Best Colognes From 9 DIFFERENT Fragrance Houses [0:00:00]
In today’s video, gents, we’re having fun. I’m talking about my favorite picks,
my favorite colognes, perfumes, fragrances from the top fragrance houses out there.
[Music] All right, gents. I want to be straight up
with you. This first choice was hard. You see, the house of Dior has been putting out
fragrances since 1947. And honestly, in the last 50 years, these guys have put out some
of the most amazing fragrances on the market. So, should I have chosen a cologne from the
classic collection? Or one I go with their bestseller, a fragrance that any serious collector
even if he hates it, he loves it because this fragrance right here gets you compliments.
No, that would be too easy. We should go with a fragrance not many people have heard of,
maybe unique top note like pear, perfect for the summer.
But that wouldn’t work, it’s getting cool. We’re going into the winter. We want something
strong, something that’s going to put hair on your chest, something that smells like
gasoline and grass. I couldn’t make up my mind. Should I go with the Original or the
Le Parfum? Guys, as you can tell, I’m bouncing all
over the place, maybe I should just go with something versatile, something you wear in
the office, something you can wear at any time.
No, screw that. I’m going to go with my heart. I’m going to go with fragrances that
pop up, the fragrances I’m wearing right now from this house and that happens to be
Sauvage Elixir. Now, if you haven’t heard of this fragrance
yet, that’s because it just came out. It’s a 2021 release. This is a modern masterpiece
by Dior. Overall, it’s a pretty versatile fragrance. You can wear this in the fall,
you can wear this in the winter, spring, maybe not extreme heat in the summer.
It has great longevity. We’re talking eight plus hours with three sprays in the chest
area. And projection is solid. You’re going to get two feet the first couple of hours,
after that, it’s going to go down to a foot and then, it becomes a skin scent after about
like I don’t know 12, 14 hours. Top notes are cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom,
and grapefruit. The middle note is lavender. The base notes are sandalwood, licorice, amber,
patchouli, and Haitian vetiver. Now, this fragrance is not cheap, you’re
not going to find it discounters. That being said, it should be widely available at stores
that carry high-end fragrances, so you can get your nose on this. You can smell it and
you can say, hey, you know what? I like this or Antonio is full of crap.
Now, another word of fragrance house is fragrance brand. And that’s what I’m talking about.
All the fragrances I’m talking about, I’m going to look at a particular brand, this
next one being Tom Ford because you know Tom Ford makes clothing, make a lot of other things,
cosmetics and stuff. But, fragrances are a particular area and
so, I’m going through and look at all of the Tom Ford fragrances that I own that I’ve
used and I’m going to share with you guys my favorites.
So, the first one I’m going to show with is Tobacco Vanille. And this one, it almost
made the list, this was my first love from Tom Ford. When I smelt this I was like, wow,
powerful, strong, unique. I love this fragrance. I bought it for retail and to this date, it
is still on my top ten list. That being said, if that one sounds like too
much for you, check out Oud Wood, a little bit more tone down. That being said, the oud
the wood and there’s not much oud in this, but this is just a beautiful scent.
However, if I had to go with one Tom Ford fragrance, it would be Black Orchid. And I
got to thank Steven over Redolessence for introducing me to this fragrance. This one
right here that truffle note, the chocolate, that’s just so complex, it is sweet. It’s
a unisex fragrance. And I do not recommend you blind buy this one like I did.
Point being is I smelt this and I loved it. I’ve never had anything that I’ve worn
that I’ve just actually just, yeah, I mean it’s just beautiful. Warm, spicy, woody,
earthy, I get a solid eight hours out of this fragrance. It lingers. And it does become
a skin scent pretty quick, like this thing doesn’t project, it sits on your skin. But,
man, it just sticks around, absolutely beautiful. Now, because I love that fragrance so much,
I did go out and buy the parfum and I bought Velvet Orchid. Velvet Orchid, I smelt it in
an airport, it is sweeter, doesn’t going to have the truffle note. This one is – is
more of a woman’s fragrance, so maybe I made a mistake buying this one.
This one though, I would say it’s not worth the upgrade. It smells too much like the original.
I really didn’t see much of a difference in longevity, the original is great. So, if
you’re going to choose one, go with the original.
Now, as you’re watching this video, you hear me throwing around words like EDT eau
de toilette, EDP eau de parfum, what exactly does all these mean?
Well, down in the description of today’s video, I’m going to link over to some helpful
videos I created actually on another channel, Scenteno. I know, pretty clever, right? I
took my last name, added an S to it. But, on this fragrance channel, in less than a
minute, I explain the difference. Actually, I look at Bleu de Chanel, Chanel
being our next house, and I explained the difference between the EDP between the EDT
and the parfum and what you’re paying for. And in – I’ll tell you in theory, you
should be getting something stronger with more of a concentration, not always the case.
