Intoxicate Mystique

Not a BOT, not an influencer. Just came to call out some of the BS I have been reading here. 1) It's nothing close to any of the YSLs people keep comparing it to. 2) It 90-95% captures the P.P. DNA and I was happy to spend the $35 vs the $100+ for the OG 3) I'm in TX which averages 90+ degree weather and moving into triple digits. I've applied in the morning and worked in the heat and it this thing pumps for hours. I personally get 6-8hrs of projection and a very nice bubble scent while wearing it. The moron that sad it only lasts 15-30 minutes must be a HEAVY smoker or doesn't shower often because they're full of Sh*t. 4) There's no strong woods scent in it at all. 5) There is a bit more vanilla in this frag in the opening but the dry down is indistinguishable IMO comparing the two hand to hand. 6) Definitely a great daily driver that's different in a world of Aventus, Sauvage, BOND and YSL fan boy nut riders. Rating I give a 10/10 because of how close it smells to the OG. I've tested the OG (love the OGs smell) However the performance was absolutely terrible for a designer $100+ just a waste of money like most designers are.. you're buying the name on the pretty bottle.

I'm NOT a professional fragrance reviewer but this stuff is fire. I can just tell you what I think of it. First day I didn't like it at all. After 2-3 weeks I was like I give another try and OMG this is banger! long lasting projection is decent! I tried Prada and I can say for people like me its pretty similar. So if don't have the budget for OG this is the one for you! I recommend it. It's give you that I'm cool feeling! Date or special occasion 100% !! Longevity: 9+ hours Projection: 3-4 hours Sillage strong Edit: Today I've been in town centre and I visit a parfum store and I was able to try Prada the OG again and It's so close I have to say minimum 90-95 percet similar the difference is Khadlaj is much better stronger and a bit deeper! So yes better choice than the High price Prada....

Incredible dupe of Prada Paradigme. Very fresh, green, spicy, rich, and warm, with soft and not to sweet but refreshing vanilla, and a very well-blended fragrance. The performance is very good from the start, and it becomes richer, stronger, and even better with maceration over time. The presentation is amazing, and both the bottle and the atomizer feel high quality. It's an excellent value for the money. Highly recommended – 10/10.

Blind bought this and am not disappointed. Starts off as a very fresh, spicy, and citrusy opening that leans masculine. Drys down into a smooth vanilla with a little bit of the top notes still there, with some citrus and spice. Good performance, nothing too crazy but very solid. Very non-offensive and blind buy safe, great for daily fragrance too. 9/10.

Surely I am going to get this! :-) Oh.. wait.. I have it already! First impressions: 1) A bit stronger in the opening than what it is inspired by - Paradigme EDP. 2) It smells goooooooooooooooood! So close! >85% similarity to the OG. 3) Waiting for it to mature - as with all UAE/ME fragrances, you have to let it sit and mature for a while.

Just received today and it’s a nice clean and fresh scent and although I haven’t smelled Prada it reminds me of the Y Myself DNA. Rating as a stand alone fragrance I like it. Now I’ll let sit for a bit to optimize its performance seeing how its newly released fragrance

This is a great clean and fresh scent to add to your collection for spring going into summer months. Just received mines today but from initial spray I’m satisfied now time to let fragrance sit for a bit to optimize it’s performance

This is fire to me! last a long time on close but on skin you’ll get prolly like 2-4 hours. I can smell ysl myself in there as well and it settles with a powdery vanilla that I enjoy getting whiff from!

Side by side I think it smells better than Prada. It also has a better atomizer and lasts longer. For the price I'd buy this one everytime.

Nice alternative to Prada Paradigme but its not 1:1. Full review on Youtube: https://youtu.be/MCwe8WKscQQ?is=-cS66mSica5LEM0A

It’s opens bright, clean, fresh and very well blended. The vanilla adds a nice touch. No doubt this is paradigm.

