I so enjoyed this..transported me back to my days when I worked for Guerlain. A house with a glittering history that I will always have a deep love for and so many happy memories. Thank you for sharing. :)
I have just discovered L'heure Bleue (current) and I have never been so....emotionally moved by a fragrance. ❤ and of course, Shalimar is a queen. Great video. Thank you!
Oh, I was waiting for this Top Guerlain video form you guys! Guerlain is one of my favorite houses. I love wearing Vetiver, I admire Shalimar but I can't wear it (an animalic note becomes proeminent on my skin). I must admit, knowing your tastes, I was expecting to see Mouchoir de Monsieur as no. 1 but pleasantly surprised by Mitsouko. Mitsouko is a masterpiece, my favorite perfumes of all times. Polarizing, mysterios, every time I wear it surprises me. And I agree with Vol de Nuit. I sampled the vintage version and I loved it. I would add on the list Chamade, a moodier sister of Vol de Nuit.
Very happy you ranked Mouchoir as #2. I thought you might have omitted it in deference to Jicky. However, when you came down to the final three, I could not imagine that you would. You did surprise me in placing Shalimar in the third spot. Great video!
Gentlemen. Thank you for another visit to the world of Guerlain. This house has the biggest representation in my collection. I wish that I had laid my hands on a bottle of Apres l'Ondee just before it was discontinued, but now the prices in the States are obscene. So I content myself with L'Heure Bleu. I bought a bottle of Royal Extract on my last visit to Harrods. I feel like its a great visit to Guerlain history and a piece of London that I brought back home. Take care, stay safe. P.S. No dissing Hasu-no-Hama. I put it on this morning and it was great company. An absolutely amazing perfume.
Terrific video, gents! Just a thought: do you ever shop in old pharmacies? Some are treasure troves for old formulations of fragrances and/or discontinued scents. Antique shops can be equally good pick-up spots.
Thanks, Dan and Jo! I'm glad that you're scratching your Guerlain itch in shutdown. I use the "Fat Old Bastard" excuse often these days. Great video! Did you say that Guerlain Vetiver is being reformulated? I have the current formulation, but I hope note. This is one of the best values in fragrances today. My nose is very sensitive to vetiver, and I prefer the vetiver here, because it's presented in a bright fashion. It smells like the cool uncle you knew when you were young. When I apply Guerlain Vetiver, as I did yesterday, it always lifts my spirits! Jo, you quoted Luca Turin accurately about Eau de Guerlain. My 70's vintage bottle of Eau de Guerlain is one of the best buys I've ever made. I have to restrain myself from wearing it too much, because it takes me back to the 70's. The oakmoss in the base notes allow it to last. Dan, thank you for coaxing me to pick up the small amount of Apes l'Ondee that I could find last year. The prices now are through the roof. Yes. I'd like to find a vintage version of Apres l'Ondee that's been kept well. Jo, I agree. I have the Habit Rouge EDT in the same formulation as you and Dan have, and I like the EDT better. Dan, your Habit Rouge EDC (with box) is a wonderful buy! Yes, the top notes fade on vintage fragrances often, but as Jo said, an 80's version will be closer to the original. Jo, I think you've shown us that vintage flacon of Jicky before. I'm sure it takes you on a wonderful journey. I wholeheartedly agree about Shalimar. You can find many vintage bottles of Shalimar that at reasonable prices with a little research, and there's plenty available. When I smelled my first vintage bottle of Shalimar, extrait the lightbulb went off in my head. I thought, "That's what they mean by animalic." It's lovely in many formulations. Mouchoir de Monsieur is the gentlemen's version of Jicky, and I can't argue it at #2. I need to find a bottle very soon. That was on my list in early 2020, but I got sidetracked by the Indie houses to which you've introduced us. Mitsouko is the clear #1. She is the queen of chypres. I can't image how well Dan's 40 year-old extrait smells. Yes, Jo! Real oakmoss. There's no substitute. The Mitsouko EDT is also very nice, when they were using real oakmoss. Also, the PDT versions of anything is worth buying. Thank you for helping me to appreciate this house. Their fragrances take you back, and cause you to think of dressing up in your best and enjoying the finer things in life. We certainly appreciate those things more in these days.
