u/Beautiful-Doughnut19

Hey what's up. I just got into colognes like last month and I decided to order 22 scents from Decantified. There's 23 here though because they decided to throw in Liquid Brun for free. W decantified. I actually really wanted that one too lol but it was out of stock when I was ordering. Alls well that ends well though. 10/10 seller

This is my first foray into colognes so sorry if the reviews aren't refined enough. Methodology was one spray on the wrist of one cologne in the morning and later spraying the other wrist with a different cologne.

I tried all the scents once but there's like 2 or 3 I tried twice. And they were all better the second time. Maybe its cause there was like 2 weeks in between and it macerated or whatever. CDNIM 9AM Dive and Xerjoff1861 all went up hella points. So ig I should remake this after letting them all macerate?

Also each review is written in chronological order as I experience the scent. As in i write about the opening and top notes first and drydown last yfm. Anyways here u go:

Name	Rating	Review
Vulcan Feu	10/10	love this. 0 complaints. smells completely tropical, like mango or jackfruit. like dole lemon soft serve ice cream but slightly sweeter. ends up smelling only slightly tropical and a lil zesty. and smooth and creamy like a lotion. its a perfect scent imo but idk if its for everyone ngl. i may or may not buy the full bottle. also i dont see this developing that much either. if u care about that
Kaaf	10/10	this is so clean wtfff. straight detergent. slight touch feminine/floral but holy id rock the fuck outta this. gets kinda refreshing too. but still more so floral/detergenty than anything. also i got my first compliment on a cologne while wearing this but i did have rayhaan aquatica on the other wrist so. tbh they both have kinda the same refreshing feel, except aquatica is lime and this is detergent
Aqua Dubai	9.5/10	this smells so good off rip oh my god. rich expensive hotel soap (i just had to look this scent up cause i was curious and its described as the exact same lol "resort scent"). with the slightest honey/ginger vibe. friend says it smells like clorox wipes lol i can see it
Game of Spades Wildcard	9.5/10	fresh flowery, refreshing, like soap. similar vibes to aqua dubai imo just in a different direction. slight pomegranate but a hell of a lot fresher lol. soon it starts being more citrusy, tiniest bit like lysol wipes, but 10x better ykwim. drydown has a very luxurious feel to it, very elegant. friend says this smells like clorox wipes too lol i can see it
Shobi's Xerjoff 1861 Naxos	9/10	this smells so so good. i dont really know how to describe it. some slight crisp green apple, fresh notes. some slight tea notes, like honey or lemon. not like old-people-tea tho yfm. mixed with some vanilla too.
Liquid Brun	9/10	sweet like sugar and also smells like barbecue/burnt smoke?? wait i acc really like this im getting some cinnamon too. and the slightest lime/green apple. id rock the fuck outta this in the winter. only complaint is the barbecues kinda weird lol but at the same time it kinda works
9 am dive	8.75/10	i like it. smells like grapefruit or blood orange. pretty citrusy fresh. but like smooth. i heard this should smell aquatic but it just doesnt, unless u count it smelling like a shower gel as aquatic (didnt understand what "shower gel" meant before trying this but now it makes perfect sense). scent doesnt develop much and its kinda basic. still, not a bad scent itself.
Vintage Radio	8.5/10	ahh its so nice. plums and slight lemons and some syntheticness as in candyish? something fermented. or the toothpaste dentists make u use. the kids shit. really like this tho.
Maahir Legacy	8/10	read rayhaan aquatica's. smells just like it (lime) except less sharp, maybe less stronger performance too, not that fatty, doesnt have that fizz that aquatica does its softer. genuinely just aquatica but toned down, i cant decide between one theyre tied
Rayhaan Aquatica	8/10	smells like freshly cut limes off rip. not bad. gets smooth and creamy and fatty like coconut or lotion (ive said this a few times across diff frags i swear i dont have lotion on lmao) but still more lime than anything. honestly smells just if u mixed sprite into your lotion. would be better if there was more coconut. its a refreshing scent, not bad if u like lime. i juss dont wanna smell like sprite tho otherwise this would be higher
Rare Carbon	7.75/10	smells kinda like jelly beans lol. fresh. i heard its supposed to smell like brand new car leather but it smells more like those tree scents u hang up on the car mirror. actually no i can smell some leather. still. its really nice. drydown smells like flowers. like that chemical one we've all smelled before tho, either air freshener or dryer sheets or car freshners. honestly not as heavy or even leathery as I thought it would be, i like this
