SOTD: Armaf Odyssey Mega (insp. by YSL Y EDP)

18d (edited) • SOTD 🍊

I blind bought this the other day. Well, kinda blind bought.

I sampled YSL Y EDP in Nordstrom then discovered this on fragrantica as a close dupe.

Until my new business gets off the ground, buying clones is the only financial responsible way for me to collect fragrances.

And TBH I’m not even mad about it. Half the time I can’t tell the difference between the dupe and the OG unless it’s side by side and in the real world that never happens.

Aaaaanyways. I never really liked “blue” fragrances. My first was BDC and I gave it a few wears and just couldn’t get into it. Same with a lot of other “blue” frags.

For whatever reason this one hit a little different for me. The opening was a little sharper than I would like but after 20-30 minutes it evolves to a nice smooth fresh clean citrus fragrance that isn’t in your face, isn’t demanding attention, yet says “I’m fresh and clean” without shouting it in their face.

Nothing new. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just an easy dumb reach that works for pretty much any scenario especially in warm weather.

6.5/10. Not bad. Not amazing. Just basically pleasant. For what it is, it does the trick and does it well. And for $20-ish bucks I’ll take it.

Now if I spent $140 on the OG I’d be a little disappointed.

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