Often citedGame of Spades
Double Bonus
The loud version — stronger and louder from the first spray, described as the older brother to Shiyaaka Snow. Better if you want presence, worse if you want the original's lightness.
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Louis Vuitton
2 fragrances are widely sold as cheaper versions of this. Ranked strongest match first.
Search Amazon for MeteoreBright citrus with ginger and pepper, drying down soft and slightly powdery.
2020
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Often citedGame of Spades
Double Bonus
The loud version — stronger and louder from the first spray, described as the older brother to Shiyaaka Snow. Better if you want presence, worse if you want the original's lightness.
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Often citedKhadlaj
Shiyaaka Snow
The original's freshness comes through and it wears lighter than the rest. One of the two top picks in an arm-to-arm test by someone who owns the Louis Vuitton.
Check best dealRanking 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.
Game of Spades Double Bonus is widely sold as a dupe of Louis Vuitton Meteore. The loud version — stronger and louder from the first spray, described as the older brother to Shiyaaka Snow.
Better if you want presence, worse if you want the original's lightness.
Khadlaj Shiyaaka Snow is widely sold as a dupe of Louis Vuitton Meteore. The original's freshness comes through and it wears lighter than the rest.
One of the two top picks in an arm-to-arm test by someone who owns the Louis Vuitton.
Game of Spades Double Bonus is the closest one we know of. People name it more often than the others, but not everyone agrees.
Yes, there are 2. They include Game of Spades Double Bonus, Khadlaj Shiyaaka Snow.
Each one is listed above, with how it differs from the original.
No. A dupe aims for the same smell, but it uses a different formula.
Cheaper ingredients usually show in the opening, and in how long it lasts. That is why we say how each one differs, instead of giving a match score.
Bright citrus with ginger and pepper, drying down soft and slightly powdery.
Louis Vuitton Meteore is a 2020 men's fragrance by Jacques Cavallier, and it is one of the fresher, more wearable things in the house's line-up.
It opens sharp and bright: bergamot, mandarin and grapefruit, with ginger and pepper giving it a bite that stops it reading as a plain citrus. Juniper adds a dry, gin-like edge. Underneath, iris and sandalwood keep it smooth rather than fizzy.
What makes it work is that the spice never takes over. Plenty of fresh-spicy fragrances turn harsh after twenty minutes. This one settles into something soft and slightly powdery, and stays polite.
Performance is moderate. It projects well for the first couple of hours and then sits close, which suits a daytime or office fragrance more than a night out.
The price is the sticking point, as with everything Louis Vuitton, and it is not sold anywhere but their own boutiques. That combination — widely admired, expensive, hard to buy — is exactly what draws the clone houses.