I like the more cerebral content you have been making recently. Its important to be self reflective of our passions. Please keep up this type of content, its more refreshing than just another fragrance video.
Everyone goes crazy over spicebomb extreme, I smelled it multiple times, do not like it at all on test strip or on skin, I do however like night vision Eau de parfum, everyone swears that creed Virgin island water doesn’t last more than 2-4 hours, I get 12-14 hours on my skin 🤷🏽♂️ always try things and don’t be afraid to expand your horizons
I love the whole "this is my opinion, you may still like it" thing. I haven't tried any of these, but Dior Homme Intense is the only one I've even considered. I think I'll look for a small bottle of the old stuff at a discounter.
I wouldnt bother with the older stuff your not going to be able to get it anywhere but ebay for a size able mark up. And what ever dior homme intense reformulation they did is not noticeable at all unless you have both smells in front of you and you know to look for a difference. When i first got my new bottle i assumed it was from an old batch so i looked up the batch and it was only 11months old.
@@marioturcotte7938 what is your DHI longevity from a bottle that is only a year old? Curios because I have a DHI coming in the mail & it's likely gonna be a post 2020 formulation
@@mr.therockjohnson5394 i would say about after 5-6 i stopped randomly smelling it throughout the course of my day and if i wanted to smell it i would have to go to the point of spray impact to smell and after 9hrs there’s nothing
@@marioturcotte7938 that sounds about the same type of performance I get out of Bleu De Chanel edp. Not beast mode but good enough for most situations except a 8-10 hour work day scenario
Always love your opinions and the thought and reason you put into your conversations, Justin. I absolutely agree that the flanker game is 100% a cash grab but in the case of Code EDP I’m ok with it. I wore Code EDT when it first came out and I loved it (very little experience with fragrances and many compliments contributed) so it’s always been a cherished scent for me. Flash forward to today and knowing that current formulations are anemic, I find it refreshing that I can get the EDP version for cheaper than “vintage” bottles and get my nostalgia and basic bro vibe on again. These companies are going to do the reformulation shuffle regardless of how much it infuriates us all but I’m glad that sometimes they’ll give us back what we’ve been screaming for. I suppose that makes me a bit of a sheep in the fragrance game but I’ll also never pay full retail for most fragrances so I guess we all play the game to win? Absolutely HERE for all of your unique perspectives and refreshing content bro! Cheers to you and hope wedding planning is going well!
I echo what a lot of folks have said about the breadth of content you've been puttin out lately...lists, satire, introspective pieces, individual reviews, house intros, interviews, collabs, and of course the tunes...really, really dope! Having been a fan of your content for a minute, I know that you're usually about positivity and I appreciate that but I did enjoy this video. Not tellin you how to roll but it'd be nice to see more of this type of content sprinkled in every so often. Many blessings brotha JC!
I agree 100% on Lafayette St. I bought a decant based on all the hype & I was like…wait, this is what people are going crazy over? It’s good at best imo. Pleasant scent but nowhere near worth the price for a full bottle.
I fully agree with you on DHI and Dunhill Agarwood. I’m so glad that I only bought a decant of DHI. It definitely falls flat on my skin. Dunhill Agarwood had a good amount of hype and I blind bought it. It didn’t smell like any Oud that I have tried. It had a medicinal smell to it. I ended up selling it.
Mr. Copeland tonight I visited your music channel. I dressed up smoked me a fine cigar with a smooth drink. Wore my O.F.G cologne sat in my patio listening to you play. A cold wet day in Houston and I just felt like I was in the club away from all the drama. Thank you for existing and bringing peace to this world with your fine music.
Justin I just purchased my 30th bottle of cologne, I'm starting to call it fragrance ever since I've been watching these RUclips videos LOL, but I'm from South Baltimore and we never called a fragrance. Anyway not just Bond. #9 we as consumers of fragrances, We should band together and step up to all these houses, and tell them to stop watering down their fragrances, Putting them in a "artistic" bottle which frankly I could care a less about . Just make the cologne nice , and last. Anyway great video. You always explain things from the common man's point of view, and I really appreciate that. I usually don't like skits, but yours are hilarious man. Keep it up your success will continue.
Glad I'm not the only one that thinks Dior Homme intense 2020 is trash. I wore it the first day I got it in and the opening smelled much more muted than I remembered. The dry down was a very light woody aroma but was very much a soft skin scent that only lasted 2 to three hours on my skin which is crazy because a decant I had a long time ago of it was so beast on my skin. If a fragrance doesn't last at least 4 hours on me I don't keep it around. Needless to say I posted the 2020 bottle on ebay and it sold for a fair price. I'm still trying to hunt down a retro formulation.
Awesome video, I really enjoy the content you put out. One of the things i love about fragrances is how subjective and personal it can be and how skin chemistry can effect the fragrance. I couldn't agree more regarding what they are doing with designer flankers. So glad to see I was not alone in how I feel about Bond fragrances too. I haven't had any experience with Dior Homme Intense prior to 2018 but to me the 2020 version seems pretty consistent in scent, longevity and projection to 2018. I actually really enjoy DHI and probably get 7 or 8 hours before it's a total skin scent but during the entire life of the fragrance it has a creamy sweet chocolate thing going on.
Another alternative to Bond No 9 Lafayette Street is Nikos Sculpture which you can find online for 20 bucks. Tried Lafayette St on skin at Saks 5th Ave one day and as I was walking out the store I kept thinking how it smells familiar then it dawned on me that it's exactly like that $20 Nikos that I added to my collection for a few months prior. Lafayette Street is basically a more expensive clone......$300+ more expensive.
Fragrance reviews are all opinion based. The opinions are formed from ours likes, dislikes, bias, etc. It is great to find someone who share a similar opinion, but try to challenge yourself to listen to an opposing one with an open mind. Great video 👍🏾
Great concept! I had a similar experience with the new DHI. It had lovely cacao note when i tested it at the dept store (and it was definitely the new bottle tester they had!) but after I bought it, I was so disappointed that it was just a boring concoction of "bluey" citrus and iris. Don't quite know what changed, as I tested it on paper as well as skin.
I like your recent videos A lot because they reinforce the fact " the Man makes the clothes(fragrance) " not the other way around . It's like buying the mannequin cause its a popular brand only to find out it doesn't look as good on you. Dope video
I don't like Halloween Man X I fell for the hype and bought it from fragranceX and was so excited to smell this. I was most excited about the coffee and leather that everyone was talking about. When I got it I was immediately disappointed. It's the 1st fragrance that I've ever smelled that I actually thought smelled bad. I have no idea if I got a bad batch or if it's just my skin, but it legit smells like an old balloon in a hot stanky ass plastic tube from the McDonald's play place. It smells like spoiled rubber. I tried to give it a fair shot, But because the fragrance does perform so good, it just appalls my nose. I've only heard a few other people say they don't like it. Has anybody else experience the similar thing?
