Totally Agree with your review. Suggestion to also try HUGO BOSS No. 1 - a classic Niche for Gentlemen with strong performance and long lasting sillage
Nice review, Chad! Picked this up yesterday based on your reviews and this is a beautiful banger of a fragrance. It smells like Dior Homme Parfum's gruffer and more stoic brother with an emphasis on patchouli and leather in the opening. Smells nothing like Carlisle though and only has a hint of Layton, mostly in the vanillic dry-down as it matches the quality of the PDM rather than the feel, imo. My dad instantly gave me a compliment on this as it has a real resemblance to the very dense middle eastern attars he likes.
I’m the opposite. To my nose, it smells too similar to elixir, but it’s still a world class designer. In the opening, I get a big blast of leather and incense that I really love, and the drydown is a far sweeter elixir to the point where I could have sworn there were some dried fruits. I really wish that leather would have stuck around. A leather and fruity elixir profile would have made me buy it the moment it hit discounters. I highly suggest ppl get a decant of both and see which one they like best. But honestly, I’m going to buy this in the futures whenever I have less new scents to try since this thing is priced so cheap. I’m gonna stick with the elixir for now. I think it’s the more prominent Frankincense that barely edges it for me
I thought it smelt kind of like a twist on elixir but the more i wore it the less similarity i got. I also do wish the leather stuck around. I dont get much of it just slightly with other notes more prominently. And i agree its good to get a sample in of both
Man this, silky woods elixir, and Vertus vanilla oud all have a kind of sharp funk in the opening that is a buzz kill for me. Must be a shared ingredient because none of them share notes. I gave my sample to a friend and he couldn’t stop raving about it and wore it solely for a week straight. Like it 2 hours in, but the opening is a deal breaker for me.
elixir is sooooooooooooo much better. just tried absolu at the airport and it's far more basic. i was very disappointed. not special at all, just pleasant
We need to come clean and accept that designer and niche brands are cloning each other. Take this same fragrance and put it into a Fragrance World bottle. The conversation moves from taking inspiration to outright cloning 😂.
No, it doesn't. It doesn't come close to either of them, but there are reminders of that style in terms of trying to compare it to something. But you're right, they all steal from each other
You talked about honesty. I don't believe in coincidences. Every well known reviewer is overhyping (promoting) this fragrance right now at the same moment. This makes me do not believe you anymore.
Its okay to be skeptical. But dont you think if Hugo Boss paid me to promote this id reccomend buying at full price instead of at a discount site? Lol. I have been hyping Hugo Boss because their fragrances go above and beyond other designer companies with all their new releases
My Hugo Boss Bottled Elixir is currently crying in the corner, so today I will wear it out of sympathy!
SUBSCRIBE to make it happy!
I bought this over the summer for 23$ from someone on marketplace, he didn't know what he had 😂 this is THE BEST 2024 RELEASE
@@Jaylobeans wow thats an insane price!
This was just released 2 months ago. There's alot of boss bottled fragrances. U sure it's the absolu?
Very cheap ... might be water from TheLoo
@@carasparks8500That might be what it is. There's boss absolute and absolu. Absolute is discontinued. I have it. I'm gonna get the new one.
Isn’t there something called Boss Absolute. An older and different scent ? Maybe that is what has been sold ?
Niche juice in a Hugo boss bottle it’s fantastic
@@Juan-O24 it absolutely is 👌
I have the Elixir and Absolu and I prefer the Absolu.The Absolu smells great and I agree that Hugo Boss has really been stepping up their game 👍🏻
They absolutely have been stepping up their game. Its crazy that every new release just levels up!
You know my feelings on this chad. It's close to perfection
I agree my man! Its really good
Totally Agree with your review. Suggestion to also try HUGO BOSS No. 1 - a classic Niche for Gentlemen with strong performance and long lasting sillage
Okay i will definetly try that out
Nice review, Chad!
