@@JR0b78 I don't think people are butthurt. I think people are disappointed that the reactions don't seem realistic. There's simply no way this many popular fragrances can have this many bad reactions. 95% of fragrances I smell are reasonably pleasant and at worst "basic". It's the rare one that is offensive.
Layton is my signature fall/winter/colder night fragrance. Now I know when people compliment it they are just trying to tell me I smell like an art director grandma at a bonfire wearing bug spray and an orange sweater without hurting my feelings 🤣😂
@@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce I don't put much stock in their opinions and I don't think anyone in the fragrance community would, but it is entertaining. The dude with the hat was hilarious
@@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce Dude said layton smells like "grandma came to the bonfire and put on bug spray". I think theres a little more going on then "just simply smell and taste bad to people".
Wow, a super clear winner this time, an all-time classic that was really disliked (TF), and maybe the most hyped PDM fragrance ever getting totally ignored. I love their reactions. These guys can be so brutal!
If anyone is confused with the 'funeral house' comparison, the commonly used flowers in funeral homes are lilies! so whenever people say funeral homes I translate that to floral. Same with the term 'fresh laundry', that usually means some Lavendar/powdery smell.
The commonly used flowers in funeral homes are lilies! so whenever people say funeral homes I translate that to floral. Same with the term 'fresh laundry', that usually means some lavendar/powdery smell.
I feel like test strips never give an accurate representation of the fragrance. I've tried a lot that smell way better on skin. Also, some of the fragrance are really harsh when you have your nose right up against the application site. They tend to smell a lot better when coming off the person in the air.
I agree test strips are deceiving, often you only smell the top notes with test strips it traps the top note because the paper they use is super absorbent but in reality you aren't wearing this paper. When you spray fragrance on skin and even often clothes that top note doesn't get trapped it fades away after a short amount of time. You may think clothes are really absorbent, some clothes are but generally test strips are still more absorbent and they hold the fragrance top notes better than clothes. That's why you can't just use any type of paper for test strips, the test strips are special paper that's more absorbent
I tried Spicebomb Extreme several times on a tests stripe and just didn't get the hype-not until I tried it on skin! But if you don`t like a fragrance of a stripe you don't have the urge to try it on skin and potentially smell like something you don't like the whole day.
Absolutely! tried Allure extreme sport once on test paper and thought It was average at best. Retried it on skin and it's dry down on skin is crazy! It changes constantly and gives a very sweet vibe to it.. highly recommend trying on skin if you semi like the fragrance
1:53 I was laughing my ass off when Collin explained the smell of Layton. I didn’t know how to describe the scent of the Layton, but now I know. “Grandma came to the bonfire and put on bug spray.”
I love this format! Where did you find these people? Once again, the guy in the Burgundy Hat had me in tears laughing. Keep it coming. Love to see Non-Fragheads react to fragrances. These are the people you are around when you douse yourself in these High-End Niche Fragrances. Normal People aren't buying it. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!
Maybe I'm totally off base but some of these blinds seem to be done by folks who aren't exactly fans of fragrances. Quite the opposite. And I know they're going for a "Reality TV" feel, but one thing is certain- If you want someone to act the furthest thing from reality, put them in front of a camera. 😳
Except they're not wrong... Outdoorsy/Woodsy: 1. Related main accords: Green, Warm spicy, Fresh spicy, Woody. 2. Related top note of Lavender (outdoorsy). 3. Related heart notes include Geranium, Violet and Jasmine (outdoorsy). 4. Related base notes are Cardamom, Pepper, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Guaiac Wood (woodsy) Citrus: 1. Related main accords: Fruity, Fresh. 2. Related top notes include Mandarin Orange, Bergamot (citrus).
I just smelled that fragrance for the first time, and I also was taken aback by that description. I smelled it off of a tester strip, and I noticed that it reminded me of Halls cough drops in the opening and then it started to have a peppery smell in the early dry down. I didn't get to smell it in the full dry down because the strip got contaminated by another PDM fragrance, Pegasus. I would've asked the young lady at the counter to spray it again, but I didn't want to be a bother. Ultimately, I might go back and try it on my skin (I couldn't do so at that time because I was already wearing a good amount of Invictus Victory). That being said, I also didn't notice any "outdoorsy, woodsy, citrus" with Layton.
Maybe it might be helpful for the blind testers to state what fragrances they personally wear and appreciate, if any at all. Maybe list "Signature Fragrance" after their names?
It's why I always say "Reality" type scenarios never work out well. If you want most people to act the furthest thing from reality, put them in front of a camera. 😂
I would be interested in knowing what their ages are. They seem to be in their early to mid 20's which is personally not my demographic. But I respect their opinions.
@@dextermorgan2117 you can call it meh and perhaps it's too basic for you however there's no denying that the vast majority of people like it and there's nothing wrong with preferring a mass appealing fragrance. If you enjoy wearing something that smells like a cow dung mixed with rotten apples, more power to you.
I have over 70 fragrances in my collection and have sampled at least 100 others and all I can say is if someone came up with a fragrance that "everyone" liked they would become a billionaire. So what's my favorite of them all...Layton!
I almost never agree with one particular person in these groups. Some of their note descriptions just seem so out in left field to me, but it's all subjective. I'm glad there's a diverse group here, and this format is awesome. You two nail it exactly right with the freshly sprayed card, the drydown, and then just the production value. Top notch!
When the dude grabbed the TF strip and said it smelled like menthol. I’m thinking he def had to grab Layton. Where do you get menthol at in tobacco vanille
The opening is *SUPER* citrusy. It’s almost too much. I do however like the dry down a lot! It’s a good fragrance, don’t get me wrong - but it’s a bit overhyped imo
People are hating on the reviewers like usual, but honestly I can see where they would get hints of those random notes they just don't know how to describe. Layton, the vicks smell can come off chemically (bug spray if you will). Tobacco Vanille, the dirty chocolate under your seat makes sense with the tobacco + sweet vanilla combo. They're niche fragrances for a reason, they aren't supposed to mass please. There's a reason Cedrat Boise did so well, because it's just a generic easy to like citrus/woody combo.
