These 5 Fragrances Are NOT Worth Your Money.
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- This one is going to upset some of you...but only if you choose not listen to what I'm actually saying!
I'm not saying these are bad fragrances...regardless of my very particular reasoning for avoiding these 5 fragrances, here is what is most important:
If you have already smelled these fragrances and you love them, keep loving them. Pay me no mind.
But if you remotely care about my opinion on fragrances, I only suggest that you consider what I'm saying about each of these fragrances before you decide to BLIND purchase them. If you are genuinely interested in any of them, PLEASE sample them first. No matter what any reviewer is saying about any of them, try to avoid blind buying a bottle if you can.
Should you still have interest in checking out the fragrances I've outlined, I'll have links below if I can find them.
and yes, I know I spelled "pleasant" wrong at 3:57. 🙃
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Issey Miyake Noir Ambre:
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Dior Homme Sport 2021:
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Sospiro Vibrato:
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I hope you enjoy the video, and that you don’t get upset!
And yes, I know I spelled "pleasant" wrong at 3:57. 🙃
Demi Rawling told me to slap you if I encounter you for calling out her beloved vibrator, I mean Vibrato.
hey can you provide a link for fragropedia? tried search and nothing came up, maybe im spelling it wrong🤷🏽♂
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Vibrato is just a stunning fragrance. I don’t care what anybody has to say. Absolute head turner and compliment magnet.
This might be a hard question to answer, but you think you would like it just as much if you’d never received a single compliment? Just curious.
Of course, the scent is lively, positive, shining, simple, high-quality, inviting, attractive and very long-lasting with a beautiful cloud of scent. Bro I own fragrances for an irresponsibly amout of money, it's one of my hobbies and getting compliments is a nice side effect but it's not a priority. Over the years I especially appreciate the scents that brighten my mood and make me even more confident and so Vibrato is one of the best choices in my collection. Thank you for your work, appreciate it :)@@stayfreshproductions
@@stayfreshproductions so true
@@stayfreshproductions I rarely get compliments and love all my fragrances. I can never understand how people buy fragrances to wear for other people rather than for yourself
@@isak1496the compliments are also for yourself and chances are if you’re wearing it at the very least you don’t dislike the fragrance and more times than not you’re wearing something you like and the compliments are a big bonus.
Justin, your channel has gotten so much better in the last 6 months, stepped up your content from every angle
Thank you 🙏🏾
Hey Justin, I'm so glad you kept it real with Vibrato man. I've done a very similar review comparing Tygar,Arrakis, Turathi Blue to Vibrato and its the same fragrance. I've recommended Turathi Blue because it smells better to me than Arrakis and lasts a bit longer, and if price is not a biggie, I recommended Tygar, because it's the OG and it can be found easily below the Sospiro asking price.
I would recommend checking out Basso from Sospiro because it's essentially Oligarch, but with better performance and actually available to buy. Great video, love this series!
Thank you! I gotta check out Basso.
It is OK to not like some fragrances. It seems to me that most perfume RUclipsrs likes everything. Like there is no bad fragrence out there.
I like Dior Homme Sport and I, personally, think it's totally different from Dior Homme 2020. I wear both. However, now that I think about it, there isn't a Dior Home Sport aftershave that I've been able to find, so I do use the Dior Homme aftershave when I wear Sport because they are similar enough that it pretty much works. Great work, bro. It's like how I think CK eternity is just a copycat of Davidoff Cool Water, but no one else seems to think they smell similar.
Its really interesting as someone who recently joined the fragrance community from the watch community the different use of words for fragrances that are similar to others. In the watch community the word "homage" is used for watches that are securely in the grey area between a total knockoff and something that takes some elements of inspiration but for the most part is original. Lots of arguing over the criteria there too.
Tygar isn’t worth the price either, and it’s sort of silly to see some people lifting it up as some sort of holy grail.
Nah, I got Black Panther from Alexandria and it fills that gap for me. Not worth 370
@@mauriciobarreto4294 i have both tygar and 30ml black panther i dont know how they made it to be soo close its like 98% close. I regret buying tygar i payed 280😢
Tygar is one of the fragrances that I agree is not worth the price tag. It’s a super simple scent profile in a giant tacky bottle.
Exactly, especially considering the fact that there are multiple exceptional clones of it out there for 10% of the price
Did you sell your vibrato man?
I don't understand why you're not at 100.000 subs by now. Your contents are very thought through and your reviews are fantastic. Your collections and suggestions are soo good, plus you're very very easy on the eyes.. Keep it up, bro!
