Shane82

I know the OG A*Men quite well. Star Men is a linear version of it. You get A*Men's dry-down from the second minute until the last minute. The quality is about 70% of the original. The scent is about 85% close

But here is the kicker... This thing is NUCLEAR. Out of 170 clones I've tested, and over 40 bought, this is the most beast performing fragrance I ever tried. 4 sprays and you'll fill a room for 2 hours, project nicely for another 2 hours, and create a trail/bubble for another 3 hours. Longevity on skin is until next day, and on clothes for over 24 hours.

For the $17 I paid for it, I'm VERY happy!

Real notes
pineapple, black currant, bergamot, and apple.

birch, Moroccan jasmine, rose, and patchouli.

musk, vanilla, oakmoss, and ambergris

This is the Invictus DNA (fruity, tiny bit fresh, Bubblegumy, slightly aquatic), but with even more bubble-gummy sweetness, and with added pineapple. Think about it as "Nitro Yellow". Scent-wise, this goes straight into my top 5 summer-spring list! And that's for only $15! Do you know how many decants of $30+ clones didn't do that? About 50! (The other 100 or so decants I have are winter frags).

People who already have Hawas Ice, New Brand Invincible, Genius Victory, and Nitro Red (like I do) might find it redundant... But not me. I'll take ANY twist I can get on the Invictus and Invictus Aqua DNA!

I have to admit, the quality isn't as high as Hawas Ice or Nitro Red, but not low like Invincible or Najdia. Same quality as Hayaati. So think of it as Hayaati with pineapple. Gen Scents has a review on it as well if you're interested.

Performance is very weird here. This is the first frag I've encountered that projects very well, but doesn't last a long time. The pineapple note dissipates in about 2 hours though.

8.5-9.0.
6.5 (about 6 hours, but 8-9 hours on clothes).
8.7 (very surprising... 2ft-3ft the first 1.5 hours, then 1ft another hour, then only a scent bubble another hour)
7.5 for the general population, 9.0 if you know you like Invictus DNA or fruity-sweet scents.
75% Male-leaning.
9.5

: ... WTF is this?! This is the BEST example why you should ALWAYS get decants! I've smoked Shisha for 20 years (2-4 a day!), mostly Double Apple. This is NOTHING like it. It has this weird "liquid smoke" note that I hated in Ameer Al Oud Intense... The note that smells like you lit a log on fire and then peed on it to put it out. Apple? Maybe 5%, but mostly sickening pee smoke. Tobacco? Don't know... Can't smell anything over that liquid smoke-pee.

: Take an apple ahisha head, put pee instead of water in the shisha, let people smoke it until it's out, then put 6 coals on the same used head, and smoke that burnt head... That's how "close" it is to Apple shisha. This is definitely in the bottom 5 of over 150 frags I've tried by now. NOT a safe blind, even for apple shisha lovers. If you liked Ameer Al Oud Intense, there's maybe a 50% chance you'll like this one.

: 2.0/10 (just because I'm sure there are worst scents out there)

: 8.4/10 (9.5 hours)
: 8.0/10 (high, but not nuclear... Less than Ameer Al Oud Intense)
: 1.5/10 (5.0 if you're liked Ameer Al Oud Intense)
: 70% Male leaning.

Got a tester for $8. If you can get this anywhere under $20, it's a great deal.

Pretty much 85% similar to the original. A little more aromatic-fresh than the OG. Great quality bottle, cap, and atomizer. My tester came with a cap for some reason, just not the original packaging (who cares?).

The profile is just like the OG. Fresh, fruity, but also sweet, with a vanilla base. I'm enjoying this one a lot!

Performance is really great, with long lasting medium projection, and great longevity on skin.

Yeah, smells synthetic, but so does Invictus. This is about 85% close. Maybe a little less sweet than the OG.

The bottle is generic, the cap is low quality plastic, but the atomizer is not bad.

Sweet and fresh, lasts about 5-6 hours. Projects well in the heat, not so well in the cold. Great dumb-reach or gym scent for $7.