FYI you don't always need compliments while wearing a fragrance to know that the fragrance is good or working. If you open your eyes and observe what is happening around you, then you will know your fragrance is working even if folks don't compliment you. People will start treating you nice, helping you, people may start checking you out or giving you the eyes, and even doors may open you would not expect. All because you smell so good. I have gotten that vibe when I have worn a fragrance like Creed Aventus out before. There are women's eyes that may roll back or their body language may change. People's reactions around you says a lot even if they don't compliment your fragrance. It could be as simple as a smile.
Bingo!! This might be the MOST IMPORTANT statement ever made about a fragrance because it's true!! You don't have to be told that a fragrance smells good...just pay attention to people...body language is 70 percent of our communication anyway.
Personally, I do not get a positive impression of someone when they wear perfume or cologne. To me, it makes me feel like they are trying too hard or don’t feel confident without putting a smell on themselves. I would rather smell someone’s natural scent, as it’s a huge part of whether or not there is any chemistry between us. Also, it’s not the fragrances that are sexy. Sexy people are sexy, and it has so much more to do with other factors than a perfume or cologne they are wearing. Assuming they smell decent (i.e. nice smelling shampoo) and are clean, there’s no need for perfume or cologne.
"👋🏾😫 Heeeeeeeeelp!!!! No one is complementinnnnng meeeeeeeee!!!!" 🤦🏾♂️ Just rock the juice YOU like. Stop giving a damn about compliments (they usually come when you genuinely don't care anyway... that's the secret 👈🏾👀). 10 sprays of Naxos is crazy btw 💨😫
@@bsmoove2357 Do you see the irony in your comment? If not I'll explain; Self centered people are the ones looking for compliments, not the person wearing what they want. So you are both self centered AND rude. Found the guy who never got a compliment
Look... all i'm saying is wear what YOU like and not make compliments from others such a big deal. Hell I actually DO get compliments. Are they nice to receive? Sure! Was that my main motivation for purchasing/wearing the fragrance though? No. People get caught up in the "compliment monster" thing and make purchases based solely on that and feel some type of way when others aren't praising their scent trail. Hopefully I cleaned that up for you.
Spot of Melissa. People need to prioritize their social skills first, having confidence and charisma, being approachable, holding your own in a conversation while being a good listener is priceless. Also taking care of your fitness, your haircut, skincare and outfits will all be more important than your fragrance - that should be the cherry on top. If you’re awkward and don’t look out together, don’t be surprised if no one gets close enough to smell your scent.
Being approachable is the key to receiving compliments because it is scary to strike a conversation someone who looks angry or irritated or whatever. If someone has an open body language then I might ask them what perfume they are wearing.
@@abdulhafidzabdullah4728 lol it literally makes everyone around you feel more at ease because people are automatically more comfortable with people who are comfortable with themselves.
I dont feel like wearing perfume for attention. I wear perfume because I feel good and confident with it. I wear strong perfume because I kinda have a strong personality. I dont care if that specific perfume smells good to other people i just want to wear it because i love it. And i feel confident wearing it. I want my perfume to express my identity and intentions. Thats why i classify my perfume in certain occassions
Yeah that's all good I agree. But why you fill confident wearing a perfume? Because you smell good and you know others will have a positive first impression of you. You feel good because you know others most likely will like how you smell...
I just love smelling myself , as long as that's happening, then I'm happy 🤣🤣🤣 I'm that self involved..... also, personally, I've walked past many people in public spaces thinking wow... they smell amazing...but I don't vocalize it..... sometimes people do enjoy your scent, they're just not always going to go out of their way to say it
I once oversprayed Layton and went to dinner with friends. One of them recently revealed to me that it was overwhelming and she was not enjoying it. On the other hand, I have recieved a lot of compliments while wearing it outside and to the city and frankly I think it's all about wearing the fragrance suitable for the occasion and in proper amounts and ppl will notice and compliment you on it if you're approachable :)
@@kookonguyen1501Probably just a different perfume. I have heard many people complain about the longevity and projection of Herod before. Excellent fragrance though. Maybe carry a travel size atomizer with you? That's what I tend to do with the short lived scents that I have.
