The Fragrance Hierarchy: Designer, Drugstore, Niche, & More!

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  • @inaz1963
    @inaz1963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Skin Bracer is my go to because I enjoy the smell and also because the 'by Mennen' jingle has been living rent free in my head since I was five.

    • @Minuteman4Jesus
      @Minuteman4Jesus หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks, now it's in my head... AGAIN! 😆

  • @Minuteman4Jesus
    @Minuteman4Jesus หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video! As a teen, I liked Brut after-shave. It was my dad's go-to. When I got older, I was trying higher-tier fragrances like Drakkar Noir. For the last 7-8 years, I've settled on English Laundry's line of fragrances. They have a substantial roster that covers parfum, EDP, and EDT. They have never produced anything of lesser concentration and all of their fragrances are fairly complex but always distinctive. Great value for the price point!

  • @darkerdenim
    @darkerdenim 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Kyle is the best!! I love his narration. And yes please to that low cost fragrance guide!

    • @greggoryjohnson156
      @greggoryjohnson156 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I would like to see a low cost fragrance list as well!

    • @cyrilio
      @cyrilio หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's wearing a great suit too. Amazing host.

  • @ChadARoberts
    @ChadARoberts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Great video. I like to shop at all levels of the hierarchy except bootleg. To complete your chart, you need one more level encompassing all the Arabian fragrances that are increasingly gaining popularity. These scents are often near duplicates of artisanal and fragrance house perfumes. However, instead of costing $200 to $500+, they typically cost between $30 and $100. Lattafa, Armaf, Al Haramain, Rasasi, and Maison Alhambra are some brands that come to mind. Some of their fragrances are unique and not inspired by existing scents (so not all of these companies' products are duplicates of high-end fragrances). I don't know where to put these fragrances on the hierarchy. They cost around the same as higher-tier drugstore perfumes and lower-tier celebrity fragrances but perform (long-lasting, strong projection, excellent sillage) close to the highest-tier scents. Maybe some of the other viewers can chime in and give their thoughts...

    • @ericalbany
      @ericalbany 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agreed- many are higher end dupes, but even those are likely to be interestingly varied from the original. They are a mix of Dupe and Fragrance House - and if you like fancy bottles, they excell at those.

    • @GrandDuchessKuromi
      @GrandDuchessKuromi 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The Arabian fragrance are gaining popularity in which countries?

    • @fuwe
      @fuwe 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      They work by more or less contracting the same fragrance manufacturers that the niche/designer houses use and hire the same master perfumers. The DNA of a fragrance is very easy to get right and that's why they smell about 85% similar usually, but the underlying notes and unique bases are harder to copy. They are also usually manufactured for each order rather than created in bulk and macerated, therefore they can smell off for a couple weeks/months until macerated.

    • @fuwe
      @fuwe 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@GrandDuchessKuromi America and Western Europe, to the point that popular clones, Liquid Brun for ex. has sold out multiple times. Some clone fragrances, like 9PM, even have cheaper/bootleg clones.

    • @GrandDuchessKuromi
      @GrandDuchessKuromi 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @fuwe
      Thank you for your recommendation. I will try it.

  • @jonasd3700
    @jonasd3700 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just bought my first top tier fragrance, a acqua di parma Quercia. My dad used to wear that fragrance when I was younger, so it has a special place in my heart, and lots of memories tied to it

  • @Rudl1044
    @Rudl1044 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My recent favorite is Dandy by Penhaligons. Not cheap, but long lasting and perfect to some fancy outfits.

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very nice! It's a new one for 2024?

  • @Volper1
    @Volper1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I’m 35 and I’ve never really gotten into cologne. Maybe I should start.

    • @ebdaniels8774
      @ebdaniels8774 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Never too late to start!

    • @Rafael-vu2xn
      @Rafael-vu2xn 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Go for it!

  • @dominikmauer1853
    @dominikmauer1853 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hi. Thanks for making this video. Cheapies well done are London from Burberry, Laliqué Pour Homme EDP and Zino from Davidoff. Great sniffings, Dominik Mauer.

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great to hear your selection, thank you!

  • @dbii6349
    @dbii6349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ll buy some vintage scents like Brut,Old Spice and Pinaud its a trip down memory lane

    • @greggoryjohnson156
      @greggoryjohnson156 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excellent point and a trip down memory lane is priceless!

  • @chronovore3726
    @chronovore3726 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sure! I'd love to see a video on the cheap stuff, especially on a historical level. I'm old enough to fondly remember men wearing Bylcreem in their hair and drug store fragrances on their bodies.

