Fragrances I REGRET Buying..

There isn't much worse than the feeling of regret.. In this video I discuss 5 fragrances I regret purchasing..
Intro: (00:00)
Regret 1: (00:55)
Regret 2: (02:05)
Regret 3: (03:40)
Regret 4: (06:07)
Bonus Regret: (08:05)
Regret 5: (09:22)
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[@kcormo6476]

it could be worse, you could be into knives instead of (or as well as) colognes. I have $7,000 worth of folding knives and i use none of them lmao

[@FuckSum9]

Why don’t you sell them then

[@FBFragrances]

sell them!

[@arthur._xp12yg]

yap yap show me a band

[@kevinaguilar5482]

Funny enough I have gotten more compliments on my knives than my frags. My most complimented one is the arcform slimfoot. What's yours?

[@sirjacko79]

Knives, fragrances, and watches is where I'm at. I've definitely got compensatory issues 🤣

[@qnunyuh8417]

being influenced by tiktok sounds pretty regrettable, in it self.

[@A1waysSo2]

Bro put the PDM Layton in the thumbnail, and i totally fell for the anger bait. 😂

[@edsoncortes7396]

Performance is trash nowadays so it’s not worth the price anymore unless you get a pre formulation vatch

[@A1waysSo2]

@@edsoncortes7396 performance is around 8 hours on me. In my collection only MFK beats it in projection and performance

[@xdxxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdx8578]

@@edsoncortes7396 excuisf bleu is the layton clone it smells 99% the same and last longer.

[@DuSeun]

Tbh I don't like Layton, it's sweet and cloying and kinda smells like a more chemical Eros to me. Very teenager. The people I asked either hated it or thought it smelled fine, but it didn't blow anyone's mind. For the price you can buy 3 designer fragrances, so I'd rather buy some Dior and Chanel instead. Percival, Herod, Haltane and Oajan are all amazing though, but also overpriced.

[@zombieslayer7759]

I haven't tried Layton yet. I've only tried Layton Exclusif and I thought it was phenomenal. Got quite a few compliments with it too. :)

[@Georrge._.06]

nautica voyage not catching any strays today 🔥

[@K4ZUY4MISHM4]

Sauvage Elixir was a scrubber for me, but I tried it again and it is my most complimented scent above all. The dry down is where it shines.

[@bmoregorillas828]

I didn’t like the first few times I smelled it but now it’s my favorite one

[@TheMartialspirit]

Sauvage elixir is one of my best compliment getter. It’s just perfect for a date night and it’s a ten for me.

[@streetsiswatching9660]

Elixir is a Beast

[@trustno1.]

​@@TheMartialspirit its not.

[@brent.]

Elixir is the worst fragrence I ever bought

[@cleanfresh8362]

Swy absolutely is the best are you crazy 😮

[@MisterMusic93]

factsssssss

[@DonLyud]

There is an interesting thing that one of the sales ladies at a local perfumery told me. During the pandemic, there was a huge retrieve of perfumes cuz of some fixator and from that moment almost the totality of the designer fragrances give us much lower performance compared with the batches before the pandemic. Sauvage Elexir is overhyped for sure - I prefer the perfume version and for me it smells much better and I get an actually complements. So, that said, from now on I buy only beast mode or nuclear performance liquids for the quality. Spending some extra cash makes the difference.

[@veledveled-sk5lx]

I never blind buy fragrances Always go to Macy’s or whatever try on what I want to get and see how it goes during the day. That solves the problem

[@jb5398]

Im saying the majority of fragrances he is buying are retail fragrance 😭😭😭

[@mottifarchi310]

Who are you? How come I've never heard of your channel? Loved the way you review fragrances! So succinct & straight to the point with your descriptions! VERY INFORMATIVE! Way to go

[@stangreene6663]

This is a great list. Literally every single fragrance you mentioned and your reasoning is exactly how I felt.

[@fredbell23]

Thanks for your honesty, particularly on La Male Elixir. That fragrance was being hyped for views. It smells like a thick, dense, overly sweet $50 Paco Rabanne fragrance.

[@jakereilly5901]

Agreed. Regretted my full bottle purchase too

[@eugenpuscasu2123]

🤡

[@Acord718]

I don't use tik tok so I did me know Le male was being hyped up like that. But I seen it at Macy's and brought it. To strong for me ahd nothing special imo. I guess it was an impulse buy.

[@neo7759]

Scent is completely subjective for everyone but Le Male Elixir is an absolute banger. Everyone I know loves it and I get compliments every time I wear it from both men and women.

