welcome to another video max forti here with an unboxing/ first impression i got some
incredible fragrances here to share with you guys this was not a cheapy haul a one thousand
dollar hall i'm not saying that to brag but these were not cheap guys bought these at nordstrom.com
you guys can check them out if you want to, it's not a sponsored video but if you want to know what
the fragrances are and the first impression of these stay tuned because they're up right now ;)
all right guys so welcome to the video, max forti here, you guys know first impression unboxing you
guys are used to these right now because i do them every month whether it's from fragrancebuy.ca
or from retailers just like nordstrom or saks fifth avenue or macy's what have you this is one
that happens to be from nordstrom because they had a lot of the fragrances that i was looking for
so a lot of the stuff here are going to be brand new from 2021 or 2020, maybe there's one here from
2019 i'm not sure yet but pretty sure so the box doesn't really have anything from nordstrom but
they are from nordstrom and i think there's going to be some goodies here some samples which is
actually quite nice that they sent me some samples here to try and well more samples really cool
but again not a sponsored video, it's really well packaged, let me take this box out of here
and i'll show you guys exactly what the fragrances are, what we're gonna do the first impressions on
then i'm gonna open these up and i'll share with you the
actual fragrances the notes and what i get from them. This one here byredo tobacco mandarin it's
been quite a while since i bought a fragrance from byredo, of course we all know bal d'afrique
they have some incredible fragrances mr.marvelous is another great cedar one but
this one here tobacco mandarin has been getting a lot of talks in the fragrance groups including my
group the emporium of scents which by the way if you guys are not a part of that group you're missing
out, it's fragrances 24-7, swaps, sales, just fragrance talk in general, news codes for
savings, but anyway, this one here tobacco mandarin has been getting a lot of talks, i love tobacco so
i couldn't wait to check it out, another fragrance here that i got was this one here which is also
a fragrance that's getting a lot of talks, this is from the house of tom ford and this is soleil brulant
which is their newest 2021release from the solar collection which i can't wait to try
next up we have one here that's also getting a lot of talks, people are saying that this is the best
one from this line from spice bomb victor and ralph collection this is infrared 2021 release
people are really digging this one, so i can't wait to get my nose on this one, the notes look amazing
we have another fragrance here and this is one that i really wanted to check out because it's
from a fragrance line that i love the gentleman collection from givenchy this is edt
intense, another flanker here from the gentleman collection and last but not least
this particular fragrance here is going to be from a designer house as well another flanker
dolce & gabbana light blue forever, it's getting some good lime light people are talking about this
one being a great fragrance for the spring and summer, which is the weather that we have right now so
i'm gonna just pause for a second, it's gonna be half a second, for me it's gonna
be a couple minutes because i'm gonna crack these open and meet you guys on the other
side. aAll right guys so we're gonna kick this off with designers and we're gonna move into the more
expensive niche fragrances. We're going to
start with dolce & gabbana light blue forever, the box here is going to be very similar to
all the other dolce & gabbana, it's got this little velvety kind of feel to the box, it's
blue, and then the bottle itself i went with the 50ml which was actually not very cheap, i think it
was like $70 or $80 bucks and i'm hoping just from the looks here and from what i read
that's going to be very summery fresh and refreshing and uplifting kind of a scent. This is
light blue forever 2021 release, let's take it for a test drive, the sprayers are really good on these.
okay, it is nice, it is very ethereal, very refreshing, very citrusy up top, it's not going to
be anything that you haven't tried before, it's one of those "more of the same", this could
have easily been a flanker to the light blue like they do every year, ultra zest
or italian zest or whatever, they have different flankers every year, this could have
been one of those, but instead they went with light blue forever which is still a flanker but it could
be one of those summer flankers, i don't know if this is going to be a limited edition but it's
very light, it's very faint, i don't think this is something that will last a long time, i'm thinking
it's going to be one of those four to five hours, let's take a look at the note breakdown here,
it's got grapefruit, zest italian bergamot up top, yeah you get the zest, it's very zasty, very fruity,
the mid violet leaf and ozonic notes, definitely have that aquatic tinge, and i do get a little bit
of a bitterness floral undertone that is of course the violet leaf, you have patchouli, white musk and
javanese vetiver in the base, it's a nice fragrance, not great, it is more of a floral bitter kind of an
aquatic fragrance, a different take on the aquatic-ozonic type of a scent, not horrible but
again it's more of the same. With that bitterness and floral undertone from a first
impression standpoint here i'm gonna give this a 6.5 out of 10, it's not one of my favorites
here, perhaps something that i'm not going to really wear that much, but it's worth checking
out if you do like this kind of genre, something to look forward to. Now, this one here i was really
curious, this is gentlemen givenchy cologne intense, i do love the gentleman collection, there's
not one fragrance from this line that i don't appreciate, this is another one i'm with
high hopes for, from the note breakdown and just from the collection standpoint, everything
they put out is really compelling, very mass appealing, but also with a nice twist, with
gentlemen cologne, which is one that i love to wear in the spring and summer times of the year
it has this beautiful vanilla/almond kind of undertone, let's see what this one is all about...
