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APOM = Reflection. Exactly.

post #1 of 37
11/10/11 at 1:27pm
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I m sure it must have been mentioned somewhere but could not find it, and I read all the APOM reviews and did not find any mention about Reflection.

I have new samples which arrived from TPC last week, and I had another sample of APOM. I can t believe how much it smells EXACTLY like Amouage Reflection. This is the closest I ve ever seen two fragrances be (with GIT and CW) in my perfume journey.

I own a full bottle of Reflection so obviously know the juice pretty well but just don t have it with me in the US so can t do a direct comparison on each wrist since I only have APOM with me now but it s just precisely how i remember reflection is.

I m almost wondering if they did not do something wrong at tpc and filled my apom sample with Reflection juice. Yes, it is that similar to my nose.

Anyone can sample both at home and give an opinion about it ?
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post #2 of 37
11/10/11 at 1:50pm
I don't have a sample of Reflection, so I cannot really know, but I remember Reflection as a sweet gourmand thing, which APOM is not. I could be mixing up things, of course.

cacio
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post #3 of 37
11/10/11 at 2:06pm
Are you talking about the mens versions?

Then no, IMO absolutely nothing alike at all.
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post #4 of 37
11/10/11 at 2:50pm
Own both. They are sweet, and smooth in character, but that's where the similarities end!

Reflection is a very complex beast, where APOM is clearly to my nose a neroli and cedar prominent fragrance.
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post #5 of 37
11/10/11 at 3:24pm
I have APOM on my to sample list, but haven't gotten around to sampling it yet. It's definetely up next, ESPECIALLY since Reflection is my favorite fragrance. Anything that supposedly smells similar WILL BE sampled. lol
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post #6 of 37
11/10/11 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by timaru View Post

Are you talking about the mens versions?

Then no, IMO absolutely nothing alike at all.

Agree. Quite different.
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post #7 of 37
11/10/11 at 3:30pm
I have both samples as well, and if you are taking a passing whiff at it I can understand why you might think they are similar - I thought so myself too at one point. Give it a few more wearings and you will notice the differences during the middle and the drydown. I think APOM is much better.
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post #8 of 37
11/10/11 at 3:43pm
Not really.
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post #9 of 37
11/10/11 at 4:21pm
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You have to be kidding me guys. Again, unfortunately i can t do a direct comparison as my beloved amouage is back in Europe, but I own the juice and during at least the first 30 min if felt when having apom on my arm that I was having Reflection.

And I am speaking about APOM pour homme version. If they are not similar (but not sure someone did the real test yet with each of them on one wirst), then my juice is not the good one in the apom sample.
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post #10 of 37
11/10/11 at 4:23pm
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Originally Posted by cacio View Post

I don't have a sample of Reflection, so I cannot really know, but I remember Reflection as a sweet gourmand thing, which APOM is not. I could be mixing up things, of course.

cacio

Seems like you are indeed, because Reflection is not a gourmand. It is.. an APOM though !!
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post #11 of 37
11/10/11 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Agree. Quite different.

Another +1. Not alike to my nose.
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post #12 of 37
11/10/11 at 4:42pm
They are both feminine oriental smelling but they do not smell exactly alike.
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post #13 of 37
11/10/11 at 9:18pm
I guess this is the thread you mentioned, Roc_Xel…
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/280...Man-v-MFK-APOM

Considering that some people notice similarities between these two scents, there is probably something… something, which I am not capable to notice myself, to be honest.
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post #14 of 37
11/10/11 at 9:41pm
They both share a sweet neroli note, and also they both have a bit of that "pencil eraser" accord in them, along with a sweet amber. There are many similarities, but also many differences. Still, I'd rank APOM more similar to Reflection Man than nearly anything. The only other scents that are really similar are Arabian Nights by Bogart (similar but inferior in every way), Prada Amber (similar sweet powdery neroli aspects) and Fleur du Male (again, sweet powdery neroli and cedar).
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post #15 of 37
11/10/11 at 9:45pm
I've been wearing APOM Homme since february, about every day. I had a Reflection sample, I had to wash it off each time I wore it, I gave up. SO there must be something different in them
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post #16 of 37
11/10/11 at 9:55pm
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Originally Posted by timaru View Post

Are you talking about the men's version? Then no, IMO absolutely nothing alike at all.

