Fantastic Fake Souk Adventure

There is nothing more hillarious than finding a thrilling adventure in the midst of the most mundane place of all. And what is better than perfumes to make the adventrue of my day?

The following posts will have very few words and lots of images of fake perfumes that I found today at the mysterious and evokative "souk" in Tel-Aviv (known to locals that are less mystified by any Middle Eastern stinky outdoor markets where they buy fabulous fresh produce as well as miscellenius goods as "Shouk ha-Carmel"). I think the images speak for themselves, so my impressions will be short and I am afraid relate to the bottles rather than the scents (I only tried two).

MountainRose

It all started when I spotted this one. I recently got interested in it after finally trying on my skin in Heathrow. It was beatiful and similar to Parfum Sacre to my surprise. So when I saw this smell and look alike in the market, I was hoping for a cheap thrill. It smells slightly of KenzoFlower for a moment, but does not go beyond to display the richness and loveliness of KenzoFlower. It is cheap in the worst way imaginable. And can't even claim to be original either. Not bad imitation of packaging though, one must admit.

Jump!

I must admit the exclamation mark was terribly missed. I just had to add it.

Dakar and... Lagost

This must be an hommage to the legendary lost submarine.


















And I still have that troubling feeling that they actually thought this was the proper spelling:

Introducing: Houko

Double Trouble

If you weren't heard the first time, you sure will get your message across the second time around. That is the only connection between this pathetic immitation of AnaisAnais. The lily like scent has nothing to do with the goddess inspired original perfume, nor with the scent of ylang ylang. You must admit this one is quite subtle. It almost looks like the second one in the series, but not quite...

Sensation?!

I would appreciate any comments that may shed some light on the connection between this and Pi. Besides the bottle, of course.

And the winner is...

Cigar by Remy Latour. I think if any of these fragrances could possibly be authentic this will be the one. Compare to a photo of the original at the top.