Perfume Unplugged: My Disdain for Le Labo Perfume
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
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"I hate everything about this brand" Owns $2200 worth of product
"On principle I will not buy samples" Blind buys $2200 of stuff he's not a fan of
😂😂😂
Lmao
🤣 yes.... full bottles but does not like.
He was saying they should have given him free samples when he bought full bottles.
Ik.. like wtf lmao i saw the thumbnail then i saw the title.. literally doesnt make any sense lol
Makes no sense. I get having buyers remorse, after purchasing one maybe two. Eight? THE NOIR 29 is I think the latest. 🤔 I’m scratching my head.
“It smells like a soaking wet dishrag and it’s offensive, really one of my favourites” I love this man😂
I am not a Beyonce fan. I have all her albums but I don't listen to them. I have been to all her concerts but I am not a fan. I might fly to see her in Rome but I don't enjoy her music. I Think Beyonce is way over hyped. I do sleep in a bed with Beyonce sheets but I don't think she is all that talented. She is just the it girl for the Hipsters and Millennials. I do have a few favorite songs by her let's talk about them while sip lemonade from my BeeHive mug!
All the Single Ladies…..
well,...He's a fragrance reviewer. A reviewer must own the products. If he didnt have the collection, im sure you would also put your sarcasm. But i agree, beyonce is overrated. Just like Lelabo 😂
so funny!😀
Say what you will, but Bergamote 22 is a lovely, lovely, universally appealing summer freshie. I just love how it's zesty, and green, and slightly sweet, and slightly floral, and slightly woody, all at the same time. Love!
Another 13
Santal 33
Bergamot 22 ... Thats all you need in your fragrance collection if you're on a budget.
I agree but get a small 15ml or 10ml of santal because you don't need a lot of it
Le Labo and budget don’t belong in the same sentence lol.
@@sebastienc.2257 compared to huge collections, it is
And Rose
I love how bitter he is 😂😂
This month made me laugh so hard. I was just at the part where he was complaining about having to pay for samples and then I read this. 😭😂
Me too and the fact that I watched it till the end 🤣😂🤣😂
lmao this comment made me crack up
Why did you buy the bottles you hated so much?
Because he's a pretentious depressive
collector to collector, you've only bought the ones you loved?
Joshua, so glad you keep coming back to watch
Strange as it might sound, for the brands that I love, I continue to buy their new releases, and so far I really haven't encountered any scents from them that I hate. Some brands I slowly lose interests in them as they have become repetitive or boring, and I won't force myself to buy them.
Joshua, tell us how you really feel :)
Ylang 49 Is a pure masterpiece to me. I could bath in it and it’s one of my top 3 fragrances. I would love to buy a backup, but I’m always afraid that it will not hold up due to their expiration dates which may be a myth and probably gets in the way of people buying more of them. A lot of their fragrances are just too bland.
Yes! I sampled their whole line this past weekend. Ylang 49 and Tonka 25 were my favorites. I already wear Bergamote 22 routinely.
Ylang 49 is something special. The longevity is the best. The smell can easily make someone fall in love with you.
“They use synthetic “ I thought they use little bit synthetic and more natural extracts and essential oils. Also they said their parfumés are “clean” no harsh chemicals
Eugene, why did you buy so many bottles of LeLabo bottles if you don't like them? Why are you thinking of buying a couple more?
Shopping addiction
Let them sit after you get them, for about 2 weeks after the first few sprays... thats when they come alive and smell how intended.. Right out of the box they are totally unimpressive , but after a while... stunned.
Le Labo, Byredo and Atelier Cologne are largely lumped into the same category for me although I do think the latter has improved a teeny bit. None of them can hold a candle against the ultimate hipster house, Essentric Molecules. I loathe what this house is doing, full frontal daylight robbery (I do secretly admire their marketing strategy, brilliant in a way)
And don’t forget Jo Malone.
About the le Labo shopping experience:
Much of their stores suck (the salespeople, the vibe, etc.)
