You do if you're attractive, or delude yourself into thinking that someone as Jeremy's royal-like public reception is effortlessly reproducible by yourself.
@@sign5372 I dont think attractive people expect to be complimented nor does not expecting to be complimented a declaration that you're unattractive. But good job on sneaking in a jeremy fragrance dig 😂 even if it was a Pseudo intellectual over stated way of doing it. Good job !
@@luker2273 You're basing your barely coherent point on clean-slate attractive people which is vacuous. Their expectations arise from reinforcement, inductive reasoning. An attractive man that has grown up completely isolated from superficiality in the dense African jungles obviously has no expectations regarding compliments in relation to his looks. That you interpreted my highlighting of unjustness to be a "dig" at your idolized dream partner is beyond me. Produce me another comment once you've past the mid-ride mark, ideally when your lovemaking session is finished and the resulting mess cleaned up.
I get compliments on my shoes from strangers REGULARLY. Like all the time. Literally every time I wear a limited collab. Not fragrances though. Usually only those close to me compliment my fragrances because they know thats my thing lol
Not getting compliments is one thing, but the worst was when I wore Coach for men to work and someone said they could smell and electrical fire. Thing is I regretted spraying it on almost immediately after doing so, but the damage had already been done. I don’t own that shit anymore.
@@osnapitzkaan unfortunately, I’m in the same boat. I even thought I was personally going anosmic to it but I confirmed with my GF that it just doesn’t hold on my skin when compared to so many other frags 😔
@@marthlima you looking through my mail!? Lol I literally just got a 2mL decant of it and I love it!!! I’ve been driving my GF crazy with a Saturday shootout of PDM Oajan vs Initio Side Effect. So far, Side Effect is winning 😍
@@jackross7633 it smells fantastic in my opinion. Now the longevity is something they need to work on but if I reapply it does just fine. But for 200 dollars I think it should last a long time. Carlisle is the best from the house imo in terms of smell/sillage/longevity.
Actually I think MFK will be the house to replace creed possibly as well, if you watch GQ 10 things I can't live without everyone is wearing freaking BR540.
For whatever reason most people know you smell really good but just refuse to compliment and thats ok,of course compliments are really nice,but we must wear our colognes for ourselves...Roja is for a really select audience,most people won't understand why we wear them...
i always wear fragrances for myself......people are scared of me so i don't get compliments....i don't mean too but i give off the stay the fuck away from me feel to people.
Let's face it no matter how good you smell your chance of getting a compliment is directly proportional to your looks So really you might as well wear what you like, especially right now when you have to social distance anyway
I love the scent of pepper so Herod, Kalan, and Percival I really love from PDM. I also own Layton and Layton Exclusif so you know I like Parfums de Marly. The most complimented from PDM that I wear is actually Percival. Herod garners compliments on really cold, brisk days for me. As for Roja Dove I would have to agree. Elysium was so hyped by the community that grabbing a bottle seemed worth it. Yet once I got to Bergdorf Goodman and smelled through the line, I decided that Danger would be the one I chose. Once I got a full wear I realized that although I love this fragrance, it had it's time and place for bringing it out. Not one compliment from Danger but I did purchase Roja Dove's Vetiver and I get compliments galore! I love the dry, green, paper like smell from the drydown.
I've been wearing Musc Ravageur since it first came out; it's one of my favorite fragrances. I've never smelled it on anyone else. It has never smelled medicinal on me, nor do I get cloves. It's hard to describe but on me it just smells super sexy. I'm a female and love, love, love it. I believe in wearing fragrance for me. I wear men's fragrances all the time and love them. Thank you for making this video. I'm glad I'm not alone in wearing something just for myself.
Way to call it, with respect to the house of PDM. They really are meant to be obnoxious and loud and I've never really understood the hype. I also don't really detect much natural quality in most of their fragrances. But they do what they do on purpose and it seems to work for their market. The two that I own are Layton and Layton Exclusif. Layton just works on me and gets me great compliments. Exclusif is one that I actually really like and it leaves a much more serious impression. I get RIDICULOUS reactions from it.
Finally someone who's being honest about the Parfums de Marley fragrances. Very screechy and overpriced synthetic scents. I can't smell any natural ingredients. They are redeemed by their powerful performance. Not hating, I just wish more people would mention it like George.
true with PDM ... don´t like any of them ... designer smell for niché price ... uuuuuh ... you don´t like Musc Ravageur ??? aaaah ... spray it around august when it´s a gentle summer breeze around you and let it waft .... and then go into shopping centre or into a place with people passing you .... man, it´s tremendous, sophisticated elegance !!! Hermes, Malle, Chanel = Holy Trinity!!!! still digging for their own innovative journey ... perfume as an art form .. not as a generic thing
kokorico doesn't get me that many compliments.. it got me a couple, but I love it. something about it I just really enjoy it.. Kind of like a more patchouli burberry london or something or like layton without the sweet polo red vibe.