I never had or smelled Armani Code, I picked up the eau de parfum at Macy's not too long ago, and I really like it! Just like you said, get a sample or go somewhere to smell a fragrance that peaks your interest. Peace & tranquility Justin..
I've only tried and sampled one fragrance from Bond no. 9, Greenwich Village...and I find it absolutely beautiful. That being said, it does remind me a little of another fragrance I've worn before. It's been my signature for quite some time and I'm itching to try new things.. I would like to sample a few more Bond fragrances, I don't think any of them can top GV, but I'd like to give a few more a chance since I love GV. Since so many of their fragrances are made to be unisex, I've been looking into a little bit of all of what they have to offer. I appreciate your honest opinion Justin, always! These types of videos are very useful and interesting (no worries on it being a negative opinion video) I love knowing what people love, and love knowing ones they don't think live up to the hype.
Dior Homme Intense is playing tricks on the wearer's nose. I am 100% sure about that. if you spray too much, the wearer is getting the impression that the more you spray, the weaker it seems to become, whilst the people around get nuked when you enter a room with 6 sprays or something. 1 to 2 sprays seem to be perfect. I have batch February 2021. It dries down to fantastic lavender, but nobody is talking about that lavender. but it is mostly lavender in the dry off with a bit iris left from the middle and the opening, for like 8+ hours......
I’m looking for the lavender you detect, but it’s not on my skin. The woods take over for me. But that’s just simply my experience, and a result of the variability and subjective nature of putting scents on your skin.
No hate here. I do like Lafayette st. I like the original Armani code, that is what started my fragrance journey. Enjoying my journey with your take on this fragrance game.
Yeah I bought 3 decants of Lafayette St. When it came out and I was like 🤔. This smells like something that I have or owned before. I have a few Hugo Boss bottles but I don’t know if I have the one you’re talking about. What I do know it smells 85-90% like Dunhill Desire. The best Bond no.9 imo is Greenwich Village and I bought a tester when that came out for under $150. It’s hard to find that now for that price. I agree, Bond no.9, Tom Ford(some) or waaay overpriced.
Code EDP kinda made me give up on flankers also. I have a vintage bottle of Code edt that smells way better. Paying a premium for disappointment is no longer on my radar haha
Lafayette St I got a sample and it blew me away a year ago. Made a point to buy it once I saw a decent price. Bought it. And I was like…..meh. Not even close to my sample notes which were “opening is A++++++ wow” Recently I grabbed a couple Dunhill Signatures on a blind buy. Agarwood and Indian Sandlewood. Both pleasant, neither I can see wearing much. IS zero performance to the contrary to what I saw with reviews. Cool vid
JC! Great video! We all have fragrance buys we don't like/wear and I'm not talking 1 or 2 either! I can't speak for anyone else, but the last 2 years with quarantine and being restricted, I blind bought just about every fragrance just because of a reviewer's recommendation of being blind bottle worthy. We all want the latest and greatest for our own collection, but do we need them all? This hobby is very exciting, expensive and sometimes disappointing but the intrigue and curiosity keeps us looking for our next fragrance buy! Appreciate you fam!
Thanks for this, it's important to maintain balance instead of only talking about things you like. That just enables the idea of buying ALL THE FRAGRANCES which is bad for the addiction you address in your other recent video.
I totally understand your perspective as of late... I hate purchasing a flanker that's redundant of the original or another from that line (e.g. Stronger with You Intensely vs. Stronger with You Leather). I understand the DNA should be similar, but there should be notes that add a distinctive scent difference in each fragrance. Also, I think Dior is pulling a "cash grab" with Homme Intense vs. Homme Parfum, just my opinion! Keep'em com'in...
I never had armani code edt bit I quite liked the edp version from last year but it does not come in a 200ml bottle, so I gave it a miss I bought 3 bottles of armani code absolu 200 ml all on discount sale here and there for around £66/ $88 I love armani absolu, plus it's the only armani scent I have ever owned I generally buy the best fragrance from each house I really like By the end of the year I should be on 65 bottles( quite a few are unopened still)
Again a great video, including the tip to still try for yourself, even if you trust someone's opinion. Even with the exact same taste, which is very improbable, skin chemistry changes the game. So if it sounds interesting, try it!
I tried to love l'homme ideal edp, i hated it since day one, but thought perhaps my nose was too stupid to appreciate it. It now gathers dust with all my Jean Paul Gaultiers and dior homme intense
on bond no 9 I agree most of their stuff is not good. that said there are like 5 scents from the house I really like. I do recommend you try Manhattan its amazing , best from the house imo
Hey Justin, the ones I tried and feel the same as you do: Bond number 9: I tried a bunch and the only one I eve found worth the money was Cooper square. The Dunhill Agar Wood is VERY disappointing! Honestly, you can get any of the Icon collection or even Driven for considerably cheaper, good for every day easy wear. About Dior: the only one I half liked from this Homme range is the new Sports release, again a good gym or office scent that is a bit over priced. To me the original Fahrenheit is the best men perfume they ever made.
I'm not a fan of any of those either... The only Dior Homme I like is the FIRST version of the parfum... Also agree about Bond No. 9... Some are better than others but wouldn't buy any... There was ONE (discontinued) from years ago I kind of enjoyed : Gramercy Park... Pretty sure that's gone forever... Great video
Hello Justin, how are you? I'm digging the intro! What was the piece of music you were playing? The video and list very good! Thank you for your honesty. Very disappointed with Dior!! Stay safe brother
nah bro I need that " top 10 groin gripping long lasting beast mode fragrances to steal somebody's wife in the club take her to Ibiza and marry her have 6 kids land a reality tv show make more millions buy the Atlantic ocean turn it into a water park in 2022....hell yeah " XD love the vid funny thing was I love apple fragrances especially if I can get one that has that tart granny smith green apple smell from what everyone is saying might have to give jaguar gold classic a look, or Boss bottled intense a shot, or if anyone else has any suggestions definitely welcome.
I actually tried Jaguar gold, Dunhill desire, and Lafayette street smells like Jaguar Gold. Most scents from Bond No. 9 are over-priced and over hyped. You're paying niche prices for designer quality.
