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Marwa
مروة
Arabiyat Prestige 2025

Ranked 189 in Men's Perfume

8.6 / 10 539 Ratings

A new perfume by Arabiyat Prestige for men, released in 2025. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by My Perfumes / MPF (My Perfumes Factory).
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Aquatic

Sweet

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Ginger

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Chinese black tea

Geranium

Frankincense

Base Notes

Musk

Ambroxan

Gaiac wood

Ratings

Scent

8.6539 Ratings

Longevity

7.3508 Ratings

Sillage

7.2505 Ratings

Bottle

8.3496 Ratings

Value for money

9.0487 Ratings

Submitted by Aqua99 · last update on 02/20/2026.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

45 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/12/2025

9.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

lmluis2216
1 Review

lmluis2216

Top Review 6

Marwa vs Imagination

I'm gonna make this review very simple for people to understand how close AP Marwa is compared to LV Imagination. First off, at the time I'm writing this, Imagination is $350 compared to a mere $50 for Marwa. That's a 7x price difference. Now, what do you get for this enormous difference in price? Well, not much to be honest, other than the prestigious Louis Vuitton logo. I'm gonna break down the subtle differences from the opening to the dry-down:

First 10 Mins: 80% Similarity
Imagination has this sparkling effervescent quality, due to the vibrant citrus accords. This is the biggest difference between the two. However, Marwa leans more towards the tea note, and it's not as bright as Imagination. It's also a little bit sweeter and more dull in the opening comparatively.

30 Mins Later: 90% Similarity
As the top notes fade, they become even more similar. Imagination smells a bit more watery and airy, while Marwa smells a bit more ambery. In the air, it's incredibly hard to tell the difference unless you're smelling both of them side by side. Marwa doesn't change much from the opening, as it's pretty linear.

1 Hour Later: 95% Similarity
At this point of the dry-down, you cannot tell the difference between Marwa and Imagination. It's almost identical in scent unless you have a really good sense of smell. I guarantee almost nobody will know which one is which.

Conclusion:
The only big difference between these two fragrances is in the first 10 mins - Imagination sparkles more with brighter citruses, while Marwa is flatter in the opening. After an hour, they smell almost exactly the same. Is that worth a $300 difference?? Well, it depends if you have money to blow, but personally I own a full bottle of both and I'm not buying another bottle of Imagination. In terms of performance, the longevity is about the same, but Imagination projects more in the first hour. I think Marwa is the best bang for your buck if you like the Imagination DNA!

Updated on 11/12/2025

05/24/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

radicool
4 Reviews

radicool

Helpful Review 8

HOLY IMAGINATION, BATMAN!!!

Jumpin' Jesus, this one is SUPER close to the OG. Can't recommend picking this one up enough, there are samples available if you are skeptical.

Let me start by saying I am a nurse who works bedside in a hospital. I can't really wear most of my collection there as it has to be subtle and NOT offensive for the sake of being professional. I could technically get in trouble and nursing is stressful enough. Anyway...

Imagination is the perfect DNA as it just smells like you have a great hygiene regimen and know how to take care of yourself; like you just lathered yourself in luxury bath soap. Like an expensive hotel lobby. Very soothing, clean, musky, charismatic, watery and alluring. However, I do not want to spend that much on a fragrance. The hunt for a suitable replacement at a reasonable price ensues.

So, I have owned or tested a few of the Imagination clones, particularly Game of Spades Fullhouse . While I really liked that one and just finished the bottle this month, it is not as close as I once thought. It is sweeter and doesn't get the tea aspect nearly as well. It did make me smell clean though which I appreciated. The life of the fragrance did not last as long as I hoped (4-6 hours) but I usually carry around a decant and tend to lightly refresh throughout the day so that wasn't really a problem.

"Amber Oud Aqua Dubai | Al Haramain / الحرمين" was also great, but also did not have the tea note and leaned way more towards the soapy side as if it was a room spray or clean linen. Not a bad thing, just a slightly different vibe. I still really like that twist though with impressive longevity about 8-10 hours. Could be great for layering or just as a dumb reach out the shower.
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Onto "Marwa / مروة | Arabiyat": For $48.69 total, this arrived May 20th from Aromatix's TikTok shop as I had heard about how close it was supposed to be but thought it was the usual hype machine pumping up the algorithm to maximize sales commissions, I took it with a grain of salt especially considering how new this fragrance is. I was about to purchase Aqua Dubai after a small sample, but something told me to try this instead.

"Maybe it will knock my socks off...". & it did! The hype is real.

I can see this fragrance gaining some steam, similar to how Aqua Dubai became one of the darling frags in the clone sphere (along with Liquid Brun, Turathi Blue, Lattafa Asad/Khamrah).

But MAN! If you are searching for a 1:1 around the same price as the others I mentioned, LOOK NO FURTHER! And I have only owned it for 3 full days! No maceration needed, at least for me.

The juice inside is hands down the closest interpretation to Louis Vuitton's Imagination that I have ever smelled, even side by side with the 2 mL sample I procured from the LV store, I can't smell a noticeable difference.

