Lynked Forever

So there was an error on my part, Day 43 was supposed to be Afnan Lynked Forever and today (Day 47) is supposed to be Afnan Lynked Freedom. My apologies for this, to solve the error I have switched and will be renewing Lynked Forever today. Lynked Forever has a very strong floral opening, with a gorgeous musky undertone and light sweet woody notes dancing around in it. On the dry down it keeps these notes stick around but the strong floral opening fades slightly allowing for the other notes to shine a little bit stronger and bringing them into perfect balance. On the performance front Lynked Forever is quite good, longevity wise it lasts just under 6 hours on my skin and around 7 on my clothes. A solid 7/10 here. Regarding projection it is actually very light, projecting slightly off my skin in a very pleasant way. It’s not quite a skin scent, it projects about 6 to 8 inches off my skin. A 6/10 here. Lynked Forever is a very pleasant floral scent with nice hints of sweet wood notes mixed into it. While I very much enjoyed it, it definitely leans more feminine. I’m not sure how often I would wear it if I had a bottle but it’s still a 7/10 for me overall.

I had my eye on this for a while and after a few unsuccessful blind buys I was cautious. I managed to purchase a bottle from a fragrance group I am in. It has simply stunned me, it is so beautiful and completely blew away my expectations! I love white florals and she is delivering! 👌 Beautiful florals, very elegant and classy but not mature or vintage smelling, if you asked me to guess I would have said this was a high end designer scent. I’ve never smelled DBIR Gold but I don’t feel I need to as this interpretation is beautiful on her own! I can’t stop smelling my wrist. This is a special event in summertime fragrance and the presentation is beautiful. There is a similarity to Dalal which I have but they’re not the same in comparison with Dalal being slightly woodier and muskier in the dry down, this remains fresher, juicier and the coconut is beautiful in the background! I should have bought this ages ago and she’s gone into my top ten!

Even though she is a solar, slightly creamy fragrance, there is a freshness to her akin to a flute of white wine or a spritzer at a summer brunch in the outdoors. Restrained citrus notes, white and yellow florals, and a hint of coconut, makes her one of the most understated and elegant fragrances out there. Not sure if she will develop further, but so far I detect no strong musk or woods. She is a great performer. Lasts pretty much all day with one mid day reapplication. She is a woman, not a girl. She could be a boss lady, or a sexy mom who juggles work and family and is awed and well-loved. To my mind, she evokes the same persona as valaya / mystique bouquet. We are in super classy company!

Yass, this is a banger! It works beautifully straight out of the box. The scent is a creamy floral, and I can detect all of the listed florals: ylang-ylang, gardenia, and tuberose. The tuberose is not too overpowering, which I appreciate. Performance-wise, this projects like crazy and lasts a very long time. 12 hours later, I could still smell it on my wrist. While it's not really unique, it's a fantastic 'designer-style' fragrance with amazing performance. If you enjoy creamy florals, this is a safe blind buy. Also, I've never smelled Valentino Donna Born in Roma Gold, so I can't compare it, but I do get a Jean Paul Gaultier Divine vibe from it. It's not a direct dupe though.

Wow! Love at first smell! I received 3-4 compliments in the morning wearing this to work. I bathe in it practically. It smells like creamy florals! Mature but not ‘dated’. It’s beautiful and will be on my rebuy list forever. Could see me wearing this year long, though is definitely more of a warm weather day time scent. Moderate longevity, will need a little refresh after 5 hours or so, but it does stay all day, though more subtle and skin scented after a while. 10/10!!

I love, love, love this! It is yummy, fun, and I sprayed and it was okay; picked it back up after a month and HOLY CRAP this is GOOD! It is so pretty and smells similar to 1/2 the stuff at Ulta/Sephora... so is it unique? No, but it is just such an easy reach and agreeable to many noses... I think you can wear this anytime of the year and it will def bloom in the summer heat, in the prettiest way! Super enjoyable and I feel pretty wearing it!

THis is a classy lady perfume if there ever was one! We are heading into autumn here in Australia, so i think this one will be sitting for a while. She has more a feeling of a spring perfume, with all the floral notes. The ylang ylang comes across the strongest with that yellow floral vibe. She is strong, and i will have to moderate my spraying a bit (but that's ok, I spray according to the perfume). The presentation is excellent!

I've seen this is compared to Donna Gold. And yes it is very similar DNA. However for me this is almost a 1.1 to Giardini - Almafolia. For the fraction of the cost. Absolutely beautiful fragrance. White floral heavy with a hint of coconut and a frangipani that cuts through the heaviness of the florals. Not blind buy safe. U need to like mature white florals in order to appreciate this scent.

My oh My! I don't even know where to begin so I'm going to keep it short n simple! 10/10. It's a floral scent, a heavy, creamy floral scent. I personally, find the longevity to be amazing! A little goes a long way. A couple small squirts on my wrists and a dab behind my ears is good enough for me. I was getting whiffs of it on myself throughout the entire day! I will definitely repurchase.

