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  1. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    BUKO INTENSE INSPIRED BY CREED VIRGIN ISLAND WATER — Montagne Parfums If you want a VIW clone. Yom and Layl also make a great VIW
  2. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Take a look at 'Pacific Chill' or 'Afternoon Swim' (Louis Vuitton). I'd recommend a clone from Montagne (amazing clone house), Dua (great clone house), Jean Lowe, Luciano, Rayhan, or Alexandria (great clone house). I also gave you a good list to start above but seems to have been ignored.
  3. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Looking for any particular season or scents categorized by season/climate?
  4. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    You NEED to try Bvlgari 'Tygar' if you want a fresher scent.
  5. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Oh yes! New one is finally released! D&G 'The One' PARFUM; hopefully this one actually lasts longer than a few hours. Stupidly expensive right now but once it hits discounters I'm all over this...
  6. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Pineapple, citrus, or fruity smells with a wide range of prices: Afnan 9PM Rebel JPG Le Beau (Le Parfum is my choice and more pineapple but may be too cloying for hot weather; Le Beau EdT being more light and sweet for more everyday wear) Aventus (as you mentioned; but i'd get clones from Afnan...
  7. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Some of these may fit what you are looking for. I encourage you to just go to an Ulta Beauty or Sephora and try some of these (and then buy from a discounter online, screw buying fragrances in stores). I feel Lavender fragrances tend to be more 'soapy' in smell, orange blossom scents are my...
  8. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    My recent pickups. 1. Huge Boss 'Bottled Absolu' - One of my favorite scents i've ever smelled. My smaller bottle was getting low so ordered a larger bottle. Absolutely incredible fragrance and lasts forever (you only need 2 sprays). Easily one of my top cooler/colder weather scents! Hits way...
  9. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Toilet paper square definitely doesn't help. I feel using real fragrance test strips or a medium-ply piece of paper does make a difference. I have absolutely no scientific backing but anything with somewhat high absorption rate like toilet paper I feel would really kill a scent.
  10. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    You'll probably need to get decants. I did a quick search and unable to find any official sampler that has more than 2 options.
  11. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Are you looking for Burberry Goddess in the EdP or Parfum? That will definitely change the price. Jomashop.com is my go-to, but hell, I see Sam's Club even had the EdP version for $90 for 3.3fl oz. Burberry generally won't be expensive enough to warrant a clone/dupe (clone/dupe companies...
  12. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    No experience with aura fragrance but Joma or FragranceNet are good and reliable. Did you happen to try Hugo Boss 'Boss Bottled Absolu' at all? They have somewhat 'similar' scents. The saffron notes in Red Tobacco can be polarizing to some, similar to Spicebomb Extreme. Some won't smell it at...
  13. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Pretty safe and reliable, good pickup. And yes, the money burning is real, hence why I went to more clones/dupes to atleast make it a slow(er) burn. The good thing is these basically don't go bad if stored properly and I generally only buy big bottles of stuff I know i'll be wearing for years...
  14. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    I did learn something interesting about Montagne. Most of their stock issues are around times where specific ingredients may not be in-season, similar issues big name brands have. The big difference with his brand compared to other clone houses is they get the core base/foundation and...
  15. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    My newest pickups: 1. Amber Elixir - Based on Clive Christian 'Blonde Amber'. I would say it is 90% to the original and about $500 less expensive. This is a very complex and should be an amazing fall/winter fragrance, especially for date nights. This dupe has just slightly more amber than the...
  16. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Haven't really had a bad Givenchy yet. I still remember the days of being in middle school/high school and always wearing GIvenchy 'Pi'. Such a great introduction to the brand.
  17. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    You will not like Montagne if you care about bottle design. They are very 'Replica' (brand) -like, just a simple bottle with a white label of the name and scent notes. They are only only 50mL, so designing a bottle for that size really isn't a good business decision in general as it would...
  18. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Joma has been great. Usually ships next day and I have it to my door within 2-3 days. Packaging is fine, everything comes in the retail boxes aswell. I've ordered about 20 fragrances from them without issue and generally cheaper than anywhere else. I personally prefer Huge Boss 'Boss Bottled...
  19. Lost Virtue

