When people say Grand Soir is the best amber ever, I tell them that haven’t tried enough amber fragrances. Grand Soir is great but this fragrance and others are even better.
Been collecting raw materials to smell after watching all your reviews and so far, Habanolide has been the most surprising. It's incredible! So fresh, clean, and brings me back to being a little kid watching my mom iron my dad's shirts using that spray starch. ❤
Aaron, I could listen to you speak for hours ❤ I’m very new to fragrance, got a bottle of By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme which lasts exactly 62 mins on my skin 🙄 and now I’m just looking for my signature scent. I love watching your videos and then checking my bank account to see what I can manage hahahaha! No, but truly, you are so vibrant and wonderful to listen to, thank you! And gorgeous, but you already knew that! 😘😘
Sad about the raw materials, this is exactly how big companies kill small ones. You have our support Aaron, we'll keep buying your fragrances even after they will be different than what they were, I'm sure you'll find a way despite these challenges. Just keep doing what you love, waiting for that summer release as you did with High Voltage last year⚡😎
Would love to see a couple of reviews by you of Lattafa. I have Some of these cheapies, as well as designer and niche fragrances - I enjoy all of them...would love to know your thoughts on the cheaper end of the spectrum.
This is to me like a full spectrum incense fragrance both the freshly dipped and the ashy aspects with a blanket of sweetness that also somehow expresses the color pink. This is a love.
Received my sample of this in the mail. Haven’t tried it on yet but it smells GODLY from the outside of the 5ml bottle. I feel like a 100ml purchase is in my near future ❤
Great Review. I love almost every fragrance in the Armani Prive line. Oud Royal is my signature scent around the holidays and would love to hear your thoughts on it.
From the notes, this one interests me but unfortunately I haven't been able to find a sample of it anywhere here in the uk and I haven't been drunk enough to blind buy it yet. You'd think these companies would want people to try their fragrances!
Can you substitute it with Galaxolide? My company makes raw materials for fragrance companies like IFF, Symrise, Givaudan and there are still supply chain issues getting starting raw materials to make musk like Hanbolide as well as several others… It’s so rare you give any fragrance a 10 so I feel I must buy this!! 🥰👍🏼
It's my understanding that "definitely so," but I think the industry decided it works more against their marketing, than for it, in the end. Imagine if you couldn't see the difference in color between Aventus (sorry for that example) and Black Afgano. The visual matters to people more than prudence.
Always getting the best reviews from you, I would really like for you to review Montale Honey Oud, I'm interested as to what's inside that fragrance it's so alluring to me
Aaron! I noticed in your review for Tom Ford’s Ombré Leather (non-Parfum) that you appeared to rub your wrists together after spraying it on. I was wondering what your stance on rubbing wrists together was as a perfumer - is it as bad as we’ve been lead to believe, or can it be done in moderation?
@@zenttofrizzy8479 when did you try it? It has been heavily reformulated over the years and isn't as good as it once was BUT you should trust your own nose and if you prefer grand soir then that's all good. I've got grand soir too, I think it's a "cool" amber. Like, a lot of Ambers will be "warm" but I find grand soir cooling in its effect 🤔
@@RichMitch i don’t know it did grow on me a little bit but clearly not bottle worthy for my i’ve also tried ambre 114 from histoire de parfums I look forward to try elie saab ambre by francis kurkdjian it was discontinued but the boutique in paris said that it will be soon available in few days
Never tried this…looks like I’ll have to pick up a decant! On a side note, I wore Tabac Thursday night for a night out with my wife. One spray on each side of the neck…no more. I could smell it the next morning and all the way to the evening! Talk about ROBUST!!!
Im watching all your videos and you really are inspiring me a lot. I loved weird odd fragrances since i was a little child. Now I want to learn how to create fragrances. Can you please give me some advice on how and where i can start? I would appricate it a lot. Thank you.
