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Pls do more of these. There is so much redundancy in the perfume industry at different price points. Very often there are differences but not sure the price difference is worth it 😮
Funny you should mention artists and companies taking inspiration, because Terre D’Hermes first came out in 2006, and Oligarch was 10 years later. Wonderful review, Aaron.
Hermes is a great house. I'd love to hear more reviews of their stuff. I've just got my bottle of L'Ombre des Merveilles back out ready for the spring time. It's so good.
Aron your descriptions of fragrances is very insightful and I have learned so much from a perfumers perspective and I enjoy listening to you talk about fragrances!!! I look forward to trying and owning one of your fragrances! Thank you for the great content 🙏🏽
As always Aaron I appreciate your truth!!! My tax bracket wont allow me to see the Roja but I'm happy to have Terre d'Hermes!!!💯💯💯 the OG as well as Intense Vetiver & I'm found of Eau Tres Fraiche soooo much had to grab a back up bottle before they are all gone!!!! Keep em coming Aaron!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I golf quite a bit in the spring and summer. TDH is what I wear 99% of the time. In the sun and heat, it’s magical and vibrant. I’ve tried Oligarch and there a quite a few similarities to TDH but if I’m honest, it’s just too damn expensive.
I love the way you describe it. You're narrating the scents with texture, shapes and movements. Feels like narration of a story from a wonderland theme. Nice!
And ironically when he described oligarch as round I knew exactly what he meant because I thought that when I smelled it too, even though I had no idea why
Great review Aaron. I remember smelling TDH for the first time years ago and it was love at first sniff. Things have evolved since then and I now own Oligarch, which is much more refined. I love Oligarch but it is much gentler, whereas TDH projects like a monster in comparison. In my view, Oligarch is the better fragrance, but not when considering it cost £375 for 50ml at full retail. TDH offers way more bang for buck
The version Aaron tested was the Eau de Parfum which was about £300 for 50ml (gold bottle top), it's the Parfum version that was £375 (the one with the black gemstone bottle top - which got discontinued shortly after release due to the negative association with the word Oligarch and the invasion of Ukraine, so that version wasn't available to buy for long).
Awesome review! It hurts to see Roja essentially knock off other well known fragrances with better ingredients with barely any notable performance for such an astronomical price. I really love to see more original compositions from this house.
Great comparison review Aaron. Ironically, the first time I heard of Terre d'Hermes was from an article in GQ magazine from about 7 or 8 years ago about Roja Dove. He recommended Terre d'Hermes in the article. So I'm not surprised that he inspired by it. 👍
The similarity has only been mentioned 100 times by other reviewers & on sites like Fragrantica etc so he’s not really ‘the first reviewer to highlight the similarities’ .Oligarch was discontinued last year anyway since anything to do with Russia is now unsaleable , so whether its for you or not is pretty irrelevant since its no longer on sale.
Hello, first of all congratulations for your videos always very interesting and very useful. I wanted to ask you, since the “season” It's about to start.. would you make a video where you recommend some groom fragrances for such a solemn day and who will we remember for a lifetime? Thank you anyway for all the passion you put into each of your videos.
@@IanBianchi my partner bought me le parfum and I love it. Got a boozier smell to it. I love the EDT as well its iconic. Would love to see Aaron review and compare them both
I've been waiting for it. There are much more "clones" or similar fragrances now on the market that have appeared for the last 10 years. Roja Dove - Oligarch vs. T'herre de Hermes Chanel Allure Homme Sport - Versace Pour Homme - Missoni Wave ISL L'Homme - Trussardi Riflesso Roja Dove Elysium - Hugo Reversed (not the clone, but of the same direction) and many more....
@@TuscanBrick Well. I'd better go with less performance and decent price, rather than have better performance with overpriced and overhyped frag. The good instance is CDNIM and Creed Aventus. Armaf smells not that natural on the start maybe, but after like 30 minutes, my coworkers say they smell no difference at all. And considering the price, you know what I go for.
