Cheap Fragrances That Smell Expensive [0:00:00]
So, I’m starting this list off with a gem that I picked up for less than $8. And that
wasn’t for a sample, that was for 88mls or 3 flowing ounces. [Sound effect]I
The fragrance I’m talking about is 1973’s Jovan Musk. And the name is accurate. This
is a musky warm aromatic spicy fragrance. Top notes are going to be carnation, pepper,
lime, and lemon. And those middle notes, we’re going to see lavender, a bit of spice, amber,
and mint. And the base of this fragrance, the strength, you’ve got those musk and
wood notes. And, let me be clear, this is a fragrance
that’s not going to please the masses. This is a classic fragrance, this is a barbershop
fougere. This is a masculine scent with that musk with a bit of floral notes, with that
aromatic scent. This is something that’s going to hark back to your father, to your
grandfather when they were a young man, when he was picking up your grandma.
Seriously, though, if you like classic fragrances, Jovan Musk is a banger at a rock bottom price.
In today’s video, gents, I’m listing out over 20 fragrances well under 20 bucks.
[Music] So, that first one, not everyone is going
to love, but if you want a crowd pleaser, again, under 9 bucks, check out Cuba Gold.
This is a lavender woody aromatic vanilla fragrance that is very sweet and is a crowd
pleaser because it’s a clone of very popular more expensive fragrance.
Can any of you guys guess which one it is? Going once, going twice, Jean-Paul Gautier’s
Le Male. Now, are they exactly the same? No, of course
not. This one is going to last longer and it costs upwards of almost a hundred dollars.
This one here, under 10 bucks, a no-brainer if you’re looking for a sweet fragrance
that’s going to draw her in. Opening notes on this are pink pepper and
grapefruit. Lavender and vetiver are going to make up the mid. And making up that base,
you’ve got vanilla, amber, and tonka bean. Those are strong, this is a sweet fragrance
throughout the life of it. Now, what if you want a fresh fragrance, you
want something with a bit of citrus, something for the spring for the summer? This next fragrance,
I picked up for $12.34 and I bet 99% of you have never heard of it.
The fragrance I’m talking about came out of Japan in 1997 and it’s called Hanae Mori.
Yes, I know I probably just butchered that pronunciation, but, guys, I’m trying. And,
if you’ve watched my videos and you’ve seen me mispronounced things, do me a favor,
smash on that like button, that way these videos are found by more people.
Now, this is a vanilla citrus woody aromatic fragrance that’s incredibly complex. Top
notes are going to be citrus and aromatic. We’ve got lemon, we have the black currant,
we have a bit of lavender, and we’ve got some green notes in the top.
And the heart, we jump into florals with jasmine, iris, rose, and lily of the valley. The base
of this fragrance is where it really shines especially if you put a little bit more on.
I’m talking 8 plus sprays. Vanilla, tonka bean, chocolate, sandalwood, amber, Virginia
cedar, and oakmoss. Now, the bad news is you only get a 50ml bottle,
but the great news is this is really good complex fragrance that most people overlook
and that’s just simply because you’re not familiar with these Japanese brands, this
right here is an amazing fragrance. And, if you out there and look, you’re going
to see both an EDT and EDP. I own both and I really can’t tell the difference. You’re
also going to see Him, this one is going to be a bit more spicy. I have all four of their
fragrances and absolutely love them. Now, speaking of sizes, let’s talk about
those smaller sizes you’re going to see out there. The great thing about this is that
you can save money and you can get like a 1oz. But is 1oz enough? So, I’ll tell you
you’re going to get about 475 sprays out of a 1oz bottle. It depends on the atomizer,
it depends on the fragrance. But, I will tell you that the average, the
100ml is about 1,400 sprays. You’re still going to get like three months use out of
this. If you’re a heavy sprayer, maybe a month and a half. Point being is this is more
than enough that you’d be able to get a good feel.
And, if you can find a lot of these, both of these here by Dunhill, I found that both
of these under 20 bucks. This one, yes, has a fancier bottle, still 1oz. Right here, I’ve
got Desire. I’ve also got Desire Blue. This one has a bit of an oceanic with citrus, this
one citrus with just a bit more of a sweet vibe. Both of them a little bit synthetic,
so if you don’t like that, then don’t try these. But, I still like both of them.
And, again, well under 20 bucks. And speaking of Dunhill, I’m going to go
ahead and throw in Dunhill Racing. This is a great spring fragrance, summer fragrance.
This is going to be a citrus aromatic, just a beautiful fragrance.
And, if you’re willing to spend a bit more like just over 30 bucks under 40, you can
get the bottle, full bottle, which I absolutely love. Again, just the design and built, I
know it’s over 20 bucks, but it’s a beautiful bottle and to me, Dunhill makes some really
good fragrances. Now, let’s get back to the super deals.
We’re talking a 100ml for under 10 bucks. $9 here, you’ve got the classic Aspen. This
is an aromatic fougere, it’s a woody fresh clean fragrance.