I think a lot of scents, we as men consumers ,cherish are really more for our own pleasure. When I recieved my Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille I was so excited to show and sample to my work friends. I was quckly schooled by the ladies that we should probably not listen to men review sexy colognes but instead find the female reveiwers. So that day I learned that ladies don't really think Oud or heavy Spice is sexy at all. Of course taste is subjective but I do tend to check out ladies reviews more often these days. I have 3 PDM's and love them, my wife hates them.
I love A City on Fire 🔥 I normally wear it in a cold dark room....alone....Thinking only about one thing.... marshmallows ! How I must roast them till they are as dark as my soul.
Bro......... You don't like PDM? OMG Oh My God I need to speak to Scotland Yard Who are you working for? PDM is one of the best brands out there. Great videography brother, but I love PDM. Specially the one you mentioned in the video. Love from Brampton Canada
Yes, but you also need to be mindful of your colleagues and if your fragrance is making them feel uncomfortable. Some people have bad reactions to different scents. I know someone who gets dizzy at the first whiff of "Red Door".
@@fretbrner its not that im overspraying them and im rotating my fragrences its not that they gag if they smell my fragrence of the day 😂😂but we have to wear facemasks now so now there not botherd anymore 🙈😅
I have a collection of maybe 200 fragrances. The only fragrances that get me compliments every single time are Oud Wood by T. Ford, Gucci pour homme 2 and Dior Homme intense. But this means nothing. A real fragrance lover wears fragrances for him(her) self. End of story.
Parfums Di Marly- For the person who is desperate for attention and values projection and longevity over everything else-including good taste. Nevermind that actual quality fragrances have a good balance of naturals (short life) and synthetics (long lasting). This fact is lost on the Di Marly hype wagon........
First of all, thank you for responding to my message and secondly, a few of my favorite fragrances doesnt get mass appealing compliments but I still love them and rock them every chance I get
Love S&M cafe but but I just tried Golden Green by Xerjoff & it has a similar smell so because it's a little more complex I'm going with GG. I am getting a full bottle of Cigar Rum from Strangers parfum though. Great house
I love Herod, because when I was 5 I had a neighbor who was 85 and he would come over and smoke his pipe with me and he’d sing frank sinatra and huddie leadbetter. And Herod reminds me of his pipe. I’ve never gotten a compliment, Layton has gotten lots of attention on my skin though
Black oud by Montale is my favorite no compliment getter but I may not be getting compliments because I'm usually dressed like Dracula or a James Bond villain when I wear it
Hello! The perfumes i ware just for me Is from the house of Areej la dor. And ensar oud. All of them sit close to the skin. And bortnikoff too. Sir Winston is my favorite. For complimentary perfumes I have Canadian gentleman and civet from Matthew MELEG.
I share your exact sentiments with A City On Fire (or as I like to call it, By The Fireplace's bigger brother 😂). Absolutely love it but it's definitely not a compliment getter and IMO an acquired taste. I don't mind though since I wear fragrances strictly for myself and if it gets me compliments then cool but if not that's cool too.
Rhinoceros by Zoologist. Original formulation. I love it. But security in my local Lidl found it so obnoxious when I wore it once that they basically told me to leave the store. At least it projected, I guess. Looking forward to trying the new version on my local Lidl security staff soon :) Thanks for reminding people that fragrances go beyond compliments.
@@tylero2112 nope I'm thinking of Carlisle as had a bottle. The opening smells metallic and slightly harsh. The dry down is definitely better but still not great overall for me. The house has some decent stuff but we'll over hyped by You Tubers sponsored by them imo.
@@Enigma814 I don't think so. I think they make bangers, layton herod and carlisle are all bangers. Hell even lauton exclusif is a banger. They're hyped for a reason and it's not cause they aren't good. It's because they make good fragrances.
I love this, youre the antithesis of jeremy, its like the yin yang of perfumery, both necessary. Hope the countdown at the beggining of every video its not the videos left to dissapear!
@@itskyyuuuu youre right in that matter. I was focusing in other subject: jeremy thinks that perfumery must be to please others, whereas george doesnt think that way. I believe both are different sides of the same penny. They share the intensity in their videos, but in opposite direction. 👍
Watching this while wearing (a lot of) Musc Ravageur. To me it's not a sensual fragrance whatsoever, but it is intimate, warm and comforting. I wear it mainly when I'm alone for that reason
Omg, i didn’t think I would see any takes on Kokorico ever. Been looking around on TH-cam forever, I always thought I was the only one weirdly liking it 😂 where did you get it?