Your absolutely right. The demeanor of a man or a woman has a major impact. People had apologized before giving me a compliment. We have to work on ourselves in that aspect, especially if we want those desired results. Great video! Great video...
I assume that beautiful people get compliments on their fragrance in a social setting because it’s an easy opening. Since I’m an average looking grandma I never really expected to get compliments on my fragrances but I do! For me personally I wear what I like and it makes me feel good. And I think that feeling good about myself is what makes me approachable. And the fact that I’m not looking for compliments. I’m usually shopping actually. 🤣 It’s always a great feeling to get compliments but honestly the scents themselves make me so happy that I’m fine without any feedback.
Another thing to keep in mind is where the guy with the naxos perfume is coming from. It always seems like you guys in the US get a lot more compliments from strangers while in Germany for example the people are more hesitant to approach a stranger on the street and give them a compliment. (at least that's my experience) But yeah I agree with everyone else in the comments. Wear what you like and don't think about if the fragrance will give you any compliments.
I remember when I wore Hawas (a fragrance I love) one day and got a shit ton of compliments. I got a pretty wild complement and made the mistake of telling the frag group that I was in about the experience. A lot of them went and bought Hawas. Then they came back to the group angry because they didn’t get compliments and called me a liar lmao
@@bsmoove2357 wow as a blk woman married to a blk man (so no hate) why do y’all always have to be so hateful online? I don’t know when this started but lately the energy is horrible especially toward women. I’m starting to see a very toxic dangerous brand of misogyny in our culture. And even toward each other. I’m an attorney and when I was still in the civil courts, the number of clients I’d get who were harmed by blk males in some way or another (domestic violence, fraud etc) is staggering and it’s scaring me . Smh
@@bsmoove2357 I’m sorry this comment was not meant for you. I pasted in the wrong video. Funny though…It’s a coincidence you happen to be blk or that would’ve been more obvious lol Maybe you were meant to see this though. Put a stop to it when you see it.
Just approach people, greet them, offer a handshake, compliment them and they'll compliment you . But at 6 sprays of naxos is just headache inducing let alone 10 😅 3 sprays of naxos is more than enough. 1 or 2 sprays is fantastic for layering 👌👌👌
Being from Bosnia, that comment about checking the weather in Bosnia really made me laugh 😂 Anyway... What made me giggle with joy recently was getting compliments from my students. I'm a highschool teacher and I wore Frosted Coconut Snowball from BBW few days in a row. Not a single day passed without a compliment from the girls in my class. They literally told me things like - teacher, you smell amazing... What's that vanilla and coconut smell, it's delicious, etc. I even felt like a teen movie character in one situation when I walked by some students in the hall, and heard them whispering like she smells so good, lol. On the other hand, I noticed that some ppl don't really like being complimented on their fragrance. As weird as it sounds, it's almost as if it's too intimate for them to talk about it and mentioning it feels like invading their personal space. So there were a couple of times when I regretted saying it.
Spot on with your assessment. So many people watch RU-vid fragrance reviewers and get hyped off of their descriptions. Hell, I do it depending on the reviewer. But if you have a novice nose, or your mannerisms are not equal to the fragrance you purchased, you won’t get the expected outcome. Hell, most of those people pronounce the “L” in “Sillage”.
I will be honest, sometimes I struggle with validation so even though I like to smell good for myself it makes me feel good whenever I receive a compliment on my cologne. I usually wear my colognes at work and at first I was getting many compliments from my coworkers and sometimes even customers. But now it's rare someone will compliment me. I don't know if I'm over or under spraying (I'll watch your video on that). Or if people are just over it. I have a pretty sizable collection (around 50 bottles). So it's possible some of the colognes I've worn recently just don't perform that well.
People are desperate that’s why. If you give off “please notice me, please compliment my fragrance.” vibes then you won’t get noticed. That, and if you don’t look friendly/approachable.
