it's easier now than ever as they finally feel the pressure to actually say they get a free bottle however they use tactics like compliments, performance to sway people. I can see some of them say this is original and stands out vs the designer scents. They find a way to spin it to ultimately have the brand happy with the video to continue to get more product.
@@robes08 an honest review is what you gave here, ie the scent is decent but when taking cost into the equation not very good. these 'influenced' reviews never seem to mention price and hide behind pricing/value being subjective.
It hurts me to admit it, but some of my favorite reviewers I don't watch much any more for this specific reason - I feel like they are always saying something positive about everything these days when my personal experience is "everything new these days is a clone/inspired-by of a top seller" and it is sooooo very boring.
This is the reason I watched your videos for a very long time. You are not like the bunch sold-out RUclipsrs that try to sell fragances just for free shit fuck all them you deserve more followers
I have what I deserve, a solid follower count that enjoys perfumery. Honestly having a large following that does not appreciate what you do isn't in the cards for me. When I started getting bigger as a channel back in 2011-2012 I really didn't enjoy the spotlight, too many subscribers wanting me to review latest releases, telling me how long my videos are and basically telling me what they wanted, Jeremy swooped in and stole those subs from me, probably the best thing he did. Now I have people that enjoy great scents and let me do me.
@robes08 I have been watching your videos since 2013, I believe I really like how you describe fragance,not like these new idiots RUclipsrs that sold out just for free bottles and lying to us like the girl Erica keep it up bro
Thanks for your honest review. We are watching your reviews exactly for that reason because you did not jump on the paid YTers Middle Eastern clone bandwagon. Some people will not like your criticism of PDM, as they will take it personally unfortunately
I'm not worried about others taking it personally, every negative review I lose subs and honestly that's a good thing, I rather have a small audience that enjoys a true reviewer.
Thanks so much for being honest and not being afraid to call our brands on their marketing bs, I really find it hard to believe other reviewers when they say they got several “gifts from the brand” and often times almost full bottle of their entire collection from brands for free. In my head their credibility goes way down, and they become very soft on their review of the brand.
Man, so glad you keep it real about the free bottle brigade. If I had more time I would make my own channel on the same topic. I bought all my bottles too so starting the channel with a collection would be beneficial.
Mark, I FINALLY FOUND MY BOTTLE OF KILIAN INCENSE OUD! I’m so happy. I actually got it off a small RUclipsr on here for $240. So happy, you know that a good deal! Best incense fragrance ever with some rose in it. Don’t pick up any oud though oddly.
Appreciate your honesty, Marc! Turning a hobby into a career - the compromises in integrity some reviewers have taken to make this happen is the reason I don’t subscribe to them anymore. I have purchased four PdMs over the years. Great performance. Little originality.
Spot on commentary. Made for and by NPC'rs. I sprayed this on my arm then immediately grabbed anything from the brand Thameen to cover it up. Somewhat respectfully.
@@robes08 Please do. I absolutely don't want to overhype them. But the journeys Thameen takes me through the life of the scent are excellent. The development of the scent on ones (my) skin is so enjoyable, for me. Regent Leather. Even the popular Green Pearl has substance.
Thank you !!! I thought I was crazy because so many people hype up PDM and I have really disliked all PDM’s (and I have tried all this far) including this one. The only one I enjoyed and bought Herod. I found a pre 2019 formulation and that works for me. Otherwise the brand is a hard pass. Thanks for keeping it 💯
I pretty much completely agree with you with the criticism. on a personal level i really like the fragrance and I’m privileged enough to buy it. However again, I do agree with you. Thank you for the honesty
Sometimes I look for older fragrances and reviews from the name drops pop up and I wonder how they went from that to what they do now. It's honestly sad but that's just the way the cookie crumbles I guess... Thank you for staying true to yourself and keeping it 100. I'm a fan of citrus stuff and this would have been on my radar but now I'm just gonna keep using my Terre D'Hermes 😁👍
Robes08 my man! I started following you more than 10 yrs ago when pure Malt was the scent to get. Glad you are still willing to give those honest reviews. Now, for the grapefruit aspect of things I would like to get your opinion on D&G light blue forever and Italian blue. Maybe a side by side on sampling samples. I have forever and it is a very strong grapefruit. Might be right up your alley. Cheers!
Forever will be in a subscribers choice in the near future to be picked to have a video from me. As for Italian Blue, you mean Italian Zest or Italian Love by Dolce?
Sure PdM have been strongly influenced with a few of their releases by other brands but they have also put out a number of quite unique fragrances. Obviously Percival copies A&F Fierce, Godolphin goes in the direction of Tuscan Leather(though IMO does it better), Althair you could say jumps on the caramel sweet bandwagon kicked off by Armani Stronger with you but that's about it. Pegasus was quite unique as a masculine release when it came out. Of course people say it shares similarities with hypnotic poison but only faintly so and of course was marketed to the opposite sex. Layton was quite a unique release as well, as was Kalan, Haltane, Carlile, and of course one of their best releases Sedley. Herod was a great release and a very unique DNA but is ever so slightly reminiscent of Lubin Idole but that is an obscure fragrance long forgotten by the frag comm. So while PdM is a bit of a mixed bag in terms of originality, two things you can't say about them is that they don't release original stuff(obviously most of their releases are original) and they are lacking in quality, projection and longevity(absolutely stellar on all counts). No need to poo poo PdM that much(fragrance influencers aside).
