Two years ago I was at a hole in the wall fragrance shop and I found that had a bottle of Aventus that was a 2017 batch. I thought I hit the jackpot. I sprayed it and found out it wasn't all that great. I have since sampled newer batches and I can't really tell much of a difference between the older and newer batches. In my opinion Aventus is way overhyped and overpriced and it always has been.
I can't smell aventus on me after half an hour. For a £200+ fragrance I want it to last all day if not then lower the ridiculous price because it's not that special it's no better than Sauvage to be honest.
@@Mr.Owl777 aventus used to be half the cost it is now. That's the reason. It's a badas frag. But it's definitely priced itself out for me. A frag that expensive needs to have some projection/sillage well into hour 6
I recommend using decant companies to smell and wear a large number of fragrances for a couple of days. Its not free, but it's vastly cheaper than blind buying
My biggest blind buy regret is PDM Layton . The hype beast , the compliment monster . Problem for me , my wife HATES it . I bought it for special occasions because the note breakdown seemed right up my street . I enjoy it . But I will never have the opportunity to wear it . ( unless I dump the misses ) 😂
Don’t blind buy any fragrances, especially don’t listen to most RU-vid reviewers as there more than likely paid to say it’s the best and it’s a complement fragrance in there collection😂
I would totally disagree on Armani Code Parfum. I think it's top tier. It's mature and adult and classy and elegant. I came in with zero expectations and was stunned. I also have no past with Armani Code. But this is arguably my favorite scent right now.
My biggest regrets? Buying several of the super popular nuclearly hyped frags such as Spicebomb Extreme, Prada Luna Rosa Black, and any of the Dior Sauvages. Many people love these frags but to me I can't stand having them on my skin. Spicebomb Extreme - get it the f*ck off me (I DO like the OG Spicebomb), Luna Rosa Black - activates my gag reflex, Sauvage (any of them) - should be called The Joker because I feel as if I've fallen into a vat of toxic chemical waste (apparently I'm amboxan hyper sensitive). Everyones noses and sensitivities are different. There's no substitute for smelling them in person or wearing them on skin. Thanks for sharing your personal "regrets".
I've never heard anyone dislike code parfum. It's my favorite release of the year. Immediately bought a 125ml bottle. Serious signature fragrance consideration for me. Super fresh, unique with the iris, with the groundbreaking code DNA and lasts 10 hours on 6 sprays? To each their own I guess
Trust me Brother I have code Parfum yes it is Good Not Great . I think if I smelled this early on in my Fragrance Journey I would Love this . But it's very Redundant to my Collection .
My big regret is African Leather by Memo. I had a sample and liked it, but it was expensive so I thought about it. Eventually I convinced myself and bought it. I just cant wear it, it's to sweet. I just fooled myself and made a mistake. I keep it to remind myself to be more careful.
Yep, just sell it. But first decant 10ml for yourself, to remind yourself not to be pressured again. I bought Initio AV, sold it, and bought it again . I regreted my regret 😮☺ I adore the opening, but less so the drydown, so I decided that every couple of hours I'll spray 1 spray, to get the opening momentum going... works.
I disagree about Bottled Marine, agree about Stronger With You Only. Fragrances are a matter of taste. Some might like them, other might dislike them. Good video, best of luck and health.
Had many blind buy regrets of clones and decants, but in terms of big bottles I regret Armani Code Profumo (I loved it at first but it started to grate on me really quickly, and I find it's powderyness just nauseating now), and Black Orchid, which again I loved whenever I tried it whilst out shopping but when I finally got a bottle and was able to just sit at home and smell it on me, there was this rubbery note in it that I could not stand, and I've not touched it since.
My regretful buys aren't really about blind buys, they are more about buying scents when I first got into the niche game as a newbie. One example of a regret buy is Comandante from Xerjoff. Just smells like a very plain fruity-floral with a wearable tobacco. Ristretto Intense Cafe, another one - after getting more and more into niche, Montale's synthetic tones become more clear. And believe it or not, Oud for Greatness. I have not a single use-case for it. I get some wear from Herod, but almost zero from Oud for Greatness.
