Himalaya is criminally underrated,that and Erolfa are my favorites from the house

Creed gets hated so much these days. But in my opinion it‘s the best fragrance house EVER. By far. Every Fragrance from Creed is super unique and likeable. The Quality is like nothing else and you can‘t clone them properly. (hope my english is good enough)

Great review as always Gerard! I love this one so much🔥

Thank you for talking about this gem, it's so underappreciated!

I bought this for my uncle for Father’s Day he was super pleased and received good feedback. Smells rich, clean and masculine. Dry down is very nice.

Surely the colour of the bottle should be white for the snow? Silver mountain water should have been in this bottle imo

Just a side note my man, any creed fragrance in 100ml bottles does NOT contain real ambergris. They stopped using it a while ago, which is why there is such a massive quality difference between the last few years of creed fragrances and older batches.

The musk, ambergris combo in Himalaya is so good.

2nd favorite creed after GIT. Signature scent worthy. It's fresh and masculine but still refined. Perfect for colder overcast days. Wife is nuts over it as well!

I remember seeing my late grandfather wearing it I never smelled something like it ever, he got it from Harrods 5 years before his passing, planning to buy it not only for the smell but as a tribute to him and his legacy.

I also have this besides othet few creeds. Gunpowder or not, there is clearly a metallic touch in there. Refreshing metallic touch, like a cold-hearted fragrance in a good way. Also not bad performance, not even in the colder days. Unique, nice quality and nice fragrance overall. Thank you for the review

I remember getting Himalaya when I was senior in College, that was around 2009. I was in Saks early this year to get Orage by LV but then saw Creed kiosk and went and sprayed Himalaya. It reminded me of why I loved Creed house back then. Himalaya is truly truly the underrated among all Creeds, I reach out to it more often than my Aventus, Aventus Absolu, Erofla, Tabarome, GIW, and SMW. Great Review

I went to Nordstrom today to smell Neroli Sauvage, which smelled good, but it was Himalaya that blew me away. I can't believe how amazing it smells, yet you barely hear about it. You're so right it does sort of remind you of GIT but it definitely has its own thing going on. I didn't see that coming at all. Now I want it in the collection.

You just inspired me to take Himalaya on a quick work trip. It’s a great scent I don’t reach for enough. My favorite from the house is original vetiver. A great scent no one talks about.

So I tried this today. Himalaya is a hybrid of green Irish tweed. Both you get a super realistic natural crisp bar of soup dry down sandalwood. Basically this scent anyone who smells it will like it can’t go wrong.

I love Himalaya and like Royal Water. To me they’re almost in the same category but Himalaya takes the slight edge because of its crispness Good stuff!

Sooooo slept on!!! Fresh. Last 8-9 hours on me.

I’m not saying it’s as good….but….if you want a similar DNA for dirt cheap….the original XS by Paco Rabanne is 🔥.

Costco has a sale on it for $144.99 until 8/25/24 or whenever they sell out. 100ml size.

If you want that crisp, mountain air feel at a much cheaper price, try Kenneth Cole mankind hero. Very underrated.

Gerard, I am a fan of Creed Himalaya. Your review was excellent

I got a bottle off whatnot for $167 and was ecstatic when I got it to confirm that it was authentic. It was a blind buy so I’m happy how great it was!

cant wait for upcoming rack store videos. my locals stocked up with a ton of stuff, i assume in anticipation of fathers day. wondering how many dads are going to get a bottle of Hugo Just Different 🤣

I was looking for a replacement for the now discontinued Gucci Pour Homme II. I think I found it with Himalaya. This is an awesome fragrance that just gets better the longer it dwells on the skin. It reaches its peak scent (in my opinion) about 3-5 hours after application. Just amazing. But freakin’ expensive!

Great video as always

Gerald I credit you for pushing me to pick this one up. I now wear it 1-2 times per week. Thank you and keep up the good work!

Thx for this review. I’m Still indecisive which one to buy. Pretty much tried all the creed lines. Except the green Irish tweed people says smells like cool water 😅

Aventus any batch is fire 🔥

I like Himalaya but It's funny that you mention it like that, in my case that's the one I don't need, I have the original Paco Rabanne XS (1994) and I do agree Himalaya (The inspiration? released 2002) is more quality but is that enough difference to pay the premium price? I don't think so, again at least in my humble opinion XS is good enough to discard Himalaya... cheers Gerard!

I like fresh/clean frags, so this seems right my alley, but it's hard to come by where i live, impossible to sample, and i'm not rich enough to blind buy such an expensive frag. The creed i do own, and love, is virgin island water - tropic vacation in a bottle...

Natural ingredients are what sets creed apart. I think of it like a car. A good family car will do the job of getting you from A to B. A premium vehicle will do the same job but stimulates the senses in a more positive way. You shouldn’t feel bad about enjoying Creed. Gerrard likes Creed and isn’t afraid to share the reasons why. Bravo Gerrard.

