u/Infinite-Recording10

A scented deo to pair with antiperspirant

I'm happy applying Triple Dry cream every night and then non-antiperspirant deodorant in the morning. I mainly use some random designer deos i happen to pick up like ralph lauren gel sticks. The problem is the scent is not long lasting and after a day of work my pits smell stale, for lack of better word. Not sweaty bad, but like the after effects of aluminum antiperspirant.

I would like to find a non-staining deo stick, preferable a cream stick, that lasts the whole day keeping me fresh. Sweat is already blocked by triple dry. Am located in the EU

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u/Infinite-Recording10 — 5 days ago

Reliability of sample decants?

Does the decant usually match the actual product, or is the fragramce prone to some changes while swapping bottles? Does the atomizer play a role in performance?

I just bought LV L'immensite and Imagination decants, among others, and was surprised by their lack of oomph. With all the hype around LV products I was expecting an overflow of aroma, but instead I had to keep spraying to actually have something to smell even. With TDH, for example, I usually spray twice on chest, but for l'immensite I had to spray chest, neck, and shirt to have a faint trace to smell on myself and my spouse didn't notice I was wearing any until promoted to come and smell it on skin.

Don't get me wrong, this played well for me, as I am looking for inoffensive, office friendly, close-to skin fragrances. The l'immensite might be the one I am looking for regarding scent profile and performance, but can I trust this is how the actual fragrance works?

Although I am asking for opinions in general, this specific order was from tryasample.eu (memona.eu), and by the look of their products I am not worried about fakes, per se.

u/Infinite-Recording10 — 8 days ago

For long I've been happy with my Terre d Hermes edt and Boss Bottled as daily drivers with minimal sillage, that suit my office job. Started reddit search to expand my options a little and suddenly found my self slipping into the rabbit hole of fragrances.

First, I wanted to replace the Boss fragrance, as it doesn't carry troughout the day so well. Went testing at the mall and fell in love with Burberry Hero edp, which I proceeded to buy. Some buyers remorse, even before getting Hero in mail, I started longing after Sauvage edp, which I had also sampled a couple times.

So naturally, I started to browse online for deals on Sauvage, but also saw some interesting scents, that I remembered from SOTD posts and other recommendations etc in this subreddit. In no time I had a cart full of samplers accompanying the Sauvage. I'm excited to test Ingenious Ginger, L'Immensité, Imagination, Habit Rouge, GIT, Vibrato, just to name a few. I left out Ani and Tobacco Vanille, for example, as I don't want to try too many good cold-weather scents so fast after buying the Hero!

I really have to rely on samplers, as the mall carries a very limited selection. With testers alone, this is shaping to be a very expensive hobby. Especially when I didn't think of this as a hobby at all, more like a necessity. Hunger seems to grow with this kind of exposure.

Tldr: Overwhelmed!

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u/Infinite-Recording10 — 20 days ago