Unicorn family please check out these beautiful fragrant unicorns and support their channels :) Experiencing Fragrances with Amina ruclips.net/video/RYi4dB1qqbg/видео.html Alessandra Bussey ruclips.net/video/BYGkARIDt3g/видео.html
Hey Aaron Terence Hughes could you do one more Parfums De Marly Name Byerley? The notes are: Top notes Bergamot, Cardamon Heart notes Cedarwood, Guiaiac Wood Essence Base notes Javanese Vetiver, Balsam
So glad u enjoy this house, as do I.. I can always trust ur nose, our preferences are parallel.. not sure if u tried oajan and habdan yet, but those r great too. I think u hit on Layton and Carlisle? Which I also adore.. tom is shopping day here in the USA.. hope all is well and stay safe 👍💯
My pleasure. Thats what I wanted from the beginning. To educate my viewers. Its important for people to understand the craft. There is so much that people dont see in creating a fragrance. The name, The concept, The choice of aroma chemicals, naturals and fixatives. To how the house has a unique smell. To create a unique house smell in a oversaturated market is quite amazing and time consuming. Thats why I love this industry and try to sing the gifts of perfumers. The gift of creating a perfume is really special. Thats why we are called unicorns. Special, Magical and unique.
I'm a Spanish boy. I don't understand some of your words or sentences, but I can't stop hearing you!!! You hypnotize me with your voice and your arms expression. I'm waiting a decant of Percival. I'm very interested in this type of smell. Sorry about my English. Cheers from Madrid😜🤙
People criticise this one because they say it smells simple or like a designer... But its bright and clean and mass appealing and frankly, one of my most complimented and loved fragrances, like people will say things like I smell "divine"... Percival is definitely a banger!
I really love Percevil in the summer, it’s beast mode and gets tons of compliments. It’s not terribly complex but just a niche quality version of Abercrombie and Fitch Fierce. It projects for around ten hrs no problem
I agree. When I wore this on holiday in Abu Dhabi, it won my full respect. Hardly any summer fragrances have significant longevity and projection, but Percival just kept going even at the beach. It is a true summer stand out and super versatile
@@hocineted7594 I see u asking this question around these interviews and honestly your best bet is to buy the samples in the smallest decant/sample size possible, if you aren't able to get out and try them in person. If you can try them in person at a mall or perfumery wear no cologne that day and spray one spray on each wrist, and walk around at least 1 hr sniffing each hand here n there to experience the fragrance throughout its maturity to the basenotes(drydown)...i say only one spray because they are fairly strong and can both work their way up to your nose at the same time and overwhelm you. So 1 spray each wrist, take a smell here n there and compare give your nose a break for a little while and see how u like them. No one's opinion is better than your own, I have went by other recommendations and did blind buys with some success and some horror...I wish I just spent some time and or $20-30 to just try it myself. Hope this helps 👍 good luck with whatever u choose
How about Bucephalus after Alexander The Greats horse I know he loves dark fragrances people feared his horse to be a demon black as night and almost impossible to ride.
El Cypher that is a perfect summery on my perfume brain. It’s taken years to understand it and tame it. It’s wild and uninhibited. But through my therapy journey I’ve gone from hating it to excepting it to loving it. Thank you for the amazing inspirational words. I love my unicorn family
love you reviewing this. Percival is my spring/summer- scent with Layton being my fall/winter - scent. Been this way for 2 years and I can't even see me changing it up. I own so many fragrances but i literally can't wear anything else. I call Percival "Bleu de Fierce" as its the perfect mixture of Abercrombie&Fitch Fierce and Bleu de Chanel EDP for me. Still has that PdM longevity and Quality, absolute Monster of a fragrance to me.
I have a bottle of this coming in tomorrow im really excited even though i know its not a really special scent profile but i chose it because its my first niche so i wanted a versatile frag lol Edit: it came in and have been wearing it the past few days, its high quality versatile blue on PDMs signature base of musk and woods and i smell some sweet smooth vanilla in there Edit2: best blue frag out there, it destroys bleu de chanel highly recommended
Hey Aaron, I just want to say. Blood orange is absolutely outstanding. Seriously, the smoothest transition from opening to dry down. Side note I usually never layer fragrances but blood orange mixed with Percival is out of this world
Thank you Austin, Blood orange is really natural and has some very expensive raw materials In it. The smooth dry down is from the transition from the Citrus accord to the Jasmin to the wood base. Musk and fixatives. It tells a story. You dont get that with a massive amount of aroma chemicals.
Yes, PDM owns definitely that smooth sweet base created in theirs perfumery. PDM Darley is a very beautiful amber fougere made in a classic way. Great review Aaron!
I've said this before but I'll say it again; you are the ULTIMATE perfumer and perfume reviewer. I can look at tons of reviews, but then you are the definitive guide to that fragrance. I have tons of respect for you, and the way you review fragrances with the utmost honesty, and I always know when you are going to say "I don’t like this on a personal level, but...." and you proceed to say how good the fragrance is, even though you do not like it, for a subjective point of view. I mean how many reviewers do that? or have that capability. Awesome, awesome stuff Aaron, you're a Godsend to this community :)
The perfume creation by ratios is interesting In visual art they use the Golden ratio = 1.61803399 Im wondering how affective the golden ratio will be with perfume creations
When I'm blending my essential oils, I'm also mathematical about it. I love the "reversed pyramid" as I like to call it: ● ● ● ● ● ● 3/6 (1/2) top notes, 2/6 (1/3) heart notes, 1/6 base notes. The overall result is usually very balanced, especially in the drydown.
