Congratulations Gilbert! Thanks for watching the interview and stay tuned for more reviews on Redolessence. Steven and I thank you. Please let me have your address by sending an email to daoud62@gmail.com so that I can send you your prize!!
Dear fragrance friends all around the world, I am gratified by the outpouring of compliments, appreciation, and just plain love. We all share the same passion, and I am happy that I was able to introduce you in this first video to my world, of which you are now part. I cannot express to you how much your comments mean to me. Thanks from my heart.
David Ball thank you for sharing a part of your life and to let all of us the viewers know something about the world of fragrance and to know that it goes beyond just what we see in stores. Thank you again for sharing and I cannot wait to get my hands on your book ( hopefully with your autograph).
David Ball I was literally blown away by your knowledge of perfumery and the house of Amouage. My personal favourite is Amouage Epic. What do you think of that one?
David, thank you so much for participating in this vlog. I hope to see more of you talk about Middle Eastern fragrances. They are very underrated in the West. The detail and depth of you knowledge about Amouge is very entertaining. I wish we can find more of this detail in the future. This is the iind if info I go bananas over. Cheers
really really enjoyed this video, would like to ask about Sunshine Man which has been released in 2015, is it reformed already or not yet? cant find any good answer until now, would love to know please Mr David Ball?
This is certainly one of the most authentic fragrance related videos I've watched. 30 minutes has never felt so inadequate. Please follow up with Mr. Ball on those subsequent sessions :-) Jubilation XXV is my favorite Amouage and Mr. Ball seemed to have wanted to say something about it at 18:34 but the conversation took a different tangent!
Mr. Ball, you have enlightened us about Amouage and the beginnings of our love of fragrance on this channel. Redolessence, the subscribers take our hats of to you for educating us about this man and learning more about the Middle East and the fine art of fragrance. Please bring him back soon. Mr. Ball is a treasure. His stories are like fine jewels. His book is intriguing. A movie perhaps?
Learning about the art of fragrance has been a journey and then some. I try not to blind-buy, having made one or two expensive mistakes. But I recently took the plunge on Amouage's Jubilation XXV, after watching so many glowing reviews. On receiving it I was surprised to discover that I could not detect the opening fruit notes so many describe, let alone something as specific as blackberries, which grow in my yard. This may be due to the 'vintage' effect that David describes so well. What I get on my skin is a pronounced smokey incense, and to my nose Jubilation XXV is nearly indistinguishable from Initio's Oud For Greatness. This is far from a bad thing however. I am extremely pleased with my purchase. Jubilation XXV is nuanced, complex, sublimely blended, mysterious and utterly captivating. Women are not alone in wanting to be viewed as mysterious after all. This is perfumery as it's meant to be. I look forward to familiarizing myself with other offerings from the House. I would be most interested to read David's book, as opportunities to learn from wellsprings of olfactory knowledge are scarce on Vancouver Island.
Wow I never saw this video of yours. I was trying to learn more about Amouage and this old gem popped up. What a captivating chat! As a wine lover and collector who has fallen into the niche frag rabbit hole, I found the batch info incredibly interesting. It makes such sense but that never occurred to me. The history, perfume making, the book.... all so interesting. Thank you so much for the kitchen table chat!
Mr. Ball, your knowledge is extensive and vast. Teaching in the Middle East for two years myself, I too was overwhelmed by the amount of perfume there. There is a love affair that exists with fragrance there that is mystical and cleansing. I would love to learn more from your portfolio of information. As well as your intriguing experience. Please, please come back. I have a new respect for Amouage and fragrance from this. Thank you. And thank you Redolessence.
Personally, this is by far the most interesting video on fragrances I've ever watched. ... I mean it.... ever!!! Very different and chock full of intelligence and insight. I need to check out that book as well - sounds thrilling.
This may be strange to admit, but this may be my favorite video of yours Steven and I know that these kinds of videos are not typical for your channel. From start to finish it was perfect, you guys made my saturday afternoon. Best regards to you and your guest, you left me wishing it lasted longer
This is the mossssst fantastic and very very informative video of yours. Love the history and past experiences and the topic. This will be my favorite vid of yours 😊
Watched this video many times in the past year because it's very relaxing and enjoyable to watch a conversation between two top notch fragrance connoisseurs about a top notch brand.
I love interviews like this. So nice to see discussions like this. It’s rare for a fragrance review chanel to meet with someone so insightful, and well traveled. I love the history of fragrances. Thanks for this video.
