Reviewing Encens Mythique from Guerlain www.aaronterencehughes.co.uk Instagram - AaronTerenceHughes Music: Sleepdebt - I C U #FragranceReview #Guerlain
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Yes I got one of these, He used your picture but his own name. Just paused on the click and then wrote him a nice letter that If ever in Northern Africa I would indeed love to have coffee with him and talk perfumes :)
I received one as well they had the pict of or symbol being use from the you tuber (received 2 from different fragrance channels yours and Gentscents) stating I had won a package and to use the app telegram to get in touch with them. I am grateful that the fragrance community is communicating with each other because that is how I realized it was a scam and didn't respond. On a different note I appreciate the videos Aaron as a perfumer you give unique perspective, plus you give shapes to the different notes, ( which help me picture the fragrance) and you convey your thoughts very well. Maybe one day you can talk a little on the different types or categories that fragrances are classified by ex. Fougere , oriental (no offense meant) and others. I'm still a novice collector but really enjoy the world of fragrances and the imagery/feelings they can help create or bring back. Stay safe and thank you from Texas 👍
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You are spot on right on the money by classifying it as "oriental", Aaron. In fact, Encens Mythique is one of the "Les Absolut D'Orient" line from Guerlain. I fell in love with it in 2019 and since been one of my very private perfumes. Oh and the pronunciation is "anson miteek" which means "mythical incense". And speaking of Amber, there's a sister perfume to this one called "Ambre Eternel" which you would have loved, butrt unfortunately it was discontinued. It seems connoisseurs noses are just a few these days!
More Guerlain please! I'm a boy in my 20s and I absolutely adore this house more than the others! I went to test this and the Patchouli one you reviewed as well and it's definitely something elegant and timeless, I got so excited in the store the staffs were beside themselves 🤣 My signature scent is their L'homme Ideal EDP - Cherry Vanilla Leather, it's really an alternative to the popular Blue fragrance on the market, and it makes me feel unique and sensual every time I wear it ahhahaha. Love your reviews! And definitely love seeing rhe 10/10 scores!
I’m so happy you reviewed my perfume ughhh I can’t this’s so exciting to me lol I love this one sm its the perfume that realived my love for perfumery.. it’s really something! Thank you so much for reviewing it I’m glad you enjoyed it and provided us with such knowledge!! highly appreciate it
The term "oriental" within the art of perfumery is fine. It is not offensive. Keep using it and ignore anyone who says they are offended by it. They are just a small group of activists who are permanently offended and live off of making everything into a problem. You can't make them happy, so don't even try. Also, never forget that in order to speak the truth you have to risk being offensive to those who don't know or like what the truth is.
I do have this perfume, quiet loud and VERY animalic on my skin, so much so that I can't actually enjoy it on me. It does have incense-y quality but not smokey and rather the aromatic facets of an incense. It's masterfully blended but I'd say test this before purchase because it can be quiet ocean-y and animalic. I do have an older batch 2018-19 maybe but it's not quiet up my alley, unless sprayed very sparingly. Patchouli Ardent is amazing as it's smoky and sweet, although the initial blast is quiet harsh it does take a dramatic turn for the better. Thanks Aaron for the detailed, Accurate and as always engaging review!
I have noticed that some fragrances with ambergris do seem to be marketed as amber which I have always found a bit odd myself really, unless the combination gives what I would consider that resinous feeling. I have had been considering this one for a while so thanks for your insight. By the way I hade received plenty of compliments from Legend which I love, even though I buy for my pleasure it’s always nice to get a compliment, cheers Aaron
I always enjoy your content, absolutely masterful. Thank you sir. Please also review Santal Royal by guerlain. I love ORIENTAL FRAGRANCES AND THATS NOT OFFENSIVE
Hi, Aaron! I’m a fairly new follower here, and just wanted to say I love your reviews. I’d really like to see you review Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme.
Can't get enough of these videos and the fragrances. Just bought boss bitch the other day and people in work keep asking me what I'm wearing. Part of me feels bad telling them in case they buy it all and you run out of stock :) Keep doing what you're doing!!
Having this for few years now i know this is oriental done right..guerlain does oreintals supremely. Would love a incense scent from you Aaron now have 3 limited edition from you and 6 from your regular line just great scents
I've never met a single person who was actually offended by the term Oriental but I've met several people who tell me it's supposedly offensive. Orient = East and its opposite, Occident = West .. Oriental means "of the East" .. just as Occidental means "of the West" .. I think too many people are more concerned with the potential of being offensive without ever asking why than they are picking up a dictionary.
