NEW! Mugler "ANGEL ELIXIR" Review RANT!
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Well.............. of all the Mugler's I've reviewed...this one created a strong opinion.
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It’s about time that someone defends the original beautiful creations of the past, Mugler, for sure! I am sick of the fakery and horrible mediocrity the big industry now pumps out and grabs the unsuspecting person’s coins. Bravo, Thomas, for speaking the truth!
This is why I wish Clarins had held on to Thierry Mugler brand. They gave it autonomy and independence. Thats why the fragrances then were magnifique. Not so much anymore under L'Oréal
Sebastian the perfume guy had the same review. He warned people as well.
I agree with you on this darling. Not everyone can create a masterpiece and not everyone can appreciate one. And honestly, I think it's partly the consumer's fault. We buy more than ever out of compulsion. It's less about the quality and more about the quantity.
Very true and a counterpoint that's being missed. We the people feed the cycle in a parasitic symbiosis with the creator. Stop buying en masse, and they'll have to stop making. Sadly, these major brands have people on payroll specifically to find and aggressively target new markets in other demos/countries, so they rarely feel the sting.
@@pendafen7405 Well said. 👏🏼
What a ruse! Thanks for sharing this… I’m hoping it’s shared & seen by L’Oréal making them feel the sting of 100,000 spanks.
I hope they are showing this video in L'Oréal's marketing department. 😁
Sadly they aren't 😢
😆I absolutely agree. I miss the 90's those were some good years. Thanks for sharing your genuine thoughts about this Tom! Take care! 💙~ Jenn
I walked into Ulta, saw it and thought “ooohhh, lemme check it out!” I smelled it, thought it was ok, never gave it another thought. 🤷🏻♀️ Everything is an “elixir” these days. 🙄
Wonderfully honest review! I was wildly obssessed with the original Angel & of course Thiery Mugler himself. Nothing but disappointments since they'd changed the formula. Such a shame for this corporation to tarnish his legacy this way.
Totally agree, I’m a huge fan of the original Angel from a decade ago, but the last few years I’ve received Angel as a birthday or Christmas gift, I thought something is definitely wrong here. The colour of the blue juice is different,almost greenish & the scent doesn’t last. I used to get at least 2 compliments a day or more when I wore the original but absolutely no compliments with the new formula. Very disappointing & a real shame 😢 Why fix something that ain’t broken?
Pure Malt was one of my favorites ever. I don't understand why companies like mugler take away their best reviewed fragrances and only pump out these mediocre new ones. Polo red extreme is another example, very well liked and reviewed, then they bin it for a new version that sucks. Anyone understand why fragrance companies throw the old ones out? Can't they just keep what works whilst still experimenting with the new?
This was their opportunity to supercharge the caramel or patchouli orrrrrr add whipped cream orrrr aldehydes in some way. Maybe add a honey overdose or even just simplify the formula for a more dense parfum like Angel edp. We should all send emails to the perfumers and loreal. Luckily I’ve stockpiled a lifetime of Angel and Angel refill canisters.
I ❤ your honest review and understand your frustration with today's market when it comes to designer perfumes. Apsolutely legitimate opinion. I don't see anyone being offended by this review. It made me laugh, "new intergalactic woman" had me LOL. Great review.
Thank you for saying it out loud!🎉❤
Finally someone who will defend Thierry Mugler and his creations!! I’m so sick and tired of omg this is so good and amazing, and being lied to, thank you so so much for this video!!❤️❤️
Thank you so much for your review!! I think this was the most honest and best review that I ever saw! There should be more of this in the fragrance world!
I recently drank real and wonderful chinese Jasmin tee and the smell brang back, why I love jasminsmell so much and that it has nothing to do with Jasmin in so many perfumes!
So thank you for thinking about consumers and keeping up the good things!!!!
Thank you for this. Reminds me of your Voce Viva review (which I agreed with 100%)
All these flankers are so uninspiring. Who walks by a counter and says “yay! another x flanker”? ugh!
