Just to clarify, Fragrantica purposely removed all the fragrances/brands that are considered “niché” but are owned by larger companies like LMVH and L’Oréal etc. This means no Parfums de Marly, Tom Ford Private Blend, Amouage, Creed or Maison Francis Kurkdjian, just to name a few. That’s why this list is missing a lot of the big names one would expect to be on there. They wanted it to be only true niche/independently owned brands. 👍🏻 To compare, the top 10 the previous year was: 1. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille 2. MFK BR540 3. Tauer L’air Du Desert Marocain 4. Tom Ford Oud Wood 5. Creed Aventus 6. MFK Grand Soir 7. Parfums de Marly Layton 8. Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady 9. Amouage Interlude Man 10. Chanel Coromandel EDP So you can see it had a big effect, removing 8 of the top 10...
OK thank you for that clarification Bella W which explains a lot about the results for 2022. However, I'm not sure about the reasoning behind this result or its inherent logic or equity. Shouldn't the results simply reflect the Fragrantica community's favourite fragrances rather than rendering certain fragrance-houses ineligible because of their perceived size, corporate structure or financial reserves? Once you get into that level of "pre-filtering" results, then it becomes all about politics, power and partiality rather than passion, 'pong' and performance! Imagine if a well-respected motoring magazine, such as Evo (who have an annual competition to elect the 'Car of the Year') arbitrarily decided to exclude all BMW cars from the competition because BMW had far deeper coffers than say, Porsche or Jaguar Land Rover! There'd be a lynch-mob comprising car lovers and petrol-heads formed in an instant because such an exclusion criteria was ridiculous and more importantly, would almost certainly reach an erroneous, biased and iniquitous result! Dr. Nigel H Williams
I had no idea which brands are owned by which corporations, but just by sniffing and sampling the scents I *cancelled* brands such as PdM, MFK, Creed or Kilian, and especially Roja, because they smell crap, and are unfairly promoting their crap.
The thing is, these are Top 10 Niche, but I guarantee the designer list would do better when getting girls opinions. My niche collection is nearly hated by my colleagues and girlfriend. The only people that understand them are mostly other frag heads. My bank account prefers designer also
Dear Sir, love this... could you please do a best of british perfumery, italian & then french like in 3 separate videos... kinda like a trilogy, would be fun & informative as in perfume history 101... peace & love ❤️
Nishane Ani and Hacivat are amazingly good. You can also pick up a 3.4 oz tester bottle of both for about $120 us dollars. Most niche fragrances are way overpriced and not worth the price.
Frags list from fragrantica never makes sense m8 I been trying to figure it put for years. We need a summer scent with ATH and you having another collab
I think Nishane scents are top quality to be honest. Same as what the votes say. I don’t know why some youtubers are sort of not loving it that much and would throw subtle negative comments towards the house. Maybe Nishane don’t give away as much free bottles as the rest? Idk
My thoughts exactly. I am now trying my 4th Nishane fragrance (Hacivat, Ani, Sultan and Wulong), and even though not all of them are my cup of tea, they all are absolute masterpieces, stunningly blended and lasting and projecting hours upon hours. For comparison I have Herod, it completely pales in comparison, it does not have even a half of the performance of Nishane freshies and it lasts barely a third of the time of Nishane Ani.
L'air Du Desert Marocain is not a very easy fragrance to wear. When I first bought it I thought I was about to be blown away because of how everyone raves about it. My nose wrinkled when I smelled this as I thought "This is what everyone loves so much???" After a year or so of developing my nose I have come back and I finally see what can be appealing about this fragrance, but I still don't think it's a dumb reach masterpiece that is going to get you loads of compliments.
@@CartyCantDance yea but then according to that logic why should there be a most popular? If they’re made to be uniqu, then popularity would defeat that purpose, no?
I had to come back to my initial statement and make a change. I sprayed LDDM on again, but this time it was magnificent!! I couldn't believe it. This is the single "biggest jump" in my fragrance journey from really hating it at first to finally being able to smell and enjoy the entire fragrance. What the hell changed??? It's amazing how I smelled the same bottle, everything, and hated it at first, but now it smells amazing, just as I thought it should have the first time I smelled it. I'm going to test this on family members and see if they got that initial reaction as I did when I first smelled this. LDDM was very, very dry and was not enjoyable. Now, I get this sweetness from it that was not to be found when I first tried it months ago. Incredible how our noses change, or "mature" as they put it. I'm really mind blown by this outcome...Almost freaked out in a way. Is everything I smell just a lie? Makes you wonder...
