Hello my beauties!
Did you miss my twin fragrances column? The last time I released such material was 2 years ago. It caused a real sensation, other bloggers began to copy the selections. And I stopped with this rubric to see how it will develop further in others. In the end, nothing :-))
I come to you with fresh comparisons of luxury and their counterparts. Those that I myself have personally tested. For those readers who have recently been on my channel:
- twin fragrances were chosen not just on the principle of "very similar to each other", but also to make the analogue cheaper with the same bottle size;
- these are not fakes, but simply unpopular perfume brands.
Popular scent: Narciso rodriguez Essence
His twin: Carner Barcelona Besos
Price difference: 2 times (per 50 ml bottle, not tester)
When it comes to a decent perfume with a scent of purity (clean body, clothes), then it is always mentioned about Narciso rodriguez Essence. It smells clean, noble, status. If you carefully study it with your nose, you will notice a subtle flair of white flowers in the scent.
And absolutely the same, from the start to the next 30-40 minutes, the aroma of expensive purity - Carner Barcelona Besos. Only a 100 ml bottle of the same Besos will come out 1.5 times cheaper than 50 ml Essence. You can see for yourself by ordering a cast for little money.
It's funny that both fragrances have a different pyramid. But the seasoned perfume lover has long since stopped paying attention to the scent pyramid. This is a marketing tool that does not in any way reflect the actual scent in a particular bottle.
Popular scent: Tiziana terenzi kirke
His twin: Mancera jardin exclusif
Price difference: almost 1.5 times.
Kirke is a very controversial fragrance, but no one would say that it is "boring, dull". Some simply cannot stand him: he is gloomy, dense, very persistent and can give off unwashed cat litters. All because of the mercaptans (they are found in black currant leaves and passionfruit), to many they smell like cats have inherited.
For the rest, Kirke smells of luxury: a ton of musk with tobacco smoke, spices, caramel and dried fruit. The price for such an ambiguous scent is inhumane. But there is a budget alternative - the Mancera Jardin Exclusif. The same caramel, spices and dried fruits as in Kirke, only the musk is less energetic. For some, this will be more of a plus than a minus.
Blindly the scents are very similar. Jardin Exclusif looks like Kirke one hour after applying on itself. 100 ml Kirke costs 9,200 rubles, and 120 ml Jardin Exclusif - 7450 rubles. If we recalculate the cost of Mansera for a 100 ml bottle, we get 6208 rubles, which is 1.5 times cheaper for a similar volume of Kirke.
Popular scent: Tom Ford Lost Cherry
His twin: Alexandria Fragrances Fructus Virginis
Price difference: 6 times!
Let me not give Tom Ford a lot of suggestions: his cherry, it seems to me, was smelled by everyone. She is beautiful. But the price is very biting.
I'd rather tell you about the Alexandria Fragrances brand, which is worth paying attention to. Their perfumes are not yet presented in Russia, so it is better to order from foreign sites (on the official website of the brand or on Amazon). The founder of the brand is an Egyptian born in the USA, Hani Hafiz. He decided to create fragrances that look exactly like luxury, but at an affordable price.
And in the case of Fructus Virginis, everything works out great for him. For the creation of Fructus Virginis, the perfumer was inspired by the Ford cherry. He repeated it almost perfectly, moreover, she surpasses her role model in stamina. The case when not just a twin scent, but almost a mirror image.
The price for a 100 ml bottle is $ 110 (a little more than 8,000 rubles). And the price for Tom Ford cherries 50 ml is 25,600 rubles. So draw your own conclusions.
Popular scent: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
His twin: Mancera amber fever
Price difference: almost 5 times.
Moscow smelled of Baccarat, it's true. I was personally convinced of this when I flew to Ostankino for the shooting in October. But it would be more correct to say that the capital did not smell of Baccarat, but of its clones :-)
The only twin for an adequate cost (for Baccarat this year the price has increased significantly) and without the risk of running into iodine and bandages - Mancera amber fever. In addition to sugar / cockerels, Mancera has the same soft and slightly creamy ragweed.
Popular scent: Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
His twin: MAC eau de parfum velvet teddy
Price difference: 5.6 times.
"Velvet Bear" is generally confused with Tom Ford Tobacco Vanilla. The same almonds, cherry pits and dried tobacco leaves. They are the same in terms of durability. Is that the "velvet bear" is not so suffocating on the train. And the price for it is 3500 rubles. in the Golden Apple for 50 ml. And the price for Tom Ford (the same volume of the bottle) is 19640 rubles.
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