One of your BEST videos. Love it. Full of information and history. When he spoke of natural ingredients my mind went straight to the house of Creed and the many batch variations of Aventus. Awesome thank you!!!
Wealth of information indeed! Hope you make more videos like this. Obviously, David know what he's talking through his experiences, which makes me more curious about the book. Cheers to both of you!
Thank you for this beautiful interview....please do some more with your guest to talk about other fragrance houses......This brings me to your old chanel interests
Wow! Thanks Steven for bringing David Ball and taking us back to school. Amouage has always been my favorite niche house, and David has been thoroughly insightful, thanks. I want to ask David about Amouage - Arcus Man, l've never met anyone who has it besides me, and couldn't find it in stores to re-stock my perfume library. Am so economical with the remaining mls in my precious bottle. And its bottle /presentation is nothing like the other amouages around!
I have just discovered this video and what a gem! I love that Mr. Ball has pulled the curtain back and gave us some history and facts on Amourage. Thank you for a great interview!
This might be my favorite video of yours ever Steven!!! Thanks for having the creativity and passion to put this together. I’d love to see more videos like this.
I love Amouage, one of my favorite houses....i have Jubilation XXX, Lyric, and Reflection man and hopefully add Dia and Honour man one day....really want a vintage Dia.....i find Mr Balls experience fascinating.
A great great episode Steven, really liked the stories of your respected guest and I was happy when he said beautiful things about the Arabian Gulf countries. I hope to see both of you in future episodes.
I don’t get to try these expensive colognes out very often at all, I’ve only tried reflection man but these videos about these big niche fragrances are always helpful and I will deff check the book out!
It was really an honor for us to listen to this gentleman and his experience. Thank you so much, Steven, to have him for us. p.s. Really curious , have you bought any other Amouage after his opinions (e.g. Amouage Gold) ?
Man that was so informative you could really hear and see the Passion. The stories and the past just awesome. I've learned so much about the perfume industry in general. I could hear you two all day without getting bored, I'd like to see a whole bunch of such videos with mr.ball. I know 30 minutes are long but each one was worth it. Greetings from Germany🔥🔥
Great video, I've always liked the brand, but never knew all the work it went into creating these kinds of perfumes. Also fascinating stories by Mr Ball, and great of him to tell us a little bit about the bussines and legal side of the fragrance industry. I think this was your best video to date, thanks for the great work.
Thank you, Mr. Ball. As a law librarian from Baton Rouge, LA I was impressed by your knowledge of the parfum produced in the Middle East. But, the story behind Triptych really grabbed my attention. If I don't win a copy of the book I'll definitely buy it.
For me this video is one of your best. It was very interesting and informative. The 30 minutes are not to long. There are so many "Perfume Best Of List" videos on youtube , but only a few about the backgound of fragrances, the noses, the brands and the industry. I would love to see more content like that on your channel.
Wow! Those are really interesting information Steven and David! I hope to see a part 2 of this or a video about perfumes in general. I like listening to discussions like this :)
Excellent video and intriguing interview with Mr. Ball. A history and a behind the history of the House of Amouage and fragrance practices. You have to bring him back.
Thank you for this compelling discussion into the world of fragrance. Please continue to pepper in these bits of alternate info with your reviews, as it helps me appreciate the time & effort that went into creating these iconic scents.
what is surprising interview video. At first I thought he was a fellow teacher and was stopping by to provide his take on some new fragrances. I'm just really impressed with his background very interesting stories and looking forward to reading the book. Great video guys I'm really excited and happy that I viewed it.
Hi Steven. I knew that any guest you might have on your channel would be knowledgeable. I wasn't expecting David's comprehensive exposition of the fragrance industry. Thank you both for sharing your passion with us. I look forward to seeing the two of you work together again in the future.
Great deviation from the usual fragrance review. I actually purchased the discovery set from the Amouage site and found a few of the scents to be very appealing to me. As for my favorite scent I’d say Reflection Man is the one I truly enjoy.
As others have stated this is very informative. I would love to see more of Mr. Ball if possible. I do enjoy all natural fragrances but the shelf life is typically less than synthetic/preservative based scents. Also the consumer has been conditioned to not expect variance.
Just getting to watch this and WOW. This gentleman seems like a wealth of knowledge. I could see how you could pick his brain for hours. Great interview and insight on some of the art of perfumery.
