10 of My Holy Grail Fragrances For Beginners (2024)
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As you'll see, this video is not quite what it seems.
Yes, I'm offering 10 great options for someone who considers themself a "beginner" to the fragrance hobby, but I'm not taking the usual route that one might expect from a video like this. You'll see. I hope you enjoy!
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Let me be real with you.... im not a beginner and im watching 🤫
I purchased Amouage Boundless on your recommendation (actually Grace's recommendation but you were still in the video). I'm happy I did. I'm really enjoying it this winter. Thanks, Grace.
Thanks for sharing!!
I’ve been in the fragrance game 5 years. If I started over I WOULD NOT buy 70% of the bottles I have.
I wouldn't say 70%, but I agree with your statement. I've bought countless fragrances that I wouldn't purchase again. I am probably at the 50% mark... But that is what happens when you constantly blind buy (unfortunately).
Always something ive never heard of in each video. I appreciate that.
Hi Justin, i just wanted to let you know i discovered your interpretation of Path of the wind from my Neighbour Totoro on Spotify and its wonderful! I know music is your other ( or main?) passion and i would love to see more that side of you on the channel! Peace ✌🏼
Thank you!! I’ve been a musician for all my life.
I think the most important thing for a beginner to figure out is what type of scent works best with your body chemistry. I've bought numerous amounts of fresh/aquatic scents because I liked them, but they don't last on me. Citrus and aquatic last a couple hours, at best. If I had known that body chemistry was such a crucial factor, I wouldn't have wasted thousands of dollars on fragrances I liked, but just didn't work on me.
Bois Imperial is a fantastic everyday/work niche for beginers, and it is not expensive - 85 euros for 100 ml.
Yeah, I bought this off Justin’s recommendation, I believe. Considering that some new designer fragrances retail for double that price certainly upsets the designer/niche price-point scenario.
I don't think is office safe as it is overwhelming. And a bit particular for a mass appeal.
Wonderful choices, as always. Boundless is one of my signatures so I'm completely biased, haha. Bonus points for Monsillage, though. Being from Quebec, I can't help but preach! Seriously though, Isabelle is a fantastic perfumer. She also makes some of the best bar soaps I know, with actual perfume-related scents. She has an Iso E Super soap! Perfect for base layer 👌😄
I do enjoy Rain Essence quite a bit…
Overpriced at full retail.. but at discounters it’s a solid choice for something fresh and clean that isn’t a “blue”
Or straight citrus bomb..
Not sure we’ll see the days of finding Bvlgari Man fragrances for $45/$50 100ml… but in the $60-$70 range 100ml I’d say most of them are worth the price.
Mr Burberry edt is WAYYYYYYY underrated. Excellent and completely slept on by most. Glad to see you showing it some love
I love it, minty cardamom as I would describe it. Very subtle but every now and then you get wifts of freshness
Agreed….
I would do things differently if I could do it over again.
It was fun…. But it can be done much smarter.
Thank you for sharing some lesser known offerings. I hope you have a terrific weekend
Thank you my friend
This is one of your best videos
Thank you 🙏🏾
I love the categories you often choose because they're so related. I definitely have the "relax" fragrance dilemma sometimes or the "anti fragrance " every once in a while. You just "get it", man.
Thanks John!
Justin thanks for putting us all on these!
Justin! The uomo is actually a different fragrance lol it’s crazy I know. Similar to Dior homme vs Dior homme 2020. I have the one you pictured and it’s an iris clean woody. No hazelnut, no coffee etc.
Hey Justin great video bro. Can you do one 5 must own travel Fragrances. I travel abroad and the women in US love sweet but when I was in Tokyo and Laos I never got so many “you smell like a girl “ from women there. I would love your opinion bro.
Cheers your the best
Really appreciate your straight-forward, down to earth guidance. No nonsense. So much help for those of us who are relatively new and just trying to learn. Thank you
Thank you Johnnie
Good list. I’m not even familiar with some of them, but I 100% agree with Valentino Uomo as a date night fragrance. For the category where you recommended Gambit, I tend to rotate back and forth between MB Explorer, D&G Light Blue and Missoni Wave. All work well for a bunch of scenarios and none are too expensive. For work I’d also keep those, but add Dior Homme 2020, Gentleman EDP and Polo Blue EDP.
