Hey friends whatsup Wes here with GentsTimestamps Lalique Encre Noire: 1:30 Moschino Toy Boy: 2:42 Gucci Guilty Absolute: 3:32 Dior Fahrenheit: 5:09 Amouage Interlude Man: 7:15 Mont Blanc Individuelle: 8:13 Yves Saint Laurent Kouros: 9:09 Bentley for Men Intense: 10:37 A*Men Mugler : 11:40 Versace The Dreamer: 13:44 See you tomorrow with another Timestamp comment! If you like my comment, dont forget to HIT that like button!
The "gasoline" smell if you actually want a reference it as such becomes nonexistent after the dry down. Fahrenheit is one of the most amazing smelling colognes out there after the dry down. Honestly the initial spray smell that people are referencing smells like a muskie alcohol scent instead of gasoline smell. I really never understood the gasoline reference as it doesn't seem consistent with any gasoline notes.
Count me in the minority of people that HATED Bentley for Men Intense. I sampled it when I first got into fragrances (only a year ago) and thought it was horrible. I need to get my nose on it again because I know my taste has changed since then. I also hated Terre d'Hermes the first time I smelled it, but that is now one of my favorites.
I blind bought bentley for men intense and i am starting to learn what everyone likes, but man my Encre Noir blindbuy was DOPE AF, loved it since minute 1
Big agree. It took me a few wears to appreciate Bentley for men intense but the first spray of encre noir I instantly loved it and appreciated how different it was to everything else I had sprayed up to that point.
Encre noir was one of the first fragrances I purchased when I started collecting a million years ago. It arrived in the mail on a sleety, snowy day, which would have been perfect for it had I been prepared for what to expect once I first sprayed it. But I found a love for it, like single malt scotch whisky, a great appreciation for its beauty came to me after spending a lot of time with it.
Encre Noir was also one of the first fragrances that I blind bought. Why? I have absolutely no idea. I liked the bottle I guess. But I was really worried when I first smelled it. Luckily, I grew to like it, but I totally understand why a lot of people don’t like it.
after listening to tons of opinions on the fragrance smell i realized i wouldn't easily like it. So i have held off on it and i'll get it after all the stuff that i'll actually wear and just have it for kicks. Plus it's hot most of the year where i live. Rarely gets below 68. So not exactly dark brooding Encre Noir weather.
Agreed. It took me a long time but I came round to absolutely loving the stuff. Definitely not “mass appealing”, but once you come to appreciate it for what it is, it’s a masterpiece. 🙌🏻
Great list idea, ash. I remember starting my fragrance journey a few years ago and getting Bentley Intense for Men as one of my first fragrances. I felt deceived at the time and rarely wore it.
With all due respect, Toy Boy is about as safe as it gets when it comes to men's fragrances with dominant rose note. That's not exactly a saturated market 😂
i blind bought Versace The Dreamer a couple months ago (age 17) and i love the scent , i think it has very nice nostalgic old school vibe to it , i would wear it with a Leatherman and Jeans , maybe office type fragrance if you give it a little time to air out
A fragrance that I like but others may hate is Issey Miyake L’Eau Bleue D’Issey. It’s a rosemary and cypress bomb; just taking the cap off the bottle fumes up the whole room. People who don’t like green scents might want to give L’Eau Bleue D’Issey a wide berth. I got REALLY lucky for liking it after I blind bought it. On a side note, when I was gifted Versace the Dreamer, I thought the opening smelled like a mix of powdery potpourri and Welch’s grape juice.
I got gucci guilty absolute as one of my first fragrances years ago and i fell in love the second i smelled it. Also Versace the dreamer is my go to for rainy days, i feel like it fits so well with the scent of rain
Rasasi La Yuqawam is another one that absolutely needs to be sampled before purchase. Personally, I did buy it based on review hype, and I do remove the cap a couple times per year to smell it, but that’s not what fragrances are for. I live in the Caribbean so it will never be cold enough here for me to wear it.
When I first smelled Encre Noire I was disgusted. “Why would anyone even make (or want to wear) a fragrance that smelled like that?!” I asked myself. I honestly found it offensive. However, over time, and as my nose matured/refined, I’ve come to absolutely love it. The quality is fantastic, not just for the price, but in general. In fact, the perfumer actually said in an interview said that Lalique give her a much higher budget to work with than she’s used to/than a lot of brands so she gets to use higher quality ingredients, and since the formula is so simple (just Vetiver and Musks) the ingredients have to be high quality. So considering the quality, the price it can be found for online is absolutely incredible. It’s a niche quality Vetiver scent for not just a low price, but a budget/cheapie price. Win-win. It’s rapidly become my favourite Vetiver scent and now on a cold rainy day I can’t get enough of it. Let that be a lesson to anyone who smelled it and hated it... give it time, and it might just grow on you. There’s a reason why so many people love it.
Amouage interlude was definitely not what I expected but it grew on me and I love it now Also I’m 20 and I really like dior Fahrenheit it smells really nice
I agree on all except Individual. I think it's probably one of the safest blind buys you can get aside from the mainstream blue fragrances and aquatics. It literally just smells like dryer sheets.
Great video Ash. The idea is unique and i would recommend making a video of the opposite idea ,,Best safe blind buys" or something like that, keep up the great work!
I've been going the classic route with frags lately. First Farenheit, then Antaeus by Chanel and Lapidus Pour Homme. Fell in love with Antaeus once it dries down. Started wearing it as its getting colder now.
