Yes you are doing a great service to the community! Only channel I watch nowadays and recommend to the others to get honest opinion about perfumes. Huge thanks to you man from Bangladesh 🙏🙏
Initio like many niche houses are now basically just dua / clone houses for $300+ a pop! It's madness. I actually have more respect for budget clone houses that don't hide the fact of what they are and charge $40-60 for their copy's... as I get many people can't be dropping hundreds on a bottle, so for them a clone is a good option to get a similar experience.
@@RamseytheRam haha, yeah I just watched some of your stream i missed 😄... I always do try and give people the benefit of doubt, but when they are constantly talking about other reviewers by name and trying to get you to say something to stir things and bring the drama your way! they clearly know what they are doing, and it's 💯 intentional.
Also as your channel grows it'll be scamers arriving next trying to swap fake bottles etc, or the fantasist types (though armless enough) they're the one's who claim to have something they really don't or you don't, and usually it's really rare special stuff... just to flex!🤦♂️ I noticed someone in your chats doing it as they claimed to have bought some rare fragrances from a certain collector / seller in Europe, but i'm good friends with that person and know exactly what they have and i get offered them first.... the person even claimed to have purchased a bottle that I actually bought recently 🤣... people are so strange!
A couple of years ago I was in a vanilla phase and came across Absolute Aphrodisiac. It was all over on top 10 lists, great reviews, even on tops for life- if you can imagine... I ordered a 10ml atomiser from their website, for 40euros at the time (gut punch). When I smelled I was like, is that it? What even is this? It was utterly shite! I wrote off that house then and there (plus a couple of ''reviewers'') and I am glad to see now that I was not the odd one out. Amen 🙏
The bashing was epic 😂😂..spot on tbh! How come this is a fougere!! A synthetic mess! I'm guilty of blind buying a bottle when it was 1st released, went with the incredible hype!! Now it gives me headache, just can't wear it, can't sale it either! No one is buying it even after giving a killer deal...😢😅
It’s a guilty pleasure, but I truly love this kind of content. Btw some brands shouldn’t even send a 10ml decant, they could get away with an empty bottle since that’s their only selling point
Lol,loving the sarcasm haha,dear god victor and Rolf must be so humble and grounded,when they simply released spicebomb without much fanfare or fuss ,considering it obviously is a break through fragrance , the pinnacle of top tier nuance blending of ingredients and fragrant oils that cannot be matched. They really missed the boat there, they just said, here’s a little number to wear over the festive season and who knows it may even get you a date or two 👍. Cheers Rams 😂
I went down the Rabbit hole and tried most (close to all before I gave up) of both Initio and PDM…. After about 20 different samples between the two houses. The only fragrance that I enjoyed was Herod. I thought I may like Rehab because I liked Spicebomb from what I remember smelling. I wanted a more niche version to avoid smelling like a 16 year old. Rehab didn’t do it for me at all. I ended up getting a strong bubblegum vibe. My question is, does 1899 offer the more mature non bubblegum version of Spicebomb? I haven’t got a sample of it but the prices on the grey market are so reasonable that I am considering it being my niche Spicebomb. Thoughts?
@@RamseytheRam keep up the good work! 🐐 If you have any other recommendations from the house let me know. I decided that I will grab a few 15mls to familiarize myself with them. Right now I am thinking : 1725, 1899 and Ambre 114
These flamboyant magpies deserve every drop of criticism. People spend their hard earned money on marketing loopholes and inferior products and everybody are awere of that except the customer. Truth and quality over shine and shilling! Thanks for the video.
Thank you for doing this Ramsey. The youtubers who rave about this joke of perfume are not only getting their bottles for free but probably have really poor taste. Those who listen to them and follow their advice deserve no better.
Wouldn't buy a bottle since I already have 1899, but I find the scent perfect amiable! In fact, I picked up a fragrance by Lomani ages ago when I was testing Spicebomb alternatives called Body and Soul, that took Spicebomb and mixed it with Creed's Royal Oud. Now there's a more interesting take for 15 bucks. Synthetic AF with added grapefruit and a cherry on top, but it got the job done. Iterations have their place I guess, but value is where it's at. As for needing Rehab, there's an argument either way. 🤪
Also a lot of these niche perfumers are waiting for Blackrock or Este Lauder to come knocking at their doors and disappointed that they have not. One question Ramsey, should Tom Ford perfumes, Frederic Malle, and Creed still considered niche? I don’t think without the creative input of the original founders the brands loose their strong individual identity.
