Is Perfume Parlour Jakarta Wood a dupe of Ermenegildo Zegna Indonesian Oud?
Indonesian Oud EDT
Ermenegildo Zegna by Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, Harry Frémont, Pierre Negrin, Frank Voelkl Original Favourite
Indonesian Oud EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2012 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Jakarta Wood EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Indonesian Oud
- Jakarta Wood
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
Zegna's 2012 contribution to the rose-oud canon, composed by a four-perfumer team (Pierre Negrin, Frank Voelkl, Harry Fremont, Jacques Cavallier). Calabrian bergamot top, rose-oud-myrrh heart, amber-patchouli-leather base. The cleanest, brightest, most daytime-friendly rose-oud in the designer category.
Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of Indonesian Oud - a oud fragrance led by Oud, with woody depth. The dupe trades some of the original's depth and longevity for a wallet-friendly price, keeping the recognisable character.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The bergamot-led top makes this the most shoulder-season-friendly rose-oud in the designer category. Community votes lean fall and winter but spring is a strong fit thanks to the citrus opening; summer is the weakest season because heat amplifies the oud-patchouli base unhelpfully.
Occasions
A bright, polished rose-oud reads strongly for office, date, formal and evening contexts. Casual wear is workable in cooler weather. Sport is a non-starter for any oud composition but the lighter EDT concentration makes it less aggressive than the EDP-density rose-ouds in the category.
Seasons
Reach for it across autumn and winter, where the oud signature sits most naturally; outside those months its softer projection thins out faster.
Occasions
This one suits evening and daily settings; the easy, cosy character keeps it versatile for formal rotation too.
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 5 notes is in the original, including Bergamot, Oud, Amber
Without leather and myrrh
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Jakarta Wood EDP
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