7 Fragrances That Smell More Expensive Than They Are
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- In this video, we'll be looking at fragrances mostly from the designer spectrum that smell more sophisticated for the price. These fragrances might not be the ultimate safe buys, however, their less conventional approaches help in elevating them to being some great places to dabble if you are looking to broaden your horizons.
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Dunhill Icon
Bentley For Men Intense
Guerlain Homme EDP
Ermenegildo Zegna Uomo
Kenzo Jungle Homme
Moschino Toy Boy
Encre Noir Sport - Навчання та стиль
I am a 69 yr old lady of colour and I wear Dunhill Icon, Bentley Intense, Guerlain Homme and Encre Noir Sport. I have many more masculine fragrances in my collection and also some feminine fragrances. Thanks for this video.
Why would lady of color remotely matter
You're white.
No minority group refers to themselves as a colored person.
Thst's what white people call us.
You really have a good taste i must say👌
The quality of these videos are amazing. I love the visual direction you took with these. Editing is nice, just amazing stuff! I’m a fan and instant subscriber here
I love that I just got into expensive fragrances, and now my favorite watch channel is too!
Also, Toy Boy shocked me. Did NOT expect rose to be so appealing.
Again I’m predicting this channel will hit a Million subs very very soon. Such high production value and a breath of fresh air in the fragrance industry
That would be quite a number for a niche space. Appreciate the encouragement in the early stages!
It's great but tbh there is so many channels that its oversaturated
Thats very unrealistic
dont know about 1m, but i can see it hits 100k soon. production value is way above most of fragrance resources
@@BaldassarreFragrance I have my first fragrance Versace Eros Flame is this a good first fragrance? I'm excited to wear it for Christmas hopefully it's not too strong also does the smell of fragrances affect sleep? 😎👍
Hi Teddy, love the quality of your videos. Would love to hear more about the fragrances when you talk about them like the concentration, the perfumer, the presentation and all. Love the format. This I think is arguably the best in terms of production quality in fragrance space.
Concentration is a no brainer. We can start doing that more consistently or include it in the graphic. Thanks for the support!
I agree. The best in terms of production quality and the format is a no brainer but no one seems to do it quite like teddy does. Only Monika Cioch is the closest.
I agree, it will grow fast. Great reviews and production value
Enjoyed your watch channel last year when I was super into watches (not as much anymore), but fragrance is my true love for the last 10 years. Glad to see you’re in this space now too!
Wonderful stylized video presentation and editing
..love how they are presented. Very solid and classy.
i dont know how im just finding this channel but im glad i did! very straight forward and very knowledgeable information!
Constructive tip: please consider better lighting on the bottle close ups. It’s difficult to see what they look like in the dark.
Keep up the great work 👍
We can add some exposure for future episodes. Some of the black text on bottles is tough. I find that is where we could improve but there are limitations with blacking out the background. Appreciate the feedback, this is helpful.
@@BaldassarreFragrance I actually think the contrast there is great. Looks really crisp!
@@BaldassarreFragrance nooooo it looks great
Hi Courtney and Teddy, I am really enjoying your content and your chemistry. I just wish my partner shared my passion for fragrances 😭
Encre Noir Sport was one that didn't vibe with me at all initially because of the inky nature of the vetiver in this. However, since Teddy has mentioned this in several of your videos, I thought I would give it another chance and it's definitely made for this season in my opinion. Glad I gave it a wearing today 😊
I would like to point you in the direction of my favourite reasonably priced fragrance and something that definitely smells of a higher quality in my humble opinion. Louis Cardin's Sacred is a stunning creation and one of my biggest compliment pullers too! Unisex, gourmand, goodness 😍
Encre Noire, Encre Noire Sport and Encre Noire Extreme I recently got all three for about £90. Ridiculous value if you love vetiver. Nathalie Lorson is a genius ❤️
Is encre noire sport easy to pull off? I'm getting it for summer
@@samiihaq I think so yes. It is just like the original Encre Noire but with additional middle / top notes of citruses. Definitely more of a spring / summer version of the original and is the one I reach for most out of the three.
