Fragrance Mistakes Every Beginner Makes | Men's Cologne/Perfume Review 2023
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
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When beginning your collection journey, I guarantee at least one of these mistakes is made. Watch this video to change the way you purchase and view fragrances forever! Are there any other life changing tips you feel should be mentioned?
VIDEO SUMMARY
1. Collect Fragrances In A Varied Manner
2. Buy Fragrances From Online Discounters
3. Sample Or Try Fragrances First
4. Store Your Fragrances Properly
5. Understand The Power Of Fragrance Facebook Groups
I find so relaxing watching Omar's videos
He's the best
Genuine guy
I find it very relaxing looking at his head
Same he’s becoming my fav frag RUclipsr rn, just always chilled out and fun vibes
Becoming a fragrance newbie at the late age of around 63 (two years ago) I am happy to say that I avoided all these errors. Perhaps age brings a certain wisdom even when one plunges into a completely unknown field. I've got variety across a range, all my fragrances are in dry, cool places (still in their boxes, too), I've been extremely careful taking my time, testing frags whenever possible, even multiple times, before buying, and hunting for the best prices I could get.
I'd love to hear from you about some legendary old fragrances which got discontinued, if at all you were into this back then
@@nirmalshah9947 Sorry, I'm a two-year "newbie" (that means "novice") not an experienced expert. I'm just "old" but not "experienced." I'm new at all this.
@@kensears5099 Where do you normally pick up samples and or bottles? I'm hesitant in buying from these discounters and typically venture at the well established retail shops. Thanks.
As recent as two weeks ago found myself clearing out fragrances I never reached for it anymore. So, I gave them to my nephew. Now, after being back collecting for about 3 years my selections are more refined and I do samples now rather than blind buying.
Awesome video Omar, as usual. Very informative....especially for beginners. I still consider myself a beginner at 49 bottles in. I am always looking for recommendations & pointers. Blind buying can be hit or miss. I always read reviews on any fragrance that I am interested in, being that I live in a very small town and would rather not drive an hour north or south to the bigger cities; just to smell colognes. Love the content. Howdy from South Texas.
I learn something new and helpful from every one of your videos! This was spot on advice. Thankfully our mistakes are learning opportunities 😊
Cane back to this channel after more than a year. Did a double take looking at your subscription nunbers. Really happy to see how your growth trajectory has been. You do solid content.
It's been nice seeing your channel grow. You are probably one of my top 3 fragrance channels now. Keep up the good work. 🙂
What are the other two?😊
Great vid Omar 👏 Im Tokyo based, I’ve been using FragranceX as they ship to this region, but on 2 separate occasions I’ve received damaged goods; they tend to make it very difficult to get refunded or exchanged, plus their customer service is awful. I wish there were better online discounter options that shipped to east Asia…
I'm happy with the fragrances I do have. But also noticed 4 summer time Aquatics in my collection. I plan on expanding my varities soon.
Dude I don’t remember what video it was but you were right about Prada Luna Rosa sport being a better version of Le Male. It’s awesome, you’re the man Omar!
Guilty of all 5, but your videos, as well as some others, really got me up to speed with this hobby. Now, on to the next frag😂
Purchasing a lot of bottles in a short time was my biggest mistake. I used to watch every single top 10 video on youtube, make excel sheets about them, and buy the "best" ones. In 12 months, I almost had 100 fragrance bottles. Most of them were similar to each other. A lot of blue fragrances, many "sexy" scents, and a lot of flankers from the same lines. At one point I had EDT, edp, PARFUM and Elixir versions of Sauvage. For example, I had Oud Satin Mood, Naxos, Grand Soir, and Oud for Greatness as an important night/wedding fragrance. Then I realised I only attend 5 to 10 weddings every year, and it would be incredibly hard to pick one, because I wanted to wear all of them. So I decided categorising like you suggested. 1 for daily(office/school) usage, 1 for important/big nights, 1 for dates/evenings, 1 for very high heat/summer. I had to sell all of the bottles and it took a lot of time and effort. But now I only have 6 bottles. Collecting is very addicting and I think it is important to raise awareness about obsessively buying.
