I agree. Too many shill reviewers either like everything. Or simply, they never mention any fragrance that they would dislike. This destroys credibility.
I wish influencers would mention what they don''t like more. I don''t have to agree obviously but it makes the reviews more honest and helpful. For example I like Born in Roma Yellow Dream which you don't but that's ok and I value you view even if it doesn't match mine. Keep it up.
Most influences justify their dislikes with explanations like "it didn't work for me, it's not bad by and itself." Well this is disingenuous. We can't think of ALL fragrances as nice, or blame the unsuccessful experiences on our chemistry.
I have to agree with When The Rain Stops. What a drab. The last decent releases from them were probably Matcha Meditation and Whispers in the Library. Love these kinds of vids Sebastian. Pretty much why blind buying has become an art form for me. It takes months just to make a decision, but by then, I'm pretty confident that I know what I'm getting into. So does that make it blind? 🤔 I guess not. Sorta. It does make it more rewarding though. And the collection certainly doesn't get out of hand. The worst kind of disappointment these days is probably a redundancy. Remedied by overspraying! 😄
Wow Ralph's club has been a hit for me. Everyone absolutely loves it. Had a lady at the drive through hold my food long enough for me to write down what I was wearing.
Yeah, I specifically clicked on this video because I recently bought Ralph's Club. I ended up returning the parfum for the Eau De Parfum, but otherwise I think it's pretty great. I think Sebastian has smelled so many fragrances, he might be able to pick up on nuances that others might not. On the other hand, it might be that he needs higher end fragrances to be impressed.
You're much too kind! Some of these fragrance aficionados are obnoxious as hell. When they throw their little tantrums over someone's different taste, it tells you all you need to know about them and their stinky juice. Stay honest, appreciate it!
They are afraid to speak badly of the brands because that could affect chances of getting free bottles or paid promotions. So they are shills. You can see these "reviewers", it's like they have never even tested a bad fragrance.
i've had my share of bad blind buys. A) when i don't like the scent - Mont Blanc Explorer, Paco Rabanne 1 Million Lucky B) when the fragrance doesn't perform well on me - Mancera Cedrat Boise, Guerlain L'homme Ideal Cologne
I am so hurt about the Ebony Wood being in this list....😩😩😩 I respect your opinion so much. But, I love this as a unisex fragrance. It's my favorite Zara fragrance besides Cherry Smoothie. I sometimes layer EW with amber oil for a little razzle dazzle. I absolutely love your channel. LOVE FROM ATL- NONI❤❤❤❤❤
Was scared for a moment when I saw "Imaginary Authors" pop up in the list. But it was a different offering. You turned me on to Fox in the Flowerbed. Simply intoxicating stuff. I can't wear it, just too feminine for me, but I've made gifts of it to several ladies.
Hi Sebastian! Great video! I do enjoy videos where people don't just talk about their loves, but also about their disappointments. It's pretty normal, we don't just love everything we buy, unsuccessful purchases happen!
The presence of Ebony Wood on the list is a grave insult to my entire clan. I'm insulted 😆 j/k, love the honesty in reviews which openly talk of the negatives!
Autumn Vibes reminds me of childhood winters in New Enlarged. I haven’t met anyone besides myself that likes it. When the Rain…meh meh meh. No more blind buys for me. I almost did one for Vacation by Vacation but thank god I didn’t because the rubber on me freakin made me ill. Thanks again for your great video. I wish i was in SF because Walnut Creek is 95 (and that’s a cool day for us).
I so wanted to like the 2 new Replica fragrances but I agree with your reviews on both. I hope you’ll find something great coming out for fall, and do a fall fragrances video.
I just have to say that I love how brutally honest your thoughts are on these fragrances! Made me giggle while working hahaha! Yes, you're in my background on my over-the-ear headphones while busy working.🤣
A disappointing blind buy for me is one that is 1) highly recommended but turns out to be a skin scent on me. 2) Just reminds me of something (even a criticism that someone might have offered that I can't get out of my head) such as it smells like dirty socks or b.o. etc. I think the problem is I have been the victim of unrealistic expectations. When I go to a store I like to sample as many as I can without wearing out my welcome.
Hands down my worst blind buy was Guerlain L'homme Ideal Extrême. Pleasant enough scent, absolutely zero projection. I have to put my nose right on my skin to smell it, my husband can't smell it, no one seems to be able to smell it. It's not a super-expensive fragrance, but I've got others that cost far less and perform far better.
I blind bought Gris Charnel, and had such high expectations as I love all of the notes...but on me, it just pulls *pure* sandalwood and nothing else. I was so disappointed.
I do enjoy When the Rain Stops really well. For me it smells really like the smell of when the rain stops when i’m on holiday. Here in the Netherlands it rains a lot, but after the rain is doesn’t smell nice. But when i’m on holiday in Switzerland of Austria and it is raining, it smells so different. And that smell after the rain stops in other countries then here in the Netherlands, thats what I got from this Replica scent. Really like it
I liked this video, it validated my feelings on the two Maison Margela frags. I have no idea what they were trying to achieve with Autumn vibes, total scrubber! I feel the same about the Billie Elish frag too, very pretty bottle, but I couldn't see myself reaching for it under any circumstances. I very much like her as an artist but wouldn't buy a full bottle of that frag. I regret buying 10am Flirt from Kieran, It's not horrible but I've owned the scent for 3 years and only wore it once :(
Don’t worry Sébastien! I just started my fragrance journey and I can guess that I will meet your taste about 50% of the times. Firstly, I have weird taste. Secondly, I don’t have your masterly nose. And I live in Sub-tropical Mississippi where I can’t try many fragrances you recommend until late fall. The fun is in trying, discovering and that’s why I love you! Yesterday, I was trying a fragrance that I ended disliking and, sitting in my doctor’s office, I was hoping she didn’t get the stink. Well, she liked it! How fun!