Jo and Dan, I knew you'd rate Mitsouko as your no. 1. :-) It is truly amazing! I love Lheure Bleu as well especially the vintage ones. I would put Nahema (the vintage one) on my top 5 Guerlain!! So so frikkin' awesome it is! I love your channel. You both have such a soothing and wonderful way of speaking about the perfumes you discuss and never in a rush. Never gets boring! Keep up the great work gentlemen!!
Can't believe Vetiver's placing, I know it has stiff competition but not even the top ten. Would you recommend the EDT over the EDP for Mitsouko as well? I was doing well with my New Year's resolution not to buy anymore perfumes this year until this video, well done.
I know. As we said, we were surprised by where vetiver ended up. Tough list. The thing I would recommend most about Mitsouko is that it’s pre 2007. It has suffered a lot from reformulation. You can check codes here guerlainperfumes.blogspot.com/p/flacon-capsule-c1920-1971.html?m=1
I for the first time in my fragrance journey bought a haul of guerlain perfume and it hit me with the realisation that I have wasted thousands of pounds buying perfume from other houses when I could've just bought Guerlain and be happy..something as simple as Habit rouge edt has totally re wired my brain in the way i now think about perfume..
@@WaftsfromTheLoft ..yeah I chose the wrong wording when describing Habit rouge...didn't mean simple as the actual perfume itself I was trying to say that the likes of Habit rouge,vetiver Heritage and L'instant etc etc are the more "well known" and obvious perfumes to buy when first dipping your toes into the world of Guerlain...then you go on to their more exclusive offerings...but yes one hundred percent agree with you that Habit rouge is very complex and actually rouge is the perfume that's now gotten me obsessed with Guerlain because of how complex and beautiful it is...brilliant channel by the way and keep up the great work..👍
I'm an ardent fan of Guerlain since the 60s. I think it's the best House, also. My top 5 are (in ascending order) Vetiver; Chant d'Aromes; Parure; Vol de Nuit, and...Jicky. Extrait (vintage), if possible. Remarklable fragrance alchemy, all!
Really enjoyed your take on these. I might have put some in a different order, but that depends on the day and mood. There is one change I would’ve made: remove L’Homme Ideal, and put in Samsara. Anyway, fun video!
Thanks for pronouncing bergamot correctly. I would have personally put shalimar at no. 1. Maybe do a dior video next I’m thinking of poison which I’ve totally come to adore, vintage and current
Very enjoyable list! I'd have stuck Chamade pour Homme in at number 6 or 7 - for me, a great, elegant masculine floral, close second to Derby in the Les Parisiens collection. I'm looking forward to wearing it shortly in spring. And great to see Coriolan mentioned - it's an underappreciated great.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft I've only ever tried the original once at a department store, and I remember a note in common - hyacinth? They're related but CpH is distinctly its own thing.
Fun video guys - thanks! I am glad to see that my no. 1 fragrance of all time made it as your no. 6. Currently I am sampling Francesca Bianchi's Etruscan Water and it reminded me of another perfume, but I couldn't place it. That is, until I watched your video... it reminds me of L'Heure Bleue.
Love the video guys as ever, it’s such a shame about Mouchoir de Monsieur Ive heard from a number of reputable individuals it’s being phased out. I’m glad that through your channel I’ve been able to experience it if indeed it does go.
I love both Mitsouko and L’Heure Bleu, but whereas I can always wear mitsouko, LHB can very occasionally remind me of chicken biryani. I still wear it, but Mitsouko is my favourite along with Apres L’Ondee and Vol de Nuit. And Heritage and Habit Rouge.
I can't believe you left L'Homme Idéal edp out. I think that could turn into a masterpiece, iv had so many compliments wearing this, most saying wow you smell so different
Can you tell me how to cut the strings but leave the tassel on the bottle? I have a bottle of Jicky Parfum that I am dying to open - but don't want to loose the tassel. I've been toying with buying a small bottle of vintage Derby and I finally did. I cannot wait to receive it!