I agree with everything you said in this video. Please never stop making videos. Because when it comes to perfume, I trust you with my life.
BEST REVIEW EVER how dare they put this HORSEPISS in THAT bottle grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and call it the SAME NAME, reinvented my ARSE, just cheap and tricky
Thanks for speaking the truth 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
I’m about to watch the video, I’m so exciiiiiteeeeeed! This is going to be GOOD!
I 100% agree with everything you are saying. I sprayed Elixir in a dept. store and I didn’t even care to test it on my skin. So boring and generic! I hate what L’Oreal has done with the brand. They discontinued Womanity and then come out with this, Alien Goddess and Angel Nova? Nothing but generic, safe “crowd pleasers.” I don’t mind an occasional crowd pleaser, but for L’Oreal to discontinue or water down Mugler’s more unique scents is such a shame.
I totally agree with you!! And I love the fact that you speak your truth! ❤
"Eau dear parfum" 🤣 Yes!!
Hi Tom, completely agree, it make me so angry too!!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this sad and yet another case of corporate greed ruining a product and a brand for more cash. L’Oréal shame on you!!!
It’s crazy we get angry about perfume but as I said… as consumers we are not dumb. Certain companies think we are though. :(
So true! Also, your videos never fail to brighten up my day.
You are such a delight to watch! And I love when you do these *rant* videos! I loved your review of Voce Viva by Valentino and actually watched that one a couple of times because it was so entertaining! Love your channel!
…and I think L’Oreal now owns Valentino too. 😕
Owwwww haha
I own the original Angel...and the original Alien. Thanks...now i will stick to those. Even though they may be reformulated but i waited 15 years to purchase mine. Im happy. I prefer Angel ..true 90s baby...keep well❤
The original Angel is one of my go to's and you're right companies keep remaking things thinking it is better and it is not. I have one extension of Angel, I forget the name but mainly got it b/c it came in a globe bottle with the old school squeeze pumps like old hollywood; however, the fragrance over time became alcohol smelling not like the original that I can put up for a min come back and it still smells wonderful. I love the original so much that I would go on the Mugler site and buy the refills myself to refill my own bottles instead og going to the store, saved a lot of money that way. And I love that they would send me samples and gifts all the time. Anyhoo said all that to say, yes the original is the best. I will have to check out the Angel licquer (I think that's what you said), that you mentioned, IF they still make it b/c I stopped getting into all the different ones so long ago. Thanks for the review.
Reflexively re-sprayed my pre-L’Oreal Angel EDP. I haven’t sought out any Muglers since the switch, but have had some samples included in promos from Macys. They’re fine, but they don’t hold a candle to OG Angel and Alien.
Thank you for posting this review and warning. They almost got me with the name and beautiful blue of the bottle. 😂
Thank you! You could've been even spicier here and I'd still adore it. Preach man, preach!
I love your honest review . I trust your taste as you like most of my faves.
I love British people. So blunt. Dry. Sarcasm. 😁👍🏻. Thank u Thomas! 🩵
Hi darling. Not surprised to hear this! Never been huge fan of Mugler perfumes X
Well said.
It'd be interesting if you could look into catalog of those two perfumers, cause it's somewhat hard for me to believe it's only brand's fault. Obviously I could be wrong, but on the other hand one of the perfumers, according to Fragrantica, made 27!!!! La Vie Est Belle flankers, so she seems fine doing just that.
Agree. We’ve had enough with “Mugler”
Vous êtes toujours là et vous nous faites encore des vidéos !
Merci bcp j adore votre travail et vos analyses ❤️❤️❤️
I can only hope that other UA-camrs, influencers, etc would do more videos like this. Thank you!! That was a fantastic video and a very good warning. I read other comments about us consumers being partly to blame and I do agree. We impulsively buy (that's me!!!). Call me crazy, but isn't this the EXACT same thing they did with the whole Alien/Goddess/Intense creations? If that's the case, they should be popping out "something" that will be "different" but will mostly possess the Angel DNA here in the near future. What they are doing is just gross and it is very, very infuriating!!