This one is on my wishlist. Also, two things: the caps are said to be made of resin (more upscale), not plastic, and eccentrico is just like the English word eccentric with an ‘o’ tacked on the end; eccentric not not electric.
i get you aaron, i know the feeling. habanolide is great for me. and only 1 supplier has it yet here in US. if it goes out of stock then we have to exert our creativity as perfumers. and yes sometimes that means reformulating. i know its not a pleasant news sometimes but. maybe as you are a chemist, could you reach out to people or companies that could make a captive with similar structure to habanolide? just a thought, it may be more harder than my quick suggestions or expensive. but you are well known.
Hi Aaron, You said heat damages a fragrance, what about post delivery during hot summer day (40degreee cels)? Does it affect the scent or only a longer period of time in heat. Thx
I had two women chase me down in Dillards department store a couple years back when I was wearing this fragrance. They took notes when I told them the name so they didn’t forget😂
Hey Aaron, did you manage to figure out the issue with Habanolide? Did u get word back from Fir? I was kind of shocked to hear, cause almost all of my current compostitons feature this Musk. Absolutely love it. Now I don't have a business like u have, I just started out a few years ago, so I don't need as large quantities but still.. Any news?
This is a headache topic. Ive magaged to change suppliers and create my own Habanolide Alternative. Ferminish are a poor company for not treating there customers with respect
@@AaronTerenceHughes damn, that's really a shame. Well we'll see what happens if my supplier runs out too. I'll contact them and see how much in stock they've left..
I've kept my fragrances in my bathroom (in a cupboard, away from light) for more than 20 years, none of them ever gone bad. So can't agree with you there. Some of my fragrances are 10+ years old.
I'm not sure if you have or havnt, but a review of Jazz Club by Maison Margiela would be interesting. If you've covered it already o can't find the video :)
@@sabrinam6895 interesting, I find it one of the fragrances I find myself actively/addictively sniffing on myself throughout the day. Everyone's nose is different I guess
I tested this out today and hated it. I smelled a nice gourmand scent in the background which was totally dominated by a funky, medicinal, and off-putting note. didn't work out of my skin
I was so sad when I tried this and hated it. To me it smelled like urinal cake and I don’t know why. This also happened with a Prada fragrance called dark light which is also an amber. Does anyone know what causes that smell?
Very disturbing about the supply chain issue. I don't need to get political to point out that there's a coordinated effort to create economic instability everywhere. Extending all the way to the fragrance industry now. I couldn't get a full third of my usual groceries over the past two weeks. They're doing a great job at dismantling the world, getting us all used to third world living.
Been a while since we’ve had anything ‘ whipping through the base’. Always love an ATH review.
This is my favorite scent EVER. Glad to get his opinion!
When people say Grand Soir is the best amber ever, I tell them that haven’t tried enough amber fragrances. Grand Soir is great but this fragrance and others are even better.
"This is not gonna come of my skin" then the best eye roll ever 🤣 Thanks for being entertaining and enlightening Aaron!
3 Guarantees of life
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Ethyl Maltol whipping through the base
🤩
Quickly runs to bathroom to remove all fragrances 😂
BHT corona
Mine is always colder than my room and in summer even more and not too bright either, but I will probably put the '''better'' ones somewhere else.
Been collecting raw materials to smell after watching all your reviews and so far, Habanolide has been the most surprising. It's incredible! So fresh, clean, and brings me back to being a little kid watching my mom iron my dad's shirts using that spray starch. ❤
This has been on my list to try. I’m even more excited to try it now 🙌🏾
UPDATE: I bought it cos I loved it 😍
I believe everyone freak out when aaron review a fragrance .that we own!!
Aaron, I could listen to you speak for hours ❤ I’m very new to fragrance, got a bottle of By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme which lasts exactly 62 mins on my skin 🙄 and now I’m just looking for my signature scent. I love watching your videos and then checking my bank account to see what I can manage hahahaha! No, but truly, you are so vibrant and wonderful to listen to, thank you! And gorgeous, but you already knew that! 😘😘
An Aaron Terence Hughes 10 rating is like a Paul Hollywood handshake!
Aaron, you are an AMAZING fragrance reviewer.
