Love how genuine you are. The youtubers describing how certain fragrances get them compliments "left and right" probably mostly applies in specific circles of friends where they know your involvement in perfumery and maybe are frag-heads themselves or you are surrounded by especially extroverted speak-out-loud people^^
I used to wear frags so others would like them... or me, but that is many years ago already. Now I wear frags because I like them. I rarely get a compliment and I would be lying if I'd say that getting a compliment won't make me feel good. I also never overspray so there won't be a major scent trail behind me. Just a little one and a bubble around me. I clicked on this video because I like the message you're spreading into the community and your choises of perfumes are great. What I want to get out of my perfumes is a 'feeling' that matches with who I am. Hard to discribe, but you know what I mean. Some of the perfumes I got are giving me a bit more confidence, while others just make me feel more relaxed. A few of my perfumes I only wear on special occassions. Mainly because they are on top of my budget and getting a new bottle takes me a while to safe for.
I'm out of the compliment loop but I know I'm an anomaly. I mostly wear fragrance when I'm alone for aromatherapy. I don't really like wearing them around anyone else. Concerning myself with whether or not others will like my scent actually gets in the way of my enjoyment.
I mostly wear cologne when I'm at home myself since my work doesn't allow them. Thus I spray them first thing when I get home in the evening for the same reasons as you. To lift my mood.
@@Jason-Moon I wanted to say that I am tired of the same content on and on and on « top complimentes scents » « top fragrances that will make her melt »… I am kind of tired. I wish Justin had a different way to see perfumes… at least he told about that a few times… buy he continue making that kind of content. Which makes me sad because I was liking his honesty but at the end he is inconsistent.
At the beginning of ny fragrance journey, I discovered Lalique Encre Noir à la extrême and Encre Noir original. The selling point for me was that the original was a good base point to discover vetiver and l’extreme was a more wearable fragrance. I love Lalique a l’extreme and it got me some compliments (went true a 100 ml bottle). I discover also that the original Lalique Encre noir was such a wonderfull wearing experience for me during cold rainy days. Espacially during the fall season. In the morning when a put that perfume on it transport me, for a brief moment, I fell like I’m on vacation, or walking in a forest very early in the morning when the air is moist and cold. Love that feeling for example on a tuesday morning when I have to go to work. It bring my mindset in a zone where I’m very “Zen”. The funny part is, I can’t smell that perfume during the last part of the dry down (5 hour mark and over) but it is at that moment that I get alot of compliment. Probably the most complimented perfume in my collection.
I started getting into colognes at the height of the pandemic when all indoor locations required masks so I never expected to be complemented. Plus like you say compliments are pretty rare as I've only had four in two years not counting the significant other and I wear cologne daily.
I've gotten only one unwarranted compliment from a stranger and it was for Pegasus from PDM when picking up a ring. I was only sampling this scent lol. I never bought it... yet. It's not something I'm sure if I love. I did get unwarranted compliments from my friend at work for ADG Profondo, and PDM Layton. And then some from family for Profondo and Noir Extreme Parfum. I won't lie, unwarranted compliments really do feel good lol And I really appreciate your videos for your honesty as much as the fragrances that you talk about.
I'd be interested in you crowdsourcing a list of fragrances you haven't tried, buying those samples, and doing a double blind try with Grace. AND THEN A GIVEAWAY FROM THE ONE YOU LIKED THE BEST. WOAH. On the real, though. That first part. Community engagement + subjectively interesting content. Keep it real man.
@@thewafflez_73 It's gotta be tough creating content for this stuff. How do you draw in the drawer drenchers and snake charmers to more nuanced content. Sprinkle it into a top 10? How do you engage the community? Hot takes? It sounds difficult. I think the bridge to the nuanced content may be through filming real interactions with fragrance. You can describe stuff all day, but seeing a sampling of reactions is a rarity. Disclaimer: I don't know what I'm talking about. This is what I imagine and perceive.
@@charlesshields287 for not knowing what you’re talking about, you’re pretty spot on. For as difficult as it is to come up with fresh ideas, I think Justin’s doing a fairly great job. But I really liked your idea, that’d be a fun one, and unique, which trumps fun 😉.
The only fragrance I have received multiple compliments from strangers with is Rasasi Hawas. I have a larger collection of fragrances than I care to admit and a $45 bottle of Hawas has gotten men and woman to tell me I smell good. May partially because I wear lots of close to the skin scents. The second for me has been The Most Wanted Parfum which has a stronger with you vibe.
Im watching for the #1 reason. I find it really interesting to see what fragrances others get compliments with. It's like a fingerprint, unique to everyone.
actually, i came here just to see what a man who doesn't rate this kind of video concept would put in a video. For me I have only received about 4 different fragrances that got me a compliment and they were all ones that i wasn't ever expected. Givenchy Gentlemen Boisee, Prada Luna Rosa Carbon,Thierry Mugler Fly Away and Side Effect by Initio.Awessome as always with a real depth of content
It is a funny categorization. Complements depend on so much that is about you and has nothing to do with how you smell (how approachable do people find you, do you look well-groomed, etc.). Ironically, there's very little overlap with what people will say to you if you reek (Are your shoes immaculate or shredded? How big are you? Do you have visible scars? etc.). Once you're past that threshold there's still a large number of people that hate or love ANY given fragrance. Your odds are better with designer releases which are designed to appeal to as many people across this planet's widely divergent population, but there's no getting around the first obstacle, even if you're wearing the certified best fragrance ever made - you might never receive a single complement. Or you could wear the most average scent in the world and get 5 complements a day. Which is why you should groom yourself well, but still wear what you yourself like, hang the rest (with the notable exception of what your significant other finds objectionable) - because 80-99% of those molecules (depending on where you spray) you're pushing out to the world are going right back into your own nose 🙂.
