The point that many reviewers do NOT truly make about "clones" is that smell waaayyy better than many other name brand fragrances. And, the "twist" in clones makes them better sometimes.
I feel like i can wear sky during the summer and when im in Hawaii . It has a freshness that is incredible. Im so happy i found this cologne its a banger for the price
@@lilsheck99I own it. It lasts 5-7 hours on me. But I also live in a tropical country where it gets pretty hot a lot of the times so that may affect the performance a bit.
Hey Ash, big fan of your reviews. You have gotten me to buy so many clones and I love all of them. Just have one request for you, suggest some gourmand clones, especially chocolate. I recently had a chance to try Boss The scent Magnetic and instantly fell in love with the smell. I am looking for a similar smell but a bit cheaper. Cheers
I bought a 200ml bottle of Mandarin Sky lol. Armaf fragrances once they get the word out the price goes up. I bought a 200ml bottle of CDNIM a while back as well and now the price has gone up on it. Mandarin Sky smells amazing. I just got it in today. I'm going out with some friends tonight and am gonna wear it just to give it a go.
Can someone explain me why Mandarin Sky works better in cold/winter weather? I just got it as a gift but summer in my country starts in a month and its hot af already.
I have both and i love Mandarin Sky over Mega. I just want to find a great Scandal clone or i might bite the bullet and get Scandal but im not sure if Mandarin Sky is the EDT or intense
JPG is like rare designer frag i still reach for....but wish Lattafa or clone haus would concoct a nuclear old skool Lemale clone ....yeh reflection man attempts exist.....or even try a PDM Darley style?
P.s. bro, Atomizer on my first Mandarin scent is too bad , that's why I did order another one but the same issue 😓.it is only down side of this scent🙌🏼 I guess
Does the Mega just need to macerate? I've heard of a number of instances where people buy these clones and spray them and are disappointed with performance ... but after that initial spray and then letting it sit a couple of weeks the performance (longevity, projection & silage) greatly improves.
Mandarin sky sounds great! I have the black one (Odyssey homme) and it's brilliant it's an Iris leather vanilla fragrance and meant to be a close of TF noir
Great Longevity very artificial smelling , and not even close to TF noir extreme ( nor Noir) its close to iris perfumes like home intense or valentino uomo.
@@njabuloivin2108 It seems to be a little bit fresher, so I imagine you could. In case you have any qualms about wearing it to work, I'd stick with something lighter otherwise just adjust your sprays and you should be fine.
You should include your wife's opinion on fragrances as well. I'm always interested in what a woman thinks. I usually always take a new fragrance to work (29 women in my office) and get their opinion.
Two fantastic ones that are very close and matter of tastes which one you like best are Fragrance World Jack Of Clubs and their newer Al Nashama Caprice , which I prefer a bit more . Both are A + clones and you cannot go wrong with either one . There are a few videos of reviewers comparing one to another .
A "Mandarin Sky" cologne that does not put emphasis to the freshness of citruses? It seems misleading... Mandarin is the citrus I love the most, fresh, stingy, sweet, uplifting. The *4711 Mandarin Cardamom* still has the BEST opening of all mandarin centered fragrances, but the dry down is not so bright and pleasant as the opening. The Alvarez Gomes Barberia eau de parfum is a fantastic alternative for those who love fresh and zest citrus fragrances.
I have Lattafa Fakhar Black and it performs so bad. I don't recognize it after half an hour. I gave it to a friend of mine and my son, but they have the same problem. Perhaps a bad batch? I never would buy it anymore.
Don't listening to him odyssey mega is bad . Don't waste your money on this. And mandarin sky has nothing to do with jpg scandal .it's different fragrance
You said "I usually do not talk about longevity".....I wish you would talk about longevity more, been VERY disappointed with some that you have recommended! 🙄🙄🙄
I might be in the minority, but I'm not a fan of supporting these copy cat brands. I prefer to go to a place like micro perfumes if I can't afford the big bottle and get the real deal. These designers that come up with the great scents should be supported over these clone houses imo. Maybe I'll get some hate, and I get the appeal, but I just would rather a sample of the real thing vs. a clone
I look at it this way. Not every person can afford high priced designer colognes. If that be the case that shouldn’t stop the less fortunate from enjoying fragrances that are similar for less of a price. I’ve had designer and clones and guess what the designers are still making plenty of money and the clones are getting better and better.
