Rating The 10 Most Popular/Hyped Men's Fragrances of 2023

[@ndhaon91]

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[@TheFragranceApprentice]

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[@Alritealritealrite]

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[@borjaroman3361]

Myslf: the fragrance that “everybody” hates and the fragrance that will be in 95% of the top 10 designer fragrances for Spring. You saw it here first.

[@coreygimps]

I know a lot of KZbinrs use this background track but i find it so relaxing

[@damianclarke6526]

Do you know the name of the name I am trying to find it

[@naurrr]

I still think it's so funny I've probably been one of the only women to get a fragrance consultation. I actually got Memoirs of a Tresspasser based on the recommendations and it's wonderful for this time of year!!

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

Hey! That's actually true haha. 😂 glad you liked it!

[@kellypearcemoore9074]

I too am a female follower 😄

[@BEING1111]

❤

[@katiacarcamo68]

Female follower and fan here too!

[@naurrr]

hello to all five of us!!!! hahaha

[@WilliamMiller-nr5gb]

George, although I have the utmost respect for both your abilities and your work, I'm stunned to disbelief to hear you speak of work outside the office! I'd thought we'd all learned our lesson from "Fight Club"... if not during our elevator rides. Unbelievable, truly. Anyway, you might also much enjoy gazing into the "Black Mirror", if you're not already. 😉👍

[@jingledubz3989]

Great video and list, George! I really need to get my nose on Boss Bottled Elixir. So glad you’re back making videos, man. 🤘

[@MoahGentle]

If you like woody, incense scents, you might love it.

[@slimeade187]

Always loved your content bro glad you’re back

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great video with some great choices in there and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day

[@robertomusitano4238]

Finally someone who doesn't rate haltine like myself😊. Feed a man a fish.....Arrested Devolpment used this in a song. Love that you're back George.

[@AkTheGREAT33]

Thanks for the breakdowns👏🏾

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

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[@joesmellsgood]

Royal's probably the best since lucky. Wanna smell Royal Oud

[@sandymcconnell1969]

I've got to agree with you about Gucci Guilty Elixir; it's wonderful and rather unexpected, given the rest of the line which I find generic.

[@MiamiSammy]

Memoirs was a hype beast back in the day and I seldom ever see it mentioned now. It’s one of the best woody vanillas I’ve ever smelled

[@dahnyul]

Love it, love your sense of humor and the music selection is really cool too! Definitely need to check the JPG and TFOW replacer. I agree with you on a lot of the TF releases. Thanks as always for your work!

[@MrVoayer]

Gucci Guty Elixir is probably the most refined, most sophisticated most polished fragrance I have ever tried.

[@MoahGentle]

Sampled Myslf, I liked it but wasn’t wowed by it. Sampled Le Male Elixir. I really liked it, may pick it up if the prices will be lower and it comes back in stock at discounters. Sampled Victory Elixir, I liked it but it was nothing new, there are plenty of perfumes like this coming out right now. Can’t deny it it gathered me positive attention tho (much like LME). However Boss Bottled Elixir I am going to buy after just one wear/sampling. It’s the one I was waiting for a long time. Beautiful, manly, smokey woody scent.

[@WilliamMiller-nr5gb]

#10 😂😂😂🤣 Victorian Tobacco... the most GLORIOUS 5 minutes! ❤

[@pauljohnson3686]

Its good to watch a reviewer that actually spends time to part knowledge and useful information about each of the fragrances reviewed in the video... I get tired of seeing some of the other reviewers, because they fly through their fragrances without really telling us any detail about them. Its annoying when a reviewer picks up a bottle and all they have to say is.. "Super fresh and sexy" you need this fragrance...Next up

[@asparceproton1]

Tobacco Honey sounds like an amazing scent profile. Kilian's latest, Smoking Hot also has a realistic tobacco note but it's more like a hookah tobacco. No excuse for the performance with fragrances like Naxos on the market. Something with the performance of Naxos and a more realistic tobacco leaf might be my ideal fragrance.

[@tazwartanim9009]

I never own a Gucci before. Gucci elixir is one of my most favourite perfumes now.

[@edgardozara97]

Althair had all the makings of the next best thing from PDM. Maybe theyll correct it with an Exclusif ASAP like Roja did with Apex

[@mikebayong8057]

Guilty elixir is actually amazing.....I will for thr price to go down...😅😅

[@luism.9737]

Great vid George but gotta say the ambience of the vid is perfect! The colors and candle - spot on!