Thats a good place to start. I found I really progressed when I started to challenge myself. What happens if I break all the rules. What about if its all musks. What about if I add this to this. What happens. But to do that I have to really understand the basics and know safety within perfumery. Safe limits. So I always stick to whats safe.
@@tonymalizia If you playing with aroma chemicals and essential oils then your doing perfumery. Shouldn't talk to your self like that. Learn to be kind to yourself. Embrace the challenge and education. From what ive understood from you. You have an understanding that a lot of people dont. That means you study the art of perfumery.
@@AaronTerenceHughes That was very kind of you to encourage me. I really appreciate that. I wasn't talking down to myself, I was only comparing this essential oils blending hobby to actual perfumery and chemistry stuff like you do. Modesty is a quality we both share.
@@tonymalizia I agree with you 100% I never really get whats happening. It hits me sometimes what is happening on this monstrous journey. Like when we moved into our factory. We were unpacking all of our things and packing customers orders the same time. It was really crazy. Then when the signage went up we stood outside and we had no words. Production Unicorn has been with me since the Liverpool Idiots fucked up my work intentionally. So he has seen this grow so fast. But I still dont have or want a huge ego. Grosses me out massively that people get like that. Where others might smash you down. I will always lift up others who try to put a fragrance together. Its really tough and complex.
I know that people are relying on me to help them spend there hard earned money. Its quite a responsibility and one I always keep in the back of my head.
Great review. I totally get you. For me, I love winter as I get to enjoy orientals/gourmands and it’s much harder to find and enjoy stand out summer fragrances. But for a summer fragrance, I’ve tried and tested this in hot weather and it does a great job!
Great review.. Wore this today for the first time I'm strictly about the freshies.. I heard it had similarities to chanel platinum egoiste which was my signature scent for years.. Its really good.. Considering it as a office signature scent now.. Keep up the unbiased reviews mate
Really interested about the ratios being used in perfumery. Do you think that the Golden Ratio (φ approx 1.61) applies in perfumery? It has been used extensively in other areas such as architecture to give an optimal visual appearance.
PDM Percival is a great clone to Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce. PDM has me convinced that's the fragrance I have on. It's very pleasant and I can tell it well put together
I love your opening greeting.....how are you Mr. Hughes?? Can't decide between Herod or Carlisle for my first PDM what are your thoughts? Quite cold in Sweden nowadays so bare that in mind my dear sir🥶❄️
Great review. I wasn’t a big fan of this one either. I enjoyed Galloway over this one. My sample of Sedley is in its way next. Overall this is my favorite house.
Hi Aaron! Hope you're having an amazing weekend and that you're not working too much.. Exciting to see your posts about your factory! A question, are there any notes that to you just doesn't go together no matter how you manipulate them chemically?
I work all the time. We hope to get staff so I can have a few days off a week. This week I had two half a day off. I slept....... I dont know. Slut should not go together. But I wanted to push some filth into a citrus fragrance. I think its how you deal with concentration and respect what your doing. But its easier to put clean musks with citrus and woods to create a clean feel and animal musks with orientals to create a different feel.
PdM... still one of my favourite houses... Percival is quite nice. When I smelled it first, I instantly thought this is something for my dad! Going to give it to him next occasion. For me it’s missing a bit of tobacco. If it had tobacco I would definitely buy it for myself. I’m sticking to Herod, Pegasus, Layton, Sadley in that order.
Good to hear ur thoughts as usual! Maybe some *Montale* fragrance reviews?? They frequently get referred to as loud fragrances. I quite enjoy Honey Aoud!
I love your take on percival. This house is one of best niche brands. But dont worry they have quite few orientals. I hope you will do review on pdm Galloway, Pegasus and Guerlain Vetiver Extreme. Blessings mate one love.
I can understand this. I feel that I am the best at orientals. So I tend to go there. Ive tried to do different things. But I ware my oud collection all year around. Maybe there perfumer is the same. You stick with what you personally love.
You are absolutely correct brother. I like aromatic scents, fresh citrus, woody spicy, gourmand and vetiver both light and dirty. I want to try more orientals. Aaron this house is using great natural resources and ingredients. High quality luxury niche products. Love it. I need to try some of your perfumes very shortly. I love your take on this house you absolutely know good perfumery. I love Guerlain, Hermés, Parfums de Marly etc.
Thanks for the remarks on lavender - I knew that some lavender notes hit me like a frying pan to the face - I'm guessing now that it was English lavender that had that effect on me. Knew I wasn't crazy :)
😘 Aaron, I really enjoy all of your videos! You have such a wonderful way of describing fragrances, I love it. I started my fragrance review channel a couple of months ago and am really enjoying the journey! I just recently reviewed Delina by Parfums de Marly... they sent me a bottle to review and I loved it. I love that you have your own fragrance line! You are really growing and doing well.
