I feel that sometimes people buy super expensive fragrances only because they are expensive, not because they smell good. If you took a super expensive fragrance, let people sample it, and tell them it was from Wal Mart, they'd probably tell you it's the worst thing they've ever smelled. But just because it has a niche name on it, and because of the high price, they will say it's the most wonderful scent ever made.
I’m so glad of your review of this. I got the sample expecting it to be a lovely fresh citrus blast after reading the blurb about it. I winced when I smelt it, such a nasty, cheap smell. Like an old corner shop that is full of brillo pads, Jif and soaps etc. Nasty 🤮
Being a German supporter after that defeat this video did make my day a little brighter lol Thank you for a laugh, my kind friend. Also, master perfumers? They should get a new day job lol
@@Persolaise It's a very lovely Eucalyptus, pine and rose scent and I believe it has been discontinued. Not a scent profile everyone loves but I really adore that one. 1 of 2 creed scents I have actually enjoyed.
I pray that you give Royal Oud a chance one day! its so different from every single Creed, i love it to bits, it gives me instant confidence. A woody peppery masterpiece
When living in Dubai I was dating someone who wanted me to buy Aventus and / or Viking (she loved both), on a shopping trip to the Dubai Mall. Based on looks I was undeniably batting so far above my average the scorers had given up and gone home. I bought CDG 2 and Man2 and that was, more or less, the end of that... 😂🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻
I have not been impressed by most Creed fragrances, yet absolutely love Viking and Viking Cologne. I enjoy Virgin Island Water, yet wish it performed far better (Simone Andreoli Malibu - Party in the Bay is my preference). The rest of the range is a waste of time for me.
You're right. I really think it depends on taste like one of the live comments put it. He is into fresher fragrances and so is Max and MrSmelly. You have opposite tastes in my humble opinion haha The perfumes you like seem to like have a story to tell from top to bottom. More full and robust scents. I'm on the fence regarding Creed. I think they're over hyped.
Oh I love this one !! And I am a woman !! I do not find it masculine. To me it’s fresh and soapy , clean and soooo good !! 😅 just bought a second bottle ! But I love creed in general, I love freshies and classic scents.
I paused this video to comment. I have to say I don't fully understand the entirety of the shade thrown at Creed. I've gathered that a lot of it is due to resentment and contrarianism. But from the "other side", the niche-loving artsy set, what some might derisively refer to as the "frag snobs", maybe it's that Creed in some ways behaves in a designer-esq way. Their fragrances are often mass appealing, not very "challenging". They have now, evidently, joined the very designer-esq flanker game with "cologne" Flankers of Aventus and Viking. And so on. But allow me to say, just to get it off my chest, my philosophy is that if a perfumer doesn't achieve the initial criteria of a pleasant, wearable scent, they've failed. Once they've achieved that initial threshold they can be as artsy, abstract, groundbreaking, and daring as their heart desires. Otherwise they fail. Too often "challenging" seems to be a euphemism for "smelling bad". Yes, fragrance appreciation is greatly subjective and variable. Virtually an olfactory Rorsach test. So the standard is MY nose. And that's my opinion. Thanks for indulging me. P.S Having said all that, I do wish Creed would decide whether they are a niche house or not. I'm not a big fan of the flanker concept. It's not becoming of Creed.
Thanks very much for this interesting comment. As you may have gathered from my other videos, I think there's snobbery on all sides of the perfume industry, and I also don't like making too strong a distinction between 'niche' and 'designer'. In fact, I don't think I ever use the latter. I prefer to use 'independent' vs 'non-independent'. Ultimately, what I always say is that people must wear what they enjoy wearing.
My issue with Creed is that they are not a perfume brand, but a 'lifestyle' brand. The whole history of the company is a fabrication, as is the stuff about them being a father/son perfuming duo. I'm not going to claim that all Creed scents are awful - most are just utterly dull (although Original Santal is a horror show) - but to charge the money they do for them is outrageous. They play entirely upon being a status symbol. The problem is that they're not a status symbol for the wealthy though; they're a status symbol for people who can't really afford them, but buy them to feel 'successful'. It's the worst form of snake oil selling, given that they only get synthetic banal crap perfumery in return. Or maybe I've just smelt the wrong 'batches' (although my particular counter to that curious argument would be 'I think you mean poor quality control').