this is nice guys, whoa i'm really liking the introduction here,
it's really different than anything i've tried so far from the gentleman collection, it's like a
completely different take, it's got something a little bit irisy with maybe vetiver and
something almost boozy like, and very spicy, maybe a combination of cinnamon with some other spices,
let me look at the note breakdown for for givenchy gentlemen eau intense or cologne intense
it's very spicy and sweet up top, almost like a licorice vibe, that you get here, the creation
here was composed by natalie larson which is a great nose, again with another great nose olivier cresp
we're talking bergamot, cardamom, basil, so there is that spiciness and very green kind of
nuance up top, blue iris, cypress which i love in fragrances, it adds this beautiful
very mossy and green and aromatic vibe to the scent, and in the base you have cedar with coumarin
which could also be interpreted as tonka, which has a little bit of a sweet touch to the scent, this is
nice guys, this is masculine, it's definitely very gentlemen like, very sophisticated, very elegant
this is miles above dolce & gabbana light blue, again, two different genres, this is more of a
woody spicy, i'm giving this one here an 8 out of 10 from a first impression standpoint
but I'm a little bit biased here, because i love this genre, i love givenchy gentlemen collection so
this here is really really good. Next up we're going to go with spice bomb infrared from victor & rolf
this one here goes from this gradient dark black to a reddish kind of a base
it's got this little thing here like a grenade, tacky bottles, the scents themselves
are actually quite good, i have to say honestly, i didn't appreciate the green one that
they did over the past two flankers they had, not my favorites, but this one here i have high hopes for
because the notes just look like fire, so let's take it for a test drive, really good sprayers here
infrared is nice guys, this is really nice, again if you like oriental-vanilla
almost gourmand territory, you're going to love this stuff, it's great for night outs, i could see even
ladies liking to wear this, this is really good. This is going back now to the original dna of the
spice bomb, with some infusion here from spice bomb extreme and then doing its own
thing here, really nice composition here guys, again if you like oriental-spicy this is going to be
amazing, it's going to scratch you right where you itch, let's look at the note breakdown for this one
so we have red fruits, saffron, habanero chili pepper, cinnamon leaf, benzoin and tobacco,
spicy a little bit boozy here, with sweet vanilla and benzoin combination, tonka is not listed but
i do get a little bit of a tonka-coumarin note in here, i think this is going to be rather a
linear fragrance but i do love the spiciness that
i'm getting here, with the cinnamon and habanero chili peppers, it almost reminds me of angel man chili or pure chili or a taste of fragrance, it's
in that same vein, not as spicy as that particular fragrance and there's no patchouli
here that you have heavy on a*man pure chili but it's like they could be cousins. This is nice very
very very nice, very great for night out, romantic settings, if you have a sweet tooth this is going
to be great, i love the tobacco here, i think it's going to come a little bit more front and center
as the fragrance develops on skin, and warms up with your skin. Next up we're going to do a
private blend here tom ford soleil brulant from the soleil collection, this has gotten a lot of
limelight in the community, beautiful, gorgeous golden bottle with white details, i mean tom
ford does it well, i have to give credit to this guy, he is very smart, very creative, $350 bucks for
this 50ml is not cheap, these don't come cheap but i'm hoping that this is going to be a great one
guys let's see, let's take it for a test drive, tom ford is quality through and through, although
i have to say over the past couple years with these gimmicky fragrances, i haven't been really
liking the latest releases, the peach one wasn't really my taste, i mean, i haven't really
liked the latest releases so i'm hoping this one here is gonna change that for me, so
let's see... this is nice, this is a different take on the "solar" kind of fragrance
it's got this very warm like skin tan, skin lotion type of a vibe,
warmed by the sun, i definitely get the solar note which is really popular these days
there's definitely a roasted cinnamon kind of a undertone here, almost nutty
i'm liking this one, this is something that of course guys and gals could wear
this is nice, this is unique, this is different this is what i like tom ford for, the creative
scents are flowing here, this is really really nice, really different than anything that's been done
