I Acquired Every Aaron Terence Hughes Fragrance | Buying Guide Cologne/Perfume Review 2024

[@Vasqueza805]

The downside of this buying guide is that most of us can't even buy his stuff because we don't live in the UK and Max Aroma sells out the same day they get a restock.

[@snubbii9276]

Gotta realise fragrances are not a global thing. There are so many middle Eastern bangers that have been recommended by YT ers but not a squiffy available over here. Unless it's a super popular huge designer you ain't got a chance. There was a guy moaning last week that someone didn't ship to his location as if any of us lowly souls can do anything about it

[@eee-hi1kl]

@@snubbii9276 I agree with you and we have to bear in mind, ATH is not that big of a brand. Creating his youtube channel helped him a lot of course but his quality for quantity rule doesn’t allow him to ship everywhere, do everything. I’m currently living in Turkey and when I go to Uk I’m gonna buy at least 10 of his fragrances. I love his work and I hardly got my two bottles of hard candy elixir. ATH is the goat and some people hate him for dumb reasons. The last time he did a livestream he ended it because a bastard called him freak. Stupid people hate beautiful things

[@PaulRees77]

Not long to wait... ATH is opening a US store in 2025!

[@Vasqueza805]

@@PaulRees77 yep I know. I was going to respond to the last guy that maybe this video would better served waiting for that reason...but his comment was overly condescending so I didn't. Just figure I can wait six months to get my hands on his creations and maybe the second hand prices will come down a bit

[@Karapar12]

On Reddit's r/fragranceswap someone always shows up selling one of his frags, be quick though lol (some guys sell samples too)

[@apollo5261]

Actually love that you made this. Not mad that today's video isn't the Xerjoff buying guide. Got 7 ATH fragrances recently but haven't got the chance to try them out yet. Got Sl*t, Daddy, Red Fever, Supernova, Onyx, Hard Candy Elixir, and Tabac. Will see how they are once I have the chance to try them out.

[@eg8568]

How is supernova?

[@apollo5261]

@@eg8568 haven't checked it out yet. Ahould get it next week. I'm on a vacation now, but the fragrances have already arrived at my address.

[@apollo5261]

​@@eg8568 unpacked. Tested. Wearinf it right now. I don't know if you've smelled Aventus, but it definitely has aventus vibes. It is heavily citrus and smoky because of the musks. I find it less "fruity" than the reviews might suggest. It's smoky citrus, just like aventus. The difference is that in Aventus you have the plum and pineapple keeping the blend from being one dimensional, while in supernova you got pineapple and apple. They are barely noticeable though and if you didn't know they are there you likely wouldn't notice. Becomes a little more fruity in the dry down and diverges more from the aventus DNA, but still mostly smokey citrus, more specifically I found apple to be more noticeable the closer to the skin you got. Performance blows Aventus out of the water. I don't think that even the 2016 Aventus had this sort of performance. For the things an average person doesn't notice: the blend is super smooth, the blend is not linear and you can tell naturals were heavily used. Overall, in a vacuum, the fragrance is great. In the real world, if you're not a frag head, don't already have a massive collection, or aren't Aaron's top fan, then I'd suggest getting Al Haramain's L'Aventure intense or even L'Aventure. For a normal person that's way better value for money and you're gonna get just as many compliments. Performance is good there too, especially if you let them macerate. If you are looking to try Aaron's stuff and want something that stands out I'd suggest his personal line, the fever line or something like Onyx Extreme. Hard candy elixir is another one which I would definitely buy again. Ultramale vibes, but different enough to not be confused with it by most people. Performance off the charts and an incredible smoothness which Ultramale doesn't nearly have. Aaron also included a 1ml sample of Supernova with my full bottle order, which doesn't make much sense to me, but here we are.

[@apollo5261]

​@@eg8568 hm, I actually responded to your reply, but KZbin deleted it for some reason. Was not really impressed by it. Quality is high, performance is good. But definitely not a top 5 fragrance from the brand. Probably the least favourite fragrance out of those I have ordered. Not Aaron's style at all. Don't get it twisted though, it's definitely a good fragrance, just not very original and not very Aaronesque that's all. And for some reason I don't get crazy good performance out of it (seems like I'm the only one judging by all the reviews).

