Highness III

This is such an amazing fragrance, after two days I immediately purchased an additional two bottles. Spray on skin & it will take you to another place that only few fragrances are able to achieve. I get dried mixed woods (like visiting a large woodpile) with slight pencil shavings & after about 30 minutes the slight soapy aroma starts to appear. Then you get the mixed types of wood with slight soap in the background & it stays like this through the duration which is a good 12 hours. This is suitable for the more mature person that makes a statement when they enter a room. Very versatile except in extreme hot weather & can be worn dressed up or down. Some say that this smells like "Royal Oud" (another of my favorites) but is it no where near, they are both different fragrances where the only common factor being they are both dominant in wood. Novice noses may class the two as identical twins & I can get that, but I would say that if these are twins, then they are not identical twins. The bottle is quiet heavy & the cap is solid & it looks & feels great. In my opinion, this fragrance is a steal if purchased on discount websites for under $100. When wearing this fragrance, you will be the best smelling person in the room & I very much doubt that anyone else would of ever smelled it before. Many will ask you what are you wearing & where did you get it from. 10/10

I absolutely love this. Polo was the first fragrance I ever wore. It was my father's. It was for my 8th grade dance. It was in the 80s. It was too old for me then, but I miss it so much now. The current formulation is disgraceful. Highness III (green) is more Polo than Polo. Both its longevity and sillage are quite impressive. I only use one or two sprays. That's enough to smell it easily within arm's reach, and you'll still be smelling it on your clothes the next day. With additional sprays you can clear out a room, and for me personally, the "amber" becomes too slightly overpowering. Some will day this is "dated", but I will say it is more "classic" or "retro". This is a man's cologne. Don't know if this would fly in the frat houses of today. Y'all can judge for yourself. For me, though, this exudes a masculine confidence that's grounding. It's not sweet, fruity, or unisex. If you like the old, classic Polo, this is without question blind-buy worthy, no questions asked. UPDATE: I've been layering this with Bottega Veneta Pour Homme, and it's amazing. I absolutely love BV, but it's performance is atrocious, to say the least. A single spray of His Highness under the BV not only helps the latter to project, but the resulting combination of the two is exponentially better producing a warm, vintagey, manly scent.

This one was not on my radar but happy to find it as a fan of fougere and barber shop fragrances. I have a growing collection of middle eastern fragrance houses and don't usually think fougere and Afnan. I believe this is a dupe of Polo Green. Afnan did well here and I think the asking price is representative of the quality. Comparing to the modern day Polo Green, Highness is superior to me in every way. The current Polo Green has wet ashtray smell to me and I reach for Polo Green Intense as a replacement (I love Polo Green Intense but the performance is lacking on my skin). Compared to the original Polo Green, this is where I think Highness is most comparable. For this reason, this is highly recommended looking for the classic Polo Green with good performance.

My initial impressions of this are very positive. I get the somewhat harsh opening that I do find reminiscent of royal oud (one of my favorites). After a few minutes, this dissipates and I'm left with a green woody scent that does in fact remind me of the original polo for men. This stuff is a stunner, particularly when considering the price point. If you're scared of oud as a note, you don't have to worry with this one. There's no barnyard accord or fecal stench. It's a dark woody and green scent with a light sweetness underneath. I'll work through my decant and update my impressions at the end. So far, so good.

This fragrance is fresh, invigorating, and masculine. To me, it has a minty coolness, not toothpaste mint, but a freshly picked green mint that has been magnified and mixed with pepper and other fougeres. This is a dark green fragrance that's for a confident man, not for the timid. It lasts quite awhile, especially on fabrics. I can smell it days later on fabrics. Truly a remarkable and bold fragrance. It's my go to fragrance for the cool days of early spring.

After wearing this for months I can say this is a classy sophisticated gentleman Who’s above 28 years old’s perfume Something sentimental for me about it I smelled something like that On my Dad Who passed away And i treasure it so much Fresh - Green - leathery With a beastly performance Longevity 9/10 Projection 8.5/10 Sillage 9/10 Scent 8.5/10 Price 7/10 ( 75$-80$ ) Overall 9/10

This smells like Santos de Cartier I have both except this one is a bit more linear and santos changes a bit. But I love this one a lot. This does not smells like royal oud at all. I’m surprised no one has compared it to santos de Cartier. I would say 90 to 95 % similar.