You’re right on point with all those designers, they’re awful. Enough with the Amber wood lol, 100 fragrances that all smell the same. Code, Ralph’s Club, yuck.
Yes, I am so over all the ambroxan/amberwood/ambrofix etc. notes in (mostly) male marketed fragrances these days! I can smell that sludge from a mile away and it's tiresome! It truly does ruin the body of so many fragrances and I don't know the rationale behind why so many perfumers use it now. I guess it's supposed to be some kind of 'catnip' for women (not me lol) but enough! I also wish these note pyramids on sites like Fragrantica would be more honest and instead of putting 'amber' put the actual aromachemical compound being used instead. I get sinus headaches from amberwood (someone on Fragrantica rightfully called it screamwood lol) and it sucks smelling it when I was expecting a more comforting, warm scent of real amber.
You are not too harsh, Sebastian, don't pay attention to such trolling. Please keep telling us what you think and how you feel about the fragrances the way you do. We appreciate your taste and your expressing clearly how the wearing experiences work either great or turn out to be complete disasters for you.
Very sorry to hear about Polo Blue Parfum. The Eau de Toilette version used to be so effervescent and loud, leaves a very state of the art impression with its scent trail
I don't mind those kinds of videos at all. It's refreshing and fun to know about well known or popular fragrances out there that did not work well for you. You may be surprised how many people can relate to your experience. But people should take it lightly and not take offense. Every fragrance experience is personal.
I love those videos. They are so fun to watch. I stopped blind buying after few disappointments. I have to sample any fragrance before buying even if it is only 10 dollars. My biggest disappointment was lemon line. I am avid fan of citruses especially lemon so I got this because I was not able to sample ti, expecting a huge dose of authentic smelling lemons, and I got so angry by the lemon note in it cuz it smells worse than dish washing soup. It is so bad and synthetic I could not stand it, and on top of this, the fragrance dries to a generic mossy base that I did not care for. After trying several Mancera fragrances, I discovered that I am not impressed by any since I always look for natural authentic smelling notes and Mancera is known for its synthetic notes to boose the fragrance performance.
I don’t understand note pyramids in designer fragrances anymore. So many recent releases list all these notes like vetiver, clary sage, lavender, and they all come out smelling like sweet and nondescript messes.
Autumn Vibes was indeed strange. It smells like a vegetal fig to me, not even an idea of the scent of crispy autumn leaves! Reminded me of Korres fig body products
I’m so glad I bought Replicas 10 mini sample set first. I ended up buying the big bottles of Beach Walk, By the Fireplace, Jazz Club, Bubble Bath AND Whispers in the Library. Whispers in the Library was a blind fomo purchase. Also disliked Autumn Vibes and When the Rain Stops. Not sure about Coffee Break yet. You. Bought. A. $900. Blind. Buy. !! Wow😳. I don’t feel so bad about mine now 😂 (Kilian Black Phantom - which fortunately smells great on my husband *whew*. ). Also, I received my Kilian, Love Don’t be Shy yesterday and because I’ve never smelled the original, I absolutely love it! Like CRAZY about it. I’ve made quite a dent 😂. Glad I never smelled the original. However, today I received Be Layered Caramel Overdose and I’ll be damned it smells AND performs as well, if not better than Kilian. I never believed the hype but it’s true. Loved this video, and your honesty. I find you to be the most trustworthy reviewer. Thanks for the upload. (wish the notification bell worked)
Thank you for this honest video. I completely agree with you on TF Tuberose Nue; I absolutely hated it when I sampled it at Sephora. I smelled it on paper and didn’t like it. However I know on skin it can be totally different so I sprayed it, wore it all day, and couldn’t stand it. HUGE disappointment!!
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU ON RALPH'S CLUB, I COULDN'T SMELL ANYTHING FROM IT. GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. I REALLY LIKED YOUR TAKE ON THOSE FRAGRANCES. I THINK SOME REVIEWERS EITHER CAN'T SMELL WELL OR THEY AREN'T TELLING US THE TRUTH. I HAVE CLOSE TO A THOUSAND FRAGRANCES SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I wore the original Wings when I was looking for something in addition to my go to Drakkar Noir. It was fine but I don't think I ever bought more than one bottle.
I respect your honest opinion on all these fragrances. Haters are always gonna hate on something! I have had many a blind buy fail - but the one that really sticks in my mind is Carner Barcelona's Palo Santo. I know some people love that one but when I wore it.... eeewww I just felt like I needed to vomit. I do love many other fragrances from that house though!
I used to blind buy because I started collecting during the first wave of Covid and no fragrance stores were opened. I was going largely off what TH-cam reviewers were talking about and ordering blind online. The first big name blind buy I did was D&G The One EDP and when it first came in and I smelled it, I was so disappointed. I didn't like it at all. Because of the hype and the fragrantica rating, I thought I might as well just get the 150ml bottle. Eventually, as I tried it more and more, eventually my nose got used to it and I started loving it. I blind bought Lalique Encre Noire Sport for the same reason, but that one also didn't do it for me at first but I kept trying and eventually I came to like it. The top three that I never was able to get used to and enjoy were Jaguar Gold, Cuba Gold and Versace Man Eau Fraiche. Now, I do not ever blind buy. If I can't smell and sample it first, I won't buy it.