Monica Cioch, Jeremy Fragrance and Aaron Terence Hughes...and now Teddy and Courtney. Love to see it. As a watch and cologne enthusiast this is just brilliant to see.
Refreshing banter that features both perspectives on scents - new favorite channel (after watching through your entire video catalogue). Really like the new location - audio and lighting quality is much warmer and podcast-like.
Agree that Lalique's Encre Noir & EN Extreme are not for everyone (the literal name is 'black ink', which lends to the dark, inky depth of the scent) but it's a winter favorite (holds up to Canadian -30 C parka & wool weather !). I would also recommend Lalique White in Black, a warm aromatic spice as an alternative to the brand.
Other suggestions that fall into this category of expensive-smelling fragrances is Rochas' Moustache EDP (amber wood) and Dunhill Century (also aromatic spice with citrus).
The production value in this is impeccable.
Love the quality of your vids.. keep it up guys!
Great list! I’ve got Dunhill Icon, Guerlain Homme, Lalique Encre Noir Sport, and Bentley for Men Intense. All great. I don’t have any Kenzo, but have been thinking about Jungle. I don’t know anything about Zenga, so thanks for putting that on the radar. Green fragrances are my favorite, so two that I would add to the list are John Varvatos Artisan Blu and Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Unlimited. Thanks Teddy and Courtney!
ICON is one of my fave’s.
Manly, alive and I notice a scent of tobacco coolness that smells of positive masculinity.
I have received so many compliments wearing this but they don’t actually matter…. It makes me feel good in a quiet confident way.
The fragrance bottle is an elegant uppercut to the establishment that is like an architectural masterpiece.
Love this 😊
The audio, the video quality, the transitions, the conversations, ughh *chefs kiss*
I'm a fan of all these fragrances, except the Zegna one I had never heard of, so thank you. Very well done video. I'm enjoying the content. Please tell Courtney I said Hi. 😄 She's awesome.
Good video and a favorite topic. I own Bentley For Men Intense and A couple of the Lalique Encre Noir Scents. Very sophisticated and both punch well above their price. I have been wanting to grab Dunhill Icon for a long time. I need to go for it. Ash of "Gents Scents" is a fan of Kenzo Jungle and just recently promoted it is a great bargain scent. Now am very intrigued. Thanks for the video!
Out of the 7 I have Icon, Guerlain Homme, Encre Noire Sport, and Bentley for Men Intense. Dunhill Icon didn’t do it for me…it really smells like artificial grape flavour with a bit of a fishy accord to it lol. The other 3 I mentioned are winners, especially Encre Noire Sport. I’d also suggest checking out Guerlain Vetiver, a beeeautiful frag as well. Great video and great list.
I love watches, fragrances and everything that is related to being a gentleman.
With this new channel you and your spouse covered it all!
Keep us the great work and wish you all the best for this new venture.
Love the Guerlain Homme! I have like all 4, the edc, edt and edp (intense) and one other I can't remember. Guerlain is probably my fav house.
I wear loads of different aftershaves from really expensive to avarage price and one i get asked about all the time is Dunhill Icon i highly recommend it guys .
Wow been a long time watch and frag collector. Been familiar with your watch channel only just stumbled across your frag YT. Who knew you're a frag guy as well. Amazing stuff!
Good video. I'd like to see a video from you guys on different fragrance styles and good designer and niche representations of each style.
That Bentley "Intense" smells sooo good! Definitely great for the price. I have 2 bottles of it myself.
I always wanted YSL La Nuit De L’Homme but it wasn’t in my price range. So I’ve stumbled across Dunhill Icon, I was a bit impressed by the quality of the package vs. the price of it. I’m on my third bottle now, I also have some variations of it, like the Elite, Racing Green, etc. but the original Icon, just doesn’t miss for me. It just fits my skin PH, it last, it persists. I will be definitely be checking out Encry Noir Sport and the Bentley one - thank you for the suggestions.
Hi guys really enjoy your reviews! I love my DH Icon Racing and I have a couple of Guerlains. May I suggest Ted Lapidus Altimir. I blind bought Altimir per a Max Forti review and I just love it!
