I used to buy alexandria fragrances but after I purchased 7 D.U.A colognes I'm 100% sold on this company. Bianca Pura is my favorite, smells amazing its Creed's White Pure Cologne.. Keep up the awesone videos Mr. Smelly.
I'm not really interested in the Dua fragrances (no offence to them but I find them not really that low priced) but love these videos! Happy New Year :)
They are an awful lot cheaper that the fragrances they are sometimes trying to emulate. Saying that, I haven't had the opportunity to sample any of their range yet, but perhaps in the future.
I placed and order with Dua that shows on my credit card but when I email them they say their is no order under the ID or TRANSACTION No. I gave them. Needless to say I have filed a claim against them somI can get my money back. BUYER BEWARE
I love CRN and Supernova.. and I dislike QOS. DUA makes good clones but I think the right price should be 40$ for 30ml and they should release 50ml bottles too.
I guess the thing is that some of us get suspicious when all we ever find our great, raving positive reviews on Dua fragrances. It is very difficult to find somebody who objectively reviews one and actually tells you when one of them sucks. I have only found two fragrance reviewers in the community willing to do that and both of them have suffered the wrath of a fanatical Fanbase which this house seems to have acquired. In one case, the owner himself took the review of the stuff personally. That’s ridiculous. He’s in business. People aren’t always going to be satisfied with his product. In both cases, these reviewers have expressed Great reluctance to review any more fragrances by Dua. They just don’t want to deal with the drama. Absolutely no other clone house does that. They seem to have a thick enough skin to be able to take the heat and they seem to have sufficient maturity to take the negative feedback and use it to make improvements to what they sell. That’s what you’re supposed to do in business, you know. So, it makes one a little more trepidatious and hesitant to purchase their stuff because it sounds like it’s too good to be true. All of their stuff can’t be amazing. Everybody screws up.
Why are the clones so much cheaper if they can match the scent so closely? Is it the quality of the ingredients or primarily the marketing dollars that the original fragrance companies put in to their brands?
I really want to buy some Dua fragrances but expect I will have to pay import duty as they are based in the USA. Has anybody else found this is the case or do DUA offer discount codes to help offset this? Thanks.
Eagerly awaiting some Alexandria reviews, especially Himalaya Mountains, Hawaii Volcano Intense, and Wasted Moment if you have them, if not they're the best of what I've tried from them so far.
Is Queen of Spades mass appealing? Do you get positive female responses with it? Considering blind buying this one but I want something fairly easy to wear and mass appealing when doing a blind buy....beast mode performance helps too
Love your videos Mr Smelly! However, I have to say that I am not sure about the DUA business... I mean these are NOT cheap, and can hardly be called clones because they may end being more expensive than the real thing! $60 for 30ml? Wow, that's a niche price in a stripped down to the bone bottle and presentation. I am not sure if people realize that it's $200 for a 100ml bottle, without the bells and whistles (nice bottles and packaging) of niche and high end perfumes (Creed, Xerjoff, Amouage etc.. ) That being said, I understand that you get these for free so if I was you I would also wear them :)
You're right I don't think most people think of that. But you can find them on sale, and their performance seems to be better on average than the originals.
@@cuchanu yes, but it’s so hard to find negative reviews. All of their stuff cannot be this amazing. You look on their site and you can’t find one single person who is mad as hell at what they bought and regretting the purchase. Everybody seems to give their stuff four or five stars. The worst you ever hear is that the bottle needs to macerate more in order to get to where it smells nice. And then, you look in other places and anybody who dare speak ill of them gets attacked by their fan base or banned by the owner himself from Facebook groups. That’s hugely childish! You look for RUclips reviewers and you can only find two willing to give at least one of their fragrances a negative review. Both of them, as I stated in another comment, took a tremendous amount of heat for this. That’s highly suspicious.
There are bad reviews with 4 stars, they block any review that doesn’t have 4 plus stars. I have tried their casino elixir and my god it is strong, lasts even after a shower. It’s almost absurd, I hesitate on wearing it lol. Smells nice though.