@@daniell5740 Yes well people seem to think it smells like oud for greatness but it doesn't. OFG is oud on steroids and then some, Haltane is much more subtle than that and has a lot more going on. To me the only similarity is that they both have oud in them but that is about it. Not saying I'm a fan of Haltane but to me it isn't an obvious copy of anything else. Remember not all fragrances need to stand alone on a podium of uniqueness, in fact I think that is a terrible idea. It's good when fragrance houses get inspired by each other and try to outdo each other on a particular style or DNA from time to time. Not always of course and it is a bit of a risk because if you don't improve on that DNA or bring some welcomed iteration of it then you risk being branded a clone house. PdM IMO tends to bring something new to the game even when they copy others(Godolphin as I said is better than Tuscan Leather and Herod is better than Idole, only Percival doesn't match up to Fierce or MB Legend). Now I have yet to try Perseus but TBH I'm not a fan of TdH and while Givree is a little better it doesn't quite hit the mark for me. I'm hoping Perseus just improves on that DNA which I do like and think can be done justice as with Roja Oligarch. Oligarch(now branded as Isola Blu) shares similarities with TdH but is much MUCH better in ever way imaginable. Lets hope Perseus moves along those lines. I know Marc's a big fan of Hermes but I have yet to find a fragrance from them that I thought is worth buying. Mind you I am extremely picky and have only recently started to warm up to concentre d' orange verte and that's not even a JCE fragrance. I think Ellena is simply not my kind of perfumer, I prefer the style of Jacques Polge and Pierre Bourdon. As for PdM quality, I couldn't disagree more, I have yet to try a PdM that didn't have nuclear projection and longevity. Even Sedley, a thoroughly citrus fragrance lasts forever with just a couple of sprays. Most are well blended and use fairly high quality of ingredients. Are they over priced, sure, but that could be said about most fragrances above 200 Pounds. I remember PdM when they first came out were priced something like 120 Pounds, now they are double.
I just watched Erica WhateverHerNameIs's video on PDM's Perseus, but I'm puzzled as to what she was wrong about? I will, however, hold my hand up to not knowing what Perseus smells like.
She's not a reviewer. She's trying to be famous and/or make money off subscribers with no real love for fragrance. She is known of dating a very old man in the show marrying millions for his money and fame, she clear states in the show she is trying to be famous. Then he dumped her and she clinged to Jeremy fragrance and dated him for a while for the very same reasons. He got ride of her now she using her current boyfriends collection of xerjoff which isn't hers and his contacts to get free bottles. Case and point her hawking curlys new fragrance.
I understand the review. However, to chastise other reviewers for trying to turn a profit, but then close with a pitch to flip a profit off decants is confusing. Whether you are trying to make a buck off a positive, negative, or fair review; everyone is trying to make money at the end of the day. If the product was garbage, I wouldn't even bother telling people to buy a decant using my code and taking their money.
I'm not one to tell you to blind buy or where to purchase, I give my honest thoughts and give you an option to get a decant if that's what you want. There's a HUGE difference from being honest and having links to just selling items off fake bs like compliments, best of when that reviewer knows better.
I’m so glad I found this channel. New to the fragrance game , but I’m like at least 40 fragrances in . I enjoy a good scent . Just want honesty from a perspective , think I found it and I didn’t realize what a minefield of BS is out there . Much appreciated
Yes Sir, the only PDM scent I own is Herod & I bought it from a discounter. The rest of their fragrances felt kind of soulless, but thanks for the honest review
Cheers Marc , I would most probably enjoy this one as it happens, and if by happenstance I was to receive a free bottle I feel it would be my summer scent 2024 ,form how you describe it ,Oh shit wait ,would that make me a potential big time fragrance reviewer ?? Lol 😂,great review man have a good one. 🙏✌️👍
I think Redo is a true fraghead but the whole FBB got em. He's different than others like Erica, Curly that don't have a passion. It's somewhere in Redo tho.
Love your Nose. Usually agree on most fragrances with you. BUT, PDM Layton exclusif does NOT smell like ANY clone. Nor does Carlyle, both amazing fragrances as is Herod, although that’s derivative of many sweet tobacco fragrances. Keep doing what you do with honesty that’s appreciated by us fragheads.
I don’t disagree with a lot of what’s said in this video, but one of the selling points for me is it just performs really well. While even at discounters I find it overpriced, the staying power is a big plus
When I first started collecting fragrances starting in 2019, I ended up buying a bunch of full bottles of PDM, but after a few years they seemed synthetic and boring so I ended up gifting all of them to family. I proudly do not own any PDMs at present.
there's a (niche) Grapefruit scent coming later this year by Jean-Christophe Hérault 'Intuition' that leaves this and practically every other grapefruit scent in the dust. would be great for Robes to review it.
Never had any desire to own any of the fragrances from this house. I always found them super synthetic and harsh when I spent in stores. To each their own, but I never got it
"designer fragrance with niche price!' lol I already have Terre d Hermes Fraiche so I think I'll pass on this one. For grapefruit I love my Aqua Fahrenheit. Great video like always and love those glasses!
Smells a lot like terre Hermes mix with dolce K edt something that has been done before trying to bring in a modern way but still cannot replace the original
Sup Marc, Man I was actually hoping to like this fragrance but honestly Terre D’Hermes Parfum is superior than Perseus imo and the Eau Givree flanker is pretty reminiscent to get the job done for far less.
I was flabbergasted and very turned off when i saw what price PDM goes for these days. Delusional pricing by them Glad I got what I need from them years and years ago, which isn't many, but I'm still enjoying my oldies
Some people rail against Mancera because for various reasons, but I love Mancera because they're not afraid to take their perfume line in different direction, and they often do very well...and almost all of their perfumes are stellar performers, at a fair price. I also love Parfume de Marly...but yeah, I gotta admit they need to stick to their tried 'n true PdM formula (whatever that may be) because when step into different directions (like Perseus and Sedley for example) I'm left thinking they made a really expensive mediocre designer scent. Go figure! Enjoyed.
Not sure what the PDM formula is?? I haven't really felt them make something that is original which would make you fall in love with the brand. At least for me.
