F'ing Unbelievable The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances 2017

7.7 / 10 104 Ratings

F'ing Unbelievable is a popular perfume by The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances for women and men and was released in 2017. The scent is leathery-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Leathery

Sweet

Spicy

Floral

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Bitter almond

Cashmeran

Venezuelan tonka bean

Orris root

Sage

Suede

Ratings

Scent

7.7104 Ratings

Longevity

8.899 Ratings

Sillage

8.4100 Ratings

Bottle

5.398 Ratings

Value for money

7.752 Ratings

Submitted by EvilCat, last update on 06.04.2024.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/04/2021

10
Pricing 4
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Siebensinn
8 Reviews

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Siebensinn

A twin with a life of its own

It had to be. I had to know. It was said: Duas "F'cking Unbelievable" is the congenial and probably best doppelganger of Tom Ford's "Fucking Fabulous"? Hear, hear!
Now I know as such otherwise only "Open White" (btw no comparison!), but it should be anticipated: With Dua you drive well in the Twin-Game.

Carpintero has already put down a masterpiece as a review here, in my opinion. In this respect, I refer olfactory to his analyses, which I share with only slight reservations.
I would perhaps start with the naming: "Fucking Fabulous" is just a bullseye. 1-0
The bottle of Dua is... oh well... already bad. :) So visually. But that's part of the sales approach, here no USD too much to sink.
The box with the magnetic clasp and the foam as a tight hold for's Gläsle is smart, but somehow "hmpf". Never mind! 2-0 for Tommy, let's get to the lead values!

Olfactory-wise, it's a tie for me. I find the opening with Dua not quite so complex and oberwürzig, there goes me a trace too much on liquorice, sage and marzipan, but that settles quickly and then "comes Dua"... and has come to stay. Might actually last a touch longer than Ford. Sillage is hard for me to judge. That would have to then a neutral "Mitriecher" concretely classify. I feel that Tom Ford is slightly "ahead" here, although I have a double-edged view of the "sillage" thing. In my opinion, the task of a perfume is not to "sillage" the whole room. From that perspective, I like Dua better there. In any case, a close race. The whole fragrance theme & chromatics is probably very individually perceptible and dependent on daily form.
Remains, however, the last point that the cost of Dua in this case is well below Ford. If you then still shop with 30% discount and stretch the shipping costs to 3 fragrances. Even if import tax is due. Do the math yourself. :)
In the end, it goes out so about 5-5. Or 4-5 or 5-4. form of the day...

My quintessence: Should have tested every fan of "Fucking Fabulous" times! Do!
Already a very exciting pitch. Maybe also times something for a "blind tasting". Just let it spray on a dreamy Sunday, freely according to the motto "Carry me to my car, I'll take you wherever you want"...

05/27/2021

8
Pricing 5
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Mustafa58
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Mustafa58

Helpful Review 5

After 1.5 STD 95% equal

This fragrance is my first Dua fragrance and therefore I did not know quite what comes to me.
When I sprayed it the first time on it I liked the scent directly very much but more later.

I would like to start with the sillage: I've never had in my life a fragrance that I have perceived so strongly itself. 0-8 hours I have perceived the fragrance so intensely on myself, not penetrating but very pleasant always in 5 min intervals came a pleasant intense fragrance cloud of this great smell in my nose. If I'm honest, that's exactly what I'm looking for in a perfume, every other scent I just don't notice after 5 minutes. After an hour even then not if I smell in the place and as a perfume lover I just want to perceive my own great scent and not be dependent on foreign comments.

More examples to the Haltbarkein 12 hrs after application as I had almost finished showering "steam" the smell still pleasantly from neck up into my nose. My bed steams after this smell, my clothes after the wash. 0-4 hrs I even leave fragrance clouds in the rooms in which I was or am, if one comes into my room one smells directly my perfume (definitely not in a Penetrante way).

I even considered if every DUA fragrance is like this ONLY to use Dua fragrances because so the durability was my problem with many fragrances.

To the smell: Who likes Fucking Fabulous will also love this fragrance.
When I smelled the first FF I loved the scent and fragrance technically given a 9.5 but he smelled a little too feminine, sweet. My environment said no just right UNISEX stop but it was so my impression and my point of criticism.

FU of Dua has not, I would even say he is a TIK too smoky but defitively masculine.

The differences in the sweetness one recognizes in my opinion also only in the first 1-2 STD then both smell 97% the same.
Dua will defitiv can expect more purchases from me, I'm really positively surprised.

05/24/2020

6
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Carpintero
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Carpintero

Top Review 36

Fucking Fabulous vs F'ing Unbelievable - THE COMPARISON

Dearest community,

Now follows an analytical comparison of two fragrances: the famous Fucking Fabulous by Tom Ford and the F'ing Unbelievable, for which there is still not a single comment on Parfumo.
In the following, the flacon, opening, heart note, base note and overall impression are discussed and a conclusion is then drawn.

OPENING STATEMENT:
If you follow me here or know my comments, you've probably already read my article about Tom Ford's Fucking Fabulous. The title and comment probably as polarizing as the fragrance itself: "Friends with Benefits". Of course, a 30 ml bottle of this spectacular fragrance was soon drawn into the room, to which Tom Ford himself said in his 'Three Rules of Fragrance' "and when I'm feeling fabulous... well, I got a fragrance for that, too". This fragrance has become a faithful companion for those days when I feel just great.
Due to my great enthusiasm for this fragrance, I eventually came across F'ing Unbelievable, which is said to be a brilliant, almost identical dupe of the original. I bought this one recently and it arrived with the mail yesterday.

This was followed by extensive snooping, testing and analysis. In the following now the result of my work.

FLACON:
- Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous: The bottle from the Private-Blend line captivates with its elegant beauty in matt black. Like all the other flacons from the Private Blend line, this one has something of an old pharmacy or doctor's cabinet. Simple yet original. This point definitely goes to the original.
- DUA Fragrances F'ing Unbelievable: The bottle serves its purpose, but is less original and not particularly eye-catching. It is made of glass and the cap is plastic. The spray head delivers generous amounts, remains sealed and does not leak. Purpose fulfilled, test passed. But nothing more.

OPENING:
- Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous: He starts very surprisingly, very unexpectedly and very, very passionately and intoxicatingly. The most surprising thing is the smell of plastic... like the smell of a brand new life jacket paired with sunscreen. It's probably the bitter almond that perfectly plays its supporting role here. Carrying because it lovingly carries sage and lavender and creates an unconventional opening of strong bitter almond and very mild spices, which after the first few seconds is extremely creamy and yet expressive. I find it particularly successful that the opening lasts very long and the bitter almond remains throughout the entire fragrance. And although the opening is very loud and almost like a fist in the face, it is incredibly smooth and ingeniously designed. 10/10 points.
- DUA Fragrances F'ing Unbelievable: This fragrance also has a very surprising and unexpected start: Here, too, one immediately gets a heavy bout of bitter almond plus sage and lavender, which could give the impression that the poor bitter almond is carried away, if not carried away, by the sage and lavender. One immediately recognizes clear parallels to the original, whereby the opening here in the first 30 to 60 minutes comes across as rougher, more brute and much more angular. If the opening of Fucking Fabulous is a fist in the face, then this one is more like a proper beating - but in a good sense. The sillage is indescribable: After a few minutes the whole room smells like F'ing Unbelievable. After about an hour, however, the leaves turn and the bitter almond gains the upper hand and tries to tame sage and lavender. The emphasis here is on VERSUCHT. 7/10 points.

HEARTNOTE:
- Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous: The loud bang from the opener is still very present and exciting, but now the first nuances of vanilla and tonka bean are added. At the beginning still very subtle, but meticulously more and more clearly and at some point even louder. Coupled with the smell of brand new plastic this results in a certain familiarity but certainly no boredom. It starts to become very cuddly and tender at some point... the plastic-tonka-vanilla-mixture is now joined by very smooth leather, comfortable amber and at this point also a much more distinctive, sweet vanilla note. After about 4 hours the plastic smell disappears, from now on the cuddly leather and the very, very sweet vanilla dominate. At first still 10/10 points, but at 4 hours only 8/10.
- DUA Fragrances F'ing Unbelievable: Here the fragrance comes very close to the original: brand new life jacket with sun milk, spices still dominate at the beginning, but now the first nuances of vanilla and tonka bean are added. However, here the tonka bean seems to be stronger than vanilla, which I personally appreciate very much, as it suggests a first hint of sweetness, but is still kept in check by the bitter almond. Even if tonka and vanilla remain in the background for the time being and the bitter almond spice mixture gets the upper hand, eel-smooth, supple leather and luxurious amber begin to have a smooth effect here too. The fragrance now appears more balanced and somewhat smoother than at the beginning, but still remains extremely loud. The beating is still clearly present and palpable. After about 3 hours, even the shy tonka bean finally begins to emerge from the shadows and smoothly rounds off the hitherto rather angular scent experience. Vanilla plays only a minor role here, which I appreciate very much, as it makes the already very loud scent less sweet. 9/10 points.

BASIC NOTE:
- Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous: the vanilla becomes sweeter and sweeter, more and more kitschy, more and more obtrusive, displaces after some time every plastic, every bitter almond and every spice. The extremely sweet vanilla and the hitherto cuddly leather, which at this point becomes ever sweeter, begin to dominate the fragrance. The tonka bean is also still clearly present, trying to keep everything smooth with its creaminess, but increasingly failing. 7/10 points.
- DUA Fragrances F'ing Unbelievable: Here, too, it is getting sweeter and sweeter, but the angular and gruff thing here gets a positive effect: It doesn't get quite as kitschy and sweet. The bitter almond remains throughout the entire fragrance until the end, which I really appreciate here, as it cushions the sweetness a bit. In addition, there are always individual nuances of sage and lavender. 9/10 points.

CONCLUSION:
- Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous: 9/10 points - an extravagant fragrance for those days when you feel great. The art and ingenuity Tom Ford has put into this fragrance lets you overlook the Grand Finale, which is a bit too sweet. I would buy the fragrance again and again. For me, an olfactory work of art from a genius master. Durability and sillage above average.
- DUA Fragrances F'ing Unbelievable: 7.5/10 points - a very well done copy of a brilliant work of art Even though it looks a bit more angular and unbalanced at first, you can't deny the parallels. H/S even more extreme than the original.