This classic fragrance came out in 1989. Top notes, you’re going to have bergamot, lemon,
galbanum, and green notes. In the middle we’re going to have more aromatic and florals with
lavender, juniper, geranium, coriander, orange blossom, and jasmine. And the base, we’re
going to have oakmoss, cedar, balsam fir, musk, and amber.
[0:04:58] This fragrance reminds some people of stepping
into a pine forest. Some feel it’s a bit synthetic, but for under 10 bucks, if you’ve
never smelt it, you need to give it a shot. This is worth a blind buy and is a classic
men’s fragrance that isn’t going anywhere. And, speaking of classics, a list like this
would not be complete without Davidoff’s Cool Water. As you can see, I’ve got the
original along with the few other flankers. Now, to be honest, unless you buy a small
bottle, you’re going to be hard pressed to find this under 20 bucks. I was able to
get this one well under 20, but this one right here jut over.
So, with that being said, I’ll leave that one off the list, although I still highly
recommend it and I’ll bring in another Davidoff fragrance, which you can find for under 20
bucks and that is Zino. So, in case you don’t know, Zino is the
first name of Davidoff, the guy that founded this entire brand. And, Davidoff, I know some
people say they don’t have a lot of great fragrances except for Cool Water, I disagree.
I think Davidoff has a great line and I own probably like 15 of their fragrances.
But, this one is easily one of the ones you can find the cheapest and it’s overlooked.
It is going to be a more masculine, came out 1986, but it’s not dated. And, it’s a
bit sweet, it’s got this patchouli in there, but this is a woody strong manly man fragrance.
It’s not over the top though, it’s got enough sweetness that I think a lot of guys
could pull this off. Top notes are bergamot, Brazilian rosewood,
lavender, and clary sage. Next up, we’ve got a lot of florals right there in the center.
We’ve got rose, geranium, jasmine, and lily of the valley. At the base, we’ve got sandalwood,
cedar, patchouli, and vanilla. Like I said, this fragrance gets overlooked
all the time, Cool Water is the cheappy that everyone goes to in the Davidoff family, but
this fragrance right here if you haven’t smelt it before, I think it’s worth a blind
buy and this is a solid cheap and just great smelling fragrance.
Now, really quick, interrupting my own video here because I want to share with you guys
the update on Mission Fragrances. If you haven’t heard, this is my fragrance line that’s
going to focus in on the science of scent. We’re helping you understand notes and the
way that they can affect your mood. To make you more focused at work, to make you feel
better about yourself when you’re having a down day. I just love fragrances and what
I discovered over the last few years is that there’s all these research all these data
on how men can condition themselves to feel better to perform better.
Imagine if you could have certain fragrance that you would smell every time before you
went to the gym or if you’re training up for an event. Whatever it may be, you can
have a fragrance associated with that, so it can put you in the zone, in your game mode.
And that’s what I’m excited about, guys, putting out a series of fragrances. There
are going to be three. Narrowing down the three, I’m going to work with, it’s really
close. If you’re interested in any of this that sounds cool, check the link down in the
description. It’s going to go take you of the Mission Fragrances, get on my early bird
list. I don’t have anything to sell you right now.
I’m sharing with you this idea this passion that I’m excited about and I would love
to have you on that list. So, I’ll be sending updates to that list. I think this is really
going to revolutionize the fragrance industry. So, again, grab share that that link down
in the description, click on it, go over to Mission Fragrances and learn more.
Now, at this point, I’ve got a couple of usual suspects. You’ve seen this on list
before. We have Nautica Blue. I picked this one up for $11. And then, I’ve got Nautica
Voyage. I picked this one up for $14. Again, I’m grabbing these on discounters
across the web. Down in the description of today’s video, I will link over to another
video that goes in a more detail how to get these amazing deals. But, I’ll tell you
that both of these fragrances are good. They’re not like amazing in terms of going to last
forever. But, here’s the thing 14 bucks and I would
say that Nautica Voyage of the two is better. Has a little bit more depth. It’s got a
little bit of that oceanic smell. This is a solid summer fragrance. This could be a
signature scent for a lot of you, especially younger guys or you’re 34 and you’re just
simply changing careers. You want to smell good this summer, grab Nautica Vogaye.
That being said, you’re up for spending 14 bucks, you want to smell like a man, you
want to go a little bit old school, check out Quorum. This is a woody, mossy. This is
a masculine scent and this thing has balls, it will last quite a while.
And that’s one of the reasons I love it. It’s definitely something that, yeah, I
mean for 14 bucks, you can blind buy it. And if you want something a bit more aquatic,
again, it’s got some cojones to it, but it’s lighter and it has more of an aquatic
feel, check out Quorum Aqua. This one I think is 15 bucks. So, yes, if you’re a big spender,
go grab this one. And, I get it though, you want something sweeter
and you got a little bit more money to spend, let’s say $15, $16, Rochas Man. This is
going to be a coffee sweet vanilla. I’ve talked about it before.
It’s just a great deal. It’s got kind – kind of a funny looking bottle here, but
I will say it came out in 1999, so it’s a little bit older of a fragrance. And, again,
the ladies love sweet fragrances. So, this one right here is a good one to go with.