Aaron is the gold standard for reviewing man. Not just in cologne, but in general. A man who knows his stuff.
Sad about the raw materials, this is exactly how big companies kill small ones. You have our support Aaron, we'll keep buying your fragrances even after they will be different than what they were, I'm sure you'll find a way despite these challenges. Just keep doing what you love, waiting for that summer release as you did with High Voltage last year⚡😎
Would love to see a couple of reviews by you of Lattafa.
I have Some of these cheapies, as well as designer and niche fragrances - I enjoy all of them...would love to know your thoughts on the cheaper end of the spectrum.
This is to me like a full spectrum incense fragrance both the freshly dipped and the ashy aspects with a blanket of sweetness that also somehow expresses the color pink. This is a love.
Received my sample of this in the mail. Haven’t tried it on yet but it smells GODLY from the outside of the 5ml bottle. I feel like a 100ml purchase is in my near future ❤
You’re reading my mind bro I was just looking for your review on this last night. That’s crazy
Will have to try this one. My fave is L’Air Du Desert
Thanks Aaron🎉
'Play them classical music' had me rocking out my speaker with some Beethoven, cheers!
Great Review. I love almost every fragrance in the Armani Prive line. Oud Royal is my signature scent around the holidays and would love to hear your thoughts on it.
Just bought Oud Royal. We need a review on that
From the notes, this one interests me but unfortunately I haven't been able to find a sample of it anywhere here in the uk and I haven't been drunk enough to blind buy it yet. You'd think these companies would want people to try their fragrances!
I would love to see you review Xerjoff Tony Iommi Monkey Special 🐒
I love amber...Noir Extreme is what I wear..AND KILLIAN back to black....I SMELL AMAZING
Wait ✋️ a minute, did he give this a 10 🤯🤯🤯🤯
i am obsessed with your reviews, super well done
Oh dear. I wasnt using classical music, i was using electronic music just to get a lot of base (bass). Ill show myself out.
i am sure this would destroy molecules :D
Sounds heavenly 😍
Great review! I would love to see your opinion on the wonderful Armani Sable Nuit 😊
Can you substitute it with Galaxolide? My company makes raw materials for fragrance companies like IFF, Symrise, Givaudan and there are still supply chain issues getting starting raw materials to make musk like Hanbolide as well as several others… It’s so rare you give any fragrance a 10 so I feel I must buy this!! 🥰👍🏼
Ive created an accord of musks thats better then Habanolide. But gives the same effect. Gaxolide would be too heavy!
If light damages fragrances, shouldn't the perfume firms favour dark bottles like brewers do?
It's my understanding that "definitely so," but I think the industry decided it works more against their marketing, than for it, in the end. Imagine if you couldn't see the difference in color between Aventus (sorry for that example) and Black Afgano. The visual matters to people more than prudence.
Love your content! Thanks for all the insight and great suggestions. I will be buying several of your fragrances soon and can’t wait.
Aaron: It has an Apple note called Habanolide which reminds me of Hannibal Lector! 🤣
Amber based fragrance are my favourite.
Great interesting review 🦄
Always getting the best reviews from you, I would really like for you to review Montale Honey Oud, I'm interested as to what's inside that fragrance it's so alluring to me
0:45 I keep my fragrances in a small tool box. Away from light, heat. And I just use it as a decant station for my high quality 8ml travel atomizers.
Question, Love the review, what is the best way you would recommend getting into trying different colognes? Subscription? Your knowledge is insane!
Aaron! I noticed in your review for Tom Ford’s Ombré Leather (non-Parfum) that you appeared to rub your wrists together after spraying it on. I was wondering what your stance on rubbing wrists together was as a perfumer - is it as bad as we’ve been lead to believe, or can it be done in moderation?
Great review A! 🦄
This is one i haven't got my nose on yet.
Engaging my higher self and now playing Pavarotti 🎶 to my fragrances 😊
Interesting tips, I will try that with my fragrances. I loved the bit about classic music, could you imagine. Fragrances are like plants then 😆 😂.
