Funny enough, my ex girlfriends father gifted me Decibel for Christmas one year. He didn’t really like me much and I think that gift should have been the hint I needed. Still keep it in my collection for a laugh, especially knowing how hated it is in the community.
Tastes are subjective and personal, what this old man doesn't like, others may love it, so don't worry and use the perfume that you like. What this old man says doesn't matter.
The real problem about CK Free is that it lasts about 15 minutes. That’s it. Having said that, it is a great simple fragrance for those days you Just want to smell a bit nice.
I blind bought Italian zest when it came out. I liked the original light blue so much I thought a nice citrus touch to it would be great as well. I was very wrong about that lol
I love Decibel and I should say the bottle is amazing. I assume something is wrong with you bottle but I have been using it since 2011 and it is amazing. It smells like licorice and it is wonderful. Unfortunately, it was discontinued but I have two more bottles left in my drawer
I sampled it last year and liked it also, although I haven't sprayed it on skin Maybe I should try it again, because sooner or later it's going to be really hard to find
Was thinking the same. My Decibel sprays fine, it's just awkward holding and spraying due to the design. Will recheck as it has been a while. The scent for me is more along the lines of something "goth" in my opinion, not really up my alley.
My sisters boyfriend asked me to recommend him 2 colognes he should buy, I wasn’t planning on helping but now I’m rushing to send him this list! Thanks bro! 😎
I‘m the person who will remember CK Free, even miss it. I like the combination of juniper and exotic fruitiness contrasted by tobacco and soft leather. And yes, I do smell all those notes in there.
@@aftekharkhan1094 I bought the big bottle. I had 2 min at the airport and thought it would grow on me. I had Zino and Relax, so I had high expectations from Davidoff...
Great video Ash! Love when you discuss bad fragrances, as it always puts a smile on my face. I haven’t gotten my nose on any of the fragrances you mentioned, and based on this video, I will keep it that way. Be well Ash! 🍻🤘
I bought CK Free @ ROSS'S for cheap sprayed on in the parking lot . I went to H.E B. afterwards to grocery shop as I was leaving out this older woman asked is that you I smell? She liked it, I wasn't really impressed with it, I thought it was too light of a fragrance. I was shocked I got a compliment from it.
Dolce Gabanna The One EDP should be on the list because inspite of its amazing scent....it’s longevity is a scam. It lasts about 1 hour.....unless it’s sprayed on cloth. The “one”....gee...I wonder why it’s called that!
Finally something I’m happy to read. I like THE ONE & it lasts on my skin. So much other stuff I like more doesn’t last in my skin. All my spring citrusy bergamot pineapple fragrances don’t last in my skin . All the gourmand cinnamon vanilla tonka tobacco frags last for hours and hours with 2 sprays
I actually love davidoff champion. I find it citrusy and masculine in the same way BRUTE or old spice have uber masculine scents. I think it’s a great gym fragrance but if you know off something that smells like davidoff champion but just better executed I’d love to find out!
Do not let ANYONE make you think twice about what you like or love. I actually picked up a 1.7 ounce bottle of Champion recently since I wanted to get more familiar with what Davidoff has in their line and feel the same way as you...love it! I know it has a synthetic citrus blast opening but once it hits the heart and base notes I am kind of impressed the way this fragrance is put together☺
Yes, Davidoff champion sold rather well here in my country. didn't even know that it was rated bad by people until I saw this video. I guess each of our olfactory sense are unique. Personally haven't tried it but might as well just get a decant to know why people hate it/love it
My house loves Polo Red Rush. Its fresh and energizing just like the original and the other Red flankers. Great video. Teaches how to be critical when smelling fragrances.
