This video was so much fun! Tell me what i should include for part 2 👇👇

This video is the perfect example why to NOT make expensive blind buys. You had not a single WOW reaction (which niche fragrances definitely should do).

I felt the exact same way about naxos but all of a sudden i couldnt stop smelling it. So good.

The picture of Elon for the white misk note is genius 😂😂😂

Great video man. Very sincere take. I had a similar reaction to Naxos - initially the lavender was too much for me but the drydown... I think is one of the best in the fragrance industry. Subbed. 💪

Crazy scent memories with Naxos, it’s really good. I didn’t like it at first but now I enjoy it!

love the really honest review, becoming one of my faves with just this vid

Subscribed, I don’t think anyone else is as honest and real as you are

Love these video gives me a good understanding of the hyped fragrances and if I would want to get one myself ❤your videos

Great vid man! Love the honest reactions

really love the honesty bro

Hi, I just subscribed as I appreciate your honest opinions. To many reviewers over hype these particular fragrances. Like you I find to many of these style fragrances lean too feminine for my tastes. Interesting to see although they are good they don’t always blow quality designers away. What’s the point in buying a fragrance that is too situational. I’ve learned my lesson the expensive way. If something blows you away moving forward I will be keen to sample. Good work my man.

Bought a decant of Naxos and absolutely love it, gonna buy a bottle for sure

Hi, Chad, great video as always. Hope you can review Thomas Kosmala fragrances in the future.

I would love an in-depth review on Layton Exclusif. Right now, I find myself at the crossroads of the original one, and Exclusif, but I think I will buy the former for its added versatility and openness to higher temperatures (I think summer nights are perfect for Layton).

Hey, Chad! Thanks for sharing another amazing video, mate! Have an amazing week ahead! Cheers from Brazil!

I love Xerjoff. Naxos and Zefiro are quite good. Alexandria II is also good if you like Oud. Torino 21 and 40 Knots are good fresh scents. Then there is Torino 22. The other nice you should try are Roja Elysium, Percival from Pafrum de marly, Risala from Arabian Oud, Initio Oud for Greatness and Habibi NY Desert Oud.

I can agree with NEVER blind buying. Although I was blown away by ani and Naxos. I do discovery sets and samples always first. I have so many discovery sets from niche brands and usually there’s only like 2 or 3 out of 10 that actually blow me away. Mancera is about the only brand that I like everything they put out just about

my experience with Arabians Tonka has been great. 3rd best fragrance in general imo. I really pick up on that rose and the sugar cane with slight hints of oud. and the performance and projection is stupidly good. 10/10 for me

Great video! I subbed! Frags that have truly blown me away… Imagination and L’mmensite by Louie V, Creed Absolu aventus, and J’adoube by Mind games.

Thanks man, awesome!

Xerjoff Naxos grows on you as the day goes on it’s unbelievable in the heat

Straight forward and honest now I find most luxury/ niche are to similar to designer scents for the asking price but the scent quality should impress you the fact that it didn’t speaks to the hype of free bottles to influencers or your personality 😉

Hey Chad, great video once again. Sending thoughts and prayers to your bank account. Have you had a chance to try Agneta by Eight and Bob? A great, coffee incense-y woody fragrance. Pretty dense, but super elegant. I think it would your jam (grab a sample, the thing retails new for $400 CAD for 50ml). Also agree with your Naxos take. It's always underwhelmed me

Sick of some niche perfume experts undermining designers and hyping all the niche perfumes. And at the end of the day when you blind buy it or you sample it, it is just random.

Thank God you did not spend actual money on this. Those "Canadian" dollars seem really handy to have. Is it like Monopoly money ?

About the Montale bottle, all Montale bottles are that light even when they are full. Just a Montale thing. Nice video, dude! Hoping to see more cool videos like this.

Layering those Xerjoff fragrances will lead to a nice surprise. :)

The only niche brand I blind buy is Mancera. They tend to be very affordable at discounters (I bought Black Line for around 40$. That's practicaly clone fragrance money). And with most of them you either know what you are getting into (Red Tobacco) or they have some designer sensibilities but with better quality or unique twist (Cedrat Boise, Aoud Lemon Mint). I also had some great surprise successes. Black Gold I picked just for an ongoing sale and the bottle design, but it totaly blew me away and it's currently a favourite of my collection.

Understandable about all of that, I really enjoy Erba Pura. I tested it thanks to a kit my amigo gifted me so that was great. I have blind bought mancera since they are cheaper and the one that didn’t work for me worked super well for my sister! I will say the price of niche fragrances do leave a painful burn to the wallet ☠️

I have Naxos, Ani and Erba Pura and get plenty of compliments especially Naxos.

Pegasus is definitely neiche. It’s clean, creamy, nutty vanilla. I blind bought a 125ml bottle a while ago and at first I was genuinely repulsed (I think it was the heliotrope opening combined with the jasmine). Now, however, it has grown on me to a point where I am not sure it is financially sustainable to keep rebuying more bottles of this amazing fragrance for my signature scent. 😂

Hey, cool video! Excellent quality. I have a question though, why didn’t you go to a store and test them before buying, especially if you’re going to spend that much? Here in Montreal, there are lots of niche stores, so before buying a niche perfume, I usually decant it to see if I really like it.

