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Semi-fresh. Start out ruff and slowly get better with the life of the fragrance. Add half a season wearabilty Love it. The opening was a bit harsh to my nose at first—smelled like off bug spray—but I don't mind it anymore. Super strong stuff—I only sprayed twice (one under my shirt and one on top of my hand) and I actually got a headache. It took a few wears for me to get into this juice but now it's addicting. Longevity seems to depend on the day for me for some reason but even when it wears out faster it still lasts me a good 6-7 hours. Regardless, it projects like a freight train just like my bottles of Supremacy in heaven and Silver not only intense. The comments in oud for greatness say it's an overpriced oud cheapie that you can find anywhere in the middle east, well... this is it! I have some comparisons with Lattafa's counterpart I can share. But the disclamer here is that I just randomly got a bottle of the Afnan that does perform. I wonder if perhaps there's two batches floating around or something. Mine wasn't amazing out of the box - but letting it sit for a few months made it perform A LOT better - yet someone below mentioned it had no effect for them.
Blows Oud for Glory out of the water. Not even a competition. Oud for Glory is in the G-League and Supremacy in Oud is dunking on your favorite all-star. Sweeter and denser. Smooth from the get-go but hits that point where I wish it was edgier. Fall and Winter only, BUT... enjoy better quality and extra performance I have both OFG and this one. To me afnan is the more refined and smooth version of OFG because that one -to my nose- is a little rough on the edges but afnan is absolutely gorgeous .. creamy and smooth.. one would think this is the original and OFG is the clone!!
I prefer perfumes that makes me stand out in a great way and if I can get that from less popular brands, so be it. But unlike some others I wouldn't say that it's overly sweet. Compared to e.g. Pure Havane it is just a half sweet fragrance lightened by the dry saffron airiness and lavender which is more detectable than in Lataffa. Price point - super affordable and honestly I am no longer intrigued by niche brands that are charging so much more for fragrances that are easily replicated by mass market brands. P.S: I also have supremacy not only intense .. that one I wouldn't say an exact clone of aventus .. they're pretty different. But in oud is really close to OFG maybe some notes are amplified on this one but generally you can call it a clone I gave one bottle to my Mum and I must say that till date, out of my 55 bottles of perfumes, nothing smells like Afnan Supremacy Gold. It is one the scents I reach for when I went to smell unique, enticing and amazing without having to blend other scents together.
In the air they are hard to distinguish .. ofg is sweeter and more sugary .. this one is a little darker and I actually prefer the scent ..! But I'd say they're about 85% similar and you wouldn't need both..! Oud combined with florals other than rose always makes me curious. Here it's beautifully blended with violet. This is a softer, more feminine oud that has a bit of the typical sharpness, but doesn't feel harsh and medicinal or animalic. The violet feels sweet and somewhere between powdery and aquatic, like only violet can do. Vanilla gives the scent a warm and inviting base, but doesn't overtake it completely. I also like the nutmeg note, at first I thought I smelled cinnamon, but after reading the notes list I can see that it's a different spice. Iris and patchouli add lovely little accents that give depth and balance to the scent. It’s a beautiful blend of Oud and spices and flowers that works so well on my skin and maintains its potency on my clothes for hours. Unlike some fragrances that need you to be heavy handed with them for them to project well, Supremacy Gold does a great job with 3 - 4 sprays. Afnan has slightly better longevity. Projection initially is a bit less in reach, but timewise it projects for longer... if that makes senseAs for performance, I actually don't get beast mode on ofg .. it's really long lasting but doesn't project that much .. but afnan is a true beast and fills the house .. I havent gave it a full wear and can't say much about longevity but I doubt it last as long as ofg because that one is parfum and this is EDP. Btw I prefer it this way .. I like my fragrance to project and make a statement.. I'll compare the longevity in next days and will update this post but as up now I really love it and prefer it to the original even if they were priced the same (btw ofg is much fancier in term of presentation though afnan is no slouch either)
This is now one of my absolute favorites in a collection of ~70 frags. The opening is absolutely Godly. Right off the bat, DRY cedar vibes and a beautiful woody, spicy oud with an incredible natural lavender. The lavender here with the woods and spices is just.. awesome. This does bear some similarity to OFG, especially in the opening. It is a beast performer as well. All well and good. However, I really dislike it mainly because of the skanky sweetness. This is basically what I'm aiming for. I have a 10 ml decant of the real thing, so I know the difference in quality. Oud for Glory doesn't smell exactly the same, but the difference in smell vs. the difference in price is pretty stark. If I were looking for an Amouage, I definitely wouldn't settle for a clone; the blend is too complex and the ingredients are of a high enough quality that it probably just couldn't be reproduced effectively. But OfG strikes me as both a pretty simple and likely synthetic blend, making it easier to clone. The sillage is nearly identical, although up close the differences are clear. Still, it comes close enough to what I enjoy about my decant to scratch the same itch. The heart of the perfume is where the true magic resides. Oud dominates this centre stage, its raw and ancient appeal creating an earthy, powerful scent profile. Its woody muskiness is unmistakable and gives the perfume its distinctive character. A whisper of sweetness is mixed in, softening the oud just enough to keep it from becoming overwhelming.
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Just another hidden gem from Afnan. Third bottle from the brand in my collection and I still get surprised of the super high quality they deliver.
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