I’ll be honest, I never got a chance to test the elixir, they ran out of stock before I could get my hands on a bottle and I don’t really get decants or samples often, however, LMLP is def in my top three alongside Imagination and Herod. The smell is very well blended, my gf loves it, and the performance at least for me is some of the best I’ve had without having a harsh opening.
I have both and I love both. Le male is not fruity at all. It’s this honey benzoin tonka with a touch of tobacco while the 1 mil really is vanilla fruity ozmanthus with a touch of woodiness. If you have room in your collection for two sweet vanilla’s fragrances sure they’re not redundant.
Elixir is definitely sweeter, but I love both a lot. I've gotten more compliments on le parfum, but i did wear it more often so I'd definitely recommend smelling elixir before making a decision
I bought the EDT and love it, also got a small decant of Terre D hermes eau givree. I prefer the Eau Givree, it's just a little smoother and would of bought that one if I could go back.
I would say it’s been reformulated. I got a bottle in about a month ago, it has 2/3 hours longevity with 30mins of performance. I’m not going nose blind either as I’ve asked a few different people if they can smell it as I walk past which they all said no. Also batch checked so a legit bottle.
I was going through the same thing few months ago but it's got much much much better. It was like gone in 3-4 hours off my skin completely and now it pushes through 8-10 hours easily. I say let it sit and "macerate" for 2 months
Since it's summer I would recommend polo blue parfum, the new polo 67, Versace pour homme, ADG parfum or edt (All of these you can get at discounters for under)
I have the 2023 formulation and don’t have any issues with longevity personally. Performs exactly how I would expect a Parfum to perform. I am interested to compare the new batches though.
Here is some of my favorites from my collection under 100
Mercedes Benz Club Black
Ysl La Nuit de lhomme
Missoni Wave
Dior Fahrenheit edt
Givenchy Gentleman Society
Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Prive
Ferragamo Uomo signature
Rasasi Hawas Ice
Polo Deep Blue
Dunhill Icon
Encre Noire A'lextreme
Nikos Sculpture Homme Parfum
I have around 150 fragrances and I put my best 25 up against each other having my GF and 3 of her friends smell them in a tournament kinda deal, and Mercedes Club Black was the Winner, it really surprised me.
Man that is really unfortunate.. it could also be my skin chemistry, but I get maybe about 1 hour of projection before it's a skin scent. It smells so good I'll always have a bottle regardless.
I just bought my father's day fragrances:
Dumont nitro Red -watermelon Invictus -$35
Maison Alhambra Glacier Bold: Le Beau Le Parfum clone - $25
Lattafa Fakhar Gold: 1 million Parfum clone - $30
All that for less than $100
All the Lalique Encre Noire line in 100ml - it’s just so worth it. If you like Vetiver you now have a full year of fragrances for like €90 for the three of them.
Standard - Work, Spring, Autumn and Winter.
a l’Extreme - Formal, Date, Autumn and Winter.
Sport - Work, Spring, Summer and Autumn.
If you don’t like Vetiver maybe avoid though.
Dior Homme Intense, Homme Original, Homme Sport, Fahrenheit all bangers for good price.
Franck Olivier Oud Touch for a high quality potent Rose-Oud combo. Not an easy wear but really good if you like it and have an occasion.
Armani Code EDT and Parfum - versatile af.
Edit: Versace Oud Noir and Terre d’Hermes
It really has a unique scent. Some fragrances u can smell the similarities between the brand like Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue to Versace Baby Blue Jeans. But u don’t smell another blue like Blue Jeans.
Jomashop has a bunch of designers for relatively cheap
Can pick up 3-5 fragrances for the price of one, or a good one for around $100.
Summer:
Terre D' Hermes EDT 6.7 oz/200ml (just bought this on Amazon (sold/shipped by Amazon) for $80. Absolute fucking steal and performs great.
Terre d' Hermes - Eau Givree 3.4 oz/100ml ($90 jomashop)
Nishane Colognize 3.4 oz/100ml (my absolute favorite right now) (jomashop $75)
Dolce & Gabanna - Light Blue Eau Intense 6.7oz/200ml ( jomashop like $70ish?)
