Hey, it might be strange, but I love this fragrances, best ever created in my opinion, try changing my mind😈, compared to the EDT it's stronger and has way better performance, event though it does not have the same gasoline scent.
But seriously what is your opinion about it?
Are you able to give similar profile and DNA scent but with even stronger projection and longevity?
Hey everyone,
I’m looking for really strong fragrances with serious projection and longevity. I love strong performers, to th point that I think that the red tobacco from mancera isn't really strong, even though I'm sure it's caused by the reformulation.
I recently tried a 1 ml of Followed by Kerosene. I absolutely loved the performance — the projection was nuclear and it just would not leave — but I really hated the smell, it's absolutely unwearable. It was way too much for me scent-wise.
So now I’m searching for something that has that same kind of massive projection and performance (or as close as possible), but with a smell I can actually enjoy. It doesn’t have to be quite as extreme as Followed by Kerosene, but I still want it to fill a room and last forever.
Just to give info, my favorite oat is the Fahrenheit parfume. It's my absolute daily, grate projection, less longevity, so i want something that actually performs better and has an enjoyable scent.
Right now I’m stuck between Xerjoff Erba Pura and Xerjoff Naxos. Has anyone tried both? Which one would you recommend for big projection and longevity? Or is there something else I should be looking at that hits that strong performance + better scent profile?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
Guys I fell for the it cannot be that strong propaganda.
I ordered a 1 ml decant of Followed by Kerosene from Visionary Fragrances. It took exactly seven days to arrive in Italy. Not bad for shipping, but the second the package landed in my hands I already knew something was off.
I hadn’t even opened it yet. The box was still closed, the bottle was still inside that bubble-wrap plastic you squeeze to make the little bubbles pop, and I could already smell it. Clear as day. A weird, heavy, strange smell pushing through the packaging. I stood there for a second thinking “okay… this is going to be intense.”
I opened everything carefully. Took the tiny 1 ml bottle out and just placed it in the middle of the room — didn’t even spray anything, didn’t even open the cap. Within seconds the whole room filled up. It hit me hard. At first I thought maybe coffee, but no. It’s not coffee. It’s something darker, denser, almost curry-like, thick and stinky in a way that felt wrong. Really strong. Almost unbearable. I got this sudden wave of “oh no, what did I just bring into my house?”
I panicked a little. Put the bottle back in its packaging, sealed it as best I could, and took it home. Stuck it in a closet and closed the door tight. Later when I opened that closet the entire thing reeked of it. The smell had just soaked into the space. At that point I was properly scared of this juice.
Eventually I decided I had to try it properly, even if just to understand what I was dealing with. I took the package, went all the way to the balcony of the farthest room in the house — as far from the center as I could get — and did one spray and a half on my wrist. A couple of drops also landed on my finger. That was it. One and a half sprays, outside, on a balcony.
And somehow the whole house started smelling. Not just the room near the balcony. The entire house. Nuclear projection. I’ve never experienced anything like it. One tiny application outdoors and every corner of the apartment got contaminated. It was absurd.
Then came the part where I tried to get it off me. Soap — nothing. Scrubbed hard, washed multiple times, still there. Alcohol — nothing. The smell just laughed at it. I even went on ChatGPT and asked how to remove this kind of scent. It told me to use oil. Tried that too. Still nothing. It’s stuck to my skin like it owns it. I’m writing this knowing I’m going to have to live with this smell for at least another full day, maybe more. There’s no escape.
Honestly, this experience left me drained. From the moment the package arrived it felt aggressive, invasive, almost hostile. The scent itself is strange and heavy in a way that doesn’t feel pleasant to me — more stinky and overwhelming than intriguing. The projection is completely out of control, and the longevity is terrifying. I can’t support this. I just want it gone.