[@1Sanantoniomatute]

Le Male Elixir, I just smell Versace Eros EDP. Smoother, yes.

[@Rher_the_Moon]

All the Hugo Boss Oud's and now Elixir are worth it. I guess the gold cap is worth paying attention to.

[@blakef9974]

George is Absolu Aventus that bad? I bought it. I’m not hating it I see the Sauvage elixir comparisons. Definitely overpriced

[@DirtyDawg]

Absolu is great, don't listen to people who diss it. They probably can't afford it and will fool themselves CDNIM is great.

[@daniell5740]

It's that bad dog lol don't be a sheep

[@RobbnCO]

I do want to schedule a consult - but will have to wait until the beginning of the year

[@Tripokaridos22]

I still remember the Shock that i got when i tried Gucci Elixir , This would be Masterpiece like Terre, TV, and others.

[@n._scents]

Gucci Guilty Elixir is amazing, floral but not too much, gourmand but not diabetic, a masterpiece

[@daniell5740]

Masterpiece? Lmaoooo

[@arqelf9505]

it smells like root beer

[@farangtravels3956]

That's how I feel when I drink Grant's 🥃

[@ipaporod]

Love your Picasso style hair style, you look like Napoleon Bonaparte 😂

[@beer_bad]

SO SAY WE ALL! 🤖 I’ve HATED the original Le Male since it came out. But oh how fab the elixir-one is! Perfect sweetness. Boss bottles elixir is 5/5!

[@interactazhar]

@09:17: Damn that was personal and brutal. Jeremy got cooked

[@sundypace1374]

Severance is very good TV show. Also waiting for season 2. I've tried Gucci Guilty Elixir today and it made my jaw drop. It's insanely good !

[@KishJohnBaptiste-mb4ms]

Me to I bought it in vegas it's to die for

[@rd5469]

Guilty Elixer smelled great on paper, but it has a really off putting smell in my skin. Smells nothing like Reeflection man to me. Love Reflection man, I have Reflection 45 also which is a beast. Love the new Boss Bottled Elixer, think it’s the best designer release of 2023.

[@michaelmcnish9367]

Severence is incredible! Can't wait for season 2

[@bmoneybby]

Going to have to wait on Severance for season 2. Then binge..

[@invinity1990]

I got that "office" joke 😂

[@mitchelluk1445]

looking good george my man....slimmer in the face, great video .

[@alexanderlehmann4653]

Severance is brilliant!

[@Philth_E]

I spayed the JPG Elixir earlier today at a store and wasnt impressed. Then again, this was after smelling about five or six others and I could have got my scents confused. Ill have to revisit that one because I was hyped for it.

[@damianclarke6526]

Ok, I'm definitely going to buy Gucci elixir now, what's the name of the song playing in your video it's 🔥

[@glennlevick2971]

Dead right about the TV show Severance. Absolutely brilliant sci-fi.

[@arnaudpollet-thiollier6054]

You are a real actor - director😂

[@robrandtoul]

Often disagree with your fragrance reviews. But Severanxe….best thing I’ve ever watched.

[@FragranceProphet]

@TheFragranceApprentice you are on 36 videos left until the countdown is complete? Where is the countdown?

[@justaddlight]

Just want to compliment you on the new logo George. Great stuff. 🖤🤍

[@Wisdom887]

I also liked Gucci Guilty Elixir, but I can’t justify buying a 2oz bottle for $182 though

[@FlyLikeNasa1000]

lol just picked up creed aventus absolu 550$ 2.5oz 182$ nothing

[@librajinx84]

The price of Guilty Elixir is fcukin...madness - but I just had to buy it... and I dont regret it...at all... I dont get Reflection man from it tho tbh..Amouage came across a lot drier to me,with even less subtle sweetness than you get from Guilty Elixir...but I did sample that a good few years ago...so it quite possibly doesn't smell the same anymore as your saying. Guilty Elixir tho... 9/10. The Iris/Orris fanboy in me just wouldn't have it any other way...release of the year.

[@Lachtharr]

I found the guilty elixir very much in the same vein as Le Male Elixir. So much so that a friend was wearing a sample of the Gucci and I asked if it was Le Male Elixir.

[@the.Aruarian]

Once you started the list with Creed, I was wondering for all of about 3 seconds why you weren't drinking during the entry.

