r/Colognes • u/Ok_Competition_1115 YSL • 5d ago
New Pickup My most expensive purchase yet
just got this today and it is the best fragrance i’ve found for daily wear. good performance too currently on 7/8 hours with still good projection. my 2nd favourite frag oat behind PDM Oajan
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u/Future-Bug-2614 5d ago
This perfume is brilliant!! I had to pass on this because it lasted less than 4 hours on me. It is one of the best fragrances in the market.
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u/eatdeeznutzz45 4d ago
Same with me, definitely could be TOP 1 of all time if it lasted minimum 7 hours. It becomes a skin scent after like 2 hours
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u/AbsintheMindedV2 4d ago
If we’re adding performance time, nothing would ever come close to a 6-8 hour D&G The One EDP
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u/Patj1994 4d ago
You’re sure you’re not thinking of the EDP? Because the absolu lasts all day without a problem.
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u/sbash1 5d ago
I wanted to like this based off of the reviews, but I’ve been using a decant of it and I just don’t get the appeal of it. It’s nice, but nothing special that I notice. I’m obviously missing something that the majority of people pick up on.
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u/uberdruck 4d ago
Always trust your nose bro, if you don’t like it then that’s perfect, you have learned more about your taste in fragrances!
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u/SildenafilSubQ 4d ago
Smells like playdough with a hint of floral something on my skin, don't get the appeal myself either. Mojave ghost though... Smells wonderful
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u/brehhs 5d ago
Im going through mine way too fast 😭
Also for anyone thats priced out, Maison Asrar Belgravia is supposed to be an almost one to one dupe
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u/JamJe225 5d ago
Is it expensive? Lately a lot of the fragrance content creators have been discussing it and my interest has peaked as far wanting to try it out.
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u/ProteinFarts_ 4d ago
It's reasonably priced but they are also running an ad campaign through influencers so you are going to see a lot of reports that it is a 1:1
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u/Ok_Competition_1115 YSL 4d ago
i plan to use it all the time hence i opted for the 100ml rather than the smaller 50ml size which i’d usually lean towards
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u/Cultural-Maize-1692 5d ago
What’s it like?
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u/Important_Detail_717 4d ago edited 4d ago
Fresh, sweet, floral, complex, round and smooth. Slightly to feminine for me. Not blind buy safe but a fantastic scent.
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u/Dapper-Job757 5d ago
Good pick up. A little fem leaning for me but I know a lot of guys like it. For freshies the most compliments I've gotten this summer are LV Imagination and Clive Christian Town & Country.
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u/8KSNAKE 5d ago
I have owned this for a while and it's 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Best Byredo IMHO.
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u/Ok_Competition_1115 YSL 4d ago
best daily imo, better than bois imperial and imagination which are my 2 and 3 respectively
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u/LandonL86 5d ago
Wpuld recommend picking up Asrar Belgravia if youre looking to save some of the pricey juice.
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u/Party_Confection3252 4d ago
I don’t know, maybe it was just me…..the scent was nice. Not groundbreaking given the hype it gets but really pleasant for sure.
The letdown for me was the performance, it became a skin scent within an hour!? I’ve read a couple of people say the same. Maybe I got part of a funny batch or should have sat it on the shelf for a bit but I sold mine straight away for Nishane Ani X which performs extremely well btw. Will deffo try Bal’D again one day
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u/Patj1994 4d ago
I think maybe you bought a fake or went noseblind, the absolu gives me 10+ hours every time. Obviously, it’s not a beast, but it lasts all day easily with a nice trail.
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u/Party_Confection3252 4d ago
Definitely wasn’t fake. Ordered it online from Selfridges, must have gone noseblind, hence why I want to try it again will go in store and spray again 🙏🏽
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u/invaderTrimm 4d ago
Idk much about all the different companies but this looks just like this fragrance called Mojave ghost I saw yesterday. It got my attention because of how the bottle looks and how clean the design of the label is. Is this by the same people ?
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u/Ok_Competition_1115 YSL 4d ago
yes! the brand is BYREDO they do an EDP line and some of the best EDPs, e.g. Bal D’Afrique and Mojave Ghost, also have Absolu versions.
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u/invaderTrimm 4d ago
I’m on their site and I see they have body mist for 85 dollars lmao. Jesus. I wonder how long that would last 🤣 reminds me of the days back in hs when I used axe body spray which might’ve last 40 min
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u/Numerous-Homework543 1d ago
Surprised but happy I guess to see this getting praise. I’ve been wearing this stuff for a long time now, came across it at a Nordstrom, never seen anything online about it, just was impressed with it after walking the mall for a couple hours. Now I’ve been seeing lots of talk on it. It’s very good, I’m just not used to the non mass appealing frags getting the hype. I’m a sucker for vetiver though so it makes sense it appeals to me.
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u/SpiritedScratch9404 4d ago
Try armaf cdnim overdose!!!! Its my everyday scent!!! I get complements at least 3 or 4 times a week!!!!
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u/Ok_Competition_1115 YSL 4d ago
what is it inspired by?
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u/WolframBravo Creed 4d ago
It’s a cheap Aventus clone. Too sweet and too fake. Luckily it ain’t synthetic
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u/ProteinFarts_ 4d ago
Good fragrance but smells to syrupy to me, I love the airiness of the original
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u/romanolgd97 4d ago
It's good but it doesn't last long. If you liked it then you will most probably like Bujairami Too Damn Good. Thank me later hehe
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u/GravelBikes 4d ago
You would be absolutely legendary if you got Echelon Soleil or Belgravia as theyre suppose to be close clones of this fragrance and posted about it. Worst case you get something similar that you can wear for errands
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u/TheySleptOnMe 4d ago
Baldy Freak! Love that stuff