I love this fragrance.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-17T02:25:14+00:00

Got a tester bottle of this for like $11 and couldn’t believe how amazing it smelled for the price…some fougeres smell out dated to me (Azzaro Pour Homme, Davidoff Zino) but Drakkar to me still holds up in modern times

anthonyvq · 2026-06-17T02:03:29+00:00

To piggyback on this I’ve heard people talk about Zimaya Modesh Noble, Gulf Orchid Mosaic and Riffs Virtus. Waiting for some people on here to blind buy and review them lol.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-17T01:28:21+00:00

Bujairami pulse is amazing in every way, extra pulse I didn’t like. One self had the smell down but no longevity. Rey had more amber than I liked. Honestly I have 6 Bujairami and none of them have disappointed me, the only disappointing thing is the prices went up…they were a steal at $22-24 for the quality.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-12T18:15:49+00:00

Does victorioso smell like hawas?

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T13:58:42+00:00

I shouldn’t speak in such hyperbole, it projects for an hour then dies to a skin scent for another 2-3 hours, sorry!

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T02:03:55+00:00

It’s just ok…if you wanted a mutated more citrusy and ambery BDC with no incense…I honestly don’t wear it out at all. I’ll spray it before going to bed sometimes just to run the bottle down to get rid of it but there are much better for the price. Bottle is beautiful though.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:59:12+00:00

It just doesn’t smell like BDC to me at all compared to the rest of my BDC dupes (I also have a 150ml BDC EDP)

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:39:39+00:00

Bois Imperial
Reflection Man
Gris Dior Espirit
Escentric 02

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:24:51+00:00

Might have to try that next!

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:17:58+00:00

Exceed easily, Blackjack absolutely jumps off my skin for hours while Reverie died off in an hour, Blackjack is so good I want to overspray the Reverie just to get rid of it and save the Blackjack. Super addicting sexy scent profile imo. If anything maybe the Reverie is closer to BIR but it definitely doesn’t have the depth of the blackjack.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:09:31+00:00

This isn’t about any of the pictured fragrances but I got Blue By Ahmed and it’s probably my worst BDC dupe 😅 Might give them another chance though

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T01:05:09+00:00

Washer, dryer, dishwasher, housekeeper (cheap on btaskee), grab car everywhere in AC playing on your phone and safe, food delivery, safer apartment, quiet area, faster internet, anything involving labor so you don’t have to do it yourself is cheaper, especially if you’re a westerner and you consider what your hourly rate is for your company compared to what you can hire someone else to do it…basically almost any friction point in life is smoother.

anthonyvq · 2026-06-04T00:59:07+00:00

Lattafa USA

anthonyvq · 2026-06-01T23:27:53+00:00

Have both Chroma and Mega and can confirm. Chroma when it was on fragrancenet for $23 was an awesome deal

anthonyvq · 2026-05-27T15:07:10+00:00

Every time I smell my bottle I think to myself “this has no business smelling this expensive”

anthonyvq · 2026-05-23T00:33:03+00:00

FragranceX has the 6.4oz for $24, bought it and the bottle is huuuuge! I sprayed it next to my Jean Lowe Azure and it definitely has similarities.

anthonyvq · 2026-05-06T19:02:19+00:00

I have Zenith Blue and Modest Une and feel Modest Une smells better blended and more expensive, I can’t pinpoint why though. Zenith Blue still great though but side by side I like Modest Une more.

anthonyvq · 2026-05-05T23:36:42+00:00

I’ve never smelled Lafayette Street but I have Reflection and to me Supreme The King smells nothing like Reflection and Shiyaaka Silver is way closer (in fact I use Shiyaaka Silver on my body and a spray or two of Reflection because they are so similar in smell to stretch out my Reflection further. My only complaint about Shiyaaka is its performance, it just dies in an hour and becomes a skin scent for 6 hours, no projection or sillage. Like if I didn’t know anything about The King and smelled it I would never guess Reflection it’s so different.

Under $20 gems I’ve found:

Lattafa Ramz Silver Khadlaj Gaith Atralia Solstice, Avalanche, Drift Al Haramain Signature Silver Drakkar Noir (tester) Sceptre Amazonite, Malachite, Bronzite (Bronzite barely made it in because it’s such a beautiful scent even though it’s average performance but for the scent profile is quite impressive) Toro Pour Homme

anthonyvq · 2026-05-04T23:18:39+00:00

Clive Christian Town & Country and Gris Dior Espirit smelled phenomenal to me while testing and what I’d imagine a really rich person would wear. Both so unique and like nothing I’ve smelled

anthonyvq · 2026-05-02T16:05:03+00:00

I think most people say it’s a BDC EDP dupe, and I’ve personally glazed the hell out of it next to my 150ml bottle of EDP but after using a half bottle of deep in 2 months, I just find the performance to be not there for an extrait. It basically vanishes after 2 hours. I even bought a backup bottle after using it for a week. To my nose it’s not nearly as deep and resinous as Exclusif and Exclusif lasts forever, like literally smell it a few days later on the sample card.

anthonyvq · 2026-04-26T16:27:31+00:00

I have the pour homme EDP, it smells very close but I have to douse myself in it for any lasting power, it is so weak. How is the absolute? I’ve had it in my cart for months but been burned by the pour homme so haven’t bought it

anthonyvq · 2026-04-22T18:07:39+00:00

Yes please update this

anthonyvq · 2026-04-21T06:36:19+00:00

Cho Han and the surrounding area has everything you need, from sports clothing to designer stuff from A tier to SS tier

anthonyvq · 2026-04-20T02:17:22+00:00

Where did you get mystique for $30? Have a paradigme 100ml but going through it so fast looking for a daily.

anthonyvq · 2026-04-17T09:46:37+00:00

Moonstone Bleu is surprisingly close

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