Too sweet for me, but I agree that it's better than tobacco honey, as this one is more consistent, while it lacks the dazzling opening. I can't take the sweetness, otherwise I'd be able to take it more seriously.
Similar performance with Terre de Hermes by spending less.
This is almost 1 to 1 with Aventus Absolu. Nice citrus, woody, ambroxan, and once it dries down leather fragrance. Bottle is nice for a Middle eastern fragrance. If you are looking for a more affordable alternate for aventus absolu this is it. 55ml is an odd size but for the price it great. 8hr longevity. Must buy.
I have a sample of L'IMMENSITE and they smell very similar, though Immortal lasted more on my skin. I have received compliments wearing this. A friend of mine said this "bro I don't know what you're doing with that cologne, but I like it!" and I had a woman told me that I smelled "delicious." I love what Maison Alhambra did with this one because I enjoy wearing it so much that I have four back ups.
The earthy orange is addicting to me. I think this fragrance is a classy one for a confident man. It is not everyone's cup of it, but if you can pull it off, you will get unsolicited compliments. I mostly wear in spring ,summer, and fall.
It is not something that I personally like, but I can see why it is so popular. I gave my bottle away to a friend because it was just collecting dust on my shelf. It smells good on other people, but it is something that I would not wear.
perfect winter fragrance. end of story.
beastly performance. strong vanilla but in a unisex/masculine leaning way.
I love it as a guy, but I've also heard it smells like a pampers diaper and I can see it. very powdery but a good scent in my humble opinion
very basic scent. bodywash/old person kinda smell. I've had it for ages
Axe Phoenix in EDP form
Picked this up for $40 when they were going out of business, so it was an absolute steal. It smells just like Layton, but unfortunately, the performance is terrible. Great for fall and winter.
I will never not love this.
A delicate woody floral supporting a blast of warm amber, salty ambergris, with metallic notes coming from saffron and Iso E Super.
It's sweet, warm, salty, and metallic.
I want this in my collection forever.
Now THIS is a creation I can get behind, Paradise Soil is an absolute beauty, oozing with delicious elegance and character. This chocolatey-floral delight is like nothing I’ve ever smelled before, really pushing the boundary of what niche perfume can be - I love it. The cacao is actually the most prominent note to my nose, its beautifully sweet and creamy chocolatey facets tempered by the dark and inviting earthiness it also holds. Beautifully thick, indolic white florals and tuberose and Jasmine dance alongside the sharp, urinous allure of natural deer musk and oud. Before it becomes too skanky however, copious amounts of sandalwood lend to the soft creamy nature. I think this is absolutely brilliant, it’s been a long time since something has wowed me like this. It definitely won’t be for everyone, but that’s the nature of a house such as Areej Le Doré. This is a truly unique and innovative creation which really deserves so much more attention.
Manly is a brutishly strong tobacco fragrance, which really pushes the boundaries of those who claim to love tobacco. For me, I find it too much, but that doesn’t make it a bad fragrance. As for those whose taste it fits, I imagine would be a glorious wearing. The tobacco isn’t smoky or ashy, but dry, earthy and almost damp - like a collection of tobacco leaf which has been left out in the rain to mingle with mud, moss and dead leaves alike. This is furthered by the patchouli, oakmoss and leather, with that dark and musky facet coming from the oud. It’s an impressive creation, but I find it far too damp and earthy for my tastes. It reminds me a lot of Tabac Dore by Bortnikoff, of which I had a very similar experience with. I’ve come to accept I simply don’t like tobacco in its natural form.
Civet de Nuit is my first encounter with the house of Areej Le Doré, and I must say I’m thoroughly impressed. It’s a glorious use of natural civet, which can be intimidating to some, and whilst it is bold and animalic, it’s nowhere near unwearable - it just needs the right wearer. The civet is front and centre, obviously, with its intensely sharp and slightly urinous musky nature. I pick up this overwhelmingly thick, honeyed sweetness - like beeswax dripping with honey, which I’m assuming is coming from the jasmine. This is tempered by the dry, earthy facets of tobacco, leather and sandalwood. It’s a gorgeous fragrance, stunning and refined whilst feeling impressively unusual and exotic. Whilst I am thoroughly enjoying this, I feel like you are paying for the rarity of the materials more than anything. I’m not sure I could justify the price of this beauty.
Comes across as a clean, soapy, barbershop, at first. After you spend some time with it the layers start to be more apparent and it’s a pretty complex scent profile. Signature scent worthy, a little old school, office safe and mass appealing. If anyone says you smell bad or weird while you’re wearing this… they need their nose checked lol. Great scent. Sad it’s discontinued.
Smells like a mojito in a good way. A nice, pleasant mint and citrusy combination.
The best soapy, fresh smelling fragrance I have smelt. Longevity was there for me, lasted 10+ hours. The price just kills though.
It smells like a spicy sprite but in a great way. Very pleasant smelling
LOVE this scent its so smooth. My only knock is it becomes a skin scent on my body after 4 hours but I prefer this EDP version to the extrait because it can be worn on summer nights without cloying.
Class 1 scrubber. Revolting smell of old pizza and incense. Even after scrubbing you will smell like this for hours.
Super synthetic
Pretty opening a sort of high intensity, high contrast, fruity floral, Inle turns up the colour balance on the world for a moment there. Primarily a bergamot and very peachy and thick osmanthus, it's tropicality is giving it more of a 'from concentrate' vibe than the cooler, breezier and dryer feeling. I often think of osmanthus as almost the fruity more exotic version of geranium, carrying the same airy feel captured in many Osmanthus themed perfumes, this is much denser and almost clumsy for it, seems a little immature in that sense. Reminds me of the original Herbal Essences shampoo, maybe the green one? from the 90's? Not sure they still make that shit, haven't had hair since then pretty much so I wouldn't know! haha! That's not really a diss! I'm not saying it's awful and in actual fact as it dries down it becomes more of a rounded perfume and out of the realms of the laundry or scented bath product and smells much more fitting to the 'luxury' perfume it is. Still It's expensive this and doesn't have the subtlety of an Hermes or Crivelli Osmanthus (just some ones I can recall) not bad though. I like the smell, it's feminine, summery, happy clappy stuff.
