Is Perfume Parlour Eight Blocks a dupe of Bond No. 9 Wall Street?
Wall Street EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2004 | Year | 2004 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Eight Blocks EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Wall Street is a divisive aquatic-forward scent that smells of fresh cucumber, sea salt, and citrus. Its unique blend is either a love-it-or-hate-it affair, with many finding the drydown to be unpleasantly 'fishy' or 'wet dog' on skin, but a fresh, crisp, money-like scent on clothes. Don't blind buy.
Eight Blocks recreates Bond No.9's Wall Street - that polarising aromatic-aquatic of cucumber and seaweed over a leathery, musky base. The dupe captures the briny, green opening and the unusual leather-resin drydown, though it loses some of the original's strange depth and runs a touch cleaner. A bold, affordable aquatic for the adventurous.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 fresh and clean profile makes it suitable for casual and sport settings, particularly in warm weather. However, the polarizing nature of its drydown means it might not be universally appreciated in formal or office environments, despite strong longevity.
Seasons
The cool cucumber-and-seaweed aquatic is at its best in spring and summer heat, where the brisk green freshness reads as refreshing.
Occasions
A versatile fresh-aquatic that suits casual daytime wear, the office and active days more than formal evenings.
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.
Every one of its 12 notes is in the original, including Leather, Lemon, Lavender
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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Eight Blocks EDP
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International (2)
Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. How import charges work