Will never in my life feel bad for designer/niche brands, they hurt themselves with absolutely stupid prices they set, no fragrance should cost more than 150$ unless it's made out of unicorn tears and phoenix ashes. We know how much money it takes to produce a single bottle and it's less than 100$. If they set their prices at 150% of the cost of dupes they would instantly squash whole dupe market and unlock infinite money glitch in the long run, but they are too stupid to see it. I hope more and more people switch to dupes so these brands rethink their practices.
For the average person clones just make more sense... maybe get a few designers or niche of your favorite DNAs though. Middle eastern frags are the best.
dumbass, they arent the best. if you use something like afnan niggapm then you smell like a lot of other dudes and your ripping off a already cheap fragrance
@@babysiakam It wasn't an honest review, lataffa has good clones and others who smell cheap and chemical. I tried few he review and I can say they are not good at all. So obviously he was paid for lataffa or wanted to be paid in the future
so real. Clones are so good.😂😂😂. Real fragrances at this point are legit just for inspiration so that these dupe companies can make it so much more worth it.
Not even inspirations, alot of clone companies will straight up just hire the same perfumer. Its kinda just free marketing, if they know a fragrance sells well they'll make a better value dupe and have guaranteed sells
@@jonygamingengusa1660sceptre malachite, ramz silver, ramz gold, lattafa masa, asad, khamrah, khamrah qawha, qaaed, qaaed intense, bright peach, maison alhambra signature no II, immortel, the tux, porto neroli, urban man elixir, ventana marine and khadlaj shiyaaka
Yeah, it's great to pay a lot less for a similar smelling niche or designer fragrance. One thing NOBODY talks about is the dangers of purchasing those dupes and clones. Real fragrances MUST go through a thorough inspection of ingredients to guarantee that that perfume doesn't contain major harmful substances that can cause A LOT of diseases, including cancer (and that's why formulas from famous brands have to be constantly reformulated, so that they can comply with new regulations). Now, dupes and clones made on unchecked labs, contain God knows how many illegal and dangerous substances that you won't be putting on your body if you buy from regulated and consequently more expensive brands. It's up to you to decide what's more important... Pay more for a much more safer perfume, or save some bucks now and pay the hospital bill later... Stay safe!
You are so REAL for this. I used to feel inadequate about my early fragrance collection because it was majority “clone”/inspired by fragrances. But then I realized that it didn’t matter because I’m confident in knowing that I always smell amazing without having to break the bank. Although now I have a mixture of Middle Eastern, designer AND niche fragrances in my collection- I find myself reaching for the Middle Eastern fragrances more. And because you made this video, I’m going to wear Khamrah Qahwa because it’s JUST THAT GOOD!
@@TheTrueSolesurvivor there's a difference in feeling when you wear the real fragrance vs it's dupe. When you wear 150-200$ on a real fragrance you find that you dont overspray it as much compared to my dupes that i genuinely use as an air freshener.
Let me chime in. All points are valid but for me sometimes it is impossible to find one that is ckose enough. Profumo for example. Nit even tge new 2024 remake is close enough for me. I have failed to find one that is.
I recently got 9pm and Rayhan elixir. And now I’m only buying dupes. Both of those fragrances are 💣 and smell awesome and last and project on my skin. Rayhan Elixir smells EXACTLY like JPG elixir guys. And you’ll save 100$ buying it.
I gave 9pm to my coworker kuz I didn’t like it , nothing wrong with it but not my style , he wears it to work now and I smell it throughout the whole day
Hey the best JPG Le Beu dupe nobody talks about is Calvin Klein Eternity Aromatic Essence. I like it even more because it's so fresh from juniper yet creamy from coconut and lasts forever, definitely closer to the skin but you get whiffs all day long. You can get 200ml bottle for 100 australian dollars which is a great deal for huge bottle of delicious juice. And amazing iris stuff similar to Gris Charnel is Joop Le Perfume, another banger from drugstore absolutely gorgeous black tea iris sweetness
Afnan should come up with their take on le beau edt. 9 pm tropicgaanza. I love that fragrance and ik they have some clones out there but they don’t have the performance. Green 9 pm bottle. Bergamot , coconut, and tonka.
To be fair I’ve never smelt a clone that’s identical and they often miss a bit I like about the original, a lot often smell bad up close but ok in the air For example fakhar black doesn’t smell like y edp at all yet TH-cam reviews say it’s so close Club de nuit stinks of lemon cleaner and ashtrays up close Yeah a few of them might be great but I’ve not had great experiences
@ smells like it a tiny bit to me personally and I also have both , I actually don’t mind fakhar black but to me it smells like my y edp about 50-60% , if you think it’s 100% then that’s great but to me it’s vaguely similar
Hey Finn, great video, but for me I prefer, clone houses like Dua and Alexandria they are a bit more expensive but they are closer to the original, they use better quality ingredients and they bottles are plain the last point is a personal thing but appart from a couple of Angel's Share clones most of the Arabic clone bottles are a little over the top. And being a bit pedantic but it was the multitude of Aventus clones that probably blew up the frag world first, way before Afnan 9pm and it was probably Club de Nuit Intense that started it all. But in reality there qere probably Perfumeries that have 'copied' each others worh for centuries.
its like if a fine dining restaurant invented a dish, with their own secret ingredients. if a fastfood company somehow managed to duplicate the dish and charged a half or a third of what the fine dining restaurant does, is it wrong to just eat that dish from the cheaper fastfood? does the fine dining restaurant have a copyright or a moral exclusivity on that dish?
