Is Duppe Scents Verdant Essence a dupe of Creed Original Vetiver?
Original Vetiver EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2004 | Year | - |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Verdant Essence EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Original Vetiver
- Verdant Essence
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
This is a clean, green, soapy vetiver that screams 'expensive Irish Spring'. It's a gorgeous scent profile for many, but its shocking lack of performance for most means it's often dismissed as not worth the Creed price tag.
Verdant Essence follows Original Vetiver's bergamot-vetiver structure closely, but its base is lighter and less soapy than Creed's, so the office-ready polish of the original comes through only partway.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 spring and summer.
Occasions
Its clean, fresh, and often subtle sillage makes it highly suitable for office and casual wear. The poor longevity reported by many makes it less ideal for occasions requiring a strong, lasting presence like formal events or dates, though its invigorating qualities still lend themselves well to casual and sport scenarios.
Seasons
A green, citrus-vetiver fragrance that feels most natural in spring and summer, though light enough to wear year-round.
Occasions
Clean and understated, making it a strong office fragrance with enough polish for smart-casual and formal settings too.
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 7 notes is in the original, including Vetiver, Musk, Bergamot
Without sandalwood
Where to buy
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