I would agree with you, but this group doesn’t even like the “mass pleasing” designer fragrances you speak of. There are some people who like the smell of different fragrances on people- and there are some people who just don’t like it at all. I believe this group is just not into fragrances, as a whole. Obviously
Love this series! I recommend spraying the SMALLER end of the strip though. Apparently perfumers do this so that their noses don't get bombarded, and to prevent anosmia. I've found it effective personally, as well! I feel like it smells closer to on the skin.
Or maybe if you used your brain you would know that the average person doesn't like niche fragrances, which is why designers are made to appeal to them more
I think these reviews are realistic to what people would say about them if they didn’t know what they were at all. Part of owning many niche and designer fragrances is KNOWING what you have and knowing the brand, ie the package, aesthetic, unboxing, all of that goes into your assumptions on the fragrance. If you entered into every single fragrance without knowing what the scent is, or what brand it was, it’ll be much easier to draw your true opinion bc you aren’t influenced on your opinions of the brand.
I think its total bullshit and irrelevant becouse when you smell the fragrance and u dont like it its gonna matter 0 how fancy the packaging is or what brand it is. Even the quality is irrelevant if its not something you like
@@chilldude3333 There are many studies that show the importance of packaging, and it’s not just for fragrance. Why do you think people associate non-name brand products with lesser quality? Take cereal for example, if you seen ‘Honey Nut Cheerios’ sitting next to the great value version ‘Honey Nut O’s’ you’d automatically assume that honey nut Cheerios had a different or possibly better taste based on the packaging alone. Your perception would be different and therefor your experience throughout testing the product would be different as well. Just because you’ve never tried something in such way doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s actually the difference between knowledge vs Inference. One involves actually testing and deciding for yourself and the other is a simple assumption based off very little knowledge of what you are discussing. www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/6050 www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jssdj/58/5/58_5_5_11/_pdf/-char/ja ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:21b8b731-58d6-42bd-8111-f2f303ba3165/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=Spence%252C%2BCJ%2Band%2BVelasco%252C%2BC%252C%2B%25282018%2529%2BFood%2BQuality%2Band%2BPreference%2BAAM.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article
And here I am dying for Tobacco vanille. Just remember, smelling it off a strip and just trying to imagine someone to smell like that is so much different than meeting someone wearing that fragrance. Love the video.
@@derred723 Maybe your skin just isn't right for it. Because it is absolutely fantastic off my skin. I have a coup,e of freinds wear it too, and it smells great om them.
These reactions are going over so many people's heads, it's shocking. The fragrance community is stuck so far up its own ass that it can't acknowledge that 99% of the general populace doesn't give a fuck about fragrances. These are what the REAL, everyday people think you smell like when you walk by them in a mall, supermarket, or workplace. It should be eye opening - but instead, you buckle down on your stance and shun everything they say. Way to be open-minded. 😂 Note: Coming from someone who is very much into fragrances, but doesn't pretend people can't have their own opinions about how something smells.
Thank you! I'm just starting this hobby and so many reactions are turning me off from being a part of this community, but your reaction is refreshing. It seems most commenters want an echo chamber of fragheads who will reinforce their opinion, rather than take it on the chin that not everyone likes the same things. Only a small percentage of people have developed their noses to enjoy niche fragrances, so idk why it comes as a surprise that many of these colognes weren't loved. Imagine if a group of foodies, who enjoy exotic cultural dishes, got mad that blind testers of those foods were gagging since their taste buds weren't acclimated to certain flavor profiles or hot spices. Just like palates vary wildly, so do scent preferences. In fact, most of our sensory of flavor stems from smell. So it boggles my mind that despite the general sentiment that it's acceptable not to like the same foods, the reactions here can't apply that same logic to scent.
The fact that people get pissed off about the comments doesn’t even mean that they themselves like them, it means that what people in the video say is totally off, like they’re saying the notes randomly for the sake of the video. I don’t wear any of these fragrances but when I saw the video I wanted to hit my head to a wall. They don’t have to like them, I don’t even like them most of them, they can just act like their nose is not broken.
The comments about the people not being fragrance experts are hilarious. If you want to watch a video of fragrance experts/aficionados giving their opinions on scents, there are plenty of YT channels for that, including the channel you are watching. If these people hurt your feelings because they don’t like your favorite scent, grow up.
Wow the dismissal of Layton is interesting.. I was blown away the first time I got my nose on it.. and most women I've worn it around call it intoxicating. Also Layton smells a lot spicier to me than TF Tobacco Vanille and everyone thought that was the spiciest of the bunch interesting!
I don't think it was Layton.. Nobody had a Apple note or vapor rub on the opening or creamy, vanilla or Sandalwood note on the dry down... Out of 4 women 1 definitely would of said it was amazing... I've been stopped by a good amount of ppl, an asked "what are wearing"
@@leonarmand1789 Yea, I've gotten stopped wearing layton nearly every time I'm at an event/bar/house party. That and La Nuit de L'homme always get a response from the ladies.
You sound very butt hurt about the money you spent on Layton. Pro tip: these fragrances are barely more expensive than designer in Europe. Sample for 6 months, decide on everything you want and take a trip to Paris. Then you likely won't be in so much denial one one of them turns out to be a dud, which will inevitably happen. If you had access to women, you'd get their help assessing these BEFORE you buy
Cedrat Boise cleaned up! It is a crowd pleaser! Haven't tried Black Afghano and gotta get a sample now, to see if it's really as bad as people say. I actually have grown to like this style of group video more than fragrance reviews.
I love how raw the content is. The transparency, the honesty. Sure, fragrances smell a bit different on test strips but not to the point of absolute difference. And I personally put on fragrances to stand out more among the crowds of people who mostly don't wear fragrances but would still enjoy the fragrances others wear. So, their opinions are quite important too.
