Blind Reaction: Can People Tell The Difference Between Clone Fragrances & The Original?

We're back with another blind reaction video. We have 10 bags with test strips inside each. The bags are batched in pairs. Each pair has an original fragrance and clone fragrance. We're asking each one of our guests to try and figure out which fragrance is this original and which one is the clone. At the end of this video, we'll see how many each guest got right and how many they got wrong. We hope you enjoy!
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0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Tom Ford Tuscan Leather vs. Rasasi La Yuqawam
3:28 - MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 vs. Ariana Grande Cloud
5:40 - Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man vs. Creed Aventus
7:24 - Aventus Green Irish Tweed vs. Armaf Tres Nuit
9:04 - Perry Ellis 360 Red vs. Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio
10:47 - Reveal & Results
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[@pbc_03]

Can we give it up for Jim? The man was constantly wrong but so confident in doing so.

[@bojantenja]

Well, he chosed what he liked

[@alexgeorgeedwards]

​@@bojantenjaThat wasn't his job 😅

[@FadeToBlack888]

don't know if it was just his t-shirt but find it SO refreshing the idea of you including a blue-collar worker in there rather than just young professional twenty-somethings... people only ever focus diversity on skin colour but there's so much more to it than that!

[@burner27]

He had a great nose too!

[@russellborrego1689]

Amen!

[@pavelshevchenko4848]

His reaction to baccarat rouge at the end was literally my first impression.

[@ParabolaTool]

Yeah I agree he just seems like a regular dude. Nice to have some diversity in that way too.

[@bluemystic7501]

There is more diversity among people than there is between races.

[@raraavis7772]

The way Jim is always so confidently wrong. 😄

[@GrowingDownUnder]

We all have a friend like jim...except for me I don't have friends...

[@jessicam725]

Jim is fantastic

[@danielsegura2702]

literally

[@migo4316]

@@GrowingDownUnder 😂😂😂😂

[@sethgyan]

😂

[@mourd014]

Gab has a fantastic sense of smell, not only did she get all 5 right but she also recognized one of them. I would trust her taste in perfumes 100%.

[@samkimpeters]

In all fairness, I think Jae is just as much a connoisseur as Gab. I could trust her judgment with my life

[@notakihiro]

you should include the part where you reveal the price difference of all of the perfumes and their clones and ask them if they will spend money on the original or just buy the clone

[@just4interest996]

That’s actually the most important question

[@BaldassarreFragrance]

We did a smaller one at the end revealing. If people like this concept we can revisit this!

[@notakihiro]

right, but it would’ve been better if you did it to all the perfumes. nice video, nonetheless!

[@SaccharineCHNOS]

@@BaldassarreFragrance I agree, I think you should do it with all of them or more than one! Its very entertaining

[@BackM_]

@@BaldassarreFragrance maybe some kind of bloopers video (?). I assume that from one side it's too early for a separate channel for that. On the other hand why not? Maybe that would be the right place for that kind of content for people even more interested in seeing that kind of stuff

[@marcusblue1985]

Buddy heard 600 dollars and put that bottle down fast lol

[@kepakepacho78526]

More Gab and Ana PLEASE! They're really good at this, love Ana's descriptions

[@derekbernardino7207]

Hands down always the best blind tests! You do everything you can to avoid testers bias and fallacies. Love the mix of tester personalities. But definitely did miss having tressa on the panel haha…she’s the best! Keep up all the great work on this and your wristwatch channels! Been some of my favorite channels over the past few years!

[@BaldassarreFragrance]

Appreciate the support, Derek!

[@corc1992]

That Jim guy cracked me up so much. How he was wrong every time but so convinced of his opinion is freaking hilarious.

[@johnf4659]

surprised they described Club De Nuit as being weak. My bottle will over-power the room with half a spray

[@Texas_Holdin]

Is because they are smelling it out of paper which is not the same as skin

[@masonturner2124]

What I find interesting is CDNIM’s performance on paper vs skin. On paper it’s very faint and doesn’t develop, but on skin there’s massive imprinting and it pushes off the skin beautifully.