I looove your review of this iteration! I'm in full agreement with your appreciation of jasmine here, as well as the amber vanilla.
Great video! This is giving me crowd-pleaser Alien Goddess Intense vibes; similar fake jasmine and bourbon vanilla combo. Nowadays everything is called "Elixir" or "Le Parfum" or "Intense."
I am so angry with L’Oreal, they have ruined the OG Angel and Alien, also my beloved A*Men. Luckily, I have a couple of the OG vintage Stars and and many of the Flankers. L’Oréal has also discontinued Angel Muse! Why? Nova is another travesty! Such a shame.
Great to see you again love your honesty greetings from the Netherlands
Thomas you are 100% spot on with your review !!
I do agency work in fragrance I’ve been on givenchy lately I get to work the other day
Oh I need to try this new Angel and already I knew what to expect
I knew as soon as L’Oréal got hold of the brand they would start churning out this generic rubbish
You can bet your life there will be another flanker of Angel , black opium , idole , paradox , si etc etc before Christmas
Money making garbage such a damn Shame !!
Makes me sad 😢
Thank you for telling it like it is !!
I am so disappointed in this fragrance. So generic and boring. I completely agree with your opinion.
I’m agree with you 💯 percent. The bottle is gorgeous. But where is the angels DNA. Smells so generic, like spray from bath and body works. Terrible
Great review. Thank you.
Catching up on your videos. Hmm, you must be busy bc that isn’t taking too long.
Okay, on to the topic of Mugler. I was never interested in the Thierry Mugler brand. First of all, I was physically assaulted by a woman wearing Angel. The way she wore it, it was just too much. She single-handedly kept me away from ever wanting to test it. Then when Alien came out, the marketing was too out there for me. It just didn’t speak to me and I was still traumatized. As we all aged, I became willing to approach perfumes that previously offended me. So I played with things like Shalimar, Clinique Aromatics, Chanel No5, and all Thierry Mugler fragrances. I was fortunate to at least catch them when produced by Clarin. All of my various Angels, Aliens, A*mens are from CFG. Maybe CFG did reformulate Angel, but in my case, it worked out. I like a softer Angel. I love all of the Angel Muses. I still don’t quite know how I feel about Alien. I must have been physically assaulted by that one at some point as well. I can appreciate it though.
I have no interest in any of them produced by the ‘L’ is for losers group. However, Alien Goddess Intense is nice enough.
100 % agreed!
I so agree with your thoughts on companies’ cash-grabbing strategies. Ultimately, I think this will backfire in the long run. I’ve worn the original Daisy by Marc Jacobs for years. My mum recently bought me another bottle, only this time it was edp instead of edt. Unbeknownst to her the edp is a sickly rip off of BR540 (like so many frags these days!). She thought she was being generous by getting edp. We had to return to it because it was not to my taste at all and so far from the original Daisy.
These brands are undermining themselves. True lovers of the originals will be disappointed by new flankers and new buyers who like the flankers will end up disappointed once they’re discontinued. There’s no loyalty or integrity anymore :(
I was so excited to try this one i use Angel since the 90s and still rock it in 2023 day time evning clubbing dates still love it reformulated yes but still project and smell the same and when i smell this "Elixir" in aeroport nearly blind buy becouse i was sure i will love it...i was in shock i trough i spray on my hand a nother parfume boring scent nothing special about it just a cheep smell not even 1% of Angel in that botle i was sooo disappointed for and Angel fan to come with such a parfume and call it Angel SHAME on Mulger what they did with this brand shame shame shame
I love the original Angel, I have an old bottle from early 2000’s and Alien and I love and have two Angel Muse.
OMG I couldn't agree with you more!!! How can anything called Angel not have patchouli? The Mugler brand is being destroyed by these new fragrances...I bought the dark blue icicle travel spray only because I am collecting all of them and they are refillable, not because of the disappointing Angel Elixir inside.
