Ultimate Creed Buying Guide [0:00:00]
I'm going to talk about Creed fragrance that I don't particularly enjoy, and that is Royal
Mayfair. [sound effect] Oh, that was Neroli Sauvage. Damn it!
Let's start things off talking about the Creed fragrance I least enjoy. The one I'm not going
to recommend you go out and buy. The fragrance I'm talking about is Royal Mayfair. Of the
16 Creed fragrances I own, this is my least favorite.
The top notes listed are pine, gin, and lime. But, what I smell is a minty eucalyptus, with
a bit of lime in there, but really I've heard people compare this to mothballs. I can see
the comparison. Overall, it's a unique scent, just something I wouldn't recommend that most
men wear. All these fragrances, I bought with my own
money. And in today's video, I'm going to talk about my favorite Creeds, the ones I
think are worth the money worth of blind buy, which ones I think you should avoid. Guys,
find out in today's video. [Music]
Creed was founded in 1760. They got their first royal commission 21 years later in 1781
when King George III basically had to make this royal English leather fragrance. Segueing
into that, I’m going to talk about my other fragrance I'm not a big fan of. And I know
this is really going to upset some of you guys, but Royal Oud.
So first up, it's a misnamed fragrance because there isn't much oud in this thing. It really
has a wood base. It's one of their darker fragrances. And I know it's got its lovers
out there, but this is a fragrance I just can't get behind.
Top notes are pink pepper, lemon, and bergamot. Middle notes are galbanum, angelica, and cedar.
The base notes are sandalwood, oud, musk. Now, let me be clear. I don't hate this fragrance.
I think it's a good fragrance, but I do feel it's overrated. So many people have it in
their top five list. This isn't something that I personally enjoy as much as some of
the others, so that's why it's so low on my list.
But what I recommend with all of these fragrances except maybe a few, do not blind buy them.
Go in and get a sample of this, try it and wear it. Because so many people talk about
after you put this on, yes, the opening is going to be heavy with that cedar.
They don't really smell the oud, but after 10 to 20 minutes people talk about this magic.
It hasn't happened to me, but it may happen with you and this may react better with your
skin. Now, for those of you guys that know Creed,
you know that they're based over in Paris. So, why in 1781 were they making fragrances
for an English king? Well, that's because they hadn't moved over Paris. That was 1854
that they moved over to Paris and all of a sudden they're making fragrances for Napoleon
III. They also made fragrances for Emperor Franz
Joseph of Austria-Hungary and for the Russian Czar Nicholas II.
Now, at that time, most of the fragrances they made were unisex. And to be honest, even
though all of these fragrances except for Royal Mayfair, that one's unisex, but most
of these here are geared towards men. Women can wear these as well.
Now, the next fragrance I'm going to be talking about is Neroli Sauvage. And to be honest,
I wanted to love this fragrance. top notes are bergamot and grapefruit. Middle
notes or neroli and verbena. The base note is ambergris.
Now, when I first smelt this fragrance and even today, I love the scent. I love the way
that this thing smells, but it is gone within 30 minutes. One spray and, yes, I can't detect
anything. I have to put on ten sprays to be able to get about two to three hours of performance
out of this fragrance. And to be honest, that's the one reason I'm
ranking this fragrance so low. It's just it doesn't have any longevity.
Coming in at number 13, Original Vetiver. Now, this is a great spring and summer fragrance
that I personally enjoy. Top notes are bergamot, ginger, and mandarin
orange. Middle notes are Haitian vetiver, sandalwood, and you can barely pick up a bit
of iris. Base notes are musk and ambergris. Now, if this was a list of safe clean office
friendly fragrances during the summer, this one would definitely be in the top three.
And if you like green vetiver fragrances, you need to try a sample of this one.
That being said, and this applies to all Creed fragrances, it's expensive for what you get.
It's hard to justify just for the average guy to go out and buy this fragrance.
Coming in at number 12, we've got a simple beautiful citrus aromatic known as Royal Water.
Top notes citrus and mint. Middle notes are juniper berry and basil. Base notes are musk
and ambergris. Overall, this is a fresh clean simple fragrance
that definitely smells like it's masculine, yet it's not overly masculine. And that's
why I like this fragrance. I personally wear it quite a bit. But, I will say is it worth
the price it worth a blind buy? Definitely not.
You want to try this one out. For some people, it does not work on their skin chemistry.
For mine, it's fine. It lasts above average for Creed fragrances, which in general they
don't last very long. This one does a pretty good job. I get about four to five hours on
my skin with about three sprays, solid fragrance. So, with all those nice words, why isn't this
one higher on the list? Simply put, it's a bit plain. Again, a solid fragrance, but there's
nothing distinctive about it. Coming in at number 11, I've got one of the
more recent Creed fragrances. They're woody aromatic known as Viking.