The One EDP is really hyped up. To my liking (I own it) it's just ok, somewhere in the middle. I got a comment from a girl that it smells like car refresher, so not sure if it's that much of a sexy fragrance that reviewers push it to be LOL. Anyhow, I rarely blind buy and if I do it's because of both comments and note pyramid. Even then best thing is to get a sample, make your own judgment and only then buy.
Patchouli Intense and L'Eau Chic from Parfums de Nicolai were disappointing blind buys for me. On the other hand I love New York Intense and Baikal Leather Intense. So I will try other fragrances from this house but I'll sample before I buy.
From the list the only one I know is LATTAFA QAA'ED, as you said it's not bad, on my skin smells like Interlude on the dry down so it wasn't a waste of money for me and so far maybe one or two fragrances I didn't like from all that I bought. Thank you Sebastian!!!
My disappointing blind buy, summer 2022: Comme des garcons - Zero...I was so excited and it is so blank.😢 Thank you very much for your great and inspiring work! 😘
So many bad blind buys for me. Where I live nothing is available to sample so I dedicate a certain amount of my earnings to buy samples now so that I don't end up with a bad blind buy. Great video.
Billy E perfume was a basic disappointing scent for me , Lataffas Qaa’ed was also a disappointment, I haven’t tried ebony wood by Zara but people do rave so I’m curious … Can u not return any of those? Bc that’s a TON of wasted 💰 or sell them- Like the Tom Fords- guaranteed people will buy that , keeping them and not liking them is just insane , sorry 🤦🏼♀️
I enjoy a majority of the fragrances I've bought, but I've bought too many fragrances which I don't like and if I knew that's what they are like, then I wouldn't have bought them. Some of them are: Rogue Perfumery "Chypre Siam", Boucheron "Jaipur Pour Homme EDP", Ted Lapidus "Altamir", Rasasi "La Yuqawam", the modern formulation of "Michael Jordan Cologne", Zirh "Ikon", Nikos "Sculpture", Paco Rabanne "One Million Parfum", and more.
@@nastyfyme When I bought that fragrance, I didn't know yet that I don't like civet musk in fragrances (I might be allergic to it in addition to hating the smell of it), and I found "Chypre Siam" to have a prominent civet musk note. "Chypre Siam" smells like it could be from the Victorian Age. I was born in 1982, and I think I smelled something like "Chypre Siam" in the 1980s/early 1990s when taking a tour of a convalescent center for the elderly. From Rogue Perfumery, I enjoy "Mousse Illuminee", "Fougere L'Aube", "Bon Monsieur", "Derviche" (but I don't prefer "Derviche 2"), and I might like some other ones too. If I were you, I'd get a discovery set from Rogue Perfumery and hopefully you can sample all of the ones which I enjoy. Manuel Cross seems to be a nice person with good customer service.
For me 10% of blind buys don't work out and always try to sell my blind buys inexpensively so I don't get stuck with it. Last bad blind buy was Mugler Angel Nova. Smelled like cough syrup. Yuck.
I recently purchased a niche fragrance from an independent, domestic fragrance company for 100-110$. It was clearly advertised and labeled as an eau de parfum. I sprayed myself 6 times. After just 2 hours, it completely disappeared. I'm done with them. If they would have correctly advertised it as an eau de toilette or eau de cologne, I never would have purchased it. I tried it two more times with similar results. (You are definitely NOT too harsh; you are honest and reliable.)
You will find it happening very often from a looooot of niche brands!!! I am also sooo done with many niche brands that they call their fragrances eau de parfum but disappear very quickly! Byredo is for example one of those brands with shitty longevity but high price! A rip-off!!!!!
Honestly, I 100% agree with you on the Billie Eilish fragrance. Sickeningly sweet, but with a superb bottle. I think you nailed this one. Great video as always.
I agree with you Sebastian about the new Habit Rouge. They really ruined it. It lost its characteristics. As you said it's way Aquatic. Great video Sebastian 👍👍👍
I recently blind bought the whole Italian collection from Perris Monte Carlo, but the only one I like is Cedro Diamante... I find the others too weak and not very original, so I ended up selling them. That was an expensive experience and I'm not blind buying anymore!
"...just because I hate a fragrance, it doesn't mean I hate you or your family"......that line had me laughing. It's funny how people take criticism of something they like as a personal attack.
So I think it was 95 or 96 when I first purchased Wings. I was 17/18 years old, and the only other fragrance I owned was Cool Water, the splash on bottle. Wings had a ginormous scent bubble and sillage that lasted for days. It was massively strong, and it garnered a lot of compliments for me. I tried a sample of it a few years ago, and it doesn't smell anything like the original from the 90's. As far as MM/Replica goes, I really only liked Jazz Club, and At the Barbers. Every other one I have smelled was just ok, mediocre to me. Until Autumn Vibes! Hahaha. I actually love Autumn Vibes, probably my favorite Replica. It projects heavy cedar off my skin, but there is a weird kind of play dough note beneath the cedar. Again, this is why collecting is so subjective with fragrance. I've recently been addicted to Rook by Rook Perfumes, and Angelos Creations Olfactives Fougeriste and Yassemi, which I just received.
The one time most hyped Bentley Intense Man 🥺. Had such high hopes for it but ...oh well, you lose some, you gain some. Labdano Nero by TT is amazing though 👌
I hate those blind buy fails. I just received my travel size bottle of Oiseau Rare by Givenchy. I don’t know why, but it instantly made me nauseated. White florals don’t always sit well with my nose.
Yes, I do sometimes blind buy and probably 20% are not a love at first sniff. I will wear them a few times over a period of time. If I still don't like it then I sell the expensive and give away the cheapies Different strokes right, I'm sure some people hate some that I like and love the ones I dump.