Thank you Edward. I think it’s because videos like this are not what most people want to see. But I’m hoping to make it there with an audience of people like you who appreciate this kind of content. 🙏🏾
More videos like this please. I was looking at blind buying Vibrato-good thing I haven’t.
Lol the thumbnail is killing me 😂, great genre we need more content like this 🤝🏽
Awesome video Justin. Hosting an open house here in Portland today and rocking Emperor Extrait!
Sounds great!
Never tried Tygar but I bought Vibrato. Yes it is over priced but most fragrances these days are over priced. I only buy these type of fragrances if I have a discount code. I wore Vibrato one day to work and received a lot compliments and co-workers writing down the name of the fragrance. I am happy with my purchase but 325$ is too much.
$166 discounted
Definitely agree with you!! Especially Dior homme sport and DH2020 I have both and you do not need both of those scents
Amazing reviews Justin! Very transparent, and enjoy the fact you give your thoughts and alternatives.
Thank you Liz!
As a new "hardcore fan" of your channel I´m specially glad about this content and your clarification concerning the Armaf-Clone of Baccarat Rouge. Your recent video announcing that this clone was available again on a special platform could be easily misread as advertising - which I found frankly not in your style and regrettable. I think your independent voice is way to important in this fast-paced, rather crazy and fundamentally changing business to be jeopardized. The clarifications concerning "niche" versus "luxury" and questioning prizes versus value and quality and unique profile (often you get more of the same but screamingly loud with synthetics and more expensive; now even the brands clone themselves...😕 sorry that I sound like grumpy old grandpa, but it is getting kind of crazy...) is extremly valuable...so please stay on course...👍
How can someone get mad at you is a mystery. You’re the personification of Valium, but in a good way 😂😂. I mean you’re voice is calming, what you say is always polite and, sometimes our opinions may differ, but it’s perfectly fine. Can you imagine how boring would be talking to someone you always agree with? Great video as usually 👍🏻👍🏻
Haha, thank you 😊
Love this series!
And I absolutely agree on the SoP...always felt like most of BN9 fragrances were subpar quality and overpriced. While I loved Bleecker and Andy Warhol, I'd rather choose Nio and Plum Japonais respectively for their quality.
How have you been? Any plans to make a return? It’s great to see you and. I hope you are doing well.
@@WSF176 Appreciate that bro! No plans to return anytime soon 🤙🏼
Thanks man!
And Nio/PJ are fantastic.
I love the concept, video & series as always Justin. My favourite part was, and this came as no shock, when you apologized & admitted you felt icky for inadvertently helping the spike in popularity and price of Untold. You're a class act, Justin, and that's one of the main reasons I enjoy your content as much as I do.
Be safe, my brother.
I concur with all above you wrote !! Not many folks have courage to admit that they might be accountable for price spike. I admire Justin transparency and his open mind and acknowledgement of facts. Brawo!
@@gabrielakras9570 Justin is easily my go to when it comes to Reviewers (I'd never call him an Influencer as he doesn't push people to get the products he mentions, which I truly admire). He's truly in a class all his own, in my books.
@@d.scentgent5382 You hit the nail of the head. BIG TIMES. Thank you for taking the time to respond!
@@gabrielakras9570 My pleasure, thank you as well🙏
Thank you Dave! That means a lot!
You're roughing up some big-boy sensitive feathers today, brotha! LOL! 😂
I loved the video, Justin. I have Bvlgari Tygar and I almost buy Vibrato. Now, keep in mind that Tygar costs more than Vibrato. Tygar goes for $349 vs Vibrato's $325. I did sample Arrakis and quite frankly, I didn't like it. Not even if I pay $20 bucks. Hehe.
Agree with them all except Vibrato. I find it quite different to Tygar in its own way whether up close or in the air. and unlike most, I respectfully disagree that they are overhyped. The only fault of fragrances like afternoon swim, vibrato and tygar is that in the eyes of the fragrance aficionado, they are too simple. But sometimes there’s beauty in simplicity so long as no compromise is being made in the quality of ingredients used and the overall craftsmanship.
The reasons I subscribed are your willingness to say you are not a fan of a fragrance and, lol, I play trumpet too. Stay steady, I appreciate your content.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for the tip on Sospiro JC!!! Xerjoff and it's other brands never appealed to me, I don't even like Naxos, too much Lavender. I also got Noir Ambre at a fantastic price. Will check Arrakis. Thanks again JC!!!
