Hi Varanis! I recently came across your reviews on Basenotes, and I just wanted to say that your writing is art, pure literature about perfumes! Thank you so much for bringing this joy to our (fragheads) lives!
I watch other fragrance RU-vidrs with a “wry eye” now. Your knowledge is impressive. When I started wearing fragrance in the 1980’s you wore what your girlfriend or wife bought you. I will say some of the other Fragrance RU-vidrs are easier on my eyes. I appreciate your efforts.
There is something very “digital” about sauvage, very deep dark blue and neon. Its an interesting release, and it was my first step into this fragrance world
Well, it never used to be that way. Arpége, Shalimar, Cabochard, Miss Dior, Youth Dew, 1000, Bal à Versailles, Opium, Poison, all those things utterly destroy a lot of men's stuff in quality.
@@Varanis_Ridari yeah its just always the perception im greated with now of perfume. Also i get the impression women are very tired of smelling like sweet fruits or candy
I’ve often said Invictus and then Sauvage a few years later changed the industry. Both are icons in that sense. New fragrances are mostly derivatives of these two, which sucks as a hobbyist. But what I lament most is another point you made: the gatekeeping sub groups that people ran to. The idea that everything is shit post 2002 is just as ridiculous and the holier than thou bullshit that goes with it (and I am friends with many in this camp, but I find it too much).
There a few RU-vidrs and bloggers who act as the Billy Graham or Joel Osteen of these vintage holy roller groups, and they dare cite ME as an influence. Talk about hubris!!!!
Couldn't agree more with your assessment. As deteriorating standards become the norm, you can charge an arm and a leg for what used to be meh. Produce suddenly becomes organic produce, grocery becomes gourmet and common sense becomes wisdom. 😵💫 I can't help but wonder just how much the Johnny Depp ad helped with its popularity though. Would it have been such a success otherwise? 🤔
Surely Dior did this years before with fahrenheit? I mean making an obnoxious beastly anti- perfume that turned out to be a huge success. I’m not a fan of sauvage but i just think it’s the fahrenheit of today despite not smelling anything like it.
Thought provoking as usual. Is Demachy to blame for the overdose thing, or is he just copying what Bourdon did with Cool Water, only swapping Dihydromyrcenol for Ambroxan + Norlimbanol? It seems like men’s perfumery is mostly driven forward by mutant fougeres enabled by advancements in aromachemicals and their production. Maybe this goes all the way back to synthetic coumarin 😅
It actually does go all the way back to coumarin. Mainstream men have seemingly always liked singular accords that are striking and devoid of filigree or roundness, aka not "perfumey:.
Cheers D , yeah not a big fan of the line , I have Elixir and like it , that said couldn’t tell ya when I last wore it ??. Maybe today since it’s now in my head lol 😂.The new one milky and no alcohol is a bit concerning as you point out . That said I got a couple of vintage deodorant spray fragrances and which I always thought were water based ,and they smell terrific so maybe this Sauvage will be similar only milky sticky ugg. Good info have a good one man 🤛👊💪
The old becomes new again. And the new inevitably becomes vintage eventually. I'd rather wear something that is NOT popular in the zeitgeist. Fortunately, fads come and go faster than ever in fragcom and mass appeal. Everything comes full circle. Unless Covid permanently render people without a sense of smell. A fate worse than death for fragcom. It is what it is.
