ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another fragrance review i'm max forti you guys know
i love fragrance and love to talk to you guys about all things fragrance today we're going to
talk about the gimme 5 which is a series on this channel that hasn't been made in quite a while
but i've had a lot of requests especially from this house and i couldn't believe
that i haven't actually covered the house of guerlain so without any further ado guys
let's hop into the best gimme five from the house of guerlain let's go
welcome back to another video max forti the concept of give me five if you're not familiar with this
type of videos the series on this channel which i've covered a ton of fragrance houses
dozens of them so go check it out the main houses have been covered but i couldn't believe myself
when i saw that i have not yet talked about guerlain so the concept here is to talk about the top
favorite five fragrances from any particular brand that i absolutely love and could not live without
in this case the house of guerlain now guerlain is a fragrance house that needs no introduction
they've been around since 1828 a fragrance brand that is absolutely loved by most and adored
by many you know over the years these top five are just my favorite it's not the end-all
be-all guerlain on top five of all time perhaps it is for me but there's going to be some
fragrances that are not going to be featured here don't despair don't get upset most likely i do
enjoy them they're just not the ones that i reach out for the most so with that out of the way let's
hop into the choices. A quick summarized version of the history of this incredible brand you know
on it started in 1828 by pierre francois pascal and he mostly did hygiene type products but he
did actually was commissioned to do some perfumes on a bespoke manner and people loved his creations
so much that he was actually the official perfumer of many of the royal courts of france and adjacent
countries quick fun fact here not only did guerlain created the "guerlainaid"which
is known as one of the best compounds ever made in the world of perfumery but also was
the first fragrance company that utilized synthetics were actually made
by guerlain in 1889 with the creation jicky which is adored and loved by many and the the note that
they created was cumerin which was a synthetic molecule and the house of guerlain has been gracing
the world and mesmerizing us with our incredible potions and creations for 193 years and counting
so with all of that out of the way let's hop into my favorite five from guerlain of all time. My first
one here as you could probably imagine is from 1959 we're going to try to do this chronologically
as best as possible if you know my taste you know how much i love oakmoss and vetiver that are
my two favorite notes in perfumery and of course my favorite choice here is going to go to this
one right here from 1959 originally guerlain vetiver that is created by jean-paul guerlain what i love
about this fragrance is they take a few different vetivers i think javanese vetiver, haitian vetiver
and they combine this fragrance with some spices some aromatic woody compounds and of
course a gorgeous note of tobacco which really sets this apart from any other vetiver out there
i think the only thing that comes close to how good this fragrance is would be a vetiver release
from dior la collection prive which i believe was released in 2010 is the only thing that's going
to come close to the goodness and the amazing scent profile of this particular vetiver here now
this one here i believe it's from the 2000 early 2000s i think 2002 is when i purchased this one
there's many different variations and releases of the vetiver from guerlain all of which
will smell amazing some a little more concentrated some a little less concentrated but nevertheless
they kept the original scent profile from the 1959 and that's what you're going to get here
just the perfect to me and all be all best vetiver fragrance money can buy guys a lot of
times you can actually find these fragrances for not this one here because it's been discontinued
but the original formulation that you're going to see right here on the screen can actually be
found these days for a very cheap price and the quality is just second to none guys so if you
love vetiver definitely check it out you're going to love it. Now we're going to jump from 1959 all
the way to 1965, when i smell this fragrance it brings me back to a time i wasn't even alive but
i do appreciate the time because i love music i love rock and roll so we're talking about the
beatles we're talking about the rolling stones a lot of those bands actually wore this
fragrance back in the day as their signature scent in fact this particular fragrance happens to be
keith richards signature scent from the rolling stones i'm talking about habit rouge from guerlain
guys this is the eau de parfum concentration an absolutely stunning fragrance it's fruity
it's animalistic it's a little bit aldehilic it's spicy there's some sandalwood
here that adds creaminess to the fragrance ton of spices like cinnamon for example it smells just
absolutely heavenly masculine a little bit rugged but with some elegance and sophistication class
to the fragrance just uncanny there's nothing in the world that smells quite good as habit rouge
and i highly suggest and highly recommend you guys checking this fragrance out it's another
one just like vetiver in the bottle like this you can actually find it as a cheapy
out there and the quality is the guerlain quality that you can expect to find
which is second to none so definitely a great timeless fragrance that i absolutely love from the
house of guerlain if your are a fragrance head a fragrance aficionado this is something that you have to have
in your collection at least try it once, habit rouge here at the fourth spot or at the second
spot whatever you want to go five four three two one or one two three four it doesn't matter
this is not a countdown which one is the best but just chronologically this is 1965 habit rouge
a timeless incredible fragrance woody spicy is how i would classify this particular fragrance
what i love about habit rouge is that it's really a complex composition that really transitions
on skin it starts off citrus a little bit floral and aldehilic then it transitions to this woodsy
creamy kind of a vibe and spicy with the cinnamon that i talked about in the base comes through with
