Hercules

“The opening is somewhat synthetic and not close to the original. But after an hour, the scent profile greatly improves and sits somewhere between Herod and The Pulse of the Night from Issey Miyake.I wish the performance was better though. It’s almost as bad as if not worse than the original in terms of projection. It does remain as a skin scent for 6-8 hours. The original actually lasts for much longer on my skin.”

“I did a 1:1 sampling, and it's about 80% similar to the original formulation. The 20% difference is that this bottle has a higher woody concentration and a reduced presence of the sweet vanilla note. Besides that, the rest of the attributes were easily doubled, even down to it's sillage and longevity.In my honest opinion, I prefer this over the original, as the original has a closer resemblance to Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford due to the vanilla presence, which I consider to be a dark & gourmand tobacco, than the dupe, which has a more balanced, sophisticated and woodier take on the og.”

“Just got Spicebomb Extreme and dried down (or on clothes) this is literally just a dupe of that, don’t know whether to be disappointed in Spicebomb or glad I know a cheaper alternative. Lowkey lasts 5 minutes before it’s completely intimate smell depending on how many times you spray (I usually spray at least 8 times with this since it won’t last in the wind). Not a bad smell and for the price I’d say it’s worth it, just don’t expect people to smell you unless you’re giving them a hug.”