I love how you explained your experience with Brividio Della Caccia 🙏🏼 I posted a short on my channel the other day briefly touching on it, but yes, I've had the same response! It's never been a direct compliment, it's always someone who is intrigued and is trying to understand what they are smelling! Lastly, CONGRATULATIONS on 2ND Soul Justin 🎉 I never had the chance to get Brass and Soul so I am beyond excited for this iteration!!!
I’ll begin by saying that as a older gentleman on a fixed income I can’t use many Niche fragrances. That being said , my experience has been that since so few of the population wears a fragrance regularly it more depends on where you are and who you are around as opposed to what you wear . That’s my take on it anyway .
Royale X and Layton definitely head turners for me, just got a compliment on Layton today actually and always love wearing B&S. Most of the time it's just for me but it's nice to just get feedback if people like the smell you're putting out or if it's offputting for them.
Excellent list JC! DH2020 and Royale X work very well for me, too. I recently pulled the trigger on Emperor EDP after extensive testing through many iterations of Aventus and it’s clones/inspirations and it’s by far my favorite. Often overshadowed by the Emperor Extrait but the EDP is 🔥. Cheers bro!
Awesome video Justin! I was really like: Nah he's messing with us there is no way he does that! I appreciate the realtalk you always drop in videos! Keep it up my friend!
I've had a few fragrances that I got compliments in that I didn't like but wanted to give it a full wearing. If I don't like it, I will not wear something just for compliments
Saw Dior Homme 2020 in the thumbnail... just sold my used bottle. Used it a lot 2 years ago but then got bored of it. Didn’t get ANY compliments for it and I think the younger crowd didn’t like it all. Great fragrance for someone slightly more mature (than me) and for casual / office wear.
What constitutes a compliment? A word from your significant other, mother, or friends? I think the only thing you can count as a compliment is a kind word from a casual acquaintance or a complete stranger.
I appreciate you. I hope it was clear at the start that my purpose for this video was not for you to buy these fragrances because of my results. I believe that this is different from the norm.
@@stayfreshproductions agreed I feel you spoke on your experience with the fragrances it was conveyed throughout the video not that that these are hypebeast wear them and you'll get compliments too!!!... The appreciation is mutual
Ppl randomly have complimented me while wearing, Prada luna rossa black, Ysl y edp, D&G light blue love is love, Rasasi Daarej, Hanae Mori Hm edp, Afnan turathi blue/Alexandria fragrancesblack panther, Issey Miyaki Nuit Parfum, Versace eros flame, Azzaro wanted, Code Profumo,Polo red intense, Rasasi Shaghaf , Instant Crush Bvlgari MIB , Alexandria fragrances Karnak temple. However ladies have come to my house and sampled on their own initiative and loved Cremo spice black vanilla, Givenchy gentleman edp, Lattafa Qaaed Al fursan, Authenticity Silver luxe, Azzaro wanted by night. Also, a friend of mine smelled Stronger with you , and bought the bottle from me right away, even though I love it, I sold it cause I was planning on getting Intensely
Hello Justin,how are you? Great job, great work! Dior Homme 2020 is a main stay for me. I get more complicated with it than anything else I own .I don't have a lot of Niche but I have the main designers. Creed Aventus I get compliments from men but Mont Blanc Explorer and Armaf CDNIM compliments from women. I'm digging what 2nd Soul sounds like. Stay safe brother and hi to Grace
Great vid Justin and thank you for being real when it comes to compliments and not giving your viewers false expectations. The fragrances that have garnered me compliments once or several times would be: 1. Rasasi Hawas 2. Prada L'homme 3. Prada Luna Rossa Black 4. YSL Y EDP 5. John Varvatos Artisan Pure 6. CDNIM by Armaf 7. Versace Dylan Blue Shout out from Costa Rica! 🇨🇷✌🏽
I can't believe I never sampled Dior Homme so far. Definetly have to catch up. But it's kind of confusing with all the versions and flankers. Dior Homme, Homme Intense, Homme Parfum, the 2020 and 2011 versions...
Tbh I’ve worn Tom Ford ombré leather, d&g the one, adg profundo, Versace eros, and so many other pretty good fragrances and the only one I get compliments from is bath and body works teakwood😭😭
Man I totally agree with you. I will not spend an insane amount of money $250.00 -$300.00 or more in a fragrance to get a compliment in fact I'm not going to spend that kind of money period on a fragrance that I'm going to put on today and shower 🚿 be 8t off B4 I go to bed a total waste of money. Give me a bottle of Armani Chanel Doir and I'm happy and anyone around me will not know the price of it. All they will know is that I smell nice.
I’m not really into the compliment game although on the opposite side, I try to avoid wearing perfumes in public if they are going to be problematic for people around me. Getting compliments is dependant on so many things. If you are a good looking guy or gal a compliment on your perfume may be simply an excuse to start up a conversation with you and, whatever you are wearing, as long as it is not repulsive, may get a compliment.