[@eg8568]

@apollo5261 thank you dude. Appreciate the response! I might give it a miss then. I liked the tropical sounding notes in it. I've been obsessed with the idea since trying Creed VIW, but the performance is terrible on it

[@botverfedthereal9756]

Great. Now the Xerjoff guide

[@unclejay2012]

Brilliant 😂 how many days now 😅

[@eee-hi1kl]

YESSIRR

[@XerjoffGuy]

Fr 😂❤

[@l750z_6]

Xerjoff is overpriced garbage. Don’t buy it

[@ncpmadhead]

So glad to see this, aaron deserves all the success, some of my all time favourite fragrances are from this house, (hard candy, homme, onyx extreme, red fever, raw cherry, maverick, haze extreme, forbidden) are all 10/10 for me, you can tell he uses really high quality ingredients, my partner isn't into fragrances at all, until he smelled aarons work and he's loves fragrances now, I just hope the house stays the same and doesn't get bought out, from watching him I don't think he would, best house for me

[@dqyler]

I have supernova and smoulder. Both are fantastic. I’d love to try supersonic, tabac, hard candy and homme. Top quality stuff

[@ajwwnwtw]

Great video - also great top 5 pick - Im a fan of ATH's work - have been to the shop a few times too - I shall be watching his career develop too

[@icecoldwan]

What are his top 5? I didn’t see

[@Dys-Mugetsu]

My Favorite house ever, quality and price are unmatched, I also appreciate his ethics

[@christopherbennett5858]

Yeah, he made that statement about changing suppliers when they couldn’t give him a clear answer about child labour for the Tuberose. Frankly, there’s some overlap but a load of these are absolute gems.

[@woreach]

My favourite perfumer and brand at the moment, they never disappoint me ! Great video sir 🔥🤝

[@christopherbennett5858]

Glad to see this. Agreed on the fevers. Blue is nice but it can get a little salty. White is being recalled and reformulated because of the tuberose controversy. His supplier couldn’t guarantee that it didn’t have child labour issues so he switched suppliers. Red Fever is absolutely insane. This fruity, rosy mix is strong. supernova and Supersonic are the Aventus and are lovely. That is a citrus bomb. hard candy has been very sweet, almost like the smell of glace cherries and pharmacies. dont know how. i feel like Homme is lighter than fever because the woods and Iris make it smell like how you'd imagine a garden party wedding to smell. I'm hoping to get either Ozone, Oud noir or Tabac next. Maybe Daddy as well. maybe Aura or Addicted. surprised the personal collection wasn't included in this. Because Kxxt is a BEAST. A raspberry, smoky, drug-like wine that is so intoxicating. I'm from the UK so i can get these. ATH is my first dip into niche fragrances and, as a guy on a budget, the 10ml ones are so good because they're relatively cheap, have a high concentration of perfume and easier to give away if you don't like the scent. The personals are also rather cost effective at £30 for 30ml and, after owning Kxxt, they project and last a long time. Great review.

[@ncpmadhead]

What is k**t similar to? Is it a nice scent or too bold?

[@youtubaa1]

@@ncpmadhead think dirty "Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford" or "London by Widian" - a lot more dirt, leather, smoke. I quite liked it, but definitely not an office scent 😉 Take it to a nightclub if you dare.

[@jasonhoulihan9327]

trying to decide between supernova and supersonic, what would yoyu say the differences are of both

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@youtubaa1Oh, it can be like a Smokey, raspberry wine if that makes sense. Great for a night out. I like to wear it to the cinema opera screenings,

[@Mrpoolparty]

@@ncpmadhead it basically smells like cocaine and animalistic notes nothing more

[@SWTmel]

GREAT Great much appreciated honest review!

[@K4ZUY4MISHM4]

Really enjoy your channel Omar. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@fettuccinealraver]

Gonna keep this handy for when I get a shot to try out some of Aaron’s fragrances. Thanks king.

