Air Up Review: Does it Really Trick Your Brain?

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Air Up is a water bottle that uses scented pods to "trick your brain" to make plain water taste liked flavored water. For those curious about why I didn't try six pods (Cherry plus the Favorite Five), I discovered an additional pod that had been misplaced in the packaging. Unfortunately, I only made this realization after the video was completed. I did cover that "lost" flavor in my written review, linked below.
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0:00 Intro & Unboxing
1:28 Cherry
3:12 Orange Vanilla Swirl
4:52 Watermelon
6:02 Wild Berry
6:47 Peach
7:15 Tasting All Flavors Again
8:27 Final Thoughts & Cirkul Comparison
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@ScarletSyn2.0 Год назад

Imagine working in a quiet office and that sound coming from your cubicle neighbor all day. 😂

@BorisMinor Год назад

that sound would drive me nuts! Whether it was me making it or someone else.

@CallMeHunee Год назад

He needs to just stop using it … I was squirming each time. I hate hearing people eat/drink lol. So gross

@naboroux18 Год назад

Thinking the same, just this video drove me nuts! 😂

@RandomBogey Год назад

Yeah, five minutes into the video and I was already kind of annoyed by the sound

@qienna6677 Год назад

@@RandomBogey Me too

@Iruparazzo Год назад

perfectly replicates the experience of being thirsty in the air freshener aisle

@crypticshadows Год назад

omg 😭😭

@firacingast Год назад

Bro that's hysterical.

@user-ee6lk1pb6w 10 месяцев назад

Reminds me of the time when I was still a child, spraying a bottle of apple scented air freshener into my mouth thinking it would taste like apple.

@mikey_atman 10 месяцев назад

Brilliantly funny 🤣

@halcyon3116 9 месяцев назад

LOL

@DavidH373 Год назад

What a revolutionary product. Imagine paying $40 for a proprietary water bottle that’s supposed to be healthier than flavored water and being like “It tastes of mild chemicals”

@BryXZaki Год назад

Because it’s just the scent flavour is 55-65% smell(according who you ask I would say 60%) so the air bubbles put it in your system (the air bubbles give the flavour I had to edit this in because I forgot it)well drinking so it’s just tap water and the scent is not made to be ate or, drank I guess. And it’s meant to make you want to drink more water since it has a flavour. (I went on a bit of a rant basically it’s not anymore healthy then water but better then flavoured water)

@theblah12 Год назад

Is the average bottle of flavored water even particularly bad for you? Sure, some brands add a bunch of unnecessary chemicals and sugars to it but many brands simply use natural flavorings to give it a particular taste, and advertise no extra calories. If you can afford a special $40 water bottle and the single use plastic pods to make it work then you can probably afford to buy a brand of flavored water that uses no questionable additives.

@kulled Год назад

manufacturing plastic needs to cost more than just money. it is too easy and too cheap for these companies to mass produce novelty plastic items that will just end up as more microplastics in the ocean. this is supposed to be a health item? what a joke.

@Chris-xo2rq Год назад

@@theblah12 No, it's not bad for you, and neither is diet soda (flavor water is basically diet soda, just non-carbonated).

@Nomozacc Год назад

@@Chris-xo2rq diet soda's really bad for you. If you take diet coke and pour it on a car it will rust you think putting something that makes fucking carpaint rust is good for your body? Hell no just drink water furthermore theres a bunch of shit in diet coke that makes you addicted to it

@jrussino Год назад

"I feel like I do taste something, so I'm impressed about that... but I'm not impressed by the taste that I'm tasting", the way it was delivered, is perhaps the funniest product review I've ever heard 😂

@3DJapan Год назад

This reminds me of Hint water with "just a hint of flavor". I discovered with that how a little flavor can taste worse than no flavor at all.

@mabizu Год назад

Completely agree, one of the worste products I ever owned. A huge scam! Super ugly!

@ivyrose779 Год назад

Yes! I can’t stand watered down flavors!

@wasvreta Год назад

isn't this how people describe lacroix

@ames-inthe-grass Год назад

@@wasvreta yes

@jimhalpert0 Год назад

Is it like when there's a little juice in a glass and you fill it up with water and it tastes horrible?

@marli8907 Год назад

I had a very similar experience. I was blown away that it did work and horribly underwhelmed that the taste was bad. I think these have the possibility of being really cool, but they'll need better flavors.

@rebchizelbeak5392 Год назад

The funny thing is by entraining the flavor with the water, you are still getting flavored water, just with an extra step. You are still drinking whatever chemicals are in the pods. In order to taste it, it has to touch your taste buds.

@Thetravelingmonke Год назад

Just drink normal water my guy its cheap refreshing and is tasty

@NoThankUBeQuiet Год назад

@@Thetravelingmonke It is not. Tastes like chemicals.

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs Год назад

@@NoThankUBeQuiet Pureau is the only bottle water.

@StijnNLDutch Год назад

@@rebchizelbeak5392uhm no. It doesn’t touch the water. Its the smell, and your brain thinks the water is flavored.

@Oscar-qe3bp Год назад

I had the same same problem with bad flavour, but the pineapple flavour actually tastes almost identical to pineapple juice, just a bit more diluted. It is great!