@@LordLove There are certainly lots of strong views about the 'heritage'. That said, we can't dismiss the fact that they are a very successful brand. Thanks very much for writing.
I liked Creed. but after trying Dior privee line and Chanel le exclusif line, Creed seems so terrible (except Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water)
Great honest review👍 Creed Viking cologne just sucks mate😠 Creed is not in the hand of Oliver Creed he sold the company in 2019! Creed game is just a hoax👎 cheerio mate🍸🍹
I am somewhat a fan of creed. See most of them as very good (overpriced) everyday scents. But creed Viking cologne... Oh my... Had similar reaction to yours actually. It took all the wind from my lungs. One of the worst things I have ever smelled including fragrances under 20 euros.
What an insult to the "wild beauty of the Norwegian fjords" to have Creed boil it down to this concoction in their minds. I do really like GIT but this is just ghastly. I got a free sample at some point and wore it a couple of times to the gym... (same with Himalaya...)
Just got home from a trip. Had the opportunity to try this. I thought, was Mr P exaggerating? Well, in all honesty this smells like a damp dirty mop in warm cheap lavender scented bleach. It did transport me to cleaning my home, good times 😂🤦🏻♂️. I sprayed Hermes Equipage to remove my mind as far away from this thing. Wow it really was bad 😳.
@@Persolaise hard to tell if people like them or not... I feel line they don't like to discover. They just press the "buy" button. There are so many underrated perfumes out there and, on the opposite side, so many 'niche' or 'exclusives' perfumes which are rather common and mid-range, but they are popular. They come on top of everyone's lips. And that is somewhat sad. Just today I have received Korrigan. I felt like Lubin is such an uderrated house with such beautiful blends. Why is it Creed or MFK or Nishane(God, I feel like this guys -Nishane- are making only 'high end' dupes- if that's possible anyway) So they have succes, they are everywhere. And the true gems are so well hidden that they will die before their time. As much as I try to educate myself into this beautiful world, as more and more dissapointment I get from some famous houses. Many of the houses that I really loved- such as Dior- seem to create way more beautiful scents before the "exclusive" era. Think of Poison, Hypnotic Poison, Dolce Vita, Eau de Dolce Vita, Midnight Poison, Diorissimo, J'adore, Miss Dior- all of them such great beauties. And now what? Eden Roc?! Bois d'Argent that you care barely feel it after 2 hours?' Rouge Trafalgar-so synthetic. From the exclusive range I feel like Ambre Nuit is good, but nothing special. Oud Ispahan same - but there are THOUSANDS of better ouds. So what is happening?! And when I keep hearing people giving credits to all this new releases, I wonder- why are the houses trying to educate us in such a manner?! This vanillic sweet general manner, or synthetic molecule way?! Why?! We should develop, but I feel like we are going back. Or maybe is just me ... Of course, there are many beautiful perfumes, including new releases (I don't recall any right now 🙈), but there are way too many releases per month. (😳) And the percentage vs is leaning towards "bad", I'm afraid. Really really bad...
There's really just something about Creed. I've tested some of their popular scents and they all have this interesting fresh opening but, then, something falls off that the remaining scent makes me think of it being a desperate, overarching manly man-cologne. And, because of that, Creed has become (though niche), a "bro-signer" brand. From what I gather, they do have scents that deviate from the brosigner style like Royal Oud which is one Creed that I appreciate. But still, nothing about it merits a $350 - $525 price tag. Ah, subjectivity in perfumes.