Man that is a very good question. Tom Ford sells other clothing items so they arent niche anyways they have always been a designer... but I do think Frederic Malle is but Creed? Maybe like beginner Niche 😂
That's why we love you Ramsey. Just tell us the truth. If someone arrest you, I'll pay for your freedom. Thank you. Scent Of This Morning : L' artisan - Premier Figuier extrême (the vintage)
What's really sad is that newcomers arrive in the community and the niche snobs (and channels receiving freebies) make people feel awful for being 'basic' with the likes of spicebomb whilst raving over more expensive, poorly executed 'niche.' Let's face it, fragrance is a luxury but the current trend seems to be it's good if it's expensive.
I'm currently sticking with papillon and niclolai plus a few vintage bits and bobs but I'm on a buying ban have more important things that require money so I'm enjoying what I have at the moment scent of the afternoon van cleef and arpels pour homme
☆I find your take on this house refreshing to the droves of ravings. I'm interested to know if you have covered Oud for greatness? Out of all my collecting, I have always been hesitant due exactly to the pricing. Not being able to gives me, what can be loosely described as 'icky' vibes. There are so many other houses give much better for reasonably price points. I tend to feel the same about most overhyped Creed frags to a certain extent (ex. Aventus vs. Bois de Portugal). The more hyped the reviews the more the tendency for me to pull away. Much respect and appreciation♡☆
Once again ! You are absolutely correct! Lol Niche is no longer Niche! Just because you're using a tad bit better ingredients in a fragrance but have it amell exactly like dior sauvage " and charge 300.00 to 500.00 dollar's I'm sorry then just buy the freaking designer fragrance . Lol 😀
I agree completely. Initio puts out such garbage. And yet so many ppl love this house. Ppl who are clueless and have no taste. Now that said, I have never smelt Spicebomb but I blind bought Flowerbomb which is garbage. I can’t sell my bottle or even give it away.
Ram the Andrew Tate of Perfume Industry💪😉 100 % agree with the video. ATP in perfume industry there is no imagination, it’s just a variation of the same scent over and over again. 🤦♂️
Yes you are doing a great service to the community! Only channel I watch nowadays and recommend to the others to get honest opinion about perfumes. Huge thanks to you man from Bangladesh 🙏🙏
Thank you for the support Ali 😊
Initio like many niche houses are now basically just dua / clone houses for $300+ a pop! It's madness.
I actually have more respect for budget clone houses that don't hide the fact of what they are and charge $40-60 for their copy's... as I get many people can't be dropping hundreds on a bottle, so for them a clone is a good option to get a similar experience.
Yeah well said Andy... just unreal.. btw you know who is blocked from the streams 😂😂😂
@@RamseytheRam haha, yeah I just watched some of your stream i missed 😄... I always do try and give people the benefit of doubt, but when they are constantly talking about other reviewers by name and trying to get you to say something to stir things and bring the drama your way! they clearly know what they are doing, and it's 💯 intentional.
@@Andy_T79 glad to have you back in the streams in the future... weeding out the bad seeds one at a time
Also as your channel grows it'll be scamers arriving next trying to swap fake bottles etc, or the fantasist types (though armless enough) they're the one's who claim to have something they really don't or you don't, and usually it's really rare special stuff... just to flex!🤦♂️
I noticed someone in your chats doing it as they claimed to have bought some rare fragrances from a certain collector / seller in Europe, but i'm good friends with that person and know exactly what they have and i get offered them first.... the person even claimed to have purchased a bottle that I actually bought recently 🤣... people are so strange!