@nonpondo_ 9 месяцев назад

In all honesty, artificial cherry flavouring is real bad a lot of the time

@daliam8715 5 месяцев назад

Yeah it wasn’t exactly the best choice

@TheProphetWind 6 месяцев назад

I remember your reviews the scented cup and the tasty tabs and basically formed my thoughts on products like this from those old reviews and already know it wont work as they advertise. I am very glad you do these reviews because i appreciate your honesty.

@Castle_Games Год назад

I've actually been using the air up bottle for the past week in an attempt to reduce the amount of soda I drink and I'm enjoying it so far I started with peach currently on watermelon and while the flavor is subtle I find it more enjoyable than drinking plain water so I'm happy with it.

@coryaw95 Год назад

What is punctuation?

@lowlowsandclothes9923 Год назад

Try sparkling water it go crazi with a little lime

@youshimimi Год назад

If you want some other options, when I was trying to stop drinking sweet teas every day, I liked diluting 100% fruit juice with sparkling water. It creates a really nice summery drink. At first it was mostly juice, but I gradually changed the ratio to be mostly water as I went. Also, a couple of leaves of fresh mint / lemongrass / lemon balm / salvia in your water do wonders with the taste. Keep at it, I'm now drinking pure water and I'm loving the clean taste far more than I did anything else.

@MotherSoren Год назад

@@coryaw95 something for your english class 👍

@Metal-tech Год назад

Hows the noise does it bother you? I'd have to leave the room if anyone was drinking from that by me.

@sayididit2930 Год назад

So I have a theory why you didn't enjoy two of them. After watching the video a few times, I noticed that the three flavors that you did enjoy to some degree, you smelt them before tasting them. The cherry and watermelon, you put them directly into the bottle without smelling them beforehand. Your brain is trying to pick up a a smell but is not 100% clear of what that smell is. By smelling them beforehand, you were giving your brain instructions on to what smell to look for. The cherry and watermelon you didn't smell so all your brain could pick up is the artificial scent. I don't know if I'm right...

@kaz8809 Год назад

this sounds perhaps likely, or he was expecting a stronger flavor.

@empirield Год назад

It literally says in the manual to smell each flavor pod first

@TR-qf2gt Год назад

yep this appears somewhat psychologically sound as this process of “priming” often helps people become more receptive of certain events or experiences since we know what we’re getting into better and attunes how we frame things or set expectations … or it could just be that the flavors aren’t as nice 😂

@AaronShegrud Год назад

I just got this and the cherry tastes like I'm drinking cleaning chemicals.

@dentedavalanche Год назад

No, a lot of artificial cherry and watermelon flavors taste pretty chemically, they’re hard to replicate (and many medicines/cough drops are cherry/watermelon flavored which is why we relate those artificial tastes to chemicals)

@DoogleLawless Год назад

This was great. I saw the Air up advertised a year ago, but hesitated after a few middling reviews. I'm ok with subtle flavours, and hearing an honest opinion that it does deliver flavour is definitely something I wanted to hear.

@wesleyflatt1993 Год назад

I've seen this in a RU-vid video a time or two, and I'm really glad I saw an honest review of the product. Keep up the good work so I don't but stuff I think I might like!

@Ucey365 Год назад

The drinking noises are hilarious, idk y though 😂🤣

@RealDanja Год назад

I've been using the airup for quite a long time now and I can suggest changing the placement of the pod to change the intensity of the bubbles and the taste! You can even push it completely down to get no bubbles and just get the smell through the nose!

@gary2184 Год назад

how should i change the placement

@RealDanja Год назад

@@gary2184 Just push the pod completely down to stop the bubbles or pull it up a little bit to have a bit of bubbles

@TerraHv1 Год назад

What's the point of the bubbles? Does it change the taste or is it supposed to mimic carbonation?

@MagicCookieGaming Год назад

@@TerraHv1 from my understanding of hearing it in ads, the air from the filter aerate the water and that's one way the smell gets to you; possibly one reason they call them "flavor" whatevers.

@xXluluchanelXx 11 месяцев назад

@@TerraHv1 the bubbles help convey the smell to your nose a bit better

@SamMaddie2 Год назад

Gotta say, I was skeptical trying it myself at first, and was initially disappointed ("tastes too chemically") but I'm happy to say the chemical taste went away very quickly, and while I don't love all the flavors, the Mixed Berry, Orangeade, and Watermelon definitely work and taste great! Honestly the orange-vanilla is one of my least favorite flavors, but to each their own.

@NotLoule Год назад

Does it taste good ima buy one

@SamMaddie2 Год назад

@@NotLoule Don't expect it to be super strong/flavorful, but I quite like it, and it's *definitely* noticeable and has successfully encouraged me to drink water more often.

@NotLoule Год назад

What’s ur fav flavour

@SamMaddie2 Год назад

@@NotLoule Wild berry for sure. Orangeade's a close second

@NotLoule Год назад

I got cola but ima buy more

@Xerber85 Год назад

My sister bought these for my nephews (aged 6 and 10) to get them to drink more water and less soft drinks. They love most of the flavours. Personally, based on the few flavours I’ve tried, I completely agree with you. The water gets a very artificial and chemical ‘taste’ imo.

@SonjaHamburg 2 месяца назад

I dont get why american parents buy soda in the first place. Here soda is seen as a treat that parents buy for kid's birthday parties. In every day life kids here drink apple spritz ( sparkling water with a sip of unconcentrated, natural apple or orange juice in it)

@sebimaurer Год назад

Interestingly the pods are differently priced. Watermelon, Cherry and Peach are $7.99 for 3 pods, Wild Berry are $9.99, Orange-Vanilla are $12.99. They say, they only use natural ingredients which is probably the reason.

