
*If you can't see the text correctly (all in one block), go out of the post, and click the text, not the photo.   


Here's  [part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1q79kvr/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1q86ukc/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1q93tp9/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qa4rni/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qbt3p4/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 6](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qdgy8p/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 7](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qdvnp7/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 8](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qfc7pn/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [part 9](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/comments/1qofq2m/decantified_37_decant_reviews_and_clone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), and [part 10](https://www.reddit.com/r/fragranceclones/s/SVZSbShsfX).  

*All decants are 8-10 weeks old, and the bottles they came from are *who knows* how old. So all aged enough.   

*From now on, I'm adding "should cost" to my "value Score". I'm basing it on quality and performance only, and the amount I give is calculated from similar profile types I got for better/worse prices.  


#ASAD ELIXIR

I'm disqualifying myself from reviewing this, as I go INSTANTLY nose-blind to it. Let's check with the wife... Wife said (40 minutes after application) "This is pretty damn good. Very sweet and slightly spicy". When I checked the projection, she couldn't smell it from more than 2ft away... Even after 30 seconds of me standing there. I'm sorry I can't add anything else, do with that information as much as you can.   


#CLUB DE NUIT BLING  

Not a fan of this one at all! There's a tangy/sour note here is just horrendous. Maybe they shouldn't use that "stardust" or "flower prism". I think it's just very low quality pink pepper (not in the notes breakdown) that does that. I'm happy that Armaf is finally using some orange/Mandarin instead of just pure Lemon Pledge, but it's still low quality. Kind of unbalanced and smells "incomplete". Like they started making a fragrance and forgot to add the last few notes, or accidentally poured too much of that pink pepper. Needs more base and top. I have to make sure I'm not hallucinating here... Let's check with the wife...LOL. You need to know I NEVER tell her my thoughts before I ask for her opinion, so this is just gold. I asked her "what do you think about this one?" (This was 40 minutes after applying), she made a disgusted face like she's gonna throw up. I love her so much! I was like "right?! Isn't this just horrible?". She said "I think it smells like spiced sour dough", and I agree. About 2 hours after the dry-down, it's much better blended, but still smells basic and forgettable, and by then, it's almost just a skin scent. 

**Subjective Scent Score**: 5.5. 
 **Longevity**: 6 hours on skin.     
 **Projection**: Medium for barely an hour, then low scent bubble for another 2 hours. Skin scent at hour 3-4.  
 **Blind buy safety score**: 6.5.   
 **Unisex Score (0=fem, 5=unisex, 10=Male)**: 7.  
 **Versatility Score**: 8.0.  
 **Blend Quality Score**: 5.0, one of the lowest quality Armaf, at least for the first 2 hours.  
 **Value Score**: 4.0, $35 for low quality and low performance.   
 **Should cost**: $8-$12. Barely above a dollar store clone quality and performance.    
 **Bottle design**: 8.0  
 **Atomizer Score**: N/A.  
 **Conclusion**: Another money grab release from Armaf. They need more releases like Checkmate King and Infinity Silver... But those never sell as well as the low quality CDN line and Odyssey line.  

#GOS DOUBLE BONUS  

Oh, nice to switch to something with good quality. An airy Neroli citrus combo, with a softer vetiver base. The citrus notes are blended well, not candy sweet, but also not tangy or sharp... Just super realistic. Looking at the notes breakdown, I barely get any pepper. Maybe a hint of I convince myself of it... But I consider that a good thing, as I'm not a fan of any pepper at all. I'm sure they're there, just blended better than in other clones, so my nose doesn't feel "attacked" by them. This is one of those scents that if I judged how much I might have liked it based only on the notes breakdown, I would get it VERY wrong. It's a great composition, very fresh summer scent, great quality, unisex, and as safe as it gets. Still, for that money, I wouldn't recommend it, as while this actually almost hit designer quality, it also cost 3X the average clone price, and the performance is only average.  

**Subjective Scent Score**: 8.8  
 **Longevity**: 8 hours on skin.  
 **Projection**: medium 1-2 hours, then low-medium scent bubble for another 2-3 hours, then skin scent.  
 **Blind buy safety score**: 8.5  
 **Unisex Score (0=fem, 5=unisex, 10=Male)**: 5.5. almost perfectly unisex.  
 **Versatility Score**: 7.0. summer-spring only... But any and every occasion.   
 **Blend Quality Score**: 7.8. Approaching designer quality. 
 **Value Score**: 3.0. Good quality, but $80 for average performance.  
 **Should cost**: $30-$35.  
 **Bottle design**: 8.8. I REALLY like the color scheme.  
 **Atomizer Score**: N/A.  
 **Conclusion**: You definitely get *something* for the money, but not nearly enough.   

**Special note**: I accidentally proven to myself that my hate for Armaf is objective. I had to write this review twice, because the first time I tested Bling, I thought it was GOS Double Bonus, and I trashed on it even worse, because I was really pissed at that low quality for the high price. But then when I came back to the decant binder, I noticed I haven't even tested Double Bonus, because I put the ones I just spray in a different area of the binder (also sorted by which wrist I wear them on). Good thing I'm well organized... This could've been a huge disservice! For example, the sentence "one of the lowest quality Armafs" was "as bad as the lowest quality Armaf" before I corrected it (used to describe what I thought was Double Bonus quality). 

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DECANTIFIED 37 decant reviews and clone battles-part 11: Asad Elixir (Boss Bottled Absolu clone), Club De Nuit Bling, GOS Double Bonus (Météore clone)