Blind Reaction To Men's Summer Fragrances (Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Montblanc & More)
We are back again with another blind reaction video. In this video, we picked out 7 men's summer fragrances our guests to react to. Each guest was given 2 test strips for each fragrance. The 1st strip is sprayed on 10-30 seconds before, and the 2nd strip was sprayed an hour before each guest sat down to give it a chance to dry down. After a quick break, they then will go back and smell them all again to decide what is their favorite and least favorite. We hope you enjoy it!
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Montblanc Legend Spirit
2:51 - Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc EDT
4:31 - Hermès Concentré d’Orange verte
6:24 - Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Intense
8:17 - John Varvatos Artisan Pure
9:56 - Dior Eau Sauvage EDT
12:09 - Bvlgari Aqua Marine
14:27 - Favorite & Least Favorite
Guests:
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Jae: instagram.com/jaelynlavig...
Mike: instagram.com/mikeeisenha...
Jim: instagram.com/james_ziega...
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Stella: instagram.com/stellasteve...
Gab: instagram.com/gabriellakr...
Thanks for all the great feedback so far on this. Also, a quick note about Lacoste, that is the EDT featured despite the textured pattern. We purchased the bottle in the last few months and it appears Lacoste has changed their packaging. Just wanted to add clarity on what was being tested.
The persona you choose for the video were great! I especially liked the overdone reaction and wild descriptions! Those gave the video some tention curve, you kind of where waiting for the next funny or extrovegant outbreak.
Exactly the question I had in mind! Great eye for detail 👍🏼
Is Jim well … 👀 or
Try armani code absulo
Bleu de chanel and 1 million elixir or should i change any of them to jpg ultra male and eros
Mike is my new favorite character on this show 😂 Forget the ladies, I want to know what Mike has to say
Mike's descriptions are on point! He's the wisest one.
@@b.t4604 So you don't like an entire brand and their whole line of products because of a specific single product? Hmmm, interesting
@@b.t4604 That doesn't make sense, but okay
Are you trying to attract Mike, or attract women?
@@94nolo funny
Finally, what appears to be a blue collar worker! Not all of us work in the office… keep Mike on the show!
keep making these! hands down best type of videos, so entertaining
100%!
I agree. This is one of the best (if not the best), most entertaining segments in the KZhead fragcomm. It's good to see a more "real world" reaction sometimes. ✌️
YES!
I like the opinions of the lady in leather jacket, she conceptualizes really well the smell and imagine the kind of person that would wear it. Shes actually contributes rather than doing a face and say it smells like cleanser or something else
idk to me her opinions were weird, like "if he wears x he's confident, knows where he's going" it's a perfume... There's probably men who will buy perfume just to emulate the vibe she's saying. I have to agree that she says which moment of the day the perfume could work but honestly listening to her I have no idea what the perfumes smelled like. It's like people saying Dior sauvage smell like sexyness and to me it smells like something I would use to kill mosquitoes😂
Yes, the most of the others just wanna make stupid quirky comments that really add nothing to the video
She’s just saying things to sound like she knows what’s she’s talking about. She’s not describing what she smells she is just saying if you wear this kind of scent your this kind of person which doesn’t make any sense.
Well, I think she's hot
@@nicolaskl9672 I disagree with your take. Nobody cares what you think. We watch these videos to get a varied consensus on what other people think of the fragrances we either like or dislike. You can hate Sauvage all you want, but if everyone in a video loves it them it might be wise to wear it anyway.
That legend spirit goes crazy! Always have that in my house!
What a great style/concept. Love listening to the raw unbiased personal interpretation of the different fragrances. I’m curious if “an older” contestant will smell things differently🤔 Thank you Courtney and Teddy 😁
Smells don’t change because you age. Maybe ones preferences change but the smells are exactly the same. So ultimately it’s still a question of personal preference.
@@howtorawk oh absolutely, you are correct in your statement. It’s the change in personal interpretation that I’m interested in hearing. Younger demographics appear to like sweeter fruitier scents where older demographics appear to like more robust scents, of course generally speaking. So I’m curious to see if in a blind smell by an older demographic, are those notes still getting preferred.
We can keep expanding and try different age groups. Thanks for watching and the support!
@@BaldassarreFragrance I agree that different age groups and background would be great.
Like a fresh cast with a couple familiar faces. Always like having different people smelling the same fragrances. Great video
I love Jim. He's like my brother after he lost his sense of smell from covid. 😆
I enjoy seeing Jim in these videos -- but purely for the comedic value. I don't trust his sense of smell 😅
He’s an annoying Clown. Just says stupid things for shock value like a kid
@@Fab5Hill33 Fr this man is hilarious, "like a combant veteran form ww2" bro what are you SAYING lol
@@Fab5Hill33 I’ve been asking for Jim to be back and Teddy came through. Hilarious 😂
@@123SEA1 I was hollering lol! Like, what did he inhale prior to the fragrance? 🤨😆
I love these videos, really enjoy the charming and eclectic group of personalities that you've brought together. For the fragrances that I own that are in the blind reaction, I smell along with the panel and often find myself thinking, "What are they smelling? What am I smelling?"
