DUA FRAGRANCES MAHSAM RAZA INTERVIEW

[@mahsam1987]

Thank you Dan; it was an honor and super fun to chat and catch up. Stay blessed broski 🙏

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you so much Mahsam! It’s was a great pleasure!

[@studiodemichel]

👏👏👏 Interesting interview! Thanks, guys! 👏👏👏

[@garyhunt1973]

Just while your here,when is the UK getting hold of your fragrances without being stung with shipping?

[@jwill8759]

@@garyhunt1973 scentit london

[@fullchargefightgear]

Hi does Dua ship to Brazil?

[@philmcculla4941]

The best perfume artist he recreated all the discontiued ones.

[@cliffordnorton2674]

Great insights here! So glad I watched this! I bought pour homme and glad he said he matches fragrance clones 1:1 vs his own twist, plus using high quality materials is just how you want to see resurrections, great video!

[@ReySmokiiTorres_KingSmokii]

This is a great interview great job Dan. I like dua & amazing to see you got the man, the myth, the legend himself Mahsam Raza. Love their original creations

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you so much Jonatahan!

[@xxraverxxonxtacy]

Awesome interview Dan, back in 2016 I always passed by Mahsam's kiosk cart at The Block at Orange Outlet mall but wasn't into my fragrance journey until 2017.

[@studiodemichel]

I can relate. I declined an invitation, during the summer of 1975, to see BS & the E Street Band performing on the Jersey Shore. Had I known better...LOL.

[@fernandocabanillas8133]

I don’t know my man, so far I’ve had over 20 duas and none of them seem to perform very well or last and I bought them from Dua’s site. The address that is given is in Montclair California not Los Angeles California. Montclair is a good 45 minutes east of Los Angeles and literally 5 miles away from my house. Whenever I receive my bottle I spray it about 10 times then let it sit before going back to it for about another two or three months, today I wore dua vintage man and could not smell it past three hours even on my skin. Not spending another dime on this house.

[@natstaff]

Thank you for the video. Mad love & respect for Mahsam!

[@RorroBejar]

I’m proud to say I was part of the beginning of this brand. I was part of the organic growth, we were roughly 200 members in a FB group. I was lucky to test fragrance prototypes that at the same time I got compared to the original ones… snow ball effect. Glad to hear Mahsam is doing well and that the brand continues to grow. Thanks for the interview Dan!

[@dimarcodrahgi5866]

Do I have to let them macerate for 6 months? Just got some last month and some bottles don’t last on my skin for more than 45 mins

[@Rayallwayz]

@@dimarcodrahgi5866 you should email them. Ask them. I get confused to. Because when you're buying something from their site. It's say such amout left in stock. Do I'm assuming they have that fragrance already ready for months. Ready to go.

[@lv2465]

Enjoying the DUA fragrances so far, I'm awaiting my forth order. Hopefully we can go from 30ml to 50ml in future.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Hope you enjoy your new ones!

[@Chernabog123]

I agree I bought a couple around xmas at 30% off , full price for 30ml is steep. I like them but will only buy at 30% sale

[@conceitedminaj]

@@Chernabog123 me as well

[@OriginalMindTrick]

I disagree. 30ml keeps the price reasonable. Considering how concentrated some of these are you are getting a pretty good deal. Not a great deal unless we are talking the most expensive niche bottles but a good deal. The thing I'm missing is a 10ml version for all fragrances and a better quality 10ml sprayer.

[@KWMonty]

I am thinking of trying Dua again. My experience with this company was during the first couple of years and I liked some of the fragrances I got and others didn't impress me. The thing that really bothered me was that the bottles were very cheap and if you turned the bottles upside down the caps would fall off. I hope that the current quality is much better. They have a new fragrance that i am very interested in checking out called Drowning in Craters Vanilla that is a hybrid of Nishane's Ani and Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Grand Soir. I love both those fragrances and think that a hybrid of those two should smell great.

[@MrSmelly1977]

They have some great scents!

