Is Perfume Parlour Lamar Bloom a dupe of Kajal Perfumes Paris Lamar?
Lamar EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2020 | Year | 2020 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Lamar Bloom EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Lamar
- Lamar Bloom
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
Kajal Lamar is a divisive scent, hyped to the heavens but often failing to live up to expectations. Expect a potent, sweet, fruity, and unapologetically rose-forward blend that either hits just right or completely misses the mark. It's a statement, certainly, but not always the one you're hoping for.
A budget run at Kajal's Lamar. Lamar Bloom captures the loud, overripe pineapple-and-berry opening and the creamy rose heart, but Perfume Parlour's version reads sweeter and flatter, trading the original's strong sillage and plush woody-musky drydown for a softer, shorter-lived trail.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart 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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Its potent projection and lasting power make it less suitable for the office where subtlety is key. It shines on dates and formal events, though, with its luxurious and head-turning character. While too bold for sport, its vibrant fruitiness can suit a lively casual setting, especially in warmer weather when the notes truly project.
Seasons
The fruity opulence works in spring but the creamy rose-amber drydown gives it enough warmth to carry through autumn and milder winter days.
Occasions
Its bold, sweet character suits dates, evenings out and statement daily wear more than a discreet office setting.
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 13 of its 14 notes, including Rose, Cedar, Jasmine
Adds moss, drops oakmoss
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Lamar Bloom EDP
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