Honor and glory is great as a semi clone of le beau. I get a similar vibe from Asad Zanzibar as well which is now in my top 5! Just have to let these macerate for a while. The best le beau clone I've tried is John Gustav Amaze
Absolut TRUE i have 200 fragrances and only 5 are original: Channel, Dior, Davidoff, Calvin Clein, Hugo Boss bottled and after i realize this originals is waste of money of lonevity etc. i buy maby 195 another amazing Clones and i am happy and my wallet is no empty for nothing ,fog Ego? For what Expensive Fragrance dont do you better human and no bigger balls and no better life if performance Clones are 70%better then original .....
If your just looking for the smell obviously just get the clones but as someone who has clones and the real deal I feel the whole experience with fragrances now are the packaging, presentation, the way wearing the real deal makes you feel and the confidence that comes with that but if that isn’t a factor defo just get clones
Clones are definitely good if you don’t have the money or just don’t want to spend hundreds on the original. I have 5 clones and I really like them, but they don’t smell exactly like the originals. The clones tend to have an alcoholic smell when I first spray them. Some do last a while! But not the same as the originals. They do smell “cheaper” overall. Which also makes sense, since they won’t be using expensive ingredients on stuff they sell for $30. Either way, buy what you like, if clones is what you want to get, then get them. I’ll probably buy some more more clones in the future, but I’ll always prefer the originals. 🤙🏻
I have kismet and it smells drastically different from angel share it’s so synthetic and overly sweet it’s the only fragrences to give me a headache and therefore sits on my shelf
can u give me a quick review of qaed al fusan, the white one? would appreaciate so much if u did it. Can u also recomend me one of the cheap fragances for winter? im looking for a not too strong smell. Love your content, helps me so much. Thanks
I recently grabbed Khadlaj Island AFTER sampling Le Beau Le Parfum and REALLY wanting it but HATING the pricetag! Having said that, the Khadlaj version DEFINITELY scratches that itch VERY WELL. Now, to my nose, Island smells a touch fresher than Le Beau Le Parfum and slightly less dense. Having said that, the performance between the two IS comparable if memory serves me correctly. I'd say Island lasts approximately 7-8 hours with about 2 hours of push on my skin. However, something worth noting, is SOME people think they are getting LESS performance from Island than I do. Whether or not this phenomenon is due to olfactive fatigue, I do not know. However, I wanted to be as thorough as possible here. Either way, it works great on me and I love Island! One last thing of note is that Island smells A LOT like Lataffa Asad Zanzibar, just not as synthetic and thick smelling if that makes sense. ( I own and enjoy both scents.) So all in all, I'd say that Khadlaj Island is DEFINITELY worth the pick up if you're a coconut lover like yours truly! Hope this helps!
I’ve been eyeing le beau le parfum for a while now and have looked into Khadlaj island but I also already own honor and glory, would you say island is different enough from honor and glory to buy it?
@freezeclaw7913 Well my friend, I believe you may have meant to ask the poster of this video that question because I don't own Honor And Glory...YET! That one is DEFINITELY on my radar, but as of now, I cannot make that comparison for you. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Having said that, I DO recommend Island as a suitable alternative to Le Beau Le Parfum. It's certainly good enough to say that I don't need the original. Lataffa Asad Zanzibar is ALSO one you should consider if you are looking to save even MORE money. It's ALSO damn good, just a heavier scent that does become cloying if you overspray it.
I bought Jasoor recently and Coral fantasy being my favorite perfume i must say its pretty close but different in its own way. Both very good fragances but i dont agree of them being 100% the same.
I love clones, and i’m not ashamed to admit it. The only 3 designer fragrances I have in my collection are SWY Intensely, Versace Eros Flame, and ADG Profondo. Especially if you’re buying something that is not an everyday wear, just buy a clone. To even further my point, you could certainly make the argument that clones are superior to the designer, but at the end of the day, most are 1/10-1/20 of the prices..with that being said, the gap between the quality or accuracy is not large enough to justify the price.
I think a little differently. I prefer to buy clones that I can wear every day if they are good enough and overspray them without thinking. I keep my OG special occasion fragrances even if they're small bottle and I use them less frequently.