Top notes are bergamot, lemon, and pink pepper. Middle notes are mint and Bulgarian rose.
The base, we have lavender, sandalwood, vetiver, and patchouli.
Of all the Creed fragrances, this one right here probably gets the most amount of hate.
And that's because it was compared to Creed Aventus, it came out right after. And for
a lot of people they were expecting a Creed killer. It's a very different fragrance.
[0:05:04] I've heard one YouTuber actually say that
this is what a rich CEO would wear. And I have to agree, this is like a higher-end version
of Old Spice. It Just smells a lot better than Old Spice, but it's still got that barber
shop-type of smell. It's a beautiful fragrance and for that reason,
I got to look past the hate and I am going to recommend this fragrance. If you're in
a store and you want to sample something unique, something that’s a Creed that most people
aren't wearing, this is one you want to check out.
Now, gents, have you ever bought an expensive fragrance, worn it, and absolutely nobody
notices? Yes, crickets when you wear it. Nobody gave you a compliment.
Guys, if that has been you, do me a favor smash that like button. Believe me, it's happened
to all of us. Coming in at number 10 on our list of Creed
fragrances, Original Santal. Now, of all my Creed fragrances, this one is definitely the
sweetest. I think it's a beautiful fragrance. And in general, I don't like sandalwood-based
fragrances. Joop? Yeah, I'll pass on that. I mean, yeah, Joop is bad.
And what's interesting is it reminds me of Joop, yet it smells amazing. And I will wear
this fragrance. Joop, I will not touch. Now, Joop is incredibly cheap, synthetic.
This makes sandalwood smell good. And that's why I like this fragrance, why it's so high
up on the list. Also, with that cinnamon, lavender, and vanilla, this is going to be
something the ladies are going to love. Now, I don't recommend a blind buy, but I
definitely recommend that you test this fragrance out, especially if you're into sandalwood.
If you haven't smelt this scent before, you want to try this. This sets the gold standard
for this type of fragrance. Coming in at number 9, we have Silver Mountain
Water. Top notes are bergamot and mandarin orange. Middle notes are green tea and black
currant. The base notes, galbanum, petitgrain, sandalwood, and musk.
Fresh, bright, clean with just a little bit of a metallic smell to it. Now, some people
have compared this to smell like baby powder. I can definitely pick that up. But, it's so
much fresher and cleaner and it just really has a nice scent to it.
I wouldn't recommend you blind buy it, maybe too sweet too powdery for some. But, I would
recommend you get a sample and you try this for yourself. This pops up in a lot of people
top five lists for Creed and I can see why. Not in my top five, but definitely a scent
worth trying. Coming in at number 8, we've got the woody
floral musk known as Millesime Imperial. Top notes are fruit and sea salt. Middle notes
are lemon, bergamot, iris, and mandarin orange. At the base, we've got sea notes, woody notes,
and musk. So, first up the good. This is a beautiful
fragrance - salty ocean breeze with a bit of cucumber, fruit, yeah, citrus in there.
This is just beautiful. You've got to smell it to believe. It's worth getting a sample.
Now, the not so good. This stuff doesn't last. Some people talk about it lasting 30 minutes.I
get a bit more, I get a couple hours out of this. But to be honest, I got to spray on
10 sprays to get 3 plus hours. Now, the question is, is this fragrance worth
a blind buy? If money is no object, then, sure, go grab it. This is a unique scent.
It's absolutely beautiful, one of Creed's masterpieces. But, if you've got a limited
budget and there's not a whole lot of cheap options out there, but I would say that try
it before you spend your money. There are people I know that are really let's
just say frugal with their money, but they still buy this fragrance because it's worth
it. This is their signature scent. It's that beautiful.
Coming in at number 7, we have Creeds Himalaya. Top notes bergamot, grapefruit, lemon. Middle
note is sandalwood. Base notes, ambergris, musk, and cedar. Soft, musky, masculine. This
smells like you're just walking out of a shower. Now, this fragrance right here, I'm probably
putting it higher than it should be on most people's rankings. I just personally love
the scent. And, for everything I'm talking about here, understand that this is my personal
ranking, the ones that I wear the ones that I really enjoy.
This one for awhile, this was my favorite Creed fragrance. I don't know why. Maybe it's
the bit of metal. Maybe it's because it was different, nobody was putting in their top
list. I just loved it. Every time I wore it, I felt clean I felt healthy. It's just a beautiful
fragrance. Longevity is decent. It doesn't have much
projection. This is definitely going to be something you want to wear in the warmer times
of the year. So, the spring and the summer and definitely a day fragrance.