However, if you want to get free samples and a great experience, go to a le labo department at a NORDSTROM. The sales lady not only gave me samples, she even sprayed more samples into the Nordstrom samplers, gave me sample face creams too!!!
You’re a contrarian. If something’s popular, you’re gonna rip it to shreds. Yet you seem to love the ones people hate 🙄
mmm, I don't quite agree with the caps. They are ugly for sure, but bottles should not be picked up by the cap. I want to easily be able to take the cap off. Caps that sit too tight are annoying, but that's just my opinion.
I love Le Labo. It's not for everyone but it is one of my favorite houses.
First of all, not every fragrance smells the same on everybody. If we all liked the same fragrance, then there would only be a few fragrances to choose from. I like Le Labo, no, not all of them, only the ones I tend to gravitate toward. I like Rose 31 and I love Gaiac 10, which is my all-time favorite fragrance. People go totally nuts over Creed's Aventus, and I hate that stuff, so, again, I will listen to reviews mostly to find out the sillage, a little info on the dry down, and, I hate cloyingly sweet fragrances, so I try to find out from reviewers what they think. I wouldn't put down a whole house...........every house has good and bad fragrances. I wore Chanel for years and years, but now their new fragrances don't last more then an hour or two. I got a sample of Tom Fords Lost Cherry and almost fainted from the sweetness, although tons of people seem to love it. I don't go by hipsters, and yes I'm originally from NYC, that means nothing. I buy the scents I love, whether expensive or dirt cheap and I don't care what the rest of the world thinks is great. I like a few of the Bond No 9 fragrances, but, very few...but again, it's mostly personal taste, that's the bottom line.
My number one gripe with Le Labo is the batch inconsistencies. I’ve had samples, decants and full bottles that have such varying differences in notes that they could be considered difference fragrances.
It’s because of how they sell the fragrance hopefully as your fragrance matures they become more consistent.
@@sebastienc.2257 I guess I’ll keep waiting for my bottle of Jasmin 17 to turn into something more sophisticated than Eau de Fruit Loops
Haha I love this video. Sitting behind $2000 worth of fragrances and then explaining how mediocre they are. Kind of refreshing seeing someone give their honest opinion, as opposed to all of the "influencers" out there that will literally say anything to get free shit and more followers. I do like the Rose 31. I ordered a sample of it, thought it was amazing, then I had a bottle made for me in nyc and I thought it smelled quiet different. Makes me wonder if the guy made a mistake mixing it. In regards to the Noir 29, I think it smells amazing in shampoo and conditioner (aka the Edition hotel scent). I bought a sample of the fragrance and didn't think it would be good to wear, but love it mixed with soap products.
Have to say, after buying a few samples myself, I am not impressed with the much hyped brand either. I tested Vetiver, Another 13, Bergamot and something else- and I ended up using them as air fresheners for the garage and toilet! Having said that I'm still gonna take a risk and get samples of Musc and Palo Santo and see how they go. Otherwise....
I loooove lê labo. Not all fragrances but man do I love santal 33 and the noir 29
7:22 My man broke character lol. I knew he was acting and love those fragrances. I mean who buys 8 bottles of perfumes and those are not cheap!
I am a woman and I hate 99%of Men's cologne. So much out there just smells like Raid bug spray..very bite-y..very chemicall-y.. when a guy has on a powerful cologne..it sends my nervous system into hyperdrive. I have to get aa far away as I can.
With that said, what softer Men's fragrances do u recommend?
the packaging looks like you could buy it in bulk on amazon. Can't believe it costs more than brands that smell good AND will give you a pretty bottle instead of something sterile and sad looking
Thank you for having the courage to be honest. You could do a lot better then Le Labo for the money.
This review in a way is hilarious. Dude cheer up
disdain? you have 2000$ on that table :)) what disdain? you would have samples at most. "it.s not a brand I enjoy"...2000$ spent already :)) how much do you spend when you do enjoy it?
