Fragrances discussed: Cerruti Bella Notte Eau de Rochas Lalique White Guerlain Habit Rouge Mont Blanc Individuel Versace Man Dunhill Icon Hanae Mori HM EDP VanCleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris EDT Bvlgari Man in Black
Super list! Another hidden cheapie gem if I may recommend, 'Romance Forever for Men' by Rasasi ...the bottle is even more tackier than the name but some awesome notes coming out of nowhere... Lavender, Geranium, Nutmeg, Iris, Sandalwood, Musk and more...a barber shop genre
@Panka The one you described sounds interesting. I'm looking for a good, inexpensive Tobacco fragrance. Rasassi has one called Tobacco Blaze... Have you tried that one by chance? 😊
Hi. Thanks for your hard work and love of fragrances. I love how you describe each one with conviction. Your in my top 2 in the community. Thank you. We can depend on you.
I found in my fragrance journey or lifestyle with about 70 fragrances since June, some niche, some designer and indie, and some very inexpensive fragrances that some of the very inexpensive fragrances under $40.00 are much much better than all the very expensive ones. I really love these reviews. Thank you. :)
I agree, some cheapies are just amazing and when you run into one its makes you question how much does it really cost to create these so called expensive fragrances :)
Cerruti is one absolutely overlooked house, incredible frag mate! Eau de Rochas Man...don't get me started, for heat there's nothing like it. Fantastic list, good mix of old school and modern juices.
Excellent video. I really think there is a VERY BIG PROBLEM with your Bentley bottle..because performance with my bottle is nuclear....no joke. This fragrance is so strong that it's very hard for me to wear it.
Yeah Todd, there is a big problem , just read the comments below. Looks like there are two versions of it. i have the reformulated version which is polar opposite to what you have :(.
AC, another great list. Habit Rouge, Lalique White and Eau de Rochas definitely winners in my collection. Thank you for your time and effort in bringing us great content in your reviews. Peace and be well my friend ✌
I appreciate that your passion for fragrances shows through even when you are reviewing or suggesting fragrances for those on a budget. Captivating stuff. Most collections would be very small without some more affordable selections in them 🤣 thanks AC!
AC many people say it's a designer counterpart of PDM Galloway.... I just like it so much and I somebody get some Vetiver from Lalique white. Dunhill icon... I just love the way they have used Neroli and Vetiver
about the performance with the Bentley... it's a fragrance that sells very well, so they produce it on fast-forward.. so the maceration is not great on it... use it a few times so that air gets in and leave it a few months on the shelf.. you'll find it richer and with better performance afterwards
My kind of list. Some intriguing ones. I have Man in Black and it smells much better than it costs. Also MIdnight in Paris is not cheap due to it being discontinued. It goes for around $200 now. Again, another great video.
Yeah, it was an oversight on my part , i should have checked, when I bought it 3 years ago it was 29.00 GBP. MIB is superb and I enjoy wearing it every time mate, will do a review soon :).
*Great list :) All very good fragrances. And you know that I love good but inexpensive. :) I wanted to film today but I can't spray anything on my left wrist because I have burnt it with boiling water... I even have a blister there :( :( :( Hurts like hell and looks terrible... :(*
Great list, enjoyable viewing as always. Loads of others I could think of including in this category but all your suggestions are worthy of appearing. Glad to hear a follow up list is coming.
Absolutely great list, and so well and eloquently described. Thank you so much for sharing, I have a few of these in my collection and will be sure to check out the ones I do not.
Hello my dear bro, Great list AC, I do have most of these scents, But not Rochas for now, got it to get it again:)I do like Hanae Mori HM a lot(even have Hane Mori HIM EDP for colder weather, It is so gorgeous IMHO) and of course VanCleep Midnight in Paris is super awesome , great Nr2 in your list and Nr 1 is absolutely the best choice,bravooooo bro. Cerruti Bella Notte is a superb cheapie, It is 75% like JV dark rebel rider IMHO.Thanks, bro for the excellent video. Have a great week.cheers
Hello mate, glad you liked the video. I did not realise Bella notte is close to JV DRR, I have to smell that JV now as I quite like DR. I have the EDT version of HiM and find it quite close to Gucci PH 2, do you get the same vibes?