It’s my first full day of wearing this today. Instant compliments. It’s s a W

This is definitely a step down in quality compared to Prada Paradigme but credit where it’s due—they did a really solid job here. Once you get past the first 5–15 minutes on skin, the resemblance becomes very clear. The openings are noticeably different, though. This one comes out stronger, slightly sweeter, and with a subtle earthy, almost mossy nuance that gives it a bit more punch early on. After that initial phase, it settles into a scent profile that closely mirrors Paradigme’s woody, musky, slightly citrusy clean character—without leaning into overly aquatic or lavender-heavy territory. It captures that DNA in a way that feels very recognizable, just less refined and more forward. Performance and value are where this really stands out. The projection is stronger than the original, and for the price, it’s honestly hard to complain. If you enjoy the Paradigme profile but struggle to justify the retail cost, this is a very easy recommendation. Paradigme itself is a fragrance that took a few wears for me to fully appreciate. It’s subtle, nuanced, and not immediately attention-grabbing in the way many modern designers are. This clone leans in the opposite direction—it’s more upfront and expressive, which actually makes that DNA easier to enjoy right away. One notable difference is a slightly more pronounced geranium presence here, which adds a bit of brightness and edge. Personally, I’ve realized that’s a note I really enjoy, so it works in this case. Overall, this fills a gap for a lot of people. If you like the Paradigme scent profile but want something louder, more affordable, and easier to wear without worrying about price, this is a strong option. It may not match the refinement of the original, but the DNA is unmistakable—and for the cost, it’s a win.

Prada Paradigme- for the price it should be. I am a big fan of all of Prada's mens' fragrance collections, so I was super hyped when they released Paradigme last year, but was a little underwhelmed upon trying it. It took me a few tries to come around to it, and I eventually started to like it, but it still wasn't anything particularly great and I could not justify the price. Fast forward till now while I am just browsing the collections of all the "dupe" brands on fragrantica, looking for my next hidden gem, when I came a across this. It seemed to be a brand new release, so I brushed it off assuming it wasn't available anywhere. I found it on fragrancebuy the next day. Here is how it compares. You can certainly catch a strong glimpse of Paradigme in the opening of Intoxicate Mystique. A bright, juicy and candied-citrus that feels a little more like lemon than bergamot with a slight floral supporting hint. The musk is also dominant, which usually deters me but it's a nice, clean-airy musk in designer fashion. The fresh-sweet opening and mid of Intoxicate is later anchored down, made a little heavier, or rather, "thicker". An vanillic-amber accord, or some concoctions of designer amberwoods ties it down for the rest of the fragrance's life, finishing as a very familar profile Much like the Paradigme. Intoxicate mystique I think carries the sweet-bergamot and slighly floral opening of paradigme for longer, while paradigme I find feels a little more barbershop-y. For the price good stuff. Can wear this anywhere, performance is comparable to Paradigme in that it's moderate but projects loudly for the first two hours. People seem to like it on me as well.

Certified human here, unpaid and non-bribed! This was sold out everywhere because so many perfume influencers have talked about this as an ideal dupe for Prada Paradigme; my boyfriend and I had tried Paradigme in Ulta, and although he liked it, we couldn't justify the price tag. After a bit of research, I quickly learned that Khadlaj was in the running for best dupe, and it was moreover so popular that I had to wait for it to be restocked on Beauty House, it being sold out elsewhere. My boyfriend likes this very much (even more than his other summer fragrance, Hawas by Rasasi). One thing he and I both appreciate about this scent is its layered complexity. It’s rich in such a way that it makes one wonder at the comparably affordable price tag. If not a positive dupe for Prada Paradigme, it’s an admirable substitute indeed. I like its geranium note combined with the sweetness from the vanilla.

This fragrance is quite pleasant for everyday use. It’s not overpowering, and it’s very pleasant. It’s like telling people I smell good without being loud. I wore it today to work, and while I didn’t get any compliments, no one seemed bothered by it. To me, it reminds me a lot of a red apple. I know it’s not an official note, but that’s what it reminds me of. I think it’s more suitable for cool weather, like spring and early fall, rather than extreme heat. Do I like it? Yes. Would I wear it again? Yes. Does it have a good longevity? It lasts about 9 am to around 2 pm on my skin. Is it something unexpected? No. Is it blind safe? Yes. Is it unique? To me, yes. I don’t have anything similar to it at least on my collection, and I’ve never tried the original. Is it fresh? I wouldn’t say fresh, just more like everyday wear. It’s like Creed, not fresh, just an everyday wear.