A great woody/aromatic/spicy scent, reminiscent of Creed Royal Oud but not the same. Longevity on me is amazing - 12+ hours - and projection good. Very masculine scent, best for an older guy (30+) with some confidence. Office friendly but go easy on the sprays!

Impressive PUNGENT, dry, dark, green, herbal, animalic niche-style fragrance. Uber masculine WOW fragrance that demands attention. Same genre as Amouage Epic and Polo Green, but stronger and more pepper.

This Highness III is a beast! The oud and cedar are really prominent, giving it a strong, masculine vibe. I get compliments every time I wear it. Definitely lasts all day.

I get most of the notes listed above in order, particularly the galbanum, cedar, oak moss and Oud. Its smoother than I was expecting but not sweet or warm. Green pencil shavings, black oil, a shoe polish box, a cashmere or wool note. I think the supposed resemblance with Royal Oud must be because they both rely on the dark Firmenich Oud base for their hearts rather than the more popular and warmer Givco, but the top and middle notes are nothing alike. I don’t have the Polo so can’t compare them. In the interview linked above the Highness line is not a direct clone line and I believe it. Besides the beastly strength this is not going to please everyone. Agree, synthetic or not it’s a niche smell. Will update in a day or so with the dry down.

Very mature and elegant scent. Sharp, green and spicy. I think this would work well when dressed up, but wear it whenever you want, however you want. Remember, fragrances should be for you. Not a compliment puller by any means but not offensive at all. Amazing performance, lasts 10 hours, if not more, before becoming a skin scent. Projects strongly for the first 4 hours, then sits closer to the skin but still very noticeable. When I sweat or heat up a bit, the fragrance seems to come back to life.

This has a green, woodsy scent profile with an undertone of leather. It's mature, masculine, and gentlemanly. I can't see anyone under 30 or 35 liking this. I definitely get the similarities to Polo Green, so if you feel that fragrance is too dated then I would steer clear of this. It's a unique scent in today's endless landscape of sweet and bubble gummy releases. Worth a try if you're into fragrances that evoke an old school vibe.

The great one! Sophisticated, perfect quality, "barbershopery" perfume with a great performancelongevity for a mature gentleman. Reminds me of PoloNoir Anthracite but probably even better. Pricey (potentially due to wooden box and metal bottle)

This reminds me of Lalique Equus (horse head), but with much better projection and longevity. If you love Equus but are disappointed with its performance, try Afnan Highness Green.

Dark green, cypress, masculine scent, with a vintage vibe. Reminds me of Polo Green but more formal. Great performance. I give it a 7/10

Nice scent, smells nothing like royal oud, it’s more like a modernized polo green

good but very generic. Performance is pretty dope tho

First of all, this is a solid fragrance for the price, around $70-80. But on that note, this smells absolutely nothing like Royal Oud. I think the reason this gets compared to that is because “ChaosFrags” said that on his review video. That review, and this purchase, upon first wearing let me know that he’s a completely shill that will say anything to move product. There is zero resemblance between this and RO imo. RO is soft, powdery, clean, airy and light, some citrus in there. This is absolutely thick, syrupy darkness. Dark browns, dark greens etc. A completely different scent altogether. But not a bad one at all, I would say along the lines of an Epic man Polo etc. Dark greens, dark woods, slight dirtiness to it. This smells synthetic and can be overpowering, BUT if not oversprayed it’s a nice smell. Hyper masculine scent with old school vibes. Performance is a definite 10/10 Decent scent for what it is. Def don’t buy this thinking it’s a Royal Oud clone or anything remotely similar because of some YouTube shill trying to get commission. By no means a bad scent, but tbh I wouldn’t have purchased if it wasn’t for the comparison. Using a 2016 bottle and New batch of RO for comparison.

It smells nice, a vintage vibe with a modern touch. It has NOTHING to do with Royal Oud. Completely different worlds TBH. Also on me it lasts approximately 6 hours with moderate sillage. A nice scent but highly overpriced. I believe half of what you pay goes into the packagings. Gloss-lacquered wooden box and a heavy bottle (highly ornamented). The scent itself should fall within the 30-40 euros price range. Compared to La Yukawam it doesn’t last that long, the sillage is weaker and the quality is just ok. And La Yukawam is 30 euros cheaper... overhyped and overpriced.