Nishane Wulong Cha vs Masque Milano Russian Tea - fragrance first impressions

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  • @j.4610
    @j.4610 2 місяці тому +7

    Starting to like your comparison videos Not pushing us to buy one and hate the other but just sharing your experience :)

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      I don’t really care what you buy or not, I’m just here to give my impressions 🙂

    • @j.4610
      @j.4610 2 місяці тому

      As it should be 👍👍. I do respect your takes though and your clear explanations of a scent could help people make a decision if they are thinking of buying. Keep it up, I always enjoy your vids!

  • @9jang
    @9jang 2 місяці тому +5

    Interesting comparison!
    Wulong Cha is my first full bottle from the house! And I went for a 100 mL. I live in Thailand: It’s summer all-year-round. On my first wear from a decant, I was amazed by Wulong Cha’s longevity on skin and its summer-friendly citrusy opening lifespan. After 5-6 hours the base note still radiates quite well with just 3-4 sprays. It’s quite a relaxing and soothing perfume. Maybe I’m also lucky living in this hot & humid climate!
    Apart from Wulong Cha, I also own Florane, Colognisé, and Karagoz by Nishane. I, however, do not enjoy the popular Hacivat and Ani as much. 🙃

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@9jang for the utility aspect alone Wulong Cha is amazing! Very pleasing, relaxing and really great for hot humid summers. Can’t fault your choice there 👍
      It just doesn’t ‘inspire’ me as much as other things.

  • @mikekay9529
    @mikekay9529 2 місяці тому +5

    I love Wulong Cha...for me the tea comes in a little later. The musks kind of remind me of an old dusty library. Great scent memory. The citrus lasts all day and so does the entire scent for me...Citrus just fades away almost into a base note later on. Beautiful scent. One of my favs out of hundreds i have.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      I drained the sample since filming this, I really like it and it’s quite long lasting indeed 👍

  • @SirEricArthurBlair
    @SirEricArthurBlair Місяць тому

    I love Wulong Cha. It’s calming and beautiful. One of my favorite fragrances in my collection. It’s reminiscent of a spa.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  Місяць тому

      @@SirEricArthurBlair it definitely has a spa type feeling, vacation vibes are always good 😌

  • @randomsetofletters
    @randomsetofletters 2 місяці тому +2

    Russian tea reminds me of summer vacations at my grandmother's house in the Russian countryside. A cup of black tea after a Russian sauna/steam bath. Tea is usually brewed with addition of garden herbs and served with berry jam. And you can catch the whiff of sauna stove smoke and heated log walls. Great scent, awakens many good childhood memories.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@randomsetofletters what about the heavy leather? Is that the sauna smoke?

    • @randomsetofletters
      @randomsetofletters 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften not so heavy for me, but yeah, I think the smoke helps the leather note stand out.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@randomsetofletters thanks for the insights, was really curious about the Russian aspect 😉

    • @Whitewind19
      @Whitewind19 2 місяці тому +1

      Samovar tea with a leather boot😅

    • @Юлий-х2р
      @Юлий-х2р 22 дні тому

      @@SeldomlyOften it might be birch tar soap (дегтярное мыло) that is often being used in sauna ! It has a specific strong smell that is leathery but also like burned wood at the same time

  • @niklaus009
    @niklaus009 2 місяці тому

    Hi, I just found your channel and definitely going to binge watch now! Great content and most importantly, I can trust your opinion!

  • @lucas2mazini
    @lucas2mazini 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice video! I would love to see you reviewing Roja's Amber Aoud some day

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@lucas2mazini never smelled it! That’s an expensive one but you never know, I might go crazy or come across a sample 😎

  • @Apg794
    @Apg794 2 місяці тому

    I appreciate your honest videos. Thank you so much for making them. I agree with you that a lot of Nishane perfumes are safe buys - and lovely too- but there are some rather “interesting” ones for my nose like Afrika-olifant and unutamam. I own fan your flames, hacivat, Colognise, safran colognise and favonious. I do enjoy tea fragrances, and, at the moment, my favorite one is memo Paris winter palace. I also find j-scent roasted green tea quite interesting but not too complex (tester). Keep up the good work!

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment, very apprecciated :)
      I had Afrika Olifant and while quite unusual and fun, I would it got little wear due to it being so one note-ish.
      Winter Palace is on my list!

  • @justaddlight
    @justaddlight 2 місяці тому +1

    Very interesting insights. I'm a fan of both scents, but I prefer Russian Tea a bit more. More my style.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@justaddlight yeah, totally get it. Wulong Cha is great and all but it’s a little too utility for me.

