Is Alexandria UK Isola D’Santorini a dupe of Roja Parfums Isola Blu?
Isola Blu EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2023 | Year | - |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Isola D’Santorini EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
ScentArt
How it unfolds
Notes
- Isola Blu
- Isola D’Santorini
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
Divisive, expensive, and baffling. Isola Blu is either a luxurious citrus masterpiece, an elevated take on beloved classics, or an overpriced, short-lived cleaning product. Most agree it's great, but many find it derivative and not worth the hefty price tag.
Isola D'Santorini chases Roja Dove's Isola Blu vacation-in-a-bottle pineapple-coconut-magnolia signature. It captures the sunny opening well but skips most of Isola Blu's dense, multi-layered base, landing flatter and shorter-lived than Roja's genuinely opulent original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its sophisticated, fresh-woody profile makes it suitable for various settings. While some find its projection moderate, others report it's beast-mode, so mindful application for the office is key. It's too refined for active sport but shines in casual, date, and smart-casual formal wear.
Seasons
Community season votes for Roja Parfums Isola Blu, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and summer.
Occasions
Wearers put Roja Parfums Isola Blu, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and casual wear.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 2 of its 11 notes, including Coconut, Ambergris
Adds citrus and gardenia, drops amber and anise
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