@@rolfrau5743 great to hear that! I used to wear it a lot around 2011 I think, 17 years old in the clubs Amsterdam, Alkmaar, this frag got me feeling like I was the man up there haha! Around here the ladies usually liked the smell, but yet I never came across a guy who knew this one in rl. My last bottle became empty in about 2 years ago & whenever one of the fragrances in my collection empties I need to restock, but it seems impossible to get nowadays. At least in the Netherlands. 😞
Musc Ravageur is as close to a perfect scent I've ever come across. I love the clove, warm woods, vanilla and musk. And although I could give a shit less about compliments its pulled some wild ones from strangers for me 👌
Heathen. I love Parfum de Marly and they are not loud on me. Been wearing Herod all day and love it. Then you attacked Danger, blasphemy, which I love while I don't like Enigma or Creation E. Oh well to each their own. Note I am 65 so maybe that has something to do with it. While I don't agree I like when your honest, tell us about perfumery business and history, and share your love. Like these types of vids from you best then test strips with cute guests. Just saying. Keep it up.
@@TheFragranceApprentice I get it. I'm teasing. I primarily wear frags for myself although I also won't wear anything offensive to others, particularly my wife, even if I do like it. I believe you don't wear a fragrance you like it wears you instead of the other way around. I also get what you mean about Creed particularly now that they've sold out. Like your vids
I SCOFF AT COMPLIMENTS they make me laugh for there is a penalty to pay for them...just like "the clothes makes the man" by Mark Twain we should not need TO BE JUDGED by the fragrances we wear.
Regarding Parfam de Marly, I agree. I got the discovery set, I liked it , massive projection and longevity. But not amazing. I wouldn’t spend all that money on them, except for Sedly which I loved and bought. Demy Rowling would be upset though, she adores this brand. But it’s a matter of taste. As for Creed, I really hope they don’t reach the fate you think they will, I’ll miss Silver Mountain Water and Mellisime Imperial
Interlude. No question. That's mine. Herod was a surprise though! For me it's recieved more positive feedback than Aventus. Which is not saying much really since most people here in Canada are just too polite to say SHIT about anything. 🤣 But it does have a vanilla candy vibe and my niece and nephew love it.
Great message. Although they might elicit a positive response, I enjoy wearing Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel & Polo Green for my enjoyment. They put a smile on the most important face.......mine.
Trying to please everyone might actually be more connected to the fear of rejectiono rather than the need to bring others joy. But, let’s face it, the biggest rejection in life, is to reject yourself. Don’t deny yourself a benign pleasure that really could add value to your every moment. I say Nike got it right. Just do it. (Just Behique it - speaking of which - would like to know your opinion of Renier’s new Cacique?). It’s your skin in the game here.
Great video, love the idea! Here in Costa Rica people are not used to give unsolicited compliments, I guess it's a cultural thing cause people just don't do it so I wear frags basically for me and for the wifey so I found the video particulary interesting
I've had a few compliments wearing Herod. Out of all the PdM frags I own it's Oajan I don't think I've ever got a complement wearing. But over this winter it's my most worn fragrance. Absolutely love it.
Hello! OMG! Kokorico got me many unsolicited compliments specially from males and I’m pleased to say that I was wearing only for this fact and now I’m a bit disappointed cause I have only 2-3 squirts in the bottle and is hard to find...
George - great video. I agree with all the fragrances you list - especially Roja Danger, but the one I have gotten compliments on off this list is Herod. Here's a real-life example. I was wearing Herod (which as you now is pretty strong) and had applied it about an hour before I went into a clothing store and wanted to buy a wool scarf. I wrapped the scarf around my neck to see how long it was. It was too short and I handed it back to the sales associate and asked to look at another one. A different sales associate walked by us as I tried on a second scarf, and the second sales associate said: 'this scarf smells amazing!' as she folded it. True story. My wife also likes Herod - more than TF Tobacco Vanille and thinks it smells very nice. I even know there is a fragrance reviewer from Australia who likes it as well! I do wonder sometimes if some fragrances are geography specific. In my world, Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male smells loud and cheap (could be the people I hang out with, could be the west coast Canadians who are my neighbours), in Jeremy's world, it smells amazing in a Munich discotheque. I don't doubt Jeremy, and I don't doubt your experience with Herod, I'm just saying that in my case- for this one specific fragrance, my experience is more positive.
George, great concept vid; very well presented. Going forward maybe do this list annually for frags you’ve worn over the past year and haven’t gotten compliments? Enjoyed it. EDIT: Wore Pinaud Clubman to work once and someone said it smelt like Toilet Duck! 🤨 Each to their own!