Hi Melissa, let's not forget people don't always compliment people are just simply jealous or people are just very nasty rude or let's not forget it could have been that your fragrance was just simply too overbearing!! But in general I wear fragrances that I love, and I get complimented all the time , ❤️ 😁
Folks act like fragrances are like some magical antidote lol you have to do some ground work for reactions too. Dress better, be more outgoing and likeable. Build up your confidence. And most importantly, don’t overspray and choke people out 💯
The other day I got the biggest compliment ever...I crossed paths with a customer at my job ...she came back to my department 2 minutes after asking everyone for the guy with the beard...we all thought she had a complaint, but no that wasn't the case, she approached me and told me " I didn't wanna screamed at u cause u were walking so fast, I just wanna tell u that u smell soooo amazing "...the crazy thing is I don't like the perfume🤷♂️.. it was a sample of "paragon" by initio ... great compliment, but the fact that I don't like it , it's a pass for me #wearwhatyoulike
I got a sample bottle of naxos and loved it. I was not around many ppl but noticed my sillage in the car ;) The scent had crazy longevity too. I think 2 sprays does the trick for me personally. I have Oud Wood and blasted like 15 sprays. Oud for Greatness needed 3 sprays.
Fragrance is a garnish on the plate of your overall presentation. It won't replace a personality, and it won't outweigh poor manners, poor hygiene, and not being approachable.
This, fucking this and can't stress it enough. If women are lingering and going in your personal space, that's a compliment in itself. Together with having great vibe and social skills, your fragrance will just be the cherry on top of your game.
Shiiiiid I wish I had the money to buy Naxos. But for now my loud and proud fragrance is Rasasi Shuhrah. I love this non-compliment getter. It didn't even work with one spray funny enough. You really have to wear powerhouse fragrances like you mean it. Makes a world of a difference, compliments or not. But also yes, it takes finesse and consideration for others to wear these, too. For nuclear bois like Shuhrah, five sprays is pushing it, more than 2 on clothes is overkill. If you super overspray these you'll be lucky if people stay silent instead of cussing you out.
I often get a compliment on things that aren’t my personal favorite. Good advice to wear what you like. I will say my last was from LV Meteor. I know you like that one 😁
I wore my BR540 dupe out on new years eve for the first time and i got 3 separate compliments. Using the technique to apply it on back of my shoulders. So I am super happy with my choice, I am nose blind (apparently common as the ambroxan molecule is large and blocks our sniffers) to it but get the occasional waft and its perfect ♡ your videos helped me find my one! Thank you so much!
my whole thing about fragrances is it should be the cherry on top of your charm, like you have to be somewhat charming yourself. if you want pure compliments, be charismatic, and wear mass appealing fragraces.
Let’s put this into their perspective, would you compliment someone you don’t know or feel comfortable with? Most compliments come from friends and family members, you just can’t expect people to randomly give you compliments. The only times you will get a compliment from a stranger is when they actually like the fragrance and want to buy it for themselves.
I’m currently in Japan. It’s harder for me to get a complement from a bar or a club here because they allow smoking in their establishments. The smoke kinda blocks my scent. And I do get most of my compliments from restaurants.
I’m not going to lie I bought Naxos & afternoon swim because of your reactions to it & guess what ? To me those scents are just OK. They ain’t all that to my nose at least but I still appreciate the content ! Everyone’s nose is different
@@AttackOfTheColognes Bro you gotta sample before dropping money on a bottle you don’t like lol. Blind buying isn’t a good idea but if you wanna take the risk just know there’s a 50/50 chance you’ll like it
@@ComedicScents never said I didn’t like it lol they are just OK deff wearing them summer & I blind buy all my fragrances so far haven’t received anything that was trash 🗑️
@@ComedicScents plus I only buy clones or fragrances that are not over $100 anything over $100 is not worth it in my opinion but the clone I got of Naxos smell just like the real thing
Funny this video is helpful - I wear a white coat - I wear 1-2 sprays max BDK or Delina Exclusif etc good but I never get compliments- or hit on- and I think it’s bc it would not be appropriate for a colleague to say something - so I think it’s the setting -
It's not just the fragrance that makes a difference, It can also be your diet. Depending on what you eat you can sweat nice odours or nasty odours and this can have an effect on the fragrances smell off your body.
