How long before we get a “Santal 33 is a masterpiece” review?
@CroElectroStile4 жыл бұрын
Antaeus was love at first sniff, it's one of the greatest fragrances ever made imo :)
@Baz44 жыл бұрын
Same here 👍🏻
@maabysteeda3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@vukasinstanisavljevic43873 жыл бұрын
True.
@colin49582 жыл бұрын
Just discovered it recently at Heathrow trying out fragrances. Wasn't expecting much when I tried it and was so impressed by it compared to so many of today's fragrances.
@emiliosman8204 жыл бұрын
Santal royal has become my favorite! Buying a back up! Other I hated was Amouage journey man... wow, absolutely LOVE and grand sour I agree ! So surprised you didn't love Santal royal from the get go... it'd a masterpiece IMO.
@pjp48754 жыл бұрын
The only one I tried from you list was Antaeus. I asked myself the same question like you - why anybody would want to wear that? And what did I do two weeks ago? I bought my first bottle. The journey through understanding perfumes helps you to understand yourself, your changing tastes, maturing and expanding your comfort zone. I never thought I would develop this type of hobby and I would challenge what I like in smells.
@artywadd4 жыл бұрын
Great video Eugen. I own 3 of the 5. Grand Soir and Santal Royal were love at first sniff for me. Breath of God I am still coming around to.
@wilmergreen94804 жыл бұрын
First tried Antaeus in a Mall on skin and was actually embarrassed at how I must smell, it was strong and overwhelming and horrible, the next Saturday I bought a bottle and have loved it ever since !
@thescentedengineer32304 жыл бұрын
Grand soir and Santal Royal were love at first sniff. Antaeus i hated it at first but now understand it much more. I still wouldnt wear Antaeus its too 1980s for me. That thing is hella powerful though
@JONATHAN-db2ry4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great topic... I've learned that it really is a journey... I used to give up on shit and move on. But now I know that I have to be patient and learn and grow and work with a fragrance. And when it clicks it's such an awesome feeling. Santal Royal is one of my favorites in my collection... Thanks for this Eugene I feel less weird for not appreciating things straight away lol
@jasonburke47242 жыл бұрын
Music for awhile was straight lavender first up on my skin. Sprayed it on skin, walked around the shops, went back and grabbed a bottle. I hardly get much sweetness on my skin. Wears similar to hacivat on me.
@chrisr8504 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. An essential topic as every enthusiast experiences this on some level, some more than others. I actually really enjoy it when my opinion changes on a scent, it feels as if I found something that I was missing or solved a puzzle. A few examples are I genuinely hated Fahrenheit through my 20’s. I don’t know if it came with age or just diversifying my nose but I love it now. Baccarat Rouge 540 was sickeningly sweet (carnival cotton candy) for about the first ten wears but that sweetness became more subtle and the woods, resins & amber not only became more noticeable but eventually became dominant. It was as if the focus of a camera lens shifted from the sugar in the background to the wood in the foreground. The iris note was a grower for me, particularly in the Dior Homme line, I hated them for years before they eventually won me over. I could go on but those are just a few of the examples, Creed Erolfa, Terre d’Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche both had some kind of unpleasant sour musty note in them that I didn’t enjoy at first. MFK Aqua Universalis both the original and the Forte iteration originally were way too floral and feminine but eventually the citrus & musks came to dominate the florals and I am crazy about those fragrances now. Diptyque’s 34 BSG edp smelled commercial & synthetically sweet the first couple wearings but now smells vividly natural, I can’t get enough of that woody, resinous, herbal work of art now. I can go on for days...
@davidcheng884 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy this video. We as frag heads can really relate.