Is it me or are the bottles different colors? I agree with you on PDM but I am a sucker for Percival though. That is exactly what you are talking about, an already existing scent (mb legend, Fierce) amplified. Luckily I got it secondhand for a good price. Retail would be way too much.
I don't see a difference in color but perhaps it's how the light hits them. I do pan PDM on many things but I think quality control over bottles and design isn't one of my issues with the brand.
I also have Layton, Carlisle, and Byerley. I'm puzzled that he thinks they're a designer house with niche aspirations or pretentions. Carlisle is a fantastic fragrance.
@@Teeb2023Percival does have that designer DNA. I guess because the a majority of fragrances they make similar to some designers is my guess. But Percival is the only pass I give PDM lol. Percival is definitely high quality. It’s just a great man’s cologne smell. Nothing crazy or super niche but it’s great. Even though it does have that Fierce feel. But I don’t remember Fierce smelling like how Percival smell.
@@Teeb2023he is right to some degree. I do wish PDM did have a dedicated perfumer. I think it would help them have a lane. But I think they already do with Carlise, Layton, Haltane etc. I think they’re just making more of fragrance friendly at this time.
Personally really like some PDMs, love some subjectively...but this is very redundant their most uninspiring fragrance I've smelled...they seem to be going down on a slippery slope with the reformulations first and then releases like this..ugh..(I probably put Althair in the same boat as this..almost...at least in the past they tried ...Haltane, Greenley, Kalan all great releases in the last few years IMO..some more polarising and don't work for everyone but that's good they don't have to(I'm talking Haltane and Kalan here ..) PS their retail pricing is really not great on the value side decent with a big enough discount(never payed full for any of them).
@@robes08 That to me is another lackluster release... won't be picking up a bottle even if I somehow come across it at 50% off (usually buy my fragrances by subjective preference and that one doesn't do anything for me...); will be watching the video regardless :D
Hey love this one and bought it. I would like to buy something cheaper that smells like this to use everyday everyone is saying tdh eau givree but i dont see a grapefruit note in this one. Am i missing something?
Parfums de Marly has more(female) sales people on youtube than in the stores. Its a hyped clone brand that was waiting to be taken over by a conglomerate. That happened with many niche brands. I'm not a PDM hater but their strategy is very obvious.
Hey Marc! PDM is a clone house. We all know it. I was hoping you could recommend your top Guerlain L’art & La Matière for me? Preferably what’s still available including their rereleases.
Spiriteuse Double Vanille is the standard vanilla (best in the game imo), then move to Tonka Imperiale (the best Tonka Bean in the game) , Angelique Noire and Cuir Beluga should also be sniffed.
@@robes08 I have those, brother. 🙏I also picked up Feve Gourmande, Oud Nude and Honey Tobacco. My wife wears Rose Cherie. I love Angélique Noire, but do you think that’s too feminine?
the prices of fragrances in general has become ridiculous. glad i purchased a few years ago and still nearly full. for example got Tere de Hermes Parfum 75ml for $50 from fragrancex about 8 years ago. what a difference these days
I still don't have that parfum edition, it's missing from my collection. It's around 120 CAD now at discounters. Probably retail it goes around 180. Those prices...
@@Wooooosaaaaaa i like Herod but Divine Vanille is practically the same thing for less than 1/3 the price. as for Greenly i'm not sure i get the appeal, it's a synthetic smelling fresh scent with fruity nuances. there are far better, less synthetic smelling options if someone wants a 'niche' level fresh scent.
"The shady car salemen of the fragrance community!". 😂😂😂 I have to say I dont own 1 bottle of theirs. I did buy a decant of Layton, and I was done! I will say I do like Godolphin, but I have Tuscan Leather...so, why???
I'm very surprised to hear this review. The grapefruit note is very low quality and synthetic smelling, along with whatever they use to emulate vetiver. This was a low quality miss.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I do enjoy the grapefruit note and feel it's well done vs all the grapefruits i've smelled. Sadly after the video was done this scent really went downhill fast and the drydown is simple vetiver.
@@robes08 it uses a new extract LMR's 'Grapefruit Heart' which alone is fantastic and responsible for the vivid grapefruit. later in the year we'll get a FAR better Grapefruit scent incorporating this material.
I don't like this one at all. Did not think too much about Terre d-Hermes and I love my Eau Intense Veriver. I still enjoy Nisean that has been discontinued by PdM .. like Haltane, but nothing from PdM on my current shopping list.
@ToriZealot oh eau d'erica. She's new to the game , tried to be famous and rich on a TV show called marrying millions. Tried to be with an old man millionaire, didn't pan out. Went to Jeremy Fragrance for fame and money, didn't pan out. Now, trying the influencer route on her own, she's trying to go the Curly route and manipulate little boys that don't know any better or men that have insecurities.
Brands, especially RUclipsrs' brands (lmao) scared of your nose Marc. Dont expect them to risk their wallet sending products to you, cus they know for sure you will smash them hard just like us buyers, and cus those sht wont worth the ridiculous pricetag that they priced. Those products are just reviewed by their so called YT gang. Speaking about YTbers' trash, Lately a lady with curly hair just released a bottle that cost more than 200 bucks made me and my chumps laugh so hard XD. It's 2024 and people still think about shortcut to wealthiness with some kinda smelly juices. Like COME ON, WAKE UP! IT"S 2024! XD
RUclipsrs only send bottles to friends to review (to promote). That's it, I don't see any bottles coming my way anytime soon. The curly hair one is just using men and the insecurities some have to make money off them. It's a sad display.
I'm a reviewer, so a true reviewer that will review terrible product to okay product to excellent ones. It's being a reviewer, you will have a spectrum of content on my channel.
you're not a credible reviewer if you're not giving a % of lukewarm & negative reviews on new perfumes. how is anyone meant to believe a critic has any sort of acquired taste if they like/praise everything.
