Ramad Oriental

Hello good people of Fragrantica, I’ve had Ramad Oriental by Arabiyat Prestige for a couple of months now. I bought it alongside Rayhaan Terra to compare both to my Outlands sample. Cutting straight to the point: Ramad Oriental is a closer, better-blended, and more refined dupe of Outlands. In my opinion, there’s no question about it. If you have all three and do an objective side-by-side comparison, you’ll likely reach the same conclusion. It’s very close to Outlands, though not identical. Neither Ramad Oriental nor Terra fully capture the depth and richness of Outlands and realistically, at around 1/10th of the price, you shouldn’t expect a perfect match. 1) In terms of similarity: - Ramad Oriental ≈ 80-85% to my nose - Terra ≈ 75–80% From the first spray, you can notice the refinement and better blending in Ramad Oriental compared to Terra. 2) Performance: - Longevity: 2–3 sprays easily last around 7 hours - Projection: Good for 2–3 hours 3) Gender lean: Slightly more masculine than feminine, but clearly unisex 4) Wearability: Autumn, Spring, Winter, and cool Summer evenings. Who should consider buying Ramad Oriental: - If you love Outlands but don’t want to pay full price → you’ll be happy with this 1/10th cost alternative. - If you tried Outlands but found the opening too spicy or harsh → Ramad Oriental is smoother and easier to enjoy. Who should skip it: - If you’ve tried Outlands and didn’t like the scent profile → Ramad Oriental isn’t likely to change that. Overall, Ramad Oriental is a well-blended, affordable, and satisfying alternative to Outlands, with great performance and refinement compared to Terra.

Outlands is my signature scent. When you have had Outlands on for about 5/6 hours, that’s what this scent is trying to imitate. It also does so very well, and is only slightly off. This however will never take Outlands place. For one, the slight bit that it’s missing compared to the original is extremely important. It’s missing some of the spice and other noted that gives the dry down such a beautiful roundness. There is also no journey through the wear, and it sits very linear. Performance is about half of the original (still 7/8 hours) You can definitely tell that it’s of lesser quality as well. HOWEVER With all of that being said, this is fantastic. Way more mass appealing and is what I wear if I am going to be face to face with clients first thing in the morning. The profile has become one of my favorites, even if this doesn’t have quite the same magic. As a clone 8/10 As a standalone scent 7.5/10 (Will keep a bottle in my collection considering price, but doesn't excite me nearly as much as the original) Wife - 6.5/10 (Thought it smelled nice, and doesn't mind me wearing it. She definitely prefers clean freshies like imagination. Doesn't like it enough to ask me to keep it in the collection) Will keep a bottle on my shelf as long as I can find it.

Literally heaven I think this is my new favorite in my collection seriously! I dont know but theres just something about this fragrance and the way it hits my nose XD. I dont really know how to describe such a complex scent to be honest... im still a fragrance noob but this smellls so fresh, clean, yummy, spicy, creamy, rich, unique, etc.... its pretty much the ultimate all in one! Its like when this hits my nose my nose just feels like its being opened and tickled lol. Ive been wearing it at work lately and a lot of my co-workers think its amazing too! Idk why people say this fragrance doesnt last? This is one of the strongest in my collection! I like to spray it on myself when im just chilling at home, and i will smell it for hours without going nosebllind. If i spray my clothes it will last for a day maybe more! Overall this is a very amazing fragrance ad i never expected it to be! this was my first fragrance with incense in it and i am hooked!

OK I finally got my hand on this hype beast. I've never actually smelled Outlands, but this is such a wonderful fragrance the opening of cumin and the spices are a joy. Kinda good idea to have just this DNA in your collection. However like I said in the beginning I haven't smelled Outlands, but this isn't Outlands not by a long shot, if you have smelled African Leather or Afro Leather this is the same dam beast of a fragrance with more fruit and sweetness, which is working but ultimately the same DNA with a twist. After I 1st smelled this I was was 100% African Leather with a twist, all this hype for that! Now by no means is African Leather a bad fragrance but for the price point & hype of Outlands and African Leather isn't cheap as is. Hat's off to the hyper out there, but this is African Leather but only sweeter

I've had this for a month or so, and I've held off on the review because clones tend to need to macerate before you know the true end result. When I first got this, it was very weak in longevity and silliage, but after a month, this starting to perform really nicely. It's not beastmode, but it lasts a long time, and projects nicely for the first few hours, and then becomes a scent bubble. I do not have the OG, but I really enjoy this one, as it is different from everything in my collection. All the things people are saying this smells like aside from the OG, does not smell like any of them. This is very unique and could be a great spring/fall/winter signature scent. This is easily an office banger, as it will not choke anyone out, and you will not smell like anyone else. 8.5 out of 10 - Total Banger.

Ive never smelled Outlands but it was on my "you need this" mental list for months. Finally I got this clone, and without being able to say how close it is to the original, I can say this fragrance is absolutely GORGEOUS. I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely love this. It is primarily a smooth powdery amber with resinous touches, as the notes may imply. Theres also a resinous fizziness that exists here on the open which is beautiful. This iteration from Arabiyat is UNREAL in terms of quality from a clone house. Seriously surprised and I will be looking at AP more.. anyway, stunning fragrance for the price, I'm 350+ fragrances in to my journey and I can confidently say that THIS fragrance is in my top 10 or 15. Great work... to both Amouage and AP.

