Dior

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Dior

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• #1Dec 1, 2025

  Gift Ideas for My Boyfriend Who Has Everything?

  Cologne: (Don't buy Cologne from Amazon, Ebay, Ali express or equivalent I provided links to discounters that are all reputable. Jomashop takes a long time to ship but offers the best deals usually.) Budget: Afnan Turathi Blue ( Very goo scent for the money, It's citrusy, and woody versatile fragrance for year round use.) [https://www.jomashop.com/afnan-mens-turathi-blue-edp-spray-3-0-oz-fragrances-6290171070580.html](https://www.jomashop.com/afnan-mens-turathi-blue-edp-spray-3-0-oz-fragrances-6290171070580.html) [https://www.fragrancex.com/products/afnan/afnan-turathi-blue-cologne](https://www.fragrancex.com/products/afnan/afnan-turathi-blue-cologne) High end: dior sauvage elixir: (Very mature, lasts a long time, and just smells amazing. this one is more of a winter scent and not something you can wear to the office. It has a warm spicy opening then dries down into some woods. Very good scent.) [https://perfumania.com/products/sauvage-elixir-cologne-for-men?variant=40543141757061](https://perfumania.com/products/sauvage-elixir-cologne-for-men?variant=40543141757061) [https://www.jomashop.com/christian-dior-mens-sauvage-elixir-spray-fragrances-3348901567572.html](https://www.jomashop.com/christian-dior-mens-sauvage-elixir-spray-fragrances-3348901567572.html) Cycling/Biking: High end: Paul Components Klamper brakes (Top of the line brakes, anyone who rides a bike will love the stopping power and look of these. If you don't know what will fit his bike I recommend getting a hold of Pual himself on his website and will help you out. A gift card is also a great idea, Pual Components have a lot of great parts for any enthusiast.) [https://www.paulcomp.com/](https://www.paulcomp.com/) Budget: One up Composite Pedals (Great flat pedals for mountain bikers very grippy and long lasting. Have had mine for years.) [https://www.amazon.com/OneUp-Components-Composite-Pedals/dp/B074Q41G3Y?sr=8-2](https://www.amazon.com/OneUp-Components-Composite-Pedals/dp/B074Q41G3Y?sr=8-2) [https://www.jensonusa.com/oneup-components-composite-flat-pedals](https://www.jensonusa.com/oneup-components-composite-flat-pedals) Wolf Tooth WT-1 Chain Lube: (Every cyclist needs chain lube might as well have the best. Very affordable but very high quality.) [https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Tooth-WT-1-Chain-Lube/dp/B095VF6DHX?sr=8-1](https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Tooth-WT-1-Chain-Lube/dp/B095VF6DHX?sr=8-1) Feel free to reach out with any questions, hope this helped :)

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• #2Sep 5, 2025

  Best glasses frame brand

  Jacques Marie Mage makes the best looking and most durable frames on the market. They are a bit on the heavy side, as most of them are thick acetate with 18k gold rims on the inside. Typically 800-1200 per piece. I have 3 pairs and they are my favorite brand. I collect sunglasses, so I consider myself something of an expert, and here are the other brands I love: Matsuda(unmatched quality and durability), Thom Browne, Persol, Barton Perreira, Oliver Peoples, Moscot(like a cheaper Jacques Marie Mage), Masahiro Maruyama(very artsy but beautiful), Balmain, Dior(the last two have surprisingly great frames) Get a pair of JMMs, stomach the $900 expense, and you’ll never own a better piece of eyewear

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• #3Aug 1, 2025

  Bright bifl women's clothing?

  Try to look for vintage pieces very specific to the colors you want, in 100% natural fibers like silk, cotton, and wool. I have an orange Banana Republic zip up that I got secondhand that has to be 20 years old that is indestructible and still vibrant as new. Most clothes made before 2008 will have sturdier construction and better quality materials. I have two 100% silk tops from the 80s that are also vibrant as ever. Older items also won’t have buttons and strings hanging off and open seams if you know how to spot the well made ones, too. Find things online or irl thrift that are over 20 years old but in good brands like Land’s End, J Crew, Ralph Lauren, even Gucci, Dior, Armani but old enough to be priced well now. My closet is 60% thrift and BIFL and that Venn Diagram is a circle! The slightly older items last so much better I’ve found.

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• #4Jan 5, 2025

  Recommendations for Designer Backpack

  No you're right, mfs really said "This is not the place for "designer"", if that isn't gatekeeping I don't now what is. They outright claim "BIFL is understated, quality and no brand names", as if it can't be anything more or anything less. It doesn't matter if they write "most" in one sentence out of four - this sub loves to gatekeeper. Coach has excellent leather for the price - vintage examples still look lovely years later, great hardware, good construction, designs aren't anything special. They aren't designer, but easily the best value. Loewe, Longchamp, & Bottega vintage examples can be very good, but you have to search around. Their modern bags aren't bad at all either, just extremely expensive for what you get and middling design. Same with Celine, Dior, Chloe, Bulgari, they all have had some good pieces over the years, but you need to do your research as to which leather which bags use and the construction of said bag, I would never buy those brands retail. Quality on a lot of these went down post LVMH buyout, so you really have to do your research and if possible learn to feel the leather be able to differentiate between good leathers and cheap leathers coated in plastics and whatnot. People here conflate quality with value. LV bags are horrible value retail. But to say a neverful empreinte bag isn't a BIFL purchase and low quality just because its designer would be lying - you can get significantly better leather from local artisans for the same money no doubt, but treat it well and it will last you a lifetime. Hermes is probably the biggest example of this, insane margins, insane markups, but the crafstmanship is there no doubt. As long as you are well aware you are paying in majority part for the high margins, logo, designer label, design, and marketing, and that the bag only really takes 1/10th of the MSRP to construct, its a fine purchase. I've been using a hermes double-tour watch strap for the better part of a decade now, and my has a vintage herbag, and they have both aged wonderfully.

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