Crimson

I am not a glazer. I am not a snob nose. Some people out here are really calling this "medicinal" and "bug spray". LMAO. Yeah no, thats not a review, thats an insult. With that being said, majority of the reviews on fragantica are a smell once run to the reviews and take a giant dump. Really have no value. If Creed centaurus is not your jam, please dont blind buy this. It is not for you. If you are not in to Niche scents, this is not for you. The Scent This fragrance is 100 percent a clone of Centaurus. It is actually quite amazing how close these two are side by side. So close in fact that I decided to opt out on Centaurus. If you are in to spicy sweet fragrances, this here is for you. I love centaurus and I believe that most people dont. Its an acquired taste at best. For those of you who want to know what it smells like, it is like red syrupy, cinnamon candy vibe but mature and smells like $$$. Dry down is amazing. Bottom line, it smells way more expensive than what it is. The DNA gets divisiveness because its too different for Creed. The Performance. 10 hours. One spray projects arms length with scent trail. Fills a room. Amazing. I cant believe this costs 40 CAD. This is value. Absolutely a must if you are looking for a Creed Centaurus alternative without paying out the nose. 8/10. Very unique scent I can't wait for winter. Meanwhile this one is doing the maceration macarena in the drawer getting ready for the snow. I am very happy I was able to pick this up at Winners instead of pulling the trigger at Holts.

Well, I usually agree with @JusttheFactsMan and most of his assessments. I disagree here. I only have a couple carded Creed Centaurus samples to use for comparison, but I decided to pick up this Rayhaan offering because the price was ridiculously low. As were my expectations. Imagine my surprise....at just how close this comes to Centaurus. I'd say easily 80-90%. Yeah, yeah, I know. Those last 10 or 20 percentage points are what makes it or breaks it. But, to the average person, it doesn't matter. I used my wife to test this theory, and without telling her which was which on the test strips, she chose Crimson. When I told her what they were, and the costs, she laughed. Her conclusion was, essentially, that when the dupe comes that close, it sells itself. I find that they differ slightly more in the mid, but the differences are slight. Performance and projection are, of course, slightly better for the Creed. But I can't in all honesty say that the Creed smells better, or even that it smells more complex. Because it doesn't. Either way, I dig the scent profile enough that I'll wear this once or twice this Fall/Winter and see how I like it. Worth noting that I have not smelled or tested the Aromatix fragrance (and probably never will). It may be closer, but how close is close enough? What is 'satisfactory'? Only the end user can judge, since it is subjective. This is all just my opinion, after all.....

there's something in this, the OG, killian smoking hot, montblanc individuel and its clones/inspirations, and so many other fragrances, that make them all smell super similar and I have no idea what it is. This and Centaurus are my favorite tho. my wife loves this, I love this, lasts well enough and projects well enough, bottle isn't horrible, so it's all good. I'll try to describe what it smells like. basically you have a fruity (maybe cherry or apple or mix) hookah blend in a can and unlit in one hand and some sweet resinous cinnamon tonka/vanilla smelling can of hookah tobacco in the other hand, you take both, layer them on top of the hookah, and light it with a spied sandalwood stick. all of that, minus any actual smoke. thats what it smells like. if youve smelled fruity hookah and know what all the other things I listed smell like, you'll know what this smells like based off my description. seems messy, but its accurate I promise. and if you like that, or if you like any of the fragrances I listed above, you'll like this

A stunningly close version of Creed Centaurus. I have both and struggle to identify CC from Rayhaan’s version after 10 minutes into the dry-down. The initial spray is harsher and more synthetic, but as it settles it rapidly morphs into the same cinnamon based, warm fall/holiday style fragrance. At this price point it is impossible to recommend CC. I have it because I want and respect the original - but for everyday wear why not wear a £40 proposition as compared with the £330 version. Creed should be applauded for their class and distinctive original perfumery, but criticised for their outrageous pricing. Rayhaan has well and truly I am not able to listen ever again hit the ball out of the park here. Zero points for originality but hey - that’s not what they are trying to do. Maximum marks for producing an expensive, long-lasting and desirable fragrance. I bought a couple of back-ups. Will always keep CC for special occasions and nights out, but will wear Crimson as my daily signature scent during the winter and fall months.

Personally, this is the type of fragrance I am in love with, despite most of the reviews here says that they don’t find it very appealing. This thing is nuclear, I can smell it on myself (not actually sniffing my skin, just in the air around me) for 7-8 hours straight. If you love spicy fragrance, you will like this as well. I don’t get that cherry note that everyone is talking about. Pepper and cinnamon syrup in the opening, then as it dries down I am getting this Smoking Hot by Kilian, hookah tobacco vibe. It’s peppery, sweet, smoky. Type of scent you want to wear when you want to stand out. Not mass appealing, as you can see from other reviews, but if you are into spices, you will be in love. Compliments? Maybe. More like “What is that scent? I’ve never smelled that before” For the price, I think this is one of the best pepper scents you can get. Season - Winter Time of the day - Night Scent - 9.2/10 Projection - 9/10 Performance - 9.3/10 Price - 10/10

Amazing smell. Lasted 12+ hours on paper and stayed pleasant til the end (no sharp/sour metallics). Initial bottle opening was obviously weaker than the shop tester so i sprayed out a few ml and left it for a couple of weeks. It's nice n sweet now. To me and quite a few others its sweet/spicy but some people say its too strong and aramus like (which i dont smell at all). Might be something in it that reacts for some people. I smelt centaur side by side and it smells identical. But, crimson lasted longer and was obvious even after overnight. Im using it in the middle of Australian summer, definite 1 spray only from a pocket decant. 2 for winter maybe 3. I think it would mix well with odyssey aoud or lalique encre noire sport. Cheers.

