Sospiro Perfumes
One fragrance is widely sold as a cheaper version of this. Ranked strongest match first.
Often citedRasasi
Hawas Highness
Follows the original closely but reads softer, sweeter and less floral. Both open on grapefruit; the original's florals are more pungent and sit better against the fizzy bitterness underneath, where this one lets the rest of the composition dominate. It catches the floral, powdery character most attempts at this profile miss — though not everyone agrees, and one tester who owns both calls them significantly different.
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.
Rasasi Hawas Highness is widely sold as a dupe of Sospiro Perfumes Vibrato. Follows the original closely but reads softer, sweeter and less floral. Both open on grapefruit; the original's florals are more pungent and sit better against the fizzy bitterness underneath, where this one lets the rest of the composition dominate. It catches the floral, powdery character most attempts at this profile miss — though not everyone agrees, and one tester who owns both calls them significantly different.
Rasasi Hawas Highness is the closest we have on record. Wearers name it more often than the alternatives, though agreement is not unanimous. Follows the original closely but reads softer, sweeter and less floral. Both open on grapefruit; the original's florals are more pungent and sit better against the fizzy bitterness underneath, where this one lets the rest of the composition dominate. It catches the floral, powdery character most attempts at this profile miss — though not everyone agrees, and one tester who owns both calls them significantly different.
Yes, though only one: Rasasi Hawas Highness. 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 Rasasi Hawas Highness, for instance: Follows the original closely but reads softer, sweeter and less floral. Both open on grapefruit; the original's florals are more pungent and sit better against the fizzy bitterness underneath, where this one lets the rest of the composition dominate. It catches the floral, powdery character most attempts at this profile miss — though not everyone agrees, and one tester who owns both calls them significantly different.
A fizzy grapefruit opening over pungent florals and a powdery base. The floral, powdery character is what separates it from the aquatic-mineral fragrances it gets grouped with, and it is the part most clones miss.