OK, gonna wear Smalto tomorrow. I Wore Salvador yesterday, KL Homme today. That Roccobarocco edt Pour Homme is very enjoyable. Wore it the day before Salvador. Very good review.
I appreciate your thoughts as always... If I'm honest this one took a while to grow on me. But grow it did and I've come to really enjoy the subtle luxury of this one. ✌🏻
I was busy with moving recently, haven’t watched TH-cam for a while. It’s time for me to catch up with all the goodie videos that you posted these days!
I wonder if Thierry Wasser is Rogers perfumer. They would both have been able to smell all of the originals at Guerlain, which Roger is famous for remastering if you will, and even make them in natural form parfum. Wasser did Salvador Dali pour homme too which is an anise, floral forward fougere
If that is true I would almost see that as a betrayal of Guerlain... but honestly I would be shocked if it was Wasser... I think its more than one person... I think the folks who did Diaghilev are different from Majestic Aoud etc....
Lot's of what you have said is 100 percent correct! Unfortunately folks don't realize that in this hobby , there will be tons of fragrances that you will not like! And that's perfectly fine. It's all about us enjoying our fragrances and giving our opinions openly without the fragrance community being negative' it should be about exploring new and old fragrances and having a great time doing it without criticism.
Exactly this mate ☝️ Couldnt agree with you more... I think some of the noobs equate you or I not liking a fragrance with a personal attack on them or their favorite house... actually someone on this video got all upset I said the Roja Parfum colognes are pants... 😂😔 Some people are just to sensitive or are to new to realize you will not like way more than you like... 1000s of fragrances are released a year ... if you like everything you are either nose blind or a shill for a brand ☺️
Can’t believe I ‘missed’ this video. Roja’s take on YSL pour homme (IMO). I love it 😂 the iris adds something special to it. Probably my most complimented (not that I care!)
@@RamseytheRam probably the only posh one I can pull off. I definitely get YSL pour homme in it. Albeit that’s more of a shape shifter and arguably more interesting to sniff.
@@weecrane the buying never seems to stop for me... i just pivot to different parts of the game... but I really feel pretty saturated at this point and I can pick my spots better 😊
Sorry if you mentioned in somewhere (or even in this video) but what Roja is in the white box behind you? Isn't that only for the haute luxe collection?
It is Great Britain... the only leather that can compete with Chanels Cuir de Russie for top Russian Leather... there is Cuir de Russie & Great Britain and then everything else IMO 😊
@@RamseytheRam Oh I remember seeing the video where you had a sample of Great Britain, didn't know you got a full bottle. I agree, but personally I would add Areej's Cuir de Russie too
@@RamseytheRam Oh it's been a few years since I smelt it but I remember it being very animalic. A lot of people compare it to war and peace. Kafkaesque had a long review of it. I think she mentioned it reminding her of Jacques Guerlain's perfumes, and a little of Roja's fetish. I can't remember if it particularly gave me that violet/leather feeling of a classic cuir de Russie. Interestingly it used beaver tail oil
Evening sir , a Roja review I see HOW NICE, I see you agree lol ,yeah there’s probably an obvious reason I only have one full bottle from the house ,Oligarch edp and a free 9ml of Diaghilev with the said purchase. I do appreciate that 9ml a lot ,however I really don’t feel compelled to jump on anything else like I do a lot with other impulse buys on stuff that speak to me on discovery and note breakdown,which I may say have always been on the money for me ,ok yes I would love a bottle of Diaghilev and I will probably get one by end of summer but that’s it done haha.cheers Rams smell ya later buddy 👍🙏✌️
Yes it is really NICE...its so NICE 😅 (i just imagine Roja throwing is Louboutin slipper at me in anger) on a more serious note check out Great Britain tho... it is more than NICE...there is Great Britain & Diaghilev & everything else 🍻
@@RamseytheRam haha yeah he may just peg his leopard skin slipper at you ,but his storming off gimping with only the one slipper would be goddam hilarious 😆 hahaha
Right right. Wife's perfume "by accident." 😏🤫 Superbly elaborate impressions Ramsey. Definitely like my galbanum up top too. Ps, I'm certainly with you on the positivity bias. It started affecting Fragrantica ages before companies began reaching out for press on YT. Ever notice which comments get the most balloons? 😄 Ditto with Parfumo. At least there you'll get trophies for being poetic rather than just positive. But it definitely does blind-buying a disservice when looking for info and all we get is fluff. Then again, I wonder if publication bias in academia and the news media isn't similar. 🤔 Perhaps we need more critics than enthusiasts?
