Ultimate Guide To Fragrance Types [0:00:00]
So, the question is how many fragrances should a man own? The answer, one. Boom! Video over.
Man, that was easy. Nope. Just kidding, and I'm not beating up
on stats, and this was a good fragrance. When I was 12 years old, I got this for Christmas.
Introduce me to the world of fragrances. So, if you were to poll five fragrance experts,
how many fragrances should a man own? You're going to probably get five different answers.
My answer is going to be a bit more open, and that is own as many as you want.
And, by the way, I'll let you know at the end of this video how many fragrances I own
as of today's date. So, let's start things off with florals. Historically,
this is the oldest scent that men and women have worn. Yes, I know we think florals you
think flowers, you think a woman's fragrance. But, guys, there are tons of masculine especially
sexy fragrances out there that men can wear. And, yes, you're going to smell like maybe
lavender, you're going to smell like rose. You're also going to see magnolias, you're
going to see lily of the valley, you're going to see gardenia. You're also going to see
iris out there in a number of floral fragrances. Now, when to wear floral fragrances? Spring,
summer. Yeah, you could wear it in the winter, you can wear it in the fall. But, spring and
summer is when most people, they just feel that these fragrances work.
Now, one interesting note is that florals oftentimes are amplified by the heat. So,
when you put this on inside, be aware that if you go outside and it's hot or if you start
to sweat, all the sudden this fragrance can start to project a bit more.
Now, is everyone going to be into florals? I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan. Even
though I've got some of the classic fragrances out there, when it comes to florals I found
that they just don't work for me. And, my wife doesn't like them too much on me. But,
you've got to find what works for you, so go out there and experiment. Tons of options
out there. The next type of fragrance I want to talk
about are the aquatics. So, think of beach, think the ocean. That smell right there. But,
what's interesting about this, how can you actually encapsulate that smell and put it
into a fragrance? You can't naturally. So, this is where they use synthetic basically
molecules to replicate that smell. One of the classic ones we're going to see
out there Acqua di Gio. This right here just is it encapsulates what is an aquatic fragrance.
You're going to find some other ones out there I think Bvlgari makes some great ones. I haven't
talked about this yet, but I will at some point. And, you could also go with something
that’s a little bit stronger, go with maybe the perfume the Profumo here.
Point being is it this fragrance is actually one of my favorites, and I'll tell you why.
Because it's fresh, it's clean, and there's just something about it that draws me in.
And you're going to find when you choose a fragrance, when you find a particular type,
there's just some relationship. Maybe growing up on my summers in California, this is what
it reminds me of. And, that's what's interesting about these fragrances.
Now, when is the best time to wear aquatics? Pretty much it seems obvious, right? During
the summer. You can wear it in the spring, you can wear it in the fall, you could wear
it in the winter. But, I find that aquatics work best in hot weather.
So now, I want to talk about one of my favorite smells when it comes to fragrances, and that
is leather. I love leather jackets, I love suede jackets, and I love a fragrance that
has a leather smell to it. So, most fragrances are not going to say leather
right on them. Instead, what you're going to get are they're going to take other combinations,
and they're going to put it together and you're going to pick up leather in this. You're also
going to pick up in this one gasoline, asphalt, violet is the dominant note, but most people
smell leather very quickly and it's one that stays with it.
Now, what's causing this? It is not a natural fragrance like with florals, again, they can
take extracts from flowers, although they don't do that very often anymore. But, what
they have to do with this is this is going to be man-made.
Now, leather fragrances, what are they good for? For me, these are fragrances that you
want to dress up. These are fragrances that you don't want to wear just with casual clothing.
They are fragrances that work great with a suit whenever you want to look good and feel
like a million bucks. When do you wear a leather fragrance? During the fall and during the
winter. Next up, let's talk about orientals. And,
before I go too deep on this, I want to stress that all these different types I'm talking
about, you're going to see these combined. So, you're going to -- you're not just going
to see orientals, you're going to see floral orientals, you're going to see spicy orientals,
you're going to see woody orientals. Now, I’ll get into those other types here
soon, but with this oriental here, there's something in it that makes it an oriental,
and that is truffle. You're also going -- amber is going to be the most common one, but this
one right here black orchid by Tom Ford is very well-known because this is a very unique
smell. But, there's a truffle smell in this which really sets it apart from most other
fragrances out there. Now, when it comes to the amber to truffles
to orientals in general, you're going to find that these are great fall winter fragrances.