Mr. Ball is an extraordinary story teller based on this video alone so I am definitely sure that Triptych will be a fantastic read! Thanks for bringing David to your channel, Steven. Btw, Amouage is beginning to go up to my TOP 5 Favourite house as I start to appreciate their type of scents more as compared to when I first tried them more than a year ago.
Fantastic video. Extremely insightful. Loved to hear David's perspective on ingredients, blending, and how perfumers work their magic to turn raw scents into something wearable. And that books seems super interesting as well!
And this guys is what you call an amazing video. What an overload of information. I would love more videos of you two collabarating. Can you name any houses that are still doing producing with natural ingredients?
I have my first amouage colognes and I can see how it's not the beast it's supposed to be. It's still stronger than average designer brands but this gentleman made it clear why they're not as strong anymore.
wonderful! Loved this conversation and the story telling of Mr. David, thanks for doing this, love This brand a lot... my most fav are Interlude n Lyric! :)
You can always check out Redolessence's review. Imo, It isn't very versatile but when it works, it's incredible, I think it shares that trait with a few others also. The one thing I noticed the most when I first tried it was, it doesnt really smell similar to anything else I know of, It looks like a strange note composition, but it just works somehow. I think alot of oud fragrances can be polarizing, but Jubilation has this soft and warm presentation while still being able to reach. It's one I would recommend trying before buying though, it takes awhile to grow on some people, myself included.
Nice dive into Amouage! Your guys knowledge is refreshing, not just the usual review or fragrance video. Very interested in this house. There's something about the name, the design, the scent names that's alluring. Haven't smelled any of them, which would you recommend as an entry scent for them?
Awesome video Steven!!! This was an amazingly informative video. I learned many things I didn't know about Amouage & perfumery in general. The book sounds very interesting. As for Amouage, I would say my favorite is Beach Hut Man.
ur welcome mate,:)its expensive get a small decant ,try before buy.my favorite from the house would be interlude man and that took me months to appreciate.first time i smelt i was like wtf :)
I truly enjoyed this video. I learned so much. I own one amouage fragrance, reflection man. I had no idea it was a middle eastern house. This video made scents make sense!
Purchased Amouage reflection man and it is a great fragrance for formal occasions. Informative video from a very interesting man Steven. Thank you to both of you.
What a wonderful episode!!! It is such a pleasure to listen and learn the historical background of Amouage and the subtleties of perfumery!!! Steven, thank you so much for being an amazing host! You always allow your guest to speak uninterrupted!!! It allowed us, the listener, to be completely immersed in the story being told!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! ☮️🖖🏽
Great video. Really enjoyed this talk He’s been through a journey and has good knowledge. Like to see him back and maybe you can do a smell of Areej Le Doré fragrances and some other Houses. Thanks a lot steven✌🏻
Wow, I didn't think I'd listen to the whole 30+ minutes, but this was so damn interesting. Thank you Steven so much for bringing David on the show. Cheers,
You cannot guarantee the same smell, because even the produce of natural ingredients differs by the year. This is due to soil, irrigation, climate etc, and exactly why a pineapple coming out of the same farm may not taste the same every season. You can however maintain the quality with synthetics which are mostly compound based. You should take a tour of South Mumbai in India where you would have thousands of wholesalers, retailers selling pure perfume oils from different ingredients. You may not find ambroxan or certain other rare components but may be a good exposure to frag lovers.
Nice chitchat with your great guest David. Could hear the gentleman talking about perfumes for hours! Own 6 Amouages + Beach Hut Man and Lyric Man are in my wishlist. Also very excited about the new release Imagine Man! 👍🏼😎
I love interlude man. It's so seductive. I am interested in the whole house line. And the book is very interesting,from a sincere author. Marlon, Texas.
A tremendous video. So different from what is the norm. I would love to win this book, but if I don't, I will definitely be purchasing it. Thanks for this very interesting collaboration.
Very educational video. Thanks Steven and David. Amouage is not available in Mexico. I blind bought jubilation, reflection and interlude. I love all three. Which ones do you suggest next? I have heard great things on lyric. Thanks.
Such a wonderful and insightful interview. What a interesting adventure David is going thru, from Paraguai to the Middle East, the story is nothing short of spectacular. Really curious about the book. Awesome work Steven.
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Wow...how awesome!
Thanks for watching!
Redolessence of course! Your reviews are superb!