Thank you for the video.
In addition to that, I think the most important category is "daily usage". Because lets be honest, no one is going to have a date night that often. 1-2 dates every week? a 100mL would last you 2-3 years. 50 big nights(weddings, expensive dinners, fancy events) per year? A 100ml would last you at least 3 years.
Please tell what all perfumes you are using for each occasion ? I'm new to this and struggling a lot
@@thatguy-sp9vvcan you offer some advice on your go to fragrance for each occasion? Thanks
Thank you for that. I'm trying not to go too crazy since this is new to me.
So far I purchased 6 cologne blind buy because of reviews and youtubers. I do have to admit most of your videos are very professional and I do come to your channel to get a quick review on a perfume I'm interested in.
Great info video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed night
Living in a hot climate, the frangrances that make sense are those citrusy, fresh, bleu fragrances. Buying winter frangrances isn't a good idea.
Your videos are so fun to watch. ☺️
Thanks for such a useful video.
Great video 👊🏻🔥
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i have a lot of blue fragances because they are my favorites, but i have some different styles too for use.
That’s sooo true, I’m getting a summer cologne this week and a more all year round, I was gonna get another blue summer but why lol. Most of em the same, I’ll wait n see if I find anything on sale 😊😊😊😊😊😊 thanks as always 😮
I am a struggling newbie. Because of the need to try fragrances, the cost of samples soon mounts up, where you're left thinking that "I could've bought whole bottles for the price I've just paid for some samples - and is it cost effective to keep buying samples?" Also, your likes and dislikes change so quickly on the early stages of the learning curve. Mistakes will be made, but that's how we learn
Yes, I have done pretty everyone of these mistakes xD. I wish I would have a chance to see this video earlier, when I started the nose journey hahah
I'm just getting started at the young age of 49. I always get samples, there are fragrances I love the smell of at the store but without a sample, I'm not buying it. Money doesn't grow on trees. I've been looking for a good discount seller and was wondering about fragrance net so thanks for that mention.
Great video bro
A fragrance mistake I used to make was rubbing it in after applying it, and applying too much. I did some research and talked to a friend of mine who owns a fragrance store, and he helped me change my spring routine. it’s better than how I used to apply it. I don’t spray like how i used to. less is more. Thank you for making this video. Always love your content I learn a lot from you and other fragrance reviewer’s.
What's your recommendation on spray approach, how many, locations etc?
@@dayforit1750 it depends on the fragrance. On a regular day for me, I do five so what I do is one on the front of the neck and then one on each side of the neck and then the forearms. if I’m going out, then I would add one more on the front of my neck and then one on the back of my neck so people could get that scent Trail.
I made almost all of these mistakes. But I have learned from them
Same
One of my first fragrances was Givenchy Pour Homme. So once there was extremely hot summer in my city, and I left my Givenchy bottle on a windowsill, directly under sunlight, for two or three weeks. By the time i picked it, 50 ml bottle had been nearly empty😢
Yeah bro, i made the mistake of buying too many fragances that acomplish the same purpose. In this case, party fragances.
When i just started my collection back in 2021, i had only 9 fragances and 7 of them were party/beast mode fragances lmao. I only had one blue fragance and one for the summer, and that made my collection pretty redundant because of how many súper strong fragances in had at the time.
