Is Dubai Essences Impactus a dupe of Rabanne Invictus Victory?
Invictus Victory EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2021 | Year | 2022 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Impactus EDP
Invictus Victory and Impactus both chase a sweet amber profile, but they diverge in price and complexity. Invictus Victory, a designer fragrance, is known for its potent sweetness that can be polarizing. Impactus offers a budget-friendly alternative, swapping some of Victory's intensity for a more aromatic opening and a deeper, resinous dry-down. The choice boils down to budget and preference for a more challenging fragrance profile. If you want safe sweetness, go Victory. If you want to save money and don't mind some rough edges, Impactus is a good option.
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Invictus Victory
- Impactus
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
- You prefer a widely recognized designer fragrance.
- You want a guaranteed compliment-getter.
- You enjoy intensely sweet and long-lasting scents.
- You don't mind a potentially synthetic edge.
- You're on a tight budget.
- You want a more complex and mature scent profile.
- You appreciate a unique take on the Invictus Victory DNA.
- You prefer a fragrance with incense and patchouli notes.
Divisive, yet a certified compliment-puller. While some find it cloying or distinctly 'Axe-like', many others praise its sweet, masculine charm and impressive staying power. It's a love-it-or-hate-it scent that thrives in cold weather.
A budget Invictus Victory interpretation built on lavender and cardamom up top, an incense and patchouli heart, and a thick vanilla and amber base that gives the dry-down genuine elixir weight.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its strong projection and enduring longevity, combined with its gourmand sweetness, make it too prominent for an office setting. It truly shines on dates and casual nights out in colder weather, where its warmth and sweet appeal are appreciated for pulling compliments. For anything formal or sporty, it's just too much.
Seasons
Lavender-cardamom top with incense and vanilla-amber base sits best in cooler months where the rich resinous dry-down has room to project; the heavy base reads cloying in summer heat.
Occasions
Strong projection and rich sweet-amber profile suit date, evening and formal wear in cooler weather; office use needs a lighter hand on the sprays and the structure has no overlap with 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 4 of its 7 notes, including Vanilla, Amber, Tonka Bean
Adds frankincense and lemon, drops cardamom and incense
Where to buy
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