The Pride of Armaf For Women

This is really nice! I won’t lie though, when I smelled it (before spraying it), I thought I just bought another Yara perfume. After spraying it and wearing it (this is a pretty beastly performer in terms of projection and longevity), it definitely does share some similarities with Yara BUT they’re not the same. This is deeper and sexy and bit more grown up, while Yara is more flirty, airy and playful with some depth to it (on me, Yara smells exactly like Burberry Her Elixir and I love it). Okay so people wanna know if it’s a dupe for Good Girl; that’s probably why you’re reading this. I just had to share the similarities I noticed between it and Yara. I think this definitely has the Good Girl DNA, but it’s a little deeper. And Armaf projects wayyyy more. Armaf is like an amplified version of Good Girl. I happen to have both but you definitely don’t need both. I’d say Armaf is the winner it my book. It gives you more of everything that Good Girl has and builds on it further. The more I’ve let them settle (I am doing a side by side—or wrist by wrist?— comparison as I write this) the less I can tell the difference between them. Like I said, the only true difference I detect is that Armaf just has louder projection and carries it’s spicier notes into the dry down, whereas Good Girl becomes much quieter and softer. Not to keep repeating myself, but this is what a lot of folks wish Good Girl was I think. It’s beautiful! Definitely recommend if you’re seeking this out as a dupe for Good Girl!

I don't smell any resemblance to Hypnotic Poison. At all. Smells 85-90% like CH Good Girl mixed with something. Maybe a light version? Definitely sisters. When comparing, GG smells more floral to me in general and the sillage is arm's length for 2 hrs before settling to a skin scent. Total lasts around 5-6 hrs. They are both sweet floral orientals scents that I love. PoA: the cocoa/tonka mixed with orange blossom/jasmine really stands out to me on the dry down. I can smell the cocoa consistently which I really enjoy. Relaxing and comforting. No one could differentiate the 2 smells from my arm after an hour which is awesome. Also lasts 5-6 hrs, but is a skin scent after an hour. I'm very happy with PoA and don't think I'll be buying a $100 GG perfume for a similar experience.

I haven't had a sample of Good Girl, just a whiff in the store, so I'm not sure if they are similar but for about $25, I got a very warm, comforting fragrance that's sweet yet potent. I'm very happy with my Pride of Armaf blind buy in this case. At first sniff of the bottle, it reminds me a little of Nature Millenaire by Yves Rocher that was discontinued, but I still have a little bit of - they are not the same, but similar in a minor way. After the start of white florals, I get a cacao/tonka/almond drydown. Not strong on the coffee note for me. Pride of Armaf came in a nice box and I appreciate the display. I get about 8 hours out of it and it usually lingers on clothing for the next day. For me, this performs well in cooler temps but is good for any time of the day.

Love at first wear! The first 10-15 minutes it smells very synthetic on me—but ohhh, what comes after is absolute heaven!! I’m not experienced enough yet to pick out specific notes, though I’m positive that I didn’t get the first hint of coffee unfortunately. It is sweet, but not overly so in my opinion. This is an absolute BEAST on longevity for me. It easily lasted over 12 hours. Sillage was ok: enormous for the first 3 hours; strong for another 2; moderate for another 2. It became a skin scent around the 7 hour mark, which is pretty good when you consider the price point. Overall—I won the blind buy gamble.

A definite love; CH Good Girl with the cacao powder note amped up very high and made a touch sweeter with a more dominant marzipan-like almond. Very delicious and warmly inviting, lasts for 12 hrs at least on skin, and days on clothes. Perfect for cold weather, and a very affordable addition to a collection.