I have yet to buy my first bottle of Le Labo. I’ve sampled many. Construction and transitions are just something I expected more of in a well established (and expensive) niche house.
Then again many modern perfume houses seem to care very little about transitions.
Tom Ford perfumes DO transition, usually from one structure to another, but the transitions are very sudden. I don’t guess I mind so much if I like all of the structures, but the sudden switch does “take me out of the moment” and make me self-conscious of the perfume itself. For all I know that is Tom Ford’s plan. That level of meta cognition is very modern.
But I’d like to go on record that an embracing of narrative structure, one that unfolds, is also current. And some of my favorite Guerlains do that gracefully every time, perhaps less so with the newer releases.
I don't hate them. But I do find them redundant if you already have a sizable and well curated collection. They are just not unique enough. So I don't have a single bottle. Another brand I don't have a bottle by is bond no 9. There is something in their dry down that is off putting on my skin. Like a stale plastic water bottle. Plus, none really appeal to me much to begin with, even sans stank
Tal I love that analogy, stale plastic water bottle. So many brands with uninspiring perfumes who are more motivated by the dollar then making anything nose appealing
Ugh i hate it,i'll just take EIGHT of them for now lol...I agree to a degree tho,i hated Santal 33 which reminded me of dry sweat, so much so that i only wore it to the gym. Bergamote 22 was my absolute favorite.
i got a free sample of santal 33 - used to think it was great. but youve really hit the problems with it on the head. i couldnt figure it out but the headachey feeling is certainly a part of santal. subscribed!
welcome aboard
Pencil shaving. It is what it is
Rose 31 drydown, i SWEAR its almost the same smell as Dior Ambre Nuit. Its scary how close they are to my nose.
I think is funny how your least favorite happens to be my favorite. The Noir by far the best of all Le Babo. Patchouli 24 comes in 2nd place on my list. Bergamotte comes in 3rd place. Great colognes to own.
I'll take Patchouli. You're right though, they are very synthetic. It would have been nice if they'd just covered up the synthetic smells with their more natural ingredients. I thought I'd love Santal 33 because I'm a sandalwood lover but it was very disappointing. I will not buy a Le Labo again. I do know that they use Rose de Mai for instance in their rose but the synthetics just nuke it out. My cap holds tight though. Oud 27 is good.
Oh lordy, I'll take your Labdanum if you don't want it.
Some of their scents confuse my senses too much, but that one sits perfectly on me, I just find it doesn't have the same lasting power that my insanely far cheaper oils do, and for the price of it, it should.
Yep, Santal 33 is dry cedar woody to me, not like sandalwood at all. It's ok. Most Le Labo smell synthetic to me as well, but I love Bergamote 22.
The only Le Labo I like is Baie Rose 26. And even then it's not a must-buy. The rest I just can't stand. Bergamote 22 is okay too, I guess, but way overpriced for what it is.
Way to be wrong, very very wrong. Way to be wrong! HAHA Good one HAHA phew
Mmm… la labo fragrances are quaintly unusual. It is not so much how they smell. It is how they get into your nose and make u conjure an adventure for the day. I can simply sit and smell la labo fragrance and go on a trip in my head. The best part is I get to travel without going anywhere.
Santal, Rose, Bergamot, Another13. All you need to cop from le labo.
Then get By the Fire Place by martin margiela.
Its a thin line between disdain/hate and love.
Le labo is basically expensive cheap fragrances with an amazing marketing tactics for "hypsters" like you said, very expensive for such cheap smelling, if it was around 130$ 100ml it would be fairly priced, i still wouldn't buy them because none clicked with me personally, not that the fragrances are bad but like you said i didn't enjoy the overall feel to them (mostly too synthetic and sharp). I did enjoy Labdanum although nothing new and some others, but there are brand far far better in every category and cheaper
I have Rose 31 which I like a lot. And I recently bought Another 13 which is so unique and easy for a man to wear. I admit I have Santal 33. The only other Le Labo I ever see myself maybe getting is Vetiver 46. I like u a lot Eugene - u hold no punches.
