Iconic Nuit Pour Homme

I have never smelled BE but I like LNDL, sprayed a whole lot of them at the airport, both departure and arrival. The price is expensive here in JP, should have bought it in Paris during transit because it was at 50% discount (stupid me). Anyway, back in JP, want some LNDL, too expensive, looked for some clones, reached this. To my surprise, this is exactly like LNDL but a tad bit fresher, no kidding, maybe this is what BE smelled like. Around 90% the same as LNDL (not BE), opening same, dry down same, longevity similar (not very good, definitely medium to overspray this, if you sissy spray it will become skin scent after 2-3hrs, maybe to clothes it will have longer longevity). For this low of a price? The quality of this smell is a bargain. I actually bought this with Al Haramain Detour Noir (Layton's Clone), I think this copies better, smells better and cheaper as well. If you like aromatic, spicy, woody based scent, just blind buy this. It costs basically nothing. 9.5/10 (-0.5 because weak magnetic cap, good atomizer tho)

I must preface this review by disclosing I am relatively new to this fragrance hobby, so do I know what I am talking about with any degree of authority even on a good day the answer is no I do not. So with that understanding here we go, I was originally looking for YSL La Nuit de L'Homme Blue Electrique, but could not locate it anywhere, so I purchased this dupe based on YouTube suggestions. Upon purchase and first impression I have to share my nose went to fragrance heaven! Really, even after two hours my enthusiasm and attraction to this scent is extreme happiness. To me this was a very gratifying purchase. I would think that this fragrance would have a very broad appeal and could be worn anytime. I know I will be wearing it without any reservation anytime I wish. I cannot comment yet on longevity (since I just purchased it), but for the price I paid ($28) this is a win for me. Hopefully after a month or so I will be able to come back and comment further about the compliment factor and performance. Stay tuned.

Hey, Fragrantica! I'm not sure by what process you go about updating your information, but, it would really be nice of you to make available the information concerning more, others from Grandeur's line-up. I recently was made aware of & purchased Grandeur Pacific Woods. I haven't been doing this long enough to tell you that it's a dupe of this, or, inspired by that, but, having only had it for about a month & a half (I give 'em all a month to macerate/mature, before I begin using them), I can say that I'm feeling it to be of similar feel, quality, as is Iconic Nuit Pour Homme. Had I known it existed, I probably would have acquired it much sooner, based on how impressed I was with Iconic Nuit, but, fortunately, through a process of actively looking for the ones that aren't being hyped, and, just keeping my eyes open for those under-recognized gems, I was made aware of this one, and, feels like it's going to be a great addition to my warmer-weather line-up.

I am testing with the real thing on one hand and the Iconic Nuit on the other. Compared to the original, the opening is a bit muted: that fresh intense sparkling of Bleu Electrique, which in my opinion is the best part, is more subtle. The first 10-15 minutes where a little bit of a letdown. That said, the dry down is unbelievably similar (I'd say it's about 95+%) although not quite as fresh as BE, I think the ginger just isn't as strong in the opening. This is one of those cases where I think I wouldn't even know unless I had them side by side. It's fantastic for the price and closer than any of the other clones I have tried, and I own all three of the most popular (JoC, ANC, this). It definitely seemed to improve after a few months of oxidation, although performance was still decent out of the box. One of the best clones I have ever tried, and I've tried many.

Finally got this after hunting it for a while. It's the closest of the big three (Jack, Caprice, Iconic) by far to BE. All of them are good fragrances, but this is the only one I recognize as BE. Nashama is the strongest but also kinda thick and powdery, more of a fall/winter/evening variant. Longest lasting by far. Jack is a solid LNDL clone, but lacks the freshness aspect to be a BE dupe. Medium longevity. Iconic has the quality and the freshness (has the same "pop" as BE), basically lacks the opening and goes straight into the BE drydown. Weakest of the three in terms of longevity, but not terrible by any means. I think it may even be worth it to own both Caprice and this if you really like the DNA. Signature scent worthy, anytime and anywhere with the exception of the properly hot summer days. I paid 16€ which is a bargain for this.