Fierte Luna

I got a sample of this fragrance and it has a chokehold on me to where I can't stop sniffing it.. I placed an order for the FB ASAP and it can't get here fast enough. This fragrance takes you on a beautiful journey and it's perfection from start to finish.. it starts with a prominent black licorice vibe like those Scandinavian candies which eventually fades out then you get your honey and jasmine and hint of tobacco (it's not too strong in this thankfully I'm not a fan of ashy smelling tobacco) the citrus gives it just a touch of freshness to where I find find it cloying or heavy at all (I've heard Naxos is heavier but I have not tried it).. In fact I've worn my sample on a hot day in the summer and it didn't bother me though it's probably not for super hot days.. the cashmeran gives it a silky almost slightly leathery feel so that it would equally suit a man or woman imo. The hint of cinnamon just makes it a touch spicy without being spicy.. after it dries down almost completely you still get a hint of the vanilla and a hint of clean tobacco and honey and florals and it's beautiful even at the very end. Oh and I'm not the only one who obsessed over this .. I have a pretty big collection of fragrances than I wear them everyday. Well I put on one spray of this and my husband walked in and immediately wanted to know what I was wearing because it was so unique from everything else I have. So he tried some his own wrist and can't stop sniffing himself either so I know that we will be sharing this bottle when it comes..

I own and have worn Muharib, Naxos, Fierta Luna, and Italia many times. Of these four, Fierta Luna is the closest to Naxos. I do not consider that for any of my opinions, but others may value that. My guess is that one or more of the ingredients have options that cost enough more to require a bit higher price. Fierta Luna is $20 or so more expensive than the other two non-originals so that may be why. Fierta Luna also generates silage and lasts on skin longer, its about an hour longer than Muharib and about 2 hours longer than Italia, but its very similar to Naxos's performance. Muharib has more push in its silage though, and does it for 3 hours. So its not like picking the one good one, they are all excellent performers. I love all four fragrances, they all smell very close to each other, and my over-all pick is Muharib (I love the extra tobacco in Muharib). But if you have Fierta Luna its great too, and you may want the slightly longer lasting nature, or the slightly closer to Naxos scent. If I had to recommend between Naxos and Fierta Luna I would pick Fierta Luna because its 25-30% the price of Naxos at discounters, and extremely similar. In blind testing I am unconvinced there would be a statistically significant difference in results from random people.

I was OBSESSED with this fragrance for the longest time, but after testing it a few times i have found a few flaws which throw me off of it being a perfect cologne. First of all, this is beautiful, even with its flaws it is stunning, to me this is an easy everyday wear when i want to impress, but to some others it might be a special occasion scent and i can see why. A beautiful blend of honey which comes of slightly syruppy, tobacco to balance out the sweetness from the honey, and then where my problems begin, a slight mint. I personally think, the weakness of the mint is doing it a massive injustice, this scent would benefit so much and be much more wearable and addictive if the mint note was amplified by even 10%, because personally this is too syruppy for me. The performance of this is also a slight problem with me, i love my strong fragrances, especially when they smell this good, but this is quite meh with 6-7 hours longevity, strong projection in the first hour which dies down a lot afterwards. Overall this is still beautiful and i love it regardless of its flaws, giving it a deserving 8.5/10 (which can be a 9 on a good day)

I got Luna Fierte in the summer not long after it came out due to all the hype around it. When it arrived, I was disappointed though. What I mostly got was bergamot which I don't like and lemon. It gave freshie vibes which I'm also not a fan of. I gave it to my husband and then forgot about it. Fast forward to February, I started using it again. I don't know whether it's because it developed more months after opening, but I kinda love it now. The fresh opening dies down pretty quickly and leaves a smooth and addicting layer of tobacco, lavender, honey and jasmine which I enjoy a lot. Also, the opening makes Luna Fierte feel more masculine leaning, but the dry down will be totally unisex for most people. Great perfomance, I can smell it on myself for hours. It's bright enough to wear it in the summer, but I'm wearing it now in wintertime too as the dry down layer hugs you like a delicously smelling blanket, especially when layered with some deep vanilla fragrances. Glad I've given it a chance. Great stuff.

This one is more on the expensive end for a dupe, but I absolutely love it. The opening is very misleading, as it opens with something that feels kind of like licorice, that disappears very quickly and then you get a bright, herbal, honeyed cashmeran fragrance. In my opinion, it’s not a sillage beast, like it’s nice and present on you, but it doesn’t go traveling out completely. But it’s definitely long lasting. I’ve heard a reviewer on YouTube say that this one has more of and a sharper tobacco than Naxos – I disagree. For me this is not a tobacco centered fragrance at all. It’s not like other tobaccos that I’m used to, so if you don’t like that note, I feel like you can still enjoy this one a lot. For me this is a winner, and one that I’d like to wear year round.