Hi ! This is my first review post here so lesssgooo!
Okay so recently I was trynna use my pop coins ( pop upi ) and I saw that they have fragrances as well, the aim was to use all of my pop coins as they were expiring so I went for colognes that used most of the points and im very uneducated with the cheapies so I just picked based on the notes mentioned and price . To my surprise I bought 9 freaking perfumes for 2300 . Its been a week since they've arrived and I smelt 2 evry day (otherwise nose fatigue) so here I am with my review!
BEFORE I BEGIN : these are my regular perfumes so yall what my taste is and if this review is reliable for you or not -
JPG SCANDAL (le parfum ) , acqua di gio , Hugo boss bottled , xerjoff naxos , dolce and gabbana italian zest , khadlaj shiyaaka blue , lunaer tobacco honey , Azzaro pour homme , afnan supremacy , tomford ombre leather , oud al layl and Jovan black musk.
- BSC VELENO
Price : ₹ 124
Qty. : 100 ml
Okay so opening is quite harsh with the alcohol blast but its not bad at all after the first 2 minutes .
Its like woody leathery but with a sweet undertone like kinda of a budget clubbing perfume. Although the projection is not for a club 🙃. The drawback is that after sometime its smells like incense , not very bad but wouldve loved if could maintain the smell for like more than an hour or 2. The bottle cap has weird fitting , feels cheap but the atomizer spray is actually amazing.
SMELL : 7/10
PROJECTION : 4/10
LONGEVITY : 5 /10
- ADIL QADRI AQ365
Price : ₹455
Qty. :100 ml
Wow. I have never ever been enraged by a perfume before. I have disliked them but never loathed. I have a personal beef with whoever this Adil Qadri is after smelling this. I would love to be Ravan's sister right now so someone can cutoff my nose.
It smells like headache , i thought maybe alcohol blast , even after 30 mins it was the most disgusting smell that my nostrils have had to bare. Its so weird the smell i just remember I felt like puking after I smelt it. Its so annoyingly weirdly sweet I cant describe . If anyone likes this scent you arent my friend .
It smells like a sweet car freshner rotted for years then someone mixed it with cheapest alcohol for blending and then put like rotting raspberry in it and then gave it a hint of puke. If anyone wants this ill ship it to you .
Smell : 0 /10 , i would rather be in Hiroshima in 1945 than smell this
Projection : 5/10
Longevity : 6 /10
- FRAGRANCE AND BEYOND OMBRE
Price : 389
Qty. : 100 ml
This was such a pleasant surprise , barely any alcohol blast settles down well as that leather and rose oudh feel to it , projects nicely and even sillage is there . Longevity on clothes was quite decent I avoid cheapies on my skin so wouldn't know about that. I remember I liked the smell when I tried it so decided to wear for a casual chilling scene in the night and as it was a cheapie I sprayed like 6-7 times , and my friend had to tell me that dam you wearing too much but I did get compliments for it so nice overall.
A night or winter fragrance for sure . The bottle for this feels premium as well with the heaviness in the cap and bottle both.
SMELL : 8.5/10
PROJECTION : 7/10
LONGEVITY : 7 /10
- FRAGRANCE AND BEYOND GUILTY
Price: ₹ 389
Qty. : 100 ml
Okay so overall fro me fragrance and beyond was a good find . This one smelt great as well my dad wanted it straight up . It has that fresh bergamot citrus feel to it . Its like those really nice shower gels that are freshh and you love the smell of them . It is lil bit woody musky in the dry down but fresh smell remains . Its a good safe colognes to have . Easily blind buy material atleast for this price . The bottle looks nice but very light.
SMELL : 8/10
PROJECTION : 6.5 /10
LONEGVITY : 7 /10
- BEARDO WHISKEY SMOKE
Price: ₹ 197
Qty. : 50 ml
Again I was surprised that it was not bad at all . I should mention that I love whiskey and I smoke as well so bit of a bias there. The initial smell is very barbershop vibes but slowly it comes into its own smelling like a nice smoked whiskey . Smells like you are sitting in a nice wooden cottage sipping on whiskey next to the fireplace. Although the lonegvity isn't the best and someone told me I smell like an alcoholic but I dont care for me the mix of whiskey and smoke was also giving this woody feeling. The bottles neat and clean and simple.