Absolutely agree on you with that montale smells so syntheticly loud.. even if i love a beastly performing perfume, i don't want it coming from montale/pdm/mancera/initio For my first xerjoff i kinda like how they offers a lot of option in terms of scent and price, with the overall that you get (presentation/scent/perormance/blend) i can see myself justifying the purchase although i'm sceptical that they used 100% real oud, ambergris and other expensive materials... the scent smells really good (enough), may or not be a downside that most of their offering is taking inspiration from other frags such as mugler PH to Naxos, xerjoff offers BETTER perfomance , better quality , better Blend , and best of all they're not discontinued ! You could easily pay the same amount for the vintage original fragrance but i find that to be redundant Do you agree ?
That’s a good point. Like, “When am I ever going to wear this? When do I need to smell like this?” lol. Most of the time I wear cologne just to go to sleep 😊
I was in London with my wifefor a birthday trip recently and was really excited about visiting the Roja store in the Burlington arcade. I was so, so disappointed with Enigma and thought Burlington 1892 was pretty uninteresting as well. Elysium Cologne was beautiful but the others were a let down. Ended up buying 75ml of Percival instead at the PDM shop in Covent Garden.
Gotta be completely honest here- It seems like I regret blind buying EVERY modern fragrance that I have. I even regret buying the current reformulations of things I've worn for years. I'm 55 now, but I guess you could say I was a Fraghead long before it became "a thing"... I started stealing splashes of my dad's and uncle's colognes when I was only about seven or eight years old. I started actually shopping for my own frags when I was around twelve... You wouldn't believe the freebies I'd score because the women that worked the fragrance counters thought I was cute.😁 Back then, Creed samples were BIG, something like 1/16th ounce. Sometimes I'd walk away from the fragrance counter carrying a dozen of them! Anyhow... I know our olfactory senses dim as we age, but I ain't dead yet... I can still smell it when the neighbors are cooking, over 150 feet away, and I can tell WHAT they're cooking. I worked at a Perfumery in the Eighties and had a good enough nose, the owners let me design several fragrances and actually marketed them around Houston Texas, where I grew up. I can still pick out each single note in any perfume... So I know my nose (at least) is still working like it's supposed to. But honestly... I just don't get what people are calling "beast mode" or "natural" or "synthetic" these days. My latest regret is Bentley Intense. I waited for a few years to pull the trigger on it. I looked at all of the (mostly) rave reviews... And it sounded like it was going to be something right up my alley. I got it in the mail last week... And I have to say that I really liked the pushy rum opening... Unfortunately it only lasted about ten minutes on me. Then came the almost sickly bay leaf note... That hangs around for about twenty minutes and starts up an incredibly pungent cedar note, which in turn starts an also pungent patchouli note... I don't know if it's just me, but these three notes SHOULD NEVER exist together, especially in a mid drydown. Finally, the bay note tapers off, but all I'm left with is the cedar and patchouli... Which to me smells like someone emptied a pencil sharpener into a rabbit hutch. IF the loud rum note carried through the entire composition, this one would be "up there" on my list of favorites... Too bad it doesn't. In the late drydown, the patchouli note fades slightly and is spoken over by a very, very faint vanilla note which is accompanied by an even fainter iris note. By now, only like three hours in, it totally fizzles out from being a mere hint of a skin scent, to being NOTHING. I've never been so disappointed in any fragrance. I can't be certain, but maybe I got myself a lousy bottle? Maybe they have reformulated a few times since Intense was a really big deal? Anyway... I sure wish it was what I expected it to be....
I have had the opposite experience where I thought I liked a cologne in the store and sample only to wear it and eventually got sick of them.. the majority of my collection were blind buys online and not many I fell out of love with. love your channel
I actually really like Armani Code Parfum. I got a free 15ml EDT with it too which was a nice bonus. Smells great on the air, someone walked past me a few days back and I thought "that's a nice fragrance... Smells familiar" then realised it was this
This is a great opportunity to turn a negative into something positive. Take the fragrances you regret buying and do something positive with them. You can sell them in order to get some money back or you can use them as giveaways for reaching a certain amount of subscribers. It also makes you more money back because you will make some videos about the giveaways. It’s a win win in my opinion. I hope that you take my words to heart. Great video and have a great weekend.
@@mahsoomhussain that is a good point as well. Just keeping something you never plan on using is pointless. I’ve given away fragrances I did care for to friends and family members on multiple occasions.