I really enjoyed this video and found it interesting! I love that you introduced alternatives. Thank you for that.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yeah, I also got Noire Ambre when that big batch hit the discounters a couple of years ago; agree it's a really nice amber scent, but hardly unique. There are so many quality amber scents that paying eBay hostage negotiation is unnecessary if you're just getting it out of FOMO.
I hope it never happens to the nuit flanker. I really hate other fragrance channels on RUclips. You just know they buy these in bulk before making a video psyching everyone and their grandmother to buy it and then turning around and making more money on side via illegal price gouging us Ebay. I can't wait for the day a RUclipsrs Ebay account name gets found out and theyre one of the ones scalping the market.
I’m not an expert by any means, more like an eager novice but Vibrato was something special that grabbed ahold of me. I only have a sample right now (because of the price, like you said) but goodness that is some special smelling stuff. Sweet but with some things going on that I just can’t get enough of. I’ll save(and hope the price drops) and splurge on this one. I’m a patchouli guy but this knocked me off my patchouli obsession if only for a little while.
Have a sample of sospiro en route. Even more curious to smell now! Appreciate the perspective and the alternatives
The Demi Rawling fans will be mad at you for dissing her latest hype beast Vibrato. 🤣 But I agree with you I tried a sample and it's not worth the inflated price.
Honesty will always shine
I tried Vibrato & the ginger opening really reminds me of L'home by YSL which I got for like 50. bucks. To be fair, the first day a wore the sample of Vibrato to work I got a compliment & it does have some green notes that separate it from L'home or Tygar, I think but $350? Ouch!
I got my Issey Noir Ambre @ TJ Maxx a couple of years ago....in a messed up box...lol...but the bottle was perfect...for like $50. Love it !
Scent of Peace....no thanks...especially for the price ! I actually think..Bond #9's are ALL overpriced. I prefer Al Haramain Amber Oud Ruby over Untold...AND...BR 540. I sampled Vibrato and Tygar....and I own 2 clones of Tygar...so..I will just stick to my clones of it.
Another great video, Justin. Also, folks, we DO NOT want to fight Justin. He can throw Hadoukens.
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I got Noir Ambre for £49 here in the UK. I'd been looking for it for a while and it just popped up on a discounter's website for one day, and I happened to see it. I pounced. I'm happy. :)
That’s what I usually do I sample first and I make my choice . I bought a 2ml decant of vibrato fell in love with it and bought a full bottle
I suspected that Vibrato might make an appearance. You've saved me money! I've a few holidays this year, starting with France in June, so need to be much more frugal with my purchases.
It’s better than Tygar, plus the performance is better.
@@ecannon9507 Thanks. I've now bought Vibrato and Tygar and love them both.
If we have a difference of opinion can we duke it out on Street Fighter? That seems to be the best idea. Good looking out on an alternative to Issey Miyake Noir Ambre. I want a bottle will gladly take something similar. As far as an alternative for Untold I’d rather have one of the Al Haramain clones.
Scent of Peace is criminally overpriced. 😂. I bought a bottle for around $170 then ended up selling it. Great content as usual.
For what its worth i originally agreed with the Vibrato assesment but as I worked my way through the decant, it grew on me. Especially considering i had a side by side decant of Tygar; I just found that Sospiro lasted longer and was an overall better scent.
The bail in the coffin is that its not uncommon to get Sospiro at discounter these days anywhere from 175 to 220. At that prices its just a much betyer buy than Tygar.
Big shout out to Justin for turning me on to DecantX
Demi Rawling fanboys might be butthurt with vibrato making this video. 😅
Not a fan of PV but with the premise you created which is the as suggesting Arrakis, then yes its a good one for the price.
Pls continue the series JC. This is really good
Ohh and about the dior scent you speak about...
Dior homme eau the cologne is with the dior homme parfum the best of the line, at least for me smelling on my man ❤
Awesome review. Love the honesty. Got a sample of Vibrato from lucky scent. I'm hoping I really like it, we'll see. Basso from sospiro is really nice though
I hope so too!
Enjoyed the video Justin, I'm thinking about giving Raghba Wood Intense a try.
Hope you enjoy it!
Hello Justin, how are you? Great job on the video and list. AFNAN TURATHI BLUE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLONE OF TYGAR????.I PAID $30 FOR MINE. HAVE YOU TRIED IT OR HEARD OF IT?? STAY SAFE BROTHER
Haven't tried it yet, but I've heard of it!