Wearing Imperial plastique on my left Hand and my sample of Creeds Milessime Imperial and the dua one smells SOOOO much stronger, the Creed is a skin scent almost gone while the Dua is still strong smelling.
Mysteryboy0007 casino royal nights gets more compliments than savauge (like 5-7 a wearing) just don’t try to wear it in the heat or more than 2 sprays unless you’ll be prodominately in the outdoors for the day😉👍it goes men and women both will like it and ask what you’re wearing and want to know where they can buy it😁
I have the original casino royale, amazing...I have alpha Oudh and gold oudh which is clone of Roja Dove Amber Oud and the best of the Dua line according to Me.Masterpiece!
It’s awesome that as a expert frag head reviewer also reviews DUA.....I agree that some of their inspired collections are very close....and in some cases...better!....I have a lot of DUA but none of these....It sounds like I might try some of these 5!....Thank you and Happy New Year!
@wishawlad Technically you should but when I ordered 3 bottles (at a total cost of around £125 with a 25% discount code) I didn't have to pay any extra or have any issues with receiving it. The reason is because Dua marked it as a "gift" (and I think a low value one at that) rather than a product that I'd bought. Declaring it as a "gift" meant I/they avoided having to pay any import duties/taxes on it. I'm pretty sure that's illegal on their part as they're evading tax/duties but for the customer it's fine. Obviously I'm not guaranteeing you won't have any issues, but based on my experience (a few months ago), it's probably quite unlikely.
I sprayed some in the basement.walked down 8 hours later and still smelled it. Its a crazy good scent. I only own a few.but this ones good.and i own craveme.which i like better then ck crave
I wrote my 1st comment so fast, I forgot to actually comment lol. I really like Du'a Fragrances. I feel like those who don't, that's cool, just keep it movin, no need to spread negative hate all around. I only own Matrix at the moment, which is their Inspired Expression of Nio by Xerjoff. It is spot on imho. I own Nio and using Matrix allows me to not use Nio as much. I have quite a few of their fragrances on my to buy list for 2019. I wish they started doing 60ml at least. #SmellyArmy
The fragrances were sent to me for free by the company and this is my honest opinion about them. So the video is not sponsored. I still review other brands such as Alexandria, Parfums Vintage and Al Haramain. And I point out the negatives as well as the positives of all of them.
Yep, I did hear pornhub in the intro. Not right; good satire. Nice review. Duas are not cheap. I've smelled all but Imperial Pasteque. I thought the Best Citrus Ever moniker was appropriate to the tune of 2 backup bottles. Price of orig was like $400 for 15ml. I like Italian Waters II (Acqua Di Parma Note di Colonia II), The Monarch (Roja Oligarch), Chivalry (T Ford Fougere D'Argent), Best Citrus, and Fortune (Xerjoff Naxos) (A Smelly Fav - thanks for recommendation long ago) as top 5 right now among my 40+ Dua scents. Great to know Best Citrus is in vein of Chanel Pour Monsieur, classics I haven't smelled.
DUA are the reason why all clone companies have a bad name. Shame on you for giving them a platform. Even Carlos doesn't review them anymore after they tricked everyone with 13ZZ and you must have heard about this. Instead of calling them out you give them another spot.
I used to buy alexandria fragrances but after I purchased 7 D.U.A colognes I'm 100% sold on this company.
Bianca Pura is my favorite, smells amazing its Creed's White Pure Cologne..
Keep up the awesone videos Mr. Smelly.
I have SUPERNOVA and agree that it is a spectacular scent...
Great list and I enjoyed it and I'm gonna try these fragrances and have a blessed night
I got my sample of CRN n its great. Really enjoying it. Guna wear it tonight for new years. Hope you have a great new years!
I own 14 of their offerings of which my favorite is Black Widow. Liked it so much that I bought Black Phantom ( had to have the skull). Thanks!
How to they compare?
I'm not really interested in the Dua fragrances (no offence to them but I find them not really that low priced) but love these videos! Happy New Year :)
They are an awful lot cheaper that the fragrances they are sometimes trying to emulate. Saying that, I haven't had the opportunity to sample any of their range yet, but perhaps in the future.