Thank you very much for this video , I don’t blind buy like I used to , thanks for your guidance I get decants and I like to smell them first By the way what the name of that jazz song that you have playing in the background?
Dior homme 2020 smells like a mature woodier version somewhat reminiscent of sauvage. Modern but kinda has an old school vibe slightly imo. Casual scent with a little classy touch.
Wait I’m confused the bottle that you introduced from Parfum Vintage as Emperor EDP says Pineapple Vintage in the bottle so which one is it?…or am I missing something🧐
I will always support your content and it was a great video regardless of the topic Also what is your ratio of compliments on your fragrance/voice ratio? 😀 I keep toying with picking up Layton. I ran thru my decant and it was great. The price always makes me cringe for what it is but I do love sweeter scents. SOTD: SDV
I was able to find a bottle for 150 off of the Walmart website funny enough months ago… shop around , see if Jomashop is still running their promo as well
@@stayfreshproductions You have taught me a lot, and I admire your work. Blind buying and unnecessary spending are subjects you have spoken about very clearly though.
(Before I watch) clicked the video because I know you don't do these videos... and I'm just curious which direction you taking. You usually have outside the box suggestions which I appreciate. I got my first random compliment (in a while.. dont count compliments from people I see on a daily basis unless it's someone who never compliments me) when me and wife were up in Salem,MA... group of women passed me and my wife and were like "someone smells so good" - then she followed her nose and asked what it was (Initio Parfums Oud for Greatness) - one of my fall favs for a cool night. Was a lot of cool nights over weekend/halloween (from high 30s to high 40s)
I never truly believed guys bought fragrances based on compliments and reviewers telling them they get compliments….. Until I started I reading reviews and comments where guys would specifically say…. I was told by “insert reviewer” that this gets compliments and I haven’t got one…” I thought they were trolling until I say more and more of the same… Strange. I do like compliment type videos… Just to see what’s working well for others.
Fragrances are a bit tricky because you don’t want to have on a fragrance and have people turned off or repulsed by it. There is a little something to wearing a fragrance that is mass appealing
@@TA-ht4jo You have to make up with yourself if you choose a perfume because people like it. Or because you like it. There is far too much that people choose based on what they think others like. Of course, you can hit both things. But I don't care what people think smells good. I hate iris or vanilla and citrus, but these are scents that people love massively.
@@Heavylift60 so if you were around someone who had on a fragrance that had iris or vanilla, would it turn you off and should he care that what he had on repulsed you?
I only remember getting compliments thrice in probably a year of having fragrances. But, I do think people are drawn more into me, of course that's probably because I'm really social in social situations, even though I'm an introvert and go out not so much lol. I remember wearing Spicebomb EDT once at a party with the gym members and I was talking to two girls all night, I'm pretty touchy at them both, insisted them to my personal space to smell me I guess, got a number, and some gay dude trynna shoot his shot too 😭 so just remember, fragrances just complete the package and you are the whole package 😎
If we treated fragrance like the art it is, folks wouldn’t care about compliments. Thinking individually is tough these days so I understand wanting to feel validated (especially if you pay a lot of money for it)😅 I think folks don’t account for body chemistry when thinking about compliments. La Lebo Rose 31 smells great on others and like actual 💩 on my skin.😂
Hear hear regarding fragrances as art. The brilliant dance the notes do, the changing of the scent as they peal away is what enchanted me. As for ph changing the scent, many popular fragrances have a slight dead fish accord, on my skin (LV L’Immensite, Imagination, & Meteore, the whole YSL Y line, ADG Profumo & Profundo, Lalique Encre Noir, Bvlgari Aqva Atlantiqve, just to name a few. My buddy has the same issue with the same fragrances).
Bro you are obviously a smart guy. You just did a video on your favorite fragrances that have mass appeal…. Also I’d dare to say at minimum half but guessing more like 80% of your viewers don’t have the refined nose you have, and are looking for something that they can wear and not offend everyone . Aventus. , smells good to everyone, or most, most Dubois are brilliantly constructed and I dig them, but I dare so most of the general public the Oud is something that has then start checking the bottom of there shoes. Fragrances give confidence and as they get compliments and there confidence increases they start to climb the ladder. I watch because you know your stuff, your taste isn’t keyholed in Oud or some other note, it’s broad. I enjoy the hell you it if your videos and own your fragrance. I just remember at in time many many many years ago I started on this journey because of Polo and Obsession. Lol
I don't think there is such a thing as a " compliment getter " , people would smell your top notch perfume , love it but they won't tell you anything ....only people who are cool enough and secure that would compliment you , so unless you have that type of people in your entourage there is no perfume that will get you any compliment.....therefore , please wear perfumes because YOU (personally) like not the ones people would like
Compliments videos are great for new people looking for new frags they may not have ever known about if it weren’t for them. So although you may no longer love doing this type of video you may just be intruding someone to something they love by it. And along the way they may in fact watch your more educational videos warning of over purchase/ addiction and frags to match occasion l. I think lists like this are great as long as the reviewers can paint a good picture of the scent and what type of situation it would work well in. After all I get compliments on Layton and also on Invasion Barbare which in no way is meant to be a compliment monster. But worn in the right environment/ clothing/ attitude smells completely attractive on a man.
@@xZyrux That’s true and I agree with that. I’m just saying that it is a reasonable thing to consider and pick a fragrance that will not be off putting to people.