When you make content, you make it good❤
I have made the mistakes of blind buying, not using discounters, and not being on the FB groups. While I was getting good deals from discounters towards the beginning, I wasn't getting the best because I wasn't on these groups, and I resent that. I'm not saying I hate discounters, though. Discounters are awesome. You often times have to wait on a deal from these groups and make sure your sellers are legit, and you don't have to do that with discounters. However, I could have saved even more money than I did
Gracias, Maestro.
agree with not buying 5 acquatic fragrances .. the truth with getting a dust only is the best description ... if i remember my first blind buy order was Diesl Spirit fuel for life ... a spicy thing (it´s 7 years ago) and i still tend more to spicy, powdery, more mysterious fragrances that have a story/layers to tell
Yup...having too much of the same type of fragrance. There's no need to own Bleu De Chanel EDT, Dior Sauvage EDT, and Dior Homme Sport, Acqua Di Gio Profumo, Polo Deep Blue Parfum...but here I am. 😆
I disagree, they have a similar DNA but all have their own style. If you like fragrances variations in your favourite DNA is part of the fun. All those you mention I enjoy. Don’t feel bad, spray and be happy.
Nice collection, do you find yourself gravitating to a particular one for your day to day use? Say for the office?
Also anything blue or green by a decent perfumer is pretty safe with the style I like
Next vid pls try more lattafa fragrances like shaykh al shuyukh luxe edition
i remember when i first got into fragrances i used to go into fragrance stores and spray all of them on my arms. i didnt use the sample papers. i did not spray them on top of eachothers but i wouldve had like 15 different fragrances just on my hands lmao.
First I try sample strips at the store. Then I spray on my clothes/skin. Then if I like it enough I’ll get a decant or order a travel spray from MicroPerfumes or DecantX or something like that. THEN, and only then, if I like something enough I’ll purchase a bottle. Still haven’t purchased a bottle yet. I’m having too much fun exploring in sample sizes first. 😂
Hello Omar,
I need some advice on what fragrance I should get next. I have in my collection spicebomb Edt, Mont Blanc explorer, Burberry Brit , cr7 game on, tommy by Tommy Hilfiger and nautica voyage and I’m thinking of adding one million lucky is it worth getting? Keep in mind I’m 15 in Australia.
If you could help that would be amazing,
Thanks David
Hey Omar, could you please tell me what year your TF Oud Wood is from (or just name the batch code)? Many thanks in advance!
Could you do another clones video I would like to see a good review of some of those like Al Qiam Gold of Lattafa or the Naxos Clone from Paris Corner
I´m from Denmark we also have Notino and many others
👍👍. I so agree
Omar what’s your take on air affecting a fragrance? Some say having a fragrance exposed to air affects the juice I’m worried I’m affecting my decants I’ve made 😭
I almost always have 3 and when one runs out try something new. I have right now the Black Hugo , Mercedes Benz , and Eternity Aqua so when Hugo runs out I'll probably try a Mancera Gold or Red tobacco.
Respect for keeping it simple and all about quality and practicality! 👍
Did you ever talk about valentino fragrances, the uomo yellow dream in particular
First ! Love from Egypt
90% i blind buy and only two have had a doubts. Encre noir al extreme is really nice and dark but not sure if anyone else appreciates it. Rochas Moustache for me has poor longevity.
Bought TF OL at the airport and found it to be superb
please review fischersund fragrences.....went to iceland got 3 bottles of no 54. WOOOOW.
In Australia and FeelingSexy is a good website to get some stuff that you can't get at usual department stores, but unless you wait for a good sale on something it'll still be more than buying off discounters
Do you know of any other good discounter websites in Australia?
@@dayforit1750 Fragrancenet is probably my main. I wait and buy enough that it's free shipping, although most stuff is coming from overseas and you'll have some really long ship times (I've had from 3 weeks to 2.5 months)
Aside from that I've bough some middle Eastern stuff off ebay and stuff from both Chemist Warehouse and Feelingsexy, but you have to wait to find good prices on those
Can you do another rating subscribers collection?
Omar, you said not to store in a fridge? Why is that? What I read online that this is fine. I store mine in fridge only used for my fragrance and it’s on the lowest setting. So it’s not to cold.
Being an experienced fragrance lover, I keep making mistake #1 🙂 if I like some note or fragrance vibe, I'm getting the similar ones.
