Is The Essence Vault Cosmic - 194 a dupe of Kylie Jenner Cosmic?
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Cosmic
- Cosmic - 194
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
A modern, crowd-pleasing musky floral that nails the 'your skin but better' trend with a delicate, powdery warmth. Not groundbreaking, but effortlessly pretty, versatile, and hard not to like-wearable all year and for nearly any occasion.
No. 194 recreates Kylie Jenner's Cosmic blood orange-jasmine-amber blend well on the opening, but performs closer to skin than the original and the vanilla-cedar-musk base fades sooner.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Amber
51%
vs
61%
Peony
48%
vs
38%
Blood Orange
43%
vs
57%
Musk
36%
vs
32%
Vanilla
36%
vs
40%
Cedar
27%
vs
28%
Jasmine
56%
Star Jasmine
42%
Blood Orange
43%
vs
57%
Jasmine
56%
Star Jasmine
42%
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Cosmic is versatile but especially shines in spring and fall with its soft floral and warm ambery-musk character. Its powdery, clean, and lightly sweet profile avoids heaviness, making it wearable in all but the hottest summer days and cozy enough for mild winter use.
Occasions
Its subtle projection and inoffensive, clean musky-floral profile make it ideal for office environments and daily casual wear. The soft, intimate scent bubble is also suitable for dates and close encounters, while lacking boldness for formal or sporty settings.
Seasons
A bright fruity-floral suited to spring and summer wear; too light for cold winter conditions.
Occasions
Playful and radiant enough for casual daytime wear and light dates, without the density for formal settings.
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 6 of its 7 notes, including Peony, Musk, Amber
Adds star jasmine, drops jasmine
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