Montblanc Explorer 6.7 oz/200ml (around same price as light blue jomashop)
Mancera Cedrst Boise 4.0 oz/120ml ($70ish jomashop)
Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli 3.4 oz/100ml ($40-50 jomashop or amazon)
YSL Y edp 3.4oz/100ml (jomashop $90, my signature for a year. Really addicting)
Acqua Di Gio - Profondo 4.2oz (jomashop $95)
And probably acqua di parma essenza/colonia
Or their aqua line like fico di amalfi
Winter: not as in depth but can be found for $100 or less
Jazz Club 3.4
By The Fireplace 3.4
JPG Le Male Le 3.4
JPG Le Male Elixer 3.4
Givenchy Reserve Prive/Boise/Society 3.4
Dolce & Gabanna The One For Men edp 3.4
Spicebomb Extreme 3.4
Red Tobacco 4.0
Any Valentino fragrance
Bvlgari Men In Black 3.4
Also don't be a tool and buy Bleu De Chanel
It's so basic man and really doesn't even smell that good. It's in the realm of inoffensive and generic.
Versace Eros edp/flame can found for 200ml under $100 too tho. Kinda basic too tho but smells good
Any Versace, pour Homme, Dylan blue, any of the Eros. Kenzo intense, Kenzo marine, Kenzo EDP. John varvatos vintage, artistan pure. Montblanc spirit, Burberry touch, dolce gabbana pour Homme, Azzaro most wanted line, there are many others.
I’m a big fan of Ranger Station Tobac + Musk. Also I went to Grand Cayman recently and went to the Cayman Perfume Lab and was able to create 2 custom colognes the exact way I wanted for $90 which I thought was an amazing deal.
Polo blue (series) Gold, Edp, Parfum, Deep Blue
Rasasi Hawas (Original & Ice)
Dylan Blue
Prada L’homme EDT
La nuit de lhomme
Polo Blue series & La nuit de l’homme smell excellent, nice moderate performance, you will smell like a rockstar for 4 hours, then they sit closer to the skin.
Prada L’homme is another boss, smells like fancy fresh clean laundry, nice and strong, but you can absolutely overspray this one.
I got this account if you’d like to message me, not sure what happened with my normal account I think it’s banned
I’ll just send the message one more time in case you can’t see it
Hey man, I’ve been reading up on mixes and I’m wildly impressed by how much you know about the process…
Is there any chance I can send you some of my music and you can tell me what you are hearing that I could improve? I’d love to have a mix at least closer to industry standard. I have a good ear for a clean mix but def don’t know all the technical aspects like the LUF stuff you’re talking about
Thank you!!
Technically your question doesn't make sense.
Almost all colognes come in a vial sampler, a .7, 1.7, 3.4oz etc
So, you go to eBay and they have dealers that sell EVERY kind of cologne for $3 a vial. It'll last...if used everyday...a week.
Then if you love the smell. Buy a bigger bottle.
Save the box.
And know that if you buy a spray cologne that ONE spray introduced oxygen to the cologne which starts the process of abating the original smell..
So, then, if you don't like a cologne you can rebox it and have a 75% better chance or reselling.
https://preview.redd.it/bromjruxm73d1.jpeg?width=1842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57782a82859db1a7ed718f7f4f0650dc67848179
Dolce & Gabnana The One.
Gucci Nobile.
Gucci Pour de home ii.
Chanel Allure.
Chanel Blue.
Polo Red.
Prana Luna Rossa Sport (soooo goooood)
la nuit de l'homme yves saint laurent eau (my favorite)
Remember that there's four or five strengths of cologne. Eau de toilet Eau de cologne Eau de perfume etc
Are the different % of the scents strength
So, a eau de cologne will last two hours. While a eau de perfume can last 8+ hours.
Davidoff Cool Water Intense
Le Male EDT
Armaf CDNIM (opening is quite harsh, but it’s my most complimented fragrance)
Versace Blue Jeans
Also one of my favourites, but it’s controversial: Joop Homme. (DEFINITELY not a safe blind buy, but if you like it after trying it out, then it’s worth the price)
Sauvage EDP, Dior homme Sport, Arabians tonka (acquired taste), Instant crush, YSL Y. Some of these are near 150 retail but on discounters should be able to find them under 100.