You need to unpick the metal clasp. It’s very soft (lead?) but you’ll need tweezers to unpick it, untie the ribbon, then put it back on. Enjoy the Derby!
Wow, MdM at number 2, quite a surprise, I'd like to smell it sometime, in this version or the late '80s when it was re-released as an edt. I suspect it's very different from the original extrait from which I have a bottle that I recently purchased.
Hello gents! So I have just recently purchased my first bottle of Habit Rouge EDT. I like it, however, when I smelled it in a store a few months back I remember there being a lot more leather to it. Could that possibly have been the EDP or maybe just a different batch where the leather was more prominent? Still a great fragrance but I find my bottle to dry down quickly to a powdery Rose scent. Would love to hear your opinion.
Disappointed about the ranking of l’heuer bleue and Shalimar. And I feel like Mouchoir de monsieur is the younger brother of Jicky, I prefer Jicky anyway. Mitsouko deserves to be in the first place, I have never experienced a similar fragrance similar to it. Anyway this top list depending on your taste. Thanks for this lovely video Thank you for taking us to different eras.
What a beautiful list. It’s a great house, isn’t it? Just got myself the modern L’heure bleue in EdP as well as a tiny sample of the parfum from the 80s. Both are beautiful, but it’s as if they’re two different fragrances. The parfum is magical. Thank you for sharing this best of.
Hi guys, I saw a perfume house I had never heard of appear on a Facebook post, House of Orpheus? Have you tried anything from them? They look right up your street!
i suppose my collection is small, by comparison - about 150 fragrances/bottles. I own but one Guerlain, and likely not a popular one at all, "Songe de Bois de The." thank you for the fine presentation.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft thanks for your reply 🙏 among others I found all of them has changed heure blue, shalimar,derby,habit rouge..... Such a pity🤔! I loved your latest frag nice job👍 cheerio🍸🍸
Apres l'Ondee is so gorgeous I wear it only after some consideration. It's beauty is distracting! Edit: Had to immediately douse myself in Shali as soon as I saw the bottle! It is one of those scents that has me still trying new perfumes; I think nothing could be better than this, but then I wonder, what if something is?
@@WaftsfromTheLoft I just saw it on the Guerlain France website yesterday. They changed the bottle from the bee bottle to the Mitsouko styled one. It seems like the French site is the only one that lists it.
As we said at the beginning , it’s only a ranking of the Guerlain fragrances we own, not all 700. That said, I’ve tried all of the Matiere line several times, but have never been moved to buy one.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft wow. That’s shocking 😱 There are so many nice ones on that collection, a few duds. But definitely better than some of these. Maybe revisit them.
Any in particular that you’d recommend? I haven’t tried the new iris one, but I found Iris ganache overly sweet and ultimately lacking the complexity of Après l’Ondée or l’heure bleue
@@WaftsfromTheLoft the new Iris smells like Dior Homme, so for the price point = not great. Tonka Imperiale and Bois D’Armenie and very nice. The Spiritueuse Double Vanille is super popular too. I really want to try the Ylang but it’s not available at my local for some reason.
It's so funny to hear LIDGE described as a shampoo clubbing scent. (Full disclosure: it's one of my favorites). I always think of it as rather elegant, but I don't have access to the class and poshness (poshiosity?) that you two have! Cheers
Obviously you don't own some of the best ones: a number from L'Art et la Matiere including Spiriteuse Double Vanille, Tonka Imperiale, Angelique Noir, Bois D'Armenie; also Le Parfum de 68.