I do appreciate the stories. It’s important remember the nice things people say. If fragrances are important to you, it is nice that someone else recognizes that. I don’t think I’ve ever worn a fragrance that didn’t get complimented. I used to hate getting compliments because other people would wear a fragrance that I wore that didn’t really suit them. I will tell people what I wear now because I no longer live in a small town!
@@stayfreshproductions If you have to spend 90 seconds to explain why your (top 10) video that looks and sounds like every other top 10 video is different, then it probably isn't actually different. At this point, I can't tell if you genuinely don't understand that UA-cam is a popularity contest, which isn't always based on merit, or some other measure of "quality". You either play the system to achieve the likes, or you make the quality content you claim to want to make, regardless of the results. For reflection something a musician said recently: "You can set out to change the world with your music but when you change your music to suit the world, that's selling out"
I don't really get why people want fragrance-complements at all. We complement the fragrance. You are not the fragrance. So if someone says they like how it smells, I go "so do I". And if you found an unique fragrance on your own, then that is a slight complement to your taste in fragrance. But if you are wearing something because youtube told you to, then really the complement has little to do with you. Its overrated. Same goes for shoes etc.
I don't ever do these videos...but i do these videos....!!! Just like the reviewers who never give a bad review to a gifted fragrance...hmmmm....integrity is not here...move along please...and oh, let's make the 1st fragrance a Zaharoff that you just so happen to have a collab with, and for those that don't know...shhhh....literally all Zarahoff frags have poor longevity...!
There are many good fragrance reviewers/influencers on UA-cam, but Justin is the most compelling/thoughtful Fragrance reviewer I’ve come across. Well done Justin and keep the great content coming. I’m off to buy 2nd Soul as soon as I’m done typing…not only because it sounds amazing but also because I want to support your movement (which is like no other).
Love how genuine you are. The youtubers describing how certain fragrances get them compliments "left and right" probably mostly applies in specific circles of friends where they know your involvement in perfumery and maybe are frag-heads themselves or you are surrounded by especially extroverted speak-out-loud people^^
I don't even get compliments on my left...much less left and right.
Thank you. 🙏🏾
Only watching this for the sake of pumping you to the algorithm. Shoutout YT algo for being cringe.
Thank you. I hope that my effort to make this video different form the typical compliment video is clear.
I used to wear frags so others would like them... or me, but that is many years ago already. Now I wear frags because I like them. I rarely get a compliment and I would be lying if I'd say that getting a compliment won't make me feel good. I also never overspray so there won't be a major scent trail behind me. Just a little one and a bubble around me.
I clicked on this video because I like the message you're spreading into the community and your choises of perfumes are great.
What I want to get out of my perfumes is a 'feeling' that matches with who I am. Hard to discribe, but you know what I mean. Some of the perfumes I got are giving me a bit more confidence, while others just make me feel more relaxed. A few of my perfumes I only wear on special occassions. Mainly because they are on top of my budget and getting a new bottle takes me a while to safe for.
I'm out of the compliment loop but I know I'm an anomaly. I mostly wear fragrance when I'm alone for aromatherapy. I don't really like wearing them around anyone else. Concerning myself with whether or not others will like my scent actually gets in the way of my enjoyment.
Sick of tops
@@franceiroca ?
I mostly wear cologne when I'm at home myself since my work doesn't allow them. Thus I spray them first thing when I get home in the evening for the same reasons as you. To lift my mood.
@@fragitude good to hear you are an anomaly like me! Yea my work doesn't allow either and I don't really mind that.
@@Jason-Moon I wanted to say that I am tired of the same content on and on and on « top complimentes scents » « top fragrances that will make her melt »… I am kind of tired. I wish Justin had a different way to see perfumes… at least he told about that a few times… buy he continue making that kind of content. Which makes me sad because I was liking his honesty but at the end he is inconsistent.
Dior Homme 2020 has BEEN an awesome scent, everyone gave it a hard time at first but I've loved it since first sniff.
The best is when my daughter hugs me after I get home from work and says, "Daddy, you smell so good!"
I clicked on this because of your reaction in the Thumbnail 😅
No matter the context or topic, your videos are always solid. You deserve to be pushed up in the algo 100%
Thank you!
It’s 72 degrees here in New York this coming weekend so how about a top 10 for Indian summer.
I totally agree with Emperor. That and Pineapple Vintage Intense have gotten me more compliments than most of my more expensive fragrances.
At the beginning of ny fragrance journey, I discovered Lalique Encre Noir à la extrême and Encre Noir original. The selling point for me was that the original was a good base point to discover vetiver and l’extreme was a more wearable fragrance. I love Lalique a l’extreme and it got me some compliments (went true a 100 ml bottle). I discover also that the original Lalique Encre noir was such a wonderfull wearing experience for me during cold rainy days. Espacially during the fall season. In the morning when a put that perfume on it transport me, for a brief moment, I fell like I’m on vacation, or walking in a forest very early in the morning when the air is moist and cold. Love that feeling for example on a tuesday morning when I have to go to work. It bring my mindset in a zone where I’m very “Zen”. The funny part is, I can’t smell that perfume during the last part of the dry down (5 hour mark and over) but it is at that moment that I get alot of compliment. Probably the most complimented perfume in my collection.
I can see this hurts your soul, J, but I like that you made it your own!