Hi Aaron! How does this compare with Amouage Material? Don’t know which one to go for! Help 😅.
I really like it but I think ambre Sultan is the pinnacle of Ambers
I sampled ambre sultan at the boutique in paris but it really wasn’t that incredible, i prefer grand soir over it
@@zenttofrizzy8479 when did you try it? It has been heavily reformulated over the years and isn't as good as it once was BUT you should trust your own nose and if you prefer grand soir then that's all good. I've got grand soir too, I think it's a "cool" amber. Like, a lot of Ambers will be "warm" but I find grand soir cooling in its effect 🤔
@@RichMitch i don’t know it did grow on me a little bit but clearly not bottle worthy for my i’ve also tried ambre 114 from histoire de parfums
I look forward to try elie saab ambre by francis kurkdjian it was discontinued but the boutique in paris said that it will be soon available in few days
Grand Soir, Ambre Precieux .
Ambre Nuit too.
Never tried this…looks like I’ll have to pick up a decant!
On a side note, I wore Tabac Thursday night for a night out with my wife. One spray on each side of the neck…no more. I could smell it the next morning and all the way to the evening! Talk about ROBUST!!!
🙏🦄🦄🦄
I’d love you to do Rochas Moustache edp. I really like that scent for this time of year and I’d love to get your opinion about it :))
if you look after your fragrances you should store and treat them like wine?
My favorite perfume ever, period
Please Aaron Oud royal from Armani please review it I think it’s very underrated mind blowing
Im watching all your videos and you really are inspiring me a lot. I loved weird odd fragrances since i was a little child. Now I want to learn how to create fragrances. Can you please give me some advice on how and where i can start? I would appricate it a lot. Thank you.
Grand Soir is an almost direct copy of this in my opinion
can we get ambre extreme back please!
Spicebomb infrared alternative? One that actually lasts
put Carbon under it
This one is on my wishlist. Also, two things: the caps are said to be made of resin (more upscale), not plastic, and eccentrico is just like the English word eccentric with an ‘o’ tacked on the end; eccentric not not electric.
Resin is upscale? .... and not plastic??? 🤣
@@oginza hand-molded resin is indeed a step up from plastic. There’s a lot of expensive resin jewelry, same can’t be said for plastic.
Calice Becker one the best noses in that planet so aim not surprised you like it!
Guao! A 10! 👍 That says it all coming from you!
i get you aaron, i know the feeling. habanolide is great for me. and only 1 supplier has it yet here in US. if it goes out of stock then we have to exert our creativity as perfumers. and yes sometimes that means reformulating. i know its not a pleasant news sometimes but. maybe as you are a chemist, could you reach out to people or companies that could make a captive with similar structure to habanolide? just a thought, it may be more harder than my quick suggestions or expensive. but you are well known.
Ive managed to solve the problem now! But as a result of poor customer service from Ferminish il never go near them again
Hi Aaron, You said heat damages a fragrance, what about post delivery during hot summer day (40degreee cels)? Does it affect the scent or only a longer period of time in heat. Thx
No. Its over a long period of time!
Hey Aaron, I am in love with you and your work. I just want to know why everything is sold out in your website, I’m looking to make some ourchases
We are reatocking our site and Maxaroma. It takes about 2-3 weeks to do it.
Aaron when will guapo be available again? online I mean, really need a me a bottle :)
Pls review lalique encre noire a l'extreme and lalique pour homme
Interesting fragrance! I just tried the Oud Royal, also a great one. May I ask what camera you use?
I dont know. I will ask next time i film
Could you please suggest which perfumes may have to be reformulated if this ingredient goes out of stock. Worried if i should stock up on any!
Habanolide is in everything!
Hi Aaron please review the new stronger with you oud
My favorite cool weather fragrance.
Hey can do a review on dolce&Gabbana the one mysterious night please
I had two women chase me down in Dillards department store a couple years back when I was wearing this fragrance. They took notes when I told them the name so they didn’t forget😂
Yeah okay. No girl is chasing down a man for his fragrance. I don't know what fairy world you live in
@@adilrahman1204 Whoever said that I was a man??? I am female, thanks very much.
