Is Perfume Parlour Fortress Shield a dupe of MIND GAMES Blockade?
Blockade EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2022 | Year | 2022 |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Fortress Shield EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Blockade
- Fortress Shield
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Which Should You Buy?
Blockade promises a zingy mango twist on the ubiquitous Aventus DNA, and it mostly delivers, at least for the first hour. It's a crowd-pleaser, but prepare for serious sticker shock and divisive opinions on its staying power.
A budget take on Mind Games Blockade, the juicy-mango-meets-oud crowd-pleaser. Fortress Shield captures the fresh mango-and-tomato-leaf opening over a suede-oud-amber base, but where Blockade's oud reads clean and refined and evolves masterfully, this dupe renders the woody-leather drydown flatter and the polish a touch coarser.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Suede
100%
vs
28%
Lavender
37%
vs
38%
Mango
31%
vs
35%
Cyclamen
31%
vs
29%
Star Anise
30%
vs
32%
Bergamot
27%
vs
23%
Tomato Leaf
20%
vs
21%
Pink Pepper
20%
vs
19%
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its fresh, fruity, and aromatic profile, coupled with a moderate sillage, makes it suitable for casual and date settings, with many reviewers calling it a 'compliment getter'. The occasional mention of an 'Aventus-like' character means it can work in an office, but its tropical leanings might be too much for strictly formal events.
Seasons
The juicy mango opening shines in spring and summer, while the suede-oud base gives it enough warmth for autumn; deep winter mutes the fresh fruit.
Occasions
A versatile fruity-woody for casual and daily wear and relaxed dates, clean enough for the office but a touch playful 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 8 of its 11 notes, including Mango, Suede, Cyclamen
Adds amber and oud
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