Another great video/list, Dallas. Now, I own Naxos and couple bottles of Pure Havane (backup bottles) and both are unbelievable fragrances (masterpiece worthy title). When I heard about Insurrection ll Wild, I had to get a bottle just to see what the hype was all about and to prove to those that there's no way it can smell similiar to Naxos and PH. Boy was I wrong and I was blown away how great of clone it was to PH. Do yourselves a favor and grab Insurrection ll Wild if you want to smell exactly like Pure Havane for a fraction of the cost and I can honestly say it's a 1 to 1 clone. If you want to spend in the upwards of $200+ for PH and $175+ for Naxos, by all means and I'd be happy to sell you my backup bottle of PH. Yes, it's that great of a clone!
Got Al Haramain L’Aventure Intense recently and I sprayed it on one wrist and Aventus on the other. Could not tell a difference except the Aventus was completely gone in a couple hours.
I was to late for the party for Pure havane (I'm more into this hobby not even a year yet), but Insurection II Wild is in my collection and I like it very much. In fact I'm rocking this today.
One last thing. DUA Fragrances, and the like, used to be relatively great deals on clones for expensive frags when purchased with their 25 or 30% sales. However they have been getting ridiculously expensive for 30 ml and cheap looking bottles/presentation. It used to be with sale coupon about $1.14 a ml but nowadays it's $ 1.70 mil or more. Houses like Lattafa do more or less the same thing with great bottles/presentation for 100 ml costing for about about 30 cents per ml. That's a huge price difference.
Love a good clone video! Lattafa has not disappointed for me this year! I even accidentally ordered the Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst edition instead of the Oud For Glory edition, and I was very pleasantly surprised!
Insurrection II Wild is a huge, Huge, HUGE go to Fave, even as cheap as it is I have a back-up for my back-up and even bought Mom a bottle because she loves it too, my question is, Do you have or have you reviewed any others in the line? Are any of them sleeper hits too?
I've only tried Insurrection II Wild which I loved and Dark II which I hated. LOL Dark II had a generic soapy, medicinal scent and was very weak. Could barely smell it. I've read the other ones are clones of Creed Aventus which I already have many of, so I've avoided those. REYANE gave me a sample of Tabaco and Cognac but that seems to be an exclusive scent going for about $300. Yikes. But their packaging and bottles are nice and look great for a gift. Hopefully they'll release something new!
I got it in a couple of weeks ago, and its not nearly as strong as what I've been lead to believe. Did you let it sit for awhile before wearing it alot? How many sprays do you usually use?
@@bradward5882 its very strong to my nose and ppl around me,i usually do a vouple sprays to the front and back of neck,my shirt,and maybe one to my elbow or wrist
@@bradward5882 same thing happened to me. I looked around online for the reason and was told let it sit for a month and it performs really well now. Kind of annoying, but at least you won't have to throw it out
I was waiting for Insurrection II wild for like close to 1 year. But sadly other than US it doesn't seem to be available anywhere else. As it is selling for £40+ on ebay here in UK. I got tired and found a good deal on Pure Havane 90ml for £60 and got that instead. Funny thing is all the other Insurrection's are available at £20.
If you are an adventurous and out of the box thinking person you should try layering Insurrection 2 Wild to Ameer Oud Intense Oud by Lattafa, you will be nicely surprised by how vanilla , sugar and smoke can transform into an addictive mellow /smooth and smoky sweet delicious scent!
I am the same way on my channel which is a combination of wet shaving and fragrances. I see people dropping three to $400 on a razor and most people can't do that. You don't have to spend a lot of money on any hobby to really enjoy it. Having said that it is nice to have a few really good fragrances that are in the upper echelon of price
4:15 I like how you said traditional, and I don’t know if you were intentionally said it or not, but Turathi actually mean traditional in Arabic. So your words were spot on
Hello Dallas, how are you? I'm digging the video and list. Insurrection Wild 11 is a favorite of mine. Afnan Turathi blue is really nice as well. HARAMAIN EXTAIT AMBER IS ON MY LIST. STAY SAFE BROTHER.
