Bound For Men

I got this fragrance 2 weeks ago. When I tried the first sprays, it smelled horribly synthetic, like a carpet cleaner or something of the sort. Didn't think I would ever wear it if it stayed like that, but I wanted to give it a chance hoping it would improve with maturing. So now, two weeks later, I smelled it from the atomiser without spraying it and it didn't smell quite as bad as it used to, so I decided to spray some on my wrist just to test it out again. And just like how it smelled straight from the bottle, it was noticeably far less synthetic and quite enjoyable now to be honest. It went from my least favourite of any I own, to climbing up (at least to me personally) above other well renowned scents like Lattafa Asad, Davidoff Cool Water, and even Xerjoff Naxos. And don't get me wrong, I do like those fragrances too! But considering I picked this up for $16, and it's competing with $200+ fragrances like Naxos, is incredible. Yes it might not be quite as high quality as more expensive ones, but the fact if you're not necessarily thinking too deep into it, it smells just as good. However, I will note; upon spraying it today 2 weeks after the first sprays, usually atomisers wouldn't need to be pumped a few times before working properly again after they already have done so previously, at least in my experience that has never happened before. But with this fragrance, the atomiser needed a few sprays before working how it should again. It barely had anything come out the first spray, then second it spewed out like a shower hose without dispersing it into a mist. Didn't feel like putting more than that for a quick test on my skin so that's all I tried, but I'm sure if I did a few more sprays it would be more acceptable, but I thought that's something worth mentioning. It was $16 so I will allow for some shortfalls, and because it is so cheap wasting a few sprays to get it to working how it should before use isn't the biggest deal in the world if needed. I am not sure if this is just my bottle, as I have not heard anyone else mention this, but just something to keep in mind in case it could happen to you. Overall, all in all for $16 you can't really complain much about this fragrance. Just give it a couple weeks or so to mature and be wary of a slightly dodgy atomiser. But the scent is superb for the price besides those shortcomings!

Sapil Bound Cost me less then $15, I immediately bought a back up (blind buy) Glad I did. As I female I wasn't sure but I love any (apple and orangeish) scent so I was gonna try no matter what and for the price I should have bought 4 bottles. Now that price has gone up a bit. Okay I digress. I opened the box and bottle was nice and advertised as mens. Bottle has a leather look (for me no leather in juice). I fell in love. It has very nice longevity on my European skin and gr8 on clothes. It has gotten me compliments. and I just love smelling myself. This is for sure a easy go to for me and an amazing gift for the men in my life. 8.5 out o 10. Come to find out is allegedly a dupe for Armani Code Purfumo Which I never got a chance to smell. I don't care.My nose likes the smell on me and men. Sometimes I layer it with I love love machino and get crazy compliments from men and women

I think this is an absolutely winner for the price. A lot of these Middle Eastern Orientalsweet fragrances have an off smell that leans very synthetic and chemically. This is quite smooth, and I think if I had a blind test of it not knowing it was a clone I would say it was a decent designer fragrance. I can not say the same for a lot of the other clones by some of these companies like Afnan, Armaf and Maison Alhambra. Don't get me wrong, I like clone fragrances for the most part and I buy fragrances from the previously mentioned synthetic smelling companies, but I was very surprised that how decent this was. The the only downside is the projection and longevity aren't monstrous, but I wouldn't expect it for that price. This is a really really decent clone that doesn't smell as fake as many of the others. 9 out of 10 for what it is.

Upon initially opening and spraying for the first time, this opens up really harsh. Like really harsh, and kinda citrusy. It also never lasted too long initially and projects very weak. I wasn't actually disappointed to be honest as I was expecting this as also mentioned from a lot of reviews. I am also aware of the wonders of maceration. Fast forward to 3 months later, BOOM! It transformed dramatically with the harsh opening gone and the real scent revealed. Lasts all day, especially on clothing. Projects really good even with a single spray. I bet most negative reviews rely on pre-maceration experience. But most Middle Eastern fragrances are like such. Be patient and let this sit for a few weeks. For the price, I reckon no one should be complaining. A BIG 👍 for me.

It's really sweet, as in diabetic sweet. You have to like sweet fragrances, it's sweeter then 1millon and less fresh. Sweetness is similar to sweetness in Lattafa qaed al fursan. It's similar to sweet scents like invictus Victory. Not bad at all. Compared to code parfum which i have, it's extremely sweet, less powdery (i was hoping it would be more powdery), probably more fresh overall which isn't a good thing in this context and silage is better then code PARFUM, which is crazy to say, but in my opinion not as good in the scent profile which you wouldn't expect. You get the code DNA under a ton of sweetness. For the price excellent.