Inspired By ENIGMA - ROJA DOVE (Mens 483)

I bought this Enigma dupe in the beginning of the year. I can't remember if I tried it in the shop but few days after I got it I spray it on and the smell was bad.
I tough It may need to macerate for a while so I left it in dark cold place until yesterday. When I spray it on was bad and the longer it sat on the skin the worse it got. Was so bad that I actually tried to wash it off. My son tried it aswell and on his skin turned just as bad.
Now don't get me wrong Palermo have some beautiful fragrances that I love, but this is not one of them

I was sceptical when I ordered this. When it arrived I couldn’t believe the scent smelt EXACTLY as described!

Dont spend $400 for a bottle, buy this, it smells the same. It smells like scotch and coke. If you have ever been to a bar, it smells like that.

I really wish I had a vial or test spray of the original Enigma because this Palermo #483 is truly messing with my senses and dare I say shyly, a disappointment?. My nose fails to correspond with what the brain is expecting - sweetness. The notes listed though are different than the official with missing notably the tobacco and booze.

The opening citrus is short lived as is the mids and soon settles to a dry soapy/woody dry down. Oddly enough I still get whiffs of sweetness in the air which bamboozles me as it it not detected on the skin.

It's not a total dislike but rather an underwhelming scent - to me - and a reminder to pay more attention to the listed notes, when provided for future orders. There's no way I'd splurge on any frag over $200 and am quite comfortable with 'inspired' options which hopefully offer a close glimpse of what warrants such high prices.