Comparing Clone and Original Fragrance

By: Sepriyanto

The Clone Fragrance market is so hyped in the world right now. Nowadays, people are comparing clone fragrance to the original and start to criticize the designer fragrance. Now I will tell you about these two sides. To help you out, you must know first what your purpose is in buying a fragrance. 

First, I will tell you about the benefits of a clone fragrance. For me you can get a similar scent from the inspirator or the original fragrance at a cheaper price. For the example I have a fragrance called Heroic Man by La Rive, I bought it with only Rp. 150.000,00 with 80%-98% similarity from the original inspirator which is Stronger With You by Giorgio Armani. I have compared it side by side at the official store near my city and I can say, it's totally worth it to buy Heroic Man by La Rive if you have a limited budget. 

Compared with the original or the inspirator fragrance. I can say there's a price for good quality stuff, the original or inspirator fragrance still has the best performance compared with the clone. The average original or inspirator fragrance, especially designer fragrance has solid beast performance, it lasts about 12-16 hours with strong projection and sillage. And original or inspirator fragrance scent often smells more natural compared to the clone

Beside the benefits, I also experienced the disadvantages from original or inspirator fragrance and the clone. Let's take Heroic Man from La Rive as the clone of Stronger With You by Giorgio Armani for example. By my experience, Heroic Man by La Rive didn't last long, it only lasted about 6-8 hours with 20-25 sprays, and the projection and sillage is moderate to weak. Although it has 95% similarity compared to Stronger With You by Giorgio Armani, Heroic Man by La Rive also smells more synthetic. Meanwhile, for the original or the inspirator fragrance which is Stronger With You by Giorgio Armani, it's very expensive at Rp. 1.805.000,00 at the retail shop price. 

From: armani.com

So, with both the benefits and the disadvantages that I told you. What will you choose? It depends on your budget, not all clone fragrance have a weak performance though, for example is Club De Nuit Intense by Armaf, it lasts longer than the inspirator which is Aventus by Creed and Club de Nuit Intense by Armaf also has more strong projection and sillage compared with Aventus by Creed. But it has quite an expensive price which is at Rp. 410.000,00 for a 100ml. It's your choice, it depends by your budget, you must think again what I asked to you earlier, what's your purpose on buying a fragrance

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