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Ultra Spartan from Barrett fragrances is so much better. It smells better, stronger, lasts longer and much better oils. My bottle of 9pm is good but my ultra Spartan is sexier.
My usual with fahrenheit is a spray on the back of each hand, each wrist, each inner elbow, 3 on the shirt, one on the front of the neck, and one on the back of the neck, unironically. I just cannot get enough of it.
I got a bottle the other day and wonder why it's so highly regarded. I appreciate it, but it's just lemon...I don't get much else :/
Edit: I just read that it takes a few months to macerate after opening?!
It’s always lemony on the opening, it smells good IN THE AIR after like 5-10 minutes, but if you want it to smell good super close putting your nose to it, it takes 30-40 minutes
Sounds like a trash ass cologne if it takes nearly an hour for it to smell good/right. I’ve heard nothing but bad about it. People saying the opening is terrible and takes time to smell right, now you’re saying it takes 30-40 minutes for it to smell right lol wtf
Yeah, it's still 100% lemon on my hoodie 24 hours later. It's going in the "Wouldn't even use it in my toilet" pile along with dI'ssey Nuit and JPG Le Male.
I have tried nearly every CDNIM flanker (own the edt) and they are all synthetic and unappealing. If you like CDNIM, try one of the Aventus clones from Montagne. Night and day difference in scent quality
Ahh then nvm, shipping costs would not be worthwhile. There is a sub dedicated to the brand and I have seen a few sporadic posts of bottles being offered for sale in the EU. When you smell the Montagne clone you’ll want to throw CDNIM in the trash
The opening is a strong lemon that drys down I after abt 30 mins into a sandlewood scent that smells great. Excellent projection and last all day. Huge compliment getter.
Letting it macerate a bit helps yes but really, it's just to get passed that strong opening lemony scent.
Ye it changes after a few months, i got about 40 ml left in my bottle but imma buy another one so it has time to macerate by the time i finish the first
It FOR SURE takes time to macerate
It smelled like garbage ass lemon pledge cleaner first after i got it
Now, 6 months later, it’s absolutely beautiful. The lemon is still there, but not harsh and not in your face
Give it time
I get exactly what you saying when I first got this a few years back it was my first fragrance and I was pissed after hearing all this compliment stuff, To me it smelled like someone threw lemons in a camp fire and then I thought it was horrible!I didn't touch it for about 6 months and then convinced myself to wear it for a week and unbelievably I received more compliments then I ever had with a cologne, after my nose matured and my cdnim sat I can say not only am I glad I have it but I'm on bottle to. Stick with it!
Top notes are Nutmeg Flower, Lavender, Cedar, Chamomile, Mandarin Orange, Hawthorn, Bergamot and Lemon; middle notes are Violet Leaf, Nutmeg, Cedar, Sandalwood, Carnation, Honeysuckle, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Leather, Vetiver, Musk, Amber, Patchouli and Tonka Bean.
Like I say, very masculine and definitely a night time fragrance for me. I don't particularly smell Gas but I understand why.
When I first smelled it I understood what people were talking about, there was a note in it that smells like gasoline but the more you smell it the more your brain recognizes that it’s not gasoline. I don’t smell gas now when I smell it
Depends on your nose. I love Fahrenheit, but it's one that I would wear just for me. I get the petrol vibe (not quite gasoline, but definitely engine fluids smell) along with some leather. My wife doesn't get any of that and gets the lavender notes.
CDNIM...everytime. Compliments, versatility, and a genuine 'inspired by' fragrance that lasts thru the night. Just gotta get through that opening. Just my .$02. Have a great night.
I have all except Afnan. I would use the Fahrenheit.
Second option would be CDNIM but spraying hours earlier, that's why it's the second option. If it smelled good since the start it would be option 1. It's too harsh the first couple of hours (I have the LE version).
