Is Perfume Parlour Arabian Veil a dupe of Montale Arabians Musk?
Arabians Musk EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2024 | Year | 2024 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Arabian Veil EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Montale's latest is a divisive beast: some hail it as a creamy, dense honeyed musk, others smell baby wipes, public toilets, or play-doh. It's not a crowd-pleaser, but a distinctive, powdery-sweet enigma tailored for those who dare to be different.
Arabian Veil chases Montale's Arabians Musk - that intoxicating swirl of honey, dates and clean musk over vanilla and tonka. The dupe nails the sweet, sticky Middle-Eastern gourmand warmth but leans even sweeter and more syrupy, with the musk faint and the original's slow floral-to-woody evolution flattened into a more linear honey-vanilla.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Its potent sweetness and powdery musk make it less suitable for a professional office setting. However, its warming, sensual nature works well for dates and formal events, though some find it too heavy for casual daytime wear.
Seasons
The honey, dates and vanilla-musk sweetness is rich cold-weather territory and feels cloying in heat.
Occasions
Sweet, sensual and cozy - better for evenings and dates than office or sport.
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 7 of its 8 notes, including Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Orange Blossom
Adds sugar, drops sugar cane
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Arabian Veil EDP
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International (1)
Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. How import charges work