Great review! I've been meaning to buy this one because I LOVE Drakkar Noir but HATE how under-performing it is!

Dakar has to be one of the best values out there. I enjoy both the roll-on oil and the spray versions. The performance is very good. I get a very strong clove scent in the dry down that is a little strong for my taste. Still, that could account for the fact that this outperforms, the current Drakkar Noir by about five hours.

Great review and I enjoyed it and I'm going to try it and have a blessed day

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike !

i bought this one a while back because i was looking for a drakkar noir replacement with better preformance i think i saw a old video of you where you also did a review on this one and i found it on ebay for less than 15 euro and i must say on of the best cheaper frags i own ,i love the smell its long lasting and im really glad i got my hands on it :)

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely very inexpensive and high quality with a nice Drakkar noir vibe

I love to use the oil roll-on and then spraying the new Drakkar over top of it gives you the citrus top with that oak moss-heavy Drakkar base. It almost perfectly mimics what I recall Drakkar vintage smelling like.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea to combine the two for the ultimate Drakkar noir experience lol

Great video as usual Kelan ! I agree 100 percent with your review. When it comes to the Drakkar noir DNA which I’m a big fan of this one is a good choice for the cheapest ones along with Lomani pour homme which I prefer. There are the high end ones like Duc de Vervins and Ceasars man which I found because of you on this channel. I really like Dakar but I found it a little bit too sweet and not enough minty at least for my taste. I have Lord which is more like Lapidus pour homme and it’s a very good one too. Keep up the good work!

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

For the price they are great buys. Caesars is still the best

@MrHidrissa

Жыл бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Ceasars is a fantastic scent, it’s so good, but I think that Duc de Vervins à l’extrême is my number one choice.

I like this one a lot! Basically Drakkar Noir with real oakmoss as I understand. I actually wore this a couple of days ago and later compared it side-by-side with my newer bottle of Drakkar Noir, and I have to say the modern DN actually holds up very well. Maybe not as potent as it was in its heyday but whatever oakmoss replacement they are using seems to be pretty good.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I still love the current Drakkar noir it’s Fantastic but Dakar is a great alternative

I feel like I definitely have to try this one.

Great review Kelan keep it up 👍👏👏👏

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Always !

I have the 6ml oil. It smells like Irish Spring body wash. I like.

This also has the patchouli the original DN had and which was lifted out of the formula around 1990 to meet changing tastes at the time. Or so I've heard, not having tried a Cospar ('80s) version.

Cool review 🔥

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah never a dull moment of bathing in green oakmoss in south Nj

Even without the DN comparisons, as a standalone Al-Rehab were on point with this fragrance - a couple of sprays will have you smelling clean and fresh

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree it is so clean

Nice one, I really like it too. I also got „Lord“ as a roll-on and the Sprayer. Oh „Lord“ this fragrance is insane 😳 and totally Beastmode. The bottle stood at the table and I could smell it 2m away 😂

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Lord is ridiculously strong I have it in a room spray as well

Hey Kelan, Love watching your regular videos these days mate. I guess you weren’t much of a Drakkar Intense fan. I received one from my wife for Christmas. Absolutely loved it and had much more staying power on me than the Noire I have. Kind Regards Renoy

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Drakkar intense ? It was a vanilla / amber scent really. I made a video on it lol

Please make a review of Al Rehab LORD. Ive got oil version and its a beast. Smells like a more herby animalistic and strong Lapidus Pour Homme (maybe it smells like a vintage Lapidus, but ive only got 2014 bottle /edit aww yeah you mentioned it in this video

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Lol Lapidus itself is on the horizon for a revisit video

Interesting take, Kelan! I bought Dakkar way back when, from your first video. I won't lie - I definitely pick up on the Oud in it, especially in the mid to late dry down. It throws me off, because from top to bottom its all Vintage Drakkar Noir. But the Oud isn't prominent. It's like TF Oud Wood - you can detect it. Not to say I'm disappointed, but I'll likely never use it. Besides, I just ponied up and spent the premium on Vintage Drakkar Noir which is well worth it to me. Great video brother. Look forward to the next one. Also: Yeah I'm not a fan of Middle Eastern style either. A shame. Their premium companies use second to none oils. If they got into making classic fougeres we would be in business.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy the vintage Drakkar noir ! And absolutely I’d consider the mid east brands if they made fougere’s

@morgan872

Жыл бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Just picked up a '94 batch from Le Parfumier - shewww is it nice.

