Perfumer Reviews 'HEROD' by Parfums de Marly

[@stevebollinger]

Herod is my favorite scent - it’s the first niche scent I ever bought. I fell in love with it instantly. I love PDM.

[@greysoneaton]

Same!!

[@Gambit9020]

My first Niche too. Fell in love with first sniff.

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

@@stevebollinger i didnt like it at first. Gave it a few months. Now its my absolute favorite fall/winter/cool night fragrance. Top 3 of all time scent.

[@zoobee]

your passion and knowledge for fragrance is infectious. you deserve all your success

[@robusto7735]

This review made my day. Herod is one of my all-time favorites because it checks every single box. As a cigar and pipe smoker, this fragrance is right up my alley!

[@andreasxfjd4141]

It is by far the best smelling fragrance I know

[@NpgSymboL]

I’m not sure what it was but i know I recently read a review of yours on fragrantica. I remember it and your name because i also enjoy a good cigar

[@robusto7735]

@@NpgSymboL Amouage Interlude 53! Yes! "Robusto" is a cigar size. Cigars are my other vice outside of fragrances!

[@NpgSymboL]

@@robusto7735 haha of course! That makes sense because Interlude 53 is what I am wearing today! And my last cigar I enjoyed was a hoyo de monterrey petit robusto just for the record :)

[@robusto7735]

@@NpgSymboL Excellent choice!!!! I had a My Father's Cigar Connecticut Robusto last week! I picked up a tin of Cult Blood Red Moon pipe tobacco the other day (aromatic cherry) and my bottle of ATH Raw Cherry should be arriving today! Can't wait!

[@BrianK_70]

Was once a masterpiece and the best PDM has ever created, but I'd love to see you review a new bottle and discuss why it's now a 3 hour skin scent and how you feel about PDM ripping it's customers off instead of just discontinuing it if it's the best they can do now.

[@Jiggy609]

Buy clones instead

[@ephraim-ac]

Would love to see him re-review now the 81%vol batch(es). Same experience you've had, mate. Juice is CLEAR in color, not the beautiful orange-amber color we loved.

[@brngsprk]

@@ephraim-ac I just bought it and am bummed. Didn't realize it was diluted. Odd for PDM

[@Mr.Fixit.Atlanta]

You genuinely have the best reviews! Keep up the great work 🔥

[@eddd-999]

I love this scent, but latest version is soo low on performance that it really doesn't justify the price and niche category. I've tested Herod few times in the official PdM reseller shop, and it last arround 1-2h with very low projection. On the paper maybe 1 hour.

[@Jesus-Christ-Is-Our-King]

Such a shame

[@time4jesus]

Herod is a masterpiece. So is your beard by the way. Thank you so much for letting us know in advance about changes from IFRA and forthcoming reformulations. I reckon it might be worth re-reviewing some of the most excellent fragrances that have been reformulated, and seeing which perfumers have done the most stellar job of rising to the challenge, perhaps even exceeding their own work. Thanks in advance!

[@Hun_Uinaq]

I need to find a house that does not conform to everything that IFRA does. Like a lot of things, I think they started out with good intentions but, I think they go overboard a lot. I really dislike the idea of having a fragrance that I like reformulated and often diminished in potency but sold for the same price as the original that I actually liked. And, my research has yielded that the changes that they make are not always for very good convincing reasons.

[@isobel64]

@@Hun_Uinaq lol if you want to sell in Europe you have to follow IFRA. I always find it funny when people think people follow IFRA voluntarily. No they do it so they can sell globally.

[@BrianK_70]

They butchered Herod and should have just discontinued it.

[@DuSeun]

I've tried tons of fragrances now and can honestly say that the whole reformulation myth is bullshit. Many fragrances, like Herod and The One EDP, perform well one me. Meanwhile Layton and Sauvage Elixir perform medium. It's more about skin chemistry and perception. Sure, reformulations probably happen because of the IFRA. Do they affect performance? Probably not.