CRITICS > ENTHUSIASTS 😂 Plus some folks are just to sensitive.. lets face it ... if I love something what do I care if some rando across the globe hates it 🤷♂️ then the funniest part about the example I gave in the video is he was like you are literally the only person I have ever seen who hates this fragrance 😂🤷♂️
Your have one of my favorite fragerances in your right hand. I can remember back around 1994 and I was with my girlfriend and her roomate Tammy was sitting in the back seat of my car. The first thing Tammy said was wow! Someone smells like a man. Lol. One of the best for sure.👍🍻
Tell you another compliment from this past Easter wearing another vintage frag we both like, Ted Lapidus,as differant as it is my sisters friend kelly said what is the scent it so incredibe wow! My sister and kelly are 10 years younger than me.lol.
I get stuff like that all the time.. its like a shock to them .. like they arent ready for the vintages .. they have never encountered something like that... and thats what fragrance SHOULD be IMO
Honestly I love a small handful of Rojas: Haute luxe, Diaghilev, musk aoud, and Great Britain. But most I’m just kinda “meh” about. My main problem is I think he has too many “yes men” around him and I’m not a fan of the direction he’s going in with the Parfum colognes and Manhattan and Apex, which are all mediocre
Never smelled Apex or Manhattan but I think the parfum colognes are shite... if you made me pick a parfum cologne it was be creation E ... the rest of em ... like you said mehh to no
Sounds like you’re opinion is trash lol. He made colognes for the normal person and everyone loves them. You never smelled Manhattan so don’t speak on it. And Apex is a good scent
OK, gonna wear Smalto tomorrow.
I Wore Salvador yesterday, KL Homme today.
That Roccobarocco edt Pour Homme is very enjoyable.
Wore it the day before Salvador.
Very good review.
Excellent line up you got there Eddie! A whos who of some of my favs 🙏
I appreciate your thoughts as always... If I'm honest this one took a while to grow on me. But grow it did and I've come to really enjoy the subtle luxury of this one. ✌🏻
I could totally see this one being a grower ... thanks for the feedback Jonathan ... love hearing your thoughts mate😊
I was busy with moving recently, haven’t watched TH-cam for a while. It’s time for me to catch up with all the goodie videos that you posted these days!
Ahhhh good to have you back my friend! Hope you are settled down in your new place mate! 🙏
Hi Ramsey! Excellent review! 👏👏👏👏 Thank you for the learning! 🙌🙌😀😀
Thank you for the watching 🍻
I believe Roudnitska's son is named Michel, not Michael. Like Michelle. He taught quite a few but informally.
Ahhh yes thanks for sharing Pyro... I need to look into his work 😊
I wonder if Thierry Wasser is Rogers perfumer. They would both have been able to smell all of the originals at Guerlain, which Roger is famous for remastering if you will, and even make them in natural form parfum. Wasser did Salvador Dali pour homme too which is an anise, floral forward fougere
If that is true I would almost see that as a betrayal of Guerlain... but honestly I would be shocked if it was Wasser... I think its more than one person... I think the folks who did Diaghilev are different from Majestic Aoud etc....
Lot's of what you have said is 100 percent correct! Unfortunately folks don't realize that in this hobby , there will be tons of fragrances that you will not like! And that's perfectly fine. It's all about us enjoying our fragrances and giving our opinions openly without the fragrance community being negative' it should be about exploring new and old fragrances and having a great time doing it without criticism.
Exactly this mate ☝️
Couldnt agree with you more... I think some of the noobs equate you or I not liking a fragrance with a personal attack on them or their favorite house... actually someone on this video got all upset I said the Roja Parfum colognes are pants... 😂😔
Some people are just to sensitive or are to new to realize you will not like way more than you like... 1000s of fragrances are released a year ... if you like everything you are either nose blind or a shill for a brand ☺️
Idea for a vid, reformulated fragrances that aren't terrible! Though it could be tricky.
Been toying with this idea for a while ....its in the pot... it will happen soon 🙏
Thanks Ramsey! saludos desde Argentina amigo
Greetings 🇺🇲🇦🇷
Hope you guys win this weekend 🏆
@@RamseytheRam Thanks dear Ramsey!!
Can’t believe I ‘missed’ this video. Roja’s take on YSL pour homme (IMO). I love it 😂 the iris adds something special to it. Probably my most complimented (not that I care!)
This is Posh stuff Euan... thanks for watching 🍻
@@RamseytheRam probably the only posh one I can pull off. I definitely get YSL pour homme in it. Albeit that’s more of a shape shifter and arguably more interesting to sniff.
I really like YSL Pour Homme too.. but the Roja feels way more modern to my nose... if you are into that sort of thing 😂
@@RamseytheRam I love my vintages! I think it’s more Roja is the closest modern perfume I can find, to vintage 🤔. Must stop buying…
@@weecrane the buying never seems to stop for me... i just pivot to different parts of the game... but I really feel pretty saturated at this point and I can pick my spots better 😊
Sorry if you mentioned in somewhere (or even in this video) but what Roja is in the white box behind you? Isn't that only for the haute luxe collection?
