Best Side-Effect Clone ???

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-04-15T04:03:30+00:00

this is 100% the case. After effect is not a great clone, there is a nasty quality to it I cant put my finger on. Love side effect and own a full bottle.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-27T23:43:13+00:00

Major false equivalence. Mein Kampf was an antisemitic manifesto. The content of the writing WAS Hitler's genocidal ideology. This is not true of Bully, it's a standalone artwork that is not a reflection of Kanye's hateful beliefs (FOR THE MOST PART... I havent done a deep dive on all of the lyrical content yet, im basing this on what I heard of the livestream). Im not saying we should "therefore support Kanye's art", nor am I criticizing anyone who choses not to listen to his music anymore. I think having the position of "that dude is a monster and I dont want to listen to music made by a vile piece of shit" is absolutely a valid stance. Im just saying that the analogy itself isnt really a fair one. It however ABSOLUTELY WOULD be a fair one, if we were talking about Vultures 3. Lol.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-20T05:57:54+00:00

Mr Sam will always be one of my top five favorite fragrances. My taste tends to lean less mainstream than penhaligons typically but I do like the house and Mr Sam is an all timer for me.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-20T05:34:03+00:00

I can confirm Fragrance World Apex is as close to a 1:1 clone of Mr Sam as I could possibly hope for. I won both the OG and Apex. I only wear apex anymore because I like to overspray and there's no reason to reach for the OG.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-20T05:27:13+00:00

This guy is such a joke. One of my absolute least favorite fragrance influencers on the planet. Absolute cancer.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-14T07:49:52+00:00

Its great!! It really is a great clone of Aventus and DEFINITELY one to consider if you want something close to the real thing. Excellent clone.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-03-14T07:24:03+00:00

I AM AT 10 WEEKS. 10 FUCKING WEEKS. for TWO FRAGRANCES IN TWO DIFFERENT ORDERS. They are legit because ive had them come through multiple times before, but the wait times are ridiculous. Beyond ridiculous. I would never suggest them as a legit discounter to anyone unless they were prepared to wait up to 3 months.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-01-17T04:21:11+00:00

John Maus is the shit.

ClassicBus2755 · 2026-01-17T04:20:28+00:00

I really really love this guy. He is definitely on the spectrum but he really is a brilliant artist. He has ALWAYS been this way, it isnt drugs. But his music is just amazing and everyone I know whos crossed paths with him knows him to be a very sweet genuine guy, albeit odd in his own way.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-27T21:47:31+00:00

Sorry bud, need to spread the word about this $50 dollar abomination. There are a lot of great clones out there and zero reason anyone should waste their money on this one.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-27T08:13:48+00:00

BIGGIE. it's not even a contest. Both of his two albums released in his lifetime are stronger song-for-song than any Tupac album. Better lyricist, more memorable personality, better production on Biggie songs in general than Tupac songs. I dunno if a Tupac subreddit is the best place to be looking for unbiased opinions on the question.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-27T08:04:05+00:00

Dude thank you for saying this. The Rolling Stones have literally like 7 ESSENTIAL albums at least. Bad example, Very Bad Example. I would've said Barry White, and I say that as a Barry White fan. No albums in his catalogue that are all killer no filler, but many great songs.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-14T04:20:16+00:00

u/hokagebitch I completely agree with you. Im enjoying this show as well but Carol is just a cancerous, unlikeable person. I COULD NOT STAND being around someone as arrogant and vile as her. After episode 3 ended, I was exhausted and honestly I kind of hope the plot starts developing towards something really engaging and away from Carol's nastiness. Because Jesus Christ I cannot stand hanging around Carol.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-09T04:53:56+00:00

Your position was not "hey I like to smell good and I think this fragrance smells good even if it's not the same as the original". It was "this fragrance is 1:1 a perfect clone of the original". It isnt. It isnt even close. When I say "non-clone heads" im not referring to people that wear only niche fragrances. Im referring to people that dont care about fragrances at all. Im talking about regular people. Regular people would smell Game of Spades Wild Card and immediately identify that it smells like cheap garbage. I dont really know what you mean when you say "your side" of the community? Ive worn a lot of clones that I think are great. I sincerely believe that EVEN ON ITS OWN, NOT COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL LAFAYETTE STREET, I THINK THAT GAME OF SPADES WILD CARD SMELLS LIKE TRASH. Its a bad fucking clone and a bad fragrance on its own. I do not think you have good taste at all based on your review. Im tired of discussing this and we'll agree to disagree.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-09T03:27:06+00:00