[@nieczerwony]

Absolutely love this one. Have similar vibe as Burberry London which I also like, but on steroids. Also has incense in it and way better quality. Absolutely killer for winter.

[@zendlern]

I really appreciate that you ask how the audience is doing before your videos, it is a very nice touch. I will be on the lookout for a bottle of your supernova, looks like it’s flying off the shelves at record speed.

[@christopherdunn3094]

Glad I took your advice once again. Wonderful fragrance...easily my favorite from the house.

[@rickytomatoes]

Herod is an absolute love for me. It's just the right amount of sweetness, spice, tobacco, incense. I just wish it lasted longer.

[@Jesus-Christ-Is-Our-King]

Yeah, it’s really nice, but also very mild.

[@ElGuerreroMaya]

This has a tobacco note which initially put me off (I'm in my mid 20s and like sweet, young fragrances) but I've been smelling this more and liking it more and more! I now have a decant, let's see if by the time I've finished it I get a full bottle

[@UsualSuspect404]

Great review!! Love the physical "moving hands" description as well.

[@shefayetchowdhury6316]

Spot on Aron!... always get comments from colleagues on this one. Chocolaty, Tobacco, sweet, smoky swirling around you. Lasts all day on my skin and worth the money. 👍🏼

[@sandraschafskaese8471]

Herod is such a gorgeous scent. Loveliest tobacco I’ve worn so far and as you said perfectly unisex. So glad I found your channel! The way you talk about scent makes me think of music in a way as if you’re describing a melody.

[@timvibes]

Idk why but you were hilarious the way you said your greeting in the beginning lol. Herod is my favorite from the line. Thanks for sharing your professional thoughts.

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@dqyler]

Got a tester for this today, and i absolutely love it, its such a warm addictive scent, i will definitely ve buying a bottle, especially after this review

[@clifford6312]

Bought Herod off the back of your video - it’s my absolute favourite scent. Wishes it lasted longer but it’s so so amazing

[@HawaiianCrow]

Amazing that you're RE-DOING some of the old videoes with outstanding fragrances. Now that you love the house. Maybe a new Carlisle as well? You never did the original Layton either, one on that would be great!

[@cheefkweef]

Bought herod based of the OG review fuckin love it one of my favorites

[@phipsdeus2]

You’re right Aaron. Clean white musks are the best. I think Parfums de Marly and Mancera use them the best.

[@DJKani77]

It‘s the same for me - if I wouldn‘t always wear your scents this would also be my signature scent. But I‘m ATH addicted! 😉

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

thats amazing to hear. Thank you 🦄

[@davidiezzi4150]

I feel like you've probably cast like 6 spells without even knowing it with all of those arm movements. Love your reviews!

[@fergusgraem3625]

Out of all the (about 200) fragrances i have smelled, pdm herod is probably my highest rated ever. To my nose it smells like a very high quality aromatic pipe tobacco with some very well balanced earthy notes to it. It smells like a man with a white beard taking a morning walk in the forest with his pipe. I love it. Its elegant and very mature. 11/10 for me

[@DavidGarcia-zu3hl]

Out of 35 frags in my collection that have tobacco as either a noticeable note at one point, or the dominant note throughout, Herod is my favorite. That does not slight the others, it simply recognizes the brilliance of this fragrance. It is my second favorite date night frag, second only to TF Noir Extreme.

[@paulweston8408]

I also love Herod, but instead of finding it modern, I actually feel it's like a throwback. It reminds me of what a high roller in 60's Los Vegas would be wearing while beautiful ladies stand by his side. A sophisticated gentleman who was a "man's man". It just smells great!

[@markburgess8603]

You sold it to me with that comment. I really have to stop this addiction of reviews and comments, it's costing me a fortune haha.

[@stuartstanley1554]

@@markburgess8603 me too!

[@UnevenScales]

@@markburgess8603 *Us

[@isobel64]

It's too unisex for this idea. Your idea sounds more like Pegasus Exclusif or Caryle

[@audemars_piguet13]

​@isobel64 no masculine man is going to want his girl to be smelling like tobacco and musk. Herod is not unisex, I can assure you of that. This isn't Calvin Klein One with the fruity undertones...