Idk if they're really being transparent and honest or just putting on a character to look cool Some of the descriptions were way off like Tobacco Vanille smelling like bubble gum and overly colourful
I bought Black Afgano first a sample and then the full bottle and sincerely at first I didn’t like it at all but I have to admit that wearing it I changed completely my mind! Anyway it’s not a perfume to please who is around you. It’s not for the office for sure. The super hyped PDM Layton it has been completely ignored. I agree. The winner is Mancera Cedrat Boise it’s a perfume fruity and pleasant. An easy get compliments. I like it as well!
Cedrat Boise is a classic in short order being relatively new to the market, it will be around a very long time. I think they all made the right choice. Good job everyone.
Surprised at the results for TF Tobacco Vanilla. Only because to me it smells just like pipe tobacco. I personally don’t care for it, but everytime I smell it, it reminds me of my dad. He always went into the tobacco shop, when I was a kid, and bought cherry tobacco. This scent smells exactly like the store to me. Not how everyone was describing it.
I heard that coffee beans to reset the nose isn’t really a thing and that the only way to reset your nose is to walk away from all the smells for a while and come back. Is this true?
Gotta say, something I find quite enjoyable about random people killing so many frag-heads darlings 🤣. I get it though, my GF's never liked the stuff I enjoyed wearing.
Well this is actually real reaction of 95% of people when they smell niche fragrance I think it because of all naturals they use in their perfumes. Designer perfumes are far more compliment getter than niche. You might get compliment from 5% of people who are really into perfumes.
I - myself - didn't like some fragrances when I started to dive into this hobby. Now I really like them... and I grew tired of others that I enjoyed right away. It might be interesting to get them to smell some of those fragrances again, at some point in the future, to see if their tastes evolved with time.
This time though a designer "Mont blanc" cloned Creed aventus and you get mont blanc explorer. Well Mancera also did the same they cloned creed aventus and created Cedrat boise. But none of the clones are better than aventus
Love these reactions. The funniest one, "This smells like a treatment." That lady is so hilarious without meaning to be! Anyway, no one else is really doing this, so great job on the format here.
I just got my Tobacco Vanille a few months ago, I actually wore it today before I went to the Autoshow in NY, at this point I don't care what anyone thinks about it, I LOVE it.
Very interesting to see all of their reactions. TF Tobacco Vanille has been my favourite scent for a long time and I've gotten alot of compliments wearing it. Is the difference between on skin and on a test strip that big? Or is it really just up to preference? still odd to see that they all kind of hate it as so many people tell me that I smell great while wearing it
Could you do a blind reaction to the most popular affordable mens fragrances, so F Black, Mont Blanc Individuel, Cool Water Intense, Rasasi Hawas, Club de Nuit Intense, , blue jeans, nautica voyage, encre noir, and halloween man X type of thing? I think this would be a great next video in this already amazing series! Great vid!
Interesting that people often don’t pick out what I think of as the key scents when they don’t know what to expect. For example the TF Tobacco smells very strongly of tobacco to me, but perhaps that is because I read the name and knew how to characterize what I was smelling. How much does the power of suggestion help you find the scents? This looks like it would be fun with a bunch of Frag lovers at a party, the same way blind wine tastings are fun, and let you really figure out how good your nose is.
I like how they addressed all our variables to make this almost scientific lol 😂 great reactions not gunna lie I’m like this with niche frags too a lot of them are not my style.
Just confirms that a lot of people link their sense of smell with experiences and certain people. They go to that instead of focusing on the scent. Or they go completely opposite and go to deep down the rabbit hole. Love the series tho. Well done.
This series is definitely for entertainment purposes only, some of the descriptions are so comical especially when you own the fragrance in question. The guy going in on tobacco vanille was this episodes highlight lol
Nah bruh..this is real Intel. It shows you the diff between what you think a frag smells like and what others think it smells like. Not all the time, but if you sample enough people you can get a good consensus of what people get on first sniff. At the same time though people's idea of a sense can change over time..and that's we don't get from these
Disagree. This is a very enlightening series. It really illustrates and celebrates just how different everyone's noses and preferences can be, and it removes all of the marketing and fragcom hype!
@@lambmaster Yep can't stress that enough, fragheads get so mad at these videos especially the niche ones, but these people are telling it how it is and niche ain't so good to them and the general public as much as fragheads thought lmao. they literally think people are thinking that they smell mesmerizing and so complex when in reality they don't like what they're wearing at all 😂
I love Tessa and Erica's reactions! They're so on the money. Now I'm curious about checking out Mancera Cedrat Boise. Honestly never heard about it. I'll have to test to see how similar it smells to other citrusy stuff that I already have, ie Isey Miyake, Chanel Allure Homme Sport (regular) etc.
Update: I actually got around to buying it. My quick review: The top doesn't smell like Aventus but I can see why people think it does. It actually has an opening similar to Hanae Mori HM. The drydown smells like CK Euphoria Men, I swear to god it does. It's ironic because they have the same elements, ie patchouli, cedar, leather, woodsy, etc. I still would give the nod to Mont Blanc Explorer over this. But that's just my 2 cents :D
@@Dracomies yeah i dont really get how people can compare it to aventus its a bit more smokey and citrus but i love it for Spring. I like it in summer but on really hot days its very cloying which can get overwhelming but i recommend like a warmer fall or spring its perfect
@@jacobdoria-smith2906 I know this sounds goofy but I like spraying it around my bed before I sleep. I like the way it smells when I wake up. But it's not something I would wear for myself. That said, I do spray it for myself every now and then but I still think there are other things I'd rather use instead haha. I I gotta admit I was expecting a bomb of some sort - based on the reactions. Overall it's a pleasant smell. I really love the drydown but that takes a while to kick in. I don't like the mids. Top smells like Hanae Mori. Mid smells like CK Euphoria. Drydown smells like...damn it smells good and I can't place what it smells like.
I am surprised no one picked up on the leather note. As soon as I spray it I get a bunch of fruits and leather. Later the vanilla comes into play as well, but all they could smell was the lemon.
@@ParadoX-os Now that I've had this scent for a few hours I think I can give a more thorough review. I LOVE the drydown on this thing. There's how it smells in the beginning. Then after a few hours. But when it completely dries down, it smells so great. I wish there was a cologne that smelled like the drydown only haha.