This way I got a lot of vetiver autumn frags, coffee and cardamon frags, vanilla frags, marine frags, oud frags and cannabis frags 🙂
if you want a cheap fragrance with a cardamom note you should try intimately by david beckham. its super cheap and smells surprisingly nice. performance out the box was not great but somehow after a few months of owning it lasts a long time for me.
"Eau de toilet, so you put it in the toilet" LMAO, your jokes are so on point mate :)
Recommended some face book groups please for the UK 🇬🇧
Im new and i bought -
Jpg le male le parfum
Valentino uomo ( old batch)
Bad boy cobalt
Roja elysium
Dior sauvage
Tom ford fucking fabulous &
Amouage interlude.
What do you think about me collection?
Im planning to buy
Tom ford noir extreme
Givenchy gentleman Reserve prive
Spicebomb extreme
Invictus victory
Bad boy le parfum
Which perfume i should avoid?
What is the name of the UK Facebook group for perfrums?
Can someone help me to find something similar but better than Burberry Weekend for men ? Thank you.
Pumped more Mr. Romantic
Feeling sexy is not great for prices in Australia but do have a better range than chemist warehouse that has the best prices
l have a sixth that l heard a few days ago which, at first, l outright dismissed, but l've grown to accept it. l'm about to dip my toe in this world of fragrances (having had only smeeled about 3 fragrances in my whole life, two of which are the most-sold don't-need-to-name-them-obvious ones) and l could easily make the mistake of excitedly buying a 200ml bottle of versace pour homme, which shouldn't be a mistake in itself as it's a fairly good fragrance (l'm told), but if all goes to plan with my life, l should be purchasing tens of fragrances in the next 12 months, making said 200ml bottle last me for a few decades as l'd have other bottles which l can use just as much as my hypothetical versace... better to buy a 50ml and if you finish it quicker than expected, then it wouldnt be too bad to buy a 100ml bottle.
Can anyone suggest any of these Facebook groups, my shipping address is in Florida
Yes, one of basic and useful tips for beginner. I made 3 categories : versatile | day use | night use. Easier way to pick in different occasion
You should have focused on what you have showed on thumbnail.. that topic is interesting to topic about & people really wanna know before blind buying two different perfumes from different brands wheater they smell same or not.. so please do focus on this category of videos.. we will really appreciate if you make a specific series bases on this topic
If I had to get 2 fragrances for office and casual outing, would it make sense if I get DIOR savouge EDT and CHANEL de blu EDP?
Sounds like Prada Luna Rossa Carbon would be a good office scent as it's similar to Sauvage but a bit toned down, more office friendly.
can you make a video for a versatile fairly cheap collection
Check out our video The Perfect £100 Collection on the channel
Thank you Omar, once again very helpful insights in a professional and authentic way. Have you met already Michelle from @CurlyFragrances ? … I would really like to see that collaboration. 😁 … cheers!
Chemist warehouse in Australia
What scent do you recommend for a signature scent? I already have light blue eau intense pour homme, but I want it to last year-round. I’m ok with layering the fragrances too, but I want to create a scent that suits all seasons but also utilize what I already have.
This is very difficult to answer without you giving specifics, what your likes are, budget etc I recommend checking videos on the channel about Versatile fragrances
@@SchoolofScent Sure! My budget is $150 for 100ml, and I forgot to mention that I own Dolce&gabbana the one EDP. I want to have an additional fragrance that can be layered with the current fragrances that I have. When layered with light blue, I want to give off a playful, charismatic vibe, something fresh, citrusy, woody. When layering with the one, I want to seem more charming and I would be using this for cooler settings. The scent should ideally be warm, spicy, fresh. I like fresh, citrusy, musky, and masculine scents. I saw your video on versatile fragrances, could I layer with Bleu de Chanel EDP or Dior Sauvage EDP?