Some fragrances that I love at first I hated then my brain starts putting pieces together like an puzzle and then by the 5 time I spray them I love them specially niche fragrances I equate them to falling in love there’s love a first sight but then there’s getting to know the fragrance better and your brain starts making sense of the smell and you’ll fall in love.
Interesting to see which ones are most popular there. I was actually really surprised to see that first Frederic Malle on there. I didn't think that one was very popular at all. I'd rather hear about your top ten niche fragrances of all time, actually. Here's something related. I've been keeping track of every fragrance recommended on every list video I've ever watch in the few years I've been watching fragrance videos on TH-cam. Here are the top 10 most recommended niche fragrances from the channels I subscribe to: 1. PDM Layton 2. Creed Green Irish Tweed 3. Roja Dove Creation E / Enigma 4. Creed Aventus 5. PDM Herod 6. Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDP 7. Amouage Reflection Man 8. PDM Carlisle 9. Xerjoff Naxos 10. Creed Viking 11. (in case you don't count Guerlain as niche) Nishane Ani
The voting works by combining the upvotes and the downvotes for a total score. Upvotes are given more weight than downvotes (to try and prevent trolls having too much power), so the fragrance that has the highest upvotes usually wins unless it gets a lot of downvotes as well, which hurts its total score. For instance, Oud for Greatness has a few more upvotes (12) than Au Coeur du Desert, but also has a lot more downvotes (44) meaning it ends up lower overall. 👍🏻
Thanks for the video. Is there a big difference between Andy Tauer desert perfume other than a concentration.? Also, the list on Fragrantica is very subjective, many people just put Likes or Love and they Never smell it.
I enjyed the video! I only have two of these, Greatness and L'Air, and I would agree that both are top 10 for sure. Both were instant obsessions for me (female).
The problem with these lists is the fragrances are not categorised. It would be really good to have top 5’s or even top 3’s by season / work / social / date night
My number is Layton from Parfums de Marly. That fragrance is incredible! It has everything I want, beautiful notes, performance and it is super versatile :))
@Jen Chin Layton has the better opening but I prefer the dry down of Carlisle and also get better longevity from it 🤩 both amazing though, which can be said for almost any PDM!
@Jen Chin probably Carlisle but it’s a try before you buy at the price point really. If you’re ever in London then Selfridges is a great place to try out PDMs at their counter. Layton is slightly more subtle and perhaps more easy for people to like, so that little bit safer. Having said that, I have noticed some people comment that it gives them a headache. I haven’t found that personally but have with Profondo & YSL Y EDP so some fragrances can certainly do that! Carlisle is one that if you’re fond of it you’re really going to love it. Quite heavy on the patchouli. For me it’s the better of the two.... I only own Layton but plan to get Carlisle.
Quite a surprising list, think it chops and changes a fair bit on fragrantica, tried portrait of a lady last week and wasn’t a fan for a mens fragrance. Even though Aventus is well known it’s still top 3 niche of all time, surely Layton and Green Irish Tweed should be in their also, top video Chris! 👍
Can everyone STOP hyping up Layton - It’s Complete TRASH and @£175 it’s a waste of money It’s a dressed up Mancera - Nothing more! Sickly, lasts too long and is not a patch on anything from Tom Ford
Hi Chris another Quality review from you as usual, it’s funny as I only just got a 100 ml bottle of Hacivat in 2 days ago and I really don’t get the similarities between it and Aventus which I own. Maybe it’s just my nose I don’t know. Anyway keep on keeping on 😋♥️
Thanks Chris! I have all but 2…I don’t have Portrait of a Lady or Cardinal flower which are both good but I’m not sure they should be on the list. These lists are all subjective anyway. There are many niche fragrances/houses that aren’t as known are better…including ATH.
out of this list I don’t have Couer, Havivat, Portrait and carnal flower. Neither are styles of fragrances I gravitate towards. And I already have L’air so Coeur felt redundant. I think they’re all good and worthy to be there in light of the obvious omissions
They do their voting with upvotes offset against downvotes or something like that. Their voting is way too easy to abuse though. If you went through the award winners, some no-name houses got in probably through manipulation. Didn't even need much in some categories - just 50 upvotes. As for the scents, Oud for Greatness - have it, I think this is fair to include in the top 10, even if it is recency bias. Hacivat - have it, I think the OG Aventus is better, but current Aventus sucks ass through a straw. Carnal Flower - haven't tried it, don't think it's top 10 though - just not popular enough, FM has more popular stuff. Ani - have it, top vanilla scent for most, it might be bordering top 10, but at #5 it's a bit much. Naxos - have it, basically a must have niche scent, very fair to include in top 5. Portrait of a Lady - don't have it, but I agree with this one since this is the popular women's Frederic Malle scent and it is tenured as well. Musc Ravageur - I hate this scent, but again, significant tenure and fair to include in top 10. Desert Marocain - haven't tried it, but I know it's very popular, fair for top 10, not sure about #1. Objectively, if you went based on how mainstream some scents are, the list should WITHOUT A DOUBT include Aventus, Layton, Baccarat Rouge, and maybe Reflection Man, Herod, Grand Soir, Elysium. I personally, again - trying to be objective here - would probably say the top 5 should be BR540, Layton, Aventus, Naxos, and Reflection Man. And this is much different than my personal top 5 which I think would currently be Alexandria II, Sultan, Nefs, Haltane, and Enclave.