Hey are you saying I am old??? I received compliments with Danger when I still had to go into the office...then again I was 58 at the time. lol For me Carlisle-I like it but 3 different ladies did not care for it. I wore my small decant until it was gone but since I have a bottle of CH Mystery Tobacco which I do like better (and so do the ladies). I never found the desire or need to buy a bottle of Carlisle as I had already sold off my Herod which was a compliment getter, but never reached for after I got MT.
Would so love to hear you do a full review of Fahrenheit. Even with its popularity, it’s so odd that it is , really is evocative of many natural , real world connotations. Seems endlessly interesting. Anyway, Please! Should say it is a favourite of mine , though , I rarely wear it . Anyway interesting brilliant video . X
totally agree that Creed has had is day now , its been cloned to within an inch of its life. Tom ford also starting to be a bit less special ,you can buy it from NEXT now. Still got my eye set on Burlington.
I bought Musc Ravageur about 14years ago after hearing rave reviews on youtube- the worst decision I ever made. The smell was awful and I had to throw it in the bin, such a waste of money
That’s an interesting subject to pick up, getting compliments makes you feel great and your memory is set in stone from the who, where and when. It’s was mentioned at the start that we should not be over reliant on buying fragrances just to get compliments, it’s an accessory to your life, the accessory does not own you or rule you.
This is why I compliment myself daily on how good I smell , so I'll always get atleast one 🤣
You mean I can't just replace my poor personality and short comings in self-esteem level with Dior Sauvage?
It's worth a try Timmy!
Great video! NO ONE SHOULD WHERE A FRAGRANCE JUST FOR COMPLIMENTS WHATSOEVER!!!
Thats pretty much my entire collection then 🤣🤣🤣
Do you drive a bus?
I dont really expect compliments off strangers...you dont wear a nice pair of shoes and expect someone to stop and say ...nice shoes .
You do if you're attractive, or delude yourself into thinking that someone as Jeremy's royal-like public reception is effortlessly reproducible by yourself.
@@sign5372 I dont think attractive people expect to be complimented nor does not expecting to be complimented a declaration that you're unattractive. But good job on sneaking in a jeremy fragrance dig 😂 even if it was a Pseudo intellectual over stated way of doing it. Good job !
@@luker2273 You're basing your barely coherent point on clean-slate attractive people which is vacuous. Their expectations arise from reinforcement, inductive reasoning. An attractive man that has grown up completely isolated from superficiality in the dense African jungles obviously has no expectations regarding compliments in relation to his looks.
That you interpreted my highlighting of unjustness to be a "dig" at your idolized dream partner is beyond me. Produce me another comment once you've past the mid-ride mark, ideally when your lovemaking session is finished and the resulting mess cleaned up.
@@sign5372 You are a strange fella
I get compliments on my shoes from strangers REGULARLY. Like all the time. Literally every time I wear a limited collab. Not fragrances though. Usually only those close to me compliment my fragrances because they know thats my thing lol
The set's going to look great once you've finished that plastering. Looking forward to it. I'm full of compliments.
Not getting compliments is one thing, but the worst was when I wore Coach for men to work and someone said they could smell and electrical fire. Thing is I regretted spraying it on almost immediately after doing so, but the damage had already been done. I don’t own that shit anymore.
Herod gives me a big confidence boost. Smells both classy and manly to me.
the performance sucks for me idk
@@osnapitzkaan unfortunately, I’m in the same boat. I even thought I was personally going anosmic to it but I confirmed with my GF that it just doesn’t hold on my skin when compared to so many other frags 😔
@@firemedic5170 have you tried Side Effect? Smells better and has such a good performance
@@marthlima you looking through my mail!? Lol I literally just got a 2mL decant of it and I love it!!! I’ve been driving my GF crazy with a Saturday shootout of PDM Oajan vs Initio Side Effect. So far, Side Effect is winning 😍
First time I wore it out a woman who I considered to be attractive complimented me on it and it's spiciness, unsolicited.
Your videos always look a cut above the rest. Really interesting to hear your opinions (even though the PDM slander hurts my soul)
Same for me with Herod, Demi Rowling slides around on her chair over it but zero compliments for me
Gotten tons of them with herod. Maybe you just don't spray enough on .
I bought it because of Demi 😂
@@jackross7633 it smells fantastic in my opinion. Now the longevity is something they need to work on but if I reapply it does just fine. But for 200 dollars I think it should last a long time. Carlisle is the best from the house imo in terms of smell/sillage/longevity.
Demi is full of shite and doesn't know what the hell she's talking about. Her tits get views, not her knowledge lol.
@@itskyyuuuu This has got to be the saltiest comment ever.
Herod smells fantastic
Actually I think MFK will be the house to replace creed possibly as well, if you watch GQ 10 things I can't live without everyone is wearing freaking BR540.
Br540 is traaaash.