I'm here for the constructive criticism. Unique viewpoints is something that helps me better consider what is worth buying, what I am missing etc. One of the scents that I really don't get is Side Effect from Initio. I feel like I'm missing out on the next great thing with all the, I guess, asskissery that it gets when to me it's nothing more than a hedione bomb. Pegasus Exclusif from PDM - doesn't get a lot of buzz, but man, that scent just smells like some earthy nuts. I don't really like normal Pegasus either. While I do have this scent, I am left unimpressed by the watered down Jubilation XXV from Amouage. They completely butchered that thing, it used to be the ultimate summer date night fragrance.
I just discover that Dior Homme 2020 smells better on a cold weather and btw there is something that reminds me of guerlain Homme EDT, I wanted to get agar wood by Dunhill now im hessitating jejeej nice video
Hey Justin, regarding DHI, I've seen online that people are saying it was just a repackaging, and the formula code appears to be the same as the one before the 2020 bottle. Do you think it could be possible that the newer bottle hasn't had time to "age/macerate" unlike the older bottle, or you think that that's a load of rubbish? Would love to hear your thoughts, as I've not smelled either haha
It be like that sometimes man, that’s why fragrances are subjective. Just because a bunch of people like a certain fragrance doesn’t mean you will. And vice versa. I haven’t smelled the fragrances you mentioned before but here are 5 fragrances a lot of people love but I can’t stand and why 😂 1. Dior Sauvage edt - too sharp and metallic. The Very Cool Spray is my fav🔥 also now days it’s known as the F Boy signature fragrance 😂 2. Creed Aventus - overhyped and overrated. If I’m gonna spend Creed money on a full bottle it’s gonna be Green Irish Tweed or Millésime Impérial. Beautiful fragrances 🔥 3. Acqua Di Gio Profondo - it’s not a bad smelling fragrance, I just expected it to blow me away when I first smelled it because it was so hyped on RUclips and Fragrantica. Truth is though, pretty underwhelming and performance is average at best on my skin. Also some RUclipsrs had the audacity to say it was better than Profumo 🤦🏻♂️ that’s blasphemy! Profumo is still the best in the line💪🏼🔥 Profondo Lights is actually much better as well. 4. Dior Sauvage Elixir - smells decent👌🏽 but I think Dior is over doing it with this one. They should have called it quits after Sauvage Parfum (witch is a beautiful scent by the way). At this point they’re just trying to compete with Chanel by releasing a new flanker every year 🤦🏻♂️ 😂 basically what I’m saying is that Elixir is nice but unnecessary in my opinion. 5. Oud dominant fragrances in general. Especially the animalic fecal smelling Oud fragrances 💩🤢🤮😷 just not my cup of tea you know? Boss Bottled Oud on the other hand is really nice. And although maybe a more synthetic Oud note but the fragrance is beautiful to say the least🔥 Don’t be offended people! Just my opinion here 🤙🏽
@@stayfreshproductions Gotcha, I do agree it is fresher and less rich in comparison to the older versions. May lack some complexity. I guess that's Dior trying to modernize it for "mass appeal"
Don't know what Boss Bottled smells like but only thing "Lafayette Street" reminds me of are the shower gels that come in the Macy's holiday gift sets. Not appealing
Can I make a suggestion? Get yourself a good mic, mate. It'll make a huge difference. your videos are fantastic don't get me wrong. It's just all the little things that add up to make a truly cinematic experience.
@@stayfreshproductionsyou think I can afford that? 😂 I'm still rocking a snowball ice mic from like 6 years ago. I got a second mortgage to afford that last niche fragrance I picked up it's the content that matters so I'll still watch and like all the videos. I just figured I'd throw that comment into the ether and break up all those yes-men who say everything is perfect. Your audio is still great because you speak clearly and enunciate everything well.
can't understand why people get offended by someones opinion on something. my partner loves sea food, I can't stand the stuff.... any of it! people i work with are fanatical about certain rival football teams but we all get along in the real world, it seems to be a different matter on social media where you get the worst of society either trolling or have boring meaningless lives where they get enjoyment out of being nasty and argumentative. i mostly ignore them as it's a waste of energy arguing
Eros is a cash grabber ,I like flakers when they differ from original likefor instance one million I love prive and lucky .To my nose I can tell its a 1 mil.flanker but prive and lucky smell way different
I have never gotten the love for the entire Sauvage line Also LNDH is so so for me. Endymion is similar and I like it a lot more. It was made out to be God's juice from 2016-2019. Never understood that hype.
I feel that way about Dior homme intense. It's talked about like it's the greatest fragrance of all time. But I'm so let down by it. It smells like powdery cacao with marshmallows with like you said a generic Woody dry down. It's a skin scent the entire time and hadls absolutely zero projection. Performance is terrible. I don't understand it at all. I'm hoping with age maybe it will get better ? Idk right now it's light and fluffy smoares baby powder.
the only problem with the subjectivity of fragrance is when you have a significant other that doesn't like something that you love then thats a bit crappy.
I'm not too hype on Bond No 9 in general. Nothing I have smelled from them has come close to blowing me away. I do, however, have my own fragrance that has a very strong cult following, although discontinued, that people speak so highly of but I don't get it at all. This fragrance being Yves Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche Pour Homme. I was a blind bottle buying madman and I wanted this so badly for my collection. The amount of disappointment when I smelled this was off the scale. It's just...shaving cream. That's it, no more, no less. Oh well, I have hopes one day down the road I will come back to it and finally get what everyone else does about Rive Gauche, but until then, it's a big NO for me. (I can already see the pitchforks coming for me)
How do you specify Dior Homme Intense pre 2020 at discounters? It seems like all the bottles in circulation these days from Dior Homme are the non-iris Dior hommes or Intense & Parfum post 2020 bottles. Fragrantica doesn't even have an official Dior Homme Intense 2020 or Dior Homme Parfum 2020 version
Good for you with these level-headed, well considered critiques-- there's a definite place for constructive criticism and open and candid discussion about our subjective assessments of fragrances. I find these sort of conversations really enjoyable and I'm never even close to being offended if or anyone else savages something I really like. If we can all make each other laugh along the way or are open to being persuaded to reconsider something than that's all I care about. I'll always support your freedom to express yourself on your own channel Justin! :) In the following skit, which fragrances would the doctor confiscate or advise against exposure to I wonder? HAHAAH! What would he recommend to help this wretched BB attempt to rehabilitate herself and climb as close to the Bad B realm as possible? ruclips.net/video/PaghIdSJKvQ/видео.html
Hater! 😂😂😂😂. Justin, I am coming for you about bond 9. Have you tried Nomad, Soho or even Nolita? Maybe the mens scents are not impressive but these three I mentioned plus west side are gems!
