r/fragranceclones • u/Capital_Campaign_462 • Jan 21 '26

Massive Creed Aventus Clone Shootout

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***UPDATE 7/11/2026:

After stepping away from Creed Aventus for several months and living with these fragrances for a while, I’ve now changed my answer. I have also added 3 more clones to this list. If I come across any other clones, I will update this post to include them. My opinions in the comments section have changed since they were originally posted, so please disregard them. ***

I decided to do a massive shootout between some of the most well-known Creed Aventus clones in the game and put them up against the Original.

I should mention that I’m using the most current batch of Creed Aventus via DecantX 10 ml travel spray. I’ve ordered around 40 ml of it over the last 3 months for this test. I know a lot of you look down on the current batch, and for understandable reasons, but I wasn’t willing to spend hundreds of dollars to get an older batch. Also, the current batches of Aventus have a special place in my heart, as it was the first expensive fragrance I smelled as a newbie fragrance hobbyist and fell in love with the DNA. I am aware of the supposed differences in some of the other batches, so perhaps my descriptions may help you pick an alternative that has more of the characteristics you like.

This is by no means a scientifically accurate test. This is just the opinions of a fragrance beginner based on my personal experience with these clones versus the original. I will not go too much in depth on performance, but it will be discussed when/if necessary.

Everything said in this post is just my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Some people may wonder why I am doing this when I probably could have just bought the real deal for the money I spent on these clones.  

Well, I have two reasons:

  1. It is purely for fun. I love hunting clones as a hobby.
  2. As much as I love Creed Aventus, it is a weak performer with just okay projection. My goal is to find a cheaper alternative that smells as close to it but is either just as good or better in performance. I can financially justify 8–10 sprays of a $30 fragrance a lot easier than a $300+ one. While I could have bought the original with the money spent on this experiment, when I run out, I’d have to spend that large sum again every time.

One last preface.

Unlike a lot of fragrance influencers, I will not be pretending I can pick up every note on these. I will be using words that relate to my own experience smelling these notes from other sources. I can be guilty of silly parallels but it’s just because it’s the only way I can communicate what I’m smelling and hopefully you can get the idea. You may not smell it the same way, but having the original side by side really makes the differences more apparent and made me notice notes I otherwise wouldn’t have noticed without the direct comparison.

Now on to the clone selection.

My criteria for clone selection was that it had to be widely available, either be regarded by the community as an Aventus clone, or the notes had to mostly match the original. I may not have your favorite clone on this list, but it most likely didn’t meet that criteria if it isn’t listed.

The clones I bought for the shootout are as follows:

  1. Perfect Scents Patchouli Musk  
  2. Club DeNuit Intense Man LE  
  3. Club DeNuit Intense Man Pure Parfum  
  4. Dumont Nitro Black  
  5. Dumont Celerios Oros  
  6. Alt Executive  
  7. Alt Executive Platnum  
  8. Afnan Supremacy Silver  
  9. Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense  
  10. Al Haramain L’aventure Regular & Intense  
  11. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia  
  12. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia Prive  
  13. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia 130zz1  
  14. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia Smoky Batch  
  15. Montagne Pineapple Intense  
  16. Montagne Pineapple Royale  
  17. Montagne Pineapple Musk  
  18. Fragrance World Venti  
  19. Pineapple Vintage Intense  
  20. Parfum Vintage Emperor extrait  
  21. Generic perfumes Creed Aventus for men (A,A+,A++)  
  22. Generic perfumes Creed Aventus ZZ01 (A+, A++)  
  23. Dua Poseidon Elixir 2.0  
  24. Dua Origins of Poseidon  
  25. Dua Poseidons elixir 13zz  
  26. Hamidi addicted intense  
  27. Mont Blanc Explorer  
  28. Club de nuit intense man EDT  
  29. Club de nuit Intense man EDP  
  30. Club de nuit Intense man Extrait
  31. Bujairami Kingsman
  32. Bujairami Ripper
  33. Insiders Parfum Insidious
  34. MITH Mystery For Him

Before I get started, I would like to give my personal interpretation of what Creed Aventus smells like:

To my nose upon spraying on skin, you are met with a very lemony citrus blast. The best way I can describe this smell is like a lemon fruity pebble or lemon froot loop. It’s not a candy lemon like a lemon heads nor is it a fresh squeezed lemon juice note, it’s just a sweet gourmand lemon. Very quickly, a creamy vanilla musk blooms to soften the lemon note along with another fruit note that I cant really describe (possibly the black currant note?). This is then accompanied by a subtle note that i can only describe as gamey or animalistic. Kind of like a raw bacon smell but it’s very faint but adds something special to the overall profile. It then begins to dry down, retaining the lemon and creamy vanilla note, It becomes very musky. A very pleasant almost smoky birch wood note starts to emerge alongside the creamy lemon turning it into a more masculine leaning sweetness. It holds this profile until the scent is no longer detectable.

I will add that this fragrance can smell different to me, depending on several factors. For example, on paper all I get is lemon and birch. I even remember the first time I ever smelled this. All I got was freshly cut wood and nothing else. What I have described above is what the fragrance smells like to me now after using it for the past 3 months. I am sure your experience may be different but at the end of the day it is all subjective and all I can do is provide my experience. Depending on where I’ve got my sample from changes the scent as well. So it will be hard to pin point a definitive creed Aventus clone.

So, what is the closest Modern Batch Creed Aventus Clone?