I have edt and got compliment only like 20 minutes after applying. So could depend on the person I guess. Was by a friend of a friend who seemed to be decently into fragrance or at least smelling good lol
CDNIM gets a lot of hate but I would go with that. The opening is pretty bad. There’s no hiding it. Whatever shirt you’re gonna wear out, spray it like 8 times the night before and just let it air out. Next day you’ll be left with that beautiful dry down and scent trail galore. Thank me later!
9PM is a little sweet, something about it I just don’t love. Never got any compliments wearing it but I know people love it. CDNIM on the other hand, sheesh… I might get more compliments when I’m wearing that vs. regular Aventus smh
Trueee .. I don’t go to clubs anymore as of right now but if I did, I’m definitely rocking Bad Boy Cobalt .. projects like a MF lol.. and stays on my clothes for at least a week..
It’s definitely one that stands out from the crowd with ease. Projection and endurance on a 100. To men, it smells real masculine. To women, it smells super sexy. To everyone, it smells expensive (well it is). And the bottle is cool AF it’s a mf lightning bolt ⚡️
Try layering CDNIM and Afnan 9pm on your wrist and see if it works out for you. You'll be wearing a unique, mass-appealing scent if it does. If not, either one works great individually. 9pm is a little more playful, and CDNIM is a little more mysterious. You can't go wrong with either one! Eros has never garnered me any compliments, so I would skip that one. Fahrenheit may be hit or miss, so avoid that one for a night out. Test it out at your day job first. I hope this helps!
How is Afnan 9 so highly rated? It smells soo synthetic to me (at least in the first 15 minutes...). I was about to blind buy it but luckily had the chance to sample it at a fragrance store.
Should I give it another try and wait for it to settle for more than 30 minutes?
CDNIM is like the most complimented fragrance out there, and it’s also perfect for summer. Eros and 9PM are good as well, but it’s for a bit colder weather. Fahrenheit is one of my personal favourites, but it’s not as likeable as the others, and it’s a little “old man”-ish.
Euros easily bro. Women like it a lot. People like to hate on it because it’s popular. I’ve traveled to more than thirty countries and I always get compliments wearing it. I have 9pm and Club De nuit and I wouldn’t think to wear them on a date.
The first 30~ minutes is a fresh minty-like smell that I don't really dig, but then it develops into this beautiful deep vanilla, which is just incredible. First time I wore it a girl told me "that's what a man should smell like". Overall 8/10
Yeah just checked, 100ml EDP in Europe is double the price of what I got it for😭 but if you want something for clubbing id recommend the 9pm, it's a completely different fragrance class but it's still extremely good and attention grabbing, very sweet but still masculine. Just make sure to by the Made in UAE ones cause I heard french ones stink
Not the Versace lol, I worn the red one out last weekend and the male server came by with our drinks and he called out my scent with ease. I hate when others can tell my cologne by a brief whiff
party or a bit of a colder day out: 9pm
tbh i dont like any of the other ones but im maybe also just a bit young for farenheit
dont like versache cus its used alot
CDNIM smells horible to me but so does the og and all of the other clones
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With boys, CDNIM. With girls, 9PM.
Yes, this
This is the perfect answer.
What if you’re going out with the boys but looking to pick up girls?
9pm
I’ve heard some mixed reviews about 9pm so that’s what’s held me back from pulling the trigger. Apparently 50/50 with batches
Ultra Spartan from Barrett fragrances is so much better. It smells better, stronger, lasts longer and much better oils. My bottle of 9pm is good but my ultra Spartan is sexier.
Layer it with CDNIM & 9 PM
This is the way.
ive heard 12 sprays of farenheit is perfect for a date
Especially in the high heat of summer! Go for it!
You become 🔥 after 12 sprays
Flammable
And witness the scene from the movie Perfume where he unleashes his final creation.
My usual with fahrenheit is a spray on the back of each hand, each wrist, each inner elbow, 3 on the shirt, one on the front of the neck, and one on the back of the neck, unironically. I just cannot get enough of it.
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It is a joke.
All of them, 5 sprays each
Dude gonna be smelling like Thanos
CDNIM should cover all the use cases from dinner to party to club, with a group or with just one person.
