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In Chinatown ...I be bossing up so hard in Chinatown. $100 bucks and like 15 boxes of 2-3oz colognes.

The thing is someone told me (and it's somewhat reasonable) is those same colognes you buy at the normal retail stores, those colognes in Chinatown and those perfume outlets are like 60,70,80% of the real cologne. Like its been mixed in with water or something else just so they save money. Basically they chince the cologne like dealers chince your weed lol.

the smell isn't as strong as say the one in a retail store
 

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The thing is someone told me (and it's somewhat reasonable) is those same colognes you buy at the normal retail stores, those colognes in Chinatown and those perfume outlets are like 60,70,80% of the real cologne. Like its been mixed in with water or something else just so they save money. Basically they chince the cologne like dealers chince your weed lol.

the smell isn't as strong as say the one in a retail store

My bro be saying that shyt ... $20 bucks for the fundamentals gawd, I'm not paying $300 for 2oz of water with fragrance just because of the marble floors and runway music playing in the store.

I throw my $20 shyts on and be like:
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My bro be saying that shyt ... $20 bucks for the fundamentals gawd, I'm not paying $300 for 2oz of water with fragrance just because of the marble floors and runway music playing in the store.

I throw my $20 shyts on and be like:
maxb_arichter1.jpg

So it's true then?
 

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So it's true then?

Most Chinatown colognes are real, either stolen, imperfect in some way (not necessarily the chemical composition either).
Most people aren't educated on high fashion so therefore don't even know what they're buying, they're buying the "name" or smell.
They are often unaware of the difference in eaux de toilett, eau de parfum , parfum de toilette and straight up cologne.

The secret behind long lasting smell goods is the amount of the oil in them which boost the concentration of the aroma.

Bummy dudes be like "Yo' I got that Issey Miyake for the low", not realizing they copped "cologne" and not "eau de toilette " which is the more potent and lasts longer...which is why it's costs more.

So when you're in Chinatown like me and you go down there with $100 and score some REAL eau de toilette two for $20 you scored...opposed to paying $80 in the store for the same amount...but only one bottle.
 

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Most Chinatown colognes are real, either stolen, imperfect in some way (not necessarily the chemical composition either).
Most people aren't educated on high fashion so therefore don't even know what they're buying, they're buying the "name" or smell.
They are often unaware of the difference in eaux de toilett, eau de parfum , parfum de toilette and straight up cologne.

The secret behind long lasting smell goods is the amount of the oil in them which boost the concentration of the aroma.

Bummy dudes be like "Yo' I got that Issey Miyake for the low", not realizing they copped "cologne" and not "eau de toilette " which is the more potent and lasts longer...which is why it's costs more.

So when you're in Chinatown like me and you go down there with $100 and score some REAL eau de toilette two for $20 you scored...opposed to paying $80 in the store for the same amount...but only one bottle.

Which colognes you recommend?

I like Burberry, Hugo and Bvlgari. Jean Paul is mad overrated.
 
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why arent these in HD?


the show as far as i know was filmed on 35mm film then cropped. aka it could use the HD/bluray treatment, however the creator stated that the GRITTY look is what was wanted and hence he would never release it in HD because it would take away from the shows look and feel
 
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