@@ChristopherSisk The term is politicized ever since Orientalism by Edward Said came out, and we live in cancer, excuse me, cancel* culture, so there's that. But you knew that probably.
@@thegoodfoke3606 lol I want to say its more hardcore liberals but nowadays its hard to tell the difference between anyone on the left. I'll still call it an oriental idgaf. I'm a minority who is more offended by people who claim to be offended for me as if I can't do that myself lol. They need to bloody bugger off
Thank you very much for your beautiful reviews! You really improved and get more and more professionell with your videos. I would really appreciate if you could test xerjoff-irisss they say that this perfume is the most expensive one in terms of production so I would be very curious about your professionell opinion on this one. Especially cause it's one of the most expensive ones xerjoff has. I think the most expensive one would be xerjoff Ceylon. I own this one and it's just beautiful. Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work. In future I'm going to take a look at your Produktline. You seem to have some nice bangers.
I get a lot of compliments from all around when I use this. So many people say that I smell so good and they can't compare it to anything that smelled before.
Just bought this after watching this review. Does not dissapoint. Truly beautiful and unisex., my wife wants to wear it too. Not like my wife or my perfumes in our collection. I woould say it is a unique outlier in fragrance profiles and a good buy on fragrance discounters.
I think this is a nice, clean, elegant rose-patchouli scent. I like it and it gets not enough attention in comparison to less strong and complex ones like Gris Dior or Moonlight Patchouli. It‘s worth trying for sure. After watching your review, yes it def. has a cold feel. I think that whats makes me put this into Gris Dior and Moonlight Patchouli category. These cold fragrances give off such a professional vibe. It makes me think of a successful woman in a suit working in corporate and making a lot of CoInZ. She is tough but she has a romantic soul and very good taste.
My favourite from that Guerlain line is Oud Essentiel followed by Bois Mysterieux. Wonder what your thoughts would be on them. I find all frags in this line to be extremely well made high quality offerings.
For the longest time I was told that “oriental” was offensive when used to refer to people because it was a term only used to describe goods from the orient (rugs, spices, etc.) I’ve noticed recently that “Amber” has been used in the place of “oriental”, and it really doesn’t make any sense to me.
You are right. It does not make sense. Especially when you consider from where amber was imported during the ancient times. Oriental just means eastern, assigning all sorts of extra bad meanings to it is just semi-intellectual, extreme leftist American/British postmodern racism. Don't let those people hijack words.
I bought this and another from the same line - Épices Exquises. Of the two Epices is my favorite. It has more layers, therefore it is more interesting to me. I do love this though and feel the incense is well represented therefore it delivers what it promises. It is quite lovely.
If one or two has problems with the word "oriental", they should wear headphones with loud music... Nothing wrong with the word or meaning of the word!
I could listen to you talk musks for hours meow. Q&A stream should be coming up soon in within the next couple of months right? I wanna be sure to make this one
The ‘offended by everything’ society will have a problem with every word in the dictionary soon… you’re absolutely not being offensive by describing this as an Oriental fragrance. Thanks for another insightful review Aaron 👌
the idiot snowflakes who are always offended are always LOOKING to be offended. Let them be offended. They can shut up and go be offended elsewhere. An oriental frag is exactly that and the ongoing moronic cancel culture nonsense needs to be shut down and these fools need to be shown for the snivelling wimps they are. Next thing they'll expect that "Amber" frags will be offensive to former piratical actors ex-spouses who lose court cases and whine about it. LOL
Hi Aaron, Guess the first Guerlain's fragrance review u ever did? So glad you picked let's say kind of most distinct one, I was so lucky to score a bottle of old packaging at a killer price!! it only required me to do one spray which made my better half complemented few times through out our journey (mind you she dont do complementing every fragrances I wore 🙂🤭) hard to describe its genre since it has unusual structure of notes which are well put together aldehydes ,rose,incense,marine / ambergris
Please review Bois Mysterioux by Guerlain. You must do that one. Really interested to know your thoughts on the wood composition and the balanced sweetness in that one.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, this definitely isn't an amber fragrance, and yet it absolutely is oriental. "Amber" and "oriental" aren't synonyms no matter how much Fragrantica editors try to convince people they are.
Aaron - musks are something that I struggle with in perfumery. If I dose them too low, I get no effect. However if I dose too high it completely flattens my formulation - how do you find the right percentage to use?
People are offended on your behalf. Your opinion is irrelevant to the debate :) Of course I'm being facetious, and I'm glad you're not offended. The Orient merely describes a geographical region so I don't understand the fuss.
