We have polar opposite tastes but I have to give this video a thumbs up. I can respect and appreciate that you like the creativity and artistry from a brand.
Flankers If the line has great variations to suit different uses and seasons, I buy the flankers that suit me. If I am just looking for my single favourite interpretation in the line, I buy just that one. ideal Intense with its hot pepper opening appeals to me more than the cherry opening of Ideal EDP. My choice is not the most popular of the line, though I am glad to be able to have a single selection from the line that suits me. The bottle design is my favourite too. I'd love to be in a pitch dark room and reach for the matte black black bottle,spray and experience the Intense notes, all in complete darkness. NOIR INTENSE
Excellent. If guys like you and Monsieur Guerlain (though he has to be careful or they’ll shut him down again) and enough smaller reviewers and customers demand better, maybe M. Wasser, Guerlain and LVMH will hear us. And it’s tragic if they don’t. Guerlain is the best. (Although I say Habit Rouge is all-time best designer range [and Wasser agrees! 😉] and I’d say Vetiver is number 2 because I really like Vetiver as well) They’re listening to the wrong people, and being guided by the wrong principles. Where is the high art they once strove for? Where is the unquestionable quality? Guerlain needs to turn itself around in terms of imagination and quality and the fan base will grow and so will the $$$! Great video and commentary! Keep,speaking out! They should put you on an advisory board.
I have also been very disappointed in Guerlain as of late. I can understand them wanting to be more mass appealing but they are going about it the wrong and frankly, lazy way. I was so excited about the release of Meteorites but it's such a let down. Obviously made to appeal to a very young age group. Another Lhomme Ideal flanker. Where is the innovation and creativity?
The major department stores in my area only carry a very small sample of the Guerlain line. I am headed to Vegas in a few weeks for work and plan on spending some time there at the Boutique. As always, appreciate the open honesty you being. It is very refreshing.
Sometimes its due to regulatory restrictions in certain countries on certain ingrediants of the perfume. In the interview Wasser gave on Persolaise Perfumes' channel he said that this was the reason some of their products recently went out of stock or were discontinued. They may be trying to rework the formula or waiting for the approval of some aromachemical in the perfumes before they sell in the US. Or something may have become restricted after they came up with the formulas and can't figure out how to reformulate them with integrity.
The common mall shmuck/designer snob will still lean toward bubblegum blue invictus savauge sport no matter how well crafted a mainstream designer from Guerlain is. I think it makes business sense since to appease their loyal supporters who don’t want to smell like a little boy or girl. They (Savauge, bleu, Armani, varvatos, etc..) already have the market share...I hope Thierry accepts the challenge. Eloquently put, Eugene. I loved every second of this video. True love for perfume (or anything for that matter) should always involve constructive criticism in my opinion.
A close acquaintance of Thierry Wasser informed me that he's been spending the majority of his time trying to create a Guerlain clone of Gio Armani Acqua di Gio Profumo.
keehealey just finished my jumbo sized bottle of ADG Profumo after using that the whole year round, and bought 100ml bottle of Gurelaine ideal intense and i can report that there's nothing similar between these two fragrances😬
I stick with the classics. Habit Rouge EDT, Shalimar EDP, Jicky EDP, l'Heure Bleue EDP, Samsara EDP and the newer Lui... the rest I don't know, I am going to try Jardins de Bagatelle but that's it, I think most are just market pleasers, far from the artistic Guerlain the niche archetype...
I've been getting back into the Guerlains lately and find it so confusing that the scents are so hard to find. They don't sell online in the US and the ones that link out to a retailer are mostly out of stock. I live in LA, a major market, and there is almost no distribution here. Even the 'flagship' Saks has a very limited amount. Its just not a modern way of marketing your product. Why is Dress Code even on their site when you cannot buy it anywhere? But I overall agree. I just got a sample of L'Homme Eau Boisee - which feels identical to the Prada Infusion Vetiver. I (and we all, I assume) expect so much more from the house gave us the pinnacle of so many types of scents. I also don't think they should be lumped into 'designer' fragrance. They don't have a design house like Chanel, Dior, etc. They are a perfume house. I get why due to price point and availability, but given fragrance (and beauty) is their only focus - they have a higher bar to reach in my opinion.