@@Lawful_Rebel they should be a whole lot cheper ...theyre just knockoffs quality or not
Happy New Year .waiting for more reviews from you in 2019 .please don’t never stop .
Is there a dua fragrance that smells like bond no9 Dubai if there is what’s the name pleas
Can you tell me which ones are absolutely beast mode from Dua that has excellent a 10 star projection
I placed and order with Dua that shows on my credit card but when I email them they say their is no order under the ID or TRANSACTION No. I gave them. Needless to say I have filed a claim against them somI can get my money back.
BUYER BEWARE
I have their D7 that’s a copy of YSL M7, the first Tom Ford, good for frags that aren’t around anymore
I love CRN and Supernova.. and I dislike QOS.
DUA makes good clones but I think the right price should be 40$ for 30ml and they should release 50ml bottles too.
And may less than 30$
Completely agree
They are extrait de parfum that being said wait for there 30% of sale youll get them for 40 or below😁
There should be an update Monsieur, I so enjoyed, merci!
I guess the thing is that some of us get suspicious when all we ever find our great, raving positive reviews on Dua fragrances. It is very difficult to find somebody who objectively reviews one and actually tells you when one of them sucks. I have only found two fragrance reviewers in the community willing to do that and both of them have suffered the wrath of a fanatical Fanbase which this house seems to have acquired. In one case, the owner himself took the review of the stuff personally. That’s ridiculous. He’s in business. People aren’t always going to be satisfied with his product. In both cases, these reviewers have expressed Great reluctance to review any more fragrances by Dua. They just don’t want to deal with the drama. Absolutely no other clone house does that. They seem to have a thick enough skin to be able to take the heat and they seem to have sufficient maturity to take the negative feedback and use it to make improvements to what they sell. That’s what you’re supposed to do in business, you know. So, it makes one a little more trepidatious and hesitant to purchase their stuff because it sounds like it’s too good to be true. All of their stuff can’t be amazing. Everybody screws up.
You are SO good at hooking the Audience in!!
That was awsome iv been looking to pull the trigger on a couple Dua fragrances this video came at the perfect time thanks
Happy and healthy new year
Why are the clones so much cheaper if they can match the scent so closely? Is it the quality of the ingredients or primarily the marketing dollars that the original fragrance companies put in to their brands?
I really want to buy some Dua fragrances but expect I will have to pay import duty as they are based in the USA. Has anybody else found this is the case or do DUA offer discount codes to help offset this? Thanks.
Would you say that queen of spades leans more to the feminine side?
Thanks Dan for posting, very helpful and great idea for a video!
You had some great choices...I have Best Citrus Ever and Casino Royale Nights and I enjoy both. Dua Fragrances do perform extraordinarily well.
Thank you! Happy New Years!🤗
Eagerly awaiting some Alexandria reviews, especially Himalaya Mountains, Hawaii Volcano Intense, and Wasted Moment if you have them, if not they're the best of what I've tried from them so far.
that retro music is fire
Is Queen of Spades mass appealing? Do you get positive female responses with it? Considering blind buying this one but I want something fairly easy to wear and mass appealing when doing a blind buy....beast mode performance helps too
Excuse me but has anyone compared Anonyme x by dua to Clive Christian x ? I haven't been able to find one by mr. Smelly my go to guy.
Love your videos Mr Smelly! However, I have to say that I am not sure about the DUA business... I mean these are NOT cheap, and can hardly be called clones because they may end being more expensive than the real thing! $60 for 30ml? Wow, that's a niche price in a stripped down to the bone bottle and presentation. I am not sure if people realize that it's $200 for a 100ml bottle, without the bells and whistles (nice bottles and packaging) of niche and high end perfumes (Creed, Xerjoff, Amouage etc.. ) That being said, I understand that you get these for free so if I was you I would also wear them :)
You're right I don't think most people think of that. But you can find them on sale, and their performance seems to be better on average than the originals.