[@Beardsome10]

I received a free bottle of Gucci guilty elixir to review from Influenster and I wasn’t digging it at first as it made me feel nauseous but after giving it a few full wearings im really enjoying it. I was going to pull the trigger on amouage reflection man but now I don’t need to.

[@jamarteamer1281]

The only positive review of ysl myself ive seen

[@traciethomas5249]

Althair is amazing

[@davebee70]

Did you enjoy thr Expanse George? Severence I'll have to check out! Ty

[@misterbeane]

I'm EXTREMELY glad you called out PDM for Althair. Ever since the mass rebranding/reformulation/lowered concentrations/etc. in 2020-2021 or so, with basically every fragrance being neutured, Valaya and now Althair are the first post-rebrand/reform releases so far, and even though both are pleasant, performance on both is pretty poor, and the profiles of each lean much more towards the designer side of things, IMO, so I just hope that this isn't the beginning of the end of the brand. Yeah, yeah, many will say that I'm reaching too far with that, but I wouldn't be surprised if this new push towards being more in the mainstream ends up really hurting the brand's place in the niche world.

[@MrMelonMan96]

Every PDM went from jaw dropping good to completely mid (and more expensive). Used to be my favourite house now I don’t even check for them anymore

[@daniell5740]

Althairs performance is not poor kid lol

[@benn5471]

Lez goooo, get that elixir hype rolling

[@Principemostprincipe]

Did not smell bad tom ford in a while? Electric cherry? Grey vetiver parfum? Re release of cafe rose?

[@snappiegappie]

a lot of these newer perfumes smell so alike to me. cloying amber-y sweetness

[@MrMelonMan96]

Thoughts on the new cafe rose in TF signature line?

[@jasons3742]

Background music 🔥🔥🔥

[@damianclarke6526]

Do you know the name of the song?

[@louiscarrillo5873]

awesome takes here. :)

[@JerrelDSmith]

4th to comment. Great list, thanks again for your informative content.

[@gautamravi3310]

Acqua di gio Parfum is missing from the list. Would love to hear your opinion.

[@joesmellsgood]

Althair I didn't like at first, but it grew on me substantially. But at $330? Kindly eff off

[@captaindietrich8602]

I’m super curious about the consultation but need to ask: what homework would you recommend someone to do before a consult?

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

No homework! That's my job, but please tell me what you like, what you don't like and where you want to go in your Fragrance journey when you sign up for the consultation. I'll do the rest.

[@foldemort8335]

Hey buddy is the 33% off the $57, or is that the price after the discount? Cheers!

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

after the discount.

[@aisthefisherman]

Gucci Elixir smells like hospital gloves

[@GucciButNotGuilty]

*BR540 glares at you with jealousy*

[@giedriusp1334]

Guicci :) !!! omg

[@Vahidreza.f]

Could please review the Trussardi uomo Ave uomo red 🙏🏻 Cause no one review them till this day.

[@andrefinns4432]

Please tell me you bought the bottle of Grants specifically for the Creed diss and you didn't just have one lying around.......

[@emrebalci8566]

Eyfel parfum are the best clone under 10$ no body talks about it (m130) my favorite

[@ryan.langston]

If you are planning on travelling soon and want to guilty elixir I picked up so much cheaper in the duty free 🙂

[@raDren]

Curlyfragrance says Creed Aventus + YSL MYSLF = Absolu Aventus. Save money by layering these two.

[@MrTonytalk]

Althair has great performance. But it doesn’t project I believe

[@marcusskyfall]

Why is the background music so loud? 🫣🙄

[@LandaVerdE14]

YSL Myself smells just like Prada Luna Rossa Ocean EDT. I cant be the only one to think those 2 smells almost identical. Spray both on a tester strip and its literally the same fragrance. Im sure there are differences but overall its the same thing. So I dont get why its been hyped so much as if Luna Rossa Ocean EDT didnt come out first? This is literally YSL's interpretation of Luna Rossa Ocean and not a single youtube reviewer has even mentioned the similarities between the two....

[@the.Aruarian]

Did you happen to try them side by side on skin as well?

[@LandaVerdE14]

@@the.Aruarian I did but at the department store. I have Ocean so I've worn that plenty of times so the first time i sprayed Myself at the store, right away I got Ocean vibes and went to the Prada section, sprayed both Ocean EDT and EDP and i found it to smell a lot more like the EDT. The EDP is more deeper and a bit thicker so I compare it more to the EDT.