It's not surprising that Cedrat Boise got the win. The gen pop like citrusy/fresh frags. My lady's favorite of mine is Elysium, another fresh/citrus frag.
The girl at the end: "No. 6 is TERRIBLE...I hate it...this is my least favorite...by far!" I felt that😅😅. I like these types of videos. Keep them coming!
@@kirkules330 yes its a very lovely fragrance. But men explorer only last like 1 hour on me. The longevity sucks. But it's definitely one of my most favorite scent.
This was a great video. More like this. Great scent choices. I have to get some of that Saint Julep. They all smelled ENTIRELY different things. I want to know what I would smell.
Might be worthwhile to point out that the Tam Dao you appeared to use was the EDP. I’ve never smelled that one but I’m intrigued by the EDT. No surprises on the reacts to Cedrat Boise & Black Afgano. BA is hard work. I can pull it off, but I just can’t deal with it for 12 hours.
I recently got Mancera Cedrat Boise, and the reaction I got from my fiancée... She enjoyed that scent a lot, and it seems like she's not the only one. In contrast, she wasn't the biggest fan of Tom Ford Oud Wood.
Cedrat Boise's opening to me smells just like Fruity Pebbles 😊, and I always loved fruity pebbles. Dried down it's a very light citrus with smooth white musk and woody notes. Fantastic fragrance!! 😊
Fragheads: I wear fragrances for myself.
Also Fragheads: LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO MY BOY!
They fucking destroyed black afgano hahaha
The butthurt comment section is my favorite part about this video lmao
@@JR0b78 I don't think people are butthurt. I think people are disappointed that the reactions don't seem realistic.
There's simply no way this many popular fragrances can have this many bad reactions. 95% of fragrances I smell are reasonably pleasant and at worst "basic". It's the rare one that is offensive.
@@Fab5Hill33 Also the fact that it’s the same people each time.
@@Fab5Hill33 That's the thing, thinking they're not "realistic" for not liking a bunch of favorites among fragheads is being butthurt.
Layton is my signature fall/winter/colder night fragrance. Now I know when people compliment it they are just trying to tell me I smell like an art director grandma at a bonfire wearing bug spray and an orange sweater without hurting my feelings 🤣😂
Layton smells different on skin and in the air. I dont take it seriously when people testing on strips. Layton is a compliment beast.
@@maromorostar6621 Almost every fragrance does. The videos are good entertainment, though.
Layton smells absolutely disgusting. I regretted putting on a sample before work.
@@wheniztheend Then don't wear it.
I got told i smelled like “girls perfume” with Layton.
It's incredible how often they mention a bunch of notes and accords that aren't even in the fragrance they are smelling
It's like asking people who don't drink wines to rate wines 😂 and they are bashing wines they know nothing about
@@KylerBorn but at the end of the day, if they don't like it; they don't like it. Things can just simply smell and taste bad to people.
@@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce I don't put much stock in their opinions and I don't think anyone in the fragrance community would, but it is entertaining. The dude with the hat was hilarious
@@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce Dude said layton smells like "grandma came to the bonfire and put on bug spray". I think theres a little more going on then "just simply smell and taste bad to people".
Yeah because they aren't pretentious and look at fragrantica before acting like they're some fragrance connaisseur
Best frag review format ever, make a million of these please with every frag you can
Wow, a super clear winner this time, an all-time classic that was really disliked (TF), and maybe the most hyped PDM fragrance ever getting totally ignored. I love their reactions. These guys can be so brutal!
I think it’s the tester strips
@@sebastienc.2257 I wish they would come up with a different way to do the smelling.
TF tobacco vanille smells like ass on paper, but the drydown on skin is insane, gotten so many compliments
Ignorance is bliss. Don't know what you don't know
This can't be news to you. EVERY WOMAN HATES TOBACCO VANILLE. Every Jeremy has a video in which every single woman hated it.
If anyone is confused with the 'funeral house' comparison, the commonly used flowers in funeral homes are lilies! so whenever people say funeral homes I translate that to floral. Same with the term 'fresh laundry', that usually means some Lavendar/powdery smell.
Some of these descriptions are hilarious! “Smells like a funeral home” 🤣
The commonly used flowers in funeral homes are lilies! so whenever people say funeral homes I translate that to floral. Same with the term 'fresh laundry', that usually means some lavendar/powdery smell.
I feel like test strips never give an accurate representation of the fragrance. I've tried a lot that smell way better on skin. Also, some of the fragrance are really harsh when you have your nose right up against the application site. They tend to smell a lot better when coming off the person in the air.
I agree test strips are deceiving, often you only smell the top notes with test strips it traps the top note because the paper they use is super absorbent but in reality you aren't wearing this paper. When you spray fragrance on skin and even often clothes that top note doesn't get trapped it fades away after a short amount of time. You may think clothes are really absorbent, some clothes are but generally test strips are still more absorbent and they hold the fragrance top notes better than clothes. That's why you can't just use any type of paper for test strips, the test strips are special paper that's more absorbent
true, test stripes never do justice to niche frags. better test on the body or a cloth.
I tried Spicebomb Extreme several times on a tests stripe and just didn't get the hype-not until I tried it on skin! But if you don`t like a fragrance of a stripe you don't have the urge to try it on skin and potentially smell like something you don't like the whole day.
sadly skin chemistry would also play a factor if they go that route, which differs from person to person as well..I get why they use test strips
Absolutely! tried Allure extreme sport once on test paper and thought It was average at best. Retried it on skin and it's dry down on skin is crazy! It changes constantly and gives a very sweet vibe to it.. highly recommend trying on skin if you semi like the fragrance
1:53 I was laughing my ass off when Collin explained the smell of Layton. I didn’t know how to describe the scent of the Layton, but now I know. “Grandma came to the bonfire and put on bug spray.”
I love this format! Where did you find these people? Once again, the guy in the Burgundy Hat had me in tears laughing. Keep it coming. Love to see Non-Fragheads react to fragrances. These are the people you are around when you douse yourself in these High-End Niche Fragrances. Normal People aren't buying it. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!
2:22 Layton as "outdoorsy, woodsy, citrus"? The fuck?