Your choices are super unique, which I love. I have some work to do to get to know them. Love this video homie. Still using DecantX with your code too. 😎
Thank you!!
Great video. For a clean natural smell, I use body musk perfume oil from Qurashi. It is white musk oil that is applied on the skin by a plastic applicator and then spread or rubbed by hand. Clean, natural, non-intrusive but at the same time lovely smell. Original Musk from Kiehl's claims the same but although I like it, but body musk is a much better option for this particular function.
Thank you Justin
you are easily the best fragrance channel on youtube. you cover every basis. theres videos for literally everyone. criminally underrated.
Thank you!
I completely agree. I bought a handful of decants from Scent Split. This way if I don't like it I'm out maybe 30 bucks, not several hundred. Far to often we go out and blind buy a fragrance because the female influncer has really nice........eyes! Yesterday I wore Kajal Faris, and today Creed Aventus. To be honest, they both smell great, but I couldn't tell the difference. One of those is almost 500 a bottle.
Hi Justin just wanted to thank you for this video, me personally am on a scent or sense memory trip , wanting to get my nose on as many different scents as possible, to bring me back to times, places and people from my past, more so than even wearing scents when I'm out and about, Mr Burberry has brought me back nearly 30 years to an x ,and all those memories have flooded back, thanks again, just goes to show even the cheapest can be the best especially when it comes to memory.thanks again.
Thank you John!
@@stayfreshproductions no thank you.
Just wore Gambit on Sunday for the first time. Its very clean smelling. Reminds me of something, yet I haven't been able to nail it down yet. Mind Games really has gained my attention . My favorite is Checkmate so far, Blockade and Grand Master are also great. I have the other 16 in the line on the way so that should keep me busy for a while lol.
Great video as always, thanks !
Thanks James!
Thankyou for making videos that always explore more of what’s out there. I’ve been interested in this hobby for just 6 months and I’m already very bored of the channels that do the lists of the same old designer blue fragrances over and over again.
I tried Bulgari Man Rain Essence in the shop. The opening is outstanding, very fresh and captures that freshness of a summer storm, but it quickly dries down into a very ordinary smelling and very weak skin scent that I had to put my nose on my wrist to be able to smell. At least that was how it worked on me. Hard pass on that one, which is a shame because the opening is so good.
I’m really interested in trying out some of the Mind Games frags, I’ve heard good things about them on some of the other channels too. They sound a bit unique and intriguing.
Thanks for watching! I hope you can try Mind Games sometime.
I'd recommend a beginner to get more familiar with scents of cooking spices and ingredients: cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, mint, oregano, curry, honey...
Also, I'd get good soaps with one predominant note, e.g. soaps from Marseille, France that have lavender, or jasmin. They can smell wonderful and you will notice the difference every time you enter your bathroom.
About niche, besides testing whichever you can find in stores, I'd rather suggest get sample sets of different houses, not just of individual scents.
I'd recommend sample sets from Parfums de Marly, Amouage, Maison Margiela, Kerosene, and Mancera. That will cover many styles and categories.
About designers, well those can be sampled for free in many stores. Important not to just smell them right after spraying. Smell their drydowns. So collect as many paper strips as you can carry separately enough back home. Use different pockets for each, whether on your clothing, or koala, backpack, briefcase, wallet. (Some times I've brought home more than a dozen :) Then compare and check their drydowns once at home.
Ideal is to spray on skin, but we can't spray that many separate enough spots on our arms, so the best next thing are those paper strips.
Guilty EDP has a weird note breakdown but smells elegant. Will this be a series? Maybe Intermediate and Enthusiast Holy Grail recommendations?
Cool idea!
I am not a beginner but I don’t mind hearing things in a new context and I always like to listen to your perspectives and insights. Thank you for this.
Thank you Catherine!
Boundless is amazing to me! Love the ginger! Really surprised ion have full bottle
Boundless has really grown in me since getting a bottle last year. Beautiful in the air
Mr. Burberry EDT was one of my first fragrances and to this day after trying dozens it is one of my favorites. I used to wear it in college on nights out when I wanted to smell mature. The mainstream really slept on this, probably because it doesn’t last all that long.