In fact, rarely the case nowadays. All the times the perfumers they want to have fun.
They want to change things up. Now, am I going to say the parfum is or the
EDP is better than this EDT original? The answer is no. In my opinion, the EDT actually
lasts longer, projects better, and is less expensive. So, I’m going to recommend, well,
I almost put this on the list. Bleu de Chanel, you cannot go wrong with.
But, there were a couple of other Chanels I wanted to add to this list. And I thought
about going something like Antaeus, which is a fragrance by Chanel that most men have
never heard of. I can imagine, if you want to smell like a
masculine man from the 1970s when you’re wearing a tuxedo, this is the fragrance that
you’re going to want to wear. But, it’s not going to be the first one, the one that
I would go to if I had to choose one Chanel fragrance.
[0:04:58] No, that honor is going to go to Allure Homme
Sport Eau Extreme. Now, there are variations of this. This is going to be the most extreme
one, the strongest concentration. And I do like the smell compared especially with the
cologne, which I really like. It’s more citrusy, but it’s not nearly going to last
as long. This one citrus cream, it’s just a beautiful
fragrance that the only knock on it is I wish it lasted longer. But, unfortunately that’s
the issue with all Chanel fragrances. Now, top notes on this fragrance are going
to be mandarin orange, mint, cypress, and sage. Middle notes, pepper. Base notes, tonka
bean, musk, sandalwood, and cedar. So, my reasoning for putting this fragrance
is the one Chanel I would go with is versatility. This is a fragrance that you can wear at the
office, you can wear it on a date. You can wear this fragrance pretty much anywhere on
the weekend, just wearing a suit. You can wear it during the weekday wearing shorts
and t-shirt. This is a versatile fragrance. Year round,
you can wear this fragrance and for that reason I’m adding it to my list.
Next up on this list, we got a fragrance house that I could not pronounce for years and that
is Yves Saint Laurent. And the fragrance that I think is really safe if you want something
incredibly versatile, check out the Y EDP. This one you can find on shelves stores around.
It’s just got a really nice break out, a very safe fragrance. But, it’s not going
to be the one that I would choose if I could only go with one Yves Saint Laurent.
Now, a lot of you guys may think it’s going to be La Nuit. This is a beautiful fragrance.
Definitely one of my first loves. This was in my top ten list for a long time. A number
of YouTubers highly recommended it and for good reason, solid fragrance.
Now, it’s kind of slipped down, it’s become a little bit boring. This is just sweet, it’s
beautiful, but I believe it’s a bit overplayed. Now, the Yves Saint Laurent I’m going to
go with is Kouros. You spray this on your chest, hair is going to start to sprout. Seriously,
the other day, I only had eight, sprayed this, all of a sudden I jumped to 16 within a week.
Just beautiful. And what I also like about this, you can find
this at discounters. I do recommend if you can find a deal on it, go ahead and blind
buy it. If you can’t find a deal, go in and definitely try to smell this, it’s a
masculine powerhouse. And if you want to smell, you want to smell
different than the rest of the guys out there and you’ve got the courage, you’ve got
the, yeah, you’ve got the conviction that you think you can pull this off, give it a
shot. Now, gents, I know I mispronounced fragrances
all the time, but I’m getting better. And if you’ve seen some improvement, do me a
favor, smash that like button. Seriously, guys, by smashing that like button engaging
with these videos, it helps reach more people and I do appreciate it.
And, if you’ve got something to add, if you disagree with some of these fragrances
I’m putting out, like, “Antonio, why didn’t you choose this one.” Let me know. I love
hearing from you guys, I love interacting leaving snarky comments sometimes, so I look
forward to hearing from you. Now, this next house has so many great choices.
Again, you see I’m running into this thing. Here’s the thing, they’ve been around
for a while, they put out a lot of fragrances, 95% of fragrances that are put out there really,
really good. Maybe personally you don’t like something,
you don’t like vanilla and maybe you don’t like oceanic smells, I get it. But, still
the vast majority of the fragrances out there are good. So, when you find something and
you find a house that works, don’t feel like you got to go out there and buy hundreds
of fragrances like fanatics like me. What I would recommend is just simply sticking
with it and wearing it and getting the most out of it.
Now, this one right here, Armani Code Absolu, absolutely it’s my favorite of the Armani
Codes. It’s sweet vanilla. Maybe overly sweet for some of you guys, then if that’s
the case, check out the new Armani Code. I think that’s the EDP or whichever, yeah,
I’ve got it somewhere, but I’m not putting it on my list.
Acqua di Gio Profumo, this is my favorite of the Acqua di Gios. That being said, Profondo
and Profondo Lights are really nice. Even the original, it’s a little bit weak, it’s
a little bit dated, but it’s still good. This one right here though came very close
to being the fragrance would be my go-to, but we’re entering the winter, I want to
go with something a little bit stronger, a little bit sweeter. And so, my choice for
my one Armani fragrance would be Stronger With You.