Hey Tim, i feel your struggle as they aren't available online in Canada but i am lucky the fully stacked boutique is not a far drive for me. As far as distribution goes ill never quite understand where they are coming from holding back certain releases or a whole chain of lines and most G counters in my area are an embarrassing joke. Im hoping this is rock bottom for them and we can only go up from here.
If it’s ANYONE who earned the right to send/pen an open-letter to Thierry Wasser, it’s YOU Eugene! Thank you for consistently giving us great content and videos overall that are not being done by every Tom, Dick, Harry & Jane.....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love the disenchanted new Eugene. You have so lived up to your name(noble) that i had to rewind there to make sure i heard correctly when all hell broke loose @9:35..Fair point made about rebottling unsuccessful releases and i agree with you on vetiver being super special.
I'm 110% with you Eugene, my exact thoughts about the brand and latest releases. I did had the change to try this new one, when i saw the notes of this new one I got a bit hyped but then I remember the new flankers of guerlain and since this is direct to the mass market I soon lost hope for something truly unique in the mass market department and was I right, like I thought very similar to the edp with some small changes, a bit like the mon guerlain floral very similar with the last one with some minor changes. And like you said, if this was from Hugo Boss it would be a good release for that house, but for Guerlain, not good enough, look at Gucci and what they are doing now, the market is getting saturated with the same thing... but well, at least guerlain is not making a ambroxan bomb i hope
Thank you for your honest approach to fragrance reviews. I share your opinion of ADGP and loved your rant. My experience with guerlain is limited to Homme intense and ideal. They are nice but not loves. I would love to know more about Derby and that family of fragrances. I do not have access to this line locally and a $250 blind buy is too risky. Are some of these in your top rated frags of all time?
I had the issue you mentioned with the L’homme Ideal Parfum. I went to the Boutique in Bellagio and it wasn’t available for who knows what reason. I ended up purchasing Lupin Voyou and am happy with it but it’s just not as wearable on the daily.
Enjoyed your take on Gerlain's recent release. How about a full review of Ideal L'Intense? I have the Ideal EDP and I find it very long-lasting with great sillage on skin. So I am wondering if it's worth purchasing L'Intense because Gerlain's frag. are hard to find here in the US. 😪😪
Hi, Eugene. Greetings from Argentina. I own L'homme Ideal EDP and find it to be a very good perfume. I'd like to ask you if you still feel the same about L'intense. Do you still find it redundant to have if you already own the EDP? Very interested in this release, but if it's redundant, i might as well skip it altogether. Thanks!
As of now I think the original Ideal takes the cake for #1. Amzing almondy cherry pipe tabacco type scent I adore the sweetness. Ideal Edp comes in #2 place.. Lintense n cologne tied for #3. Havnt smelled sport or cool yet. Heritage is my top Guerlain scent silver cap more aldehydes slightly brighter gold caps slightly darker feel both are amazin.
So much appreciated your sincere position with them...this is a lesson for all those who praise someone/something when it doesn’t deserve it. It was supposed to be in our nature, the honesty but nowadays became a quality. I salute you, real man. I’m glad is still there...so when I wanna watch real perfume talk, I watch you, Kristo and Peter from FragranceView..rest is bs... I got to know perfume now and I’m just disgusted by all those online reviewers which are unable to formulate an opinion of their own....and just go by the official notes in the order that they are written. How to lie about something at this age and call yourself an adult/man ? Where’s your integrity? It’s like watching a bunch of idiots kids...with all their ADG and Invictus Aqua...
Thats another problem. Too many flankers that smell the same. Just make one or two fragrances that are unique with great performance. Can that be so hard?
If that Desert d'Orient you are holding is Encens Mythique d'Orient, I agree it's a Guerlain game changer, unique. Bowled me over two years ago and still does.
Good review. I totally agree with you and i know you are being truthful. That is best way. everyone is totally different. i know you love creativity an artistry. I believe one day Mr. Wasser will take up the challenge in your open letter. we might be surprise to see what will happen in 2020 and beyond. more blessings and have great day eugene ans your family.
Hey Eugene ,how are you feelings on the intense version now? I actually feel the same way about the edp, i feel goofy wearing it because of that cherry note which reminds me of pure havane a lot. I actually prefer the intense because there's rose instead of cherry, think i'll get it for Fall
anotherFragranceReviewer to be honest I haven’t been inspired much to wear it besides a few sprays on my hand now and again. I don’t mind the edp every now and again but do expect more from Monsieur Wasser.
@@usmellsgood did you go to the event with Kristo this weekend? Wasser has no control... Look at Dior, all this time to release a new original feminine fragrance and Joy comes out and it's mediocre at best. It's big fat corporate lvmh in charge and the perfumer just executes pre fabricated ideas
Robe noir black perfecto and l'homme ideal parfum are close to being masterpieces in my opinion , not quite the same heights as the historic masterpieces like habit rouge tho ..amongst the best designer releases by chanel and dior theses two fragrances mingle in fine , they don't go that step further as we wish.
Three years later and I guess things haven't changed all that much. They dumbed down the IDEAL bottle designs which was half the charm of the line. There is still crazy limited distribution even at the biggest department stores....'sorry out of stock'. Will be going to see the new L'arte collection and see what's going on there for $360...better be great! At least they have great bottles...unlike the new VETIVER bottle which I can't bring myself to buy.
What about Guerlain Homme? I think it is a very unique fragrance and worthy of the Guerlain name by Wasser although I agree with you about the status quo; Jean Paul Guerlain despised "Maghhhkitin" but it is what it is now.
I ran across it at the Duty Free in JFK about a month ago. I thought it was too strong tobacco for my taste via the blotter. I couldn't spray it on due to getting on the plane for work and was concerned it would be too strong for passengers. But I kept the blotter in a insert in the galley. It was so strong it was emanating from the insert...the whiffs of tobacco for the whole flight.
Here in Russia we don’t have HR Dress Code at all, and Shalimar Souffle sells only in the airports. Same as other brands with some positions missing in country-wide retail: YSL Kouros, Opium pour homme, Pour homme and Rive Gauche pour homme; Givenchy Gentleman original (that old patchouli-based) comes to mind.
I can agree with you in theory, but you have to consider something like Wasser is not from Guerlain family, he's swiss, he started the career in a period of minimalism (before Guerlain his boss was Ellena) and yes, can we talk about that, he creates dozen of fragrances that the property don't want to create. Believe me, he s a genius of non complicated fragrances and you can see this in the special collections. The marketing distribution is totally bad. That s just my humble opinion.
Thierry Wassel will be the perfumer for Jeremy Fragrance's, " greatest and best perfume of the world " fragrance brand Problem is when fragrance houses sell out. Look at what happened to Dior and Chanel. It's all about trying to sell as much boring and soulless fragrances. I only care for Cartier and Hermes anymore. I'm eagerly waiting for new men fragrance from Hermes.
i´m from europe, i tried it yesterday together with yves saint laurent opium on each wrist .... this is plain shit ..... no sillage, no face of the smell itself, just faceless thing that has no expression ..... i totally stopped to care about this brand after your previous and jeremy/wasser video ..... they were only one quality brand in the designer world a year back .. now they´re like one big reformulation!!! nothing from the good old times .... isn´t it a pity? isn´t it a shame?
LMAO its interesting to know I am not the only one who feels Guerlain has gone down the shithole with boring uninspiring releases. I honestly feel they need new blood in terms of new perfumers. Wassier is great at managing Guerlain but is not really a great perfumer. Nacre Rose is his best work, but that quality needs to be in the mainstream releases.