About a week ago I blind buyed Dior Fahrenheit at Walgreens and I love it, I had been told about the gasoline smell beforehand but decided to go for it anyway. I’ve already had several coworkers and guests at my work place say how great it smells. I’ll definitely be getting another bottle once I’m done with this one. Edit: also did a blind buy with a sample bottle of Versace Oud Noir, I was quite impressed with it as well and plan on getting a bottle of it in the future as well
@@rutabaga7700 surprisingly yes, I got the last bottle they had in stock. The one wear I got this from has Versace, polo, and dolce and gabbana, etc fragrances there as well
I blind bought Bentley Foreman intense. The 1st time I smelled it I hated it, I thought it smelled like cream soda. A month later after expanding my collection I circled back and tried it again, I immediately loved it. Bentley for men intense is now my most complimented fragrance.
8:15 YES! Individuel was my first real blind buy and it was a blunder. I first heard Jeremy (who I prob wouldn't make a purchase on his recommendation alone) insist on it’s value, then when School of Scent said it was a great blind-buy I decided to give it a shot. I tried to like it after a first-whiff disappointment… but I haven’t worn it once. A lesson in not falling for hype, *especially* when it contains notes you might know in your heart you wont rock with.
I enjoy a majority of the fragrances I've bought. However, I've bought too many fragrances which I don't like and if I knew that's what they are like, then I wouldn't have bought them. Many fragrance reviewers spoke highly of some of these fragrances and I don't consider them to be safe to purchase unless you know what they are like. Some of them are: Rogue Perfumery "Chypre Siam", Boucheron "Jaipur Pour Homme EDP", Ted Lapidus "Altamir", Rasasi "La Yuqawam", the modern formulation of "Michael Jordan Cologne", Zirh "Ikon", Nikos "Sculpture", Paco Rabanne "One Million Parfum", and more. I would also add to this list Mancera "Red Tobacco", and Initio "Side Effect" (I sampled it and it smelled like burnt rubber).
i bought encre noir a lextrem totally blind, at the start of my fragrance addiction. Right after getting stronger with you intensly, somehow i thgought every fall fragrance is sweet and warm, boy was i in for a treat. Fortunetly i loved it right away, but it blew my face off the first time i smelled it.
Soon as I saw the title, I thought Encrie Noir and was happy see it the first one. The first frag I bought off fragrencenet and was a recommendation of Ash was Noir. Was quite the introduction LOL
Same here. Encre Noire was in my first 5 fragrances. I'm glad I bought it because it was a great first 'challenge' to think about how/when I would use it. Probably stopped me from having 30 dumb reach frags.
I blind bought Encre Noire a l'extreme because it was on sale for about £20. While it's a great dark scent, it's not something I'd wear a whole lot because of the strong vetiver, so now I use it as a room scent instead
I bought individual on a slightly blind buy. Allow me to explain. I had bought some shaving soap called midnight Ride by Heritage hills shaving company. The soap was modeled after creed Santal after doing some research I discovered that individual was the precursion of sentinel and I purchased it without having put my nose on it. I absolutely love it!
i blind bought encre noire... definitely not an every day scent lol. i think it even goes for something like ombre noire too in that a fragrance can smell very expensive, or smell complex and is enjoyable as taking a sip of something... but in social situations its very hit or miss when its persistently smelled
Lol i blind bought Encre Noire (A l'extreme) and i knew beforehand that i like the scent profile from how it was described. Don't regret it a bit - it's fantastic.
I actually blind bought interlude man and i fell in love with that, despite everyone in the house hating it I realized it was my favorite scent so far, i loved it so much that i bought interlude 53 after and it’s kind of my signature
100% agree on Encre Noir. I'm SOOOO glad i didn't convince myself to buy Encre Noir A la extreme. I will get it eventually, yes. But i hate smelling like trees, or grass. I'm not the biggest fan of anything that makes me smell like a forest. And people say these smell similar to sycamore. I also and not a big vetiver lover. So luckily i realized it was a risky buy for my tastes. Now that I know the scents i like, which are often, sweet, gourmandy, or mass appealing so yeah certain things i know i won't like. Bentley for men too is one i've held off on. Not the biggest leather fan either.
I have a dabber bottle of Toy Boy, and I love it so much... It paints a picture in my head of stumbling across a misted rose bush in a forest right after its rained.
I started my fragrance collection by blind buying Encre Noire Sport. I guess it was destiny since I loved it at first sniff and now Vetiver is my favorite note by far. Said that, if you can, try it first (especially the OG and the Extreme)
Bentley was a great blind buy for me. Amouage interlude is what I think to come next but my hesitation is if it's wearable or not as far general reactions by others.
Out of the 100 fragrances or so that i've smelled there was 2 that by far are the worst i've ever smelled....Bentley for men intense & Interlude black iris were the worst. Then the others were Navitus exalt nuit, dior homme intense, intense cafe, oud satin mood, wanted by night, tobacco vanille, killian back to black, guerlain l'homme ideal edp, roja enigma, tom ford oud wood, 1 million prive, pdm layton, silver mountain water, chanel platinum egoiste, penhaligon coveted duchess rose, ajmal mystery, mancera aoud lemon mint, lalique pour homme, encre noire, etc..You should avoid these fragrances at all costs!! they are HORRIBLE
I have Interlude bro. When people say it's a "Blue Beast" they mean it haha. At first I didn't quite like it, maybe because I was always wearing common designer fragrances. When fall came last year, I simply applied 3-4 sprays of it. Boy oh boy did I get a TON OF compliments!! Since then it has grown on me.
Encre Noire Extreme also it was blind bought, I just cant find it pleasant no matter how much I try it. for that reason I keep thinking its fake or rotten. this video is really useful for newbies!
It's awesome seeing how fragrances can evoke/present differently to everyone. That Bentley for Men Intense was a blind buy and easily the best of those. Now Encre Noire is definitely challenging for those not hip to Vetiver...no mass appealing notes, but I appreciate that one...the A'l Extreme is the best of that line hands down though. The one frag that has been the most disappointing blind buy to date is Rasasi Hawas...reeks of synthetic dysfunction, especially as it drys down.