@@Artem_Shipov Oligarch isn't overhyped, but you are right, if on a budget you'd go for TdH. But if money was no object, you wouldn't even consider TdH as it isn't in the same league in terms of quality.
This was great! I advise anyone thinking of getting Terre d'Hermes to try both the EDT and the Parfum. The way Aaron is describing the difference between the TDH EDT and the Oligarch here, is very similar to the difference between TDH EDT and its parfum. The pure parfum is smoother, less "spiky."
Would love to hear your thoughts on Masque Milano Hemingway, I know it will not be your cup of tea but I would love to hear what you have to say about the quality of ingridiants and the blend.
This is a great review. I’m doing exactly this comparison right now with a sample of each. Aaron is 100% correct in his review. Oligarch is a more mellow version of Terre d’Hermes.
Unfortunately for me, TDH contains an aromachemical which causes headaches. Oligarch seems to eliminate this problem, perhaps using naturals? I don't know but Isola Blu doesn't quite measure up. Too bad that its pure parfum rather than EDP which gives Oligarch a more dynamic vibe.
I have big bottles of both TdH edt and parfum. I'm not sure how the supposed reformulations affected new bottles, but both are amazing. Roja Dove is just too costly.
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It's the interplay of the flint note & the rest of TdH that makes it so noteworthy to me. It's the magic element lost in Oligarch, IMO. There's a balance to TdH that makes it alchemic & similar scents - even drastically more expensive ones, in this case - just strike me as underwhelming without it. In all fairness, Jean-Claude Ellena really nailed this one, so I don't expect anything, copying TdH or not, to dethrone it at its own game. Great vid as always.👍
My advice to you would be to smell them both first, as the EdT and EdP are quite different smelling. Both are actually quite nice, but if you're after the one that smells closer to Oligarch, you need to get the EdT.
Aaron… please review Imitation Man by Amouage. Interesting rose, Iris and leather scent. Very interesting! Would love to hear your thoughts. Think you might enjoy it… maybe 😂 Thank you 😊
Terre D’Hermes EDT was not a must buy for me, but the pure parfam is in another world entirely. Love it, bought it. Another great review. Thank you Aaron. 0:09
If you made a vetiver based juice. I would definitely love to see you make art with that. Hermes pre formulation was quite powerful but that dirty Mandarin top note always got me feeling shaky
As the best chef in the world said "you never change the classic perfection, but you can give it the tiniest twist sometimes for interest. - Jean pierre gagniere .
Try Banana Republics Cherry and Amber against BR 540 Very similar and I know I may get hung over this but I think Banana Republics Cherry and Amber is so much nicer and far smoother than BR 540
Terre d'hermes was pretty much the one that got me into fragrances in a big way. So it holds a special place for me. So i always love hearing people big it up
Hey Aaron, is there oud in homme? I received a sample of it and even though the note isn’t listed i swear I’m smelling oud in the background and on the drydown.
I can offer up several ideas for comparisons like this as there are a lot of scents within niche that dupe other niche, but there are also some niche scents that originate from designer too. Just to give some example pairings (and anybody reading this, feel free to reply and add ideas): 1. Dior "Ambre Nuit" vs. Xerjoff "40 Knots" 2. Hermes "Ambre Narguile" vs. Parfums de Marly "Oajan" vs. Kilian "Angels' Share" 3. Chanel "Allure Homme Edition Blanche" vs. Xerjoff "Uden" 4. Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" (original) vs. Amouage "Reflection Man" 5. Tom Ford "Italian Cypress" vs. Roja "Apex" These are without the obvious niche vs. niche comparables, like Aventus, Baccarat Rouge 540, and others.
Abercrombie Fierce - PDM Percival, Initio Rehab - Spicebomb Extreme, Naxos - Mugler Havane, Hacivat - Aventus, Initio Oud for Greatness - MFK Baccarat Rouge (similarities)... They all "inspire" each other 😅
I'd be interested in a Initio Side Effect vs clone comparison. I know you loved it initially and I'd be curious in the difference and if you can explain the corner cutting etc. Great video as always.