I remembered testing Davidoff champion a decade ago. I don't remember how it smells like any more but i remembered my immediate reaction to it as the salesgirl sprayed it on the back of my hand. Before I could control myself, I grimaced my face and let out a Eeuw at her. I am usually emotionally very controlled. That reaction surprised both of us. 😂
I actually love D&G The One Sport. IMO it is one of the most definitively clean, masculine, gentlemanly sport fragrances you could own. I never quite understood the hate directed toward it- are people mad bc it is best suited for short-lived sport related scenarios? Let us not forget that “Sport” is listed in the title. It’s a sophisticated, fresh/clean sport fragrance - that’s it... Great vid as always👍
I have a modest collection of fragrances. I just could not agree with your takedown of CK Free EDT. Yes, it is too light and I wished that they did an EDP version. The scent is my favourite by far, and I have received more complements on that one than any other. The first bottle I bought was great. It was soon used up. I then bought two tester bottles off a discount site. The scent was correct but they were just totally watered down. A too light EDT that's been watered down is a bit of a disaster. And I suspect that's what you have got there: a watered down, adulterated concoction. I have a 200 ml bottle of One Million parfum (not ellixr); I really wish that I had not bought so much this overly sweet and rather feminine scent.
Oh Man I Love Alien Man Fusion 👽 because it is so different makes me think an ET would smell like this and it took me like 4 times to love and embrace the scent! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Oh no... not CK Free :D My fragrance journey started when I began to look for a replacement for my gifted bottle I got from my mother-in-law of that time. Oh man that takes me back.
I’m wearing Alien Man Fusion while watching this video and I can see where he says coffee steam. At first I smelled burnt rubber but at the drydown it becomes a warm spicy scent. I even had a female relative smell it and even she liked it
I had CK Free a few years ago, got it heavily discounted and I realised very quickly why. It reminded me of a typical cheap aquatic, woodsy fragrance from the 90s, but without anything to grab your attention.
I remember getting Davidoff Champion when it came out and remember liking it or at least thinking it wasn't horrible might have to see if I can get a bottle to try it again
The general public is very different than the fragrance community, I thought Jimmy Choo Man was a huge let down because of the performance, but the girl at the perfume store in the mall said it was one of their biggest sellers. I think most people buy what they see in advertising campaigns with actors as the face of the fragrance
How about a review on PM. I bought a bottle blind and it gave me a headache and made my wife literally nauseous and took two washes to remove it from my clothes. But seems to get a lot of positive reviews online so curious what you think
I wear Polo Red Rush with confidence. It performs well on my skin and I actually get compliments when I wear it. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate that it gets.
And Polo Green, the classic masterpiece, the only one of such pedigree in the Polo line, is rated below 4.0 on Fragrantica. Unbelievable. But roses are red, violets are blue, and noses are different too.
Ash , at 9:49 you said that you HATE Italian Zest and yet the juice in the bottle seems to have taken quite a hit 😊😊😊!.I guess either it is a love/hate kind of thing, right Ash? Or maybe you gave it to Fido as a gift and he has become quite a fan of it!.
What Does Ash Mean When He Said If You Smell Alcohol? Sometimes When I’m Testing At My Local Boutique Some Designer Fragrances Smell Just Like At Alcohol At First, What Does That Mean? Anyone Can Help?
The 2 fragrances that I did not like were Dior Sauvage Elixir, which was too spicy and to me like rotten vegetables and Resala Arabian Oud was too strong and bitter.
I don't think the Jimmy Choo Urban hero is bad I think it is decent.. The performance is bad but it's a safe if not boring scent and pretty weak. I wore it into Burlington and the product manager for the cologne and perfume area paid me a nice compliment and asked about it when I was wearing it definitely not my favorite but it's not awful
Silence the sea -by Strangelove NYC. ABSOLUTE HORRID!!!! I was super excited to get a Strangelove NYC discovery set, until I got to the “Silence the Sea” what on earth were they thinking when this was released. By far the worst I’ve ever come across.
We can't buy any type of mace products in my state so I think that Azzaro may be a nice substitute.And with that spray, bears or intruders beware.Thanks for helping to protect my family.
I just assumed the worst rated would be poorly reformulated classics. DKNY delicious might be the worst ive smelled. Violently ill for 2 days from it....that faux apple abomination.
