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I always enjoyed sweet, citrusy fragrances for summer and hot days. I bought a sample of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Vitae to test it on my skin but I found it to be a more female-leaning fragrance instead of the promised unisex performance. I liked it but the performance wasn't good enough for its worth, the decant I bought was 5ml and it cost me around 15$ US dollars. I liked it enough to give it a try again but with the MFK Aqua Vitae Forte as I was told it performed a lot better and was more smooth and masculine. Instead of buying the Aqua Vitae Forte a friend of mine told me about this arab clone and I had to give it a try, I bought the fragrance and for 40$ I'll tell you something: It doesn't smell like Aqua Vitae Forte, it's even better. It's a lot more creamy, strong, and well-rounded. It smells more unisex to me, more sharp. When I wore it for the first time on the beach I got instant compliments from my female friends and a male friend of mine asked me for the name of the fragrance I was wearing, it even stayed on me after swimming for a while in the water. It's an instant compliment-getter, you will smell expensive, and sophisticated, and since it is a little bit feminine I think it's a daring fragrance to wear and surprise people. You will not smell like a bearded, masculine, chest-haired man, it's not a masculine fragrance at all, but the girls love it and believe me: you will too. I will rebuy this bottle, my batch is from 11/23 so I hope newer batches perform as well, spray it 6 times if you are outdoors: behind both ears, on both sides of the collarbone, on the back of your neck, and your wrist. You can spare the collarbone sprays if you are going to stay indoors, It's a really good scent but it's not for everyone and you can choke some people out in a closed space if they don't like it already. Scent: 8/10 Performance: 8/10 (Lasts 7 hours on skin, even more on clothes) Sillage: 9/10 (People will smell your trail) Projection: 9/10 (for 2 hours people will feel you up to 3 feet, after that, it stays on the skin, if they hug you or are close to you they will feel it) Price: 10/10 Overall: 9/10 would rebuy and recommend

This is an underdog stunner... I'm talking signature potential, layer potential, MULTI seasonal potential. TL;DR Best barbershop freshie - until I find something in this lane, this is the best. Smackin florals, airy aromatics, soft dry. Fun for 👀movement👀. Had this pretty little cream and clear bottle in the back of my maturation shelf for a good bit. Maybe 5-6 months. That gold sparkled top calling to me. ---- from the very first spray, I knew this would be a daily or weekly spray. I had no idea what flexibility I was about to uncover. Solo wear: Skin - 10 sprays upper body localized. Attempting heavy aura. Want this to dry down and evolve SLOWLY. lavender opens up to citrus back to lavender and a smack of pink pepper. Spicy floral wind. This fragrance is light enough to hit hard, change its clothes and take off. You want to project that. Clothes - 2 more on top, each shoulder. You want that patchouli and moss dry down to be slow and in your face. Adds a sophistication to the sillage. The open seems youthful but let it work, you're gonna get hit with those aromatics all day and the skin dry scent is intoxicating. Layered - Same ratios, adding coconut or limes on top, something bright and lactonic. But the amazing thing is you can mess with the entire evolution by adding something like more complex spices, more cardamom, clove, anise even. Adding vanilla makes the pepper and patchouli make a chocolate vibe, the mint and citrus elevating that luxury you've just curated. Play with the cheapies guys, you'll find so many fun things to mess around with.

What someone mentioned is spot on! Vanilla, Citrus & sweet spice is what I get! This is such a safe/dumb reach fragrance in a good way. Typical office frag for someone in their 40s and it smells hella expensive! Opens up with amazing sweet vanilla, citrus and peppery-spices. Smells so unique from lot of frags I've smelled however has a old school dna in it. This is like a matured Versace Eros which is less sweet and more spicy. Honestly a lot of people sleep on this one due to the hype for 9am Dive and 9pm. However I'd put this right in between both. 9am Dive is too fresh and generic, don't get me wrong it's amazing freshie, but not unique imo. 9pm to me is too sweet, I usually prefer fresher fragrances, honestly never liked 9pm, I'd wear 9am Dive any day. Again, all 3 are solid colognes compared the price points. But idk there is something about 9am that makes me say wow, okay, wow, okay: mixed feelings. But ik one thing for sure, if I had these 3 colognes only, I'd definitely get bored of the 9AMD & 9PM before this one. It's basic but special. Unique but common. Idk atp if I make any sense but it's very hard to describe kind of scent. Like when I first tried all 3, my reactions were: 9PM: hmm good scent for winter but too strong for me. 9AMD: wow, I love this YSL Y dna but I already have a lot of fresh-sweet scents 9AM: Woah. Wait a minute, what is this? Interesting... Scent: 8/10 Performance: 8/10 (Lasts 7-8 hours on skin) Overall: Solid 8/10

Got this banger for $20. I was iffy at first nothing really solid stating if I'd be good or not. I sprayed it before I went to the gym. First spray nothing crazy right. I'm driving to the gym and I keep getting hit with the smell. I legit got goose bumps. I own over 200 perfumes. Most are under $150. But I love all of them but this one idk it smells amazing to me personally. I'm like over here am I the only one who is in love with this smell. Cause I'm not seeing hype about this one mostly just dive and 9pm and night out which I have all. I went out and bought 3 more of these. Stocking up so I don't run out. So here is a legit review from guy who enjoys all smells and think every perfume has a purpose. This one is amazing summer spring smelling one and yes it last and projects good especially when sweating.

This is my go-to fragrance when I want to unwind. It has a clean, fresh profile that feels incredibly calming and easy to wear. On my skin, the scent lasts for about 5 to 6 hours, making it a dependable choice for everyday use. What I appreciate most is its relaxing quality—certain notes create a soothing effect that genuinely helps me feel at ease. It’s versatile enough that I even wear it before bed on occasion. Overall, it stands out as one of the better fresh fragrances available, combining comfort and a refined scent profile.