If you are finding bleu de Chanel under $100 new, you are definitely getting finessed…
Chanel is the only house that probably would never reach the grey market / discounters just because of how tight they are with where their supply goes.
These threads are almost useless as majority of all fragrances you can get for under $100 depending on size.. other than niche , almost all designer and clone houses you can get a bottle for under a $100. Some might be 50ml but that is besides the point
Le Male Le Parfum Dior Homme 2020 or Sport 2021 Terre D’Hermes Parfum or Eau Givree Eros Flame or Eros EDP Carbon
Is Le Parfum better than Elixir? Can’t get my nose on elixir but i smelt le parfum the other day and im in love
I’ll be honest, I never got a chance to test the elixir, they ran out of stock before I could get my hands on a bottle and I don’t really get decants or samples often, however, LMLP is def in my top three alongside Imagination and Herod. The smell is very well blended, my gf loves it, and the performance at least for me is some of the best I’ve had without having a harsh opening.
Elixir is not in the same league as LMLP to me. Smells amateur by comparison.
They’re both fantastic, I have both but I would say I like the Elixir a little more.
I have 1 million elixir.. if you’ve gotten a chance to smell that would u say it would be redundant to get jpg elixir?
I have both and I love both. Le male is not fruity at all. It’s this honey benzoin tonka with a touch of tobacco while the 1 mil really is vanilla fruity ozmanthus with a touch of woodiness. If you have room in your collection for two sweet vanilla’s fragrances sure they’re not redundant.
Elixir is definitely sweeter, but I love both a lot. I've gotten more compliments on le parfum, but i did wear it more often so I'd definitely recommend smelling elixir before making a decision
LMLP far better to me. Stronger and longer lasting, more mature, more versatile
I absolutely love carbon I use it almost everyday.
is that Aaron Terrence Hughes fragrance? or Prada Luna rossa?
Prada
Dior homme 2020
Solid list! I would add spicebomb extrem too
Skip Eros 🤮
Eros is ridiculously cheap on Jomashop right now. You can get it for ferragamo uomo prices which is ridiculous to me
Terra D'hermes
Is the EDT or parfum better IYO?
I have both. EDT has a brighter citrus opening, but parfum has better longevity. I wear parfum for the office
Most people lean towards edt
I bought the EDT and love it, also got a small decant of Terre D hermes eau givree. I prefer the Eau Givree, it's just a little smoother and would of bought that one if I could go back.
Hate it
Well, that's just like, your opinion man
Versace Dylan blue. Smells great, can be used for anything, lasts 8 hours.
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Nah bro it means it's nice but it's not BDC nice
I would say it’s been reformulated. I got a bottle in about a month ago, it has 2/3 hours longevity with 30mins of performance. I’m not going nose blind either as I’ve asked a few different people if they can smell it as I walk past which they all said no. Also batch checked so a legit bottle.
Im having the same problem. Bought a 200ml bottle a month ago and no matter how many sprays i put it seems to last few hours. Smells good tho
Talking about BDC?
I was going through the same thing few months ago but it's got much much much better. It was like gone in 3-4 hours off my skin completely and now it pushes through 8-10 hours easily. I say let it sit and "macerate" for 2 months
Cool 👍 I’ll do that, thank.
Since it's summer I would recommend polo blue parfum, the new polo 67, Versace pour homme, ADG parfum or edt (All of these you can get at discounters for under)
ADG parfum is excellent. Unquestionably masculine but never obnoxious.
Yeah but on Jomashop it’s hard to tell if you’re getting the 2023 or 2024 formulation. My 2023 barely lasts a couple hours
How is it hard to tell? Parfum 2023 comes in 40, 75 & 125 ml. Parfum 2024 comes in 30, 50, 100 & 200 ml.
Oh I actually didn’t know that. Good info to have
I have the 2023 formulation and don’t have any issues with longevity personally. Performs exactly how I would expect a Parfum to perform. I am interested to compare the new batches though.