Personally I feel nothing for the original creators houses of designer and niche fragrances when I buy clones. They’ve gotten away with extortionate pricing far too long now, so I am very happy clones are starting to give them a run for their market share. They are sad their fake luxury marketing scheme isn’t working for them as effectively anymore. Part of me feels that clone houses are the best attempt we have at making fragrances what they were always supposed to be - a hobby that shouldn’t break your bank or be pretty much inaccessible to 80% of the world population because of the prices. So big shoutout to Lattafa, Afnan, Armaf and the others for what they do. I’ll continue to unapologetically buy clones as much as I choose. For now buy a designer here and there, but most clones.
i am pretty curious about jasoor . its great dna but for me it has weak performance...basicly skin scent. I also think designers has more depth like 3d compered to dupes which sometimes smell cheap. Lattafa, Afnan, Armaf and others are pretty impressive though so many good fragrances....so affordable its crazy and you want to have them all.
I've bought a couple of clones that are absolutely awful so just be really careful folks. I agree however that Honor and Glory, 9pm and Kahmrah are bangin...
I own a bunch of niche and designer and I don't feel clognes over all have come to that point yet BUT there are some like 9pm and Latafa Asad that are ridiculous and there is no reason to get the OGs. Also CDN intense man LIMITED EDITION is for the money too good to ever get the newer formulations of creed
I bought afnan last week from amazon. Is it true that the new patches are not strong anymore? The performance isn´t so great as the influencers are saying.
@@CptIglo772 I ordered off Amazon and the quality is terrible compared to discounters. Amazon notoriously known for selling fake cologne because they have many 3rd party sellers. I also got afnan and projection is great I smell it the next day.
I don’t fully agree with this. Clones are good for young people and those who can’t afford real designer/niche perfumes. However 95% of clones are very linear and boring scents, there’s a reason the originals are expensive… because they’re complex and made of high quality ingredients. If money is not an issue you should always go for upper end designer & niche fragrances.. they smell godly and have very good note breakdowns. I personally own a number of clones; Detour noir, asad, afnan turathi blue and afnan supremacy not only intense. The only one that i can say has high quality is the Supremacy Not Only Intense.. the rest smell good but they’re boring, very synthetic linear and smell low quality.
I made the mistake of listening to ppl like the video poster and bought my first, last, and only clone. Huge mistake. Not terrible but definitely nowhere near the quality of the original. There's a clear and noticeable dropoff in quality that Im just not ok with. It has noticeably less depth than the original, and smells flat & linear. Lesson learned. My advice would be: if you're only accustomed to wearing cheap rackstore or drugstore fragrances, then buying clones is fine, because the dropoff in quality won't be so noticeable. But if you started your collection with designer & niche, it's highly likely you'll be disappointed in the quality of clones.
Anyone else happy to buy some designers depending on cost? Anything under £75 I would happily buy if I like it. However I’d never be spending £100 on some niche fragrance even if I love it if I can get a clone.
Yes, I kind of agree. They are very similar but that’s their job. IMO parfumes are like art and making a dupe i basiclly stealing someones idea and creation so I don’t want to support that by giving clone houses money.
Dupes are 90 to 95 % the same because they can't sell the exact same thing, and some people think it's because reals have something very special. Noopeeee perfumers know the shit and copy it.
honestly afnan 9pm is actually such a no-brainer fragrance to get (if you dont have it honestly just blind buy it its not at ALL a npc fragrance and it actually smells so good)
Bought it last week, and it was shit, no good performance, had to buy the JPG ultra male and it was much better in every way, it was 70 bucks 200ml, and the 9pm was 32 bucks 100ml,
@@CptIglo772 if you bought it last week try putting it on a shelf in a dark place and then come back to it in a week or 2 it should be smelling a bit better afterwards OR you might have got a bad batch where did you order it from
@@CptIglo772 honestly since you got it last week you might just need to put it in a dark place and just let it sit there for a week or 2 and then come back to it OR you might have got a bad batch where did you order it from?
@@CptIglo772 to me they smell exactly identical out of bottle, you probably got one with not a good batch, I swear it’s always the winter months they smell worse
Eternal Oud is absolutely stunning, can't believe how good clones are these days. However, I haven't found a scent that clones One Million Lucky and Gucci Intense Oud, does anyone have suggestions? By the way Gucci Intense Oud is my signature scent, however, it's super pricey and discontinued.
I recently purchased smoky touch by maison Alhambra and I can say for 100% sure that it smells exactly like TF Tuscan leather and it costs $35 compared to $360 😭
@ I mean it smells so so similar to Tuscan leather , I would say like 97%, only because it’s a little less sweet than the Tom ford one, which makes it slightly more masculine, but in the dry down they are 100% similar. Average Joe Shmoe won’t tell the difference and will think you’re rich
Bought AFNAN 9PM last week over the huge hype it has, really trash, bad performance, weak projection, lasts 3 hours and thats a stretch. Had to try the real JPG UM, way better in every way... Idk if its just me or everyone got the older batches of 9PM
I was flown out by Rayhaan Perfumes who wasn’t even mentioned in this video. There was no contract involved and there is no obligation for me to talk positively about their brand and products.