Hiiiiiii......I will be designing a woman's fragrance next but want to take my time. I need to discover who the ATH woman is. Im into empowering woman and especially female reviewers in a male dominated frag site. If you are with in the EY Please email me and I will send you some 10ml of my work to review. Have a great day
@@Jhart44 i think its alright, depends on how you use it it. if you gonna have for all day it might not worked all time, or it will. i havent had any issue with it.
I’ll have to try this 1 and see if I like it for a “dumb reach” fragrance. I’m not the biggest PDM fan but if this smells good fresh and performs I could literally wear it year round where I am.
Hey Aaron, thanks for all the fantastic reviews. Love your presentation and style. My favorite frag reviewer above all. My question is this: I already have Layton Exclusif and Greenley. Love them both lots. I was between this Percival and Sedley next. Your thoughts? Have a great day! And btw my very favorite current house is Xerjoff even over Creed at the moment. Next up will be Clive Christian! 😁
@@stevebachmanrealestate143 right. I have only smelled it once at the counter. It wasn’t earth shattering but it was just so likekable. I’m struggling with that as I have sooooo many “fresh scents” and percival does for sure offer complexity as it dries down. How long is greenley lasting on your skin?
It’s like looking at a giant wall of TVs at Best Buy. They all look so damn good and when you finally get one home you know it was the right choice. Go to a place that sells decants and buy a 5 ml and try it for a while. Are you on Facebook?
@@stevebachmanrealestate143 I am, I’m actually in frangrance brotherhood right now and a trusted seller has both percival and greenly for 170 at 4.2oz bottle. I’ve gotta pull the trigger. 😂
Thankyou Aaron for your fantastic reviews. I was a bit undecided about spending money on PDM because I've heard that they smell generic and if that was the case I didnt want to spend silly money on a fragrence like that. You have changed my mind thankyou. Btw, I think if they chopped your arms off you would become mute! 😁 Take care and stay safe my friend.
I think PMD is really well crafted, It lasts and projects. Not an easy thing to do. I love the progression of the story massively. I think its worth the Money and smells more expensive then it is. I totally agree with you. I go in to each review thinking dont move the arms are its distracting. But once I engage with the perfume brain the arms start. What ive found interesting is if I love something I look high and the arms go crazy. If I dont like it the arms dont move much and my facial expressions show it. I was unaware I was like this for years. Crazy isn't it. I actually thought I blended in...
Greetings Aaron from Malaysia.... How does one get hold of your range of fragrances from this part of the world.?Love your work and don't ever stop being YOU🦄
@@AaronTerenceHughes Lovely idea. I will watch it again tomorrow.🦄 Today i really wish i could have done that but i got a few sprays of nasomattos black afgano just before i saw ur Video Upload. The combination would have been kinda weird. 😜
this one really smell like,rich football menagger (my opinion by tester)its parfum for suit.its more for serious stuffs.Never smelled something like this before.Its nice to have testers!
Greetings from TX. Percival and Galloway are really nice summer fragrances from PdM. Given your love for darker fragrances, have you tried Layton exclusif? Btw I'm really enjoying Santal extreme, and the real surprise was Patchouli Noir (as there is so little information anywhere about it). Keep unicorning!
Both are very dark and intense. The dry down with Patchouli noir goes into a chocolate accord. Its really interesting to watch it morph and change. Santal is a lovely song clean sweet concentrate. Thank you for supporting my work.
Go with this then, imo layton is bit too much for warm waether, percival is perfect. But out of two, I prefer layton, its so tasty. There you go have my opinion that you never asked for
@@branimirmarkohrgovic6602 No, I appreciate the reply! Will take this into consideration :) I feel that way about Oajan, dont think my nose is that well attuned to appreciate all of the well crafted notes, and can smell overwhelming. Same with Kalan. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Good day!
You already have the best Parfum de Marly fragrances. They’re much better at the cool weather scents than they are at the fresh warm weather ones. Layton is better than Percival in my opinion. Percival smells like Fierce or Mont Blanc Legend. I found it disappointing. I strongly disagree about who this is for. It’s for men in their 20’s, not older men like ATH said.
Thank you. I love my ouds massively. Oxytocin, Boss bitch, onyx and Oud are my loves. I never ware any of my citrus. But Operations unicorn in my factory loves my citrus.
I like Percival but almost exclusively bc of it's performance. It gets a little sickly after a while and it definitely does smell like something from the 90's. It has this almost jelly, jammy sweetness and I have no idea what would be causing that..Maybe musk and mandarine? Either way, I like Percival but I use it sparingly
I feel exactly the same way , it becomes a little sickly . I wear it because it lasts a full work day and only fragrance I receive compliments after 8-9 hours . Smells pretty average to me
Jay Roberson I won’t review the creed house. The level of death threats I get go crazy when I do. So unfortunately the last two reviews were the last. Creed lovers tend to be obsessed! Sorry.
That is not a secret. The pdm ceo himself says there are sythetics built in the composition. That doesnt have to be a bad thing. Percival does definitely not come of like a chemical mess. I Think its beautiful.
Yes. I actually visualise the maths of perfumery when Im creating. I only noticed I did this when I redeveloped my Oud. I was able to create the fragrance by sticking to my ratios. The more perfect the weighing is the more perfect the perfume is. I can only make a concentrate once a day as the concentration is really intense.
