r/allaboutfragrance

I have perfumes for winter but Ive been struggle on what to buy for summer. I need something that lasts long and have strong projections

I’m into collecting frags as a casual. I’m a truck driver who collects for the love of the game. I don’t socialize much or even go out to the scenarios I’m specifically buying these scents for. I have a scent for a “night out on the beach” I haven’t touched the beach in years but I love coming home, picking things up, and smelling them just to appreciate different scents.
I love getting whiffs of myself after a 12-hour shift and thinking, “Damn, I smell good.” But I’ve gotten to a point now where things I used to think were disgusting are actually stimulating a specific part of my brain, and I think I’m ready for the nasty, stanky stuff but also something a little more beginner-friendly to ease myself into it.
I just want some excitement and heavy, wintery stuff now. I’m sick of everything fresh, aquatic, green, musky, or just spicy.
Here’s what I have, and I also have a list below. LMK if anyone has some good recommendations for what to try or pick up next.

Fragrance Collection

A–D

* Abdul Samad Al Qurashi — Satin Body Oud
* Acqua di Parma — Colonia Essenza
* Afnan — 9PM
* Afnan — Supremacy in Heaven
* Arabiyat Prestige — Ramad
* Argos — Adonis Awakens
* Argos — Birth of Venus
* Argos — Danaë
* Ascent Fragrances — Oud Implosion
* BDK Parfums — Gris Charnel Extrait
* Belad Al Misk — brand unknown / Saudi Arabia
* Boadicea the Victorious — Hanuman
* Bvlgari Le Gemme — Gyan
* Bvlgari Le Gemme — Tygar
* Byredo — Bal d’Afrique Absolu
* Byredo — Rose of No Man’s Land Absolu
* Cal Colognes — Thriller
* Casamorati — Lira
* Davidoff — Cool Water
* Davidoff — The Game
* Dior — Homme Intense — 2014 batch
* Dior — Homme Sport
* Diptyque — Do Son
* Diptyque — Eau Capitale
* Diptyque — Eau des Sens
* Diptyque — Eau Rihla
* Diptyque — Fleur de Peau
* Diptyque — Ilio
* Diptyque — Olène
* Diptyque — Orphéon
* Dkhoon Leather — brand unknown
* Dubai Musk — brand not confirmed

E–L

* Essential Parfums — Bois Impérial Collector’s Edition
* Ex Nihilo — Blue Talisman
* Ex Nihilo — Brompton Immortals Extrait
* Frédéric Malle — Carnal Flower
* Frédéric Malle — Portrait of a Lady
* Gissah — Hudson Valley — 2 × 200 mL
* Guerlain — Spiritueuse Double Vanille — 200 mL
* Hayati Elixir
* Hellenist — À l’Ombre d’Artémis
* Hersh — Lehab
* Hersh — Mehwar
* Ibrahim Al Qurashi / Ibraq — Emerald Soul Diamond
* Ibrahim Al Qurashi / Ibraq — Grey Pearl Diamond
* Ibrahim Al Qurashi / Ibraq — Purple Heart Diamond — 200 mL
* Ibrahim Al Qurashi / Ibraq — White Regent Diamond
* Initio — Musk Therapy
* Initio — Oud for Greatness
* Insignia — Ermine
* Kayali — Vanilla 28
* Khadlaj — Le Prestige Royal
* Khalifa — brand unknown
* La Persona — Whispering Kiss
* Lamas — unknown fragrance #1
* Lamas — unknown fragrance #2 (one appears to have “Patchouli” in the name)
* Liis — Floating
* Liquid Brun
* Louis Vuitton — Imagination
* Louis Vuitton — Météore
* Louis Vuitton — Ombre Nomade
* Luka Milano — Artemis Midnight

M–R

* Mancera — Cedrat Boise
* Maison Margiela Replica — By the Fireplace
* Maison Margiela Replica — Jazz Club
* Maison Margiela Replica — Under the Stars
* Matiere Premiere — Falcon Leather Extrait
* MDCI Parfums — Péché Cardinal
* Michael Malul — San Lucas
* MFK — Gentle Fluidity Silver
* Milestone — Imperial (dupe; exact inspiration not important)
* Montale — Arabians Tonka
* Moonstone Bleu (dupe; exact details not important)
* Nishane — Wulong Cha
* Nissaba — Mali Nadu
* Omanluxury — Nasaj
* Parfums de Marly — Althaïr
* Parfums de Marly — Layton — 2018 batch
* Perfumehead — 1272
* Pernoire — Anelo
* Prada — Paradigme
* Precious Liquid — Salt & Pepper
* Precious Liquid — White Incense
* Prisma — Amethyst
* Reef — DSJ
* Renier — Oudmanthus
* Roja — Elysium EDP
* Roja — Taif Aoud
* Room 1015 — Love-O-Matic
* Room 1015 — Wavechild
* Rasasi — Al Wisam Pour Homme
* Rasasi — Hawas

S–Z

* Sospiro — Dolce Melodia
* Sospiro — Vibrato
* Sultan Al Layl
* Thameen — Carved Oud — 50 mL
* Tom Ford — Beau de Jour
* Tom Ford — Jasmin Rouge
* Tom Ford — Ombre Leather
* Valentino — Born in Roma Ivory
* Van Cleef & Arpels — Moonlight Patchouli
* Viktor&Rolf — Spicebomb Extreme
* Xerjoff — Alexandria II
* Xerjoff — Erba Pura
* Xerjoff — Naxos
* Xerjoff — Richwood
* Xerjoff — Torino21
* Yves Saint Laurent — La Nuit de L’Homme Bleu Électrique
* Zaharoff — Signature Rosé

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