Italiano Nero

On the first spray, I thought: "WOW. This is EXACTLY Paco Rabanne Black XS!" Much closer in fact, than CDNIM is to Aventus. As it dries down, it becomes a little more fruity than Black XS, but they're very close! Comparing them side-by-side, Black XS has a noticeably stronger sage note, along with vetiver and noticeable ambergris. Italiano Nero, however, has a nice ambroxan note taking the place of the ambergris. Surprisingly, Italiano Nero smells like it has much higher quality ingredients than Black XS. The fruity notes are actually brighter and longer lasting than Black XS. I've worn this a half a dozen times now, and it lasts perfectly well for me, 6 hours noticeably on skin, and 8-10 hours under the neck of my shirt. Projection is slightly above moderate, which is MUCH stronger than my bottle of Black XS. Needless to say, Italiano Uomo Nero wins this battle, defeating Black XS, for me. Also, the sprayer on this one is AWESOME! It's almost like a Chanel sprayer. Seriously, no joke! Unlike CDNIM and others, the sprayer on this bottle disperses a good amount of juice in a perfectly uniform fashion. The bottle is awesome too. Some Armaf fragrances have notoriously cheap bottles, and while yes, it is still made of cheap materials (it's a $20 fragrance, after all) but the bottle is really quite nice! I really like the leather wrap on this bottle. It's VERY nice for the price! Update: Over a dozen wearings now, and I must say, this is quite possibly my favorite from Armaf, even better than CDNIM, for me. Update 2: After finally tracking down a bottle of Black XS L'Exces, i can confirm, this is SPOT ON to L'Exces! If you're sad about the discontinuation of L'Exces, buy this! You won't be disappointed!

All I have to say is WOW! This perfume is absolutely amazing! I was looking for an alternative to the sadly discontinued Black XS l’exces,which is one of my all time favourites, and read that this is an exact clone of it. I was a bit skeptical,but turns out that the internet was absolutely right on this one! This smells exactly like L’exces. I still have a few drops left of an old l’exces bottle, and when compared side by side, they are exactly the same! Sweet pineapple sexy goodness! I just wore it for the first time less than an hour ago, so still can’t comment on performance and longevity, but I sure hope those who said it’s long lasting are right on this one.

I’ve applied it twice today, not because it was weak but because I just want to bathe in this. Absolutely floored with how juicy and fresh this is, it’s on another level. I get pineapple big time, as well as a ripe strawberry in this. The pineapple note seems to stay the length of the development but it fades just enough to let the other notes come forward. If there is patchouli in the base it is very light and soapy. I don’t get amber but the cypress is there. There are no right angles to be found, it’s smooth as can be and absolutely worth three times what I paid for it. I’ve also layered it with L’Aventure and it was divine. 7/10

Worn a few times and found this to be a pleasant, low-profile gem. For me, it opens sweet (pine-appleish) and after a few minutes dries down to an amazingly warm, sweet amber. I don't pick up other notes listed but that's OK. For me, silage is good and when I'm in motion, scent seems to jump out. The first night I wore it, I overheard a group of gals I passed by say "That guy smells like a man". I can smell the fragrance next day on my shirt, it sticks well (I heard it is a parfum and oils are used so it will be a good performer). It's different from the freshies, clean smells, and spice-bombs. I recommend giving this one a chance.

A juicy, rich pineapple opening makes way for a dry down that’s actually very nice. There is roughly 30% resemblance in the dry down to Aventus, to my nose when I smell my arm. That’s going to be a good thing for most people. I don’t have much to say about this though. I’ve been wearing it every few days since I picked it up and I’ve enjoyed it each time. If the ever-present advisory warning about maceration periods does anything to this fragrance, it will quickly become one of my favorites for warmer weather. 100% safe blind buy, in my humble opinion.

I'm usually not one for layering, but... try layering this with Tuscan Leather or one of its clones (Nabeel Macho Man, Arab Tradition, or La Yuqawam). The end result is ADDICTIVE! Fruity, spicy and leathery, the combination reminds me of Montale Aoud Leather, but it goes a different direction with different fruity notes and an Aventus-esque pineapple vibe. Some enthusiasts say Tusc-Aventus is the most epic layering combination, but I never cared for the combo, but THIS, layered with Tuscan Leather, is AMAZING! Try it!!!

Smelled this today and holy crap how is their not a pineapple not in this. This smells like a juicy pineapple from start to finish. I’m defiantly buying a bottle of this for summer! 10/10 The house of armaf is seriously slept on when it comes to the compliments factor and also their prices are unbeatable. Find me a cologne worth $21 that could get you more compliments.... matter of fact find me a $60 bottle that would get more compliments. Love this stuff super safe blind buy if you are into sweet/fruity scents

This stuff smells nice and as expected... ...BUT the bottle is complete garbage. It was disintegrating out of the box, the pleather wrap peeling off the glass and flaking black pleather bits everywhere. The cap is also terrible, cheap melted plastic and wobbles loosely on top of the atomizer - which, you guessed it...also crap. Takes 3 pumps to get it spray every time and very inconsistent sprays. Look at the reviews of this on amazon to see for yourself.

Update-- Italiano Nero is based on PacoRabanne Black XS. The Black XS reformulation is AWFUL! Now the Armaf is the best version of this I like how bergamot, lemon, and ambroxan combine to give the impressions of strawberry This is a good reminder of Black XS, (the original great version,edit). This is a great scent for the price. The new Black XS is a travesty.

I really enjoy this pineapple juice fragrance haha I really do I just bought it five days ago and the sweet marvelous smell is fantastic but unfortunately I have to spray quadruple of times a day for me to smell it on myself. Btw I have no idea why this smells just like pineapple and there is no pineapple hmmm LoL

This one smell just like pinnaple that you just bit on. I don't like Armaf clones but this one smell amazing recommend to buy. Mix this Itiliona Uomo with Inserection Pure II. And you got Aventus creed on top not of pinaple. Anyway it's strong and get complement well it's good to buy not more than $40 thou.

This fragrance has similarities to black xs but honestly it's better and should be classified as it's own,i got 8 plus hours out of it and it definitely has a smooth pineapple smell to it,i have to give this fragrance a 8.5 out of 10 cause it's smooth and women love it.......peace

though it has average performance on my skin, the scent is amazing. one of the best armaf frags I've tried. i don't get that black x similarity people are talking about. but this one is fantastic fragrance on its own. love it and wear it more in fall nights

Great fun fragrance from Armaf. Very long opening dominated by note of rotten pineapple that changes later to scent of sweet wild strawberries and woods. Even in cold weather stays on skin for about 10 hours. Surprisingly nice opening for Armaf fragrances.

I haven't worn it yet, but have sprayed it several times in the air. I'm letting it grow, like you should with all clones or cheapies. It is getting strong the more it has sat.

A very nice sweet 'pineapple' type frag similar to black xs that women seem to really LOVE,long lasting and great value everyones a winner.

Smells sweet pineapple note. Perform for 5 hours. If cheap under $30 can can buy. It’s good to mix with Aventus creed. 4/5.

Lovely scent.12 hours on my skin, I’m happy with the projection also, last for days on clothes.

One of the best clones i've tried, super natural pineapple bomb, excellent quality.

@Bose72 - It is not a clone of Black XS, but Black XS L'Exces!