Just returned my second bottle of Isola Blu which is apparently a rebranded Oligarch. The price point of Roja Parfums has created a cottage industry of fakes from Russia and China and I have to wonder why these houses don’t drop prices a bit to allow more people to buy. Most of these fakes list at half price and people who obviously would buy it at 200 something for Rojas name and packaging would rather part with that amount if it came direct from his website or dealers. Instead we’ve this off-color industry fleecing American companies like EBay. I’m really over this and settling for samples or dupes (most of which aren’t that bad).
@@y00bz appreciate the response mate. Every one of Aaron's frags i have loved. I'm wearing haze extreme today. I haven't got haze to layer it with but I might have an idea of using haze extreme then layer with versace eros edt!! I think it might be beautiful
@@OmarZ77 definitely improvements. Neither of us can comment on the cost with any level of authority, as neither of us know the respective purchase prices of the raw materials involved in both. My opinion based solely on what I can smell in a side by side comparison, is that the the Roja ingredients are of a superior quality. The blending in the Oligarch is also to a higher standard all round, as Aaron has also pointed out. However, if Oligarch isn't in your price range then go for the TdH no harm done. Or as someone else on here has commented, go for Monarch by Dua Fragrances. It's not quite to the same standard as Oligarch, but it smells more refined and better blended than the TdH. And the Dua version is affordable.
For me, the TDH EDT has a synthetic aromachemical that irritates my nose and induces headaches. Oligarch does not, hence my appreciation for this fragrance. Very hard to find now!
Errr but the edp oligarch is not £400 though.. thats the price for the parfum oligarch.. the edp oligarch was £245 for 50ml. Roja discontinued and replaced the edp with the Parfum for £125 more.. sighh Then now the parfum oligarch was discontinued and relaunched with a new name but its still has the oligarch parfum’s price.. sighh Understandably £245 is still expensive but arguably far less than £375 :p
Love the vid! There's definitely no reason to have both imo. However, I find Oligarch to be quite clearly a better balanced, longer lasting, and more complex scent. Roja clearly likes taking timeless classics and giving them a modern touch up + his take on them. He's done it with this, Guerlain's Vetiver + his own, and Guerlain's Heritage + Danger come to mind. Also Dior Eau Savage + his Scandal. I can't afford to buy them most of the time, but they are a nice treat. However he also has some timeless classics of his own.. Creation E / Enigma the main one that comes to mind. To just deduct him to 'the person who copies' like many seem to isn't really fair.
@@schoeibkasempur7903 All noses are different but to say Cool Water and Elysium are similar is a huuge stretch. To me they aren't even close, just in the same ball park of the same season. Same with Enigma / Tobacco Vanille.
alright you do you my man it’s well known that this man takes popular dna‘s & puts his own twist on it. roja is never unique to me. i don’t even like the smells, the weak performance & price on top kills it for me. Only exception is oligarch i agree that its better than TdH in terms of smell. The parfum version is really weak bc of higher oil, doesn’t project at all
Can you compare Light blue femme and Dior homme cologne 2022? Smelled the Light blue today and it smelled so similiar with Dior Homme Cologne 2022 and the difference in price is big.
Im one of those people who can't smell TDH because of some of the ingredients, all I get is cedar and no nuance. I can however smell Oligarch and love it but something in Rojas juices gives me a rash, well with Burlington, Oligarch, and Oceania anyway. So I bought a extrait dupe that doesnt give me a rash and its cheaper than both. ☺
The Roja Oligarch Eau de Parfum wasn't £400, it was the Parfum version that was £375. Great honest review and I find the same, that they are similar but the Terre d'Hermes is rough round the edges whereas the Roja is smoother. You should test the Parfum version of Oligarch too, as I also have that and find it longer lasting than the eau de Parfum version.