@denisebynum77353 жыл бұрын
I reviewed this because I'm considering a MFK purchase. As you found and so have many other reviewers found, that MFK BR540 and his other blends, have some ingredients that make people agnostic (spelling?). So as you begin your new brand, remember to always take care of your NOSE! Sounds funny but in the same way a singer takes care of their throat, there must be ways that Perfumers take care of their Noses! You amaze me in how many fragrances you've smelled and can remember the notes. Maybe there has to be some 'clean room' in your life where you don't smell anything. I love the stories where hobbies become the thing you were meant to do in life. It must be an amazing feeling and weight off your mind to have all those out-of-place, disjointed, angst-inducing puzzling pieces in your life settle down and line up on the map of your next journey. This makes sense (pun) in all ways as the next step for you. You've been preparing for it for so long. All those bottles in your collection now become your library. All the scent memories have given you the scent experience. Good on you mate, as they say. And yes I'd love to provide feed back so don't forget the little people as you grow!
@WildDoveX4 жыл бұрын
Not an hour before watching your video, I was thinking of my experience of fragrances as a long "journey", and here you use the same word. As the song goes, "What a long, strange trip it's been"!
@tinamanske28654 жыл бұрын
I didn't like Chanel No. 19 at first, mostly because I didn't understand the concept of a chypre. Now it's one of my alltime favorites.
@johnkennedy90782 жыл бұрын
My problem with Grand Soir is it starts out 10/10, then flips into powdery mode 🤬🖕. I sold my bottle but honestly considering buying another one currently. My cardinal rule is the fragrance MUST remain good through the mids and into the drydown - and this is where GS fails IMO.
@SchwizzZer4 жыл бұрын
Antaeus was one of my first I had ever purchased, and I was 20 or so! I had smelled it at the counter's and was fascinated, both by the scent and the presentation. So I had purchased it. But when arriving home and spraying it I was overwhelmed and thought that I could not wear this! So it made its place to the deepest corner of the closet; until last year, after some YTubbies commented on it, so I had to give it another try and I kinda like it. Hard to say whether or not it has contained the original scent from back then (18y ago).
@TKK7653 жыл бұрын
Happy to see that u reflected on Music for a While! U even called it sort of a sh*** fougere blended perfume. The sweetness is balanced with the sharpness of the perfume. This is a classy perfume concentration and Aventus would love to smell like this.
@robertduncan32674 жыл бұрын
Grand Soir I liked a lot and I didn't like Santal Royal at first either. I never used to like gourmand fragrances or if it was to flowery.but appreciate the artistic aspect of the Fragrance now.you are turning me into a Fredrich Malle fanatic Eugene lol.
@UnknownChap4 жыл бұрын
#wackpack Now we want to know 5 you still hate
@TigreJoe19944 жыл бұрын
Santal 33
@realblackbetty22044 жыл бұрын
#Gaypack
@docsportello58334 жыл бұрын
great video, thank you for sharing :) i had the same thing with vintage Kouros...i just couldn't believe how vile it smelled. I kept coming back to it tho, i just had to keep smelling it. Now i love it . Still hate music for a while tho :)
@MZ4life4 жыл бұрын
One of my subscribers introduced me to your channel as another Canadian fragrance KZbinr and I really loved this video!
@PetrucciFever4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting great content so regularly 🙏🏻
@sergioteixeira4 жыл бұрын
Great to see you changing your mind on these 5. Antaeus was my first fragrance ever, so it's a long love affair, Santal Royal on the other hand I just loathed at first and now I find it one of my favorites from Les Absolus d'Orient. Never tried the malle one. Grand Soir is great but I still think it's a bit linear. Always liked Breath of God.
@mijauju Жыл бұрын
My friend, Antaeus is the epitome of male perfumery, obstinately surviving in this world so deaf to him, the world we live in. ❤
@tombarsens12774 жыл бұрын
Once i really dislike a fragrance, there is usually no turning back i feel. I give them a try every now and then, but hard to change my mind and go to a love. It must at least be a neutral for me to love it eventually. Usually there is something in there that i just dislike and if that doesn't go away, i won't be liking them at all. Funny enough, i liked most of these from the start. Antaeus, Music for a While and Grand Soir i bonded immediately. There is one exception, that is Noir Epices. I really disliked it, got a sample and it smelled like my grandmother. Key is to keep wearing it slowly and not put too much on, after a while you either appreciate it or not. Luckily, i turned on it and love it now. I always try to finish off the samples or decants to give it a fair shot over time. There are also fragrances that i love, hate and then love again. Two of them are Zino and Egoiste. Maybe it was because i was too young at the time, but i loved them on the test strip and bought them immediately. But when i was wearing them, the imperfections came to light. Maybe i was smelling too many of the safe designer scents at the time and failed to appreciate them. I kept the bottles and went back to them, and now i love them just like i tried them for the first time.