@thegeek3295 Год назад

Wow, thats really expensive for flavored water. $2.50+ each and you supply the water. Ill pass.

@XX_MelobraacRedux Год назад

@@thegeek3295Especially for pods that only give the illusion of flavor. You could get a whole package of water bottle flavor powders for like a few bucks and they’re the real thing.

@JackPorter Год назад

@@thegeek3295 well 1 pod is supposedly good for 5L of water, that would be 0,5 usd per litre. if i'm drinking 2,5 liters every day, that's 37.5usd a month. just for some really mild flavors, you might as well just get some sugar free lime squash concentrate, that's closer to 30usd a month and much more bold flavors, and you don't need some purpose built bottle. it's a silly product.

@sebimaurer Год назад

@@JackPorter Yeah it is kinda silly. I feel it's not really intended to give you bold flavours but just add a little bit of kick to the water to animate you to drink more. You could really achieve better results by just putting something like cucumber slices or mint leaves or just about anything in your water.

@crystald3655 Год назад

@@sebimaurer I was thinking that too. Frozen berries would likely be cheaper and even better for you than some scented stuffs that will likely give sensitive people headaches.

@chriscasias375 Год назад

Awesome review of this interesting bottle/drink. I liked you showing you comparing plain water to the drink. Good job!

@kimdavis1017 8 месяцев назад

I probably should’ve watched these videos before purchasing

@staceyhunt6769 9 месяцев назад

My concern with the bubbles is that straws are already prone to causing trapped air issues in the intestinal tracks (Which can be painful). Which is totally different to the feeling when you have fizzy drinks. So the fact that they are creating a product that requires you to swallow large amounts of air concerns me quite a bit.

@bobdull3148 8 месяцев назад

It should just go out your mouth or farts. Should be completely safe right?

@staceyhunt6769 8 месяцев назад

Or it can get trapped and cause pain, lead to colic or gout and a number of other things. They aren't -dangerous- as such. But they hurt like hell. And given how absolutely unnecessary it is to experience said pain, seems like a very flawed design.

@Landonp715 8 месяцев назад

@@staceyhunt6769how did you put a cross through dangerous

@mygirldarby 2 месяца назад

@@Landonp715 put a dash like this - directly before and after the words you want to -strike through-

@NyanyiC Год назад

I would freak out if someone was drinking water so loudly close to me 😖

@michaelwalsh9145 Год назад

Freak out as being afraid of them? I’m sure the word you really mean is annoyed.

@NyanyiC Год назад

@@michaelwalsh9145 I would lash out/go crazy

@TheMultiGamerOfficial Год назад

@@NyanyiC Skill issue

@easyway5482 Год назад

that drinking sound though ... i wanna rip my ears off my head

@Moosems-pk8vc 2 месяца назад

It’s much louder in the video thanks to the mic on his chest compared to in person.

@SerendipitousProducts 6 месяцев назад

Love my cirkuls. I got 4 when they were originally on kickstarter. It’s awesome seeing them in stores now. Those original pods weren’t very good and didn’t last long but they have improved. Maybe that’s where Air up is now.

@Moosems-pk8vc 2 месяца назад

I’ve had mine for a while and actually quite enjoy many of the flavors.

@pixelmafioso7054 Год назад

Mine just arrived today, got the Wild Berry pods to try and I gotta say, it’s not what I was expecting. The flavour is sooo subtle to the point where I had to try water without the pod just to check that I was actually doing it right. Will keep using as it’s a good water bottle if nothing else, and perhaps I’ll get to a point where the flavour becomes more prominent (since I’ve now stopped drinking soft drinks completely).

@Mehwhatevr Год назад

Try different flavors. Some are stronger and better than others. What you like, what you can taste might be unique to you.

@Salisbury_Steak 11 месяцев назад

Interested to hear if you still use it 2 months later, and what your favorite flavors are. Cirkul was interesting, but wasn't quite enough for me to drop soda. I think Stevia is a bit too sweet for me.

@DamienCooley Год назад

It's funny how many of these products exist to make water better when it's great by itself if you can get used to it. I was the same way until around the time I turned 40. I decided to cut out all soda and other drinks and did almost exclusively water for almost 3 years. For the first month or two it was tough, especially getting past the caffeine withdrawals, but then once I found a good stainless steel bottle that keeps water ice cold all day, I finally got over my hatred of plain water and now I love it. Room temp is fine now, but give me some ice cold and I'll chug it! Adding flavor ruins it for me now.

@edgarnello9165 Год назад

I can honestly say ive never met anyone that doesnt like water. I just dont understand it 🤷🏽‍♂️

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Год назад

I still drink sodas and love southern sweet tea, but ice cold water is amazing. I also have a favorite stainless steel cup and this, coupled with having an apartment with a fridge that has an ice maker, has meant I drink more water than ever before. Still not as much as I probably should, but it's an improvement. Also, I used to get those Mio flavors to add to my water but got tired of the aftertaste. It also made cleaning out the bottles hard (I used them at my call center job and to protect the computer and everything else, we had to use a spill-proof bottle. I couldn't just use a cup). My family also would get the Hawaiian Punch pouches you pour in water. They never tasted as good as actual Hawaiian Punch, but I don't drink either now.