@@schoeibkasempur7903 Dua's Monarch is really nice I agree and in my opinion a lot nicer than the Terre d'Hermes Edt. But not close enough to Oligarch for my liking. I find the Parfum version lasts perfectly on me, even in hot weather.
tdh has a bitter gone off orange note my nose doesn't agree with. oligarch takes it up many levels and is much more refined and wearable, and more complemented. tdh is a love it or hate but oligarch is signature worthy all year round if you can handle the cost.
Pls do more of these. There is so much redundancy in the perfume industry at different price points. Very often there are differences but not sure the price difference is worth it 😮
Unless it is a Parfums de Marley. Their fragrances are worth every cent.
@@d7r_tv theyre the most designery, mass appealing, and they reformulate everything. Not so sure about that
@@ozneonil7132 hmm not sure about that. Layton Exclusiff and Carlisle never been reformulated neither they seem to be mass appealing.
@@d7r_tv Layton exclusif is fairly new, and Carlisle is very mass appealing, every single one likes it
@@d7r_tv that house is a glorified dupe house.
Terre d'Hermès Parfum is a stunning fragrance.
For me it loses some of what makes the edt so good
Funny you should mention artists and companies taking inspiration, because Terre D’Hermes first came out in 2006, and Oligarch was 10 years later. Wonderful review, Aaron.
My Dude.... watching Your videos increases My Knowledge of fragrance's.... which I'm Very grateful for !!!!
Hermes is a great house. I'd love to hear more reviews of their stuff. I've just got my bottle of L'Ombre des Merveilles back out ready for the spring time. It's so good.
Also their Elixir Des Merveilles is a great fragrance
I have 200ml Terre de Hermes EDT...Its my sig scent...Love it more than anything else
Terre dHermes is a masterpiece one of my all time favorite fragrances
Interesting review . I have terre de Hermes. Great review thanks Aaron . Roja is so expensive I wonder if it’s worth the money
Aron your descriptions of fragrances is very insightful and I have learned so much from a perfumers perspective and I enjoy listening to you talk about fragrances!!! I look forward to trying and owning one of your fragrances! Thank you for the great content 🙏🏽
As always Aaron I appreciate your truth!!! My tax bracket wont allow me to see the Roja but I'm happy to have Terre d'Hermes!!!💯💯💯 the OG as well as Intense Vetiver & I'm found of Eau Tres Fraiche soooo much had to grab a back up bottle before they are all gone!!!! Keep em coming Aaron!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I golf quite a bit in the spring and summer. TDH is what I wear 99% of the time. In the sun and heat, it’s magical and vibrant. I’ve tried Oligarch and there a quite a few similarities to TDH but if I’m honest, it’s just too damn expensive.
I love the way you describe it. You're narrating the scents with texture, shapes and movements. Feels like narration of a story from a wonderland theme. Nice!
And ironically when he described oligarch as round I knew exactly what he meant because I thought that when I smelled it too, even though I had no idea why
Great review Aaron. I remember smelling TDH for the first time years ago and it was love at first sniff. Things have evolved since then and I now own Oligarch, which is much more refined. I love Oligarch but it is much gentler, whereas TDH projects like a monster in comparison. In my view, Oligarch is the better fragrance, but not when considering it cost £375 for 50ml at full retail. TDH offers way more bang for buck
The version Aaron tested was the Eau de Parfum which was about £300 for 50ml (gold bottle top), it's the Parfum version that was £375 (the one with the black gemstone bottle top - which got discontinued shortly after release due to the negative association with the word Oligarch and the invasion of Ukraine, so that version wasn't available to buy for long).
I like these comparisons, very interesting. Hope to see more 😊
TDH EDT is one of my favorite fragrances. I enjoy it for spring, summer, & Fall
Awesome review!
It hurts to see Roja essentially knock off other well known fragrances with better ingredients with barely any notable performance for such an astronomical price. I really love to see more original compositions from this house.
ATH sure has allure, I'm always mesmerized listening to him as he gesticulates. He definitely has enchanting qualities. 💎
Great review Aaron. I really love Terre d'Hermes. I've had it for years and have enough backup to never be without it. I'm glad you like it too.
Brilliant interesting comparison.