[@zombieslayer7759]

I actually like Le Male Elixir quite a bit. Though I think Ultra Male is just as good if not slightly better in my opinion.

[@jakereilly5901]

I had the same experience with JPG Le Male Elixir and I love the JPG brand. Stuff was just wayyy too sweet for me while also not really having any depth. Ended up selling it after 2 wears.

[@FoxEyes]

John paul elixer smells very similar to perry ellis 360 black. Mostly because of they share similar dry down notes in amber as well as tobacco. Because of this elixir was spoiled for me, luckily i only purchased a travel sample of it.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Luckily I didn't spend much on my biggest regret, but it's Lattafa Khaltaat Al Arabia Royal Blends. It's very sweet and fruity, which I don't like. I've worn it twice and never again. I do have Maison Alhambra's Tobacco Touch, and it's very good, I'd recommend checking it out for a great Tobacco Vanille dupe.

[@lightnerbrozovic3222]

Finally someone said it. Every fragrance you mentioned and the reasons are more or less my thoughts on 'em too. I thought I was always alone 😂

[@Benshafran]

what you said is true, sometimes we are fooled by advertisements and make blind buys and currently there are too many perfumes with sweet aromas but in my opinion the fragrance will taste good when it's half or a third left.

[@dobrayadushaa]

Lesson I learned - try colognes in shop ON SKIN!, preferable multiple times. If you love it - buy. There were couple of times when the scent smelled good on paper or in air, but turned bad on skin.

[@teriyakigod2527]

Sauvage Elixir is not really a regret imo I LOVE it

[@aleksanderjabonski1656]

You know what, the Stronger with you battle is just personal taste, because as much as I like both, Absolutely is my go to and I wouldn't change it. Maybe Intensley is better in fall and cold spring but what the first one does in winter for me is just amazing (and for ladies, cuz this pulls compliments like crazy, second to Valentino BiR Uomo intense, Idk why it works, it works)

[@ypoptos7]

Nice Video! Some people say the new batches of Sauvage EDP have perfomance issues. Do you agree?

[@sauldiaz8141]

Never regret buying baby yoda fragance ❤

[@YoTratoYTrato]

This is great advice for folks NOT to blind buy "at least" the pricey fragrances.

[@abouayra6081]

Just because someone likes a perfume doesn't mean its gonna work for you, i once blind bought Dylan blue, Sauvage both had given me headaches. Dylan blue later i used as room spray lol

[@quiverfn8068]

xerjoff starlight is also $400 though and there are no discounters in australia that I know of that sell it

[@erikreitav5841]

I don’t have by Killian angel share. I have lattafa Khamrah! Give that one a shot if you want something similar! It’s a fraction of the price of angel share! I love it!:)

[@Kingwill-oy4xo]

Sauvage Elixr is amazing too .. jog Elixr and Sauvage Elixr is two of best 5 frags of last few years…

[@The_notorious69]

I went to a store looking for which dior sauvage model I should get and when I let my mom test out the elixir model, she said it’s something that my grandpa would wear because it smells like a fragrance for more mature men

[@user-wy2rx7qy5b]

I regret buying Nautica Voyage 110% 💀

[@WanderAshton]

used to hate sauvage elixir, but it grew on me ngl.

[@karel4845]

What you said about Tom Ford TV is me with Nishane Suede et Safran. 230 euro for a 50ml. I'm not coping when I say it smells better than Ombré leather but still damn that price is insane. I feel like not wearing it because its a waste, but not wearing it is a waste too.

[@mister_salmon5693]

I bought Sauvage Elixir and I think that because I live in Canada where winter lasts forever and is 3x colder I’m able to get away with it more as the intensity and projection is negated by the intensity of the weather. Still wouldn’t go more than 2 sprays tho even in winter

[@eejaaspk]

what does winter have to do with the smell and projection ? (i'm curious)

[@dsbiddle]

Cold will mute scents. Body heat will activate them more.

[@oszustoslaw]

@@eejaaspk cold vs warm. Fragrance on me is like blooming when sun is high and is hot and my body is overheating. In the morning (around 5) its almost like "muffled".

[@MyKeeP81]

tobacco vanille is incredible. charuto tobacco vanille is an incredible dupe that i own

[@Snedz496]

I have like 10 fragrances I wear out of 70 bottles i own......sometimes I do reach for a different frag depending on my mood. Overall I need to sell like 75% of my collection because I literally can't decide what to wear

[@bunsenn5064]

Le Male Elixir is sort of a shot in the dark. It can definitely be too sweet in the opening, but the drydown is pretty nice and it works well with my skin chemistry. I can totally see why someone would dislike it, though.

