Is Lidl Dark Blue a dupe of Dolce & Gabbana The One Pour Homme?
The One Pour Homme Parfum
| Parfum | Concentration | EDT |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2025 | Year | 2017 |
| $$ | Price Tier | $ |
Dark Blue EDT
There's a big gap in quality between The One Parfum and Dark Blue. The One Parfum is a premium, dense fragrance built on rich tobacco and warm amber, designed for intimate evenings and cold-weather elegance. It has real depth, complexity, and longevity, which is what justifies the higher price. Dark Blue takes the budget-friendly, utilitarian route instead, focused on sharp citrus and airy woods. It doesn't have the luxurious, resinous weight of The One Parfum, working instead as a functional, everyday spray for casual settings. The One Parfum is the clear winner if you want a signature scent for romantic evenings or formal events. Dark Blue is the better call if you need a disposable, low-cost fragrance for the gym or quick errands, where performance isn't the priority.
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- The One Pour Homme
- Dark Blue
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
- You want a sophisticated, seductive scent for date nights.
- You value high-quality ingredients and long-lasting performance.
- You enjoy warm, complex notes of tobacco and amber.
- You need a budget-friendly option for daily wear.
- You prefer a light, fresh scent for casual errands.
- You want a fragrance you can reapply without breaking the bank.
Dark, warm and long-lasting, an evening scent for cold nights and dressing up. Orange, nutmeg and pepper open it before sweet tobacco and amber take hold of the base.
A fresh, spiced, woody scent for every day. Bergamot, Sichuan pepper and orange start it bright and sharp, lavender and ginger add herbal heat, and cedar with ambroxan makes it modern.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Orange
19%
vs
10%
Patchouli
7%
vs
10%
Vetiver
7%
vs
10%
Labdanum
14% share of the perfume
Patchouli
7% share of the perfume
Clary Sage
1% share of the perfume
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Tobacco, amber and labdanum are cold-weather notes: autumn and winter are the anchor. It overwhelms in summer heat.
Occasions
Rich and strong, it suits date nights and formal evenings. Too heavy for the gym or a close office.
Seasons
Sichuan pepper, cedar and patchouli suit autumn and winter, with the lavender keeping spring possible.
Occasions
Fresh and woody, it's a casual-day and office all-rounder. It has a little too little polish for a formal evening.
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 3 of its 9 notes, including Orange, Patchouli, Vetiver
Adds ambroxan and bergamot, drops amber and clary sage
Where to buy
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