Interesting cross section of people Courtney and Teddy. I love these vids because they all have candid responses and are very helpful in deciding how the various fragrances are going to smell to others around us-which to me, is important. Cheers from Toronto !
Mike was pretty spot on, he definitely seems like an Eau Sauvage kind of guy. Jim on the other hand, a little out there on his descriptions LMFAO
These videos are just great. You guys got a good formula here. Keep them coming!
Legend Spirit is a clone of Invictus Aqua that is a huge compliment puller and it smells amazing, but to see it the least favorite is a surprise tbh .. i guess before they smell it first they forget it about it. And the ones they smelled last are getting higher attention
Loved their reaction to the bottles at the end :) As others have also mentioned I wouldn't mind seeing the same type of videos but with women's fragrances. Even though I'm a man, it's good to have an idea of what to get for your SO.
6. Dior Eau Sauvage Cologne: - central park NYC - fruity, comforting - luxury refinement, color red - musky thing - fresh, minty gumdrop vibes - pines of Alaska (cinnamon in a back-end) - baby powder, not masculine - grandma smell, jasmine What the hell are they smelling?! xD
I think Central Park, comforting, luxury, and refined made a lot of sense.
Eau Sauvage is a timeless scent thats best on skin after a drydown. One of the goat.
😂😂😂
The one who said Jasmine wasn’t too off. It does have Jasmine in it. 😂
Stella loves Light blue eau intense, that's all i need to hear😌😌😌
Artisan Pure was all over the place! Lol every single person had something wildly different to say about it
I love the blind tests. I'm new to collecting fragrances and what I've learned is that perfume is very subjective. So the question is do you wear a fragrance based on what you like or what gets you the most compliments. I'm wearing what I like all day, any day.
Never stop making this kind of videos plz!!
From my research, YSL Y EDP, YSL La Nuit seem to win the most of these type of videos. I would love to see them battle it out ☺️. Great video 👍
The new ysl la nuit smells watered down now. Ysl bleu Electrique(can get it in canada) smells close to the og fromulation imo.
@@20biomed08 I bought a bottle of the new Bleu Electrique because people said it smelt like the old original. I'm not sure who said that first because it smells nothing like the original at all, it has completely different notes.
If anyone is getting put off from getting light blue Eau intense just remember that its historically been way better smelling on skin/In the air rather than on the paper strip
Along with every other fragrance ever.
I think it depends on skin chemistry. I loved it on paper but on my skin it had that weird egg smell that some people get.
It smells like rotten eggs on mine too. Thank god i tried it instead of blind buying
@@unKnoWnscRipTureare you sure you didn’t fart and that’s the rotten egg smell you were smelling?
@@jesus5654did you shower before you sprayed it on your skin?
I can't get enough of these videos
As a genuine fraghead I find these blind tests very interesting. I know most of these scents that were tested as well as their actual notes. When you are not familiar with a wide range of notes you can only compare it to your personal frame if reference. You nose is just limited. That's why some of these comments are way off from the actual notes. The brain and nose need to learn and recalibrate with new scents and combinations just like with new flavors and the tongue. And if you tested them again in 2 or 3 weeks with the same frags their opinions would possibly alter slightly .
Smells like one of those trees you get from Auto Zone. Peppery as hell. 🤣🤣🤣 I love this guy.
Fun video! I'm so torn on the Lacoste and Dolce. Gotta try the two for a final decision!
I love that you had to reel Joe in lolololol!! He knows what he's doing!🤣
I have the 200ml of Legend Spirit and it’s my daily summer fragrance. Very cheap for a nice clean smell. Also have Luna Rossa Carbon for the summer. Can’t beat them for the price.
New people bring new opinions and thoughts. Love these videos!)
This proves that most people smell different things in the same spray. I guess it's all about having experience with different smells and knowing how to point them out...🤔
I love this series! Great to hear a women's view
Eau Sauvage held up well! It’s my signature fragrance, I love this classic!
It is by far the best in this list!
I don't think it held up dude...was clearly some of their most hated scents
Smell like the 90s
Eau sauvage is what the 60's. Fahrenheit is the 90's smelled like (circa 88') @@WifeMeUp
I've noticed people who do not have a developed nose tend to have more extreme reactions to perfumes. The more the nose becomes accustomed to the notes the less impactful and memorable, or even descriptive the perfumes become to that person. If your new to the scent game, enjoy the journey while you can.
