WHY ARE CREED PERFUMES SO AWESOME? UNCOVERING THE HISTORY TO THIS ICONIC NICHE PERFUME HOUSE 

Thank you Bardissan, I had a feeling you would have enjoyed this one. I know you enjoy the Creed fragrances♥️ Great to hear from you my brother

For me I always loved the story; but more and more there are questions being raised around it. But secondly, I love their fragrances....so even if the story falls apart the fragrances still stands strong. Great to hear from you @WuZi👊🏼

Awesome story! I love it!! I hear a number of people lament that Aventus isn’t what it use to be. And whilst that might be right for them, I find that for me this fragrance packs a punch. It has awesome sillage and longevity on me. Great to hear from you @Butch fragrance review and I do appreciate your encouragement and support👊🏽

What batch do you have?

Thank you Adeyemi, appreciate the compliment and great to hear that you’re already across Bois du Portugal (but I had a feeling that you would be; your knowledge with niche is pretty amazing). Great to hear from you my homie!

Thank you Ali, always appreciate your support and encouragement 👊🏽

Thank you Ismail👊🏽 very much appreciate your support

Thanks @LA May Appreciate the support! I love filming alongside Michael….always enjoying gaining greater knowledge from ‘The Master’

Hey Daver! Great to hear from you and so happy that you enjoyed this episode. It was something that I’ve been planning with Michael for weeks. I’m a big fan of Creed and I knew that Michael was the right person to bring onto the channel to share with everyone (the man is a walking encyclopedia of niche fragrance knowledge) In the coming weeks, I’m going to be breaking down most of the fragrances in the Creed line up and I’ve made sure to include EROLFA, so looking forward to reviewing this one. And yeah, had they stayed making clothing, technically they would be a designer brand….I wonder how that would have turned out in the end?? Great to hear from you mate!

Thank you @J O appreciate the feedback and support. And 100% my friend!! I have Original Santal lined up as one of the fragrance I will be reviewing in the coming weeks….awesome fragrance🥰

Thanks for the support and encouragement @Tsobe👊🏼

Congratulations!💫 this is an incredibly timeless scent. 50 years from now you’ll still be wearing Green Irish Tweed and loving the confidence this perfume gives you😎 Awesome to hear from you @Marwarluigi👊🏽

Thanks Lee👊🏽….and yes, Michael is amazing. It’s no wonder that he’s my Sensei💪🏼 And yes Bois du Portugal is an amazing fragrance ♥️

I'm a big fan of the Creed House and yes, it was brilliant to bring Michael on to share his exceptional knowledge on this House. In the coming weeks planning to share more on the Creed fragrance line up and Bois du Portugal is definitely in the line up💪🏽....great to hear from you Ollie

Thank you Jeffrey! I agree, Long Live The King👑. Great to hear from you mate!

Absolutely! I feel that ‘Creed’ was made for Summer (even though I know they play well all year round😎); they fall in that Dry/Mossy Woods and Aromatics that as the weather warms up the fragrance just pops on skin😍 Great to hear from you @Pallava

Hey @Rob great to hear from you. Because I’ve only jumped into niche in 2017 I’m not able to compare to any of their earlier batches. Having said that, I’m still impressed with the stuff that I’ve purchased and yes, you’re right in saying that they’re not cheap. Thanks again @Rob for jumping into the conversation and sharing👊🏽

It's sad and true that have changed and thier prices to 😑

@@user-rq7tt7qv6x I know I used to respect them highly and now I refuse to support their greed

Hi Rob I respect your point of view, I just want to clarify a few things. First of all, the Brand is still owed by the Creed family, with major shares owned by the luxury Fontaine Group. Secondly, the 'batch issue' is a placebo response to people experiencing scent fatigue.The concentrations have not chaged at all, the raw materials and maturation processes have not changed in terms of volume or time. I dare say you spray fragrance around your neck? If so, you may have developed scent fatigue as a consequence of that.Our noses process more than 1 billion odourant molecules a day, so something that is virtually next to your nose day in and out will become less sensitised by the nose over time, as the scent receptors in our brain have to shut off fimiliar notes to continue to be able to identify billions of others.I will ask Marcelo if we can do a segment on this phenomenon.Hope this helps.

Thanks Michael for your input. Let’s do it! Would be awesome to create another episode together👊🏽

Thanks Nelson! Yes, once we start unboxing this Creed line up that we’ve got planned, I have a feeling that you might want to invite new siblings to your existing Creed collection 🥰

Thank you Martin, great to hear from you. I have a lot of Creeds in my collection and I still get great mileage out of them (both sillage and longevity). In truth I can’t compare to anytime prior to 2017 (when I first got into niche) so maybe they packed a lot more punch back then? Very much appreciate you jumping into the conversation @Martin Laursen👊🏽 awesome to hear from you

I purchased the bulk of my Creed collection between 2019 and 2021, so I have nothing from the new ownership. However a close friend recently purchased the new Aventus (with the metal cap) and for me this one seemed to come out of the gate stronger than my 2019 version. From those around me (who have purchased a Creed recently), I've been hearing that the new batches have been very positive (I know that batch conversation is a big deal); but I don't know this 100% for myself @Iceman00769....sorry that I couldn't have been more help on this point

Great to hear from you @Real Chris. What you explained I personally haven’t experienced before and haven’t heard of something like this from others, so not really sure what to advise. Out of interest did you get these samples from a retailer? I’m curious to know if you actually received the real thing or something else?

I have. I can't say that I enjoyed the read....it felt a bit one sided. Would love your thoughts on this?