Congratulations Gilbert! Thanks for watching the interview and stay tuned for more reviews on Redolessence. Steven and I thank you. Please let me have your address by sending an email to daoud62@gmail.com so that I can send you your prize!!
David Ball I have sent you an email good sir.
Gilbert Garcia got it. And I hope you will enjoy it.
Dear fragrance friends all around the world, I am gratified by the outpouring of compliments, appreciation, and just plain love. We all share the same passion, and I am happy that I was able to introduce you in this first video to my world, of which you are now part. I cannot express to you how much your comments mean to me. Thanks from my heart.
David Ball thank you for sharing a part of your life and to let all of us the viewers know something about the world of fragrance and to know that it goes beyond just what we see in stores.
Thank you again for sharing and I cannot wait to get my hands on your book ( hopefully with your autograph).
Juan-Antonio Zuniga you are most welcome.
David Ball I was literally blown away by your knowledge of perfumery and the house of Amouage. My personal favourite is Amouage Epic. What do you think of that one?
David, thank you so much for participating in this vlog. I hope to see more of you talk about Middle Eastern fragrances. They are very underrated in the West. The detail and depth of you knowledge about Amouge is very entertaining. I wish we can find more of this detail in the future. This is the iind if info I go bananas over. Cheers
really really enjoyed this video, would like to ask about Sunshine Man which has been released in 2015, is it reformed already or not yet? cant find any good answer until now, would love to know please Mr David Ball?
This is certainly one of the most authentic fragrance related videos I've watched. 30 minutes has never felt so inadequate. Please follow up with Mr. Ball on those subsequent sessions :-) Jubilation XXV is my favorite Amouage and Mr. Ball seemed to have wanted to say something about it at 18:34 but the conversation took a different tangent!
Mr. Ball, you have enlightened us about Amouage and the beginnings of our love of fragrance on this channel. Redolessence, the subscribers take our hats of to you for educating us about this man and learning more about the Middle East and the fine art of fragrance. Please bring him back soon. Mr. Ball is a treasure. His stories are like fine jewels. His book is intriguing. A movie perhaps?
From your mouth to God's ears, Jerry! Thank you!
Learning about the art of fragrance has been a journey and then some. I try not to blind-buy, having made one or two expensive mistakes. But I recently took the plunge on Amouage's Jubilation XXV, after watching so many glowing reviews. On receiving it I was surprised to discover that I could not detect the opening fruit notes so many describe, let alone something as specific as blackberries, which grow in my yard. This may be due to the 'vintage' effect that David describes so well. What I get on my skin is a pronounced smokey incense, and to my nose Jubilation XXV is nearly indistinguishable from Initio's Oud For Greatness. This is far from a bad thing however. I am extremely pleased with my purchase. Jubilation XXV is nuanced, complex, sublimely blended, mysterious and utterly captivating. Women are not alone in wanting to be viewed as mysterious after all. This is perfumery as it's meant to be. I look forward to familiarizing myself with other offerings from the House. I would be most interested to read David's book, as opportunities to learn from wellsprings of olfactory knowledge are scarce on Vancouver Island.
Wow! David your a legend! Brilliant interview. Hoping you will come back and share more amazing knowledge!
Wow I never saw this video of yours. I was trying to learn more about Amouage and this old gem popped up. What a captivating chat! As a wine lover and collector who has fallen into the niche frag rabbit hole, I found the batch info incredibly interesting. It makes such sense but that never occurred to me. The history, perfume making, the book.... all so interesting. Thank you so much for the kitchen table chat!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a treat. Thank you gentlemen.
Thank you so much, my brother.
Chutiye yahan bhi aa gaya
Mr. Ball, your knowledge is extensive and vast. Teaching in the Middle East for two years myself, I too was overwhelmed by the amount of perfume there. There is a love affair that exists with fragrance there that is mystical and cleansing. I would love to learn more from your portfolio of information. As well as your intriguing experience. Please, please come back. I have a new respect for Amouage and fragrance from this. Thank you. And thank you Redolessence.
I shall return!
Personally, this is by far the most interesting video on fragrances I've ever watched. ... I mean it.... ever!!! Very different and chock full of intelligence and insight. I need to check out that book as well - sounds thrilling.
Thank you aankwenti for your compliment. Wow! I'm blown away.
Thank you very much!
This may be strange to admit, but this may be my favorite video of yours Steven and I know that these kinds of videos are not typical for your channel.
From start to finish it was perfect, you guys made my saturday afternoon.