[@georgemason4921]

The first one is for winter, but I agree with you. I'd rather buy one million

[@LuisRiveraFigueroa]

I bought Burberry Hero EDT after having a 1ml sample. I've worn it once. I don't like how it smells on me.

[@david029014]

you crazy jpg elixer is fire!

[@kronos_1337.]

It's personal taste after all!

[@MyKeeP81]

i returned it. and i never return fragrences. very nice but meh

[@InsterestingFact159]

fire but le male le parfum just better

[@lukaslilley9917]

@@InsterestingFact159hell nah 💀

[@bunsenn5064]

@@MyKeeP81How’d you return it? Are you even allowed to return fragrances after using them?

[@testPK]

Le Male Elixir was my first JPG fragrance. I bought it a few months after launch and did so because of the hype, it was my first regret although I'm quite used to blindbuying. A few weeks later I tested other flankers and really enjoyed them, namely Le Male Le Parfum and Le Beau Le Parfum. Sauvage Elixir, on the other hand, was the only Sauvage I was missing. Sadly it was nothing like the ones I had. Absolutely hated it. Since both blindbuys I've spent a considerable amount of time, effort and money researching Fragrantica and other content before even buying a decant. I guess both fragrances were a good lesson. Thank god they were designer.

[@NoSkill1]

The only blind buy I got was spicebomb extreme and it was insanely good, every other fragrance I sampled first

[@timotea3919]

Bro i regret buying savauge elixir too i smelled a sample on paper and the dry down of it smells way different on skin

[@harveytrevino2257]

I love JPG Le Male Elixir, but only for cold weather. In this Scorching hot Texas Coastal weather, no thanks. ❤

[@nf4866]

I blind bought Hindu Kush from Mancera. First of all, it had the atomizer problem where it sticks and you have to manually pull it up after each spray (which is relatively common with Mancera from ehat I understand). It was also just too heavy on the patchouli, for me.

[@nitelifecamacho7214]

Sauvage Elixir gets me a lot of compliments from either man or woman I don't know when I wear it .

[@aaron4387]

The only time I wear Tom Ford fragrances is passing through airports. I like it better when it’s free.

[@macx3953]

My biggest regrets was buying light blue edt instead of intense and my Dunhill icon racing blind buy(I like icon racing but I don’t have the situation to use it )

[@notgaz]

i got light blue edt for christmas this past year and it smells nice but it does NOT perform whatsoever

[@lookhowshegobbledthat]

Men who wear Light Blue Intense WOMEN's version >>>

[@Powhart]

when it comes to fragrances I have but don't wear: number one is Encre Noir by Lalique. I appreciate this scent, however, not only do I kinda know this scent from somewhere, this scent is so groomy and murderously serious, that I can't imagine myself smelling like that.

[@RacerRick12]

Do a part 2-3-4-5… There are so many more that need to part on this list…

[@aaronsiaway6125]

I strongly agree with you 100%•

[@noahhaynes2455]

You should try vanille fatale. It’s like tobacco vanille’s older brother

[@karnasali3105]

The experience i had with swy absolutely was that i smelled eatable and masculine at the same time. But with swy intensely , sone told me that they had some kind of headache because of the spiciness. Overall i had more complements from swy absolutely than swy intensely.

[@jimmymcwatters4182]

Unpopular take but initially enjoyed MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver but after a while started to dislike it. It's a good thing I only have a sample of it and didn't buy a full bottle 😅

[@Brave-828]

Worst purchase by a mile was Instant Crush by Mancera. Pure acid

[@trustno1.]

The same thing happened to me with Asad. I thought if it comes close to Sauvage Elixir, it must be good. I didn't know either of them. It makes me feel sick, and I gave it to my father

[@terriblethunder1737]

I don’t have Sauvage elixir but i have Latafa Asad and i don’t like anything about it at all it’s a big disappointment. I also have SWY intensely, absolutely, as well as the original. I definitely enjoy intensely much more of the 3.

[@10countboxing46]

Sauvage elixir infuriates me, whenever I walk into a room I'm choked out by it, it's way too strong

[@jimlittle5769]

Fragrances I regret buying: Profumo, Oud Malaki, Sauvage EDP, Sauvage Parfum, Prada L'homme, Tonka Cola, Cedrat Boise, and Starlight. I WOULD have regretted Stronger With You Absolutely; however, I traded it for Enigma Parfum Pour Homme so probably one of my best buys.