Me too! patchouli and Oud are my favorite from the discovery kit 🥰
I need that Patchouli, Oud and the Tea...
"I hate this brand" but I bought 8...and I may buy more. Lol. Sounds good.
Santal 33 is just beautiful , so is the Nior 29, so is Bergamont 22, so is Gaiac 10, so is Another 13. You just have no taste. Period.
lmao le labo sucks. pretentious overpriced hipster garbage
@@SPACEDOUT19 someone is jealous
Yelang is brilliant
Mouse de chene is masterpiece
Noir is good too
I think the review is totally biased
thank you for sharing, i don't own any le labo fragrance yet the house just doesn't appeal to me, not sure why. i will try the patchouli one, sound interesting.
Disdain for the brand but owning 8 bottles and still planning to cop a few of the city exclusives? Man, it sounds more like a love-hate relationship to me. You hate that you are secretly in love with Le Labo.
No samples (even with a purchase) is pretty the norm over at Le Labo, btw. They suck.
some of the themes are interesting, the execution suck on most!
People throws the word execution out so much you don't even understand what you're saying. Exactly what do you mean when you say execution suck? Like are they supposed to pull an ass smell in the middle of the rose, while santal is blooming a second then disappears? Do elaborate what you mean about execution.
My Nordstrom’s Le Labo SA throws samples at me when I stop to chat. I quite like The Noir 29.
Itne ache ap parfum dilha rahe ho kash pakistan ma bhe AP jase ho te
Personally, I coulhjdnt hammer Le Labo the way you just did cuz honestly I do appreciate several of their creations that are in my collection: Baie Rose 26, Limette 37, Bergamote 22, Rose 31, Vanilla 44, Benzoin 19, Fleur D’Oranger 27, Another 13, Gaiac 10.., Etc.., Etc..., Etc.... Many many solid fragrances here Bro with all due respect! That part about you buying samples is super cheesy and petty on their part because when I began buying back in 2010/2011 from a dude named Allan in New York Grasse, I got tonnes and I mean tonnes of samples free of charge- EVEN NOW, I still have like 30 vials of samples...... Canadian retailers are such %^#* heads at times🙄
lmao. this is funny. he only likes taking small sips of bergamote 22, apparently.
For perfumes I don’t like anymore I tend to leave them in the toilet to use as toilet spray 😜🤭😅
Imagine if he liked the brand! 😮
With le labo, your nose has to approach these scents with an entirely different level of expectation.
I would expect him to hate the brand, as this brand is NOTHING like the Guerlain brand, or Chanel brand of fragrances. Le labo doesn’t give you “luxury”, in a traditional sense.
Le labo is well made, but it’s not elegant.
Strong, long-lasting, gritty, adjusts to your body chemistry, and many of the scents (when first sprayed), needs to settle.
Wearing the Le labo brand, is like wearing a pair of distressed, beat up, designer sneakers (i.e. Golden Goose) : expensive, made to be distressed, but well made....
I got Another 13 as a gift for Christmas and wasn't too enthused... However, on going to the boutique I was actually really surprised! I quite liked them. I wanted to get a perspective on these and this is the first video that popped up!
And I would do nasty things with this guy.
I received the same treatment when I bought a Dior la collection prive from Saks downtown. She wouldn't give me a miny bottle after I purchased a 125 ml bottle. Marketing for Le Labo seems perfect for me. Lol. Will Toronto get any city exclusives?
Alex Chu it may be a while before they decide to give us a city exclusive. Why wouldn’t they give you a mini? They are free with purchase.
I just tried some on at Nordstrom, & about 20 min later, I too had a stomach ache. They advertise as all natural, yet you discuss a lot of synthetics. Do you know their deal? Natural or no? Doesn’t smell or feel natural. Thanks so much-love your review!!