Now, do I recommend to blind buy it? The answer is no. Go try it, see if you like it. For
a lot of people, this is not going to be one that really moves the needle. For me, it was
just something at the time that I bought it and when I wore it, I just felt really good.
So, I've got great memories with it, but not everyone's going to have that type of association.
Coming in number 6, I have Creed Tabarome. Now, one of the interesting things about Creed
fragrances is the lore, the stories, the things that Creed doesn't go out and squash it. They
just let people talk. So, there would be some people that say, “Hey,
this is what Winston Churchill used to wear.” No, it was made way after that. But, many
people say it was inspired by a fragrance, yes, from Sir Winston Churchill.
This is in my opinion just a really nice fragrance. I enjoy this fragrance. And I like it because
it mixes and changes up a lot of the Creeds. I own quite a few tobacco fragrances and this
one is really easy to wear. Now, the top notes are bergamot and tangerine.
The middle note, which is pretty dominant throughout the fragrance is ginger. At the
base, we've got tobacco mixed in with sandalwood, ambergris, leather, and patchouli.
[0:09:52] All right, gents. So, I have to admit, I'm
a bit biased on this fragrance being a World War II buff, loving all the stories of Winston
Churchill how he united the English people, to fight off the Germans in the Battle of
Britain and all those stories. Do I recommend you go out and blind buy it?
No, I do not. I recommend you try it, you see if this is something it's a unique fragrance.
I don't really have anything else in my collection like this and for that reason, I think it
should be in every collector's collection. But, for the average guy, this is probably
not going to be high on your list, but I'm putting it here because I personally love
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the countdown. Coming in at number 5, we've got the most
popular Creed fragrance on the market. In fact, if you say that you're wearing Creed,
what you're probably referring to is Aventus. So, this fragrance believe it or not just
came out in 2010 and this has become the king of fragrances. How has it done that? Well,
a lot of it is smart marketing, but it's also just a beautiful fragrance.
Top notes are pineapple, bergamot, blackcurrant, and apple. Middle notes are birch, patchouli,
Moroccan jasmine, and rose. The base notes, oakmoss, musk ambergris, and vanilla.
Now, the question a lot of guys ask is, is it worth the money? And my answer is, yes.
This is a fragrance, it's my first expensive fragrance I ever bought. I bought it, spent
over $300 on this bottle. And it is something that I've really enjoyed. Actually, not this
bottle. This is the second bottle. I've gone through an entire bottle, because
it used to be my go-to fragrance. It was the first one that I spent that much money on.
And, there is an effect when you spend money on something and you save up for it.
And I had smelt it before, I'd actually worn it for a friend's fragrance and I knew what
I was getting, so I didn't just blind buy it. Although, if you are blind buying an expensive
fragrance, this is probably a good one to do because it just smells amazing.
But, you may be saying, hey, there are some cheaper alternative options out there. I can
go get Mont Blanc's Explore. We've got Club de Nuit Intense. Both of these smell very
similar, but they don't smell the same. I do recommend that if you are on a budget,
maybe you get a smaller sample of this and you try it, you wear. And then, maybe buy
a full bottle of this or better yet, you know, buy this right here because it lasts longer
than the original. But, here's the thing, you will always know
that it is not the real deal. And so, I do recommend whenever you're choosing a fragrance
and the beauty of expensive fragrances is that you do have to be a bit more discerning.
You have to be a bit more careful with your money. You have to really ask yourself, am
I getting what I want? And I do think that whenever you spend that
money, you save up and you get what you want, you just simply feel better. There is a psychological
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that stuff. But, point being is this is a beautiful fragrance.
I've got it on this list. I do have other ones that I enjoy more, but this is the one
that got me into the Creed line and just is a beautiful fragrance. I highly recommend
it, Coming in at number 4, we've got Virgin Island
Water. And I know that this one is not the most versatile Creed. This is going to be
more of a summer scent. But, this just reminds me of my time in Hawaii, in Puerto Rico.
When I smell this fragrance, it takes me back. And for that reason, I simply put it high
on the list because it reminds me of just great -- great times with my family and friends
on vacation. This is just a beautiful scent. If you've ever been to the Caribbean, ever
been to an island and drank from a coconut, been on vacation, this is going to take you
back. Fragrances are very personal, guys. This is
my list. Those you guys that just don't like the Caribbean, you're like, “I never want
to go back to that place,” you're not going to like this. If you don't like coconut, you
definitely don't even want to consider this fragrance.
