Forbidden Plum

Beautiful scent. Never smelt TG Plum Japonais but ive read Forbidden Plum is more spice laden and less subtle. That is an understatement. Im a tobacco, leather and oud guy. By Oud, I mean REAL oud attar, not this "Oud Wood" western craze. Bit i love spices and i read so many amazing things on both the OG and Forbidden Plum. I had to try it and perhaps make it a layer to mt tobacco scents. The opening spray is sweet plum and cinnamon. The hint of oud is there though subtle. Masked by the spice and plum. Agyer about 10 minutes the amber and saffron statt showing themselves, melding into the plum spice. From paper i assumed a very holiday christmas smell. Being of a different faith, i definitelt am not a fan of "holiday smell." But this is not that. As the drydown continuea, it almost has a potpourri smell but not in an old lady way. Its rich, warm, spicy but its refined. I start getting a light tea and tobacco smell, likely the Immortelle coming out of hiding. Not strong but just enough that my tobacco infatuation senses a semblence. I am happy. I dont smell the vanilla too strongly, actually pretty weak. (which im happy about, as i find vanilla VERY cloying). This is a surpise of a scent for me. I expected spicy christmas plum, i got somethinf completrlt different. I will definitelty will be experimenting with layering with tobacco scents. 10/10 i absolutely love Forbidden Plum. It lasts an immensely long time. This stuff is just amazing.

Alexandria Forbidden Plum was inspired by Tom Ford Plum Japonais - read ‘inspired’ as a euphemism, because it is an almost literal copy. Since I have a TFPJ decanter, I was able to compare them directly. I applied AFP to my left arm, and TFPJ to my right arm. Well, the difference is most noticeable at the outset, because they open a little differently; namely, AFP is a little sharper and more woody, also with a more pronounced brandy component, while TFPJ is a little softer, warmer and sweeter - it's an overripe plum that has not yet turned into jam or schnapps. After half an hour, AFP settles down, and by then they are 95% identical. The difference becomes apparent again after 3-4 hours, as AFP becomes much stronger - namely, Plum Japonais becomes muffled skin scent after three hours, while Forbidden Plum continues to project like crazy. Almost 8 hours since I applied them, TFPJ has completely evaporated from my wrist (and I can barely feel it on my elbow), while AFP still throws a punch. Now, of course, the presentation and packaging cannot be compared, as the TFPJ is much more luxurious, while Alexandria fragrances come in standard, simple bottles. However, if you don't care about fancy packaging but solely the juice inside, then Forbidden Plum deserves all the recommendations. Not to mention the price difference...

This is outstanding stuff. I don't own PJ unfortunately. But was given a 1ml blotter of FP as a bonus with an order of decants from Fatboy Fragrances. I was completely enchanted by the stuff in that 1ml, and purchased a full bottle from Alexandria the following week (my first fragrance from the house). The bottle seems spot on to the blotter I have (which still has some left). So I don't know what that says about macerating time or whatever. Anyways, I am totally in love with Forbidden Plum, and it even has a note in it familiar to me only in Tom Ford's Noir Extreme, one of my other all-time favorite scents within my collection. Therefore, to say I'm happy with this is an understatement. I am straight up ecstatic. I also think their presentation is literal 10/10. I will be deep diving in to Alexandria after this. EDIT: My bottle is of the newer label.

I have a 5ml decant of the OG and I just bought this one. Comparing side by side in the opening, the original smells more fruity and juicy while this one is a little sharp and smokey but not in a bad way. After a few minutes, you will notice the similarity. I also heard of another PJ clone called Plum Harajuku by Insider Parfums and said to be much closer to the OG but I can’t find that one here in the US. This dupe has pretty good longevity and performance and may be great for layering as well. Surprisingly, the dry down is glorious and stays longer on my skin. Not a 1 to 1 clone but decent enough to get that PJ vibe in the dry down. I’m happy with this 😉 8/10 👍

I got the solid perfume on this beauty and I think it performs to the standard of a bottle spray. However, if I sniff the tin side when enclosed, I can smell the scent faintly leaking out so not sure if this medium will store long term as well as a spray. Scent is intoxicating, dense, and mysterious. Spicy, beast level plum, opulent oud goodness. Gives me a weekend night vibe of quiet contemplation, reflection, recreational study/reading. If this were a game of Clue, it would be Professor Plum in the study with the candlestick knocking 'em dead with his sophisticated smell.