If I had to add some to NOT blind buy. 1. Terre d'Hermes 2. Halloween Man X 3. CK Shock 4. Parfums de Marley Layton & Carlisle I blind bought The Dreamer, Toy Boy, and & Individuel. 1. The Dreamer you were spot on, I just couldn't get over the opening. 2. Toy Boy, I don't know if I simply don't like Rose scents or it was overdone in this one. It has great performance if you do end up enjoying the scent. 3. Individuel, At the time I liked it at first since it was different than any other scent but it felt too synthetic overtime.
I'm in the 100% sample before you buy club. I buy a bottle on average, 10% of the time from what I sample, 90% don't make the cut. You still need to wear something twice before you buy it and understand it's performance issues, before you pay up the big money.. Right now my go to has been Lucky Scent because they provide the .7 ml samples which are the cheapest way to sample expensive fragrances online today. Used your code many times. Thanks for the great videos. I wouldn't have found Pacific rock moss and African leather without them.
Really enjoyed the video Ash. I own full bottles of most of the fragrances you covered here and wear them regularly. I don't think I have a well educated nose like you, but these are some of my favorites. I sampled Beaufort Rake & Ruin based on your review. I purchased a full bottle. The first time I wore it my lady said, "You smell like a Viking!" She loved it!
I still need to get that one too. You are not alone. I heard vanilla and I just have too many with vanilla already. How much vanilla do you get from it?
@@FliesGoodbyes i did not get much vanilla... but people seem to get it... wanted by night, after some hours, has a lot more vanilla... so dont know why I did not get any on spicebomb extreme... for me i just smell cloves.. did not get why people love it so much.. i tried only one time though.. so maybe trying more times I will change my mind? who knows..
Bentley Men Intense is a very nice scent and the price for it is amazing. I really don't mind blind buying in that price range - but I agree. I can't wear it. Not because of the smell, but its intensity - after 2 hours I get heavily annoyed with it. it is like its making constantly the same noise without any chance. So its a very nice note, but not a great song. Or like a Rollercoster that just goes straight in one direction in the same (high) speed. Not even going ultra light (less than a whole spray) helps. It's a shame, as its an amazing smell which I enjoy smelling, but just can't work. So if I would have sampled it I wouldn't have bought it. Hard to give it away (as a lot of people are overwhelmed with it) and for the price also harder to sell (as a new bottle is that cheap). So it just sits there collecting dusk 😞 With Encre Noir (L'extreme) it was at first hard to smell, but it grew on me, I love it and is one of my standards in winter.
I initially didn’t like Encre Noire at all. WAY too dark and bitter, but I tried Encre Noire Sport, and LOVED it. It’s my absolutely favorite versatile woody aromatic/Vetiver scent. Easily one of the best entry Vetiver recommendations from me. I’ll revisit original Encre Noire, so it might pay off for people to revisit fragrances they once disliked, but may like more after their noses have been trained more in the time since.
I blind buy ALL of my fragrances 🙈🙈🙈 Some of my favourites Bentley for Men Intense, Versace Dreamer and Encre Noire. Interesting that they all show up on this list. Absolute quality.
I blind bought and loved encre noire but I can definitely say it would be a horrendous blind buy for 80% of people. That is a very polarizing fragrance.
I don't consider many fragrances to be "horrible" and for the most, if I don't like it, I'll just leave them on the bottom shelf, waayyy in the back. However, there are times when I simply cannot stand the scent and I will give them away in a hearbeat!! Here are some of the fragrances that I detest and either got rid of them or left them on the bottom shelf collecting dusts, whether it was hyped or not. 1. Bentley Intense-gave it away 2. Encre Noire Sport-gave it away 3. Kenzo Jungle-gave it away 4. Dunhill Century-gave it away 5. YSL Y Live- gave it away 6. Dylan Blue- gave it away 7. Armaf CDMIN-bottom shelf 8. AdP Fico di Amalfi-bottom shelf 9. Amouage Reflection Man-bottom shelf 10. D&G Light Blue Sun-bottom shelf
@@princeonwuanalu643 Hmmm...There are plenty of fragrances that I like but the ones that I absolutely love (might be considered a masterpiece in my book) are: 1. Le Labo Bergatmote 22 2. Dior Homme Parfum/Intense 3. Xerjoff Naxos 4. Mugler Pure Havane 5. PDM Layton 6. TDH Eau Givree 7. Bvlgari Pour Homme 8. Armani Eau Pour Homme (1984 formulation) 9. Drakkar Noir 10. Creed Erolfa
My worst blind buy was Azzaro Wanted by Night. Man, I was so disappointed, I was expecting this beautiful sweet & spicy autumn scent, instead I got a fruity bubblegum. Also it's the only fragrance that got me COMPLAINTS about the perfume that I wear, ladies seems to hate it! Rochas Moustache was definitely my best blind buy.
That is exactly how I felt with WBN. Luckily I have found that a few light sprays layer really well underneath some darker fall scents so I can use it. But that sweet bubblegum explosion really repulsed me and it’s tenacious.
A wild blind buy I made recently was Dunhill Agar Wood. I adore it, but my wife says it smells like a doctor’s office. She’s not entirely wrong, but I still love it. That “hospital” aroma disappears relatively quickly for me on the skin and turns into a deep, sensual, smoky, enticing fragrance.
I seriously don’t understand how the opening of The Dreamer is so controversial?… I love it and even spray it on before bed. For $20 you can’t get much better IMO.