Hello Chris 💪🏻 about Ani, it’s my favorite fragrance at this moment, there is something alluring about that wonderful vanilla with those green notes, fresh and sweet at the same time, it’s addictive imo. It’s like ambra calabria on steroids. Love your content as always. When you and mom return to Portugal (Lisbon), give me a call, will be a pleasure to show you in depth my home city. Obrigado and kind regards 💪🏻
Umm... Aventus? Layton? Reflection Man? Cedrat Boise? Grand Soir? And these are just the ones off the top of my head that I own and firmly believe are more popular than most of the ones on the actual list. I'm sure there are a lot of others out there too.
It’s a little bit wonky for me, I own many of these so know them well. But Nio would make the list for sure, you could also make a good case for Acqua di Palma Colonia, Herod, if we’re classing Creed as niche Royal Oud, G.I.T & yes Aventus.
Love the video Chris. The reason musc Ravageur placed higher with less votes than portrait of a lady is I'd say that you can down vote fragrances on the list too.
A strange top 10. Not knocking any of them though. Love Ani and Hacivat. Musc Ravageur is one of my all-time favourites along with Naxos. Can't get my nose around the 2 Andy Tauer fragrances. I found both challenging to wear. Incidentally, I recently ordered a sample of Sundowner and loved it, so hope to get it at some stage. Initio Rehab and Argos Triumph of Bacchus would have to be in my Top 10 along with PdM Herod and Oajan. Oh and ATH Maverick too.
When it comes to getting positive reactions out of people around you, this entire list would truly and overwhelmingly be dethroned by br540, Layton, Herod, pacific rock moss, Elysium, Nio, desir toxic, Naxos, falcon leather, tygar and Trajan. These are what niche perfumes people actually want to smell. They don’t give a shit about Andy tauer and his indiscernible uber-avant garde artsy creations. Cos when I wear them they tell me to get tf outta the car.
Grand Soir would have been on there (it was #6 last year), but they removed all the MFK fragrances since it is no longer and independently owned company. 👍🏻
If Nasomatto's Pardon is so awesome, why is YSL M7 (Oud absolu) missing from everyone's lists? Pardon has clearly been influenced by it, and M7 is so much more diffusive.
Excellent video Chris! Here are my top 10 at the moment: 10. Ursa by Tiziana Terenzi 9. Elysium by Roja Parfums 8. Ivory Route by Xerjoff 7. Grand Soir by MFK 6. Herod by PDM 5. L’Homme Aux Gants by MDCI 4. Acqua di Parma OUD EDP 3. Carved Oud by Thameen 2. Pardon by Nasomatto 1. L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer Keep up the great videos!! 💪🏻
Also, not a single Creed, Amouge or Roja Dove! I mean, well done Frédéric Malle and Tauer for garnering so may likes but something wierd's going on here with a Fragrantica coterie, seemingly (to use horseracing metaphors!) either 'running in blinkers' or 'riding to instructions'.
None of my top 10 made it there but 😔 😟 🙁 😥 1. Xerjoff Richwood 2. Kilian Black Phantom 3. Ormond Jayne Montabaco 4. Xerjoff Pikovaya Dama 5. Creed Royal Oud 6. Roja Diaghilev 7. Nicolai New York Intense 8. Kilian Angel's Share French Montana 9. Clive Christian E 10. Amouage Jubilation XXV man
To tell the truth, Nishane Hacıvat and Ani are 1 and 2.he should have been next.Incredible smells and overcoming many niche perfumes.Apr.The Nasomoratto company should have been on the list.The List is Hype.Lol
This list is suspect as heck. Layton isn’t in this list? It’s like the low end niche list IMO. My number one would be F&M The Parfum by Roja or Amber Aoud, Diaghilev, Chypre Extraordinaire, Enigma. Anything from Roja?? Wow. Frederic Malle has a few good fragrances however none of them were mentioned in this list. The Moon or Promise should have been on that list (anything from the Desert Gem collection anyway).
