A mix of Frapin 1270, Dior Homme and L'instant de Guerlain ! AMAZING ! (Arabian version)

[PalmBeach]

Wait, what? I'm not sure if you messed up with what you wanted to put or not, but if you didn't, then how can they mail something they don't have?

As it states right in their Auction:

All our items are 100% authentic and procured in the Middle East directly from the perfume house.* We do not stock material so you will never receive out-dated products that have been on shelves for months and years.*

[JediConsular]

How cheeky of them to bump $7 straight onto the existing price. I say boycott!

Could be the source, not the supplier.

I respect your opinion Christian but in this I agree with bgoc, cause it'll could be a good perfume, and the price still reasonable, but they increased the prices in 25% (considering the value+shipping). I'll wait, if the prices return to original or the dozens of buyers review this positive, I'll try.

[ILikePeeps]

As it states right in their Auction:

Hm, nevermind. So, is it a drop-shipping thing then?

[leecher88]

I asked some people who bought it from ebay the following question

Is it really good ? and can you compare it to other fragrances to Dior Homme Intense, Frapin 1270 or L'instant de Guerlain or any other fragrance which is similar ?

I get 1 repply

and his answer was :

Hi
it is quite sweet and sadly not long lasting--cannot really say it is similar to any other perfume i have previously used

So Incognito you said

it lasts 30 hours - it doesnt
its a mix of Frapin 1270, DH and LdG - it isn`t

why should we buy it now or believe you?

Maybe hawk is right they paid you to promote them

[PalmBeach]

I asked some people who bought it from ebay the following question

Is it really good ? and can you compare it to other fragrances to Dior Homme Intense, Frapin 1270 or L'instant de Guerlain or any other fragrance which is similar ?

I get 1 repply

and his answer was :

Hi
it is quite sweet and sadly not long lasting--cannot really say it is similar to any other perfume i have previously used

So Incognito you said

it lasts 30 hours - it doesnt
its a mix of Frapin 1270, DH and LdG - it isn`t

why should we buy it now or believe you?

Opinions on fragrances vary from person to person. Just look at the thousands of threads on this site, where one person says the fragrance lasts 12 hours, and the next says 2 hours.

Who is right?

If inc0gnito feels it is like a mixture of various fragrances, that is his opinion, just like the opinion of the one anonymous person responded to you.

Many people, including myself too a flyer on $28.00 bottle of perfume. I understand, to some people that may be a fair amount to spend on something they may not like, but you will not know until you try it for yourself.

In reality, if I do not like it, it is not as if I am not out a bundle of money. It will cost me less than taking in a movie with my girlfriend.

[Partario]

I agree with Palm Beach.

Many opinions on things like longevity, what it smells like, etc. etc. can be very subjective. Some people say fragrances like Aventus, Jubilation XXV, and Straight to Heaven last for only 15 minutes (which at first I thought until I had worn them a few times), but have lasted me up to 24 hours, and still had people telling me I smelled good long after I was able to detect the fragrance myself.

Incognito's posts do not sound like the work of a company shill, and I perceived he just happened to find something that he considered unique, good smelling, and fairly priced for what he received.

Remember that another user also commented on the first page about its longevity:

I had a sample of this a few years back, I remember it was very sweet but didn't smell cheap and more feminine than masculine. It has lots of vanilla and maybe sugar! I also remember it lasted too long and projected very well... Smelled like a "sweet vanilla bomb" but in a good way!

Considering Incognito just got a bottle of this, I wouldn't consider that there's been any change in it either, since the user Hawk tried it at least.

Let's not get squirrely and accusatory over a $20 fragrance, especially if the OP was just trying to let us in on a deal that he personally thought others would enjoy.

[HDDP]

Agree with what Palmbeach and Partario said.



“To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.” Epictetus

[FullCollapse]

I asked some people who bought it from ebay the following question

Is it really good ? and can you compare it to other fragrances to Dior Homme Intense, Frapin 1270 or L'instant de Guerlain or any other fragrance which is similar ?

I get 1 repply

and his answer was :

Hi
it is quite sweet and sadly not long lasting--cannot really say it is similar to any other perfume i have previously used

So Incognito you said

it lasts 30 hours - it doesnt
its a mix of Frapin 1270, DH and LdG - it isn`t

why should we buy it now or believe you?

Maybe hawk is right they paid you to promote them

Hey Leecher88, have you tried this for yourself yet? Its doubtful since you are quoting an anonymous response from eBay. The OP already retracted his statement about it smelling like DHI or LIDGE and gave an updated viewpoint about this frag but I doubt you read that far. Instead of making false accusations about somebody who is just trying to share something that he deems noteworthy and special, why dont you either comment on the actual fragrance(you'll have to actually try it, and not just randomly ask people on eBay) or not comment at all. The BN community is about sharing the love of fragrance not spreading hateful accusations. Take your jive elsewhere!

[ILikePeeps]

Honestly, it was only what? $27.99 USD for me? Even if I absolutely do not like the frag, I may not regret it because from what I've seen so far, it looks good (dem aesthetics ). And I could use it.. as an air freshener or something?

Why is blind buying fun. Hehe.

