Perfumer Tries To Tell The Difference Between Original And Clone Fragrances | Cologne/Perfume Review 

While I can appreciate his perspective, I find myself differing on the matter of artistic bias. He advocates for supporting the original artists rather than their imitators, a sentiment I completely comprehend. However, I struggle to align with his viewpoint, particularly in cases like Aventus, where he suggests opting for the authentic experience. I understand the desire to support artists, but in instances such as Aventus, the quality seems to have significantly declined over the years. The current batches do not justify the premium price tag, especially when more affordable clones surpass them in quality. The artist can only be supported when the product maintains its worth, and unfortunately, Aventus seems to have lost its former glory without a corresponding adjustment in its pricing. In my opinion, this renders it an impractical choice. Even when one can afford the 'real' one.

Detour Noir & Al Haramain Tobacco edition are top tier perfumes. 10/10 both worth getting

Yo... imma be honest, men like Sam Macer is so rare in perfume industry. He's open minded and exploring everything he know about perfumery. For me, he's a absolute intense extreme legend.. I got a tons of knowledge about creating fragrance and also learn as making these looks like Arts. Always thumbs up ... never boring watching his long ass so many hours videos.. I can do this all day. Also special thanks for collaborating with One of the best fragrance in depth reviewer... School of Scent.

Glad you have him on the show, I'm a big fan of Sam, and you as well. Keep up the good work.

First time coming across Sam. He really knows his stuff, I’ll be checking him out.

Does anyone else find it strange that a perfumer has never heard about Parfums de Marly or smelled Tobacco Vanille?

So, he didn't recognize the Aventus DNA, never heard of PDM brand, and never smelt tobacco vanille. That's weird.

He's very innocent sounding and it's cool to see a perfumer that has no idea about popular fragrances. He's only heard of Creed Aventus, Tom Ford and PDM. He asked Omar "have you heard about BR540?" lol

Our 2 favorite perfumers back at it again 🤩

never heard such a good analysis of the clone/original debate

Loved this video! I’m so glad I went with Al Haramain Tobacco. It’s a beautiful dark complex tobacco fragrance for fall winter. As a female I love this dna. It was nice watching the perfumer try to nail the original Tom Ford’s. I’m going to layer this to give it even more depth.

Being a Bangladeshi seeing Al Heramain on the global map is a great feeling since the founder is Bangladeshi. Never tried the brand but definitely have to try.

Fiiiiine I’ll buy the harmain tobacco. Been putting it off for months 😅

A nice video. However, it was pretty strange to see a perfumer not familiar with 4 of the most popular perfumes ever ;)

i can't understand how a perfumer couldn't have heard of parfum de marly

Absolutely wonderful video! I like looking at each fragrance as an individual fragrance that despite if it exists somewhere else as a "clone" or "dupe", I appreciate it for what it is... another fragrance. However, to duplicate note for note, or molecule for molecule, to create something that has already been created is definitely for those businesses that are looking to make money, most of the time. But if you are able to take a fragrance that you LOVE and alter to make it more unique to your tastes, then the new fragrance is just that... new. Kind of like fanfiction only for fragrance. LOL Thanks for the AMAZING video! 🤩🤩🤩 Love the new branding, Sam!

to sum up these vidéo clone came a long way yes they are some crappy ones, but with life getting harder go for og when you really need it and get first clones so u get a general idea of what you going to get. Great vid guys 🎉

I'm surprised that a perfumer cannot detect the DNA of the most popular fragrances from the most popular houses out there... Very strange.

*I agree with him....clones are nice in case of Aventus, Tygar etc. but I'm completely against those brands who copy the entire presentation & the name everything like Maison Alhambra*

Years ago I had a bad experience when I purchased a dupe/clone of a jo malone perfume. Bearing in mind I’d never purchased the real version of the dupe/clone that I purchased. But I tested the dupe/clone and in my opinion it did not smell like the jo malone version.

Great take on nose fatigue of clones vs ori

GREAT VIDEO WE NEED MORE OF THIS TYPE OF FUN VIDEO !!

bros a perfumer and has never heard of these perfumes 💀

CDN untold is so good. I wore it today and one nurse said boy you smell good 😊. And a police officer said someone has on baccarat 😊. It’s hard to tell the difference. I’m wear my clones to work and and my good stuff when I’m out with the wife and kids.

Great video, keep,up the content, looking forwards to,getting my bottle of Mr Majestic.

It's always tempting to try and save some money, but i have literally never been satisfied by a single clone i have purchased.

Sam makes this room look really really cold, haha

How has he not smelled Layton? Blows my mind

I completely think of fragrances as how I’ve seen the beauty community over the years. There are obvious clones brands but then they’re are also “dupes” so something you’d find at Sephora but made cheaper found at the drugstore. Or even luxury brands think Armani, Tom ford, etc. and then there are variations in all of those also as far as pricing goes. Sometimes it’s super comparable in formula however they almost always have slight variations or slight shade differences in the colours. As well sometimes the luxury brands are not even worth it compared to their less expensive counterpart.

