Jean Lowe Fantasme

THE CLEAREST AND MOST HONEST REVIEW OF THE MAISON ALHAMBRA JEAN LOWE FANTASME The notes listed for Fragrantica are completely wrong; there's no trace of leather or anything like that. This is definitely a clone of Imagination. Of all my clones (Aqua Dubai, Hawas Kobra, Art of Arabia 1, Jean Lowe Fantasme), comparing Fantasme to the original, I can confidently say this is the cheapest and best clone, the most similar, I'd give it a 93% similarity (it's hard to spot the differences). Hawas Kobra is second with a 40% similarity (mine has no soapiness at all, and the citrus and ginger are too sweet and carbonated, not creamy). I know Jean Lowe's clones are bad and very synthetic, but this one is GREAT. So, I'll tell you about the differences from the original Louis Vuitton: 1. The first difference is the biggest and most noticeable one. Fantasme has a very strong ginger note for the first 5 minutes, then it noticeably subsides and the amount becomes good, but still noticeable a little more than in the original. 2. It has the perfect amount of soapiness for me, it's OBVIOUSLY there, but a little less than in the original, OR it's not that there's less soapiness, but the top notes linger longer, because after the opening of the original, the juicy citrus notes immediately disappear, and only soap is felt. In Jean Lowe Fantasme, this happens too, but the citrus notes don't disappear completely and become more "dry" and spicy. They are not as bright as they were at the beginning, but in the background, barely perceptible, but still slightly there. —— But the final, final minutes of Drydown (the last 1 - 1.5 hours) are ABSOLUTELY the same as in Louis Vuitton, because only a soapy, slightly black tea-like note remains, and a sweet, spicy cinnamon appears. 3. In Fantasme, as in other clones, the black tea is not as "natural" as in the original. Yes, it's the right amount here, but it's not as herbal and "green," but still of good quality. 4. And of course, the feature that distinguishes ALL Imagination clones from the original is the chemical smell. Yes, there's less of it here than in Art of Arabia (where the citrus notes really burn your nose with cheap chemical smell), here it's within normal limits, and not irritating at all, but it is noticeable in the opening. I think the only chemical note here is the ginger, it's quite sharp. This is normal for budget fragrances. In terms of longevity, yes, Fantasme, at 4-5 hours, is inferior to Aqua Dubai and Hawas Kobra, but not dramatically, as others describe. However, its longevity is much better than Art of Arabia 1 (which lasts 2-3.5 hours). For some reason, all the fragrances don't last long on my skin: Aqua Dubai, for example, lasts 5 hours, and Hawas Kobra - 6. I don't know why. The sillage is pretty good. In my opinion, Fantasme has no problems with longevity or sillage. I don't know why people complain. I have a batch from January 2026. I'm sure you won't regret buying Jean Lowe Fantasme; it's EXCELLENT, not even for its low price, but even among more expensive clones. If Jean Lowe Fantasme liquid were poured into an Imagination bottle, I wouldn't even know it was a clone. I'm going to buy a couple more Fantasme for the future, it's too good, and I know what I'm talking about. Please believe me. I've described everything very accurately.

Hi LV, Some of us have noticed your team is using a burner account farm (approx 300 accounts it seems) or some other method (forced conspiracy with Fragrantica via legal threats?) to screw up the Fragrantica ratings on absolutely all LV clones, even off-the-radar ones from Bujairami, Al Absar, Asten, Volare, Zimaya, Paris Corner, Lattafa, Fragrance World, French Avenue, Rasasi, Arabiyat Prestige, Al Haramain, Khadlaj, Afnan, Maison Asrar, Rayhaan, Armaf, The Woods Collection, Mykonos, Velixir, J./J Dot Junaid, Jo Milano, Alexandria, Dua, Alt Fragrances, Oakcha, etc. We understand that your team's primary intention would be to hide clones from the 'reminds me of' sections of your own LV Fragrantica pages. This is understandable for the well-known Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe line that receives a lot of upvotes. However, for the lesser-known clones that won't rank in your 'reminds me of' section, there's no need to screw up their ratings. There's also especially no need to totally screw up the 'reminds me of' section beyond simply downvoting comparisons with your own LV fragrances. And there's absolutely no need to screw up the notes pyramid ratings. I've noticed all of these tactics across multiple LV clones on Fragrantica. Please stop. Most of us are too broke to buy your fragrances in the meantime anyway. Some of us will buy your fragrances in the future if we find particular clone favourites, but to a lesser extent if your team keeps reducing brand-affinity by enshittifying Fragrantica. If your team doesn't stop, or its actions even leads to other fragrance companies following suit, and Fragrantica goes to shit for affordable clones, I'm sure some of us will happily and consistently post reviews with extensive clone recommendations on your own LV Fragrantica pages and on YouTube reviews of LV fragrances, and likewise for any other brands that follow suit. We will be watching future clone listings. :) --- Review for Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe Fantasme: Very, very good Imagination clone, smell-wise. I've compared almost all Middle Eastern Imagination clones side-by-side, although I've only smelt Imagination in-store twice. (I haven't tried Bujairami Hectic, nor the Fragrance World clone yet.) Jean Lowe Fantasme is most balanced among its Middle Eastern counterparts, and based on my vague and unreliable memory, most accurate - even slightly more-so than AP Marwa. It is slightly punchier than Marwa, whereas Marwa is slightly too smooth to the point of being slightly less interesting and slightly less accurate. The tea in the Jean Lowe is noticeable and balanced. The only issue - a major issue - is longevity absolutely sucks and is the worst of all Imagination clones. Do note that although Jean Lowe Fantasme is basically perfection smell-wise, the sister company's Lattafa clone is very inaccurate and is totally missing the tea, and is actually a citrus-soap twist rather than a clone.