Now, I have to admit, I resisted buying this fragrance for awhile because I thought the
name was absolutely stupid. I still do. That being said, it is just a beautiful winter
scent. Top notes are going to be cardamom, pink pepper,
violet leaf, and mint. Middle notes, pineapple, sage, melon, cinnamon, and lavender. Base
notes, vanilla, chestnut, amber wood, cedar, guaiac wood.
To me, it’s the cardamom, the cinnamon, and the chestnut. That nut in there just really
is a distinctive smell and this is what separates this boozy rich fragrance from a lot of the
other ones out there. Now, you may be wondering should I check out
some of the flankers like Intensely. It’s going to cost more, a little harder to find.
Or should I go with that new one, Absolutely? I would say the differences are minimum. I
mean, really, I spent a lot of money to get this one over from Europe and it’s good,
really nice, but I didn’t see that much of a difference. It doesn’t just --
But, these other ones are great if you happen to find them on sale, but go with the original
in my opinion you’re going to get the best deal on it.
Now, guys, if you’ve made it this far into the video, you are either into fragrances,
you are bored out of your mind, or you’re interested in learning more about the power
of scent. And if that is you, check this out. So, this is the prototype. I’ve been talking
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Now, gents, I’ve been talking about my project over at Mission Fragrances for the last year
and if you haven’t yet, down in the description of today’s video, I’m linking over to
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If you’re at all interested in how the science of smell can help make you more productive,
help you get more out of life, help you improve. I mean, if you’re training up for an Ironman,
if you’re going to be giving a presentation in front of your boss’ boss and you get
nervous, you want to be able to leverage the power of scent and conditioning. It’s a
real thing, think about it. Whenever you smell coffee, what do you do?
You sort of wake up, it just pulls you out of bed. Whenever you smell certain foods,
it actually not only makes you hungry and salivate, but it makes you happier if they
are foods you like. This stuff is backed by science. And the more
I did research on this – on all this information, I was like, why isn’t – why isn’t the
fragrance industry talking about this? So, what we did, all of these are unique scent.
And that’s one of the key parts to be able to condition yourself with the fragrance.
You need something you haven’t smelt before, something that is unique and it can just be
a small slight tweak in the notes, but that’s going to be part of it.
We also have a course that people can go through. This is about the bigger mission and that’s
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But, if you want to be part of something big. If you want to get the best deal out there
because the guys on my early bird list are going to get access to the best deals. I’m
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launching this thing. This is a limited run. I don’t have a – I’m going to probably
hopefully sell out this holiday season and then it will be a few months. And we’re
going to go back and we’re going to learn, we’re going to work with the guys. This
is so much more than smelling great, it’s the science of scent, guys. As you can tell,
I’m pumped about this. This is unique. No one else is doing anything
like this. And if you’re interested in learning more, again, that link is in the description.
Next up, we got a fragrance house that flies under the radar for most men and that’s
too bad because they’ve really got some solid fragrances, even though they don’t
seem to put out a whole lot for men and that is going to be Hermes.
So, right here, I’ve got Vogaye. If this would win the award for the coolest bottle,
I’d give it to them. And it’s a solid fragrance. A little bit weak, but it’s a
good fragrance. Not necessarily the one I would put on this list, but I just love that
bottle. My daughter does too. [0:10:00]
And they also just came out with H24. This one got a really unique metallic note. Overall,
just a really nice aromatic fragrance. I like this one, but it did not dethrone in my opinion
the king of Hermes fragrances. And that king is the woody spicy citrus Terre d’Hermes.
They came out in 2006. Top notes are orange and grapefruit. Middle
notes, pepper and pelargonium. Base notes, vetiver, cedar, patchouli, and benzoin. Now,
I’ll be straight, those notes aren’t that inspiring. In fact, when you see some people
describe this fragrance as smelling like a dirty orange, what does that mean?
I did another video and I went out there and did all this research. For some reason, when
women smell this, they are drawn to it. When guys smell it, they love it. It is an amazing
fragrance. If you are a serious collector and you don’t
have this in your collection, if you’re just starting out and you’re looking for
a fragrance that is going to do everything for you, it’s versatile, it’s four seasons,
you can wear this on dates, you can wear this in the office.
And this is the fragrance that’s going to get you compliments, yet it’s never going
to overpower. It’s a masterpiece fragrance. I easily would put this in my top ten. And
for that reason, I’m going to say definitely I – I would have this on my list as the
number one. And the other ones, the parfum and the vetiver,
those are good too, but start with the original. This one is where it’s at.
