Proud Of You Absolute

This juice is just flat out wonderful. Dirt cheap and it smells so cozy and delicious. Absolutely no harshness at all. Smells very well blended and high quality. The bottle itself is pretty decently made; weighted cap (not magnetic, but very snug), and a clicker/pressurised atomised. I genuinely can't speak to how accurate of a clone it is as i've only sniffed the OG once and I barely remember. It's nice and fresh in the opening with the lavender and bergamot with the sweetness of the rum rounding out the opening and persisting all the way down to the base with the cedar, chestnut and vanilla. I also can't speak to performance just yet as i've only had it a few days and the winter weather is taking a little longer to arrive this year it seems. But just from wearing it at home as a test, it sticks to my clothes quite well and my skin (which is notoriously bad for longevity with any fragrance) it projects off for a couple hours, and a skin scent for maybe 5 - 6. I expect this to extend as the juice matures, but can't always say that for certain. Regardless, it's well worth the purchase.

Proud of You Absolute is a clone of Stronger With You Absolutely and it delivers an impressively close interpretation of the original. From the opening, it captures the same sweet, warm and lightly boozy character, then develops into a smooth amber vanilla dry down with that familiar cosy gourmand feel. In terms of scent accuracy, it smells spot on. It closely follows the original’s structure and overall mood and it avoids coming across as overly synthetic in the air, which is often the weak point with clones. It is also great for cold winter days, where that dense sweet amber vanilla style really comes into its own and feels comforting rather than cloying The main compromise is performance. Longevity is not the same as the original, with the scent dropping off earlier and becoming a more intimate skin scent sooner. Projection is decent at the start, but it settles down more quickly than Stronger With You Absolutely. Overall, it is definitely worth a pick up if you want the Stronger With You Absolutely style at a lower price, as long as you accept the reduced longevity Rating: 3/5

I love this fragrance — it has a very bright, citrusy opening with a boozy-resinous twist. You can easily smell the bergamot, and rum undertones for the first 20 minutes. The heart of the fragrance is more aromatic, and slightly herbal-floral, because of the Lavender. Base is more sweet, warm, with resinous oriental-gourmand notes. The candied chestnut, and vanilla compliment its rich, creamy, earthy, and woody scent — typical of designer inspired gourmands aiming for depth and longevity. This is clearly Fragrance World’s inspired version of Emporio Armani Stronger With You Absolutely — a warm, sweet, mass-appealing scent. It's a budget-friendly clone, it performs decently in terms of sillage and longevity, with that familiar sweet, chestnut-vanilla dry down. So, if you're looking for a crowd-pleasing scent with sweet warmth and lasting power, but don’t want to drop designer money — this one fits that bill. Just expect a slightly more synthetic edge, like most clones in this price range.

I count 10+ fragrances in my collection that smell similar to this... so this one is redundant for me, but it is lovely. Love the opening. Strong boozy projection for the first two to three hours, moderates and dries down to a nutty vanilla, then I detect a woody finish that lingers as a skin scent for the duration. Lasts a good six hours before becoming a skin scent. Probably best suited for cool weather, evening wear, and date nights... but you can rock this in the office with no problem. Would I buy this again? I want to say yes, but because I have so many scents with similar profiles, probably not.

This Proud of You Absolute fragrance is a very close flanker of Emporio Armani SWY Absolute in almost every way. In my opinion, its a bit lighter and not as strong or well defined as the original it's trying to replicate, but it's a damn good effort. For its £14.00 price range it's great value, perhaps one of the best bouquets you can acquire for this kind of money! Don't hesitate, purchase a bottle of this sweet, boozey, gourmand, toffee, rum and vanilla-smelling fragrance right away!