10 life changing fragrances you need to try! (2023) Niche Fragrance Journey...

In this video 10 life changing fragrances that I discovered in my journey.
When I fell into the proverbial ''rabbit hole'' of niche fragrances, these were the discoveries I made that changed my life!
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[@THELUVOFG]

Max, Hello! Ive 7 of the 10 listed to my surprise. It may suggest that being a serious collector ,I've acquired great taste in frags. 1. Kobe 2.Refection Man 3. Chambre Noir 4 New Harlem 5. Chergui 6. LIDGE 7Sables --------------------------------------------*CHECK HAVE AN ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY WK END. A2

[@celechavez5928]

The GOAT of the fragrance world Max. Sharp Suit

[@MaxForti]

Thank you!

[@stevenlemke5843]

Totally agree with Serge Lutens Chergui making this list. One of my first Niche purchases and one of my favorites to this day!

[@heermansdisability]

Love linstant edp. One of my favorites for fall and winter, period. Classy and unique.

[@julitacabral8567]

Great Video Max! Thank you.

[@funwithfragrances]

Great idea Max!! Am looking to pick up some of these to add to my collection ❤

[@acrovader]

Like the red suit

[@MaxForti]

Thanks!

[@drev2388]

Really loving the suit, bruh! Awesome list. Actually made me go spray on Chergui. Creed Millisime Imperial and Green Irish Tweed were my introduction into the rabbit hole of fragrance collecting.

[@MaxForti]

Thanks for sharing brother!

[@scentanity2280]

I noticed that EVERYTHING in the video contains SANDALWOOD!... And 90 per cent, along with IRIS. Respect! ❤❤❤

[@MaxForti]

Those 2 notes are a must! ❤

[@mitchelluk1445]

i saved money each week and treated myself to kobe..... such a fantastic fragrance, its hard to find any faults with kobe and its one of my most complimented fragrances, so happy you shared it with us max you are the king of fragrances my man

[@rizwanrahim2416]

Wonderful picks Max........

[@Hungho-jd9pb]

Awesome as always.🙏

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great video and I enjoyed it and I like Creed Spice and Wood and Chergi and I'm going to try the other fragrances and have a blessed day

[@jaciradasilva3657]

Excellent Video Max!

[@acevedobrooklyn]

10 powerful fragrances thank you MAX!!!!!

[@MaxForti]

I appreciate you brother!

[@BowTieFragranceGuy]

Nice list Max!

[@MaxForti]

Thanks Daren, I hope to see you in person at ScentXplore this year brother!

[@johnpauluberto]

Swoon! Most handsome man EVER ❤ Also amazing videos -love you Max! Thank you for all you do 😊

[@MaxForti]

I appreciate you John - hope to see you at ScentXplore in December... ❤

[@TheFragranceDecantBoutique]

Love these 😍

[@maalikfazal1406]

Having belief in yourself, will change your life. Having better health, will change your life. Having more money, will change your life. Having a partner/spouse, will change your life. Wearing a particular fragrance is just for you.

[@wagnersantana7505]

Great video. Thank's

[@Hungho-jd9pb]

Very personal… very inspiring… very encouraging….👏

[@MaxForti]

Thank you!

[@deankoenig6438]

Hello, Looking góod! Appreciate the video. Not necessarily looking to smell like breakfast. Lol Might want to mention the powder when explaining Chergui. Most guys are ok with their women smelling like that but not thêmselves.

[@Yozik2]

look at that red wine 🍷 awesome jacket

[@syndoudiarrassouba1938]

Hey Max , great selection and I have most of them in my collection yeah and by away I have already registered for scent xplore in July and have a blessing weekend peace 🇬🇧

[@MaxForti]

I appreciate the support - looking forward to seeing you at the event!

[@greggraham9785]

Hello Max, I'm digging the video and list. I want them all 😆 🤣 😂 Stay safe brother

[@MaxForti]

I appreciate you Greg - all the best! Hope to see you at ScentXplore this year...