First comment! I think perfumery has their name for a reason, when someones mentions "Oriental" I instantly think of spices, rare woods, high quality, exotic. I think we should keep naming them "Oriental" it's a pride to have a part of the world influence something and have it named after it.
This to me paints the picture of a cold Saturday morning drive on the pacific coastline with ocean views and wifey has a bouquet of pink rose and freshly picked nectarines sitting by the hand break.
To my eyes, A significant number of modern women seem to be offended by Ylang Ylang when I wear it. The attention is great but I don't always feel it's positive. Perhaps it reminds them of their mothers submitting to old sexual mores? It's okay in bedtime fragrances where submission in private might even be encouraged, but be cautious with it in daytime fragrances/unisex. Could it be modernized/freshened? I love the note too and look forward to trying Mythique soon and I like a touch of Ylang, I want to be that unicorn man looking for a mythical unicorn woman so that I can use the Ylang Ylang to separate them and have been looking for a compelling reason to try a Guerlerain. Thanks for the review
I bought this fragrance but unfortunately regretted it only because it gave me old lady vibes. Patchouli Ardent and pretty much every other modern Guerlain fragrance I have smelt are amazing however!
In my opinion oriental is fine as someone new to perfumery, having the names of classic classifications change would be confounding. But that's just me I guess.
Great video! And about the "oriental" debate... Oh please... you are a wonderful man, don't let worriers disturb your peace of in their attempt to feel special and better about themselves
Tried it in Douglas a couple of months ago. Honestly, I liked it, but I wasn't super impressed, seemed kind of boring to me (I do own a lot of orientals with ambergris). I enjoyed Oud Essentiel much more.
For many years, in politically correct terminology, the word 'Oriental' was used to describe items or objects and 'Asian' is used when referring to people. I think that makes sense. If it's changed, I'd like to know myself. Also, Oriental is used to describe a style of perfumery - I'm not sure if that has changed; I have not heard about an official change to this terminology. Love your reviews! Take care, Ginny 😘😘😘
Thanks again for educating us Aaron, you are truly the professor of fragcomm😁! Would it be possible to compare fragrances in a review? Based on your description of this fragrance, i would say this is similar to Xerjoff's Zefiro. I would love to hear your thoughts on this
I got this one blind, because of all the 'masterpiece' reviews. Honestly, I'm a little disappointed. It has been said on other forums that Encens smells like the perfume section of a department store - and it's unfortunately true. There are some great notes waiting to get through, but it's ultimately a fresh rose fragrance with some dark flair. I layer this one with Incense Intense by 'Orange, just to twist it's corners to the dark side more. Or even Encre Noir over the top, to dull the Joan Collin's vibe with some sharp, birch notes.
I appreciate you doing this review, Aaron. I've been on the fence about buying a bottle of this for probably two years! lol Couldn't find a sample so I would keep trying to ignore it but I think it's time for one of my usual "f**k it, blind buy" moments. I'm so curious, I have to know how this smells! :D
I've asked all my Asian friends if they take offense to "Oriental", particularly when used for perfume - not a single one has said yes. They've told me this is a "white people problem". Oriental isn't offensive unless you want it to be offensive.
Orient = East .. Oriental means "of the East" .. just as Occidental means "of the West" .. too many people are more concerned with modern concepts of potential offense than they are picking up a dictionary.
@@ChristopherSisk It's really quite silly, isn't it? It's a non-issue. Had any of them told me, "Woah woah woah, cool it with that O-word shit!", then I'd think twice. It's not like we're calling people Oriental, either. We're not saying, "chinamen style" perfume, or "I'm into gooky fragrances"... It's oriental. Oriental. It seems more absurd the more you try to explain it. If you think thays bad, it gets worse. Listen to this... Someone in one of my swap groups on facebook the other day (I wish I was making up what I'm about to say...) got offended because a girl described a perfume as "slightly masculine, but comforting, like a protector. A handsome but pure man who wraps his arms around me and keeps me safe" (or close enough to that). Another girl chimes in asking why there isn't a "trigger warning", because, "some women get trigger by the idea of protective men. Women who are independent and fight against thw patriarchy don't want protective men". Just a whole diatribe. Other people chimed in and AGREED with this crazy screwball. With taking offense, when there's a will, there's a way.
I literally learned the term Occidental(west) from the fragrance shop in Chicago Intense oud. The ladies asked if I was looking for Oriental or Occidental and they educated me on the two. So all this to say I agree with you lol.
