BEFORE YOU BUY | SKIP THESE LATAFFA FRAGRANCES

[@jz4958]

I tried like 18 decants and most of them are from those clone houses and I can totally agree with you on most of those. The influencers are hyping these up. Asad, Afnan 9 PM, Lattafa Fakhar etc. They all lack elegance and smooth blandness.

[@tealx8462]

Fahkar is good!

[@jhovainechen7577]

9pm is great as well

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@jhovainechen7577 agreed 👍

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@tealx8462 agreed 👍

[@PedroMunoz-ti8bu]

Asad is 🔥

[@trytoneee]

Just because you don't like Oud it doesn't mean a fragrance is bad

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@trytoneee I love oud. That stuff ain’t oud.

[@trytoneee]

@@BeginnerMindsetI doubt you even smelt the original

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@trytoneee it’s at saks fifth avenue and yes I have. I never even said anything about the original being bad so what the f*** are you on about

[@chalmerelkins8965]

@@BeginnerMindsetthere is always that one ignorant person in the crowd.

[@joaopaulostasiu1091]

Oud for glory smells nothing like real oud 😂

[@adammcinnis]

I really Enjoy shuyukh silver. I have Lucky too. I like Asad as well. Appreciate your opinion.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@adammcinnis when I find exceptional ones I will share.

[@JaycarDelosSantos]

The OG is not always the way to go in some parts of the world. Imagine buying a Sauvage elixir while only earning less than 12 dollars on a day of work. How long will you be saving kust for a bottle of perfume? That "syntethic" smell that you get may not be as synthetic to them soecially if they are not able to smell and buy the OGs. I get it. You prefer the OGs thats why clones dissapoints you. But it only dissapoints if you expect similar or close to the OG for a fraction of the price. Who would expect for a cheap fragrance to smell "all natural"? Your advice is good but does not apply to everyone unfortunately. Of all thos you mentioned, I only have Asad. And to me its great. Love it. Gets me compliments. Lasts a good time and projects well. Love the hint of coffee in it. Remeber, someone's trash is someone else's treasure.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@JaycarDelosSantos watch the whole video

[@TheJohnsonseviltwin]

Badee Al Oud is amazing, lasts ages and is a scent profile that doesn't shout "look at me".

[@BeginnerMindset]

If I felt that way about it, I would def let you know. I def don’t feel that way so I have to share my truth. I genuinely feel it isn’t good enough for me to recommend

[@gerarddemunnik2371]

hi Johnny, thanks, finally a review from someone who has clearly looked/smelled :) at the clone and the original and compared them. I have a few from Lataffa and other brands that are really terrible and do not resemble the original at all, but many reviewers indicate it as the best clone, I don't understand it, but yes (taste perhaps?) I gave these clones to my son given that just starts with shaving and perfume. thank you so much for this video and more like this if possible :) greetings from Amsterdam

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@gerarddemunnik2371 thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.

[@aaron4387]

I can vouch for Asad and 9PM - bought them to try and wasn't seriously disappointed. No way I'd buy Sauvage Elixir....not paying for that one - not in the hot climate I live in . I actually really love the Charutos tobacco vanille. I like it because its a bit rough and realistic tobacco.. Personally I can easily afford the original TF Tobacco Vanille but its not worth the price IMHO and I've worn it numerous times.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@aaron4387 9pm is pretty good actually.

[@thamsanqapeko1950]

I agree with all your choices minus Asad purely because I've put both on side to side and most people prefer Asad, me included.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@thamsanqapeko1950 I tried to like it for over a year and a half. Next video will be a more positive take on this subject but I really want to just be honest as a practice.

[@thamsanqapeko1950]

@@BeginnerMindset appreciate your honesty brother

[@dukeagainsttheodds3170]

All i can say is, just as you dont like these selections. Another person will live them, thats the nature & essence of this thing. So what you are doing in essence, is similar to what they do. Just in sort of reverse, you say dont but! 🤷‍♂️ Fragrance AND fashion is subjective

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@dukeagainsttheodds3170 i wouldn’t recommend them because if I did that would be unauthentic and I don’t want to lie to my friends and family who watch my channel. Also the thousands of persuadable people looking for a quik blind buy.

[@TheNoviceKnows]

I think buying originals is getting lost in our space. I mean, I get the niche fragrance clone sensation, but they're going after designer DNA now, which is usually more affordable. Gotta get the original to get the magic!