[@AJ-np5yk]

The burgundy color going beautifully on you,Max

[@2626ization]

Nice style yours Max! Max i think Creed, Green Iris Tweed its one of the niche fragances that is a great all time fragance. Nice choices yours! Cumprimentos aqui de Portugal Max! 👍👌

[@MaxForti]

Obrigado! 👍

[@deandrewolf5996]

Fire 🔥 list

[@mansoursarre7834]

Dope video. I hit 👍🏽 as soon as I saw reflection man lol. I think you should review watches and fragrance pairing.

[@MaxForti]

There's an idea! ;)

[@MyrtillaJus]

Gold Amouage opened my mind on niche world ♥️

[@MaxForti]

That's a MASTERPIECE!

[@viggenone]

I have exactly the same bottle of Sables that you have, in fact I bought it after watching a video were you mentioned it Max, so I owe this one thanks to you. Haven't tried Spice and Wood, Bond No. 9, Lidge, Chambre Noir and Dzonkha, It's almost impossible to try everything. Great list, thank you Max!!!

[@MaxForti]

Thanks - I appreciate you brother!

[@THELUVOFG]

@@MaxForti Great list Max. I was surprised to see that I actually owned 7 of the 10 on your list Hope all is well. Called you back ,as you reached out awhile back. Hope family is well A2l

[@craigtimmons6907]

Love the suit…

[@daninadine686]

Guerlain lige is one of the best 1000% Max 😊

[@rajkiran6014]

good job

[@qnunyuh8417]

this should have been titled Forgotten Gems, I have a lot of these in my collection, do to you and the other OG reviewers, and the way those fragrances smell are night and day compared to alot of fragrances being pumped out today.

[@janetn9942]

Great video ! I swear it seems u were born to do this , so professional and knowledgeable without being douchey about it like some Question: how do u feel Bond No 9 “New Haarlem” stacks up against Kerosene “Followed”? Notes seem almost identical

[@MaxForti]

Thank you Janet! Bond no.9 New Haarlem and followed to not smell alike - Followed by Kerosene is a true coffee scent as New Haarlem is more of a gourmand breakfast experience... ;)

[@kevinlenyatsa3648]

Nice suit Max. I still don't know what my first niche fragrance will be

[@MaxForti]

Thanks Kevin! Go with what speaks true to your taste and personality the most! ;)

[@Seoul_Brough]

Excellent video, Max. New Haarlem, LIDGE along with Spice & Wood are three of my all-time favorites. All are received extremely well wherever I go!

[@MaxForti]

Thanks David!

[@EricJohnson-vi6ri]

Seems like everyone who became interested in fragrance as a hobby has a similar list, such as myself.

[@thawkereynolds]

Reflection, man is amazing, and Massachusetts does not count as part of the tri-state! I’m just breaking your balls, i love the channel

[@WeJammin]

Can you do a full review on New Haarlem from Bond No.9?

[@vasylshyyka1820]

I personally love Creed Spice and Wood. Wish if Creed can make this awesome perfume a little bit stronger …

[@MaxForti]

I agree with you 100% - since they're into flankers now they could very well release a Spice & Wood Intense!

[@PJK4500]

Max, have you explored the house of Slumberhouse or Hendley Perfumes? 👌👌

[@MaxForti]

Yes, both brands are fire! I will be featuring them soon on the Best Niche Brands in the world - thanks for sharing... 👌

[@jimlittle5769]

IMO, best summer Xerjoff fragrance is Nio. IMO, it's in another league over Xerjoff's Kobe, Uden and Fiero.

[@MaxForti]

CLASSY!

[@jimlittle5769]

Reflection man is very nice, but Jubilation XXV is a masterpiece.

[@calinbiris47]

Jubilation XXV is next level

[@jimlittle5769]

@@calinbiris47 Absolutely!

[@calinbiris47]

@@jimlittle5769 for me the most the best of all time, I have 21 Amouage in my collection

[@yndislegstelpa2859]

how do you know if you are within the 2k sample boxes cuota? because if there are only 2k boxes and those are available for in person and online I bet they are out already.