@@cuchanu yes, but it’s so hard to find negative reviews. All of their stuff cannot be this amazing. You look on their site and you can’t find one single person who is mad as hell at what they bought and regretting the purchase. Everybody seems to give their stuff four or five stars. The worst you ever hear is that the bottle needs to macerate more in order to get to where it smells nice. And then, you look in other places and anybody who dare speak ill of them gets attacked by their fan base or banned by the owner himself from Facebook groups. That’s hugely childish! You look for RUclips reviewers and you can only find two willing to give at least one of their fragrances a negative review. Both of them, as I stated in another comment, took a tremendous amount of heat for this. That’s highly suspicious.
@@Hun_Uinaq you're right, the reviews aren't all posted! This is a fact.
There are bad reviews with 4 stars, they block any review that doesn’t have 4 plus stars. I have tried their casino elixir and my god it is strong, lasts even after a shower. It’s almost absurd, I hesitate on wearing it lol. Smells nice though.
Happy New Year buddy! Thanks for all the great videos in 2018 looking forward to the ones coming in 2019, cheers Davis.
Please keep up the reviews on Dua and Alexandria Fragrances, they rock!
Thanks Da Ze. I will.
Happy new year to you and claire.
Looking forward to an exciting new year in fragrance.😀
Wearing Imperial plastique on my left Hand and my sample of Creeds Milessime Imperial and the dua one smells SOOOO much stronger, the Creed is a skin scent almost gone while the Dua is still strong smelling.
Do they smell identical?
Which gets you more compliments casino Royale or supernova??
Mysteryboy0007 casino royal nights gets more compliments than savauge (like 5-7 a wearing) just don’t try to wear it in the heat or more than 2 sprays unless you’ll be prodominately in the outdoors for the day😉👍it goes men and women both will like it and ask what you’re wearing and want to know where they can buy it😁
Are these all men’s? Which one is unisex please?
Has anyone tried Dua - Underground? What are your opinions?
I have the original casino royale, amazing...I have alpha Oudh and gold oudh which is clone of Roja Dove Amber Oud and the best of the Dua line according to Me.Masterpiece!
It’s awesome that as a expert frag head reviewer also reviews DUA.....I agree that some of their inspired collections are very close....and in some cases...better!....I have a lot of DUA but none of these....It sounds like I might try some of these 5!....Thank you and Happy New Year!
nice video, i tried the og elysium and nothing special. really Enigma takes the crown.
Love the intro as always, I really need to try some Dua as some of them sound really nice. Great video as usual- Nik
Been watching your channel for a while, finally subscribed keep the good work.
Thanks very much!
Some of copies can pass the original stuffs I believe...
I use a copy of Stronger with you, then I got a genuine bottle of it for Christmas.... the clone is nicer although I like the original too.
I’m leery of most reviewers giving “honest” opinions by I Gotta say that I trust Mr Smelly to tell me the truth 👍
Thanks for the trust Libertine.
Ordered the 22 shades of bergamot one the Le Labo bergamote 22 clone.
You dont use one of their Poseidons Elixir series?
I did like Poseidon’s Elixir 13zz but I have so many Aventus clones plus the real thing that these are no longer the scents that excite me most.
@@MrSmelly1977 How would rate 13zz in terms of how close it replicates aventus? It wasnt part of your aventus clone video was it?
Dan , Do you think Fortune' is worth blind buying?
Yes lol
#SmellyArmy on the check in, 1st!!!
Thanks Gee Mood!
Can you get these in the UK? Is there not restrictions on impitimg perfumes etc. If you can? Thanks
@wishawlad Technically you should but when I ordered 3 bottles (at a total cost of around £125 with a 25% discount code) I didn't have to pay any extra or have any issues with receiving it. The reason is because Dua marked it as a "gift" (and I think a low value one at that) rather than a product that I'd bought. Declaring it as a "gift" meant I/they avoided having to pay any import duties/taxes on it. I'm pretty sure that's illegal on their part as they're evading tax/duties but for the customer it's fine.