Is not that we are cheapie or stingy, but they are just worth it! Yeah, we should respect the originality of the scent, but my wallet couldn't. Imagine spending a few hundred bucks for the premium quality but the performance is just dogshit. I buy to smell good for the whole day going out, don't ask me to reapply wtf
There’s something special about owning a designer , regardless of the performance. if you are only focused on smell, then sure clones are fine. But to the majority who don’t know about the fragrance market, 9/10 they’d rather wear the Og . Just saying
All fun and games until you have a huge collection of dupes you actually don’t like and keep wondering if the originals would be better. Quality over quantity in my opinion. Personally I stopped buying clones, except if they clone a discontinued one.
Hey Finn, Aren't you the same guy who just a couple months ago told everyone that no cheap clone can replace an expensive "real" fragrance? Yeah! I thought so. So now you have suddenly found out what many of us have known for a while now and your story has changed as if you came up with the idea.
Clones don’t have the quality the Original has. So yeah I’ll pass on the clones and just stick to the OG’s. They’re way better quality. I’ll gladly pay the higher price tag.
Will never in my life feel bad for designer/niche brands, they hurt themselves with absolutely stupid prices they set, no fragrance should cost more than 150$ unless it's made out of unicorn tears and phoenix ashes. We know how much money it takes to produce a single bottle and it's less than 100$. If they set their prices at 150% of the cost of dupes they would instantly squash whole dupe market and unlock infinite money glitch in the long run, but they are too stupid to see it. I hope more and more people switch to dupes so these brands rethink their practices.
Fr it better be made with gold and diamonds 😂
For the average person clones just make more sense... maybe get a few designers or niche of your favorite DNAs though. Middle eastern frags are the best.
Real
dumbass, they arent the best. if you use something like afnan niggapm then you smell like a lot of other dudes and your ripping off a already cheap fragrance
Just one or two designers and that's it, no more than 200$ in 2-4 designer fragrances.
"I am not being paid a cent by any middle eastern clone house now or in the future" *3 minutes later* "Lataffa please sponsor me"
😂😂😂
this guy a nooooobbbb
but lataffa is really so good tho
@@babysiakam It wasn't an honest review, lataffa has good clones and others who smell cheap and chemical. I tried few he review and I can say they are not good at all. So obviously he was paid for lataffa or wanted to be paid in the future
I'd bet he's getting paid to make this VD
so real. Clones are so good.😂😂😂. Real fragrances at this point are legit just for inspiration so that these dupe companies can make it so much more worth it.
Good one bro. Can wait to get cancer from the middle eastern products
Not even inspirations, alot of clone companies will straight up just hire the same perfumer. Its kinda just free marketing, if they know a fragrance sells well they'll make a better value dupe and have guaranteed sells
@ name 10 clones
@@jonygamingengusa1660sceptre malachite, ramz silver, ramz gold, lattafa masa, asad, khamrah, khamrah qawha, qaaed, qaaed intense, bright peach, maison alhambra signature no II, immortel, the tux, porto neroli, urban man elixir, ventana marine and khadlaj shiyaaka
@@rat5795
Ive been saying this, i dont notice any differences between a $100 designer and a $30 clone. Its insane
Thank youuu I basically only buy dupes and this validated me 😭
Not sure if that's a good thing because every time I watch these I buy a middle eastern frag....now I'm sitting on 60+ bottles 🙃🙃🙃
dumbass
Where do u buy them?
@@justeh2537 if you are in aus I use private blends
Ok, but imagine you go to a wedding, for example, and spray yourself with a €30 perfume🤡
Hey FB, you remind me of a cousin I lost back when I was in middle school. For some reason I trust you. Thanks for the videos!
RIP
Lattafa means kindness in Arab.
You’re welcome
Yeah, it's great to pay a lot less for a similar smelling niche or designer fragrance. One thing NOBODY talks about is the dangers of purchasing those dupes and clones. Real fragrances MUST go through a thorough inspection of ingredients to guarantee that that perfume doesn't contain major harmful substances that can cause A LOT of diseases, including cancer (and that's why formulas from famous brands have to be constantly reformulated, so that they can comply with new regulations). Now, dupes and clones made on unchecked labs, contain God knows how many illegal and dangerous substances that you won't be putting on your body if you buy from regulated and consequently more expensive brands. It's up to you to decide what's more important... Pay more for a much more safer perfume, or save some bucks now and pay the hospital bill later...
Stay safe!
Are there any cases of people being hospitalized because of using clone fragrances?
You are so REAL for this. I used to feel inadequate about my early fragrance collection because it was majority “clone”/inspired by fragrances. But then I realized that it didn’t matter because I’m confident in knowing that I always smell amazing without having to break the bank. Although now I have a mixture of Middle Eastern, designer AND niche fragrances in my collection- I find myself reaching for the Middle Eastern fragrances more.