[@seansimmons73]

Has New Harlem been reformulated? I haven't tried the scent since it got rereleased

[@MaxForti]

Not to my knowledge!

[@beto6798]

Max meu querido... Como fazer para adquirir uma caixa desta de amostra., Norberto moro em são Paulo cap Brasil. Obrigado um bom dia 👍

[@MaxForti]

Tudo bom meu querido - eh so seguir o link to Luis Jordao... scentxplore.com/louisjordao/

[@alandmhamad3301]

Best chanel les exclusive boy 23age ??

[@samtoronto9121]

Multiple bottles over the years 😂to drink

[@wactchwithme4899]

Can a woman use itt too

[@MaxForti]

Absolutely - 100%

[@mheberling5939]

Jubilation man, enclave, or reflection man?

[@kathleenmayaranda1785]

Reflection, but the 45 edition, then jubilation, and then enclave

[@jimlittle5769]

IMO, Jubilation XXV is Amouage's best. It's hard to express how much I love that fragrance.

[@SocaTrain]

I would say Enclave. Having tried all 3 Jubilation man is kind of weird smelling with that black currant, Reflection man is good but I think can be headache inducing with the rose. All the comments will probably say Jubilation Man, which is what made me try it but I like enclave way more. I’m sure you can find samples of all 3 though so no need to blind buy

[@kensprings5887]

The word 'niche' already has definitions, including one as it applies to businesses. It simply means 'specialty' or specialization. If a company primarily makes fragrances, that's their niche. A mining company primarily producing coal, that's their niche and a platinum producer has Pt as their niche, even though the ore comes with traces of other precious metals, the primary one remains Pt. So it really has nothing to do with how expensive the ingredients are or how different/challenging it is or how pricey it is. Every time people talk about Guerlain, they feel a need to explain why they think it's niche or designer but Guerlain is a niche fragrance house, primarily making fragrances for generations, genuinely so(unlike Creed), as opposed to Marc Antoine Barrois, who is a designer!

[@sagarchawla8145]

Don’t pull the sleeves up `that high’, totally goes against the clean cut look you were going for.

[@dannytetreault]

How do you afford these? Is there a secret? I have 72 fragrances….and I’m not happy or content!

[@Karlo-xo3ck]

Spice and wood is great scent profile but price is disgusting.....performace dont help as well Creed is taking there's custumers like fools

[@DivineFrag]

Never had much of a stint in designer since my hobby stemmed from finding Demi's videos. Started out with Layton. Not because it was special, but because I liked it the most out of the Marly discovery box as a noobie nose. I came in with $, so I had Naxos & Alex2 within a couple months. Alex2 is my business/formal signature nowadays. Started tacking on darker stuff like OFG, Herod, Blessed Baraka; then blindbought a bottle of Aventus and the batch on that blows (for anybody in the market, avoid 21Z01). Once I hit double figures, started looking around in more niche-smelling niche and got Gris Charnel & Ouverture. Then I remember starting to dabble with more expensive stuff. Got a bottle of Sultan, crazy scent. Got a bottle of Nefs, absurd. Now I try to buy stuff I think fits the collection, or brings something unique. I mainly try to focus towards newer releases in an attempt to get unique-smelling scents, but 2023 has been a poor time for that - a lot of cash grab flankers (Nishane, Masque Milano), designer copycats (BDK, Ex Nihilo), poor performers (Micallef, MFK, Thameen), overpriced product (Hacivat Oud, MM Ruby), even outright synthetic sludge (Kilian's Blue Moon). But I still stumble upon unique scents all the time even if they're not new. E.g. found MM "Russian Tea" this year, found THOO "Crop 2016", found Xerjoff's Coffee Break collection etc.

[@protosv]

Nice to hear someone else has discovered Crop 2016 as well! Thought I was the only one.....

[@sherinthomas6852]

Nice selection Max! Beard doesn't suit you well.