aka’ula

Wow! Probably one of the most spectacular fragrances I have sampled this year. Haters will say this is Aventus clone, but it's actually better quality and more daring than aventus. Nowadays, every fragrance with pineapple it's considered immediately an Aventus clone. This juice is BEAST MODE on my skin. 12+ hours longevity and 5-6 of strong projection. It starts with a ginger, pineapple leave combo, with a hint of smoke. Then as the scent progresses you'll get more of the smoke with some oud, which is more of a woody, subtle oud, nothing skanky. The pineapple/ginger will still be present throughout the fragrance though. Vanilla is also present but not overly sweet, it's more in the background as well as the coffee note.In a nutshell, this is a fruit/smoke fragrance that performs beastly and gets me compliments. Quality is there, performance is also there and the scent as a whole is Devine. Check this one out guys, it's a new house but it will get bigger and bigger with time !

I bought a sample of this fragrance because I was intrigued by the ultra smokey and unique opening that I smelled when I tested it in store. I generally like to wear masculine scents, but as much as I love this fragrance, it's more for my husband than for me. I absolutely love the opening of this fragrance that is nothing like any other perfume I've experienced. Initially this has a very strong sillage, but within a couple of hours, it dries down to a smaller sillage and less smokey scent. I enjoy every stage of this unique masculine sexy fragrance...but for a man more than for me.

Finally, a smell with personality! It's a whole luau, reminding me of the annual Roast on the Coast my dad's Hawaiian coworker would invite his Intel buddies' families to. Starts off with a strong, woody bbq smoke, developing into a grilled pineapple sort of scent, then drying into a soft, spicy, and slightly sour oud/wood. Not a sexy frag, but that's fine because it's going for a friendly, approachable, but powerful vibe. If the coffee note was more dominant, this would be perfect for me.

I have an old decant and what I get is a dark aquatic scent, thats both breezy and smokey with hints of pineapple. Really great stuff. A bit fruity at times, a bit stoic, sometimes green and cool, but overall it gives a coastal vibe. Don't know if its been reformulated, their website now lists it as the "(2025) VERSION," which I can only assume it was unfortunately.

This is my go-to night fragrance. The self-described notes of "volcanic ash" come through. It's earthy, smoky, woody and has some tropical sweetness balancing the scent. Still, it's potent. This is a statement fragrance, and better for the cold-weather months and nights out. It's not right for every occasion, but when it is, man, it pops.