Emerald Street

I'm gonna go in a slightly different direction on this one. For me, Emerald Street features a nicely restrained combination of violet leaf and blueberry that comes across as a more literal "clean" accord than of either of its component parts. Not too sweet, not too green, but offering a very transparent and natural presentation of both feature notes. I also pick up an almost peppery suede note, which I have to admit I've really come to like. It imparts a very gentle sense of wood smoke that hovers and lingers around the prominent notes, bringing to mind a sort of berry-tinged Penhaligon's Opus to my nose. Overall, I don't find this to be especially sweet, loud or reeking of blueberries. It's actually nicely composed in a way that is clean, versatile and "gentlemanly," at least on my skin. I'll call this a strong like, maybe more as my bottle matures. Alexandria Fragrances are notorious for delivering bottles so fresh they need a good month or two of oxidation in order to reach their full potential. For this reason, I think it's too early to speak of longevity -- but in terms of projection, it does seem to reach out at least at arm's length.

Emerald Street...woah. You hear "such-n-such season in a bottle" all the time in the fragcom. But Emerald Street IS "Spring In A Bottle". Lush violet mixed with blueberry on top is so fresh and clean. It's like laying down in a freshly cut lawn at a golf course. It's a lush, refreshing smell. Like a car freshener for people. And that lushness stays through the life of the fragrance. I just wore it 9+ hours and it's still that beautiful, invigorating "green" smell. Yes, the longevity is on beast mode. I never smelled Bond No. 9 Bleecker St. but if that is anything close to Emerald Street, I can see why it's so admired. Another magical scent from Alexandria Fragrances and a must have for this spring/summer. 9.5 out of 10

This is very close to the original, I'd say close to that 90% mark. There are some differences, the opening is slightly different and I think I prefer this clone to the original. The mid is won by the original and the dry down I actually prefer AF version. Now the differences aren't huge, as I sprayed them side by side on different arms and was comparing. Overall I see no point in buying the original when you have a quality clone that basically matches it. Is it 1 to 1, no but damn near close.

I haven't smelled Bleecker street, but after having sat on this one for two months, oh my goodness, has it developed! It's fresh, it's green, it's like a wonderful meadow and clean green with flowers. I love green scents, and this fits a great niche that GIT, Green Valley, Geenley and Polo don't fill.

This is a complete copy of it's inspiration. So far I feel this has much more projection and sillage than Bleecker Street. I find Hany's work to be top notch and really find this house to be amazing.