I wouldn't be completely sure this person was being anti-social and/or on their phone during the parties. It's possible, but you never know. That being said, I heavily sprayed Kilian Angels' Share to the last party I went to and got several compliments. But I'm pretty social and I was talking to everyone like I usually do at parties. I'm defintiely the guy that owns being an oversprayer. Still waiting for my first compliment from a random stranger though.
yeah I dont really understand how everyone is obsessed with compliments regarding fragrances. To me it sounds like small children wanting a toy. Just wear a fragrance if you like it and thats it. So simple
This is the one thing I hate about the tik tok frag community. As a frag head myself. You basically hit everything on the nail, as a person you have to be approachable or at least groomed in a certain way. One things for sure is that I hate when people blind buy niche colognes especially the tik tok community that hyped up niche fragrances and basically tells other to blind buy them, when in reality sometimes even the niche colognes themselves WILL OUT WEAR THE USER! You have to look the part when you’re wearing certain fragrances. Another thing is that you have to buy what you like and wear what you like don’t be following these are the best compliment getter etc,.. everyone’s skin chemistry is different so that’s that.
I don’t think it’s the Tiktok frag community. This mindset comes from loads of people regardless of what app they consume content on. It’s an itch to feel desired
@@melissanacional9662 ofcourse they want attention and because apps like those like to express the fact that their “guaranteed” compliments is what suits them into purchasing it when in reality they have no idea what they purchased, I mean to each their own but it’s like if I buy only one fragrance and it’s like Carlisle from PDM and wearing that in scorching hot heat is a no no. I’m thinking how a person who isn’t into fragrance but goes based off tik tok would do.
I was in a church (there was about 100 people) and I was talking to everyone and was very social. I wore YSL Libre Intense but got no compliments 🤕🤕 I don't really like the perfume myself so maybe I'll try something I actually like 🙃
Worrying about compliments or trying to get a reaction rooted in sex while wearing fragrances is corny. RU-vid fragrance reviewers have made this corny behavior acceptable when really it’s all about your charisma & keeping yourself well kept. Fragrances are just the extra confetti once you already have the icing on the cake.
So pretty much what Melissa is saying is don’t buy and use fragrances to impress people or get people attention because people see and sense that you are trying too hard to impress them and get them attention and it’s a turn off. Buy things that you like not because it’s popular or you see everyone is wearing it or have it don’t do that and if you gonna buy something or fragrances you should buy it because YOU like it because it’s suits YOU.
On oud I tried Oud Abramad by BDK. Wow! This oud is insane good. I saw you like saphron and its in it. It is a touch sweet. Also Gris De Charnel is so lovely a warm soft spice. Every stage is so good
Melissa, please review one of these xerjoff fragrance. I want to buy it 2 of these xerjoff series (day and night fragrance) btw. Day : decas and mefisto gentiluomo Night : lira and dolce almafi. I like your review and nearly 100% trust your review, seriously.
People pay attention to stuff online too much. I have seen raving reviews online and irl for Chanel #5 and I think it smells disgusting on its first spray and it’s dry down. If I was to buy that fragrance and wear it all the time cause other people liked it I probably wouldn’t get the compliments I expect cause it’s not my scent period. I wear vanilla incense from what atelier cologne and found it in 8th grade on accident and have worn it ever since (I mix it up sometimes but that’s always in my cabinet) and I have seen on here that the projection is like average to non existent and that it’s an average perfume overall. I get compliments on it all the time still and people say “it’s YOUR smell”. While I like online perfume reviews I base it off of notes I already like and my own fragrance experiences. Don’t JUST blind buy because someone else likes it.
I have to be honest here. I can go down the self-pious route and say I only wear fragrances for myself but when I wear "mass appealing" fragrances and I don't get compliments, it makes me curious. Of course I bought the fragrance because I like it but compliments, from strangers especially, positively affirms that I made a good choice.
Certain fragrances and your ‘image’ sometimes just work together. Bleu De Chanel - No compliments Sauvage- No compliments Versace Eau Fraiche - No compliments Club de Nuit Milestone - Tons of compliments CDNIM - Tons of compliments Dior Homme - No Compliments Cedrat Boise - Average Compliments Something about the Milestone/Milesime Imperial DNA and my ‘image’ just garner huge compliments for me. I’m quite laid back and live in a hot climate so I think all those play a role.
