in today's video a very sensitive subject here among us you know frag heads and this
is a question i get asked about almost on a daily basis why do fragrances get discontinued and why
do they get so pricey you guys want to know these answers to these questions and other questions and
other answers related to discontinuations stick around the video's coming up next
welcome back to other fragrance video i'm max forte today we're tackling the subject
of discontinuation why do fragrances become discontinued so there's a three part to this
answer here let's tackle this by breaking it down into three categories i think there are three
main answers to these questions of why frequencies become discontinued number one i think is going to
be sales i think most companies when analyzing their portfolio and their fragrance you know uh
you know offerings if they're not performing if they're not selling they're going to look
to discontinue that fragrance number two would be ingredient if an ingredient becomes hard to find
or too expensive perhaps it's not cost-effective for them to continue with that fragrance
most likely they'll look to this container that fragrance and third and final here which i think
is very feasible answer is just simply revamping their portfolio if they think their portfolio is
fragrances are going to be a little bit aged or they've been around for 10 15 20 years and they're
looking to shuffle things around perhaps bring new fragrance and new air into their collections
most likely they will axe certain fragrances and of course that's also tied in with
the performance or sales so those are the most you know common questions to this discontinuation uh
you know question that i get asked about all the time these are the most common answers if you will
and of course last but not least why do they become so pricey why do fragrances become so
expensive in the gray market the secondary market people you know just hawk these fragrances and
they come up with fragrances that were once very cheap case in point you know midnight in
paris which i'll pop it up here from vancleaf and arpels which a couple years ago two three
years ago back in 2016 17 and 18 you could find that fragrance for around 30 bucks on
average and now it's fetching 150 to 200 on ebay or other secondary markets so just to keep that as
a you know train of thought here guys if you see something you do like and you hear it's going to
become discontinued jump on it because chances are it is going to be this container number two
you're going to have to cough of a pretty dough you're going to have to fetch up a pretty penny
to be able to acquire that fragrance in the near future now with all of that out of the way let
me actually jump into my top five fragrances that have been recently discontinued or announced that
they're going to be discontinued that i want to share with you guys in this video if you do like
this video and you want to see a part two be sure to leave it in the like if this video hits 500 or
more likes i'll come back with the thought with a part two and perhaps even a part three of this
video because i have a list of about 20 fragrances that have been recently discontinued or announced
to be discontinued that are really worth you guys knowing about so now let me jump right into the
first choice here which really shocked me when i heard about it which is this fragrance right here
from mont blanc this is individual most people uh like to describe this fragrance as very similar to
original santel from creed and i see the similarity here it's very similar very very
you know close to that fragrance i think original centaur has more sandalwood in the base it becomes
a little creamier and this is perhaps a little bit more spicy i get a very nice dose of cinnamon in
here most people describe this as a raspberry slash linen kind of a vibe no clean sheets i
do get that here but i also get some really nice creamy dark chocolate spicy new ones in the heart
of this fragrance this actually came out before uh creed's original sentinel so who's copying
and who here this was released by montblanc in 2003 the nose behind this one is pierre
and original centaur was released by creed in 2005. again who's copying who here but needless
to say this is being axed this is going to be officially phased out of their portfolios so
it's a cheapy now grab it while you can it's still readily available heavily available at discount
website so i would suggest getting as many as you could if you do enjoy this fragrance and i think
one of the reasons why there's no replacement to this fragrance right now unless you go with the
original center or even yolk the original yolk om which is very similar to that and actually
came out in 89 which is a much heavier vanilla and spices but it's kind of similar to this
and perhaps it's a lot toned down because it has been formulated so that's an alternative to this
fragrance or just plainly get the creed's version of you know this fragrance original sent out which
is quite nice but a lot more expensive which i think this is gonna reach those prices once
it becomes you know two three years down the line once you can't really find this anywhere the other
fragrance here that i think is the reason why this fragrance is being discontinued not that they
smell alike which is a montblanc explorer which was released uh last year and this particular
