Arrakis

Initial Impression- This is a very creamy citrus. To me it has a similarity to Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche. It seems this is supposed be extremely similar to Tygar which I have never smelled. I also read that Sospiro Vibrato is similar to both Tygar and Arrakis. Imo Vibrato is better in every aspect so far. However, Arrakis does smell very good. I will update later with performance. Update: So a day later wearing this it definitely develops. It starts out as a citrus cream sharing similarities to Chanel EDB. However the development does go into a nice woodsy musk. The ambroxan in this is very well done. The ambroxan gives off a very iso super e vibe if you can imagine a toned down Molecule 01. The similarities with Vibrato are still there as I am wearing one on each arm. Initially I thought Vibrato was better in every way, now I don't necessarily think so. I do think that Vibrato is brighter and fresher which I really like, but the grapefruit in Arrakis is very a authentic photorealistic grapefruit which lingers into some nice woods. Vibrato starts off stronger but Arrakis develops stronger. Longevity is about the same, Arrakis wins in Projection while Vibrato wins in Sillage. Scent: 8/10 Versatility: 8/10 Longevity 10/10 (12+ hours on my skin) Projection 8/10 Sillage: 7/10 Seasons: All seasons but really shines in the Spring and Summer Great buy for the price. I've seen as low as $120 and I've seen some people say they purchased for around $100 (which I'm sure was before the Vibrato hype). Will 100% purchase!

I own this, 1819, Tygar, and Black Panther (and have tried other ME clones like Turathi Blue and the Silver one). The opening screams grapefruit just like Tygar and Black Panther. It's a synthetic base of woods and ambroxan over what appears to be natural grapefruit (surely mixed with synth grapefruit accords). This seems true of all of those I mentioned (except 1819 which is sort of a totally different animal). Arrakis differs a bit as it's very bright but has an underlying herbalness to it that I don't pick up in Tygar but the base of ambroxan feels the same - that similar "high quality" ambroxan that some of these more expensive houses use that smells a bit less grating to me than the commonly found ones in designer releases. It's bright, clean, masculine leaning, and goes casual to formal easily. I get 6-8 hours and I can smell this coming off my skin for 2-3 hours (with the ambroxan being detectable for the life). A 9.0/10 for me. You need to like the modern style of fresh scents (like essentially everything from Louis Vuitton) to enjoy this but I find this is better than anything in LV's lineup and is about equal to me for Tygar (which I'd also rate a 9 but it's too expensive, even at the $230 USD I paid at Heathrow last year).

Spirit of Kings does it again! Wow, what a perfume! After initially being very impressed by Tabana, I know have another great perfume in my collection, and its named Arrakis! I am often times suprised when a not see-through bottle is actually a fresh fragrance. I dont know why, but somehow I associatie fresh fragrances with see-through bottles. And since the first spray this one is a spritz in the face! A spritz of grapefruit. Honestly, grapefruit should be used more often in fresh fragrances. The note breakdown for Arrakis is pretty simple. Top grapefruit, middle woody notes and base ambroxan. Its quite heavy on the ambroxan actually. The opening is freshly sour, like a bite from a grapefruit. Thanks to the ambroxan the opening stays there pretty long! The woody aspect comes lurking around after the initial hour. Up until then is fresh fresh fresh! Arrakis is a fragrance with a punch, an uplifting energizing punch. Ive read somewhere that is smells quite similar to Tygar from Bvlgari's luxury collection. Never smelled that one, but if thats so I would love Tygar aswell! Arrakis is by far a top 5 fragrance this summer!

Got this almost a year ago after smelling Bvlgari Tygar on the duty free and I'm not crazy enough yet to pay what Bvlgari is asking for a bottle (315usd on duty free or 460usd retail O_O). Basically, a very good quality clone of Tygar. So i started my internet search of alternatives (clones): i got to my collection: 1- Arrakis - Spirit Of Kings (100ml, EDP) 2- Sceptre Bronzite - Maison Alhambra (100ml EDP) 3- Enter the Tiger - The Dua Brand (30ml Extrait) sorted by quality: 1 - Arrakis 2 - Enter the Tiger 3 - Bronzite sorted by price: 1 - Bronzite 2 - Enter The Tiger 3 - Arrakis Sorted by personal preference: 1 - Enter the Tiger 2 - Arrakis 3 - Bronzite So of the three the one i liked the most is Enter the tiger by Dua, following Arrakis and then Bronzite. But, prices... Arrakis i paid something like 200usd Bronzite like 30usd Enter he tiger: 60usd To be honest, the three of them are very, very close the original tygar, and by comparing them if i didn't had any of them i would choose Bronzite... For 30 usd you are getting really really close to Tygar, and the quality is not bad at all

#1005 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant. My first Spirit of Kings scents were "Tabana" and "Matar" both fantastic. So is this. This is not similar in any way to Tiziana Tirenzi's "Arrakis." But it does smell more like something a desert warrior on a distant planet might wear. Both this, Woods Collection "Panorama" and several others get compared to Bvlgari "Tygar", which I have but seldom wear. I don't smell Bvlgari Tygar here. Tygar is most definitely a white grapefruit. I will note the Spirit of Kings website shows Ruby Red Grapefruit, not white Grapefruit, and this does have that sweeter, less dry and less sour note of a Ruby Red. They don't specify the mix of woods in the "woody notes" but it's a good, warm and inviting mix. Nice ambroxan. Acceptable longevity and projection. Masculine. I don't think this will offend anyone in any setting. Business and romance appropriate. I'll probably a buyer for this one after I get all the Christmas giving out of the way.