Gents, I am surely no expert on Guerlain and have not smelled the majority of the listed perfumes and certainly need more education. I may be completely mistaken here with my comment but nonetheless this is a subjective olfactory journey and each perception is highly individual so.... I am gonna go against the grain and risk to be considered as a dammed blasphemous cretin, by stating that of the few Guerlain perfumes I own, Vetiver and its Extreme flanker seem achingly outdated to me (should have evolved to be Vetu de Vert by Motif Olfactif). And I use the word outdated sparingly as I am someone who still digs Roger et Gallet l’Homme for example so you get the idea. Furthermore, Songe d’un Bois d’Ete (rebranded as Bois Mysterieux) and Santal Royal both are perceived by my Limbic System to be non-cohesive soups of aromatic chemicals that Mr. Thierry Wasser missed the mark on both with his arrow. I am not trying to agitate anyone here so plz be nice and civic with your responses, as I am sharing my personal experience which maybe totally flawed to others. Written with passion to perfumes in mind and heart. Spread the Fragrant Love
30 houses with more than a 200 year old history, more than 700 fragrances, fragrances that have been in constant production for over 100 years, fragrances revered as works of art by professional and amateur perfumistas alike? Wow! I’d love to hear that list!
Excuse me? Can you please name at least 10? Your comment is a stain on everything that Guerlain stands for, or has created for hundreds of years. The modern perfumery IMO is copying Guerlain.
I so enjoyed this..transported me back to my days when I worked for Guerlain. A house with a glittering history that I will always have a deep love for and so many happy memories. Thank you for sharing. :)
I have just discovered L'heure Bleue (current) and I have never been so....emotionally moved by a fragrance. ❤ and of course, Shalimar is a queen. Great video. Thank you!
They are treasures. Enjoy!
Love listening to you two talk about Guerlain. I think my faves are L'heure Bleue & Derby. For a more modern frag I agree with Encens Mythique.
Oh, I was waiting for this Top Guerlain video form you guys! Guerlain is one of my favorite houses. I love wearing Vetiver, I admire Shalimar but I can't wear it (an animalic note becomes proeminent on my skin). I must admit, knowing your tastes, I was expecting to see Mouchoir de Monsieur as no. 1 but pleasantly surprised by Mitsouko. Mitsouko is a masterpiece, my favorite perfumes of all times. Polarizing, mysterios, every time I wear it surprises me. And I agree with Vol de Nuit. I sampled the vintage version and I loved it. I would add on the list Chamade, a moodier sister of Vol de Nuit.
Thank you gents for continuing to make content.
Thanks for watching!
What a great run through some of the all time greats. Thanks chaps. Hopefully See you soon!
Cheers Greg. Hope you’re well. Would be great to meet up again, whenever we finally can!
Very happy you ranked Mouchoir as #2. I thought you might have omitted it in deference to Jicky. However, when you came down to the final three, I could not imagine that you would. You did surprise me in placing Shalimar in the third spot. Great video!
Thanks! As we said, the top 10 was tough!
Gentlemen. Thank you for another visit to the world of Guerlain. This house has the biggest representation in my collection. I wish that I had laid my hands on a bottle of Apres l'Ondee just before it was discontinued, but now the prices in the States are obscene. So I content myself with L'Heure Bleu. I bought a bottle of Royal Extract on my last visit to Harrods. I feel like its a great visit to Guerlain history and a piece of London that I brought back home. Take care, stay safe. P.S. No dissing Hasu-no-Hama. I put it on this morning and it was great company. An absolutely amazing perfume.
Royal extract is definitely one to add!
This makes me happy ~ thank you for sharing your insights and inspiration. I love Guerlain and love your wonderful videos.
Thanks you!
Just bought an older version Mitsouko 30ml EDT, can’t wait, great video boys !
Enjoy!
Mitsouko truly is a masterpiece i crave it when im not around it and i can understand why people have famously been enamored with it over the years
Absolutely!
Get Real - 102 years to be precise...
Terrific video, gents! Just a thought: do you ever shop in old pharmacies? Some are treasure troves for old formulations of fragrances and/or discontinued scents. Antique shops can be equally good pick-up spots.
I’ll always hopefully poke my head in an old pharmacy! And yes, antiques stores are a good suggestion as well
OMG this is my favorite brand! I just adore Guerlain's powdery DNA! Sooo many favorites and soo many I want:)
Still SO many I want, and the vintage things is such a rabbit hole!
Great video - Habit Rouge will always be the Number 1 Guerlain fragrance for me! :)
It's a masterpiece!
Thanks, Dan and Jo! I'm glad that you're scratching your Guerlain itch in shutdown. I use the "Fat Old Bastard" excuse often these days. Great video! Did you say that Guerlain Vetiver is being reformulated? I have the current formulation, but I hope note. This is one of the best values in fragrances today. My nose is very sensitive to vetiver, and I prefer the vetiver here, because it's presented in a bright fashion. It smells like the cool uncle you knew when you were young. When I apply Guerlain Vetiver, as I did yesterday, it always lifts my spirits! Jo, you quoted Luca Turin accurately about Eau de Guerlain. My 70's vintage bottle of Eau de Guerlain is one of the best buys I've ever made. I have to restrain myself from wearing it too much, because it takes me back to the 70's. The oakmoss in the base notes allow it to last. Dan, thank you for coaxing me to pick up the small amount of Apes l'Ondee that I could find last year. The prices now are through the roof. Yes. I'd like to find a vintage version of Apres l'Ondee that's been kept well. Jo, I agree. I have the Habit Rouge EDT in the same formulation as you and Dan have, and I like the EDT better. Dan, your Habit Rouge EDC (with box) is a wonderful buy! Yes, the top notes fade on vintage fragrances often, but as Jo said, an 80's version will be closer to the original. Jo, I think you've shown us that vintage flacon of Jicky before. I'm sure it takes you on a wonderful journey. I wholeheartedly agree about Shalimar. You can find many vintage bottles of Shalimar that at reasonable prices with a little research, and there's plenty available. When I smelled my first vintage bottle of Shalimar, extrait the lightbulb went off in my head. I thought, "That's what they mean by animalic." It's lovely in many formulations. Mouchoir de Monsieur is the gentlemen's version of Jicky, and I can't argue it at #2. I need to find a bottle very soon. That was on my list in early 2020, but I got sidetracked by the Indie houses to which you've introduced us. Mitsouko is the clear #1. She is the queen of chypres. I can't image how well Dan's 40 year-old extrait smells. Yes, Jo! Real oakmoss. There's no substitute. The Mitsouko EDT is also very nice, when they were using real oakmoss. Also, the PDT versions of anything is worth buying. Thank you for helping me to appreciate this house. Their fragrances take you back, and cause you to think of dressing up in your best and enjoying the finer things in life. We certainly appreciate those things more in these days.
Jo and Dan, I knew you'd rate Mitsouko as your no. 1. :-) It is truly amazing! I love Lheure Bleu as well especially the vintage ones. I would put Nahema (the vintage one) on my top 5 Guerlain!! So so frikkin' awesome it is! I love your channel. You both have such a soothing and wonderful way of speaking about the perfumes you discuss and never in a rush. Never gets boring! Keep up the great work gentlemen!!
Thank you! Nahema is certainly one we will have to seek out!
@@WaftsfromTheLoft NAHEMA yes. Easy addition to a top Guerlain list.
Awesome discussion lads! Thoroughly enjoyed it! 👍
Loved your Guerlain segment
Thanks!
Can't believe Vetiver's placing, I know it has stiff competition but not even the top ten. Would you recommend the EDT over the EDP for Mitsouko as well? I was doing well with my New Year's resolution not to buy anymore perfumes this year until this video, well done.
I know. As we said, we were surprised by where vetiver ended up. Tough list. The thing I would recommend most about Mitsouko is that it’s pre 2007. It has suffered a lot from reformulation. You can check codes here guerlainperfumes.blogspot.com/p/flacon-capsule-c1920-1971.html?m=1
I for the first time in my fragrance journey bought a haul of guerlain perfume and it hit me with the realisation that I have wasted thousands of pounds buying perfume from other houses when I could've just bought Guerlain and be happy..something as simple as Habit rouge edt has totally re wired my brain in the way i now think about perfume..
There’s nothing simple about habit rouge! It’s a complex masterpiece! Enjoy!
