Mahab

I smelled Guidance 46 on airport, loved it ,kept the blotter in my purse, and ever since my purse and everything in it smells like Guidance 46 .Since I don t see myself spending 330eur on a perfume ,I searched for a good dupe. Mahab and Guidance 46 both share the oriental nutty-rose-sandalwood DNA ,but the opening is different ,Guidance is more nuttier while Mahab is for me more spicier (I ve got an older batch -2025,so that is why probably what others get more fruitier with time goes spicier) .And that more spicier means the entire spice souk! A nice blend of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla , nutmeg...and some dates(?!) gives it the warmth and sweetness and then comes the nutty- rose- sandalwood combo. Mahab is neither girly-compot nor the trendy pastry smell,it is complex,refined and elegant. I have to say that I like it better than Guidance 46 ,and I payed 10 times less ..

I usually don't expect dupes to be very good, but this one is the best dupe I've ever blind-bought! It is similar enough to the OG that I won't be rushing out to buy Guidance anytime soon now that I have this. The dry down is more similar to the OG than the initial opening. Sadly, overall my husband and kids aren't a fan of this profile, so I won't be wearing it for them. I do love it, however, and am really happy I tried out this perfume thanks to the reviews. The projection isn't nuclear as Guidance is, but it is very strong. And it lasts a solid 8 hours on my clothes. This truly is an excellent dupe for such a hard perfume to copy!

I have never smelled Amouage Guidance, so my review is not about similarities. Nusuk is my favorite Arabic perfume house because of the raw and high quality ingredienta they use and you can smell the quality in their perfume. It’s rich, mature, heavy, creamy. It’s not discrete at all and I have difficulties imagining young woman enjoying it (I am 39). It smells like money, like self-made woman who went through lots of shit and turned out the best version of herself: powerful, wise, strong, fierce. P.S. the fennel note is “in your face”, so if you don’t like fennel better stay away

Straight out of the box this smells exactly like pussy. I can't believe someone actually managed to make a perfume that smells like pussy. Incredible. 10/10 Maybe I should call her. Update: compared to Decadent Dream from Maison Alhambra, this smells much, much better. Obvious higher quality, persistence, projection, everything. Also smells like clean, fresh out of the shower pussy with a little bit of that woman's ass natural smell so, as a heterosexual straight man, I love this one. Decadent Dream is lesser quality, sweeter and more easygoing. Get this one instead.

Bloody hell. I did not think I would find a dupe that hit the nail so entirely on the head. I find guidance so intoxicating, a favourite out of all my amouages, and probably in my top 5 of all time. Every inspiration until now has lacked the quality & depth of the original. Mahab is a superior fragrance - dense & complex, very long lasting and strong, absolutely impressed as Guidance is a hard act to follow. Got mine from BeautyBase for £35 EDIT: came back to say - due to the differences in the dry down, dare I say it, I might actually prefer this to Guidance...

I love the OG sooo much but considering the price I am quite stingy about using it and yet it’s the scent I crave so often. Hence I am always looking for good dupes for it. I just got this and I’d say that it’s performing well right out of the box. It’s slightly nuttier than the OG and slightly more heavier making it more autumn-winter scent also the silage and projecting is not as good as the original. Not that this is lacking in this department but it’s still less than the original. It’s ok to scratch the itch.

Got to smell and test this out today. My goodness it's so strong. Gave me a massive headache but smells so good at the same time. This is one of those you spray once and that's it. I sprayed twice on my wrists 7 hours ago and I can still smell it even after scrubbing my wrists with soap. And I got a couple of compliments from strangers as well. I don't know how the og smells like but this is potent stuff. Smells great but POTENT. Maybe I'll get a decant, I don't think I could use up a full bottle.

This is my most complimented perfume ever so this is a bias review. It’s a BEAST so few sprays are all you need. It’s smells so close to what it’s inspired by it’s not even funny, so you have to LOVE the DNA if not you’ll extra hate it because it’s sharpens all aspects of that DNA so it’ll be a love or a hate no in between. For meeeee it’s a love and back up bottle worthy because it’s a timeless fragrance in my book. It so good that I can’t wait to wear it again... like that good.

I read the reviews, the notes (incence, osmanthus, sandalwood are among my favourite notes) and decided to try it regardless of being a clone of another very pricey perfume. I discovered a very feminine not too sweet fruit with incencey-nutty sandalwoody touch and a velvety hint of osmanthus flowers. A beautiful surprise! (The bottle is not my thing though)

Absolutely stunning dupe of Guidance. I’m gobsmacked. Especially in the dry down - wow wow wow. Mahab scratches the Guidance itch for a teeny fraction of the price and I am cheering. 100% worth your money if you love Guidance but you’re a normal person who has bills and won’t drop $600 on a fragrance. Mahab will remain in my collection permanently.

I always appreciated Guidance for its uniqueness, it's just magical for me(it's more than a fragrance), so...I thought the price was worth it for that alone. But after getting Mahab out of curiosity...damn, it's getting harder to justify paying hundreds of dollars for the OG ever again.

This is awesome. Smells exactly like Amouage Guidance. If you are looking for a dupe for that, this is the one for a fraction of the price. 🩷

I just got this and I am obsessed! Very unique notes but delicious. (ordered a 2nd bottle already so I don't run out)!

One of my favorite perfumes. I don't know what Guidance smells like but this is unique and complex. 10/10.

Long lasting inspired by guidance but more feminine

Such a nice alternative to Guidance🌹

This is deffinitly duping guidance. But the opening smelled a bot off for me. I Think it was the lack of creaminess, or maybe it was because it was the first spray of the bottle? After 15 minutes it smells Exactly like it, except my nose picks up slightly more hazelnut. Which is probably why it is compared to 46. And I agree that this is STRONG. Probably my stringent projecting Perfume in my collection. I also dont go nose blind so Thats also a plus. Usually i hate all rose fragrances, and i probably wouldnt have liked this Either, if I had not smelled this on someone Else. But its so unique to me, unlike delina and the other rose perfumes.

My opinion is to be taken with a grain of salt, because I have never smelled Amouage. Mahab nusuk is lovely. I love it! Whilst I like omniya better (because it's is a little powdery in the dry down), this one has a slight animalic note than Omniya doesn't. Mahab is a beast mode projector and longevity is eternal. If you're on a doubt, Omniya is more people pleaser from beginning to end, it's so beautiful... Mahab has a very strong personality and it's way more complex. Both are stunning.

This is very similar to Guidance, bit I go nose blind to it, so I still prefer the OG. OG is a bit stronger, but, as I got Mahab only yesterday, I think it will get more projecting with time

agreed with the comment below - very very potent just like the go Guidance. I am an oversprayer and even I will only spray max 3 sprays of this else it can choke. Good dupe of Guidance.