@@ronit.dhingra_
Few notes from various YT reviewers
D&G Light Blue Intense & BR 540 DNA
D&G Light Blue Intense & Moschino TB
D&G Light Blue Intense & YSL Y EDP
D&G Light Blue Forever & MB Explorer (New MB Platinum ???)
D&G The One EDP & Dior Savauge EDP
D&G The One EDP & YSL LNLDH
D&G The One EDP & Versace Eros
D&G The One EDP & JPG LeMale Parfume
D&G The One EDP & Spice Bomb Xtreme
Layers with everything
Molecule 02
Molecule 01
BR540 (DNA)
Aventus (DNA)
Hope this helps
Yo you missed out North Pole 😔 idk where to buy
3:28 is it Omars nickname?
can you make a review on the new jean paul Gaultier le male elixir
Yes
@@SchoolofScent looking forward to it
always go to the store. try it there. 3 times if necessary. and then buy it there. that is the only way to do it really
Can someone suggest a good discounter in EU specifically the netherlands!
@@Qwerty-qj8zh thanks bro notino is geweldig ben er vorig week achter gekomen. Ook bij delox besteld maar nog steeds geen track trace gekrege wacht al ee week...
In which category would u put ysl y le parfum ?
Versatile
I’ve maid about ever mistake u said lol
Hi
For me , if your here most likely your gonna get more than a handful of fragrances, my advice, buy smaller bottles, it takes a while to run through a 30 ml or 50 ml , stick to those sizes, I have some 100 ml that I will never run through, even though price per ml is better the bigger you go , if you don’t finish the bottle you lost money 👍🏻
Good advice
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I don’t mind blind buying as long as I’m not spending more than £20 or so
You have to learn more about fragrances
2 successive 20-second ads before the video begins?!
By collecting fragrances you will end up at some point with part of them collecting dust eventualy. It' enevitable like Thanos.
I wish I would have had this video a couple of years ago because I've done almost all of these things! I would add the tip "Don't buy massive bottles just because it's a good deal." I have a 200ml Armani Code Absolu that I bought two years ago and I've used maybe 10ml of it and I'm tired of it. That bottle will still be half full when I'm dead! 😂
I made the mistake of blind buying a couple you couldn't get decants just because several youtube reviewers recommended and they smell bad. Not what average people would find attractive. As one lady on youtube put in her video things fragrnace reviewers need to stop doing "stop bashing common designer fragrances and hyping up weird niche. I truly appreciate the artistry that some niche smells identical to an elephants butthole I truly do. But sometimes we just want to smell good to normal people!"
My biggest mistake was, seriously no offense, blind buying something based off you fragrance youtube hype before I knew my general likes and disliked or smelled a sample of the scent/scent profile. I now sample things, know myself more and can make better educated guesses on scents i will like or dislike. Now i can more effectively listen to a youtuber's take on a scent and evaluate if i's something i'd like to test first.
Eau de toilet sent me 🤣
Eu De Toilette, put it in the toilet 😂😂😂😂
Is the refrigerator such a bad place to keep your bottle of fragrance? I am guilty of keeping my bottles in the fridge. EEEK!
Forget all youtube advice, trust your nose. Take time to smell, what you feel belong to your personnality.
Omar, I simp for you
FragranceX sucks! Received 2 different bad bottles and you pay shipping to return!
Ultramalè??? 🤦🏻♂️
Why do people who are new to fragrances not understand English?
I'm laughing my ass off at pronunciations in the intro.
Jesus loves you❤
Yo where's India?
In Asia
Mistake #1 - You buy a 100 ml bottle of SAUVAGE. 🙄🙄🙄
Its not really a mistake its a solid fragrance
@@SchoolofScent Maybe TOO much of a GOOD thing? 🤔🙄
I'm sure you yourself would agree that you don't want to smell like EVERY "Tom, Dick and Harry." 😕
Andrew Tate we support you here in Boston thank you for your videos. Can' you do some more fight videos?
@xatschoolofscent is it a 1000ml bottle of Creed Aventus? Lmao