The best work fragrance I know is Chanel Platinum Egoiste. Extremely clean without being soapy, modern, professional, and my favorite Fougere of all time.
You left out État Libre d’Orange - Secretions Magnifiques. Beautiful scent for the beginners. Very natural smelling, totally appropriate for an interview or 1st date.
Couldn’t agree more. Silly me.
You stay coming with unique frags ❤
Facts! It's my favorit part of this channel. I hate watching videos of the same "different" fragrances on fragrance RUclips. Always something new here.
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Thank you brother! I needed this
I wore Gucci Guilty edt yesterday. I was instantly reminded of how I love the Guilty line. Gucci is one of the few designer houses who does flankers right
When I choose a fragrance I do not consider "if it would grant e compliments" in fact to me that translates into "generic and mass appealing" instead of Unique scents ;). I choose my fragrances based on "how they make me feel" and that is all I care about.
That brown Bvlgari is fire! One of my first sigs from back in high school.
I love signature royale x, it really does start to smell like your skin, beautiful scent :)
Look at Justin talking about Guilty EDP. Happy I mentioned it to you. It's lovely!
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Bois Mysterieux, a masculine spicy leather. 40-50 years ago this would have been an everyday type fragrance possibly. Crazy how times change. Such a great fragrance. Great variety in this list!
Totally agree! Thank you!
Jumping jacks. Lol!! Too funny 😂
As always great content, Justin!! I’m a female and still love to watch your reviews to learn and also because I’m introducing my son-in-law to the niche world of fragrances. I started with baby steps so PDM Layton from the jump. He FINALLY came around and loved it. Now he can’t get enough. So on to the next one. Lol I’m going to pick one from this review. Thank you so much!! 😊
Thank you Angelita! I’m so glad you’re finding some scents he loves!
Amouage boundless - is my #1 amouage fragrance, it does have a fragrance like chai tea latte!!
I got a sample of Gambit based off of not only your recommendation but also Grace! I absolutely love it. Was a love at first sniff for me. It does have a similarity to Sauvage elixir haha. To me it smells like a hybrid of Oud Satin Mood and Sauvage elixir! I wonder if you get that Oud satin mood feel in there as well. Regardless, I’m obsessed with it. Very easy to wear but to me is sexy and versatile 🔥
I definitely get an OSM vibe now that you mention it! And I’m glad you dig it!
Nicely done versatile video
Thanks!
Fresh content JC. I love Bvlgari Man Rain Essence and agree its nothing out of the ordinary but it is a joy to wear
Also, aviation club is an easy tobacco scent that isnt the naxos nor tobacco vanille type
Thank you Edgardo 🙏🏾
My wife told me about this concept in make-up: YBB (you but better) ... think I'm remembering correctly. It seems to be essentially akin to your 'anti-fragrance' category. It's a concept I love!! Like, just elevating 'you' somehow.
For me, that fragrance is John Varvatos (the orignal one).
So awesome!
Man i really need to do more jumping jacks
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So, in depth I like ❣️
I have the new version of Valentino Uomo Edt, and yes, is not change so much of the og
Ruy Lopez from mind games is so good.
Bedankt
Thank YOU!
Dans tes bras is like the smell of warm cats fur/clean musky skin....it suits your last category to a T....i have it and dries van noten...i dont wear either for over 2 years...i should sell and will at some point.
Sadly it appears that Valentino Uomo and Uomo Intense have been discontinued. 😢
Could not stand Gucci Guilty. I smelled rose notes along with licorice and anise, kind of medicinal. Just not for me, gave away my bottle. For a similar situation (casual evening) at a similar price point, I enjoy Versace Eros Flame a lot.
very curious about ormond man
The Mr. Burberry line is sleeped on.
Valentino Uomo has been reformulated as of 2021 and no longer has any chocolate, hazelnut or coffee.
Justin, would you consider making videos about fragrances that you like in your wife or that you would like she would wear..... they do not have to be the traditional "feminine" scent profile, in fact the more unisex the better :)
Yes!
@@stayfreshproductions You are the best!!!!!
