Is Perfume Parlour Plainly For Women a dupe of Clinique Simply Clinique?
Simply Clinique EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2004 | Year | 2004 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Plainly For Women EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
This discontinued gem is proper divisive; a love-it-or-hate-it affair, yet those who love it are practically begging Clinique to bring it back. It's truly unique, playing with creamy, watery, and subtly spicy notes that some find comforting and others just plain weird.
Plainly for Women recreates Clinique's discontinued Simply - that uniquely comforting, milky-floral skin scent of white flowers, soya milk and smoky wood. The dupe leans into the soft, creamy intimacy that made the original a cult comfort buy, though it reads a shade simpler. A cosy, affordable way back to a hard-to-find Clinique.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Its soft, comforting profile and moderate sillage make it suitable for casual wear or the office, where it won't overwhelm. While unique, it's not overtly 'sexy' for all date scenarios, and the creamy sweetness might be out of place in very formal settings.
Seasons
The soft milky-floral warmth and smoky wood feel cosiest in autumn, winter and cooler spring days rather than summer heat.
Occasions
A gentle, comforting skin scent ideal for daily, casual and office wear rather than formal occasions.
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 1 of its 6 notes, including Melon
Adds jasmine and musk, drops floral notes and leather
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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