@fernandomilan87544 жыл бұрын
Antaeus opened a lane for me. It's the one which made me understand that kind of chypre. Now I have in the pack the Narciso For Him line (including the Musc line), some versions of Kouros and the king of the tribe: Orange Spice, by Creed. This one is BRUTAL. If you have the chance to try it, I sincerely recommend it.
@TheFloridaSam3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. I just picked up my bottle of Music For A While... Which I put away months ago because it was too sweet. I sprayed some just to see why I didn't like it and I thought exactly like you, it changed! The patchouli definitely got stronger. I clicked on this vid after I did this and I'm glad you have reinforced exactly what I experienced. Definitely more wearable after it got some air and sat for 4 months.
@colinbenfield3264 жыл бұрын
Can relate to the Chanel. Keep sniffing it in department stores but never commit. Amouage gold is similar for me . I gave a sample of pour le soir to a friend who loved it. She met a friend for coffee on a summers day and liberally sprayed it on. She told me later all she could smell was piss and she never wore it again. Think it put her of perfume for good.
@neonmoon41234 жыл бұрын
Grand Soir is a true gem in cooler temps, but a cloying mess in warmer temps. I get the exact same thing with Pardon.
@pillows6664 жыл бұрын
Its always good to revisit stuff you hated each *season* . I feel like they actually smell different when used in an actual setting rather than imagining how it would fit to it. Case in point i disliked Dunhill icon when i smelled it in winter but come spring this year i started to love it.
@trollking994 жыл бұрын
I've blind bought several of Jeremy's recommendations which at first I thought were mistakes. But in time I realized how good they actually are.
@Perizaddancer4 жыл бұрын
What about the opposite? That is, fragrances that you used to love, but now you hate? I do not like Music for a while or Promise at all. I will try my samples again and see if my opinion has changed. p.s. has anyone else said you look like an angel in front of that mirror? It’s a good look for you. ;)
@brankostanojevic74212 жыл бұрын
I was really disguested by Ombre Leather when i wore it first time. ... Now its even worse. 😁
@spinazzola53734 жыл бұрын
Antaeus is a great perfume,but i rearly wear it.It's just not for everyday .
@cravis1234 жыл бұрын
The perfume that I almost hate it is Guerlain Songe D'Un Bois, was too skanky for me, now I love it! Such a unique perfume!
@ambrosejoseph48434 жыл бұрын
Halo placement. I like it.
@Mono_Mach4 жыл бұрын
I haven't bought a lot of the ones I didn't like, so I have more fragrances that I used to like which I now like less or even dislike. I remember thinking Declaration smelled like a kebab shop I visited in Birmingham, but that was when I was just getting into fragrances. Allure Homme Sport Extreme actually smelled very synthetic and slightly annoying for a while, but I like it more now, although I rarely use it. I used to think Naxos was too sweet, but as I tried it again years later it was a lot more balanced. I don't find it very similar to Pure havane, Naxos is about the lavender, and is quite versatile as far as seasons and occasions go.
@kennyb504 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t believe how stinky and medicine like Royal Mayfair smelled when I first tried it and now it is one of my favorite all time scents.
@_blagh36213 жыл бұрын
I loveeeee Guerlain’s middle eastern line, I can’t choose between Santal Royal and Patchouli Ardent.
@anthonyjames98724 жыл бұрын
Man I had the same experience with Santal Royal..All I smelled was an annoying chemically rose and Oud. Oud essential is kinda weird as well...I have a bottle of Cuir Intense coming to me so I hope I don’t have the same experience.