For whatever reason most people know you smell really good but just refuse to compliment and thats ok,of course compliments are really nice,but we must wear our colognes for ourselves...Roja is for a really select audience,most people won't understand why we wear them...
i always wear fragrances for myself......people are scared of me so i don't get compliments....i don't mean too but i give off the stay the fuck away from me feel to people.
Layton and carlisle smell syntethic and trashy? LOL mate untill now i really considered you a very cool reviewer, i was wrong
Yeah, that assessment threw me. Most odd.
Great 📹 and I enjoyed it and I'm going to try these fragrances and have a blessed day
"Don't get me wrong it's kind of a mess" xDDD
Always a pleasure George. Of course I love the creative and artistic videos but I gotta say this casual conversation style video was really nice. ✌️
I wore Nishane Ani and was told I smell like a bath and bodyworks candle. Apparently I could have saved $150 just wearing a candle lol
Never really understood the craze for compliments. I don't really have much a concern for that. But whatever, each to their own.
Let's face it no matter how good you smell your chance of getting a compliment is directly proportional to your looks
So really you might as well wear what you like, especially right now when you have to social distance anyway
Facts.
Bit personal... 🤣
That's not true. I've gotten guys and gals asking me what I'm wearing so they can get it for themselves or their significant other.
I don't get the hype with Herod. My wife thinks it's more of women's fragrance. I also think it leans a bit feminine.
What has more pull?
A black hole?
Or George wearing compliment pulling fragrances?
Galloway over Layton and Carlisle? Ur crazy George, I thought u would like Carlisle. Oh well. Danger is my jam tho!!!
Exactly my thoughts.... Carlisle is a masterpiece.
Yeah I love Carlisle!ok it his a bit shouty🤣that's what love about it
@@garypalmer5306 well the first like 15 to 17 mins its kinda much for me, but after that it smooths out like butter on toast and its incredible.
I love the scent of pepper so Herod, Kalan, and Percival I really love from PDM. I also own Layton and Layton Exclusif so you know I like Parfums de Marly. The most complimented from PDM that I wear is actually Percival. Herod garners compliments on really cold, brisk days for me.
As for Roja Dove I would have to agree. Elysium was so hyped by the community that grabbing a bottle seemed worth it. Yet once I got to Bergdorf Goodman and smelled through the line, I decided that Danger would be the one I chose. Once I got a full wear I realized that although I love this fragrance, it had it's time and place for bringing it out. Not one compliment from Danger but I did purchase Roja Dove's Vetiver and I get compliments galore! I love the dry, green, paper like smell from the drydown.
Dior mitzah gets me negative feedback but i simply dont care i love it.
I've been wearing Musc Ravageur since it first came out; it's one of my favorite fragrances. I've never smelled it on anyone else. It has never smelled medicinal on me, nor do I get cloves. It's hard to describe but on me it just smells super sexy. I'm a female and love, love, love it. I believe in wearing fragrance for me. I wear men's fragrances all the time and love them. Thank you for making this video. I'm glad I'm not alone in wearing something just for myself.
Way to call it, with respect to the house of PDM. They really are meant to be obnoxious and loud and I've never really understood the hype. I also don't really detect much natural quality in most of their fragrances. But they do what they do on purpose and it seems to work for their market.
The two that I own are Layton and Layton Exclusif. Layton just works on me and gets me great compliments. Exclusif is one that I actually really like and it leaves a much more serious impression. I get RIDICULOUS reactions from it.
Finally someone who's being honest about the Parfums de Marley fragrances. Very screechy and overpriced synthetic scents. I can't smell any natural ingredients. They are redeemed by their powerful performance. Not hating, I just wish more people would mention it like George.
true with PDM ... don´t like any of them ... designer smell for niché price ...
uuuuuh ... you don´t like Musc Ravageur ??? aaaah ... spray it around august when it´s a gentle summer breeze around you and let it waft ....
and then go into shopping centre or into a place with people passing you .... man, it´s tremendous, sophisticated elegance !!!
Hermes, Malle, Chanel = Holy Trinity!!!! still digging for their own innovative journey ... perfume as an art form .. not as a generic thing
kokorico doesn't get me that many compliments.. it got me a couple, but I love it. something about it I just really enjoy it.. Kind of like a more patchouli burberry london or something or like layton without the sweet polo red vibe.
Thought you had enough of youtube 🤔
I think a lot of scents, we as men consumers ,cherish are really more for our own pleasure. When I recieved my Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille I was so excited to show and sample to my work friends. I was quckly schooled by the ladies that we should probably not listen to men review sexy colognes but instead find the female reveiwers. So that day I learned that ladies don't really think Oud or heavy Spice is sexy at all. Of course taste is subjective but I do tend to check out ladies reviews more often these days. I have 3 PDM's and love them, my wife hates them.