Definitely don't blind buy, but it is one worth smelling. If you've traveled if you
enjoy the beach, then this is one that you should have in your collection.
Coming in at number 3 and this one's going to be a little bit controversial, Aventus
Cologne. Top notes are mandarin orange, pink pepper, and ginger. Middle notes are vetiver,
patchouli, and sandalwood. Base notes are musk, tonka bean, birch, and styrax.
Now, to be clear, Aventus Cologne is not a lighter version of Creed Aventus. It's a different
fragrance. It is probably maybe half Creed Aventus, the DNA is there, but what you smell
is a bit more citrus. This is lighter, this is a fresher DNA.
This is in my opinion one of the most perfect summer fragrances out there. It does actually
have a bit of longevity to it, so I like that. I get about six hours when I spray this on
my skin. It's a beautiful fragrance. And for that reason, rating in on that, I got to put
it higher than the original. [0:15:04]
Now, would I recommend a blind buy? The answer is, yes, especially if you already like Creed
Aventus. If you own a bottle of Creed Aventus, this is going to be a great rotation. It's
not going to go too far away. This one, I would recommend more in the warmer weather.
Yeah, this one, beautiful, in my opinion one of the best.
Coming in at number 2 on this list, I have Creed's Green Irish Tweed. So, before Aventus
took over, for over 20 years, Green Irish Tweed was the go-to Creed fragrance that the
house was known for. Top notes lemon, verbena, and iris. In that
middle, we've got violet leaf. In the base, we've got ambergris and sandalwood.
Now, if you were to ask any fragrance collector what are the top five fragrances of all time,
this is probably going to be in that list. Why? Because it's that good, because it's
that iconic, because it's that timeless. This is a masculine rich classy perfume that
when it came out 1985 was an instant classic. Of all the Creed fragrances I’ve talked
about today, this one is probably the safest blind buy. Very rarely do you find anybody
that doesn't like this fragrance. This right here is just such a classy scent.
There's a reason that this thing has stood up to the test of time. Seriously, if you
need more validation, this apparently was the signature scent of Pierce Brosnan and
Clint Eastwood. Longevity is solid. Three sprays on the chest,
I'm getting eight plus hours out of this. Projection, two feet initially, then it quickly
goes down to one foot, but it stays about there for the next six hours.
Again, a beautiful fragrance, highly recommended. Could have easily been my number one, but
it wasn't. What is my number one Creed fragrance? Drum roll, please. [drum roll] Yes, here we
go. Number one on my list, what do you guys think it is?
Now, before I announce the number one, I want to give a quick shout out to Bois du Portugal.
I've sampled that fragrance in the store, I enjoy it, but I didn't feel good about putting
it on this list because I don't own a bottle and I've only worn it once.
That being said, it's an amazing fragrance. I know it's one that a lot of people have
high on their top 10 of Creed lists, but for me it's just something I couldn't. Maybe I'll
put it in a future one once I get a bottle. Without further ado, gents, the number one
Creed on my list, Erolfa. All right, gents, so, I have to admit one of the reasons I love
this fragrance is the awesome story behind the name.
So, apparently the perfumer and owner of Creed, Olivier Creed, he named this after his family.
The ER stands for his son, Erwin. The OL stands for his daughter, Olivia. And the FA stands
for his wife and the mother of his two children, Fabienne.
Now, the smell is supposed to evoke feelings of actually being on a yacht, sailing the
Mediterranean and eating melons. Something I've never done. But, when I smell this, I
feel like I'm there doing it. Now, the top notes of this fragrance are bergamot,
lime, melon, lemon, violet, and caraway. The middle notes are pine, ginger, jasmine, pepper,
cyclamen, and nutmeg. Base notes, ambergris, musk, sandalwood, oakmoss, and cedar.
As you can tell by the notes, it sounds like a very complex fragrance, but they've blended
it together masterfully. It's just beautiful. In my opinion, one of the most perfect fragrances
out there. In fact, last summer, this was my go-to scent
and I probably wore this like 20 or 30 times and just loved it every time I put this on.
Just a beautiful fragrance that is one of my personal favorites.
If I have to think of my own personal memories that this reminds me of, it was back in the
Marine Corps when we were sailing, I remember going up on the flight deck and, yes, not
when the planes are going and the fumes. Actually, they’re at the front of the boat, when you
can just smell that ocean, the Pacific. It was, yeah, just beautiful and this is what
reminds me of that. All right, gents. Agree? Disagree? Okay. I
know tons of you guys are going to disagree with my rankings, so I want to hear what are
your top five? How would you have done this differently? Where did I mess up? Guys, I
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All right, guys. See you later. [0:18:57] End of audio