fragrance is actually pretty good but it reminds people of creed juventus this is like an aventis
take with more bergamot so it's a sweeter fruitier version of creed juventus minus um the birch
there's not much smoky going on here at all this is mostly going to be a very nice aromatic sweet
fruity uh type of scent a little bit musky at the dried down but a freer version of creative
events minus that smoky birch that you get with teresa venice but that's a different conversation
for a whole different video just saying i think perhaps one of the reasons why individual was
axed is because of the success of explorer and perhaps um you know the individual is not as
popular as we like to think here in the fragrance community outside of the fragrance community
but having said that let's talk about another designer here that's been discontinued that is
one of my favorites for spring and early summer or even throughout the summer i love this stuff
very similar to creed's original vetiver now this is going to be mugler cologne american clone is a
very fresh and aromatic scent very green released in 2001 by alberto marias this fragrance actually
is very good it's going to be a creamy green musky almost like soapy kind of a vibe that you get with
this fragrance and it reminds people of creed's original vetiver for a fraction of the cost for
a long time this was very cheap this is actually a 10 ounce bottle which i think i paid a little less
than 50 bucks for it now it's becoming harder to find because it has been discontinued main
reason why i think mugler cologne is being axed or discontinued from the mugler collection is because
of their a couple years ago now a year or two ago they released a mueller collection of
cologne collection that is which has about seven or eight different fragrances i'll show
you guys here on the transition and there's a fragrance in that collection called come together
which is also made by alberto maria's which is very similar to this fragrance here very
green very musky very aromatic minus the vetiver note but it's actually very very similar to this
hence the fact that this is being axed now if you do love this i'm gonna tell you right now
come together is nice but does not perform as good as this one so if you do enjoy this guys
get it while you can it's still available today i was able to get myself a backup bottle of this
and i urge you sincerely urge you to get this if you love this get it before the prices skyrocket
because they will now speaking of skyrocket prices i'm going to tell you guys about a fragrance right
now from jean-paul gaultier lamar this is le mans ultra mall from the lamar collection and has been
recently talks that this is going to be axed and this continued so i'm going to tell you
right now this is one of the fragrances that i think out of all of these will probably fetch
the biggest amount of money in the gray market you know ebay amazon or whatever
even the discount websites and of course um throughout the facebook groups you know the
fragrance groups i think even we try not to be as eye gouging within the fragrance community
and the fragrance groups but i've seen some some really eye gouge happening and this is going to
be one of the fragrance that i'm going to tell you right now is going to be up there but i'm
going to give you a suggestion of a fragrance that i think is very similar to this perhaps
you can look into it if you want this is going to be jean paul gaultier's ultra mall of course
released in 2015 this is an original formulation of this fragrance i know it has been reformulated
at least once it's a lot weaker nowadays but even so it was a great scent people enjoy it
it's very jovial very youthful very playful this is going to be a sweet spicy pear up top
with that original dna the lavender the vanilla the mint in the back but mostly that spicy pear
which is really really amazing and great for nightwear for going out if you like to go clubbing
if you like to go out dating for romantic settings this is one of those fragrances that
will definitely fetch a lot of compliments it also has a very nice patchouli ambery dried down which
makes it very very central so yes this has been announced it's going to be discontinued jean-paul
gaultier this is actually france's kirschen release guys which is you know it's a good juice
but since le mans you know came out with the newest la mole perfume which i really love this
year and also the year before the bow which has a little leaf you know covering the junk
so those two fragrances are probably like the fragrance that they're trying to really uh go
forth with when it comes to the parfum department of this particular collection and of course the
original still here but for some reason or other they are axing ultramar which i think it's a
mistake i think this is definitely one of the best ones they have especially for the youthful market
i think lipar foam is a little more mature and lip ball even though it's a great one with
that beautiful coconut note it's actually very weak this is actually the strongest of the two
uh lipo foam is actually a pretty good performance but not as bold not as strong as this particular
one and not as youthful for sure so i think it's a mistake on unless they have plans of releasing
something even better than this you know fingers crossed we always you know are hopeful and can
only wait for the future of this designer market but this has been announced that it's going to be