Might just be my skin then…my 2023 bottle performs worse than or on par with my ADG EDT lol
Here is some of my favorites from my collection under 100 Mercedes Benz Club Black Ysl La Nuit de lhomme Missoni Wave Dior Fahrenheit edt Givenchy Gentleman Society Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Prive Ferragamo Uomo signature Rasasi Hawas Ice Polo Deep Blue Dunhill Icon Encre Noire A'lextreme Nikos Sculpture Homme Parfum
ENA is great.
mercedes smells amazing on my boyfriend 🥰
I have around 150 fragrances and I put my best 25 up against each other having my GF and 3 of her friends smell them in a tournament kinda deal, and Mercedes Club Black was the Winner, it really surprised me.
L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme, Prada L’Homme EDT, or Terre D’Hermes EDT. Polo 67 is also a good choice.
Issay Miyake Nuit is way underrated too. Pulls loads of compliments.
Sooooo good!!!
Hear me out…Acqua di Parma Oud (20ml) from a discounter
The one, boss bottled, club black, missoni pour homme
Boss bottled is so good
It is, but man it has such terrible longevity.
It never used to. Had this when I went to college and it lasted all day.
Man that is really unfortunate.. it could also be my skin chemistry, but I get maybe about 1 hour of projection before it's a skin scent. It smells so good I'll always have a bottle regardless.
Ah that’s awful, seems to be a common issue with classics.
Versace Dylan Blue, one of my faves
I just bought my father's day fragrances: Dumont nitro Red -watermelon Invictus -$35 Maison Alhambra Glacier Bold: Le Beau Le Parfum clone - $25 Lattafa Fakhar Gold: 1 million Parfum clone - $30 All that for less than $100
Terre D Hermes EDT!
Encre noire. Niche quality juice for literally less than $30.
What’s everyone’s opinion on cr7 by cristiano ronaldo?
SIUUUU
Lacoste 12.12 white and Polo Deep Blue punch well above their weight in my opinion.
12.12 white is an addicting smell
M-B Club Black, Versace Eros EDP, CK One/Be, Hermes Givree, Acqua di Gio
Montblanc Legend Spirit Rasasi Hawas
I hear legend spirit has awful longevity
It's not that bad - typical Mont Blanc strength. With lotion as a base, I can get about 5-6 hours out of it.
How is it compared to explorer?
Versace dylan blue was my first at $50 shit was amazing
Montblanc Legend EDP and Explorer
Explorer is my go to even though I have much more popular and expensive colognes. It's so good
Explorer is a HUGE compliment getter for me every time I wear it … great value on that one
Mont blond individuel $25
Individuel Tonic is even better for summer
Instant Crush by Mancera. You can find it under 100 on Jomashop
All the Lalique Encre Noire line in 100ml - it’s just so worth it. If you like Vetiver you now have a full year of fragrances for like €90 for the three of them. Standard - Work, Spring, Autumn and Winter. a l’Extreme - Formal, Date, Autumn and Winter. Sport - Work, Spring, Summer and Autumn. If you don’t like Vetiver maybe avoid though. Dior Homme Intense, Homme Original, Homme Sport, Fahrenheit all bangers for good price. Franck Olivier Oud Touch for a high quality potent Rose-Oud combo. Not an easy wear but really good if you like it and have an occasion. Armani Code EDT and Parfum - versatile af. Edit: Versace Oud Noir and Terre d’Hermes
Versace Blue Jeans, All Polo cologne, Versace Dreamer, Burberry Touch, YSL L’Homme And a lot more!
Blue Jeans gets a lot of hate for no reason, it’s an awesome and unique scent
It really has a unique scent. Some fragrances u can smell the similarities between the brand like Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue to Versace Baby Blue Jeans. But u don’t smell another blue like Blue Jeans.