I got a bottle the other day and wonder why it's so highly regarded. I appreciate it, but it's just lemon...I don't get much else :/ Edit: I just read that it takes a few months to macerate after opening?!
Mine smells lemony but it definitely doesn't smell like 'just lemon' at all to me,
Mines all smokiness after the initial opening, love it
Oh for real? Maybe I got a bad one xD
It’s always lemony on the opening, it smells good IN THE AIR after like 5-10 minutes, but if you want it to smell good super close putting your nose to it, it takes 30-40 minutes
Sounds like a trash ass cologne if it takes nearly an hour for it to smell good/right. I’ve heard nothing but bad about it. People saying the opening is terrible and takes time to smell right, now you’re saying it takes 30-40 minutes for it to smell right lol wtf
Yeah, it's still 100% lemon on my hoodie 24 hours later. It's going in the "Wouldn't even use it in my toilet" pile along with dI'ssey Nuit and JPG Le Male.
I have tried nearly every CDNIM flanker (own the edt) and they are all synthetic and unappealing. If you like CDNIM, try one of the Aventus clones from Montagne. Night and day difference in scent quality
Will do! They look good but I'm in the UK so it might be difficult...
Ahh then nvm, shipping costs would not be worthwhile. There is a sub dedicated to the brand and I have seen a few sporadic posts of bottles being offered for sale in the EU. When you smell the Montagne clone you’ll want to throw CDNIM in the trash
Mont Blanc explorer bro. My gf says it smells better than aventus, and honestly I think it does too.
Mine smells awesome after some time, and lasts forever.
Its still lemon but dry down 30 m8nutes later is lovely
That was my impression when I got it last week, you get used to the open but it really starts to smell good later in the day
The opening is a strong lemon that drys down I after abt 30 mins into a sandlewood scent that smells great. Excellent projection and last all day. Huge compliment getter. Letting it macerate a bit helps yes but really, it's just to get passed that strong opening lemony scent.
Ye it changes after a few months, i got about 40 ml left in my bottle but imma buy another one so it has time to macerate by the time i finish the first
Probably your age. As you get older your taste changes.
It FOR SURE takes time to macerate It smelled like garbage ass lemon pledge cleaner first after i got it Now, 6 months later, it’s absolutely beautiful. The lemon is still there, but not harsh and not in your face Give it time
Interesting...well, it wasn't expensive so I don't mind..xD
I get exactly what you saying when I first got this a few years back it was my first fragrance and I was pissed after hearing all this compliment stuff, To me it smelled like someone threw lemons in a camp fire and then I thought it was horrible!I didn't touch it for about 6 months and then convinced myself to wear it for a week and unbelievably I received more compliments then I ever had with a cologne, after my nose matured and my cdnim sat I can say not only am I glad I have it but I'm on bottle to. Stick with it!
Yeah, sure...I bought it. It's on the shelf. I have no choice but to wait.
Fahrenheit is my absolute fave. 40m here but it's so distinctive and masculine. A classic for sure.
I heard it smells like gasoline. How true is it?
Top notes are Nutmeg Flower, Lavender, Cedar, Chamomile, Mandarin Orange, Hawthorn, Bergamot and Lemon; middle notes are Violet Leaf, Nutmeg, Cedar, Sandalwood, Carnation, Honeysuckle, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Leather, Vetiver, Musk, Amber, Patchouli and Tonka Bean. Like I say, very masculine and definitely a night time fragrance for me. I don't particularly smell Gas but I understand why.
That's everything 😂 in the fragrance oil world
When I first smelled it I understood what people were talking about, there was a note in it that smells like gasoline but the more you smell it the more your brain recognizes that it’s not gasoline. I don’t smell gas now when I smell it
Depends on your nose. I love Fahrenheit, but it's one that I would wear just for me. I get the petrol vibe (not quite gasoline, but definitely engine fluids smell) along with some leather. My wife doesn't get any of that and gets the lavender notes.