I agree . Initio sux
A couple of years ago I was in a vanilla phase and came across Absolute Aphrodisiac. It was all over on top 10 lists, great reviews, even on tops for life- if you can imagine... I ordered a 10ml atomiser from their website, for 40euros at the time (gut punch). When I smelled I was like, is that it? What even is this? It was utterly shite! I wrote off that house then and there (plus a couple of ''reviewers'') and I am glad to see now that I was not the odd one out. Amen 🙏
💯% agree... I have more bashings of the House of Initio coming soon... stay tuned... have enjoyed having a house to take my anger out on 🤬😂
@@RamseytheRam can't wait 🍿
The bashing was epic 😂😂..spot on tbh! How come this is a fougere!! A synthetic mess! I'm guilty of blind buying a bottle when it was 1st released, went with the incredible hype!! Now it gives me headache, just can't wear it, can't sale it either! No one is buying it even after giving a killer deal...😢😅
At least you are man enough to admit they got you once... never again! 😂😂😂
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Thanks so much for the heads up
Thanks for watching... the more you know and all that jazz 😂😂😂
It’s a guilty pleasure, but I truly love this kind of content. Btw some brands shouldn’t even send a 10ml decant, they could get away with an empty bottle since that’s their only selling point
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Damn! That one cut deep😂😂😂
Off topic, you should totally sample Etat Libre dOrange's Rien and Rien Intense❤️
Rien Intense +!
I have bottles! Some of Antonie Lie best work
Lol,loving the sarcasm haha,dear god victor and Rolf must be so humble and grounded,when they simply released spicebomb without much fanfare or fuss ,considering it obviously is a break through fragrance , the pinnacle of top tier nuance blending of ingredients and fragrant oils that cannot be matched. They really missed the boat there, they just said, here’s a little number to wear over the festive season and who knows it may even get you a date or two 👍. Cheers Rams 😂
Heavily coppied is spicebomb... Olivier Polge made some great designers before was given the Chanel Crown ... the CC 😂👑
I went down the Rabbit hole and tried most (close to all before I gave up) of both Initio and PDM…. After about 20 different samples between the two houses. The only fragrance that I enjoyed was Herod.
I thought I may like Rehab because I liked Spicebomb from what I remember smelling. I wanted a more niche version to avoid smelling like a 16 year old. Rehab didn’t do it for me at all. I ended up getting a strong bubblegum vibe.
My question is, does 1899 offer the more mature non bubblegum version of Spicebomb? I haven’t got a sample of it but the prices on the grey market are so reasonable that I am considering it being my niche Spicebomb. Thoughts?
Yes I think that is more the niche version of spicebomb that you are imagining
@@RamseytheRam keep up the good work! 🐐
If you have any other recommendations from the house let me know. I decided that I will grab a few 15mls to familiarize myself with them. Right now I am thinking : 1725, 1899 and Ambre 114
These flamboyant magpies deserve every drop of criticism. People spend their hard earned money on marketing loopholes and inferior products and everybody are awere of that except the customer. Truth and quality over shine and shilling!
Thanks for the video.
Beautiful comment mate... well said Rafael 🍻
You had me convinced until you slapped Absolute Aphrodisiac, lol. That is an absolute banger to my nose.
Sorry I hated it 😅😅😅
But then again I dont like many sweet fragrances🤷🏻♂️
@RamseytheRam lol, that's fair.
Thank you for doing this Ramsey. The youtubers who rave about this joke of perfume are not only getting their bottles for free but probably have really poor taste. Those who listen to them and follow their advice deserve no better.
Well said June 🙃
Wouldn't buy a bottle since I already have 1899, but I find the scent perfect amiable! In fact, I picked up a fragrance by Lomani ages ago when I was testing Spicebomb alternatives called Body and Soul, that took Spicebomb and mixed it with Creed's Royal Oud. Now there's a more interesting take for 15 bucks. Synthetic AF with added grapefruit and a cherry on top, but it got the job done. Iterations have their place I guess, but value is where it's at. As for needing Rehab, there's an argument either way. 🤪
If you have 1899 Doni you dont need Rehab.... you have the better "niche" take on Spicebomb anyways in my humble opinion
Also a lot of these niche perfumers are waiting for Blackrock or Este Lauder to come knocking at their doors and disappointed that they have not.
One question Ramsey, should Tom Ford perfumes, Frederic Malle, and Creed still considered niche?
I don’t think without the creative input of the original founders the brands loose their strong individual identity.
Man that is a very good question.
Tom Ford sells other clothing items so they arent niche anyways they have always been a designer... but I do think Frederic Malle is but Creed? Maybe like beginner Niche 😂
That's why we love you Ramsey.