[@brashid25]

Thanks for this Omar.....needed this video! 👌🏽

[@dahnyul]

I think this is a really great review and super fair! Really enjoy your take and had a lot of fun listening to your experiences with that. I own quite a few of his fragrances and really do have similar takeaways as you did. I love them and I really appreciate his ethics and the quality as well as price point of his work. So nice to hear it reviewed in this way. Thanks for all your work 🙂

[@georgesandrelouis142]

Great house, despite the difficulty in acquiring his fragrances in North America. I have yet to be disappointed. I love Oud, oud noir, Maverick, Alpha man, guapo, hard candy layered with hard candy elixir, raw cherry is amazing when layered with ombre leather. I am loving Tabac, Onyx, Homme more and more. Good video. Keep up the good work Omar.

[@Mrpoolparty]

Interesting, I’m gonna try layering Ombre leather and raw cherry!

[@JBeeZy-Rok]

Digging my bottle of Guapo. ATH'S frags can be hard to get here in the U.S., but heard he will open up some sites here soon to make them more available.

[@flannerz]

He will be opening a factory in America next year

[@mohammedabbas1099]

Great video, got Oud,Hard Candy and supernova as you recommended them previously will try raw cherry and tabac next

[@ericgeneric135]

Thanks for this video! I havenxt tried any ATH fragrances but I plan to soon. This helps to narrow down my choices.

[@schneir5]

I hope I can try some ATH fragrances some day! I love his videos on here; they're so interesting.

[@filip.a.]

I would love this kind of video for Maison Crivelli extracts, think they have some real gems there !

[@ncpmadhead]

The crivelli Extraits one would be way more interesting than the xerjoff one, sad people don't see this

[@itsmeGeorgina]

Raw cherry is AMAZING!!! A friend of my brother's wear it, we talk fragrance every time we meet,, and he tipped me about a favourite for summer... Allure Homme blanche edition is suitable for women he said, and he was RIGHT 💛

[@XerjoffGuy]

Day 51 of asking Omar to make a Xerjoff buying guide.

[@corann2wavvyy890]

bro acquired the wrong fragrance 😂

[@daztom4056]

😂

[@Fragman-Scoop]

I might do a Xerjoff guide myself to stop this guy.

[@XerjoffGuy]

​@@corann2wavvyy890Fr 😢

[@krisjones4051]

@@Fragman-ScoopHe acts like they aren’t other Xerjoff guides on KZbin… or Reddit… or Fragrantica… or BaseNotes.. he’s petty asf

[@DSxnoobkiller]

BANGER VID!

[@danielgutu6428]

Great vid! Keep it up!

[@nasdoc1]

If anyone can make the most popular fragrances project and last very long, that's perfect. That's the best thing to do from a business point of view. And also make some of your own creation.

[@plese051]

I have quite few perfumes, Ozone and You or someone like you are my most complimented summer fragrances.

[@tylerhailey8478]

8:34 I’m so glad someone says this because I felt this way about O, Unknown by Imaginary Authors and kept thinking that it didn’t seem right

[@steveb8269]

Superlative upload Omar, great to hear your views on ATH's work....HCE and Notorious are my favourites 👍

[@Principemostprincipe]

Oud noir is awesome. Very very long lasting and loud. Super loud haha. Way better than plum japonais

[@ncpmadhead]

Agree, people sleep on oud noir, it should have done way better, it's an incredible gorgeous scent

[@andrew_b_uk]

You’re handing out 9/10’s like confetti. In my opinion, very few fragrances in the world should receive a 9/10.

[@davidpascual9571]

ATH’s fragrances deserve the extremely high rating .

[@apollo5261]

@@andrew_b_uk very few? It literally means the fragranxe is in the top 90 percentile. Every 1/10 fragrances should in theory be 9/10.

[@masudshah7405]

Half of them smell the same. There is a bias here no doubt. Some of his are good. Some are overrated. The tell tale. Sign is how high some of these KZbin rate them.but never list then in other videos that aren't specifically ATH reviews

[@apollo5261]

@masudshah7405 you're exaggerating to a point you're just straight up lying. Idk which ones smell the same to you, mate, of the 7 ATH fragrances I've bought none smell the same. Over half are scents I would honestly rate as at least a 9/10. Some particular ones you might wanna try are onyx, onyx extreme, tabac and red fever. I feel like those are really interesting of the ones I got the chance to smell. Now I wanna mention the other fragrances Omar praised. Hard candy elixir is perfect at what it is trying to be, but it's not the best from the house imo just because it's not very groundbreaking. Yet it's my go-to party scent. Supernova I actually have a full bottle of. It is as good as a citrus scent can get. Clearly inspired by Vibrato/Tygar and those sort of fragrances. Again, not groundbreaking, but it is a dumb reach for me due to its potency and due to how unbelievably smooth it is. Raw cherry I haven't tried, but I love the cherry note so I'll buy it as soon as Aaron restocks. So far even most disappointing fragrances from ATH have been at least good.