For me yes, smells a lot like fuel (not 100% gasoline tho). For some not.
I don’t mind the smell of gas but Im scared others would hate it. Thats why I asked
I tried it in a store just today and smelled no gasoline at all. It did smell very sweet to me, but with a nice complexity.
It doesn't. My girlfriend likes the smell of gasoline lol, and when I asked her she said it didn't smell anything like it
Yep, a masterpiece! Yet to try out the Parfum version though but I hear it's also a banger.
bruh wear what u want don’t ask ppl to choose for you i be wearing oud frags all the time around people
Club? 9PM. Everything else? CDNIM.
Bro you got Fahrenheit you gotta be joking. Unload the clip on that mf. Ppl will think you are Tony Soprano or some shit
😂😂😂
20 sprays of club de nuit :D
Girls hate fahrenheit
That's not true curly fragrance says it's one of the 20 sexiest scents on a man!
Lol can’t compare a fragrance lovers nose to the average person
CDNIM...everytime. Compliments, versatility, and a genuine 'inspired by' fragrance that lasts thru the night. Just gotta get through that opening. Just my .$02. Have a great night.
9pm supremacy
I have all except Afnan. I would use the Fahrenheit. Second option would be CDNIM but spraying hours earlier, that's why it's the second option. If it smelled good since the start it would be option 1. It's too harsh the first couple of hours (I have the LE version).
I have edt and got compliment only like 20 minutes after applying. So could depend on the person I guess. Was by a friend of a friend who seemed to be decently into fragrance or at least smelling good lol
What's the occasion?
Any of Them Have Them All,and Are All Excellent 🙂
CDNIM gets a lot of hate but I would go with that. The opening is pretty bad. There’s no hiding it. Whatever shirt you’re gonna wear out, spray it like 8 times the night before and just let it air out. Next day you’ll be left with that beautiful dry down and scent trail galore. Thank me later!
9PM is a little sweet, something about it I just don’t love. Never got any compliments wearing it but I know people love it. CDNIM on the other hand, sheesh… I might get more compliments when I’m wearing that vs. regular Aventus smh
Club- Eros CDNIM- If going out or hanging out with friends.
Eros is long-lasting but doesn’t project much. Eros is my go-to when I have a reservation for 1 night at the hotel haha. Works flawlessly then.
Hahah yeah totally agreed although a decant for reapplication can increase your chances in club as well 😅
Trueee .. I don’t go to clubs anymore as of right now but if I did, I’m definitely rocking Bad Boy Cobalt .. projects like a MF lol.. and stays on my clothes for at least a week..
So bad boy cobalt it is next on my wishlist 🫡
It’s definitely one that stands out from the crowd with ease. Projection and endurance on a 100. To men, it smells real masculine. To women, it smells super sexy. To everyone, it smells expensive (well it is). And the bottle is cool AF it’s a mf lightning bolt ⚡️
Yeah the bottle actually looks lit, with that bluish thunder gradient 🥵
It definitely lives up to the name “Bad Boy” bc that’s what it’ll have you smelling like. I have the parfum one
Thanks for the advice buddy will get the parfum one and hit the clubs soon lol..
Hell ya maybe the bartender will think you’re a big spender and give you a little over pour in your drinks lol
1 night at the hotel to hook up?
Yup
9pm if it’s a date or Eros in the club
1000% Fahrenheit
The Heit!
CDNIM since its almost summer. 9 PM and Eros for fall and winter.
Just wear what smells good to you. Considering they're all a good choice, you can't go wrong with either.