[Christian M]

I respect your opinion Christian but in this I agree with bgoc, cause it'll could be a good perfume, and the price still reasonable, but they increased the prices in 25% (considering the value+shipping). I'll wait, if the prices return to original or the dozens of buyers review this positive, I'll try.

It wasn't an opinion, it was food for thought.

why should we buy it now or believe you?

Maybe hawk is right they paid you to promote them [/B]

This has to be one of the most out of line posts I've seen on this forum.

You question one random person on eBay who you do not know, nor do you know of their scent experience. You ask them vague questions, get vague answers; Yet, suddenly the OP is a criminal in his intent.



The entertainment on this message board is worth the click.

Please carry on fine people.

[aphexacid]

Regardless of what it smells like, I won't buy it now since they jacked up the price. Out of principle. Very shady.

Unless there's an influx of people that proclaim its the be all end all, I'm staying away.

[inc0gnito]

I asked some people who bought it from ebay the following question

Is it really good ? and can you compare it to other fragrances to Dior Homme Intense, Frapin 1270 or L'instant de Guerlain or any other fragrance which is similar ?

I get 1 repply

and his answer was :

Hi
it is quite sweet and sadly not long lasting--cannot really say it is similar to any other perfume i have previously used

So Incognito you said

it lasts 30 hours - it doesnt
its a mix of Frapin 1270, DH and LdG - it isn`t

why should we buy it now or believe you?

Maybe hawk is right they paid you to promote them

Haha, if you don't want to buy it, then don't buy it. Nobody has a gun to your head.

No they haven't paid me to promote anything for them. The accounts that are used for promoting usually have under 10 posts, and as you can see, I've been a member here for quite some time.

Smell it first before criticizing.

[ujpes]

Hi guys I might be one of the first to have got my shipment in and have it on my desk at work right now. Well the wait is over in terms of a second opinion and I will happily say Incognito has got it right. I can say that because I have Frapin 1270 as well and this is very similar indeed. Not sure about the Dior Homme comparison and L'instant as I am not such a fan of either. I think there is a bit more of a smoky quality to Raghba, but the sweetness will get me in everytime, even looking at the bottle it is so similar I wonder if there has been some intended duplication, irrespective I think it is a steal at a price of $30 and in a very nice box for some added value. Thanks for the tip Incognito it will add to my ever increasing collection and sit proudly alongside my
1270 and 1697.

[Partario]

Thanks for the tip Incognito it will add to my ever increasing collection and sit proudly alongside my
1270 and 1697.

Ok. If you think it can sit alongside 1270 and 1697 as a smokey counterpart, I'm now super stoked to get my bottle.

[Christian M]

Hi guys I might be one of the first to have got my shipment in and have it on my desk at work right now. Well the wait is over in terms of a second opinion and I will happily say Incognito has got it right. I can say that because I have Frapin 1270 as well and this is very similar indeed. Not sure about the Dior Homme comparison and L'instant as I am not such a fan of either. I think there is a bit more of a smoky quality to Raghba, but the sweetness will get me in everytime, even looking at the bottle it is so similar I wonder if there has been some intended duplication, irrespective I think it is a steal at a price of $30 and in a very nice box for some added value. Thanks for the tip Incognito it will add to my ever increasing collection and sit proudly alongside my
1270 and 1697.

I think a solid question would be,

Would you buy this over again at the new increased price? (Since that has some ruffled some g-strings in this thread)

Can you speak of projection/longevity? Does it have any synthetic notes?

[inc0gnito]

Hi guys I might be one of the first to have got my shipment in and have it on my desk at work right now. Well the wait is over in terms of a second opinion and I will happily say Incognito has got it right. I can say that because I have Frapin 1270 as well and this is very similar indeed. Not sure about the Dior Homme comparison and L'instant as I am not such a fan of either. I think there is a bit more of a smoky quality to Raghba, but the sweetness will get me in everytime, even looking at the bottle it is so similar I wonder if there has been some intended duplication, irrespective I think it is a steal at a price of $30 and in a very nice box for some added value. Thanks for the tip Incognito it will add to my ever increasing collection and sit proudly alongside my
1270 and 1697.

Thanks a lot for that, was starting to get a little worried about what people might think. Yeah after a while of testing I do think comparing it to LIDGE and DH was wrong, but I can't edit the thread title anymore haha.

YES ! I noticed that too. The bottle of Raghba is very similar to the bottle of Frapin 1270, might have been an attempt to make a clone.

[ujpes]

Thanks a lot for that, was starting to get a little worried about what people might think. Yeah after a while of testing I do think comparing it to LIDGE and DH was wrong, but I can't edit the thread title anymore haha.

YES ! I noticed that too. The bottle of Raghba is very similar to the bottle of Frapin 1270, might have been an attempt to make a clone.

In terms of projection it is doing very well with many staff in my office noticing it immediately I walk in the room, in a good way of course. Longevity is a bit unknown at this point but wearing it for the past 3 hours so far and still going strong. Is it synthetic? Well put it this way I would still say 1270 has ingredients that make it superior of course, but costing about 5 times as much makes this fragrance a bargain even if it cost me a little more than the $30. In fact a good friend of mine who was going to buy 1270 is now going to buy this instead, so that says something. Anyway enough from me and I am sure most will like it, however others will say different which makes us all such fans of the fragrance world.

