The experience of no longer being a teenager or twentysomething evokes a greater loss for me than the fact that I get some reformulated fragrances that I enjoyed more when I was younger. You have a very positive and resilient view towards change because everything changes. Doctors no longer puff cigarettes in the hospital. We no longer use peach or green colored toiletpaper. Things change but life goes on. Thanks for doing these videos.
Cheers D great info and thanks and great incite on the designer, rise of the clone esk pricing yep what percentage of their customers are beginning to walk away for one reason only , a need to feed family and themselves and now how are they expected to keep a status quo with matching prices that they never considered paying for niche ever, so it’s now designers on the same unreachable shelf 😢. Great job man 🙏👍
'What's special is the experience you have with them' that's sums it up perfectly. As for the actual topic, I'm personally really tired of seeing people blame IFRA for all their problems.
I always say, never fall too deeply for a specific fragrance because, at the end of the day, these companies don’t owe us anything. They can change the formula, discontinue it, or hike up the price whenever they please. Fragrance is an art, but for them, it’s also a business.
It's just a consumable for them. They don't consider long term, if people in 20 years will still be clamoring for it. Only reason older fragrances stayed relevant 50 or more years is the world moved slower, with no social media or "fast fashion".
The world changes. We can't be upset and anxious about every change.I think most of us here have enough perfume to last us lifetimes upon lifetimes, and should enjoy them instead of worrying about what could happen in the off chance that we finish a bottle and would have to replace it with a reform.
Exactly. I have about 100 bottles of good juice. I have never batted an eye when I hear certain a scent got reformulated. These days when a new fragrance comes out like when Chanel Le Lion came out, I purchased 2 of the 200 ml bottles because I want to have the original batch for life and won't have to repurchase it again.
it was a big wakeup for me when i found out it was mostly evernyl in vintage polo. ive since bought actual non compliant oakmoss and think it smells amazing, but ive learned where i could better point my blame finger
Ohhh, yes-methyl dihydrojasmonate is what they’ve been using for a while now. Once you realize you’ve been a bit fooled by the synthetic substitutes, it really puts things into perspective. It’s a reminder that behind the allure of a fragrance is an industry built on clever formulations and cost-saving choices, often without our awareness.
@@Varanis_Ridari to be honest though, putting 50% concentrated non compliant oakmoss on my skin has zero problems and i live in the florida sun now. and i think it smells amazing. but ive also had polo crest surpass my love for the o.g. and i know i love oakmoss absolute. just for real this time.
so 1. i learned companies are scared of oakmoss now, even if they can possibly use it to an extent. 2. oakmoss absolute smells godly amazing.. 3. things that use more oakmoss absolute make me like them better.
I decided very early on chasing batches or vintage was not for me. Just gonna have to play things where they lay in whatever time it is. I have a few things I heard were past their prime in terms of formula, but really haven't been disappointed so far. Polo, Le Male, and even Tommy still seem solid to me. Might change my tune with a direct comparison, but that ain't gonna happen lol.
I've never heard the term genophage used outside of Mass Effect
They had to pull the term from somewhere.
The experience of no longer being a teenager or twentysomething evokes a greater loss for me than the fact that I get some reformulated fragrances that I enjoyed more when I was younger. You have a very positive and resilient view towards change because everything changes. Doctors no longer puff cigarettes in the hospital. We no longer use peach or green colored toiletpaper. Things change but life goes on. Thanks for doing these videos.
I had actually forgotten all about colored toilet paper!!!
Cheers D great info and thanks and great incite on the designer, rise of the clone esk pricing yep what percentage of their customers are beginning to walk away for one reason only , a need to feed family and themselves and now how are they expected to keep a status quo with matching prices that they never considered paying for niche ever, so it’s now designers on the same unreachable shelf 😢. Great job man 🙏👍
We'll all be wearing Lynx in 10 years lmao
'What's special is the experience you have with them' that's sums it up perfectly.
As for the actual topic, I'm personally really tired of seeing people blame IFRA for all their problems.
That goes on a lot
I always say, never fall too deeply for a specific fragrance because, at the end of the day, these companies don’t owe us anything. They can change the formula, discontinue it, or hike up the price whenever they please. Fragrance is an art, but for them, it’s also a business.
It's just a consumable for them. They don't consider long term, if people in 20 years will still be clamoring for it.
Only reason older fragrances stayed relevant 50 or more years is the world moved slower, with no social media or "fast fashion".
people see the title and hear the imperial march in their head
Sadness
Quote of the day “It’s smelly water. Enjoy it”.
It is! 🤣
The world changes. We can't be upset and anxious about every change.I think most of us here have enough perfume to last us lifetimes upon lifetimes, and should enjoy them instead of worrying about what could happen in the off chance that we finish a bottle and would have to replace it with a reform.
Amen
Exactly. I have about 100 bottles of good juice. I have never batted an eye when I hear certain a scent got reformulated. These days when a new fragrance comes out like when Chanel Le Lion came out, I purchased 2 of the 200 ml bottles because I want to have the original batch for life and won't have to repurchase it again.
If you know you're gonna use that much in a lifetime, there's nothing wrong with it.
it was a big wakeup for me when i found out it was mostly evernyl in vintage polo. ive since bought actual non compliant oakmoss and think it smells amazing, but ive learned where i could better point my blame finger
Ohhh, yes-methyl dihydrojasmonate is what they’ve been using for a while now. Once you realize you’ve been a bit fooled by the synthetic substitutes, it really puts things into perspective. It’s a reminder that behind the allure of a fragrance is an industry built on clever formulations and cost-saving choices, often without our awareness.
Amen to this.
@@Varanis_Ridari to be honest though, putting 50% concentrated non compliant oakmoss on my skin has zero problems and i live in the florida sun now. and i think it smells amazing. but ive also had polo crest surpass my love for the o.g. and i know i love oakmoss absolute. just for real this time.
so 1. i learned companies are scared of oakmoss now, even if they can possibly use it to an extent. 2. oakmoss absolute smells godly amazing.. 3. things that use more oakmoss absolute make me like them better.
theres stuff that makes me think theres real oakmoss now. the reformulated devin makes me feel real oakmoss, in spite of whatever it really is
I decided very early on chasing batches or vintage was not for me. Just gonna have to play things where they lay in whatever time it is. I have a few things I heard were past their prime in terms of formula, but really haven't been disappointed so far. Polo, Le Male, and even Tommy still seem solid to me. Might change my tune with a direct comparison, but that ain't gonna happen lol.
I love Tommy