Currently my main perfume and I'm a massive fan of Centaurus (yeah no sh*t). The scent leans more on to spicy, cinnamon then vanilla. It's beautiful, unique and a compliment getter. longevity is great (8-16hrs on my skin, sticks to clothes for 24hrs. I'm not kidding) and sillage is enormous and leaves a trail at around 2-3meters. For its price, this is great and definitely a must try IF YOU HAVE SMELLED/USED/ARE FAMILIAR WITH CREED CENTAURUS. As much as I love this and again, currently my main perfume, it's not blind buy safe. Not everyone would like the smell as it can be cloying. Not recommended wearing in an office and crowded public transpo. Harsh spicy opening, though a smooth rundown. nonetheless, a great perfume.

this is one of the best dupe fragrances ever. coming from someone who owns almost a thousand fragrances ive gotten interested in dupe fragrances one of my favorite perfumes ever which is creed centaurus which what rayhaan crimson is duping, this fragrance genuinely does the duping job so damn well , basically 85% id say also this is not blind buy safe at all please buy this if youve first sampled it or you know a good bit about fragrances, the pink pepper and cardamom and vanilla is the thing youd notice first its blended so perfectly it makes me wanna start crying PERFECTLY BLENDED if you wanna stand out from a crowd this is the perfect thing , THE LONGEVITY very good for this price i get 10+ hours

This should be the baseline for pink pepper in perfumes. Before smelling this, I've smelt a few other things with pink pepper and have never noticed it; but after smelling this I know exactly what to look for. Tbh, this is pretty linear on my skin with the cinnamon, pink pepper, and vanilla/tonka bean carrying through in the opening till the end. It smells very simple but also very alluring. It has that characteristic, slightly playdough-like scent from the pink pepper, with a dusty cinnamon and earthy vanilla/tonka bean note that lingers throughout the day. Definitely not a blind buy, but I quickly fell in love with it.

Yes it’s very sweet, although it’s not a bubble gum type but more like an ambery cherry similar to Guerlain Ideal edp and could use more tobacco like the OG. However that’s the only difference from the og is the tobacco or the higher amount of tobacco. So if you love Centaurus you will “kinda” love this and if you dislike or I should hate, since that’s what these f’ed up people in this world connects with, then you will hate it. Simple. I prefer to layer, lightly, with a Red Tobacco type tobacco fragrance to dial down the sweetness. I know these are just opinions but RAID??? Lmao!!! 7.5/10

This is less than $30, the reviews here are crazy. I have got MANY compliments on this. For context, I'm someone who prefers wearing niche over dupes. This is one I would actually wear out to events & dates. It's that good, my only issue with this is that it may be TOO strong to overspray as I usually do. This smells very niche, cinnamon with tobacco I think it's really nice. It's also beast mode with crazy longevity & sillage. I have got compliments at work, from family wearing this. I would definitely recommend for the price it's a 9/10.

It’s literally a mix of Memo’s African Leather, Mancera’s Red Tobacco, and PDM’s Layton. Only get this scent if you have non of the mentioned fragrances (or their clones), or it will feel redundant. As a fragrance on it’s own though, I’ll give it a 7.75/10. Nothing inspiring or special, but it definitely cherry-picked the best parts from each of the mentioned fragrances and blended them very well. Even though I hate Red Tobacco, I’d wear this.

Rayhaan cooked !! This smells way more expensive than it costs. People blind buy perfume DNAs they don’t like and then come here to give bad reviews. This is a spicy syrupy sweet unique scent with good quality that will make you stand out. The sweetness makes it attractive & the scent lingers around for a long time. If you like niche and syrupy or tobacco fragrances, you will likely enjoy this. 10/10

This reminds me of scented candles which give Diwali/Christmas vibes, vibes of cold winter night time festivals. I have not tested Creed Centaurus and will not buy to test ever as I love my wallet and bank account. But I could safely say that to my nose the scent profile of Creed Centaurus seems to be much better than that of other winter-based fragrances! Rayhaan kudos for replicating this so well!!

A really nice spicy cinnamon and vanilla scent. I haven’t smelled Centaurus but it’s definitely in the realm of something like red tobacco. Not blind buy safe and definitely more on the niche side. But so well done and smooth for the price. I’m extremely happy with the price to quality ratio from Rayhaan. This is definitely more cold weather only.

When I first smelt this fragrance, I felt like it was a Christmas time only scent. After wearing it a couple times, I believe that it is more versatile than that! It is heavy cinnamon and it is blended nicely. I’m happy to have it in my collection. If you are not a fan of spice heavy fragrances, this is not for you.

First sprays out of the box are horrible. Then after like 10-15 sprays, it get's better, but still in the first 10minutes it is very strong and not really pleasant. The dry down is where this shines, it's very interesting spicy fragrance that will last at least 8hrs and project very well in the first 4h.

@JusttheFactsMan I usually find your comments spot on but in this case I disagree. This is at least 80/85% close to the OG and that's not important for me, but the longevity is way above average. It lasts easily 10+ hours on my skin with moderate/strong projection for the first 2/2 and a half hours.

Rayhaan – Crimson If you're a fan of amber, cinnamon, and spicy scents, this is a must-have!👌 It is incredibly long-lasting (12+ hours!).😱😱😱 Great value for the money.👍👍👍 It’s almost indistinguishable from Creed’s Centaurus! 🤗

Very lovely parfume. It got high quality smell without the insane price point. If you like warm and spice, cozy, cuddle, date night frags. This is it, for the price honestly is a steal.