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Earlier today I was joined by my fellow perfume critic Max Forti for a video on the best exciting perfumes: fragrances that fill us with a sense of energy, dynamism and vitality. As you can imagine, our choices generated a fair amount of discussion, so please make sure you click on the ‘Live chat’ when watching the video, to enable you to follow the audience’s comments. Here’s a link to the broadcast: Top 10 best exciting perfumes.

Here’s a list of the perfumes we covered:

Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Forte 4:55
Olfactive Studio Panorama 9:45
Faberge Brut 14:00
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan 18:25
Daniel Josier Kaleidoscope 24:40
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower 28:55
Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Cologne Gingembre 33:40
Byredo M/MINK 37:55
Amouroud Wet Stone 43:30
Parfumerie Generale Metal Hurlant 47:30

Persolaise

[From the five scents presented by me, the samples of the Byredo and the Olfactive Studio were provided by the brand for review purposes, and the remainder are from my personal collection.]


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Top 10 best exciting perfumes, with critics Persolaise and Max Forti

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