Musc Sicile El Nabil

Recently, I received a rather extensive package with 16 perfume oils from El Nabil.
The brand was completely unknown to me until now. The name suggests a manufacturer of Arab origin.
However, after some research on the website and in the WWW, this does not seem to be the case. Here at Parfumo, it is stated that the company comes from France, but on their web presence, the headquarters is listed as Birmingham/UK.
Whether there are indeed Arab hands and noses behind it could not be determined.
El Nabil is very reserved with information and names.
They advertise with the motto "Luxury for Everyone." After reviewing the entire range, I could identify a wide variety of products, from perfumes and cosmetics to room fragrances, offering a fairly broad spectrum.
And all this at very moderate to cheap prices.

However, after extensive testing of the perfume oils, I found that El Nabil leans quite heavily on well-known and popular scents or even copies them.
This is, of course, nothing new. When a fragrance is successful and sells well, others are quick to jump on the bandwagon.

I was able to identify one or two fragrance twins and also found that they have indeed done a good job of copying.
The perfume oils smell, despite the really low prices, not cheap or inferior. And in some cases, they even last longer than the originals.

I got a bit stuck on Musc Sicile. I quickly found out that this is a well-made copy of the quite popular Black Opium Eau de Parfum.
I do not like Black Opium, and I do not like Musc Sicile either.

The opening of both fragrances is the same, fruity sweetness, followed by white flowers, vanilla, and at most a hint of spice. All of this is also very sugary sweet.
Coffee is supposed to be present as well, but I cannot find it. Even in Black Opium, there is not much coffee, rather it is more of a little coffee.
Not a big deal, I prefer to drink coffee rather than spray it on myself.

As the scent develops, Musc Sicile and Black Opium part ways.
In Musc Sicile, an additional quite pronounced musk note develops, which makes the already not-so-pleasant scent even less enjoyable for me. This musk note becomes unpleasantly dirty and grimy for me, somewhat greasy. Sugary sweetness and flowers do not help anymore.
I have nothing against musk in moderate doses, but here it has really been overdone.
Therefore, Black Opium received one more point than this scent.

In terms of longevity, El Nabil is superior to YSL. While Black Opium dissipates after just a few hours, Musc Sicile lasts a solid 9-10 hours. The oily base contributes to the longer longevity. Musc Sicile remains overall closer to the skin, which is a significant advantage for some fragrances.

I am not a fan of perfume oils; I find the consistency and the film on the skin bothersome. And I do not like this scent direction. However, I do not consider myself the target audience, even though I do not shy away from the women's department otherwise.
None of the oils will find their way to me, cheap price or not, even if some are really good.
But I find all of this very interesting for testing.
And I will not elaborate further on the topic of copying; much has already been said about that.

I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. A. from B. for the testing opportunities!

And now I will make myself another coffee, a real one, hand-filtered, without sugary sweetness.