Very informative...very fresh...high quality video...straight to the point...l'm a fan
Hello! I like what I see here. You're got yourself a new subscriber! Looking forward to seeing more quality and diversed contents in the future! Good luck!
Super nice to see you in the fragrance world, Teddy!
Hey teddy. Videos about value for money fragrances do seem very interesting for those who need it. Shame that I’m at the point where I’m treating perfume prices like watch prices though. My wallet is NOT happy
Amazing production. Best I've seen in the fragrance community. Both of you are really pleasant to listen to and I'm glad you don't go on about 'compliment beasts' and all this other shit you see everywhere.
I love Dunhill Icon Elite and is one of my winter favorites. Z Zegna old school bottle from 2005 was a epic "10" fragrance. I recently purchased the Z Zegna classico bottle and its close to the same formula as the 2005 version but still a little off. I give it a "7"
Very well done! You have a new subscriber.💯
I also have Zenga Uomo from several years ago. Got it for $15. A great cheapy. It's really close to the amazing, but discontinued YSL L'Homme Libre.
Loved the vibe this video! More loose and playful
Thanks Adam! Still finding our flow on these.
Sean John 3AM, Moustache EDP, John Varvatos Vintage, and Halloween Man X would go really well into this category.
Nice to see Kenzo on the list! Kudos nice job! 👍
Dunhill Icon is indeed amazing and very underrated.
Hi. I really like your videos. If I can't find these in a store, what websites can you trust that you are getting a knock off instead of the real fragrance?
Guerlain are one of the best houses about. The quality of their fragrances is outstanding, the price is beyond reasonable and they don’t just release the same thing every other brand does. L’Homme Idea L’Intense is a masterpiece and I would happily pay more for it.
Have Tried IsseyMiyake/BVLGARI-MIB/HugoBoss Hman/ Few other Brands and none of them were performing well nor did they had Dry Down smells... Now I am overwhelmed with too many brand recommendations in UA-cam..
Considering Guerlain Ideal Intense - is it long Lasting danny? How is the Dry Down smell? Much appreciated in advance
@@vive928 I have a similar issue. I have MANY fragrances and a large number of them don’t last on my skin but I’ve had great performance from Guerlain in general to be fair. I have Homme L’Eau Boisee which is a summer fresh lime fragrance that I highly recommend as it’s so unique, ultra fresh and cheap. In terms of the L’Homme Ideal range I recommend the EDP or the L’Intense they are both very unique with almond and cherry notes and chilli in the L’Intense. Honestly in my eyes it’s a masterpiece line and up there with Terre D’Hermes as my all time favourites (although for very different reasons) I highly recommend getting them. You won’t smell anything like it, they last and are soooo nice.
@@dannyburns4392 great thanks mate
@@dannyburns4392 what do you think of Stronger with you & La Nuit De L’homme. Have you tried them as well?
@@vive928 love them both. I think YSL L’Homme is massively underrated. I love the new La Nuit De L’Homme Bleu Electrique it’s like a updated version of the original. Not sure how true it is but am hearing it’s being discontinued so go get it asap if you are interested. In terms of Stronger with you it’s up there with my favourite lines. The original is still a beast but the intensely and absolutely are both amazing. They are defo more autumn/winter fragrances but they don’t just follow the norm like most others. I am in the process of starting a fragrance shop and blog that’s a bit different. I will give you my email and will happily offer any advice I can is that’s something you would be interested in? It’s my personal email so am not trying to sell or anything just happy to offer advice as I know this can be expensive and want people to get things they actually like.
Great video. Is Icon similar to Terre de Hermes. Is it good for the office?
Will check Zegna and Dunhill. By the way: great camera work.
Thank you, Edwin!
I'm wearing Bently for Men Intense right now. Agree it's great.
Dunhill Icon = "grape" accord. But I like it.
Guerlain Homme EDP is too thin for me. Scented water. Notes promise greatness but it doesn't do it for me. Intense version not much better. L'eau Boisée flanker a little better. I get none of the old classic Guerlain-ade in these. That went out with the old man in the 90's. Vetiver and Heritage are the best of the house.