I bought decant of LV Imagination simply because of the hype. Once I spray it, I understand why people like it. I like the DNA, and fits my taste: clean, airy, polite, fresh but not too spicy. But it is quite over hyped for what it is. It nowhere fits 300€ / 100 ml price. Imho, LVI should cost 150 to 200 € max, which I believe it would be the price if it were released under other brands in LVMH Group. It lacks uniqueness aspect to be in its current price point. I am not saying it doesn't smell good. It is! I told you that I like the DNA and idea of that fragrance. It does smell good, but no way I would spend 300€ for this kind of scent, even though I have spent in total thousands of Euro for fragrances. Hence I have been looking for "alternatives" for this DNA (I am not looking for 100% similar) with more make-sense price. So far, compared to previously purchased Aqua Dubai, Zara Sunrise [never remember its stupid full name] intense, Marwa and Caline Pure Vision (this one I tested in local store, didn't purchased), this Jean Lowe Fantasme, which is the last purchase/test among all, is the best imo, with Marwa comes close in 2nd (price in Germany is twice Fantasme tho), followed by Aqua Dubai, then 5.75 € Caline Pure Vision and last place would be Zara Sunrise Intense (it has harsh ginger that I don't like). I slightly like Fantasme more than Marwa is because Marwa is "too clean" compared to Fantasme imo, but still great tho. Small note: when I purchased Aqua Dubai (first among all those), I didn't even know that it is Imagination inspired frag lol. I simply blind bought it due to the listed notes. Back to Fantasme, it catches the airy, soapy, soft ginger, tea note and freshness offered by Imagination. But again, for hardcore Imagination fanboys out there: I am not saying it is same level with your beloved, overpriced fragrance, okay? Relax, don't get triggered lol. Imagination is surely still smoother and better ingredients (another note: why Imagination DNA fits my taste maybe also due to the fact that the perfumer of Imagination is same perfumer of my current most beloved fragrance, Bvlgari Pour Homme EDP). But being 10-20% better than Fantasme or Marwa doesn't justify me to buy Imagination for 12 times price than this Fantasme, or 6 times than Marwa. So, for now, my hunt for this DNA is over. So I decide not to purchase Orientica Azure Fantasy or Bujairami Hectic anymore, although I read they are also great. Fantasme and Marwa can fullfil my itch for this DNA.

Traded away my LV Imagination a while ago. Got a couple great discontinued fragrances for it. I definitely made out on the deal, considering how good the dupes are at replicating Imagination. None of them are bad, per se. I had Marwa, and gifted it away. I had a small bottle of the Jo Milano floating around. I still have Saheb Intense, and Aqua Dubai, and maybe one other one somewhere. And now this one from Maison Alhambra. And I am going to make a bold claim here. I think this is the absolute best of the ones I have owned/tested. I did decant about 10-15ml of my OG Imagination bottle for just these opportunities, and this Fantasme offering is incredibly close. If you say otherwise, I will literally not be able to take you seriously. I have worn both. Simultaneously. And sought the opinions of others. This is insanely close. Virtually indistinguishable. And it lasts just about the same amount of time, and projects about the same, too. I cannot take these detractors that posted below seriously. It is obvious that they are operating with some kind of agenda. I'll tell you, that from my experience owning the LV originals (more than I care to admit, I was an idiot for buying into the name/hype), these Maison Alhambra dupes are a killer deal for what they cost and the quality they have. That is just my opinion, as I'm not telling anyone what to spend their money on. Just what my personal experience has been. ************************************************************* ALSO- @moderators or whomever is (supposedly) in charge here: Please take control of your website. It is being manipulated to display inaccurate information, regarding the fragrances notes and accords, and also the skewing of the 'reminds' section. You are literally going against the purpose of the site, to be a resource for fragrance enthusiasts and the pages like this that have obviously been manipulated are a very visible stain on the credibility of Fragrantica and an insult to the user base.

There is definitely some Tom Foolery afoot..... 1: the notes are 100% incorrect. 2: click on the author of the posts to see if they have genuine activity on there... over the span of few months or even a year(if a poster has only been active for two weeks & there is nothing on his shelf... and nothing that he has or wants to get on his profile page... consider that profile a BURNER/BOT/FAKE) 3: is it LV in their marketing team?... that is throwing all of the negative/fake/BOT POSTS? I've been a fan of the Jean Lowe series.. for quite a while.. first bottle that I picked up was immortal... then Noir... There's a signature note that LV uses... It's like a funk.... but in a good way. Nobody wants a fragrance that performs bad..... they want something that smells good.. but also performs As for LV imagination, the one that I have been using is HAWAS KOBRA.. for the performance... From what I've smelled so far it's very VERY close... so far I'm getting 4 to 5 hours.. i'm hoping that if I shelve it for a little while.. the longevity will increase...