Persolaise, please do a top ten of perfumes that have been harbingers of the "future." So, a top ten ahead of their times fragrances that have taught us a thing or two about scent.
Oh well. I still see so many greats in the FM lineup- they‘re allowed a flop from time to time and as long as they don’t butcher their classics I won’t write them off just yet! Recently I discovered Une Rose, now Rose Tonnere, which I always suspected to be a boring soliflore. Let’s just say that I felt like a complete and utter fool for believing there was nothing to add to that genre. How can something smell so delicate and menacing at the same time? Thanks for the video Mr P!
oh! Une rose it's just a true masterpiece! One of the very best in FM and in whole parfumery world in my opinion. It's absolutely unique, complex and sophisticated. And actually it's not rose - it's around rose
I love The English Patient. I'm so glad I watched it with my mother. Very fond memories. I remember my mother saying, "Eddie, how long is this movie". I said, "Not sure"; not thinking to check the sleeve. We ordered Chinese. I haven't seen The Talented Mr.Ripely. Bookmarked and thank you. Maybe Estee Lauder needs to sell more than just to us? I have a 2013 Musc Ravaguer which I adore. A few of their travel atomizers. I might get one of their sets. if I do, I'll see about a sample of Uncut Jem.
I surprisingly really like Uncut Gem and see what they were going for but I do wish it had more roughness, more “uncut-ness” perhaps with more leather, more incense! I think it could have been done and still been appealing to the general public.
Hello Mr P ! some thoughts that crossed my mind watching this video - 1) M Roucel ciukd have mellowed with age 2) we are increasingly working in open space so it must be getting more & more difficult for brands to pass any scent that is too « different » or distinctive that draws attention to the wearer 3) brands need to ensure that their releases sell so as per your film analogy, it’s true that trying to hit diverse markets will only make the product less polarising. it will be for the « everyman » with no standout personality. in societies where smaeness is preferred this is not at all negative. i’m wondering if there was a primary market this scent was aimed at before it’s disseminated through the general network. promise is a good example - it’s aimed primarily at the ME market so the profile follows a specific signature. if we (others not within the target demographic) happen to like it that’s bonus for the brand.
Hi Angeline, these are all valid, excellent points - thank you. And yes, we can receive scents only through our own particular prisms, with our own perceptions and experiences. As always, thanks for watching.
Thank you for the review, Mr. P. I didn't necessarily expect Uncut Gem to be extra revolutionary. To me, the name is an equivalent to the raw diamond. Until it's uncut, it looks like any other piece of rock. Being uninteresting at the first sight, it can work wonders with the right skin chemistry. On me, Dans Tes Bras works much better than POAL.
I've had this a few weeks and I'm really liking it! It is synthetic but doesn't smell overly "designer" or typical to me. It is kind of "one note" but I find that note to have a lot of facets that keep me interested, woody, fresh, sweet, resinous etc. I do find it has an addictive quality, the kind where I still smell it on my shirt from a few days ago and go "ahh what was I was wearing that day!".
The opening intrigued me; it immediately reminded me of a Commes des Garçons fragrance (not sure which, perhaps Zero?) but I can’t past the chemical-y chlorine-like accord that permeates the drydown. Honestly, if this was a CDG release instead of a Malle it would have made more sense.
Thanks so much for the video and your review, as always! Really appreciate an independent opinion we can trust in the social media community :) I am wondering if you ever tried Sale Gosse and what you think of it? I have a small sample of it and quite like it as the super easy-floating-cologne-like-with-a-twist-kind-of-perfume it is, although much too expensive for that. Already looking forward to the next love at first scent. Greetings from Belgium!