Yes on Kenzo Jungle. I've wondered what the "brush" was on the bottle cap, and thought about the fur of a zebra, or even a brush to clean Jungle boots. Lol. But nice scent. Has a hint of cumin, a note I generally despise, but here I think of it as the sweet of a jungle hat or canvas of a tent.
And just about any Lalique fragrance will qualify as "smells more expensive than it is".
Nautica Voyage would be my pick.
Good Video.
Alfred Dunhill is very much underrated house.
Icon is part of my personal collection.
Excellent job!
Damn, this is highest-quality fragrance review I’ve ever seen.
I do feel Bentley For Men Intense is so pungent, and smells old. In my country, we refer to this scent as the 'Indian' scent. Me in my 20s cannot pull this off in any situation. Anyone have the same thought as me?
Hey guys, I’m new and like your style. I’m in the uk and love Jo Malone as a fragrance house so is there anyway you could do a video or blind smell on jo malone please xx
Moschino Toy Boy is way to floral for me... I love this on my wife tho... I've been trying to give Encre Noir Sport numerous tries... the quality is great on it but this is not my style of fragrance... don't really like vetiver... I strongly suggest trying Hanae Mori Him Parfum... it smells well above its price point
I bought them in 1 order, both Toy Boy and Encre Noir Sport just last week,
It really needs to have the confidence to wear Toy Boy, and probably I see it as a club fragrance, have great performance - in other cases: Encre Noir Sport, is so good fragrance, the total opposite of Toy Boy, but with terrible performance, i apply it , and no one around me can smell it, only if its windy.
Toy Boy 7/10 - I cut 3 points, because of versatility
Encre Noir Sport 5/10 - because of longevity, it cuts 5 points
4:10 can someone tell me where to find Guerlain homme edp? I can only find a square bottle with green juice, Idk if it's just been changed or if it's a completely different frangrance.
Love the Bentley!!!!!
05:50 Yes! That is my go-to fragrance. It is intriguing.
Just for contacts I'm 57 years old. I have about 70 fragrances in my collection. I was to put it mildly disappointed with dunhill icon. Everybody's nose is a little bit different but to me the pepper in this smells like an ashtray. The performance 4 hours maximum. One way I test performance of a cologne it's the spread on a clean piece of fabric. Several times as a matter of fact maybe three or four. It didn't stick to that for any more than four or five hours and the next day it's still smelled like the laundry soap that I used to clean it with.
I love Encre Noir A L'Extreme so much
Dunhil icon for me a modern masterpiece gorgeous drydown
Another one is encre noire this two, that i experienced are really smell way more expensive than they are, if they are under any niche label people will pay hundreds for them
Jean-Claude Ellena's designer frags (TdH, Voyage, Declaration, etc) could make this list. They smell far more expensive than they actually are.
Really like your channel, it really works ..you two have the others taking notice…..
Very nice video, good work 🙂👌
I have the toyboy and i love it
Encre Sport was surprisingly light. Good work day fragrance.
Icon is luxury in a bottle and the bottle itself is luxurious as well!
Icon smells similar to Lafayette st , anyone get this comparison?
Good review
Guerlain Homme EDP is a pure class in a bottle!!!
Got to include Rochas' Moustache in part Two!
can you do a video comparing all the Dunhill Icons
to me the epitome of a fragrance that smell more expensive than they are is Nautica Voyage. I mean... It doesn't smell particularly expensive, but fore SURE smells like a higher quality designer... At the cost of 10 - 15 dollars.
based on this video I blind bought Dunhill Icon, it seem like it's perfec for me, thank you! Valentine discounts everywhere at the moment😍
Hope you enjoy it! I am a fan.
@@BaldassarreFragrance thank you very much!
@@BaldassarreFragrance I got it today and I freakking loooove it! Thank you so much for recommendation!
@@jakobkoprivnik6372 Amazing! Glad the blind purchase worked out! It doesn't always haha.
Dunhill Icon is a gem. I remember going to a pool party and giving my shirt to my pregnant friend to hold. She couldn’t stop praising how good my shirt smelt.