Hey Chris! Deinitely would add some Rojas and some Zoologist, even a Parfum de Nicolai. The magical thing about perfume, and all arts for that matter, is that it's all subjective. Nice video as always! :)
I don’t find Portrait of a Lady to be at all feminine with all the Patchuli in there. Off my skin I barely get any rose, just a beautiful Patchuli. Ani I think deserves to be in the list because it’s a nice light airy vanilla that is fresh and easy to wear.
I recently bought sincere by ILK.. really love the scent profile and the way it has been built but the only concern is longevity. Being an parfum lasts only for like 3-4 hours 😅
one would assume unisex fragrances have twice the demographic to vote for them; a contest like this would probably be better with a male and female category.
My No 1's are Interlude, Amouage and Oud Wood Intense TF. This fragrantica list is strange. I do not like Frédéric Male 😏 And I think the most popular of all times is BR540.
Yes the number one Fragrance i have! And have not used any of that bottle!....And i correct myself when i say i am selling some of my collection!!!! because i can not- not have my Fragrances!!!!!!!
Didn't it have something to do with likes vs dislikes? Perhaps the difference between the 2 had some part to play in the algorithm. Personally, I prefer the top lists on Parfumo (Perfume --> Top). They just seem to be more indicative of true popularity.
carnal flower is in my personal top 3 of all time but of those listed only musc ravageur would make a "proper" top 10 of all time imo just too many legendary niches out there.
Just to clarify, Fragrantica purposely removed all the fragrances/brands that are considered “niché” but are owned by larger companies like LMVH and L’Oréal etc. This means no Parfums de Marly, Tom Ford Private Blend, Amouage, Creed or Maison Francis Kurkdjian, just to name a few.
That’s why this list is missing a lot of the big names one would expect to be on there. They wanted it to be only true niche/independently owned brands. 👍🏻
To compare, the top 10 the previous year was:
1. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
2. MFK BR540
3. Tauer L’air Du Desert Marocain
4. Tom Ford Oud Wood
5. Creed Aventus
6. MFK Grand Soir
7. Parfums de Marly Layton
8. Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
9. Amouage Interlude Man
10. Chanel Coromandel EDP
So you can see it had a big effect, removing 8 of the top 10...
OK thank you for that clarification Bella W which explains a lot about the results for 2022. However, I'm not sure about the reasoning behind this result or its inherent logic or equity. Shouldn't the results simply reflect the Fragrantica community's favourite fragrances rather than rendering certain fragrance-houses ineligible because of their perceived size, corporate structure or financial reserves? Once you get into that level of "pre-filtering" results, then it becomes all about politics, power and partiality rather than passion, 'pong' and performance! Imagine if a well-respected motoring magazine, such as Evo (who have an annual competition to elect the 'Car of the Year') arbitrarily decided to exclude all BMW cars from the competition because BMW had far deeper coffers than say, Porsche or Jaguar Land Rover! There'd be a lynch-mob comprising car lovers and petrol-heads formed in an instant because such an exclusion criteria was ridiculous and more importantly, would almost certainly reach an erroneous, biased and iniquitous result! Dr. Nigel H Williams
I had no idea which brands are owned by which corporations, but just by sniffing and sampling the scents I *cancelled* brands such as PdM, MFK, Creed or Kilian, and especially Roja, because they smell crap, and are unfairly promoting their crap.
I agree with this, if you can by it Nordstrom it’s not niche
THANK YOU for this clarification!
@@kaubojus Snob.
The thing is, these are Top 10 Niche, but I guarantee the designer list would do better when getting girls opinions. My niche collection is nearly hated by my colleagues and girlfriend. The only people that understand them are mostly other frag heads. My bank account prefers designer also
Some good points Kyle!
You nailed it.
Very true.
Truer words were never spoke
Yep holds true here
Dear Sir, love this... could you please do a best of british perfumery, italian & then french like in 3 separate videos... kinda like a trilogy, would be fun & informative as in perfume history 101... peace & love ❤️
Thanks for putting Ani on the list. Made my day
Xerjoff Alexandria 2 !!! That would be my number 1 in the list ! That smells like being A KING ❤️🔥
Nishane Ani and Hacivat are amazingly good. You can also pick up a 3.4 oz tester bottle of both for about $120 us dollars. Most niche fragrances are way overpriced and not worth the price.
Where are you getting those at that price please?
@@sambomcl I’ve seen it in Foreverlux and Ebay
@@sambomcl I answered it, but the scumbags at Google deleted it.
