Sealight MAD Parfumeur 2024
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The current best alternative to L'Immensité
If I had too much money, the L'Immensité would have long been in my collection. From the first test, I was immediately head over heels. However, my rational brain (thankfully) protested strongly. After testing 3 alternatives that were touted on other platforms as "super duper best 1:1 alternatives," I'll briefly explain what makes the Sealight the winner for me.
In terms of scent, we are already damn close to the original here. Especially in the drydown, I had to hold myself back to even make a "better/worse" statement in the blind test.
Both expertly capture that "actually nothing special yet very special" character that defines the "L'Immensité | Louis Vuitton." Aquatic, slightly citrusy, spicy, elegant, and absolutely crowd-pleasing without getting lost in the crowd.
Of course, there are differences:
We don't have the "Louis effect" in the opening here one hundred percent. The original simply dissolves in an incredibly fine and valuable way. The Sealight also has a very nice opening, which comes off a bit more citrusy, but I wouldn't think with its opening, "uff, am I going to drop 300 € on the table right away?".
The differences in the drydown are marginal, yet easy to describe:
The Sealight is slightly more aquatic than its predecessor. The ginger note is subtler, and the fruity, "Le Gemme - Tygar | Bvlgari"-esque component is not as prominent as in the original. For me, however, this is definitely not enough of a difference to want to label the Sealight as a twist.
(Here we are already in a completely different league than with other clones - some of them blast such a poorly pronounced ginger note at you that you actually lose interest).
The longevity and sillage are very, very good. I am probably one of the few candidates for whom the L'Immensité lasts longer than 7 hours; however, the sillage of the Sealight noticeably fades even later. If I had to assign points, this would indeed go to MAD.
In terms of price (as always with MAD): In Turkey ~ 25 €, in the EU well around 50-65 €. If you can get it at the TR price, buy it blind if you like the L'Immensité DNA. With the EU price, of course, you should test it before you throw a fifty down the drain - here I don't find the price particularly outstanding, but definitely fair due to the lack of better alternatives.
In a world where money doesn't matter, I would choose the L'Immensité every day. However, money usually does matter. Here, the price/performance ratio of the Sealight is significantly (!) better.
At least I am so happy with the Sealight that the idea of buying the original is now on hold.
In terms of scent, we are already damn close to the original here. Especially in the drydown, I had to hold myself back to even make a "better/worse" statement in the blind test.
Both expertly capture that "actually nothing special yet very special" character that defines the "L'Immensité | Louis Vuitton." Aquatic, slightly citrusy, spicy, elegant, and absolutely crowd-pleasing without getting lost in the crowd.
Of course, there are differences:
We don't have the "Louis effect" in the opening here one hundred percent. The original simply dissolves in an incredibly fine and valuable way. The Sealight also has a very nice opening, which comes off a bit more citrusy, but I wouldn't think with its opening, "uff, am I going to drop 300 € on the table right away?".
The differences in the drydown are marginal, yet easy to describe:
The Sealight is slightly more aquatic than its predecessor. The ginger note is subtler, and the fruity, "Le Gemme - Tygar | Bvlgari"-esque component is not as prominent as in the original. For me, however, this is definitely not enough of a difference to want to label the Sealight as a twist.
(Here we are already in a completely different league than with other clones - some of them blast such a poorly pronounced ginger note at you that you actually lose interest).
The longevity and sillage are very, very good. I am probably one of the few candidates for whom the L'Immensité lasts longer than 7 hours; however, the sillage of the Sealight noticeably fades even later. If I had to assign points, this would indeed go to MAD.
In terms of price (as always with MAD): In Turkey ~ 25 €, in the EU well around 50-65 €. If you can get it at the TR price, buy it blind if you like the L'Immensité DNA. With the EU price, of course, you should test it before you throw a fifty down the drain - here I don't find the price particularly outstanding, but definitely fair due to the lack of better alternatives.
In a world where money doesn't matter, I would choose the L'Immensité every day. However, money usually does matter. Here, the price/performance ratio of the Sealight is significantly (!) better.
At least I am so happy with the Sealight that the idea of buying the original is now on hold.
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Fritzko 7 months ago
Which other dupes have you tested?
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Joshless 7 months ago
Those that can't be mentioned here. :D Basically, those that are currently hyped on social media and have very similar bottles, usually with an animal in the logo. ;)
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