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The point that many reviewers do NOT truly make about "clones" is that smell waaayyy better than many other name brand fragrances. And, the "twist" in clones makes them better sometimes.
I feel like i can wear sky during the summer and when im in Hawaii . It has a freshness that is incredible. Im so happy i found this cologne its a banger for the price
We need a battle of which is the best YSL Y clone of Fakhar black, sheik al shuyukh final edition, maison alhambra yeah, and odyssey mega
Mandarin sky is amazing 10/10
Mandarin sky is one of the best colognes I ever smelled, just buy it, great for dates, great for compliments.
Never forget floppy disk, vhs, cassette
When you presented the boxes I was hoping for Ultra Zest in the Orange box.
Yeah, imagine if these clone houses actually made themselves useful and recreated discontinued stuff instead
Ultra Zest would have been awesome, but I was thinking Aqua Amara.
Just ordered a bottle of Mandarin Sky because I really love Scandal. Can't wait to get it!!!
you'll love it! guaranteed!!
@@accce5859 cool! Thanks!
Spray it a few times and let it sit! I hated it at first
I have both of these and I love both, but, I really enjoy Mega more though.
Your T-shirt is ALL THAT !!! 👍🏾💯
Great video and I enjoyed it and I'm going to try these fragrances and have a blessed day
Mandarin Sky is great
Those bottles look like something my son drank from when he was a toddler.
Sippy cups haha
Lataafa fakhar black still in the lead as a Y EDP clone. Love it
for someone thinking of buying that can you give opinion, and how long it last on you, cheers!
@@lilsheck99I own it. It lasts 5-7 hours on me. But I also live in a tropical country where it gets pretty hot a lot of the times so that may affect the performance a bit.
Bottle is so hideous, I'd just go with the Mega....
@@lilsheck99 I use it in a office space and I get a 1.5 - 2 hour projection. Becomes a skin scent after
@@lilsheck99get syeikh shuyuqh from lattafa, last 8 ish hours on me, but it's a greener take on Y EDP
Hey Ash,
Will you try out the new Oud line by Alberto Morillas for Zara?
Hello Ash, thx a lot for sharing your knowledge and thoughts with us. Have an amazing day. Cheers from SWEDEN 🎉🎉
Its got a cap like a thermal flask. I would expect the whole thing to come off like a cup
It's hard to comment about the fragrances when your t-shirt game is THIS solid
How do we feel about Yeah!?
Thanks, Ashton!
Hey Ash, big fan of your reviews. You have gotten me to buy so many clones and I love all of them. Just have one request for you, suggest some gourmand clones, especially chocolate. I recently had a chance to try Boss The scent Magnetic and instantly fell in love with the smell. I am looking for a similar smell but a bit cheaper. Cheers
I bought a 200ml bottle of Mandarin Sky lol. Armaf fragrances once they get the word out the price goes up. I bought a 200ml bottle of CDNIM a while back as well and now the price has gone up on it. Mandarin Sky smells amazing. I just got it in today. I'm going out with some friends tonight and am gonna wear it just to give it a go.
How is the performance and projection of Armaf Mandarin sky.
Thanks in advance
@@larsstrik9556 same question
When I saw these I thought;
Mega - Megamare
Mandarin Sky - TF Mandarino di Amalfi
Can someone explain me why Mandarin Sky works better in cold/winter weather? I just got it as a gift but summer in my country starts in a month and its hot af already.
I have both and i love Mandarin Sky over Mega. I just want to find a great Scandal clone or i might bite the bullet and get Scandal but im not sure if Mandarin Sky is the EDT or intense
JPG is like rare designer frag i still reach for....but wish Lattafa or clone haus would concoct a nuclear old skool Lemale clone ....yeh reflection man attempts exist.....or even try a PDM Darley style?
