Is Perfume Parlour Sacred Sandalwood a dupe of Diptyque Tam Dao?
Tam Dao EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2013 | Year | 2003 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Sacred Sandalwood EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Tam Dao
- Sacred Sandalwood
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Which Should You Buy?
The benchmark sandalwood for purists - Tam Dao EDP is creamy, dry, and quietly enveloping, radiating understated elegance. Perfect for those who want a meditative, wood-forward scent that never shouts.
Perfume Parlour's budget take on Diptyque Tam Dao - a creamy sandalwood-and-cedar core framed by green cypress and myrtle over a soft amber-musk base. PP aims for the meditative, woody-temple signature of the niche original, though reviews are mixed: some find it close, others say it reads sharper and more synthetic than the smooth, milky sandalwood Tam Dao is famous for. A serene woody for a fraction of the Diptyque price.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Tam Dao's focus on sandalwood and cedar makes it especially suited to cooler fall and winter air, where its creamy, dry woods bloom gently. Its powdery and soft projection allows it to work in spring, but the lack of freshness limits its summer appeal.
Occasions
Its subtle, refined woody character is highly versatile and office safe, ideal for daily and casual wear. The understated projection makes it less suited for sports or high-glamour formal events, but it works for intimate dates with lovers of woods.
Seasons
The creamy, dry-woody sandalwood character is most at home in autumn and winter, with the green cypress opening keeping it wearable in spring.
Occasions
Its calm, understated woody profile is comfortably office- and daily-appropriate, with enough warmth for quiet 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.
Shares 4 of its 9 notes, including Sandalwood, Cedar, Rosewood
Adds amber and musk, drops clean musk and coriander
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Lowest Upfront
$216.99 plus sales tax
FragranceNet - 2.5 fl oz (75 ml)
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Best Value
$216.99 plus sales tax
FragranceNet - 2.5 fl oz (75 ml) - $85.56/fl oz
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Sacred Sandalwood EDP
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