Détour Noir by Al Haramain / الحرمين
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Ranked 49 in Unisex Perfume
8.2 / 10 1983 Ratings
A popular perfume by Al Haramain / الحرمين for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is still in production.
Pronunciation
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Main accords

Sweet
Spicy
Fruity
Synthetic
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AppleApple JasmineJasmine LavenderLavender VioletViolet
Heart Notes Heart Notes
VanillaVanilla BergamotBergamot Mandarin orangeMandarin orange PatchouliPatchouli
Base Notes Base Notes
CardamomCardamom Gaiac woodGaiac wood GeraniumGeranium PepperPepper SandalwoodSandalwood
Ratings
Scent
8.21983 Ratings
Longevity
7.91918 Ratings
Sillage
7.71912 Ratings
Bottle
3.21923 Ratings
Value for money
9.31871 Ratings
Submitted by Darkbeat, last update on 02/13/2025.

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Reviews

58 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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10
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Kostis60

2 Reviews
Kostis60
Kostis60
Very helpful Review 4  
PDM Layton 1:1
Very close to PDM Layton.
Longevity is over 8 hours. The first 4 hours it projects heavy and then it gets closer to the skin , but still holds really good.
On clothes it can easily last all day and more.
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3
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9
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9
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9.5
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MrHonest

112 Reviews
MrHonest
MrHonest
Helpful Review 5  
The Apple of my Eye
Summarized in one sentence - the best clone of PdM's LAYTON that I have ever experienced. No question that the current notes above are incorrect because it has NOTHING to do with Pegasus - not even a hint. Purchased a tester and from I can tell, it's part of the new white-boxed batches with the lighter coloured juice. Don't care. It's still mag-effing-nificent.

Terrible shame that it's so difficult to find nowadays, but despite the rising prices, I'd legit pay double for what it was originally going for, it's that good. Up close, there's an unmistakable chemical harshness in the opening from what I can tell is a geranium/minty accord. Otherwise, it's a piercing blast of warm, stewed apple with a thin glaze of caramel. Combined with that uplifting mintiness in the background, it's one of the best renditions of apple pie or strudel I've ever smelled - FAR moreso than Hugo Boss #6, which is actually a woody VANILLA fragrance with some bright, synthetic fruitiness up top.

After about 15 minutes, the sillage is basically identical to Layton. And it keeps on kickin' and kickin' for a solid 8 hours plus. Plenty of projection to go around. Careful when smelling it up close though. After a good 24 hours of sitting on paper, I went in for a sniff and that chemical harshness nearly made me recoil. Bit gross actually. Wasn't projecting as much, but the difference in quality was significant. Nevertheless, the performance and sillage are EASILY worth the compromise. On clothing, I could even pick up subtle whiffs of Carlisle over the next couple of days. Would've bought a couple of backups if the stock hadn't run out so quickly.

As far as the bottle goes....yeah it sucks. The label was half rubbed off when I got it and there's no batch code or sticker on the bottom. It'll stand up just fine, but the cap is awfully cheap and you have to point the atomizer to the side instead of the front in order to get a good grip on it (the side in which the cap 'points' for a right-hander). Tip - when replacing the cap, point it on a slight diagonal until it goes all the way down and then turn it flush. Yeah, finicky - plastic - cheap - still don't care. Phenomenal apple pastry fragrance. Definitely could use a bit of refinement to get that hint of minty chemical weirdness out of there; but other than that, a near perfect copy. As fat Tony's associate would say, "Supuyb!"
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8
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8.5
Scent
PedroCabral

147 Reviews
PedroCabral
PedroCabral
Helpful Review 4  
The closest relative
It starts with an explosion of almond, then the wonderful vanilla comes in (reminiscent of PDM Layton) that continues screaming and strongly projecting this almond/vanilla aroma. Then something kind of woody comes in, I think it's cedar or sandalwood.

It continues to exhale this velvety mixture of almond with the creaminess of vanilla. During its transformation, I felt something floral in the middle, but quite faint.

Excellent scent for autumn days and I would even say on spring nights, because the vanilla doesn't get that sweet thing that gets sick easily.

