Is Perfume Parlour Solar Gleam 2025 a dupe of Louis Vuitton Sun Song?

Solar Gleam 2025 EDP

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Solar Gleam 2025 Eau de Parfum bottle Solar Gleam 2025 EDP
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Where they differ

Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Sun Song EDP
This one's a proper divisive scent. For some, it's summer in a bottle, pure sunshine and joy. For others, it's just glorified cleaning product. You'll either adore its simple, bright citrus-floral musk or wonder what all the fuss was about.
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Our Verdict - Solar Gleam 2025 EDP
A budget take on Louis Vuitton's Sun Song. The sun-on-skin citrus idea - sparkling lemon and petitgrain melting into soft neroli over clean musk - comes through, though this dupe leans a touch sharper and simpler than the original's high-quality, refined lemon accord.
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Scent Profile

How they compare
Sun Song EDP A Solar Gleam 2025 EDP B
Where they part company by gap size

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Sun Song EDP
Solar Gleam 2025 EDP

Notes

Sun Song
Solar Gleam 2025

Base Notes

Base Notes

Shared Notes
Musk 100% vs 100%
Orange Blossom 100% vs 48%
Only in Sun Song
Citron 100%
Only in Sun Song
Citron 100%
Only in Solar Gleam 2025
Lemon 57% Petitgrain 43%
Shared Notes
Orange Blossom 100% vs 48%
Only in Solar Gleam 2025
Neroli 52%
Shared Notes
Musk 100% vs 100%

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 Brands do not publish formulations.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

Sun Song Solar Gleam 2025
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Moderate
Projection
Intimate
Moderate
Intensity
Light

Season and Occasion Fit

Sun Song

Seasons

Best For:
Summer

A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.

Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Office Date

Its fresh, clean, and energising profile makes it superb for casual outings and sport. While some find it too potent for an office, its uplifting nature can work in more relaxed professional settings. It's generally too bright and not complex enough for formal events.

Solar Gleam 2025

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The sparkling lemon-and-neroli freshness is the essence of warm sunlight, best in spring and summer and too thin for the cold.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual Sport
Also Works:
Date Formal

Its clean, uplifting citrus character is office-safe, casual-ready and sporty enough for the gym while still elegant for daytime dates.

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.

Overall scent match
85%
Key Similarities

Shares 2 of its 3 notes, including Orange Blossom, Musk

Key Differences

Adds citron, drops lemon and neroli

Where to buy

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