You hit the nail on the head with these imo! I've never been wowed by LeLabo or Byredo and I really appreciate this type of video. Juliette Has a Gun is the other one that seems particularly overhyped and thank you Greta. Being open and honest is truly refreshing!
Hi! I'm a first time viewer and so glad TH-cam recommended your channel. I totally agree on Le Labo, Byredo, Philosophy, Frédéric Malle and Diptique which are so ridiculously expensive and to my nose and skin not worth it...
One thing i really like about montale/mancera , i can smell their "mission statement " so to speak. I know what theyre going for and they make no excuses and they zero in on that goal. I like that about them. Houses like mfk on the other hand i dont smell passion from their fragrances. It is just one mediocre release after the other, resting on their laurels of br540 and oud satin mood. I can smell passion from mancera.
I have a very erratic taste so I can usually find something for me in all ranges - from celebrity scents to the extremely expensive one like Clive Cristian or Louis Vuitton. The only problem I have is when fragrances don't perform and they cost 200+$. It really irritates me, but I'm smarter now and I sample extensively first. 😅
I'm so glad you shared this video because for years I felt something was wrong with me for not liking a lot of these frags that people have raved about for so long. I mean, I forced myself to buy fragrances that I really didn't like just because of their popularity. These days when I buy perfumes it will be because I actually love them. There are not a lot of people who would be honest about these super well known frags on social media so thanks a lot for being transparent.😊
I think most of us just don’t say anything at all when we don’t like something. I won’t even mention PR if I don’t like it. So you only hear from those that like them.
I'm totally with you on Narcisso Rodriguez - I'm a musk lover so I really expected to love them, but I can't. I also agree on Philosophy. I also agree about Le Labo, JHAG, and Byredo. I love Byredo's Gypsy Water, but I find the lack of longevity to be terrible, and I don't care for Dapper but the Alexandria dupe is great. Jo Malone also is a house I don't love mainly because of lack of longevity but also many of their perfumes are too plain for me. Unpopular, but also I'm not a a Tom Ford fan because so many are priced ridiculously, esp for the lack of longevity, and I feel like a lot of them are just cash grabs.
Oh my gosh, I totally agree with the one hit wonder thing. I’ve noticed that I usually only like one per house! But I honestly need to try more houses bc I bet I could find one that I really love!! We appreciate your honesty 🙂
Loved loved loved this video!! You shared a number of houses that I don’t “get” either. I have often thought that they are way over-priced for what you get. Doesn’t make any sense to me on some of those houses. I actually really dislike the Diptique bottles.
Gorgeous, I love hearing honest negative opinions too! And I agree with all of those brands, except Montale (I like and own Intense Cafe, Ristretto Intense Cafe, Arabians Tonks and Honey Aoud). We need a Part 2🤩There are quite a few more brands with nothing really special to offer, or good but way overpriced for what they are. Good job, Greta, it seems that nobody wants to say the true here!
Well, isnt that what hobby exploration is all about? If everything must be liked, if everything is one color, one texture, or story, etc, there wouldnt be a community diving deep into its waters, down the rabbit hole. Exploration implies discovery challenges, likes and dislikes, and things that make us run away and explore away from it, and things that draw us in, and we find a home somewhere deep in that rabbit hole. So i say you are showing that you are a true fragrance/scent explorer enthusiast. Not just a frag yes man. Thus i have a lot of respect for that honesty and forthrightness.
This was hard to watch. At points my jaw dropped and them I'm like "oh wow, I agree and never thought of it that way" I really loved this. Bold and honest 💪🏾awesome video!!!!
I Think BR540 Is REPULSIVE! It makes My Tummy turn!!! That one I don't get! The other fragrances In that house r FANTASTIC!!! But B.R540 I just CANT! 🤢🤮
Great video! I definitely agree with you regarding Chloe, Mark Jacob, JHAG, and some of the others you named 😉 I want to add Roja Parfum, HOS, and Montale to name a few. I have one or two from these houses, but I had to declutter the rest 😂
Good video, Greta! Byredo... The price, for low performing frags is crazy! With your collection it's easy to understand why you wouldn't like/choose the brands you can't get on board with! I like Poudre too, but do I reach for it much? For bedtime if ever. I liked the original white cube the most, but of course it's discontinued. I may try Ego Stratis, I like some JHAG. xoxo
I totally agree with every house you mentioned I think there's a middle ground between designer and niche and brands like LE LA BO, BYREDO sit in that category, way over Ihyped and way overpriced
Thanks so much for your honest reviews. Byredo and Le Labo are extremely overhyped. I don’t like the bottles and they are priced like top notch niche fragrances 🙄 I’ve ordered samples and I was so disappointed 👎 Another house I don’t like is Oscar de La Renta, a total waste of $$. Part 2 please 🙏 Do you know a line called Nobile 1942? It’s from Italy and my favorites are ‘La Danza de la Libelulle’ (a delicious gourmand) and ‘Perdizione’, which I sometimes layer with Oud Satin Mood from MFK. Maybe you should look into them, they are good 👍 I wish they were more TH-cam reviews on this house.
Part 2 Please! I agree with you on so many -- especially Le Labo, Chloe and Philosophy. Yawn! I've tried samples of Royal Crown and they were lackluster for the price. I do, however, love Musc for Her (Narcisso), Bal D'Afrique (Byredo) and Eau Capitale (Diptyque). Thank you for your honest opinions.😊
Hi Greta ! GIven the number of fragrances in your collection its interesting to hear those that you have decluttered or just not a fan of. We all have different taste, noses and opinions. It's great to express it that.
Yessssss, so agree with all your choices! I’d also add Mugler & Prada. Overall, I think I’m moving away from most designer brands. They just don’t excite me. Not to sound like a snob, but I also absolutely despise celebrity scents. I have yet to smell one that doesn’t smell cheap.
I totally resonate with your choice ❤ although I own Lady Vengeance from Juliette has a gun 😅 it's kind of an old love of mine that intermittently comes back to me 😊 Looking forward to a declutter video 😋
Great video! I was going to get Gypsy Water but then I found out that Tocca Colette (one of my favs) is a suitable dupe. I also feel the same way about Philosophy. Amazing Grace is boring 😴.
Thanks for being so honest and I agree with you on almost everything. I do have two Byredos, Bal D’Afrique and Mojave Ghost, but I bought them on a good discount. I wouldn’t repurchase though. They are way overpriced along with Le Labo. You look great in that color by the way.
I agree on many of them! Byredo is so overpriced for me, everything I have tried disappeared after almost 2 hours and I didn't even especially liked the scents. I remember not liking Bibliotheque very much 😆 Marc Jacobs is so boring, they have lovely bottles but I never liked any of the perfume they've got. Decadence is gross, for me it was straight up cucumber smell 🙈 I would also add Jo Malone. I love the bottles as well but the juice isn't worth the money. I like to buy Zara x Jo Malone frags, same quality and decent price, exactly as it should be in her main line. Hugs! ❤️❤️
NR for her edt the black one with clear top is the only one that is outstanding, I have a bottle of it, it's discontinued typically😓, but it's unik. I can't understand le labo as well.