And because you made this video, I’m going to wear Khamrah Qahwa because it’s JUST THAT GOOD!
what niches
@ PDM Layton, Nishane Hacivat and Amouage Royal Tobacco
The same perfumers that make niche fragrances make some of the dupes 🤯
You gotta try Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco, it’s a Tobacco Vanille clone that’s like 90% similar with crazy performance
The clones that are good are never EXACT. But they nail the DNA, and the price dif is so stupid buying a 200 dollar frag is just status.
But how is it status? People don´t see the bottle of your fragrances when you wear it
@@TheTrueSolesurvivor there's a difference in feeling when you wear the real fragrance vs it's dupe. When you wear 150-200$ on a real fragrance you find that you dont overspray it as much compared to my dupes that i genuinely use as an air freshener.
I wouldn't say status cause nobody is going to tell that u using a cheap clone
@@jonathanbalbastro9270 I feel great with both
Let me chime in. All points are valid but for me sometimes it is impossible to find one that is ckose enough. Profumo for example. Nit even tge new 2024 remake is close enough for me. I have failed to find one that is.
I recently got 9pm and Rayhan elixir. And now I’m only buying dupes. Both of those fragrances are 💣 and smell awesome and last and project on my skin. Rayhan Elixir smells EXACTLY like JPG elixir guys. And you’ll save 100$ buying it.
I gave 9pm to my coworker kuz I didn’t like it , nothing wrong with it but not my style , he wears it to work now and I smell it throughout the whole day
Try Lataffa The Kingdom another incredible JPG Elixer clone. Another is Tribal Gold.
Love that you are the only honest one
You should do to do a blind test where you try and guess which ones are the originals and which are the clones to see how close they really are.
Dude just made my day . My collection is full of ME Fragrances, not a single OG. ❤
damn, that Liam one hits different ever since 16 of October...
We need more voices of reason like yours mate. Take care!
Hey the best JPG Le Beu dupe nobody talks about is Calvin Klein Eternity Aromatic Essence. I like it even more because it's so fresh from juniper yet creamy from coconut and lasts forever, definitely closer to the skin but you get whiffs all day long. You can get 200ml bottle for 100 australian dollars which is a great deal for huge bottle of delicious juice. And amazing iris stuff similar to Gris Charnel is Joop Le Perfume, another banger from drugstore absolutely gorgeous black tea iris sweetness
Normally I wouldn't buy clones of things around $100 bucks if l the fragrance is good, but I legit love 9pm.
Sick video and sick shirt man! Middle eastern fragrances are here to stay!!
There's a new Ultra Male from Rayhaan coming out Lion! Just pre-order from Beauty House, supposed to be a fresher take + Beast mode!
I got Lattafa honor and glory today and it is so good
Realest video bro 💯💪🏽🔥
Afnan should come up with their take on le beau edt. 9 pm tropicgaanza. I love that fragrance and ik they have some clones out there but they don’t have the performance. Green 9 pm bottle. Bergamot , coconut, and tonka.
love the content, but ima go buy stronger with you absolutely, cuz its a banger
8:07 the audio overlay scared me haha
To be fair I’ve never smelt a clone that’s identical and they often miss a bit I like about the original, a lot often smell bad up close but ok in the air
For example fakhar black doesn’t smell like y edp at all yet TH-cam reviews say it’s so close
Club de nuit stinks of lemon cleaner and ashtrays up close
Yeah a few of them might be great but I’ve not had great experiences
You're reaching hard, only thing that matters is the drydown, stop being pretentious
My favorite middle eastern frag is qaed al fursan, honestly the only one that I really like, then I have few that are ok, and few that I don't like
I have fakhar black and ysl y edp and I can’t tell them apart only difference is Fakhar smells a bit cheaper, and doesn’t last much longer
@ smells like it a tiny bit to me personally and I also have both , I actually don’t mind fakhar black but to me it smells like my y edp about 50-60% , if you think it’s 100% then that’s great but to me it’s vaguely similar
im rlly not sure about getting cdn now 😭
Hey Finn, great video, but for me I prefer, clone houses like Dua and Alexandria they are a bit more expensive but they are closer to the original, they use better quality ingredients and they bottles are plain the last point is a personal thing but appart from a couple of Angel's Share clones most of the Arabic clone bottles are a little over the top. And being a bit pedantic but it was the multitude of Aventus clones that probably blew up the frag world first, way before Afnan 9pm and it was probably Club de Nuit Intense that started it all. But in reality there qere probably Perfumeries that have 'copied' each others worh for centuries.
Bro forget the fragrances... where did you get that shirt
its like if a fine dining restaurant invented a dish, with their own secret ingredients. if a fastfood company somehow managed to duplicate the dish and charged a half or a third of what the fine dining restaurant does, is it wrong to just eat that dish from the cheaper fastfood? does the fine dining restaurant have a copyright or a moral exclusivity on that dish?