    • @AboutLivingston
      @AboutLivingston หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am too but sometimes the passage of time can make things seem better than they actually were. Like, I’m sure some luxury cars from the 1980s seemed really awesome at the time but if you were to go back and drive a top end Mercedes from 1982, it would seem very basic now. People didn’t have the massive choice in products pre-1990 as they do now. I remember Polo green from the late 80’s and I remember the scent being heavenly, smelling rich and expensive. Revisiting it now…? It’s okay but synthetic. Anyway, nothing wrong with less expensive options but I do believe that time does help inflate the actual appeal of products from way back when.

  • @Michael_R1957
    @Michael_R1957 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video. Thank you. Would love to see a video on GG’s favorite drugstore fragrances. I’m an old school (and older) guy, so I use drugstore fragrances, almost exclusively. If Drugstore Fragrances were good enough for the Golden Age of Menswear - and good enough for my father and grandfather- they are good enough for many of us. I am with Preston about Aqua Velva Ice Blue. A great summer go to. Thanks again.

  • @bikinglemur7738
    @bikinglemur7738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That blazer is awesome!

  • @davidedmonds6427
    @davidedmonds6427 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm been trying niche fragrances as of later, Tom Ford and Mancera

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very nice! How are you getting on with them so far?

  • @kurtmueller2089
    @kurtmueller2089 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Years ago I once bought "Bentley for men intense", at a drugstore. Considering the name, would put it in "celebrity" fragrances because of the association with the car brand. And yet, even though it was only 30 CHF for a bottle, it is among my best performing fragrances.
    Thats what I like, and thats what I hate about the lower levels of that pyramid: You never know what you may get.

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excatly! Price doesn't always equal quality when it comes to fragrances, and there's a high degree of subjectivity, too

  • @ronbogdanoff3165
    @ronbogdanoff3165 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Big subject, have gotten into scents in the last year, mostly niche. I Like Histoires de Parfums 1899, some of the Parfums de Marly and lately the house of Amouage OMG!! top shelf!

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic! How do you typically like to wear each of these scents?

    • @ronbogdanoff3165
      @ronbogdanoff3165 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gentlemansgazette 1899 Ernest Hemingway is an easy wear good for many social occasions,. Parfums de Marly vary something like Carlisle works for, say going the theatre. The Amouage ones are completely different being from mid-east Oman so complex that I wear and enjoy them at home for relaxing/contemplating they are unlike European perfumes I needed to understand them to enjoy

  • @ClancyWoodard-yw6tg
    @ClancyWoodard-yw6tg หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite scents is mont Blanc explorer

  • @tomcoleman4044
    @tomcoleman4044 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Blue jeans is my favourites too

  • @davidedmonds6427
    @davidedmonds6427 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love them, also love the longevity 12+ hrs.

  • @JT-rx1eo
    @JT-rx1eo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive got a few David Beckham fragrances. Yes, I can vouch fir the cheapnest of materials. But I really like tge scent profile of his first David Beckham Instinct. I just have to spray it 30 times.

  • @sankarbarik998
    @sankarbarik998 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video. I think Gentleman's Gazette should review Askokey.

  • @rickcarrion1506
    @rickcarrion1506 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where would we place something such as dossier?

  • @YouTubeHandlerz
    @YouTubeHandlerz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm still trying to understand the difference between the artisanal and fragrance house.
    Are they intertwined together or separated.

    • @ebdaniels8774
      @ebdaniels8774 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think of artisanal as being fragrance houses that especially emphasize craft, rare ingredients, and and an exceptional wearing experience. That is of course a subjective assessment, so it isn't as objective as the distinction between some of the other tiers.

    • @gentlemansgazette
      @gentlemansgazette  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ebdaniels8774 Wonderful explanation, thank you!

  • @stonewolf.90
    @stonewolf.90 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My favorite inexpensive drugstore fragrance will always be Royal Copenhagen.

  • @totallylegityoutubeperson4170
    @totallylegityoutubeperson4170 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still have my 10 year old bottle of Black walnut by Banana Republic, and it still smells great. Obviously I use it sparingly.

  • @ClaudioAdrianFuentesAlem-on8iw
    @ClaudioAdrianFuentesAlem-on8iw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful fragances.

  • @TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician
    @TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video!

  • @PaulFerrebee
    @PaulFerrebee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would like to see a video on how to wear classic menswear while on a boat.

    • @jamestremblett1875
      @jamestremblett1875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They made two way back in the 90's. One was called Titanic and the other was called Goldeneye.

    • @jamestremblett1875
      @jamestremblett1875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And I'm pretty sure nautical themed pashmina afghans are involved.

    • @PaulFerrebee
      @PaulFerrebee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely

  • @jimmyccee1083
    @jimmyccee1083 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Karate is my go to

  • @greggoryjohnson156
    @greggoryjohnson156 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I find that LV colognes work best with my chemistry. Not to mention that fragrance tiers should be discovered by the person.

  • @doug6259
    @doug6259 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't pay a lot for cologne so the drugstore fragrances are fine for me. I get my after shave at the dollar store too.