Lovely review. Encens Mythique is one of my favorite fragrances of all time. I dont see why oriental could be a bad thing, honestly. Keep up the awesome work Aaron.
I think, worrying about an offensive term for perfume, is edging towards the absurd. We are not using the word oriental to describe a person… But a fragrance. I guess if you really are trying to be offended… You’ll find a way. I love your scientific leaning analysis. I learn tons on this channel.
I blind bought this. It’s a polarising scent when you’re used to designer fragrances which generally are designed to be as crowd pleasing as possible. Guerlain Encens Mythique is reminiscent of what people may have smelled there great grandma wearing decades ago, being aldehydic and ambergris-salty heavy. The polarising way it smells can be tamed by layer it with something sweet-vanilla, get creative.
I can understand how someone from the Far East could feel slighted by the term Oriental. It's hard not to personalize the word if someone lives in a culture where they are the minority with minority pressures. Despite their feelings I often look to them as superior. Not only that, I also include things from their cultures. Scents are just another example of the beauty that has come out of millennia of artistic refinement. I spell Oriental in the case of perfumes with a Capitol O. Its a highly regarded Perfume style not a person. I like this description of Oriental perfume from FragranceX; "When you think of oriental scents think herbs and spices or dry, powdery, resin notes. Opulent and heady, these notes are often times softened with amber or sweet notes. It’s common to describe this family as exotic and seductive." Nothing derogatory there. Something to be proud of in fact. I hold my Asian friends in highest esteem.
I thought the term was one of those old colonial terms. Sort of like saying the middle east or the far east. Thats indicating that like Europe is the center of the world and everything else is east. (Most likely England). So its kind of just jumbling 3/4ths of the world into a vague ‘over there’. It also kind of strips the cultures of their identifier and significance. We have ambery fougeres so maybe they need to be like spicy amber or something?
BEWARE OF SCAMS: comments from accounts using my profile picture asking you to message them on an app because you won a prize. This is happening on a lot of UA-cam channels now, but they don’t seem to be doing anything to stop it so please spread the word and warn people you know. Thank you!!!
Yes I got one of these, He used your picture but his own name. Just paused on the click and then wrote him a nice letter that If ever in Northern Africa I would indeed love to have coffee with him and talk perfumes :)
I received one as well they had the pict of or symbol being use from the you tuber (received 2 from different fragrance channels yours and Gentscents) stating I had won a package and to use the app telegram to get in touch with them. I am grateful that the fragrance community is communicating with each other because that is how I realized it was a scam and didn't respond. On a different note I appreciate the videos Aaron as a perfumer you give unique perspective, plus you give shapes to the different notes, ( which help me picture the fragrance) and you convey your thoughts very well. Maybe one day you can talk a little on the different types or categories that fragrances are classified by ex. Fougere , oriental (no offense meant) and others. I'm still a novice collector but really enjoy the world of fragrances and the imagery/feelings they can help create or bring back. Stay safe and thank you from Texas 👍
Aaron - you’re a genuinely inoffensive person. You’re always balanced and do your utmost to be positive. Fantastic review as always.
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Yes! This is so true!! Love Aaron & his frags!
@@AaronTerenceHughes Hi Aaron! Somebody wrote me a comment on your 'Oud extrait' video using your profile pic. Please confirm that this is not you, thanks!
Yes it’s a scam
You are spot on right on the money by classifying it as "oriental", Aaron.
In fact, Encens Mythique is one of the "Les Absolut D'Orient" line from Guerlain.
I fell in love with it in 2019 and since been one of my very private perfumes.
Oh and the pronunciation is "anson miteek" which means "mythical incense".
And speaking of Amber, there's a sister perfume to this one called "Ambre Eternel" which you would have loved, butrt unfortunately it was discontinued. It seems connoisseurs noses are just a few these days!
I'm here foremost to hear Aaron butcher fragrance names ;)
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We love ❤️ him for it 😊
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I just love the intro, ty for making these vids!
I love your passion. man, cant wait to order the discovery box! very excited.
Whipped under the base notes... terrific review again, Aaron! Love you! Thanks 😊😉
Aaron, I LOVE watching your fragrances videos. You do not just review fragrances, you educate the people who watch your videos. You are the man!!!
Aaron, love your approach on perfume making: monstrous projection and monstrous longevity. Could not agree more. Keep up the fine work 🙏
Bought your fragrances and Im really looking forward to trying them. Hard candy is the one Im most excited for! Love your videos
Timely! Was considering this one for my collection ❤️
Thumbs up number 1000! Could not resist :D great review, will check this one out.
Thank you Aaron. Great video.