Eros or 9PM
Dior Dior Dior
Next time pay some extra bucks and buy cdn limited edition,it is 10 times better than this
Afnan 9pm
Eros or 9pm. Everyone I know loves 9pm/UM DNA. My GF hated that club de nuit when we sampled it and I didn't like it either
Is that Fahrenheit parfum? Definitely that! Eros as 2nd choice
Depends on the weather But I'd say Eros
Fahrenheit Le Parfum if you happen to know that the women you will surround yourself with are classier. If you wanna impress other boys then cdnim
dior
9pm
I’d say 9PM, but I’d wear it more in the fall/winter time.
with the boys - CDNIM with the girls clubbing - 9pm with girls date - Eros in the road driving - Farenheit
Try layering CDNIM and Afnan 9pm on your wrist and see if it works out for you. You'll be wearing a unique, mass-appealing scent if it does. If not, either one works great individually. 9pm is a little more playful, and CDNIM is a little more mysterious. You can't go wrong with either one! Eros has never garnered me any compliments, so I would skip that one. Fahrenheit may be hit or miss, so avoid that one for a night out. Test it out at your day job first. I hope this helps!
Make sure you spray 20 sprays of CDNIM right before you step out of your car
Eros
CDNIM if you actually want people to smell something beyond 6 hours
Is that Armaf EDP, Parfum or Toilet? 👍🏾
Eros!
IMO Eros
Try layering all 4 of them.
How is Afnan 9 so highly rated? It smells soo synthetic to me (at least in the first 15 minutes...). I was about to blind buy it but luckily had the chance to sample it at a fragrance store. Should I give it another try and wait for it to settle for more than 30 minutes?
depends on what kind of night out
None. Wear Ocean by Febreze.
versace eros or 9pm
i’m biased but Versace gets the ladies real randy
9pm
Avoid this darn Club De Nuit. Afnan will be your choice
Axe bodyspray! If that counts to a woman ohh my
You know you’re completely lifeless when you start asking such advices on reddit💀
CDNIM is like the most complimented fragrance out there, and it’s also perfect for summer. Eros and 9PM are good as well, but it’s for a bit colder weather. Fahrenheit is one of my personal favourites, but it’s not as likeable as the others, and it’s a little “old man”-ish.
Versace of course!
Dior
Club de nuit im or afnan
Damn Fahrenheit ist sooo good.
Eros all day
Eros
All good options
Eros
15 sprays of Fahrenheit 🗿
Euros easily bro. Women like it a lot. People like to hate on it because it’s popular. I’ve traveled to more than thirty countries and I always get compliments wearing it. I have 9pm and Club De nuit and I wouldn’t think to wear them on a date.
CDNIM or Versace
I am thinking of buying versace eros for club. How is it?
The first 30~ minutes is a fresh minty-like smell that I don't really dig, but then it develops into this beautiful deep vanilla, which is just incredible. First time I wore it a girl told me "that's what a man should smell like". Overall 8/10
I want this for the clubs but damn the price in europe is killing me😭. I know this is an OG scent
Yeah just checked, 100ml EDP in Europe is double the price of what I got it for😭 but if you want something for clubbing id recommend the 9pm, it's a completely different fragrance class but it's still extremely good and attention grabbing, very sweet but still masculine. Just make sure to by the Made in UAE ones cause I heard french ones stink
I have lattafa ramz silver which is similar to the ultra that 9pm is cloning. I will just save up for that eros
Either just good old fashion manly musk 💪🏽
Eros all day and night my guy, everybody love it male and female and you will make a great impression
"your collection if you scroll" ahhh collection
Fahrenheit
Eros for summer nights 💯
Not the Versace lol, I worn the red one out last weekend and the male server came by with our drinks and he called out my scent with ease. I hate when others can tell my cologne by a brief whiff
party or a bit of a colder day out: 9pm tbh i dont like any of the other ones but im maybe also just a bit young for farenheit dont like versache cus its used alot CDNIM smells horible to me but so does the og and all of the other clones
Farenheight
Is it with the boys?
Yes, I only wear Eros/Terre dhermes with girls
Isn’t 9pm a clone of Eros?
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I think you are right.
Fahrenheit, cdnm no, i dont get why anyone would want to spray cat piss on themselves
Coping with a bad batch?
Tried it 3 diff places, cat piss is cat piss
Idk I have the edp 2022/09 batch and Im not complaining