@Nenezilla Год назад

@edgarnello9165 well today is your lucky day....I can't stand it.

@PippetWhippet Год назад

@@edgarnello9165 then you’ve never met someone whose water is fed from an aquifer. You know how water is a colourless, flavourless, odourless liquid? What comes out of my taps has all three, and this is absolutely normal when your water is supplied from that deep underground!

@Throttle.Therapy. Год назад

La Croix was the life hack for me😂

@Festivus_Miracle Год назад

All this just to avoid drinking normal water, I'm impressed in a bad way that this exists. Also the air bubbles part is a deal breaker in general. Another flaw is how dirty/dusty those pods would get being exposed with no cover.

@dataexpunged6969 Год назад

Not just that. If you wanna add flavor to your water, just cut up half a fresh fruit and dunk it in your water bottle for the day. It ain't even hard and is so much cheaper and healthier.

@arjunguy Год назад

@@dataexpunged6969 air up has no sugar its just smell

@snerttt Год назад

@@arjunguy unless your absolutely morbidly obese I wouldn't be worrying about the small amount of sugar a fruit adds to water .. (or just get one of the endless selection of sugar free drinks)

@arjunguy Год назад

@@snerttt im just tryin prove them wrong 😅

@demonheart13 Год назад

For many places, even though water is clean, the chemicals used to clean it can leave a bad taste, especially if your trying to be more plastic conscious and not use plastic bottles. If this is coming from my sink at home, even through my filter it's going to have a weird metallic taste to it. I live in LA all my life and have never liked the taste of water, sink or bottled. Thankfully I do love a real milk tea, made at home with black tea, milk and depending on the tea, a hint of sugar. But straight up water is disgusting and when I was little could make me gag.

@ThouArtOfWar0724 10 месяцев назад

I really appreciate the honest advice this was a big help. You can tell its honest and true.

@mustashee 8 месяцев назад

I'm hoping that eventually they come out with scented pods that send out a stronger sensation of flavor. I've only used one pod but I might cycle through and see if there are ones that work better for me

@SydneyB Год назад

Thank you! I've been very curious about this, but not quite ready to go go for it yet. I really appreciate the review. I was hoping to get off the artificial sweeteners with the powders I'm currently using, but every time I switch to plain water, I watch my water consumption go down, no matter how much I try. Thanks for saving me $40!

@catterin7815 Год назад

Whenever I get tired of plain water, I go old school. I add things like fruits (lemon slices, orange slices, strawberries, blackberries, razzberries, pineapple, whatever you like) both frozen and fresh work. I also like mint leaves and cucumbers. Mixing these also are great. i.e. lemon, strawberry and mint. mixed berries or any combination you can dream up. I hate artificial sweeteners and refuse to consume them so this makes a healthy alternative and you can eat the fruit after. 😄

@kalinnavyacheslavovna2760 Год назад

have you ever tried tru lemon? As someone who hates plain water, it's a game changer and has no artificial sweeteners or preservatives.

@lucasjensen6906 10 месяцев назад

Apparently, the air up water bottle is made for people who breathe through their nose. I heard somewhere that when you are drinking out of the bottle, you are supposed to also breathe through your nose. This will also enhance the amount of flavor you can taste. I think this is true. My reason for this, is the fact that whenever you take a sip of any flavored drink, and cover your nose, you are not able to taste the flavor to the same degree compared to when you aren't covering your nose. This is also why covering your nose when having to take liquid medicine helps reduce the bad taste. I believe that based off of what I saw in the video, you were either inhaling before taking a sip, or you held your breath while taking a sip. Of course, you were breathing out afterwards, so that could be because you were inhaling through your nose or because of the bubbles that come when taking a sip, which contain oxygen, causing you to breathe out afterwards. I think you should try this again, however this time, try different methods. (holding your breath, inhaling through your nose, covering your nose. Those types of things)

@EyeBall-ux6qm 9 месяцев назад

God damn thats a lot of writing

@yankis. 5 месяцев назад

Mouth breather discrimination lmao

@M1528A 4 месяца назад

Love ❤ the patients you had with this... Trying all the pods..

@snerttt Год назад

Wouldn't mind if you could review any future pods they may release. If the company actually listens to feedback, they may start making better flavours.

@ShirlBussman Год назад

Another product that I didn't know existed. Thanks James for the review.

@TheRitchieTV Год назад

Yeah the sound from it is definitely a deal breaker! You'd think the company could come up with a way to remove that sound all together? I'd have to pass on this one.

@joeg5414 3 месяца назад

yeah it drives me nuts that sound

@claire2088 Год назад

thanks for this vid! I've only seen sponsored stuff before and it's so hard to trust that, it's nice to have an unbiased opinion :)

@Dionysor Год назад

Thanks for the upload. A coworker showed one to me and I'm mostly confused by the whole concept. Looking at pricing and how long a pod lasts it looks like carbonation at home is cheaper and I'd personally prefer it over.. air fresheners right under a drinking nozzle. Matter of taste 😅

@candacel3305 Год назад

I recently purchased the Cirkul water bottle, and I really like it. I've gone from rarely drinking water to drinking 4-5 or more bottles a day. Before that I was drinking a lot of soda. Not to sound like an ad, but it's really helped me to be able to drink the amount of water that my body needs.

