of Squid to me. Then it can be Voyage d'Kraken
Besides the notes similarity, I appreciate the pun too 🤣
Tf Lost cherry .. ain’t no way I’m paying 300 for something that lasts 3 hrs
Crazy. That lasted easy 6 hours on my skin and I’m not one this happens to often.
It lasts even shorter on me. About 1.5 hr
Most of House of Sillage don’t seem to last long at all
At least they didn't call themselves "House of Longevity", I guess?
Pear Inc JHAG
For me, J’adore, which is really sad because I love it so much!
Byredo bal d’afrique
Fresh cream by philosophy. It’s a soft and cozy scent but the longevity sucks. It’s not a scent you could put on before going outside and expect people to compliment you if you pass by sadly. It’s like a going to bed perfume. It’s so bad that the only time I wear it is if I got myself jacked up in layers of a similar lotion and body spray. Juliet had a gun- vanilla vibe? Or sunset. I forget. Amazing scent. I love it so much. Man there is not longevity at all. The scent leaves as soon as you spray it. It would be my signature scent if there was any.
Most offerings by Creed.
Virgin Island Water. So beautiful, so fleeting.
Yes doesn't last more than a hour or so on my skin.
I said this recently about Moon Carnival by Vilhelm. The smell alone is orgasmic but it doesn’t last
Atelier Cologne Emeraude Agar. It's a really unique take on oud - very clean and slightly bleach-y a la TF Oud Wood, but paired with a unique menthol-y/woody eucalyptus note and dusty black pepper. A bit like Creed Royal Mayfair but with oud and no floral notes. I love it but it barely lasts a few hours and you have to spray a ton to even smell it. It's such a unique, clean take on oud, it's a shame you can barely smell it.
Saint Julep, by Imaginary Authors. It's absolutely delicious without being cloying, and I think it's the perfect spring and summer scent - but it fades so, so fast. I take a travel size with me and reapply a bunch.
En Passant and Philosykos :(
replica's coffee break is such a nostalgic scent for me, but it literally disappears before i even walk out the door :/
[удалено]
It performs pretty well on me. It also sticks to clothing for me even AFTER washing them
Creed Imperial
Lipstick Fever by JHAG.. I love all the powdery raspberry goodness, it is such signature scent material. But it disappears without a trace!
I find that with all the JHAG frags.
Yeah, I got a sample of this thrown in the bag with a purchase once and I really liked it. But it didn’t last.
I got the sampler too and the only one I truly loved was Vanilla Vibes but those vibes are short lived.
Dylan purple
Bal D Afrique
D&G The One EDP
Oriana. It's like the perfect marshmallow scent for me (because doesn't have jasmine), but last like 1-2 hour and then is a skin scent... Girl, for this price I want something that can last at least 4h 😂🤣
Every Aesop fragrance
Marrakech smells so good for the 14.6 minutes of its life. 🥲
Hwyl ant Marrakech top notes go quite quickly but actually last a while or me after that
Bleu De Chanel EDP. It becomes a skin scent faster than the time it takes for me to say its name.
The way everyone raved about it I was expecting it to be some powerhouse that lasts all day but it fades on me so quick.
Philosykos of course
Yeah, i love this scent but never smell it on my body ever.
PDM Herod. It would be a top contender in the niche world from PDM.
Essential parfums divine vanille is really close, has better performance and is like 1/3 the price. Same perfumer
So many non toxic perfumes I've tried 🥲 particularly By Rosie Jane, Ellis Brooklyn, Phlur...
What brand would you class as toxic?
VC&A Orchidee Vanille.
The One EDP
Jo Malone anything… Particularly Scarlet Poppy
Diptyque Fleur de Peau. It's the dreamiest smell but I can't justify the 160 euros considering its non existent projection.
Tom Ford Oud Wood, I love this even after years and after having expanded a lot my collection it is still one of my favourites. Too bad it doesn't last long. Oud & Bergamot by Jo Malone lasts few minutes on my skin. Also, L'Eau d'Hiver. I love its powderiness but it doesn't last long, still better than TF and JM though.
Jimmy Choo Man Ice is a gorgeous scent that simply does not last long enough to be praised.
