I have both Hunter and White Diamond but never compared the two - so I am doing so now, one on each arm. I always thought they were similar but White Diamond was better....i'll get back to you....Nice video again ifi, very informative.
I disagree on the Pride of Armaf not being necessary over Ventana. In trying to get a bottle of De La Marque Brune, a company actually sent me Pride by mistake, but I have tested it for a few hours and compared to Ventana, it is quite pleasant. Ventana is actually quite harsh to my senses and can be headache inducing at times. However, I don't get that harshness from Pride at all and it comes across as being easier to apply and indulge in.
I own Pride of Armaf and Bois Nuit from this list. I agree with you about Bois Nuit, based on personal experience, I'd say Pride of Armaf is a solid alternative if you're a fan of Dior Sauvage, which I personally am not a big fan of in the first place. They smell exactly the same in my opinion.
I disagree. armaf niche line benefits from better quality. it may or may not smell the same as some other bottles but it defenitely has higher quality. white diamond is my favorite of the niche line
🙏glad we have you here, thanks a lot for the heads up really enjoy watching you bringing these awesome cheapies to light, wishing you the best Ifi always 🙂
Rob Whiff that's what we do. Talk about something that we are very passionate about and hope our information helped someone else 🙂. Have a great weekend, my friend!
I blind bought the white diamonds. I don't know what it is about the fragrance but it absolutely turns my stomach. I really wish i knew the note that makes me ill in the whitw diamonds?! Nice vidieo man
I have seen some people talk about Bois Nuit as a One Million clone. But my bottle is definitely a clone of YSL La Nuit De L'Homme, and I am not the only one to make that observation. My bottle has nothing to do with One Million.
Russ Pavlicek I am sure this is the case with some armaf fragrances. They either reformulate some of their juices n completely change their compositions or they have different variants in the same looking bottles at the same time.
Ifishares , have you ever smelled the pride of armaf? I hear people say it's a clone of sauvage like Ventana . But the notes listed for it is so different. I've also heard people say it's not a clone. I wonder if anybody has actually worn it and tested it and can give an honest opinion.
Last Cast Fishing I have it and yes it is in fact an almost 100% clone of Dior Sauvage EDP. Not my go to fragrance but it is very nice for a cooler night scent.
Bill Janke Bill Janke thanks for the reply. I also have The Pride . I had already ordered it when I first commented on here. Ive never tried Sauvage EDP. I have tried the Sauvage edt many many times and i can say that the pride certainly isnt a clone of that and thats ok because The Pride of Armaf is still a great long lasting fragrance. I dont think armaf was going for an exact clone of sauvage anyway. Its darker , smokier and smoother than sauvage . its very underrated and under the radar . i wonder if it smells more like prada luna rossa carbon? Ive never tried that but the notes for that seem as if it would smell similar to The Pride with thaf smokey , almost metalic carbon smell , in my opinion
Last Cast Fishing Prada Luna Rossa Carbon is totally different. Go to Sephora and get a sample of Prada and see for yourself. They might get lumped together but I can honestly say they smell nothing alike.(imho)
Hey iffy, first of all, a very big thank you for your reviews, bought so many based on your recommendations, and haven't been disappointed. Waiting on armaf craze and flavia icon oud to be delivered to add to my collection, can't wait to get my nose on them, I'll try to track down zara day Y too.... maybe on my next trip to romania if I can't find it here in the UK... Thanks again, I enjoy your channel and have also purchased a few womens fragrances based on your reviews and they have made excellent presents, thanks
Thanks Ifi, for all the great infos here. Gotta buy Ventana for sure. I am indeed interested in comparing it with the original and the weaker version of it=> La Prive Extreme Story. To be honest I indeed like the bottle. Reminds me on an old microphone. Classy and unique !! Until next time we are smelling great !!
What's The Scents In That have you tried CDNIW? I found that chocolate vibe to be less obvious in the Armaf than in the Tom Ford. CDNIW has a bit of that powdery make up smell, at least in the opening.
hi there ifi, yet another refreshingly honest video which is appreciated by me and i would imagine the rest of your subscribers we love you for it. but I bet sterling's perfumes don't he he. keep up the excellent work 👍
I hate to pile on here.... and I won't, really. It seems at least right now, Niche Black Onyx is considerably more affordable, in the U.S.A. at least, than the Flavia Icon Oud. I can't opine on the similarity or not of the scents, not yet having had the chance to try to the Flavia release. The Black Onyx isn't very pricey at all, at the moment, however... and it is really nice.
I'm glad I saw this review, I really wouldn't want to purchase the same scent in a more expensive bottle. Will check out Flavia Icon Oud. Thanks Ifi. :)
Can you review the new Armaf Craze flankers? There are 3 new one, and I can't find any real reviews on them. Craze is amazing, and I want to know if the flankers are just as good or trying to bank on the Craze name, because that one was really good.
ifishares I've head that blu is a Chanel Eau Extreme type and eau fraiche is an Allure homme copy. Not sure what Noir is suppose to be, but I've not seen anyone with an actual review of it and it's performance. You usually review more of the obscure Armafs better than anyone else. I really liked the original Craze and was about to just blind buy them all, but the Urban Man flanker of club De nuit intense man, made me reconsider because flankers are way different with Armaf fragrances. Want to hear or see more reviews about them first. I like your reviews best because you cover these kind of Armafs, before the hype and which ones to avoid.
I have Craze and Craze noir! you can feel the almond note on noir, but in a dark and more masculine mode!! It's also more fresh that the original craze! Not better, but it's a nice fragance!! Don't smell like an old man!!
got to disagree with you this time Ifi, Black Onyx is a great fragrance that screams class and sophistication, excellent sillage and longevity. And to my nose does not smell like Flavia Icon at all... And I second Russ, Bois Nuit smells more like LNDLH than One Million.
+Max Nova I do not deny that Black Onyx is a great fragrance, I even said that in my video, but to me it's the same as Flavia Icon Oud. I hope you tested Flavia Icon Oud and not Flavia Icon, which is the female version. Regarding Bois Nuit, when have you tested it? I've heard about reformulation on this one. Nowdays it's just a clone of 1 million. Anyway, I do not expect that we will be on the same page always, it wouldn't feel right :). Cheers!
of course I've tested Flavia Icon Oud and not the female version (it was £14 on eBay), the very same fragrance you've compared to Armaf Shades Wood in a versus video a few months ago. So I wonder if we own the same juices or you like to snort a line of wasabi powder before making a comparison or review. Never mind reformulation issues...
Max Nova I'll ask for other opinions to the Flavia Icon Oud - Armaf Black Onyx comparison, but I'm pretty positive they smell very similar. PS. what is that wasabi powder you are talking about? It sounds interesting lol!
ifishares cool then but also ask around what they think on comparing Armaf Shades Wood with Flavia Icon Oud. They will probably reply to stay away from wasabi powder before trying to make a marketing stunt ;)
Hi Ifi, when I first sprayed tag him prestige, straight away one million intense came to my mind, then I checked other reviewers and found same opinion, what do you think?
but the intense version though, not the original 1 million, thats what I meant, thx for the quick reply by the way, carry on the great job you are doing ;)
+What's The Scents In That Craig, any time man, I'll be your host. The life in Romanian cities is average and I can't say there are many things to visit, but the mountain and country side is splendid. It's the type of place where you want to retire.
You can add Niche Platinum to the not worth buying list. It smells nice, but it has poor performance for the price. Disappointed in the entire Niche line to be honest.
Hey ifi, i did check the webshop it is located in India, surething the prices are so super awesome(compare even with Notino which started thier webshop in Sweden for a month ago) before that i only purchase well-known perfumes from Parfym-klick.se and strawberrynet.com.and allbeauty.com.caz they never had or have Armaf or Rasasi,thx to you and joy Amins reviews, i got to know brands like Armaf and Rasasi,even when i was in Dubai i just purchased the names i know alreday .caz had no idea arbas brands are so good as well or maybe even better,anyways my point is did you buy something from (takeit2 day)before.can i trust the webs from those countries caz over here ppl. says no let it be and so on,but i really did like the sutff i'd seen this evening and the prices are awesome, of course i even feel i do trust them 100% but wanted to ask you anyways!!thx for the great reviews mate,and sorry for the ask:),cheers
Hey bro, notino has started bringing Armaf on their website here in Romania. Hopefully they will make Armaf available worldwide. Even though takeit2day is a legit website, people feel more confident and comfortable to buy from Notino :). By the way, there are a lot more oriental houses that are worth looking into, like Lattafa, Swiss Arabian, Ajmal, Nabeel... and many others :). I'm planning to take on them in my next videos. Cheers!