@mashariacharles76344 жыл бұрын
cuir intense is on another level..your nose has o really adapt
@jroark101 Жыл бұрын
Like you, I almost sold my grand sior. So glad I didn’t! Love it now
@ericnelson46513 жыл бұрын
It's so funny how different people are, Santal Royal was the first fragrance to ever speak to me so to say., was crucial to my journey into more niche smells.. I still havent got a full bottle but very much need to, I've went through so many 10ml decants already!
@cls63amgwagon344 жыл бұрын
So yeah, I love MFK, but GS never lived up to the hype imo, but I kept wearing it in the right situations and it has really grown on me
@philfallacci48332 жыл бұрын
Antaeus was the first fragrance gift given to me by my boyfriend at the time. Ever since I fell in love with leather perfumes mmmm they feel so masculine so sultry mysterious so dark n sexy.
@RyzFragz344 жыл бұрын
Great video man!! Stay safe:)
@radeque3 жыл бұрын
I tried Music for a while for the first time yesterday in a store. I actually liked it right away.. found it quite intoxicating and intriguing.. and unique too. Bought a 5ml decant shortly after.
@armentutundjian68004 жыл бұрын
Love music for a while and grand soir love at first sniff great review
@austine1744 жыл бұрын
I tried Santal royal at an airport duty free and liked it instantly. I found Grand soir a bit bland but it is beginning to grow on me. Antaeus I did not like first time I smelled it and I still don't.
@TheArteditors4 жыл бұрын
I loved Santal Royal from the beginning 1914 when it came out bought it Easter 2015, great all year round fragrance, but in the beginning, there was a great deal of fuck up, a substance that burnt ad made my throat dry. HOWEVER after a year the dry substance that cause some dryness/burning in my throat has subsided and the new bottles are not burning my throat any more, I have tested samples and I have 3 bottles sitting in my room out of fear of them being discontinued. I have a theory that the blend has macerated nicely and it is now ready to wear it fearlessly. All natural compounds in a perfume is a unicorn. No chemicals = no longevity = no sillage.
@will_homme_ig83594 жыл бұрын
I didn’t like Grand Soir simply because of the hype it was receiving. Sampled it in store and dismissed it. Received a sample in the mail and I began to appreciate it a lot more. Great video fucko.
@klajdceka54734 жыл бұрын
Hey eugene thoughts on pour monsieur edt ? Or maybe a review ?
@AB-bw5yc4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't quite wrap my head around br540 the first few times I smelled it. I didn't hate it, I just couldn't understand what I was smelling. Now I enjoy scents along those lines.
@roderickmoppins24784 жыл бұрын
Can I get a better audio on this video? The only flaw. Thank you for your cooperation
@nickk88294 жыл бұрын
Antaeus is awesome
@TheTopNote4 жыл бұрын
You weren't wrong, you just changed your mind! 😉 Love this topic!
@miles-1784 жыл бұрын
yea, i also got a sample of santal royal and oud essentiel .. and i don´t like them .. too chemical, asphalt smell. Too strong, not practival for daily wearing
@-HRH4 жыл бұрын
Nice. What about the reverse? What Chanels/Guerlains/Diors/FMs did you love but now violently execrate?
@titanfragrance89784 жыл бұрын
Great vid bro. Yeah that breath of God is quite interesting , I haven't fully come around to it yet but i keep going back to it. I do really enjoy grand soir with a lighter application. Stay safe up there.
@QQ-ms1oe4 жыл бұрын
Real man can say mistake 👌🏾💕
@silverman8244 жыл бұрын
I was weirded out and thought ewww old lady frag by Tom Ford's Black Orchid at 1st, months later, now its my signature fragrance! The nose needs some time to fix up smell sharp lol
@Alexander_Tronstad4 жыл бұрын
That one is frankly stunning, love at first sniff for me.
@silverman8244 жыл бұрын
@@Alexander_Tronstad It's fantastic! Glad it got you on your 1st sniff mate!
@Alexander_Tronstad4 жыл бұрын
Pegasus did this for me. I could smell the quality, but sickly sweet almond and vanilla I thought was just idiotic and nauseating. But kept dipping in in small doses every other week and eventually I liked it. Not at love yet, but maybe I'll get there.