Love the review. Nice to see that you're pleased as well with fragrance 👍😬
More Guerlain please! I'm a boy in my 20s and I absolutely adore this house more than the others! I went to test this and the Patchouli one you reviewed as well and it's definitely something elegant and timeless, I got so excited in the store the staffs were beside themselves 🤣
My signature scent is their L'homme Ideal EDP - Cherry Vanilla Leather, it's really an alternative to the popular Blue fragrance on the market, and it makes me feel unique and sensual every time I wear it ahhahaha. Love your reviews! And definitely love seeing rhe 10/10 scores!
Oriental is just fine. Love watching your moving hands and lovely voice. Xx
Fell like Im at the most amazing perfumery lectures. Absolutely love it. 🙌🏻🦄🦄🦄
Great review! I just got my bottle of Hard Candy in and I must say I absolutely LOVE it!!!
What does Hard Candy smell like?
For what occasion would you wear it?
Will it make you smell different in comparison to others in the street/club?
I’m so happy you reviewed my perfume ughhh I can’t this’s so exciting to me lol
I love this one sm its the perfume that realived my love for perfumery.. it’s really something!
Thank you so much for reviewing it I’m glad you enjoyed it and provided us with such knowledge!! highly appreciate it
The term "oriental" within the art of perfumery is fine. It is not offensive. Keep using it and ignore anyone who says they are offended by it. They are just a small group of activists who are permanently offended and live off of making everything into a problem. You can't make them happy, so don't even try.
Also, never forget that in order to speak the truth you have to risk being offensive to those who don't know or like what the truth is.
To me it is similar to describing food such as "chinese food", Mexican food....etc. These are just descriptions of a style......
Big fan of Guerlain frangrances I have many . I thought oriental meant of the east these are my class of perfumes . Great review Aaron .
This is great review. Love your opinion on this lovely oriental style perfume. Its straight 10/10.
Everyone is so sensitive nowadays good grief, great review Aaron
This is one of my favourites, it sits really really well and has so much texture behind it.
I do have this perfume, quiet loud and VERY animalic on my skin, so much so that I can't actually enjoy it on me. It does have incense-y quality but not smokey and rather the aromatic facets of an incense. It's masterfully blended but I'd say test this before purchase because it can be quiet ocean-y and animalic.
I do have an older batch 2018-19 maybe but it's not quiet up my alley, unless sprayed very sparingly.
Patchouli Ardent is amazing as it's smoky and sweet, although the initial blast is quiet harsh it does take a dramatic turn for the better.
Thanks Aaron for the detailed, Accurate and as always engaging review!
I have noticed that some fragrances with ambergris do seem to be marketed as amber which I have always found a bit odd myself really, unless the combination gives what I would consider that resinous feeling. I have had been considering this one for a while so thanks for your insight. By the way I hade received plenty of compliments from Legend which I love, even though I buy for my pleasure it’s always nice to get a compliment, cheers Aaron
I always enjoy your content, absolutely masterful. Thank you sir. Please also review Santal Royal by guerlain. I love ORIENTAL FRAGRANCES AND THATS NOT OFFENSIVE
One of my fav from this Guerlain line. Great Sillage and projection.
I have this fragrance in my collection, it is one of a kind, somehow both marine and oriental. And also perfectly unisex.
it has a fresh light happy quality about it, its not as heavy and dense and sweet as other oriental stuff
Hi, Aaron! I’m a fairly new follower here, and just wanted to say I love your reviews. I’d really like to see you review Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme.
Will definitely look into buying this.. 👌
Also Aaron, I like to smell and review the Bois Mystérieux, with the orange bottle. Is incredible for me, monster project and long lasting scent 🔥😁
Can't get enough of these videos and the fragrances. Just bought boss bitch the other day and people in work keep asking me what I'm wearing. Part of me feels bad telling them in case they buy it all and you run out of stock :) Keep doing what you're doing!!
Boss Bitch - smells like what to your nose?
Santal Royal and Encens Mythique are my favourites from this line.
When I wear Encens Mythique I feel beautiful. 💗 So glad you like it too!
beautiful review.... most interesting.
Having this for few years now i know this is oriental done right..guerlain does oreintals supremely. Would love a incense scent from you Aaron now have 3 limited edition from you and 6 from your regular line just great scents
I've never met a single person who was actually offended by the term Oriental but I've met several people who tell me it's supposedly offensive. Orient = East and its opposite, Occident = West .. Oriental means "of the East" .. just as Occidental means "of the West" .. I think too many people are more concerned with the potential of being offensive without ever asking why than they are picking up a dictionary.
you mean democrats*, normal people dont get offended over shit like that.