Tbh. No fragrance today is worth it. Either bad longevity or projection and so expensive. I am refering to both designer and niche. I really miss the eighties and nineties where most fragrances were just awesome and a few sprays would last all day without need to reapply
Like Bill Clinton once said: 'It's the industry stupid'. The whole perfume world is infected by 'flankermania'. Even niche brands release 'tema con variazone' (Tom Ford, By Kilian) year in, year out. Let not mention the 'me too's' and 'copy cats'. But there are enough brands left that make good and discerning fragrances and do what Guerlain should do (like it once did): surprise and marvel. Driven by their own standard and vision on beauty instead of being 'infused' by marketing. Under guidance of Thierry Wasser (and marketing) Guerlain has become too boudoir and gourmand powdery, cliché feminine, too glamour and childish at the same time (La Petite Robe Noire). Mon Guerlain is not a scent but 'something lingering in the air'. When you sell you soul to devil (multinational) things like this only happen...see what happened to Yves Saint Laurent. I could go on for hours, but no time and I don't think Thierry Wasser doesn't really care that much. The art of perfume has lost its soul in way, he knows it as well. But like I said enough new brands. Best www.lebienaime.com / www.geurengoeroe.com
I’ve lost all hope in the designer realm for Guerlain,but they’ve even been slacking in the exclusive releases lately imho,1 or 2 good exclusive release a year isn’t enough, & discontinuing exclusive’s doesn’t help either.They will always be my favorite fragrance house & as long as they don’t change or discontinue the desert line I won’t start a riot!
Thanks for the review Eugene. I've been on the fence about making the LIDGE leap. Habit Rouge is the scent that brought me to the Guerlain stable. I currently have the original HabitRouge, Dress Code, and Heritage, all EDPs. Based on your review I guess I'll spring for the LIDGE EDP and bypass the Intense flanker. I enjoy your reviews because of their thoroughness and objectivity.
LHI intense is pointless if you own the Parfum... LHI Sport is pointless, period. An absolute disgrace. EDIT: Agreed on Vetiver. The best bar none. Isn't Homme l'eau boisèe a Wasser fragrance? Perhaps not a masterpiece but a great fragrance nonetheless. LVMH should just let Guerlain be, and Guerlain/Wasser ought to wake the f*** up.
Guerlain can be happy to have such a loyal and honest fan.
We have polar opposite tastes but I have to give this video a thumbs up. I can respect and appreciate that you like the creativity and artistry from a brand.
Flankers
If the line has great variations to suit different uses and seasons, I buy the flankers that suit me.
If I am just looking for my single favourite interpretation in the line, I buy just that one.
ideal Intense with its hot pepper opening appeals to me more than the cherry opening of Ideal EDP.
My choice is not the most popular of the line, though I am glad to be able to have a single selection from the line that suits me.
The bottle design is my favourite too.
I'd love to be in a pitch dark room and reach for the matte black black bottle,spray and experience the Intense notes, all in complete darkness.
NOIR INTENSE
Excellent. If guys like you and Monsieur Guerlain (though he has to be careful or they’ll shut him down again) and enough smaller reviewers and customers demand better, maybe M. Wasser, Guerlain and LVMH will hear us. And it’s tragic if they don’t. Guerlain is the best. (Although I say Habit Rouge is all-time best designer range [and Wasser agrees! 😉] and I’d say Vetiver is number 2 because I really like Vetiver as well) They’re listening to the wrong people, and being guided by the wrong principles. Where is the high art they once strove for? Where is the unquestionable quality? Guerlain needs to turn itself around in terms of imagination and quality and the fan base will grow and so will the $$$!
Great video and commentary!
Keep,speaking out! They should put you on an advisory board.
I have also been very disappointed in Guerlain as of late. I can understand them wanting to be more mass appealing but they are going about it the wrong and frankly, lazy way. I was so excited about the release of Meteorites but it's such a let down. Obviously made to appeal to a very young age group.
Another Lhomme Ideal flanker. Where is the innovation and creativity?
LolaScents I know how much you loved the original, sorry you were so disappointed in meteorites, it was a big pass for me as well.
Ideal EDP is straight 🔥 what are you even talking about?!?!?!
Integrity is everything. Love and respect your candour!
The major department stores in my area only carry a very small sample of the Guerlain line. I am headed to Vegas in a few weeks for work and plan on spending some time there at the Boutique. As always, appreciate the open honesty you being. It is very refreshing.
Sometimes its due to regulatory restrictions in certain countries on certain ingrediants of the perfume. In the interview Wasser gave on Persolaise Perfumes' channel he said that this was the reason some of their products recently went out of stock or were discontinued.
They may be trying to rework the formula or waiting for the approval of some aromachemical in the perfumes before they sell in the US. Or something may have become restricted after they came up with the formulas and can't figure out how to reformulate them with integrity.