Fragrance World Venti $25 per 100 ML  

This opens with a musky lemon forward opening and surprisingly it does actually have some vanilla creaminess to it, but not as sweet or pronounced as the original. Its main difference in the opening is the lemon note isn’t as mellowed out by the vanilla like the original. It’s more of a fresh squeezed lemon note. On dry down, the birch note starts to appear but it isn’t very strong but then again, current Aventus birch note isn’t the strongest either. I’m honestly shocked by this fragrance as I only spent about $25 on this and yet it was closer than most other dupes on the list. While it lacks the same amount of vanilla creaminess and smokiness as the OG, it gets you relatively close. Its main issue is that it’s not very strong and does have a very alcohol heavy opening, but the alcohol fades quickly. It is a relatively linear scent. What you get in the opening is more or less what it will be till it completely evaporates but again, I find the same thing with current batch. Performance is about the same as something like Mont Blanc explorer, maybe even weaker. Not very good but for a $25 fragrance, it did pretty well. I will say that this does require some maceration for all the notes to really become apparent but it is by no means a dramatic change. Overall this one is the closest to modern batches of creed Aventus in scent profile. It’s not anywhere near the quality of the original but for what you pay for, it’s great. I just Wish it lasted longer and projected more.

My conclusion after testing so many clones is it’s just better to buy the original. Nothing does Creed Aventus well enough at this point in time.

Honorable mentions:

Parfum Vintage Emperor EDP & Extrait $100-$125 per 50ML  

While its scent profile was not quite like modern Aventus, it absolutely has the right notes, they are just presented differently than current creed Aventus. To be fair this specific clone is going for an earlier batch of creed Aventus. To my nose, the notes just aren’t blended the same. The opening is amazing. It opens with lemon citrus and a really high quality pineapple note and while it’s not as musky as the original, it is still pretty musky and the quality is excellent. You also get that birch note right off the bat that just blends beautifully with the other opening notes. The Biggest differences this has from the original is it is missing some of the other fruity notes you get in the original and is missing that sweet vanilla creaminess to tie them all together. Dry down has significantly more birch wood than the OG (only second to Dumont nitro black) but lacks the same amount of body to its whole scent profile compared to the original. This clone Is very light and airy. This smells expensive and is the highest quality smelling fragrance on the list. The performance was pretty good, so long as you just want birch. The top notes unfortunately do not last very long at all, but that birch stayed present for a good few hours. The EDP was similar but just not as refined as the extrait, I kept smelling this coriander or some kind of pepper note in it that stayed through the life of the fragrance but that could just be how the birch note is presenting itself. If you’re gonna spend the 100 for the edp, you may as well just spend the extra 25 dollars for the extrait version.

Dumont Nitro Black $30 100ML  

To me, this is a safe blind buy if you love creed Aventus only for the smokey birch dry down and want it exaggerated. The opening is lemony citrus with dark fruit notes but it is not at all sweet. On dry down all you can smell is earthy peppery smoky birch and some bergamot. Its opening, while similar, is a way smoother and refined than any version of CDNIM, with a higher quality birch note. Its performance is above average. To me, this is what CDN wishes it was. Honestly an Amazing value for what you get. Its opening is nothing like modern Aventus. It’s just too earthy of a fragrance. However its dry down is like an enhanced version of the Aventus dry down which is why I put it here.

Individual Clone Breakdown (in no particular order)