I agree with you 100% except for Le Labo, Byredo and Diptyque. I have some forever repurchases in my collection from those houses. But that's the beauty of fragrance, it's personal to our individual tastes. I really thought you were gonna like Byredo Black Saffron! I thought that one was going to convert you. If you still have the decant I sent you, spray it on a test strip 🤗🥰😍 Great video and love your honesty! 💋
Love this! I agree with so many of these, so many hyped but underwhelming houses. I do have to say I love the rotting fruit of Pulp (I know), but otherwise Byredo just refuses to be great.
I do not like Le Labo either, they're just not well blended. Narscico is one of my faves. Philosophy works on me but I wear them to bed. I LOVE Decadence, I get so many compliments, but I don't like any other fragrances from Marc Jacobs.
I'm with you on NR, Greta. I'm a long-time musk lover, but there's something about their musk DNA I really don't vibe with. I have For Her EDT, Pure Musc and the For Her with Rose. They're all ok, but I reach for them more out of obligation to wear all my perfumes than out of actual desire to wear them. Maybe I'll give the Poudre a shot down the road. 💜
Good morning Greta!!!! I like when people switch it up and do fragrances and brands they don’t like!! Cause we ALWAYS see what everyone likes and wears daily… have an amazing day sweetie!!!
Greta doll!!! Hi!!! You know I truly love when you all do these type of videos lol! This is funny, I have the Floraiku discovery set and about 3 samples in I was bored as hell. Maybe I was already sleepy lol. I have to get back into those samples. I did like one umbrella for two tho lol!!
I also am not a huge fan of Dyptique, however I find Orpheon super unique and addictive! Not beast mode at all but I'm in love with the scent. The only one I have loved so far from the brand.
Diptyque im not a big fan of but i do want a bottle of Oud Palao, it is amazing oh it is a sultan regal overpowering stank bomb but something about it draws me back in i always spray a few sprays whenever i see it at the south coast plaza.
Hi Greta, I’m a new subscriber and I’ve been really into learning about different fragrance houses and just enjoying finding my favorite fragrances. I appreciate what you have shared and I also agreed with you on some of the fragrance houses you mentioned. This is valuable for people like myself, starting off a fragrance collection
Hey Greta, I love your honesty...I couldn't get with the Chloe or any flankers, and omg Decadents I can't 🤣🤣🤣🤣, but I really like my Philosophy for those soft pretty days and for Netflix and chill days, but they can be pricey unless you get them on sale
At 7:00 the 50ml bottles of Byredo "Vanille Antique" and "Reine De Nuit" are now 375.. for a 50ml bottle. Yikes 😮 I don't own any Byredo. I almost bought Bibliotheque but never pulled the trigger. Dryer Sheet fragrances.
Thank you Greta👏 thanks god I have not try 90% of these brands that you've covered in this video because you have never recommended them. The only brand I am familiar with is Mancera and its sister's company and you're totally right, I do find them harsher and not as refine. The only one I owned is instant crush, this was because I was going through a BR540 phrase and want to be able to smell it and not have it disappear, so I got instant crush as it's a dupe. But now I am considering gifting it to a friend as I have no need for it😅 Thank you for your love of perfume and you honest opinions ♥️🥰
Instant crush gives me that scratchy throat feeling like what you get after one too many margaritas made with cheap sour mix 😂 BR540 or HOS whispers of truth don’t do that.
Pretty much with ya on all of these. For me, I would add Parfums de Marley to my list-heresy, I know-but I just haven’t ever found one I like, including the latest, Velaya. Just ‘meh.
Mancera/Montale isn’t refined that’s for sure lol but I do enjoy some of them. They have too many scents and I think that’s part of the problem, they start to smell alike. From the houses I have: honey aoud, instant crush, blue silver, intense cafe, crazy in love, oud mazing and aoud lemon mint. I wear instant crush quite a bit, idk why I just love it. Not my favorite house by a long shot but every now and then they do something good. I hate the Montale bottles though 😅
Totally agree with Byredo and LeLabo!! I do own Bal D' Afirique, I have a few scents that are not overpowering I keep in my collection for when I go out to dinner, so I don't offend. Acqua De Parma Colonia is the other one. Appreciate the honest review. I do like the smell of "Bergamot 22" if that would last longer, it would really be a hit!
Absolutely love Frederick Malle. Love Mancera, love Montale. I personally can not understand Kilian. Tried so many times and no. Probably agree about Lelabo. In general I think all houses have good and bad. Just a matter of taste.
Has nothing to do with taste more so how young you are in the fragrance game
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Alexander J. 's zafeer oud vanille is one of the greatest soft warm cosy Woody tobacco vanille and coconut scents. May be the best i ve tried yet. But the others , u r right. Sth always bothers me. Montale chocolate greedy is giod but overhyped, mancera Coco vanille and roses vanille are really creamy and long lasting and better options to feel the quality.
I dig your honesty and I share a lot of your same opinions. 3 of these houses you mentioned have only one hit for me from each and the rest have been real let downs so I don’t keep up with the releases since I know generally what I’m in for. I have to admit I enjoy byredo bal dafrique quite a lot and maybe I just got lucky but for me it lasts awhile for a fresh scent but I agree most have terrible performance and don’t offer much else. I don’t care to own any more but Bal is one of my go to easy reach fragrances and is also good as a palette cleanser if you will, from heavier scents. I bought my bottle from Europe and they are much cheaper over there. Le labo is the same Byredo situation but I can’t deny I do enjoy Santal 33 and that one for me does perform very well and again I buy it in Europe because it’s cheaper that way. I did also like the smell of their bergamot one but it has abysmal performance… blink and you miss it. Definitely not worth the price tag even on discount. The rest of the house is quite boring to me. I don’t even reach for Santal 33 that often but something about it comforts me. Royal crown is very overpriced and gets too much hype imo but I do own and love one called Nocturna. It’s a delight to wear, not beast mode but moderate projection but I really enjoy the scent profile and it gets me a lot of compliments and probably weird looks after they google it and see how much it is, LOL! I got mine in the $300 range rather than the $500 but they are overpriced and the one that most people talk about from the brand, sultan, isn’t even good to me. Other brands I don’t care much for are Kilian, only because most of them perform so badly but I enjoy the scents. Some of them actually perform well like the red version of rose and oud, I own and adore that one but a lot have really bad performance sadly. Ex nihilo is another brand that has some good scents but performance is horrible in most on them. I never feel comfortable blind buying them for that reason. Hit and a miss. I don’t wear a lot of designer fragrances these days but in that realm, I don’t like Kayali fragrances, they are overpriced and so mediocre. I don’t like JHAG either, boring short lasting scents. I could go on and on but I won’t 😇
Hi Greta, I bought Portrait of a Lady, because people were talking about it so much. And I hated it, but now that you say that you are using it as a winter perfume, I will try it like that. Thank you for being honest. I will include Lost Cherry from Tom Ford, way to overprice and the cherry scent only lasts like 3 minutes top, to end up with something that I don't even know what is it. Just like the name says "Lost Cherry".
