Pacific

Well, where do I start?, this is like a way more pleasant hawas that can also be worn by older people, it's a really good perfume very similar to other perfumes but knowing that this is 2x cheaper than hawas, I wouldnt choose a better one to buy considering hawas is for younger people and many people I've met didn't like hawas saying it's too sweet and plumy despite it being a pretty good and longer lasting scent, it's soapy and good and with time it becomes better. The only issue with the scent is that it had a synthetic opening but after some time it's really good. I would say it lasts 6-7 hours on skin and more than a day on clothes can even last a week, which is pretty good considering it's a fresh fragrance, if they add a more musky note besides amber it would last longer without making it ruin the DNA of the fragrance. The sillage is pretty good it's strong I sprayed it and my brother who was like 2-3 meters from me smelt it, not bad sillage, it's strong. I would recommend it if u just want a budget scent for the summer it's really good. Many people might disagree with me but everyone smells something and everyone doesn't get the same bottle so ye.

First spray and I thought it was Invictus! Probably one of the best smelling Invictus dupes I have smelled so far. I bought it under the impression that it was just a good freshie you can’t go wrong with, and it absolutely is! I had no clue about the whole inspired by Invictus, but I asked my wife what it smelled like without seeing the bottle and she said Invictus but on the soapy side, just by a little bit though. It’s starts out with a strong fruity citrus smell, then starts the dry down into a fresher citrus soapy smell, like lemon and mandarin, then a final dry down adds a hint of ginger and a slight bit of wood but you can hardly smell the wood. Final dry down would be a Citrus, soapy, and wood dry scent with the citrus being the dominant one out of the bunch! Great fresh scent for all year around. A strong 4-6 hour scent and could go longer with an extra spray. 9/10

I got this Pacific and Ocean Rush for 23dollar for each one of them. Pacific really have good performance than OR. This opens up like Hawas or Invictus edt, very citrusy, bright, fresh aquatic and a lil bubblegum. The fresh natural-smelling citrus with a touch of sweet cardamom in the opening gives it a little depth and longevity. The drydown of lavender and amber really stick for a long time in AC room and project well during hot weather. Very good for blind buy and dumb reach perfume. I wanna talk about Ocean Rush but it didnt make it in here, so I just keep it simple. The opening for OR is just as the same as Afnan 9am Dive but it only stick around for 4 -5 minutes, then it start change to the drydown. From my nose, its drydown is musk heavy, almost animalic but stick for 4-5 hours.

#1237 in my "Tour de Fragrance" This is a very bright freshie, all in on the citrus. Definitely Summer wear. Most scents in this category have woody notes that this lacks, otherwise it reminded me of Lanvin's freshies, "L'Homme", "Homme Sport", "Eclat d'Arpege", Marina de Bourbon "Le Prince Charmant" and twenty plus Nauticas. But it's really more like Lattafa "Ansaam Silver" and Antonio Puig "Aqua Quorum", just sharper. I like it a lot. You can't expect great performance from any freshie and you don't get it here. You'll have to hit this repeatedly on a hot day. But it's versatile and inoffensive. Last summer I kept a bottle of Nautica "Voyage" in the car. This scent will fill that role this summer.

TL;DR - great base freshy that is fine solo but works best with more layered complexity. Very surprising freshy. I thought it was gonna be redundant but it hits all the spots I need / want it to. Could use more spice, maybe a clove or cinnamon under that current cardamom. I've begun layering this one with more complex spicy / creamy notes, think D&G Capri In Love, and it's bringing out the lavender and cypress much more. This take in the reviews that the amber is too animalic - its not wrong but I think it's misinterpreted and folks are getting that tinge from cypress amber combo clashing with the dry citrus.