Now, speaking of a great deal. This next house, Versace, what I love about them is if you
look around, you can find some great deals on these fragrances. They’re going to be
at discounters. They’re going to be, you know, at big box stores. And the fragrances
though are solid. The vast majority of them, they may be a little
bit weak here or there, maybe pour homme, which I almost put on this list. Love it for
the summer, but you know, right here, Dylan Blue, this one, you can wear it four seasons.
And if you’re looking for an alternative, the Bleu de Chanel, you want a blue fragrance,
but you don’t want to pay as much money, look for this one, but it’s not going to
make my list. And what almost made the list, but it’s not summer time is Man Eau Fraiche.
This one, again, you could find this at Sam’s, you can find this at Walmart, you can find
this at Costco. Just simply look around and, boom, you’re going to be able to save money
and this one is a beautiful summer scent. That being said, we’re entering the winter,
so let’s talk about Eros. Now, I do like Eros Flame, very good fragrance. And I like
the EDP that just came out. This is the EDT. And so, both the EDT and the EDP are solid
fragrances. The only difference I would say the EDT is slightly for a little bit younger
guy, a younger party guy. The EDP for a little bit older party guy.
Both of them do the same thing. The mint a little bit weaker over on the EDP. The mint
is strong here on the opening. But, this fragrance right here is the perfect clubbing fragrance.
In fact, that’s why it’s probably so popular. [0:15:00]
So, this next house gets a lot of crap for smelling synthetic and some of its fragrances
do. That being said, some of them just smell amazing, Invictus Aqua, what am I talking
about? Paco Rabanne. Based out of Spain, these guys I think have
some great fragrances. They also have some ones you are going to want to pass on, but
Invictus Aqua, notice I didn’t say just Invictus, the Aqua is the one that really
stands out. But, it wouldn’t be the one I would go with.
What I go with their new one and they love this outlandish bottles. This one right here,
you’re going to see this out there Phantom, getting a lot of hype right now. It’s I
think a solid fragrance. That being said – I mean, it’s unique.
I wouldn’t say it’s something I’m going to wear all the time. Definitely not going
to be in my top 25 fragrances. But, for a new fragrance, something coming out there
and if you want to smell different, well, for a while, you know, go out there and get
it. Most people because it’s not discounters,
this one, you are going to probably pay for retail for. But, the one that I would keep,
1 Million Prive. Warm, spicy, cinnamon, sweet. It’s got longevity. This thing is just absolutely
beautiful. Maybe it’s that cinnamon mixed in with the
tobacco with the myrrh with a little bit of that tonka bean. Actually, a little – a
good amount of that tonka bean at the base. This is one of those fragrances I have to
admit it’s usually on one of my top list. Even though it’s relatively inexpensive,
even though I’ve had some people turn up their noses fragrance, I get compliments it
seems like every time I wear this fragrance. So, for that reason I just kept wearing it.
Maybe it’s because I keep wearing it because I feel good when I wear this fragrance, but
it’s a relatively cheap when you can find it discounters. And, again, I get crazy compliments.
Anyone else ever gotten a compliment with 1 Million? And 1 Million is good too and 1
Million Lucky isn’t bad and the new Parfum is solid as well.
Next, let’s talk about the house of Dolce & Gabbana. No, the EDP King or K whatever
you want to call it is not going to be on my list. This is an improvement from the EDT,
but it’s still, yeah, just a little bit too generic. It’s a fine fragrance if you
want something that’s versatile and you can war in the office, but wouldn’t be in
my top pick. Now, the easy pick here would have been Dolce
& Gabbana’s The One. And this one easily could have made the list, probably should
have because, you know, it’s entering winter time.
But, I wanted to bring you guys something cleaner, a little bit something new, something
that’s bright and fresh, but the EDP right here, this one is solid, better in my opinion
than the EDT. The EDT is good as well. The EDP is just simply stronger as an EDP should
be. Now, the one I would keep is Dolce & Gabbana
Light Blue, but not this one because as many of you guys know, I actually I put this on
my shooting list and that video will be coming because you guys did engage with the video
and give me the number of likes. And that reason that Light Blue is so low
is because it’s weak, it disappears. And it could have been so much more. And they
actually fixed it with the Eau Intense. That being said, I’m going to go with Forever.
This one brand new, at least in the last six months.
And, yeah, I love that grapefruit opening. It’s the most unique grapefruit-like strongest
opening I’ve ever smelt and I have to give it to them.
This is the perfect summer scent, a solid fragrance and it’s got good longevity so
much better than the original. All right, gents, agree, disagree? Let me
know down in the comments. Should I do a part two? There were certain houses I didn’t
cover and, yeah, I have enough that I can make another video like this.
So, what video to watch next? How about my top fall picks? This one right here, yeah,
I break out the fragrances you should be wearing right now. Okay, you don’t have to wear
them. I think they’re great ones and I think that I chose some fragrances that a lot of
you guys haven’t even considered. So, check out that video right here.
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