+ 1 - I own Reflection and I have just sampled Apom.
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post #17 of 37
11/10/11 at 9:58pm
I have a spray of Reflection on my wrist right now and I get the connection. Although as others have pointed out, Reflection is a lot more complex.
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post #18 of 37
11/13/11 at 1:41pm
I had an idea, but just now could I try it. And yes, the APOM Femme version has something in it, which makes it a bit similar to Reflection.
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post #19 of 37
11/13/11 at 3:08pm
I smelled the similarity.
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post #20 of 37
11/14/11 at 7:38am
I own full bottles of both, and feel no similarity at all.
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post #21 of 37
11/14/11 at 7:59am
I hope they don't smell alike. I've been looking forward to trying APOM, but I can't stand Reflection. I'm really hoping you're wrong.
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post #22 of 37
11/14/11 at 10:56am
Perhaps you're sensitive to a certain note they both share. In terms of overall smell, I don't find any strong resemblance.
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post #23 of 37
11/14/11 at 1:01pm
I think you better wait until you get home, and compare them again ... while there may be incidental similarities, the full bloom of the fragrances appears to be different ...
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post #24 of 37
11/19/11 at 11:12pm
Perhaps I've found something. As I mentioned, I've found APOM Femme actually similar to some extent to Reflection. And now I've found that Reflection Man has ylang-ylang in it -not a usual thing in perfumes for men-, and so does APOM Femme, in APOM it's a really prominent note:

"Amouage Reflection Man has notes of Rosemary, red pepper berries, bitter orange leaves, neroli, orris, jasmine, ylang ylang, vetiver, patchouli, sandalwood, cedarwood. This is a nice, cool, masculine scent. It covers a lot of classic men’s territory, but the red pepper and rosemary give it a little bit of a slant so it does and doesn’t smell typically masculine. I’m sort of enamored with this, it’s definitely a power scent that would be great on your investment banker type."
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post #25 of 37
2/1/12 at 9:46pm
Not really.. To me Reflection's opening smells like a quality YSL L'homme and dries down vanilla like.

APOM smells of orange blossom and dries down to a warm amber.

I give it to you that both of them are quite sweet though.

Thinking of buying APOM now after my purchase of Lumiere Noire. Its a good alternative to my summer floral (Carnal Flower)
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post #26 of 37
2/1/12 at 9:49pm
They are not at all similar in my opinion. I don't think they even have similar notes. Reflection is a far superior fragrance IMO!
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post #27 of 37
2/1/12 at 9:51pm
After wearing both of them now, I cannot say they're similar. APOM is good. Reflection is a bottled headache.
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post #28 of 37
2/1/12 at 10:34pm
Own both and not really.

There is a bit of crossover there, I guess neroli, but I see these as quite different pieces of work.
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post #29 of 37
2/2/12 at 6:49am
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Originally Posted by Partario View Post

After wearing both of them now, I cannot say they're similar. APOM is good. Reflection is a bottled headache.

This ^
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post #30 of 37
1/29/13 at 7:17pm
I don't see the similarity at all. I'd say APOM is closer to Neroli Portofino than Reflection.
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post #31 of 37
1/29/13 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by taint it sweet View Post

i don't see the similarity at all. I'd say apom is closer to neroli portofino than reflection.

+1, qft
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post #32 of 37
1/29/13 at 7:40pm
No similarity here.
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post #33 of 37
1/30/13 at 4:11am
I do not smell any similarity between the two however they're both similar to fragrances from Jean Paul Gaultier. Reflection is Le Male and APOM is Gaultier2
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post #34 of 37
1/30/13 at 4:14am
This is a case where I believe the OP is picking up on one aromachemical that they both share (possibly aurantione - I detect a large quantity of that in Reflection Man, at least!). I'm guessing the OP is sensitive to the chemical, and thus smells it more strongly than most, and because that note then overpowers the others the differences in the compositions are missed.

- - - Updated - - -

Reflection is closer to the original Joop! than it is to Le Male. Only in the top notes are Le Male and Reflection quite similar.
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post #35 of 37
1/30/13 at 9:48am
wtf is APOM?
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post #36 of 37
1/30/13 at 10:36am
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Originally Posted by NenMaster View Post

wtf is APOM?

A Piece of Me -
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post #37 of 37
1/30/13 at 10:37am
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Originally Posted by NenMaster View Post

wtf is APOM?

A Piece of Me -order yourself a 100 ml bottle.
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