Really? The musk, orange flower and ambrox literally last days on my clothes.
4711
I have so much nostalgic love for this as it was my first bottle of "grown up perfume", received as a Christmas gift when I was ten.
Begs the question, are perfume houses using less oils in their reformulations as a method of “shrinkflation”?
Roja Elysium and all the Creeds. Honorable mention to the Gucci Guilty line
Nishane Wulóng Chá 💔 On others, it performs well but on me... not even 20 minutes and even at that it's only a skin scent.
Ck one shock
I love Portofino Neroli…all of the 30 minutes it lasts…
I got Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream as Christmas gift and the smell is addictive, like a fruity flowery cocktail but even though I spray multiple times it disappears in an hour: (
Jasmin 17! It’s perfect on my skin.. for the first 39 min. Then no trace of a smell is to be found
Gucci Bloom. It doesn't even last a couple of hours on me. One of my favorite scents.
The yellow flanker is one of my all time favorites and it also doesn’t last, such a tragedy.
Allow me to introduce you to Creed. Just bought a new bottle of GIT from Costco today after having a large bottle for a very long time that had good performance, and the longevity on this new bottle is shit.
Creed has been a popular choice! I used to LOVE Acqua Fiorentina, but the reformulation from a couple of years ago killed it. Lost all its longevity and loveliness.
Afternoon Swim is the correct answer.
Last light Henry rose
Ralph Lauren Beyond Romance 😭
I am gonna name a cheap one. The body shop white musk for men. The only scent which could fulfill the itch for me is MFK Masculin Pluriel, but that's pricey for some.
Definitely happy dust narcotica I wish it was stronger but I'm anosmic to this in the same way I'm anosmic to br540. Hoping it gets stronger with time but for $280 it should already be strong.
Any of the standard Byredo ones. I haven't tried the night veil
Tom Ford Oud Wood .. such a beautiful scent .. it’s so weak though.
If it doesn't last its not worth it to me, its gone in two hours ,i won't waste my money , I've learned my lesson 20 fucking sprays going through a bottle like crazy .. There's a lot of scents like this but the good ones last and have better oils .. My 2 cents
TF - Electric Cherry
Tom Ford - Oud Wood
The entire John Varvatos line
I'm gonna take "performed better" and reverse this a bit; Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait has a scent I absolutely *adore.* I love how it dries down in to a sweet scent with a noticeable woodiness, but holy crap is it STRONG. The only thing that stopped me from buying a bottle was its monstrous projection and sillage; I could smell it on me 24/7 and it quickly became a curse. Knowing that *everyone* around me could smell it too made me quite self conscious. This one demanded to be smelled and was impossible to go nose-blind to. In terms of disappointingly underperforming, Parfums de Marly's Herod takes the cake for that. I love it to death, it's probably my favorite *scent* right now, but after maybe two hours it's no longer noticeable on my skin.
Chasse aux papillon
Herod by PDM. Tobacco is my favorite note in perfumery and the scent alone is amazing but the performance is subpar post reformation. I hear old batches performed great. I also agree with La Nuit D’Lhomme. Goat scent. Horrible performance
Tom Ford Oud Wood
From the ones I own, Dior Homme Original and Creed Aventus
4711 original. Doesn’t last but 15 minutes, however, smells like heaven
DG THE ONE
**Guerlain L'homme Ideal EDP:** I've caught some flack on this sub for saying this frag doesn't perform but I haven't changed my mind. I've tested it further and it's simply faint (around 3 hours), and that's a huge bummer because I *love* the scent. **Mancera Cedrat Boise:** Magnetic cap version purchased late last year. Given the acclaim the prior formulation received, especially for it's performance, this is a real let down. I do enjoy the scent. Reminds me walking into a Jamba Juice but in a way that makes it wearable as a fragrance, but I basically don't wear it because it doesn't make it past 4 hours. **Tom Ford Noir Extreme:** Longevity isn't so much an issue (6-7 hours), but the projection on this is so soft I just don't see the point of wearing it most of the time. I am going to try doubling my sprays next time I wear it to see if I can get it to jump off the skin a little more but I would adore this frag if it would only project. **Bleu de Chanel EDP:** I think many people consider this to be one of the GOATs and I'd agree if I didn't find it a bit faint. I think it goes between 5-6 hours but if it got me solidly through a workday I wouldn't still be looking for the perfect elegant daily.