It is Great Britain... the only leather that can compete with Chanels Cuir de Russie for top Russian Leather... there is Cuir de Russie & Great Britain and then everything else IMO 😊
@@RamseytheRam Oh I remember seeing the video where you had a sample of Great Britain, didn't know you got a full bottle. I agree, but personally I would add Areej's Cuir de Russie too
@@josephsmith765 I have never smelled the AlD version... I am sure it is amazing... whats it like?? 👀
@@RamseytheRam Oh it's been a few years since I smelt it but I remember it being very animalic. A lot of people compare it to war and peace. Kafkaesque had a long review of it. I think she mentioned it reminding her of Jacques Guerlain's perfumes, and a little of Roja's fetish. I can't remember if it particularly gave me that violet/leather feeling of a classic cuir de Russie. Interestingly it used beaver tail oil
Beaver Tail oil?! I have never ever heard of that 😂
Evening sir , a Roja review I see HOW NICE, I see you agree lol ,yeah there’s probably an obvious reason I only have one full bottle from the house ,Oligarch edp and a free 9ml of Diaghilev with the said purchase. I do appreciate that 9ml a lot ,however I really don’t feel compelled to jump on anything else like I do a lot with other impulse buys on stuff that speak to me on discovery and note breakdown,which I may say have always been on the money for me ,ok yes I would love a bottle of Diaghilev and I will probably get one by end of summer but that’s it done haha.cheers Rams smell ya later buddy 👍🙏✌️
Yes it is really NICE...its so NICE 😅 (i just imagine Roja throwing is Louboutin slipper at me in anger) on a more serious note check out Great Britain tho... it is more than NICE...there is Great Britain & Diaghilev & everything else 🍻
@@RamseytheRam haha yeah he may just peg his leopard skin slipper at you ,but his storming off gimping with only the one slipper would be goddam hilarious 😆 hahaha
I see you have dropsy like me, I'm always dropping stuff lol 🐏🦆
The dropsys are a plague on vintage animals 😂😂😂
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You really do - FRAG-O-LANCH 🙌
@@jeremyhinze8837 😱😱😱
Noir epices is really good 👍 definitely worth a try.
Its on my to sniff list Jeremy 🍻 thanks for the rec 😊
@@RamseytheRam 🙏
@@fosco3183 😉🙏
A1 Ramsey love the video and content
Thank you Paul!
Thanks for the support 🙏🙏🙏
Right right. Wife's perfume "by accident." 😏🤫 Superbly elaborate impressions Ramsey. Definitely like my galbanum up top too. Ps, I'm certainly with you on the positivity bias. It started affecting Fragrantica ages before companies began reaching out for press on YT. Ever notice which comments get the most balloons? 😄 Ditto with Parfumo. At least there you'll get trophies for being poetic rather than just positive. But it definitely does blind-buying a disservice when looking for info and all we get is fluff. Then again, I wonder if publication bias in academia and the news media isn't similar. 🤔 Perhaps we need more critics than enthusiasts?
CRITICS > ENTHUSIASTS 😂
Plus some folks are just to sensitive.. lets face it ... if I love something what do I care if some rando across the globe hates it 🤷♂️ then the funniest part about the example I gave in the video is he was like you are literally the only person I have ever seen who hates this fragrance 😂🤷♂️
Your have one of my favorite fragerances in your right hand. I can remember back around 1994 and I was with my girlfriend and her roomate Tammy was sitting in the back seat of my car. The first thing Tammy said was wow! Someone smells like a man. Lol. One of the best for sure.👍🍻
I went thru a few bottles of Smalto maybe more,never got tired of it.
Absolutely 100% agree mate... I am almost feeling naked I dont have it backed up... one of the best fougeres of all time for me.. it made my top 100 😂
@@RamseytheRam lol.😁 you have the same taste of frags as me thats pretty cool keep up the great content.
Tell you another compliment from this past Easter wearing another vintage frag we both like, Ted Lapidus,as differant as it is my sisters friend kelly said what is the scent it so incredibe wow! My sister and kelly are 10 years younger than me.lol.
I get stuff like that all the time.. its like a shock to them .. like they arent ready for the vintages .. they have never encountered something like that... and thats what fragrance SHOULD be IMO
Honestly I love a small handful of Rojas: Haute luxe, Diaghilev, musk aoud, and Great Britain. But most I’m just kinda “meh” about. My main problem is I think he has too many “yes men” around him and I’m not a fan of the direction he’s going in with the Parfum colognes and Manhattan and Apex, which are all mediocre
Never smelled Apex or Manhattan but I think the parfum colognes are shite... if you made me pick a parfum cologne it was be creation E ... the rest of em ... like you said mehh to no
Sounds like you’re opinion is trash lol. He made colognes for the normal person and everyone loves them. You never smelled Manhattan so don’t speak on it. And Apex is a good scent
😂 sensitve much??
Not everyone @Daniel L I was really let down with the parfum colognes as well.
Wow👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for watching & commentimg 🤩
@@RamseytheRam thank you.
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Really appreciate you watching & commenting mate 🍻