Agree! Tom Ford’s prices($290-$590)👎🏿, but I like Lattafa’s spot on clones of Tom Ford’s scents👍🏿
Tom Fraud
These videos are great, sometimes hype trains can blind people in the problems that the fragrance has. Keep them up, let’s call these videos the anti hype trains or the slow down your horses videos.
I had to delete my earlier comment, but here’s my updated take.
Sospiro Vibrato isn’t groundbreaking, though it is a good fresh fragrance. Is it worth the $325 price tag? Absolutely not. It's a dumb rich ‘luxury fresh scent’ or for those willing to splurge. Essentially, it’s Afternoon Swim but with better projection, and just better in general. What I do love is the scent bubble it creates around you, especially in warm weather where its projection really shines!
Just got a used bottle (95ml left) of Noir Ambre two months ago for 70€ (Europe). I love it so much. I have also tested Raghba Wood Intense, don’t like it.
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like bond no 9 scent of peace for him and Dior Homme 2020 and Dior Homme Sport 2021 and I'm going to try the other fragrances and have a blessed day
Bond no 9... I'll just give a *sigh* and leave it at that... I've never even got my nose on Tygar... Is it great? I'll see if I can smell it somewhere here...
I may not always agree with you but... Thanks for staying real
Respect 🙏🏾
To each their own. I love Scent of Peace for Him. I also think Vibrato is incredible. Even better. But you do you and let it be
Went with Emperor Extrait for an Aventus clone, but I had tried SOP twice in samples and was never a fan, it has something in it I can't stand and the bow tie turned me off before I tried the samples.... PV EE gets me compliments, a lot, by the way.
I did get a new Dior Homme Sport as I ran out of an older 2008 or so bottle and nothing today is like it was in the early 2ks. Loved the old versions, new are okay but I really miss the old school Dior Homme Sport.
Happy National Fragrance Day Justin 🎉
I had heard, though never smelled, similar things about Sospiro's 'Basso;' essentially that it was a "high quality" clone of TdH. I picked up 100ml of TdH pafum for $85, so I don't think I'll be sampling Basso any time soon. 😂Being a sister brand to Xerjoff, I wonder how many of their scents are just "niche" takes on massively successful designer fragrances.(?) It certainly doesn't endear me to the house. Wonderful insights, as always. 👊
Thanks Andrew! I’ve gotta try Basso.
I will always pick the Vibrato over Tigar anytime for the day . Price wise, Vibrato is well- positioned & has more complex structure . The very reasons why is decided to get Vibrato and not Tigar is the price( $325 vs $400) & Tigar performance/longevity is mediocre to my skin.
Agree with bond no 9 scent OF peace… I had it twice in order to force me to love it and sold it. Kind of synthetic and annoying in some point
Thanks for your honesty and alternatives.
Raghba wood intense is fire 🔥...for $20...the scent is powerful, well blended, somehow upscale and classic..for older gentlemen thar like sweet scent
Great review as always….and for me your bang on the money….
I got a bottle of Noir Amber before it was discontinued……for me amazing .
But I’ll give you two to get your hands on you’ll love .
Halcyon by Soma parfums….wow..
Gallivant Gdańsk…..both are amazing and you don’t hear so much about them.
Try these out and if you do let me know what you think.
I will try them!
@@stayfreshproductions look forward to hearing what you think of them…….they will surprise you.
Bylgari tyger and sospiro have almost the same price tyger 240€ vibrato 260€ which one should I pick
Have you tried them both?
I found and bought Noir Ambre for about $80 range last year and it wasn't cheap but it's not so bad for a really good fragrance imho. But for Tygar! Man I think even the original is overpriced for what it is so I absolutely agree with you with Sospiro Justin.
You got a great deal on Noir Ambre as well! It's so overpriced today.
Awesome, yes, dont buy Hawas, one of the biggest hype buy-in mistakes ive made, this man is wise:)
I disagree with something you said... And that's okay. So crazy some people can't wrap their head around that ya know. Anyway keep killin it man. Low key best fragrance yt
Thank you Davey
I agree 💯 on the Dior homme sentiment. I own both and it's redundant. Dior homme 2020 is the better buy. More refined and not zesty like the sport
"Aventus adjacent fragrances" 😄Great language. Elegant euphemism for clone. 👌
Justin you’re hilarious “threatening “ 😂💀
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Even your t-shirt speaks a thousands of languages 👌👌
Sauvage edt is still my signature. I’m hearing great reviews about Louis Vuitton Lovers
Yea I have both Or Encens and Nior Ambre and dislike them both. That was the last blind buys for me. I tried selling both as a bundle
I love Or Encens!
