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The Run Way Alexandria Fragrances 2017

8.2 / 10 60 Ratings

A popular perfume by Alexandria Fragrances for men, released in 2017. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Spicy

Woody

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Neroli

Ylang-ylang

Bitter orange leaf

Cedarwood

Jasmine

Red pepper

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Iris

Patchouli

Rosemary

Ratings

Scent

8.260 Ratings

Longevity

8.057 Ratings

Sillage

7.657 Ratings

Bottle

6.163 Ratings

Value for money

8.234 Ratings

Submitted by Wiesel132, last update on 05/26/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Reflection Man

Hartley

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/26/2025

8
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

JPMNEW123
2 Reviews

JPMNEW123

1

When maturation makes sense.

At first I didn’t like it. I received the shipment, opened the packet, sprayed it on and… nothing. Well, actually something vaguely reminding me of Reflection Man. Then, it was just kind of a soapy, buttery smell. Almost rancid butter as well and didn’t change much. So left it in the drawer.

It’s when reading some reviews below (thank you Parfumo and a user who made me discover it), I saw that with maturation (or maceration) some perfumes get better. Did not think much of it and it sounded strange to me. Nevertheless I decided to retry this fragrance. Out of the drawer and whoa, it was another perfume !

The jasmin, the neroli, the pepper, everything is there. It is not RM, it shares the same DNA but remains very linear throughout the day. It has good longevity and if you like the opening, it just keep going. Projection is moderate but for the office, it is a great scent. Fresh, clean, powdery. It even got me my first compliment today!

So maturation is a thing after all. Just a tip for Alexandria, don’t send the feedback form too quickly…

05/31/2019

5
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

SmellGoodGuy
75 Reviews

SmellGoodGuy

A more powerful ARM!

I bought an Amouage men’s sample pack that has Reflection Man in it and have had The Run Way for about a month. As soon as I was able to open the sample pack I looked for RM and spritzed it on the back of my hand. As soon as I smelled it, I smiled. The Run Way and Reflection Man were identical. To confirm, I grabbed my bottle of TRW and spritzed my left hand and, yes, identical. The only differences being: TRW projects stronger and is more linear as RM transitions to a sort of a creamy smooth powderiness—maybe coming from the sandalwood—where the neroli and other citric notes that were screaming in the opening, along with the jasmine, become muted. In TRW, the neroli and jasmine stay prominent the duration of the composition, never quite transitioning. These are the only differences I noticed. If you like the opening of RM, skip that and just purchase TRW as it will stay there and even project better and longer. If you like the ultimate dry down of RM, go with that as TRW never gets there. In any case, I am now a believer in the whole Alexandria hype. Good stuff

10/21/2020

5
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 1.5
Scent

49424
15 Reviews

49424

Run away!

If the Amouage version is anything like this I am glad that I did not splash out on a blind buy. This smells like a floral household cleaner and is very strong. I may use it to freshen some rooms at home, but this is certainly not something I would want to wear.

06/30/2019

6
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

DuftRabauke
8 Reviews

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DuftRabauke

Very helpful Review 11

Very good copy

Reflection Man is one of my absolute favorites. With him the journey of the perfumes has taken up the journey with me. That first time smelled as a young teenager strolling downtown and immediately fallen in love.
Unfortunately, I didn't remember the name of that fragrance back then. Sad but true.
And so I stayed searching for a few years.
5 years and about 80 bottles later I rediscovered him. The price of 230€ was a lot of ash for me as an apprentice who doesn't live at home any more, but the passion convinced me in the end.
Meanwhile I also own a vintage version of Reflection Men so I can easily compare The Run Way with both versions.
The top note is awesome. Personally, I can see absolutely no difference. 10/10 points
The Drydown differs then nevertheless quite easily from the original. Reflection Man has more of a wood/ metallic undertone to the flowery-sweet main chord, while The Run Way has more of a Gün/wooden background. Without direct comparison, however, one will hardly notice any differences. 9/10
In the base, Reflection Man becomes more and more woods and loses sweet. The Run Way, on the other hand, remains floral-sweet until the end and thus differs far from less in the base in comparison to the heart note than it is the case with Reflection Man Durability is slightly better than the current version but about 1-1.5 std weaker than the Vintage Reflection Man.
Sillage is quite decent at the level of the vintage version. The current one can't keep up in this respect.

What actually makes a good clone?
1. As strong a resemblance as possible to the original...check!
2. Equally strong to better performance ....check!
3. Cheaper check! ( 55€/60ml)
4. For me, the most important thing is to invoke the same emotion...and damn yes he can!

09/14/2024

10
Pricing 4
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Ben030
6 Reviews

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Ben030

2

Freshly ironed

First of all, I have to say that I have never smelled the original Reflection. So this counts as an "unbiased opinion" and similarity to the OG doesn't matter. I bought the fragrance in the souk, the round 60 ml bottle seems to be a bit leaky. I don't know if this is systematic or if it happened due to transportation without an OVP.

In any case, the whole box smelled strongly of the fragrance as it smells in the drydown. At the opening, the fragrance is still somewhat undecided as to what it wants to be. It is a melange of fresh, sweet, herbaceous and soapy notes that I can't put my finger on. It didn't grab me at first. However, the fragrance then quickly (about 20 minutes later) develops into an absolute "clean man" that smells totally clean and pleasant like a white shirt that has been freshly ironed after washing. You can actually smell the warmth of the freshly ironed fabric, a pretty great olfactory experience. I'm not normally a fan of detergent or fabric softener scents at all, but this one is on a whole other level. It actually reminds me of exactly how my shirts used to smell when grandma washed, ironed and carefully folded them. A total feel-good fragrance that simply puts you in a good mood.

Longevity is good, it easily gets you through the working day. Sillage in the mid-range, suits the fragrance well for me.

I will soon be testing Reflection and Reflection 45 and will then add my impressions in comparison here.