CDNIM	7.5/10	(very similar to supremacy ce below) STRAIGHT lemons at the start yo. just keeps getting stronger and stronger after opening bro. after 20 mins ish it starts dying down to a stable level. its like 90% lemon and 10% something manly which i cant identify. either leather or smoke or both. tbh it aint that bad if u wanna smell like lemons for a long long time. but drydowns actually kinda nice ngl. it becomes a good 50/50 of the lemons and the manly scent. its strong. i want to say i like it. not for me tho. update i tried a second time and its a lot less harsh however im keeping the original review just cause i heard it does that to a lot of ppl
Supremacy Collectors Edition	7.5/10	very similar to cdnim. smells like pineapple and a ginger/green apple scent. not much to write about ngl. smells like something herbal? like lemon tea. wait wtf i got so many compliments on it. imo i still like cdnim slightly better cause i dont like tea notes. typa note youd smell in the nursing home or in ur grandpas crib
Dynasty Lattafa	7/10	smells similar to supremacy collectors edition opening, except slightly less green apple? citrus/ginger/maybe honey. like tea. not a bad scent but im not into this tea stuff im too young for this scent
Bade al oud honor & glory	7/10	creamy banana/pineapple, smells just like laffy taffy. not my thing too synthetic
Afnan modest pour homme	6.25/10	soft scent, smells clean but not very strong, slightly fresh, flowery lavendery drydown which is stronger than the top notes. not bad. my friend said it smells horrible tho?? he gave it a 3/10 and maahir a 7/10
Obsidian rayhaan	6.25/10	wtf is this? sweet burnt leather? wet trees? i am in hell. its so shit i had to peep the fucking fragrantica like what combination of notes could have possibly combined to produce this. ngl idrk what iris smells like but it did smell flowery and purple the first 5 seconds. and then whatever that godawful smell is. wait nevermind lol i waited 5 mins and now the scent is beautiful. fragrantica notes are valid now. ahh so so good. the first few mins are hell tho. after top note phase (so like 20 mins) the leather/wet trees smell returns but its nowhere near as heinous as the start. ngl i still got trauma tho i cant smell it without remembering how that shit had me gagging. but objectively. trying to look at it from an outside POV. i guess the leathers not bad. if ur into that. im not. but it still has the flowery undertones tho. i feel like 50% of the time i smell it the leathers mad heavy and burning my nose and the other 50% its the perfect mix of leather and sweet. drydown is amazing its sweet no leather
Khamrah qahwa	6.25/10	sweet in a weird way. like fake or synthetic or fermented. something ive smelled before in the indian hood. i swear they juss be mass spraying this everywhere and turathi blue. dead got ptsd. i can smell some coffee too. tbh its not bad when the sweetness is mostly gone and the coffee note takes over. im biased for this one dont trust my rating ngl
Hawas ice	6/10	smells like lime/lemon and bubblegum. but its all very faint and the lime smells kinda putrid at times. and then the bubblegum gets stronger and it smells just like that one pink tape bubblegum, nastily sweet. genuinely nothing special at all
Hawas	6/10	exact same as ice imo. smells kind of fresh, lil bit more green in a bad way. its not strong at all but it genuinely does clog my nostrils
Fakhar black	6/10	honestly getting nothing at all, just the tiniest amount of leaves. like smells like straight leaves off a tree. theres a little something sweet and pleasant and smooth underneath the leaves but thats not nearly enough to save this
Tres nuit	5.5/10	not the greatest. slight sharp tanginess, like mint leaves or lemons. kind of putrid im ngl. some kind of nasty leaf bruh could be eucalyptus or bay or cilantro or raw spinach or some shit idk. like fakhar but worse
Turathi blue	5/10	oh my this is fresh (at first). immediate citrus, then starts smelling blue and intoxicating. like middle eastern oils. rich and musky. tbh its almost the tiniest bit too heavy to be a dumb reach. would be higher if it wasnt that thick(?) it'd be good for summer nights perhaps. and then i sprayed it again days later and its only that middle eastern/indian musk, no citrus. and every single time i smell it again i just keep smelling the musk more and more and im dropping it a point every time it gets stronger. this used to be a 9/10. i grew up next to an indian hood so like. just trust my word bro it smells 100% the same as them stores.

So I guess what I've learned is to stay away from green scents. and maybe anything musky. Either buying Vulcan Feu or Kaaf or 9 AM Dive for this summer. Just cause theyre cheaper than the rest. For the winter prolly Liquid Brun. Also ngl thinking about buying Maison Sceptre Malachite yall think i would like it?