Brass and soul. Great name. With trumpet! Looking forward to smelling 2nd soul.
Thank you!
I started getting into colognes at the height of the pandemic when all indoor locations required masks so I never expected to be complemented. Plus like you say compliments are pretty rare as I've only had four in two years not counting the significant other and I wear cologne daily.
I've gotten only one unwarranted compliment from a stranger and it was for Pegasus from PDM when picking up a ring. I was only sampling this scent lol. I never bought it... yet. It's not something I'm sure if I love. I did get unwarranted compliments from my friend at work for ADG Profondo, and PDM Layton. And then some from family for Profondo and Noir Extreme Parfum. I won't lie, unwarranted compliments really do feel good lol
And I really appreciate your videos for your honesty as much as the fragrances that you talk about.
I'd be interested in you crowdsourcing a list of fragrances you haven't tried, buying those samples, and doing a double blind try with Grace. AND THEN A GIVEAWAY FROM THE ONE YOU LIKED THE BEST. WOAH. On the real, though. That first part. Community engagement + subjectively interesting content. Keep it real man.
Like Loewe 7 Cobalt. 😁
That’s a brilliant idea. I think Justin buying them would get too convoluted for him, however. I bet people would donate them; I would.
@@thewafflez_73 It's gotta be tough creating content for this stuff. How do you draw in the drawer drenchers and snake charmers to more nuanced content. Sprinkle it into a top 10? How do you engage the community? Hot takes? It sounds difficult. I think the bridge to the nuanced content may be through filming real interactions with fragrance. You can describe stuff all day, but seeing a sampling of reactions is a rarity. Disclaimer: I don't know what I'm talking about. This is what I imagine and perceive.
@@charlesshields287 for not knowing what you’re talking about, you’re pretty spot on. For as difficult as it is to come up with fresh ideas, I think Justin’s doing a fairly great job. But I really liked your idea, that’d be a fun one, and unique, which trumps fun 😉.
I've done something like this in the past and have considered doing it again. Thanks Charles.
The only fragrance I have received multiple compliments from strangers with is Rasasi Hawas. I have a larger collection of fragrances than I care to admit and a $45 bottle of Hawas has gotten men and woman to tell me I smell good. May partially because I wear lots of close to the skin scents. The second for me has been The Most Wanted Parfum which has a stronger with you vibe.
Man I was getting a ton of compliments from a $22 Amazon purchase luckily I enjoyed it as well
I'm watching because you said you wouldn't do this list
I’m watching this because you’re content is different from everyone else’s I always find a new fragrance in your videos that no one talks about
N 3. I like to support the channels that I'm interested, so I'm watching. Thank you for one more video. Have a great day!
Im watching for the #1 reason. I find it really interesting to see what fragrances others get compliments with. It's like a fingerprint, unique to everyone.
Can't wait for my 2nd Soul to arrive. The way you describe it makes my mouth water. I know it's gonna be a good one. 👍
I think you’ll enjoy it Tom.
actually, i came here just to see what a man who doesn't rate this kind of video concept would put in a video. For me I have only received about 4 different fragrances that got me a compliment and they were all ones that i wasn't ever expected. Givenchy Gentlemen Boisee, Prada Luna Rosa Carbon,Thierry Mugler Fly Away and Side Effect by Initio.Awessome as always with a real depth of content
It is a funny categorization. Complements depend on so much that is about you and has nothing to do with how you smell (how approachable do people find you, do you look well-groomed, etc.). Ironically, there's very little overlap with what people will say to you if you reek (Are your shoes immaculate or shredded? How big are you? Do you have visible scars? etc.).
Once you're past that threshold there's still a large number of people that hate or love ANY given fragrance. Your odds are better with designer releases which are designed to appeal to as many people across this planet's widely divergent population, but there's no getting around the first obstacle, even if you're wearing the certified best fragrance ever made - you might never receive a single complement. Or you could wear the most average scent in the world and get 5 complements a day.
Which is why you should groom yourself well, but still wear what you yourself like, hang the rest (with the notable exception of what your significant other finds objectionable) - because 80-99% of those molecules (depending on where you spray) you're pushing out to the world are going right back into your own nose 🙂.
That Dior 2022 has this muskiness citrus vibe that has grown on me.
I love how you explained your experience with Brividio Della Caccia 🙏🏼 I posted a short on my channel the other day briefly touching on it, but yes, I've had the same response! It's never been a direct compliment, it's always someone who is intrigued and is trying to understand what they are smelling! Lastly, CONGRATULATIONS on 2ND Soul Justin 🎉 I never had the chance to get Brass and Soul so I am beyond excited for this iteration!!!
I'm glad you enjoy BDC as well. Thank you so much! I can't wait for you to experience 2nd Soul.
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like Dior Homme 2020 and I'm going to try the other fragrances and have a blessed day
I’ll begin by saying that as a older gentleman on a fixed income I can’t use many Niche fragrances. That being said , my experience has been that since so few of the population wears a fragrance regularly it more depends on where you are and who you are around as opposed to what you wear . That’s my take on it anyway .
Royale X and Layton definitely head turners for me, just got a compliment on Layton today actually and always love wearing B&S. Most of the time it's just for me but it's nice to just get feedback if people like the smell you're putting out or if it's offputting for them.