Great comparison review Aaron. Ironically, the first time I heard of Terre d'Hermes was from an article in GQ magazine from about 7 or 8 years ago about Roja Dove. He recommended Terre d'Hermes in the article. So I'm not surprised that he inspired by it. 👍
Very interesting! I think ATH is the first reviewer who highlights that Oligarkh is so similar to Terre d’Hermes.
Now I know Oligarkh is not for me
The similarity has only been mentioned 100 times by other reviewers & on sites like Fragrantica etc so he’s not really ‘the first reviewer to highlight the similarities’ .Oligarch was discontinued last year anyway since anything to do with Russia is now unsaleable , so whether its for you or not is pretty irrelevant since its no longer on sale.
It'll probably be re-released with a new name like 'Defiled' or 'Abhorrence' Pour Homme ...
Yes it will ne re-released under a new name.
@@nathanthomas5133 They should have renamed it to Ukrainian Oligarch 😆 instead of Isola Blu.
Thank you Aaron. I realized that there is a lot of similarities between Sospiro Basso and Roja Oligarch.
Glad to see an unbiased review.
I seriously need to grab Terre D’Hermes Pure Parfum. I have Eau Givree and I love it.
Spot on Aaron.
Have both Terre and Oligarch.
Oligarch is much smoother than Terre. Thanks ATH👍🏼
Question: does Oligarch also have the wonderful vetiver-focused sillage that I really appreciate in TDH?
You're the best out there right now. Hands down.
Hello, first of all congratulations for your videos always very interesting and very useful. I wanted to ask you, since the “season”
It's about to start.. would you make a video where you recommend some groom fragrances for such a solemn day and who will we remember for a lifetime? Thank you anyway for all the passion you put into each of your videos.
Thanks and more comparisons please
Luv u Aaron. Really love your reviews and your thoughts. Saddly, i can not afford your Perfumery. Maybe in another life..
Thank you for this it’s been very exciting to watch this comparison video ❤❤❤
Fahrenheit edt vs Fahrenheit Le parfum would be really interesting to see aarons opinion and reaction to them both
Great idea!!!!! I love both, but definitely some differences
@@IanBianchi my partner bought me le parfum and I love it. Got a boozier smell to it. I love the EDT as well its iconic. Would love to see Aaron review and compare them both
Aaron ! Please review Psychedelique Jovoy Paris. Its a strange fragrance ! I can't wait to see your reaction.
Love that one, but I like just about anything patch
Love your vids so honestly explaining to us non-perfumers but who love to have 200 bottles of perfume😂
Great review Aaron 👍 would love too see more fragrances that you compare one to another
I've been waiting for it.
There are much more "clones" or similar fragrances now on the market that have appeared for the last 10 years.
Roja Dove - Oligarch vs. T'herre de Hermes
Chanel Allure Homme Sport - Versace Pour Homme - Missoni Wave
ISL L'Homme - Trussardi Riflesso
Roja Dove Elysium - Hugo Reversed (not the clone, but of the same direction)
and many more....
@@TuscanBrick Well. I'd better go with less performance and decent price, rather than have better performance with overpriced and overhyped frag.
The good instance is CDNIM and Creed Aventus.
Armaf smells not that natural on the start maybe, but after like 30 minutes, my coworkers say they smell no difference at all. And considering the price, you know what I go for.
@@Artem_Shipov Oligarch isn't overhyped, but you are right, if on a budget you'd go for TdH. But if money was no object, you wouldn't even consider TdH as it isn't in the same league in terms of quality.
This was great!
I advise anyone thinking of getting Terre d'Hermes to try both the EDT and the Parfum. The way Aaron is describing the difference between the TDH EDT and the Oligarch here, is very similar to the difference between TDH EDT and its parfum. The pure parfum is smoother, less "spiky."
we love u Aaron !
Would love to hear your thoughts on Masque Milano Hemingway, I know it will not be your cup of tea but I would love to hear what you have to say about the quality of ingridiants and the blend.
