16 videos, one card each: the premise, the dupes covered, and the key verdicts. Full per-dupe detail lives in the index above.
The roundup is useful because every recommendation is mapped to an original and nearly every pick includes a wear-time claim. It is still one reviewer’s experience, so these entries belong on a research list until they are corroborated.
Jo Milano Game of Spades Opal is linked to Louis Vuitton On the Beach, but its sandalwood base is also compared with Santal 33. The reviewer describes it as more elegant and floral, which may miss Eric’s smoky-over-sweet preference.
Khadlaj Shiyakh Snow covers Louis Vuitton Météore. It should not be confused with the existing hunt for Imagination or L’Immensité.
Investigate independent reviews for drydown, smokiness, sweetness, and real-world longevity before treating it as a Santal 33 alternative.
Hamra Waha stays in the log as an original-style recommendation, not a dupe, until a named comparison is available.
This entry adds five warmer-weather transitions: spicy vanilla, amber and oud, tropical fruit, an Aventus Absolu interpretation, and a citrus-led Angels’ Share flanker. Community ratings are useful signals, but vote volume varies sharply.
Vanguard targets Creed Aventus Absolu, a flanker - not the original Aventus. It does not replace the current Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition pick for the original Aventus profile.
Arabiyat Prestige, maker of Mahad Al Dhahab, is the same house behind Marwa, Eric’s current Louis Vuitton Imagination accuracy pick.
It overlaps the Aventus family and has the strongest rating in this video, but it should be evaluated as an Absolu option - not as a substitute for the current original-Aventus pick.
Obsidian’s same-day Sephora comparison is better than a memory-only claim. It is still one reviewer’s nose and should be corroborated before buying.
The seven numbered entries contain nine clone products because Dior Sauvage Elixir and Bvlgari Tygar each receive a two-clone comparison. The video had 334,680 views at the captured snapshot.
Aqua Dubai supports the performance lane for Imagination. CDNIM Parfum supports the smoother Parfum-over-EDT upgrade for Aventus.
Bronzite and Turathi Blue are useful references for the L’Immensité hunt because Tygar shares the same perfumer lineage, but neither is a direct L’Immensité clone.
Aqua Dubai now has another independent enthusiast endorsing both closeness and wear. That strengthens the recommendation without erasing the soapiness and missing-tea caveats.
Salvo may smell closer, but Asad’s larger vote pool and longer wear make it the reviewer’s practical choice. Similarity and performance should remain separate scores.
This video adds support for the same reason the shortlist changed: the Parfum keeps the Aventus DNA while removing the EDT’s harsh opening.
Turathi Blue and Bronzite may help calibrate the bright grapefruit-amberwood family around L’Immensité. They do not directly replace Jean Lowe Immortel.
The format puts the dupe and original head-to-head, with the winner moved to the center. The reviewer is unusually clear when personal attachment, rather than value or performance, shapes his choice.
Hectic and Marwa are not just endorsed by the host: a daily Imagination wearer chooses both as preserving the original’s feeling. This is the most personally relevant evidence in the video.
The host prefers the original because of admitted bias, yet still recommends the strongest Parfum version over the harsh-opening EDT for someone new to the Aventus DNA.
Two reviewers independently place it at the top of the Virgin Island Water clone lane. The repeat win is stronger than either endorsement alone.
The tie supports trying a dupe, but the absence of a named product prevents a precise shopping recommendation.
The comparison comes from someone who wears Imagination daily and chooses both Hectic and Marwa. That directly supports Eric’s two finalists.
This is the third logged independent validation of the upgrade: the Parfum preserves the Aventus drydown and performance without the EDT’s abrasive opening.
The chapter summary spans eight grouped segments and more than ten named alternatives. Its 95-99% language is useful as one reviewer's direction, but should not be read as measurement.
The price and seven-hour claim make it worth tracking, but this single review does not displace Marwa, Hectic, Fantasme, or Aqua Dubai.
The reviewer finds it sweeter, more feminine, and less robust than BDK Gris Charnel. It is not a winner in this roundup.
The reviewer tests unfamiliar bottles on camera. That format captures immediate reactions and standout performance anecdotes, but without originals on hand, most clone-accuracy claims are weaker than in a side-by-side review.
Overdose reinforces the practical preference for the smoother Club de Nuit Parfum lane, even though this video does not conduct an Aventus side-by-side.
