Quality Fragrance Oils' Fleur De Portofino Impression #144 | Long-Lasting Perfume Oil, Alcohol-Free, Strong Scent, 10ml Roll-On | Affordable Alternative to Designer Fragrances

Okay. I am not gonna lie. I own many of these fragrances myself, so I feel that I can adequately describe what you gain (or subsequently loose) with these fragrance oils.OIL VS. EDT or EDP (Oils vs. Alcohols)I know everyone wants to smell their best, but the last thing they want is to pay a fortune while doing so. With that said, some of these oils also last longer than their real fragrance counter-part. For instance, QFO's Allure Homme Sport projects about an extra 2-3 hours. For me, Allure Homme Sport ETD becomes a skin sent in about 2 hours, but with the oils I get 5-6 hours of full on projection. Call it beast-mode if you will, however, there are a few slight differences with fragrance oils. You definitely know when you are wearing the Chanel vs. the oil because the Chanel breaks down into a smoother and alluring dry-down. This is called the "dry-down" and its where you can break apart the notes. With the oil, on the other hand, they kind of mimic the opening, but give you a consistent smell through-out the fragrance. Definitely the oil smells less "refined", but for 5-6 bucks, I could not ask for anything better. The reality is if someone gets a waft of you, they'll think you smell great. And if they are an enthusiast, they may even ask you what you or wearing or guess it for themselves.DESIGNER OILSFor QFO's average designer scents (Acqua Di Gio/Light Blue/Dior Sauvage/1 Million), you can't go wrong. They are all slightly little off, Light Blue and 1 Million imparticularly for me. That's not to say that if you were given a strip of the oil and the real parfum, you could be able to match all of them. I know for many people, what it really boils down to is the price. For 6-7 bucks, you can have something that in a department store costs you 3-4x that amount (for the mL you get). Forget the slight variations or the minuta of fragrances, you're willing to pay 15% of the actual cost for 85% of the quality.NICHE OILSAs for some of their niche scents, I found Silver Water Mountain to be egregious. Smells way too alcoholish and ting/musky compared to the real one. I guess SWM was never a favorite to begin with, but I'd say this version did not even remotely resemble it. QFO's Aventus Creed on the other hand is a close related cousin. Of course you will run into the same issues as before with composition and definition, but there are so many clones of this out there that aren't that well-defined either. Thus, I'd actually put this oil up in the top clone list... probably right under Club de Nuit by Armaf (THE Aventus Clone everyone and their momma seems to have). I have not touched any of their Tom Ford collections. Maybe a trigger-happy buy for later.OTHER NOTES:Other things to ponder: think of the advantages of something that can placed in your pocket and easily applied. If you are just getting into fragrances and do not have a whole bunch of money to spend (under 30), this is a no-brainer. I mean you could either spend your money for a real cologne "cheapie" that lasts 5 mins on your skin or you could dabble in the smells (plural) that people fork over their Benjamins to procure. This goes especially towards college or high school students that want to smell like an adult, but without having to spend their entire allowance. In any case, anything that keeps the kiddos from smelling like Axe body spray, I am all down for!

Where to start, this is literally so so close to the actual scent of Viva La Juicy, I’ve had it on for 5 hours and it still smells the same and still strong scent. I am totally in love for the price and the smell. Will MOST definitely be buying again 🩷

I really like Versace's Yellow Diamonds. I wear it everywhere for daytime. I had high hopes for this because VYD doesn't last very long on me whereas perfume oils generally last longer and require less product. I first tested both on paper strips: Versace Yellow Diamond is stronger and projects more. VYD seems lighter/284 feels heavy on the paper. I have to work harder to smell 284.After an hour of dry down, the VYD is still stronger and more present, but the scents really are identical, at least to my nose. Skin Test: Sadly, QFO is not holding up. It doesn’t last long, and it has a petroleum smell on my skin. It’s very off-putting. If not for this I think the scents would be close, but it’s hard to tell. Throughout the day as the scent has lifted the petroleum smell has gone away but so have the desired notes. I wore both this (left arm) and VYD (right arm) throughout the morning and most of the afternoon. I wore them to the gym VYD did better in terms of longevity, projection, and agreeable fragrance. I had high hopes for QFO because the oils tend to last longer and are stronger, but I don’t think I’ll be wearing this again.

Edited for Sauvage impressionSo I have perched 3 fragrances from this brand and I'll say, they're pretty good especially for the price. But don't expect exact replicas of the name brand scents.Pleasures impression: I've never smelled the real thing so I can't tell you how close it is. But this one is a VERY strong floral that dries down powdery. Its pleasant and lasts all day on skin, and will stay on fabric till you wash it. It's nice, just too feminine and floral ly for my taste. I gave it to one of my coworkers and she loves it.Sauvage impression: got this for my husband. It smells really good, we both love it, but it doesn't smell like the real deal at all. This one has a very fresh, almost body wash/good soap scent with a hint of spice. It's good, but not even close to Sauvage.*Edit* after opening and letting it sit for a couple weeks it now smells ALMOST IDENTICAL to the real thing. Definitely close, if you didn't know you might not even question it. Well done. He LOVES IT.Baccarat impression: I can't smell this one. My guess is because it's got ambroxin (a synthetic fragrance used to mimic ambergris) and some people just cant smell this. (I've heard the same thing about the real Baccarat) This is in no way the fault of the makers. I do barely get a light whiff sometimes after about 20 min of applying and it smells nice, but I mean I barely smell it. My husband says he can smell it on me from several feet away and he loves it. I just wish I could smell it.Overall I'd say it's a decent brand of fragrances. I'll probably try more since the price is great.