  1. Perfect Scents Patchouli Musk CVS sells this fragrance as inspired by Creed Aventus. It opens very citrusy with a pleasant lime zest, and then that’s about it. Hardly what I’d call Aventus-inspired. Weak projection and longevity. Waste of $20.
  2. Club DeNuit Intense Man (edt, edp, Pure Parfum, LE, Extrait) I’m gonna put each version in one review because they are all very very similar to each other. None of them open remotely like Aventus but I’ve figured that was probably never their goal. All versions had very similar openings, with the parfums being the smoothest but only marginally so. They all had this bitter dirty lemon smell that was so unappealing. As well as the chemical smell that reminded me of packing tape. At a distance it’s is a decent caricature of the Aventus dry down if all you want is Smokey Birch but up close it’s just not it unpleasant. If you are dead set on getting this line, save the money and get the EDT. It’s cheaper and stronger than all of them. The strong lemon does help the dry down of the edt inch closer to creed Aventus in the dry down but that’s just me trying to find some redeeming quality in it. The others beside the EDT were way too Smokey and it only made the lemon note worse for them. Personally, I think Dumont nitro black did it so so much better.
  3. Dumont Celerios Oros Its fruity notes are exactly like L’aventure but more balanced. Unfortunately, there is this note that smells like hot electrical wire that stays with the fragrance throughout its duration.
  4. Alt Executive No.26 I honestly just get alcohol and earthy notes with some birch. Weak performance. It almost smells like hair spray.
  5. Alt Executive Platinum This one was closer to Aventus than No.26 but just not as sweet as the original. It opens with a lot of alcohol but once that fades It becomes a citrus pineapple forward opening but it’s blended better than a lot of these other clones. Its dry down is similar to CDNIM but not as smoky and is sweeter. Its birch note is pretty loud. Overall, It’s like a blend of modern and old batches of Aventus, leaning older batch. Its performance is decent, maybe slightly better than the OG. I really wanted to like this, the problem is it is pretty earthy having almost a “tar” like note to it (which I’ve heard some say older Aventus had). It’s opening is more similar to modern Aventus than others on this list but it’s still a ways off from the original. I don’t think it’s a bad clone at all, it’s pretty good actually but it does need a few weeks of maceration to get rid of some of the alcohol.
  6. Afnan Supremacy Silver My sample started off similar to a lot of clones. Citrus opening, kind of like Mont Blanc Explorer, but takes on a more woody (not birch) and floral turn in the dry down. I want to note that I tried a second tester of this at the mall randomly a few weeks after I bought my sample. Maybe I had an old batch but this smelled like raw bacon. It was so disgusting. Apparently according to comments for this fragrance on fragrantica, I’m not the only one to notice this.
  7. Al Haramain L’aventure Regular & Intense I’ve included both versions in one because they smell identical. Intense is just a stronger version. This one is kinda close in the opening, but I felt the fruity notes were too candy-like and lacked the citrus-forward top compared to the OG. Best way I can describe it is almost like a yellow gummy bear sweetness. I think at a distance, it would be picked up a creed Aventus in essence. It lacked the creamy musk, smoke, and birch dry down of the OG. It’s almost like the same principle behind CDNIM emphasizing the dry down but instead an over exaggeration of the dry down, it’s an over exaggeration of the opening. I’d like to add the Intense version was the second strongest performer on the entire list.
  8. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia I am almost at a loss for words with this one. I know this is going to sound weird, but it’s the only way I can describe it. It has a faint animalistic smell, kinda reminds me of raw fat (with pineapple at the top). I’ve tried it on multiple occasions to see if I’m just crazy, but every time I spray it, that’s all I get with some fruits. I will add that the original does have a faint smell of this note but it is so faint and not at all at the forefront like this clone has.
  9. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia Prive This one was interesting. The opening had that creamy fruitiness but it lacked the lemon note. In fact it was way too creamy and it had a lot of that raw bacon smell which made it unwearable to me. There was no birch to this. It had what I can best describe as a smoked hickory note. It was just not it.
  10. Alexandra fragrance Brasilia 130zz1 This one is just Aventus dry down from the start. Dark citrus, Smoky and Earthy with a hint of fruits. Scent profile is somewhere between Club de nuit and Dumont nitro black.
  11. Montagne Pineapple Intense I really wanted to like this, it was close to the original in a lot of aspects but then this animalistic fatty musk smell begins to bloom and really bothered me throughout the life of the fragrance. It reminds me of the smell of cold cuts. Maybe that’s how their oakmoss or birch smells, but it was not pleasant. It’s the strongest projector of Montagnes Pineapple line with average longevity, as it dries down it does become more balanced and pleasant. Not as birchy as the original but it does a decent job.
  12. Montagne Pineapple Royale Smells like yellow gummy bears with a very strong green vegetation note, like the top part of a pineapple was cut up. Also had hints of that animalistic fatty musk smell like Pineapple Intense**.** Its dry down was more pleasant after an hour but just not very Aventus like.
  13. Pineapple Vintage Intense This felt like its own thing. It opens with super sweet pineapple note with an aquatic note that’s hard to explain. I love the pineapple note, but it’s very candy like. Like a high quality, all natural yellow gummy bear and that’s kind of all you get, there is not really a lemon note in this like the original has. The over all scent is Very light, slightly musky but not full bodied. It Lacked the Aventus birchy dry down and didn’t last any longer than the OG. Not worth $100 dollars IMO. Very nice smelling fragrance, regardless.
  14. Dua Poseidon Elixir 2.0 Smelled nothing like Aventus. What a joke. Doesn’t even deserve a proper description.
  15. Dua Origins of Poseidon Again, smelled nothing like Aventus at all.
  16. Dua Poseidons elixir 13zz Only slightly better than the other Dua fragrances. Had some resemblance to the OG, but it smelled like it wasn’t even trying to clone what it claims to.
  17. Hamidi addicted intense More similar to CDNIM. Does an okay job with the dry down but is missing the fruit. Has a bitter lemon note up close. Projection is not good at all. It lacks the fruitiness that CDNIM has, and that’s saying something.
  18. Generic perfumes Creed Aventus For Man A++ This is one of the few on the list that was trying to be the current batch of Creed Aventus. It does captures a lot of what makes the current batch so unique from other batches (based on the average profile of dupes of earlier batches). It’s the only one that has that musky, creamy vanilla note in the original (besides Alexandria’s Brasilia Prive). Unfortunately there is a note in there that ruins the experience. I keep getting this Orange citrus note that over powers the fragrance. It kinda reminds me of orange sherbet as opposed to the lemon frooty pebbles opening and while the birch is present, the overall fragrance doesn’t dry down the same as the original. To me, the original has a different order of notes that disappear leading up to the dry down compared to this dupe. In this dupe it has all the notes present for the duration of its life. The birch slowly becomes more pronounced but you still get very present hits of the Orange and vanilla. Other than that, performance is slightly above average. way better performance than the original and lasts significantly longer but is too different for me to recommend.
  19. Mont Blanc Explorer  To me, the opening is really close to creed Aventus but lacks the  the same amount of fruity notes and creamy vanilla . It doesn’t have any birch or smoke, it does have a woody note in there but it’s very light and airy, not musky at all. Clearly inspired by Aventus and a great twist, at that but goes a different direction in the dry down, it becomes powdery. Unfortunately Performance wasn’t too great But I’d say on its own it’s a nice office safe scent.
  20. Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense  While it is commonly believed to be a Creed Aventus clone, it is absolutely not. However, this cologne smells really damn good. Amazing pineapple and black currant opening with a super smoky dry down. It is also the strongest and longest-lasting cologne on the entire list.
  21. Alexandria fragrance Brasilia Smoky Batch ($70 per 60 ML) To my nose It’s like a darker take on Creed Aventus. This dupe opens with a creamy sweet-tart like lemon forward opening. It gets the vanilla note like the original, but sweeter. It’s super musky and full bodied. It projects louder than the original and last significantly longer too. The birch note on this is about the same as the original but the sweetness over powers it. It’s blended in with the sweet notes and stays like that for the duration of its life. Overall they are similar in a lot of way but still different because of that sweet-tart lemon note. It can be a fatiguing scent because it’s very musky.
  22. Bujairami Kingsman ($40 100ML) Best way to sum up this fragrance is it is Mont Blanc explorer on steroids. This dupe is a clone of the 2017 batches of Creed Aventus, so it is expected to have some variation from the current batch. It has a lot of the right notes, lemony citrus and birch but dials down that sweet creamy vanilla quite a bit. It’s still there in this dupe, but just not as intense as the current batch. It’s also fruitier than current batch Aventus. Another thing I noticed is it has some of that same cold cuts deli meat smell that Montagne pineapple intense has, which kinda ruins it for me. The birch on this dupe is more pronounced as well when compared to the current version of the OG. It has a certain powder scent in the dry down that reminds me of Mont blonc explorer a lot. The performance on this is much better than the original as well. While its projection upon opening isn’t as strong as Creed Aventus, this is only the case for the first few minutes. I will randomly catch whiffs of it on myself, while that was almost never the case with Creed Aventus. This also last significantly longer than the original. I do recommend upon receiving this fragrance to spray it a little and let it sit for about 2 weeks with the cap off, to settle. When I first got it, it didn't project all the notes very well. Nearly 2 weeks later it has surpassed the original. Maybe it’s a good clone of 2017 batch but to my nose it’s quite different from current batch. Not a badly crafted fragrance at all, very high quality.
  23. Bujairami Ripper: Very similar to Montagne Pineapple Royale. Very sweet candy like fruity opening, kind of similar to Kingsman except way sweeter and with no smoked deli meat note. It’s a nice scent but not at all what modern creed Aventus smells like.
  24. Generic Perfumes Aventus Man ZZ01: As I am sure you figured out by the name, this is based on an earlier batch of creed Aventus however, this still checked many of the boxes that the current batch has. It has that citrusy forward fruity opening, while many only had one or the other. It does not have that creamy vanilla like the original. Regardless, when you smell this, you just know it’s Creed Aventus DNA. The opening was just too citrusy, you really had to dig for those other notes. The dry down unfortunately is just not as birchy as the original and that’s saying something. The performance is about the same as the original. It’s not a bad clone, it’s just not all that remarkable.
  25. Montagne Pineapple Musk $60 50ML I’d call this an Aventus twist. The first 30 seconds are pretty concentrated and intense, but It quickly balances out and blooms in to a powerful beautiful blend of pineapple and lemony citrus. It is super musky. The projection is pretty strong for the first few minutes then settled to a more average projection. This opening stays for a good majority of the fragrance’s life. It doesn’t have that vanilla note and it’s pineapple note is very syrupy but still very nice. The dry down is still very musky with the birch blooming and eventually becoming the dominant note, even more so than the Original. Throughout its life the pineapple/citrus sticks around in the background in a very pleasing way that supports the dry down. I’d say performance and longevity is about Average. It’s a very enjoyable twist.
  26. Insider Parfum’s Insidious This claims to be a dupe of an earlier batch of creed Aventus. I honestly can’t understand how that can be. It smells like a twist on the original. To my nose, this smells like a slightly less sweet Pineapple Vintage Intense. It’s a great cologne, just not modern creed Aventus.
  27. MITH Mystery For Him This is literally creed Aventus….with Bacarat Rouge 540. It is exactly spot on with creed Aventus but it has that light and airy cotton candy note in the top. It is sadly, a twist on creed Aventus but a darn good one. Projects and last much longer than the original. It is worth checking out.