My biggest buying regret is Bentley For Men Intense. Love everything about it except a certain nasty note that turns my stomach. I even bought the non-intense version, hoping that note wasn't there. But alas, it was. Oh well, you buy and you learn...
Without doubt it has to be LV Ombré Nomade. Everything is exquisite until it started to smell like burned rubber on my skin. Bought in Selfridges at full retail, no discount. 💀
Mine: Chanel Egoiste - just no Polo Red EDP - lasts 45 min ADG Profumo - it doesn’t smell terrible, I still use it sometimes, but definitely not my style 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Bleu De Chanel EDP - HATE THIS. Bought a full bottle too, this might NEVER get used up. Smells like boring aquatic pencil shavings.
I have blind bought most of my collection with very few regrets. I gifted or traded most of those (after the people getting them tried them). I currently have 37 fragrances, and there are only a couple I don't care for.
lol, I did this a lot before then I said "Why don't I buy the samples/decants first instead" Sounds like common sense but, it really isn't when you're on a roll lol. Shame about Enigma/Creation-E... I liked it but never went for a full bottle. It smelled like Dr. Pepper ( which isn't bad but, I don't want to smell like a soda )
Hi Chris ! Great vid as always! 👍👍👍I have never had a chance to try any of the fragrances mentioned. But I have tried many (and owned some) JPG le male flankers and the original still works best for me.
I'm surprised to see JPG On Board on this list. I think On Board is an amazing fragrance. So much so, that I bought 3 additional bottles for backup, since it was a limited edition. It's a spring and summertime complement beast. Getting complements from people who know me and strangers. I had a girl ask me what it was and when I told her, she joked "Well, I'm on board with On Board! It's really good!" It even pulls complements from a few people who normally complain about fragrances. I agree with Stronger With You, Code Parfum and Enigma. Luckily, the only full bottle purchase I made of those 3 was Stronger With You, the other 2 were just decants. Some of my biggest blind buy regrets: D&G The One Mysterious Night, Dior Fève Délicieuse, Invictus Victory, Ralph Lauren Purple Label and Banana Republic 78 Vintage Green. Bought full bottles of them all based on hype and dislike all of them.
Some Boss frags are really nice and simple while some are very faint smelling. Kinda like Ralph Lauren's Big pony line where they smell nice and simple but don't last 30 mins. Unless u spray the whole collection on at once lol then u get 35 to 40 mins.
You can't beat the old faithfuls ... Old Spice, Hi Karate, Blue Stratus, Brut etc, lol 😁 seriously though I wore the new Armani Code for the first time yesterday, and received the compliment - Ooo you smell nice. I think most fragrances are very over priced and in many cases you will be paying for the brand makers names of the fragrances. 🇬🇧
Usually I choose my husband's fragrances but left to his own devices he came home with some type of Old Spice. It's really down to wildly different individual taste. When I sold fragrances I noticed patterns in noses, if they liked X they would like Y which could be dissimilar but appealing to that type of nose.
