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02/09/2024
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They mailed it in
This is an early contender for worst release of 2024. Yes, it dropped in December of 2023, but I'm still ranking it in 2024 as well.
From the very first moments I'm underwhelmed. Dubai - Ajyal opens with a blast of sweet-fresh candied apple, tropical fruit (melon type) and an omnipresent feeling of (slightly aquatic) muskiness. It smells *a lot* like cheapie designer/niche trash - think Kajal or better yet, think Ambassador for Men. It could basically be Gisada Ambassador without the overwhelming Sauvage aspects. But even the Gisada is better blended.
I'm a little bit lost as to what their inspiration was here as the only place where this scent smells as much as decent is in the vial. In the vial, I get vibes of that Ambassador DNA mixed perhaps with mild hints of the Solstis and/or Météore DNA. In the initial drydown, that mint brings a very slight bitterness which I'd relate to a scent like Xerjoff's "XJ 1861 Renaissance | XerJoff". While the musky-fruity type profile remains throughout, the on-skin blending of this scent when you smell it up-close is beyond embarrassing for a niche fragrance retailing at €255/50ml. Even Kilian produces better fresh fragrances than this (and that's saying something).
From the very first moments I'm underwhelmed. Dubai - Ajyal opens with a blast of sweet-fresh candied apple, tropical fruit (melon type) and an omnipresent feeling of (slightly aquatic) muskiness. It smells *a lot* like cheapie designer/niche trash - think Kajal or better yet, think Ambassador for Men. It could basically be Gisada Ambassador without the overwhelming Sauvage aspects. But even the Gisada is better blended.
I'm a little bit lost as to what their inspiration was here as the only place where this scent smells as much as decent is in the vial. In the vial, I get vibes of that Ambassador DNA mixed perhaps with mild hints of the Solstis and/or Météore DNA. In the initial drydown, that mint brings a very slight bitterness which I'd relate to a scent like Xerjoff's "XJ 1861 Renaissance | XerJoff". While the musky-fruity type profile remains throughout, the on-skin blending of this scent when you smell it up-close is beyond embarrassing for a niche fragrance retailing at €255/50ml. Even Kilian produces better fresh fragrances than this (and that's saying something).
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