Haramain Amber Oud Aqua Dubai Al Haramain 2024

First let me say that imagination is hands down my favourite fragrance for the summer.
Now Aqua Dubai:
Its a very good scent with a good value proposition, but... Its not on imagination level, and i would not expect that by the price diference.
First the mandarin orange resembles more Zara sotrsd and i miss the chinese black tea...
Second its way more synthetic and if you smell it too close, you might end up with a headache....
On the other hand, its a beast mode fragrance that might even outlast the performance of imagination in my opinion (need to test them, side by side).
And smelling it in the air, it reminds of the LV, despite de quality diference.
Edit: in the deep dry down its a lot similar to imagination, so you can have a taste of it for a fraction of the price...Im happy i added it to the collection!

How I always wished I smelled like the cheapest industrial lemon scented floor cleaner!

As a bonus you can almost taste it in your mouth, and it’s on par with the shining taste demonstrated in the bottle design. Lasts for hours with strong projection as well! What a feat.

Sometimes words can come short in the face of a stunning accomplishment.

This is such a case.

First off, this is not Imagination by Louis Vutton, it does feel "inspired" by it though. Aqua Dubai is its own scent for sure, with some passing similarity to Imagination. It does have a soapy, clean scent to it which some people love... others dislike. I personally am not the largest fan of this scent, and will be trading it for a different one.

However, I think that this scent is appealing enough that many of you would enjoy it. I would just suggest getting a decant or sample of it first before buying (which is a good policy to follow in general).

Some people may not enjoy a very musky or amber-y dry down with their scents, rest assured that Aqua Dubai still retains the soapy scent in the dry down. It is pleasant, but in my opinion not very... captivating.

This is definitely a safe scent for the workplace and for daily errands. Less so for a night out on the town, or an occasion that requires something more "bold" or "engaging".

If this sounds like something that appeals to your nose, please explore it. It isn't a bad scent by any means, it just didn't personally tickle my nose. Happy scent buying!

So I sampled Imagination and loved it immediately. It somewhat made me think of a super high quality hotel soap, not at all in a bad way, and the black tea note just stuck out to me so clearly in such a pleasant way that I very quickly added it to my buy list.

As someone who regularly spends too much money on scented alcohol normally I lack the self control from spending on a new bottle, but Imagination was different. It's impossible to find from any discounters, and while I waited to save up some extra cash I watched as LV slowly increased the price. Currently it sits at $345 USD for a 100mL and $485 USD for the "value" 200mL. No matter what I just could not bring myself to spend that kind of money on a fragrance, so I figured I would give a clone a shot and worst case I could always sell the bottle in case I didn't like it.

Immediately after taking off the cap, before even spraying the bottle, I could smell Aqua Dubai from the atomizer and it smelled exactly as I remembered Imagination. The atomizer is incredibly powerful and pressurized, probably the strongest I've ever gotten before, and after spraying on skin I immediately went nose blind. This fragrance absolutely blasts off of my skin and projects even harder than Imagination. If you get your nose up close to your skin, yes, it does smell different, it is harsher than Imagination for sure, which can only be expected for the price difference. If anything I expected Aqua Dubai to smell worse up close but it actually is still great. But up in the air, it is difficult to tell even side by side, at least for me but your own mileage may vary. I think that for the $45 USD that I paid for 100mL bottle this is a fantastic value proposition. As a fragrance nerd I can hardly if at all tell the different so I can't imagine anyone else could.

Please sample first, but I think that this scent does deserve some respect for its value and scent, and is at least worth a try before you spend a car payment on Imagination. I have also heard good things about Game of Spades Fullhouse but I have yet to try that, so that might be worth a sample as well.

Better than imagination. I don’t own imagination, but i have tried it in the LV store. I cannot say I didn’t like it , it’s a fragrance that you can’t dislike in my opinion, but there was a few little things that gets me off. Original LV x TM Imagination starts with gentle citrus and it’s amazing in the first 15 minutes. After that the soap notes are getting in and this is what I expected the most , but there was something… a bit strange. I think is the tea note I don’t know , but was strange and a liiitle bit dirty.

In comparison - Aqua dubai starts a bit less citrusy which is not a problem for me. And in 5 minutes evolve in clean soap with a liiitle citrusy note that smells clean , extremely gentle , but much more stronger and with much better sillage than LV.AMAZING fragrance. It’s longevity is way more than LV which fades away in 2 hours. Aqua dubai stays at least 4-5 hours as a skin scent and it’s having a mild projection in the first 35-45 minutes.
It’s a very good blind buy for me and an amazing summer fragrance. It’s clean , soapy , just a touch of a citrus note fragrance that last enough and projects well.Is it the best LV imagination “90% clone” as all youtubers say - NO, but i think it’s somehow cleaner and better.