Yaaay Thomas! This was so cool! I am still so proud of myself for giving you something that you really, really love... I think I might have told you Hekate was my number one (when you said you want to smell like Sacred smoke all of the autumn time- that's how I feel about Hekate) Chypre number 1 is also my number two. In fact I got full bottles of those 2. Sacred Smoke is my number 3..But, I know you LOVE incense and I knew that one might be your favorite! Lol...Anyway, I haven't received your package yet but when I do- I am going to private message you! I hope you had fun with this review...It was an absolute joy to watch! xoxo
I love your enthusiasm and just laughed when you were anointing yourself with the card you sprayed. Your love of perfume sparks joy about fragrance and I thank you! Don't ever stop! - Jenn
I've now tried six of these, and am torn between Vintage Novel and Devil's Share for absolute favorite. But they're all so nice! Even Cupid's Bow, which sounds like something I'd positively hate, is pretty interesting - kind of like a very restrained version of something Thiery Mugler would make when in an unusually refined and gentle mood, early in the morning of Valentine's Day in 1996. ❤ Thank you!
Also bought Vintage Novel. Such a wonderful scent. A beautiful but muted rose. Not over powering but so so pretty. None of these scents are linear. Each developed and changes over the hours. Chypre no 1 is by far the most powerful. It is also the least feminine but then it’s got Vintage Chypre vibes!! Sacred smoke is very lovely. I agree the dry down is something else. Vintage Novel is my perfect rose. Not too much but oh so gorgeous. What a house.... phenomenal!!
Great spotlight…and as always, I love it when you gush! It’s great to see you excited about a fragrance/perfumer. I just got my samples yesterday! I got Cupids Bow, Sacred Smoke, Sweet Repose and After The Rain. I haven’t given them a proper wearing yet, but I think my favorite will likely be Sweet Repose, which is a beautiful iris, tonka, frankincense ditty…there was more going on, but by memory those were the main notes that hit me. At first sniff, Sacred Smoke reminded me of Joop Femme, except more natural with smoke added. Like you said, it smells just like nag champa incense. Cupids Bow is a lot of things all at once…rose, berrys, chocolate, champagne…I think that one will need skin to be what it’s meant to be. After The Rain is a fresh, green scent, not quite what I was expecting, not bad, but not my thing either. Darren is definitely talented and I’m glad you found out about him, so I could discover him too! Wishing you all the best 😘
I just got my samples !!!! Now I have to decide which one to buy a full bottle ❤❤❤.. Thank you for your wonderful review!! We have to spotlight Indie Perfumers ❤
papillon and Francesca Bianchi are what I was thinking before you mentioned Darren, I think I'd love this brand. Vintage and dynamic are our thing.....as you know 😊❤
I just blind bought Sacred Smoke and Devil’s share last week. They are both amazing. Devil’s Share wears extremely close to the skin but smells beyond awesome. I will have to try the rest of his collection for sure.
Elizabeth Bathory was a hungarian countess. She lived here in my country Slovakia. You can visit her ruined castle in Čachtice. The perfume sounds gorgeous. You may like the house Calaj from Romania. They have a perfume called Transilvania. Have you tried Rammstein perfumes? The Kokain Black Intesne has a that blood vibe too. I also own Seemann.
Oh boy! First to comment! I love your videos Tom! I was waiting for this review and I agree with your opinions. My favorite of the ones I have tried is Chypre no1. I have a ton of Chrypres in my collection and this is just as you describe to me as well. I also like Sweet Repose. oxJulia
I heard another person talking about this house not too long ago and I was curious. Now I simply have to order some samples...like now. From the ones you tried, Sacred Smoke and Hekate are the ones I'm most excited for. He has another called After the Rain that I've heard takes you on a gorgeous journey so I must snatch that one up as well.
This was a joy to watch! Thank you for highlighting this super intriguing brand! Two questions: Are US perfumers (or perfumers not from Europe) able to do the vintage thing better or make natural perfumes more tenacious because they aren't bound by the European ingredient regulations? Also if a perfume is all natural and contains animalic notes does that mean it's real animalics? That's the only thing turning me off these perfumes as I'm a veggie and can't get behind a house that uses real animalics in fragrance (each to their own, just not for me)
Received my order of Chypre no 1 today with free sample of Vintage Novel, would have been my second choice. Loving the Chypre.... for the record I have worn Chanel no 19 for decades. Happy to see you back.
I wish Darren could ship to Singapore. Reading the comments and watching the reviews makes me cry. I would like to try them real bad. Vintage is one of my most beloved categories in the perfume world.
Hello Tom, Their is a natural perfumer here in Florida, Solstice Scents. This house reminds me of Solstice Scents. I ordered the discovery set from Darren Alan after watching this video. Would love for you to review some of Solstice Scents perfumes. There is a story about each of the scents which are all based on a fictitious town. Great video!