Good video today sotd Spinx elixir 👍🔥💯
Appreciate it, good one
Lmao why did I know there was gonna be a Zaharoff in here. 🙄 As a Jerk, you're making my eyes roll hard right now.
A few things:
1. Kudos to you for hating my content, yet still watching it. Many would say it makes no sense, but I know you have your reasoning.
2. If I want to continue to earn my million dollar monthly stipend from Zaharoff, then of course I would have one in a video. It’s not just because of their quality and value. No way.
3. Assuming you’re straight, I advise you to never tell another straight man that he’s “making your eyes roll hard right now” ever again. Thank me later.
Can anyone recommend a Frag community to join. Sounds odd asking for online friends lol but I’m a year into this alone. Could really use opinions from the people in these comments.
80% of the time you recommend insanely expensive frags
Thank you for taking an accurate statistic of my recommendations, I know it took a lot of time and research to come up with that
Burned by the Cope man 🔥
@@newbius81 not as bad as his frag list burning through your bank account
Expensive is a relative term. He's catering to a wide audience.
Has anybody tried Parfumes Vintage’s Emperror Cologne or Emperror Cologne Intense (Aventus Cologne inspired by)?
Looking for a fresher take on Aventus Cologne for more casual wear. Don’t want to spend Creed money, but don’t want to cheap out either. Doesn’t have to be 1:1 either, just looking for similar function and vibe. Any alternatives would be appreciated.
Yes bro. Get the Emperor EDP not the Extrait. The Emperor Cologne is good but I never wear it. It just lacks something, smells nice but doesn’t get the head turns like Emperor. Good luck bro. If you love smoke get the Noir bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I have Montagne Parfums Intense Pineapple and Rayhaan Imperia. I like both of them. I really haven’t found any of the Parfum Vintage that really work for me.
I get your reasoning behind beginners should not have to go through the same fragrance journey you did by potentially spending lots on the typical blue fragrances etc. But I would argue that beginners most likely haven't learned to appreciate complex fragrances (some of them very expensive like the Amouage and Mind Games). Their noses just haven't matured enough.
Not hating on the video but I feel beginners need to learn to appreciate the more "mainstream" fragrances before they fork out for an Amouage or Mind Games. Hell, for a lot of people, having an Amouage could be an end game or holy grail. I guess what I'm saying is maybe the word "Beginner" is misused?
I hear you. But I stand behind what I said at the start of the video. Thanks for watching.
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And that's cool. I was just giving another perspective that's all. Have a blessed day.
Great video. Can you do a video for fragrances to impress my "work" wife?
Thank you.
Interesting. Is this someone you’re interested in being with?
@stayfreshproductions She doesn't know I want her to be my "Work " wife yet. But with the fragrances I wear, I could drop hints. I'm tired of the Pradas and Aventus!!
Ok, let me be real with YOU, Copeland. 2nd Soul is the GOAT of GOATS. But you keep on making your little videos, about your other little fragrances, on your little Sunday afternoons (don't ask me why everything is little, I didn't think that far ahead)......Well, now that I think about it, maybe we shouldn't let beginners know about 2nd Soul. Because, they'd be Enders instead, meaning that once they experience the greatness that is 2nd Soul, they'd end their journeys as soon as they started em. Yup. 2nd Soul. It's trash, folks. Just ignore all of this. You didn't...see...anything...
Man you KILL me. Enders? 😆😆
It's patchouli that's the magic in gambit
I have a feeling this video is going to cost me a lot of money .
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What to you mean beginner, it doesn't make sense, if you eant to smell good you buy what smells good. I don't understand why you named this video so?
Not sure where the confusion is, I explained it all at the beginning
@@stayfreshproductions doesn't require any skill to rock a perfume, in order to be categorized as beginner or whatsoever. You only need money
@@emperornephew6487 it depends on the perfume. Some are for more seasoned tastes
Valentino Uomo has been reformulated so avoid the new bottle
Mind Games is killing the game now.
Boundless is My Shot Brother, Amouage is top notch all the time........Also that Valentino Uomo is amazing too. 🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾🫡
Thank you 🙏🏾
@@stayfreshproductions Right on Brother.......🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾🫡