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That Jeremy-like voice!🤣 I am ordering right now some decants, GIVENCHY Gentleman Réserve Privée is right there in the box. Can't wait to test it. Regarding the fragrance's profile.. well, you're British and of course it suits you. You guys are dressed up even when you're gardening xD
Gentleman Reserve Privee is more or less my least favourite of the line (Im not counting Gentleman Society that I dislike), to me it smells quite similar to the EDP in the black bottle with less balsamic touches and vanilla, but with instead a blast of hazelnut that I don't love. I really tried to get that boozy whisky aspect people talk about and never really could, maybe one day. That being said I agree it's a remarkable fragrance that offers something bold, if you like Iris fragrances that go in a gourmand direction there arent many more that go beyond this, maybe Dior Homme Parfum and that's about it (if you manage to find a bottle at all) . Looking forward to wearing it a bit more in the cold seasons.
This stuff is mind blowing. And i know , you, just like me, LOVE dior homme. This is the the only fragrance in the past 8years that has given me chills at first sniff.
This video made me finally pull the trigger on buying Gentleman Reserve Privée. It's been near the top of my list for a quite a while. To know it's Fragrance Apprentice approved....made the decision to buy it so much easier.
George, it's so good to get wrapped up in your videos again. Thanks for the review, and now, of course, I have to get this. Anyway, I am scheduling a time to chat with you to hopefully help me find my signature scent. Cheers!
I've given this fragrance as a gift to a friend I was trying to get into fragrances and he became hooked after smelling this. It's so incredible, I personally love it, and that opinion seems to be shared by everyone I've had smell it.
I couldn’t agree more with all of your sentiments, my friend. This one is an absolute killer that anyone should own if your tastes align. An absolute stunner; I have bought myself a back up bottle as well because I love it so much. Thank you for another fantastic video and great advice as always.
I had been interested in this fragrance for a long time, I could not test it in person, then I found it on sale and I bought it. It's good. I'm still not entirely sold on it, though. I find it very similar to all the Dior Hommes (Original, Intense, Parfum) which I all own (don't ask me why) and still prefer to this. However, I have yet to properly test it on skin. The season still hasn't started in Central Europe. Anyways, great video, the intro had me in stitches, love that shirt. Cheers from Czech republic.
As usual, a fantastic cinematic masterpiece from King George. Oh how I’ve missed your content. I probably rewatched the beginning of then video about 10 times. 🤘🤘
I have been hesitant for over a year to get this one. I did even had it in a basket once or twice. You got me mate. I was touched by the Guerlain 30 min video, I gave a sub and went to this video. I love DHP (have at least 6 new joints) so there is w chance I'll like this one. Anyway, regards from Warsaw!
George, thanks a lot for recommending Dior Homme 2011. I found a bottle (2018 batch) in a small local store for 140$ CAD, and it has quickly become my favorite fragrance and one that best suits my personality. I have already gotten compliments for it. Much love from Canada ❤
So crazy you uploaded this video , I’m currently wearing this , which I haven’t worn it in a few months , but man everytime I wear this I think man this is sooo fn good . I’m some ways I prefer it over Dior homme parfum . The undertone of whiskey in this fragrance really brings it all together beautifully. It’s nutty powdery slightly sweet with a beautiful boozyness to it . Masterpiece
Probably the best openening of all fragrance videos on YouTunbe ! And then, in the development, it got even more highly inspired! Only... that Givenchy cologne... I don't share your enthusiasm. It is a just a wood log sprinkled with some Iris petals. But, it is all a matter of personal likings ! Great video, nonetheless !
Awesome video! I'm so tickled that we get another video from you! I just reached out to you regarding consultations just the other day before you posted your mountain climbing video, I feel bad that I failed to reply! I would LOVE to get your expertise in helping me identify some new fragrances to explore. I plan on booking with you soon! As always, thank you for making such great content!
Fantastic yoga teacher story. :) . i need more class. in the mean time im off to get my bottle of Givenchy Reserve Privee. i smelled this before so your timing is perfect for presenting it. im on it :)
I’ve seen a couple of your fragrance videos and have concluded that they are a bit odd. I do enjoy them and have subscribed. I can wait to get my nose on this fragrance. I’m buying a sample to see if it is my cup of tea. I hope so. Thanks for the recommendation.
George without a doubt you’re my favorite reviewer and EASILY the funniest. Your sense of humor lands perfectly with me and I always look forward to your videos. Wish they were daily but I still prefer quality over quantity. Keep it up friend
Gentleman Reserve Privee and Gentleman EDP happen to be two of my favorite frags in my collection. The only thing i like about winter, is being able to wear these frags again... Star Man Nebula by Fragrance World is a banger of a clone for Pure Malt if you haven't run across it. I own both, and it is uncanny how close it is, and it's cheap.
I just ordered a bottle of Star Man Nebula this past weekend for $20 on Amazon....can't wait to get it! I've never smelled the OG Pure Malt, but it seems to have achieved cult status in the fragrance community, so I decided to jump on it with the price being so inexpensive.
Werthers is definitely just as American as it is British I eat em, my mom eats them, my grandmother eats them it's basically known as old ppl candy here in the states but it's my favorite. One of the most popular candies
Keep making great content good sir. Loved the video. Would I love a consultation..... yes but It would be more of a planning out my fragrances for the week session 😅
Just went to buy it at Macys because of your review just now, because we both love Milisime Imperial not that it smells like MI. Can’t wait to wear it a full 24 hours
While I agree with almost everything you said, I think that this kind of scents benefit from being powerful, more projection and longer performance in general will turn it to a great masterpiece, this one in particular with DHP performance would make it sit in much higher place, as for now it leaves you wanting more and searching for it very early. Keep the good work.
Hello, I love your channel & have learned so much from your videos. Because of your guidance, I have made several blind buys based on your reviews without disappointment or regrets. Though I haven't near the collection that you have, I'm proud to say that my fragrance count is around the 200 mark, with approximately 2/3 being designer & 1/3 being from Indy/Niche houses. I don't know what an apprentice to an Apprentice would be called, but that is who I am. I completely agree with your assessment of this fragrance & made the purchase when I first put it to my nose when contacted by my broker that she just got it in, though I would add that the opening not only is amazing & complex, but would add that it seems to have a "Whiskey Bite" that other similar boozy fragrances just don't have and as with whiskey, it mellows down to its mid & base notes but still maintains a slight lingering reminder that it is still a whisky fragrance. I apologize for not being able to understand what was said, but at the 10:00 mark you mentioned another whiskey fragrance that has a serious longevity that "you have to shower to get it off of you", could you tell me Who & What it is again? Thank you for the time, effort & knowledge that you put into your videos, it makes us (The Frag Community) smarter, better people & happy. Thank you, an apprentice to The Fragrance Apprentice
I am so glad that autumn finaly arrived so that i can rock reserve privee and pasha de cartier parfum, for me both are 10/10. I also really enjoy Dior Fahrenheit le Parfum and Narcisso Rodriguez blue noir parfum.
Reserve Privee has actually gotten me a few compliments. That rarely happens. Dior is too much lipstick. This one is a perfect blend. Easy for the women to like. Easy for me to like.
My favourite of the line definitely but there's something a bit too synthetic about the range for me. That said I did buy a decant of this and haven't bought any of the others (except the different original Givenchy Gentleman) so do want to give it a chance and who knows I may end up loving it like you do. I don't feel my taste is that similar to yours (though I appreciate your appreciation of the amazing Taylor of old bond street sandalwood cologne) and instead I find Mr Smelly (sorry!) a much closer match for my taste, which tends to be classic gentlemanly. Anyway thanks for the video. I'll give this one more wearings!
If Jeremy did fragrance consultations, the result of the consultation would depend on which day it was and if he was only "very", og "Fuck shait"-burnt out that day. And also what his dealer had in stock the night before.
I was about to buy Reserve Privé, but eventually decided to go for a Xerjoff 3 times the price. And 3 times less compliments. At best. You get what you pay for. 🤓
Would you say Givenchy gentleman reserve privée and Dior Homme Intense would be used for the same type of occasions? They are not same but i feel have some similarities.
Surprisingly it was the Boisee version that got me out of Fragrance Purgatory. I as recently as two days ago purchased Velours Boise from Jacques Fath b/c I needed a whiskey frag.....now I have to get my other favorite Nose's (Natalie Lorson) homage au whiskey😂 If Quintin Bisch uses a whiskey note in the next Le Male I could probably retire adding scents to my collection.
Perfectly timed, my bottle arrived this afternoon, it's honestly beyond good. Also, i recently picked up a sample of Akro Malt; it's a little out there, but I love it. I remember that video you did where you compared whiskys and frags. Akro Malt would have found its match with laphroaig. Super peated, seaweedy and mineralic with a sweet leather base. People seem to hate it, understandably so; it has this yeasty cask ale thing going on too, but honestly I couldn't recommend enough as a scotch lover!!
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Whatever the reason, it's great to have you back, George 👐 No one does it quite like you.
I like the colour coordination
Cheers Duck.
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My God. This channel is such a gem!
That Jeremy-like voice!🤣 I am ordering right now some decants, GIVENCHY Gentleman Réserve Privée is right there in the box. Can't wait to test it.
Regarding the fragrance's profile.. well, you're British and of course it suits you. You guys are dressed up even when you're gardening xD
Gentleman Reserve Privee is more or less my least favourite of the line (Im not counting Gentleman Society that I dislike), to me it smells quite similar to the EDP in the black bottle with less balsamic touches and vanilla, but with instead a blast of hazelnut that I don't love. I really tried to get that boozy whisky aspect people talk about and never really could, maybe one day. That being said I agree it's a remarkable fragrance that offers something bold, if you like Iris fragrances that go in a gourmand direction there arent many more that go beyond this, maybe Dior Homme Parfum and that's about it (if you manage to find a bottle at all) . Looking forward to wearing it a bit more in the cold seasons.
Wow......the paint on the wall, the chair, and the shirt all match! I feel like the set is straight from a Hallmark made for TV Movie.
Cheers, I try.
This stuff is mind blowing. And i know , you, just like me, LOVE dior homme. This is the the only fragrance in the past 8years that has given me chills at first sniff.
This video made me finally pull the trigger on buying Gentleman Reserve Privée. It's been near the top of my list for a quite a while. To know it's Fragrance Apprentice approved....made the decision to buy it so much easier.
They have NOT discontinued Dior Homme original
Indeed it's available in stores in France
George, it's so good to get wrapped up in your videos again. Thanks for the review, and now, of course, I have to get this.
Anyway, I am scheduling a time to chat with you to hopefully help me find my signature scent.
Cheers!
So awesome to have two videos in quick succession 🎉
I've given this fragrance as a gift to a friend I was trying to get into fragrances and he became hooked after smelling this. It's so incredible, I personally love it, and that opinion seems to be shared by everyone I've had smell it.
I need a back up bottle because I’ve nearly drunk all mine.
I couldn’t agree more with all of your sentiments, my friend. This one is an absolute killer that anyone should own if your tastes align. An absolute stunner; I have bought myself a back up bottle as well because I love it so much. Thank you for another fantastic video and great advice as always.
"I'm up for the challenge" 🤣 A lovely sentiment. And a lovely fragrance. 🥃 Certainly one for this time of year in the northern hemisphere. 🍂
I had been interested in this fragrance for a long time, I could not test it in person, then I found it on sale and I bought it.
It's good. I'm still not entirely sold on it, though. I find it very similar to all the Dior Hommes (Original, Intense, Parfum) which I all own (don't ask me why) and still prefer to this.
However, I have yet to properly test it on skin. The season still hasn't started in Central Europe.
Anyways, great video, the intro had me in stitches, love that shirt. Cheers from Czech republic.
I totally agree, I'm biased it is the only Givenchy I have since it is the best in my opinion!
And he's back in the game! And back with the best!
Its nice but Arron Terence Hughes homme is my preferred choice of unisex iris
I’ve been on the fence of buying this for a few weeks. This video put me over the edge. Getting it now.
I tried both society and privee in store and liked them both. i liked society a bit more but ended up buying both. Both smell great
As usual, a fantastic cinematic masterpiece from King George. Oh how I’ve missed your content. I probably rewatched the beginning of then video about 10 times. 🤘🤘
Love the use of Midjourney to describe how you feel about the fragrance. I’ve always thought mood boards were underutilized in fragrance reviews.
Great to have you back!
Im so happy to see more videos from you. The reserve privee was my very first Fragrance.
I love wearing it.
It is spring , so in Sweden the snow only reaches your scrotum.
It still projects.
…the fragrance, not the scrotum.
spot on Jeremy impression. bravo
I have been hesitant for over a year to get this one. I did even had it in a basket once or twice.
You got me mate. I was touched by the Guerlain 30 min video, I gave a sub and went to this video. I love DHP (have at least 6 new joints) so there is w chance I'll like this one.
Anyway, regards from Warsaw!
Of all the DHI-style Iris fragraces, this one is my favourite.
For me, a lot of them fall off a cliff after the opening is gone.
George, thanks a lot for recommending Dior Homme 2011. I found a bottle (2018 batch) in a small local store for 140$ CAD, and it has quickly become my favorite fragrance and one that best suits my personality. I have already gotten compliments for it. Much love from Canada ❤
Great review and I enjoyed it and I like this fragrance and I give it a 9 out of 10 in my opinion and have a blessed day
So crazy you uploaded this video , I’m currently wearing this , which I haven’t worn it in a few months , but man everytime I wear this I think man this is sooo fn good . I’m some ways I prefer it over Dior homme parfum . The undertone of whiskey in this fragrance really brings it all together beautifully. It’s nutty powdery slightly sweet with a beautiful boozyness to it . Masterpiece
Yes. We’ve got Werthers Originals. My wife loves those little caramel candies.
