Barakkat Ambre Eve

Ahhhh...Barakkat Grand Soir...Oops, I mean Amber Eve... That's my point friends, this is a heck of an AWESOME dupe that it makes you think you are wearing the real thing. I have received a lot of wonderful compliments from people and nearly everyone who guesses the scent, guesses MFK Grand Soir. While I really want to correct them, I prefer to let them continue thinking that I am wearing MFK's Grand Soir but the truth is: Amber Eve is the real deal and I absolutely love it. A great fragrance for a great price! For those of you wondering, Yes, I have compared them side by side at Bloomingdales: Barakkat Amber Eve vs MFK Grand Soir...in person, two sprays on each arm. My family as well. And we all agree, this is a great buy! And while the initial opening there is a very slight difference, after 20-30 mins, we are talking nearly identical in the dry down - its not a question. All this means only one thing: If you don't want to spend $300+ on MFK Grand Soir and are willing to sacrifice a very subtle difference in the opening for the first 20-30 mins, then my friend you are headed to a nearly identical dry down of an awesome MFK Grand Soir dupe for the amazing price of $15 on Amazon..Barakkat Amber Eve nailed it!

Omggg... finally a NON-gourmand woody vanilla. The dry down of this is a very near dupe of Annick Goutal’s Vanille Exquise, a favorite of mine before it became too difficult or expensive to buy. There is only a tinge of sweetness, unlike so many vanillas out there. The benzoin / guaiac wood lingers with slight smoky notes that perfectly complement the vanilla. It places me in a warm, inviting little cabin in the mountains. There might even be what comes across to me as plum at the offset. It’s lovely and smooth and envelopes with a clean, comforting and sophisticated finish. I haven’t been wearing it long enough to judge how lasting it will be, but it seems it will have better results than Vanille Exquise, which wouldn’t last more than a few hours at most. This is definitely a unisex scent, but I don’t see it appealing to many young people who might gravitate towards stronger, sweeter gourmands. This is like a finer dry wine, it will only improve with age. Definitely a favorite for me, and the price is so reasonable!

Ambre Eve, Neuf IX by North Stag, and Paris Corner's Amber Grand are the three best Grand Soir clones you'll find. But, of the three I think this one captures the richness of the vanilla note in the MFK the best. Neuf IX transitions to the amber and vanilla very much like the original; and I'd like to also add Eternal Oud in the mix but state that it is more an incense take on the Grand Soir DNA. Barakkat Ambre Eve goes straight to that delicious dry-down, and I think the amped up vanilla note is what makes it so opulent. This is a stunning fragrance that lasts around 15 to 16 hours on me. Only $15 to $20 at most stockists. A note to the people at Fragrantica: Thank you so much for adding Fragrance World perfumes to the database. I have so many of them that aren't yet listed here, all of which I am sure would make a difference to the many fragrance enthusiasts who can't afford perfumes by niche and some designer houses.

i honestly don’t even care about the OG, this is great. i don’t think it’s worth it to compare the two given the price difference. buying dupes and inspirations will always be a thing, and the dupes are continuously getting better, but will never replace the OG. this is just a way for some of us to enjoy a scent DNA without the price tag. this is a sensual, amber heavy hitter. i see people saying it’s more male, and i’d loooove to smell this on a male, but i think anyone could wear this. kind of like teriaq intense, khamrah, 540, etc. amber, spice, vanilla, tonka - everyone can get on board. if you like that DNA, this is for you. it’s relatively linear, overall an amber bomb. simple and sexy. one of my top 3 from the barakkat line.

I bought this a month ago and let me tell you, it was a scrubber at first. It smelled so masculine and bad at first I was going to give this away, I didn't see this one getting any better since I am not well versed on Fragrance World perfumes. Just a few days ago i thought to smell it again to see if had gotten any better, and oh my goodness this is beautiful! Yes it's still a little too masculine for my taste but that amber and vanilla scent in this is so velvety! I spray this on my skin in the morning and by the afternoon, i have the sweetest, smoothest resinous-vanillic-ambery scent i have ever smelled. I cant wait to see how this develops over the months and I am definitely wearing for this Autumn and Winter.