Just tried sacred smoke. On me it resembled Coromandel from Chanel. The patchouli is very dominant. I was not expecting what I got..... it’s pretty!! Again on my skin, I only got smoke for about 10 minutes early on. As that’s not a favorite note of mine, I am delighted. Pretty perfume. So far 3 out of 3 hits. I am going to go broke.!
I just got my discovery set and OH MY GOODNESS, I've only tried 3 so far and each one is incredible. You are correct, the blending in these perfumes is a step above. Bathory is gorgeous. I can't believe this is an all-natural perfume!
They won't ship to Canada either. Went to his website- No they don't ship to us but there's a link to a seller in Canada you can order from. The link took me to an ancient looking sketchy website with no mention of his brand-so very strange. Makes for a terrible first (and last) impression, I've got so many other brands on my wish list right now, I just can't be bothered.
Omg sacred smoke is way too feminine way too sweet! But that's Ok I kinda expected that coming from your recommendation. You are quite the character and most the time I buy samples just to see what you get so ecstatic about 😂
TOM!!!! YAAAAASSSS!!!!! I love love love this review and am a huge FanGirl of Darren’s work. The first time I smelled Chypre No1 it sent a charge through my body. I tingled from head to toe. I too adore Scared Smoke ALOT! I have sampled his entire line, which I highly recommend because they’re all so incredibly fabulous. Bravo 👏🏼 on this review ❤
Just discovered your channel thanks to Darren Alan and thanks to JJC And thanks to DORIAN FUGUERE! JUST HEARD TODAY ABOUT hopefully i can buy it and learn trough you more about him JJC has the DORIAN FUGUERE the best of 2023 together whit RAUQUE wish i onw proudly do you smell RAUQUE? If you don't they only have 500 lumbered i have the 276 Im subscribe to your channel!
Yaaay Thomas! This was so cool! I am still so proud of myself for giving you something that you really, really love... I think I might have told you Hekate was my number one (when you said you want to smell like Sacred smoke all of the autumn time- that's how I feel about Hekate) Chypre number 1 is also my number two. In fact I got full bottles of those 2. Sacred Smoke is my number 3..But, I know you LOVE incense and I knew that one might be your favorite! Lol...Anyway, I haven't received your package yet but when I do- I am going to private message you! I hope you had fun with this review...It was an absolute joy to watch! xoxo
I love your enthusiasm and just laughed when you were anointing yourself with the card you sprayed. Your love of perfume sparks joy about fragrance and I thank you! Don't ever stop! - Jenn
I've now tried six of these, and am torn between Vintage Novel and Devil's Share for absolute favorite. But they're all so nice! Even Cupid's Bow, which sounds like something I'd positively hate, is pretty interesting - kind of like a very restrained version of something Thiery Mugler would make when in an unusually refined and gentle mood, early in the morning of Valentine's Day in 1996.
❤ Thank you!
ooooo thank you for reminding me. i meant to get a sample set of all 11. your recommendations are very influential :-)
Great review Tom, Darren AMAZING 👏 👍 👌, love, love, love his beautiful creations
Also bought Vintage Novel. Such a wonderful scent. A beautiful but muted rose. Not over powering but so so pretty.
None of these scents are linear. Each developed and changes over the hours.
Chypre no 1 is by far the most powerful. It is also the least feminine but then it’s got Vintage Chypre vibes!!
Sacred smoke is very lovely. I agree the dry down is something else.
Vintage Novel is my perfect rose. Not too much but oh so gorgeous.
What a house.... phenomenal!!
Great spotlight…and as always, I love it when you gush! It’s great to see you excited about a fragrance/perfumer. I just got my samples yesterday! I got Cupids Bow, Sacred Smoke, Sweet Repose and After The Rain. I haven’t given them a proper wearing yet, but I think my favorite will likely be Sweet Repose, which is a beautiful iris, tonka, frankincense ditty…there was more going on, but by memory those were the main notes that hit me. At first sniff, Sacred Smoke reminded me of Joop Femme, except more natural with smoke added. Like you said, it smells just like nag champa incense. Cupids Bow is a lot of things all at once…rose, berrys, chocolate, champagne…I think that one will need skin to be what it’s meant to be. After The Rain is a fresh, green scent, not quite what I was expecting, not bad, but not my thing either. Darren is definitely talented and I’m glad you found out about him, so I could discover him too! Wishing you all the best 😘
I just got my samples !!!! Now I have to decide which one to buy a full bottle ❤❤❤..
Thank you for your wonderful review!! We have to spotlight Indie Perfumers ❤
papillon and Francesca Bianchi are what I was thinking before you mentioned Darren, I think I'd love this brand. Vintage and dynamic are our thing.....as you know 😊❤
I adore most of FB and Papillon...I adore vintage 'inspired' perfumes...Chypre No1 is on my priority list (and a few to sample). 🥰
I just blind bought Sacred Smoke and Devil’s share last week. They are both amazing. Devil’s Share wears extremely close to the skin but smells beyond awesome. I will have to try the rest of his collection for sure.