If I had to pick one I think the note breakdown of West Loop seems more up my alley.
Mandarin Sky ruls for me, i have a few parfumes, entry level collector, but this one i love the most, it smells like you wanna eat it
How longivity?
@@danijelmadzar3832 6-8 hours on skin, a lot more on clothes
@@danijelmadzar3832it's pretty bad, I need to reapply it after 3-4 hrs. But the smell is amazing. I want to lick it lol. I have my second bottle now.
P.s. bro, Atomizer on my first Mandarin scent is too bad , that's why I did order another one but the same issue 😓.it is only down side of this scent🙌🏼 I guess
Does the Mega just need to macerate? I've heard of a number of instances where people buy these clones and spray them and are disappointed with performance ... but after that initial spray and then letting it sit a couple of weeks the performance (longevity, projection & silage) greatly improves.
Yes. I have the Mega and I agree. It needs to macerate for about 1 month or 2.
I got 12 hours longevity , eventhough i not wash my cloth for 1 week it still project very well on my cloth
@@1985ahzhen thank you ... VERY helpful to know.
Mandarin sky sounds great! I have the black one (Odyssey homme) and it's brilliant it's an Iris leather vanilla fragrance and meant to be a close of TF noir
How's the longevity?
Great Longevity very artificial smelling , and not even close to TF noir extreme ( nor Noir) its close to iris perfumes like home intense or valentino uomo.
Review starts at 4:40
Loving the new thumbnails Ash!
Great video as well
For those looking for something unique yet mass appealing, I believe Mandarin Sky is the way to go. Great video.
Can you wear it as an everyday fragrance?
@@njabuloivin2108 It seems to be a little bit fresher, so I imagine you could. In case you have any qualms about wearing it to work, I'd stick with something lighter otherwise just adjust your sprays and you should be fine.
A bit of a fresher take and less then half the price of Scandal , a no brainer !
Mandarin sky or candid pour homme from Alhambra?
T-shirt is awesome.... rocks!
Mandarin Orange.
I like sweet. How sweet is this one?
Well done video .!!! Thank you 🙏
Thank you the note brake down on the clones! Most dont!
You should include your wife's opinion on fragrances as well. I'm always interested in what a woman thinks. I usually always take a new fragrance to work (29 women in my office) and get their opinion.
He has. Search his videos
Usually always
Need a video on the whole odyssey line
Ash, regarding Odyssey Mega. Could it be since they are mass produced you have to let it sit or age a few weeks to perform better??
Another reviewer (the nice smelling gentleman) reviewed it, and he let it sit for months for maceration then reviewed it again, but it was still weak.
Armaf mega is 175 aed…expensive for dupes.. 47$
First time a Clone is better...mandarin sky smells exactly the same exept a fresher zing and a better caramel smell
Wow! Of all days, I chose to wear socks matching the Mandarin Sky color scheme today 😅
That shirt is priceless lol
I just received both today in the mail
Nice 👍 love this new clones 😍 any clone alternative for ysl blue electric?
Two fantastic ones that are very close and matter of tastes which one you like best are Fragrance World Jack Of Clubs and their newer Al Nashama Caprice , which I prefer a bit more . Both are A + clones and you cannot go wrong with either one . There are a few videos of reviewers comparing one to another .
Can you do impression of odessey white and black edition
Does Mandarin Sky have anything in common with One Million Lucky?
Would of said LV afternoon swim but I was way out
What if you layer Lataffa Fakhar Black and Armaf Odyssey Mega Man?? 😊
Both bottles are equal in value to a 60ml of Y EDP.
Looks like a thermal coffee mug. Tacky.
Armaf they really great last a long time my clothes still smells after 3 days
I sold my Mega just because of the awfully weak and short atomizer, Mandarin sky I still keep and enjoy
Plz review the new PDM Althair
Thanks for this review! Worst bottles ever visually! But I’m prob getting one.
Armaf Mega or Iconic? (I don’t like sweet scent)
your opinion on having jpg le male le parfume or ultra male or elixir as date night fragrance? Which one is the best?