Amazing. PDM is very inspiring as a perfumer. You cant give a better compliment then that can you. Your work is so outstanding I want to push myself to be better.
Wearing Percival around the house today and thought I remembered ATH doing a review a while ago. It was stuck on 999 likes.....so I fixed it. Now at 1K likes :)
Ganymede is such a strange and incredible fragrance! It doesn't smell like any other fragrance I know. I liked it, until I realised It smells like the inside of a burned out radio speaker, that's been haunted by a spooky orange, and sprinkled with violet leaves.
Unicorn family please check out these beautiful fragrant unicorns and support their channels :)
Experiencing Fragrances with Amina
ruclips.net/video/RYi4dB1qqbg/видео.html
Alessandra Bussey
ruclips.net/video/BYGkARIDt3g/видео.html
OH MY WORD! Thanks for the shout out Aaron! 🤗
@@experiencingfragranceswith7409 Ofcause. I want to support Woman's voices in a male dominated arena.
@@AaronTerenceHughes That' so nice of you. I appreciate it!
Hey Aaron Terence Hughes could you do one more Parfums De Marly Name Byerley? The notes are:
Top notes
Bergamot, Cardamon
Heart notes
Cedarwood, Guiaiac Wood Essence
Base notes
Javanese Vetiver, Balsam
So glad u enjoy this house, as do I.. I can always trust ur nose, our preferences are parallel.. not sure if u tried oajan and habdan yet, but those r great too. I think u hit on Layton and Carlisle? Which I also adore.. tom is shopping day here in the USA.. hope all is well and stay safe 👍💯
I could watch these all day. Watching a fragrance review and actually learning something about the art that goes into it. Priceless content
My pleasure. Thats what I wanted from the beginning. To educate my viewers. Its important for people to understand the craft. There is so much that people dont see in creating a fragrance. The name, The concept, The choice of aroma chemicals, naturals and fixatives. To how the house has a unique smell. To create a unique house smell in a oversaturated market is quite amazing and time consuming. Thats why I love this industry and try to sing the gifts of perfumers. The gift of creating a perfume is really special. Thats why we are called unicorns. Special, Magical and unique.
This is actually what I do most days- just watch ATH reviews, lol. Can't stop, won't stop :)
@@dahnyul gayyy
When you review a fragrance it is like you are composing a beautiful symphony. You are one of my favorite reviewers.
Thank you. Thats pretty much what goes on. It like each compound sings to me.
I'm a Spanish boy. I don't understand some of your words or sentences, but I can't stop hearing you!!! You hypnotize me with your voice and your arms expression. I'm waiting a decant of Percival. I'm very interested in this type of smell. Sorry about my English.
Cheers from Madrid😜🤙
People criticise this one because they say it smells simple or like a designer...
But its bright and clean and mass appealing and frankly, one of my most complimented and loved fragrances, like people will say things like I smell "divine"... Percival is definitely a banger!
Completely agree.
It's like Rolex vs Citizen watches. They both look good but one has a higher end design that many simply take for granted.
I really love Percevil in the summer, it’s beast mode and gets tons of compliments. It’s not terribly complex but just a niche quality version of Abercrombie and Fitch Fierce. It projects for around ten hrs no problem
All PDM fix to the skin and project. Not an easy thing to do.
I agree. When I wore this on holiday in Abu Dhabi, it won my full respect. Hardly any summer fragrances have significant longevity and projection, but Percival just kept going even at the beach. It is a true summer stand out and super versatile
@@SP-sl6dj try Nishane hacivat
Is it better than sedley ?
@@hocineted7594 I see u asking this question around these interviews and honestly your best bet is to buy the samples in the smallest decant/sample size possible, if you aren't able to get out and try them in person. If you can try them in person at a mall or perfumery wear no cologne that day and spray one spray on each wrist, and walk around at least 1 hr sniffing each hand here n there to experience the fragrance throughout its maturity to the basenotes(drydown)...i say only one spray because they are fairly strong and can both work their way up to your nose at the same time and overwhelm you. So 1 spray each wrist, take a smell here n there and compare give your nose a break for a little while and see how u like them. No one's opinion is better than your own, I have went by other recommendations and did blind buys with some success and some horror...I wish I just spent some time and or $20-30 to just try it myself. Hope this helps 👍 good luck with whatever u choose
Great to be mentioned on your channel again. Love the videos 🦄👍🦄👍🦄
If you ever will collaborate with Parfums de Marly the fragrance should be called Unicorn as it suits the horse names theme of that house 🤣
I know. I have no idea why I havnt done a fragrance called Unicorn. After I read this I thought........... Why?.... Il have to do it wont I.
How about Bucephalus after Alexander The Greats horse I know he loves dark fragrances people feared his horse to be a demon black as night and almost impossible to ride.
Vintage Parfums has Rush of Unicorns scent. Inspired by Creed Silver mnt.Water I think.
@@AaronTerenceHughes Yes!
El Cypher that is a perfect summery on my perfume brain. It’s taken years to understand it and tame it. It’s wild and uninhibited. But through my therapy journey I’ve gone from hating it to excepting it to loving it. Thank you for the amazing inspirational words. I love my unicorn family
Most refreshing fragrance Chanel on RUclips .
I own this and completely agree. To me, it’s class in a bottle. Very sophisticated scent. I would love to see you review Kalan.