My dads collection is filled with these perfumes, because you mostly see these in drugstores for cheap. If only he knew about middle eastern dupe perfumes. The only one i like from his collection is nikos sculpture. Ck one is the absolute worst in his collection imo
If you can wear any of the Bleu De Chanel's or any Acqua Di Gio, you can easily wear any one of the fragrances mentioned in this video......except Decibel maybe.
Funny enough, my ex girlfriends father gifted me Decibel for Christmas one year. He didn’t really like me much and I think that gift should have been the hint I needed. Still keep it in my collection for a laugh, especially knowing how hated it is in the community.
Wear it at home and hate yourself for it.
@@RapiDEraZeR yoooooo 💀
Tastes are subjective and personal, what this old man doesn't like, others may love it, so don't worry and use the perfume that you like.
What this old man says doesn't matter.
I have yet to see a fragrance that everyone thinks is great. Not one yet. Nor will there ever be.
The atomizer just looks like it shooting a load everywhere. It's really bad like recall bad.
the dislikes are from people wearing these frags
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So many they even got rid of the counter
Give Demi and Steven some money and they will say that Champion and Decibel are hidden gems!
Very true
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True... also Best brand perfume
Decibel was one of my very first fragrances. Funny looking back when I see what I have now
You can’t forget Jeremy. He was pushing Joop a few months ago and lately he’s been shilling for Curve
The real problem about CK Free is that it lasts about 15 minutes. That’s it.
Having said that, it is a great simple fragrance for those days you Just want to smell a bit nice.
LOL OMFG I laughed so hard at that “Decible” spray 🤣🤣🤣
SHE'S A SQUIRTERRR!
@@daviddaimary7734 HAH! That was my reaction when I saw Ash’s face 🤣
"Apocalyptically bad" Ash, taking several for the team. Very funny video.
I laughed so hard when he said that lol
Mr Ash.... just a thought
How about a video on your top 5 discontinued fragrances you wish you can have.
“Hey... he’s just wearing a clean kind of fresh scent... No big deal.”
“Italian Mess - Don’t Buy & Gabbana” 😂😂😂 hahaha immediately busted out laughing when I read it
You should look into getting an LED Diffuser for the lights in the background, would make it look a lot smoother.
YES. So many people overlook diffusers when they install LED strips where they're directly visible and it bugs me whenever I see it
I blind bought Italian zest when it came out. I liked the original light blue so much I thought a nice citrus touch to it would be great as well. I was very wrong about that lol
You are not the only one. There are a lot of us out here.
I love Decibel and I should say the bottle is amazing. I assume something is wrong with you bottle but I have been using it since 2011 and it is amazing. It smells like licorice and it is wonderful. Unfortunately, it was discontinued but I have two more bottles left in my drawer
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I sampled it last year and liked it also, although I haven't sprayed it on skin
Maybe I should try it again, because sooner or later it's going to be really hard to find
Was thinking the same. My Decibel sprays fine, it's just awkward holding and spraying due to the design. Will recheck as it has been a while. The scent for me is more along the lines of something "goth" in my opinion, not really up my alley.
My sisters boyfriend asked me to recommend him 2 colognes he should buy, I wasn’t planning on helping but now I’m rushing to send him this list! Thanks bro! 😎
I‘m the person who will remember CK Free, even miss it. I like the combination of juniper and exotic fruitiness contrasted by tobacco and soft leather. And yes, I do smell all those notes in there.
The problem is when Champion came out.... everyone was rocking it HEAVY even myself lol
When was that?
@@WD.909 when it first came out talking over a decade ago
The opening wasn’t so bad
@@ToriZealot very synthetic but honestly it was so popular during that time.
@@aftekharkhan1094 I bought the big bottle. I had 2 min at the airport and thought it would grow on me. I had Zino and Relax, so I had high expectations from Davidoff...
This has been straight up entertaining 😂 One of the funnier videos.....thanks.