Good list. My scent of the day Bentley Man intense..... I like to use bentley in the very colder months, especially spray in my car, feels so luxurious. Dunh Icon is a great office fragrance as well. Man in black has been on my wish list for long.....
Bvlgari MIB is fantastic. Sadly, the the price of Midnight in Paris is skyrocketing. Burberry Touch, CK Reveal, CK Euphoria Intense, Guerlain Ideal Cologne, Antonio Banderas Seduction in Black, Cartier Declaration D'un Soir, Bvlgari BLV, Burberry Brit are also good smelling budget fragrances.
Nice suggestions Brian, I like most of them barring L homme IDEAL cologne. That one was so flat on me that I sold it. I haven't smelled Antonio Banderas Seduction in Black yet.
You could be right about Bentley Intense because it doesn't project or last on me either. And i ordered Dunhill Icon as Mr Smelly and you both recommend this gem.
The Edp is Thicker As in creamier and denser which makes it perfect to be called as niche but sits close to skin but prefer the smell to the edt whereas the performance of edt is better but very watery
Hello my friend! I very much enjoyed your list! I even have a few on your list. I hope that Issey Miyake L'eau Bleue D'issey Eau Fraîche made the part 2 list! Fingers crossed!
Hello my friend, how are you doing. i haven't gotten around to by the Issey Miyake yet but there are other amazing ones in Part 2. You won't be disappointed.
Hello there, great list my friend. There's some I have to give other chance...Like Bentley and Lalique White(not getting performance). Icon is spectacular for the price and quality. Have you tried Encre Noire L'Extreme? It's amazing.
hello mate, great to see you after a while. I absolutely adore A l Extreme and I have reviewed it, it has a good chance of getting into part 2. yes, Lalique is a bit light on me too but not as bad as Bentley Intense. Try and sample Bella Notte if you can.
Ferrari radiant bergamot and bright neroli, rasasi al wisam day, and a few from alexandria such as hafez 1984, and Mugler cologne are all great value fragrances from my experience!
Thanks Kyle, I am with you on Mugler Cologne but the two Ferrais have really poor longevity on me mate, so not sure. Never tried Hafeez 1984, I think I will have to soon.
Great list 👌 lots of good choices there, to bad with the Bentley intense 🤔 I've never heard of it not performing for anyone mine is an absolute monster so much so I have to have the right situation to wear it.
man, I was really hoping it would be as nice as people say it is but not to be. Here is a link Shave a thon posted below, looks like this is a 50 -50 fragrance. www.basenotes.net/threads/448626-Are-there-two-versions-of-Bentley-Intense I am going leave it standing for a few months and see if it performs in Spring or else i will sell it, with a heavy heart ofcourse :(.
Thanks for the list. Need to get my nose on the Valentino Uomo Noir and D&G one at the beginning of the vid. Some others I need to check out too. Only have two in your list - Bvlgari and Habit Rouge.
Both MIB and HR are very good indeed :). If you like rose then The One Mysterious Nights will knock your socks off. Uomo Noir Absolute is niche quality through and through.
Sir, your content remains terrific. If I may suggest to please invest in a proper microphone, it will bring your channel to the next level. All the best.
I absolutely plan to my friend. The problem is i have a point and shoot Camera which doesn't have an Audio Jack. I am saving up for a new Camera, and then the Audio should be even better hopefully.
Yeah rex, i should have checked. I got mine in 2016 for about 29.00. Icon is my big love. I can never be without it in my collection. I have heard it smells like Mosaic by Imaginary Authors but haven't verified it yet.
Follow up: the Habit Rouge is super good after about 3 hours, its a tad rose heavy to my nose out of the gate. Great Channel, best out there for reviews.
Excellent picks there my man! Great to hear that the D&G Mystique is a winner, i have D&G The One Royal Night but am yet to try the new Mystique version so i will keep a look out for it and hopefully pick up a sample 🙂
@@SmellsGoodfragrancereviews Royal Night is a spicier version of The One. I wasn't keen when i first tried it, but i worked my way through 10ml and once i had i loved it.. so got a bottle 😆
Very nice cheapies list. I purchased Bella Notte in March 2017 as part of my Spring Cheapies fling...completely blind-buy (I never heard of it) but I do like some of the Cerruti cheap so what the heck. I immediately liked it and posted that it was a very nice fresh-spicy fragrance with a bit of a masculine edge (for lack of a better term) and never did I equate it to LIDG or LIDGE. Well, I just put it on a short while ago and...yes, it reminded me of toned-down version of LIDG when it opened, but the LIDG vibe quickly subsided after 5-10 minutes. Still, it's a really nice men's woody-spicy-aromatic fragrance that folks should consider. Heck, it's only $20.