Tested interlude on skin alongside a few other niche frags I’ve seen on a few of your lists and absolutely loved it in the dry down and it did last an eternity. Found it fairly cheap at a discounted and will likely buy it when I get paid
Bentley for men intense was one of the latest fragrance that I acquired. But you need to enjoy leather first. If you realize that leather is a great fragrance for you, than you will love Bentley for men intense. I really love it on the first spray. But it is because I enjoy leather fragrance.
i have encre noir, it smells rich and sophisticated. but also dark and a little bitter. it gets me in the mood to do my writing in the library, the mood when its raining helps me on my poetry. i would understand its not everyone's piece of cake, but i give it a 10/10
I blind bought a few on this list (Bentley Intense, A* Men, Dreamer) and sampled most of the others and I agree, they are definitely not blind buy safe. I got rid of the ones I bought, ASAP. I particularly hated Bentley Intense and A* Men.
I Love Chopard Black Incense Malaki, BUT it would definitely not be a fragrance for everyone. Dark,smokey,leathery and kinda medicinal. But I LOVE that kind of fragrance.
When it comes to Versace The Dreamer, I’ve had the opposite reaction from people. And when I say people I mean my mum and sister. They both love the opening so much that they bought it as a gift for my sisters fiancé, and then they smelled the dry down and straight up just made a stank face
I always thought the Amen line was horrible. It had this painted on feel, and it was so hard to wash off after. I love the Guilty Absolute though and the CVS down the street for me keeps putting them out till this day
I think the most wearable fragrance and honestly off my skin really doesn't lean feminine and actually leans more masculine is Moschino toy boy. On my skin it's very warm spicy aromatic dark rose fragrance
To me if it has a unique smell it fills a unique niche in my collection ... are they daily wears ... nope ... but there is a day, time, setting, occasion and place for them.
Toy Boy is a rose scent nothing masculine about it.. very heavy on the rose. Nice list.. definitely a lot of developed fragrances on there that wouldn’t be suitable for beginners. I love Polo Cologne (green) and Fahrenheit and still can’t come close to enjoying Kouros. I have the vintage and new one and boy are they strong and animatic. Lalique was my first brand I really got my nose on back in 2004 and ever since I love everything they make. Ombré Noir being my favorite (fig & online exclusive)
Hey friends whatsup Wes here with GentsTimestamps
Lalique Encre Noire: 1:30
Moschino Toy Boy: 2:42
Gucci Guilty Absolute: 3:32
Dior Fahrenheit: 5:09
Amouage Interlude Man: 7:15
Mont Blanc Individuelle: 8:13
Yves Saint Laurent Kouros: 9:09
Bentley for Men Intense: 10:37
A*Men Mugler : 11:40
Versace The Dreamer: 13:44
See you tomorrow with another Timestamp comment!
If you like my comment, dont forget to HIT that like button!
Be careful he's a hero 🙌🏽
The one kid in class who shared his notes the day before exam
@@RexGalilae No.. He is the one kid who runs from class to class so he can slam back a 1L of Coke before class starts.
The scent of Farenheit gives out the smell of luxury as gasoline is a luxurious item these days
Wear it and charge people $7 per sniff
The "gasoline" smell if you actually want a reference it as such becomes nonexistent after the dry down. Fahrenheit is one of the most amazing smelling colognes out there after the dry down. Honestly the initial spray smell that people are referencing smells like a muskie alcohol scent instead of gasoline smell. I really never understood the gasoline reference as it doesn't seem consistent with any gasoline notes.
@@westonmickey3890current year fahrenheit is reformulated so much that it smells nothing like its iconic 90s scent profile
"Babe, let me take you somewhere expensive!"
*drives to gas station*
Count me in the minority of people that HATED Bentley for Men Intense. I sampled it when I first got into fragrances (only a year ago) and thought it was horrible. I need to get my nose on it again because I know my taste has changed since then. I also hated Terre d'Hermes the first time I smelled it, but that is now one of my favorites.
Bentley For Men original EDT is better than the intense. Much more likable!
Yep. It's hot Garbage. Gave it away for free.. thankfully I paid about 30 bucks for it.
I hated it and promptly gave it away.
I hate it too. But i am gonna try to make an attempt to like it again when the weather gets a bit colder.
Same here I couldn’t stand it at all. It smelled like cumin
I blind bought bentley for men intense and i am starting to learn what everyone likes, but man my Encre Noir blindbuy was DOPE AF, loved it since minute 1
Agree. Encre Noire is awesome! 👍
Big agree. It took me a few wears to appreciate Bentley for men intense but the first spray of encre noir I instantly loved it and appreciated how different it was to everything else I had sprayed up to that point.
I hated it on my first sniff, but now I love it a lot hahah it’s so weird
Encre noir was one of the first fragrances I purchased when I started collecting a million years ago. It arrived in the mail on a sleety, snowy day, which would have been perfect for it had I been prepared for what to expect once I first sprayed it. But I found a love for it, like single malt scotch whisky, a great appreciation for its beauty came to me after spending a lot of time with it.
Encre Noir was also one of the first fragrances that I blind bought. Why? I have absolutely no idea. I liked the bottle I guess. But I was really worried when I first smelled it. Luckily, I grew to like it, but I totally understand why a lot of people don’t like it.
after listening to tons of opinions on the fragrance smell i realized i wouldn't easily like it. So i have held off on it and i'll get it after all the stuff that i'll actually wear and just have it for kicks. Plus it's hot most of the year where i live. Rarely gets below 68. So not exactly dark brooding Encre Noir weather.
Agreed. It took me a long time but I came round to absolutely loving the stuff. Definitely not “mass appealing”, but once you come to appreciate it for what it is, it’s a masterpiece. 🙌🏻
Encre Noir is a great scent in the cooler, windy days. The dry down is amazing.
Great list idea, ash. I remember starting my fragrance journey a few years ago and getting Bentley Intense for Men as one of my first fragrances. I felt deceived at the time and rarely wore it.