[@yesitsme6095]

@Aaron Terence Hughes. I just got my bottle of Legend. I like it a great deal. I think it is a great advance in your perfumery. Wore it for the first time yesterday and several people stopped me and asked what I was wearing. A coworker in our mailroom came to my office on lunch break and said she could smell it on the mail I dropped off that morning. I'll be getting a 100ml as soon as my 10ml is used.

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

Thats so great to hear! Thats what a legend should like! It should outperform everything around him

[@foki_official]

Always wanted to buy this but I'm reluctant now it's been reformulated and much weaker. Hopefully PDM will do an exclusiv version soon.

[@wiredhatred]

I've been saying this for some time that they should release a Harod Exclusif. I would blind buy it in a heart beat.

[@15loucanova]

Out of interest, how do you know for certain that Herod has been reformulated

[@foki_official]

@@15loucanova The ingredients on the box has changed over time.

[@mrserious9619]

This is an amazing fragrance and you are an amazing fragrance reviewer. Absolutely the best. Love your honesty, knowledge and integrity. Keep up the good work.

[@natsudia4265]

My god, it's so good to see you back!!

[@joseesteves1309]

fascinating review, and indeed its perfumery at its finest as you said.

[@Teeb2023]

Hmm. "Long lasting" and "projecting" are two adjectives I'd never use to describe recent batches of Herod. I love the fragrance, absolutely love it, but it's really impotent in its current incarnation. I say this with a 125ml bottle sitting on my shelf, bought last Autumn, and hardly ever use it as it becomes a skin scent within an hour or less. Maybe it's just my skin, but I've heard many others say the same. Seems to last many hours on fabric though.

[@christopherbird2739]

Totally agree i had an old bottle that I used up and bought a new one about a year ago it was so weak I was gutted so ended up selling it. Such a shame cos it smells great but its a skin scent now

[@akaal2621]

SAME! I didn't buy a full bottle of this because everytime i try it it becomes a skin scent in less than an hour just like you said! it's unfortunate because it has the best scent ever

[@MrAlistar99]

i second that emotion.

[@eddd-999]

Same problems, I've tested Herod few times in store and found out that it last only 1 hour which is dissapointing for the niche price.

[@onurrrgultekin]

I have 2 bottles from 2017.+14 +16 hours skin persistence is immortal on clothes. the duration of the hour is 4 to 5 times as long as the propagation time.This thing could be the master of smells( I didn't know about Nasomatto and Orto Parisi until then)

[@againstthestones]

I have a 2021 batch and it's a complete trash. Lasts for 2 hours.

[@onurrrgultekin]

@@againstthestones this is crazy😢 after 2020, after the regulation of the protection Law, the perfume quality decreased.check out the pre-2020 bottles if you can find them.

[@againstthestones]

@@onurrrgultekin I doubt that it's about regulations. Somehow, regulations don't stop brands like Mancera and Xerjoff from continuing to produce beast mode fragrances. My 2021 bottle of Pegasus Exclusif also has no problems with performance.

[@B-Rok88]

I wish the newer batches performed like they used to

[@hobojump7651]

what PDM series which still have older formulation that you can suggest me to try?

[@B-Rok88]

@hobojump7651 I'm not sure exactly when it changed but I had the 2018 and my buddy had a 2023. Mine smelled richer and lasted much longer. We tried it several times to make sure it wasn't a fluke. There are others that will swear by this too. Supposedly even the juice color changed but he sold his before we could put some in a clear decant to confirm the rumor

[@hobojump7651]

@@B-Rok88 Thank you for honest opinion, i'm considering again to buy any initio or PDM full bottle, for their recently performance this may be not worthy anymore. Even niche perfume house are not safe after big corps do acquisition.