Such a fun video! I have tried a whole discovery set from Montale and Ramon Monegal. I ended up purchasing only Flamenco. I liked Intense Café, I couldn’t get behind the rest. I don’t like Decadence from MJ either. I wanted to love Francesca Bianchi, I ordered 8 samples, but too animalic for me. Tyger Tyger is nice, tho.
I agree with Byredo! ... it does NOT smell Good and that line is not worth it. It is the WORST blind buy in my collection. I am going to eventually get rid of them all.
I was going to write a long comment but I just agree with your whole list. 😂 Although I will add that Royal Crown sort of turned me off when I watched Sebastian’s visit to their boutique. The woman giving the run down said they are “the niche of the niche”. They have a very particular clientele. Maybe she didn’t mean for it to sound arrogant, snooty and rude but it came off that way. It caused me to side eye the brand. Lol
Oh Greta 😂 I understand, but not my philosophy! I love the body washes and the scents are perfectly gentle. I have a soft spot for their fragrances because I could still wear them when my migraines were at their worst. They also last on me, because I get compliments after wearing for hours. most people just say I smell clean, I don’t think they come off as perfumy.
Right Rachel,😂😂 but I understand if it doesn't work for Greta...I truly appreciate her honesty, but I'm with you I really like Philosophy for soft and pretty and Netflix and chill days
Love this video! Feel the same about Narciso. The only one I like is ‘musc noir rose’…It’s pretty and soft. I think you may like it. Le Labo…. I don’t like either. I particularly hate ‘Santal 33’…too woody for me. And the packaging is so plain… much like Byredo. Philosophy is overrated and doesn’t last past 30 min. Marc Jacobs ‘Daisy’ I think is very juvenile. Never tried ‘Decadence’ but by your description, I’ll pass. Juliet has a gun… overrated and too expensive for the amount you get. Montale and Mancera… too synthetic for me. Dyptique… still on the fence about. A few of the other houses you’ve mentioned… never tried and probably won’t. But I’m happy someone feels the same as me! Lol. You really hit the nail on the coffin with this video! Thanks for sharing!
With Le labo the only ones I liked and work on me was of course Santal 33 (my most complemented fragrance), Noir 29 and the Matcha 26. With byredo I like a few. But I do have to agree they’re extremely overpriced for what they are and I don’t get luxury vibes from them.
I must have good taste!! I don't own any of those brands except Diptyque. My first niche bottle was Eau Duelle (long gone now), I own the 2016 Limited edition in the black bottle which I regret as I hate the squeeze bulb sprayer. Byredo doesn't last. I tried every Le Labo, including the city scents and nothing appealed to me. I was into patchouli for awhile and I have Montale's Patchouli leaves decant which will last forever as Montale is always beast mode (which isn't always a good attribute). I was happy to see Cathrusia was not on your list as I just bought Mediterraneo and A'mmare for the spring (if spring ever arrives this year). Fun to watch!!! Yes, part 2.
Hi Greta!! Excellent video!! I agree with you on Byredo! They don’t last. I don’t understand the hype over these. I appreciate your honesty. Btw, I also enjoy Gabby’s content. Have a beautiful day!
I completely agree with you (and Gabby). I also agree regarding Mancera and Montale, I only like Roses Vanille and Intense Cafe too (which I own), but all the others are a bit scratchy for me. Please a part 2 if it's not too troublesome :). ❤
I agree with most of what u have experienced! Baredo, diptique, no thank you :) I only own intense cafe and roses vanille as well :D All the best to u! Greatings from the Netherlands!
@@GretaBeth Ah okay. do you mean you hadn’t tried it at the time of the video or that you didn’t like it at that time? would loveee your thoughts on it 💗
What do you think about Fragrance du bois? I loooove their perfumes like Santal Complet, Milano and Minuit et demi, but on me they have close to no sillage and last about 2 hours at best and that for a price of almost 300usd. In my opinion this is the most overpriced brand because of this. Its like a body mist from Zara when it commes to sillage and how long you can wear them 😭 im so sad about this because i really like several of their perfumes
When they are new, yes, you want to cry 😭 Let it rest on your shelf a month and you’ll be all smiles. They continue to get better and stronger with age! After six months it’s totally different and a power house.
If you can get your hands on a bottle of the ORIGINAL Narciso Rodriguez musc oil…OMG!! Nothing compares!! As good as some of the others sound, they do absolutely nothing for me…but this musc oil…Isanely good! I must agree with all of your choices…spot on!
I struggle with Creed, Killian and Bond 9. The latter two, I get a very faint whiff of a urinal smell hiding in the background of a lot of their fragrances. 😂 Funny how one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Especially in the world of fragrance.
I’m curious to know the other Montale & Mancera fragrances that you’ve tried. I’ve been wanting to get into them because I heard that they were beast mode fragrances. I recently bought a decant of Roses Vanille, and I really like it. I’ve also been interested in Ristretto Intense Cafe and Arabians Tonka by Montale. Amber Fever, Vanilla Exclusive, Black Vanilla and Holidays by Mancera.
I’m kind of jealous, I wish I didn’t love Byredo because I absolutely agree that it’s overpriced af. I adore Inflorescence, I find it euphoric and intoxicating actually but it fades waaaaay too fast. I really only get to enjoy for like an hour, honestly. I like Young Rose, Bal D’Afrique and Tulipe as well.
I just kept nodding my head watching this video. More, more, more, Greta! This topic fascinates me, and I'd love to hear more of your takes on such houses. I totally agree with most - Le Labo, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu - never found one I liked! Another overrated and overpriced brand is Clean! Okay, Clean Reserve Skin is nice, but it's like shelling out for the emperor's new clothes! Re Byredo, thanks to you, Greta, I'm quite happy with the Dapper version of Bal d'Afrique that you turned me on to! One li'l tip I'd love to share in return: if your Dapper of Byredo Gypsy Water runs out, try Colette by Tocca! An absolutely beautiful-smelling dupe, and the bottle is pretty enough to display on your shelf! With Colette and Dapper Bal d'Afrique I'll never have to shell out the big bucks for Byredo! 😜
Totally agree on Le labo (only like labdanum which I do love), byredo, and Narciso Rodriguez, Chloe is just fine but nothing special , no Marc jacobs either.
It's funny how we all have brands that we gravitate towards and others we learn not to bother with. One I don't like is Lancome. Also, don't like gimmicky brands like Maison Margiela. I don't understand wanting to smell like a scenario. Good weekend, Greta! 🙂👍
I definitely wanna park too.. I have to agree with you on almost all the fragrance houses that you mentioned. Especially Montale and Mancera To me they’re just loud and screechy. No sophistication. Lol
I agree with you on most of what you said. The only exceptions are I do like Marc Jacobs Perfect, but as a basic out running errands type of fragrance. The other exception is Philosophy Pop of Sun which I find to be a nice light cheerful summer fragrance.