The dreamer will always remain in my favorite fragrances list.
It’s mysterious nostalgia in a bottle
Your Mugler mockery hit really close to home, great job!!!
You should add safe alternatives to these so newer people can start their journey in those selective fragrance paths
With all due respect, Toy Boy is about as safe as it gets when it comes to men's fragrances with dominant rose note. That's not exactly a saturated market 😂
I am a Lalique fan and think Encre Noire and the Flankers are masterpieces. Always felt like that from the first time we I smelled it.
It's my understanding that Lalique also produces the Bentley fragrances.
My friend you have great taste I fell in love at first sniff and I have a few colognes
i blind bought Versace The Dreamer a couple months ago (age 17) and i love the scent , i think it has very nice nostalgic old school vibe to it , i would wear it with a Leatherman and Jeans , maybe office type fragrance if you give it a little time to air out
A fragrance that I like but others may hate is Issey Miyake L’Eau Bleue D’Issey. It’s a rosemary and cypress bomb; just taking the cap off the bottle fumes up the whole room. People who don’t like green scents might want to give L’Eau Bleue D’Issey a wide berth. I got REALLY lucky for liking it after I blind bought it. On a side note, when I was gifted Versace the Dreamer, I thought the opening smelled like a mix of powdery potpourri and Welch’s grape juice.
I got gucci guilty absolute as one of my first fragrances years ago and i fell in love the second i smelled it. Also Versace the dreamer is my go to for rainy days, i feel like it fits so well with the scent of rain
Rasasi La Yuqawam is another one that absolutely needs to be sampled before purchase. Personally, I did buy it based on review hype, and I do remove the cap a couple times per year to smell it, but that’s not what fragrances are for. I live in the Caribbean so it will never be cold enough here for me to wear it.
I love daring frags, which is probably why Amouage is my favorite house. Daring frags give me more confidence.
When I first smelled Encre Noire I was disgusted. “Why would anyone even make (or want to wear) a fragrance that smelled like that?!” I asked myself. I honestly found it offensive.
However, over time, and as my nose matured/refined, I’ve come to absolutely love it.
The quality is fantastic, not just for the price, but in general. In fact, the perfumer actually said in an interview said that Lalique give her a much higher budget to work with than she’s used to/than a lot of brands so she gets to use higher quality ingredients, and since the formula is so simple (just Vetiver and Musks) the ingredients have to be high quality.
So considering the quality, the price it can be found for online is absolutely incredible. It’s a niche quality Vetiver scent for not just a low price, but a budget/cheapie price. Win-win.
It’s rapidly become my favourite Vetiver scent and now on a cold rainy day I can’t get enough of it. Let that be a lesson to anyone who smelled it and hated it... give it time, and it might just grow on you. There’s a reason why so many people love it.
Blind bought Gucci Guilty Absolute and it's one of my favorites now. Great stuff!
Amouage interlude was definitely not what I expected but it grew on me and I love it now
Also I’m 20 and I really like dior Fahrenheit it smells really nice
I agree on all except Individual. I think it's probably one of the safest blind buys you can get aside from the mainstream blue fragrances and aquatics. It literally just smells like dryer sheets.
Totally agree. Compared to others in this particular list, it's almost docile.
No too synthetic only regret of my 90 Parfums which a piece were blind buys
He just hates it cuz... Jeremy 😆 J/K... It's definitely not as gross as Joop! Homme though
It's very synthetic and sweet, so everyone may not like just because girls from Jeremy loved it.
Agreed. Clean linen and Raspberry. It’s super inoffensive, especially compared to some of the other offerings on this list.
Great video Ash. The idea is unique and i would recommend making a video of the opposite idea ,,Best safe blind buys" or something like that, keep up the great work!
I've been going the classic route with frags lately. First Farenheit, then Antaeus by Chanel and Lapidus Pour Homme. Fell in love with Antaeus once it dries down. Started wearing it as its getting colder now.
Just blind bought ADG Profumo and Profondo last night. Here’s hoping I like em! 🤞🏼
Those 2 are some of the safest blind buys on the market.
About a week ago I blind buyed Dior Fahrenheit at Walgreens and I love it, I had been told about the gasoline smell beforehand but decided to go for it anyway. I’ve already had several coworkers and guests at my work place say how great it smells. I’ll definitely be getting another bottle once I’m done with this one.
Edit: also did a blind buy with a sample bottle of Versace Oud Noir, I was quite impressed with it as well and plan on getting a bottle of it in the future as well
Walgreens??? 😱
@@rutabaga7700 surprisingly yes, I got the last bottle they had in stock. The one wear I got this from has Versace, polo, and dolce and gabbana, etc fragrances there as well
I blind bought Bentley Foreman intense. The 1st time I smelled it I hated it, I thought it smelled like cream soda. A month later after expanding my collection I circled back and tried it again, I immediately loved it. Bentley for men intense is now my most complimented fragrance.
It’s great!
8:15 YES!
Individuel was my first real blind buy and it was a blunder.
I first heard Jeremy (who I prob wouldn't make a purchase on his recommendation alone) insist on it’s value, then when School of Scent said it was a great blind-buy I decided to give it a shot.
I tried to like it after a first-whiff disappointment… but I haven’t worn it once.
A lesson in not falling for hype, *especially* when it contains notes you might know in your heart you wont rock with.
I enjoy a majority of the fragrances I've bought. However, I've bought too many fragrances which I don't like and if I knew that's what they are like, then I wouldn't have bought them. Many fragrance reviewers spoke highly of some of these fragrances and I don't consider them to be safe to purchase unless you know what they are like. Some of them are: Rogue Perfumery "Chypre Siam", Boucheron "Jaipur Pour Homme EDP", Ted Lapidus "Altamir", Rasasi "La Yuqawam", the modern formulation of "Michael Jordan Cologne", Zirh "Ikon", Nikos "Sculpture", Paco Rabanne "One Million Parfum", and more. I would also add to this list Mancera "Red Tobacco", and Initio "Side Effect" (I sampled it and it smelled like burnt rubber).