Umm ...I do have 3 diferent Dior's home intense One for 2014 I think another one from 2017 And a 2020 The only difference I find it it's my old one it's stronger and feels more macerated specially in the beginning but It didn't proyect as far as the 2017 this last about the same or may a bit longer than the 2014 it may also a bit sweeter I think my favorite one My 2020 it's a bit fresher in the opening a bit lighter fluffy but it last about the same and it drys down about the same as the others ones It's a bit less richer richer maybe like about 5% in my opinion Buy definitely the same formula to my nose and Not a mixed of 2 diferent fragrances! That was ridiculous to say that! Of one of the best fragrances off all time
Ill give you my top 3. 1. Club De Nuit Intense Man - the absolute worst fragrance I've ever smelled. Nothing about it is redeeming. Smells like a lemon cleaner. 2. Lacoste white - smells great on other people I smelled it on and in the air just didn't mesh with my skin I guess 3. Creed Cat pee I mean Creed Viking absolutely repulsive scent.
@@stayfreshproductions and thats why I love his hobby! What might be great for you is awful for me and vice-versa (I really like Lafayette Street lol). Keep up the good work bro! I've really enjoyed the content lately.
I loved your introduction of Dior intense. ladies and gentlemen, for tonight’s last disappointment …. 😭. Thanks for the heads up on Bond No.9 Laviette st. I was going to waist $10 on a sample, and just add another disappointment to my 80+ disappointments!
I think as collectors we sometimes view flankers differently then what I have always thought their purpose was.. Most guys don’t own more than 1 to 10 bottles and 10 is a high number. I’ve always felt like flankers are released to 1) Put light back on the original fragrance in the line.. As many guys still only wear the OG from a line.. 2) use the cache from the OG to get people that wore / wear the OG to branch out and MAYBE buy more of the line / make that flanker their new signature scent.. Again.. Most fragrance wearers have that one bottle.. so when a flanker comes out, I feel most people are waiting until they actually are out of their current bottle and then buying that flanker. Or maybe they purchase it as a gift.. Those of us collecting fragrances view them as “cash grabs” bc we get roped into our own excitement and buy it.. whereas most are only buying it when actually “needed”.. So they would be buying a fragrance regardless if it’s the original or the flanker.. Does that make sense.?? Sure there are some “cash grab” Intentions with new releases.. Companies have to remain relevant and appear “modern”.. These are large companies that have to make money.. I know that’s a lot of rambling.. I just feel as though we make these flankers cash grabs by buying them, when in reality, we don’t need them.. The guy that still wears Armani Code EDT and that’s all he wears.. isn’t running out to Macys when the new EDP was released.. We do that.. Sure he might buy it next time he goes to the store to buy a new bottle of Armani Code EDT and the sales rep shows him the EDP..
Makes sense...my only question is if they could make a version that's as strong as the original used to be, why was it ever reformulated? That is what makes me smell "cash grab" with releases like this. When flankers actually do something a little different, I can respect them more.
@@stayfreshproductions I GUESS they needed to switch out a fragrance ingredient due to regulations for another one that just doesn't smell as strong at the same concentration. Of course, being able ask for a higher price for the same thing is also playing a role.
Carolina Herrera Man Privé. Hipped so much and it's smell is boring and performs poorly. Liked it for the first few times but now I can't stand the fact I bought this. So many incredible fragrances at this price point that it doesn't make any sense to me.
I like the more cerebral content you have been making recently. Its important to be self reflective of our passions. Please keep up this type of content, its more refreshing than just another fragrance video.
Agree. Talking about fragrances as a hobby , from a consumer/collector point of view, rather than like a sales person. This I can relate to.
Absolutely! I wanna hear the metholody. 💜
Thank you Mike.
I agree.
Everyone goes crazy over spicebomb extreme, I smelled it multiple times, do not like it at all on test strip or on skin, I do however like night vision Eau de parfum, everyone swears that creed Virgin island water doesn’t last more than 2-4 hours, I get 12-14 hours on my skin 🤷🏽♂️ always try things and don’t be afraid to expand your horizons
Justin killing it on the Trumpet
Thank you
LOVE the intro! Totally agree that we have to formulate our own opinions. Our skin chemistry is all different.
I love the whole "this is my opinion, you may still like it" thing. I haven't tried any of these, but Dior Homme Intense is the only one I've even considered. I think I'll look for a small bottle of the old stuff at a discounter.
I wouldnt bother with the older stuff your not going to be able to get it anywhere but ebay for a size able mark up. And what ever dior homme intense reformulation they did is not noticeable at all unless you have both smells in front of you and you know to look for a difference. When i first got my new bottle i assumed it was from an old batch so i looked up the batch and it was only 11months old.
@@marioturcotte7938 what is your DHI longevity from a bottle that is only a year old? Curios because I have a DHI coming in the mail & it's likely gonna be a post 2020 formulation
@@mr.therockjohnson5394 i would say about after 5-6 i stopped randomly smelling it throughout the course of my day and if i wanted to smell it i would have to go to the point of spray impact to smell and after 9hrs there’s nothing
@@marioturcotte7938 that sounds about the same type of performance I get out of Bleu De Chanel edp. Not beast mode but good enough for most situations except a 8-10 hour work day scenario
Love the honesty and your wording on people's likes and dislikes.
Always love your opinions and the thought and reason you put into your conversations, Justin. I absolutely agree that the flanker game is 100% a cash grab but in the case of Code EDP I’m ok with it. I wore Code EDT when it first came out and I loved it (very little experience with fragrances and many compliments contributed) so it’s always been a cherished scent for me. Flash forward to today and knowing that current formulations are anemic, I find it refreshing that I can get the EDP version for cheaper than “vintage” bottles and get my nostalgia and basic bro vibe on again. These companies are going to do the reformulation shuffle regardless of how much it infuriates us all but I’m glad that sometimes they’ll give us back what we’ve been screaming for. I suppose that makes me a bit of a sheep in the fragrance game but I’ll also never pay full retail for most fragrances so I guess we all play the game to win?
Absolutely HERE for all of your unique perspectives and refreshing content bro! Cheers to you and hope wedding planning is going well!
I appreciate the honesty and fairness you apply to your channel. You’re maturity and advice is well appreciated.
Thank you!
I echo what a lot of folks have said about the breadth of content you've been puttin out lately...lists, satire, introspective pieces, individual reviews, house intros, interviews, collabs, and of course the tunes...really, really dope! Having been a fan of your content for a minute, I know that you're usually about positivity and I appreciate that but I did enjoy this video. Not tellin you how to roll but it'd be nice to see more of this type of content sprinkled in every so often. Many blessings brotha JC!
Really appreciate you, Brandon.
I agree 100% on Lafayette St. I bought a decant based on all the hype & I was like…wait, this is what people are going crazy over? It’s good at best imo. Pleasant scent but nowhere near worth the price for a full bottle.
