Tiger

Rayhaan Tiger; what a great scent, especially when you consider the value. It's definitely got the Penhaligons Halfeti vibe but I think this is more of rounded, crowd pleaser as opposed to a nuanced niche product. Having said that, I'd be hard pushed to buy a bottle from the illustrious and historic london brand when I can get a very similar hit from a Rayhaan product that's not only good quality and close enough, but at around a fifth of the price! Halfeti is probably the only line from Penhaligons with any kind of true performance. Fortunately, in that area They'll go toe to toe. Tiger will offer you a strong sillage that'll fill a room initially, half fill a room for another several hours until it will gradually fade to a noticeable skin scent after well over 8 hours and remain for another several after that! Now to the actual scent itself. It's definitely a relative of the Penhaligons favourite but I find it a little harder to pick out all the individual notes, not a bad thing as I believe the way it's blended offers something beautifully rounded and a little different. All the notes are there in some form, something milky, rose, amber and patchouli amongst a few others. It just works so well together offering something wearable but elevated to a slightly higher level than it's price suggests. In the air it's hard to tell which one you are wearing but at an intimate level it's marginally noticeable. No complaints though. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses. One offers a staged wear while the other is more linear. Anyone who wants a well crafted, autumn, winter and spring scent should consider this product. Probably not for anyone under 30 though! In the best way, this is a fragrance for someone with a little maturity and class. Not something you'd wear for a rowdy pub crawl or the like. It's definitely better suited to a day when you are dressed in at least smart, casual attire and may pop in somewhere ad-hoc for lunch or a little later on in the evening for a dinner, possibly an intimate one at that. It'll be fine for a nice office setting right through to a more special occasion. It's quite versatile and nothing I can think of that could possibly cause offence, although I'm sure there are plenty out there who'll find something to complain about! I'd be hard pushed to let this leave my collection now, in fact I wont. Personally, It's not an everyday wear but it is an excellent option when you want something of a different profile to the vast number of pure florals, blues etc that are available. It's very nice. Great product, excellent performance and well crafted. Amazing value that may cause a few blushes at a perfumery somewhere in old London town!

***Update*** So yeah, Rayhaan's Tiger and my (very nicely Maturated) bottle of Lattafa's Mohra did initially perform just about the same, but now after having Tiger for about a month, it does Linger quite a bit longer on skin after doing this updated side by side with Mohra. Now Mohra is still great, but on skin, when it fizzles out in 6 to 7 hours, it's completely GONE-GONE. Tiger's base lingers much longer and it behaves more like a "Niche fragrance" would bc the base notes and especially the Patchuli are done much better and are just deeper and more rounded out. IMO, Tiger really is the better Halfeti Clone. and while it costs twice as much as Mohra, its worth it. Now if you dont wanna pay between 30 to 40 bucks for a clone, Mohra is phenominal! Also Mohra also lasts easily till the following day on clothes so it aint no slouch! Again, its that deep Patchouli base in Tiger tho!.. But I till LOVE my Mohra! LMAO! ----------------------------------------------------- Well DAAANG! What took Fragrantica so long to get this bad n?! Lol.. Anyways I FREAKIN' LOOOOOVE this Dna. Was introduced to Penhaligon's Halfeti dna via (it's very FIRST) clone which was actually Lattafa's Mohra! YEP! Lattafa did it first folks! For some reason that fantastic frag didnt catch as much steam as Rayhaan's Tiger has, but thats ok, that meant less people wore it (hate wearing frags everyone else is wearing.) What Im sorta shocked about is the lack of a Cedar note in Tiger?? IMO its actully THEE stand out note in Tiger and Mohra🤔 Anyways, Mohra and Tiger smell just about EXACTLY THE SAME, but Tiger is smoother and may last a bit longer. I say "may last longer" bc in doing a side by side SEVERAL TIMES, its sorta hard to tell really. Tiger sprays out twice as much per pump, and since Ive had Mohra for close to 2 years, its "Maturated" and improved in just about EVERY WAY. Now Mohra's Cedar note is a bit "sharper" and more present than Tiger's Cedar (if there's really any Cedar in it). And when I do the two spritzes of Mohra to match the one of Tiger, they seem to last just as long, its honestly sorta hard to tell which one out performs which although Mohra is an edp and Tiger is an "extrait". Anyhow I really love this dna. Both Mohra and Tiger are amazing fragrances, but Mohra needs time to get to where Tiger already is. Thanks to whomever took time to read my thoughts on this FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC DNA! Love having both fragrances in my collection!