this semi-powdery animalistic vanilla vetiver oakmoss combination that's just to die for guys check
it out very sensual very attractive incredible timeless type of a fragrance. Now we're going to
jump to 1992 perhaps one of my favorite fragrances of all time from the 90s this particular one from
92 heritage eau de toilette jean paul guerlain also the nose in this particular fragrance
and what this is this is basically ah it smells so unbelievably good this it's basically a woody
spicy meets a fougere it's taking that very groundbreaking but timeless profile of the
fougere and adding these amazing spicy oriental kind of nuances this fragrance has so much
to offer if you're looking for something classy that's a little bit animalistic a
little bit aldehilic you know when you think about chanel you think about yves saint laurent
all these fragrances back in the 90s that were really trending with antheaus
chanel n5 of course this particular fragrance has borrowed elements from all the
classics hence the fact that it's called heritage it borrows elements from a lot of the classics
within the brand to make this amazing fragrance from 1992 called heritage eau de toilette
this is the original guys the original formulation from 92 and it has aldehilic animalistic undertone
really spicy facets it just hits you from all different angles but it is blended to perfection
if you want a fragrance that conveys elegance and timeless sophistication i would
definitely urge you guys to procure a bottle this is actually still available today not in
this bottle it's been reformulated but it's still very good it's not going to be as animalistic as
strong as the 90s formulation but it's still quite good you know the version right now
it's a different more standardized bottle that guerlain has but you're still going to be able
to smell amazing sophisticated and timeless this one here is definitely one of the best fragrances
ever made for man from 1992, guerlain heritage. Now this next one if you follow this channel for any
length of time you know you guys will know that this fragrance here is one of my favorites of
all time i talked about 10 for life i've done videos like that for you guys and this is one
that was heavily featured in such videos this is a masterpiece of a fragrance guys released
by beatrice piquet in 2005 for the house of guerlain was commissioned to do this fragrance
and if you manage to find this bottle here with the darkened edges this has been reformulated
i think at least four times and what you have today is a fraction of this fragrance what it was
in terms of smell in terms of power in terms of performance but again if you manage to find
the dark edges like this or even the second formulation not the standardized bottles you're
going to absolutely have found gold because this stuff here is absolutely incredible this smells
of class of sophistication has this almost liqueur facet like the patchouli and orange liqueur
type of a vibe when i think when i smell this fragrance what comes to mind
is incident diplomatique from jovoy, it is one of those fragrance that has vetiver patchouli
and heavy orange up top so it has this almost like liqueur boozy facet to the fragrance and
of course an amazing note of cacao cocoa chocolate you know cocoa pods here that gives us chocolatey
almost gourmand but mostly a woody spicy-oriental not so much gourmand because the cocoa
here is going to be more of a dry cacao but it smells absolutely heavenly this is a particular
fragrance that i think if tom ford put out and called cocoa dreams or sensual cacao or
something like that would fetch two three hundred dollars no problem that's why when i do find this
particular fragrance here with the with the darken edges even at 150 bucks or 200 full bottle i buy
it with no problems without even blinking because this is quality through and through this is one
of those fragrances that i wish would come back on its own original formulation just like i'm
showing you guys in this video L'instant de guerlain eau extreme or simply known here in a community as
lidge and last but not least the last pick here of course from the L'Art & La Matière or
translating to english are "in matter or in compounds" so this particular brand here
takes each compound that they absolutely love to work with and came up with this amazing
L'Art & La Matière collection that has i think one of the best fragrances money can buy when it comes to
niche quality of course it has been reformulated a few times you know what you find today is a
little bit lighter but it's still of great quality and this particular one here is
one that i absolutely love because i have the original bottle here from 2010 this is going to
be guerlain tonka imperial this here is liquid gold my friends i cherish this year i have
since gotten a couple newer bottles and it's not as good as this one here if you manage to find an
older bottle it is absolutely fantastic the same goes for Spiritueuse Double Vanille and some of the ones that
were discontinued i think Cuir Beluga was also discontinued and then brought back again they
don't smell quite as good and strong as once they were introduced and this one here Tonka Imperiale
to me is one of the best if not the best it is the best, i have to say the original formulation
here 2010 is the best tonka base scent money can buy with the "guerlainaid" the vanilla the
spices it smells like a true liquor like something you actually want to drink it smells that good
in a fragrance to give you a little bit of a sense of what this smells like something that
comes close to this was la collection prive from dior which had feve délicieuse which means delicious
tonka beans that particular fragrance was kind of close to what you get here with tonka imperiale
but if you want the true tonka experience guys tonka imperiale is definitely the way to go
and all be all best tonka fragrance in the market period. Guys those were the top five best your guerlain
fragrances money can buy in my honest and humble opinion i think if you try any of these
fragrances you're not going to disappoint especially if you have your taste similar
to mine if you like things that are sophisticated elegant and timeless you're going to love every
one of these particular fragrances of course guys let me know in the comments which other guerlain
fragrances you guys think i should have featured here in this top five/gimme five guerlain
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