La parfume imo🎉
Gentleman Scentsations once you get up there in age ash....
You don't wear clones though,correct?
I just commented on how Ash should check out Mandarin Sky on one of his videos he posted a few days ago 😂🙏🔥
Mandarin sky has a resemblance to ejjazi tea smell
I need the mandarin yep
Loving the content !!
Have you ever reviewed lattafa Royce Black?
Nice Dylan Blue Clone 👍
But I prefer the Suomou Platinum by Lattafa.
@@darthdeluxe_1 it reminds me of 1 million by Paco Rabanne
@@rjb2092 Suomou Platinum is Dylan Blue. I had a original Dylan Blue bottle.
A "Mandarin Sky" cologne that does not put emphasis to the freshness of citruses?
It seems misleading...
Mandarin is the citrus I love the most, fresh, stingy, sweet, uplifting.
The *4711 Mandarin Cardamom* still has the BEST opening of all mandarin centered fragrances, but the dry down is not so bright and pleasant as the opening.
The Alvarez Gomes Barberia eau de parfum is a fantastic alternative for those who love fresh and zest citrus fragrances.
I smelled Mandarin sky the other day at a local store and I really enjoyed it. It's different
What stores have Armaf?
@@samfitzz3 you just have to look around your city. Don't know where you're from.
@@reydelmonte80yeah where you from that you can smell from a store?
@@Malik.24 Houston
Is Turathi Blue better then Mandarine Sky??
They don't smell anything alike
Yo Ash Trinidad Fan in the house .💥💥💥💥💥
They look like little thermoses
I have the same t-shirt 😅
Uoushould buy Oddysey TyRant..thebest from the rest..TIGER with sauvage.
Mandarin sky reminds me more of Jpg Le Beau , just me?
Well, those of us who actually used them: We will "never forget"
I have Lattafa Fakhar Black and it performs so bad. I don't recognize it after half an hour. I gave it to a friend of mine and my son, but they have the same problem. Perhaps a bad batch? I never would buy it anymore.
Armaf is forcing them selfs to a expansive brand what I really don't like. Lattafa is still keeping it real and better most of the time
Tell about the others ones with the same bottles
Coffee mug
I see Armaf still hasn't fired its packaging design guy. Yuck!
Mandarin Sky == Milestone? Same Armaf scent different Armaf bottle? Duff vs. Duff Lite?
Scandal EDT or Edp 🤷🏾♂️
mandarin sky could have been a great clone of CK Crave, discontinued but loved
Mandarin sky is just the color scheme..
Mega is 40$ here and y edp is 55$ so i would obviously go for real rather than a clone.
Mega is a 200ml for $45
🤘
Excellent review. But please stop it with the intentional glitches and cut offs.
Mega last a long time really on clothes last a long time some how he always like to go lataffa I don’t believe that
So, it's mega weak 😊
👍👍👍
Don't listening to him odyssey mega is bad . Don't waste your money on this. And mandarin sky has nothing to do with jpg scandal .it's different fragrance
You just keep saying the same thing in different ways. Can you stop digressing so much? I'm tired of ending your videos early.
So do you just watch tv make videos and buy perfumes? Or do yiu work and struggle like the rest of humanity
You said "I usually do not talk about longevity".....I wish you would talk about longevity more, been VERY disappointed with some that you have recommended! 🙄🙄🙄
I might be in the minority, but I'm not a fan of supporting these copy cat brands. I prefer to go to a place like micro perfumes if I can't afford the big bottle and get the real deal. These designers that come up with the great scents should be supported over these clone houses imo. Maybe I'll get some hate, and I get the appeal, but I just would rather a sample of the real thing vs. a clone
I hate hearing about the trash that armaf makes. Not 1 cologne from them have I smelled that didn't smell like ultra cheap poison
I look at it this way. Not every person can afford high priced designer colognes. If that be the case that shouldn’t stop the less fortunate from enjoying fragrances that are similar for less of a price. I’ve had designer and clones and guess what the designers are still making plenty of money and the clones are getting better and better.