@@thegoodfoke3606 No... that's not what I meant at all. I meant (and said) NO ONE I've met actually "got offended."
@@ChristopherSisk The term is politicized ever since Orientalism by Edward Said came out, and we live in cancer, excuse me, cancel* culture, so there's that. But you knew that probably.
@@thegoodfoke3606 lol I want to say its more hardcore liberals but nowadays its hard to tell the difference between anyone on the left. I'll still call it an oriental idgaf. I'm a minority who is more offended by people who claim to be offended for me as if I can't do that myself lol. They need to bloody bugger off
You must have never heard of Edward Said!😂
You should try Bois Mystérieux mate, the best in the Guerlain Les Absolus line, I am sure you would love it
Thank you very much for your beautiful reviews!
You really improved and get more and more professionell with your videos.
I would really appreciate if you could test xerjoff-irisss they say that this perfume is the most expensive one in terms of production so I would be very curious about your professionell opinion on this one. Especially cause it's one of the most expensive ones xerjoff has.
I think the most expensive one would be xerjoff Ceylon. I own this one and it's just beautiful.
Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work.
In future I'm going to take a look at your Produktline. You seem to have some nice bangers.
I get a lot of compliments from all around when I use this. So many people say that I smell so good and they can't compare it to anything that smelled before.
Just bought this after watching this review. Does not dissapoint. Truly beautiful and unisex., my wife wants to wear it too. Not like my wife or my perfumes in our collection. I woould say it is a unique outlier in fragrance profiles and a good buy on fragrance discounters.
Please do Santal Royal!!
You are hypnotic, your mannerisms, your looks… you could speak about anything and I’d be 👀
I think this is a nice, clean, elegant rose-patchouli scent. I like it and it gets not enough attention in comparison to less strong and complex ones like Gris Dior or Moonlight Patchouli. It‘s worth trying for sure. After watching your review, yes it def. has a cold feel. I think that whats makes me put this into Gris Dior and Moonlight Patchouli category. These cold fragrances give off such a professional vibe. It makes me think of a successful woman in a suit working in corporate and making a lot of CoInZ. She is tough but she has a romantic soul and very good taste.
My favourite from that Guerlain line is Oud Essentiel followed by Bois Mysterieux. Wonder what your thoughts would be on them. I find all frags in this line to be extremely well made high quality offerings.
For the longest time I was told that “oriental” was offensive when used to refer to people because it was a term only used to describe goods from the orient (rugs, spices, etc.)
I’ve noticed recently that “Amber” has been used in the place of “oriental”, and it really doesn’t make any sense to me.
You are right. It does not make sense. Especially when you consider from where amber was imported during the ancient times. Oriental just means eastern, assigning all sorts of extra bad meanings to it is just semi-intellectual, extreme leftist American/British postmodern racism. Don't let those people hijack words.
I bought this and another from the same line - Épices Exquises. Of the two Epices is my favorite. It has more layers, therefore it is more interesting to me. I do love this though and feel the incense is well represented therefore it delivers what it promises. It is quite lovely.
If one or two has problems with the word "oriental", they should wear headphones with loud music... Nothing wrong with the word or meaning of the word!
Guerlain is my top fragrance house. Class, Provenance. 🖤
Thanks Aaron.
Incredibly sophisticated ambergris dominate Fragrance. Ambergris photorealistic…
Just fricken phenomenal. Bravo Wasser.
I could listen to you talk musks for hours meow.
Q&A stream should be coming up soon in within the next couple of months right? I wanna be sure to make this one
The ‘offended by everything’ society will have a problem with every word in the dictionary soon… you’re absolutely not being offensive by describing this as an Oriental fragrance. Thanks for another insightful review Aaron 👌
the idiot snowflakes who are always offended are always LOOKING to be offended.
Let them be offended.
They can shut up and go be offended elsewhere.
An oriental frag is exactly that and the ongoing moronic cancel culture nonsense needs to be shut down and these fools need to be shown for the snivelling wimps they are.
Next thing they'll expect that "Amber" frags will be offensive to former piratical actors ex-spouses who lose court cases and whine about it. LOL
Hi Aaron, I enjoy your expertise and style! Would review Van Cleef & Arpels “orchidée vanille”? 💐
I have the blue bottle in my collection. I wish to see you make a review from the house of Ramon Monegal especially in Oud lines.
