Wore the sample for âViolet Sapphireâ today from Boadicea the Victorious, and man! What a beautiful floral scent. It seems very similar to Xerjoffâs âErba Puraâ, but with a niche twist with the smell of oud as well. This oud is a very nice, smooth and beautiful oud, not animalic like some of the other oud fragrances out there.The projection is beastly, and so is the sillage and longevity. Itâs not linear/2d like Erba Pura though. It opens wit a rasberry and other fruity smells (Says âPassionfruitâ, but I donât know what Passionfruit smells like from memory lol) mixed wit florals. Then dries down with florals, and a lil oud, to my nose.
This is marketed towards women I think, but I find it very unisex. Actually, I would say itâs 65/45 % feminine/masculine leaning, but today others said they didnât agree wit me. Two girls kept sayin I smelt soooo good lol, and like kept sayin that mixed wit other compliments too bout my looks. lol (I founded out theyâre spiritual, into meditation and energy work and prolly will go shroomin wit them while bar hoppin this Sat lol) They said it doesnât smell feminine not even in the slightest. And this girl, Krystal said if she smelt it on me at the bar, she would approach me lol. Anyways, I love this scent. Smells great. Great contender for the âGod of Fireâ from Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 as well, which I have a version of from Dua.
I love Boadicea The Victoriousâ âViolet Sapphireâ so much, that I had bought Duaâs inspiration of it. Was costly kinda, but still cheap af considering the OG is waaay more expensive. Well, I actually found a bottle for cheap on Mercari. Dua has a high oil concentration as well. This girl told me that itâs a very accurate clone, so canât wait to try it!! Iâm also had went out this morning, sprayed it 3 times from the tiny atomizer, and hours later I could still get solid whiffs of it. I love it! Bout to go out again and itâs still kickin like Jet Li
I recently asked someone about his perfume. When Iâm really curious, I donât hesitate to ask. Ombre Nomade Louis Vuitton⊠the man was a walking forest. It had a spread that I will never forget. I immediately looked at the price and it was $400. But it was a truly wonderful winter scent. When I reach financial freedom, I will definitely use this
I have smelt this DNA, and itâs a beautiful and unique scent. The oud in it is strong, and of high quality. The rasberry is blended very nice as well. It leans masculine. But the only thing is I donât find this fragrance versatile at all, and more suited for formal events, special occasions, and cooler weather.
@GoodBoy33 But if ya already splurged on Imagination, why not get his cousin too?
I went to an amazing shop in the H (He said itâs the only one in Houston with BDK and other niche brands) and got to try out soo many awesome niche frags. The Mind Games Chess Piece set were my favorite, but so many were good lol. The guy was so nice (I think he was gay though lol) cuz he let me spray all that I wanted. I was in Heaven. No tester strips unfortunately, so I didnât get to try them all. I also got some scents mixed up, which sucked. I loved Gambit, En Prise and Double Attack from Mindgames. There was another one as well but I got confused cuz was runnin outta spots on my body If yaâll ever in the "Hâ', hit up âKuhl Linscombâ. Although I was surprised as there were no Bodicea the Victorious frags there
I always found it interesting how scent can smell so different on different people.
When I worked my former co-worker of many years and casual friend Gerri (female) used to wear different scents to work. If I liked the scent I would ask its name. (Also if I couldnt stand the scent, I would ask its name too, lol Iâm looking at u Diorâs âPoisonâ or was it YSLâs âOpiumâ) Well one time based on how she smelled plus someone else I knew who also wore it I purchased Lancome âTresorâ in a store. Unfortunately, on me it didnt smell the same. Maybe its becasue I have oily skin and sweat a lot, I disliked it, too âstinkyâ on me, lol. I learned my lesson.
The strongest scent I ever purchased and loved was called âCinnabarâ by Estee Lauder. It was a late fall/winter and evening/nighttime (get) dressed up scent. I still have 3 drops of the perfume left in a small glass bottle. It was considered a spicy oriental fragrance. Apparently they bought it back and people who had the original say its NOT the same.