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@TheNoviceKnows I did put a disclaimer that sometimes the clones/affordable stuff can be BETTER. But in most cases we are shoveling piles of cash into a fire

[@chalmerelkins8965]

I have oud for greatness and it’s fucking unbelievable The Best Ever

[@ELROB831]

Bro just ran into your channel and yes I stop buying clones I’ll just save up for the OG good to see your keeping it real but if their is a good clone let us know 👍👍👍👍👍new sub👍

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@ELROB831 good clones and cheapies are a great thing to share and I plan on it

[@mister-xv5in]

I have never thought it was a good idea to pay for the names. Is not always about saving our not being able to afford, but i don't think it's ever with paying over $100 to wear someone's name

[@hdwatts1031]

I have gotten nothing but compliments when wearing Perseus. Remember, fragrances can be very subjective. Listen to some more experienced Fragrance influencers and you will get a better insight and perspective.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@hdwatts1031 sure 👍 The first thing you said I can see where you’re coming from. The second thing you said is an appeal to authority and that is a common logical fallacy. I don’t need to get my opinions from others and neither do you. I would recommend the fragrance if I was confident that it was good enough. Perseus doesn’t make the cut for me to confidently tell people “hey go spend your money on this”

[@chavo_ty_mindzo3900]

Mahiir smells very nice

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@chavo_ty_mindzo3900 if you like it, cop a sample of Sedley bro!

[@tealx8462]

Thank you!

[@chavo_ty_mindzo3900]

@@BeginnerMindset i mean yeah Sedley is obviously better in every aspect but for the price Mahiir is a nice slightly sweet and pretty long lasting fragrance. I personaly think that fresh fragrances arent really exciting and so I do not like to spend much on them. I’d rather spend my money on a nice rich darker winter scent.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@chavo_ty_mindzo3900 wearing red tobacco intense right now and absolutely loving it

[@TonaMutimura]

Untold is decent, or Dua Attar is really good. I bought the original and the difference is barely noticeable. Problem is you go anosmic... best compliment I ever had was Dua Attar... wayyyy more than the original, and I'm no Dua ambassador.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@TonaMutimura some of them duas are great. Check out my dua top 5 video. I did an Alexandria one too.

[@Malravenous]

Lol everyone I've let smell Maahir Legacy including me loves it Lol same with Asad, I altually hate Dior Sauvage Elixir, but the vanilla and pineapple makes it so much more versatile and smooth to me and again most people that have smelt it

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@Malravenous I have an entirely different anecdotal experience than what you described

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@Malravenous I don’t think maahir legacy is good bro. 😎

[@Malravenous]

@@BeginnerMindset thats compeltely fine

[@quintessence1343]

Yep, I god Ajmal Evoke Gold thinking it would smell like Prada L'homme based on reviews, and I have the original just didn't wanna waste it because it's very expensive here ($150 for 100ml). Maybe in the first 2-5 minutes it kind of smells in the same direction like 40-50% close in a chemical and off-putting way. It's nothing like the original, lacks the depth, the smoothness, the quality. It's total garbage. I got khamrah, asad, hayaati and many more clones. I was expecting a lot, but always got disappointed when received them. I thought something was wrong with me because they were mega hyped online. They're pure garbage. I can say that only 9pm and opulence leather smell good and are wearable. I wish I didn't buy so many of them and saved up for something good. Lesson learned.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@quintessence1343 some of them are very good too! It’s like the lottery! Ajmal - shiro is an extremely great 20$ fresh fragrance for example, and I’m glad to have it, yet I still have mass amounts of “just okay” low mid cheapies and a bunch of straight up “I will never wear this” wastes of space and money

[@a.rivera3529]

Have they macerated long enough a few of the Arab dupes I’ve gotten , got way better in time

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@a.rivera3529 yeah most of these I’ve had a long time. Also, what you’re referring to is called maturation. Same thing with aged liquor and stuff too.

[@zankfrappe5145]

If you've enjoyed an original, the clone will almost always disappoint.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@zankfrappe5145 😅 almost. But I also found the reciprocal to be true. For example some inspos/hybrids/ clones are better in many ways than the originals. I am not generalizing. Please watch the entire video.

[@zankfrappe5145]

@@BeginnerMindset I have had the reciprocal experience myself. I'm just speaking generally from my experience. Good content brotha 👍

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@zankfrappe5145 got it my bad. I keep running into comments that people cherry pick what they want to hear from what I’m actually saying in this video. To both extremes. Some people smashing on all clones, some people defending all clones.

[@BTScents]

200 subs is crazy congrats ! And let’s see what you have to say 👀 My baby that I don’t know how to spell is on this 😪🙏🏾 RIP lol jk great video

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@BTScents yo bt I just saw the comment! If it helps w the pain, I did not fully reject the ishq al shuyukh but I did suggest to just save up for the real one. Also, even tho I said it a few times, not all Lataffas and clones are bad. Some are even better than the ones they are inspired by. It depends!

[@bottle1211]

I have Sedley and it smells great but performance is lacking. Don't recommend for the price imo.

[@PedroMunoz-ti8bu]

I will never spend my money on 300 dollar fragrances 😂😂

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@PedroMunoz-ti8bu I’ve never spent 300 on a fragrance either

[@boettgg1275]

Agree with you on clones. They are off from the real thing and just don't last. They go to skin scent only after 20 min. Keep up the honesty.