@@kennethhenderson5098 As far as unsolicited compliments from the younger gals...no! Hawas reigns supreme as my most complimented fragrance. I am really enjoying Parfums de Marly Layton (one of my newer additions) but, surprisingly, it only receives a small fraction of the number as Hawas...but I don't care because it's awesome. Not too many people are talking about it these days, but Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme comes closest to matching the number of unsolicited compliments that I receive with Hawas: However, Hawas is best received by the ladies from 16-30, while Eau Extreme is better suited for the ladies 25+ Allure Homme Eau Extreme is just an awesome, awesome, awesome fragrance if you don't already have a bottle, and if you're willing to part with $120 for a bottle. Sadly, I recently used my 5 Oz. bottle of the EDT (which would last for 7-8 hours)...but the newer EDP (part of Chanels revamped lineup) only lasts 3-4 hours on my skin. Also, the EDT was a bit brighter and crisper. I don't know if they still make the EDT...but I'm looking for another bottle.
@@kennethhenderson5098 Kenneth, I am delighted that Hawas has worked out so well for you mate. I would also recommend Dunhill Icon, and Daarej by Rasasi. Let me know a bit more about yourself and then I can give you a few more recommendations. Do you live in a cold country btw?
Great list. I'm new to your channel and new to fragrance. This list helps a lot. Mont Blanc Individual has been on my radar although I've not smelled any of these. Hard to get out these days. Would you say Mont Blanc is a safe blind buy?
Great line up. I tried a Midnight in Paris decant and unfortunately this scent just didn't do anything for me. It seemed uncreative, overly simple although refined and had no punch whatsoever. I will be trying it again in the near future before I give my official review. Also as to Man in Black, I don't believe tobacco is officially listed by Bvlgari but we do often get unlisted notes or at least similar vibes to a known note or accord in certain scent creations. Anyhow, great list. Keep up the classy work AC! BTW I really enjoy Man in Black for sure and Icon as well! Cheers.
I echo your sentiments on MIP in the outdoors but under the shirt 3-4 sprays smell magical. Specially in close encounter situations ;). I am with you on MIB and ICON both are amazing cheapies and I recommend them with confidence to everyone who asks.
@@SmellsGoodfragrancereviews You're welcome. I am working on a channel to review fragrances in French. So those cheapies are great for the general public.(@mister_sarr on IG). Cheers.
good luck with your channel and i am glad this video gave you some ideas. Your IG handle gives me a fashion model. Is that you ? I am @acsmellsgood , lets connect.
Munish, I trust your nose mate, I recently got my FB of Morhaf and its very nice. Will try to get Junoon Velvet soon :). Which formulation of Habit Rouge do you prefer? EDP or EDT?
Hi AC sir, I fell in love with bvlgari Homme Soir . it's like smelling a first flush. What a great Darjeeling black tea note, some way similar to Creed Silver Mountain Water but that has green tea so I don't get the roasted tea feeling and also BHS has amber to make it bit warm. All in all it's awesome , if you come across this beauty ever please let us know your thoughts.
Good evening my friend. Good video, there are some scents here that i'll definitely have to check out. As far as compliments go, the best reactions i've had are from the cheapest fragrance i own Now thats annoying! The scent is Club de Nuit Intense by Armaf. It cost £30 for 100ml. My first impression was Flash Lemon disinfectant (not good) but that calms down after 20 minutes and i get a compliment almost every time i wear it. And it lasts for hours. Check it out chum. Ciao for now.
I couldn't agree more with you mate, CDNIM is one of my absolute favorites. I covered it in my battle for Aventus Clones videos, a guaranteed compliment garner. Felt good reading your comment :)
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I just found your channel this morning and look forward to seeing some more. Your amiable presentation style is a credit to you. All the best.