I'm probably in the minority but I don't purchase PDM's for origionality. With PDM I'm paying top dollar for quality ingredients, a scent that is approachable in my office space and finally performance that will last me through 8 hours of boardroom, council meetings and client luncheons. My days of shelling out $300 for a 3 hour scent are long behind me. Haven't tried it yet but I figured with all the fake hype I'll wait and see. At least it's not another Middle Eastern cheapie, that seems to be the "Hype Train" these days.
I don't think you are in the minority, many people that buy this brand just graduated from designer scents. Not sure if many are looking at originality. Approachable and performance to me isn't worth the price they ask but that's me, as for quality I don't agree with you at that one, they are a little step above designer.
@@robes08 I can understand the different scale of quality my friend. Someone with your expertise and experience in this game probably has a high bar to meet. Thats why we tune in, your good at what you do and package the message in a way that we relate to. Well done sir.
We appreciate you for not trying to sell, but keeping honest reviewers all these years. However the fact is, Arabian clone houses really do swallow expensive niche brands and you are losing quite a good amount of viewers due to the fact that you do not review cheaper clone fragrances. Let me express this way, if you view perfumery as an art and think that clones are bad, all the modern mainstream art derived from the older artworks.
@@caseyplunkett6083exactly. Marc has a real job. He isn’t a washed up gym employee or a used car dealer turned influencer pushing shit products like most of these people.
clone boys always trying to drag everybody else into the gutter with them to wear their sewer juice. Just go enjoy your clones and be happy. If you wanna see reviews of low budget stuff, go find a channel that does low budget reviews or start your own.
In general the quality is just not there even if they smell nice. If anything I feel clones cater to a different demographic. I’m happy Marc doesn’t cover them here
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Calling out influencers by name, lets go! Keep it up Robes, we need you
it's easier now than ever as they finally feel the pressure to actually say they get a free bottle however they use tactics like compliments, performance to sway people. I can see some of them say this is original and stands out vs the designer scents. They find a way to spin it to ultimately have the brand happy with the video to continue to get more product.
@@robes08 they prob do infleuncer courses in the art of deception 😅
@@robes08 an honest review is what you gave here, ie the scent is decent but when taking cost into the equation not very good. these 'influenced' reviews never seem to mention price and hide behind pricing/value being subjective.
When i smelled it for the first time i mind went right to terre d'hermes. The dry down was better but for the price it’s crazy
It hurts me to admit it, but some of my favorite reviewers I don't watch much any more for this specific reason - I feel like they are always saying something positive about everything these days when my personal experience is "everything new these days is a clone/inspired-by of a top seller" and it is sooooo very boring.
This is why we love you Marc. Thank you for another great review. An honest, in depth, no hype review.
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Wow, this takes big (cherries) to lay it like this. Respect to you, my man ! Honesty game on this channel 5 / 5.
I'm not saying anything that we all don't know to be honest. It's right there in front of our faces. Appreciate it tho.
@@robes08 ''During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.'
This is the reason I watched your videos for a very long time. You are not like the bunch sold-out RUclipsrs that try to sell fragances just for free shit fuck all them you deserve more followers
I have what I deserve, a solid follower count that enjoys perfumery. Honestly having a large following that does not appreciate what you do isn't in the cards for me. When I started getting bigger as a channel back in 2011-2012 I really didn't enjoy the spotlight, too many subscribers wanting me to review latest releases, telling me how long my videos are and basically telling me what they wanted, Jeremy swooped in and stole those subs from me, probably the best thing he did. Now I have people that enjoy great scents and let me do me.
@robes08 I have been watching your videos since 2013, I believe I really like how you describe fragance,not like these new idiots RUclipsrs that sold out just for free bottles and lying to us like the girl Erica keep it up bro
Thanks for your honest review. We are watching your reviews exactly for that reason because you did not jump on the paid YTers Middle Eastern clone bandwagon. Some people will not like your criticism of PDM, as they will take it personally unfortunately
Buyers remorse and sunk cost fallacy is helluva drug
I'm not worried about others taking it personally, every negative review I lose subs and honestly that's a good thing, I rather have a small audience that enjoys a true reviewer.
Thank you for the straight-shooting Mark. Much appreciated.
Thanks so much for being honest and not being afraid to call our brands on their marketing bs, I really find it hard to believe other reviewers when they say they got several “gifts from the brand” and often times almost full bottle of their entire collection from brands for free.
In my head their credibility goes way down, and they become very soft on their review of the brand.
Man, so glad you keep it real about the free bottle brigade. If I had more time I would make my own channel on the same topic. I bought all my bottles too so starting the channel with a collection would be beneficial.
The FBB do need to get the light shined on it.
I just love how you match your shirt with the fragrance bottle.
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You're a legend. RUclipss most honest reviewer. ❤
Mark, I FINALLY FOUND MY BOTTLE OF KILIAN INCENSE OUD! I’m so happy. I actually got it off a small RUclipsr on here for $240. So happy, you know that a good deal! Best incense fragrance ever with some rose in it. Don’t pick up any oud though oddly.
Appreciate your honesty, Marc! Turning a hobby into a career - the compromises in integrity some reviewers have taken to make this happen is the reason I don’t subscribe to them anymore. I have purchased four PdMs over the years. Great performance. Little originality.
Spot on!
The shade at the end hahahha brilliant
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finally someone on youtube who speaks the truth about this perfum the best review of 2024🙌👏👍
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Spot on commentary.
Made for and by NPC'rs.
I sprayed this on my arm then immediately grabbed anything from the brand Thameen to cover it up.
Somewhat respectfully.
Thameen is fire, man ! Really cool work what Christopher Chong does there.
I really need to get my nose on Thameen.
@@robes08 Please do.
I absolutely don't want to overhype them.
But the journeys Thameen takes me through the life of the scent are excellent.
