Al Barari Coral

Well, this is one that definitely takes some maceration(I love seeing reviews where they say masturbation instead). Upon initial opening, it's a bit of a mess. You get hit with every note, from everywhere, all at once. So I let mine sit in the corner for 2 months thinking about what it had done. The time of reflection helped tremendously. It's now a bit more nuanced in how the waves come at you. Before, it was like a hurricane of smells enveloping you. Now, it's more like a nice summer breeze on the beach. Lasts about 4-6 hours after maceration, was a bit less upon initial opening. Not the strongest projection, but better than some summery fragrances. Has a decent sillage trail, but this doesn't last more than an hour or 3. On the initial opening of the bottle, I'd rate it at maybe a 6/10. After maceration, I'd bump it up to an 8-8.5/10

I've been looking for a proper blue talisman dupe ever since i smelt Velixir Icarus, and then I tried turathi electric which is way too sweet and perform poorly. Now i haven't smelt the OG yet, but this has a mango twist compared to the other dupe, not strong and not very subtle, which works for me because i like mango. The overall smell is like a fresh pear mango a bit soapy and the dry down got some musk to it and a tad sweet but not gourmand like, definitely more masculine than turathi electric. The performance is very good, on skin it last 6-7 Hour, and on clothes it stays on all day, the silage and projection is medium, not loud and annoying but also not quite, so it's still a safe office scent. Overall a very good fragrance especially considering the price.

Favorite dupe of blue talisman. Takes the best of blue talisman and amplifies it by making it a touch fruitier. Banger

Initial impressions of this left me with mixed results. On one hand, this smells great in the air with its musky-fruity combo. However, it smells really synthetic and chemically in close quarters. I am also struggling to get that strong pear Blue Talisman opening, and instead I’m getting an overdose of mango instead. Kind of like a sticky 7D dried mango. Performance and longevity also struggles, and I only get about 2 hours of projection with about 6 hours of longevity, and it is even worse on skin. And that is with a strong 6-7 sprays. Will let this sit for a couple of months and come back to it again to see if things improve.

Never tried Blue Talisman, only it's other dupe, Art of Universe. Compared to that, this is less peary and candy-y than AoU, but more berry-ish. I feel like it's more appropriate for the gym. (got a compliment yay)