***Update 3 months in*** Man! This fragrance is absolutely GORGEOUS! Ive had Rayhaan's Tiger for going on 3 -4 months now and the Cedar note has gotten more "Camphorous" which gives the dna better projection and I am LOOOVING the way this smells now more than ever! Haven't had the pleasure of trying Penhaligon's Halfeti yet, but I've heard that Tiger performs even better?? Idk, but (IF) Halfeti actually smells better than Tiger does, my head would friggin' EXPLODE and Id be $300 or so bucks in the hole rn bc "Cheapie Clone or not" This dna is basically one of my all time favorites outta my 200+ bottle collection which includes everything from Designers, Clones and quite a few "Niche" fragrances. Rayhaan's Tiger is a STUNNING, aromatic, Orienta-VERY-Woody fragrance and if there are any "Cedar-Heads" like myself reading this review who cannot afford to drop $300 plus dollars on a fragrance all willy-nilly like, then Rayhaan's Tiger is a MUST-HAVE! I rarely give this score even to some of my fave Niche frags, but man! This is a 9 outta 10 fragrance especially now that its gained a more Camphorous espect with Maturation. Oh and the performance is excellent lasting 7 to 8 hrs on skin and easily till the following day on clothes. One of my favorite parts of Tiger besides the stellar performance is that I DO NOT go nose-blind to it! With only 3 maybe 4 spritzes I smell it on myself all day long and its amazing. Theres also something almost vanillic in the far dry-down, maybe the "Milk note?" Idk, but this stuff is amazing. I really love this fragrance! Ive gotta get my nose on the real thing MAAAAN!🤪

This is good, very good. Blind buy safe if you like Halfeti Opening: Spicy with a hint of citrus' coming through, well blended and smooth Dry-down: Rose + milk + amber + spice come through more. The amber and spice is like its own thing and the milk gives the rose (+spicy amber) a creamy and slightly sweet quality that smells elegant and rich. None of the notes mentioned are prominent, it's very well balanced and smooth. Dry down is very similar to Halfeti. I'd honestly say this makes the original redundant. For instance, I have CDIMEDT and I would say its not as high quality as Aventus. It's still nice to wear day-to-day, to the gym etc but wouldn't wear it for more important occasions. However with this; I would say the quality is good enough where I would trust it for the more important/serious stuff. The atomiser is great, lot's of juice. I would say it's safe in the summer if you spray it once. I can see how this might be cloying as it is very rich, just don't go trigger happy. I typically only do 2-4 sprays of any fragrance. On my skin:* hrs 1-4: 6ft+ projection, great scent trial hrs 5-8: Arms width personal bubble. Sillage is still there but not as strong hrs 9/10 becomes more of a skin scent and dies off around hr12

MAN! The Penhaligon's-Halfeti dna is MESMERIZING to my nose. Sadly I do not own the OG, but Tiger absolutely does this dna justice! My fave part is this Very aromatic, almost "Camphorous" forward Cedar note and how perfectly it pares with the more resinous woody notes. I also freakin' LOOOVE how the almost "Bright" Camphorous Cedar paires with the Lavender, Rose and the Vanillic touches in yhe base. Now, while this is one of my all time favorite dna's, and after wearing Tiger quite a few times, I've NEEEVER-EVER recieved a compliment from wearing it. Even when trying to solicit a complimemt by asking co-workers if my scent was too strong or if Id "Over done it" tbat day, Ive NEVER been told that my fragrance (Tiger) smelled good at the time, and was actually told that ut smells like "Any other fragrance Ive worn- WHAAATT😥😢😭!) LOL! All this to say that Rayhaan's Tiger is NOT a "Compliment beast", "Panty-Dropper" or a safe blind-buy. Its a very "Nuche" smelling fragrance which just smells super "Expensive" and imho, BEAU-TEE-FULL! STILL THOUGH Tiger remains one of my favorite scents, and the performance is sssmoooth yet potent and very long-lasting. IMHO, I have to give Tigar a 9.5 outta 10, clone or NOT! ME GUSTA MUCHO!