Is Perfume Parlour Pade a dupe of Hermès Galop d'Hermes?
Galop d'Hermes EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2016 | Year | 2016 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Pade EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Galop is a divisive one: a luxurious, well-crafted rose-leather scent for some, a synthetic, screechy scrubber for others. Its hefty price tag and sometimes fleeting performance adds to the controversy, but devotees find it an inimitable high-end statement. You'll either adore its equestrian fantasy or be left looking for the artistry.
Pade recreates Hermes' Galop d'Hermes, the elegant rose-and-suede-leather parfum. It captures the tart quince-and-saffron opening and that refined rose-leather waltz, but the dupe smooths the original's top-quality nuance and wears closer, trading its golden, eight-hour polish for a skin-near budget version.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Its sophisticated leather and rose profile makes it suitable for formal events and date nights, where its luxurious character can shine. However, its intensity on some skin and high price point make it less ideal for a casual office setting, although many wear it casually without issue.
Seasons
The rose-leather-saffron warmth suits autumn and winter, staying elegant into cooler spring evenings.
Occasions
Refined and sensual, it works for evenings, date nights, formal events and grown-up office 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 6 notes is in the original, including Quince, Musk, Leather
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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