@poobin14 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eugene I love Santal R glad you do now 😀
@vladaface14 жыл бұрын
"Smells like God ate shit before you could smell his breath..." Hahahhahahhaa, i new it...you are ......😅😅😅😅 I am totaly Gay for you❤️❤️❤️❤️
@gunmetal24454 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I will like Grand Soir, the ambroxan overdose is too much for my nose personally. But I’ve grown to appreciate Santal Royal.
@ReMiXzSz4 жыл бұрын
The antaeus story reminds me of Skip vs kawhii relationship
@ruddle11684 жыл бұрын
Love Antaeus worn it for years
@Dylan-zm3ht4 жыл бұрын
Ok it’s now time to give Feve Deliceuse another shot. Wear it until you love it as much as I do.
@tb62114 жыл бұрын
I done a full 360 with BR450 .
4 жыл бұрын
I can forgive you for liking Santal 33 in the future, but if you upload a video saying “I used to hate acqua di gio profumo”, that’s it... that’s the end of Eugenious!
@bradleystroup14574 жыл бұрын
One for me, I maybe was in fragcom a month and bought a few samples. Amouage Jubilation, I just got a picture of this middle eastern guy bringing presents to Jesus and I was like, why the fuck would you want to smell like that. Recently tried it again after having more experience. I wouldn't say I love it, it's not for me, but I understand it and what it's trying to do. Still can't get around Dior Leather Oud. I grabbed samples of that and Dior Eau Noire after watching you and Kristo. I can get around eau Noire but Leather Oud is just hot cat piss to me
@RichMitch4 жыл бұрын
I can't make up my mind with santal royal
@dcjimr14 жыл бұрын
I'm such a weirdo, I immediately loved Music for a While. When I bought it, I called my favorite sales associate at Neiman's and said I'm coming in to buy a fragrance that everyone else hates. I agree it's just a titch sweeter than it needs to be. Loved this video.
@noseknowsnonotes68334 жыл бұрын
5 that you still hate please
@stevenweix43304 жыл бұрын
OMG I'm still laughing from replaying from 11:36 to 11:55... SO SO SO HILARIOUS... I get it... When I was young I felt the same way.. Vile upon first spray (especially on a blotter) but one time I ACCIDENTALLY got a fair amount of it on my hand or wrist... It just got better and better and I now also love it... And thinking back I kinda felt that way about Égoïste, though not as harshly and THAT one is a true love now... They say the willingness to try new foods is a measure of intelligence... I'm going to go out on a limb and say the same about perfume...!
@dieselboy774 жыл бұрын
I used to hate Eau Sauvage ... I thought it smelled like something rotten
@vindicator754 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you made a video praising Grand Soir. Santal Royal also another one of my faves.
@TKK765 Жыл бұрын
MFK Grand Soir is boring afterall! But but very well done!
@justaddlight4 жыл бұрын
If Le Male had shown up, I would've fainted. Or at the very least gone skiing in hell. When it reopens......
@Ssssssaaaaaam4 жыл бұрын
NO SAUVAGE??
@jasonburke47244 жыл бұрын
No matter how much you use, it's still shit.
@fosco31834 жыл бұрын
I had the same experience with Santa Royal
@nickk88294 жыл бұрын
I guess if you like smelling like my sisters 15 dollar sweet vanilla frag hey fragrance is subjective
@tr4nscend4 жыл бұрын
Broski invest in a lavalier. I'll Amazon Prime you one.
@RichMitch4 жыл бұрын
The lush perfumer cant blend. There's a lot of straight lines in his perfumes
@patr702 ай бұрын
2:50
@user-qi8uj3cg1v4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, my friend, I have advice, translate your videos into Arabic and write that in the title of the video and see how your views and likes will rise, because the perfume has a great interest in perfumes, I repeat my thanks to you
@BobbyDior4 жыл бұрын
What is wrong with you, Man?.. Grand Soir lasts for a week, and must be applied in 1/3 increments. Pls go see if Sameer and Larry are giving curbside pick ups.