Other 13

At first spray of AF Other 13, I immediately get sweet pear, nothing else. That’s different to my experience with Le Labo Another 13 as I’m entirely anosmic to the opening for the first 30 minutes. Gradually a very pleasant sweet, clean, woody, fruity accord develops in the air around me that others can detect at a considerable distance, i.e.,easily from the other side of a room. This is a projection monster! I’ve gotten compliments from this fragrance, it’s a lovely, uplifting smell that’s never going to offend anyone. There’s not much more to it than that, the fragrance doesn’t develop any further, it hangs in the air all around me for a good few hours. Apart from the slightly different opening, AF’s and LL’s fragrances are exactly the same, I can’t tell them apart. I am very happy that Alexandria Fragrances have made available this more affordable yet strikingly similar version of Another 13.

Exceptional replication. Virtually indistinguishable and possibly better than the original. I am never one to wear dupes, but I simply can not justify the price point of Another 13, the biggest nothingburger I find myself somehow obsessed with for reasons even I can't explain. It just has such an enchanting aura despite not really smelling of anything. Wear this with a musky floral perfume in spring and you will get compliments until the end of time. When I wear this with Xerjoff Quattro Pizzi, I become unstoppable.

There is a slight minty toothpaste to this that I could do without, but it is much less noticeable after 30 minutes. Then again so is the whole fragrance. Iso E super and musk are both very easy to go noseblind to if you're consistently looking for them (like when testing a perfume). Otherwise, enjoyable. Wouldn't pay a lot of money for this but I snagged a bottle for fairly cheap and was wondering what all the polarizing reviews for Another 13 were about (I havent smelled Another 13 but my experiences with Alexandria so far indicate to me that this is likely a very close clone).

an alluring scent. kinda similar to the molecule line. this is inspired by le labo another 13. i get a clean slightly metallic musky vibe. Other 13 has a low key alluring effect because my lady isnt too excited about frags due to my plus 60 bottles i have, but she consistently comments on this frag. when we take trips, to narrow down to the few frags i will take, i let her choose the frags and other 13 seems to always be 1 of the chosen few.

Smells super clean with a sweet, creamy, slightly powdery vibe that is super addicting and nearly impossible to hate. Smells exactly like le labo another 13, no one will tell the difference, but i will say I am disappointed with the performance. Le labo's projects way heavier and lasts much longer than alexandria which is strange considering they pride themselves on being better than the original.