Others I have loved besides âCinnabarâ:
âNorellâ- launched in 1968 - âThe first fragrance by an American designerâ (Of course thats not why I bought it) I bought my bottle in the 1980âs. Apparently they bought it back CHANGED in 2015. Found this on a search: Norell New York Perfume Review
I still have some of the original left.
Ralph Laurenâs original âLaurenâ introduced in 1978 -alas my large bottle gone years ago and its no longer made.
Now since Iâm older I mostly wear lighter scents like
Elizabeth Ardenâs original âGreen Teaâ -its a shame it doesnt last longer when u apply it
Elizabeth Ardenâs original âSunflowersâ -ditto
Bright, cheery and energizing.
And it all started for me with
Loves Lemon scent from 1969 and they also made a âRainâ scent that I had in gel form.
My mom used to wear for occasions Elizabeth Ardenâs âBlue Grassâ, but her favorite for daily use was âJean Nateâ after bath splash, which we would take turns buying for her in the 32 oz. sized refill bottle for Christmas.
But the best scent my mom had, was just her normal scent. She was the freshest smelling person I ever hugged, IDk how she did it. I think it was just her goodness coming out of her pores (plus she barely sweat, lol).
Iâm glad you enjoy reading this thread @SilverZuzu. Thanks for sharin haha. You wanna know whatâs funny? Thereâs a random bottle of Lancome âTresorâ in the restroom where I stay at. I think my aunt maybe left it over here when she visited some time ago, cuz I have no idea why itâs in one of the cabinets. I hardly talk to her much anymore, but I keep forgettin to ask her. I am smellin it now and itâs not bad, but I am not too crazy bout this scent. Yeah, thatâs entirely true. Frags smell different on different people. Due to how they transform and mix with our natural body chemistry, pheromones and etc.
I loved how you described the fragrances you own as well. I have never smelt any of them though, besides Lancome âTresorâ. lol Who is âGreen Teaâ made by? If you like bright Tea scents, âNishaneâs Wulong Chaâ is a wonderful tea scent. It does smell very similar to Xerjoffâs Renaissance, prolly why I love it I love Bright freshies. Theyâre the ones that usually garner me the most unsolicited compliments, but I love the ones wit a HUGE as scent trail that I can smell as I walk. lol I LOVE IT
I wish I knew what the others smelled like from the names you had mentioned. I also think I will take a break for the time being from fragrances. I realize, itâs really addictin, and costly lol. Plus I am already loaded to the gills and havenât even worn all the ones that I have. I am like Beavis after heâs had too many cups of coffee and wants more and more TP⊠(I love Beavis and Butt-head) And tbh, no matter how hard I try, I will never be able to have them all. Itâs like Pokeman cards. It will never happen. I just wish I had some kinda radar that could weave out the shitty ones and keep the good ones Especially wit all these Youtube channels hypin frags up and then when I smell them I am like âBooo!â lol Sometimes I agree wit them though, but several times I was not impressed. âChanelâs Allure Homme Sportâ was supposed to be this almighty sexy scent. So many women, men, even people who have smelt it on me praise it as being so great but to me it smells bland and 2d, and linear. Somethin maybe even an air freshener can smell like. Some frags can be linear and still be great. Just because of how wonderful the DNA is. CAHS is not one of them. But I dunno, I have not worn it in awhile so maybe itâs macerated and now it smells better⊠Ima try it out this week. You know, many fragrances morph into somethin even more beautiful during maceration. Some remain meh. lol
I have never smelt âLaurenâ form Ralph Lauren, but I did have one I wore in the 8th grade I think. It was a very sexy and versatile Freshie. Very addictive smell. It was called âRomance Silverâ from the Romance line of Ralph Lauren.