Maybe I'm totally off base but some of these blinds seem to be done by folks who aren't exactly fans of fragrances. Quite the opposite. And I know they're going for a "Reality TV" feel, but one thing is certain-
If you want someone to act the furthest thing from reality, put them in front of a camera. 😳
They for sure must have smelled something else cuz that didn’t make any sense
Except they're not wrong...
Outdoorsy/Woodsy:
1. Related main accords: Green, Warm spicy, Fresh spicy, Woody.
2. Related top note of Lavender (outdoorsy).
3. Related heart notes include Geranium, Violet and Jasmine (outdoorsy).
4. Related base notes are Cardamom, Pepper, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Guaiac Wood (woodsy)
Citrus:
1. Related main accords: Fruity, Fresh.
2. Related top notes include Mandarin Orange, Bergamot (citrus).
@@YourMajesty143 you really think people would think outside of fragrantica?
I just smelled that fragrance for the first time, and I also was taken aback by that description. I smelled it off of a tester strip, and I noticed that it reminded me of Halls cough drops in the opening and then it started to have a peppery smell in the early dry down. I didn't get to smell it in the full dry down because the strip got contaminated by another PDM fragrance, Pegasus. I would've asked the young lady at the counter to spray it again, but I didn't want to be a bother. Ultimately, I might go back and try it on my skin (I couldn't do so at that time because I was already wearing a good amount of Invictus Victory). That being said, I also didn't notice any "outdoorsy, woodsy, citrus" with Layton.
Maybe it might be helpful for the blind testers to state what fragrances they personally wear and appreciate, if any at all.
Maybe list "Signature Fragrance" after their names?
That's a great idea
It's why I always say "Reality" type scenarios never work out well. If you want most people to act the furthest thing from reality, put them in front of a camera. 😂
Watch them say something like sauvage 😂
I would be interested in knowing what their ages are. They seem to be in their early to mid 20's which is personally not my demographic. But I respect their opinions.
Good call Darren
one of the best fragrance channel , im surprised this hasnt blown up yet.
Cedrat Boise was my first “Niche” fragrance and I still like it! 👌🏻🔥
Meh
@@dextermorgan2117 whats your favorite?
@@dextermorgan2117 you can call it meh and perhaps it's too basic for you however there's no denying that the vast majority of people like it and there's nothing wrong with preferring a mass appealing fragrance. If you enjoy wearing something that smells like a cow dung mixed with rotten apples, more power to you.
@@lettuce1305 Cow dung mixed with rotten apples 😂😂
I have over 70 fragrances in my collection and have sampled at least 100 others and all I can say is if someone came up with a fragrance that "everyone" liked they would become a billionaire. So what's my favorite of them all...Layton!
Layton sucks
i kinda feel like the tester strip doesnt do justice to fragrances. Having it on skin is totally different, i wish everyone could understand that.
Nice to see Mancera getting some love. Such a good house
I almost never agree with one particular person in these groups. Some of their note descriptions just seem so out in left field to me, but it's all subjective. I'm glad there's a diverse group here, and this format is awesome. You two nail it exactly right with the freshly sprayed card, the drydown, and then just the production value. Top notch!
Yeah like the girl that smells Tam Dao and smells peanut butter and chocolate, and Black Afgano is "almondy" 😂
When the dude grabbed the TF strip and said it smelled like menthol. I’m thinking he def had to grab Layton. Where do you get menthol at in tobacco vanille
Mancera Cedrat Boise for the win! 🔥... Love that stuff, great longevity on my skin and garners compliments! Keep up the great content guys!
The opening is *SUPER* citrusy. It’s almost too much. I do however like the dry down a lot! It’s a good fragrance, don’t get me wrong - but it’s a bit overhyped imo
@@rdrive1 fair enough. I do personally do enjoy the dry down a lot more than the opening for sure.
I absolutely love this. They are roasting the hell out of us fragheads with genuine honesty and its so well deserved. 🤣
People are hating on the reviewers like usual, but honestly I can see where they would get hints of those random notes they just don't know how to describe. Layton, the vicks smell can come off chemically (bug spray if you will). Tobacco Vanille, the dirty chocolate under your seat makes sense with the tobacco + sweet vanilla combo.
They're niche fragrances for a reason, they aren't supposed to mass please. There's a reason Cedrat Boise did so well, because it's just a generic easy to like citrus/woody combo.
I would agree with you, but this group doesn’t even like the “mass pleasing” designer fragrances you speak of. There are some people who like the smell of different fragrances on people- and there are some people who just don’t like it at all. I believe this group is just not into fragrances, as a whole. Obviously
Technically Tom Ford is not niche but yeah
@@dextermorgan2117 his private blend line is certainly niche quality, and is geared towards niche consumers, to be a bit more technical
@@rdrive1then how does it sell like that
Love this series! I recommend spraying the SMALLER end of the strip though. Apparently perfumers do this so that their noses don't get bombarded, and to prevent anosmia. I've found it effective personally, as well! I feel like it smells closer to on the skin.
I feel like they think they are not supposed to like anything. You do tell them that they are allowed to like something right?! 🤣
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Or maybe if you used your brain you would know that the average person doesn't like niche fragrances, which is why designers are made to appeal to them more
@@pedrorojas0116 maybe if you used your brain you would realise I was making a joke
@@pedrorojas0116 it's not even true, old designers perfume were much more daring than most nowaday niche perfumes.
@@pedrorojas0116 If you watch their designer video, many said they didn’t even like Bleu de Chanel, and Savauge.
You people need to advertise more! I've been subbed to both of you for like 1 or 2 years, and I had no idea that this channel existed!
Guy at 5:00 has exactly the right idea.
I think these reviews are realistic to what people would say about them if they didn’t know what they were at all.
Part of owning many niche and designer fragrances is KNOWING what you have and knowing the brand, ie the package, aesthetic, unboxing, all of that goes into your assumptions on the fragrance. If you entered into every single fragrance without knowing what the scent is, or what brand it was, it’ll be much easier to draw your true opinion bc you aren’t influenced on your opinions of the brand.
