The Tux

I just got this yesterday, I fell for the hype and jumped on $40 a bottle. I can't believe how great they did. They killed it, like perfectly. How great is that? For that price compared to Tuxedo? It's soooooo close I can't tell, at all. Nope. I got myself quite the Lattafa, Maison Alhambra, Afnan, collection. I swear I must have a few grand collection for only pennies on the dollar. They are not shy about who they are cloning like Armaf is. Armaf just kills it and just ruins it with the crazily absurd the bottle is. Like whoever designed bottles for Armaf should be unloading trucks or something. Maison Alhambra just for me has just great way of bringing luxury fragrances, with equal or more presentation, way more actually. Like Maison Alhambra just got me hooked after I tried Tobacco Touch. Perfect. So like now when they release something, it's gonna be good. Know that. This is great. Some may be off put by the whole cloning thing, me personally, I embrace it. Like the bottles are very luxurious. Very attention to detail. The packaging is that of the expensive ones. I mean they deliver premium for almost nothing. Tobacco Vanille was one of my favorite frags. I could wear that all-day every day. Perfect. So when I got Tobacco Touch, I had high expectations. I was sure they were gonna have some flaws. Nope. Lasts as long, bottles exactly. Box, exactly. Font on the letters, perfect. How they are able to do this opened my eyes. Like I said they are not shy about saying who they are aiming to, take their money pretty much. Someone at like Tom Ford has to be punching walls. Not just Tom Ford, but Parfums De Marley, ESL, like all the super high end niche, they are literally just scooping their bank account, with a huge shovel, and putting it into their bank. This is another great perfect inspired by, fragrance. They have a Tobac one I got with this, just as good.

Over time, I had always had a interest in clones, just because many wlll say they are close to the scent they are copying just to get you to buy it. Then the YouTube community of reviewers will say it is close and another will say the opposite. I used to assume that dupes were just slime balls, capitalizing on the hype that another scent earned. I also used to spend ridiculous amounts on expensive scents like Aventus, PDM frags. So I tried to keep an open mind when buying this after the last of my Tuxedo drained. This scent revolutionized the way I see clone houses, specifically Lattafa, and Afnan, Maison Alhambra, which I believe are all part of Lattafa, or close. But this right here blew my mind and I swear I can not tell the difference. I get that nostalgia immediately after I spray it on. My wife also agrees with me cause she constantly loved it on me. This here is probably the very best clone on the market when you compare a clone to the original. You are getting the same scent. Maybe some can sit there and pick away differences, but I can't, not with this. Oud For Glory is close close, but not like this. Now I know why this is impossible to get at the suggested retail price. I believe the hype on this one cause I'm smelling it on me and I really smell it good, when someone other than me wears it. My wife puts it on, and when I smell it off her skin it's just magnificent. Great job Maison Alhambra. I think to get it that close, you deserve to be in a category outside of clones. It's art they do it that well. The patchouli is so rich and dense, and just wow.

I know YSL Tuxedo well, never thought it was worth the price they are currently asking for it...however I always wanted to have it in my collection, having sampled it many times over the past (both old and new variations). I have Rochas Moustache edp since I was looking for a suitable replacement at better cost and honestly Moustache is close enough but with noticeable differences. The Tux however smells almost exactly like the old YSL Tuxedo, the version with beast performance. Unfortunately the new formulations of Tuxedo are not what the scent used to be, YSL need to bring the price down now that this one exists. Basically from my point of view this makes the latest YSL Tuxedo redundant, yes YSL Tuxedo might have a creamier feel to it, Tux goes in a more woody/leather direction in dry down (which I actually prefer). But honestly guys, this is Tuxedo in a different bottle - if YSL released this as Tuxedo... only the real diehard Tuxedo fans will be able to tell the difference. I think when the word gets out, this fragrance is going to up in price, it's the best Tuxedo clone there is without a doubt. If Tuxedo and Moustache were to have a baby this would probably be it... this one does lead more towards the Tuxedo side. The quality is unbelievable at the price I paid. This one is a 10/10. I sprayed some on the back of my hand and then washed my hand with soap... I can still smell it.

Opens up quite like Moustache... Has that same different scent feel to it... Tingly Pink Pepper forward opening but think it's more grounded with a backbone of Patchouli... Banger of a Scent for the Money, even at €50 from the original €25 or so... After Lunch it dries down to a nice dry patchouli... It pops a little sprinkle of the pink pepper and spice opening every now and again and I get the feeling you might get a little noise blind to the patchouli but its a nice transition... This was day one. new bottle testing so I expect a bit of change with time also... Very Classy scent... By 5 in the evening it gets closer to the skin but the spicy ambary kick still linkers in your nostrils every now and again... The Dry Patchouli is still there also but day one I think its lacking a bit of its punch... Time will tell if the patchouli becomes more of a player... Even as it stands this is a very good bang for buck scent... I like the fact that it morphs a little more than moustache which I believe stays fairly consistent amber vanilla and red pepper... I haven't picked up any vanilla in Tux yet... Nice scent... Great Value at anything under €40 to €50... Anything over that and your talking away one of the things that makes this such a joy to wear... Its value brings a smile to your great smelling face... A+

After reading some of the negative reviews on here I was afraid I wouldn't like it. I was pleasantly surprised, it's a very enjoyable slightly sharp floral scent that's smoothed down by vanilla, the patchouli is very well balanced with the other notes and not overpowering at all, I can't really notice the spicy notes and the amber is there but more in the background. The performance is alright, it has moderate projection for an hour or so then it slowly decreases and by the 4th hour it becomes a skin scent before fading away by the 5th hour or so. Works fine for me since I would wear this for special event, although you could use this pretty comfortably to work or university as long as you are dressed moderately well. It's not a fresh fragrance, but it's not cloying either, you could probably get away with wearing this in the summer if the context is appropriate. I made an account just to make this review because I don't want you to get scared off from trying this. I suspect the quality must vary a bit between batches, I bought mine after it was renamed to 'Winsome' and the juice in my bottle is a bit darker than some of the pictures I've seen. Don't own the YSL original to compare, but it doesn't matter, this smells amazing.