My absolutely best buy of all approx 30 middle eastern perfumes I have purchased, and sold again. Blind bought it hoping it would smell like Valentino Born in Roma the Gold. And it does. So many purchases done after "listening to" influencers. Almost always failures. So happy to finally have found something that I am 100 % happy with! 🥳

One of my most compliment-getter scents. I pass by and people never fail to tell me I smell nice. It's a mix of fruity and floral, never too much of each. It is a well-balanced combination of sweet, fun, elegant and fresh. It lasts me the whole day and I don't go nose-blind to it. I can wear it anywhere and it can be the perfect scent.

This is beyond yummy. It’s the perfect twist and combination of sweet floral. When you put it on, you can feel this was made with intentions the way it sits on the skin will make you feel extremely sexy. It’s definitely a mood booster for sure. I spray it all over and get different whiff of the scent ....just feel so good.

Love at first sniff, this one. Fruity opening, then the floral heart and a silky smooth dry-down. Sweet, but not cloying. It gives me the same vibe as Jasmere (Tilia dupe) which is my #1 scent (of 160 bottles). Bottle presentation is beautiful, luxurious and a heavy cap. I can totally recommend this one!

Bright, juicy and sweet! Love it for warm or hot weather ☀️ I find it pretty light and not cloying at all, I have a feeling it’s gonna be one of my fave summer perfumes this year as it’s so easy to wear. Longevity is decent, 4-6 hours on me. It’s delicious from opening to dry down.

i basically only smell the coconut which i love!! it's a very creamy, floral, summer scent. i think it's quite similar to zara's coconut jasmine sugar if you want something to compare it to before blind buying, and has the JPG Divine "vibe" but it's not the same. gorgeous!

Now THIS is a perfume! No freaky smells just a beautiful perfume. The floral notes are the strongest. This is what I was hoping for in Mystic Bouquet . That has that forward middle astern smell where as this one does not. It is super long lasting and silage.

Ok... I’m loving this... great presentation heavy glass bottle with metal cap, and the juice is oh so lovely. Florals at the opening with creamy coconut in the dry down, it’s very pleasant, very feminine scent 💗 I can see her becoming a crowd pleaser.

Yes, yes and thousand times YES! It's a very feminine, floral and clean. It reminds me of a wedding in a flower garden. I definitely catch delicate and elegant white florals. I have received many compliments wearing it.

Beautiful romantic smell, heavy on the yellow florals,sweet but definitely not clawing. Very versatile, good for any session day or night. Layers beautifully with Tom Ford lost cherry and with cherry bouquet by afnan.

Just received this. Smells delicious straight out of the box. Good projection and sillage, a definite crowd pleaser. For me it's a 10/10, my husband rated it 9/10 and he never gives more than a 7/10.

It needed a few months to mature, and then it became amazing. It’s a magical, fresh, and beautiful fragrance. It lasts on clothes until the next day, but on my skin it only lasts about 5 hours.

Love at first sniff!!! This is beautiful. Not juvenile in any way. This is perfect for anyone 25+ very classy and elegant. Great for a date night, lunch with the girls or a vacation. 10/10

This is 10/10 straight out of the box. Excellent sillage and longevity. The notes are do well blended. I'm sure letting him sit will become better & better. Highly recommend!

My wife freaking loves this one, I got it as a surprise after making Lynked Freedom my signature scent. I just knew Lynked Forever would be a hit!

I keep reaching for this one in my collection. Such a stunning floral with undertones of musky, woody coconut. Longevity is pretty good too.

For some reason I get pina colada vibes from the opening, but it actually is really elegant perfume.

I just got it today and mannnn this is so beautiful right out of the box. Love it.

Stunning! Stunning! Beautiful expensive scent!!

- Didn't get any of the top notes - Straight into floral territory - smelling gardenia & ylang ylang most - Getting a light sunscreen-ish coconut smell and realizing this is definitely a solar fragrance as it dries down lol. - Light, relatively feminine but I could see a man rocking it in the summertime! - Moderate projection on me - I think you can pass on this if you already have a solar fragrance that you like; it's that standard DNA, nothing super special. Still very nice overall! Not sure if I need it in my collection, but it's been a fun decant to try!

A very classy and work safe fragrance. Crowd pleasing I would say. I don’t really detect any strong coconut but the notes are blended so well that it’s hard to pick anything out individually. It’s so so smooth and well done. Not headache inducing at all. I would classify this as primarily warm floral. So feminine and beautiful. I think the fact that this uses orange instead of orange blossom was a good call. The juicy orange blends with the sandalwood in such a creamy way. Perfect for everyday office professional or a date night.

The mandarin and berries and maybe the ylang ylang in the opening is very much to my nose giving a peach vibe a very juicy vibrant peach vibe with a floral background it’s a lovely summery scent as this calms down I get the white florals and creaminess but overall this is a floral scent throughout. The coconut just is enough that adds creaminess but it’s not prominent to say this a tropical fragrance. It’s a good nice summery summer scent. Get this though I wouldn’t pay designer prices for this type of dna

This is a strange one. For the first 30–40 minutes it's very strong on me, and almost unpleasantly sharp with the orange and berries. Then it mellows and the white florals come out, before becoming a slightly coconutty trace with a barely there lactonic edge. But then, it just disappears – completely! One for summer nights, I think. Update: I tried another spray, and this one lasted. I do like the dry down.

