I'm coming in here with no experience with Dior Sauvage Elixir but of course I have the EDT so I have nothing to compare it to except Dior Sauvage EDT. This fragrance opens up with a pretty synthetic scent for the first few seconds and then transitions into a near perfect pineapple. The dry down starts to become a little more smoky but stays true to that opening pineapple. smells very expensive as per usual with dior (and by default asad being that its such a great clone) Long version: If you collect fragrances, then, no, this does not replace Elixir. However, in cooler weather, someone standing next to you two days in a row will not know the difference if you wore Elixir on day one and Asad on day two. I base my impressions and review on a bottle I have owned since December 2022 (BC M05-22070075, PD 07.2022)

Asad is an extremely appealing frag for me as its almost a perfect spicy winter marvel. As for its Suavage Elixir similarities, I can say its literally the mid-down of Elixir as someone had said, so its a lot more tonned down and resultantly more wearable but make no mistake Elixir, even with a louder (read - harsher) opening and more complex profile, somehow smells slightly higher quality as one would expect, but that difference is not evidently perceptible and definitely not justifiable considering the vast price gap. Compared to ARMAF Italiano Nero (another pineapple scent) the Armaf is more mature, round, and woody. The Armaf Nero bottle is garbage though.

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If you’re torn between Rave Now and This scent go with whichever you find cheapest they are essentially identical, except the bottle. I keep seeing Aventus thrown around as comparison, I think you guys are off on that by a pretty big margin. We gotta get away from saying all pineapple is Aventus it’s like saying all Nikes are Jordans. Regardless it’s really good, really cheap, and mass appealing! first 3-4 minutes of spraying smell like a bad burned sugar/wallpaint/sanitizer/rubbing alcohol note because of very synthetic smelling saffron and pineapple I won’t confuse, or bore anyone by trying to describe how much like another fragrance this one smells. To MY nose, it’s completely unique as a whole. There are notes that lean toward familiarity in it, but I couldn’t give you a specific reference. Being that this is also the first, and only fragrance from the house that I’ve tried, I’m curious to see if any of the DNA translates elsewhere.

Completely uncitrusy at the start, but somehow later becoming balsamic and slightly vanilla, the fragrance seems very synthetic all the time. Yes, that is, synthetic and not artificial, as I am reluctant to use the term synthetic. Apart from smelling mouth-wateringly and realistically edible, it also has the benefit of being super versatile, fitting most seasons and situations. Plus, it comes in a surprisingly classy bottle, made of a nice dark glass with a golden raised metallic horse design going on, and a lightweight, but magnetic, cap. I bought both Qaed Al Fursan and Lattafa Rave Now, and they smell almost identical. Rave now has a little more ripe pineapple and Al Fursan is little more syrupy sweet, but they're very similar. Get whichever is cheaper or whichever bottle you like more - no point in getting both in my opinion. OK so I am indeed re-reviewing Lattafa's Asad. Now I still get the overly pineapple smell but honestly, I now get more than it. I am not sure if it was maturation or what but originally, I did not get anything at all similar to Drakkar Noir (which many say Sauvage Elixir smells similarish to) nor do I get Dior Sauvage. Asad isn't a bad fragrance, but I am one of those that gets the sweet pineapple. When I've said this, many question if I got Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan but alas I have this bottle. It does have the gold ribbon/sash that the bottle shows in the main picture. Perhaps this is a batch variation issue? s review captures my experience as well. This is NOT blind buy safe (even though that's what I did) and--though I enjoy many if not all the notes Fragrantica lists here--I personally cannot stand Asad. Even after the fabled and much ballyhooed maceration my nose finds this fragrance more than a little off-putting. Like wearing-half-a-bottle-of-Drakkar-Noir-on-a-sweltering-hot-day or an-overdose-of-Axe-in-a-very-tight-space levels of off-putting. More than once I've questioned if the bottle I have contains the same juice as what others here discuss.

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Testing side by side, I notice many differences. Elixir is spicier in the opening, and the drydown is still a little spicy and has the licorice/amber thing going. For me, Elixir is very limited in use and only in cooler/cold weather. Al Fursan is a more traditional compact glass bottle with gold accents and a magnetic cap (similar to Sauvage). Sprayers are fine on both - they spray a short but wide puff of juice. Overall, Asad is dry and dusty, and resembles Aurelien Guichard and Nathalie Lorson's This is Him Zadig & Voltaire.