Hey bro,thx and you are right, to be honest even due i did check the takeit2days and even due the prices are much or kinda of less compare to Notino but still i do not dare to go there and purchase ,you know what i mean!!:) before i had no idea as i mentioned nothing about Armaf and so on and thx to you and Amin i got to know Armaf & rasasi and i really did wanted to have them in my collection,,now when Notino is here in Sweden then i got some and Armaf and couples Rasasi as well, really great stuff , it would be so nice and kind of you to do reviews about the other houses,like your channel and your honesty bro ,thx already for the take on those houses!!Have a great Sunday,you rock bro so keep up the great work,cheers!
+The Fragrance Runner yeah the bottles look cool, but if I learn't something from owning so many Armafs is that the bottles aren't their strongest point.
I have both Hunter and White Diamond but never compared the two - so I am doing so now, one on each arm. I always thought they were similar but White Diamond was better....i'll get back to you....Nice video again ifi, very informative.
I've done the comparison and yes, they are practically the same. I think White Diamond lasts longer on my skin though, but could be the batch.
David G hey bro at least you get some extra longevity. Thanks a lot for your feedback, it really helps.
And thank you for your videos - doing these comparisons will save me from buying two that smell the same :)
Thanks for your great reviews. Based on your recommendation I searched Flavia Iconic Oud, but it was actually more expensive than Niche Black Onyx…(?)
I disagree on the Pride of Armaf not being necessary over Ventana. In trying to get a bottle of De La Marque Brune, a company actually sent me Pride by mistake, but I have tested it for a few hours and compared to Ventana, it is quite pleasant. Ventana is actually quite harsh to my senses and can be headache inducing at times. However, I don't get that harshness from Pride at all and it comes across as being easier to apply and indulge in.
Exactly how I described The Pride bro, a lighter version of Ventana, but Ventana is closer to Sauvage, which also is a bit harsh
I own Pride of Armaf and Bois Nuit from this list. I agree with you about Bois Nuit, based on personal experience, I'd say Pride of Armaf is a solid alternative if you're a fan of Dior Sauvage, which I personally am not a big fan of in the first place. They smell exactly the same in my opinion.
I disagree. armaf niche line benefits from better quality. it may or may not smell the same as some other bottles but it defenitely has higher quality. white diamond is my favorite of the niche line
sorooshusa to me the differences are too little to justify the price
I’ve preordered it, I’m hoping it’s a stronger Lacoste blanc
🙏glad we have you here, thanks a lot for the heads up really enjoy watching you bringing these awesome cheapies to light, wishing you the best Ifi always 🙂
Rob Whiff that's what we do. Talk about something that we are very passionate about and hope our information helped someone else 🙂.
Have a great weekend, my friend!
Always like first before watching the video 👍👍👍
Great video Ifi. Seem like you know more about Sterling Parfums than anyone else. The people deserve to know. Keep up the good work.
you are the best reviewing about perfumes in UA-cam
I blind bought the white diamonds. I don't know what it is about the fragrance but it absolutely turns my stomach. I really wish i knew the note that makes me ill in the whitw diamonds?! Nice vidieo man
Maybe tuberose
Nice work. Very helpful. Saves one of duplicasy while buying perfumes and saves money as well. Thank you.
God bless you.
I have seen some people talk about Bois Nuit as a One Million clone. But my bottle is definitely a clone of YSL La Nuit De L'Homme, and I am not the only one to make that observation. My bottle has nothing to do with One Million.