[@zachbonebrake352]

I'm happy I got le male le parfum instead of elixer. I hate sickly sweet fragrances.

[@ClipsFn2837]

For me its Valentino Born in Roma Green Stravaganza, it smells sour and its not really my type and ive never gotten a compliment on it. Its also not long lasting or strong

[@zeldax3kid]

The sauvage elixir take was too valid, I just can’t get with it!

[@erikreitav5841]

You should have bought Lattafa Tobacco touch over TF tobacco vanille! I have the dupe!

[@colincrowther7777]

Purchase samples first, buying full bottles and then not using them is just a waste of money, not rocket science just common sense really, that amount of money is crazy.

[@Kingwill-oy4xo]

JPG Elixr is amazing sorry dude in my top 5 out of over 50 fragrances

[@alexandrecayres7731]

Turning 26, Sauvage Elixir came out a little bit way tooo sweet for me, even though Dior Homme Intense is pleasant, maybe due to how the perfumer worked the ingredients, feels BDC like in terms of natural, will smells good a hundred years from now

[@izzatshami]

I only bought winter fragrances bro my collection is jpg elixir which is my favorite I bought it after the hype and i didnt buy it for the hype i bought it bc its good i also get jpg la parfum which s good and spicebomb extreme i only got winterfragrances am i cooked and what should i get for either a fresh or a summer

[@marditoon1128]

Im Sorry but every fragrance you mentioned was a banger. You're analysis on these fragrances that are mass appealing and very good. 😂😂😂 Can't believe what im hearing. I do agree Intensely is better than Absolutely and i do agree Initio is just ok though

[@neo7759]

I agree, when he bagged on Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille and Le Male Elixir I just had to laugh. Sounds like he shouldn't be in this game if he is so concerned about spending the money 😂

[@richardspurgeon8954]

I blind bought Bvlgari man in black thinking it would replace or upgrade my og Spice bomb and I never ware it and still reach for og spice bomb

[@tristan432]

Nishane hacivat smells so bad to me off a blind buy and thankfully I traded it in my friend group

[@prodigy9885]

Totally see Dior Sauvage EDP as a gym fragrance

[@RandomTrash-ey5di]

💀

[@jugulu339]

I have a friend who often uses Sauvage elixir for gym and it's totally fine to me

[@oszustoslaw]

I use it in work. My work is similar to the gym training. Lifting heavy objects and walking with them.

[@darrelltaylor5879]

Imo Chanel edp is better than savauge edp. I own both as well.

[@drdouglofi]

biggest regret buy for me was a classic fragrance from the house of Krizia "Spazio Krizia. Uomo" This scent was so unique and masculine I took one smell of it and bought it immediately the 1st time in 1996. Bought it again in NYC in 2003 and vehemently regretted. The dry down was non existent. I could get maybe 3- 5 hours out of it before having to reapply it. Terrible buy!!!

[@justhair17]

Le Male Elixir (easily the best LM) and Sauvage Elixir are both great

[@kronos_1337.]

Honestly i prefer Ultra Male (basic choice ik) but i do like sauvage elixir

[@jakereilly5901]

Still think LMLP is 1000x better personally

[@darrelltaylor5879]

I regret Creed Aventus and Aventus Green Irish Tweed. Aventus smells like a rich old man not youthful at all and GIT smells very green and dark. Not that either are bad scents but I’ve never got a compliment wearing either and I don’t care for them. I get zero pineapple out of the Aventus but my bottle is only 2 years old. I agree intensely is better than absolutely I own the original as well.

[@WhiteRangerTP]

Buy more creed fragrances. Start collecting them ok? Not for smell but for collecting ok? Next one buy viking

[@user-zm2fh7nc2u]

gaultier is so good!

[@Johnwicksdog00]

I got tobacco touch on amazon for $24 and its legit spot on and I get a good 8-9 hours out of it

[@mexicanson]

Gucci Guilty Elixir, one of my biggest fragrance regrets. Still trying to get someone to buy it off of me.

[@GeneralVicc]

Can i use montblanc legend spirit for everyday school?

[@julianstiles2536]

I regret buying tom ford noir extreme. I enjoyed it at first sniff but it quickly started to smell bland and uninteresting in comparison to the rest of my collection

[@fattit7598]

Haha i actually thought the opposite, i didn't like it at first but as my nose developed it has gotten so good. I'm curious, what are fragrances that u have that u like the most?