Perhaps the LV has more sparkly pop, more watery tea-musk on the opening towards the mid but for several hundred dollars more, that difference is minimal. The ultimate definition of diminishing return in my book. Just save your coin and buy this.

Closeness to the OG
- Opening: 9/10. It is not blended as well and is slightly bitter-synthetic up close but that is only compared directly side by side. Otherwise, in the air, it smells highly expensive and absolutely CAPTURES attention. Fresh out the shower with luxury bar of soap. They won't be thinking "What cologne do you wear?" but rather "you smell good, what soap and lotion do you use?"
- Mid to Dry Down: 10/10. The tea note is stunning. I can't believe this is $50. It does stay fairly linear from the heart notes on, being more tea/soap dominant, whereas the OG gets slightly more creamy as if from a high quality lotion despite becoming more of a weaker skin scent. I can tell this one still pushes out well past that 8 hour mark as I catch whiffs myself when moving around, telling me that I am still actively projecting and have not gone nose-blind.
- Sillage: It creates the most alluring scent trail. I walked past the nurse's station into the medical supply room & had my coworker follow me from the station to ask "Is that you? We all turned our heads wondering who was *aggressively* clean". I normally don't get a ton of compliments, because most people just think it in their heads but don't say anything. There's a kind of resistance to getting compliments in a way, sometimes it is awkward for them to say it. The fact that this one got a verbal response on the FIRST day tells you all you might need to know. I did not gatekeep and explained its a dupe of an expensive LV fragrance but they could smell like me for $50. It blew their minds. I've worn it to work every day since it came in and somebody new has stopped to ask what lotion or soap that I use.
- Longevity: Lasts a good while straight out of the box, no maceration needed necessarily. I'd say about 6-8 hours easily with a skin scent of about 8-10 hours. Still actively testing over the last 10 days. It will get stronger over time due to maceration in a dark closet too. Again, Aqua Dubai lasts longer but this one is closer so I don't mind reapplying.
- Projection/Strength: 9/10. Certainly more powerful than the OG and about on-par with Aqua Dubai (which is known for its outward push like most Al-Haramain frags). You will be noticed with this one. If you first apply some Vaseline (petroleum jelly) onto your pulse points such as neck, forearms and hands, THEN spray those same points, your skin will cling onto the fragrance to increase performance/projection for a few extra hours.
- Versatility: 10/10. the DNA is super versatile, year round since it just smells clean. if you are familiar with imagination, you will know it could be used year round with no problem. A true daily driver. Nothing much to say here. However, I would lean towards the warmer months as there's something about this citrus-tea-soap combo that SINGS in the sunlight.
- Price Value: 10/10. $50 instead of $400. Enough said! I might have to buy a backup. I wonder if the hype train will catch this one because the price might jump up. Then again, it was relatively hard to find as I got lucky buying before it sold out on TikTok because there were non-reputable sites that were selling it but that's taking a chance.
- Bottle Design: This sleek silver bottle comes in an equally eye-catching box that is cut as if a samurai sculpted it with a sword. Looks sharp, literally! The cap is heavy and takes a light tug to remove it so you can hold it by the cap briefly. It is also see through if you shine a light so you can monitor your dent over time.
Now, there are handfuls of clones that I have not tried but am I itching and clamoring to try them?
Nope. Not really. Maybe at some point I'd try the takes from Alexandra, Dua, Montagne or Yom & Layl but since those brands are likely $80-100 for a 50 mL, I'd honestly rather buy a backup bottle of this instead for half the price and double the juice. Like I mentioned, diminishing returns. They might be incrementally closer, but for the price I won't justify it.

I understand that frags get glazed and the community can be really toxic & misleading towards compliments/consumerism but I must say this one deserves it.

The hype is real. If you are not a fan of the Imagination DNA, move right along because this is a 1:1 attempt. Then again, I don't know why you'd be reading this if you weren't. Just buy it, internet friend. You won't be disappointed.

Updated on 05/27/2025

06/09/2025

9.5Scent 5Longevity 7Sillage

Moto13
20 Reviews

Moto13

Helpful Review 6

It is actually really good

This is reviewed after 1 week of wearing a newly opened bottle. I do not own a full bottle of Imagination but I have emptied a 6ml sample of the OG and It has become my favorite summer scent. Since my current bottle of "Marwa / مروة | Arabiyat" hasn't macerated yet, take this review with a grain of salt. I will update this review in the future with a comparison to Bujairami Hectic which I'm trying to get my hands on.

Prior to receiving this bottle, I am not a fan of middle eastern clone houses. 3 Years ago I bought full bottles of popular clones like Club de Nuit Intense Man Eau de Toilette, "Détour Noir | Al Haramain / الحرمين" , "L'Aventure | Al Haramain / الحرمين" etc. Had to sell all of them, even after 2 years of macerating they all opened up with super synthetic smell which is remniscent of chemical warfare, burning my mucosa to a crips. On top of that the dry down were low quality while having ridiculous projection. Now I bought into the hype again after getting burned 100% of the time in the past.