[@MsPlymouthkid]

I think you're right

[@coolz2334]

Yea ikr I’ve never seen aventus win on a side to side with performance against CDIM 😂 specially the edt . It’s definitely a skin fragrance

[@casualtake1497]

especially the limited edition version

[@LoLeQ88]

CNDIM is pure garbage, u should destroy it.

[@masonturner2124]

@@LoLeQ88 There’s no denying that CDNIM smells like a chemical mess up close haha. However, this thing is a compliment beast and is very well received by others around me. Because of that, it’s a really good “going out/clubbing fragrance” for me. The longevity and sillage on it is unreal even with 2-3 sprays.

[@alexanderm8476]

This is great! More pls. Also, loved how Juan put BR540 down immediately after learning it was $600 :)

[@TheZahand]

I loved the end! I think revealing the price of each of the perfumes and asking them if the original is worth the cost would be a nice addition! Sure, Creed Aventus smells nice! But does it smell $200 nice?

[@Dracomies]

You mean $400 nice.

[@Smackheem1991]

If you can afford it does

[@shawwwwn]

It does mate

[@paulrobertson3079]

Give me Club de Nuit Intense and the extra 300 dollars and I will find several other colognes to layer and make it smell better than Aventus

[@user-jb7ep1eb8g]

It does

[@DarlingNikki2]

I like this group--bring them back for more reactions! Great to see Gab again, too, and Jim...I swear, he's Tressa's twin lol!

[@mousemousejim6352]

Who's Tressa?

[@DarlingNikki2]

@@mousemousejim6352 She appears in most of the other reaction videos on this channel and I like her personality. She seems cool, straightforward, and has definite opinions on what she does and doesn't like in fragrance. I like her fashion style, too, which has nothing to do with the channel, but is so cute/quirky I can't help but notice lol.

[@mousemousejim6352]

@@DarlingNikki2 I like your KZbin name. I am Jim

[@DarlingNikki2]

@@mousemousejim6352 Thank you! I like your style on these videos! I wondered if you all actually know each other or meet each other prior to these videos being made but I guess not.

[@redhawkmillenium]

Tressa and Jim's mannerisms and accent are pretty similar, come to think of it.

[@corbeaunoir8319]

Jae needs to be a sommelier. Her comments were on point and she got them right.

[@AmikYoungDon]

Francis Kurkdjian would be so mad watching this video 😂😂

[@marshall_nl9204]

please make more of these videos!!! they are so incredibly entertaining :)

[@PaladinJenkis]

This is so tricky, if you have the direct comparison on a paper strip you can definitely smell a difference, on skin as well. But if you're smelling it in the air when someone passes you by, no chance you could tell if the parfum is fake or not even though you are very familiar with the original scent. Interesting video

[@Tinku912]

My man in the light blue shirt said he has a lot of experience with off-brand products. Cracked me up!

[@logicus_mentis]

I honestly thought that Mike was going to eat the test strips, the way he looked at them. I love it.

[@izzatirfan1995]

It’s shocking that they say Aventus is stronger than cdnim. Aventus is weak af

[@MSH1337]

either someone put water in ur aventus or u just following the hype, saying what everyone else says. aventus is blasting all day for me and im super happy with it and dont know what the F people are talking about.

[@JackEstacio]

Eeeeeey Jim is back! Great content like always. Happy to see Aventus get the credit.

[@W0rp3D]

The credit for being a long lasting fragrance which it is known not to be, goes to show how inaccurate these tests are in paper

[@YourMajesty143]

You guys always find the best people! The ladies did awesome! Always love Jim's energy, but Juan was equally hilarious and Mike was just wholesome 😊

[@samkimpeters]

I agree, Juan's pure comedy! 😂See how he said "oh yeah, number 6, this is big money!"

[@just4interest996]

Gab is getting intuitive with all the testing she’s done or is she just more informed?

