Fareed

This review is pretty much the same as my review for Lattafas Al Nashama caprice as they are so similar in quality and scent profile, I'd genuinely struggle to choose one over the other! Again, I'm astounded that a fragrance at this price not only competes with a classic like LNDH but surpasses it. Many inspirational scents fall short but occasionally something comes along that is astounding. For under £30 GBP you get a classic that performs way beyond it has any right to! It projects at way over arms length for a good few hours and remaining easily noticeable, but slightly closer for the same again. The sillage is very good and people will take notice without any respiratory issues. Again, it's a classic for a reason. Timeless and distinguished. As per the original it's a male dominant scent, hence the name of the YSL offering. But hey, these days you can pretty much wear what ever floats your boat! Wear in almost any situation and whatever season it happens to be. This product will do it all. Probably for the more level headed, civilised type of individual but if you enjoy quality and class why not give it a go, whatever your age! The actual scent is so incredibly well blended that it truly belies it's price. The notes listed are all fairly distinguishable singularly and combine beautifully as a whole. Fareed is just a little bit more lively all around over the original, hence why it offers offers the much welcomed increase in performance. Someone seems to have asked themselves how they could keep the essence of the original but improve it in just about every area.....they succeeded spectacularly. Now, you'd think it's lucky to find one decent clone of a classic but stone me, I managed to stumble across two together! If you like the sound of this but would like an additional fresher blue aspect then I implore you to try Al Nashama Caprice by Lattafa. It has all of the quality and performance of this Fareed but adds a new/old element by mimicking the very popular but strangely discontinued Bleu electrique version of NLDH. Either are just excellent, offering strength and performance quite a bit better than the perfumes they copy without losing the identity of the originals. Honestly, I'm more a fan of classic Barbershop, Fougere and chypre style of fragrance but these are an excellent alternative when I fancy something different.

This is the bottle I've been hunting for! OG: The original La Nuit de L'Homme is an absolute masterpiece in men's perfumery, but over the past decade or so, it has suffered from mediocre performance. The bottle I bought last year doesn't even come CLOSE to the performance of the bottle I bought in 2010. Even with these issues, LNDL has maintained its status as the ultimate date-night scent. Solid Clone: I discovered Riflesso a couple of years ago, and was impressed with how close it was to the OG - about 95%. Sadly, the performance of that bottle also matched the OG - 1 hour of projection, 3 more hours as a skin scent. If you prefer lower performance for any reason, this is the one to get - Riflesso is priced 60% lower than the original for an almost perfect match. The Best Clone: Now we get to this bottle by Riiffs. They've also been able to match LNDL's scent at around 95%, but with the 5% that's missing, THEY FIXED THE PERFORMANCE PROBLEM! I sprayed it on my hand 6 hours ago, and it's still a solid skin scent that will easily be there for a few more. It projected moderately for about 2 hours, settled down into a small scent bubble for another 2.5 hours, and is still going as a solid skin scent. This, to me, is the performance you need for the perfect date night - it will project quietly through dinner, remain in a intimately cozy scent bubble through "dessert", and still be a skin scent for the afterglow. Unlike most other clones, this one needed none of the usual maturation - I got this performance out of the bottle USPS just delivered yesterday. Can't wait to see if it improves over the next couple of weeks. This is a perfect 10...and I only paid $30 for it.

Sprayer leaves a lot to be desired. Presentation is on par with cheaper perfumes but I like it. Now on to what really matters. I received my bottle yesterday and wore it to work that night. So this is my opinion based on limited usage. This is in fact a 1-1 of the OG LNDL. No need to let this sit. It smells wonderful right out of the box. I received three compliments from ladies during this 8 hours and two from my male counterparts. Everyone wanted to know what it was so I provided them the back story of possibly the best date night scent ever created and how it lost its balls. Then I proceeded to link them straight to the Riiff website at their request. Fareed was present during the entirety of my 8 hour shift with the strongest projection lasting around 3-4 hours. I would say about 4-5 feet during this time. An arms length 5-7 hours in and finally a skin scent for the remainder. To me the hype is real and Fareed brought a huge smile to my face the moment I got the first whiff. You will be frustrated by the lackluster sprayer but what lies within the purple glass is truly something I have been missing ever since I sold my pricey OG bottle. I was told 10/10 by my coworkers. I always try to ask them to rate. For the price of $39.99 you cannot go wrong.

I have this, Lattafa Al Nashama Caprice, Fragrance World Jack of Clubs and Grandeur Iconic Nuit. This is definitely more original La Nuit and has the strong cardamom from the vintage juice. I was literally comparing it against my 2011 vintage La Nuit today and they are extremely close. While this has the amped up spices in the opening, it is also a bit airer like Frozen Cologne. This is definitely stronger and slightly longer lasting than even vintage La Nuit, but it's good for maybe 7-8 hours total, strong projection for the first hour, moderate projection for hours 2-5, skin scent 6-7. It slightly outlasts the vintage 2011 juice. Anyone saying 2011-2012 LNDH was a beast is greatly exaggerating, even though it was the strongest formula and blows away 2009-2010 and 2013-2025 batches. Fareed definitely outperforms every version of La Nuit and every flanker I've tried. Unfortunately I am just so burned out on La Nuit de l'Homme DNA. I don't think I will be reaching for this again anytime soon. If anyone is interested in trading for my bottle, send me a PM. Please, CONUS only. I also have a couple bottles of La Nuit de l'Homme EDP (the old discontinued version) for sale or swap .

I don't own or have much experience with YSL La Nuit De l'Homme but from what I do remember, this is in the 90-95% range of similarity. Regardless, I have become somewhat of a fragrance snob and have stopped buying clones/dupes altogether. I'd rather spend my money on better options that are more expensive and for good reason. One bottle of a well sourced fragrance as opposed to 5/$30 clones just seems to be the better option for my taste. That being said, this is the one clone that I felt would be nice to own based on the hype and it has more than lived up to it. I don't subscribe to the "maceration" theory but I'm gonna see if it pertains to this beauty. With or without it, it's a wonderful scent that Riiffs did an amazing job with. Performance doesn't appear to be anything great but hopefully that'll come in time. Excellent purchase that I would recommend to anyone, despite where they find themselves on their fragrance collecting spectrum.