One thing I've concluded from my experience
The more expensive/complex the OG fragrance is, harder it is to clone because for one the perfume oils are more expensive/ of specific nature/quality in these and second is the formulation becomes harder for the notes to kick in same order, strength and smoothness.
I've recently joined a group on facebook called PFC made by Pakistan, they have an approval process for perfume houses and there's a long wait for new perfume houses to get approved. (Idk the truth to that as rarely there are negative reviews)
I had ordered some testers from a Pakistani brand that I received today (no not the free just pay shipping, these were paid for and shipping was charged separate), the Issey Miyake clone is 97 percent on point to the bottle I have, (the difference I have perceived is even in OG depending on batch and the period it's macerated for)
so would be definitely ordering 100ml for 2800 vs. 16k for the OG.
What's ur take on paris corner perfumes? Seeing many sponsored posts by them recently. (Probably because they opened up a store in my city)