The development of the scent on ones (my) skin is so enjoyable, for me.
Regent Leather.
Even the popular Green Pearl has substance.
@@razvanyke Deep facts.
Thank you !!! I thought I was crazy because so many people hype up PDM and I have really disliked all PDM’s (and I have tried all this far) including this one. The only one I enjoyed and bought Herod. I found a pre 2019 formulation and that works for me. Otherwise the brand is a hard pass. Thanks for keeping it 💯
Thanks for sharing!!
Finally someone who calls PDM out for what it really is.
That's what I do!
Another PDM cash grab. Thanks for the honest review, Mark. Won't get that from the usual Influencer suspects cashing in.
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Again great video Marc❤
Glad you enjoyed it
I pretty much completely agree with you with the criticism. on a personal level i really like the fragrance and I’m privileged enough to buy it. However again, I do agree with you. Thank you for the honesty
No problem my friend!
Sometimes I look for older fragrances and reviews from the name drops pop up and I wonder how they went from that to what they do now. It's honestly sad but that's just the way the cookie crumbles I guess... Thank you for staying true to yourself and keeping it 100. I'm a fan of citrus stuff and this would have been on my radar but now I'm just gonna keep using my Terre D'Hermes 😁👍
Good call, my friend
this is excellent awesome ambergris accord in the base
Appreciate your take as always!
My pleasure!
Love the content thank you so much for your honesty. I 💯 agree with you on pdm
My pleasure!!
Robes08 my man! I started following you more than 10 yrs ago when pure Malt was the scent to get. Glad you are still willing to give those honest reviews.
Now, for the grapefruit aspect of things I would like to get your opinion on D&G light blue forever and Italian blue. Maybe a side by side on sampling samples. I have forever and it is a very strong grapefruit. Might be right up your alley. Cheers!
Forever will be in a subscribers choice in the near future to be picked to have a video from me. As for Italian Blue, you mean Italian Zest or Italian Love by Dolce?
@robes08 Italian love. They are said to be very similar and I was wondering if the differences would make it worth a purchase.
@@elusivehigh they're extremely close and redundant to have both imo
You are right about that Genscent and Red are sales, men so sad so much talent
especially Redo, but alas money speaks.
I own 250+ bottles and only one pdm Haltane because i like the way they clone😂 it. The Praline Note just works for me. But they are a clone brand.
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An Expensive clone brand at they....they have some quality but too pricey since they changed ownership.
Wished I discovered robes08 before I bought 8 PDMs. Enjoyed all exclusives but Sedley is average designer blue.
8!! Damn, well once you got 8 you saw the light with 08.
Thanks for keeping it real
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Sure PdM have been strongly influenced with a few of their releases by other brands but they have also put out a number of quite unique fragrances. Obviously Percival copies A&F Fierce, Godolphin goes in the direction of Tuscan Leather(though IMO does it better), Althair you could say jumps on the caramel sweet bandwagon kicked off by Armani Stronger with you but that's about it. Pegasus was quite unique as a masculine release when it came out. Of course people say it shares similarities with hypnotic poison but only faintly so and of course was marketed to the opposite sex. Layton was quite a unique release as well, as was Kalan, Haltane, Carlile, and of course one of their best releases Sedley. Herod was a great release and a very unique DNA but is ever so slightly reminiscent of Lubin Idole but that is an obscure fragrance long forgotten by the frag comm. So while PdM is a bit of a mixed bag in terms of originality, two things you can't say about them is that they don't release original stuff(obviously most of their releases are original) and they are lacking in quality, projection and longevity(absolutely stellar on all counts). No need to poo poo PdM that much(fragrance influencers aside).
Haltane is not unique lol and their quality is mid at best
@@daniell5740 Yes well people seem to think it smells like oud for greatness but it doesn't. OFG is oud on steroids and then some, Haltane is much more subtle than that and has a lot more going on. To me the only similarity is that they both have oud in them but that is about it. Not saying I'm a fan of Haltane but to me it isn't an obvious copy of anything else. Remember not all fragrances need to stand alone on a podium of uniqueness, in fact I think that is a terrible idea. It's good when fragrance houses get inspired by each other and try to outdo each other on a particular style or DNA from time to time. Not always of course and it is a bit of a risk because if you don't improve on that DNA or bring some welcomed iteration of it then you risk being branded a clone house. PdM IMO tends to bring something new to the game even when they copy others(Godolphin as I said is better than Tuscan Leather and Herod is better than Idole, only Percival doesn't match up to Fierce or MB Legend).
Now I have yet to try Perseus but TBH I'm not a fan of TdH and while Givree is a little better it doesn't quite hit the mark for me. I'm hoping Perseus just improves on that DNA which I do like and think can be done justice as with Roja Oligarch. Oligarch(now branded as Isola Blu) shares similarities with TdH but is much MUCH better in ever way imaginable. Lets hope Perseus moves along those lines. I know Marc's a big fan of Hermes but I have yet to find a fragrance from them that I thought is worth buying. Mind you I am extremely picky and have only recently started to warm up to concentre d' orange verte and that's not even a JCE fragrance. I think Ellena is simply not my kind of perfumer, I prefer the style of Jacques Polge and Pierre Bourdon.
As for PdM quality, I couldn't disagree more, I have yet to try a PdM that didn't have nuclear projection and longevity. Even Sedley, a thoroughly citrus fragrance lasts forever with just a couple of sprays. Most are well blended and use fairly high quality of ingredients. Are they over priced, sure, but that could be said about most fragrances above 200 Pounds. I remember PdM when they first came out were priced something like 120 Pounds, now they are double.
PDM prices are too high for what they offer.
@Crypt0n1an lmao its actually is oud for greatness ur blind if u think differently
@@Crypt0n1anyou applying for a marketing internship at PDM or what?
