Is Duppe Scents Love at First Scent a dupe of Mancera Instant Crush?
Instant Crush EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2019 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Love at First Scent EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Instant Crush
- Love at First Scent
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
A divisive beast mode scent that splits opinion down the middle. Some hail it as a superior BR540, a sweet, warm, and highly addictive sillage monster. Others find it an overpoweringly synthetic mess, headache-inducing, and lacking any nuance.
Love at First Scent follows Mancera Instant Crush's saffron-ginger-rose-jasmine structure closely and lands most of its key notes, but it drops the oakmoss that gives the original its mossy backbone, so the sandalwood-vanilla-musk base ends up softer and less grounded than Instant Crush's genuinely powerhouse drydown.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Instant Crush is a sillage beast with tenacious longevity, making it unsuitable for office wear where it could be overwhelming. Its seductive warmth and sweetness are perfect for dates and evening events, while its powerful presence could be toned down for cooler casual outings.
Seasons
A warm saffron-rose-vanilla profile with an amber-musk base is best suited to cooler weather and evening wear.
Occasions
Rich and a little showy, it's best saved for dates and evening occasions where its warmth can stand out; it's too intense for a typical office day.
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 8 of its 9 notes, including Musk, Bergamot, Jasmine
Adds amber, drops amberwood and mandarin
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