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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like Drakkar Noir? What is seriously pricey?[/quote]

https://us.parfums-de-marly.com/collections/men

Here’s one. My kid has a few of these. Roped money from grandma and Xmas gifts to buy. Why? I don’t know [/quote]

I am a perfume enthusiast.

Les Parfums de Marly are completely overpriced junk. They have crap ingredients, in disharmonious proportions to each other, and are made to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

At least perfumes like Eau Sauvage have some legitimacy: the mix of molecules was groundbreaking at the time, opening the way for a whole new category of perfume (the woody fresh floral) and it's now part of the canon. It was made by a master parfumeur, and the mix of ingredients is well-balanced.

Of course, I understand that most adolescents will go for the most obvious scents, and here it verifies :-)

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Me again. Sorry, this is my pet subject. I wanted to add that there are no men's perfumes and women's perfumes. Men can wear florals and sweets, women can wear spices, woods and citrus. Just pick what YOU like! And don't call any of it cologne, please.

One niche parfumeur who is incredibly well respected in the field is Serge Lutens. He makes perfumes that make you think. Some are weird and don't smell that great when you first sniff them. Some are terrific right off the bat. They all grow on you. He's French and the names of his perfumes often have specific meanings or double entendres that are hard to translate in English, but are part of the charm of his creations. If you want to drop serious money on perfumes, try some of his stuff.

Also, boo to the person who used the term Euro trash. I'm French and I don't appreciate that.
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