Excellent list JC! DH2020 and Royale X work very well for me, too. I recently pulled the trigger on Emperor EDP after extensive testing through many iterations of Aventus and it’s clones/inspirations and it’s by far my favorite. Often overshadowed by the Emperor Extrait but the EDP is 🔥. Cheers bro!
Awesome video Justin! I was really like: Nah he's messing with us there is no way he does that!
I appreciate the realtalk you always drop in videos! Keep it up my friend!
I've had a few fragrances that I got compliments in that I didn't like but wanted to give it a full wearing. If I don't like it, I will not wear something just for compliments
Saw Dior Homme 2020 in the thumbnail... just sold my used bottle. Used it a lot 2 years ago but then got bored of it. Didn’t get ANY compliments for it and I think the younger crowd didn’t like it all. Great fragrance for someone slightly more mature (than me) and for casual / office wear.
I feel you. I hate when I talk about much I love a scent and some dude is like, "what's the compliment factor?" Like bruh I just said it smells good!
😂😂😂
I’ve just ordered Dior Homme 2020.
There is a 3rd reason Justin. I clicked on this video because I was super surprised that you made such a video 😅Love your content man.
I be waiting on that 2nd Soul. Also hoping I win the contest because I could use a backup!
What constitutes a compliment? A word from your significant other, mother, or friends? I think the only thing you can count as a compliment is a kind word from a casual acquaintance or a complete stranger.
Man I hate seeing this from but I want to do my part for the algorithm
I appreciate you. I hope it was clear at the start that my purpose for this video was not for you to buy these fragrances because of my results. I believe that this is different from the norm.
@@stayfreshproductions agreed I feel you spoke on your experience with the fragrances it was conveyed throughout the video not that that these are hypebeast wear them and you'll get compliments too!!!... The appreciation is mutual
Ppl randomly have complimented me while wearing, Prada luna rossa black, Ysl y edp, D&G light blue love is love, Rasasi Daarej, Hanae Mori Hm edp, Afnan turathi blue/Alexandria fragrancesblack panther, Issey Miyaki Nuit Parfum, Versace eros flame, Azzaro wanted, Code Profumo,Polo red intense, Rasasi Shaghaf , Instant Crush Bvlgari MIB , Alexandria fragrances Karnak temple. However ladies have come to my house and sampled on their own initiative and loved Cremo spice black vanilla, Givenchy gentleman edp, Lattafa Qaaed Al fursan, Authenticity Silver luxe, Azzaro wanted by night.
Also, a friend of mine smelled Stronger with you , and bought the bottle from me right away, even though I love it, I sold it cause I was planning on getting Intensely
Hello Justin,how are you? Great job, great work! Dior Homme 2020 is a main stay for me. I get more complicated with it than anything else I own .I don't have a lot of Niche but I have the main designers. Creed Aventus I get compliments from men but Mont Blanc Explorer and Armaf CDNIM compliments from women. I'm digging what 2nd Soul sounds like. Stay safe brother and hi to Grace
Great vid Justin and thank you for being real when it comes to compliments and not giving your viewers false expectations. The fragrances that have garnered me compliments once or several times would be:
1. Rasasi Hawas
2. Prada L'homme
3. Prada Luna Rossa Black
4. YSL Y EDP
5. John Varvatos Artisan Pure
6. CDNIM by Armaf
7. Versace Dylan Blue
Shout out from Costa Rica! 🇨🇷✌🏽
Thank you Jimmy! Great choices.
dior homme 2020 is compliment factor is unreal.
I can't believe I never sampled Dior Homme so far. Definetly have to catch up. But it's kind of confusing with all the versions and flankers. Dior Homme, Homme Intense, Homme Parfum, the 2020 and 2011 versions...
I understand, it is definitely confusing.
Tbh I’ve worn Tom Ford ombré leather, d&g the one, adg profundo, Versace eros, and so many other pretty good fragrances and the only one I get compliments from is bath and body works teakwood😭😭
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Man I totally agree with you. I will not spend an insane amount of money $250.00 -$300.00 or more in a fragrance to get a compliment in fact I'm not going to spend that kind of money period on a fragrance that I'm going to put on today and shower 🚿 be 8t off B4 I go to bed a total waste of money. Give me a bottle of Armani Chanel Doir and I'm happy and anyone around me will not know the price of it. All they will know is that I smell nice.
Will be so happy if Roja brings Oligarch back, but hope he keeps name the same
I’m not really into the compliment game although on the opposite side, I try to avoid wearing perfumes in public if they are going to be problematic for people around me. Getting compliments is dependant on so many things. If you are a good looking guy or gal a compliment on your perfume may be simply an excuse to start up a conversation with you and, whatever you are wearing, as long as it is not repulsive, may get a compliment.
Great point.
Best compliment getter for me is Armani Porfondo it is 🔥🔥🔥💯
Thank you very much for this video , I don’t blind buy like I used to , thanks for your guidance I get decants and I like to smell them first
By the way what the name of that jazz song that you have playing in the background?
Thanks Zacharias. There should be a link in the video description to the artist who does all the music!
Dior homme 2020 smells like a mature woodier version somewhat reminiscent of sauvage. Modern but kinda has an old school vibe slightly imo. Casual scent with a little classy touch.
My point is wear what you like .
Wait I’m confused the bottle that you introduced from Parfum Vintage as Emperor EDP says Pineapple Vintage in the bottle so which one is it?…or am I missing something🧐
It is from the Pineapple Vintage collection, the name Emperor is actually on the bottom of the bottle.
