Now I’m not sure if I tried the old or reformulated version of the Lancôme original, but this is so close that I would never spend the $ on the original. This lasts forever and ever. I spray it on myself and my shirt one day and the jacket I put on in the mornings smells of it all week in the loveliest way, never having been directly sprayed. I get a synthetic oud, maybe some vanilla, and definitely incense especially on my jacket the next day. It’s wonderful. I can’t believe someone called this generic, there’s nothing like it that I’ve ever smelled.