A very nice special occasions scent on a budget. Gets very close to Outlands but obviously not as complex. For the price it is 100% worth it though. To me this scent DNA is very masculine without forcing it onto you. It's a subtle masculinity and gives off mature, luxurious, and quiet confident vibes. It is sexy but unassuming. When I took the bottle home I sprayed once on my inner arm and later on had a shower. After my shower I could still smell Ramad on that same spot (yes I scrubbed with soap and a washcloth). That same night I sprayed once on a t-Shirt to see how long it would last on clothes and I smelt it for 4 days. This is the type of perfume that will have you smelling yourself all day, very addictive.

A more ambery version of African Leather with the opening spices turned down and then vanilla added to add even more mass appeal. Doesn't match the original in performance but only a few MFK'S, Clive Christians and definitely most dark toned Royal Crown fragrances will outperform the original. I remember back when nothing outperformed Amouage, but those days are long over. On the scent itself, tone down the heavy spice and aromatic leather from Memo's Aftrican Leather warm up the resins and expect about the same longevity and projection. That has been my experience with the fragrance!!!!

This is a an amazing fragrance and smells floral, citrus and spices on the opening and the dry down ands a warm vanilla and incense base. I fell in love with Outlands and would always pop into the Amouage store to smell it. Outlands is expensive, this is a great alternative. They smell almost identical, with a different vanilla smell in Outlands. Outlands has that Amouage quality smell, but Ramad is less than a tenth of the price of Outlands. Ramad lasts 8-10 hours which is plenty, Outlands lasts for days. I will buy this forever!

Straight up if you have ever smelled the original and want a clone that smells close to the OG. Ramad oriental is the one closer to OG. Though outlands is just too complex and high quality to make a perfect clone still i would give arabiyat one 8/10 thats how much close it gets! ramad oriental is the one thats more smoother and a better blend out of the first spray Ramad just nails it more subtle , spicy incense , creamy amber , vanilla . Very mass appealing Decent projection for first 1.5 hours and longevity around 7-8 hours

Never smelled outlands, but I love complex resinous scents. This is amazing, a lemon bomb up top with vanilla and resinous scent. This one is a banger. For anyone who likes middle eastern strong scents but with a nice sharp lemon base this is great. As it starts to drydown I start to get more of the resin and cumin. This one is great if you want to feel like a king. Lemon buttered cookies in a tin that you get at Christmas with a touch of spice is the closest I can come to describe it.

One i hardly reach for , but man its great when i use it. Such a unique scent, its one of the most complex in my collection id say. Its soft, fresh, floral, clean , creamy, dreamy... just uh.... i dont really have the words.. but its overall very pleasant to me. I see people mention horrible performance but for me personally it seems to be one of the better performing ones for me. Great stuff 9/10 I need to try more from this brand

I generally dislike clone reviews where the reviewer hasn’t smelled the otiginal, but I don’t really care if this is accurate to the original because it’s amazing. Sooooo damn good. It’s vanilla and so much more. I can’t even describe it. Just clean, vanilla, some woods, some resins. A smalllllll splash of oud , on the opening the. It goes away surprisingly. After that it’s just smoooth vanilla and resin. Total banger.

Great scent! I am still a noob, but this frag is great! The opening is in your face and then the dry down is absolute heaven. Tried it for two days and keep smelling my arm. The projection is good about 2-3 hours of power, then the scent bubble. About 6 hours later I can smell off of my chest when the wind blows. Can't wait for the time it sits, in a couple weeks, come back for another smell.

This is my first type of cologne with any sort of incense in it. Im def not gonna be very good at describing this, but to me all i can say is its slightly spicy, slightly warm, slightly floral very soft, very pleasant, very heavenly. idk, this smells like something an angel in heaven would be wearing lol really good stuff, and it lasts forrrrrever right out of the gate no need to mature.

one of the closest dupes of outlands though its very difficult to match the quality of Og. this one is decent, this is like a toned down version of the OG , less spicy, less sweeter ,less incensy but a lot more creamier. almost a 70-75% match of the OG. PERFORMANCE IS DECENT FOR ME GIVES AROUND 7-8 HOURS ON SKIN AND AROUND 10 HRS ON CLOTHES. GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY

Performance seems fine with my bottle. Seems insane tbh. Sprayed 4 sprays on my polyester hoodie, went to sleep a few hours later...... woke up after a 4 hour nap and could easssily still smell it when i put my hoodie back on. like it literally still smells so fresh and clean and good. this stuffs no joke seems to be one of the strongest in my collection by far

In this fragrance I get Spice, Vanilla, Woods, and slight resins.(In the opening I get Mint, but when dried down it subsides). Longevity 9 hours with moderate projection for 3-4. To me a person 30 and older would wear this. 8.9/10. I personally dont think this is a mass appealing scent.

Very spicy opening, cardamom, pepper, cumin. Then vanilla comes out after a few hours and has a sweet benzoin smell at the end. Smells just like the benzoin incense I burn, if you love the smell of incense you will love this. Long lasting and strong but not going to be for everyone.

Now that I’ve worn this a few times it’s starting to grow on me. The cumin opening is a bit strong, and reminds me of BO. Once it dries down it smells like a slightly vanilla Nag Champa incense. Reminds me of being in an old hippie head shop where they sell bongs and incense.