YES! I’ve noticed this in myself the last year. First time at a fragrance counter I was like this smells like an old man etc. Now I’m like this smells like a dark oriental with a woodsy base and I enjoy a lot a fragrances I initially hated. and i’m bored of one’s I initially liked. It’s a fun journey but I feel like the extreme reactions phase is over for me now that i’ve smelled most categories and most major designer and niche brand offerings.
These videos remind me that lots of people that aren’t fragrance geeks might have extreme reactions good and bad to what i’m wearing lol
@@jwelda1 yeah while a bunch of fragrance youtubers recommend the same sort of stuff, your average peeps on the street may not love it
The trick is not to play the game
best video quality from any fragrance youtubers
Great cast and show! Encore!
I’d love to see the ladies’ reactions to Abercrombie and fitch fierce.
Mont Blanc Legend Spirit smells like a soapy clean bubblegum to me. I love it.
Something you wear to the gym running errands or in the house after a shower
Great mix of people!
Jeez when Gab dropped the Aqua Marine, my heart literally skipped a beat
This shows how different scents are for everyone. So if you like it, just wear the heck out of it 😎
THE ENDING IS EPIC 🤣🤪
whoever picked these people, great job. i liked the character of all of them. (especially Jae and the Ford guy)
Teddy calling Jim out on reaction killed me haha. Broken nose or trollin i cant tell lol
Incredible focus group
Ayyye, Mike is back 😎
I bought DG LB Intense hoping that it would live up to my expectations (that were high because of reviews praising it). But i was disappointed - the opening was great and citrusy, but what came next was a rubber smell and it did spread all over the room making me run out of it😀 No wonder they called it "Intense"
2:14 lol I love it. "Garlic filled olives"
Thanks for including Lacoste White. I hope do Moschino Toy Boy, Lanvin Eclat de Arpege, Dior Homme Intense, Ariana Grande Cloud, Dolce and Gabbana K, Leau d'Issey Miyake, Versace Blue Jeans, Ch Men Prive, Mancera Instant Crush, Prada Lhomme Leau, and Rochas Moustache EDP. Thanks Keep it up!
My two best Summer Fragrances: "You or Someone Like You" and "D & G Light Blue Forever"
Please do Vintage Edition with Kouros,Fahrenheit, Versace L'homme ,Antheus and Co...
We have thought about this for a while. My hesitancy has been what type of panel should be smelling them. If you go younger you probably will get some pretty negative responses for many. We will do something at some point!
@@BaldassarreFragrance nooo do especially Younger People ! I Think it would be funny to see their reactions ... but also older people are intresting to watch
Beard Oil Lemonade, basically nailed Artisan Pure.🤯
Legend spirit is "generic" at first spray, but its dry-down is gorgeous!
I can't believe two people said it smells like vinegar or olives... Strange. 🤔
Artisan Pure got trashed, wow. I thought it would do really good. Jim, hilarious as always, love how Teddy cracks up.
best fragrance content on youtube 👍
I agree about Bulgari Aqua Marine being everyone's fragrance.
Bring this channel back!
Love that big guy and love his choice.
Mike! Finally someone who agrees with me. I hate Light Blue, smells like bad bacon and b.o. to my nose 🤣
D&G Light blue intense = B.O. combined with wet dog. Awful fragrance i agree.
Will there be a niche version? I want to see if they like Creed Erolfa or Virgin Island Water.
I only own one of these, Dior Eau Sauvage, and am glad it has Mike’s approval.
Neeeded to be that new L12.12. Blanc Eau Fraîche it is definitely the best one yet from that line. That L 12. 12. bottle looks like the EDP? Did they change the EDT bottle to the EDP style?
I'm now watching these more for the people than the reactions. We want mlre stella, jim and mike please 😂
216...stannnnnnd up!! And for the first person, I'd disagree...as a bruh, a confident man wears more feminine/unisex challenging scents to get outta the stereotypical woodsy, leathery men's scent profiles. And I'm here for Gab all day...gotta marry that one.
It just shows that fragrance is a personal preference and interpretation
I’m glad the girl who hated the Light blue intense and Bulgari Aqua marine reacted that way 😂😂. That Calone note in fresh fragrances always comes across as a wet dog, wet mineral smell and I hate it. It’s the main reason why I prefer ADG Profumo over Profondo. I guess it’s more prominent in for some peoples noses than others but I can’t get past that smell
jim tries too hard to be funny
He annoys me
@@howtorawk i had to skip him everytime he would pop up on the screen
@@dillinger445 as they say in Britain “he’s an arse”. Women enjoy ignoring him.