I just did a decant swap to get Lafayette Street. Hopefully it’s not too bad.
I fully agree with you on DHI and Dunhill Agarwood. I’m so glad that I only bought a decant of DHI. It definitely falls flat on my skin. Dunhill Agarwood had a good amount of hype and I blind bought it. It didn’t smell like any Oud that I have tried. It had a medicinal smell to it. I ended up selling it.
Your philosophy is superb Justin. Keep the videos fresh
Thanks Joe!
Yes boss bottled is reformulated and is very weak in terms of performance, but it is so cheap and smells so good, I still have a soft spot for it
Mr. Copeland tonight I visited your music channel. I dressed up smoked me a fine cigar with a smooth drink. Wore my O.F.G cologne sat in my patio listening to you play. A cold wet day in Houston and I just felt like I was in the club away from all the drama. Thank you for existing and bringing peace to this world with your fine music.
Thank you! :)
Bought lafayette street for around $160. Worth it! One of my favourite fragrances. Wouldn’t pay more than $200 for it though
Where you get that for $160
Can u post a link or where you were able to pick it up ? I enjoy it very much and have been looking for a good price
Justin I just purchased my 30th bottle of cologne, I'm starting to call it fragrance ever since I've been watching these RUclips videos LOL, but I'm from South Baltimore and we never called a fragrance. Anyway not just Bond. #9 we as consumers of fragrances, We should band together and step up to all these houses, and tell them to stop watering down their fragrances, Putting them in a "artistic" bottle which frankly I could care a less about . Just make the cologne nice , and last. Anyway great video. You always explain things from the common man's point of view, and I really appreciate that. I usually don't like skits, but yours are hilarious man. Keep it up your success will continue.
Thank you Brad!
Glad I'm not the only one that thinks Dior Homme intense 2020 is trash. I wore it the first day I got it in and the opening smelled much more muted than I remembered. The dry down was a very light woody aroma but was very much a soft skin scent that only lasted 2 to three hours on my skin which is crazy because a decant I had a long time ago of it was so beast on my skin. If a fragrance doesn't last at least 4 hours on me I don't keep it around. Needless to say I posted the 2020 bottle on ebay and it sold for a fair price. I'm still trying to hunt down a retro formulation.
Awesome video, I really enjoy the content you put out. One of the things i love about fragrances is how subjective and personal it can be and how skin chemistry can effect the fragrance. I couldn't agree more regarding what they are doing with designer flankers. So glad to see I was not alone in how I feel about Bond fragrances too. I haven't had any experience with Dior Homme Intense prior to 2018 but to me the 2020 version seems pretty consistent in scent, longevity and projection to 2018. I actually really enjoy DHI and probably get 7 or 8 hours before it's a total skin scent but during the entire life of the fragrance it has a creamy sweet chocolate thing going on.
What a beautiful relaxing intro Doctor! Really needed it after having a loud day lol..awesome video
Thank you!
Different strokes for different folks.I tested declaration parfum couldn't get past the BO smell and yet you love it so much.
My fiancée doesn’t like it either. But cumin doesn’t bother me. That’s why I like it.
Another alternative to Bond No 9 Lafayette Street is Nikos Sculpture which you can find online for 20 bucks. Tried Lafayette St on skin at Saks 5th Ave one day and as I was walking out the store I kept thinking how it smells familiar then it dawned on me that it's exactly like that $20 Nikos that I added to my collection for a few months prior. Lafayette Street is basically a more expensive clone......$300+ more expensive.
Fragrance reviews are all opinion based. The opinions are formed from ours likes, dislikes, bias, etc. It is great to find someone who share a similar opinion, but try to challenge yourself to listen to an opposing one with an open mind. Great video 👍🏾
Thank you. Agreed.
Great concept! I had a similar experience with the new DHI. It had lovely cacao note when i tested it at the dept store (and it was definitely the new bottle tester they had!) but after I bought it, I was so disappointed that it was just a boring concoction of "bluey" citrus and iris. Don't quite know what changed, as I tested it on paper as well as skin.
Yeah, smells great but becomes disappointing.
I like your recent videos A lot because they reinforce the fact " the Man makes the clothes(fragrance) " not the other way around . It's like buying the mannequin cause its a popular brand only to find out it doesn't look as good on you. Dope video
Thank you!
I don't like Halloween Man X
I fell for the hype and bought it from fragranceX and was so excited to smell this. I was most excited about the coffee and leather that everyone was talking about.
When I got it I was immediately disappointed. It's the 1st fragrance that I've ever smelled that I actually thought smelled bad. I have no idea if I got a bad batch or if it's just my skin, but it legit smells like an old balloon in a hot stanky ass plastic tube from the McDonald's play place. It smells like spoiled rubber. I tried to give it a fair shot, But because the fragrance does perform so good, it just appalls my nose. I've only heard a few other people say they don't like it. Has anybody else experience the similar thing?
Me to halloween man x smells like ass to me I regret buying it. tried giving to brother but he didn't like either lol
I never had or smelled Armani Code, I picked up the eau de parfum at Macy's not too long ago, and I really like it! Just like you said, get a sample or go somewhere to smell a fragrance that peaks your interest. Peace & tranquility Justin..
I've only tried and sampled one fragrance from Bond no. 9, Greenwich Village...and I find it absolutely beautiful. That being said, it does remind me a little of another fragrance I've worn before. It's been my signature for quite some time and I'm itching to try new things..
I would like to sample a few more Bond fragrances, I don't think any of them can top GV, but I'd like to give a few more a chance since I love GV.
Since so many of their fragrances are made to be unisex, I've been looking into a little bit of all of what they have to offer. I appreciate your honest opinion Justin, always!
These types of videos are very useful and interesting (no worries on it being a negative opinion video) I love knowing what people love, and love knowing ones they don't think live up to the hype.
I remember you saying you enjoyed Greenwich, I need to try it. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Dior Homme Intense is playing tricks on the wearer's nose. I am 100% sure about that. if you spray too much, the wearer is getting the impression that the more you spray, the weaker it seems to become, whilst the people around get nuked when you enter a room with 6 sprays or something. 1 to 2 sprays seem to be perfect. I have batch February 2021. It dries down to fantastic lavender, but nobody is talking about that lavender. but it is mostly lavender in the dry off with a bit iris left from the middle and the opening, for like 8+ hours......
I’m looking for the lavender you detect, but it’s not on my skin. The woods take over for me. But that’s just simply my experience, and a result of the variability and subjective nature of putting scents on your skin.
I get strong lavender in the opening mixed with iris and nobody seems to smell the lavender when I ask them.