But at the end the brand, package, aesthetic, unboxing shouldn’t matter at the end. The smell of the fragrance does.
@@abdiahmed3465 exactly
I think its total bullshit and irrelevant becouse when you smell the fragrance and u dont like it its gonna matter 0 how fancy the packaging is or what brand it is. Even the quality is irrelevant if its not something you like
@@chilldude3333 There are many studies that show the importance of packaging, and it’s not just for fragrance. Why do you think people associate non-name brand products with lesser quality? Take cereal for example, if you seen ‘Honey Nut Cheerios’ sitting next to the great value version ‘Honey Nut O’s’ you’d automatically assume that honey nut Cheerios had a different or possibly better taste based on the packaging alone. Your perception would be different and therefor your experience throughout testing the product would be different as well.
Just because you’ve never tried something in such way doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
It’s actually the difference between knowledge vs Inference. One involves actually testing and deciding for yourself and the other is a simple assumption based off very little knowledge of what you are discussing.
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It looks like Cedrat Boise is my next purchase. Keep up the great work!!! Makes me happy to see a new video of yours to pop up.
Always love Tressa's reactions to fragrances.
Because its crazy
Simp
And here I am dying for Tobacco vanille. Just remember, smelling it off a strip and just trying to imagine someone to smell like that is so much different than meeting someone wearing that fragrance. Love the video.
These people act like they were hired to shit on Tobacco Vanille. Take this video with a grain of dirt. I smell schenanigans.
it's not great off skin or a strip.
@@derred723 Maybe your skin just isn't right for it. Because it is absolutely fantastic off my skin. I have a coup,e of freinds wear it too, and it smells great om them.
idk, if people react like this to a fragrance, I don't know if putting it on skin would save it
These reactions are going over so many people's heads, it's shocking. The fragrance community is stuck so far up its own ass that it can't acknowledge that 99% of the general populace doesn't give a fuck about fragrances. These are what the REAL, everyday people think you smell like when you walk by them in a mall, supermarket, or workplace. It should be eye opening - but instead, you buckle down on your stance and shun everything they say. Way to be open-minded. 😂
Note: Coming from someone who is very much into fragrances, but doesn't pretend people can't have their own opinions about how something smells.
Someone else in the comments said it best. They say that they wear fragrances for themselves, then proceed to get mad about the video reaction.
Thank you! I'm just starting this hobby and so many reactions are turning me off from being a part of this community, but your reaction is refreshing. It seems most commenters want an echo chamber of fragheads who will reinforce their opinion, rather than take it on the chin that not everyone likes the same things. Only a small percentage of people have developed their noses to enjoy niche fragrances, so idk why it comes as a surprise that many of these colognes weren't loved. Imagine if a group of foodies, who enjoy exotic cultural dishes, got mad that blind testers of those foods were gagging since their taste buds weren't acclimated to certain flavor profiles or hot spices. Just like palates vary wildly, so do scent preferences. In fact, most of our sensory of flavor stems from smell. So it boggles my mind that despite the general sentiment that it's acceptable not to like the same foods, the reactions here can't apply that same logic to scent.
The fact that people get pissed off about the comments doesn’t even mean that they themselves like them, it means that what people in the video say is totally off, like they’re saying the notes randomly for the sake of the video.
I don’t wear any of these fragrances but when I saw the video I wanted to hit my head to a wall. They don’t have to like them, I don’t even like them most of them, they can just act like their nose is not broken.
@@kleaverrou6654 One doesn't have to be a fragrance connoisseur to comprehend basic smells. Some are way off while explaining what they smell.
IMO better to be remembered as that one guy that smells weird than the 6th guy smelling of bleu de channel or sauvage for today.
The comments about the people not being fragrance experts are hilarious. If you want to watch a video of fragrance experts/aficionados giving their opinions on scents, there are plenty of YT channels for that, including the channel you are watching. If these people hurt your feelings because they don’t like your favorite scent, grow up.
TF smells like Vicks? Did they mix it up with the Layton strips?
Did they get them mixed up? Tobacco vanille smells like Vicks? That’s Layton. There were other strange descriptions
Exactly what I said! They def grabbed Layton not TF
dont know man, I've got the same reactions with TV once - so they not totally wrong
Layton will always be my signature.
Same! def my favorite and I own Cedrat Boise
Same, Layton is my fav. I also own and like Cedrat
Wow the dismissal of Layton is interesting.. I was blown away the first time I got my nose on it.. and most women I've worn it around call it intoxicating. Also Layton smells a lot spicier to me than TF Tobacco Vanille and everyone thought that was the spiciest of the bunch interesting!
I don't think it was Layton.. Nobody had a Apple note or vapor rub on the opening or creamy, vanilla or Sandalwood note on the dry down... Out of 4 women 1 definitely would of said it was amazing... I've been stopped by a good amount of ppl, an asked "what are wearing"
@@leonarmand1789 Yea, I've gotten stopped wearing layton nearly every time I'm at an event/bar/house party. That and La Nuit de L'homme always get a response from the ladies.
I have gotten the most compliments overall from Layton and every compliment was a very enthusiast one!
Haha no women call it that
You sound very butt hurt about the money you spent on Layton. Pro tip: these fragrances are barely more expensive than designer in Europe. Sample for 6 months, decide on everything you want and take a trip to Paris. Then you likely won't be in so much denial one one of them turns out to be a dud, which will inevitably happen. If you had access to women, you'd get their help assessing these BEFORE you buy
Cedrat Boise cleaned up! It is a crowd pleaser! Haven't tried Black Afghano and gotta get a sample now, to see if it's really as bad as people say. I actually have grown to like this style of group video more than fragrance reviews.
I love how raw the content is. The transparency, the honesty. Sure, fragrances smell a bit different on test strips but not to the point of absolute difference. And I personally put on fragrances to stand out more among the crowds of people who mostly don't wear fragrances but would still enjoy the fragrances others wear. So, their opinions are quite important too.