Best regards to you and your guest, you left me wishing it lasted longer
Wow, you made my day! My week! My month!
Wow! That's incredibly nice of you! I look forward to shooting more videos with David!
This guy is so much fun to listen to. No wonder he's an author!
Absolutely. Thank you so much for the kind words. I will be inviting David back.
I normally don’t watch videos this long but this was very interesting and captivating. Thank you for posting the full content. Loved it!!!!
Thank you very much, Robert!
Very Interesting talk, Love Amouage house. No magnetic cap is best.
I tried Reflection Man, And Gold, only...never Jubilation
Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for the lesson on the history of Amouage. My favourite part was the part about Distilling roses.
Thank you very much!
I wish you could have been there with me to witness it.
This is the mossssst fantastic and very very informative video of yours. Love the history and past experiences and the topic. This will be my favorite vid of yours 😊
Can not say thank you enough David Ball and Steven for great insight into Amouage . That book looks so intriguing would look to get my hands on it .
Thank you, Kenneth!
Watched this video many times in the past year because it's very relaxing and enjoyable to watch a conversation between two top notch fragrance connoisseurs about a top notch brand.
Wow, thank you!
I love interviews like this. So nice to see discussions like this. It’s rare for a fragrance review chanel to meet with someone so insightful, and well traveled. I love the history of fragrances. Thanks for this video.
David is great!
One of your BEST videos. Love it. Full of information and history. When he spoke of natural ingredients my mind went straight to the house of Creed and the many batch variations of Aventus. Awesome thank you!!!
Thank you so much for saying this.
Thanks!
Wealth of information indeed! Hope you make more videos like this. Obviously, David know what he's talking through his experiences, which makes me more curious about the book. Cheers to both of you!
Thank you for this beautiful interview....please do some more with your guest to talk about other fragrance houses......This brings me to your old chanel interests
Wow, thanks. I'm always here for Redolessence and its subscribers. Steven is the best!
Thank you so much!
That's incredibly flattering, David! Thank you!
Woow, this is fantastic, interesting info, enyoyed very much
Thank you!
This is the most intriguing video I've seen by any fragrance reviewer on YT. Loved that it went into something beyond fragrance too (about his book).
Thank you very much!
Every minute is gold of this video. Thank you.
Oh my! Thanks.
Thank you so so much!
From Ghana, still trying to save to cop one of these. my favorite is amouage interlude. Classic
Thank you for sharing! Much appreciated!
Wow! Thanks Steven for bringing David Ball and taking us back to school. Amouage has always been my favorite niche house, and David has been thoroughly insightful, thanks. I want to ask David about Amouage - Arcus Man, l've never met anyone who has it besides me, and couldn't find it in stores to re-stock my perfume library. Am so economical with the remaining mls in my precious bottle. And its bottle /presentation is nothing like the other amouages around!
I also don't have it :(
I wish I could help you, but I haven't tried the fragrance either.
I have just discovered this video and what a gem! I love that Mr. Ball has pulled the curtain back and gave us some history and facts on Amourage. Thank you for a great interview!
This was a delight to watch. I couldn't take my eyes off the video. Definitely would love to see him back with more stories
My goodness, my head is going to swell. Thanks so much.
Excellent video. I had the opportunity to visit the Amouage factory/laboratory just outside of Muscat.
1. Interlude
2. Jubilation XXV
3. Epic
This might be my favorite video of yours ever Steven!!! Thanks for having the creativity and passion to put this together. I’d love to see more videos like this.
Thanks so much, Ryan.
David Ball thanks for telling your story. It was very interesting to a frag head like me. Congrats on the book release! Cheers.
And even more gratifying for me to open up to a receptive audience.
That means so much. Ryan! David is an incredible person! I will certainly be having him on my channel again!
Redolessence I’m there.
I love Amouage, one of my favorite houses....i have Jubilation XXX, Lyric, and Reflection man and hopefully add Dia and Honour man one day....really want a vintage Dia.....i find Mr Balls experience fascinating.
Thank you for watching, David!
A great great episode Steven, really liked the stories of your respected guest and I was happy when he said beautiful things about the Arabian Gulf countries. I hope to see both of you in future episodes.
Thank you! I will have him back for sure!
I don’t get to try these expensive colognes out very often at all, I’ve only tried reflection man but these videos about these big niche fragrances are always helpful and I will deff check the book out!
Thanks!
