Is The Essence Vault Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense a dupe of Creed Millésime Impérial?

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Millésime Impérial Eau de Parfum bottle Millésime Impérial EDP
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Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense Parfum bottle Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense Parfum
$238.00+ tax from
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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Millésime Impérial EDP
Millésime Impérial is the quintessential salty citrus-marine fragrance, blending sunlit fruit, tangy sea air, and a whisper of woods into pure golden elegance. Effortlessly luxurious, it is a benchmark for refined summer freshness.
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Our Verdict - Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense Parfum
Inspired by Creed's Millesime Imperial, this Intense edition pushes the salty-iris-musk idea harder with more ambergris, but the extra concentration doesn't buy the layered, transparent drydown of the original - it reads as a heavier, flatter version of the same salty-fruity idea rather than a deeper one.
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Scent Profile

How they compare
Millésime Impérial EDP A Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense Parfum B
Where they part company by gap size

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Millésime Impérial EDP
Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense Parfum

Notes

Millésime Impérial
Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense

Top Notes

Salt 50% Fruity Notes 50%

Base Notes

Shared Notes
Salt 50% vs 46%
Musk 34% vs 63%
Lemon 26% vs 28%
Iris 24% vs 60%
Only in Millésime Impérial
Fruity Notes 50% Sea Water 38% Woody Notes 28% Bergamot 26% Mandarin 24%
Only in Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense
Ambergris 40% Cedar 37% Watermelon 25%
Shared Notes
Salt 50% vs 46%
Only in Millésime Impérial
Fruity Notes 50%
Only in Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense
Lemon 29% Watermelon 25%
Shared Notes
Iris 24% vs 60%
Only in Millésime Impérial
Lemon 26% Bergamot 26% Mandarin 24%
Only in Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense
Ambergris 40%
Shared Notes
Musk 34% vs 63%
Only in Millésime Impérial
Sea Water 38% Woody Notes 28%
Only in Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense
Cedar 37%

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 Brands do not publish formulations.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

Millésime Impérial Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Intimate
Projection
Moderate
Light
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Millésime Impérial

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Autumn

Its sparkling citrus, marine and salty facets are tailor made for hot weather and spring freshness, while its low warmth and light woods make it less suited to winter. Falls off in performance and presence in cold air.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Casual
Also Works:
Sport

The gentle projection and breezy, sophisticated freshness make it ideal for office, daytime, and casual wear. Its subtlety and lack of overt richness mean it is less suited to formal evening occasions.

Millesime Imperial - 497 - Intense

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Autumn

Community season votes for Creed Millésime Impérial, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and summer.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Casual
Also Works:
Sport

Wearers put Creed Millésime Impérial, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for the office, 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.

Overall scent match
53%
Key Similarities

Shares 4 of its 9 notes, including Salt, Lemon, Iris

Key Differences

Adds bergamot and fruity notes, drops ambergris and cedar

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