Idk if they're really being transparent and honest or just putting on a character to look cool
Some of the descriptions were way off like Tobacco Vanille smelling like bubble gum and overly colourful
I bought Black Afgano first a sample and then the full bottle and sincerely at first I didn’t like it at all but I have to admit that wearing it I changed completely my mind! Anyway it’s not a perfume to please who is around you. It’s not for the office for sure. The super hyped PDM Layton it has been completely ignored. I agree. The winner is Mancera Cedrat Boise it’s a perfume fruity and pleasant. An easy get compliments. I like it as well!
Cedrat Boise is a classic in short order being relatively new to the market, it will be around a very long time. I think they all made the right choice. Good job everyone.
as a cedrat boise owner, this makes me happy😁
Surprised at the results for TF Tobacco Vanilla. Only because to me it smells just like pipe tobacco. I personally don’t care for it, but everytime I smell it, it reminds me of my dad. He always went into the tobacco shop, when I was a kid, and bought cherry tobacco. This scent smells exactly like the store to me. Not how everyone was describing it.
Yes exactly same here! But I love it
I heard that coffee beans to reset the nose isn’t really a thing and that the only way to reset your nose is to walk away from all the smells for a while and come back. Is this true?
Gotta say, something I find quite enjoyable about random people killing so many frag-heads darlings 🤣. I get it though, my GF's never liked the stuff I enjoyed wearing.
“Mothballs, I don’t know… death! Coffin… Rather die… Dirty chocolate that’s been under your 2007 Honda.” Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did they get these mixed up?
The descriptions don't seem to match
Very good video..format...content..music...every thing....keep showing these videos again and again
I love this type of videos, they’re very interesting
looove this 😅😅😅 these are the best fragrance videos on UA-cam!
Well this is actually real reaction of 95% of people when they smell niche fragrance I think it because of all naturals they use in their perfumes. Designer perfumes are far more compliment getter than niche. You might get compliment from 5% of people who are really into perfumes.
Mmh no, these guys did the same with designers.
I - myself - didn't like some fragrances when I started to dive into this hobby. Now I really like them... and I grew tired of others that I enjoyed right away.
It might be interesting to get them to smell some of those fragrances again, at some point in the future, to see if their tastes evolved with time.
This time though a designer "Mont blanc" cloned Creed aventus and you get mont blanc explorer. Well Mancera also did the same they cloned creed aventus and created Cedrat boise. But none of the clones are better than aventus
@@GrowingDownUnder Aventus is like Adele, OVERRATED.
@@ExecutorCR I just filmed an aventus review will be posting on my channel soon, if you wanna know my thoughts on it
Love when someone commented Tobacco Vanille like Christmas. It is indeed the only season I wear my TF TV.
Love these reactions. The funniest one, "This smells like a treatment." That lady is so hilarious without meaning to be! Anyway, no one else is really doing this, so great job on the format here.
I just got my Tobacco Vanille a few months ago, I actually wore it today before I went to the Autoshow in NY, at this point I don't care what anyone thinks about it, I LOVE it.
It's pretty cool when there are some obvious patterns in these reaction videos
The girl Tressa cracks me up. Love her reactions.
Love these kind of vids. It shows, how different the perceptions are
I absolutely love your reaction videos. They’ve become my favorite type of fragrances videos of all time
Very interesting to see all of their reactions. TF Tobacco Vanille has been my favourite scent for a long time and I've gotten alot of compliments wearing it. Is the difference between on skin and on a test strip that big? Or is it really just up to preference? still odd to see that they all kind of hate it as so many people tell me that I smell great while wearing it
Keep doing niche fragrances blind react videos. I love them
Could you do a blind reaction to the most popular affordable mens fragrances, so F Black, Mont Blanc Individuel, Cool Water Intense, Rasasi Hawas, Club de Nuit Intense, , blue jeans, nautica voyage, encre noir, and halloween man X type of thing? I think this would be a great next video in this already amazing series! Great vid!
Interesting that people often don’t pick out what I think of as the key scents when they don’t know what to expect. For example the TF Tobacco smells very strongly of tobacco to me, but perhaps that is because I read the name and knew how to characterize what I was smelling. How much does the power of suggestion help you find the scents? This looks like it would be fun with a bunch of Frag lovers at a party, the same way blind wine tastings are fun, and let you really figure out how good your nose is.
Oh my god, I love Erica. I think i'm going to go to Nordstrom right now and get myself an orange sweater and then hit the park with a sketch book.
Same!! She seems like really really cool!
These videos are still great.
Tressa is still great!
The most decisive video ever. No one liked the overhyped Layton?!
We need more blind reactions like this😂
I like how they addressed all our variables to make this almost scientific lol 😂 great reactions not gunna lie I’m like this with niche frags too a lot of them are not my style.
I want to hangout with Jared and Tressa 😂 Great video. Love the honesty.
Cedrat Boise is a banger for sure
Just confirms that a lot of people link their sense of smell with experiences and certain people. They go to that instead of focusing on the scent. Or they go completely opposite and go to deep down the rabbit hole. Love the series tho. Well done.
This series is definitely for entertainment purposes only, some of the descriptions are so comical especially when you own the fragrance in question. The guy going in on tobacco vanille was this episodes highlight lol
I was thinking the same thing
Nah bruh..this is real Intel. It shows you the diff between what you think a frag smells like and what others think it smells like. Not all the time, but if you sample enough people you can get a good consensus of what people get on first sniff. At the same time though people's idea of a sense can change over time..and that's we don't get from these
Disagree. This is a very enlightening series. It really illustrates and celebrates just how different everyone's noses and preferences can be, and it removes all of the marketing and fragcom hype!
@@lambmaster Yep can't stress that enough, fragheads get so mad at these videos especially the niche ones, but these people are telling it how it is and niche ain't so good to them and the general public as much as fragheads thought lmao. they literally think people are thinking that they smell mesmerizing and so complex when in reality they don't like what they're wearing at all 😂
Just subscribed this is a great refreshing take on fragrance reviews , love it!!!
Not surprised about Cedrat Boise. It smells great from opening to dry down. I own Tam Dao (edp) as well and found the reviews rather interesting.
