Le Labo Bergamote 22 and Chanel Edition Blanche are my favorites for hot sunny weather right now. I usually like powerful ambers for summer for some reason

Great list. I adore Eau de Guerlain, and in a similar vein I'd like to recommend Ninfeo Mio by Annick Goutal. One of the only other fresh citrus fragrances that I believe nails that creamy aspect, without resorting to heinous aroma chemicals.

On the topic of price, it definitely shows you can have garbage at all formula budgets and all retail prices. I think Sophia Grojsman is one of the best examples of a perfumer being able to make evocative fragrances with signature that were cheap to produce but didn't smell cheap, even to a perfumer knowing their construction. It sets her apart from everyone else. I would not wear Trésor for example but I have the utmost respect for it.

Albert Camus said life is meaningless. And instead of creating beautiful perfumes in the blank canvas of meaninglessness, companies decide to create banality in the form of a "perfume"

How can i tell which D&G was made in France if I'm buying online??

Nice selection. I find lemon drops candies vibes in Aqua Viva, I prefer Orangea.

Great video! My grandmother used to wear “Musk” by Alyssa Ashley unisex oil from the 1970s. I saw it recently in a dusty case in the back of a drug store. I picked it up. I wear it now and then. Great scent memories.

These house grouped vids are great! The Bigarades are on my list. Need to figure out which. Not too late for this summer.

I'm lucky to have gotten a 125 ml bee bottle filled with Mouchoir de Monsieur while I was in Paris from Guerlain. L'Heure Brilliante is stunning, I'm 99% sure galbanum with the bitterness toned down. (Lots of tricks for this, including fruity notes and ylang.)

Great selection! Need to smell that kumquat one! And love the varying back drop accessories you use, art, vase etc. A very nice touch. I find myself looking forward to your content!

I would recommend to try Ambre Suprême by Les Indemodables. A long lasting, complex, and fresh edp. The ambergris is so fresh and outsdanding, not fishy or too salty. It's a bit too sweet for my taste but it is fantastic.

I absolutely get what your saying about afternoon swim there’s that animatic ambergris in the base which doesn’t sit right with me personally. I couldn’t get past it so I decided to get pacific chill as I liked it on my skin better.

Excellent choices for a hot, grimy, NYC day!! I used to have Escale en Indonesie but it was way, way, way animalic on my skin - I'm very sensitive to marine accords. Stay cool!!

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We're definitely not getting a heatwave here

*cypress not juniper for Acqua Viva, same family at least!

Nice, diverse selection! I just got a bottle of Les Indémodables Chypre Azural that I’ve been enjoying in this swamp that’s happening outside. I feel like Lie was inspired by Hermes Cologne d’Orange Vert but was like, what would happen if I really made it last a long time? I was actually thinking back to our comments recently about FM Cologne Indelible and thought, this is how you do it! Separately, I was visiting a friend in Miami in the spring and found a bottle of Eau de Guerlain literally stuffed in a bathroom drawer next to deodorant and toothpaste (😱). I don’t remember it exactly, but I was impressed with how nice it was, especially the oak moss note. Anyway, stay cool!

Good selection 🎉

Fantastic Selections! Escale en Indonesie has been on my list to buy after Vanille H for a While. Haven't smelled the Cartier exclusive freshies.. hearing good things..

Comete is definitely a masterpiece from Chanel. They hit it out of the park again. I immediately purchased the 200ml. Chanel does not follow trends and does what is right for them. For reference I’m 19 and Chanel is in my top 3 brands of all time. I own 6 exclusifs and plan to get many more. Chanel can also be for the younger audience.

If you like Polge's use of musk, you should try 1957 which uses like 3 types of musks allegedly. Anyways it's funny you mention your mom and her fragrance, my mom also influenced me in my quest and love of fragrance. She uses perfume everyday to the point that we can recognize her coats by the scent. I guess one day I will thank Alberto Morillas for my mom's scent.

I adore Comete. Something about how it wears is just right for me

All I got from comete was sour cat litter and plastered walls

Neat Pickup! Comète has gone down fast indeed with my 75ml😅

In the end everyone is entitled to buy what they like and I don't want to hinder anyone's enjoyment but this is such a banal almondy iris that seems to now be a staple of both designer and niche. Similar has been launched today in the new Fendi collection, and one can point to dozens of others. It completely fails to nail the concept as well. You need a mineral aspect surely for the idea of a comet and a sense of heat as well as sparkling quality that means a lot more than just throwing in some aliphatic aldehydes for that "Chanel DNA." Instead, this is totally on trend and would suit many other names. It's also an excellent example of how great materials don't make a great fragrance. I don't doubt it probably has more orris butter in there than the majority of competitors and it feels totally wasted on a bland accord.

Hi do you have a fashion channel ?

Great review. Love king blue. Got a bottle and have been really enjoying it!

how can I get one now im so sad

Thanks for this video. I don’t associate FM with summer. You’ve inspired me to take a deeper dive.

Great overview! My take on Indelible is that it’s a traditional cologne seen through a scrim, in soft focus and flattering lighting. The musk really makes it fuzzy. Also, definitely not indelible on my skin! Four hours tops. Tho I do like it at the end of the day.

There is an ambery note in Bigarade Concentree I noticed, before ever reading the note pyramid. I would smell it side by side directly with the Atelier Cologne, you should see the sweetness stick out then. The Bigarade Cologne is greener and lacks that ambery note - they are different formulations. Even if you wanted to pass from one concentration to another retaining the same scent, you'd have to alter the proportions in the formulation.

It might be time to stock up on old favourites. Now that Malle has severed ties with the company he sold to the Lauder Group about a decade ago.

Great overview! wish they'd done more fresh citrus scents and possibly explored new territory. They seem to have abandoned anything aromatic fresh in recent years. Maybe Uncut Gem to some extent but not much else.

Excellent coverage of an excellent house. I enjoy the way FM deals with all things citrus. The only one I don't own is Sale Gosse. That is the only scent that I have always been a tad on the fence. When you mix Bigaraade conc with all of the ancillary products you can get a strong 6-7 hours in an office setting. I usually reapply anyway at hour 5. Stay Cool! Cheers! 🎉🎉🎉😊

I'm going through more of an incense phase currently. However, I have in my collection a couple of Cire Trudons - Spiritus Sancti and Carmèlite. I dig that church incense vibe of the former. It's very clever how they managed to evoke old mossy walls given the olfactive notes listed for Carmèlite. They are both very calming. The first scented candle I bought was Diptyque Canelle. It doesn't really smell like any cinnamon I've encountered. It is a very comforting smell. I also liked their Feu de Bois. Of course many other companies have used that theme since. I think the original one is hard to beat.

A welcome topic. Thank you. That Ostens candle, for some reason, caught my eye in one of your previous videos. Good to learn more about it and its producers. I'm also a sucker for a nice vessel. The Rick Owens one is very striking. As usual, an Aesop project is perhaps stronger on presentation (with much help from Mr Owens this time.) I must check out their room sprays. What brand was the other opaque - organically shaped - white one? The AI transcript is not reliable. You pronounced it shee-nooo.

Try Au 17 from MFK! Cedar wood and incense. Divine!!! And the essence of JG room spray by Diptyque is a really great smoky spicy leather scent. Definitely still available in France.

Nikolaï makes some decent candles. Of course my go-to’s are Diptyques. I have that La Drogurie in a candle. It’s a pretty green scent perfect for what it is designed for. The throw is good too. Essence of JG is a love at first sight for me. I’ve burned through a couple. It used to come in a box with special print. I also have a couple of fornasetti’s that I don’t burn but simply have for decorative purposes.

Thank you for this video! ❤ My favorites candle house is Trudon (Ernesto). L’OBJET Astier de Villatte's, and Mizensir make beautiful unique candles.

Just found your channel, enjoying your style of reviewing, I've just sub'd.

In your opinion, would you say this leans masculine or feminine ?

I was fortunate enough to be in Paris over two decades ago. I made a bee line for the Shiseido boutique at the Palais Royale. After smelling the half a dozen or so magical scents in the rarefied atmosphere of the chic interior, I narrowed it down to three. I took the three scent strips and sat on a bench outside to ponder. The one which spoke to me, I'm sure you can guess. I was surprised to hear that it is Monsieur Luten's personal fragrance. I once read that he wore no perfumes at all. Perhaps he was feeling a tad mischievous at the interview. I still delight in Cuir Mauresque and am thrilled to still have some of such an old formulation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Being Luten's fave, it likely has stayed faithful to how he created it. Any possible tweaks would likely be to please the artist himself. It never fails to transport me to a very enigmatic realm.

An ancient smelling, holiday spice mélange. How very Lutens! Please do a full review once you’ve lived with it for a while. Not being able to easily sample has already led me to three Serge blind buys but, similar to your experience, I have enjoyed them all.

I adore Cuir Mauresque. Autumn/Winter is when it really suits me best.

Congrats. It's gorgeous - both as a leather ánd as an orange blossom. Of the 21 bell jars I've got this one was the first I replenished with a gratte-ciel, and would do so again and again. As suggested by another commenter, it certainly is reminiscent of Cuir Cannage (which I also own) but the latter is much drier, less floral and spicy. I didn't know this was the one Uncle Serge wears himself - how fabulous.

I also blind bought this and... it REALLY didn't work for me. Serge is such a risky brand to blind buy. It reminds me a lot Cuir Cannage to the point I would have difficulties telling the difference in the air.

Eerily similar to Guerlain Meteorites (not sure if discontinued) but i do have a bottle and i love it to bits. Violets, pastel blue, the softness of vanilla, aldehydes on top to give it that very familiar crisp and clean scent nobody wouldnt mind smelling like. Enjoyable but yeah, not entirely creative.

Interesting.I really fund it quite a happy frangrance.When i smell it i always imagine a beautiful sunny day walking through a field fool of lilacs

Cool review! I appreciate the tip about the Canadian stockist, but they're sadly out of stock. Boo. I really like a few Lush perfumes (Breath of God and Kerbside Violet). Their brutalist-but-kinda-lighthearted shtick sometimes works really well, but not all the time. They're always fun to smell, even if they don't click with me.

The older bell jars have a mini illustration of Palais Royal and I assume that’s what it refers to