SMELL: 6.5 /10
PROJECTION : 6 /10
LONGEVITY : 6 /10
- VACANCE MOUNTAIN ZEN
PRICE : ₹194
Qty. : 100 ml
Smells so good lonegvity so bad . When you are in Indonesia or thailand or something and you go like a very fancy 5 star hotel and there lobby smells citrus fresh oceanic . This is that smell. I would buy the essential oil of this same smell evryday.
It opens very fresh then in 20 ish mins gets that zesty smell too it too, the projection is good till it lasts I could litrelly smell whiffs of it while sitting in my room . Longevity is where this nice smell actually underperforms. The company says they have 20 % oil but meh what to do . For the price i cant complain.
Its a nice woody lemony smelly. I like . Ill just carry the bottle with me if longevity is the problem . The bottle cap are a bit cheap quality .
SMELL : 7.5/10
PROJECTION : 6.5 /10
LONGEVITY : 4/10
- VACANCE MOSSY EUPHORIA
PRICE : ₹ 194
QTY. : 100 ML
This one is not it . They tried to go woody freshy with this but naa very synthetic for my liking. Like a vey tiny hint of paan smell with alcohol blast in the beginning. It dries down to smell better and actually that mossy woody smell but meh still it doesnt really stand out or even smell very pleasant . Im gonna a use it as a room freshner, eomt be caught wearing this smell on my body for sure. For someone who like the woody smell it might not be that bad after the first 15-20 mins. Pairing this up with the mountain zen might not be a bad idea. Ill try that.
SMELL : 5/10
PROJECTTION : 6/10
LONGEVITY : 4/10
- BEARDO LSD
PRICE :₹ 197
QTY. : 50 ml
Very average smell . The opening is very weird i cant comprehend what it smells like but after the first 5 ish mins its not that bad at all . It has a lil bit fruity spicy situation going on. A very young people fragrance . The thing is its a hit or miss but you gotta give it 5 mins to smell it . First 5 mins not good . I have to gift it to a friend and it was more about the name of the scent and packaging than the actual product so works out fine for me .
SMELL : 6/10
PROJECTION : 6 /10
LONGEVITY : 5 /10
- BSC BAM BAM AMBER
PRICE : ₹142
QTY. : 100 ML
VERY different from all the perfumes I smelt till now for this review. Its very synthetic ambery with like a leathery smell . Idk i am weird , I made 2-3 people smell it they didnt like it but I kinda like it. Maybe I'll use it a car perfume but its too intense for that. Maybe for the washroom. In the start it feels a bit synthetic nut after 30 mjns a really nice ambery sweet leathery smell maybe alcohol hint of woody as well. I kinda like it . I am a Sucker for sweet perfumes. What i can say is that this is not a blind buy for sure. Its a hit or miss. If you like ambery smells , this is a very good option in budget and longevity and projection not bad.
SMELL : 7 /10
PROJECTION: 7/ 10
LONGEVITY : 7/10
SUMMARY
MONEY SPENT : ₹2281 + roughly 2100 pop points (1 pop point is 1 ₹)
Juice acquired : 700 ml + 100 ml of puke and piss from Adil Qadri
Ombre by fragrance clearly there best purchase, I was pleasantly surprised by fragrance and beyond . For 380 rupees I got lucky. The prices are so cheap cuz there was massive discount at pop store and plus I was using my pop points otherwise it difficult to get these perfumes at these prices. The only thing i regret is buying aq365 as it was also the most expensive of this bunch , I could've got 2 of gatsby' s perfumes like space code and mok code and reviewed them instead. But well overall decently happy with this haul for this price. Vacance mountain zen I also liked . Veleno and bam bam amber not bad at all from bsc. Guilty is. Safe blind buy if you get it under 500. I also dont have a lot of experience. With the cheapies do feel free to correct me please.
Im going to try mlre fragrance and beyond and vacance stuff therss also a perfume beast by urban guru which is heavily discounted. I will save more pop coins and then go on a similar haul soon.