Russ Pavlicek I assume you got it before the reformulation. May I ask when have you purchased it?
ifishares I don't recall exactly when I purchased it, but the bottle has a production date of January 2017. BTW I enjoy your channel!
Russ Pavlicek wow 2017? Then it seems they have a batch code that smells totally different. Will you share your batch code with is?
Cheers!
ifishares Batch code is 224635. Fragrance made in France (in case there are variants between France and UAE).
Russ Pavlicek I am sure this is the case with some armaf fragrances. They either reformulate some of their juices n completely change their compositions or they have different variants in the same looking bottles at the same time.
Great video as always iffi. Need more of yr videos. Thumbs up bro.
Ifishares , have you ever smelled the pride of armaf? I hear people say it's a clone of sauvage like Ventana . But the notes listed for it is so different. I've also heard people say it's not a clone. I wonder if anybody has actually worn it and tested it and can give an honest opinion.
Last Cast Fishing I have it and yes it is in fact an almost 100% clone of Dior Sauvage EDP. Not my go to fragrance but it is very nice for a cooler night scent.
Bill Janke Bill Janke thanks for the reply. I also have The Pride . I had already ordered it when I first commented on here. Ive never tried Sauvage EDP. I have tried the Sauvage edt many many times and i can say that the pride certainly isnt a clone of that and thats ok because The Pride of Armaf is still a great long lasting fragrance. I dont think armaf was going for an exact clone of sauvage anyway. Its darker , smokier and smoother than sauvage . its very underrated and under the radar . i wonder if it smells more like prada luna rossa carbon? Ive never tried that but the notes for that seem as if it would smell similar to The Pride with thaf smokey , almost metalic carbon smell , in my opinion
Last Cast Fishing Prada Luna Rossa Carbon is totally different. Go to Sephora and get a sample of Prada and see for yourself. They might get lumped together but I can honestly say they smell nothing alike.(imho)
Hey iffy, first of all, a very big thank you for your reviews, bought so many based on your recommendations, and haven't been disappointed. Waiting on armaf craze and flavia icon oud to be delivered to add to my collection, can't wait to get my nose on them, I'll try to track down zara day Y too.... maybe on my next trip to romania if I can't find it here in the UK...
Thanks again, I enjoy your channel and have also purchased a few womens fragrances based on your reviews and they have made excellent presents, thanks
Thanks Ifi, for all the great infos here. Gotta buy Ventana for sure. I am indeed interested in comparing it with the original and the weaker version of it=> La Prive Extreme Story. To be honest I indeed like the bottle. Reminds me on an old microphone. Classy and unique !! Until next time we are smelling great !!
Great video! I want the cdni for women... Love chocolate frags! I do like niche oud, I think flavia are doing some great things
What's The Scents In That have you tried CDNIW? I found that chocolate vibe to be less obvious in the Armaf than in the Tom Ford. CDNIW has a bit of that powdery make up smell, at least in the opening.
ifishares no I haven't got my nose in it yet, it's on my wish list at the moment :-D
hi there ifi, yet another refreshingly honest video which is appreciated by me and i would imagine the rest of your subscribers we love you for it. but I bet sterling's perfumes don't he he. keep up the excellent work 👍
David Peters hey man, nice to see you!
Sterling should not try to fool their customers
ifishares hi ifi no they shouldn't try to fool us, especially when we have you watching are back's, still keeping real ifi.
I hate to pile on here.... and I won't, really. It seems at least right now, Niche Black Onyx is considerably more affordable, in the U.S.A. at least, than the Flavia Icon Oud. I can't opine on the similarity or not of the scents, not yet having had the chance to try to the Flavia release. The Black Onyx isn't very pricey at all, at the moment, however... and it is really nice.
Either of the two is good, even in Europe the difference between the two is not that high, but definitely not worth having both.
armaf white diamond ... i can pay 25€ .... worth? i love l12.12 so if its more quality / close scent to that one i will be happy
Which is better , ventana or pride of armaf , which one has better performance ?
Ventana for me, it's better in all ways.
Cheers!
