Is Perfume Parlour French Puzzle a dupe of Guerlain Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux?
Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2019 | Year | 2019 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
French Puzzle EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux
- French Puzzle
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair, polarizing opinions like few others. It's a bold, beast-mode oriental that demands confidence and can either be your signature masterpiece or just a bit too much 'body odour' for some. Definitely needs a test run before committing.
A budget interpretation of Guerlain Bois Mysterieux, French Puzzle carries the same dark woody-leather backbone resolving into balsamic myrrh. It trades the original's austere complexity for a simpler, more straightforward render, but the smoky, grown-up character survives.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Its exceptional longevity and strong sillage, coupled with its intense woody, leather, and spicy accords, make it unsuitable for office wear. However, these same characteristics make it a standout for evening events, dates, and formal occasions where making a statement is desired.
Seasons
The dark woody, leather and myrrh character is built for autumn and winter rather than warm weather.
Occasions
A serious, mysterious woody-leather that suits formal evenings and after-dark wear.
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 7 notes is in the original, including Leather, Bay Leaf, Myrrh
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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French Puzzle EDP
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