Thoughts on Frederic Malle Desert Gems (and Art Fair Musings) ft. The Night, The Moon, and Hope

[@nathanielmoody3656]

Loved the personal slice of life and thoughts on art fairs. Perfume is absolutely an art form, so no need to keep them separate. I delighted in your mention of Richard Serra in another video! I really appreciate your perspective, and hearing about your take on FM matching your personality more than Amouage is helpful for someone like myself still discovering what that means/feels like.

[@Lamulaa]

Last month I bought a bottle A41 (2021) of FM the night. I blind bought this based on curiousity, I am familiar with fragrances that can be a little tough. Well was I underwhelmed. At first spritz, I immediately got reminded of the POAL dna. It has the same rose. Based on online reviews and people saying it smells fecal or funky, and to be fair I was kinda disappointed that I didn’t perceive it like that. None of it at all. Instead it had a really calm and quiet oud note. For me this isn’t oud heavy at all. I would say that it is POAL + a little bit of fuzzy not barnyardy oud. I had them both on each arm and I would say that POAL on me did perform an lasted way better. (The bottle was bought from an authorized store) I read that somewhere between 2015 and 2020, after the company got taken over, reformulations had been made. I never smelled the older ones, I can’t compare it unfortunately. The Moon is a showstopper

[@RichMitch]

UNMANNED PERFUME STAND 🤩

[@legoguru3000]

Are you following me everywhere I go in KZbin 😂

[@cheapimitation2242]

Everyone's dream!

[@hey.noah.]

Love your long videos and rants. You have a great soothing voice. Always looking forward to your videos x

[@cheapimitation2242]

@@hey.noah. thank you!

[@VitaminBeez]

How are mass market perfumes able to use noticeable quantities of real oud? Wouldn't such a variable material be too inconsistent to cover thousands of bottles?

[@paulhayns]

Seriously, smell the cap? I'd say The Moon gives me a more energetic mood while The Night is relaxing.

[@litespeed65]

The Night and Dawn are good but not great yet get better reviews than Hope. Hope is at a price point below the Night and Dawn and is a unique composition in the Gems collection. All 3 were conceived and created under the Reign of Frederic himself, I feel that Hope gets savaged unfairly and for reasons other than the actual scent.

[@perroli]

Another great video. I find the desert gems the least interesting line from FM. It's a hard sell when you have so many other brands with oud offerings that are just as good (if not better) for 1/3 the price. The heavy reliance on amberwoods is also quite unlike the brand.

[@paulhayns]

What would you get instead of The Night or The Moon with comparable quality and availability at that kind of price?

[@o2xb]

Which oud offerings would you recommend that surpass their FM counterparts?

[@perroli]

@@paulhayns I'd recommend something like Strangelove

[@paulhayns]

​@@perroliTaste will be subjective, of course, but I' prefer The Night, and deadofnight (most similar imo) is still about 80% of the price for 50ml.

[@perroli]

@@paulhayns Yes of course it's all subjective. You can find the Strangelove heavily discounted quite often. I personally much prefer the blending and ingredients.

[@orosz4001]

Great vid. The slice of life commentary adds depth! Really wondering what your scent of the day was that you showed up to the Armory Show wearing, before you found the unbelievably unmaned Malles? PS- Love the Malle Moon Wearing Rage inducing theory!!! So good! If it’s not already a redit thread, it should be.

[@cheapimitation2242]

Haha I forgot to mention that and the answer is wild, I was wearing Superstitious! It’s also such a big fragrance I must have been leaving a cloud in my wake. 😂