Upon the first spray, this is amazing. It clearly tries to clone imagination. I could tell they use higher quality ingredients and I don't get any chemical warfare type of synthetics. It is a nice soapy fresh aquatic tea fragrance like the original. The vibe is 100% the same as Imagination. However, if you smell closer the is a somewhat notable difference.

The top notes are ridiculously close to the OG, soapy citrus fresh. Mid note starts to differentiate ever so slightly from the OG. IMO the tea note is not as present, and the neroli is not as photorealistic but more of a mixture that tries to imitate the neroli. To be fair, it is not written on the packaging. The base notes deviates the most from the OG, which IMO is somewhat noticeable. Marwa still has the aquatic ambroxan with slight clean musk but it also features a leathery animalic accord that reminds me of faint oud. It is 100% not oud but it gives the same animalic vibe. It is thick! You can find the same accord in other middle eastern houses like Amouage (not just limited to ME clone houses). Consequently, making "Marwa / مروة | Arabiyat" not as airy as Imagination . This accord fades after 1h. But even after 1h you cannot pinpoint this note clearly but it still affects the dry down making it thicker and not as light and effervescent as the OG.

Also you can smell the higher quality of the ingredients, the superior blend, depth and complexity of the OG. I can seperate the different notes in Imagination more easily, since they are more photorealistic and not a soup of blend.

Projection-wise, Marwa is much louder and more "intense". Similar, to an Intense version of a fragrance. It is thicker and not as light airy and sincere as the OG. As of right now, the OG has much better longevity (this might change after macerating or I might just go noseblind on this due to the ambroxan overload). The OG last on my skin for 8h while Marwa becomes skin scent after 3h and last in total for 5h. EDIT: it has been 8h and after I showered I can still faintly detect it but only by pressing my nose against my wrist.

All in all, the vibe is the same. The scent is 92% similar. In the air it is probably indistinguishable to others. Only oneself can detect the difference. As a comparison, I think Club de Nuit Intense Man Eau de Toilette is about as 30% close to Aventus, and this is being generous.

And in terms of value, I got my bottle for 60€/100ml. It outclasses any designer in every single aspect except maybe quality of ingredients. Also the atomizer is super satisfying to use since its pressurized but it's not opaque so I cannot see how much is left.

I am thoroughly impressed and happy with my purchase, definitely a keeper. I expect Marwa to become even smoother after maceration. And I will give middle eastern clone houses another try!

Updated on 06/11/2025

07/23/2025

8.5Scent 4Longevity 4Sillage

Averycj
50 Reviews

Averycj

5

A Lacking Performance (On My Skin)

This marks the first installment of my LV Imagination dupe hunt. Marwa is the first contestant to be evaluated. I’m looking for three big boxes to check before I’ll commit to a full bottle: affordability, similarity, and beast mode projection. Marwa checks about 1.5 of these boxes.

It smells like Imagination. In the air. That classic tea scent is there. However, when you are smelling it up close on skin, it is not similar. Marwa has an artificial lemon drop/bathroom cleaner thing going on. Whereas Imagination smells like a breezy, citrus tea with fresh herbs up close. So, not identical, but close enough from a distance to fool a passing nose.

Now the real dealbreaker: Projection & Longevity.
For about 10–15 minutes, Marwa smells like generic toilet cleaner. Then it settles into something more wearable, more Imagination-esque. But sadly, it stays close to the skin after about 2 hours, and is pretty much gone by hour 4. I tested with 6 sprays and was not noticed. I used to be a “3-sprays max” kind of guy, but I’ve since seen the light. I want heads turning.

Is it affordable? Sure.
Does it smell nice? Absolutely.
But does it last? Not really.
And does it project? If you have a magnifying glass installed in your nostrils.

Marwa may be a decent dupe for the gym, but I’m not full-bottling this one. In the long run, it wasn't here to compete.

12/22/2025

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Viez
16 Reviews

Viez

3

You'll smell like Imagination AND be a responsible adult

I spent the last year or so repurchasing travel sprays of Imagination because a full bottle was simply out of the question financially. During this period, I made some great memories whilst wearing Imagination on vacation - to the point where I feel nostalgic each time I smell it. That emotional connection was enough for me to finally decide to spend big on a full bottle.

But after months of putting money aside, just as I was about to pull the trigger, I got cold feet. Shelling out $500 Canadian dollars on smelly water is no joke guys. I've spent big on fragrances before, but this was different. I began looking at other options just in case there was something more financially viable out there.

After doing some research one name kept popping up: Marwa. I had never purchased a dupe before, but for $50 I figured why not take the risk? What if this really does satisfy my Imagination itch? What if I like this so much I end up saving myself hundreds of dollars?

Well, upon first spray I couldn't help but smile as that same feeling of nostalgia hit me all over again. If I'm being completely honest, it's definitely a bit harsher than Imagination in the opening, but that goes away really quickly. What matters is that Marwa successfully captures the essence of that Imagination DNA.

Doesn't smell cheap at all. Performance is solid (Imagination doesn't last this long). Not to mention you get a cool bottle design that also feels heavy and comes with a pressurized atomizer.

So ya, I'm more than pleased with this purchase.

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