Amber Oud Aqua Dubai

This is probably my favourite fragrance that I own, and by far the best Imagination dupe I've tried (Hectic and Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes are the only ones that I haven't tried yet.) It's not the closest, but it is an amazing fragrance as its own thing - I don't know if I just like soapy fragrances, but the soapiness of Imagination being amplified in this just makes the fragrance better imo. Comparing this to Marwa, which is my 2nd favourite Imagination dupe, I don't know if it's just my skin, but this lasts WAY longer and projects further. And, yeah, it's synthetic, but I don’t think the syntheticness makes it smell bad at all. It gets me what I want out of Imagination and I’ve been getting a lot of compliments since I’ve started wearing this. So, overall, this is an amazing cheap fragrance for someone who likes the soapiness of Imagination.

This cologne is really good bro it smells so good like a slightly vanilla unisex bar of soap. It lasted over 24 hours on my skin even through a shower, and honestly it projects a little too much for my taste, around 3-6 feet for the first couple hours. I bought this for 55 bucks for 200ml on jomashop and thats lowkey a little expensive, but honestly if this was a designer or niche cologne I think it would be super hyped. The opening is honestly not great its just straight bug spray, but supposedly it gets better with maceration. Overall it gets a 9/10 on smell, 10/10 on longevity, and 8/10 on projection. If you like soapy colognes then this is perfect for you. i got 4 compliments in one day, also i sprayed it on my friends shirt and later he said it smelled really good. doesnt smell like imagination at all but as its own thing its great.

If you are looking for an Imagination dupe/interpretation in a sea of Imagination dupes... This and Mykonos Inception, and yes, even Marwa are the ones to reach for. I personally never judge a scent straight from the opening. Let the scent dry down for 10-20 minutes and that's what's going to be telling the story you're looking for. Everyone you'll be around is going to be smelling exactly that. Do not lie to yourself and think anyone except yourself will be smelling the opening. Aqua Dubai dries down so beautifully. You can pick up on that refined soapy profile with the citrus and tea notes. I have Louis Vuitton Imagination but wear it very selectively. Any other time that I want to wear Imagination but don't want to burn through my bottle, I typically reach for this or one of the others previously mentioned.

No matter what others on here say about it smelling like cleaning product synthetic, it’s definitely my most complimented fragrance I own, and it’s on the cheaper side. It smells like a very fresh out of the shower scent and I get a lotion type of note in it, the performance is also insane, just three sprays of this lasts a good 11 hours on my skin and projects like crazy for the first 5 hours. You can also wear this to practically everywhere and from my experience, it is very crown pleasing as long as you don’t overspray because it is nuclear. Overall the best cheap fresh clean fragrance you can get for anything and especially school, truly an amazing creation and worth gatekeeping.

So I got me a decant of this just to introduce myself to the Imagination DNA for cheap. I freakin' loved it. But, I made a mistake by not getting this and getting Marwa instead because of the comments/reviews saying "it's actually got the tea note", "it's much smoother", and "it's the closest clone". But Marwa ain't nothing to Aqua Dubai bro. This one just hits different. Much cleaner, more luxurious smelling, and more pronounced notes. Definition of a fresh compliment beast. Yes, I had to sell Marwa. I don't care for the tea note anymore or how close this and that to Imagination. And certainly won't spend a fortune just for a bottle sculpture and brand name. Just get this. Period.