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post Dec 17 2018, 12:02 PM

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QUOTE(JasonLeeX @ Dec 16 2018, 01:04 AM)
I can't stress this enough, NEVER ever buy fragrance based off famous youtubers like Jeremy Fragrance.

Why do people buy based on these youtuber top 10 list?

These people are from western country whereby their climate is cold, even during summer it is below 28c degrees for European countries and they are not humid like Malaysia.

I've seen many people buying YSL la'nuit del homme, dior sauvage, Blu De Channel etc. which are highly recommended by these youtubers but they din't realise these are winter fragrances. Imagine a fragrance design to withstand the cold climate being used in a hot humid country. Diu nia seng when that person start to sweat it smells worse than people with body odor because the sweat combines with the fragrance projection strength and sillage can freaking murder people being close to them.
That seem a bit exaggerate sweat.gif
TS you might be surrounded by ppl that do not know how to use fragrance rclxs0.gif

I do enjoy watching youtube review on different fragrance, but will definitely test it out before buying it (mostly sweat.gif )
BTW, i do own all 3 frag u mentioned above, but i have no regret owning them.
Dior Sauvage did performed well in our hot and humid weather, i personally experience it with no issue. Not sure why u said is winter frag.
Blue De channel is my daytime nice office scent, no issue with them as well. (i work in air cond room).
Just YSL LA Nuit, use it on night time only, and depends on condition.


QUOTE(JasonLeeX @ Dec 16 2018, 01:04 AM)
1) Not sweet in anyway
2) Fresh fragrance (Citrus/floral/aquatic)
3) Little to no warm spicy notes, balsamic, heavy woody notes and other sweet or pungent notes.

If you doesn't sweat much and doesn't have body odor and work mostly indoors under air conditioning then maybe you can try their summer list but never ever buy sweet fragrances.
I do own many sweet fragrance with warm spicy nodes sweat.gif No issue wearing them.
You just need to know your fragrance and how it react with you, then use the appropriate trigger. That is.


ferros
post Dec 17 2018, 03:05 PM

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QUOTE(JasonLeeX @ Dec 17 2018, 02:15 PM)
It doesn't affect you but it affects others.

You have no idea how these sweet fragrance smells like in hot and humid condition.

Some of my colleague wore those fragrance in the office and the smell is so sweet and pungent that it smells really unpleasant, even other female colleagues said so despite my office is really cold.

My theory is because when they put on the fragrance at home whilst travelling to the office, the sweat and heat actually destroyed the smell.

During lunch time when we need to go out and when it is blazing hot, those who wore fragrances design for winter or sweet and pungent fragrance, it instantly hit everyone nearby like a brick wall. Some of them who sweats more than others with body odor to top it off even worst, smell like sweet smelly pungent body odor. Throughout the afternoon in office, it stinks up the workplace.

Everywhere I go during lunch hour, I can smell those office workers thick and pungent fragrance smell, really makes me want to vomit.

So far, I only notice some guy that doesn't sweat easily can pull those fragrance off but it still smells overly pungent when that fella is not in an air conditioned place.

If you think it is ok because no one told you off doesn't mean it is actually ok. No one will ever tell you that you stink because it is common courtesy not to offend people about their smell. Should just pandai pandai sikit when wearing fragrance la.
hey bro u sure your colleagues didnt re-apply the fragrance after lunch ah rclxm9.gif
Usually those frag nowadays is so weak, that when reach around lunch time, it was barely smell it. At least for me, usually stay very close to my self.
I guess mayb your colleagues re-apply it heavily or "bath" in the fragrance doh.gif ,

i do understand some fragrance do not really appropriate for office..and trust me, i understand your feeling...
i do experience someone wear heavy arabic frag + ketiak odor + body odor that seat besides me, i nearly suffocated rclxub.gif

I always use appropriate frag with proper usage + deodorant, so far no complaint.
U can tell whether your frag will annoy ppl or not from their expression, no need ppl tell u one.

y dont u just tell them to reduce the spray laugh.gif
give some feedback to them ma...







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post Dec 17 2018, 03:13 PM

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QUOTE(chiahau @ Dec 17 2018, 02:45 PM)
Kinda agree here.

I have people commenting that some of my fresh scents smells like toilet cleaners and etc. And at the same time, there are people who complimented my heavy oud based perfume and said it smells wonderful.

Guess it's just how your body reacts with the perfume and how other's perceive it. There's no right or wrong honestly in the frag world.

Heck, my other half uses Ombre Nomade which is like concentrated oud perfume to work and all her colleagues complimented that particular scent.

In fact it smells nice even after the whole day under aircon at work.
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My friends once said Dior Homme Cologne smell like toilet cleaner laugh.gif
From time to time i do notice some ppl just dump the whole frag on them, and think they smell good puke.gif
And some do not know which frag to use on which occasion, feel bad to them sweat.gif
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post Dec 18 2018, 09:21 AM

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QUOTE(JasonLeeX @ Dec 17 2018, 03:19 PM)
I would know if they reapply. Top notes normally doesn't stink that much since most fragrance open with fresh citrus notes. Only when it hits middle notes or the end notes it fuses with sweat will come off really smelly.

It is weak only if you buy it from non official store. Bear in mind if you buy from shoppee or any place that claim that they are "authentic" apart from parkson/aeon/sogo/official boutique/official site, chances are you are getting AAA grade or worse. Pasar malam one confirm straight up low grade replica.

I've smell so many fragrance in my lifetime that I can tell apart knockoffs and authentic fragrance (Knockoffs below AAA grade). AAA grade is hard to distinguish because it smells just like the real thing but I guess the difference is the dilution which makes the performance very weak. Below AAA grade you can smell that they've added some other chemicals that smells like faint thinner. Pasar Malam knockoff is the easiest to differentiate because they smell different in terms of notes altogether (basically similar smell but completely different scent and notes) and they tend to have the generic dry down (basically mid and end notes smells like fragrant alcohol with little trace left of what it is supposed to smell like)

Perhaps my nose is sensitive but for those who sweat + sweet fragrance confirm smelly. Try spraying a winter frag on a tissue and leave it out on the sun for a good 10min, it will give you a pungent smell if you have a sensitive nose.
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I also been in this game for a while now, am sure the stuff i brought is authentic...
I would not use those knockoffs on my self...
if that is the case, then most probably your colleagues just "bath" those heavy frag on them, mayb intends to cover their body odor...

hey, just politely tell them, no use you open thread here sweat.gif
your colleagues will not know one biggrin.gif
think on other way, you are actually helping them...


 

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