Greta - do you have an issue smelling Baccarat 540 like you do with Juliette Has a Gun fragrances? I can't smell either --- absolutely nothing. With 540 I get a quick splash of alcohol and then nothing. I blind bought it too and now stuck with that expensive bottle!
Yes! I love your approach, your beautifully brutal honesty (my kinda fragrance sister), and your reasoning behind your hated houses and perfumes. Also, the week Decadence dropped, I was sent a nice sized carded sample. I sprayed it and I felt so nauseous. I felt sick. I got a headache. It smelled like cheap mall cloying white floral hot garbage. I loathe it. I don’t find any Marc Jacobs scents remarkable.
Watching you for the first time. I'm a guy, so of course I'm coming from a different place and have never tried or even looked at most of the fragrances you mentioned. I've only been into this for about two years now, something I thought I'd never get into but then the one bottle of practically the only stuff I ever wore started running out and when I looked it up online discovered to my horror it was discontinued (true grief!), it was L'Occitane Eau de Vetyver by the way, and that sent me hunting online for something "kinda like", and I stumbled across Sebastian...a-a-and...I was hooked. Started from zero, understanding absolutely NOTHING, like learning a whole new language, like taking a college course actually, and after a couple of months watching him and a few others I took my first plunge into the local fragrance shop (this was in Ukraine by the way) to find something Sebastian had rated highly, CdG Rouge, because I instinctively knew that quirky combination, beets and frankincense, would work brilliantly fo me, and it did. All of which is a lo-o-o-ng way of getting around to saying that I subsequently bought, for much the same reason, Dyptique's Kyoto, fascinated by the "variation on a theme"--instead of beets and incense, beets and rose. Again, that immediately struck my "olfactory imagination" as something that would really work. I bought it, and it does. I have since had the chance to at least sniff one or two other Diptyque fragrances and my impression is: candle shop scents in liquid form. I have sniffed the Philosykos ("Love of Figs") and, like with you, it didn't work for me at all. But the Kyoto (limited edition, maybe not available anymore?) is magical. Very unisex, and it seems to me that it "shapes itself" to the wearer. I think it would smell masculine on a man and feminine on a woman.
Shots have been fired certainly! 😆Narcisco's men's range isn't much better as they almost all the 'current' trend, but nothing unique about them. Maybe we will see a pistachio one coming next? We can safely say that you prefer the blingy packaging as Byredo and Le Labo are def simple with the latter being an attempt at old school apothecary style. The only Le Labo that hit me as 'okay' was the Santal 33, but far too pickle on me; however, the Kierin NYC Santal Sky(dupe but not exactly) has much less pickle juice. I like my Montale and Mancera's, but the one Alexandre J I've tried is... oof. I just bought one that is along the same lines of the two you actually approve of and will post about it soon. Stay tuned! 😆😉JHAG, for me, has two nice ones in Lady Veng Extreme(my fave from the house) and Vanilla Vibes. Pear Inc is too fruity on my skin, but can appreciate the composition. Fantastic video - can't wait for the comments to flow in. 🐿
I don’t need bling packaging, but when I’m paying $6.50 per ml, yeah I expect luxury! Pear Inc is one I want to try now! I love 🍐 and it’s compared to Ego Stratis. I bought the NR Him Bleu Noir off Michella’s recommendation (for men not me). It’s pretty good.
I certainly pulled no punches in this video 😂 I could have kept going with more brands. If want a Part 2, let me know!
Hi Greta, would be great to watch the part 2❤
Yes, part 2!
Yup...part 2. Helps with decision making. :)
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Absolutely! Part 2 please!
You hit the nail on the head with these imo! I've never been wowed by LeLabo or Byredo and I really appreciate this type of video. Juliette Has a Gun is the other one that seems particularly overhyped and thank you Greta. Being open and honest is truly refreshing!
Thank you for honesty. Im kinda tired of the hyping up fragrances and three months later are on a declutter video.
I get it and agree!
Finally an honest influencer!!!!!
Hi! I'm a first time viewer and so glad TH-cam recommended your channel. I totally agree on Le Labo, Byredo, Philosophy, Frédéric Malle and Diptique which are so ridiculously expensive and to my nose and skin not worth it...
I am so happy you found me! 🤗🤗 I hope you decide to join the family and subscribe 💕☀️🤍
I love videos like this. It’s just as fun to hear what everyone dislikes as what everyone loves. It shows raw honesty too. Great video. ❤
I was like a train speeding up, and then impossible to stop! 😂once I got going, I could’ve kept going.
Ok, philosykos is amazing. Hands down amazing. And I love Hindu Kush from mancera
One thing i really like about montale/mancera , i can smell their "mission statement " so to speak. I know what theyre going for and they make no excuses and they zero in on that goal. I like that about them. Houses like mfk on the other hand i dont smell passion from their fragrances. It is just one mediocre release after the other, resting on their laurels of br540 and oud satin mood. I can smell passion from mancera.
I’m so with you in Le labo! I have WASTED so much money on that brand and hated all of them! Love this video and you look beautiful as always!
“Wasted,”is the right word! It makes me sick too 😔
I have a very erratic taste so I can usually find something for me in all ranges - from celebrity scents to the extremely expensive one like Clive Cristian or Louis Vuitton. The only problem I have is when fragrances don't perform and they cost 200+$. It really irritates me, but I'm smarter now and I sample extensively first. 😅
Same same!!🥲
I'm so glad you shared this video because for years I felt something was wrong with me for not liking a lot of these frags that people have raved about for so long. I mean, I forced myself to buy fragrances that I really didn't like just because of their popularity. These days when I buy perfumes it will be because I actually love them. There are not a lot of people who would be honest about these super well known frags on social media so thanks a lot for being transparent.😊
I think most of us just don’t say anything at all when we don’t like something. I won’t even mention PR if I don’t like it. So you only hear from those that like them.
What a bold video to make! Respect for being as real as it gets.
I'm totally with you on Narcisso Rodriguez - I'm a musk lover so I really expected to love them, but I can't. I also agree on Philosophy. I also agree about Le Labo, JHAG, and Byredo. I love Byredo's Gypsy Water, but I find the lack of longevity to be terrible, and I don't care for Dapper but the Alexandria dupe is great. Jo Malone also is a house I don't love mainly because of lack of longevity but also many of their perfumes are too plain for me. Unpopular, but also I'm not a a Tom Ford fan because so many are priced ridiculously, esp for the lack of longevity, and I feel like a lot of them are just cash grabs.
Amen! 🙌🏻
And yes, I like Alexandria as well for the overpriced brands.
I'm so with you on Marc Jacobs! Actually outside of one fragrance or so I'm in agreement with the brands you named. ❤️
Oh my gosh, I totally agree with the one hit wonder thing. I’ve noticed that I usually only like one per house! But I honestly need to try more houses bc I bet I could find one that I really love!! We appreciate your honesty 🙂
I honestly cannot agree with you more! On every single brand!!! I am 100% following you now. Thank you for this honest and open video
Yah! Thank you! 🤗
Loved loved loved this video!! You shared a number of houses that I don’t “get” either. I have often thought that they are way over-priced for what you get. Doesn’t make any sense to me on some of those houses. I actually really dislike the Diptique bottles.
They are ugly, rent they?! 🤭
Gorgeous, I love hearing honest negative opinions too! And I agree with all of those brands, except Montale (I like and own Intense Cafe, Ristretto Intense Cafe, Arabians Tonks and Honey Aoud). We need a Part 2🤩There are quite a few more brands with nothing really special to offer, or good but way overpriced for what they are. Good job, Greta, it seems that nobody wants to say the true here!
Well, isnt that what hobby exploration is all about? If everything must be liked, if everything is one color, one texture, or story, etc, there wouldnt be a community diving deep into its waters, down the rabbit hole. Exploration implies discovery challenges, likes and dislikes, and things that make us run away and explore away from it, and things that draw us in, and we find a home somewhere deep in that rabbit hole. So i say you are showing that you are a true fragrance/scent explorer enthusiast. Not just a frag yes man. Thus i have a lot of respect for that honesty and forthrightness.
I so agree with you on some many of your list. I would also say Jo Malone is overpriced considering they are colognes.
This was hard to watch. At points my jaw dropped and them I'm like "oh wow, I agree and never thought of it that way" I really loved this. Bold and honest 💪🏾awesome video!!!!
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I Think BR540 Is REPULSIVE! It makes My Tummy turn!!! That one I don't get! The other fragrances In that house r FANTASTIC!!! But B.R540 I just CANT! 🤢🤮
Me too! 😯😆 A fire in a chemical factory! Horrible artificial sweetness. 📛
Great video! I definitely agree with you regarding Chloe, Mark Jacob, JHAG, and some of the others you named 😉 I want to add Roja Parfum, HOS, and Montale to name a few. I have one or two from these houses, but I had to declutter the rest 😂
Decadence as a baddie fragrance made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣❤️ loved your whole candid take on all these brands
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This is what makes this whole fragrance journey exciting cos we cannot possibly like the same things😍😍. I would love to see part 2👌👌.
Stay gorgeous🥰🥰.
Good video, Greta! Byredo... The price, for low performing frags is crazy! With your collection it's easy to understand why you wouldn't like/choose the brands you can't get on board with! I like Poudre too, but do I reach for it much? For bedtime if ever. I liked the original white cube the most, but of course it's discontinued. I may try Ego Stratis, I like some JHAG. xoxo
I love the powdery musks for bed or chilling also ☺️
I totally agree with every house you mentioned I think there's a middle ground between designer and niche and brands like LE LA BO, BYREDO sit in that category, way over Ihyped and way overpriced
Thanks so much for your honest reviews. Byredo and Le Labo are extremely overhyped. I don’t like the bottles and they are priced like top notch niche fragrances 🙄 I’ve ordered samples and I was so disappointed 👎 Another house I don’t like is Oscar de La Renta, a total waste of $$. Part 2 please 🙏 Do you know a line called Nobile 1942? It’s from Italy and my favorites are ‘La Danza de la Libelulle’ (a delicious gourmand) and ‘Perdizione’, which I sometimes layer with Oud Satin Mood from MFK. Maybe you should look into them, they are good 👍 I wish they were more TH-cam reviews on this house.
Part 2 Please!
I agree with you on so many -- especially Le Labo, Chloe and Philosophy. Yawn! I've tried samples of Royal Crown and they were lackluster for the price. I do, however, love Musc for Her (Narcisso), Bal D'Afrique (Byredo) and Eau Capitale (Diptyque). Thank you for your honest opinions.😊
Hi Greta ! GIven the number of fragrances in your collection its interesting to hear those that you have decluttered or just not a fan of. We all have different taste, noses and opinions. It's great to express it that.
Yessssss, so agree with all your choices! I’d also add Mugler & Prada. Overall, I think I’m moving away from most designer brands. They just don’t excite me. Not to sound like a snob, but I also absolutely despise celebrity scents. I have yet to smell one that doesn’t smell cheap.
I totally agree!
The only Prada fragrance I still love and will always keep in my collection is Infusion d’Iris. She’s so pretty.
Agree! I absolutely hate Prada Candy and Paradoxe. I just don't get the appeal.
Mugler is great though. I love how skanky Angel EDP is- I've been getting into it. Angel Muse EFP, Alien Oud..
I totally resonate with your choice ❤ although I own Lady Vengeance from Juliette has a gun 😅 it's kind of an old love of mine that intermittently comes back to me 😊
Looking forward to a declutter video 😋
Lady Vengeance is a beauty! I own Mad Madame- it has terrible reviews, but I love it ❤
Love this❤ I agree with you 99 percent on your choices , part 2 👍 😊
It seems the general consensus to do part 2 😎
Great video! I was going to get Gypsy Water but then I found out that Tocca Colette (one of my favs) is a suitable dupe. I also feel the same way about Philosophy. Amazing Grace is boring 😴.
Thanks for being so honest and I agree with you on almost everything. I do have two Byredos, Bal D’Afrique and Mojave Ghost, but I bought them on a good discount. I wouldn’t repurchase though. They are way overpriced along with Le Labo. You look great in that color by the way.
Good,… no, GOOODD discount I might do those two also, and Gypsey Water.
I totally agree with you about Le Labo, and Diptyque. I tried so many of them and I just couldn’t understand the hype. Did not impress me at all
I agree on many of them! Byredo is so overpriced for me, everything I have tried disappeared after almost 2 hours and I didn't even especially liked the scents. I remember not liking Bibliotheque very much 😆 Marc Jacobs is so boring, they have lovely bottles but I never liked any of the perfume they've got. Decadence is gross, for me it was straight up cucumber smell 🙈 I would also add Jo Malone. I love the bottles as well but the juice isn't worth the money. I like to buy Zara x Jo Malone frags, same quality and decent price, exactly as it should be in her main line. Hugs! ❤️❤️
Hey Darlin! Yes I forgot to add Jo Malone. I’ve mentioned that brand before. I’ve got Part 2 list ready to go 😂
@@GretaBeth I'll be waiting then! 😂❤️
NR for her edt the black one with clear top is the only one that is outstanding, I have a bottle of it, it's discontinued typically😓, but it's unik.
I can't understand le labo as well.
Of course it’s discontinued 😂 That’s what brands always do with their successful products!
I agree with you 100% except for Le Labo, Byredo and Diptyque. I have some forever repurchases in my collection from those houses. But that's the beauty of fragrance, it's personal to our individual tastes.
I really thought you were gonna like Byredo Black Saffron! I thought that one was going to convert you. If you still have the decant I sent you, spray it on a test strip 🤗🥰😍
Great video and love your honesty! 💋
Oh I sprayed it and wore it…. 🙅🏼♀️😂
Love this! I agree with so many of these, so many hyped but underwhelming houses. I do have to say I love the rotting fruit of Pulp (I know), but otherwise Byredo just refuses to be great.