The common mall shmuck/designer snob will still lean toward bubblegum blue invictus savauge sport no matter how well crafted a mainstream designer from Guerlain is. I think it makes business sense since to appease their loyal supporters who don’t want to smell like a little boy or girl. They (Savauge, bleu, Armani, varvatos, etc..) already have the market share...I hope Thierry accepts the challenge. Eloquently put, Eugene. I loved every second of this video. True love for perfume (or anything for that matter) should always involve constructive criticism in my opinion.
J Fosco little boys and girls are ruining our world and they should just stick to playing Pokémon.
A close acquaintance of Thierry Wasser informed me that he's been spending the majority of his time trying to create a Guerlain clone of Gio Armani Acqua di Gio Profumo.
keehealey oh the irony
keehealey barf
😂😅😆
keehealey just finished my jumbo sized bottle of ADG Profumo after using that the whole year round, and bought 100ml bottle of Gurelaine ideal intense and i can report that there's nothing similar between these two fragrances😬
I stick with the classics. Habit Rouge EDT, Shalimar EDP, Jicky EDP, l'Heure Bleue EDP, Samsara EDP and the newer Lui... the rest I don't know, I am going to try Jardins de Bagatelle but that's it, I think most are just market pleasers, far from the artistic Guerlain the niche archetype...
cee kay Agreed! I love the new Lui amongst other exclusives from the last 20 years but nothing beats the classics
I've been getting back into the Guerlains lately and find it so confusing that the scents are so hard to find. They don't sell online in the US and the ones that link out to a retailer are mostly out of stock. I live in LA, a major market, and there is almost no distribution here. Even the 'flagship' Saks has a very limited amount. Its just not a modern way of marketing your product. Why is Dress Code even on their site when you cannot buy it anywhere? But I overall agree. I just got a sample of L'Homme Eau Boisee - which feels identical to the Prada Infusion Vetiver. I (and we all, I assume) expect so much more from the house gave us the pinnacle of so many types of scents. I also don't think they should be lumped into 'designer' fragrance. They don't have a design house like Chanel, Dior, etc. They are a perfume house. I get why due to price point and availability, but given fragrance (and beauty) is their only focus - they have a higher bar to reach in my opinion.
Hey Tim, i feel your struggle as they aren't available online in Canada but i am lucky the fully stacked boutique is not a far drive for me. As far as distribution goes ill never quite understand where they are coming from holding back certain releases or a whole chain of lines and most G counters in my area are an embarrassing joke. Im hoping this is rock bottom for them and we can only go up from here.
I'm in LA too, and I was told in Saks that Las Vegas has a good boutique ....
Vegas has TWO! and we can't get a fully stocked brand representation in all of Los Angeles? Its crazy
Great vid
Time to explore Nicolai Parfums maybe? ;)
If it’s ANYONE who earned the right to send/pen an open-letter to Thierry Wasser, it’s YOU Eugene! Thank you for consistently giving us great content and videos overall that are not being done by every Tom, Dick, Harry & Jane.....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love the disenchanted new Eugene.
You have so lived up to your name(noble) that i had to rewind there to make sure i heard correctly when all hell broke loose @9:35..Fair point made about rebottling unsuccessful releases and i agree with you on vetiver being super special.
I'm 110% with you Eugene, my exact thoughts about the brand and latest releases. I did had the change to try this new one, when i saw the notes of this new one I got a bit hyped but then I remember the new flankers of guerlain and since this is direct to the mass market I soon lost hope for something truly unique in the mass market department and was I right, like I thought very similar to the edp with some small changes, a bit like the mon guerlain floral very similar with the last one with some minor changes. And like you said, if this was from Hugo Boss it would be a good release for that house, but for Guerlain, not good enough, look at Gucci and what they are doing now, the market is getting saturated with the same thing... but well, at least guerlain is not making a ambroxan bomb i hope
Do you know where I can get Authentic Guerlain Ideal L’homme in the white bottle online. I live in the south east US.
Cataleya Pyro Call the Toronto Guerlain boutique, they should have some and complimentary shipping.