I felt that weirdness with Versace the dreamer, I use to hate it, now I just love that scent, great list
Terre d Hermes is not the safest. Some people think it smells like burned orange.
i bought encre noir a lextrem totally blind, at the start of my fragrance addiction. Right after getting stronger with you intensly, somehow i thgought every fall fragrance is sweet and warm, boy was i in for a treat. Fortunetly i loved it right away, but it blew my face off the first time i smelled it.
man I gotta say I just love your vids, been putting random ones on all day the past week
Soon as I saw the title, I thought Encrie Noir and was happy see it the first one. The first frag I bought off fragrencenet and was a recommendation of Ash was Noir. Was quite the introduction LOL
Love Encre Noire! 👍
Same here. Encre Noire was in my first 5 fragrances. I'm glad I bought it because it was a great first 'challenge' to think about how/when I would use it. Probably stopped me from having 30 dumb reach frags.
I blind bought Encre Noire a l'extreme because it was on sale for about £20. While it's a great dark scent, it's not something I'd wear a whole lot because of the strong vetiver, so now I use it as a room scent instead
And here I am waiting for my Encre Noire to arrive that I ordered from fragrancex.
In the end, my curiosity win.😁
Great review 👍 I remember my mom introduced me to Dior Fahrenheit and till today I still using it one of my favorite scents 👌
I bought individual on a slightly blind buy. Allow me to explain. I had bought some shaving soap called midnight Ride by Heritage hills shaving company. The soap was modeled after creed Santal after doing some research I discovered that individual was the precursion of sentinel and I purchased it without having put my nose on it. I absolutely love it!
I've blind bought Fahrenheit, Bentley for men intense and encre noire and loved all of them ;)
Greatttttt concept!!!!!! Honest about fragrances selected, but I also agree with you on how I like them; in spite of the masses.
I grew up in the 90s and I LOVE Dali pour Homme (refference to Kuros)... I wear it in fall or spring
This was me with Drakkar Noir. You hyped it so much and when I finally bought it, it smelled like a wet lizard dipped in sugar free lemonade
😂😂😂
I love Drakkar Noir but I know it's also not for everyone.
That being said, that description just broke my brain 😂
@@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 As an update, I’ve grown to like it. It still smells like what I said, but it’s grown on me. That wet lizard ain’t so bad
@nanoscapehd6179 the description was both very random and incredibly specific at the same time 🤣🤣🤣
i blind bought encre noire... definitely not an every day scent lol. i think it even goes for something like ombre noire too in that a fragrance can smell very expensive, or smell complex and is enjoyable as taking a sip of something... but in social situations its very hit or miss when its persistently smelled
I would only buy the cheapies so it's not too much of a loss. If I don't like it, I could always give it away or sell it tbh .
I've long considered Bentley and the Mont Blanc fragrance. Thank you for saving me money.
Lol i blind bought Encre Noire (A l'extreme) and i knew beforehand that i like the scent profile from how it was described. Don't regret it a bit - it's fantastic.
Love the videos Ash, Also love that yellow tee shirt, I bought the same shirt from Burlington coat factory. Have a great day brother
I actually blind bought interlude man and i fell in love with that, despite everyone in the house hating it I realized it was my favorite scent so far, i loved it so much that i bought interlude 53 after and it’s kind of my signature
I tried Toy Boy recently, it is indeed very unique, but not for me. Very floral and a bit synthetic feeling to me.
Encre Noir blind buy was so worth it for me. I can see how its not for everyone but the quality to price is honestly insane.
Oud for glory. If you don't have any experience with oud fragrance I don't feel it's a safe blind buy
Dior Fahrenheit is an awesome scent, from the opening to the dry down, I love it, always will.
100% agree on Encre Noir. I'm SOOOO glad i didn't convince myself to buy Encre Noir A la extreme. I will get it eventually, yes. But i hate smelling like trees, or grass. I'm not the biggest fan of anything that makes me smell like a forest. And people say these smell similar to sycamore. I also and not a big vetiver lover. So luckily i realized it was a risky buy for my tastes. Now that I know the scents i like, which are often, sweet, gourmandy, or mass appealing so yeah certain things i know i won't like. Bentley for men too is one i've held off on. Not the biggest leather fan either.
I have a dabber bottle of Toy Boy, and I love it so much... It paints a picture in my head of stumbling across a misted rose bush in a forest right after its rained.
I started my fragrance collection by blind buying Encre Noire Sport. I guess it was destiny since I loved it at first sniff and now Vetiver is my favorite note by far. Said that, if you can, try it first (especially the OG and the Extreme)
Encre Noir sport gets busted out almost all year long. I absolutely love it, and rock on the regs
Bentley was a great blind buy for me. Amouage interlude is what I think to come next but my hesitation is if it's wearable or not as far general reactions by others.
Out of the 100 fragrances or so that i've smelled there was 2 that by far are the worst i've ever smelled....Bentley for men intense & Interlude black iris were the worst. Then the others were Navitus exalt nuit, dior homme intense, intense cafe, oud satin mood, wanted by night, tobacco vanille, killian back to black, guerlain l'homme ideal edp, roja enigma, tom ford oud wood, 1 million prive, pdm layton, silver mountain water, chanel platinum egoiste, penhaligon coveted duchess rose, ajmal mystery, mancera aoud lemon mint, lalique pour homme, encre noire, etc..You should avoid these fragrances at all costs!! they are HORRIBLE
I have Interlude bro. When people say it's a "Blue Beast" they mean it haha. At first I didn't quite like it, maybe because I was always wearing common designer fragrances. When fall came last year, I simply applied 3-4 sprays of it. Boy oh boy did I get a TON OF compliments!! Since then it has grown on me.