@@stayfreshproductions I bet 2nd Soul is better👀
How many sprays do you typically apply with Oligarch? I recently purchased a bottle and I’m looking forward to wearing it next Spring and Summer.
5-7!
@@stayfreshproductions Thank you!🙂
A thank you for the self inflicted wounds.lol.
Haha thank you my friend.
I will always support your content and it was a great video regardless of the topic
Also what is your ratio of compliments on your fragrance/voice ratio? 😀
I keep toying with picking up Layton. I ran thru my decant and it was great. The price always makes me cringe for what it is but I do love sweeter scents.
SOTD: SDV
I was able to find a bottle for 150 off of the Walmart website funny enough months ago… shop around , see if Jomashop is still running their promo as well
4 more weeks for 2nd soul!!!
do you think you'll ever re-release Brass & Soul even temporarily? Maybe an anniversary date or something?
That'd be awesome.
At least you’re not guaranteeing results like others 🤣
Great video, Justin!
Thank you Jordan! You’re the first to acknowledge that, which is my main intention.
Yeah I can't stand that lol. Nobody can guarantee compliments.
It's funny because I don't even buy full bottles of cologne anymore..I buy travel packs cheaper.
Love the pineapple 🍍 bottle 😮
When will samples of 2nd Soul be available for purchase though?
There will not be samples available for purchase. They will come free with bottle purchases.
@@stayfreshproductions You have taught me a lot, and I admire your work. Blind buying and unnecessary spending are subjects you have spoken about very clearly though.
Appreciate this video!
(Before I watch) clicked the video because I know you don't do these videos... and I'm just curious which direction you taking. You usually have outside the box suggestions which I appreciate. I got my first random compliment (in a while.. dont count compliments from people I see on a daily basis unless it's someone who never compliments me) when me and wife were up in Salem,MA... group of women passed me and my wife and were like "someone smells so good" - then she followed her nose and asked what it was (Initio Parfums Oud for Greatness) - one of my fall favs for a cool night. Was a lot of cool nights over weekend/halloween (from high 30s to high 40s)
2:06 👀😂. How’d she look?
0:27 funny 🤣 keep these funny segments in your videos, also keep being honest about fragrances
Are you saying 2nd Soul is coming our way now :)? hehe
As soon as we can!
My compliment getters are, CDNIM Pure Parfum, Nishane Ani, Chocolate Makes Me Happy and that's all I can remember for now, because I'm getting old 🤣
I'm here to drench drawers.
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Lol
I never truly believed guys bought fragrances based on compliments and reviewers telling them they get compliments…..
Until I started I reading reviews and comments where guys would specifically say…. I was told by “insert reviewer” that this gets compliments and I haven’t got one…”
I thought they were trolling until I say more and more of the same…
Strange.
I do like compliment type videos… Just to see what’s working well for others.
Ha, over the last 5 years I think I have only been complemented twice. BalD'Afrique and presence MontBlanc
Some guy said this on UA-cam : “I dont care if others smell it, i need to smell it on me. “
The older you get, the more it make sense.
Fragrances are a bit tricky because you don’t want to have on a fragrance and have people turned off or repulsed by it. There is a little something to wearing a fragrance that is mass appealing
@@TA-ht4jo You have to make up with yourself if you choose a perfume because people like it. Or because you like it.
There is far too much that people choose based on what they think others like.
Of course, you can hit both things. But I don't care what people think smells good. I hate iris or vanilla and citrus, but these are scents that people love massively.
@@Heavylift60 so if you were around someone who had on a fragrance that had iris or vanilla, would it turn you off and should he care that what he had on repulsed you?
Dior Homme is good 🤩
Which Emperor is that?
EDP, I think it was on the screen.
@@stayfreshproductions I found it, it’s like 10 or more named Emperor on the site.
"Youre back brodie bro...." see . its all abouuuuuuuuuuut the compliments :p .
I only remember getting compliments thrice in probably a year of having fragrances. But, I do think people are drawn more into me, of course that's probably because I'm really social in social situations, even though I'm an introvert and go out not so much lol. I remember wearing Spicebomb EDT once at a party with the gym members and I was talking to two girls all night, I'm pretty touchy at them both, insisted them to my personal space to smell me I guess, got a number, and some gay dude trynna shoot his shot too 😭 so just remember, fragrances just complete the package and you are the whole package 😎
If we treated fragrance like the art it is, folks wouldn’t care about compliments. Thinking individually is tough these days so I understand wanting to feel validated (especially if you pay a lot of money for it)😅 I think folks don’t account for body chemistry when thinking about compliments. La Lebo Rose 31 smells great on others and like actual 💩 on my skin.😂
I agree with your last sentence,I mean everyone talks about Jubilation 25 and o my skin it smells like a urinal🤣🤣🤣
Hear hear regarding fragrances as art. The brilliant dance the notes do, the changing of the scent as they peal away is what enchanted me. As for ph changing the scent, many popular fragrances have a slight dead fish accord, on my skin (LV L’Immensite, Imagination, & Meteore, the whole YSL Y line, ADG Profumo & Profundo, Lalique Encre Noir, Bvlgari Aqva Atlantiqve, just to name a few. My buddy has the same issue with the same fragrances).