Now, what if you want the most bang for your buck? You’re willing to spend just a bit
more because you’re going to get paid in volume. Guys, 8oz of goodness right here,
Grey Flannel. So, if you want a greener fragrance, you want a woody fragrance, you want a classic
fragrance that you could splash on in the morning and, yeah, you can be generous because
8oz here for 17 bucks, guys, Grey Flannel is a great place to start.
[0:10:05] And, again, gents, don’t be fooled by the
price. This fragrance came out in ’75 and it’s a relatively complex fragrance.
Top notes are going to be lemon, bergamot, neroli, petitgrain, and galbanum. Middle notes
are violet, iris, geranium, mimosa, sage, and rose. At the base we’ve got cedar, vetiver,
oakmoss, tonka bean, and almond. And, I’m going to be honest, I don’t smell
any almond in this. But, if you want a classic aftershave you could be a bit generous with
in the morning, Grey Flannel is a great place to start. That being said, if you got 23 bucks,
Paul Sebastian is a good choice as well. And now, that I’ve busted at 20-dollar mark,
I might as well talk about a few other fragrances that are going to be just above that.
So, the more popular ones you’re going to see out there is the CK line. You’re going
to see One, you’re going to see Be, you’re going to see One right here Shock. Oh, which
one should you go with? These are going to be fresher, they’re going
to be clean, and they’re incredibly popular for a reason. They are not offensive. They
simply work. But, they are relatively weak. I do think Shock is actually a decent winter
fragrance if you’re looking for something cheap. It’s going to have a little bit strong
a little bit heavier of a vibe to it, but these ones are perfectly fine and – but
you can find them all over the place. Do I highly recommend them? No, but if you
happen to have one fall on your lap, why not? Now, surprisingly, Montblanc has some pretty
good fragrances well under 30 bucks if you look around. I’ve got Individuel and I’ve
got Starwalker. And I’m going to recommend them because of some unique properties.
So, first up Individuel. The unique note, the note that’s going to stand out for me
is sandalwood. And I have to admit that in general, this wasn’t a note that I was drawn
to. And dupe was my introduction to it and I just don’t like that, way overpowering.
But then, I tried original scent and I was like, “This is really good, really nice.
I could go for this, but this is really expensive.” This fragrance is very similar. Now, is it
as strong? Actually, Creed fragrances aren’t strong.
I would say that they’re very close, but this is going to be one-tenth the price of
this one right here. So, if you have never tried sandalwood, if you like sandalwood fragrances,
this is a good cheap one to grab. Now, Starwalker, besides having a pretty cool
name, this is a good fragrance. It’s a citrus, it’s going to be a bit aromatic. And the
unique note in here is bamboo. But, what’s interesting is if you like this more expensive,
Man Eau Fraiche, right here, this fragrance and this one, very similar.
Are they the same? No. And if you’ve got a little bit more money, you want to spend,
you know, 70 bucks, 80 bucks, definitely grab this one. But, this one right here, I think
if you’re looking for a fresh fragrance a little bit of a unique DNA, this one is
the one to try. Next up, let’s talk about car fragrances.
In general, there are some really good car fragrances out there. There are also some
really bad ones, but if you look at Ferrari, if you look at Bentley, those have some really
good options. But, one that gets overlooked is Jaguar. And
this is going to be their classic Black right here. This is going to be a woody, it’s
going to be an aromatic fragrance. Is it incredibly unique? No. But, I picked this up for 14 bucks.
It comes in a beautiful bottle and it’s a solid fragrance.
A little bit weak, I only get maybe four to five hours out of this fragrance. But, I’d
have to say for the price, it is a solid buy. Now, what about Ed Hardy fragrances? Occasionally,
you’re going to see these under 20 bucks, well under 25 oftentimes. They’ve got some
cool designs, but I just feel they’re a little bit weak, so I’m not going to recommend
them. Instead, what I would advise you to do is check out Antonio Banderas’ fragrances.
I’ve got about 10 of these fragrances and they’re good. In general, they’re clones
of other fragrances or they’re inspired by it.
But, is that a bad thing? Not always especially if you’re looking, they’re like Paco Rabanne
1 Million. But, it’s a little bit too expensive for you, then check out The Secret or The
Golden Secret, which is the same as The Secret, but just a little bit stronger. Both of these
right here are going to give you the feel of Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million.
Now, I know you got an opinion and I know some of your favorite cheappies did not make
this list. So, let me know down below which fragrances should have been on this list and
the deals that you got. I want to hear them down in the comments.
And what video to watch next? How about how to get the best deal on the internet when
it comes to fragrances? It’s not just about saving money, but it’s about making sure
you don’t get a counterfeit fragrance. Yes, they are out there and people are making
money selling you crap and I want to make sure that you get the best deal.
So, I put together this detailed video, I think it’s the best on the web, breaking
out exactly how to get the best deal and how to find fragrances that are real.
So, guys, check it out. I will link to it as well down in the description.
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