For me it starts off as a fresh spicy vanilla scent. The initial freshness honestly reminds me of a toned down version of Spicebomb Night Vision EDP. The dry down on this one turns into this soft warm vanilla that's really easy to wear. It will give you 5 hours for sure before it turns into a skin scent. It's not a beast scent so don't expect it to be. It is pretty average on performance but the scent is really nice. This fragrance is close to Prada Paradigme but the original is still so much better for my taste. On a budget this stuff is great but I wouldn't pay over $40 for it. I paid $28 for mine during a sale but I have seen the price climb on a few sites.

If i were to use one word to describe this it would be "calm". I bought this knowing it was not unique, and it isn't. Nonetheless, I do really like it. I think it is the definition of a dumb grab, it's not overpowering, it's mass-appealing, and you will know that you smell great while wearing it. You can literally wear it anywhere and at anytime. Now onto the similarity, it opens just like paradigme and remains linear until it turns into a soft vanilla skin scent. Go for this if you need a year round daily driver

Smells VERY close to Prada Paragdime. I get compliments when I wear it but it does not last very long. No last = not happy. But overall I do like it it’s a good daily especially if you need something for school.

In Short: If you are looking for a dupe of Prada’s Paradigme, keep looking. In my opinion this fragrance smells a lot closer to YSL MYSLF L’absolu. It lacks the freshness and forest/greenery vibes I originally found in Paradigme. This smells and gives off a sort of clean laundry/floral vibe to me. The fragrance overall is great, however it is no where near the same as the OG. The longevity is average, projects moderately for about 2 hours and stays a skin scent for about 4 more. Hopefully after more maturing it will become closer to the OG.

Very boring. I'll keep it for now to see if I grow to like it but for now it's super boring, even more so then something like YSL Y or Aventus. A bit heavy on the geranium in the opening though

If anyone's interested in a sample at the best price check it out at my website: Decantified.com ---- thank you! Always sample before buying and save yourself $$$ on wasted blind buys :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Here is my honest review for fragrantica: (this fragrance still needs time to mature) Wow! This opens up great! Instantly I feel like I wanna give this fragrance a 9/10 easily based on the opening alone. Thankfully, I actually got to wear it and I can give you the full scope of the review instead of a first impression whiff. --------------------------------------------------- Inspiration: Paradigme Prada Unfortunately I don't have the OG to compare. So I really can't help out with a comparison. What I can say is it does not smell like MYSLF L'Absolu like a few people have compared it to. I can slightly see the resemblance but it def does something different. The opening really does feel 'expensive'. More so on skin then on paper. It has a certain charm to it that is hard to ignore. It opens with a perfectly balanced fresh, bright, sweetness that is very easy to like. Almost a little resinous with the sweetness. All 4 out of 4 people that I showed the fragrance to really liked this fragrance. It also has a noticeable amount of Vanilla in the fragrance giving this a little something extra apart from just your normal generic blue freshie. Especially in the dry down. It's not something 'new' or Niche that I can't get enough of. But it also feels better quality then a lot of the other freshies out there. This is where things go a little downhill. I feel like I only really got close to 2 hours of projection with it. I stopped smelling it pretty early. By 3pm it definitely wasn't projecting anymore. And I had sprayed it around 11am. And by 6pm it was a very light skin scent. I want to make sure I mention again this is a brand new fragrance with only about 1 week of maturation. So it really needs time like most middle eastern fragrances to mature for about a good 2 months before we can truly judge the longevity and quality of the fragrance. ------------------------------------------------------- Rating: Scent quality 9/10 Performance 6.5/10 (I think when this fragrance matures performance will definitely improve based on the fragrance notes) Overall rating 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: I was VERY impressed with La Fede Intoxicate Mystique. I did not know what it was a clone of going into it. And when I wore it, I felt like I was wearing a freshie I hadn't come across yet. I liked it so much that I kept wanting to smell it in the air, but unfortunately I don't know if it's because it's so new that it needs time to mature still, or the DNA itself is meant to be more intimate, but it did not project into the air that much for me. For this reason I'm not sure if I would buy a full bottle or not of this yet. I need to give it more time to decide. I encourage you guys to try the fragrance first yourselves and make the decision yourselves and not based on what other influencers are saying about this.

