Byredo
One fragrance is widely sold as a cheaper version of this. Ranked strongest match first.
Soft sandalwood and violet with a dry, chalky mineral edge — quiet and close to the skin.
Widely agreedRayhaan
Nava Sol
The closest of the field at around 95 percent, from someone who owns the original and worked through three other dupes to get there. The one thing keeping it off a straight 1:1 is that it reads as a blend of the original and its base version rather than the Absolu alone. Sharp ripe pear, a cactus-dry desert middle, then the musky amber drydown Byredo is bought for.
Ranking combines how widely wearers agree a fragrance is a dupe with how closely its notes and accords line up. “Strong match” means both signals agree; “loose match” means it is in the same family but noticeably different on skin.
Rayhaan Nava Sol is widely sold as a dupe of Byredo Mojave Ghost Absolu. The closest of the field at around 95 percent, from someone who owns the original and worked through three other dupes to get there. The one thing keeping it off a straight 1:1 is that it reads as a blend of the original and its base version rather than the Absolu alone. Sharp ripe pear, a cactus-dry desert middle, then the musky amber drydown Byredo is bought for.
Rayhaan Nava Sol is the closest we have on record. It is the one wearers name most consistently. The closest of the field at around 95 percent, from someone who owns the original and worked through three other dupes to get there. The one thing keeping it off a straight 1:1 is that it reads as a blend of the original and its base version rather than the Absolu alone. Sharp ripe pear, a cactus-dry desert middle, then the musky amber drydown Byredo is bought for.
Yes, though only one: Rayhaan Nava Sol. It is the only fragrance we have found a first-hand comparison for.
No. A dupe is built to the same idea, not the same formula, and cheaper materials usually show in the opening and in how long it lasts. That is why every entry here says how it differs instead of giving a percentage. Of Rayhaan Nava Sol, for instance: The closest of the field at around 95 percent, from someone who owns the original and worked through three other dupes to get there. The one thing keeping it off a straight 1:1 is that it reads as a blend of the original and its base version rather than the Absolu alone. Sharp ripe pear, a cactus-dry desert middle, then the musky amber drydown Byredo is bought for.
Soft sandalwood and violet with a dry, chalky mineral edge — quiet and close to the skin.
Byredo Mojave Ghost Absolu is the concentrated take on Mojave Ghost, the 2014 fragrance built around the idea of a flower growing in desert soil.
The original is soft, woody and almost translucent — ambrette, sandalwood, violet and a chalky mineral quality that gives it the "ghost" in the name. It is famous for being beautiful and for disappearing off the skin within a few hours.
The Absolu addresses exactly that. The sandalwood and musk are denser, the sweetness is a little more present, and it lasts. What it gives up is some of the airy, barely-there quality that made people love the original in the first place.
It is a quiet fragrance either way. Nobody will smell it across a room, and that is the intention.
Byredo pricing being what it is, and the original's poor longevity being as well documented as it is, this is a fragrance a lot of people want and comparatively few buy.