I had to pause this video because it was infuriating... Sure, it's likely not as high quality thaf it could be however I really liked the smell. I don't get the overreactiveness that many reviewers such as yourself have
@@Persolaise I may continue to watch your channel. I admire your calmness and objectiveness when faced with such harsh criticism. It's something a lot of people don't do. I thank you for reading and responding to my comment also. Personally, I'm pretty new in the fragrance journey which is why I get annoyed that more experienced people are dismissive of lesser perfumes. The fact that I don't really have the disposable income to have the better stuff right now is also a factor. I understand that your channel is marketed towards those with more experience though, and I know that you just gave your honest opinion, which is better than giving a good review in exchange for money, respect, popularity or something else
So biased. It’s not great but not definitely not as bad as your reaction. It’s a citrusy, light summer scent, a pleasant one for sure. You just hate Creed and that’s it 🤷♂️
Unconscious bias is a very powerful phenomenon. That said, I think I can say with a great deal of confidence that no matter which brand released this scent, it would elicit the same reaction from me: complete revulsion, on a visceral level. I'd suggest the issue isn't bias but taste. I fully acknowledge and accept that some people enjoy Creed's output and will enjoy wearing Viking Cologne. As I said in the video, I don't think Creed have some weird intention to release bad fragrances; I'm sure they think their perfumes are very well made. And clearly, they appeal to a large number of people. Thank goodness we all have differing tastes and perceptions. Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise Thank you for your response. I’m not a big fan of Creed myself, just thought you were a bit harsh with it. That being said, you’re the best fragrance reviewer I found on this platform and I will keep watching your videos in the future.
Your face at 4.48! Hahahaha!
Oh dear.
:)) true :))
I feel that sometimes people buy super expensive fragrances only because they are expensive, not because they smell good. If you took a super expensive fragrance, let people sample it, and tell them it was from Wal Mart, they'd probably tell you it's the worst thing they've ever smelled. But just because it has a niche name on it, and because of the high price, they will say it's the most wonderful scent ever made.
I’m sure you’re right.
Thanks for watching.
I had so much fun watching this just because of the live comments! Absolutely hilarious! 😂
😉
Thanks for watching.
I’m so glad of your review of this. I got the sample expecting it to be a lovely fresh citrus blast after reading the blurb about it. I winced when I smelt it, such a nasty, cheap smell. Like an old corner shop that is full of brillo pads, Jif and soaps etc. Nasty 🤮
I expect some people will like it.
Thanks very much for watching.
Woah! I appreciate you subjecting yourself to that concoction to spare others. Thanks or the laugh!😂
Not at all - thank you for watching.
Being a German supporter after that defeat this video did make my day a little brighter lol Thank you for a laugh, my kind friend.
Also, master perfumers? They should get a new day job lol
Commiserations to you and the team.
Thanks for watching.
Can I make you into a GIF? That's your funniest reaction video ever. Once I get out of lockdown I will try it, however I am pretty sure I know.
If you're doing a GIF, then I need to see it.
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise My project for tonight.
‘If they were going for invading hoards that pillaged and killed everything in sight ... yeah, you would want to run a mile from this’. 🤣 priceless
Thanks for watching ;-)
Would love to get your thoughts on Royal Mayfair. Not sure if you have ever smelled that one.
I’m not sure I have.
@@Persolaise It's a very lovely Eucalyptus, pine and rose scent and I believe it has been discontinued. Not a scent profile everyone loves but I really adore that one. 1 of 2 creed scents I have actually enjoyed.
I pray that you give Royal Oud a chance one day! its so different from every single Creed, i love it to bits, it gives me instant confidence. A woody peppery masterpiece
Thank you. I'll try to look for it.
Having lived in Norway, I'm betting it doesn't smell anything like the countryside there, I fear this is more of colon than cologne.
Oh no -- pun of the week!
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise pun of the week, I'm honoured :)
Colon 😅
Ha! I haven’t laughed this hard since idk when. Love it 😂
Oh well, we achieved something, then.
Thanks for watching.
When living in Dubai I was dating someone who wanted me to buy Aventus and / or Viking (she loved both), on a shopping trip to the Dubai Mall. Based on looks I was undeniably batting so far above my average the scorers had given up and gone home.
I bought CDG 2 and Man2 and that was, more or less, the end of that... 😂🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻
Wise man. There is NO COMPARISON between those Creeds and the CdGs.
Thanks for watching.
The CDG’s are infinitely preferable !