I'm glad I saw this review, I really wouldn't want to purchase the same scent in a more expensive bottle. Will check out Flavia Icon Oud. Thanks Ifi. :)
Glad you dodged an Armaf duplicate, bro 🙂
Cheers!
Sir which is better option to buy armaf ventana or armaf craze?
can you do the "armaf must have frags"?
paintballeros it's actually something that I had in mind. A top best Armaf frags/clones. Cheers!
Good information
What about Armaf Marjan Silver?
Is it worth buying
Nikhil Govind I'll let you know after I'll try it. Cheers!
Yes, I compare it directly to my Bleu de Chanel. I put my BDC away and rely solely on my Silver.
"old wine in a new bottle"...by armaf. thnk you ifi for valuable worthy information...
Surendra Babu well said, my friend!
Can you review the new Armaf Craze flankers? There are 3 new one, and I can't find any real reviews on them. Craze is amazing, and I want to know if the flankers are just as good or trying to bank on the Craze name, because that one was really good.
Gilberto Flores hey man, all I know about them so far is that Craze Blue is another clone of Bleu de Chanel. Pretty disappointing, right? 😕
ifishares I've head that blu is a Chanel Eau Extreme type and eau fraiche is an Allure homme copy. Not sure what Noir is suppose to be, but I've not seen anyone with an actual review of it and it's performance. You usually review more of the obscure Armafs better than anyone else. I really liked the original Craze and was about to just blind buy them all, but the Urban Man flanker of club De nuit intense man, made me reconsider because flankers are way different with Armaf fragrances. Want to hear or see more reviews about them first. I like your reviews best because you cover these kind of Armafs, before the hype and which ones to avoid.
I have Craze and Craze noir! you can feel the almond note on noir, but in a dark and more masculine mode!! It's also more fresh that the original craze! Not better, but it's a nice fragance!! Don't smell like an old man!!
got to disagree with you this time Ifi, Black Onyx is a great fragrance that screams class and sophistication, excellent sillage and longevity. And to my nose does not smell like Flavia Icon at all...
And I second Russ, Bois Nuit smells more like LNDLH than One Million.
+Max Nova I do not deny that Black Onyx is a great fragrance, I even said that in my video, but to me it's the same as Flavia Icon Oud. I hope you tested Flavia Icon Oud and not Flavia Icon, which is the female version. Regarding Bois Nuit, when have you tested it? I've heard about reformulation on this one. Nowdays it's just a clone of 1 million. Anyway, I do not expect that we will be on the same page always, it wouldn't feel right :). Cheers!
of course I've tested Flavia Icon Oud and not the female version (it was £14 on eBay), the very same fragrance you've compared to Armaf Shades Wood in a versus video a few months ago. So I wonder if we own the same juices or you like to snort a line of wasabi powder before making a comparison or review. Never mind reformulation issues...
Max Nova I'll ask for other opinions to the Flavia Icon Oud - Armaf Black Onyx comparison, but I'm pretty positive they smell very similar.
PS. what is that wasabi powder you are talking about? It sounds interesting lol!
ifishares cool then but also ask around what they think on comparing Armaf Shades Wood with Flavia Icon Oud. They will probably reply to stay away from wasabi powder before trying to make a marketing stunt ;)
lol deal!
great man, i m searching for this type of video for armaf, great content....money saver video..
Hi Ifi, when I first sprayed tag him prestige, straight away one million intense came to my mind, then I checked other reviewers and found same opinion, what do you think?
Yup, I agree. I believe it's Armaf's best clone of 1 million.
but the intense version though, not the original 1 million, thats what I meant, thx for the quick reply by the way, carry on the great job you are doing ;)
Pls give your take on Armaf Marjan Silver
Thanks brother 🙏🙂
Ifi totally off topic! What Romania like? Always fancied going there
+What's The Scents In That Craig, any time man, I'll be your host. The life in Romanian cities is average and I can't say there are many things to visit, but the mountain and country side is splendid. It's the type of place where you want to retire.
ifishares I'll definitely come over mate!! Sounds lovely my friend
What's The Scents In That that will be an awesome experience which I look forward to 🙂
ifishares brilliant,I'll sort it out for next year
You can add Niche Platinum to the not worth buying list. It smells nice, but it has poor performance for the price. Disappointed in the entire Niche line to be honest.