I really hope mr.Wasser and Guerlain take a serious look at the future of their brand what their customers feel about their current direction..🙏
Its almost like they cater to everyone else besides their true followers, pity
Thank you for your honest approach to fragrance reviews. I share your opinion of ADGP and loved your rant. My experience with guerlain is limited to Homme intense and ideal. They are nice but not loves. I would love to know more about Derby and that family of fragrances. I do not have access to this line locally and a $250 blind buy is too risky. Are some of these in your top rated frags of all time?
Derby is exceptional, I can’t wait to review it!
Yes! Please pay attention Mr. Wasser. Please give us your yet to be made “MASTERPIECE”. Our faith will then be renewed.
I had the issue you mentioned with the L’homme Ideal Parfum. I went to the Boutique in Bellagio and it wasn’t available for who knows what reason. I ended up purchasing Lupin Voyou and am happy with it but it’s just not as wearable on the daily.
Voyou is excellent and your better off with it than Ideal, if your still looking for the EDP contact the Toronto Boutique
Good review i hope Mr. Wasser Has watched this video.
Enjoyed your take on Gerlain's recent release. How about a full review of Ideal L'Intense? I have the Ideal EDP and I find it very long-lasting with great sillage on skin. So I am wondering if it's worth purchasing L'Intense because Gerlain's frag. are hard to find here in the US. 😪😪
If i find anything worth mentioning i will follow up with another video, thanks for watching
Hi, Eugene. Greetings from Argentina. I own L'homme Ideal EDP and find it to be a very good perfume. I'd like to ask you if you still feel the same about L'intense. Do you still find it redundant to have if you already own the EDP? Very interested in this release, but if it's redundant, i might as well skip it altogether. Thanks!
As of now I think the original Ideal takes the cake for #1. Amzing almondy cherry pipe tabacco type scent I adore the sweetness. Ideal Edp comes in #2 place.. Lintense n cologne tied for #3. Havnt smelled sport or cool yet. Heritage is my top Guerlain scent silver cap more aldehydes slightly brighter gold caps slightly darker feel both are amazin.
What’s your favorite Lhomme Ideal to date?
I miss these tyoe of videos. Now that you’ve had some time with these if you have to pick EDP vs intense which one do you prefer?
So much appreciated your sincere position with them...this is a lesson for all those who praise someone/something when it doesn’t deserve it. It was supposed to be in our nature, the honesty but nowadays became a quality. I salute you, real man. I’m glad is still there...so when I wanna watch real perfume talk, I watch you, Kristo and Peter from FragranceView..rest is bs... I got to know perfume now and I’m just disgusted by all those online reviewers which are unable to formulate an opinion of their own....and just go by the official notes in the order that they are written. How to lie about something at this age and call yourself an adult/man ? Where’s your integrity? It’s like watching a bunch of idiots kids...with all their ADG and Invictus Aqua...
lol yes its become quite comical, who can review the newest piece of shit first and give it glowing praise
Thats another problem. Too many flankers that smell the same. Just make one or two fragrances that are unique with great performance. Can that be so hard?
If that Desert d'Orient you are holding is Encens Mythique d'Orient, I agree it's a Guerlain game changer, unique. Bowled me over two years ago and still does.
Good review. I totally agree with you and i know you are being truthful. That is best way. everyone is totally different. i know you love creativity an artistry. I believe one day Mr. Wasser will take up the challenge in your open letter. we might be surprise to see what will happen in 2020 and beyond. more blessings and have great day eugene ans your family.
Prada L'homme L'Eau wasnt available herr in europe till some months ago and it was release last year in the USA
Great video, thank you. One question, which one is the bottle you had on the table from the “Les Déserts d'Orient” collection ?
SPRAG it’s Songe D’Une Bois D’Ete and it’s awesome
Thank you !
I totally appreciate your work man. Thanks for the honesty and dignity in your videos. ANDY
Saab Replay glad you enjoy it
Hey Eugene ,how are you feelings on the intense version now? I actually feel the same way about the edp, i feel goofy wearing it because of that cherry note which reminds me of pure havane a lot. I actually prefer the intense because there's rose instead of cherry, think i'll get it for Fall
anotherFragranceReviewer to be honest I haven’t been inspired much to wear it besides a few sprays on my hand now and again. I don’t mind the edp every now and again but do expect more from Monsieur Wasser.