@@marceloflores6505 Thanks but there is no way I'm paying that from ebay.
@@KylerBorn can't you just put a space between the letters?
Interesting. I have not heard of one of those! Are fragrances different over the pond?
Frags list from fragrantica never makes sense m8 I been trying to figure it put for years. We need a summer scent with ATH and you having another collab
I think Nishane scents are top quality to be honest. Same as what the votes say. I don’t know why some youtubers are sort of not loving it that much and would throw subtle negative comments towards the house. Maybe Nishane don’t give away as much free bottles as the rest? Idk
My thoughts exactly. I am now trying my 4th Nishane fragrance (Hacivat, Ani, Sultan and Wulong), and even though not all of them are my cup of tea, they all are absolute masterpieces, stunningly blended and lasting and projecting hours upon hours. For comparison I have Herod, it completely pales in comparison, it does not have even a half of the performance of Nishane freshies and it lasts barely a third of the time of Nishane Ani.
Nishane TOP TOP
L'air Du Desert Marocain is not a very easy fragrance to wear. When I first bought it I thought I was about to be blown away because of how everyone raves about it. My nose wrinkled when I smelled this as I thought "This is what everyone loves so much???" After a year or so of developing my nose I have come back and I finally see what can be appealing about this fragrance, but I still don't think it's a dumb reach masterpiece that is going to get you loads of compliments.
that's what makes it a niche fragrance, not a mainstream compliment puller
Same with Portrait of a Lady
@@CartyCantDance yea but then according to that logic why should there be a most popular? If they’re made to be uniqu, then popularity would defeat that purpose, no?
I had to come back to my initial statement and make a change. I sprayed LDDM on again, but this time it was magnificent!! I couldn't believe it. This is the single "biggest jump" in my fragrance journey from really hating it at first to finally being able to smell and enjoy the entire fragrance. What the hell changed??? It's amazing how I smelled the same bottle, everything, and hated it at first, but now it smells amazing, just as I thought it should have the first time I smelled it. I'm going to test this on family members and see if they got that initial reaction as I did when I first smelled this. LDDM was very, very dry and was not enjoyable. Now, I get this sweetness from it that was not to be found when I first tried it months ago. Incredible how our noses change, or "mature" as they put it. I'm really mind blown by this outcome...Almost freaked out in a way. Is everything I smell just a lie? Makes you wonder...
Some fragrances that I love at first I hated then my brain starts putting pieces together like an puzzle and then by the 5 time I spray them I love them specially niche fragrances I equate them to falling in love there’s love a first sight but then there’s getting to know the fragrance better and your brain starts making sense of the smell and you’ll fall in love.
Great video with a lot of great choices in there and have a blessed day
Great video 👍
I thought Layton PDM would of been up there
Cedrat Boise Mancera Personally Xerjoff Nio and Nishane Ambra Calabria
Interesting to see which ones are most popular there. I was actually really surprised to see that first Frederic Malle on there. I didn't think that one was very popular at all. I'd rather hear about your top ten niche fragrances of all time, actually.
Here's something related. I've been keeping track of every fragrance recommended on every list video I've ever watch in the few years I've been watching fragrance videos on TH-cam. Here are the top 10 most recommended niche fragrances from the channels I subscribe to:
1. PDM Layton
2. Creed Green Irish Tweed
3. Roja Dove Creation E / Enigma
4. Creed Aventus
5. PDM Herod
6. Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDP
7. Amouage Reflection Man
8. PDM Carlisle
9. Xerjoff Naxos
10. Creed Viking
11. (in case you don't count Guerlain as niche) Nishane Ani
The voting works by combining the upvotes and the downvotes for a total score. Upvotes are given more weight than downvotes (to try and prevent trolls having too much power), so the fragrance that has the highest upvotes usually wins unless it gets a lot of downvotes as well, which hurts its total score.
For instance, Oud for Greatness has a few more upvotes (12) than Au Coeur du Desert, but also has a lot more downvotes (44) meaning it ends up lower overall. 👍🏻
Thanks for the video.
Is there a big difference between Andy Tauer desert perfume other than a concentration.?
Also, the list on Fragrantica is very subjective, many people just put Likes or Love and they Never smell it.
I enjyed the video! I only have two of these, Greatness and L'Air, and I would agree that both are top 10 for sure. Both were instant obsessions for me (female).
The problem with these lists is the fragrances are not categorised. It would be really good to have top 5’s or even top 3’s by season / work / social / date night
My number is Layton from Parfums de Marly. That fragrance is incredible! It has everything I want, beautiful notes, performance and it is super versatile :))
Very surprising top 10… Carlisle by PDM and GIT by Creed would absolutely be top 10 worthy for me!