[ILikePeeps]

Regardless of what it smells like, I won't buy it now since they jacked up the price. Out of principle. Very shady.

Unless there's an influx of people that proclaim its the be all end all, I'm staying away.

Shady how? A person/people probably realized the sudden increase in sales, and it was decided to raise the price since they were selling so fast at the previous price.

[leecher88]

It wasn't an opinion, it was food for thought.


This has to be one of the most out of line posts I've seen on this forum.

You question one random person on eBay who you do not know, nor do you know of their scent experience. You ask them vague questions, get vague answers; Yet, suddenly the OP is a criminal in his intent.



The entertainment on this message board is worth the click.

Please carry on fine people.

Nobody here tried it but Christian and others please take a second and think only a little bit, just a little bit it wont heart ![/B]

YOu are also a person i dont know why should i believe you, just because you have here listed some fragrances ???
I take the other road and believe in someone who got this fragrance and not in someone who have here 300 fragrances (Le Male, 1 MIllion no matter which one ) but dont own it nor smell it

As Joho said :
A person/people probably realized the sudden increase in sales, and it was decided to raise the price since they were selling so fast at the previous price.
Suddenly They increse 25 % cause for example some basenoters like you bought it !!!

This is shameless !

SO in 1 Week it will be 40 bucks and in 2 Weeks it will cost over 50 bucks or what ?

Its like aphexacid said its a principle !

Nevertheless

here i got the next repply

Hey man, the fragrance does smell really good. To be honest, it does smell a little bit like Frapin 1270, with a little bit of Dior Homme intense but I don't get LIDGE at all.

[B]

And maybe i would buy it but not at the moment lets see what will happen with the price and some other experiences. I wont give them money for something which costs 18 bucks and now 25 !

[Granola]

Only principle I see here is market principles of demand and supply. Come on guys, a fragrance is worth what you are willing to pay for it and people asking about synthetics should get rid of most of their over priced designer and some niche fragrances. Just gamble on it and enjoy the experience or give it away.

[leecher88]

Only principle I see here is market principles of demand and supply. Come on guys, a fragrance is worth what you are willing to pay for it and people asking about synthetics should get rid of most of their over priced designer and some niche fragrances. Just gamble on it and enjoy the experience or give it away.

Thats the point we are talking here about "giving away" !

Your slogan is buy it and give it away.

Look some niche fragrances are the price worth !

And on ebay the only note which is listet is vanilla , come on, this "boutique" of fragrances should even list more notes instead of only one

[inc0gnito]

For god's sake, you have Paris Hilton for Men in your collection, yet you can't fork out $30 to try something which another 2 people aside from me said smells like Frapin 1270.

Stop complaining.

[Granola]

Thats the point we are talking here about "giving away" !

Your slogan is buy it and give it away.

Look some niche fragrances are the price worth !

And on ebay the only note which is listet is vanilla , come on, this "boutique" of fragrances should even list more notes instead of only one

You won't get an insurance policy for a blind buy

[Larwiz]

Interesting thread. Lol I can't wait to see the other responses from others once they've tried it. I too would like to know if it's a yay or nay, though I am not a fan of any of the fragrances it was compared to. It's just that there's a satisfaction in getting a great deal on something! I hope everyone that blind bought this finds it to be good!

[bgoc]

I never tested a fragrance before buying. Hell I spent £170 on a bottle of EPIC Man Amouage blind. Have a bit of a faith in your instinct guys. It surely can't be as bad as Aventus or could it be?

[leecher88]

For god's sake, you have Paris Hilton for Men in your collection, yet you can't fork out $30 to try something which another 2 people aside from me said smells like Frapin 1270.

Stop complaining.

i am sorry that i heart your feelings

[Partario]

I like how an $18 fragrance has its price increased by the rate of a McDonalds Big Mac meal, and suddenly it's not worth owning, and the seller is a con man. Like what was said before, it's a case of supply and demand.

[Romeo0119]

I'd need more review before I'd buy this now

[cannotavoidtrite]

Frapin 1270 has very poor longevity and if this is a good substitute with better longevity I might consider buying. Now I am curious if anyone has tried Tom Oud by Surrati in concentrated oil (Does it really smell like Tom Ford Oud Wood?)

[Romeo0119]

Frapin 1270 has very poor longevity and if this is a good substitute with better longevity I might consider buying. Now I am curious if anyone has tried Tom Oud by Surrati in concentrated oil (Does it really smell like Tom Ford Oud Wood?)

Yea I was wondering about this too...it's pure oil? That's what they said, so if u buy, don't you have to dilute it before u you use it?

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Frapin 1270 has very poor longevity and if this is a good substitute with better longevity I might consider buying. Now I am curious if anyone has tried Tom Oud by Surrati in concentrated oil (Does it really smell like Tom Ford Oud Wood?)

Yea I was wondering about this too...it's pure oil? That's what they said, so if u buy, don't you have to dilute it before u you use it?