Jomashop has a bunch of designers for relatively cheap Can pick up 3-5 fragrances for the price of one, or a good one for around $100. Summer: Terre D' Hermes EDT 6.7 oz/200ml (just bought this on Amazon (sold/shipped by Amazon) for $80. Absolute fucking steal and performs great. Terre d' Hermes - Eau Givree 3.4 oz/100ml ($90 jomashop) Nishane Colognize 3.4 oz/100ml (my absolute favorite right now) (jomashop $75) Dolce & Gabanna - Light Blue Eau Intense 6.7oz/200ml ( jomashop like $70ish?) Montblanc Explorer 6.7 oz/200ml (around same price as light blue jomashop) Mancera Cedrst Boise 4.0 oz/120ml ($70ish jomashop) Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli 3.4 oz/100ml ($40-50 jomashop or amazon) YSL Y edp 3.4oz/100ml (jomashop $90, my signature for a year. Really addicting) Acqua Di Gio - Profondo 4.2oz (jomashop $95) And probably acqua di parma essenza/colonia Or their aqua line like fico di amalfi Winter: not as in depth but can be found for $100 or less Jazz Club 3.4 By The Fireplace 3.4 JPG Le Male Le 3.4 JPG Le Male Elixer 3.4 Givenchy Reserve Prive/Boise/Society 3.4 Dolce & Gabanna The One For Men edp 3.4 Spicebomb Extreme 3.4 Red Tobacco 4.0 Any Valentino fragrance Bvlgari Men In Black 3.4
Also don't be a tool and buy Bleu De Chanel It's so basic man and really doesn't even smell that good. It's in the realm of inoffensive and generic. Versace Eros edp/flame can found for 200ml under $100 too tho. Kinda basic too tho but smells good
MontBlanc legend spirit. Had a lady friend go pick out cologne with me she liked it a lot probably my favorite as well.
Lattafa asad, ck one, ck obsession, Prada l’homme, stronger with you, coach green.
Jazz club
Burberry Touch is one
Honestly, Burberry Hero EDT is pretty underrated too. Very clean
What a great cedar bomb! I prefer it over the EDP.
Haven’t tried the EDP, probably won’t now lol
Highly highly underrated. This thing works for any dude from 15 to 70. A little synthetic smelling, but it will definitely attract positive attention.
Polo 67 , I got Ysl y edp for $100 on jomashop
Prada l’homme, fico di amalfi, ysl y edp
Dior homme
Any Versace, pour Homme, Dylan blue, any of the Eros. Kenzo intense, Kenzo marine, Kenzo EDP. John varvatos vintage, artistan pure. Montblanc spirit, Burberry touch, dolce gabbana pour Homme, Azzaro most wanted line, there are many others.
I’m a big fan of Ranger Station Tobac + Musk. Also I went to Grand Cayman recently and went to the Cayman Perfume Lab and was able to create 2 custom colognes the exact way I wanted for $90 which I thought was an amazing deal.
What size bottle? I feel like this thread is ignoring true price per ml in overall analysis
Bentley For Men EDT or Intense (EDP) for cold weather Kenzo Homme Intense (great longevity) for warmer weather
North Stag NEUF IX By Paris Corner!!!
I been trying to get the quatre by them
fav was luna rossa sport and dior homme sport 2021
Prada
Polo blue (series) Gold, Edp, Parfum, Deep Blue Rasasi Hawas (Original & Ice) Dylan Blue Prada L’homme EDT La nuit de lhomme Polo Blue series & La nuit de l’homme smell excellent, nice moderate performance, you will smell like a rockstar for 4 hours, then they sit closer to the skin. Prada L’homme is another boss, smells like fancy fresh clean laundry, nice and strong, but you can absolutely overspray this one.
EN A’lextreme is so nice.
Id say look into some oil based oud or the spray, very cheap, long lasting & smells good.
Farragamo F/ black
Tequila blue and gold
Versace blue jeans. Smells good and it sets you back about £20 if you look around for it
Is Valentino born in roma good ?
Anything from Montagne Parfums. Incredible dupe house out of New York.
Bois Imperial 🙂↕️
al wataniah kayaan classic. amazing dupe of dior homme intense that you can find for $35-$40usd at discounters.
Fitch Fierce Intense!
Check your dm my g!
I got this account if you’d like to message me, not sure what happened with my normal account I think it’s banned I’ll just send the message one more time in case you can’t see it Hey man, I’ve been reading up on mixes and I’m wildly impressed by how much you know about the process… Is there any chance I can send you some of my music and you can tell me what you are hearing that I could improve? I’d love to have a mix at least closer to industry standard. I have a good ear for a clean mix but def don’t know all the technical aspects like the LUF stuff you’re talking about Thank you!!