[@ProudGirlDadX2]

I remember commenting on her nose back when they 1st started their fragrance channel together and she was amazing at identifying notes in fragrances even back then.

[@lesp6055]

I have Armaf Club de Nuit which is a clone of Creed Aventus. It costed me around $50, while Creed Aventus costs more than $300 for a very small bottle. Would definitely recommend getting the clone.

[@just4interest996]

Mike is pretty good as well being first time on the panel and doesn’t wears fragrances

[@bubbajack9738]

Make sure Jim stays away from any other scent tests. LOL

[@fellopiantube7607]

I was rooting for Gab. She did great and i'm happy for her

[@mstrikesback168]

Gab is also the only social media site that doesnt censor you.

[@hanzfranz7739]

I love Aventus and wear it everyday as my signature smell but there is no way i would recommend anybody to spend 300$ bucks on it - its just not 10x better than the Armaf.

[@utubeSome]

Not worth the 270 euro difference and never gonna be

[@caryrogers9676]

Same here! I have a bottle of Creed Aventus that I've had for years. I love it, but only marginally more than Armaf CDNI. Aventus is definitely not worth the difference in price.

[@karel4845]

@@eveyoung3656 There are some exceptional ones that are worth it, also niche doesn't mean high-end so not per se expensive. A Montale/Mancera frag can be discounted to even 60 euro's for a 100/120ml. But even if we looked at the expensive ones, I'd say some are worth it even for the average joe. Like PdM Laytion or Amouage Epic

[@stldawgfan5736]

Get the limited addition version of armaf , it's 60 bucks but much smoother.

[@ProudGirlDadX2]

@@eveyoung3656 I agree. Very well put

[@GHOST-cy7rc]

I've heard many things about Aventus vs CDNIM, like how the Aventus just smells slightly smoother and a little more natural than the CDNIM, but never have I heard that CDNIM is so weak that you can't even pick up the smell on a test strip, even if you tried so hard?. Lol I'm although pro Aventus... But this honestly sounds like foul play.

[@ismael85]

I thought the same.. CDNIM is not very weak.. so maybe they missed the strip? They made it easy to spot Also skin is diff..

[@matta4513]

I adore Gab, and her vibes. I want to see more of her

[@alemagjoh]

Because she reminds you of a young Avril:)

[@balanchuk]

Gab is like a blend of Margo robbi and Jamie Pressly...

[@carrolllaw]

She reminds me of Amanda Peat.

[@Marcusforealius]

I'm sure I could find fragrance basics elsewhere, but would love to see you two do a video on it. Dos and Donts, where to buy, what to go for different occasions. Love the content, keep it up!

[@suzimajor9532]

Considering the HUGE difference in price, EVERYONE should have known which was the clone between Aventus and Club de nuit!

[@Swiatlocien]

Everyone but two people were pretty confident (and also correct) when telling the clone from the original one. Some people just don't have a well developed sense of smell.

[@suzimajor9532]

@@Swiatlocien A 3.3 bottle of Aventus will cost you $445.00 online, whereas a SIX POINT EIGHT bottle of Club de Nuit costs around $50.00. AGAIN, considering the HUGE difference in price, EVERYONE should know the difference between these two fragrances.

[@d.s.6221]

For some, their choices are a Freudian slip into their general decision making process... Really enjoyed this.

[@LeadingHorseisWhite]

"That was close, one 0" really cracked me up. Worth a like

[@RicardoMendesTalks]

the content of this channel is top notch, also the females are absolutely stunning and well educated on fragrances

[@kdc6884]

This was the best video so far. Loved the reactions 😄

[@edward1119]

This series is with so much fun. I really hope this series can go on.

[@play3rjt181]

Loooove this and am surprised if it isn't your most viewed segment but I have two suggestions: tell the price difference at the end and ask if it's worth it. And do a Zara hall because they have the best priced clones out there, my far.