Real natural scents only exist in oil form without alcohol. And also there’s lots of particles and sendiment inside the bottle.
I’m newer to niche fragrances but I’m open to learning! I personally love the another 13 which I don’t think was in there. I feel like it’s intoxicating. I agree with santal 33. I truly relate that smell to New York vibes. It’s like water out there.
Subway toilet smell
Great video! I totally agree about the synthetik in the "modern" perfumery. This is terrible, they just fool the people with marketing and sell crap.
But 8 bottles of a brand you don't like? Why?
Another 13 is amazing
Fragrancene review starts at 5:27
their practice of naming the fragrances after an ingredient that isn't really the center of the fragrance is infuriating lol. I bought 6 samples from them and I regret that ~$40 very much. Just found them harsh and offputting, can't tell what they're even going for
I agree with so much of this, from the comments on their business model, packaging gimmicks, synthetics, sales associates/perfume mixers? There are a few I enjoy, Berg is decent but not in the range of good bergs in the $300 range. Santal hard pass. Oud hard pass. yeah, I have a lot too but don’t actually wear any. Too many better choices even in the price range $100-$150 less!
i could forgive it all, if only the perfume was good, but fine French perfume its not
U Smells Good agreed. It would be an excellent concept in the $150 range I’d say for 100ml, but the gimmicky nature of the mixing on site (clearly arguable if that is reliable, with lots of experience in bottles from different stores I’d say no) the labeling of the bottles, the caps that are easily tampered with...... its all too many strikes against, things that should not be with a high end line. I don’t need or want my name printed on the label by a clerk. I REALLY don’t want my perfume mixed by some rando
By cap I meant the sprayer sorry, how it doesn’t even truly properly seal ( I kinda think that’s why there is an expiration date). How is that plausible on bottles at this price point, it’s not even sealed
You will be surprised by how some luxury houses employ screw caps instead of seals. House Matriarch is one of them and does it for both their travel sprays and full bottle sizes. Both Roja Dove and Nicolai Parfumeur also uses a screw top for their travel/ discovery sprays and Roja's offerings are one of the priciest. So my HOM and Nicolai Parfumeur has not shown any sign of evaporation...touch wood.
Yes the price point is a huge turnoff but making them at a high price and exclusive gives them the desirability by those that only know Le Labo, sadly.
There goes the Tom Ford Private Blend collection. Can't pick 'em up by the cap ;) Having said that, I am very disappointed with Le Labo frags.
Yeah, Le Labo is an acquired taste. And yes, the line is very synthetic and "contemporary" in excecution. Overall their perfumes don't find too much joy on my skin.
All but one, though, Labdanum 18. Powdery, sorta sweet labdanum, resinous vanilla and a hint of barely present castoreum and civet way deep down. Rather linear, but just works on me. And Lys 41 and Oud 27 have moments of interest for me. But for the price, not so much.
Oddly, I find the Le Labo line of room fresheners much more interesting. Hmmm....
Thanks for the discussion!
contemporary and bland, haven't tried the fresheners but i think ill stick to Diptyque for those
Santal 33 smells like dill pickles to me. It doesn’t work on me. The rose one smells like Love’s Baby Soft from the 1970’s, except it costs 10x the price.
EXACTLY! You picked 2 of my favorites of the Brand. Opened a restaurant in NYC in 2010 and they gacve us the Santal 33 candles can never get it out of my nose. I LOVE LOVE LOVE OUD 27 - reminds me of those overripe fabulous women of the 80's....and Patchouli 27 is the BOOZY East Village leather scene and rock bars before the kids took over ....HOWEVER LE LABO is so concieted - just replenised a Bottle of Patchouli in Singapore and they tried to sneak a bottle from under the shelf without the whole mixing - the formulation is so different and does not last long. Terrible.
Great video. I have sampled the core 5 (santal, noir, vetiver, rose, bergamote). I liked bergamote and rose but the value proposition is very poor. The mixing in store is a marketing gimmick. I have seen the perfume separate over time. Thus, I will not buy a bottle unless it is heavily discounted.