Git is definitely top ten worthy in my opinion
@Jen Chin Layton has the better opening but I prefer the dry down of Carlisle and also get better longevity from it 🤩 both amazing though, which can be said for almost any PDM!
@Jen Chin probably Carlisle but it’s a try before you buy at the price point really. If you’re ever in London then Selfridges is a great place to try out PDMs at their counter.
Layton is slightly more subtle and perhaps more easy for people to like, so that little bit safer. Having said that, I have noticed some people comment that it gives them a headache. I haven’t found that personally but have with Profondo & YSL Y EDP so some fragrances can certainly do that!
Carlisle is one that if you’re fond of it you’re really going to love it. Quite heavy on the patchouli. For me it’s the better of the two.... I only own Layton but plan to get Carlisle.
Yeah ani should 100% be in the top 10 and so should hacivat! Hacivat is personally in my top 10 of all time period.
Quite a surprising list, think it chops and changes a fair bit on fragrantica, tried portrait of a lady last week and wasn’t a fan for a mens fragrance. Even though Aventus is well known it’s still top 3 niche of all time, surely Layton and Green Irish Tweed should be in their also, top video Chris! 👍
Can everyone STOP hyping up Layton - It’s Complete TRASH and @£175 it’s a waste of money
It’s a dressed up Mancera - Nothing more! Sickly, lasts too long and is not a patch on anything from Tom Ford
@Daniel Bell first of all your trash Layton is one of the greatest
Hi Chris another Quality review from you as usual, it’s funny as I only just got a 100 ml bottle of
Hacivat in 2 days ago and I really don’t get the similarities between it and Aventus which I own.
Maybe it’s just my nose I don’t know.
Anyway keep on keeping on 😋♥️
I’d be interested to see your top 10 of all time. Niche and designer.
Thanks Chris! I have all but 2…I don’t have Portrait of a Lady or Cardinal flower which are both good but I’m not sure they should be on the list. These lists are all subjective anyway. There are many niche fragrances/houses that aren’t as known are better…including ATH.
out of this list I don’t have Couer, Havivat, Portrait and carnal flower. Neither are styles of fragrances I gravitate towards. And I already have L’air so Coeur felt redundant.
I think they’re all good and worthy to be there in light of the obvious omissions
They do their voting with upvotes offset against downvotes or something like that. Their voting is way too easy to abuse though. If you went through the award winners, some no-name houses got in probably through manipulation. Didn't even need much in some categories - just 50 upvotes.
As for the scents, Oud for Greatness - have it, I think this is fair to include in the top 10, even if it is recency bias. Hacivat - have it, I think the OG Aventus is better, but current Aventus sucks ass through a straw. Carnal Flower - haven't tried it, don't think it's top 10 though - just not popular enough, FM has more popular stuff. Ani - have it, top vanilla scent for most, it might be bordering top 10, but at #5 it's a bit much. Naxos - have it, basically a must have niche scent, very fair to include in top 5. Portrait of a Lady - don't have it, but I agree with this one since this is the popular women's Frederic Malle scent and it is tenured as well. Musc Ravageur - I hate this scent, but again, significant tenure and fair to include in top 10. Desert Marocain - haven't tried it, but I know it's very popular, fair for top 10, not sure about #1.
Objectively, if you went based on how mainstream some scents are, the list should WITHOUT A DOUBT include Aventus, Layton, Baccarat Rouge, and maybe Reflection Man, Herod, Grand Soir, Elysium. I personally, again - trying to be objective here - would probably say the top 5 should be BR540, Layton, Aventus, Naxos, and Reflection Man. And this is much different than my personal top 5 which I think would currently be Alexandria II, Sultan, Nefs, Haltane, and Enclave.
And go Patriots!!!
Hi, you have sultan by what fragrance house? Thx
Love that muskrat...this other review had Mancera Said Drop Jose timestamped and i almost spit out my drink😂
Silver Mountain Water by Creed. Elysium by Roja. Naxos by Xerjoff. Side Effect by Initio Are some of My absolute favorites
Yepp yepp. LDDM is the N.1❤ what a classic list❤
Interesting list man haha what is your top all-time ?? If you have a previous video on it, is it still the same list or are there new editions?
Hello Chris 💪🏻 about Ani, it’s my favorite fragrance at this moment, there is something alluring about that wonderful vanilla with those green notes, fresh and sweet at the same time, it’s addictive imo. It’s like ambra calabria on steroids.