Is it better than sedley ?
@@hocineted7594 it is
@@coleman2586 do you have good compliments with girls ?
I love Percival! It is the best “blue” fragrance I have ever smelled!
It ain't actually really a "blue fragerance" more of a fougere if anything
@@rickterrance4981 it’s definitely not a fougere to me, but to each their own.
Is it better than sedley ?
@@hocineted7594 I think Sedley is the better warmer weather fragrance, but Percival is a better overall fragrance. If that makes sense.
More of a green fragrance
love you reviewing this.
Percival is my spring/summer- scent with Layton being my fall/winter - scent. Been this way for 2 years and I can't even see me changing it up. I own so many fragrances but i literally can't wear anything else.
I call Percival "Bleu de Fierce" as its the perfect mixture of Abercrombie&Fitch Fierce and Bleu de Chanel EDP for me. Still has that PdM longevity and Quality, absolute Monster of a fragrance to me.
Sounds amazing to me:) Once you fall in love with a house you never go else where do you.
I get you I have both too. Anyone could just buy those two and be totally fine and save a lot of money in the long run
I prefer sedley for spring / summer and Herod for fall / winter
Is it better than sedley ?
I have a bottle of this coming in tomorrow im really excited even though i know its not a really special scent profile but i chose it because its my first niche so i wanted a versatile frag lol
Edit: it came in and have been wearing it the past few days, its high quality versatile blue on PDMs signature base of musk and woods and i smell some sweet smooth vanilla in there
Edit2: best blue frag out there, it destroys bleu de chanel highly recommended
By far its my favorite blue, I'm not even a huge fan of blues but I will buy a bottle of percival here soon
Hey Aaron,
I just want to say. Blood orange is absolutely outstanding. Seriously, the smoothest transition from opening to dry down. Side note I usually never layer fragrances but blood orange mixed with Percival is out of this world
Thank you Austin, Blood orange is really natural and has some very expensive raw materials In it. The smooth dry down is from the transition from the Citrus accord to the Jasmin to the wood base. Musk and fixatives. It tells a story. You dont get that with a massive amount of aroma chemicals.
Yes, PDM owns definitely that smooth sweet base created in theirs perfumery. PDM Darley is a very beautiful amber fougere made in a classic way. Great review Aaron!
I have tried 5 or 6 PDM.
And it really has a housesmell,DNA that you can smell in alot of them.
Delina is sooo good for female.
Bought it for my wife
Will will try that in the winter.
Which one is better percival or sedley ?
I totally agree PFD is a amazing home with very high quality juices
100%
I've said this before but I'll say it again; you are the ULTIMATE perfumer and perfume reviewer. I can look at tons of reviews, but then you are the definitive guide to that fragrance. I have tons of respect for you, and the way you review fragrances with the utmost honesty, and I always know when you are going to say "I don’t like this on a personal level, but...." and you proceed to say how good the fragrance is, even though you do not like it, for a subjective point of view. I mean how many reviewers do that? or have that capability. Awesome, awesome stuff Aaron, you're a Godsend to this community :)
I would love to see you review Zaharoff Signature Pour Homme
Great review as always! I’m interested in your opinion on the house of Initio, especially Oud for Greatness and Atomic Rose.
Love your reviews, the passion and descriptive review is just amazing man! Definitely subscribing!
I hope its helping you to buy wiser. I am always concerned that people spend there money correctly.
The perfume creation by ratios is interesting
In visual art they use the Golden ratio = 1.61803399
Im wondering how affective the golden ratio will be with perfume creations
your description of what "having lots of maths" is very interesting. It is really cool to understand fragrances from that point of view.
Wasn’t initially impressed, but I find myself wearing it often as a dumb reach.
When I'm blending my essential oils, I'm also mathematical about it. I love the "reversed pyramid" as I like to call it:
● ● ●
● ●
●
3/6 (1/2) top notes, 2/6 (1/3) heart notes, 1/6 base notes.
The overall result is usually very balanced, especially in the drydown.
Thats a good place to start. I found I really progressed when I started to challenge myself. What happens if I break all the rules. What about if its all musks. What about if I add this to this. What happens. But to do that I have to really understand the basics and know safety within perfumery. Safe limits. So I always stick to whats safe.
@@AaronTerenceHughes What I'm doing is a child's play compared to real perfumery. I'm not even trying to compare it.
@@tonymalizia If you playing with aroma chemicals and essential oils then your doing perfumery. Shouldn't talk to your self like that. Learn to be kind to yourself. Embrace the challenge and education. From what ive understood from you. You have an understanding that a lot of people dont. That means you study the art of perfumery.
@@AaronTerenceHughes That was very kind of you to encourage me. I really appreciate that. I wasn't talking down to myself, I was only comparing this essential oils blending hobby to actual perfumery and chemistry stuff like you do. Modesty is a quality we both share.
@@tonymalizia I agree with you 100% I never really get whats happening. It hits me sometimes what is happening on this monstrous journey. Like when we moved into our factory. We were unpacking all of our things and packing customers orders the same time. It was really crazy. Then when the signage went up we stood outside and we had no words. Production Unicorn has been with me since the Liverpool Idiots fucked up my work intentionally. So he has seen this grow so fast. But I still dont have or want a huge ego. Grosses me out massively that people get like that. Where others might smash you down. I will always lift up others who try to put a fragrance together. Its really tough and complex.