The Imagination mention resembles Jean Lowe Fantasme, already on the watchlist, but the summary alone cannot establish that identity. Keep the spelling uncertain.
Video 06 reinforces the Club de Nuit Parfum lane and adds another uncertain Imagination mention. Everything else remains discovery-level.
Verify the exact Fantasmi and chess-bottle names before any shopping research. Caption fragments are not dependable product identifiers.
After three years of testing dupes, the reviewer ranks ten that he believes can replace the originals. Almost all are framed as under $50; three directly reinforce Eric's active shortlist.
Marwa and CDNIM Limited Edition Parfum already lead their respective accuracy/refinement lanes. This video adds independent support rather than a new replacement.
Mykonos Sorrento is compared with a ginger fragrance rendered as “the Vibra.” The product target cannot be established from that caption.
The Limited Edition Parfum receives the exact kind of support that matters: close Aventus DNA without the EDT's abrasive opening.
Supremacy Collector's Edition recurs as a strong option, but its sweeter, less smoky direction belongs beside Aventus Absolu rather than the standard Aventus pick.
This is a “desert island” list from a verified reviewer with 385K subscribers who says he has tested thousands of clones. The value is breadth of experience, not controlled side-by-side rigor.
This strengthens Hectic's position beside Marwa: Marwa still has multiple accuracy endorsements, while Hectic now has the boldest personal-performance claim.
The reviewer praises Club de Nuit Intense Man for compliments but does not specify EDT, Parfum, or Limited Edition. Do not count it as another Parfum-specific confirmation.
Cazaroma presents Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe Immortel as a direct Louis Vuitton L'Immensité dupe, with matching note architecture and solid claimed performance for $30-45.
This is the first direct video support in the log for Eric's existing L'Immensité pick, and the claimed wear is stronger than the original's commonly described moderate longevity.
Cazaroma had 741 subscribers and 4,116 views at the supplied snapshot. Treat this as one useful data point, not market consensus.
Frag Yap calls Louis Vuitton L'Immensité his favorite LV fragrance and says Citadel Perfumes #143 matches its ginger-led character without feeling inferior in any category.
Sale pricing of roughly $35-40 puts #143 beside Immortel on cost, while the claimed projection is substantially bigger.
Citadel is described as a tailored-fragrance shop in Chicago. Frag Yap had 5.88K subscribers and 3,768 views; he disclosed no sponsor or affiliate link for this purchase.
The reviewer calls Magnitude about 90% similar to Louis Vuitton L'Immensité: almost shockingly close in the opening, slightly more synthetic, and difficult to distinguish from the original on skin.
Immortel leads on current balance of price and claimed wear; #143 has the strongest projection story; Magnitude offers the most juice at the lowest quoted cost.
The Fragrance Channel had 4.71K subscribers and 12,427 views. The reviewer sells Magnitude samples through his own decant store, so the endorsement carries mild commercial interest.
The reviewer re-tests thirteen Louis Vuitton Imagination-inspired fragrances, each worn multiple times and scored on quality (/10), performance, and closeness (%). No clone is declared a perfect match, but three pull clear of the field. Triggered by the brand-new Marwa Extrait.
Eric's accuracy leader Marwa now has a stronger, pricier sibling. Marwa Extrait's 8-hour wear and top quality score make it the new upside candidate in the Imagination lane, worth sampling before any full-bottle commitment to the regular Marwa.
Commenters repeatedly asked why Maison Alhambra's Jean Lowe Fantasme was not included. Its absence is the video's biggest blind spot given Fantasme's community standing.
Marwa Extrait is the new Imagination upside play: top quality, eight hours, and a direct upgrade path from the regular Marwa already on his shelf. Eric's own Decantified samples (Marwa regular, Hectic, Aqua Dubai, Fantasme) will settle the splits this video cannot: the Aqua Dubai dismissal runs against broad community consensus, and Hectic's tarry opening here contrasts with its strongest endorsement in Video 08. His nose decides.
Affiliate links throughout (aromatix.net, shoparomatix.com, FragFlex, FragBuy) plus discount codes: AROMATIX for 10% at PerfumeBox, Beauty House (Rayhaan & Khadlaj), and filledwithbarakah.com (EU/UK); DCNT10 at Decant Boutique. He directly denies being paid by French Avenue, saying the heavy French Avenue presence is dedication to the series.
Host Ash asked his subscribers which clone is so good it makes the original obsolete, then covered the most upvoted answers across sixteen chapters. No formal ranking: every pick is framed as the sensible buy over a much pricier original.