Eugene - you have such a great collection. I would love to see your top ten bottles.
Please don't say anything hurtful about Patchouli 24!
I tried the whole line and didn’t find one I thought was good I’m a big fan of all the notes supposedly used but none of them came close to expectations I’m not a fan , thanks for the video
I will confess to being an utter amateur when it comes to perfumes. I never tend to wear them but I do enjoy smelling it on women every now and then as long as it's subtle. However, I stumbled across Le Labo fragrances in a store once and really came to appreciate how they didn't make me slightly dizzy like most perfumes and I came to absolutely LOVE Labdanum 18! I can't remember ever feeling this way about a perfume and it's my favourite scent!
But seeing as you dislike Le Labo, do you think you could reccommend a perfume that smells a lot like Labdanum (or almost exactly like it) but is "Better" in your opinion? I certainly wouldn't mind if it cost less as well but I understand quality comes at a cost.
I'd be very thankful for your advice, I may be a complete amateur but I just really love this scent and would be very interested in exploring others like it :)
Try Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle
@@usmellsgood Thanks! :) I just started looking around after posting this comment and came across this comparison!
Do you also have any cheaper alternatives for the "2020 budget"? :)
BDK Velvet Tonka
Call me crazy, but I’m sure you’ll end up loving them all in time😉 shocked that S33 doesn’t get creamy sandalwood on you in the dry down...it totally does on me. I’m telling you, it’s all about our noses and how we interpreted what we smell. The concoction it’s obviously the same
SăMiroși Bine yes and how it reacts to your body chemistry
I love another 13, it's the best among all other brands too.
How do you dislike TF, byradeo, killian, ect ect.... some of the best houses in the fragrance universe
I Dislike Tom Ford fragrances also ...never had one of his fragrances that suited me I think his fragrances are awful ... and very over hyped
He only likes old lady perfume like Guerlain...
@@shuaiwenleonsong1188 Fragrance has no age and Guerlains are not "old lady perfumes". Their fragrances are masterpieces. There are also many new perfumes from this house.
You should try Nishane house. You may like them better.
If you had bought samples then you'd know you hated these instead of dropping $300 per bottle. Le Labo doesn't care if you regret buying these, they already have your money. They won.
I love how unplugged you are !!! Wow !!! 🔥
Such a joy to see someone sat in front of their own personal collection, giving nuanced critique as opposed to unabashed praise to justify their purchases. Baie Rose 26 tho.
cackhandedchimp I praised the ones I deemed worthy, save your money on the rest
U Smells Good As you say, I don't think any of these are particularly worth my cash when it could be going towards a bottle of Encens Mythique instead
I found three unused travel sized sprays of Jasmin, Iris, and Ylang I bought three years ago in a drawer, and they still smell very good, in fact they smelled better and more concentrated than the current testers in the store, I wonder if some of the alcohol evaporated and it smells less bland? I bought the sample sets and found the concentration in the sample sets to be more intense smelling than the testers as well. Maybe the full bottles will settle in time and be better. Anyway, the three mentioned above are very good florals, bright, delicate, feminine for jasmine, which is actually more orange flower and wet melancholy violets and iris. Also the Lys is a nice soft banana candy. For the city exclusives I found the Gaiac too acrid and dry, the Vanille and Benjoin can’t compete with better ones out there, as they are too thin smelling, the base they use does not support round plush notes well, the Poivre, Cuir, Mousse de Chene are winners.
Also you have several times mentioned getting headaches or bad reactions to scents that contain a fig smell, such as the The noir and Diptyque Rue 34. I have to admit that fig also makes me sick except for the green fig of Philosykos.
spent a lot of money on some perfume not liked
The rose one smells like straight sweat from the bottle to me, so much so I didn’t dare try it cause I would want someone to think that smell is me.
How will you go through them in 12 months ?
Good topic and discussion.
