Arabian Forest 2017

Arabian Forest by Alexandria Fragrances
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8.1 / 10 6 Ratings
Arabian Forest is a perfume by Alexandria Fragrances for women and men and was released in 2017. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Fruity
Fresh
Citrus

Fragrance Notes

OakmossOakmoss Angelica rootAngelica root AppleApple BergamotBergamot BirchBirch CedarwoodCedarwood CloveClove IrisIris LemonLemon MuskMusk PatchouliPatchouli PimentoPimento Pink pepperPink pepper VetiverVetiver
Ratings
Scent
8.16 Ratings
Longevity
7.05 Ratings
Sillage
6.45 Ratings
Bottle
5.713 Ratings
Submitted by ExUser, last update on 15.04.2021.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
8
Pricing
6
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
SammySam

15 Reviews
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SammySam
SammySam
3  
Positively Surprised!
First of all, I would like to say that I own many expensive Nichen fragrances, but also many dupes. Since I have already made the experience that some dupes actually smelled better than the originals, longer durable ware and of course much cheaper, I knew I will always give the dupes a chance. However, there is of course to mention here that for me the best clone houses: The Dua Brand and Alexandria Fragrances are So I come times directly to the fragrance:
I did not know the original Spice & Wood by Creed yet, it was a blind buy from AF. Directly at the first sprayer, I was in love and thought to myself only wow! He smells very balanced, pleasant and still good smell. Had previously smelled no similar fragrance.
I had to try directly the next day in the city and the original, said done : At least 90% the same.
Then it was clear to me, for the extreme price difference, the Arabian Forest will win. Since for me no significant difference was to smell and also from the durability, it was too bad for me to give so much money for the original. Maybe times in the future.
For me, the fragrance is to describe it simply, a mixture of fresh (not aquatic, rather green) and very slightly sweet from the apple.
0 Comments
6
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
49424

15 Reviews
49424
49424
0  
Regal
A wonderful woody, autumnal scent, this has to be one of my favourite Alexandria inspirations. Although I don't know the original (and I would certainly not pay the inflated Creed price for it), this quality juice exudes class and is worth purchasing a bottle. It may not be a beast as far as projection is concerned, but longevity is very good on my skin. A subtle, regal fragrance that is more suited to the over 30s.
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5
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Hazeberg777

2 Reviews
Hazeberg777
Hazeberg777
2  
Spices and Woods
Scent and notes:
It reminds me definitely an Arabian forest. The most perceivable notes are the cedarwood, cloves, pink pepper, iris (''melted plastic'' and ''playing dough'' kind of iris and not the sweet one) and oakmoss. The apple note exists in the opening remarkably, however lemon and bergamot are hardly perceivable in the opening and middle. It is an explosion of spices following with a complete woody dry down.

Performance:
Longevity is quite good around 6-8 hours, however the sillage and projection are below average. Good longevity on clothes and on skin you have to spray at least 8 sprays. After a few testing experiments i found that if you double the sprays at the same pulse points the fragrance performs better (rather than sprays to more points in the body). I discovered also that spraying on top of my wrist vs below gives better longevity. Layered the fragrance with molecule one (1-1 sprays, molecule 01 first, after 10 minutes AF) slightly improves the diffusion hence the sillage and projection.

Bottle and Sprayer:
Simple design of bottle (definitely a clone house bottle) and decent sprayer.
2 sprays of that perfume = 1 tom ford spray.

Time to wear:
Fall, Spring, day, casual, work, Everyday signature scent, maybe at the noon-evening but not at night anf formal occasions.

Comparison with Creed Spice and Wood:
As a clone of Creed Spice and Wood I would say that is 85% close to the original. I think it lacks the existence of citrus notes in the opening (lemon and bergamot) that add to the Creed Spice and Wood the freshness which is definitely a creed vibe. Also Creed Spice and Wood maintain that citrusy vibe in the middle and this is awesome.

In terms of performance I would say that is near Spice and Wood, however it lacks a little projection on my skin. The longevity seems the same as the original. On my clothes, the scent fades away quite quickly comparing with Spice and Wood which remains on clothes quite enough despite its performance concerns.

Considering the price, I would say it is a very value for money purchase. Common people will not distinguish the difference between this and Spice and Wood, however more experienced frag heads will perceive the absence of the citrus notes in the opening and middle and also the quality of ingredients that Creed use.

Overall:
Scent = 8
Longevity = 7
Sillage = 6
Bottle = 5
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