Max has a raging stiffy 🤣 congrats on 200 amazing episodes and I pray many more to come 🍾🥳
Thanks for your ongoing support.
I have not been impressed by most Creed fragrances, yet absolutely love Viking and Viking Cologne. I enjoy Virgin Island Water, yet wish it performed far better (Simone Andreoli Malibu - Party in the Bay is my preference). The rest of the range is a waste of time for me.
As you can tell me, I can't say I'm a fan either.
Thanks for watching.
I had exactly the same feeling even with the original Viking. It just felt very ”screechy”. So I really don’t even want to try this one.
I guess it's not for us.
Thanks for watching.
I have yet to sample any Creed fragrance. I take it from this video that I'm not missing anything lol
They do have many fans. I’m not one of them.
You're right. I really think it depends on taste like one of the live comments put it. He is into fresher fragrances and so is Max and MrSmelly. You have opposite tastes in my humble opinion haha The perfumes you like seem to like have a story to tell from top to bottom. More full and robust scents. I'm on the fence regarding Creed. I think they're over hyped.
We must all celebrate the freedom to disagree with each other. Creed must be doing *something* right for some people.
Thanks very much for watching.
@@Persolaise Mr Smelly himself reluctantly panned this one!
Oh I love this one !! And I am a woman !! I do not find it masculine. To me it’s fresh and soapy , clean and soooo good !! 😅 just bought a second bottle ! But I love creed in general, I love freshies and classic scents.
Good to know. Thanks very much for watching.
Viking Cologne smells like lemon window cleaner layered over lavender window cleaner and a $500 price tag.
I think I actually prefer the smell of my window cleaner.
I paused this video to comment. I have to say I don't fully understand the entirety of the shade thrown at Creed. I've gathered that a lot of it is due to resentment and contrarianism. But from the "other side", the niche-loving artsy set, what some might derisively refer to as the "frag snobs", maybe it's that Creed in some ways behaves in a designer-esq way. Their fragrances are often mass appealing, not very "challenging". They have now, evidently, joined the very designer-esq flanker game with "cologne" Flankers of Aventus and Viking. And so on. But allow me to say, just to get it off my chest, my philosophy is that if a perfumer doesn't achieve the initial criteria of a pleasant, wearable scent, they've failed. Once they've achieved that initial threshold they can be as artsy, abstract, groundbreaking, and daring as their heart desires. Otherwise they fail. Too often "challenging" seems to be a euphemism for "smelling bad". Yes, fragrance appreciation is greatly subjective and variable. Virtually an olfactory Rorsach test. So the standard is MY nose. And that's my opinion. Thanks for indulging me.
P.S Having said all that, I do wish Creed would decide whether they are a niche house or not. I'm not a big fan of the flanker concept. It's not becoming of Creed.
I feel the same way. Fragrantica nonsense in most cases.
Thanks very much for this interesting comment.
As you may have gathered from my other videos, I think there's snobbery on all sides of the perfume industry, and I also don't like making too strong a distinction between 'niche' and 'designer'. In fact, I don't think I ever use the latter. I prefer to use 'independent' vs 'non-independent'.
Ultimately, what I always say is that people must wear what they enjoy wearing.
My issue with Creed is that they are not a perfume brand, but a 'lifestyle' brand. The whole history of the company is a fabrication, as is the stuff about them being a father/son perfuming duo. I'm not going to claim that all Creed scents are awful - most are just utterly dull (although Original Santal is a horror show) - but to charge the money they do for them is outrageous. They play entirely upon being a status symbol.
The problem is that they're not a status symbol for the wealthy though; they're a status symbol for people who can't really afford them, but buy them to feel 'successful'. It's the worst form of snake oil selling, given that they only get synthetic banal crap perfumery in return. Or maybe I've just smelt the wrong 'batches' (although my particular counter to that curious argument would be 'I think you mean poor quality control').
@@LordLove There are certainly lots of strong views about the 'heritage'. That said, we can't dismiss the fact that they are a very successful brand.
Thanks very much for writing.