[@jacobnoergaard]

I would love to sample more of the Dua brand. Unfortunately there is no (as far as I know) reseller of them in the EU. That makes getting them rather expensive. Would be nice if there was a EU reseller since I love their Chypre Supreme (inspired by Moss Breches) and would like to try others.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thanks Jacob I believe you can order from their main USA based site in the EU but not sure about samples.

[@seansmith445]

I know the UK isn't in the EU anymore but scentitlondon sells Dua Fragrances if that helps.

[@patrickbateman4541]

Dua samples ships worldwide

[@alexleon1044]

This was fantastic 👏 I got 2 dua bottles

[@CaptainAugust]

Thanks be to him, for reviving Ralph Lauren Romance for men ❤

[@Tinku912]

Love it! Dua has become my favorite fragrance house. I have more bottles from Dua than any other one house.

[@Blindy_Sama]

So just got in some fragrances from this company. However, the thing I want to know is about the samples I received. I received two samples one just had citrus explosion and the other one that I believe said banana vanilla custard or something along those lines. The most interesting the citrus explosion smells amazing but I can't find this on the company's website at all. Is it a future project?

[@Rayallwayz]

MrSmelly... Have you smelled his 100ml Supernova cologne special edition elysium clone? What you think about that?

[@escarlinegonzalez503]

Heard great Things so far about the dua brand I have three under the radar that I’m wishing about purchasing.

[@Sdeor]

This is such a nice interview. Love it. Have a nice & safe trip to the EEUU, what an adventure. Enjoy. That's a nice detail from Mahsam. I can't imagine how wonderful could be that.

[@JezzaTheChamp]

This was a very cool insight to DUA and Mahsam. Thank you for doing this.

[@weehawk444]

Are they ever going to do a gucci pour homme 1 and 2? Thats my question

[@aromafromheaven]

Great interview

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you!

[@michaelmilner2090]

I can't quit Dua. Great show. If like citrus freshies gotta try original Volumptuous.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you Michael!

[@clintdeckert211]

We also use Gas Chromatagraph Mass Spectometry in the oil&gas industry. It’s a specialized trade within the Instrumentation field. #analyticalinstrumentation

[@Tweezy786]

Love everything I’ve bought from Dua! I love their gourmand scents! They all smell amazing!

[@JorgeGonzalez-nz7hd]

Mahsam, can you restock the cupbearer please? Fatboy and Cuba highly recommend it. I trust their judgment. Gotta get my hands on a bottle.

[@BlainsTube]

The EFQUE line bottles look very nice and refined.

[@MrSmelly1977]

I agree! They smell great too.

[@eaudebaldy5275]

12:33 that is so awesome lol. I knew what Dua meant but the fact that it happened in that way is so cool. I'm still waiting for them to restock Pure Malt *knocks on monitor* Definitely going to check out the collaborations he did. This was a great interview. I knew of Dua but not this much, I have a big respect for him now. It's one thing to be a cloner but another when you are so in depth with knowledge like this and don't just make fragrances to make a buck. You can see the guy really loves what he does.

[@jwill8759]

As a Dua fan, i wish they did a take on the original Kouros. Like they did with Dior Fahrenheit.

[@patrickbateman4541]

Their take on Antaeus isn't good I've read from several people

[@jwill8759]

@@patrickbateman4541 glad i bought the real Antaeus there then. Still packs a good punch even if it was neutered a little.

[@Gbonejohn1974]

buy sak pase for £8.95 its a fantastic take on the old kouros ...blows the modern original away

[@jimiray1969.]

I can't wait for that Crown Perfumery clone to come out! Great interview 👍

[@BUPETA3351]

You understand this discredits most if not all of your Dua reviews. Especially how mr. Raza deals with P.R and people who are not fond of his business model. Heavily moderated reviews, banning people, presenting him self as master perfumer...

[@MrSmelly1977]

Interviewing someone doesn’t discredit my reviews in any way. That makes no sense. Mahsam was very humble in this video.

