This 100 Year Old Cologne is What Real Gentlemen Smell Like

About this video

The Gentleman’s Gazette team sits down with Paul Estahazi to explore the world of fine fragrances and the story behind his fragrance brand, Estoras. Estahazi shares how he discovered his passion for perfumery through his grandfather’s travel perfume bottle and a family expedition through the Sahara in 1926, which inspired him to create a collection of fragrances that capture different moments of that adventurous journey.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team learns that Estahazi’s grandfather was the first person to travel through the Sahara by road car in 1926, embarking on the journey on a gentleman’s wager with his best friend—a story that inspired the creation of the Estoras fragrance brand
• The Gazette team explores four fragrances in the collection—Antal, Port of Alexandria, Shadows of Giza, and Shores of Asout—each designed to capture a specific moment and emotion from the historical journey, with varying character profiles from aquatic and woody to floral notes
• The Gazette team notes that Estahazi prioritizes elegant, complex fragrances with 16% oil concentration that are not overpowering, designed for strong and adventurous characters rather than gender-based categories

Episode details: published August 1, 2025 · 39K views · 31:25 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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