@@dillinger445same
The worst part is the crew laughing at his lame ass sarcasm.
Lol Jim has embraced his character
His Zoolander reference about Bvlgari Aqva killed me. He’s not wrong! “Moisture is the essence of water, water is the essence of beauty” lol
CLEVER format,,, that Korea war guy is halarious,, lololol
That Jim guy really takes pleasure in being extraordinary.
All in all Stella's opinions are the best
I really love Jim, he gives zero F's. Not sure if he just trolls or if his nose is that special.
Bvlgari Aqva Marine is a BOMB of a smell, every girl loves it!
did you watch this video? clearly not every girl loves it
Yeah. Especially the chick that dropped it 😂
Awesome video
“I don’t need to smell as good because I perform way better.” - My man!
I think this shows that you should wear what YOU like because no matter what you wear 50% of people will love it and 50% of people will hate it
Gab needs her own channel, shes a vibe
The thumbnail for the Lacoste is that for the L.12.12 Eau de Parfum Blanc. However the description is the the original Blanc EDT. Which one is everyone smelling? -Just so the viewers know for sure.
It is EDT according to the packaging.
@@BaldassarreFragrance thanks. Update the picture. You’re showcasing the Parfum . Thus the confusion
@@jkbsdasf yeah that confused me too...the picture they used is definitely the Blanc EDP...you can tell by the weird pattern on the front of the bottle. The EDT is just plain white bottle without any weird pattern, it's blank and smooth. Maybe that's where they got the name "blanc" from because it's a blank bottle.
@@jkbsdasf he can't update the picture, the video is already edited and uploaded you cannot just change the picture
I just ordered the EDT and it came in the EDP style bottle. Maybe Lacoste changed the bottling?
The girl who commented on D&G LB Intense, who said, “Wet Dog” vibe I almost fell out of my chair because thats EXACTLY the smell I get!! I thought maybe I just got a bad bottle or batch? But now I know it wasn’t just me. Weird how some noses like “wet dog” smell & some don’t.
No nose likes “wet dog” smell... this smell that people talk about is the smell of a substance called "calone" that has a aquatic smell... but some people find that smell like you say "wet dog" or even egg white smell.. but who is percepting this smell wrong? I thought about that. Fragances are made by perfumists with spetacular noses! so if they dont find that smell in the fragance to put in the market how the customer nose is percepting that? the customer nose is wrong! A small minority feel this off smell but for a large majority this smell is not present! so who is wrong ?
7:36 thank you Stella.. 😘😘
Do you guys remember that Seinfeld episode where Kramer tries to sell the idea for a cologne that smells like the beach to some Calvin Klein executives, and they tell him it’s a stupid idea because who wants to smell like dead fish and seaweed? That’s exactly how I feel about Light Blue Eau Intense
Loving this video before it begins! And please bring back Tressa! Love her
Omg Jim has me dying
there are 25 different versions of Lacoste 12.12, and a few blanc and white versions, Lacoste L.12.12. Blanc Eau de Toilette, white, Eau de Lacoste, limited version, or Eau de Parfum blanc for him (!).......... with a silver ring.....2021, which seems to be the one here in the test. I hope so.
Hello THIS IS THE ONLY KIND OF CONTENT WE WANT HERE PLEASE 😎😎😎 THE BEST VIDEOS TO GET EXACT DETAILS ON A COLOGNE BEFORE PURCHASING
Gab is a WILD THING❤️
Gab is hot, period! And I believe these videos are great, multiple opinions and blind reactions, keep em' coming and thanks.
It's very interesting to hear all different opinions on those scents especially if you have your own impression. I just got a sample of Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Intense and have to agree with Mr. Mike - it smells like fresh deodorant sprayed right into a sweaty armpit...it's awful to me! Funny how right after his comment Ms. Stella announced she wants her dream man to smell like that! 😂
for Niche Hachivat from Nishane is the best, and Bond 9 Bleecker Street has the best dry down
Thank you for naming the girls
The photograph of Lacoste blanc white L1212 is 'eau de parfum' & not 'eau de toilette' as given in the description.
I understand the olive comment. Has happened to me even though I've sampled and own a ton of fragrances
Please do one video of just Jim reacting to fragrances. What a find that guy is, love his takes.
Beautiful parfum
If you like Legend Spirit try Rasasi Hawas. Same smell but far better performance.
is it possible you could put the fragrance's notes up on screen while they're smelling the strips?
Is wet dog smell trauma a thing? 😀Great video and very entertainig format. Keep it up! 👍
I like this cohort of guests better than all the previous, esp the girl in the black leather jacket :)
I’m gonna have to buy any of them Gab approves of
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau Intense Smells like summer beach resort