My daughter told me Harry Styles wears TF Tobacco Vanille. I image if the women here smelled it on him they would have said he smells amazing!
Yup idk what they're talking about
Tobacco Vanille is delicious. No idea what these freaks are talking about. Especially the last girl.
Man Cedrat Boise is my all time favorite. I literally spray it on my forearm before I got to sleep just to smell it. Scent of the day by the way.
I thought I was the only one to do that! Some might think it's a waste, but I enjoy it even if I'm not wearing it to go out of the house.
Great vid! Please do a final tally of fav/least fav at the end tho!
I love Tessa and Erica's reactions! They're so on the money. Now I'm curious about checking out Mancera Cedrat Boise. Honestly never heard about it. I'll have to test to see how similar it smells to other citrusy stuff that I already have, ie Isey Miyake, Chanel Allure Homme Sport (regular) etc.
Update: I actually got around to buying it. My quick review: The top doesn't smell like Aventus but I can see why people think it does. It actually has an opening similar to Hanae Mori HM. The drydown smells like CK Euphoria Men, I swear to god it does. It's ironic because they have the same elements, ie patchouli, cedar, leather, woodsy, etc. I still would give the nod to Mont Blanc Explorer over this. But that's just my 2 cents :D
@@Dracomies yeah i dont really get how people can compare it to aventus its a bit more smokey and citrus but i love it for Spring. I like it in summer but on really hot days its very cloying which can get overwhelming but i recommend like a warmer fall or spring its perfect
@@jacobdoria-smith2906 I know this sounds goofy but I like spraying it around my bed before I sleep. I like the way it smells when I wake up. But it's not something I would wear for myself. That said, I do spray it for myself every now and then but I still think there are other things I'd rather use instead haha. I I gotta admit I was expecting a bomb of some sort - based on the reactions. Overall it's a pleasant smell. I really love the drydown but that takes a while to kick in. I don't like the mids. Top smells like Hanae Mori. Mid smells like CK Euphoria. Drydown smells like...damn it smells good and I can't place what it smells like.
I am surprised no one picked up on the leather note. As soon as I spray it I get a bunch of fruits and leather. Later the vanilla comes into play as well, but all they could smell was the lemon.
@@ParadoX-os Now that I've had this scent for a few hours I think I can give a more thorough review. I LOVE the drydown on this thing. There's how it smells in the beginning. Then after a few hours. But when it completely dries down, it smells so great. I wish there was a cologne that smelled like the drydown only haha.
Amazing ❤️ thank you so much. Have a great day guys!
Excellent Video!!! 👍👍👍Love this video. Awesome.
Finally real & honest reviews
It's not surprising that Cedrat Boise got the win. The gen pop like citrusy/fresh frags. My lady's favorite of mine is Elysium, another fresh/citrus frag.
The girl at the end: "No. 6 is TERRIBLE...I hate it...this is my least favorite...by far!" I felt that😅😅. I like these types of videos. Keep them coming!
My bf wears Layton some days. He said everyone asks him what he’s wearing 🤣🤣🤣huge compliments
The reactions to Black Afgano are great lmao
Your team is freaking hilarious, thoroughly enjoyed the video. I was on the fence with Layton and I’m STILL on the fence, ugh!
Nailed the TV play-doh. Plus the patchouli in BA does have that mustiness-of-death vibe. 😂 Perfect signature for a funeral director.
This has convinced me to get a sample of Cedrat Boise.
Bought mine today and the smell makes me smile. Definitely a mood uplifting. Deserved the hype
Save yourself some money and get Montblanc Explorer. It does essentially the same thing but for way less.
@@kirkules330 yes its a very lovely fragrance. But men explorer only last like 1 hour on me. The longevity sucks. But it's definitely one of my most favorite scent.
Interesting how the majority that liked #2 also picked #6 as their least favorite. Has got to be something there… entertaining for sure 👍🏼
I've heard quite a few people say Black Afghano smells like wet garbage.
Wonderful format !! Thank you !!
noice! Glad I went all in on the 4 oz bottle of Cedrat Boise! ;-) I really hadn't heard of any of the others.
They’re killing Tobacco Vanille. Must be different on skin because that’s one of my most complimented fragrances, and I have a lot.
Hhhhhhhh i cant blv this pple
Idk why you would wanna smell like a pack of backwoods
The comment: “Don’t follow him to a second location”. 😆
@@realrareap2420 It isnt the same as tobacco you smoke lmao. Raw tobacco has a sweet scent, one that is enjoyable.
They‘re probably instructed to saying something controversial to keep the engagement high
This was a great video. More like this. Great scent choices. I have to get some of that Saint Julep. They all smelled ENTIRELY different things. I want to know what I would smell.
Great Frarance UA-cam Channel!! Enjoying from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴💎
Red hat guy summed up the whole Tom Ford line perfectly 🤣
Might be worthwhile to point out that the Tam Dao you appeared to use was the EDP. I’ve never smelled that one but I’m intrigued by the EDT.
No surprises on the reacts to Cedrat Boise & Black Afgano. BA is hard work. I can pull it off, but I just can’t deal with it for 12 hours.
Another good one! These people always make me laugh.
Sad TF got such a bad response, personally I think it's a masterpiece
I was like 😦😲 and had to go pep talk my bottle.
It is a masterpiece…I think you have to consider the source.
I recently got Mancera Cedrat Boise, and the reaction I got from my fiancée... She enjoyed that scent a lot, and it seems like she's not the only one. In contrast, she wasn't the biggest fan of Tom Ford Oud Wood.
This is a great channel. Love it!
Teddy: let me interview mr Jacomet.
Also teddy:
"Smells like grandma came to the bonfire and put on bug spray" XD this guy
Cedrat Boise's opening to me smells just like Fruity Pebbles 😊, and I always loved fruity pebbles. Dried down it's a very light citrus with smooth white musk and woody notes. Fantastic fragrance!! 😊
Also add Burberry Touch to the testing ….want to see their reaction. Great video series 👏
Im wondering if i got a mancera fake. I can only get very woodsy ashtray smell no fresh or lemon smell
Please, make the top men's fragrances with vanilla