I never blind buy, but I do buy a lot of samples. Many of them smell quite good, but not full bottle worthy. I still kind of randomly wear the samples.
Worst blind buy for me was Eccentric Molecules 01. I think, it's the higher concentration of ISO Super. It doesn't work on my skin. It also triggers my migraines, unfortunately. Although, I smell it on other people and it doesn't seem to bother me.
I’m with you that smell was traumatic! It isn’t an over statement, it made such a horrible imprint on my smell memory that I can now pick it up in so many delicious fragrances but it makes my stomach turn as soon as I smell that ingredient. It killed my most favorite fragrances for me. I’m trying to get Desensitized from it. BAD BLIND BUY
All of my purchases recently have been recommended so blind buys for the most part. Raghba, Wanted By Night, Qaa’ed, Ameer Al Oudh intense Oud, Encre Noire Sport, 4711 Remix Cologne, Versace The Dreamer, Versace Man Eau Fraiche, Franck Olivier Oud Touch. Most of these come highly recommended by fragrance reviewer but I was highly disappointed when I finally obtained these fragrances.
Hello Sebastian People hype the fragrance up so much and it’s really nothing to some of these fragrances. I do have Milton brown Body Oil. I just ordered Rough Smoking & PDMarley Herod for my Son from Maxaroma on Sale for 8ml I also brought a 8ml of Creed Spring Flower-W-EDP and I have a Full bottle of Creed Millesime not a Fan @ all and my Son brought me Xerjoff Laylati he paid full price I told him to go to the Discount Site but he wouldn’t I like it do not love it yet but I think I will 8-20-2022😊
I love ebony wood, maybe because when It comes to Zara my expectations are not as high 😅, but It is different and it lasts a while.... My biggest blind buy disappointment was ELDO The Ghost in the Shell
I think the harshest, absolutely horribly smelling, disappointing blind buy I ever made was Bijou several years ago. It has such a strong urine smell to me that I honestly do not know how anyone can bear to wear it, let alone like it, but as mentioned, fragrance preferences are highly subjective.
Miss Dior Rose Essence had no presence or projection, even for an edt. I bought it as a compare & contrast to the simplicity of their Rose N'Roses edt.
Best blind buy: Sultan Vetiver by Nishane. Worst blind buys CK One Shock by Calvin Klein, Insurrection II Wild by Reyane, Pino Silvestre by Pino Silvestre, Lalique pour Homme EDP by Lalique (I don't like the hay note in that one), and Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld. Luckily I was able to sell all of my worst blind buys. :)
Tooth rotingly sweet is the perfect description of Billie Eilish parfume. People who like fragrances like Pink Sugar might like it but for me it was way too sweet
Many blind buys on this end Sebastian and some always end up being bad blind buy perfumes. Too many to list here but great video. I'm still very curious to try some of your bad blind buys just to see why they were so bad for you?
I wore the new Armani code yesterday and I wasn’t too impressed. Redundant to the edp which I have and paid half the price but rarely wear anything from the code line in general
💥💥💥 Watch my ScentClub Kit #2 Video here: th-cam.com/video/RfWiPFhjUPU/w-d-xo.html 💥💥💥
Thanks for the great content as always.
“If I hate a fragrance, it doesn’t mean I hate you or your family.” I laughed out loud.
Thank you for not shying away from negative reviews. It also bolsters confidence in your positive reviews.
I agree. Too many shill reviewers either like everything. Or simply, they never mention any fragrance that they would dislike. This destroys credibility.
I love how he had to remind people that it's not personal LOL whether it's fragrance or anything else we do tend to take things personally
Pansies 🏵️ and snowflakes ❄️ must be their favorite fragrance notes 😂
I wish influencers would mention what they don''t like more. I don''t have to agree obviously but it makes the reviews more honest and helpful. For example I like Born in Roma Yellow Dream which you don't but that's ok and I value you view even if it doesn't match mine. Keep it up.
Most influences justify their dislikes with explanations like "it didn't work for me, it's not bad by and itself." Well this is disingenuous. We can't think of ALL fragrances as nice, or blame the unsuccessful experiences on our chemistry.
Wow! Congratulations on 190K subscribers!!! I was a subscriber when you had 126K….
Hi Sebastian, it would be great if you could do a video of most hyped fragrances that you don't care for.
I have to agree with When The Rain Stops. What a drab. The last decent releases from them were probably Matcha Meditation and Whispers in the Library. Love these kinds of vids Sebastian. Pretty much why blind buying has become an art form for me. It takes months just to make a decision, but by then, I'm pretty confident that I know what I'm getting into. So does that make it blind? 🤔 I guess not. Sorta. It does make it more rewarding though. And the collection certainly doesn't get out of hand. The worst kind of disappointment these days is probably a redundancy. Remedied by overspraying! 😄
Yes Matcha Meditation was good for sure but Autumn Vibes and When The Rain Stops bla!!
Wow Ralph's club has been a hit for me. Everyone absolutely loves it. Had a lady at the drive through hold my food long enough for me to write down what I was wearing.
Yeah, I specifically clicked on this video because I recently bought Ralph's Club.
I ended up returning the parfum for the Eau De Parfum, but otherwise I think it's pretty great.
I think Sebastian has smelled so many fragrances, he might be able to pick up on nuances that others might not.
On the other hand, it might be that he needs higher end fragrances to be impressed.
You're much too kind! Some of these fragrance aficionados are obnoxious as hell. When they throw their little tantrums over someone's different taste, it tells you all you need to know about them and their stinky juice. Stay honest, appreciate it!