Ash teases Marwa Extrait as "coming soon" - Video 12 already reviewed it as the Imagination winner. The two videos corroborate each other on Marwa's standing.
FTC affiliate disclosure, his own fragrance line promoted with a 25% code, a stack of retailer discount codes, and an end-of-video giveaway. Treat enthusiasm accordingly.
CDNIM Extrait enters as a new Aventus-lane option above his Limited Edition pick, worth knowing before any full-bottle buy. Supremacy Collector's Edition keeps its Aventus Absolu lane (his vial covers it). Marwa gains another go-to endorsement, and Marwa Extrait's existence is now corroborated twice. Club De Nuit Iconic stays off his Bleu de Chanel shortlist: it is not his Blue Iconic.
Aquatica, Spectre Ghost, Turathi Blue, and Supremacy Collector's Edition now appear in three or more logged videos. Cross-video recurrence is the strongest signal this library tracks.
The reviewer names the single best dupe from each major Middle Eastern house, and is upfront that several picks are not strict clones but inspired or original compositions that are simply that house's best fragrance.
Across Videos 12-14, Marwa goes from winner (Extrait) to go-to (regular) to "newer dupes may outlast it." The through-line: the regular Marwa remains respected, but the Extrait is the lane's upside.
Beyond affiliate links and discount codes, he collaborated on the French Avenue Grow release itself and plans to sell Iconic Inverse at his own shop. Read those two picks as commercial as well as critical.
Nothing displaces a current pick, but three things are worth filing: Marwa's "newer dupes outlast it" admission reinforces the Extrait as the Imagination upside; Khadlaj earns more house credibility behind his Shiyaaka Snow (Météore); and Iconic Inverse is the strongest Profumo-dupe claim in the log, relevant if he ever wants that lane.
Grow is his own collaboration and Iconic Inverse is a product he intends to sell. Both picks deserve a heavier discount than the affiliate-link entries.
The creator lines up twelve Imagination clones, reads each one's official manufacturer note breakdown (expressly skipping third-party review sites), compares them to the original from his own wear-testing, and closes with a recommendation summary.
Nothing displaces a current pick, but it independently corroborates three of them: Marwa on accuracy, Aqua Dubai on performance, and Full House as one of the closest. Imaginary (Montagne Parfums) is a new name worth filing as the purist upside.
YouTube Shopping tags 7 of the 12 products with a disclosed commission ("MikesGreatScents earns commission on tagged products"). No discount codes or sponsorships stated, but read the ranked picks with the affiliate cut in mind.
Closest/highest quality: Imaginary (new name to file). Max performance: Hawas Kobra, Hectic, Aqua Dubai. Fruity alternative: Aqua Dubai. Daily-driver budget: Saheb Intense, Essence de Blanc, Marwa. Unique twists: Art of Arabia I, Illusion. Nothing displaces Marwa (accuracy) or Aqua Dubai (performance).
Imaginary (Montagne Parfums) vs Imagination (Louis Vuitton) vs Alt Fragrances' own Imaginary: three near-identical names, verify the house. Marwa vs Marwa Extrait are separate releases. Hawas Kobra is a 2025 flanker, not the original Hawas.
The creator builds a top-10 countdown from a Fragrantica poll of women voters, naming a cheaper dupe-style alternative for each, plus five extra "should have been in the top 10" picks. He openly doubts the poll's voter pool, and top comments agree.
Across Videos 12, 14, and now 16, the Extrait is consistently framed as the performance upgrade over regular Marwa. This is the third independent corroboration of the Extrait story in the log.
The captions' "PDM's Alligator" is Althair, not Carios; the other PDM mention is Layton. No new Carios dupe intelligence from this video.
Nothing displaces a current pick, but three land as corroboration: Marwa Extrait over regular Marwa for Imagination (third win in the log), Liquid Brun as the default Althair dupe (his Decantified vial), and Blue Iconic EDP as the closer Bleu de Chanel EDP alternative. One new name to file: Gulf Orchid Mosaic (~$30) as a YSL Myself alternative, pending flanker confirmation.
Beyond the 59 commission-tagged products and 16 featured links, he promotes his own fragrance line and a long discount-code roster (Jomashop, FragFlex, BeautyHouse, LaBelle ASH10, and more). This is the heaviest commercial load of any video in the log; discount the rankings accordingly.