Just tell us the truth.
If someone arrest you, I'll pay for your freedom.
Thank you.
Scent Of This Morning : L' artisan - Premier Figuier extrême (the vintage)
🐏🔒😂
What's really sad is that newcomers arrive in the community and the niche snobs (and channels receiving freebies) make people feel awful for being 'basic' with the likes of spicebomb whilst raving over more expensive, poorly executed 'niche.' Let's face it, fragrance is a luxury but the current trend seems to be it's good if it's expensive.
Yes spot on .... F the niche snobs 🖕😂😂😂
I'm currently sticking with papillon and niclolai plus a few vintage bits and bobs but I'm on a buying ban have more important things that require money so I'm enjoying what I have at the moment scent of the afternoon van cleef and arpels pour homme
Sometimes that is the best way to fly... just enjoy the ones you love that are in your collection
Thanks for watching 🙂
☆I find your take on this house refreshing to the droves of ravings. I'm interested to know if you have covered Oud for greatness? Out of all my collecting, I have always been hesitant due exactly to the pricing. Not being able to gives me, what can be loosely described as 'icky' vibes. There are so many other houses give much better for reasonably price points. I tend to feel the same about most overhyped Creed frags to a certain extent (ex. Aventus vs. Bois de Portugal). The more hyped the reviews the more the tendency for me to pull away. Much respect and appreciation♡☆
Appreciate the kind words & thanks for watching 🍻
Omg oud for greatness is GARBAGE. First there is no oud whatsoever and it just smells like crap . Nothing Initio put out is good
Once again ! You are absolutely correct! Lol
Niche is no longer Niche!
Just because you're using a tad bit better ingredients in a fragrance but have it amell exactly like dior sauvage " and charge 300.00 to 500.00 dollar's I'm sorry then just buy the freaking designer fragrance . Lol 😀
Yeah the industry is lost IMHO...thanks for watching & commenting 🙂
I have only found 1 Initio fragrance that I like… 🤷🏻♀️
1 more than me 😂😂😂
@@RamseytheRam 😂🤣 seriously though, your analysis here is STELLAR 💯👏👏👏
I’m interested in hearing your opinion about this crap
You got it 😂😂😂😂
I agree completely. Initio puts out such garbage. And yet so many ppl love this house. Ppl who are clueless and have no taste. Now that said, I have never smelt Spicebomb but I blind bought Flowerbomb which is garbage. I can’t sell my bottle or even give it away.
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I agree with you on flowerbomb its my ex wifes sister signature scent and I hate it lol
I loved rehab and had a bottle but it literally gives me a rash so i traded it..
Really? 😳
I wonder what in it gave u a rash🤔
Ram the Andrew Tate of Perfume Industry💪😉
100 % agree with the video. ATP in perfume industry there is no imagination, it’s just a variation of the same scent over and over again. 🤦♂️
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Aaron Terrence Hughes will be fuming
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This entire house is a tragedy of epic proportions. PDM should be ashamed of themselves. I blame it on the house and not the perfumers.
Yes I agree ... the perfumers are capable of making great frags I think
I disagree, I think rehab is a great date night evening. Elegant
Puts spice bomb to shame. Every woman loves it.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts Phil
Wow
Thanks for watching Andy 🙏🙏🙏
As Mr. Wonderful would say . they need to take it behind the barn and shoot it.
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The only good thing to come from Marly/Initio is Percival, everything else is garbage imo.
Never smelled Percival! 😱
The worst line I've ever smelled. Thankyou for your service, Captain.
Its a crime against fragcomm 😂😂😂
Initio, not one single perfume I liked
Absolutely horid house.... thinking of doing oud for greatness next because why not... I am in a foul mood smelling these initio frags 😂😂😂😂
1st
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Anisio
Thanks for watching & commenting 🍻
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Absolute joke of a house... going to try and review oud for greatness tonight just for 💩
Maybe a worse fragrance than rehab 🤢
Why are fragrances so expensive in america? They are literally half the price in the uk.
We get the shaft 😂😂😂
Perfume prices are insane in 🇺🇲
Respect 🫡. The boss has to do that.
It was something that needed to be done 😂😂😂