They are afraid to speak badly of the brands because that could affect chances of getting free bottles or paid promotions. So they are shills. You can see these "reviewers", it's like they have never even tested a bad fragrance.
i've had my share of bad blind buys.
A) when i don't like the scent - Mont Blanc Explorer, Paco Rabanne 1 Million Lucky
B) when the fragrance doesn't perform well on me - Mancera Cedrat Boise, Guerlain L'homme Ideal Cologne
I am so hurt about the Ebony Wood being in this list....😩😩😩 I respect your opinion so much. But, I love this as a unisex fragrance. It's my favorite Zara fragrance besides Cherry Smoothie. I sometimes layer EW with amber oil for a little razzle dazzle. I absolutely love your channel. LOVE FROM ATL- NONI❤❤❤❤❤
Was scared for a moment when I saw "Imaginary Authors" pop up in the list. But it was a different offering. You turned me on to Fox in the Flowerbed. Simply intoxicating stuff. I can't wear it, just too feminine for me, but I've made gifts of it to several ladies.
Hi Sebastian! Great video! I do enjoy videos where people don't just talk about their loves, but also about their disappointments. It's pretty normal, we don't just love everything we buy, unsuccessful purchases happen!
I love your Channel because you are an honest person .
The presence of Ebony Wood on the list is a grave insult to my entire clan. I'm insulted 😆 j/k, love the honesty in reviews which openly talk of the negatives!
Autumn Vibes reminds me of childhood winters in New Enlarged. I haven’t met anyone besides myself that likes it. When the Rain…meh meh meh. No more blind buys for me. I almost did one for Vacation by Vacation but thank god I didn’t because the rubber on me freakin made me ill. Thanks again for your great video. I wish i was in SF because Walnut Creek is 95 (and that’s a cool day for us).
I so wanted to like the 2 new Replica fragrances but I agree with your reviews on both. I hope you’ll find something great coming out for fall, and do a fall fragrances video.
Great video! Your honesty and commitment to providing high quality content is what separates you from the rest.
I just have to say that I love how brutally honest your thoughts are on these fragrances! Made me giggle while working hahaha! Yes, you're in my background on my over-the-ear headphones while busy working.🤣
A disappointing blind buy for me is one that is 1) highly recommended but turns out to be a skin scent on me. 2) Just reminds me of something (even a criticism that someone might have offered that I can't get out of my head) such as it smells like dirty socks or b.o. etc.
I think the problem is I have been the victim of unrealistic expectations. When I go to a store I like to sample as many as I can without wearing out my welcome.
Makes total sense! :)
Hands down my worst blind buy was Guerlain L'homme Ideal Extrême. Pleasant enough scent, absolutely zero projection. I have to put my nose right on my skin to smell it, my husband can't smell it, no one seems to be able to smell it. It's not a super-expensive fragrance, but I've got others that cost far less and perform far better.
I love that u keep it honest. Most reviewers are not keeping it honest
I blind bought Gris Charnel, and had such high expectations as I love all of the notes...but on me, it just pulls *pure* sandalwood and nothing else. I was so disappointed.
That gives me horrible migraines! Awful on me 😩
Thanks for this video Sebastian!
Just curiosity, what do you do with disappointing blind buys? Do you sell it, give it away, keep it, etc??
I do enjoy When the Rain Stops really well. For me it smells really like the smell of when the rain stops when i’m on holiday. Here in the Netherlands it rains a lot, but after the rain is doesn’t smell nice. But when i’m on holiday in Switzerland of Austria and it is raining, it smells so different. And that smell after the rain stops in other countries then here in the Netherlands, thats what I got from this Replica scent. Really like it
I LOVE Autumn Vibes. It reminds me of my childhood in the Pacific Northwest. Every time I smell it I see damp playground wood chips in my mind’s eye.
I liked this video, it validated my feelings on the two Maison Margela frags. I have no idea what they were trying to achieve with Autumn vibes, total scrubber! I feel the same about the Billie Elish frag too, very pretty bottle, but I couldn't see myself reaching for it under any circumstances. I very much like her as an artist but wouldn't buy a full bottle of that frag. I regret buying 10am Flirt from Kieran, It's not horrible but I've owned the scent for 3 years and only wore it once :(
Don’t worry Sébastien! I just started my fragrance journey and I can guess that I will meet your taste about 50% of the times. Firstly, I have weird taste. Secondly, I don’t have your masterly nose. And I live in Sub-tropical Mississippi where I can’t try many fragrances you recommend until late fall. The fun is in trying, discovering and that’s why I love you! Yesterday, I was trying a fragrance that I ended disliking and, sitting in my doctor’s office, I was hoping she didn’t get the stink. Well, she liked it! How fun!
You’re right on point with all those designers, they’re awful. Enough with the Amber wood lol, 100 fragrances that all smell the same. Code, Ralph’s Club, yuck.
Yuck is right. I'm glad there's someone that notices this nastiness in fragrances. I'm so bored of that smell. LOL!
Yes, I am so over all the ambroxan/amberwood/ambrofix etc. notes in (mostly) male marketed fragrances these days! I can smell that sludge from a mile away and it's tiresome! It truly does ruin the body of so many fragrances and I don't know the rationale behind why so many perfumers use it now. I guess it's supposed to be some kind of 'catnip' for women (not me lol) but enough! I also wish these note pyramids on sites like Fragrantica would be more honest and instead of putting 'amber' put the actual aromachemical compound being used instead. I get sinus headaches from amberwood (someone on Fragrantica rightfully called it screamwood lol) and it sucks smelling it when I was expecting a more comforting, warm scent of real amber.
