StickyLabRat@stickylabrat
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Not what typically appeals to me, but..
- Longevity5/5
- 5 / 5
- Projection5/5
- 5 / 5
- Sillage5/5
- 5 / 5
- Value4/5
- 4 / 5
- Bottle1/5
- 1 / 5
- After several wears
- On skin
I'm a giant fan of Alcantara Supreme. I can't give a comparison to Superleggara, as I haven't tried it. I feel zero desire to after owning Alcantara Supreme, anyway. This is easily a top ten scent in my collection, dupe or not.
Alcantara opens up with a juicy citrus phase composed of grapefruit and orange. They stick around for quite some time before the woody notes move in. The citrus is still there in the background as it melds with the light cedar in the heart and the amber and musks in the base. You have to focus a bit to find the various notes, but they're there.
It's incredibly well blended.. almost too well blended for my tastes as I prefer to have some standout notes throughout the day. Alcantara does put me in the mind of walking by a Sephora or through the men's department at Ulta. Smells great, but hard to pick out individual notes.
Performance is actually ridiculously strong for something of a fresher nature. Two sprays is all you need if you're going to be indoors in close quarters, three if you work or plan on being in a more open space. I smell a consistent bubble for 10+ hours, and projection goes beyond arm's length for four. Sillage is also incredibly strong.