Lately, there has been a clear scam going on. Middle Eastern perfume companies are paying reviewers on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to give fake positive reviews. I am shocked to see my favourite creators sell out their honesty like this. It is really sad and disappointing. Take this one, Riiffs Fareed and Rayhaan Nocturno Elixir as examples. About 75% of reviewers hyped them up, saying they last long and work great. But here is my honest truth: this Khadlaj La Fede Intoxicate Mystique is just nice-smelling water in a pretty bottle. The scent lasts for only 15 minutes and is completely gone in 30 minutes. After that, you can't even smell it on your clothes. What a shame! I learned my lesson the hard way. When a new perfume comes out, and suddenly every reviewer says it is amazing, do not buy it. Good products do not need fake hype. Save your money and skip these three

I’ve been disappointed by clone comparisons before, like Khamrah being compared to Angel’s Share. This one though, is definitely legit. I’ve owned Paradigm for a while and it’s grown on me as a nice clean scent to use for any occasion. Performance is a bit lacking for the price though, which is where Intoxicate Mystique comes in. Right away you can tell this smells like Paradigm. You also get this earthy scent with it in the opening, but in the dry down it gets really close to Paradigm. It’s definitely worth getting if you don’t want to drop the coin on Prada. Performance seems about the same as Paradigm so far, but at this price I’m good with overspraying.

@the perfume critique Nobody cares. Why do people like you feel the need to post things like that in the reviews section? Literally NO ONE cares if you, some completely random, unknown person, plans on buying a fragrance. This does not qualify as a review. Are you really incapable of not posting your every thought somewhere online? Fragrantica staff: if you see this, I would help delete objectively non-review comments from the reviews section for you, free of charge. In fact, being able to do so would give me great pleasure.

Great clone! The geranium is slightly more pronounced for the first 30 minutes and comes across a bit more toothpastey than rosey. And the drydown is a tad spicier, which is not a bad thing. Performance is pretty much the same. The vanillic touch is nice and brings Intoxicate Mystique a step towards Paradigme Le Parfum. But that one goes all in on the amberwoods and creates a far denser and more complex (and much longer lasting) scent. I guess we're guetting an Intoxicate Mystique Extrait next???

@XDUCKBOYX "6) Definitely a great daily driver that's different in a world of Aventus, Sauvage, BOND and YSL fan boy ***nut riders.***" ITS JUST A FRAGRANCE. WHY ARE YOU EGO SIGNALLING AND BEING AGGRESSIVE LMAO ITS A COLOGNE. TF. YOURE A BLUE COLLAR WORKER TRYNA SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE POSH TASTE. "mY fRAgrANce oPiniON hAs GrAviTAs eVEn tHo iM bLue COlLar" it doesnt. not really. go back to working in the heat.

Rare smelling in my collection and smells better than many niche dupe fragrances. I buy dupes and like variety. There are many great ones and this is no exception. One of my favorites. Khadlaj has created a sweet kind of spicy that is not so common. The spice is sweet and yet manly. This is a masterpiece in my opinion.

@marooned Khadlaj is 30 euro, the lattafa clone is 15 euro. Its an inspiration that takes the scent in different direction (vanilla), maybe someone will prefer this one which also lasts longer. But its more important that your smelly water says Prada on the label 🧠

Sample was from Misty mountain decants Never smelled paradigme - this is a basic fabric softener that has some vainilla tones to it. Nothing complicated about it and not unique or refined. It's okay but definitely not my favorite. Very simple and basic.

First thing... I am not a bot. Second thing... this smells very similar to prada paradigme. Third thing... buy this if you like prada paradigme. Clean, soapy, vanilla, citrusy... really frickin good.

Unfortunately, it has a strong dominant woods smell that caused me to hate this khadlaj fragrance, it's sad to hear that it's close to how paragime smells, such a huge loss Tom Holland 🥲 Rating: 4/10

Prada paradigme is 70 usd at discounters. Why should I pay 40 usd for a clone of it? It doesn't make sense to me. Actually the clone houses cloning designer fragrances is completely nonsense to me.

The reviews are flooded with bots. Especially the earlier reviews. Not even going to bother buying this. Screw the influencers and screw bots.

Hey @marooned, you say paradigme is $70 at dicounters, which discounters is that? I have never seen it for less that $112.

This is almost the same scent as Ajmal Mystery—clean and soapy.

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