Give me every fragrance that you don't like
Totally agree with you about Bond No 9. Most of them smell the same to me and not really high quality imho 🤷🏽♂️
No hate here. I do like Lafayette st. I like the original Armani code, that is what started my fragrance journey. Enjoying my journey with your take on this fragrance game.
Yeah I bought 3 decants of Lafayette St. When it came out and I was like 🤔. This smells like something that I have or owned before. I have a few Hugo Boss bottles but I don’t know if I have the one you’re talking about. What I do know it smells 85-90% like Dunhill Desire. The best Bond no.9 imo is Greenwich Village and I bought a tester when that came out for under $150. It’s hard to find that now for that price. I agree, Bond no.9, Tom Ford(some) or waaay overpriced.
Code EDP kinda made me give up on flankers also. I have a vintage bottle of Code edt that smells way better. Paying a premium for disappointment is no longer on my radar haha
Orange blossom is a note that always hits me as grape soda - whenever its a primary note I usually stay away
Lafayette St I got a sample and it blew me away a year ago. Made a point to buy it once I saw a decent price. Bought it. And I was like…..meh. Not even close to my sample notes which were “opening is A++++++ wow”
Recently I grabbed a couple Dunhill Signatures on a blind buy. Agarwood and Indian Sandlewood. Both pleasant, neither I can see wearing much. IS zero performance to the contrary to what I saw with reviews.
Cool vid
JC! Great video! We all have fragrance buys we don't like/wear and I'm not talking 1 or 2 either! I can't speak for anyone else, but the last 2 years with quarantine and being restricted, I blind bought just about every fragrance just because of a reviewer's recommendation of being blind bottle worthy. We all want the latest and greatest for our own collection, but do we need them all? This hobby is very exciting, expensive and sometimes disappointing but the intrigue and curiosity keeps us looking for our next fragrance buy! Appreciate you fam!
I hear ya bro! We all got hit by the quarantine in this way...
Totally agree The new dhi is alot fresher
Older dhi is still the best
Thanks for this, it's important to maintain balance instead of only talking about things you like. That just enables the idea of buying ALL THE FRAGRANCES which is bad for the addiction you address in your other recent video.
Thanks Danny!
I am enjoying this new content. I haven't seen honesty in a long time. It's refreshing.
Thank you
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like Armani Code EDP and Dior Homme intense 2020 and I'm going to try the other fragrances and have a blessed day
I totally understand your perspective as of late... I hate purchasing a flanker that's redundant of the original or another from that line (e.g. Stronger with You Intensely vs. Stronger with You Leather). I understand the DNA should be similar, but there should be notes that add a distinctive scent difference in each fragrance. Also, I think Dior is pulling a "cash grab" with Homme Intense vs. Homme Parfum, just my opinion! Keep'em com'in...
yeah it can be disappointing...
I never had armani code edt bit I quite liked the edp version from last year but it does not come in a 200ml bottle, so I gave it a miss
I bought 3 bottles of armani code absolu 200 ml all on discount sale here and there for around £66/ $88
I love armani absolu, plus it's the only armani scent I have ever owned
I generally buy the best fragrance from each house I really like
By the end of the year I should be on 65 bottles( quite a few are unopened still)
I will take honesty over a fragrance salesman any day if the week. Great content as always.
I appreciate that!
Dude, you're way nicer than you need to be, especially to Lafayette st, i did not go easy on that one in my recent review of it.
Again a great video, including the tip to still try for yourself, even if you trust someone's opinion. Even with the exact same taste, which is very improbable, skin chemistry changes the game. So if it sounds interesting, try it!
I tried to love l'homme ideal edp, i hated it since day one, but thought perhaps my nose was too stupid to appreciate it. It now gathers dust with all my Jean Paul Gaultiers and dior homme intense
You must try Prada Infusion L’Homme or Cedre, and Rochas L’Homme!
on bond no 9 I agree most of their stuff is not good. that said there are like 5 scents from the house I really like. I do recommend you try Manhattan its amazing , best from the house imo
I gotta try it
Hey Justin, the ones I tried and feel the same as you do: Bond number 9: I tried a bunch and the only one I eve found worth the money was Cooper square. The Dunhill Agar Wood is VERY disappointing! Honestly, you can get any of the Icon collection or even Driven for considerably cheaper, good for every day easy wear. About Dior: the only one I half liked from this Homme range is the new Sports release, again a good gym or office scent that is a bit over priced. To me the original Fahrenheit is the best men perfume they ever made.
OG Fahrenheit for the win 🔥
I'm not a fan of any of those either... The only Dior Homme I like is the FIRST version of the parfum... Also agree about Bond No. 9... Some are better than others but wouldn't buy any... There was ONE (discontinued) from years ago I kind of enjoyed : Gramercy Park... Pretty sure that's gone forever... Great video
Hello Justin, how are you? I'm digging the intro! What was the piece of music you were playing? The video and list very good! Thank you for your honesty. Very disappointed with Dior!! Stay safe brother
Thank you! it's a piece by the pianist in the video (Tom Grant) called "bernie's tune"
nah bro I need that " top 10 groin gripping long lasting beast mode fragrances to steal somebody's wife in the club take her to Ibiza and marry her have 6 kids land a reality tv show make more millions buy the Atlantic ocean turn it into a water park in 2022....hell yeah " XD love the vid funny thing was I love apple fragrances especially if I can get one that has that tart granny smith green apple smell from what everyone is saying might have to give jaguar gold classic a look, or Boss bottled intense a shot, or if anyone else has any suggestions definitely welcome.
Lol it's coming bro. And yeah I hear it's similar to that Jaguar.
INTRO GOLD!!!!! Thanks for another informative video.
Thank you
Lafayette smells exactly like Jaguar classic gold! I was upset when I get my sample!
I actually tried Jaguar gold, Dunhill desire, and Lafayette street smells like Jaguar Gold. Most scents from Bond No. 9 are over-priced and over hyped. You're paying niche prices for designer quality.
This is the 2nd time you made me re- think about my designers purchases
Imo the code edp comes across a bit "oily", it lacks the balance and freshness from the og
I just got the Dior Homme 2020. However I’m not as practiced in re the more vintage version. Great and honest presentation. 👍
I'm here for the constructive criticism. Unique viewpoints is something that helps me better consider what is worth buying, what I am missing etc. One of the scents that I really don't get is Side Effect from Initio. I feel like I'm missing out on the next great thing with all the, I guess, asskissery that it gets when to me it's nothing more than a hedione bomb. Pegasus Exclusif from PDM - doesn't get a lot of buzz, but man, that scent just smells like some earthy nuts. I don't really like normal Pegasus either. While I do have this scent, I am left unimpressed by the watered down Jubilation XXV from Amouage. They completely butchered that thing, it used to be the ultimate summer date night fragrance.