I think of it more like music. One day, someone did Jazz. If that was the only person that was able to do it, it would have had it's day and died. However, more and more people were inspired and also did Jazz, and eventually it goes in different directions and sparks creativity everywhere.

12:45 i got aventus in early july 2023 and it had absolutely no power and smelled good, but now it projects all day and smells great. ppl have noticed it 7+ hours after application

Sam did well! Great vid.

Just 😊ordered my Zurai one from Sam as love Sun beam which is a summer beast, and omar waiting for my latest from Mr Majestic, which means I now have three of your offerings, wasn't to keen on Mr Romantic, and have you tried cocktail and Catamarans which smells exactly like Mr Maritime

I’m so glad that someone made a video on this topic, but I was always wondering, as from your guest background as a professional perfumer, How do clone companies copy them? Is there a specific analytical or instrumental techniques they used to make them? I wished that point was highlighted here also, but thanks for sharing this great video anyway.

Since many of the comments are about this, I don't think it's that surprising that he doesn't know many of the popular fragrances. He's a small time perfumer and focuses more on perfume creation. It's very likely that his RU-vid isn't full of perfume review videos as is ours. He does probably smell perfumes by other creators but perhaps has other criteria for the ones he decides to study than simply the most recommended ones on reddit or RU-vid. Remember, popular doesn't equal good.

I've been telling people for years to get AH Tobacco Edition. That thing is nearly identical to TFTV, and the projection and longevity is nuclear.

honest video!! ossum

How many hours would you say both of you have spent working around fragrances, and what was the most challenging ingredient and why? I haven't used the synthetic civet yet, it's still sitting in my ingredient fridge. 😮

You're only judging on the immediate post-alcohol top notes. I don't judge something until I've sprayed it on both arms and some clothing, and evaluated over the next 24 hours or more*. For a 'contest', one on each arm. Since the top notes disappear often within minutes, who cares which one is 'better' in that span of time? *Unless it's a scrubber! Plenty of expensive fragrances are.

Great video! Can you do a similar one covering the Essence Vault, FM World, etc. ?

Really nice content. Love it

Brilliant video, I enjoyed it very much.

The problem with Al Haramain is that it is NON IFRA complient so its' safty is questionable .

This is an excellent video idea

I actually bought Paris corner tobacco vannile and I find it to be amazing and very cheap. How would you compare it to the clone in the last part of the video?

Aaron Terrence Hughes recently did Aventus clones and his opinion was in contrast to Sam's opinion of L'Aventure; he said it smells artificial, cheap, not refined, not really like Aventus... and it hurt his nose.

okay i might not be an expert but its very hard to justify buying the original considering the price different unless you want to buy in to the brand itself which is something only enthusiasts or hard followers of the brand would do. ofcourse this is subjective but i think clones over the last couple years have gotten from smelling like a synthetic chemical mess to indistinguishable and sometimes even better performance for even some trained noses like the video demonstrated, not to mention that most sought after perfumes have gone down in quality drastically and they dont actually use the highest quality materials that would justify a high price. i still buy a lot of original perfumes that i like because they are priced reasonably like d&g the one, blue de channel(not that reasonable), dior souvage, ysl y and etc... because it not worth it to find a clone for not that much less. but perfumes which have a bullshit price in the hundreds like nishane, tom ford, creed, pdm might be great and all but its very hard for me to justify the price when a clone have the same smell and quality for sometimes 1/10 of the price it feels like a total rip off not a satisfying buy. i would still say that if companies want to sell thier perfumes for thousand of dollars as a status symbol go ahead am sure there is a community for that , just dont go trying to justify the price as using rare and expensive materials when there is none its very unfaithful and harms the whole business.

I like the idea of a clone, as it can give you an idea of what the real one smells like, before you spend a fortune.

I am following all your videos Pl explain the original and clone fragrance difference between make a video Both are very good 👍❤

Cant wait 4 my bottle of Mr. Majestic!!

Need more of these series

I think they nailed it and I agree with him. Some clones are pretty darn good these days.

Gotta make more contents like this in the future 😉

Advice me Best fragrances under 20$.... It may be funny for other people but i am broke right now😢.....if there is a giveaway i need that

Looking forward to Mr Majestic shipping.

I have the Haramain Tobacco Edition. Don't like it. And thought maybe it was coz it wasn't close to the real thing. I guess I don't like the Tobacco Vanilla DNA

I really like Sam's work on RU-vid and I didn't smell any of his fragrances yet, but man legit question, why Sam doesn't know most mainstream fragrances? Isn't it bad for work? He can end up creating something very similar to a stablished fragrance without even knowing, imagine the waste of time for him if it ends up happening.

there are far better clones of these fragrances, i wish you would do more research of clones.

ugh his scents seem as though they're really unique and high quality and I want them but I live in Australia. I'm so sad now 😭

Amber Oud, after some time turns very industrial smell in my experience and that ruins it entirely!

Does anyone read the comments on perfume channels?