Dior Homme Original is literally sold on their website 🤷🏻♂️
If you’re in the right country, yeah.
@@flightgravity7483He’s in the UK and they sell it on the UK site
I love what you did with Edwin, you should use him more for future videos. That way we can have visuals of what kind of men wears these fragrances.
Probably the best openening of all fragrance videos on YouTunbe ! And then, in the development, it got even more highly inspired! Only... that Givenchy cologne... I don't share your enthusiasm. It is a just a wood log sprinkled with some Iris petals. But, it is all a matter of personal likings ! Great video, nonetheless !
I’m looking forward to hear your take on TF Noir Extreme Parfum since this was #3 on your recent list and TF was #1 🤩
Awesome video! I'm so tickled that we get another video from you! I just reached out to you regarding consultations just the other day before you posted your mountain climbing video, I feel bad that I failed to reply! I would LOVE to get your expertise in helping me identify some new fragrances to explore. I plan on booking with you soon! As always, thank you for making such great content!
Fantastic yoga teacher story. :) . i need more class. in the mean time im off to get my bottle of Givenchy Reserve Privee. i smelled this before so your timing is perfect for presenting it. im on it :)
Rumors are that LVMH will sell Givenchy next year to L'Oreal... then this entire line will of course be discontinued... then the Four Horsemen appear.
Gent EDP RP really is a magical fragrance.
I’ve seen a couple of your fragrance videos and have concluded that they are a bit odd. I do enjoy them and have subscribed. I can wait to get my nose on this fragrance. I’m buying a sample to see if it is my cup of tea. I hope so. Thanks for the recommendation.
George without a doubt you’re my favorite reviewer and EASILY the funniest. Your sense of humor lands perfectly with me and I always look forward to your videos. Wish they were daily but I still prefer quality over quantity. Keep it up friend
Gentleman Reserve Privee and Gentleman EDP happen to be two of my favorite frags in my collection. The only thing i like about winter, is being able to wear these frags again...
Star Man Nebula by Fragrance World is a banger of a clone for Pure Malt if you haven't run across it. I own both, and it is uncanny how close it is, and it's cheap.
I just ordered a bottle of Star Man Nebula this past weekend for $20 on Amazon....can't wait to get it! I've never smelled the OG Pure Malt, but it seems to have achieved cult status in the fragrance community, so I decided to jump on it with the price being so inexpensive.
One of my best/biggest blind buy hits.
This is a masterpiece of a fragrance.
I had a chance to sample Pure Malt and I like GRP much more.
Werthers is definitely just as American as it is British I eat em, my mom eats them, my grandmother eats them it's basically known as old ppl candy here in the states but it's my favorite. One of the most popular candies
💪🏻
Glad your back , my friend…..😎
Keep making great content good sir. Loved the video. Would I love a consultation..... yes but It would be more of a planning out my fragrances for the week session 😅
Just went to buy it at Macys because of your review just now, because we both love Milisime Imperial not that it smells like MI. Can’t wait to wear it a full 24 hours
I bought this last year not long after it hit shelves, it wasn't long before it became one of my ride or die fragrances.
Comedy gold.
I've missed you.
Classier than le male le parfum? Does it have a better projection than this?
I would try most wanted parfum. I was between these two and argue TMWP is more mass appealing and really good also.
Killer lighting and colors in this man! Reserve Privee is a banger , hands down . Smooth as 007.
While I agree with almost everything you said, I think that this kind of scents benefit from being powerful, more projection and longer performance in general will turn it to a great masterpiece, this one in particular with DHP performance would make it sit in much higher place, as for now it leaves you wanting more and searching for it very early.
Keep the good work.
This man is genuine very underated
I love the Dave Meltzer rating for this fragrance
I'm sold on both !
10:00 what frag are you talking about here
Hello,
I love your channel & have learned so much from your videos. Because of your guidance, I have made several blind buys based on your reviews without disappointment or regrets. Though I haven't near the collection that you have, I'm proud to say that my fragrance count is around the 200 mark, with approximately 2/3 being designer & 1/3 being from Indy/Niche houses. I don't know what an apprentice to an Apprentice would be called, but that is who I am.
I completely agree with your assessment of this fragrance & made the purchase when I first put it to my nose when contacted by my broker that she just got it in, though I would add that the opening not only is amazing & complex, but would add that it seems to have a "Whiskey Bite" that other similar boozy fragrances just don't have and as with whiskey, it mellows down to its mid & base notes but still maintains a slight lingering reminder that it is still a whisky fragrance.