[@GucciButNotGuilty]

Ocean + Cool Water Intense

[@clacketyclack]

Severance over The Expanse? Oooof… George!

[@rosasinger8565]

I habe tobacco honey and to me its a beast. 3 sprays is way too much on me. and I am an oversprayer

[@THEYDONTKNOWMESON111]

No fragrance lasts 20 minutes, mr. noseblind. Althair is a 7/10 great smelling fragrance, and it lasts for 8+ hours. Bottled Elixir smells like a shitty Bottled. Incense and less mass appealing. 5/10 at best. 1M Royal smells really, really good. Like a 9/10, but it's a toned down 1M Elixir. It's liked a muted Elixir. It's also like a better Althair. A bit boring, but incredibly pleasant. Parfum is 9/10 as well, but it's 5x sweeter and a tuberose overdose and more classic 1 million. Still very good I don't want to try the Guerlain Tobacco Honey, don't like either notes much. The TF Myrrhe is something I won't touch, that's just an awful smelling note in general. I really need to try the Gulty Elixir. I actully have started to appreciate Guilty's DNA. Black, EdP and Pafum smells super good, but generic of course. But the Elixir sounds really great, especially if it has a little bit of that original showergel DNA to make it mass appealing with that ice cream vanilla. Sounds great. Reflection 45 has a really nice ambery vibe. Reflection Man is good, yet boring to me now. Was a 10/10 before, but I think it's become boring. YSL Myslf - I thought it was a 8/10 mix of Y with Sauvage with Prada L'Homme, but after more wears, I noticed a sweetness that really turned my nose on. It's insanely attractive. Superb compliment beast for a reason. A 10/10 for now. I just want to smell clean, fresh and sweet. Best of 3 worlds. The Le Male elixir - it's great, like a 7-8/10. But my style prefers Ultra Male and Le Parfum, even In the Navy (as a Eros lover, in the navy is a Eros Eau Fraiche)

[@RichMitch]

Bisch mode!

[@IrregularTangent]

😂

[@joesmellsgood]

Don't know how you get anything other than Cardamom from Guilty Elixer. Smells like Bleu Electrique

[@sharfalor4244]

Tobacco Honey should be called Honey Tobacco, the honey is more prominent. It's good, but not as good as Prin's 2023 release - Burmite Honey.

[@DripExplains]

Your background music was too loud. I couldn’t finish the video.

[@f3irty278]

Gucci guilty elixir best of 2023.

[@nfltrrrqwsa7512]

Hair by Vegetable Oil

[@ile_klikow]

Half of the Bisch’s fragrances smell like they are the flankers of the same DNA.

[@EgoAbsoluto11]

You are right. All his fragrances have that "popcorn-sweet" kind of accord...

[@alexmnino]

Althair was awful…generic vanilla..big miss for PDM

[@federicotaliano2064]

Which is your tobacco's favourite?

[@alanledzep1967]

Guicci???

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

*sigggggh* I know, dyslexia got me good that time.

[@alanledzep1967]

Have it too. You know we love you ❤

[@--------RR007----------]

Just sold my bottle of Althair. Could've been the fragrance of the year, but they went in a very simple boring direction.

[@spleenful]

Le Male - Elixir overhyped. Nothing special

[@aisthefisherman]

Le Male Elixir is wayyyy overhyped.

[@f3irty278]

Yeah le male elixir was too much for me, Gucci guilty elixir on the other hand…amazing.

[@MoahGentle]

Except it isn’t.

[@jroark101]

I usually vibe with you but man I don’t care for Gucci guilty elixir. I will give it another try to see if it was just a fluke.

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

It's 100% understandable, it really ain't for everyone.

[@jroark101]

@@TheFragranceApprentice yea I think to me it was very muted, like a creamy almond or even smooth suede leather with vanilla. Reflection man is more aromatic I think.

[@Mi3940]

"CREED IS DEAD AND BURIED LONG TIME AGO",😏

[@nefarious_saint]

You didnt even rate Creed! What is wrong with you? Am I buying this or not George?!

[@arqelf9505]

Gucci Guilty Elixir smells like Root Beer...

[@Pumpmaximum13]

I don't think I can take any more vanilla

[@ZackZane]

Myslf is horrible. Too sweet.