[@apollo5261]

@@masudshah7405 you're exaggerating to a point you're just straight up lying. Idk which ones smell the same to you, mate, of the 7 ATH fragrances I've bought none smell the same. Over half are scents I would honestly rate as at least a 9/10. Some particular ones you might wanna try are onyx, onyx extreme, tabac and red fever. I feel like those are really interesting of the ones I got the chance to smell. Now I wanna mention the other fragrances Omar praised. Hard candy elixir is perfect at what it is trying to be, but it's not the best from the house imo just because it's not very groundbreaking. Yet it's my go-to party scent. Supernova I actually have a full bottle of. It is as good as a citrus scent can get. Clearly inspired by Vibrato/Tygar and those sort of fragrances. Again, not groundbreaking, but it is a dumb reach for me due to its potency and due to how unbelievably smooth it is. Raw cherry I haven't tried, but I love the cherry note so I'll buy it as soon as Aaron restocks. So far even most disappointing fragrances from ATH have been at least good.

[@TheGuyFromCali]

I’m in the US in California. I have almost all of ATH fragrances except for Unicorn and Unicorn Elixir, which I have samples of. While some of his fragrances (Belle de Nuit) are absolutely amazing and last for weeks on clothes and several days on skin, I too find a lot of overlap. I smell the same formula as the base of all of his scents. Don’t get me wrong, he has absolutely amazing stuff, but I could whittle my ATH collection down to about 4-5 bottles. Hard Candy Elixir, Raw Cherry Extreme , Belle de Nuit, Blue Fever and SuperSonic, would wrap it for me. The one fragrance of his I do not like is, Tabac. His fragrances are very long lasting and performance is great! Pricing is great to me. I think the value is there. The issue with ATH is getting your hands on his products. While he is trying to do a better job with partners selling his line in the US, it’s been a pain in the ass to get. Being in the US, I have to use a UK re shipping service and pay an extra fee for repackaging and shipping. One thing that’s nice is I know my fragrances are unique because not many people have them here. I know he’s going through a rebrand and is announcing in early 2025, supposedly with manufacturing in the US coming.

[@morganb4033]

What would you say about Red Fever, Notorious and Kayos?

[@Nick-bz5xv]

I absolutely love Aaron's channel, and his reviews really are unique and inciteful; criminally underrated, and hopefully everyone who watches this goes and checks it out. As other's have said, here in the US, it's basically impossible to find his fragrances. Maxaroma currently has just one of them in stock. FragranceUSA has ZERO. Fortunately, or, unfortunately, I suppose, a friend had a 10ml bottle of Hard Candy that I was able to smell, and it was every bit as good as Omar described. It absolutely made me want to try everything that ATH has created, but I just can't bring myself to throw $200+ at a fragrance I haven't sampled first. Hopefully, that situation changes somewhat soon for those of us stuck over here...

[@JayeshPatel.Nilkanth]

I saw ur reviews and immediately became fan of ur ...u do splendid job ...keep up the spirit ...love n hugs from Mumbai ....the best collection from any house series is just so amazing...it helps a lot to pic the best1....thank you

[@Mr.E.Fragrance]

Oud Noir is my favorite from the brand that I have smelled.

[@AidenCantrell]

Aaron’s fragrances are very well priced for how high quality they are.

[@christopherbennett5858]

And the 10ml bottles are nice

[@bargainboymakem1]

I really appreciate the vid mate. I was on Aaron's website thinking where do I start? I bought Red Fever and Hard Candy after watching your review. Cheers and subbed.