I apologize for not being able to understand what was said, but at the 10:00 mark you mentioned another whiskey fragrance that has a serious longevity that "you have to shower to get it off of you", could you tell me Who & What it is again?
Thank you for the time, effort & knowledge that you put into your videos, it makes us (The Frag Community) smarter, better people & happy.
Thank you,
an apprentice to The Fragrance Apprentice
Ledaig 10 is one of my faves. Tip though, it's pronounced Letch-Ayg
I am so glad that autumn finaly arrived so that i can rock reserve privee and pasha de cartier parfum, for me both are 10/10. I also really enjoy Dior Fahrenheit le Parfum and Narcisso Rodriguez blue noir parfum.
You need to be a salesman because your description just sold the HELL out of this juice!
Reserve Privee has actually gotten me a few compliments. That rarely happens. Dior is too much lipstick. This one is a perfect blend. Easy for the women to like. Easy for me to like.
Thank you for this video and your channel
Off to get a bottle at the weekend.
I already own Jazz Club. So you guys think i should get this too? Sounds sorta like the same
My favourite of the line definitely but there's something a bit too synthetic about the range for me. That said I did buy a decant of this and haven't bought any of the others (except the different original Givenchy Gentleman) so do want to give it a chance and who knows I may end up loving it like you do. I don't feel my taste is that similar to yours (though I appreciate your appreciation of the amazing Taylor of old bond street sandalwood cologne) and instead I find Mr Smelly (sorry!) a much closer match for my taste, which tends to be classic gentlemanly. Anyway thanks for the video. I'll give this one more wearings!
I really like this one myself , I plan to alternate it with bvlgari man in black this cold weather😮
I love it
It’s very dark chocolatey 😂
That Ledaig 10 is a great whisky! You should try the 18 if you get the chance
Have you tried "Shitfuck" from the house of Dicklodopus? heh heh
Do you have the contact information and rates for Jeremy, Steven, or Ashton? 🤣🤣🤣
If Jeremy did fragrance consultations, the result of the consultation would depend on which day it was and if he was only "very", og "Fuck shait"-burnt out that day. And also what his dealer had in stock the night before.
Great video! Thanks, George
Thus Givenchy gets compared to dior homme parfum as an alternative, what do u guys think? It does smell similar
Hi George, what makes this so different from the older Dior Homme line
What part of England are you from?
I was about to buy Reserve Privé, but eventually decided to go for a Xerjoff 3 times the price.
And 3 times less compliments.
At best.
You get what you pay for. 🤓
Would you say Givenchy gentleman reserve privée and Dior Homme Intense would be used for the same type of occasions? They are not same but i feel have some similarities.
Dior is better in terms of smell and performance.
Production values felt and appreciated as much as the passion. Givenchy get raunchy.
Oh we Americans have werthers and they are the best!! All the best!!
Love the Becky drop in there!
Soundtrack please!
I spent $25 because of how convincing you are with this one
Ugh. Now I have to buy it! Lol! I’ve been telling myself I already have so many iris frags and don’t need it!
Welkom back
Surprisingly it was the Boisee version that got me out of Fragrance Purgatory. I as recently as two days ago purchased Velours Boise from Jacques Fath b/c I needed a whiskey frag.....now I have to get my other favorite Nose's (Natalie Lorson) homage au whiskey😂 If Quintin Bisch uses a whiskey note in the next Le Male I could probably retire adding scents to my collection.
Fortunately I blind bought this from a Facebook group for $65 shipped for 80% juice
This is the good stuff guys, boozy boozy boozy
Dior homme parfum is the final form of designer iris
You're my number one
I was laughing out loud - KRAFT
Hi, new subscriber here. What are the other 6 out of 5 fragrances?
The drydown is weird. The same like in Most Wanted.
The opening is nice but Boise is better.
Great intro George😂😂
I've had a few complaints wearing that fragrance
My girlfriend loves it on me. I like it but i like a bit more bite in my fragrances.
Perfectly timed, my bottle arrived this afternoon, it's honestly beyond good. Also, i recently picked up a sample of Akro Malt; it's a little out there, but I love it. I remember that video you did where you compared whiskys and frags. Akro Malt would have found its match with laphroaig. Super peated, seaweedy and mineralic with a sweet leather base. People seem to hate it, understandably so; it has this yeasty cask ale thing going on too, but honestly I couldn't recommend enough as a scotch lover!!
Jeremy impression suspiciously good… I mean no one has ever disproved that Jeremy is a robot piloted from somewhere in Scotland…