  • @bvillebikelady3651
    @bvillebikelady3651 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A splash of rose water or lavender water does me well.

  • @B27-o2c
    @B27-o2c หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who needs a pricy celebrity-endorsed fragrance when I can use good old Brut or Old Spice and smell like my dad and grandfathers? They were/are the real gentleman influencers in my life.
    …although the Raphael and the guys rank high up there ;)

  • @sosoblessed1
    @sosoblessed1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    That Dior Sauvage Parfum for men is probably more celebrity (Depp) brand, but it is 🔥🔥🔥😍

    • @JT-rx1eo
      @JT-rx1eo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Any Dior is Designer. No matter what celebrities are frontmen, pitchmen, etc. for their products. And Dior is an upper-tier, highly respected designer.

    • @sosoblessed1
      @sosoblessed1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @ I’m from the hood, so I only know that it smells good 🤣 I packed my Hubby’s bags for a solo weekend trip to see family and I packed his Dolce Gabbana- no Sauvage without me! 🤣🤣🤣
      @JT-rx1eo thanks for the response.

  • @Nick-zp3ub
    @Nick-zp3ub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The only fragrance a guy needs is a bottle of murray and lanman. It provides citrus scented freshness all year round at a reasonable price

  • @TheMutley
    @TheMutley หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Denim Original - cheap, clean, potent and I feel I smell like a real man should.

  • @brianmj
    @brianmj 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Diptyque all day long ❤

  • @joncerda351
    @joncerda351 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Old Spice is still OG

    • @AboutLivingston
      @AboutLivingston หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I like Old Spice and I remember their slogan “If your grandfather hadn’t worn it, you wouldn’t exist” 😁.
      While I like it, it does smell a little synthetic which is totally okay considering its history in the market and low price point. But depending on the person, I feel like the scent tends not to last very long (I believe it is classified as cologne, so that should be partially expected due to the lower concentration of aromatics), and it can transform quite a bit (it isn’t as stable) from person to person based on body/skin chemistry. For a scent that is under $20, it smells clean, soapy, and has a lower chance of irritating others around you who don’t react well to fragrances. It’s “office safe” as they say.
      I wear Creed’s Viking Eau De Parfum (in the red bottle, not orange, that fragrance is a flanker and smells totally different and is a cologne). It is very much like Old Spice, but smells higher quality and lasts much longer. The best analogy for the similarity between Old Spice and Creed Viking is to compare a candy grape flavor to the actual taste of a real concord 🍇 grape. They both have their place and time, but there is a clear distinction as one is artificial and the other natural.

  • @CurtisBooksMusic
    @CurtisBooksMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kai yay oh cho. 🤦‍♂️

  • @JT-rx1eo
    @JT-rx1eo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I replace the term "drugstore" with "toiletry". And I do not in any way consider dupes/clones drugstore/toiletry fragrances. Wrong category for me. Drugstore/toiletry for me, for example, is Old Spice Aftershave or cologne, Pinaud, Phoenix Shaving, etc. Clone or dupe houses are like Dua Fragrances, ScentualObsessions, etc. Two completely different classifications in fragrance market or type taxonomy, for me.

  • @Joele54
    @Joele54 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No need for a nuanced and expanded list of the fragrance hierarchy.

  • @brianellis5164
    @brianellis5164 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Creed is weak and extremely overpriced. It's like EDC now, maybe they used to be better quality before but now they are just selling based on their previous reputation. I'm surprised you put them in the top tier, if you have tried them in the last year. I went to one of their stores and sampled several, they lasted about 15 minutes and smell nice. Maybe worth $100 like a regular designer brand. But they are very weak concentration. You can buy high quality clones of them that last all day for much less money. I would recommend Parfums Vintage for around $100 for any fragrance by Creed. They are very high quality and last much longer than the real Creed at a great value. I love Diptyque too, they are very high quality, last long, and are a fair price for the quality you are getting. I would also mention Guerlain a niche house, that sells at a very affordable price but everything they make is very high quality and artistic, I own several of their scents.

  • @jasonkrick1614
    @jasonkrick1614 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Here’s the easiest way for a guy to buy any fragrance.
    Bring a woman to select it for you. Spray it on you. Wait a bit. Ask the woman if she likes it.
    Men should never buy fragrances for themselves. It is for the other person.

  • @CurtisBooksMusic
    @CurtisBooksMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My pet peeve is incorrect use of "liminal space." 🙄
    Other than that, I enjoyed the video though. :)😊

  • @youevil9846
    @youevil9846 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Commercially available fragrances are just yikes. Every single one of them.

  • @Kamila_Dark
    @Kamila_Dark หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do u like me? 😉🥰💞
    I wanna talk to you) ❤‍🔥

  • @BelaRube
    @BelaRube 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are hard to understand.