  • @kathywitter6076
    @kathywitter6076 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you. I love Remember Me by Jovoy and Wulong Cha was my sotd yesterday, and it doesn't disappoint in terms of longevity 🍵. Chris Collins African Rooibas is on my wishlist but it's not easily available.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@kathywitter6076 yes, I would really like to get my nose on Chris Collins but it’s not available in EU, let alone Switzerland

    • @leonardhok
      @leonardhok Місяць тому

      Remember me for me is a stunning tea Fragrance. Fights for the top tier of category of tea fragrances

  • @boogiedaddy3434
    @boogiedaddy3434 2 місяці тому

    I love tea notes. Russian Tea was my first full bottle from Masque Milano and I cherish it. I have not tried Wolung Cha yet, but will get to it eventually. Arquiste has a smoked tea fragrance called Indigo Smoke. It's a very light, airy, and almost "blue" take on tea. I really like it on hot summer days.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      I think I like tea notes that remind me of the beverage, not the leaves themselves. The scent profile of something like Gris Charnel is really good, yesteday evening I wore Amouage Meander and that also has a milky, tea-like quality to it.

  • @TheScentCellar
    @TheScentCellar 2 місяці тому

    Interesting comparison indeed. I sampled Nishane Wulong Cha and could not wait to get a full bottle. I’m not sure what was going on with your sample, but I get a very strong black tea with lemon character. The tannic dark tea is very present. Maybe it’s because I drink black tea with lemon in the winter, but it’s like I splashed some on myself. Sorry you weren’t getting the tea note, but for me its quite unmistakable and persistent for many hours in a fairly linear fashion. Thanks for the interesting comparison and I can’t wait to try the Masque Milano!

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@TheScentCellar with unofficial samples you never really know but I do believe it’s not very productive for the shop to give you bad stuff, the whole point is you going back for a bottle.
      Scents vary a lot on people though, I’m always surprised how different something can smell 👍

  • @gerardzonjee
    @gerardzonjee 2 місяці тому

    For some people a lifelong quest: finding the most fitting citrus forward. I think I settled on the vintage Aramis Tuscany per Uomo and Goldfield & Banks Bohemian Lime. I never got past the weird opening of Russian Tea and have Wūlóng Chá: a like, not a love. I think citrus drying down to woods seems the most fitting for me for the type of usage.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      I have my eyes on Bohemian Lime! Yes, woods are objectively a great pairing with fresh tart notes. This combo sparked the most iconic fragrances of modern times 👍

  • @leonardhok
    @leonardhok Місяць тому

    I have waited to see your video after get the russian tea sample. Now i get and do my own comparison. They are really different. Russian is a fresh leather to a tea fragrance and the wulong is a citrusy tea, in a gross look. I dont know if the masque is full bottle worthy, but is pretty interesting. I really like tea fragrances, and there are great scents with this note. But from fragrances in this way i feel russian too shy, in comparison. I get some leather/safron fragrance opening, but watered down with a tea note. But i agree that dont bring nothing special.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  Місяць тому +1

      @@leonardhok I love that you went out and got your sample 👍👍👍

  • @theworkingkitchen7325
    @theworkingkitchen7325 2 місяці тому +2

    Gotta try LV imagination and let us know how the tea note is in comparison

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@theworkingkitchen7325 yeah it’s on my short list!

  • @markeletr
    @markeletr Місяць тому

    I’m not familiar with the other but I do love the Nishane WulongCha. I get the Earl Gray tea characteristics very clearly as a tea lover. I don’t think it’s possible to do naturals when creating a tea fragrance so I do think it is cleverly done. There is a great alternative by Nikolai called fig tea which is a little bit cheaper And more towards the fig aromatic but if you had one you would not need the other. I do love them but to be quite honest they smell much better on my girlfriend than they do on me. Probably my favourite before bed fragrances because they are so dreamy and uplifting. I do like the reference to cartoons because they are quite animated and artificial but Brilliantly done.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  Місяць тому

      @@markeletr I could not wear Wulong Cha before bed as the tart citrus is really invigorating and energetic. Something like Gris Charnel yes, totally 👍

    • @markeletr
      @markeletr Місяць тому

      @@SeldomlyOften if you get the chance, compare Gris Charnel to Jazz Club, total redundancy for me with these two but I don’t see anybody else putting them in the same sentence?