Ooh I love this. Taking notes!
You are not too harsh, Sebastian, don't pay attention to such trolling. Please keep telling us what you think and how you feel about the fragrances the way you do. We appreciate your taste and your expressing clearly how the wearing experiences work either great or turn out to be complete disasters for you.
This was not even harsh. Just tells you how review game is rigged when you can't say your opinion on some product openly.
Very sorry to hear about Polo Blue Parfum. The Eau de Toilette version used to be so effervescent and loud, leaves a very state of the art impression with its scent trail
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like Born in Roma and Ralph's Club and me and my wife are going to try the other fragrances and have a blessed day
I don't mind those kinds of videos at all. It's refreshing and fun to know about well known or popular fragrances out there that did not work well for you. You may be surprised how many people can relate to your experience. But people should take it lightly and not take offense. Every fragrance experience is personal.
I love those videos. They are so fun to watch.
I stopped blind buying after few disappointments. I have to sample any fragrance before buying even if it is only 10 dollars.
My biggest disappointment was lemon line. I am avid fan of citruses especially lemon so I got this because I was not able to sample ti, expecting a huge dose of authentic smelling lemons, and I got so angry by the lemon note in it cuz it smells worse than dish washing soup. It is so bad and synthetic I could not stand it, and on top of this, the fragrance dries to a generic mossy base that I did not care for.
After trying several Mancera fragrances, I discovered that I am not impressed by any since I always look for natural authentic smelling notes and Mancera is known for its synthetic notes to boose the fragrance performance.
I don’t understand note pyramids in designer fragrances anymore. So many recent releases list all these notes like vetiver, clary sage, lavender, and they all come out smelling like sweet and nondescript messes.
Autumn Vibes was indeed strange. It smells like a vegetal fig to me, not even an idea of the scent of crispy autumn leaves! Reminded me of Korres fig body products
I rarely do blind buys. I usually get a sample before buying.
I’m so glad I bought Replicas 10 mini sample set first. I ended up buying the big bottles of Beach Walk, By the Fireplace, Jazz Club, Bubble Bath AND Whispers in the Library. Whispers in the Library was a blind fomo purchase. Also disliked Autumn Vibes and When the Rain Stops. Not sure about Coffee Break yet.
You. Bought. A. $900. Blind. Buy. !! Wow😳. I don’t feel so bad about mine now 😂 (Kilian Black Phantom - which fortunately smells great on my husband *whew*. ).
Also, I received my Kilian, Love Don’t be Shy yesterday and because I’ve never smelled the original, I absolutely love it! Like CRAZY about it. I’ve made quite a dent 😂. Glad I never smelled the original. However, today I received Be Layered Caramel Overdose and I’ll be damned it smells AND performs as well, if not better than Kilian. I never believed the hype but it’s true.
Loved this video, and your honesty. I find you to be the most trustworthy reviewer. Thanks for the upload. (wish the notification bell worked)
Thank you for this honest video. I completely agree with you on TF Tuberose Nue; I absolutely hated it when I sampled it at Sephora. I smelled it on paper and didn’t like it. However I know on skin it can be totally different so I sprayed it, wore it all day, and couldn’t stand it. HUGE disappointment!!
My worst blind buy is Kazimi from house of matriarch. Was expecting the most beautiful rose , that thing is a pepper bomb !
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU ON RALPH'S CLUB, I COULDN'T SMELL ANYTHING FROM IT. GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
I REALLY LIKED YOUR TAKE ON THOSE FRAGRANCES. I THINK SOME REVIEWERS EITHER CAN'T SMELL WELL OR THEY AREN'T TELLING US THE TRUTH.
I HAVE CLOSE TO A THOUSAND FRAGRANCES SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I wore the original Wings when I was looking for something in addition to my go to Drakkar Noir. It was fine but I don't think I ever bought more than one bottle.
I respect your honest opinion on all these fragrances. Haters are always gonna hate on something!
I have had many a blind buy fail - but the one that really sticks in my mind is Carner Barcelona's Palo Santo. I know some people love that one but when I wore it.... eeewww I just felt like I needed to vomit. I do love many other fragrances from that house though!
I used to blind buy because I started collecting during the first wave of Covid and no fragrance stores were opened. I was going largely off what TH-cam reviewers were talking about and ordering blind online. The first big name blind buy I did was D&G The One EDP and when it first came in and I smelled it, I was so disappointed. I didn't like it at all. Because of the hype and the fragrantica rating, I thought I might as well just get the 150ml bottle. Eventually, as I tried it more and more, eventually my nose got used to it and I started loving it. I blind bought Lalique Encre Noire Sport for the same reason, but that one also didn't do it for me at first but I kept trying and eventually I came to like it. The top three that I never was able to get used to and enjoy were Jaguar Gold, Cuba Gold and Versace Man Eau Fraiche. Now, I do not ever blind buy. If I can't smell and sample it first, I won't buy it.
The One EDP is really hyped up. To my liking (I own it) it's just ok, somewhere in the middle. I got a comment from a girl that it smells like car refresher, so not sure if it's that much of a sexy fragrance that reviewers push it to be LOL.
Anyhow, I rarely blind buy and if I do it's because of both comments and note pyramid. Even then best thing is to get a sample, make your own judgment and only then buy.
I don't think you're being too harsh on stuff. There's a lot of lazy designer sludge out there these days. Especially from those disgraces at L'Oreal.
Patchouli Intense and L'Eau Chic from Parfums de Nicolai were disappointing blind buys for me. On the other hand I love New York Intense and Baikal Leather Intense. So I will try other fragrances from this house but I'll sample before I buy.