Obviously I'm not guaranteeing you won't have any issues, but based on my experience (a few months ago), it's probably quite unlikely.
That intro is pure gold.
Nice review of Dua. Have Casino Royale Nights and enjoy this one.
Thanks Jarrad.
I sprayed some in the basement.walked down 8 hours later and still smelled it. Its a crazy good scent. I only own a few.but this ones good.and i own craveme.which i like better then ck crave
Awesome Video!!
Happy New Year Dan!
As intelligent, witty, classy and handsome as you are... you MUST be a Chelsea FC fan 😉
As always, enjoyed the vid!
Thanks a lot DYO!!!
Best. Intros. Ever.
I have black widow and casino tux. I love black widow, casino tux not so much.
They made a hybrid....so actually not one nor the other! Who wants that?
Happy new year! ;)
How long do the fragrances take to arrive from the U.S?
I ordered 1.Dec and got 20.Dec
Wow took a while then!! Thanks for the reply mate
Mine only took like a week.
Maybe took a bit longer as it was near to Christmas?
Wait sorry I don’t know why I was thinking Alexandria sorry can’t speak on dua
My 2019 fragrance resolution: Try at least one Dua... (some of the Alexandria interests me as well)
kerino1 My many DUAs I have are very close to the original....My ONE Alexandria clone of Kilian Apple Brandy didn’t even get close....IMO
Kurt Baker Thanks for the insight, Kurt. Truly appreciated! 🙋
what accent is this?
Don't mind saying I don't own any. And don't plan on it either. I'd rather own the real deal. The price per ml is just slightly above dua anyway
I wrote my 1st comment so fast, I forgot to actually comment lol. I really like Du'a Fragrances. I feel like those who don't, that's cool, just keep it movin, no need to spread negative hate all around.
I only own Matrix at the moment, which is their Inspired Expression of Nio by Xerjoff. It is spot on imho. I own Nio and using Matrix allows me to not use Nio as much. I have quite a few of their fragrances on my to buy list for 2019. I wish they started doing 60ml at least. #SmellyArmy
Did he say on porn hub also🤣🤣🤣😂😂
I laughed at that too lol
Bianca pura is awesome
Bro, I can't with your intro. 😂
Sponsored?
The fragrances were sent to me for free by the company and this is my honest opinion about them. So the video is not sponsored. I still review other brands such as Alexandria, Parfums Vintage and Al Haramain. And I point out the negatives as well as the positives of all of them.
hhahahahahahahahah that intro but so true!!! they stay around 4 mins in the intro on every vid saying to subscribe, notifications and social media lol
BEASTMODE
I love your DUA videos, but that long rambling at the beginning got in my nerves.
Yeah, Sebastian's intros are really nerv wracking....
I have clicked the notification icon on instagasm and pornhub for future videos and giveaways. thanks!
65 @ 30 mL. Jeeeeeeeeezus christ
Yep, I did hear pornhub in the intro. Not right; good satire. Nice review. Duas are not cheap. I've smelled all but Imperial Pasteque. I thought the Best Citrus Ever moniker was appropriate to the tune of 2 backup bottles. Price of orig was like $400 for 15ml. I like Italian Waters II (Acqua Di Parma Note di Colonia II), The Monarch (Roja Oligarch), Chivalry (T Ford Fougere D'Argent), Best Citrus, and Fortune (Xerjoff Naxos) (A Smelly Fav - thanks for recommendation long ago) as top 5 right now among my 40+ Dua scents. Great to know Best Citrus is in vein of Chanel Pour Monsieur, classics I haven't smelled.
Please?
High price... Expensive !!!!
Did you say Porn Hub? 😂😂😂
That’s what I heard too LOL
Great god damn intro lol
DUA are the reason why all clone companies have a bad name. Shame on you for giving them a platform. Even Carlos doesn't review them anymore after they tricked everyone with 13ZZ and you must have heard about this. Instead of calling them out you give them another spot.
what happened with 13zz
Troll :)
Dua. Yuck. Just awful. Prefer Alexandria