Is Perfume Parlour Baja a dupe of Paloma Picasso?
Paloma Picasso EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 1984 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Baja EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
This isn't a shy scent, darling. Paloma Picasso is a bold, take-no-prisoners chypre that screams 80s glam, but in the best possible way. Love it or loathe it, you won't forget it, and you certainly won't smell like anyone else in the room. Some find it a bit much, but if you're after 'dark, sensual, and a bit raunchy', this is your girl.
Baja recreates Paloma Picasso, the iconic 1984 floral chypre that smells of nothing else but itself. It keeps the green, soapy-floral attack and that defiantly mossy, animalic-adjacent base, but the dupe softens the bite and wears closer than the original's all-day powerhouse projection. A characterful budget homage to a true classic.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart 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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
This powerful, long-lasting scent with significant sillage is too dominant for most office environments, though a factory worker found it a pleasant aroma for their workspace. It truly shines for date nights and formal events, exuding a confident, sexy aura. It's far too heavy for casual daytime wear or sport.
Seasons
The dark, mossy chypre weight is made for autumn and winter, feeling heavy and out of place in warm weather.
Occasions
A statement scent for formal evenings and confident office wear, too assertive for casual or sporty 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 10 of its 19 notes, including Carnation, Hyacinth, Sandalwood
Adds amber and bergamot, drops tobacco
Where to buy
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International (4)
Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. Prices in your currency are estimates (ECB rate 7 Oct); the shop charges its own price, shown in brackets. How import charges work