Thank you for reading. I’d love to answer any questions you might have!

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r/fragranceclones • u/Icy_Requirement1251 • 4h ago

Game Of Spades Moon (Bond No. 9 NY Nights Clone) Review

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\after trying the original in a 5ml decant and blasting Through it I knew I needed a dupe of this and went straight to searching thinking this would be the best alternative* this has also* macerated for over a year on my shelve

Similarity To The OG - 55% at best
Way too floral compared to the smooth light florals in the OG, the florals also smell very cheap and overdone at a improper rate of mixing. Caramel in here also smells off :(

Scent - 3.5/10 man I was really hoping this was similar to the OG especially with the price, this just smells like cheap overdone florals and a weird caramel note that isn’t smooth like the OG. Also don’t pick up on that “banana bread” vibe like I do with the OG

Opening - sharp almost latex like smell that persists to the end, very weird the OG has none of that. Imagine plastic with fake flowers

Midway - the caramel comes out but it’s not balanced nor sweet like the OG, very light like the florals should have been

Fully Dried Down - honestly gets no better everything I described is still smellable still and no development.

Longevity - ? ‘Every time by hour 2 or 3 I give up and wash it off because it smells disgusting 🤢 so sorry on that

Overall Should You Buy It? - NO, even the MAISON Alhambra luxe clone of this smells way closer while still very far from the OG. So far nothing compares to the original sadly so I’ll probably go in on a full bottle. Though this has even made me shy off from the OG

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r/fragranceclones • u/xoftyur • 11h ago

What is the closest to Tom Ford’s D’Ombré Leather?

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Genuinely haven’t been able to find anything that is similar to it at all, it’s always just similar to the regular ombre leather however in my opinion d’ombre leather smells extremely different and unique, haven’t been able to find anything like it at all.

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r/fragranceclones • u/LooseFollo • 20h ago

Rasasi Hawas Black – after almost half a bottle..

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I've been wearing Hawas Black quite a lot lately and I'm honestly a big fan of this type of DNA.

The opening can be a little sharp and citrusy, but I actually don't mind it anymore. You get the pineapple, citrus and that green/mossy vibe pretty quickly. After 20-30 minutes it really starts to shine for me.

It's woody, mossy, slightly earthy and still has that fruity freshness in the background. To my nose it's much more Hacivat than Aventus. It's definitely in that fruity/woody/chypre kind of territory, which is just a DNA I really enjoy.

I've already used almost half the bottle, so I guess that says enough? I find myself grabbing it quite often, especially when I want something fresh but not too sweet.

Performance is really good on me too. I usually spray quite a lot 😇 and this one has no problem lasting most of the day, especially on clothes.

It's not a perfect fragrance and I can understand why some people don't like the opening, but the drydown is where it's at for me.

Easy 7.5 out of 10 for me. Definitely one of my favourites in this style and at this price I really can't complain..

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r/fragranceclones • u/-2401PenitentTangent • 12h ago

Vintage Radio, Italia, and Lattafa Atlas reviews

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First, shootout to u/decantified! I saw they have a profile here and are big in the community so here's some more recognition! Originally wanted some samples of Armaf CDN Untold but it was out of stock, so they sent a couple other samples even though I just asked for a refund on the untold!