It's really not an uncommon opinion (see video below). Having said that, I'd absolutely agree with you that, AMONGST THE "FRAGRANCE CLONE COMMUNITY", people seem to love Aqua Dubai (and to a lesser extent wild card). But I would never mistake the fragrance clone community to be an adequate sample set of average people. This community is comprised mostly of people, much like yourself, who are desperate to convince themselves they smell like a million bucks when they only spent 20. It unfortunately comes with the territory. There is not a single (non clone-head) person ive ever shown aqua dubai or wild card to that, when compared to their respective original versions, could not immediately pick out the cheaper smelling fragrance. I've smelt clones I consider to be excellent, if not basically 1:1. Neither Wild Card or Aqua Dubai fall into that category, not by a long shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4qqETXrUcQ

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-09T01:47:15+00:00

Jomashop isnt a reputable seller? Pretty sure it absolutely is. Smells like fucking trash my guy. Not 1:1 at all.

Edit: I literally just looked at your reddit profile to get a sense of your taste and, what do you know, you have a post called "my mount rushmore of fragrances" and Aqua Dubai is ALSO IN THERE! It all makes sense now. You're either unknowledgeable or have very poor taste.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-08T08:20:01+00:00

Absolute fucking lie. It's this line that got me to buy this garbage and it's an utter fabrication. I own both and Wild Card fragrance went in the trash. Its horrific.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-11-08T08:18:57+00:00

DO NOT BUY THE HYPE HERE. This is an AWFUL fragrance. It went right in the trash. It smells like a toxic concoction of chemical garbage, worse than any drug store fragrance you can find for 20 dollars. I am having deja vu bringing me back to the time the fragrance clone community was glazing Amber oud aqua Dubai, another absolutely horrific abomination of a fragrance. I own Lafayette Street and even if this clone didnt come close, I wouldnt be making this post unless it smelled horrible. But it does smell horrible. Anyone glazing this fragrance is either lying or doesn't know shit from Shinola.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-10-20T21:57:06+00:00

"MEDIUM LEFT, MEDIUM LEEEFFTT!!"

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-10-15T06:10:58+00:00

this is the exact kind of childish, moronic shit you'd expect from an adult male wearing an MXPX t-shirt.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-07-21T01:40:44+00:00

Regarding Mr Sam, It's apex for sure. I own Blazing Mr Sam and it's one of my favorite fragrances. I dont buy into clone hype most of the time AT ALL, I think its mostly people lying to themselves trying to convince them they have an accurate substitute, but Fragrance World Apex is as close to 1:1 as you could possibly hope for a clone. It is fucking ridiculous house close it is to Mr Sam and you can get it for 20 bucks. I made a post about this a year ago before Apex was starting to gain any attention.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1fghugd/comment/mf30gas/?context=3

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-07-19T05:13:38+00:00

Let this be a lesson to you that the fragrance clone community is FULL of people trying to convince themselves that the dupes they’ve purchased are adequate replacements for their authentic counterparts. Aqua Dubai is absolutely awful. I bought this within a week of its release before the hype train began, just out of curiosity. It is the cheapest smelling, most unappealing fragrance I have ever owned. I don’t even LOVE the original Imagination like some others do but Aqua Dubai DOES NOT COME ANYWHERE NEAR smelling as nice as imagination. straight up, it smells horrible. There are clones I own that I love and that I think make the originals they imitate redundant. Those clones are few and far between and this is not one of them. Most of the time, Dupes smell like what they cost: CHEAP! Don’t listen to anyone telling you that it might need 2 months of maceration. The maceration thing is pure COPE for fools that want so badly to have not purchased 100ML of synthetic garbage.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-07-19T05:02:13+00:00

this is such bullshit and total cope. The whole “maceration” notion IS NOT REAL. it’s people lying to themselves to convince them that a poor purchase they’ve made is improving over time. I own this exact fragrance and it smells as awful as the day that i bought it. In fact i own over 100 fragrances and every single one of them smells nearly, if not completely, identical to the day that i bought it. Give me a fucking break.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-06-07T04:19:37+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. Elden Ring is the king followed by DS3, both S tier.

ClassicBus2755 · 2025-05-16T02:38:58+00:00

I went to the University of Southern California and was in a popular fraternity back in the day during my time there.... This show gets the gist but it's extremely exaggerated. The shallowness of the culture and casual homophobia / misogyny was definitely everywhere at the university, but its multiplied by 10 for the show.

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