The frustrating thing is, for me, that there's genuine creative and interesting ways someone can go with a flanker, or a fragrance that can be called a flanker.
An indie house might want to give a concept/idea/formula another go after gaining more experience or access to better raw materials. Or tackle the same inspiration through another lense.
A larger house can give the same brief to a handful of perfumers and release all of them in a range.
And so many more ways.
This is horrific, boring overwhelming bourbon vanilla to me. I tried it in one shop, hated it. Sales assistant in the next store picked it up and both my daughter and I said 'No way, it's a mess'. We both like the OG though as it used to be my signature scent.
I'm so glad you said what you said because I feel the exact same way! Such a disappointing release 😞. I personally prefer angel muse as I can't get along with angel or alien but I can still appreciate they're unique and broke the mould.
I agree that it’s a cash grab on unsuspecting diehards that buy for their collection bc the cost is high. Omg. $160CAD 😳. I’m one of those die hards, but I can’t justify that amount.
FACTS!
This sounds indeed like a complete disappointment of a perfume. What I find it really infuriating are brands releasing fragrances that are thoroughly substandard and charging quite a high price. It is just disrespectful to the customer and to the art of perfumery. So many brands have no integrity and are focused on sales. I really do hope that people watch this video and at least try before they buy!😮
Good review as always!
This is such a good video. 👌
I have this lol but I hated the smell of the original Angel so this one is better for me.
I tested it... unfortunately 🙄 agree with you 100 % 👏👏👏
I laughed a lot with you ...this is terrible, and Angel EDP is my signature...I pray everyday that L´Oreal doesn´t destroy my love...
Ohh Thomas, loved this review. I'm not buying it, no way, uh uh not gonna happen, lol. I'm happy with my original Angel and my 2 bottles of Angel Liquor of which I was almost going to sell my backup bottle as I have sooo many perfumes to try to wear before death. Anywho I pulled it out to take a pic ... and couldn't do it, lol. Anyhow I always enjoy ur blurbs 😊
I remember my older sister used to wear power house fragrances like Samsara.! 🥹🥹
I hated the original angel at first. It took me a long time to appreciate the genius of it. I tried the extract. When I gave it time to develop, I realized how beautiful it was. Sadly, I couldn’t afford it then and now it doesn’t smell the same. I wear the new one once in awhile, but never bought a fb. If only L’Oreal could comprehend the support they would receive if they made something close to the original. The new one has this weird shower note that’s a bit gross.
I still love and wear angel and angel edt
Oh I love your rants. I have to admit, I used to love Angel, and then I bought a new bottle last year and have completely turned around. Now I hate it and as I don‘t have the original anymore I can‘t really remember how it was different. I don‘t even bother with new flankers anymore, neither Angel or Alien. I might try them in the shop but won‘t get my hopes up. Ooh come to think of it, I have an Angel clone from Aldi (called Guardian) and tried that one again last night and like it more than I liked the bottle I bought last year. Odd.
Depends on your skin! What is the original angel supposed to smell like? Everyone disagrees with me and says it's sweet? On me it's very very spicey, like one of those really old style mens aftershaves...
I tried Elixer today and I could only really smell vanilla, sandlewood and amber which actually I don't mind because those are my top notes for perfumes when looking for fragrance for myself and I felt they blended well together but still remained distinctive (could still smell all three).
I feel like this one could be maybe more unisex? Idk, it just doesn't feel like the smell belongs specific to female or male to me. I'm a bit mixed on that. It does start off very sweet but that lasted about 10 minutes before it went smoky. Then the vanilla stayed really subtle.
I don't usually like spin off's on originals. I have the original Alien and i've not even been tempted to try the remixes. But I like the bottle on this so I tested it out earlier today and I fell in love with it.
The smell lasts a long time but isn't very strong like the other mugler fragrances. When I use Alien I can still smell it on my jacket a week later just as strong as when I just apply it.