Great video Ash! Love when you discuss bad fragrances, as it always puts a smile on my face. I haven’t gotten my nose on any of the fragrances you mentioned, and based on this video, I will keep it that way. Be well Ash! 🍻🤘
I bought CK Free @ ROSS'S for cheap sprayed on in the parking lot . I went to H.E B. afterwards to grocery shop as I was leaving out this older woman asked is that you I smell? She liked it, I wasn't really impressed with it, I thought it was too light of a fragrance. I was shocked I got a compliment from it.
Dolce Gabanna The One EDP should be on the list because inspite of its amazing scent....it’s longevity is a scam. It lasts about 1 hour.....unless it’s sprayed on cloth. The “one”....gee...I wonder why it’s called that!
Put scent free lotion on before applying it . To me it lasts a cool 4-5
Agree, it should be half the price and should be labelled EDT
You’re not wrong. I love the scent but find it hardly lasts
Finally something I’m happy to read. I like THE ONE & it lasts on my skin. So much other stuff I like more doesn’t last in my skin. All my spring citrusy bergamot pineapple fragrances don’t last in my skin . All the gourmand cinnamon vanilla tonka tobacco frags last for hours and hours with 2 sprays
I actually love davidoff champion. I find it citrusy and masculine in the same way BRUTE or old spice have uber masculine scents. I think it’s a great gym fragrance but if you know off something that smells like davidoff champion but just better executed I’d love to find out!
Do not let ANYONE make you think twice about what you like or love. I actually picked up a 1.7 ounce bottle of Champion recently since I wanted to get more familiar with what Davidoff has in their line and feel the same way as you...love it! I know it has a synthetic citrus blast opening but once it hits the heart and base notes I am kind of impressed the way this fragrance is put together☺
Same. I actually find Montblanc Legend to be a decent alternative - let me know what you think
Yes, Davidoff champion sold rather well here in my country. didn't even know that it was rated bad by people until I saw this video. I guess each of our olfactory sense are unique. Personally haven't tried it but might as well just get a decant to know why people hate it/love it
Fun video lol. That decibel bottle looks ridiculous. Never smelled it though
My house loves Polo Red Rush. Its fresh and energizing just like the original and the other Red flankers. Great video. Teaches how to be critical when smelling fragrances.
No, teaches how to attune to the mass of wannabe fragance experts in the web to stay in business. ;)
I remembered testing Davidoff champion a decade ago. I don't remember how it smells like any more but i remembered my immediate reaction to it as the salesgirl sprayed it on the back of my hand. Before I could control myself, I grimaced my face and let out a Eeuw at her. I am usually emotionally very controlled. That reaction surprised both of us. 😂
I actually love D&G The One Sport. IMO it is one of the most definitively clean, masculine, gentlemanly sport fragrances you could own. I never quite understood the hate directed toward it- are people mad bc it is best suited for short-lived sport related scenarios? Let us not forget that “Sport” is listed in the title. It’s a sophisticated, fresh/clean sport fragrance - that’s it...
Great vid as always👍
"Short-Lived" like 20 minutes maybe.
Fragrantica & the word "expert" doesn't work but okay! Thanks great vid 🤣🤣🤣
I have a modest collection of fragrances. I just could not agree with your takedown of CK Free EDT. Yes, it is too light and I wished that they did an EDP version. The scent is my favourite by far, and I have received more complements on that one than any other.
The first bottle I bought was great. It was soon used up. I then bought two tester bottles off a discount site. The scent was correct but they were just totally watered down. A too light EDT that's been watered down is a bit of a disaster. And I suspect that's what you have got there: a watered down, adulterated concoction.
I have a 200 ml bottle of One Million parfum (not ellixr); I really wish that I had not bought so much this overly sweet and rather feminine scent.
Was literally wondering what the note breakdown of Drakkar was and you totally put that up for me. Thank you Ash for being a scholar and a gentleman.
Oh Man I Love Alien Man Fusion 👽 because it is so different makes me think an ET would smell like this and it took me like 4 times to love and embrace the scent! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I actually really like mugler alien man fusion 👍 was a pleasure watching.