I do like this fragrance however it does remind me of the typical Middle Eastern floral with a touch of coconut base, things like Lataffa Kingdom and Dalal. Borders on a Flormound but more on the floral side. I am hoping it will sweeten up!

Orange blossom, creamy, but not very unique. It reminds me of too many other ME scents. It's definitely not bad, but not totally worth the hype around it.

Surprised! Love the airy sweet smell. Can be wear at any time. It is not long lasting. Is like in the middle. Recommend 100%

I have blind bought this because of the great reviews and the reason that I practically love all of the notes on paper. The bottle I received is produced December 2025 and I opened it early August 2026. It smells like warmth! The floral notes smell very natural and overall it feels like walking in a flower garden in the middle of summer But it's honestly very weak to my nose. It's kind of disappointing because I don't get the creaminess that I was looking for not the elegance factor. ... The sillage is intimate and it lasts on my skin for 3 hours max. Even though most reviews seem to think this fragrance doesn't need maceration I think it does. I will certainly wait for a few weeks before coming in to a real judgement about this and I will report back.

Never tried BIR Gold. I get a heavy white floral with a lot of oily coconut. Somewhat mature. Very pleasant but nothing too new. Just a very nicely done elegant white floral. Longevity on my skin is poor, no one can smell ANYTHING in a matter of minutes.

This is like a clean floral scent but the floral part is very strong. You really have to be into florals to like this. For me it's overpowering and I don't smell musk or sandalwood and those are two cents that I love. So for me it's a meh 🫤

Oof. Lynked Forever has a very sharp and strong tuberose opening. The dry down is a simplified version of multiple DBIR flankers, but it's far sweeter and less nuanced. It honestly just smells cheap to my nose, so I'll be returning it. :( The travel sizes of DBIR Extradose and Intense smell better and are less expensive than this.

I mean, it has the right dna...that I love...but to me it smells flat. Like an image of a thing, rather than the thing. Not a fragrance vibrant and alive on your skin. Too many synthetic elements? Not sure but that is my theory. Hope it changes. It also doesn't last at all. It feels like I paid most for the bottle.

Probably because of the heavy dose of tuberose, but it's giving me Blance Bete vibes.😖 Not that lactonic, rather a bit fresher, airier, but I can definitely recall Blance bete, which I hate.😒 It's not gonna be my cup of tea...

The initial burst, was bright and interesting and i really liked it. Then it dried down and it smelt like generic perfume from 90's. Not my vibe.

@ Smellgoodfeelgood84 The extradose dupe is out now. Le Falcone Juman Precious.

Afnan Lynked Forever has quickly become one of my favorite everyday fragrances because it strikes the perfect balance between sweet and airy. What I love most is that despite its sweetness, it never feels cloying or heavy. In the hot and humid Philippine weather, it remains light, fresh, and easy to wear, making it suitable even for daytime use. It's the kind of fragrance that smells cozy, pretty, and effortlessly attractive without suffocating those around you. Perfect for anyone who enjoys sweet scents but wants something more breathable and versatile for tropical climates.

This smells great! At first spray I immediately recognized the dna.. I said this smells like one of the BIR, but I couldn’t remember which one has coconut, then after the dry down and more sniffing , it hit me!!... Donna Born in Roma Gold!! you know.. the limited discontinued one... so yea, I’m grabbing another bottle! lol and Id say it’s about 85% close just off first test, I have to pull out the OG to compare, it’s tucked away right now lol but yea, somewhere between that 85-90 % close range! Enjoy! Lol

Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to test out DBIR Gold but holy moly is this BEAUTIFUL! I knew I was a fan of white florals but this is out of this world- its mouth-watering eye rolling good. My bottle is cheap the top part where the sprayer sits chipped off, now the lid doesn't click on :( but the juice inside is magnificent!!!! and it last so long. Such a bang for your buck- it smells expensive and delicious. I could just go on and I've only had it for a few days.

Tiktok strikes again. I bought this because of all of the raving reviews + the notes seemed promising. Who doesn’t love a fruity floral? This is just... not special? It’s weak, doesn’t last long or projects. It just smells like grapes or pineapple to me, its heavy on the gardenia as well. It’s very mature and perfumey. I can see this being a safe office smell because it’s inoffensive & just boring as hell. Its a shame because the bottle is so gorgeous.

I was surprised at how much I really loved this. Not a fan of coconut which seems to stand out the most for me with this fragrance, but this one is great. Very impressed. Tons of compliments constantly from my son to the lady that was working at Kroger. Constant compliments. People really liked it and they said that it was really good at projection and they could smell it but it wasn't overpowering. The bagger liked it too 😂

I just received my bottle today. A birthday gift from my beloved son. What a treat for floral lovers. If you enjoy Versace Crystal Noir, you'll be head over heals for Lynked Forever. To my nose, tuberose and gardenia are mostly what I smell, smoothly mixed with the other notes and done to perfection.

Beautiful creamy floral scent. As time goes on as it macerates it gets stronger and lasts longer. Classy and a touch flirty 10/10.