[@BUPETA3351]

@@MrSmelly1977 the interview is just the nail in the coffin. He's been providing you with free samples for a while now. Why don't you do Perfume Parlour reviews anymore? I do agree he does apear humble in this video, however he does have a history of behaving quite nasty.

[@MrSmelly1977]

@@BUPETA3351 I’ve said that Dua send me free bottles. That’s not a secret and there’s nothing wrong with it. Ive met Mahsam and I think he is a very nice guy.

[@BUPETA3351]

@@MrSmelly1977 here's an update. The perfume i ordered from dua arrived 10 days ago. I gave it a respectful mixed review on the site, not because it's bad, but simply because it lasts noticeably less then the original, and it ended up costing 120 euros after import charges and shipping for 30ml here in Norway. The review never got published. So try leaving a negative review and see if it ever gets published. Not as mr.smelly of course. You won't do any harm, as i guarantee they will not publish it.

[@patrickbateman4541]

@@BUPETA3351 irrelevant

[@Josef_R]

Wish he'd gone into the breakup between him and Alexandria Fragrances. Seems like a pretty significant part of his history.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

Would like to hear about it too and hear from people who tried both which one is the best, both in terms of likeness and the quality of the smell itself.

[@Josef_R]

@@OriginalMindTrick I have 4 from Alexandria from back when they were new, I almost never wear them. I have 29 from Dua that are in full rotation. I've also gotten rid of around a dozen Duas. That's about the best I can do for you.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

@@Josef_R When you say you never wear them, should I take that as they are both bad in terms of likeness and quality? What I really like about Alexandria is the 5ml sample pack of every fragrance(almost) they have. Seven 5ml samples (or is it too much to be called sample) for 50 USD is a pretty reasonable deal. I have a large Dua order coming in (way too big really to buy blind but I got excited). I'm tempted to try 14 Alexandria for 100 USD and see where they are.

[@Josef_R]

@@OriginalMindTrick No, if they were bad, I'd have sold them or thrown them away. I had a bad run of Duas, about 50% at one point. The Alexandras just weren't what I was expecting, based on the originals I knew. You can get sample Duas also from a Dua sample site.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

@@Josef_R 50% is a pretty scary number... I'm probably a fool who's been duped by youtube shills. Lets wait and see.

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

Here in the UK, the only downside of DUA is they are out of stock a lot. Other than that love their stuff 🤘🤘

[@WSF176]

To be fair I’ve never thought fondly of the brand but this was a very organic and transparent interview. Well done. It definitely humanized Mahsam. I’d be interested to hear how he forged and eventually dissolved his relationship with Hany (?) the Alexandria owner. Great job Dan.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thanks WSF!

[@llorenstorrespr4409]

iLove that they last a very long time just like old school fragances, they way they were meant to be. Now days you buy a new release fregance & it'll last 4/6hrs if, you're lucky. Then after a year they'll start doing reformulation on that fragance. Sucks these days. i'll stick with (Dua Brand).

[@icanseeyou688]

I have a few Dua ones really good

[@MrSmelly1977]

Agreed!

[@brianb6415]

That's pretty amazing that Dua uses the same ingredients as the niche houses especially when it comes to Oud. Oud is super expensive and then to turn around and sell it for $40-50 is absolutely amazing.

[@Sliceisnice850]

Is synthetic oud expensive?

[@brianb6415]

@@Sliceisnice850 Bingo! So how can it be the same ingredients?

[@brianb6415]

@@Sliceisnice850 If people believe they use the same ingredients that's on them lol. If you pay attention to clone houses, the majority of them come out with the same fragrances around the same time. Then if you check the clone oil sites such as generic and universal it matches up with the clone houses new releases. It's pretty comical.

[@Sliceisnice850]

@@brianb6415 Am I to understand Dua claims to use real oud in their products?

