This is a great version of By Kilians Apple Brandy. I waited to review because I wanted to smell the original to compare it to this, and the performance for me was very similar, with this oil based version winning since the oil lasts longer. For a perfume oil, this has solid projection.
I got around 3 hours of moderate projection, and around 4 hours of it being a skin scent where I could still pick it up. This version is better when comparing it to the original, which was gone from my skin by the ~5 to 6 hour mark.
Why I like this one so much though, is because I compared this take on another take that was an alcohol-based fragrance. That one I am still trying to enjoy, because they put too much emphasis on the sweet and boozy accords of the original, where that one is very syrupy and cloying for the first half of the wear and then becomes slightly less enjoyable than Zoha’s version in the dry down.
Zoha’s version nails the scent profile, where it’s sweet and boozy, but is a smooth combination of the two, giving a casual yet sophisticated vibe. This oil can be dressed up and down, is very versatile, but I would be careful when using in hotter weather, as it can get to be cloying. For hot weather, wear only in the evenings as the hot summer days will make this one too much. Otherwise, this can be worn all throughout spring, fall, and winter.
Overall, this is better than other takes of By Kilian Apple Brandy, even slightly beating the original in performance, and not drying down as quickly.
Highly recommend it, as well as the fact the Zoha Aroma allows you to sample it as part of their sample pack for a great price!