It was really an honor for us to listen to this gentleman and his experience. Thank you so much, Steven, to have him for us.
p.s. Really curious , have you bought any other Amouage after his opinions (e.g. Amouage Gold) ?
Man that was so informative you could really hear and see the Passion. The stories and the past just awesome.
I've learned so much about the perfume industry in general.
I could hear you two all day without getting bored, I'd like to see a whole bunch of such videos with mr.ball. I know 30 minutes are long but each one was worth it. Greetings from Germany🔥🔥
Thank you so much for those kind comments. I am glad you enjoyed the video. We will see each other again ;)
Did i just won the giveaway ??😨😨😨
Tarik K69 unfortunately not. It was awarded yesterday. But please read the book!! Please!!
This was so enlightening. Awesome video and interview! I really want to check out houses with natural ingredients now
Great video, I've always liked the brand, but never knew all the work it went into creating these kinds of perfumes. Also fascinating stories by Mr Ball, and great of him to tell us a little bit about the bussines and legal side of the fragrance industry. I think this was your best video to date, thanks for the great work.
Oh wow...best video yet? On this channel, that's quite a compliment. Thank you and continue watching. More to come.
Thank you so much, Tim! I can't wait to shoot more videos with David!
Thank you, Mr. Ball. As a law librarian from Baton Rouge, LA I was impressed by your knowledge of the parfum produced in the Middle East. But, the story behind Triptych really grabbed my attention. If I don't win a copy of the book I'll definitely buy it.
Oh that is great to know. LSU?
Yes, LSU.
For me this video is one of your best. It was very interesting and informative. The 30 minutes are not to long. There are so many "Perfume Best Of List" videos on youtube , but only a few about the backgound of fragrances, the noses, the brands and the industry. I would love to see more content like that on your channel.
Buena información gracias 👍🏻. Cual huele mas esquisita Reflection or jubilation ?
Wow! Those are really interesting information Steven and David! I hope to see a part 2 of this or a video about perfumes in general. I like listening to discussions like this :)
Thank you so much!
Best video on the chanel in years.
Hopefully you can bring this guy back Steven.
I'm ready, willing and able. Thanks for watching and for your interest.
I certainly will! Thank you very much!
That’s knowledge and education for us thank you .i don’t own none of those fragrances but I would like to try reflection man .
Thank you very much!
Excellent video and intriguing interview with Mr. Ball. A history and a behind the history of the House of Amouage and fragrance practices. You have to bring him back.
Thank you so much! If Steven will have me, I'm here.
I certainly will!
great video loved it what a workshop into fragrances. and pleasant conversation to watch. loved it .
Thank you for this compelling discussion into the world of fragrance. Please continue to pepper in these bits of alternate info with your reviews, as it helps me appreciate the time & effort that went into creating these iconic scents.
Thank you very much! I certainly will!
what is surprising interview video. At first I thought he was a fellow teacher and was stopping by to provide his take on some new fragrances. I'm just really impressed with his background very interesting stories and looking forward to reading the book. Great video guys I'm really excited and happy that I viewed it.
Thank you Serg
Thank you very much!
Hi Steven.
I knew that any guest you might have on your channel would be knowledgeable. I wasn't expecting David's comprehensive exposition of the fragrance industry.
Thank you both for sharing your passion with us. I look forward to seeing the two of you work together again in the future.
Great deviation from the usual fragrance review. I actually purchased the discovery set from the Amouage site and found a few of the scents to be very appealing to me. As for my favorite scent I’d say Reflection Man is the one I truly enjoy.
Great taste! I appreciate you watching my video!
As others have stated this is very informative. I would love to see more of Mr. Ball if possible. I do enjoy all natural fragrances but the shelf life is typically less than synthetic/preservative based scents. Also the consumer has been conditioned to not expect variance.
I will have David on my channel again!
Great content! This is taking the channel to a new level. More of this kinds of discussion on the craft of perfumery.
Just getting to watch this and WOW. This gentleman seems like a wealth of knowledge. I could see how you could pick his brain for hours. Great interview and insight on some of the art of perfumery.
Thank you, Rich!
Redolessence Thank you for putting content like this out, and getting people with this type knowledge out to us.
Mr. Ball is an extraordinary story teller based on this video alone so I am definitely sure that Triptych will be a fantastic read! Thanks for bringing David to your channel, Steven.
Btw, Amouage is beginning to go up to my TOP 5 Favourite house as I start to appreciate their type of scents more as compared to when I first tried them more than a year ago.