@@WaftsfromTheLoft ..yeah I chose the wrong wording when describing Habit rouge...didn't mean simple as the actual perfume itself I was trying to say that the likes of Habit rouge,vetiver Heritage and L'instant etc etc are the more "well known" and obvious perfumes to buy when first dipping your toes into the world of Guerlain...then you go on to their more exclusive offerings...but yes one hundred percent agree with you that Habit rouge is very complex and actually rouge is the perfume that's now gotten me obsessed with Guerlain because of how complex and beautiful it is...brilliant channel by the way and keep up the great work..👍
Good video! I was hoping that a few more Ideal’s would’ve made the list, but Guerlain has so many great scents from the past that I’m not surprised.
Habit Rouge is a masterpiece. 👍👍👍 I also have Vetiver Extreme and thinks it's a belter. You just can't go wrong with Guerlain fragrances at all..
I'm an ardent fan of Guerlain since the 60s. I think it's the best House, also. My top 5 are (in ascending order) Vetiver; Chant d'Aromes; Parure; Vol de Nuit, and...Jicky. Extrait (vintage), if possible. Remarklable fragrance alchemy, all!
L instant de Guerlain EDT is far superior than the Extreme. Nice video.
I can imagine that. Thanks!
I have the EDT. Bright citrus, slighty smokey peppery black tea. It's a versatile banger.
Really enjoyed your take on these. I might have put some in a different order, but that depends on the day and mood. There is one change I would’ve made: remove L’Homme Ideal, and put in Samsara.
Anyway, fun video!
Thanks for pronouncing bergamot correctly. I would have personally put shalimar at no. 1. Maybe do a dior video next I’m thinking of poison which I’ve totally come to adore, vintage and current
I think the only Dior I own is an 80s Eau Sauvage!
@@WaftsfromTheLoft you mean to say you don’t even have Fahrenheit!!??
@@beavisbonce no. I have in the past, but don’t currently
Fantastic video//aroma from heaven
Very enjoyable list! I'd have stuck Chamade pour Homme in at number 6 or 7 - for me, a great, elegant masculine floral, close second to Derby in the Les Parisiens collection. I'm looking forward to wearing it shortly in spring. And great to see Coriolan mentioned - it's an underappreciated great.
How does the Parisiens Chamade compare to the original?
@@WaftsfromTheLoft I've only ever tried the original once at a department store, and I remember a note in common - hyacinth? They're related but CpH is distinctly its own thing.
Fun video guys - thanks! I am glad to see that my no. 1 fragrance of all time made it as your no. 6. Currently I am sampling Francesca Bianchi's Etruscan Water and it reminded me of another perfume, but I couldn't place it. That is, until I watched your video... it reminds me of L'Heure Bleue.
Genial vuestro Canal. Poned substitulos en español para que toda la comunidad hispano-hablante pueda también disfrutar de vuestros videos. Un saludo.
Hi you should be able to view subtitles by clicking the CC option. Thanks for watching!
Sotd Habit Rouge edt!! That old bottle making me salivate Dan. 🤤 Couldn't agree more with your top 5.
Love the video guys as ever, it’s such a shame about Mouchoir de Monsieur Ive heard from a number of reputable individuals it’s being phased out. I’m glad that through your channel I’ve been able to experience it if indeed it does go.
Yes, it’s very sad news
Loved the video guys 🐝
Cheers Raj!
I would love a list of currently available modern Guerlains. Great list all the same tho.
A dense runtime , I'm hyped 😍
Bravo gentleman!!!!
Thank you!
Love the irony in "office for men" remark :-)
Thank you for validating my apathy with LIDGE. We are not alone. :)
Good to hear!
I love both Mitsouko and L’Heure Bleu, but whereas I can always wear mitsouko, LHB can very occasionally remind me of chicken biryani. I still wear it, but Mitsouko is my favourite along with Apres L’Ondee and Vol de Nuit. And Heritage and Habit Rouge.
I can't believe you left L'Homme Idéal edp out. I think that could turn into a masterpiece, iv had so many compliments wearing this, most saying wow you smell so different
Can you tell me how to cut the strings but leave the tassel on the bottle? I have a bottle of Jicky Parfum that I am dying to open - but don't want to loose the tassel. I've been toying with buying a small bottle of vintage Derby and I finally did. I cannot wait to receive it!