It has a great similarity with PDM Layton, I would even venture to say that it is the best low-cost option as an alternative. Of course, in PDM the notes have a much higher quality and an absurd fixation, but believe me that Al Haramain did an excellent job of approximation.

It may seem synthetic (for the price and natural as it is), but I didn't find it that synthetic, the notes work in such great harmony!
1 Comment
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7
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7
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Experter

4 Reviews
Experter
Experter
Less helpful Review 4  
Clone of PDM Pegasus not a clone of PDM Layton according to note breakdown!
According to note breakdown of Detour Noir here it indicates that it is a clone of PDM Pegasus and not for PDM Layton.
I've searched online and according to Notino and other websites the notes of Detour Noir are as following:
Top notes: Bergamot, Green Apple, Lavender, Pepper, Tangerine
Middle notes: Cardamom, Geranium, Jasmine, Violet
Base notes: Guaiac Wood, Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla
If this is the case then it would be a clone of Layton otherwise it is a clone of Pegasus.
When I read several reviews on Parfumo, Fragrantica in addition to 2 reviews on YouTube and elsewhere and compared the reviews for Pegasus I see that there is a misleading in information from reviews of 90% of the reviewers. Everyone is giving his review according to other reviewers opinions, who never smelt neither PDM Layton nor Pegasus.
So please, this information of Detour Noir needs to be reviewed and corrected.
Also reviewers should give their review according to their real experience not the experience of others, because the informations given of 90% of the reviewers are misleading and ending up buying a perfume that does not match ones expectations.
For me this is an opt out as it has a strong cardamon sillage out of all other notes.
1 Comment
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7
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9
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Amazon1975

6 Reviews
Amazon1975
Amazon1975
Helpful Review 2  
Laytonish
Its a pdm Layton clone which I have tried and yes it's very very similar maybe 90-95 percent close. Notes suggest Pegasus but it definitely is not. As for the bottle it is solid but the spray is awful and very spitty and the cap is absolutely horrific as it is incredibly tight and the whole neck of the bottle threatening to come off but that is a small thing for such a very good fragrance. Perfectly unisex. Bought from the Al haramain UK website. If you can get it for a good price I think it's a very nice pick up for the money.
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PedroCabralPedroCabral 3 years ago
4
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8
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8
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8.5
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Sweet, woody, floral, enveloping, intoxicating, seductive, modern, chic... The best alternative to PDM Layton.
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EdgarSilvaEdgarSilva 2 years ago
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9
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9.5
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Maybe the best Layton clone!
Great Performance, horrible bottle.
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SenpaiSenpai 1 year ago
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8
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9
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One of the best Layton clones. Easy to wear on those fall/winter days and evening. Seductive and comforting with notes of apple, vanilla, and musk
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Finerthings8Finerthings8 3 years ago
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8
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9
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7.5
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Notes are not correct here.This is a citrusy apple with musk and vanilla.it is fresh,sweet,uplifting,happy parfum with very good performance
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 3 years ago
4
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8
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7.5
Scent
The twin brother of PDM Layton. Spicy, sweet, fruity, woody. Creamy with apple, cardamom and vanilla.
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Gomeso812Gomeso812 4 years ago
2
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9
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9
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9
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This is a very good copy of PdM Layton. Great performance, but horrible presentation.
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Freddy33Freddy33 10 months ago
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9
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8.5
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Great scent with great H/S and i dont get the hate of the bottle, nice pressurized Atomiser. Good Compliment getter.
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BiskettaBisketta 1 year ago
DO NOT layer with eros flame. The whole bus smells like sweat now:(
good otherwise
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KraemdonKraemdon 2 years ago
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9
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8
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9
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Sweet and thick just as it's inspiration Layton. Citrussy apple with sweet caramel and vanilla. It's an "in your face" fragrance for sure.
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Andrezinho8Andrezinho8 3 years ago
4
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8
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9
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Floral, with a kind of dried apple, and vanilla on drydow.

The ratio perfomance, quality / price is amazing.
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