[@johndoe-to1gm]

6:28 did she really say CDNIM is more subtle than Aventus??? Aventus definitely smells a lot more realistic and nice but in what world does CDNIM smells subtle 🤯 If thats because of the new reformulation, CDNIM is dead now, people were only willing to over look how synthetic it smell because of its monstrous performance and the price tag. Also, I find it a bit strange strange how the guy in the blue dress shirt know the real deal is way more expensive than the clone yet he only guesses that br540 cost $60, its almost seems like he tries to show us that he is not that into fragrances lol. Like at least you could have guess 100, who would spend 20 less just to get a clone instead of buying the original that actually smell better.

[@thenamesemil]

probably was just joking around

[@soekarmana]

lol yeah now way in hell CDNIM smells more subtle up close, or maybe because of the paper? on shirt and skin CDNIM definitely got VERY INTENSE smell dont khow which batch used in this video, got the 2022 batch here EDT one still got beastly silage and longevity

[@dendritibus]

Yeah man, I was baffled too and thinking how in the hell they could say that CDNIM was way weaker than Aventus. If you look in fragrantica people using Aventus find the modern batches to have big problems in terms of longevity, projection, and sillage, with CDNIM vastly outperforming it.

[@ThalanX]

The clone of Miles Teller should never be allowed to pick out fragrances

[@raymeester7883]

We need to have him back.

[@stuartmcdonald5172]

Watched a couple of these videos in a row and that young girl Jae consistently nails her assessments. 5/5 on this and she picked up the Jasmine and the fact that eau sauvage was older in the last video I saw. That Jim guy on the other hand.....

[@Sebelfisch]

This comparison has to be fake!!! At leadt regarding Creed Aventus and its clone… i habe both and Aventud is gobe after 2-3 hours vs. 8-10 hours with the clone…

[@uptownnyc3658]

LOL Juan at the end when Teddy said $600 “ Let me put this down before anything happens”

[@alfiekinnies]

Comparison is the thief of joy, and this is why I love Jim. He picked a scent he liked, thought it was the real deal, and pretty much got all of them wrong. Scent is king - regardless of price. Let's face it, the average person isn't going to know which fragrance you have on you, and the average fraghead won't be able to tell if it was a clone unless you presented them with a comparison.

[@raymeester7883]

Feels like Dunning-Kruger Experiment.

[@bradjohnson1578]

"I have a lot of experience with off-brand products whether that be cereals or colognes"😂

[@MrHubyBuby]

Very wired, I'm using Club De Nuit EDP now, when I spray my wife complains that the opening is way to strong,she can't stand it but the dry down is amazing. I spray at 6 am, going to work, coming back home at almost 8 pm and my wife feels the scent on me after all those hours and from few feet away, Creed Aventus vanishes after around 2-4 hours. For some odd reason in this video Creed was the stronger one, maybe it's only the opening, but if CDNI is already unbearable at the opening,I wonder how strong was the Aventus on that paper.

[@kingrodgerslimited5759]

Who knows, it could have something to do with how they react when sprayed on paper.

[@Chelzor]

I actually spray Club De Nuit on my clothes and leave them in the sun for a few hours. I can’t stand the opening, but the warm musky amber base is like a pheromone scent to my sniffer. Stays on clothes for days

[@LondonGooner]

Creed scents are terrible now since Blackrock bought them out they are weaker.

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

I wear Très Nuit, love that it smells so similar to GIT at 1/10 the price. Also Gab is always my favourite in these videos, love that she could barely tell the difference

[@DavidBaudin]

Everyone loves Baccarat Rouge but in a blind test most preferred Arianna Grande

[@ashermorales8276]

mike’s description of aventus was amazing 😂 “there’s just wood everywhere”

[@aNsWeRkEy02]

next part should be showing them the price difference of both frags..then asking if they will spend that amount of money on it

[@sepehr9583]

I enjoy it, really interesting video 👏🏻

[@samkimpeters]

I think it's just as fun to see the different personalities in these people as it is to see how they guess the fragrances

[@vjakkapun]

Such a good video! Stella is gorgeous 💐 and 👏👏👏 to all of u guys. Looking forward for more to come alright. Cheers!