[@B-Rok88]

@@hobojump7651 just do some research beforehand on whichever scent you're interested in. I'm sure they all aren't reformulated

[@marcusvand5162]

Aaron Terence Hughes is the Bob Ross of the perfume world, a wonderful , incredibly competent person. 🤩🤩🤩

[@rohanjd]

Your reviews are beyond excellent Aaron! Thank you so much for your thorough honest reviews with a personal subjective opinion! Much love from Canada.

[@eugenegutierrez5106]

This is 12 yr old fragrance and still gets positive good reviews. Just bought 1.7oz. I can’t go wrong with fragrance because goes well in fall/winter.

[@MrLyricJunkie]

My favorite from that house and I love Layton and Perceval but this Herod is king for me. It constantly lifts or something on me and like radiates off my skin. I think it’s the incense that i pick up. I love it!!!

[@lukawalli]

In my opinion, Carlisle is even better, but they both share the same PdM-DNA. I would be interested in your thoughts on Kalan which is a very polarizing PdM fragrance.

[@MrErnestangelo]

Wow. Finally, A 10 out of 10 fragrance for Aaron. This is a landmark event! Thanks for all the education in the art of perfumery. Your review just bumped this up to number one in my list of fragrances to purchase/try next. Keep doing your thing🔥🔥I got the new Maverick as my first ATH fragrance and it is absolutely amazing. Can’t get enough of the juxtaposition of light and darkness in that fragrance. Stellar stuff 🔥🔥🔥

[@Boratikk]

He also gave a 10 to Side Effect and Armani Code Absolu ;)

[@MrErnestangelo]

@@Boratikk interesting. I have watched over 20 of his reviews but I haven’t seen those 2. I think he also really liked Dior Homme Intense

[@thedonaslan6293]

@@Boratikk Side Effect is a 100/10💜✨

[@raulsaavedra709]

He also gave a 10 to Dior Homme Intense. He even said he would not change anything in it.

[@Pandeayote]

Xerjoff Naxos got a 10

[@leotiswatson6768]

Great re-review! Can't wait for you to breakdown PDM's Kalan. Thank you for intelligent content. I've learned a lot.

[@Sele81]

I cant wait they doing a Herod Exclusif with more woody notes like Layton Exclusif.

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

I love this one. A terrific tobacco-forward fragrance I'd recommend to anybody who is looking for something led by that note as the balance, character and performance technically are beautifully balanced. It's up there with Late Harvest by Fort & Manle.

[@nailahel-amin9449]

The nose behind Herod made my signature scent Divine Vanille by Essential Parfums! I love them both.

[@dogetastisch9038]

It was my first niche fragrance i bought back in 2018 and it's still one of my favourites. I'm happy that you've approved my opinion :)

[@SchoolOfScent]

Phenomenal Review. 😳

[@robertpatter5509]

For those who like Herod you may like Xerjoff Naxos 1861. More Bergamot and Citrus but very well blended with Tobacco, Honey, Cashmere

[@hobojump7651]

i don't really like naxos, maybe i need to try the sample of herod first cuz it's not blind buy for me. Strangely i like side effect so much, three of them have tobacco notes i don't know how it works :(

[@flamboyant91]

This is my favorite Parfums de Marly and the only one I own at this point. Great Review!

[@stephenweiss6001]

Honestly, while I own and like Herod and appreciate it as a masterful creation, I actually find myself wanting a bit more aggression from it. In a sense, it is not "Herody" enough. Ha! I want a tweaked version of it--a Herod Exclusif, a Herod Intense. Amp up the tobac a bit, tone back the vanilla a bit. When I was 25 and was more into sweet notes I would have loved this. But tastes can change as we age--being an older dude now, I find myself less and less into soft & sweet, cuddle up on the couch with the girlfriend/boyfriend kind of notes that take on too much predominance, e.g., vanilla, which is used in many of the PdM's. and increasingly more into...how shall I put it? Sharper, more arrogant, kind of notes? Greener, woodier? "Boss scents"? I mean, of the PdM's, I gravitate most towards Nisean. But to each his own. Btw, I love your Maverick creation.

[@creepsomber]

Well said. Perfectly said actually. For PDM I like Carlisle and Layton Exclusif, which has that "boss accord" you mentioned. Another great boss scent is (or emperor actually) Jubilation XXV - worth sampling if you haven't yet.