4:45 🤣 The state of perfumery. Send help 🆘
Yes, please -- QUICKLY!
I liked Creed. but after trying Dior privee line and Chanel le exclusif line, Creed seems so terrible (except Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water)
Enjoy discovering the Diors and Chanels. Thanks for taking the time to write.
Creed is overestimated... and Aventus is not that good 😅😅
I'm not an Aventus fan either.
Many thanks for watching.
Persolaise, have you ever critiqued any Clive Christian's? I know crazy expensive but...
I'm afraid it's not a brand I rate very highly.
Bah! Haven't tried the Viking cologne, but would like to point out that Norwegian spring has a rather sweet and rather mild and rounded smell 😄
I have never been to Norway, but I am willing to bet that its spring does not smell similar to Viking Cologne.
Thank you so much for watching.
Well, at least on this one, you're not the only one. Even Creed fans are giving this release the thumbs down.
Ah, interesting. Thanks for letting me know.
Great honest review👍 Creed Viking cologne just sucks mate😠 Creed is not in the hand of Oliver Creed he sold the company in 2019! Creed game is just a hoax👎 cheerio mate🍸🍹
Thanks for watching and taking the time to write.
@@Persolaise my pleasure!
This was awesome! Lmao.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
I am somewhat a fan of creed. See most of them as very good (overpriced) everyday scents. But creed Viking cologne... Oh my... Had similar reaction to yours actually. It took all the wind from my lungs. One of the worst things I have ever smelled including fragrances under 20 euros.
Ah... well, you're not alone in thinking that.
Thanks for watching.
What an insult to the "wild beauty of the Norwegian fjords" to have Creed boil it down to this concoction in their minds. I do really like GIT but this is just ghastly. I got a free sample at some point and wore it a couple of times to the gym... (same with Himalaya...)
Yes…. not the most inspiring piece of work.
Thanks for watching.
I concur. Its a scrubber.
It certainly is for me.
Hello, how about Creed Aventus EDP?
I'm afraid I'm not a fan.
Thank you for watching.
I didn't like it. At all. Feels so so cheap and so grand-father cologne like. IsoE Super?! Something cheap and way too synthetic ...
Yup -- I guess you and I feel the same way.
Just got home from a trip. Had the opportunity to try this. I thought, was Mr P exaggerating? Well, in all honesty this smells like a damp dirty mop in warm cheap lavender scented bleach. It did transport me to cleaning my home, good times 😂🤦🏻♂️. I sprayed Hermes Equipage to remove my mind as far away from this thing.
Wow it really was bad 😳.
Yup -- it really is! Or at least, you and I think it is.
Long live Equipage.
@@Persolaise Indeed, also got to sniff Synthetic jungle. It put a smile on my face. Looking forward to your review! Peace.
Kouros is Amaaaazing! Exactly- has brains and everything underneeth. This one?! Joke joke joke...
Kouros is genius.
Thanks very much for watching.
@@Persolaise always a pleasure 💜💜💜
Maybe like Germany mid 1945? Not a good feeling right haha
Ha! Thanks for watching.
"They don't release perfumes thinking that they're bad" 😂😂😂😂Well... for me, Creed is so overrated... oh God... only for show off(no offence) 🙈😬🤭
I just hope the people who spend all their hard-earned pennies enjoy the perfumes.
@@Persolaise hard to tell if people like them or not... I feel line they don't like to discover. They just press the "buy" button.
There are so many underrated perfumes out there and, on the opposite side, so many 'niche' or 'exclusives' perfumes which are rather common and mid-range, but they are popular. They come on top of everyone's lips. And that is somewhat sad.