@@usmellsgood did you go to the event with Kristo this weekend? Wasser has no control... Look at Dior, all this time to release a new original feminine fragrance and Joy comes out and it's mediocre at best. It's big fat corporate lvmh in charge and the perfumer just executes pre fabricated ideas
Me too I Guerlain fanboy. I feel they are the best. I hope this one I good one. The Intense version.
new sub ! (i'm in canada also, and have around 140 or so bottles). i do have one of these amongst them, very nice stuff.
Welcome Steve, glad you joined us!
Robe noir black perfecto and l'homme ideal parfum are close to being masterpieces in my opinion , not quite the same heights as the historic masterpieces like habit rouge tho ..amongst the best designer releases by chanel and dior theses two fragrances mingle in fine , they don't go that step further as we wish.
Three years later and I guess things haven't changed all that much. They dumbed down the IDEAL bottle designs which was half the charm of the line. There is still crazy limited distribution even at the biggest department stores....'sorry out of stock'. Will be going to see the new L'arte collection and see what's going on there for $360...better be great! At least they have great bottles...unlike the new VETIVER bottle which I can't bring myself to buy.
Respect
What about Guerlain Homme? I think it is a very unique fragrance and worthy of the Guerlain name by Wasser although I agree with you about the status quo; Jean Paul Guerlain despised "Maghhhkitin" but it is what it is now.
I ran across it at the Duty Free in JFK about a month ago. I thought it was too strong tobacco for my taste via the blotter. I couldn't spray it on due to getting on the plane for work and was concerned it would be too strong for passengers. But I kept the blotter in a insert in the galley. It was so strong it was emanating from the insert...the whiffs of tobacco for the whole flight.
smmikkel I’m a big fan of the tobacco and leather
Here in Russia we don’t have HR Dress Code at all, and Shalimar Souffle sells only in the airports. Same as other brands with some positions missing in country-wide retail: YSL Kouros, Opium pour homme, Pour homme and Rive Gauche pour homme; Givenchy Gentleman original (that old patchouli-based) comes to mind.
weird how brands choose what products to place where
you are right too many flankers and reformulations like Heritage EDP!
which do you prefer? L Homme Ideal EDP or Tonka Imperiale?
Tonka Imperiale but its also triple the price, if I'm cost conscious i would be fine with the EDP
wait what 810 euros? thats like 860 dollars... sure it wasn't 81 euros?
thanks for the late night video..........always appreciated Eugene..........Bob
Robert Perricone happy to entertain you
I can agree with you in theory, but you have to consider something like Wasser is not from Guerlain family, he's swiss, he started the career in a period of minimalism (before Guerlain his boss was Ellena) and yes, can we talk about that, he creates dozen of fragrances that the property don't want to create. Believe me, he s a genius of non complicated fragrances and you can see this in the special collections. The marketing distribution is totally bad. That s just my humble opinion.
Thierry Wassel will be the perfumer for Jeremy Fragrance's, " greatest and best perfume of the world " fragrance brand Problem is when fragrance houses sell out. Look at what happened to Dior and Chanel. It's all about trying to sell as much boring and soulless fragrances. I only care for Cartier and Hermes anymore. I'm eagerly waiting for new men fragrance from Hermes.
Yes Cartier and Hermès are both great!
I can't believe you don't have Santal Royal on your desk. To me, that is the best Guerlain.
feralbear3615 it’s one of the worst
Guerlain, L'Homme Ideal LINE WHICH ARE YOUR HIGH SCORE TOP 2, ANY WHY?
tKS
i´m from europe, i tried it yesterday together with yves saint laurent opium on each wrist ....
this is plain shit ..... no sillage, no face of the smell itself, just faceless thing that has no expression .....
i totally stopped to care about this brand after your previous and jeremy/wasser video .....
they were only one quality brand in the designer world a year back .. now they´re like one big reformulation!!! nothing from the good old times .... isn´t it a pity? isn´t it a shame?
maybe you have shit taste, I get nothing but quality compliments and people really interested in what im wearing
LMAO its interesting to know I am not the only one who feels Guerlain has gone down the shithole with boring uninspiring releases. I honestly feel they need new blood in terms of new perfumers. Wassier is great at managing Guerlain but is not really a great perfumer. Nacre Rose is his best work, but that quality needs to be in the mainstream releases.