Everyone hates on Grey Flannel but in all honestly I absolutely LOVE it. It’s like walking through a soapy clean garden. Long live grey flannel.
Love the "Italian Mess" sneak. 🤣🤣
Your atomizer in Decibel isn’t supposed to work like that...
Pretty cool topic mr, nice video! Should do more like this.
9:35 "exquisite" 😂😂😂 killed me. And I agree on those red heads , we're terrible 🤣🤣
Oh no... not CK Free :D My fragrance journey started when I began to look for a replacement for my gifted bottle I got from my mother-in-law of that time. Oh man that takes me back.
Love this video idea! Now do a niche version:)
I’m wearing Alien Man Fusion while watching this video and I can see where he says coffee steam. At first I smelled burnt rubber but at the drydown it becomes a warm spicy scent. I even had a female relative smell it and even she liked it
I didn’t know Davidoff made a shake weight 😂
I had CK Free a few years ago, got it heavily discounted and I realised very quickly why. It reminded me of a typical cheap aquatic, woodsy fragrance from the 90s, but without anything to grab your attention.
It's so wholesome seeing Ash laugh
I really like azzaro decibel,the opening is bad but after about 20min it smells awesome
I remember getting Davidoff Champion when it came out and remember liking it or at least thinking it wasn't horrible might have to see if I can get a bottle to try it again
Secretion magnifiques will always be my top 1. Still no timestamps?
Wish all these fragrance videos have time stamps.
That one is made bad on purpose
I really like Azzaro dB, it was my signature scent back in the days and belive it or not i got lots of compliments with it !
You got lots of compliments the kind that are given in the hopes you'll stop wearing it.
Such a cool list! Thanks! :)
Great 📹 and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day
The general public is very different than the fragrance community, I thought Jimmy Choo Man was a huge let down because of the performance, but the girl at the perfume store in the mall said it was one of their biggest sellers. I think most people buy what they see in advertising campaigns with actors as the face of the fragrance
I have gotten several compliments from wearing urban hero. Really don’t understand the hate.
How about a review on PM. I bought a bottle blind and it gave me a headache and made my wife literally nauseous and took two washes to remove it from my clothes. But seems to get a lot of positive reviews online so curious what you think
I was looking for CK Free in your channel cause it was gifted to me, didn't expect to find it in this video though
I love the negative videos! Who doesn’t, they’re funny!
If he hates Italian zest from dolce and gabana then why is the bottle almost empty?
Perfectly described the target demographic for CKFree and many other tjmaxx kings. Although sometimes TJ Maxx gets some bangers every once in a while
I think I dislike Dior Fahrenheit the most it was literally shocking to me how many people love it
Yuck yes.
The decibel by Azzaro it was very funny 😂😂😂
Idk if anyone else has asked but could you do the 10 worst ranked niche fragrances? Depending on if you have any of them.
The Decibel is great if someone really stnks. You can just shoot them from across the room
Great video. Catching up on all the years of videos I haven’t seen is rough. Your channel keeps it fun to come back to.👍
I'm getting everyone on my Xmas list Decibel.
Put me on your Christmas list, I'll take it.
I wonder if you're gonna get punched for Christmas
@The Dry Down Wouldn't be the first Xmas that happened.
Nooo Davidoff Champion is killerr. Let it dryyy
I wear Polo Red Rush with confidence. It performs well on my skin and I actually get compliments when I wear it. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate that it gets.
And Polo Green, the classic masterpiece, the only one of such pedigree in the Polo line, is rated below 4.0 on Fragrantica. Unbelievable. But roses are red, violets are blue, and noses are different too.
3:50. That change in expression made my day.
So funny. I absolutely love Mugler Alien Fusion
I had Dolce& Gabbana sport back in 2013 and the performance on it was horrible, on skin skin it was gone in less than an hour .
Awesome video idea. Great content 👍
I’m not an expert but Citizen Jack Absolute is by far the WORST FRAGRANCE I’ve ever smelled in my entire life. The hairspray one 😂
That rates VERY LOW on Fragrantica, so it should have been included. Maybe Ashton will do a follow-up video to this one?
