Is Marks & Spencer Black Pepper a dupe of Davidoff Adventure?
Adventure EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2008 | Year | 2024 |
| $$ | Price Tier | $ |
Black Pepper EDP
While both Discover Black Pepper and Davidoff Adventure share peppery, woody DNA, they diverge in character and performance. Discover Black Pepper leans into meditative incense with frankincense and rose, offering a calm and sophisticated experience. Adventure, on the other hand, is a fresher, brighter spice bomb, but its longevity is questionable. The M&S scent is smoother, more rounded, and office-friendly. Davidoff Adventure is more assertive, but may not last the distance. Price also differs, with M&S being the budget choice, while Davidoff sits in the mid-range.
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Adventure
- Black Pepper
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
- You prefer softer, meditative fragrances.
- You want a budget-friendly everyday scent.
- You value all-day longevity.
- You want a grown-up, office-friendly fragrance.
- You love a fresh, spicy kick.
- You want a bolder, more assertive scent.
- You don't mind reapplying throughout the day.
- You want a fragrance for outdoor adventures.
Bright mandarin and bergamot with pepper and bitter mate tea, ending on vetiver, cedar and musk. A fresh, lightly spicy daily scent that stays polite and does not last all day.
Cracked pepper and dry frankincense smoke, a thread of rose and a cedar backbone. Calm, quiet and grown-up, a scent for a slow desk day or an evening at home that never raises its voice.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Pepper
24% share of the perfume
Frankincense
20% share of the perfume
Heart Notes
Sesame
9% share of the perfume
Allspice
4% share of the perfume
Heart Notes
Rose
15% share of the perfume
Fougère Accord
5% share of the perfume
Pepper
12%
vs
24%
Cedar
11%
vs
20%
Mandarin
15% share of the perfume
Vetiver
10% share of the perfume
Sesame
9% share of the perfume
Tea
9% share of the perfume
Musk
8% share of the perfume
Mate
8% share of the perfume
Lemon
7% share of the perfume
Bergamot
6% share of the perfume
Allspice
4% share of the perfume
Frankincense
20% share of the perfume
Rose
15% share of the perfume
Amber
9% share of the perfume
Vanilla
6% share of the perfume
Fougère Accord
5% share of the perfume
Pepper
12%
vs
24%
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
Citrus, pepper and green tea make it a spring and autumn scent, and it stays fresh enough for summer. Deep winter is too cold for it.
Occasions
Fresh, clean and unobtrusive, it is a good fit for the office, casual days and sport. It is too plain for a date or formal event.
Seasons
Pepper and frankincense sit at the fresh-spicy crossroads that suits spring and autumn, and the cedar gives it body for cooler evenings. It lacks the weight for deep winter and the brightness for high summer.
Occasions
Intimate and calm, it is a natural for the office and casual days. It does not project enough for formal evenings or sport.
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 Cedar, Pepper
Adds allspice and bergamot, drops amber and fougère accord
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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