Just today I have received Korrigan. I felt like Lubin is such an uderrated house with such beautiful blends. Why is it Creed or MFK or Nishane(God, I feel like this guys -Nishane- are making only 'high end' dupes- if that's possible anyway) So they have succes, they are everywhere. And the true gems are so well hidden that they will die before their time. As much as I try to educate myself into this beautiful world, as more and more dissapointment I get from some famous houses. Many of the houses that I really loved- such as Dior- seem to create way more beautiful scents before the "exclusive" era. Think of Poison, Hypnotic Poison, Dolce Vita, Eau de Dolce Vita, Midnight Poison, Diorissimo, J'adore, Miss Dior- all of them such great beauties. And now what? Eden Roc?! Bois d'Argent that you care barely feel it after 2 hours?' Rouge Trafalgar-so synthetic. From the exclusive range I feel like Ambre Nuit is good, but nothing special. Oud Ispahan same - but there are THOUSANDS of better ouds. So what is happening?! And when I keep hearing people giving credits to all this new releases, I wonder- why are the houses trying to educate us in such a manner?! This vanillic sweet general manner, or synthetic molecule way?! Why?! We should develop, but I feel like we are going back. Or maybe is just me ...
Of course, there are many beautiful perfumes, including new releases (I don't recall any right now 🙈), but there are way too many releases per month. (😳) And the percentage vs is leaning towards "bad", I'm afraid. Really really bad...
There's really just something about Creed. I've tested some of their popular scents and they all have this interesting fresh opening but, then, something falls off that the remaining scent makes me think of it being a desperate, overarching manly man-cologne. And, because of that, Creed has become (though niche), a "bro-signer" brand. From what I gather, they do have scents that deviate from the brosigner style like Royal Oud which is one Creed that I appreciate. But still, nothing about it merits a $350 - $525 price tag. Ah, subjectivity in perfumes.
Long live subjectivity, I say 😉
Thank you for watching.
Apparently Creed is very popular among men around the age of 18. It begs the question: where do they get the money?
Saving up their pocket money?
Thanks for watching.
Aventus is their bank. Creeds that is. But you're referring to the 18 year olds of course. I guess it means that much to them.
I had to pause this video because it was infuriating... Sure, it's likely not as high quality thaf it could be however I really liked the smell. I don't get the overreactiveness that many reviewers such as yourself have
If you like it, you must continue wearing it, despite what anyone else says.
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise I may continue to watch your channel. I admire your calmness and objectiveness when faced with such harsh criticism. It's something a lot of people don't do. I thank you for reading and responding to my comment also. Personally, I'm pretty new in the fragrance journey which is why I get annoyed that more experienced people are dismissive of lesser perfumes. The fact that I don't really have the disposable income to have the better stuff right now is also a factor. I understand that your channel is marketed towards those with more experience though, and I know that you just gave your honest opinion, which is better than giving a good review in exchange for money, respect, popularity or something else
Civet?
I’m not sure what you mean.
😱
:-D
@@Persolaisenow I have to smell Creed! 🤔
It’s so funny to see you not like something...
Thanks for watching 😉
🤣🤣🤣
Many thanks for watching.
Creed Sucks! Parfums De Marly at least gives you your moneys worth! And it lasts much much longer! better fragrances hands down! Just my opinion!
PdM do have a lot of fans.
Thanks for writing, Terry.
That's the most unfortunate reaction to a creed I've ever seen 🤣
Oh dear -- sorry about that.
It is just shit. End of story. Goodbye.
Thanks for the comment.
عطر وحشتناک
Thanks for watching.
So biased. It’s not great but not definitely not as bad as your reaction. It’s a citrusy, light summer scent, a pleasant one for sure. You just hate Creed and that’s it 🤷♂️
Unconscious bias is a very powerful phenomenon. That said, I think I can say with a great deal of confidence that no matter which brand released this scent, it would elicit the same reaction from me: complete revulsion, on a visceral level.
I'd suggest the issue isn't bias but taste. I fully acknowledge and accept that some people enjoy Creed's output and will enjoy wearing Viking Cologne. As I said in the video, I don't think Creed have some weird intention to release bad fragrances; I'm sure they think their perfumes are very well made. And clearly, they appeal to a large number of people.
Thank goodness we all have differing tastes and perceptions.
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise Thank you for your response. I’m not a big fan of Creed myself, just thought you were a bit harsh with it. That being said, you’re the best fragrance reviewer I found on this platform and I will keep watching your videos in the future.
@@conormcgregor7707 Wonderful. I very much want this to be a space for respectful disagreement.