[@carlosc8786]

Happy to see Cloud here, one of my bests and favourite frag

[@osamabahnasy7616]

Amazing videos This channel is becoming my most fav with these fresh ideas

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

and the next question is: which one smells better, the clone or the cloned one?

[@alejandroxan]

Great video, love this idea! Only negative is that Tressa wasn't in it!

[@jenibarra385]

The best one was cloud vs br540 loved this video!!!

[@jonnguyen001]

Maybe it’s because all of my friends and co-workers are nobodies but none of them can tell the difference between Creed Aventus and CDNIM/edp. I had both and used to alternate between the two. Eventually I ran out of Aventus, didn’t replace it, and chose to stick with CDNIM/edp.

[@craigwatson6368]

Those wondering why Green Irish Tweed seems familiar to the testers is because Davidoff Cool Water for men is the original.

[@jek4837]

Cool Water is the one most everyone remembers, but Green Irish Tweed came first (and Cool Water was created by the same person later).

[@craigwatson6368]

@@jek4837 sorry, the original as in - affordable and was stocked everywhere you went. Unlike GIT.

[@Glurfl]

I liked Mike, he’s a cool guy 😎

[@kevino73]

I really enjoyed this. I appreciate the unique content!

[@humbleprogress1226]

"Did I really? I'm good" haha

[@drazenbabich]

So basically most can't tell OG from a clone. Save your dosh people, buy what feels/smells good to you, don't buy into a brand.

[@therichmiester]

Im just here for the blonde

[@perkinsw.herscheljulesjean4626]

The grandpa guy is funny he said 60 bucks and "that was close" one 0 off

[@nahavandi89]

This was the most awesome fragrance related video I have ever seen, thank you kindly 🙏 😊

[@MrJasa89]

Love this video. what we all need to see and understand, is it possible to spot the clone. very interesting

[@blobbruh6884]

Normally I'd just fast forward through videos, but for some reason I just can't so that with your videos. Probably the choice of music but it gives me classy vibes.

[@Quanic2000]

2 scents in and I like how the guy in the long sleeve black shirt who thinks he's all that got them both wrong 😂

[@YourMajesty143]

That's Jim! He's my favorite!!

[@Quanic2000]

@@YourMajesty143 you can have him 😂

[@joshkarian5379]

This is a great panel please bring them back!

[@so8060]

Actually at least in France, there is no copyright law on fragrances/perfume, so actually clone fragrances are exactly the same as the original, 100% the same. The only difference being the vial, clone fragrances are also 10x cheaper.... so if you don't care about not having YSL written on a wrapper no one will ever see, you just go for clone fragrances.

[@ejoseph5]

As soon as he said 600 he put it right back lol

[@WildWildWeasel]

Hearing people saying BR540 is the clone makes me happy I got Cloud instead 540 😂

[@RadicalRickEntertainment]

This is the most engaging scent channel I have come across so far

[@philiproberts7748]

Very interesting comments, they were skillful to find the original fragrances. I love Juan, he is as beautiful as the sum of theses fragrances and so confident :))

[@oisnowy5368]

The 9-vs-10 sounded more like a battle of the atomizers, going by the faintness.

[@EemMiIiLlLl]

06:53 "this is gonna last long" Yeah about that mate.... 🤣

[@nas6580]

Loving Mike in this video. Keep him coming!

[@fatcheese8088]

Funny that aventus indeed smells better at the first whiff but CDNI lasts a lot longer… Baccarat rouge 540 is more subtle and cloud is like pumped up synthetics, and Tuscan leather is the one I really love but the performance is unfortunately a joke at the pricepoint, have to try LY yet.