I just watched Erica WhateverHerNameIs's video on PDM's Perseus, but I'm puzzled as to what she was wrong about? I will, however, hold my hand up to not knowing what Perseus smells like.
She's not a reviewer. She's trying to be famous and/or make money off subscribers with no real love for fragrance. She is known of dating a very old man in the show marrying millions for his money and fame, she clear states in the show she is trying to be famous. Then he dumped her and she clinged to Jeremy fragrance and dated him for a while for the very same reasons. He got ride of her now she using her current boyfriends collection of xerjoff which isn't hers and his contacts to get free bottles. Case and point her hawking curlys new fragrance.
I understand the review. However, to chastise other reviewers for trying to turn a profit, but then close with a pitch to flip a profit off decants is confusing. Whether you are trying to make a buck off a positive, negative, or fair review; everyone is trying to make money at the end of the day. If the product was garbage, I wouldn't even bother telling people to buy a decant using my code and taking their money.
I'm not one to tell you to blind buy or where to purchase, I give my honest thoughts and give you an option to get a decant if that's what you want. There's a HUGE difference from being honest and having links to just selling items off fake bs like compliments, best of when that reviewer knows better.
Keep up the good work, Robes! 👍
Thanks, will do!
I’m so glad I found this channel. New to the fragrance game , but I’m like at least 40 fragrances in . I enjoy a good scent . Just want honesty from a perspective , think I found it and I didn’t realize what a minefield of BS is out there . Much appreciated
Be careful out there, it's a jungle! lol
Yes Sir, the only PDM scent I own is Herod & I bought it from a discounter. The rest of their fragrances felt kind of soulless, but thanks for the honest review
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your service, Sir. Appreciated.
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Cheers Marc , I would most probably enjoy this one as it happens, and if by happenstance I was to receive a free bottle I feel it would be my summer scent 2024 ,form how you describe it ,Oh shit wait ,would that make me a potential big time fragrance reviewer ?? Lol 😂,great review man have a good one. 🙏✌️👍
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Appreciate the no bullshit reviews, very hard to come by these days
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I watched Redolessence back in the day when he was really good but nowadays..
I think Redo is a true fraghead but the whole FBB got em. He's different than others like Erica, Curly that don't have a passion. It's somewhere in Redo tho.
Love your Nose. Usually agree on most fragrances with you. BUT, PDM Layton exclusif does NOT smell like ANY clone. Nor does Carlyle, both amazing fragrances as is Herod, although that’s derivative of many sweet tobacco fragrances. Keep doing what you do with honesty that’s appreciated by us fragheads.
Appreciate the support.
I tried this and I largely agree. It’s not bad but I’ll pick TdH 100% of the time.
Exactly, panda is on point!
I don’t disagree with a lot of what’s said in this video, but one of the selling points for me is it just performs really well. While even at discounters I find it overpriced, the staying power is a big plus
This fragrance smells great. It reminds me of Roja Parfums Elysium Pour Homme Parfum.
Thanks for sharing.
When I first started collecting fragrances starting in 2019, I ended up buying a bunch of full bottles of PDM, but after a few years they seemed synthetic and boring so I ended up gifting all of them to family. I proudly do not own any PDMs at present.
Your nose has grown! Congrats lol
PDM is a really despicable brand. Charging a fortune for fragrances that shouldn't cost more than Joop fragrances.
It's a designer brand at best.
Is it redundant if I already have Eau Givree?
I love my grapefruits in light blue forever and TDH Eau Givree.
there's a (niche) Grapefruit scent coming later this year by Jean-Christophe Hérault 'Intuition' that leaves this and practically every other grapefruit scent in the dust. would be great for Robes to review it.
Yes it is. I wore this only once but honestly after that grapefruit (which is good) it has no backbone at all. I'd still with Hermes.
noted!
After every three releases of PDM fragrances, followes a mush up of those three to create and release their next fragrance.
Just a circle of releases.
@@robes08 Exactly.
Never had any desire to own any of the fragrances from this house. I always found them super synthetic and harsh when I spent in stores. To each their own, but I never got it
same, I'm still searching as you can see but some brands as just what they are.
"designer fragrance with niche price!' lol
I already have Terre d Hermes Fraiche so I think I'll pass on this one. For grapefruit I love my Aqua Fahrenheit. Great video like always and love those glasses!
Appreciate it!
Smells a lot like terre Hermes mix with dolce K edt something that has been done before trying to bring in a modern way but still cannot replace the original
truth
Sup Marc,
Man I was actually hoping to like this fragrance but honestly Terre D’Hermes Parfum is superior than Perseus imo and the Eau Givree flanker is pretty reminiscent to get the job done for far less.
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I was flabbergasted and very turned off when i saw what price PDM goes for these days. Delusional pricing by them
Glad I got what I need from them years and years ago, which isn't many, but I'm still enjoying my oldies
which ones did you get Mr. Bateman?
Some people rail against Mancera because for various reasons, but I love Mancera because they're not afraid to take their perfume line in different direction, and they often do very well...and almost all of their perfumes are stellar performers, at a fair price. I also love Parfume de Marly...but yeah, I gotta admit they need to stick to their tried 'n true PdM formula (whatever that may be) because when step into different directions (like Perseus and Sedley for example) I'm left thinking they made a really expensive mediocre designer scent. Go figure! Enjoyed.
Not sure what the PDM formula is?? I haven't really felt them make something that is original which would make you fall in love with the brand. At least for me.
Love honest review 👍
Thanks 👍
Hey Mark, I was wondering if you have any plans to review Amouage Rose incense?
Just blind bought the old red library bottle.
I have a few Amouages coming but that isn't one at the moment. It's on the radar tho
@@wutru3142how are you liking it? Is the juice still the same in the newer bottles? Or was it reformulated?