@niq872 Год назад

me 2 i got it i really like it, i like drinking water but sometimes i want something else but i dont want soda and carbonated water gets expensive so i save that for when im eating food. I wish that i had gotten it sooner.

@bluemystic5980 Год назад

You drink that much water u gonna die dumass

@cookieridergirl Год назад

I got one because I work at Walmart and half of the other associates have one and we sell them so it make sense. Got one for my dad and he really likes it. I like it enough but I actually really like plain water so I just got it out of curiosity but don’t really need it to get me to drink water. I think the plus side to cirkul is that they are adjustable to your own preferences. If you like strong taste then you can get strong taste, if you like weaker flavor you can get weaker flavor. The only downside for me is perhaps the price, but again, I’m not big on flavored water so in my head it just cheaper to drink regular water. But for someone who needs flavor, they are a great option. My dad even tried experimenting with the flavor cartridges. He’s taken them apparent and added some other brand of just liquid flavoring as you can get me liquid and used those to refill the cartridge. It apparently works but finding the a good flavor that gives you more Bank for your bunk can be tricky.

@niq872 Год назад

@@cookieridergirl i know people have used mio flavors along with some powders refilling the cartridge but I've never experimented with it, i really like them if you dont like the flavors you can get a filter instead of the flavors from their website. i was surprised by how much i liked thier bottles

@ChrisT6799 Год назад

With these types of products, a placebo effect needs to take place I believe. So you testing it knowing its not real may muddy the results. Have you ever tried telling someone it really is flavored water and asking what they think? I could be wrong, just a suggestion. You are awesome! And thanks for the content

@NiekNooijens Год назад

Nah it does work, flavour is both smell and taste, so just the smell eill work, but it's very watery since you're only getting half of the signals to your brain.

@darkithnamgedrf9495 5 месяцев назад

It’s not really a placebo effect since smell is actually a significant amount of flavor

@HDReMaster 5 месяцев назад

your taste buds and nose are one chamber that is connected. its the same reason you cant taste things when you have a stuffed nose

@henrygreen2096 5 месяцев назад

Genuinely appreciate the HONESTY and trying it out for multiple days. And several tries haha. I might try this wacky bottle for my self!

@Mehwhatevr Год назад

Totally agree with your assessment at the end. The product works for me, but my opinion on the pods vary from other people. I like some hate others and can’t taste others. It makes sense as well that your experience with this product will be very personal. 😊

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@fracturedmind8124 Год назад

I’ve tried both the Cirkul and the Air Up. I much prefer the Cirkul. You can dial in the flavor to exactly what you want. They FINALLY started selling the sips at Walmart so you don’t have to wait to get more shipped. I do like the concept of the Air Up though. I have a friend who really likes it so I gave her my bottle and pods I had left.

@Leelior Год назад

So it is exactly as I expected. Like, when you put water in an old soda bottle, you get that slight hint of a tastier drink and get sad that that isn't what you are drinking. OR it is like drinking flavored mineral spring water, where they boldly claim you'll taste strawberry & kiwi or some shiz, and sure, somewhere far back in the aftertaste after you burp there is a slight fake-strawberry "taste" which make you frustrated and sad that you aren't drinking strawberry soda right then instead.

@juanvalentinklanjscek6562 5 месяцев назад

Very good review, very informative and straight to the point with no bias.

@fisch723 Год назад

I had a similar idea like 30 years ago. But for something to attach to a spoon for solid foods to simulate (stimulate?) something fatty, like butter. Good to see it could technically work.

@Z5Z5Z5 9 месяцев назад

you could still do it :)

@yankis. 5 месяцев назад

Of course it works. Smell is responsible for 50% of the taste.

@bonwelt Год назад

I would have hiccups and gas from ingesting all those air bubbles. It's a pass from me.

@Moosems-pk8vc 2 месяца назад

Surprisingly, I haven’t had it all despite daily and consistent use for over 8 months. Would HIGHLY recommend one personally.

@GamingHole Год назад

I got my Air Up a year ago and from my experience I agree with you on those flavors. You started out with some bad ones. My opinion why I like it is in 2 factors: The flavor may be weak but it's there and is enough for me to taste it, and the fact it is just water I drink makes me feel gratification that I am drinking something healthy. The second is the price. Going from 2-3$ per cap means it's cheaper than most sodas for the amount you'll get. I personally recommend the citrus flavoured ones, and none of the odd combos like strawberry and balsamic.(Had to rinse my bottle with soap many times before getting the scent away)

@CurelloGreg 9 месяцев назад

For real, i got my Air Up yesterday and i used the vanilla combo, after changing it to peach i can still smell it.

@tymarucus 5 месяцев назад

thanks, i wanted this as a christmas present and i was wasnt sure if i wanted it, this helped alot.

@Sportschannel1133 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for giving the honest review because I’ve been wanting to get one but everybody who said it was good they were all sponsored by them so i didn’t know if it was true

@subdiicee Год назад

Thanks for another great video James. Have you heard about the liquid IV ? I’ve been seeing it a lot lately

@Angela7548. Год назад

Yes liquid iv is the real deal for only 16oz of water per packet it definitely hydrates. Lemon lime to me is the best.