Great video! I actually bought Himalaya shortly after watching this and I love it so much. Are you from Boston?

I’ve been one to heavily criticize Creed for reformulations watered down garbage; however, other than Silver Mountain Water, which is literally water, the rest have performed well if I apply two sprays behind the ears and one behind the neck. For me, Creeds give me olfactory fatigue quickly if I spray around the chest or front of neck areas. When I spray Creed the way I mentioned above, I get plenty of whiffs of it throughout the day. Most have lasted a solid 6 hours then projection falls to just a skin scent or if the wife is getting a little pickle tickle 😆 she smells them and gets all crazy.

I own Silver Mountain Water. Would be redundant to have both? The way you describe Himalay reminds of Silver Mountain Water. Just without the inky feel. Silver Mountain Water does have a chilling, airy feel to it.

Nailed it...the fragrance doesn't make you, it's a finishing touch. It won't do all the heroics with women and the powers that be that some champion. Lies. It finishes like a great watch, the right shoes, or a pocket square. Yes, you all, a pocket square! Get one!

Have viking. Love viking. Need to get my nose on this one though.

I completely forgot about this fantastic fragrance! I literally wore this as my signature 20+ years ago. 😂 Welp, time to go reacquaint myself with this amazing scent. Thanks!

Can someone confirm if the Creed Himalaya box is wrapped in plastic, I know the SMW box was wrapped but curious on this one, thanks.

Aventus cologne, millisime imperial, Himalaya and GIT are the only ones worth it imo… newer bottles of imperial perform horrible but it makes the cut cause I love the scent so much

I do understand why Creed is so highly praised and considered the "alpha" of men's fragrance because most, if not all of Creed line is very non offensive and mass pleasing. I have yet come across any Creed fragrances which I would consider terrible or "simply not for me at al!" With that said, my favorite from the line easily goes to Erolfa and Royal Oud but I do admit they are little overpriced, especially Royal Oud at $500+ price tag.

Michael Jordans favorite, the scent of Champions 🏆

Which one you would recommend getting, MI, Original Santal, or Himalaya? i have GIT, SMW, Viking, and Aventus Cologne

I wonder why no one has ever addressed the fact that Himalaya is not a Creed original , as usual Oliver has managed for decades to fool everyone. La Prairie for Men came ONE year earlier than Himalaya and smells 100% exactly on the dry down . I still have 2 bottles , probably the last ones in the planet. I purchased everyone that has ever come on eBay ever since Neiman Marcus and La Prairie discontinued the gem

Himalaya is great, but my top is Aventus, I can't help it. I wish I could say otherwise, but I gotta be honest with myself. My 2nd favorite and one that often tied for first was Silver Mountain Water, but that was on the old formulation. The new stuff is good, but it opens up the whole ball game for just about anyone. Erolfa can't be overlooked, it's gorgeous. Green Irish Tweed is a classic. Royal Oud is special. Millésime Impérial is an enduring gem. By the way, if you like Himalaya, get your hands on Paco Rabanne XS. There were claims that Himalaya was copying the original formulation of XS, but I don't buy it in this case. That said, XS in any of it's three iterations is a great buy for anyone who likes Himalaya. There are differences between the three, but none of them are bad.

Lets go C's.....

What creed fragrance is beast mode? If any? I heard "Viking" is.

Do you receive compliments wearing Himalaya ?

After smelling all the Creed's at Dillards a few months ago, I also came to the conclusion that Himalaya was the best. Just ordered Paco Rabanna XS to get a cheap version of it 😂

they ripped off paco rabanne XS lol. quite literally.

GO SOX

They’re not using real ambergris

This guy still thinks Creed has ambergris lol :)) it.s called ambroxan. Also, you can wear paco rabanne XS ffs, at least chose a niche frag that doesn.t have a dupe. Also, people should stop recommending this joke of a house who never say who is the real perfumer behind their fragrance, stop validating them, especially after selling out to Blackrock.

I always find it hilarious when Creed are held up as the pinnacle in fragrance brands. They created NOTHING 😂 Erwin Creed might have been head of the company and pose as some Master perfumer ….. he wasn’t! Pierre Bourdon created Green Irish Tweed … given absolutely no credit by Creed who do the same with everyone who works for them … probably why he then went and created Cool Water for Davidoff 😂😂. Creed didn’t make Aventus either, a perfumer made it for them. The tall story that they found a book of perfume briefs by his great great grandfather is probably just that. The really old Creed fragrances, late 1800’s etc , were made by Creed and all smell like your grandad 😂

damn expensive not worth the price

I have no interest in Creed products.

I’ll wait till it hits my local Ross 😂