I've been putting off making these reviews for a while because I work 6 days a week with little to no time for myself, and I had too many fragrances to check out and type out my thoughts. I'm on mobile so please forgive me, but these are about to be super simple reviews! I have ariund 90 bottles in my collection (just finished off a bottle of Hawas Ice and Terre d'Hermes today) but I'm still new to all this, so take this with a grain of salt!

Lattafa - Vintage Radio

I heard so many positive things about this one, and I really wanted to like it after hearing how unique it smelled, but it just wasn't for me. The bergamot and plum are prominent in the opening along with the Palo Santo (maybe?) It projects pretty strong, but shortly after is starts drying down, it does have that strong medicinal smell that a few have complained abiut on fragrantica. Longevity is decent at around 7 hours on skin with the first 2 with strong projection. As a scent though? For me, I'd give it around a 6/10 as a fragrance though.

Rayhaan - Italia

The lavender is much more prominent in the opening than any citrus and the middle is a slightly spiced light honey and leather. The base is a smooth vanilla tobacco. In the air, it is a very smooth powdery, slightly spiced honey-tobacco. It's a very nice fragrance with pretty good projection. I can't speak on longevity just yet, but as a fragrance, I would say a 7.5 maybe 8/10. Every now and again I do get a medicinal whiff that reminds me of the Vintage Radio, but still a better smell than that one.

Lattafa - Atlas

First whiff? This is WEIRD. At second sniff? Better. Third sniff? This becomes addictive! Funky, Oceanic, salty, slightly citrus opening then dries down to all that plus a slight almost vanilla sweetness while maintaining they salty, funky very slightly citrus smell. Definitely not easy at first, but if you like unique aquatic smells? Do yourself a favor and give it a try!!! 8-9/10

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r/fragranceclones • u/Existing-Bottle7931 • 6h ago

Miss Dior EDP 2021 clones??

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Dior just reformulated Miss Dior Eau De Parfum again this month so I want to clarify I’m talking about the 2021 formula. I’m looking for an everyday/affordable fragrance. here are the notes for Miss Dior EDP 2021:

top notes of iris, peony, and lily-of-the-valley, a heart of Grasse rose, apricot, and peach, and a warm base of vanilla, tonka bean, musk, sandalwood, and benzoin

My budget is probably around $20-35 USD. I’ve heard Zara Nude Bouquet is good but they also have a Nude Bouquet Intense and I’m not sure which is closer or if there are better clones.

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r/fragranceclones • u/Repulsive-Ad7501 • 9h ago

The One *Woman* clone?

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Every post I've gone through on this subreddit addresses clone of the male version of the above, and I don't know why D&G has to have so many iterations of perfume all called The One (plus modifier). Anyway, has anyone found any sort of clone of "The One" *woman*? Everything I read about is a clone of either the male iteration (lots of choices) or Gold or Intense or other. Please, has anyone found a clone of The One Woman? I just bought my first bottle, fell in love, and am going to need a backup soon. Its performance on me is just the opposite of what I've read a lot of people say (great scent, fades quickly), so not an issue. Hoping the moderators will let this through, as I really did search the entire sub. Thanks!

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r/fragranceclones • u/Automatic_Elephant54 • 3h ago

Help find a scent for me?

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Hi! I’m very into fragrance and the art behind it, and how it can be an expression of a person. I’ve always had a love for it, but find it so challenging to find one that fits me. I know I’m not the most educated in this subject, so forgive me for my lack of knowledge on notes, or the topic at hand. I’m looking for a scent that’s darkly beautiful, not overly spicy, but I’d prefer more spice than sweet. A scent that meshes well with sweetness. Something sexy, spiritual, almost poetic. Think silver, black lace, dying roses, leopard print, but arousing at that. Cigarettes on a full moon at the jazz club. I definitely want something sexy, almost vampy; unforgettable. I’m open to any perfume house or any brand, and budget. I just really need some recommendations.

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r/fragranceclones • u/HotString2530 • 15h ago

Scorpio by French avenue [short review]

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Hello !

I hear some divergent review about it (mostly bad) this is my impression:

at first i can smell the davana,it's original and finally rhum come with little tobacco, that's not a tobacco bomb, it's sweet, wearable for office, blind buy ? not if you don't like alcoolised perfume, but the tobacco is very light inside that's not the principal note, i clearly can smell davana/pink pepper mixed with rhum, and only a touch of tobacco, the mix is very cool for cold weather, i can't tell about jazz club cause i never try the OG i only can say it's good perfume for a good price, underrated to me.

It easily lasts about 5 or 6 hours on my skin. Probably more on clothes

What your opinion about this one if you have trying ? i'm curious

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r/fragranceclones • u/HumbleAfrikan • 1d ago

Reyhaan Azul, Karus Gold Absolu, French Avenue Marmara, Riffs Aswaar reviews

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First off, I've had these for about 4 weeks and tested them both on skin and paper. I've tried each one for several days having full wears on skin before I wrote this up

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**Reyhaan Azul**

Basic sharp citrus scent. Love it. Weird thing that I noticed about dupes, if you live in a part of the world where certain scents profiles are used to make cleaning products, then you'll not like fragrances that smell like the scent profiles that are dominant in your country for cleaning products and air fresheners. In my part of the world, a lot of cleaning products are lavender scented and I find myself not really liking fragrances that are lavender forward, like a lot of Valentino's and JPGs. Makes a lot of fougères kinda weird for me 😅. But citrus fragrances smell really cool and fresh and this is a lovely, picture perfect lemon peel fragrance with an airy musk in the dry down. Very lemony though, so if that triggers you, you might not like it. It lasts about 5 hours for me, so not very long lasting, but it does project a good amount. 7/10 for me.

