Is Perfume Parlour Empire Victor - Khadlaj a dupe of Khadlaj Perfumes Empire Victor?
Empire Victor EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2024 | Year | 2024 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Empire Victor - Khadlaj EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Empire Victor
- Empire Victor - Khadlaj
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Which Should You Buy?
A divisive one, this. Khadlaj Empire Victor promises a lemon vanilla dream, and some find it, while others are left with a weak, synthetic mess that’s an ambroxan bomb. It's a gorgeous scent for some, a disappointment for others. Proceed with caution.
Khadlaj's Empire Victor is a fluffy lemon-caramel-vanilla gourmand - think zesty lemon over white sugar and vanilla cake, kept from cloying by a bright citrus lift. It is more cheerful comfort scent than statement piece: sweet, addictive and easy, with the lemon-vanilla duet doing most of the work. Performance is the main catch, sitting fairly close to the skin, but at this price it is hard to argue with.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
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Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Its sweet, inviting gourmand profile makes it perfect for casual and date settings, loved for attracting compliments. However, its often weak performance and intimate sillage mean it's less suited for formal events or sports, and might be too close for an open-plan office setting without heavy spraying.
Seasons
A caramel-vanilla gourmand lifted by citrus that sits happily in autumn and winter cool while staying wearable in spring; the sweetness feels heavy in peak summer.
Occasions
Cheerful and cosy, it suits casual daytime, everyday wear and relaxed dates more than formal or sporty occasions.
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 Musk, Bergamot, Lemon
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
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Empire Victor - Khadlaj EDP
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