Hi Aaron,
Guess the first Guerlain's fragrance review u ever did? So glad you picked let's say kind of most distinct one, I was so lucky to score a bottle of old packaging at a killer price!!
it only required me to do one spray which made my better half complemented few times through out our journey (mind you she dont do complementing every fragrances I wore 🙂🤭)
hard to describe its genre since it has unusual structure of notes which are well put together aldehydes ,rose,incense,marine / ambergris
Please review Bois Mysterioux by Guerlain. You must do that one. Really interested to know your thoughts on the wood composition and the balanced sweetness in that one.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, this definitely isn't an amber fragrance, and yet it absolutely is oriental. "Amber" and "oriental" aren't synonyms no matter how much Fragrantica editors try to convince people they are.
The Ambergris is one of the best sourced from Nz by Thierry Wasser the perfumer for Guerlain.
Aaron - musks are something that I struggle with in perfumery. If I dose them too low, I get no effect. However if I dose too high it completely flattens my formulation - how do you find the right percentage to use?
Great review! Call it an Oriental and don’t worry about it. Everything is becoming woke and politically incorrect, it is ridiculous
As an oriental person I don't find this definition offensive at all.
People are offended on your behalf. Your opinion is irrelevant to the debate :) Of course I'm being facetious, and I'm glad you're not offended. The Orient merely describes a geographical region so I don't understand the fuss.
As always, great video Aaron.
I do apreciate a lot how you teach us a bit of the perfumery art every video.
Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
First comment!
I think perfumery has their name for a reason, when someones mentions "Oriental" I instantly think of spices, rare woods, high quality, exotic. I think we should keep naming them "Oriental" it's a pride to have a part of the world influence something and have it named after it.
You need to give us your thoughts on the new Tom Ford release in the signature lineup. Noir Extreme Parfum!
Wonderful review....if you had the chance try out Oud tobacco by Montale!...you will not regret it!
You should review No Limit$ EDP by Philipp Plein. Perfumer is Alberto Morillas. Would be interesting to hear your take…
Please also review Santal Royal by guerlain
Oriental is perfectly fine to use, it's never bothered me. There are bigger things in the world to worry about.
Ty Aaron
I’m so happy you reviewed this scent! This is the perfume that inspired me to start collecting. It smells like a salty temple to me
It's Bois Mysterioux to me. Exactly a temple!
Aaron can you please review Comme de Garcons 2 man (silver bottle!) 🙏🏻
I smelled Épices Exquises from that line, I think it's the best.
Now I gotta try this fragrance. Anyone, anywhere offering decants?
This to me paints the picture of a cold Saturday morning drive on the pacific coastline with ocean views and wifey has a bouquet of pink rose and freshly picked nectarines sitting by the hand break.
Please Review 🙏🏾 Centauri Perfumes Dendeara and Gaea. Thank you Sir.
To my eyes, A significant number of modern women seem to be offended by Ylang Ylang when I wear it. The attention is great but I don't always feel it's positive. Perhaps it reminds them of their mothers submitting to old sexual mores? It's okay in bedtime fragrances where submission in private might even be encouraged, but be cautious with it in daytime fragrances/unisex. Could it be modernized/freshened? I love the note too and look forward to trying Mythique soon and I like a touch of Ylang, I want to be that unicorn man looking for a mythical unicorn woman so that I can use the Ylang Ylang to separate them and have been looking for a compelling reason to try a Guerlerain. Thanks for the review
I thinkı’m gone layer it with soufle do perfume shalimar.
I bought this fragrance but unfortunately regretted it only because it gave me old lady vibes. Patchouli Ardent and pretty much every other modern Guerlain fragrance I have smelt are amazing however!
In my opinion oriental is fine as someone new to perfumery, having the names of classic classifications change would be confounding. But that's just me I guess.
What u know about Azzi glasser perfumes?
amazing perfume
Great video! And about the "oriental" debate... Oh please... you are a wonderful man, don't let worriers disturb your peace of in their attempt to feel special and better about themselves
I want that frag now after watching this lol
Tried it in Douglas a couple of months ago. Honestly, I liked it, but I wasn't super impressed, seemed kind of boring to me (I do own a lot of orientals with ambergris). I enjoyed Oud Essentiel much more.
For many years, in politically correct terminology, the word 'Oriental' was used to describe items or objects and 'Asian' is used when referring to people. I think that makes sense. If it's changed, I'd like to know myself. Also, Oriental is used to describe a style of perfumery - I'm not sure if that has changed; I have not heard about an official change to this terminology. Love your reviews! Take care, Ginny 😘😘😘
Thanks again for educating us Aaron, you are truly the professor of fragcomm😁! Would it be possible to compare fragrances in a review? Based on your description of this fragrance, i would say this is similar to Xerjoff's Zefiro. I would love to hear your thoughts on this
Between Aaron and Redolessence they’re the professors of Fragcom. You guys explain the scent, the notes, the sillage etc… great stuff. Thank you.