I subscribed sam macer’s channel 😊

What Song did u use in the background? Its reeaaallly vibeyyy

i am a teenager can you please suggest me different fragrance for different occasions Don't worry about the price. never mind thank you

Love These ❤️‍🔥

turn up the heat for the poor fellow

The “expert” has never heard of or has never smelled some of the best-known fragrances? I thought this video must be from 2007, not 2023. Am I missing something? A car expert who’s never heard of a Ford Mustang.

End of daily upload saga? 🥲

I'm more than happy to buy a good clone so long as the original product is unreasonably expensive. There's no good reason some of these fragrances are so expensive.

Here's my take. Making fragrances is like cooking. Anybody can cook a meal but it will always have a twist. I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) that the brands will have their exact formulas being "a trade secret". Therefore someone trying to replicate the scent of a widely liked fragrance is doing nothing wrong. The wrong part is if that someone tries to mislead you into thinking you're buying the real thing by copying packaging, branding etc.

Hi sam Im curious about maceration and oxidation .when a perfume reviewer says let your fragrance macerate kinda telling us to let in stew or simmer until it smells complete.This confuses me because isnt masseration before the perfume is complete and it oxidizes in the bottle with time after completion. This is just so confusing to me and I thought you could help.also .. Why does this process have to happen with new perfumes are they just rushed out and boxed without being completed? Always curious thank you for your video, Jaime

I wonder if he’d say that in front of hiphop producers with as much confidence and conviction?

Thats awesome you guys know each other

I love how he doesnt know what aventus and layton are. Can tell hes got very few influences in his own perfumery which is awesome

6:15 I would love to see this guy smell perfumes and break them down in a molecular way like that

So he can pretty easily tell the difference. Got it.

At first when I got Layton and amber oud exclusif Bleu like days apart and have worn them almost exclusively this fall I thought they were sooo similar. After wearing them both A LOT the difference is definitely there, Layton smells well put together for a lot longer but amber oud lasts long but is lacking a certain something that Layton has.

is this guy from another planet?

the duos we need

Mr.Majestic is actually the name of a superhero in the Wildstorm/DC pantheon. Better be careful. They might sue you. LOL

In my experience, going for the real deal feels nicer if you can afford it and you tend to get what you pay for. I've got both Layton and Detour Noir and the former is way more complex and sophisticated than its clone. Detour Noir smells nice, but way more chemical, almost reminiscent of some kind of cleaning product and for me this tends to be true of cheap colognes.

I would call such perfume "Lost Island" 8:37

Would you still say ATH Tabac is better than TF Tobacco Vanille?

I believe this perfumer somehow much more than the other one often invited by another popular RU-vidr. He's very logical and seems really competent. The other one speaks like an amateur who learned a few professional terms.

The video was GREAT! This dude works on this subject and even him says the differences are tiny and the last one got it wrong. Some RU-vid fragance “gurus” exaggerate when they say they can smell the cheap ingredients in some perfumes 😂. There’s this guy who acts all fruity and makes faces when he smells clones 🤦🏻‍♂️😬😂.

brother. I think you should improve your camera quality.

He is right the clones fall apart on the dry down on skin. They do rather well on fabric though. I do still buy clones - but just to make my originals last longer. I’ll spray my clothes with a clone but only the original hits my skin. If I can’t justify the price of a full bottle of a niche perfume- I buy a large decant. If I’m obsessed, eventually I’ll find a way to get a good deal on the full bottle, heh.

I disagree with his assertion that MFK Bacarrat is cheaply made and overpriced. Several years ago I wore Bacarrat to an event, next morning went to gym and swam for an hour. The fragrance was still on my skin after my workout. Had the chance to meet FK and he's a wonderful man.

He said aquatic 100 times when talking about his fragrance

Wait but carved oud it's not a clone of oud wood 😐😐😐🤔🤔🤔 definitely inspired by, and yes very similarities, but carved oud has differences.

Detour Noir's drydown is far superior to PDM Layton. I say that sincerely. I have every notable PDM fragrance, but none of them have a notable drydown.

How is this guy in the perfume game and doesn't know Tom Ford or PDM

How does this perfumer not know these popular scents 😂

How can a perfumer not of heard of tobacco vanille and layton 😂 makes me feel.better now

How is it possible that someone that calls himself a perfumer doesn't know about creed aventus and Layton Marley? Seems like a big fake

I wish Sam all the best with his quite successful brand. It's entertaining video but such things are very misleading. I know this feeling when you recognize some very obvious elements in a popular perfume and think "Oh, I can do better myself". It literally means nothing except that you can recognize some obvious elements. However, it often leads to a false assumption that the industry is a huge scam performed by incapable snobs and that a dedicated people can make beautiful composition in their living rooms during their leasure time. It's not true. It requires very long (up to 8 years), expensive and extensive training within the industry. You have to have unmatched skill to make brilliant composition out of cheap synthetics, being bound by many business restrictions.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

If a Fragrance brand reformulates or discontinues or like Chanel restricts other sellers then i think Clones have the right to clone.

They deserve to be cloned if they're gonna charge extortionate prices for them.

Carved oud is not a clone. It just have some similarities to oud wood