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so,i wanted rifaqat from long finally it came in stock with every seller ,ordered from whiff culture they had a sale running on 15th august. Ordered on 15th got delivered yesterday in just 2 days . so really impressed by that also there automated messages on whatsapp about my order status like order confirmed ,then order is shipped and about the delivery dates are so helpful . this is how one should pack perfumes proper thermocol and bubble wrap last time i ordered from a diff seller the perfume came in a messy packaging.

overall a good experience buying from whiff culture for 2nd time

So I wanted to try more of armaf rather than just the Club de nuit series which is already very hyped and have mostly owned or tried all from that. Recently during perfume shopping I tried ombre d'or at a shop and instantly liked it. The packaging is great heavy glass bottle just like usual ME fragrances.
This is a saffron heavy frag think of a very heavy saffron mixed with some metallic notes but it doesn't get too dark instead gets a lil creamy maybe some amber in it.
I don't know what it clones but have you ever bought those leather shoes like when you open the brand new box it has that kinda smell. Very premium and very rich smelling!
But again for me it worked and I liked it doesn't mean you will also like it! PLEASE DONT BLIND BUY THIS , this can be a lil Polarising try a decant before you buy full bottle

But if you like saffron ,leather DNA perfumes you are gonna like it. Projection is bomb in this very heavy projection and lasting, you will have no complains there

This is my 2nd bottle of zeleny i just love the scent profile though people on this sub generally say its a feminine scent but i really enjoy wearing it. Fresh fruity opening very uplifting very appt for current humid weather . Though after first 30 mins this gets a lil earthy maybe because of the moss in it. Overall a great scent profile but the opening is much pleasant than the drydown can wear almost everywhere during day or morning not that heavy unlike most AAM fragrances. Lasting is decent 1-1.5 hrs of projection in AC environment after that stays easily on clothes for 5-6 hours though maceration is the key here. Performance really improves with time!!

After all the hype finally got my hands on reflection, a very generic refreshing and citrusy fragrance. A very soothing type of fragrance, imagine on a hot humid day you just came back tired and took a cold shower and someone offered you a refreshing orange juice. Thats the vibe of this perfume. I dont go into notes and all that you can read on internet. Also its notes on fragrantica says just grapefruit but that doesnt tell the whole story.

If you are looking for something unique this may not be it, but something simple that most of the people around you will like and compliment, then try it and surprisingly this projects and performs very well too

Recently bought menworks version of bin shaikh by AAM just because i love that fragrance but its too strong and with already so many frags i wont be able to finish its entire bottle even in years, thought of trying other clones but researched a bit and ended up buying menworks shaikh. Didnt go for the full bottle as i wanted to try it first. And in my first spray this is very close to the OG i would say atleast 80%. The only diff between this and OG is that rose which is very prominent in OG is missing, so this is a saffron and oud heavy fragrance with slightly sweet notes. But very strong easily lasts 12 hours + on clothes and projects for atleast 2 hours. At this price point this is a good offering!

Ordered decant of both new launches from rayhaan away from the hype and controversy regarding the brand , solely how the perfumes smell !

Rayhaan Azul- This straight away smells like lemons nothing else from start till drydown its just lemons and lemons can smell like a dishwashing liquids to many of you the only diff is this doesnt get soapy and smells like lemon only. Gets a lil powdery in drydown but again all it has is lemon.
This is a generic citrusy perfume that you can use in high heat nothing ground breaking or very unique but yes a decent product.
Though i would choose costa de amalfi by riiffs anyday over it. Not buying a full bottle.
Lasts like 2-3 hours max in this humid weather projection is moderate for around 30-40 mins

Rayhaan Aloha- To be very honest i was more excited about this than azul as it had that watermelon note which i generally love in perfumes or attars! But this one disappointed me why the F did they add coconut along with watermelon this could have been a masterpiece for me but i hate that prominent coconut smell in it.

Ultimately very happy i saved almost my 5k not spending on full bottles , thats why decants are the best way to try perfumes! Not going for full bottles of any but if you want me to choose one it will be Azul out of both

Finally mykonos prices are coming down bought this from a seller for 20$ , this is slow living from mykonos. Citrusy lemon zesty opening. To my nose this is a clone of neroli portofino , neroli in general can smell like soapy ! Smells like your clothes just came from laundry either you will like it or wont like it,if you like soapy clean laundry type smell with citrusy opening. Lasts longer than neroli portofino that hardly stays for like a hour, this one easily lasts for 5 hours with moderate projection for 1 hour. If you want a heavy beast mode projection perfume then this might not be the right DNA for you, but if you want a calm amd clean scent profile u will definitely like this one

Finally the 825₹ gift set from Ajmal which someone posted a deal about arrived I ordered 2 gift packs one for myself and one to gift someone! Myntra's delivery was very fast got it within a day!
Now coming to review of all 3 - 14 ml bottles one by one

1. Kuro - opens up with citruses and black pepper straight away a tadka of black pepper and bergamot. Opening might seem a lil harsh but after 2-3 mins settled down well. A good clone of sauvage, gets like 70% close to the OG if not more. Performance is okayish in this one not very potent but does the work for 3-4 hours !