I really hope you get to Parfums de Marly Pegasus soon! It's a very unique scent and excited to see your review
Winter 2020:)
Man i adore your reviews you are the best in my opinion...i don't buy any perfume before knowing your opinion about it when its possible
I know that people are relying on me to help them spend there hard earned money. Its quite a responsibility and one I always keep in the back of my head.
You should review Habdan by this house. Probably my favorite PDM. Very interesting scent.
Great review. I totally get you. For me, I love winter as I get to enjoy orientals/gourmands and it’s much harder to find and enjoy stand out summer fragrances. But for a summer fragrance, I’ve tried and tested this in hot weather and it does a great job!
I agree with you massively. Thank you for watching
I have that same feeling. I hate winter EXCEPT for the amazing frags I get to wear. I'm totally a gourmand/oriental fragrance lover.
Great review.. Wore this today for the first time I'm strictly about the freshies.. I heard it had similarities to chanel platinum egoiste which was my signature scent for years.. Its really good.. Considering it as a office signature scent now.. Keep up the unbiased reviews mate
I like it! BUT find it too „Designer Mainstream“ for the Price
Yes!, this is exactly what I thought when I first smelled it.
The performance is mental though.
Thanks again, Aaron! Another addition to my shopping list.
Really enjoy these reviews! Excellent!
I love it that you share your fragrance making knowledge, it helps us better understand the fragrances we love. Thank you.
Amazing. Im so happy im educating.
Absolutely love your style!!!!
Really interested about the ratios being used in perfumery. Do you think that the Golden Ratio (φ approx 1.61) applies in perfumery? It has been used extensively in other areas such as architecture to give an optimal visual appearance.
Bellum omnium contra omnes 100%. Can’t say too much about this. But you understand why I’m 2020/ 2021
Did you do a PDM Carlisle review?
Another fantastic and insightful review Aaron!!! Would love to hear your thoughts on Mancera Red Tobacco 👍
It is incredible, and beast mode performance... But the first 20-30 minutes is a chaotic mess, but after that just gorgeous
@@maikjansen2332 Indeed it is... my absolute favorite 😁
PDM one of my favorite houses of all times.
Love the channel and reviews Aaron. I need to sample some of the parfums de marly fragrances
PDM Percival is a great clone to Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce.
PDM has me convinced that's the fragrance I have on. It's very pleasant and I can tell it well put together
Yes it smells expensive. I have a sample 🙏😳
@@patrickbateman4541 did you wear it to the dorsia
I love your opening greeting.....how are you Mr. Hughes?? Can't decide between Herod or Carlisle for my first PDM what are your thoughts? Quite cold in Sweden nowadays so bare that in mind my dear sir🥶❄️
Great review. I wasn’t a big fan of this one either. I enjoyed Galloway over this one. My sample of Sedley is in its way next. Overall this is my favorite house.
Hi Aaron! Hope you're having an amazing weekend and that you're not working too much.. Exciting to see your posts about your factory!
A question, are there any notes that to you just doesn't go together no matter how you manipulate them chemically?
I work all the time. We hope to get staff so I can have a few days off a week. This week I had two half a day off. I slept....... I dont know. Slut should not go together. But I wanted to push some filth into a citrus fragrance. I think its how you deal with concentration and respect what your doing. But its easier to put clean musks with citrus and woods to create a clean feel and animal musks with orientals to create a different feel.
@@AaronTerenceHughes I really hope you get staff cuz that doesn't sound good.. But thank you for replying :)
@@Sagalarsson96 My pleasure
PdM... still one of my favourite houses... Percival is quite nice. When I smelled it first, I instantly thought this is something for my dad! Going to give it to him next occasion. For me it’s missing a bit of tobacco. If it had tobacco I would definitely buy it for myself. I’m sticking to Herod, Pegasus, Layton, Sadley in that order.
Good to hear ur thoughts as usual!
Maybe some *Montale* fragrance reviews?? They frequently get referred to as loud fragrances. I quite enjoy Honey Aoud!
I will try them. A new house for me to discover:)
I really encourage you to try habdan, from this house. It has oud, rose, etc...
I will. Winter 2020
The maths / ratios ideas were fascinating!! Any books or education out there on that?
I love your take on percival. This house is one of best niche brands. But dont worry they have quite few orientals. I hope you will do review on pdm Galloway, Pegasus and Guerlain Vetiver Extreme. Blessings mate one love.
I can understand this. I feel that I am the best at orientals. So I tend to go there. Ive tried to do different things. But I ware my oud collection all year around. Maybe there perfumer is the same. You stick with what you personally love.
You are absolutely correct brother. I like aromatic scents, fresh citrus, woody spicy, gourmand and vetiver both light and dirty. I want to try more orientals. Aaron this house is using great natural resources and ingredients. High quality luxury niche products. Love it. I need to try some of your perfumes very shortly. I love your take on this house you absolutely know good perfumery. I love Guerlain, Hermés, Parfums de Marly etc.
Do you think it smells like fierce?
I really wished your last parfums de marly review would be on Kalan. It's so polarizing and different, really would like to hear your opinion on it
Winter 2020. I promise. Otherwise this channel will be a Tom ford and PDM love festival.