Yep, nailed it💫 totally agree with you Leon. Even their oud (Royal Oud and Princess Oud) and very smooth and easy to wear; yet sophisticated and complex Great to hear from you Leon

Shock horror!! Who gets rid of Aventus😱 😂 Clearly I need to try Parfums Vintage Emperor Extrait! Interesting that you didn’t enjoy BdP….I actually struggle with Royal Mayfair; admittedly I only tried this once very early on in my niche journey, so maybe I might like it now. And yes, I can’t get enough of Royal Oud; really an amazing fragrance….great to hear from you Mark👊🏽

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector I give away all my unloved/unworn frags, passing on the experience! After my initial buy everything splurge I have a strict one-in/one-out policy now. Keeps me on my toes! Although I do regret passing some of them on 😉

Funny when you mentioned BdP in the last post I was wondering if you had come across this episode😂. Michael's all time favourite BTW the 'posh bloke' is my sensei...this man's knowledge on all things niche perfumery is next level; we've done a few episodes together...have a look at the one we did on Amouage; I believe you'd enjoy this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3m__6YKgxh0.html Great to hear from you mate👊🏼

I’m so glad that you’re on this one James! Not many people are aware of Bois du Portugal, and yet I enjoy wearing this one over GIT (I know, I know go wash my mouth….how dare I say such a thing!!😁)

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector Bois du Portugal has been my favorite Creed from the beginning. It's so smooth. The smoothest fragrance I have or have tried. I have Lalique Pour Homme lion also, which is a near-clone of Bous du Portugal. I also just received my full bottle of Creed EROLFA, after testing from a decant. I honestly think it is the best true aquatic fragrance ever. The real ambergris gives it the smell of sailing the Mediterranean with sea spray splashing your face. It smells like the ocean. And being released in 1992, it's not only the greatest aquatic ever imo, but is one of the first. That, in my opinion, is how great and influential the house of Creed has been. I'm not a blind Creed-lover though. For example, I don't like Creed Royal Mayfair at all.

Boom Baby! I love EROLFA and love your description above, on point my friend! Yes, I’m a fan-boy of the Creed fragrances too and I’m looking forward in sharing over the coming weeks just about the full Creed collection with everyone. This episode was to help put the full Creed house into context and recognize their amazing history….great to hear from you James

I’ve only jumped into niche perfumery in 2017 so would have loved to experience what they were like back then. Great to hear from you @RP Rentals

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector for the amount of time you have been doing it, your doing a great job Just sad to see some of these frags getting watered down

Funny, I want to believe the history (I'm hoping that one day I can explore this further, because it's such an awesome story). And yes @megasoid, you my friend are definitely a fan boy! 12 bottles places you firmly in that club😎

I’m always impressed at the number of clones and dupes that are out there for just about the entire Creed library; so yeah, they have to be doing something right. Great to hear from you Filip👊🏽

Downhill how so ? They still produce the highest quality and constantly sell out across Australia at least.

Hey Joey, I’ve discovered that the biggest lament within the fragrance community is that Creed isn’t as great as they use to be. For me, this is not my experience with the brand and maybe it’s because I got into niche in 2017 and discovered Creed shortly after. For me they’ve always been amazing. I have a good collection of the Creed fragrances and for me they all perform amazing and are worth the money I paid for them…..and I have a feeling you feel the same way. Great to hear from you mate! Awesome to have you jump into the conversation👊🏽

Amen Julio….and that’s the point on these guys. After 7 generation of Father to Son, of course you’re going to create amazing ‘anything’…in this case it’s perfumes. Great to hear from you Homes….another SOTD that I need to go out and explore (I love your collection my brother)

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector Good evening Marcelo 👋🏻 Out of curiosity - have you read the book 'Ghost Perfumer' (if so) do you have any thoughts about the subject?

Hey there @Mister Katz, yes I have read the book. I shared some comments in this particular video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0ISF8ZCAZ54.html This is one of that Maté talks and if you go to the seven minute mark the conversation starts there on Creed. And I also talked about batch varieties in this particular Mate Talk: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_v8urd9_dCc.html If you go to the one minute and 20 second mark, I start the conversation on Creed then Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks for reaching out

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector I will look into that. Thank you 👋🏻

Hmmm, read it🙄 unless there’s a part 2🤔

I agree. I have a 2019 batch of Creed Aventus. It did not smell as potent as the batch I sampled in the past, and did not last as long either. You are better off buying a good Creed Aventus clone than buying the new batches of Creed Aventus. Also Creed as a brand is no longer family owned. It is now owned by Black Rocks Investment group.

@@OsAbliNgin911 People was always complaint about the performance in Aventus ,even with 2012 batches.. I own 19p11 batch and last on my skin 12-14hrs easily every time I wear it with a strong projection for 4-5hrs....I'm from Greece and most batches of Aventus performs very good under the greek weather (Especially during spring time)...On the other hand most of the Creed fragrances they not perform well in a very cold climate...The notes are hiding in cold...I also get the same longevity with Green Irish Tweed ( 2020 & 2021 batches)...But GIT has a superior sillage once sprayed in the room (I can smell it strongly in my room 14hrs later after i spray it)...So far the best Aventus batch i had was from 2013(both in smell and performance)(Batch 13U or 13W something).. Aventus quality drops since 2014 - 2015(and i don't mean the performance..I still remember when i first opened my first 500ml flacon 2015 batch,and immediately sensed a particular note that cheapened the fragrance and it wasn't present in my 2012 and 2013 batches).. Since then Aventus was more light weight in it's composition...

Boom! Shots Fired😎 Thanks @Ra Sungod for jumping into the conversation👊🏽