Yes, i really would love to see what he could whip up without the marketing team whispering in his ear. Hope that day will come soon.
#eugenearmy
haha
Eugene, what do you think about Aqua Alegoria Pamplelune?
Good points, sir!
Tbh. No fragrance today is worth it. Either bad longevity or projection and so expensive. I am refering to both designer and niche. I really miss the eighties and nineties where most fragrances were just awesome and a few sprays would last all day without need to reapply
Like Bill Clinton once said: 'It's the industry stupid'. The whole perfume world is infected by 'flankermania'. Even niche brands release 'tema con variazone' (Tom Ford, By Kilian) year in, year out. Let not mention the 'me too's' and 'copy cats'. But there are enough brands left that make good and discerning fragrances and do what Guerlain should do (like it once did): surprise and marvel. Driven by their own standard and vision on beauty instead of being 'infused' by marketing. Under guidance of Thierry Wasser (and marketing) Guerlain has become too boudoir and gourmand powdery, cliché feminine, too glamour and childish at the same time (La Petite Robe Noire). Mon Guerlain is not a scent but 'something lingering in the air'. When you sell you soul to devil (multinational) things like this only happen...see what happened to Yves Saint Laurent. I could go on for hours, but no time and I don't think Thierry Wasser doesn't really care that much. The art of perfume has lost its soul in way, he knows it as well. But like I said enough new brands. Best www.lebienaime.com / www.geurengoeroe.com
you nailed it on the head with "childish", but they're heading the way of YSL blanketing us with flankers and unnecessary and embarrassing releases.
I was born in a small town
I’ve lost all hope in the designer realm for Guerlain,but they’ve even been slacking in the exclusive releases lately imho,1 or 2 good exclusive release a year isn’t enough, & discontinuing exclusive’s doesn’t help either.They will always be my favorite fragrance house & as long as they don’t change or discontinue the desert line I won’t start a riot!
hopefully the second half of 2018 will make up for the dismal first half, which was quite lame
Thanks for the review Eugene. I've been on the fence about making the LIDGE leap. Habit Rouge is the scent that brought me to the Guerlain stable. I currently have the original HabitRouge, Dress Code, and Heritage, all EDPs. Based on your review I guess I'll spring for the LIDGE EDP and bypass the Intense flanker. I enjoy your reviews because of their thoroughness and objectivity.
LIDGE is great
hmm, don't get me wrong i love Coromandel but for 8 times (a wild exaggeration, may be more or less) cheaper LIDGE definitely can stand its ground
for nearly $1000 the cap doesn't even come magnetic? sheeeshhh...
ideal edt is mainstream done right
810 euros....? No way!
Doc Sportello A 110€
U Smells Good, it isabout 71€ online in Germany. In kanada the parfumes seem ro be on the expensive side.
"a" 110euros (think "eh") about 165 cdn.
Haha
جميل 😍
Pozz iz Bosne ,pomenuo sam te u svom videu o Habit Rouge. Cheers.
another flanker damm
810 euros? Eight hundred and ten? Omg
Tal A hundred and ten. 110€
U Smells Good that makes more sense :) sorry, my bad. I swear, it sounded like 8 hundred
+Tal I heard 810 as well.
seilanemsei I knew I didn't have auditory hallucinations :)
Great take on L'Intense. P.S. Another 810-er here.
LHI intense is pointless if you own the Parfum... LHI Sport is pointless, period.
An absolute disgrace.
EDIT: Agreed on Vetiver.
The best bar none.
Isn't Homme l'eau boisèe a Wasser fragrance? Perhaps not a masterpiece but a great fragrance nonetheless.
LVMH should just let Guerlain be, and Guerlain/Wasser ought to wake the f*** up.
Mandorla for what it is, a Sport, I don’t mind it too much but would prefer that Guerlain not create such stupidity.
Start collecting those diptques
Miamiheat9517 I’m almost done