02/08/2024
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Xerjoff's La Capitale for very little money?
First of all, I have never tested La Capitale.
So I can't say whether this is really a dupe.
However, I did have a brief chat with a nice perfumer who raved about Kashaf.
She had La Capitale as a sample and told me that the two are damn similar.
So I thought, well then you can't go wrong.
Especially at the price of 14 euros and a few crushed ones.
As you can see from the reviews here, it doesn't seem to be a bad fragrance, but I personally don't like it at all.
The fragrance starts off synthetically, which is not surprising given the low price.
But the synthetics here are a bit too much for me.
It's that synthetic stuff where you know the quality is really bad.
Sorry for those who love the fragrance, but that's just how I feel about it
Plus something inexplicable that smells kind of fruity, could be blueberries, raspberries or strawberries.
Unfortunately, this doesn't get much better in the DD.
The berry remains subtle, but so does the synthetic.
Something floral is also noticeable, but only very slightly in the background, it never becomes truly floral.
By the way, Kashaf is also sweet, but to a pleasant degree.
The fragrance gives me shampoo vibes.
I'm not saying it smells 1:1 like shampoo.
But if I didn't know it was a perfume and smelled it blind, one of my first thoughts would be "shampoo".
Because the fruity notes also smell like that, just synthetic and not distinct enough.
With some fragrances, you immediately notice that you're wearing bergamot, pineapple, etc., but that's not the case here at all.
Others may see it differently, but that's just what I perceive.
Only after an hour or so does it become a little more bearable.
At that point, it's also just an "ok" fragrance, it's just a "wow".
The synthetics fade a little, what remains is a creamy, berry, pleasantly sweet, feminine fragrance.
However, I don't want to wait that long.
I want to spray on a fragrance and enjoy it straight away and not wait until late DD to enjoy it.
The creaminess here is slightly reminiscent of Affection, except that Affection is definitely creamier.
The performance is mediocre.
You are welcome to over-spray here, it is not a room filler and I didn't get a strong radiance even after 6 sprays.
The durability is okay.
The next day I could still smell the fragrance on my top without having to search for it with my nose.
Another important thing to mention is that Kashaf definitely smells far too feminine for a unisex fragrance.
I sometimes like it a bit feminine, but it is a bit too feminine for me.
My review of Kashaf reads very negatively, tastes are just different, you always have to keep that in mind when reading.
What I don't like, someone else may totally like and vice versa.
I'm just trying to give my honest opinion and I hope I won't put anyone off with my assessment.
It's best to test the fragrance yourself, a small bottle should cost almost nothing and just make up your own mind about Kashaf.
So I can't say whether this is really a dupe.
However, I did have a brief chat with a nice perfumer who raved about Kashaf.
She had La Capitale as a sample and told me that the two are damn similar.
So I thought, well then you can't go wrong.
Especially at the price of 14 euros and a few crushed ones.
As you can see from the reviews here, it doesn't seem to be a bad fragrance, but I personally don't like it at all.
The fragrance starts off synthetically, which is not surprising given the low price.
But the synthetics here are a bit too much for me.
It's that synthetic stuff where you know the quality is really bad.
Sorry for those who love the fragrance, but that's just how I feel about it
Plus something inexplicable that smells kind of fruity, could be blueberries, raspberries or strawberries.
Unfortunately, this doesn't get much better in the DD.
The berry remains subtle, but so does the synthetic.
Something floral is also noticeable, but only very slightly in the background, it never becomes truly floral.
By the way, Kashaf is also sweet, but to a pleasant degree.
The fragrance gives me shampoo vibes.
I'm not saying it smells 1:1 like shampoo.
But if I didn't know it was a perfume and smelled it blind, one of my first thoughts would be "shampoo".
Because the fruity notes also smell like that, just synthetic and not distinct enough.
With some fragrances, you immediately notice that you're wearing bergamot, pineapple, etc., but that's not the case here at all.
Others may see it differently, but that's just what I perceive.
Only after an hour or so does it become a little more bearable.
At that point, it's also just an "ok" fragrance, it's just a "wow".
The synthetics fade a little, what remains is a creamy, berry, pleasantly sweet, feminine fragrance.
However, I don't want to wait that long.
I want to spray on a fragrance and enjoy it straight away and not wait until late DD to enjoy it.
The creaminess here is slightly reminiscent of Affection, except that Affection is definitely creamier.
The performance is mediocre.
You are welcome to over-spray here, it is not a room filler and I didn't get a strong radiance even after 6 sprays.
The durability is okay.
The next day I could still smell the fragrance on my top without having to search for it with my nose.
Another important thing to mention is that Kashaf definitely smells far too feminine for a unisex fragrance.
I sometimes like it a bit feminine, but it is a bit too feminine for me.
My review of Kashaf reads very negatively, tastes are just different, you always have to keep that in mind when reading.
What I don't like, someone else may totally like and vice versa.
I'm just trying to give my honest opinion and I hope I won't put anyone off with my assessment.
It's best to test the fragrance yourself, a small bottle should cost almost nothing and just make up your own mind about Kashaf.
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