Haven't tried Platinum yet, but I feel you. So far I only like Niche Oud
I like Niche Platinum, but it's not very strong or very long lasting.
you are one of the most helpfull frag ytber! thk you!
Hey ifi can you tell me which is good clone of polo ralph lauren sports
Cool to know,thx mate Ps.about Flavia Icon Oud i heard it from you then it must be a cool scent but i can NOT find it in any webshop??
+Amir Pi takeit2day has it.
Cheers!
Thx a lot mate,cheers
Hey ifi, i did check the webshop it is located in India, surething the prices are so super awesome(compare even with Notino which started thier webshop in Sweden for a month ago) before that i only purchase well-known perfumes from Parfym-klick.se and strawberrynet.com.and allbeauty.com.caz they never had or have Armaf or Rasasi,thx to you and joy Amins reviews, i got to know brands like Armaf and Rasasi,even when i was in Dubai i just purchased the names i know alreday .caz had no idea arbas brands are so good as well or maybe even better,anyways my point is did you buy something from (takeit2 day)before.can i trust the webs from those countries caz over here ppl. says no let it be and so on,but i really did like the sutff i'd seen this evening and the prices are awesome, of course i even feel i do trust them 100% but wanted to ask you anyways!!thx for the great reviews mate,and sorry for the ask:),cheers
Hey bro, notino has started bringing Armaf on their website here in Romania. Hopefully they will make Armaf available worldwide. Even though takeit2day is a legit website, people feel more confident and comfortable to buy from Notino :).
By the way, there are a lot more oriental houses that are worth looking into, like Lattafa, Swiss Arabian, Ajmal, Nabeel... and many others :). I'm planning to take on them in my next videos.
Cheers!
Hey bro,thx and you are right, to be honest even due i did check the takeit2days and even due the prices are much or kinda of less compare to Notino but still i do not dare to go there and purchase ,you know what i mean!!:) before i had no idea as i mentioned nothing about Armaf and so on and thx to you and Amin i got to know Armaf & rasasi and i really did wanted to have them in my collection,,now when Notino is here in Sweden then i got some and Armaf and couples Rasasi as well, really great stuff , it would be so nice and kind of you to do reviews about the other houses,like your channel and your honesty bro ,thx already for the take on those houses!!Have a great Sunday,you rock bro so keep up the great work,cheers!
I haven't smelled these but yea if you giving the thumbs down, I'll avoid them lol the bottles look pretty cool though.
+The Fragrance Runner yeah the bottles look cool, but if I learn't something from owning so many Armafs is that the bottles aren't their strongest point.
I bought armaf boos nuit for 12€... Its a steal
Salut. Ti-am mai lasat un comentariu la un alt video. Dar reiterez ce am spus in el: habarn-aveam ca esti roman. Foarte tare. Keep it up.
Andrew93 multumesc! Sper ca ti-am raspuns la comment-ul din celalalt video, de obicei raspund la fiecare comment :)
ifishares din pacate nu, dar nu e problema. De unde iti cumperi parfumurile de la armaf asa ieftine?
Good to know, thanks.
Bois nuit is close to la nuit de homme, not one million
Great video
Man!! The Pride of armaf is really good juice!! Is like a flanker of Dior Sauvage!! Not a clon!!
Because of you I already have 8 armaf parfumes and 2 estiara for this 3 months 😂😂
Ajay Kusumo no duplicates I hope 🤞😁
YOU ATE BEST BEST BEST
PLEASE SUGGEST ME CLONE OF CREED VETIVER
I judge Bois Nuit to be a clone of La Nuit de L'Homme
+Carlos Cruz when have you bought it?
Hi IFI, I bought it 6~7 months ago in Takeit2day, but due to customs it took 4 months for me to receive it
Another solid video Ifi! Great take on this...very useful. Check out my new video. Take care bro.
Enchanted aqua is miles ahead of white diamond.
and cheaper also
you are doing a good job for us, the poor. Keep it up
Clone-ception