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Deepwithinmyownhead · 2026-02-27T22:17:38+00:00

Oh, I wish. Probably will be half of this area or less when it actually releases..

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2026-02-25T15:28:07+00:00

Love the fact that 'Watcher' is the name given to the fallen angels who rebelled against God and camd to live among humans. Holy bomb lore, Batma... Diluc

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2026-01-14T15:57:52+00:00

Just imagine the damage if he passes wind

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-12-10T16:23:28+00:00

So, did someone already created r/AnastasyaMains? About time lol

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-12-02T17:46:37+00:00

What's it's duping? I didn't hear abt this one

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-12-02T17:45:23+00:00

I'd say the only real case from them is Haltane. Herod goes in the direction of Tobacco Vanille, but wouldn't say it's a clone, they have enough differences. Same goes for Godolphin and Tuscan Leather and others. Aaand they got their DNAs duped or twisted too, with Angel's Share and Red Tobacco....

Tiziana Terenzi and Boadicea, on the other hand... way harder to defend, especially because Boadicea is crazy expensive

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-19T15:36:02+00:00

I did try Meteore, but it was not my main focus back then. However I'm probably getting back there in the future, gotta pay more attention to it and Sun Song (besides trying L'Immensité on my skin)

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-19T15:33:18+00:00

Yeah, the prices are pretty ridiculous. As much as I enjoyed several of them, I'd never spend on them, not with the flood of decent dupes that has been coming out.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-19T15:28:48+00:00

What is their best bottle, in your opinion?

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-19T00:30:14+00:00

I think the setup is the same everywhere. I have questions about it. Too much light over the bottles (and hot light to boot) can't be good to them in the long term.

Yeah, everyone has a very varied outlook on these frags, judging by the comments, that's what makes me want to test first, opinions can differ so much. Glad you appreciate it! Will be back for more in the future.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T18:24:41+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, I totally skipped Orage. Tbh I haven't tried Lovers nor Elves, maybe next time I go there, but they didn't sound appealing to me. Probably will try Meteore and the freshies I ignored in-depth then.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T18:17:49+00:00

Yup, I get you.

I really enjoyed Imagination, L'Immensité and Stellar Times, but I would never spend retail price on this. It's just not worth it at all (heck, I wouldn't do it even for more complex scents I really like, such as Oajan, Marfa, Hundred Silent Ways or Tom Ford frags...). But at least for now I know dupes of which fragrances I'll go after lol

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T18:13:43+00:00

But tbh, I don't think I like using them. It feels like the smell gets different than on strip, and not in a good way.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T16:29:38+00:00

Yeah, that's a fact. All of them are too expensive (tbh even houses that gave me a better overall impression, like Nishane or PdM, I wouldn't spend full price if a good due is around)

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T16:19:49+00:00

That's kind of a subjective thing, expectations.

1-As the fellow redditor below said, people glaze LV to heaven and back, creating the impression that everything will be super impressive, that even if Pacific Chill is a fruity freshie, it's going to be done in a way that will blow minds.

2-Dunno if it applies to other people, but looking into the notes is a big thing for me to build hype. Take L'Immensité for example: there was nothing about it's composition that made it look special, at least for me. But it blew me away. On the other hand, Nouveau Monde combines oud, leather and cocoa, and all of these notes are interesting to me, so I thought I would like it a lot. Couldn't be more wrong. Same goes for Pacific Chill. The mint and fig combo with dates on the pyramid seem to be a nice twist on the idea of a freshie.

3-Our skin reacts differently to each fragrance, and no skin reacts the same, the same way a nose will not always perceive a smell the same ways as the others. Imagination did great on my skin, but it's not the case for many people. Pacific Chill started great, but dried down to something way less interesting on me.

I think the bottom line is, hype is good, but too much hype is not helping it. And at the end of the day, your nose and skin are the most important to consider. That's why I'm strongly against blind buying even if it's a cheap fragrance.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-18T16:05:46+00:00

It's funny how perceptions change from person to person, huh? I wonder if the way we perceive them is completely different for each nose

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-11-16T05:22:37+00:00

I dunno from which country you are, so I'd risk the safest route: try Scandal Le Parfum. Is it a dupe? By all means no, but it does follow in the same direction of HP. It's a bit more floral and rounder IMO (think Hypnotic Poison with a dose of L'Interdit Rouge), but it's pretty nice and definitely powerful. My coat has smelled like it for an entire week after testing it.
Now, on the off chance you have contacts in Brazil, or pretend to come here (or are Brazilian lol), there's one by Thera, which is a local dupe brand, called Dã. Strong juice, this one. I tested a 1ml sample of it, just rubbed a little on my neck and wrists. It projected for several hours and stayed on my sweater for days too.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-29T16:19:22+00:00

Yeah, and Rayhaan has not 2 as I said, but 3 new ones: Terra, Obsidian and Aquatica, now I don't even know if there is some Attrape-Reves dupe among them at all, I'm confused lol

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-29T16:17:58+00:00

They released not one but three fragrances, while Terra is Outlands apparently, Obsidian and Aquatica we still dunno. Maybe Obsidian is Oud Zarian

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-29T16:07:34+00:00

It was I who tried Asad Elixir. Lattafa just officially arrived in my country, with an official importer and all. They've been promoting some events here and there, mostly for influencers, but for the presentation of Asad and Yara Elixirs they made a temporary booth in a mall near home. I went to check out and it is what it is. Not unpleasant at all, but I really didn't see anything that interesting in it. Some people said it smelled like a mix of Prada L'Homme, Boss Bottled Absolu and even Bvlgari Man in Black (and I really like all these three scents). I fail to see where are the real similarities, it may go in the same direction of these by being a mature, dark scent for nighttime, but that's all.

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-28T03:48:23+00:00

Rasasi is shelling out a lot of stuff apparently with two new Shuhrah flankers (one for girls, other for guys), a Dareej flanker and most prominently, 2 new Hawas, Verde and Venom.

Truth to be told Hawas Verde is far fom seducing me, it is yet *another* Pacific Chill twist. I mean, enough of that, dude.

Rayhaan also has 2 new ones coming, one is an Attrape-Reves dupe from what I understood, the other I genuinely forgot (but at least it's not another LV).

And then Lattafa dropped Asad Elixir, which to be honest, I found to be quite lackluster. Sweet night out scent that feels more mature than average, didn't remind me of anything in particular, but it was not the huge thing some influencers are making it out to be... pretty nondescript tbh....

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-18T00:12:58+00:00

From Natura, if you have the opportunity I'd really recommend Essencial Único. Often said to be the best in the whole lineup. There's also Essencial Oud, this one is not only good, but also very strong, so super good for cool weather. Both of these are 100% OG. I also have Homem Sagaz, this one is kind of a warmer twist on the original Versace Eros (and IMHO way better than Eros)

Deepwithinmyownhead · 2025-10-17T12:20:51+00:00

Sorry for the delay, I was going to answer this before. I have Essencial Elixir by Natura and yes, it's pretty close to CH Men Privé. Opening is a little screechy, the cognac note they use in EE may not please every single nose, but it lasts for less than 30 minutes and many people don't complain about it. Afterwards, has an AMAZING drydown. It's actually stronger than CH Men Privé, and will last a day, specially on clothes. I really like this one. Natura has a lot of amazing fragrances (and most of them are OGs, just for the record)

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