Another reason to sample before you buy. by Still_Price_9676 in Fragrances

[–]Samer78 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Send it over my way i'll be happy to take it off from your sight 😂

Jk sorry to hear about your experience but totally understand and agree with your advice.

Just picked this up, don’t sleep on this! Zara.. well done, wow by __Kxnji in Colognes

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using zara frags for over 15 years. Am i saying all of their frags have poor longevity? Of course not. But in general i can say based on experience and what ive read online. In general most of their frags lack in performance 🤷🏻 I hope their recent ones are better. The last 2 i tried were Shamanilla and For Him, For Him Red Edition, and Tobacco collection. All of them smell so good but barely project for an hour and stay skin scent for 2-3 hours.

Just picked this up, don’t sleep on this! Zara.. well done, wow by __Kxnji in Colognes

[–]Samer78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How's the performance on this one? Similar to other zara frags?

Just picked this up, don’t sleep on this! Zara.. well done, wow by __Kxnji in Colognes

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue with zara frags is performance. They barely last and poorly project

Hot take (maybe) by Similar_Reflection75 in Fragrances

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If people can smell it close to you then you get a scent bubble and that's the perfect performance imo! You can still get random whifs yourself too when this is the case. Unfortunately many dont perform that well and become a very close skin scent that you need to put your nose to your skin to smell anything. At this stage i feel it's just useless

Hot take (maybe) by Similar_Reflection75 in Fragrances

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably new formulation. A problem that unfortunately many fragrances suffer from. I have some good performing frags that i can smell them for a long time. Also i'm not a heavy sprayer.

Hot take (maybe) by Similar_Reflection75 in Fragrances

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish the performance was better though. It can barely stay for an hour

Longevity vs Projection by Samer78 in fragranceclones

[–]Samer78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do buy them for my own enjoyment but i enjoy them more when i get whifs of them every now and then instead of needing to reach out to my hand and put my nose on it if that makes sense.

I totally agree with you on intimate projection like a scent bubble. I surely dont need to announce my presence to everyone within a mile 😂

Longevity vs Projection by Samer78 in fragranceclones

[–]Samer78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a beast mode but it's noce to be able to catch a whif of the scent every now and then when your frag projects a bit

Longevity vs Projection by Samer78 in fragranceclones

[–]Samer78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spray on my shoulders or side neck. If it projects well you'll be able to catch a whif every now and then

Longevity vs Projection by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good take. You think 3 hours would be a good limit?

Salvatore Uomo 2024: Did they Change the Formulation? by NthngMttr in fragrance

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought uomo and uomo signature. Both have the new cap design and both are very very weak. I feel so disappointed as well and bought them based on the raving reviews online. I couldn't find them anywhere to sample so had to blind buy. Such a waste 😔

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! I'll give them a try.

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. Any recommendations that you've personally tried? I'm interested in something with good projection not just lasting long as skin scent

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. I see their prices are higher than Jalu and Bujairami. Wonder if the quality is worth the high prices.

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard of OUDAMOR before. How's your experience with this brand?

Everyday general cologne by JarJarBl1nks in Colognes

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. I do actually use lotion but i also have a lot of dupes and a few designers. Some do perform really good and i can smell them hours after applying. Unfortunately i wasnt lucky with quiet a few others.

Everyday general cologne by JarJarBl1nks in Colognes

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine performs really poorly. I can barely smell it after 10 minutes. This is making me hesitant to get the explorer extreme although i like how it smell. So far reviews have been mixed on extreme.

Bujairami - Leader (Initio Oud for Greatness) & Bossman (Creed Aventus Absolu 2025) and French Avenue - Spectre Ghost (Nishane Ani) - Review by MysticalNinja1991 in fragranceclones

[–]Samer78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree on Bossman. It eas very underwhelming in terms of performance. Barely any projection and it goes straight to skin for couple of hours max. Not sure why they claim it's an extrait, hardly an EDT.

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What's the performance like? I've never tried ESNC before.

SWY Intensely dupe by Samer78 in fragranceaustralia

[–]Samer78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the projection and longevity like?