Honor and glory is great as a semi clone of le beau. I get a similar vibe from Asad Zanzibar as well which is now in my top 5! Just have to let these macerate for a while. The best le beau clone I've tried is John Gustav Amaze
Absolut TRUE i have 200 fragrances and only 5 are original: Channel, Dior, Davidoff, Calvin Clein, Hugo Boss bottled and after i realize this originals is waste of money of lonevity etc. i buy maby 195 another amazing Clones and i am happy and my wallet is no empty for nothing ,fog Ego? For what Expensive Fragrance dont do you better human and no bigger balls and no better life if performance Clones are 70%better then original .....
I like 9pm but ultra male being softer tone is better, afnan is too powdery
Weren't you at Lattafa expo Dubai with your guy School of Scents like 2 weeks ago ?
If your just looking for the smell obviously just get the clones but as someone who has clones and the real deal I feel the whole experience with fragrances now are the packaging, presentation, the way wearing the real deal makes you feel and the confidence that comes with that but if that isn’t a factor defo just get clones
I have both Honor & Glory and Le Beau Le parfum. I can find a slight similarity but they're really different.
Some eg Kaayan Classic can replace the OGs, but most are just lacking the quality and/or accuracy.
Clones are definitely good if you don’t have the money or just don’t want to spend hundreds on the original. I have 5 clones and I really like them, but they don’t smell exactly like the originals. The clones tend to have an alcoholic smell when I first spray them. Some do last a while! But not the same as the originals. They do smell “cheaper” overall. Which also makes sense, since they won’t be using expensive ingredients on stuff they sell for $30. Either way, buy what you like, if clones is what you want to get, then get them. I’ll probably buy some more more clones in the future, but I’ll always prefer the originals. 🤙🏻
Yeaah! nice video bro!
I have kismet and it smells drastically different from angel share it’s so synthetic and overly sweet it’s the only fragrences to give me a headache and therefore sits on my shelf
yeah dupes are great even though here in south america they arent that cheap it still a very good option to save money
can u give me a quick review of qaed al fusan, the white one? would appreaciate so much if u did it. Can u also recomend me one of the cheap fragances for winter? im looking for a not too strong smell. Love your content, helps me so much. Thanks
I think you should check out liquid brun and detour noir. Althair and layton clones
I recently grabbed Khadlaj Island AFTER sampling Le Beau Le Parfum and REALLY wanting it but HATING the pricetag! Having said that, the Khadlaj version DEFINITELY scratches that itch VERY WELL. Now, to my nose, Island smells a touch fresher than Le Beau Le Parfum and slightly less dense. Having said that, the performance between the two IS comparable if memory serves me correctly. I'd say Island lasts approximately 7-8 hours with about 2 hours of push on my skin. However, something worth noting, is SOME people think they are getting LESS performance from Island than I do. Whether or not this phenomenon is due to olfactive fatigue, I do not know. However, I wanted to be as thorough as possible here. Either way, it works great on me and I love Island! One last thing of note is that Island smells A LOT like Lataffa Asad Zanzibar, just not as synthetic and thick smelling if that makes sense. ( I own and enjoy both scents.) So all in all, I'd say that Khadlaj Island is DEFINITELY worth the pick up if you're a coconut lover like yours truly! Hope this helps!
I’ve been eyeing le beau le parfum for a while now and have looked into Khadlaj island but I also already own honor and glory, would you say island is different enough from honor and glory to buy it?
@freezeclaw7913 Well my friend, I believe you may have meant to ask the poster of this video that question because I don't own Honor And Glory...YET! That one is DEFINITELY on my radar, but as of now, I cannot make that comparison for you. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Having said that, I DO recommend Island as a suitable alternative to Le Beau Le Parfum. It's certainly good enough to say that I don't need the original. Lataffa Asad Zanzibar is ALSO one you should consider if you are looking to save even MORE money. It's ALSO damn good, just a heavier scent that does become cloying if you overspray it.
@@fatshady5714 ok fair enough I think I will end up getting island after all thank you
I bought Jasoor recently and Coral fantasy being my favorite perfume i must say its pretty close but different in its own way. Both very good fragances but i dont agree of them being 100% the same.
Khadlaj island is a great option it has a pressurized atomizer
I love clones, and i’m not ashamed to admit it. The only 3 designer fragrances I have in my collection are SWY Intensely, Versace Eros Flame, and ADG Profondo. Especially if you’re buying something that is not an everyday wear, just buy a clone.
To even further my point, you could certainly make the argument that clones are superior to the designer, but at the end of the day, most are 1/10-1/20 of the prices..with that being said, the gap between the quality or accuracy is not large enough to justify the price.