This is a great review. I’m doing exactly this comparison right now with a sample of each. Aaron is 100% correct in his review. Oligarch is a more mellow version of Terre d’Hermes.
Unfortunately for me, TDH contains an aromachemical which causes headaches. Oligarch seems to eliminate this problem, perhaps using naturals? I don't know but Isola Blu doesn't quite measure up. Too bad that its pure parfum rather than EDP which gives Oligarch a more dynamic vibe.
I have big bottles of both TdH edt and parfum. I'm not sure how the supposed reformulations affected new bottles, but both are amazing. Roja Dove is just too costly.
Yes, Terre d’Hermès, is a wonderful OG. 🤩
I'm happy to here this. Already have Terre d'Hemes so I won't need Oligarch.
Love TdH Parfum. I bought the big 200 ml. A stunner for the price. I hope all is well -The American Kant
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Great video! TDH the winner! Do you have a fragrance with similarities? Great work!
Awesome comparison 👍🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much for considering the price.
It's the interplay of the flint note & the rest of TdH that makes it so noteworthy to me. It's the magic element lost in Oligarch, IMO.
There's a balance to TdH that makes it alchemic & similar scents - even drastically more expensive ones, in this case - just strike me as underwhelming without it.
In all fairness, Jean-Claude Ellena really nailed this one, so I don't expect anything, copying TdH or not, to dethrone it at its own game. Great vid as always.👍
Just note that the Oligarch here is not the '£400' (£375) Parfum version (black cap) but the cheaper EdP one (metal cap) ...
Thanks so much Aaron. Now I just need to decide if I'm going to get the EDT or Parfum Terre De Hermes
My advice to you would be to smell them both first, as the EdT and EdP are quite different smelling. Both are actually quite nice, but if you're after the one that smells closer to Oligarch, you need to get the EdT.
@@garethpayton8335 I smelled them both side-by-side twice in the last week, leaning for Parfum
You may have just saved me 400 quid. I had no idea TdH and Oligarch were so similar. Please do more comparisons.
Hey Aaron, could the “smoothness” of Roja’s fragrances just be his ability to macerate the fragrance/it’s ingredients for longer?
thanks as always bro....
Thanks Areon
Plz do Diaghilev reviews
Aaron… please review Imitation Man by Amouage. Interesting rose, Iris and leather scent. Very interesting! Would love to hear your thoughts. Think you might enjoy it… maybe 😂
Thank you 😊
Great comparison!
I really like terre d'hermes EDT. It performs really well on my skin. I read somewhere that it is 50% iso e super, idk if that's true?
EDT yes
Terre D’Hermes EDT was not a must buy for me, but the pure parfam is in another world entirely. Love it, bought it.
Another great review. Thank you Aaron. 0:09
If you made a vetiver based juice. I would definitely love to see you make art with that. Hermes pre formulation was quite powerful but that dirty Mandarin top note always got me feeling shaky
As the best chef in the world said "you never change the classic perfection, but you can give it the tiniest twist sometimes for interest. - Jean pierre gagniere .
Try Banana Republics Cherry and Amber against BR 540
Very similar and I know I may get hung over this but I think Banana Republics Cherry and Amber is so much nicer and far smoother than BR 540
Terre d'hermes was pretty much the one that got me into fragrances in a big way. So it holds a special place for me. So i always love hearing people big it up
Hey Aaron, is there oud in homme? I received a sample of it and even though the note isn’t listed i swear I’m smelling oud in the background and on the drydown.
Interesting can’t wait to watch it😊
This video confirms Terre d’Hermès as a ‘Hall of Fame’ fragrance, I didn’t even know Oligarch was an homage to it
Clone*
I can offer up several ideas for comparisons like this as there are a lot of scents within niche that dupe other niche, but there are also some niche scents that originate from designer too. Just to give some example pairings (and anybody reading this, feel free to reply and add ideas):
1. Dior "Ambre Nuit" vs. Xerjoff "40 Knots"
2. Hermes "Ambre Narguile" vs. Parfums de Marly "Oajan" vs. Kilian "Angels' Share"
3. Chanel "Allure Homme Edition Blanche" vs. Xerjoff "Uden"
4. Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" (original) vs. Amouage "Reflection Man"
5. Tom Ford "Italian Cypress" vs. Roja "Apex"
These are without the obvious niche vs. niche comparables, like Aventus, Baccarat Rouge 540, and others.