[@brianb6415]

@@Sliceisnice850 In his own words: It’s expensive because we don’t cut corners on production. Despite what people say about us, we don’t buy pre-made oils and actually have chemists working for some of the best fragrance manufacturers in the world on payroll. Most of the time there’s a retail bottle behind every release and extensive R&D behind the recreating process. Additionally, we only use premium raw ingredients which are in most cases nearly identical to its niche counterpart and of course the concentration we use in our fragrances is much much much higher than industry standard even for a Parfum Extrait. All of this combined with the natural grain alcohol used in our fragrances and additional alcohol maskers really add up. There’s a reason our fragrances smell more like the actual fragrance from initial spray and not like a blast of alcohol. Lastly, the curing process we use for the compound and alcohol is the exact process used by niche brands such as: Roja, Xerjoff, ‘ etc.... Like I said we don’t cut corners and still charge our customers only 1/3 of the price if it’s niche counterparts and in some cases 1/10 of the price. We don’t base our pricing based on what the original sells for, we base our pricing strictly based on what our cost of production is. I hope this sheds some light :)

[@norp7374]

Glad to see this interview. Saved so I can watch it with full attention later.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you Norp!

[@1bootyaa]

So does dua have Mugler Amen?

[@jennybrodrig]

Waiting for 2 bottles ... 🎉 one salt or the earth and one baby vanille.... ❤❤

[@marcialsblendsfragrance2972]

Happy Friday!!!!!!!!

[@Baz4]

Masham please make a clone of vintage Rochas Macassar!

[@reviewsandtips3921]

Does dua perfume have phthalates?

[@nicholeh1280]

I have a lot of Dua fragrances and love them all. Why pay for a ridiculous mark up when I get a good fragrance for a good price? Thanks for posting.

[@MLinktheprophet]

If I had an interview with him I would ask.."WHY IN TF DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO SHIP MY FKN ITEMS"?... "I'VE HAD ITEMS FROM CANADA ARRIVE AFTER ORDERING FROM YOU"

[@ryanhuerta1024]

Parfums Raffy??? Perhaps

[@mahsam1987]

Ayyyy!!! That’s the one broski 🙏

[@brianzhere]

I'm definitely a Dua fan. Saw you review Imperial Pastique and River Fougere. Love them both!

[@244forever]

All I wear now is DUA River fougere..love it

[@MrSmelly1977]

Great fragrance!

[@244forever]

@@MrSmelly1977 It is mate. Love the dry down. Powerful and lasts. I've got a big collection but just come back to it.

[@dumitrupreda6161]

So the million dollar question Where you can buy Dua Fragrances in UK And also there are any shops which are selling dua Thank you ☺️

[@CTownBlack]

TIGER GONE SWIMMING 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@patrickbateman4541]

Love My Duas. Dua FIERCE is a masterpiece

[@afz3003]

Very interesting hearing from perfume creaters themselves

[@ClassicAirsoft]

Whould be nice if you come to germany or europe ... england isn`t EU anymore.... so a distributer in the EU whould be Very nice !

[@TheYouthquaker]

I absolutely love DUA and have never been disappointed with anything I’ve purchased. I have around 25 and wish I could buy everything. The quality is incredible and they’re such unique blends. I will always be more than happy to support the house.

[@conceitedminaj]

many of their fragrances did not perform well on me... I dont find dua the most long lasting or heavy projecting(my skin eats up fragrances easily)however I love the fact there are varieties of scents and their shipping is fast..

[@FreshGrey-pm4vw]

the man behind the brand! how interesting;-) good show.

[@MrOllium]

Very interesting Interview, with two sympathetic guys 👍🏼 I think I have to dive deeper into the DUA range 😏

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thanks very much MrOllium

[@Mustofdidsumright]

DUA IS WORTH $10 A BOTTLE RESPECTFULLY!! I WAS HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED! GAS STATION QUALITY FROM MY EXPERIENCE

[@DanaShertz]

Fantastic interview. Great to get to know Mahsam Raza. He is honest and candid. I applaud his success. I had just purchased another six fragrances from Dua today I LOVE the brand Dua. Believe it or not, their OWN ORIGINAL fragrances are amazing. A Chocolate affair & Flagship 3 are two amazing fragrances they created that are NOT clones. Of the more then dozen I own, I would be every one of them again.