@@adilrahman1204you’d be surprised. Old school Aventus would do this almost every wearing. Never had that happen with any other fragrance
Please review bois d’encens
Hey Aaron, did you manage to figure out the issue with Habanolide? Did u get word back from Fir? I was kind of shocked to hear, cause almost all of my current compostitons feature this Musk. Absolutely love it. Now I don't have a business like u have, I just started out a few years ago, so I don't need as large quantities but still.. Any news?
This is a headache topic. Ive magaged to change suppliers and create my own Habanolide Alternative. Ferminish are a poor company for not treating there customers with respect
@@AaronTerenceHughes damn, that's really a shame. Well we'll see what happens if my supplier runs out too. I'll contact them and see how much in stock they've left..
I've kept my fragrances in my bathroom (in a cupboard, away from light) for more than 20 years, none of them ever gone bad. So can't agree with you there. Some of my fragrances are 10+ years old.
👀🤯😱seriously?!
@@rosanybaker8209A lack of comprehension can be quite comical as Jacob has so kindly demonstrated.
@@soulvibe3284 just stating facts. Call it anecdotal, it's still the truth.
@@jacobnoergaard The overall aspect of respect has escaped you.✌♥
@@soulvibe3284 As has the concept of debate others.
Please review 40 knots from xerjoff
I'm not sure if you have or havnt, but a review of Jazz Club by Maison Margiela would be interesting. If you've covered it already o can't find the video :)
He has just type it in the yt search bar it will pop up
Hes got one from 2 years ago. Just search his name with jazz club and you should be able to find it!
It’s overrated I feel, it’s ok but you will not be blown away
@@sabrinam6895 interesting, I find it one of the fragrances I find myself actively/addictively sniffing on myself throughout the day. Everyone's nose is different I guess
@@gordoxium it’s not a instant like it’s a gradual like, but to me overhyped
You are the best. Thank you
I tested this out today and hated it. I smelled a nice gourmand scent in the background which was totally dominated by a funky, medicinal, and off-putting note. didn't work out of my skin
Thanks for posting. 👍
Thank you Aaron.
Hanabalide Cant you source it from other manufacturer?
All the suppliers get from Ferminish. Ive managed to solve the problem
Why dont the nice ones make you tingle anymore ,,,,, and do you like it VERY VERY much.
you know its good when you hear these comments !
Im trying to be more professional and less emotional in my reviews. Emotions get used against a persion by people with poor social and mental skills
@@AaronTerenceHughes Such a nice thing to do good for you . keep the great fragrances coming .regards Roy
What country do the raw materials come from? Why is there a supply issue?
I think China makes the precursors chemicals but cluld be wrong
i love this
Light. Airy. With elevation.
Pretty sure it's pronounced like 'eccentric', not 'electric'
Man said Electronics
I was so sad when I tried this and hated it. To me it smelled like urinal cake and I don’t know why. This also happened with a Prada fragrance called dark light which is also an amber. Does anyone know what causes that smell?
Bro not hombre electrico it’s ambre eccentrico lol
It’s means eccentric hunger in Italian
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2nd! 🎉🎈🎉🎈🎉 😁
When it's come to "AMBER"no one can match the QUALITY.LUXUR and class of "ROJA"😌✌️
It’s not electrico- it’s pronounced ex-sen-trih-co ☺️
Eccentrico
ECCENTRICO not elettrico lol
The raw material shortage might have something to do with the United States and
UK instigating that war in Ukraine?
Its actually China. Thats where a lot of the chemicals come from.
Electrical....😁
Very disturbing about the supply chain issue. I don't need to get political to point out that there's a coordinated effort to create economic instability everywhere. Extending all the way to the fragrance industry now. I couldn't get a full third of my usual groceries over the past two weeks. They're doing a great job at dismantling the world, getting us all used to third world living.
Worrying times!
Please review 40 knots from xerjoff