The Run Way

I know there is a lot of controversy on Basenotes about reviewers being paid by Alexandria Fragrances to give good reviews. But I genuinely think this fragrance is a VERY good clone of the reformulated Amouage Reflection Man. I was actually hoping to get more of a vintage ARM vibe, but this is not the case. Longevity and projection is about the same as the new formulation of Reflection Man. The scent is very lineair though. While ARM goes a little bit creamy in the dry-down, The Run Way will retain the sparkly vibe from the opening. I personally prefer the sparkliness, but to each their own. While $40/30 ml or $60/60 ml might sound nice, it is still very pricey. Especially for a clone. If you pay 40% more, you get the real deal and I can image a lot of people will go for the original. When you include the shipping costs (especially to Europe), the price difference gets even smaller (30%). So if you are living outside of the USA, go for the original, because who does not want the real juice in an amazing bottle? All in all, this is a great clone. But a clone should not cost 30% less than the original. What is the point of buying a clone if you are almost paying the same price? Look at Armaf La Club de Nuit Intense. Even though the similarity with Aventus is less, you still get high quality juice for only 20% of the price. Scent: 10/10 Projection: 7/10 Sillage: 7/10 Longevity: 8/10 Versatility 9/10 Uniqueness: 2/10 Price-performance: 3/10 (Would not buy again) Total: 7/10 (Still a love for me, because they did the scent really well)

Very nice. Top notes are peppery and somewhat herby; I'd describe it more as peppercorn than red pepper but everyone's nose is different. I get a lot of alcohol upon spraying but imagine that'll calm down a bit with time. Settles into a very pleasant, floral scent with a woody/incense-y base. The best way I can describe it is like fresh smelling hair if you're familiar. Very sensual, very addicting. Unisex, but woody base notes have it leaning more masculine. Having sampled Reflection, I can say that the dry down of both are very similar with The Run Way being maybe slightly sweeter and less woodsy. This is an extrait, so the silage isn't the best, but it has good longevity. Kind of wish houses like Alexandria started producing more EDPs and EDTs rather than appealing to the "more oil concentration = better" notion. Very good fragrance either way. I can see myself wearing this year round. Not as good for the office IMO as it is for nearly every other occasion, but still very versatile.

The Run Way is a very elegant fragrance. The initial spray brings to my mind, neroli and white florals of all kinds. It is very beautiful, powdery and a slight spice of red pepper. The fragrance is long lasting, about 10 hours. The sillage starts out heavy for 3 to 6 hours, then you'll get waifs of it throughout the 10 hour longevity. I have a 1oz bottle with the wooden looking cap. If this is an example of amouage reflection man, then The Run Way is an excellent example of perfumery done right. The Run Way stands on its own merit; a wonderful, fresh, excitingly powdery, long lasting fragrance. Kudos, Alexandria Fragrances...

This smells incredibly high quality. I've never owned a bottle of reflection man so I can't comment on how they smell in comparison. This is a very luxurious and clean smelling floral fragrance. I don't know if I would consider this masculine. I think a woman could get away with wearing this. The performance of this is outstanding. It lasts 12+ hours until you take a shower. Remember to let these fragrances sit for 2 to 3 weeks when you get it. The Run Way smelled really synthetic with bad performance when I first got it and now smells completely different.

Clean, classy, fresh, pleasant, and getlemanly. To my nose this is fragrance of a guy who has his stuff together. It's hard for anyone not to like this one.It's nearly spot on with reflection man as far as scent is concerned, and I truly believe that it outperforms the newest formulation of reflection man! This just may be my newest signature scent over Sauvage edp. Check it out, I highly doubt you'll be disappointed.