Abercrombie Fierce - PDM Percival, Initio Rehab - Spicebomb Extreme, Naxos - Mugler Havane, Hacivat - Aventus, Initio Oud for Greatness - MFK Baccarat Rouge (similarities)... They all "inspire" each other 😅
For fans of terre de Hermes, seriously buy the h24. I have the edt and it’s decent. I’ve heard edp is substantially better but they were sold out.
I'd be interested in a Initio Side Effect vs clone comparison. I know you loved it initially and I'd be curious in the difference and if you can explain the corner cutting etc. Great video as always.
hope to see a review of sboy for him by draco.. and a review of burnthair.-elon musk... when it will be relesed..
Vir from profumum Roma and black afghano by nasomatto i hear they are extremely similar but slightly different too
which one should i get that smells closer to oligarch? edt or parfum?
Crazy, I don't smell any similarity. I have the Hermes and must be fair to say the successor of the oligarch, Isola Blu.
Please review Hermes un jardin sur le nil 🙏🏼
Just returned my second bottle of Isola Blu which is apparently a rebranded Oligarch. The price point of Roja Parfums has created a cottage industry of fakes from Russia and China and I have to wonder why these houses don’t drop prices a bit to allow more people to buy. Most of these fakes list at half price and people who obviously would buy it at 200 something for Rojas name and packaging would rather part with that amount if it came direct from his website or dealers. Instead we’ve this off-color industry fleecing American companies like EBay. I’m really over this and settling for samples or dupes (most of which aren’t that bad).
Now review - Lattafa Fattan vs TDH
Just curious are all these synthetic ingredients safe in these fragrances to put on the skin?
avoid your neck
Hi folks is there much difference between hard candy and hard candy elixir? Does elixir project and have loads of sillage? Love these videos
Elixir is the heavier, closer to the skin for longer, and deeper, if you want projection then the non elixir one. Or both really boosts HC
@@y00bz does the elixir project alot on its own? Loads of sillage and longevity out of it?
@@ncpmadhead not as much as the original but it's basier, together is ideal. Or just get the normal one for more projection and lightness
@@y00bz appreciate the response mate. Every one of Aaron's frags i have loved. I'm wearing haze extreme today. I haven't got haze to layer it with but I might have an idea of using haze extreme then layer with versace eros edt!! I think it might be beautiful
@@ncpmadhead yeah I get the same. Great performance even without layering, but layering just brings it to another level
So no creativity with the Roja. Terre D’Hermes EDT is a masterpiece and timeless. Wouldn’t pay extra to the person who copied.
Dumb comment of the week award 🎉
He didn't copy it, he improved it.
@@garethpayton8335 the “improvements” cost 4 times as much? Sure..
@@OmarZ77 definitely improvements. Neither of us can comment on the cost with any level of authority, as neither of us know the respective purchase prices of the raw materials involved in both. My opinion based solely on what I can smell in a side by side comparison, is that the the Roja ingredients are of a superior quality. The blending in the Oligarch is also to a higher standard all round, as Aaron has also pointed out. However, if Oligarch isn't in your price range then go for the TdH no harm done. Or as someone else on here has commented, go for Monarch by Dua Fragrances. It's not quite to the same standard as Oligarch, but it smells more refined and better blended than the TdH. And the Dua version is affordable.
For me, the TDH EDT has a synthetic aromachemical that irritates my nose and induces headaches. Oligarch does not, hence my appreciation for this fragrance. Very hard to find now!
How does someone get into perfumery or becomes a perfumer I’d love to do something like that
Tdh is absolutely timeless
IS there a ROja that you could compare Eau Tres Fraiche to?
