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Ajmal Neutron (2011) is an approachable, fresh green fougère for daytime wear, offering mainstream, lightly powdery musky-woody clarity with vintage-inspired familiarity.
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The fragrance these clones are inspired by.
Ajmal Neutron (2011) is a men's release from Ajmal that sits with the brand's accessible, mainstream offerings rather than its niche lines. The scent opens on bright citrus with a green, slightly herbal edge that many describe as basil-like, then moves into floral and soft spice facets before settling on a musky, woody base with a light powdery warmth. Main accords register strongly as citrus, musky and floral with fresh and woody facets. With an average rating around 3.6/5 and a blend of likes and dislikes, Neutron is seen by many wearers as a pleasant daytime summer option that can feel familiar to fans of vintage fougère styles.
Our take
I find Neutron pleasant for warm daytime use: the citrus-basil opening is fresh and the musky-wood drydown is comfortable. The scent feels familiar rather than original, and its main weakness is longevity, it tends to fade to skin after a few hours, so it needs reapplication for longer wear. Given the mixed community votes, I recommend testing it on skin first to judge projection and lasting power.
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The Bottle
Ajmal Neutron has a tall rectangular bottle with clear-looking walls, rounded or beveled edges and pale yellow liquid inside. Its small outlined square label breaks “NEUTRON” into three lines, while the wide, ridged cylindrical cap gives the otherwise familiar silhouette some character. It is a quietly distinctive object, if not an especially refined one.
Original or Clone
Ajmal Neutron has a credible claim to being the reference for this citrus, musky, floral scent: three interpretations from two houses have tried to reproduce it. That attention says more about the fragrance’s standing than about any measurable advantage, since we have no resemblance scores for those versions. Its tall, ridged bottle adds a small point in its favour, though the case rests mainly on its status as the source. We see the original as the sounder purchase, while choosing an interpretation remains reasonable for a reader exploring that family.
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