[@SchoolOfScent]

Glad we could help, enjoy! 😁

[@snappiegappie]

Very curious to actually smell his creations some day. in europe we can not easily get these frags unfortunately

[@gladdy02]

In my opinion, Arron's reviews are good because of his personality, not because of his actually to verbally describe a fragrance. There's lots of moving hands and chemical names, but chemical names don't mean much to the average Joe....but I still watch the guy 😅

[@8RaNDoM8]

Great and very informative thanks

[@joeoud8465]

I hope one day to find his fragrances in our country libya ,, I'm a big fan of him long time,, Gr8 review bro 👋👍❤️

[@withoutwarningmedia221]

a Xerjoff buying guide would actually be really great

[@drummerjstone]

I'd really love to try smoulder. I should have jumped on that. What about Forbidden? That was really unique and not what I expected at all but I got used to it quick and loved it! Like a chocolate citrus

[@SchoolOfScent]

Smoulder is great, yes I’ve also heard great things about Forbidden, I hope it comes back one day!

[@snubbii9276]

Top one nice one!!!!

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great video and I enjoyed it and I'm going to check out this brand and have a blessed day

[@bwinms1]

Great video, cuts through all the marketing bull. Thank you. Tabac and home are his best.

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Love Homme so much.

[@emiliwein1052]

Lets gooooooo , Im hoping for a simone andreoli buying guid

[@snubbii9276]

What would happen if Nautica Voyage was first Prada-fied then Aaron-ified

[@patrickpolak2402]

As an American it's difficult to acquire these ATH fragrances but I have been able to get a hold of 3 to try. Neon which is discontinued now, but essentially he tweaked and evolved it into the Supernova DNA. Haze which was his Citrus bomb fragrance, (also I think discontinued?) and probably also redundant since Supernova, and Supersonic exist.. and also Tabac. I agree that Tabac is a very refined quality mature Tobacco fragrance but it just wasn't to my personal tastes, way too smoky, ashy realistic Tobacco note for me to actually pull off in day to day life. If he ever brings some US stock again I would want to try the newest release Supersonic, and I actually was looking forward to trying Blue Fever 😂 I'll still try it.

[@Fragaddictx56]

Do one from his personal collection. Addicted and KXXT

[@christopherbennett5858]

Especially since they’re all getting a plus version. K*nt Plus.

[@mysterrible]

Aaron seems like a great guy and amazing perfumer. It's so sad, that there is no way to buy his fragrances if you not from USA/Europe(

[@ThoseStairsTheFirst]

I live in Europe and there's no place where I can order his fragrances.

[@mysterrible]

@@ThoseStairsTheFirst So, it's USA exclusively. Sad to know(

[@johngregorio9183]

Itd be nice! If they were more available to EVERYONE friggin sold out CONSTANTLY sucks trying to find em available

[@AffyR]

24:00 *The spring summer category ’ 😂

[@freedomgunsandliberty]

I just went to try some of his scents but seen sadly, it’s closed. I hear he is opening a US store tho and looking forward to trying his Collection

[@martydrury1234]

Disagree on Blue Fever. I personally love it. Looking to try Red Fever in the future.

[@daniellabuda7744]

Except oud absolutes, I notice Aaron really likes to build perfume formulas by blending Vanillin derivatives and Coumarin.😅Vanillin and Coumarin create Mexican Vanilla Accord together, the smell of it reminds me vanilla cookies with coconut and spicy notes.

[@mattcha.97]

I really want to try some of ATH fragrances but they are near impossible to get in the US 😭

[@justinjackson6496]

I actually really like Blue Fever. Surprised people don’t like it as much.

[@TheJoshDimension]

For people wondering; They plan to start distribution to the US in 2025.

[@karimamr07]

any option to buy his fragrances within the EU?

[@bartoltolic]

Are there any stores in Europe that are selling his frags or any discounter website or do I really need to travel to England to try and buy his frags?

[@minthatboi]

i wish he still did international shipping

[@khairt1731]

How did you buy it?? I still cant find hard candy elixir

[@igedearisurya1989]

great video man! maybe if you could you should review indonesian brand perfumes like house of medici, alien object, mine. perfumery, alt perfume, HMNS, and scents of pluto

[@SirEricArthurBlair]

I want to try Tabac, Hard Candy, Hard Candy Elixir, SuperSonic, Onyx Extreme, Raw Cherry, Slut, Maverick, and Boss Bastard.