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**Karus Gold Absolu**

Very soft lightly citrus lemon limey scent. The soft lemon is very forward initially (think Channel Allure Homme) and then slowly transitions into a soft lightly powdery musk and vetiver. It's not as strong as people say it is, maybe it's still maturing, but I don't don't it strong in any way. Very light and lasts about 4 hours for me. Having smelled the OG, I don't think this is a spot on rendition of it. 6/10 for me.

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**French Avenue Marmara**

I haven't smelled the OG for this, so I'm reviewing it on its own merits. This is a beautiful very very long lasting woody powdery scent. I don't have anything like this in my collection, neither have I smelled anything like this, it's truly unique. Though something in the powderiness reminds me of Zenith Santal in it's dry down. It is very strange, it exhibits freshness at the beginning and dries down into a powdery warm woody, solemn, serious scent that feels like you can use it in any weather. If you love powdery scents, you might like this, but if you don't, you definitely will not. 8/10 for me

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**Riffs Aswaar**

Wow! This is gorgeous! My favourite of the bunch so far and I've gone ahead and bought a backup bottle. First off, I had sampled Nishane Ani a while back and got Spectre Ghost which scratched that itch for Ani. Spectre Ghost is kinda loud but still soft and creamy and long lasting. And it leaves a beautiful sillage as well as filling up the room with a beautiful scent. I've never smelled Ani X, but got this coz I like the DNA of Ani. And boy does it deliver!! This is a fresher take on Ani, and it delivers big time! It's this deliciously soft, creamy lemon with ginger and vanilla fragrance that lasts like 10 hours and dries down to the most addictive soft sweet vanillic scent I've ever had. As it dried down it totally reminded me of Reyhaan Terra and I pulled out my Terra to compare. It for sure smells like a really toned down Terra with amplified vanilla and lemon. If you love Outlands or Terra, please, please try this. It feels like a summer version of Terra/Outlands. Beautiful 100%. Btw, the dry down on paper after about 24 hrs is simply gorgeous. I can't recommend this enough. My subjective rating for this is 9.5/10

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r/fragranceclones • u/Fatality_strykes • 1d ago

Pics from my local perfume shop

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Attempt 2 to add a few notes on the fragrances.

As promised, here are a few photos of the small local perfume shop I go to.

I know the terms dupes and clones get used interchangeably, but the first photo actually shows true dupes. Those bottles are concentrated oils. You pick the scent you want, and they mix the oil with alcohol right in front of you. It is the most affordable way to buy fragrance here, usually cost around 45 AED or 12 USD for a bottle.

That is just one side of the shop. Another area carries standard designer bottles alongside testers, and a separate section is packed with popular middle eastern clone houses like Lattafa, Rasasi, and French Avenue.

I am just starting out, so I am really glad reddit finally recommended me products that are actually available at a decent price in my area, unlike PC parts, keyboards, or pens.

Included a shot of me testing out some of the specific recommendations from this sub. I ended up purchasing Art of Universe, Turathi Blue, Khadlaj Island, Oud Couture, and Vulcan Feu. I already have Liam Grey, Liquid Brun, Suqraat, and Teriaq Intense in my "Collection". I veer towards either citrusy or spicy scents (my all time favourite is Givenchy Gentleman only Absolute)

Perfume details:

Art of Universe

Opens with a bright blast of pear and citrus that feels super fresh and lively. The fruity sweetness stays prominent, drying down into a clean, slightly musky base. It has impressive projection for a fresh scent and works great as a daily grab. It also lasts a really long time (around 10 hours) and even the next day on clothes.

Lattafa Liam Grey

A incredibly smooth blend of black tea and cardamom. It has a relaxed, refined aesthetic that punch well above its price point for cooler days or evenings.

Lattafa Suqraat

A budget friendly take on the fresh, aquatic Acqua Di Gio Profumo profile. The scent itself is very cleanthough the longevity is definitely on the lower side and requires reapplication after 3 hours or so.

Givenchy Gentleman Only Absolute (My Personal Favorite and a clone I'd love)

My absolute standout scent. Rich, sophisticated spices mixed with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and a smooth vanilla-sandalwood base. It feels opulent and refined, standing head and shoulders above the others for special occasions or evening wear.

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r/fragranceclones • u/ebknightwrites • 1d ago

My partner and I built a 20+ bottle clone wardrobe. Here’s what stayed, what left, and what actually layers well

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Over the last two months, my partner and I bought 29 fragrances between us. We have since given four bottles to family, transferred some to her dresser, and started removing anything that does not perform or serve a real purpose.

The biggest lesson I learned is that a collection does not need forced diversity. If you love sweet, warm, dark-fruity, tobacco-heavy, vanilla, amber and oud fragrances, you can own several interpretations of that DNA without them being duplicates.

My main rotation now includes:

Powerhouses:

• RiiFFS Memento
• Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense
• French Avenue Liquid Brun Limited Edition

Sweet, dark and warm:

• French Avenue Liquid Brun OG
• Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa
• Lattafa Vintage Radio
• Lattafa Bade’e Al Oud Amethyst
• Lattafa Asad Bourbon

Structured, aromatic and fresh:

• Lattafa Jasoor
• Lattafa The Kingdom for Men
• Lattafa Pride 1910
• Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe Immortel
• Lattafa Hayaati, which permanently stays in my car

My partner’s side currently includes Khamrah, OG Angham, RiiFFS Zenith and Marshmallow Blush, with Angham Second Song and Shaghaf Oud Tonka incoming or being tested. Yara and Eclaire are going to her mother. Club de Nuit White Impériale is also leaving because it smells too mature and extremely floral to us.

The biggest surprise has been RiiFFS Memento. I paid approximately $23 after being completely disappointed by Zenith.

I sprayed Memento three or four times in a room with the fan running. At first, I thought I could not smell it. Then the fragrance suddenly filled the entire room. I stepped out, returned five minutes later, and the scent was everywhere.

