Guilty Pleasures Eau de Parfum vs Spicy Java Eau de Parfum
Guilty Pleasures EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2025 | Year | 2018 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Spicy Java EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a decadent, grown-up gourmand that promises to make you smell utterly edible. It's a dark, boozy chocolate delight with a warm embrace, perfect for those who want to project luxurious confidence without being sickly sweet.
Perfume Parlour's Spicy Java chases Xerjoff Golden Dallah - the roasted-coffee-and-spice opening over rose, oud and incense with a nutty tonka base is recognisable, but this dupe flattens the luxurious, evolving complexity and strong projection of the niche original.
Scent Profile
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Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its rich, gourmand nature and strong sillage make it unsuitable for an office setting, but it truly shines on a date or formal evening out where its luxurious warmth can be appreciated. While it's a bit much for everyday casual wear, a confident individual could pull it off.
Seasons
The roasted coffee, warm spices and nutty tonka-cacao base are made for cold autumn and winter wear and overwhelm in summer heat.
Occasions
Bold, warm and gourmand - tailored to evenings, dates and dressed-up occasions; too rich and spicy for sport or daytime office.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean warm spicy, sweet, amber
Adds amber and cacao butter, drops almond and ambergris
Where to buy
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