I do not like Le Labo either, they're just not well blended. Narscico is one of my faves. Philosophy works on me but I wear them to bed. I LOVE Decadence, I get so many compliments, but I don't like any other fragrances from Marc Jacobs.
I'm with you on NR, Greta. I'm a long-time musk lover, but there's something about their musk DNA I really don't vibe with. I have For Her EDT, Pure Musc and the For Her with Rose. They're all ok, but I reach for them more out of obligation to wear all my perfumes than out of actual desire to wear them. Maybe I'll give the Poudre a shot down the road. 💜
Good morning Greta!!!! I like when people switch it up and do fragrances and brands they don’t like!! Cause we ALWAYS see what everyone likes and wears daily… have an amazing day sweetie!!!
It sets up parameters of what we do and don’t like. Otherwise, I guess, it sounds like we love everything.
@@GretaBeth Oh believe me I’ve seen some people say they love everything and I just laugh cause I know that’s a fat lie 😂
Or they have tried very little 🤭
@@GretaBeth lol right!!!! 😂 there’s so many fragrances out there!!! You can’t love them all!!
Agree on allmost all houses 😅 Exept from Narciso.. ❤
Greta doll!!! Hi!!! You know I truly love when you all do these type of videos lol! This is funny, I have the Floraiku discovery set and about 3 samples in I was bored as hell. Maybe I was already sleepy lol. I have to get back into those samples. I did like one umbrella for two tho lol!!
Yeah I didn’t exactly drool over my discovery set either 😂
I also am not a huge fan of Dyptique, however I find Orpheon super unique and addictive! Not beast mode at all but I'm in love with the scent. The only one I have loved so far from the brand.
Diptyque im not a big fan of but i do want a bottle of Oud Palao, it is amazing oh it is a sultan regal overpowering stank bomb but something about it draws me back in i always spray a few sprays whenever i see it at the south coast plaza.
Hi Greta, I’m a new subscriber and I’ve been really into learning about different fragrance houses and just enjoying finding my favorite fragrances. I appreciate what you have shared and I also agreed with you on some of the fragrance houses you mentioned. This is valuable for people like myself, starting off a fragrance collection
I hope I can help you find some new loves 🤍☀️💕
Hey Greta, I love your honesty...I couldn't get with the Chloe or any flankers, and omg Decadents I can't 🤣🤣🤣🤣, but I really like my Philosophy for those soft pretty days and for Netflix and chill days, but they can be pricey unless you get them on sale
At 7:00 the 50ml bottles of Byredo "Vanille Antique" and "Reine De Nuit" are now 375.. for a 50ml bottle. Yikes 😮 I don't own any Byredo. I almost bought Bibliotheque but never pulled the trigger. Dryer Sheet fragrances.
At 23:35 so many Diptyque fragrances smell like perfumed "Tonic Water". I do own Eau Duelle but that's it.. 🤷
Thank you Greta👏 thanks god I have not try 90% of these brands that you've covered in this video because you have never recommended them. The only brand I am familiar with is Mancera and its sister's company and you're totally right, I do find them harsher and not as refine. The only one I owned is instant crush, this was because I was going through a BR540 phrase and want to be able to smell it and not have it disappear, so I got instant crush as it's a dupe. But now I am considering gifting it to a friend as I have no need for it😅
Thank you for your love of perfume and you honest opinions ♥️🥰
Instant crush gives me that scratchy throat feeling like what you get after one too many margaritas made with cheap sour mix 😂 BR540 or HOS whispers of truth don’t do that.
Instant Crush wears masculine and cloying on me. I’d be curious to smell it on a man or just any other woman.
Pretty much with ya on all of these. For me, I would add Parfums de Marley to my list-heresy, I know-but I just haven’t ever found one I like, including the latest, Velaya. Just ‘meh.
This is so good I have tried alot of these and thought maybe I was being to hard on them but I dont like any of these either Thanks GB!!!!!!
You are so welcome!
Mancera/Montale isn’t refined that’s for sure lol but I do enjoy some of them. They have too many scents and I think that’s part of the problem, they start to smell alike. From the houses I have: honey aoud, instant crush, blue silver, intense cafe, crazy in love, oud mazing and aoud lemon mint. I wear instant crush quite a bit, idk why I just love it. Not my favorite house by a long shot but every now and then they do something good. I hate the Montale bottles though 😅
Totally agree with Byredo and LeLabo!! I do own Bal D' Afirique, I have a few scents that are not overpowering I keep in my collection for when I go out to dinner, so I don't offend. Acqua De Parma Colonia is the other one. Appreciate the honest review. I do like the smell of "Bergamot 22" if that would last longer, it would really be a hit!
Absolutely love Frederick Malle. Love Mancera, love Montale. I personally can not understand Kilian. Tried so many times and no. Probably agree about Lelabo. In general I think all houses have good and bad. Just a matter of taste.
Very true. We all have our personalities, tastes and spending habits to match with fragrances.
Has nothing to do with taste more so how young you are in the fragrance game
Alexander J. 's zafeer oud vanille is one of the greatest soft warm cosy Woody tobacco vanille and coconut scents. May be the best i ve tried yet. But the others , u r right. Sth always bothers me. Montale chocolate greedy is giod but overhyped, mancera Coco vanille and roses vanille are really creamy and long lasting and better options to feel the quality.
I dig your honesty and I share a lot of your same opinions. 3 of these houses you mentioned have only one hit for me from each and the rest have been real let downs so I don’t keep up with the releases since I know generally what I’m in for.
I have to admit I enjoy byredo bal dafrique quite a lot and maybe I just got lucky but for me it lasts awhile for a fresh scent but I agree most have terrible performance and don’t offer much else. I don’t care to own any more but Bal is one of my go to easy reach fragrances and is also good as a palette cleanser if you will, from heavier scents. I bought my bottle from Europe and they are much cheaper over there.
Le labo is the same Byredo situation but I can’t deny I do enjoy Santal 33 and that one for me does perform very well and again I buy it in Europe because it’s cheaper that way. I did also like the smell of their bergamot one but it has abysmal performance… blink and you miss it. Definitely not worth the price tag even on discount. The rest of the house is quite boring to me. I don’t even reach for Santal 33 that often but something about it comforts me.
Royal crown is very overpriced and gets too much hype imo but I do own and love one called Nocturna. It’s a delight to wear, not beast mode but moderate projection but I really enjoy the scent profile and it gets me a lot of compliments and probably weird looks after they google it and see how much it is, LOL! I got mine in the $300 range rather than the $500 but they are overpriced and the one that most people talk about from the brand, sultan, isn’t even good to me.
