Fragrance dupes
176 fragrances people look for cheaper versions of, and the 327 dupes they actually get compared to. Every link comes from someone who owned both and said so — not from a notes list.
Abercrombie & Fitch
Amouage
Azzaro
BDK Parfums
Bvlgari
Byredo
Carolina Herrera
Chanel
Clive Christian
Creed
Davidoff
Dior
Diptyque
Dolce & Gabbana
Ex Nihilo
Frederic Malle
Giardini Di Toscana
Giorgio Armani
Givenchy
Goldfield & Banks
Gucci
Hermes
Initio Parfums Prives
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jo Malone
Kayali
Kilian
Lancome
Le Labo
Louis Vuitton
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Maison Margiela
Mancera
Marc-Antoine Barrois
Matiere Premiere
Memo Paris
Moschino
Mugler
Nasomatto
Nautica
Nishane
Orto Parisi
Paco Rabanne
Parfums de Marly
Penhaligons
Prada
Ralph Lauren
Roja Dove
Rosendo Mateu
Sospiro Perfumes
Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777
Tom Ford
Valentino
Versace
Viktor & Rolf
Xerjoff
Yves Saint Laurent
Common questions about fragrance dupes
What is a fragrance dupe?
A dupe is a cheap fragrance made to smell like an expensive one. It is not a counterfeit: it carries its own name and bottle and does not pretend to be the original, which is what makes it legal to sell. Armaf's Club de Nuit Intense Man is the best-known example, built to echo Creed Aventus at a small fraction of the price.
Are fragrance dupes legal?
Yes. A scent itself cannot be copyrighted, so making a fragrance that smells like another one is lawful. What is illegal is copying the name, logo or bottle to pass a product off as the original — that is a counterfeit, and it is a different thing entirely. Everything listed here is a legitimate product sold under its own brand.
Do dupes last as long as the original?
Usually not, though the gap is smaller than people expect and occasionally runs the other way. Cheaper aroma materials tend to show first in the opening and in the last few hours of wear. It is why every pair on this site carries a sentence on how the dupe differs rather than a percentage match — a number hides exactly the part you want to know.
Which clone houses make the best dupes?
By volume of documented dupes, the houses we track most are Maison Alhambra (46), Lattafa (39), Fragrance World (29), Armaf (23), French Avenue (18). Volume is not quality, though: a house with many entries simply attempts many originals. The confidence label on each entry is the better guide, since it reflects how consistently wearers agree the match holds.
How do you decide something is a dupe?
Someone has to have owned both and written about the comparison. We do not infer dupes from shared ingredient lists — that approach rated an unrelated fragrance a 97% match to Dior Sauvage, so the 302 links resting on it were deleted. Where a published comparison exists, it is linked at the foot of the fragrance's page.