While I have Lattafa and other clones in my collection my favorite clone house has to be Bujairami. I am so impressed with the quality of their fragrances. I was wearing the Aftermath which is inspired by Aventus and a couple of my frag head brothers couldn’t tell the difference until I told them. Do any of you brothers have a favorite clone house?

Man, that spicy ginger and cardamom opening is actual perfection—pure class in a bottle. It’s the ultimate cozy, masculine vibe. Only catch? It’s a total ghost on me. Can’t even hit the 4-hour mark before it disappears. Smell like a king, briefly.

Dirty Melon is a really fun summer-style fragrance, but it is not just a basic sweet melon scent. The melon is there right away, but it has lime, red fruits, coconut, watery marine notes, and some green edges that keep it from smelling like cheap candy or body spray. To me, this comes across as a tropical, aquatic melon scent with a slightly dirtier, more natural backbone underneath. The name makes sense because it is fresh and fruity, but not completely clean or generic. The patchouli, moss, cedar, musk, and blue cypress give it some earthiness and texture, so it does not feel like just a poolside fruity freshie. I think this is more interesting than a normal melon fragrance because it has that green/floral/aquatic side with jasmine, violet leaf, and lily, then dries down softer and woodier. It still feels playful and casual, but there is enough structure to make it feel niche. For Arizona, I would wear this more in Summer / Spring weather, especially daytime, casual weekends, vacations, pool weather, or anytime you want something different from the usual citrus freshie. It is one of those scents that could be very easy to wear in the heat, as long as the floral and patchouli side does not get too heavy on your skin. Dirty Melon is a good one for someone who wants a melon fragrance that feels more grown-up and creative, rather than smelling like straight melon candy. It is fresh, fun, tropical, and a little weird in a good way. The fragrance features Australian Blue Cypress, Jasmine Sambac, Aquatic notes, Marine notes, Violet Leaf, Red Fruits, Patchouli, Coconut, Melon, Cedar, Amber, Musk, Lily, Lime, and Moss. DeskLab Parfums feels like an up-and-coming Puerto Rican indie house that is not trying to smell like everything else. They seem to take tropical fruit notes and give them a darker, dirtier, more niche backbone instead of making them smell like basic sweet summer scents. It feels creative, small-batch, and artistic, with a Caribbean identity but enough woods, florals, resins, and earthy notes to make the fragrances feel more grown up. I own all 5 of thier fragrances.