I highly value Roja, but Terre d' Hermes blew my mind
Errr but the edp oligarch is not £400 though.. thats the price for the parfum oligarch.. the edp oligarch was £245 for 50ml.
Roja discontinued and replaced the edp with the Parfum for £125 more.. sighh
Then now the parfum oligarch was discontinued and relaunched with a new name but its still has the oligarch parfum’s price.. sighh
Understandably £245 is still expensive but arguably far less than £375 :p
Love the vid! There's definitely no reason to have both imo. However, I find Oligarch to be quite clearly a better balanced, longer lasting, and more complex scent. Roja clearly likes taking timeless classics and giving them a modern touch up + his take on them. He's done it with this, Guerlain's Vetiver + his own, and Guerlain's Heritage + Danger come to mind. Also Dior Eau Savage + his Scandal. I can't afford to buy them most of the time, but they are a nice treat. However he also has some timeless classics of his own.. Creation E / Enigma the main one that comes to mind. To just deduct him to 'the person who copies' like many seem to isn't really fair.
Elysium is inspired by Cool Water & Enigma by Tobacco Vanille
Longer lasting ? how ? I know both & Oligarch is weak af in comparison… on me or my friends & family
@@schoeibkasempur7903 Just my experience. How tf am I supposed to answer 'how?' a frag lasts longer on me than another? It just does
@@schoeibkasempur7903 All noses are different but to say Cool Water and Elysium are similar is a huuge stretch. To me they aren't even close, just in the same ball park of the same season. Same with Enigma / Tobacco Vanille.
alright you do you my man it’s well known that this man takes popular dna‘s & puts his own twist on it. roja is never unique to me. i don’t even like the smells, the weak performance & price on top kills it for me. Only exception is oligarch i agree that its better than TdH in terms of smell. The parfum version is really weak bc of higher oil, doesn’t project at all
Pls compare aventus against mazzolari nero
Can you compare Light blue femme and Dior homme cologne 2022? Smelled the Light blue today and it smelled so similiar with Dior Homme Cologne 2022 and the difference in price is big.
Did you like the edt or parfum version more?
Get the parfum is better
ATH coming with the facts again
Im one of those people who can't smell TDH because of some of the ingredients, all I get is cedar and no nuance. I can however smell Oligarch and love it but something in Rojas juices gives me a rash, well with Burlington, Oligarch, and Oceania anyway. So I bought a extrait dupe that doesnt give me a rash and its cheaper than both. ☺
The Roja Oligarch Eau de Parfum wasn't £400, it was the Parfum version that was £375. Great honest review and I find the same, that they are similar but the Terre d'Hermes is rough round the edges whereas the Roja is smoother. You should test the Parfum version of Oligarch too, as I also have that and find it longer lasting than the eau de Parfum version.
Parfum version really weak and skin-scent on me :( Duas Dupe The Monarch handles that problem :)
@@schoeibkasempur7903 Dua's Monarch is really nice I agree and in my opinion a lot nicer than the Terre d'Hermes Edt. But not close enough to Oligarch for my liking. I find the Parfum version lasts perfectly on me, even in hot weather.
Is the hermes epd or edt?
And that’s why you should rather get Duas Oligarch Dupe The Monarch 😉 Oligarch with better performance and cheaper !!
My wife hates Terre D’Hermes.
Great video, but "Terre" is pronounced similarly to "Tear a piece of paper" and not "Terré"...
Hacivat is similarly inspired from Aventus
Please can you review them together
They are more different than similar!
In my eyes Aventus is incredible
tdh has a bitter gone off orange note my nose doesn't agree with. oligarch takes it up many levels and is much more refined and wearable, and more complemented. tdh is a love it or hate but oligarch is signature worthy all year round if you can handle the cost.
Cadillac vs Bentley is a similar comparision👀✍️
Great job 👌🏿
I believe Dior Homme 2020 smells like both Oligarch and Terre d’Hermes. I think they belong to a family of musky, woody vetiver fragrances.
There's no musk, it's a citrus fragrance to be precise a fougere or earthy.