I picked up a bottle of Bentley intense recently which has been reformulated. I seem to be getting decent performance on my skin. Sorry it's not working for you, I too have felt the pain of unrequited love for a fragrance that just wants to leave you.
Sry but I am a Indian college going student you provide good information but still I think I can't afford it I don't know why - it maybe cheap but in India we don't get those perfume easyly and if it is available it cost more than 3.5k all of them......
Funny you say that Chad, I used to own a BMW 5 series a couple of years ago that had white dakota leather interiors and whenever I put on Habit Rouge and drive to work I would feel somehow me , the car and the scent were in perfect sync :). Great call mate !
Hi. Very good list thanks for that. There's one fragrance that had alot of hype and two years ago i purchased it midnight in Paris. Nice bottle but was very very disappointed in it. As you said doesn't last what so ever. I was very disappointed in that fragrance. I always start of hi, what was your name? 👍
You're not going to find Midnight in Paris edt for £30 anymore. New bottles are going for more than twice that now. Most in this thread from last year seem to think that Bentley Intense was reformulated. www.basenotes.net/threads/448626-Are-there-two-versions-of-Bentley-Intense
Oh my! I just checked the prices and they have more than doubled mate :(. Thanks for sharing the link on Bentley. Looks like I am the unlucky one to get a reformulated bottle.
@@SmellsGoodfragrancereviews I have the 2017 bottle and wondered where the great performance was that all reviewers rave about! The same goes for CK Shock. I've written on numerous forums and in comments to videos that the reviews are pointless unless the reviewer mentions the batch code/bottle date of the fragrance they're reviewing. Too much has been reformulated into weaker scents, and the review will just frustrate the viewer if he buys a newer bottle. Secondly, too many newcomers aren't aware of batch codes and need to be educated about it. The industry certainly does everything they can to keep those bottle dates a secret with that archaic batch code structure.
Have u try men in Black essence How was it compare with MIB? HM does this one old fashion scent,30and up mature women will love,or younger crowd Tks ac Great taste
I have tried Black Essenec and I own a bottle, I will review it soon. MIB is a better scent IMHO. HM is for young guys, although it was released 21 years ago. Awesome clubbing scent! I have done a full review , check it out.
Hi Pradeep, I do not think so. there are many alternatives and if you really want to go very high quality alternative then try Pineapple Vintage Intense its very nice or you could always get CDNIM.
I have all Dunhill Icons i.e. Icon, Absolute,Elite and Racing. These are good fragrances but not worth of what they are asking today. At Debenhams or Notino they are looking like £80 for 100 ml which is just ridiculous. New line is even more expensive. I tried Brithis leather and is good, but wouldn't pay the money od like €100 for 100 ml (I've seen some mad idiots selling this for €250 even), as you can get better frags for these money.
If you ever get a chance, please try and check this one out. It's about $11.00 on Fragrancenet, and I think it's fantastic! www.fragrancenet.com/cologne/estee-lauder/mustang-performance/edt#286260
You could try facebook groups dedicated to fragrances in India, I know they are very popular. I am not on FB otherwise I would have told you the name of the groups but you can do a search.
Smells Good; Cheers for the reply. I am glad I came across your video(s) you are one of if not the best fragrance reviewer on youtube👍🏽 Lastly, Body Kouros by YSL is the most seductive incense fragrance according to the amount of compliments I receive. It’s so good that my wife always steals the bottle because she also receives numerous compliments... both formulations are good but it is more of a spring, fall and winter fragrance.
@@SmellsGoodfragrancereviews rumz, Al wisam and la yuqawarn. Also had Hawas for a month it's amazing. I was into armaf but they smell lower quality compared to Rasasi. Any other you recommend from this house?
@@SmellsGoodfragrancereviews I was in Thailand almost whole December, I've checked out whole line of Pryn Parfumes, amazing house and so talented perfumer. The only regret is that they are so pricey.
Love your top pick. I agree that from a value position MIB is just amazing. I wish I liked Invididual more. I want to like it but just can't get there. Another great video, sir. Keep them coming.
Thank you Edward and great to see you :). Yeah MIB is niche quality mate just like Icon. I struggled with Individuel too for a long time and then realized its a 1 spray cold weather fragrance. Try and sample Bella Notte and Habit Rouge EDT if you can and haven't already .
