Is The Essence Vault Anise & Vanilla - 877 a dupe of Jo Malone London Vanilla & Anise?
Vanilla & Anise EDC
| EDC | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2009 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Anise & Vanilla - 877 EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Vanilla & Anise
- Anise & Vanilla - 877
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a proper British conundrum. Some find it a fresh, grown-up vanilla with a unique spicy kick, like a refined confection. Others say it's more medicinal fennel than delicious, with a surprisingly weak performance typical of Jo Malone. A divisive scent.
No. 877 leans into the anise-and-vanilla combination Jo Malone popularised, swapping the original's neroli-and-tuberose middle for a simpler incense-and-spice base. It reads flatter and sweeter than the designer version, with the star anise pushed further forward and less of the floral lift, but the creamy vanilla drydown lands close enough for a cheap, cozy substitute.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its soft spicy and powdery accords, combined with general community consensus of light sillage and moderate longevity, make it ideal for casual wear and the office. It's a bit too subdued for formal events and not invigorating enough for sport, but could work for an intimate date.
Seasons
The warm spice, incense and vanilla base reads as a cold-weather comfort scent rather than something suited to heat, which would push the sweetness into cloying territory.
Occasions
Soft, close-wearing vanilla-spice works best for relaxed, low-key settings; the modest projection makes it a poor fit for formal, office or sport contexts.
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 5 of its 9 notes, including Amber, Clove, Vanilla
Adds cinnamon and incense, drops fennel and frangipani
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