[@marcialsblendsfragrance2972]

DUA is doing great. My friend Rico aka fraggedoutswaggedout loves their boozy creations.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you Marcial!!

[@antonioharvey2130]

I just did a DUA haul yesterday 🤣🤣

[@Blindy_Sama]

Wait I might have met your mom question I think he said he got a vintage bottle of a freelance called orange spice I looked up I think it was made by Creed around 1950 that's probably what citrus explosion is a copy of :-)

[@simpledude5974]

Should've asked him " why are your fragrances weak with no projection" Seriously. They're going down the drain.

[@Gbonejohn1974]

a lot of these extrait versions are the same ...seems the original companies make juices at a certain percentage because thats how it works best ....ive got kdj inspired 505 extrait of grey vetiver and the original edt is so much stronger and vibrant

[@apprentice008]

Great interview Dan How come the big companies don't ask for royalties or compensation for someone cloning their creations? In the music industry if you just take a sample from a track and use it on your track and it becomes massive, you will have these companies knocking at your door.

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you. Smells and tastes are not subject to copyright. It’s the same reason that Coca Cola can’t stop all the other cola brands out there or claim royalties.

[@Keliiyamashita]

Vintage Creed Taberwhatever! Made in 1855. Did Sam not see Dan’s interviews with the author dispelling the Creed mythology? Yikes!

[@user-oj4im8bl7e]

happy i found this interview. Mahsam is a legend for creating the Dua brand 🤲🏼

[@CinematografiacomoDurso]

DUA ROCKS !!!! but now dont send to Brasil ; (

[@MrSmelly1977]

Ah that’s a shame. Thanks Braz!

[@carlitobo3310]

Amazing interview 👏 Masham is a genius w a stroke of blessing 🙌🏼 he is where his at in life! Talk about the American Dream wowwwww! ✌🏼❤🙏🏽

[@markprendergast1718]

Never bought any dua but on my radar now

[@leombrady7239]

excellent interview

[@MrSmelly1977]

Thank you Leom.

[@IreneBallesteros]

I love soooooooooooooo much Dua

[@apprentice008]

thank you for the clarification 👍 Keep up the great content😁

[@dukeagainsttheodds3170]

FASCINATING!!!!! 🥰

[@carlisroy6666]

14:00 Wow so there are people out there who have a bespoke Dua fragrance?!

[@MrSmelly1977]

Use code MISTER15 for 15% off here: www.myfragrancesamples.com/

[@Likwidl]

Can’t wait to see Jeremy fragrance at the Dua HQ

[@MrSmelly1977]

You never know!

[@Gbonejohn1974]

way overpriced ...id rather do without than pay a clone house that much for 30ml

[@norp7374]

First!

[@ibrahimkhalaf4498]

I was very Exciting until I saw the interview , I can’t believe people still believe this bullshit . Hopefully Mr smelly focus on his brand more before he ruin his name. Stay blessed guys

[@norp7374]

@@ibrahimkhalaf4498 what bullshit?

[@DanaShertz]

AND. I would love to see Dua move from 30 ml to 50ml bottles. I do have some of the 100ml bottles, that actually contain 105ml.

[@aliidris5843]

Dua fragrances are way overpriced, especially for clones. Sometimes even the same price as the original per ML. Won't buy any for now. Nice interview though.

[@stephenworldwide]

I don't own a DUA fragrance. I really need to change that.

[@stephenworldwide]

@@SaikiCryde oh, please. troll elsewhere.

[@michaelstevenson9648]

@@SaikiCryde Fool!!

[@profound369]

This guy is a scammer he takes mass produced pre mixed oils and adds alcohol to it and resells them for huge profit

[@MinhSen11]

Nope, he is an entrepreneur. Some of his scents are amazing.

[@ekatag6494]

This man must be laughing all the way to the bank These fragrances smell so bad and quality is cheap .put together by someone why knows nothing. I have bought several and oh my god .., smelled terrible!!!

[@MinhSen11]

I disagree. There are some I don't like and some that are amazing.