Liking the reviews. It's interesting to see someone disecting the fragrances like you do and who 'nose' their stuff. 😁
The French lavender oil is English lavender grown in France, I’m not sure that they make an oil from Lavendula dentata.
Thanks for the remarks on lavender - I knew that some lavender notes hit me like a frying pan to the face - I'm guessing now that it was English lavender that had that effect on me. Knew I wasn't crazy :)
😘 Aaron, I really enjoy all of your videos! You have such a wonderful way of describing fragrances, I love it. I started my fragrance review channel a couple of months ago and am really enjoying the journey! I just recently reviewed Delina by Parfums de Marly... they sent me a bottle to review and I loved it. I love that you have your own fragrance line! You are really growing and doing well.
Hiiiiiii......I will be designing a woman's fragrance next but want to take my time. I need to discover who the ATH woman is. Im into empowering woman and especially female reviewers in a male dominated frag site. If you are with in the EY Please email me and I will send you some 10ml of my work to review. Have a great day
So funny - my favorites are citrus aromatics. Love how subjective scent it
This is my signature scent for the summer, perfumes de marly blows my mind. I have three PDM now, its going to be wonderful!
Heard it sucks in projection and longevity, can you attest to that?
@@Jhart44 i think its alright, depends on how you use it it. if you gonna have for all day it might not worked all time, or it will. i havent had any issue with it.
I’ll have to try this 1 and see if I like it for a “dumb reach” fragrance. I’m not the biggest PDM fan but if this smells good fresh and performs I could literally wear it year round where I am.
Hey Aaron, thanks for all the fantastic reviews. Love your presentation and style. My favorite frag reviewer above all. My question is this: I already have Layton Exclusif and Greenley. Love them both lots. I was between this Percival and Sedley next. Your thoughts? Have a great day! And btw my very favorite current house is Xerjoff even over Creed at the moment. Next up will be Clive Christian! 😁
If you had to pick one, would you go with Greenley or Percival?
I personally LOVE Greenley!
@@stevebachmanrealestate143 right. I have only smelled it once at the counter. It wasn’t earth shattering but it was just so likekable.
I’m struggling with that as I have sooooo many “fresh scents” and percival does for sure offer complexity as it dries down.
How long is greenley lasting on your skin?
It’s like looking at a giant wall of TVs at Best Buy. They all look so damn good and when you finally get one home you know it was the right choice. Go to a place that sells decants and buy a 5 ml and try it for a while. Are you on Facebook?
@@stevebachmanrealestate143 I am, I’m actually in frangrance brotherhood right now and a trusted seller has both percival and greenly for 170 at 4.2oz bottle. I’ve gotta pull the trigger. 😂
Hi Aaron can u plz review OUD SILK MOOD (extrait de parfum) from MFK ..I would love to see your review on that
Please review Galloway, Darley, and Nisean please
Thankyou Aaron for your fantastic reviews. I was a bit undecided about spending money on PDM because I've heard that they smell generic and if that was the case I didnt want to spend silly money on a fragrence like that. You have changed my mind thankyou.
Btw, I think if they chopped your arms off you would become mute! 😁
Take care and stay safe my friend.
I think PMD is really well crafted, It lasts and projects. Not an easy thing to do. I love the progression of the story massively. I think its worth the Money and smells more expensive then it is. I totally agree with you. I go in to each review thinking dont move the arms are its distracting. But once I engage with the perfume brain the arms start. What ive found interesting is if I love something I look high and the arms go crazy. If I dont like it the arms dont move much and my facial expressions show it. I was unaware I was like this for years. Crazy isn't it. I actually thought I blended in...
I love Parfums De Marley, my favoutite house.
Mine to. The next ones in the Autum / Winter will be Pegasus.
Lovely video! Could you review Amouage - Reflection Man, next?
Im sure I have done that one.
Greetings Aaron from Malaysia.... How does one get hold of your range of fragrances from this part of the world.?Love your work and don't ever stop being YOU🦄
Maxaroma can ship my work worldwide
Love to listen how you describe scents i already own and love.💙
I hope you put what I review on and smell with me. I always love that. Interactive smelling channel
@@AaronTerenceHughes
Lovely idea. I will watch it again tomorrow.🦄
Today i really wish i could have done that but i got a few sprays of nasomattos black afgano just before i saw ur Video Upload. The combination would have been kinda weird. 😜
this one really smell like,rich football menagger (my opinion by tester)its parfum for suit.its more for serious stuffs.Never smelled something like this before.Its nice to have testers!
One of the best houses period imo. Solid review! Random question though, are you a Virgo by any chance?
Greetings from TX. Percival and Galloway are really nice summer fragrances from PdM. Given your love for darker fragrances, have you tried Layton exclusif? Btw I'm really enjoying Santal extreme, and the real surprise was Patchouli Noir (as there is so little information anywhere about it). Keep unicorning!
Both are very dark and intense. The dry down with Patchouli noir goes into a chocolate accord. Its really interesting to watch it morph and change. Santal is a lovely song clean sweet concentrate. Thank you for supporting my work.
Do you have Prada samples? That’s my favorite house I’d love to see those reviews :)
I do not! But I really should
Got Oajan, and Herod. Might have to add this or Layton, something for warmer weather!