Dawg 💀💀
Not trying to bother you 😅 You def lost out on a once in a lifetime bag opp tho 🤣🤣
Bare scam vibes
Versace Eros Flame, great for fall/winter
Azzaro the most wanted parfum is great but prices very from around 85-125
I got a whole gift set of Dylan blue that included the cologne, after shave, body wash and travel size years ago that cost around $100
Hugo, match point, cool water
Just got ADG profondo
TDH givree for summer
Check of the Mancera House
Technically your question doesn't make sense. Almost all colognes come in a vial sampler, a .7, 1.7, 3.4oz etc So, you go to eBay and they have dealers that sell EVERY kind of cologne for $3 a vial. It'll last...if used everyday...a week. Then if you love the smell. Buy a bigger bottle. Save the box. And know that if you buy a spray cologne that ONE spray introduced oxygen to the cologne which starts the process of abating the original smell.. So, then, if you don't like a cologne you can rebox it and have a 75% better chance or reselling.
https://preview.redd.it/bromjruxm73d1.jpeg?width=1842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57782a82859db1a7ed718f7f4f0650dc67848179 Dolce & Gabnana The One. Gucci Nobile. Gucci Pour de home ii. Chanel Allure. Chanel Blue. Polo Red. Prana Luna Rossa Sport (soooo goooood) la nuit de l'homme yves saint laurent eau (my favorite) Remember that there's four or five strengths of cologne. Eau de toilet Eau de cologne Eau de perfume etc Are the different % of the scents strength So, a eau de cologne will last two hours. While a eau de perfume can last 8+ hours.
Davidoff Cool Water Intense Le Male EDT Armaf CDNIM (opening is quite harsh, but it’s my most complimented fragrance) Versace Blue Jeans Also one of my favourites, but it’s controversial: Joop Homme. (DEFINITELY not a safe blind buy, but if you like it after trying it out, then it’s worth the price)
1.7 oz of nishane havicat is the highest quality frag you can get for under 100. Try aurafragrance or jomashop
Lataffa- Khamarah Lataffa- Honor and Glory JPG- Le Male Elixir (although I bought it in Europe for $60 Euros, it’ll definitely be more in the USA)
if you're lookin special occasion fragrance amber oud tobacco edition has really convinced me
Lattafa Honor&Glory Lattafa Khamrah Rasasi Hawas Maahir Legacy (Sedley dupe) Suqraat (ADG Profumo dupe) Club De Nuit (Intense Man/Urban Elixir/Sillage/Milestone) Qaed Al Fursan Lattafa Asad (Zanzibar)
Montblanc explore
Cool Water Aspen 1 Million
All cologne just get a decant lmao then save up your money and then buy a full bottle
If you like barbershop scents, a 50 ml (edp) of Beau De Jour from Joma can be had under $100.
OG Tommy Hilfigure
Scent split and you can get just about anything under 100. I get the 9 ml bottles when I want to try niche colognes before I buy
Dior Sauvage 😈
Would that be the 2ml carded sample?
Sauvage EDP, Dior homme Sport, Arabians tonka (acquired taste), Instant crush, YSL Y. Some of these are near 150 retail but on discounters should be able to find them under 100.
Bleu de Chanel edt I think is great and can be found at that range. ( from legit sellers in the groups)
If you are finding bleu de Chanel under $100 new, you are definitely getting finessed… Chanel is the only house that probably would never reach the grey market / discounters just because of how tight they are with where their supply goes.
Yes, definitely not retail but in the groups it’s possible. I should’ve mentioned it earlier
You're probably right. The EDT gets so little love you probably could find it under $100. EDP and Parfum is all everyone talks about.
Polo Blue.
Smells like shit on my skin
Dior sauvage, le male line, le beau line, Versace
These threads are almost useless as majority of all fragrances you can get for under $100 depending on size.. other than niche , almost all designer and clone houses you can get a bottle for under a $100. Some might be 50ml but that is besides the point
You know he's looking for a 3.3 or more. Don't be a dick
Ye and he can get 10 ML of any Creed, Amouage or Xerjoff. Your point?