Elizabeth Bathory was a hungarian countess. She lived here in my country Slovakia. You can visit her ruined castle in Čachtice. The perfume sounds gorgeous. You may like the house Calaj from Romania. They have a perfume called Transilvania. Have you tried Rammstein perfumes? The Kokain Black Intesne has a that blood vibe too. I also own Seemann.
Being from Pennsylvania, I’m thrilled we have a perfumer of our own! Can’t wait to try out some of these creations. They sound lovely! 😊♥️
Oh boy! First to comment! I love your videos Tom! I was waiting for this review and I agree with your opinions. My favorite of the ones I have tried is Chypre no1. I have a ton of Chrypres in my collection and this is just as you describe to me as well. I also like Sweet Repose. oxJulia
I heard another person talking about this house not too long ago and I was curious. Now I simply have to order some samples...like now. From the ones you tried, Sacred Smoke and Hekate are the ones I'm most excited for. He has another called After the Rain that I've heard takes you on a gorgeous journey so I must snatch that one up as well.
Just ordered the discovery set and can't wait to try them. 😊 Lovely review!
This was a joy to watch! Thank you for highlighting this super intriguing brand!
Two questions: Are US perfumers (or perfumers not from Europe) able to do the vintage thing better or make natural perfumes more tenacious because they aren't bound by the European ingredient regulations?
Also if a perfume is all natural and contains animalic notes does that mean it's real animalics? That's the only thing turning me off these perfumes as I'm a veggie and can't get behind a house that uses real animalics in fragrance (each to their own, just not for me)
Received my order of Chypre no 1 today with free sample of Vintage Novel, would have been my second choice. Loving the Chypre.... for the record I have worn Chanel no 19 for decades. Happy to see you back.
And you get a handwritten note!!
Wow! These sound fantastic! Thanks for introducing us to a great perfumer!
@darrenalan did Into The Wild for them (STUNNING, as are all of his works); just ordered this one and can’t wait to smell!
I wish Darren could ship to Singapore. Reading the comments and watching the reviews makes me cry. I would like to try them real bad. Vintage is one of my most beloved categories in the perfume world.
Hi Thomas. I sampled five of Darren Allen scents. I have to agree that he is very talented. I enjoyed your review!
Hello Tom, Their is a natural perfumer here in Florida, Solstice Scents. This house reminds me of Solstice Scents. I ordered the discovery set from Darren Alan after watching this video. Would love for you to review some of Solstice Scents perfumes. There is a story about each of the scents which are all based on a fictitious town. Great video!
Another favorite perfumer is MATHEW MELEG.
Just tried sacred smoke. On me it resembled Coromandel from Chanel. The patchouli is very dominant. I was not expecting what I got..... it’s pretty!! Again on my skin, I only got smoke for about 10 minutes early on. As that’s not a favorite note of mine, I am delighted. Pretty perfume. So far 3 out of 3 hits. I am going to go broke.!
These sound amazing! I hope one day they are able to be shipped to Canada.
Thankyou
I just got my discovery set and OH MY GOODNESS, I've only tried 3 so far and each one is incredible. You are correct, the blending in these perfumes is a step above. Bathory is gorgeous. I can't believe this is an all-natural perfume!
Wbout to duve into my discovery set. Stoked!
And what did you find?
I was just turned on to Darren Alan. Bought chypre #1. Love it!!!!!
When you see the WOW! you click right now.
Can't ship outside USA😕
They won't ship to Canada either.
Went to his website- No they don't ship to us but there's a link to a seller in Canada you can order from.
The link took me to an ancient looking sketchy website with no mention of his brand-so very strange.
Makes for a terrible first (and last) impression, I've got so many other brands on my wish list right now, I just can't be bothered.
Dude - You Rock !! Across the Pond Don A
Received the discovery set as a gift from a fellow perfume lover - have to admit that these didn’t do anything for me 😞
Your chanal is my savety blanket and my comfort zone lol ❤❤❤❤
Real civet, deer musk, castoreum ?
Omg sacred smoke is way too feminine way too sweet! But that's Ok I kinda expected that coming from your recommendation. You are quite the character and most the time I buy samples just to see what you get so ecstatic about 😂
*gasp* I've just made my order! I hope I picked well!
Oh nooooo now I have to sample theseeee. My wallet hates you but I love you :)))
TOM!!!! YAAAAASSSS!!!!! I love love love this review and am a huge FanGirl of Darren’s work. The first time I smelled Chypre No1 it sent a charge through my body. I tingled from head to toe. I too adore Scared Smoke ALOT! I have sampled his entire line, which I highly recommend because they’re all so incredibly fabulous. Bravo 👏🏼 on this review ❤
You’d like Aaron Terrance Hughes.
Just discovered your channel thanks to Darren Alan and thanks to JJC
And thanks to DORIAN FUGUERE!
JUST HEARD TODAY ABOUT hopefully i can buy it and learn trough you more about him
JJC has the DORIAN FUGUERE
the best of 2023 together whit RAUQUE wish i onw proudly do you smell RAUQUE?
If you don't they only have 500 lumbered i have the 276
Im subscribe to your channel!
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