Still waiting for that Kalan review. Imagine the same Grapefruit note with a lot of pepper added
I do have a sample of that somewhere in my fragrance room.
Is it me or are the bottles different colors? I agree with you on PDM but I am a sucker for Percival though. That is exactly what you are talking about, an already existing scent (mb legend, Fierce) amplified. Luckily I got it secondhand for a good price. Retail would be way too much.
I don't see a difference in color but perhaps it's how the light hits them. I do pan PDM on many things but I think quality control over bottles and design isn't one of my issues with the brand.
Mark, have you reviewed anything from the Houbigant house? If not, that would be awesome.
Which ones are your favorite
I have not... yet
To be honest. Layton, Carlise are original from the house and will stay in my collection. Percival I enjoy as well.
I also have Layton, Carlisle, and Byerley. I'm puzzled that he thinks they're a designer house with niche aspirations or pretentions. Carlisle is a fantastic fragrance.
@@Teeb2023Percival does have that designer DNA. I guess because the a majority of fragrances they make similar to some designers is my guess. But Percival is the only pass I give PDM lol. Percival is definitely high quality. It’s just a great man’s cologne smell. Nothing crazy or super niche but it’s great. Even though it does have that Fierce feel. But I don’t remember Fierce smelling like how Percival smell.
@@Teeb2023he is right to some degree. I do wish PDM did have a dedicated perfumer. I think it would help them have a lane. But I think they already do with Carlise, Layton, Haltane etc. I think they’re just making more of fragrance friendly at this time.
thank you for sharing your faves of the brand.
Eau Givre’ > Percious for sure. Even though the sales dude at the local Nordstrom doesn’t agree lol😂
Of course the sales rep would not. They need to sell product, he should start a youtube channel 😂
@@robes08 😂
You the man Marc. I too find it awesome that you're putting these con influencers on blast
it's just truth, hopefully it opens eyes for some.
Great review.
Thanks!
Eau d’ Erica is TERRIBLE!! 😂
Worst reviewer ever!
put some respect on the word reviewer. That.. is not a reviewer.
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like this fragrance and I give it a 9 out of 10 in my opinion and have a blessed day
9!!! Holy smokes
I almost spit my coffee out@@robes08
Yes sir
Personally really like some PDMs, love some subjectively...but this is very redundant their most uninspiring fragrance I've smelled...they seem to be going down on a slippery slope with the reformulations first and then releases like this..ugh..(I probably put Althair in the same boat as this..almost...at least in the past they tried ...Haltane, Greenley, Kalan all great releases in the last few years IMO..some more polarising and don't work for everyone but that's good they don't have to(I'm talking Haltane and Kalan here ..) PS their retail pricing is really not great on the value side decent with a big enough discount(never payed full for any of them).
The more I sniff PDM's the more it smells like a designer brand to me. A video on Althair is coming soon on the channel as well.
@@robes08 That to me is another lackluster release... won't be picking up a bottle even if I somehow come across it at 50% off (usually buy my fragrances by subjective preference and that one doesn't do anything for me...); will be watching the video regardless :D
Hey love this one and bought it. I would like to buy something cheaper that smells like this to use everyday everyone is saying tdh eau givree but i dont see a grapefruit note in this one. Am i missing something?
Sample the Terre D'Hermes line, start with Givree. My recommendation is Tres Fraiche but it's discontinued sadly.
@@robes08thank you
Yeah told a couple friends often that PDM is an expensive clone house.
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Parfums de Marly has more(female) sales people on youtube than in the stores. Its a hyped clone brand that was waiting to be taken over by a conglomerate. That happened with many niche brands. I'm not a PDM hater but their strategy is very obvious.
they just recently were taken over, you called it.
Hey Marc! PDM is a clone house. We all know it. I was hoping you could recommend your top Guerlain L’art & La Matière for me? Preferably what’s still available including their rereleases.
Spiriteuse Double Vanille is the standard vanilla (best in the game imo), then move to Tonka Imperiale (the best Tonka Bean in the game) , Angelique Noire and Cuir Beluga should also be sniffed.
Marc’s recommendations are on point. I would add Neroli Outrenoir is nice for summer and Oeillet Pourpre is classy AF for dressed up occasions.
@@robes08 I have those, brother. 🙏I also picked up Feve Gourmande, Oud Nude and Honey Tobacco. My wife wears Rose Cherie. I love Angélique Noire, but do you think that’s too feminine?
PDM seem to be designer fragrances with niche pricing. Nice but definitely not worth the price.
Totally agree
And once again thank you for saving me a bit of coin.
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Savage, Robes, just savage.
better than Sauvage. 😅
Hey Marc, you forgot to say that this fragrance is sooooo SEXY!
It is actually a pantry dropper!😂
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the prices of fragrances in general has become ridiculous. glad i purchased a few years ago and still nearly full. for example got Tere de Hermes Parfum 75ml for $50 from fragrancex about 8 years ago. what a difference these days
Yeah I got a 75ml Parfum from 2009 for $80. I’d wear that over this
I still don't have that parfum edition, it's missing from my collection. It's around 120 CAD now at discounters. Probably retail it goes around 180. Those prices...
It gave me massive TdH vibes. Not something unique or special at all.
100% agree
warms my soul when someone dislikes PdM as much as myself.
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Smelled all of them and only Altier (the other orange one) and Greenly stuck to me
@@Wooooosaaaaaa i like Herod but Divine Vanille is practically the same thing for less than 1/3 the price. as for Greenly i'm not sure i get the appeal, it's a synthetic smelling fresh scent with fruity nuances. there are far better, less synthetic smelling options if someone wants a 'niche' level fresh scent.
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"The shady car salemen of the fragrance community!". 😂😂😂
I have to say I dont own 1 bottle of theirs. I did buy a decant of Layton, and I was done! I will say I do like Godolphin, but I have Tuscan Leather...so, why???
