Cheap Thrills Series: Armaf Le Parfait – Fruity Variation of Cool Water/GIT (2017)

Source: Fragrantica

Armaf is a UAE-based house, mostly known for its Creed Aventus-clone Club de Nuit Intense. Le Parfait had a short-lived hype as a perfect combination of Aventus and Green Irish Tweed. Personally at this point I am annoyed with constant Aventus overload in fragrance community. Aventus is a solid fragrance, but it is not a holy grail. There is something also in personality, education, kindness and other often overlooked characteristics. There is no instant way to become attractive. One should be creative, relaxed and open-hearted to glow the inner energy. In fragrance term, try other fragrances, take a risk and enjoy the ride.

Creativeness is not a word I would use to describe Le Parfum. Do not get me wrong, Le Parfait is a very nice fragrance. It smells nice, it is clean, it is easy to wear and it is an amazing compliment getter. I wear solely on work, and my coworkers constantly give me compliments. Apparently they enjoy Le Parfait, thus it is a cheap ticket to ride the overly expensive Creed wagon.

In the opening there are some fruity characteristics of Aventus by the usage of lemon and pineapple, but this is just a short phase. The rest is GIT/Cool Water clone. It possesses stale water/small lake accord of these fragrances and some ambergris-like drydown. Le Parfait has also a chemical nature that might be a problem for some. All in all, a solid release with some twisted gray office sex appeal. Definitely more a fruity variation of GIT/Cool Water than Aventus.

Longevity/ Projection

Solid (7-8 hours) / below average

Suggested Wearing

Office, office, office / all year around

Alternatives

Davidoff – Cool Water

Creed – Green Irish Tweed

Pros

Big compliment getter

Great office scent

Clean and easy to wear

Inoffensive

Good price

Cons

No originality

Too chemical for some

Tacky bottle

Rating

6/10