@MrPicklecopter Год назад

It tastes terrible

@tarstarkusz Год назад

I drink regular old Kool-Aid, but without all the sugar. I put a tablespoon of sugar and a packet of unsweetened Kool-Aid to a 1/2 gallon of water (2 quarts). I drink it all day. I also will occasionally use the little bottles of water flavor that you put a squirt into a bottle of water and create a bottle of unsweetened flavored water. Both of these produce water that has lots of flavor without all the carbonation of soda or the sweetness of juice. The one problem with the Kool-Aid is you have to acclimate to it by slowly reducing the sugar over time. I started with 1/2 the recommended cup of sugar and used a little less sugar each day. But I'm the only person who can drink it because I went through the acclimation process.

@annjfk Год назад

Ooh. I do something like this. I take regular powdered juice and just use twice the amount of water on the packet. Now, drinking it the normal way is just too sweet for me.

@tarstarkusz Год назад

@@annjfk Yeah, the recommended amounts of sugar are always too high.

@bolng8958 5 месяцев назад

I appreciate your honest review bc I see a lot of ads for it

@AlexOnGoogle Год назад

The bubbles are a dealbreaker for me. Thank you for this video. Didn’t know you needed bubbles.

@rflett5797 Год назад

Remember the last time when you had a cold with a stuffy nose and couldn't taste anything? This works on this same principle as sense of taste relies a lot on a sense of smell. It would be interesting if they could come out with a beer scent pod that is used with soda water.

@marli8907 Год назад

You can use these with soda water as well as still. But no beer scent, lol

@Ryanrulesok Год назад

They should do a beer scent and use it to wean alcoholics off drinking beer

@RizPlaysYTgaming Год назад

No cause beer is horrible

@tarstarkusz Год назад

The problem is they can't reproduce the natural scents and it ends up smelling like a chemical. Furthermore, we do have taste buds and they do work to some extent.

@NoThankUBeQuiet Год назад

Who likes the taste of beer???

@peterpumpkin7745 4 месяца назад

I feel like this is still in early development but has so much potential! Imagine it in a few years! This could replace soda and sugary drinks entirely. Imagine going to grab an Orange Fanta pod or a Pepsi pod and your only drinking water! Way healthier too!

@elijahj-l825 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this video man. Was thinking about buying it.

@bluebomber875 9 месяцев назад

I’ve never used this before, but I’m assuming it’s a similar experience to sparklingly water or other flavored water where it doesn’t taste bad necessarily, but you just wish you had either a completely flavored drink or just plain water instead lol

@michellevietor8185 Год назад

Did you ever try the Aroma Fork? That was an interesting experiment in flavor vs smell.

@Yukiomustang Год назад

For me, definitely, cirkul is better. I've been using them since you put out your review, and I absolutely love them. But I don't have a good sense of smell, so this would probably be pretty useless for me.

@tntori5079 10 месяцев назад

Actually I got mine today - I got peach. I actually really impressed but it. It's strong enough to still flavor my water even when pushed down. It's perfect for me because I hate Culligan water here at work. It occurs to me that I have a very very accurate ense of smell though. To me it's stupid powerful but to others it might be more mild\ineffective.

@wincaimoon5788 8 месяцев назад

I got the bottle and about 20 or more scents for like 29 dollars. I was scared I spent way too much and it wouldn't work thank you for showing it truly does work

@RaskylC Год назад

always wanted to try this but it is a bit expensive for me :x thanks for the review

@accch26 Год назад

I wouldn't buy this just for the funny noises it makes when drinking the bottle lol. Imagine drinking water in the middle of a meeting while making that noise 😂

@dongillette1777 Год назад

My OCD was going crazy with that slurping

@kellylaliberte548 Год назад

I was thinking that if I had to sit next to that at work or on an airplane I'd probably say something that would get me in trouble. Obnoxious.

@MenkoDany Год назад

I've yet to try one yet. But I've heard from multiple people that the cola flavour is the only one that is really intense and tastes good

@StacyPickhardtLMT Год назад

Because of your review I bought the cirkul water bottle for my daughter and myself but I I love my air up as well. Most of the time I liked I like muted flavored water, I know weird, but sometimes I want some sweetened drink and this will keep me away from going to McDonald's and getting a diet Dr pepper. But your review was so honest and so thorough that it allowed me to pick better flavors because the watermelon for air up was horrible and so was the mango passion fruit. And I'll stay away from Cherry but now I know that the orange vanilla swirl is delicious, the mixed berry is decent, I like the peach even though you're corrected is muted. And I have to try a few other flavors but if you've had any other ones that you dislike let me know?

@Aeternok Год назад

I feel like the flavors that would lend themselves better are flavors that are normally already light yet refreshing not as punchy . So I was thinking apple , peach and anything that when in candy form isn't as sour

@NiekNooijens Год назад

Yeah I once had the winter special with cinnamon, kardemom and other spices and it was honestly kinda nasty. Air up works best with light fruity flavours.

@escapetherace1943 Год назад

mint

@yashpatel4072 Год назад

THIS is the review I was waiting for. I bought one and I’m waiting for it in the mail. And very anxious to try it so I think you gave me some hope for it.

@trealin4730 Год назад

I think I watched you review some microwaves years ago. Now I’m back! Another great review

@szpetny291 3 месяца назад

Thank you for honest review. Saved me spending money.

@laurallewien2165 Год назад

Thank you James for sacrificing your taste buds and not to mention your bladder, for the common good of human kind 👍 Happt 1st day of Spring 🌻

@lauranolastnamegiven3385 Год назад

not to mention all that air he seemed to be sucking in....