2. Shiro- my favourite of all 3 ! Just love this will definitely buy a bottle, an aquatic woody type of scent profile. Bright and fresh with woody drydown very clean and very mass pleasing. Idk if it's a clone or what even if it is. Haven't smelled the OG

3. blu- this is very much close to my AAM Kaaf very close to it. Heavy white musk ,lavendar and florals lovely scent but doesn't perform beast mode like kaaf . So will choose kaaf over it !

Overall a very good deal for 825₹ considering I got to try 3 different Perfumes, satisfied with my purchase

Finally the 825₹ gift set from Ajmal which someone posted a deal about arrived I ordered 2 gift packs one for myself and one to gift someone! Myntra's delivery was very fast got it within a day!
Now coming to review of all 3 - 14 ml bottles one by one

1. Kuro - opens up with citruses and black pepper straight away a tadka of black pepper and bergamot. Opening might seem a lil harsh but after 2-3 mins settled down well. A good clone of sauvage, gets like 70% close to the OG if not more. Performance is okayish in this one not very potent but does the work for 3-4 hours !

2. Shiro- my favourite of all 3 ! Just love this will definitely buy a bottle, an aquatic woody type of scent profile. Bright and fresh with woody drydown very clean and very mass pleasing. Idk if it's a clone or what even if it is. Haven't smelled the OG

3. blu- this is very much close to my AAM Kaaf very close to it. Heavy white musk ,lavendar and florals lovely scent but doesn't perform beast mode like kaaf . So will choose kaaf over it !

Overall a very good deal for 825₹ considering I got to try 3 different Perfumes, satisfied with my purchase

Okay so got this for around 900₹ from myntra recently during a sale. This is a clone of sauvage and let me tell you this is much better than buying cheap indian house clones you get an ME brand with far better presentation and juice quality.

I will say its a decent clone of sauvage not the best but at this price point its a banger. No harsh opening or alcohol blast. Smooth opens up citrusy, fresh spicy which gets warm and sweet in base notes.

Good value for money i will say those searching for sauvage clones under 1k. This is the best u can get

Ordered some decants of new releases as my monthy ritual, and here i am sharing my initial impressions , order from most liked to didnt like at all!!

1 Patchouli 01 (Swiss arabian) - Not a direct clone of any perfume but absolutely my top pick from the lot! Definitely a full bottle worthy , though patchouli may sound very dark to you but this has much more to offer. Citrusy opening with hints of spices, earthy herbacious and woody type of scent. Fresh, spicy and woody definitely a full bottle worthy! Not BLIND BUY safe though.

2 Safari breeze- inspired from Tales of zanzibar.
Fruity bomb, specially guava super duper long lasting also has that minty note and sweetness to it but not for summer afternoon otherwise can get cloying. 5-6 sprays are enough. Not opting for a full bottle but will try geting a 50 ml partial

3 zenith Santal- inspired by stronger with you sandalwood. Creamy sandalwood but a lil harsh opening otherwise the drydown is just heavenly. Opens up with saffron that i really dont like as its harsh and synthetic. Mass appealing perfume got me like 2 people asking what did i wear. Wont buy a full bottle rn cause i have a few sandalwood scents already

4 Thunder- Inspired From old batch of DHI. Lovely iris with creamy vanilla and yes thats all about it. Though it isnt a good performer. And yes thats a let down. Its expensive full bottle is like 3200. I would choose kayan classic anyday over it

5 Hawas exotic- didnt understand what was rasasi trynna make . At this point it seems they are launching anything in the legendary hawas series. Close to le male elixir absolu but seems like they tried mixing le beau with it. Got that heavy coconut touch to it. Though lasting and projection is really good!

Finally unboxed my haul from Naseem , bought all of this during there eid bogo sale, first of all delivery experience was not the best took 9 days to get it delivered ! I had to go on a trip thought it would be delivered before that but the team said it got delayed cause of excessive orders and festive holidays. So finally opened 2 days ago after i returned from my vacation!