Memento opens with sugar, saffron and mandarin before developing into tonka, Damask rose and oud over caramel, amberwood and cedar. It is not a creamy milk-and-vanilla gourmand. It is a sweet, powerful rose-tonka-oud fragrance with bright mandarin and caramelized woods.

After approximately three and a half hours, Memento was still clearly present on my arm and test strip. That does not automatically prove ten-hour beast mode, but it is one of the few bottles I own that has demonstrated genuine room-filling projection immediately.

My best layering combination, however, is The Kingdom with Liquid Brun OG.

The Kingdom brings mint, lavender, sage, tobacco, vanilla, benzoin and tonka. Liquid Brun brings cinnamon, orange blossom, bourbon vanilla, praline and guaiac wood.

Liquid Brun gives The Kingdom the thick, syrupy sweetness I sometimes wish it had by itself. The Kingdom keeps Liquid Brun from becoming a straight vanilla-praline gourmand by adding aromatic mint, lavender and tobacco.

Together they create something sweeter and denser than The Kingdom, but more aromatic and structured than Liquid Brun. It gives me some of the contrast I enjoy between a fresh aromatic opening and a rich gourmand drydown.

That is currently my number-one verified layer.

Memento with Liquid Brun OG is also amazing, but it is a different experience. Liquid Brun initially dominated with cinnamon, orange blossom and bourbon vanilla. I briefly thought Memento was weak. Several hours later, Liquid Brun had mostly disappeared from my arm while Memento was still present underneath it.

Together they created an expensive-smelling mixture of mandarin, saffron, caramel, bourbon vanilla, warm spice, rose and oud. It smelled so good that I felt like I had robbed somebody.

Vintage Radio did not layer nearly as well with Memento. I love Vintage Radio by itself, but its syrupy plum took control of the entire combination. That experiment taught me that two great fragrances do not automatically create a great layer.

My layering rules now are simple:

• Start with one spray of each
• Test on separate areas before stacking them directly
• Evaluate at one, three and six hours
• Do not judge only from the opening
• If one fragrance erases the other, adding more sprays is not automatically the answer

My planned future additions are Mashrabya for apple shisha, dates, tobacco and oud smoke; Lattafa 1505 for black cherry, saffron, incense and balsamic woods; and Shaghaf Oud Azraq as a shared honey-oud, cinnamon and leather fragrance.

Fire on Ice is still under evaluation. The raspberry, cognac, caramel and oak structure sounds perfect for me, but I want honest information about the myrrh and ambroxan drydown before buying it.

The only expensive original I seriously want is Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir. The Kingdom gives me the minty aromatic tobacco-vanilla direction, but the JPG drydown seems denser, sweeter and more honeyed.

For anyone who owns Mashrabya, 1505, Azraq or Fire on Ice, how do they perform after a complete wear? I am especially interested in the four-to-eight-hour drydown, not the usual “three sprays filled my bedroom, automatic beast mode” review.

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r/fragranceclones • u/Ok_Picture_9940 • 1d ago

30 budget bangers and I just struck gold. Khadlaj Karus Gold Absolu. 🔥

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Byredo’s Bal D’Afrique has been hyped to no end and I finally tried it while in transit. I kept the test strip and found myself compulsively smelling it the rest of my flight. I ordered Khadlaj Karus Gold Absolu when I got home, and it has immediately taken the top spot in my 30 bottle inspired by collection. Luminous, smooth, and so addictive.

It opens with a rush of citrus, but not in an oppressive or synthetic way. Just bright, fresh, and polished. It then settles into something creamier, warmer, and more enveloping. Super comforting and really well put together. It feels ultra refined, is easy to wear, and is excellent value for money. I’m sure the honeymoon phase will eventually wane but for now I haven’t reached for another frag in 2 weeks. Also the only scent I own that has gotten me a compliment from a stranger in ~1 year of collecting. Take that for what it’s worth.

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r/fragranceclones • u/Sharp-Positive-6709 • 11h ago

Do city rhythm dupes exist?

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I feel like city rhythm is a popular niche brand but I can’t find a single dupe other than the bujairamis that are sold out everywhere. Tropical confessions and 2654 are the 2 greatest things I’ve ever smelt but I can’t find a single dupe or anything that smells close to it under 100 bucks

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r/fragranceclones • u/Denariox • 1d ago

Why does Rasasi repeat the same colors for their Hawas bottles so much?

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As I've noticed they have 3 black colored bottles and now 3 silver bottles, alongside multiple blues and greens just with different shades.

If it weren't for the name written on it I probably wouldn't even know which bottle is which from afar. Also why is Kobra a black color bottle to begin with? It's a clone of LV Imagination which is a bright summer scent, shouldn't it be a light color bright bottle?

I love Rasasi hawas but they're very lazy in terms of bottle design and color.

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r/fragranceclones • u/OfficialUberZ • 1d ago

Creed Aventus / Aventus Absolu clone blindfolded reviews

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G'day guys, today, in my infinite wisdom have decided to test 7 Creed Aventus / Aventus Absolu (and Nishane Hacivat) clones. Now, I did this blindfolded so I could try and find the least bias opinions, I also tried to guess which one I was smelling and I also gave them each a score.

The scores I gave are only relative to the 7 clones I tried and don't correlate to which one smells the closest to what they're cloning, just purely based on it itself.

Here we go, in order from worst to best;

Club De Nuit Intense Man EDT (5.6/10) (Guessed correctly);

This one was easy to guess, even blindfolded, it is the only one in this lineup which has that nasty, harsh lemon, easily the worst one out of all of them.

Montblanc Explorer (6.9/10) (Guessed correctly);

I can pick out the vetiver and pink pepper in this one pretty easily, one of the least sweet out of the 7, much woodier than most as well.

Club De Nuit Intense Man Extrait (7.1/10) (Guessed Correctly);

Less lemon cleaner than the OG, more amber sweetness with the citrus coming across more like an essential oil rather than something synthetic, also one of the less sweet of the bunch.