I love A City on Fire 🔥 I normally wear it in a cold dark room....alone....Thinking only about one thing.... marshmallows ! How I must roast them till they are as dark as my soul.
Get myrrhder from tsvga parfvms. Layer them. And be blown away.
I love you Gerorge. Is it allowed?
Bro......... You don't like PDM?
OMG
Oh My God
I need to speak to Scotland Yard
Who are you working for?
PDM is one of the best brands out there.
Great videography brother, but I love PDM. Specially the one you mentioned in the video.
Love from Brampton Canada
i buy fragrences for me most of the time my colegues dont like what im wearing but that doenst bother me because i wear them for myself :)
Yes, but you also need to be mindful of your colleagues and if your fragrance is making them feel uncomfortable. Some people have bad reactions to different scents. I know someone who gets dizzy at the first whiff of "Red Door".
@@fretbrner its not that im overspraying them and im rotating my fragrences its not that they gag if they smell my fragrence of the day 😂😂but we have to wear facemasks now so now there not botherd anymore 🙈😅
I have a collection of maybe 200 fragrances. The only fragrances that get me compliments every single time are Oud Wood by T. Ford, Gucci pour homme 2 and Dior Homme intense. But this means nothing. A real fragrance lover wears fragrances for him(her) self. End of story.
Parfums Di Marly- For the person who is desperate for attention and values projection and longevity over everything else-including good taste. Nevermind that actual quality fragrances have a good balance of naturals (short life) and synthetics (long lasting). This fact is lost on the Di Marly hype wagon........
First of all, thank you for responding to my message and secondly, a few of my favorite fragrances doesnt get mass appealing compliments but I still love them and rock them every chance I get
Love S&M cafe but but I just tried Golden Green by Xerjoff & it has a similar smell so because it's a little more complex I'm going with GG. I am getting a full bottle of Cigar Rum from Strangers parfum though. Great house
I love Herod, because when I was 5 I had a neighbor who was 85 and he would come over and smoke his pipe with me and he’d sing frank sinatra and huddie leadbetter. And Herod reminds me of his pipe. I’ve never gotten a compliment, Layton has gotten lots of attention on my skin though
This is kind of how I feel wearing Heritage, I think it's a beautiful complex scent, but I think it's not so attractive, more of a statement
Shout out to Hiro
I wear encre noir before bed so I'll probably never get a compliment for it.
Black oud by Montale is my favorite no compliment getter but I may not be getting compliments because I'm usually dressed like Dracula or a James Bond villain when I wear it
Hello!
The perfumes i ware just for me Is from the house of Areej la dor. And ensar oud. All of them sit close to the skin.
And bortnikoff too. Sir Winston is my favorite. For complimentary perfumes I have Canadian gentleman and civet from Matthew MELEG.
Herod got me my most bombastic compliment. A waitress at a nice restaurant went crazy for it, unfortunately I purchased a sample and ran out quickly
I love the smell of Herod but PDM is the most overpriced overhyped house in fragcomm
Spicebomb Extreme smells very similar to Herod in my opinion...Same DNA...
I'd have to disagree and stick with Creed taking the number one spot on that list, with PDM being second 🤷♂️
Demi would've complimented you! Non stop!
She's an idiot.
@@itskyyuuuu she's Australian. 🤷🏻♂️
Shut up
@@turboshazed7370 Hawww... Demi simp!
@@itskyyuuuu You're a bit nasty, aren't you?
I was going to leave a comment about how compliments are overrated but they're really not. Compliments are the best :)
Idc conpliment but men A men Mugler, its so digusting I want tu puke. Even I am a fregance guy.
Funny enough, Danger has gotten me more compliments than aventus and Hacivat. I'm glad too. Its my favourite
Yikes. Layton is only there to smell obnoxious and loud? I wonder what that says about the people who tell me they love it?
Trashy seems like a strong word..
The most offensive fragrance is Amouge Interlude man
I have definitely gotten compliments on Danger.
I share your exact sentiments with A City On Fire (or as I like to call it, By The Fireplace's bigger brother 😂). Absolutely love it but it's definitely not a compliment getter and IMO an acquired taste. I don't mind though since I wear fragrances strictly for myself and if it gets me compliments then cool but if not that's cool too.
No offence but Herod gets me too many compliments!!
Terre de Hermes is one of this fragrances woman don't like and i wear for me 😎
It's so interesting how different our experiences with perfume can be. When I wear Musc Ravageur I feel simply amazing. My wife also loves it on me.
It had to be said PDM is just overrated
...in your opinion.
This is Him! by Zadig&Voltaire
I get compliments with kokorico, I swear! but I am a bit like a dirty old leaf with cocoa on top
Your intro clap almost gave a heart attack. I didn't expect it.