You need to unpick the metal clasp. It’s very soft (lead?) but you’ll need tweezers to unpick it, untie the ribbon, then put it back on. Enjoy the Derby!
@@WaftsfromTheLoft Thank you so much!
This is a great review!
I have an eau de guerlain from the 1980s 120ml full bottle, haven’t tried it yet worried it may not be me.
Guerlain hertiage EDT masterpiece nuff said 👌
Certainly is!
Is it very different from the EDP?
@@sumanth8935 not ‘very’ but I find the edt develops more. That’s often the case with Guerlain edt vs edp
@@WaftsfromTheLoft Thanks! I own only the EDP versions of Heritage and Habit Rouge. Got to try the EDTs as well
@@sumanth8935 more brighter more layers better patchouli just better thank me later 😃
Speaking of chypres: Number One Intense by Nicolai. Thank me later guys. BLEW my mind
Nice one boys a video about perfume just perfume how refreshing 👍😀
Wow, MdM at number 2, quite a surprise, I'd like to smell it sometime, in this version or the late '80s when it was re-released as an edt. I suspect it's very different from the original extrait from which I have a bottle that I recently purchased.
You have the original extrait?! Wow!
Chamade pour monsieur ! It’s in my top 3 with derby and habit rouge.
Hello gents! So I have just recently purchased my first bottle of Habit Rouge EDT. I like it, however, when I smelled it in a store a few months back I remember there being a lot more leather to it. Could that possibly have been the EDP or maybe just a different batch where the leather was more prominent? Still a great fragrance but I find my bottle to dry down quickly to a powdery Rose scent. Would love to hear your opinion.
Disappointed about the ranking of l’heuer bleue and Shalimar. And I feel like Mouchoir de monsieur is the younger brother of Jicky, I prefer Jicky anyway. Mitsouko deserves to be in the first place, I have never experienced a similar fragrance similar to it.
Anyway this top list depending on your taste.
Thanks for this lovely video
Thank you for taking us to different eras.
Thanks for your comment. As we said, these are very personal choices, and not intended to rank what is 'best'
What a beautiful list. It’s a great house, isn’t it? Just got myself the modern L’heure bleue in EdP as well as a tiny sample of the parfum from the 80s. Both are beautiful, but it’s as if they’re two different fragrances. The parfum is magical. Thank you for sharing this best of.
Hi guys, I saw a perfume house I had never heard of appear on a Facebook post, House of Orpheus?
Have you tried anything from them? They look right up your street!
Thanks for the tip. Never heard of them. Will check them out!
Nearly an hour 🤤 love that
Me too!
@@sammuis01 🙏
Tried to keep it short and snappy
@@WaftsfromTheLoft Don't. It's a pleasure to listen to the both of you.
i suppose my collection is small, by comparison - about 150 fragrances/bottles. I own but one Guerlain, and likely not a popular one at all, "Songe de Bois de The." thank you for the fine presentation.
Thanks for watching!
Don’t know why you don’t llike tonka imperiale , incredible!
I have found the EDTs are superior to the EDPs with Guerlain
Yes, as we said, an clearly we agree!
We need to crowd fund a sharper camera for Joe.
Great review 👍 but I don't like the recent reformulations done by Thierry easier👎 to those great classics such as mitsuoko❗️ cheerio🍸🍸
Yes, Mitsouko is the one that has suffered the worst.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft thanks for your reply 🙏 among others I found all of them has changed heure blue, shalimar,derby,habit rouge..... Such a pity🤔! I loved your latest frag nice job👍 cheerio🍸🍸
Apres l'Ondee is so gorgeous I wear it only after some consideration. It's beauty is distracting! Edit: Had to immediately douse myself in Shali as soon as I saw the bottle! It is one of those scents that has me still trying new perfumes; I think nothing could be better than this, but then I wonder, what if something is?
So sad that Après l’Ondée is being discontinued. Madness
@@WaftsfromTheLoft I just saw it on the Guerlain France website yesterday. They changed the bottle from the bee bottle to the Mitsouko styled one. It seems like the French site is the only one that lists it.