[@stephenweiss6001]

@@creepsomber Yes, I've sampled all of Amouage. And Jubilation XXV is definitely good. I found it bright, radiant, yet in a masculine way. My favorite from Amouage is one less popular: Portrayal Man. More a Spring time scent.

[@RuhulAmin-sl8gy]

Special occasion: Carlisle All year round: Layton Spring/summer: Greenlay or Sedley Autumn/winter: Herod or Oajan

[@jakatak1134]

So glad you love this too. It's my signature scent; best of PDM

[@RachelKNg]

Great review Aaron! ❤️ I also really love PDM! My current favorite is Delina La Rosee. Thank you for explaining how their musk accords work in Herod!

[@abramabesamis23]

Did he mention 4:18 "the projection... cashmeran"

[@blary5298]

Going to check this out, thanks Aaron.

[@daddyty9083]

I literally only watch you because you seem credible and knowledgable

[@jingledubz3989]

Great review, Aaron!

[@siyaneliswashozi6384]

I love Herod. Something in the recent formulations just doesn't work for me though. I hope it gets sorted out

[@Thamac15]

I just got this fragrance and it’s a batch from May 2020. First time I used it it smelled amazing but didn’t last long on my skin. So far the only PDM Fragrance that isn’t beastly on me.

[@pwj86772]

Herod was hit particularly hard by the reformulations…layton is a close second.

[@againstthestones]

They reformulated their popular fragrances and turned them into trash. I have a 2020 Layton, 2021 Herod and 2022 Percival. All of them don't last at all, couple hours with a very poor projection. I'm done with this scam brand.

[@evn556]

Thank you for this fantastic review, it has me really wanting to sample this. Your videos are intoxicating to watch!

[@ChescoYT]

Nice review Arron! I immediately get cinnamon, tobacco, aged vanilla, and musk for the notes that first hit my nose.

[@athelstan5794]

Aaron voice is therapeutic tbh

[@mobyking5965]

Personally the best from PDM. I wish to see you make a review for Psychedelic Love by Initio Parfums since you love Heliotrope and love to hear what you think about it.

[@davidhyde3291]

Great review as always, Aaron! Love the house of PDM!!!

[@ke1v2in]

Herod ist just an absolute beauty and a beast at the same time. Would love to see Xerjoff Torino 21

[@shinyori]

Hi Aaron, I was waiting to see your thoughts on my favorite frangrance :).

[@willowwookie9614]

Very good review, love your critique on fragrances good or bad even tho you have eviscerated a few of my favourites lol

[@christopherbird2739]

I remember falling in love with this, it was the most id ever spent on a fragrance years ago

[@brunopaolucci6054]

I ❤️ Herod too Aaron! Keep up the great reviews!

[@ameer014]

Hey Aaron, Please consider reviewing Amouage perfumes, I am sure most of the people watch this chanel would love to hear your opinion on their creation.

[@Teeb2023]

Hear hear. I have a few Amouages on my shelf, Bracken and Beach Hut are my faves (so far).

[@ameer014]

Overture Boundless Jubilation XXV Journey man Reflection man Interlude man Lyric man Beach hut man

[@mrsenor32]

The dry down on this is my favorite part, possibly the most addicting vanilla I’ve ever smelt in fragrance

[@ronniechristie5599]

Aaron Very nice Review. I’ll see if I can Order a Sample 🍀🙏🤨

[@re-z8296]

My fav 3 from pdm are: Haltane, Carlisle, and Herod! All 3 are magical

[@nickfromseattle5988]

Herod, Oajan, Layton, Carlisle! 🔥🎆

[@Yuki-nj2df]

Man the quality you put in your video is so crazy. I agree, Herod in my opinion is the best pdm, Herod,Layton,greenly, Percival,carsile

[@YouOnlyLiveOnce...]

Smell is 10/10 for sure but performance 5/10 at best. One of the weakest from PDM. My batch is May 2021. Hard to justify high price for newer batches.