I think a little differently. I prefer to buy clones that I can wear every day if they are good enough and overspray them without thinking. I keep my OG special occasion fragrances even if they're small bottle and I use them less frequently.
i like this format
Personally I feel nothing for the original creators houses of designer and niche fragrances when I buy clones. They’ve gotten away with extortionate pricing far too long now, so I am very happy clones are starting to give them a run for their market share. They are sad their fake luxury marketing scheme isn’t working for them as effectively anymore. Part of me feels that clone houses are the best attempt we have at making fragrances what they were always supposed to be - a hobby that shouldn’t break your bank or be pretty much inaccessible to 80% of the world population because of the prices. So big shoutout to Lattafa, Afnan, Armaf and the others for what they do. I’ll continue to unapologetically buy clones as much as I choose. For now buy a designer here and there, but most clones.
what do you think about halloween man that cologne smells so damn good
i am pretty curious about jasoor . its great dna but for me it has weak performance...basicly skin scent. I also think designers has more depth like 3d compered to dupes which sometimes smell cheap. Lattafa, Afnan, Armaf and others are pretty impressive though so many good fragrances....so affordable its crazy and you want to have them all.
If the price is low and the longevity is there, I'll buy it. Buying products based on name brand alone over the clone, in this economy, is foolish
I've bought a couple of clones that are absolutely awful so just be really careful folks.
I agree however that Honor and Glory, 9pm and Kahmrah are bangin...
Buy a decant of a designer/niche and clone of it
Compare them
Then, decide if it’s worth going og or clone
I own a bunch of niche and designer and I don't feel clognes over all have come to that point yet BUT there are some like 9pm and Latafa Asad that are ridiculous and there is no reason to get the OGs. Also CDN intense man LIMITED EDITION is for the money too good to ever get the newer formulations of creed
Can you review the dua brand?
i still regret accidentally getting the 9 pm deodarant cause i could have got 9pm for 10gbp
I bought afnan last week from amazon. Is it true that the new patches are not strong anymore? The performance isn´t so great as the influencers are saying.
Yeah bro, ive bought 9PM last week, was weak as shit, no projection, had to buy the real JPG ultramale and its day and night difference
You should never buy from amazon ngl
Why tho , it is not fake from amazon so ?
@ I bought mine off amazon aswell, don't worry the problem is not amazon its the new 9Pm formula
@@CptIglo772 I ordered off Amazon and the quality is terrible compared to discounters. Amazon notoriously known for selling fake cologne because they have many 3rd party sellers. I also got afnan and projection is great I smell it the next day.
I don’t fully agree with this. Clones are good for young people and those who can’t afford real designer/niche perfumes. However 95% of clones are very linear and boring scents, there’s a reason the originals are expensive… because they’re complex and made of high quality ingredients. If money is not an issue you should always go for upper end designer & niche fragrances.. they smell godly and have very good note breakdowns. I personally own a number of clones; Detour noir, asad, afnan turathi blue and afnan supremacy not only intense. The only one that i can say has high quality is the Supremacy Not Only Intense.. the rest smell good but they’re boring, very synthetic linear and smell low quality.
I made the mistake of listening to ppl like the video poster and bought my first, last, and only clone. Huge mistake. Not terrible but definitely nowhere near the quality of the original. There's a clear and noticeable dropoff in quality that Im just not ok with. It has noticeably less depth than the original, and smells flat & linear. Lesson learned. My advice would be: if you're only accustomed to wearing cheap rackstore or drugstore fragrances, then buying clones is fine, because the dropoff in quality won't be so noticeable. But if you started your collection with designer & niche, it's highly likely you'll be disappointed in the quality of clones.
Anyone else happy to buy some designers depending on cost? Anything under £75 I would happily buy if I like it. However I’d never be spending £100 on some niche fragrance even if I love it if I can get a clone.
What’s your opinion on bujairami could you get bujairami dupes instead of the originals as well as having similar performance?
Yes, I kind of agree. They are very similar but that’s their job. IMO parfumes are like art and making a dupe i basiclly stealing someones idea and creation so I don’t want to support that by giving clone houses money.
Hoss can you do some vids on gourmands. The best, the cheapest, best for summer/winter/day/night etc
Somebody tell me something about Lattafa Honor and glory. Also about Maison Alhambra Cassius. Are they cool?
How about you do a live clone vs real blindfold guess?
Dupes are 90 to 95 % the same because they can't sell the exact same thing, and some people think it's because reals have something very special. Noopeeee perfumers know the shit and copy it.
honestly afnan 9pm is actually such a no-brainer fragrance to get (if you dont have it honestly just blind buy it its not at ALL a npc fragrance and it actually smells so good)
Too powdery, no dark pear scent
Bought it last week, and it was shit, no good performance, had to buy the JPG ultra male and it was much better in every way, it was 70 bucks 200ml, and the 9pm was 32 bucks 100ml,
@@CptIglo772 if you bought it last week try putting it on a shelf in a dark place and then come back to it in a week or 2 it should be smelling a bit better afterwards OR you might have got a bad batch where did you order it from
@@CptIglo772 honestly since you got it last week you might just need to put it in a dark place and just let it sit there for a week or 2 and then come back to it OR you might have got a bad batch where did you order it from?