My girlfriend loves it. But, most importantly, I love the wafts of juniper berry and moss that I get from throughout the day. It’s a feel good fragrance.
I haven't worn a cologne since Eau Sauvage in college. You guys might be dragging me into a new hobby!
Be careful it is very addictive
Were you in college in 1966?
Encre Noire Sport is fantastic!!! 👍
Teddy, Teddy, Teddy. I’m a huge fan of all of your work, and I probably always will be. Watches, fragrances your video production quality is second to none. Please don’t take this as anything less than constructive criticism but the discount Jay Leno look has to go. It screams ‘My tailor ran out of material so he used an old pair of jeans to make this shirt.’ Should denim ties ever come into fashion I may or may not end up in the intensive care unit. You pull off the sophisticated look much better. I wish you the best of luck in all of your endeavors.
When compared to more expensive fragrances that share the same notes side by side, Dunhill Icon smelled a little too synthetic for me. However, when I sprayed it on while watching this video, it does actually smell more expensive than it is on its own, and I’m surprised.
We get spoiled as our collections get larger. For a general designer, it has some unique notes. A mixing of bight notes like citrus with pepper is a path less traveled for most designers.
@@BaldassarreFragrance you’re right. I’m exploring more less expensive fragrances and these videos help find those gems. I especially love the touch of Neroli now that I gave this another testing. The presentation too makes it compelling for me to add it to my collection.
Bentley intense is sharp as a knife! One morning I sprayed myself,things happened that I had to get in to bus. Man ... I was just waiting to people mob and throw me out.
Check out Jo Malone Vetiver & Golden Vanilla
So her top 3 best fav on this content?
Dunhill Icon is fresh spicy woody great scent
from all you have presented here only the bentley is cheapy in Europe, the other ones are in high end price category up from 70 Euroes, jungle 45 Euroes
I'm in Europe, encre noir, icon, etc are also all very cheap here.
your Videos auf Led Tv are amazing
Guys these are not blind buy worthy . These can be off putting . Especially if you have little to no experience with fragrances. Be careful don’t say I didn’t warn you. Try to see if you. Am get a decant or smell them somewhere before you spend alot of money .
I thought Courtney would hate Icon and EN Sport , cuz I find both very vetiver forward on me and she said she hates vetiver in another video. Im trying to love Bentley Intense, but all I get is very sweet and booze with booze and more BOOZE! LOL.
Give Issey Miyake pour Homme Intense a try.
Mercedes Benz Club Black smells waaay more expensive than what it costs if you can find it.
If INITO bottles that juice up, they would charge $250-300 for that scent. And what’s scary is that most ppl would pay that for it😳
Chrome is my favorite cheap cologne
Hi folks. I have Dunhill Icon. It's brilliant, but not terribly long lasting.
Fragances and watches that’s a gentleman 👍🏼👊🏼
After watching almost every single frag channel there is around, yours is absolutely "fresh". Keep up that style.
very nice review, thank you... 👍👍👍 | pronunciation: Moschino -> Moskino (sch -> K) saluti da Roma
Great
Baldessarini Ambré / Baldessarini Ultimate, no pun intended.
Lalique's Encre Noire line is great, but Lalique Ombre Noir, even better.
Bentley is under the same parfumer as Lalique. 2 in 1.
Almost all fragrances from Lalique smelled much more expensive than they are. They smell and look niche to me. Bentley fragrance are also manufactured by Lalique. It's one of my favorite house. Lalique pour homme lion edp is another fantastic one that's underrated.
I like Encre Noire Sport a lot. I use to hate og Encre Noire but I appreciate it for its darker aspect now and might get a bottle. I hated the extreme the most of the 3 but now I'm ok with it but it's still not a like.
Lalique pour homme lion is actually my favorite fragrance of all time.
@@fallguy6196 The "poor man's Bois du Portugal". I agree its great.
@@JT-rx1eo got that right "poor man " unfortunately lol.
Icon was so disappointing to me, I really don't get the hype?! Bentley Intense, definitely a divisive scent, not for everyone!
Like NPR of fragrances