No idea why, and for those prices?
Tfs I haven’t truly liked a PDM yet they are ok just imho not great tho
sums it up pretty good to me.
I'm very surprised to hear this review. The grapefruit note is very low quality and synthetic smelling, along with whatever they use to emulate vetiver. This was a low quality miss.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I do enjoy the grapefruit note and feel it's well done vs all the grapefruits i've smelled. Sadly after the video was done this scent really went downhill fast and the drydown is simple vetiver.
@@robes08 it uses a new extract LMR's 'Grapefruit Heart' which alone is fantastic and responsible for the vivid grapefruit. later in the year we'll get a FAR better Grapefruit scent incorporating this material.
Thank you
Welcome!
I don't like this one at all. Did not think too much about Terre d-Hermes and I love my Eau Intense Veriver.
I still enjoy Nisean that has been discontinued by PdM .. like Haltane, but nothing from PdM on my current shopping list.
I'll still continue to sniff the brand and perhaps one day I'll find something decent.
First in the Building
Appreciate that!
Not Original.. my thought exactly
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To my nose it smells a lot like John Varvatos artisan XX
interesting. Now I kinda want to smell XX
The last two releases from PDM been a big skip for me.
The last 20 releases from PDM been a big skip for me. 😎😂
@@robes08what did you think about Carlise? I actual love Layton, and Percival too. Those are the only three I have and wear.
PdM's mailing list: lowest brow, highest common denominator🤷♂️
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LoL "clone house." PDM innovated the game with Layton.
Layton is a Clone of ysl la nuit de l’homme🤣
innovated? PDM? No, the only thing they innovated is using youtubers.
@@wailali5646not really
Theres about a million other fragrances that just do it better with better pricing lol
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Who is OD deras?
Don't know what you are referring to?
@@robes08 that was the Google caption from your video ... a YTer without a nose ... Remember who you meant?
@ToriZealot oh eau d'erica. She's new to the game , tried to be famous and rich on a TV show called marrying millions. Tried to be with an old man millionaire, didn't pan out. Went to Jeremy Fragrance for fame and money, didn't pan out. Now, trying the influencer route on her own, she's trying to go the Curly route and manipulate little boys that don't know any better or men that have insecurities.
@@robes08 yeah recognize her face ... indeed was not impressed by her "assessments" ...
Brands, especially RUclipsrs' brands (lmao) scared of your nose Marc. Dont expect them to risk their wallet sending products to you, cus they know for sure you will smash them hard just like us buyers, and cus those sht wont worth the ridiculous pricetag that they priced. Those products are just reviewed by their so called YT gang. Speaking about YTbers' trash, Lately a lady with curly hair just released a bottle that cost more than 200 bucks made me and my chumps laugh so hard XD. It's 2024 and people still think about shortcut to wealthiness with some kinda smelly juices. Like COME ON, WAKE UP! IT"S 2024! XD
RUclipsrs only send bottles to friends to review (to promote). That's it, I don't see any bottles coming my way anytime soon. The curly hair one is just using men and the insecurities some have to make money off them. It's a sad display.
Just not a fan of Parfums de Marly. I really enjoy Sedley, but the rest are just okay.
Thanks Fuzz!
Indeed nothing special. Too expensive for what it is!
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Marc, life is too short to review products you don't like and list other reviewers you don't agree with!
I'm a reviewer, so a true reviewer that will review terrible product to okay product to excellent ones. It's being a reviewer, you will have a spectrum of content on my channel.
you're not a credible reviewer if you're not giving a % of lukewarm & negative reviews on new perfumes. how is anyone meant to believe a critic has any sort of acquired taste if they like/praise everything.
Yeah well… it’s no SBoy;-)
that... it is not.
Erica might not have nose, but she has two other big qualities.
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Literally never had my nose on any PDM, I must live a sheltered life ...
keep it that way lol
Awful brand 🫡
yep. quack!
I hate this brand
😅 this made me laugh. Thank you
I'm probably in the minority but I don't purchase PDM's for origionality. With PDM I'm paying top dollar for quality ingredients, a scent that is approachable in my office space and finally performance that will last me through 8 hours of boardroom, council meetings and client luncheons. My days of shelling out $300 for a 3 hour scent are long behind me. Haven't tried it yet but I figured with all the fake hype I'll wait and see. At least it's not another Middle Eastern cheapie, that seems to be the "Hype Train" these days.
I don't think you are in the minority, many people that buy this brand just graduated from designer scents. Not sure if many are looking at originality. Approachable and performance to me isn't worth the price they ask but that's me, as for quality I don't agree with you at that one, they are a little step above designer.
@@robes08 I can understand the different scale of quality my friend. Someone with your expertise and experience in this game probably has a high bar to meet. Thats why we tune in, your good at what you do and package the message in a way that we relate to. Well done sir.
We appreciate you for not trying to sell, but keeping honest reviewers all these years. However the fact is, Arabian clone houses really do swallow expensive niche brands and you are losing quite a good amount of viewers due to the fact that you do not review cheaper clone fragrances. Let me express this way, if you view perfumery as an art and think that clones are bad, all the modern mainstream art derived from the older artworks.
Almost none of Robes long time followers/subscribers are clammering for him to start covering dupe/clone houses.
@@caseyplunkett6083exactly. Marc has a real job. He isn’t a washed up gym employee or a used car dealer turned influencer pushing shit products like most of these people.
clone boys always trying to drag everybody else into the gutter with them to wear their sewer juice. Just go enjoy your clones and be happy. If you wanna see reviews of low budget stuff, go find a channel that does low budget reviews or start your own.
Hell no! I hate cheap clone houses!
In general the quality is just not there even if they smell nice. If anything I feel clones cater to a different demographic. I’m happy Marc doesn’t cover them here
You are appreciated sir 🫡
I appreciate that