Privé Gold

When I bought this I had no idea it was a dupe of erba Pura, thought it was a BR540 dupe. I have sospiro erba pura magica and as soon as I smelled this I realised what it was duping. Better still this perfume lasts, sprayed it on the back of my hand and it lasted a good 8 hours. I have the original so don’t really need both but let me tell you that this stuff is overlooked, it cost pennies and is phenomenal for the price. I am going to use this as a daily and keep my Sospiro for special occasions. In comparison it smells at least a 95% dupe, only difference to my nose is that erba pura magica is more of a photorealistic citrus, but in the dry down I really cannot tell the difference.

It’s almost one-to-one match with Amber Oud Gold by Al Haramain but costs significantly less. The longevity is decent, has more oud as well. I’m hoping it gets even better with time. Riiffs is really delivering lately.

If you can find this shit anywhere, congratulations, but do not buy it. The opening is incredible. Crazy good woody spice even more so than spice bomb extreme. BUT... the fragrance is literally gone in 10 minutes. Unless someone presses their nose against your skin they will not smell it. Put on 10 sprays if you want nobody will smell it. Unfortunately disappointing because of how good the first 30 seconds of the opening is.