@@GrowingDownUnder LOL
Encre Noire Extreme also it was blind bought, I just cant find it pleasant no matter how much I try it. for that reason I keep thinking its fake or rotten. this video is really useful for newbies!
It's awesome seeing how fragrances can evoke/present differently to everyone. That Bentley for Men Intense was a blind buy and easily the best of those. Now Encre Noire is definitely challenging for those not hip to Vetiver...no mass appealing notes, but I appreciate that one...the A'l Extreme is the best of that line hands down though. The one frag that has been the most disappointing blind buy to date is Rasasi Hawas...reeks of synthetic dysfunction, especially as it drys down.
Encre Noir is one of my favorites, absolutely love it.
Fahrenheit was a blind buy, and now the whole line is my signature scent; and I’m 18! I LOVE the stuff!!!
Wich is Best. Parfum or the original
@@jeppemadsen2497 for me, Le Parfum but I feel like the original is more versatile.
If I had to add some to NOT blind buy.
1. Terre d'Hermes
2. Halloween Man X
3. CK Shock
4. Parfums de Marley Layton & Carlisle
I blind bought The Dreamer, Toy Boy, and & Individuel.
1. The Dreamer you were spot on, I just couldn't get over the opening.
2. Toy Boy, I don't know if I simply don't like Rose scents or it was overdone in this one. It has great performance if you do end up enjoying the scent.
3. Individuel, At the time I liked it at first since it was different than any other scent but it felt too synthetic overtime.
I never bought Terre D'Hermes because the opening reminded me of store-bought carrot juice.
I'm in the 100% sample before you buy club. I buy a bottle on average, 10% of the time from what I sample, 90% don't make the cut. You still need to wear something twice before you buy it and understand it's performance issues, before you pay up the big money.. Right now my go to has been Lucky Scent because they provide the .7 ml samples which are the cheapest way to sample expensive fragrances online today. Used your code many times. Thanks for the great videos. I wouldn't have found Pacific rock moss and African leather without them.
I was one of those Encre Noir who smelled it and went Yuck! But Toyboy, Love it!
toy boy is a great blind buy.. it's a masculine rose/floral get a small bottle at Ross or some rack store and try it first
Really enjoyed the video Ash. I own full bottles of most of the fragrances you covered here and wear them regularly. I don't think I have a well educated nose like you, but these are some of my favorites. I sampled Beaufort Rake & Ruin based on your review. I purchased a full bottle. The first time I wore it my lady said, "You smell like a Viking!" She loved it!
I bought Encre Noire blind, it arrives tomorrow, i come back on here and tell if I like it 😀
After 2 years in this hoppy, I finally got V&R spicebomb extreme!
I still need to get that one too. You are not alone.
I heard vanilla and I just have too many with vanilla already.
How much vanilla do you get from it?
@@FliesGoodbyes It is on the way I just ordered it like 3 hours ago Lol. surely once it arrives I'll update you on my opinion.
Ohh ok. Yes, Please do.
@@KeyScents223 Thank you!
@@FliesGoodbyes i did not get much vanilla... but people seem to get it... wanted by night, after some hours, has a lot more vanilla... so dont know why I did not get any on spicebomb extreme... for me i just smell cloves.. did not get why people love it so much.. i tried only one time though.. so maybe trying more times I will change my mind? who knows..
Bentley Men Intense is a very nice scent and the price for it is amazing. I really don't mind blind buying in that price range - but I agree. I can't wear it. Not because of the smell, but its intensity - after 2 hours I get heavily annoyed with it. it is like its making constantly the same noise without any chance. So its a very nice note, but not a great song. Or like a Rollercoster that just goes straight in one direction in the same (high) speed. Not even going ultra light (less than a whole spray) helps.
It's a shame, as its an amazing smell which I enjoy smelling, but just can't work. So if I would have sampled it I wouldn't have bought it. Hard to give it away (as a lot of people are overwhelmed with it) and for the price also harder to sell (as a new bottle is that cheap). So it just sits there collecting dusk 😞
With Encre Noir (L'extreme) it was at first hard to smell, but it grew on me, I love it and is one of my standards in winter.
I initially didn’t like Encre Noire at all. WAY too dark and bitter, but I tried Encre Noire Sport, and LOVED it. It’s my absolutely favorite versatile woody aromatic/Vetiver scent. Easily one of the best entry Vetiver recommendations from me. I’ll revisit original Encre Noire, so it might pay off for people to revisit fragrances they once disliked, but may like more after their noses have been trained more in the time since.
I blind buy ALL of my fragrances 🙈🙈🙈
Some of my favourites Bentley for Men Intense, Versace Dreamer and Encre Noire. Interesting that they all show up on this list. Absolute quality.
Versace Dreamer sort of reminded me of cream soda. I picked it up at Ross for cheap. My only complaint was that it had lousy longevity on my skin.
I blind bought and loved encre noire but I can definitely say it would be a horrendous blind buy for 80% of people. That is a very polarizing fragrance.
I don't consider many fragrances to be "horrible" and for the most, if I don't like it, I'll just leave them on the bottom shelf, waayyy in the back. However, there are times when I simply cannot stand the scent and I will give them away in a hearbeat!! Here are some of the fragrances that I detest and either got rid of them or left them on the bottom shelf collecting dusts, whether it was hyped or not.