The new JXXV is growing on me, I can see a use for it. But I understand what you mean.
Just received decants of Lafayette Street and Greenley... can't understand the hype either of the scents received.
I had this experience with dunhill icon. To this day I still don't get it how so many people rate it. Definitely not a groin gripping experience.
I just discover that Dior Homme 2020 smells better on a cold weather and btw there is something that reminds me of guerlain Homme EDT, I wanted to get agar wood by Dunhill now im hessitating jejeej nice video
Prada Luna Rosa black is a better take on that original Armani code dna.
Hey Justin, regarding DHI, I've seen online that people are saying it was just a repackaging, and the formula code appears to be the same as the one before the 2020 bottle. Do you think it could be possible that the newer bottle hasn't had time to "age/macerate" unlike the older bottle, or you think that that's a load of rubbish? Would love to hear your thoughts, as I've not smelled either haha
Haha I'm not sure! All I know is it smells fresher and lighter on my skin than the original did
It be like that sometimes man, that’s why fragrances are subjective. Just because a bunch of people like a certain fragrance doesn’t mean you will. And vice versa. I haven’t smelled the fragrances you mentioned before but here are 5 fragrances a lot of people love but I can’t stand and why 😂
1. Dior Sauvage edt - too sharp and metallic. The Very Cool Spray is my fav🔥 also now days it’s known as the F Boy signature fragrance 😂
2. Creed Aventus - overhyped and overrated. If I’m gonna spend Creed money on a full bottle it’s gonna be Green Irish Tweed or Millésime Impérial. Beautiful fragrances 🔥
3. Acqua Di Gio Profondo - it’s not a bad smelling fragrance, I just expected it to blow me away when I first smelled it because it was so hyped on RUclips and Fragrantica. Truth is though, pretty underwhelming and performance is average at best on my skin. Also some RUclipsrs had the audacity to say it was better than Profumo 🤦🏻♂️ that’s blasphemy! Profumo is still the best in the line💪🏼🔥 Profondo Lights is actually much better as well.
4. Dior Sauvage Elixir - smells decent👌🏽 but I think Dior is over doing it with this one. They should have called it quits after Sauvage Parfum (witch is a beautiful scent by the way). At this point they’re just trying to compete with Chanel by releasing a new flanker every year 🤦🏻♂️ 😂 basically what I’m saying is that Elixir is nice but unnecessary in my opinion.
5. Oud dominant fragrances in general. Especially the animalic fecal smelling Oud fragrances 💩🤢🤮😷 just not my cup of tea you know? Boss Bottled Oud on the other hand is really nice. And although maybe a more synthetic Oud note but the fragrance is beautiful to say the least🔥
Don’t be offended people! Just my opinion here 🤙🏽
Thanks for sharing Mike. I don't care for ADG Profondo either.
I hate that you had that experience with Dior Homme Intense 2020 Bro. I have it and it performs well off my skin. Great video none the less.
Thanks Jeremy. It performs just fine on my skin, the scent just becomes very bland.
@@stayfreshproductions Gotcha, I do agree it is fresher and less rich in comparison to the older versions. May lack some complexity. I guess that's Dior trying to modernize it for "mass appeal"
Don't know what Boss Bottled smells like but only thing "Lafayette Street" reminds me of are the shower gels that come in the Macy's holiday gift sets.
Not appealing
Haha.
Can I make a suggestion? Get yourself a good mic, mate. It'll make a huge difference. your videos are fantastic don't get me wrong. It's just all the little things that add up to make a truly cinematic experience.
I will happily share my shipping address if you’d like to send me your highest recommendation. 😎
Looking into it.
@@stayfreshproductionsyou think I can afford that? 😂 I'm still rocking a snowball ice mic from like 6 years ago.
I got a second mortgage to afford that last niche fragrance I picked up
it's the content that matters so I'll still watch and like all the videos. I just figured I'd throw that comment into the ether and break up all those yes-men who say everything is perfect. Your audio is still great because you speak clearly and enunciate everything well.
No cap best channel on YT
Thank you 🙏🏾
Lafayette smells 100% the same like Jaguar classic gold
Bond 9 Lafayette street is not go to..love it plus get compliments
Ye so far I have two bond 9 and they don't smell quality, is new york nights good? Thinking about trying tht out
New York Nights is actually interesting and unique
@stayfreshproductions thanks for the response, ima give it a try before I form an opinion on the brand, so far not good
can't understand why people get offended by someones opinion on something. my partner loves sea food, I can't stand the stuff.... any of it!
people i work with are fanatical about certain rival football teams but we all get along in the real world, it seems to be a different matter on social media where you get the worst of society either trolling or have boring meaningless lives where they get enjoyment out of being nasty and argumentative. i mostly ignore them as it's a waste of energy arguing
Well Justin … I would love to know where u got the old dior from!
I don't have the old Dior! This is the new one in the video.
Eros is a cash grabber ,I like flakers when they differ from original likefor instance one million I love prive and lucky .To my nose I can tell its a 1 mil.flanker but prive and lucky smell way different
I have never gotten the love for the entire Sauvage line
Also LNDH is so so for me. Endymion is similar and I like it a lot more. It was made out to be God's juice from 2016-2019. Never understood that hype.
I feel that way about Dior homme intense. It's talked about like it's the greatest fragrance of all time. But I'm so let down by it. It smells like powdery cacao with marshmallows with like you said a generic Woody dry down. It's a skin scent the entire time and hadls absolutely zero projection. Performance is terrible. I don't understand it at all. I'm hoping with age maybe it will get better ? Idk right now it's light and fluffy smoares baby powder.
Yeah I hope it gets denser with time.
I wish I would have seen this video a week ago before I purchased Lafayette Street. I could have purchased yours or purchase the Boss sent.
Don't mind my opinion if you like it!
the only problem with the subjectivity of fragrance is when you have a significant other that doesn't like something that you love then thats a bit crappy.
Yeah that can be not fun.
Greenwich Village is my favorite Bond.
You the man with that 🎺 I see a Monet sponsor coming soon
Thank you, that'd be nice lol
I 100% agree with you when it comes to Dior Homme Intense. Very disappointed to have it
I think the “reformulation goblin” got in your head a little with Dior Homme Intense 2020..
Slight changes.. nothing catastrophic.
Not at all. Just telling you what I get from my skin.
I get it…
I was only busting chops.