[@trytoneee]

That's just not true lmao

[@johnofwrong01]

Yeah that's basically BS

[@BeginnerMindset]

Clones can be better than the originals. This is another example of people hearing what confirms their existing beliefs. This is called confirmation bias. I’m seeing it all over the comments section. This phenomenon happens to both extremes. Maybe il make a video addressing the phenomenon with examples from my own comments

[@HenriqueCholodovskis]

I have Fakhar Black and Oud for Glory and they are just bad. One gives me headache and the othe is a beast mosnter disaster.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@HenriqueCholodovskis Fakhar black is okay ✅ Some of them aren’t bad. I even said that in the video. Not good to generalize all their products. I’ve gotten compliments on Fakhar black for years. Real oud with high quality is a whole other world compared to the cheap oud out there.

[@HenriqueCholodovskis]

@@BeginnerMindset I see, I agree with you. I have Al Nashama Caprice and it is just a great scent. The arabian's dupes generally handles the longevity issue really nice, but not always int he best way. Regarding to Fakhar, there is something anoying I can't stand close, maybe it is my batch, not sure. That's it, thanks for your honest opinion.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@HenriqueCholodovskis I’m making a follow up to this one covering the decent lataffas that I e encountered and own

[@jz4958]

Finally someone is speaking the truth.

[@BeginnerMindset]

😢 didn’t even mean for this to be all Lataffa! Out of 15 Lataffa blind buys, there are only 4 that are half decent and one that is great. Il cover the good ones next.

[@rogergonzalez9295]

Wow, you're math is way off. You're literally trashing Clones, which the majority of them are excellent. But you saying save for a PDM. Then you have one cologne, ehen you could have a bunch of great Clones.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@rogergonzalez9295 listen to the whole vid

[@YoTratoYTrato]

Lmao, ya lost me at Maahir Legacy man, That one is a REALLY good one. And oud for Glory!? Horrible?! And Amethyst is in my top 5 outta 50 frags encluding niche and designer! You can deny it all you want, but you just dont like clones man. Its obvious

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@YoTratoYTrato it’s subjective bro. For me maahir legacy smells like the dentist and toothpastey cheap smelling dudes. I just wouldn’t tell thousands of people to get it since I feel that way. It would be wrong of me. But hey, 👋 when I find the good ones I WILL share those too. Which I’ve done and will continue to do

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@YoTratoYTrato I do like affordable stuff if you knew my channel you’d see. I def don’t like maahir so I will not recommend it to the public (thousands of people)

[@YoTratoYTrato]

​@@BeginnerMindset you're right, fragrances are definately subjective, but it seems like you've chosen some of the more popular and well liked Lattafas to trash, I may be wrong? Idk. Also, you must admit for instance that Oud for Glory comes dangerously close to smelling like Initio's Oud for Greatness. So thats why I'm just not convinced. I'll Subscribe to your channel out of curiosity to see where you go with Clones and bc I appreciate your respectful reply. Also, not that it would really matter, but I can always un-subscribe if I see any bias. Thanks again for replying respectfully sir.🙏

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@YoTratoYTrato for example Fakhar Black , Suqraat and Vintage Radio are pretty friggin great! I just haven’t found enough lattafa’s out of the 20 something I’ve encountered to justify pushing them like a lot of fragfluencers are doing. When I find good stuff I will definitely be sharing that. It’s been good talking to you!

[@BeginnerMindset]

I didn’t even mean for this to be a 99% Lataffa list!

[@LuciusGraciusMaximus]

Skip all lataffa fragrances ❤

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@LuciusGraciusMaximus lmao! 😂 Some of them aren’t bad, but just spend that money on decants and get the best thing you can find for yourself ya dig!?

[@vherostar]

I appreciate your opinions on these but must say a couple of things for feedback, first saying just save for those products is a poor way to think, people don't buy clones just because they are cheap ppl do it as they cannot afford the original even with saving. you can get a bottle a month of some clones compared to a bottle every year which wont last a year of a PDM for example. Also I am sick of the community and "cheaper ingredients" argument like the ingredients in these aftershave are expensive. you can bet a bottle of any PDM probably costs 4 bucks to make as you only get 20% of the oil (80% alcohol) which they would have made in bulk. so saying they smell worse because of cheaper ingredients while is true for some clones a lot of clones now use things like real oud which is one of the most expensive ingredients and still put it out for 30 bucks a bottle. You do come off on this video as entitle in this video saying dupes which are pretty damn good (there are some bad ones in there), saying they are awful and constantly saying buy the original. We get it you got money.

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@vherostar watch the whole video. You’re cherry picking stuff I didn’t say. Also, I work 3 jobs and 6 days a week, one full time job and 2 supplemental jobs. I live in New York where it is very expensive. I stand by my advice to save up and be sure about your purchases. A lot of us are lured in by those low price tags and inevitably will be sucked into the cheapy blind buy reward loop. I genuinely care about others and being in this hobby it’s responsible to help people by being honest

[@raymondkelley6163]

Omg eveyone seems to love mahiir but i hate it. Smells like a chemical mess and gives me headaches.... and the maison alhambra galatea from the same line as the first one you showed smells like leather flavored roach spray

[@BeginnerMindset]

@@raymondkelley6163 that’s hilarious