If you're willing to pay $200 for issey miyake noir ambre you might as well go with pdm habdan. Basically the same fragrance.
When thinking about compliments I always wonder how many people actually dislike a perfume but obviously would never say it... for every person that likes/loves a scent there might be two who dislike it.. 😅 so in that sense even compliments do not tell the whole story.. But we don´t care about the potential dislikers do we 🤣, I know I don´t!
Haha you're right, we can't concern ourselves with people who don't approve of us!
Have this with 2 fragrance of mine ..
My Insolance so not the "just" Insolance by Guerlain. Its of the market and i found it online for around 250 euro (30ml) can not buy it because .... 💸 just cant for a designer fragrance.
Also my sweet crush (love it so much) TF orchid soleil.. why oh why they took it of the market😢
Still have a 50 bottle 'half full' but afther that i am lost ...
Also found it online 350 euro 😮😮
Much love from Amsterdam
Thank you for watching! Such gems!
Thank you so much for the review. Hope you love it 😊
I love it! Thank you!
@@stayfreshproductions You're welcome. So happy that you love it!
Scent of Peace was just too linear for me,it never changed or progressed it was just too boring for the price.
Although I love BN9 Scent of Peace, I'm glad you expressed your opinion and you gave details why you didn't like something.
I have non of these. But i think collecting fragrances can turn into an addiction? I have a small variety for every season and good to go!
It can definitely be addictive!
Scent of peace for him is a waste of money, if you’re going to buy it or already bought it… like me. I sold it several months later after I bought it.
Man I normally agree with all of his choices but issy noir hombre is incredible.....it's warm, amber, woody and dry....I wore it to a Christmas party and I had 4 different women come up and sniff me and say how good I smelled and they were trying to pick out who it was in the group that smelled so damn good. It's a very cozy and comforting scent and worth every penny if you can't get it for it's original price.
I never said it wasn’t a great fragrance!
Afnan Turathi Blue is almost identical to Sospiro Vibrato, just a slight touch less sweet. It’s also a fraction of the price.
I enjoy this kind of videos. I think we had enough of possitive-only-fluffy-pink-perfect world fragrance reviews. Im not saying be a hater but express your opinion even if negative couse i think its welcomed.
So do you think Tygar is better and more worth it then Vibrato?
Not as a blind buy!
@@stayfreshproductions So I have smelled sample of Bvlgari Tygar. I quite liked it. Not the most complicated scent profile, but it just seemed a well done scent, plus gave me those endorphin tingle with smelling. My question is if I like that should I go for any of the scents talked about? Ie Bvlgari Tygar, Vibrato, or Arrakis? The first two seem to only be 20- 40 bucks difference in price. In that case is the bvlgari more the worth it buy over the Vibrato for the similar price point? Thanks btw
I got noir ambre for way less than $200. Glad I got it when I did
Tygar is becoming the new aventus here in south tx everyone is talking about it even my uncles wear it
The Vibrato comparison with the Tygar is simply spot on! In the air, you cannot tell the difference between them. Not to mention that in my opinion, both scents are overpriced for what they smell like.
Another Awesome Video Brother
I appreciate that
I agree about Untold. Get Mizensir's For Your Love instead, guys..
Tygar also does not deserve that price
You just get turathi blue from Afnan for 30 bucks
I’ve gotten so MANY comments when I wear vibrato. And I love it.
lucky I got noir ambre below retail. Awesome, but definitely not an everyday casual wear. Lol
I agree 100 percent about vibrato I bought and sold it the next day so disappointed in that fragrance
If you live in a hot and warm climate than Dior homme sport is the much better option, it’s hard to appreciate it if your weather is mild…
Where’s your shirt from??
Madewell
I love untold it last on my until the next day crazy.. but I understand what you mean lol!
Can you please do a full review on Sosprio Basso 👏?
IS MY BOY FragBoyStewie BACK?
Yeah, I gave my decant of scent of peace to my brother.
How do y’all find these cheaper clone fragrances
Sorry bro but in my opinion thé New dior homme sport is better than thé New dior homme. Sharper, longer lasting and more projecting… i did not like thé dior 2020 release but liked thé sport release, though it reminded me of dior homme 2020.
Another great,informative video.
Thanks!
i appreciate the warnings thanks