Supremacy Noir

On immediate spray down it can almost fill the room But dials back to arms length quickly. And then that seems to last a half hour to an hour. Then it’s a skin scent. And it’s gone in no time, like 3 or 4 hours. Oh the oils in these Afnans are nice. But they need more or something . I would kill for a nuclear scent in this profile. And it is desperately needed. Must be hard to pull off ? This does better than Rasassi erga or Lattafa Raghba. Even Cool Water. This Afnan Seems way better quality than all of those . I only paid $18 and It smells so damn classy. But it just does not last that long. None of these cool water , Beautiful Irish spring scented Types ever last long. It out does the Rasassi Erga. So much better quality. And they say that is the longest lasting eof the Cheapies. Heck my one man show oud edition out performs this. Bad layering idea. But shows how good the Bogart cheapies perform. Way better than this. It was $10.00. With a name like Noir and with the Black bottle the last thing you’d expect is a green scent. Irish Tweed like scent. This has the cut grass and all of it. Probably the closest to Layton there is. Green Irish tweed not Layton damn ! Well that I have tried anyways. Mouth watering citrus. The fresh cut grassy like notes. It has some Ralph Lauren Old school 80s type of vibe with the pine. Or is it Juniper ? I want so bad to love this that it’s not even funny. But with 18 bucks I’m going to suggest doing better. If possible. I don’t know if there is in this profile. Think I’m just going to give up on this Irish dream. They never last. Unless you want this scent profile for cheap. Maybe it’s better in $200 -$300 price range. But for this scent profile don’t know if you can do much better. Not for $18. But you can do better otherwise. It’s frustrating because I love it.

This is most definitely an attempt to clone BV. Like most clones, it's not as "smooth" as the original and you can tell the difference comparing side by side. Having said that, though, they're extremely similar, and no one around you could tell the difference, especially since BV barely projects in the first two hours and is a skin scent afterwards (if you're lucky). Not saying Noir is a great performer, but it's definitely better than BV in both projection and duration. If you don't know what either BV or SN smell like, they're definitely a modern reinterpretation of a 70s/80s scent (think Aramis, Polo, Safari, and piney kinda vibes). I personally love it. It's a manly smell that harkens back to the days of hairy chests but in a much more subtle manner, and there is definitely nothing sweet or aquatic about this one. I would like to think anyone over the age of 18 could sport this quite well, but it's probably meant for more of a mature crowd. You could wear this in the office, as it's warm and inoffensive, but it's not a subtle/unisex style that most people associate with today's office scents. The older crowd (40+), especially women, would certainly appreciate this, but I could see how it could come across as douchey if some young dude-bro showed up swimming in it. In the end, if you enjoy the throwback scents, I highly recommend this. BV isn't nearly worth the money given its abysmal performance, but Noir is fantastic in my personal opinion, especially given that it's less than $30 a bottle.

Opens fresh and green, yet dark, but not in a polarizing way, in fact this is quite a mass appealing scent without running the risk of being redundant or boring. The opening reminds me of Bentley for Men Absolute, but much less woody. The mid to dry down reminds me of ADG Profumo minus the aquatic notes. This is a very nice masculine scent that I think is slept on in the fragrance community. I get very much designer quality vibes with this one, meaning that it's nothing extraordinary, but certainly a crowd pleaser. Sexy, fresh, green, with the right dose of darkness coming from the leather. Every note works well together and don't outperform each other. This was a blind buy for me, and based on the notes, I was hoping for a unique take on the barbershop fougeres of the 1980s. But that is not the case at all. This smells very modern and on par with mainstream designer fragrances of today, but very unique in its own right. Longevity is decent, about 7 hours on my skin. Projection is good, but not very strong. This fragrance is very versatile and I think can be worn in almost every situation.

One of my best hidden gems. Very mature, clean, and fougère-like. I’m a bigger, taller man with black hair, dark eyes, and a beard, and this fits my frame very, very well. I’ve been looking for fragrances with this kind of presence. The violet and lavender make it slightly too powdery at times. I also smell some iris in here. It’s not bad at all, don’t get me wrong. I just wish that side of the fragrance were dialed down a little. But the spruce, pine, and patchouli make this such an amazing masculine fragrance. Deep, green, clean, and very mature. The leather note is okay, but not the best. I also wish it had a little more citrus. The bergamot is nearly unnoticeable, and I think a touch of pineapple would add a subtle fruity brightness and make the whole thing even better. Still, this is excellent. 9.25/10

I was doing grocery shopping and I smelled this scent in every aisle, and it got stronger near a couple... i couldn't help myself but ask the lady what she's wearing and the man showed me the bottle and was even nice enough to spray on me. It can be unisex for a very confident lady, and for men, it's a subtle masculine scent. It reminds me of Armaf Club denuit women, which I also wear, and the Erba Pura inspired Armaf Oud gold but fresher. Lingers and it's been hours and that one spray from the man is still on me. still super strong and the people in my house have commented how nice I smell. Somehow, it reminds me of Christmas as well. hehe