Go with this then, imo layton is bit too much for warm waether, percival is perfect. But out of two, I prefer layton, its so tasty. There you go have my opinion that you never asked for
@@branimirmarkohrgovic6602 No, I appreciate the reply! Will take this into consideration :) I feel that way about Oajan, dont think my nose is that well attuned to appreciate all of the well crafted notes, and can smell overwhelming. Same with Kalan. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Good day!
You already have the best Parfum de Marly fragrances. They’re much better at the cool weather scents than they are at the fresh warm weather ones. Layton is better than Percival in my opinion. Percival smells like Fierce or Mont Blanc Legend. I found it disappointing. I strongly disagree about who this is for. It’s for men in their 20’s, not older men like ATH said.
new tats? awesome vid!
Not for a while. Once covid is over I will be getting some removed
Want to sample yours
I don’t have Percival but it’s loved in the Frag community. Nice T
Great advice for budding perfumers here ! You’re a good un ☺️
I have two favourite fragrance hous. No Joke but You and Parfüm De Marley. Onyx, Zeus and Arabica is so beautiful!
Thank you. I love my ouds massively. Oxytocin, Boss bitch, onyx and Oud are my loves. I never ware any of my citrus. But Operations unicorn in my factory loves my citrus.
@@AaronTerenceHughes I hope to get them in the near future
@@urbangergely I expect as we expand and get new staff we will produce more and we will be able to get my work out there
which Parfums de Marly would you recommend for warm climate?
Sedley
Which one you would like to choose for summer from these :
1-de marly percival
2-acqua di parma Quercia
?
Brut
I like Percival but almost exclusively bc of it's performance. It gets a little sickly after a while and it definitely does smell like something from the 90's. It has this almost jelly, jammy sweetness and I have no idea what would be causing that..Maybe musk and mandarine? Either way, I like Percival but I use it sparingly
I feel exactly the same way , it becomes a little sickly . I wear it because it lasts a full work day and only fragrance I receive compliments after 8-9 hours . Smells pretty average to me
@@Kadaf1 is it better than sedley ?
@@hocineted7594 I prefer Sedley , more fresh and better smell
İ hope you review hacivat by nishane
What about a colab with Jeremy Fragrance
What’s your thoughts on green Irish tweed?
Jay Roberson I won’t review the creed house. The level of death threats I get go crazy when I do. So unfortunately the last two reviews were the last. Creed lovers tend to be obsessed! Sorry.
Aaron Terence Hughes No worries. Thanks for the reply!
@@AaronTerenceHughesCreed is good But ist doesnt Performes and lasts Long, so defo Overpriced
Is Percival considered a “blue” fragrance?
It's blue but also a classic green aromatic musky fragrance in Abercrombie style
An amped up modernized Fierce.
Nailed it, you always get good easy to reach for scents. Hard to go wrong tbh
This is lovely. :)
Please review pdm herod or carlisle Aaron :)
In the Winter. Ive reviewed Herod. :)
Aaron didn't you hate 'Carlisle'?
I dont hate anything. I didn't like the notes in it. It wasn't for me.
This smells amazing and reminds me of Hugo Boss Red, very nice…!
I need that shirt ☮️❤️💰
bravo, nice video I think the perfume has a lot of synthetic notes. thanks
That is not a secret. The pdm ceo himself says there are sythetics built in the composition. That doesnt have to be a bad thing. Percival does definitely not come of like a chemical mess. I Think its beautiful.
This is a great mix of naturals and aroma chemicals. I think its wonderful
Spanish Lavender = Lavender Stoechas? There are so many lavenders it is hard to keep them all straight.
Thats why perfumers have a favourite supplier. I love my lavender from one supplier. Jasmine and Rose from another.
You make me love PDM and hate citrus-rich fragrances. Hi to all unicorns 🤗 🦄
Oh nooooo. You must love what you love.
Just ordered a sample of this ☠️
You described the math involved in perfume and I visualized fractal patterns 🤙👍🤙👍
Yes. I actually visualise the maths of perfumery when Im creating. I only noticed I did this when I redeveloped my Oud. I was able to create the fragrance by sticking to my ratios. The more perfect the weighing is the more perfect the perfume is. I can only make a concentrate once a day as the concentration is really intense.
You should review kalan next
Great review!! We reviewed this as our first video because we love it!! 😎😂💯🔥
Amazing. PDM is very inspiring as a perfumer. You cant give a better compliment then that can you. Your work is so outstanding I want to push myself to be better.
Wearing Percival around the house today and thought I remembered ATH doing a review a while ago. It was stuck on 999 likes.....so I fixed it. Now at 1K likes :)
200 euro for another Platinum/ Fierce/ Legend?!! Thanks
I have 10 different PDM. PERCIVAL is the bottom of my list of go to PDM colognes in my collection.
Somebody send Aaron a sample of GANYMEDE by Marc Antoine Barrois.
So many houses to discover.
@@AaronTerenceHughes You should deffo try Ganymede.
Ganymede is such a strange and incredible fragrance! It doesn't smell like any other fragrance I know. I liked it, until I realised It smells like the inside of a burned out radio speaker, that's been haunted by a spooky orange, and sprinkled with violet leaves.
Smels like vintage A&f love it