Is Perfume Parlour Sweetheart For Women a dupe of Marc Jacobs Honey?

Honey EDP

Marc Jacobs by Ann Gottlieb, Annie Buzantian Original Favourite

Sweetheart For Women EDP

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Honey Eau de Parfum bottle Honey EDP
EDP Concentration EDP
F Gender F
2013 Year 2013
££ Price Tier £
Sweetheart For Women Eau de Parfum bottle Sweetheart For Women EDP
$36.39+ tax from
3.4 fl oz (100 ml) at FragranceNet
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Where they differ

Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Honey EDP
Divisive and often misleading, Honey by Marc Jacobs misses the mark for many expecting a true honey scent, typically delivering a youthful, fresh, and overwhelmingly floral-fruity experience. It's a love-it-or-hate-it with performance as varied as the reviews.
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Our Verdict - Sweetheart For Women EDP
Sweetheart chases Marc Jacobs Honey's sunny pear-and-honey signature. It captures the joyful fruity-floral-gourmand mood on a budget, though it reads a touch sweeter and flatter, with the woody balance of the original slightly dialled back.
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Scent Profile

How they compare
Honey EDP A Sweetheart For Women 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
Honey EDP
Sweetheart For Women EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Honey 44% vs 44%
Honeysuckle 38% vs 26%
Pear 33% vs 55%
Vanilla 31% vs 31%
Orange Blossom 31% vs 24%
Peach 30% vs 26%
Mandarin 26% vs 44%
Woody Notes 23% vs 23%
Only in Honey
Fruity Notes 40%
Only in Sweetheart For Women
Apricot 22%
Shared Notes
Pear 33% vs 55%
Mandarin 26% vs 44%
Only in Honey
Fruity Notes 40%
Shared Notes
Honeysuckle 38% vs 26%
Orange Blossom 31% vs 24%
Peach 30% vs 26%
Only in Sweetheart For Women
Apricot 22%
Shared Notes
Honey 44% vs 44%
Vanilla 31% vs 31%
Woody Notes 23% vs 23%

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 Brands do not publish formulations.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

Honey Sweetheart For Women
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Moderate
Projection
Moderate
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Honey

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

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

Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Office

Its light, inoffensive, and clean floral-fruity character makes it suitable for casual wear and daily office use, though some find it too 'shampoo-like' or generic. The inconsistent longevity and sillage mentioned by reviewers temper its suitability for more formal or date settings, favouring warmer, active scenarios.

Sweetheart For Women

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Autumn

The juicy fruit and sunny honey-florals shine in spring and summer and carry into early autumn, feeling a touch heavy-sweet in deep winter.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office

A cheerful, sweet fruity-floral that suits casual daytime and light dates and works as an upbeat daily scent.

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
92%
Key Similarities

Shares 8 of its 9 notes, including Peach, Orange Blossom, Woody Notes

Key Differences

Adds apricot, drops fruity notes

Where to buy

Honey EDP
Sweetheart For Women EDP

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