@michael7286 Hi Michael - I'm with ya on the oldtimers... You mention Old Spice. Before 1990, it was made by the house of Shulton... And it was truly GLORIOUS. Back in the late Eighties, anyone could buy "Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne"... And I never did, because I was so happy with the Old Spice. Anyway, I bought a modern bottle of Old Spice about six months ago and was appalled at the weakness of it, all the way around. I happened to see that the Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne is still available and DIRT CHEAP... Even less expensive than the new Old Spice. So I ordered a one ounce spray off of the 'Bay... I think it was $5.00 Good grief... Get on ebay NOW and order one for yourself! I have no idea why I wasn't buying it back in the Nineties when they effed up Old Spice the first time. The P.S. Fine Cologne might as well be the original Shulton Old Spice Cologne... It's absolutely sublime. And as far as projection and longevity? It projects about "arms length" for a good six hours... And remains a very noticeable skin scent for at least 12 to 14! Totally worth the money if someone is in to that kind of fragrance... It's a Fougere. It's very "barbershop". It's spicy, a tiny bit sweet (like apple cider) and soapy all at the same time. Give it a go! Cheers
I sell all disappointing perfumes at half price. Guerlain - Homme, Versace - Man Eau Fraiche, PDM - Pegasus. Next one to go is Givenchy - Gentleman EDP. It’s quite good, but I don’t wear it. Many alternatives for the same season
Fragmental, Greetings from the states! I'm a passionate collector who's been on this journey since 2013 & while I've watched your vids, this is my first time commenting on a video by you. Currently I'm happy with my collection, as I've either gifted many frags to people or sold them, reducing my collection to just under 200 bottles. Not sure how you feel fragmental, but in my humble opinion less is better. If there are any frags Ill not purchase again it would be two from the Dior Exclusive line * Eau Noir & Leather Oud. I was hoping to get the formulations that people were raving about, instead my bottles, while smelling good,are still lacking & pale in comparison to the original juice formulations of both. When I'm done Ill not be repurchasing neither. BTW! I'd no idea that Enigma(aka) Creation -E had been discontinued. Wow! Like you, I have the original EDP bottle, but the cap is plastic, with bottle looking a bit different than your bottle shown. Unlike yourself I don't have any of the other flankers, only that one. Winter is here & as I've not worn it in yrs, I think it's time to pull it out. Hahaha! Sorry for lengthy comment. In case I never leave a comment on your channel again, wishing the best going into 2023, so Be safe, stay healthy & stay fragrant. A2!
Mont Blanc Individuel, Burberry London, Lalique Homme Lion EDP, Calvin Klein Eternity Now, Cerutti Image. All nice but performance nothing to write home about. Quite a few cheapie Middle Eastern frags I won't even mention. Just not my cuppa tea.
WHOA WHOA WHOA. You don't like Armani Code Parfum??? That's surprising, I'd have thought you'd like it. It's really an awesome release imho. It isn't the most unique ever, but I really love how it smells. 🤷🏻♂️
Most of my regrets are cheapies... looking at you Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale Colonia(old not classy), Perry Ellis Portfolio Elite(not egoiste in least), Nautica Voyagen(f**king 🥒), and Azzaro Wild Mint(barf) The designer regrets: Prada l'homme leau (like regular & intense), Pure Tonka(gave me diabetes) Niche regret: none(sample, sample sample)
I regretted buying Stronger With You Absolutely....until I was able to trade if for Enigma Parfum Pour Homme. My buddy had the Enigma and wasn't wearing it. He knew I loved it so he offered it to me for free. I said thanks but I can't do that, it's too expensive. He is like yeah, but you keep giving me 5 and 8ml samples after you've tried them that adds up. Still didn't feel comfortable so I offered him Stronger with you Absolutely or Starlight. (I knew he liked the Stronger with you line, and the other is a Xerjoff). He chose Stronger with you Absolutely.
Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir is my biggest regret. Blind bought it and a 100ml (eye roll). Do not trust Fragrantica all the time. I think that fragrance is terrible.
I blind bought, and regret, and would not buy again, and would even rather give away: Dior Suvage EDT Versace Eros EDT Ferrari Leather essence D&G The One Grey (The One EDP I’ll own forever) The entire sample Kit from Gallivant perfumes. Then there are perfumes that I like and don’t regret buying, but would not buy again once I finish the bottle I own: Tom Ford Ombré leather Armani Aqua de Gio Profumo Davidoff Cool water.
I just feel like Le Male is a dissapointing line in general. I just got into fragrances and got Le Male and Ultra Male as a sample but I think they're both kind of weak, even Ultra Male. I don't smell them on me after 5 minutes and even sniffing my wrist, they seem to be lacking performance. Maybe it's just in my head. I got a sample of the new Le Beau Le Parfum and it suffers a bit from the same issues but I really like the pineapple note.
Bought le male too and you are absolutely right. It is weak as fuck I can’t smell this shit 10 min outside. i wore it only one time and never sprayed it again. Disappointing asf.
What do you do with the ones you don’t like? Many times I would just get rid of them or give them away and not think another thing of it. There are also times when I am glad I keep them if someone is talking about them.