Other brands I don’t care much for are Kilian, only because most of them perform so badly but I enjoy the scents. Some of them actually perform well like the red version of rose and oud, I own and adore that one but a lot have really bad performance sadly. Ex nihilo is another brand that has some good scents but performance is horrible in most on them. I never feel comfortable blind buying them for that reason. Hit and a miss. I don’t wear a lot of designer fragrances these days but in that realm, I don’t like Kayali fragrances, they are overpriced and so mediocre. I don’t like JHAG either, boring short lasting scents. I could go on and on but I won’t 😇
Hi Greta, I bought Portrait of a Lady, because people were talking about it so much. And I hated it, but now that you say that you are using it as a winter perfume, I will try it like that. Thank you for being honest. I will include Lost Cherry from Tom Ford, way to overprice and the cherry scent only lasts like 3 minutes top, to end up with something that I don't even know what is it. Just like the name says "Lost Cherry".
It def needs cold weather!
Such a fun video! I have tried a whole discovery set from Montale and Ramon Monegal. I ended up purchasing only Flamenco. I liked Intense Café, I couldn’t get behind the rest. I don’t like Decadence from MJ either. I wanted to love Francesca Bianchi, I ordered 8 samples, but too animalic for me. Tyger Tyger is nice, tho.
I totally agree with all of these! I'd also add Replica and Kilian. I have yet to smell something from them worth purchasing.
Mmm, yes. Replica. 🫤
I agree with Byredo! ... it does NOT smell Good and that line is not worth it. It is the WORST blind buy in my collection. I am going to eventually get rid of them all.
Agree on Narciso and Daisy. As usual another 3 seasonal flankers nobody needed 😅😅
Oh. Em. Gee! I do NOT get Narcisso either!
Btw...great hair day😊
I was going to write a long comment but I just agree with your whole list. 😂
Although I will add that Royal Crown sort of turned me off when I watched Sebastian’s visit to their boutique. The woman giving the run down said they are “the niche of the niche”. They have a very particular clientele.
Maybe she didn’t mean for it to sound arrogant, snooty and rude but it came off that way. It caused me to side eye the brand. Lol
Oh Greta 😂 I understand, but not my philosophy! I love the body washes and the scents are perfectly gentle. I have a soft spot for their fragrances because I could still wear them when my migraines were at their worst. They also last on me, because I get compliments after wearing for hours. most people just say I smell clean, I don’t think they come off as perfumy.
The Philosophy face wash is an icon of mine! I also like the body wash liters. But not the perfume 🙈
Right Rachel,😂😂 but I understand if it doesn't work for Greta...I truly appreciate her honesty, but I'm with you I really like Philosophy for soft and pretty and Netflix and chill days
@@latonyagipson-bowman9186 yep! I understand too. I love to see what works and doesn’t work for everyone.
Love this video! Feel the same about Narciso. The only one I like is ‘musc noir rose’…It’s pretty and soft. I think you may like it. Le Labo…. I don’t like either. I particularly hate ‘Santal 33’…too woody for me.
And the packaging is so plain… much like Byredo. Philosophy is overrated and doesn’t last past 30 min. Marc Jacobs ‘Daisy’ I think is very juvenile. Never tried ‘Decadence’ but by your description, I’ll pass. Juliet has a gun… overrated and too expensive for the amount you get. Montale and Mancera… too synthetic for me. Dyptique… still on the fence about. A few of the other houses you’ve mentioned… never tried and probably won’t. But I’m happy someone feels the same as me! Lol. You really hit the nail on the coffin with this video! Thanks for sharing!
A few people me ruined that NR. May have to give it a sniff!
Oh my gosh yes somebody had to say it… the Byredo experience is just a huge question mark … and Le labo… gosh….WHOLE FOODS scents!!!
With Le labo the only ones I liked and work on me was of course Santal 33 (my most complemented fragrance), Noir 29 and the Matcha 26. With byredo I like a few. But I do have to agree they’re extremely overpriced for what they are and I don’t get luxury vibes from them.
I must have good taste!! I don't own any of those brands except Diptyque. My first niche bottle was Eau Duelle (long gone now), I own the 2016 Limited edition in the black bottle which I regret as I hate the squeeze bulb sprayer. Byredo doesn't last. I tried every Le Labo, including the city scents and nothing appealed to me. I was into patchouli for awhile and I have Montale's Patchouli leaves decant which will last forever as Montale is always beast mode (which isn't always a good attribute). I was happy to see Cathrusia was not on your list as I just bought Mediterraneo and A'mmare for the spring (if spring ever arrives this year). Fun to watch!!! Yes, part 2.
😂😂😂OMG, you talked about several of the similar ones I don't care for lol.
Loved your honesty
Hi Greta!! Excellent video!! I agree with you on Byredo! They don’t last. I don’t understand the hype over these. I appreciate your honesty. Btw, I also enjoy Gabby’s content. Have a beautiful day!
Love Gaby! She’s my girl. She has a great nose!
I completely agree with you (and Gabby). I also agree regarding Mancera and Montale, I only like Roses Vanille and Intense Cafe too (which I own), but all the others are a bit scratchy for me. Please a part 2 if it's not too troublesome :). ❤
Oh my gosh yes! Literally feel the exact same way about philosophy, Chloe and most marc Jacobs. And yes Decadence is gross lol.
I agree with most of what u have experienced! Baredo, diptique, no thank you :)
I only own intense cafe and roses vanille as well :D
All the best to u! Greatings from the Netherlands!
Have you tried Nocturna from Royal Crown? Did you not like that either?
Not at the time of this video, no.
@@GretaBeth Ah okay. do you mean you hadn’t tried it at the time of the video or that you didn’t like it at that time? would loveee your thoughts on it 💗
😆 🤣 the truth shall set me free. I thought I was the only one feeling this way. Thank you 💕
I like those 2 Narcisso cubes only oh and the musc rose but not in a great way just in a running errands kind of way 🤷🏽♀️ so agreed
What do you think about Fragrance du bois? I loooove their perfumes like Santal Complet, Milano and Minuit et demi, but on me they have close to no sillage and last about 2 hours at best and that for a price of almost 300usd. In my opinion this is the most overpriced brand because of this. Its like a body mist from Zara when it commes to sillage and how long you can wear them 😭 im so sad about this because i really like several of their perfumes
When they are new, yes, you want to cry 😭 Let it rest on your shelf a month and you’ll be all smiles. They continue to get better and stronger with age! After six months it’s totally different and a power house.
I’m all here for this!!! Thank you for what you do
I like Divine Decadence from Marc Jacobs, but it is discontinued. It was good. I saved a bottle and I use it very little because I want it to last.
If you can get your hands on a bottle of the ORIGINAL Narciso Rodriguez musc oil…OMG!! Nothing compares!! As good as some of the others sound, they do absolutely nothing for me…but this musc oil…Isanely good! I must agree with all of your choices…spot on!
Thanks for the tip!
Greta. I agree with most of these choices. I own Sultan, Bal D’afrique and Portrait of a Lady and I just don’t get it. 😢
Totally agree with so many of these! Also I couldn’t get Sultan off my skin fast enough, hated it
I struggle with Creed, Killian and Bond 9. The latter two, I get a very faint whiff of a urinal smell hiding in the background of a lot of their fragrances. 😂
Funny how one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Especially in the world of fragrance.