Love your content as always.
When you and mom return to Portugal (Lisbon), give me a call, will be a pleasure to show you in depth my home city.
Obrigado and kind regards 💪🏻
Does niche hit list only rest in Taur,Federic male, and so houses. Seems to be commercial sold
hey chris
have you announced the winner of the ATH givaway - cant see it under said video
sorry if youve already done it and I missed it
Never smelled Hacivat but I do own Ani.. and it's amazing... I don't think I've smelled enough nichè to weigh in tho
Hi from Australia. My most loved fragrance would be Musc Ravageur. Love it! BTW, I am 58 year old female.
Ordered a bottle of LDDM last week arrived today! 😄
Good list Chris
SOTD Afnan Supremacy not only intense
My number one is tauer 2, lair marocain AND Amouage bracken man.
Stunning list! Okay, need to get me a decant of carnal flower. :)
Umm... Aventus? Layton? Reflection Man? Cedrat Boise? Grand Soir? And these are just the ones off the top of my head that I own and firmly believe are more popular than most of the ones on the actual list. I'm sure there are a lot of others out there too.
Popular os not better i guess
Popular isn't better mate
boise sucks
Nice Video. I also got the hacivat an naxos in my collection
What an awesome list
excellent explanation thanks 😊
Number 1 is Pardon by Nassamato . Thank you.
any chance of doing a list for people in the outdoors construction industry that would be good for a days work
Is there a chance to bring back Smoulder?
It’s a little bit wonky for me, I own many of these so know them well. But Nio would make the list for sure, you could also make a good case for Acqua di Palma Colonia, Herod, if we’re classing Creed as niche Royal Oud, G.I.T & yes Aventus.
Love the video Chris. The reason musc Ravageur placed higher with less votes than portrait of a lady is I'd say that you can down vote fragrances on the list too.
Would apprecite having time stamps.
What about Nasomatto?
Jubilation xxv has to be on that list!!
That's right my friend !
Recent batches doesnt perform well. Thatswhy they introduced the 40 Edition.
A strange top 10. Not knocking any of them though. Love Ani and Hacivat. Musc Ravageur is one of my all-time favourites along with Naxos. Can't get my nose around the 2 Andy Tauer fragrances. I found both challenging to wear. Incidentally, I recently ordered a sample of Sundowner and loved it, so hope to get it at some stage. Initio Rehab and Argos Triumph of Bacchus would have to be in my Top 10 along with PdM Herod and Oajan. Oh and ATH Maverick too.
Carnal flower is very well and worthy of any top ten list.
What happened with Alexandria II ?
Wow….what a list. I would agree 90% to this
P.S: would switch A Cour du desert with La air du desert Moracaine for no 1 spot
When it comes to getting positive reactions out of people around you, this entire list would truly and overwhelmingly be dethroned by br540, Layton, Herod, pacific rock moss, Elysium, Nio, desir toxic, Naxos, falcon leather, tygar and Trajan. These are what niche perfumes people actually want to smell. They don’t give a shit about Andy tauer and his indiscernible uber-avant garde artsy creations. Cos when I wear them they tell me to get tf outta the car.
I'm surprised Ani was on there and not Grand Soir! My number one would be Roja's Aoud Parfum. Just stunning how excellently blended it is!
Amber Aoud, or just Aoud? I ask because the one I mainly hear about is Amber Aoud
@@blankmandastankman Truth be told, I've only gotten my nose on the Aoud so I can't talk about Amber Aoud :)
@@Sagalarsson96 you’re one up on me I’ve smelled neither lol
Grand Soir would have been on there (it was #6 last year), but they removed all the MFK fragrances since it is no longer and independently owned company. 👍🏻
@@ladybelvita who is their co owner now
# 1 is amazing
Got all 10 lol Nice list.
If Nasomatto's Pardon is so awesome, why is YSL M7 (Oud absolu) missing from everyone's lists? Pardon has clearly been influenced by it, and M7 is so much more diffusive.
Excellent video Chris!
Here are my top 10 at the moment:
10. Ursa by Tiziana Terenzi
9. Elysium by Roja Parfums
8. Ivory Route by Xerjoff
7. Grand Soir by MFK
6. Herod by PDM
5. L’Homme Aux Gants by MDCI
4. Acqua di Parma OUD EDP
3. Carved Oud by Thameen
2. Pardon by Nasomatto
1. L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer
Keep up the great videos!! 💪🏻
Cheers Janiel
Great list but Tom Ford is not niche!
@@alxnprtz You’re right… list updated. What are your top ten? 🤔
Oud for greatness crazy interesting!