[@curiousgeorge7508]

There must have been a discrepancy in spraying CDNIM vs. Aventus because there is no way in hell you wouldnt be able to smell the cdnim on the paper, its a bomb of a scent, and several of the people here said they could barely smell it

[@jeffcunningham0389]

Exactly!! I wrote that. CDNI lasts like a MFer. so strong. They must not have sprayed it well

[@wartortle55]

This was great. Loved seeing their reactions

[@r-nuh5935]

I bought my first cologne today. The lady sprayed like 10 different ones on strips. Slowly I narrowed it down to the last two. I had no idea what was what, in general I have no knowledge about colognes, so I just went by what smelled good. Last two were Bleu de Chanel and Dior Sauvage. I ended up picking the Sauvage. Come to find it's literally the most basic cologne every man uses. I pride myself on having a good nose and being good with smells and tastes so I don't know how to feel about me going straight for the most basic cologne there is. Is it really just that good of a smell or did I maybe recognize it unconsciously and that's why I gravitated towards it?

[@MrPanayotty]

Its a great smell. The one critique you hear a lot is the fact many people wear it. For a reason :)

[@nothing2seehere.goaway]

You are good. I have close to 100 frags in my collection and Sauvage still ranks along my favorites. Both the EDP and Elixir. You'll develop your nose as time goes by. Some things you won't like or will find unremarkable at first only to try them again later to find that now you love them. It happened to my with Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver and Amouage's Reflection Man. Buy samples & decants and enjoy the journey.

[@m1sharage705]

It doesn’t only test fragrances and noses, but also self esteem. Interesting fact that was once again proved for me. Smart people always doubting themselves, alway think there is room for improvement(both said 3/5 having 5/5), idiots always think they are already perfect(said 5/5 having 2,3/5)

[@edwardjohn5]

This is really interesting. Shows that olfactories are very different between people..

[@candyboy368]

Which version out of the edt, edp, parfum did you use for the club de nuit?

[@nf7superfly]

Never batches of Aventus are abysmal if you take price and sillage into consideration. CDNIM (Limited Edition) is a clear better choice.

[@creg2699]

Out of curiosity what batch was the Armaf Club de Nuit, and was it the EDT, EDP or parfum? I own both Creed Aventus and have owned many different batches of CDNIM over the years. I find CDNIM to last much longer and project immensely in comparison to Aventus. The EDT has gone weaker over the past year or two, but the EDP and parfum are still incredible.

[@mrgr]

Armaf edp is stronger in the opening than creed, weird how it is other way around for them. Armaf also lasts longer

[@trumpameri1638]

ARMAF club de nuit 30$ also better fragrance then aventus 300 $

[@garnettjohnson5652]

That Armaf is not a bad buy. I've been buying Aventus for years and paying $1200 for the Flacon and $495 for the 100ml, and buying that Armaf for $30 is a game changer.

[@paoro814]

thumbnail model got me clicking 😊

[@Retroweld]

If #1 was the best rating....all the ladies in this video get a #1. Well done.

[@Vincent776]

But isn't what makes the original or real brand unique and better is how long the scent last versus something cheap which may only last 20mins. Wouldn't this be the better test?

[@Yo-Geo]

Stella says that she owns Baccarat Rouge 540 at the end, but she said it smells like something from Bath & Body Works in her blind test lol....

[@alexjones28]

I'm wearing Creed right now I bought a small decant I have a full bottle of the armaf I'm going to compare two but I really believe Creed smells a lot better

[@Briman2052]

Agreed. Creed just smells luxurious and expensive all the way through, whereas the clones smell nice but just don't have that expensive smell to them.

[@isaacmatiyenga4360]

Would 've loved to hear what people thought about Silver Mount Water vs Armaf clone version

[@VK-lb3on]

Funny thing is aventus creed doesn't last as long as club de Nuit intense and that's why people prefer it more, I would've went with the limited edition to test as it's the best out of the 3 versions of CDNI

[@jeimairuzu7056]

Jim is like the know it all nerd dude in highschool. Hahahahaha. Even if he failed he thinks he got it all. 🤣

[@GunInsights]

Gab gives off major Margot Robie vibes. 5 of 5 for the win. :)