Is Dubai Essences Holiday a dupe of Halloween?
Halloween EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 1997 | Year | 2022 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Holiday EDP
Halloween and Holiday share a powdery, floral core, but diverge significantly in their overall impact. Halloween, a 90s icon, leans into cool, aquatic florals with a divisive synthetic edge. Holiday softens the original's sharp angles with a warm vanilla and incense base, creating a more approachable and modern interpretation. Halloween offers a nostalgic, potentially challenging experience, while Holiday provides a smoother, sweeter, and more budget-friendly alternative, toning down the original's polarizing aspects.
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Halloween
- Holiday
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
- You appreciate nostalgic 90s fragrances.
- You enjoy cool, aquatic floral scents.
- You want a unique and challenging fragrance.
- You prefer a vintage-inspired powdery violet.
- You want a softer, sweeter take on Halloween.
- You prefer a more modern and wearable scent.
- You like vanilla and incense in your fragrances.
- You are looking for a budget-friendly option.
- You want to avoid the original's sharper edges.
A truly divisive 90s classic that's either a nostalgic, ethereal violet dream or a chilling, synthetic aquatic nightmare. Nobody's neutral on this one. If you like unique, cool-toned florals, it's worth a sniff - just be prepared for it to be very 'of its time'.
A budget Halloween interpretation that keeps the powdery violet opening and tuberose-magnolia heart of the original, with a vanilla and incense base that softens the more mysterious edges.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 fresh, clean, and often light projection makes it suitable for office and casual wear, with many reviewers explicitly mentioning its appropriateness for these settings. While some find it seductive, its airy nature might lack the gravitas for formal events, and its aquatic freshness makes it a good gym companion.
Seasons
Powdery violet, magnolia and the vanilla-incense base sit best in cooler weather where the soft oriental dry-down has room to bloom; the structure thins out in summer heat.
Occasions
Mysterious floral oriental structure with vanilla-incense warmth suits date and evening wear; office-acceptable on lower-projection days but not a high-energy daytime choice.
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 9 notes is in the original, including Sea Water, Petitgrain, Sandalwood
Without banana and lily of the valley
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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