Dupe guide
Aromara vs AW Scents: Which UK Dupe Brand Should You Buy? (2026)
Aromara vs AW Scents, side by side for 2026: strength, price, 100ml, refund window and the five scents both brands sell best.
aromara journal
Fragrance, explained
Notes broken down, dupes ranked, and straight answers on what actually lasts.
Compared
Tobacco Carnaval vs Tobacco Vanille: Which Tobacco Should You Actually Buy?
Crivelli's new Tobacco Carnaval is rum and tobacco at £220. Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille is vanilla and tobacco at £395. They are...
Compared
Sauvage Extrait vs Sauvage Elixir: They Are Not the Same Scent
Extrait is woody and oud-driven. Elixir is spicy and sweet. One is stronger, the other is better liked. Which you should buy,...
Compared
Tom Ford Bitter Peach vs Lost Cherry: Closer Than the Fruit Names Suggest
Lost Cherry landed in 2018 and won a Fragrance Foundation award. Bitter Peach followed in October 2020. They share a base, and...
Compared
Tom Ford Oud Wood vs Ombré Leather: Same Cardamom, Opposite Endings
Oud Wood arrived in 2007, Ombré Leather in 2018. Both open on cardamom and then split into wood and leather. The notes,...
Compared
1 Million vs 1 Million Privé: The Heart Changes, Not the Strength
1 Million launched in 2008, Privé in 2016. They share an opening and then split completely. Notes, perfumers and which one suits...
Compared
Xerjoff Erba Pura vs Naxos: Fruit Bomb or Honey Tobacco?
Erba Pura began life in 2013 and joined Xerjoff's main line in 2019. Naxos is a 2015 honey tobacco. Which loud Italian...
Compared
Dior Oud Ispahan vs Fève Délicieuse: The Privée Split
Same perfumer, same Dior Privée collection, opposite scents. Oud Ispahan (2012) is rose and oud. Fève Délicieuse (2015) is tonka dessert. The...
Compared
MFK Oud Satin Mood vs Grand Soir: Rose Oud or Pure Amber?
Oud Satin Mood (2015) is a rose and oud velvet. Grand Soir (2016) is an amber with no oud and no rose....
Compared
Initio Oud for Greatness vs Side Effect: One Has No Oud
Oud for Greatness (2018) and Side Effect (2016) get cross-sold as siblings. Only one contains oud. Notes, differences and which Initio to...
Compared
LV Imagination vs Afternoon Swim: Which Louis Vuitton Citrus?
Imagination (2021) and Afternoon Swim (2019) share a perfumer and a citrus opening, then split completely. A clear guide to which Louis...
Compared
YSL Y EDT vs EDP vs Le Parfum (and Where the Elixir Fits)
Four YSL Y fragrances, one perfumer. How the EDT, EDP, Le Parfum and Elixir differ in notes, weight and wear, without the...
Compared
Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy vs Angels' Share: Marshmallow Against Cognac
Love, Don't Be Shy is Calice Becker's marshmallow. Angels' Share is Benoist Lapouza's cognac. How Kilian's two best sellers really differ.
Compared
Coco Mademoiselle EDT vs EDP vs Intense: Three Bottles, Two Polges
Jacques Polge wrote the Coco Mademoiselle EDP and EDT. His son Olivier wrote the Intense. What actually changes between the three Chanels.
Compared
Tom Ford Lost Cherry vs Cherry Smoke: One Perfumer, Two Different Cherries
Louise Turner composed both Tom Ford cherries. Lost Cherry is liqueur-sweet, Cherry Smoke is leather and smoke. The real differences, sourced.
Compared
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille vs Tobacco Oud: Six Years and One Whiskey Note Apart
Tobacco Vanille and Tobacco Oud share a perfumer, not a personality. Launch years, notes, and how to pick between Tom Ford's two...
Compared
Acqua di Gio vs Profumo vs Parfum: One of These Is Discontinued
Acqua di Gio (1996) vs Profumo (2015, discontinued) vs Parfum (2023): what Armani ended, what replaced it, and which one to actually...
Compared
Versace Eros EDT vs EDP vs Parfum: Newer Is Not Stronger
Versace Eros EDT (2012) vs EDP (2020) vs Parfum (2021): the sweet mint original against two darker rewrites. A straight guide to...