Its funny because your all time list except for number 10 i have all of them because your right Chris they are Fragrances for a life time!
Also, not a single Creed, Amouge or Roja Dove! I mean, well done Frédéric Malle and Tauer for garnering so may likes but something wierd's going on here with a Fragrantica coterie, seemingly (to use horseracing metaphors!) either 'running in blinkers' or 'riding to instructions'.
None of my top 10 made it there but 😔 😟 🙁 😥
1. Xerjoff Richwood
2. Kilian Black Phantom
3. Ormond Jayne Montabaco
4. Xerjoff Pikovaya Dama
5. Creed Royal Oud
6. Roja Diaghilev
7. Nicolai New York Intense
8. Kilian Angel's Share French Montana
9. Clive Christian E
10. Amouage Jubilation XXV man
To tell the truth, Nishane Hacıvat and Ani are 1 and 2.he should have been next.Incredible smells and overcoming many niche perfumes.Apr.The Nasomoratto company should have been on the list.The List is Hype.Lol
Review on Xerjoff Torino 21 please!
IMO, Oud For Greatness smells like a couch that someone spilled skunked Rolling Rock on and let it sit in the sun all day.
Tuscan Leather - The Latino Language and Culture in a bottle, is my number one.
Oud for greatness
Oud Wood
Aventus
Ani is top 10 however you look at it, if you ask me... Im not mad at Hacivat also! Nishane got some bangers!
This list is suspect as heck. Layton isn’t in this list? It’s like the low end niche list IMO. My number one would be F&M The Parfum by Roja or Amber Aoud, Diaghilev, Chypre Extraordinaire, Enigma. Anything from Roja?? Wow. Frederic Malle has a few good fragrances however none of them were mentioned in this list. The Moon or Promise should have been on that list (anything from the Desert Gem collection anyway).
Chris, didn’t realise you were in Waterloo road. I thought I recognised you 😂
Hey Chris! Deinitely would add some Rojas and some Zoologist, even a Parfum de Nicolai. The magical thing about perfume, and all arts for that matter, is that it's all subjective. Nice video as always! :)
Yes absolutely! Cheers Javi
Grand Soir by MFK should have been on the list of top 5. The only one from Nishane should have been Hacivat
I don’t find Portrait of a Lady to be at all feminine with all the Patchuli in there. Off my skin I barely get any rose, just a beautiful Patchuli. Ani I think deserves to be in the list because it’s a nice light airy vanilla that is fresh and easy to wear.
ANI not sure top ten but is still good.
I recently bought sincere by ILK.. really love the scent profile and the way it has been built but the only concern is longevity. Being an parfum lasts only for like 3-4 hours 😅
one would assume unisex fragrances have twice the demographic to vote for them; a contest like this would probably be better with a male and female category.
Surprised Roja Enigma never made it but own 4 out of 10 from the list not bad 😉
Don't worry Chris I have less of these niche fragrances than you but I've only been collecting niche for 8 months 😬
Carnal flower is kinda nice but a bit old ladyish
My No 1's are Interlude, Amouage and Oud Wood Intense TF.
This fragrantica list is strange. I do not like Frédéric Male 😏
And I think the most popular of all times is BR540.
This is a very surprising list
Hard to believe this was a voted list. All good frags but best ever.
Rosendo Mateu N 5 and N 1
This list really surprises me. This would not be my top 10 😅
Yes the number one Fragrance i have! And have not used any of that bottle!....And i correct myself when i say i am selling some of my collection!!!! because i can not- not have my Fragrances!!!!!!!
Ani deserves to be on this list
The only problem with Ani, and it is a stunner is that I had Alexandria 's H'ani and it's identical . Absolutely identical .
Alexandria is the best house
My top 10, in no particular order:
Interlude Man by Amouage.
L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer.
repeat…..
Didn't it have something to do with likes vs dislikes? Perhaps the difference between the 2 had some part to play in the algorithm. Personally, I prefer the top lists on Parfumo (Perfume --> Top). They just seem to be more indicative of true popularity.
Should've been something like "Top of Ten Niche Houses" allowing for two or three from each, imo.
Where is Ganymede? :(
Surprised roja isnt here cuz i think oligarch is for sure one of the best ever
I Have your top 3 best of your list 💪🏼💪🏼😃
carnal flower is in my personal top 3 of all time but of those listed only musc ravageur would make a "proper" top 10 of all time imo just too many legendary niches out there.
Not one Creed?😮 I can understand Frederick Malle dominating the list though!
How did you miss out on "Ani is... OK" 😃
Surprise not to see MFK BR540 in the list.