I’m curious to know the other Montale & Mancera fragrances that you’ve tried. I’ve been wanting to get into them because I heard that they were beast mode fragrances. I recently bought a decant of Roses Vanille, and I really like it.
I’ve also been interested in Ristretto Intense Cafe and Arabians Tonka by Montale. Amber Fever, Vanilla Exclusive, Black Vanilla and Holidays by Mancera.
It’s a long list 😅
I’m kind of jealous, I wish I didn’t love Byredo because I absolutely agree that it’s overpriced af. I adore Inflorescence, I find it euphoric and intoxicating actually but it fades waaaaay too fast. I really only get to enjoy for like an hour, honestly. I like Young Rose, Bal D’Afrique and Tulipe as well.
I Agee with you in Narciso Rodriguez, I absolutely hate all the perfumes.its the musk they use.its dirty on my skin headache inducing and terrible
I just kept nodding my head watching this video. More, more, more, Greta! This topic fascinates me, and I'd love to hear more of your takes on such houses. I totally agree with most - Le Labo, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu - never found one I liked! Another overrated and overpriced brand is Clean! Okay, Clean Reserve Skin is nice, but it's like shelling out for the emperor's new clothes! Re Byredo, thanks to you, Greta, I'm quite happy with the Dapper version of Bal d'Afrique that you turned me on to! One li'l tip I'd love to share in return: if your Dapper of Byredo Gypsy Water runs out, try Colette by Tocca! An absolutely beautiful-smelling dupe, and the bottle is pretty enough to display on your shelf! With Colette and Dapper Bal d'Afrique I'll never have to shell out the big bucks for Byredo! 😜
You’re the second person to mention Colette in comments! I will have to try it again. It’s been years.
Totally agree on Le labo (only like labdanum which I do love), byredo, and Narciso Rodriguez, Chloe is just fine but nothing special , no Marc jacobs either.
It's funny how we all have brands that we gravitate towards and others we learn not to bother with. One I don't like is Lancome. Also, don't like gimmicky brands like Maison Margiela. I don't understand wanting to smell like a scenario. Good weekend, Greta! 🙂👍
MM is another one! Yes!
@@GretaBeth 😁👍
I definitely wanna park too.. I have to agree with you on almost all the fragrance houses that you mentioned. Especially Montale and Mancera To me they’re just loud and screechy. No sophistication. Lol
I agree with you on most of what you said. The only exceptions are I do like Marc Jacobs Perfect, but as a basic out running errands type of fragrance. The other exception is Philosophy Pop of Sun which I find to be a nice light cheerful summer fragrance.
Greta - do you have an issue smelling Baccarat 540 like you do with Juliette Has a Gun fragrances? I can't smell either --- absolutely nothing. With 540 I get a quick splash of alcohol and then nothing. I blind bought it too and now stuck with that expensive bottle!
Are you sure you bought an authentic bottle? I can very much smell it. It’s a powerhouse.
@@GretaBeth I purchased at Nordstrom online so assuming yes.
That is so weird!!
I agree with much of your choices for houses that are not very good but have you tried Fig extasy from mancera? It is very fresh and it lasts!
Hmmm 🤔 I don’t remember. But I did go in a hunt for a good fig fragrance this past summer.
Yes! I love your approach, your beautifully brutal honesty (my kinda fragrance sister), and your reasoning behind your hated houses and perfumes. Also, the week Decadence dropped, I was sent a nice sized carded sample. I sprayed it and I felt so nauseous. I felt sick. I got a headache. It smelled like cheap mall cloying white floral hot garbage. I loathe it. I don’t find any Marc Jacobs scents remarkable.
😂😂😂😂
Moschino is another brand I don’t like. The bottles alone are hideous. 😅😂
Oh those bottles 🤦🏼♀️ The person that came up with that should be fired! Who wants to spray Windex?! Are we in the movie My Greek Wedding?!
@@GretaBeth lmao you crack me up! I strongly agree! 😂😂
Watching you for the first time. I'm a guy, so of course I'm coming from a different place and have never tried or even looked at most of the fragrances you mentioned. I've only been into this for about two years now, something I thought I'd never get into but then the one bottle of practically the only stuff I ever wore started running out and when I looked it up online discovered to my horror it was discontinued (true grief!), it was L'Occitane Eau de Vetyver by the way, and that sent me hunting online for something "kinda like", and I stumbled across Sebastian...a-a-and...I was hooked. Started from zero, understanding absolutely NOTHING, like learning a whole new language, like taking a college course actually, and after a couple of months watching him and a few others I took my first plunge into the local fragrance shop (this was in Ukraine by the way) to find something Sebastian had rated highly, CdG Rouge, because I instinctively knew that quirky combination, beets and frankincense, would work brilliantly fo me, and it did. All of which is a lo-o-o-ng way of getting around to saying that I subsequently bought, for much the same reason, Dyptique's Kyoto, fascinated by the "variation on a theme"--instead of beets and incense, beets and rose. Again, that immediately struck my "olfactory imagination" as something that would really work. I bought it, and it does. I have since had the chance to at least sniff one or two other Diptyque fragrances and my impression is: candle shop scents in liquid form. I have sniffed the Philosykos ("Love of Figs") and, like with you, it didn't work for me at all. But the Kyoto (limited edition, maybe not available anymore?) is magical. Very unisex, and it seems to me that it "shapes itself" to the wearer. I think it would smell masculine on a man and feminine on a woman.
Shots have been fired certainly! 😆Narcisco's men's range isn't much better as they almost all the 'current' trend, but nothing unique about them. Maybe we will see a pistachio one coming next? We can safely say that you prefer the blingy packaging as Byredo and Le Labo are def simple with the latter being an attempt at old school apothecary style. The only Le Labo that hit me as 'okay' was the Santal 33, but far too pickle on me; however, the Kierin NYC Santal Sky(dupe but not exactly) has much less pickle juice. I like my Montale and Mancera's, but the one Alexandre J I've tried is... oof. I just bought one that is along the same lines of the two you actually approve of and will post about it soon. Stay tuned! 😆😉JHAG, for me, has two nice ones in Lady Veng Extreme(my fave from the house) and Vanilla Vibes. Pear Inc is too fruity on my skin, but can appreciate the composition. Fantastic video - can't wait for the comments to flow in. 🐿
I don’t need bling packaging, but when I’m paying $6.50 per ml, yeah I expect luxury!
Pear Inc is one I want to try now! I love 🍐 and it’s compared to Ego Stratis.
I bought the NR Him Bleu Noir off Michella’s recommendation (for men not me). It’s pretty good.
Hello! Love your videos! Do you know where else I can get Sora Dora? It’s sold out on the site 😢
I dont know anywhere. I asked them when Mandorle will restock
in one month 💕☀️
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely be buying a bottle, it sounds like dream 🥰