I got this one blind, because of all the 'masterpiece' reviews. Honestly, I'm a little disappointed. It has been said on other forums that Encens smells like the perfume section of a department store - and it's unfortunately true. There are some great notes waiting to get through, but it's ultimately a fresh rose fragrance with some dark flair. I layer this one with Incense Intense by 'Orange, just to twist it's corners to the dark side more. Or even Encre Noir over the top, to dull the Joan Collin's vibe with some sharp, birch notes.
The Oud one from this line imho is the best one
Santal royal next please
I appreciate you doing this review, Aaron. I've been on the fence about buying a bottle of this for probably two years! lol Couldn't find a sample so I would keep trying to ignore it but I think it's time for one of my usual "f**k it, blind buy" moments. I'm so curious, I have to know how this smells! :D
I've asked all my Asian friends if they take offense to "Oriental", particularly when used for perfume - not a single one has said yes. They've told me this is a "white people problem".
Oriental isn't offensive unless you want it to be offensive.
Orient = East .. Oriental means "of the East" .. just as Occidental means "of the West" .. too many people are more concerned with modern concepts of potential offense than they are picking up a dictionary.
@@ChristopherSisk It's really quite silly, isn't it? It's a non-issue. Had any of them told me, "Woah woah woah, cool it with that O-word shit!", then I'd think twice. It's not like we're calling people Oriental, either. We're not saying, "chinamen style" perfume, or "I'm into gooky fragrances"... It's oriental. Oriental. It seems more absurd the more you try to explain it. If you think thays bad, it gets worse. Listen to this...
Someone in one of my swap groups on facebook the other day (I wish I was making up what I'm about to say...) got offended because a girl described a perfume as "slightly masculine, but comforting, like a protector. A handsome but pure man who wraps his arms around me and keeps me safe" (or close enough to that). Another girl chimes in asking why there isn't a "trigger warning", because, "some women get trigger by the idea of protective men. Women who are independent and fight against thw patriarchy don't want protective men". Just a whole diatribe. Other people chimed in and AGREED with this crazy screwball.
With taking offense, when there's a will, there's a way.
I literally learned the term Occidental(west) from the fragrance shop in Chicago Intense oud. The ladies asked if I was looking for Oriental or Occidental and they educated me on the two. So all this to say I agree with you lol.
can you do EPICES EXQUISES
Lovely review. Encens Mythique is one of my favorite fragrances of all time. I dont see why oriental could be a bad thing, honestly. Keep up the awesome work Aaron.
I think, worrying about an offensive term for perfume, is edging towards the absurd. We are not using the word oriental to describe a person… But a fragrance. I guess if you really are trying to be offended… You’ll find a way. I love your scientific leaning analysis. I learn tons on this channel.
I blind bought this.
It’s a polarising scent when you’re used to designer fragrances which generally are designed to be as crowd pleasing as possible.
Guerlain Encens Mythique is reminiscent of what people may have smelled there great grandma wearing decades ago, being aldehydic and ambergris-salty heavy.
The polarising way it smells can be tamed by layer it with something sweet-vanilla, get creative.
Try Bois Mysterieux by Guerlain.
I can understand how someone from the Far East could feel slighted by the term Oriental. It's hard not to personalize the word if someone lives in a culture where they are the minority with minority pressures. Despite their feelings I often look to them as superior. Not only that, I also include things from their cultures. Scents are just another example of the beauty that has come out of millennia of artistic refinement. I spell Oriental in the case of perfumes with a Capitol O. Its a highly regarded Perfume style not a person. I like this description of Oriental perfume from FragranceX;
"When you think of oriental scents think herbs and spices or dry, powdery, resin notes. Opulent and heady, these notes are often times softened with amber or sweet notes. It’s common to describe this family as exotic and seductive."
Nothing derogatory there. Something to be proud of in fact. I hold my Asian friends in highest esteem.
I thought the term was one of those old colonial terms. Sort of like saying the middle east or the far east. Thats indicating that like Europe is the center of the world and everything else is east. (Most likely England).
So its kind of just jumbling 3/4ths of the world into a vague ‘over there’. It also kind of strips the cultures of their identifier and significance. We have ambery fougeres so maybe they need to be like spicy amber or something?
Bet you have purple hair