I ordered a sealed vintage Cosmair bottle of Drakkar Noir. I'm excited to get it and relive the Drakkar Noir of my youth. I hate to say it but the guys who say Drakkar Noir has held up are wrong. It's nothing like it was when I got my first bottle 20 years ago.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I have a vintage and the current, i don’t personally see that much of a difference. But nothing will be the same when it’s that old, if only it were a “new” vintage lol

beast sprayer looool. I agree completely with everything you said tho, it's still smells different compared to vintage DN which I have.

@slicksnewonenow

Жыл бұрын

@dipdip8 It's not a clone of Drakkar NOIR. It replicates the original 1974 Drakkar (no noir) almost perfectly, though. Very heavy on the oak moss

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

@@slicksnewonenow isn’t the original Drakkar a citrus based scent though ? I never heard that before

This is a Dihydromircenol BOMB! Not 1 to 1 with Drakkar, but has that same vibe - citrus, sage, moss, dihydromircenol. Outragesly clean smelling. Thanks bruv!

@manlyscents

Жыл бұрын

Cosmair Drakkar Noir has huge amounts of dihydromyrcenol and is an enormous projection beast. Too much for me tbh

@InterceptorOfDoom

Жыл бұрын

@@manlyscents unfortunately havent tried it 😐

@pandafragrance

Жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same as Manly Scents. The Dakar scent smells almost identical to my Cosmair Drakkar. Spraying the new Drakkar over a few swipes of Dakar brings me immediately to 1988

@slicksnewonenow

Жыл бұрын

The Al Rehab Dakar isn't at all like Drakkar NOIR... But it's almost dead-up exactly like the original 1974 Drakkar (no noir) was.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Very clean I love that about this scent

Ever tried the Classic Match one from Belcam? It's surprising really good.

@slicksnewonenow

Жыл бұрын

@@2182sjc All of the Belcam is pretty decent for what it is... Can't beat the prices. I really like the knockoff of Polo... It's really similar to the original formulation, just not quite as strong.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I did try that and I always thought it was much sweeter and was not a huge fan

I just got Choco Musk by this house on Monday. I really like the scent, but I'm disappointed in the performance. It's very light and not super long lasting. I did get the spray...heard the oil was stronger but I don't care for rollerballs. I've thought about getting a few others from this house like the SMW clone and this one. They are cheap enough, I need to just grab a few.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Choco musk lol ? Do you still have the VC&A pour Homme btw ?

@cubs531

Жыл бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey My wife was not a fan of the VC&A and it wasn't something I used much. I ended up giving it to my dad as it's more of his style and he likes it. So it found a good home, thanks! I like gourmond fragrances to wear around the house and to bed. I had a decant of Montale Chocolate Greedy and it is strong but kind of powdery. Supposedly Choco Musk is better and way cheaper. It's definitely extremely cheaper, but the jury is out on the quality.

I have a few from Al Rehab and they really are great for the price, Silver is an excellent clone of SMW by Creed. I also have a couple of the roll-on oils and, to be honest, I don't actually know how to wear those 😄 Does anyone know how much to apply and how?!

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

With the roll on’s I usually just roll them on lol. But silver was a nice freshie I agree. I prefer the sprays personally

Al Rehab "Dakar" reminds me A WHOLE LOT of the original 1970s "Drakkar" (minus the Noir). I love it. I also really like another in the Al Rehab line that's called "Sultan". It's incredibly fresh and citrusy, soapy and masculine. I've had it on in a relatively large crowd and got comments that it "smells like Italy". Kelan, I'm with ya on the fact that a lot of the Middle Eastern men's fragrances have that "certain note" that's hard to like... I think it's cumin... Smells sort of like B.O. and curry powder to me.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

The OG Drakkar is so hard to find, I thought it was a citrus based scent so i had no idea it was like “Dakar.” Id be worried it would be spoiled if I purchased one

@slicksnewonenow

Жыл бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey hiya Kelan- Sorry that it took so long to get back to you on this... Yes- I think that Dakkar is the actual name of the Middle Eastern city, but the name "Drakkar" was for marketing purposes.. But that Al Rehab Dakkar reminds me SO MUCH of the 1974 "Drakkar", it ain't funny! I think the original was discontinued by 1980, if I remember correctly. And that's right around when Drakkar Noir came into being... I love it, too. But the Al Rehab product really "takes me back". Cheers!