You guys gotta try "Weaving Oud" by Oakcha. Smells incredibly identical to Oud for Greatness by Initio. It's only $40 and I got 9-10 Hours out of it with a 2 ft projection. Lasts longer than Dior Sauvage Elixir!
If I had 3 similar smelling frags and the first is discontinued and the 2nd is overpriced, of course I'd be hitting on the 3rd more often. Its not about the scent at this point.
been goin for clones/dupes now, before been goin for designers and niche now im into clone and dupes saves me a lot of money while smelling good and common people wont event recognize the scent whether clone or the real deal, only fraghead does hahaha
I don't mind clones and I have them mixed with my designers and niche. I think it's hypocritical when some perfume snobs won't use them or review them. Why? Because designers and niche houses are always copying/cloning what's popular with.slight twist and claiming it's an original. Think about all the Sauvage, 540, Aventus, etc... "clones" out there by big houses both designer and niche. Thanks for the suggestions.
Anybody else use his community tab to look for deals but the prices dont match? Dont know if this is just me cause I dont have the best coupon code plugged in or not.
Ended up purchasing the Afnan Highness 111 fragrance on your recommendation. That stuff is amazing. Great quality. Greatly appreciate your videos. Keep up the amazing work👍
@@ben1210 I've seen those recommendations too, but i didn't try Turathi Brown yet. Even if they are similar with slight advantage to Turathi Brown, I'll still go for kismet because of it's cheaper and deserve buying.
I agree with all the choices on this list but Tuxedo is waaaaay better than Moustache in the drydown. The opening is identical but very different drydown. Obviously this is just my opinion and experience. Peace.
I have an Amazon gift card so this vid came at the perfect time. Anyone try Black Panther? Would you recommend? Or just go with something like Oud for Glory? Or any suggestions? Love OFG and Tygar but those prices are steep.
I never regret for subscribing to this channel and also @GentsScents. They always give us a QUALITY CONTENT on a daily basis. Thanks for the RU-vid's algorithm that lead me to them. I was once a fan of Jeremy Fragrance but then, I stopped watching him when he started to upload trash and unsubstantial contents. That really s*cks.
Lol I don't lie about what I'm wearing. I am happy to say it's a clone. Why spend $250 bucks when you can get it for $60. Now I got people buying clones and going broke just like me. I feel better about myself now 🤣🤣
I went on a serious sampling and spending spree in the niche department recently. Not impressed. I have so many designers and even cheapies that smell just as good or even better. Yes, the quality of niche fragrances is certainly reliably good but especially those entry level niche scents which still cost 200-300€ per flask usually just lack the headturning effect. Most of them are generic, boring and forgettable. Especially going down the whole rabbit hole of Aventus clones I had to experience it myself how bad Aventus really is. I also hate BR540 and was disappointed by dozens of XerJoff fragrances. I bought the Parfum Cologne of Elysium by Roja and a 7.5ml phial of the parfum. They are nice but certainly not even remotely worth the money. Performance is bad and there are some distinct bleach nuances in both of them which are just disgusting. Also tried Oceania and Apex. Both suck imo. I tried a number of hyped Initio Parfums. Besides Blessed Baraka I was not whooed at all. And even BB is only interesting compared to the rest. Hell, even Oud for Greatness is unwearable for me and I wouldn't want to smell like that. I checked a number of Parfums de Marly fragrances and was seriously bored. Yes, Delina is gorgeous. Meliora is also ok. But the offerings for men are all super boring and generic stuff. Especially Layton has been done so often, that I would not see how buying this would be justified in any meaning of the term. The only niche brand I was kind of impressed by was Nishane. But then again, I only bought what I really liked. Even Nishane has plenty of forgettable stuff.