Violet Blonde was my worst blind buy ever. I still own it as a reminder to sample first! Love the channel, Sebastian!
From the list the only one I know is LATTAFA QAA'ED, as you said it's not bad, on my skin smells like Interlude on the dry down so it wasn't a waste of money for me and so far maybe one or two fragrances I didn't like from all that I bought. Thank you Sebastian!!!
My disappointing blind buy, summer 2022: Comme des garcons - Zero...I was so excited and it is so blank.😢 Thank you very much for your great and inspiring work! 😘
I do like When The Rain Stops. It is to me a melancholy fragrance but that's why I like it.
So many bad blind buys for me. Where I live nothing is available to sample so I dedicate a certain amount of my earnings to buy samples now so that I don't end up with a bad blind buy. Great video.
Billy E perfume was a basic disappointing scent for me ,
Lataffas Qaa’ed was also a disappointment, I haven’t tried ebony wood by Zara but people do rave so I’m curious …
Can u not return any of those? Bc that’s a TON of wasted 💰 or sell them-
Like the Tom Fords- guaranteed people will buy that , keeping them and not liking them is just insane , sorry 🤦🏼♀️
The "if I hate a fragrance it doesn't mean I hate your family", and "mildewy rotten dish rag" cracked me up and got you a sub 🤣🤣🤣
I enjoy a majority of the fragrances I've bought, but I've bought too many fragrances which I don't like and if I knew that's what they are like, then I wouldn't have bought them. Some of them are: Rogue Perfumery "Chypre Siam", Boucheron "Jaipur Pour Homme EDP", Ted Lapidus "Altamir", Rasasi "La Yuqawam", the modern formulation of "Michael Jordan Cologne", Zirh "Ikon", Nikos "Sculpture", Paco Rabanne "One Million Parfum", and more.
Hi Regis 👋 what don't you like in Chypre Siam? Asking because I am interested but I'd have to blind buy 🙈 how do you find it?
@@nastyfyme When I bought that fragrance, I didn't know yet that I don't like civet musk in fragrances (I might be allergic to it in addition to hating the smell of it), and I found "Chypre Siam" to have a prominent civet musk note. "Chypre Siam" smells like it could be from the Victorian Age. I was born in 1982, and I think I smelled something like "Chypre Siam" in the 1980s/early 1990s when taking a tour of a convalescent center for the elderly. From Rogue Perfumery, I enjoy "Mousse Illuminee", "Fougere L'Aube", "Bon Monsieur", "Derviche" (but I don't prefer "Derviche 2"), and I might like some other ones too. If I were you, I'd get a discovery set from Rogue Perfumery and hopefully you can sample all of the ones which I enjoy. Manuel Cross seems to be a nice person with good customer service.
For me 10% of blind buys don't work out and always try to sell my blind buys inexpensively so I don't get stuck with it. Last bad blind buy was Mugler Angel Nova. Smelled like cough syrup. Yuck.
Just curious, what’s your take on the Ralph’s Club versus the Ralph’s Club ‘Parfum’
I recently purchased a niche fragrance from an independent, domestic fragrance company for 100-110$. It was clearly advertised and labeled as an eau de parfum. I sprayed myself 6 times. After just 2 hours, it completely disappeared. I'm done with them. If they would have correctly advertised it as an eau de toilette or eau de cologne, I never would have purchased it. I tried it two more times with similar results. (You are definitely NOT too harsh; you are honest and reliable.)
You will find it happening very often from a looooot of niche brands!!! I am also sooo done with many niche brands that they call their fragrances eau de parfum but disappear very quickly! Byredo is for example one of those brands with shitty longevity but high price! A rip-off!!!!!
Loved it it was cut to the chase and on point :)
I blind bought Ralphs Club
....been enjoying it ever since.....great scent
For me it would be Montale’s Chocolate Greedy and Rose Cafe.
Honestly, I 100% agree with you on the Billie Eilish fragrance. Sickeningly sweet, but with a superb bottle. I think you nailed this one. Great video as always.
"...it doesn't mean that I hate you or your family" 😂😂😂😂
I agree with you Sebastian about the new Habit Rouge. They really ruined it. It lost its characteristics. As you said it's way Aquatic. Great video Sebastian 👍👍👍
Nice to see you make a video on fragrances that you don’t like.
I recently blind bought the whole Italian collection from Perris Monte Carlo, but the only one I like is Cedro Diamante... I find the others too weak and not very original, so I ended up selling them. That was an expensive experience and I'm not blind buying anymore!
"...just because I hate a fragrance, it doesn't mean I hate you or your family"......that line had me laughing. It's funny how people take criticism of something they like as a personal attack.
yes it happens quite frequently sadly! :(
I purchased a lot of fragrances because of your recommendation and I never disappointing for any of them.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Would love a follow up 2024 video of this subject
Too many bad blind buys to mention but thankfully I’ve found eBay to get rid of them
So I think it was 95 or 96 when I first purchased Wings. I was 17/18 years old, and the only other fragrance I owned was Cool Water, the splash on bottle. Wings had a ginormous scent bubble and sillage that lasted for days. It was massively strong, and it garnered a lot of compliments for me. I tried a sample of it a few years ago, and it doesn't smell anything like the original from the 90's. As far as MM/Replica goes, I really only liked Jazz Club, and At the Barbers. Every other one I have smelled was just ok, mediocre to me. Until Autumn Vibes! Hahaha. I actually love Autumn Vibes, probably my favorite Replica. It projects heavy cedar off my skin, but there is a weird kind of play dough note beneath the cedar. Again, this is why collecting is so subjective with fragrance. I've recently been addicted to Rook by Rook Perfumes, and Angelos Creations Olfactives Fougeriste and Yassemi, which I just received.
