Phantom My Hero

I was seriously surprised by this perfume, firstly because I had never heard of Emper before this fragrance and also because it seems to go under the radar of a lot of reviewers. I didn't want to get Spectre Wraith because it was double the price of this one and it also lacked some of the notes I wanted from a Black Phantom dupe. First thing that impressed me was the projection, I sprayed it on as soon as I unboxed it in the living room, and almost immediately someone about 10m or so away from me smelled it (although they did mention the smell they got was different from the one you get up close). Second thing that impressed me was the longevity, I sprayed this on for testing around 10 in the morning, later in the day after I took an afternoon shower and when I was about to go to bed I noticed the smell was still there. I wouldn't use more than 4 or 5 sprays of this, it's very potent, the smell also won't leave your clothes until you wash them so be careful not to spray it on fragile garments. What stands out the most on the opening is some very aromatic caramel that has something almost floral to it, there's a chocolate smell but it's more like a chocolate liqueur than proper dark chocolate and that's where the booziness comes from here, no rum to speak of. If there's a coffee note in here, it's not roasted coffee beans or a pure coffee smell like that, rather it's that "coffee-ness" that chocolate has, way in the background. This isn't a layered fragrance at all, it comes at you unified as one smell. If I ignored the listed notes and had to describe what it smells like to you: Imagine one of those milk chocolate bonbons that has liqueur inside and part of the sugar crystalized, or a chocolate liqueur mixed with some toasty caramel. Pretty elegant smell for the winter, I would get it if you can find it cheaper than Wraith.

I don't know how this isn't more popular. This is a great and is pretty close to Black Phantom. It lasts for 8+ hours easily, the isn't that much of a difference between the opening and the drydown it does smell a lot more simple than Black Phantom to be honest, but it's amazing value for money. I have other dupes like Insomnia, which is honestly great, but extremely overpriced and this is kinda of better in my opinion, I also have Spectre Wraith, which is by far the worst thing in this DNA, I still think it's good, but the smell does transform several times and you catch different notes every hour in the first 3 hours. This is cheap, basic, non nonsense and great, amazing projection, amazing longevity, great smell if you like the DNA, it's probably not a good blind buy, because it's really gourmondy, harsh, sweet and dark smell, but for me it's one of the greats. It does deserve more attention.

I'm so glad i decided to pull the trigger on this one, i let this fragrance mature for a month and i was rewarded with an amazing scent full of character and depth. This is not for the young men who likes blue fragrances or fresh and clean scents, this juice is daring and mysterious woth just the right amount of sweetness, the dry down is amazing you get the almond, rum and sandalwood working together with the caramel providing just the right sweetness is simply spectacular in my opinion. On special occasions, night out setting were you are well put together this will make you stand out for sure. One of my best pick ups of last year!

I missed this release somehow, probably because wraith is so good. I'm already on my second bottle. I recently bought a kilian discovery set to try the og as well. I preferred wraith to og phantom because it smelled darker and heavier. More rum, more chocolate, less coffee (which I feel adds a "brightness"), better longevity. Emper smells closer to og phantom and I was hoping it'd have better longevity based off some of these reviews. So far not overly impressed, but maybe it'll develop over time. Definitely a no brainer to buy emper if you like og phantom though. Great value for the scent profile!

It is a good perfume, it has some similarities with Givenchy Reserve Privée, besides obviously to Black Phantom. The first 30 mins to an hour could be kind of harsh due to the rum, besides that it is pleasant to smell. It maybe around of 3 hrs of good performance, then it can fade to maybe closer range. In cloth can last even a week with good smell, after a week feels like a milky scent that may be rotten.