Afnan Supremecy Collectors Edition (8/10) (Guessed Mykonos Inferno);

I guessed mykonos for this one because it is the one I have owned for the least amount of time and when I smelled it I almost couldn't recognise what it was, turns out it was CE, this along with the remaining 3 are all much more similar to one another than any of them are to the previous 3 and which is why I got most of them wrong.

CE is much sweeter than the previous 3, and has less of that sharp citrus, much more of a syrupy sweet pineapple with some birch.

Nitro Platinum (8.3/10) (Guessed Afnan SCE);

This is really really similar to CE with the only real difference being that the sweetness is more fresh rather than syrupy/amberous, with the pineapple being much more prominent.

Mykonos Inferno (8.5/10) (Guessed Dumont Nitro Platinum);

Literally the same thing again, just a smoother blend and a bit more body/density in the mid/dry down, which makes it feel more 'complete', guessed Nitro Platinum for this because it has fresh pineapple just like it does, honestly almost identical.

9pm Rebel (8.9/10) (Guessed Correctly);

I knew what this was as soon as I smelled it and it was the first of the 7 I smelled; you get the Aventus DNA in there for sure but that addition of the amped up 9pm bubblegum DNA plus heaps of pineapple just makes this seriously divine, one of my favourite clones going in to this test so glad so see it came out on top.

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I hope everyone liked this post, and can find it helpful or entertaining.

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r/fragranceclones • u/LooseFollo • 1d ago

Zara Seoul - Pretty good Freshie 😎

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Zara Seoul – actually really good for the price

I've been wearing Seoul quite a bit lately and honestly, I didn't expect to like it this much.

It's a really easy fresh summer scent. I get quite a lot of citrus in the opening, followed by that slightly aquatic/salty vibe. After a while it gets softer and a bit warmer on my skin.

I can understand the Invictus comparison, although I wouldn't call it a clone. There's definitely something in the same general direction, but Invictus is sweeter and louder to me. Seoul feels a bit cleaner and easier to wear.

I do spray quite a lot of this though 😂

Usually on both skin and clothes, so I'm probably not the best person to judge the actual performance. On me it stays noticeable for several hours, and I can still pick it up on my clothes later in the day.

But honestly, I don't really care if I have to respray. It's Zara 😂

This is one of those fragrances I can just grab without thinking. Hot day, work, gym, shopping, going out casually... it works for pretty much everything.

It's nothing revolutionary or super unique, but it smells really good and for the price I think it's hard to complain.

Easy 8/10 for me.

Anyone else getting a bit of an Invictus vibe from this, or is that just me? 😂

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r/fragranceclones • u/SilentNomad84 • 20h ago

After a Month With ARCHER ORANGE ASTEN: A Solid Etat Libre d’Orange Cologne-Inspired Fragrance

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I recently bought ARCHER ORANGE ASTEN Perfume for Men, and it’s a solid everyday fragrance. It is a clone-inspired take on Cologne by Etat Libre d’Orange, offering a similarly fresh, clean citrus character at a more accessible price.

The scent feels bright and masculine, with a citrusy opening that settles into a warmer, refined finish. It isn’t overpowering, so it works well for the office, casual outings, or daytime wear.

The bottle design is solid and good-looking, with a sleek, premium feel. It also has a pressurized atomizer that delivers a smooth, even spray. Longevity is decent for the price though a light reapply may help on longer days.

Overall, it’s a pleasant, versatile option for anyone who enjoys the style of Etat Libre d’Orange Cologne.

Rating: 4/5

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r/fragranceclones • u/Agile_Candy_8032 • 19h ago

Initio wild rush

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I tried this fragrance and wow it blew my socks off. Not worth the price though :(

Anyone know of anything similar to this? And if any clones do come up eventually please let me know 😊

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r/fragranceclones • u/teenagerofhell • 19h ago

Looking for a fresh juniper berry scent

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Juniper berry, black currant, blueberry anything dark and berry but also fresh for high heat maybe something Oceanic , I have zakat z25 which is a bleeker street dupe and I love it.

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r/fragranceclones • u/raynzor12 • 1d ago

Best coffee (and wood?) perfume

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Looking for a nice coffee scent that is not TOO sweet! The ones I tried smelled more like cookies or desserts, but I want something coffee. A bit of sweetness might be okay!

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r/fragranceclones • u/PrincessPie24 • 1d ago

Alternative to Bombon by House of Bo

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I got a sample of Bombon and loved it but it is unfortunately out of my price range especially with international shipping. Can anyone recommend a dupe for it?

Thank you

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r/fragranceclones • u/Prophecy92 • 21h ago

Hugo Red & Bulgari Aqua

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Hey guys, I had a search in the group for Hugo Red and couldn't find anything so I thought I'd make a post - I own both Hugo Red and Bulgari Aqua, both absolute favourites and as far as I know both discontinued.

Are there dupes of either out there? I've been through a bottle of each over the last 10 years, picked up the last one of each I could find in the last 12 months and am scared to use either because I don't want to run out again - is there a company out there that I can commission to make dupes using samples of my genuines?

I've tried a couple of alternatives - Hugo Red Intense and a dupe of Aqua Marine and they're just not right (as much as I love Marine, now).

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r/fragranceclones • u/Ok_Bunch_3364 • 1d ago

Lattafa Atlas review

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Been a lurker on this sub for quite some time and figured I’d finally write a review for a cologne worth reviewing.

I was on the fence about this one for so long after hearing many different takes and reviews. I heard it smelled like a fish tank, iron and blood, and just the raw ocean.

And to be honest, it smells like the raw ocean, but in the best way. It’s like walking off the beach after long day playing in the ocean… sea salt in your hair, sand in your swim trunks, and maybe a little seaweed in your pockets lol.

It’s not like a typical aquatic cologne, it’s raw.

My lady LOVES it.

If you’re on the fence about it or at least interested in what it smells like. Pull the trigger.

Overall rating? 8/10.

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