V05-07 · Best Brands PerfumeCalled one of the best Imagination clones and the closest to the original. The reviewer finds it slightly spicier and more masculine.

V12 · AROMATIXLighter style with a brief citrusy alcoholic blast that settles in about two minutes. About six hours, skin-scent side; the reviewer faults the stingy atomizer output. Reads as watered down next to its Extrait sibling, lacking amber depth.

V13 · Gents ScentsHis go-to Imagination dupe: the tea note is the star, slightly soapy but clean, fresh, citrusy. News: Marwa Extrait was teased as coming soon at filming time.

V14 · AROMATIXThe brand's best-seller and his Arabiyat pick: "really is that good." But the honest caveat: so many newer Imagination releases are coming out, and some "are outlasting this one." He is waiting on "the X-8" and teased a 10+ dupe Imagination Clone Wars video, which became Video 12.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Smoky Executive." ~85% in the drydown, less in the opening: tea, incense, and geranium over guaiac wood and ambroxan, with a smoky incense layer the original lacks. Strong 1-1.5 hour projection, then a close scent bubble. Pitched as the office-friendly option.

V05-07 · Best Brands PerfumeClean, soapy, out-of-the-shower freshness with spice. The reviewer says it smells and performs better than the real thing on him.

V12 · AROMATIXTarry, harsh opening blast with a synthetic lemon note instead of natural lemons. Solid 7-8 hour wear, but the tar note and extra amber cap it. A cooler verdict than the FBFragrances endorsement in Video 08, showing how split the community is on Hectic.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Australian Extrait Powerhouse." 90%: deliberately abstract official notes (zesty citrus, fresh aromatics; warm spices; deep woods, smooth musk). 10 hours with massive projection from high oil concentration. Denser than LV but wearable year-round. The creator notes the fragrance community backs its performance. Already in Eric's Decantified sample order.

V12 · AROMATIXThe most controversial call in the video. The reviewer dismisses it as soapy "granny soap" (lily-of-the-valley soap, dry woodiness) and says it never gives him neroli. Commenters push back hard, reporting beast-mode wear. About 6.5 hours, arm's reach.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Nuclear Fruit Twist." ~70% similar: melon, pineapple, and black currant in the heart add a tropical-fruity sweetness over bergamot and green notes, with musk, vanilla, petitgrain, and galbanum in the base. Claimed 8-10 hours with very strong projection. A different mood from the original: less sophisticated, more summer beach-club.

V12 · AROMATIXBrand-new second formulation, likely the most expensive in the lineup. Highest quality score: thick, rich, luxurious neroli. Eight hours on a fresh sample (he expects more with aging), with sillage. The richness boosts the soapy side; it opens with less citrus and a short alcoholic blast and dries down soapier than the original. First overall and co-winner of Longest Lasting.

V16 · Gents ScentsPicked over regular Marwa because it "ramps up the performance." Calls it "freaking awesome" and, hyperbolically, the best fragrance out there "as of this millisecond." Imagination itself is described as citrusy, fresh, clean, slightly soapy with unremarkable performance.

V12 · AROMATIXThe reviewer's original bottle had turned (strange fish-like note, weak tea accord, ~50%). A fresh bottle re-tested for the video: quality back up, 6.5-8 hours, and the first twenty minutes nearly identical to Imagination before the florals veer off.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Spa-Fresh Daily." Very high similarity: same core DNA of citron, orange, bergamot, ginger, neroli, cinnamon, black tea, ambroxan, guaiac, and olibanum. 4-6 hours with polite projection (about 90 minutes strong). Slightly rougher and sharper with a touch more mid sweetness than the original. The clean, spa-like everyday option.

V12 · AROMATIXThe reviewer's harshest critique: worse the longer it sits, poor quality, not close - though it has power. About 6-7 hours, mostly skin-scent. Several commenters dispute this and say it is very close to Imagination.

V12 · AROMATIXOne of the pricier entries, singled out as poor value: decent quality but not richer than cheaper peers, with cheap-smelling facets. 6-7 hours.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Purist almost 1-to-1" and the declared "undeniable winner." 95%: a US small-batch artisan house whose notes meticulously mirror the original (citron, Calabrian bergamot; Nigerian ginger, Tunisian neroli, Ceylon cinnamon; Chinese black tea, ambroxan, olibanum, guaiac wood). 8-10 hours with refined projection. Caveats: sharp on first spray from a fresh batch, needs weeks of maceration; the most expensive of the twelve. Naming trap: near-identical to the original's name, and Alt Fragrances also sells an "Imaginary."

V12 · AROMATIXGood quality but synthetic: heavy ambroin boosts performance and projection at the cost of accuracy, and it runs drier than the original. About 6.5 hours, nuclear projection.

V15 · MikesGreatScents"The Green Tea Beast Mode" (2025 release). ~80%: ginger, bergamot, and tangerine up top, cinnamon and green tea in the heart, amber base. Swaps LV's black tea for green tea. Claimed 10-12 hour longevity with heavy projection for 3-4 hours. Louder, sharper, denser musk-amber drydown than the original.