My: 1) etat libre - rien intense incense 2) vagabond prince - land of warrior 3) humiecki & graef - multiple rouge 4) xerjoff - accento They stink and they give me a headache
Mine is angels share. Overhyped to me. It smells good. But not something I want to smell like all day. It seems like something I’d prefer as a candle. I’ll finish the bottle but won’t buy another. And it’ll take me a while to finish it because I wont reach for it often
I know how you feel with code parfum chris. I myself enjoy it and own both that and the EDP and I can't particularly smell the difference in the 2. The EDP I find is a beast. Wore it yesterday and got compliments and it projects massive. Just another marketing ploy
I do get marine vibes from Boss Bottled Marine and that did smell nice when I sprayed it on. But I doubt the US Marines want me in their ranks. But I get what you mean. Stronger with you only is weird. Like they wanted to create a spring fragrance but we don’t really have too many spring days in the uk these days. I really like Armani Code Parfum and think it’s does something different. The iris adds a freshness to it. But I think they’ve suffered from throwing out Code flankers to the point that make YSL look like amateurs.
Worst buys: Ferrari Scuderia Black, Karl Lagerfeld Bois De Vetiver, Hugo Boss Selection, Emporio Armani Night. Best buys: Hugo Boss Elements Aqua, Gucci Pour Homme II, Emporio Armani White.
I regret buying Most wanted Parfum, it smells like grape juice and the atomizer isn't great. I got it from Macy's so it did come with Bluetooth headphones, so that's a plus.
My most regretted blind buy is Bvlgari Aqva atlantique. I heard it was discontinued and immediately found a bottle online. The opening is good but it smells like ham after five minutes. I can't stand whatever is happening after the opening. I cannot for the life of me see what people like about the scent.
We've all been there Chris, some harsh financial lessons have been learnt along the way! I'm sure many more to come lol! Quick question regarding your website... do you have any discount codes currently or anything for first time buyers?
I blind by most of my fragrances thankfully knock on wood I haven't got anything that cost an arm and a leg that I regretted buying the main one that comes to mind the only good thing about it is the atomizer it's Sean John 3:00 a.m. and it was only like 18 bucks
I just did the best blind buy haul ever! Batting a 1000 right now! ARGOS TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS absolutely fire! ATH Guapo; ATH hard candy; ATH Maverick. Swooped all of these for my 40th birthday and love them all! I usually don't blind buy because it usually doesn't pan out for me. Lol
I've never really been upset with most of my blind buys, bar one. Clive Christian X. Oh how the rage builds whenever I even mention it or remind myself I bought it.
I completely agree with you regarding Armani Code parfum. I find the edp has much more depth and the parfum feels rushed. I'll give the parfum another go but the people hyping it up are the same people who think bleu de chanel is the epitome of perfumery.
I agree with armani code parfum. That was not a good fragrance at all. I like the original Code edt the best. The code edp is alright. but the parfum definitely sucks. It's all over the place it wants to go fresh and wants go be sweet. I just don't like it.
I've bought a lot of blind buy frags over the last few years. Not many have I hated cause I simply seem to find the good in most everything but...Happyland Studios Homme for the Holidays is just aweful to me and I hate it 😪 I had such high hopes it would be a banger for me but just wasn't. I love other frags from them but that one is really bad to my nose.
I’ve been very lucky with fragrance or maybe because I watch your channel 😊 Whichever you recommend and I blind bought I actually really liked Looking to get more rojas later $$$
I could never come to liking any of the Le Male fragrances.. probably because it was so common and lavender heavy.. everyone wore it back in the early 2000s. Kokoriko is way better in my opinion.. Only Roja I liked (can’t say I’ve smelled many) and own and owned was Danger (gave that away cause it smells like Guerlain Heritage) and love Apex still own. Question.. what watch are you wearing? My biggest let down was fragrance du bois Minuit et Demi.. didn’t last at all and it was such a lovely fragrance
Roja Elysium- completely gone in half hour, most overrated fragrance ever and fragrance Dubois London spice. That is also so soft it’s not worth the sprays.
I have "bought blind" on several fragrances. I watch reviews and comparisons from reviewers, subscribe to the like of Aaron Terence Hughes, CurlyFragrance, and others etc and I must be honest as of yet I have not been disappointed . I also look at the fragrances to avoid. such as this video. Your loss my gain, and I must say thank you.
Lattafa Oud For Glory is absolutely meh for me! Smells like burnt rubber/plastic to me. And the fact that it is very very close to Initio Oud For Glory makes me wonder do people really spend so much money to smell like this!?
