Khadlaj Shiyaaka for Men

“I have both. This really isn't a great clone of RM. It's much more jasmine and orris forward with less rosemary than the original. The patchouli is non-existent. All in all this makes it a much more feminine scent in my eyes. There is no cycling through the changes in the drydown, it's pretty much opening to base the same thing. I love clones but this doesn't do it for me.”

“Becomes a skin scent too soon unfortunately. So while overall longevity is there as you can smell it on clothes even after 12-15 hours but it sits down very quickly in terms of projection. The opening is very similar to amouage reflection man. However, it soon settles down into a creamy, powdery, floral base. Overall a good buy for the price point. Wish it could project more with the top / mid notes for longer.Edit: it has improved after a month or so and also going heavy on sprays.”

“Mind blowing, simply. Such an amazing, good quality fragrance. Straight out of the box, it smells amazing and the performance is well above average too.Compared to Reflection Man, the opening of Shiyaaka is a bit more woody and aromatic, while Reflection stays floral and more balanced.In the drydown, Reflection stays brighter, more vivid, while Shiyaaka stays on the woody-creamy side.But really, you can only smell these differences from up close. The further they dry down, the closer they get to each other.”