Jean Lowe Immortal

Got mine in yesterday, here are a few thoughts. *2024 batches, the bottles are spelled IMMORTEL not IMMORTAL. It's not a fake. Seller, a perfume shop said it was because of a copyright infringement. Maison Alhambra have/had issues with their Tom Ford bottles as well from what I understand. 1. Tested directly against Turathi Blue. This is a completely different scent profile. 2. It does not smell cheap and from the first spray it was remarkably smoother than I was expecting. 3. It is a unique, fresh, but rich spring/summer scent. It's not too complex, but this not run of the mill; it's definitely not a traditional "feshie." In my collection, this does not smell like anything else. It's not citrusy in the way you will think when you think "citrusy." There is a muskiness that gives it some depth and complexity. 4. Ginger is listed as a top note which I expected the top note to fade, but it does not in this fragrance it stays prominent and vibrant throughout a significant duration of this fragrance. For me I love it because it gives it a unique bright spiciness while remaining fresh with depth. This is my first fragrance with ginger and absolutely love it but you will need to love it or you may not like this fragrance. 5. The longevity of this fragrance also really surprised me as it stayed popping off the skin for several hours. Where I'm at, we've had a stretch of really cold weather, smells great but I think warmer temperatures would just make this stuff extra zingy with a punch. 6. I let my son wear this to church last night and his teacher commented about your boy must have got into your cologne cuz he was smelling up the room. That was with two sprays which tells me this has sillage beyond what I was expecting. 7. To my nose/skin this is more unisex w/a masculine edge, but a woman could pull this off. For me this is exactly what I was looking for for this spring and summer. Something unique something spicy but something fresh. @Wesley Lee gives a good review below, the difference being on me the dry down never felt soapy, but maintained that gingery/amber spicy freshness. Very pleased.

So I purchased my bottle of MH Immortel nearly 2 years ago and the bottle is still almost full bc I just have too many fragrances as admittedly Ive become just a tad "Frag-Addicted." Since getting this bottle Ive branched out to "Niche fragrances" and now have more Niche frags than I do Clones or Designers, a handful of which are nearly $300 (I REFUSE to pay more for a bottle of fragrance). All this to say that Maison Alhambra's- Immortel is STILL one of THEE MOST BEAUTIFUL, nuanced and most complimented and better performing fragrances I own! Idk how well it stacks up to the Original YSL - Limensite (or however ya spell it) but dangit does this smell FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC! The Citrus and Ginger opening are TO DIE FOR and then as it dries down ya get the fresh herbal-aromatics taking this dna away from being just another "Citrus Freshie" into something just a tad more mature as when it starts to dry-down, MH- Immortel just baaarely dips it's toe into "Fougere territory" bc of those aromatics (One of my FAVE genre's) wo becoming too mature and commiting to being a full on "Fougere fragrance". Ive had male and female Co-Wotkers stop me IN MY TRACKS to ask what IN THEE WORLD I was wearing, to them almost IMMEDIATELY purchasing a bottle themselves! Its Unisex/Leaning Masculine with around 8 or more hours on skin and atleast 2 hours of solid projection and last DAYS on clothes, MH's Immortel is a more Unique-Freshie that smells extremely well-made and "Expensive." A true must for any fraghead's collection Clone or NOT! An EASY 9.5 outta 10 in my book and a dang-near PERFECT fragrance in every way! I SO LOVE this fragrance and I only tend to wear it when I want some positive attention and guaranteed compliments which for me is NOT an everyday thing.

I was split between buying a full bottle of either Turathi Blue or this. However, I proceeded with this because Immortal (or Immortel) is more complex, more rounded off and better composed. Being an LV clone, I'd prefer this over Imagination clones any day because it's a little more unique. The bottle with its magnetic cap and the presentation all seem like a middle finger to LV. So does the colour of the juice. The fragrance opens with a very fresh, juicy and watery blast of high quality citrus and ginger. Grapefruit note is usually nose piercing but this comes across very smooth. There is a slight aromatic edge like the Acqua Di Gio DNA with the sage and rosemary combo. The dry down is linear and the scent turns slightly musky and ambery. I'm sure it's the amber note that provides the slight sweetness to the aquatic note. The performance on this is decent. I get about 3-4 hrs on my skin and about 7-8 hrs on fabric which is absolutely great for a freshie. You'll get a little more if you're indoors or in AC. The projection initially is decent- upto arms length and hugs the body as the fragrance dries down. Your nose is very prone to get fatigued when it comes to such aquatic freshies but you'll feel it as you move or change space. Overall, a great day time signature throughout the year in my opinion as long as it's not freezing cold in which case the scent will linger for longer but not project much. The quality of ingredients is quite high for the price as well. I'd get this over Turathi Blue any day.

As someone who owns 3 LVs (Afternoon Swim, Pacific Chill, & Imagination) I was extremely impressed with how close this is to L’Imminsite. I’ve sampled that fragrance countless times with free LV samples (4 to be exact) because I was trying to see whether or not L’Imminsite would make it in my collection as my fourth LV. I Iove citrus + ginger DNAs (Vibrato, Tygar, Turathi Blue etc) and liked the LV but didn’t know if it was worth adding since the dna was so familiar, and $300 on top of that. Decided to pass on L’Imminsite but got this out of curiosity since it was extremely affordable and I’m very impressed. It’s almost indistinguishable from the original. The only difference to me (if I’m being picky) is that this has a more herbal ginger tone than the LV which has a more “watery” tone. Other than that to me at least the DNA is damn near the same. I’ll gladly take this and save the $300 but for all my other LVs I’ll definitely refill them for $150 once they’re gone. But this scratches that L’Imminsite itch for me and does it great. For everyone else that says it smells like cleaner/harsh etc I highly doubt they’ve smelled the original and even tested long enough to make that claim. Edit: Smelled them side by side on skin and this def is more ginger forward while the LV has more water notes. But in the air it’s honestly indistinguishable. Still shocked at the quality for this

This fragrance is an absolute gem. At $20, it’s a steal—I’d happily pay $50 without hesitation. I already have a backup... of the backup bottle. That’s how much I love it. It’s perfect in every sense: classy yet fresh, making it ideal for everyday wear. It lasts about 5 hours on my skin, which is more than fair for the price. Unlike most watery summer scents, this one stands out with character. In fact, I genuinely think it smells better than Turathi Blue. The latter leans heavily on a natural grapefruit note—nice, but I’m not sure I want to walk around smelling like a grapefruit. If I had to point out a flaw, it would be the quality of the alcohol used. It’s noticeably cheaper, and at times it burns a little on application. I own other clones with smoother, higher-quality alcohol, so this does stand out. I haven’t smelled Louis Vuitton L’Immensité, but I imagine it benefits from superior ingredients—especially the alcohol. If this fragrance had that level of refinement, it would be truly perfect.