Ah, fragrances you can wear because you know you're not going out.
Sounds like figment man it smells like potting soil and I love it
Rhinoceros by Zoologist. Original formulation. I love it. But security in my local Lidl found it so obnoxious when I wore it once that they basically told me to leave the store. At least it projected, I guess. Looking forward to trying the new version on my local Lidl security staff soon :)
Thanks for reminding people that fragrances go beyond compliments.
Compliments are not a thing in my culture so yeah 😂
How dare you diss carlisle like that . Ill give a pass on layton but carlisle synthetic and trashy?! Come on..
That metallic opening is super synthetic. Each to their own but really smells unnatural to me.
I think it’s great
@@Enigma814 metallic opening ?? You thinking of pegasus... Carlisle has no metallic opening.
@@tylero2112 nope I'm thinking of Carlisle as had a bottle. The opening smells metallic and slightly harsh. The dry down is definitely better but still not great overall for me.
The house has some decent stuff but we'll over hyped by You Tubers sponsored by them imo.
@@Enigma814 I don't think so. I think they make bangers, layton herod and carlisle are all bangers. Hell even lauton exclusif is a banger. They're hyped for a reason and it's not cause they aren't good. It's because they make good fragrances.
Glad someone did this video.
Herod?? *ding, ding, ding* SHAAAMEEE *ding, ding, ding* SHAAMEEE
digging the ascot
I love this, youre the antithesis of jeremy, its like the yin yang of perfumery, both necessary. Hope the countdown at the beggining of every video its not the videos left to dissapear!
I don't think he's the antithesis.. that would be a channel that focuses on ouds and animalistic fragrances that people frown upon lol.
@@itskyyuuuu youre right in that matter. I was focusing in other subject: jeremy thinks that perfumery must be to please others, whereas george doesnt think that way. I believe both are different sides of the same penny. They share the intensity in their videos, but in opposite direction. 👍
Danger pour homme parfum cologne was shockingly animalic and challenging for my nose, gave away my decant for free.
Really? I didn't get that at all. I would describe it as green. It's cool and weird how subjective smell is.
@@tacticalfart473 Really what does it remind you of? Maybe I got a dodgy batch but it smelt like cumin, coconuts and body odour to me.
@@razamalik1990 smells like a very strong old school barber shop to me....like I said, it's wild how scent works.
Who made kokrico?
Kokrico made Kokorico
Watching this while wearing (a lot of) Musc Ravageur. To me it's not a sensual fragrance whatsoever, but it is intimate, warm and comforting. I wear it mainly when I'm alone for that reason
100%. God, i love wearing MR when im alone
Omg, i didn’t think I would see any takes on Kokorico ever. Been looking around on TH-cam forever, I always thought I was the only one weirdly liking it 😂 where did you get it?
kokorico was my first signature frag. loved it and so did my gf!
@@rolfrau5743 great to hear that! I used to wear it a lot around 2011 I think, 17 years old in the clubs Amsterdam, Alkmaar, this frag got me feeling like I was the man up there haha! Around here the ladies usually liked the smell, but yet I never came across a guy who knew this one in rl. My last bottle became empty in about 2 years ago & whenever one of the fragrances in my collection empties I need to restock, but it seems impossible to get nowadays. At least in the Netherlands. 😞
Musc Ravageur is as close to a perfect scent I've ever come across. I love the clove, warm woods, vanilla and musk. And although I could give a shit less about compliments its pulled some wild ones from strangers for me 👌
Heathen. I love Parfum de Marly and they are not loud on me. Been wearing Herod all day and love it. Then you attacked Danger, blasphemy, which I love while I don't like Enigma or Creation E. Oh well to each their own. Note I am 65 so maybe that has something to do with it. While I don't agree I like when your honest, tell us about perfumery business and history, and share your love. Like these types of vids from you best then test strips with cute guests. Just saying. Keep it up.
Hey, I’m not saying I don’t like these fragrances. Just saying they don’t get me compliments but I still love them.
@@TheFragranceApprentice I get it. I'm teasing. I primarily wear frags for myself although I also won't wear anything offensive to others, particularly my wife, even if I do like it. I believe you don't wear a fragrance you like it wears you instead of the other way around. I also get what you mean about Creed particularly now that they've sold out. Like your vids
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I SCOFF AT COMPLIMENTS they make me laugh for there is a penalty to pay for them...just like "the clothes makes the man" by Mark Twain we should not need TO BE JUDGED by the fragrances we wear.
Regarding Parfam de Marly, I agree. I got the discovery set, I liked it , massive projection and longevity. But not amazing. I wouldn’t spend all that money on them, except for Sedly which I loved and bought. Demy Rowling would be upset though, she adores this brand. But it’s a matter of taste.