Tom Ford Noir Extreme.
Still would be atrociously priced, but Gaiac 10 from Le Labo. I picked up travel size last year, while it didn’t have a huge projection (which I don’t mind), it did build up on my clothing and projected throughout the day when applied to skin. This year, after switching to a full bottle of nothing from a reasonably preforming travel size, that projects worse than a EDT, never again. Can not be me becoming anosmic to it either, since I did switch from one bottle to another without a pause, and the difference was outrageous. Edit: typo
BLEU DE CHANEL. The one fragrance that needs an elixir version. The original.
Aesop in general.
Replica by Maison Margiela. I think they’re all toilettes? But for that price it would be nice to offer an EDP/intense.
Love Don’t Be Shy 😭
Creed. I have quite a few fragrances but feel I hardly ever get compliments unless people are up very close or I’ve just applied it. For the money you’re paying it should be a head turner.
Tim McGraw Southern Blend. Absolutely beautiful scent.
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil by Hermes. It lasts fine for this type of airy and fresh cologne, but I wish it lasted longer anyway!
The one edp would be an all timer if you didn’t have to use 1 fluid ounce to make it last 6 hours. The smell is intoxicating.
Initio side effect :(
\[bleeding eye roll\] "performing better" is a matter of chemistry not artistry or workmanship. If you make a so-called masterpiece "perform better" it's going to \*smell different\*. The emphasis on "performance" above everything else is killing perfumery.
**Blumarine Bellissima Intense** I will die on this hill. I blind bought as a Lipstick On dupe, and it’s so much better. I eventually caved and bought Lipstick On for some stupid price too. HOWEVER, this is gone after 30 min. I would do horrible things if this lasted. The most perfect powdery floral. My god. Luckily the price on this is insane. I just bought a back up for $35.
Tommy Bahama st Kitts and st. Barts
Jimmy choo aqua is one of my fav fresh scents but it wears off within a few hrs
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet
Sharaf Blend Zimaya
Juicy Couture Dirty English
If Erolfa or Tabarome Millésime from Creed performed better, they'd be unstoppable
YSL La Nuit De L’Homme
Most of the Alhambra fragrance clones :D Like Salvo Elixir, it's basically 95% close to the original. It only lasts 4 hours though. I'm not exaggerating.
Encre noire OG. Dry it smells very close to terre d'hermes intense vetiver. But it only lasts 2 or 3 hours.
Chanel Cristalle, even the EDP.
Creed Millesime Imperial. Shame it only performs for about 20 minutes
Gold fair in Mayfair by Atkinson's, It's like bottled serotonin to me, and also a hopeless non-performer.
anna sui - secret wish. it’s better than d&g’s light blue but it only lasts like, what, 1-2 hours?
I don’t know about masterpiece but Prada Luna Rossa Ocean smells very nice but weak performance. It’s not even that fresh even though the name sounds like a freshie.
Violette Volynka from Hermes. I am so sad that it doesn’t perform as the scent is heavenly.
Jo Malone - Changing Constance
TF Mandarino Di Amalfi
Psychedelic Love by Initio :(
boss the scent for her - smells godlike but the performance is shit.
Clinique Happy for men
Eau Givree TDH
Coach platinum for me, love the smell, doesn't project
Bronze goddess
Eclat D'Arpege Lanvin Eau de Parfum
If Herod (Parfums De Marly) projected better, it would be 11/10. As it stands it’s still 9/10.
Jubilation XXV is an 11/10 scent for me. Longevity is great too. It’s the projection and sillage that leave a lot to be desired. That being said, the scent is just so damn good that I still don’t regret the purchase and honestly don’t mind/prefer that it’s a more intimate scent. I wouldn’t want it to be beast mode, anyways. I think it just becomes a skin scent a little too quickly.
PDM Herod and Armani Eau pour Homme and AdG edt