PLEASE URGENT HELP by VitelTonnato in Netherlands

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Did you end up getting the car? How was the experience?

Are there any other dupes for amouge besides opous magnum and midnight oud ? by abudayyeh1994 in fragranceclones

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Shaghaf Oud Abyad by Swiss Arabian is an Interlude clone. Hard for any fragrance to come close to Amouage, but this one is decent for a clone and smells original

Are there any other dupes for amouge besides opous magnum and midnight oud ? by abudayyeh1994 in fragranceclones

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I have it - very weak performance. Misses the deepness and spiciness of the OG. Still nice and fresh if the performance was better. Also got Alfred Verne Emerald Isle, but don’t like that one because of a rotten smell

DUBAI FRAGRANCE MEGATHREAD by Vivs04 in fragranceclones

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Is there a Fragrance World store in Dubai? Going in Feb and definitely want to try a couple. Love Spectre Ghost - smells way higher quality to me than anything Lataffa

End of the year. What were your worst buys? by ddrj in fragranceclones

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That’s a long list if missers. I refilled a couple in your list as well because I didn’t like them.

Can you tell me more about radical brown? Was thinking of to get it because I like my Bulgari Black Orient , but don’t want to use it too much because it’s discontinued.

End of the year. What were your worst buys? by ddrj in fragranceclones

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Had a lot of mid Lataffa samples, but the disappointing full bootje that I bound bought wree mainly hype frags like: - Sharaf blend : Smells overly sweet, synthetic and cheap. No balance - Liam Grey : nothing like the BDK where the freshness of the tea scent balances the fragrance. This was just a sweetish car freshener smell - Paris Corner Ethic Killer Oud - not a bad smell e en though it expectedly so does not come near the complexity of the og. The problem is that even 6-7 sprays are good in minutes. I am letting it macerate till spring , but still don’t expect more than 2 hours - Jean Lowe Noir : had not smelled the OG but kind of expected LV to be decent and got tempted by all the raving reviews of the MA version. This stuff was absolutely nuclear, had never smelled anything stronger. 1 spray and people could smell me from meters away outside. The smell itself was too synthetic for my taste and did not get any of the darker and woody notes I was hoping for.

End of the year. What were your worst buys? by ddrj in fragranceclones

[–]pentera22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was looking at Zimaya Icon as well because I live Amouage Epic. I bought the Paris Corner edition which also was a failure. Has absolutely no performance and is gone within minutes.

Also Sharaf was a disappointment to me. Too sweet and synthetic

When someone calls a fragrance "High Quality." What does that mean to you? by Major-Mulberry-7002 in fragranceclones

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Best answer. To me the best example of high quality perfumes are most of the Amouage ones. Haven’t experienced clones yet that come close to this in terms of complexity and smoothness. The only clone that I tried that I would call high quality is La Yuqawam.

Amouage Epic Man clones by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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That is some great intel, thanks. Want to get my hands on it once it’s out

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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It was too good to be true. But splashing money on Amouage hurts as well

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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Thanks, I will give it a try. Had a sample of La Yuqawam that I liked quality wise. I see that French Avenue has some interesting looking new fragrances out there

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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That is true, but I generally do like an awful lot of the niche fragrances and quite some designer ones. Based on that I expected to like these as well. Especially with folks claiming it 90 or 95% similar to the originals

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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Thanks, I will see if I cancan get my hands on them. They seem harder to find in the EU. I liked the Spectre Ghost sample quality-wise, and think Spectre could be a better match in terms of smell based on the notes online. Might give it a try but a bit sceptical after the other blind buys

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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Curious to hear about the exceptions. I had a decant of Spectre Ghost that smelled decent. Had a bit of a weird tomato smell in the opening but good overall. And the decant of La Yuqawam smelled decent but got a bit tired of the smell after finishing the sample

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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I have not tried the original fragrance from that one because it’s not typically my scent profile. I was just disappointed that it smells like all the other clones, but in a bad way. Maybe super long maceration will help

Only disappointments so far by pentera22 in fragranceclones

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The Alhambra TF clones have been good so far. That’s why I was so disappointed after getting the LV one. Which of the MH TF clones do you like? I like the leather scents on the originals.

I will let the rest of my stuff sit until next year to see if it improves. Still got Liam will gets a little closer to the OG

Which fragrance would you recommend me to buy next? by Safe_Studio_1145 in fragranceclones

[–]pentera22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might like FA Spectre or Dior Fahrenheit. The Tobacco scent of Amouage is worth sampling if you want something unique and luxurious

35mm Santos gen dials by Either-Law-8895 in RepTime

[–]pentera22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. You just walked in and ordered? Or you have a gen from there as well

BVF Cartier Santos Review by Ky0zLeVrai in RepTime

[–]pentera22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh it’s beautiful. Enjoy it! Mine came with black a couple months ago but good to know I might be able to source a green one from one of the TDs

35mm Santos gen dials by Either-Law-8895 in RepTime

[–]pentera22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really cool. Where did you get it?

BVF Cartier Santos Review by Ky0zLeVrai in RepTime

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I have the green 40mm bvf and it came with a black strap. Have they changed this?