As for Creed, I really hope they don’t reach the fate you think they will, I’ll miss Silver Mountain Water and Mellisime Imperial
Interlude. No question. That's mine. Herod was a surprise though! For me it's recieved more positive feedback than Aventus. Which is not saying much really since most people here in Canada are just too polite to say SHIT about anything. 🤣 But it does have a vanilla candy vibe and my niece and nephew love it.
Great message. Although they might elicit a positive response, I enjoy wearing Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel & Polo Green for my enjoyment. They put a smile on the most important face.......mine.
Trying to please everyone might actually be more connected to the fear of rejectiono rather than the need to bring others joy. But, let’s face it, the biggest rejection in life, is to reject yourself. Don’t deny yourself a benign pleasure that really could add value to your every moment. I say Nike got it right. Just do it. (Just Behique it - speaking of which - would like to know your opinion of Renier’s new Cacique?). It’s your skin in the game here.
Great video, love the idea! Here in Costa Rica people are not used to give unsolicited compliments, I guess it's a cultural thing cause people just don't do it so I wear frags basically for me and for the wifey so I found the video particulary interesting
I've had a few compliments wearing Herod. Out of all the PdM frags I own it's Oajan I don't think I've ever got a complement wearing. But over this winter it's my most worn fragrance. Absolutely love it.
Hello! OMG! Kokorico got me many unsolicited compliments specially from males and I’m pleased to say that I was wearing only for this fact and now I’m a bit disappointed cause I have only 2-3 squirts in the bottle and is hard to find...
George - great video. I agree with all the fragrances you list - especially Roja Danger, but the one I have gotten compliments on off this list is Herod. Here's a real-life example. I was wearing Herod (which as you now is pretty strong) and had applied it about an hour before I went into a clothing store and wanted to buy a wool scarf. I wrapped the scarf around my neck to see how long it was. It was too short and I handed it back to the sales associate and asked to look at another one. A different sales associate walked by us as I tried on a second scarf, and the second sales associate said: 'this scarf smells amazing!' as she folded it. True story.
My wife also likes Herod - more than TF Tobacco Vanille and thinks it smells very nice. I even know there is a fragrance reviewer from Australia who likes it as well!
I do wonder sometimes if some fragrances are geography specific. In my world, Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male smells loud and cheap (could be the people I hang out with, could be the west coast Canadians who are my neighbours), in Jeremy's world, it smells amazing in a Munich discotheque. I don't doubt Jeremy, and I don't doubt your experience with Herod, I'm just saying that in my case- for this one specific fragrance, my experience is more positive.
You should try PdM Byerley thats A really good vetiver fragrance
I 100% agree with you regarding PDM, Herod is the only one that caught my attention. YSL Y is way better than Layton or blue de channel...
George, great concept vid; very well presented. Going forward maybe do this list annually for frags you’ve worn over the past year and haven’t gotten compliments? Enjoyed it. EDIT: Wore Pinaud Clubman to work once and someone said it smelt like Toilet Duck! 🤨 Each to their own!
Very refreshing from the norm of fragrance reviews.
Unique and very well needed. Such a positive take on personal expectations.
Thanks 👍🏾
Hey are you saying I am old??? I received compliments with Danger when I still had to go into the office...then again I was 58 at the time. lol
For me Carlisle-I like it but 3 different ladies did not care for it. I wore my small decant until it was gone but since I have a bottle of CH Mystery Tobacco which I do like better (and so do the ladies). I never found the desire or need to buy a bottle of Carlisle as I had already sold off my Herod which was a compliment getter, but never reached for after I got MT.
Of course it's healthy to wear fragrances that draw people around you.
What is unhealthy is wearing fragrances that will repel people 😁
Would so love to hear you do a full review of Fahrenheit. Even with its popularity, it’s so odd that it is , really is evocative of many natural , real world connotations. Seems endlessly interesting. Anyway, Please!
Should say it is a favourite of mine , though , I rarely wear it .
Anyway interesting brilliant video . X
totally agree that Creed has had is day now , its been cloned to within an inch of its life. Tom ford also starting to be a bit less special ,you can buy it from NEXT now. Still got my eye set on Burlington.
I bought Musc Ravageur about 14years ago after hearing rave reviews on youtube- the worst decision I ever made. The smell was awful and I had to throw it in the bin, such a waste of money
I actually blindbought Musc Ravageur and i love it. Before i was into fragcom.
That’s an interesting subject to pick up, getting compliments makes you feel great and your memory is set in stone from the who, where and when. It’s was mentioned at the start that we should not be over reliant on buying fragrances just to get compliments, it’s an accessory to your life, the accessory does not own you or rule you.