1. Bentley Intense-gave it away
2. Encre Noire Sport-gave it away
3. Kenzo Jungle-gave it away
4. Dunhill Century-gave it away
5. YSL Y Live- gave it away
6. Dylan Blue- gave it away
7. Armaf CDMIN-bottom shelf
8. AdP Fico di Amalfi-bottom shelf
9. Amouage Reflection Man-bottom shelf
10. D&G Light Blue Sun-bottom shelf
Then which are your best?
@@princeonwuanalu643 Hmmm...There are plenty of fragrances that I like but the ones that I absolutely love (might be considered a masterpiece in my book) are:
1. Le Labo Bergatmote 22
2. Dior Homme Parfum/Intense
3. Xerjoff Naxos
4. Mugler Pure Havane
5. PDM Layton
6. TDH Eau Givree
7. Bvlgari Pour Homme
8. Armani Eau Pour Homme (1984 formulation)
9. Drakkar Noir
10. Creed Erolfa
I blinded bought interlude man and I fell in love with it at first sniff lol
Oddly enough I have garnered quite a few complements wearing Montblanc Individual.
My worst blind buy was Azzaro Wanted by Night. Man, I was so disappointed, I was expecting this beautiful sweet & spicy autumn scent, instead I got a fruity bubblegum. Also it's the only fragrance that got me COMPLAINTS about the perfume that I wear, ladies seems to hate it! Rochas Moustache was definitely my best blind buy.
That is exactly how I felt with WBN. Luckily I have found that a few light sprays layer really well underneath some darker fall scents so I can use it. But that sweet bubblegum explosion really repulsed me and it’s tenacious.
yes i was disappointed with it too
A wild blind buy I made recently was Dunhill Agar Wood. I adore it, but my wife says it smells like a doctor’s office. She’s not entirely wrong, but I still love it. That “hospital” aroma disappears relatively quickly for me on the skin and turns into a deep, sensual, smoky, enticing fragrance.
I used to hate my bottle of a le extreme but its grown on me so much and its one of my favorites
I seriously don’t understand how the opening of The Dreamer is so controversial?… I love it and even spray it on before bed. For $20 you can’t get much better IMO.
I appreciate a video like this. I bought like this at first in my fragrance journey.
Could you do an ARAMIS review. I feel it's one of those retro scents that could possibly come back in style.
Tested interlude on skin alongside a few other niche frags I’ve seen on a few of your lists and absolutely loved it in the dry down and it did last an eternity. Found it fairly cheap at a discounted and will likely buy it when I get paid
First up, Encre Noir, a fragrance I blind bought based on your reviews
and I LOVE it! (it was one of my first 10 fragrances)
Bentley for men intense was one of the latest fragrance that I acquired. But you need to enjoy leather first. If you realize that leather is a great fragrance for you, than you will love Bentley for men intense. I really love it on the first spray. But it is because I enjoy leather fragrance.
i have encre noir, it smells rich and sophisticated. but also dark and a little bitter.
it gets me in the mood to do my writing in the library, the mood when its raining helps me on my poetry.
i would understand its not everyone's piece of cake, but i give it a 10/10
I blind bought a few on this list (Bentley Intense, A* Men, Dreamer) and sampled most of the others and I agree, they are definitely not blind buy safe. I got rid of the ones I bought, ASAP. I particularly hated Bentley Intense and A* Men.
I Love Chopard Black Incense Malaki, BUT it would definitely not be a fragrance for everyone. Dark,smokey,leathery and kinda medicinal. But I LOVE that kind of fragrance.
When it comes to Versace The Dreamer, I’ve had the opposite reaction from people. And when I say people I mean my mum and sister. They both love the opening so much that they bought it as a gift for my sisters fiancé, and then they smelled the dry down and straight up just made a stank face
Girls love the Dreamer, every single girl who smelled it on my skin said that it was awesome.
I love interlude!! I have this one!!!
Amen.... but pure havan is the best one... got a backup bottle and my dad has a full bottle and doesn't know how much it's worth.
I blind bought Dior Fahrenheit EDT and I’m 21 but it works for me because I’m an old soul I love the DNA!
I always thought the Amen line was horrible. It had this painted on feel, and it was so hard to wash off after. I love the Guilty Absolute though and the CVS down the street for me keeps putting them out till this day
I blind bought Fahrenheit and absolutely HATED it. Gifted it to my father in law and he loves it lol
I think the most wearable fragrance and honestly off my skin really doesn't lean feminine and actually leans more masculine is Moschino toy boy. On my skin it's very warm spicy aromatic dark rose fragrance
LOL! That Pizza Hut comment. shots fired 🤣. All jokes aside, I still think Individuel was absolute garbage. Synthetic raspberry sweetness. 😑
That absolute ROAST of Mugler at 12:05 though 😂😂😂
Got every single one of them 😂
Love them all .been in my journey 25 years. Everything is a safe blind buy to me .💪🏴🙌
To me if it has a unique smell it fills a unique niche in my collection ... are they daily wears ... nope ... but there is a day, time, setting, occasion and place for them.
@@karlsenula9495 Totally agree mate 💪
I agree on Bentley for men intense I bought it off hype and it didn't work for me great video concept.
I have them all and those are some of my all time faves.
Layton is extremely overhyped for parfums de marly but when i got it, it was extremely sweet with a very medicinal vaporub opening.
I use toy boy a lot,and I get a lot of compliments,some say it smells on dry down like Dior . On my skin I get 10 hrs easy.
Toy Boy is a rose scent nothing masculine about it.. very heavy on the rose. Nice list.. definitely a lot of developed fragrances on there that wouldn’t be suitable for beginners. I love Polo Cologne (green) and Fahrenheit and still can’t come close to enjoying Kouros. I have the vintage and new one and boy are they strong and animatic. Lalique was my first brand I really got my nose on back in 2004 and ever since I love everything they make. Ombré Noir being my favorite (fig & online exclusive)