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Fall/winter scents are my favorite. I am a huge fan of Huge Boss ‘Bottled Absolu’ (almost niche-like), Azzaro 'The Most Wanted' Parfum, Armani Code Parfum, PDM Layton/Althair, Ralph's Club Parfum, Spicebomb Extreme, Givenchy, Tobacco Vanille, Valentino frags. Basically the stereotypical...
  20. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Anyone have a set of sorc gloves with +frozen orb? Having 0 luck getting one to drop or gambling for one.
  21. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Angelbreath are the mats I am always low on personally. What is this helltide glitch for them?
  22. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    That was my issue too, but Tibaults + Metamorphosis aspect + Hunter Zenith and it becomes more manageable for Tornado build until you get a bunch of resource gen, spirit per sec, resource cost reduction and a lot of masterworking. Still felt much worse than what I remember in earlier seasons...
  23. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Will be interesting once they nerf that potion as to what the meta will be. Still think Necros will be #1 though.
  24. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Valid point! Double the size, double the pixels = more $$ to make.
  25. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Played a Druid (played a druid for S1) and they feel awful this time around. Massive spirit management issues with WereNado (I am still not 100 though, but I didn't run into this type of issue in S1 playing WereNado), Lightning Storm hits a brickwall in early Pit from what I am reading, and...
  26. Lost Virtue

    What vehicle do you drive?

    I have summer tires on mine but I do live in a place that gets some snow/ice (just not super often or in large quantities) so i'll likely just go all-seasons (blasphemous, I know). Likely the tried-and-true Michelin AS4+ or Continential DWS06+. We've just been having "good" winter weather here...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Agreed; getting rid of buttons sucks but most of the time I am not really needing to touch anything anyways. I basically set my car temp once and rarely ever change it throughout the year. I have it set to automatically turn on heated or cooled seats pending the temperatures so I dont really...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    I like the color too but we also have an Acura in the Apex Blue color and that blue and the Lapiz Blue look pretty much identical. I actually wanted a Pure White. I feel the contrasting colors of the black trim + blue calipers made it stand out. The Pure White paint is also a lot more durable...
  29. Lost Virtue

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Just picked up a 24' Golf R myself. Sorry for it being dirty, this was after driving a few hours home to pick it up. I wanted something small(er), fun and practical at the same time, so went this route. I looked at an S3 aswell but actually really dug the hatch of the R. With the R and S3 being...
  30. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Yea... They really need to add something more to Lilith to make it worth it. Basically do it once to get her mount and no other reason to kill her after.
  31. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Going from a Ball Sorc to a Necro has been a interesting experience. I tried going the X'Fal + Infinimist build and I don't know how to feel. On one hand I am basically unkillable, but on the other I feel like I hit like a wet noodle with the occasional "holy shit" from a crit from X'Fals Ring...
  32. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Must be gear, paragon, and/or vampire power related. I was able to kill Varshan on my Ball Sorc at around 65 or so decently easy. It is actually pretty insane how much vampire powers and paragon can change how much damage you do and able to take. I remember I did have to move around a bit during...
  33. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    I am blown away they nerf-hammered basically everything right before their first season starts. I was expecting some minor balance tweaks (so they can make better choices for upcoming seasons) but this patch basically gutted most builds and basically made Sorcs unplayable. The things that needed...
  34. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Same thing happened to me... Finally got Tempest Roar to drop and then Crone drops 2 hours later (terrible roll though, has minimal +4 skill). Contemplating going Crone Bulwark build.
  35. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    So, anyone running a Pulverize druid, should I use my Shockwave Aspect on an amulet (giving me 150% dmg Shockwave) while I am still leveling up (just hit 45, have had limited playtime the last week) or should I just wait until I get a Sacred/Ancestral 2hander for the full 200% Pulv damage...
  36. Lost Virtue

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Seems I have the same issue, every thin g that drops for me seems to be for wolf/bear when I am using the storm/companion leveling build. The positive thing is I did get a perfect 200% Shockwave Pulverize weapon that I believe I can extract to use later.
  37. Lost Virtue

    Torrents

    RAR was my go-to for 4k remuxes, damn... I am going to miss -FGT (OldFart), need to know where they go next.
  38. Lost Virtue

    The Fast Food Thread

    Had the chicken version today as I didn't have much time at lunch, but it wasn't terrible (freshness was my fault) and would probably do it again (need to try the roast beef one too). I would agree that it actually had a good spice kick for once. Only complaint was they need to quit that BS...
  39. Lost Virtue

    Motorcycle Thread

    Will be looking into more of a sport bike next Spring. But in the meantime, decided I needed a little extra comfort on colder days as I daily-commute on my bike (70miles roundtrip for work with some extra here and there for lunch and etc), so decided to replace the chopped engine guard with a...
  40. Lost Virtue

    Energy Drink Thread

    I would generally agree with you on that, but for some reason the Mtn Dew Energy stuff (they have other varieties too; Blueberry Pomegranate, Tropical Sunrise, etc) is pretty bearable to me.