Also you could try out the brand Initio for a video, my top three being Side effect, Absolute Aphrodisiac, and Rehab

Hi Chad! Was looking for a review on Arabians Tonka on the newer batches(performance and scent wise) . Would your bottle happen to be that of a newer batch?(2022 onwards I think). And after testing, would you recommend instant crush over it? Also, I think Montale bottles are made of aluminum, so dw if you accidentally drop them👍.

I love Ani. Also lol'd at the white musk! I own both pegasus and also al harmain royale stallion, royal stallion is longer lasting and has much better projection

Great video bro! Did you like Naxos when it dried down? I bought a decant of it this week and it’s pretty good..very long lasting!

If you haven’t already Xerjoff Accento is a great one to try, and the Accento overdose is just 😮‍💨👏🏼 I wasn’t a fan of Erba Pura or Naxos regifted them to friends in exchange for Tom Ford Noir extreme which I adore, and Creed Himalaya 🔥

Babe wake up new chad secrets banger just dropped🗣️

There’s an aroma chemical in Naxos that gives me an instant headache. I think it’s the honey accord as I don’t enjoy most honey fragrances. Anyway great video with honest takes. Thanks Chad!

Bought a decent of Naxos, ended up with a buy. Actually i got it yeasterday, and I’m impressed of the quality of the bottle and package.

Yup i sampled all Parfums De Marly and i only was blown away by Carslisle and Pegasus Exclusif. The price tag though not justifiable lol. Greenley and Sedley are great but for the price there’s better ones in that field. And my fav is Althair just pure gourmet vanilla. I actually enjoy Naxos. The opening can be harsh but the honey/tobacco dry down is lovely! It’s done right. I had le male elixir but it was too much and too cloying that it made me nauseous! I also recently purchased my 3rd niche. Roja Parfums Elysium Cologe and man o man, probably the best blue fragrance i have ever smelled. It beats Bleu De Chanel EDP/parfum in everywa

Heyyyyyy, man great video, just wanted to know where you bought this xerjoff ? I haven't found any prices under 300$

I get the exact same sentiment from Naxos. It's very good but would be way better with more tobacco and less floral notes.

If i was rich i would buy those and many more haha. Actually like Erba Pura but i understand your take on it 😅 Great channel 🤙

I love naxos, and i get a lot of honey. I can recomend maybe initio side effects, xerjoff torino 21, casamorati mefisto gentiluomo, and pdm herod.

I honestly really like Xerjoff! But its kinda expensive for me rn haha but once i get more money imma def get at least a couple bottles from them!

I didn't appreciate Naxos until winter came and I smelled it on someone else..lol. It's now one of my favorite scents for work and corporate events.

Some of them are like songs you skip on a playlist, but once you get used to it, its an absolute banger 😂

Him thinking the montale bottles are made of glass and trying to shine light through It cracked me up. Their bottles are aluminum and are never filled to the top but you do get the amount you pay for.

I got Naxos. I get an amazing honey, lavender, tobacco, and cashmere. But Naxos to me is a must. It’s used for those special occasions where you feeling good and dressed up.

Great video! I suggest you try some niche fragrances by the house of Arabian Oud. By far my favourite brand with very nice packaging and top notch performance, they will not disappoint. Based on what they have in stock at fragrancebuy i would definitely recommend: Resala(nuclear beast mode beautiful oud rose chocolate saffron combo unisex guaranteed to draw attention & compliments masterpiece) Kalemat ( amazing and intoxicating sweet amber fragrance with musk great performance better than naxos) Arabian knight silver ( a beast mode middle eastern blue frangrance) Arabian knight ( a middle eastern take on layton but nothing alike this is sweeter spicier vanilla boozy cinamon overall better guaranteed compliments ) Diwan ( fresh hight quality office spring scent a true class in a bottle top performance & longevity)

I'm 50 fully tatted up def don't get Fem.from Ani ,I've only sprayed it on skin and it was instant love, if Ani is fem then all the gourmet fragrances in last two years are Fem and I'll include The allure blanch.

Wasn’t the biggest fan of Naxos at first. Now I’m a huge fan. I have a newer bottle and it lasts 8+ hours.

I vote you do Tom Ford next (Costa Azzura Parfum, Electric Cherry) and Bois 1920

Hey Chad, see that little blue bottle behind you? Yeah the Bleu Electrique, if you ever sell everything that is perfection in a bottle.

Nice vids, is there any other places other than fragrancebuy to get the Naxos? I live in the GTA area and would like to get a sniff of this

That seems to be a common trend, the more a fragrance is hyped, the more horrid it smells once I get my own nose on it.

Btw arabians tonka is an aluminum bottle not thin glass so you dont have to worry about it breaking.

