Shades Blue

Idk what you all are on about, this stuff is good!!! For background, I have BdC EDP, and I ran out of a 5oz bottle of BdC EDT. I've worn carded samples of BdC Parfum numerous times. I'm very familiar with BDC! But I can only speak for my own bottle - I just bought a bottle from GiftExpress through Temu. Production date is 11-2024. It is RIDICULOUSLY strong! Like, I just put on 2 sprays and that's enough! (I don't recommend buying from every seller on Temu, but GiftExpress is legit!!!) This smells like a mixture of BdC EDT, EDP, and Parfum, all mixed into one, and not in a bad way!!! The citrus here is much closer than the citrus was in my bottle of Tag-Him, however it still manages to take a backseat to the incense in much the same way. The incense in this scent smells much higher quality than the incense in Tag-Him though. The citrus comes across a bit cologne-y at the top (a bit muddled and less clear than BdC EDT, however this is so much stronger than BdC that I can't frikken complain!!! Seriously, I feel bad for those of you who got weak bottles, because mine is STUPID strong!!! 😅 I sprayed it 2 times on paper 6 hours ago and I keep getting strong whiffs of it from a few feet away. I just went ahead and sprayed it on and had to stop at 2 sprays on my neck because it's just so strong. I'd normally wear 4 sprays of BdC! Anyway, no matter what anybody says, I'll tell you that every scent out there is luck of the draw. Due to the way scents are mixed in large vats, two people with 2 different bottles of the same scent, from the same batch, will get slightly different levels of performance and slight variations of high notes and low notes. PLUS there's the general batch variations we all know of, each vat is a little different... but my bottle of Shades Blue is everything I could've hoped for, especially for $15! Update after 8 hrs and 45 minutes... still going, even after sleeping. Much stronger and longer lasting than my BdC EDP. Much closer scent than Tag-Him was, only missing a little bit of the lemon of BdC EDT, but the grapefruit is there in full force. I've got no complaints!!!

Amazing, Armaf knocked BDC to the core, even though the scent is not complex and the notes are not subtlety pronounced as BDC, it’s great to see the performance from this cheapie which is lacking in BDC in my opinion. Silage is marvellous with this scent and due to inoffensive nature of Bergamot, Grapefruit and Vetiver, it can easily be everyday scent. Couple of sprays on cloth are enough for me. The dry down is fairly simple and no nuances there, and it smells a bit synthetic but it’s only when someone is paying attention or master nose, otherwise great value for money for everyday use. Thanks Joy Amin for this great recommendation, he is the best guy discovering such hidden gems with great recommendations 👍🏻

Unbelievable how some compare this to BDC. It’s a blasphemy as it smells nothing like the real MCCoy. Opening is sharp and overall smells very synthetic. It’s very cheap but the scent also smells cheapo. Regret blind buying, lucky it’s cheap. I use it as a bathroom spray after I do my business.

I love this stuff. I reach for this for any casual situation. This works good for casual dates also but i tend to go with something more sensual on formal dates. But for the price you cant beat it. Smells wonderfull. Easy blind buy

Armaf Shades Blue is FRESH-CLEAN-SLIGHTLY WOODY-SPICY-AMBROXAN; You get bright fresh synthetic citrus right out the gate, which fades, then settles to a modern Bleu/Blue fresh a little spicy clean shower gel like scent; Sure Shades Blue is a little sharp & synthetic (which is mainly due to the 'pine' note &/or sour citric note) & sure the BdC scent profile isn't unique and has been copied to death, but for good reason, who doesn't like fresh-clean scents, and Shades Blue is a decent fresh-clean frag especially for what you pay; Also smells similar to Missoni Parfum Pour Homme but the Missoni is a little smoother & a little brighter; It's a good versatile frag for the price can be worn day &/or night Spring-Fall, casual &/or formal, with decent performance (4-5 hours) & arm's length projection/sillage' using 4-5 sprays.