[@kief4diamonds]

Forbidden is my favorite.

[@frankshush]

I have prada luna rossa carbon, JPG le male le parfum, versace eau fraiche, lacoste white and was thinking about getting a mancera fragrance and am 15. Was wondering what to get - I will prob sample 5, but I am not sure what I need to get/test, since I have a fresh, everyday and cool weather fragrance. What would you recommend me trying out?

[@mikeslittlemind]

My man’s been asking for his Xerjoff buying guides for 51 days straight 💀💀💀

[@yaelgarcia459]

I heard great stuff about his stuff but it's so hard to get!!

[@shabbat_king]

Oud and Onyx Extreme sound kind of like the same style, does it make sense to get them both?

[@Canpo_]

Raw Cherry has been Thanos snapped from the universe apparently, cause I can't find it anywhere.

[@frankjamesbrown6766]

When is Aaron coming to the United States?...I want it...

[@mad3arber]

I own every one....😂😂❤❤

[@rickvargas9944]

Awesome! Still waiting for Xerjoff and Initio!

[@shaunstevens7464]

Any thoughts on Supersonic??

[@rablar_devops]

have you tried supersonic?

[@L2snakegold]

Can anyone confirm a US store for ATH? Would be huge bc i love the brand.

[@DavidSmith-vw5eg]

ATH is near impossible to get here In The US, I only own hard candy elixir

[@adaptandsucceed6875]

“Simplistic” is not a synonym for “simple” - I think you’ve caught this from Aaron!

[@not_don_6259]

FINALLY

[@n-zb3hs]

Brother we need the Xerjoff buying guide

[@saviourr69]

give the guy his damn xerjoff buying guide

[@JoshChanMMA]

Can u make a review on the new scandal absolu mens and women

[@squarewunder1159]

has raw cherry been discontinued? ive been wanting to get it but cant find it anywhere

[@01bigtrev]

From what it says on description on the product pages Both raw cherries are getting discontinued at the end of the year.

[@ncpmadhead]

I really hope he brings raw cherry back for a few months give the fans a chance to get a bottle

[@ThoseStairsTheFirst]

I hope his fragrances will be available in EU countries in the future

[@nicklymp6152]

yeah nice review, but you cant find them anywhere in Europe

[@faysalals1]

Everything is sold out and never available, thats why I never buy his perfumes, and then he discontinue alot of perfumes

[@ncpmadhead]

Discontinued sucks, missed out on so many bangers

[@ChrisChilds-u1s]

Just bought 40 knots, should I buy nio too? It’s only $119 usd

[@user-cy7hk2xw2b]

you have to like green scents

[@jordanmessner999]

What happened to ATH Supersonic?

[@SchoolOfScent]

Couldn’t get it

[@flannerz]

You were a bit harsh on Blue Fever. I think it’s Profondo on steroids

[@fyc3346]

Devastated he’s closed the shop and changed it to a £1000 a day experience certainly prices me out and time to move to another house maybe as it seems I’m not his type of customer? Alex was always a pleasure to spend time with @AaronTerenceHughes

[@osmandc4293]

No Maverick? ;(

[@SchoolOfScent]

Discontinued, see it in our first ATH video

[@Hamppzah]

Aren't all of his perfumes extrait?

[@SchoolOfScent]

Potentially, but there’s ‘levels’ to it, Extrait generally means any fragrance at 25% concentration, or above

[@yennyburgos82]

We rlly are getting gta 6 before the xerjoff buying guide

[@shenaneardly]

All great, can't supprt cause we can't really buy it in the US, atleast not in a convenient manner

[@davids2629]

Is captian gone?

[@a__youtube__user]

So we get this but no the xerjoff guide 😐…

[@cherenymadison3554]

Saying 8 hours, especially in the case of the blue fragrance, is not the best performance is insane. Just gives you an idea of how his fragrances usually perform. Also, I think the term "copy" is used very loosely over and over in this video.

[@JoeBlow-mw5oo]

Pretty much impossible to get the good ones in the USA. I’ve wanted onyx extreme for the longest but never in stock

[@davidpascual9571]

The Notes on Oud are not accurate , The one you have is the one with the orange, raspberry, benzoin ,etc.