A very fine review👌 thank you mate 🙏 things have changed since estee Lauder bought FM Fragrances, not in a good way! Their Fragrances have been all reformulated & watery downed! And their new releases are just mediocre👎 same thing happened to jp Guerlain when LVMH bought Guerlain! And Guerlain he was obliged to leave the house because of new rules imposed by LVMH! I bet the same will happen to FM🤔 Cheerio mate🥂
@@Persolaise my pleasure👌 Guerlain left his own brand because he refused to be a puppet in the hand of LVMH! And that was told to me by a very close friend of jp Guerlain! Voilà😉 and the same thing will happen to FM because he's now just a manager & not the owner & he have to obey the orders coming from the estee Lauder group! That's a rule of the game! Cheerio🥂
@@Persolaise PS already the quality at Guerlain & FM has changed & altered! And we all know that well! And they put all the blames to new regulations by IFRA! Which is not true! Cheerio🥂😉 they just lowered the quality of their materials to make more money & more profits👎 shame!
I'm in love with Frederic Malle house. Uncut gem it's a good fragrance, not a masterpiece like POAL or Musc ravageur but it is good! I have bought 4 bottles 100ml each! Why? Because somebody here, in Madrid was selling them 2 bottles for 150€ each and for this price is a good purchase! After this another man was selling another 2 bottles for 130€ and 100€, like 90ml left and 80 ml left! I sayed if I bought for 150 i must buy this as well!
Dull is not good and the question is why would FM release something that is underwhelming? I had heard, but cannot remember where, that Roucel didn't want to release it, which I now understand why.
and that from the brand that gave us such...ehm....gems in masculine perfumery: Geranium pour Monsieur, Vetiver Extraordinaire, French Lover, Cologne Bigarade, etc.... This smells suspiciously like Estee Lauder.....
Same here, I love both, but I can understand how some not getting them after the first try, both are bold & complex & took me repeated samplings for them to click.
Had a quick of it the other day. This modern nonsense base jumped out immediately, I couldn't forgive it to Roucel. Overall reminded me Baldessarini Ambre...🙄Good for the day, but not now..
I found it extremely harsh and unpleasant. I couldn't put it on my skin. I love some perfumes Maurice Roucel created such as Insolence and Musc Ravageur. Here, I just have the feeling a pump-upped man coming straight of the fitness studio wears it. Very "body-builded". It's very aggressive and so many woody ambers, it's off-putting. Big disappointment from Frederic Malle.
I feel like this is for women who love FM and want to buy something from the house their husband (who doesn’t have any interest in fragrance) could wear.
Greetings Mr. Persolaise. I am a fan of perfume, and a fan of yours. I am well aware of your dislike of house of Creed. And love of Frederic Malle. And i am well aware of Creed downfall to mediocrity in recent years. All that is clear. But... BUT. Can you honestly (and please do a smell off) tell me, that Creed Viking is "crap" and "Uncut gem" is "ok"? Thats just... I would just love to get your opinion, thank you!
Thanks for watching, Paulius. All I can say is that my reactions to the two scents were 100% genuine. The FM did not repel me as much as the Creed. Having said that, I do think the FM becomes less and less palatable with time.
Ouch! Worse than bad...boring. I have been revolted by certain scents: Secretions Magnifiques, Musc Tonkin, Maai, and Squid. I admire the artistry that created such a reaction. For example, Musc Tonkin i had the gestault of a person who hasn't bathed for months wearing tuberose perfume and freshly laundered clothes...quite a vibe.
Omg, let's hope Frederic Malle's damage control strategy is not that of turning to Jeremy Fragrance for good pubblicity, lol. Still, I'm looking forward to try this.
There's a relationship between how awful a perfume is perceived to be and it's price point. Haven't smelled this one but I'm ok with folks being a bit more demonstrative about this one.
The price range makes me think they are aiming for this to be the male POAL that sells well and defines the brand, but I suspect it'll just make original fans of the brand rather cynical of both the story and marketing for FM going forward :/
Big disappointment for such a venerable brand. I was struck as to how closely it smells like Bulgari’s Tygar (I think that is the one in the line). Ambroxan = generic modern trash.
It strikes me as a fragrance for people who don't like fragrances, similarly to how the Conjuring horror films are for people who don't like horror films.
I respect and admire you too much to mislead you, Mr P, you deserve better than those films! I loved the review, I will try this one, but I'll go in with appropriately low expectations.