🎶 Roses really smell like poo oo ooo 🎶
No way I'm letting you suffer through this video series and not show support.lmbo
This is how you know JC is serious in these frag streets.
Exactly
I love how the titel of the video differs so much from the thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣
Bro you are obviously a smart guy. You just did a video on your favorite fragrances that have mass appeal….
Also I’d dare to say at minimum half but guessing more like 80% of your viewers don’t have the refined nose you have, and are looking for something that they can wear and not offend everyone . Aventus. , smells good to everyone, or most, most Dubois are brilliantly constructed and I dig them, but I dare so most of the general public the Oud is something that has then start checking the bottom of there shoes. Fragrances give confidence and as they get compliments and there confidence increases they start to climb the ladder.
I watch because you know your stuff, your taste isn’t keyholed in Oud or some other note, it’s broad. I enjoy the hell you it if your videos and own your fragrance. I just remember at in time many many many years ago I started on this journey because of Polo and Obsession. Lol
Now I love Carved Oud, Private Label , and salt & Pepoer
Make a membership. Charge an annual 10usd or so, and send me a sample bro.
#3: you are curious what the catch is since Justin doesn’t upload these types of videos
I don't think there is such a thing as a " compliment getter " , people would smell your top notch perfume , love it but they won't tell you anything ....only people who are cool enough and secure that would compliment you , so unless you have that type of people in your entourage there is no perfume that will get you any compliment.....therefore , please wear perfumes because YOU (personally) like not the ones people would like
Being a bartender at Foxwoods Casino, I get a ton lol
i dont care about compliments and i know you dont too thats Why im here 😎
But you do care if people are repulsed by your fragrances and think you stink, right?
@@TA-ht4jo No doubt! Buy thats a whole different matter
@@archiexEM how is it different?
No, number three, this video is satirical n we want to hear the rant
You crack me up, Justin. 😂
Compliments videos are great for new people looking for new frags they may not have ever known about if it weren’t for them. So although you may no longer love doing this type of video you may just be intruding someone to something they love by it. And along the way they may in fact watch your more educational videos warning of over purchase/ addiction and frags to match occasion l. I think lists like this are great as long as the reviewers can paint a good picture of the scent and what type of situation it would work well in. After all I get compliments on Layton and also on Invasion Barbare which in no way is meant to be a compliment monster. But worn in the right environment/ clothing/ attitude smells completely attractive on a man.
Should've been 9.5 and you throw in a little decant 🤣.
Why not produce a fragrance with Zaharoff called 'Integrity' - zero depth, no longevity, transparent and very divisive...!
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"Top 10 fragrances for compliemnts" to me is like "What music to listen to to make people think you're a badass"
There is a thing about wearing a fragrance that is not off putting or repulsive to people around you.
@@TA-ht4jo I agree, but that has nothing to do with compliments.
@@xZyrux if you get a compliment from someone because of a fragrance you’re wearing, it’s because that person likes it and is not turned off by it.
@@TA-ht4jo That is true. But on the other hand, the absence of compliments does not mean that others are offended by your fragrance.
@@xZyrux That’s true and I agree with that. I’m just saying that it is a reasonable thing to consider and pick a fragrance that will not be off putting to people.
I clicked on this video because I couldn’t believe you were doing this 😂😂😂
I do appreciate the stories. It’s important remember the nice things people say. If fragrances are important to you, it is nice that someone else recognizes that. I don’t think I’ve ever worn a fragrance that didn’t get complimented. I used to hate getting compliments because other people would wear a fragrance that I wore that didn’t really suit them. I will tell people what I wear now because I no longer live in a small town!
You missed the third reason:
I clicked to see how you justify the hypocrisy.
I appreciate the +1 to the view count.
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If you have to spend 90 seconds to explain why your (top 10) video that looks and sounds like every other top 10 video is different, then it probably isn't actually different.
At this point, I can't tell if you genuinely don't understand that UA-cam is a popularity contest, which isn't always based on merit, or some other measure of "quality".
You either play the system to achieve the likes, or you make the quality content you claim to want to make, regardless of the results.
For reflection something a musician said recently:
"You can set out to change the world with your music but when you change your music to suit the world, that's selling out"
I'm always shocked when Gabri likes a fragrance
Triple Soul coming soon.
I don't really get why people want fragrance-complements at all. We complement the fragrance. You are not the fragrance. So if someone says they like how it smells, I go "so do I". And if you found an unique fragrance on your own, then that is a slight complement to your taste in fragrance. But if you are wearing something because youtube told you to, then really the complement has little to do with you. Its overrated. Same goes for shoes etc.
I don't ever do these videos...but i do these videos....!!! Just like the reviewers who never give a bad review to a gifted fragrance...hmmmm....integrity is not here...move along please...and oh, let's make the 1st fragrance a Zaharoff that you just so happen to have a collab with, and for those that don't know...shhhh....literally all Zarahoff frags have poor longevity...!
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There are many good fragrance reviewers/influencers on UA-cam, but Justin is the most compelling/thoughtful Fragrance reviewer I’ve come across. Well done Justin and keep the great content coming.
I’m off to buy 2nd Soul as soon as I’m done typing…not only because it sounds amazing but also because I want to support your movement (which is like no other).
Thank you Ken.
Yeah bro 12K views in 3 days :) but lets go back to standard deep stuff for us who want to enjoy fragrances :)