Thank you so much!
Fantastic video. Extremely insightful. Loved to hear David's perspective on ingredients, blending, and how perfumers work their magic to turn raw scents into something wearable. And that books seems super interesting as well!
And this guys is what you call an amazing video.
What an overload of information.
I would love more videos of you two collabarating.
Can you name any houses that are still doing producing with natural ingredients?
Thanks so much for the vote of confidence.
Areej Le Dore and House of Matriarch make fragrances with natural ingredients.
Redolessence thank you
Will definitely check them out!
Great Video! Thank you for sharing the knowledge. I felt like I was taking a course in fragrance school. Very cool!
David is quite brilliant, and he knows so much about the industry among other things. Thank you for watching!
Great review guys as always. David, your story was mind blowing and I just learned more about the fragrance world thanks to you. Thank you both!
I have my first amouage colognes and I can see how it's not the beast it's supposed to be. It's still stronger than average designer brands but this gentleman made it clear why they're not as strong anymore.
wonderful! Loved this conversation and the story telling of Mr. David, thanks for doing this, love This brand a lot... my most fav are Interlude n Lyric! :)
Thank you for sharing!
I would love to see more of this, Amouage has always been one of my favorite houses. Jubilation might just be my favorite all time fragrance.
Jubilation XXV is a masterpiece in my eyes. Thank you for watching!
Ive never tried Jubilation , how is it?
You can always check out Redolessence's review. Imo, It isn't very versatile but when it works, it's incredible, I think it shares that trait with a few others also. The one thing I noticed the most when I first tried it was, it doesnt really smell similar to anything else I know of, It looks like a strange note composition, but it just works somehow. I think alot of oud fragrances can be polarizing, but Jubilation has this soft and warm presentation while still being able to reach. It's one I would recommend trying before buying though, it takes awhile to grow on some people, myself included.
LOVED this video, thank you!
My boy. I will enter this ne bc I truly loved this video! I love when people with true fragrance experince comes preach!
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, my brother from the north! I appreciate you stopping by! I miss your videos.
Give us more!!!! We are hungry for the knowledge
You got it, Sean!
Nice dive into Amouage! Your guys knowledge is refreshing, not just the usual review or fragrance video. Very interested in this house. There's something about the name, the design, the scent names that's alluring. Haven't smelled any of them, which would you recommend as an entry scent for them?
I would recommend Reflection Man!
Thx fingers crossed on winning both a copy of the book and the decant!
Best of luck!
Excellent contnet ! One of the most informative fragrance related videos. Thanks love to learn. Thanks Steven
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found it informative.
Awesome video Steven!!! This was an amazingly informative video. I learned many things I didn't know about Amouage & perfumery in general. The book sounds very interesting. As for Amouage, I would say my favorite is Beach Hut Man.
Thank you for commenting, Eric!
Thank you. I assumed Amouage still Uses natural
Ingredients. Still love my jubilation and interlude reforms. Both blind buys w no regrets!
Thank you for watching!
It was great listening to Mr. Ball wealth of knowledge about Amouage. My favorite one so far is Reflection Man
Haven't tried any yet but I'm about to blind buy reflection man.. Seems to be one of the great ones from the house
I never recommend blind buys, but Reflection is fantastic. One of my favorites.
u like le male?sharper then le male ,more deeper....personally rather le male.
Aidan Shaw Thanx bro, appreciate that . hearing that def not gonna blind buy. Gonna get my nose on it
ur welcome mate,:)its expensive get a small decant ,try before buy.my favorite from the house would be interlude man and that took me months to appreciate.first time i smelt i was like wtf :)
Aidan Shaw lol funny bc most of my current favorites I never like at first
Fantastic video, I loved to listen.
Which are some companies which use only natural ingredients ?
Areej Le Dore and House of Matriarch
I truly enjoyed this video. I learned so much. I own one amouage fragrance, reflection man. I had no idea it was a middle eastern house. This video made scents make sense!
Glad it was helpful!
Reflection Man ad's Jub xxv are amazing. Can't do without them in my collection.
Wow! I was completely captivated by this video. Its great to watch two intelligent people discussing what we love. Please collaborate again!
I feel the same way, two extremely smart individuals.
We absolutely will! Thank you very much!
Purchased Amouage reflection man and it is a great fragrance for formal occasions. Informative video from a very interesting man Steven. Thank you to both of you.
Thanks, Kyle!
