Just On Time

Pure xs clone, but i wish the performance could be stronger but its a 10 dollar cologne you shouldnt have high hopes for this,its a good cheapie for those who cant save up for a better one,i recommend 8/13 sprays because of the weak performance.

This is a bit of a strange one to me because of how well the liquor and myrrh play together, as in, they merge and I'm not quite sure which I'm smelling. This is boozy in a cheap whisky, vodka way, alcohol-breath way if we're going to be picky in our interpretation. Woodsy, smoky, herbal notes are staying far back as I barely detect them, and I agree with other voters on that vanilla is very obvious. Quite a few hours of staying power (4+ but not over 7 surely) but it won't project further than your arm. It's a pleasant, not much of an offensive scent to wear. Warm and with a certain softness, fairly masculine-inclined. Warm, wet, boozy vanilla, or at least on the drydown and in longer wear it devolves into a rather simple vanilla scent with that persistent hint of liquor. I'll see if it changes upon standing in my closet after these few first sprays. I'll also see if I cannot get to sample the scents this is supposed to be a dupe of. Just for healthy comparison. Decent recommendation for young man scent. Not too classy or mature in my opinionion, though any one of you reading might disagree. I might mess around and find out by layering this with a tobacco-heavy scent. for the giggles. //...not to say a woman cannot carry this one; it just might be, well, somewhat unexpected for her to. This comes across as a very boylike smell to me. Anyways the point is I do like this one, it's interesting. Price point is accurate for what you get, reasonable within the affordable (cheap) frag realm.

Greetings, 07.03.2021 I saw and tried it at a local supermarket called Kubas in Lithuania. They sell plenty of La Rive stuf. As someone who has not previously owned Pure Xs, I cannot do a comparative review but rather focus on La Rive fragrance. It's a light, sweet fragrance which reminded me of Giorgio Armani Code. It is a vanilla based scent with hints of lime, ginger and perhaps musk with woody notes somewhere in the background. That's all about there is to it. After an hour or so everything transforms into a soapy washed out version of the notes mentioned. It is beyond my comprehension why Tonka beans are not listed in description. I cannot agree with the comment describing it as a "nuclear strength" fragrance. It does have a bit of sillage for about 30min and then it becomes a noticeable skin scent. Not a powerhouse, but it does have about 4+ or so hours of true longevity. 08.03.2021 Update It is not bad. It is a cheap, pleasant smell. Surprisingly very faint smell of basenotes still remains on clothes even after 24 hours. This means that sillage is poor however longevity is phenomenal? 6.5/10 but 7.5/10 if it's a present fo a youngster. I would have loved it when I was say 14 or so. Same goes if we value it as something from an ultra budget category. Teenagers sometimes tend to overdose things and in this case the weakness of this scent can be an advantage of sorts.

La Rive Just On Time is NOT Sauvage. Sauvage has a peppery bergamot ambroxan feel. Just On Time I get an alcoholic Hugo Dark Blue vibe. I don't know if Pure XS has that feel, but if it does, Just On Time nailed it. Just On Time has an alcoholic open. The open is pure rubbing alcohol for about 5-10 minutes before settling in. When it does, I get a lemon like feel. I guess the lemon grass/grass tree gives that. In the mid there is a lot of cola and alcohol. There is some myrrh and amber. The base is heavy in ginger and vanilla. Just On Time's performance is alright. I get moderate projection for an hour, maybe two tops. And it lasts about 6 hours tops on my skin. This should work fall and winter, maybe as a work scent if you can let the fragrance sit on you while you travel to work. Otherwise, dates. I think Just On Time is a fine scent. That said I cannot rate it any higher than 7.0 out of 10.

Powdery, light floral woody and quite balsamic. Pleasant intimate powdery floral ginger and thyme dry-down. Quite a light yet complicated fragrance, suitable for a summer's day and evening wear. An Alfresco-type fragrance, along with its woody floral nuances its also quite oceanic and mineral in its overall dominant accords. Quite a cheap fragrance that's 1⁄2 decent, sits nice, is nice but well into the generic market. So, not stand-alone by any means, but in with the everyday crowd. Yes it's worth purchasing as its great value!