by tom ford over the past couple of years, a whole different direction here, let's look at the notes
i wonder why i like this one guys, so it starts off with red pepper or pink pepper, bergamot, mandarin
orange, jasmine, orange blossom, and honey, so it's got the honey accord, it's a little bit spicy,
then you have resins, woody notes, amber, alabanum, leather, and vetiver, a lot of the notes i love
this is really really good, it starts off a little bit solar, a little bit like i said, like a
skin tan lotion, but then it really develops and gets spicier, it's really warming up here on the
test strip, i would assume on skin it's going to get even better, and again guys if you want to see
any reviews on these fragrances, let me know i'm going to do a little poll for you guys, so you can
vote you from your experience with these fragrances if you have tried them, or just if you guys
are curious about them, if you want to see a full review let me know in the comments, i forgot to
rate this one here, spice bomb infrared i'm gonna give it a 7.5 out of 10 and
tom ford soleil brulant i'm also giving it 8 out of 10, this is really nice, really intriguing,
really unique. And last but not least, i have to go with tobacco mandarin from byredo, it says
night veils right here on the box, the fragrance sits perfectly here, i think it was the most expensive
of all these fragrances here, when you look at price per ml, only second to tom ford which the
tom ford one was $350 for a 50 ml, this one here was $330 for a 50 ml. It's got a dark juice, the way i like them, tobacco
mandarin is one that i was really curious to try guys, i heard a lot about this fragrance, of course
it's got tobacco, it's part of their night veils collection released in 2020, this really caught my
attention, when you look at price per ml it was the second most expensive here 50ml runs you $330
retail but the notes just look amazing from the swedish niche brand, i mean, the notes we're talking
tobacco, we're talking mandarin orange, cumin, coriander, leather, labdanum, sandalwood
and oud. So this to me is gonna be a beast, i mean, it's got the dark liquid going on here
the sprayers on these are really really nice, let's see what we get, like i said, byredo has
been a fragrance house that i haven't really purchased anything from in many years...
wow, guys this is incredible, if you like boozy like, dark, intriguing, mysterious tobacco
scents, this is not going to be for everyone though, it's got that cumin up top which
gives you off almost like a b.o kind of a vibe, i think you're going to have to have the
patience to wear this fragrance, and it's not going to grow on you if you just don't like
this kind of scent profile, but if you like them dark, mysterious, bold and daring, this is a
great scent guys. i'm loving it, from the the standpoint here on the paper, i'm giving this a
9 out of 10, this is exactly the kind of stuff i like, it's spicy, it's oudy, it's tobacco, it's
leather, it's skanky, this is amazing, it's gonna be one of those i can tell right from the
the get-go here, it's gonna be a beast mode type of a fragrance, it's gonna push like crazy, it's
gonna give you an extremely potent scent profile of a scent sillage and scent bubble
and i think longevity is not going to be a problem here, i think this is going to be the most
beastly of all the fragrances here, and like i said, 9 out of 10 from me on a first impressions
standpoint. This is what i like, when it comes to tobacco, boozy scents, and this is one that
i would say don't spray your clothes because it's stained the the test strip here, so i think it will
stain your clothes if you spray your shirt like i do. But needless to
say guys, a 5 haul fragrance video here, with 5 great fragrances
this one here not so much, dolce & gabbana light blue forever, because
it's that scent profile, the blue, the light aquatic type of
genre, not my favorite, but all the other ones here scored 7.5 to 8 plus
so these are really good fragrances to check out, light blue forever is a little bit more of the same
but these here guys are very nice, very unique, very different, with exception of these two
i think these are safer, these are going to be a little bit more daring, but definitely great
to try guys. Let me know your thoughts below in the comments, which one of these fragrances
sound most interesting to you, which one you actually would like to try, or for me to do a full-fledged review on,
let me know in the comments what other 2020-2021 releases you guys would love me to bring here
on the channel and share with you guys, that i haven't yet shared this year so far,
by the way guys of course every one of these new fragrances or a ton of designers,
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