Dakar has to be one of the best values out there. I enjoy both the roll-on oil and the spray versions. The performance is very good. I get a very strong clove scent in the dry down that is a little strong for my taste. Still, that could account for the fact that this outperforms, the current Drakkar Noir by about five hours.
I love to use the oil roll-on and then spraying the new Drakkar over top of it gives you the citrus top with that oak moss-heavy Drakkar base. It almost perfectly mimics what I recall Drakkar vintage smelling like.
Great video as usual Kelan ! I agree 100 percent with your review. When it comes to the Drakkar noir DNA which I’m a big fan of this one is a good choice for the cheapest ones along with Lomani pour homme which I prefer. There are the high end ones like Duc de Vervins and Ceasars man which I found because of you on this channel. I really like Dakar but I found it a little bit too sweet and not enough minty at least for my taste. I have Lord which is more like Lapidus pour homme and it’s a very good one too. Keep up the good work!
i bought this one a while back because i was looking for a drakkar noir replacement with better preformance i think i saw a old video of you where you also did a review on this one and i found it on ebay for less than 15 euro and i must say on of the best cheaper frags i own ,i love the smell its long lasting and im really glad i got my hands on it :)
Even without the DN comparisons, as a standalone Al-Rehab were on point with this fragrance - a couple of sprays will have you smelling clean and fresh
I ordered a sealed vintage Cosmair bottle of Drakkar Noir. I'm excited to get it and relive the Drakkar Noir of my youth. I hate to say it but the guys who say Drakkar Noir has held up are wrong. It's nothing like it was when I got my first bottle 20 years ago.
I have a vintage and the current, i don’t personally see that much of a difference. But nothing will be the same when it’s that old, if only it were a “new” vintage lol
I like this one a lot! Basically Drakkar Noir with real oakmoss as I understand. I actually wore this a couple of days ago and later compared it side-by-side with my newer bottle of Drakkar Noir, and I have to say the modern DN actually holds up very well. Maybe not as potent as it was in its heyday but whatever oakmoss replacement they are using seems to be pretty good.
Nice one, I really like it too. I also got „Lord“ as a roll-on and the Sprayer. Oh „Lord“ this fragrance is insane 😳 and totally Beastmode. The bottle stood at the table and I could smell it 2m away 😂
This also has the patchouli the original DN had and which was lifted out of the formula around 1990 to meet changing tastes at the time. Or so I've heard, not having tried a Cospar ('80s) version.
Please make a review of Al Rehab LORD. Ive got oil version and its a beast. Smells like a more herby animalistic and strong Lapidus Pour Homme (maybe it smells like a vintage Lapidus, but ive only got 2014 bottle /edit aww yeah you mentioned it in this video
Hey Kelan, Love watching your regular videos these days mate. I guess you weren’t much of a Drakkar Intense fan. I received one from my wife for Christmas. Absolutely loved it and had much more staying power on me than the Noire I have. Kind Regards Renoy
Interesting take, Kelan! I bought Dakkar way back when, from your first video. I won't lie - I definitely pick up on the Oud in it, especially in the mid to late dry down. It throws me off, because from top to bottom its all Vintage Drakkar Noir. But the Oud isn't prominent. It's like TF Oud Wood - you can detect it. Not to say I'm disappointed, but I'll likely never use it. Besides, I just ponied up and spent the premium on Vintage Drakkar Noir which is well worth it to me. Great video brother. Look forward to the next one. Also: Yeah I'm not a fan of Middle Eastern style either. A shame. Their premium companies use second to none oils. If they got into making classic fougeres we would be in business.
This is a Dihydromircenol BOMB! Not 1 to 1 with Drakkar, but has that same vibe - citrus, sage, moss, dihydromircenol. Outragesly clean smelling. Thanks bruv!
I was going to say the same as Manly Scents. The Dakar scent smells almost identical to my Cosmair Drakkar. Spraying the new Drakkar over a few swipes of Dakar brings me immediately to 1988
Just got this in today. Absolutely remarkable. Smells great. Beautiful bottle. Smells like Drakkar Noir strong 💪 It's undeniably the absolute balls 💈🧼😎
@@2182sjc All of the Belcam is pretty decent for what it is... Can't beat the prices. I really like the knockoff of Polo... It's really similar to the original formulation, just not quite as strong.
I just got Choco Musk by this house on Monday. I really like the scent, but I'm disappointed in the performance. It's very light and not super long lasting. I did get the spray...heard the oil was stronger but I don't care for rollerballs. I've thought about getting a few others from this house like the SMW clone and this one. They are cheap enough, I need to just grab a few.
@@ScentsOfSouthJersey My wife was not a fan of the VC&A and it wasn't something I used much. I ended up giving it to my dad as it's more of his style and he likes it. So it found a good home, thanks! I like gourmond fragrances to wear around the house and to bed. I had a decant of Montale Chocolate Greedy and it is strong but kind of powdery. Supposedly Choco Musk is better and way cheaper. It's definitely extremely cheaper, but the jury is out on the quality.
Al Rehab "Dakar" reminds me A WHOLE LOT of the original 1970s "Drakkar" (minus the Noir). I love it. I also really like another in the Al Rehab line that's called "Sultan". It's incredibly fresh and citrusy, soapy and masculine. I've had it on in a relatively large crowd and got comments that it "smells like Italy". Kelan, I'm with ya on the fact that a lot of the Middle Eastern men's fragrances have that "certain note" that's hard to like... I think it's cumin... Smells sort of like B.O. and curry powder to me.
The OG Drakkar is so hard to find, I thought it was a citrus based scent so i had no idea it was like “Dakar.” Id be worried it would be spoiled if I purchased one
@@ScentsOfSouthJersey hiya Kelan- Sorry that it took so long to get back to you on this... Yes- I think that Dakkar is the actual name of the Middle Eastern city, but the name "Drakkar" was for marketing purposes.. But that Al Rehab Dakkar reminds me SO MUCH of the 1974 "Drakkar", it ain't funny! I think the original was discontinued by 1980, if I remember correctly. And that's right around when Drakkar Noir came into being... I love it, too. But the Al Rehab product really "takes me back". Cheers!
I just ordered this one. Kinda skeptical if it really is long lasting considering the price even though you said it lasts 8 hours. Is it really long lasting? please answer
I have a few from Al Rehab and they really are great for the price, Silver is an excellent clone of SMW by Creed. I also have a couple of the roll-on oils and, to be honest, I don't actually know how to wear those 😄 Does anyone know how much to apply and how?!
It’s a very good clone of Lapidus pour Homme, very strong, I just didn’t love it, I made a review about lapidus already that you can watch if you’d like, plus I have my bottle of lord up for sale on my Mercari page so I don’t want to use any more of it. Thank you for watching and commenting !
I’m weary of clone houses. I like a few Middle East fragrances, not a lot though 🤷♂️ . If you make another channel do like a workout channel or a style channel! 👨🏻
Dakar is definitely a darker take on Drakkar Noir with tons of oakmoss. Sprayed two times on my clothes whenever I wanted to wear it and this thing projected like Andrew Tate calling other men having small Ds. Now that you've mentioned Armaf, have you come across Legesi Homme by the same house? I have a bottle of it and IMO it is one of the best offerings of barbershop fragrance from Middle Eastern houses. Most of people find it to be very similar to Platinum Egoiste by Chanel. Personally, I haven't compared them both side by side since that I don't have a sample of Platinum Egoiste, but I can say that the scent reminded me of the Gillette shaving foam, but nicer(?) The bottle design could be way too tacky for your taste though.
I recently picked up Legesi and it is fantastic. I have never smelt platinum egoist, but after smelling this copy, I have definitely smelt platinum egoist within a barbershop or within the golf country club. I used to go to as a kid. It is definitely a fantastic clone/scent and is fantastic in summer.
lol I get what you mean but this one in ways can be closer to the vintage formula or Drakkar noir as apposed to just a direct lower cost replacement, I agree just buy Drakkar noir but many people won’t seek out a vintage version and this might suffice for the vintage
@@ScentsOfSouthJersey From what I gather in your videos, the vintage just has more oakmoss, but in that case why not just go for Chypre Siam by Rogue Perfumery, which is all natural oakmoss?
@@stevecinneide8183 bon Monsieur would be the one if I was looking for that Drakkar noir style I think. They are a great house I enjoy their fragrances
@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Got the roll-on in the mail today and applied it an hr or so ago: smells nothing like current Drakkar Noir, smells nice but not something I would wear again.