What a wonderful episode!!! It is such a pleasure to listen and learn the historical background of Amouage and the subtleties of perfumery!!! Steven, thank you so much for being an amazing host! You always allow your guest to speak uninterrupted!!! It allowed us, the listener, to be completely immersed in the story being told!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! ☮️🖖🏽
The pleasure is all mine! I have so much respect for David. He is incredibly knowledgeable.
Great video. Really enjoyed this talk
He’s been through a journey and has good knowledge. Like to see him back and maybe you can do a smell of Areej Le Doré fragrances and some other Houses.
Thanks a lot steven✌🏻
That's a great idea!
I'm fine with that if Steven is. Areej le Dore is a great brand...but great brands all come at a price.
Wow, I didn't think I'd listen to the whole 30+ minutes, but this was so damn interesting. Thank you Steven so much for bringing David on the show.
Cheers,
Thank you very much! David is such a wonderful person!
You're welcome. Hope to see you right back here on Redolessence.
that was such a good view and so informative, well done guys. Would love to read david's book
Thank you very much!
Yiasou Steve, pleasure buddy. Was really good. Keep up the awesome work
Will do!
If you don't win the giveaway, I hope you will read it anyway. You will be sure to find it eye-opening.
Terrific video Steven & to your guest, well done - Ryan from the Caribbean.
Thank you, Ryan!
Enjoyed the video. I didn’t know that ambergris was used to help balance other notes in a fragrance. Thank you for the information.
Our pleasure!
Absolutely amazing interview. I hope to see more.
You cannot guarantee the same smell, because even the produce of natural ingredients differs by the year. This is due to soil, irrigation, climate etc, and exactly why a pineapple coming out of the same farm may not taste the same every season. You can however maintain the quality with synthetics which are mostly compound based. You should take a tour of South Mumbai in India where you would have thousands of wholesalers, retailers selling pure perfume oils from different ingredients. You may not find ambroxan or certain other rare components but may be a good exposure to frag lovers.
Nice chitchat with your great guest David. Could hear the gentleman talking about perfumes for hours! Own 6 Amouages + Beach Hut Man and Lyric Man are in my wishlist. Also very excited about the new release Imagine Man! 👍🏼😎
Thank you very much!
Wow, thanks for that! I'm happy to talk whenever I am welcome.
One of the best perfume-related videos on youtube! Well done!
Thank you so much! My friend David appreciates all of the positivity as do I.
Amazing video! I enjoyed every moment! Thanks
Thank you very much!
Great interview! David dropping knowledge! I love it! This was such a great video. Stay blessed!
Thank you very much!
David the book sounds enticing...i'm looking forward to reading it.
Amazing insider's view on the house of Amouage, one of my favourite fragrance houses!
I loved hearing about the complexity of perfumery! And I have now added Triptych to my must buy book list.
Thank you so much for putting the book on your list.
Thank you Steven this was the best video I ever watched since a while ago
I wholeheartedly appreciate that!
Thank you!
I love interlude man. It's so seductive. I am interested in the whole house line. And the book is very interesting,from a sincere author. Marlon, Texas.
Thanks so much, Marlon! I'll see you around here for sure.
I am here all the time....love knowing what others think
Thanks for watching!
Thank u so much !
Very educational & informative. A very refreshing direction to take. Keep it up.
Thank you very much!
Enjoyed this very much. Mahalo, David and Steven!
Thank you very much!
A tremendous video. So different from what is the norm. I would love to win this book, but if I don't, I will definitely be purchasing it. Thanks for this very interesting collaboration.
Thank you so much!!!! I hope you like it, whether you win it or purchase it, and please do let me know your comments.
Thank you so much, Keith!
Very educational video. Thanks Steven and David. Amouage is not available in Mexico. I blind bought jubilation, reflection and interlude. I love all three. Which ones do you suggest next? I have heard great things on lyric. Thanks.
Lyric!
Such a wonderful and insightful interview. What a interesting adventure David is going thru, from Paraguai to the Middle East, the story is nothing short of spectacular. Really curious about the book. Awesome work Steven.
sérgio Teixeira thank you so much for your kind words.
This video was so good! First time seeing this channel subscribed!
Thank you very much! That means a lot to me!
Thanks guys. Very interesting video. Love Amouage, one of my favorite houses.
You're welcome!
For me this video had a slow start, almost wanted to close it. Then it started to become a masterpiece, patience is the key, great video.