@@CptIglo772 to me they smell exactly identical out of bottle, you probably got one with not a good batch, I swear it’s always the winter months they smell worse
9pm is like rotten fruit with some cheap chemical smell and very bad performance
True bruh just buy the real deal is not that expensive compared to the clone
New batch issue, let it sit a few months
You Should look into more Jalu and Bujairami fragrances
Eternal Oud is absolutely stunning, can't believe how good clones are these days. However, I haven't found a scent that clones One Million Lucky and Gucci Intense Oud, does anyone have suggestions? By the way Gucci Intense Oud is my signature scent, however, it's super pricey and discontinued.
One million lucky is ishq Al shuyukh silver it's a pineapple twist tho
@daan2210 Cool stuff thanks, Gucci Intense??? 🤔
@@steventheologo Gucci intense idk any clones for it rn
I'll be honest, as long as it smells like the original and lasts as long or longer, I would rather have the dupe.
designers are copying one another for decades why would anyone be bothered if some other companies do the same
I recently purchased smoky touch by maison Alhambra and I can say for 100% sure that it smells exactly like TF Tuscan leather and it costs $35 compared to $360 😭
How does it perform?
@ very good actually, like other lattafa fragrances, at least 6 hours on skin and 10-12+ hours on clothes, projects well
@@Jackswastedlife88 damn i might get it bcuz its on a huge discount at 20 usd and a travel automiser, hopefully its not a fake
@ I mean it smells so so similar to Tuscan leather , I would say like 97%, only because it’s a little less sweet than the Tom ford one, which makes it slightly more masculine, but in the dry down they are 100% similar. Average Joe Shmoe won’t tell the difference and will think you’re rich
@@Jackswastedlife88 i never smelled the tom ford one, i just know tom ford always has bangers
Bought AFNAN 9PM last week over the huge hype it has, really trash, bad performance, weak projection, lasts 3 hours and thats a stretch. Had to try the real JPG UM, way better in every way... Idk if its just me or everyone got the older batches of 9PM
FBFrangances should i buy lattafa khamrah qahwa, and what colognes should i buy as my first colognes
Bro is looking at the screen as he says he's not getting payed haha
Did they not fly you to Dubai and pay for a full week of awesomeness? That’s payment dude.
I was flown out by Rayhaan Perfumes who wasn’t even mentioned in this video. There was no contract involved and there is no obligation for me to talk positively about their brand and products.
all you do is hate on this guy. maybe try being a little less cynical and just enjoy the content bud
@@1freeseanHaters gonna hate
hello my friend, which do you recommend for Pacific Chill of Lv and Perseus of PDM, thank you
is there a site where you can see fragrances and their dupes
there are also a lot of arabian fragrances that are not dupes and smell fantastic
Can yuo review or buy the perfume Holy Oasis from Middle East perfumes (their logo is like a stag )
Do you still think Vintage Radio is worth getting?
What’s the best clone for spice bomb
I rarely ever spend more then 80 bucks on colognes. Clones are 100% the way even if you had the money imo literally just wasting your money.
Any Valentino born in Roma intense clones?
I got 9 pm and it lays 15 minutes on my skin
U got a fake
@@gabrielthereddeadgod1113 no it’s real it’s becuase there is a new formula+ who would make a fake 20 dillar colone of a clone
@@gabrielthereddeadgod1113 it might not be a fake but its probably a bad batch OR he needs to let it macerate for a bit
Waiting on Jasoor as I type lol.
Is not that we are cheapie or stingy, but they are just worth it! Yeah, we should respect the originality of the scent, but my wallet couldn't.
Imagine spending a few hundred bucks for the premium quality but the performance is just dogshit. I buy to smell good for the whole day going out, don't ask me to reapply wtf
There’s something special about owning a designer , regardless of the performance. if you are only focused on smell, then sure clones are fine. But to the majority who don’t know about the fragrance market, 9/10 they’d rather wear the Og . Just saying
Not true
@@nomames7123 1/10
what else would you be focused on other than smell from a fragrance? not being sarcastic but just curious.
@@notnicenoway ☠
I knew you were gonna come around someday..
All fun and games until you have a huge collection of dupes you actually don’t like and keep wondering if the originals would be better.
Quality over quantity in my opinion. Personally I stopped buying clones, except if they clone a discontinued one.
you can have your pride and eat it too just lie that you own the original one 😭
Help! Heading to dubai in a months. Any recommended fragrance stores to visit. Thanks in advance.
Hey Finn, Aren't you the same guy who just a couple months ago told everyone that no cheap clone can replace an expensive "real" fragrance? Yeah! I thought so. So now you have suddenly found out what many of us have known for a while now and your story has changed as if you came up with the idea.
Link when I have ever said that
Can you try the spider man one in the back
hot take: honor and glory smells like axe gold body spray with pineapple. easily unlikeable
have you macerated? Ive heard it gets much better with time
Someone knows of a Loewe cobalt 7 clone?
Clones don’t have the quality the Original has. So yeah I’ll pass on the clones and just stick to the OG’s. They’re way better quality. I’ll gladly pay the higher price tag.