@MPAzezal Год назад

I got one and it's pretty mellow "taste" for me. I learned that if I breathe in while sucking in and breath out while swallowing it makes the flavor more noticeable. I also notice that the pods have a chemical-ish smell and taste the first day of use and it mostly goes away after.

@Tirfing88 4 месяца назад

they actually found a way to make you havea subscription to drink plain old water. It really blows up my mind how marketing can achieve such things.

@Joe-wk9ow 9 месяцев назад

I think this is an innovated way to get more people drinking water as long as there is no adverse side effects down the road. Another thing I wonder if they are making cherry taste not the same. You know usually the begging of the batch or end of batch maybe different.

@denisemarie6131 Год назад

Yes. Too too many bubbles. You get your water but ache from gas. And the noise would drive me a bit nutty if a coworker was using it. And what if your nose was stuffy 😄 I wondered how it compared to cirkul.

@_Yep_Yep_ Год назад

Interesting concept, at least. I do drink essentially bad diet drinks made from stuff I would rather not consume in order to have some sort of flavor rather than just water. I can see this possibly having an issue where the concept works and is good, then the manufacturing cheapens the product. Hopefully they get it refined and working right, if thats the case. This will of course never work right if you have a poor sense of smell.

@JamesCAsphalt8 3 месяца назад

Great honest review!

@macks3658 Год назад

hey nice review, been waiting to see if its any good very honest thankyou! i hope they listen to your review because it seems like a great product

@KangeSpoon Год назад

I just want to know how safe are those pods, especially those with a chemical smell.

@floyd2386 Год назад

Exactly. It's supposed to be "healthier" than flavored water, because of chemicals/additives/etc., but now you're potentially sniffing in chemicals instead of drinking them.

@Definitely_Melnyx Год назад

@@floyd2386 Since it is from a German start up where regulations are much harsher I wouldn’t be afraid. Probably one reason why it is so mild is because they had to oblige different regulations.

@sebimaurer Год назад

According to the website: "The scent of our pods is from only natural ingredients, such as fruits, spices, and herbs, which are applied to an air-permeable carrier material, or what we like to call, the fleece."

@floyd2386 Год назад

@@sebimaurer So what's causing the "chemically smell" James referred to?

@floyd2386 Год назад

@@Definitely_Melnyx James still said a few had a "chemically smell" to them, so I'm still not really convinced of their safety.

@metern Год назад

You don't need to take off the lid or the pod to stop tasting. Just press the pod all the way down to stop the taste 😉

@MrJeremyMagic 2 месяца назад

I came into a review of the air up and it reminded me of your review. Lol, you were awfully kind in your review so I've always been curious to what these tasted like. The reviews that have recently been surfacing have been quite negative and many expressing the chemical smell and flavor it produced. Also when tilting the bottle it seems to leak profusely because of how the bottle was designed for bubbles and to incorporate flavor. So that's probably why it isnt reccomended to be drank tilted. Was just nice to be able to come back and compare after awhile. And I agree that people have varying senses of smell. For example I work in a factory setting 3rd shift, so when I come in on a sunday night when everything is warming up and ventilation starts up after the weekend. I always smell engine oil, gas & possibly traces of gasoline. Which 90% of my coworkers always say they do not smell. Which leaves me very perplexed until my supervisor asked me, "do you smell like... Gasoline in here or is it just me??" Which I reply. I sure do and apparently nobody else on our team can smell that. Everyone swears they can't and i'm here getting a headache from how strong that smells. Jeez, i told everyone that it might be engine grease or machine oil because if it was Gasoline. We'd have been dead and that if it was, everybody besides me and the supervisor needs to go see an olfactory doctor. Lol

@gorillatagkids Год назад

My friends recommended wild berry and im glad it looks like you do tooo!!! Im definetly getting the wild berry pod

@AThousandPapercuts Год назад

i live in Germany and RU-vid won't stop showing me ads for this. haven't seen the video yet, curious to find out if it's any good but I'm skeptical :)

@FeuerfaustGolDAce Год назад

Depending on your sense of smell it will go from very light to almost not noticeable. I would really like it if they could increase the intensity somehow but for me personally it's not strong enough to beat plain water for now.

@Charuchii 7 месяцев назад

I got these a few years back, back when they started expanding in Europe. There were some flavors I liked, but never loved cuz they were just a bit too watery for my taste. Ended up really loving their limited coffee flavor tho, it tasted like s good coffee drink and was a lot more powerful than the others. Unfortunately, a bit too powerful cuz the aroma lingered and just had a faint taste of coffee. My niece and nephew loved the air up tho, literally saw their minds being blown as they had it, so I ended up giving mine to my nephew. I think the main problem is that they do work but are a little overhyped. If you go in not knowing too much about them and with little expectations, its mindblowing. When you go in with high expecations, its a little dissapointing.

@Malik_Men 6 месяцев назад

no shit it tasted watery its water

@amparomonge3488 10 месяцев назад

I just ordered mine and got tangerine pods but i wanted to know if when you get one for the first time it comes with the favorite 5

@ImJCyo 6 месяцев назад

I like cirkul. It's a nice change for someone like me who doesn't enjoy the neutral taste of water. Hearing so much about Air Up, I'm glad I came upon this review because it tells me everything I need to know about it.

