﻿The James Bond Perfume Collection [0:00:00]
[Music] Like a lot of you guys,
I’m a huge James Bond fan. And I got to thinking,
what type of cologne does he wear? Now, obviously, it can’t be something
overpowering. He’s got to be able to sneak up on people.
[Sound effect] I doubt he’d wear anything super sweet and I suspect he would avoid gourmands.
Now, if you go out there and search, you’ll find there are fragrances out there claiming to be
007’s colognes. To be transparent, gents, I bought them all and I wasn’t impressed.
So, in my opinion, what real fragrances would James Bond wear? Find out, gents,
in today’s video. [Music]
First up, on the list, we’ve got Floris’ No. 89 Eau de Toilette. Launched in 1951,
this is a citrus woody, aromatic, spicy fragrance that was a favorite of Ian Fleming.
And, as many of you guys know, Ian Fleming was the gentleman who wrote the James Bond novels
and it’s pretty much understood that a lot of his favorite fragrances and watches and
things like that made it into the novels or it was inferred that James Bond would like them as well.
Now, overall, this is a classic very well-regarded fragrance. It’s got a lot of notes. So,
right at the top, we’ve got the bergamot, we’ve got the orange or the citrus. Then, we’ve got
a bit of lavender, we’ve got the petitgrain. We get into the middle notes, we actually have
rose in there, ylang-ylang. This is actually a very complex fragrance when you look at the way
they wove it all together. At the base, we’ve got that sandalwood, we’ve got the vetiver,
we’ve got oakmoss, with a bit of musk. Despite being 70 years old, it’s an amazing
fragrance. And if you’re looking for an authentic James Bond fragrance,
that’s probably the one to start with. The only drawback is it’s not widely distributed,
so it’s a little bit harder to find to be able to smell it before you buy.
That being said, if you’ve smelt 1872 For Men by Clive Christian and you really like
that and that one is a lot more expensive, then you’re probably going to like this one. They have
a lot of similarities and a lot of people say, yeah, they would put them in the same vein.
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Now, if you want a fragrance that’s actually mentioned in the books, you’re going to want
to check out Geo. F. Trumper’s Eucris. This one was featured in Diamonds Are Forever.
Now, Eucris has been around for over a hundred years and this is going to be really
old school fragrance. It’s mossy, woody, earthy. It’s got a bit of a fruit in there,
just an aromatic old school fragrance. Top notes, we’ve got black currant,
coriander, and caraway. Middle notes are going to be floral. And to be honest,
barely detectable. We’ve got lily of the valley and jasmine. And the base,
this is where it’s at. We’ve got sandalwood, oakmoss, and musk.
Now, at this point, some of you guys are saying, “Come on, Antonio. Show me something
modern. What would James Bond wear today?” Well, if James Bond decided to go with a niche
UK brand, I think he would go with Naughton & Wilson’s Gravitas. And, in case you don’t know,
this is a fragrance created by a YouTuber, MrSmelly. This guy has been in the game for a long
time and he loves old school classic fragrances. And that’s exactly what this thing is.
This is an aromatic warm spicy fragrance with lavender and a very earthy feel. So,
at the top, we got a base citrus, we’ve got the bergamot with the mandarin orange
and then, we’ve got the lavender. The lavender for me is one of the stronger notes I really enjoy.
And the heart of this fragrance, we’ve got cardamom. You are going to pick this up
along with the bit of the spice, the coriander, and the pepper.
Finally, at the base we’ve got the patchouli, oakmoss, vanilla, and ambergris. I don’t really
pick up much of the ambergris and I don’t pick up that much vanilla. And you can tell there’s
something there because there’s a little bit of sweetness in this. At the same time, I find this
is a very wearable fragrance. Definitely something that is old school with a modern twist.
And of all the fragrances on this list, this would be the one I would recommend to
pick up first. Why? I love supporting other YouTubers. I’m not getting paid for this,
I simply love the fragrance. And I really like the idea of you having a niche UK brand, something
that’s unique. Whenever you wear this, you’re going to be the only guy in the room wearing this
and it’s really old school. I love it. So, if you want to check it out,
I’ll link to it and reviews of it down in the description of today’s video.