They're oftentimes heavier fragrances, very seductive fragrances. These are also great
for at night whenever you want to be more attractive. You're getting close to somebody,
you want to smell a bit mysterious, you want to look at an oriental fragrance. Mmm. This
is an amazing fragrance. [0:05:05]
Now, if you've got an eagle eye, throughout this video you may have noticed I've got some
pretty cool fragrances back here. Most of you guys have never seen this, and that's
because these are Navitus Parfums. If you're familiar with Steven over at Redolecenssence,
he just launched his company. And, guys, I've got samples of all of his fragrances, and
I have to say that they are amazing. Now, gents, he's not paying me to talk about
his fragrances. He did send me samples, and I tried them all and I have to say from the
packaging to everything that he's put into these fragrances, they are nothing short of
amazing. One of my absolute favorites in his collection,
Absolutio. Why? Because it's a gourmand fragrance. So, this is the next type I'm going to talk
about gourmand fragrances are fragrances that have edible qualities. Not that you would
be eating the fragrance, but you almost feel that you can.
Now, another great example of a gourmand fragrance is going to be Amen. Another one Kryptomint.
We've got Rochas Man. And, right over there, I've got vanilla and leather. These are fragrances,
when you smell them when especially a woman smells the stuff on you, she wants to get
close. She wants to eat you up. These fragrances are oftentimes going to be
a little bit heavier, a little bit more -- going to wrap you. They’re almost like a hug.
This is something that when you're wearing a sweater, you want to wear a gourmand fragrance.
So, on that note, no pun intended, these are winter fragrances. You can also wear them
in the fall, maybe on a cool spring day, but these are fragrances, yeah, that you want
to wear in cooler weather. Another Navitus perfume I'm absolutely loving
is Primas. Now, this one right here has oakmoss. So, therefore, it is a chypre. If you're not
familiar with chypre fragrances, I think the word comes from French for cypress. But, the
idea here, oakmoss, bergamot, these are going to be fragrances that just have a -- they
have a very mature [feel to them?]. This is definitely a fragrance that is for
a man. A fragrance that's going to be sophisticated, it's going to be elegant. This is going to
be a fall fragrance. And, if you've ever smelt Polo Green is another perfect example of a
chypre fragrance when you're looking for this type of fragrance out there. It's another
great one. If you've never tried it, make sure to try a sample or go out there and buy
the good stuff. All right, guys. So, if you're interested
in Navitus Parfums, I'm going to put some great resources down in the description of
today's video. First up, I'm going to link over to Steven’s video. He talks about each
of his fragrances, goes into a lot more detail than I do in this video. I'm also going to
link over to his website. Now, guys, if you're looking for a gift, if
you want to get a fragrance, a niche fragrance of high quality, you want to check out what
they've got here. I love the packaging. I love how with every -- every fragrance you
buy, it comes with a card. And on this card it actually breaks out each of the notes.
It's just the packaging is so beautiful. And, guess what, guys? That matches the quality
of the fragrances. Why am I saying all this? No, Steven is not paying me. I simply love
what he's doing. I want to support him, his new brand, and, yeah, for you guys to go check
it out. Amazing fragrances. If you know the type of fragrances you want
to get into or you want to go check out his sample pack, so that you can smell these fragrances
for yourself, go do it, guys, because this fragrance line is amazing.
Now, the fragrance I'm holding here, this is Virtus. So, Virtus is a woody fragrance.
What's a woody fragrance? Again, they're not extracting wood oil or anything and making
these fragrances. But, when you smell this, you smell sandalwood, you smell cedar. There's
a wide variety of different types of woods, but this one right here, yes, wood is one
of the notes. There's a few other ones as well, but we're
going to find some other fragrances out there that have great wood notes. This one right
here I know a lot of you guys have it. It's got a cult following. But, other ones simply,
you know Tom Ford does a great job. He puts wood right on it. And then, other fragrances
are classics, they've been around for thirty years.
And this one I'm actually wearing right now, it's got a very strong wood fragrance as the
base sandalwood, even though on top -- the top note is isn't wood. Point being is that
wood is a very strong masculine fragrance. Any guy that works with wood knows this.
When are you going to wear this? This is going to be a winter, this is going to be a fall.
You could wear it in the spring. It's going to be though throughout the day, not maybe
something you would wear at night. It's not a super I would say dressy fragrance, although
you can find sometimes the wood is going to mix with the oriental.
