Arabian Horse

I have had a love affair with Parfums de Marly's Herod for a few years. However, I refused a bottle purchase due to its incredibly poor performance, given the high price. In fact, I have said on several occasions that Herod would be my signature scent if it weren't for the poor performance. If this sounds like you... look no more! ARABIAN HORSE IS EVERYTHING THAT HEROD EVER DREAMED OF BEING AND THEN SO MUCH MORE! It smells better than Herod, period. The smell is better blended and the beautiful honey note is unreal. The performance is killer. IT LASTS LITERALLY ALL DAY, it projects well, and the scent is just glorious. Lastly, the price if unbeatable. You can buy this at a fraction of the price of Herod, unbelievable. I will never purchase Herod again. This is the best fragrance you could hope for. If you love Herod... you must buy this fragrance!

Arabian Horse should be a hybrid mix of PDM Herod and TF Tobacco Vanille. It's a mixture of both. Really great perfumery. If you like both scents then get this one. The tobacco is a pipe tobacco. Some compare this to Spice Bomb Extreme. I like both. Yet they are quite different. Spice Bomb Extreme is more spicy with the Cumin. Where Arabian Horse is not as loud and spicy like Spice Bomb Extreme or CDG Blackpepper. It's a warm,sweet and inviting scent. More subtle. Where Spice Bomb Extreme is more outgoing, impulsive and loud. Which is just fine. Arabian Horse and PDM Herod is more subdued and laid back. You want spicy? Comme Des Garcon Black Pepper ,Avignon Incense,Montale Full Incense, Guerlain Bois Mysterieux etc Overall, Arabian Horse is excellent as a Hybrid Flanker.

Although I've worn high quality, nuanced "fragrance" most of my life (I started with Elsha 1776 & Liberty Bell, then bought Guerlain Pour un Homme by the case before moving on to Old Spice...just kidding), I do not consider myself any kind of expert or "professional critic". I have, however, developed a sense of why I wear it and how to satisfy that purpose. So my reviews focus more on what I appreciate about any fragrance, it's staying power and what it evokes from me as I encounter it. I only care how much it is like some other fragracnce from a "value" standpoint. If a fragrance can accomplish the above at a lower cost, it seems only prudent to me to wear it. For me this fragrance satisfies each aspect beautifully and upon that basis, I recommend it.

Finally, this one smells the closest to Herod by Parfums de Marly; not exact but definitely in the Herod neighborhood and just a door away. I've tried them all; Pure Havane by Mugler, Insurrection II Wild by Reyane Tradition, Red Tobacco by Mancera (still like and own), Tobacco Reserve by Aramis (still like and own), Havana by Aramis (still like and own), Havana Reserva by Aramis (still like and own), Signature by Happyland and Tobacco Oud by Tom Ford. I'm sticking with Arabian Horse by Alexandria Fragrances; wonderful scent, great longevity and sillage (better than Herod's). Approved for a blind buy. UPDATE: Another excellent Herod clone is Moira by Oakcha which I believe is superior to AH.

I'm on my 3rd bottle in 3 years, I sold Herod and kept this. Never had any issues.The guy below me either is nose blind or hasn't let the fragrance macerate yet. My friend I have a 200+ collection and have owned about a thousand in my lifetime of full bottles of all prices and let me tell you this stuff is way better than that Herod I had. It's more pepper spicy and lasts 10 hours where my Herod was maybe 5. Yes Herod is slightly smoother for the first 2 minutes but who cares. I've owned about 15 full bottles of Alexandria or more and have sampled probably 40 of their offerings (give or take), all are quality juice! This is my 3rd favorite from the house and I'll always have a bottle! 10/10

I got a sample of Herod recently, I’m comparing it to a 3 year old travel spray of Arabian Horse. This is how I see them side by side: Herod is the wealthy, sophisticated mature uncle to his smart, rich young cousin, AH. I’m exaggerating, I’m very fond of AH, it’s clearly very strongly related to Herod and carries that same vibe of success and masculinity. The tobacco is a tiny fraction rougher around the edges and the whole composition is not quite as smooth as Herod but for me it’s only discernible when you’re wearing them both, otherwise it’s a really great dupe with improved performance. And I think it’s way better than many designer frags like Spicebomb Extreme!

This is an absolute interpretation of Parfums de Marly's Herod. The opening is a regal concoction of tobacco and vanilla. This is not as harsh as TF Tobacco Vanille and is much more wearable. The scent is cozy and sensual. There is a sweetness that is definitely there but not over the top or cloying. This scent has been giving me 12+ hours every time I wear it. Loads of complements at work and everyone wondering where they can get some themselves or for their husbands! The price point can't be beat either. I was really surprised by this one. I expect this to be one of the more popular from this line.