The next two fragrances, both coming from the house of Creed,
we have Viking and Green Irish Tweed. So, Viking is an aromatic green woody
fragrance with a bit of citrus. Definitely a bit of spice. This fragrance right
here I think is misunderstood. A lot of people thought when it came out in 2017,
it was going to be the Creed Aventus killer. No. It comes in a whole different space. This
is definitely more classic. And for that reason, this is why I think James Bond would love it.
Now, the other Creed is Green Irish Tweed. This one has been around since 1985 and this
is a woody floral musk. This is a very simple fragrance, lemon verbena, iris, violet leaf,
ambergris, sandalwood. Those are the notes. When I think of James Bond wearing this fragrance,
it definitely wouldn’t be in the city. This would be something when he’s out in the countryside,
he’s driving his car with the windows down. This is what I imagine he’d be wearing.
[0:05:00] Now, gents, early on this video,
I talked about why I was so disappointed in these fragrances and I really came down to
my expectations. I thought I was going to smell something manly, I get some strong fragrances,
something I mean that really 007 would wear. And these were weak. I didn’t like them at
all because I had a different expectation. And that’s the power of fragrance. I mean we’re
talking here about James Bond hypothetical fragrances that he would wear based off our
perception of him and that’s what smell does. It changes your perception. It affects your mood.
It changes how you look at things. So, imagine if you wanted to be able
to focus in on your work or you wanted to be, you know, go to the gym and feel great,
know that you’re going to get a good workout. Wouldn’t it be cool if there were fragrances
that helped shift your mood by teaching you and conditioning you to understand notes and the way
that those notes can affect your mindset? Guys, you don’t have to imagine it. This is
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Commitment. Imagine fragrances that you could wear that would help you become a better man.
How? I broken out the notes. I now understand exactly what these notes do and we’ve worked
on a conditioning sequence, so that you can wear this fragrance and condition yourself
to feel more committed to your goals. To work on becoming the man you know yourself to be.
Imagine a fragrance that when you put it on, you want to go to the gym.
A fragrance that when you put on, you feel more confident more courageous. That’s what
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think it’s going to transform the industry. And people smell these notes all the time,
but they don’t understand what they mean and how they affect us. I’m trying to
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go check it out. I will link to it down in the description of today’s video.
Now, let’s talk about some manly man fragrances. I mean, in the movie, Goldfinger, James Bond is
playing around with Pussy Galore. What fragrance is he going to be wearing under the parachute?
Probably either Quorum or Antaeus. So, Quorum is a woody aromatic mossy
earthy fragrance. It’s got a bit of citrus, has some leather, little bit of tobacco. This
is a manly man fragrance. You wear this, you’re going to put hair on your chest.
Antaeus on the other hand is going to be more refined. It’s got the woody, the aromatic,
a lot of the same notes as Quorum, but they’re just something more refined. Maybe it’s the smoke,
maybe overall it’s just – it just smells cleaner.
This is what I could imagine just being it’s still animalistic,
but you’re wearing black tie. This is when James Bond saves the day. He’s wearing that tuxedo and
he still gets the girl. This is Antaeus. Now, if you want to smell like James Bond,
but you only got 20 bucks to spend? Check out Lalique’s Pour Homme. Now, this is a very classic
smelling fragrance. It’s a woody citrus aromatic fragrance. It’s got a bit of a powder drydown,
but overall, if you like Bois du Portugal, it’s a very expensive hard to find Creed fragrance,
you’re going to love this. It is very similar at a fraction of the price.
And I have to say I absolutely love the bottle. When it comes to old school fougere,
if you’re looking for a value buy, this is it. Now, gents, I know you got an opinion. I want to
hear from you down below. Couple of fragrances I thought about putting on this list,
but I didn’t. So, let me know down in the comments. What did I miss? What should I
have added to this list? Where did I make a mistake? I love hearing from you guys.
So, what video to watch next? Well, you like 007? Check out this video, how to shave like
James Bond. We put together our James Bond routine on shaving and I think you’re going to enjoy it.
Oh, yeah, shave like this and you’ll look just like Daniel Craig. No,
not really, but, hey, you can hope, right?
Check it out, guys. [0:08:43] End of audio