Clive Christian is the better fragrance, but this is a no brainer!
It smells like blonde amber but it's not incense heavy. It's a lighter version of it but it still has the body and the depth that makes it a stunner on its own. The time I smelt blonde amber, I knew it's a good scent but it's not worth the money (for me) because it will be redundant to all fragrances I have (not in the smell but in the function) as they will serve the same occasions, so I won't pay that much for Blonde Amber. I have PDM Carlisle, Initio Side Effect, PDM Herod, PDM Oajan, Xerjoff Tony Iommi Monkey Special, Amouage Royal Tobacco and all of these for me worth paying for more than a small 50ml of CC BA, and this is really personal.
The presentation is niche though, I usually don't like the presentations of clone fragrances or arabic ones but this one really stands out on anybody's shelf.
Is it a 1:1 Blonde Amber? Absolutely not. Is it of a high quality? Very high quality. Is it the best fragrance ever created? Not at all, don't fall for the hype. But If someone who's into fragrances was to smell this, he/she will admit it's an expensive smelling fragrance whether they like it or not. Ah! I forgot, it's a likeable scent and has an appealing factor.
Great Longevity and projection (Not a beast mode by any means and it doesn't need to be). Faris Al Arab really comes close and fills the gap of Blonde Amber in my collection and in the air it's indistinguishable to BA. It scratches the itch!
A very balanced fragrance, I don't need more out of it!
And I don't need Blonde Amber.