[@Teeb2023]

Agreed, on both points. I can't believe how badly the newer batches perform. Such a pity, as it's a phenomenal scent.

[@tylero2112]

MASTTTTERPIECE. just need to let it macerate guys.... i dont think its reformulated. just let it sit for a lonnnng time. i let mine sit for a year and its GREAT

[@raulsaavedra709]

Wonderful review! The older review of Herod I also liked a lot actually. I don't think it lasts that long, in the sense that after a few hours it seems way way nano-close to the skin. Granted maybe others will still perceive it in the air, even if not the wearer.

[@jonathanthomas1841]

Bought this from this review really suprised how close it is to Naxos but I love it

[@sikwheelie]

I’m with you Aaron! I wear Herod when I don’t wear Luna!

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@Scent_Library]

It took me a while but I kept thinking, gosh, Aaron look so familiar…. then it hit me! Aaron looks like William Baldwin! The second youngest of the handsome Baldwin brothers!! I hope it’s taken has a compliment!

[@malik-sevennavarre1577]

No lie, Herod just smells like tobacco to me haha. Tobacco with some sweetness in the background, but tobacco overall. So far it's my favorite tobacco scent even better than jazz club. And I agree with Aaron and everyone, it is definitely a 10/10 frag

[@christosnicolaides7707]

Herod is in the top 3 of parfums de marly for me, its rich creamy slightly smokey sweet like an apple pie. Its absolutely stunning i have 10 pdms kalan layton herod and haltane Carlisle are my top 5

[@chollitochollito6692]

Habdan, Oajan ? ? ?

[@Wu.Tang.Financial]

Probably my favorite from the house. It’s a dense sweet sexy tobacco without being stodgy

[@Savage_7_99]

Got a 10ml of this and it was absolutely love at first scent. I fell In love with Layton the same way lol but this imo is better.

[@csgecko]

The french crop and beard looks amazing my man.

[@edwardsilva489]

Herod is wonderful! I layered it with, The Triumph of Bacchus, the Argos masterpiece, and....OMG....lasted all day! Either fragrance by itself is amazing!

[@mr.scentnarrative284]

I absolutely love this one too Aaron one of my favorites from Parfums de marly

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

Hi Josh🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@luisguillermoperezmejia7907]

Otro oaohhhhhh. Excelente revisión.

[@blahblahblahblah5232]

Been wanting to try this one for awhile.

[@GamingFusionVibes]

Hey Aaron, can you please do Parfums de Marly "KALAN" review?

[@SpLiC3]

I got a 5ml tester of this and my first impression i watched along to your video Aaron. This is sophisticated flirting in a bottle, i can't get enough of it. I have my sisters wedding to attend to this weekend and i have found the scent to wear for the occasion.

[@PianoScoreVids]

Aaron, would you consider making a short video about lilial and how it was used in perfumery and what it means that it will be forbidden to use starting from 1st of march? like an informational video from an expert like you!

[@RonnieMorgan-fw8qj]

1 of my favorite PDM!!!

[@Kingkillwatts]

Herod is great. You get that menthol-esque tobacco and then as it dries down it gets smoky and animatic. Truly a masterpiece scent

[@Mr.Neyetro]

Herod is just an unbelievable fragrance. Simply wonderful.

[@calisgroomroom]

You love it!!!! The unicorn Gods answered my prayers!! I will be sleeping very well tonight. 🖤🦄

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@ShogunRob]

Great review, your opinion on Kalan matters..

[@ryanepps771]

I totally agree that there are many brands that Are easy to like and easy to wear. However I also tend to wear mostly ATH fragrances. I can smell good, but I prefer to smell fabulous. I appreciate you Aaron. I admire your work.

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

Thats so amazing to hear. Thank you 🦄

[@jts4248]

I love it myself man you got me hooked on it

[@amitty204]

Great review I love this one Aaron. I'd love to see your opinion on Memo Paris 'African Leather' and Penhaligon's 'Sohan' if you get the chance, they're right up your alley