I'm not too hype on Bond No 9 in general. Nothing I have smelled from them has come close to blowing me away. I do, however, have my own fragrance that has a very strong cult following, although discontinued, that people speak so highly of but I don't get it at all. This fragrance being Yves Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche Pour Homme. I was a blind bottle buying madman and I wanted this so badly for my collection. The amount of disappointment when I smelled this was off the scale. It's just...shaving cream. That's it, no more, no less. Oh well, I have hopes one day down the road I will come back to it and finally get what everyone else does about Rive Gauche, but until then, it's a big NO for me. (I can already see the pitchforks coming for me)
I still haven't tried that one...but that sounds disappointing!
How do you specify Dior Homme Intense pre 2020 at discounters? It seems like all the bottles in circulation these days from Dior Homme are the non-iris Dior hommes or Intense & Parfum post 2020 bottles. Fragrantica doesn't even have an official Dior Homme Intense 2020 or Dior Homme Parfum 2020 version
Yeah it's confusing. Look for the Dior logo in the cap to make sure its 2020.
Besides Icon, Dunhill has been a miss for me.
Good for you with these level-headed, well considered critiques-- there's a definite place for constructive criticism and open and candid discussion about our subjective assessments of fragrances. I find these sort of conversations really enjoyable and I'm never even close to being offended if or anyone else savages something I really like. If we can all make each other laugh along the way or are open to being persuaded to reconsider something than that's all I care about. I'll always support your freedom to express yourself on your own channel Justin! :)
In the following skit, which fragrances would the doctor confiscate or advise against exposure to I wonder? HAHAAH! What would he recommend to help this wretched BB attempt to rehabilitate herself and climb as close to the Bad B realm as possible? ruclips.net/video/PaghIdSJKvQ/видео.html
Haha! Thank you so much.
EYE MISS THA VIDZ U DID WIT NORTHWEST SCENTS/PLEEZE TELL HIM HE NEEDZ 2 DROP SUM CONTENT/LUV THA CONTENT MY G 👍👍
I like Governors island from Bond. Woody and incense and amber.
I don't love Sauvage Elixir. I'll keep trying my sample but 8t just doesn't move me. Its a decent frag but I didn't think it was worth the hype.
Fair!
The current Dior Homme Intense has been the same formula since 2017.
It's different on my skin.
I love Acqua Di Gio- Absolu. I can't stand any of the others. That's my opinion. Most disagree. I'm good with that.
Hater! 😂😂😂😂. Justin, I am coming for you about bond 9. Have you tried Nomad, Soho or even Nolita? Maybe the mens scents are not impressive but these three I mentioned plus west side are gems!
Lol! Haven't tried those yet
Intro... On point
Thank you
Umm ...I do have 3 diferent Dior's home intense
One for 2014 I think another one from 2017
And a 2020
The only difference I find it it's my old one it's stronger and feels more macerated specially in the beginning but It didn't proyect as far as the 2017
this last about the same or may a bit longer than the 2014 it may also a bit sweeter I think my favorite one
My 2020 it's a bit fresher in the opening a bit lighter fluffy but it last about the same and it drys down about the same as the others ones
It's a bit less richer richer maybe like about 5% in my opinion
Buy definitely the same formula to my nose and
Not a mixed of 2 diferent fragrances!
That was ridiculous to say that!
Of one of the best fragrances off all time
Thank you for your opinion, Elio
Ill give you my top 3.
1. Club De Nuit Intense Man - the absolute worst fragrance I've ever smelled. Nothing about it is redeeming. Smells like a lemon cleaner.
2. Lacoste white - smells great on other people I smelled it on and in the air just didn't mesh with my skin I guess
3. Creed Cat pee I mean Creed Viking absolutely repulsive scent.
Haha. I love Viking.
@@stayfreshproductions and thats why I love his hobby! What might be great for you is awful for me and vice-versa (I really like Lafayette Street lol). Keep up the good work bro! I've really enjoyed the content lately.
U need a new nose
I loved your introduction of Dior intense. ladies and gentlemen, for tonight’s last disappointment …. 😭.
Thanks for the heads up on Bond No.9 Laviette st. I was going to waist $10 on a sample, and just add another disappointment to my 80+ disappointments!
Ram! Please heed what I said! Don’t let my opinion sway you! Try it for yourself.
@@stayfreshproductions ok I’ll listen to you by not listening to you 😭. All my love and respect.
@@rammul7801 haha. I just want you to seek fragrances you’re genuinely interested in, regardless of what anyone says.
@@stayfreshproductions well said
I think as collectors we sometimes view flankers differently then what I have always thought their purpose was..
Most guys don’t own more than 1 to 10 bottles and 10 is a high number.
I’ve always felt like flankers are released to 1) Put light back on the original fragrance in the line.. As many guys still only wear the OG from a line.. 2) use the cache from the OG to get people that wore / wear the OG to branch out and MAYBE buy more of the line / make that flanker their new signature scent..
Again.. Most fragrance wearers have that one bottle.. so when a flanker comes out, I feel most people are waiting until they actually are out of their current bottle and then buying that flanker. Or maybe they purchase it as a gift..
Those of us collecting fragrances view them as “cash grabs” bc we get roped into our own excitement and buy it.. whereas most are only buying it when actually “needed”..
So they would be buying a fragrance regardless if it’s the original or the flanker..
Does that make sense.?? Sure there are some “cash grab”
Intentions with new releases.. Companies have to remain relevant and appear “modern”.. These are large companies that have to make money.. I know that’s a lot of rambling.. I just feel as though we make these flankers cash grabs by buying them, when in reality, we don’t need them..
The guy that still wears Armani Code EDT and that’s all he wears.. isn’t running out to Macys when the new EDP was released.. We do that.. Sure he might buy it next time he goes to the store to buy a new bottle of Armani Code EDT and the sales rep shows him the EDP..
Makes sense...my only question is if they could make a version that's as strong as the original used to be, why was it ever reformulated? That is what makes me smell "cash grab" with releases like this. When flankers actually do something a little different, I can respect them more.
@@stayfreshproductions I GUESS they needed to switch out a fragrance ingredient due to regulations for another one that just doesn't smell as strong at the same concentration. Of course, being able ask for a higher price for the same thing is also playing a role.
Justin
Check out dunhill century Edp a great clone of le labo santal
Love this groove.💯
Carolina Herrera Man Privé. Hipped so much and it's smell is boring and performs poorly. Liked it for the first few times but now I can't stand the fact I bought this. So many incredible fragrances at this price point that it doesn't make any sense to me.
Does anyone know where I can find Dior Homme Intense Non 2020 version in the U.S. besides EBay? Thanks!
Check out the discounters like fragrancenet, fragrancex, and max aroma, and fragrancebuy.ca
@@stayfreshproductions thank you for the reply. Yeah I’ve checked all the usuals but they’re all 2020 versions.