Picked this up yesterday based on your reviews and this is a beautiful banger of a fragrance. It smells like Dior Homme Parfum's gruffer and more stoic brother with an emphasis on patchouli and leather in the opening. Smells nothing like Carlisle though and only has a hint of Layton, mostly in the vanillic dry-down as it matches the quality of the PDM rather than the feel, imo.
My dad instantly gave me a compliment on this as it has a real resemblance to the very dense middle eastern attars he likes.
@@coolumar335 Makes me very happy to hear you like it. This one is special!
Hey there Chad! Enjoying your reviews, however, I prefer the elixir over the absolute myself, keep up your great work!!
It took a couple wearings for me to decide which one i like better. Both are fantastic though
Great vid bro🙌Its a powerbomb so just get the 50ml 2-3 sprays is all that you need. Got mine for $50 ❤️ agree its similar to carlisle to my nose.
It stays on clothes for days too. Rubbed off from my neck to my jacket and i smell it a week later haha
Great video, can you review Armani code edp next?
I have the parfum and worked on a review with AGentlemansJourney for that it will be on his channel though!
@ the parfum is very good as well, but I find the edp more suiting to the winter and a little more interesting.
The 5 oclock shadown is everything
Haha yes i thought id guve it a try 😅
@ChadSecrets looks great on you!!!
I want to try this. I have only smelled one HB fragrance so far
This is definetly not as mass appealing as their original fragrances. I really like this one 👌
I’m the opposite. To my nose, it smells too similar to elixir, but it’s still a world class designer. In the opening, I get a big blast of leather and incense that I really love, and the drydown is a far sweeter elixir to the point where I could have sworn there were some dried fruits. I really wish that leather would have stuck around. A leather and fruity elixir profile would have made me buy it the moment it hit discounters. I highly suggest ppl get a decant of both and see which one they like best. But honestly, I’m going to buy this in the futures whenever I have less new scents to try since this thing is priced so cheap. I’m gonna stick with the elixir for now. I think it’s the more prominent Frankincense that barely edges it for me
I thought it smelt kind of like a twist on elixir but the more i wore it the less similarity i got. I also do wish the leather stuck around. I dont get much of it just slightly with other notes more prominently. And i agree its good to get a sample in of both
what will you recommend for universities or youthful scents
Azzaro the most wanted Parfum 👌
Please do Stronger with you vs Azzaro the most want pafume.
I can definitely do that! Thanks for suggesting
@ want to know which one better or redundant if own both.
do i get 1 million parfum. i’m really debating chad. it’s soooooo good
Its a great one. If you like it, get it!
Man this, silky woods elixir, and Vertus vanilla oud all have a kind of sharp funk in the opening that is a buzz kill for me. Must be a shared ingredient because none of them share notes. I gave my sample to a friend and he couldn’t stop raving about it and wore it solely for a week straight. Like it 2 hours in, but the opening is a deal breaker for me.
❤❤❤hello 👋 gorgeous, love the stuble on you! Have a wonderful day!😊😊😊
Thank you, thought id try it for a bit. Have a great day 😁
elixir is sooooooooooooo much better. just tried absolu at the airport and it's far more basic. i was very disappointed. not special at all, just pleasant
I really dont see how anyone could call this fragrance basic but to each theor own!
@ my mind was blown. I had just worn elixir so it was fresh in my mind. Absolu just underwhelmed like crazy. Smelled nice, but not special like elixir
We need to come clean and accept that designer and niche brands are cloning each other. Take this same fragrance and put it into a Fragrance World bottle. The conversation moves from taking inspiration to outright cloning 😂.
No, it doesn't. It doesn't come close to either of them, but there are reminders of that style in terms of trying to compare it to something.
But you're right, they all steal from each other
👍👍👍👍
embrace the beard
Haha okay i will
You talked about honesty. I don't believe in coincidences. Every well known reviewer is overhyping (promoting) this fragrance right now at the same moment. This makes me do not believe you anymore.
Its okay to be skeptical. But dont you think if Hugo Boss paid me to promote this id reccomend buying at full price instead of at a discount site? Lol.
I have been hyping Hugo Boss because their fragrances go above and beyond other designer companies with all their new releases