discontinued ultra mall so if you guys love this definitely get it and the fragrance that i think
has a similar vibe to this it's also very costly very pricey you might not want to go that route
it's going to be jeremy fragrance's date for man i have both of his fragrances date and office and
i can attest to the fact that date for men is very similar to this with some minute changes
and nuances but if you want something that's as close to and really good in performance as
well check out date for men which i think is the closest fragrance we have in the market today to
ultra mall at this point at least i'm sure we'll get other fragrance especially with this being
discontinued a lot of the dupe houses you know the fragrance brands out there that like to release
you know quote unquote copies i'm sure we'll jump to the fact that this is going to be discontinued
and emphasized and giving a little bit of those you know market shares but another conversation
big conversation for another big video next up here on this list is going to be a fragrance that
probably got the most hype this year people talking about this like non-stop in the groups
and willing to pay big money i've seen bottles of this stuff going for over 150 dollars on the
actual facebook groups and i'm talking about this one here from holland this is going to be lomi
daio cologne unfortunately this continued and they have uh the replacement for this fragrance which
which was actually this one right here long ideal cool which a lot of people said to be
underperforming and not as good as this one right here and i have to agree guys i think
edel clone was actually a pretty good fragrance i had a really good spot here in my collection it's
very nice it captures that little cherry vibe with the almond the creamy almond that you get with the
girlinod a quart it was very nicely done it wasn't overbearing you could wear this all year round
even though it was with cologne actually performed pretty good i got eight plus hours with this
and it is a shame to see this one here being axed i think it definitely had a place
in the collection and it got people up at arms in the community really upset with galon for axing
this fragrance so it's one that you can still find out there today and i would urge you this
is probably one of the ones that i think are going to also fetch a pretty penny along with ultra mall
because it's galan it's a very collectible item so in case that you can find this grab it before
it's too late because i can see this is this is a smaller 50ml but i've already seen this fragrance
reaching 125 to 150 in the grooves so get it while you can and last but not least this is actually my
favorite fragrance from tom ford current tom ford private blends collection this is one that i was
wearing the most especially for the fall and for the winter address your occasions and this
is going to be of course tom ford's tobacco food now why in the hell are they discontinuing this
fragrance this is so good it's going to be a spicy tobacco with the food writing the composition
so bold so boss so co type of fragrance absolutely a stunner of a fragrance the reason why this
is being discontinued as anyone's guess i think again probably having to do with tom ford wanting
to revamp his collection i know for a fact that the whole food collection is being discontinued
including food floor you know ud mineral and of course tobacco ud the only fragrance that's being
capped is their number one selling fragrance which is going to be food wood so this still
available out there i actually picked mine up at a discount website so if you do enjoy this fragrance
if you do love it guys grab it now it is pricey as it is because it's a tom ford private blend
even at the discount websites you're looking to pay a pretty penny but once this becomes really
hard to find within the next six months to a year or so this is gonna double if not triple in price
you know how tom ford is also plum japanese has been recently discontinued and i've seen even
the small bottle the 50ml going for two to three hundred dollars in the groups so guys get these
fragrances while you can if you guys do enjoy the discontinued topic and you want to see more
great discontinued fragrances recently this continued announced fragrances that you want
me to share with you like i said i have a compiled list of about 25 fragrances i can definitely come
back with a part two and perhaps even a part three all i need from you guys is leave me a thumbs up
in this video leave me a like so i know you guys enjoy this content if it reaches 500 or more i'll
come back with a part two and even a part three for you guys in the next few weeks to come so
thank you so much guys for you know hopping in for hanging out with me here today and talking
about discontinued fragrances also in the comments guys let me know why do you think fragrances get
discontinued so often and number two why do you think uh they get so pricey right away as soon
as we hear the word discontinued it automatically becomes more desirable and people are willing to
pay more money you know for those fragrances let me know in the comments and of course let me know
in your opinion what are your favorite top five or ten discontinued fragrances that you guys would
love to have in your collection that you can't find today again go crazy in the comments let
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