Respect for doing all these in one video bro

1) Is that a bottle of YSL bleu Electrique in the background? 2) Where did you get that from? I am in Canada as well, but it’s been impossible practically…

Chad BTW THE MONTALE perfume bottle is made of aluminium hence the lighter bottle, it’s definitely full. (It’s a Montale thing). And I’m looking into purchasing the Arabians Tonka, is it worth it ? and could you do a full review ? please thanks again 🎉🔥

I honestly love blind buying fragrances at a price where, even if you don't vibe with it, you can still sell it at cost or even a small profit. 😂 That's how I've ended up with 4 bottles of Argos. Besides Xerjoff, I think I love their unboxing experience the most. Funnily enough I did sample Naxos, given that every reviewer seems to love it, but it was a strong meh for me. The lavender was just too intense.

Can you do a review for PDM Haltane? I have it personally and love it.

Xerjoff 40 Knots or Alexandria ii is gonna be your best bet for that company, Parfums de Marly Herod might not disappoint

Thanks for making this video. I totally agree with you on Naxos. I also blind bought it and was very disappointed. Yes, it smells high quality but it is not a safe blind buy. I find that it smells very mature and barbershop like. The dry down is what makes this scent decent enough to wear. Don’t fall for the internet hype on this one.

Oud for Greatness by Initio. It could literally blow you away from the first sneeze.

Wasn’t a fan of Naxos but Torino 21 and 22 are sooooo good!

Hey man. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on more PDM frags as you sample them. Just got my hands on 5ml samples of Herod and Oajan. Both really good but not sure they are full bottle worthy for the price (Herod especially smelled amazing but performance was not great). Going to hit Carlisle, Layton, Percival and Sedley next. Cheers. (EDIT: Noticed you had tried Greenly and Layton Exclusif, these are on my to-sample list too).

new Naxos is definitely gimped, pre 2022 Naxos has lot more tobacco making masculine leaning. My wife thinks it smells like ashtray. I bought the 2023 version but my sister had 2021, she didn't like the tobacco so she sent it to me recently and it's more bolder and not watered down. Even after shower it was wafting off my arm.

Subscribed due to the honesty and you're a fellow Canadian

good video bro🙌

You need to try Xerjof torino 21 and Nio. Blue talisman

PDM Pegasus was my first experience with niche fragrance and it blew me away then. It's very unique and creative. Found out that not many people talk about it. So underrated. But I can assure you girls love to smell this!

I’m curious if your thoughts on Naxos have changed at all? The more time I have with it, the more I fall in love.

Naxos not smelling masculine to you makes me wonder what you'd consider a staple masculine fragrance. To me, Naxos smells like a king's humidor room or something. I've worn it to work several times, and have gotten multiple compliments with it. I just wear it because I adore the fragrance, but compliments are neat too.

You guys have better prices in Canada, here in Germany 50 ml Ani is 205 Euros what is approximately 308 Canadian dollars for now if I’m not mistaken. I personally have Arabians Tonka and I find it the best from the Montale house and price is okay as well.

Chad, I’m looking for a top quality niche frag, between £200-250. What do you recommend, I’m looking at Paragon by Initio atm. What else would you say ?

I recommend falcon leather as a niche fragrance. Also if you manage to get a few please send one 😭.

U need to try Amouage ( i recommend Interlude, Enclave, Epic man and Memoir )

Idk how everyone hypes Layton and Pegasus over Herod. I smelled Herod at Bloomingdales and immediately went home and bought it. 10/10 fragrance.

Naxos is gorgeous 😍

You should try Xerjoff purple accento!

Hi mate, have you tried Xerjoff Accento the V Collection? I’m thinking about blind buying but hmmmm

Hey @ChadSecrets how is that Ani Nishane performer? how many hours in skin you get? I might get it but I hear that the longevity not good... Can you help me on this plz.

Anybody knows if thats xerjoffs new packaging?because my uden came in the exact way whitentop box and then inner xerjofff

I have Naxos, Ani, Erba Pura and a decant of Pegasus. Naxos is my favorite and I hate Pegasus. The scents last so long that even after 10 hours on campus I still get compliments.

And actualy on a test strip it chenges în time, prolonges the top notes, on skin develops quickly

Have you tried angel share and tuxedo Ysl?

1981x from Alexandria fragrances is a Naxos clone that focuses more on the honey tobacco aspect

I blind bought PDM Pegasus and on first sniff I was literally like WTF is this, just found it a really weird small and couldn't really pinpoint what it smelled like, so disappointed. fast forward about 3 weeks and my opinion has completely changed and now absolutely love it!!

Whenever i smell a fresh naxos bottle they smell horrible, sometimes you smell pure heavy disgusting tobacco, other times they smell like a summertime citrus fragrance, give it 2 weeks to a month, you will get a fantastic fragrance after!

I had a lot of these! When they became popular I just got bored and sold them all.

Is your arabians tonka newer batch?? How performance?

I’m 32 and just started wearing cologne cuz of your videos lol paco rabanne 1 million lucky and ADG Profondo are the 2 i started wearing, great vids

I like your video, keep it up

Where do you buy the perfumes from? Naxos is top!❤

Hey brother, what do you think about naxos now that you have had it for a few months!

I really appreciate all of the $ you invested in this video. Cheers

The note of White musk and you show a picture of Elon Musk! LoL!!! Great video!