Cobra

I don ́t think this is a Poison dupe. It actually has the same spirit as Poison and Opium and other big classics from the 80 ́s, or even older spicy classics like Maja. But I don ́t really smell the grapes here. The first thing I smell when applying this beauty is cloves. Strong and fresh cloves, followed by dry bay leaves and perhaps thyme and bitter orange. At this point this is more like a men ́s classic fragance (I smell Agua Brava by Puig). About 5 minutes later there comes the oily tuberose and the indolic, dirty jazmine enveloping those cloves and bay and more citrus (perhaps bergamote or bitter orange) and some acid red fruit. When the tuberose and jazmine show up this turns into a very feminine fragance. There is some sweetness under the spicy cloud I can ́t identify. Vanilla?. Lots of inciense too, the kind of ceremonial inciense in Catholic churches and processions. Very rich, opulent inciense wich is very different from the incense sticks you can burn at home. That ́s the kind of inciense I smell here. After some hours this beast calms down into something woody, somehow cleaner and a bit soapy, reminiscent of black Magno soap by La Toja. And actually some hours after the dry down, all I smell is old black La Toja ́s Magno soap, as if I were right out of the shower and had scrubbed myself with La Toja ́s Magno bath gel. At this point this is totally unisex and clean. This is utterly beautiful, but not for the faint of heart. This is a bold attention seeker. If you love big, spicy classics, you ́ll love this. Smells like a very expensive vintage and lasts sooooo long I can smell this the following day and even after two showers. If you can get over the men ́s cologne opening this is absolutely beautiful and sexy.

New Update: I combine this with some amber musc and White Musk by Al Rehab. very pretty. Worth a try - When I first received this, I was not sure that I would like it because it is not my standard thing. But it turns out that it is beautiful and very long lasting. I am so in love with Arabians. What a great value!! When I think of how much regular perfume I have - bursting at the seams here - and I always reach for my Arabian oils - This one in particular is strong and long lasting. On me, it has a very fresh and pretty dry down. Update: I had this on yesterday (no Prada) and was helping my son move, of all things. My husband showed up mid-move and walked up to me and said, "you smell really good". shocking. I wore it to work today (not a lot) but no one noticed or commented. I do notice that my bedroom smells beautiful when I wear this. I think the dry down is very different on me than what others report. On me, hours later, this smells very fresh. I actually do get a lot of compliments when I wear this. A stranger in the elevator just yesterday told me that I smelled amazing -

Review for the oil attar : Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Syrupy tuberose over dry incense. It would be great if Frangantica added the notes above. What Cobra smells like on me : - top notes (an hour or so) : red fruits and berries, tuberose. - middle notes (6 to 8 hours) : more and more tuberose. Some dry spices, perhaps cinnamon and coriander. Slightly indolic jasmine. Sandalwood. Powdery musk. Cedar and vetiver maybe, but I'm not sure. - base notes (7 hours and so on) : dry and smoky incense. Loads of it. More sandalwood. A touch of vanilla. Indistinctive white flower mix. White musk, which was a big disappointment for me. I HATE white musk, but I feel like it's mascarading itself as powdery goodness here, along with the velvety feel of the sandalwood. I love Cobra ! Honestly, I don't think it's that similar to vintage Poison (at least on me). Cobra is cleaner, drier, fruitier, not as dark. Sillage was moderate, and longevity enormous like most oil-based frangrances. If your skin is anything like mine and eats up frangrances like crazy, this may last for 10 hours tops on you.

literally no clue what the notes are, but I LOVE this, or rather LOVED this. I used to wear this every single day a couple years back. So now smelling it reminds me of being on a public transport on my way to school as I was doing my makeup and applying this perfume. I still really like this but I think I'm a bit over it now. many people think I'm wearing cologne when I have this on. I can see that. It smells strong and protective and safe. Like if I imagined a "dream guy", you know a man with only green flags, a man that is unconventionally attractive, a man that everyone wants cus they think he's within arms reach, the type of man people settle for, but are happy to settle for, that man would wear this scent. I liked this scent as it would last all day, and people could smell it on me as I passed by. It smells a little smoky, a little oudy, a little ambery, but not too much of anything where someone would identify what the smell was. When I ask my friends what this smells like they just say "it smells like you", not able to attribute any specific notes to it.

Gonna try with this one...it's Poisonesque. It's similar but not a dupe or a "in the spirit of" perfume. It definitely has its own unique combination. I feel slightly helpless because I could not find any definitive notes for this and I can only say this is delicious and I want more! I know there a heady flower that remains throughout and from the above descriptions above, most say it's tuberose but I have never smelled tuberose that wasn't surrounded by copious amounts more white florals. This has something different. Something heavy and deep almost like fruit just ripe to eat...maybe plums or berries? Then a smoky honey smell...I'll be honest, I haven't smelled Poison since the 80's so I really don't know if these two smell anywhere close to each other but all I can say is YUM! If you like heavy hitters, get this. If you like beasts, get this. If you enjoy fragrances like VW Boudoir, Kenzo Jungle L'Elephant or Tigre..this may be for you! For the price it's worth it. I do believe it's unisex. And, I am thrilled with my purchase!