Glacier Bold by Maison Alhambra

I’ve just bought it and while it smells nice, I find it a bit heavy and intrusive. I wouldn’t recommend it for summer, and you really have to apply only a few drops.

A complete miss, terrible. I adore Le Beau Le Parfum and own it. I also have Le Male Le Parfum and Glacier Le Noir (the latter surprised me; it’s very rich); however, Glacier Bold barely attempts to mimic the notes of Le Beau Le Parfum and feels low-quality, with poor performance and a very synthetic scent. If you’re looking for a good dupe, I’d recommend Khadlaj Island Extrait de Parfum—it’s incredibly delicious and of good quality, though the pineapple note comes across as sweeter.

It carries the DNA of both Le Beau Le Parfum and Le Beau EDT, yet it doesn’t quite resemble either of them fully.

It’s an incredible perfume, very good, and yes, it resembles Le Beau Le Parfum by about 98%.

It smells incredible for its low price. The notes I detect most are coconut and a rather pleasant synthetic pineapple. It’s a general favourite, and I’d recommend it quite a bit.

SPECTACULAR. Definitely has the DNA of Le Beau and LBP by J.P. Gaultier, but it’s not equal to either. It smells similar, with that coconut and tonka bean tone, vanilla and sweet citrus touches, but it goes its own way. It seems like a flanker for Le Beau. It has more versatility because it’s fresher. The citrus note is more pronounced. Whereas Le Beau, when it dries down, gives a sensation of creamy wood, almost like coconut and tonka bean sunscreen, this Glacier Bold gives a sensation of citrus coconut and refreshment, like a piña colada bathed in lemonade. I don’t know how to describe it better. The aroma is delicious and earns compliments; women love it. It all comes down to taste; I feel it’s almost like the Le Beau. If you let me smell it and say it’s a new flanker, I’d believe you. I’d give it a 9/10 for scent. It smells synthetic, just like the Le Beau. They don’t smell very natural either. They are synthetic scents but obviously pleasing ones. Synthetic isn’t always bad. As for longevity and projection, I haven’t tested it as I wanted yet, only for a short while this afternoon. I’ll be updating soon. UPDATE: After testing it for a couple of days, I’d say it lasts just about six hours. If you’re in an office or air conditioning, it might last a bit longer, but just about five to six hours, of which one and a half hours project well, after which it stays close to the skin. I tested it in the office and for half the day, from 8am to 1pm, I could smell it but it was extremely low, and the trail was very personal. I feel it could last longer, but seeing as Le Beau lasts practically the same, I have no complaints. For longevity and projection, I’d generally give it an 8/10.

I already own the Le Beau EDT and this Maison Alhambra dupe is quite close, although it’s more synthetic and flat. Many Arab clones share this profile and you pay less than half the original price. On the plus side, the longevity is better than the original EDT with the same number of sprays. It’s a fun, sweet scent, distinct from typical citrusy male fragrances. I’d recommend it for a teenager; if the bottle breaks, it’s not too expensive, hehe.

It’s not Le Beau Le Parfum, but it does imitate its most characteristic part, the tropical sweet coconut-pineapple note. As a perfume, it’s quite flat; from start to finish it’s the same thing, synthetic but not bad. It costs 25-30€, it’s cheap and fulfils its function of imitating. It’s not as masculine as Le Beau Le Parfum, it’s more unisex-masculine. It lacks the woody and deep aspect of the original. Being Le Beau Le Parfum my favourite, I wouldn’t buy this; it seems too flat to me. It smells good but it’s not an olfactory experience like Le Beau.

A good perfume, similar to the original by about 80%. You can tell it’s synthetic and the price gives it away, but it’s still good. I’ve received several compliments and it lasts quite well with a medium projection. The scent is rich; although it’s not identical to LBP, it gives off the same vibes, so it’s an excellent option if you want to save money. In my case, it lasts about six hours, projecting as a passing note before settling to a medium perception. I’ve worn it on cold and hot days and it worked well. I tried it once at night and it was excellent; in my opinion, it came across very well.

First of all, lots of hate for this fragrance. Given its price and performance, it is more than enough and justified. I have Garden Paradise and they aren’t similar, but they do have similar performance and longevity, 100% recommended. Mine was given 3 months of maturation and now it’s a bomb, give it time…

I’ll be quick: if you’re looking for a Le Beau dupe, this isn’t it. It’s very synthetic, smells like wet clothes but sweet, it doesn’t resemble it at all. I own the whole Le Beau line and bought it to take to the gym, and I feel sick putting this on hehe… Maison Alhambra makes much better things than this!!

Once again I fell for the smoke of Arab perfumes. Bought blindly due to excellent reviews on YouTube. Terrible, a smell of old deodorant… It’s noticeable that they put all the money into the bottles and packaging, but the scents are awful. I don’t know if there’s a lot of money from the Arabs to the reviewers or what…

For being a dupe of LBLP it does quite well. While it doesn’t nail the exact notes of the original, it gets quite close (I’d say 70%), but what fails most is the coconut notes, which seem more synthetic than in the LBLP. Still, it remains a very good perfume with summery and tropical vibes. If you like the Le Beau line, you’ll very hardly not like this, which combined with the price makes it a very good option. As for performance, it’s quite similar to the GPG ones, perhaps lagging a little behind giving me about 5 hours of longevity with a moderate projection, but enough to make yourself noticed. Glacier Bold is a solid 7.5/10 in every aspect.

People say it resembles Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau EDT, but it’s something else entirely. It shares similar ingredients but in different doses, creating a distinct effect. Initially, it’s stronger with wild notes of Dipterix Odorata, before settling into an elegant citrus and bergamot blend that smells like nothing else. If you’re looking for something identical to the EDT, this isn’t it. If you want a softer version of Le Beau Le Parfum, this might work, although it uses tonka bean instead of coconut, so it remains different.