Maybe it's going to go with a bit of spice, therefore you could probably wear that at
night. You see how that works. Point being is this is a great fragrance for any guy that
wants to smell strong and masculine. Now, let's talk about spicy fragrances. So,
some people consider this a subcategory under oriental fragrances. What we're going to notice
about spicy fragrances; vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove. And, spicy fragrances, these
are oftentimes some of the favorite fragrances of guys that want to smell great and attract
the ladies. Tons of options out there. Some of them are
going to have great projection. Other ones maybe not so much projection, but more of
a sweet smell and definitely one that everybody loves. Everybody that smells this fragrance
absolutely loves it. [0:09:59]
Now, does that say that every spicy fragrance is going to be a crowd-pleaser, is going to
be something that, yeah, it's going to smell like everybody else? No, it's not. There are
some out there that have maybe a bit of a smoky smell. And, definitely, you know, take
a little bit of practice to wear it and you need to be the right guy to be able to pull
it off. But, when you think spicy fragrance, you want
to think winter, you want to think fall. You want to think it's going to envelop you, it's
going to be like a warm hug. These are great fragrances especially during the cold weather.
Next up, let's talk about fougere. This is considered to be some of the most masculine
fragrances out there, lavender with oakmoss with a bit of tobacco. This combination right
here is just what's considered by many people to be the masculine fragrance.
Now, is everyone going to agree? No, especially on this one right here. But, when you try
something like this Burberry Touch, this is something when people smell it, they’re
like, ”Wow! That really smells like a man.” Are we all going to agree? No, of course we've
got different opinions. But when is a great time to wear this fragrance?
Fall, spring, summer. It's definitely I think a three-season fragrance. Maybe not so much
for the winter, a little bit light in my opinion, but this is going to be a fragrance you can
wear throughout the day. You could wear it to work, you're just going to smell great.
You're not going to offend anybody, and it's just something it's a really nice fragrance.
Mmm. Now, this Navitus perfume here, Navus, it allows me to cover actually the next two
categories two birds with one stone, citrus and aromatic. Let me explain what each of
these are. Now, as you can imagine with citrus scents,
this smell very fresh, very clean, very light. When is a great time to wear this? Well, pretty
much obvious, right? Spring and summer are perfect.
Another thing you'll notice about citrus scents is that they go pretty quick. They actually
don't last very long, hence why you see these used oftentimes in combination with other
scents with other fragrances. And, they're oftentimes be a top note because, yeah, the
top note just doesn't last that long. And what do they mean by an aromatic scent?
So, this is going to be a very grassy scent. This is going to be sage, rosemary, cumin,
lavender. And, by the way, aromatics are considered to be very masculine and you will often time
to see them combined with citrus notes. And, I did promise to let you know how many
fragrances I own. Right now, the count is 165 fragrances. That's a lot, I know. Probably
more than I can wear in my lifetime. And, because of that, I'm going to be break – basically,
decanting where you take them and you put them in smaller containers. And I’m going
to be sending them out for free to the guys in my Dapper Dog Club.
What am I talking about? If you haven't checked out my group over on Facebook, you want to
check it out. I'm going to link to it down in the description. It's a free group, but
here's the deal. You got to answer the three questions. A lot of people applied and they
did not answer any of the three questions, so I'm not letting you in. You've got to show
that you really want to be part of this inner circle here at RMRS. So, I'm inviting you
to join. Again, I’m putting a link down in the description.
And, we're giving away a lot more than just fragrances by the way. I'm getting rid of
things here in the office. But most importantly, the guys that join my Dapper Dog Club, they
care about the direction of Real Men Real Style. They want to reach out to me directly
and say, Antonio, I loved this video or I didn't like this video. They want to give
me constructive criticism, and that's what I'm looking for.
People to join this group and give me ideas for future videos, be able to talk about,
hey, Antonio, that's a good one, no, maybe not that so much. I want to be able to explain
why I do what I do, so that I can basically have some people that care about my channel
and care about this community enough that they want to engage with us.
And we've got a little club going on here, yeah, the Dapper Dog Club. So, go check it
out, guys. I will link to it, again, down in the description. It's free. But, remember,
you've got to answer those three questions, otherwise you're just not getting in.
So, what video to watch next? How about the sexiest fragrances a man can wear? I've got
you covered in this video right here. Check it out, guys. It's a countdown I break out.
And there's a lot of fragrances on this list that you will not see anywhere else. So, guys
if you want to smell and look great, check out this video right here.
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