  • @Principemostprincipe
    @Principemostprincipe 2 місяці тому

    Awesome perfumes, i do find them so so different but overall russian tea is way better. I find it more leaning colder weather. Nishane wulong cha is leaning towards warmer weather. Due to its performance, can be worn any time of year but profile is fresh citrusy. Performance great on both. Wulong cha can be found on discounter websites for extremly cheap.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@Principemostprincipe Nishane is definitely easier to find! I’m a little biased because most of my bottles are really heavy scents 😅

    • @Principemostprincipe
      @Principemostprincipe 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften i live in ireland. So no point of heaving perfumes which are not heavy haha

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@Principemostprincipe how are fragrances perceived there? Love Ireland btw, my favorite country ever 🤩

    • @Principemostprincipe
      @Principemostprincipe 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften ireland is awesome. Weather can be annoying if you live here. But for visiting, its so great. People do like perfumes here, and you got complimented by strangers as irish people are super friendly

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@Principemostprincipe yeah the Irish people are the best. I’ve visited many times, it’s the country I would live in if I weren’t here. I don’t even mind the weather 🙃

  • @PainfulPig
    @PainfulPig 2 місяці тому +1

    I’ve stopped labeling perfume with seasons, doesn’t make sense to me.
    The only exception I have are sweet vanilla scents (which are cloying for me in general).
    One of my latest discoveries is that I LOVE YSL Tuxedo as a gym scent 😂😂😂

    • @PainfulPig
      @PainfulPig 2 місяці тому

      **Note, maybe it’s because most days here are hot, my thoughts could change in the upcoming winter.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@PainfulPig Ah yes, we are on the same boat, even with the vanilla taste! The difference is that here it's always fresh in the summer (and bitter cold in the winter). I would not really care either way and would wear what I want.

  • @artemartem329
    @artemartem329 2 місяці тому

    My favourite tea fragrance is Armani Prive - The Yulong, dedicated to Yulong area in China renowned for its top-notch black and green tea fields in combination with humidity coming from lush greeneries and Yulong River and mountains. With some Armani's luxury touch. Give it a try if come across one day.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@artemartem329 sounds intriguing! I’m more and more into simple, to the point scents 😊

    • @Whitewind19
      @Whitewind19 2 місяці тому +1

      Love The Yulong as well!❤The best green tea fragrance for me. The twin with Bvlgari The vert(even better)

    • @m.h.1593
      @m.h.1593 Місяць тому +1

      How does Wulong Cha compare to The Yulong? How are they different to your nose?

    • @artemartem329
      @artemartem329 Місяць тому

      @@m.h.1593 Wulong Cha has very prominent fig note and something very sharply green whereas The Yulong lacks the fig and delivers more airy, polished and refined feel to it. Right off the start they are similar though, but later on they go different directions.

  • @komm13
    @komm13 2 місяці тому

    still going through nishanes box set but wulong cha was instant buy for me especially for the price in discounters. I wish the fig came earlier and stronger though. It gives me vibes of acqua di parma mediterraneo line but with huge longevity .

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@komm13 yeah the vibes are there but the Acqua di Parma blue line smells a lot better and more natural to be completely honest. Still like WLC

  • @kingerfd3341
    @kingerfd3341 2 місяці тому

    You need to try “the moon and I” as well as “the mountain standing still” by Floraiku. They are by far the best tea scents I’ve smelled. They make both of these that you’re reviewing smell bland and synthetic.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@kingerfd3341 thanks for the recommendation!

  • @flarmentaro
    @flarmentaro 2 місяці тому

    Wulong Cha is one of those on my limbo list, i like it but there is something that holds me back (probably that hotel vibe and the lack of evolution). On me there is very little citrus, it comes out very watery, like green bamboo in the water (no seaweed or marine). I don't know if there is calone or something but it reminds me of the opening of Pantheon's Aurea, that celery note.
    Tea not detected. One that reminds me of tea, even though has zero tea in it, is L'Eau d'Issey Myiake, probably the mix of light wood, bitterness and water, it does the thing.
    I have some samples of Kilian's Imperial Tea, it's 100% tea but it's terrible!

    • @flarmentaro
      @flarmentaro 2 місяці тому

      also L'eau de Citron Noire by Hermes has a very vivid black tea note but that's just in the drydown, after the citrus fades away and being an everyday cologne, that it's after 5 minutes :/

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@flarmentaro oh boy, my limbo list is quite extended! I always review fragrances on skin because most of the stuff I like would curse clothes with eternal smell and stains. This one though, it’s one that I would probably spray on textile for that extra long citrus vibe.
      I’ll make a note of trying some frags like this on strip 👍

    • @flarmentaro
      @flarmentaro 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften i'm always on the lookout for longlasting citrus fragrances. so far the best is Tygar by Bvlgari but it's so damn expensive. i heard Kajal III is kind of a mid expensive dupe of it and it's quite lasting. One that i wouldn't really feel recomending is Nocologne by Fugazzi, it lasts forever, even days on clothes, it's very grapefruity but the musk and amber in the base, make it smell very weird and annoying.