I forgot I never posted it, but thatâs very un âGoodboyâ of you (Sorry for my bad joke) But I busted out laughin when I thought that when you had posted it. My older cuz was a bad influence on me as a kid. Bro, as a kid I used to 5-finger discount everything. I remember stealin toys from KB Toy stores. Predator, Baseball cards, Marvel cards, X-men, Aliens, games and etc. Shit you name it, I stoled it .
Lol⊠well, âstealingâ was honestly prolly the least naughtiest thing I did as a kid lol. But yeah, I caused my mom as much stress as she did me haha. Also bro, I tried Kilianâs, âBlack Phantomâ on skin and wow! I love it better than Killianâs, âAngel Shareâ I think. Itâs my first ever gourmand I ever wornâŠUsually Iâm not into gourmands. Ima try and get around reviewin it later. But it smells soo amazing!
An interesting detail I noticed about scents (or maybe something everyone knows but I just discovered) is that advertisements for scents with different emotional effects evoke exactly the same feeling. In other words, the emotional effect of the scent on the brain is the same as the emotional impact of the commercial. I am very curious about the people who can reflect the feeling reflected by the scents to those advertisements, really good job
Donât judge me @Xavi , but I still needa to get my nose on it. Last couple of years my mind has been just on gettin my nose on mainly unknown niche scents amongst the frag com(Not to mention I was incarcerated for 15 years lol), so i overlooked alot of the oneâs that are considered great and more hyped. That is why I am only gettin round to âAngel Shareâ and âBlack Phantomâ nowâŠ
Somethin to think bout bro is⊠Yeah, itâs popular to people who actually are into âfragrancesâ and who actually wear them them consistently. But how much of the general population, actually uses fragrances like we do? lol 99% of the time, when I go out, I do not smell anything on anyone. And thatâs including bars and clubs⊠Would be nice if more people wore stuff, but they donât.
*I got a decant of âSummer Hammerâ from Lorenzo Pazzaglia on the way. I been wantin to try out this new Niche house so badâŠ
Itâs a nice fragrance but itâs one of those fragrances that smells quite artificial so I now spray it as far from my nose as I can lol
True, not many people are informed on fragrances and donât really distinguish when to wear what.
I think I might order some samples of a few iâd want to test out like Initio side effect
I think thatâs a good way to imagine it, for fragrances I noticed they like to advertise the scent like some story so that scent makes you think of a certain scenario
Btw have you tried chanel allure homme sport eau extreme?
Many people mentioned itâs got problems with performance but with this French perfumery I think itâs quite normal for the fragrance to not last as long
Never smelt so canât say but I really like fresh fragrances and this one seems to be one of those which are up there in terms of getting compliments.
Yeah, or what kind person who would wear the scent. Or what occasion or season.
I know some people have have like a bottle but donât even use them lol. Tbh, I think most people either just donât care bout how they smell, or just arenât into smells all that much.
I heard of lots of positive things bout this scent bro, but for some reason I just felt like itâll be another underwhelmin letdown for ya boy I dunno though⊠Lately I been having really good luck. I LOVE âViolet Sapphireâ DNA from Boadicea The Victorious, and Angel share and Black Phantom were also very lovely to me as well. I even seen a bunch of reviews of women sayin they didnât like the smell of Black Phantom on paper lol, but I donât give two shits. I still love it lol. I ended up buyin Alexandriaâs version of it, which I heard many many good things about. Most of their inspirations are dead-on, but with better performance than the originals⊠Nowadays, even some niche houses like âCreedâ are startin to water their shit down. Such a shame.
Bro! Initioâs got many many wonderful bangers, and this is one of them. I actually like them a lil more than their sister brand, âParfumâs De Marleyâ. Itâs actually a bad idea to start smellin them at the mall . They have so many good ones like âMind Gamesâ Niche house and I be stuck their all day lmao⊠I love âNarcoticâs Delightâ and the new âOud for Greatnessâ flanker Neo version. (Although it was not what I expected but is very good. It veers from the original OfG Dna. A fresher take of the original. Nothin groundbreakin, but nonetheless very pleasin)