The new le lion from Chanel is a most if you love shalimar is like a old vintage shalimar with cuir de russie from Chanel a love
My Coriolan bottle is covered with a leather type material, instead of just plain glass.
Well, i really like the house of Guerlain, but this list has a lot of Parfum that are difficult to find. Heck, most of them i have never heard before.
Vol de Nuit, baybee!
Arguably their softest and finest creation.
You guys could have listed the names in the description (*rant* *rant*). That said, I think most people will know the top 5 anyway.
Yes, but that would have given the game away
Why nothing from L’Art De La Matiere? Were you only rating the cheap ones?
As we said at the beginning , it’s only a ranking of the Guerlain fragrances we own, not all 700. That said, I’ve tried all of the Matiere line several times, but have never been moved to buy one.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft wow. That’s shocking 😱
There are so many nice ones on that collection, a few duds. But definitely better than some of these. Maybe revisit them.
Any in particular that you’d recommend? I haven’t tried the new iris one, but I found Iris ganache overly sweet and ultimately lacking the complexity of Après l’Ondée or l’heure bleue
@@WaftsfromTheLoft the new Iris smells like Dior Homme, so for the price point = not great.
Tonka Imperiale and Bois D’Armenie and very nice.
The Spiritueuse Double Vanille is super popular too.
I really want to try the Ylang but it’s not available at my local for some reason.
YESSSSS! Guerlain!
Imo, Lidge is a Masterpiece
MITSOUKO( pre reformulated) 🎆
Yep!
Please try baiser de russie !
Where is Vol de Nuit? Greetings from Berlin! :)
Even l'Instant magique made it...
I didn’t have it then. I do now!
try lalique EN extreme to learn to love Vetiver:).
It's so funny to hear LIDGE described as a shampoo clubbing scent. (Full disclosure: it's one of my favorites). I always think of it as rather elegant, but I don't have access to the class and poshness (poshiosity?) that you two have! Cheers
Well, sure they didn't mean to offend anybody, e.g. Heritage (my disclosure: my favourite Guerlain out of my 3) isn't about being posh I hope - Cheers
Obviously you don't own some of the best ones: a number from L'Art et la Matiere including Spiriteuse Double Vanille, Tonka Imperiale, Angelique Noir, Bois D'Armenie; also Le Parfum de 68.
Guerlain! Guerlain! Guerlain!
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Shit yeah boys
Gents,
I am surely no expert on Guerlain and have not smelled the majority of the listed perfumes and certainly need more education. I may be completely mistaken here with my comment but nonetheless this is a subjective olfactory journey and each perception is highly individual so....
I am gonna go against the grain and risk to be considered as a dammed blasphemous cretin, by stating that of the few Guerlain perfumes I own, Vetiver and its Extreme flanker seem achingly outdated to me (should have evolved to be Vetu de Vert by Motif Olfactif). And I use the word outdated sparingly as I am someone who still digs Roger et Gallet l’Homme for example so you get the idea. Furthermore, Songe d’un Bois d’Ete (rebranded as Bois Mysterieux) and Santal Royal both are perceived by my Limbic System to be non-cohesive soups of aromatic chemicals that Mr. Thierry Wasser missed the mark on both with his arrow.
I am not trying to agitate anyone here so plz be nice and civic with your responses, as I am sharing my personal experience which maybe totally flawed to others.
Written with passion to perfumes in mind and heart.
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Watch 'cho mouf yo disrespect LIDGE (or LIDG). Just kidding, de gustibus and all.
The L’instant perfume is one of the worst ever. I threw away the bottle.
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I just don't get the Guerlain hype, I can name 30 houses right away that are WAY much better in terms of quality, art, range ect.
No u cant
30 houses with more than a 200 year old history, more than 700 fragrances, fragrances that have been in constant production for over 100 years, fragrances revered as works of art by professional and amateur perfumistas alike? Wow! I’d love to hear that list!
MK2 SvPr4 - Umm...no.
@@WaftsfromTheLoft 👏👏👏
Excuse me? Can you please name at least 10? Your comment is a stain on everything that Guerlain stands for, or has created for hundreds of years. The modern perfumery IMO is copying Guerlain.