@gabeangel8104 Год назад

I tried this and I actually liked the flavour but by the end of a day using it I ended up in intense pain and uncomfortable bloating from swallowing all that air. I haven't been able to find anyone else mentioning it but it was unusable for me for that reason. I gave it to someone else who liked it fine

@xXluluchanelXx 11 месяцев назад

oop that's a nope from me then

@Miztique 8 месяцев назад

yeah hearing all the bubbles as he sips definitely gives red flags. I alr have a sensitive stomach and this would set me off 💀

@jolo3118 Год назад

Have no fear, I'm sure within the next few years we'll be seeing one of those "if you have used - insert product here-, you may be entitled to compensation" ads on TV

@Canleaf08 4 месяца назад

I interviewed with them once in 2019 in Munich when they were just starting up. Crazy to see them now. They fought for every sponsorship / and sale, only secured a supermarket deal with Edeka or Rewe at that time. I saw them with a small DJI Cosmo and them like "let's do some videos, what do you suggest"? They used to be an LMU sponsored research project... I did not get the job.

@purplepikminYT 9 месяцев назад

best thing about Cirkul not only can it add to the water. you can use different bottle and keep the lid. walmart has a brand called "simple modern" they all seem to work with Cirkul lids too. ( also theirs way more lids with Cirkul and most taste great)

@BB-pt9hv 10 месяцев назад

I have an off brand version (because we can't get air up in canada) and it's really good! When used correctly the water was bubbly and tasted like the flavors I used (I got cola and peach) It's actually wild how it worked, I was so skeptical because I hate water lol I bought mine off temu it's the 0% sugar one, it's just hard to find pods for

@shakes.816 9 месяцев назад

Lol 0 sugar

@BB-pt9hv 9 месяцев назад

@shakes.816 that's the name of the bottle there isn't a brand name 😅

@caittails Год назад

Do all the bubbles make you burp a lot?

@f75gunslinger Год назад

I'd say that for fairness , you'd have to try a showdown between multiple smell bottles . If it's that dependent on smell , it may be that your previous experiences were at a time when your nose wasn't as sensitive ?

@sauraplay2095 9 месяцев назад

Great review!

@drtyslzy Год назад

I would absolutely lose my mind hanging out with somebody who uses that bottle. My misophonia would not allow said hypothetical person and I to be friends.

@mashalena Год назад

Each time he went to drink I had to skip it! Can’t stand that noise!!!

@AshleyKitsune 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this! My son has been asking for this for months and it seemed so gimmicky to me. We got him a Cirkul (and 2 more for us) for xmas and after seeing this video I feel like we probably made the right decision. We'll know in just a couple more days. After digging for a bit and asking him questions on why he is so adamant on getting an Air Up I discovered that it's what his friends at school have. I should note that he's 10.

@d0nn132 3 месяца назад

This is the only non ad i've seen abt this and the only time i've actually considered trying it out.

@chrislive1586 11 месяцев назад

I love this unbias review, and the response after each sip so that we know what they're experiencing. Thanks for sharing!

@wandahampton5185 Год назад

I use the Cirkul water bottle, I've been using it for a couple of weeks, so far I'm not disappointed at all. I love the flavors I have tried, the coffees, some of the teas, but definitely I love the fruit cartridges. Thank you for the review, but I'll stick with my Cirkul water bottle. 😊

@schattenlaufer2191 Год назад

i wish i could get the Cirkul water bottle here in germany.

@XStraightEdgeNightX Год назад

Same!

@matthewjbauer1990 Год назад

Cirkul is a different product. Cirkul uses flavoring to enhance water. Air Up uses a smell cartridge to trick you into thinking you're tasting something instead of just smelling it.

@schattenlaufer2191 Год назад

@@matthewjbauer1990 thanks for pointing the obvious

@HunterHerbst Год назад

@@schattenlaufer2191 Other people who don't know what Cirkul is might've thought it was another iteration of the smell idea.

@beez1717 Год назад

I’m still looking for a good water flavor additive but all of the liquid ones have the same horrible aftertaste! Perhaps we need a head to head of the different brands including the powdered ones to see which one you like best.

@dcwatashi Год назад

Have you added some lemon juice

@r3ptomaniac190 Год назад

I really hate how stevia tastes which is common as a sugar replacement in drink flavors so I’d check for that

@jacobpaint 5 месяцев назад

I think the smells have to be mild due to the variations in peoples sense of smell which is partly due to the associations that an individual has with each smell. I'm almost interested to buy it just so I can mess around with using flavoured water in combination with the pods. I remember when a fruit juice stand started to seal their drinks with a plastic film that blocked the scent of the juice and I felt that it ruined the taste. It seems like you could just put an absorbent material in the pod receptical and soak it with fruit juice to get a free flavour enhancement without the chemical smell.

@EncontheCrow 6 месяцев назад

I kinda loved the Cirkul brand, I was interested to see this one. I'm always left thinking if you really just need to drink more water than spending money trying to get yourself to is silly. Even the Cirkul bottle and flavors I liked but its so expensive. The flavors are good but only when you have it set higher. Feels like your flavor don't last the full bottle, this is even worse with the coffee ones because without the flavor tab maxed it doesn't taste like coffee at all. Alot of times I feel like we either just need to drink water or just moderate what you intake. Like if I'm paying for scent tabs I might as well go buy juice. Or freeze fruit add a couple spoons of sugar to a glass of water.