Can you do a video on Lord by al rehab??

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

11 ай бұрын

It’s a very good clone of Lapidus pour Homme, very strong, I just didn’t love it, I made a review about lapidus already that you can watch if you’d like, plus I have my bottle of lord up for sale on my Mercari page so I don’t want to use any more of it. Thank you for watching and commenting !

I just ordered this one. Kinda skeptical if it really is long lasting considering the price even though you said it lasts 8 hours. Is it really long lasting? please answer

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

It does last that long when I wear it, very strong stuff

Can tou do a video al rehab al fares, dupe of CK eternity clone

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

11 ай бұрын

I have a full review of real ck eternity so I probably won’t buy the Al rehab version unfortunately

Dakar is definitely a darker take on Drakkar Noir with tons of oakmoss. Sprayed two times on my clothes whenever I wanted to wear it and this thing projected like Andrew Tate calling other men having small Ds. Now that you've mentioned Armaf, have you come across Legesi Homme by the same house? I have a bottle of it and IMO it is one of the best offerings of barbershop fragrance from Middle Eastern houses. Most of people find it to be very similar to Platinum Egoiste by Chanel. Personally, I haven't compared them both side by side since that I don't have a sample of Platinum Egoiste, but I can say that the scent reminded me of the Gillette shaving foam, but nicer(?) The bottle design could be way too tacky for your taste though.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I have only tried two scents from Armaf but it’s cool they do in fact have a barbershop style scent

@markcoffman494

8 ай бұрын

I recently picked up Legesi and it is fantastic. I have never smelt platinum egoist, but after smelling this copy, I have definitely smelt platinum egoist within a barbershop or within the golf country club. I used to go to as a kid. It is definitely a fantastic clone/scent and is fantastic in summer.

I’m weary of clone houses. I like a few Middle East fragrances, not a lot though 🤷‍♂️ . If you make another channel do like a workout channel or a style channel! 👨🏻

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Work out it style channel. That would be cool. Could easily make a style video and incorporate fragrances into it

I've got it in the roll-on. It's okay but, I'd rather have Caesar's Man.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Caesars man legendary is infinitely better

Which should I get the oil or spray ?

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Spray for sure it’s just easier and won’t leave the oil on your skin that could stain clothes

How's this compare to Mousse Illuminee?

@pandafragrance

Жыл бұрын

Smoother and I prefer Dakar. Mousse has a sharpness that I don’t vibe with.

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

I’d imagine completely different than mousse

Just got this in today. Absolutely remarkable. Smells great. Beautiful bottle. Smells like Drakkar Noir strong 💪 It's undeniably the absolute balls 💈🧼😎

Wich Al rehab is a clone of lapidus?

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

4 ай бұрын

Lord, I’m selling mine on my Mercari page if you want it

привет из России!!!👋😎🇷🇺

Oakmoss is very expensive today. At $65 per ounce, I doubt they're using real oakmoss considering the cost of a bottle!

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Could be tree moss, could be cheaper wherever this stuff is made

@shave-a-thon3415

Жыл бұрын

I would like to see Consumer Reports take some of these middle eastern brands and do an analysis to see what they’re composed of.

How cheap do you have to be to buy a knock off of a *23$* fragrance?!

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

5 ай бұрын

lol I get what you mean but this one in ways can be closer to the vintage formula or Drakkar noir as apposed to just a direct lower cost replacement, I agree just buy Drakkar noir but many people won’t seek out a vintage version and this might suffice for the vintage

@stevecinneide8183

5 ай бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey From what I gather in your videos, the vintage just has more oakmoss, but in that case why not just go for Chypre Siam by Rogue Perfumery, which is all natural oakmoss?

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

5 ай бұрын

@@stevecinneide8183 bon Monsieur would be the one if I was looking for that Drakkar noir style I think. They are a great house I enjoy their fragrances

@stevecinneide8183

4 ай бұрын

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Got the roll-on in the mail today and applied it an hr or so ago: smells nothing like current Drakkar Noir, smells nice but not something I would wear again.

This one again lol

@ScentsOfSouthJersey

Жыл бұрын

Had to revisit

I'm kinda going back and forth between this one and the Al Rehabs Original, which is a Roger & Gallet, Open. Do you know if Original is any good?