Now coming to review , sharing very initial impressions of all the products

Musk Safi attar- This is the best seller from Naseem, clean white florals , and a lot of musk. Can feel like new clothes smell or laundry type. Use it to layer with any perfume or just when you dont want to wear any heavy perfume

Musk safi perfume- same as the musk safi attar just in perfume form and its water based rest smells the same

Naseem azure elixir- Became my fav as soon it arrived, god of fire DNA mangoes, red berries and ginger well balanced. Goes well during rainy weather or Ac environment. This one lasted really well and projects heavily!

Naseem noir- i already have a bottle , it smells like hawas DNA not exactly a clone but gets close. Doesn’t last too good , ordered this to gift to a friend

Naseem serene- ordered it for my girl, i thinks costs just under 500₹ , fruity juicy bubblegum type of scent. Generally girls like this type of stuff and for the price its really good!
Tried only this much fragrances for now, will test the rest later and share impressions whenever i feel like typing

Received this finally, delivery took long time, so i ordered naseem eclipse during there BOGO sale and it smells exactly like 9 PM rebel . The only difference i could make out is its non alcoholic perfume, except that scent profile is exactly same.

Opens up with juicy pineapple, yes its also a take on aventus just think it as a juicy and tangy pineapple. Dries down with oakmoss like the OG aventus does. Perfect for under 25 age group very youthful perfume.
Longevity is pretty good too lasts around 6 hours. And projects strongly for first hour after that moderate /close projection for another 30-40 mins .

Can be cloyinh sometimes if you wear it in outside heat but mostly its versatile can be wore in any AC environment or even dates

L’eau d issey is one of my fav summer scents since last 6 years was searching for a similar smelling budget alt that i can carry everywhere with me. I know this a old school frag but still one of my most complimented frags! After trying many clones including pendora scents but none could get that yuzu note right. Finally tried Dawn from ababel as i have illusion from them which i really like as well and this is like 85% close to OG easily. Dawn is a more amped up version of the OG in the air its very hard to differentiate between the two.

lovely yuzu and citrus in opening almost a perfect frag for indian summers, settles into white florals but that yuzu and nimbuzz drink type smell is very prominent from start to dry down

Lasting- my issey miyake bottle is a 5 year old bottle even after being EDT and seeing several reviews that it doesnt last mine one is such a good performer, i have smelled in extreme heat even after 7-8 hours on my clothes, ababels version even after being a lil intense doesnt last that much or maybe i just received it 2 days back maybe needs some maceration. But ultimately this is till date my most worthy issey miyake clone purchase

Thought of ordering out of tank cause mostly people are reviewing only specific fragrance, thought I will try something out of the box and maybe find something good which is not much talked about.
Searched about some fragrance and selected these few and ordered decants

Now here goes the review , ranked from fav to the ones I didn't like at all.

Gentlemen boise- I am a sucker for iris based scents so this had to be on the top for obvious reasons , opens up with pepper and dries down into a lovely lipsticky iris fragrance . Definitely a compliment magnet.

Maison asrar vanilla seduction- I personally don't like gourmands much bought this for my girl , just sprayed 2 on my wrist and my girl said you have to wear this, so had no choice except wearing it. Apparently this is a dupe of kayali vanilla 28 which I have just tried once in Tira store. Very sweet caramely fragrance but lasts very long.

JPG le male elixir- I get the hype I get it now, waiting for myntra sale to get a full bottle vanilla and honey right from the start till the end with lavender in opening. Honestly the best party/clubbing scent

AL noor arabiyat - another iris based fragrance now u know my love for it. This is gris charnel extrait clone and a good one i must say it's like 70% close but I find lattafa liam much better so that's why it ranks low

Raspberry musk Ibraq- bought a full bottle for my girlfriend saw a review about it and it sounded she will like it. Will gift her soon then only I can review it btw this was a rare find wasn't available at many places. Only 2-3 website had it.

was ordering from menworks website,saw this , i mean every brand should mention this type of detailing on there website. no doubt there products are sometimes very good, sometimes a miss but the honesty and trasnparency they put in there work as an indian brand is commendable.

also if anyone reading this post please suggest me 4 perfumes from them for summers as i want to order combo pack

Naseem just made a banger dupe of hawas ice, i know hawas ice is also a dupe but seeing the current market prices going around 3500. Naseem made a totally 1:1 dupe for just 1200₹ and this one is not water based instead its silicone based so it projects better than other naseem Perfumes obviously its not as beast mode as hawas ice but surely very good for the price i even got arabiyat oud al layl midnight edition but drydown is completely different and has harsh alchoholic blast. This one is so smooth i will suggest you to try it once along hawas ice and you wont even barely notice any difference quality .

Arm length projection for first 1.5 hour after that a skin scent and lasts for 5-6 hours! I would suggest dont buy any indian dupes instead go for naseem one, totally amazed by this