This is one of the closest clones by alexandria. Herod is richer and smoother when you smell them side by side but in the air from atleast a foot away they smell identical and I don't think anybody would be able to tell the difference. This lasts longer and projects more than Herod. I always get compliments. It's very sweet and rich. I would consider this superior to herod but I think their Oajan clone, apple crumb is the best PDM clone offered and superior to this.

I never smelled Herod so I'm judging this on its own merits. I love that yes, there's tobacco and vanilla in there, but it's smooth. That means it's never cloying. You can spray 5 or more sprays and not fear choking anyone out. It is PERFECT for the cold weather and very versatile. I wore it to work and got unsolicited compliments from a co-worker that normally never comments on my fragrances. This one is classy, inviting and alluring. 9 out 10.

As someone who owns both the original and Arabian Horse I can attest to the quality of this fragrance. Smells so close to the original that I would recommend buying this over the original unless you want bragging rights (no judgment here). I have the original Herod and it smells a bit harsher but higher quality. If you don't need the name brand then go for the cheap but equally impressive stuff.

This is a very nice juice that has good longevity and performance for 6 to 7 hours on my skin. Smells similar to Tuscan Leather at the start but does favor Herod in the middle and dry down. The two main notes I get are Vanilla and Tobacco. For me, it's more Vanilla throughout the life of the juice. Overall I love this juice and will be getting a 30 ml bottle soon. Enjoy!

What an awesome scent. I was confused at first because when I first smelled it on paper, I wasn't getting much, if any, tobacco. The tobacco comes off fruity at first and drys down to the more recognizable sweet pipe tobacco scent with the cinnamon and the vanilla supporting throughout. Hints of the spicy pepperwood come through as well. Bottle worthy for sure.

Qualitatively identical to PDM Herod. Rich, sweet pipe tobacco and vanilla are the dominant players. But Alexandria's formulation has far better performance as well as price compared to PDM's version. When you wear the Alexandria version, you can smell with almost every breath for many hours, but PDM Herod performance is not even close.

For me this is one of the best clones/ inspired by frangrance you can find. The opening is 100% spot on Herod, the drydown 90% similarity. This one lacks a little of that hefty piped tobacco compared to Herod- but its splitting hairs if you ask me. Overall an astonishing, Herod quality worthy clone for sure.

This is a gorgeous Fragrance in its own right, but it is far from a carbon copy of Herod. It's much sweeter and heavier on the cinnamon. It has become one of my favorite tobacco scents and has garnered plenty of compliments. Longevity is through the roof, at least for me.

I recieved Arabian Horse which is an inspiration of parfum de marly herods I am very very impressed If the Arabian Horse and parfum de marly herod were at same price I will buy Arabian horse beast in longevity and projection

Superb fragance, I haven't tried Herod but I love this, It is a manly, sweet, tabacco scent, long lasting and enourmous sillage,very enjoyable,It was a perfect blind buy.

Powerhouse scent with excellent projection and longevity. Sweet but not over the top. Wish I'd purchased the larger bottle.

Ok, so i had the chance to test this awesome juice with some other one from Alexandria named Hawai Volcano a great interpretation of creed VIW. Well i can only say this juice has blown me away. I am a sucker for the magnificent Herod from parfums de marly and i own a decant. The only bad part for it is the average performance...maybe it is just my skin or a batch variation, but let me tell you one thing, arabian horse is a beast in terms of projection and longevity compared to Herod. The smell is about 95% accurate, at least to my nose. It opens a little bit different but after about 5 min, it's right there. I applied this juice in the morning and i was surprised to receive a random compliment at mac donalds, from the lady who was preparing my order...and it was 7 pm ;))) so for all the lovers of Herod out there who have performance issues, you really have to try this juice, just fantastic. Also the prices are insane for the quality that you get. A lot of love for Alexandria.

I got Arabian Horse because I love Herod, but by the time my sample arrived I'd forgotten about the Herod connection, so my initial impressions of Arabian Horse were based on its own merits. AH is a really delicious scent, but for me the cinnamon and vanilla come across stronger than the tobacco; tobacco is definitely there, it's just not the dominant note, to my nose. So as its own fragrance, Arabian Horse is excellent and I'll definitely buy a full bottle once my sample is gone. Having said that, it's not an exact replacement for Herod, which has a stronger tobacco note, with the vanilla and cinnamon supporting it. AH is sweeter, so I can see how someone who loves Herod but has a low tolerance for sweetness might not like AH, but I'm guessing that most people who love one fragrance will also love the other.