@@michaelpevarnek4249 it must be included there haha . I ordered the discovery set from the website and they’re not quality fragrances for the price .
I tried alien man fusion in store and the bottled leaked all over my hand and it stunk all day, I truly hate that fragrance LOL
Ash , at 9:49 you said that you HATE Italian Zest and yet the juice in the bottle seems to have taken quite a hit 😊😊😊!.I guess either it is a love/hate kind of thing, right Ash? Or maybe you gave it to Fido as a gift and he has become quite a fan of it!.
He may have bought it used just for the video. I can’t imagine buying new just to hate it lol.
I actually like champion
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Ck Free is better on the dry down.
What a coincidence...the little bottle of "CK Free" that I bought I immediately gave to my teenage son.
Even he doesn't wear it.
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Ash, I was wondering if there will be more Galleria Parfums discovery kits made available or was it a time deal like the prelaunch sale ?
Decibel was my first ever fragrance at age 8 and I loved it 💀
I really want Azzaro Decibel for that bottle!
i'll have to save up for it
Can you review grey flannel
The 2 fragrances that I did not like were Dior Sauvage Elixir, which was too spicy and to me like rotten vegetables and Resala Arabian Oud was too strong and bitter.
Alien fusion is great and very unique.love it
Funny how I never smell lavender in frags. I know how lavender smells but I never really smelled it in a fragrance.
That atomizer is hilarious. I've never seen that before.
Im surprised Joop! isnt on here 😂😂
Joop isn't even bad wym
@@stansmith5610 i know. Its 1 of my fav tbh. Ijs most ppl h8 the smell..
I don't think the Jimmy Choo Urban hero is bad I think it is decent.. The performance is bad but it's a safe if not boring scent and pretty weak. I wore it into Burlington and the product manager for the cologne and perfume area paid me a nice compliment and asked about it when I was wearing it definitely not my favorite but it's not awful
Perhaps make a video on the 10 best rated fragrances on fragrantica?
"This is garbage, so can we get a nice bottle to fool teens maybe"...."now this bottle I like" 🤣🤣🤣
It's a shame the Urban Hero is as hated as it is. I quite like it. My wife got it for me a while back and I like to rock it in the summer.
Fr me to I don’t understand the hate
Silence the sea -by Strangelove NYC. ABSOLUTE HORRID!!!!
I was super excited to get a Strangelove NYC discovery set, until I got to the “Silence the Sea” what on earth were they thinking when this was released. By far the worst I’ve ever come across.
my number 1 hated is armaf club de nuit because it smells like pledge
The opening can be harsh yeah
We can't buy any type of mace products in my state so I think that Azzaro may be a nice substitute.And with that spray, bears or intruders beware.Thanks for helping to protect my family.
worst atomizer I have is Paul Smith Story, it's almost impossible to get anything to come out.
You should take that Decibel bottle, hold it over the trash and do a "mic drop"
I just assumed the worst rated would be poorly reformulated classics. DKNY delicious might be the worst ive smelled. Violently ill for 2 days from it....that faux apple abomination.
I remember hating Gray Flannel when it came out years ago. Anyone remember it?
I used to have it, it wasn't that bad. I used it up, but didn't repurchase it because there are better frags.
My dads collection is filled with these perfumes, because you mostly see these in drugstores for cheap. If only he knew about middle eastern dupe perfumes. The only one i like from his collection is nikos sculpture. Ck one is the absolute worst in his collection imo
Love these reaction videos. 😆
"It's nostalgia, only the bad kind" ... so like... trauma?
If you can wear any of the Bleu De Chanel's or any Acqua Di Gio, you can easily wear any one of the fragrances mentioned in this video......except Decibel maybe.
Great video
The atomiser in DKNY’s Red Delicious was the same as the one in Decibel
I like Polo Red Rush. The musk & fruity notes match very well. It is similar to Dunhill Desire Red,which is one of my all time favorites.
but dunhill red desire new batch is so weak, it last 3hour max 😭