The one time most hyped Bentley Intense Man 🥺. Had such high hopes for it but ...oh well, you lose some, you gain some. Labdano Nero by TT is amazing though 👌
Yeap you're right. Bentley Intense Man is awful.
I hate those blind buy fails. I just received my travel size bottle of Oiseau Rare by Givenchy. I don’t know why, but it instantly made me nauseated. White florals don’t always sit well with my nose.
Yes, I do sometimes blind buy and probably 20% are not a love at first sniff. I will wear them a few times over a period of time. If I still don't like it then I sell the expensive and give away the cheapies Different strokes right, I'm sure some people hate some that I like and love the ones I dump.
Oh finally things we can avoid safely! Thanks for this one
You bet!
I never blind buy, but I do buy a lot of samples. Many of them smell quite good, but not full bottle worthy. I still kind of randomly wear the samples.
Makes sense.
Zenlu, that is the intelligent way to go almost all the time. You'll save hundreds if not thousands of dollars being that smart.
I am afraid of “Blind Buys”. I will get samples, but a whole bottle, NO!
I agree that it makes me trust you even more when you talk about fragrances you don't like.
That Ralph club and polo blue parfum smell amazing!!
"It doesn't mean I hate you or your family". ----Lol!
Worst blind buy for me was Eccentric Molecules 01. I think, it's the higher concentration of ISO Super. It doesn't work on my skin. It also triggers my migraines, unfortunately. Although, I smell it on other people and it doesn't seem to bother me.
I’m with you that smell was traumatic! It isn’t an over statement, it made such a horrible imprint on my smell memory that I can now pick it up in so many delicious fragrances but it makes my stomach turn as soon as I smell that ingredient. It killed my most favorite fragrances for me. I’m trying to get Desensitized from it. BAD BLIND BUY
All of my purchases recently have been recommended so blind buys for the most part. Raghba, Wanted By Night, Qaa’ed, Ameer Al Oudh intense Oud, Encre Noire Sport, 4711 Remix Cologne, Versace The Dreamer, Versace Man Eau Fraiche, Franck Olivier Oud Touch. Most of these come highly recommended by fragrance reviewer but I was highly disappointed when I finally obtained these fragrances.
I started laughing when you brought up born in Roma. Nice to hear an honest reviewer.
Sebastian, do you keep all boxes of your Perfumes?
BTW yes the og tuscan leather non reform version does the cocaine narcotic smell really well
Hello Sebastian People hype the fragrance up so much and it’s really nothing to some of these fragrances. I do have Milton brown Body Oil. I just ordered Rough Smoking & PDMarley Herod for my Son from Maxaroma on Sale for 8ml I also brought a 8ml of Creed Spring Flower-W-EDP and I have a Full bottle of Creed Millesime not a Fan @ all and my Son brought me Xerjoff Laylati he paid full price I told him to go to the Discount Site but he wouldn’t I like it do not love it yet but I think I will 8-20-2022😊
I love ebony wood, maybe because when It comes to Zara my expectations are not as high 😅, but It is different and it lasts a while....
My biggest blind buy disappointment was ELDO The Ghost in the Shell
I got that ELDO scent as a sample (thank goodness) and it was very strange. Not a bad smell, but...weird.
Born in Roma was awful. My wife got it for me for Mother’s Day and I traded it away.
@theperfumeguy I love your videos and have been binge watching them! Would you suggest Kayali vanilla 28 or Mugler angel goddess?? Thanks!
I will dig into Kayali brand soon but I do recommend the Angel Goddess it’s quite yummy!! I haven’t tried the new Intense yet tho. 😀
@@ThePerfumeGuy that’s awesome! Can’t wait! Thank you so much 🥰
Guerlain is not what it used to be. Disappointing releases the last 7-8 years and I do agree that Habit Rouge L instinct is terrible.
I think the harshest, absolutely horribly smelling, disappointing blind buy I ever made was Bijou several years ago. It has such a strong urine smell to me that I honestly do not know how anyone can bear to wear it, let alone like it, but as mentioned, fragrance preferences are highly subjective.
Miss Dior Rose Essence had no presence or projection, even for an edt. I bought it as a compare & contrast to the simplicity of their Rose N'Roses edt.
Best blind buy: Sultan Vetiver by Nishane. Worst blind buys CK One Shock by Calvin Klein, Insurrection II Wild by Reyane, Pino Silvestre by Pino Silvestre, Lalique pour Homme EDP by Lalique (I don't like the hay note in that one), and Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld. Luckily I was able to sell all of my worst blind buys. :)
I received a sample of autumn vibes, I kinda liked it but it didn’t last at all on my skin.
I love me some brutal honesty!😂
Tooth rotingly sweet is the perfect description of Billie Eilish parfume. People who like fragrances like Pink Sugar might like it but for me it was way too sweet
How amusing that Decisions Decisions failed for you. It's the only one in IA's offerings that I wear. I revere your opinions none the less.
Many blind buys on this end Sebastian and some always end up being bad blind buy perfumes. Too many to list here but great video. I'm still very curious to try some of your bad blind buys just to see why they were so bad for you?
Thanks for watching!
Autumn vibes smelt like straight up dried paddy in the crisp sun not in a good way😭
I wore the new Armani code yesterday and I wasn’t too impressed. Redundant to the edp which I have and paid half the price but rarely wear anything from the code line in general