What I don't like, as it's said in the video, this is marketed off a famous brand which is nothing like this one and the quality is nowhere near the original in longevity yet it is priced as the original. Maybe more because it is a newer 'version'.
They are using the name angel to sell a very watered down, cheaper quality fragrance at the high end value of the original.
I have a family member who works at the airport and gets fragrances and other things at 70% discount so I will get it through them but I would absolutely not pay the full price for this, even though it's been a long time since I smelt a fragrance I like this much. The quality just isn't there.
Chopatd wish used to smell a bit similar to the original angel and I owned both in 2000s. Wish was a bit watered down but still was smelling very close .
Absolutely agree!
Totally agree with you ❤
It's Angel for people who don't like Angel! Ugh. They've had some real dud lately.
Preach brother! 😂
saying what everyone else is thinking 😊
they would probably make more money if they just rerealeased the old products
The next big thing in the "Loreal's Angel line" will be VEGAN ANGEL !!! Watch the coin come in then 🤣🤣🤣
Ok but have you tried Aura and even better, Aura Sensuelle. One of the most unique mainstream fragrances I've smelled in a long time
Yes I used to own aura. It was one of the last interesting and releases from mugler :)
So, what do you REALLY think about this Elixir. I don’t think you said. 😂
I can only imagine the marketing and sales departments just high fiving each other, celebrating with champagne or something while the two perfumers are hiding in the corner. Lol!
Yes it’s awful what happened to Mugler.
Having seen this, I feel I really have to sniff it. This review really cracked me up! 🤣
How do you feel about Aura i was thinking of getting it ... Never have tried angel or alien yet am new to this whole Mugler brand
🤣🤣🤣 love this review? 100%
Original Angel still one of my fav fragrances
Voce viva whiplash
So you don't like it? 😅
This is my opinion....L'Oréal stop commissioning Anne Flipo (especially!) to create the same sweet, vanillin, white florals! All recent releases are so similar, its FUCKING LAZY, makes fun of your customers and makes fun of the perfumers! I'm bored of L'ORÉAL's mediocrity. I can go on and on buts it's not worth the energy. I agree this brand is declining, may it crumble and THAT'S MY OPINION!!!!!
I feel that it is not an elixir. The longevity is of an EDP and although it smells good there is nothing special in it. Just another ordinary perfume. A lost opportunity of creating a best seller
What are they doing to Mugler?!
I sampled it. I lik3d it. I won't purchase it though. I'll keep my 90s originals. L'Oréal.....toodles 😂😂😂😂
Another Flanker from the Copy of another Flanker - Flankerisch, so sad …
Im still loyal to the true Versions of Angel & Alien (no Flankers) , But this one i would recommend for Credit Suisse CEO- Employers -> a very big Fake like a Bad Joke
But i never liked mugler perfumes
I don’t mind jasmine on a commercial level, but this is just vapid and calling it elixir is insulting. Blind buy this for your sister who adored the original and she may damn well throw her glass of wine and ruin Christmas.
Could not agree more! Your comment made me chuckle love it 😅❤
Thanks for the great commentary! Yet another valid flanker. Pass.
Hahaha I love your reviews. I'm an Alien person. Hugs from Perú ❤😂.
Was really wanting this to be amazing,glad i sampled it first,very weak,no longevity ,what is going on ?why are fragrances getting so bland
so you didn't like it
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I finally smelled this in store (after my sample didn’t arrive) and I was so angry, disappointed and just plain didn’t like it. Why didn’t they release it under a new name. Shame on them!! It’s awful, because it’s so boring and smelled more like a black opium or vie et belle flanker. Shame shame shame. It could’ve been a masterpiece! Elixir, do they know what an elixir is?
"The opinions in this video do not reflect on you..." Haha
I smelt it, utterly forgettable and not connected to original Angel in any way.
Ouch indeed! 😂
Hate the original, but blind bought this and really loved it after a couple of try’s 😁 I suppose we’re all different thank goodness 👍