Never been a fan of Le Labo it all kinda reads as the perfumes hipsters buy just to be different. Very synthetic but at the same time boring and cheap smelling. Did enjoy Iris 39 for a while but felt it was not worth it considering how many other dark florals are on the market. The only brands I dislike more than Le Labo are Bond No. 9 and Byredo.
Iris was alright, can't imagine wearing it a whole lot though. Both Bond9 and Byredo suck balls
Have to say I agree - the only one from the line I really liked was Labdanum 18, but it wasn’t significantly unique enough for me to purchase. Although I did smell Santal 33 on someone and liked it pretty well on her, so maybe part of it is a skin chemistry thing...
Labdanum gets a lot of love, i much prefer it in the summer when the creaminess comes out over the metallic vibe i get in colder weather.
Hi Eugen, just wondering if you ended up buying any City Exclusives?
gavin lim Hey Gavin, I didn’t. I really thought about it and there were a few that I really considered like the Cuir, Poivre, Guaiac and Benzoin. I basically replaced picking them up for the Cartier Les Heures de Voyageuses
Patchouli 24 is the only lelabo I like though I think it smells nothing like Patch but it smells like LePhrogue scotch.
berg 22, the noir 29 and MdC 30 are the only 3 I enjoy. Easy to wear, refreshing, pleasing and just very straight forward which I think has a place in my collection.
I just got two samples without buying anything 🤣 I feel super lucky
Agree on Patch 24...it’s a stunner 😍 after all that 🥩 smoked affair, vanilla shows and all together is very beautiful. Own this one and Poivre 23. Love them to bits. Ended up selling S33 due the boring creamy sandalwood dry down🙄😋
I'm a bit late to this one but its an Interesting review, it's funny you should say that about Santal 33 I also get the pickles vibe! On my skin I mostly just get sandalwood and pickles...I like to smell it but find it hard to wear!
Agree with you patchouli 24 the best
I mean I guess the jokes on you, seeing how you spent 1,100 bucks on their stuff.
2,400
$2000+ of perfume; almost all of them full to the brim. This review reaks (excuse the pun) utter rubbish. At best he could use lego as an analogy for composition and structure, and at worst he defined one of his favorite fragrances from the lineup as a soggy, wet, damp moldy t-towel. Further explaining he's conscious of that and enjoys his facts when wearing it. I am all for open critic and honest reviews, but this is about as honest as a G7 summit on climate change. 😂 “It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.”
― Naguib Mahfouz
I simply cannot wear these. I've tried samples of quite a few of them and as you say very synthetic. They are more expensive than they ought to be for what is in the bottle. You can at times actually source real Mysore Sandalwood, I certainly in that case wouldn't bother with a fake such as Santal from this house.
No samples lol, you can make your own samples at the Nordstrom Le Labo counter for free and without purchasing any fragrance but why waste money on fragrances you don't really enjoy. Rose 31 was reformulated in 2013 as was Santal 33 , they were much more animalic before. The cumin note in Rose 31 has been largely removed and the rose is muted
i only like Patchouli, bergamot & Labdanum, i kinda like the oud, but i think lys to me smells like the stuff some of the casinos in vegas pump through the ventilation, i really diss like rose 31 and sental 33, but for the same amount i would probably get P.D.M Harod or Pegasus
I really appreciate your explanation of these. I have to agree 100%. Love your work man. Andy from Berkeley
glad you enjoy!
Interesting. I agree that Patch and Oud are the better choices here. However there is no underestimating the impact that Santal has on the fragrance industry by virtue of the number of clones and inspirations it has given rise to. If attention is paid Santal does transition nicely and is, in all reality, a well crafted scent that will likely be remembered as a classic. I also agree that Oud has no real agarwood in it but it does do a respectable job of portraying the skank in say a FM Dawn. In that sense it does replicate an oud like accord in a superior manner to the standard synthetic Firmenich or Givaudan mess that is pervasive in the industry.