[@genoajames1866]

Opposite for me. Didn’t really like it initially now it’s one of the best gourmands ever

[@jaredgriffith5994]

I get what u mean to me it doesn't last

[@kronos_1337.]

I wear that pretty often

[@thesportster4626]

Dolce and Gabbana the one EDT, blind bought it at a discount store for 40 bucks but I hated the scent, glad it was cheap

[@MyKeeP81]

edp is a lot nicer. both dont perform well

[@mannyswift2014]

Creed Viking was a blind buy for me 😅

[@Welivewelovewelive10]

I do like le male elixir not the best jpg but for me it’s a easy top 3

[@shamusteakiawa]

I've barely used my Tonka Cola bottle as well.

[@John_O_Connor]

Regrets: Bentley Intense, Prada Black, The One EDP, Prada L'homme, Armani Code Perfumo, ADG Parfumo and most of all: Spicebomb Extreme (which was SUPER weak).

[@evercuil5431]

CK cologne is my favourite

[@crabgamer3671]

Lacoste Blanc, Reviewers said that the white florals wouldn’t make it feminine but I find I way to feminine

[@agamemnon4889]

Hey have you tried xerjoff’s ivory route or Initio’s atomic rose? Thoughts?

[@CryptoPaysMeDaily]

Atomic rose is one of my favs. One of the few rose scents that I feel a man can wear.

[@agamemnon4889]

@@CryptoPaysMeDaily Thanks. I'm thinking of getting one today. I was worried about the feminine side!

[@CryptoPaysMeDaily]

@@agamemnon4889 i also layer it with with deep fragrances and it meshes well

[@Hermetic_Pupil]

I like the Sauvage elixir cause of the lavender

[@exceptico6156]

Agree about dior elixir

[@brandondaigle6018]

Bro you have 3 bottles of le male elixir stop gate keeping you obviously love it.

[@pandaluvsu3]

This is a hot take but azzaro edp

[@rb4090]

have a video idea for you: mix cologne clones with the real thing and see what happens

[@esthervanda7401]

Where can i order from in Australia?

[@eee-hi1kl]

My disappointment with le male elixir was I was expecting a total different thing then I sniffed and got that og le male slap but sweetened and for me the og le male was sweet enough… soo

[@justhair17]

Thats why you shouldnt blind buy anything

[@Snedz496]

@@justhair17 Only time blind buying is acceptable is if it's a cheap fragrance imo. Yer not going to feel as bad

[@justhair17]

@@Snedz496 yeah, but even then, try to smell them if you can. Most cheapies are bad imo, so its very hit or miss

[@Snedz496]

@@justhair17 I do that when I want to spend more on a fragrance I will sample but a cheapie is, "eh" but I only blind buy if I know the notes are in line with what I like

[@davidp1918]

Anything from Tom Ford Private Blend is overpriced and underperforming. The Maison Alhambra rip offs are way better value, literally one tenth of the price.

[@EirikryH]

Unpopular, but i hated Mancera Intense Cedrat Boise

[@timotea3919]

I have the normal one but yea same i dont really like it

[@philjones6054]

It is an unusual scent, but one I really enjoy. Very clean and fresh.

[@EirikryH]

@@philjones6054 agree on that, howecer my biggest issue is the smokiness

[@PanamaWoods]

I have the OG and I don’t regret it because I enjoy it (which is the most important thing) but I find that it hasn’t garnered me the compliments I expected based on the hype and street/blind reviews. I think it’s the smokiness that can put some people off.

[@IceCubeInMyIceTea]

I didn't like Sauvage Elixer either and I also agree it doesn't smell like Sauvage to me.

[@Gentleni]

went from 80, down to 59 im glad i like unisex fragrances if something is too fruity my gf takes in my unwanted ones, and shes an oversprayer so win win for me ahaha

[@David2Caras]

I regret buying nautica voyage

[@lachie_dans5617]

as much as its a good fragrance i regret getting montblanc legend spirit EDP as it was $150 from myer and i reckon i could have got it cheaper or something better for the price

[@DarrylCobb]

A word about Savage Elixir. I LOVE IT. I'm also 46. LOL. The Elixir is not a young man's cologne.

[@xdecifer2421]

the gate keeping is crazy 💀

[@zacharyiannucci2056]

bro its his oppinion, the bottles would be full if it wasnt for decants