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So recently I got a couple of fragrance decants just so I could see what they smell like, one of which was Arabiyat Prestige Marwa (Clone of LV Imagination)

First Impressions: I hated it instantly, I made a post reviewing all the decants and I mentioned the opening to this smelled like someone "vomitted in a forest" And I still kind of get that vibe but now even the opening has grown on me. It smells more like a herbal medicine which isn't particularly my thing usually but I am really enjoying it in this fragrance

Dry Down: Now this is just beautiful, It turns into this really fresh uplifting green scent which smells absolutely heavenly and ethereal. It is so pleasant and so uplifting, and at the same time it is very unique compared to most of the citrus freshies and sweet fruity fragrances I keep smelling. There is a salty bitterness to this fragrance that just makes it stand out and still so pleasant to smell.

I did not do this fragrance justice at all when I first reviewed this, now after giving it a fair shot I love this thing.

So after a lot of research I ordered my first actual middle eastern clone fragrance. I ordered a bottle of Lattafa Fakhar. which is a clone of YSL Y EDP. A very popular and safe fragrance which is why I bought it and honestly I expected it to smell a bit more unique and just fresher overall. Its not bad by any means but smelled quite generic and like a typical sweet men's perfume. I haven't checked the performance yet so can't comment on that.

I also ordered 1 ml samples of 5 other popular ME clones (Got them as a bundle). Anyway, I am making this post to give you my opinion on their smell only as I haven't checked the performance on any of these.

WORST TO BEST IMO :-

Arabiyat Marwa - Honestly hated this so much. Apparently it is a clone of LV Imagination (one of the most popular designer fragrances) I expected so much from this that I just cannot believe people actually like it. It straight up smelled like puke in a forest. As if someone vomited in a grassy bush and that grass smell got mixed with the vomit smell. But, the dry down does get a bit better.

Supremacy collector's edition - It is a clone of Creed Aventus. I expected it to smell really good as influencers glaze the aventus dna but I think the Aventus DNA is just not for me. It smelled like straight up rotten lemon and toilet cleaner. Again the dry down gets a bit more sweet and pleasant but its not a huge difference. It is just overly masculine for me (I am a 17 year old kid btw)

Rasasi Hawas - Again, just smelled very generic just a typical sweet bubblegummy men's fragrance. Quite overrated I would say. Not bad but nothing special.

French Avenue Liquid Brun - Clone of PDM Althair, Now this is good, I do smell the vanilla in it but its a quite faint scent. I'm not sure if there is something wrong with my batch but it is so weak I had to spray like 5 times just to smell it UPCLOSE. But the fragrance itself is beautiful. I expected it to smell overly sweet and feminine but it is not. The most prominent note I smell in this is cinnamon which makes it quite wearable for a man.

Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa - THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE SMELLED IN MY LIFE. I don't know what this is a clone of I heard Killian's Angel share but I don't know. it is such a beautiful fragrance. It has that sweet coffee which almost smells a bit coconutty I don't know how, but it is just a beautiful powdery gourmand scent. I actually thought I would enjoy the fresh spicy ones listed above more and hate the sweet gourmand winter ones but its literally the opposite. This smelled like a delight I would rock this everyday. I don't see why it would not work in summers as it is made as a winter scent but I would still enjoy this every day all day. I wish I had gotten a bottle of this instead of the Fakhar.

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