I love Dunhill Icon for myself but it never garners compliments for me. Milestone wasn’t always my favorite fragrance but the compliments it garners just made me appreciate it more. I think it must I smell very unique in the dry heat air. I love Cedrat Boise and it gets me a few “you smell nice” compliments (to be fair I’ve only worn it a handful of times). Sauvage doesn’t get me compliments, and I personally don’t like it too much. CDNIM gets me huge compliments, especially on nights out. I once had a much older woman pull me close to her, tell me I smell good, and give me a kiss on my neck.
Everytime I read bad reviews about a fragrance's "performance", I automatically imagine he wears socks with sandals and has BO. For that crowd: Why should anyone smell you from across the room? Why aren't you approaching the person of interest and introducing yourself? Even the faintest perfumes can be felt at arms length. Perfume is an accessory to nice clothes and good manners. LNDL gets bashed by dudebros and neckbeards that blind buy but I always got compliments when I wore it as a sales clerk. A lady once told me she always looks for my lane to ring her groceries up because I was very nice and smelled great. Sadly there are too many negative youtube influencers out there trying to sell people on hype. It's the grossest thing when someone is wearing too much perfume. It's the equivalent to BO. Both make me gag. Curly Scents told people to spray LNDL 34 times. Last time I smelled LNDL on someone, I smelled him from six feet away. His shirt looked felt drenched in it. He was overweight, a mouth breather, had BO, and was wearing socks with sandals. It was so awful.
I think it also has to do with which country you live in? I live in England for 7 years and never received a compliment 😅 (and let me tell you that I own over 80 fragrances) Here in England people are very “cold” and I’ve heard that if you make a compliment to someone about their fragrance that’s not nice??!!🤯🤦 Originally I’m coming from Romania (Europe) people there are so much friendly and just open (like Spain) Anyway… maybe sometimes it has to do with the country or culture? I don’t know… I’m just saying
so many people wear all these perfumes/cologne and don't realize that these "perfume" are toxic chemicals that are not only killing them but killing others slowly. So many people have no idea what their natural body odor is like. What are people who wear fragrance covering up with all these so call fragrances. I notice that many people with fragrance tends to keep clearing their throats and have no idea that it is the fragrance that they are wearing is irritating their airway. Not because a product is on the market for sale, doesn't mean it is safe. Why do people need compliments for wearing something? "Oh the Humanity?"
I came here after watching your review on Baccarat 540 Extrait. Is can’t count how many people at my work have literally stopped me and said you smell good. What are you wearing? I tell them Baccarat Rouge Extrait version and as soon as they look it up they get discouraged from the price tag
The reason you dont get compliments. Because the fragrance probably is low quality sits close To the skin. Or because you don't over spray..... My skin eats up fragrances so I over spray and compliments roll in
Lol hopefully that person learned a lesson everyones experience with everything in life majority of the time will be different 👍 10 sprays of a very strong fragrance is a big NO NO
I'm late, but you're so so right. You've got to take that scent and run with it. I'm married now, but when I was single I was going out with...wait for it... Calvin Klein Man, which is one my favorite senses, and got hella compliments because I wore it like it was a Tom Ford or a Intito fragrance. That man smells like sex on a stick and that's what I became...get your confidence up boys and girls.
You could be friendly and approachable. You could be dressed well. But you still may not get compliments all because you’re the wrong age. It would be very rare for a good looking 21 year old girl to run up to a 60 year old man that she doesn’t even know and compliment him. The older you are the less compliments you will get. If you’re age 15 - 30 and good looking, then the more compliments you will get.
Such an ignorant comment. Age doesn't mean anything its the personality. If you're insecure about aging or you're aging like milk then just say that instead of projecting
Only times I hear another girl complement another girl's fragrance is usually smells like cheap body spray and can tell it's all Victoria secret....if it's loud most times it smells like it was applied to much and nothing special just a punch in the face