  • @ethanrrs
    @ethanrrs 2 місяці тому

    I've been passively looking for citrus scents and ive been categorizing them into 'pure citrus' and 'citrus then something else,' which is most traditional citrus that wants to have longevity. Ive only tried wu long cha x, but that one seems a bit greener than what you're describing with the original, so id place that in the latter category.
    Some of the 'pure' citrus ones I'm trying that last long must be the product of really tricky and clever synthetic twiddling lol, kerosene's summer of 84 is like literally just a grapefruit zing opening for hours on end, pdm perseus reminde me of a zestier terre d'hermes that, again, just keeps on going haha. Wonder if you're interested in that type of citrus that just attempts to prolong or evoke that sense of the top note throughout the entire lifetime of the fragrance.
    As for the 'citrus that transitions,' i havent really found much that beats the Tygar DNA, like sospiro vibrato. Pretty basic i know but that gets the job done for sure. I want to try pana dora's aqua de dora since i heard it's in the same vein but adds some chestnut and fig at the heart for a little nuance.
    Great comparison! One of my favorite comforting teas with unfortunately bad performance just like gris charnel extrait for yourself is serge lutens 5 o'clock au Gingembre. Perfect to wear on a lazy day inside the house

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@ethanrrs thanks for the great comment! I don’t have an issue with boosting compounds if well hidden. Right now I’m searching for a simple, easy to wear, long lasting citrus so I’ll check out your suggestions.
      I do find the Tygar dna a little boring, too ‘commercially safe’for my taste. I totally get the appeal and why people love it but I would end up never wearing it.
      Serve Lutens is one of my favorite houses, everything is amazing 🤩

    • @ethanrrs
      @ethanrrs 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften there's a few fragrances that are in that Tygar DNA that still get quite interesting, I've heard good things about jovoys 21 conduit Street and roja Burlington 1819 to an extent. But I understand the dna being a bit basic, at the core it feels like one step up from that common 'blue' territory haha. Which I think personally it's fine to have something safe like that for every now and then to just reset everything and not have to focus on much

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@ethanrrs the Roja is on my list, it’s starts out with the usual combo BUT goes mature, weird and interesting quite fast 👍

  • @FRD-HDD
    @FRD-HDD 2 місяці тому

    I considered LV Imagination, but it's really a cheap liquid soap smell, tried Bvlgari pour Homme edp, it's good. I endes up picking Nishane WLC as this one ticks all the boxes for an affordable price.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@FRD-HDD is Imagination even comparable as a scent profile?

    • @FRD-HDD
      @FRD-HDD 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften it's also a citrus/tea combo fragrance.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@FRD-HDD but is it as citrus forward or is it trying to be a commercial perfume?

    • @FRD-HDD
      @FRD-HDD 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften it a typical Cavallier LV scent. It's blended in a way that could be interpreted in many different ways. Like WLC I would qualify it as a "meditative" or "soothing" scent. I am not a note specialist, but I would say it is a bit less citrusy and "Tygar-like" than l'Immensité and Afternoon Swim.
      I bought a very cheap Aloe Vera handsoap from Lidl that smelled very much like Imagination, it got me seriously thinking.
      Cavallier has used his work at LVMH-owned Bvlgari, (especially Tygar) to create simple templates upon which he develops his LV creations.
      To me, LV is one of these brands which specialise in selling expensive products to poor people.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@FRD-HDD thanks for the description, your last statement is so true 🤣

  • @xw3582
    @xw3582 2 місяці тому

    As a Turkish, I can’t feel anything special towards Nishane fragrances. Just like you said, they are giving me a selfish message like “what you just sprayed is way over designer fragrances” and that’s all. I don’t see any depth. Even the name means “house of nishes”. Maybe they should focus on emotional side of things, rather than price-brand focused marketing.

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому +1

      @@xw3582 true. I get that they want to establish themselves on the market and being subtle and passionate is a slow process rather than going for the flashy effects but they should definitely find “their way”

  • @legoguru3000
    @legoguru3000 2 місяці тому

    🍵🍵🍵

    • @SeldomlyOften
      @SeldomlyOften  2 місяці тому

      @@legoguru3000 Fresh calming tea for all!

    • @legoguru3000
      @legoguru3000 2 місяці тому

      @@SeldomlyOften oh yeah 24 old bond street is apparently a good tea fragrance from Atkinson's. I haven't tried it though